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VOL. XXIII. PITTSHOItO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST :, 11)00.
NO. 2.
ROCK ON ELMWOOD HILL.
An Irish-American Romance, Written for
This Paper.
TY WILLIAM
FiiArrrn n. continued.
"Do you know mo, Micky Hepg?" sho
hissed through her blackened tooth.
"Do you know mo, I say?"
"Indeed,. I do. l'vo often hoard of
you. Von aro the "
"Tho Witch, they roll mo," dim
shrieked; "but Tin the mother of Elm
wood ltocks, and friend of nil who sock
mv fit I."
"fin. ho! ha. ha!" and the little fniry
man shook with laughter. "Lot's take
a drink, Micky."
Now, Micky wns never known to re
fuse a drink, to he pulled his "oauboon"
off his muzled hcailund replied: "Jrlnk,
Is It? Indade I will. Here's long life
to you," and he took a long pull from a
cup tendered 1dm l.v the old womnn.
His companion, th fairy man, took a
drink with him, mid danced a jig around
tho glasses on tho table.
"I never remember seeing the shebeen
before," said Micky, "and 1 have Irav
eled this road before."
"You never travoled It nt night be
fore, did you, my lad?" Inquired the old
womnn, us sho put on a little pointed
hat, and, taking n broomstick from a
corner, came over to tho astounded
Ml-ky.
"Don't you want a ride, my man?"
said she.
"You're a quaro lot," said Micky; "can
1 light mo pipe?"
"Of course you can. Lot mo help
you," sai l the fairy mnn as bo llllcd
tho pipe, jumping In and out of Micky's
pocket, each time bringing a handful of
loose tobacco dust that had collected in
Micky's coat. The pipe being tilled tho
old lady plucked out one of hor gray
ba'rs and striking it r gainst the handle
of the broom, it spluttorol into a blue
flame, from which Micky lighted his pipe.
"Smoke awuy, mo boy, wo have a long
tide. I'll show you many a strange
eight this night. Now, mount nt once.
Come quick. It's just midnight."
Micky straddled the broomstick. A
elnp like thunder succeeded this move
ment, tho cabin disappeared in a twlnk
ling and Micky found himself sailing
among the clouds, riding on the broom,
with the witch for Ids companion. It
was a lovely moonlight night, clear as
azure, nnd still tiny went Milling along.
The inooii, liko a silver canoe, sooiiie I
Bailing with them In the clear sea of
blue. Micky could hardly hold on to
his frail carriage mid commenced to
tremble.
"Never fear, my boy," s iid the witch, '
"You'll never fall, unless voti mention the j
nnmoof one of your so-called Mossed I
x rinlty Hint the priest tenches you to
belicvo In. l.'oiiioinbcr that if you, by
sayih.ineo, should so fur forgot your
solf or me. your guide, as to speak the
rinmn of either of your 'Three in One,'
that moment you'll fall to the ground."
"No fear, ould lady; I'll hould on till
my lingers crack."
They were now fast approaching a
large pnrk, or woodland, and Micky
looked d. ' ii on the distance below him",
whil' his hair streamed out In the night
sir, for they wore traveling like light
ning. "Do you see that park below there In
the distance?" said tho old crone.
"I do, ma'am," said Micky, in his po
litest tone.
"Well, I'll show you a sight that will
Interest you."
They were now over Ireland, and near
a large castle-fashioned building. Lights
streamed from its many windows; long
row of carriages, with liveried ser
vants, stood nt tho great hall entrance,
awaiting the breuking up of tho ball;
the porch was crowded with fair ladies
nd lino gentlemen, tho latter assisting
the former to put on their winps mid
shawls.
"Look down." said the witch toMieky.
"They are going home now; the revelry
Is over; they are laughing and chatter
Ing over the grand success of the affair.
The hnnihomo young fellow in the hus
sar uniform is tho- lord of the mnnor;
but gee, his eyes are red with drinking,
nnd as he bids his guests good-night can
hardly stand straight ou his legs. He
Is a wild spendthrift, cruel ami heart
less. You seo the lady with tlio pretty
palp face at his side. Her sad ami care
worn features tell tho story sho Is his
Wife. See, they aro putting out the
lights; tho guests have all departed."
Hovering over tho castle Micky and
tbo wllch sailed again downward.
' I'll ihow you tho inside of the castlo
nc tv. "
The roof rose from the building, re
veallsg a superbly furnished suite of
spartsients. The pretty pale hostess
was feated in a large chair, her face
burind In her hands. She w as weeping.
The young lord, with hair disheveled
nd eyes nllame with anger, was stand
ing hear.
"I m tired of your whining," sold he.
"Your conduct to-night gave evidence
of your low origin. You ili-graoo me,
you pauper."
"Oh, spare me, Algeron." cried the
poor lady. I vc always done my best !
to please you, but you are so cruel when to reduce the opening of hi r own door
you drink." to a more era 'k, tliioiiL'li which she saw
"Drink!" cried he in a rage. "Drink! him come down. The color of his face
'TIs my only reluge from tho remeui- had changed from red to while, br ivado
brnneo of my alliance with you a ' had given place to terror, und the heavy
fraud, a cheat, u nobody. Why don't ' soles of his boots had become velvet,
yoinlle?" j He thrust a bunch of bank notes into
"Micky," f aid the Witch. "keep quiet," his breast pocket, and glanced this wav
for Micky's anger was getting tho best ! and that in trepidation. Ho instinc
of Mm tin I he wanted to get down and ! lively turned from tho gaslight of a
kick his lordship for his cruelty to tho j street lump. as he passed close
pretty Indy. by Mrs. !-kcI!y's door, and in
"Do you see her face, Micky?" said doing so l oked into n window
tberroiie. "Did you ever seo it I oforo?" i Mine, which, having d.nkness on its
Oh, murder! cried Micky, ns he got
good view of tho lady's sweet face,
"it's our Nora! "
"Yes, your child Nora. That will bo
her fnto if she marries above her sta
tion. Come away."
Whiz! Whi-.! Away they flew now,
ver a great expanse of water, dotted
here and there with vos-ela of all shapes
and sles, steamers crossing east and Mrs. Skolly did not stir until her hm
west, while b ug black threads appeared I I and called lo he; again to come to bed.
here and there at the lowest depths of Then sho tremblingly shut the door and
the great I o ly of water. , i sat down speech less in a chair, it was
"Wo nro oxer the Atlnntle Ocean. 1 u full minute bofmo rho found voice to
Micky. Those black strings you see are i say:
the ( sides that c.irry thoughts between ' "Idoteliivs (here's bloody murthcr
the continents. Do you see that land i In Hoggs'. La . :-visp, Dotf's'g no wid
bey on If That is An erica. A griut'tl.o mono;', lici up nnd go for th po
coiiiitiy, my bov. ' I Hoc"
"lfee," s.id Micky; "and wid " He j Skelly would in. t move, lie com
.T. FLORENCL'
was going to say Clod's blessing, but re
membering the ndmouitlon given him '
by tho witch not to mention tho Deity, I
ho added: "With good luck I'll never I
lave it nor let Norn. "
They had now reached the coast,
fringed with great cities. The electrio
lights, stoamlng lines of railroad ears,
screeching or locomotives running from
point to point, nnd tho crowded thorough
fares of many towns, filled poor Micky
with wonder.
"1'hew.l but we nro speeding nlong, "
said Micky.
"Yes, darllnV'.'nid the Witch. "We'ie
going to the West, the fartn lunds and
prairies. Seo that pretty white house
below, pet in tho midst of a garden of
Mowers? 111 lift the roof for ye, that
you may seo tho Inside of it."
On they swept, till they hovered over
the landscape in tho moonlight.
"Look, M.icky. Toll mo what you
see?" nnd tho roof was suddenly lifted.
A pretty little housewife gat' by tho
m.-Mue wiui ii cuny-neuucd hoy on ner
hiieo j ue suirounuing.s oi me Homo
gave token of peace and plenty.
'Listen, .Ml. ky." said the Witch
10 liiu allow wiiai nay II1IS IS.- in-
quired the w ife, as her pretty face shone
with the joy that filled her soul, as her
husband entered.
That husband was Donnell O'liourke.
"Yes, my darling," replied the man.
"To-night is the third anniversary of
i ur mnrriace. To-night, three venrs
ago, you gave me your heart and hand,
dear .Nora.
"Nora? " said Micky. "Yes. It is my
Nora. Oh, how she has grown: and so
pretty, too. I'd like to kiss the baby."
"Ha, ha: ho, he!" piped the witch.
"Ye like the picture, do you? She's hap
py in this condition, isn't she? Hero's
where the true happiness awaits her.
Keep her, Micky. Don't let the drunken
lordllng have her. Don't give her away
to Lady Mau l. Don't give her "
"Look," said Micky, the couple ore
! kneeling In prayer."
I As the words, "Our Father, who art
lin heaven," fell from the father's lips,
I no- roor was lowered upon the scene,
n ii i .Micky met hi
weird companion !
I were again mi the win
I The prairies were crossed ngain. and
I before a second hn 1 elapsed Micky mid
his weird conductor were Hying over his
cabin on the rook of Klmwood.
j "Let's look Inside," she said.
I'p went tlio roof, showing Oonnh in
I her bed. She he'd Norn tight in her
arms, I'oor Ooniih had been c-rving, for
her eyes were red from weeping, whllo
on Nora's long lashes tears sparkled ra
diantly on en h point like diamonds in a
coronet. They were sleeping the sleep
of innocence and penco. Nora stirred
for a moment, und sneezed as if the
rmi'le'R cabin chilled her.
' (led bless us," said Micky, Hswni his
lis bit when he heard any one sneeze.
Hang! whir! whiz! "the roof went
down and Micky felt himself whirling
in space. With n thump he fell to the
ground. Ho had dreamed n9 he lay
asleep on a rock, and at the climax of
his vision hud lolled off. The stars
were out and he was sobered enough to
see, by the position of the ui'tuu, that
it was about midnight.
IHAI'TKIl III
TIIK THAllEDV ON THF. ItoCK.
Twelve strokes on tlio bell in Mrs.
Skelly's clock announced that the min-
ute-haud had again overtaken tho hour
hand. The Skcllys lived in a hut at tho
baso of the rock on Klmwuo.! Hill, and
in their eyes the Hoggs and the
O'llourkes, on their social and their
physicul altitude, were always objects
of prying interest,
"Midnight, nu' Lord rest mo tired
eyes." said Mrs. Skolly, as she stopped
peeping out through her keyhole w ith
her right eye ami began with her left.
"It'sme belafe that Oi'll bo n similiter
the rest ov mo lolfe, aft her this night's
watciiln'."
"Then come to bed, ye ould boshuk."
c ried Mr. Skolly, "an' rest both yer
eyes an' tongue. "
"Whist, now, yo lun-kanu," sho said
in a whisper; "Dolf liegg isgoin' up tho
stairs, mi' that's what Ui've been
waitin' for."
He opened the door of the Hegg rosi
deneo with a delimit wrench at the
knob, and entered. Mrs. Skelly's door
enme simultaneously ajar, and her head
was thrust out. Her eyes were both
wide open, nnd her ears Would have
been dilated, too. If she could have had
her way. Hy going up to tho top of the
stairway and listening cautiously she
could hear the mingle I voices of Dolf
and Mrs. Hogg, but could not under
stand their words, except when Dolf
said: "I'll have lt now or I'll hnveyoiit
lilo." This w is followed by ga-ps ami
moans from Mrs. Hogg, and thoso by a
minute or two of silence. Then Mrs.
Skolly hoard Holt's hand on the knob;
but ho d'd not turn it quickly as ou en
tering, and sho had time to retreat
down tho stairs, to retire int her hut
other side, retioeteit luiu like a mirror,
l'eihaps the uneven glass distorted Ids
touluies; perhaps a true Image was so
different from Ids usual self that in his
dismay he did in:' ieeoi;ni.e it; certainly
be recoiled from it. and glided out (if
Mrs. Skelly's sight like a frightened ap
parition, properly irsappearing down-
ward
mnndi'd her with nimh distinctness an I
repetition to look the door and mind her
own business of going to sleep. She
resolutely put on her I onnet unci shawl
anil started for the nearest polioo sta-
Hon, where nho did her errand so wildly
Hint live minute of questioning was
Ion.; before any sort of understanding
could li obtained of what she liud seen
lllill 11CUIU.
Having nt length ascertained that a
robbery hud probably been committed,
tho police cnptnili obtained from Mrs.
Skolly the ininie or Dolf Hogg. No de
scription of lilm was necessary, fur sev
oral of the olllcers in rusorvo knew him
as one of tho precinct's foremost row
dies, and they were sent out to catch
him. The Captain and u detective went
to tho house with Mrs. Skolly and
rapped at the Hoggs' door. 'I here was
no response, nnd the oiVie.ials opened It..
Mrs. Hogg was dead. Her body lay on
the bed, contorted ns by a dying stiug
gle, mid on her neck were tlio man,s
that Doll's hand hud mudo in choking
her.
"It's murder," said the Captain to the
detective. "Hurry to the station and
Hen. I out an alarm. He quick!"
Micky Hogg returned at this juncture,
lie encountered the announcement of
his wife's deiith I efore l:o rea died tho
rock. He was dumfounded when they
said sho had been murdered, ami when
thevaddedlh.it Dolf was tl e murder, r
he cried:
"No, no; 1 olf couldn't have done It!"
Hut a moment later, while he was
kissing her lifeless face, two olllcers led
Dolf in. Ho had been caught within
ton blocks. A more abject wretch
never heard himself accused of a crime.
"Did you I: n I the money?" the C'lip-
1;ln a,k(lli )f u,0 0niecis.
-n,, hAll lt iM i,s pocket," was the re.
.,v
'Tho prs,om.r was taken nwny, and
I til.. i.olicc romnineil in ..ossn.slnii of u,
premises.
lt was not until morning that Nora,
returning home from an overnight vi-it
to a girl friend, knew what had hap
pened In tho humble hou-chold. Doii
nell had no success in his efforts to
comfort her. but sho clung to him in her
grief, and their declarations of mutual
love wore quite naturally a part of his
tenders of sympathy and her. outbreaks
of emotion.
'II.PTM IV.
TUB HEl Kl"l MX OF III TMST.tNTI U, F.VI
IIKMK. The prosecution of Dolf took the reg
ular course unhindered. Ho was com
mitted by a coroner's jury, iiidlclo.l by
u grand .jury, and tried by an oyer nnd
terminer jury. Not one of all the jurors
had a shadow-of a doubt of tho priso
ner's guilt. His Hist attempt to steal
his mother's inonev; his return, as
witnessed by Mrs, Skolly. and the
t-oiiuusoi ms snuggle wiin mo n. i i.'ss
woman, followed by his IliL-lit with the
money; bis quick nnvsi with the i-,,ll ,,f
noti s still in his pin lo t- all make the
proof positive. The stun and more was
tpent III bis defi n-e. His father was
U'sistcd by the o'Hourkcs. father and
son. Tin- two families now II . ,1 in a I
Joining teiieineii's, forthe rock i n lilm
wood Hill was b ing blasted away.
"Hut 'tisn't any use, 'Nora," the follow
said to his sister, in olio of his few s--ft
momenta; "I've got to swing for it, and
you might as well save the money. I
killed her, though I didn't 11.0:111 lo lake
her life- only the cash, but the lawyers
say the lack of intention doesn't ma'ie
any difference, bo long n I was commit
ting 11 robbery. i s, I'm sure lor the
gollows."
Nora hugged him nevertheless, and
declared excitedly that they shouldn't
convict him. Ilielim D'L'ourke was
still more (leinonstralive. He devoted
himself to wild and wholly ineffective
e:forts in the young man's behalf. I'oor
Nora was broken-hearted, and Doiineil,
the one reu-onuMo poison in the af
llicted party, was unable to afford any
hope, jlo listened sadly to his sweet
heart's faint e j tntioii that Doll's
jurors would not condemn him. Hut
they did. of course, and no verdict of
murder in the tlrst degico was over
more unhesitatingly given. The sen
ti nee of death came next, nnd nil this
was accomplished within three months
alter the homicide. Mr. N.ninery, the
tciiior counsel U rthe pri. oner, received
a call at hisoMi.e next day I10111 I'lielim
o'Kourko. The man's lace had new
wrinkles, his form was lowed, his eves
were restless, and his language disooii
netel. "Sd down," said the lawyer, kindly.
O'lioui ke took off his hat. and let him
self drop into a chair in away that in
dicated in 1 care for bodily ease.
"Can anything more be done for
Dolf?" he nsked. 1
Mr. Nunnery shook his head.
"Will you read to me on.-e more the
legal definition of murder in the first
degree?"
'The lawyer read the statute, which
declared the picnie.bi.itcil and Inten
tional taking of human life, except
when done Justifiably in self-defense, j
to be minder in the lilsl degree; also, ,
the provision which rendered the inten
tion nnd premeditation unnecessary
elements in case the ns-uilunt was at.
the time committing a robbery.
"Then I understand," O'liourke con
tinued, "that there is no po.-sible hope
of saving Dolf?''
"Not the slightest. The case was ut
terly hopeless 1 1 in 1 Hi" first. " 1
"Suppose there had been no robbery.
Are there no conceivable circumstances
under which the deliberate killing of
Mrs. lieug, powerless ns she was,
would huvo been justifiubio under Un
law." "No."
"You are certain of Unit?"
"I'ertiiin."
On the day before the one set lor th--hanging
of Dolf Mr, Nunnery entered
Hie Supremo Court chamber- with
j more bustle than was usual with l.nu,
laud ill owed his way Impolitely to tho
I front low of lawyers, all of whom wore
j anxious to be hoard lir-t by the .lodge.
: "If your Honor pleases, lie begun, "I
; have "
I "I think Mr. 1 it. h is belore vmi, Mr.
Nunnery, ' said the Judge.
"1 am sure your Honor mil Hrother
Fitch will excuse me." the perturlud
law cr rejoined, "If I urn pel ms! cut. I
w ish to move for 11 stay of prooeedings
in liie case of Dolf Hoggs, who is under
sentence to h hang.'d to-morrow."
I'.vcrytMidy win instantly in'erostod
and willing to g.vc him preccdi nee.
The c;r. um-tanccs arc peculiar," ho
continued, w ith a strong effort to nssunio
his accustomed dignity of demeanor.
"I need have no hesitation iiow in say- i
Ing that I believed the prisoner guilty, j
and did not cntiel uM ai.y interference'
with the inlliction of the p '."alty. Half
an hour au'O 1 received a letter from
one I'heliiu OTouike, a id, with yoi.r
Honor's pernii.sion, 1 wi I read it." j
Mr. tannery had some difficulty in I
' keeping his hands from trembling while
I he unfolded some sheets of piiper. He
read as follows Horn a document ou
which, manifestly, the learned Irishman
had spent much care, in spite of tne
mental excitement which must have
uttciidcd Its composition:
,... Ml. SASXkllv. , ,,,, i
N ANXMIY
iiicatis of
Biv yu the i ins of saving l. .If from
KIllloWS. Ill ui'll'T (.1 lin Ml I lilUst I. fit
li'ii .Vu'.l that oil Hie evening of )ln llc.';'
(Icatti 1 attended u inert ,11 of the Kosnilc
t'iuti, which was 1111 ns-ocliiilun of per-inn-i
fi r Hie discussion nf social nclenee. It w.is
the lust Kiilhcrink- we wi re liloi y to have,
for nil except myself were in 11 it, the city
in tl few flays. onie of II cm, however,
can ho !! u.ht luck lo tcullfy to the
paper which I read on Unit uccx-lon. I
sciei ymi lhe niiiuiiscripl wlih this letter.
You will liud tt eintioilio- my iKdicf that, in
t he intere-ts uf humanity, U10 law sh-udd
I-r.iviilo for the ktlMn of such pel ms as
lire hopelessly ill, unu for whom, by reus m
of phvical siilTeriiig. the remainder of life
would otherw l lie simply 11 protraction of
iwotiy. I otiliiur. I 11 plan hy which. 1 11 tlio
appiii-uMoii of the Intalii!. an examination
sho.ll.l he inaile hy thtee phy-iciaas Willi a
view lo us. cili, i 1 I cyoml 11 il in t whether
or nut recovery win pn-sMilc. If they ro
ll ricil 1 lint the onso w:n hopclcs. h prop
erly coiisiiiulvd 11 itl.niiiy slum Nt, at
ilUcii i on, order that ilealii he caused
In seme painless manner. You will tin.l
that my iirL'iiii.eni-i are very full ami care
fully coiisidercil ; hut the glt of them was
that the endurance nf much ti-cles- sunYr-lie,-would
lie prevented; that 11 powerful
Ineeiiiiv e to suicide would he remove), und
that II was 1 1 0 liKillcna.ile rls'ht nf every
hopeless Invalid lo die at will. I went fur
ther, and held that an extreme degree of
mental distress re-nlting from (.-roat sor
rows ih.it (oul I never b iim-u:ii;e(l. ought
to le-.-aliy ciiilile a person to Hie relief of
death. My paper, us 1 rememl.i r, excltod
the t urpi isc of lay Coll.pMtliolls. They
1 1n 111 g 1 1 1 , perhaps, that II wasouly n vagary :
hut In fad, It. was an exprosslon of a con
clusion f- r -i-d upon my mind hy tho long
and awful experiences of my neighbor, Mrs.
Ile.-g, ami an elaboration of 1111 Idea
which 1 h id rrcv iou-ly breitehol in tlio
cluh's meetings.
On getting h uue. I learned that I) ,;f
llcsg had attempted lo rob lit mother. Tho
witnessing of so iniicli ndscrv inado mo
l ily loir keenly. '1 Imn slm lold me of tlio
physician's assurance that lie could nut by
any possibility ru-over, which I had long
1-iiown, and of his opinion that she might
livi) In ci 01-1 11 :ii toiiuro six mouths longer.
Knowing how sluoeioly she loieie.l for tho
ease of the grave, I thought Ii was cruel
that she was comidied to keep ou living.
I did net believe that she wouiii cniumlt sul
ciile. Next evening, as in r husband v, iwt
away, and her daughter, too, t went at hor
request lo get :i medical vial filled. 0.1
my way through lhe streets I meditated
on the p ior creature's ciso In tho light of
my paper 011 the legal extinction of life for
Incurables and daild not help regarding
Mich a measure as truly humiiti'i. Hut I
had no t bought of a ptaciical demcntra
tton until I ciitiie lo the drug store.
A 'OT-'sidi! the I ui'.ding siood carboyii nf
iicl.ls. as usual, f..i ilcy were doenu'd too
lnHai. on. ib'.e for slo rage ilis.de. I. ,. h was
iioirkii I In largo letter-, an 1 the words
'lldrocyiinlc Acid" cati.'ht in? nyo. I
ki civ this was a pol-. n so deadly that, it
kllinj In-1 nut y, and left 11 trace behind
lo reveal the cans.! 1 f death. Here was
h..rn id., idea ,' iin rcifu.ly murdering Mrs, i
Heg.r. I Ici-tenc I 11 way !n (low urUht hor-101-.
but within a iii li ter of an hour 1 f ill :
tle'i-o again, wlstfudy looUng at the c:;r
I oy. My repugnance was giving way to j
reason. The slol-e had been closed fur Old '
lit-'ht. Mi mill I iml! tin loll and i.loilso I
the cleri lo Mil my v l .l w Ith med ctee. My i
hail. I was on In- bub Wl.yuot nig. In
Mine) of Ih'1 poison itisl. ad :t 1 1 -1 u-11 it.' 'I ho I
1 ro'e.-t rapidly fascinatel me, I ivn-inuir." i
thai hydiocyaiilc ae.d could 11.11 ordinarily j
le b night, n'.Vilt,- li lis iliugenitis iU;. I-t:c-,
and nus.nld only for ceria'n purpose I
of manufacture. Here was the opporlunlty j
to obtain -ome, and With ml, incilpai ing
myself. I waited unlll midnight, when tie)
I. was de-erieil. Then uliu a 1km vy
(Hone I hroke 1 IT tho protruding glass o'
Ir. 1:1 Ine fume which are-i! from tho idi-'n
ing. Noliody hcaid il.e ench. and. ufier
waichlng nivhde from 11 s ii'e di-tauco. I
ti ll ILslrllof t.k IIIV Villi CMllliell.'V lo-A.
ered it b.10 the peril u- ll.,nl i, die-v it nut
half full, set it en t' e sldev.silk, slu -k In
wiii;-;;'!;;,,:?: i'."",::;'"!, ':z
Th drugjlsi will, of enur e, roc db'i't Und -
lug Iho lirol.cn carboy In the ni .rnbig. i
went Inline without havln ; fully resolved,
lifter all. to 11 -e the puis .n.
When I entered tho room la which tin
poor woman lay -ho w as moaning pit. 'eusiy.
but w as unciii. scl ms Iiolf ha! Ju-I lied,
after cl. onlng I. c and gelling fie money
from ender ih' pillow, and Mr- skclly led
goiui for tie- p ilice. 1 del t's-t know lids,
ami suppose, 1 -he was having one of lor
common attaoUs. lice writl.in.'s decidod
me. 1 would rec'ase her s;..r:t from t tit)
bo ly which held I hi s n h ,iwf :! ilur.iuc x
I dropped some of the acid frmu lin' vial
Into her T'liuth. TTic elTei t was Inst an-
tah is. she dl"d v.'i.h scarcely another
lil'ilio.', I mi l.i to v to 1 ii 10 lhe fight nf
what 1 had d us. I s-o'.e out of the houso.
Nobody saw- e.e entir or deiinrt, Hut I
i-o' 111 realied Unit It would lid d 1 to stay
nway. I compelled 1. '.v -elf t 1 return. Tii.'ii
I learned how my deed had hem d ino at a
time and In a w ly t- convince even Dolf
hiiu-cif Hint he was .1 murderer. The
marks of Ids bruinl assault sere oil lier
throat, and the physicians found oilier
evidence of s ran.' 11I1 1 ion ; lint ttioiiol-on
w hi h killed her left n ulling to sho 1 M' t
It hud been Used.
You are aware, my il;ir Mr. Nannnry, of
ley elToris to ss" loif fr tu I'onvictlen,
mi l how they faib d. No .11-plclnn rets on
me. in d I cout 1 s .feiy Id linn be himged.
Iml I mini not do it. lhe levelatlon which
this letter ma lie-i w til save hlni from tho
gallows, and lo mav itnerge from Statu
prison, whore I s'.n.jto'.e hi-, crime of rob
in ry will send bin:, a reformed In.in. Al
forme, I no 1 cenviecc'l lhat my act win
n.in .b r In .!..' Id si degree, according t" tim
111" 1 f til" Mate but I as tirmly believo
that, al lhe tribunal whore I shall go to bn
judged. It will bring in" rewnr I Instead of
punishment. Veins r.'speci finty,
I'llKI.IM (I'illll-IIRE.
"I'ndev such eireiiiuslaneoA, your
Honor," said Mr. Nunnery, "1 ask for a
stav of pr K cedinfts In tho case of my
client."
" our motion is granted," tho .Tu.'g"
replied; "but tin !' is unoth'T matter
mully pi-eismg.
I'heliiu OKourko
the lawyer inter.
must be arrested.
If lie is alive,'
I o-o.l.
Hut In- was dead,
diately fol owed tin
fission.
Suicide had iiiitno-(li-palch
(if the c n-
The i leum of Miiky l'egg was so
nearly realized in the belter times after
these 1 1 agio ocelli relices that I o could
not quite rid linn df of tlio belief that,
lie had really soared wilii a witch, l'oif
Hegg went to prison for t teim of years
instead of ei:ig Iriiig.'.l. Hoiinoli and
his mother w.-ri n. t I.'-s berenved by
the lo-s of their father.itid husband than
were Nora mid In r lather. The shadow
of eiini ' was over tln ni nil. mid. al
though :h"V were lliem-elves blameless,
they Wished to live cLcwhcrc 11:1111 ill
Hi" ct'y of ih" dreadful scene- through
which they hud passed. So Donnell
and Nora, render, d fonder by their joint
sorrows, were soon married. With tln ir
nronts they reinnv.vl to a Western
town, where lhe 1 nine of I'otillell
o'Wniirke is already that of n pnenisiiig
lawyer, and where, iti a h.'iq v loi iie.
the sight of Nor. 1 us the con eiil.d w.to
ol a good liti-band can bo had without
miy witch's help.
-.HE 1..XO. I
Ccjiyrisln.
t-V-.'t -v - I
WIVES CF THE PRESIDENTS.
I'ci-nmial Appearance of I lie YVimicu tVIni
Have liuled the While II. 111. e.
of mistresses of lhe W'hi'e House
me ol lhe most popular was Mrs.
I.'iiues lx. I'oll.. Like Mrs. Cleveluud
she was ,1 bi-uiiett.', und ol' line pios
iici'. D w as oi'teii remarked ih.u not
I (TOW lied head III Islll'ope could illeell
ii more royally lb. 111 the wile of 1 )
ri'publii an I'n sid.'iit. I'oeis tionnod
verses ill lief honor, nnd on the Insi
Sunday ol' he" st.-iy in W'a-iiiiiginii ;i
lergyiuan ,'iddrcss! .1 her from the pub
lit. Slie was triaied with grout (lis
liiielioii. nnd nl'lof leaving the While
House w.-i- visited every New Year's
by I lie Legisl.i 1 ure in ,1 body.
Ml'S. (ieol'ge W'llsllillgloll also lin.l
dark luizi I c.m s and brown h.iir. She
w.-is not a be.iiiiy, but si.' had n good
I'oiiii, rutin r lioiow 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 weight, mid
her manners wore I'ninU iitul engaging.
She dressed plainly, nnd III a bail given
in her honor she wore n simple russet
gown .-iml white handkerchief about
her lieek. One of lei4 dresses, .vhii li
sin- herself 111:1 tint eel ured. w as of cot
ton, striped with silk, which she ob
tained I' ro 111 rnvehngs of brow 11 silk
HocUings iiml old crimson chair cov
ers'. Mrs. Monroe was considered a be.-iu-ly.
She was I : 1 1 and gi .i. el'iilly foi'incil.
polished : ml :iti rai t iv e in society. Mrs.
.bilili Adams was never l.eitttlil'ul. but
she was of imposing iippem-ancc nud
very iuicll.'ci mil.
Mrs. .1 . 1 1 1 1 1 ijiiiney Adams was l.iiu.'d
for her ( li.irinitig manners, end Mrs.
Andrew- .l.ieksoii lor her aiiiialdo tem
per mid kind licait. Mrs, Martin Y.-iti
Huron, who died before her husband
beemiie I'resiilciit. was ,1 pi'el ;y woiiiiin
w ith modest, unassuming 111:1 inn ry and
gclltle disposil iotl.
Tlio lilsl Mrs. Tyler was one of the
Idles of Lisii'iii Virgltii.i, nnd was
111 .si n 1 tract ivo 111 her striking loveli
ness of poi o:i .-iml chiiraclei-. The sec
ond Mrs. Tyler was lhe lirst woman lo
marry a 1'rosi.leiii. Hoiore her iniir
liiige she v.'.ts, for the one season she
spent the!-", the belle of Washington.
A sparkling brunette was Mrs. Will
iam Henry Harrison. She v.'.-is very
handsome, wiib n I'.-n-e lull of anima
tion, an I her In-all Ii. which was robust,
lidded ;i glow to her features, which
in, re-ised her charms. "I'poti her
coiinteii,ii!ee." i is recorded, "tint tiro
has been profusely liberal."
Mrs. Thomas .leil'erson was retnnrka
bo lot- her beauty. Her complexion
was brilliant , her largo expressive
eyes ol' "lhe richest lingo of unburn."
' A litlle above ineiliiliii weight she w
1 j.) ;.,, iy .Mllj
'slightly mil! delicately formed. She
' (lanced, sang, plaved the spiiim I and
hnrpischord nnd rode with gnat skill.
Mrs. James Madison was a pretty.
' buxom woiiiini, with :i smile and 11
I pleas.iiil Word for everv one. She had
w -
I -Mi's. Zuchu ry Taylor was a quiet
woman. Inn bad great strength of char-
I in -tor and the true spirit of A morion 11
i lieioines, eiidiii ii g patiently privation
j incident to life on the I't'oinier, where
j her hitsb.'iiid. as Major Taylor, was
stationed. She had no fimUtiou le-
yniid tuakiii,: h. r home happy,
j A blonde of rare beauty was Mrs.
Miilard Fillmore, with 11 skin of daz
zling v Idleness and auburn hair. She
ivas quite tall, with a line figure and of
commanding presence. She is ranked
with tiie wives of the two Adamses as
a learned woman, und if was through
her thai her husband asked for nud ot
taiited an iippi'iiprliitioii of Congress to
buy hooks for lhe White House. l"p
lo that time there had been a I'.iMe
there, ,-iud little more.
Aiioih v woman of rare bounty xvns
Mrs. Fr;:iil;Iiii Pierce. She also had
many .-iccoiiiplishiucuts. she was very
reliiieil and quiet, shunning society.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln us n girl was
very iiiirnclive. mid she hud iiiuny
suitors. When she became the mis
tress of tin- White House she was
"fair mid lolly."
Mrs. Andrew .Jackson possessed the
beamy of face nnd I'oiiii which ren
dered hor mother olio of the most beau
lil'n! of women. Mrs. lirmit was n
blond ', of delicate figure, rather below
middle stature. Mrs. Hayes was of
very atir.ii tive nppenrunoe.. Mrs. (iiir
li' ld was noted for hor tact, mid her
husband once said that he never had to
explain away any words of his wife.
Mrs. Arthur, who died before hor
husband bee.i'ne President, was known
ns "the Leu nt il'til Miss Ilermlon with
the man cllous voice" before her mar
riage. Mrs. Harrison was fair as a girl and
possessed the blende style of beauty,
which .-ilso belongs to Mrs. McKlnley.
Turkey iiHl-ini; I or Women,
One Texas woman has earned largo
sums by rinsing lurkeys and managing
a farm in addition. Her Hock of tur
keys niimln red six when stio begun.
Now it "otnprises Miipy Hundred, un.l
last vein- she cleared over .yjoim. With
the increase of the industry she
(hinged lei' methods of raising ;ho
birds, and the eggs are lunched by
ine.'Uis of lhe most up lo-date inciilin
tois. whde noios of land are sot nside
for the raising of certain foods which
Iimvo been found of value for the lords.
Miuiige 11s 11 may seem, young turkeys
( iiiiiioi be allowed to run around in 1 be
dew or r.i ins, ami in tins direction she
bus had 10 Hike ni.niy precautions.
The )i nil- turkeys nt'e lodged nights
aid dining wet weather in a covered
yard or spKi.illy constructed house,
where they cannot endanger their lives
by wandering .'iroiind in the vol griss.
Tin 1. 11 ! lor iiic iiinl- eiiiisisi- mainly
01' broad iilel coruiiie.il v.illuoil Milt,
nd with a generous quanii'v of red
;i 'iiei' mixi d id. I mil ilic Ini'ds reaeii
in age w In 11 1 hoy can searcii mil lo.'
tin lllsehcs III" necessary green food.
t hey .11 c providi d with I lie 1 ins of slid!
bo - li in-1 x chopped.
In n the hints t'l .'a h tln ir f.ftli
month tin y are coiisidi red sullieieiit Ii
"grow 11 up" lo have become soinew hat
Iciily. and ile.v ihrive when led twice
a nay. I'.iine epicures icivo tlcii bird
I'nltciieii to order 011 a special diet, as,
for Ins, . nu e. nuts, mid those birds
eoiiiin.iiiil fancy prlei s for Hie e.xlra
euro ami expense eiitdlhil 'tl raising
tin in.
This feminine turkey raiser is otiil.ib
sinstic o(i Hie possibilities along lliis
new line of industry for women, mid
considers that Ir offers great opportu
nities for 1 hose who desire i- hecouie
sell -support ing.
M Idsiiiniitrr llslff.
Colored hats are extremely fashiona
ble, nnd look especially well with the
I bill summer gowns. Those made of
Cie pleated chiffon III pink nro very
daddy .-Hid smart with a (lowered pink
and while muslin, or in blue with a
blue mid white, mid so 011 lii'lolinitely.
The ne.xl in favor are the yellow
straws, trimmed with pink roses or
Willi black velvet and fancy buckles.
The Inst are only intended for mid
summer wear, but they look so cool
ami are so becoming that It Is small
w lor that they mo popular. The
turbans and toques now to be seen are
not particularly attractive, for they are
stiff .iti1 h.irsli, and have solii- hard
Hoes unbecoming to most faces in spite
of ill.' fact ilia: the straw Is ol' n ir.-ms-parciil
weave. In all the newest hills
lhe t"itdcncy to make tlieui Hal and
broad Is evident, but until lhe slyh of
arranging tiie hair changes very mate
rially 1. -is authorities predict thn' it
will soon dm. Ihese hats are Hot likely
to be becoming, and it is safer lo buy
hats with sunn- high trimming Har
per's 1'i.izar.
I'roper t'ne ol Kiich I'owtler.
Face powder is not such 11 wicked
thing ns II sounds whoii It is used
properly. A little of il in summer
helps to keep the skin smooth nnd dry
-ml does much toward keeping Iho col
lars clean. The Utile package of soap
pupil's, lo use in case of emergency,
p.iivtd popular, and after them came
the package of powder papers In little
cases and each leaf full of powder.
That is one of 'he most convenient
forms of carrying powder for the wom
an who likes II when traveling, but
thou- is also a I'tile leather case of
i'hout the same size containing a little
chamois, well powdered, as well as
Hie tiny powder puff in a little bug to
lock away with th" handkerchief.
Some women prefer a bit of l iiamois
always, iu using powder, to the pow
der pull'.
A l'nliUf Idea nf n Hell.
Never was there such mi itilinilo va
riety of belts as this season b is brought
for' Ii. but one woman bus found an un
tried novelty. Over U siiino h. supple
le.'UhiT licit she fastened llrioly Tuscan
braid, such as ordinarily Is woven into
hats, nun got from a mllli'n 1 a straw
biukle for a fastening. The i-ILct was
unique and summery, und she curried
out the Idea still further by edging a
while stock lor the neck Willi the same
sort of braid mid (irniiiueiini.g Ii with
a Miuxv clasp sit,:d ir to tie- one nt the
girdle, bill of Slliallel sl.'.e lo the
question. 'Where did yoil I'll.. in?"
hi smilingly 11 piled (he! lin w re
imported for her cxdnslvelv .
NEWEST
FASUI0MS
Miles of narrow black ribbon m
used on thin muslin gowns.
White corselet belts of plaid ribbon
are worn with either black or white
gowns, and nro finished with sash
ends or not. ns you like.
Hluok nnd white lace gowns nre com
ing rapidly to the front for tho ma
tron's full dross, leaving tlio spangled
nets quite out of the race.
A pretty skirt for cycling is made
w uh a rather deep yoke pointing down
in front 11 nd at the bnck, the lower part
being box pleated ou to this.
Canvas sailor hats are trimmed with
11 folded band of soft silk deftly
twisted and looped into 11 stylish bow
in front. A fold of black velvet tinlshos
the brim.
The Psycho kind has appeared again
among tiie fashionable modes of hair
dressing, but it is only the woman W illi
a Madonna face who can welcome this
special variety.
Two plcco Iiik'U suits in white or
colors me ,-.11 the rage, but their espe
cial chic quality is in the fact that they
tire tailor made with exclusive smart
uess in the finish.
Handsomely embroidered ecru ba
listo made up over pink silk const itutes
one of the prettiest bridosiunld'sgowus
scon this season. Inset lings of luce
may be added for greater elegance.
One variety of sporting hut made of
coarse but tight wlilte straw has 11
slightly drooping brim, and n scarf of
cream canvas with large moons of
some light color iu silk sen tiered over
il is twisted around the cone-shaped
crown.
ltussian limn iu the ecru shades Is
used for yachting nnd golfing gowns,
which are made without nny lining.
The K-hort skirts have stitched hems,
tucks down cither side of the front und
one box pleat In tho buck, and the
jncKets arc Eton iu shape with short
bell sleeves, worn ovci'a colored i-hirt
good goads gotesj
Who Slisll ray Kor Tlirm 1
r r 1 t HE great reason why wo
' I , have so few :;ood roads!
I In the United States Is
that we have left it !
the farmers nlone to build them. This
is wrong. It is absolutely Impossible
for the farmers nlone to provide 11
system of good roads. The cost is al
together too great, .mil unless substan
tial help is furnished them, upon som
reasonable basis, progress In roiid
building will continue to bo slow and
uns.-itisfncto y." says Otto Dorucr,
Chairmnn of lhe L. A. W. Highway
Improvement 'oniinittee.
"The help which the fanners re
quire in building roads should eoii.o
from the cities. Tho cities are the
grout centres of wealth: they are the
groat markets iu which business s
done the great distributing points for
manufactures und for ugrioult unif
products. Agricultural America has
built them up and maintains them.
The union between the cities nnd
fanning districts is close, upon 11 hun
dred different channels of trade. Kaeli
depends upon the it her. What is
more proper, therefore, than that the
city shou'.d unite with the country ':
constructing and maintaining suitable
ami ellicient means of comiuunieatioii
and transportation?
"There need be no doubt that the
taxpayers of most American cities are
willing ml ready to contribute to On
cost of building country roads. Their
necessity is us thoroiighy realized in
the cities as it is by the farmers who
become stalled 011 a muddy road with
it load of grain hauled half way to
market. City people know the coun
try better than they have ever known
it before, and their business relations
with country people .-ire growing more
und more intimate. They nre quick lo
see the convenience and ravings which
would result from the construction or
good muds, mid know that they them,
solves would be, in large incisure, the
gainers.
"Hut how can a tax be levied upon
city property for expenditure in eoim
1ry districts for road building pur
poses? A cit.v tux is out of lhe ques
tion, ns much so as it would be to levy
n town lax upon fiirni property for
building sewers in a distant city.
True, a county tax might be levied.
n large share of which would be paid
by the cities situated in the county.
nnd which might be us. d for the build-
in:: of roads in any locality within
the county. Hut this is not sullieieiit.
especially in the case of large cities
like Chicago, New Yorl;. 'iiii iiiiiat 1,
St. Louis. M imicipolis mid Hull inioic.
Their interests cMeml fur beioud tie)
counties iu winch Hoy are situated;
Indeed, the (iths I Inniselv 1 s consli-
tute the gn iiier part, or iie.iily nil, of
the lax paying property included iu
these comities. They may properly
eollll llillle 1,1 the cost of building
1 Is iii nil Hie territory from wlil. li
I hey draw I lull' trade
"The In ft no 1 to "I yet devised for
levying l.ixts tiioii ( ny propel ty for
the purpose of budding nmulry roads
Is L.i the medium of a Slate lax. This
Is levied upon ( It v .Hid I'l'iiuirv prop
erty alike, upon all ( lasses of people,
so Unit cM i'. locality, every taxpayer,
( dill l lbllles p'o nrlloll.ltely. 11 ecol'l I i llg
lo Hie amount of property owned. Iho
wealthy property owners I'olillibulilig
the lino, s amounts,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Now
York mid Connecticut are probably
lhe States which have made the great
est pi'ogn ss In country road building.
They have nil levied Slate highway
taxes, and have built muds by a sys
tem of Slate aid. While the rate of
taxation has I n low, the amount
collected has been considerable. In
New York ..0,1X10 were collected by it
Stale tax of one nnd one-tout li cents
upon every thousand dollars assessed
valuntlon, ami four-fifths of the whole
amount was collected lu the cities
where most of the property In tho
Slate Is shunted.
"The Slate aid system docs not In
terfere Iu any way with present meth
ods of road building, but simply pro
vides a menus by which an enterpris
ing country community, desiring to
possess first-class highways, may ob
tain tinaiiciul assistance for the pur
pose from the cities. The State does
not pay for building such roads, bur
simply contributes to llieir expense,
just as it contributes to the cost of
maintaining public schools, which are
conducted by the local school olliclals,
but which, to receive such Slate as
sistance, must be up to a cerlalii
standard."
I'alloinlx nf C'lilnn'a Slrrugih.
Major A. V.. .1. Marshall, a HrllKli
Ojlieer. Who is cell.'lillly Well Piled I.I
speak of the numbers of the i lum-e
forces, gives the lighting lr.... s at " .Y-
'(ii nnd the reserves uinbr arms nt
I'.V'.nfm. ur the lighting I loops be c.
lili'illes lhat U.'i.imhi me Iml Is known
us richliiig I'.rines, ..noun ;iN Die Man
ohuriun Field Force. '.'(Minn Main dm.
linn Irregulars mid Iii.iumi dlselpM 1
troops. The Fighting Knives arc vol
iminrlly enlisted men. nud were lhe
lirst seelh f , ,. army in he drilled
iii modern foreign style. Their disci
pline of late yours, however, has Hot
In on up to the standard. The Ilnnner
M( n, who are Iu charge of IVkln, am
the dirtiest, moM III disi Ipliiied and
beggarly lit of bipeds in the whole
world.
SprrlanlM For n l"ti.
A pet hinllcse cut belonging to sn
English woman has Inaii success! ully
provided Willi spectm lis t: o(iiiiiter:iet
fulling eyesight. A picture of n mouse
was used by the oculist to lest the
tats eyes.-Washington I'usU