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VOi,. XXXV.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, L909.
HO. 16
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PRO SESSIONAL CARDS -
DONALD GULLEY
Attorney-et- Law
BUBLINGTO NV C.
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Graham. - ' ' Horth Carolina
OFFICE in SIMMONS BUILDINO
JACOB A. LONfl. . . ELMRET LONG.
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Attorney!- Law, '
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" C. A. HAIL,
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Rulding. up stairs.
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Practice retilarlT In thn court of AU
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"Tea, slr-e-bob. We've made up our
minds to that."
"And who do you mean by 'we?"
f mcinbcrs of this congregation,"
replied Strong Impatiently.
"Am 1 to naderatan that yoo are
speaking for them?" There was a
deep frown between the young pas
tor's eyes. He was beginning to be
perplexed.
i "Yes, and as deneon of this church."
TThen as deacon of this church you
tell the congregation for me that that
Is ny affair."
"Your affair." shouted Strong, "when
that girl la llvln under the church's
roof, eatln' the church's bread V
"Just one moment! You don't quite
understand. I am minister of this
ehurch. and for that position I receive
or am supposed to receive a salary to
live on and this parsonage, rent free,
to live in. Any guests that I may have
here are my guests and not guests of
the church. Ilemember th.V, please."
There was an embarrassing silence.
The deacons recalled that the pastor's
salary was slightly in arrears. Elver
eon coughed meekly. Strong started.
; "You keep out of this, Elverson.1" he
cried. 'Tin runnln' this affair, and 1
ain't forgetUu' my duty nor the par
son's." "I shall endeavor to do my duty as
I see It," answered Douglas, turning
away and dismissing the matter.
rYour duty In to your church," thun
dered Strong.
i"You'ra right about that. Deacon
Strong," answered Douglas, wheeling
about sharply, "and my duty to the
church la rensoa enough for my acting
exactly sis I am dolns In this caso."
"! jour duty to th? church tho only
reason ynu keep that girl here?"
"No; there are other reasons."
"I thought so." "V...
"You've heard her story you must
have heard. She was left with me by
an old clown who belonged In the cir
cus where s'io worked. Before ho died
he asked me to look after her. She
has no one else. I shall certainly do
"That was when she was hurt. She's
well now? and able to go back where
She came from. Do you expect us to
have our young folks assoclatln' with
a circus rldln' girl?"
"So, that's Itl" cried the pastor, with
o pitying look. "Yon think this child
Is unfit for your homes because she
was once to a circus. For some rea
son circus to you spells crime. You
cell yourself a Christian, Deacon
Strong, and yet you Insist that I send
H good, Innocent girl back to a life
which you say Is sinful. I'm ashamed
of you, Strong I'm ashamed of your
"That talk don't do no good with
me!" roared Strong. He was desperate
at being accused of an un-Chrlstlan at
titude. "I ain't askln' yoo to send her back
to the circus. I don't care where yon
send ber. Get her away from here;
that's ell."e
"Not ao long as she wishes to stay."
"Yon won't r Strong saw that be
moat try a new attack. Be came close
to Douglas and spoke with a marked
Insinuation. "It yon waa a friend to
the girl, you wouldn't want the whole
congregation a-potntlif Augers at be
- "What do yon mean?"
"I mean that you're llvln here atone
with ber arid it looks bad bad for the
girl : and bad for you and folks ta
talkta.7
"Are yon trying to tell me that my
people are evil minded enough to think
that 1" Douglas stopped. Be could
not frame the Question. "I don't be
lli It" be concluded shortly.
-You'll be made to believe tt tf yoo
don't Bet rid of that girl.
"Do yon believe ttr Be turned
upon the little man at his aide. "Do
mi heltore IL QTersonT"
Elverson bad been ao accustomed to
Strong monopolising the conversation
that be bad become hopelessly lost aa
the dlscoaslon went on, and the sudden
appMl to him all but paralysed bis
nower of BDeecb. Be waa still gor-
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V PfJARfiARET PXAYO
COPYRIGHT,
taught the meaning of true Christian,
lty." The deneon was plainly disap
pointed. "Is It possible?" gasped Elverson
weakly.
"Well, what are you goln to do
about itr anked Strong when be
could trust himself to speak again.
"I shaft do what Is best for Miss Pol
ly," said the pastor quietly, but flrrrily.
Be turned away to show that the
Interview was at an end. Strong fol
lowed him. Douglas pointed to the
gate with a meaning not to be mis
taken. "Good afternoon, deacon."
Strong hesitated. Be looked at the
pastor, then at the gate, then at the
pastor again. "I'll go," be shouted,
"but It ain't the end!" He slammed
the gate behind him.
"Quite so, quite so," chirped Elver
son, not having tho slightest Idea of
what he was saying. lie saw the
frigid expression on the pastor's face;
be coughed behind his bat and fol
lowed Strong.
CBAtTEH X.
m
COLAS dropped wearily on to
the rustic bench. Ho sat with
drooped bead and unseeing
eyes. Be did not hear Polly as
she scurried down the path, ber arms
filled with autumn leaves. She glanc
ed at him, dropped the bright colored
foliage and slipped quickly to the
nearest tree. "One, two, three for
Mr. John!" she cried as she patted the
huge brown trunk.
"Is that yon, Polly?" he asked ab
sently. "Now It's your turn to catch mo,"
she said, lingering near the tree. The
pastor was again lost in thought
"Aren't you going to play any more?"
There was a shade of disappointment
in her voice. She came slowly to his
side.
"Sit bore, Polly," be-answered grave
ly, pointing to a place on tho bench.
T want to talk to you."
"Now I've done something wrong,"
sbo pouted. Sho gathered up ber gar
lands and brought them to a place
near his feet, Ignoring the seat at his
slue. "You might Just aa well tell ma
and got It over."
"You couldn't do anything wrong,1
he answered, looking down at ber.
"Oh, yes, I could, and I've done It
I can see It in your face... What Is it?"
"What have you there T' he asked,
trying to gain time and not knowing
"Note Pee fcm tomeOUno awnfl, M
pouted.
bow to broach the subject that to Jus
tice to ber must be diseuased.
"Some leaves to make garlands for
the social," Tolly answered mors cheer
fully. "Would you mind holding this?"
She gave him one end ot a string of
lea vea.
"Where are tbe children?"
"Gone borne."
"Yoo Hke tbe children very moca,
don't yoo, Polly r Douglas was striv
ing for a path that might lead tbem to
tbe subject that was troubling bio.
-Ob, no, X dont like tbem; I tor.
them." Sbelooked at him wttb tender
ynas,
-You're tbe greatest baby of ail" A
puailed to. came between hie eye. a.
be rtndled ber more ctoerty. "And
yet you're not web a child, ar. yoa.
Polly? YouTe quit, grow ap-alreost
yoongkady." Be looted at ber from
a strange, aoweksome point of Ttew.
Sbe waa all of that as abe set at bis
tML yearning and alender and fair, at
the tnrnmg of ber seventeenta year.
1 wonder bow yen would B. to go
away" ber eyes met hi. la terror
"awgj to a great, school." be added
quickly, flinching from tbe very nret
Dart that be bad Inflicted, "wbere tbere
aiealotof other yeong ladlea,"
-U tt a place wbere yoa woald ber
BKm vnkirf no at him snxtooely. Sbe
wandered if W. "sho" aboat
Tm afraid Bot" Dongla. .aewereo.
smniog In apHe of bis heavy feeart
1 wouldn't Hke any pteee wwwwa
ao.- ane eew w7 -to
consider tbe swbjrct dlrafawed.
"Bot tf R wae for roar gooo.- uwr
has psretsted.
It cooM aeer vm my
taav. yoa." "
Bat tost for a moo wwss,-
nifartril How waa ane ever to
- i b. . . i.
y UOW eowia mm tmm
tbe iL.rr of ascariry nau oe saa pmw
posery tangbf ber to feel ta ate aoaeet
Tot even for a Bowent. PWy aa
rvered. wtfb a derided ebako of ber
-Bwt 9tm asaet gee
gfafllea be argard.
go looked at Mas anxtoswy. one
m bagtastng to be aleroea at am
Ksytw fro bern playing too
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190a. By POOD. HEAD AND CONPANT
"Pro-mls-cuoua," sue repeated
halt-
Wgly. "What does that nicanT
"Indiscriminate." ne rubbed hlfl
forehead as be saw the puzzled look
on her face. "Mixed up," ho ex
plained, more simply.
"Our game wasn't mixed up." She
was thinking of the one to which tbe
widow had objectedj. "Is It promiscu
ous to catch somebody?"
"It depends upon whom you catch,"
he answered, with jf dry, whimsical
smile.
"Well, I don't catch anybody but the
children." Sbe looked up at him with
serious, Inquiring eyes.
"Never mind. Tolly. Your games
aren't promiscuous." She did not hear
him. She was searching fur her book.
"Is this what yon are looking for?"
be asked, drawing tbe missing article
from bis pocket j
"Ob!" cried Polly, with a flush of em
barrassment. "Mandy told you.
"You've been working a long time on
that."
"I thought I might help yon tf I
learned everything you told mo," sbe
answered timidly. "Dut I don't sup
pose I could."
"I can never ten yon how much yon
help me, Polly."
. "Do IT she cried eagerly. "I can
help more If you will only let me. I
can teach a bigger class In Sunday
school now. I got to tbe book of Butb
today."
"You did?" He pretended to be as
tonished. He wae anxious to encour
age ber enthusiasm.
"Um hnml" she answered solemnly.
A dreamy look came Into ber eyes.
"Do you remember the port that' you
read to mo the first day I camo?" Me
nodded. Be was thinking how care
free they were that duy. How Impos
sible such problems as the present one
would have seemed then! "I know
every bit of what you read by heart
It's our next Sunday school lesson."
"So it Is."
"Do you think now that it would be
best for mo to go away?" flbo looked
up Into bis troubled face.
"We'll see, we'll see," bo murmured,
then, tried to turn ber mind toward
other things. "Come, now; let's find!
out whether ron do know your Sunday
tz
Bin ARMS WtST
Pivni bason. Bow doe It begin r
There waa u answer. Sbo bad turned
away wttb trembling Up. "And Bath
an id He took ber two email bands
and drew ber fee. toward Mm, mean
ing to prompt bar.
" Tatreet mo not to ieev. uva
Ber eyw. m bat Blanco
to bora, To. small fee tart
befbea Bla wore oodeertng wu aaso
Hon, Sbe was so fralL so bctpleat, ao
aa&y within bla grasp. Ill roosclc
grew tease, ana us Hps cwosu urmiy
ft was hattttns; -with an Impels, to
draw ber toward bun and comfort ber
ta tbe abdtar of ua strong, orav.
-They shan't r be enen, axan-
lag toward bar.
Pony rtr Baca, eweisww.
tool bad heard and aeea tbe tnug. re
vealed to of a. only once, aoe
momid never again bo a cbfld.
DoJe braced Uaaeir agam toe
back of the beacb.
"What wee tbe rest ot in. leeeoer-
b asked ta a trs, bard vole.
-I cant aay it now,- rwiy awer-
Mrad. Bar far. wae averted ber
while Boa flattered aad etoawd.
-yn in.il Of coarse yon eaa.
CM, coos, m beip yoa. Dooglej
poke abarply. He we almost eexed
wttb ber aad wttb blnsarif tee tbe
aasassa tbet wae ao near overcoes-aag-
tbesa, "Aad Barb eald, Xatreat
aae not to hmrm tbeo, "
-Or to retara from f blowing after
tree"- waa etrocgrtng to beep
back tbe UVwtot wbttber tnoa
emeet I win go, and wbere tkoo lodge
I wfll lodge. Thy people shall be my
people aad tby God my-l Sbe
topped- "
-TbaT. rUWj go en." esM ooglaa.
trtrtng ta eeooot tbe aaetewjraees fa
" "Where thou dlest will I die,' M Ber
arms went out blindly.
"Oh, you won't send mo away, wfll
your slie sobbed. "I don't want to
learn anything else Just except from
you.". She covered her face and
slipped, a little broken beep, at bis
feet
In an Instant tbe pastor, etrong
arms were about her; his stalwart body
was supporting her. "Yon shan't go
away. I won't let yon-I won't! Do
you hear me, Polly? I wontr
Her breath wae worm against bis
cheek. Be could feel ber tears, ber
arms about him, aa ahe clang to hist
bttlplessly, sobbing and quivering la
the shelter or his strong embrace.
"You are never going to leave m
never!"
A new purpose bad come into bla
life, the realisation of a new aeceasfty,
and be knew that tbe light wblcb b.
must henceforth make for this oblld
was the same that be must make for
himself.
CHAPTER XI.
1
'S goln' Into do Sunday school
room to tako off dat 'ere wid
ow's fluLshln' touches," said
Mandy as she came down
tho steps.
"All right!" called Douglas. "Take
these with you. Perbapa they may
help." ne gathered up the garlands
which Polly had left on tbe ground.
Bis eyes were shining. He looked
younger than Mandy bad ever eeen
him.
Polly had turned ber back at tbe
sound of Mandy'a voice and crossed to
the elm tree, drying her tears of hap
piness and trying to control ber newly
awakened emotions. Douglaa felt in
tuitively that she needed this moment
for recovery, so he piled tbe leaves
and garlands high In Mandy'. arms,
then ran Into the house with the llgtt
step of a boy. "
"I got the set sit eettln room all
tidied up," said Mandy as she sbot a
sly glance at Polly.
"That's good," Polly answered, fao
lng Mandy at last and dimpling and
blushing guiltily.
"Mos de sociable folk, will moo
likely be banglu' roun' de parsonage to
night, 'stead ob stayln' In do Sunday
school room, wbar dey belongs. Las'
time dat 'ere Widow WIMougbby done
set roun' ail ebenln a-teilln' de par
son as how folks could jee eat ofTn
her kitchen floor, an' 1 up. an' telle ber
as bow folks could pick up 8 good
squar mea' ofTn Mandy'a floor too.
Guess she'll be mighty careful what
sbo says aoro Mandy tonight" Sbe
chuckled a. she disappeared down tbe
walk to tbe Sunday school room.
Polly stood motionless wbere Mandy
bad left ber. She hardly knew which
way to turn. She was happy, yet
OUT llUSOLT.
afraid.' She res ne naaing pon Ber
knee, and beggmg God to be good to
bar, to kelp ber. Sbe who bad one
been so Independent, so self reliant
sow felt tbe need of direction from
abore. She was no longer master of
ber own sool Sometblng bad gone
from ber, aoatotblng that woald never,
never coma again. While abe beet
tated nasty cam. through tbe gate,
looking anjrJooely over bst abonlder.
"Well, Hasty r she .aid. for it wee
apparent that Hasty bad aometblns
Important aa bla mind.
If. de big one from do rtrcwa," be
wblsperrd excitedly.
Tbebrgoner
"Yoa know-do eoe wbat breng yoa."
-Tea doet mean"- Polly qoeetloo
waa anawered by Jim Mmertf. wbe
bad followed Hasty qnVkly throe ft
rim gat. Their anna were tnetantry
aboat eacfc otber. Jim forgot Beefy
aad every aao m tbe .world escept
roUy, aad aetther of tbeo notJced tbe
berrtfled Mia. Perkto and the Widow
WBiongbby. wbo bad been crossing tbe
yard ea tbesr war froas tbe Mneey
acbool room wb JaJte.
"Yoqre Jaet aa U over" aaM
Pony wbaa aba conht 1st go of Jbai
long enoogk to loot at bie. -Tea
bavean cbaaged a bit"
-TeeTre cbaaged eaoagk tor both of
aa." Be looked at tbe anfamffler long
aklrta and tbe new way U ootog ber
baJr. "Toere btgger. Peat, snore growa
ap Hka," '
Oh, Jlmr Sbe glanced adastrtngty
a tbe new brow, aatt, tbe rather
startling O and tbe .eat IRtJ. posy m
JW. bwttoabose,
-Tbe feBowa Mid r kerra abVk
ej btt tf 1 wta msvSsrjojtJTS
. j-... t :
so aa not tomake you "ashamed "of "me.
Do you like 'em?" be asked, looking
down approvingly at bla new brown
clothes.
"Very much." Por tbe first time Jim
noticed tbe unfamiliar manner of ber
speech. He bejran to foel self con-
"Vou mean O.'ii uu nln't never eomtn'
scloua. A yenr ago sbe would have
said "You bet!" He looked at ber
awkwardly. Sbo hurried on: "Basty
told me yon were showing In Wake
field. I knew you'd come to see me.
How's Barker snd all the boys?" She
stopped with a catch In ber throat and
added more slowly, "I suppose every
thing's dlCercnt now that Toby Is
gone."
"He'd 'a' liked to aeen you afore be
cashed In," Jliu onawored, "but maybe
tt was Juki as well be didn't. You'd
hardly 'a' kuowed him toward tbe last
be got so thin an' peeked like. He
wasn't tbe same after we lost yon-
nobody woe. not evon Bingo."
"Have yon slill got Bingo?" abe ask
ed, through ber tears.
"Yep, we got him," drawled ilm.
"but be ain't much good no more.
Nono of tbe otber rider, can get need
to bis gait like yoo wae. Tbere ain't
nobody with tbe show wbat can touch
you rldln'; there never win be. Say,
mebbe yon think Barter won't let out
a yell when be aeea yon comln' back."
Jim waa Jrbllnnt now, and be let out
little yell of Tils own at tbe mere
thought of ber return. Be was too
excited to notice tbe look on Polly's
face. "Toby bad a notion .before be
died that yon vas never a-cotnln'
back, but I told him I'd change all
that .nee I aeea yoo, an' when Bar
ker sont mo over ber. today to look
artot the advertlsln' bo said be gnese
ed you'd bad all yoo wanted o' church
folks. 'Jee yon bring ber along to
Wakefield.' be said, 'air tell ber that
ber place la waltlu' for ber,' an' I will
too." Be turned upon Polly with mid
den decision. "Why, I feci jes' like
picktu' you np In my arm an' carryln'
you right off now."
"Walt, Jlml" She pat one tiny band
on his arm to restrain him.
"I don't mean not today mebbe,"
be stammerod uncertainly, "bat well
bo back here a-ebowln next month."
"Don't look at me now," Polly an
swered aa the doglUo eye. aearcbed
ber face, "because 1 have to aay some
thing that la going to hurt yoo, Jim."
-You're comln', ain't you, PoUT"
Tbe big face waa wrinkled and care
worn with trouble.
' "Mo, Jim," aba replied In a ton. ao
low that be conld scarcely bear bar.
"Ton mea that yoo ain't never
eomln back?" Be tried to realise
what aocn a derision might mean to
-Tata. Jim" she anawered tenderly.
for .be dreaded the pan that abe moat
eaa. too great, good hearted fellow.
"Too mustn't care like that" .be
pleaded, aeetng tbe blank desolation
that bad coma into bla face. "It Isn't
beoaose I don't love yoa Just tbe aamo,
and K waa good of Barker to keep my
place for me, bot I can't go back."
Be tamed away. Sbe clang to tbe
roach brown eleere. "Why, Jim, when
I lie la my little room up tbere at
night"- he glanced toward tbe win
dow above tbem-nd evsrythlng li
peaceful and Mill I think bow It need
to be in tbe old daye, tbe awful not.
And tbe rush of It all, tbe cbearleaa
wegooa, tbe mob in tbe tent, tbe rug
wttb ka biasing Ugbta, tbe whirling
round aad round on Bingo and Vbr
boope, alwaya tbe koopa, till my bead
got dlasy and my aye. an dim, and
then tbe hurry after tbe show, and tbe
beat and tbe dost or the mad and tbe
raw, and tbe ramble of tbe whose
fa tbe plaice at nlgbt. and the ahriek
of tbe antrxsla. aad tboa tbe parade,
tbe awfoL awful parade, and I ruug
through tbe street ta tight. Jim
tights!" the covered ber face to
.hot out tbe memory. "I eooldn't "
back to tt, Jim! I Just couldiitr Sb
tarned away, ber faro etfll bidden m
bar bands. He kroked at ber a long
while la ajlanoa
t didn't knew bow yeed eeoae to
feel aboat tt." be eald eiogsedl.
"Too aren't sngry, Jlmr She
toned to blm anxloeely. ber eyea
pleading for bis forgiven.
"Angry?" be echoed, almost bitterly
"I gaeee It aoaJda't ever eome to that
atweea yoa aa m. 10 be all right"
Be shrugged bis great alsoaldera. "If a
Just kinder snddeo, tbaf all. Xoa oee.
I never .gored ea grrta yoa an, an
wbo-foa said yoa waaat teaim back
It kinder aeemed a tbongb 1 couldn't
we nothur all my life bat long, dusty
road, aa nobody ta era. Bat It'. aO
right now, aa l'l J net be aetthr along
w ww
-ftm. Jim. rat haven't seen bfr.l
Poaglaa," PoOy protested, trying to
keep him arttb ber aatU sbe could
think ec aocae way to eossftat htaa.
TO look b oa. kirn eonUa back."
aald Jbs, anxioae ta be alone wttb his
alsmppotatrseot H waa oat of the
gate before aba eeabj Mop htm.
"Harry heck, went yoo, Jta? lU be
watting for yoa." Che etched aim
antag ackty down the road, kta net.
throat tote bis brown eeet pocket aad
ha bet pafled over hja eye. u did
not look back, aa be taaed to do, to war
a parting farewell, aad abe tamed m
erard tho boos, wttb a trembled heart
Kb. bad reached tbe lower Map when
Strong aad i3veroa approached bar
gross the drrertiea of tbe ebareh.
"Wee thet feller her. to bike yoa
v '" a1 When In Greensboro
"My children do not ploy in promtsc-
ou game," taid ti vHdov Icily,
back to tbe circus?' demanded Strong.
She opened her Hps to reply, bat be
fore she could apeak Strong assured
ber that the congregation wouldn't do
anything to atop her If ahe wished to
go. He aaw the blank look on her
face. "We ain't try In' to pry Into none
of your prlvato affairs," he explained,
"bat my daughter saw yon and that
there feller a-makln' np to each other.
If you're calculatln' to ran away wltb
blm you 11 aave a heap of trouble for
tbe parson by doln' It quick."
"Tbe parson""
"Yoa can't blame the congregation
for not wantln' blm to keep yoa here.
Yoa got sense enough to see bow it
looks. He'd aee It too, if be wasn't
Just plain bull headed. Wen, he'd bet
ter get over bis stubbornness right
now. If be dont well got another min
ister; t hat's atL"
"Another minister? Yon don't mean"
It wae clear enough now. She recalled
Douglas1 troubled look of an boar ago.
Sbe remembered bow be bad asked if
.be couldn't go away. It waa this that
ho meant when be promised not to
give ber np, no matter what happened,
la an Instant .be was at tbe deacon's
side pleading and terrified. "Yoa
wouldn't get another minister! Oh,
plcaso. Deacon Strong, listen to me.
listen! Yon were right aboat Jim. Be
did come to get me, and I am going
back to the circuit only yoa wont
send Mr. Dnugln. awny. yon won'tl
Say yoa won't T She won searching
his eyes for nierpy. "It wasn't his
fault that I kept marina on He didn't
know how to git il.l ,,f ism II, did
try. lie IrUd im ly .1ny."
"So he's ii.;iiln- n,itw." ancerMt
Strong
(to aa ronTis-rr.n.l
The Wis. Theunh G.ntl. Header.
In an armchair of a Pullman shhi
k-
in psp on the war cunt from Uiuls-
vUlo a polite but resourceful man' wa.
trying bard to read a novel wnne ins
next neighbor kept np a running lire
of chatter. With tbe light of a dee
perate resolvo In bis eye, yet cloaking
determination wltb exquisite pollte-
ee. tho, reader nresontly sau: iar
don mo, but my memory for name, ts
not to bo denondod upon. onr nam.
la"-
'Sbonbord." moiled tho voluble on
cheerfully
Tbe one skied conversation kept on
awhile lengor, (he light of desperate
resolve mennwbilo burning brighter
and bright. Then tbe reader raised
his evna tn a atrnnoor. his neWbbof
across tbe abrto, and suddenly demand
d, "Wbat ta your name, airr
"Ward," saw tbe stranger.
-Yes tm of coursel" cried tbe read.
ar briskly. "Mr. Ward, let roe latro-
doce Mr. Shepherd."
Rv which almnle bat inrenloaa ex-
nedWwit the torrent of extraneona chat
ter was diverted to poor wara. ana
tbe reader reaa nappuy ever anerv
Trpers Weekly.
A "QiMer" Prae.l-.er.
Rot, Mr. nag more, to whose mem
ory to a alab in the ennrea ac
boge, Leicestershire, England, was "a
little queer." It see ma that the rev.
trend gentleman died In January, 168fL
leaving all of bla property, rained at
13,500, to a railroad porter.
Tbla qoeer old preacher kept one
servant of each sex, whom be locked
ap every nlgbt ni last employment
of an evening wa to go the round of
bla premiere, let loose tbe doge and
fire off his gun. n lost bl life la
a curious manner. Starting out to let
oat hie servants, tbe dog. fawned apon
blm and threw blm Into a pond of
water. The servants beard bla cries.
bat being larked an, coald not render
assistance, eo tbe old men waf
drowned.
When the Inventory of bla leupeity
wa taken, be wae foond to be tbe
owner of 00 aowna, too pairs of troo
aera, 100 pair, of boot. no pair of
shoe. 80 wtga taltboogb be bad plenty
of nataral hair). 00 dogs, M wagua
and carts, go wheel tMrrowa, 340 More,
00 plows, BO saddle and 223 packs les
and ebovel. B sorely was "a little
.A M.aeeaswl le
Tbere are aoaae very cwrtoaa asotra-
meat to anlmata arattered over tbe
coantrysldr. Tbe eoe wUk tbe most
remarkable story crowne Farley
asoaat near Whtcbester. Underneatk
tt Ilea boried, aa aa bwrripriod ea tbe
exterior reeorda, "A borse, the prop
erty of PsuW 8t John, Esq, that ta)
the asoath "t Sept em ber, 1T5X leaped
lata a chalk pit twenry-gv feet deep
a-fox baatt-ez. wltb bas meoter ea bla
back, and October. 1 734. wen tbe
Banter ptate ea Worthing down
aad we fide by bla owner and ca
tered In the eeme ee Beware Chalk
TO." This Irwcrtptlnw. which I e copy
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