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With Malice toward none; frith Charity for- alL
VOL. XIX:
LOUISBURG, N. C ,,AUGUST 1, 1890.
NO. 27.
TTr-TTTTN : A ' .."TV TTT' T5' TT .T7 T . T
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The Ready-Made Man.
Sonne sages of Hindus tan,' - -
Of euridilical Jor, - v
Determined to make a ready-made man,
Which had never j been done before; ;c ;
All this, you know, - - -Wa3
some time ago,
In the pre-historibal yore.
' $:- :: 1 ? r!; ,
So they raised theirf chemicals up . '
In a mighty porcelain bdwl, r, - -.;
And they stirred thjem up as you'd 8
up a cup vy I r " J t til
Of coffee or tea, pn my soul; ,
Made a hole; in the batter,;
And set on a platter,
With carbon "an salt in the ho!e.E
spective cml war?. "Why., were "the greenback should be legal
the money kings of- Wall.-, street I tender for all debts, public and
.. . - i -I - - -
bo anxiously ana positively joy-i private, except ;, duties on im-
qua when the guns were . turned ports and interest on the public
upon fort Sump tor and the dec
laration of war sent its thrillin g
notes throughout the length and
bredth of our land ! It was ; not
debt, which from" that ! time . for-
ward should- be paid fin ; coin
When this act was passed ; the
money kings; rejoiced.; They
stir
These sages of Hindu stan v - - :
Then poured the chemicals in,: i t v
Their phosphoric acid they poured
ftoma pan, '' .
And their snda and gelatine;
Wilh butyic acid
Tq make the flesh flaccid,
And water and creatine.
And they made the form of a man, -Organically
sound ando:uplete, . -An
J ihjy found, t'ese sages ot-Hindustan,
-'"-t" j-?'?? ' - .
No fl iw from h:s head to h's feet;
Aud one pf the fellows
Blew ah from a bellows,
And the man leaped up from his seat.
because they loved, the negro in had. accomplished their . purpose.
me coi bon neias oi me coum, rney naa created a. demand tor
but it was because theirf love : for their gold. : Henceforth the eov-
gain, had stifled, the finer, in- erument should bow tow them and
stincts of their? nature and they, none should question, their- right
rejoiced because they saw in- the to wield ' the golden t sceptre of
preparation for.war. their long money king.; .They had no army
coveted , opportunity for,, pi un- J or navy at their command but
der. They knew th"e war must the v had subiueated the : people
bring its necessities; and through. 1 more effectively than! the ,army j pable of perpetrating under the
bought
government money and
$1,000,000 of 5-20 bonds with it
In other word3 thev loaned ' II.-
OOOjOOO of.tbe governmenla own
money to the government, and
deposited in Ibe faults of - their
bank the bonds received ' from
the same government $60,000 a
year in goldaa interest, ' Thus
for the' thirty thousand in cur
rency which they originally loan
ed the government they received
annually, in al'i" 'seventy lhou5
and in gold." ; -
'But thi3 was by no means the
limit to the " legalized 'robbery
which these gentlemen- were V ca-
these necessities they determined did.
to subjugate tneir unsuspecting t Gold. immediately, went to 18-5 1
fellow-men. To accomplish this per cent. That is" $1- in gold
it Decame necessary, to ootam WOuld bring $185 in greenbacks,
possession of the national fiuan- The-gold was then bound to be
vcD.. iucj mii. v-ppv.n.!.- ha(1 10 pay tne duties on
im-
national - bankings laws.- Since
they;bad noscuples about, in-,
vesting the government deposit
bf one million in 5-20 bonds
and appropriating the interest to
their own use, it is not at all
pay the interest on hia bond but
he has no employment for it.
While this one thousand was in
government money it could have
given two men employment in
some profitable business, but
with his money invested in bonds
he kicks labor into the street and
growls about the 'inefficiency of
tramp law. He does nothing what
ever JLo advance the interest of
labor but draius its life-blood
inpayment - of his. everlasting
interest. By iuveating ' the one
thousand in bonds it ia takenTroon
circulation. There is one thous
and lees for the people to do busi
ness with and one thousand more
. , , CvrUinm l cm ttcond age
Good Farm Munarcmcrit.
Pretty Polly Flpcr.
lj who Vnrw thj mnt-tif ot br iroth'
Cera?, To!ly," mM Mr. rtr-r thArp.
ly, '-whit are yoa drnmlr j about? T2n
en oV'.o k and the hent otor cot !rui)
yet, and olvLGlrrtn calling you to klp
bar.j out tha c!oti, and tb tcrx.atoe
waiting to tiado tato csLrup, mi th
pearii -hcrUA to be Uil od, aai you
hero dawdling away youx Use Jiio a to
lady!
Tolly Piper Jans?--J qu!cV!y ap, hiding
her dora'ared pc'f-coTrl t.ottl as
abe all so unJcr tbo vl& cuAhlon.
, "I i-h I were a Cue Uij,m raid
Td be rractlc'.atf ajrUto tm tie fUno.
or kelcWng Tellow tooonUTa or bvm-
mlnjr ruTJea, Inatoad of working. UWe a
slaTei" .
tij (raaout, cyvl at ona. ,
Wm It IYny' fault tbAt oli Glortxrai
bad acpti1 the clo'.Lca Uae la that
vehrtt grmn mcAio- throui which the
brook gurgW U' & Uaghles, trrU
Wiu It throuiib asy complicity et bnV
that tbo tall youn taaa bad lrUd that
capeclal f hort rT from tl n frm-
kouo to the kif h tocl? " ""
Polry Mortal atari lovkM at tha. b
Tuouth full of clothe; I o, br bo cay
trowa ctir'.a V.anra, hflhf and ycrs. Ilka a
nwitowyf r!,rol whcaV In aiH-fteaibrr
fale.' '. ' " - '
' haaatped to eat black Wrrlea,"
thoa.ht he. "He muat b very batry.
MraPlpr JooVcd keenly at ker daught- I Toiugmaa, I nay j nirg ea.:"
nity was at hand- and scarcely ip0rt This $185 in Jgreenbacka likely that they would stop there
They'd made the teady-made man,
But he was craiy and wild;
He howled like a beast in a caravan,
. And then he cripd like a child; - ;
They put magnesia on
H s left brain ganglion.
To make liim 'reconciled.
And this it made him hum .
Tw.is witheting" flime to fuel, . :
And they took chloride of potassium
And mixed it in hisruel;
Then he aCtedlike a fool
Who had riever been te school
ITis idiot groanl were .cruel.
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Then carbon froaji the pan, - -
They placed beneath his crown;
Then he ibu ht like John ' Ii. Sullivan
Aud knooked the sages down.
Thrtu the sages of Hindustan -; ,
Thep killed the ready made m m,
Who liad done fcheni up so brown.
.
Jly moral all may scan,
It's just designed to show . .
That the maMngloT a :perfectlxn,M'
Is a process very 8bw; ' r-
Tlie perfe:t fellow '
NewiS" time to mellow,', - -4
And plenty ofjtune' to grow.
. S. W Foss. in Yankee Blade
had the war ; cloud Drofcen ere
the gold and silver of the coun
try disappeared.
What had become of rt? The
Shylocks of Wall street had r ob
tained all of it and for what pur
pose I will now show you. ; - From
Appleton's Encyclopedia in 1861,
page 296,Tve learn that the mon
ey kings of Wall street gracious
ly tendered loans to the govern
ment in her distress at to 24 to 34
per cent, interestthose same
money kings whof we to-day hear
quoted . as - those patriotic and
generous capitalists.
The gold and silver of the coun
try, were in their possession and
it would not serve their purpose
unless they could loan it " to the
government at, exorbitant , rates
ofnterest
.which the importer paid for the
$1 in gold he immediately in
vests Jtn government bonds at
face value, and it is stipulated
on those bonds that the interest
must be paid in gold' and in ad
vance. He collects his interest
when by simply ..depositing the
one million in 5-20 bonds , with
the Comptroller of the Currency
instead of in their bank vaults
they could draw 80 per cent, more
currency, or by starting two
more hew banks of five-hundred
in gold and the next day is ready thousand each, they could ,. draw
to sell to the importer at 185 per 90 per cent.' more currency to
cent. Not-' 'contented with this substitute for that amount of the
large profit,; the next "scheme 'to original deposit of the govern-
rob the people was the national ment used by them. If any one
banking act, passed in 1863. doubts that the national banking
By this act th capitalist was system was deliberately planned
It is a strange thing that some plan
ters succeed so wonderfully well ja to
bacco growing while so many fail en
tirely and eoch alajge number scarcely
make ends meet. . We are often asked
why thi U the case and can only an
swer by saying that the secret Is with
the man who succcols. And yet there
is no great secret about the matter after
all. There are many instances where
two planters occupy adjoining - farms
the lands being of tbo tame fertility.
aud in one instance there is failure while
in the other there is the largest succeas.
Why? Why? and the echo still cotpos
back why?
Tobacco is a plant which Is Jealous
or the roost careiui attention. It res
wards those most bountifully who learn'
the secret of carina: for it rightly. In
fact it is the largest money crop that
if properly managed.
can be crown u properly
- . it t t -i .
permitted to invest his ' green- for the purpose of robbing H&Ei
back 8 in government bonds at j people he may be undeceived by I 350 per acre on their crops, while there
faco value, and upon these bonds reading the following private cir- f 6 Vm$ J Lv,ne tfl v,o
-ui.. -i j-- o . l - L.i iv. L. , freoucntly do not pny for the feru.iicr
lie nut ouiy urew guiu. lutertisi. in j vat bcih- uuu w uttiiMi. wj. i used on their crop.
of
advance but by means
bank scheme he actually had
But Lincoln read in the Con-
stitufipni; "Congress " shall have
i power to coin money." Then to
the world he declared that Con
gress would coin money and that
the government would not sub
mit ; to the infamous demands -of
the capitalists. Following
declaration came the enactments
of July 17, 1861, and " February
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SPEECH BY M3. J. B. PHILLIPS;'
Delivered B
liauce, N
e Battleboro AJ-
. 367, ltecently.
Mr. President' ccndJBretTuren of (lie Far,
mera1. Alliance : Xf- fJ'..-,'sV: "'.'v-
At our last meeting I was ,re-
the
!90
per cent, of their value returned
to him. While drawing interest
upon the entire - invebtment j in
the form of bonds, 90 per. cent, of
;it has been returned to him .in
the form of national bank notes
- - - - i ' r
and it is with these lie carries on
the -banking "business, loaning
them ou t upon the most advan
tageous terms. On the one hand
he draws intefest from tho gov
ernment, on the other from itho
12, 1&62,J authorizing the issue of same investment he draws inter-
$60,000,000 treasury . notes, not est from his individual debtors,
bearing interest and and . - paya- allowing him to draw two inter-
quested to deliver, ah address"b4 able for ll ;" debts, public and ests from the same investment
private. These first
constitute the de-
the Alliance, to-day, It was ileft
to me, to choose my own '.subject, 1 greenbacks
and aftef giving it some thought, mand notes, which, .unlike -all
I decided noi to confine myself to subsequent issues; did noc-con
any one particular- subject, but to lain the exception cHuse ; conse
give in as brief aforim as possible quently, they have always jbeen
issues of at the same . time. Further ; the
national banks, as depositories
of jthe United States . Treasury,
to-day hold $G0,000,0b0 of! the
the country by their Secretary,
James Buell. Here is the . circu
lar: -
s 4 " 1
Deab Sir:-"It is advisable to do
all in your power to euslain such daily
aud prominent weexly newspapers; ea
pcially the agricultural and religious
press, as will oppose theasuing of
greenback paper" money -and tba- you
withhold patronage and favor3' from
all applicants who aie not willing to op
I ose the government ssue or. money.
Let the government ieuo the coin and
the banks issue the paper money of the
country, for then we can better protect
each otiier To repeal the law creating
national banks or to restoro td circula
tion the government isre of money will
be to provide the- people with money
and will therefore seriouslv alTect your
individual profits and banker and lender.
See your member of Congress at once
and engage him to support our interest
that we may - control legislation."
(Signed by the Secretary) Jas. Bu
ell. .'..-
Mark you it is especially '.he
agricultural and religious press
I Tol!y,n eaM b, you' know rrrj
wll that you naednt work uoU&s joa'va
a tnind to- . -, ;, .L ...
. ToIIt tossM her tunnv bea4 with a
movemect of dladatn. t '
. "I float know bnw you isaka that out.
. ' "You can marry thla rich relation of
our'a if you pi ,' lnain-aatd bet moth
er, i "Jle waata a wife to k p that pm&d
sew house of his, on Haven III1L" .
PoHy laughed. : ' '
How do I taow ban Uk mtf"! aha
questioned. f
"Iiocacnse. Polly. Thera'a co o4 to
tell you that. Tou'ra aa prtty aa a pink,"
aald Mrs. Piper, viewing her dacghter
with maternal pride. .
. And bow do 1 know X shall Ilka blmT
"Why ahouldnt you like himf II
can't ba mora than alxtr, and a man ot
sixty ought to ba In hi prima. ' And ha's
very handsome least Viola BarUelt
aayabeuaedtoba., And yoa know vary
well, Polly, you can make him love you.
faat enough!
Polly pursed up her cherry dot ot
mouth.
"A lover of alxty cried aha, who
used to be handsome when Viola Bartlatt
wa a girl! - Oh, mothar:n
4A ha-idaomokcusoeigrtnd carrtngs
ot your own.- arlTuUy lstcrciad Mra.
Piper. "And 6crraj to do W't Cndg.
try that eoaw-3 ao tzri on you new. and
a good horse fcr yocr pcr tiler that's
crlrrled ri'Ji rlr-roilim, aa2 . .
AU thlj U tJibj a (pod deal for
graztai,- crlcdTollj, dc-soeroeethe
room. "Ju&t h-rCIcrliiaUw'ng for
help. I thlii cic'I! drr-ra tcraelt la the
The alraager atartod.
1 tg your pardon." aald he. "Aa I
treMtccr
Aain the quest-on Why? looms up
and remains unaaswerrl.
Seriously, the former who would
grow tobacco successfully must give H
close attention from fir-'t to last. There
can be no slack work anywhere, from
the burning of. the plant bed to the
loading of the wagon for market. Let
the planter keep tlu fact in view now
will be benemod by the hint.- &uktr ' "e s to be tcro on tho ccoa trrJn, lat
" I Ta. M. . mmm -
Tobaico Journal. " "o, njc-.scr, you ii rare mxue
the peach t'-icrUiif jrou-rlf. and 111 at
tend to the t?rzzicKrJfZ. n 1. motherI
declaro I r.cvrrthf.;htAf It uttll thla
minute. bci hr jir.o'j fr r-alhe achool
ltadams Microbe Killer is no longer
an experiment. It has been thorough
ly tested for two years and has never
failed in any case.' For sale by Dr. J
B. Clifton.
Tho weakest man is one That is a"
slave to his own desires.
week fen bct-""! d-if"
avhool.
a rehash of what I have heard inTbeen at par with gold and estab pay one cent interest, but are,
andliave been, for the last twen-
people's money upon which they through which the Secretary de
do not pay any tax nor do they signs working up the prejadices
of the people. .."
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Tbe third scheme of
Tabkikotoj-PkaeieP.
Liberty Ca, Tex js.
Mr Radam I have used Wm. IUuL
nras Microbe Killer, and many of my
neighbors have used it with most won
eerful results hi many caes.
' G o F. Axle.
For Sale by Dr. J. B. Cliflon.
the past about the finances of our lish the fact that , had it not and "
country-rriafermingledi with ;my been for: the exception .clause- on ty-fiye years, loaning it at Irom w3 that of contracturr," the
showing why we have the greenback they would always 8 to
ed." - have remained at pa- with gold. effe
own views
not prospered
When the people of this coun- Wherever 'gold went 1 these de
try first gained- their Jndepgn- mand notes c6uld go, is even into
dnce, our Constitution was frarn the coffers bf the bond " holders.' ingf rom the.Hoh.- B. S. Marshall, that a
ed by wise and patriotic men who They paid his interest,, paid du-.! bf Illinois, in a speech on ' the cremcti
God liesiffned--men to labor vet took off his hat-to ihem and the
robberv
cur-
12 per cent.; or, using it; for rency by deslroying the green-
effecting cornei3 on the necessa- baclss. In pursuance of this plan
ries of life. . 1 v , the act of Anril 11th 186G wa3
- " I ' , , , I i .
I can better illustrate by quot- passed, whereby it was provided
regular ... and, systematic
T rebel against tliat which is good
proves tLat we are bad.
banker made obeisance.!
floor "of Congress July' 21st,' 1868, 1
whea he mentioned . the f ollow-
ihgv-instance : "An association
ion or greeiiDruiKB . rake
place. Let it be remembered tnat
upon tb?s governmert money, the
kreet back, the p?opie did no,
piy interest. J It , was' backod by
We find" that1 'only , four ays of gentlemen in an Eastern State
aftpr i he nassaere of . the leeal raised $300,000 in currencv. Thev the eovernment which nade it
i. 1 J" A 1. ll Al A . I .-m-K 4-4-. VVr rr -T Vi n. PorricfoF I a Ta o ! ? Aa o n j-? 1 1
He did not design them to labor
without rewArdr i Our laws, were so
framed.: that every ,man should
have, as vfar; as possible, equal tender.act to supply the country went to the omce ox the Kegister sate ana re. lzo-e end lbP'-ed m
riehts. and should bev allowed to LrUK crnrnmpnt'rnnn' bank- of ihe Treasurv and exchaneed um3 convenient for soaall as well
gain all he could andspend it at ers' cottvention,consisting of "4 their currency for $300,000 in -six J as large busicesa transactions.
auuucuiuj' iu.. tja,' ijiciai.o i neieffateH irom iNew xorii. mree i vvi wuu' .k,"J'u. surii.Lii . vyixvir.
FaixsI ity eij May 18, 1839
I want another jug of Microbe Killer.
I have used one Jug and must say that
my cat.nh and dyspepsia, " of many
years standing," have almost entirely
disappeared. My appetite, which was
so delicate, is Just the opposite. My
Kidneys also bothered me a great deal,
but they do not . now. . I believe . Mi-
crole Killer to be the greatest medi
cine in the world. You may ( use my
testimony aud welcome, if It. will 'do
any good!
, , Yours truly, 1 "
- IL E. Emebobt.
For aaleby Dr. J. B. Ullftoo. :
Will a rTfl i t- rr f flio
givdn him bv'ahAU-wise God;,f:
Ihe- monev kina. with1 one
from Pniladelnhifu V and three They ihen went" to the v office o thousand in c-een'jccks.' - had
i. Then there were but a tewimil-1 -from -Boston; ,waa held in Wash- 'the Comptroller o the Currency, found it necessary io lorn or em-
lionaires oH 'American, sbilJJiit ingtob; City. : They were, alarm- in the same building, organized pioy that money in order to- da-
that periodhas passed and to-day ed.41 They saw' in the, legal ten- a national bank, ' deposited .'..their r ve an'y proit f .-Xiaf it, Tfiie ad
theUnited1 States boasts".; more der act a friend to Cthe -pecle----- $300,000 in boidsj and received ded to hU care which anoaro-iil v
millionaires than any other coun- tney'saw-' in it a precedent which, for their $270,000 in na ion ii cur- Ly sfl ne ,v4 v t hi .3 he soub i o
try on the -globe,- 'while', she has I if established r would forever ; af- rency.. .Ttey had -Jet the govern- avoid; iavestaieLi ia com new
more tramps, and there is .more terwards enable the government
general f ilepression among ' the to relfeve itself aad the , people
toiling masses than ; ever before. hvithCut submitting to; the ttsu-
Wrhat, has broughtabout - this rious extortions. They knew too,.
ment l ave $30,000 in ; currency
Mm M 3 J
more; tnaa . i.iey j receiveaj ior
banking Trcrpoees and had on de
posit $300,000, on which, they re-
great change?vptWhy is it so? that the government, supplied ( ceiyed a3 in'-eet lion- the gov
Ihese are questions, well ; worthy with its own moneys would f have 4 ernmeut i,uuu a yer in goiq
" of our consideration;
v'4 - no occasion, to call from its h id-
Let us go back to . I860, ,-when I ing place their hoarded gold, un-
bhe war- cloud was . gathering, less by some means they could
The old men of the North shook create a , market for it. This,
their heads u and mothers ,;On ! then,"was plainly ; the- object of
(andei&mpi; f A-.avi-Mitioii.)
. . It was peit -,oovl r-i'uciering
for Ibese b eke: a io receive $18,
000 a year ii old on ihe $30,000
in cur' eicV w h'c'i they had thus
aad ma.infacturi'iz refiLiired his
peso:??! saoe-V'sroo ; investment
in booses. ud Jaad incur ed te-
atlon. lisks and Oxlen loss,' but
iiivebTD6at' m bonds . Beemed
qo:'ie suued to his, tastes, for
tr ev retui e"d a rich blden h?r-
vest without ciy oV ihe " annoy
ances of arat;on, insurance or
even tbecaie of looking after his
investments. It is ro wonder he
hailed wilh io' the coolract'on
bended knees claspea.more close- that notable bankers? convention, loaned. o i'-e gvevnmeiil.t Eut
ly their precious boys and pray- to create, a demand for their this Js not he who'e story: They polcy and gladly give his one
.edAiOl that tnfi storm eioud ot hoarded gold, .To do this theyj had tlreir l.'"Am;de apuohc de- in "geenback3,(to be conslJnet.
watJmight?pass.' "But above all must cet 'control of Congress,' -nosito. V. , Tb?v soon discovered to the furnace) in exchange for
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::.xi. : l ;i J 1 i ii . u.i ; fPt 11 1. i ji :
me prayers - uu.- wan lugs uuuiu wnicn iney uiu. .A lie , result 01
be heard from .Wall street . and
all along the line of money cen
v ters the echoes of jubilant -satisfaction.
"Why this exultation of
the moneyed men over a" pro-
which was that mtamous excep
tion clause on the greenback that
was consumated by the act of
Congress February 25, v 1862,
wherein it was stipulated that I
that there was ecvcfOy ever less j a one thousand, unUjted interest-
thati $1,000,000 of government bearing bond. Eut what, of la
monev dsrxnited, within : their bnr seekinrr employment? The
:- , I - a, m
vaults ; they did not like to see monev king has invested Jiis
this vast sum lie idle.. . - I property in bonds as bo has no
They took $1,000,000 of this need of labor; true labor .must
AY hat, a Leaillnj- l'aytlclan Sfiyn.
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Dr. U. S. Gordon, a leading physi
cian of Mt. Carmcl, 111., writes the fol
lowing under da?o March 10th, 1890:
I cheerfully recommend 5fwifls Spe
cific (S. 8. S.) as a tonic aud goners!
heahh restorer, also ia ' case of
Blood Poison it always gives saiis-
utsuon..
YEAE.3 OF BCrrEKlJfO.
For years I have been trouble! with
a blood taint that has baffled , the skill
of the best pbyelcians of Obfo and In-
dipna. '. The diacase flually a Jectal my
eyes to such ati extent that I was !-
moat blind. I was then Induced to
take a course of SwKTs SpociPc (S. 8.
S.) and am thanL'al to say that alcr
taking a few bottles I as entirely
cure I My eyesight u eiLrely restor
ed. and my gen end heal ih U better than
i. Las been for Tears, and there is no
trace of the disease left. ' I consider S
S. R. tlia best blood puriSer aud health
toaic V day ou the market
' Oca Wiles.
" lltinungturg.
" , , Indiana
Treatise on blood and skin diseases
mailed free.
Swift SrEcinc Co.
Atlanta, Ca
Your
" Mrs. Piper gave a start ot dismay.
Tbe new achoolxnaater'.' ahe echoed."
"But, Polly, he cant come thla week.
We haren't but the one spare room, aad
your cousin from 2ew York la to be here
to-day and, beelde, we can't be bother
ed with country schoolmasters when
there's ao much to be done. Write and
tell the true toes ao at once. I dare ray
the man would Just as aoon go to Widow
To phaiii's thla week. There he la oot-a-lajnow.
Tell him, Polly."
A score ot dlmplce broke out around
Folly Plper bewitching little Cupid'
bow of a mouth; her blua eyee sparkled
with fun. ,
Tell him your$lf. mother," ahe re
torted. "1 don't know what on earth to
say.
And. thus forced Into the breach, Mrs.
Piper willingly adraocM toward a tall,
preternaturally slender young man who
conuDg hc-4Latir.;ly up the garden
rath, with a batry umbrella In one hand
and a shabby valiee In the other. lie
pauaed, and act down the eheJbby .raJlae.
that he might the . more coavecleoUy
raise a alill shat-bier hat from hLs perspir
ing brow, a he saw the two women.
Ile has got nice eye. In spite of that
tew colored hair of ala, thought PoUy.
,Tm glad I'm not mothet." , ,- f
"la thla Mr. Paraoelaue Plpera .rest.
denoer aaked the young man, difldeotly.
"Tea, It U," anawered the lady of the
house. "Hut there's been a mistake.
We don't want. you here.
. 'Poor fellow. thought Polly, "now
he colors! I'm sorry now I lt mother do
It. X might bar softened matters a lit
tle. How tired he loo ks and I'm sore
that ralUo muat weigh a quarter of a too
at least.'
"Better go to Widow Tor-ham'," con
tinued Poily'a mother, half a mile down
the road, "and tell the folks X r-aaaed you
on, ao you could take your week there
first. ; It aint con anient for us to enter
tain you here to-day."
And. to nip the whole matter, ta the
bud, Mrs. Plpor turned short around and
made a dire Into the. house, resolutely
dosing the door behind her.
? ; "There," said ahe, "it's donal I eoulJ
not bare him here.
"lie hofn t gone ytt, soli Polly, het
pretty nove fattened against the fanlights
- cf the hail door.
"Where' h dolrg?" sharp !y qeerled
her mother, pricg through the Ulnda.
"lie haA at tluwn on hU valUe. Now
be La wiping hi forehead with a very nice
white pocket handkerchief. Now ho
looking tack at the houao. - Oh, mother,
dont you think "
"Polly," sai l Mrs. Piper, u accents of
condensod exasperation. "I don't think
aythlrg at ail. Bat If you dent go and
help Olorlana with the wi.!sj. I go my.
self andthro's an red cf It: AndPct-
".V id Polly, "tt len t that. Aty
one Is welcome to the wild Liackl-arrt.
But job setm hungryl
'I'm almost ta-nlahed." frankly admit-"
tad the young man. "I breakiaated at
alt. aad havs had nothing alaoe." '
" ' "It's too bad. cried trympathetie Pol-
ly. "Look here you shall eom to our
boueef Z dont care what mother saya.
, "Tou are Mies Plperr be aakad.
They call me PoUy, aald the girt "I
declare tt's scnU-barttixo-aa, thla sort ef
thing! WeTe no burlaes to act like tbe
lrWwt aad the Invite, even if we do Lap-
pen to be exporting co-npasy from the
city. ' There's a very nice tlttie bedroom
over the k!thc-n. air. If yen dont mind
the chimney going through tt, and the
oaUook Into tha. poultry yard Vahiai.
end I'll get you some dinner mje-tlf.
Cctne; p
With the gesture of a modem Q ieets
BoadlcU bidding her aert "Follow me:
Polly left the basket of clothe to Its fate
end led the way back: to the boeee, where
Mrs. Piper wae area theo beating eggs .
for the peach shortcake by the kitchen ta
ble. .
"XoVLtr." said she, "pv brought the
BchooUnaeter batfe." Do not be vexed;
but he waa ao tired and hungry, poor fel
low! Ill fix up the kitchen bedroom for
hlra. and it will take only a tew mlnstee
to cook a bit ot beeUteak and cak a cup
of eoffce."
"Polly,- cried the derrelring matroo.
"I think you most be crruy. .
"lara." aald the bewildered frtrang-
er. do not desire to Intrude. U -"It's
all right mother. aald Polly, Cy.
Ing brtakJy around, pouring out a boi
ot rich milk Into which ahe heaped a lib
eral portion cf the sliced peach ee which
had been tnlenJed for the ahort-cake,
and urgiog her company to "eat that to
begin wtth. while she neMred out
some coffee and put a Juicy alah of steak
on the grliiroa over a bed of. while Lot
.... .. . a-4 4T
At that moment there cam a f uallade
of knock at the hall portals beyond.
If your couftla. Polly. erted Mr.
Piper, hastening to open the door.
It waa a stout, thickset men. la blue
spectacle and a peper and aalt suit.
Cowsln Atbertr asUled Olra. Piper,
holding out both haada In ostentatious
wleome. , -
"Mitor fal.J the stranirr. vaoanUy.
'llemu&t be a llttlo deaf, thought
Mr, nper, rd she raised her vcloe ac
cordlr-gly, -
"That aint ray name, mras, said the .
atoct nun with the hla gutaaee. "and X
alnt Url of hcertn neither. I'm Joeeph
Parka, that's l-tlled to commence tSM-hing
. the deetr let school to-morrow rsonJtg,
and th Uu'.eee "
"My goodneas mel exclalrsed Mr,
riper. "If you're the avhooiteacher,
-aho'a thl yung man? I kuew Low It
Would t-e, Polly. lie's a tramp aa im
prtetorl . " : Blow the bore for the tana
hands; loo the dog"." "
The young man, who bad Just dlspneed
of the last luscious spoonful of peache
and cream, here roee to hie fall height.
"Up to thla tin-, aald be, "da one
baa aaked me for my name or c-rd title.
Eyerythlag appaars to have beea taken
for granted, but If anyone la doubt? ol of
my Identity', I ehal! be pleaaed to settle
the. matter. X eta Albert llaren, from
New York, and I preeurve X hTa the
pluaaure cf speaking to my cousin. Mlaa
and Mre. Parmuolaas Piper.
"AlUrtl!aec cried Mta. Plprr.
"Nhy, Albert Haen U sixtyl Mies Vi
ola Hartlett
You ara probably UJaklrg cf xr.j vsi.
cle who died last oenlh." said the Strang,
er. "Mia Viola Bartlett. I know, wae
aa old sweetheart of hi. And L, aa Lis
heir and reproaextaUra, have decided to
carry cut th plans be had made for tUIU
Ing his relations la thla nelgbbortiood."
"WeU, crlod Polly, with eye that
ah one Ilk hasel diamond, a ahe pour
ed out two cup of fragrant c-oe, if
you tare cheated the chof-natr out cf
his wekome, Cooaia Albert, you mast
be contest to ebere your dlcxr vtUi -f
for I Von't hare anyooe else turned oet
of door to-day, no matter what harp-ran-"
"My dear little Coos!a Polly. cried
Mr. Ilarerti "you are th eoul cf LoepU
tallty. Depend epon It. I taerer ahaU
target thla bowl of peaches and cteen
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