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VOL. M.
l'lTTSHOIiO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, MA V 2, IS8H.
NO. 3:.
tracts will-bo made.
The l.iirlilliotisp.
A hove the 11 k; : lime tie ll nvo,
Bliimv th- s Ton g I'",ht that minis .-mil win
So ymi, too I i;h fur a i-fi Tin H' si ifi',
IJIlt 11 1 flu- slllpw li l l. nf I'lY life.
Tlin Ii:hlhmi-" warns i he w i.e. Imt Hi s"
Not mil sad Ihe stormy "ii:
Towards Hi.. light Hi" f. ..I -li -t i r
Ami, ill ow niii". i i I its in nni. g. d-ar.
Ami if III" l:iiiii 1 v oIiiiiho n'liii'i'
Hiillli' fi'iis -1 1 i J . .i il"ltll. I. MUD
Tin. I nip HI I-. il i'li
'Hi- Ik. i'i ' I.I me' I iliil my ! '"
--.' A, .I'll hi .i h.,, ll,h nl
WON BY A DUCKING.
Tl'r Mill MK ; Mill;: II f li t. l -Hootl-led
Ml 1 if 1 j'l-t di-appcared In
low llli' lullI'll anil rliilly may
shadow- mi.' iilln i in.,' in I'll' lit .illy
lllltli'ss "imc in llii li ii i f I'.-eth Yld.a.
():i tin' ni'i-- I ...I uf ;in oil i i ,
close to llii. km', i. I' tin- i ii i which imu
111 III li 1 pill, - It .1 ...llii; t; i I, v:lt long,
w i!li ii IP i"i: i n i n .-'ii 1. 1 :it-! n.ilt
hnii. .-iliil i!i-:ij i'.i.iinvit, :i foil path
wldi li vi Mini :i ij in tin1 il iit li..n of
the sulnii lull I - : .1 "ll whitli tin- villa
was -ilu ill d. It i ' I y -!( w a . o pi t I ing
Billlie iilli'.
Il- iinic :it l:i-l i tail, s'im yni'iii;
man, tun v i l a! I. ntiin I. nml li...
us lie wi iidi tl lii- w iv alii. ng tin" I II
frii-.-, rtl '-i ll : Iv -tnirk i ll lln ii he.ol
wilh hi- gold 1. .ii.- I , in ...
Till' gi. -pi : 1 1 1 -; In tnei I llilil.
"Oil, -V '11; i -i H-, I'm -i glad v i v
cxiik'. :it la-l! I'm- wnilcl .111 : ; I m 1 1 "
w illi a mii.i 11 an xel, , a- sin- n ! I
liis gia.e 1 'i. - - i. 111 t . . t vi. i-
have ymi li nl ' Pel pap 1 i 1 t -1 lit lit M r
J'.iil, after l,;u ing s.i 1 . in ! I v n li... n
nir Ii. ii -eci.e j ..111 v '-i'.. ."
'At-. In -aw n,.,"lln' loiuig mm
11 1 1 -u n il. I. mil, . "II.- -u. I 11. 1
lia i' .1 v i. It I il , a . I 11.. I Ihiii at the
(Iii.il jii-l a- li.- w i- Ira. ing ll"' ln'ii- ."
Ami what . i'.. lir -..1 ." .!!. a-k.d.
1 nyri'ly.
Au,'ll-ll- ila: 1 I ll I -s il.lll around the
slender wait nl i'ii- gill tin' gioiiml-
1 ri' i r I nl Inr f . 1 1 1 1. 1 " - I -iii.i ; tt iim.1
( 1 1 i I M . Il'.li' I ; 11. 1 I . . K . . .,.Ml inln
111 I pi. 1 1 J lace.
"Hi' s.-ijil," .j r iKiny sIi.m'i.v aipl uiili
a f:il au iv, nl til luiilv In' -aiil llial
ymi an. I I in ti' a i nii.. of I. nl-."
"Wlial! I..' Wli.v." ill.' fal
tr:nl.
"I'nr inini-in In many i-n m'v Ihiii
ilri'il 1l.1ll.1rs a ye n ."
"Pilll I lli:l lias 1 nnilL'll fnf It-all, iin.l
I inn liis unly ilnlil. Sillily V"H h'
limlfl 1 1 i in i f t lint .'"
"Nh, ill.l.'i .1. ..W . i.lllil I st,..., f
bin ll llirti i'ii, 11 y ri'iisiili lit ini-; (hillii.
1 onliaiy, I r 1 I liim tli.it I 1 1 I nut uanl
liis iiiuii.'j ; lliiil I nl I make my fur
tuili , as lir li:i. I In ti , .111 I tint all I
n-kul of liim w.h lii- rniiM ut tn inn
Ilian iap-. "
"Anil "li.it ili l Ik- - iv lln nr' -ll.' in
iiliii'i, 1 ;t:;i 1 ly.
"Nitliiii; im iI t.i v . ".r-t hip t"
ItiiM' the liiil-c i"i'l iiiirr :ij;:iiti sic
you."
"Wli it a sliiinii !''
'IViiis spriiiii tn Iht vv. :iiii sin' liii l
lit r rln rk iiin inulv .ni l sni tliinuiy
iiain-l In 1 liivt i's manly -limiMns.
1 f imi r 1 . iit," ii'-nun I Aiiuii-i
(us, illi sail li'iiit; "I11I hrfiiii' in
inj; so, inlriiiii il I r. llni;a:i i'i shtI fully
lint lirinly, ilia' tlimi;:li 1 milil m vi r
HK.iin rntrr liis li ni-i', I V11.11M on 1:11
iirriuiiit l'i liiiiiii-!i 111 v liiini tn lii
ilaulitrl's liiml. I Inlil liim that 11c
lovi'il cai ll I'tlii t', anil .1. I'i' I any liiuii.'in
J111WIT to kn i .li.llt."
'l lii. i;ill's i 'lurks llii.lu'il iiiul lu r fyrs
glowcil.
"Tli. if must linvi" tiiiiilni liim!" slip
Midi, jraiiii; willi I'r.ui I trmli rni s-. intii
lier liiv r's f.-iri'. " Tli.it miisl liavi'
Ktiiiiil lii- In if iiiiilliiiir nuilil."
"ltilnl!" n-si.Hlilril Alluu-lu-, iin
ly. "In fi" I ---I ''"n't wi ll tn lianmv
your ffi-lins, Mui'li', ili an'-t, luil your
fiillu r w:is siin, , I,, that ill' .'loc that lie
not only slatiuni 'I I In-III u an ilnnr in mv
faceai I li ft llic iiikiii, luit f.illotteil nir
to tliP liall-ili'ni' ami llilliij the ilnnr
mat lifter me. Imlinl, I -ll p et llial
the maik i- still iipnii my Imoa.-'
"So if is" sili.l M iiulo, ilnliijmiiitly.
' Sliiii'l '-till, ile.ir, anil let n"ie liru-li off
theilil l. Wli.ll iliea.lt'ul I eli.ivini ill
jv:ll! Aunt r.ii.i :il.iv- eal's liim n
lllisly, lillt I never illeuillil ef hi-
rinri ui on like tin . l'.r!ia..'- iii
n little s 1I1 in lur voii r'uaps he'll
come rouml li-aml le,. lie ie: sum.'
limes. Aunt Y,i; 1 his inn-t Inlliieiiee
with liim, ami slm -lie's inr fiietnl,
you know."
They ete st.iiulin.; near the liver's
Imnk, iiiul Mamie was it ill eiiiueil in
vigorously ilastiii;;, witlijn r i inl ioiili re I
pocket liiinilkeri hief, (he I'.u k nf her in
Hiltcil lover, win 11 a whilTof wiml took
the litrlil slraw hat from Inr In-ail, ami
illiftiil il to ti c i line of 1 he Lank.
Augustus iiisantly lii'stennl o the
r 111 ue, Imt ho luii I not taken into con
liiltrntion the Mco lie-s ami lippi'i incs
of the iiieliiK'; l i-rcfme It unevpteTil
Jv found himsc't j.lutiging, wifU a
fpla-h, into the l ! y water, six rt.v
lielnw..
M iU'le shrirkcl 11s. she liehchl liim
ilisappi ar Ihiii nth a piul of water-lilie;,
ami the sniinil rei ehcil her aunt, M ss
Y. 1'ilkins, 111 she walkc 1 in the ear
ih 11 lictwicn the "love ami the villa.
Augustus' heii, iiil um il with aluei
ami 'liiinpiiin ueeil i, sunn re ippc ireil
al.iive tin- siirfiiie of the wilier, all I "i'.li
haiiil-' ami feet lie ei.mmenia il il ilcper
ale Imt futile atlenipl t 1 -ill im unt tin'
iippery elny liank.
Sceiiu; this, Mni'lo k licit ilouii on its
nice ami oMeinlcl li..li hail Is, villi h
lie imprii'li'iitiy giii-pe l Imt , a n-; with
a 1 iiiilr iry 1IT11 1 to w hat was hid trleil.
I 1 a inniiient she was in the water. ami
with ililli. ulty siipp.irlc.l in the arm of
hit liver, w ho-e le t, w ith this .iilililioii
al l.iii.len, i-l in k la-t iii tin- miry Imt
loin. It h .1 ia this sit iiiii ion, Kltucliiig
wai l 1I1 1 p in water, dial they weie .lis.
iiiveiiil 1 v Me; IMkin-, whin, miiii
111 in i liy M null '-shtii I. -, she huiiinl
l l the s (.
' lii.n i. hi- he Hens! Mr. Toinlin 111
M in h ! II.iw iliil this happi n ! W in
ih. n't you Vive join-cHcs." she ciieil
ee telly.
"We liin't!" gaspeil Miuile, fran
tically eliiiu'in ; t i lu r l iver. 'T I fell
in, ami Angii-lii- (rieil (n save inc. 11ml
we'll ilrou 11 if yi-ll iloil't In lp us!"
Cive me your -li 1 w '. ' proinplly te
p.. mle. I J n il 1 In :ll Miss I'llkill-: '"iml
il Hi t '.'i t excite I. Von i iin'l illi.wu if
wni kei p still, ami I'll hiiie )oii out in
I In. 1 in inui' .."
Il.i 'kin:; up the -li 1 w I with 11 1 n. iki il
-lii k, -he tie. I il I., hi 1 own, ami at
la. hint; mie i m I to a -.1 pliu mi (he
hank, I w i-ti"l 111" I w . int. a -o: t of
rope.
I". ice 111- n! till - th p IT W. le ell
alii. i. niter nun 1 m :mi.I.!iii',' ami e
ii"ll. In le.le'l til III .nl:.. will e till".
-o" I iliippiuu 'iml ' hiei i'lL'.
111 1 1 .HI ill.', -lie'" i.l.'l Ml- I'll
kin-, ami now I -lenil'l like ( know
'nil's (he m l i'niiii; to he il.im'."
"W-w.itni In alh Im MaU'li ! ' 1 111' -leinl
Mr. Tomliii-on. all of a (renilile,
while the w.ilei ill ipp. il I10I11 the i ml .
of hi- liioopin tmiii-ta. h nl limp
tinsel-. "I I'll ;: i . 1 h InuiK'!"
1 In li.'ine in t .iii' livf ami 1 :ili h your
h of ioi. liy the way! ('.Hue alniij;
to tin hoii-e, Imih 1 f wu as fa-( .1- ymi
1 1111! I'lioll 11 hi. eoiie lo a pol.lieal
uii -Im:.'. with a -upper a f lei w nnl, an I
won't li- leu k till ini.lniu'lit. Von two
emije tlin uuli the :' l u, while I f;n
iihe.i 1 ami unlink (lie hack. 1I0 r."
1 lure in the Imii-e, M 111 I". who, ilc
spite her friuht, I1.1 I 11 ( sulTi rcl marly
so mm ll a- her lioer, hiitiieil to 1ml'
I II, while ll" I'llkilH ilileeteil the
hoii-iiiiiiiil lo -how Mi. Toiuliii-nii ill
oin e lo 1 lie 1 a-l 1 h itu'ii-r.
"I'I' 11 e' in," -:ii. I the synip ilhi lie
lii lly, ' lln re Mi l I" 1 n a flip in (he
eii'-t room Ihi- fall, ami ('to lii-.l uiti'l
liviil nor the sh.e s ainil. Tin-re's a
lire in in:i-t 1- room, ami rveiylhin..'
w:ii in an I 11 111 1". it ille, nml I can li it
all rin In In fote nia-ter rmnei honic."
To Mr. Ilnyan's own ln.1 room,
.nvofilin-jly, pilliil ami shiviriny:. Tmn
l ii-oii iij. comlui'te I, whi'e Sun, (he
slaWe Ii , w:i. ili-jvitehel (o hi-(iv.vn
li . Jo in:r - fur :l eh 1 litre of cln-h"v
l ilt il its an iv 1! he was for .'l (o ar
ray h 111-elf iu i .. t .ii 11 garments of his
ho-t, silcctel Ic M:-s I'llkins, iiit'iu tint:
a ipiiltctl ilrc- ing gowti of o..rt;iois
color- all of whie'i, heiu too lal''e
for his slrmler proportion-, giivehini (he
appe iraner : s Hclty, w ith a i fsl 0, ile
rlaieil to the c mk 'f ".I tu e lie ill a
slin k of hav."
Then he was 111 a le to get into lie l,
ami I'tii'ikets wer pi'e.l mi him ; while
low 11 stair. Mis. 1'ilkins maile 11 steim
iug tmlity, ami rno!t prcp ire.l a supper
to lie to k si i:f ho."
I'mti T lli'-e c Mlll'ille.l llttlll nee-
Imt more e-p, riiillv (hat of the strong
toihlv Mr. I'i in'in.ou soon fell into a
calm iiiol urn 011-1 ion- sliunln r.
Ile iliil not heir theclnrk 011 the man
tlepu 1 e -ll ike leu 1 Sam was an unusually
I in;: t inie in 1 ft urtiing 1, nor .eeiheiluor
open, ami a pm llv ohl gent li 1111 n ruler,
ami :i si ;h( of hitn. -I nnl as if pcttiticil.
Ami it W.is not until the oi gelitle
111:111, iifter t w ir" illlil.iiit! liis eyes iiml
tu nin;; lir-l pal" ami (hen liny n il,
-i.iei,lv foiin I In-i voic-, ilil Mi. Tom
llll-.ill . (ilil ll UU his pi .111 Ilil lepo-c.
Hello! WI1.1l i. lie- meaning of
Ih.-."
Al -oiiml of tliit awful voii e, the
heu-cholil iclcil up stairs- all Im!
Mamie, who inline ilialely tainleil ilcul
away in her n 0111.
"Iliiam listen to me- let in ex
plain !'"
"lvVJ:iin ! ' marcil Mr. Ilogan.
"lliiln't I 1 11 this feilow out of my
1 lours il few limns ago.'- ami dnii'l I
come home (o (iml him not only again
in mv li".i'i , hut in my room in my
Iml.' Al.il I V the everli'st ii:; lmkey,"
as ngitiiteil Ti nit in : m rise up in lieil,
in my veiy I 'oll rs! Wheie are my
p'litols? Let me get lit l.im! Let me
tling liim out of the window "
, Uut lure tlio con'.i uud houfemaid
Hisheil in, with 'liiill 11 imis,nnd while
the form r, a-s'-t-l I'V Mi l'ilkitis, 1
i!niL'i;i'il i 11 1 in i:il I Ilogan lunkwarl out .
of ti e room, licit l a t ly h rkc.l Ihr
dm 1 and put (he key in her pocket.
I. ell (Im: iilmie.Toinlin 1 al aiiuel hi'ii- ;
siif w ilh the only weapon whidi r --enle
I the lire long - m l f u ing tin
door, stood li,oathle:-lv awiiting the
f 111 1 In r coiir-e i f evi l:! .
ll- heard t he 11! r. ill i ig fo...(i p; and
v-iir..' , ilii away iiml a or w mi.l'y
-laai.
Then 1 11-111. 1 live riinu'e; of ih i t -:-lime,
ill tile end of which lime ipiick
iiml heavy step- 1 nin alouu (he p:is-at;e
iiml th-do-ir k mill impal iet ( 'y lii'llcd 1
Ai gu-iiis 1st 1 i I him-clf, nii- d tin i
loiiti- aliovc lii In id litavi ly and pre
p.ii 'd to ,1, (cad hi- life. I
Light -ti pi tn. w 1,111 nl 'tig the pas--at;e,
the key luiucd in (he Im k and (he'
d..oi (lew 0 pin, revelling Mr. Iloii.-iti,
li!- i -ti.iml I he f. male crviints. Me
.ehiiiici d lowanl 'I'om I in-mi with out-a-l
1 I In 1 1 aim-ami ten- ;nlii-i vc-.
' Mr. Tmnlin-i'ii ! My diar jniing
fi end! How 1 an I alone lor my !a'c
hii-ty cniiilncl.' how thank ymi suf-
lieicntly (or mi lu loii ally saving (he life
of mv only ami dailiug ihil l.'
The lmit;s Ii il Ir. m (lie lining 111:1n s
hand- 11 Maude's agilalcd lal In r seii d
and shook (lniu. will a ;gr whiih
lirmight tears into liis own eyes.
t ook and lii lly w etc already soMiing.
"Mr. Il ir ti, . r." coiiinicui i d A11-eu-lii,
with a- inn. li dignity as w:-s
1 oii-i-li iil w i h the siluati hi ami his pe.
1 nl ar atl ite, " unit pr. (1 (. You
great ly e i 1 -rate --" !
1 1 " It ji-l III le he wa- il Willi' ol 111V11I
-! Il.ll - I'll 111 Ml I'llkill , who W.-s hov
iiing anvii 1 1 -1 .- in I In- I .a. ! i;t ..11ml.
1 mi in cl m l ih in it. lr. Toiuliii
-11." -lie - lid. ill. "l l. I'.llt for Joll
ai'd join h I'.'ic 1 ' 1: lo .. while Would
our lieioM il M iii li iit tin. moment In ;''
"An' -i:i" -I"' lo.'ki I. :i Ij m' (In ic on .
the IiIi'ij -ofy. with hit ej 1 - -hot, an' ;
whilra.il -lint, jr.' Im .cl (he Willi'
like li ioi.- . he would a In en now, :
Iml ..r him," -aid m ik, who, ley
rr.i.on of l-uig ami faithful -rivirr, was 11
plivilege I per-oll ill the holl-i hold.
' I'onie down -li.ii ami -1 e In r," said :
M". lloit.m. 1 . indiy. !
And .ciiic: Mi. 'I'. 111! i ii-nii I v the
liim, he I" I him to whee Maude, ic- 1
coveieil Ii la 1 I'.aintint: lil and lln-hed 1
with the joy of a mildi 11 and iinex -
pected h.appiiii -s, w a-a wa il im: ll in. I
on s im d In r life," sinl the agi
tated father, and -he l.clonus lo you. i
Tin re, lake lid ! arid may hcaVi 11 lile-s
ymi Imlh!"
Kverjh.i ly teiin d from (he room in
(eiir-!, hilling Ihe happy lover- to llieiu-
.tlo-s 1'ilkins, seated hi I'me the Cue in ;
her own room, -niiled cheerfully In In r- ,
self, as -he tiai' 1 into the glowing 1 0:1 Is, ,
while ill tiie kilt hen cook and liclty, re-
ealing tlirm-riir- mi tin- niuaiii- of the
In t siijipi r ami t ddv. d"cl ind how i
lieaiilifut ii li ii t all he 11, ami wondered :
wi.i'ii it would le time to cenunciire i
prcpiiia1 imi for the wedding. ,itur- 1
,, A.-,'. I
A Sid id Silier Miiron I'mul.
Veil in. iv I ilk alioiil lii k.-! -plated ;
railroads." -ird Vice 'ie el. nl T. I..
Stiinley ol '.LU Walnill - lnl, "Iml wli.ll
do ymi lliiuk of a solid silver wagon ,
road; Th - lloi-e-li'i" Mine in t 'oo: mlo j
ha mie, although when il w.n l uill they
didn't know it won d pfi 1 lit that way.
They liad to lave a road Irmn their
mine, a lii-lame of ill c miles, over :
which hciivv loa I- were to Im drawn.
Till ,' took the link that ha I Ii ill taken '
l'roiii ihe ihal'ls 1 In-v Mil.' sinking and
which lav armi ol 11 the w:iy. and ma
Ciiil,aiiiii it Ihe load all the way ihnuigh.
Tiie wag.. us pis ing over die told
grouml (he rock dow n. ':;e day lltey
had a heavy lain Lain, and win 11 (lungs ,
g.il dry again iifter this lain III" wind
h'ew (he ilii'-t oil' die road, and all
lliiotigh die road li. d, eiery which way, :
they louhl ice lug siiciks of silver.
Well, may It llu v didn't i-dlar on tu
the 1 si of th t loo-e 101 k (Iml lay !
around those -hill-! Thej -cut away a
lot of il to he a--: jr. I, an I when the
repoil rami- Inn k lin y f' 11 id that (heir
pad lied w i- woilli s.'t'O ii ton. It was
a lilde i-xpi'il'. V" to dine err. lull they .
had to have die r :el. and I supp. s. j
lliev've got it i if licit- lulus liivei
held mil " Voi.'..' '... j
A I'liuiting TlifiiliT.
Ill a U'l sa i papi i is a i 1. uii.- il Ihe 1
dcliii i'c muph I imi I :i prnj ct ..r a!
floating the ihe 01 the Volga. I'hi-
llieatic will If ari.uigcd on a luge1
s!i iiinl'oal, limit lie elding lo Am i ii in
plans, ami will r m 1 .1' 11 an aaiu-emetil
hall for 11 (holism I p opl", ami likewi-c ,
it - 111 ii 1 1 1 1 ( .1 11 1 1 11 1 Willi .im 01 1 111 1 a 1 1. nis
for (he in t i -I s im-1 lin e sai y cMployes
of die uml 'i taking. The In at will move
up and down (le -I ream, slopping pin.
cipally liefore mic'i liti.i a.liiem
iheitre. There w.ll lie t wo I r. -il; 1,1 tie I
for op.eretl.'l .111 I fie other for d ramus
and 1 jtui' lic-. It will lie ! l oo-; enter- I
liri-c. I
( 111 I.IHtKN'S (01.1 MX.
Wli.it SI1011I1I fliililrcn Li-urn.
Wlut -h nl 1 little elel.ln ii 1' ini.
I'., iii-iire III Im's t ri't iiii. j
Ml in III spring (Ini ear!.
ll nv to -in; v!i"ii -ki" ill" ;.r,iv;
ll.nv to -in i it'l .lliotll"!' - wnv;
II .v to - ii'l" till' nigh Lilt r t :ir-;
II. i'v to h'.i away nil f .11 -;
llnw t 1 "iirv lira vest In nit
I' i - i-.l v tin.. ugli every pari;
II .iv to 1 r .-. a civil' - -lull;
II w to yi -. t 1 ivier will;
II ov to k" -p tli t-niiier - I;
llnw in iv lii wi h pali lit I- t;
II'.W to li t II ll' Il-Uf a 1.
T 1 r.'li "V an 'tier's .;
.m to I., a letl" sii 1.
Wi" I'lin; li'it mi ever.
T.i iii-iire (lie li.. ( return.
Tnit sh.i'ill lull 'Ini hen l-nrn.
All in th spring ' i 1 1" etirlv.
-.'n ml I', hurl 11 "i-.ie.
Mill Imt l.nve.
A favorile cat in Leivistun, M' , re
eenllv enicreil n 10 tu where she h cl
thiee litll" kil("ti-, and taking one in
her inmith, advance 1 and cried pit" msly
to the misf..ss who fe I lier. The liilter
took the kilti 11 in Imr lap. T.ien Ih"
ei( went la igui lly lo Imr ne-l, secun d
nu.idi i' ki'leii and t .ok it to Iut mis
tress. S ie repellel tie act with die re
lining kitten, and then rolle I ovir
an I died. It was tli -a diseoveied that
th" .-ini 111 il had he en fearfully injured.
It tr.in-p red aflerw ir Is tin' s!i h id
run foul of a mower in a field, w ho had
neitlycul lier in (wo with hi- s jtho.
The cat ha I eomnemled her orp!iane I
little mie! to tile rate of hi t' inistlr-s
V.'.oo..'.
M ice ii 11 ' uiiit.
While overhauling a sinid 1 Inset
through w liioh cvteii l -d a wat r pipe,
says l: I'llgeiid l. th" chililn ti and I
ciitnc up in a lie-1 ol field mice, which
ate vet v numerous in that portion of
sniilieiit ' 1 1 1 furn i 1 A- they weri' r.itlier
iinnoyiiig in the h .u-e, o-prcialiy at
night, it wm our u-u il cii.loni In de
stroy the young mil e, and for this pur
po-e 1 took t Iii-iii from the ne t, and at
In r cai ne-l solicilat loin laid ('le tiny
pests in the lap of one of I he little
girls who sat near 1 1 1 mi the lio n . I'm
-cnltyth' mother, which hid al first
si iniied olT ill great fright, cri p! timid
Iv forth, her large. beautifully soft Mai k
eyes ex pre-sivc of the in.i'l lic-ceching
di-trcss, ami -tealing trenililing ly up to
the (hild, seized him of lie mire ju-l
as a rat r in iis a kitten, and hast
ened to the closet, where -he attempted
to "wedge" hoth i' and ll" -elf thriio-gh
11 crevice l't ween the the llooraud pipe;
Iml finding t liis im po-silil", she finally
ihoppe 1 it i.ii'i fully through to the
ground lieiieith, ran swiftly down the
pipe, and nftcr s'nwing it -nugly away,
faut" hurrying hack until -'ie had car
lint away the la-l nimi , of which
tin re weie live. The cliildieii and 1
looked 1 n with great -yiup.a'liv an I i'l
tere.t. for we did not hav tie he.iri
or rather we hid too imu h he.iri -to
add to the di-tre s of tie devoted
mother hy furl Iht inole-iiin of her tiny
treasures. The children mi" convinced
after wilne-sjng this that "mire can
count. "
illini; lu Change.
Alice has no luothers imt si-tcrs, nor
are there any children in the immediate
ncighlioihood of lier hoinc, so her doll
i favored with her coii-tant lovu and
(are.
This fill she went with her mamma to
visit I'ncle Huh a id Aunt Maggie, who
live en a farm. They at once com
mi'iii eil tei-ing her to sell to them hi r
highly i d dolly.
At tir-l they olTcred lamly, then a
new lire.-, .1 -hi ep. a hore, until finally
rticle Koh .-aid, "Well, here is the l.est
offer I can make ymi. Will you lake
my whole fiiim for tha' doll!"
l'.ut, a- liefore. A n- oily hug gel tier
dolly the clo-cr. and in opi-i cjed won
der (hal they should think anything
could Iniy In r hahy, -oleiiuily shook her
little he ld.
The next in lining when she came
down Iiiii-to Incai, f i-t, w ith dolly ill
lu r arm-, I'ncle l di taught hei up and
carried her to Aunt Maggie's room, and
then- mi the p llnw lo ler auntie's side
lav a l.ig, red face I doll -o Alice sup
pii-ed, having licit i el a little hahy
lief
Sic looked lir-l at Aunt Maggie's lnhy
and lie 'i :n her own pink and while
Ilea- , .-i ni -niiled i onl"nleilly.
.1 it -1 then the hiliy screwed its facr
into all -oils of hu i-i s : i . i I gaped.
Alici 's eyes tlanred with joy as she
t X"!iiiiui-d : ' in iiuliia, Aunt M iddio's
hiihy opes its mouth ! "
At the same in. ui"ti I hiliy epem d a
piiirofLi; I'lnvti rvis. Thru A lire 'n
nst-iiiishinent knew no liiunds and she
ci ied nut: "Oh, Aunl .Maddic's lnhy
opes its cits, it opts its eyes!'' and lean
ing in cr, she I aid tier doll on the lied,
saiing: "litre. Aunl Madilie, ymi may
have my halu and 1 will take your ! '
YnUtli'n Vompiiiiiiin.
A new lure pin is mi ctuerti'd frog
w.tii Uiamoad cvci.
A NOTED COURT.
lispons'np; Justice at Fort
Smith, in Arkansas.
Fifteon Hundrod Criminals
Tried Every Year.
The I iiited Stalls Iti-triit Court at
I'm" Smith, Ails., is one of the mo-t
ti..!id in the world, chiefly In cause of
lie- 1,-ugo itninlier of i t iininal rasr that
stain il- . 1., 1 ki ts. Not Ic-s thin l-VH
1 rlminals are lirmight liefore il for trial
ew i v year, nml an avi r:ige of lifly of
lie 111 are oliargii! widi innr ler. .lu Ige
I'.nker, who hii.s ple-iilcd over 111'' court
f 11 liltren yens ha; dining that time
di-p.. e. i f s 17 imir."r ca-is. lie has
pioin inu ed th" dr. ith seiiti m i' on lou
emivioti il niuidi iets, 71 ol whom weie
l i'.iitiid ju t mil-ide h s ciiuit room, the
others licing panlmieil l.y the I'li'sid-nt j
if lenivicg e nmiutatioii of ""no.
pn mi-, s to 1 c an liiiieii.dly la-ge I
minilir of hangings (hi- yer. 'I'lute
are now in the I'V li ial pri- ui 17
oners iiwailing trial for murder
llls-
11ml
deputies are on tin ir way dure with (if i
lien nr ( weity mme.
Thecoiiii h is iilmost cm lu-ive juris
(:ii timi nvei die In. Ii iii I'i r ilory, and i
the only letror that die despeiadoes of
that (time inlestnl couiilry know. Take
it away audi linn- would r'I'l liimp.'iut.
As it is, f.iitv ui' mi t I denutv iiiii -litis
ate kept lui-y the year rmi'id m iking sir I
test-, and Iht lilt grinds without j
ce-s;itio!i fioui nne yell's 1 11 I lotli
other. The do In t is never ( leired. I
One term iiiii- into the next, mid ses j
sions :tie olti n held until midnight. ,
Tin re are no v.u al imi-. M 'si of the'
I I i ll - ai i- for ( litn.ii il oltear 's ranging ;
, all the way limn -illing li.pi-u I" mill'
III r, ami (lie pimi-hiin nt i- severe. For
tin rely Inking a luillle of will-key into j
the Tiiiitorj lien ale -cut to pii-ui for I
thnr in 1 ( 1 1 -. A In r e thief generally
git- ten ini. iii th" peiiiliu iiirv. and ;
hanging i-aim -! inv.irial.lv the verdict '
in the 1 i-e of a emiht'il niurdi ri I. !
.Iii' I of I'.'irkiT, pii-..iial.y a p'.c.i-aiil
ami genii! geiil lemaii, and iml lit
all the -til 11 iiia;i-tt;ile one tuijli' !
CXpeil, Sills Mill .'Mle pllll i-l I IIH 11 1 i-1
iili-olulcly ticci -.iiry in older to ho'd (In 1
t crimin iN nf the Iml'.in country in cliei k, ;
and as mi many c-capc Ihrmigh lack of I
I'videiiee, hu alino-t in al iiihl y, in in-e
nf colli irt imi, prniio luce- the ixlrrtuc
-e'ltciire iillowr I hy law. Al ihe tine
he w i- is-igned to the mutt muidrrs in !
(he Territory averaged neaily otic a day, j
iml in ordi r to rlu rk tin m h
I'I gill i
his lii-t term hy prnnounci'ig the i
-ciitcnec on rverv roiivirtrd mur
(hat caim' h fme li'iu. A' th" clo
the VI ill' hi' ll id -elitellcc I la im tl t
th
I
'"' 1
hanged, and h ad -cut alioul '.'on ,,f them
to the penitentiary, many ol tlein for
lite. The il' -pi-i i 1 u's liecaine terror
-liicken. and some i. f ihem, lalherlhan
i'. ine I t-f him I t ti ll, killed them
selve..
Th. room in which Judge I'.uker
hold- li - t.uiit i- h ciilc I in the li.iir.u ks
of old l-'ort Smi h, which was ali.in
,oiird as a miii :i y po-t in ls7.f The
foil ha I ijii.t.- ;i lii-C'iy. It was c-tali-llslnd
in s i, :ind wa; die scene of nu-
incroi s thrill o" cngiigi neiits with In-
ilial!-. Al die l eginning of the late
w:ir the Kedct.il troops weie driven out
hy ti c Confi th rat. s, Imt the fort wa
recapture! in lsi'''J, ami was hell until
finally rvncintcil hj tie lioxcrnment la
years ag.i. The '.irrack-, or Court
llou-e a it is now ri lied, is siirt'oiinde l
hy a high -ioiie wall, now in a state of
decay, Imt the hilleied porthole- tell
! the story of ninny hard fought hattles.
Th.. wcsiern Willi inns uliiio-t up to the
i hoiindiiry line of the Indian Territory.
i-itil one i an st mid cp m it i-ml throw a
j -'one into the na i ni of eider 1 Ile Clme
taw or t In r.'ki c tnl.e. Adjoining tie
'court lou,-e i- tic Federal pii-mi, a
' mas-ive strut tu f l'iv .cut
1 ir ui thai is nt all times
crowded to oVlltl'lling wit (dm
inal-. It now ton'ains I si! pii-meis,
fine of whmu are aiming die nio-t
I to tet de-pi i.nl ne- of the I'l lem i mm
trv. M i l d tie in lie while., the aver
age heing sell n while, and two negroes
t i one Indian. Tin- is partly accminl
rd for I'V the fin I Iiml an Indian who
i cmnmils a t a i.ue ag.ain-t another Indian
is 1 1 n il 1. f ii' a i mi 1 1 in his ow a t ni l
I In, t! i 1'nilel St ite- Court lu re o ily
! Irii ing jurisdiction our Indians who
, commit t line- again ! white men or
I in arm'-. .Im Igi Fill kcr says, however,
that tie Indians me generally pretty
j good cili.n-. and ilium ill Indian Tit
i litmv weiiM I. i iinp:ir.it ivt lv unknown
; if the white renegade- wnr driven mil.
Willing ti Ohlige Her.
Slie (I'liiliusiiis iciillj i "All, limx nice
it must lie to Le f.uu in-! Ilmv 1 wish I
I r.aii a " uue.
lie (I a hfullv) - ' Aw - cr what
would vmi 'ay to niiue.''" -ihuv A Wot.
Ir nii ally State I. Hlaiksiutlhs forge
and s'.vcl every dny.
Tiie First Wmiili'ii ( lock.
T.. A. Feint, in tiie Allegan, Midi., !
J.iurii'il, says; Ahont the year M't,!
then, lived a sort of indolent, tin iftlc-s, j
utiproini-ing young man hy the name nl j
I'.li Terry. His liirt'ip'aoc win the -air.e J
.1-mine, 1 'I 111 uiili, Cl. II" sought tl;r
' h ind a-id lie li t of a Mi- Wal ter, was J
Mlterly oppose I l.y In r friends mi ac
j count of In- inaliPi'y to supp irt her. i
! Misi Winner was either a si-ti r or a
I cousin of tin- late .Mr-. Friend Ives, an
I old le-ideiit of llii'i P.ains, ami gland
j mother of Leon ami Fred Chiclie-ter. '
, Ti e W'iirm r. weie solid old riuilan i
! slock 11ml de-pi-cd lnim-s, hut, not
j with-t. Hiding all opposilion, (hey were
I mariied, S"t up lioiisi keeping, and soor, ,
j destitution and want wis aln ut all lint !
s,,(,nil vKi,,,. f,. fnlur
lav-.
Lii had no vi-ili'e means of sunpmt, !
! Imi spent hi- time sitt ng on a stmup or
ihlic, whilllin ; 1 lit a ci'i le he struck
w it h an old 1 oinna-s or saw ing nlT hits
nf wiin , f.iin S(iInt, ,)(..(. .,.,., . ,!, '
,,v ,,,.,. ,).V ,U , .p,. !md
,.,.,! hni. imi wa- that he ws
cray. Waul pii -ed so hard in the hmni
thai th" w ile, ly. urgent entreaty "f lu r .
friends, had ah ml made up her 111 iml to
r(,nin, , :,-r pari nt-' hmne, w h.n the:
fruits of Lii whittling a'i'1 sawing ma
terialied in the lir t wooden dock nil'
made in America, and. I lulieve, in any
eoiintrv. ll was readily sold loa neigh
Imr for :i and paid for in pick, limit',
pol, line-, other fiiin I v in ces. itie-, iiml ti
lillle mmiev, with which le lioiight
tools to facilitate his work in fiuthi t
! prosecution of cock niaki'i':- A ti it lur
i ami another w.e. made thai sold readily
as soon a- ( omplcte l. 'I he fool lathe
and sin ill ciri ular -iws weie aided,
then men hit' employed, cl cks tnme
leidily m id" anil ag t ly -might after,
mid I'll 'I ci i v liegan to a mutilate. In
the uicaiitime hu hiid m.a.l.- upnlii atimt
for h i rr- p ili nt upon his i Im k, iiml
ill out lo'.' or li'o Imtil a stn.ill simp
and rominem rd improving mi his dm k
and i oii-liin tjon of machinery and tools
and tin-foundation fur a ia-l fortune
was made which tuati riali "d in alter
yen-. N itw ith-tanding hi- unlioiuided
In ne voletiee. In- In ramei cry rii fi. He
died al.mil IM.'i. at t le mil allied age of
S. je.irs, I cloved I'll' I le-piltnl hj ad
who km w him, h.n ing a large tamih
of grown up liojs and a iiutiiliri of
grandsons, all very wc.alllij, and all liv
ing al Tanyville, ('(., controlling neat Ij
all the wealth of the pl .c-whiih w:ts
inve-tcd in huge maunfai Im ic - fir
clocks and locks. It is wmthv of not"
, ,, -111V j ,.,', j
ad all their interest- ami in v.
region
tinent-
l.'.ve seiltelel ol' oolie I 111 1 1 otlll'l' ll.ll.li
Where ( mi Hells Ait MiiiIp.
( o!lin-ville, III., is a great place fo
ciitl'c In lis. That i ow. hells are mad
t glow
urprise
r elspw lit re,
., luit tin ti
the I nit . .I
devote I to
-reins t.
lite four
Stairs vi
p-.opl
-tiililishuients i
ir'.i are cxi !u-ii
inin tit iirt in.- of that ic-omint article,
and I wo of these iii c in Col I in -i i lie. Hue
handled and fifty doon are turned nut
daily, ami thousands of tli. m dangle
from 'he in . ks of unfoitiitiiile cows all
over tie piaiii.sif North and South
America. Tin lnauulai I il f cow -hells
i, cut inly di tim t Loin that of oiler
f
j ., ,-
, , ,-,,
I I'ting moulded, the
o -heel-, i nt into -j iii-
lllrlritill pnljgo'is, whith, when folded,
ate pre--od into tluii mil known form.
Having lien livcted, they lire next
packed in clay and luoughl to a white
hr.lt. When suddenly lo 'led these steel
hells lire found to I e no' only tempered,
hilt al-o lii iiiili il' ly In . .' d. '. i"h.n
1,7". tl,,,.,!,',.
j - m
; Tleincnilons Oppiii lunities for Theft
"It is leinai kiil-le.
Xeiv Vmk hank ntli.
aid a well known
I the other .lav to
a Cincinnati .'.' t m tcspmnh nt,
what -tnall s.ilarii ; are piid lo mi n in
tru-tcd with the tlallv handhng of va-t
sinus of money. Take the i a-liieis, the
tidier ; and the Iniokkei pi is in inn lug
linaln i-il institution-. Tin ir salaries are
i oinpaiiitii c'v small, while their rc-pmi--lliilitir-
.in immense. I know n presi
are
on-
i -i
tin-
He
dent of a h ulk Hole i olllp any
city who r.t.'ivos ifin.nuii a
hand Irs at Iri-t omlhoii-iml tunes that
an, mint of set anil ies every j car. and his
oppi itunities fm th. lt an' 1 1 1 t ii . n I 1 1 -.
His p,.-it imi c nipels him !' live high,
ami vet lie ha- 1 1 1 1 . inioine mil-ide of
his sal, iij. A i a-h'er of me' of onr
h'llil-s te-tilitd at the l. ll Iiiul the other
day to hiiii lliug u ilimiled lull-,
nml vol In- - il.u . i - I ih in To I'', ll
is a wonder to me that tin i - are not
mole di fait atlons."
A I'ugiiiicinus Hank.
A l'ig hawk tl i-lied down inti the
yard of a c 'lore I in in near Amcricm,
(la., nml gr.ililied a chit ken. Tin old
hen interfered, and the two had a tierce
light. A daughter of the house run out
tticiipture the hawk, ami il turned up ui
her, tore her h inds and fac s.-vcr -ly
with its talons, an 1 then went nlT with
the chicken, an I nto it within 1 yards
of the hou'sg.
The Hose hy 1l Bi.
The roses iind tie clover
Are very s-wnet nml fair.
Ami I love the fragrant odors
They l.ieatlieiiion Ihe nir;
l'.ut swis-ter KiLmeil tin' lilos'jmsi
J(.-iile the meadow run,
The time that you werii twenty
And I was Iweuty-oin'.
How fondly I I lellllier
The tine we eiill.il them tlier",
And iieit li die shady iiciil"si
I wove them in your linir;
Ilmv lliei " ill hits- we tarrie I
I'ntil the si t "f sun.
Th" tun- that yii were twenty
And I was twenty-ouc.
Il may hnv- hem tie flowers,
1'. l imps a look from tli'-.
That linle lie w-. i-i"r softly
Il-iw ileal- tin ui weri to ui"i
I never stopKi to ipiestimi,
I only kmov 'nuc-dnno.
Tletune that y 11 were twenty
And I was twenty oil"
We've had oar siuumi-i'. darliiiK.
The lie'.-of lile lll'e I H W 11,
W e've tniveleil up III" lllll-ido.
We ie mi our j'lurney ilmvn.
Vet oft I wake from dreaiiiiiiK
Those day- have ju-l hegiin -That
von again are twenty
Ami I mo I went j on...
Wli n hi" and I'.M' nl.' ov.-r.
And I inn laid nl re-!.
I Ii e smiic one will gather
And pl.e'e npi.ii my Lrea-t
Sieli t..w'i siis ii i d to l.los-oni
i;---i.- tie miinlow run.
The tine that ymi were twenty
A lid I w a- I went v one.
Veml'lle.
Ill 'MOHOl'S.
Wold- of i heer: lluriah' Tlgci !
I. iw vers liny ! Is; dny wrile
lots of vctsu-."
The ha' maker is not noted for ir.
tln tir i .1 -I.-. I -in le is an artist in till ing.
line rea- in wiiv people always talk
aiimit tie wi-ader iv li.'iau-e it "'t
talk hark.
inin. the liojs a diance," snys a
trade journal. .Non-i iim': the hoys take
ton many chatir a s now .
ll i- not .pe er dial w hen a ljmhr
maker propose- he livrls the attcnti.ei
of the girl, ami she screw-- up her coiu
a ee w In n she says i No.
A niiiti p. its $."ii""' in die hands of n
Willi st ri cl I't okcr, " ilh instruct inns to
invest tie -aine in wheal. How much
.lot s he lose Ly tie t lali-acl ion ( Alls.,
fmlM'll.
'I he sadde-! words lire often tim
sweetest," linn mill ed I Minor. "The
lover's good night , fol instance." "Yes,"
lighcd Mi-s Weary, "I always like to
hear ymi say it."
There is something in n name. Hip
Duke of Newcastle, of horough mon
gernig celelirily, was once asked for a
day's ti-hing hy a newly arrived c!eigy
man. The n ply was: "The Duke of
Newi iistl-can iml comply with Mr.
No.i 's re.piest. 1'. S. Finding Mr.
Nose's name is Ko-e, he is pleased to
grant his ri iplcst.
At ii I'iini'ius New nrk Itpstaiirinit.
A lady was taking liinehenn with her
daughters at a famous le-taiirant in the
cilv. Ih r t hit k amounted to some
thing le - than $5. She handed the
waiter a lil! ami he lirmight lur i hnnge
f..r.Y She dedaied that the I ill she
hild gii i ti as a tMrnly. She was a
my i l .ii:'! ictinrd woman, nml her
In lief ali.nil the amount of money slm
had given (o (he waiter was evidently
holiest. Hut the waiter at ried that
she was mistaken. He went to the desk
ami ( iiipiired. The answer eaine hack
nml it was a a hill. The lady put. up
lu r pi:r-e iiml was pn piiing to leave.
The In ad w lit. r aske I her to step to the
i a-hit i's di-. I'iic jming man then
asked lu r if -he was .plite positive slip
had s: nl up lo li'iu. She replied
that she h it -urc of it, lm iiu-e she had
a twenty iiml a fur in lu r purse when
-he came in, and the twenty was gone.
Without any more words the cashier
.minted mil lie- change for $'.' and
pa- e l il to the lady.
'Ihe I irt is that tin' Inly was tnislak-
rn. l'.ut this pailii iihii r.stiiuratit li laiiH
the good w ill of the wealthiest p opln
l. the iitmo-t t o ilidence in their inleg-
uH. They te lily mi-takes whin they
know (licmi-iake is not their ow n r ider
than hiiie lln ii h'st cu-touicrs t ll. ti ltd.
Tiny will even Must a stranger for nil
exliiiv.ig.int dinner and lake his vi-iting
card '...r set in ,t . 'I'm-sy-tt in i- really
pri'liialiir in the Imig run. Thej t :innot.
lie i heated t w ire, a id the friends thai
tin j iiiake In their lihe ral methods out
weigh a hlllidted fold the net lisinnal
losses t In-x sii-t.un Irmn trusting tli-lmn
c-t people. Tin' lady mentioned could
i pioliiililv not have secured her money lis
j -he did in a iy other place in New York.
; Hut -he had all the appearance of sin
I ((lily, and the go' d will of an inlluen
j t.iiil woman like lu r neant umlmilitedly
! n large piotit in (he end. Had she heen
I refused she would never have patronized
i I he place again. She told a hundred
people of lu r generous treatment there.
It is easy enough to sop that in certain
circ Irs this maimer nf doing l)iii tic -s is
a very wiso otic, A'ttf Yrrk bun,