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BETTER THAN GOLD.
,FATHEB RYAN.
Better than grandeur, better than gold,
Than rank and titled a thousand fold,
Is a healthy body aad mind at ease, ;:
"And simple pleasures- that always please ;
' A heart that can fetil for aiiother's woe,
With sympathies large enough to enfold t
All men as brothers1, is better than gold.
Better than gold is conscience clear, : i
Tho' toiling for bread in an humble sphere,
Doubly blessed with content and health,
Untired by the lusts and cares of wealth, y
, Lowly living and lofty thought
Adorn and ennoble ia poor man's cot ;
For mind and morals in nature's plan
Are the genuine tests of a gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
l. Of the sons of toil when the labors close ;
Better than gold is! the poor man's sleep, .
And the balm that drops on his slumber
. deep', .
Bring sleeping draughts on the downy bed,
Where- luxury pillgws, jts aching head ; ,-'
'The toiler's simple opiate deems ' , :'
A shorter route toltEeJand of dreams.
-i. Better than golcfci tha thinking mind,
That in the reLlty f boos carijrfd .
A treasure sferptesfagsA1BStraliftn:or$, 4 ' '
j And live with the great and good of yore,
The sage'a lore and poet's lay,
i The glories of empires passed away ;
The world's great dream will thus unfold
And yield a pleasure better than gold.
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Better than gold is a peaceful liome,
Where all the fireside characters come,
The shrine of love,the heaven of life,
Hallowed by mother, or sister, or wife,
However humble that home may be,
Or tried with sor'rqw by Heaven's decree.
The blessings that never were bought or
. sold, . : v.
And centre there, are better than gold.
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A HEROINE AT LOHGBBASCH.
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BY MItS. KATE CH'RYSTAL.
"She's glorious !" declared Aubrey
Vanderlyn, who was ranch given to
Adjectives and enthusiasm, as eigh
teen is apt to bc
"Yes," languidly assented Harold
Drury, "lhci.1 point was decided long
There's not a woman at Lon
Branch to compare with Miss Tre-
vallian-T-notoiio !'' . , .
-V Physically,"! interpolator! little
filler, who was the best waltzor at
:the Branch, and as Might of head as
"he was of foot ;! "I agree. with you
therc. Bat as for the finer qualities
'which should diistinguin a woman
pshaw! Just look at'jthe life she
has led one of' court, ad ulation
flattery, homae from her cradle,
With beauty, high lineage, and ai
!her command an almost exhaustless
fortune, is it likely she is dowered
also with unselfishness, "or entertains
an ambition loftier , than a mere so-
" cial triumph ? i No, for sheerjieart
lessness, commend me to Miss Tre
vallian !',' . i l
, And he replaced his cigar between
r h$ teeth, with i an emphatic nod of
Jiis httle cropped head.
i The remainder of the group gath
ered on the piazza glanced at each
other with, significant smiles.' Ted
dy's helpless-adoration of 'the lady
-in question', fcad for sjjad time past'
? been a public secret. , : - . . - y
- "Wasf she heartless toyouvTed-
kdy?" Urury iigkedwith an airof
mIikeinhoeen.ce. ., .
- -y It was a '' crueL thing, to . say J ' but
Drury was jeryJmman wji an opr ;
portunity to raise- ataught a thfl ex
pense of -another- presented itself.
Miller was qu,itessore on the j5U,bject,,j
bo he answered sharply : : - i
"Not more than she was to you at
, Vienna last winter, Drury P
The joke was.urried on Harold
lie colored arid laughed " ? -
"Well hit, rn boy !" good-naturedly,
"but I JdoJii iSaketragedy
of my iill-luck.tXjnoWwthes.'Mn7Ue
of the moth aiad the candlejs cxj
hackneyed bjfj; webiufrQinembei?
that-! Miss Trevallianisivjxceed
ingly bright candle, and if we great
clumsy .mothsit can't keep roar, fool-.
- ish wings out 'bf the flame we de
serve to have them scorehed that's
all!''
, I "You're right,? 'avowed "Vander
lyn," boyishly suggestive. "Candle ?
i Phew 1 she's a i whole electric light !
-Here she. ialV; . , '. .
, Therd wasstirand murmur on
the piazza, and a stampede of the
men for chairs and hassocks as Miss
T Trevallian swept down the hall and
out into thugustjun.
Only &ne mm- sepaateI himself
from therothers at sight of her, and
walked rftpialy4 away.; V I-
He was a tall,, splendidly, propor
tioned young ;telloff,. clad in pictu-
resnue rachtin?? costume.
He had
-x . j . a .... i
a bold, high-held head well set on
broad shoulders, an alert, intelligent
"ace, wuh clearly chiseled features, a
ong, tawny mustache,, and gray,
'earless eyes. A young English bar
onet he, Sir 'Eric Glenallyn "doing"'
America for "the first time,'and des
perately, in love with Edith Treval-
ian, that,- too, aftera mere fort
night's acquaintance.
He-was very wealthy. '; The most
calumnious could not have accused
hifn of being .a fortune-hunter, Just
now he was rnore disturbed by Ted
dy Miller's- disparaging remarks
than he,would have cared to show.
His ideal woman was a wonderfully
fair creature: ' .
Teddy had voiced the suspicions
which had arisen in.Jiim, though
never even -to -himself had 4-he
clothed them in wonjs.;- i
Could onto' "deferred 1. frotr feifin
cy wiui almost' siavisn suDmission,
seared in the hot-house of fashion,
ruling all around her with the sway
of a princess, retain a white and gen
erous heart? -And yet he loved. her
dearly dearly L- "
rrora aiar ne watcneu ner as-ior
the moment alone she atood in the
soft light of the dying day looking
away to the westward.
; Young Vanderlyn's enthusiasm
naa not oeen nypcrooic.- one was
a little above the ordinary height of
women, an - erect, gracious, well
curved figure. A beautiful face,
proud for all its youthfulncss. . A
skin satin smooth and colorless as a
camellia leaf. Blue, luminous, dark-
fringed eyes. Sensitive lips, warmly
bright as oleander "blossoms.
one was arossea ior dinner, in
trailing draperies of dusky lace, at
her ears sparks of flame, on he
hands 'gleaming jewels, at her low
cut 'corsage a, -great cluster
quern inois.
oi jac
"Drury's advice is good,"
good, murmur
ed Glenallyn. "Keep out of the
flame I'll do it IV
And he imnifidiatcly tested the
strength of his 'resolution by walk
ing straight, up to MissTrevallian
and , following her like a very sab
stantial shadow for the rest of the
evening.
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The next morning broke sunless
and leaden-skied. Quite a heavy
sea was rolling,, and few ventured
down-to the beach. Among those
who did, however, was Edith Tre
vallian.-
She sWam well, and enjoyed thor
oughly her daily battle with ok
Neptune. Torday she, remained so
long she began to feel fatigued. . She
was on the point'of returning when
over the boom of the waves and tu
mujtof batjiers outrang h woman's
...voice in fraptic terror.
f-'My babyf-obmy baby 1"
"fc-'Elith wa3 a good distarrce out
but the child, had been swept stil
further1 before it was missed.
V"$treaught a glimpse of a familiar
pihk-andfwhite bathing dress. 1 1 I
was afchlld of one of the servants a
the hotel
r "A rope !" she shouted.
Quick as lightning one flew to her
across the water
In an: instant pandemonium
reigned uproar, shrieks, confusion
' Few there could swim sufficiently
f --.. ' i
welLto venture out in such a stronsr
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sea,' and by the time" they had prb
yided -themselves with' ropes ?and
gtrucK out Miss irevainan was al
ready; near the child
The feat would 'riot have been so
arduous had she not been very tired
when the summons had come. Now
every long, swift stroke was arduous
labor.
"Who is she?" some one yel
"Miss , Trevallian !". cried ' an an
swering voice in the crowd
"She is all right!" proclaimed an
other. "J3he can ewixn j like a fish !
A cheer went up from the rapidlv
increasing crowd on! the beach as
she grasped the child's dress
Jt was-saved I -Those- who' had
been coming' to? h erf aijd turnfcd ack
The child was saved.'. '.They dipnoi
' 1 " ' i t i 1 " t' l f
dream the brave rescuer cdu Id nWd
their help." ' " V-- ;frv'f ;- v
She slipped the. noosa around the
small body and tightened it.. Then
a dizzy jfaintness swept, over.; her.
The rope slipped ; from her hold.
They began to draw r it in. 'A
man farther up the shore 'a. new ar
rival was the 'first to discover the!
blunder: , He came rushinsr down
ike a. madman, tearing off coat and
boots, battling a path through the
now dense multitude. He,--plunged
nto the greenish surf. A dozen see
ing his object, followed hisexample.
Sq exhausted was MissTrevallian,
it was with a tremendous effort she
ept afloat.
, He reached her first. He wound
113 left; arm around her, and.with
his right struck out for land. After
awhile she became a dead weight.
She- had fainted.
When he lifted her .in his arms
and tr6dc-up the beach,. the. beauti-
fnl fac upon his 'shoulder looked
awfuirydeatp-Cke; J -' tTJ
!
The evening waa chilly, so alright
fire burned iTTVthe grate. : ' .
TT . -! 11 1 i-m"
veryj cozy maeea looKea jmiss
Trevallian's room, with its foft, deep
rugs, and ruby chairs, and open pi
ano, and gas-light, and wax-light,
and roses. : v .
And; very, very fair to sec was
Miss Trevallian herself. She lay on
i lounge drawn up beside the fire.
The. folds of her snowy veyligi', all
cashmere and costly lace, swept the
floor.' ;Iler dark;- unbound hair fell
over her shoulders in wavy, masses.
A slight pallor was the only appa
rent result of the morning's episode-
She started erect as the door was
flung suddenly wide, formality for
gotten in excitement. A gentleman
in evening dress cam-e swiftly across
the room, lie knelt down beside
her, and caught her hand in his.
"I have only just learned thntl
might eee you. Oil, forgive me !" he
cried, j '
"Forgiveyou I" she faltered. ''You
saved my life
"Don't," he pleaded, with a sob of
oam. v i ou aon t understand. ait
till I have told you." - .-- : ,
He did - not spare himself... He
told her all how he had distrusted
her, beaten back his love for her.
When he had quite finished, she
spoke :
"How is the child ?"
"Better. They think- he will live.
A smile of content lit her proud
face. ' - He .rose, and stood staring at
her a trifle dazedly." Was his fault
too great for pardon?"' .
He said to himself that her for
giveness was all he asked. He was
utterly hopeless. When she had
thus absolved him, he would go
away
"You have not forgiven, me f he
reminded her. "You blamed nie."
She stretched out her hand to"' him.
"There is one person: whom one
needs'ilot-to forgive, and whom one
can never blame," she said. , ...t
''Yes whom one loves," he an
swered sadly.
"Well, Eric!"
" He! started as though electrified.
He 'clasped her hand in his with a
a quick-catching of-hia breath, j r
. "You mean it. Edith ?" -
Shei answered him smiling : "
"J mean it. How stupid you are ?"
An "Eastern young man returned
home a few days ago from a trip to
Colorado for.his health, and, in nar
rating his:adventures, he told about
buying a silver mine for $3,000.
"I knew they'd rope you in !" ex-
elaimid the old man. "So vou we're
Tass enough to buy a humbug niiile ?"
"Yes, but I ,didn't lose anything,
I formed a company and sold half
the stock to a Connecticut man for
$7,000." !
',yUyou did!" gasped the old
manas. he turned white. "Ill bet
I'm the man who- bought it."
. ; "I know you are," coolly observed
the y oung man, as - he crossed his
legs and tried to appear' very much j
atshome.i-Wall Street News.-
--'LJbave such,' an ' ihdulgent:: hus
band ;8aid little . Mrs. Doll " Y.es ;
UaX'C'orcys,'tesi'onded Mrs.
Spiteful," quietly. -'Sometimes .in
dulges too much, doesn't he?'-' The
.Kam bier.
FAK5IING AS IT IS WAS MAY BE.
Causes of Present Depression Remedies.
Cor.- Augusta, Ga.; Chronicle.
iWe ask a candid and ' unbiased
hearing in the statement of a few
facts. To some our views may, on
casual survey, be displeasing, but
bear with us. The picture, though
dark in one aspect, has yet a bright
side, rendered the more striking by
contrast; It is with a single desire
for the amelioration of the condition
of our class that we mal:e this pre
sentation of a few undeniable facts
as to the status of the average South
ern farmer of to-day. We deein the
present a most favorable season to
attempt some change for. the better.
We would, in the opening, put the
questionruOf what real weight or in
fluence is the farmer of to-day, as a
class ?" You answcr,'We vpte,"
ryes, and
in commQivwttti every Arab
.fcr. .' -
on our streets. ..-Apply the only true
test that of finance. What' is the
farmer in the financial world ? As
a class, almost a blank.- And yet
agriculture is the great industry, of
our section. Whvisitthus? Don't
answer that the tiller of the soil was
doomed to bear the sweat and bur
den, of the day. The curse is uni
versal. It seems, however, as if the
farmer of thesouth is trying to make
a monopoly of it. There is a reason.
lowevcr, briefly given in the fluc
tuations in the price of cotton. Hop
ing that it would stand at a good
figure we devoted, all our tiihe and
capital to the staple. The vast west,
with its virgin soil gradually opens,
attended by a great increase in yield
without corresponding demand, pri
ces fall, our lafkl the while ridden of
its fertility by the wasting system of
cotton culture until at last we have
an average yield of something like
15 bale to the aero, with 81 cents as
quotations fur . middling grades.
With these figures before us, it is a
useless waste of time to state our
condition. Poor, wasted, denuded
soil ; wretched, tottering cabin ; slow,
bony, antiquated. mule; a few head
of cattle and swine, if any at all, that
cast no shadow from leanness; half
lilled oi entirely empty barns.
With such for inspiration, no b.;rn
of' 'our southland can ever siin in
the strains of Scotlandrs son:
"With joy unfeigned brothers and i sisters
meet
. Ancleachfcrotlier'svTelfiirel:indlvr.picrsr
The social hours, swift-winced." unnoted
fleet:
Each tells the uncos that he sees or hears ;
Anticipation forward points the' view.
The mother, wi' her needle and her shears,
Gars auld claes look amaist as well's the
-'-, new. I
The father, mixes a' wi' admonition due."
'The rural hearth, proverbially the
abode of peace and plenty and hap
pinessl is, alas, too often but the
scencof squalid misery and almost
despair, in our fruitful sunny land.
The .very, comparison with cold,
black barren Scotland should stir
our blood ..and asouse us to -a deter
mination to turn to profit our rich
heritage, of ssuand rain, soil and
climate. Few- countries - ar,e favored
like ours, did we buJi'avii)fjUT3elv'es
of our natural ad vantages Wefcfrctjv
our statements appear paradoxical,
but hear us out. 'Just here we would
beg you bear in mind that we are
discussinghe condition of tliie farm
er; we1 '"hy.e'.'not to deal with the
financial ..Jtate of our. section. We
are not alstomptinsr an answer to the
question 'Does farming pay?" If
asKeUjiWmignt return an atnrma
tive answer." to' that question, but
would,; "pt)rt, "Who does it pay?'
Look iat t ve wealth, yea, affluence,
of every country town as compared
with the poverty of our dilapidated
country h( mesteads and the answer
is given. i - Vhy this great difference?
Why is'thr producer poor, the mid
dle .classes wealthy ? To answer
briefy, we: exchange too muGh, at
tended as" it always is by friction
and expense." We raise too much
cotton . I Have stated but one evil
when I mention-expense' incident to
i ft'1' i i , i . i ' i
ejc-en"gc. , ao.c
is tho 'necessity
, Another that ranks high
-ssity for rotation. , It is
l contrary to tluvtheory. and practice
ui-ki cienunc or. weu airecieu agri
culture to grow the sarhe crop suc
cessively for yeiVs together on the
same sojl.' The perfect system would
be a change every year. I don't dis
course, on tho price of cotton, ' its
over-production, &c. ; that is too
vast a question ; its culture extends
over too wide an area. To say that
we could get as much for five as for
six millions of bales would be a
waste of breath. We will be more
than gratified if we can show how
the cost of production can be mate
rially lowered in our section. The
answer is in the adage, "Live' at
borne," and by - so doing meet the
demands of comiflon sense.'nature
and political economy. By . so do
ing you lessen the expenses, and so
the cost of production. If we are
tedious, bear with us. It ii our sin
cere desire to offer our 'mite to thej
betterment, of our condition. We
are of ; the class. - Every blow' given
if such . any of-our remarks be
deemed fall equally on our ; head.
Let us be led ho longer by the . de
ceptive sopliism that so1 much eottoh
means so much net cash.' Your chil
dren, your land, nature, jeeonomy
protest its fallacy. Following the
present system we will sooner or' la
ter learn to judge our ' indebtness
rather than wealth by the number
of bales we make. Do you then ad
vocate no cotton? By no neSans.-
After making a bountiful supply .of
provisions for your family and stock
strain every energy, and nerve, to
make every lock of the staple you
can. Then will we have a "land of
equal laws and happy men."
We hear the whisper omaiiy to
the effect that the story vdu tell is
old, hoary with age. -. We will at
tempt to make some specific sugges
tions J.O' relieve the generality which
always falls unheeded. We cannot
be as specific as we should like, ow
ing' to the fact that circumstances
govern cases, the best mode of pro
cedure varying with every change of
conditions. In general term:?, we
would say that we should always
look upon cotton as the naost expen
sive crop on tho farm, requiring vast
ly more human labor than almost
if not any other. Wo. would strong
ly advice, the large sowing of small
grain wheat and oats time of sow
ing to be determined, in a groat
measure, by -the reasons, of course.
Safe to have oats in before, the mid
dle of Prober; zf not then, in Jan
uary. It seasons tavor, put in some
in August. Try and get at least ten"
acres sown to the mnlcbeforo Christ
mas. Sow, say, four acres in wheat
to the family. in November. Manure
both these cfbps as far as you can.
Don't sell your cotton seed, but put
them on small grain: Economy
points to manuring of grain in the
$outh. rather than cotton, because
it is broadcast- cheaper than drill
manure; further, the certainty is
much greater of an increased yield'
both in bushels of grain and in veg
etable matter, which our soil, above
all else, needs. I know-your oats
have been killed. So have ours. -Whose
fault was it? Yours,. gener
ally. Rushing after cotton-we neg
lect the sowing of grain at the prop
er season, and it has barely time to
spToutaird. show itself above ground
before a "killing 'freeze;. carries'" it off.
Especially is thl-feiriahdslbn
run.in cotton a'nfl Vo divesteS:o ev-4
ery vestige of vegejsbe piaster..' D-lcTI
you ever note that' graniis' rarely
killed after eorri? So-w'hgn ypnpb'j
rotating, incorporate vegetable mat
ter in your "soil, you will rarely, Jf
ever; have' grain, killed: " "To them
iave grain. Kiiieu. ,.io,inein
ath slvaii 1)'e ' given , kn d'; ticf
iave abundancejbut from them
that hatl
shall h
that liath not shall, be" taken : 6'ven
that which they have.T , In'general
then, we-agree to' sow '15 acres to a
mule in oats 4 in: wheat may' be
considered 'too much-had better err
ou this side.' We' have then made
provision ' in the main for food for
mule and flour for self. , 1
' . According to our conditions twe
can supplement the provision crops
with, peas, sorghum; or cane, chu fas.
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; groimdpeasr potatoes, a. few acres of
! upland and bottom corn. -Trie peas;
chu fas, &c.. aiv,nr the hogs, , livery,
ifamily should fa ise at least GOO. to
800 pounds of meat. -This ,vejjcanr
do at a "nominal cost. We know
cholera visits us occasionally.
not often; when proper attention is
given. Sorghum is exhausting, but
is a large and certain yielder ory al
most any soil. .The seed are worth
- y .- vi . .
as much ;as corn on poor land. Sev
eral neighbors could, have a mill,
which is cheap; together.- The ear
ly amber cane ripens in August, be
fore the 'cotton . is ready for picking.
If you have natural advantages of
pasturage keep some good stock-
cows or i blooded mares--both will
pay ifrjroperly treated" Sow .half
an acre 'in drill or broadcast, if the
land, is rich, to mule, in corn for
forage. Supplement this with all
the hay,1 fodder and pea-vines you
can save. Be sure to have an abun
dance of long food if you wish 3rour
stock toitbrive.-- Can plant peas af-.
"ter youri grain js harvested,! and in
the fall you will have a,fin.e stand
6f oatsfdn the ground. ..Thinlc.what
a' cheap-crop thiols...; - ., ..
' ;Oats:.:will;.cost. us about -15 cents
peribishel, and. yet we have given,
as high ;as GO cents for oats and $1.00
for corn; thankful to get it at all.
You may object to oats, owing to
the fact that they have to be har
vested at the busiest season of the
year. It interferes with the working
of the -cotton. Learn to say : cotton
interferes , with harvesting. Vhen
we learn that lesson we - will be a
more prosperous people. With very
little difficulty we can prepare our
land,for "the reaper. A club can frwy
-one. use your brood mares for
. this purpose. , Let the mares , rest,
except during the busiest plowing
seasons., spring and fall, and while,
harvesting. The eoltwill more than
pay for her food if you make it, and
you will have her when, without ex
tra help, you would suffer. After
due attention is paid to food crops,
devote your time to cotton.' You
will fi-d that you can work from 20
to 30 acres in cotton with prospect
of from xTto-8 percent or more, ac
cording to; grade of land.
With barns well filled, bountiful
provisions for man and beast and
eight bales of cotton to your credit
in bank, -certainly this is not a pic
ture of starvation, nor are the facts
overdrawn. What I have said ap
plies especially to the small farmer.
Think on it. It is no dream of a
wild visionary, but the sober reflec
tions of common sense.
Let us resolve once for all to be
no longer in the hands and power of
another. Let us-assert ourselves as
our class should and have a Heaven -born
right to do. Let. us be indus
trious, frugal, thoughtful, independ
ent. : If so we act, posterity will pall
us blessed, as our class will then.not
only be the sinew of the nation Jbut
a most important element . in the
w.orjd of finance. .Then will we have
a head in; a' .cabinet; .minister-' we
will no longer ask but dictate terms.
John -Henry, the masher, stood on
the corner with one of , his .kind,
waiting ,for a jirl to . come along,
Whom he - might, crush. , ; At last, a
thin young woman from the rural
districts came byt and ; John: ; Henry
thought he ; had found her." .; As she
passed! hp said somethii about her
being bony .but , he; went afterJier
and pchus4ip,.ud: j.., .-tefe
(joodaftef noon,!' she replied, siz-
ingj.hin;'up..as if she was going-to,
put a jrice on bim f '1 '-. -"j-lVhaavMis3,
aliem,: I-ah-,?f he!
hesitated-1, -. Z.i .v
Weil.'-.'.-jshe-'! continued co5Ily,
"whj7 don't yjbu bark ?" -v
"Baik ! Bark ! il- don't quite" un
derstand," he- said' inquiringly.- . " '
"Ohj you don't? Well I might
have known better tbari to have giw
en you credit for so much intelli
gence, but in our country; a puppy
that has had any advantages of train
ing; always barks1 when it , finds " a
bone."; ' ; ' ! 1 '
';' Since that date John Henry is a
changed man. Merchant ; Traveler,
' Johnson's Anodyne-Liniment' is
one- of :thc few rcahv Valuablo'if
medicines- which we
pTeasuje in. call''-'
is-botlLV'
- He"- Sai
Detroit. Free Press..'
"What a good cl
have to smuggle;'"
other day to a gei
sides in Detroit but '
Windsor; and : cross
three or four times a
V "Ah !'' was his dr
niittal exclamation.,-:
"Aren't you soraetinj
J. '"Wo, fiirJ- At least n
."Then 'you were onCe
, t" t -
get rid -of you. ; Year
smuggle ten yards of sill
wife wanted : a4 shade;
find : in jDetroit,' and I' cc
smugglerit pyer.; - ? When
to start for Detroit the; sil
dfr my! suspenders, witl
and coat buttoned over
air the custoAa officers well'
wasn't pH&chance in a, m
my being detected.'';
"And you weren't afraid,
"Not -J until. I . reached., tli
wnarr. : ine ojnciais on ine
side had nothing to do with i
ter, of ,coursetbut my .guilt
science ; was p;th-e. alert.; -
them called to me and detain!
ten" minutes;. while he related
particulars of; a mn being , tra
for smuggling a sh-awl. I fcltt
self turn all sorts of colors, and J
clare.that my knees seemed tor.
right out"
""i-Yes I've been: there.,r;
"On J" the boat I, saw a' strand
watching nieyry closely and I m
up my mind Wwasapotterl I
nave inrownjbne''.'miBsw.aY'y9Ui.
there was lfo oprtunjJ.'WJxen1
reached the AnQTioAttidefvXeiiU
a prisoner about to be sentenced
didn't know whether to land at
and hurry off, or jio - take my .titoc1
and effect a coolness I was mighty
far from feeling.'
"Exactly. I felt the same
"Well, two women were arrested
right in front of me for smuggling.'
straw-braid, and tli e', second otR'sor
came up and slapped .me on tT7
back and called out :
"Hello, Jim ; got anything on you
that ought to pay duty?"-
"He! was in fqn, of course, but my
heart jumped into mymouthand
choked me, and I catne iTear wilting
I managed .: to fish up"a cigar and ;
hand it over with a forced laugh,
but I'd have given $10,000 to have ;
been a mile away," ' ,
I ""What's the matter, old boy ?" ho .
asked as he saw how perturbed I .'
was. ' ' . '.
"N nothing I" -
"Come, now, you don't feel well.". '. . ;
"Oh, y--ycs, I ddo4 except thatlnj -
a little s-sick !" r s ' :;;
"Come with me !' he ordered, and ; - j
he put one hand on my bacjpexv
actly over that silk; and led me off
that boat. I had no other idea but , - ?
I was caught. Visions of courts:
finesrnewspaper articles and a weep 4
ing wife. rose;, up before me, and
' was about to throw myself: ph'li'x -
mercy and offer to pay apyisum lrte '; r.Ji;
might ' name, when .he iieemd tno, ,
into-a saloon andHed-IJtitfr??!
..",tj.ere crive Jim a on
JotiraceriiiTjfenTcn
' "With - that heweTrtTouV and I
just7 sank down jam. the first handy; iv
chair and came near fainting away, j
.When .1 bad put half a mite between i
maanJUhe' wharf I came to a haji .'
and said. to myself; Jt A-,-, -.
, "Jinrycnaire..onfor;n4ed id.iQt,'.-,.
you arer.; J ' .:.v ;:,' . ; ::f . ,
" You. beU" Jkn. replied.; r
"Don't you'neveE. try. that again.? :
. "I never will never !
"You'd better pay. $3 per yard fojr ,
silk in Detroit than to pay seventy- . .
five cents on the other side.' ' ' ' -
"You're shouting, old boy.", :- s
''Take this sil home and tell your
wife that you sent-to Chicago fo-
and neyer let anybody k'no."
tool you've raadj)f v
V'TU'do'ite: '
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