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V' L. X V. PLYMOUTH, N, 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1904. NO. 36
THE DREAMER'S CRY.
I am tired of planning and toiling
la tho crowded hives of men; 1. t
Heart-weary of building and spoiling, ,
And spoiling and building again;
And I long for the dear old river,
Where 1 dreamed my youth away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in a day.
I am side of the showy seeming
Of the life that is half a lie;
-Of the faces lined, with scheming
In the throng that hurries by;
From tho sleepless thought's endeavor
' would go where the children play;
. For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in a day.
HQJO HE local train, which had
4 rrJJ 1)0011 sPeeflinS out ot towix
0 1 O at the rate of twelve miles
"H R an nour came suddenly to
Ns"$r a standstill with a violent
rtc:ou at a level crossing in a country
lane, and Reynolds, shaken out of his
reverie, opened the window, quite pre
pared for an accident.
But as the view from the window
revealed only an impassive stretch of
green ' he settled back to consider a
more Important question.
She was a friend and neighbor of
tho Totters. There was a fair chance
that she might be seen at their house,
since an invitation to see her at her
own home had not been forthcoming.
That ten minutes' tiff at the seaside
at Easter where they had met had not
in the least detracted from her charm,
though it had entirely demolished his
welcome, and he would do much to be
near her for a week for that he could
endure the Potters.
A moment later the little guard came
up t him.
"I beg pardon, mister," he said, low
ering his voice to a whisper, "but you
have a bag there which looks as if it
might have a musical instrument in
it."
"Why, yes," the young fellow an
swered ia astonishment. "My banjo."
"A banjo. That's . lucky. What
tunes can you play? Can you play,
'Rule. Britannia V" '
."Great Scott Why, yes, I. think so..
But what in the name of patience "
"Then you are the man we want.
This way, sir, please, and as quick as
.. ;you can. If you don't mind. We can't
move the train an iuch till she hears
Bole, Britannia.' "
"But what "
"It's the only thing that will start
her Tip. . We tried everything else.
Bushing, pulling, everything. She
uticks ou the rails like a limpet on a
j-ock. I wouldn't bother you, but we're
live minutes late already. You'll be
doing everybody a good kindness if
you'll come along and grind one good
lively 'Rule, Britannia.'"
Reynolds caught up his banjo case
and hurried after the official, wonder
ing, as he went, which of them had
gone insane, and whether the attack
would prove, to be a permanent soften
ing of the, brain j$ merely, temporary,
aberration.
, A miraber of passengers had left the
train. They were gathering en masse
around the portion of the level cross
ing which intersected the lane. .
"Now, then, here" comes Orpehus and
his lady!" cried a voice in the crowd.
Fo' a moment the young man stared
about him with ever increasing fears
for bis own mental condition. Little
by little a light broke iu upon his
brain.
A few yards only of line lay between
tbo engine and the level cross track.
At the crossing stood the obstruction
in full view, at was a small, antiquat
ed pony phaeton, drawn byor, rather,
attached to a rotund white mure.
The animal was neither standing in
iio usual, and approved attitude 0 her
kind, nor prostrate, as will sometimes
happen by accident. She was sitting
upon her glossy haunches, a calm,
almost blase, expression in her brown
green eyes.
The carriage was occupied by two
women. One of them, a stout, elderly,
maidou-aunt-looking person was en
gaged in making voluble explanations
to a delighted crowd. The other, a
girl in white, who loaned back among
iho ennhiona and laughed, in evident
fujoymcnt of tbo situation.
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l ean feel no pride, but pity
For the burdens the rich endure;
There is nothing true in the city
But the patient lives of the poor.
Oh, the little hands too skillful,
And the child-mind choked with weeds!
Oh, the daughter's heart grow wilful,
And the father's heart that bleeds!
Xo. no! from the street's rude bustle.
From the trophies of mart and stage,
I would fiy to the wood's low rustle
And the meadow's kindly page.
Let me dream as of old by the river.
And be loved for the dream alway;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in a day.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
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London "Answers."
At the sight of the girl Reynolds
drew back, with a little cry of aston
ishment, under his breath. Then he
ran forward, lifting his hat.
"Why, Miss Perry! I'm tremendous
ly sorry to find you ahem delayed in
this way. What is the trouble? Can
I be of any assistance?"
The pleasure which exuded from the
young man's ace was not reflected in
that of the girl's.
"How do you do, Mr. Reynolds!" she
said. "I'd no. idea you were In this
part of the country. No, so far as I
am concerned you can be of no assist
ance, I think. If the train people
want to try any experiments, of course,
they are welcome to do it for the sake
of getting the train In motion. Aunt
Milly," she added, turning to her com
panion, "you have heard me speak of
Mr. Reynolds? My aunt, Miss Blithe
Mr. Reynolds."
Miss Milly grasped his hand with a
warmth which was in striking con
trast to the chilly demeanor of her
niece.
"So glad to make your acquaintance,
Mr. Reynolds, though I must say the
circumstances are not those I would
generally like to meet people under.
Such an embarrassing position! I
wouldn't have had it happen for the
world. I never thought of Eliza be
having this way on a railway, or I
should have been afraid to drive her.
You see, Eliza has not sat down for
years now, and we thought she'd quite
forgotten it. She is an old circus horse
as you may imagine, though I'd no
Idea of that when I bought her. It
isn't Eliza's fault, really. She thinks
she's doing perfectly right, you know.
They taught her to sit down at the
circus, and not get up till she heard
the 'Rule, Britannia!' and she never
will get up until she hears it!"
"Lady," cried the guard, elbowing
up, "we are ten minutes late now."
"Ten minutes late? How sorry I am.
It is most unfortunate that Eliza
should relapse just now, when she has
not sat down in years. It's just like
her, remembering about sitting down
this morning when I am on my way
to the station to take the train to Lon
don to see my old friend Amelia Lewes,
Intending to let my niece drive the
phaeton home. But now I shall be
afraid to let Barbara return, alone,, and
Amelia leaves London for Liverpool at
one, and I would give the world to
see her, as I may never see her again
for years."
"I am only, going around the curve
to the station," Reynolds suggested;
"I am en route for the Potters. It
would give me great pleasure to see
your niece safely home."
"There is no need in the world of
anyone accompanying me!" said the"
young lady with great decision. "Eliza
would not hurt a fly. I really prefer
driving alone."
"That is like you, Barbara. You are
always so brave," cried Miss Milly.
"But remember, love, that I am older
and more nervous and since Mr. Rey
nolds so kindly offers I accept for you,
Barbara, and I insist on you availing
yourself of his kindness."
"You are perfectly right, Miss Blithe.
It would not be safe, to say the least,
for Miss Perry to attempt to return
home alone, and far from Inconvenienc
ing me, it would be a great pleasure,"
urged the young man.
He seated himself upon a fallen tree
trunk and slipped the cover from his
banjo, keeping his eyes fixed upon a
portion of the landscape where it was
impossible for them to encounter the
jryes of Miss Milly's niece.
A moment later a particularly viva
clous "Rule, Britannia," entered tho
somnolent country atmosphere. Some
thing in the exultant strains of the,
melody caused Miss Barbara t gather
her pretty brows.
Eliza, however, wa3 usfeignedly
pleased. At the first notes her ears
twitched, assuming an upright atti
tude suggestive of earnest attention.
At "Britons, never, never," she turned
her head and regarded the player with
what appeared to be unqualified ap
proval. Slowly gathering her forces
together, she rose in a dignified manner
at the first chorus, and drew the pha
etion from the track.
The spectator:; cheered. The guard
shouted a warning, a genera scramble
for seats ensued, and Miss Milly had
just time enough to ensconce the new
protector in. the phaeton, while she
took the vacant place in the train.
When the last carriage had rounded
the curve and become lost to view with
Miss Milly's handkerchief fluttering
like a white moth from one of the rear
windows, Miss Terry gathered up the
reins.
"Do you mean," she said, addressing
the empty air directly in front of the
phaeton, "that you will continue to
force yourself upon me the entire dis
tance home?"
"I promised Miss Blithe to tako you
home in safety, and, of course, I mean
to fulfil my promise."
"But my aunt is gone now with a
perfectly easy mind. A child of two
could drive Eliza, and I really prefer
going alone."
"I couldn't reconcile it with my con
science. You might met with some
accident, and then how could I face
Miss Blithe? One never knows what
will happen especially in driving ex
circus horses."
"If you are detcrmiaed to be so hor
rid, the best thing I can do is to get
home as soon as posisble," remarked
the young lady.
For some moments they drove oa in
silence. When the voice came again
from the left-hand of the phaeton it
had undergone a change. It was posi
tively humble.
"Please don't be so hard on me," it
pleaded. "The temptation was really
too much a whole ride with you when
I'd been trying for weeks to see you
and couldn't."
As the whip hand side had nothing
apparently to add, the left hand re
sumed. "You don't know 'bow sorry I was
about that affair at the seaside, and
how I suffered after I cooled down. I
admit it was all my fault, and I wrote
to you begging you to forgive me. But
you sent the letter back unopened.
Isn't there anything I can do to win
back your good opinion? I'd do any
thing you say, 1:0 matter what."
"You might get out of the carriage
and allow me to go on alone. I should
really appreciate that,"- said the whip
hand with instant readiness.
Whatever the left hand intended to
say in reply was. left unsaid, for at
this point the phaeton stopped sudden
ly. Eliza was sitting down again.
Reynolds fell back upon the seat and
howled. The situation soon proved
too much for his companion also. They
laughed together until Eliza cocked
her ears iu astonishment.
"Good old Eliza!" cried the young
man when he had partially recovered.
"She knows a thing or two.. She won't
budge a step until I play .'Rule, Brit
annia and I will never :play a. note of
it until you invite, me to cccompany
you the rest of the way."
"You won't tako a mean advantage
like that, sureiy?"
"Won't I, though?"
"But this is most unfaiv."
"All is fair in war and "
"Please play." she intenn;sU;u,
quickly.
"Not a nolo. Are yen going to invite
me?"
"I am I shall .start ElU'.a with
out, you.'
Tho attempt . set Eliza in motion
by alternate kindness aud discipline
was a failure.
At the end of fifteen minutes Miss
Barbara returned to the scat, ex
hausted. "I suppose I must accede to your
demands," she said, "or I shall be here
permanently."
"Do you invite me of your own free
will to accompany you home?"
"Yos, I suppose so."
"Cordially?"
"Yon never said it must be cordial."
"It must certainly be cordial.".
"Well, cordially, then."
T am entirely at your service," he
answered, opening the banjo case.
Five minutes afterward a rotund
white mare jo god easily along a
charming country lane drawing a pb
eton which contained a man win
laughed and a girl who protested, al
beit nst wrathfully, that something
or other was a wean advantage and tie
testably unfair.'
Dresglasf on the Increase.
It Is said that people are spending
less, that the cry f economy is rising
shrill and high. I have not observed
it with regard to ladies' dresses, says
Lady Ytolet Greville in the London
Graphic. Never were they so expen
sive, so elaborate and so fragile as
they have been this summer. Quan
tity, too, is on the increase; where our
mothers had ive we have ten dresses.
Life altogether is so much more ex
pensive in every way. We amuse our
selves all the year round, and every
amusement, except the simple country
tastes, which are unfashionable, is
costly. Meals, even if less long, are
more refined and dearer, the service
of a house is much more elaborate.
Knick-knacks lie iibout in great pro
fusion, electricity, abundance of flow
ers, perfumes, cosmetics and bath ap
purtenances are the necessaries of ev
ery woman of fashion. If a return to
mare simplicity and wiser economy is
on the increase, it will be a boon to
all, for great luxury does not make
for happiness, it only increases our
neecls and renders life more difficult,
creating bigger impediments to simple
enjoyment.
Gives Ufa For Boy.
Willie Melson and Wolfe Scott were
drowned at Warren's Wharf, Laurel.
Del., and three other children would
have met a like fate had it not been
for the intelligence of a shepherd dog.
Henry, "Willie and Nettle Melson and
Joe aad Wolfe Scott, cousins, over
turned a boat in which they were play
ing. Their ages ranged from six to
twelve years, and none could swim.
They clung to the boat for several min
utes, when the current cast them
adrift. The dog, which was attracted
by their cries, plunged Into the stream.
Catching the girl's dress in his mouth
he held her head above water and
swam ashore with her. Rushing back
into the water, he caught the younger
Scott child in a like manner and was
with in a few feet of the shore when
he sank from exhaustion, taking
the child down with him. In the
meantime Willlle Melson had drowned.
Two fishermen, who had been drawn !
to the scene by the loud howling of
the dog, rescued the two older boys. !
When the bodies were recovered, the
dog had the Scott boy's clothing in his
mouth. Philadelphia Ledger.
Not One Agreed.
Dr. N:., of Capitol Hill,' has rare
thing for a Washington physician an
Irish driver. The doctor's horse is kept
at a livery stable, and when its owaer
and the driver arrived there on a Sun
day morning not long ago the doctor
discovered that his watch had run
down hours before. He asked the time
of one of the men lounging about the
stable, The man produced a noisy tin.
turnip and announced the hour as 9.
The livery stable keeper's watch made
it 8.57. Somebody else's had it 9.10.
"Come on, Jim," said the doctor to
the driver. "It's no use. No two of
these watches agree."
"No two of thlrn!" said Jim. "Faith,
never a wan of tltim agrees. "Wash
ington Post. ,
A Uotl I'arometer;
TLe seagull makes a splendid living
barometer, . according to the . Lahore
Tribune. If a convoy of seagulls flies
seaward early In the morning, sailors1
and fishermen know the day will be
line and the wind fair, but if the birds
keep inland tiioiji;!-. there be lio haze
hanging out toward the sea to denote
unpleasant vea.l. or- interested folic
know that the clumt-nts will be unfa
vorable. l'aper Kettles.
In the Japanese army every soldier
carries with him a kettle made of or
dinary thin Japanese paper. It is filled
with water and then water is poured
over it. It is hung over the fire and in
ten minutes the water is boiling. The
kettle can be used eigfet or ten times,
and the cost of it is about two cents.
"Wireless on th Eiffel.
The Eiffel Tower is to be equipped
for wireless telegraphy, making much
the loftiest structure from which mes
sages can be sent. t will probably
produce extremely interesting results.
The French Government is ?ctiv iu
this us 3 cf the great lower for scien
tific purposes.
HIS WAY.
I wouid not like to say that he
Has never told the truth to me.
If not by actual intent,
He has, at least, by accident.
He's vivid of imagination
And somewhat loose in allegation.
His statements are sometimes fallacious
And thus fall short of the veracious.
I would quite willingly believe
He has no purpose to deceive;
And yet it is unfortunate
That he will so exaggerate.
A thousaud pities he will tarnish
The truth wi'-h such a coat of, varnish.
And make one feel a sort of bias
In favor of old Ananias.
Still we, of course, who know his fault,
Can always use a grain of salt.
And ninety-nine per cent, substract
From anything be states as fact.
You understand, of course, that I
Doa't mean to say the man would lie.
Chicago News.
Alice "Herbert says he is a self
made man." Kitty "How he must
suffer from remorse." Harper's Bazar.
She "Shall we go to church in th
auto, dear." He "By all means. It's
bound to break down before we get
there." Life. 1
"Were you out at the races every
day, Sputter?" "N-o, the day it rained
I stayed at home and wasn't out a
cent." Detroit Free Press.
The men who study law, they say 4'
Take contracts, vills and torts. 4
The medicals content themselves 1
With measles, mumps and warts.'
Yale Record.
"His wife is. an ardent temperanc
worker, isn't she?" "Yes; she won't
travel in the West because she heard
that the climate is stimulating."
Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Rabbit "Oh! I'm so glad you're
home again. I've missed you dread
fully." Mr. Rabbit "Thank you, my
dear. I'm happy to say that the ama
teur hunter I met did the same thing."
Puck.
Wife "But doesn't it cost an awful
lot of money to send me to the seashora
for three months every' summer?"'
Husband "Oh, yes, of course. Money
is certainly a great blessing." Chicago
Daily News.
Mrs. Backlotz "So your servant girl
has left you again?" Mrs. Subbubs
"Yes." Mrs. BaekIotz-"What was the
matter?" Mrs. Subbubs "She didn't
like the way I did her work." Phila
delphia Press.
A lady who loved in Duluth.
Was thought to be wild ana uncuth;
She lisped, so they say, .
But explained it this way:
"I gueth that my tongueth jutht worked
luth."
Cleveland Leader.
The Typewriter "You told me you
were going to raise my salary last
week, sir." The Boss "I know; and
I did raise it. But I expect to have
a very hard time to raise it this week.''
Chicago Journal.
"And do you expect to follow in th
footsteps of your father when you
grow up?" asked the good man.
"Naw," replied Tommy, "me fader I
de legless wonder in de museum." Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Father (cutting the whip smartly
through the air) "See, Tommy, how I
make the horse go faster without strike
Ing him at all." Tommy "Papa, why
don't you spank us children that way?'
Glasgow Evening Times.
"So you don't want a vindication?"
"No," answered Senator , - Sorghum.
"When you go after a vindication the
chances are that you simply prolong a
controversy that merely reminds people
that you are under suspicion." Wash
ington Star. t
Automobile Boats.
Fishermen on the Lake of Neuchatel
are usiug automobile boats. They are
driven by a benzine motor and lighted
by electricity. They, are fiatbottoined
glide noiselessly over the water, do not
frighten the lish and are a great suc
cess. The United States produced 000O
ponnus of tea last year, tha farms be
ing in Novi.ii Carolina and Texas.