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MILMIKIM, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 30., 1885.
A Tale of Rue.
Of all the tired passengers of the
midnight express hound eastward over
the Old Colony road, perhaps there was
not one mote thoroughly used up than
John Coleman, E<q., of the law linn of
Coleman it Biggs. Ashland, Massachu
setts. From the morning .if Novem
ber 1, when he had started for San
Francisco, till the evening of this De
cember 1, he had been constantly on
the wing. To aggravate his fatigue,the
trip, in a business view had been high
ly unsatisfactory, if not unnecessary.
But as he drew neaier home his
scowl vanished, and the lines about his
fiim mouth softened. Stretching his
loug-snlTeiing limbs across the seat, he
spread the Evening Jour mil between his
aching eyes anffkhe glare of the bob
bing lamps, and indulged in tender
speculations. How would lino look
when he, appealed before her next
morning, two days earlier than he had
promised ? She might be witering
hei plants in the bay-window, and he
would walk i.i nonchantly, as if he had
left her the evening before, and say.
"Good morning, Rue,"and she would
diop her watering-u.it and rush toward
him, all smiles and blushes, crying,
"Oil, John ! John \ how glad I am
to see you ! how I've missed you !"
Dear, warm-hearted, impulsive little
line ! She certainly was fond of him.
lie wished lie had never been such a
brute as to reproach her about Mr.
Lynde. He was convinced now that
she had not really cared for the lellow.
She had only been cordial with him in
her free, girlish way. What charming,
inimitable ways she had ! The lover's
reverie merged into a dream. Mr.
Coleman was unconscious of the slack
ing of the train at B—, and of the en
trance of two yonng gentlemen into
the seat in front ; but the name of
MiSB Hue llaywood, spoken almost in
his ear, aroused him like an electric
shock.
"Mr. Lynde is bewitched with her,
that's plain," continued the voice.
"IIVs having a fine time out of Cole
man's absence."
"Pluperfect," said an answering
voice. "They say Miss Hue wou'dti't
mind Coleman's taking himself off for
good."
"He's an able man. You know
there's talk of running him for Con
gress "
"Oh yes ; he's 4 a dig,' and all that;
but he's a crotchety fellow. Makes
Miss Hue walk Spanish, I bear. By
the-way, how are she and Mr. Lynde
coming on with the operetta ? I had
to cut last reheaisal."
"Famously. Miss Rue's solo will
bring down the house. Lynde thinks
the entertainment will foot up at least
one hundred dollars toward the new or
gan. He's jubilant. I believe that in
strument comes next to Miss Rue iu
his affections. Can't he get the music
out of it, though ? Ilalloo,here's Ash
land !"
Wincing beneath his newspaper, Mr.
Coleman had recognized the voices as
those of two college students returning
from a lecture at B—. Forgetful at
last of travel stain,weariness and head
ache, h3 waited till the youths had left
the car, then walked out at the oppo
site end, his whole energies engrossed
in weighing the evidence so gratuitous
ly afforded. llow far could he rely on
current gossip ? What attitude should
he assume toward Rue ? Morning
found him undecided. He must be
governed by Rue's own manner. As a
test of her feelings toward him he
would ask her for his sake to withdraw
from the operetta. If she loved him
she would do this cheerfully. If she
would not do it—Mr. Coleman had not
provided for the latter contingency
when Bridget ushered him into Mr.
Haywood's parlor. Miss Rue and Mr.
Lynde were practicing a duet for the
operetta, both t.oo rapt- to observe the
intruder—a fact inexplicable on musi
cal grounds to poor Mr. Coleman, who
did not know the notes apart, or care
to know them. According to his in
ference, the young people were absorb
ed in each other, and he was off in lim
bo. Under these circumstances it may
not be strange that his face, that in
stant spied by Miss Rue, was not the
face of an amiable mau. It promptly
reminded Mr. Lynde of a waiting pu
pil,and having congratulated Mr. Cole
man on his safe return, be hustled bis
music under his arm and departed in
haste.
Miss Rue wheeled the big easy-chair
in front of the grate, playfully forced
her sullen suitor into it, and perched
herself on its arm to hear about bis
journey. Had he been ill ? No ?
Then he must be fearfully tired. She
knew his head ached. Shouldn't she
try to magnetize it, and put hirn to
sleep ?
No, he preferred that she should not.
lie had kept his eyes closed too long
already.
A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE
As well might a zephyr have attempt
ed to pet an iceberg. With u shiver
Miss Rue slipped from her peich, and
senti d herself with her work in a
neighboring rocker. What had come
over John ? She had never seen lit in
like this before. IIH did not seotn a bit
glad to meet her. lie turned awav
from Hie distracting vission, mentally
preparing bis brief—this astute lawyer,
as ignorant of lie nature of a girl us an
elephant of the structure of a rose.
Presently he began about the festival.
He admitted that Rue had once confid
ed to him her intention of participa
ting iu an operetta, but he had suppos
ed an operetta to bo something liko an
oratorio, not a jumble of silly love
song. Did site think it becoming in
herself, an engaged young lady, to car
ol amorous ditties from morning to
night with a tuneful swain ?
"They are burlesques, John—only
burlesques. If I had dreamed of your
disapproving, I wouldn't have promis
ed to sing ; but I can't retract now."
"Not when I particularly request it,
Rue ?"
"Indeed, no, John. I have the lead
ing part. I can't refuse to act without
offending Mr. Lynde."
"On tne other hand, you can't per
sist in acting without offending me."
"Now, J oli n, do be reasonable.
llow should I feel, announcing at the
next renearsal tlilit I must be excused
Mr. Coleman was not willing to have
me connected with the operetta.' What
Lynde think ?"
"Oh, if his opinion has more weight
with you than mine, I will retire."
"John, you're too absurd. Can't you
see how ridiculous it would look for
me to throw up my part the moment
you came home V People would say
you were jealous if Mr. Lynde."
• "The jackanapes I"
"And that jou were a Blue-beard.
John, I m not sure, but they'd be
right."
"If I'm a tyrant, Ruefelle, you're an
amazingly fearless Fatima."
"I don't propose to be your Fatima,
John."
What did Rue intend by that ? The
wrinkle in Mr. Coleman's forehead
deepened into a trench, his brown face
flushed like an oak in October.
"Please lay aside paiadoxes.Ruefelle.
Do you mean you don't wish to marry
me ? Rumor has told me as much."
In truth Miss Rue had meant noth
ing of the kind, but her lover's insult
ing tone exasperated her into silence.
Had it come to this that she could not
wink without first consulting his lord
ship ? Iler blue eyes flashed ominous
ly, the steel hook In her fingers darted
out of her crocheting with a murderous
rapidity.
"Rumor has told me as much," re
peated Mr. Coleman, as impressively as
if he had been addressing a jury.
"And you let people talk about me,
John, and listen to what they say !'
"I might have known that a girl who
would not respect my dignity could not
value my esteem. Tyrant or not, Itu
felle, at least I have no desire to l iyet
galling fetters. Henceforth you are
free to smile upon Mr. Lynde or any
other gentleman."
Had he omitted the last sentence, af
fectionate, kindly little Rue could even
then have 4 made up" with John, but
this was too much for her temper.
Snatching the golden circlet from her
engagement finger, she flung it at her
loyer, with cheeks aflame.
"Take back your ring," cried she ;
4 the girl who wears it should be a
saint or a simpleton, anu I'm neither.
Good-bye, John."
Auburn head erect, chin in air, she
swept out of the room with all the
stateliness possible to a slight Rirl of
five feet t wo. She felt hers to tea
righteous indignation. John had no
reason—no earthly reason—to treat her
so. She would not personate patient
Griselda for the amusement of the vil
lage.
"John wants to bend the whole
woild to his will," mused she, angrily
peeping through her chamber blind as
lie stalked away chewing bis black
mustache; "lie wants to bend the
whole world to his will, and I won't be
bent. Our engagement is broken, and
I'm glad of it."
For full fifteen minutes she was
unequivocally glad.
John Coleman thought that lie too
was glad. Walking fiercely on, he
squared his broad shoulders, and told
himself that the engagement had been
a mistake—an error of judgment. A
grave, self made man of thirty should
have been wiser than to trust his hap
piness to the keeping of a gay, capri
cious maiden. Why had he been so do
tingly fond of the child, so hoodwinked
by her coquetries ? Blind, drivelling
idiot that, lie was, the sooner he was
buried again in the law the better.
The man's soul was hot within him.
Shocked at his partner's ill looks, Mr.
Riggs in greeting him asked if he had
had a chill.
"Yes, something of that nature,"
was the grim reply "llow about the
suit of liigalls versus Wade ? I find a
flaw in the indictment."
; Mr. Coleman was in the mood for
finding flaws. His habitual Gelf-con
trol had deserted him. O.ice lie :on ly
annihilated Mr. Riggs for casually
mentioning Mr. Lynda and his report
ed engagement.
"Oho ! I recollect now ; Coleman
had a lien on the young woman him
self. Queer I should haye forgotten,"
mused the discomfited advocate, dip
ping bid pen In tbe ink.
That night Mr.Coleman had a chill
no metaphorical heart ague, but a gen
nine physical, bone-shakiug rigor that
demanded blankets and hot brick and
a heroic dose of quinine.
"He's caught malaria from some of
those Western bog-holes," said the
doctor as-dde to the landlord. "Unless
wo break it up lie's in for a fever. See
that lie has a good nurse. 11l be round
in Hie morning."
The landlord himself sat up with the
patient, and a busy night lie had till
daybreak, when Mr. Coleman sank into
a drowse. The wea'y watcher improv
ed this opportunity to steal away for a
nap, and sent Ins son to take his place
by the bedside. After an hour's sleep
the sick man awoke refreshed,tbe ring
ing in bis ears greater, but the throb
bing of bis temples less, the pain in his
limbs no longer absolutely unbearable.
"Heigho 1 that you, Harry f" he said
catcning sight of the boy munching an
apple for entertainment. "Where
were you when 1 came home last night?
I didn't see you."
"At St. Mark's, sir, blowing the or
gan. Mr. Lynde has hired me for the
quarter."
"Oh he has, has lie ?" Mr. Coleman
turned over in bed, and scowled at the
smoky lamp chimney. Soon he flopped
back again. "Do you like this Lynde
fellow, Harry ?"
"Tip-top ; everybody does."
Mr. Coleman groaned.
'•ls the pain coming on again, sir ?
Cau I do anything for you V"
"Nothing, thank you, my boy ; I'm
I pretty essentially done for. I'd like to
hear you talk, though. Tell me what's
happened while I've been away.
What's this Lynde been up to ?"
"Oh, he's been flyiug round, you'd
better believe."
"Been doing a stiff business, I sup
pose, driving out with the ladies ?"
"IJa's been driving out with Miss
Haywood some. I haven't seen him
with anybody else."
The invalid supptessed auother
groan.
"They've been looking at di9he3 and
curtains and things."
Mr Coleman rose savagely upon his
elbow. This was ten thousand times
worse than he had dreamed. "The
story I've heard, then, is true, Harry ;
Mr. Lynde is going to be married."
"Why, how did you know, Mr. Cole
man ? lie said it was a secret. He
let me go all over his ho.use yesterday
—he's hired Lunt's cottage, corner ot
Vine street—and things shine, I tell
you. You ought to see those carpets.
Miss Haywood helped him pick 'em
out. The other woman don't suspect a
thing."
"What other woman ?"
"Why, tlie woman Mr. Lynde is go
ing to marry. She lives down in
Maine. She thinks after the wedding
on Christmas she's coming with Mr.
Lynde to his boarding-house ; but in
stead of that, sir, lie's going to fetch
her right home to this bully cottage.
I'll bet she'll be surprised."
Mr. Coleman dropped back upon the
pillow with an expression a Raphael
might have despaired of reproducing.
He lav there a few minutes reflecting,
then sat bolt upright,his towel-begirted
hsad in bold relief against the mahog
any headboard.
"Blow out the lamp, Harry, please,
draw up the curtains, and hand me my
writiug desk there on the table. I'll
give you a dollar if you'll carry a mes
sage to Miss Haywood for me this
morning."
"Bless my soul, Coleman, you're as
tough as a pine knot 1" exclaimed the
doctor, bolting in as his patient sealed
the note. "You had ague enough last
night to shake a sensitive mortal into
the grave, and here you're up and at
tending to business. Let's leel your
pulse. Rapid yet, but softer. If
you're prudeat you'll be out iu a few
days."
Harry rushed off on his errand, au d
delivered Mr. Coleman's billet into the
hands of Miss Rue herself, who in his
private opinion looked very sober and
red-eyed.
"DEA* RUE (thus ran the missive)—
"I've been having a chill, one of the
bona fide castanet order. I hope you'll
do me the favor to believe it was com
ing on at vour house. If I raved fu
riously and behaved worse than a sav
age, as I know I did, do forgive me,
dear. I'm coming to beg pardon on
my knees as soon as they are firm e
nough. Inclosed please find your ring.
Ever thine. "JOHN.
"P. S.—Don't on any account with
draw from the operetta."
"Poor deal soul, how ill he rau9t
have been 1" mused loving little Rue,
slipping the cherished ring back upon
he; finger. "But I hope he isn't going
' to be subject to these chills," she add
ed, with a doleful look. "I do nope be
1 isn't, for the sake of both of us."
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West Indies that May bo True
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them under in v berth for safe-keeping.
I was sitting at a small table, hang
ing on with both hands, in company
with a negro passenger, when there
came an explosion that sounded as if
a barrel of powder had gone off. Some
thing whizzed by my face so close
that I felt the wind, and another pro
jectile struck me lull in the breast.
The negro was not so fortunate. lie
uttered a loud yell as the sound came,
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blood spurting from his face, went o
vcr backward with a crash that
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was ? Nothing but a section "of one
of the seeds,and they were the explos
ives. The heat of the cabin had in
some way affected them so that they
went off like cartridges, and as each
was ijiade up of several pieces, it had
somewhat the effect of grape-shot.
One struck the negro as related,anoth
er missed my head and shattered a
looking-glass behind me, another
struck me in the chest, while still a
nother, curiously enough,.took off the
i handle of a pitcher, or monkey cooler,
| that stood on the table. Four of the
i seeds didn't go off and you may be
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number of seeds,' continued the speak
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and it is generally a provision con
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In the West I have seen trees explode
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nearly a mile; in this case the frost
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A Tramp Defends Ladies.
Information is given of a sensation
al occurrence near Wadesboro, N. C.,
on Tuesday evening. An Irish tramp
called at a house occupied by two la
dies and asked for lodging. They at
first refused his request, but finally
agreed to lock him in a closet, where
he was to remain all night. About 12
o'clock the ladies were waked by a
negro who had come into the room.
He threatened to kill them if they
made an outcry and demanded money,
which one of the ladies said she would
get. Sho then went to the closet and
unlocked the door, when the tramp,
who had heard the whole conversa
tion, sprang out, pistol in hand. The
negro started to run, but the tramp
fired, killing him instantly. Shortly
after it was discovered that the sup
posed negro was a white man, who
had blackened himself and invaded the
house. He was recognized as a near
neighbor of the ladies.
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A Noted Hen.
A Cape Vincent man has construct
ed a sheet iron lien that promised to
lay him a golden egg. It is finished up
to life, full size, cackles, clucks and
looks with one eye at a time so natural
ly that it deceiyes the oldest beohawk
iu the country. It is so fixed tbat£when
a hawk, mink or polecat pounces on to
it the back springs open and the wings
fly up and force the assailant on to a
ravenous buzz saw that makes seven
hundred revolutions in a minute. Af
ter moving half a minute the saw stops,
the hen closes up, fold 3 its wings and
begins to cackle as though.it had just
laid an egg. One winding op will an
swer for three massacres, provided the
delicate machiuery does not get clogged
up with too much blood, bones and
feathers. He set a newly painted one
out in the sun to dry hist week, which
attracted the attention of a'fine old cat
belonging to Dr. Wood, who had been
poking a great deal of fun at the fool
ish thing. The lien is there but the cat
is hence.
Bill Nye on Venice.
Venice is one of the best watered
towns in Europe. You can hardly
walk a block without getting your
feet wet,unless you ride in a gondola.
The gondola is a long slim hack with
out wheels and is worked around
through the damp streets by a bru
nette man, whose breath shoukl be
a sad warning to us all. He is called
the gondolier. Sometimes he sings
in a low tone of voice and in a foreign
tongue. Ido not know where I have
met so many foreigners as I have
here in Europe, unless it was in New
York at the polls. Wherever Igo I
hear a foreign tongue. Ido not know
whether these people talk in the Ital
ian language just to show off or not
Perhaps they prefer it •
His Pa Had a Olean Tongue.
'Who preached to the disciples on the
day of Penticost ?' asked a Newman
Sunday school teacher of her class.
'Peter,' shouted the class in a chorus.
'And what happened unto them ?'
'Cloven tongues,' said the class.
'What is a cloven tongue ?'
The class remained silent, and the
teacher was about to explain, when the
smallest boy exclaimed :
'My pa's got one.'
'You are mistaken,' said the teacher.
'This was a miracle, and miracles do
not occur now.'
'Yes, he has a cloven tongue,' said
the boy, 'for I saw him put a clove on
his tongue this morning as soon as he
took a drink out of a jug.'
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It Breaks Him all up.
"Yes, I have got a mighty good
Mrs. Callaper,but he's an awful tender
hearted body."
he ? Well, I wouldn't have
thought it."
"Yes ; bad news of any kind uses '
him up."
"La, me ! you don't say ?"
"He never could stand up under
trouble of no kind like me."
"That's very strange."
"Why, bless you, ma'am, it just a
bout breaks bis heart to Jtell him the
sugar box is empty, and it fairly give®
him a spasm whenever the flour gives
out."
THE surprising statement is maae
by an exchange that the demand for
gunpowder is greater in times of peace
than in war. It is said that more
was used in the construction of the
Hoosac Tunnel than during the course "
of the late civil war. The United
States consumes on the average 100
tons a day, which is estimated to be
more than would be burned in a bat
tie in which 50,000 men would fire 40
rounds each.