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It l-attuliod Weekly J
MiTiaBVe. cjurMiA ivctti.
BY JAMKS J. IIAS805.
yT v"ta. th BtoTe Urmi be de-
Tb'oh o.on , ..?U i...r
H .i.,Mt i v tauns in .lvDce mot n.t et
Advcrliring liotca.,
The laree and reliable olrealaiaoB 01 tfce raat
aaia Favaaiait coitiiEeBOB It te U.e (aiTraF e
iUKraUun ot aaerneera. c.-e la rura will bia
erted at the loliowUr low rate- :
1 inch, a UfBe
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1 year
V eol'B e Bambi,
H " rauoBhs
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auut.tha.
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PnMneaa Items, flrat tnaertiaa toe. er line : eeeSi
at sequent ineertton 60. per lane,
Adtctclstratur i and Kxeestor'i If (ises 160
Auutor'i Kotloee IIS
Stray and similar NoUoe..... ......... lea
(VKnaMV).! er proeseMnt of any corporation
or .ecwrv, a J tmavuMluiii dtnonrd lo call mltm
turn ta on f matter of tmjjd or xni.yxiual xnt eiot
mutt ot 0au ret a ee'eerf ummli.
Job Pbibtiw- ot all kinds neatly aeeeiee!
oa.ly esecated at loweat firic.a . Uon'tyoa for.
JAS. C. HASSON, Editor and Publisher.
'" IS A FUUII -WHOM Til
T1UTH M1III FK11 1KB ALL ABB SLAV! BBBIDB.
SI.CO ancj postage per year In advance.
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-;r:,e-v:u..u; VOLUME XXIV.
EBENSBURG. PA., FRIDAY. JANUARY 31. 1S90.
NUMBER J
den I no caiuw "'"'
Jos. Home & Co.
I PEXX AVE STORES.
There? arc
AIn'il OrdYr Iio;.:irtment3
cluinui' to ntlV'TiI
tl.f s:i!iu' advantage;
to out of t ii buyers
th.it aku ail'or.Kl by
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fi M (iRUEIl Dhl lRT.MhM.
Our h provtMi its claim;
0t!ier-; have r.et.
If,. lit. cn otier irn-ater a-lran-ta.es
lew a pnd tT ad many,
A IviUitane i.f
ar. uiiliiaite't stoek
of moilium aii'l Hue
D!;KSS COniK AN1 SILKS.
11'iinlreil.-' h:i.I hun.lre.ls of
stvlw .lain an! faney Dress
q'. .,!., fr..iu L'"o to S4 a yarJ,
In everv weave, aa.l i-ulor
of t!'.e eh 'i.'e-t woul fabrics.
B!a. k Silks, r.Oc to $4
a varJ.
Br."-,.!, m . 'k : t l-.:o.
Tt- i,.-t i ui'-k
HI -r i ! 1 I ".let
Jt iii cninilt''e sfneks
ia all lines of Dry (jooJs.
Entire Mto'k in tho
Cloak Department
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Ca-al'irnt mailed fre
Upon -e.jiiet.
V'!i'-ri iii m ure lower
th:t!i t!il I'atah jrue quotes,
j( u p-t the bent-fit, invariably,
afifyou vh'.ppod personally.
fjtt the Lloak fatal i-'ue.
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ever all ethers tu selling yuu
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WELL MttlKII), RIPE WHIM-
Kill AMU WIMKM
At prlree that nake all other dealer, buitle.
J n't tl.ink ol It :
PTerholf at fa ' I'ure Ky. fire years old.
Full q'isr' II i 0. or 110 MO per uuten.
Still better !
Finoirn i 'iden Wedding-, ten year olj. 'Full
qu ti l nrS'.K.oo itr .losea.
M.'ter "till :
Kentuck B.orbon. ten yeara old. "lull
qu irt" f I. .'.'. or iVl CO per 'len.
And one of the mo.t aaleable Whiskies on oar
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The Pare Etirr. Tenr OM K.xp rt tlucker.helm-
f Full qurt l ft', ur f! irr duin.
There l-MHr th,.t has aver been .-Id
I uur in.t F.iu.)rt. m I th. ainiwle re.eoq If
tbt It in uf - r'y lun""-" le duplice'e It.
There will o.ver be en let up la the parity
end One Hour in ny .urllc.'.r ul the Par. All
tore. e W.uee a nr. n w eel'lnir at toccata per
buttle Full quart. r IS (. i er Jutea.
In newi.iif y v.iur or le'a pl-e enclose P. O.
ost I r t r (r Ur.it. or K--KlMr your order.
JOSEril FLEMING k SON,
WUoLEHAL.E e.N D KETA1L.
DliUGr.ISTS.
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A SOLID
TEEL FEWCEJ
EXPANDED iTAL
tCt I BOX KTEEL
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! ce::t?,al EZFAUDro metal co
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IL.rJrtaxo .ci: 1- 6x taoi: bt iLie pase
MXTit sire:i.r, rirun uo. pa.
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I 0ia.kjit.fr ir"tr. I'ruui nf tU lu'er-Stiite Kui
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1 HE ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
Chmlos'S. Cill, Proorlotor.
Table un-urpaed. Ilemodel
fd with utlire tm prouml llior.
Natural sr.-t.s nnd ineandescnt
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Cor. Vcod St. & Third Ave.
Pittsburgh, a.
1 I'uii.-tea rtttea at abort antiee to tbe
: OLD RELIABLE "ETMA"
( MI albrr I irml lav t enpaelaa.
i W. DICK,
TT rR THE
fla! HAll'i'mUD
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C'.'ac FOR lerTerpM I leer.
v . . . ee B t 4
aiw.i Tarra.fa rrre.e..t
Slta:r Aj..rint
It lerieln Ir. Itert.t
It la aent'e ;n ! men n
It la .Ute,4hle te the
tate. It raa be relied
Uon to en-e. end it eurr
f , e. t - 'J T eaattme, n-t ty out-
' ""x B:ur"- I1" take
, 'M'le.ii purn.tive. y,.ur
or .now vonr eMl
rT. 1 1 1 treo to take tbeir, el mi
-pt) ue this eleirunt i.he'r
w;va ..lwwliw,.,,,,,,,,,, Jret'erit..".
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ta.oh baa been lor more
r . J I R terortt. Sold ft. 4ruQQi,t,
l rvenrirk.re
i:ssi:ntal oiijs.
lNTKKGRErX, I'ErrEr.MKNT, I'EX
NY ROYAL, SPEAHMINT, Ac.
qaantlty for eah
miuiMlun, atomte.
DODGE k OL
OLCOTT.
iporter ami K.aport.rt. M Wlll.atn t.. N. Y.
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A e I beaaberaj. T. (iffire la bell.liae at 1
J. Lioy.l, uee'4. , nr.t 'antre atroeu A
i.nearef leeal baaiaea att.a-lel te aatiarae
tari aa4 eelieeUoaa a eclalty. ttvi.-tf
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K UJW 41 'iJ.Jktlaiaaj. ajemji em.ir .,
THE WORK THAT IS BEST.
Lonir ctnturia e.'o. In a fumed city
Acru. the M'a. a prcat cath..lril alocwl,
A witn?i.e to the bauly Art bud wrttled
From miirble, bruiixo und wood.
One day the) eunlipM. throurt a slanted window,
Upon a atiudoa t'd arrb a ruuLucnt thoae.
Revrailntf uio ih.m boe eye were lifted
What none before bad known.
It wu a bu:ptureJ fiicf cf eucb tranacendent
Acd utter lovtlineki. that tboao wbo .
tH.ca.el they La4 lookeU upon a Heavenly
vision.
And bold their breath for ewe.
And Uay by day. for many years ihoreafler,
M.n cuine trum iar and nt-u-. baiipy lo.lt
And wait bvnea'.h tie arch for lUe brief ua-ry
That Hhould tilumlne IL
AnJ fe!t tlum rejald fr all the ir waiting
If tbey could eaten, Ju.t for aaion.ent'eapaeet
W bereua to apeak, to dream, to live, a a.oio
K ifl 4V'..ti4sc t t tLal f u'.r face.
Tcia Is the elory : When tbo erc-t cathtrdral
Was being Lu.'.t, ctie day. w.th tnte rexyecta
There enn-.o a man. axed nJ foeblo, unto
The U4'.er architect,
A r.J UMkr,1 tbnt of the work ao eweet anJ aacreHl
H. ,c.e buuiblcat I'Ttion tnlbt betrranted Mm,
ItL..'4-is? anil age Rvytuiuwum,
Yt t I.-ar.ne: ti.i.1 bis Jim,
L'ncertaan 4,-t ai:J trrtiibUny. eatrur f cgere,
ilit-ht r.iur tI.e fir 4on.e perfect v lew.
The n n-t. r, la te hlt'a rwf a vauitotl enuUows,
Sot L'.m bi. a ork to Jo.
Iuy tifler ilay, with aweet. untiring patience.
In bU obscure nn.l bumble place he wrought;
Fri ai Lie more bu'iily lru-t,U feilow-workena
WIloIlj' ctuil rwcll or lUoub-Qt.
At last, ing txioruin, still anil cold they found
t.m,
r-eht band'a cunning guns; the zr.ya'.ic
Fntoe
Of doulU lu:..:.:i:.k; tim, lua face upturned
L iito that other taoo
That he had wrought; the face of the one worcan.
For so they leurncd, whom he b.d loved and
In eurly mar.hrxvl prime, e'er care and Borrow
Ilia na;,iv ;a:h bil croaked.
And as they ra2.-d. the artir.t an l the scviplor.
The cral'.kiuea a. 4. wnoae aka.1 was maamet
fair
And p'aul the vast carhe.1-I, on the beauty
to .trat.sely carven Vbere,
(Jrar.i'.Ht ff a:irthy cried; and then they
a hlspe-red:
W ho u rk. for fume or troid doth aometBln
U..S..
I'nUtcr.i.if j rae or blame, la ahadowed si
lence.
Love bulb wrought thial"
'Grandest .f aHT they cried, "bergre wtone
I. leul t' m:'.y a!! our t-oaa'.icg cesae
Hail to trie loe t'.at f.ir love t . ..e otly
lialh arout'.l Art's n atr-plece :
So in the T.-i.i -- of the A.-e. i !e J
C'ul ...f ui ti's It r:- t. every or.e
S-ino day to ft.':,t tr,ire m no w-rk eo noble
A. that I.,..- tv.h done
L.r. , a l'rr. m N Y II l-.ei.aeuL
Tin: wiTcirs lslaxd.
How I Waa Handsomer reward
etl for a Little Kindness.
Yuu rcay J.xiic as long is you p,..v.
for ;icti"a I.lanJ. un an b.ap jou
ci.w.1', wi't-y-t fln.l.n,j it.
It It in!y m rr.-al I jio ruck, wi'.ii scirue
i;r-a?H anl a fow b'.i.n-.! lrn. al
,:k- :.!. aal n-ar t-iii. and in t:.- n.. 1-ti:-.
a I:::.- hai. with a r.of lh ilia;--of
an i.'. 1 fa-i. ioiioU bt-vhive. It Lai two
r.v!i on the lower f.oor, and in tLo
Jo:;.c a lof: or jri.rr.-L Each room had a
win !ow, and tt.r Iofi two round holes at
t-ur.er ni. la all the windows, lnsveai
of ririp of ir'.asa a iuaroaof mica had
It-cn cunninc!y set. The chimnoy was
in te middle, and arranpel to warm
, Vxith lower rooms, which were snalH:lr
ul.ir. Tho outf wa.ls woro built of
tori.. YVutiin all was mionth as an
nfwrn Tot and of a vnry dark brown;
noMy kri.. nl LsJ lon Jono u It.
Th el..ry of IU building was this:
Mmy. ti.auy JM.-S U.'ore I queer llttie
man l.t I (-OI4.C to u n lie was yc-:.ow
a- a i li.no.-') Lut a--! not of that cation.
II" bud a ba t;ih Mm -L;ct t carried
in Lis liwic Whi n ti u a-t frozen to L
."un'.t-l anl nodid. Having wa.koj
a to th shore he stood looking at
tno island tor auLllo and tfcoo weal to
tf.u Laii--'s Kl.np anl jin:oi to a loaf
an 1 laid Mir.c p'-nni.s on tho courier.
Thv I M r took five ot tl.oiu and 47a ve
h.m th loaf Afwr this h rturnl v.j
th i:ioro and tousrht an o!d boat and
roexl out to th Inland. Kv-ry Jay he
toAcd In for his br.-ad anJ t fill a blaoe:
wilt v tiisky. ar.d lley ofiein saw hiru
C-r.lti'. Shortly ho w a-i not. ccd build
in' suuiei.'unj It wm tho tut de
.N. r;l-d. Ilo built it of loc-e stonf-s that
Is r tUct do island, and plasicrtvl it
wirh mud. and front that tinio on s.-einod
to livr vn br.-ad, wi.i-.ky, C-h and such
f i uit a- a to bi found upou tb ground
in any fa.-nitnif country, in Ianws, or
aft-r th r.a.,sir.g' of waonj from 4he
orchards.
In tbo course of tlaio ho dievl, and tL
clT-rTiian was rowed oer to give him
tl...-..nt burial.
Thj rTorn3 frfntleman was hore'.Sed
by f ndinj? a qiir lump of hardened
mud in tho shapo of a squat human
fiir-.r" set up at one end of the room.
Il- J vlare.1 that this was an idol. In
this day pop'.o would have carried it
.v:iy as a curiosity, but In that they
:!od trr-mbiin', and no one yer dared to
f over to tbo island, which at tnat Umo
was na:ii-los.
I bad oftea rowed across to ecx iL
The idol if Idol it were had crumbled
crnNidfrably, Lut otherwise tho houso
was unaliert-d. Tbo spring near the
l.Hjr was a! w ays fresh and sweet, and
the uiioa had not fallen from tho panes.
It was a jj'Hxi place to picnic in when wo
went to the island to fish, and I felt
very much provoked when I h'-ard one
day that it bad lieoome tho property of
an old woman, I)ils y Alore by name,
who had leen the village fortunevteller
for years. IShe had bought the island of
tho town for a mere Bonjf, and soon es
tablishes! herself in the) queer little
structure, wheno-e she ca;uo at intervals
to pursue her trade, jrolng from door to
door to N-iruIlo servant g-irls of their
small change by promised of rich hus
bands, selliiig- Mad necklaces which
she manufactured very curiously, and a
candy for which she averred sho had a
special reeir.
I can M-e hr j-et, with her eajrer
jryp-y fa.- frauiM in a nd hood, her
'iui'-k steji, her Ion;; lean arms, and tho
basket she al wave carried oa her back
a fiat basket n.a-io for that purro. I
dete-sted her, for she bad apoiled my
(.lay-place. And the ola r people spoke
of LUlsey as of ono w hoe ways were
dark, and who was little l-ti-r than a
heathen in her practices. Shortly they
ba;t:il ti.e p. vse the Witch a Inland.
1 was 1 y th.s titue a tall frl -f four-
teen an I I hau lifsi tiie oars lienor than j
many Uw I of u n rw d -oi. nd the
i.n I. and irTn-f . rue-S u IKIeer at bcr I
l".r i.;am her bra.t-1. ts or loi.ia her
Cau l ,-. All day l..t4iT I ba-I noih.ur to
'! I'd Wen;..y rj.jNtlf. Masters cam
to teach me in tho morning and that
was part of my pleasure, for I loved to
learn. I was well and tonderly reared, I
am suro, and the liberty accorded me iu
my actions, though very grfeat, never
banned me.
I was an orphan, my only relative
tho only one I had over known was my
old grand father. Ho had bwn an oiP.ctr
in tho lato war, and his wound bad re
sulted in a malady which confined him
to his Led. There was no lady in tlie
bouse, and my twachorg' were all men.
An old servant-womau Wok charge of
my bodily comfort, and I did as I liked
about social matters. My chief chum
bad been a hoy of my own aire who.e
mother earned her livelihood by doing
plain sewing. 11 wu a very handsome
little fellow, though his clothes wero
generally old and patched and darned in
a very striking manuer. IIe had bad
s-me schooling and I loanod him all my
books. A moro innocunt friendship
never existed between two young pople,
though I suppose, as our social ponttion
was so very different, it would never
have been permitted had uiy grandfather
been ablo to bo abouL As it was, it
would soon come to an end. for Kawdon
Holly was going to sea. Many of the
boys in that part of tho country became
sailors, and after that we seldom saw
much of them.
We were out In our boat together ho
and I ono afternoon, when, looking
across the water toward Witch's Island,
I noticed that all the doors of the hut
were shut, and rememberf-d that Dilvy
had not bxn over to the mainland for
some Jays.
There lay her boat tied to Its stake, to
prove that she had not left the spot
"Old Dilsey must be sick,- I sail
"And what oa earth can a eick woman
do with no one to help bt.-r? It takes
old Corporal Iodge and a man-nurso to
Walton grandpa. I think it is my Chris
tian duty to see what is the matter. Let
us row over.
Ka wdon agreed with me, and evh pull
ing an oar. we reached the islau l iu a
few moments, and advancing to tie b-t
knocked at tho door. No ouo answered,
anl wo opened iL The front room was
empty, but in the back room we saw
something lying on the floor. It was
poor old Iilse v.
"Thank trod:" she moaned, at I knelt
1-etiJe her. "I've lain hero throe days.
I expected to starve to death. That
pes'y la I ijr broke under me while I was
going up to the. l.jfi foryarb. I aint btd
a mouthful for three days. My borios is
l broke. "
I I had s?nse enough not to try t tr.ovei
rer. i t,roi.?.t a pillow f..r h-rbe.il;
kv:it Iltw lon to the mainland f. -r a l o
tor. and inado a bowl of jrruel, wLi'-h I
fi I.iey, so that she was much U-iVr
when tho doctor arrlvtJcL bho had. In
deed, broken several bonoa, and nvdd
j-'od nursing.
n rearing thts I sst down at the lit
tle table in tbe outer room, wrote a
r.ote to my Rrandfaiher, Veninir bi:n
what had LarpenM. and saying that I
should stay wnh Dilsey until a nurse
could be found. This proved a bard
ta-k. for the common folk greatly
feared "the witch," and could not be
brought to enter the hat. I remain!
with Dilsey a week, aud Ha Jo a rowed
over every day with mes-aes from my
grandfatfier, who approved of my ivrtion,
and, alter the nurse came, I crossed
da.ly to supervise her. Dilsey got
j about at last, but fjund hrv!f unable
u uso the oars, ana ry oiten arver
that I took my boat to the Ui&nd to
taeo her to the mainland.
fche expressed her gratitude la fow
words. In frjuenUy added: "You'll
never regret It.
One day I missed her finm her door,
and, thinking I might be needed, went
up to the house again, this time alone,
for Kawdon had Sailed awsy. I found
Dilsey in bed. a piacid look upon her
fa.-o and her check upon her band. At
Erst I thought She s.ept, but I Could not
j watcen her; she never awoke again.
I A day or two after I received a letter
from a certain la firm. Dilsey bad
m.vio her will weeks before, and Lad
loft me her island, the hut and all It,
contents.
I was de.ightod with the bequest,
though It was a preat joko in the vil
lage, and I resolved that the but should
be well cleaned and made a sort of
summer bower of. I tKik some hardy
planu to tho island and p!antod them,
and I wrote to ILawdon and told him ail
about iL
Ilo fore Raw-don Holly sailed away wo
Lad engaged ourselves to each other.
"A poor sailor is no match for you, I
know,-' he sail, "but IU be captain and
owner yet. And I told him that when
I was sixteen I would tell grandfather
ail aW.it him, and that he would, no
doubt, let him come to seo him ia bis
room.
To this day I do not know what jrrand
father would have sail about Iluwdon.
for on my six teen tn birthday ho lay
very ill, and in a few weeks passed
away.
1 bad not thought of his death as near
at band, and I was greatly shocked and
deeply grieved, but another shock
awaited me. My grandfather, while
fully resolved to leave all that be pos
sessed to me, had delayed tho making
of his will. His property reverted to
a brother, who came down to take
possession of iL Tho new owner, Mr.
Campion, was a hard-featured man of
sixty, with no kindliness of manner to
redeem his plain face, lie looked at me
with disfavor.
"For my part. he paid, Td never
take in other folks' children; but since
brother Humphrey did it, I Buppose
you've got to be taken caro of. I shall
sell this (.lace, but I'll take you home.
You're big enough to help about, and
you ought to be jrrateful enough to do
ail jou can. for I'm not cblnjci to take
you ot keep you. Miia W hatVyour
name; I've forgotten what your
calied."
"My name.s Kaibrine." said I. "I'va
always been called by your brother's
name bo must have given it to my
father when ha svdopusl me and I
should bo anhamed to take this property
if I w as as rich as you, and knew that it ,
was meant for another person. My dear
grandfather so I vi'.l call him said j
arain and again that it was all mine.
Hut law is not justice; so take is and -keep
it; but as for me thank ycu for '
notLing. I can take care of myself. I
Lire a hous of my own. on my own
island." '
Lh? said he.
"You can ask thero ato'-t my per pee-
ty,a.a.d I; and away I rent, packed up ,
my clothes and books aud keepsakes. :
and hired boy to take them to the j
Witch's I.and at twilight
That night, ail alone m a 1-arrt n rock,
with the waves Uatir.i' alout it, I fell
j lonetvome enough I can tell you.
j I had a slice of cake with mo, and that
i I ' for su pper; and I had brought a lit-
' tie bamboo lounge, that was quite my
j own, and had a silk cushion upon it, and
j on that I tilcpt at laot; and wLcn day
j broke I was quite cheerful. 1 wTOte a
j lettt r to Raw Jou. telling him what I
j had done, and then I made up my mind
j to it', t rid of the lump of mud "on the
j hearth. Dilsey had never moved it; but
j if it was an idol, 1 wanted none of it. and
it was unsightly, and shapeic-aS eaouifh
to make one hate it; ar.d tiie thing was
as hard as a rock and e htavy as iron,
and tho only way 1 could manage was
to chip off biuwitha hatchet and carry
thtitn away.
1 had removed two or throe baskets
full from the sidus before I tou'-bed the
bead somehow the queer. crxkod face
heviiied to frighton me but at last I
shut my eyes and whacked away at
what I could fancy was intended for a
big car; and to my surpriao. away it
Cew, as though it bad inoroly been set
on the shoulder. And eo It was; and
tho inside of the Idol seemed to bo hol
low, and peeping In, I saw a great Iron
pot, and in the pot what look-d like
money. I plunged my hand in; it was
i money gold, silver, bank notes,
j penniwe. You can fancy that it was a
i large sum whon I toil you that the pot
I was quite full; and below tho money
which 1 understood, was a quantity of
j gold and silver coin that I fancied must
j be vory, vt-ry old, aud aoiue aplendid
jewc-le diamonds and rubies, sot curi
ously, and wrapped in soft paper. 1 bo
gan to think that I was Uresming, it
soeu.ed too much like an old fairy tale
to be true. I crammed all the treisure
ba:k into the pot, aud wtrnt out into tho
froih air, carrying wiiu me a note I lusd
found amongst the ailvtr. This is what
it said to uie:
Wr'.ih your tidy ajs you'll he sure to clear
away the ujfly r-ure on the bartn. Kveti I
ent at it, but I found what you'll Cvt last It
vis on.y a t'dir.ii p'.a for treasure. Tha
jewels and a-old we:s all there, and I put my
eav;r.jf on top ol thorn. Tho jewels are very
'. to . they maae auy oue rich by ttein-
S'l'ts. The (,..er o.d n.an who built the bat
tn-st Lave 1 : t thetu, and I hiuat ahater
tv oa or ir. tbe is. aud. You can ntf that !i
the leoorO. I used to laagb to thick ho
much richer I was tban anybody about, and I
innue vt my tii.nd to leave it lo you while yuu
re tiur.u ii.-. The old w tea iaUb't u.aay
frK-L-lj. I to'il.l te'.: jwj my Uf-; if I tad tltue
I bad a Etc ry I eoviid have !wjl:c 1 l-.-'-er ai.d
lled Vetter. and u-iod letter '.an si :f I tsd
.hoa, us j ou ca-- see lv tuts wni-na. Hut I
ic i.a nm rtn c.j oa m-.ura. I etc see eemn
ef tcurs. Y li or.n.e to be B'ad lo t uc ta.s
but f-..r a re: t,-:i j. n ere mcuy ia U.ie.
ii.-iy ttie ir-s.-- -r- t!o rot: rr.r.re ca-i! tr.xn It r.as
ever cU'.e tti cas Oood hiois yo 1.
L'4U.BT."
I U'ld no one of what I had found, and
folks were) very kind. Many a boat
came over full of comforta for the poor
little girl they thought mo. Many a
l.oir.e wss oCentd ta me; bat, though I
got to know and lovo my neighbors, I
t:ai 1 w hsro I was.
If I ifc.j lcky in lovr?. I should .-.n
know it, lc.r liawden was coining back,
and Lea Li ahip came in he only
stopped to kiss bis mother beloro ho
cross -d to the Lilacd.
Hoar hands'-:ue be looked, and how
happy! He took . e in h!s arms.
"Kathrin. my dear," he said. "T'uj far
from b;tng captain and owner yet, but '
I 11 Jo my best by you. You must marry
me lj'ore 1 ea.l aa.n.
And tnen 1 knew mat he loved rce for
myself.
"Take rce. If you warn me," I said,
giving him my hand.
And so ono eohi'iij ww all went to
chur-b together R.iwdon and his
mother ar.d 1 and the.- was I n:ar::f-,i
to my sailor.
In tho even-ng we v.-er.t Ir.iclr to our
island, and when we stood at tho door
of the hut the q uoor eld Idol aeeaied to
wink at me.
Do you remon-bor the fairy tale we
read cf a monster that fivhUMied every
o;.e, but when his heid was cut o3 ho
changed Lcvo a handsome young piinoo?"
said 1.
"Very woll." said Kawdon. "You
read it to me on this Island, when we
were lillie children."
"Exactly." said I- "Now you way
not believe me. but cut oiT that mon
ster's head and be will bo as ugly as ever,
but you aud I will change Into a sort of
prince and princess. Take something
and give him a good whack."
"Idjn't understand what you moan,
but I'll do it." said liawdon.
Then he picked up a poker and struck
the big ear just where I had bit it with
the hatcnet. OiT flew the bead, and
there lay the treasure, and we danced
about tne hut, laughlnj together like a
couple of children.
"We can buy back grandfather's
place." said I. "And you shall rot fail
the sea and rik your lifo; and your
mother's toil is over; and I think we'll
bo tho happiest duple alive. You
thought you were marrying a girl with
out a penny, and you seo I'm the
Princess of Witch's Island, after alb"
Mary Kyle Dallas. In N. Y. Lodger.
HUMOROUS.
Thare Ls no more reason for writing
obituaries in a dead language than for
writing notices ef bankruptcy in broken
English. IA f e.
How it worked: Carper "So you've
ben trying the faith cure?" Harper
"Ys." Carper "Cure you?" Uarter
"Yes of my faith." Puck.
That electricity was known In early
Biblical times is proved by tho fact that
Noah first made the ark light on Mount
AraraL liaitinaore American.
Little Flaxen Hair "Papa, it's
raining." Papa (somewhat annoyed by
work in hand) "Well, let it rain." Lit
tle Flaxen Hair (timidly,)"! was going
to. Clothiers Monthly.
It is always well to bs calm, even in
moments of great and intense excite
ment, bai few men can compass it when
the nufert smilingly announces that it is
twins. Tc rre Haute Kx press.
Mistres (to applicant for cook's po
sition) "Why did you leave your last
place?" Applicant "You are very in
quisitive, ruarin. I didn't ax yer what
for yer Iasi cook, kit you." Tea. as Sift
ing, Managed to roll ak sg: rirst hotv
r.ake "Times are pretty hard, aren't
theyr P,n4 ditto "Yes, but I man
age to make both ends meet And put
ting his tail in Lis mouth he went away.
I -a a reuco American.
Single Gentleman "Ilave you
my marriagoablo daughters?" Land
lady "Two lovely cro.Uures on?
lovely blonde aid " Sicld Gcntlo
man "Eicuso mo, madatn, I inakj it
a rula ctrc-r to board ia a bouc un
less tho landl.-tdy's dsatt-jrs are rrar
ried. Good xnorzizt:.''
THE VANQUISHED MAN.
Who s-peaka of freedom's Joy to me i
lo trfcents Uravef
Ah. l'jt who iu. or can, be free ;
I am a siavel
No chaine tny.Iimbs or boV fret
Wltn twiui a-id iw.nr
dungeon wa.la nil 'round r e set,
And yet I cringe ,
I bend, I bow. I snesk. I slink,
I crawl ai.d creep;
I caroely evjr .-cl a wu.K
Of quiet bleep.
Above my br. :ith I dare not speak,
L'l I'.a.rj I etc-ah
Fearful niytlin m -?ht chance to s-iueak.
Or door hin-e w;ueal
Tou wonder why tay manhood bows
Tims th-iely low?
There's s new r.-ty in the house
ow, do ju'J know!
M. a. Bridgos, In Puck.
INDIAN D.VNCES.
Oaremonloua and SooitJ "Observ
anoea of the Rod Man.
The Moet Important and Interesting of
tVTilrh Are Suw Obsolete CfvlLUa
tl6n Aeeounted TloKponsiblc
for tbe Chance.
Tho publication recently of tbo per
formance of the wodieino dance brings
out the fact that tho Indian d.4nC's and
eireiaouies are aluiost ob.scdot-. It Ls
true that on rare occasions the savage
tribes indulge in scie ceromonial dance,
but tho round of pleasure that a few
years ago uaarlicd the Iuliaus year is
gono forever, and many dances that were
fonutrly oft:n noon will never bo wit-ni-sbfil
again, for while thoro are still
many will Indians, each tribe has its
distinctive llano, and with thecivili.a
tion of a tribe or its extinction came the
loss of its peculiar dances.
The Cheyenne, Arapahoe and Sioux In
dians wero the Laoct noted among ti e red
men for their dances, both as regards tho
variety arid number of good dancers. An
investigation reveals the fact that now
dances aru of rare occurrence, and when
th'-y are performed it is done in a per
functory manner, as though it was all
duty ar.d no pleasure. Tho contrast with
tro enditions of things in the same
tribes ten years ago is strikinr. and this
i.eiaier.co of Indian ceremonial has
ca ised an Inquiry Into the old rit.-s.
I.tvi'o; n-hr I-avenworth i$ ?,4i old
A-avahoO Chk-f, v. ho 1 j r r.-ef :!1y cr.l
iu.'b iir !n a r..-l. civi'i. d man
ner le was r.of-d for his great a ; ty
in th dan'-", and to eu-h an tXT.rnt
-I p'-rf..rman.-r- remarkable that
hi name of T:la.:k Wolf had be.on trans
fonned by the Fren-'h tr-prx-ri into La
Ixt-p Cavi-.-r, or tho Leaping Wolf.
Knowln-r hi for-n.-r fame he was
! t-."',i',.t anl asked to jrlve yvn-o informa-
i Tsiiing the dances in which he
. to 'tari. Ti:'j ell Julian was slow bo
! K-.arL. ut. as he b- caLio interestej, he
j '.vi'.s anl;c v.od iih tho recollections of
j his youthful days, and. with f.ashimr
, f )e, ho a'aioot seeded to ror.ew his
j youth as he rei-Aj .n Lei tho aohievetaeuta
j of h.s run'. The auhstarioo of his talk
1 wss gleaned and is here given.
; There are three kinds of Indian
c!ince: Religious cereim nial, secular
ceremonial and bociaL The boeh-e-a-
! yu-n or Kedicino dauceof thoCbovenuoS
anl Arapahoes is i ientical with tha fa
r.ious sun dancoof the Sioux, and ail the
! wild tribes bsd a dan.e which repre-
1 seated the same iJ'-a, but in th rn r'-
I waiiiko .rlbe t? o daneo was f, ,!Ita---,I
' Ly borriblo tortures. Tli- s" tort i:--s
ws-e acceuted fcs tu- tsts of endursnce,
' v. Ll.-h is looked epon as the l-'ftiest
! h :i msn virtue. Theso t"rt: tc-j are r.ot
part of the boch-e-a-ytirr.. bi.t take p!a -o
j at the close of that eerernor:,-. Twenty
y-urs ago when an Indian ycutli desired
I to leave the-r-nks of chil-lho J te was
i chliM-d a? ifo thVot-gh an.-.!,;al as brutal
j ased hlcfsly as it was possible for Indian
j ingenuity to cor.Tive. At tl at time
UVr: yr? V.'-VntTi l;Z U-liurt ti tho
I close of et'.-ry n:e.llo':;e dtnee. They
- fr- uL-.di: - ouiiir u.'-ii, . 1-r vn t i o
occasions an older warrior would de,irc
to expiate Sore wrong and would do so
thro'igh self-torture. Thcso who vol-untw-red
for tho torture did not join the
dance, but spent tho few days imme.li.
atfily pre-ceding the trial in fasting aud
sec! usion.
The old mnn and tbe medicine chief
decided when the proper time bad ur
rited, and sent for tho volunteers one
by one. They were strip-t-d to the
breech-clout ajl were oxauilnod care
fully to ascertain what amount of suf
fering they could endure without fatal
conee-quc-nces. When ail hal been
looked over certain religious ceremo
nies were porforme!, an 1 the medicine
chief took a . broad-bladed knife and
approached the line. On some ho would
make two vertical incisions on each
breast, about two inches apart, passing
tne knife through the pectoral muscles.
The portion between the incisions
would be lifted up and the ends of
horse-hair rope passod through and
fastened to pieces of wood. The free
end of the rop; was then fastened to
tne top of the lodge polo, giving the
lad .an about ten feet plav. Some
times the incisions wero made through
the uiiiyclos of the back and tho ropes
attaotn-d to blocks of wood or buffalo
Skulls- Others were dragged up into
the a:r ar.d le't to burg until their
weight and struggles tore out tho flesh
and released them.
In this condition tho sufferers re
mained without food or wat-r until by
their own effort, or the softening of
tneir tissues, they were ablo to tear
themselves loose from the ropes. ' Each
man would make most strenuous efforts
to free himself. They realised that it
was lest to tear loose as soon as jnssi
Ke. not only ns a quicker end of their
torture, but also front a r.li'.n.un point
of view, as it was "g-od m-..i ine" to
tear loose stonce, but "bad mc-dl. iue" to
bo a long time about it. A 4Vn as the
victim was freed bo was rxari-.'ncd, by
me medicine ch'.r-f, sr. 1 religions ccre
n.on.es wero gene th.-on;h with, aft'-r
which the v.ousJs vci o J.-.-HS' 1 an the
warrior re :c:v. 1 the eoLr.f.ulat.ona of
his friends
Sao-. Id ny one Cinch f-oui the knifo
or cry out or snow any signs ol s;.c.n.g
during the pro-er.s of tr.o trial ho was
relets, d atcace and was tne4-caf Ur a
raced man. Ho was he id la great con
temjt, tssuld licirtior hold prp..r:y nor
marry, and was rusJo lodo women's work.
Ti ..'W cy ren.on;.' wer ooiiitnon to all
wild Indiana. alth'U'h tin ier diTerent
na...' 5. .t t'.-.i s .-!rr.e v-a.-i-ii r v.-naM
ar.i.7..nce thntn cr-r.in .T.17 he wo '.ld
ti'.-l'-ro t..c to: t-.-o iu xpl.-itioa of f. aio
de-d which ho Lad4-i"-.,ru:l.ed. Ar.iatit
-o!e p'.an.l, and afif-r the rpo was
run thiouub the incisions the otLcr tr.d
would be tied to the top of the polo
w hioa was bent over for the purpose.
This is the most exa-speratiug form of
the torture, for the pole would give with
bis struggles, but at the same timo re
tain its ghastly hold, and the victim
would frequently be several days free
ing himself.
As a rule each tribe had at least one
purely religious dance each year. If a
tribo was in good circumstances they
sometimes had two or more. Of all the
ceremonial dances the medicine dance
took precedence, and the scalp dance
came next in importance. This always
occurred the day following the return
of a suis-essful war party and was only
participa"ed in by the members of that
party. He fore the dance a ceremony
was performed by the -w arriors w ho took
the B'-alps no e.ne els'? being permitted
to bo present or to sco w hat was done.
The Indians w ho took part in this w ould
sit iu a cloo circle and duritig the cere
mony the sculps would bo trimmed and
cleared of all fleshy matter and the skin
cured. Each scalp was ttmn istr.-tchod
on a wooden hoop and the hair dressed.
After this each warrior attached bis
scalps to a small pole. This ceremony
was looke-d upon with great reverence
and was preparatory to tho sculp dance.
When It bad lH- n finished all tho war
riors marched in single fllo back to the
camp and planted their poles with the
dangling scalps ia a circle in tho center
of tho Hpot ehoM-n for tho dance. Those
who had scalps 'x 10 then joined by the
others of the party who bai taken part
in the fiht a. id had won the right to
participate in the dan-e.
All assembled around the circio facing
the poles. A .-igi.al w.is given, all tee.
warriors joined hands and commenced
a monotonous song, keeping time with
slow steps while turning alout the
scalps. As tho dance progressed the
warrior loosed their hands, and whoops
and yells were inte-rs;x rsed ia the song.
Wilder and wilder became their actions,
and they leaped and bounded in tho air,
brandishing th-;r weapons until ther
had worked thomsvlvos into an Intox
ication of mad excitement. S-..J kn'.y
one of tbe dancers would tprii.g to the
eent'-r of tho circle, at.J, in the vain
glorious lf.nguage cf his race, recount
his story, and by his actions go through
the pfrforrxiance of takirg the scalps
over agtiia. When each one who had
taken a scalp had iaLvl LLa fetory.
ea.-U of ;h o ' w ho had been in the
vttr party woald recount his action nn
i-!l of ib jr-iat J.-.-ds he had pen formed
ai d at tho j:tiue time tell to-v the In-il-enc-e
of the "Btd God" had prevented
Lira from acquiring any scalps. This
was continued rustil each dancer bad
time to recount i1 bla -.iTi:li..fiil ov.
ploits, and by this time tho whole band
was wild wi;h frenzy.
Theso two were tho groat ceremonial
dances of all the wild trills. Tho Sioux
and the Navajoea had a dance which was
called the '"green corn dance." from the
fact that it was in honor f the ripening
of the ears of corn. In this bo'.n ili.mi
at:d women participated, and it wis a
t'jst of chastity as well as a religious cer
emony. This dance had a couu lorrart
among tho Seminoles. but their rites
ended in the wildest voluptuary orgies.
15 at it was in the social dance that tho
j Indians of all tribes took tho greatest
d-'lighL 1 ne social side of the Indian
has boon so littio written about that to
tbo popular mind ho is only know n as a
taciturn individual who never laughs nor
has any amusement. This is wonderful
from tho fact that the Indian race takes
more enjoyment In pleasure tban any
other portion of the human family, and
the social dance has such attractions
that w.-a and. w;ji"j will ride Ciany
mil -i to participate in them. It is in
these dances that many eou-tahips are
carried out. r.nd ret only do the y.c.r-.-er
m'-mbers of the tr:!ea g-t th.-ir partn.-r-
for life, but often the arrangements v
mad? by which a woman transfers her
ai'cctio-is from ono bu'..;ta i to ai ...L' r
Ono of the n.o-t i.c,-..-l and most favor
ably received dance U the k isirg d nce,
or dance of love 1 his is participated In
by both sexes, and many an opportunity
is pi 411 thO object of the affec
tions while rr--e rur.y ay nay. The
husband tr ust stand perfectly unn:oed
while l e feet; his wife iarUa tu.i'.ar
merts on some other man, and any know
of rc:i.ntment on his part either then or
thereafter brings down on fcis head the
censure of tha w hole tri!.
Probably the most curious, and at tho
samo time most unusual of ail dances
was the begging dance. It required two
tiihes who had be..R at war, and w ho bad
become friendly, in order to comsu mmate
tho dance, whi"h was a surprise upon
ono of tao tribes. Ail of tne warriors of
one tribe rush suddenly into tho camp
of tho other, yeilir.g and filing
guns, with every geir.bl.mco of a
furious attack. The assaulted Indians
rceoirnize tuo nature of the infliction
and form a circle In tho center of the
camp. At a signal tho attacking party
lays aside? its srms and perfirms c,
series of dances, d tiring the progress of
which tho dancers spring from tbe
circle and each tieizes a warrior from
the other tribo, whom bo hugs with ,
every evidence of affection. Each' In
dian receiving such an embrace is re
quired by custom to make a present to
tho one who embraces him, and. as he
is expected to liberal, a begging
dance is generally looked upon as being
as grave a calamity as a hostile raid. "
The dances mentioivd wero common
to all tribes:. Ii y.i ,n o.v.h tribe
had numerous si-c'.al dan (, and in
good bc,i,ii.,;;, when CVe-y thing went
well '.vita th" Indians, at least f ve
night:; every week wire fecnt in this
pleasure. - II Edwards, in Kansas
Cily .'otirnal.
e e
Gave Him an Idea.
"I'nr'lon tic. r ada'-n." said the a.?udi-ru:f.-!ookir.g
man in the sixth row of
seats, as ho leaned forward at the fall of
the curtail on the f.rr act, ar.d rpoke
polittly to the ladv cittir.g in '.out of
I f. rn. "bet. I b-g y.,ti w-.ll 1 ot res-Oto
jc-ur l:3t I
' Si-1" she exclaimed. JJu'-hiLg with I
indignation. ,
'I faiirit I from the re.etions ef your ;
hand." ho r' seni'-i with the utm t 1
j mstrr, "'that joj veie a?t to re- I
1 T.oTe Plecr. Ja not. OMi"n Ke, tij '
' I-: - r-is-lam. by krepiwif it en."
j "V.""! are (.--'-. siy laic rtir."i.r, ir!" '
I said t':e lady. f.barplr.
I -l Iw-g your pari n. n-.-t ittB.' be r-e-
t r-Me.1, v.'.th "rrer.t t arr...sr..o i. "I am i
n-s. Iamouiya po-'f inventor aDd I !
! lua'aiug a dra-.v'.ng of your hat ss a
' d' ign for a World's lair toer." Chi- j
cago Tribune. .
. - .There are p-ofr-:-sors and tride nts of
l.np i s a; u;.. :im tri.e-'e.
LITTLE HELEN KELLER.
Aneotlotea m.latratli.ir the. illind Deaf
Mute'e Ilemarkable Iutelllc nce,
Helen Keller has a w-oudorful Wom-orj-,
and seldom forgets what sho has
once learned; and sho loarns very
quickly, bhe is a wonderfully bright
child, and her teacher. Instead of urg
ing her to fetudy. is often obliged to
coax Heilen away from some examplo
in arithmetic, or other task, lest tha
little girl should injure her health by
working too hard at her lessons. But
br marvelous progress is not duo to
L.r fine memory aiono. but u'.so to her
great quickness of perception, aud to
Ler remarkable powers of thought.
To speak a little more clearly. Helen
understands with singular rapidity,
not only what is said to her. but even
th- feelings and tho stato of mind of
those about her. and the t funics moro
than most children of hor ago. Tho
"Touch" schoolmistress has done
such wonders for her liulo pupil
that you would scarcely be
lie vo how many tilings IleK:.
finds out, as with electric quickness,
through her fingers. Sho knows in a
moment whe-ther her companions aro
sad. or frightened, or Im;.ntient la
other words, the Las learned so well
what movements peop'e make undr
tho influence of ditT-ret.t foolings thtit
at times tsho eeoms to real our
thoughts. iLii-, wh ;n the was walk
ing ouo day w iih her mother, a toy
cxploJ'-d a torpedo wla'ch frightcneu
Mrs. K-'Ier. Helen ask-.-d at one:
"What are you afraid of?' home of
you a'ready know that siuni (i. c.
coisi: cf uii aortj) is produced by tho
vibrations of the air striking fcjjainat
our org:.hs of l.c-trit: that is 1j Buy,
tLo ear-; tud dcif oop'.e. ev. a though
they can h-.-ar abs-'l.ioj y nothing, aro
still conscious of th .-,.! vibrations.
Thus, they can "feoi'' loud musio.
probably hecs'ise It shakes the floor;
acd 1I !en's eeni of fe-iliuij Is so
wonderf ally Kcat-j that sho no doubt
learns many thiegs from these vibra
tions of tho air which to us uro im
perceptible. The following staocJote Illusti-Dtes
both her qi'.io-rtiee of toucU r-iid Ler
reason- p.j-rei a The matron of th
rcrkins Institution for tbo rIlnd ox
iiiVitedou, Kyt toji huuibjrof frienfi.
a glads leinon-squoezer of a n-ivr pat
tern. It has never boon used, and no
ouo present could guess for what pur
pose it was intended. Some one
handed it to Helen, w ho spelled "lem
onade" on her fingers, and usked for a
drinking-glass. When the glass was
brought, she placed the squeezer in
proper po&itioa for use.
The li.i'.j tuaid -vras cloc-ly ques
tioned as to how 6he fouod out aecret
tLat ha.i bafHod ail the "seeing"' peo
plo present. H'.i j t apped hjr forehead
twlcv-, a;.d spelled. "I thinla"
I cau not forbear telling you one mor
eneodeto abi.i.t h-.-r. which t,-c-:-s to
a. Very jdtiietic ouo. She ia u very
good raitaie, auJ U-vos to ituitntu the
Dictions iitii g.'stures of thoso about
h-.r, ami ?'ie cun do it very cleverly.
Oa a certs.: 14 S'lndsy s'oo went to
church v. iih a ia.ly named Mrs. Hop
kins, having been cautioned before
hand by her teacher that eL.c must
keep very quiet d icing the durca
cervine. It is vory hard to sit per
fect'. etilL however, whn you can't
hear one word of what the minister is
saying, ntd little Helfen presently be
lt; an to talk to Mrs. Hopkins, and ask
what was going on. idr. Hopkins
told her, and reminded her of alios
Sullivan- injunction about keeping
quiet, trlio lrnniediatoly obeyed, end
turning hor hend in a listening atti
tude, she said: "I listen." Flor-noa
Howe Hall, in Su Nicholas.
AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Men Who Try to Ulll Tlirnntket AluXui
Always Insane.
"I den't Rgroc with those who claim
that a man must Li crazy in or ler to
Commit sai ide," observed a venorabie
citizen tho other day. "I tr-Koiulioroiio
instance that came under my personal
observation a go.i many years ago.
which convinced me tliat a man will at
tempt, to kill himself and yet be perfect
ly sane at the time. We were all sitting
around in the bar-room of a hotel in an
iut-erior town of the State. Ono of tho
boys, known as 'Jim. finally rf.Hn froia
his seat and said: 'Well, boys, havo a
drink with me. I'm going away soon
and don't expect to be back. Wo ail
6t pped up to the btr. Evcry ono vok
whisky. Jim Seemed r. good-nstured
and cheerful as ever. lie fore drinking
his v-iiiskv he fi.li d up a piece of pa
per from bis p-jekot, and, unfolling it.
diqilaycd a white pvd'-r, which he
proce-'h .1 to pour Into his whisky, ll.i
r'.-iuarked as he did so: 'This ls quinine,
whicii 1 am taking to break up my cold.
We tl.f a resumed our seats around tho
fire. Jim ii. iuded. No one iho-igi t any
thing of the inci'Ient until Jim got up
from bis chair ar.,1 ii,i: 'I am fc'.ir.g
very bad. boys, sni I guess I'd :t'.r p o
hou.e.' Then he went out. Even it. n
r.one t .f us s;i-pt r'.cd any thing short
ly aftr-r'I ..".. t up K'ri-c. 1 h '. g -tie
iT.l v 11 fr -n- rein nVn (1.1 sc. ,-,:: j -c
M. pp'-l m.' ar.d u-U-4 if I had har,
a'o.t
Jim mm: ri ntf .1. i 1.
I ii,l
no. S i-l.l'-r.ly it Sla-i e.l ......s n. that
I hal en hi'ri I -. ..a-l- r I
ov r to the r' . , wr e I ae
V-l I JlUI 1.3 1 ' ' t t; t.il.en 1 ....! 1 tu-
d-"or a,. 1 a.. "'tee n. n .-. 1 in
drv-g! -i r Jim u ; a u 1 .low r. h r. - n anl
tr; tec- t m him wa s.. Ii-- r.ad a.c.-t
niort-r ia" m.s'ca-I t-f q Tl y
a1-,' t n e. ta- a hi. t I .. 1 . I at
a"- r I n r t..' 1 r-'.r. 1 r u-- I .'. ' re
hi... It t.".-t If r :n (,..!r;, , -h
to ki.. h.a, v .i. I f.a; 1 to tti- i -. . t.n
rr.:.' l:e for ai. rr.e.
"Af r w orl.i:: ; e ver him U r t r- er
.'our tours t i.e d.-t.sr m.r. ..'-! p .11
Liu tk.r-j-..-i. He a In-.ittei f it 1 e had
if1'-', tit k.il ).ir.e!f b's.i.a .n lt
?:rl Lad feu t.. a dance v.im: ir.,,'; r
'ellow. .l.-n wiii s. a- .... 1 f lo e-w-i
f thit hi- 1. 11 a..ri af.r." I -t
. ..it 1 r. e pr. -s.
ToU the Truth for Once.
r..!-s-I'iu glad 1 b-t thst f.-'.ow
havs the 5iuall loan. He seea.ej over
whelmed with gratitude, and said te
eo'ill never rsr.uy me,
Merritt That was strange. H told
you the truth. Hsrp r'e Eaifsr
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