PLAGUE-SCARRED. Yes, I have met her face to face, says a German writer. By her,” I refer to the woman in black; she who of all women kills the quickest and surest. I saw her in 1873, and am one of the few who have seen her, and lived to tell the tale, My r mother saw her and was soon numbered with the dead. My mother was dead and buried be. fore I heard of her illness, I received a written message from my little brother, Julius, It was very short: ** Mother is dead-—don't come home." Of course, I returned home as soon as possible, I was in despair. I was not afraid of the cholera. What had I, in my state of mind, to dread? In fact, lal most prayed for death. When I arrived in the vicinity of our village, I shuddered to see on every hand signs of the desolation that had been wrought by the scourge. The churo! bells in the villages, at other times so musical, morning, noon and night, were dumb and silent as the grave itself. The wheat in the flelds had ripened. The golden grain had fallen to the earth and sprouted again. There was nobody to guther the rich harvest. Wagons loaded with empty coffins were the only vehicles to be seen on the public highways. I lost no time in reaching my native village. The nearer I approached my destination the more I was weighed down by a dreadful sense of desolation. White, fleeey clouds were drifting across the az ure sky. My imagination transformed the clouds into weird shapes, To me they looked like troops of spectres in white winding sheets, carrying long seythes, As I passed the country house of a gen- leman, Mr. Nasay, with whom 1 was well acquainted, I saw him leaning over the gate. He stared at me without the slightest sign of recognition. There was an express.on of intense weariness on his face. After I had passed the gate, he aroused himself and out: “ When you get to Kisalva, stop a moment at the Sitky mansion and tell Sitky that my wife, who is his sister, Is dead.” I nodded assent and drove on. It was not long before I met the coach man of the Sitky family. He was on horseback, “ Where are you going?” I asked. « I am going to inform Mrs. Nasay that her sister has just died.” I delivered my message to the coach- man. ** In that case I might as well go back,’ called remarked the coachman, in a matterof- | fact sort of way, as if nothing unusual had happened, adding: “ As they both are dead they can tell each other so in the next world, turning his horse he rode slowly back At length I reached my parents house, and was surrounded by the scenes of my There was no hurrying to the gate to meet me, no waving of handker- no signs of welcome. The win dows did not greet me with their friendly for they were covered by the shutters, > No door opened as my carriage drove There did not seem to be a living human being on the premises. A face appeared the fence of our next It boyhood. chiefs, AL un. i ahove was voung Janos pen the doors, but in vain. I enlled aloud, but there we A white cat came all locked. no answer, looked up, recognized me but he did not smil show any indication of being glad! me 1 ked at him more y and perceived that a wonderful change had taken place. There was a peculiar look of age about him. Between his eyes were three deep perpendicular lines, or rather furrows. * What are you doing, my boy? 1 asked. attend » “lam getting dinner,” he replied, in- | differently, “ Why do you attend to that? Is there nobody in the place to cook for you? « Nobody,” he replied, dryly. « Where are they all?” “ Who?" “ The rest of the people belonging to the house.” ** They are dead.” y # \ll the servants dead?” « Moa ¢f them are dead, but some ran away.” “ Why did you stay here? you go to our relatives?” Why didn’ “ They refused to see me, They were | t afraid of the choler.” * Then there is nobody on the premises | except you “ Nobody except Hector, him.” “Wh stead of camping out here?” #1 don't like to go into the house Somebody died in every room.” I gat down on the box near the fire, and little Julius turned his attention to roast | The dog | . { her ing the chicken on the stick. began to paw the ground with his fore {ent “ PDown Heetor!" exclaimed the boy angrily, “we don'twant any more graves, We have had enough of them.” “ Do you think 7" “ Yes, Hector knows beforehand when anvbody is going to die.” There was a painful silence for a few | ¥ | down here, minutes and then I remarked ‘ He will not have to dig inany ‘more graves ¥ n L.had , L three or plow Dalors un RNAPNY, FOI AL sal le es in i rere eG Lim FE a § “We pior MA HB of id duran ther dle 1d t know,” Fi indigent tone of veil, 8 tie ten of the dn It wes ft wos nl po thm e ago.” H Why ditin’t you lobe to mato the fun a “ Funerals! who (athe fifa! The cosehman took” the soffin of shouldes and ecacriod J¢ to the Tamil) Vistiil Jhagl down my ghee ks, and Tons ropes pon the hive eonds nllin he “ Don'beryl pad she gigld ign por voice, ° Let Garnet neo bye 0) ! $V Lh muy.” Aud this boy was only twelvd years of nym . “What has beeome of our eosshman Kapka? 1 know that he did not ru away.” “He 1 IR oder MOL TEE Babi ou gut wa Bh 4 My brother, whom Of wl " i iF dF is and | | her hands on me and kissed me | rallroad.” | fever affected | view of her speech. I must feed don't you stay in the house in- | A A i | she sald in piteous accents i dark | back! I'll be so good, | sald the conductor to himself, | some poor, peddested it le creat, | with my kids, I went into tne stable, and thero lay | the faithful old fanuly servant. The color of his face was a bluish black, and he was shivering as if from cold, The old man, who had formerly served as a hussar, had fought manfully agai the scourge. Two weeks proviously, when he felt the eramps in Lis feet, ho ued cord tightly around his lous above the knees, and thus stopped the elrculne tion of the dread disease, It seemed as if he had carried the day, for the symp- toms left him. * Even the cholera can't down old Klap- ka,” he sald, boastfully, but he was mis- taken. The cholera had got him down at la<t, There he lay lu a semi-comatose condition, “Rlupkn!"T exclaimed, ‘brave, honest, Mibhula Klupka! Wake up! I've come to see you. Don't you know me?” With a great effort he opened his eyes, A gray shadow fitted across his dark face. Probably it was intended for a smile of recognition. He raised his hand | as if to make a military salute. He tried to stagger to his feet but the cramps seized him, and ha fell back again on the straw, I took my bottle of cholera medicine out of my pocket. His eyes were closed, but he seemed to know what I was doing, for he opened his blue mouth. I poured in a few drops and it seemed to do him good. Then he shivered all over, and I heard a hoarse, crowing sound. It was the death rattle. He fell back and died, dreaming that he had drunk brandy. He finished his dream on the other side of the dark river, I could not repress my tears at the death of the faithful old servant. * Hector was right,” I said, returning to the fire, “ Kiapka is dead.” “1 told you the dog knew it’ the boy, with perfect composure. { The dreadful scenes through which he | had passed had destroyed all feeling. He was an old man before he had ceased to be a child, That very day I took him to the head. quarters of the sanitary committee in an adjacent village, and put him in charge of | his They fumig poor boy and put new clothes on him. He re- sisted with all his might, He fought like | a tiger, and bit everybody who came | near him. Twelve years have passed since that | iful day, but nobody has ever indifferent, stolid ith sadness, tl when I nist replied | relatives ated the BOON ex- SAW him mm SUZ FOUND HER MAMIIA. ! ( luctor Hoghes ml round collecting ¢ ¢ a iy in front of a |i © Qi . or No, we didn't tell hi iid we, d cold sometimes ! ** Yes, wa fool so cold, but wo see 4p | close together, don't we, dolly? "en find mamma she'll give us some new | clothes and some shoes.” ** Where Is your mamma?” “1don't know, but I'll find her. She | eame into my room last night and put | just as she used to before she went to sleep | in a long box and went off on the | The conductor was puzzied. Had the | the child's head? The | good, kindly fellow took a matter-of-fact | “1 think you are lost, ttle girl. What ' Is your name ?™ | “My name is Fanny, but mamma used | | to call ma ! uit pen * Il send you back to your papa. You | have got a papa, haven't you? in Austin? | A look of terror was frozen the little pinched features. Two thin arms | were thrown around the conductors | neck. | * Please don't send me back to pa” “My new mamma will whip me and lock me in the | Oh, please don't send me | I'll give you dolly. No: 1 can't give you dolly. Mamma | gave me dolly, but 1'll let you play with Please, lot me stay with you until I | find mamma.” | “This is a bad case of stepmother,” his is I've a notion to take fer howe nd leave her One more won't make closet much differeficn™ “I'll not send you home. 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Pariies not | veady to Rimmer above questions shonld cat out of | sad preserve this notice Loy fut re reunion, Li mrs Win saved hundreds utdaliarin doctors’) | may beogme well, Addr o 4A Minn, OF shih poomnty.” Bold by Druggivis | General Passenger Agent, Bt, "au wl bit iu hb ¥ i gi LR I. Wants, General Rastern Agent, 287 : Sellers Medicine Co., Pittsbargh, Pa. | | Broadway, New York, for mow map of Nortlawest, ; NO NANCY PRICES FOR I 1 wl Be E Slo r r a y ' av I As 1 4 : ’ al honest pn : look at, and every man is in the selection of his tatlor. . ack Cir mn | " w i ant task for me show my goods a novelties and at prices surprisingly Lov drop in snd see my stock 'W. I. FLEMING, Crider's Block, DIAMOND SEASON OF ISS?’ SS, ns. () om W. I. FLEMING, - The Fashionable +> MERCHANT TAILOR,< Has just returnen from the Eastern cities with a new stock of the and = Overcoatings Ever brought to town. Workmanship the Best and<~ «Prices Down to Rock Bottom Guaranteed, we AN Dy GOODS + AS + REPRESENTED. Special attention given to CUTTING AND FITTING.i<e INFERIOR MATERIAI 24 J I& ania to H roofs asure tO Cos pions vy islest r Overcoat Bellefonte. EDUCATION ATBEMALL COST CENTRAL Lock Haven. Olinton Oo, Pa a Winter term of 12 weeks opens Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1 A Spring term of 14 weeks opens Tuesday, March 27 1868, Beginning with the winter term, Jan, 3, 1888, Heat, farnished room and good board for only $2590 swoek, Tuition, $1.25 « week, To those who intend to teach the State gives 50 Comts & week as add. This can be subtracted from the cost of tuition aation Be net cont for heat, farnished room, board and at and for the spring term of 14 weeks, only $45 50, Those who pase their Junior Examinations next Epring and enter the Senior Class, can attend & whole your of 42 weeks at the net cost of only $86 50 pro conte & weak and the 50 dollars additional, 8 iy farmshed This te an opportunity that shieuld be improved by | everyone who looks forward $0 teaching av a profes I The faculty of the Central State Normal Behool is wed of specialists in thelr ssteral departments of the tors are honoted gradustes of The 1 piascases rare oabitieds sod ve shile apparatos for & Brine, The Model Sohaoi in thie Leowt training wh in At the last sencion of the legisiatur | Bite ¥ hal peed vid to spnting twentyBee ih soy Four Colleges iHavtrating 1 Hdncrted alter the man the Contra van] § 8 “i has abn sed in petting the ba der i Hydrants Pound on the diferent Bosre. 811 rooms abe on The sudont shavald briog Wie " towels and wephiios. Wading ssay be obtained in the ! bedding af & small com Sudents may enter at any time, Lok sirwmiite by taf) from afl Jitectiome Vor the Batty &0d Be althiln non Oustrnl State Korma! Sebion be admired and pry Wao will be gibd tv coreapond with any who sre ie tereitad Chole ranwme rewreed of i Hention PREP RED YOR OOLLBGE, Rati JAMES ELDON, A.M , PRINCIPAL. ORRTRaL Brain Normal Staoo Bin to J. FB. W. Daven. Na 017 Look Havex, Pa Bast ovmns Sasi, Maryland, U 8A wate fo and Laih 2 Haver off TH Venetian the oid KTUDESTS Wade sir Manafecinring Rubber Foams, sid for Price Last of Out A GREAT OPPORTUNITY | Stat - Normal - School, SCHRE YER'S, tuition for the winter term of 12 weeks is only $30.00 | Badeimom, THE Carpet House 1S Which bas just been filled with complete line of OIL CLOTHS, Bowides the weekly aid, the State gives 50 Dollars | of all widths, styles and prices. Linoleums, vided they graduate and receive the weekly sid of [0 For Offices, Vestibules, Halls, Kitch A ull live of SOARPETS 4+ hand, as well as evory- ers, &o. thing in she HOUSH-FURNISNING LINE. Rugs, Mats, &e. | Kore No, 8, Bidhior Street, Delle * » wk
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