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17HE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13. 1893.
A VISIT TO CHELSEA.
Historic Home of British Armj Vet
erans Heside the Thames.
DAILY LIVES OF PENSIONERS.
Eomantlc Traditions as to the Finding of
the Institution.
THE DISCIPLINE MADE MOST LENIENT
tCORRKSPONDEXCI Or TKZ DISPATCH.!
Lokdok, Aug. 1. In olden times dis
charged and destitute veterans of the Brit
ish army wandered from door to door,
usually from taproom door to door, and se
cured food and drink by exhibiting their
scars or spinning delectable yarns for the
entertainment of any who might bestow
charity upon them. They could also knock
at the doors of monastic houses with the as
surance of receiving bread and ale and
lodging for the night
After the restoration their condition was
a scandal to King Charles IL and the conn
try. Authorities differ not only widely but
vituperously as to the origin of practical
effort for their betterment. Some hold that
the English were piqued into action
through the establishment by Iiouin XIV.
of the invalides in Paris as a retreat for
French veterans. There is a record that as
early as 166(5 a scheme for an infirmary for
disabled English sailors had been submitted
to Pepys, as Clerk of Admirality. Others
contest that the second Charles had a lazy
sort of design to house and comfort the
ragged old veterans who had been loyal to
his father before the latter had lost his
kingly head.
But sometimes tradition has longer legs
than history. British folk will never cease
believing the tradition that rough, kind
hearted Nell Gwvnne had all to do with the
founding of Chelsea Hospital for British
pensioners.
The 'Work of a Woman.
There are two pretty stories of how it
finally came about that an army of savage
old critics and iconoclasts can never dis
parage among the British masses. One is
that one day Nell was sitting with Charles
in her summer house at Chelsea, one of
whoe windows overlooked the fine mead
ows surrounding Iving James College, when
the paymaster of the forces entered, and
the subject of the projected hospital and
the difliculty of finding a proper sire was
resumed. "Your majesty could not do bet
ter." aid Sir Stephen Pox, "than give up
for the purpose your recent purchase from
the Royal Society." This comprised King
James' College and grounds which
h.id just been bought as a gift
to Nell at cost of 1,300. " 'lis well
thought or," replied the King, cast
ing his eye overthe beautiful plot of ground.
"You shall have it;" but recollecting him
self, he instantly added, '"Odso! I forgot I
have already given this land to Nell here."
Have you'so, Charles?" exclaimed Nell
gailj; then I will return it to you again for
so good a purpose." The offer was ac
lepted, and Nell was transferred to a man
sion built for her in Pall Mall by the king.
Another romant'c version is that one day
pretty Nell was riding in the king's gilded
coach, and being most disconsolate the king
rallied her, when she confessed that her dis
tress was owing to the following dream:
"Methought I was in the fields of Chel
sea, and slowly there rose before my eyes a
beautiful palace of a thousand chambers;
and in and out thereof walked divers manv
old and wornout soldier men with all kinds
of scars, and many maimed as to their
limbs. All of them were aged and post
service; and as they went out and came in,
the old men cried: 'God bless Kine
Charles!' And I awoke, and I was sore
discomfited that it was onW a dream."
The storv goes that the King was touched
by Nell's dream and then and there swore a
great oath that it should come to reality.
And so it did.
An lndrfinable Gloomy Urandenr.
You will find Chelsea Hospital a dark and
imposing structure, possessing that inde
finable gloomy grandeur which its builder.
Sir Christopher Wren, gave as a marked
characteristic to all his architectural crea
tions. Indeed one may well say "Wren
seems to stare at you from out the facades
of all great London buildings. But the
grounds are wide and ample, and the noblest
trees in London everywhere flank the fine
old building, far enough awav to give floods
of sunshine in the courts and large parade
grounds between the Hospital and Thames
embankment. The building comprises three
huge courts, the largest facing the south,
the Thames and the masses of foliage of Bat
tersea Park, across the river.
The wings of the great southern court are
S65 feet long, and are 40 feet wide. In
these are found the pensioners' wards.
Each one is about 200 feet in length.
Twenty-six compartments are situated on
each side of a division partition running
along the center of each ward. These par
titions are open at each end, where the
ward officers have rooms; and as the pen
sioners' compartments or rooms face the
AN UNLUCKY SHOT.
FOUNDED ON FACT.
WBITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH BT
croEcnsr sxriisriDiEiRs,
Author of "Abel Drake's Wife," "The Tempter Behind," "Robbing
Peter to Pay Paul," "The Ambitious Widow," Etc., Etc
Concluded From Testerday.
CHAPTER I1L
Deep were the joy and thanksgiving of
the old people as they welcomed their
prodigal, and sunned themselves in the
light of his loving and helpful young man
hood. And the desolated home soon bore
evidences of its former prosperity.
Fot awhile, as might have been ex
pected, the happiness of the family was
somewhat dashed by the possible fear of
danger. The sacred bird whose blood had
been so thoughtlessly shed was often in
their thoughts, and the terrible penalty our
social Brahmins have attached to an un
licensed sacrafice seemed still to hang over
the peace of the household, like a threaten
ing cloud. But as weeks merged into
months and the months made up a year and
a half they lost much of their former appse- .
hension.
To his great disappointment Tom had
seen very little of Eose Arnott,
Not long after his return an aunt had
written to Hose's parents, telling of her
own serious illness and begging them to
spare their daughter for a time.
Neither Rose nor her parents could refuse
this request, as besides being much at
tached, they were also deeply indebted to j
her.
Of course Tom and Eose corresponded oc
casionally, and both were with that content
to look hopefully forward to Christmas
when she would certainly be able to return
to High Leighton.
The morning of the 20th of December
dawned amid fog and intense frost
As the day grew older the fog dispersed,
and the sun made fitful endeavors to cheer
and warm the frost-clad earth, but suc
ceeded only in occasionally casting a
glamor, as of sparkling light reflecting
jewels over its icy surface and frozen pen
dant fringes,
Perrat, having left his horqe ready sd-
outer walls, which are provided with huge,
cjosely clustered windows, each ward in
itself provides about COO lineal feet of
splendidly lighted and ventilated prome
nade floor, for use during inclement
weather.
If the allowances to the Chelsea pension
ers in the matter of clothing, food and ale
money are somewhat meager, their duties
and restrictions are exceedingly light On
entrance to the hospital the pensioners'
previous total Government allowance of 1
shilling per day is entirely relinquished.
This refers exclusively to private soldiers,
of whom there are over 600 among the aDout
560 inmates oi the Hospital.
The Discipline Very Lenient.
In lieu of this shilling per day pension
they receive each a room such as previously
described, a yearly allowance of two pairs
of trousers, one cap and fatigne jacket and
four complete suits of under clothing, with
a flaming red Prince Albert coat, decorated
with bine cuffs and huge brass buttons with
the monogram, "E. H. C. P." Royal Hos
pital of Chelsea Pensioners, once in three
years.
Their food consists ot "half a loaf of bread
and an ounce of butter daily, per man; with
a bowl of cocoa for breakfast, soup, mutton
or beef and potatoes for dinner, and a bowl
of tea at 3:30 lor "tea" which is the last
meal of the day. Besides this they are each
paid 1 penny per day for ale and tobacco
money, and each also receives a quarter of a
pound of tobacco every three months.
There are practically no restrictions upon
these old wards of Chelsea. They go out
and come at will; and punishments for in
fraction of always lenient discipline are
confined to the wearing of a black cap for
extraordinary revolt against good order, or
a lew hours in the guardhouse lor a pen
sioner taken red handed in battle with John
Barleycorn at the ale house. They are
royal grumblers all. To them their cloth
ing is "shoddy," sonp is "swill"' cocoa and
coffee are "pizen," butter is "Thames skim
min's," and, in scornful intimation of the
officers appropriating all the joints of mut
ton while leaving them but the ribs and
briskets, they stoutly assert that "Every
sheep killed for Chelsea has nine breasties!"
But I believe they are, on the whole, very
comfortable and considerately treated, and
fully as well served and cared for as are tha
veterans of otfr own Soldiers' Homes.
The Most Interesting Places.
The most interesting places in Chelsea
Hospital are the ward rooms, the kitchen
when the noonday meal is nearly ready, the
chapel and the great hall In the ward
rooms I discovered one chipper old fellow
who will be 92 years old in October. He is
William Merrill, late of the Thirty-first
Foot; is a native of Bedfordshire; enlisted
in 1819; and has seen over 40 years of actual
service. My companion said he was the
"slyest rogue and joker in No. 10 ward."
Gay old William also has the record of
countless flirtations over the area railings
of Chelsea's mansions. Carlyle chased him
all the way back to the hospital one day
for too vigorous badinage with the serving
maidsofthe philosopher s family in Cheyne
Row.
Any Sunday forenoon you may see 300 or
400 of these grizzled pensioners at chapel.
They are not very reverential, and are un
easy as children in the pews. They shuffle
their feet, get into complications with their
wooden legs, canes and crutches, and there
is much snuffling, clearing of throats and
hard asthmatic breathing. But Herkomer's
great painting does not exaggerate the
pathos of their collective and individual
aspect So many of these white heads and
battle-scarred, bent frames together look
very pitiful indeed when all are bowed and
still at time ot prayer and benediction.
The great hall is a spacious, lofty paneled
room, in which are famous frescoes and
paintings, many tattered battleflags, a raised
dais for :tbe Queen, a good library, many
newspapers and periodicals, and fine benches
and tables where the pensioners may come
and fight their battles oyer at draughts and
chess. "Wellington lay in state here, and
Nell Gwynne is not forgotten. In one cor
ner of the huge partly allegorical fresco she
is depicted in her first and most honest voca
tion, a London orange girL
Edgak L. "Wakemak.
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Via Pittsburg and Western Ballway, Tues
day, August 18. Special train will leave
Pittsburg and Western depot 8.30 p. it, city
time, arrive Niagara Falls 6.30 a. m.
Floor vs rittsbnrg.
The growth of Pittsburg is not to be com
pared to the wonderful Increase In the sales
of the celebrated "Bosalla" and "Our Best"
brands or flour. The Iron City Milling Com'
Dany is exerting every effort to supply the
trade. Ask your grocer lor their flour and
be happy. tts
COLUMBUS A history for yoang people,
especially prepared Tor THE DISPATCH,
will begin In to-morrow's Issue.
died at the door, entered the house, his
ruddy face beaming with health and good
temper, and his stalwart frame warmly
clad in thick overcoat and leathern knee
breeches.
"Off so soon?" said his wife, as she shut
the door, feeling the cold current that
swept through the room. "I suppose you'll
have dinner with the other fanners 'at the
'Sun?'"
"Like enough," Perrat answered. "That
you Tom?" as the door opened again to ad
mit his son. "I've got to see Taplev to-day,
about the sale of that wheat. I think he'll
come round as to price."
"Why don't you go, too. Tom?" asked his
mother, regarding lather and son with lov
ing pride.
"I've to wade through yonder pile of ac
counts for "Ambley's hillj when I've done
out ot doors," Tom answered with a grimace
at the heap of papers his father had routed
out of an old bureau.
"Ay! keep him to it, missus," said Per
rat, cracking tne riding whip he held In his
hand.
Tom was looking out some large nails
from a tool box, which he needed to repair
a uruiieu xiuruic, tucreiore aia not see his
father's wink at Elizabeth as he asked
"Any message for the Arnotts? I shall
be going round their way." As there was
no answer, he added: "It seems to me it's a
ong time sin we had our little girl round
here. Any objection to my bringing her
back with me to tea when I call there on
my way home, eh, Tom?"
Tom glanced up with a glad expression
in his eyes and a smile hovering oyer his
face.
'None that I know of, thanks, Father."
"Ay, bring her round," Elizabeth added,
"and let's have a nice evening. Tom won't
object to seeing her home If you're tired
after your long day."
"Goodby," he called back, as he shut the
door, then opened it again for a minute to
say to Tom:
"Mind the accounts, Tom, or no Basel"
and here he raised his whip threateningly;
then he finally shut the door chuckling
at hU own jest, His horse's hoofs wire
PASTOR AND PEOPLE.
Hypocrisy the Topic in Our Sunday
Schools To-Morrow.
DECEPTION DESTROYS CHARACTER
What Pittsburg- and Allegheny Preachers
Will Discuss.
GLEANINGS FROM CHURCH FIELDS
The Sunday schools of America and
Britain will have for their topic to-morrow
the sin of lying and the curse on this sin.
This topic opens up a wide field and fur
nishes a fine opportunity to the teacher to
warn against one of the greatest evils of
this and all times. The great essential
in character building is that the builder be
true. The greatest wrong that a man can
do to himself or the world "is to assume
virtues he does not possess. Hypocrisy, or
acting a part which is not real is the worst
of all sins, Christ being the judge. He had
boundless charity for the prodigal and all
who went astray through infirmity, but for
hypocrites, or those who made false pre
tense of virtues which they belled in the
life, the Great Teacher had nothing but piti
less condemnation. 'He never uttered a
charitable word for the hypocrite.
Sunday Service in Pittsburg Churches.
I.ibkett Street M. E. Preaching at 10 30
A. jr. and also evening at 7:45 by the pastor,
Bev. W. W. Boup.
Grace Memorial Presbyteriah Arthur
street, Bev. J. A. Boyden, pastor 10:45,
"Abraham the Friend of Godj" 6 45, praise
meeting.
Rev. D. K. Nesmtt, of Peorla.111., formerly
of Pittsburg (Hazel wood), will preach In the
First Presbyterian, Wood street, on SabDath
morning.
Cektral Christian, Pride and Colwell
streets, Eobert A. Cutler, pastor 1030 a. k.,
preaching by Mr. Hubert Tener. Ho even
ing service. ,
Eighth TJ. P., Locust and Van Braam
streets, J. M. Wallace, pastor Mot ning sub
ject. "A True Nobleman:" evening, "The
Backslider."
Grace Beformed, Grant and WeDster, Bey.
John H. Prush, pastor 10 30 A. M., sermon
Dy Bev. Charles H. Coon, of Trinity Church,
Philadelphia.
Central Presbyterian, Forbes and Seneca
streets No morning services. Evening
service 7:45 v. M. Bev. Joseph Speer, of New
York will preaoh.
Hazelwood Christian, J. B. McWane,
pastor Preaching 10.45 a. m. by George Dar
sle, Jr., subject, "An Influential Christian
Life." No evening service.
Fourth U. P Penn avenue and Seven
teenth street Owing to the absence of the
pastor, J. D. Turner, there will be no serv
ices in this church on Sabbath.
First Unitarian, corner Boss and Dia
mond streets, the old University building,
Bev. Charles E. St. John, pastor Services,
10 45 A. m. Morning subject: "The King's
Service."
Union services of First an d Third Churohes
will be held in the First Presbyterian
Church. Wood street. Morninar, 1045; even
In. 7:45. Kev. D. K. Nesbltt, of Peoria, 111.,
will preach.
Lawrenceville Esq. Lutheran, Arsenal
Bank Hall, corner Forty-third and Butler
street, Bey. C. P. Harrah, pastor 10 45 A. sr.,
"Teach Me Thy statutes;" 7:30 v m., union
services corner Forty-fourth and Butler
streets.
Fast End Churches.
Oakland Baptist, Bey. A J. King will
preach Morning, 10.43; evening, V:45; Sab
bath school, 3 p. H.
Sixth United Presbyterian, Collins ave
nue and Station street Services conducted
by Bev. William F. Cratts, D. D., at 11 a. m.
Church or God, Smith's Hall, Highland
and Center avenues, S. P. P. Young, pastor
Services, 11 a. M. Preachinc by Key. L N.
Tan. Subject, "It Is Fnlshed.''
Fourth Presbyterian, Eveline and Liberty
avenues, Key. William r. Shrom, pastor
Services 10 45 a. m., "Prayer and Conver
sion;" 7:45 P. M., "Follow Me."
Christ Lutheran, Sheridan avenue Mr.
F. E. Whitmore.of the Theological Seminary
at Philadelphia, will preaoh at 10 45 a. sr. on
"God's Gracious Girt." No evening service.
St. Mare's Memorial Ketormed, North
Highland avenue, Kev. Ambrose M. Schmidt,
Satjtor No morning service; 7.45 p. m , con
noted by Key. a H. Coon, Philadelphia, Pa.
Oakland M. E., T. N. Eaton, pastor Morn
ing, "Serving Our Generation." The open
airmeetingneArFrazier and Boquet streets
will begin at 7 r. si. There is room for cai
riazes. The Bethany English Lutheran Church,
Highland avenue and Kirkwood street, John
Weidley, pastor The church has been un
dergoing repairs and is now again ready for
occupancy.
P'-int Breeze Presbyterian Morning
service at 11 o'clock, sublect. "Surelv the
Lord Was in This Place and 1 Knew it Not."
Service conducted bv the pastor, Bev.
DeWltt M. Benbam. Union meeting in the
evening at Silver Lake Grove.
Sonthslde Servioes.
Eiqhth PnESBYTSBiAH Services at 10 45 a.
presently heard resounding on the stone
paved yard.
Tom's work was finished in due course,
while an inviting tea had been spread in
honor of the expected visitor.
Perrat and Rose were soon seen approach
ing in the distance by Tom, who watched
for them from the door of the cowshed. He
hurried forward to greet the girl, who
walked with Perrat by the horse's side.
"I suppose I can go on now to my busi
ness, Eose?" asked the farmer with a smile.
as he urged his horse forward.
Eose answered with a laugh, as she
looked at him and then at Tom, whose eyes
had never left her since he joined them.
"Don't forget the tea's waiting," shouted
Perrat, with his hand to his mouth, as he
left them.
"You won't go away anymore, will you?"
"Not if I can help it," she answered,
warmly.
"How good it is to have you backsgain,"
he responded. "It seems as if I've seen
nothing of you since your return ever so
many days ago."
"All that's due to mother's cold, you
know."
"I am glad it's passed off so well. Call
that thing a mufl?" he, asked, pretending to
examine a small arrangement of lur in
which her hands were placed.
"I do," she answered, "and nice and
warm it keeps my hands, too."
"Absurd things muffs are," Tom added,
attempting to thrust one of his cold hands
in.
"Oh, there's no room for three, though,"
she objected, yet her warm little hands
closed over the large cold one, and were
nnlv withdrawn vnfin tn lfrrtif .nM .u.
opened farm house door shone upon them
as they neared it.
Eose was made much of that evening by
them all, and her warm gratetul little heart
was full to overflowing as she thought of all
their kindness, and turned rr nftnn n. -!..
dared to glance at their brown-haired,
brown-eyea son, who somehow always con
trived to meet her shy glance aud return it
with interest
She had received a fair education, and
when after tea they retired into the inner
room, where a fire had been lighted in her
honor, she sang a few simple little songs,
accompanying herself on the piano.
To Tom and his parents this seemed a
grand achievement, and the former with all
thft nnmilltv wt.tnl, rtjian lnv. ,..... ,.
not always, inspires, conceived the girl he
loved to be in all points far above himself.
j.ne oia people presently excused them-
Klvf SAvInf rlijt nnliip Hnm .- -
and returned to their respective seats at the
ureiiuB.
"What wu ft.. aM . J - -V
something about Bobln?'.' lorn wked.
if. Bey. Goo. P. Donehoo will oconpy the
pulpit in the absence of the pastor.
Mt. Washington Baptist, Geonie T. Street,
pastor Morning service at 10.30; evening,
'The Doom of the Unprofitable Servant"
Mt. Washington Presbtterian, Ber. K. S.
Fan and, pastor Services at 10-.80a.2C and
7 45 p.m. Evening subject, "The First and
the Second."
Walton M. E., Southside, Bey. S. W. Davis,
pastor Preaching 10.30 a., it. by Bev. W. S.
Lockard; 7:45 p. it., Bev. J. L. Dawson, of
Atlanta, Ga.
Dcquesnb Heights, M. E, Bey. W. H.
Bodenbaugh. pastor Morning, "Is It I;"
evening, Th e Great Sapper." Epworth
League meets at 7 T. Jt
Bisoham Street M. E.. J. A Ballantyne,
pastor Preaching at 10:30 a. m. by Bey. T. H.
Wilkinson. At 1:45 r. jc there will be speolal
service for children at which the pastor will
preach. No evening service.
Second Primitive Methodist, Cobden
street, H. J. Buckingham, pastor Servioes
at 10 30 a. m. and 7:30 r. k. Morning, last ser
mon in a series on the Lord's Prayer; evening-,
a sermon to the Society of Christian
inueavor.
Allegheny Churches.
First Presbyterian, Carnegie Hall
Preaching by Rev. H." Clay Ferguson. Sub
Jeot; "The Five Talented Man."
B. P. Church, Sandusky and North Dia
mond streets To-morrow at 10 30 A, M. and 3
p. m. by Bev. W. J. Coleman, pastor.
Central B. P., J. W. Sproull, pastor 10:30
A. M., "A Good Work That of the Bishop;" 3
p. m., "Stirring Up at Times a Necessity." ,
' North Presbyterian, Lincoln avenue
Bev. W. S. Fulton, D. D., of Lexington. Ky.,
will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Fourth U. P., Montgomery avenne, l!ev.
Joseph Kyle, pastor Bev. M. F. McKaraban
will preach at 10.30 a. m. No evening service,
Eighth U. P., Observatory Hill, W. T.
Wishart.' pastor Mornine, "The Judgment
Seat or Christ;" evening, "The Wise
Builder."
' North Avenue M. E. Bey. J. L. Dawson,
of Atlanta, Ga., will pi each at 10 30 A. M.; 7:45
p. jr., Bev. W. 6. Lockard. Subjoct, "Soul
Winning"
Ninth Church, corner North and Grant
avenues, J. B. J. Mllligan, pastor Services at
11a.sc subject, "Modern Ananiases ana
Sapphires."
Sandusky Street Baptist, Cyclorama Hall,
B. F Woodburn, pastor 10.30 A. M., com
munion service; 2 P. ST., Sunday school. No
evening service.
Buena Vista Street M. E., Bey. J. H.
Miller, pastor At 10:30 a. m. Bey. Mr. Boda
baugh will preach. Epworth League de
votloual meeting at C.45 p. M.
Nixon Street Baptist, J. S. Uutson, pastor
Bev. E. B. Tllton, of Library, will oconpy
the pulpit In the morning at 10 o'clock. From
7 to 8 the T. P. S. C. E. will conduct twilight
services.
Biverside M. E., Kerr street, H. S. Free,
pastor Morning, "Fidelity and Its Beward;"
evening, "Individual Consecration;" Ep
worth Leazue, "The Touch of Jesus," led by
Ezra Dugan.
Central Presbyterian, Lacockand Ander
son streets, Bev. S. B. McCormick, pastor
Preaching at 10.45 by Key. T. W. Pearson.
Subject, "The Universal Bemedy." No
evening service.
Trinity Lutheran, Stockton avenue apd
Arch street Divine service at 10 30 a. m.
Chiistian Endeavor meeting at 8 45 a. m. No
evening service. Lutheran Mission, Bheine
man's hall, Troy Hill, Sunday school at 4
P. M.
First Congregational, Franklin and Man
hattan streets, Bev. S. W. McCorkle, pastor
Subject of sermon at 10 30 A. M.: "Search
Lights and Plumbllnes. The Christian En
deavor Society will hold the evening service
at 6 45, Bev, and Mrs. McCorkle will spend
next week at Tarentum Camp.
Miscellaneous.
Sheridan U. P. Mission, Rev. J. W.
English will preach in Brown's Hall at 2:30
P.M.
TnE corner stone of the Free Will Baptist
Chnrch, on Center avenue, will be laid on
Sunday at 2 o'clock by the Knights of
Pythias.
First Christian Church, Mansfield Valley,
Pa., O. H.Philips, pastor Bev. Harry W.
Talmage, of McKecsport, Pa., will preach
both morning and evening.
Warren M. E , will hold services In Ver
nors Grove, White Hall station, on Balti
more and Ohio Bailroad. Kev. J. H. Tay or,
ot Cumberland, Md. Trains leave 8:15 a. m.
Central Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation, 421 Penn avenue. Gospel meeting
at 4 p. w., for women and girls only. Song
service fiom 4 to 4:15 p. M. All women are
invited to be present. r
,. Kev. Edward S. Ferrand, pastor of the
Mt. Washington Church, has received a
call, which he will aocept, to the Westmin
ster Church, Topeka, Kan. Mr. Farrand has
been pastor of the Mt. Washington Church
four years, during which time his labors
have been remarkably successful. A new
house of woi ship, costing $17,000, has beun
built and paid for, anu 253 members have
been added to the chuioh.
Psnracrr action and
perfect health result
from theuse of De Witt's Little Early Risers
A perlect little pllL.
Very Binalli very suro
"A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned."
Deposit your money with the People's
Savings Bank, 81 Fourth avenue. Interest
allowed on deposits. tts
Buonra kills roaches, bedbugs, etc., the
instant they come near It. 25 cents.
Excursion to Wheeling To-SIorrow.
Bate, $1 50 the round trip. Train leaves B.
& O. B. B. depot at 8:10 A. it. a
"You mean 'Robin Adair,' I suppose,"
she answered.-
"Yes, sing me that, will you?"
As Eose sang it, her voice occasionally
tremnlous with feeling, Tom walked to the
window And stood looking out on the dark
ness. When she had finished, as Tom made no
movement, she rose and joined him.
"Shall we go back to your parents ?" she
asked.
"No; wait awhile."
Then going to the door, and seeing his
father engaged over his papers, ana his
mother nodding while she knitted, he said
as he returned:
"They are all right They don't want us.
Eose, when you are with me, life is a dif
ferent thing, j I can't tell you how it is, for
I can't explain it myself, but every tiny
thing that happens seems full of joy. Oh,
Eose, what would the future be if you were
always with me. I dare not think and I
have nothing like that to offer you in re
turn." The moon was rising, and its light showed
in dark outlines the farm garden, on which
the window looked, while a cloud of feath
ery snow was beginning to falL
''Nothing to offer me!" asked Eose, In
surprise, "Oh, Tom!"
"Can my mere presence ever be to you
what vours is to me?" he asked.
"You don't know what vou are to me."
she said, slowly, thinking how all language
wouta iau ner to express wnai sue knew
him to be.
"Eose!" he answered, drawing her to sit
beside him on the low window seat, "Tell
me, Eose, am I really dear to you?"
"You are. You are all the world to me,"
she answered, earnestly, taking the band
which had found its way round her waist
and pressing it with a strength she was un
aware of, but which lent force to her words
which to Tom was dangerously sweet
"God bless you, my darling," he mur
mured, drawing her nearer, but stopping
suddenly, as tne sound ot a strange voice
was heard speaking in answer to his father's
angry tones.
xney Dotn jumped up, going nastily to
the door, where they saw his father and
mother, the latter as white as the falling
snow, confronting an officer of the police,
who when he saw Tom came forward, and
laying a hand on his shoulder, arrested him
on the old charge of poaching, to which
was added the offense of escaping from jus
tice. "Produce your warrant," shouted the en
raged father.
The Sergeant quietly showed it, and in
deed it was evident that he wished to make
things as smooth as possible. Perrat, how
ever, was nearly beside himself with rage,
and stormed at the man about the baseness
of the whole affair u though on his head
o b: :e s s.
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PBOBLEM NO. 227.
The subjoined problem was awarded the
first prize in the problem tournament of the
seventh congress of the German Chess Asso
ciation. BT J. POPISCHTL, PRAGUE.
Black: 7 pieces.
White: 7 pieces.
White mates in three moves.
SOLUTIONS.
No. 219 A. F. Maokenzie: Key, BB8.
No. 220 A F. MaoLenzIe: Key. K E S.
J. o. 221 -a S. Jacobs: Key, BBS.
No. 222 John a Flaggi Key, B Kt 6.
END GAME, NO. 33.
White. Black.
White. Black.
L PR5 BB1
2.KQ5 BK8
8. P Kt 5 ch. BxP
4. KK4 BBS
5. K B 3, and wins.
Correct solutions to
'all received from E.
McDongall, city. Mr. Otto Wurzbnnr. Grand
Baplds, Mich., to -S03. 219 and 220 from
. .crank xuiey, ueuevuo.
GAME ENDING NO. 47.
From a game played July 18, 1893, in the
seventh congress of the German Chess Asso
ciation at Dresden.
Position after white's twentieth move, Kt
from Kt 3 to B 5.
White Mioses.
WS.& 1L'A
m Wi W I
iH HI III i
m Wm WfiM wm
.r,mz vwz '
''AfttA fej3
Black Blackburne.
Black to play.
White.
20.
21. BxR
22. BxB
23. Q B Kt 1
24. QK2
25. K Q 2
Black.
KtxKt
KtK6
QxB
PK5
BK3
QQ1
White.
Black.
QKtS
PBS
KtxP(B4)
PQ6
QxKch
BxP
28. KRKt
29. K B 1
SO. PxP
SL PKt3
32. PxP
83. B Bl
34. QK1
28. K It I
yuo
QQ5
27. KBQKt PK7
And white resigns.
THE GERMAN CHESS ASSOCIATION.
The master's tournament closed July 30.
Dr. Tarrascb, or Nurnberg, won the Hist
prize; J. Makovetz, of Pestb, and A. Porges,
of Prague, divided the seoond and third
prizes: A. Marco, of Vienna, won the fourth
prize, and E. Walbrodt, of Berlin, the fifth
prize.
In the problem tonrnament three prizes
were awarded in the four move section in
the following order: O. iruss, Hanover; A.
Schindler, Standing, and F. Schrufer, Bam
berg. In the three move section six prize s
were awarded in the following order: J.
Popischil, Prague; K. Weinheimer, Vienna;
Max Feigl, Vienna; E. Palkoska, Vienna; M
Karstedt, Cottbres, and J. Hane, Berlin.
The following trames were played In the
master's tournament:
GAME NO. 150-RUT LOPEZ.
s wm wm. mm. iff
m
"M'i ,
mm mm a ifp p
9 "i p' Awiwit
x wx&'ukmm
m
wm.
wm V2W&
yA a VA
tiltf HH V
Pa m
Black.
Tarrasch.
BQ3
BKt3
PQB3
QKt3
PQR
PK5
KBK1
PKB
BK2
QBK
13. JlrKt
14. QR5
15. Q B 3
10. K K 2
17. B Kt 3
18. BK3
19. BQ1
20. B B 1
21. P K B 4
22. QEB2
B.BJJ1
See diagram.
Black Tarrasoh,
alone rested the odium of the warrant and
arrest
Tom. who had at first looked from one to
the other, as though unable to grasp the
truth that the man who waited there waited
to take him away to prison, when at last
enlightened turned with an agonizing look
to Eose.
She had been standing leaning against
the doorway, understanding it all, and in
her dismay and terror for Tom's sake pant
ing as though for breath. "When appealed
to thus mutely by him, her only answer
was to throw herself on his breast with a
cry as of an animal wounded unto death,
and by her increasing weight Tom knew she
was fainting. It was best so. Tears, pro
testations, were alike unavailing, and Tom,
summoning all the strength ot his man
hood, kissed the, white face of Eose, bade
his parents be of good cheer and trust in
God, who, knowing bis innocence as re
garded evil intent, would surely deliver
him from the threatened evil. He then
embraced them and went away with the
Sergeant
CHAPTER TV.
Out into the pitiless cold of a snowy
night, the snow freezing even as it fell, Tom
followed the Sergeant to expiate, alter five
years, his unintended offense against the
game laws.
When Eose recovered consciousness,
ashamed of having given way in the hour
oi Tom's supreme trial, she from that mo
ment dedicated herself to the purpose of
securing his freedom.
In an abstracted manner she listened to
the Perrats' plans for his liberation, which
were to be carried out on the morrow, then
begged of them to let her go home, assuring
them she could go alone.
This they would not allow, bnt as Eliza
beth was greatly overcome, Perrat not lik
ing to leave her, yielded to Rose's request
to go home, accompanied by one of the farm
men, who lived in an adjoining cottage.
This arrangement exactly suited Eose's
plan. As they reached her home she spoke
to the man for the first time, having been
busy during her rapid walk in maturing
her purpose.
"It is scarcely 8 o'clock, Smith," she said
to him; "can you spare the time to come
with me as far as the manor? I must see
Captain Brierly to-night I will make it
worth your while."
"Yes, miss, I'll go along o you that is,
if you ain't afeared o' the snow. It's
eoming down mighty steady."
"No, I am notafraid," she answered, and
in truth she had forgotten the snow since
she had watehed with Tom its commence
ment Reaching, the manor, she went to tha front ,
White. Noa.
LPK4 PK4
2. KKt B3QKtB3
8. B Kt 5 Kt B 3
4. Castles KtxP.
6. R K 1 Kt Q 3
6. BB4 BK2
7. Ktxt KtxKt
8. BxKt . Castles
9. PQ4 KtB5
10. R K 1 P Q 4
1LPQB3 BKB
12. Kt Q 2 KtxKt
WSk WWi Hi WR
f- lH JrM M mt
IBP wm Aim ws"
White Noa.
23.
QKt4
QB5
KK5
FB4
B PxB
QQ6
PxQ
PKt4
BK2
S3. PB5
83. BB1
si. PxP
BBS
PxP
BBS
BK5
BxPch
BxB
PxB
BKtS
24. QB3
25. PQK3
28. P K Kt 3
27. RxK
28. QK3
29. QxQ
SO. BBS
81. BQ2
35. BQB3
36. BBS
37. KKta
38. BxB
39. PxB
And white resigns.
GAME NO. 151-
BUY LOPEZ.
White. Porges.
LPK4 PK4
2. KKcB3 QKtBS
r Black. Tarrasca.
19. B Q J
PBS
20. PxP
21. EQ4
22. KtK4
23. KRQ
24. PKB3
25. RxB
UxP
BK3
KBQ
BB4
BxKt
BxB
BxB
KB3
PKU
KxP
KB5
BK2
PQB5
PB6
BKt4
PxP
5.111(0 Jtt JJ 3
4. Castles KtxP
5. FQ4
KtQ3
QFxB
KtB4
KxQ ,
PKB3
BK3
BK2
6. BxKt
7. PxP
8, QxQ ch
28. BxB
27. PxB
23. BR3
29. PxP
SO. Ol
SL BKt3
32. KB3
33. P R 4
v. ill
B3
10. PQKt3
11. B Kt 2
12. Q P. O ch K B 1
13.KBK1 PKKti
14.KtK4
PKt3
15. KtQ4
16. KxKt
17. Kt B 6
18. PQB4
KtxKt
KKt2
PQB4
PB4
3t. BB1
85. PxP
33. Resigns.
NOTES.
8 QxQ. The exchange gives black the bet
ter position for the endgame. White's next
move is good enough.but we would prefer to
check with the B, and if B to K 2, exchange.
13KEKL Better Is Q Kt to K 3 and then
to B 4 or Q 4.
15 Kt Q 4. He shonld have played Kt to Q
6ch.
,
GAME NO. 152.-GIUOCO PIANO.
White. Albln. Black. Tarrasca.
LPK4 PK4 19. PBS KtB5
2. K Kt B 3 Q Kt B 3 20. P B 6 ch K B 1
8. BB4 BB4 St Kt K 7 QKt4
4. PBS KtB3 22. BxKt QxKt
6. PQ4 PxP 23. QxP QtQ
6. PxP BKtSch 24. KxQ HK3
7. BQ2 KKtxP 23. RQ6 KB3
8. BB KtxB 28. K K 1 BxP
9 BxP eh KxB 47. Kt Q 5 KRQ
10. QKt3chPQ4 23.KK7cn.KBV
11. KcK5chKU3 29. KxRch KxB
12. QxKt PB4 30. KtB3 f3B2
13. QK4 OKI 3L KxP PQK3
14. Q Q 1 Kt Kt 4 32. B B 7 B Q 7
15. PB4 KtK3 33.KtKU KxP
16. KtQB3 PKKtS 34.KK8chBKI
17. KtxP oh K Kt 2 35. KtQ6 Resigns
18. Castles PxP
NOTES.
7 xx, K KtxP. Black could have obtained
the better game by taking the B followed by
P to Q 4.
13 xx, Q K L In the opinion of Chess Open
ings black has the better game at this point,
an opinion which la based, perbap3, on the
supposition that white will exchange queens
and follow the moves of a game between
Ehrlcn and Max Lange, to be found In
Schach partleen.
18 xx, PxP. KtxPfollowedbyQtoK2and
B to B 4 would bo better, although It does
coat the exchange.
12, BxKt Still better Is Q to KL
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entrance and asked to see Captain Brierly.
"He hasn't finished dinner; you can't see
him," said the servant, though much im
pressed with the earnestness of her manner.
"I must see him, though I wait all night,"
answered Eose. "Tell him," she added.
"Who is it?" irritably asked a gentleman
at that moment crossing the ball.
"Eose Amott, sir," and she spoke out
bravely, "who wants to see you on a matter
nearly as. important as life and death to
her."
"Come In," he answered. Then noticing
that she and the man were covered with
snow, he said: "Take off your cloak and fol
low me," passing as he spoke into his
study.
"Sit down, Eose," said the gentleman as
he noted how she trembled, while trying to
steady herself against the table.
"No, thank you, sir, I can say what I
have to say best standing, and I beg pardon
for troubling you."
"What can I do for you?" he asked. "I
shall be sorry to hurry you, but," taking
out his watch, "my time is limited to a
q uarter of an hour. "
Then Eose told her story, forcibly, re
straining as much as possible all unnecessary
feeling.
"You tell me Tom Perrat had no inten
tion of shooting the pheasant, but aimed as
he thought at a rabbit Is that so? Are
you sure?
"Indeed it is true, sir. At the time
father was too ill to work, and we were
nearly all starving," she said with rising
color. 'Mom told us he bad intended to
bring ns a rabbit Father and mother both
heard him say so; they wiU tell you the
same."
"Then why did he run away when he re
ceived the summons instead of explaining
alL"
'Oh, sir, he was but 16 at the time, and
feared be would be sent to prison, but above
all he dreaded to bring disgrace on I his
parents. He left a letter saying so. Had
he stayed to think instead of going that
same night, I dare say he would not nave
been so foolish." I
As Captain Brierly looked at he, he
gradually realized the truth of her every
word, and felt something of a father's pity
for her saffering. He then told her tie was
extremely angry that the case should have
been so strangely misrepresented to hjim.
He went to her, and taking her hand.
asked gently, "What is this young man to
you?"
"I am engaged to marry him,
looking up to him with tears in
sir,"
per eyes,
"I love him better than my life,
Ub, let
htm out ot prison, do, do, sin
broken with deep sobs.
ben
voice
"My child," he answered, soot
gly.and
drawing up a cmur he place
"Listen to me. In three days'
ronlt
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that I could do something to show how
grateful I am."
"Tut, tut," he answered. "Ask me to
the wedding, then! Goodby, my child.
Don't forget to ask me."
This hopeful news was as soon as possible
communicated to Tom, with comforting
letters from Eose and his parents.
Everything happened as Captain Brierly
had arranged. After the magistrates' meet
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came to Eose, and said to her
J i "To-morrow morning, early, my man
shall call for you in the gig. Go with him
to the prison. The authorities will already
have had instructions, and yon will find
Tom Perrat free, awaiting yon."
Next morning the morning of Christmas
Eve Eose went to the prison, was ad
mitted, and, ere she was aware, an inter
vening door opened and Tom was folding
her In hlfl arms.
The hall porter was visible in the dis
tance, and tor a moment or two Tom held
her as though he could never again release
ber. Once she looked up to speak, but he
Eut ber head back against his shoulder as
e said:
"Let me hold you so one moment I
thoucht I had lost you foreverl"
Then he released her, and the porter
opened the prison door, and Tom was free.
As they came out into the sunshine Eose
uttered a cry, and understood as she looked
in his face something of what he had suf
fered. "HushI It is all nothing now, unless
happiness kills me. Now for home!"
the end.
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