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THE SCIt ANTON TBIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1890.
AN IRISH LOVE STORY.
V . ; BI I APE LIKE S. BRIDGES. 7
tCoprrlsht, 18M, by the Bacheller Sradiet&
' PART t.
We went sailing on beautiful lough
Erin, one day during our stay In Ire
land, and were becalmed for three or
four hours of a misty September after
noon. Then it was that we heard an
Irish lov story, from the Hps of ' our
guide, philosopher and friend, Mr. Con
rad Kane, whose personal experience is
herein set forth.
If I live to be a hoondred I'll nlver
forget that night! I was lavtn' Allsie
home a bit av the road, fur 1 daim't go
the lingth av her gate an' it wa seldom,
Indade. I ventured beyant the bridge,
but this time, however.it happened.I
crossed to the odther side with her. an"
we were well oop the the bend, houldin'
aich odher's haan's, an' sthrolin' along,
the stars cumin out like weeny white
flowers in the Bky above ua.whln Allsie
gev a Joomp, an' a bit av a screech, an'
away with her, roonln' for the dear
life, an' there was her farther, stannin'
fornlnst me, in the big black shadda av
the hedge.
"Oood avenln' tt ye, Misther Conrad
Kane," seat he, mekin' a sthep into the
road, an' tiwlrlln' a blackthorn he had In
his fist.
"Good avenln t'ye, Mlsther Progan,
sir," sea I, kapin' me eye on the sthlck,
for I knew him to be handy enoof with
the same.
"An' if It wasn't for the diulnt fad
her's son ye are," seat he "I'd bra'k this
shllleluah over yer rascally young
head," sea he.
"An' welklm," sea I. "for it's the da
clnt fadher's son I am. that wudn't lift
a finger on ye if ye did."
"Don't answer me. ye vlllin," sea he.
"How. darr ye pieshoome to spoke up
AN' T'ttEItR WAS IIP i FATHER
SSTANIN' FOKMi;ST UK,
to my galrl," st. he, an' folly her about
1111 the town'r talkln' at her? What
'd'ye mane by It, I'm oskin'?
"Sure, an' e know well what I mane
by it, Mlsther Brogan," sez I. "It's a
year since. I toul ye me inunin", plain."
"Ye brat, ye," Bez he. "An It's you
that 'id marry Allsie, Is It. "Without the
roof to coover yez or a patch av peta
tles? Mebbe it's buy her a bag ye'd do,
an' slnd her out to. beg? It's a pity but
ye had her, 'nor, isn't It? Or mebee it's
the" bit av land yer thlnkin' av, that'll
go with her? Ah, thin, not a foot av
It, an' not an Inch av it. Dl ye hear
that, now?"
"Me hearln's good, Mlsther Brogan,"
sez I, as cool as ye plaze, "an' no Kane
Iver wlnt.beggln' yet. I hev me thrade's
wages." sez I, "an"' they're none the
poorest, but I only toul ye like an honest
man that It was me wish to marry All
ele; yis, an' me intention to marry All
sie," sea I spakln' slow, that he'd hear
It right "but I wanted her fadher's
word, that we'd wait awhile, till I could
aim the roof an' the petatle patch, as
many 's the couple done before us," sez
I, for I knew it was the case av.the oul'
fella himself "an I'm steady an' sober,
an' Mlsther Brogan," sea I, "I loove
the ground yer dawter walks an."
"Aw, be this an be. that," sea hp.
"Dl ye think I'll listen to slch talk?
Loove the ground ? Thrade's wages, In
dade? An' is that what ye affer her?
A line look up 1' the May rlnt. Me daw
ter's for yer betthers, young man."
"Faith, an' ye'll be thrubhled to find
them same, be her way uv thlnkin, "
sez I, for me blood was gettln' up. "I
hev her promise," sez I, "an' she has
mine, an' no man.fadher or else, '11 come
betune us an' good avenln' to yp, Mls
ther Patrick Brogan," sez I, an' off I
marched, me head in the air, expectln'
Ivery mlnnlt to feel the weight av his
black thorn an the back av me sconce.
Afther that It was long enoof obefore
I got anodther sight av Allsie. They
sint her away to the aunt's at Klllabegs
an' I baird aftherwords, there was the
dl vole's own rumpus before she wlnt.
Anny way, she wrut me wan or two let
thers,' an' I ondherstud she wasn't too
well plazed with the way I spoke up to
her fadher. "It was worse for her now,
nor iver," she said, an" they watched
her night an' day, an' she thought it
betther I'd give over thryin' to see her
for awhile an", an' let things take their
coorse. "But Connie, dear, she said, in
the letther, "It's not forglttln' the word
that's i passed betune us, on' nivver
will." ' Could I ever dhrame she wud
forglt It, the lovln' harrt she hed?
Well, the weeks wlnt an, an the
months wlnt an, an' wurreked as
constan as the days kem round, but the
money was that slow a countln' up,
that I was harrt-sick, manny's the time,
an' seemed furdlier away than iver
from Allsie, An' whin she kem home
again, she was- afraid av her life to
mate me, or to pass a civil word, neighbor-like
an the road, for fear the oul'
Turk would hear av it, an' rage like a
haythen so we didn't well know what
to do, nor what would become av us at
all, at all!
But there was wan comfort I had
through ivery thln&wan help that nlv
re failed me, an' that was me comrade
b'y, Kafe O'Nell. He was far up in the
world aboove me, with a fine growin'
farrum av his twn, and cattle to the
fore, but some way, I was nlver too low
for his llkln an' we wlnt togither man
an' b'y for fifteen years or more. I used
to be thlnkin' times back he was a trifle
too fond av Allsie, an' she always had a
laughln' word for him, but there was
nothln' I could lay to haart, nor iver did
gainst thlm, till wan marnin' I re
rnlmber It as If it was ylsterday, an, the
cap he had an' an' the roguish smile In
bis eyes 'whin he kem down to the
forge he knew It .was an' idle day with
me an' stud lanin' at the dure, luokln
In.
"Come away up be the gap.Connle,'
sez he "I hev some thin' to tell ye." It
was a gray marnin' with the mist ris
In' out ' the bogs, like big wallops av
smoke, an' the taste av rain that
was eomtn' In the air as plain as salt
was comln" in the air as plain as the salt
In the say. We crossed be Andy's med
da, and staarted along the road to the
Rap Rafe had his arrum about me
bouldher a thriclc he had since we
.were b'ys. ; . -
"Connie, ses he, stopptn' In the mid
41 av a Hit ha was whistlln'. "I've a
rolne bit av news for ye I'm bespoke In
marlage," sea he
"Betther late than nlver," sea I, giv
In' him the Joke, for he was a year old
her than meself."An" I hope the bride'll
say the same."
"I hope whoever the bride'll say'll
plaae ye," Connie; I hope it will." sea
he, patthln' me sshouldher once or
twice, . friendly-like, "for there's no
gairl In the town land ye think more av,
an' none desarves It betther. The par
ents is agreed," sez he; "the whole clan
Jeffrey met a Sunday at Billy McCor
mlck' an' talked it up an' down, an'
unless some strange thin happens it'll
be a match." ' ;
"An" sure, she'll he a lucky .woman,"
sez I, lookln' arounn' at him, walk In'
han'some an" sthrappln' beside ine.
"An' I wlBh ye Joy."
"Walt a bit wait, Connie, sez he,
with a quare sort nv a laugh; "ye
must hear the bride's name llrst, be
fore ye spake av Joy. What would ye
say to Allsie Brogan?"
"Allsie Brogan?" I stood still. star
In' at him. "Not not my Allsie?"
"Yis, or mebbe mine! May the best
man win," sez he. "It's five years ye've
courted her, an' what's to show for It?
It's time the galrl was settled, her hav
ln' no modher, an' the udhr galrls grow
In' up. An' why but she'd take her
chance?" sez he. "Sure ye'd stand be
tune her an' a comfortable livln'," sez
he, "an' If I can niek her happy, an' if
she's willln", would ye thry to prevent
It?"
"Ye'ie jokin, Rafe," sez I. but he
wasn't, an" 1 knew It well! "ynit, now,
an' tell me what yer tnanln' Is."
"Amn't I telllu' ye?" sez he. "I'm
manin to engage mesilf to AIIsIp Bro
gan, to be marrit afther Lint, if she's
cunt Int to give her word, but for oul'
friendship, Connie. I wouldn't do It un
beknownst. An' it's for her to choose
betune us, man an' man. Isn't that
fair.'" .
But I was that donmboundrhered I
couldn't spake. But Itafe wlnt on.
ruslnln' nu" showln' me how wrong It
was for Allsie to be made to suffer, on'
how It was long waltlii' fur what mtelit
nlver come. An' I knew he was right
not a doubt av It! An' more un' above.
It was three months that I hadn't got
the sight av Allsie, nor the scrape av a
pen, but, for all that, it was hawd to
nick me give in that he's spake to her.
an' run his chance, but he at lust, with
the dint av his persuashlns, I did con
Blnt. an' the next day he kem, stnllln'
an' happy as a young prince, to say
they were bespoken, an' It was left to
the oul' folks to name the day.
Well, from that time forrit there was
wurrek, an' enough to be dune nt the
foorge, an' mesilf was glad o' that
same. I was backward at meetin' the
neighbors, for the whole town bin' was
talkln' nv me, an' Itafe, nn' Allsie, an'
blumin' him, un' blamin' her an' pltyin'
me; but It was little they knev, when
all was said. I kep' a good hoult av me
tongue, an' except to give a civil an
swer I nayther made nor meddled, hop
In' the talk would dhrop the sooner, for
what mutt come will come, slimall mat
ther who sez yis or no.
Ivery avenln" av me life was splnt
With Kafe an' Allsie. An" many's the
time, walkin' through the Gap, on roun'
be Andrew's bunk whin the moon was
llftln' up out o' the bog mist, as roun'
an' yalla like it was the sun had lost
its way manys the tolme Itafe would
walk the throw av a stone fornlst us,
me an Allsie, lavin' us to walk an' talk
together through the fields an' places
we used to walk, when we were swate
haarts! We'd be chattln' about
the house Mister Porgan was bulldln'
an' plenlshln', in bein' part av the
bride's fortune besides a fine young
heifer, an' the pigs or mebbe, Jokin'
about the pots an' pans I was mekin'
for her, down at the foorge.
Well! well!
The time wlnt on an' the bans was
read In chapel, an' the day set, an' like
before I cud turn roun' twice at me
worruk, there was the weddln' mornin'.
As foine a day as ever ye saw the birds
singin' an' the grass that full av cow
slips that ye cudn't step for thrampin'
thlm, an' the sky shinln' an' not a cloud
alst or wist. Nothln' wud do but that I
must stand oop with llufe he was that
wishful I cudn't find me haart to disap
point him. So, I wlnt boldly to the
house, an' thcr? the wlddineeers was as
sembled, sure enoof all the young peo-
I"!-' "NOT MY AILSIE?'
pie that knew us, Allsie an' me. It was
hoard on me what to do, or where to
look. - An' whin I shu'k han's with All
sie, wan av the bridesmaids God loove
her for it bu'st out cry In' an' roon out
av the room.
There was a folne faste cookln' In the
kitchen turkles an' geese an' leg o'
mutton, an' a big table spread an' the
best av the company ready for It.
We were to walk In cooples, twice
roun' the town an' thin to the chapel.
Oul' Roger, the fiddler, was tunln' an'
squalin' up his fiddle, ready to march
formlnst us, an' Ivery wan was as foine
an' gintale as ye plaze, an' the bride, in
white, settin' her lone near the dure, an'
we were all waitin' for Rafe. He toul'
me the night before he wud go first to
the chapel, to his duty, an" mate me at
Aiisie's an the sthroke av tin. But whin
the sthroke was past, an' he didn't
coom, they began to be onalsy an' go in
an' out watchin the road and w his
per In' an' noddin'l
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PART II.
T didn't like to be puttln' meself for
rit, but at last I tuk me hat from the
flu re. an' mintioned that I'd stroll away
down a bit to mate him, as bein' best
man It was the laste I cud do. So I
wlnt along a blt-av the road an' an
odhertblt, an' anodher, till I kem to the
dure av his house, an' there wasn't a
hilt nor hair av him to be found. His
people had staarted away to the chapel,
to be ready for the weddineers. I seen
them sittln' In the pews whin I kem by
but no Rafe.
,What cud I do but go back to the
house, an' be this tolme It was more like
a wake, nor a weddln'. The brides
maids was oryln' an' lomentln', and the
oul' weemia was sbakln' their heads,
1'
but not a word, nor a tear from Allsie.
Wan neighbor hed it to say that Itafe
was seen goin' through the gap with
a thravellln bag in his nun', at the
clearln' o' day, and anodher was ready
to swear he watched him, not one hour
ago, skalrtin' down be Kelpie's bog, for
It was talked a bit that he had a swate
haart on the hill beyant, an' there was
pits an' holes he might fall into, for the
surest foot is n iver sure crossln' a bog,
an' mebee the poor b'y was sunk deep
an' dead.
But in' the middle av all the floory in
kem little Dinny Quinn. roonln' with a
letther in his fist. Oop he goes to the
fadther:
"Itafe. O'N'ell gev me this." sez he.
"An" he's away an' the coach with Tom
the Post."
Oul' Brogan bruk the wafer, the let
ther shakln' in his han' till ye cud hear
It rattlin', but sorra the word cud hear
mek out. hed or tail. It was Craig the
schoolmaster stud oop an' read it out
as plain as a. b, c.
"Kisplcted Mlsther Brogan, Miss Bro
gan an' kind friends all
"I pen these few lines to let ye know
that saircumstunces bein' such I can't
marry the young Itiddy, un' wlshin' her
IN the Minnr.R AV am, thk
FLOORY IN KKM I.ITTLH DINNY
QU1N ItOONIN.
her desarvln's av a betther paurtner.
The suircumstunccs Is well known to
Mlsther Brogan, av the mare not coom
ln' to the fore, un' the pigs belli' mine
av the best it's little I'm carln' for the
vulye, be It wlmt it may. but no man'll
say he met a fool in Kafe O'Nell. I'm
givln' oop, un' willln' me own puart av
the plenlshln', not to mlntlon praties,
an' tint un' odher things an' neces
saries, an' it's wvll platted I urn to be
stow thlm an the young leilily, if she'll
do me the tinner to ivcuive the same an'
little Mioof for her thrubble. Hut,
there's no hariuin iluiir, un' wlshin'
well to ull, un' sorry to dlsuppolnt so
much good cipiiuiany. There's us goud
fish lu the say as iver was caught, so no
more nt prlsint from your obaillant
suirvant, Rafe O'Nell."
The oul" man stud starin about him
helpless-like, "I'll be rlvlnged," sez
he, "an' the man that deculved me daw
ter yis, deceived, the Minimi! ' It
was nayther the mure nor the pigs that
stud in the way. The pigs were the
pick o' the market, an' when he uxed me
to throw In. the mure, it was Hitlln' an'
Jokin' he was, an' the more so, whin lie
got 'No' for un answer. But I'll be re-
"Lave that to me," si z I. fuciu' hlin
an' spakln' up the way I nlver thought
1 cud do. "Olni me the right to dale
With the" but the word stliuck in nie
t'roat. I cudn't cull him un 111 name,
for wasn't he Itafe, me comrade an' me
friend'.'"
Then the neighbors kem about us.
"Ah h that's the b'y. Don't ye know
he'll do It? It's hlmsilf that will. An'
wasn't he dyln' about the galrl, nn'
Isn't he till this mlnnlt? Don't go be
tune them. Patchy don't!"
lie stepped back a piece an' looked
at me.
"Ye blackgard," sez he, "what's that
yer sayln'?" sez he.
"Yis," sez I, "blackgard or not. It's
no saycrlt. There's plinty prlsint knows
I coorted Allsie, an' none betther thun
ycrself, that slnt me packln'. Now,"
sez I, "I hev nothln' to give her but the
han' that'll worrak for her an' the haart
that looves her, an' honest b'y's han' un'
haurt," sez I, "that's all I hev to offer,
an If It's not yer dawter's,' Mlsther Bro
gan, It's for no wan else."
With that the weemln' began like as
manny geese gabblin' on the common.
They were all for tukln a motlher's
part to the galrl that hed no modher.
"An' d'ye hear that, Mlsther Brogan,
It's yer duwter Is In luck this day Be
thankful the dlsgruce'll pass yer dure.
An' ye hevn't the haurt av a milestone
in yer body, I dunno? Look nt the
modherless crayture, nn' it was mesilf
stud up wld you an' Peggy Rourke."
"Wheest wld ye; wheest," sez he. "Dl
ye want to drive me crazy, out an' out?
Lave me spake to me dawter. Allsie,
come forrit; ye're listin" to whut's say
in', galrl?"
Allsie walked over the flure, nn' 1
nlver seen her walk so proud, an' she
stud there, forninst us nil, ns white as
the slaive av the dhress she hud an.
"I'm llstenin', fadher," sez she. "An"
is it yer wish I'd marry Connie Kane?
Sure, isn't it for you to suy? An' are
ye manin' to give yer blessln' to Con
nip an' me?"
. "An' dl ye think whin I'd give me
conslnt the blessin' Id be groodged?"
sez he. "Say the word, nie dawter, an
the weddin' 'II go an. We'll show the
schoundhrel there's a betther man'll
tuke his place.
Ailsle nlver turned her face to look
at me, but she put out both her weeny
hands an' clootcheil oul' Patehy's
nrrum.
"Fadher," sez she, "fadher" layin
down her purty head with the daurk
curls about It an his should her "ye de
surve a betther duwter sure, an' ye
do! but I ax yer paardon," sez she, "an'
Clod's paardon, an' it's only wld yer
blessln', full un' free, that I'll marry
Connie."
Well, an' so the weddln wlnt an an'
It was like in a dhrame I was, with the
spachln' an' dhrlnkln', on' 'ntin', yis,
an' the bonfires, un' cheerin', for the
whole town haird av what happened.
But whin It was oil over, nn' we were
alone, at last, In our own little house,
an' the dure shut, betune us an' the
woiT, "Connie," sez she,"but it was the
wicked shame to deceive the oul' man!
Didn't I nearly oop an' tell him the
schame from beglnnin' to end, it was
that hoard to stun' an' hear the duclnt
b'y abused. Poor Rufe," sez she, with
the tears In her eyes "the Lord loove
him. Was there Iver such a friend?"
" 'Twas he had the brains for plan
nln', anyhow," sez I. "Dldn'the know
well what wud be the resoolt?"
"But I'm. fearin'," sez she, ogalti,
"I'm fearin', dear. It wasn't right to
decalve the oul' man. I'll not rest alsy
till I tell him, dear."
"DI ye think ye'll rest alsy afther
It?" sez I, lallln'; for in troth It tuk
little to make me hi IT, nt the same
tolme. "He'll raise ructions, high nn'
low, but we hev his blissln' anny how,
an' he can't take that bftck. It'll be
tolme enoof to tell him, durlin', when
Rafe comes home."
But It was flvp years, out an' out afore
we saw the b'y again. Thin he kem back
from Ameriky an' a wife bp his side; a
a fine slip av a Brooklyn galrl, as slen
dher as a sally rod, with ankles like a
goat, an' lips as thin as a sixpence, an'
her as full av fun an' dlvolment as a
comb is full of honey, an' as swate. She
bewlthched us all with her pretty talk
an' ways, an'' she took Allsie an' the
child like they were her own kith an'
kin' an' its sorry. Indade, we were whin
they gev us good-by and sailed back to
Anierikey.
The night before they wlnt, Rafe an'
me took a dunther over beyant the gap.
an' a look about at the oul fields and
places,, him not knowln' but mebbe he'd
see tiiem no more, an' we were spnkin'
av many a scrape an' frolic we hed, an'
how he brought it about for Ailsle an'
me to be married, an' the fine weddin
we hnd, an' all, an' It was in mo haart
to tell him how thankful we'd been to
him for what he done.
We were walkin' in the duskin's down
the bend av Andhrew's bank, his arrum
hangin' roun' me neck like two b'ys
ldlin' home from school together as
often we kem an' wlnt by the same way.
"Connie," sez he, the .mlnnlt I begin
to spake, and stoppin' the words in uie
mouth, "don't be thnnkin' me. Ye
nlver knew what I done for ye, nor the
half av It. It's over now, an' I hev as
guod u wife as Iver fell to the wish av
man, so it's mebbe no harruin to spake.
Ye niver guessed It, Connie, ye omad
hun, an' no more did she, but there was
only wan womiin In Hod's woiT for me
the manny's the year, an' that was
Allsie. oh, yis, yis! Me haart was
sore un" heavy for her, but I knew well
1 had no chance as lung us yer six foot
two stud in shoe leather. I nlver was
the fool to' dhrame It but wasn't It
haard, til' ye think,' to nsk her for me
bride, that anodher man 'ud get her!
An' whin the day kem, was there no
temptation, I'm uskin' ye. to take the
pluce beside her, an' put the ring an her
liugher, for she wasn't the gairl to go
conthrury to her fadher an' her friends.
An' I knew us well as I was livln' that
she cudn't slhruggle nor stand agin
them ull. What cud alther av ye do If
the divel was that sthrong In me that
I'd demand me bride, seeln' It was
known I lied her promise an' her fad
her's word? 1 spint the night un nie
knees. Connie, pray In' for what kem at
last. It was un'y at the brack o' day
1 could yui up me head un' look at
niesclf iefr an unnest man. Whin the
light begin to come over the hills be
yiint, where we used to go, in the nirly
liiornin", afther the hares an' rabbits,
di' ye mind? n couple av wild gossoons,
an' that fond av odher. It was haard to
puart us for the lingth av a day; the re
membrance kem over nie like it was a
big river, tlowin' un' carryln' Iverytlilng
before It. I knew I looved Ailsie from
the crown uv her purty head to the sole
of her purty foot, but didn't I loove me
comrade, too? Wasn't there times whin
I thought i wud die for him, an wasn't
one loove ns good as anodher? It was,
Connie, dcur, nn' betther. For nv I
wlnt by me loove for Ailsie an' tuk her
from ye, what 'ml I be but a blark
liaarted vlllin? So, all was settled whin
I ruz from nie knees, an' I wasn't
a feared to face thesuun in the sky nor
frind, nor neighbor nl'ther that. But
listen to me, Connie," sez lie, staiulin'
still In a ridge, "niver, for yer life, tell
Ailsie this, Di' ye mind what I'm sayin'
nn' will ye gimme yer word?"
It was long we talked, but av coorse
I gev him the prumisu he usked, an' I
WML
"DIDN'T I NEARLY OOP AND TELL
HIM?"
niver braithed the word to Ailsle, but,
somehow, It's often since I thought she
knew it ull.
THE END. i
APHORISMS AND AXIOMS.
Confidence Is often preferablo to clever
ness. l'it cleverness against character; char
acter wins.
We ure nil prisoners and are all sen
tenced to death.
Talk 11' you wi:ih to make enemies; if
you wish to make friends, listen.
Life Is like a little picture surrounded
by un Intolerable deal of marvln.
Knowledge Is ulwuys dissatliilled; con
tentment Is the privilege of Ignorance.
.Men generally love gold for the evil thit
they can do wilh It; seldom for the good.
.Much heart mid little brains Is almost :is
pernicious as much brains nnd little heart.
Thinkers are the pioneers; they -go before
to prepare the way lor those thut ure to
come uf ter.
Never mind the world, it floals with th'?
stream; 'It is the duty of man to swim
against the' stream. '
T'ach one of us is hemmed in hy the hori
zon of his own times; imagination alone
can penetrate beyond It.
lu youth It Is passion more than vanity
which make a man wish to win woman; in
middle Hge it Is vanity more than pas
sion. (food manners frequently conceal the ab
sence of good nature, and ill manners fre
quently conceal the presetico of good na
ture. There are three classes of literary peo
ple in this county; the first Is obtrusive,
the second' obscene, und the third! is ob
scure. ..
This is. the key-note of philosophy; fo
realize the unimportance of. being Impor
tant, and the importance of being unim
portant. '
Jf you desire to be popular, pretend to
fee others as they would wish you to see
them. See: them us they 'are und they
will detest you.
There is much good In the world, nnd
there Is much that Is evil; but we fre
quently find evil where we expect to Had
good, and good where we expect to find
evil.
"A TAKHT FOR KKVIIM K ONLY"
The ofllclol record of the entire twenty
two months of the (iorman Tariff kIiowj
a deficiency of $sw,903,!7(. . The details ure
as follows: -
S!M. Receipts. Kxpenditures. Deficit.
Sept. $2!.tai,rs . t;i.i!i n.w.'ai
Oct l!U:V-Mi 32.713.o; 1X.uTS.vi9
Nov. HMU.Ni.'t , 2S.477.I8S ft.lHw.7S5
Dec . tl.m.m 27,125,-IW 0.'MI,3-t
ISiM. ' '
Jan. ....... 27.Sirt..H i . . ai.SSUIT ' 6.7I!.I7
Feb K!.KW.tiri7, .... 85.fS6.tWS 2,W7.!l7i
Alarch ..... 2r..47i."i75' :.' 2.".7ll.!tr7 ' 2i.rsj
April i,m.KVt : M.Wio.i'mi! - SJI'.'.W
May ii'.-'TUfii . 2.3S.l:! S.'.'Nl.nc
June L''i.i;i."..471 2I-.8SUB9 . J.SB2..II5
July ...... VH.II1,N,I7 SM.MS.IWI H.478.3IM
Aug. .&!' -'32.rififl.lftt 3. .!.',' I vt
S3.-pt '!!7.ril9.iffS .'2M.X2u.tKt' :t.2'.'!i.l(
Oct 27.fliH.74S , 3t.fiii,'S,4i'! B.lii'l.i,77
Nov t r.,1tr.8 ' 27.IW1.2SS -1.212,7V)
Dec 2.28S,!7 2ii.814.3l7 47i,)
. W.'ii. . . .
Jan ,.. 29.2!!T,C70 32.'S0.8.'!0 .' 3.i:.9.1",9
Kel 2n.U.7.l,22S ' 2t;.74!i.9.-i'i (S!',7.'S
March'... Uii.iMI.Us 1 27.:!4l.i.ll) l.)2.Sd
April .....v 2t.282.SH2 2S.iWS.8l9 4,:tl2.IM
May 24.'jr),7l7 2S.42U.:.92 3,7S:!.S7:
June 27,791.219 21.444.7S.1 2.3I9.4JU
Totals .. $8, 144.059 t39,04S,54li SU,9ua,'J77
Surplus. Net deficit. , -
iii ii in-
.7 a
ROYAL EMBLEMS
GWLAD Y BRYNIAU
An Interesting Article on the Royol Em
blems of Wales.
THE LITERATURE OF THE CYMRY
"Lord Snowdoii" Is the Mclu Title
of the Prince of utes--Tho Anc
icut Arms of Hnlcs as Homo by
Queen Elizabeth.
In the deed of appointment of the
Prince of Wales to the otlice of chancel
lor of the University of Wales, he is en
titled to one important title which his
ltoyul Highness has a rlsht by custom
since the time of Llewelyn, "Sovereign
Prince of Wales." viz.; "Lord of Snow
don." Prince Llewelyn kept Snowdon
(Kryrl) as his own territory, and' was
thus addressed.
Carnliuanawc RURitested the very un
dent prophecy w hich may allude to the
present royal line, the translation of
which Is: "The IHuids said thut lib
erty should be restored in the lineuKO
of tile Katies of Snowdoii, und points
out thut her majesty. Queen Victoria, is
as much Queen ot Wales by blond and
descent, as she la of KiiKhnul and Scot
land." I'lywawd Iierwyddon
Dadeiil ilaeliun
O till Kryrn
O Kryrl.
"O Kynuo Ug, niae'r Rwaed dU
Yn nuturiaeth Victoria."
Kben Vurdd, In his awdl
".Maes llosworth."
"WKLSII IIOYAL EMBLEMS.
In the "Literary Itemalns of Oarnhu
nnawc" we find a very int.-ivstint; nar
ration of tile efforts made in Wales to
attract the attention of her Majesty to
the royal bearings, emblems, etc., of
Wales, which the Oymry were most
eOKe'r to have displayed on the occasion
of the christening of their prince. The
party concerned seemed to be in a fnff
as to the best way to approach her
majesty for none of them were of suf
ficient rank to address her majesty. At
that time few of the real old blood of
Cambria were to be found In high
places, and the question was asked over
und over again what was to lie done, for
it was felt that it was lifeless to try to
Instil patriotism into the higher orders
in Wales, who wcreNnt time, by some
strange and unfortunate fatality, dead
or antagonistic to the natural, sympa
thies und feelings of their own country
men. At last un ingenious device was
adopted, u, memorial was prepared,
written on the finest vellum in black
letters, emblazoned with roM and sil
ver and colors. The design was as fol
lows: Tln banner of Walt s, the red
dragon of Oadwaladr, King of I'.rltain.
on a field of white ami green, the col
ors of the royal house of Tudor, as borne
by VII. lit the battle of lioswoi th l-'icld,
und in honor of which royal ancient
bt m ill!? and of Welsh valor Henry VII.
established the heraldic ollice of limine
Dragon. 2. The ancient arms of Wales,
as borne by Queen Elizabeth. The
triple burp, the national Instrument of
Wales. 4. The leek, the national em
blem of Wales, of which Shakespeare
says: "It la worn for a memorable
trophy of his great valor." B. The
crown and f cut hers of Arthur, Prince
of Wales, son ot Henry VIII. (i. St.
David, the patron saint of Wulcs, and
archbishop of the ancient liritish
church In the sixth century, bearing u
cross of the ancient IJiitish form en
closed in a circle.
The address was worded thus:
".May it please your royal highness to
receive graciously the humble expres
sion of devotion of a large portion of
the Inhabitants of your royal hlghness's
principality of Wales, who have neither
rank nor riches by which they can pro
cure the means to lay themselves lit
your feet, nor any patron on whom to
depend as a faithful organ of their
hopes nnd their congratulations, und
were they not certain that their virtu
ous sovereign nnd her royal consort
will not reject the true loyalty and nf
fcctlwn of the lowest of her subjects
they could net thus dare to uddress
their royal son, without express permis
sion, to offer their humble declaration,
of their enthusiastic attachment to
their prince, descendant of their an
cient and revered Afmarch Cadwuldr
Vendigald. Obld CX
"Kearlng that the poor efforts of skill
of natives of Wales, which lire Intended
In some sort to adorn the simple trib
ute, may be considered ns unmeaning'
devices, not calculated to convey any
ideas to your royal hlghness's mind,
worthy of so Illustrious u prince there
Is appended nn explanation of every
figure therein depicted, which will be
found worthy to engage your royal
highncss's attention, Inasmuch as they
relate solely to the. honours which be
long to your-august . mother, und to
your royal highness, through .your re
nowned I'.ritlsh ancestors, anil to events
tritditionury or historical in the records
of your royal hlghness's inheritance,
the principality of Wales.
That your royal highncss's life may
equal In glory thut of the far-funied
King Arthur, In wisdom that of. the
eminent legislator, Howell Dda, and In
patriotism that your royal highness
may resemble the Owens ami Llewel
yns, who so nobly maintained the rights
nnd privileges of their country. Is 'the
heartfelt prayer of yourroyal hlghness's
faithful, humble and devoted' Cum
brians." MEiMGUIAL SENT, To WINDSOi:
. CASTLE.
The memorial was sent enclosed in
nn oak coffer to the royal secretary of
Windsor Castle, but no more Is known
of it except that the precious fi eight,
which had caused so much thought to
some Welsh heads und labor to Welsh
hands, must have arrived at Windsor
about the date her majesty was an
nounced to arrive there from. Clear
mount before the christening of the
Prince of Wales. The chit f object, in
the composition was to recall to mem
ory the various claims of Wales, with
an act of duty to the prince, and the
lutest hope that some Cambria name
might be bestowed upon the royal heir
of Lritaln.
ln"lS4S we find the loyal heart of
Mr. Price beating with peculiar exulta
tion at a triennial eisteddfod of the
Cyinivlgyddion y Fenni. on account of
it being held, by her majesty's gracious
permission, and for the time under the
patronage of Ill's roya. lhlghness the
Pl'inoo of Wales. lt w as at this eistedd
fod the prize of 2.ri friiliieas was given
for the best essay on the history of
the language and literature of Wales,
from the "time of OrufTydd'ab Cynon
and Mellyr to that of Sir OrufTydd
LKvyd and Owilym Ddu. It will be
news to some to know that It wus the
Prince of Wales, who visited Wales a
few Weks ago.' gave thut pilze. which
was won by the late Tom Stephens, of
Merthyr, which was subsequently pub
lished under the title of the "Litera
ture of the Cywry" nt the chnrge of the
good and generous the late Sir John
Uaest, of Merthyr. Will Aneurni
Vardid, the gpreiit Welsh pessimist.
please deny this?
"WELSH SAINTS."
The' Cardiff eisteddfod, held In 1S.11,
Is rendered memorable by its giving the
incentive! to the valuable essay of
Professor Reese, ot Lampeter. William
lteese. tt Llandovery, entitled, "The
Welsh Saints." The reward was but
a silver medal, value fifteen, dollurs,
with a premium of fifty dollurs.
MEDALS.
The following Welsh triad defines
very clearly hciw medals are to be worn,
and the subjects they were awarded
for: "Tii thiws eurnid neu orlanalJ y
sytld I wyr wi th gerdd; radalr aur neu
arinu l'r goreu o bryjiydd neu wr wrth
gerdil dafawd; Telyn aur nu avian IT
goreu o delynwyr. a thufawd aur neu
arian l'r goreu gyfam-ydd, sef hyny
datgelniad: a Rwisgo'r olysau hyn ar
yr ystjwydd neii'r fralch ddeheu, yn
warant gradd Ueiicerdd Oraddawl a?
Athraw ar y Celfyddyd, aur mis dylul
amgen fod yn athraw."
Trioedd Llngtll Hhisou, o lyfr Mr.
Davles, o Henygroes.
EriTAPU.
At the Lcangol'en eisteddfod, ISM.
Islwyn was awarded the prize for the
best epitaph on PriiK".' Llewelyn, iwhtch
Is as follows:
Tia thyner udeof uc all yimifyn
Hyd'l llu Iwylo iiwch bin bedd Llwelyn;
I'll rhyddid dirfuwr in.ie'n urwydd teilyn
Dwys; trny y d.ihu'th dyslawa' dclyn;
(iwna Ur. limu PI el ildilMi l'w fvddrod
Yn ei waelud cydorphy wys a. w nelyn,
NOTES.
Interest In Mr. Owen M. Edwards'
churming little volume entitled. "Tro
yn Llydaw," and ih'illt nLed to the lute
Master of ttallol Proress.ir Jowctt
will be greatly enhanced in consequence
of the sad fate of the Diunniond Castle
and the kindly treatment measured out
by flit; l'.retons to the survivors anil
their intensely sympathetic conduct of
the funerals of those wlio perKhod. Mr.
Edwards has dealt exhaustively on the
predominant tracts of our "cousins"
across the cliuultcl, und his cinupnii
slnns of the Hretons with the Hiltons
who inhabit Wales are remarkably
striking. He exi.ei lent ed little or no
tlllllculty in milking himself understood
lu Welsh. Plaee-namcs In lirittany
have striking resetr unce to Welsh,
while such names as Cast ell Ncwydtl,
Corlan, Pantwerii, Caerdti, Pontglas,
Maespant, Tymawr. Coednui wr, Tiveas
tell, cannot fail to lie recognised. There
are several places bearing the name of
Duitluis, which, of course, is only un
othcr name for Dow kd.
In speaking of tin- programme of the
national eisteddfod, the vernacular
press of Wales Is very severe. Many
of the newspapers very naturally ask,
If It Is not admit time the programme
were transformed into n decent looking
publication? It is the system that Is
wrong; not liny of the publishers. So
lung us the right of publication Is sold
to the hi"liest bidder, it Is a necessity
that the buyer should make all he can
out of the book. Yet there is a degree of
disgrace about a piogramnie which
puts S'laii and pills Into as much evi
dence us the item of the national cele
bration. "What feast of reason and
How of soul" inny be offered Is sadly
marred by advertisements of eating
houses niul of drinks both numerous
and various. Nor will the most lenient
reader dissent fiom the proposition that
a progruinine should not be so stocked
Willi extraneous mutter ns to make It
troublesome to discover the day's do
ings. Cannot the authorities afford to
abandon the old rystcin, and to Issue an
olliclal programme five from addenda
which makes the handbook resemble a
cattle show guide? These suggestions
ure applicable to our own eistoddfodical
committees.
The many friends of the liev. J. A.
Morris present principal of the Alieryst
Wllh Paiitist college, will bo ulatl to
know that he has been honored by
the William Jewell University Willi the
D. D. degree.
Mr. Charles Morley, M. P., for Ilrec
onslilre, has accepted the post of chair
man of tin1 committee for the year 1S9G
7 of the lirccun Congrt gatlonul Memor
ial college. '
who mill m: i:i:m:piti:u
From the Tlincs-llcrald.
If w abandon the gold standard nnd
adopt the tdlver standard every silver dol
lar now worth Ml cents on the gold stand
ard will l worth It) cents on the sliver
standard.
Hut the free silver advocate, says glvo
us free coinage of silver and we will dou
ble the number of sliver dollars in circu
lation. Suppose you do? Will anybody get the
other silver dollar except In p iynu nt for
labor or other commodity? Then who will
be beiietiled by free coinage of silver on
a liver standard?
The men v. ho own uncoined silver and
for w hom the government is nsked to coin
it free. Their number Is few compara
tively, but their Video is luitd, and the
victims would be all who have unyihins
to sell or to buy ill the I'nited States.
mi
flluJays Reliable,
Purely Uegefable.
THE GREAT LIVER AND STOMACH REMEDY
An Excellent ami Mild Cathartic.
Perfectly Tasteless
Over Forty Years in Use and
Never Known to Fail.
Possess properties tlis most estraor
onliilury in restoring health. They
stimulate to healthy ncliou the vari
ous organs, the natural conditions of
which are so necessary for health,
grapple with and netitrarze the im
purities, driving them completely out
of the system.
RAD WAY'S PILLS
Have long been acknowledged as
the Best Cure for
SICK HEADACHE,
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
INDIGESTION,
BILIOUSNESS,
CONSTIPATION,
DYSPEPSIA
AND
All Disorders of the Liver.
t'.Fiill printed directions in encli !xx:
rents n box. hold by ull druggists or mailed
on rfoeict ftf price.
HADWAY &'n.. rtt Wnrron Street, N. V.
TO TilR HfBblU: lie miro and ask f(ir
HAI'A AY'S nml see that tbo ntuuo "itAU
WAY" Is on what you buy.
iTk. ! ...
rtMt in 4H hour wlihdBtfUM(Ui
3 irtenn vonienrfs n1lrctini mv I
itta wblrh iMMiibn. o-lf J
SO
UMPER;'
can now wear a collar 09 spotless at
that of the man in a dress coat. How
ever dirty his work, the Workman caa
have a clean collar every day with
out cost if lie wears the
MARK
inTEHhlNCD
It can be cleaned in a twinkling by
the wearer, with a wet cloth or sponge.
It combines satisfaction, economy and
comfort. No fraved edfjes to chafe
the neck. The Celluloid" collars
und cutis ure the genuine interlined "
uoods with a "Celluloid" surface and
hear the above mark. They arc water
proof. All others are imitations. If
your furnisher docs not keep them
send to us direct. Collars, 3oc. each.
Culls, 40c. pair postpaid.
iriic .iii rt iiii. I'livttivv. . .-".l
rtrw Vork. I ,1,
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
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EAST STROUDSBURG. PA.
A Famous School in a Famous Location
5I0XO THE MOUNTAINS OP THE
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A school of tlirco to four linmlred pupllH,witU
noovor-crowiliiitf c1iihoh, lint whor.' ttmchera
can liccotne acquainted witli their pupils aud
help tlH iii individually in thnir Work.
Modern improvi'nWitH. A tine nuw (tymna
Riuin. in clmro of oxpert trainer. Wa t.euuh
howintf, DrcHsmnkiiii, Clay Moilnlitiff. Froo'
luiml and Mcohnuiuiil Drawing without extra
i.'lmriro.
W'ritn to nn nt ouco for our cntulnjtuo and
other information. You piini morn In a snuiU
school tbuu iu tho overerowthd schools.
Address
GEO. P. BIBLE, Principal.
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Daily (except Sunday) via
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This trill lw kept tip for tlia entire season,
especially for the necomninlntion of families,
ss it will ennllo passengers to soouro nnd re
tin comfortable seats the entiro journey. .
J. II. OLHAUSEN. H, P. BALDWIN.
(len. Superintendent. Oon. Puss. Agent,
The St. Denis
DroaJwny and Eleventh St., New Vork,
0pp. (trace Church. European Plan.
Rooms $1.00 Day and Upwards.
n a modest nnd unobtrusive way there ars)
few bettor coniluctod hotels in tho mutropulit
than the St. Denis.
The grant popularity it has acquired can
roarlily be traenil to Its unitpie location, Its
homullUe atmosphere, the paeullar excellenoa
of its cuisine and service, and its vary modar
uto prices.
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Motel Walton
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Ono of tlio most, nmituifli'ont hotels iu ths
world. Palatini in every detail.
Absolutely Fireproof.
European Plan $1.50 Upwards,
American Plan $4 Upwards.
Kilutiteil near all tho leading theatres and
ruilr aad stations. .
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annfaetnrd at the Wapwallopen MillsV
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mington, DelawufOk
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