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THE SCHANTON TMBUNE-SATUItlMY, DECEMBER 28, 1001.
HISTORY OP THE
PERIOD OF SPANISH RULE IN LOUISIANA, 1784-1789.
ytl 14 Definitive Treaty of Pence
A with (iron! Hrltuln. concluded
161 September :!, 178:1, wus so fuvor-
ublo to thu l.'nltod Slutes that
II was nniitittiHHiHly ratllloil hy
the t'ongrrsH of the Confederation,
iTniiunry U, tst. imtl Iniiurdlutoly ti--elnlmod.
The foreign, relations of tho
ronrcderiillon giiveriiinont, during tin
eight yours of Its feeble existence, ho
Itilf conducted by the many stntos nct-
llIK aH OtlC HtllU', Wl'1'0 Stll't'eHSflllly
inuiiugod. After Iho ponce, rrankllit
cniiunciits much mi the continuing oor
rllallty of the court nf France. Until
Vcrgounos ntul Luzriii. his most trust
ed ministers In numerous letters, pub
lished anil unpublished, express their
ureal gratification that the fulled
States were 'able tn secure from Kmr
lauil such satisfactory terms. fleorgu
III, with unconcealed reluctance, tlxed
bis signature to Knglutid's rati Heat Ion
mi April n. 17X4.
During the period from pence to good
government under the hero of the Itev
jlntlon, who Is also the hum of the
uses, the most significant events In our
.'crrltorlal history occurred In Ken
tucky, Tennessee and lower Louisiana.
Spain refused to accept the llritlHh and
American construction of the treaties
of 17S-' and I7SS. which were Identical.
Having acquired West Florida before
the cession, by conquest, she continued
to hold the disputed Natchez district
until 17nr,. Continuing linth sides of the
lower Mississippi, the free navigation
of that river was denied the Western
Americans living on its banks and Its
tributaries. The latter thought It was
their tlnd-glven highway to the sea
and to civilization.
John Jay. our secretary of foreign af
fairs, after Livingston, hiding Hint
Spain would mil yield this point with
out war, was willing In 17SU to waive
the free navigation for twenty-live
years; hut congress wiser than Jay,
declined to yield. However, white re
fusing to abandon their treaty rights,
congress was In no nutrition to enforce
them. The llrst line of policy pursued
hy flovernor Kstevan Mlro, who suc
ceeded the gallant dulvez in IT.S.'i, was
to array all the Indian tribes within
reach against the Westerners and then
through these savage allies to promote
the aggrandizement of Spain.
Following that successful soldier and
ble administrator, Oalvez, to bis new
elevation as viceroy of Mexico, we tlml.
thai witli the aid of his beautiful and
benevolent Louisiana wife, be ruled
mildly but absolutely over the Mex
icans lor ten years, gaining there
by extraordinary popularity and
tasting renown. (iahez built a
costly palace on the rock , of Clinp
'iltcpec. which grew to be a castle
or fortress of formidable strength. It
van captured by (ieucral Wlnfield Scott
Just before Hint hero entered the city
of Mexico In 1S74. The memory nf this
iioritnrlnus Spaniard lias been perpetu
ated by the Texas city that has arisen
"eeently from Its watery grave. His
tenth at US, was greatly deplored.
IJeeurrlng to events on the .Mississip
pi, it appears extremely probable that
the first suggestion of a union of In
dian tribes and Spaniards in bring
about a separation of the Western ter
ritories from the rest of the Stales,
came from Ibe Creek chief, with the
Scotch name of McGIIIIvray. ThN
tinbltious savage of fncinutlng person
i lit v. was the son of a Scotchman nf
high mentality and a high-bred In
dian princess. diltlng some of the
worst anil best qualities of his iinccs
ioi s. this warrior while nut a states
man of the forest like I'ontiac or u
gentleman in war paint like Tecuniseh.
had high capacity tn kill and a propli
?tic foreknowledge of things to come,
le taw. before Annum Navarro and
.Mlro diil, that Spaniards or Ameri
cans must dominate this continent. He
Mas a number one expert in treachery
and a human bloodhound in pursuit.
James Itobertson, bis brave Tennessse
ajitusonist. described McOilllvrny and
rhc situation when he said: "The Span
iards are inspired bv the devil; the
Creeks by the devil and the Spaniards:
and the worst devil in human form Is
the Creek chief Metllllivray." The
enterprising savage gat hereri the r'reck,
r'hoetaw, Chickasaw and many oilier
Indian chiefs into an assemblage at
I'cusacola which he called a congress.
This meeting was tllgnllletl by the at
tendance of llovcrnor Mlro. The high
est Spanish ollidals and their families
Rttoned with the chiefs social or public
entertainments, where the palmed sav
ages excelled the whites in their tlut
terlea by insisting Hint all the beautiful
ladles present were sisters and hail de
scended from heaven. McC.illlvray's
steal was made active by a bribe or pen
sion of llfty dollars per month and
other chiefs came In fur the usual pre
sents. After spending $:iuo,OOn to win
over the aborigines, we are prepared to
believe that all who hail received rich
presents, were ready to declare on nil
occasions, whether drunk or sober,
that they hail ".Spanish hearts" in Uielr
breasts anil scalping knives in their
hands for the Americans.
The civil and military governor or
Louisiana, while adroitly placating
ind uniting the Indians, tllti nut ne
glect religious and oilier less import,
apt concerns, in his proclamation of
17Mi. lie exhorts the faithful Catholics
to attend the celebration of Hie holy
mysteries; to abstain from work oil
(acred days; in close shop doors an I
wovoni the slaves from dancing mi
lie public squares before the end of
evening service; he forbids females of
color to wear on their heads am
plumes or Jewelry, but to have their
hair bound In a kerchief; Inhabitants
of the. idly arc forbidden to leave It
either by land or water without a
lUhsporl; the verbal sales of slaves
nrn forbidden. During this war, the
revenues from exports ami huporls .u
New Orleans amounted to $i',ut). in
.February, 17S7, Mavarro, iho Intcndont
of Iho province, wrote to Spain. "Tho
powerful enemies wo have to Var In
this province are not the Knglish, but
the Americans, whom we must oppose
by iinilvo nud HUlllclent measures. '
And this olllclnl wisely adds, hy way
of advice which was not followed!
"The. only way to cheek them Is with
a proportionate population, and it Is
not by Imposing commercial restric
(Ions that this population Is to be
acquired, but by granting a prudent
extension and freedom of trade." The
trado with the Indians was largely
Increased by means of a loose liberal
ity towards them, but thu moribund
Charles III of Spain was disposed to
draw the Hue of virtual prohibition
on up. river Americans. While tho
conunerco of the developing regions of
Tennessee and Kentucky wus expand-
Ipu yearly, thu Spanish duties, Inteii; I
LOUISASA PURCHASE IN TEN
DISTURBED RELATIONS WITH THE
lions and exactions were doubled.
Now customs olllcers and military
forces hail been placed at Natchez- ami
New Madrid.
Trade! restrictions and Impositions
upon river trnllle were fast beconilnjj
unbearable. Conliscutlotis of vessels
unil curgocs and the Imprisonment of
olllcers ntul crews were not Infrequent,
The victims of these recurring out
rages, If so fortunate as to escape
from custody, wandered back to their
settlements, penniless, hungr. and In
rugs.
feeling of general indignation took
possession of the pioneers of the Ken
tucky and Cumberland Valleys. A
military Invasion of lower Louisiana
and the forcible seizure of Natchez mid
New Orleans wus much discussed. Tile
emergency called forth a leader of
ability and audacity In the person of a
daring but disgruntled soldier of the
Revolution. Colonel James Wilkinson,
born In .Maryland, had been with Ar
nold nl Quebec: was adjutant-general
on the slnff of Horatio Hates, with
whom he quarreled when secretary of
the board of war. and later was "cloth
ier general" of the Ill-dad Itcvolutlon
ary army. Wilkinson In IS7S, being
then a peaceful Kentucky merchant',
casting about to find some solution for
the practical non-Intercourse problem,
proceeded down the Mississippi with
four boatloads of flour, tobacco and
other merchandise. The llrst obstruc
tion he encountered was iliiynso de
Lannis, the Spanish commander at
Natchez, who after mutual hospitali
ties, was so Impressed with the rank
and Importance of the American olll
eer, Unit lie consigned his cargo and
supercargo, free from detention and
duty, to his otllclal superior at New
Orleans. Wilkinson's fine bearing and
address would have enabled him with
out an introduction to have reached
Governor Mini, who in llnesse was
more than his equal. Both men saw
that they hail nothing to gain by en
gaging In the doubtful game of war.
Hospitality due to an American soldier
of rank was the llrst move by Mlro in
the play of diplomacy. Wines of the
b?st vintage of Spain and Portugal,
contributed greatly to the progress of
the game. Hy the time the cognac and
cigars were reached, his excellency
could see no reason why laws or cus
toms regulations should stand between
friends. Colonel Wilkinson being such
an uncommonly good fellow was at
mice given the freedom of the city, of
the port and of the entire .Mississippi
river. Ills four cargoes of goods were
lauded free of all duty and all charges.
More than tills: future free trade was
declared between Louisiana and tills
particular Kentucky colonel. Whether
the ,.::, ono Spanish loan, or the $.',.000
conceded to be paid for bribing- others
or the larger sums asked for to seduce
Muter. Marshall and other ollicials
from allegiance to their country, were
transactions completed at the llrst or
second visit cannot lie iilllrinerl. Hut
the second being prolonged through the
hot mouths of June, July and August
and far into September, was perhaps
most fruitful in results and corruptions.
The "clothier general" returned to the
country he bad dishonored, by the Im
maculate Conception river of tho saint
ly Marquette, rich In available funds
and opulent in anticipated glory. Wil
kinson s)ent the years 17S7-S in writ
ing letters directly or Indirectly to
Charles III of Spain, so self-convicting,
so explanatory of explanations and so
interminable in length, that the efforts
to read them may have shortened bis
majesty's life, which ended in Decem
ber. 17SS. A few extracts from this de
pressing correspondence, found In the
Spanish archives, fully justifies the
strictures in our narrative.
Governor .Mlro, on January S. 17SS, in
u dispatch to Spain's minister of state,
says: "The delivering up of Ken
tucky unto his majesty's hands, which
Is the main object to which Wilkinson
has promised to devote himself en
tirely, would forever constitute this
province a rampart for the piotection
of New Spain,"
In April, Wilkinson writes Mini: "1
beg you to lie easy nun lo be satisfied
that nothing shall deter me from at
tending exclusively to the object w
have on hand, and I am convinced
that the success of our plan will ik
liend on the disposition of the court,"
On .May 1,1, the plotter introduces to
Miro ami Navarro. "My dear mid ven
erable Sirs." Ids friend. Major Isaac
Dunn, "us a III auxiliary In the execu
tion of our political designs, which
he lias embraced with lordlitllty." On
January 1, 178!'. ho writes to Mho
that before the new congress can do
anything to frustrate their whenies,
"We shall have become too strong to
be subjected by any lorce which may
be sent against us."
Writing to the Spanish governor.
February 11, 17S!i, Wilkinson reveals
his true colors when speaking of Mr.
Hrown. a young man without exper
ience, sent as a delegate to congress:
"Nevertheless, us he llrnily perseveres
In Ills adherence lo our Interests, we
have sent him to the new congress,
apparently as our representative, but
in reality us u spy on the actions of
that body, I would myself have un
dertaken thu i charge, hut I did not,
for two reasons llrst, my preKencc
wus necessary here, mid, next, I
should have found myself under the
obligation of swearing in support the
new government, which t am in duly
bound to oppose" Such iioing a minor
part of tho dreadfully Insinuating and
criminally compromising record of
Wilkinson; how long could such u
comforter of his country's enemies
have kept ids head on his Mioulilei'j,
under uny strict government like that
of KHzuheth of Kngland'.' I'osslbly
forty-eight hours. What would have
been done with hlin under the ubso.
lute rule of Napoleon 1'.' Ho would
have been promptly tried and in
promptly shot. And yet this bribe
fiver mid bribe. receiver, who was
twice court marlialcil, was spared to
plot again tile dismemberment or the
republic with Aaron llurr, that llrst
of Aiuerlcuu reprobates. 11 is but Just
to our authorities in say thai neither
In 17115, when Wilkinson became the
head or the army, nor in lSOii, when
he escaped punishment for treason
with Hurr, was I here a scintilla of the
evidence known to the olllcers of tlm
law, that has since been recovered
from archives of Simla.
It is more dlfilcult to reach a Just
conclusion concerning the course of
action of that hardiest troutlernian,
John Sevier. He hud fought bravely
mid worked laborously to settle the
Wutugu region, between the Cumber
land nud Alleghany mountains. In
I7t4, North Carolina agreed to cede M
PAPERS. - PAPER IV,
WEST.
' million acres lying between their own
, motintuln boundary nud the Mlslsslppl,
to the general government. To be thus
east nit by the parent stale aroused
a feeling of unrest ntul rebellious ills,
content. A convention presided over
by Sevier met ut Jonesboro mill de
cided lo form a government for them
sehes. They properly appealed to con
gross fur advice as to a suitable consti
tution, North Carolina took alarm and
innttlled the ucl of cession. The govern.,
nor of the stnie ronnnlsslonnil Sevier
to restore the reign of order and law
which he did with wise discretion and
perfect good faith. In 17S.1, a second
luovcnioni In favor of Independence
became so strong that even Soviet wus
carried along with It. The people of
Holston, numbering in nil about "J.1,000,
sent representatives to tlreevllle, which
they culled their capltol and elected
John Sevier their governor. They pro
posed to extend their territory to the
bend of the Tennessee and Include
about one-third or Kentucky. The re
cognition asked for them from congress
was not furthcoming. Congress de
sired the North Carolina cession re
newed so as to bring Hie separate ter
ritory under Federal control. The state
declined. Sevier held that the state
could not revoke Hie llrst act of ces
sion, An attempt to gala the Influence
mul stipiirt'iif Benjamin Franklin by
naming the proposed state. Franklin,
signally fulled. Virginia got excited
over these events but congress kept
cool. This trouble ami the inability to
enforce two Indian treaties, caused
General Washington lo utter a timely
word of wisdom: '"Thai experience bus
taught us that men wdll not adopt and
carry Into execution measures the
best calculated for their own good,
without the Intervention or a coercive
power." Meanwhile the Franklin set
tlers were llgthlng both Indians and
each other. This could not hist. In
May. 17S7, General Caswell Issued a
mild but Hrm proclamation and Sevier's
territorial government or Franklin was
at an end.
The ultima turn of Spain had been
brought to Philadelphia In May. 17S.1.
by Diego de Gardoqul, her minister.
It was thai the free navigation of tho
lower Mississippi would not be surrend
ered. Madison expressed the prevail
ing thought when he said: "We must
bear with Snaiu for a while." Wash
ington sbowncl his usual foresight, when
In June. 178.1. he wrote to Marhois:
"The'eiufgratlon to the waters of the
Mississippi is astonishingly great, and
chiefly nf a description of people wdio
are not very subordinate tn Hie law and
constitution of the state they en from.
Whether the prohibition therefore of
the Spaniards is just or unjust, politic
ur impolitic, It will be with difllculty
thai people of this class can be re
strained in the enjoyment of natural
advantages." The discussion for the
two years in the congress at Philadel
phia were too much along sectional
lines to be edifying or Instretive. The
more judicious did not care for sections,
half sections or quarter sections. Hut
all at last, including Jay. wanted the
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So ruiiH tlu world! I.ust
week I was a murrhiKc
broker. Iinlay I 11111 a busi
ness niiin. This is a funny
world, indeed! You can
not tell whither you lire
drifting, yet drift you must
soiucwhirc all the lime, as
though on some sacred errand bound.
Who ever dreamt that I. Horuch Pur
kin, a matchmaker for upwards of thir
ty years, should now on my decline be
come a member of a rich eliithiUK man
ufacturinB company! fioldstetn &
I'urkln! "'hen I conic to think of it
1 can hardly believe It myself. Hut
evidently (iod decreed it so. and the
ways of the Lord are -many and won
derful. Aly wife, Malkc, may she live loutf,
and my dutiKhter, ICsther, may iihe be
well, are haiiitv now. thank Coil, anil
to he frank, so am I. Of course, at llrst
I felt somewhat grieved to give up
nutch-iniiklnif. It hold such a lame
place in my heart that to part with It
was a torture. To build up a reputa
tion such as mine and then, nf a sud
den, to destroy the earnest work of
thirty years Is no triilc. You mustn't
forget that the successful matches I
have arranged both In Ihln country and
in tho capital of the czar fairly out
number the hairs on top of my head:
and my head, thank God, is not alto
gether bald as yet.
Hut let me tell you how I became a
retired matchmaker. First of all vuu
must know thai I was not like most
luatciiiuukcrs, who peddle lottery tic
kets, teach small boys Hebrew, or pray
as cantor for sonic congregation us ii
side Hue. Khun or factory hands never
appealed to me un desirable itiarrlu'rc
candidates. Nowadays every shirt op
erator turiiH Ills head up nnd wouldn't
us much us look nt 11 girl that liati no
money, and then, I would swear, he
would rather marry the money and put
the girl in Hie bunk. And as to mar
riageable doctors and lawyers unil
moneyed gills, they nre not to bo found
In thu streets so easily, .My wife Mulke,
not 11 foolish woman 1 must say, ac
tually gave me no rest when business
wus dull, and as business could not bo
nourishing nil the time my life was of
ten to me llku bitter herbs,
"People think you uro growing rich,"
she would tell me, "but (toil knows
may lie not punish me for the truth
your doctors and lawyers are 11 queer
set, They siiueeae the souls out of
their patients or clients, and when they
are your clients they ukuIii suucczu the
soul out of you before we live to see
tho coninilsslon, Ho you know I'll tell
you the truth," .Malke would say, "I
really think you ought not to be so In
dependent, so proud. you cannot
make .Sabbath on your pride. A $u
hill, even though It were Mini a shirt
operator, Is not 11 splinter of wood. It
doesn't travel on font,"
1 knew thai Malke was parti, right,
but how could I toll ii to her'.' Thai
weie simply to declare her miproniuc.v
over all things domestic. I knew that
It was not Malku but hep sufferings
that gave vent to the harsh words. I
felt guilty and said nothing In return,
1 am a iiueer man, a very iiueer man.
1, who have muted so many strang
ers, could not llud a bridegroom fur
my own daughter. Somehow I was us.
imlly embarrassed when praising her
virtues before some worthy young man,
and I would Immediately turn the sub
entire nnvngiitloii, by treaty or Torce.
Clniileiitil and Mlro were working at
cross purposes and at the end of 17RH,
at odds. Mlro's chief supports were Wil
kinson and McGIIIIvray and both had
failed him. The man who had long
tried tn detach Kentucky from the
Union collapsed when young Andrew
Jackson brought tlm glorious tidings
that the constitution tinder which Wo
now live and prosper had bean ratified
and that disorder mid disintegration
were at mi end.
A genernl census ordered In 17SS,
shows the following distribution of
population:
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Now OrlriiiM A..MS
To tliu Il.lllrr l!.:7
True mix llmf. , mil
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.V.'uiceale popnUtlon C-'.Ml
Helng un Increase of ten thousand In
three years. About "JO.000 of these were
white Inhabitants.
It should be borne in mind Hail when
that vast region called Louisiana was
divided Into nine districts In 17::.'!, not
only Missouri, but what Is now Kansas,
Iowa and much more territory, belong
ing to the district of Illinois. This dis
trict was first In extent and second in
population. Fort Chart res was the
chief place and llrst scat of Justice.
The next chef-llnu of Hie district was
St. Louis, to which tiie transfer was
completed of civil olllcers and troops on
October 10. 176.1. Twenty years later
came the year or the great waters.
The Hood of 17S1. like those of 1844 and
18,11. Invaded Main street, a part of
which became navigable for canoes.
The first settlement of Ohio begun at
.Marietta in 17SS, the year that the
capable Governor Munuel Perez suc
ceeds Ills worthy predecessor Com
mandant General Cruzitt. tit the St.
Louis .Military fortification and civil
capital.
A notable reference to the subject so
generally discussed prior to 17S!'. may
fitly close our relation and is found In a
letter from Thomas Jefferson, dated
Paris. January '.Ti. 1886:
"Our confederacy must be viewed as
the nest from which all America, North
anil South is to be peopled. We should
take care too, not to think If for the
interest of Hint great continent to press
too soon on the Spaniards. Those
countries cannot be in better hands.
My fear is that they are too feeble to
hold them till our population can be
suflli.'lcntly advanced to eiiIii it from
them piece by piece. The navigation or
the Mlslsslppl we must have. This is
till we are as yet ready to receive."
James Q. Howard.
aAi.Wk - aa
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ject and Introduce hlni to sonie other
Girl.
We used to live near the Atlantic
.Music Hall. That meant that nearly
every night 11 wedding ceremony was
close by, and the wedding tunes burst
ing upon us maliciously threw salt on
our wounds, reminding us that Kstliar
was growing older and older and that
no prospects were in sight. And then
the wedding feasts spoke to us of other
matchmakers' work nnd profit and
pleasure. We fell miserable.
Two months ai?o. however, things
looked bright. I had two "sharks" on
my llsl. One was a doctor and the oth
er 11 wealthy clothing manufacturer.
The doctor's practice at the time was
so hopelessly meagre that he was bad
ly hi need of a richly dowered mute
to help him out of his troubles. Of
course, he did not tell me as much.
Hut "my people" could never foul inc.
1 knew them better than they knew
themselves. Po when I told him of
Clara Sherman with her tliree-thous-11ml
dollar bank account, I could al
most see In Ids eyes the rosy pictures
that Unshed through Ills mind. A beau
tifully furnished ofllce, the furniture,
Instruments and all paid for in car.h,
spirited horses al his door, siallents,
servants and a wife all this burst upon
his Imagination and he could not re
press u smile. He was tickled by the
thought of the revolution her dowry
would bring about in his social stand
ing. And as to rinru, she seemed 1111
easy proposition. She was interesting,
I'l'llned excuse me, my old habit of ex
tolling the virtues and concealing the
shortcomings of my candidates would
not leave me. I'lnra had her pecuTlari
iIps, 10 be sure, and her wcuknesses,
one of whlh was. and, Indeed, still Is,
to becou; tho w'fe of a doctor or not
to marry at all. I knew all this and
the commission seemed as good as in
my pricket. The match, It Is true, would
not have been an Ideal one, but then
I should have had to' live on love, air
and poetry If I had looked for Ideal
matches imlr.
Hut forlimately this time man pro
poses and (lod disposes, i'lnra hud a
younger sister, Sophie, Hnllko Hum,
she was really beautiful, clover and In
telligent, Hut .Sophie was penniless.
While the oliler sister hud suved every
cent to enable hop to miirry a doctor,
the younger had given all her earnings
to her father, whose business had taken
a downward course of late years.
Since Sophie hud consented to intrust
her future Into my hands, she always
felt uiicoiufiirtablo In my presence, I
could see It cleiirly, She was n superior
girl and I liked her very much. Thus,
when .Mr, floldsleln applied to inn for a
match 1 linmedlutely thought of Sophie
Sherninii. Wealthy himself, he was not
particular about the dowry, so long as.
tho girl would please him. In fact, who
need have no money ut all, but she
must be u nice, good. looking girl.
The doctor nnd Mr. (lOldsteln were to
lie Introduced 10 thu sisters at tho litis,
shin ball, I spout that afternoon in
careful preparation for the occasion. I
cleaned nud pressed my frock coat, my
trousers and my fur-trlmmcd overcoat
the only Moscow relio left me. I
bought a white necktie, blackened my
shoes and gave my silk hut 11 steuiuiug
to vesture It to the original gloss. J
could hardly explain to myself the
painful Impatience that tortured 1110
that day. I hud never thought of ming
ling my private affairs with prayers,
yet thai, day i keenly felt the need of
4. 4.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
AllltlllllT NViv 1t,tk wom.111 Mini iIwm I'ri
own tliill'iliu nloiitf llitliKtll.il .H'll
ooilolmtliMl lllitc .Ihil ttlm, tij tin; v., Is
otif nf llip frv lor ulimn lltt lit'lp.niiliti'til
lioliN no tciitiH. w.i. eNijnh,e lift "HI
(Wile mi tlic sit ,Mtil iir-ll"ii .i ftw iIjvi nun
In n Btotip f woinrii liitrrrilit! In linine'inM
pi'iiliumlni. "I billi.li," she ttilil, "Unit tin
mIiiiIoii nf llip pctl piuliloin itf limv tn b'
tnln mul krrp it'llnlil,. In Ip IV.. In I In' tr
t.lllon of tin' iin.ltlnii mill Hit' r1tlilltnttu.it)
ef (In! eld lilt'.i tlmt ImiiMMiolil wrvlii It In
.iny w,i.v ii nii'iikil or iRimbti' tJik. I limi'
li.nl," ultr I'linllniipil, "tl.p miiii two uuliU
,"lti'i for i imnibir nt Ji'.iu. ttlilli I'wlr
luuthpi' Is my lutili.inil'. ni.in. Tlii'.v can.' lo
n i'trfinfl.v IkiiimiiI, lint unUoti. in liurn,
.llul ,l ymi know, liny jip .ill lcvntp.l In
mil iiik'ip.tls List jt'ir lliry Mcir li'jily lit
Mini for llii'li ,qiumrt ,-lstpr In ionic iv.ci .1
Kill of wliuin llip.v i lo pi) pioml- "Pi'mliiic
to llilnl, ,lip np'..fil tin- In.iiiK of llic
family. 'Ur will not li.np lice lo do lioim
kt'fpliiit,' mi line of my in.inl. 'Mio kiwitt
ninth wp lll hjip hir In tinly hook
kpoplii't,' 'Von will . no iiih thin,',' I
nmwpiril. 'If ,oit do lli.it llio fli.il yon kn iw
oho will rpI the Men tlml -.he . tn'ttir ili.ui
.ion In ,i -otl.it pol Ml of pw, unil .ion v. Ill
,7inw .unil, If .he li.n litahi Uipii' l in
pl.ni' mIipip thpy .no lump nreilnl Ih.ni In
tlip kill lien.' Tlm kIi! iMiiic, .mil I Innk lirr
MiVM'lf our to t'l.ill limtltntp unil iitiov.vil
lift- llminich llip llonif-llf Seli-m r ili-piu.
nii'iil. Mip v.i.i pt'ifirtly ili'llulili'il wllli nil,
I'-pi'i i.illi Un' inoilil Kill lion, ntul jnhll.int
opi- Hit kl".i of IhHiii.' Ip.i.ii Uipii' I
Iniiinl lipr .1 pi ire iit'.ir It, where llip i.iiiiIH'
u.is .in. ill ,iiii lln'.i mpii' iiiilp ullllim lli.il
fur p niui Un; gill .Imiilil luvp tier myic
Iiis iumI un nendfiiiiil nftrrnooii for tiil.hnj
umk nl tlir iii-tilnlr. In llii wilt i-hp h:,i
luil ioiirsc in itmkiiijr, pl.nn mnl lauc.i.
I.iniiiliy woik, imiik'i'llii;; nml m'u lug, mil ii
iilrrnil.t ruinprttit In render bkltleit, Inlclli'
Ki'iit M'ilic. Not Ionic W -In "Jitl to ill'!
Why. Mi. . I licer rcill.ptl I dun
linw nun. It ol n Mntly limuettork U.K. I
know now ilt.it it K'tpiiipi moip liruliK In
rook .1 ppifpi'l iliniirr thntl In kei'p bju't.'
'Ih.il i it. Wl.cn liie iiililrt"". nii'lprjinl",
lier't'lf. III. 1 1 tlt"ii' 1 no viii'titlon nhnvp lint
of lioiiit'-mnl.liir. nini . not onlv williii'; In
put her own I io.-1 pIToiN iiilo It. .it-Iih'Vp
nii'iit, lull In ir.ici't IiIIIpiI, intllitri'iil m'.
vkp wlirti -In' Ihiil- ll ill nttit'i.. the iljy if
iloiiii"-tlc rni.iiR'ip.ilinti I- .it limit. If iery
town li.nl Its own iloimMlo tntluiu; sciioo1,
with Piptiinir t-U--p for thu-t who-p ilniii's
keep llirm liii-. iliiiina: the tUy, nml Iho
nii.-tip.-s wonlil tnioni.iKP tin' iiuilil- In tulv
llip t'.trioiH iniir.t's in eooklnjr, l.nmiir work,
nml gpnrr.l1 imip ol Iioim', iIipip woiihl onii
lip no fiuisp for ininplninl llul Hie I.iIdiit
u.n iinwoilliy of npr liiip."
Tlip old popnl.it iilt.i of I In- lypiul trli-rgy.
man n- nil rtht'tral IipIiih ullli I-i.iko "Volf
lii'il o'er wilh llip p.ilo ciit nt llioiulit" i
happily lining r.ipiill.i ili.--slp.UriI. Tlip sm-tr-fnl
pipnilii'r nt liie twpiitirih i ?iitutt i
inni-li nioip apt l" In a man nf Inawn in
wpII ,i- liiaiii, ninlpisl.tliiliiii: Hip I'lo.p rnr
iclalimi hplwppti Hip healthy, well.noinl-lieil
liml.v nml llip clear, netbt brain. At iIip
.New Voik looking Si hiHjl n tmtnhrr of iheo
li'Rii.il -lii'lenl- .i'-iiuiiil to mi.-iion woik in
fotriRit lielils .lie taking Ic.-non-i i,i conking ,n
nn niil to Inlnip .elf-iip-prMilii)ii. Vol .'to
Ihe.-P "IllPII nf tin linth" .limit'. Ill tlPirly
nil I In Litire riliiv Hie .loimj; doctvin .lie .it
Ipinlins im-.illd iliel il.iP' hi order tn In
llhlp In iiiti-lli-jMKl.v ndli-p the piep llllini
ol proper- lood fot iSii-ir p.ilienl-. In I In
lai-Re I'.ilifi'ini.i iniiiei-ltif-lleikeh-v and
Sliinfoid Mip piotioi- liildi" Ihpm-i'lvc- .'ii
their ahilily lo took, for theni-ehtt- on llieir
freipienl ramping tiip-i in tlm inlcio-M ol
M'ii'tnp, .tti'l ip willi i-.ii Ii nllipr in iIiivmc
roitiin ot "-noiy ti'C-.ps." The i.tiu-limin.
wuod.m.in, plain ini.in .mil miner who i.in.iiL
"liai-li it," .nti-fjitoiil. In liliiiM'lf and I i"
fiirt'iK lp-t- iinilrr a (h'Uil of w.'ll.n.eiil'd
" '
MARRIAGE
' Sod's assistance. 1, therefore, said the
afternoon and evening prayers very
slowly, concentrating all my thoughts
iu each and every word. At the end of
the eighteenth blessing, as 1 stood in
the iiirncr. I prayed emotionally for the
successful results of my enterprise. I
reminded Hod tlml marriage was 11
commandment to the sons of Israel,
and asked hlni at the same time that
I. noruch, Ihe son of Abraham, be the
messenger predestined to male the doe
tor and Hani. Mr. Uoldsteln anil
Sophie.
It was past s o'clock in the evening
when 1 was about to leave the house.
Malke walked up lo me and said In a
tone that sounded to me lialf-rellgioup,
half-Ironical: "Hven If It doesn't turn
out as you hope, you need not worry,
Horucli! Hod will help! He Is lnerl
clfui:" I simply shrugged my shoulders
and went out.
When I came to the ball the nuts
queraders were dancing to the tune of
mime Kus'dim waltz. The many-colored,
twinkling Ilgurcs set my head reeling.
Tho Itus.slan aristocrats were enjoying
thcinrelvcs in the most democratic
way, Masked and unmaiiked they gath
ered to dance and Mirl and drink, to
meet old friends and muke new 111
ilimintances to be amused far away
from the rihettu.
My doctor wus on hand early, and
profiling by the opportunity, I repeated
to lilin that the Shermans wove aris
tocrats and wur.'. therefore, usually
late in arriving, !t was near 10 o'clock,
I bustled about distractedly, I piibseil
friends without noticing them I el
bowed my wuy through the crowd back
and forth, like ,1 nmdinan, Thu second
bridegroom was pot there. To think
or it. Hint .Mr, Uoldsteln should ills
appoint me and '.Miss Sophie Sherman!
Whal would they all think of me'.'
"Something wrong inusl have happen
ed to hlin," I decided, feeling thai noth
ing save serious Illness would clear Hie
candidate In my eyes.
The sisters, In iiccnrilanci vllh inv
Instructions, caino late, I mei thein at
the door, led them lo ihe dressing
room, and checked their hats and coats.
I then broke the news of Ooldstoln's
absence as gently as I could, and ex
prosed my fear that he must have
taken sick ul the lust moment,
"Hul is the doctor here?" burst uut
Hum, eagerly,
"The doctor Is all right." I Mild, At
this I noticed that mlschlevlous Urn be.
gun to glisten In Hani's eyes. The
doctor, then, wus there; he came to s-.'o
her.
At llrst I felt very sorry for Sophie,
but as 1 noticed the many iiciiualutuii.
ccs that met her cheerfully I was ut my
ease about her, I mounted the balcony
to be, so lo say, above Hie dancing
mortals, and seated myself so as lo be
able to keep an .yu 011 the progress of
my candidates, There 1 sat, with my
eyes steadfastly llxed on Hara and the
doctor. All else s-ecnied to me us unbii.
portaut, trivial. My heart palpitated
wildly, my eyes woru burning I could
feel It my head was heavy, low I
wished to hearken to the beating of
their hearts. Toll me what you may,
there wus homethliig more than the
mere commission It was rather pro.
fessloual curiosity, .Vol a single move
of theirs escaped me. I'lvldeiitly till
went well witli them. As I later found
nut, they spoko nt Itusslu and America,
of Ihe weather what else could they
speak of '.'they danced two wultens. 1
1. 4.4. 4. 4.
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Menu for New Year's Dau,
Junuarn 1, 1002,
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4-
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4-
HRHAKI'AST.
Htttiil llaknl Applr-i with t.'irjin.
Oatmeal.
.Stliipplt. Ilakril Pitl A lues.
HilcKv.lie.il t'jkt". Miiiili' Sjuip.
I'lilTei'.
DINNUH,
l.lllli .Vi'tk VUnv on
Half Shell.
Ullu'i
t.'clr n ,
Ilotllllloll.
tto.i.l llitik, l'i Icil Hominy.
Sucrt I'lilalue-. I l rallied Onion".
OrniiRp Salmi,
lit Itk t'lipp.p. Wafei".
I'init Cu'.iin.
Cofli'i'.
KUPfllU.
Wel.h llau-liil In Cliatliin DUIi.
Mlecd Hum. Jlnsliiril.
iiiIikc I'n-irrii. Ni'W Vi'.u'ii t .ike
t Itocolali with Whipped (.'ream.
t
t
X
-f -M-f -M-f -f-t-f-f 4-f -f-fM"f-"M'4i
lonlPinpl. Olio of the licit kn.wn .iMocialed
indue" nf ArUniM drtl.nes tliaf no forttKiu
hltimph pier jam him hidf lite satNtacllon
llul win nltorded whi'ii, slotii..ti.Vrtl In a
( tdorado mltiinur inmp hi' linneil out u luttli
id tloiinliiml-i for I'liriMniit that elltlletl liie
iiiiniullllrtl npprii.il nf the rnllie clinp.
flip wniiian wlin ni.ikPH ii iiuclk'p of tak
Iiir Ipiiihii Juke ih'.i'.' fot tin' lii'lti'flt of her
i-ninple.sinii ii 'n.iklnu n sellout iiifbtake. II.
Inlini'M Hip leelli nnd U inurloiM to Iho
loiiui'li in, well. Illlnlfd with wjter. Ihp
nt'ltl of the lemon l rvtectlitiRly liciipflriitiV
Nhllp the Itadltlcnnl pluin pitddlnK'
wreathed In llintei U u-itally hcrml at
LlirUtin,M, one of Ihc many x.trlcllra of lipil
piuUlii'si of .'IP.UIH I' rottsldtipil speil.tlly
Hpproprlatf il New pjrV. Somo of t!ip..
desseilt haip Iippii knn'.vii In I'lance linn
Iho tiny of C'li.ilt'.iiilnl.iiiil. Heir N l lecipi'
for it ilrllciom Inilt iicani ns itbcii bv .Mm.
.MIip lilllptte, one of Ihp bit tooklliR Icicii-ei-H
In the t'onnii.i! TIiipp uipftili of inllk,
one inpfiil of tic.im, one large, deep yellow
egg, two full labli'-ptoiifiil-' of Hour, t.in;
inpfiil of iii-jtfr, one leiel laLilt'-poonfnl nf
irelatliip tif lite pttildmt; Ii to he molded),
one-liulf iioimil of Kngli.-Ii w.ilnnU (inea
ined in the shell), otie-t-pi titer pound of
llK. Soak tin- fielatliip in a llttlp of tin cnlil
milk, niviiiR Ihivc ninio tnlileipoonliib of tin
milk lo iitiv wilh Hie Mior.li-, Hour and I'sor.
Ileal the milk In ne.n boilinc. mid lir in
Siaditally the ito-n, niar and t'RK, i-lirretl
in the cold milk. When the cii-tard it
cooked udd tiie gelalliie, the cicun, nnd elm
tra-poonlitl of milll.i nnd tipwp. When
fi-ozpit nnd leady tn puck it'inovp Iho da-ilrt,
add lite ilinpp?d tigs and nut.- nnd beat thor
r.nslily wilh a lar','r wooden -poon. If in
pinpljins tlii- Irnin Ihe iniiltl il t,litk puts a
towel wet m tioill lg water iivir the mold In
Ino-rii It. 'Ilien if H looks ctciinv K't tn
llip ice u lew moiiipiiU lo haidrti.
II yon wi-h a Inlli fintli in iip.un witle
out Iho tiwtble of ni.ikinsr Ihe ileum at
Imhiio. mi can liny n .pl.irt ot '.aiillla rre.lni
.it'd a pint nf pi-tacliio ticam al tiie rnntcc
tloppi's, ai.d pack willi tiie 1 3 lift yninv.'lf.
riinaiiiptit a U.rw.u.irt ice ircini mold v.l'li
i.inilipil finiii. il.ctiie-, atitieott. citron,
prailie-, .ine'.ii.i. clc, well Moppi'd in ;i
waim Kli-t.hw,ier uiip. Oicr litis rpre.nl
lour pi-laihin (ic.i'.n, I lien lini-li tilling the
mold villi liie anill.t iream mied witli a
sill of Kir-i liwa--er nnd candied trulls ml.
Miiall. l.loae liie mold lightly, putting n
l.-yer ol pipei belwocii lln mold and 1I:p
cnicr. .mil imlied ill salt and lie foi at least
Iwn linuis befoip .-ervinj;.
In tin- -oa-nii of good fellnn.-hin, i -pip-soil
in iikiiiIIovi "teas" and rcceptiDiis,
ihe Miiall cike nlayi no incnnidera1)lp nail.
-s - . -- . - aAAAawto
And then their conversation came to a
standstill. Suddenly the doctor lifted
his head 11s though something impor
tant had come to his mind. He asked
her whether she came lo the ball un
escorted so late.
"I came wilh n.y sister," she said,
and hastened to change the conversa
tion by asking him something about
"The Waves of the Danube." Whether
the doctor did mil hear her question,
ur whether lie could not answer it satis
factorily, he simply looked at her, sur
prised. "So you came v.Ith your sister'.' Why,
t would be dellghlcd to meet your .sis
ter!" h" said, t'onie. let's look Jol
lier." Poor i'lnra, how she must have fell!
Xow they rose. I saw them looking for
i-omebody. Now they walked up to So
phie rind i'lnra Introduced her to the
doctor. I noticed Unit her face turned
pule.
"Why ilnl she do If: ' I wondered
vaguely and tuii-onsciously bit my
tightly clenched list.
The orchestra struck up another
wait.. The doctor's face was radiant,
lie invited Sophia to danco oh, those
dancers, how Huy compote with the
matchmakers! whllo Ham, staggering,
retreated and t-ut down In a corner all
alone. Five minuter, passed, .She still
sat there alone, she was ruutles-dy.
Poor Hara, how pale she was! Her
eyes looked us though covered with a
heavy mist, her head fell back. She
seemed about to lu Int. I hurried down
the staircase and made my way to ner,
dosparately breaking through the dunc
Ing crowd,
"Miss Sherman." I called her softly,
"are you 111'.'"
Hum straightened her bond, her fuce
quivered and she sturcd' at me us
though she were in devour me,
"Who usked vuu to Introduce me to
such u Don .1 u.in'.'" 1 said nothing.
Silence nlone will turn uwuy wrath.
Arguments might have exasperated her
thu more nud btuldjs, iny own hopes,
too, were shattered,
Nevertheless I decided to speak lu
the doctor nt once. A ray of hope was
still lingering in my heart. Pushed by
the crowd hither und thither i searched
In vain for my two candidates who hiul
gone ustruy. At lust I found thorn in
tho refreshment room.
"Hn Is not u fool. He seems head
over ears lu love with her," I said to
myself, uut Icing how his face flushed
and moiled Into smiles u ho spoke to
Sophie. Hut of what good was that lo
me',' Sophie wus penniless, so wus the
would-be bride-groom. It was a case
of two corpses going to dance, The doc
tor evidently summoned all his Intelli
gence and spoke Willi enthusiasm aboul
virtue In women, whereupon Sophie re
murked: "Hut there Is soiuothing besides vir
tue you generally expect when marry,
lug a islrl "
"Naturally, a certain degree! of in
tolllgoncn mul beauty, of which you
may well bo puiud!" said tho doctor,
ecstatically.
"No, 1 don't mean that. There Is
still another thing of course, don't
Illume you, but "
She did not finish the .sentence, for I
approached them al this moment.
"Just a word, doctor." 1 whispered
lu his ear.
"bi'rdon me," say tho doctor lo
Sophie, bowing respooifully, und us ho
uroso f udvised her to go to Clara.
4. 4,4, ii,
4
4
and Iho Ii'xIks who tan tumMi onietliln
now iiiid Iioiiio.iii.iiIp In lhl lino may be nun
of moiliio; ii niiiccM. dinner pound ctko l.
nn old N.inliiekrl ilalnly lliat lia.1 never lot
iih n ctsltcre on Hit' l.liiml, but U little known
1111I..I1U'. I roam toRrtlior one pound ot Ktlicar
mid ii halt pound of butter, mid one pound
or Hour, uno ica-,pooiitu or Ringer nml lx
j'Ki?, wliltex mul yolks hpiilon pcparalcly.
Itijkr M;ry Ihln In inpiaio cornorrd panu. A
Minn 01 taken limn the oven nlft line nilgai'
over It and cut Intu minnicn nnd dlainoniR
I'oiir.'il wnfeiv, whllo not cpoclally new,
aie alwiijK wcleonii'. Make ready two qiurti
nt peaiiiWf, sltollrd, "skinned" and chopped
ur piiundnd. Ileal lo it iroain one cupful nt
Migar ami oiip-half iiiptul of butter, Add
tlirotwniarteti nt n nip of milk, two i-nntl
titpfiils nf nIIIiiI ilotn, ami nno and one-hilt
to.i..iooiifiil.H nf vanilla. Hotter a tin then',
or the bottom (outside) of a ilrlpplnc pan,
nml upload the ilnujrli over It In a Ihln lay-M',
inlnS 11 kiilti or rputula. sprinkle thickly
with Iho nuU and bake. A soon as re
moved from (In iiien, tul. In aquarci and
lake from the tin,
AS'SWKIIS TO (Oltlll'.St'O.NDKNTS.
nct.y, Trpitton. -In iatlnfr 6fraiM In your
hook, do not put the u.-tp all over the. clip.
plnw, merely on tho edges. The mraphool:
paste jou 11 sk for ii the follmvlng: Rich
starch, one nunci: itclalliip, three drachms,
water, one-hall pint. Heat in a double
holler wllli conHant slliriiifr itntlj the milky
Ihpilil I'rtoiiu'ii lltlik and Klcsiy, when the
paste U ipjib. Ktep In a llghl. holtlc with
a few tlropi of clovp oil. A uood flour paslo
lh.it will keep Iwrlio inontlta lit made In thli
way: lisuhe tlircc-fiuarlers of an ounce of
alum tn one piart ot water. When cold add
floiiv lo make the con.slsU'ncy ot cream a
little uoiidered renin, and a feu dropii ot
iloic oil. Put over the fire .mil urlnj to a
boll, stirrincr idl Hip while.
Mrs. K. IV. , llrooklvn. Tiie almond maca
roons arp mudp In tliia way: lloat torrcther
the whllc of tlneo cirgs anil a half cup of
IwwiUreil iiUR.ir. nildins the mip.ni' little by lit.
tip. Then whip in half a pound of almond',
blanched, dried tuiu pounded to u. panto, with
one Ica.-poonful of roie water -mil a half ten
eHioiifut of nlmonil ctrait. I( too soft to be
xhapcil, add u tidilcsnoonfut of Hour and
toll into balls the size nf n walnut. Flatten
willi a rjionn. lino a broad baklnpr pan ivllli
butteied white paper, nml place the maca
1 mm- on it .some uist:imc apirt tn prevent
their runnlufr together. Sift iowdercd su;ar
over them, and bake to .1 delicate hrown.
Help is a tollable recipe for the tplco fruit
cake you a-k fot : One cupful of butler, two
1 upfiils of ntitrar. four eggs, whites and yolks
be. ileu separately: one cupful of coffee; three
and one-half cuplnla uf pastry flour; ono and
one-half tea spoon lulu of baking powder; nno
cupful of currants; one-halt cupful of raLslns,
.-ceded nnd chopped; onoqujrlcr cupful of
(itroti, sliced iltin (all the fruit must bo
floured to prevent its t-inking); two traspoon
fuls of uioIasspA or molted chocojate; to color,
two teaspoonftiks of biandy; ornp teatpoonful
path of nutmeg, ilovc-s and cirmainon. Rul
Ihe butter and Mii'.ir to a crcaon, add the
jolks of tho eggs; toffee and flour sifted with
t lie ponder. float well. Then add the
whites of the oggs, the floured fruit ind
spices and mix into a paper-llned cake tin
nnd hake in .1 slow, .steady oven. Anbe cakes
or sprinkles call for a tup of butter and two
cups of Migar, beaten lo a cream; throe table,
.spoonfuls of s'.vp.'t milk and two tuble.-poo.i-fuls
of anisp soods. Sift, two tupftds of flour
and two oven tea-pccnfuls of baking powder
together throe times, then beat into the. but
ter, Migar and milk. It the batter is not as
.-I in' as .1011 can brat it, add a little morn
flour, and turn out on a flouted board.
Dredge lightly wllli flour and roll out until
almost as thin as a wafer. Cut into round or
oblong cakes, sprinkle with seed, and bake.
I'araw.iv ccds may he rtulistitutcd for the
anise. ' KMMA PADDOCK TELFOBD.
'M
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.Dj,
"She is not feeling well," I explained.
"Miss Sophie Sherman was right," I ,
whispered to the doctor immediately I
after she had gone, "there is something
she does lack and that Is what most
of us lack money."
The doctor scratched the back of his
head, bit his lips and burst Into ner
vous laughter. The blunder was Irre
parable.
On my way home 1 was sad. de
pressed. All my hopes hnd gone up in
smoke. The two sisters were by my
side. None of us dared to break the
silence. Hut when we had reached the
house where the Shermans lived tho
elder of tlm sisters made an effort and
said to me in a choking voice, "Call
again. Mr. Purkin."
"Not all hope abandoned yet,"
Hashed through my mind as I bid them
"flood-by." When I remained alone I
.shuddered and begun to walk faster.
"You ennnot make Sabbath on your
pride," . Malke's charges repeated
themselves In my mind and I folt that
my pride was rapidly forsaking me.
Then going over tho details of the pre
vious day 1 recalled Malke's words
of comfort whispered to mo on the
threshold:
"Uod is merciful. Tie will help."
And though my afternoon and even
ing prayers hud not helped me lu tho
least r found myself praying again.
This time I asked God that Mnlke be
asleep on my return homo, so that 110
explanations would bo necessary Just
when the wound was so fresh and
painful. Hut this prayer, too, fell flat.
On reaching home my heart sank,
"What does It mean?" 1 wondered,
when I noticed a. full light blazing In
our parlor windows. Holding my breath
I ran up the staircase nud stopped to
listen at the door. Familiar voices
were talking, laughing and jesting In
the parlor. As If In a dream r forced
the door open and rushed into the
kitchen. There stood Mnlko, dressed iu
her Sabbath clothes, a mass of oranges,
tipples and cakes before her on tho
table.
"You may wish yourself mussel ton
(good luck), Horucli," she said, as she
came forwaul to meet me with a smile
"What Is It? What joy has come
over vou?" I queried In astonishment.
"Our Ksther has become n bride," she
elapsed her hands joyously, while t
stared at her at ono gone nmd,
"A brldo!" I gasped, "And where did
you gel tho bridegroom?"
"Isn't .Mr, Uoldsteln good enough for
you?"
In broken sentences sho excitedly told
1110 how it nil cnnio about, Sin had
played a trick on me, and had b'ateu
mo on my own ground. She had tak
en the reins Into her own bauds and
persuaded Mr, liuldHteln that Ksther
was as good as any girl I might lul -o-diioo
to hlin.
You see I hud spoken to Mr, Oold.
stclu loo much of Sophie's accomplish
inents. lie nctually feared to appear
Insignificant beside her. notwithstand
ing Hint lie wus rich. So ho decldnl lu
favor of my Ksther. That Bunin even,
lug ho proposed to my daughter and
was accepted. The only thing that
pained me was to part with my pro
fesslou. for Uoldsteln Insisted thai I
should (ling niaichinaklug to tho
winds. Hut then the hand of tlm Lord
was us clear us day In tho matter, and
I am perfectly satlslled after nil.
Last week a matchmaker; today a
clothing manufacturer. So runs the
world. N. V, Commercial Advertiser.
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