10
THE SOKAXTOX TJU13l-fNE-,SATCJU)AV, MAilCL-l 22, 1002.
How a Life Was Lost and Won,
I:rom the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
ATTI11HD from lieiul to foot In mil
Miiti blink. M)unklHK not it sit
porlltiotiM word to Kiiest or men
Jul, iiiQthodlcul In cvury movcntotit, of
n iiroscnco which ttl unci' lnnlreH re
siled iiltil nlttiOMt rovoriMiec such 1m the
liorKonallt.v of mi olil.wlilU'-liiilii'ri' tnim
who, it few inonthH HKo, iitlnicloil flu'
utfcntloii of nil who saw him ilm-iitK-lilti
Bojottrti at tho WuHtmlnster chiiiii-
From day to day tho curiosity of tin
other fjuests at tlio hostelry trrow. Alon
were sunt by thulr wives to try and sfl
the mytttPi'loitH iici'MOimgc to talk, but
In vain. They wore always met with
courtesy and respectful word.", but like
it siMll the old gentleman would draw
buck Into his shell of silence as soon
ns ho discovered that more curiosity
was the Instigator of the conversation.
Dick Davis, who "covered" the hotels
for one of the dally papers, bad laid
the most Intricate plans, by the use
of which he hoped to waylay the silent
fUrniiKcr, but each and everyone was
frustrated. At last, being almost driv
en to despair, he deckled to forget all
schemes and plots and simply send his
card to the man In question, with an
accompanying note, seeking an Inter
view. What was the surprise of the young
newspaper man to receive an answer
Mlilfh Informed him that bis request
Mould be granted!
He proved to h" no less a personage
t(uin (-'oloncl Thomas Sheldon, of New
Orleans, now nearly ninety years old,
who has been llrst a prosperous and
Oiappy cotton planter, next a dissolute
gambler and spendthrift, anil now Is
known all over the country as a phil
anthropist and- general well-door.
The colonel rose as the reporter en
tered the room, and on motioning the
younger man to a chair, said:
"Of course, '.Mr. Davis, after bearing
my name you are partially acquainted
With the story of my eventful life. It
was my Intention to keep secret to my
self 'the full story of my downfall and
subsequent rise as long as lire lasted,
but when your card was sent to me to
day I realized that perhaps my story
would serve as a lesson to. younger men
than, myself and so 1 have decided to
lell you how my life was lost and won
again:
"I must' ask you to imagine yourself
in the beautiful cotton country of
Louisiana as it appeared in lS.Vi, I was
a happy man in those days, a prosper
ous cotton planter of many acres and
possessing as fine a body of slaves as
ever worked for one master.
"But nil this had become mine
through inheritance, and T was not so
happy on their account as I was over
something which I knew I had gained
1 by my own Individual offorhi. This was
my wire so young and glorious.
'"When she llrst came Into the old
plantation house I gave up all the bad
babltH which, as a youth, ! had ac
quired, I thought, never to be rein
stated in my nature, for how could n
man cause such a wife as she to be sad','
"But my happiness was of short dur
ation. One morning, less than u year
from the time she had llrst tripped up
the long stairway, she was carried
down In her collln.
"The days went by very slowly then,
I had lost my Interest In the planta
tion, and when the time came for the
annual trip to New Orleans to dispose
of my cotton crop, I plunged with
frightful energy Into the lire of dissi
pation which I had loft on being mar
ried. "As soon as I returned to the Ileitis I
grew lestless. There Is no need to re
count all my visits to the metropolis,
as no new features developed except a
fondness for the gaining table, which
grew stronger anil stronger, until I
discovered that all of my available
funds had gone and that heavy mort
gages had accumulated on niy once
prosperous, but now siully neglected
plantation.
"At last I decided to have a last try
at the gaming board, and If that were
not successful, to end my unhappy and
unfortunate life and seek rest in the
gieat unknown. Accordingly I raised
as ltilteh as possible on all the prop
erty which was not Incumbered. When
I reached New Orleans f had just $10
lu the form of a ten-dollar gold piece,
besides $.".,nn in bills of large denom
inations. "I was to go to the club, the Albe
marle, now extinct, where all the hlp.h
playing was being done, and risk all In
a mad ventuie to win back my honor
and my home. Tf unsuccessful. I de
cided to put an end to my miserable
life in my room at tile hotel.
I was walking along by a high stone
wall which Incloses the park, thinking
of the young wife who hud blessed my
lift; for such a short time, when a most
peculiar sound greeted my ears. t
was the cry of a woman in grief. A
sobbing wall, and it seemed to come
from the opposite side of the wall, I
rapidly went to the nearest entrance
to the park and hurried to the spot
from which 1 thought the sound to
come. T had not gone far before f
heard the cry again, and hastening,
saw a young girl leaning in an angle
of the wall, sobbing as if her poor heart
would break.
" 'Tell me what the trouble Is, little
one,' 1 said: 'perhaps I can help you '
"She started at the sound of my voice
and looked up at ine with tear-Illled
(eyes. After a few moments of question
ing 1 heard her touching little story,
which was told with just enough sob
bing hesitancy to convince me that this
was no Imp'ostor.
".She hud just left what bad once
been her home In the country, forty
miles out of the city. Her father bad
died a year before, and now her mother
had followed hlm..Xow the girl, friend
less and alone, had come to the city to
seek her brother, who had left home
for sAv Orleans several years be
fore, ami had not been heard' from
since.
"My heart was touched by her simple
story and my hand went down In my
pocket and came In contact with the
ten-dollar gold piece, and I gave It to
her, telling her to be careful or It, to
get herself a night's lodging, and to
meet me on the veranda of the club
house lu the morning, and that, If I
were there, I would help-her to llnd her
brother; knowing that I would not be
there If unsuccessful at tlio night's
piny, but also that If I were there I
would be well able to help her.
"1 then left her and went on my way
to the club and started to play with a
leeklessness that' paralyzed my oppon
ents. Dili after bill was thrown on the
board, and soon, before I realized what
It meant to me, only $100 remained be
tween me and eternity.
"I breathlessly threw it on the table.
As the ball rattled Its way about the
spinning wheel my mouth grew dry
and my tongue felt like velvet. 'ISIgh
teeen the red and the even,' the
croupier droned out, ami 1 rushed from
the room my head in a whirl, my tem
ples throbbing with the pulse which I
thought was so soon to cease.
"1 utmost ran out on to the veranda;
forgetting my hat everything except
the fact that I had lost and that 1
would keep my vow. I stumbled over
a chair, and looking down Into It, was
thunderstruck to see, calmly sleeping
there, the girl 1 hud befriended. She
had evidently wished to be near her
benefactor, and, unknown to me, bad
dogged my footsteps to the club.
"I remembered the $10 I had given
her. Did she still have if.' I fumbled
until I found It In her pocket, and
there, tied In the corner of her hand
kerchief, was the gold piece. It looked
very big and shiny when 1 had untied
the knot.
"1 ran back Into the club and threw
the money on the table. The coin lay
on tile square 17, the red and the odd?
It won, paying me thirty-two to one.
"Again I won. and again. I was
playing for my Hie now, and made no
more rash bets. 1 won in the remain
der of the night enough to buy back
the old plantation, and still have a
balance or $10,000 to niy credit in the
bank,
"Again r went out on Hie veranda,
I would help that girl to llnd her
brother, and when he was found, would
see Unit they did not want for anything:
nl thlt world, for had she not saved
my life, honor, everything','
"Hut when I oimio to this chair It
was empty. I looked at the church
clock uotoss the way, It was lute.
Probably the girl bad decided that J
was not able to keep my appointment
with her, and so left. Hut had she dis
covered the loss of her money'.'
"Kor a whole week I searched the
city over for traces of that girl, antl at
last I round her selling wild llowers
on the street at the, water front. At
once I instituted a systematic search
for her lost brother, and dually locat
ed lilt li In one of the large stores.
"I bought back the old home and
once more applied myself diligently to
my work there, and I built what Is now
called tliu 'Mary 'I'liorne Home for
Friendless rilrls.' t had previously
given $10,000 to the girl and her brother.
The young man started a modest little
business for hmlself mid Is now a pros
perous merchant.
"The 'Home' still stands, and Is still
performing Its mission of good, r am
glad to say that this, in my estimation,
is a monument erected to the reform
of one soul. My own. The name'.'
"Ob, yes. Mary Thome- Is tlio name
of the homeless little girl.
"This is my story. 11 Is an Interest
ing one, to be sure, but after hearing
it. can you wonder that t am a sort of
recluse from society?"
"LOS SEISES."
The Picturesque Carnival Dance in
the Seville Cathedral.
The carnival In Sovlll practically
died, writes a correspondent of the
London Chronicle, when a few years
ago a tax was put on every mask. All
that remains, besides masked balls and
confetti-throwing, is an Interesting
ceremony, the dance of "1-os Seises"
before the altnr of Hie cathedral. The
church opposed Hie rioting of the car
nival by religious attractions within
her own walls; and two hundred years
ago endowments wore left to hold on
thfse da.Vs the social ceremonies
which for centuries have marked the
reasts of the Blessed Ylrsln In Decem
ber and of Corpus Cbrlstl in summer.
The dance of the choir boys Is a great
feature of these celebrations. While its
origin Is lost in obscurity the earliest
records mention It as an existing cus
tom. "Los Seises" were known to Al
fonso the AVise, the son of the con
queror of Seville; and 1 venture to
think the present dance dates from the
conquest in 124S and recalls the tri
umph of the cross over the crescent.
Dnncing as a form of religious observ
ance :.;'".. back far into history. From
David icing before the Ark to the
modern dervishes it has always ex
isted; and we llnd traces of it in early
Anglo-Saxon times. Whatever the
origin of the Seville dance. It is today
a specimen of tender, Idyllic beauty,
full of religious sentiment and poetry.
To describe the scene as I saw it dur
ing the three days of recent carnival.
It is past r o'clock. Tito western light
bad crept tip the storied retablo of
Dancart, and had disappeared over the
head of the crucified Christ that tow
ers over all. It wub Retting dim In
that wonderful pile whlrh the old
llftcen century eanons of Seville deter
mined should have no equal. The hist
Words or the olllee htul been sung, and
black-robed ' prebendaries, purple
trained canons, with the archbishop In
u Wonderful robe of rich cherry-colored
satin, hud passed within the sanctuary
rails to the scuta allotted them on the
right. Now the holy pluce. gets all Its
light from the altnr. where the host Is
exposed amid many waxen tapers held
In silver candlesticks. The faint
wreaths of blue Incense smoke still
cling round the twinkling tnpers and
curl upward until they are lost lu the
fretted vaulting which hangs 182 feet
above the ground, .lust below the
Might of steps leading to the altar
stands the dancers. They are always
called "Los Seises," although on these
occasions the six are Increased to ten.
So five ure on either side, standing
facing the others. Four tall and six
small boys, they Vary In age from
nine to thirteen years. They are
dressed In tinge costume of the period
of Philip 111., and wear a double of
red silk (In December, blue) slashed
with gold, white sleeves, knee-breeches,
stockings and shoes. Itcd and' gold
streamers hang from each shoulder,
and a white sash passes over the right
shoulder and under the left arm. They
carry red and gold huts, trimmed with
ostrich feathers.
A small orchestra on the left strikes
up. and, still facing one another, the
boys sing a Ktteharlstlc hymn. Then
genuflecting toward the altar, they rise
and put on their hats. The musicians
play a more lively measure, and the
boys, still singing, advance, step by
step, one row toward the other, cross
iind recross, form squares, stars, and
other llgures. They regain their origi
nal positions by the end ( each eopla,
which they mark by a rapid twirl on
one foot. The motion Is slow and dlg
nlllcd, one slop to the bar. Perhaps
at llrst It Is a little stilted, but soon the
natural Spanish 'grace corrects that,
and It becomes quite natural and sim
ple. 1 noted the only motion when
rormlng a square was a gentle sway
ing from right to left, marking time
with the music. During the symphony
between each verse a delightful touch
of color was added. Softly at first,
and then swelling with the music,
comes the sound of castanets played
by the dancers. The first click is de
licious, and the accompaniment adds
mi attraction all its own to the cere
mony. The music, the compositions of
various masters, Is simple and sweet.
Nowhere else than in Seville does
this dance take place, and, t think,
nowhere else could it bo performed in
the same reverent and natural manner.
OLD TIMES IN TENNESSEE.
Decidedly Primitive Conditions in
That State a Century Ago.
I 'i om ti'c Aik.iiis.is (laolti'.
Probably few people know that the
original nnine of the statu of Tennes
see was Franklin, or that in 17SS the
salaries of the oflicers of this common
wealth were paid in pelts, but the fol
lowing is a correct copy of the law:
"Be it enacted by tlio general assem
bly of the state of Franklin, and it is
hereby candid, by authority of the
same, that from and after the 1st day
of January, I7S8, the salaries of tills
commonwealth bo as follows, to wit!
"Ills excellency the govcrncv, per an
num. 100 decrskliiB.
"Ills honor the chief Justice, BOO
deerskins.
''The secretary to his excellency the
governor. 600 raccoon skins.
"County clerk, 300 beaver skins.
"Clerk of the house of commons, 200
ruccoon skins.
"Members of the ussonibly, per diem,
.1 raccoon "kins,
"Justice's fees Tor serving u warrant,
1 mink skin."
At that time the state of Franklin
extended to the east bank of the Mis
sissippi river and on the west bank
was that groat unknown forest region
of Louisiana. It was then a "lerili
Incognita," save a few canoe landings
and Italian trading posts on the river
banks. It was known as the district
or Louisiana, and In ISO.") was made the
territory of Louisiana.
The state of Franklin, which became
Tennessee In 17fif, was almost as little
known. The now great city of Mem
phis was a mere trading post and was
not laid out us a village until 1820.
Pelts were as plentiful In those days
us pennies, and much better distri
buted for purposes of currency and
barter. The pioneers were perhups as
happy and us well contented as Is the
average citizen now.
ONLY MICROBES TO BE FEARED.
So the Nurse Reassured the Mother
Who Made a Discovery.
"Have you sterilized the milk?" ask
ed the prudent mother as sho sat down
to look at the supper for the two ba
bies who were being reared' on the
most scientific principles.
The maid said that she had,
"And you have had the grain toast
ed before the bread was made?"
Thut aid to perfect health had also
been attended to.
The mother looked as If she thought
It might be safe for the children to
take their evening meal. She glanced
at the table for a moment.
"Hut what Is this In the. milk?" she
asked, and pointed out a dark spot to
the maid.
The nurse looked carefully 'at It. Then
an expression came over her fnee.
"Oh, that's nothing," she said, "that's
no microbe. It's only a cockroach. It
won't do any harm."
The Quickest Cough Eradicator.
(I'lom tlio HioitiWIIr, X. V., i:iitt.il?c.)
This Is the month that one takes cold
so easily and quickly secures that
"hacking" cough, which is so per
sistently disagreeable as we know by
personal experience. And we also
know that the quickest eradicator of
such cough has been Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and which has been
our staunch standby for several years.
This is no paid "puff," but merely a
Just recognition of an invaluable
remedy for coughs, colds, and all lung
affections, and like the Editor, it has
scores of other staunch friends in this
town. This Remedy is for sale by all
druggists.
SICK MADE WELL
WfeAK MADE STRONG
Marvelous Elixir orurc Discover
' ecl by Famous Doctor-Scientist
Tlint (JnrcsEvcry Known
Ailment.
Wonderful Cures Arc Effected
Tltitt Seem Like Miracles Per
formed Tuc Secret of Long
Lire or Olden Times
Ucvlrcd,
The Remedy Is Tree to All Who
Send Namo and Address.
After jmii of indent fbiily, and ttelvlwr Into
the ilmly icooril of the uit, M well as follow,
inn inoilcrn experiments In tlio roalnu of mel.
fal.. .""''"ce. Dr. .lumen V. Klild, 1(173 FlaltM
liull.lliiK, I'oit Wayne I ml., nuke, tlio
rtuitlluir umioumciiiciit Hut lie lias surely dla-
WT T
lift, .TAMI'.S W1U.IAM KID!),
inwicil tlie elixir of lite. That he l bl
with the "lit of a wjstcrloin compound, known
only to himself, produced in a result of tho
jean lie lina spent 111 searching for tills picclom
life-giving hoon, to cure any anil ciery ill.'oa-e
tliat is Known to tho human boil)'. There h no
ilmilit of the doctor" e.iniestiicM in maklnc lih
ilalni anil the n-niarkalile cures that lie In dally
eirei.tiiiB( seems to bear lilm out ery Miongly.
Ills theory which lie advances i one or reason
ami liwil on sound experience in medical prac
tice of many years. It costs nothing; to try his
leinaikaliie T.llxlr of l.lfe," as ho calls it, for
lie tenits It dec to anyone who U a .sufferer, in
nilllcinit quantities to convince of Its ability to ,
cure, eo there is absolutely no risk to urn.
Some of the (urcs cited are ery icmarkuble, and
but for reliable witnesses would baldly be credit
ed. The lime have thrown away crutches and
walked about after two or three tllals of tha
lemcdy. The tick, given up b.v home doctors,
have bieii restored to their families and friends
in perfect health, llhcumatlim, neuralgia, stom
ach, heart, liici. kidney, blood and skin dlseaaei
and bladder tioiibles disappear as by magic.
Headaches, backaches, nervoiL.ncns, fevers, con
sumption, coughs, colli-'. a;thm.i, catarrh, bron
chitis and all affections of the throat, lungs or
any vital organs .lie easily overcome in a space
of time that Is pimply nianelous.
Partial paraljsls, locomotar ataxia, dropsy,
Kout, scrofula and piles aie quickly raid pruu.i
nently removed. It purllies the cntlro system,
blood and tissues, restoies normal nerve power,
circulation and a .slate of perfect health is pro
duced at once. To ttie doctor alt systems aie
alike and equally .imctcd by tills Riot "tUltlr
of Life." Send for the. remedy today. It is fi
to every sufferer. State wliat you want to be
cured of and Hie Mire remedy for it will be sent
you free by return mail.
8 Csbaiiola Cigar BANDS and Old Virginia Cheroot WRAPPERS may he a
vyjrtayMjsyjKStfWgsiyRfes&ficairl
for
Presents
!'' 111! ! ! PBIMW Wl ! ' "-I " 1 1 I I ! II ' . -,- - - -
with TAGS f rom"STAR," "HORSE. SHOE," "STANDARD N AVY," "SPEAR. HEAD," "DRUMMOND" NATURAL LE AF9 "GOOD LUCK," "BOOT JACK,.9'
"PIPER. HEIDSIECK," "NOBBY SPUN ROLL," "J. T.," "OLD HONESTY "MASTER WORKMAN9 "JOLLY TAR," "SICKLE," "BRANDY WINE,."
"CROSS BOWy''OLELPEACH AND HONEY," -"RAZOR," "E. RICE,, .SREJLNVILLE," 6fiT,NNE,SSEE CROSSTIE.," "PLANET," "NEPTUNE,,."
"OLE. VARGINY," and TRADE, MAR.K STICKE3US from "FIVE BROTHERS" Pipe Sxno&ing Tobacco? 3a securing these presents, ONE TAG being
equal to TWO CUB ANOLA CIGAR BANDS or TWO OLD VERGSNIA CHEROOT WRAPPERS.
EN0UCH'T0BUIt
AH0U5B
hjStIj
M
!' fSrftX ,Ok 7 (T jpamfcreaaK rnrRPP r -, - J&. m $ P0CRErKRlF6WWKWtEfil S J&M T0Q Ul
'Half hour Gong strike Hetc" 50 BAND3Watch sSsLeooOBANDS fiM WrfX "19211 M l3 NDS U H 80 BANDS if , TOOL setT
6 Each Shell design j Jggggggg ff , 3 i ggg J g5 MJ (L fiJ 5S SStJ
I y 0 BANDS jUGARSPO0rl 2Q BANW tj ijs.. 3-?5iW-.s tSSBBfli l"Te Sr CflRVERS PtMinm.Hndfea nl f W (QfsQ B7WDS" ftg&mS
lft.i " "- SIX' TABLFSPOOhK 1 I4"wide 6"tteeD 24-"lancr P HANDBAG fesSKlffSHmJ 500 BAND'S X3r$fi!ratilB&F J- -JLPi s De&SOtJ Bit I If, J flffl
B. Shclldesgsgo BANDS 00 t&W '"ffir'SXd WSb fEgr Hg Hi
fpxtej !li ggg-Kssfflaqg bst . - S' A? t C400BDS &Mr 2g 32 Cdi.b e leooDAN&sSfiE T00- handle & tools' gpw!) Mi NHil LJ 1 m
tiai-- tsfcaw -2SPiiS WP I Z -T'-W rr-n-Tin 280 BANDS KNIVES & FORKS 5tJt each WUgrrfr'l
SEWN&jfi ( 'lllFSS! A fe y Tahc down It. guago 4000 BANDS, ptol.T REVOLVER: jfjjjEZm& ilirafilQIQ,'l5,500llB56OOBft0S
BANDS T8 dfigg$gf CanJS.ea W 'fmiSa: JKrw23 SKl
.........TTLmfi... "" ?. SJ fcw -HfIIMf-M. & MI'vffn-raiSJtrrXVstVinm. -. - YsVSftlll.7S -"VIlr.VT m .f. m.:t-m - n-aM "" ' . njr
" - 43W5I TbS &XZe&MFMf - --- . VSOIIUK' NW Of
KTTKII -H " W a -- - - . . fc ! j m m ,
Ei o-fc ec. n !tf"atv na; ba ii d iiti tt TrwB3 irn raa r oil. yllc i r
CHILDS SET
Knife fbrh &Spooa
ANDOLINfWastibyxn)
-bvvjtmvvti
GUITAR (Washburnl
3eQQ.U&KDS
o twr-incrtisLsari:nuu GRAPHOPJiONET
ftatlStock 600 BANDS to Inch' Nickeled Horn
represent the presents to foe givexn for
Stanctod.mdlVi 5QQQ.BANB3 ywftMhrStock fiOOBMtlBtflpeTlineRemrd) IB00.BAHQS
i
m
m
VRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLAINLY on outalde of pacll&fje containing BANDS o? R
.wivrArrtiixo, ana lorwnra mom ny registered mail, or express prepaid. Ho sure to have your pacK&Eo
eocurcly wrapped and properly marhod, so thut it will not bo lost in transit. Send bands or wrappers and
request,- As? presents (also requests for catalogues) to C, Hy, Brown, 4241 Folsom Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
AmericaneCigar Company
VSOjSfl VR&at VSrflr'rtMCVSrtvSlf ylis'f y2flSf VSi
mMWMmmmmAiMM&(&
OUR NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of prcaonta for 1902 Includes many articles not anown
above, It contains tho moat attractive list of proanta over offered for bands and wrappers, and will be sent
by mail on receipt of postage two cants.
Our offer of presents for bands and wrappers vHl expire November 30, 1903,
IMPERIAL CIGAR COMPANY, 109 L
eokewanna
km
ftUni ETQAI T Anri ni.cfrihutr.K
1UG, TOBACCONISTS of
UBANOLA CIGARS.
m
I i
:x
J5
-jS2f2J
iit. 3jtr
MdMSWkl rffe....J,v . .,
kddwi
J. ....