VOL- xxxiv
COMING. COMING.
If/Ml THURSDAY.
IvIAY 27.
THE GREATEST, GRANDEST AND
THE BEST OF
Americas Big Tented
Enterprises!
HONORABLY CONDUCTED. HONESTLY ADVERTISED.
Circus, Museum. Menagerie and Royal Roman Hippodrome.
Three Rings, Half Mile Race Track, /,000 Features, 100 Pheeomcnal Acts, 25
Clowns. 20 Hurricane Races, 4 Trains, 10 Acres Canvas, Seats, 1.500 Em
ployes. 6 Bands. 50 Cages, A Drove of Camels, 15 Open Dens, A Herd of elephants,
$4,600J00 Daily Expenses.
~.. ,'it,
jBIW <Tir r " r 'iir - i-, ''3i*»rvi.t'viijrw ,-.tMnK Mcrtrn «w.-p Jf
lc3e> . ' **CJ
The Greatest Performers in the known world are with the
Great Wallace Shows this season, including
THE 9 NELSONS, SIO,OOO CHALLENGE ACT.
The Wemtz Family Aeriealists. The 4 Martells, Bicycle an l Skating Experts.
The 10 Dellamcads. Statuary Artists. The Sansotii Sisters, Female Samsons. 10
Principal Male and Female Equestrians, The 3 Petits Aerial Bars-Extraordinary
Mme. Dupres' Trainol Elephants. Rowena, the Head Balancer, an.l Grand Spec
tacular P.allet, 19 Coryphees, (led by 3 Sisters Maccari, Premier Dinseuses.)
OUR STREET PARADE.
At 10 A. M. daily is the finest ever put on the streets. A Sunburst of Splendor,
a Triumph of Art, Money and Good Taste, with Lavish Luxury of Spectacular Ef
fect, with Greatest Professional Features Conceivable. Excursions run on every 1
line of travel. No Gambling Devices tnlerateil. Never divides. Never
disappoints.
Better Late Than Never.
.ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE AND BICKEL S GREAT ODD AND
END SALE WILL CLOSE.
The Attention of Shrewd Cash Buyers is Called to This Adv.
The Following Goods Must Be Sold At Once
180 pairs ladies' heavy #' "°
300 pairs child*.* grain shoe? •"••• b 5
150 pair* ladies' firfe serge slippers 2 5
280 pairs »{Ood grain slippers 5°
126 pairs men's double sfde heavy shoes.... 1 00
CO Cases Rubber Boots and Shoes to be closed out C||
Regardless of Cost. \J\J
The Above Mentioned Goods Are at Half Price
READ ON, DEAR READERS READ ON,
300 pair* tnen's fine buff shoes 2 5
400 pair* men's working shoes *>-
98 pairs Ruaaia calf shoes 1 5°
130 pairs fine caif shoes (latest style) 2 00
200 pairs boy's fine shoes tipped 1 ( j°
180 pairs youth's btiff shoes J5
Large Stock of Men's and Boys'
Plow Shoes. Cheap.
Thcae. SJOCds are all warranted to be perfect in every respect and they are only
*old at ptic« named on them to make room for the new goods. If you want to
(get some footwear cheap—take in this sale.
New Spring Goods
Arriving almost every dav a«id too mueh cannot lie said in praise of them. ASK
lo see our line of ladies'and gents chocalate, wtne eojor and fine Dongola shoes,
they are beauties, and also our line of Oxfords in different colors.
Repairing Done. REMEMBER THE PLACE.
JOHN BICKEL.
128, S. MAIN St. BIiILIE, PA.
T. H. BURTON, T, H. BURTON,
"THE BEST
J've seen for the money," said an enthusiastic buyer
.who had visited every store, reserving ours for the
"last, "and when I leave my f 12.00 I feel as if I had an
#IB.OO suit for it." Noth ng new to us, we always
did claim to give the best— always felt as if ibp pub
lic knew it too. We would like you to compare any
tliing yop sec elsewhere for ijiio.oo or even $12.00
with our
$7.50.
T. H. BURTON. T. H. BURTON,
120 S. MAIN ST. BUTLER, PA.
FMINOBODY,
BUT
JUST G V KECK, Merchant Tailor.
u » 1 • , "* wn ' 142 MOUTH MAIN r-T . 1(1 TI.EU. I'A
Vet 1 kiunv a f<"W things, among others, that I am an up-to-date tailor
J —The l.ale*! in CUT And WORKMANSHIP in price most moderate.
' * where e'sc cifn ftM'fet such fcfllnibin.\tioiii > You do get them of us,
the finest made-to-order clothing. Call and examine our larj;e stock
of gooils, Remember The Place.
R F KECK Merchant Taiior.
" ■ ■ ■ V 142 N. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA.
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Constipation
C.\ ses ful.y ha.i in-• sickness in the wurlJ. It
r-t.'.ir.i the digest- •: food too long :n tlie bowels
ar.d produces biliousness, U>rp.<; liver. indi-
Hood's
h ■ ■
SKA headache, in- o 9 9 *,
... etc. Hood s I'illt ll| S
cure constipation and aU its ™
results,easily and thoroughly. 25c. All drugs: its.
Pre par id i >* C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. Maw.
\fc* l*iH> to ta*e *ui» Uwd's^rsaiarilto-
This I* Yonr Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, rush « r (stamps.
A geoerous s..'up'o will be mailed of the
jc'jst popular C:.;.and Hay Fever C';re
(Ely's OHM Bain .sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of tito reasedj*.
ELY BKOTHERS,
S»J Warren St , New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Grr.itFalls,Mont.,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. 1
cau emphasize his statement, '*lt is a posi
tive cure for catarrh if usod as directed." —
Rev. Francis W. Po«>le, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena. Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contain.; no m- rcury
nor any injurious drug. Price, 00 cents.
PENNSYLVANIA H| D .
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WFSTEN PENNSYLVANIA 1)1 VI.SIN.
KAILHOA : • TiMt 7/. i J 5..
VVe;-i£rr, Pernsylvan.a Division.
Schflalo ir. -.ffect N"V. 10 I?*%.
booth, — s— Week Days
A. It. A. M A.M. r. M f M
BUTLKK I <-.vt HI.O IL .i) 2 ir, r. *
Haxr.nburs. .Arr:v > :,••• s i-"> 114.". 3 to
rf'itler Je't. . •• 7 •/;" f> v 12 07 . s r.i
B'ltler Jet... Leave ?: J Kl- 12 12 3:' '• .-.3
Natrona.. . . Ariivi .!« »»«. 1221 3«.. >vj
Tarentum 7 a i.oi 12 ji. 3 -' ' ''•
Sprlinjdair 7Wi 912 12 3* 402
uiaromoui mjs 12 53 in' f. 27
Sharpabnrx sir !>3l iol 422 <»3*
All>jrti<—y < Ity «20 an 1I" 431 i: 4::
A. X. A. M. P. M. r. M. r. M
hi >»AI TfiAI.VS leave Butler lor Alie
Kiiftiy City ami principal Intermedial stations
7:40 A. ?»[., 'Clio and .*> no 1". M.
North.
A. ». A. M, A.M. .M. f, M.
All# tiPn> City.. Lv. 700 900 II 2 r > '2 .V» 630
!»aa»|#tmr» 7 n 9iz li ::7 2So
i Isteii.onl f(l» 1145 2 ..H
Mi ru • !*|e 930 P59 3 H "' *>7
Tulel.tUll. 7 939 '2i. ..2 r. 1)7
\alicii* 7 3'. 94: 12 13 3 ?<; tl2
iiaUir Jo't Ar j i", 9 ,v> 1223 „is 6to
llMll- r Jc'l I.v 745 9AO 12:4-1 31- oil.
S Klo 10 15 12 VI 413 i. 14
rf-j'.:.KU Ar. *35 lo > I 2.i 4'M 710
A. it. A. M. P. », r. A. r. m.
SUNDAY TRAIN'S--Leave Allegheny i-'liy for
i<ni|eraiid principal tm«TH«eatate slatlon-i 7a*
a. »■.. li:!.. and 7:15 I'. M.
Week Uityo Vox the K-ut Wnek Days,
a rn. a. ir.. p. m p. in.
11 20 625 Lv IICTLKR \r 12i
12 07 727 Ar Batler Je't Lv 1J
.'J liij.n.7 -15 Lv littler Jc'l Ar « 'M> 12 :it
ii 18 7 41) A r Prreport.. L* H2S 1J -ill
•18 7 3,1 *• Alieu y Je't " 824 12 24
?,X) 804 " Lre. i.Uurg-. " 12 12 12
350 821 "Faulti :<<.'•■ polio" 15C 1155
418 851 •• Hah I. ho If; *' 732 II 32
4SO 922•• H
4 r ß fi .'SO •* 1 .i—• rsv 11 le las'n - *." 18 10 15
650 11 3> 4 Altin-na......' 325 S9O
100 310 " Hin ;-'>u:*g..."l 145 310
4 .iO G23 " 1 jib;a. 'S 30 II
A. in p in. a. ni |> 111
()• HuialdV; train lea. In? Bc'iei 7:4" A.
»1., e.iDneetf fir Barri-hurg, Aitooai. a i
Philfdr-lp! i.i.
Through for tbe e*-t ioavi i'itf j
burg (Union Htatiou) a; w*s:—
* :v. r.r ft ~ ,r^~ "
Buy Ex pres.', " 7 30
Main Line Kinross *' .....8 00 "
f hilade'pl.U " t * v *
Kastern Kxp:es.- " 7 05
Past Line " .....8 10 "
Philad'a Mail, Sand ly 0n1y....8 40 a._ m
I'V detailed infiiruiatieii, a.ldre s Tt o«
I' Wf»tt, Phi's. Af!'. West« rn l>i«^ri -■*~ e-ir
/ilth Ave. ~r.d Sniithlield St , ?it'.-liur/,
a.
M. HUTCHISON, J. R, WOOD,
(Je.Tsral Manager. Oer.'! Pa- r A^eat
pITTSBURG & WESTERN
■* Railway. Allegheny Short
I.ine. Schedule in effect, July 1 <j,
1896.
Iltitler Time, lib part. Arrive
Allegheny Accommodation., r. M an■ :i aam
AUeK'ieny I Iyer 1 ift am 10 uo am
Akron .Nlali H ir, am 7 ;:u pm
New Cavils Aecoma x lsam »s am
Aliejtlieny Aeeomo 10 05am I pin
Ailegiieny Expre-ss : 2 (55 pm i w pin
flit. .it{o Bspn-iM .1 US pm 12 20 pm
AiUgjen - .Matt 1; 0". pro 7 .1) pm
Kllwcid XeCdti.l. i; or. pin 7 a. pm
*'M(''i({i> Kxp. tss , u L 5 | m a iC> ain
Allegheny Kxpress ; s iw pin
Kane anil liradford Mail 10 ir, am 2n pm
Clarion Accomo "> 15 pm n r.n an
Koxburg Accomo j 7 35 pm s 06 am
SUKDiV T.'fAINH.
In-Forest Jet. Accomo s is am, 7 :s pm
Allegheny Accomo ilonOam
( lii'-ago ftxpresn a r. pin 4 6« pm
Allegheny Aceoinn « I).", pin 4 55 pm
Hutlman UofretKleepirifrt'ars and .ir-'-rian
'lay Coaches inn I {trough het Jfeen Hatler ai d
Ciilcatto dailv.
For tlirc..Kh tlckstnto points . the West
Northwest or Southwest apply to
A. H CKOUCH. Air eat
T* a
Trulfiß IP&VM tbn l(. O. depot in
.or ihe B&ftt. HHfoUo^f.
For Wasjiln.'tfoti I)' V., Baltimore, I hilnrti I
pliia. ml U(*r i.it*. 1:-0 and 0-i» p. m
•'umherUrd. mm. 7 :W. a.m. I :10. ait.t p. fn.Ci.n
nelsHile. f:4H, 7:311. a. m. l.to. 4.311, 4.45. n.io,!».::o
o. rn. Unloniown,"o a. m . 1 10. I.:®. 5.30 p. m.
Unliniti.wn, irtoWK and Kalrini.nl, T.an. a,
in. and 5,311 p.ra. Mi, Pleasant «.40, 7. 3*i a. in.
.10 arid 4.30 p in. Washlngten, l'a., 7.* i) and
an a. in., 4.0«.4.45 and (i.oe. 11.55 p. in. Win-ei
r«, 7.40. and i.so ». m.. and 1.00. 11,00. 11.55 p.
.. ClnUucatl, st, .xiuls. Columbus and New
ark 7.10 a. m.. <l.lO, 11.55 p, m.
For Chicago. A i" and 9.30 p. it.
Vmfl rind sleet-ing cars 1.0 Baltimore «*»•
tniften. and Chleruro.
11. 0 Ba.VKLK, Gen. .Sipt. Ali>ti<lietiy, I'u
0. W. BAfSKTT, A.G.P A . All»i?fie*iy, Pa
1{ }' KsysoLDS, S'ipt.. Foxburg, Pa
rnllK riTTSBUHG, SiIhNAN-
G(J & Lake ERIE RAILROAD
TIMI-; TABLE—In eH'e;* Sunday, Di
30, IKHi. Train? are run by Standard f' -n
--tral Time (00!h Meridiati).
NotTU- 'iois't H'.rTii
14 12 II ;13
oni nui . p.m. ArrL'ultnlo I.v 'tia.m. i.m i" m
i 5 -to 1 'M I.H.*M M * '
. 4 : .-,i N.S.I.&SUI . 36|1'4 05
, j 07 *1 10 Kr'.e II W' ' '.O
! w * 27. Wallace Juliet. 11 4; I 10
I s i*. (ilrard II '•* 1 43
"" 1 07. 8 13....1-ockport.... 11-'; }M
!...| 1 00! * • .Cranes*lU«. il- 0»! • f >-'
111 IHI| L».- ILL WJL * f ' 9
11..| i 4Y[ u oca f ar I 4.1 C o
...Tli so. 7 Mw...AßM,"'.lr •• !!- ®? : ;»',',l
- •« I?
»' 7 4ii... KprlnnDOro ,12 -• ' t
,1: ;A 7 : t .1 (.nneautvllle |i ' '■ - r >
o»",i IM 7 is... Mea'v'le J.'t |t! •' •'
iMil w 1 Iter. Linsville iv ..119 10
}i2 101 7 i-j|v ar .. 1; 4*i a 00
2 iu 12 "0 " 401 * .Conn't i.ikt' i- mi,,.
t 07 7 '.'ar ar 1 07 oon
1 »' •1, « onlv.. MeadvUle .lv.. 11
. ,| 1 ::2| 8 i#ar a> . I JW w
1 o i vt #• ' . Ilarutiiifi . Wn 1 I'9t 01
,ii 57 ii.. . Adamsvllif. 1 14 1; •«
I*l* 'll 1* o . IHK .•)'! j 1 *'!' fi 1 1
26 I I l'i II ..v 4« >i,l»vj|lrt ... « .'III I v., f. ?r.
Ijili'J li ... i I'a I'M ' ' " '*
1 on 11 M IfredenU . :tp
r: 10 47 Miner ... 7 i 2r.
■jm 10 33 . . . pardoe 7 :»'• .' is
fs 10 23 I.rove ( It). . 7 4<i . I- .
05 10 l'i llnrrlsviil'-.... 7 5s g 00
/17 <1 117 rtranrhion. ... > <»'■ s 01.
•a 1 571 .v.. Kets.ers .... s1" 313
41 .. Euclid. . .. * » .. 27
111 » iA| ... ... Bailer • Bo| 3 881.
i.O 7 »l, Alh'gfiefc). I'«'.V!l V 7"" ...
1 p.m .1 rn . . m ,p. m •
,I.T. ItI.AIH. U'te ral MniißKi r, c.recDville, ea
W.li. iiAIM.KA|iT. II f A . M" d'.ll!e I'h
M. A. BERKIMEK,
Funeral Director.
1 337 S. Main St., Britler
BUTLER, THURSDAY, MAY, 13, lJSi>7
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VII.
It was after ten when Capt. Close re
turned, an<l barely 11 when he again
set forth. This time a sergeant and
ten picked men went with him, nobody
but Close know whither. "1 may be
gone two days, lieutenant," said lie, in
the laborious use of the title which
among regulars "to the manor bora"
had long been replaced by "Mr.;" and
had not Lambert a.sked for instruction.-
none probably would have been given.
Of his adventures during the day he
said not a word. He brought back the
mule, and that v.;te enough. The lirst
thing Lambert and Burns knew of hi.-
return was the sound of his \oica at
the wagon, informing the guard Tint
he wanted coffee and something to
eat. Then, paying only vague atten
tion to Lambert's congratulations on
his safe return, he told Burns to get a
detachment ready at once, then dis
appeared within the dark interior of
his tent, leaving Lambert standing in
some embarrassment and chagrin
side. "Looking to see if his strong box
is all safe," whispered the first ser
geant, as he came up. "It's under the
boards—under his cot' —and he never
lets anybody come in, not even the mar
shal."
It was full five minutes before tiie
captain reappear**!. He struck no light
meantime, but could l>e heard fumbling
around in the darkness. When he came
forth he had some papers in his hands.
"We'll go to your tent, sergeant," he
said. "Your desk is handier. How've
you gtrt along, lieutenant?"
"Two men are out, sir; Riggs an !
Murphy—"
"Dam blackguards, lioth of 'cm—
'specially Iligg*; almost the oldest sol
dier in the company, too," said Close,
wmthfully, seating himself at the desk
and beginning to arrange the papew
for signature.
"I had been told I should find -lime
splendid old oaks among the r;.44' and
file," hazarded Lambert, after a pan e
and thinking hla commander should
give some directions In the case.
"Old oaks? Old soaks, most like,"
was the disdainful answer —" 'sjiecial
ly Riggs. He come from the cavalry.
Why. I've had (hem two fellows tied
up by the thumbs three times since
last. Match; and it iain't hurt 'em 110
more'n If they were cast iron. Better
keep a guard over the mules while
I'm away, sergeant— or, rather, li' .-
tenant; you see, I ain't use to bavin'
'bout them mileage papers o' yourn.
You said not to send 'em. Why no'
"You've made out a charge of KOUIC
sixty-five, dollars for transportation of
a servant, sir; I brought 110 servant
with me."
"What's the difference? The law
'lows it. Every officer's entitled to n
servant. And if he does his own work
he's entitled !<> what the ■ervatit v.onld
pet. You didn't black your boots on
the way, did you? You had a servant
do it. He w . with you on the train
porter of the sleeping-car, wasn't lie?
I never go in the durn things myself,
but you did, I'll warrant. Well, you
paid him out of your pocket, every
time you changed ears or boot."
"That may lie, sir; but I can't, sign
inly such e'alm ns sixty dollars for
transportation of servant when I paid
no such sum."
"Then how're you to get your money
back?—the dimes and dollars you've
given to [Kirtcra and waiters on tiie
way? Every officer I know would sign
that certificate without question, and
every quurteruiauter would pay it.
Capt. Warren came with you to head
quarters, at least. What d'you bet lie
hasn't drawn servant's transportation?
You think it over, lieutenant. There's
no sense In you robbln' yourself this
way. Write down to barracks, l you
like, and see what they say at lieud
quarters. They'll tell you Just what
I do."
,"I*ll Blgn the accounts without that,
and pet the mileage for myself," said
Lambert, "I need the money. Then
If it's allowable and proper I can col
lect for servant later."
"Not much you can't. There's where
you show your Ignorance. Then the
government would make you light teij
years for it, even if you'd brought a
servant with you. The way is to get
It first and let them stop it i f It's wrong.
But here, I can't fool away time ar
guin' simple thing like thut. I've got
to be miles nvvßy before midnight, and,
no matter who oomes nnd inquires,
you don't know where we've gone. Now
you won't need any commissary funds
or anything while I'm away. Just
pny cash and take receipts if you buy
vegetables for the pompany."
"You forget, Bir, that my money's
gone."
"Sure you hadn't anything but what
was iu that pocketliook? Then, ser
geant, you do it, nnd kepp account."
"But, excuao me, captain," said Lam
bert, flushing, "I myself will need
money. I must find some place to
board. Keep those mileage uccounU
ps security, if you like, but let me have
twenty dollars--"
"But you liuin't signed them; they're
110 good."
"I'll settle that," said Lambert, Bharp
ly; and, taking a pen, he drew ft lino
through the item for transportation for
servant nnd altered the figures { ,f the
'(otal accordingly, the,., ;;tlll stai. ling
and bending over the desk, slashed hll
! signature with a sputtering pen upon
the paper. Close carefully scrutinized
the sheet, compared it with its dupli
-1 cate when that, too, was similarly fln
| Ished, and stowed l>oth aw ay in a long
| envelope. "Sure you've got to have
I twenty?" he :i3ktd, ns a soldier stuck
j his head Inside the tent door, retired
1 precipitately at sight of the junior lieu
tenant, nnd then, from without, an
nounced that the captain was served.
I "Well, I guess I can get it for you -
I before I go." Slowly he finished, slowly
| signed, after close study of their con
, tents, the papers placed before him,
then slowly left the tent without an
other word. Not. until he had buckled
] >u lit. pistol belt—ho carried 110 sword
1 —and was about to start >vith his silent
i and yawning squad, did he seem to wnke
from his fit «>f abstraction, and then
1 only when Lambert appealed to him
for orders.
"Oh, yes. Well, just have an eye on
I them mules, will you, lieutenant?
Everything else, almost, is under lock
aiui key. i !«.- ijuartermacU'r sergeant
is pretty* solid."
"But in case of disturbance, or de
mands for more detachments, or men
wanting to go away?"
'"There won't be nuthin' now fur a
week. Do's 3-011 like about givln* tiie
11.en a lit;'.. 1 • t>-r A . They've tuul a
g-oixl deal. JiveryOuug'• -"und here will
lx; quiet enough, ami you'll hear what
I'm afr,er—well, w hen I've gcrt it."
That ni/yht, thouirh worn and weary
and downhearted, eould hard
ly sleep. At 11 the little detachment
had trudged awny ilrto tiie blackness
of the night, ond the tramp of their
march was swallowed up in the nmtle
of the crisp brown follagt and the creak
of overhanging branches. The men re
maining in earnp crawled back to their
blankets; tlie 000k fire smoldered aw ay,
only occasionally whirling forth a re
luctant flight of sparks In response to
some vigorous puff of tlie restless wind;
the sentry yawned and dawdled aliout
the wagon and the store tetnt; even the
mnleft seemed so sympa thetic with their
recovered associate that no whls[>erof
a bray c:ime from their pen on the bank
of the stream. Lambert had received
the assurance of his Bergeant that the
missing men would sorely turn up be
fore breakfant on tlie morrow, and hud'
given [lermission to that harassed and
evidently ilisgusted oflieinJ to to bed.
Then, after a turn arousd his sleeping
camp, the young fellow went to Ills
lonely roost "to think tilings over."
111 the first place, as he lighted his
candli, there was tlie tin pail which had
rolled out from tlie Walton hedge row,
and which, on inspection, he had found
to contain about two pounds of fresh
butter, \ery neatly packed in lettuce
leaves. That proved that the Waltons
still had sor.iething of their old gartl«n
left. I/Cttuct eould surely be raised
only under glass at this inclement
son. He had hitbei-to ha/1 110 time for
close lns]>eetion of the oontents. Now
as In turned over the leaves he found a
little slip of paper on which, in a girlish
and som- wli it "scratchy" hand, were
jH'iinei] the words: "Please send small
currency. It's iianl togctch;uigt. You
can have buttermilk to-morrov. night If
you'll bring a pitch- r. Due, $5.10. You
niuvt pay It this time. T must have it."
"Now, who on earth Is this young
lady's customer?" thought, Lambert.
"Surely not CV**'. He never spends a
cent on butter. Nobody els" lives nearer
than Parinelee's to tiie north or town
to tilje Kouth. Can It !»• that someof the
from this quarter and running up aTnit
tcr bill?" Htirns had sjiokenof t.rouble
between the captain and the old lady
ond of all hand* being forbidden to
enter the Walton grouiwls on any pi"-
text whatever. That, of course, did not
prohibit the men from buying w hat th'-
Wnlt'jn servants offered fori: !■ outride
the f nee, and if they were M»strait»-nc-|
In circumsfivnces tlwy might K r iad to
find a n.nrkr t for their supplus produce
even ainon;r tlie Yankee Invaders, pro
vided Mme. Walton w ere kept In ignor
ance of the traffic. She uncom
promising. Vo intercourse with, no
i-.-cogiiition of, the barb.'M'ians, was
rtiie toklth and kin, and the few ni'trroes
who HtilHiung aliout the crumblingold
place repeated her words with the fear
ivirn of long-continued dweiplinc under
h< r rcv>f and ro<l in Ihe daysof th«*s• en
forced and unquestioning servitude.
These and ot her iteiiin of information
HH to hi* Kiirrnundin:"- the young ileu-
tenant bad obtained fnun Sergt. Hums
In the course of their evening watch to
pHlcr. Hp had no other menns of
studying t.he situation, mul was t>ut imf
of many new and comparatively Inex
perienced officers fhrmvn irpon thHr
own resources at vooiatea posis among
"the states lately in rebellion." Not yet
£4 hours on duty with his company, he
hiul been ordered to proceed with un
armed force to the succor of officer* of
law suppoeahly besieged by a rebeJlious
mob, and now, »i.t midnight, Iu the heort
of a strange country and far from the
heart of its people he was commanding
officer of his company and camp, with
out definite Instructions of any kind
and only li!s native common sense to
guide him.
Lambert has since told two women
—his wife ond iila mother —how his
thought« wandered back to the peace
ful old homestead In the far northland,
11 nd to the teachings of his boyhood
days. He made a sturdy light against
the feeling of loneliness that oppressed
him. He wished the wind did not blow
so sulkily, in such spiteful, vicious
puffs. It seemed ns though nature had
combined with old Lady Walton to give
him ungracious welcome to this jwir
ticulariy shady side of t.tie sunny south.
The wind Itself was whispering sarcas
tits 4i)d withering remarks to him, like
those the sergeant repeated as coming
from Mfuiam Walton to the defenseless
captain; and even Hums' sense of sub
ordination could not down ids Impulse
to chuckle over Rome of them. What
would Lambert do or say if the prim
and starchy dame were to coll u|>ou
him, she occasionally had on bin su
perior, driving him nt last to the refuge
of the nethermost depths of his tent,
whence, ae Hiinis declared, "tlio cap
tain couldn't Ih> induced to come out
till the old livdy was bock Inside her
own door?"
The Inst time ho "tied up Riggs"—
a punishment much resorted to in the
rough war days and those that closely
followed Lhem, especially by tho"'' offi
cers who were themselves graduated
from tho ranks or the volunteers it
was for trespass on the W alton place.
The fellow had climbed the fence and
was pilfering among the old fruit tre*
when caught by Miulain Walton. That
was bad enough, but he had been im
pudent to her, which was worse. The
men themselves would probably have
ducked him In the stream—tho old,
self-respectingsoldier , thatis —had the
captain not ordered hU) summary pun
ishment. Lambert vfiva wondering
what steps he should take in the inter
ests of discipline, when he finally blew
I out his candle, determined, If a possible
thing, to gut to sle«-p. It was just a
quarter-poet 115 when he wound hi*
watch and stowed it under Ids rude
pillow. Hid revolver, the day's pur
! chase, lay, with some iwlchra, close at
hand. He had even placed his sword
|ind belt at tb'" foot of his cot. The
last- thing he thought « »f before closing
his eyes was that he would have to get
1 a lantern on the morrow, even if he
1
bought it of Co!-,, n: but it was also the
'>t thing he thought of when the mor
row came.
\*.it the wind again, whispering
ugly thiiiL's, or the ghost of Lbdy Wal
ton, with her acidulated tongue, that
roused him, he knew not how many
mii.iiies —or hours —lat< r? Some
thing was w hisj-ering. surely. The
: v. ind iital beta dsfa H good deai of that
s. rt of thing all the night long among
the leaves, a good deal of snarling and
growling at times, and there was mut
tered sruiriin}? going on around him
now. That miirht be the wind; but the
wind v., '.;ld not trip up over a tent
rope ;:nd say mich blasphemous things
about It, even if it dkl nearly pull the
1 ms\ structure down. In an instant
Lambert was wide awake.
"Who's there?" he challenged, stern
ly-
Xo answer —not in words, at least—
but there, was sound ns of stealthy, yet
hurried movement, more straining at
the ropes on the side nearest the cap
t in's tent, and heavy, startled breath
ing.
"Who's there?" he repeated, reaching
for the revolver. "Answer, or I fire."
Then came a mighty strain, a jerk, a
stumble and plunge, the sound as of a
:
- - --5 c
Wr\m torn from tho arr^und.
heavy fall, followed by instant scram
ble and a rush of footfalls around the
mir of camp. I.anjbert was out of b»-d
and into his boots in half a minute;
but in his haste he upset the chair on
w hieii lay the matches, and tlie box
went rolling to liu lioor. Pistol in
hand, he darted out iu the night and
found it black as Krebits. Quickly lie
rim to the lirst sergeant'* tent, but
Hums was haul to waken after the
long day's work. Once roused, how
e\er, he was soon out. lantern in hand,
while Lambert hastily dressed, and
then together they scouted cam p. A
glance at their tent showed thai Riggs
ui.<l Murphy we 1 still ale'nt. A peep
nt the watch showed tiiat it was almost
two o'clock : a search around Lambert's
tent revealed nothing beyond tiie fact
that the corner peg to which the tent
fly was guyeil was torn from the
ground, and the sol't, sandy soil showed
that- heavy lx>ot-hcc!s had made their
imprint. Then Burns, btill lantern
bearing, went crouching low around
the back of ( I'isc'.i tent, while Lambert,
W illi .- tr.-Linin"' ear- ?»iM»d st.ielt slill nn
liko mad through the rousing camp,
out past the dim white canvas of the
wagons, out past the startled sentry,
up the steep pathway to the liard red
road beyond, down which he ran on
the wings of the wind till he reached
the gateway to tiie forbidden ground,
for a woman's agonized shriek had
rung out upon the night-, and t-he sound
of blows, of crashing el iss. of tierce,
and desperate struggle, of muttered j
onths, of [.anting, pleading, lifllf-stifled j
cries, of wild dismay and ri newed
screams for help, all came crowding on
the ar from the heart of the Walton
place.
VIIL
As he rushed around to the pout hern
side of the old house—the side whence
nil this uproar proceeded —I/smbort j
came suddenly upon two dim, swaying j
figures. The one ncaieet him—that of
a man was clutching, throttling, np
pcrcntly, 11 slighter form in white, u
woman. The butt of his revolver
straightened out thedark figure with one
crack, and then for a moment every
thing 1 was darkness and confusion. A
lamp, held by sooie screaming .female
at 11 neighboring w indow, was dropped
with a crush. The screams subsided to
scurry and chatter and Ethiopian pro
testations and furious demands: "You
Elinor! you black niggai.h —you let me
out tills riAiHi in»t4intlyl" Then rush of
footsteps to the window again, nnd
tragic appeals: "Mamma — ma-amnia!
W hut's happened? Doanswer? Domnke
EliTior let me go to you, or Ah'll jump
out this window. Ah'm cc/min' now."
And, Indeed, a dim, slender form could
lie descried, arrayed in white, (lending
low from the casement, when Burns
with his lantern I'wno tcai'ln# iwoiind
the corner. Then a majestic voice, !ui
perloua even though well-nigh breath
less, was heard: "Katherlne, retiMii to
your bed instantly. l)o you hear? In
stantly! And send Elinor to me."
That Katherine shot, buck within the
sheltering blinds was possibly due not
*0 much to the Impetus given her by
those imperative orders as to that im
parted by tlie slK'it. "t « pair of shoul
ders! raps and the face of the young offi
cer ga/.inif in bewilderment above him.
Well he look amazed! At his feet
on the pathway Private Riggs was
sprawling, half stunned by the blow lie
had received. On his back amidst the
wreck of 11 glass hot-bed, Private Mur
phy was clutching at empty air and
colling on all the wiints in the ITibernia.n
calendar to rescue hltn from tlie hands
ol that old bedlam. On ihe pathw ay, in
a loose wrappetr, her bosom heaving
1 with mingled wrath and exhaustion,
one tuind firi.Jy clutching a stout, cane,
the other clasping together at her w hi te
neck the shreds of her torn and dishev
eled garb,, her dark eyes flashing fire,
her Il|>» quivering, stood a woman cer
tainly not 50 years of age, despite the
stiver in the lienutlful hair streaming
flown upon her shoulders nod llie deep
11 nes of grief nnd care in her clear cut
and t lioron gill wed fn<-o. She letuied
heavily on the stick nil Instant, but
raised it threateningly as the luckless
Murphy strove to sit up find stanch the
I blood trickling from Ids lacerated bonds
I and face.
I "Don't you dore to move, null," she
panted, "onlcs*. \nd the uplifted
COJIC supplied, most suggestively, the
ellipsis.
"Oil, fur the lur o' God, mn-mn, don't
hit meug'ln! Sure, I'd niver pje/.hooine,
ma'am —"
"Shut up. Murphy!" growled Burns.
"It's eai-v to see whot brought yt>u
here. Sliall I let. Rifrgs up, lieutenant?
lie's bleeding a good deal."
But Rlgt's didn't want to pet up. He
flopped helplessly hack ttjion th- gioss*
plot. Burns bent over mid held his lan-
I tern close, "The man's drunk, air.'' he
j KUHI "owl CM it."
"I did that, I presume," »iid Lam
bert, still a little out of breath after
tin. dicsh to the rescue. "I found
him daring to la;, hands < n this
•udy . Madame, I sincerely hope you ore
not injured. It is imj>o«Kiblc for me to
say how I deplore this outrage. These
>nen shall suiter for it. I assure you."
With rapid step the carpota! of the
guard, brir.i r imr with h in a couple of
men and another iartera. c.iine !iur
-1 i.'diy to the scene and stood silent and
alert* glancing rly from face to
ace Two or three frightened negroes
■ ad crept around the rear portico and
hung trembling lwhind their mistress.
VV th n shawl thrown over h.T hca.l
p.nd shoulder*, n quadroon _-:rl halted
half way down the s'ej>s from the side
door, her eyes dilated, and her iips
iwitching in terror, until a low voice
from within bade her go on, and a inll,
dark-haired, pale-faced girl in long,
loose wrapper fairly pushed her for
ward and then stepped quickly to the
cider woman's side.
"Co back to the house at once, my
ch 11. This is no place for you. Go tc
Ka'l . rine r.nd tell her I say she must
not leave b"r bed. ilo!" And. silent
ly as she came, but with an infinite nnd
e\ dent reluctance, the tall pirl turned
ond obeyed. Mrs. Walton had spoken
slowly i.nd with effort. Of Mr. Lambert
and his party she had as yet taken no
notice whatever. Again Murphy be;-."
to squirm in his uncomfortable coi
of mi .tried mud an I broken glass »
head lettuce, and the craeklir.g ac
companiment to his moaning once more
made him *he object of the hidy's atten
tion.
"Lie still, Buh." she snid. low nnd
sternly. "You have broken moh gloss
now, suh, than youh captain can re
place. Li" still whuh ytWi are until my
suhvauts lift you oirt—Henry!" she
called.
"Ye-av inn." was the answer, as one
of the net roes came reluctantly for
ward, humbly twirling 1 ' ttered hat
In his hands.
"Go fetch vour barrow."
"Indeed, Mrs. Walto*!," interposed
Lambert, "you need not trouble your
self. The guard shall carry these two
•eoundrels to cam)., ard 7 .son life nt
Bliip island or Tortugaa will put a stop
to their prowling. It is on your ac
count I am distressed. We have no
Burgeon at band; 1 w ill send at once for
a doctor in town—"
She raised a slender white hand, re
linquishing her grasp upon the cane,
which now went clattering upon the
gravel of the walk. It was a sign to
check him, and respectfully he broke
off In his hurried words. Then again
she turned to the negro, who stood
with twitching face, irresolute, beside
her.
"Did you hear me, Ilenry? Go."
Again Ri -gs liei'jn to groan and
stretch f- . h feeble hands. Burns
looked uppeallngly *o his young officer,
then os appealingly to the lady. Clear
ly, she was mistress of the situation.
Lambert had quickly stooped and
picked up the cane, but she did not
see, apparently, that he wished to re
store it to her. In the light of the lan
terns the mark of Riggs' clutch was
plainly visible nt her white ami rounded
throat.
"Two of you lift this fellow," said
Burns to the corporal; and lietwcen
them Riggs was heaved to his sprawl
ing feet- "Get him over to enmp now
and bathe his hosul. Put n bayonet
through him if he tries to bolt. I'll be
there presently."
of the Walton homestead took no note
whatever. Rebuffed, yet sympathetic,
Lambert again essayed to speak, but
the rattle of the borrow was heard anil
Henry once more loomed up within the
zone of lantern light.
"Lift that —.puhson—out," she said.
Anil when Hums would hove lent a
helping hand she interposed: "No. 1
beg you. My suhvanU will attend to
tbiu." And "neither Lambert nor his
sergeant made further effort. Murphy,
lifted from the wreck of the ruined hot
bed, abject nnd crestfallen, scratched
and bruisel nnd bleeding, yet neither
so deadened by drink nor so stunned
by the rain of blows which he had suf
fered as not to appreciate the humilia
tion of his |>osition, wn» squatted in the
barrow. At an imperious gesture from
JSfme. Walton Henry started to wheel
him away, the corporal of the guard
In close attendance.
And then, with calm dignity and re
covered breath, the Indy turned to the
boy officer:
"I have not thanked you yet—
"Oh, Mrs. Walton, I beg you uot to
speak of thanks. If you knew how—
how ashamed I am, nnd that my regi
ment will lie—-that any of our men
could have dnred —" The very intensity
of the young fellow's indignation
choked him and gave her the floor.
"One* before this I hey came, and
then I warned. This time, having no
men to call up" (negroes, it seems,
could not be counted ns such), "I was
compelled myself to chastise. May 1
ask the safe return of our barrow—lt is
the only vehicle the war has left us—
nnd that we may now l>e permitted to
retire?" And she swept a stately cour
tesy.
''But, madam—** liegan Lambert, ut
terly chagrined *t the attitude of cold
nnd determined nvoidance iu which she
persisted, "you have been brutally
handled; I insist on Bending for our
contract doctor; It Is the best we can
offer to-night—"
"Neither to-night, nor at any othei
time, would his suhviecs be acceptable,
auli. I need no doc toll. We learned
we had to learn —how to do without
luxuries of evry kind during the wnr;
anil Dr. Hand—l think that is the name
of the physician you refer to—would
be too much of a luxury nt any time.
I regret thnt. your men should need his
suhviecs, but they brought It 011 them
selves."
"They will need lilni moro before
the capUiln gets through with 'em,
iiiu'iiin," said Bergt. Bums, seeing thai
his young superior was at a loss what
to say. As he spoke, the tall, dark
haired girl once moro appeared, and
swiftly, noiselessly stepped to hei
mother's side. "There'd lie no need
of a court-martial or of your having tc
testify, if ( apt. Close could settle this —
or let us do It"
"•Mother, come In—please do—anil let
these gentlemen go," said the girl. "lo
dcd, we are very much obliged to you,"
she continued, addressing Lambert,
"for coming so quickly. That one, who
seemed intoxicated, might hnvc killed
mother, who is far from strong. They
had op< ned the cellnr door, you see."
And she pointed to where the broad
wooden leaf had been turned bnck, leav
ing a black, yawning chasm.
"Your mother is faint," cried
bert, springing forward just In time,
for, now tiuit victory wns perched upon
her banners, the foe soundly thrashed
anil driven from the field, nature—
woman-like had reasserted herself,
nnd the lady of Walton Mali would
have sunk to earth but for Ihe Btroiiß
young arms that received her. Then
came renewed outcry from within
doors. Miss Katherine conhl not have
obeyed the maternal mandate, further*
she was (it the window. Insistent, clam
orous. "Bring her right in hyuh!" she
cried. "Do you hyuh what I say, Es
tub? Oh, who day-uhd to lock me it
this room? You Elinor! open this do
instantly, I tell you!"
A moment later, when, by the light
>f Burns* lantern, now Jn M!ss Esther'*
•TI inbliii|Sr rrasp, the two men bore the
mp and nerveless sbaj* into the near
est room and laid it reverently upoc
the sofa, a wild-eyed and dishevelled
young woman threw herself at hei
mother's side and lectin chafing and
slapping the slender white hands and
ail manner of al«urd and im
possible thlt gs of the prost...ic. jialiid
deatli-like form. Eliuor, who hud
obt n'd orders and locked the iuipnl&ivt
damsel in, had now releated her and
then collapsed.
"Do not try to raise her head," said
Lambert, gently, to the frightenetl
child, who, having exhausted one ef
fort, was now striving- to revive hei
mother with ftassionate tisses. "We
! must n store the eirci:lnlk>n to tin
brain. Pardon me; have you a little
brandy? or whisky?"
"There isn't a drop in the house,"
said Miss Walton, piteously. "We had
; some, that had been in the cellar for
| years, that mother hid during the war;
[ but—yon—it was being stolen, or some
thing—and she sold w hat was left."
| Burns quickly left the room. When
• he returned, a few minutes later, he
held forth a littie fiask. Mrs. Walton
still lay senseless, and her condition
was alarming to one and all. Lambert
poured out a «tlff dose. "Make her take
it all, little by little," he whispered t*»
Miss Walton, and then, with calm d»
cision, stoo[>cd. and, encircling the
slender waist of the younger girl with
lils arm, quickly lifted her to her feet.
A tress of her rich, red-brown hair was
caught in his shoulder-strap, but neither
noticed it. Such was the patient's |
prostration that for a moment even
brandy failed of its stimulating effects
Xot until* several spoonfuls had been
forced between lier blue lips did there
come that shivering sigh that tells of
reviving consciousness. The white
hands began feebly to pluck at her
dress and the heavy eyelids to open
slowly. "We will fall back," whispered
Lambert. "I'll wait in the hall."
But when lie turned to tiptoe away, a
very touzled, tangled, dishevelled, but
B«r» UH limn ahavo lato tin nMrwt room.
pretty head had t» come, too. There
was too much of that fine, shining, shlm
mother's face. Miss lvatiherlne's round
ed cheek had flushed as red a* the In
valid's was white, and both, her thi3'
hands were madly UiHgiug and pulling
at the offending tendrils; but w ho could
work to advantage with the back or side
of one's head practically clamped to the
work benoh ? Mis* Katherlne could not
tear herself loose except at the risk of
carrying away a square Inch or moro
of scalp, for the strap would not yield,
and its wearer could not help r-o long
MB lier own hands were tugging 1 - There
was every likelihood, therefore, that the
tableau on which Mme. Walton's open
ing eyes should gaze would be about
the vory last she would care tone*;—the
bonnie bead of her precious child re
posing, to all appearance, on a shoulder
in Yankee blue —when Lambert, alive
to the desperate nature of the ■iUin.tlon,
quickly cji.it loose the two or tlirec
buttons of the flannel sack coat then BO
much in vogue, and, slipping outof that
and Into the liall, rejoined his imper
turbable sergeant..
"I hope tho lieutenant will pardon my
taking Ills flask. 1 saw it In the tent
this evening. sir, nnd the captain didn't
leave tlie key of the me<J I eal chest—with
me, leastwise."
"You did right. That was some pood
cognac they got for me In Now Orleans.
I hoi*. It will revive hrr. Ought we not
to send for Dr. H«nd?"
"No, sir," whispered Burns. "She
wouldn't have him for one of her nippers
—and lie damned to them. 1 know now
where Jliggs had lieen getting bin
liquor, an/1 wliere our coffee and Mipar
has been going. lie's bribed these
thieving servants of hers to steal that
precious brandy, tuid those damn scoun
drel# broke Into the cellar to-nlpht to
g*-t more."
"But t.l»ey must have been drinking 1
In the first, place. Where could they
haw pot tluit liijl*»r? Here was gone—
sold."
"In town, somewhere. I'll find out "
But here Uie lieutenant checked him. A
feeble voioe ww» juift audible in the ad
joining room:
"Have they gone? Have I been HI?
Esther —daughter, sec that—No! I
must tlmt yoiuifT officer, fit ouce.
"Not to-night, mot her," answered the
elder girl, pleadingly. "Not t«»nlght.
To-niorrow; you'll lie rested then. '
"Thnt mny lie too lute. Whatever
happens, there must, bo no court-mar
tial. He said I should have to testi
fy; po would you. You saw, Esther,
and If under oath we should have to
tell—"
"Quickl Como out of tidal" whis
pered hoarsely, nnd dragged
♦ lie sergeant after him to the dark nnd
wind-swept, shadmvi of the yard.
[TO BB coxTinrm.J
t—: 'LJL
■k
Ilorr<n\tnu Trouble.
"Maddox nnd his wife are alwuyu
worrying 1 about tlvelr olilldren. Mrs.
Maddox had a Jit of nervousness tho
other day over the thoug'ht that their
boy, Wilfred, would grow up awl be
come a drunkard."
"And what does Miuldo.v worry over 1"
"nc's afraid little Annette will Irani
to play the phino."--PhlJadel]>hlu I'reas.
< <>>il(lii'< Tell W hlch.
"Did he marry for money?"
She shook her head doubtfully.
"JU'jiily, I can't. wiy," slus replied.
I've seen them both, and —"
"Well?"
"Well, It's a to*»-up an to which mar
ried for money. When you see liiin you
think ahedid. and when you we. her you
think he did."—Chicago Poet.
I *etl to It.
"Don't. you think S4O a week alimony
Is a little too much to demand," naked
the referee. In the divorce case, "when
hi is only making s3(>?"
"No, 1 don't," said the lady. "That's
what 1 used to make him gimme while
1 v. as livln' wiUi him."—Cincinnati Ea
tialrei
Nol9
FIRE-ALARM BOXEB.
Tbc MechaaUn That Samuioii Hely
In Case of Klre.
An article in St. Nicholas, in cpeok-
of New York fire-alarm ioxes, says:
This box forms part. of tt lamp post,
the pott being so conatrr.oted thut the
box is inserted in the middle. The box
Is pointed a bripht rv*l and the lamp
ut night show s a red light, thus making
it easily discernible either by day or
uljfht. The w ires from the box are con
veyed down through the center of the
poet to conduit* buried in the street
and thence on to fire headquarters.
White letters on a ml pone of gloss
in the lump over the box give direc
tions hi»vv to send an alarm. The same
direction In raised letters are found
on the face of the box. If we turn the
larpe brass handle on the ouaide as
far as ft will go, a loud gong will ring
inside. This is not the alarm, but sim
ply a warning 'bell to notify the police
man. on the beat that the box is be
ing opened and to present the sending
in of malicious or false alarms of fixe,
an offense that is punishable in Xcw
fork Ktnteby aflneof SIOO find one year'*
imprisonment. Turning thus handle as
far as it will fro opens the outer door
and we find inside another door, with
n slot at the left hand side, and at the
top of tills slot a liook projecting. By
pulling 1 down this hook once and re
leasing it we set a< work certain clock
work mechanism inside, and tihls sends
In the alarm.
When the first officer arriving at n
fire discovers that it is of enougb
importance to warrant his sending for
reinforcements he open® this inner
door with a key and sends In a second,
third, fourth, fifth or sixth alarm, as
the cose may be, or a call for any spe
cial apparatus that he may need. The
Inspectors of boxes can also carry an
a conversation in the Morse alphabet
with the opemtor at headquarters on
tfh's key and sounder.
SILVER STREET.
Am Oriental Atmoaphere —> Rabklik
and Art Gema HlayM.
The curious Chaudni Ohowk, or "Sil
ver street," of Dc\lhi, one of the most
picturesque thoroughfares in the fast,
derives its noane from the filigree
wrought with unrivaled skill and taste
in the Mogul capita], says All the Year
Round. Sunlight and shadow contend
for mastery among irregular maesett of
tumbledown houses, where carved
wooden balconies approached by ex
ternal stains glow with rich embroid
eries, whieh form but a tithe of the
varied treasures found In the Chandni
Chowk.
The muslin-robed merchants stund
outside the shops to proclaim the value
o1 the wares and to Bollclt inspection.
I>ark and winding steps lead to dusky
chambers, where an all-pervading odor
of sandalwood and musk creates the
traditional oriental atmosphere and
impregnates tho bales of silk and cash
mere piled round teakwood chests
filled with, silver, gold and jewels.
Bargaining- proceeds with eastern do
liberation which yields to the rapid
methods of the west when the adapta
ble Hindoo mind detects a trace of
dawning impatience on. English fuces.
Temptation is rife and through tone oi
rubbish innumerable gems of art re
ward the explorer who can afford the
H OP TWO DOOS. .
Dumou ]■ D».Cd find Stnfffd, Bat Pfth«
In* Still LITM.
A stuffed dog in a glass cose —a com
mon, ordinary street cur —adorns tlie
private apartments of one of Philadel
phia's largest hotels, says the Philadel
phia Record. There is a rather curious
story connected with the defunct ani
mal, which the hotel rniui recites as fol
low 8: One day the, dog came
about the lobby, and although ejected
several times always returned, evident'
ly in search of the kitchen. Finally, in
order to get rid of the cur, it was given
a large piece of ruw meat. Instead oi
eating the meat the ctmluft took the of
fering in its mouth and went out into
the street. Out of sheer curiosity the
hotel man followed the animal and saw
it take the beef to another dog, which
whs crouching behind the step. The lat
ter stood up on receiving the meat, and
an it did so held one foot oil tho ground.
It was discovered that the second dog
wus lame.
When the crippled dog was eating IU
meat the other stood guard to see that
there wus no Interference. So it came
to i>asH that the proprietor took both
dogs Into the hotel and christened them
Damon and Pythias. Damon is the one
In the case imd Pythias still runs about,
although old age is creeping on apace.
TO DRIVE AWAY MOSQUITOES.
British Shipmaster I'ifi His Pog
Morn, to Oood Parp*se.
Wlillc the British steamer Bellueta
was in the harbor of Buenos Ayres oD
her lust voyage to Bouth America ( apt.
fierison taught the people of ths4> city
a Lesson. which may be of value to peo
ple In many sections of this country.
The resident* of tihe city and the othei
captains in the estuary of the Illvt*
Plata wondered why the English ves
sel's fog horn wus tooted every evening.
The echoes of the harsh braying of the
horn waked up the harbor and caused
o great deal of comment* VNhen the
mystery was solved the horns on othet
craft were blown, too. The explana
tlon was very simple. Capt. N'erinou, ol
the Bellucia, was unable to smoke hlf
evening pipe on account of the millions
of Houth American mosquitoes that
mode life on deck after sundown un
bearable. lie happened to remembei
that mosquitoes cannot stand the pul
sations in the air caused by sound
waves. So on every dogwatch ho de
tailed u sailor to blow a liorn back of hii
chair on the quarter deck and there
after smoked his pipe undisturbed.
Mekel-ln-tbr-Slot Oil.
A Chester (Piu) gns company is expe*<
indenting with a nlckel-in-the-slot ma
chine for small gae corr^tuners.
Unden laiMMßfita.
Fire Insurance Agent—J. fear I must
charge you extra rates. You burn ker
osene oil here, I see.
Mr. Suburb —Yes, but we run no extra
risk—no risJt at all. 'l'lie kitchen is sep
nrote from the house and there's a sky
light In the roof big enough for the
servant girl nntl the cook stove to sail
through without hurting anything.-
N. Y. Weekly.
Au Ohrdlent Wife.
Mr. (just buck from a week's ab
sence)— See here, Nellie, you've been
going nil through my pockets while I
was away! Of all the mean, under
handed—
Mrs. (Interrupting sweetly)— But,
Henry, <le:ir, how unreasonable you are!
You told me yourself till at. while you
were gone 1 must be sure and look after"
things!- -N. Y. Truth.
Minnie's Reply
"Why t» your hair so Kray. mamma?"
A bright llttlo matilen cried;
"You'ro mirli h naughty child, sometimes.
The mother, at once, repllwl.
"Then, you was worse than I. mamma!
Hhl<l Mlssle, triumphant, quite; ■
"Look at Erwndma's hair, ami see;
For It Id entirely white!"
-filer's Weekly.