And last CbrUmaa Ere he kept hla
7
promise. He came -to me, carrying a
small parcel nnder his arm. It was a
book the book of the year. Ha had
written it nnder a nom de plume. His
name is known throughout tho Eng-glish-speaking
world, and the book
which made his name is dedicated :
"To my angei wife and to Mabel."
Tit-Bita.
GEO. W, WAGEXSELLER,
Editor tud Proprietor
MiDULKBntiur, Pa., Jan. 28, 1897.
THE SIDDLEBUBGH POST.
There aro about "000 persons ia
France who nro net down as Anarch
ists, and aro under I ho constant watch
of the police of lho various Europcun
couutrioe.
A.Spanieh imta.lor recently write
to a Lon Ion paper to protest against
tho English habit of donouncin boll
fights as crml. Ho Haiti tho bulls wcro
always killed in a huuiano manner,
and ns for tho horses, it was a work of
coinpnsMon to put an end to their existence!
: Tho State of Wo'Linston is en
Raged in tho task of reclaiming
1.000,000 acres of desert land withiu
tho SUto limits In ordor to rondcr
tbo soil fertile) it will be subjccte.1 to
a tlioro:i'l proosiof irrigation. For
this purposo a canal 150 miles iu
length will bo constructed within tbo
next few months. Only a part of this
immcuo tract will bo irrigated at
onoo and if tho plan succeeds, as it no
donbt will, it can be very easily cx
ttndcd. At present tho land is use
less, bnt when fertilized it will sop
port sumi'thing lilio 8500 families.
A enrious parallel can be instituted
between the President-elect and his
predoccs-or, James K. Tolk, notes
Moees P. Hand; im the New York
Mail and Express. McKinley and
Polk both sprang from the dominating
.Scotch Irish race; they both served
in their State Logidalores ; both en
tered Congress joodr, Polk at thirty,
McKinley at thirly-foar; both served
tho same length of time, fourteen
years, and they were both Chairman
of tho Wajs and Means Committee,
and shaped tho revenne policy of their
time, Polk becamo Speaker of the
House, aud McKinley barely missed
it. After retiring from Congress,
each' becamo Governor of his State,
anil thus they bad precisely the same
legislative and execu.ivo experience
beforo being elected to tho Presidency.
Sixteen years have clapeed sinoe the
famous Lord Beuconsfield passod from
the scenes if his earthly career, and
yet the preut English statesman is
still without a biography. In view of
the excellent position which Lord Bea
consfield occupied for eo many years
as Prime Minister of the greatest
Nation on earth, it is strange that no
one has arisen from among tho num
ber of his surviving associates to
perform this service to his momory.
Aside from doing honor to the illus
trious dead, however, it seems that a
tifo of the great leader1 should bo
written as a contribution to tho his
tory of Euglrtnl. Unless tho volume
makes its appcaranco soou ninny in
teresting incidents which ought
to be incorporated in tho story
of his lifo will bo overlookol and for
gotten. Had d'lnracli been an Ameri
can, observes the AtlantaContditutioD,
there would dou'dlees bo in existence
at this time no less thin a dozen
biographies of him, and tho fact that
England h is waited to long to put the
narrative of his career into tangible
form emphasizes a marked difference
between the two countries.
The whale has been described as a
large ambiguous animal with no hair
all over it ; but, according to report,
tho remiins of one have been disco
erep in the ice Gelds of Alaska which
show traces of pubescence as copious
as tbofe displayed by the relics of the
Siberian mammoth sometimes lonnd
inclosed in iceberg', which havo pre
served them from primeval ages. The
story lacks continuation, like the one
recently put abont that a North Pa
eiio whale had swallowed Captain
Warren, of Southampton, Long Isl
and, promptly rejected in view of the
registered uflieial measurement of tho
average cetacean gullet, showing that
it was of insufficient calibre to tako in
amiable seamen and barely large
enough to admit his compass and
tobacco box. The anatomy of the ani
mal in ISibical times, according to the
rreord, gave it an ampler receptivity,
but modern sentiment is opposed to
the idea of making the case of Jonah
a precedent, as the testimony of
ecieac is opposed to giving the whale
a far overcoat Both narrations are
prousbly fanciful, belonging in the
category of ordinary fl-h stories, which
are intended to amuse-rather than
convince. Only marines believe them,
even when they are decked out in all
the signs of plausibility, as thcue can
in no ibc "id to be.
The State or lUuuis bum used this
7ar more than s,OVO,000 barrels of
Rambling Robin.
3)
Mm
03T people colled bira
"Humbling Bobin."
You could have seen
him almost auy dav
jrlJ waimng along vmil
--rj XZjf his head lianciucr
, i i f
dnwn nml In, .) t-11 U
fixd cn tho ground. !
Nohoily spoko to him, nor did be
epeak to anybody. His clothes were
iu rags. Ho wore no collar. Some
times a red scarf was fastened round
bis neck bnt oltener than not his neck
and chest were bare to tho cuttiug
winds. Nobody knew where ho cauio
from, and nobody cured.
Some said he hid been an actor at
ono timo ot'iers that he bad been a
doctor, whilo mnuy maiutnined that ho
whs a man who had gambled away a
largo fortouo. Whatever he miyht
havo been, we could all seo that ho was
uo common vagrant.
I do not kuoiv whether tho pcaco
and good will which are supposed to
cotno to all men at Christmas time had
anything to do with it, bnt when I
pat-sod him obe Cbristmaa Evo i lew
years ago, as I whs hurrying oil home,
a suildan impniso led mo to stop.
"Will you como home with mo and
havo your sapper, Kobin?" I said.
Ho stopped and lilto I np his bend.
Toor follow I I noticed tho tears
spring to his eyes. Kind words were
strangers to hitn.
"My my supper I" ho gacped. "I
never havo any supper."
I quite believed him. In fact, if ho
had said ho never bad anytingto eat
at any time, 1 i.hould nut have con
trail ic tod him.
"Bat mako an exception to-night,"
Inrgod. "Christmas time, you know.
People break tho ordinury routine of
their lives at Christmas. Comeuloug."
He mado no answer; fit least, not
with words, but his eyes spoko plainly
enough, aud, quickening his puce, wo
strodo along together t-'wurd my
home. i
At last we reached tho honic, and
my wife opened the door. My littlo
Mabel camo toddling to meet mo, and
as 1 lifted her np aud carried her back
on my shoulder, 1 told uy wife I had
brought a friend home for supper.
Robin and I sut talking together
whilo Annie was getting tho meal
ready. His face had brightened, and
his brilliant conversation continued
the opinion I had farmed of him, that
be was a man of culture.
Mabel climbed down frcn my knee,
and went across to Kobin.
"Have no no 'ictle dirl? sho lisped.
He stroked her hair gently, and
shook, bis head.
"And no mamma?" she asked, look
ing first at me, and then at tho smil
ing face of my wifo.
itobin turned his. faco away. Trut
a child for finding tho way to a man's
heart.
"No, no mamma," he replieJ, after
a pause.
Mabel sighed, aud camo across to
me.
"Is co poor raau?" the asked.
Tho intervention of my wifo with
tho information that t-uppcr was ru:Uy
saved mo from replying.
The meal over, my wifo roso to tuko
Mabel to bed, but before sbo left tbo
room the little girl ran back, uud
climbing on Kobin'a kuee, timed bim
"Dood night." Then Uobin aud I
pulled our cbaira to the Are. His eyes
were shining. Ho seemed a different
man. I handed him a cigar, and wo
sat smoking for a whilo without speak
iug. "Wouid you like to hear the history
of 'Rambling Kobin?''' he uskod,
bending forward. "If you would, J
will tell you tho first part. Tha second
part only begius to-iiigkt. You shall
hear that in a yeat or two."
I did not quite ua ler-tand him,
but 1 nodded and waited for him to
start
"fwo linos," ho began, "frequent
ly occur to me. You remember
them:
Who fails from nil ho kn;iws of bliss,
Cares little luto what auviia.
Tkey are the truest lines ever writ
ten," bo said, and he stared into the
tire for a time without speaking.
"Lister, ind I will toll you how I
foil. Five years ago. I was a young
roan. Do I look yo.ing now?"'an I he
pointed to his sunken checks aud gray
streaked har. "And yet live years
have made the difference.
"My name is Robin Alerne. I was
living with my father in Scotland, and
it was there I met my Flora, I can seo
her now, as she was the day I tirt met
her. It was a glorious day in June. I
had sauntered out with my rod ia tbo
morning, and was whipping tho stream
which ran along tho outskirts of tho
wood, when tbo sound of sweet iuumo
fell on my ear. I turned round and
saw a womau. She had not seeu me,
and as sbo came along vhe sang in a
voice as sweet and pure as was the
einger:
. Hr fnoe Is fair, hor heart ts tru,
As spoil" m stla's boiiulf, U!
Tim opeuiDK K"wau, wet wl (lew,
Nut) purer la tliau Siuuli-,0!
"She was slinging her sunbonnct in
her baud, and the tun was plsyinz
with her golden hair. Her neck was
bare, its whiteness contrasting with
her bonuie, muburnt lace.
"When shos:iw me sbo stopped and
blushod. Then tdio threw on her bon
net, and wulkod ou hurriodlv.
"She wai a girl iroui the neighbor
ing farm. 1 fell in lovo with her, nod
we met in tho wood, unknown to any
o le. Then my father heard. Uo for
undo me to see ber, aud told me if I
disobeyed hitn ho would turu me from
the house.
"I met Flora the sanio night, and
persuaded her, on that glorious moon
light night, to be uiy wife. We camo
south together, aud i married her. I
was success ul in obtaiuing a clerk
ship, uud after my work at tho oflice
was done, my wiio would sit in tho
littlo chair by lay side, whilo I sat
writing -t my desk. For I bad the
gilt or writing bits of stories, and
often when tliu night had drawn on,
and work was put away, Flora nml 1
would sit talking of tbo future, o' tho
day when 1 should he a famous unthor,
aud the (irudery of the ollice should
be a thlug ot tho past.
"But our lmppiiiOM) was too great
to biht. Tho ru.scs ou uiy darling's
faco beu'an to fade, and though she
tried to smilo away my fears, I felt
suro she was going to be ill.
'Then one night when I canoe from
the office 1 found her ill in bed. In
despair I sat down to write a story,
whicli, if accepted, would tnublo me
to get her away into tbo country, or
to the sensiilo. I worked nt it all
night an l finished it. Then a week
later 1 received ft letter at the ollicc
Irora the editor, tcll.ug ino that my
story hud been accepted, enclosing a
check, uud asking for more stories.
"Fiori had been growing worce
each day, but now, I thought, sho
siionld soon bo better. I cashed tbo
check aud bought fouio luxuries for
her, aud, pausing a llower shop, I wcut
in and obtained a spray of lilios. They
were her favorite tlowers.
"i'beu I hurriod oway homo. 1
could hardly walk fast cnongh, but at
last I reached ray littlo bouso aud en
tered. I run npstairi, and throw open I
uer Di'oroom ioor.
" 'Flora,' I cr ed. '.Success at last,
my darling. You shall go away for a
fov days now.
"She did not answer rac, 'She must
be asleep,' I thought, aud noisolcsdy I
walked across the room.
"I stood over tbo bed, looking nt
my fcwectbeart'x lovely face. It was so
culm, so beautiful, so pure. There
was a sweet Htnilo on ber lips, and
her hair was hanging down, lramiug
ber faco in gold. My thought; wan
dered back to that day in June, and
the woms of that song cumo bask to
me.
"I knelt at tho f ido of tho bod, and,
plaoing tli.) ppray of lilies in toy
Flora's littlo baud, waited iu silence,
watchiug anl pri'ying praying that
phc should suou ho restored to headh
ayaiu.
".Sbo awoke with a littlo start.
'"I am ho glad you havo come,
Robin,' hbo mid, ai I kissed her. '1
havo had such a glorious dream. I
was dreaming tbt you hiid wr tteo a
book, and tb it the world wai ringing
with vour unme.
"I interrup ed hor.
'"Perhaps tuat dav is not far off,
love, rk-e, uy story has been accepted,
and tho editor begs that I will send
hitn some others.
"She did not speak, but the proud
look in her eye told me what hor
thought wcro. Then she saw tho
lilies, and bo kissod mo for thum."
Rottiu covered bis faco with his
hand", and a sob shook his frame. Ho
rose from his chair and wulkod round
the room. Then ho stopped, and with
hi face averted he finished his story.
"In lea than a week she was dead.
Sho died ia my arms. I thought she
was butter, but it was not to bo. She
was too good to live. Wo Wi-ro too
happy tor this world. Heaven would
have had no meauing could we have
lived together longer. Aud when hor
lat breath had goao. I laid her back
gontly on tlu bed, ami covered hor
faco trom my sight. I went ou my
knee', and cursed cursed my fate
and everything else.
"Now, perhaps, yon nndorstand my
fall. 'Why work,' 1 thought, 'wnen I
havo nobedv to work for?' My liter
ary work was nogleotod. I lost my
situation at tbe ollice. I have sunk
deeper uu I deeper, nulil now," he
paused awhile, "now I am 'Rambling
Robin.'"
Theu he came across and stood by
the fire.
"But the innocent prattle of that
little child of yours has brought me
to my sen se j. As there is a Uou ouovo
I will mako the world ring with my
name. Even it I cannot work tor my
dead Flora, 1 can work lor her mem
ory's sake. And ho I will. I start to
night on the second part ot my life.
In two years I will let you know tbo
rult. ' In two years to-night I will
como and see vou. Goodby."
1 proHued bim to stop tho night, but
he would not. I persuaded, bim, bow
ever to take tbe loac of a few pounds,
aud as he walked to the door I slippod
a note into his bauds.
The ray Wolf.
The gray wolf, tho bane of the cat
tleman and flockmaster, appears to
multiply and flourish iu defiance of
the etlorts of the hunter and tho price
set npon his head. Advices from all
sections of the range country report
that gray woivos aro as nnmrrous and
destructive as ever. Rnngo riders are
witnesses to tho fact that tho fattest
and strongest steers are frequently
overcome by these ferocions beasts,
while tho weak and infirm surrender
to their attacks almost without a strug
gle. Tho live stock loss of Montana
irom this source cannot be calculated.
but trom the nnta.ro of tho caso iimust ,
be tremendous. '
it this gray wolf menaco to the live
6tock interests of tho State is to be
successfully coped with, its extermin
ation must ho encouraged or assured
by a more liberal bouuty law than the
one now in operation. Professional
hunters state that tbo gray wolf is au
exceptionally difficult auimal to cir
cumvent; his cunuing is remarkable, 1
and his auspicious nature causes him to
avoid any locality which his keen
sou-os notify him has been invaded by
his human enemy. He is not a gre- .
garious animal, preferring to roam ia I
small bttnebos, which prevents such a
wholesale killing as could bo accotn- '
plished if a largo bandshould fall with
in the power ot the huuter. Ho avoids
poisoned bails nud dead caroasscs; he
is essentially a beast n prey, preferring
fresh meat all tbo time, nnd when tho
pane's of hunger are felt ho starts out
to Hud something with warm blood ia
it.
For theso reasons, wolf hunting is
an extremely slow and precarious oc
cupation; truppitig, chasing and
shooting are pructically tho only meth
ods that produce results, aud attrac
tive iuducemunts aro nocessary to en
courago hunters to engage in that
work us a means of livelihood. Bea
ton River (Montana) Frees.
licltiug at t lie Fait j.
Scooo The Buncomb County Cor
oner's Office:
First Witness--Ysb, I saw the whole
affair from the very start. Tho mau
what dono tho shooting was passing
down ono side of tho street, wbon h
seeu throe men running across
vacant lot, trying tc get away froifc
him. Then ho draws his gun and tires,
and that was the end of poor Jim.
Nobody said a word during tho wuolo
affair.
Second Witness Yes, I was right
thero through it nil. The map who
was shot came running ncroes the
street toward Rodgcrs, who was going
along, minding his owa busiuesa.
Somebody yelled "1'horo ho goes I"
uud tben Rodgors was hit on tbo head
with a brick uud koooked down, lie
tried to got up, but six fellows were
beating him, aud pulliug out hi re
volver, he allot, ono of tho assailant'
falliug dead.
Third Witness-Well, I'll tell you
how it wa. Rodgers, hero, was rid
ing do n lho street in a top buggy,
and pretty eoou Bullock, tho man who
was killed, camo along on a brouco.
Whoa ho caught up to Rodgers tho
brouco began to bacK and thero was a
bad mixup. Tho buggy was upset and
HuIIuck was throwu otf. Then I heard
tho report of a pistol, and whoa tho
dust had cleared nobody was anywhere
to e seen.
All tbo witnesses having bcou heard,
tbo Coroner ilips n penny. "Tis
'heads,' and tbo verdict is that de
ceased came to his death because of a
fatal bullet wouud in tho loft breast,
tbo identity of the thoater being as
yet unknown." Clovoland Leader.
Sitlarle of Consul.
Tho highest salary paid in the
United States consular servioo is
reocived ly tho Consul-General nt
Havana, Cubs, and is SC00U a year.
The Consuls at London, Paris, Rio do
Janeiro, Liverpool, Shanghai, Cal
cutta, and Hong Kong receive S500U;
at Melbourne, $1500; at Berlin, Mon
treal, Yokohama, Panama and Mexico
City, $1001) ; at Halifax, Vienna, Anioy,
Canton, Tientsin, Havre and Callao,
$3500; at the Samoan Islands, Con
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Frankfort, Ottawa, Home, St. Peters
burg, Singapore, Cape Town, St. Gall,
Switzerland ; Prague, Antwerp, Val
paraiso, Colon, Chinkiang, Fuchnu,
Hankow, Chunking, Bordeaux, Bar
men, Nuremberg, Belfast, Dcniarara,
Glasgow, Kingston, Manchester, Nag
asaki, Osaki, Kobe, Vera Cruz, Man
tanzas, Basle and Montevideo, $3000.
Thirty-one consulates in different parts
of tbo world pay $2500, and sixty-two
pay $200(1 eaob. Tho remainder pay
ifliiOd and $1000. Chicago Record.
Where tho Money Wont.
The vicar of a rural parish, who had
waxed eloquent on tbo subject of for
eign missions ono Sunday, was sur
prised on entering the village shop
daring the week to be groeted with
marked coldness by tho worthy dame
who kept it. On seeking to know tho
cause the good woman produced a coin
trom a drawer, and, throwing it dowu
before tbe vicar, exclaimed: "I
marked that holy crown and put it in
tbe plate last Sunday,' and hero it is
back again ia my euop. I knowod
well them heathens never got the
money."
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