THE CITIZEN', WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1000.
DECLINED
WITH THANKS
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Atj-i-.i-j i pi., j
Rejected Love Story and the ,
Letter That. Came After.
' By E. J. BURKE.
"Miss Cecil Travers Mr. Philip Saun
ders." omc beuevoleut individual Intro
duced them nt the Ten and Pencil
club. Saunders afterward spolce of
him as "the band of fate." Hut then
he was under the sway of the blind
god and so not responsible for cither
bis remarks or his eyesight.
It was certainly a case of love at
first slfiht on the part of Saunders.
When lie looked down into the dark
eyes raised so frankly to his own be
gave up his heart unconditionally. In
nil his thirty-live years nothing had
sent the blood rushing so riotously
through his veins as the Arm, warm
clasp of ber band.
But be was a quiet, self controlled j
fellow, with a composure born of years
of struircle un the uncertain literary
ladder. So he did not now tue little ; liaVo 1)CCI1 ilourSi that he sat there 1 oration made of snowballs. From it
hand a second longer that politeness staring at the scrap of paper. Then, j white ribbons were attached to the
demanded. There was no trace of w)tIl groan. i,e burled his face in his I plate of each guest. When the table
eagerness in his manner as he sat I arms as jf to shut out the words. Ills was being cleared for dessert each per
down on the divan beside her and be- eastip In Spain bad fallen down about koii was nuked to null her ribbon. Tho
gan to talk as few men and fewer (
women bad heard Win talk brilliant-
ly, with flashes of wit aud sarcasm re-1
lievlng the underlying earnestness of
thought i
Cecil Travers was quite unconscious ,
of the metamorphosis she was produc-
lng. She only thought that this big
blond man was not nearly as unap
proachable as he looked. He was real
ly charming. And, what was the more
remarkable, be did not talk about him
self. The girl found this an unusual expe
rience. As reader for one of the maga
zines and writer of short stories she
bad met many men of many minds.
"Yet," as she had said pathetically to
herself, "the minds always seem to
turn inward. How can they write
about the world around them when
they are so absorbed in self?"
Her wonder grew when she discov
ered that he, too, was an author. She
remembered now seeing his name
signed to several clever sketches, ne
had never tried any with the Sympo
sium. As he talked the desire to read
some of his stories became overmas
tering. "Why don't you send something to
me at the Symposium?' she asked at
length frankly.
He flushed up to tho roots of bis
linfi- nc lift cnlil hoclf n t ln,l- l4T 111 Tn
lionn lillav nlinnt KrimntlilnrnUr. lull- T I
will some time.'
It was bis first trace of awkwnrd
ness. Cecil could not know that the
"someiUlng else" was the novel which
was the work of ninny months and
which was even then seeking a pub
lisher. Xot even to her dared he trust
himself to speak of this child of his
hopes. If the world gave It a welcome
ah, then! Ills thoughts were busy
weavlng a beautiful day dream, and
its central figure was this dark eyed
girl who was almost a stranger to him.
Ho awoke to realities with a start
Miss Travers, puzzled at bis silence,
had risen and was holding out her
haud in goodby.
"You will come to see me some time,
will you not Mr. Saunders?' she
asked, with the frank smile that was
her especial charm. "I have enjoyed
my talk with you so very much that I
would like to repeat it I am always
at home on Tuesdays and Thursdays."
Her tone was so cordial that he
blushed and stammered over his
thanks. Ho called himself a fool a
minute afterward when he found him
self standing stupidly staring at tho
doorway through which she had dis
, appeared. But that did not prevent
his going home In a strangely excited
and exhilarated mood. The glamour of
bis day dream seemed still around
him. And she, the lady of his dream
he loved her.
He whispered It to himself as be
strode across the park, half fearful '
that the flickering lamps and the
swaying branches might guess his se
cret, but In the silence of his room he
said It boldly, and the confident ring
of the words seemed to echo the mad
beating of his heart.
It was inevitable that the next
Thursday night should And him In the
parlor of Miss Travers' flat It was
equally Inevitable that he should bend
all his energies to hide his love from
the smiling eyes of this girl, who
treated him with an air of bon cama
raderie fatal to sentiment.
It Is doubtful whether even encour
agement would have wrung the secret
from his Hps. The first joy of loving
was past, nnd in its place had como a
flood of self distrust, of solf deprecia
tion. To his tortured mind an un
bridgeable gulf of training and tradi
tions seemed to sweep between them.
8bo had been the petted child of rich
parents, and on her bad been lavished
the gifts of a college education and
years o foreign travel. This attempt
nt Independence nnd self support had
been treated ns her latest whim nnd
humored accordingly. He bad scram
bled from a common school education
Into the pitfalls that beset the path of
a newspaper reporter. Every upward
step bad been bought at the price of
hard work. It was but a short time
since tho problem of meeting his board
bill had been an all important one.
That was the first of many calls,
but the succeeding visits, while they
strengthened bis love, gave no courage
for its declaration.
At last, In bis desperation, a plan
dawned upon him-by which be might
learn bis fate and yet spare her the
pain of a refusal. Bho bad asked him
to submit n story to the Symposium.
He would seud bur 'tin embodying hM
love and Its hopelessness mid offering:
two sequels for thi? choice of the read
I er. In the one the lover should iM.dly
' nnl,1 fl.n I n ltljift3 .f t . ft ,1,1 ,,1tl
woo nud win his ladylove. In the
other he should imtlently bow to the
Iticvltiible nnd devote bis life to the
unct.rtalll happiness f utcrary sue-
cess.
He bent himself feverishly to the
i task. For several weeks he had nut
dared to trust himself to call upon
. CM... ....... 1 .1 t.lnmitniwl tlin
Sir ad 'theory
dressed with a trembling hand.
A day went by, anotliex. n week.
Saunders could not work"! He could
not sleep.
He haunted the park nnd
the streets where he had sometimes
met ber, hopeful yet fearful of meeting
ber again and reading In ber face bl
answer.
At length, when ten days had paseo.l
and suspense had hrcome almost un
endurable, the postman left a bulky
envelope In his letter box.
It was his story, and as lie unfolded
It a typewritten slip fluttered to the
floor. He picked It up mechanically.
It was the usual relcctlou slln. curt
nn,i businesslike, without an added
jme to soften the blow,
Uis oars, and ho sat among the ruins.
The sun was settinir when he rose
i,rUsqucly nnd went out into the air to 1
waik alld wajlc tnc Uope that phys-1
c.,i weariness might stifle his suffer-1
jnfr Tlle COolnoss of night brought a
jogged courage to blot out the past '
with its day dreams, anu turn to tne
future.
But it was weary work. The cud of
the week found him so worn and hag
gard that his friends declared he was ,
overworked anu auviseu rest anu ,
change. "Your novel is making such
a success you can afford to do It," ,
they urged. He only smiled bitterly ,
nnd shook his head. It seemed such
cruel mockery to think that the suc
cess of bis cherished novel should
bring him no happiness.
lie was listlessly sorting his mall
one morning when his eye fell upon a ,
tiny blue envelope which had been
bidden by the others. His heart seem-
eu 10 leap imo ins turoai, lor ue rec
ognized the hand. He read: 1
Dear Mr. Saunders It la so lonff since 1 '
have seen you that I am plnlns for one of
our chats. To be sure, I have Just come
back from my three weeks' vacation, liut
then you hail not been to see me for ever
so long before that. Is there anything
the 'matter? Come up tonight, and jier
haps I can explain. Yours sincerely,
CECIL TnAVEP.S. .
Again Mr. Saunders sat staring at a
P'CCC lf pap'
but this time It was
the shock of sudden Joy. She had nev- ,
er seen his story. It had been turned
down by Iter deputy reader. I
lie made most of the explanations
that evening, but Miss Travers did not
seem to mind. i
They Agreed. 1
To his valet no man is a hero. Even .
his caddie is apt to bold the highest i;i
very low estimation. The hitter dis-1
covery was made the other day by a !
certain legal luminary who already
had quite a modest opinion of his ,
own abilities, though lie has been for
many years an ornament of the
bench and is himself the son of a '
Judge. During his off days he usual
ly divides his energies between golf
and dairy farming. On the occasion
in question .it happened to be golf,
and, not being in his usual form, he
lriade a very bad foozle.
He gazed incredulously at the ground,
looked Inquiringly at bis club and.
having apparently solved the difficult
problem, faced his caddie and exclaim
ed, with emphasis, "Well, I am an
ass!" The caddie, startled out of a
dream of bliss, was too well trained to
contradict bis employer, so be sol
emnly replied, "Yes, sir!" The man
of law had overlooked the other's ex-
istence, but this candid opinion re-;
called him to earth. He looked at the i
caddie, and tho caddie Jooked nt him
for a brief second. Then both burst
into a shout of laughter. The humor
of the situation had struck them si
multaneously. London Tatler.
Burled In Woolen.
i In 1070 an act was passed in Eng
I land requiring the dead to be burled In
woolen, the purpose being to lessen
"tho Importation of linen from beyond
the seas and the encouragement of the
woolen and paper manufactures of this
kingdom." A penalty of 5 was lu
fllcted for a vlolaUon of this act, and
as frequently people preferred to be
burled In linen a record of the fine ap
pears. For example, nt Gayton, North
amptonshire, we find in the register:
"1708. Mrs. Dorothy Bellingham was
buryed April 5, In Llnncn, and tho for
feiture of the Act payd, fifty shillings
to yc informer nnd fifty shillings to the
poor of the parishc."
Pope wrote the following lines on
the burial of Mrs. Oldfleld, the actress,
with referenco to this custom:
"Odious! In woolen! 'Twould a saint
provoke,"
Were the last words poor Narclssa epoko.
No; let a charming chintz and Brussels
lace
Wrap my cold limbs and shade my life
less face.
Chambers' Journal.
An Unconventional Graduate.
"So you've Just graduated from col
lego?" snaps the head of the firm.
"And I suppose you think you know
enough to run my business If I glvo
you a place?"
"I hadn't considered that phase of
tho matter,!' replies the graduate. "I
called to Inform you that I have com
bined all your rivals fejm willing to
let yon Into the colMkton If you
will talk business." oWM. Poet.
FOR THE ENGAGED GIRL
Pretty-Ways of Announcing the Great
Secret of Her Happiness.
Usually an engagement is announced
by the young woman writing ncte-i to
her friends, ber fianco to his. It I Iv
coming more nnd more tho fashion to ,
"break the news" to one's friends at
luncheon or dinner.
This can be done in a formal way by
the girl herself or ber mother, but It is
less embarrassing and more clever to
the news with a unique touch.
The dessert course is a good time
for the announcement. One girl had
the Ices served in the shape of small
wedding bells. Stuck into the top was
a tiny heart shaicd envelope which j
contained the names of the girl and I
ber fiance. Each name was written on
a small silver paper heart Joined by a
silver paper arrow piercing the two.
Another girl had a tray passed at
the close of the luncheon wltli a single
red rose for each guest. Colled In the j
uean ui iuu hpsu a uiuuiimu uuui .
of white paper with the names of the
engaged persons bracketed together.
A third young woman bad suspend
ed from the chandelier over tho center
of the table a large bomb shaped dee
bomb burst, scattering rice nnd small
nnrflnnn vrhtrli m IipIiii? nnnnnl worn
found to contain the announcement In
the shape of n limerick,
clever announcement nt one lunch-
nn cau,e in the form of a telegram
broucht bv the maid to one of the
guests In the secret. When opened It
was found to contain the news of the
betrothal amusingly kept within tho
usual ten words. It was read aloud at
once, creating much surprise.
unD,ltD mr-
JACK HOHNEn PIE.
Tho Latest Guise of This Popular Cen
terpiece.
An addition has been made to the
contrivances for aerial navigation and,
while It would defy the skill of a
Wrlght or a Zoppcnn t0 operate it, has
attractcd consItlcrab,0 attention from
Cotters. It is fashioned from
JACK UOIlXEll FIE.
,,, raiwr mid. as tlm nccomnniivliin-
Illustration shows, it is carried out in
realistic fashion, even to the basket
suspended by tinsel cord from which
depend satin bags for favors, the mis-
sion of this particular airship being to
serve as a Jack Horner pie.
The Servant Question.
Ill England the proportion of men to
women indoor servants Is as one to
three or four. In France tho reverse
is the case, parlor maids being uu-
' I'nr.tvn flin f omitm In nln ml irr
belng 'lady,g ma,d nH we ng LoUse-
maid. The housework sweeping, dust
ing, etc. mainly falls upon the man
servants. One element entailing much
extra work for servants in England is
absent in n French house. This Is tho
staying guest, the succession of visit
ors. Outside private hotels and in the
handsome flats of fashionable quar
ters there Is, Indeed, no room in Pari
sian households for friends. The words
"dine and sleep" or "week end" visits
have not found their way Into French
dictionaries, nor have dine and sleep
or week end guests yet become French
institutions. It is easy thus to under -
stand why three or four servants suf
fice In France, while In England a
dozen would be needed for people of
similar means nnd position, and where
threo or four maids arc kept in Eng
land only a general servant Is kept In
France.
She Will Decorate Governor's Home.
To Miss Marie Irvln of Boise, Ida.,
has been awarded the contract to dec
orate nnd furnish tho new . official
mansion for the governor of that
state. It is ono of the few contracts
of tho kind that have been won by
women in this country. In that city
there nro several women who have
found furnishing and decorating a
profitable profession, but most of their
commissions have como from women's
clubs or other women's organizations.
It Is a line of work for which women
nro especially well fitted. Miss Irvln
studied In art schools thero nnd In Chi
cago, returning to Boise a llttlo more
than a year ago. She arranged tho
decorations for the last inaugural ball
In Idaho, and It was her success then
that led to tho award of tho present
contract Miss Irvln alms at simplic
ity In all her work, whlih when at
tained means the best artistic expression.
ENGLAND'S NEXT. KING.
Tho Prince of Wales Is
liferent
From His Father.
Intellectually the Prince of Wales Is
a typical Guelph. He has not Inherited
bis father's quick moving mind. Ills.
' . ,. np . tll ,To liniI MO
cr tpjttc found bis platform legs. To
do him Justice, lie has no desire to And
them. He would .far rather be on a
quarterdeck, llut be cannot escape
the penalties of his position. Hardly a
week goes by without his being oblig
ed to deliver a public speech on some
subject of which he probably knows
nothing, of which at any rate be can
not possibly know more than the al
phabet. A clever man would get used
to such ordeals, would even learn how
to emerge from them triumphantly.
But fifteen years at sea are not a good
preparation for this kind of work, and
the prince gets no farther than a few
amiable commonplaces, awkwardly ex
pressed. Very iiosslbly the English
nulilie would nrefer not to have It otb-
erwlse. A brilliant prince would strike
a grtat ,nanv Englishmen as Improper.
And, after all, the possession of a com
fortable, unexciting intellect saves the
r Prince of Wales from a great many
dangers, among others from the dan
ger of being misunderstood. Ills face.
It Is generally agreed. Is the image of
his mind. Stupid would be an exag
gerated as well as an unkindly ad
jective to apply to It, but In the heavy
eyes and their wonderful power of
warding off expression one detects
the Insignia of sound British stolidity.
There is no scandal It would be dif
ficult to imagine any scandal attach
ing to bis private life. And the gossip
that he inclined to Intemperance Is
let me say It with all possible empha
sis the idlest of calumnies. In none
of his actions docs he give any open
ing for criticism. In none, too, does he
Inspire any great enthusiasm. An un
interesting man? One hears that com
ment passed, nnd on the whole It is not
perhaps without some share of truth.
If he has not inherited his father's
swiftness of apprehension, neither
has he inherited his tact. And perhaps
the most Interesting thing about hlin
Is his recklessness of speech In pri
vate, the wny he blurts out anything
that may be In his bead. Moreover.
he has some rather strong political
views views which incline toward a
decidedly stiff necked Toryism. Aud in
addition he Is fond of getting up cases
in connection with the leading ques
tions of the day.
The combination of these qualities
leads at times to some amusing devel
opments, and the spectacle of the
, Prince of Wales trying to convert a
' leading free trade publicist to tariff
j reform and lecturing cabinet ministers
on their Iniquities is by no means un
' common. In another age one can eas
j Ily conceive tho prince enacting the
. part of Oeorge III. He holds forth, at
any rate, on tho misdeeds of "those
J Hadicals" in quite the old au-
i tocratic style. But the prince and a
king are two very different person
1 ages, and as the supreme head of af
fairs be would, one imagines, be every
I tiling that is decorous, solemn and n
trifle dull. At the same time he would
: be free from embarrassing ties, he has
no "set" and strongly disapproves of
his father's "set," and in time no doubt
he will make a most manageable ruler.
Harper's Weekly.
Wced Cutting by Motorboat.
In Egypt an enormous amount of
trouble nnd expense have been caused
by the weeds and other vegetable
1 growth which spread so rapidly as to
i choke canals and other waterways in
1 a few days. Clearing by hand has
been found impossible in one district.
so a motorboat has been equipped
with a unique weed cutter nnd placed
In service. The cutting attachment
consists of n pair of V shaped knives
with sharp nnd powerful blades work
ed by belt from the propeller shaft
They trail nlong the bottom of the wa
terway, cutting tho growth off at tho
roots. It is said that the little boat
I wl clcar as much as flve acres nn
hour. Loudon Globe.
Washable Straps In Cars.
White kid gloves may now grasp
with impunity the straps of the new
open pay-as-you-enter cars on the
Third avenue line. The hanging straps
are completely covered by a celluloid
enamel composition of pure white.
They are to be elenned every day and
washed with a sponge, nnd they can
bo perfumed and disinfected If neces
sary. The board of health Is said to be
delighted with tho innovation and
1 warmly approves tne euori to muse
tho devices slippery Alpine heights
from which wicked bnctorla would
slide and break their evil necks. The
new straps are soon to be placed In all
the cars of tho system. Now York
nerald.
A High Toned Umpire
During tho ball game between the
newsboys nnd the bootblacks on Mur
phy's vacant lot Jhe umpire had occa
slon to resent an unjust reflection on
his character. "Youse to de club
house!" he roared nt tho offending
player,
"Aw, como out uv It!" retorted the
snappy player. "Dere ain't no club
house on dese grounds!"
"Den crawl Into a sewer pipe and
draw on ycr Imagination, youse lemon
pie faced mut!" cried tho haughty of-
flclal. "I ain't goln' ter change me
style uv expression ter accomerdate
yer Jny surroundln's!" Exchange,
In Merry England.
In a case nt Lambeth county court
a womnn stated that she received
cents each for ranking blouses and bad
to flud her own cotton and pay another
woman 25 cents a dozen for making
tho sleeves. It took two dayB to make
n dozen. London Mall.
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
The Man With the Conundrum.
"I've got a good one today," said
the man with the extemporaneous mus
tache to the man with the discouraged
eyebrows.
"You have?" sighed the other man.
"Yes. What is the difference be
tween n man who Is engaged In a
transaction that requires more funds
than he has readily at hand nnd who
hypothecates a large excavotlng ma
chine that he owns. In order to tide
himself over financially what Is the
difference between him nnd a man
who finds that his nrtlficlal lake Is too
shallow for navigation nnd for that
reason employs a force of men to
deepen it?"
"Say that over again, and say It
slow," demands the man with the dis
couraged eyebrows. The man with
tho extemporaneous mustache does so.
"Why, there 'Isn't any difference."
says the man with the discouraged
eyebrows. "Each of them wants to
float something."
"Xo. You're wrong."
"But I can't bo."
"You're wrong. The answer is"
"I tell you I'm dead right I ought
to know. I've been guessing conun
drums for forty years, and I know"
"But you didn't quite bit It. I nsked
rou what was the difference between"
"I don't care what you nsked me. I
told you the answer."
Turning with great dignity, the man
with the extemporaneous mustache
started away muttering, "One of them
pawned bis dredge, nnd the other
dredged his pond, but I wouldn't tell
him if he begged me on his bended
knees." Wilbur D. Xesblt in Chicago
Post
At Home Especially.
Society Reporter Instead of saying,
Mr. Cashlt that your wife is being re
ceived everywhere, don't you think it
will sound better to word it that your
wife Is going into the best society?
Society Aspirant's Husband (sigh
ing) Perhaps it would. She prefers
the active verb herself. Baltimore
American.
Greenhorn Caution.
I am afraid to go with you. Do
you understand managing a boat?"
"No," replied the youth, "but I notice
that the fellows who know all about
It nro tho ones that get drowned."
Taking this hopeful view, the girl
relented and experienced nothing more
tragic than a sunburned nose. Public
Lodger.
How to Do.
"A man learns to do by doing," re
marked the uioralizer.
"Yes," rejoined the demoralizer, "and
also by being done."
Parental Wisdom.
The Friend Your son graduates
from college this term, I believe?
The Father Yes.
Tho Friend doing to set him up In
business, I suppose?
The Father Xot right away. I'm
going to send him to school awhile
first Houston Post.
Hint to the Optimist.
Sam Sunflower Dese heah optimists
am always talking about a man ought
to be up to his ears in happiness.
Pete Persimmon Huh! Der'a only
one way to be up to yo' ears in hap
piness, en dat am to be up to yo' eahs
In a watahmelou, sah. Chicago News.
Technical.
"Uncle Silas," said the man who
takes an interest in people, "I nm
afraid you went fishing last Sunday."
"I 'spects I kin prove er alibi. When
you Jes' hangs a lino in do water an
never gits a nibble, you enn't call dat
fishln', kin you?" Washington Star.
Quite a Shock.
Bridegroom (expectantly) Now, my
dear father-in-law, I wish to say Just
a word about my debts.
Father-Iu-lnw (slapping him on the
back) Did you say debts? Why, my
boy, I'll bet my debts exceed yours
three to one! Fllcgendo Blatter.
Can't Como Unless He Goes.
Staylalght-Oh, Miss Wobblns, may
I come to see you again?
Miss Wobblns Well, I cannot see
how you can very well unless you go
this time! New York Life.
Uses His Influence.
"Johnny, do you ever pray for the
success of .he home baseball team
"Same thing, ma'am. I root for 'em,
Detroit Free Press.
Your Bait.
If you arc going out to fish
Where beck'nlng waters watt
In your anticipated Joy
.Do not forget your bait.
It matters not how nice your rod
Or reel of Bllver plate. ;
You cannot coax a fish to bite
If you forget your bait.
If yon are working out a scheme
In stocks or real estate
Don't think that you can coax your fish
without tho proper bait.
Life Is a- fishing gamo right. through.
You'll Bit and sit and wait
For fame, success and wealth unless
You're well supplied with bait
Jo Cono in Boston Herald.
WHEN THE ENGINE COMES
s no time to be regretting your neglect
to get insured. A little :are beforehand
is worth more than anv amount ol re
gret.
KRAFT & CONGER,
General insurance Agents
HON ESDALE PA.
Holmes Memorial, St. Rose Cemetery,
Carbondale, Fa. ,
Designed and built by
MARTIN CAUFIEIiD
Tooth
Savers
Vie have the sort of tooth brushes that ar
made to thoroughly cleanse and save .the
teeth.
They are the kind that clean teeth without
lcavlns vour mouth lull ot bristles.
We recommend tho.f co-tins 25 cents or
more, :ii we ran miar.inur them anil will re
place. Iri-e. any I hat .mv (lefeetslof manu
facture within three months.
O. T. CHAHBERS,
PHARHAC1ST,
Opp.D. & 11. Station,
HONESDALE, PA.
JOSEPH N. WELCH
Fire
i
The OLDEST Fire Insurance
Agency in Wayne County.
Oflice: Second floor Masonic Build
ing, over U. C. Jadwin s drug store.
Houesdale.
E
ARM FOB SALE !
One of the best equipped farms In Wayne
county situated about three miles from
Houesdale,
Eyerytbing Up-To-Dah.
er $5,000.00
been er
ended with-
l the l.latflva
years In buildinzs.
tools and Improvements.
irr i ofwh
hlch 75 acres are good hard
d timber.
mi a r.rP'ood timber.
1UM UVHUtJ vii
ill be sold reasonably.
A Bargain, --For further particulars en
quire of
W. W. WOOD, "Citizen" office.
For New Late Novelties
-IN
JEWELRY
SILVERWARE
WATCHES
SPENCER, The Jeweler
"Guaranteed articles only sold "
V ' AS.