THE C1TIZKN, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1000. OTEEiyolliDS, .ICfts n the Clouds That Dark cno the House of McCaskey. By O. HENRY. 'iiObpJ-'BM. 190G, by McClure, Phillips t Co. Wa May moon shone bright upon private boarding house of Mrs. -Mjrpby. By reference to the almanac largo amount of territory wljp (,,.. -Bcovered upon which its faVsalso 1L Spring was In its wlJb Say fever soon to folj. Tllc pnl.Us wrc green wlthiiej-lcavea nnd buL,rs Sot tho westerpr., ,i. ,! .T?2o-vvcrs a: Jf-l 11UU DUUllJVk&l LfcltUi; summer resort agents The air and answers to "PIO'S FACE, 18 IT ?" SAID MItS. M'OASKEr. Xawson -were growing milder. Hand organs, fountains and peuuchle were playing everywhere. Tho windows of Mrs. Murphy's boarding house were open. A group of boarders were seated on the high etoop upon round, flat mats like Ger man pancakes. In one of the second floor front win dows Mrs. McCaskey awaited her hus band. Supper was cooling on the table. Its heat went Into Mrs. Mc Cuskey. At 0 Mr. McCaskey came. lie car ried his coat on his arm and his pipe In his teeth, and he apologized for dis turbing tho boarders on the steps as he selected spots of stone between them on which to set his size 9, width D. "As he opened the door of his room he received a surprise. Instead of the usual stove lid or potato masher foi Jilm to dodge came only words. Mr. McCaskey reckoned that the bo jalgn May moon had softened tho breast of his spouse. "I heard ye," came the oral substi tutes for kltchenware. "Ye can apol lygize to riffraff of the streets foi Bettln' yer unhandy feet on the tails .of their frocks, but ye'd walk on the neck of yer wife the length of a clothesline without so much as a 'Kiss me fut,' and I'm sure it's that long from rubberin' out the windy for ye, and the victuals cold such as there's money to buy after driukln' up yei wages at Gallegher's every Saturday venln and the gas man here twice today for his." "Woman," said Mr. McCaskey, dash ing his coat and hat upon a chair, "the noise of ye is an insult to me appetite. "When ye run down politeness ye take tho mortar from between the bricks ol the foundations of society. 'Tis no more than exercisin' the acrimony ot a gentleman when ye ask the dissent of ladles blockln' the way for steppln' tetweon them. Will ye bring the pig's "face of ye out of the windy and see to the food?" Mrs. McCaskey arose heavily and went to tho stove. There was some thing In her manner that warned Mr. McCaskey. When the corners of her mouth went down suddenly like a Uarometer it usually foretold a fall oi crockery and tinware. Tig's face, is it?" said Mrs. Mc Caskey and hurled a stewpan full of lmcon and turnips at her lord. Mr. McCaskey was no novice at rep jBrtee. Ho knew what should follow .the entree. On tho table was a roast sirloin of pork garnished with sham 'Tocks. Ho retorted with this and drew he appropriate return of a bread pud afllng in an earthen dish. A hunk of 'Swiss cheese accurately thrown by 3ier husband struck Mrs. McCaskey be low one eye. When she replied with m -well aimed coffeepot full of a hot, Tjlack, semlfragrant liquid the battle, wccordlng to courses, should have end ed. But Mr. McCaskey was no fifty cent lablo d'hoter. Let cheap bohemlans onslder coffee tho end if they would. Xt them make that faux pas. Ho ivns foxier still. Finger bowls were wiot beyond tho compass of his experi ence. They were not to bo had in the Tension Murphy, but their equivalent sras at hand. Triumphantly ho sent the granltewaro wash basin at tho liead of his matrimonial adversary. Mrs. McCaskey dodged in time. She xeached for a flatlron, with which, as ai sort of cordial, sho hoped to bring the gastronomlcal duel to a close. Bnt m loud, walling scream downstairs -mused both her and Mr. McCaskey to -ptnse In a sort of Involuntary armls- tfHce. On the sidewalk at the corner of the Amaaa Policeman Clear? was standing, .v with one car upturned, listening to tho crash of household utensils. " 'Tis Jawn McCaskey and his missis at it again," meditated tho p.oi.uman. "I wonder shall I go up ad stop the row. I will not. Marr'd folks they are, and few pleasures they have. 'Twill not last long Sure, they'll have to borrow more ilshcs to keep it up with." And Just then camo tho loud scream below "fairs, betokening fear or dire extremity. '"Tis probably the cat," said Policeman Cleary and walked has tily in the other direction. Tho boarders on tho steps were flut tered. Mr. Toomey, an insurance so licitor by birth and an investigator by profession, went inside to analyze the scream. He returned with the news that Mrs. Murphy's little boy, Mike, was lost. Following the messenger, out bounced Mrs. Murphy 200 pounds in tears and hysterics, clutching the air and howling to the sky for the loss of thirty pounds of freckles and mis chief. Bathos truly, but Mr. Toomey sat down at the side of Miss Purdy, millinery, and their hands came togeth er In sympathy. Tho two old maids, Misses Walsh, who complained every day about the noise in the halls, in quired immediately if anybody had looked behind the clock. Major Grlgg, who sat by his fat wife on the top step, arose and buttoned his coat. "The little one lost?" he exclaim ed. "I will scour tho city." His wife never allowed him out after dark. But now sho said "Go, Ludovlc!" In a bar itone voice. "Whoever can look upon that mother's grief without springing to her relief has a heart of stone." "Give me some 30 or CO cents, my love," said the major. "Lost children sometimes stray far. I may need car fares." Old man Denny, hall room, fourth floor back, who sat on the lowest step, trying to read a paper by the street lamp, turned over a page to follow up the article about the carpenters' strike. Mrs. Murphy shrieked to the moon, "Oh, ar-r-Mlke; f'r Gawd's sake, where is mo little bit av a boy?" "Wen'd ye see him last?" asked old man Denny, with one eye on the re port of the Building Trades league. "Oh," walled Mrs. Murphy, "'twas ylsterday, or maybe four hours ago! I dunno. But it's lost he is, me little boy Mike. He was playln' on the side walk only this mornln' or was it Wednesday? I'm that busy with work 'tis hard to keep up with dates. But I've looked the house over from top to cellar, and It's gone he is. Oh, for the love av hlven" Silent, grim, colossal, the big city has ever stood against its revilers. They call It hard ns iron; they say that no pulse of pity beats in its bosom; they compare Its streets with lonely forests and deserts of lava. But beneath tho hard crust of the lobster is found a delectable and luscious food. Terhaps different simile would have been wiser. Still, nobody should take offense. We would call no one a lob ster without good and sufficient claws. No calamity so touches the common heart of humanity as does tho straying of a little child. Its feet are so un certain and feeble. Tho ways are so stoop and strange. Major Griggs hurried down to the corner nnd up tho nvenue into Billy's place. "Gimme a rye high," ho said to the servitor, "naven't seen a bow legged, dirty faced little devil of a six-year-old lost kid around anywhere, have you?" Mr. Toomey retained Miss Purdy's hand on tho steps. "Think of that dear little babe," said Miss Purdy, "lost from his mother's side, perhaps already fallen beneath the Iron hoofs of galloping steeds. Oh, isn't it dread ful?" "Ain't' that right?" agreed Mr. Too mey, squeezing her hand. "Say I start out and help look for um!" "Perhaps," said Miss Purdy, "you should. But, oh, Mr. Toomey, you are so dashing, so reckless. Suppose in your enthusiasm some accident should befall you, then what" Old man Denny read on about the arbitration agreement, with one finger on the lines. In the second floor front Mr. and Mrs. McCaskey came to tho window to recover their second wind. Mr. Mc Cqskey was scooping turnips out of his vest with a crooked forefinger, and his lady was wiping an eye that the salt of the roast pork had not benefited They heard tho outcry below and thrust their heads out of the window. '"Tis little Mike is lost," said Mrs. McCaskey in a hushed voice, "the beautiful little trouble making angel of a gossoon!" "The bit of a boy mislaid," said Mr. McCaskey, leaning out of the window. "Why, now, that's bad enough, entire ly. The chllder, they be different. If 'twas a woman I'd bo willln', for they leave peace behind 'em when they go." Disregarding the thrust, Mrs. Mc Caskey caught her husband's arm. "Jawn," sho said sentimentally, "Missis Murphy's little bye Is lost, 'Tis a great city for losing little boys. Six years old he was. Jawn, 'tis the samo age our little bye would have been if wo had had one six years ago." "We never did," said Mr. McCaskey, lingering with the fact. "But If we had, Jawn, think what sorrow would be in our hearts this night with our little Phelan run away and stolen In the city nowheres at all." "Yo talk foolishness," said Mr. Mc Caskey. "'Tis Pat he would bo named, after mo old father in An trim." "Ye He!" said Mrs. McCaskey, with out anger. "Me brother was worth tin dozen bog trotting McCaskeys. After him would tho bye bo named." Sho leaned over the window sill and looked down at the hurrying and bustle bo low. "Jawn," said Mrs. McCaskey softly, "I'm sorry I was hasty wld ye." '"Twas hstv Duddln'. as ye say," uld her husband, "and hurry up tur nips and get a movo on ye coffee. Twas what ye could call a quick lunch, all right, and tell no He." Mrs. McCaskey slipped her arm In side her husband's and took his rough hand In hers. "Listen at the cryln of poor Mrs. Murphy," she said. "Tis an awful thing for a bit of a bye to be lost In this great big city. If 'twas our little Phelan, John, I'd be brcakln' me heart." Awkwardly Mr. McCaskey withdrew his hand. But he laid It around the nearlng shoulders of his wife. "'Tis foolishness, of course," said ho roughly, "but I'd be cut up some mcsclf If our little Pat was kidnaped or anything. But there never was any chllder for us. Sometimes I'tfb been ugly and hard with ye, Judy. Forget it." They leaned together and looked down at tho heart drama being acted below. Long they sat thus. People surged along tho sidewalk, crowding, ques tioning, filling the air with rumors and inconsequent surmises. Mrs. Murphy plowed back and forth in their midst like a soft mountain, down which plunged an audible cataract of tears. Couriers came and wont. Loud voices and a renewed uproai were raised In front of the boarding house. "What's ui now, Judy?" asked Mr. McCaskey. ' 'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking. "She says she's after finding little Mike asleep behind the roll of old linoleum undet the bed in her room." Mr. McCaskey laughed loudly. "That's yer Phelan," be shouted sar donically. "Dlvll a bit would a Pat have done that trick. If the bye we never had is strayed and stole, by the powers, call him Phelan and see him hide out under the bed like a mangy pup." Mrs. McCaskey arose heavily and went toward the dish closet with the corners of her mouth drawn down. Policeman Cleary came back around the corner ns the crowd dispersed. Surprised, he upturned an ear toward the McCaskey apartment, where the crash of Irons and chinaware and the ring of hurled kitchen utensils seemed ns loud as before. Policeman Cleary took out his timepiece. "By the deported snakes," he ex claimed, "Jawn McCaskey and his lady "the bit of a hoy. mislaid?" SAID MB. M'CASKEY. have been fightln' for an hour and a quarter by tho watch! The missis could give him forty pounds weight. Strength to his arm." Policeman Cleary strolled back around tho corner. Old man Denny folded his paper and hurried up the steps just as Mrs. Mur phy was about to lock the door for the night. Student Humor. "When a student does not know the answer to an examination question he does one of three things," said a Uni versity of Pennsylvania professor re cently. "If he is a good student he will simply leave a blank space, whilo if ho is not he will either try to bluff it through or else pass it off as a joke, These latter cases are rare, and tho re sult is generally painful and does harm to the student who wrote the pa per. Occasionally, however, there will be a real gem, which does the student good by putting the professor In a good humor and so making him un consciously mark the paper less severe ly. I came across two such gems In one paper recently. One question was 'Who was St. Bruno?' to which the student replied, 'St. Bruno was a Great Dane, a brother of St. Bernard.' The other question was, 'What was the dif ference between the major prophets and the minor prophets?' Here he an swered, 'It would not be right for me. a sinner, to make invidious compari sons between such holy men. "Phila delphia Becord. When England Shook. In the course of its long history Eng land has known a few serious earth quake shocks. In the days of Willlani Rufus one was felt throughout the' country, and In 1274 an English earth quake destroyed Glastonbury among Its other damage, while part of St Paul's cathedral fell in as the result of an earthquake In the sixteenth cen tury. Perhaps the most recent serious shock was that which inflicted much damage In the eastern counties in 1884, A Mansion House fund was opened for the sufferers. London Chronicle. WOMAN FASHION An Advanced Style. So many of tho summer gowns are designed on infantile lines that the appearance of tho average woman would be rather droll if it were not for tho effect produced by elaborate detail. On youthful figures the result is charming, but tho mature woman should think twice before Investing in a number of tho alluring little one pleco frocks, with tho baby waists, baby sleeves and demuro baby air. A YOUTHFUL EFFECT. If one's face is careworn and slightly hardened by tho flight of time a dress on baby lines only accentuates the fact. Tho curlass-llko upper garment with an attached skirt is one of tho most attractive styles of the moment and Is most charming in soft summer ma terials. The model shown in tho sketch is unusually smart and attractive, with tho close fitting bodice portion and softly falling skirt. Tho sash draped about tho figure gives a very youthful effect. Embroidered Lingerie. Any girl who embroiders may pos sess dainty lingerie this year, for tho work Is quite simple, and tho garments may bo bought already stamped. It is a good Idea to have tho gar ments match throughout, and this Is easily done, for tho separate pieces can bo had bearing tho same pattern. One of tho simplest and most ef fective designs is in French polka dots, which are stamped on the ruf fles, tho edges of which are scalloped In buttonhole stitch. Conventional scroll designs and lit tle traveling vines are also good. There Is really no end to the pretty trimmings that may bo put on lin gerie, and the girl who can design her own patterns is particularly fortunate, for sho it is who can have distinction and character in all the pieces. Butterflies make a most charming design, especially when bits of lace or drawn work are used in tho wings. A. girl who has never done fancy work will find that with a little in struction and patient work she can embroider lingerie and blouses that if bought in tho shops would cost large sums. The. Veil Sachet. The veil sachet is the latest adjunct to tho dressing table or chest of drawers. Tho sachet is made in the same stylo as the better known hand kerchief case, but more oblong in shape. It is lined with quilted satin, delicately perfumed with powdered or ris root and tho outside covered with silk or satin, plain, not brocaded, so that the following lines neatly exe cuted In fancy lettering with pen and India ink may bo the more easily read: Folded in this dainty case Are flimsy veils for thy fair face. A flower or butterfly may also be added, either by etching or embroid ery, and the sachet finished off with a corded edge and ribbon ties. Tho Gray Vogue, Gray is having a great vogue just now for both men's nnd women's clothes. The gray man is in much evidence, and he has chosen a partic ularly silvery one of gray for his sum mer suit. Tho gray favored by the fashionable woman is one of the new grayish rose colors, with a subtle touch of rose be neath the gray. Dull silver lace is used to trim such a gown when It is expressed in silk or faced cloth, nnd another successful gray visiting gown is in sort gray satin embroidered in gray silk and dull silver, tho latter in a pewter tone, which shades well with the satin. The Popular Mimosa. Tho quaint flower which, with the violet, has stood for trembling shy ness is tho popular flower of the mo ment abroad. It Is used on every man ner of hat with green foliage. It Is worn on tho corsage and In tho but tonhole. It goes well with all the dull shades of yellow. Including sulphur, nnd therefore is a boon to the mil liner. SATURDAY NIGHT TALKS By REV. F. E. DAVISON Rutland, Vt 300COOCCOOCCOOOOOOOCOOc8 A LESSON IN TACT. International Bible Lesson for July 25, '09 (Acts 17: 16-34). In his mission ary journeylngs Paul came to the celebrated city of Athens, the seat and centre of art, eloquence and philosophy, the Intellectual capi tal of tho world. Wonderful City. It was his first and only visit to the ancient me tropolis and It made a deep im .,t. pression upon his mind. It was a city of temples and statues. Art and learning here had their home. Around him were the sculptured forms of Minerva and Jupiter, Apollo and Mercury, the Muses and other representatives of heathen mythology. It was said by an ancient satirist that it was easier to find a god at Athens than a man, for thirty thousand divinities were in cluded In the Greek and Roman pan theon. They were heroic, fantastic or impure, but the city was full of them. There were streets so crowded with sellers of articles connected with idolatry as to be almost Impassable. Wonderful Opportunity. It was in such a presence that the apostle now stood, and God gave him one single opportunity to declare his message. How did he do it? A committee of distinguished Athen ians waited upon the famous preach er, and Invited him to address them on Mars Hill. It was the opportunity of a lifetime and a smaller man would have made a miserable failure. To preach In church behind a pulpit, to a devout and sympathetic people, who will accept whatever the preacher says simply because he says It, is one thing, to face such a company as the Athenian audience is quite an other. Those people were critical, logical, hard-headed, accustomed to look into things, and accept nothing on tho mere ipse dixit of a speaker. They prided themselves on their In tellectuality and piety, and had no idea that a mere peripatetic Jew would bo able to instruct them in either morality or religion. Yet they were desirous of hearing all the new things, and they politely Invited Paul to deliver his message on that popu lar rostrum of discussion, Mars Hill. Wonderful Tact. The apostle's first word shows that he Is not only a cultured Christian gentleman himself, but is master of the art of winsome speech. He dis arms criticism with his first sentence. Instead of railing at Idolatry as the old version Implies, he courteously declares that his observation has led him to the conclusion that the Athen ians are "very religious." "I passed by, and beheld your devotions," he says, "and as I did so, I saw an altar with this inscription, 'To the Unknown God.' That is, you worship all those you know, and for fear that you should be guilty of impiety ignorantly, you put up another altar to the unknown God. Now I have a message to deliv er to you In regard to that unknown God." And then the preacher pro ceeded to talk to them of the God that made the world, and all the peo ple In it. And In the most logical, sensible, courteous, and Christian way struck a blow at idolatry that is absolutely unanswerable from that day to this. Wonderful exhibition of tact! If you are going to win any one, you can never do it with an ec clesiastical blackjack. If you want to convince a Catholic, you had better steer clear of attacking the Virgin Mary. If you want to win a Jew, bet ter keep your hands off from Moses. You will never gain a Baptist by splashing over him the waters of im mersion. To go at a heathen by de nouncing idoltry as of the devil, will only strengthen him in his views. To tell a man he is a fool because he doesn't believe as you do, puts it out of your power ever to influence him to believe as you do. You can't split people's heads open with the battle axe of controversy and intro duce orthodoxy through the gash. The trouble with most modern controver sialists is, they have no patience with anybody who cannot see exactly as they can, no matter what their birth, surroundings, education and training has been. Paul caught the attention of his audience and held it to the close, first by the wonderful tact of his approach, and second by his quo tations from their own poets, which he cited in support of his doctrine. The tactful person always seeks to And some common ground on which to stand, instead of some bomb proof fort from which to bombard the world. Paul argued that the very fact of an altar to the unknown God proved the religious instinct in the soul, and he caught at that blind feel ing after God and sought to direct it aright Whatever the outcome of that sermon, certainly the people of Athens would have no hesitation In declaring that those who listened to Paul that day received a lesson In sacred elo quence that compared favorably with any oration that had ever been deliv- 1 nrad from tho summit of Mars Hill, WHEN THE ENGINE COMES s no time to be regretting your neglect to get insured. A little :are beforehand is worth more than any amount oi re gret. KRAFT & CONGER, General Insurance Agents HONESDALC PA. Holmes Memorial, St. Bose Cemetery,. Carbondale, Fa. Designed and built by MARTIN CATJFIEIiD Savers We have the sort of tooth brushes that are made to thoroughly cleanse and save the teeth. They are the kind that clean teeth without leaving vour mouth lull of bristles. 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