THE M'COOK TEIBUNE ,
SUPPLEMENT.
McCOOK , NEB
PERSOiNAL AND IMPERSONAL. *
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Cor. JAMES EDWABD CAZHOUN , o *
Elberton , Ga. , a man of wealth , lot-
tors , and eccentricity , and a near rela
tive of John C. Callioun , will bo mar
ried jn December to a fair widow of
tEat state. Ho is 90 years of ago.
MEISSOKIER has painted a f nil-length
miniature of himself in which the fapo
is said to1 bo no bigger than a man's
finger nail , and yet there must be an
immense amount of cheek about it , as
the little picture is priced at § 3,000.
A COKRESPONDENT who recently saw
Gen. Schenck says ho looks old and
grizzled. Oid ago has added seams
and wrinkles to his homely features ,
and given him no grace to compensate
for them. He has passed his 70th
year.
OIJVKR WENDEM. HOLMES has a
Cray goose-quill with a gold pen
fastened to it which , he says , has don o
every bit of his literary work. Ho
has used different holders , but. the
same pen , which has only been mend-
eioncu.
MRS. LAWRENCE BARRETT will not
travel with her husband this season ,
but remain at the Hotel Vendome ,
Boston. She is an accomplished gen-
tlowoman , and the Barrett family cir
cle is one of the most lovable in tho
profession.
KAISER WILHELMS is not only tho
oldest officer , inthe German army in
point of age , but in point of servio
us well. His commission as major
general bears date of March 30 , 1818 ,
and he joined the army as an ensign
March 22 , 1807.
Miss JULIA FLETCHER , author of
"Kismet , " has been living in Rome
for tho past twelve years , with her
mother and stepfather , Mr. Eugene
Benson , the artist. She is a hand
some young woman , with largo dark
eyes and beautiful teeth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT has his left
arm "in a sling , a big black plaster on
the bridge of his nose , and scratches
all over his face. He had his arm
broken , on Saturday in a ride after
hounds in a hunt at his country seat ,
Sagamore Hill , Oyster Bay , H" . Y.
copies of the now ordinary edi
tion in fac simile of tho "Vicar of
Wakefield" and ten copies of the
large paper edition have been bound
in wood from tho panels of Dolly's
chop honse , where Goldsmith , John
son , and Garrick were accustomed to
meet.
CHEVIS CHASE , tho comparatively
unknown man , not "Chevy Chase , "
the famous ballad , is a relative of
Tennyson , to whom the poet laureate
has dedicatedJiis "iMew King Arthur , "
and Chevis himself has also chased
tho muses in a small way and is
the alleged author of "Tho Buutling
Ball.-
THE duke of Argyll is to visit Dun
dee on Nov. 12 for tho purpose of de
livering the first course of Armistead
lectures. The freedom of the burgh is
to be.conferred upon the duke on the
following day. The subject of his
-lecture is , "The Connection Between
the Scenery of Scotland and Its Ge
ology. "
THE duke of Portland took a house
at Doncaster this year , and entertain
ed during the recent week a party of
twenty-five bachelors. It is thought
that they had not a bad time. With
youth , health , 150,000 a year to
spend , and a dukedom , his lordship
manages to struggle along in this vale
of tears.
ONE of President Arthur's friends
kept watch of tho newspapers and
clipped out everything that was pub
lished about his matrimonial inten
tions. Just before his term expired
these clippings were all pasted in a
handsomely-bound scrap-book and
.presented to him. On the cover was
'
.stamped a quiver full of arrows' , and
the words : "Many were called , but
none were chosen. "
THE queen wrote to all her family
and announced her marriage to them ,
says Charles Greville in his memoirs.
"When she saw the duchess of Glou
cester in town and told her she was to
make her declaration on the next day
( the duchess asked her if it was not a
fnerroos thing to do. She said , " 3Tes ,
ibnt I did a much more * nervo'us thing
.a little while ago. " "What was that ? "
{ "I proposed to Prince Albert"
THE funeral of M. Emile Perrin ,
llate manager of the Comedie Fran-
'caise , was very imposing. In the pro
fession which followed the remains to
JMontraarere cemetery were members
.of the institute , depnlations from the
JAcademy of the Pine Arts and the So-
jcioty of Dramatic Authors , an4 a largo
{ body of distinguished men of letters
"and artists. The last speech over the
{ grave was by Alexandra Dumas. Ho
leaid that he had come there to dis-
Ichargo publicly toward tho memory
jof the deceased a personal debj oi
( gratitude and affection. ,
vNAME. .
Then father took the Bible down ,
And in his clear old fashioned hand
Upon its Record pages brown
He wrote tho iiamo as it should stand.
But protest came from all the rest
At giving such a little fairy
The dearest , "weetest and the best ,
That antiquated name to carry. .
And aunts and noeond cousins cry
"A name so worn and ordinary
Could not be found if one should try
As that same appellation 'Mary.1 "
And o'er and o'er again they laud
Her yellow"cqr's , her baby gracs ,
"Oh call her 'Ettielind ' ' '
, , or 'ijaud ,
Or 'Christine ' . . "
, for her. angel face.
v
"But time will change this golden fleece
To match the eyes in dusky splendor ;
Far better name her 'Beatrice , '
Or 'Imogen , ' serene and tender. "
"Oh , name the child for Aunt Louisa ,
For she soul is well-to-do
, good , - - ,
The compliment is sure to please her.
And we can call the darlipg 'Lou. ' "
Most prudent counsel , all too late !
'Twixt Malaclu's and Matthew's pages
Appears , unchangeable as fate ,
Tho name beloved of all the ages.
The Ancient gem , ita purity
Unspoiled shall grace our latest beauty ;
Sometime on dean-r lips to be
The synonym of love and duty.
*
And gracious womanhood adorn ,
Howeverfortune's gift may vary ,
Till on a day like Easter morn
She hears the Master call her "Mary. "
Columbus Dispatch.
A HIDDEN
J. S. Winter , in Harper's Bnzr.r.
Lord Archie Falconer was keeping
his hunters to the tune of a modest
couple out of barracks , and was on
his way to see them , when he chanced
to meet Avith Marcus Orford.
His Avay lay through a poor andfor-
lorn-looking district , laid out in small
and narrow streets of ugly little feat
ureless houses , built in rows to the
cultivation of nothing but a certain
air of crushed and melancholy meek
neatness , and situated about midway
between the barracks .and the town of
Wameciiffe. It Avas peopled chiefly
by such of the Benedicks among the
rank and file of the Black Horse as
Avere not on the strength of. the regi
ment.
Marcus Orford was laughing as Lord
Archie approached him , and he felt
his own face expanding into a broad
smile instantly.
"What are you laughing at ? " he de
manded.
"I found " the other
yesterday , an-
SAvered , "that Arnitfc Avas down Avith
a seA'ere attack of congestion of the
lungs a very serious case , his Avife
told me the doctor had pronounced it.
1 sent him a basket of things down
this morning ice and grapes and jelly
and so on , you knoAv for , poor devil ,
it must be hard lines to be ill in such a
hole as that" jerking his stick over
his shoulder to indicate a row of squal
id little houses behind him "and
Moore brought back Avord thatheAvas
very bad as bad as he conkl be. So 1
thought I'd come round and hear how
he is to-day. : Tis a tidy little place ,
but terribly bare and comfortless , and
I found half a dozen youngsters all
squatting about the doorstepand evi
dently expecting every minute to hear
that tiie end had come. 'Hollo , my
man , ' said I to the biggest boy , a lad
of 7 or 8 , 'are you one of Arnitt's
boys ? " 'Yes , sir , Ave're all his'n , ' he
piped out. 'Oh , are you ? ' I said ,
thinking Arnitt may Avell look as hun
gry as he generally does. 'And IIOAV is
your father this afternoon ? ' 'Very
bad , sir mortal bad as bad's he can
be , ' the youngster piped out in reply.
'An' the doctor says if father lives till
morning , there'll be some 'opes ; but if
he don't live till morning , he won't
have no 'opes at all. ' "
Lord Archie laughed outright , and
Marcus Orford continued : "But I
don't believe Arnitt Ayill live till morn
ing , poor chap ; and if not , Avhat his
Avife Avill do Avith all those youngsters
is rather a hard question. "
"Yes ; decent fellow , Arnitt ; Iliad
him with my horses for a time. Pity
he married without Avaiting for leave ;
it's such a drag on a man , unless the
wife happens to have somebusiness of
her own ; and , Arnitt , poor beggar , is
so overridden Avith children , and his
Avife's line of business not of much use
to her. "
"What Avas it ? "
"Oh , she AA'as a circus-rider , and a
ripping smart girl , too. I remember
seeing her the year I joined. She had
a pretty little face , and a pretty little
figure too , and a lot of light crinkling
fair hair that seemed to wave all over
her head in shining flecks of light ; I
never saAV such jolly hair. "
"She's a pretty little Avoman now , "
Marcus Oxford remarked. "Well ? "
"We were all more or less gone on
her , " Lord Archie continued. "The
little favorite , we used to call her. Her
circus name was Mademoiselle Favor-
ita her own , God knows ! HoAvever ,
none of the felloAvs could make any
impression upon her whatevernot
the very smallest , arid one afternoon ,
about 6 o'clock , I met her going down
to the circus with Arnitt and then I
knew Avhy. And , sure enough , very
. shortly after that she and Arnitt got
married. If he'd.put in for leave , and
Avaited till he got it , which he would
have done , they might haAe got on' ]
very well , but he married her straight
out of hand , and there they , have
stuck ever since. Arnitt ought to
ha.ve got on , for he's gentleman a
'Varsity man , too ; but ne's been un
lucky , unlucky all round. "
"You don't'mean it , " Orford cried ,
in huge surprise , "that he's a gentle
man and a 'Varsity man ? "
"Oh , but I do , though an Oxford
man. I remember his face distinctly-
as a inan.of Brnzenosa when I Avas at
Paul's , bub for the very life I couldn't ,
then , u\d have nevec > bcen able since , ;
to put a name to it. * And yet I al
most fancy and I thinfc of it every ;
time I get ; a fair look at him thai/
I've seen the face AA-ith a tuft above
*
it" '
"A tuft ! you don't mean it ? " Or-
ford cried. *
"Yes , I do. I get back to a certain'
point , and then I seem to come to a
dead-Avail , which blocks me complete
ly. "
"Oh , you must be mistaken , or be
mixing him up with somebody else , "
Orford declared. "It couldn't be , you
know ; somebody Avould be sure to rec
ognize him. "
"Well , I may be , " Lord Archie ad-
itted "I may be , but still I've had
'the same impression ever since I have
been in the regiment. Still , as you
say , I may be mixing him up with
somebody else. "
"Why don't you ask him outright ? "
"I did hint * at it once. One of the
horses Avas sick ; and we had a good
deal of trouble Avith him ; and one af
ternoon I Avas Avatching Arnitt put a
bandage on , Avhen the conviction that
I had known him before came upon
mo stronger than ever. 'This is not
the first time you and I have ha'd to
do Avith a horse together , Arnitff , ' I
said to him. He looked up at me
quickly , a flash of a look as if I mijjht
be a detective Avho had been tracking
him for years , and had hunted him
down at last. 'For Gpd's sake , don't
my lord , ' he said , all in a hurry ; 'it's
no use pretending that I Avas once a '
An undergrade at Brazenose , ' I put
in ; when , poor beggar , he gave such a
cringing shiver that I felt sure I'd put
my hand on an open wound , and
wished I had let him alone. 'Ivant
to forget all that , my lord ; I sunk that
life and everything connected Avith it
long since , ' he said , desperately. 'I
wouldn't have joined the Black Horse !
if I'd ever guessed you would have ;
been gazetted to it. ' 'Oh , it's all'
right. I'll not remind you of it
again , Arnitt , ' Itoldhimforofcoursq ;
I didn't Avant to make his burdenj
any heavier for him to carry. I knew
his face , but could not remember his
name , and should noj try to find out.
Only , ' I said' 'I do remember perfect
ly Avell that you didn't call me "my
lord" in the old days. ' 'Don't talk
about the old days.f he burst out. 'I
forfeited all that liiade them Avorth
having , and I can bear it ; but don't
remind me of them , if you knoAV Avhat
pity is don't. ' So of course I told
him I Avouldn't , and no more I did. I
neA-er tried to find him out , but I'A'O
often thought about it , and tried to
fix the name I knew belonged to the
face , but I never could ; it has always
eluded my memory just as a dream
often does. Yes , there is a queer story
at the back of Arnitt's hard life , I
knoAV that. It's a strange fate for a
man to haA'c been a tuft at Brazenose ,
and then apriA-ate in a marching regi
ment , Avitha wifepickedoutofacircus.
And he's fond of her , too ; oh , yes , for
she is not a bad sort , and Avas always
pretty. Yes , it's a queer story , very.
Well , I must be getting along by-by. "
"By-by , " returned Orford , andAA-ent
on his Avay , Avondering much .about
the story he had just heard. Mean
time Lord Archie Avent further along
the street , and turned in at an arch
way between tAVO of the little feature
less houses , Avbich brought him into
the stable-yard. He just cast an eye
OAer the animals , and then inquired of
the groom Avhich Avas Arnitt's house.
The man pointed it out , and Lord
Archie crossed the narrow , ill-paved
little street , and knocked softly on the
panel of the door. Ifc Avas opened by
the pretty , fair-haired Avife , Avho look
ed Avorn to death , and had a baby in
her arms ; tAVO other children , yet lit
tle more than infants , clung to her
skirts , and the bigger ones stood in the
background looking shyly on.
"Good-day , Mrs. Arnitt. HOAV is
your husband ? " he asked.
"Oh , my lord , he's A-euy ill , " she an
swered Avith quivering lips and eyes
brimming over , not because she had
been Aveeping much , but because the
sympathetic toneAvent straight to her
heart , and made it quiver like a harp
swe'pt by a strong hand ; "he's very ill ,
indeed ; and Dr. Granger scarcely gives
me any hope at all. "
"Who's attending to him ? Have
you got a nurse or anybody to help
you ? " Lord Archie inquired.
"Yes , my lord ; Mr. Orford sent one
in as soon as eATer he heard Arnitt
Avas ill very ill , that is. But he Avill
never get over it , my lord never. "
And loAA'ering her voice almost to a
Avhisper. "He's got something on his
mind ; I know it ; I'm sure of it. "
"What kind of a something ? " Lord
Archie asked.
"I can't tell that , my lord , " she an
swered ; "but something there is , for
certain. Arnitt is a very quiet ,
close sort of man , and though
he's one of the best husbands that
CA'er drew breath , and has never
given me a cross Avord since AVO Avere
married , and has never raised his
hand to one of the children and they
are trying at times , there's no deny
ing it he's never told me a Avord
about his past life , never a one. I
don't knoAV anything about him , my
lord , not even Avhere he Avas born , or
whether he has a relation in all the
world. But he isn't like me , my lord ;
and though he's no better HOAV than a
common soldier , he's a gentleman ,
Arnitt is ; and sometimes Icouldfancy
he Avas even more than that. "
Lord Archie's conscience pricked
him a little that he Avas obliged in
honor to keep from this distressed
little soul , with her pretty fair hair
and blue tear-drownded eyes , the fact
that he kneAV the truth of much'of
Avhat she Avas saying. Then a sudden
thought came into his mind.
"Would he like to see me , do you
think ? " he asked.
"I feel sure he wou'.d , my lorxJ , " she
answered.
"Well , you might ask him , " he said ,
for he had no desire to disturb Avhat
probably were his ex-groom's last
hours by recalling painfully to his
mind the incidents of the past inci
dents which he most likely neede/1 no
stimuluSyto remember , and which
Avould noAV be crowding back upon
him , as the past does AA'hen Ave have
nearly done AA'ith the present.
' So she Avent up the creaking little
_ _ _ _ . _ . _ .
Stairs with the baby in her arms , leav
ing Lord Archie standing in the midsfc
of the group of aAV-stricken and be-
Avildered youngsters. Hespoketo one
or two of them , the eldest boy amongst
them.and found that Marcus Orford's
Httle anecdote had been liberally
doctored in the matter of prouuncia
tion and accent , and that he in com
inon Avith all others , spoke very wel
indeed , and if not quite up to his own
standard , still very much'above the
average of a better class of children
than those living in that part of War
necliffe.
And then Mrs. Arnitt appeared
again , and said thesick manAvas very
anxious to see his lordship if he would
go up. So Lord Archie went up
alone.
It was a poof little room in Avhich
he found himself when he reached the
top of the creaking stairway , but it
Avas clean and orderly. The quilt up
on the bed Avas Avhite , if coarse , and
there Avas a pleasant-faced middle-
aged nurse in a Avhito cap sitting be
side the patient , who rose and mad (
her obedience Avhen he entered under
the IOAV doorAvay. Arnitt made a sign
to her to leave them , and Lord Archi
advanced-to the side of the bed.
"Why , Arnitt" he said , "I'm very
sorry to find you so ill ; what ever
have you been doing to get like this ? ' "
"I've about come to the end o
the journey , " said the sick man in i
painful undertone , scarcely more thai
a whisper.
"Oh ! I hope not , I hope not , put in
the officer kindly. "You must keep
up your heart. You know Avhile there's
life there's hopeand a man just in his
prime , as you are , mustn't think of
giving in yet awhile. Besides , there
are others to think of * you know , Ar
nitt there's your Avife , and there are
your children you must make an ef
fort and do your best to live for their
kakes. "
"Poor souls , God help them ! " nrnr
mured Arnitt , feebly. "I've never
been much good to her , and she's beer
'the best and dearest of AVIA'CS to me
but there'll be a provision for her anc
for them , neA-er fear ; and , Lord Archie
it Avas about that I was anxious to see
you Avhen Nellie told me you Avere
clown ueloAV. " "Ought you to be talk
ing so much ? " Lord Archie askedgen
tly interrupting. He had noticed the
change in Arnitt's manner of address
ing him a change from "my lord" to
"Lord Archie" and it made the man
more familiar than eArer.
"Oh , yes , yes what Avill it matter
in the "end ? " impatiently. "Just a
few minutes more or less. I must tel"
you some things , and get you to help
my boy into the rights andposition
which I had to forego and give up. I
JcnoAV you Avill , Avhcii I have told you
my story , beginning from the time
when you Avere Archie Falconner , of
Paul's , and Ivas Studham , ot Braze
nose. "
Lord Archie uttered a sharp cry of
recognition and surprise. "Studham ,
of Brazenose , and the ranks of the
Twenty-fifth dragoons ! Good heavens !
what could haAre possessed you ? You
must have been mad mad ! "
"No , I A\rasn't mad , not in the least ; ,
I Avas only the victim of circum
stances , " ansAvcrecl the sick man , Avith
( i sad smile ; "But , tell me , didn't you
knoAV all along ? "
"I never guessed it. I never suspect
ed it for a moment. I only kneAV lhad
jcnown you long ago in tlui old 'Varsi
ty days. Yes ; of course you are Stud-
ham ; but , heavens ! " how you are al
tered. "
"Fourteenyears of thoranks do make
a change in a man , and the Studham
you knew Avas very young and very
foolish , " the other answered.
' Then Avhat can I do for you ? Why
rton't you claim your own , and take
your own place in the Avorld ? It'sab-
burd to think of you , Studham nay ,
but you are not Studham , but Man
nersleigh , noAV , since your father died
dragging out such a life as yours
must of nece-ssity be. It's absurd , and
Ave must get you out of this at once.
"No , no ; it's a pooflittle hole , but
I'A'C been happy in it. I'll stay here
to the end of the chapter. We've got
to the last page , I fancy. Still , my
children have rights , and I luure kept
silencelong enough. "
"For Mannersleigh that is , for your
brother Taff. "
1 "Yes , Taff ; do you ever hear any
thing of him ? Have you any idea
what kind of a life he is leading ? "
Lord Archie laughed. "Oh ; he has
turned over a new leaf ; he lias given
tip the old Avays AA'ith the old name.
But how came hetoproveyourdeath ?
He must have done it to claim and
gain your father's title. "
"I don't know ; I have not heard a
word of him for years never since the
day when I last saw him , Avhen I told
him I had proof , proof of his guilt for
which I have borne the blame all these
fourteen lo.ig Aveary years past. 1
gaA'e him the opportunity of fly ing the
country , Avhich , he scouted , declaring
I must be mad , crazy , idioticto dream
of suspecting him. "
' Of what ? "
' "Murder ! " the sick man aiiSAvered.
"He foully and cruelly murdered my
mother's niece , our cousin , because he
! iad made . But what am I saying ?
I am Avandoring in my head , that I go
babbling out the secret I haA'e kept all
these years to my own hurt and ruin. "
He looked anxiously at Lord Archie
as he spoke , as if he thought he
Avould rush out of the room and pro
claim the Avhole of his secret to the
Avorld. at large ; but Lord Archie soon
Bet him at rest.
. "Don't Avorry yourself. You didn't
mean to tell me ? Well , I shall never
disclose it , don't Avorry yourself about
it. And JIOAV tell me Avhat steps I
shall have to take to secure your son's
rights. Have you made aAvill , and left :
your papers in order ? "
1 Everything ! They are all in that
little tin box. As to my Ayill , that is
made , too ; but I should like to add
something to it. if you will consent. "
"I ? Oh , of course ; Avhat is it ? "
. "To act as trustee to my children
and their mother. I dare say she Avill
marry again , and I've provided a suit
able income in case of it. "
I'Jl do it , of course ; buttellmeStml-
'lam , tell me , " reverting instinctively
co the.old name of.their"'Varsity days ,
' 'why'when you had the power to take
SA'erything and-provrde-properly an'j
suitably for your wife and * children
Avhy did you bury yourself in tho ranks ,
and let that young ruffian Taff usurp
your place. ? "
"I'll tell you. As I said , Taff flatly
refused to clear out of the Avay , and
challenged me yes , actually ' chal
lenged me to produce my proofs
against him. I liad them safe enough ,
and so I told him they're in that box
now. I shouldn't have spoken Avhat
Avould have been the good ? It Avould
have brokenmy father's heart , and
tarnished our old name ; and the girl
was dead , had been lying dead among
the sedge and bulrushes for hours be
fore Ave'found her. All the ruin that
could come upon the Mannersleigh
family would notbringherback again ,
so I determiner ! to keep silence , simply
because I could not see the good of
speaking.
"I had been all that day sitting
AA'ith my lord , but I happened to be
the first to find the poor girl , lying
face down in theAvater , and as I turned
Tier over I tore open the bosom of her
gown , in doing it , Avhen there fell out
a letter in Tail's handwriting , asking
her to meet him in that place at 4 in
the afternoon. I concealed it instinct
ively , and seeing her hand clinched up
on something , forced it open and
took from it a locket Avhich he
had Avorn on his Ava.tch chain at
luncheon. I knew it , because Ave had
all noticed it. There Avas a bit of
broken chain attached to it , evidently
AA'here she had clutched at it in the
last agony of her struggle"with him.
I shoAved the letter and the locket to
him that very night , and then , OAving
to the gossip of one of of the servants
Avho had seen me take the locket , or ,
father , had seen me take something
out of her hand , I Avas put up on the
trial as first Avitness. As soon as I
saAV in the report that it Avas known I
had the iocket , I made up my mind
ifco clear out of the Avay at once , lor ,
though I could keep silence , I could
Jiot g'u'e false evidence. I could easier
bear ruin and social extinction for
myself than I could break my father's
heart by putting a rope round my
brother's neck. So that night I bolted ,
and then I got over to Ireland and en
listed in the Twenty-fifth. But I
didn't know , I never heard , he Avas
dead. When Avas it ? ' '
"About a year ago , " Lord Archie
replied.
"Ah , Ineverheardit , " sighing ; "and
you say Tail has turned over"a new
leaf ? "
"Presides at philanthropic and re
ligious meetings , and so forth. I be
lieve he's quite a shining light among
the unco' gtiid. "
"Ah , he'll need it all , " dryly. "I
fear though , there's not much real
good in him. He AA'as al\vays a bad
lot , but my father loved him best of
us all. Well , my time is gettingshort ,
and if you Avillgeb me a laAvyer here at
once , I'll settle about the trusteeship ;
the sooner the better , there's no time
to lose. For the rest , it Avill soon be
over. I shall not see to-morrow ; of
that lam certain. As soon as you
hear of it , I Avant you to go and see
Taff , and tell him all I have told you ;
tell him that you hold my Avritten
Avord that it is all true , that unless he
admits my boy's claim , and allows
him to take his placeAvithotit delay ,
j'ou have my orders to disclose every
thing everything ! But you will haA-e
no trouble ; and 1 should like to lie ii
the old churchyard at home beside my
mother. You'll do all this for me ,
Archie ? " anxiously.
"I'll do it all to the best of my
pOAVcr , " said Lord Archie , AA'ith a
great lump in his throat and a Avhite
mist dancing before his eyes , so that
the sick man and the little meag
room were blotted out from his vis
ion.
ion."I
"I didn't knoAV that he had gone , or
Ishould haA'c done it before. ' I always
meant to put my children in their own
place , but I didn't know the old man
was ( lead. I only kept out of thcAvay
for his sake ; it Avas all for his sake. "
Lord Archie rose to his feet. "I'll
go for a laAvyer at once ; but Studham ,
old fellow , can't you make an effort
and get Avell ? I Avish you Avould. "
"It's too late now , Archie ; but
thank you all the same. "
"It seems such a pity , " regretfully.
"It can't be helped , " patiently ;
"and I kept it from him. "
And that night Private John Arnitt
died , and a Aveek later was buried as
John George Aimed , tenth Earl of
Mannersleigh , AA'hen Stephen , his son ,
reigned in his stead.
A. Story Of Arthur Gilmnu.
From the Boston Evening Itecord.
A number of architects A\-ere talking
the other day oftliepeculiaritiesofthe
bright men of theprofession in Boston ,
and they agreed that the late Arthur
Gilnian , Avho designed the City Hall ,
Arlington Street Church and Horticul
tural Hall , took the palm for dashing
belfconfidence. The Avay in Avhich his
practical humor cropped out amid
seemingly adA'erse conditions AA'as re
called Avith tAVO good stories. Though
he made a good deal oi money he
managed to spend a good deal more ,
and the result Avas that he applied on
a certain occasion to take the poor
debtor's oath. To be able to takethis
oath a person has to satisfy the mag
istrate that he is not Avorth$20 in the
world outside certain exempted ar
ticles of property. The questions put
to Mr. Gilman .by the counsel for the
creditor elicited the fact that he was
boarding at the Tremont House , then
kept by that prince of landlords , Pa-
ran Stevens , at the rate of $40 a
week.
"Is not this a high price for a man
fvhf > hasn't got $20 in the Avorld ? "
isked the laAvyer. The architect hesi
tated aboutanswering this trouble
some question , but on being told by
the judge that he must reply to it , he
exclaimed :
'Yes , your honor , I have often "told
\fr. SteA'ens that he AA'as charging me a
ireat deal too much , and I Avish your
lonor Avould present the matter to
iiim in this light. "
The coolness of this speech convulsed
ts hearers , and the judge , AA'ho kneAV
jilman Avell in his social relations ,
: ould not refrain from joining in the
nerrirjient. The Avitty architect was
Ulowe'd'to take'the o'atb.
A Talk About Murderers.
New York Letter : One of the most
experienced members of the detective
force of New York was talking a day
"The
.
murderers.
or tAvo ago about
' " "about
old'superstition , he said ,
murderers being unable to sleep in the
nighfclias more truth in it than people
may imagine. I've had a great deal
of experience ' in murder cases during
the past thirty yearsand I knoAV
whatI'm talking about. With out
and out murderers the abilityto sleep
comes strangely enough , as soon as
they have been tried and found guilty.
I am inclined to think that the fear ol
being caught has more to do in pre
venting them from enjoying repose at
night than their disturbing conscience.
I once caught acluethatledtothecon-
viction of aAVoman in Brooklyn named
Allen , Avho had noA-er been suspected ot
the murder of her husband until J
chanced to get on to it. The old man
had been dead tAvo y earsAvhen the Avom-
an first began to attract my atten 7 '
tion. I was a patrol-man then on the
Brooklyn police force , and I got home
at 3 ori o'clock in the morning. My
back of a
room Avas the fourth story
house in Henry street , and I noticed
that the lights Avere always burning
Avhen Igot in in asolitary window in the
back of the'house on the next street.
At daylight the gass AVOS turned out.
and the shade raised. This Avent on
for a long time , until the summer
months came. By this time I had
grown in the habit of watching the
windoAV carefully. The prosram AA'as
never varied until the hot Aveatherset
in. Then the light Avent out Avith the
same regularity as soon as ilaAvn ap
peared. A woman slept in the room ,
and after she had turned out the gas
she always raised the shade and open
ed both the upper and lower sash.
She always looked heavy eyed , ami
after daylight had ot thoroughly "in
to the room she Avould throAV herself
on the bed and fall asleep in an in
stant , as though from sheer exhaus
tion. That's the Avay I came to get
at the points in a poisoning case that
eanied'me my first important promo
tion. Leave murderers out of the
question and take men Avbo have
killled other men either in self defence ,
during a sudden spasm of insanity , or
as a means of justifiable revenge. D *
you think they sleep Avell at night ? Not
a bit of it. I know an officer AVJJO was
standing one day on the corner of his
street Avith his brother , Avhenasaloon-
keeper came out and shot the brother
through the back of the head. My
friend Avhipped out his OAvn revolver
and killed the murdererbefore he could
fire a second shot. That justified the
homicide , of course.Well , sir , that
man is only thirty-six years old and
he looks fifty. He can't get up before
10 o'clock to save him , because he
neA-er sleeps until daylight. Take a
case like that of Ed Stokes. Isn't he
the latest of the late rounders. He
doesn't seem to enjoy standing up to
a bar and drinking and yep at 3 or 4
o'clock in the morning he is always to
be found in some public place , Avith a.
friend or tAvo. lie does not seem
happy , and ho moves restlessly all
the time. There'u more in the ol < l
traditions than the know-it-all young
men of the year 'So are willing to ad
mit. "
A Bird Study. _
From the Atlantic Monthly.
The mocking-bird's emotions Avere
so intense and so originally displayed
that he Avas a constant source of in < - *
terest. A hand glass lying face up
gave opportunity for an amwsing ex
hibition one day. Leaning over it , he
pufforl out eveiy feather , opened his
mouth , and tried the glass Avith h'is
beak at every point. Meeting no sat
isfaction , he turned to leave it , but
first peeped slyly over he edge to seo
if the stranger were still there , no
doubt unable to get over his surprise
at seeing a birdin that position and
ready to meet his bill at every point. "
The same glass standing up brought
out a different demonstration. H *
stood in front of it and swelled
himself out , Avhile the feath
ers of the shoulders and breast
were erected. Then he opened his
mouth wide and attacked the
reflection , but Avas astonished to meet
the glass. He touched the bill of his
double Avith his OAvn , and moved all
the Avay to the bottom of the glass ,
not taking it away , but apparently try
ing to seize the one Avhich opposed his.
He lowered his heud as though to take
hold of the enemy's foot , then pulled
timself up as straight as a soldier ,
Avings and tail constantly jerking AA'ith
excitement. After indulging for some
time in these i > roceedings , he dodged
around behind the glass , plainly ex
pecting to pounce upon his opponent ,
and surprised not to do so. Several
times he drew himself up , swelled out
his breast , and blustered before the
glass. Once he flew up Avith thu reflec
tion in the manner of a quarrelsome
cock , and upon reaching che top of
the glass naturally Avent over and
landed behind , Aj-ithout an enemy in
sight. Upon this he stared a moment ,
as if dazed , then shook himself out
and flew away in evident disgust.
The deliberate , leisurely dressing
of plumage AyitliAA'hich many birds pass
aAvay the dull hours is an oc
cupation in Avhich the mock
ing-bird ne.ver had time to indulge.
He was a bird of affairs ; he had too
much on his mind for loitering. A few
sudden , thourough shakes , a rapid
snatching of the Aving and tail feather *
through the beak , or , after a bath , a
violent beating the airwith both
Avings Avhile holding tightly to the perch
with his feet suSiced for his toilet. Not-
Avithstanding his apparent careless
ness , his plumage AVOS soft and exquib-
ite in texture , and when wet the downy
breast feathers matted together and
hung in locks , like hair. Through a
common mognifying.-glass each tiny
barbule Avas t-eeii to be ringed with
gray and. silvery-white , so finely thar
the rings could hardly be secu. '
