" ' " " ' " * " " ' i - - - - . . . . H [ I HAD A ROW. H TVo two linil a row , H Somehow. acrnnn rIip whh fretful , mid I didn't carp , j OfperimpHl did something tliut bIio coutdn | bear , H I J r poilmpH a dnmoBMon ndvmiood in the ai I -iJut Jiowevi'r tliat b't tho disturbance H | thorn H j And a storm lvsjnn to brew , j At liint it muttered , H | And iiard words were uttered ; & Thcnlinrder and Jinrder until tliinpH grew j Supremely unpleasant for each of the two II And I came to think H I "Wereached tlie brink H Jj Ofthegnivoof a friendship whoso loss w | should rue , - * So E begged her pardon what clso coulii H -She deflnred she was sorry I hope it wa H And the tempest'H frown , H Smoothed slowly donn , B And it rumbled and sighed , | And whispered and dietl BI Yotnll I can hay g To this day , Hg Is no two had a row Hit Somehow. H' | But couldn't make out | "What brought it about , H | And I don't know now. HI CI tarn MiSATED BY A MADSIWE. Hi HI ' tArind how you go pokin' roun Hi " * moinr thcr rocks mid bushes , o H you'll come to yer death , " was th I impressive warning of an old "Crali H -er" woman from whom Paul Myrat m had obtained shelter the previou I ] "night , and as he was about to resum j ! iliis journey. Bjl An employe of the Smithsonian Bj | experienced and fearless , though sti ] B | | joung , he was exploring the mount B ] | = ain. regions of North Carolina ii K | search of novelties in geology , fauiii K | ; and flora , and smilingly questions Bjl 'In. return : ft I * * In what shape , my kind friend ? " Bj | "Waal , ther mountinns , 'specerl Bjl "ther out-ot-ther-way spots , am jes ft I -erlive with rattlesnakes and pilots ft I , nd ther bite am always more deadb E "afc tm s * irae of year than any other. ' | B "Yes , I know that is the populai ft "belief with regard to August , thougl B "very much to be queetioned. Blind' "When the skin they are shedding ii W , -over their eyes , not otherwise I fancy Mh ZBntliave no fears about me. Ian B " i accustomed to them , and shall no1 B Ibe deterred from adding a few rat B flcs to my collection if chance offer * B for lar < re ones. " . ' ' "Thar be plenty on 'em monstr'us I -jest monstr'us , " was answered with I a shudder , for a long life in the lo- I cality had not in the least diminished l | Iier fear. I | . Jftidding his kind friend farewell , I ' Taul Myratt took a little path that I led still deeper into mountains. But I lie did not neglect the warning , and • cut a stout , ash staff , though having much greater faith in its weight and -toughness than any power of its pe culiar hypnotism as applied to any pe es of the Cratnlus horridus. Easily killed were the few he chanced upon , for the stories of num bers found areniuch larger than the Teality , and he sauntered carelessly .along , knocking off a fragment of rroek. picking a flower , watching the "birds or listening to their song until the westerning of the sun gave warn ing of the nearness ef night. • 'Not a very enticing spot to - * camp , " he mused , as he looked over "the _ rocky surroundings , the multi plicity of dark , wide seams and cav ernous openings , most unquestion ably the home of scaly enemies of mankind. "Ah , a town within easy travel. That is favorable and time- 'ly , and I was not mistaken , there are jniutterings ofthunder in the distance iand the wind and clouds indicate a .storm. ir XIarefully noting the direction , he • gathered up his bundle of travelling • • conveniences and started. Soon he I'xeached a bold bluff , and was com- ] yelled to travel along its brink until • .lie could discover some path that \permitted descent. But suddenly and fearfully his footsteps were arrested , I iSxst by the sight of an easle , a girl ssketching. with her long brown hair , wnf ifclie peculiar shade that readily melts into gold , floating uncovered , j and then by the fearful vision of an r- Smmense rattlesnake that had crawled I from an opening undiscovered to 1 mear her feet , and was coiled ior its • deadly stroke ! Me shouting in warning , bnt his -voice was lost in the reverberating < echoes ; he detached and threw afrng- onentofrock , but it fell short of its --destined mark and dropped into a jyawning chasm ; he ran with all his -swiftness , but the distance was much too great for him to cover in time to save the unconscious girl from the poisonous frauds. For one stroke I * of his stout staff he would have given all ofliis eai'thly posessions ; now it -was as useless to him as thetreefrom which it had been severed. lie saw the snake strike , its efforts to get loose > whan the curved teeth became entangled in the dress the rwhitehand fait as to brush away : Some unknown intruder , saw it bit- -ten , that and the arm , again and again , and then as the girl realized : ± he horror of her situation , heard ihe most agonizing screams. _ A little later ( though it seemed 'to t tre-young naturalist as the lapsing of hours ) he reached the spot of the terrible combat ) disabled the loath some and furious reptile with a sin gle blowflung it far away , and raised -the fainting girl in his arms. "Winter I than a lily. , and as helpless as a ! cru8hed one , she lay there , with her lips trembling with sobs , bosom 4xeaving convulsively , and eyes fixed HI..I i i , | , i „ , m , , | , „ M | mmm Itim tmw - upon mm with the most pleadingaj peal for help. "My God ! " ho groaned , as he in terpreted her wishes , "I am utterl ; wit liout the means to aid you. Eve ; the customary antidotes 1 reckless ! flung away as a useless burden. .Nov I would give my life for them. Bu have courage ! AVe can surely read the village in time to save your lift though not you from suffering. I it very far ? " "No , " was answered with con tracted throat and husky voice ; "no but death is much nearer , and I shal never see father or mother again. " "I pray it may not be as you fear and we must hurry along as rapid ! ; as possible. You know the shortes way ? " "Yes , " with painful utterance. "AVait yet a moment , " he sah aloud , and then mentally , "thechanc is desperate and dangerous. My lif may be the forfeit , but I cannot sa one so 3'oung and fair die the mos fearful of deaths without risking it t' save , at least relieve , her. " Trained in the school he had been fjimiliar with toxicology , especially the venom of serpents , none knev better than he the danger ous task he was about to undertake A single abrasion of mouth or tongue a carious tooth through which poisor could be absorbed , would be as fata and a more sudden death thanbullel or knife. Yet there was nothing o hesitation after that first shuddering thought. "Wiping away the bloody ooze from the almost invisible punc tured wounds he applied his lips tc to them one after the other and sucked out the poison , freoing his mouth from time to time , and not desisting until assured the work was thorough- ly done , that he could do no more , Then , and without giving heed to the faintly whispered thanks , he put his arm around the girl and hurried hei forward/ But not long could she direct the way to travel , not long could hei limbs sustain her. Another terror came to break down the little remain ing nerve and strength , and she fal tered , reeled and fell. She had gone through as much of mental and phy sical suffering as nature would endurej had gone as far as she could. "With the rain descending as if the windows of heaven had been flung wide open and a second flood came to earth , with , the thunder rolling and crashing above their heads and shaking the solid rocks beneath their feet , with the lightning flashing and blinding , she lay , scarcely able to move hand or foot for self-preserva tion. But no fear of rattlesnakes then. Before the terrible majesty of t'he elemental War even they had fled terrified to the lowest depths of their noisome dens , and cowered in such fear as instinct gives , instict that in many cases is twin brother of reason. Though despairing of saving the fleeting life , yet driven nearly frantic by being alone with the girl in the now dense darkness and now blind ing glare , Myratt lifted her again in his strong arms and dashed forward. Guided by the lights of the village he proceeded , whispering hope he did not feel , receiving moaning whispers for a time and then no recognition. The girl was beyond speech ! He saw by the flames of lightning that the bitten hand and arm had swollen to an immense size , that upon the lelicate flesh wore reproduced the spots of the serpent , felt that the beating of the heart was growing fainter and fainter , that the hot breath was becoming less and less , cnew that in a little time he would oe carrying a corpse , beautiful but an lour before , the loathsome , discolored md hideous beyond the conception } f those who have never seen such a leath. Straining every nerve , panting rom speed and worn with his burden , uyratt still kept on , reached the > ath that led down to the village , ind was about to descend , when he vas met by a party anxiously search- ng for the lost girl. "Bitten by a rattlesnake ? Dying > r dead ? Stained and spotted with ihe horrible leprosy of the serpent > oison ? Oh , my God ! it is terrible , " groaned the poor father as the in visible form was placed within his irms and the fearful tale told. But the grief was as nothing to he wild agonized sobbing and hrieking of the loving mother , when he saw her darling brought in and aid upon a bed , as hideous and re- mlsive as she had last seen her bright md beautiful. Physicians came , but their experi- ? nce and wisdom availed little. The ) oison had spread rapidly , been itrongly incorporated with thecircu- ation , the action of the heart par- ilyzed until it had almost ceased to > eat. Ammonia , iodine , everything : o be thought of as an antidote , hy- Iratic and palliative medicine were ried without giving relief. The hid- ous spots grew larger and more listinet ; sinuous , twisting , creeping notions took the place of natural > nes , and hand and limb became nore swollen. The sufferings of the tricken girl became so terrible as to a use several to be carried fainting rom the room , others to turnghast- y pale , grow sick and eagerly rush nto the open air. "Can nothing be done ? Oo , my > oor , dear child ! " sobbed the heart- troken mother , still clinging to the rrithing form , still clinging to the lopelong given up by all others , "Nothing , " came answered back rom the firmly compressed lips of he physician-in-chief. "We have xhausted all our knowledge , all our kill , but " He motioned to his associates , Irew them aside and a whispered con- ultation was held. "Chloroform" was the only word hat reached the strained ears oi i'aul Myratt , but it was enough , le knew but too well what it por- iiyyiimn t 1MB b tended ; that they were discussin the propriety of easing her terribl sufferings and freeing her pure soi from the rotting clay by a lonj deep anaesthetic slumber , by or that would never be broken in th world : It was so decided , and while one < their number was absent procurin the powerful chemical combinntioi they again gathered around the : patient and watched the spasms ( pain , the horrible writhings and coi torsions , with professional interesi though not with tearless eyes. Othe than human would they have bee could they have done so. In the midst of tho stillness thn was worse than that of death , a s lence to which sound would come a the falling of clods upon the coffi lid , a stranger entered. So wild wit excitement was the town that no on could escape hearing of the accidenl In the great sorrow his presence wa unnoticed. For a single instant h remained , then wentout into theno1 clear and tranquil night , and mounl in a horse rode away at a dangerou speed. His absence was brief , bu even as he again entered tho phys cians were holding the sometime easing , the destined to be fatal anaia thetic for the stricken girl to breathe Hastening to the side of the bed th stranger almost rudely pushed th men of medicine aside , and exclaime in a voice commanding , though ir tensely permeated with emotion : "Cease ! "Why would you commi even professional murder when th poor child may be saved ? Stan baek and give me room. " They looked upon him as a mael man , and would have laid violen hanels upon and thrust him out , bu the distracted mother flung horse ] upon her knees and at his feet , am as one clinging to a straw when sink ing for the last time , begged him t ( save the life of her child. "I will , God helping me , " he an swered firmly and positively. "Hum an means , seconded by the prayer o faith , can accomplish great results. ' He took a little package from hi : pocket. "When the wrapping had been removed there was exposee to view a small , dark grayish some thing , scarcely more than an incl long and less in width and thickness • 'The madstone ! The madstonel' burst from many lips. "Now ma heaven be thanked. " "Be silent , " sterhrj commandec the stranger , "and control your selves , whatever comes. " "And my child , nsy darling will live ! " exclaimed the almost exhausted mother. "She is in the hands of the Great Physician , " was answered , reverent ly. "By mysterious ways now , as in the olden'time , Ho can heal and raise the dead , if such be His holy trill. " The followers of iEsculapiuslooked on with scornful eyes andcurlinglips , ind the young naturalist with ab sorbing interest , as the stone was ap plied to the bite of the serpent. Neith er had ever seen one of the almost abulous articles before , and doubted ts reputed power. For a moment it vas held lightly on the swollen and liscolored flesh , then it clung firmly ind pressed deeply of its own volition , md screams , prolonged and of inde- icribable agony , burst from the ashy md purple lips of the girl. "It adheres is sucking out the loison ! "Watch how it changes color , " laid the stranger , with wonderful lelf-control. There was no denying the fact. Phe dull , blackish gray rapidly fare place to green , that tleep- ned and brightened until the tone loosened its hold and loll into he awaiting hand. It was placed in parm water to disgorge and again ipplied , its power evidently less than it first , its green less pronounced un- il it absolutely refused to attach it- elf to the skin had lost all its ad- lesive power. From the first touch thescreams if the girl hael diminished , grown linter and fainter , then entirely eased , and when the madstone in its ilent way told that its mission had een accomplished , she had sunk into , sound and healthy slumber. "She will awake cured , will live , " aid the stranger. Leave her now o the rest she needs , and morning nd evening praise him whose mys- ; eries are past finding out , theGod > f mercy , pity and love/ ' "And you ? " was questioned , amid he tearful blessings of father and i other. "A humble servant of the Christ } ruciiied , the Bedeemer and Saviour , le guided my wandering footsteps ither. He caused me to haveknowl- dge of the whereabouts of this won- erful stone. I am but a simple in- trument in his hand , " A year later a young , blushing and appy bride stood at the altar of a Northern church. The same lips that ad pronounced her cured from the irus of the deadly mountain attesnake , pronounced her and 'aul Mj'ratt man and wife , he would have no other. As liey entered the room prepared for hem , and because hidden to the ves of the public , she whispered to im upon whose arm she would lean jvingly for life. "Paul , dearest , all honor to the ladstone ; all glory to the high pow- r that gave it its wonderful charm ; llthanks to the man that used it , ho has given you to me ; but in my eurt I know it was to your lips I we my life most of all. It was you ho sucked the jtoison from my eins , and " "Your lips , darling , shall ever re- ay me with their sweetness as ley do now ? " AYilliamH.Bushnell. i Mercury. . . - • - Terre Haute Express : Parishioner "Which > you thmk is the better , wealth or fame ? Country Minister Xow , that Is a fine question i come to me with , ain't it ? gsain'iiiim 'Tr-nrf > -Trregainrit.uiL imm i iijimt max Through the Fire. "Listener , " in the Boston Tram cript ; remarks that great calamitii nrenot altogether cnlamaitous.sine they sorve to bring into action sow of tlie nobler qualities of human in ture. Several yanrs ago , he says , young man set up in business an became indebted to a Lynn main facturer ior three or four hundre dollars. The business , and wors yet , the young man himself , prove to be a failure , and the manufacture did not recover a cent of his money Tho young man's father was em ployed in the manufacturer's estal lishment , and took his son's miscor duct so much to heart that he wen to the office and voluntarily assume the debt , requesting that a certai : amount should be deducted fror his wages , week by week , till th obligation was discharged. The manufacturer objected ; th son's debt was not tho father's ; th old man was poor , and he felt tha it would be mean to take the mone from him. The workman insiste upon it , however , and his employe finally gave his consent to the plan but he privately instructed his cash ier to keep the amount deducte from the old man's pay in an envelop by itself. Time passed , and , as it happened the A'ery last deduction was mad only a week or two before the recen fire in Lynn. In that fire the man ufacturer's establishment was burn ed but the safe came out of the ruin unharmed , and in itwas theenvelop containing the amount with whicl the workman had cancelled his son' ; debt. The manufacturer had it under hi ; hand. He had lost heavily by tin fire. The money was his ; but b could not find it in his heart to keei it. it.He He inquired into the old man's cir cumstances and learned that hi : house , with everything in it , hae been destroyed. The manufacture ] sent for him. "What are you going to do now ? ' lis asked the veteran employe. "I don't know , sir ; everything h gone. " "Well , " said the manufacturer , " 1 believe you have just completed the payment of some four hundred dol lars which youdidn'treally owe mc. ' : "It was money , sir , that my sol owed you. " "Yes , I know ; butl have kept it by itself , and it came through the fire nil right. I don't want it , and 1 want you to have it. " He produced the envelope. The old man's necessities overcame his pride , and full of gratitude , ho ac cepted the money with which to make a new start in the world. No man who knows what real ivealth is , will believe that the manufacturer can ever be poorer for uis generosity. > i e Dead Husbands. An exchange contains this strange tern : It is said that some of the : hief railroads in the country employ special persons to inform the bereaved amily when an employe has been tilled. This does not seem incredible , : onsidering that every year a small trmy of men meet their death on the rack. At the union depot I mec a reteran railroa < 3ertbeotherday , who aid he was from Beading , Pa. , and lad frequently discharged this pain- ul office. In giving' his experience , imong other things he related the allowing : "It was only a few days jro that I went to a. home and found he wife chatting and laughing ; with neighbor's wife while she was at • ork among her rose bushes and owers. She hadn't been married ery long. I first asked her whether er husband was at home. She star- d at me , became white as a piece of lialk. then shrieked and fell among lie plants. I helped to carry her into Lie house. 'He's dead ; my husband ( dead. I know he has been killed ! ' iVho told you ? ' I asked , when she jvived. 'Nione. . I only thought ; > . Is it true ? ' It was easy , then , to nish my errand. I once called on a • oman to tell her her husband had een killed by striking an over head ridge. This was three years ago ear Philadelphia. The woman cui-li 1 up her lip and replied : 'If he ' s beeij illed , heaven has revenged me. lis bused me long enough. He'll abusq o more women now. ' That was tha isiest job in mylinelever had. Five u ' nutes later the woman was inhys irics. " An Extraordinary Beard , Philip Hensen , a planter residing ear Corinth , Miss. , is believed to bj iie possessor of the longest beard in le world. He is a man of unusual ; ature , standing nearly feetinhu : ockings ; this notwithstanding , hi sard reaches the ground when lie is landing erect. A German residim * i Chicago a few years ago boasted oj is 60 inches of beard , but Hensen oes him several better , having many nvads in his beard which measure ver 70 inches. This remarkable rowth is but 14 years old. MBI II-c . School Mistress to be Sued. Miss Ella Eaves , a school teacher b Upland , in Deleware county , has le bad fortune of netting into troub- throuorh her mode of chastising ? r pupils. She is to be brought be- ire a justice of the peace to answer ir putting a piece of sticking plaster vara pupil's mouth to keep the child om talking in school. The boy's ther says he must have redress for lis wrong , as his son was not the iilty party. Philadelphia Times. \ i H.KAPKE Leading Tailor , Has moved across Dennison street into 1 the building recently vacated by P. Penner. t f His stock of spring goods is new and complete ' ! and lie will make clothing at LOWER FIG-- ' \ URES than any tailor in McCook. * \ W. 0. BULLARD & CO. . Jot " LIME , nARD 3E , LURUBER. SOTIASD BLINDS. COAL. _ I o o I ! 1 tot • j ; RED CEDAR AND OAK POSTS. THE CITY BAKERY. A. PROBST , Proprietor. I . Fresh Bread delivered every day Free of Charge PIES-CAKES-CANDIES-NUTS-OYSTERS-CIDER 3 CIGARS-TOBACCO-ETC-ETC. 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