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11 WStL CHAPTER I.
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T "WAS Martinmas
Sunday. The even
ing service was
I just over , and the
congregation , more
than usually
scanty , had dis
persed itself over
the Moss toward
the various farms
and fields which
were scattered here
I tJP "and there UDOn JtA Hsbt st511 burn-
I m Mr eti Ia the vestry. while Solomon
H Ik \ Muclclebaclcit , the sexton , waited on
mt KL the P ° rcl1 for tne minister to come
$
ftm forth.
IKL flit "There'll be snaw the night , " he
HHfJT muttered , placing the key in the oaken
HYm. it door , preliminary to locking up ;
I mf \ "there'll be snaw the night , or I'm sair
K T § \ mista'en. And the Annan"s rising
fc Tu / It'3 snawing nee amang the hills. "
Hf f * f All at once the light in the vestry
0 „ /jf was extinguished , and the minister , a
*
Vs | man about fifty years of age , appeared
R ' \ \ on the threshold , wrapped in a heavy
m\ \ / % winter cloak and carrying a thiex :
HtJr ) staff.
iiHk W "Lcck up , Solomon , my man , " he
H j | ) said.
V\fv Solomon obeyed , turning the key in
M \\ij the inner door , and then that of the
M \ outer one of solid oak , while the min-
B ifiter Btood waiting on the path. Then
B Wthe two , side by side , and with much
M / i tbe same kind of mechanical trot ,
AiC' passed across the churchyard , pausing
HI now an ( * aSam to struggle with the
a a
M 1 fierce gusts , and to hold on their kead-
BK : H Kear * " * c sexton nis Sunday "bonnet , "
K N/J , end the minister his broad-brimmed
BUb l clerical hat.
M \ \ Reaching the iron gate , which was
HZf rattling and creaking in the wind , they
BIe descended three moss-grown steps , and
Hjt reached the highway. Here all was
H r \ pitch dark , for the shadow of tall yew-
iHR * , * • trees fell from the other side , deepen-
ing the nocturnal blackness ; but ,
f crossing the road , they opened another
l gate , crossed the garden where the
M M& - < yew-trees grew , and reached the door
B ° * * * * e manse-
K f
K ' . .WStanding here in complete shelter ,
HrW' > they heard the "sough" of the blast
HYlf YP overhead among the tossing boughs ,
Hfl > l4 ! # * e tne w * thunder of a stormy sea.
Hff W The manse was a plain two-story
HP II building , as old as the times of the
K f | Covenant and containing numberless
HII eheerless chambers , the majority of
Hf1 * which were unfurnished. Here the
B. \ \ vReverend Sampson Lorraine had
BURdwelt in solitude for five-and-twenty
HHSk J | years. He had come to the place as
R ? W a. shy young bachelor , a student , and
B iM bookworm ; and despite all the sieges
B * that had been laid to his heart , as was
VF H inevitable in a place where marrlage-
Hl 1L able men were few and spinsters many ,
Bp JE a bachelor he had remained ever since.
H' W Peonlf yald that a love disappointment
K Wt is eariy life had made him thereafter
k ftk Invulnerable to all the charms of wom-
F " en , but at first his single condition
H J ? made him very popular. Presently ,
K | however , as his position as a bachelor
B \ , grew more confirmed , and his eccentri-
H S cities increased , he ceased to awaken
B fiJ much interest.
t % Opening the door with a latch-kes * ,
K , ft c entered a bare lobby , and striking
Hi f r4 a light , led the way into a large room
Hf 1&\ oQ the ground floor. It was scantily
K x $ ? furnished -with an old carpet , an old-
k B | * [ fashioned circular table with drawers ,
B , and several chairs ; but on the walls
Hk 31 were numerous shelves , covered with
'f \ books. The room had two large wink -
k H % ' dews looking on the back lawn which
k H -eloped down to the river , but was with-
f " % " out curtams ° * a ° y kind.
k H S A fire burned on the hearth , and a
Hf 1j | rude box of peat fuel stood by the
kr - "fireside. One side of the table was
" "
KL J spread with a clean cloth , on which
k Hr m stood a tray with bread , oatcake ,
L % cheese , and butter , and a large stone
k HR \ water-jug , a black-bottle , and some
BT * glasses.
*
P * "Sit ye down , Solomon , " said the
Hf Mminister , placing a lighted candle on
k M the table.
H \ Solomon stood , hat in hand. Every
T & Sunday evening for many a long year
B w\ 'he bad entered the house in the same
m \ \ way. at tne same bour , and received
B4 the same invitation.
k kY k 3een in tlie dim ligutof the mom ,
H % . the sexton was a little wizened , white-
k ft W haired man , with hoary , bushy eye-
k kftl r brows , keen gray eyes , and sunken ,
m Mm tanned cheeks. He was dressed in de-
H [ _ fwcant black , with a white shirt , and the
k kw m. kind of collar known in Scotland as
m jt. "stick-ups. " The minister , on the
B m other hand , was tall and somewhat
BU mportly , with a round , boyish face , gen-
K * J tie blue eyes , and mild , good-humored
k fF mouth. His hair was white as snow ,
B L and fell almost to his shoulders.
K . "Sit ye down , sit ye down , " he re-
B peated ; "and take a glass the night
I P * 'iGP5s cold- "
k K. 9 Solomon placed his bonnet carefully
VM on tne edsc of tlie table and seatei (
L\ ' himself respectfully on one of the
B\jx \ csno-bottomed chairs. Then , leisurely
ififll ' " soleranly he P ° urcd out a slass o
\ >
k Ewkikr A 1 , vsPJrit - Meantime Mr. Lorraine ,
kftkf P * baving divested himself of his cloak
V W and hat. sat down in the arm-chair by
V jfc the fireside.
& E "Here's fortune , sir. " said Solomon ,
B WT drinking off the whisky ; then , wiping
B B lis mouth with his sleeve , he sat bolt-
B Tipright and expectant , waiting to see
k B ft d * b.is superior hzi anything more to
say. But , as the minister remained
silent , Solomon rose to go.
"Are ye mindin' the funeral the
morn ? " the sexton asked , taking up
his bonnet.
Mr Lorraine nodded.
"Can I bring ye anything before I
gang to bed ? I maun rise at five to
feenish the grave. "
"No ; go to bed. I shall sit up and
read a little. "
"Weel , good-night , sir. "
"Good-night , Solomon. "
Thereupon Solomon left the room ,
closing the door softly behind him.
Lighting a candle in the lobby , he
made his way quietly to a chamber in
the upper part of the house , where
he slept , and which was , indeed , the
only chamber in the manse , excepting
the minister's sitting-room and adjoin
ing bedroom , which contained any fur
niture.
Many years before Solomon had
taken up his abode there , on the min
ister's invitation , and It was his only
heme. Besides performing the duties
of sexton and clerk , he acted generally
as factotum to Mr. Lorraine , attended
to the garden , and groomed the pens *
on which the minister made his visita
tions about the country. An aged
woman , Mysie Simpson , came in every
day to clean and cook , but invariably
retired to her own dwelling at night
fall. So the two old men were prac
tically alone together , and , despite the
difference in their social positions , re
garded each other with a peculiar at
attachment
The minister sat for some time mus
ing , then with a sigh he took a book
from the shelves and began to read.
It was a volume of old sermons , writ
ten by a south-country clergyman ,
impassioned , wrathful , and in the narrow
row- sense Calvinistic. As he read , the
wind roared round the house , and
moaned , in the chimneys , and rattled
the shutterless windows ; but as the
wind rose the darkness decreased , and
the vitreous rays of the moon began
playing on the window panes.
Mr. Lorraine lit his pipe the only
luxury in which he indulged ; for
despite his plump figure , which he in
herited , he was abstemious and a tee
totaler. Then , with another sigh , he
rose and walked thoughtfully up and
down the room ; paused at one of the
windows , and looked down the moon
lighted lawn which sloped to the river
side ; talking all the time to himself ,
as was his confirmed habit.
"Ay , ay , a wild night ! and snow
coming. Solomon says ! Eerie , eerie ,
is the sough of the wind in the trees.
It minds me ever of her , and when the
moon's up it is like the ohining of her
face out of the grave. Wee Marjorie !
my bonny dee ! Thirty long years ago
she died , and I'm still here ! still
here ! "
Tears stood in the old man's eyes
as he looked out in a dream. Through
the long years of loneliness and pov
erty for his giving was indeed a poor
one he had cherished the memory of
one who had gone away from him to
God when only in her eighteenth year.
Suddenly , there came a loud single
knock at the front door.
"Bless me , what's that ? ' ' he exclaim
ed. "I thought I heard a knock at the
hall door , but maybe my ears deceived
me. It was only the wind , I'm think
ing. "
And he placed his precious relics
back in the drawer , locking it carefully
and placing the key in a worn leather
purse rhich he carried in his pocket.
At that moment the knock was re
peated.
"Dear me ! " he cried , "there's some
one knocking after all- Maybe it's a
sick call. "
Lifting the candle from the table , he
trotted from the room , crossed along
the lobby , and opened the hall door.
As he did so the wind sprang in like
a tiger , and the light was blown out ,
but the front garden was flooded with
moonlight , save under the very shadow
of the trees.
He saw nobody , however ; whoever
had knocked had disappeared.
"Who's there ? " he cried , looking
round on every side.
There was no reply.
Perplexed and somewhat startled , he
stepped out into the porch , and in
stantaneously the door was banged
and closed behind him. He took an
other step forward , and almost stum
bled over something like a dark bun
dle of clothing lying on the doorstep.
"Bless my soul ! " he murmured ,
"what's this ? "
At the same moment a faint cry
came upon his ear. Stooping down in
great agitation , he lifted the bundle ,
and discovered to his consternation
that it contained the form of a living
child.
CHAPTER H.
COARSE Paisley
shawl was wrapt
round the infant ,
covering all but a
portion of its tiny
face. As it lay like
a mummy in its
wrappings , it con
tinued to cry loud
ly , and the cry
went at once to the
m i n ister's tends ?
heart
But in a moment the old man guess-
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jmu _ Ji _
*
cd the truth that the hapless ere-1
turo had been left there by some one
who had knocked and fled. Still hold
ing the child m his arms , ho ran out
In tbe garden and looked on every
Bide. '
"Como back ! " he said ; "whoever yc :
are , come back ! "
But no one responded. The wind
moaned dismally in tbe trees that
lifted their black branches overhead ,
that was all. He ran to the gate and
looked up and down the road , 'but
could see nobody. As he stood in per
plexity the child cried again loudly ,
and struggled in his arms. \
"Bless me ! " he murmured , "I must
take it in , or it will die of cold ! "
He ran back to the door and knocked
loudly again and again. Jt was some
time before hewas heard. At last ,
however , he teard footsteps coming
along the passage , and redoubled his
knocking. The door opened , and
Solomon Mucklebackit , half dressed ,
apppeared on the threshold. Without
'
a word the minister ran into the lobby.
"Losh me , meenister , is it yoursel' ? "
ejaculated Solomon , in amazement. "I
thought you were in bed. "
"Come this way quick ! " shouteo
Mr. Lorraine. "Bring a light ! "
And still carrying his burden , he
ran into the sitting-room. Solomon
closed the door , struck a match , and
lighted a candle , and followed him im
mediately. Then his amazement deep
ened. To see Mr. Lorraine standing
by the fireside with a crying infant in
his arms was indeed enough to awaken
perplexity # and wonder.
"My conscience , meenister , what hae
ye gotten there ? "
"A child ! Some one left it in the
porch , knocked , and ran away. Run ,
Solomon , search up and down the road ,
and see if you can find them. Shame
upon them , whoever they are. Don't
stand staring , but run. "
Perfectly bewildered , Solomon stood
gaping ; then with one horror-stricken
look at the infant , left the room , and
ran from the house.
Left alone- with the child , the min
ister seemed puzzled what to do. He
held it awkwardly , and its cries con
tinued ; then , to still it , he rocked it
to and fro in his arms.
Finding it still troublesome , he
placed it down in the arm-chair , and
softly loosened the shawl in which it
was wrapt , freeing its little arms.
Its cries ceased for a time , and it
lay with eyes wide open , spreading Its
little hands in the warm twilight.
The minister put on his glasses and
looked at it with solemn curiosity.
It was a tiny infant , about two
months old ; its little pink face was
pinched with cold , and its gr t blue
eyes dim with crying. A common
linen cap was on its head , and Its
gown was of coarse linen. But it was
so Bmall , so pretty , that the minister's
tender heart melted over it at once.
He offered it his forefinger , which it
gripped with its tiny hands , blinking
up into his face.
"Poor wee mite ! " he murmured , "I
wonder who your mother is ? A wick
ed woman , I'm thinking , to cast you
away on such a night as this ! "
As if in answer to his words , the
child began to cry again.
"I can see naebody , " cried Solomon ,
re-enteiing the room ; "I hae searchit
up and doon , as far toonways as Mysie
Simpson's door , and beyont to the
waterside , and there's nane stirring.
It's awfu * strange ! "
He looked at the child , and
scratched his head ; he looked at the
minister , and nodded it ominously. A
curious -conjecture , too irreverent for
utterance , had passed across his nat
urally suspicious mind.
( TO BE COKTINCED. )
THE TROLLEY BUZZ.
And Something Abont the Trollpy Cart
.as a Cure for Headache.
"Ever hear of the trolley buzz ? " said
a Brooklyn resident Avhose business is
in New York. "They say that some
people who travel regularly on the
trolley cars get the trolley buzz. You
know the sound of the trolley , the
bz-z-z-z that low and rises
- - - begins grad-
u.lly as the car increases in speed ,
keeping a uniform tone when the car
iSsrunning at uniform speed , and then
declining again as the car runs slow
er and stopping when the car stops ?
They say there are people who travel
regularly on the trolleys who hear this
sound all the time wherever they are ,
except when they are asleep. They
call this having the trolley buzz. I
never had the trolley buzz , but the
trolley cars sometimes do me a great
deal of good. They cure me of head
ache. I work here all day , keeping
very busy , and sometimes when I start
home at night I have a hard head
ache. I get into a trolley car and take
a seat over one of the axles. They say
that no electricity gets into the car ,
but I imagine there must be more or
less of it in the air. I know there is
something there that cures my head
ache. I sit down in the car with the
headache bad ; I get down from it af
ter a ride of about three miles , feeling
bright and fresh and with the head
ache gone. "
31ax Maretzek.
Newspaper men go into curious
places , and are forever running across
curious people in them. The last
plao.21 met dear old Max Maretzek was
a bole in the wall in West Twenty-
seventh strest , called , by courtesy , a
French restaurant We named it "Little
Del's. " One of Balzac's fat concierges
was the head of the establishment , and
it was possible to obtain an excellent
dinner there for twenty or twenty-five
cents. Max enjoyed his repast , and appeared - ,
peared pleased with the company that
surrounded him , though it was composed - , I
posed of singers , ccors and artist *
ffith. more genius than money.
"
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FOE BOYS AND GIBIS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
Birds Pazzlod by Kites John Sherman's
Meeting -with President Lincoln
How the Saying 'To Eat Crow"
Originated Other Sketches.
* - The Wind in a Frolic
• , HE wind one morn-
1,1 lnj ; sprang up
jq HI fro ii sleep ,
lvS5v'Saying. . "Now for a
K " " jSsavwE/ frolic ! now for a
3 & 0 O Now for a mad-cap
K • y. ' Kla galloping chase !
\ //fcc mJLam in make a comtno-
QL/f tion in every
> (
rS . So it swept with a
50 bustle right
* • through a great
town.
Cracking the signs and scattering down
Shutters ; and whisking , with merciless
squalls , ' ,
Old women's bonnets and gingerbread
stalls.
There never was heard , a much lustier
shout , ' , . ,
As the apples and oranges trundled
' about ; ,
And the urchins that stand with their
thievish eyes ' ' . . .
For ever on watch , ran oft each with a
prize.
Then away to the fields it went , bluster
ing and humming.
And the cattle all wondered what monster
was coming. ,
It plucked by the tails the grave matronly
, cows , . . ,
And tossed the colts' manes all over their
_ brows ; . , .
Till , offended at such an unusual salute.
That all turned their backs and stood
sulky and mute.
So on it went , capering and playing its
pranks , ,
Whistling with reeds on the broad river s
banks.
Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray.
Or the traveler grave on the king s high
way.
It was not too nice to hustle the bags
Of the beggar , and flutter his dirty rags ;
'Twas so bold that it feared not to play
its joke
With the doctor's wig or the gentleman s
cloak. , .
Through the forest it roared , and cried
_ gaily , "Now ,
Tou sturdy old oaks , 111 make you bow !
And it made them bow without more ado ,
Vr ) it cracked their great branches
through and through.
Jhen it rushed like a morster on cottage
. and farm ;
Jtriking their dwellers with sudden
alarm ;
And they ran out like bees m a midsum
mer swarm : , , ,
There were dames with their kerchiefs
tied over their caps.
To see if their poultry were free from
mishaps ;
The turkeys they gobbled , the geese
screamed aloud ,
And the hens crept to roost in a terrified
crowd :
There was rearing of ladders , and logs
were laid on ,
Wh ve the thatch from the roof threat
ened soon to be gone ,
But the wind had swept on , and met in a
lane
With a school boy , who panted and strug
gled in vain ;
For it tossed him and twirled him , then
passed and he stood
With his hat in a pool and his shoes
in the mud !
Then away went the Wind in its holiday
glee ,
And now it was far on the billowy sea ;
And the lordly ships felt its staggering
blow.
And the Uttle boats darted to and fro.
But , lo ! it was night , and it sank to rest
On the sea-birds' rock in the gleaming
west ,
Laughing to think , in its frolicsome fun.
How little of mischief it really had done.
Wm. Howitt.
Birds Puzzled by Kites.
Scientists who manipulate large kites
'or scientific purposes say their pres
ence in the air is very disturbing to
large birds. While one scientist was
flying a train of five kites , a large , sil
ver tipped eagle came suddenly out of
the higher air and swooped round and
round the first kite. As the train of
kites was pulled in the eagle followed ,
visiting one kite and then another ,
seeming uncertain just what to do.
In a few minutes , when he seemed to
have decided that they were not good
to eat , and he knew nothing about
them , anyway , he indignantly flew off
and was lost to view.
Another experience was had with a
stork that flew straight for the queer
object in the air. He apparently had
made up his mind to go straight
through it , but changed and dived un
derneath. He went around and above
it , and through a glass it could be seen
that he cocked his eye at the intruder
in a most comical manner. He started
away a few hundred feet , changed his
mind and came swooping back. He fin
ally reluctantly went away , mystified
over this queer addition to the inhabi
tants of the air.
While kites were high in the air one
March flocks of geese flying in the
"V-wedge flew over. They invariably
stopped , broke up , and hovered above
the -queer object , and at last slowly re
formed and flew away.
The Genial President.
Secretary Sherman says he never will
forget his first meeting with a presi
dent. It was shortly after Lincoln's
inauguration and he attended a public
reception , fell into line and waited an
hour or two for a chance to shake
hands with the great emancipator.
"During this time , " says Mr. Sherj
man , "I was wondering what I should
say and what Lincoln would do when
we met. At last it came my turn to be
presented. Lincoln looked at roe a mo
ment , extended his hand and said :
'You're a pretty tall fellow , aren't
you ? stand up here with me , back to
back , and let's see which is the taller. '
"In another moment I was standing
back to back with the greatest man
of his age. Naturally I was quite
abashed by this unexpected evidence
of democracy.
" 'You're from the west , aren't you ? '
inquired Lincoln.
" 'My home is in Ohio , ' I replied.
" 'I thougfct so , ' he said , 'that's the
kind of men they raise out there. ' "
Though holding the highest office in
the land , he was ever a man of the people
ple-
Entins : Crow.
The following is given as the origin
of the saying "To eat crow : " During :
the Civil war , or shortly after its close.
/
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'llr. . .
a United States soldier shot a tame
crow , the owner of which came upon
him before he had time to reload his
piece , and compelled him to eat a
mouthful of the bird. This satisfied
the owner of the bird , who walked
away , but before he had gone a great
distance he was overhauled by the sol
dier , who had loaded up again , and
compelled him to return and eat a
mouthful or two of the crow. The own
er the next day complained at the post.
The commander sent for the soldier
complained of , and inquired :
"Do you know this gentleman ? "
The soldier drawled out "Ya-as ; we
dined together yesterday. "
In every day conversation "to eat
crow" is understood to mean that an
individual takes back all he previously
said in regard to a certain matter.
San Francisco Call.
My Son ! My Son !
As I was passing along the river one
day I saw a large crowd had assembled ,
and when I joined them I found a boy ,
who was bathing in the water just be
low the dam , had gone down. After
some trouble his body was recovered.
It was found to be a young colored boy
whom no one seemed to know.
I passed down the path leading along
the levee and was met by several wom
en who were rushing toward the scene
of the accident. They made an anxious
inquiry , but all passed on relieved when
they found it was a colored boy.
At last I met a colored women. "Was
it a little colored boy ? " said she.
"Yes , " said I.
"About 12 years old ? "
I said I thought so.
With one wild cry of anguish the
woman bounded forward. I knew she
had a boy that answered that descrip
tion.
I thought as I see hundreds of boys
go down every year among the break
ers of intemperance , if every mother
who has a boy of that description could
see him in their place ; could imagine
he was one of them , what a mighty
army of brave women would be rushing
to the rescue.
He Obeyed nis "Wife.
A Scotch clergyman , while going
through a village , was requested to offi
ciate-at a marriage , in the absence of
a parish minister. Just as he had told
the bridegroom to love and honor his
wife the man interjected the words
"and obey. "
The clergyman , surprised , did not
heed the proposed amendment. He was
going on with the service when the
groom interposed , with emphasis , "Ay ,
and obey , sir love , honor , and obey , ye
ken ! "
A few years afterwards the clergy
man met the hero of the wedding in
cident. "D' ye mind , sir , yon day when
ye married me , and when I would in
sist upon vowing to obey my wife !
Well , ye may now see that I was in
the right. Whether ye wad or no , 1
have obeyed her ; and , behold , I am the
only man that has a twa-story house
in the hale toun ! "
The Scotchman went even farther
than Franklin , who said , "The man
who would thrive must ask his wife. "
Exchange.
Where the Danger Lays.
A nervous young lady called a phy
sician for a slight ailment , but one
which she magnified , in her own esti
mation , into a serious one.
"Run , " said the doctor to a servant
giving ' him a prescription , "to the near
est drug store and bring back the
medicine as quickly as you can. "
"Is there much danger ? " inquired the
young lady in alarm.
"Yes , " said the doctor , "if your ser
vant is not quick it will be useless. "
"Oh , doctor , shall I die ? " gasped
the patient.
"There is no danger of that , " said
the doctor , "but you may get well be
fore John returns. " Boston Traveler.
The Xyasalnntl Gnn.
The gnu is one of the oddest appear
ing : animals that inhabits Africa. It is
very wary , and extremely fleet of foot
Ukfi '
The picture here presented very strik
ingly j presents the peculiarities of the
.
animal's head.
A Just Protest.
A gentleman had left his corner sea"t
in an already crowded car to go in
j.earch of something to eat , leaving a
i 'ug to reserve his seat. On returning
he found that , in spite of the rug and
,
the protests of his follow passengers ,
the j seat had been usurped by one in
lady's ] garments. To his protestations
her ] lofty reply was :
"Do you know , sir , that I am one of
the \ director's wives ? "
"Madam , " he replied , "were you the
director's only wife , I should still pro
test. " Argonaut
Ever Hoperul.
Quiller "Have you had any manu
scripts , accepted 3-et ? "
Twiller "No. but I feel considerably
encouraged. The last manuscript that
was returned to me the editor had kept
for eight months. I never had one kept
for ; more than six before. "
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TALK ON CUBA. |
Oatrool : Worse Than Kror , With No Slffn % Ji
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New Yonir , Sept 0. General Fits- | n
hugh Lee , consul general at Ilavana , # fl
accompanied by his son , arrived from * a
Havana to-day. He said that ho had \lm \
been buffering from biliousness for | * 1
some time , but felt very much better { * *
after the trip. Aslcetl ns to whether jjlj
he would return to Cuba or not , ho ' ij
shook his head and said : "I cannot fit
answer that , and I would rather not - jj
talk on Cuban affairs until I make my Jj
report in Washington. " eM
Of the case of Evangelinn Cisneros , -H
the general said : "Tho young woman fj
is now confined in Casa Rechohidaa. a
She has never been tried and I do not
think it was ever intended that she
should be banished. The stories of
her ill treatment are very much exag
gerated and were it not for the hub
bub that has been raised about her , J
the girl would probably have been |
released long ago. In fact , I was given j J
to understand that her name was on i |
the pardon list. She has corafortablo | m
quarters and is treated as weTl as possible - { |
sible under the conditions. There is _ | 3
deal of in Cuba but *
a good suffering , • |
the Americans numbering about 1,400 , aj
are being cared for from the fund of ' a
550,000 which was appropriated for 1
that purpose. They receive relief 1
daily and up to the present time about
515,000 has been expended. "
"Is there any sign of business im
proving or a change for the better in. j
Cuba ? " was asked. , :
"No. I am sorry to say there ia '
not , " replied the general , "and there
will not be any improvement until the
war is ended "
"When will that be , general ? "
To this last question General Lee
replied in Spanish , a free translation
of which is , "That is too much for me ;
I cannot say. "
General Lee and his son , Fitzliugh ,
jr. , went to West Point to-day to see
his other son , George M. , who is at the
military academy there , and to
morrow they will leave for Washing
ton. Among the other passengers
was George W. Fishback of this city ,
who said that his trip to Havana was
purel3r on private business. He de
clared that there was a great deal of 1
suffering all over Cuba and that the I
condition of the people was even worse I
than when he was there last as seere- 1
tary to Commissioner Calhoun , when f
the latter was investigating the " Ruiz |
case. He saw Miss Cisneros at tha s |
Casa Rechohidas , and he kaid the re
ports regarding her treatment were j
grossly exaggerated and that the i
young woman was .fairly well treated i
and did not compiui- when he was 1
speaking to her. ( i
MADE A BAD JOB OF IT.
"Gunnysack Bed" Load Both T < egs la |
an Attempt to Hold Up a Train.
Newton , Kan. , Sept 9. Conductor
O'Rourke , who runs between here and ,
Dodge City , on train No. 32 , reports
that early yesterday morning , jnst as
he was leaving Ellinwood , his train
was boarded by a man called "Gunny-
sack Red" and three other men. The
men evidently intended to hold up the
train , but "Gunnysack Red" fell un
der the train and his legs were cut off '
just below the knee. This friphtened
the other men , and they ran , leaving
their companion on the trade The
man was picked up and taken to Ellin-
wood , where he died. He was in jail
there for several weeks on the charge
of killing a negro. It was learned
that the man was an old criminal ,
known all over Western Kansas , and
that his right name was Robert
Browny He and
his companions were
iluding the officers. The other men
were captured later in the , day and
lodged in jail.
Work of Wine and Women.
Kansas City , Mo. . Sept y. A. F.
Madden of Rrookfield , Mo. , a brakeman -
man on the Hannibal & St Joseph ,
was shot and seriously , if not fatally ,
wounded by Phil McCrory , a well-
known saloon keeper , in front of Eva
White's disorderly house at 230 West I
Third street , at 10 o'clock last night
Eoth men had been drinking , and the
shooting was due to jealous * . * on the
part of McCrory of the White woman.
St. Louis Girl Die * First.
St. Louis , Mo. , Sept 9. The first
victim of the yellow fever plague , that
has made its reappearance at Ocean
Springs , on tbe Mississippi coast , was
a St Louis girl. Miss Penelope Emma
F. Schutze , daughter of F. C. G.
Schutze , a well-to-do retired merchant
of this city. The family formerly-
lived in Birmingham , Ala.
Corn Fotliler Drying Up.
Abu.en'e , Kan. , Sept. y. The con
tinued dry weather has done much in
jury to the corn fodder , which is dry
ing up rapidly. Farmers are working
almost night and day to get it cut and
shocked for feed for the large number
of cattle to be fed here. Great diffi
culty is experienced in getting hands
enough to gather it.
Minister Arter a Consulate. l
Washington , Sept. 9. National" •
Committeeman Kerens has filed the
application of Rev. Mr. T. M. S. Kenney -
ney , of Trenton , Mo. , for appointment
to some good consulate. Rev. Mr.
Kenney is a Baptist minister and has
the backing of prominent Baptists all
over the United States.
A Venerable Missouri Woman Dead.
Nevada , Mo. , Sept 9. Mrs. Re
becca Ryan , aged 9 ? years , died at her
home in Virgil township yesterday.
She was born in East Tennessee April
4 , li00 , came to this county over forty a
years ago and had lived here ever '
since.
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A Carso of Corn for France. "
PniLAr Ei.iMiA. Sept 9. The British
steamship Recca sailed from this port
yesterday with " J4.70G busnels of corn
consigned to Bordeaux. This is the
first cargo of corn shipped to France s
in many years. ,
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