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P * PREAM1N' O' HOME
H AtUvila Cimntitultnn
B I cant tell Jos' whnt's coma to her , an' yet I
M think Its elenr
B That somclliin's poln' wrong o' lalo to see
H her Blttln' tlicro
H A droamln' In the doorway , with that look
B Into tier eyes ,
H As ct they still was rcstln' ' on the ole time
H llulds ami skies
H | She's ntwn.is drcntnln' , drcamln' ' o' the llfo
H wo left behind ,
B Thellttlc two-roomcottngc whore the tnornin'
glories twined i
The roses In the garden , the yellow sunflowro
BVB era
The violets , but slio hcrsclC the sweetest
H Mower o < all
H
1 Vou sec , the ustcr sit thcro In the doorway ,
B no content ,
The sunllowors fnllcrm' the sun , no matter
H whoru ho went ;
1 The brown bees sli | ) > ln' honey nn' bu7zin'
K roun'tho place ;
H The rotes cllmbln' up to her an' stnllm' ' in
H An1 now she cant forgot It When I toll her ,
M Little wire ,
H There ain't no use In gricvln1 for that sitnplo
M country llfo , "
1 She twines her arms nrouu' my neck , an'w
H Btnlltn' swccl tosco ,
H Shesuvs : "It seems so far awny to where
H woustorbel"
B Tlicro nln't no usn In chklln' ' or snytn' words
H of cheer :
H There's nuihln' In the city llfo she wtis ustcr
l Where proachln' cum butonco o month an'
1 streets curs didn't run ,
B An'folks they tolo the tiuiu o'dny by lookln'
V utttiosuu
K An' lnrlts cot up tit peep o' dawn and undo
B tno moddcrs ritii * ;
M 1 tell .vou folks , when ones ' brought up tojes'
thut kind o' things ,
B Its hnrd to got away from It , old feelings
k bound to rlio ,
H An' tniiKo a rutiulu' over In a woman's ' leua
H dor
B So thcro she sits a droimtn' , till I git to
BBSS drenmln , ' , too ,
BBBB An' when har head droops on my breast and
BBBB sleep rail * like the dow
BBBB An' closes them sweet eyes o' ucrs.onco mora
BBBH wo scorn to bo
BBBV In the old home , whero'll wo rest some day
B BB together her and mo
B
MY CONFESSION
B Leon Mend , in Now York Star :
H Thouirh 11 ring at some distance ) from
H the city , I was stilllolontly in touch with
H urban life to bo spared the appellation
B of ti rustic ; . Yet 1 was cillcd an cccoii-
K trie mini because , boiug somathitig of
B tut oxporiuiunUiliatia , 1 seldom did
B things lileo nuiglibai- .
my s Tliuy roa
B eranlod mo as a linnnlosoalot , and iiiv
P the com nunlty I w.w chaiMctcruoil as
B ' bettor than fool nvorTtgo " Lint [
B iiovcr muidctl the opinions of my follow
B citi/.ens I'ospacttiijr myself Year after
H year I wont on ovparlnuntiiirr with my
B booliivos , my grapa vines , my fruit trees
H nnd my crops
B To bo ontiruly frank , my knowledge
H of Horace my subso Iptions to three
B agricultural pipurs and my only until
B iu < * : dovotioa to the moro soioutUic
B nntlioJsof fat .niiig did not aisisL mo
,
| iinanhilly While not aslriuir | ; ' ' ) to
| reap a fortune in agriculture , I dared
BBBj to hopj lor a uiiiJoi'atu mtuotiryHue -
BBBj cussfrom the application of approved
H modern molhuJs to agricultural alTairs
Bj But thov did nut appeal * to sucoood At
B the end of cucb year I found myself
BBBt Bomcwhat poorer than I hud boon tit the
B beylniiiny Despite my iuduHtry , my
B tuircs did noftlirivo VVhilo I was Ueop
B in the study of onsila o and other
B interesting matters , my produce garden
H beeaino choked with woods and nottlcs ,
H and while I was eradicating them by
H hand ( a laborious process requiring a
H fortnight Ktcady toil ) my little dairy
H of six cows died , one by one , of an
H opidemio which olhor biilTororsliko my-
H eolf culled by a great variety of names
H So matters went from bail to worse ,
H • • and finally , being cramped for a little
H ready money , my small bulunco in the
H First National bunk of Contorvillo the
H • nearest town having boon gradually
H withdrawn , 1 began to ponder how I
B could raise the necessary amount with
K nut borrowing or mortgaging my farm
B At last I decided to sell my four carrier
BBBJ tuguons , which eonio three * years before
BBBf liad been presented to mo by a friend
BBBj who had procured them in Italy
BBW Ho assured mo that originally they
H bad belonged to a Noopolitau count ,
H who , while imprisoned for a ci line , had
H used thorn as mubsengers between him
H self nnd his lady love This count , it is
H uld , did little else during his iucarcor-
B ntion but indite burning epistle ? to the
B _ fair senorita and dispatch thorn to her
H by those pigeons , which were kept lly-
BBa ing from the orison to his sweethearts
BBV villa nnd back by day and night The
BBa Konorita , of course , responded to each
BBa i m passion oil vow of her captive lover ,
BBf nnd to etioh of her perfumed nolos was nt-
B tuehed a scarlet ribbon , which was tied
B o the tail-feathers of the faithful ear
B
BBl Neapolitans who lived in the neigh
B borhood of the prison used to stand in
BBb the street for hours watching the pig
BBh cons sot forth from nnd return through
BBa the narrow socond-story window of the
BBa cell occupied oy the count This was
BJBj ono of the interesting sights In Naples
BBa Finally , the count died suddenly while
BBV in the act of addressing ono of his most
BBB nrdont deehuatlons to the senorita , and
BBj his property , including the pigeons ,
BBB was publicly sold to redcom his debts
BBS Wliat became of the fair senorita I
BB have never heard , l'crhnps she Ian
BBj gulsliod away lu a convent Mv friend
BBV happened to Jo in Niiplos'ut the tlmo
BjBJ of the sale of the count Gracedo's
BjBJ olleetSj nod ho bought the pigeons at n
BJBj ruthor extravagant price Hut each
BJB one was indeed a rura avis
BJB As I have paid , lie presented them to
BBV mo in romombraiicoof oureluso friend
BJB ship formed while at college On ac-
BjB count of thu romnutia story ho related
BBl concorniiig thum , I always had dourly
BBT prlzad thoin.binco bocoinlug their pus
H t sessor And now , though I needed
BB money , I keenly disliked the idea of
BB parting with them In my bachelor
B loneliness they hud boon cxcolloiitcom-
BB panions Thniughout my fony-llve
BJears' oxistouco I never have boon
BM uspcuinlly fond of domestic pots , but
Bj these pigeons won my toudor alleetions
BB from tlio dart , nnd I trust I shall not
Bfl ho considered vuiulf I hint that my
BB feelings yore charmingly reciprocated
BB hy them They 11 led ns much in-
BB } doors as out , They folloivod mo to
BjB Jlho fields and lndulgod in their
B own instlnclivo pastimes when I was
B too busy to pay them uttontion , but they
B wore never fur uwny from mo At
B night when I wont to my ohamboi * to
B read , or into my adjoining homemade
B laboratory to fuss , they accompanied
BBJ mo , and , lighting on my sliouleer ,
BBfl would con and pose in the most piqu-
BBl aiitly nlToi'tlouuto mnnnui * . I culled
BJBJ tlieinrosiwctlvoly''Jo-jophlnq , " uftoi * a
BBfJ young lndy for whom I ouco otitortained
BBl u sontlmoiitnl but futilu regard , and
BBJ ' Tobias , " after u favorite deccabed
Bfl uncle ; ' Penelope , " utter a married sls-
BBV tor mid "llalpli , after my friend who
B gave mo the pigeons
BV After they thoroughly know ma I
BM tested their training by taking thorn
Bfl ! ona day Into a hillside forest about four
Bfl , miles distant from my homo and leuv-
i ing thoin In olmrgo of my farm hey , who
B uccompunled mo , with instructions to
frco tliom within an hour I hastened |
back to my house , which I ronchod be1 |
fore ! the hour was up , nnd gottlng my
briarwood pipe nnd tob.icco pouch '
Boated myself on the vornnda to awnlt ,
the coming of my treasures Soon , how
ever , doubt began to nruy upon my
thoughts Would thyy cvor t'oturnV I
oagerlv consulted my watch The hour
would 1)0 up in three minutes These
thrco ' minutes , how full they wore of
suspoi el but I will not puuso to do-
tall my misgivings light minutes
later I descried throe birds Hying di-
roetly townrd niu Yes , thov were my
) pigeons I bolluve I never extended n
moro genuine welcomu lo any human
being than I did to Itinin us they
landed on my outstrochud arms Nor
were then * greotingH in their dumb
way , lots eorJlnl Hut k is enough to
say that I liked my pigeons and thut
they , liked me
IT
I did not need the money for myself ,
because ( my habits ol llfo were very
simple mid Inexpensive at that time
True , In my college days and tiftorwurd ,
while ; I mingled with the \vorld. I spent
money freely too freely , in fact , for a
man whnso legacy had boon lint $20,000.
Hut , fortunately for mo at about the
time I had noni'lv run through my in
heritance I begun to thirst for scieutillc
knowledge I purchased iv farm of
nearly two hundred acres mid a consid
erable number ot booksand in this way
settled down I entertained a vague
notion that I could buoohio an accomp
lished scientist and a practical farmer
tit the same time
. I desired money to give my younger
brother [ , a worthy uspiruiit for logul
honors , who was suffering from what
Is I commonly known as catoract of the
eyes This trouble had become so seri
ous ns to require him to consult an ouu-
llst , who hud urged him to submit to an
operation at once Tack wrote mo the
circumstances and appealed to mo for
money to pay for the operation • 'My
whole career , ' ' ho wrote , ' • depends upon
this operation , which Or I'owoll as
sures mo ho can successfully perform
What could 1 do In the law or in any
thing ' elbe , without my ovcsightV I
dislike to call upon you for funds , but I
know of no ono else to apply to It
would be a nlty and a shame , now that
1 um mlinlttod' the bar and stand a
fair f ; show of working up a practice hero
lu i ] Now York , to have everything go by
the board Dear brother , help mo if
you possibly can The operation will
cost only $100. With that sum I think
j can manage it , as I have a little laid
away to moot my board , laundry bills ,
etc t caiyiot see to write this so my
[ friend Lawrouco Shipley , is kindly not
ing as my amanuensis "
, It is ui.noccssary to ohsorvo that this
letter touched my heart I had not
heard , from Jack before In nearly three
months i : He was a pushing , indopoiid-
deut , clever fellow , and I never had
had any occasion to worry about him ,
except in regard to his poor oyesij lit
Hut previous to the receipt of his letter
j had not known how bad it was getting
Of course , I rcsoK'ed to provide Tuck
with the money But how ? The pars
ing i out of my hands of my ohtlro farm I
should not have allowed to stand in the
wav of furnishing him with asststnnco
in his oxigoucy But being a man of
middle , ago and not as practical as the
law 1 will allow a man to be , and albo
seusitivo us to my shortcomings In this
respect ' . , I really hated to give up my
farm
After much reflection I hit upon the
expedient of disposing of my cherished
pigeons The very afternoon 1 received
Jacks letter I worded an advertisement
to insert in the Centorvillo Weekly
F.irmorund ' Uural Companion , and plac
ing ' . it in an envelope , with u note to
the editor requesting him to send his
bill for the same , gave it to dim Blood
goou , inc sinjo ; urivor , louoiiver , as ins
I rocking vehicle rattled along the dusty
> turnpike t in front of my house aboutsun-
sot The notice ran ns follows : " Gordon
don Hildroth , Esq , of Woivvor Valley ,
olTors for sale four beautiful carrier
pigeons , with a history For terms inquire -
quire of the owner "
On the following Saturday morning I
was , sitting on my vornnda nftor having
eaten a frugal broakfust , prepared ns
usual by my housekeeper , Priscilla
Dudley 1 , when a lively team and buck
board j , whoso npprouoh from the direc
tion i of Centroville , over siuco it ap
peared in sight over the knoll on South
Hill ; I had boon watching , turned Into
the | lane loading up to my modest
domicile ( This unusual circumstance
at , once directed my attention to the solo
occupant , of the conveyance , whoso
form j nnd features were now plainly
vibiblo Ho was a trillo stoop shoul
dered , were a drab colored slouch lint
and i uu outer coat of the same hue , and ,
though j it was July , thick buckskin
gloves , A nearly ox 'haustod nnd poorly
j lighted oigar rested lu ono side of Ills
rather ] cap minus mid sensuous looking
mouth lie did not glance at mo or nt
my house during the tlmo ho was driv
ing up the lane , which covered a dis
tance of " 00 yards from the turn pi ko
liven when he stopped opposite my
threshold his gao was rolloctively in
clined downward Ho cllmbod clum
sily out of the buokbodrd , for ho was a
heavy mini , put his whip in its iron
soekot ; and curled the reins carefully
around the whip Then , after patting
the Hank of the nigh horse and testing
the security of the nearest front wheel
of ( the buekboard , ho turned sedately
and , looking unnoneoruodlvat mo , said :
Mr Hildi'oth , 1 believe " •
' • That Is my mime , sir , " I replied ,
amiably
"I noticed in this weeks Rural Com
panion that you have soma carrier
Eiigeons to soil My nnino is * George
ullon I thought I'd como up ana
look at em ' '
Very well , " I said Como up and
tiiko a chair nnu I will call the pig
eons " ,
Ho slowly nsccndod the stons of the
verundn without sneaking I know my
vsltor } by reputation ns n bird faneior
and dealer , una Irolloctod with a joyful
thrill that ho would not have boon
llkoly to drive all the way from Center
villo , nineteen miles , just to boo mv
pigeons A peculiar whistle which I
liuule brought the four birds at ouco
As usual they lighted on my arm
They lookllko the genuine article , "
absorvod Mr l'ullon , uftor gazing nt
thorn for several moments , during
which I hud brlolly narrated their his
tory to linn Tie allowed no disposition
to higgle Uo otTored mo $100 fqr the
four pigeons , and aflor u roproncliful
moment I acooptod the oiler My pots
were placed lu a wooden cngo which
Mr Pillion hud brought with him under
the sent of his buclcboard As ho was
about leaving , ho admitted that ho had
hoard of mv pigeons from different par
ties , and that lie had been desirous of
gaining possession of thorn , sAftor
Mr l'ulloii wont awny I felt thor
oughly ashamed of myself for having \
surrendered my boftutlful birds tea 1
a stranger wjio desired thou only for a ;
speculative object But when I thought
of poor Jack and the help the $100 would 1
bo to him , my self-reproach , so to 1
speak , ovuporated , The next day I for .
wurdod the money to my brother , and
in my loiter fraternally expressed the 1
earnest wish that the proposed oper
ation would prove successful
HI
About four days af tor I hud disposed l
of my pigeons , 1 received a startling
message i ftom my slslor and her hus
band 1 , who resided in n , nourishing
Ponns.vlvnula 1 town , where the latter
was outraged in a maiiufncturlng busi
ness i The dullness of the previous
season and the reverses of the llrm had
resulted i in an assignment , ltoracc
my I brotliot'-iri-lnw wrote mo the p.irtlo-
ulurs i of the failure und entreated mo to
como to his rescue wlthaloan To this np-
pn.il my sister Ponelone added a pitiful
supplication for liiiiiueiiil relief , making
a i strong point by referring to her two
children t who , she said , would soon bo
in i want of u crust of broad to keep
their I llttlo bodies and souls together , if
I did not hoed this petition That part
of i the letter wrltton by lluraeo wns
couched < In less doleful words and dis
played ] a luoro practical vlow of the
situation i Ho thought * M,000 would sot
him : nu his feet , though Hint amount
did i not cover all his liabilities But ho
hoped to gnln the renewal of eortaln
notes against him , in which case , with
the $ : i,000 , ho could continue work In
his factory and within alow months redeem -
doom his obligation to me This wns
far moro serious than my brother lacks
mo lost request , but I was just as anx
ious to eomply with it
It was clour that I would bo obliged to
niortgngo my farm The only doubt was
wlu thei * 1 could ralsu the necessary
amount in this way I immediately sent
word to Squire Willoughby , the richest
man in the township , who lived about a
mi to up the valley , to como und sou mo
on business Ho rode down after supper
that dav , and I told him what 1 wanted
Wo walked over the lurin and ho men
tally look an inventory of it At last
ho said that hr > would not take a mort-
gugo for over fciDOO It was useless try
lug to persuade him to raise Ills bid
even 3100. Sol was obliged to accept
his ell er , and the next dny the papers
wei'o prepared and signed , and ho
handed me his cheek for the amount
Lute that nftornoon I was In my
gnrdon , hojing my potato patch and
wondering how I might secure the nd-
ditioiul $100 lo make up the oven ft,000 :
that my sister Penelope and her hus
band desired , when suddenly I became
awnro that something had lighted on
my right shoulder Turning , I saw
.lipophilic I could easily recognize her
by the golden btwyi ring round her
neck Yes , hero was my favorite
pigeon Josephine Ere I had tlmo
to salute her , the other three
were scrambling for the best resting
place on my shoulders I nt once
dropood the boo and made for the
house overjoyed at * the unexpected re
turn of my pots , which seemed equally
clatod at having found mo Where
did from ? ' " How
you come did you
got a way V" Are you not afraid that
it will bo suspected whore you tire : " '
These were some of the inquiries I ad
dressed them as I approached the
house The only answer they gave mo
was an affectionate satisfied coo , us
they nestled closer to my neck It was
a pleasure indeed to have my pigeons
back again After wo had onjoved a
play spell as of old , I bocanio medita
tive I roiiboned to myself that the
pigoous could not have escaped from
Mr Pullon Ho had dealt too long in
specimens of the fenthory kingdom-'foi *
such a thine to bo probable The most
Slnuslblo inference was that thov-had
oserted the pirty to whom Mr Pullon
hue sold thorn Was it likely that this
party would endeavor to recover thorn ?
Yes and would ho not naturally go to
Mr Pullon to ascertain from ' whom ho
had obtained thorn , nnd then come tome
mo with the question : Have you soon
anything of the four carrier pigeons
you sold the ether dny to George Pullon
of Centroville ? "
Hint , too Boomed llkoly At this
point in my roIlectionI wassos/.od with
the first dishonest thought which I
think ever crossed * my mind
The first town of any considerable
size north of whore I livoa was Truck
ton , twonty-two miles distant It wns
lnrgor by some 4,000 inhabitants than
Ceiitervillowith which it was connected
by a stugo route Between these two
towns I had divided my patronage
among the stores , and if anything , I
was bettor aoquulntod in Truckton than
in the other plnco I know of a man in
Truckton who kept a largo bird estab
lishment , and I now conceived the Idea
of going to him and trving lo sell the
( igures I did not pause to consider the
total lack of honesty Involved in this
act , my whole mind being concen
trated upontho wish to procure the
$ . ' 1.000to send my uufortunato kindred
The stage from Contorvillo usually
passed my house on its way to Truckton
every morningat about 10 ocloak With
my pigeons carefully concealed from
sight , in a bnndlu so arranged ns to fur
nish them sulllciont nir , I hnilod the
drivorof the Truckton-bound stugo on
the following morning , and mounted to
the vacant scat beside him During the
journey T attempted to maintain my
usual composure , and to forget ns far as
possible , the nature of my errand , but
my conscience , like the proverbial
kingly crown , would not easily rest
Haunted by the fear thut my double
dealing would bo delected , and thus
bring mo to disgrace , my manner and
words must have Boomed nrtlllcially gay
to the Btago driver , though ho gave
forth no sign that ho suspected tno of
any mysterious purnoso
Arriving in Truckton I at once proceeded -
ceodod to the shop of Mr Sinclair , the
bird dealer Without waiting to ex
change the enstomary commonplaces , I
undid my buudlo and explained to him
that the four pigeons that flow out were
for sale
The birdB , " I nervously romnrUod ,
"ivs you can see , are very line speci
mens They huvo sir , a remarkable
history "
Mr Sinclair closely scrutinised the
birds , and asked : What is their his
tory ? "
I tlioroupon rolutod to him the story
of the pigeons , to which ho listened at
tentively , but with a slight expression
of inorodullty When I hadllnishod ho
rnthor ludillorontly inquired my price
for thorn I replied that I valued thorn
at $150 , which sum ho pooh-hoed as al
together too exorbitant After consid
erable hlckoring ho agreed to glvo mo
$125 , which I accepted I then loft his
shop secretly pleased at the success of
my roguery
Squl ro W illoughby's check for $2,000
I hud in my pocket That and $100 I
had exchanged at a Truckton bank for
& 1,000 , , made out to the order of my
hrothor-ln-law , Horace Dunbar , to
whom I Immodlatoly mailed it I re
turned homo on thu Centrovlllo Btago ,
nnd for sevornl days afterward I kept
myself very olosoly indoors , allowing mv
farm boy , John Sunders , to perform all
the duties dortaining to the farm
Only under coyer of darkness would I
steal nut for my usual oxurolso , and fre
quently I cut short my walk by roasou
of a vuguo four that I was being fol
lowed , During this period my llfo wns
mifeorablo , und I learned for the IIrat
time that conscience not only mattes a
coward of a man but tortures him worse
than any bodily pain I was somewhnt
consoled , however , for my dishonest
transaction with Mr Sinclair , by the
receipt of a letter from Penelope and
Hornco alottorfull of tondorgratltudo
nnd thanks for the relief I had afforded
thoin ; and , finally , I gave up brooding
over my infamous deed , and soothed
my conscience with the resolve that us
soon as possible I would trace the party
to whom Mr Pullon had sold the pig
eons und relmburso him for their loss , I
I now began to tukf an interest in my J
farm and instead of delating so much
of my tlmo to my booliiVos and to the
enro of my fruit trees , I labored hnrd
llko an ordinary farm hand at tilling
the soil Ono nftornoon jWhilo engaged
in plowing In a now Hold I had freed
from stones and stumrM , 'I ' hnppcnod to
look up at the sky wondorlng what the
wonth'jr would bo on the morioiv , when
I ohsorvod four birds living in a straight
Hub towards mo Instinctively I know
they were my four pigeons which
neither time nor dlstnneo , It seemed
could alicuuto from mo A moment
later they wcro poshed on my
shoulder , indulging in their wonted
coolngs nnd manifesting n redun
dant joy in ugulr being with their old
muster
This time their rot urn affected rae to
tears , and exultantly I called to John
who was in a neighboring fluid , to con
tinuo my labor at the plow , and went
prancing homeward with my pigeons
fondly clinging about mo Upon reach
ing the h use Prisolllu handed mo a
letter , which hnd boon left by the post
inini during the day I opoued the letter -
tor which was from Jack , and road as
follows :
Nr.w Yoiik , Aufr 10 , IS .
Dear Hrothcr : I tun now In the hospital
nmt getting along piotty well , the phjsicians
Bay The operation was performed Inst
week and my eyes must bo ka it bandaged
for three weolts I wns obliged to como to
' the hospital in order to obtain the necotBiry
care which inv c.iso donmnds It will coit
nnnthor f 100 for biurd hero nud profoss'onnl
services Cin you tmsibly r.iko up that
nmoutit for ma ! I will work mv nails oft to
repay you at the earliest opportunity Holi |
inc dear brother , throueh this crisis nnd
you will novel * regret It AfToctionately
yours Jack
In the perusal of this mossngc T did
not lese my patience ; on the contrary ,
I rooklessly determined to double my
sin and again soil the pigeons this
time in the largo city of Pittsburg , fifty
mlles away Thonoxtmornlng I' started
on the Truckton-bound stngo , my pots
securely confined in a bundle as before
I had but an hour to wait at Truckton
before taking a train for Pittsburg I
did my wailing in a remote corner of
the gontlonion's room in the station ,
behind a newspaper I ronchod Pitts
burg too late in the day to transact anv
business , but before going to bed I
learned the name of the largest bird
dealer In the city from the hotel clerk
The uoxt morning I visited the bird
shoo aud ciimo away with $1H ! ) , which I
mailed to Jack , in care of the New
York hospital
Little remains for mo to add I re
turned homo , my conscience hardoncd
by the repetition of a dishonest net , and
resolved that so long as my pigeons re
mained faithful to mo , nnd my family
continued uufortunato , I would pursue
the same policy My pigeons did re
main faithful , for in less than a week
after I disnosod of thoin in Pittsburg
they returned to mo But happily , my
family did not have occasion to appeal
again to mo for funds , and so I was ,
perhaps , spared a 6aroor of uulquo
knnvory
Jack enmo out of the hospital with
his eyesight wonderfully improved , if I
not wholly restored , and within six
months sent mo his chock for the I
nmount I had advanced him Ho is
working his way up in the lawtind I
am eortaln ho will jSuocood As for j
Hornco , ho pulled through his rovcrses
and now is well on the road to fortune
Two years after his falluro ho repaid
mo the lonu , with which , and what I
hud managed to save , I lilted the niort
gngo from my farm , which nets mo
nearly a thousand a year nil nn old
bachelor llko myself requires or do-
serves In conclusion I will say thnt
the man who purchased the four pigeons
of Mr Pullon has boon p.Ud * 17o by mo ,
that being the price ho paid Mr I'ullon
for them Mr .Tonkins of Truckton ,
who bought the pigeons of Mr Sinclair ,
I paid $200 to cover his loss ToMr
Spicor , who bought the pigeons of tha
dealer in Pittsburg , I remitted the sumo
amount , r'or n gift to me , these birds
proved rnther oxnonslvc , but they have
tnught mo several practical and salutary
lessons , and next to Penelope nnd Jack
there is nothing in the world I love so
much as I love thorn
A rare opportunity to mnko fjOJ before
Christmas Address with ref OastSt Louis
Mr -Mikinn' ' Holort
Youths Companion : Farmer Blen-
kins , whoso wife , Mary Jauo , is noted
for never being pleased with anything
thnt she sees or hears , seldom hns a
chance to administer a rebuke of her
disagreeably critical habit But ono
dny his opportunity came , and ho did
not miss it
They had been to Boston together ,
nnd on their return homo ono of the
nolghbors dropped lu and bognn a con
versation
Bon to Boston , hov ye , Blcnklns ? "
Yes "
"Mis' ' "
Blonklnsgo long ?
"Um hum "
How 'd yo llko it , Mis' Blonklns ? "
Laws sakol" snapped out Mrs
Blunkins "Bry thin 1 sec there wus 1
jest frlghtfull"
"I believe yo , Mary Jane , " broho in
Farmer Blonkins "Yo wn ' u 't doiti' '
nothin' the whole day but stoppni' in
rout o' lookin'glassosl"
• \ Clerpynim * Cjucor Iilon
A distinguished clergyman has rcc-
contly condemned nil social and polite
fictions , says the Now York Tribune
When , for instance , a stupid bore calls i
upon you , ho thinks you ought to tell
him that jouuronot glad to sco him , •
but thn , on the contrary , you are sorry
to see him and thnt you wish ho would
go Thissort of brutal frankness would
not do in the pulpit , us a critic of the ,
clergyman has pointed out A clergy
man might ns well quit preaching who 1
should begin his bcrmon as follows :
"My solllsh , mostly ignorant and dc-
spicablo hearers , I should like to call
your prayerful intention to my text , but
I know-most of you uro thinking about
other matters and that you do not como i
hero to learn piety , but rather to show
your good clothes nnd maintain a social i
position ' "
An Absolute Cur
The ORIGINAL AUICTINE OINTMENT
ls only put up in lurgo two ounce tin boxes ,
nnd Is nn absolnto euro lor old soies , burns ,
wounds , enur-pod hands and all skin erup
tions Will positively euro all kinds of nlles
Ask for the ORIGINAL AUICTINE OINT
MENT Sold by Goodman Drug eomniany
ut i5 cents per box by mall HO cents
( copritiniiTCO )
"MY LOVE 1 $ FAIR COLUMBIA " .
A CharmingNew Waltz To Be Sung in Muel
ler's Kings Fool "
Adapted from tha German by HelnrlcU Conrled for the Coniied Opera Company
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DRS BETTS k BETTS
1401 Faiii * m PmrcT , Om uu , Naa
( Opposite I'Axton ltot U
Offlco hours , B * . m. , to 8 p. m. BumUr ' , 10 s. m „ to
I pm
Specialists lu Chronic , Ncrrouii , Skin ami Wood Die
esson
IWConiiittntlon t office or by m ll tire Mcdl-
clnpa ( nt by mall or exfireit , tocuretr piukoil frt'O
rrora oboerTatlon Guarantee ! lo turo quickly , sato
If nnil permruioutlr
NERVOUS PEBIL1TI SsnS5f5 ? . r&SSS ! ! ;
lon . I'lijrMealilecnjr , nristnjr from ImlUerHlon , cc
cess or inmtlizenco , imMiuInit Blcoplpftnos * . tloi > on *
dcncT pimples " the fnoo.ineMon tosooUtspnstly
tllRcoiiniiiud , lack of enntldonco dull unfit for imitly
or business , ami finds life a hurtlcn , Safely , ppriunii-
emir nnd prlvnlelr cured Consult Dri Hatta X Holts ,
liosFnriifcin Strcei.Omnlin , Neb
Blood aim Siln Diseases S feUTniw
resultti , completely mndlcntol wlttiont the lid of
mercury bcrofuU odMih-Ihs , fever * orer\ blotches ,
ulceii pains lo tlio hcaa end bones , syphilitic lore
Oiront , mouth * ml toniiuft c&tnnb , otc , veimtincntly
cured wliero otlitrs liae fulled
Kiflney Urinary K , i\t \ , , , , . : , " ! , ! ; ? . p . ' , ? to ' .
quontUurnlnrf orbloody nrtno , urine hljh cotored or
with milky r-cdlim-tit oi iianJlnc , vrvrxk birk norr
tin n , fileut , cystitis , ytc L'romptly nn J safety cured
charK ' reasonable
CffpTOTr' tnTTTJP1 I Qnnrnntettil per
inornl complete nlthoutcutllne , tmiSila ordlllAtlon
Cures cffeciel nt homo tiy patknt wtthoutn moments
pain or autioynncp
To Yonng M aiid MidJlc-Aied Men ,
A0IIDD H IDD ' ' • " > awful cfTocts of tarly
OUKD UJltu Vice Mliluh brines orjmulc
weakness , .luslruyiDtf both unnU und body , nith nil
Itsdrcndodlil * , imrmancntly curotl
nnn DDipiptJ Address tlioie who have lm-
lIUOi DDllO imlroil themsell-es by lmrop ] r
indulSDiicetnndnnil olltury linblla XThlrh ruin both
boa j and wind , untlttlne them for business , study or
marrlBKO
MAiutirn MKX , or tlioio entering on that happy
lift , hit are cf pUj-lclal tleblllty qulcklr nsslited
OUR SUCCESS
Ubnied upon facts , first practical frpprlrnce , see *
ond-overy la'-fl 1 % t-sjorlftlly Btudicl , thus Mnrtlng
arlgQt , third moJlilnea are preiimroil In our own ia
bstory exactly to suit tactt cme thus nfTtctlng cures
without Injury ,
rB endt cents pontajro for celebrated works on
chronic , nervous nnd delicate il ] ntt8 * . Thousands
Mired jsr"A trl ndly letter or call mnjr faveyou fu
tur * sulrerlnicnnd Hhamo.nndRddgo Uen yctr * to life
tP Ko letters answered unites aciompanled by I
cents In Ma-iips * Address orcntl on
OEtv UlVKTS & BUTTS ,
1403 Faroua btrcet Ouiuha , Neb
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HWCOR I3TH& DodcE STB , OMAHA , NEB
tOK TUB IBEATUINT Of ALL
GHBaBiWICillimSES
APPLIANCES FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSES
Bttt Facilities , ApptratusaridRjmedlMforSucceiifn
Treatment or everjr form otUUmno requirinr
MEDICAtorStlBOIOAlIEEATMEHr ,
HIWETY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS
Board ft Attendance Beat Accommodations In West
KTWRITK FOR OIRCTTLARBen BeforraitlH and
grates , Trusses , Olnb Felt , Curraturra of Splne.l'iles ,
Tumora , Oanotr , OaUrrh Bronchitis , fnhalatloi ;
SlootriellyJParalT.ji , , KpUap.r , Kidney , Bladder ,
2ye , Bar , akin enl Blood and all Surtrieal Operations
DISEASES OF WOMEN tSSSSteSHS
. Only RelUMo Kedioal Institute mating a tff eeially of
. PBIVATE DISEASES
All Bloo4 Plsesies • ott.i.foHr tKttd O f-pt 11 It lo Poison
r mo ( airomtti.ttinm llbo l mtrtorr jlrn lln-otall.s
. .
Trt lm..tforl.ilriir L ' .
IOlim partlei '
s.m.jb.lrr.I.l.lliom.bj eorreipondecei unsti'tlo Tlilt
AlUommunlts-
UonionCJmll UelUloeiorlnilrontnUs.nlt.niilloreT
rr.ontnrdrp.tV.d.Domirki.oliidk.I.eoulfril.cr sender
ImtpersousJlLlenlewprereire * . C.ll.ndtoi.uin.or.ena
H' X. . ' C1F i J" ' and e will send la p.la ) r pper o > ,
BflDiC Tfl MFN f-RIE : "P" rrisu b . mt or
HJr ' * . M V- ' Nerrous Dl.e ie .l , roleiiepll.ph
" ' • ' . "i"i " < • V leo sl.nltli question ll.U Add/As "
OMuUIA MEI1IOAI , & SORaiOAI INSTIXDXE
lltb and Dodge StreoU , OntAUA , EB
Dr.j7EfMcGREW ,
TJioV < II Known Spud a list ,
Wjv ) /J/// / > * ntl iur hooks ,
GOAL
The Cnlelirnted Jlncklnaw Crusi'd Coal WSS
. per ton , for halo only by
JOHNSON BROS' ' TRANSFER LINE ,
9111'urnam St , Dealers lu llaid ana Soft Coal
Telephone lKj3 ,
CHICHC6TtR > S CNOLI8H
PENNYROYAL PILLS ,
ncD cnoas diamond irano
§ Hare , sure au4 slmji tHlle ( adieu , e.l
Drucalst fvr lllawoad llraDd.la red suetsjiu
Use * , Msled villi t > lu rltiboa T ls , ss utlien
Hcod 4e. , ( Mps ) fur i srtloulsrs aii * * llellef fol
I idlea * lnliuerP ; return laalL.Vai.e/Mjxl
CliUhelerClcinfcu . Ustuisb hHla-l
OK MX P iariaiuiKTUIUUIllAI CUSMIOIU
Mr tmt IHi Htl.pres tears dl.ll.e1l7. OoufuiuUe
a.eees.rul wt.reall llHuvdle sil IlluiirttedUol * I. ; r
mc Allressorullon V.HISXXti : llrea < > aif. . V.
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LPIIKEHT401 " "
PRACTICAL
FURRIERS
114 South 15th St , Next to P. 0.
OMAHA , - NEB
Monii faeturors of Sealskin and Fill *
Gtirniouts Hoas > , MuiTs , ( llovus , Caps ,
Robes , MitLs , ole , nlways on luuiil
Old Soul Uarmoiits i'Ctltod , rollltatl
and rulliiotl
Plush Cloaks ropnlred ,
lliuliust prices paid for fur skins
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THE FIGURE " 0" .
Tlio iTguro "fl" in mii-ilutei Is with ua anil
has comu lo stay No man or woinin now
HvltiR will over tlnto it document without
usiiib tlio llpuro U. It now Ht.ituln on tlio
rxtrumo rlclit lSb' l Next .Vcnr it will ho In
the third place , wliero it will lomuln ten
j ears It will then uiovo up to tlio scrantl
plnco ll.X-niid ) ) tliero It will rest ono hun
dred tears
There is another " 9' ' which lias also como
10 stay : II ti called the Nn Si " It Is not
lllte the Jl uro "U" lu our dales lu the respect
thnt it will liiivo to wait until next year
for third place , ortcn yenrsfnr seiond plucc i
as It has this year stood In Hist place , umll ,
it will not move Irani there ; It is the new
"No 'J" Well Arm Whcolur & Wilson Sew * ,
inir Machine
'J ho No 1 " Is not an old style of lnncluno
Imvlnr some slisht cliiingu liuulo In it und
then called now improved , " hut It is an uti-
tlrcly now maeliliio It was liivnnlcd bv the
best mechanical c < pcrt9 of the uro What
belter pioof is wanted of that fact than tjio
I I I followingcnbleRrnm direct iroui the Piirls
Kxuosltlon , which was published in all tlio
Ohicuco nowspnpors of October2nill
KxrosuioN" UxiniKt.i.K , I'litiH , Octohor
1 , IBpcclal.l Iho hluhest possible premium
iitul the only Kiiuidprlro for He" luce luntliluo-t
was auank-d tlio Wheeler uml Wilson Mnuufac ,
turlDR Company
The No ! ) " has talton the lust iircmiuin
this year at the State fairs of Iowa , Minno-
sotaund Wisconsin , and the first piomliim
ntoveiy county fair nliero it lius been ex *
hibltcd
No woman If she desires to bo happy
should bo without a No 0" No uihii
should ho happy until ho has purchased tlio
Hchtest rnnniui * lock stitch machine In the
world , the No 0" for his homo No nRont
Is hnppv unless he sells the No 0. " No
dealer will bo happy and prospemus in lliifl
ape of progress utiles , ho furnishes his custo
mers with tlio only perfect sowiiiK mnchlno
mechanism for family use , the No 0. " We
are happy , for our trade has inoro than
doubled slneo the birth of the No 0. "
WHHUr.EK & W1USON M'P'O ' CO .
lS i and 18" Wabash ave . Chicago
Wcollar ,
SiiT'Bersler
I M'&Blnlliiipoiter&Dealei
aBsJ IlCcolictlT.Hliiyi
x XH Bsssslf& Voiinniintlt line Cuban I'ar-
• BiwaV ' mini : mill ttiinn Moikun
/ • • ( KjJB Ymiiiir uml liniiu Vnlklii '
45 * 51 ytSs rititeil to . lo'tnuu ilr-t clii"r
Healtlr Is Wealtli ! '
1)11.1' ) . C. WlWfi Nmvi : AMI HlltlN TltlUT *
MKNr a iriiariinleed sjio llo | for llyhteriii , Il7zl-
\wm , I'unvulsoni , lltp , Ncnois Ni-nrdlidu ,
Ileuuache , crvou Proitinlloii r.iusL'd hy tlio
use of nlcoliol tobacco WakcfuliiCbH , Afcimil
JlcpivNuImi.Softeutiif , ' rf lliu lliaiii , leHiiltlnt ; in
liifuultyiiiiil 1i'mi1iikioiiiIk'tliciyuiiiltleutli. | ) .
I'rematuniOld Aim , Iluieiincss , I.os < nt Power
In nltherser , liivoliintui v l.osti'K and hlnrimit-
torh'iaciiiiMidliyoreri'xertloiinrihu hniln , self -
;
aljiisu or nveiiudulKtlieo I'lttli box tnntalns -1
imi > months treatment Il.i.la box , or fix Ijoxcs I
for JS.tO , bent by mull pret a'd ' on leiolpt o'pilco ,
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To euro any case With eathOlder i > eeil liv J
us for slxlm.xos , accomimnltd by fine , wo will fl
send thoimrchusurour written Kimrantco lo re- j
fund thu money If the treatment dou < not clfect e
a cttio ( liiarauti'CH Issued only liy ( Jonilmuii v
DitlK Co , lhucirlsts Solo Kents , 1I1U Itanium , *
Btleet , Umaha Nubraskn
OMAHA BUSINEBSOOLLEOR ,
e J.arKert and Ilest Knulnpcd Hcliool In the
West , Thorough Practical Department , „
Hi.NI > I'Olt VM\\VAiV \ .IOUHNA1.
LSBi I SPENCER'Otl 1 ! \
Morlmnlral rSnirlnccr ami Draflsmiin , svlllactas ran , .
isiililnirrnuliiitr Kllinatuniulo Ilrawlnts True
nu , 111o „ Piluu ami Hocc mentions
i'ATKM' ornCli WUItK A t-l'i'tlAi.TV. I
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Monhnnrl RESTORED •
IflUllllwUU of ynulhful IniiirudmrB ,
rau.liiu 1 ittiijituro l > , * * uy , t < rvt > lls pel.lllty , Ltist 4
Mflnliuoit AchavlfiBtillMUlltalJitotr ) kuuHiueme
dy , lias dlMMi creid a > lnmu > in , mis of u If cure , wl.lcU
> w lllseiiila ( ale < l > HFKIo Ills fellow n irertis
AdJrcsJH IUKVKH I * ( , ll03 3JW , > lwiulll ( , * ltT
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TOWEAKUFfa | : .7 , , SSLffS ! !
oiitatnlnir full paiilculan fur ticsiio run , friu ut fl
; hanru .Idre.s , '
PBOT F. C. FOWLER MootlUB , Conn .
Dewey & Stone , * ' ' j
Furniture Company |
A maanlllcentdisplay of evepythlinj useful and ornamental in ' tha
furniture makers art , at reasonable prices * . ' "
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