THE OAtATIA DAILY SUNDATjAVRIL 2 , IfilKVnVENTY VAOES. in
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Tim April h ! y hnil freakish cloud *
To llcck IM tpndrr blue
In blunt , In Innrr nll of cold.
Tliu April MIII cnnin throtmh.
DniU burst them nut a merry rout ,
And riiitlMH tan to KinA / ,
A * MIMlTis .latin ranui ilonn the lane ,
A pattern of the tprlng.
Ilor oyrs did match the April blun ,
llnrcfinn the light cloud' * gray ,
And vnlley lilies klsvd u throat
As fnlilj whitens they.
Tim Ml * IT nlnd blow yet tnoro kind
Tlml Mit < did passnlmnr.
And riches sweet before her feet
Tlio purpling vloleUIlung.
Slow loitering at my lady's side-
That Imppy Knsler time ,
I'ull softly tlirough the Ktmllt mprn
\Vo heard the church Ix'IN chlnio.
Her cheek grew red , aH swift I said ,
\VhlIo low her sweut eyes fell ,
" ( Irani me , I ink , tlio Imppy task
To ring un Kastur belle.
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AX EASTER OFFERING ,
Anna aiitdilt < n Xeie Turk Ltditcr.
Suslo Barclay tat in her room stitchIng -
Ing busily , and at tlio bame time build
ing alrcastles , tlio innocent alreastles of
a girl of 18. who is just wakening to the
consciousness of a heart to bo won and
given. She would have blushed with in
dignation and wounded feeling had any
one told her HIO was actually in love ,
and there would liuvc been no falsehood
in her denial. Yet since Rev. James
Castleton had cotno to Roscdale , and
taken the church under his care , life
had scorned brighter to Susio.
Rov. James Castloton was a quiet ,
rather reserved man of ! { " > , not hand
some , not especially gifted with elo
quence. But in hia soft gray eyes , in
the curves of hia gravely set mouth lay
an expression of goodness , of unos'.ontii-
tiouB , true piety , that made his simple
language more effective than the most
elaborate oratory. Old women brought
their sorrowa to Mr. Castleton , and wont
away comforted , blessing him for an un
affected sympathy tliat doubled the
value of his counsels. Children clustered
about him wherever ho called , and
looked eagerly for his coining into Sun
day bchool. The yorng people liked
him and trusted him , wondering a little
sometimes that ono so grave and quiet
could so thoroughly understand tlio
troubles and temptations of youth.
Ho had shown an interest in Susie Bar
clay for many reasons. She was an
orphan and had lost both parents and a
sister within a fortnight , victims of a
malignant fever raging in Rosedale , four
years before. She was poor , haying
taken a portion as pupil teacher in a
seminary , and been household drudge as
well , to earn an education. At tlio time
Mr. Castlcti'ii ' came to Kosedale , Susie
was teaching music , was organist at St.
Mark's , and in leisure time at homo
earned many an odd dollar by embroid
ery.
ery.And it was upon embroidery she wa1
busy on the week preceding Easter Mr.
Ca&tloton's first Easter in Rosodalo. As
organist , Susie was compelled t < take
part in all the services at St. Mark's ,
but besides this regular attendance she
was a devout , sincere member of the
church , and gave her time , little as she
could spare it , to the work in the mis
sionary Hcoioty , bowing circles and festi
vals of the year.
And the work upon which bho wa' '
sowing so steadily Susie called , in hoi
heart , her Easter offering. Mrs. Stacey ,
the richest woman in Roscdulo , often
employed Susie's busy lingers * ' and itonlj
made the gentle girl smile scornfully
w'non she lieatd Bessie Staeoy praiset
for the exquisite embrodory her own
active lingers wrought.
; Mrs. Stacey intended to make ar
Easter offering at St. Mark's of a now
, sot of church linen , and .she had engaged
Susie to hem , stitch and embroider it
promising her 910 for work she wol
Know would cost her three times tha' '
tturn iu any city store.
And Susie had already appropriated
that Bum , in her mind. She would buj
a largo cross of white llowors , such as
she had t-eon in her visits to the city , am
present it to St. Mark's. Not one ponnj
of those $10 would she Use for her owi
expenses'and if Bessie Stacey lot it hi
xmderstood that she had embroidcrei
the linen her mother presented , wh
SiiBio could give her cross and BO balanc
matters.
For , bomewhero in the depths of her
heart , so far down she had never callet
it to the surface , Susie know that thor <
was rivalry between Bessie Stacey ant
herself. . She know that Mr. Castloton
was frequently at Mrb. Stacoy's to lun
chcon. to- dinner , to arrange varlou
church matters in which A\rs. Stacey
suddenly wakened to an interest she had
never felt when good old MV. Murray
presided in the pulpit.
And Bessie wore the most becoming
dresses right under the minister's eyes ,
while Susio's modostdrosseswero hidden
behind the curtains of the organ loft.
As she worked In the passion-flowers
encircling her cross , Susie thought of
the order she would bend to her Aunt
Mary in the city for the cioss bho meant
to buy. She had steadily put away the
temptation to buy a new spring hat or
ono now dress , resolving to make over
lior gray poplin once more and have her
old hat cleaned and pressed. And , really ,
ono must bo eighteen , with a very lim
ited , hard-earned wardrobe and a strong
desire to appear attractive in the eyes of
ono pjrson , to appreciate the sacrifice
Susie Aras making. Ten dollars , with
lior economical habits , her skill in bow
ing , wovld go so far towatd girlish
adornment !
But it was to bo her Easter offering ;
and if there lurked a thought of Mr.
CastlotonV words of prai&o or his grave
eyes looking approvingly upon the taste
ful gift , was she to very much to blame ?
She had llnished her vork before sun
set , and took it homo. Mrs. Stacey was
in the bitting room , where Bessie was
opening the parcel containing a now silk
milt for Easter Sunday , and Suslo was
called upon to admire the color , the
btylo , the general effect.
"It is dark for spring , " Bessie said ,
fretfully.
"You know very well you cannot bear
light colors , " said her mother. "Your
eyes and hair are all you can desire :
your t to tti are good , your features regu
lar and your figure Is simply perfect ; but
your complexion is thick and sallow and
always will bo until you stop eating bo
much rich food. Now here Ls Susie
without ; ono reallv good feature in her
face , with un insignificant figure , eyes
of no color in particular , a sort of bluish-
praybutwlth a complexion like a minla-
tutu painting. She can wear blue and
hoftly tinted fabrics , but you cannot. "
She might have added that Susio's
hair was the enlor of corn-silk and ono
mass of waves and soft ringlets ; that
Susie's mouth was like a baby's in its
tender curves and sweet expression ; * hat
Susie's eyes were full of intelligence and
gentle , womanly sweetness ; but bho for
got to mention these points , and Suslo
was crushed , as she intended her to IMS ,
in spite af her complexion.
But Mrs. Stacey took out her pocketbook -
book , and from it a $10 gold piece.
"You can buy a new hat , " she said , In
u patronizing way , indescribably irritat
ing."No
"No , " Susie wild , quietly ; "thin is to
bo my Easter offering.
"Oh ! And Bpcaklng of Easter , would
you mind , on your wny home , taking
thli linen to Mr . Byrntrs to wash and
iron. Toll her I must have it on Friday
at the very latent ! "
It was growing dark , nnd Susie remembered -
memborod that BO far from being "on
her way homo , " Mm. Hyrno lived nt the
other end of Ilosothilo , but she was too
shy to refuse , and rolled the Hncn up
again.
Mrs.Byrno was a hard working woman
with seven children , whoso ohusband ,
after subjecting her to nil the miseries
of a drunkard's wife , had released her
by pitching headfirst off the bridge
below lUwedalc , into the river. Woman
like , she grieved for him. as If ho hud
made her life a bed of roses , and
turned to her wanhtubs for a living ,
patiently and industriously. A very sun
beam of a woman she was , in spite of
her troubles , and Susie was amazed to
find her sitting on the doorsteps Bobbing
like a child. She roe to receive Mrs.
Stacoy's message , and promised to do the
work , and then , in answer to Susio's
gentle : "You are in trouble , I am
afraid , " her grief broke out in words.
"I've no right to complain , miss , " she
said , "for the Lord's been very good to
is since poor Tim was drowndcd , but in-
lued it's a chance lost I'm fretting for. "
"A chance lost ? " paid Susie , her voice
till full of gentle sympathy.
"It's Nora , miss. She's been delicate ,
nibs , ivcr since she was born , and the
nir here is bad for her intirely. The
[ lochter says her lungs is wake , and it's
, i bad cough she's got , and we're too near
ho say hero in Kosedale. And me
istor. who lives at B , she's wrote
she'll take Nora for her own , an' give
ler schooling and not lot her work till
she's stronger. She's not much of
"icr own , hasn't bister Mary ; but she's
JIQ childer since she put four in the
churchyard , and she'll be good to Nora ,
m' the child just dyin' hero by inches ,
for she will help me , and sloppin' In the
washing's bad for her. She coughs that
bud at night , miss , and the doctor says
the air In B would be the makln' of
ler. "
"But , surely , you will send her , " said
Susie.
"There it is. miss ! Mary , she can't
aiml money out an' out , and it costs $0 to
go to B . I was up to Mrs. Staccy's ,
to ax the loan of it , and work it out a
little at a time on the washln' ; but she
told mo she could not spare it. An' she
rich ! I'm thinkin' . miss , perhaps she'd
be s-ervin' the Lord as weH'ssavin'a girl's
life , you mnv say , instead of buyin' all
this embroidered linen to show off at
St. Mark's. "
The words struck Susie like a stab.
Was it to servo the Lord or for her own
vanitv she wanted ts give the while
'
cross'to St. Mark's ? Saving a human
life ! The thought almost took her
breath.
"You can send Nora if you have S10 ? "
bho asked.
"Yes. miss ; but it might as well bo a
hundred. I can't get it. "
"Ye" , for I will give it to you : and you
can ask the Lord to bless my Easter
offering. "
And before the astonished woman
could reply the shining gold piece lay in
her hand and Susie was speeding home
ward.
"The Lord be good to her ! The saints
ble'.s her bed ! ' ' cried Mrs. Byrne. "An'
she fuelling for her own bread and butter
an' trudging about in \veathers to
earn a dollar ! "
"You seem surprised at something ,
Mrs. Byine , " said a quiet , deep voice at
her elbow , nnd she looked up toco ( Mr.
Castleton standing beside her. "I came
over to see if you could come up to the
parsonage and help Mrs. Willis tomor
row. She has some extra work on hand. "
"Yes , sir ! I'll come , and be thankful
to you. An' I am surprised jest dazed
like. " And out came the whole story
from the grateful woman's lips , ending
with :
"And it's workin' she is as hard as me-
self in her own way , while Mrs. Stitcey ,
that's rollin' in money , couldn't spare
jest the loan of it , for it's not begging
I'd be ! "
Easter services were over and Mrs.
Stacey had invited Mr. Custleton to
dinner. She hud told no direct lie , but
certainly had given the impression , that
the lovely embroidery upon the new
linen was the work of Bessie s ilnyers.
As they drove home she asked Mr.
Cabtloton sweetly :
"Don't think me impertinent , but
which of the offorinirs was Miss Bar
clay's ? "
"None that I know of ! "
" \Vas there ono offering of $10 in the
collection ? "
"No a So bill was the largest. "
"Such hypocrisy ! " sneered Bessie.
"It was not necessary for Miss Barclay
to tell you , mamma , she was going to
give S10 for an Easter offering , but she
need not have told a falsehood about
it ! "
"Nor did bhe , " said Mr. Castleton.
"Her Euster offering was $10. "
But ho made no further explanation ;
nor did Susie , when summer time
brought her a letter asking her to share
his life and laborsknow that Mrs. Byrne
hud told him the btgry of her charity.
Sccno In u Tlumtor Luliliy.
It was early afternoon in the lobby at
Daly's , bays the Now York Sun. The
matinee was to begin in half tin hour and
at least twenty-five women waited their
turns at the box ollleo. The line wound
like a snuko around the lobby. Sand
wiched in among the women wore u few
messenger boys _ with notes and two or
three servants in livery.
The women did little to hold their
places , Many of them faced about and
made up little groups talking volubly.
There was a hitch somewhere , for the
line did not move at all , but the women
did not bcem to notice that. They were
talking.
Presently a young man entered appar
ently in great haste. Ho glanced at th
long line impatiently and looked at his
watch. There was no help for it , bo ho
took his place at the cud of the line and
tapped his foot on the floor nervously.
Minutes passed and the young man won
dered what the delay was. Ho loft his
place and stepped out into the lobby
where ho could see the box olllee.
There was no ono buying tickets. The
agent looked out through the tiny barred I
window , expectantly drumming the table )
\\itlihisfingers. The head of the line )
was to his right , out of sight. . A group i
of four ladies formed the head of the
lino. The ono whoso turn it was at the )
window hud her back to it and was talk
ing rapidly , almost excitedly , to her three
companions , all of whom seemed much
interested. She gesticulated occasionally
with her neatly gloved hand and joined
with the others in a merry laugh every
now and then.
The young man hesitated only a mo
ment. Ho walked to the window and 1
bought u couple of tickets. Then ho
touched the first lady on the arm and 1
said :
"Pardon but it Is "
me , your turn.
"My turn ! " exclaimed the lady , turn
ing with surprise. "Why , what do you
mean ? "
Then , looking around with a puzzled
expression , she suddenly exclaimed :
"Oh , the tickets ! That's so. Thank
you , blr. I quite forgot. Why why ,
Mrs. Brown , I'vo been talking fifteen
minuted. I forgot where I was. I'll tell 1
you what James Bald in a minute , Mrs.
Brown. Oh , Mister , oh say , please give
mo the two best seats you havo. "
The ticket ollleo then resumed busi
ness.
ness.Dry
Dry , sparkling tind delicious. Cook's Im-
purial Clminpapno. Keep it Iu your leu chest
for jour friouda , they will appreciate it.
Spirited Attack on the Famous Fortress by
the Miuissippi Flcot
INCIDENTS RECALLED BY A PARTICIPANT
ItecollPctloiM of Admlrnl 1'untr , tlio Com *
ninndrr Tlio Army nnd Navy
Union How Uenrral Hpnuro.
wni Idolized.
J. B. McCttllagh , now known nil over
the country as the editor of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat , gives In his paper some
very interesting reminiscences of Ad
miral Foote , with whom ho was brought
in contact during his brillnut career as
war correspondent in the late rebellion.
As I remember Commodore afterwards
Admiral Footo in the curly days of the
Mississippi flotilla , writes Mr. McCul-
lagh , ho was a man of nearly CO , below
the medium stature , with gray htilr nnd
whiskers and n trnlr of piercing but
kindly blue eyes. Ho was always , on or
off duty , arrayed in the fine naval uni
form of his rank , and wus quite an in
teresting figure on the badly paved
streets of Cairo , where I first met him.
Ho was a man of intensely religious
nature and character , and quite a
fanatic on the subject of tem
perance. Ono Sunday night in Cairo
lie dropped into n church , and find
ing the pulpit still vacant ascended It In
uniform and was in the midst of a strong
practical sermon when the pastor ar
rived and was only too glad to let him
proceed. I hud been sent to Cairo by the
Cincinnati Gazette to act as correspond
ent from that quarter. The gunboats
had just returned from the bloodless
victory of Fort Henry nnd wore fitting
out for what afterwards proved to bo for
them the very disastrous defeat of Fort
Donolson , The commodore happened to
be suffering just then from a rheumatic
hand nnd his infirmity became my oppor
tunity , for through n friend I offered my
services , which were promptly accepted ,
and thus I obtained u berth on the Hug-
ship of the squadron , the St. Louis.
The licet consisted of four ironclads
the St. Louis , the Louisville , tlio Pitts-
burg and the Carondelot and two
wooden vessels , the Tvler and Conne-
stoga. The latter , though well bun
dled , were jiotof much service in the en
gagement. In this uction each of the
ironclads worked her two bow guns to
their full capacity. I have forgotten
their caliber , but they were the largest
of the time , and the eisrht in concert
mnde a fearful racket. The gunboats
wore of a very slow motion. They were
propelled by a largo paddle wheel lo
cated amidships , which seemed to nave
all it could do sometimes to stem the cur
rent of the Mississippi , and afterwards
of the Cumberland , in u bend upon the
right bank of which , as wo ascended ,
Fort Donelson was located. Tlio ironclads
were built of very heavy ouk , plated
with wrought iron an inch and a half to
two inches thick and supposed to bo
proof against the heaviest artillery.
The condition of the ships and
their crews after the battle showed
that the latter supposition wus incor
rect. The pilot house was on the upper
deck , well forward. It was conical in
shape and would hold four men standing
up and two or three more reclining on
cots in the angles formed by contact with
the deck. It was entered by a ladder
from below , reaching from the gun deck.
It was built of oak and iron and was in
tended to have more resisting power
than any other part of the ship ; but
those who occupied it during the en
gagement discovered that this was a
mistake. I called at the commodore's
cabin late on the night of the 13th to a&k
if my services as an amanuensis woo
needed. "No , " the commodore said ,
with much cheerfulness , "everything is
ready now. Before I go to bed I will
pray for victory , which I think wo shall
win , or for the next best thing to victory ,
which is grace to bear defeat. "
Everything was in readiness on the
morning of February 14 , nnd the commo
dore signaled the ships to move in the
order previously agreed upon and to
prepare for uction. The St. Louis , being
the flagship , led the procession. She
carried the commodore's pennant , and
this , together with the tact that she was
in front , of course made her the princi-
pul target for the batteries of the fort.
1 uccompanicd the commodore from his
cabin to the pilot house , whore we both
remained until after the battle was over.
As we passed along the gun deck the
commodore , pointing to ono of the few
among the crew who had seen sea serv
ice , snid to me : "That old man was
with mo in the China seas ; ho is a typi
cal 'salt'and is full of sailor superstitions.
I know ho don't like this thing of going
into action on Friday. " Sure enough , I
saw the old man in the hospital that
night nursing a wounded leg , and ho in
sisted that it was all because it was Fri
day. When wo reached the pilot house
the commodore said it , was ono of his
"sick-headache days , " and immediately
throw himself on u cot which filled ono
of the angles of the small apartment ,
directing mo at the sumo time to stand
ut one of the little iron windows and re
port to him how wo wore progressing.
I had u good field glass , which I
brought to a focus on the fort. Very boon
there was a pull of white smoke from ono
of the batteries and I cried out , "Hero
she comes. " She did come , too , in the
shape of a cannon ball , which hissed and
wnizzcd past us in an instant. The pilots
began to swear us the first shot was
swiftly followed by the second , the third
and the fourth. Then there was a slight
pause as if for better aim , for with a re
newal of firing the balls began to strike
the ship and to pound against the pilot
house. The pilots swore louder than
over. I thought a thousand damns but
uttered none. The commodore raised
himself from his cut in remonstrance.
"Tut , tut , tut , men , don't swear ; it does
j no good , " said ho. Subsequently ho re-
huked us nil for "ducking'1 in ftjolish efforts -
forts to got out of the way of approach-
ing cannon balls. "You"can't escape by
ducking ; you are more apt to got hit
while you uro doing that , " snid ho , add
ing that ho had seen men cut in two in
the China war by ducking who would
not have been hurt standing up. Ho
then asked mo whether the firing from
our ships was damaging the fort. I told
him it was doing \ory well ; that the
men in the fort were hustling around
pretty lively and that our bhots were
throwing up the mud around the fort in
big lots , but I could not toll whether any
of the confederate guns had been dis
mounted.
All this time the St. Louis had been
moving toward the fort at full speed.
"Wo are getting awfully close , commo
dore ; through tnis glass I can almost
put my hand on the follows at the guns
in the fort. " "That's right , " said the
commodore in a voice without the
blightest emotion "Put on a little more
steam , Mr. Pilot , nnd got u cloto as you i
can. " As between the fort and the fleet l
it was now a mighty hot fight. Shots
wore striking the vessel and the pilot
house at the rate of several a minute.
When they struck us squarely on the
urmored bow , between the two great
gun ports , the vessel reeled and trembled I
from stem to stern ; it wus like a man
Htruck on the forehead with a heuvj fist.
From within the itllbf IIOIIRO wo could
hear the great iron 1mlIn Imbedding
themselves in the urinnr wltli a thump
and u thud , at though .knocking for admission -
mission and dotonn'.ned soon to gain it ,
The commodore , still lying on Ins cot ,
tumble to fee what what win going on
ahead , as the two litilb windows weio
occupied , ono by the pilot on duty and
the other by myself JIB the commodore's
lookout , kept asking for more steam ,
and was only half KUlsflecl when told
from below that the ship could not carry
another pound of steam without danger
of an explosion. "Gyt right nntlor the
fort ; that's the way .tpjlght , " said the
commodore.
We were now within 200 yards of the
fort and the air was full of the iron hull
of all the guns on both sides. One could
almost bee the big projectiles as they
crossed each others path going In opposite
site directions. Tito men in the fort
were being rapidly driven from their
guns , but they had good refuge behind
bombproof embankments and they ral-
lieil easily and speedily. What hud
been long feared and expected came at
last. A shell from the best nnd largest
rilled gun In the fort a gun that had
been trained on our pilot house since
the opening of the battle struck our
armored plating at right angles and
came crashing through the iron and the
oak as through a piece of pasteboard.
It must have exploded either in coming
through or immediately on entering the
pilot house ; at any rate wo picked up a
full bushel of iron fragments from the
floor of the pilot house last night. The
pilot who was at the wheel at the time ,
a bravo fellow named Itcilly , of Cincin
nati , was struck on the thigh and bled
to death in an hour ; the commodore was
badly and painfully wounded on the leg
and went on crutches during the re
mainder of his life ; three others were
hurt in various ways ; I was the only one
of six who entirely escaped.
Everything was in chaos inside of our
shattered citadel , but the commodore ,
sorely wounded though ho was , had suf
ficient presence of mind to order the
steam shut off. as the vessel was still
moving toward tlio fort without pilot or
rudder , and the fort was playing upon
her with terrible effect. What saved us
all from death or capture was the fact
that wo were lighting up stream , and
when disabled wo soon drifted out of
range. Had wo been lighting down
stream we should have drifted into the
fort under an awful fire and Inevitable
destruction. The other vessels of the
fleet were all badly damaged , but none
so badly as the St. Louis. Tlio commo
dore lost neither courage nor temper on
account of his wound. I summoned the
surgeon to his aid , but he would receive
no assistance until the others had been
served. Wo carried him down the ladder -
dor and along the gun deck to his cabin ;
but ho was cool , watchful , courageous
and observant , and did not retire until
ho knew that his injured vessel was
safely moored to the shore beyond the
reach of the confederate guns. "God's
will bo done , but It's only a temporary
setback , " said he , as wo laid him on his
cabin lounge.
Creoles Iilollri'd } ! riuir < 'iirl. :
Since the death of General Beaure-
gard there remains but one full-fledged
general who fought on either side in the
war of the rebellion saytt the New Yotk
Sun. That ono is General Jubal Early
who was associated with Beaurcgard as
a reader of the numbers and prizes at
the drawing of the lottery which has its
headquarters in New Orleans. Two
men more unlike one another than these
surviving high chieftions of the con
federacy could scarcely bo imagined.
General Early has a taUi stooping , un
gainly figure which ho likes to dress
loosly in clothes of "business cui"
and confederate gray. Uo lias
been described as looking like Father
Time. Ills line large head is par
tially bald , but what it lacks of hair is
more than offset by the full white beard
that covers the front of , his waistcoat.
Ho is of genuine American stock nnd is
of the coimtrybred , homespun typo. A
frank , robust , hearty man , vigorous in
mind as in body , he represents hundreds
of thousands of the men who. make up
the force and muscle of our people. Gen
eral Beaurcgard , on the other hand ,
was a polished man , the ideal cityman
the offspring of an ancient town that
had borrowed the civilization of Franco
while yet the greater part of our south
was In the hands of pioneers.What ho
looked to bo in New Orleans ho would
have looked on Broadway , on Oxford
street , or on the Parisian boulevards.
Ho was tall , slender and shapely , fault
lessly dressed , with an ornament or gar
ment to attract attention , and ho was
courteous and self-controlled and amia
ble under all circumstances.
Between Virginia and Mississippi
General Beuregard was often spoken of
sorrowfully after ho began to serve the
lottery company as ono who had failed
to fully appreciate the honor that his
fellow men of tlio south accorded him.
In Louisiana , among the people of
French and Spanish extraction , ho was
idolized. An anecdote of the war illus
trates the position that ho occupied then
as the most distinguished of all the
Creole.men. An Englishman , visiting
Now Orleans during tlio close of the re
bellion , said to a French Creole : "You
are a.fortunate people to have such tin
able leader in the war. "
"Oh , yes , " said the Creole , "General
Beaurogai1' is ono devil of a fightair , and
zo perfect gent'eimm. "
"I refer to General Leo , " bald the
Englishman.
"Leo ? General Leo ? Who is zat ? " the
Creole Inquired.
"Why , Robert E. Leo , I mean , of
course , " said the Englishman.
"No , " said the French-American , "I
know nossing of zat man Lee. I novairo
remember to hat hear General Beaure-
gar' mention hees name. "
The story exaggerates the situation ,
in all probability , but it is told in Now
Orleans to illustrate the regard which
the Creoles had for their hero. He re
mained their hero until 1io died. It is a
matter of common belief in the south
that the two old generals who shared bo
much hardship , danger and discomfort
in their companionship as boldier.s were
able to draw salaries of $ : ! ( ) , OOU each
during thus later comradeship which
has been broken by Beauregard's death.
Army und Navy Union.
To the Editor of TriK BKE : The Array
and Navy union Is becoming a very
vigorous infant. Though only recently
organized it is moving forward at a
swinging pace that is truly astonishing.
Two years ago the order numbered less
than a do/en garrisons , with u member
ship of about 500. TJie last published
statement shows the order to have in
creased to over 100 garrisons , with a
membership of about lii.OOO. This is a
wonderful increase , and must be viewed
with amazement by the older civic and
military organizations throughout the
country. The union Ib composed entirely
of regular army and navy veterans
both in and out of the service ,
but its chief element of strength
Is , and will continue to bo , from those
who have served under the starry ban
ner , and are now in the civil walks of
life. Tills strength is constantly in-
creasing by additions from the several
brunches of service. Recent legislation
at Washington has so changed the laws
as to take from the soldier all that feel-
Ing of pride and csprlto do corps In his
profession that heretofore has won his
most marked characteristic. The army
has received ono of the greatest blows
In its history. Soldiers who have served
ton I years nro now compelled to Icnvo
the I army ntul ombnrk on the unknown
Hoa i of Ufa ; and , if they luno strength
nnd i cjurngo nuJ luck , thimiij IK < able
to I rldo the waves and pilot their good
nhlp i to peaceful and profitable waters ,
but 1 should they lack thcno qualities or
l 1 > o unfortunate in managing the helm
they 1 must go down to the "tiark unfathomed -
fathomed I caves , " never to rise again.
The impression seems to prevail thnt
had I the framer of this Iniquitous meas
ure i permitted the government to keep
faith I with the soldiers ulrendy in the
service , and enacted the law so that it
would ' affect new recruits only , then
those ' enlisting would know just what
tboy i wore doing at the time of entering
Ihe service , nnd be in a position to gov
ern i themselves accordingly. This would
at i least come under the henu of com
mon i business sincerity mid fair deal
ing. i But to break faith with those
to whom the government held out the
inducement : of ultimate retirement as a
reward : for long and faithful service , nnd
suddenly i and without warning , toll men
who have devoted their lives to the pro
fession of a soldier that they must go
nit , into the world und begin life over
igaln. und ut an age when their habits
rom a long military career luuo become
o fixed that they tire ubiolutoH untlted
or the new life , Is u breach of faith so
boriou&and harmful to the little bund of
> atriols , at whom the blow is directed ,
hat it really seems astounding that this
nighty empire of the west , this grout ,
strong , rich government , should have
illowed its statites to be tained with a
neusuro bo petty and piiraimonlous ; u
neusuro hatched in secret , with evil
iforethought und containing all the ele-
nents of bad faith , broken pledges and
he most flagrant injustice.
But to return to the Army and Navy
inion : The great majority of these
oteruns going out of the service ,
together with those from the nuvtil and
narino services , will join the ranks of
the union in civil life , as the thousands
vho tire already out are fast doing. This
nouns a perpetual increu e. which , in
time will miikc the order one of the
strongest and grandest of its kind in the
vorld. Occasionally wo lose a good
Member , but it is seldom , and we never
ese the hope of getting him back into
the fold again , for our motto is , "For
ward ! "
It is said that "everything comes to
lim who waits. "
It may be that n certain legislator ,
now mubquerading in the hulK of con-
; ress as a statesman , may wake up to
.ho importance of this little giant just
jofore ho is put to sleep. His political
epitaph is already prepared , und when
the time comes it will bo inscribed upon
> no of the choicest Vermont headstones
procurable.
According to one of the theories of
theosophy there cun be no effect without
n cause , and no entire without an effect ;
and adapting this line of thought to the
present case , the cuu-o has originated
with this alleged statesman , and the ef
fect has been vitally harmful to a worthy
and deserving body of men ; but the ef
fect will not end here , for as sure as the
rubber ball thrown against the wall
comes bounding back , just so sure will
the harm this man has done to thous
ands of his honest fcllowmcn como
bounding back , to follow him relentlessly
until his memory is deeply buried in the
infamv of veurs. "
A WSSTEBN WAITRESS.
10 HIilcH Her Hronclm nnd Appears I.lko n
.Sorlct ) Ill-He.
"The contrasts ) between western nnd
eastern life are growing less marked as
civilization pushes its way into the
region once known as the frontier , " suid
u well known explorer of our own coun
try to u Washington News man.
"While I wus riding through a min
ing district in southern Colorado last
bummer , however , I saw nn oxmnplo of
pur9 feminine democracy that reminded
mo of the days that wo reutl about in
fiction dealing with American life fif
teen years ago.
"It wus at a log cabin hotel. I was
watching bomo cow-punchers and pros
pectors who wore 'Swapping lies , ' when
my attention was attracted by a young
girl mounted on a broncho , who rode up
to the door , sprang lightly to the ground
and vanished in the cabin.
"Sho was neatly and tastefully dressed.
Her riding habit must have been cut in
London or Now York. There was an uir
about her that was altogether foreign to
the surroundings. I wondered who she
could bo. Ono of the cow-punchers led
her pony to the corral nnd my thoughts
took another turn.
"Supper was announced a couple of
hours later. I accompanied the clean
but curiously dressed westerners into
the rudely furnished apartments , where
n bountiful and really well-cooked meal
wus served. There was but ono waitress ,
a good-looking girl with a figure well
qualified to compete with that of Ada
Kehan as a model Venus. She wore a
spotless white apron over a close-fitting
cloth dress. She reminded mo of
some society girl playing maid at a
charity affuir. I glanced ut her face and
was somewhat surprised , ued as I am
to the unusual in the west , to recognize
the young ludy us tlio same who had re
turned trom u pleasant ride in the after
noon.
"I afterward inquired about her und
learned that bho wus the regular hired
girl , or waitress. She did her work
thoroughly , and when she wns through
with it she took advuntugo of the possi
bilities that the surroundings offered
und enjoyed herself thoroughly.
"Tho pony was her own nothing
strange in thnt you can get a pony for
$ : i5 in Colorado.
"But it does seem a little queer to
eastern notions to be waited upon by
a swell equestrienne , does it not ? "
.
The No. 9 Wheeler & Wilson with Its ro
tary movement , is the liKhtest running
machine in the market , und is unequalled
fur sjMjeil. durability and quality of work.
Sold by W. Lancaster & Co. , OH South Six-
tobnt street.
HollliiVuter ) in an iuelope. : .
"My wife nnd l"snys u traveling man ,
"wore once in a hotel where wo couldn't
got any boiling water. After we had
discussed the situation my wife asked
mo if I had an envelope in my satchel.
I got ono out , when she told mo to fill it
with water and hold it over the gas jot.
I hesitated , but finally did it. und ex
pected to see the envelope blaze up every
moment. But it didn't bluzo. The en
velope took on a little soot , but that wus
all. The water boiled in time , nnd the
envelope was as good as over when the
experiment was at an end. I don't know
the chemistry of the proco-.s , but try it
yourself and see if it will not work. "
I WAS BIG.
I WAS PAT.
I PELT MEAN.
I TOOK PILLS.
I TOOK SALTS.
I GOT LEAN.
Hnndsomo Women Con Lese Weight
Fast. Homely Man Look Dotter
If Thin. Try Dr. Edison's
System. No Dialing.
Band worth Twlco the Wonoy.
Ofllcooftl. M Itnrton , Hardware. C'.iry SIR-
tlnn. III. , Jnn. 14. KH
Dr. ICdNon Dour sir I : im neil nloasoil with
your treatment of obo-Uty 1'ho bitul ; It worth
twlcu the money it o < , t , 'or comfort 1 h < vo
reduced my wo.Kht lun pouniU. 1 wuUh - ) " >
now , mm 1 dul weigh 2O , Vourt truly.
II. M. UUUTON.
They Are Doing Mo Good.
Knrlvmc. Ill . Mnr 21 18
l.orlnR A Co Incloso.t tliul tl ' > > for "hicli pleiso
ncnd roe the other two boltlni of lr KdHon 9 Obcs-
Hj Tills 1 hftro uieil one ! tn > llhliik hey nro ilotne
the work. S. M. H.u.El , T. O Ilor 7S.
Talk So Much About Your Pills.
I'cnrln , 111. Juno 14. H9 !
Dor Sirs. After Iionrlin : OIHI of in ; frl''iuli talk o
much about jour Obotlty I'llls nnd tli'J tmnarU ho ti
dcrlvlnu from them I think I will try t lie in rajiolf
1'lcnto lend me 3 bottle i C. o. I ) . , nnd oblige ,
J. Mounts. 4W ( 1'orrr Street.
Fool BotiorandWoIgh 13 Pounds Loss
noshen , Im ! , Sept IS. 1S33
nontlernon IncloniM I send roil II , for which jrou
will pli > aio soail IMP three bottles of the oboiltr pllln
AintuklUk- the fourth bottle nnil feel very much
better nnd woltf h 13 pound * lim ttmn when I beiau
taklaii thorn 1 will continue your treat nont
Jliw J. C. Mrl'ONX.
South MTth StrcH.
An Individual nhoso height Is
! > fcpt 1 Inch should wclsn IIS pound !
5 feet 8 Inches IM
6 feet IU Inches " " 170
lr Kdlton SRTK : "It mny bo well to point out.
lint tn experience , which H necetflarlly Tcry
( jiildprablo , uinny troublesome itkln dlnonscs such ,
a ecienia , atone. i orla < l . utlcnrla , clr , nro prim
rllyoiuicd by obesity , vnd m the fat nnd Huh Is
uduced liy the pills ami Obenlty Irult Salt nnd the
nillon of the band the'o atleeiloni have almost
magically disappeared ' *
'Ilia Obesity Krull salt Is used In connection with
the 1'llls or Hands , or both. One tei poonful In a
tumbler of water makes a dellcloui uu-la. Tastes
like champiliine
The bniio cost fi iO each fornuy lcntli up to W
Inches , bu for ono Inrxi'r than M Inchoi add 10
cents eilru for each vddlllonal Inch
I'rlcoof Krult Salt. II 03
Tills II 50 1'cr llottle. or .1 Mottles lor t < 00.
-ont by Mall or Express
Cut this out unit keep It , nndbeud for our full (3 (
coluraulartlclc on obesity.
Loring & Company.
2 Hamilton IM . Dept 2ii. Uo < ton. Mass , 115 State
St. Iept 2J. Chlcaeo , III. , O W. 22no hi , Dept 2i ,
.Now lorkClty.
For sale in Omaha by Snow ,
Lund & Co.
Are those ignorant pretondora who ,
without any qualifications , any ability ,
any experience , any skill , claim to
possess the power to euro all the ills of
he human rass. But their want of
worth soon becomes apparent to their
would-be dupes , and these conscience-
essquacks ara soon consigned to the
oblivion they so richly merit.
In stranjs and strong contrastwitb.
these miserable boasters is the quiet ,
dignified yet courteous demeanor of
lose noted loaders of their profession
Who , during the past 27 years , haA
abundantly demonstrated their ability
; o effect speedy , perfect and permanent
cures in all the wonst forms of those del
icate sexual maladies embraced within
the general terms of
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AND
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Consultation froe. Call upon or ad
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OMAHA. - NEB.
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la unenrpQMed la the
treatment of all
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nnd nUWeikneiiiiru
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ONEY to LOAN
We are In position to placna lar e
tunount of money on city and firm
properties. Sueolal attention Elvvn
to loans on buslnest properties.
GEO , J. PAUL , 1605 Farnam ,
( tty ami County VturranU purchased.
I iL II W U UO And all IhEt train of
KVII.vVBAKJ K > SIC3. UKUIMTV , KTC that ac
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NKNTI.Y CUIIK1) Full HTHKNiTH and tone
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tlon that eurnd ire of these troubles Address ,
jL. 11UAULK1 , lUTTtl CUKIK. MlCU.
The Mercer.
Omnhn's Newest Hotel
COR , 12TH ANJ HO WAR 3 Ifl ,
( fltooms nlHWp < T iltf.
(01 ( oo nn alMOJiior < lir
ICIloomi nith Hath UI1) ) pf l\r.
10 lloums with lUth itt ) 3) to
OP UN IS L > A.UC.UST lab
Jlodrrn In ivrrv ; lliprct. .
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wntpr nnil sto mi hu it In ovary roj u
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RATES $2.60 TO $4.00.
Special r.ttCHon application.
B. SILLOWAY , Prop.
Just In Our Importation of
Kxclmivo yiylot in
Spring Woolens.
Paxton Hotel Building.
This
Never Fails
and ts nlways randy
! ; l o 545 Inches -ojcli
SltoMiW incncs " . ' each
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Cloaks , Suits , Furs ,
ItilD tiirnam bt Omaha Neb
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rouALL
Chronic , Nervoai ,
Private anl
Special Diseases.
35 y oars exporlonoo.
OF WOMEN
Trontoil nt $50 } a month
und nil mollcluus
furnUhocl.
All other troubles trontiul at reasonable
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nil ( If 058
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PIKES. riSTULiA. IMS'UHK , perrmnontly
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All uialndles of a orlvnto or dollo.ito nature , of
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AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT.
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ttiofHocH.jxilDUtherf-iiieiljr. biluntlfUinllythn
moot valuable , ortlitlcall/ limit Leaullf
medlral tKiulc c\cr i.uLlulntlt bo
man trAoircuU Innip Ihe Oiand Tnitlit. 1
lha t'latn I'nrti , Ihe Old Srertti und Kew I > is- >
coriHttofllnltenl fclenre a , art'llnl to liar- ' .
rie I Life , loha irouM fi/on * for / tnsfoHfrt
and avalitfuture titt/alli. ihovlil m-lle fur tlili 9
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Oil. O. OF.K
WO , the famous
Chinese physi
cian of Omaha ,
has over 1'XW
Bt toinRnti from
e T u t o f u I p a-
i Ion ts whohuve
lie un auro-l by
III ni.
Omahi. March
n. isilDr. . ( . ' Uco
Wet I tiuVo been
n k'reat biiltoror
.slnoo A 8 until
voblld with i-hrou-
. led lurrlioea. weak
buck , h'udachf ,
anil crippled with
r 1,011 , ni iitUin. I
hnil tried imiuv
iloclor.4 and upont
i irru.it ( laii of
nonoy , but no ro-
llof. About soron
month * aito I heard of Dr. t' . Ore \Vo , coin-
nioncod taklns treatment and cm cheerfully
reromtncnd him for ho has cured ii.emul maiio
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