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7 Tuesday Even'g , August
CHATS WITH THE BOXERS
End of the Corbett-jEclcBon Talking Match
'Brings Some belief.
PEOPLE WERE TIRED OF THE FUSSING
Public Opinion Seems to Have Finally Got
the 1'ugs Properly Sued Up Activity
ut New OrlcaiiH the Only
Feature ,
Fighter Corbett and Pug Jackson have at
last given public expression to their long
Btandlnc Intention .not to fight , and that ac
jr. complished the public can breathe again.
.Tbo failure of the strenuous efforts to get
the two men together was not unexpected
I by the shrewder admirers of the art. It has
long been contended that Corbett would
never fight Jackson , and the developments of
the last week go to show that such was
never his Intention. Whllo there wore
euckcra enough loft to pay $1 a head to sco
the man who bad whipped Sullivan , why
should ho risk everything to settle the ques
tion of supremacy with a man from whom ho
could gain nothing. The man who had whipped
Sullivan could gain but little by whipping
'Jackson ' , and all things considered the
chances were that the pugnacious negro
would glvo him a stlffcr argument than the
Boston champion. Whllo Corbett Is cer
tainly a clever and successful fighter , none
except his most enthusiastic admirers be
llevo that his cleverness would outlast a
tew stiff punches , such as Jackson might
land on him at any stage , and It would not
bo surprising if "Gentleman Jim" retained
a suinclcntly unpleasant recollection of their
former meeting to make him a little wary
% of the hard bitting negro. No one who has
paid any attention to , the recent comment on
the Corbctt-Jackson negotiations can help
but notice tbo decided' falling oft of Inter
est since the last great fight. It seems that
thci American public Is beginning to rate
these pugs at their true value. Tbo sporting
clement ot scores of cities have heretofore
tumbled over one another to secure a big
flcht , but now there Is a noticeable lack of
enthusiasm In this rospect. Even If Jackson
and Corbett were to get together. It Is doubt
ful whether the mill could be pulled off pub
licly In this country. Public sentiment IB of
slow growth , but prize fighting Is rapidly
becoming a nuisance and a crime In the eyes
ot a largo majority of tha people , and In
coming years It will have to bo carried on
Without the confident publicity that has char
acterized It berctoforc. Boxing as an ox-
trclso has too much value to ever become ob
solete , but the brutal exhibitions of tbo pro
fessional pugs will soon have had their day
and will not bo allowed In any law abiding
community.
Stanton Abbott has gone to New Orleans
preparatory to bis meeting with Jack Ever-
hard before tbo Olympic club Wednesday
nlgbt. Should bo win , as seems probable ,
he has selected either Carroll or Andy Bowen
ts his next opponent.
Dan Creedon and Bob Fltzslmmona have
agreed to meet tor a { 5,000 purse before the
Olympic club within sis weeks. They will
weigh In at 158 pounds. The New Orleans
club se ma to be about the only prominent
organisation In the country that Is willing
to undertake to pull oft a fight ot any note
now and unless all signs fall It will soon bo
lone In He ambition to provide entertain
ment for the sbort-balred , fraternity.
i Dannls Needbam Is said to have forsaken
the ring and gone to sheep raising In South
Dakota. A fighter who Is willing to turn to
honest employment Is a rarity and It Is to bo
hoped that Needbam will bo as successful on
his ranch ns he was when his fistic powers
were at their best.
Ilutl u Terrible Tlaic.
JULESBURG , Colo. , Aug. 12. ( Corre
spondence of The Bee. ) Harry Mulhall and
Ed Cox ot the Oulaha Wheel club wore as
signed for the relay between Ogalalla , Neb. ,
and Julesburg , Colo. , a distance of thirty-
one miles. Not slnco leaving Washington
had any of the relays encountered any diffi
culties until this ono was reached. Both
were strangers and knew not the country.
The rldo was made at night in a terrific
thunder storm on these plains. The wind
blow a gale , the rain fell In torrents , the
night intensely dark , except , when lit up
with blinding flashes of lightning , which only
madq the darkness more Impenetrable.
Drenched to the skin , covered with mud ,
these undaunted fellows went on. In the
darkness they lost their way and got out on
open prairie , sometimes going through
several Inches of water. On they went , when
without any warning they were precipitated
over nn embankment several feet Into deep
water. Not losing their presence of mind ,
and exercising a llttlo nerve , they fished
themselves and wheels out of the water , and
waited , which was not very long , for one of
those flashes of lightning , they struck out
for the Missouri Pacific railroad. They
walked on and on until very much fatigued
they loft the railroad , mounted their wheels
and rode and rode ; the lights of a town came
In vlow and disappeared again. They found
they were lost ngaliuon the pralrlo , and
riding In a plrcle. Again they hit the rail
road and walked again until they came to
Brule. They again mounted their wheels
with better success thla time. The storm
had abated. The clouds had rolled away , and
they rode seventeen miles Into Julesburg In
ono hour and seventeen minutes , being only
one hour and ten minutes behind time , after
encountering all the difficulties named , and
twentv-nlne hours and ten minutes ahead
of schedule tlmo. They arrived here moro
dead than alive. Tired , hungry , bedrag
gled , muddy shoes , torn from their feet , they
presented a woebegone appearance. The
relay left for Cbappel at 5:25 : a. m. . five
minutes after the arrival from Ogalalla , and
made the run , a distance of seventeen miles ,
the roads still being in a bad condition , in
ono hour and nineteen minutes.
Three Clmnco * Misted.
Wllllo McGIll will not wear on Omaha uni
form. He was advertised to pitch at the
Charles Street park Thursday , but Just before
the game President Rowe received a tele
gram stating that his mother was not willing
that ho should leave Chicago and that ho
would stay there for the present.
Omaha has had a streak of downright hard
luck In securing pitchers. Most of the games
lost on the lapt trip were on account of In
feriority In tbo box. Whltehlll has bcon doIng -
Ing good work most of the tlmo , but Looka-
baugh was hit hard most ot the tlmo and
Neal's glass arm made him practically use
less. The local management spent a good
deal of money to secure Ncal , and there Is
no question but that It would have been well
Invested had not bis arm given out. With
Ncal and Clausscn the club would undoubt
edly have been close to first place by this
tlmo , Clausscn was unfortunate enough ,
however , to got himself In Jail , from which
all the efforts ot the management have not
been able to deliver him.
When McGlll was promised the manage
ment had the choice of cither him or Abbey.
McGIll was chosen , but now bis refusal jo
come to Omaha adds another straw to , ( hp
burden ot 111 luck on the bracks of the Omaha
management. A telegram was Immediately
sent to Chicago for Abbey , but it la dqubt-
tul whether bo can bo , qlgncd thus la c , Jn
the day. The management has used CV fy
effort to strengthen the team la pitchers ,
but after three lira class , men have bc n
Blgnsd and bcqn loit by sh r bijrd. Huh
05 one can blame them tor tholr apparent
failure t& lecuirS pitchers. They are aim
keeping the wires hot and Qvery posqltjle
effort will bo made to get another good mat )
within a few daysj J JK1n > i *
Knrtb tor ft
The Bee baa received a copy ot th
Cyclists' Handbook Which has just b ri
Issued by the American News company Qt
PAIN'S GORGEOUS IISTORIGAL SPECTACLE
Entire Entire
Change of Change of
Fireworks Flrcworlis
Nightly ,
RESERVED SEATS RESERVED SEATS
OA'i'.IEE.lT CKV SALE .IT
Kuhn's,16th ' , ami Douglas. Kubn's ' , 15th and Douglas.
Kinslor'B , 16th a d Farnam Kins' er"s , 10th ad Farnam
Puller's , 14h and Douglas Fullor'e ' , 14th and Douglas
Kiplinger's , 13th f.nd Far Kiplingar's ' , 13th and Far-
nam. nm ,
Admission , with good seat . . . 5Oc Family Boxes , seating five persons $5.OO
Admission , with reserved scit in palatial grand stand. 75c Single seats in boxes 1-00
Children under 12 years , 25c.CHildrcn occupying reserved sents , full price.
IN CASEPEH KrhAILL Ik rOSTPONLD , TICKETS WILL fcEGO.DFOR THL NEXT PE , FORMANCE ONLY.
Now York. Ib Is a very valuable publication
for wheelmen and as It'Is on the market at
the remarkably low price of 10 cents per
copy , it should have a liberal sale. It In
cludes a complste compendium of all sorts
of racing information , and also numerous
cuts of the leading riders. The hand book
arrived with the following letter from "Sen
ator" Morgan , which explains Itself :
NEW YORK , Aug. 12. To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Although In the wicked
metropolis , I often think of Omaha and the
old boys. Jack Prince was here recently ,
but his shows would not go. He should
have given them a fox chase or a tug of
war. He gave a description of his hunting
with you the tlmo you shot the cows , the
other day In our ofllcs to a largo and ap
preciative audience. For heavens sake steer
clear If ho comes to Omaha , because he has
a new story. A bull fight which he saw In
Cuba , and that Index finger of his , when
Illustrating the fight , Is as wicked as Jim
Corbett's left. By the way , I called on your
friend Corbett thhe other afternoon , and he
told me on the quiet that his English trip
was not over financially successful. With
regards , and trusting you will call if you
ever come to New York , I remain , yours
very truly , W. J. MORGAN.
Cripples Wall It.
The Cripples and the Twin Cltys faced
each other on the Council Bluffs bottoms
last Saturday afternoon and for the second
tlmo the- Twin Cltys failed to make enough
tallies to outpoint their antediluvian op
ponents. The Cripples used tholr "crutches"
quite morrlly and by a happy bunching of
hits In the sixth Inning succeeded in tying
tha score and winning out. Clarke's running
catch of a long fly to left field was the
feature of the game. Velth was put In to
pitch for the Cripples , but was taken out In
the second Inning and Smith substituted.
Kelley pitched a good game for the "Re
serves" and received hotter support than
given the pitcher In the first game played
some weeks ago. The "ofllcla ! scorer" came
very near being sunstruck during the after
noon. The third game will bo played next
week , cither at Reel's station or Sarpy
mills. The score :
Reserves 431002 0 10
Cripples 011017 2-12
Earned runs Reserves , 5 ; Cripples , 7 ,
Errors Reserves.I ; Cripples , 5. Hatterles
Kelley and Miller for Reserves ; Velth ,
Smith and Sprague for Cripples ; Passed
balls-Miller. Struck out-Uy Kelley. D ;
by Velth , 2 ; Smith 9. Tlmo. one hour
and llfty minutes. Umpire Hemmlngcr.
Grout livcnt for Cyi-llst * .
The cordial endorsement that the news
papers arc giving the Good Roads tourna
ment which commences on the three-lap
track of the Asbury Park Athlstlc associa
tion August 30 is proof enough that the
efforts -cyclists looking toward the Im
provement of roads is appreciated by all
classes of citizens. A grand upright piano
will bo the chief prlzo for the class D riders ,
and In regard to tlio championship mile of
that class Tom Eclc , Johnson's trainer ,
wrltos as follows : "I am glad to see that
you are going to glvo a race where Sanger ,
Tyler , Bliss and Johnson will bo able to
fight It out ; It will bo the race of a life-
tlmo , depend upon It.1' '
The manager of the tournament proposes
to run all trial heats on the morning of the
three days , so that only the seml-flnals and
finals will bo contested In the afternoon.
Governor Flower of Nuw York and Governor
Worts of New Jersey , Senator David D.
Hill , Mayor Gllroy and , other prominent
people have been Invited to attend tue races.
Copple Is Too Sick to Start.
DENVER , Colo. , Aug. 14. To the Sporting
Editor ot The Dee : Please publish Just a
couple ot lines to let rnr Nebraska friends
Know I am not feeling well and aou't think
I ehnjl Btart In the big sweepstakes that
Oqmes oft August 19 aero at Denver , so t
wsU | to tell them not to play any money on
me , i _ * * W. ! { . COPI'hB.
riusclBR for the Flay. , *
Uato aoyas ty oavb struck a
ttreak 0jw nd wuld bo In seconij
place at the worst bef6ro tha bathe series
are ended. They are playing tbo sort ot
bill that please * the tans and are being
favored with good crowds , as they deserve
to be. Thursday saw the greatest crowd of
ladles , that has been on the grounds this
year. And the fair admirers of the game
wero. treated to an exhibition that was good
enough for any one. Some of the stops of
apparently safe hits were lltttlo short of
miraculous and the way that the Omaha
sluggers knocked Jacksonville's crack pitcher
out of the box was hugely appreciated.
Hot from the Diamond.
The Sioux City papers claim that Camp
will lead the league in batting.
Newman is becoming quite a favorite with
the Jacksonville public. Ho Is hitting the
ball right along , and fields his position per
fectly.
Three National league catchers so far
this season have caught In more than seventy
games. They are : McGuIre , 78 ; Farrell ,
7G ; Robinson , 74.
Low Camp Is playing a great game for the
Cornhuskers , and Improves every day. Ills
Omaha friends would b3 glad to see htm with
the local club next year.
Comlskey tried Canavan at first the other
day , but he was not at homo In the position
and made a couple of errors before he had
been on the bag ten minutes.
It Is said that Stewart , who Is holding
down the second bag for the Cornhuskers ,
has fallen Into Captain Anson's good graces
and will wear a Chicago uniform next
season.
Omaha has now ono of the best Infields
in the league. McVcy , Langsford and Ul-
rlch arc as good as they make them , and
Ilutchlnson Is Improving , both In the ( laid
and at the bat.
The fans are all glad to SQO Billy Moran
back on the team. Ho Is one of the surest
hitters In the league , and besides being a
perfect backstop , his support helps out the
pitchers Immensely.
With Lookabaugh and Moran In the points
the Omahas present about as heavy a hitting
team as there Is In the country. Capllnger ,
who Is considered the Jack's crack twlrler ,
wont up against It the other dny , and you
all know what ho got.
Now 'tis said that the Western league
may add four clubs to the circuit next
season Omaha , St. Paul , Columbus and Bay
City Saglnaw. There Is an old saw which
the Westerns had better paint on their walls ,
viz : "Let well enough alone. " Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Jacksonville players did a lot of kickIng -
Ing on Rus McKelvey's umpiring. To a man
In the grand stand It looked as though the
visitors did not get any the worst of It , as
they were given a number ot close decisions
In the three games to which they were a
good ways from being entitled ,
The tlmo when ho makes a homo run with
the bases full marks an epoch In every play
er's career. It Is 'tho ' height of his ambi
tion , but Is but seldom realized , Lily Langs-
ford's four-baggor Thursday garnered enough
honor to last htm q week , although he was
already a prlmo faVorlte with tlio crowd.
There Is probably no pitcher In the West
ern association who IB more conscientious
In his efforts to win than Whltchlll. Ho Is
always doing his best , and the poundings
that ho has rccolvcd on two or three occa
sions may bo , moro properly laid to overwork
than to any fault of his own.
Dad Clarke Is not the success this year
that was promised by his. spectacular per
formances of last season. At least that
seems to bo the drift of Now York news
paper comment. Ruslo and Meekjn are de
clared to bo the only pitchers on the team
worth having. Clark's lack of speed is
cited as the cause ot bis failure.
There U altogether too much kicking lately
to suit the patrons of the game , and the
local management should see that some of It
Is choked off. It Is becoming altogether too
common for all the playoff In the Infleld to
run up and abuse the umpire every tlmo ho
makes a close decision , and a judicious ap
plication Ot flues would go tar toward stop
ping th8 nylsanco.
The Omaha team , as at present constituted ,
consists ot a very gentlemanly lot of play
ers. It IB very eeldora that ono ot them
Is seen tp enter a saloon , and there are few
ball teams that do BO llttlo drinking. The
management Is very strict In this respect ,
ant ) the result la very satisfactory , both tq
themselves and to the public. The public
ioon gets on to a lusher , and every poor
play ho makes Is laid to bis unfortunate
habit. When th < players art known to bo
sober and gentlemanly , nn error Is much
more readily excused.
The leaders are closing up on Sioux City
In the Western league race and the prospects
are bright for an exciting finish after all.
The release of Charley Ganzel by ths
Boston management marked the temporary
retirement of the last of the old trip , Clark-
son , Bennett and Ganzel , which was the
nucleus of one of the strongest teams that
ever trod a ball field. Bennett
lost both legs In a railroad accident ,
Clarkson has quit the diamond for good and
Ganzel's base ball career is evidently nearIng -
Ing Its end.
Whispering * of the Wheel.
The Perry ( la. ) Wheel club will bo the
guests of the Ganymede Wheel club today.
Ray Blxby and C. E. Parsons of the Gany
mede Wheel club are booming the Ganymede
tournament In Denver.
The recent light showers have Improved
the condition of the country roads , as well
as the appearance of the countryside.
H. K. Smith made a moonlight trip to Mis
souri Valley , la. , last Tuesday night. Ho re
ports the roads In fine shape and his trip a
delightful one.
Burnett and Condon , the two fastest men
that Nebraska can sport , are In Denver , and
"cutting out little slices of the melon' " for
themselves ,
M. C. Lawrence of Toledo rode a half-mile
backward at Ripen , O. , In 1:47 : , and there are
lots of wheelmen who can't rldo a half-mile
"frontwards" In that time.
A. II. Perrlgo left for Denver last Wednes
day morning to visit with "Pop" Brewster
and the other "big guns" of the League of
American Wheelmen now at the national
meet.
Business In the bicycle line Is as quiet as
the times can make It. Many of the fac
tories and bicycle Jobbers have taken men
off the road entirely until the spring trade
opens up.
Parisians have dubbed "Zlmmle" the "Fly-
Ing Yankee. " Eighteen thousand people saw
him defeat Medlnger , Louvet , Barden , Four-
nler and half a dozen more of Europe's fast
est and best on July 24.
Chicago papers make a great "to-do" over
tholr century riders and the Aurora-Rlgln
course. Send some ot 'em out here and
tackle a western Iowa or Nebraska century
and then let them ftap their wings and crow.
You know there are centuries and centuries.
Wo have some of 'em.
Captain Walker and Lieutenant Melton of
the Tourist Wheelmen , who were selected to
rldo In the Washington-Denver relay , were
called out with the state troops for duty at
South Omaha on the eve of the arrival of the
message , and badly trundled their wheels to
the attic , resigning their places to some
other enthusiast.
Secretary Abbott II. Bassctt of the League
of American Wheelmen has bade farewell to
the cobwebs and sweet old-time memories of
his Boston ofllco and Is now located In a
spick-span now "suite" In Chicago. Mr.
Bassett has been editor and secretary for the
League of American Wheelmen for many
years over slnco the organization was formed ,
The Tourist Wheelmen will take their regu
lar Sunday run today , their destination being
Blair , a round trip of fifty-two miles. Their
moonlight run to Metcalt park last Thursday
evening was fairly well attended. The club
Is taking up Its fourth annual century for
next month. A beautiful gold century badge
and bar will bo given to the club member
who finishes last , yet within the the fourteen
bours required by the club rules ,
The great relay rldo Is now an event of
the past. TN sturdy riders who carried the
celebrated message have again assumed the ,
garb of everyday lijo. The little flurry
caused by tbo Grimm letter In the pool of
complacency has subsided and only a , little
ripple , curling its tiny way shoreward , re
minds oho of the greatest and njost successful -
ful ot feny ! message carrying performances
ever on record. TUero were many laughable
i nd noteworthy Incidents occurring upon tie |
long spin. Every rider has ps | Illtje story
to tell , all of which would make an Inter
esting llttlo book to wtjlle away an bour or
two with. Ono ot tbo most notable rides
perhaps was that taken by George W. Prugh
of tlio Burlington Bicycle club , Burlington ,
la. , wbo was selected to carry the rngssago
across the "big bridge" at Burlington. The
message reached him at dusk and bis path
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FIREWORKS. neatly and classically
costumed in a series of
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OF VESUVIUS and intricate evolu
EVERY NIGHT , tions.
OPENING PERFORMANCE
Tuesday Even'g , August
lay for five-eighths of a mile along a narrow
plank fourteen Inches wide , high above the
waters of tlio Mississippi. Tills narrow plank
roadway was sltlmmed over in tlio fast tlmo
of two minutes , bespeaking volumes for tlio
young man's nerve and skill ns a rider. Cox
and Mylliall of the Omaha Wheel club also
made a good showing In their tramp over an
unknown road In the teeth of a terrific tem
pest. The riders all acquitted themselves
with credit. The League of American Wheel
men ought now to have a number of medals
struck mid present each man who took part
with one as a souvenir.
OucHlloim and Answers
DOW CITY , In. , Aug. 15. In a game of
ball , two men out , man on third base ,
batter makes a safe hit Into left Held ;
man on third runs home , butter runs to
second base , ball Is iluhlud In to second
baseman and then to 11 rat baseman. Um
pire calls man out on II rat for failure to
touch llrst base. A bets li the score
counts because man scored before the man
was out at llrst , be not being forced out
on the lilt , as It was a base lilt and safe.
It. A. Slocumb.
Ans. A was wrong. The rule Is that
the score does not count unless the batter
reaches llrst. If he failed to touch
llrst he cannot be said to have reached
there no matter how safe his hit may
have been.
BELLE KOURCIIE. S. D. , Aug. 15. Did
Tommy Ityan and Mysterious Hilly Smith
ever meet bcfoie they met at St. Paul
t\vo weeks ago ? If they did , where and
when ? Jack Flynn.
Ans. They met In two limited round
contests , once in Chicago and once in Bos
ton.
ton.DENISON.
DENISON. la. , July 29.-To the SportIng -
Ing Editor of The llee : I'lease answer
the following In Sunday's Bee : In a game
of base ball with two out and a man on
llrst base , A bets I ) that the batsman goes
to llrst base. The batsman batH a grounder
to the second baseman , who puts the base
runner out at second base and makes no
effort to throw the batsman out at Ural ,
there being three out. Ans. (1) ( ) When
the third man Is out that settles It , li
wins. " Please Htate what you would do
with the batter In a cane like the above.
It he wasn't safe at llrst what will you
do with him on the score card ? lie has
had a regular time at bat. Please state
how you would score It in score book. J.
W. Campbell.
Ans. He made first on the runner's out ,
of courhe.
CUESTON , la. , Aug. 9. Will you kindly
give me Harris Martin , the Illack Pearl's
address ? Harry McCoy.
Ans. Don't know.
OMAHA , Aug. 12. A and B arc playing
sixty-six. A has CG , but playu on and
does not call game. Be taxes last trick
and claims the point , although ho has less
than CO. A Subscriber.
Ans. B loses.
HOLDREGE , Neb. , Aujr. W.-Is John
son , the cyclist , the same man who holds
the world's record In leu skating ? Where
was lie born and when ? K J. II ,
Ans. He Is. He was born In Sweden
In 1S70.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. H. IB there any
penalty for a bicycle rider who makes u
false entry in n race , and what Is It ? 1
saw n race this year where the referee
held that the rider could not bu punished.
Cycler.
Ans. It Is clearly provided In the track
rules that any ildcr who makes a false
entry ahull be dlsriuallllcd and debarred
from any place or prize. Ho la also liable
to suspension from the trucks.
OMAHA , Aug. 17. To the Sporting Ed
itor of The Bee : Hundity morning , after
Peorlu had won one game , A meutu II and
tsays , "I'll bet you 2 to 1 that Omaha don't
tuko thrcu straight from I'eorla , "
"IJono , " said B. Now B says that he
won't pay because A knew that ho ( A )
coilld not lose. How Is lt-A. U. C.
Ans.-B is right.
OMAHA. Aug. 15.-A , B , C and D are
playing euchre , A and O partners and 11
and IT partners. D Is dealing and turns
up. A und If both pass. O orders It up ,
1J then calls for hla partner's best and plays
It alone , making all live tricks , and claims
( our. has ho u right to call for his part-
ncr'a best In this case and play It alone ,
ana how much does ho nake-South
'
Ans.-w.ln order to make four polnta by
playing ulono the player must take the
rISK of being euchcicd. I ) could not be
euohered If C ordered hltn up , consequently
quently ho could not make four polnta.
'Calllntr for your partner's best" Is somc-
ttll'JK authorities ere silent concerning. It
inut SS decided by the player * . Very
row circles recognize such proceedings. In
taking live trlcka P made u plain march
and counts two. i
OMAHA , Auif. 13. A bU B the Young
Men's Christian associations will not win
one of the first two games they are sched
uled to play. They lost the first game
and have now disbanded and canceled their
dats for the second. Does A win or are
all bets off ? Subscriber.
Ans. Bet Is off.
AN INSIDE INCIDENT.
The Divorced WoiimnVlio Did Not Fool
Conifiirtiiblo Aliout Her Clillclrun.
The conversation took place at a table In
a restaurant within earshot of half a dozen
people , says the Chicago Tribune , so It Is to
bo presumed that It Is not to bo considered
particularly sacred. The woman in the brown
dress had evidently just come In from Den
ver ; the ono In black had met her nt the
depot. There was an animated description
of the details of the Journey ; what tlmo
she started , how tired she got , what a terri
ble draft there was , and HO forth , Inter
spersed with exclamations of nympathy from
her hearer. Then she loaned forward and
asked with moro than ordinary Interest :
"Have you seen George since ? "
Her companion's face took on an expres
sion thut seemed to hetokcn resignation to
all the evils the human race Is destined to
come In contact with.
'Yes , twlc ? , " she answered. '
'And the children ? " ,
'No , I haven't BOSH them. " v
'Nor his wife ? "
'No ; but they say she Is quite pretty and
sensible , too , "
The woman In brown sighed.
"I never heard a word of It till about a
week ago. You can't Imagine what a shock
It gave me. Ho was married In December ,
wasn't ha ? "
"Yes , Just a month after you were. "
She sighed again.
"I'd like to see Iho children , but I'm afraid
I couldn't hear It. It makea no difference
how good Qeorge'8 new wlfo Is she won't bo
Ilku nn own mother to the poor llttlo things.
It's agalimt nil reason , you know that. "
The woman In black admitted that the
argument was Indisputable.
"And I'd never feel right again , " the
speaker continued , apparently giving her
conscience a few nffvKitlonuto llttlo pats and
lulling It to rest. "When I left dcorgo I'd
have tried to get the children for myself , but
you sco I had no Idea what I uliould do. I
knew It would bo out of tha question for mete
to try to struggle along with all three of
them , I had faith enough In him to bellevo
that ho would do the right thing by them ,
even though my own llfo with him had been
a perpetual martyrdom. U I had only
known that I Hhould marry again so soon
and EO well nothing on earth could ever have
compelled mo to glvo them up. Hut you sjo
I didn't know. Ko all thing : ) considered I
guess I'd bettor go right on cast. An I
said , It would bo a t-'rrlblo trial to xcn thorn
under the charge of somebody else and hear
them call another woman 'mother. ' It
would break my heart. "
The two women finished their lunch and
went out. Tliu baldh-nded imm at the end
of the table dropped bin fork with a clatter.
"Well , " ho said emphatically , "It's my
opinion that tlioso three children nro hotter
off with that now mother. If shu'H anything
short of a female ainazon , than they would
bo with that woman , llenvun grant she
won't bo Ilku tholr own moth r. "
"Nobody suld notliln' , " but the llttlo audi
ence looked us though It HKrued with him ,
collectively and Individually.
Iln Win Coming Down Anyuuy.
Terrence Murphy was such a good carpen
ter that ho was rarely without employment ,
says the lloston Duilgct. Moreover , ho was
so thoroughly good natural and so Invariably
ready to make tha best of his occasional
misfortunes that his fellow workmen de
clared him the most popular man In th
trade ,
Ono Saturday , toward the tired end of the
day , Terrence was shingling the roof of a
pew house. Suddenly his foot slipped and
10 fell to the ground. As the house wan low
Iho fall was not long , yet ho lay so motion * i
less that the other men ran to him quickly ,
believing the worst had happened. Just aa
they reached him ha opened his eyes and
grinned ,
' 'Aro you much hurt , my boy ? " asked on *
of the men tenderly. I
Terrence grunted.
"That was a bad fall , Terrenco. " 1
The unfortunate fellow drew a breath. 4M
"Och , nlver molnd , " he said. " 01 wa |
coming down after nails , anyway. " J