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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi . tONDAY , MAKCII iJ3 , 1800. T
SPEGIRL NOTICES.
AilicrllnrmcnlN for theac column *
Will lie ( nUen tinlll 12i3O p. in. ( or.
the evening nnil until 8 11. in. for Uio
ninrtiltKC niul Stmiln > - edition * .
AilvcrllfterH l y rciiarntlnir n nntn-
Iiereil check , cnn linvp nnstvcrs ml-
ilrrxNctl to n niimltrrcil IrKcr In cnrc
of TIio Hoc. Anntvcrn no n < lilrcimc I
ivlll lie delivered njion prrnrntntloti
of the check only. Ilnteii , 1 l--c n
\roril nr t ItiNcrtlnni lo tx rvoril
thorcnftrr. Noflilrnr tnkcn for loan
til nil 21 a for flrflt limertlon. Tlicne
ndvcrtlNomciitft tiniMt be rnu conaeen-
tlvclr-
SITUATIONS
DITt'ATIOM WANTHt ) 1JV TOONO MAN AT
school , prlvnle family or other work to avi >
expenses ; o-pprlpncH , educated , wllllnu to
rrmke himself BenCrntly useful. Adilrrss M 32 ,
Uo . A MI3I-2I"
U MAM ; iir.M' .
j UNION-
Ilio bent oliler In rxIMcncc. W. M , Oulwltz ,
Dtp. Supt. , Hcsldent , rtoom 211 Knrbnrli hlnclc.
I1-MS02 A7
MiNnnAUznn mmmni noan ,
Iwltlnir. etc. . In better nnd chcnprr Ihnn vul-
cnnlrpd. Accnls nppolntcd on uncoverfd ground.
Mineralized llubber Co. . New York.HMM1
H-MM1
* nxpniunNCED ownn run-
dener ! nnc wlio ppcnks Ocrmnn. Apply II linns ,
1813 Vlntnn utrect. I1-MM9
_
BAi.nsMHN TO snii PHTIT Lnnonns. cino-
ecru1 coupon Ixwlui nnil other fpfclnltleii. by
inmple. to merchants ! sldo lines ! rcndy sellers ;
( rood pay. Model Mfg Co. , South Henil , Ind.
H-M412 2S
, YOUNfl MHN , HPIilJNDin CIIANTO
to lenrn I > arlT trade and IMS Independent ; com
petent In clfjlit week * nnd Job Runnmt fd to
rrndunten In irooj shop ; Illustrated catalwue
frco nt fit , Louis Ilarber college , 813 N , 3th
t. , St. Louis , Mo. II M4SS 28'-
ICO TO J150 PAID SALnSMCN FOIt CiaAIlS ;
experience unnocetsary : extra Inducements to
customers , lllshop & Kline , SI. Louis. Mo.
II-CZI-MH *
- -
HUM * WANTUIJ FI3MALU.
WANTKD , A FIIlST-CnASS MAICHH AND
nnnlatant trimmer. Address A , T linns , mil
liner , Sioux City , la. O-Mr,20 23'
FOR IlKNT HOUSES.
itousns IN AI.IJ PAIITS OF Tim CITY. Titn
O. r. Davis Company. 1505 Farnam. D 631
HOUSES. & CO. , 103 N. 13T1I ST.
D 65 !
noDciiN nousns. c.A.sTAnn , MS N.Y. MF
D 63J
ron RENT. Nicn SOUTH FRONT , s-noosi
brick house , with all modern Improvements
nnd In first clnps condition. Inquire on prem
ises. 2010 Ilnlf-IIownrd street. D " 1
HOUSES. WALLACE. DIIOWN I1LK. 18 & Doug
D SM
Fen niNT. nousis IN AI.I PAUTS or
the city. Brennnn-Love Co. , 430 Paxlon block.
D-M311-M27
FOIt KENT , 7-nOOll MODEIIN 1'LAT , LANC.E
block , GOO So. 13th > t. D C78 A3
nousns ron P.ENT. tiAncn LIST. rnoM
J5.00 up McCngu Investment Co. , 1506 Dodne.
Fen UENT. imicic RESIDENCE LOCATED
nt the southwest comer 17th and Douglas its. ,
formerly the residence of the Into Henry
Pundt. Especially suitable for ofllce of phy
sicians or dentists. Apply to the superintend
ent ot the Bco Building , room 103 , Bee Bide.
D 272
JJEAT G-HOOM COTTAGE , J10 00. 2124 MIAMI
St. D 383
6-ROOM DETACHED HOUSE : 8-BOOM HOUSE ,
central , JI5.00. Apply 201C Capitol oycnue
BIX-IIOOM COTTAGE : I-URNACE , OAS. BATH ,
lawn , shade , etc. 2121 Miami street.D
D M484
NEAT. B-nOOM HOUSE ; FINE CENTRAL Lo
cation. 830 8. 21st St. D Mf.18 2 *
TOR KENT FUKMSHED HOOMS.
A PLEASANT ROOM. 19W DODGE. J > LI
E 711
TWO TRONT ROOMS FURNISHED TOR
housekeeping , newly papered , JS.OO. 1151 N. 18.
E 380 23 *
FURNISHED ROOM. 2017 HARNEY ST.
-M422 20 *
SUITE or ; ROOMS : FURNISHED OR UNFUR"-
nIshccl : modern conveniences. 1713 ChlcnRO.
ff E M420 23 *
FUHMSHED IIOOMS AND HOARD
FURNISHED STEAM HEATED ROOM3. MODern -
ern conveniences ; board. 602 Bo. 13th. F 535
NICE ROOM AND BOARD , J4. 028 S.
S.F522M2C
F-522-M2C
HOOM AND BOARD. 204 S. 2Tr.II.
2Tr.II.PM421
P-M421 A20
ELEGANT' ROOMS. WITH FIRST-CLASS
Iwird ; llnest location In city. Pealxxlv resi
dence , 1909 Cnpltol a\cnue. r M430 21
Fen HUNT uxFunxisiicn HOOMS.
E UNFURNISHED CHAMHERS FOR HOUSEkeeping -
keeping , man and wife : water In kitchen : steel
Blnk ; waste pipe. 319 N. nth. O M612
FOIl WENT STOKES AND OFFICES.
FOR RENT. THE 4-STORY IlItlCK UUILDINO
at 016 Fnrnam st. This building has a lire-
proof cement basement , complete steam heat-
Inif flxtuies , water on nil floors , gas , etc. Ap
ply nt the ofllco of The llee. I 010
FIRST-CLASS BRICK STORE 1JUILDINO ; 1011
Farnam ! three stories and basement : will niter
tn suit tenant ; low rent. 214 First National
Bank bulldlne. I M633
FOR RENT , MAY 1 , ONE OP THE DEST COP.-
ners In the city , Address M 27 , llee. 1 420
AGENTS AVAM'HIJ.
AOENTS , J30 WEE1CLY SALARY TO RIGHT
parties ; lllllo work ; a snap for some one ; new
Bchcmc ; failure Impossible ; write for special
proposition. Lock ' Dux 5303 , Uoston , Mass.
J-J14302J *
WANTED , TO 8KLL. AN ARTICLE O P
necuMiily In this city nnd Council llluffs ; lib
eral commission , Address at once , M 31 , Hoc.
J in 475-23
WANTED TO JIENT.
OMAHA ALL RIGHT STRANGERS COMINO
In. List houses for rent with J. H. Par-
rotte , 16tll and Dodge. IC-M730 31
WANTED TO RENT , FOUR OU FIVE UNfurnished -
furnished rooms by lady nnd daughter ; modern
rotivenleneeg. Addrctu M 21 , IJee , itUlne IOKV-
tlun nnd tujns. K
STOUAFiE.
BTOlUdE , FRANK EWERS , 12U HARNEY.
M-637
PACIFIC STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE CO. ,
MS-SIO Jonea. General storage and forwarding ,
M US
OM. VAN & STORAGE , 1415 FAll'M. TEL. 1650.
M-M419 A18
WANTED TO IIUV.
tND-HAND FURNITURE. UROWN'S , 102 8. 14.
N-S3J
13-ROOM MODERN RESIDENCE ; GOOD
neighborhood. Addicts M 20 , lice.NMSSl
N-MSSl 23 *
FOR SALE HOUSES AM ) WAKONS.
NUMUKU OP GOOD HCCOND HAND CARRIage -
age * and ulmetona at a , barroln , 1411 Dodge.
P-2S3
JIORBD AND CARRIAGE FOR SALE CHEAP.
uddrrrs it 29 , llee. I'-r-m 4C9-24 *
FOIl
> X > Il SALE. HALL SAFE , ROLLER TOP DESK ,
Hammond typcwilter and dotk. Letter lllf
cabinet , two re\ohlng clulrn ; all nrst elms.
Mr. Lewlf , 4U llnmvc block. Q MSB
13KST HARDWOOD HOQ AND CHICKEN
fence. Also "all wlr . " CIt , Lee , HOI UouKUs.
' Q 540
BRED swurrr POTATOES. LOWEST RATES , .
9 , ( ThBO. Williams. Benson. "Kth. Q-M160 Mii -
B. HAAS , FLORIST. IMS VINTON ST. . TEU
770. lire a large aiorlment of young and old
ptanto. aultablfet for pot. decoration and bed
plantKi Easter lilies , cut flowers and roaei ;
cvtrythlr.ir et greatly roducad price * .
Q-U402
CH yon KALK. iw TONS NUMDKK ONE ICE ;
It 19 IS Inches thick , Ix > Jc liox 4 .
CLAIRVOYANTS.
MRS. DR. II. WARREN , CLAIRVOYANT. RE-
lls.bl business medium ; Ith year at 11) N. Kth.
8-641
DR. O. II. FITCH. INDEPENDENT SLATE-
writing and telcirrnpMo medium. SlttlnKS
dolly. If in trouble , doubt or despair , enII
nnd receive knowledge that will aid you.
Satisfaction guaranteed. 1T12 Capitol a\c.
S M433 2 !
SIASSAOE , I1ATIIS , I3TU.
MADAMn SMITH , 152J DOUOLAS BTREirT.
2,1 flosr , room 11 ; massage , steam , alcohol nnd
eulphurlno baths. T 480-23
HME. AMES , FORMERLY OF ST. LOUIS , MASsage -
sage and baths. COT 8. 13th St. , 2d floor , room 10.
T M787 A7
IMHSO.\AL.
DATHS. MASSAGE. MME. TOST , 313V4 8U 1
U 512
M1S3 VAN VALKENIIUROH. DESTROYS PER-
mnnently by lcctrlcty superfluous hair , molca ,
warts , etc. Room 41C. N. Y. Life bldg.U
U 41
CORSETS MADE TO ORDER ; WRITE FOR
mensure directions. 1M9 Farnnm. llcll * Ep-
perly Corset Co. U MI73-M28 *
PRIVATE HOME FOR LADIES BEFORE AND
during ronflnement ; babies adopted or cared
for ; terras reasonable. 6312 N , 23tli n\c. , cor.
Tort st , , Ohnhn , U 715 20 *
MISS MASON'S DRESSMAKING SCHOOL. II.
421. Ileo bulldlnp. U M702 A4
V1AVI A HOME TREATMENT FOR UTERINE
troubles. 1'liysldnti In attendance. Consulta
tion or health bcok free. 340 Bee Bids.UM5
U-M5
THU PALACE I1EAUT1FUL HAIRDRESSINO
and manicuring nnd complexion parlors. 1015
st. , Omahn. U MS03 A9
TO LOAN WCAh ESTATE.
ANTHONY LOAN AND TRUST CO. . 315 N. Y.
Life. Loans at low rates for choice security In
Nebraska & Iowa forma or Omaha city properly.
MONEY TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES THE
O. r. Davis Co. , 16M Farnnm st. W 517
6 PER CENT MONEY TO LOAN ON OMAHA
real estate & Neb. forms. W. II. Melkle. Omahn ,
W SIS
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA
real estate. Bnnnan , Lo\e & Co , Paxton blk ,
W S49
CITY LOANS. C. A. STARR. 923 N. Y LIFE.
W 530
LOANS ON IMPROVED & UNIMPROVED CITY
properly. W. Fan.am Smith & Co. , 1320 Farnam.
FARM LOANS , DOUOLAS AND SARPY , 1 TO
10 years ; low rates. GarUn Bros. , 210 N. Y. L.
W 552
GEO. P. DEMIS. LOANS , PAXTON DLOCIC.
W 959
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA
property at B , 6W , 6 nnd C'4 per cent Pusey &
Ihomns , room 207 , First National Dank bldK.
W 293
MONEY TO LOAN ON CITY PROPERTY ,
1300.00 up to $50,000.00. Fidelity Trust comtnr.y ,
W
91 ONE Y TO LOAN CHATTELS.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FURNITURE , PIANOS.
Horses , nagons , etc. , at lowest rates In city ;
no removal of goods ; etrlctly confidential ; you
can pay the loan off. at any time or In any
amount.
amount.OMAHA MORTGAGE LOAN CO. ,
300 S. IGth St.
: Sr5j
MONEY TO LOAN , 30 , CO , 90 DAYS : FURNIture -
ture , pianos , etc. Duff Green , room 8 , Barker blk.
X 534
MONEK TO LOAN I HAVB $3,000 TO LOAN
on pill-edge collateral security. Fled Terry ,
1214 Harney street. Telephone , 93S. X 177
I1USINKSS CHANCES.
CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD STOCKS. SAFE AND
sure ; (3 and upwards Invested often brings
fabulous nnd quick returns by placing your
orders with the Van Bureti Investment Co.
( Incorporated ) , bankers and brokers , 808 16th st. ,
Denver. Colo. Y 555
COAL AND FEED BUSINESS ; GOOD TRADE :
have other business ; Investigate. Address L 4 ,
Hee. Y M336 M27' _
FOR SALE , ABOUT 2.000 L13S. MINION TYPE ,
700 Ibs. agate , COO Ibs. brevier tjpe , 150 pair
two-third typo cases , 40 double Iron stands for
two-thirds cases. Thin material was used on
The Omaha. Bee. aid Is In falrty eood condi
tion. Will be sold cheap In bulk or In quantities
to suit purchasers. Apply In perwm or by mall to
the Bee Publishing1 Co. . Omaha , Neb. Y 713
EXTRA GOOD OPENING FOR GEN'L MDSE.
stock In town ot 400 ; only one general store
lit present. Write L. E. Plumt. CrnlR , Hurt
county. Neb. Y-M405 24 *
WANTED. Jr.OW TO $10.000 TO ENLARGE A
profitable business. Address M 21 , Bee.
Y M41G 25 *
CAPITAL WANTED FOR ENLARGEMENT
of a long-established cash mercantile- business ;
snfo and ( under reasonable conditions ) guaran
teed returns within 3 per cent of bank rates
on loans. Address M 27 , Bee. Y 420
PHYSICIAN WANTED IMMEDIATELY AS
successor nnd prepared to by my buggy and
horses : location near Omaha ; February busi
ness , $4S3 00 ; absolutely good. Address M 3i ,
Bee. Y MI9I 2S
TO LEASE AND FOR RENT , FIRST-CLASS
saloon to leas" , nnd residence for rent Ad
dress at once , Fred Rees , Box 62 , Dunbnr. Neb.
Y M4S3 2S
FOR EXCHANGE.
I HAVE EQUITY IN 5 ACRES FRUIT. CLOSE
to tonn , to trade for a clear lot. Address M
27 , Bee.
SWAPS. WHAT HAVE YOU IN CLEAR LOTS
to trade for equities In Improved city property ,
drawing : 10 per cent on value ? Address M 27 ,
Bee. Z 420
FOR EXCHANGE. REAL ESTATE FOR 1'AR-
lor carpets and furniture ; state condition and
original cast. Address M 3C , Ben.Z .
Z M493 24
FOIl SALE HEAL ESTATE.
Five-room cottage with lot 50x150 ft. ; trees In
yard , city tvvater , etc. , one block from car Iln *
and In desirable residence locality.
Price , J1.2M.
Six-room cottage , rood barn , lot COxI50 ft. ,
one block from car line.
Price , $1,000.
Five-room house nnd corner lot , WxlJO ft. . In
Hanscom Place , city water , etc.
Price , $1,900.
Seven-room liouso and full lot on 32d St. , In
Hanscom Place.
Price , $3,000.
Three-room house and full lot tno blocks
from car line.
Price. $4M.
Four-room house and email lot near 20th und
Martha streets.
Price. $330.
Ten acres near South Ormlm. Must bo all
catih.
Price , $900.
Wanted , a few good seven to nine-room houses
listed with us that can be sold cheap for cash.
POTTER & GEORGE COMPANY ,
Cor. ICth and Farnam.
RE-MI27 21
BARGAINS. SALE OR TRADE , IN CITY PROP-
titles and farms. Jno. N. Frenzer , opp. P. O.
RE 550
GEO. P. BEMIS , HOUSES , LOTB , IRRIGATED
farm lands , loan * . 305 and 30C Paxton block.
RE-537
ABSTRACTS. THE BYRON REED COMPANY.
LIST REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL 1'HOP-
erty with Jones , Crounse block , Omaha.
RE M515-M27
FARM LANDS. C. P. HARRISON. 912 N. Y.
iife. UK-M4.J7 A21
AM AUTHORIZED BY PARTY WHO HAS
just foreclosed It to offer an S-room house
on CO-ft , lot ; lautlfully situated property ;
magnificent trees , within a mile from the
postolllce , In a good nelghboi howl , fur less
than the Miluo of the lot. Tills It a great
opportunity to any one desiring a homo cheap.
II. H. Harder , lice bldg. RE-MWJ 23
THAT BEAUTH'UL 7-ROOM COTTAOE , ALL Is
modern , oik tlnlfch. latent design , on south
28th btrect , between Popplcton \Voolnurth ,
open for Inspection , for sale at n great snap.
Will take clear lot an part of payment. Fi
delity Trust Company , sola agents. 1702 Far a
nam st. RE in 47C-24
BOUND FOR SOUTHERN TEXAS. DO YOU
wont flrst-clasu pralrla land that will raise nil
kinds of grain and vegetables , near good mar
ket , which can ba bought at $4,04 to J7.0) per
ucro on easy pa > menti. If so , prepaie to go
with a member of our company on April 7th , a
when cheap rates can be hadVa will refund
the fart to all who purchase of ua. Call soon
and let us show maps and prices. Omaha Real
Imitate & Trust Co. , 211 Bo. ISth st.
st.REm 473-24
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. IMPROVED
farm , Flllmoro county , Neb. f must sell ; $1,000
tu $ .2,003 leu than \niue ; w to 600 ucro farms ;
equities exchanged for smaller farms , or for
city property ; drug" Block , grocery and llverkw
for exchanga ; March _ 23. at Merchants Iiotel ,
Omaha. O. P , Bal.er , U\eter ,
K13-M450
I'ATHOM/.E HOME IMUt'bTHV.
THE ALWAYti HELIAllLQ HARNESS SHOP
of Joieph Luudhoefncr. managed by the oldest
Lractlc l saddler ana haraesimakir of Omaha ,
Is nan- located t 123 Bo. 13th l. . corner Jack-
ton. All kinds of home-muda and factory
p d * on hand , to suit customer * . Repairing
promptly Mtrndfd to. August Donne , Manager ,
la Bo. nth * t. corner Jackioo. 131 Mi
H. MAROWITZ LOANS MONEY. 41) N. 1 ST.
665
AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS ,
SHAKES IN MUTUAL t , . & 1 . ASS'N PAY
e 7 , I per cent when 1 , 2 , J jears old ; Always
redemable. 1704 Farnam St. , Naltlnger , ec.
HOW TO OET A HOME OH SHCUUK GOOD
Interest on savings. Apply to Omaha I * A D.
Ass'n. 1704 Farnam. d. M. Nattlnger , tec.
550
UlMIOI.STniUNO FUltNITUIlC.
FUIINITUIIB PACKED. MATTIIESSES , MADE
nid renovated , window cushions made ; prices
reduced. M. 8. Walklln , 2111 Cumlng. Tel. 1M1.
661
SHOIITIIAM ) AMI TVrmVIMTIXO.
A C. VAN SANT'S SCHOOL. . 513 N. Y. Urn.
UQI
MUSIC , AUT AXU IjANOUAOU.
r. ani LnNDKcic. BANJO AND
eultnr teacher , 1815 Chicago St. 109
ONH MASON & HAML1N OUOAN , M. NEW
pianos sold at cost. COS McCagUo building-
ONI3 MASON & HAMI.tK OUOAN , ti * ) , NEW
pianos sold at cost. COo HcCnmio bulldlnp.
M-33) ) 2S
WANTED , PUPILS IN VOCAL AND INSTHU-
mental music , nlKht read I UK tnuglit inpldly ;
eipeclal attention sl en to be lnners ; terms
rensomblc. Addivsa E , llee. M II92S
1UCYCI.US.
OMAHA BICYCLE CO. , BEST PLACE TO BU\
bicycles ; bicycles repaired , 323 N. Kill at. C66
WEST BICYCLE & GUN CO. , 2416 CUMINO
St. Wo sell J100.00 'X models for $ S3 00. OS'S
J100 WAUWICIC , ALMOST NEW , CHEAP FOIl
cash. Omaha Coal , Coke and Lime Co. , loth
and DoURlns. 43a-23
1IOTULS.
MIDLAND HOTEL , COK. 1CTII AND CHICAGO :
Amerlcnn and European plan ; steam heat and
baths , all modern Improvements , rates reason
able. M5U
UA.NCIXO.
MOUAND'S SCHOOL , LAST TEHM. BEQINfl
this week. Private lessons. Call. Alwajs open.
737-A6
SAW HIS IIHAUT IIUAT.
SIiiKtilnr nxjierleiiee nt a Survivor of
( lie Ilnymnrkrt Itlol.
It must bo nn uncanny sensation to look
within your breast nnd see the pulsation of
your own heart , yet this has been the ex
perience of Officer Charles W. Whitney , one
of the brave men In blue who was Injured
ton years ago during the Chicago Haymarket
riots , says the Chicago News.
Whitney's chest was torn open by the
explosion of a bomb , and as he lay In the
hospital bed he saw , with the aid of a hand-
mirror , his own throbbing heart. What Is
still moro marvelous , he recovered and la
today doing a man's work and commands
? 110 a year more than an able-bodied police
man traveling a beat.
May 4 , 1S8G , was a bloody night In Chicago
cage history. Ono hund ri and seventy
members of the police force marched from
the Desplalnes street station. They had
Leen held there for several days , anticipating
a crisis , and at 10:30 : o'clock thei order to
"fall In lino" was given. If the big fel
lows felt a thrill of fear as they preparoJ
to face the danger that threatened a great
city , there was no manifestation of It as ,
shoulder to shoulder , they hurried swiftly
to the scene of the disturbance. The
whole world thrilled with the horror that
followed ; their Ineffectual effort to disperse
the mob of frenzied anarchists. The throwIng -
Ing of the bomb left over sixty ofllcers lying
In a heap In Haymarket square. One , man
died within an hour , two other men were
hopelessly crippled by having their legs
blown off ; others of them were cruelly
maimed , and fourteen ot thorn are now
dead.
But , of all men , Officer Whitney stood
the slightest possible chance of life. His
breast was frightfully mutilated and bits of
exploded bomb were Imbedded perilously
near the vital organs. He was taken to the
1-ospltal , and , after the necessary probing
the wound was sewed up. Just before taking
the stitches , Dr. J. n. Murphy Inquired :
"My brave boy , do you want to- sea what
no man ever saw before ? "
"Yes ! What Is It ? " asked the officer ,
feebly.
"Your own heart ! "
He handed his patient a mirror and Officer
Whitney saw hla own heart. He now affirms
that the statements of novelists are misleadIng -
Ing ; that the heart Is not a movable organ ,
lor it neither leaps Into the throat nor descends -
scends Into the boots. In fact. It does not
Indulge In any of the acrobatic feats gen
erally ascribed to It by Imaginative writers ,
| but ho frankly acknowledges that ho Is Incapable -
capable of expressing his sensation as ho
watched the oscillation of his heart.
Within a month he was able to return
home and was supposed to bo on the road
to ' recovery. Later ho suffered a violent re
lapse. and after weeks of unparalleled sufferIng -
Ing Dr. Murphy decided to resort to one of
the most hazardous operations known to
scientific surgery In the li'story of surgical
Jurisprudence In the country. It was the
third tlmo It had over been undertaken , the
former ca 3s having proved fatal. A careful
examination Indicated that a piece of the
bomb casing penetrated the breast bone ,
passing about midway between the second
and third ribs , and was located nbout one-
eighth of nn Inch from the pericardium ,
LIke a magnet coquetting with a bit of
metal , every throb of the heart brought the
piece of shell nearer , until the piercing of the
organ was .Inevitable.
The operation was set for Friday , Novem
ber 0 , 18SO. Relatives and friends protested ,
and , this coming to the- cars of the Injured
man , he said :
"I am going to make n test case of this
nnd reo If there Is anything wrong with
Friday ! "
The eventful morning came. Up to this
tlmo Officer Whitney had been exceptionally
hopeful and cheery.
"I never realized that I could die until
Just as I was getting under the Influence of
ether. There were fourteen doctors In the
room nnd among them was an old family
phyylclan who attended mo during my In-
fancy. Heforo the anaesthetic took effect one
of the physicians began -shaving the hair off
my chesl. A sudden hcrror seized me and
In my dazed condition I imagined It was a
fight for Ilfo. I. who had been so weak that
I could scarcely ralso my head , suddenly
clinched my list and struck the- man who
was doing the toneorlal act a terrific blow.
kicked another M. D. In the stomach and
another In the chest. Why , I fought like n
madman and It took eleven men to hold mo
whllo I was getting under the Influence of
the drug "
The old wound was completely healed , hut
the flesh was laid open and Dr , Murphy pro
ceeded to bore a halo through the officer's
breast bono , very much as a skillful carpen
ter uses an auger dn a hardwood stick , The
Instrument need was a trephine , suitable for
making a hole five-eighths of an Inch In
diameter. It took eighty mlnutns to cut
through the breast bono , wjilcli at this point
nearly an Inch In tblcknc'u ? .
The delicate operation was a succor , for
at the foot of this tiny tunnel lay the piece
of bomb , which was easily plucked out with "
pair of tweezers. It was cone-shaped , and
composed of almost equal parts of copper ,
zlno and lead , and was ensconced in the . It
outer fatty qcatlng ot the heart. u
It was over a year before the new wound
healed , and during tbo tlmo Whitney wore
rubber dralnago tube. Out It was several
years before bo was able to do any manual I
work. Meanwhile ho watched the anarchists1t
trial , kept In touch with Ills comrades at the tl
station , and was detailed ( or light service. tlb tlP
Then for thrco years be drove a patrol wagon , P
and afterward served au a messenger on the In
free.
For a couple of years bo was detailed at pt (
the Goodrich school , and two years ago ho n
was appointed at the Carter Harriott ! public ne
bath , where his star awes unruly bathers , e
largo and email. Ho draws a regular salary li
for this service , and as long as ho lives he
will bave a pension.
It's Just as easy to try One Mlnuto Cough
Cure as anything else. It'n easier to cure a
severe cough or cold with It. Let your next
purchase for a cough bq Ono Minute Cough
Cure , Better medicine ; better result ; bet
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THE MEDDLING HUSSY.
Doing the 'trtic Account , Written by Himself , of the Ailvcn-
tutje'nf ' , Sergeant Major John Clnunpc of
1 iMnjor Henry Lee's ,
I 1
I , I 11Y CI.1XTO.V HO S. . f
t ? l Bl Sl
I remember my man' Ivas smug-faced , ap
pearing to all the world , the reputable citi
zen , round , fnt , n most politic and noncommittal
mittal follow , nnd I wondered whether I
might J not have gone wrong. Hut the direc
tion was phln , "Philip Ilolantl , Merchant , 6
Pearl street , hack of Kraunces' tavern , " arid
hero was tbo man In his shop , looking nt
mo narrowly over the gold rims of his spec
tacles. The Guards' band was pUylnR on
the IloWlIng Ojeen , for , though November
It was n warmish yidlan summer evcnlne ,
while no gloated over the letter , regarding
mo ever and anon In the dim light of the
lantern that stood on the counter. Horts
a dealer In women's gewgaws , and esteemed
as good an American as any man Ih Now
York. I had hoard , Indeed , BO much to this
effect that now I was1 uneasy to think per
haps I had put my neck In the noose , Had
not the general been mistaken In the man ?
Why did he pattso so long ? I moved ncrv-
oliyly , uhllo bcforo the \\lndow paswed some
people returning from the play at the
Theater Royal on John street.
The noyallst dandles baa refitted that lit
tle red theater , closed by congress with a
vlow to Improving tlfo public morals , and
plays had been written for It by Major John
Andre. I shuddered as I thought of hint , for
It was not so long since the scene at Tappan ,
and , for all I had experienced In the last
days , causing mo to regret my mission , my
softne3 hardened at that name. As It hap
pened , as If to emphasize the thought , a link
boy passed just then before Mistress Sus-
oannah Ho Ltncey and Major Williams of the
artillery , who had been Andre's Intimate.
My vla-a-vls noted my uneasiness out of
his cunning eves.
"There bo spies , and spies , " said he. "But
you , sir , surprise me. There lay every
reason why you should return to the cause ,
and yet jou rlk your neck apparently as
merrily ai as a boy after a bird's nest. "
"Eh , yes , " said I , .gathering heart at his
voice. "And I propose to have the bird to
night at 11 when he walks In the garden
back from Burns' . "
"Does he walk then In the garden ? " said
he , peering at me.
"Yes , an uneasy conscience "
"And has he that ? "
"If he have not , my friend , I proposn to
make him uneasy , should you have your boat
at the foot of the lane exact at 11. I loosed part
of the pallnt ; at the end'of the garden , and
hero behind the boards , \\hlch he now can
wrench off In a trice , Is Jem Hawkins. You
know him 7"
"And you. sergeant ? " said he curiously ,
and looking about least the walls had ears.
"I. master , \\lirstroll out of tbo tavern
as debonair as you please. I shall knock
our traitor over the head Jem will break
through the paling'and ! together we will
carry him to your bba . ? '
"Should you be efonnsd ? "
"Humph , we bave 'but ; to say we are sailors
from the Anne Marie taking a drunken com
rade aboard. Once In 4he boat wo shall pull
for Hobock , where MajbV Harry expects us. "
I thought exultanily ftf this point In the
programo so well " 'outlined ' , could It bo
carried out. For it .meant my restoration to
the old esteem amonir ! my comrades , who
now must be holding m the most dastardly
deserter. , , . '
"You have a glib tongue , " my shopkeeper
said doubtfully when I had ended.
"It has persuaded- Sir Henry , my old
frlendo and their 'br Vet-brlgadler traitor ,
Arnold , " I bcastedi " 'nP1jf It wants but your
He reached forwar'd , a Jf with suddftji en
thusiasm out of ktcpllig-.wHh tha former
susplc'on. ' * * ? ; '
"You risk dcajlt and so do I , should we bo
seen together. The boatman shall ba there
at 11. " >
I was sure of him now , this person no one
suspected , but -who waa one of those agents
by whom Washington was kept conversant
with occurrences in New York. I relied
implicitly on the other man , Hawkins , who
was a hostler at "Fraunces1 Tavern , " for
ho had proven his honesty by seeing that
my letter had reached the geneial. telling
him exactly who had been Implicated with
Arnold in that damnable plot ; and now all
that was left of the mission was to catch the
traitor. , .
This was my fifth evening In guise of
American deserter and king's man ; and It ,
I said , should not pass without mo putting
my hands on him for whoso wretched avarice
Andre had suffered.
Yet as I strode about the street corner
past one. of Mayor Matthew's watch. I sick
ened of the attempt for the 'hundredth time.
I thouEht of how much they had left mo to
do , how great a sacrifice of good name I
already had made , and how little w.t I , In
deed , had to redeem It.
Before the ruins ot Trinity church , stand-
Inc out sepulchrally In the darkest Novem
ber night. I went In to sit on one of the
benches that had been built there at Genera
Paulson's suggestion , shortly after the great
flre ; for the Ilrltlsh policy was to gain nvor
by making tha town life agreeable for tno
who could be cauRlit by Pleasure.
There In the daik I r-n over the whole un
promising Phases of the enterprise ; how five
days before my commandant , Major Lee. had
summoned mo to tell me that the general had
asked him for a man who would dare risk
everything to gain Information of how the
Arnold plot ran and of those. . Implicated ; one
who would even dare kidnap the traitor In ie
very enjoyment of his safety. The man who
so dared must uppjar to desert from Tappan.
This was asking much ; my honor among my
comiades and the ilsK of a ypy's death from
the Brltlih ; and yet , joung fool of 23 that
I was. 1 accepted.
f can see that low room now , In the DeWItt
house In Tappan , the general's anxious face ,
Major Harry's bold eyes. ,
, , , ,
ths picket line
I turned my mare through
and gave her free head when tbo patiol chal
lenged , dashing over the moist roads , for , as
bad luck would have It , the rain had blotted
out the ruts , leaving the mare's footprints
patent to the pursuers , for the farrier put
the same mark on the left forward shoo of all
Major Lee's horses.
For th moment , I bslleve. they hesitated
dumbfounded that EO faithful a culdler as I
should suddenly Imitate Arnold. In all the
d'saffectlon ' ttiero never had been a desertion
from that corps. Who can U ? trusted ? I
could fancy them muttering. I knew that
Major Lea would delay them all he could.
But he , too , must carry out the play. He ,
too , must appear attouiiiled tint I. who al
ways had proven faithful , should all at once
bccomo among the mo'aA faithless. I thought
all this while the anare bore me over tno
road toward UergerM fop I designed to- hall
the king's patrols at Iulu9 Hook.
But with all the. diy I had but little the
start. Soon I heard jfhyin after n e , and , the
mare afmost spent. jTh ? sky lightened. Tlij
mare seemed to be BWIS oven slower , pnd I
knew as I came ta too forks on the hill ,
which Is by tiie 'THree Pigeon * " lnnr above
Ilergen , that they probably would catch me
before I could makq ti . stone- bridge below. .
Nay , turning In my awll ? I could see. In the ]
darkish dawn Cqrnet Mlddleton heading the t
purauers , and hear lrisloud hello.
At the forks , wltlml'a stone's throw of the
"Three Pigeons , " tot a'moment I deliberated.
Should I have myt refutation all lost for
nothing ? They probabftn would shoot me1 as
was , nor could thfryilever , believe mo ar *
honest man , w *
Only for a moment'fllu I hesitate , you may
believe , before turning directly down the
slope by Elizabeth Point to the river , aid )
thcro , as luck would have It , was a patrol.
sprang from the mare and waded through
the | marsh Into the river , hallooing. Just
then the pursuers perceived my detour and a
bullet canio elnglng around my oars. I
pushed ou ( beyond my depth and the men I
the boat , comprehending the situation ,
pulled me In , firing and shouting derisively
my old cqmrades , whose . .quraes reached
me.
me.I
I was taken to Sir Henry Clinton , who ,
examining : mo closely , ended by believing
my sincerity , ai In faith the desertion was
plain enough , and that one ( ram Major Lee's
corps.
AB we had thought would be the caie , ho
recommended mo aa an honest fellow to
Geperal Arnold , who , too , bad run to the
king's side. I could detect a certain detesta
tion In Sir Henry's tone when be upoUe of
Arrold , uho had received his 10,000 and his
tirlsadlershlp as the price of bis service , who
yet was all cerely disliked , more because the
affair hail cost the army Major Andre , 1
believe , than for any other reason.
I reported that morning to the now Ilrltlsh
btevet brigadier , at 3 Broadway , In the old
ball rooms over "Hums' Arms. "
I do not know what I had expected ot the
man. I had heard so much to his dis
credit. I saw simply an agreeably mannered
gentleman , who questioned mo closely , and
In the end believed that I had been persuaded
by his example.
Strangely , too , he rented of n widow ,
Mistress Warren , whoso daughter , Prisellla
Warren , I once had made furious love to In
Virginia. A plump , falr-halrod , gray-eyed
girl , Mistress 1'rlscllla's greeting , her con
gratulations to mo at having come over from
rebellion to lojalty , made me for a moment
sicken again of the false ptrt.
I must explain this to show how that
which followed came about. Nor did Bene
dict Arnold fall to treat mo w'lth further
ccfsldcratlon. Ho promised to obtain mo a
commission In a legion of American loyalists
In tlmo to join the expedition Lord Howe
was then preparing to send to Uio Virginia
capes. In the meantime , other decent lodg
ing being hard to flml , ho had permitted mete
to take a room at the Widow Warren's.
In fact all had gone exactly as tho. plan
had been laiJ. I bad communicated , as I
have said , with General Washington , show
ing him , as I had It from Arnold himself ,
who appeared to trust mo Implicitly , the
full extent of the treachery , nnd the names
of the few persons In any way Implicated.
I have been told that this information nrst
Knve the general-ln-chlcf heart to belte\e
tbero remained those ho could trust , ami
that the major general ho suspected was
after nil not in the affair.
And now the rest was all plain. Arnold
would stroll In the gmlen to quiet his nerves
before bed. My desperate- fellow would hide
behind the loosed paling , 1 could bo sure , nt
the appointed hour. I was now equally sute
of Master Roland having the boat in readi-
iioss at the foot of the lane. Yet , as I
thought of U nil , I felt dismayed. I looked
up to the ruined tow OP of Trinity , almost
praying to keep my couraso warm. I de
cided to tnko a tankard of beer at the tavern.
The night was dark enough , nnd now began
a cold drlz7lo. Long since the Guards' band
had stopped on the green. What could be
hotter than such a ulqht , made for the ad
venture ?
At last the clock ticked near the tlmo
when General Arnold would defend for bin
stroll In the garden. Even now I knew my
man Hawkins was waiting In the lane. I
paid my reckoning ? and turned for a moment
Into the street.
The mist was clearing. Certainly General
Arnold would take that walk to got some air
before sleep. But If ho kept to his usual
custom It lacked a half hour of tue time. To
avoid pc stblo suspicion I turned into the
tavern and up the stairs to my room. I In
tended to follow the general by the back
stair. It all would bo easy should he once
go Into the garden.
But at the head of the stairs stood my ac
quaintance , Mistress Prisellla Warren , of
whoso mother General Arnold rented. She
held a candle , as If expectantly , and I an.
bound to say she made a pretty picture at
the stair head. I recollected how jears be
fore In Virginia I once had made furious
love to this very girl.
"Jack ! Jack Champo ! "
"Eh , Prisellla. And why , mistress , are
you not In bed ? "
"Tho truth Is , " said she , blushing , "I've
been thinking nnd pondering. "
"Of a lover ? " paid I , trying to phrasa some
pleasing , nonsensical gallantry.
"Not I , sir , of no man , but of you. "
"Of me , Prisellla ? "
"Ah , of you , who have made the whole
town bellevo In you ; but me not a whit. "
"And why ? " said I , growing Impatient , for
I heard General Arnold's step. "I must
speik to the general , begging your pardon. "
"Why ? " she asked , putting the candle
close to my face. "Liar , you are not what
you seem ! " Her voice had changed so sud
denly that I lost my wit.
"Prisellla ? "
"You never deserted General Washington. "
"Mistress Prisellla ? "
"You are here a spy to betray General
Arnold. "
"Ah , mistress , but he Is worse , " said I with
ruddon earnestness.
"He has tieatcd ycu kindly , John Champo. "
"You have the fancy of a silly maid ! " cried
I. "Let mo go. I must follow General Ar
nold into the garden. "
Again she raised the candle a bit. From
belo.v was the fiddler's merry Jig.
"Why ? "
I trembled under those gray , questioning
eyes , ahd she read my plot as easily as If I
had told her. It all had gone well up to this
moment. My man was behind tbo paling.
The baat waited. Colonel Leo across the
river expecteJ us. And here this slip cf a
girl had 'n some way found the Intention.
"I will explain later. Now " I
She put the candle on the table.
"I will go with you Into the garden , "
"And why , unasked ? " said I , trying to
treat the matter lightly.
At this she pulled from her bosom a letter
In Major Harry's own hand , with the damrv-
Ing evidence. She had mo In her power ns
neatly as she could wish. I had droppej It
somewhere In the house. Curbing my care-
lenness , I remember I snatched at It , when
she tlmist It behind her.
"Spy , " eho said , ns If I were less than the
boards under her feet.
"And he ? " said I , d-ggedly.
"But does It lessen your blackness , coward'
You who return to your old friends pretend
ing jou are converted to the old opinions ,
only to spy ? "
"Gl\o mo up , then , " said I at last , de
fiantly. "Give me up. "
"I will not tell n roul , " raid the girl nt this.
"How could It profit you ? " asked I , trying
to pacify her.
"Nor shall I let you hurt a hair of General
Arnold's head neither ono nor the other. "
She stooi there , her hands thrust behind "
her. Suddenly the fiddler below paused In
his air and left UB In silence.
I must not let the pretty llttlo fool thwart
mo when I had rlskoJ so much. No , she
should net. The general was walking In the
gaiden ; my nun Hawkins was breathing hard
behind the paling , waiting the signal , Uvery
moment was dear.
"Ho may bo a traitor , but ho has been kind
to my mother and to me , " she went on. (
"You phall not hurt him , I declare. If he be
traltpr , was ho not before ono to' ' the king ?
Consider that. "
I did not answer , revolving the problem
how t9 get her out of the way , cursing my
bad luck Indeed In having dropped the luckless -
loss letter I should have burnc,1.
"And why , " she went on , taking a step
nearer , "should you , Jack Champe , take fur
ther risk ? You are back , without odium , In "
the king's service. You have but to forget
your purpose , which was traitorous to the
king. ( You have before you a finer career
than the rebels can offer. "
And whllo wo disputed by the candlelight
Jem Hawkins behind the paling was wonderIng - of
Ing at the lack of the signal.
' 'I am pledged to Washington , I am with
thp United States , " said I , deliberating how-
to bo rid of her ,
"And you ore here as a spy ? " she orled
again , her gray eyes flashing.
Tor nil's fair In war , " tald I , watching
her that I might spring past.
"And In love , " raid she , blushing , thought ,
and wondered suddenly If she loved not ll'-ne-
diet Arnold , whom I began to halo wltti sud
den fierceness.
"But wait , " oald I , "Mlstroas Prlscllh.
have a word to Bay to the general now In
the garden. Surely them can He no harm
that ? "
"Ah , I know you , " she answered at this
defiantly , "You have some design. i'll
accompany you. " ho
By this time J was maddened. Havj I int
said how much every moment counted T A
bold move would accomplish it Mill , I was
not to be foiled by this hussy.
Bp I pushed her aside , went through 11.0 ai
iloor Into the back hall , and djivii ilio wU'jij
leading Into the garden.
There he wa , pacing rcotlektly to nnd
Fro. Ah , the man never hid a ijutet moment
between hla plots and bis remoua. For I
bellevo he bad them. Jem iiawl'.lufi. I VTJI
certain , was waiting. I could carry It out
ret.
ret.Hut
Hut the girl wan behind mo , like ft dog. I
was sorry for a moment I had not throttled
her.
"General Arnold ! " she called from the
foot of the stairs. "General Arnold ! "
IJefore I could get to him , ho walked too
far toward the house , In an Instant ho wn.t
by her. I saw she whhpercd something to
him. Was It my betrayal ?
For n moment I hesitated. I still could
run for It ; but should I escape , which was
doubtful , It would bo without my prisoner.
Par the mcmcnt flho had foiled me. I must
brazen It out , deny her charge.
So I returned to the upper hall where they
wore talking. She looked at me , not tri
umphantly. I was surprised how pale ho
was ,
"Sergeant Champo wished n word with you ,
sir. " she told , without facing mo.
How could I explain ? I thought nt once of
smo story connected with the duty ho had
given me. lut ! he anticipated me , snj Ing :
"I am tco weary tonight. Walt till morning.
You will receive your regular duty then.
Good night. "
Ho extended his hand gravely , as If
treachery had made us equals , and walked
to his room. Outside , perhaps , Hawkins
still waited. Hut the chance was losjt for
the night. The girl had outwitted me. Why-
had I not killed her ?
As he left us alone she understood my
rage , for she said quietly , "I did It to save
you. "
"You have not told him ? "
"Not a word ; jou can still servo with the
"Fool ! " I muttered , as people do when
only they are the fools. I hoard her sobs
and hurried from her , feirftil that she
might tempt mo to ,
Nor could I sleep. I dared not send word
to Hawkins , or to the boatman at the end
of the lane. Across the river nt Hobock
Colonel Harry Waited vainly. Decani * ) of
this girl I was still held n traitor by my
comrades. AnJ It appeared , Indeed , as If
they must so regard mo till the end of the
chapter.
For as I tossed restlessly , whllo It was
yet pitch dark , there was a knock nt the
door nnd the orderly shouting : "Up , ser
geant. In a hurry. You have duty. The
general's expedition pulls anchor at G for the
Virginian capes ! "
I saw beyond pcradventure then that I
had failed dismally. I should hnve no other
chance nt my man now , whllo If I wished
to avoid the spy's death I must keep up
appearance and nerve as a British soldier.
Outside In the ball was the girl , her oycs
red by the candlelight.
"Forgive me ! " said she. When I was
silent she added , "I did It for jou. "
"For him ! "
"For you ! To save you for the cause. "
"Faugh , " said I ; "I desplso jou for a
meddling hussy. "
Yet I thought afterward she Indeed had
not betrayed me. That was certain. I won
dered what was the reason , dismayed over
the turn of the adventure.
For hero was I , now bound for Virginia ,
as earnest a patriot as ever served In the
war , but. In the uniform of an English
soldier , and commanded by the very Arnold
whom I had come to take.
In addition the weather turned dirty , and
I suffered the worst torments the sea can
Inflict on those so Indiscreet as to trust
to Its fickleness. Let them bo sallora who
will , I would be content to bo the humblest
land lubber rather than to own all the
fame of the most esteemed admiral. /
I remember It was a week after we had
made a landing before I recovered my heart
and was In some way able to debate the
chance of escape to the American lines , I
had become , with memory of that wretched
discovered letter , as cunning as a fox. Hut ,
despite all my cunning , the chance never
presented Itself. I could not hope to
abduct General Arnold with now no man ,
whom I dared trust with oven a hint of my
true mission of epy. How quickly J should
be worsted.
Strangely , I did In my false position singu
larly good service. I was commended again
and again when least of all did I want praise
for a part I detested. That old saying of the
mockery In the way of the world came , to me
In those days : "When you may bo Indifferent
to success , lo ! It comes to you. "
As a matter of fact , we remained In this In
action some three months till we joined Lord
Cornwallls nt Petersburg. I then was de
tailed to go with a division InstructeJ to in
tercept some , reported foragers sent out by
Major Harry Lee !
J strained my earo as I heard. I was
arrayed against Major Harry , v\hom I loved
If I ever loved a man , both for being most
considerate of his Inferiors , and always die
dareievll leader. I laughed as I thought of
It ; 1 against Major Harry !
Yet It was not so comical an affair In very
earnest. Here In Virginia I was known. Ono
day an old woman who had heard my history
spat at me. I could not blame her.
Hut two persons I hated. Benedict Arnold
and the meddling hutuy. I thought I might
kill him , and so , although I should certainly
b rnanged. I should be lauded by my old
comrades as a hero after all these days of
apparently deserved contempt.
And yet I could not find courage for this.
He had treated mo from the nrst most con
siderately. I could not stab , or shoot behind
his back. My Insti notions , In fact , had been
to bring him In alive , not dead.
I thought , perhaps , of the meddling hussy
at the stair head. She had foiled me , but , In
some curious way , tlie. equally had made H
Impossible for me to kill the man , had I the
chance.
With all these conflicting notions , In the
serv'ce where I appeared what I was not ,
what more natural than that I should In the
end try a foolhardy cicapo to the old lines
had deserted.
It happened one evening at a point near the
Carolinian line v/.ien on that expedition I
have described.
I broke away much as I had at Tappan ; but
this time knowing the countiy better than my
puruucr * , I managed to elude them with less
danger to my skin.
As I was now walking my horse In the
direction of the Congaro ? , where- supp3so3
Major Harry to have been , I stumbled directly
on one of his pickets. The man brought me
ln > covering me with' his musket. And then
tnuldenly 'as recognized me.
"Sorgeant Major Chimp ? , the deserter ! "
ho cried , nt first Incredulously , and again
exultantly. "God , what a bird I have brought
down ! "
Others by this tlmo had gathered ; and then
an efllcer , before whom a black carried a
lantern , approached over the half-frozen
ground. It was early March.
"Major Lee ! " I raid weakly , for by some
chance I had fallen In with no less a person
age. "Miijor Lee ! " ( Ho was then llcutonint
colonel cf the dragoons , though always
"Major" to me , )
"Where nro you ? " ho began ; nnd then , .
leaping from his horse , he cried , taking my to
hands In bin :
"Champo ! " :
"Champo who failed ! " I nodded shame
faced. The men stood about astonished. For
was I not a deserter ? The major know their
thoughtt1. r.
"Sorgeant Major John Champe Is this gen- . .
Ionian , who , llko Captain Hale , to ecrvo his j ,
country took on the dlrgulbo of a spy among n
the British. "
sc
When biiddenly through that little detach
ment of my old comrades a cheer went up ,
and I bollevo that , after all I had Imagined
and suffered , this scene in the Carolinian A
u-.vanip was the happiest of my life ,
"Dut how did you fal. ( man ? " the major
asked , when we rode to his main division ,
"I really believed you would carry H out.
Wo waited at Hobnck until too late for any
possible hope of your appearance , "
"Uccause of a meddling hutuy , " I said , my
heart bitter against her. ;
" \ wench , Champe ? I thought not that
j'ou. "
"Bli , but you nitwt , " paid I ; and I told
him the story. a
"It Is Mrangc , " raid ho , musingly , "why
slm didn't betray you. I can't understand It tr
unltistv " p
' Unl'JM ! "
ic * nho wcio In love wllli you , " said tl
Major jj.T
"Imp Fftld J , forgetting to laugh.
Why , of course It was absurd , although I si
could not get the notion oui of my head.
At Jila headquarters , wheru my old com
rades who now knuiV the rvholo story , made ) !
wrica of my deal , although In fallh U W3
falluru o.'lotiuh , tle > rnaor ) tola mo ho could
not take mo lack Into my old company ,
"Ami vhy1' ? I aKkcd Jutly , for 1 thotifjht
meant that my failure to c.tpturomold
had tllxcroJIIcil mo wltii him.
"It'cauiK , Champa , I llko you too well la
hive > o-j rlwk c.ipfurn by thc > British , who ,
bofuru l'ie clock could tick , would hang you
a i'py ,
1 toll him I cared not a whit for the
danger ; that ( \vantecl to fight with all tin
strength . .mil.vt ! I bad left after Iho false n
part I had played ,
"I'oor Champe , " eald he. "How badly
have we treated you ! Liut after all you
have done I will not suffer you lo risk a
hftlr , " he repeated.
When I was Insistent ho cald firmly that
ho had no option , but would refer the matter
to General Washington , to whom directly I
was despatched by General Greeno.
I confess I was anxious when I came Into
the urosenco of that Virginia gentleman , who
nov had become the greatest among the
Americans.
"You did us n signal scrvlco , Captain
Chnmpe , " ho said klndlj"In letting mo
know the extent of Arnold's treachery when
I was uncertain of every ono about mo , and
It must appear ungrncloun of mo to tell jou
that out of regard for you nnd your most
excellently good sen-Ice I must retire you
but as a captain , with n full captain's paj- . "
I did not want retirement. I cared not for
the new grade , nor the money , though It
wa a scarce enough commodity In these
days.
Hut the gener.il was Insistent. And In
this way I ceased to be an active member
of the Army of the United Slates. In my
forced retirement I was ndxanced In rank ,
yet a captain without hope of further serv
ice , at loist against the Ilrltlsh , whom t
dearly wanted to fight In some capacity n
captain without a company.
Now about this tlmo I had n slraiigo
letter brought through the Hues from Now
York , and written by no less a person than
she who li.nl spoiled my enterprise , Mistress
1'rlscllla Warren. She begged mo never to
give the British the chancn of catching mo ,
for , as Eiiroly as her name was Prlscllla ,
they would hang mo up as a spy. I wrnto
her I had been told that several times , but
I feared the British no more than I did
meddling lory maids.
The hussy's Impudence was strango. But
for her meddling 1 certainly had had my
plan to Bclza Gcnural ArnolJ carried out.
As It was , because General Washington was
Insistent on my retirement , and as I had
fal'ctl most dismally In this attempt , I had
not Its success to console mo for tha loss
of the soldier's career I loved. I had staked
nil , llko a gambler , on one Issua and lost.
But I could not get the meddling girl out
of my mind , and , thinking over the matter
and considering that perhaps after all she
had Imagined it for my good as possibly
It would lia\o been from a worldly point at
view to have remained , what I seemed then ,
a llrltlbh soldier thinking of the possibility
of Major Leo's conjecture about the reason
for her cutlous conduct , I resolved to sou
her again ,
But It was not until after the peace that I
had the chance , when , hcnrlns eho remained
a spinster , I decided to leave Kentucky ,
whcro I had taken up some land , to see what
manner of woman she had become.
I must acknowledge In the few years she
had faded , and yet I found her strangely at
tractive. She appeared embarrassed nt see
ing me.
"You must detest mo nbovo all the rest of
the worlJ , " said she.
"I did , " said I. frankly.
"You did ? " asked she.
"I don't knew , Mistress Prlscllla , for I bc-
llovo you honestly Imagined by meddling you
could keep me a king's man. In the event It
might have been better. I might have been
richer. "
"Yes , " said sho. "I th'nk I even was
right. Jack Champe. "
"I am not accustomed , Mistress Prlscllla ,
to women who will tnko the trouble you did
to set a man right , although It was , from the
point of honT , a wrong course , which I could
not adopt. I believe you thought it for my
good. "
"There bo many women who would have
done PO much , " said sho.
But I was flrmly persuaded there was and
Is but one , and holding this persuasion and
believing that new she might have mo , al
though before , when a boy , I had made violent
lent love to her In Virginia , she had jilted
me believing that being a spinster now
rather well along , she might not refuse mo ,
although , In faith , I had little enough money ,
I was persuaded to ask her to marry mo.
"Me , Captain Champe ! Are you not
crazy ? " said she , demurely , at this modest
request of mine.
"Net I , Mistress Prlscllla. I have a neat
enough wit left to 1-now the mateil.il for a
good wife. "
"Oh , but captain , I'm so old and ugly.
Why did you not ask mo when I was young ? "
"I did , when wo were both young , years
since. In Virginia. "
"Oh , I forsot , " said sho.
"I tried then , but you jilted mo ; have you
forgot ? I supposed a woman never forgot
who she jilts. "
"Oh , do you , captain ? Or who "
"Or who , mlEtresj ? "
"Or who she loves ? "
"Oh , then , " raid I , "I might as well return
to Kentucky , for I see the jig Is up. "
"Is It ? " mid she. "I believe I even will go ;
with you , captain. "
"Are. jou Jolting again , aa you did when a
girl In Virginia ? " asked I , doubting her.
"Eh , jesting , Captain Champo , ao a spinster
may who catches at perhaps her last and , In-
3cod , I bcllnve , her best chance. "
I confess the outcome of the matter was
most curious , for during those days I was
tossing on the sea on the Journey to thp
Virginian cap s , I' should have held him aa
mad aa the maddest March hare who had
told mo I should try to marry this meddling
liussy to gain peace of mind. J
But If the ways of God bo btrange that way
of Ills which Is called woman's l the
strangest. If any ono wore to blame for this
termination of the affair of the meddling
liussy , mirely it was none other than Major
Lee , who had first suggested to mo nn ap
parently Impossible reason for her conduct
when she spoiled all my piano for catching
the traitor. From regarding the reason all
Impossible , I b'gan to question If after all
there might bo some ground for holding It
possible. The ftep from supposition to ex
periment lo net a Inngi one , as Mr. Franklin
lilmwlf has attested. Yet I must confess I
thought I was only a silly , imaginative fool
tor my pains , till her words showed that ,
ptrange as It may appear , Major Leo had
understood her without over having seen
her.
her.Nor In the end , although I have blamed
her In all this account for having spoiled for
mo the outcome of n good adventure , was I
so unfortunate as I had suppoH d Kor If I
did lose chance of further distinction as n
Eoldler through following out the plan Gen
eral Washington proposed to me , I learned
In the end by this very adventure that a
woman who takes enough Interest In you to
meddle with your matters , oven to the point
of turning them all topsy turvy , may make ,
Tor the very reason of that Interest , not so
jad a wife.
( Note Leo'o memoirs make the date of
Champe'o mission before Andre's execution ,
3ctober 2 , 1780. Ono of the inducements
offered Champe , the memoirs stito , was that
.ho Information ho might obtain might lead
n stay In the proceedings against Andre ,
Losilng , In his "Field Book of the Itovolii-
lcn , " however , gives the date of the rcr-
geant major's apparent desertion aa October
10 , 1780 , and the attempt to kidnap Arnold
an November 8 ,
When , fijvontepn years after , war with
.
Franco appeared Imminent , Washington , re-
uoinberlng Champe's good pervlce , prepared
ilm , a commission as captain In the Infantry.
nut the doughty eergcant major had died
some years previously In Kentucky. )
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SIi.VI'I'KD IIY A IIHAII. * * *
Wo nil Nin it n Hollfil Don n Hi < - Moun-
tnln Midi * % tl < Ii Ilruln In I'lii-Miill.
Sent rolling down a mountain side by a
dow from a bear's paw , and with uruln Inlet
lot pursuit of the helpless man , was the
Tying experience of Warren Williamson of
Wllllamsport , Pa , , who , In company with
imer Holt , recently went to Callahan Ilun ,
icar Jersey Mills , to run logs down the
mountain for Frank Torbet of Jersey Shore ,
The man had Htarted ono log. Holt having
handspike and Williamson on ax. Attar
the log had started the men came , tobe
trunk of a tree , which Williamson began
pounding ( with his ax.
An ominous Rrowl waH heard nnd Instantly
thereafter a bear rushed out of the hollpw
trunk and began to combat with WlllianiMon.
The fly lit vvao all one-sided and lasted but a
norncnt. Williamson , taken completely by
surprise , could do nothing but stare at his
learHhlp. The latter sprang at the aston-
xhcd woodman and struck uuch a powerful
ow that Williamson began rolling over and
over down the mountain. The bear nprang
after him.
Williamson's desperate cries for help
awakened Holt to a realization of his com *
ianlon'8 danger , and , grasping his spike , he
iped down the mountain after the bear ,
fortunately he overtook the animal before-
ho latter reached the helpless and tlior-
oughly frightened Williamson , Holt began
nodding bruin with the handspike , and
nado ouch a determined onslaught that tbo
animal gave up the pursuit and disappeared
the woods.
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