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LAND OFFICE NOTICES. NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION Land Ofice at North Platte. N'eb., ? January 10, 1893. 5 Notice U hereby s-iren that the following-named aettlar haa filed notice of his intention 'o wake ftsl proof is aapport of his claim, and tnat saw Ml I. 1 Hi'.lcriiii4 RuVITUr prow wiu w bw uvivi v w.oc . it North PlatU,Nb.. on February 18, 1S93. Yix: Mamaei . aukiqi, 17. b. no. uoo iur buuh. fclf aorthwMt nnarter south half northeast aurter section 3, township 10 north, range Z . Tr .1 fAUn:nr YFifTIACUMl proT hla continuous residence upon and cultiva tion at aaid iasd, tw: lnomas j. Daraell, iiswis uox ana jsme x-uiujio, " Nichola.Neb. A.B. BALDWIN, jg. Register. of XOTICE FOB PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte. Neb., t T.nn.ra lf 1fiC3. I Notice ia hereby given that the. foliowing- aaaed settler has filed notice ol nw inienuon w Mb fiaal proof in aapport of his claim ana that said proof will be made before theBejsister aad KaaatTer or me u. a. uiou uuicu m . Platte. Neb., on March 8. 1893, t: Josiah Weir, who aaada Homestead Entry No. 10265 for tho aorthweat onarter of section 31, township 13, ranee 35. Be names the following witnesses to proTe hi continuous residence npon ana 1. (-.:.. ;l Uml TW- kMinni V. Arm. WVVMWH VJi ..tut., ..... - - stress, Willis L. Martin. John Cooperani Frank reaaa, au oi x ax ion. -;). 16 A. 8. BALDWIN Register. XOTICE FOB PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte, Nvbr. ? 1-ebruirT 1st 1833. f Notice U hereby ciren that the follo'wine-named aettler baa file notice of his intention to make anal proof in aapport of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Register and Ke oairer at North Platte. Nob., on March 18th. 1898, Ti: William Scharman. who made H. E. No. 11.317 for the southwest Quarter of section 4. townahip 13 north, ran ire 31 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence nponand cultivation of said land, tiz: Loci mi Steobina, Andrew Hahn. Joseph Spies aad -Henry racks, all or .North riatte, Heb. 96 A. a BALDWIN, .Register. NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION. Land Office at North Platte. Neb., ) February 1st, 1893. J Notice is hereby given that the following aasied aettler haa tiled notice of his intention to aake aaal proof in support of his claim, and that aid proof will be made before Register and atoceirer at North Platte. Neb., on March 18th, 1863, tU: William 8. Ross, who made H. E. No. 11074, for the south half southeast quarter and tha northwest quarter of the southeast quarter and tho soathwast quarter of the north east qoarter of section 26, township 1G north, range 29 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence npon and cultivation of said land viz: Joseph Littlo, Louis P. Derby. Nils Gust Wiberg and Charles A. Wiberg, all of Myrtle. Neh SO A. S. BALDWIN, Register. LEGAL NOTICES. ORDER Or HEARING. The Stats or Nebraska, ) Lincoln Countt. j88. At a county court, held at the county court room, In and for said county, January 21, A. D., 1893. Present James M. Ray, County Judge. In tha matter of the estate of Beri C. Dixon, deceased. On reading and filing the petition of Harry T. Dixon praying that administration of said estate may be granted to him as Admlnistator. Ordered, That February V, A. D., 1893, at one o'clock p. m. is atslgned for hearing said petition, when all persons Interested in said matter may appear at a county court to be held in and for said county, and show cause why the prayer of peti tioner shonM not be granted; and that notice ot the pendency of said petition and hearing thereof, be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in The North Platte Tsistok, a weekly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks prior to aid day of bearing. JAMES M. RAY, County Judge. (A true copy.) 33 VTOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES IN OF INCORPORATION OF THE NORTH PLATTE WATER WORKS COMPANY. On motion it is ordered that Articles Three and Thirteen of the original Articles of Incorporation ot said North Platte Water Works Company be, and the same are hereby amended to read as fol lows: Abtxcu S. The capital stock of said Company shall be $225,000 fully paid up non-assessable stock, divided into shares of $50 each. Abticlb 13. The indebtedness of this corpora tion shall at no time exceed the sum of $150,000. I heraby certify that the above amendment to the Article of Incorporation of the North Platte 'Water Works Company were duly passed at a aaeetiag of the stockholders of said company. era iao tsa aay oi oovemoer, a. u. ibsk. A. 1. CLANEY. tsaax. Secretary. 3 we tsa aay 11 THE BEST flemedy for colds, coughs, and the common disorders of the throat and lungs, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is uni. versally recommended by the profes sion. It breaks up the phlegm, soothes inflammation, allays painful symptoms, and induces repose. In bronchitis and pneumonia, it affords speedy relief, and is unrivaled as a prompt and effective Emergency Medicine in croup, sore throat, and the sudden pulmonary diseases to which young children are so liable. "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has bad a wonderful effect in curing my brother's children of a severe and dangerous cold. It was truly astonishing bow speedily they found relief, and were cured, after taking this preparation. "Miss Annette N.Moen, Fountain, Minn. AYER'S Cherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, lists, Promptto act, sure to curt PUBLICATION NOTICE. Jens Madsen Jensen, George W. Burton and Andrew E. Harvey partners doing business under the arm name, ot Burton & Harvey. Nells C. Ckria&assen, Henry Brown, and R. C. Grable, afeadaata, wlU take notice that Julia A. Stowei plaintiff herein, has aled her petition in the dis trict court or Lincoln county, Nebraska, against aid defendants, the object and prayer of which are ta foreclose a certain mortgage executed June 22d, 1867 by tha defendant Jens Madden Jensen to the BtalaMK upon the northwest quarter of section aaaaberr tweary-oine &)), in township nine (9) north, range twenty-eight (28) west, in Lincoln county, Nebraska, to secure the payment of his laves certain promissory notes, one for $500.00 one June ista, rao, ana ten notes for f 17.50 each, doe renpecUvely, December 1st, 1887, June 1st and December 1st, 18SS, 1889, 1890 and 1891. and June 1st, lsw, taat there la now due npon said notes and mortgage the sum of 1715.90. including taxes paid by plaintiff and interest, with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per annum from the first aay or uecemoer, itA ana plaintiff prays for a decree tnai ine aeienaants te required to pay the same or that said premises be sold to satisfy the amoant foand dne. Yon are required to answer said petition on or before Monday, March 13th, 1893. Dated this 28th day ot January, 1893. JULIA A. STOWE, Plaintiff. By W. L. Mobxjui, Her Attorney. 44 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. .QRIMES & WILCOX, ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW, NOBTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA. Office over North Platte National Bank. H. CHURCH, LAWYER, NOBTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA. Office: Hlnman Block, Spruce Street. QEORGE E. FRENCH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, NORTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA. Ofice over North Platte National Bank. D R. N. F. DONALDSON, Assistant Surfreon Union Pacific Railway ' and Member of Pension Board, KORTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA. Office over Streitz's Drug Store. w M. EVES, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, NEBRASKA ' NOBTH PLATTE, Ofice: Neville's Block. Diseases of Women ' and Children a Specialty. RTHUR B. AYRES, ; DENTIST, NOBTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA. Ofice over Foley's Store. Bridge, -Crown and Plate Werk a Specialty. SaUifKtloa guaranteed. jilY und $ci)i$ Opened By WM. MUNSON. Tjir'tBem mi S. 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Shfloh' BeMfdies are sold by us oa v guarantee to give MWfaction, jf? A SOLITAET. It was snowing hard, aa it had been for twenty-four hours. The evergreen trees hung low with the snow. Nicholas Gunn's little house was almost hidden beneath it The snow shelved out over the eaves and clung in damp masses to the walls. Nicholas sat on his doorstep, and the snow fell upon him. His old cap had become a tall white crown. There was a ridge of snow upon his bent shoulders. He sat perfectly still. His eyes were fixed npon the weighted ever greens across the road, but he did not seem to see them. He looked as calmly passive beneath the storm as a Buddhist monk. There were no birds stirring and there was no wind. All the Eound came from the muffled rustle of the snow on the trees, and that was so slight as to seem scarcely more than a thought of sound. The road stretched to the north and south through the forest of pine and cedar and hemlock. Nicholas Gunn's was the only house in sight. Stephen Forster came up the road from the southward. He bent his head and struggled along;' the snow was above his knees, and at. every step he lifted his feet painfully, a3 from a quicksand. He advanced quite noiselessly until he be gan to cough. Tne cough was deep and rattling, and he had to stand still in the snow while it was npon him. Nicholas Gunn never looked up. Stephen bent himself almost double, the cough became a strangle, but Nicholas kept his calm eyes fixed upon the evergreens. At last Stephen righted himself and kept on. He was very small; his clothes wre covered with snow, and patches, of it clung to his face. He looked- like some little winter starved, white furred animal creeping painfully to cover. When he came opposite the house he half halted, but Nicholas never stirred nor looked his way, and he kept on. It was all that he could do to move; the cough had exhausted him; he carried a heavy basket too. He had proceeded only a few paces be yond the house when his knees bent under him and he fairly sank down into the snow. He groaned a little, but Nicho las did not turn his head. After a little Stephen raised himself, lifted his basket and went staggering back. "Mr. Gunn," said he. Nicholas turned his eyes slowly and looked at him, but he did not speak. Nicholas turned his eyes slowly and looKca at mm. "Can't I go into your house -an set down an rest a few minutes? I'm 'most beat.out." ".No, you can't,r replied Nicholas Gunn. "I dunno as I can git home." Nicholas made no rejoinder. He turned his eyes away. Stephen stood looking piteously at him. His sharply cut, deli cate face gleamed white through the white fall of the snow. "If you'd jest let me set there a few minutes," he said." Nicholas sat immovable. Stephen tried to walk on, but suddenly another coughing fit seized him. He stumbled across the road and .propped himself against a pine tree, setting the basket down in the snow., He twisted himself about the snowy tree trunk and the coughs came in a rattling volley. Nicholas Gunn looked across at him and waited until Stephen got his breath. Then he spoke. "Look a here!" he said. "What say?" "If you want to set in the house a few minutes you can. There ain't no fire there." "Thank ye." It was some time before Stephen For ster gathered strength enough to return across the road to the house. He leaned against the tree panting, the tears run ning down his cheeks. Nicholas did not offer to help him. When at last Stephen got across the road he rose to let him pass through the door; then he sat down again on tho doorstep. Stephen Forster set his basket on the floor and staggered across the room to a chair. He leaned his head back against the wall and panted. The room was bit terly cold; the snow drifted in through the open door where Nicholas sat. There was no furniture except a cooking stove, a cot bed, one chair and a table; but there were ornaments. Upon the wall hung various little worsted and card' board decorations. -There was a lamp mat on tne taDie, ana m one corner was a rude bracket holding a bouquet of wax flowers under a tall glass shade. There was also a shelf full of books be side the window Stephen Forster did not notice any thing. He sat with his eyes closed. Once or twice he tried feebly to brush the snow off his clothes; that was all. Nicholas never turned his head. He looked like a stone image there in the doorway. In about twenty minutes Stephen arose, took his basket up and went timidly toward the door. "I'm. much obleeged to ye, Mr. Gunn," he said. "I guess I can git along now." Nicholas got up, and the snow fell from his shoulders in great cakes. He stood aside to let Stephen pass. Stephen, outside the door, paused and looked up at him. "I'm much obleeged to ye," he said again. "I guess I can git home now. I had them three coughin spells after I left the store, and I got 'most beat out." Nicholas grunted and sat down again. Stephen looked at him a minute;, then he smiled abashedly and turned away, urging his feeble little boy through the storm. Nicholas watched him, then turned his head with a stiff jerk. "If be wants to go out in such weather he can. I don't care," he muttered. It was nearly four o'clock in the after Boon. The snow was gradually ceasing. Presently a yellow light could be seen through the weeds in the west Some birds flew into one of the snowy trees; a wood sled creaked down the road; the driver stared at Nicholas in the door way; he turned his head and stared again. It was evident that lie was not one of the village people. They had witnessed the peculiarities of Nicholas Gunn for the last six years. They still stared, but not as assiduously. The driver of the wood sled, aa soon as he-went dnwnhe slorje in the road jrad could no longer see Nicholas, "began to whistle. The whistle floated back like a wake of merry sound. Presently Nicholas arose, took off his cap and beat it against the doorpost to rid it of its dome of snow. Then he snook himself like a dog and stamped, xnen ne went into the house and stood loojcing irresolutely at the cold stove. "Should like a fire to heat up my hasty puddin mighty well, so I won't have it," said lie. xujiooKa wooden bucket and went with it out of doors, around the house over a snow covered path to a spring. The water trickled into its little basin from under a hood of snow. Nicholas plunged in his bucket, withdrew it filled with water and carried it back to the house. The path led through the woods: all the trees and bushes were white arcs. Some of the low branches bowed over the path, and Nicholas passing under, them had to stoop. Nicholas, back in his house, got a bowl out of a rude closet; it was nearly full of cold hasty pudding. He stood there and swallowed it in great gulps. The light was waning fast, although it lasted longer than usual on account of the snow, which, now the clouds were gone, was almost like a sheet of white light. Nicholas, when ho had finished his supper,, plunged out again into this pale dusk. He tramped, knee deep, down the road for a long way. He reached the little village center, left it behind, and went on between white meadow lands and stretches of woods. Once in awhile he met a man plodding down to the store, but there were few people abroad. The road would not bo cleared" until morning. Finally Nicholas turned about and went back until he reached the village store. Its -windows and glass door were full of yellow light, in which one could see many heads moving. When Nicholas opened the clanging door and went in all the heads turned toward him. There was hardly a man there as tall as he. He went across tho store with a kind of muscular shamble; his -head, with its wild, light beard, had a lofty lift to it The lounging men watched him furtive ly as he bought some Indian meal and matches at tho counter. When he. had gone out with his purchases there was a burst of laughter. The storekeeper thrust a small, sharp face over, the coun ter. "If a man is such a darned fool as to live on meal and matches, I ain't got nothing to say so long as he pays me the money down," said he. He had a hoarse cold and his voice was a facetious whis per. There was another shout of laughter. Nicholas could hear it as he went down the street. The stranger who had driven the wood sled past Nicholas' house was among the men. He was snowbound over mgnt in tue village, lie was a young fellow, with innocent eyes and a hanging jaw. He nudged the man next him. "What in creation ails the fellar any how? said ho. "I seed him a-settin on his doorstep this afternoon,, and the snow a-drivin right on to him." "He ain't right in his upper story, replied the man. "Somethiu went agin him; his wife run off with another fellar or somethin, an he's cracked." "Why don't they shet him up?" "He ain't dangerous. Reckon he won't hurt nobody but himself. If he wants to set out in a drivin snowstorm and tramp till he's tuckered out, it ain't nothin to nobody else but himself. There ain't no use bringin that kind of crazy on the town.' "'Twouldn't cost tho town much," chimed in another man. "He's worth property! Shouldn't be surprised if ho was worm Sbuuu. Anu-.taera ue is a-livin on cornmeal and water." An old man in a leather cushioned armchair beside the stove turned his grizzly, quizzical face toward the others and cleared his throat. Theyall bent forward attentively. He had a reputa tion for wit. "Makes me think of old Eph vHuntly and the story Squire Morse used to tell about him," said he. He paused im pressively and they waited. Then he went on: "Seems old Eph got terrible hard up one time. One thing after an other went agin him. He'd been hud up with the rheumatiz all winter: then his wife, she'd been sick, an they was 'most eat up with medicine an doctors' bills. Tlien his nay crop bed Tailed an his pertaters hed rotted, an finally, to cap the climax, his best cow died an the int'rest money was due on the mortgage an he didn't have a cent to pay it with. well, lie couldn't raise tae money no how, an the daj came when he s'posed the farm would have to go.. Lawyer Holmes, he held the mortgage, an he ex pected to see him drive into the yard any time. Well, old Eph he jest goes out in the yard an he ketches a nice fat crower an he kills him an picks him. "Then lie takes him in to his wifo. She was takin on terrible 'cause she thought the farm hed got to go, ansezhe, 'Sukey Ann, I want you to go an cook this. crower jest as good as you know how.' Oh, Lor!' sez she, 'I don't want no crow er,' an she boohooed right out. But old Eph, he made her go an stuff that crower an cook him, an bile onions, turnips an squash an all the fixins. He said he never felt so bad in his life, au he never got to sech a desperit pitch, an howas goin to have a good dinner anyhow. Well, it so happened that Lawyer Holmes, he driv into tho yard jest as old Eph an his wifo were settiu down to dinner, an he see that nice baked crdyfer an the fixins all set out, an he didn't know what to make on't It seemed to him Eph couldn't be so dreadful bad off or he wouldn't havo any heart for extra dinners, an inebbe he hed some way of raism tne-money m prospect. "'liien Lawyer Holmes, he was niiirhtv fond of ' his victuals himself, an the up shot of it was he was sot down to the table an eat a good meal of .the crower an ruins, an there wa'n't no mortgago foreclosed that day, an before long Eph, he managed to raise the nionej some how. Now if Nicholas Gunn jest hed n little grain of old Eph's sense he'd jest git better victuals the wuss he felt an let one kinder make up for t'other, in stead of livin on Injun meal and matches. I ruther guess I wouldn't toke to no meal an matches if my Ann Lizy left me. I'd live jest as high as I could to keep my spirits up." Xiiere was a burst of applause. Thh old. man sat winking and grinnine com placently. "Nicholas Gunn is a darned fool or else he's cracked," said the storekecner in his hoarse whisper. Meanwhile Nicholas Gunn went home. He put his meal away in the closet; he lighted a candle with one of his matches; he read awhile in the Bible; than.j&'e; went to bed. That was too luxurious for. him. He slept rolled in a blanket oil the bare floor. Nicholas Gunn, whether his eccen tricities arose from "mystical religion:! fervor or from his own personal sorrows, would have been revered and worshiped as a saintly ascetic among some nations; among New Englanders he met with. n : -i : i e , e me coarse j luicuio ui tue luuxers m n country store. Idle meditation and mor tification of the flesh, except for gain, were among them irreconcilable with sanity. Nicholas would have had more prestige had he fled to the Himalayas and built himself a cell in some wild pass; nowever, prestige was notwnac no sougut. The next morning a wind had risen; it blew stiff and cold from the north. The snow was drifted into long waves and looked like a frozen sea. A flock of sparrows had collected in front of Nich olas Gunn's door and he stood watching them. They were searching for crumbs ; this deep snow had shortened their re sources woefully; all their larders were buried. There were no crumbs before this door, but they searched assiduously, with their feathers ruffled in the wind. Stephen Forster came up the road with his market basket; it was all he could do to face the cold wind. His thin coat was buttoned tight across his narrow shoulders; his old tippet blew out. He advanced with a kind of sidewise mo tion, presenting his body like a wedge to the wind; he could not walk fairly asrainst it " When he was opposite Nicholas the sparrows flew up at his feet; he paused and shifted his basket. "Good mornin, Mr. Gunn," said ho in a weak voice. Nicholas nodded. Stephen's face was mottled with purple; his nose and mouth looked shrunken; his shoes were heavy with snow. "If you want to go in and set down a few minutes you can," said Nicholas. Stephen moved forward eagerly. "Thank ye, Mr. Gunn; I am kinder beat out, an I'd like to set a few min utes," he said. He went in and sat down. The wind rushed in 'great gusts past the open door. Stephen began to cough. Nicholas hesi tated; his face was surly; then he shut the door with a bang. While Stephen rested himself in the house Nicholas marched up and down before it like a sentinel. He did not 6eem to see Stephen when he came out, but he stood before him in his track. "I'm much obleeged, Mr. Gunn," said he. Nicholas nodded. Stephen hesitated a minute; then he went on up the road The snow blew up around him in a daz zling cloud and almost hid him from sight. "It's the last time I do it," muttered Nicholas. But it was not. Every morning, storm or shine, Stephen Forster toiled painfully over the road with his market basket, and every morning Nicholas Gunn in vited him into the tireless hermitage to rest A freezing hospitality, but he of fered it, and Stephen accepted it with a fervent gratitude. It grew apparently more and moro necessary. Stephen crept more and more feebly over the road; he had to keep setting his basket down. Nicholas never asked him if he were ill; ho never questioned him at all, although he knew nothing about him but his name. Nich olas did not know the names even of many of the village people; he had never offered nor invited confidences. Stephen also did not volunteer any information as to his circumstances during his morn ing dills upon Nicholas; indeed he war. too exhausted; he merely gave his gen tle and timid thaoks for the hospitality. There came a night in January when the cold reached the greatest intensity of the season. The snow creaked under foot; the air was full of sparkles; there were noises like guns in the woods, for the trees were almost freezing. The moon was full and seemed like a very fire of death, radiating cold instead of heat Nicholas Gunn, stern anchoret that he was, could not sleep for the ecld. He got up and paced his room. He would not kindle a lire in the stove. He swung his arms and stamped. Suddenly he heard a voii e outside. It sounded al most like a child's. "Mr. Gann!" it stopped and listened. Nicholas sung out cried. Nicholas It came again "Mr. Gunn!" "Who's there?" grnfily. "It's me!" Then Nicholas knew it was Stephen Forster. He opened the door and Stephen stood there in the moonlight. "What are jou out for this time of night?" asked Nicholas. Stephen chattered so that he could hardly speak. He cowered before Nich olas; the moonlight seemed to strike his little shivering form like a broadside of icy spears. "I'm 'fraid I'm freezin," he gasped. "Can't ye take me in?" "What are you out for this time of night?" repeated Nicholas in a rough, loud tone. "I had to. I'll tell you when I git a leetle warmer. I dunno but I'm freez in." Stephen's voice indeed sounded as if ice were forming over it, muffling it Nicholas suddenly grasped him by one arm. "Come in ' then, if ye've got to," he growled. He pulled so suddenly and strongly that Stephen made a run into the house. and his heels flew up weakly. Nicholas whirled him about and seated him on his cot bed. "Now lay down here," he ordered, "and Til cover ye up." Stephen obeyed. Nicholas pulled oft his boots, gave his feet a fierce rub and fixed the coverings over him with rough energy. Then he began pacing the room again. Presently he went ud to the bed. "Warmer?" "I guess 60." Stephen's shivering seemed to shako the room. Nicholas hustled a coat off a peg and put it over Stephen. Then he paced again. Stephen began to cough. Nich olas made an exclamation and stamped angrily out of the house. There was a little leanto at the back and there was some f uel stored in it. Nicholas came back quickly with his arms full of wood. He piled it into the stove, set a match to it and put on a kettle of water. Then he dragged the cot bed with Stephen on it close to the stove, and began to rub him under the bedclothes. His face was knit savagelj', but he rubbed with a tender strength. "Warmer?' said he. "Yes, I be," returned Stephen grate fully. The fire burned briskly; the sharp air begun to soften. Soon the kettle steamed. Nicholas got a measure of meal out of his cupboard and prepared some por ridge in a little stewpan. When it be gun to boil he bent over the stove and stirred carefully, lest it should lump. When it was thick enough he dished it, salted it and carried it to Stephen. IS house." "I guess I ain't very -hungry, Mr. Gunn," said Stephen feebly. "Eat it" Stephen raised himself and drained the bowl with convulsive gulps. Tears stood iihis eyes and he gasped when he lay back again. However, the warm por ridge revived him. Presently he looked at Nicholas, who was putting more wood on the fire. "I s'pose you think it's terrible queer that I come here this way," said he, "but there wa'n t no other way. I dun no whether you know how I've been livin or not." "No, I don't." "Well, I've been livin with my half sister, Mis' Morrison. Mebbe you'vo heard of her?" "No, I 'ain't" "She keeps boarders. We ain't lived in this towli mor'n three years; we moved here from Jackson. Mis' Morrison'u husband's dead, so she keeps boarders. She's consider'ble older'n me. I ain't never been very stout, but I used to tend in a store till I got worse. I coughed so it used to plague the customers. Then I had to give it up, and when Mis' Mor rison's husband died and she come here I come with her; she thought there'd bo some chores I could do for my board. An I've worked jesf as hard as I could an I ain't complained; I've been down to the store to get' tho meat for the boarders' dinners when 1 could scarcely get along over the ground. But I cough bo bad nights that tho boarders thev complain an Mis' Morrison says I must go to the poorhouse. I heard her talkin with the hired girl about it. She's goin to get the selectmen to the house tomor row mornin. An I ain't a-goin to the poorhouse! "None of niv folks have ever heen there, an I ain't goin! I'll risk it but what I can get somo work to do. 1 ain't quite so fur gone yet. I waited till the house wa3 still, an then 1 cut "I thought if you'd take me in till rrom leaning upon tne wni or anotner. I do say so," returned Nich- mornin I could git down to the depot an to Jackson before the selectmen some. 1 ve got a littlo money enough to take mo to Jackson I've been savin of it up these three years, in case any thing happened. Its some I earned tendin store. rmwillin to pay you for tny night s ledgin. 1 icholas nodded grimly. Ho had stood still, listening to the weak, high pitched roice from the bed. "It's in my vest pocket in my pocket- book, said tstepnen. "it you ll come here I'll give it to yon vud you can take what you think it's .torth. I pinned the pocket up so's to be sure I didn't lose it" Stephen began rumbling at his vest. Nicholas lifted a cover from the stove. "I don't want none of vonr money,1 said he. "Keep j'our inoiiev." "Well, olas. ..'- ; . He looked at the fire again. Then he went out. He turned in the doorway and nodded admonishingly at Stephen. "Mind you don't try to get up," he said again. Nicholas went out of sight down the road, taking long strides over the creak ing snow. He was gone about half an hour. When he returned his arms were full of packages. He opened the door and looked anxiously at the bed. Stephen twisted his face toward him and smiled. Nicholas piled tho packages upon the table and lifted a stove cover. "I've seen Miss Morrison and it's all right," said he. "What did she say?" asked Stephen in an awed voice. "Well, she didn't say much of any thing. She was fryin griddle cakes for the boarders breakfast She said she felt real bad about lettin you go, bat she didn't see no other way, and she'd be glad to have you visit her just as long is you wanted to. She s goin to pack up your clothes. "I ain't got many clothes. There's my old coat an vest an my other pants, but thej're most worn. out. I ain't got but one real good shirt besides this one I've got on. That was in the wash, or I'd brought it" "Clothes enough," said Nicholas. He crammed tho stove with wood and began- undoing the packages. There were coffee, bread and butter, somo lit tle delicate sugar cookies, somo slices of ham, and ejgs. There were also a pail of milk and a new tin coffeepot, Nicholas worked busily. He made coffee, fried the ham and eggs and toasted slices of bread. When every thing was ready he carried a bowl of water to Stephen for him to wash his hands and face beforo breakfast. He even got his comb and smoothed his hair. Then he set the breakfast out on tho table and brought it up to the bedside. He had placed a chair for himself and was just sitting dowitwhen he stopped suddenly: 1 don't know as it's jnst fair for mo not to tell you a littlosomething about myself beforo we, really begin livin to gether," said he. "It-won't take but a minute. 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Sold by DmjcrlKti, or M-t po,tI!i on retjit et V"c- Pa. HtmriuiT' Vudii, (144 pc",l mailed rasx. imriiR kts' no. ro., nuns wira su, sztttobk. SPECIFICS. and might i!iii!i8l!i!iiifii.,ii,t.;:ij,f.;ii;irii;j W. i ! i li NsliMfl'igssa, ,m i l "Pm 'fraid Vm freezin," he gasped. "There, eat it," said he. "It's the hest I've got; it'll warm ye some. I ain't got no spirits, never keep any in the Nicholas nodtlcd yrimly. "I've got enough to pay you an take me to Jackson." i tell ye, stop talkin about vonr money." Stephen said no more; ho looked terri fied. The air grew wanner. Everything was quiet, except for tho detonations of the frost in the forest outside and its sharp cracks in tho house walls. Soon Stephen fell asleep and lay Lreathin short and hard. Nicholas sat beside him. It was broad daylight when Stephen aroused himself. He awoke suddenly and completely and began to get out of bed. "I guess it's time I was goiu," said he. 'Tni much obleeged to yee, Mr. Gnnn.' "aou lay still." btcplien looked at nun. "ion lay still," repeated Is lcho- as. Stephen sank back irresolutely; his timid, bewildered eyes followed Nich olas, who was smoothing his hair and beard beforo a little looking glass near the window. There was a good lire in ine cooking stove, and tne room wjis quite warm, although it was evidently a very com aay. J. ue two windows were thickly coated with frost, and the room was full of a dim white licht. One of the windows faced toward the east, but the sun was still hidden by the trees across the road. Nicholas smoothed his hair and his wild beard slowly anO punctiliously. Stephen watched him. "Mr. Gunn," he said at length. "What say?" "I'm afraid I shan't get to the depot before the train goes if I don't start pretty soon." Nicholas went on smoothing At length he laid his comb down turned around. "Look a here!" said he; "you jest as well understand it. You ain't a-goin to any depot today, an yon ain't a-goin to auy train, an you ain't a-goin to any depot tomorrow nor to any train, an you ain't a-goin the next day, nor the next, nor the next, nor the next after that." "What be I a-goin to do?" 'You are a-goin to stay jest where you are. I've fought against your comin as long as I. could, an now you've come, an I've turned the corner, you are a-goin4o stay. When I've been walking in the teeth of my own will on one road, an havin all I could do to breast it, 1 ain't a-goin to do it on.another. I've give it up, au I'm a-gmrw staygive up. You lay still." Stephen's small, anxious face ou the pillow looked almost childish Hi3 help lessness of illness seemed to produce the same expression as tho helplessness of infancy. His hollow, innocent blue eyes were fixed upon Nicholas with blank inquiry. "Won't Miss Morrison be after me?" he asked finally. "No, she won't Don't you worrv. I'm a-goin over to see her. Yon lay still." Nicholas shook his coat before he put it on; he beat his cap against the wall, then adjusted it carefully. "Now," said he, "I'm a-goin. I've left enough wood in the stove, an I guess it'll keep warm till I get back. I shan't be gone any longer than I can help." "Mr. Gunn!" "What say?' "I ruther guess I'd better be a-goin." Nicholas looked sternly at Stephen. "You lay still," he repeated. "Don't you try to get up whilst I'm gone; yon ain't fit to. Don't you worry. I'm a-goin to fix it all right. I'm a-goin to bring yon something nice for breakfast. You lay still." Stephen stared at him; his thin 8houldere hitched uneasily under the coverlid. "You're a-goin to lay still, ain't you?' repeated Nicholas. . "Yes, I will if you say so," replied Stephen. He sighed and smiled feebly. 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