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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1902)
MY PRAYER. Oh, that no worthless word might ever Lord Jet Thy goodness not within me rMt rest Or even, ho conceived within my mind; in Riving of Thy treasures may I shine. That by each word to humun oar eon- Work Thine own purity within my signed. heart. Olory to tod may come-some soul bo And make It sweet and clean In eVry blessed, part. Oh, that each deed, wllh holy purposo And white as snow. And when Thou dressed. Mniin. may aomcnow sweeten some ono s bit ter cup. Or down-cast eyes causo to bo lifted up. THE GIRL FROri KILLARNEY Ily EMMA ELLEN OLOSSOP Oopjrlght, IW2, by Ono pleasant sutnmor evening thrco Irish-American policemen stood talk ing at tho Union station In Chicago. They were all flno types of their kind. Dennis O'Dowd was a strapping fel low six-foot-two, with a broad, red faco and a rotundity of person which helped to cmphaslzo his importance. Not that it needed emphasis. Dennis was a bravo olilcer and a good friend, but ho was given to bragging, and had an overbearing, sslf-asscrtlvo manner, to which his position lent unduo force. His bosom friend was Mlko Shannon, whoso bristling red mustache and !urly figure belled his gonial disposi tion and gcntral good comradeship. Tho youngest of tho thrco was Tim Murphy. His faco was as round nnd ruddy aa a Missouri pippin, and his merry bluo eyo was so frank nnd hon est that ho hid won every heart on hi,; beat In six months' time. Tim wan the handsomest, as well no tho youngest, man in tho Bquad. nnd Dennis, though really fond of him, was inclined to bo somewhat Jealous of his popularity. By and by tho talk drifted to tho old country and though nil wero loyal Americans, they wero soon betraying tho hold which tho dear, old mothor country still held in their generous hearts. "The Irish gorrls aro tho prettiest, sweetest and most bewltchln' of their sex!" exclaimed Dennis in a sudden burst of enthusiasm, "and If I ever marry 'twill bo a darlin' colleon from tho old country, with tho froshnoss of tho broguo still on hor charmln' tongue." "Perhaps she'll not h&vo yo, then," remarked Tim silly. "Shuro, boys, and I know tho very ono yo aro spcakln' of, mo cousin Katlo 'oro in Klllarncy. Sho was tho prettiest bit of a colleon whon I left tho sod that ever blossomed in Ire land. She's been longln' this mony day for a sight of Amorlky." "And why don't sho como over, then?" questioned Dennis with inter est "Shuro, It's tho old folks that's kept her," said Mlko with a sigh. "And now they aro both laid away, Heaven rest 'cm, she'll bo comln' over ono of theso days and brcakln' all yo'ro hearts." "If she's tho right sort I'll bo lovln' her nt once," said Dennis. "Pirty, did ye say?" "As a pltchor," answored Mlko en thusiastically. "And that kind to tho old folks! It's glad I'd bo to seo hor married to a nico man of rale Irish stock." "Yo couldn't ask for a hotter," cried Dennis, grandly. "Now, Dennis," protested Tim, "don't yo think yo aro a llttlo forward7 Whon prltty Katlo comes perhaps she'll want her say, it's now and then that a woman docs." "Sho'll not object to mo!" ex claimed Dennis, proudly. "If nho's young and pretty and kind, as ye say, Mike, I'll marry her at onco od glvo her a home." Just then Dennis was summoned away and Tim laughed heartily. "How would I do for a husband?" asked Tim, trying to suppress his mer riment. "You'd do paesln' well, and I'd not object to ye, only it's as Dennis says, yo'ro chances would not bo good with a fine talkin' man llko him." Tim said nothing more, but ho smiled thoughtfully at his own handsome- faco a few mlnutos afterward when ho passed a mirrored window. "Dennis 1b a good fellow, Is Dennis, but he's getting onbearably concated, and ho Is dlsarvin a flno lesson. When tho colleon comes I think I'll take n hand." Not long after this ho paid Mlko a visit in his homo nnd asked during the "Sho's all yo said of her, Mlko." evening If ho "might seo tho faco of Dennis' future bride, seeln' It'd all Bottled." Ho stood for somo momonts with tho poor llttlo picture of a really hand some Irish girl In his hand, "Sho's all ye said of her, Mike, and moro," ho remarked thoughtfully, "and Den nis Is a very lucky man. D'yo havo any idea when she'll be comln'?" "Nay, Tim, and I don't. She'll ,b Therein and seo Thy face Oh, keep It For that's beyond my power while here no, ueiow. Uully story Pub. Co.) comln' In tho spring, I'm thlnkln.' She's a smart llttlo girl and I intend holpln' her wld passage monoy. Sho writes mo that Bho'll soon pay It back." 'That's right, Mlko; that's right! If yo do bo wantln fifty dollars now, 111 lend yo tho same. It's between us, now!" whlspored Tim anxiously. "It's n good boy yo are, and I'll tako the monoy If yo aro suro yo'll not bo necdln' of tho same. Dennis will pay yo back, Tim, when he's married." "Suro Dennis will; no doubt ho will, when ho's married," answered Tim, with nn emphasis which Mlko failed to note. Whon Tim finally went away ho was humming n mellow Irish air, and ho Tim took a step forward, carried In a snug corner of his mem ory a name and an nddresB. And so It came about that two Jot ters for tho girl In KUlarnoy found their way Into the same packet. Tho first boro tho passago money together with a wonderful letter from Mike, in which ho hinted of his fine friend tho policeman, who might lovo and marry her If sho was deserving, nnd in tho next lino told of tho generosity of his dear friend Tim, to whom sho must bo grateful forever. Tho second letter was a fairly well written llttlo noto Introducing tho writer and begging for "Just ono lino from tho dear Emerald Islo for a poor Irish boy." With this last was a plcturo of tho handsomest man Innocent country brod Kitty had over looked upon, dreasod In a uniform whoso bravo but tons set off a flguro flno enough to bo that of an admiral, while a pair of the kindest Irish eyes looked out, straight out, and captivated Katio's slmplo heart In that first short, de lightful, bowildcrlng minute. Six weeks afterward a goodly num hor of pollcomon wero assembled at the Union station whon a certain train carao In. It had boen noised about that Dennis' sweetheart was coming and that sho would certainly mako tho prettiest bride In tho cky. Dennis and Mlko wero both thoro, standing togethor, whllo Tim, with his Jolllest laugh and happiest story, was holding tho others not far from tho entrance, whon thero camo through tho gateway a Blonder, graceful llttlo flguro in a quaint, outlandish petti coat, with an anxious timidity in her hurried glanco, nnd a tired, childish droop to tho prettiest, most appealing faco Tim had over soon. Mlko was uncertain for a momont, sho had grown so much, nnd whllo ho hosltated sho snw Tim, her Ideal, hor hero, tho samo dear faco which lay secreted In her bodice. Tho Journey bad been long, and not a familiar faco had sho seen. Hor heart was hungry for tho friendly light In a kindly Irish oyo. Tim took a step forward, and sho put out hor hands and bogan to sob. That was enough for Tim's soft heart. Ho took her protectlngly In his arms and klssod the quivering, child ish Hps. "This Is my promlzon wife," ho said simply, turning towards tho amazod company. "Mlko, havon' you a wel come lor hor, too?" Complicated Golf Scoring. "I was playing golf against a friend the other day, and after a magnificent drlvo was astounded to seo a cow swallow my ball. "Howovor, I succeeded In driving tho cow on to tho green, and with many whacks mado hor disgorge my ball closo to tho holo. I then holed out with tho next stroko, ns I had aono It in two strokes a drlvo und a putt." "No," said my friend, "you took 1C." "How do you mako that out?" I re plied. "Why," said ho, "you hit tho cow with your clock 13 times, which, with your drlvo and putt, makes 15." Lon don Globe. Tho lovo of somo women Is about as refreshing as a marblo slab In a morgue. There's more Joy In paydlrt than In refined gold. , THE FIR8T ICE CREAM. Experiences of Early Experiments With n Delicacy Now Common. Mrs. Alexander Hamilton had the first ico cream In tho city of Washing ton. Sho used to tell with amusement of tho delight with which President Andrew Jackson first tasted It. Guests at tho next Whlto House' reception wero treated to tho frozen mystory, nnd great was tho fun of tho Initiated when they saw the reluct anco of others to tasto tho cold stuff. Thoso from tho rural districts espe cially first eyed It auspiciously, thori melted each spoonful with tho breath before swallowing it. Tho next tlmo they had a chnnco thoy ato it with de light Tho lato Scnntor John M. Palmer usod to tell nbout tho first tlmo Ice cream waB served in Springfield, the, capital of Illinois. At an evening par ty It was passod around In small sau cers. In tho process of freezing tho host ess had got a llttlo salt In tho cream,' and ns no ono had tasted It before, It was thought to bo tho proper flavor. An old statesman, whon asked how ho liked tho dish, said: "I'd like It better if it wero either sweet or salty, but 1 don't think the mlxturo Is very appetizing." Imnglno tho feelings of tho poor hostess when sho discovered that her much-vaunted now dessert had been full of salt, and no ono knew enough to tell her of tho accident CREMATION GROWS IN FAVOR. Many Prefer This Method of Disposal of tho Dead. Gormnny possesses sovou cremato ries, tho total number of cremations performed at each during tho yOar 1901 being C93. In Great Britain thoro aro seven cromntorlcs, In which, dur ing tho year 1901, 446 persons wero cremated. Italy possesses twenty-two crematories, but statistics as to tho number of persona upon whom crema tion wns performed In 1901 Ib lacking In somo of these. Thero aro thrco cre matories In Switzerland, at, ono of which 127 cremations wore porformcd In 1901. Sweden possesses two nnd Denmark ono. In Ausirla-Hungary societies for the promotion of crema tion continue to be formed, but tho practlco of cremation hns not yet boon legalized. In Madrid tho fight of cre mation has been conferred by a royal decree, whllo oven in IlUBsIn tho gov ernment proposes to Issue a decrco In favor of making cremation optional. In Franco a largo crematorium Is situ ated In tho fnr-famed cemetory of Paris, Poro In Chaise, In which, since Its opening, 2,299 bodies havo been cromntod. In tho United States aro twonty-six crematories, twenty-four of which nro In oporatlon. A larger num ber of persons nro cremated yearly In tho Unltod States than In any other country. In Canada cremation Ib prac tically unknown as yot.tho only crema torium In tho country being ono nt Montreal. IF YOU WOULD ADDRESS. Address mo not where but till light I halt my camel for tho night; Where on tho desert, sandstorm swept, Unsheltered from tho blast I slept. Beyond, a golden city waits, And nearer swings the distant gates, Insldo of which nro rest and calm And crysta springs nnd groves of palm. As o'er the warm und dusty road My patient camel on I goad, Wo sometimes seo oases green; Hut wastes of desert Ho between. The well nt which I kneel to drink My parched Hps mocks with bitter brink; Tho treo beneath whose shado I'd Ho Is lcatless, and Its boughs are dry. Sometimes fair cities seem to rise With minarets that pierce tho skies; I urge my cumol on with blows They sink In sand from which thoy roso. Uut theso whlto wnlls that now I sea Mirage and mockery can not bo; Upon the air a music swells That drowns tho sound of camel bells. Hunger and Thirst, what are yo now? I seo tho palm trce'H laden bough; I lienr cool fountains plash Insldo Tho gates that open swing and wide Quito wldo enough for me and too, I think, to let my camel through; Though still outside tho gates I plod, Address me, "Pilgrim euro of God." Charles Henry Webb. School for Cats. This school docs not exist In fairy land, but in tho midst of tho city of Paris. Prof. Bonnotty is very fond of cats and has started a school for them. His pupils nro generally stray cats that no ono wants. Ha takes them, koeps them In n largo room, and feeds them well. lio does not Immediately begin to teach thorn, but wathes them to form some Idea of their charactor. Ho feeds them on bread and milk and liver. It Is surprising to aco how tho most mlsorable, starved-looklng cat under his good treatment turns Into a beautiful, slock pussy fit for any lady's drawing room. Theso catB aro taught to Jump through hoops, over chairs, climb ropes, etc. All these lessons nre taught by kindness. Prof. Bonnotty novor has to punish Lis pupils. Ho depends on their affcotlon and can io with thorn what ho likes. Cincinnati Enquirer. The Privilege of 'Possum. A Georgia darky, arrestel for steal ing a 'possum from a whito man, said to tho Judgo: "I don't count It no stcnlln' 'tnll, yo' honner, knso do 'possum wuz raise for do nigger, des lak do mulo vruz. Lot do whlto man tako do turkoy, en lcavo do 'possum for do nlggor, is what I says!" "But," said tho Judge, "tho negro frequently takcB tho turkey, too." "Not dlB soason, suh," waH tho aulck reply. "Dey roostin' too hltfhl" The Gentler Sex. Miss Do Stylo Wero you to that bargain salo yesterday? Miss Gunbusta I wag, but I had nn awful Job bucking tho ccntor. Miss Do Stylo I went around Uio end, but was stopped by a big stout lndy. Miss Gunbusta Tho lino weakened, though, and I broke through very easily. Miss Do Stylo After hard pushing, I rushed to goal. It was a great touchdown, wasn't It, from 19 to 14 cents a yard? Mlsa Gunbusta Yes; tn, ta. Mies Do Stylo Bah, rah. Easily Satisfied. Primus Although you nro n mil lionaire my lovo is so great, sir, that It emboldens a poor man llko mysolf to sook a daughter of youra In mar riage. Socundus Which of tho girls Is it, young man? Primus Any ono of tho three, sir. LEFT A CARD DEHIND. Dotectlvo When did you first mlBB your watch? Victim In CaBoy's saloon, When I felt for my watch I found only a fried oyster In my pocket. Cure for Overwork. Physlclnn Overwork Is tho causo of your trouble, sir. Patient But I can't stop thoso times. Our buBlncBs requires con stant attention, and I must havo an Income, you know. Physlclnn True. Mako ovor your IntcrcHtB In tho firm to u stouter man and then got a Job on a salary. Intellectual. "Just fahncy, Wcglnald; I'vo forgot ten ma cahrd case. "Novnh mind, dealt boy; I'll lend you somo of mine." "But ah tho name would bo differ ent, you know." "Bah Jovo, bo It would! What n head you havo, Algy!" Not a Safe Sort. She No, I llko you very much, In deed, but I can novor marry n spend thrift. He How do you know I am a spendthrift? She By tho way you hnvo boon wasting monoy on me." Now York Weekly. Wouldn't Go Too Far. Wife "Bob, dear, what would you do If I should dlo?" Husband "Don't say such things. Why, I should bo qulto desperate." Wife "But you would marry again?" Husband "Oh, dear, no! I don't think I Bhould bo as desporato as all that." OF CO Lawyer Dunn Your Honor, I respectfully ask you to removo that last Juror. Ho Is doaf In ono car. Judgo Knox What difference does that mako? Lawyer Dwtui Ho can't hear both sldcH. j willing to worK. "Although I hato work," musod Idlo Tim, Mor Is ono Job I wouldn't mind takln'." "What Job is dat?" queried Dusty Don. "Why, r.olorln meorschaum pipes." Tho Power of Flattery. Patent Modlclno Proprietor How can we got evorybody to buy our Reg ulator?" Experienced Advertising Man Ad vertlso that it Is Indispensable to brain workers. Somervtllo Journal. A WI8E Conductdr (nftcr tho rallrond collision). Aro you much hurt? Passenger (very foxy) 1 can't toll until I seo my lawyer. I nrTr-rmVL'.f -".- .... H BEHIND First Chorua Girl I did a good Second Chorus Girl What's Mb UR8E. Without Provocation. Gardener (who hns given notice to hlfl master) The fact Is, sir, I can't stand tho way In which folks In tho vlllago talks nbout I. Parson But, my good man, you mustn't mind that; R'h a way pcoplo havo all tho world over. Why, now, I daresay thoy talk about mo, too. Gnrdoncr (hastily) Oh, lor, sir, that they do; but I ain't as bad as that, Blr! Collapso of parsou. Sparo Moments. ' " ' i v&i - Iff - PASSENGER. Won by n Faint Heart. "I can never marry you," said thd beautiful blonde. "But," pleaded tho wcallhy old man, "won't you mako my life happy for tho fow short years 1 will bo hero? I am troubled with a weak nnd faint heart" "In that caso I accept you." And yet thoy say faint heart never won fair lndy. Not a Complaint. Upgnrdson I hear thoro Is somo complaint that tho continual damp ucrb Is rendering many pianos use less. Atom I havo heard of Its ruining a grent many pianos, but 1 haven't heard nny complaints nbout It. Thanks to Hor, No Doubt. "Sho snyu alio bellovou In evolu tion." "On what grounds?" "Well, sho mnrrled n dude, nnd Mo hns turned Into n real sensible hus band." Philadelphia Evening Bulle tin. THE 8CENE8. thing to-day. name? An Exciting Game. "Dat wero a very oxcltln' Jackpot I won las' night on a bluff," Bald Mr. Erastus Plnkly as ho tilted hlu cigar and dropped 1Mb hat over his oyo. ' "Did you ralso do opener?" nsked Mr. James CollHIowor. "No, suh; I opened n razor." .Prevented a Lot of Wrangling. "How did you como to Bolcct Ollvo as a nnmo for your baby7" "Well, you seo my wife's father objeotod to our marriage, nnd whon tho llttlo ono catno ho forgavo us, bo wo thought It no moro than right to let hor havo propor credit. Laying In tho Winter Coal. Lndy It Is a wonder you nro not disgusted with tho cheap bcdB in tho lodging houses. Tramp I am, mum; dnt Is why I slept on a very costly bed Inst night. Lady Costly? Tramp Yes, mum; I alept on a ton of hard coal. A New Suit In Prospect.. "All my host gownB were destroyed In that rnllway wreck." "And didn't tho company glvo you any rodrosB?" A Popultir Belief. "Why didn't Mr. Morgan stay at homo when Mr. Hnor wuntod to confor with him, In place of going out to sea?" "Oh. ho waa at homo all right enough. TJiat's his ocean, you know." Memory. "A granite tablet," remarked tho morallzor, "In n splendid thing to pot potuato ono'a motnory." "Yes," replied tho domornJIzor; "but personally I prefer a string around my finger." Chicago News.