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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1896)
BBTtmraTfl ,tI3 f,llr lny imH,0(, 'WVU rw the. MtinwiiHlow! HSLS. Ilr I stood enwrapped Ami tint wont wiih touched with Its wnrtnth n n d Klow, As It welcomed the liuliny night. Jn I stood hy the rond In my tl renin of Joy, I wnn touched hy themulllcd totio Of tlio funonil drum, whllo the soldier by Was. homo to IiIm rent nlone. I followed the hlnr to the lonely grave, With n heart thnt iiwelled with prldo J.'nr tho deedH or the nohlo hero lirovu Who for IiIh country died. .And I withered tho lilies for IiIh wlnding Hlieet, Made wrenthn of tho lloworH that Brow by thn wny, .'And luld them down nt tho horo'H feet, Thin Bud Momurlnl dny. .And every yenr as thn tlmo goes hy, .And tho evening huu lights thu weHtern f.Uy, , I gather tho flowers thnt grow by tho wuy, .And weave Into Bnrlnndn fniBrnnt with life, And bo (o the Rrnvo Memorial dny, To kIvo him his laurels ho won In tho Htrlfe, l.ydia 15. Walsh, In Homo nnd Country. jANESTManIk PLUNKETT-f OHNJNU," mild Mr. Moth ! It M II n- -M " ' upward jerk of tin: chin. "So you're till! 11CW HellOOl- mn'nin.hcy? Come to tell im 'bout Home bud conduct of Sammy's. Well, If you've got tiny fault to llnd with my grandson, out with it. I'll buck ye every time." Mr. lllodgett, who was plowing, while Sam my lielped him by guiding the horse, tinned round to IiIh grandson iih he 'Oh, I nntiiire you, Mr. lllodgett, Sam xiy behaves beautifully. 1 called on an entirely different errand. Probably Sammy ban told you about the Hag we want to buy." "No, he lmlu'1." "Well," wild little MIssStanton quick ly, "we want to provide a Hag for our uhoolhouKC. NearJy cyery schoolhousc n the country has one. And we want yuu to help uh." "A ilagi What for?" demanded Mr. Hlodgett. "Why, don't you think," Hhe spoke with HiirprlHe, "that the dally night of their country's Hag will make the juipiJs better children now, and better jncji and women by and by'.'" "I do know about that," responded "3dr. lllodgett. "There'H lots or foolish notions running round loose nowadays, .and this striken me as one of 'em. Hoist ing a Hag and making a Fourth o' duly out of all the three hundred and sixty dd days in the year! Stick to writing, reading and 'rithmetie, nnd let the :! nunneries be!" Wish Stanton, too shrewd either to ehow dismay or to wrangle with the fanner, simply looked as If she were luunzed at and pitied his sentiments. "How much do you calculate to put. out for thu HagV" lie asked, forced by Ukt demeanor to doubt whether he hail mot put himself in thu wrong. "Oh, something like $10." "Whew-ewl" Mr. JJIodgett whistled Inn astonishment. "And how much do you lay out for me to give?" Miss Stanton had an instinctive Knowledge, that it is often judicious to .ahk for more than one expects. "We.ll. X should like it if you and Mr. Simpson -would give me ten dollars each to start the ball rolling. The minister tells me .you are one of the richest men in Plun 3:t, and Mr. David Simpson is the other. So I came out this Saturday to aisle you two to help us get thu Hag." Mr. lllodgett gave a little juniptoward ?iih plow. "1 guess you don't know much ztbout I'lunkettI" he gasped. "Dave Simpson, did you say? Dave Simpson! U'he meanest man in Flunkott! Skin a ilea for its hide! Ten dollars! Jlim!" He considered a moment. "Look -here!" he said. "You go and see Dave Simpson. Tell him Dill lllodgett sent you. Don't leave that out. He will 3iiow what I mean he and 1 were In the war together. Tell him you want ii $IO-dollur Hag for lMunkett school iliouse. And I'll match you, cent for ont, dollar for dollar, whatever you jyctoutof Dave Simpson. Come! there's Ait offer for you." "Why, that's a splendid offer, sir!" aid Miss Stanton, rather sarcastically. Thank you, Mr. lllodgett. Uood-by ihnnk you so much! (lood-by, Sam my!" "Well!" muttered lllodgett, chuck ling. "I got out of that neat. (Set up, Sammy." And yet, he felt, uneasily. lmt he might have given a dollar to the ling. Miss Stnnton. somewhat discouraged, walked over to Mr. Simpson's place first gla:tce at hhu reubsiued her. -Xlitf 0 Holding his little grandchild, Polly, by the hand, he cordially Inquired liowidie liked Pltinkett, and put a great, many other qii-stloiiH. She could not get In a word about the Hag. She began to Kiupcut a method In Mr. Simpson's vol ubility. , "And how Is this naughty Polly car rying on?" he asked. Miss Stanton smiled on thu pair. "Have you told grandpa about our Hag, Polly?" Dave Simpson squared his shoulders. 11 ih amiable expression vanished. JHs pocket was attacked. "Well," he faltered, "I'm sorry to dls obleege you really 'specially as lit tle Polly here wants It. Hut but well you see, In the matter of contrib utions for Hags and such things you mustn't look to me to help you out. Hope you ain't over-much disappoint ed," he added. "Oh, not ocrnmeli, for Mr. lllod gett warned me In season," smiled Miss 'jtuuton. "Hill lllodgett!" exploded Mr. Simp son. "What's he know about It? Hill lllodgett! That's a good one! I'll have you to know Hill Hlodgett's the mean est man in Pluukett! Splits his cop pers for the contribution-box! What rue you laughing at?" he asked in un aggrieved tone. "I was only thinking what Mr. lllod gett said," she replied demurely. "He told mu you ate thu meanest man in Pluukett." Mr. Simpson stared furiously. "I'll pay Hill lllodgett for that! Whatelsu did he say?" - Though his tone was fierce, Miss Stanton noted that little Polly was not tit all alarmed; so she kept her own (.outage undaunted, and slowly, as if r.he was teaching a lesson to a very dull pupil, replied: "Mr. lllodgett said to me: 'You go free Dave Simpson, and I'll match you, cent for ccnt.dollar for dollar, what ever you get out of Dave Simpson!' Now, what do you say. Mr. Simpson? Of course he reckoned you wouldn't give a cent." Mr. Simpson Hushed with nnger. "I say this!" he said, emphatically, "I'll give you ten dollars ten dollars for the Bill P.lodgctt to match. Yes! for I ,. i 'All Kir J '' zwm rvim . jruj . i I tr' , . 'WHAT KLSK sake of seeing Hill Hlodgett shell out, 111 give you I'll give you--Polly, girl, we'll give a clean f20l 'Cent for cent, dollar for dollar,' says Hill Hlodgett. Ha, ha, ha! it's as good as a circus. (Simpson gives $20, Hlodgett matches it. And lllodgett and .Simpson hain't spoke for years. Hlodgett and Simp son go halves on a $40 Hag for Pluuk ett school-house. Ha! 1 guess I've got.llill Hlodgett this time!" "Hut will Mr. Hlodgett give his sharu?" asked Mtas Stanton, anxiously. "Got to!" replled.Mr. Simpson. "One thing about Hill Hlodgett, he never ,oes back on his word in a Hnanclal transaction." So thu little schoolmistress went back to Mr. Hlodgett. When she told him that Simpson had given her $20 tie turned pale, and without a word went with her to the house, took two Icn-dollarnotes out of u cupboard, and gi.e them to her. She thanked him earnestly, but he said not a word In re sponse. Miss Stanton kept the secret for a whole week. Then all I'lunuett wiw stirred with the news, marveling much that Pluukett was to possess the Hag, but more that It should be the gift of the two men whose stinginess and mu i mil animosity had become notorious, Sammy lllodgett, almost bursting with pride, placed in Miss Stanton. hands a copy of the County Oracle, in which thu wondi-rful fact was told. '1 he Item ended thus: "We congratu late Pluukett on the possession of such ginerons citizens as William lllodgett and David Simp.ion, men who, like brothers, fotnrht to ureserve our clo I rlou& union, and who, btill of one heart "wrM'imi srYMP7 'U.zjykv "rmm: i.uwzm NMUHKWn-.. Slv 1..MV -"" " i -,, i, .-.IW -VV. .ITxil 'M7r7' "Trim. nTS'MU' - : tfz . .' '"jBJjsS11 My in time of pence, unite to unfurl the starry banner for which they bled, to float In proud benediction over tin heads of the young men and maidens of Pluukett." "Ain't it grand?" whispered Sammy. "Wonderful!" she whispered back. It certainly was wonderful. Who could have written It? When she put this question 0) Mr. Simpson that worthy latigheiMiproariousIy. Mr. William lllodgett did not take thu joke so philosophically. He grew glummer of face and shorter of speech than ever, little, not mm... ....:..i. I.,,-,, ....,,.i,t,.,i .. m; jii.-,kiiisii utiiiuiiii ih knowing what the matter might come to. Dave Simpson became very much in terested in the ting. It awakened all his old patriotism. He fell to telling war stories to Polly, and lie could not keep Hill lllodgett out of them Hill nnd he had been such inseparable com rades in arms. Then he and Miss Stan ton held many consultations regard ing the Hag-raising. "Wlint do you do in Pluukett on Me morial day?" she asked, one morning, excitedly. "Do? Nothing nt all." "Well, we'll do something this year, Mr. Simpson," said the determined little schoolmistress. "I can't, at this short notice, clear the graveyard, get tip a procession nnd all that, but I can manage the children and the sohoo! house." "What'll you do?" he asked. "Why, plenty of things! We'll fly our Hag for the first time on Memorial day. We'll invite the parents, thesuhool committee, the minister in fact, the town. The children will sing. And we'll have speeches yes, speeches, Mr. Simpson, from Plunkett's two noble benefactors." Mr. Simpson pooh-poohed vigorously at the Inst idea; nevertheless she saw lie was pleased. Arrangements were made for a cele bration, and Mr. Hlodgett was asked to make au address. "I won't have anything to do with such tomfoolery!" he thundered. "Dave Simpson's made a big enough fool of me now." "I'm sorry you won't make a speech, sir," said Miss Stanton. "But, -myway, SAY?" I hope you'll let Sammy take a part in the celebration." "Well," said 'Hlodgett, ungraciously, "if he does, see to it that lie speaks up good and loud." So Sammy was selected to speak a piece in his grandfather's place. He had very littlu oratorical gift. Miss Stanton struggled with him faithfully and diligently. Yet each time, after he slipped from her presence, he reap peared with the sing-song inflection and abominable emphasis that made her blood run cold. She could not un derstand these persistent relapses. "Sammy," she cried, in despair, "what shall I do with you, if you will not speak It and teach you to?" Sammy burst Into tears. "I wisht there wasn't ever any Memorial day, nor any Hag, nor anything. I wisht I was dead so, there!" "Why, what's the matter, Sammy?" "Before I'm out of bed in the morn ing, gran'pa he's after me to speak my piece, sobbed the boy. "And the same every noon and after school at night. And he stands me upon a rock down in the back past are where nobody can see or hear, and he goes oil' to the other ind, and I have to holler it at him. Anil 1 begin your way, and lie says he'll lick me if I don't say it his way. And be tween you both boohoo!" Here was a revelation. Mr. lllodgett, for all his surly manner, had become interested in the celebration. It lent a touch of pathos to what wouhVother wise have been ludicrous. "You poor dear!" she said, finally. "You shall not be bothered any more by me, Say it just as your grandfather wishes." Z ""s--- o S5r WZljrf? NT! U.77. did in: So the daily coaching in the hack pasture went on without interruption. The cows chewed their cuds; the sheep lifted their dull heads and were not wls'e enough to wonder, though occa sion for wonder grew. For, marvel of marvels! Mr. Hlodgett, after the elocu tion lessons, fell to telling war stories to his grandson. This was the first common Interest of their lives. Sammy felt he was find ing a place in his grandfather's heart. How "good and loud" he would speak that hated piece, for payment! Mr. Hlodgett, in his turn, tried his utmost to keep Dave Simpson's name out of his reminiscences. He fought against it all the more because he was conscious of strange and tender renewal of his old friendship; but Dave's mime crept into almost every tale. So it came about that one day he blundered on the story of that time when Dave Simpson had saved his life at the peril of Ills own. Then he faltered and finally broke down. 11 had put the incident out of his heart and mind. What good friends they had been he and Dave! Klther would have died for the other as readily as for the dear old Hag. And now they were enemies, though the veterans of Pluukett her only soldiers left! He strove to become angry again. " "l'wns a mean thing for Dave to do, anyhow to ketch me up so!" he war growling, just when Sammy interrupted with a burst lie had long repressed: "0, gran'pa! how I -wisht I could see ynu dressed up like a soldier!" The old man thought a moment, "Well, come along," he said. He did not understand why he humored the boy. He was more of a mystery to himself than to Sammy. "Sh! Sh!" Hlodgett led the wny to the dusky, cobwebbed garret. He took from the old chest a faded army coat, a soldier's cap, a knapsack and a musket. "Sh! Sh!" As stealthily as they hail ascended they crept down the stairs, and so, with their precious burden, to the secluded back pasture. Then Hill Hlodgett, with an expres sion on his face that was new to Sammy, put on the battered blue, placed the cap above his thin, gray locks, adjusted thu knapsack, shouldered the musket. Now, indeed, thoughts of Dave Simp- ( son crowded to the front. How prou'l- . ly he and Dave had tramped" a7!Ty To- ' gether in their army blue! Others had ' gone with them. Who had returned' , Only himself and Dave. How they had . cheered each other on the toilsome marches! "Now, Sammy," cried Hlodgett, trem bling witli awkward earnestness, "I'll sliow ye bow Dave and ma ssed to" A twig snapped. A stone fell from the wall. The flock of frightened sheep went cantering the lemrth of the pas ture. With a ringing cry, Dave Simx son leaped the wall like a boy. "Hold on, Hilly! I'll drill ye." "Dave!" "Attention! Present arms!" Hill Hlodgett obeyed the old words of command instantly, and with true sol dierly gravity. Sammy's delighted heart nearly burst its bounds, betraying its excitement in every tense muscle. When the drill was ended, a nervous si lence ensued till Simpson broke it: "Say, Hilly, let's wear the old uniform to the Hag-raising to-morrow." "Seem's if 'twould be the proper thing to do," responded Mr. Hlodgett. That was all. Not n smile, not a hand-shake, not a word of repentance; yet the miracle of reconciliation had been wrought. And at the celebration on Memorial day the two veterans weru present in their faded, eloquent uni forms. No speeches came from their lips, for their hearts were too full, but Sammy spoke up "good and loud" enough to redeem the loss, nnd thu Hag was raised by Hlodgett and Simpson, pulling together on the rope. Then, at another pull from little Polly, it trembled, fluttered and Hung Its glory to the welcoming breeze, while the chil dren cheered with a will, nnd their elders softly, with something tugging at their throats. Emily J. Langley, in Youth's Companion. Not for thn Dmitl Alone. Not for tho dead nlono this day wo cherish: For all our bravo deservo as well As those who In the conflict fell ICueli risked his nil no one could tell Who was to perish. Not for the dead alone wo bring thee tlowers; Hut for their parents bowed with yeaic, Their children whom this dny endears, For wives and sisters yot in tears Tholr griefs are ours. Not for tho dead nlone these ensigns gory; Hut to Impress on overy eyo At what n cost wo still may fly That fabric fashioned from tho sky Our nation's glory! Not for tho dead nlom.. tho drums nrobent- Ing; Hut listening cars shall catch the strain And comrudes Join the sad refrain Till heart to heart shull beat ngnln . In solemn greeting. Not for tho dend nlone commemoration; Hut that our sons bo taught to-day Tho prleo th"lr fathers had to pay To keep and unto them convey This mighty tuition. Not for tho dead nlone Ah! truly not; Hut for nil object lesson grand That nil the earth mny understand Tho vnllnnt saviors of this hind Are not forgot! J. V. Hand, in Springfield (Mass.) Re public njn . ltilHitlmi Spies). Three Itusslnn naval o'.lleers have been fined $50 each for trespassing on thu British fortifications at Hong Kong, and making sketches. HOUSECLEANING TACTICS. Hove to Meet tho Annuiil Trial with Com piinitlvo Hum', While tho systematic housekeeper is renovating the sleeping-rooms, she should dispose of the winter garment. 1'urs, wraps and gowns which are not to be worn until next fall should first be thoroughly cleaned nnd then care fully packed. To pack away any arti cle of attire without first making it fresh is a crime which should bar tho person committing it from the society of good housewives. Furs may be satisfactorily renovated nt home. Short-haired skins, such as seal and ermine, should be rubbed against the grain with soft flannel un til all the hair is reversed. Spots should then bu rubbed lightly with Hour and thu Hour finally removed by vigorous shaking. Long-haired furs may bu cleaned by scouring them with hot bran. After this has been done roll tho garments In paper, tie up in linen cases with pepper and camphor bags, and consign them to chests. The spring house-cleaning period is not only the tinio when winter clothes should be laid away, but it is also the accepted season for plumbing. The services of the plumber are likely to be more necessary than those of 11113 other person in thu spring renovation 'of the bathroom. A beautifully enameled tub is 11 small compensation for sewer gas. Consequently before any mere superficial details are attended to an ex pert opinion concerning such homely things as drains and pipes should be ob tained. . The bathtub will be less trouble to keep clean if it is painted with enamel paint. This may be purchased already mixed, and the least skillful woman will be able to apply it satisfactorily. The tub should, of course, be perfectly dry until after the last coat of paint lias been applied. The wall of thu bathroom hack of the tub and wash bowl, if they are not tiled or marble, should l)e "papered" with linoleum in tile patterns. This will permit unlim ited smashing of water without damage. The floor may be well covered with this material. If the bathroom has not been equipped with wire soap and spongu trays, shelves for bottles, hooks for clothes racks for towls; nnd the like, TTiers is no time like the days of the .spring house-cleaning in which to re pair the omission. Before descending to the lower part of the house, the mistress should dis cover if her mattresses need renovat ing. If she uses feather ones she should destroy them, for in the opinion of phy sicians they are positively pfstiferous. Hair mattresses, if they arc hard and dirty, mny be freshened by ripping the tibking, removing the hair, wnsliingtho ticking, picking the hair and putting it in a dry, airy place for several days. When the ticking is dry it'slionld bu filled lightly with the hair and lacked together again. If painting is done in the bedrooms, pails of fresh water should stand about uncovered. This will prevent attacks of painters' colic. N. Y. Journal. HE DIED SUDDENLY. Cannot Ho Suld That Anybody Win Very ."Much SurprlHi'il. A Washington man who has recently returned from a six-months' visit in the great and growing stnte of Texas was talking to a reporter the other evening over a bottle (carafe) of Potomac wa ter. The writer was chewing on a mouthful of it with more or less satis faction when the other mnn was re minded of a story. "During my stay in Texas," lie said, "my business called me off to the north west, where original customs prevail yet to a great extent. One land casein which T was interested depended large ly on its succeHsful handling in finding a certain mnn from Massachusetts, who had come out there a dozen years be fore, and I was asking a justice o the pence about him. " 'Ain't never been a man out here by the nnme of Jinkim from Massachu setts that I've knowed,' he said. " 'Haven't you ever had any people from thnt stnte?' I inquired. " 'Thar wuz one about seven years ago.' " 'What was his name?' "'Dunno. We jlst call him Bean shooter Bill fer short.' '"What became of him?' " 'Ho died sudden.' " 'Ah, that's bad. Death unexpected ly is such a shock to a community.' " 'Well, yes, I reckon It is,' he ad mitted, with slowness and precision: 'but, you see, Beanshooter's wuzn't ex actly unexpected.' " 'No? I exclaimed in surprise. I thought you wild he died suddenly.' " 'I did,' he heitJitd; 'but, you see. It wuzn't exactly unexpectedly. He had stolen n boss.' " Washington Star. Ilor dinner. "Jennie," said Mr. Portly, "I wish you'd put a " in my dress, trousers. I'm getting too stout to wear reni." "f will," responded his spouse; "but 1 wish you'd put a couple of 'V's' in my purse. It's getting so thin that it slips through my fingers." N. Y. lleeorder. Montreal suffered from fire in 1852, 1,200 residences and stores being blot ted out of existence, the property Iosm exceeding $5,000,000. For of the soul the body form doth take, for soul is form, and doth tho body make. Spenser. A't -, y r-K