Nebraska Newspapers

    lUlsTROUS CLOUD BURST
Glass-House Lake, N. Y., Is Made
g Raging River.
,Vasi,p(l Into the Taller* Below
H„r»c» l)rewned-The Wont
' gtorm I vor WltneMed In
Tluit Section.
y Y., Aug. 28.—There was a
t in the mountains near Sand
koal'i’iit o'clock yesterday after
^'n and t lie damage resulting was the
tl that lias ever visited this vi
Tr.at,
c]ouill'»r:
‘ ■.v fr(,m Mich a cause. The heavy
C1 in fall of I'10 Past two days has
vol’cn the mountain streams that cn
iuto Glass-house lake, into tor
rents. The lake rose rapidly
but no fears were entertained until the
cloudburst occurred. Then the henv
fns seemed to open up and the rain
came do" n in sheets ot water. Noth
in nke it 1i:m1 ever been experienced,
ml for several hours the storm did not
abate a particle but seemed rather to
increase. Glass-house lake rose with
startling rapidity, and soon the
inhabitants began to feel really
uneasy. In a very little while
the water commenced to creep up to
wards the Glass-house hotel, which
was tini’il wiin guests, consternation
seized them all and it was feared that
the hotel would be pulled from its
foundation. It was not long before
the first story had to be abandoned
and the inmates congregated on the
upper floors, where from the
windows and doors the alarm
intr rise of water was watched
with fear and trembling. The water
soon flooded the first floor and reached
as high as the top of the barn. An
effort was made to reach the stable,
where several horses and other stock
were confined, but the water was too
deep and too swift. The winnowing
of the four horses were heard through
the storm and noise. The barn was soon
lifted from its foundation and carried
away. All of the horses perished in
the flood and their bodies were carried
down the stream. On went the flood
toward Sliter's Corners, about three
fourths of a mile away, sweeping be
fore it bridges and buildings and carry
ing terror to the hearts of the farmers,
who felt that their labor of the
year would be swept away. The
house of Ezra Knowles was nearly car
ried away. The water filled the cellar
and first floor. The blacksmith shop
of Lewis Adams suffered similarly and
several horses were drowned. Mr.
Knowls’ house was afterwards com
pletely submerged and the family had
a narrow escape from being drowned.
1 hey left just before the fury of the
flood advanced upon them and
escaped to higher ground. Mr.
Knowls' house is situated on the bank
it the lake. The water rose to a depth
of three feet in his barn.
At Slitcrs’ Corners all the bridges
were washed away as though they
had been made of straw. When the
flood reached the general store of
John lluntley, situated across the
Street from Crapes’ hotel, the
entire building was lifted from
its foundation and swept od
with the stream. Everything in the
store was flooded and the big wooden
structure toppled over on its side and
floated away, distributing its contents
along the path of the flood. A barn in
the rear of Huntley’s store was inun
dated and two horses were drowned.
1 he water rushed on towards Averill
park and spread out over the flats until
between the Baptist and Presbyterian
Churches it extended over the prolific
crops nearly a mile wide. Water
poured through the Beverwick
hosiery mill owned by A. B. Knowlson.
the goods were completely ruined. The
volume of water that was released bv
he breaking of the dam was of mam
mouth proportions and carried destruc
lon in its path. Everything went be
„°re,, a, the e°untry for miles around
•fn ™eJ' The water was too rapid
lor the circuitous current of the Wyn
a stall and instead of following in the
,e ,“sP,yca^ over the surrounding farm
f 1 he \Y ynantskill creek, which
f u * front Mass house lake, runs along
the Wyantskiu road from Albia as f&%
as the village of Wyantskill, a distance
aW tUt S0? yards’ and is ordinarily
f Ut twenty feet wide and from a
lhtu . three fect deeP- This
-[ stream had swollen to
bariu^-f Proportions rising over its
co. f'11 doodlnff the fields along its
side f or.a flutter of a mile on each
Me formmg one unbroken sheet of
wld,» ’ a . -e i°nff and n half mile
charc'u Cv vunnff crops and flooding or
-in ’ haruyards and cellars. At the
~ Juo.Utt.Klli
dem’en’ '->revail8 and
brie] jj!
great, ex
, y —.. the resi
uaj all collected at the
tor^nt ."Etching the mad
rise n-4’ H.sltrose 80 rapidly that the
An ."S,COrnable with the eye.
risetnti1, m«asurement shows the
and -ih e l1,ree *u°he8 in ten minutes,
the lev - 9;?° tbe water had reached
Pouring iU tb<r r°ad and was soon
Stronn^ ' ' "i1 ,tbe street a foot deep,
the wiit|t"a\^0,ISe and hive house on
fioo,),..] 1,Slde of the street were
smith sv 1 a barn haa'k of the black'
\Vhetlw".P Was Partially demolished,
by the ri ,ilny one has been drowned
although ?5e c.annot ,be determined,
Ti.,, ;''-'eral are missing,
this fn„? i °d °* such seriousness as
Stems °,ccur and no lives be lost
that « i.>nr>st lmP°ssible. It is expected
there n,:t;!1iCOmmunication is restored
sons. Vi )e reports of missing per
• «e damage is probably $100,
000,
tain J ", c.l,bting away of the moun
. sts is largely responsible for
Hint* 41 -w..i „
tij-:?uara.
b' ns ; phone dispatch from the county
risi,, .. . 0 a. m. said the creek was
h»i .". -i ,
lisillr.,.. i “T OM,1V4 bUC CICCK was
’ ' ' 1 Par^ Smart’s paper mill
-"1 (’hrmai! __ t» • .
that liemfarl,,ied a"ay. It is reported
can-;., t' ^ s ^am at Albia has been
carried r --- ---
the ’ The railroad bridge at
*as.,I!avar'a street,
its , .*■* ”■ cci, this city,
The s. 1 aWay by fl*>d.
the res',V ri? at 9:30 o’clock alarmed
M si"1" of Poastenkill and Will
i-' ; -‘"ents
Moniss! ‘u’sn?y. W. A. Castle. Robert
vif« aad Garrett Eves and his
wife ana uarretfc Eves and his
bfldve ;* b° cross the Poastenkill
i t as Uie structure was swept
washed out
the company
Berlin, {li
the railroad
from its fastenings. McChesney was
drowned and Mr. and Mrs. Eyes were
rescued and Castle, who is an
old man, was found at daylight
hanging to a clump of shrubbery half
a mile from the bridge. McChesney’s
body was found one mile from Poasten
kill this morning. He was 21 years of
age. Old man Castle was exhausted
when rescued and cut off from contact
with the floating wreckage.
The Hoosic river caught the force of
the cloudburst and tho Lebanon
Springs railroad is
from the yard of
! at Petersbergh to
rectly east. Where lauruuu
tracks should be between Petersbergh
Junction and the village of Peters
bergh, tho Hoosic river is running like
a mill race and tlie tracks are in many
places washed away. All the railroad
bridges in Berlin and Petersbergh are
gone and several houses in the latter
village are partially turned over.
The wire and communication is cut
off, but it is thought the shirt factory
at 1 etersbergh is wrecked, as the river
is tilled with debris cf that character.
It is thought now that at least a week
will elapse before the Lebanon Springs
road can resume operations. In the
meantime those in attendance at the
camp meeting which opened on Mon
day will be compelled to leave by pri
vate conveyance until they strike the
Fitchburg road or are taken up to
Chatham by the Boston and Albany.
The camp meeting ground is elevated
and no damage threatened the tent
dwellers last night.
THE KNIGHTS IN OHIO.
Thl* Great Labor Organization Will Bun a
Campaign of Its Own.
Philadelphia, Aug. 28.—The specu
lations that have existed regarding the
probable position of the Knights of
Labor in the present political cam
paign in Ohio are apparently set at
rest by the current issue of the Journal
of K nights of Labor, the official organ
of the order. At the time of the repub
state convention in Columbus two of
the most conspicuous figures day and
night in the rotunda of the Neil house
were John \V. Hayes, the secretary
treasurer of the order, and J. Cava
naugh, of Cincinnati, the gen
neral organizer of the body,
ijotli 1 had frequent consulta
tions with prominent delegates, but
they insisted emphatically that their
presence had nothing to do with poli
tics. A week after the state conven
tion there was a secret meeting of the
executive board in this city and sev
eral conferences were held with the
district master workmen of those coun
ties in the state where the order is the
strongest.
If any deal with the republicans was
contemplated at this time it has evi
dently fallen through, either because
the republican managers did not favor
such deal or because of some doubt as
to the ability of the representative
knights to deliver the goods. However
this may be, the official comes out this
week fairly and squarely in favor of
the third party ticket and its platform.
Of Seitz the candidate for governor,
it says, “He is a man of great ability,
the equal at least of either of his op
ponents on the old party tickets, an
old guard labor reformer, tried and
found worthy in the days when, even
more than now, to proclaim onesself
such was to invite scorn, contumely,
and persecution. He is a worthy stan
dard bearer for the people’s party and
in a people's fight for liberty.”
Of Frank Rist, of Cincinnati, the
nominee for lieutenant-governor, the
official journal says: “Rist is a printer,
an active member of the Typographical
union, and an ardent trade unionist.
If in his zeal for what he thought the
interests of unionism he has in the past
at times been something less than just
to the Knights of Labor in Ohio, the
latter have now a splendid opportunity
to nobly reveDge themselves by demon
strating with their ballots that they
at any rate can sink all differences and
forget old feuds when fighting in the
common cause. Let the name of
Frank Rist be upon every ballot cast
in Ohio by the Knights of Labor. The
three parties are now fairly in the field
in Ohio and the contest will be watched
with interest everywhere. It behooves
the people’s party to acquit themselves
like men. They have right, justice
and all the arguments on their side.
Against them are arrayed all the in
fluences of the corporations and the
devourers of industry and the deep
seated prejudices of partisans, to every
good to which even reason itself is
often powerless. But if the task be
fore them is great, the honor is greater
to those who fear not to undertake it.”
Father Trracy’z Circular.
Burlington, N. J., Aug. 28.—Rev.
Father Treacy, pastor of St Paul’s
Roman Catholic church, has created
something of a sensation by coming
out as a pronounced labor advocate. A
few days ago he caused a circular to
the following effect to be scattered
over the city with his signature at
tached:
“Knights of Labor, exact a pledge
from every candidate for congress that
he wiil endeavor to get a bill passed
this winter empowering the govern
ment to purchase every railroad that
is offered for sale; government rail
road bonds will be a secure invest
ment.”
Murder and Suicide.
New York, Aug. 28.—John Baxter,
his wife and two children were found
dead in their rooms at 321 East One
Hundred and Sixtieth street this morn
ing. All had been shot. It is sup
posed to be a case of murder and sui
cide. Baxter is a painter and said to
be a son of the well known character
of the same name of the Ninth ward.
On a table in the room where the
bodies lay was a letter addressed to
Baxter’s mother. It was in the hand
writing of the dead man and showed
that be had committed the deed. No
reason was given but it is supposed the
man was insane. The children had
been shot while asleep. There was no
evidence of a struggle. The couple
bad been married seven years and did
not live happy.
Old Dealers Assign.
New York, Aug. 28.—Walter Carr &
Co., produce dealers, assigned today,
rhe firm had ’.'eep 'in business thirty
four years and did a business averaging
52,000,<100 a year. The liabilities will
probably not reach 810,000. The assets
ire smaller.
THE FUGITIVE MARSH,
Hie Bank President Bald to Be riaasantlp ,
Located In Spanish Honduras.
Philadelphia, Aug. 31.—Reliable !
Information has reached this city that
Gideon \V. Marsh, the defaulting and
absconding wrecker of the Keystone
bank, of which he was president, and
for whose arrest Samuel Wauamaker,
brother of the postmaster-general, and
who is one of his bondsmen, has of
fered a large reward, has found a
haven of refuge at Tagzullapa, in
Spanish Honduras. This is a little
Spanish town of 40,000 inhabitants, but
little known, and very difficult to
reach by the outside world. It is to- I
wards the western end of Spanish Hon
duras and is nearer the Pacific ocean I
than tlio Caribbean sea. There is no
railroad running to the, place, and it |
takes six days to reach it by horses or '
mules over a rugged country. One of
Marsh's relatives admits that lie has
funds enough to keep himself com
fortable in the Spanish town for some
time to come. There is no extradition
treaty with that portion of the uni
verse, and unless Marsh could bo de
coyed to the coast, and this is very un
likely, he is safe from American jus
tice.
CORBETT TALKS FIGHT.
He tj«jn lie le Head; to Meet Mitchell or
Slavin When They are Heady.
Boston, Aug. 31.—James Corbett, the
pugilist who arrived here last night,
said to a United Press reporter:
"Mitchell’s acceptance of my chal
lenge looks genuine and is a welcome
feature of this fighting debate. 1 am
ready to fight him as soon as he is
ready and at any place he may
select. There is nothing in
my theatrical engagements to prevent
an early meeting. They were made
with the express provision that a fight
with iSlavin or Mitchell, the latter pre
ferred, would not be interfered with.
I shall give him no chance to back out
of the acceptance when ho arrives. As
for preferences in the matter I would
select the Granite club, llobolcen, or
the Olympic club of New Orleans, if
the choice were left to me. The fight
ought to and probably will come off at
the club offering the biggest purse.”
Corbett was very emphatic in his de
nial of the current reports of his differ
ences with Sullivan. Corbett says af
ter Mitchell has got away with Slavin
or himself it is time enough for him to
talk of fighting Sullivan. "If Mitch
ell and I meet,” he said, “it will be no
sprint race. I, myself, am enough of a
sprinter to catch a man in a prize
ring.” _
THE UNION PACIFIC DEAL.
Important Developments Expected at the
Meeting Tomorrow.
New York, Aug. 31.—Important de
velopments in the affairs of the Union
Pacific railroad are expected this week.
A meeting of the recently appointed
financiering committee, of which J.
Pierpont Morgan is the head, will bo
held tomorrow in this city. As the
story goes now, President Dillon will
soon be succeeded by a man identified
with the Vanderbilt interests and Gen
eral Manager S. H. II. Clark, Mr. Gould’s
able first lieutenant, will also retire to
make room for a Vanderbilt man.
Should these things come to pass the
St. Paul and Rock Island roads would
come into very close and friendly rela
tions with the great Vanderbilt sys
tem, which would then far surpass in
extent any other railroad system on
earth. It is not yet known here how
Gould views these prospective changes
in Union Pacific.
THE SULTAN APOLOGIZES.
He Opens the Dardunell. to Russian Ves
sets, and Makes HI; Promises.
London, Aug. 31.—A Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard says:
"The sultan has yielded to all Russia’s
demands respecting the Dardanells,
which henceforth will be open to Rus
sian vessels when closed to others. The
sultan has abjectly apologized for the
recent detention of a Russian vessel.
He has dismissed the officers responsi
ble therefor and has promised an in
demnity forthwith.
Rioter, at Valparaiso.
New York, Aug. 31.—The World's
Valparaiso special says: “At sundown
a riotous mob of laborers, occupied
with nothing better than mischief,
united with a rabble of deserters from
the government and soon fired and
looted many buildings on the outer
ends of the city belonging to Balma
ceda’s partisans. Fourteen fires raged
all night long, but are now under con
trol. Two million dollars worth of
property was destroyed by the incen
diary mob. The city rang all last
night with rifle reports, and this morn
ing the bodies of about 200 rioters and
pillagers littered the streets. Amer
ican, British, French and German
marines form strong guards at the
foreign residences. A volunteer civio
guard, composed of members of the
foreign colony, has been enrolled and
order is now fully restored. The
marines and guards are still on duty.
Balmaceda (lives It Up.
Washington, Aug. 81.—The follow
ing telegram was received at the state ,
department this morning: "Valparaiso, <
Aug. 30, 9:30 p. m.—To Blaine; Wash
ington: Balmaceda has turned over the '
government to Baguedano and Hod.
Canto goes to Santiago tonight to as
sume control until the arrival of Junta
from Iquique. Good order here.
“(Signed) McCreary, Consul.” '
A Healthy Showing.
Boston, Aug. 31.—The July state- '
ment of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, including controlled
roads, shows the gross earnings to bo
$”,701,494, an increase of $40,095 net
earnings after operating expenses and
one-twelfth of annual charges esti
mated for 1891, $330,407, an increase of
$333,307. i
Trains Collide.
Geneva, Aug. 31.—A dispatch from ,
Zurich says that an express train which .
was entering the railway station at
that place dashed into the train which
was being switched to permit of its 1
passing. Four ears of the train which ;
was being switched were wrecked and 1
many passengers were injured. So far
as known, however, no one was killed 1
outright.
PRIDE, PASSION & CUPIDITY
Or the Fortunes of a Hunted
Heiress.
A Tale of Factory Life In New England, Dj
Major MacNamara. Authoruf “Hennl
kal, the Bondman,” “The Soldier
and the Savage,” Etc., Kto.
She resided in a beautiful cottage house
just outsido the limits of the city. Phil
lip Blake had engaged a handsome suite
of rooms on the "second flat,” and tlioro a
few days after his marriago he had in
stalled himself and wife; though, when
ho introduced Barbara as Mrs. Blake, an
odd smile passed over the features of the
coarse looking landlady, and a shadow
of the same seemed to linger for a mo
ment about the lips of this unprincipled
man.
Barbara was a little surprised upon
taking jxissession of the apartments not
to find the servants assembled to welcome
their master and his new mado bride—for
Blake had spoken of the luxuries by
which she was to be surrounded, with
such unction and apparent sincerity, that
the romantic factory girl had builded a
castle in Spain of such gorgeous propor
tions, that a handsome suite of rooms on
the “second flat," seemed for the moment
a frightful coming down.
The loving “jialaver” of Mr. Blako,
however,soon restored Barbara's good hu
mor, for he assured her that thit was only
for a time—in a little while she would lie
surrounded by Buch luxuries and pleas
ures as sho never contemplated of in her
wildest dreams.
All this pleased Barbara, the could find
a score of reasons why a rich young man
like her husband—how fondly the poor
young girl dwelt on the name in her early
days—should desire to hide his wife away
from the knowledge e( his rich relatives,
though Phillip Blake, if he was pressed
to give a reason, would have been greatly
puzzled, without downright lying, to give
a single one!
Here, in the seclusion of these apart
ments, for the first few days, the time
passed deliciously indeed. Blake was con
stantly at home—he read to her and sang
to her, for there was a piano in the room,
and Blake was an excellent performer,
and in a variety of ways, the time was
made to pass with a swift and dreamy i
pleasure that seemed to poor Barbara to
have a touch of Heaven in it.
Phillip Blake was greatly surprised
when he learned that the girl whom ho
imagined he inveigled into his infamous
trap did not understand u single musical
note, and could not even play an ordina
ry tfir on the piano—for he had promised
himself much plcasuro from the tuneful
fingers of his victim.
Barbara felt keenly his disappointment,
though she said nothing. She felt her
first sharp pain when she entered her own
parlor, and beheld the jiiano standing in
all its glossy beauty wide open, like the
mouth of a young robifi, waiting for the
finger food that would fill the whole house
with melody.
The blood surged over her face and for
the first time in her life, she asked her
self if she were fitted for the cultured
sphere on which she had entered with
such thoughtless precipitation.
The reader may think this a very fool
ish cause for pain—but the same feeling
and longing for equality would have ani
mated the heart of any true woman, in
Buch circumstances, or 1 am a failure in
my judgment of the human heart.
I have said that Barbara greatly enjoy
ed the first few days of their wedded life.
Then her husband was always with her.
This state of things soon ceased, however.
Blake would be away late into the night,
and even to early morning j then he would
come to his apartments sodden with liquor
—fresh from some vile debauch, with rod
face and flaming eyes, and cruel words and
curses on his lips.
He would throw himself on the sofa, and
sleep away the effects of his low degrad
ing pastimes, while poor Barbara would
sit beside him, looking upon his distorted
countenance, and thinking how terribly
Bhe had mistaken the nature ‘of the de
graded being before her.
Sometimes he would come home with
great piles of bank notes, and cast them
at her feet upon the floor—and Barbara
would be amazed at the wealth she saw
—at these times the man would be pleas
ant, in jovial good humor, and would fon
dle and caress her to his heart’s content;
and, if I ranst write it, to Barbara’s infi
nite disgust; for she was not yet used to
the foul smell of a drunkai-d's breath, or
the rough caresses of a human bear.
Sometimes ho would come home at
night, mad with excitement and drinking
—then he would have no bank notes to toss
it her feet; nought then for her Imt cruel
words. Barbara would retire to her room
and leave him alone—when he would drop
upon the sofa, and fall asleep—then she
would creep out in the silence and fix a
pillow beneath his head, unloosen his cra
vat, relieve him of his boots, with a kind
md gentle hand—and meet him the next
morning with a winning tenderness which
seemed to say. “You try me hard, but are
forgiven Phillip.”
The next tenable pain she experienced
was in the cold looks of her landlady, who
waited upon her with a surly independ
mce and hauteur of demeanor that sur
prised her. The landlady did not posi
:ively insult her, but treated her in that
supercilious manner which betokened an
nfinite lack of respect for her lodger.
Barbara complained of this one day to
ler husband, but he only laughed, say
“Oh, she’s a sour old creature j let her
done. We won't be here long, you may
lepcnd."
“Nevertheless he spoke to the landlady
•hat morning' as he was going out, and
inished what he was saying, with the
vords:
“Bates, you are altogether too quick in
rour conclusions. Just rule that tongue
)f yours, or I will find a way to make
rou,” and went away.
We have touched upon these little mat
ers at this length, os they furnish im
xirtant finks of connection in all that
'ollows.
ClIAITBR XX.
» WHICH MU. OSBORN APPEARS ANXIOISLT
SEARCHING FOR A SISTER AND A N IEOH,
AHD 8AM BURR FINDS A CLIENT.
The cotton factories were in a mess of
rouble, when John Sanborn one morn
ng was summoned to the manager’s office,
;o leave his other duties in the mill, and
ittend to the shipping of a large invoice
>f goods cia'the Boston and Maine ltail
■oad.
The engineers had “struck,’’ and the
rains were running with ptrfa-t irregular
tv, and great crowds were assembled
ibout the depots—“lookers on in*Venico”
—and adding to the confusion which
lecmcd to reign supreme.
Sanborn was chucking immense bales of
goods, and running hither and thither to
aeo that they wero properly assorted for
shipment, when a train rushed into the
depot and delivered a great nuinlier of
passengers, who rushed pell-mell on to the
platform and sought to make their way
through tho crowd of native* whom cu
riosity had aasemhlod.
One old gcntlemun upon loaving a car
seemed likely to ho hurt hy tho people
rushing to and fro around him, and doubt
le^s would havo boon, had not young Han
born helped him from tho midst of the
crowd and assisted him to a txittcr foot
hold and an easier standing-place.
The old man, without stopping to thank
him, drew from his pocket a great rod
bandanna, and wiping tho perspiration
from his brow, he said in an excited tone
of voice:
“Well, if this nint tho—tho d-trail
road concern I over traveled on I’ll-"
“Why, Mr.Osborn!" exclaimed Sanborn,
“What brings you to this town! I'd as
soon expect to sec-’’
“John, Sanborn! Well. John, this is an
unexpected pleasure. I’d a lmen tram
pled to death hy them fellows if you hml
not hauled mo out of that crowd," and tho
old gentleman industriously rubbed his
faco and looked anxiously about for some
thing he didn’t seem to sec.
“Wliy, what's become of my-"
“Your what 1“
“My valine—I had it in my-n
“You’ve got it in your hand, Mr. Os
born,” cried John, laughing.
Tne old gentleman looked down in some
surprise, and then with a hearty roar—
a roar that nearly tilled tho depot, ex
claimed :
••So I have, bo I have; but I tell you
John, that tumble nearly upset me—I
hardly know what I’m about.”
“It’s some time since you lmvo boon
down our way. air) I suppose you have
coine to help the road up by a heavy ship
ment of goods, Mr. Osborn!"
••No, 1 didn't, John, and I wouldn't help
the road il I could j I don’t liko the way
it’s carrying on. Hut come, lot's get out of
here—are you busy t”
“I will be through in one moment—and
then I will bo with you.”
Sanborn having finished his business
returned to where Mr. Osborn was stand
ing, and signified his willingness to bo of
service,
••Well, the first thing I want, John, is a
good hotel—lead the way to that, and wo
will talk as we go 'long. How’s the mill
doing t Business good, eh I’
‘•It's ftiir, and that's aliout as much ns
can I* said—though the times are dull all
over the country, I hear.”
“Oh, no John, tho times aro good
enough—it’s the people my lioy, tho peo
ple, they want too much for their money,”
saying which, Mr. Osborn looked into his
companion's face with a shrewd smile full
of humor.
“Well, mvi are tho people, and for my
part, as a little fraction of tho great whole
/ want all I can get for my money, and I
gin sure that you do.”
*•%> I do John, and so do all of us, and
some of us want a great deal more than wo
ought to have. But I’m not down here
on a money-making business this time.—
It will lie dollars out I reckon, instead.”
“That’s not usual with you, Mr. Osljorn,”
replied John Sanliorn, dryly.
“You’re right! I never do a losing
business, if 1 did I wouldn't be able to
trouble the assessors as much as I do."
The twain had now arrived at tbe
Franklin House, where Mr. Osborn regis
tered, after which ho invited tho young
man to accompany him to his room, from
where he ordered liquid refreshments,
saying “I want to talk with you John,
aliout business too—but private business
—John I’ve retired!”
The old gentleman announced this fact
as if he expected to greatly startle his
young companion.
But John was not moved in tho least.—
He said simply:
“You are rich enough to have retired
years ago, Mr. Osborn; but tho Mill will
lose a good customer."
“Never mind the Mill now, John,” said
the old gentleman, sipping his glass of
iced punch. “I’m here on a bit of busi
ness that's entirely out of my line, and I
want a bit of advice about it. Just light
that cigar, and I’ll tell ye what it is.”
“You see John,” said the old gentleman,
settling himself back in his chair, "I’m a
searching for a ‘next of kin,’ as the law
yers say, I'm looking after a sister born
and bred in New Hampshire. She mar
ried a second time, and with her husband
moved down to this place. The husband's
name was Bemlon, or some such thing—I
can't find out what, but he was a carpen
ter. and on coming here got work in one
of the mills, llis wife, my sister, died
here, leaving one child, a girl, that much
I have learned—now I want to find that
girl. She has worked in the Mills and is
probably working there now. You see
John, 1 haven't been to Hampshire 'till J
the other day for years, and have lost
track of my sister and her little girl. Of
course my sister is dead, I know that for !
parties in New Hampshire had letters in- j
forming them of that fact, which letters I ;
nave. now John, x am an ohl lelli w, and
can’t live forever, and have no living
croaturo to icavo the few dollars I’ve pot,
except this little girl. I’ve pi von tip busi
ness now, and am going to settle down in
my old ape, and I must find that pirl.—
John I must have a little woman round
the house—something to love you know,
anil if she is anything like her mother
she's sure to make my old days happy.
“There, John, is the whole business in a
nutshell—that’s what Iirought me here.—
1 ou know I ain't much acquainted in this
town, and I want your ail vice and assist
ance. Now what had I lietter dot” and
aid Mr. Osborn pulled the liell and order
ed more punch, for. he declared, that he
belonged to ihe old school “you know,”
and didn't give a snap of his lingers for
all the prohibitory laws in creation.
“I hardly know how to ail vise you in a
matter of that kind—it’s rather a delicate
subject. It appears to me Mr. Osborn,
that you should lie first sure of the name,
then call at the Mills and ascertain wheth
er such a man as Hendon, if that was his
name, ever worked there, or if there is a
jirl of that name employed there—then
af course the rest will be easy."
"Well, that’s just where I am bothered, j
[ don't know that t/uit is the girl’s name— |
the name isn't mentioned in the letters j
1 have pot—nothing is mentioned except
:hat my sister was married and moved i
town here, and that she died here. Iler !
tittle* daughter is the only relation 1 have 1
rot in the world, and I don't intend to I
leave my money to build hospitals and
isyluins for broken down jiea-nut ven
ters—not by a long chalk—I must find
die little girl and make her happy, nnd
myself too for that matter. Why John, I
■an make that pal one of the richest
ladies in the land, and no mistake!” Here
he good old fellow slapped John on the
mck with a great deal of unction and
rubbed his hands together repeatedly, “I
mist find that gal or I won’t lie happy, I
issure ye.”
"I have suggested the only way that I
•an think of Mr. Osborn, and if we thought
t over forever, we could not find a surer
method of getting at what we want. But
f after all it strikes me that tlie meet bust
nose like way of going about it would b*
to plane the whole matter in the hands of
a lawyer, and by George, I know just the
very mnn!" cried John with the faintest
touch of excitement.
“I never thought of that,” said Mr. Os
lxirn reflect! -ely. “Yes, that is the proper
way. Who is tile man you refer to!"
“Sam IJun-l One of tho smartest young
lawyers in town. He has just leisure -
enough to give the matter his whole atten
tion!" John's eyes twinkled as he dwelt
on the word whole, and tho old gentleman
caught his humor, for he said dryly:
'■Yes—these young lawyers generally
liavo leisure enough to give their whole at
tention to cases—but never mind that
John, your rcommendation is enough for
me. When can wo see him!"
“I will bo hero to-morrow at ten, and
then wo will call u|K>n him. Now, Mr.
Oslxirn I must leavo you—for I liavo to
report at tho Mill."
When John left tho Franklin ho hurried
immediately to Sam Burr’s office, where
he found that young gentleman with his
heels up us usual and smoking his mocr
schaum.
“Sain, I have got a caso for you 1" he ex
claimed upon entering tho oflico.
“A case, oh," said Sam, dryly. “What
kind of a caso is it—to marry unothor Mill
gal, oh!"
“Not a bit of it. Something entirely
different. There’s millions in it, my bovl"
and Sanborn told him tho story of Mr. Os
born.
“That sounds good—that 1 exiles liko le
gitimate business John—when 1 become
Attorney General, you will liavo the sat
isfaction of knowing that you had the
honor of bringing mo my firnt cnee—when
will the venerable Osborn call—for I must
fumigate tho office and bo prepared for
him!”
“At ten to-morrow—so au revoir!"
Chapter XXI.
THE YOUXO I.AWYKII THINKS HE HAKES A
(IHEAT DISCOVERY.
Punctually John Knnborn railed upon
Ills friend Osborn lit the l'rnnklin House
the next morning, finding that gentleman
in tha reading room enframed in a political
discussion with uuo of tho guests of tho
house.
Mr. Osborn was quite excitedly defend
ing some question of polities relating to
the administration, ami declaring that
the country would inevitably goto—a cll
tuito fur hotter than any to lie found on
our present maps, when Mr, Sanborn en
tered.
“Hello, John! Just listen to what this
man is saying about sending troops down
south i why, lie's got no more idea of tho
present situation than an Alaska seal!"
With that remark the old gentleman
picked up his eane, anil shaking hands
with his opponent in high good humor,
prepared to accompany his young friend
to the ollice of Kam llurr.
When they arrived there Kam Durr *
was not to lie found. But a largo paper
on the door announced:
“At the Superior Court—Back at ten.”
“I suppose we will have to wait, Johnt
“Yes. but he will be back in a mo
rnont-Mt’s about ten now.” Banliorn saw
immediately through the thin assumption
of business intended to lie indicated by
the important announcement on the door,
and he knew Kam was somewhere in tho
immediate vicinity, anil gazing even at
that very moment upon bis aged prey,
who sat rapping his stick impatiently on
the floor.
“I guess your young friend /icia got busi
ness, John; that’s a party high court, ain't
it—the ‘SuperiorV”'
“Yes. Kir; the next in legal importance
to the Supreme.”
“This office iH quite anew one, judging
By this oil cloth, yon desk, anil the tixins,
queried Mr. Osborn peeping around cu
riously.
. “Yes, Mr. Burr is quite young in prac
tice, but a very excellent lawyer I assure
you. Why,” continued John getting quite
warm in praise of his friend, “he hail a
case of mine, the other day, which result
ed in a marriage, a ease of (/rent impor
tance, anil by Jove, do yon know Bam woo
it ns easy as falling off a log!”
_ “Tumbling off a log is an easy opera
tion, John, isn’t it;” quizzed the old man,
still tapping bis stick on the floor.
“Well, I do not know, Mr. Osborn, 1
never tried it myself, though I hear it’s
quite simple in performance.”
“But sometime quite uncomfortable in
results—I know a man who broke a leg
falling off a log-”
“All, broke in John, with a light laugh,
“perhaps he didn't fall easy enough."
“Oh, there was no trouble in falling—
it was in stopping lio received his dam
age-—”
“Good morning, gentlemen!” interrupt
ed a cheery voice coming suddenly into
tho office like a small whirlwind—with
two great bundles of legal papers tied
with red tajie, which Kam Durr deposited
on his desk, with an ail* of exti’enie im
portance, turning at the same moment to
consult a great legal tome which he took
down from one of the shelves.
He looked savagely at this big tmok
for a few seconds; tapped his forehead
once or twice very profoundly and then
muttered audibly: “Just ns I thought,
Wiggins remit Liggint, an action in tort,
decided tor the plaintiff. The Judge was
wrong oj course."
’ HI’- Irumini it tare*
fuily to the shelf, and then as if a world
of clients were waiting outside the door,
to his visitors—“Now gentlemen I’m at
yonr service. What can I do for you!”
It was as much as Sam Burr could do
to preserve his dignity, for bo beheld John
looking at him with an expression of
blank amazement—John had begun to be
lieve that it was square business which
had l»ecn taking up his friend’s time, and
that he was not in such awful need of
clients ns he apprehended i but one glance
into the merry, impatient eyes of the
young lawyer brought him to himself, so
turning from the window where he was
standing, he proceeded to introduce Mr.
Osborn.
This ceremony being concluded, tho
lawyer and his client proceeded to an in
vestigation of the matter in which the
latter was so deeply interested.
John, whose duties called him away,
took his leave and left the two men to
gether.
Without any circumlocution Mr. Oslmrn
went into the merits of the case, stating
substantially all that the reader has
learned from Sanborn regarding the mat
ter of finding the missing child of his
dead 6ister.
The young lawyer paid the deepest at
tention to the story that Mr. Osliorn re
lated, making a note now and then of
some point with which he seemed more
particularly impressed.
When he had ec.icluded, Sam asked
a few questions Which led to very impor
tant results.
“Can you tell me about what time your
sister removed from New Hampshire
down here ?'•
[TO BE CONTINCED.l
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