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CAPITAL CITY COURIER CHRISTMAS NUMBER.
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(Kumliiy PviiIIiipI, IinllniiAioll.)
Tlio HIcIiiwa)' l'lin Oomiwny I" consider
ably "torn tip," w lo enk, nt tho almost cer
tain Indications of Mug totally rellod by n
new and cry dangerous rUnl iimmifnctory,
Tlio rtvnl company I Hint of Knu-Ker Pons,
of Nw York, 1 li liontl if tlio nrm, Mr. Henry
Kroegcr, was for it irlod of lweiity.ihro
years, tlio forviimn nnd iiiilnlendiut of lliu
BtoluwAy fni'torjrt ntnl ilttrliiR wlilcli tlmo the
Btritiwny piano secured Its excellent rvputn
tion, ntul tlioiiKh llio blclnwAjr folks hnio en
teTirvd to create mi luipn-sslonthnl Krwgrr
was only it common employe nml not lintiu
mental lit producing tlio reputation, Mr.
Kroecer Int readily pnshiced letters of Intio
dud Inn from tlio Hlcluwiiys themselves, nml
it mmrlrnl number of nniilnvlla to fully es
tablish III iMwItlmi m tlio mt)ii rcsimlisllilii
for the K"txl "nine l,f tlfl Melnway Piano. At
any rate, tlio HnsgcrA Hon pianos nro Just
now mom sought for liy eminent iiuihlelnim
and good Judges tlinu liny otliur In tlio market.
S. B. HOHMAM,
Miimifncturcr's Agent,
LINOOUN, - N13I3.
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H.W. BROWN
127 South Eleventh St.,
Offers for thc-
tiS-
Jiolidayjrade
All the leading ILLUSTRATED
BOOKS of the ,venr. Alio n large
line of
la Sett which he often at prices lower than
ever before.
Writing Desks, ,
Gold Pens and Pencils,
Toilet Cases,
Collar and Cuff Boxes,
Work Boxes,
,-y Odor Cases,
Manicuie Sets,
Fine Pocket Books,
Card Cases, Etc., Etc.
Alio the flncit line of Perfumery, Cut
Glass and Fancy Dottle ever show In the
City.
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They Chime the Opening
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To Chicago and tho East,
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For further Information Inquire or
OHO. N. FOKKUMAK, Agent.
15 South 10th street, - Lincoln
, II. 0, UCRT,- J, It. lll'CIUNAN, ,
aeneral M'gor, (le'n'l l'iua. Ag't
OMAHA, NKII.
flOSIN THE BEAUX.
11V ItnllKltr M'lir.YiMM.Iil.
"How denr to our heart nro the scones nf
inir clillilliool," Inn x).-tl(j lino tlmt IIiIiIm lo
spoiuoln tlio breasts of ui nil, wlion freo
from tho cares of hiiihnw In n meditative
hour spun llttlo word or fragment of it song
rolls luck the curliliH of tlio put nml wo
honrngnln fnmllinr vlaw itml uut nhuol
clasp tin hinds tint Ion .mfj ivjrodmt. Of
null in jilt rlos there Is oim eo.niM trooping
hack tonight nitilil th j gay sounds of it Cln M
inisntmipliciv. it song I usl to hoar nt
Christum times hoyniid tlio Dlxlo lino, tlio
sentiment of which inty, or miy not Im in
strict accord with you or mo, lint nuvi'itlio
lot I ho iliui-.il linos "Old H'hIii tin) How,"
linvo Imd tht-lr inehsly nml pathos mid have
uoltoil moro tlitu o in teudoi' (yo lo moisture
when sung to tho tun) of tlio oM Muthodlst
liyinu hy tlio rollicking Joint Cot who ninilo
tliom famous. Tliu luiitif was sulbsl to tlio
tlmo In which It hint lit run, In tlio log cabin
of Kentucky, whoro country ImyH nml girl
mottoilnnoo to thotuiu of "money musk,"
or In tlio Imru nt corn husking ovor tlio Jug
of cliler, some rural songster with saw edged
voire nml quaint gesticulation would lot
loose Its ruvclirntlons until thoy eniuo echoing
back In tNttlintlu omlouco from over tlio hill
nml woodland, anil nRiun, itrotinil tlio lono'.y
blvimo flriM of n uoufotlornU) ciiup inorti
tlinu nui) hnlf stnrvwl follow kiiiiit tlioHoui; In
sdf cquwilntlon, or parlmpi hooniim) ho know
of notlihiK txittor to hIii.
Howliolt, "lliwln too How," l olio or tlio
fow American liullniU, tlntt did comfort or
nuiUM) it waplo who ilonooitl n Hoiithorn
wlldoruovi nml ni such It comu to my rocol
lection nit iiImi ilotri vlrcumntnneoH of I In
writing.
Col. W. H. Spnrkii n riMldont of Now Or
linin 1 tlio orli;lnnl nullior, nnd in reply to it
letter to lilmon tlio Hiilijeot. ho ny ho wim
formerly n romdont of Mlwlmlppl, nml tlmt
nuuiii(( IiIm iii'lt;hliorH was Jiiiiuh Hohmiiui who
Imd boon Uvicliliiff school in tlmt district for
over forty yenm. Ho wns it very peculiar
nmn lit Ids liablU. On Aloudny mornings
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!"
mntly dresseil nnd cleanly shaven ho went to
liU duties In tho little brick school house
whero two thirds of Ms llfo had been pivsmI.
On Satunlays ho nrmyed himself in his Iswt
and dovotod tho day to visiting tho Indies in
tho neighborhood, whoro ho was always n
welcome guest. This habit had continued so
long that lio hud acquired the sobrtipiiot of
"RosMOin tho liivtux." Young Cox was n
frequent jr of Col. Sparks' law oillco, and
upon ono occasion when Mr. Kosmhh wns
passing by Cox remarked to tho colonel in
qulto n feeling touo, "l'oor old Uossom, somo
of tliobo sunny mornings ho will bo found
(lend when ho shall liavo a noblo funvrnl and
nil the ladles will honor It by bvlug present, I
know." Soon after ho left tho oillco, tho
coliTnel being in tho humor, wroto tho lines,
and soon after handed them to Cox, who, by
Ids splendid vocal powers, gavo popularity to
the song. Hundreds or lines have tieeu writ
ten to tho air by many iersons, but tho fol
lowing nro tho original as Col. Sp.irks wroto
them; .
"Now soon on soma soft sunny morning
Tlio ursi tiling my noignuor sunn Know,
Their ears will bo met with tho warning
Como bury' Out ltossum tno lieuux.'"
"My friends then so neatly shnll dress mo
lu linen as white ns whlto iiHllionnow
And lu my new rollln shall prcsi mo
And iviilsper, Poor lloksum tho Uoaux.'"
And when I am to bo burled I reckon
The ladles will all like to go;
Lot them form nt tliofiHto my colli u,
And follow Old ltosuni tho llonux."
Tlinu take you n dozen good fellows
And let thorn all staggering go;
And dig iv deep holo lu the meadow.
And In It toss 'ltossum tho lleaux.'"
Then shnpoout u coupla ordnrnlcks,
l'laco ouo at tho head and on the too'
Ami pray do not rail to scratch on It,
Tho niimo or 'Old HoHsuiu tho lleaux.'"
Then tnko tlieso dozen good (olbws,
And stand them nil round In u row
And drink from a big bellied boltlo,
Knrowell to 'Old ltossum the llonux.'"
I remember Cox ns n dnshhig young man
of soma twenty-eight nnd heard him sing
"Itoslu tho Beaux," ono Christmas night to a
Riiy thi-outr lu mm of thorn) old plantation
homes, nml It M-oincd to mo then I Imd never
lienrd nliytliltiR luilf so moUxllous. After
tlmt fjimo tlio m Ideiilnn storm of wnr, mil
iimld lis ctrtxli of firms, nnd nmrof rnnouiido,
for oim In lef smiI, for n day, or nu hour per
Imps, llieio was n ccnlrnl lUuro iimld tlio
sliujotllug rnnks I o 1 1 1 1 h 1 ieb I bri'iistttoiks,
nml itheli tlio snliii) strokes had censed, nnd
sounds of Imtllo ill.vl ntny, tlio soullieru
soiister Iny hclienlli two feet of mmI,
A C0NDEMNE0 CONTfllBUTOlVS
CONFESSION.
IIVi:. .M.COItlllM,!,.
Ho wns on trial lf.'foio tin b.tr of OiToiiiIihI
I'lllillo Opinion. Whether lio Imd Imhii lioforo
any otliur bar was n question rilltnl out, nfler
leiiKlhy citation fioiu tlio ITil rntiiKonlit nml
HIT Alaska reports, its "iucoiuiictciit, iiiima-
lorlal nnd irrevellant," From tlio very first
It wns evident that tlio enso would ko naliHt
him. Ho soomod to feel utterly hopele.M.
Thorn wns upon Ills fnco tlio look pnlutors
soiuuthus (xirtray upon tlio fnco of tt hunted
stn when brought to Iciy, or tlio horror of u
rnblilt when It Muds no escnpo fmm it relent
lot hawk. No eye lu tlio court rrom kiivo
him n syuipatlietla Khiuco. All considered
him ns ouo who had mioI Ix-youd tlio lim
it of forKlvcncH nnd entered Into tlio portals
of stern nnd merciless Jiutlco.
Tlio Jury rcttirnwl in clmtgo of n bnlllir,
Thoy took their iictMHUimod soatn with tlio
sileiiiii gravity so bollttlut; ptit Jurors. Af
ter tho cleric Imd called tholr nniucH, tlio fore
man handed tho verdict to tlio court, who
adjusted his Judicial spoctuclcii nstldo his Ju
dicial uoso nnd Judicially and Judiciously
read tlio paper. Tho Judgu then said i
"I'rloner nt thobnr, Mtnnd up Havuyou
nuytluut; tosny why tho soiitoueoof tho court
sli'Mild not Ito ptHiwd iikiii youf
Tim prisoner rnloil hU Io fnco, nnd said
in tones of hopelessness ami siiduess:
"I iimuwnro, your Honor.tlmttlioipicstlou
you now nddrem to me, Is ouo often uttereil
Wi
"OLD ROSSUM THE nEAUX."
as nmero matter of forir. Yet It carries to
the condemned the light to speak In his own
behnlf. Of this right I now nvall my It;
not with tho oxioctatiou of avoiding tho en
alty that follows conviction, but with tho
hopo that a confession from which nothing is
with held, may jiosslbly present for your
consideration, soino facts in my unhappy ca
reer to inltlgnt'i tho severity of a sonteuco,
which otlunv'Bo would doubtless ba Imposed
to tho utmost limit, I beg you, sir, to re
member that it is my only nnd my last plea
for inorcy."
"I hod u friend In n city whoro wealth,
luxury nnd Intelligence nffordod hlui fitting
environments for h's many chnrms of person
nnd graces of manner. With u mill 1 finely
adapted to literary work, ho had windy
chosen tho tslttorliil profession. With sujtcrb
buslnohs tact nnd tlreles.1 energy, ho hud
achieved hucccss In tho extremely dilllcult
enterprlso of building up n society paiier."
"Well," interrupted tho Judge, "wliit lins
all this to do with your ensof Your fi ieud i
not on trial here."
"True, your Honor," replied tho prisoner,
"but you will soon seo. I do not accuse my
friend of Intentionally bringing mo to my
uuhnppy condition, but it was his solicita
tions and my weak yielding that list to tho
commirtslon of tho oirenso for which I now
stand lieforo you."
"Ho wroto mo n letter full of enrnest en
t rent v. Ho fnld ho could not tnko no for nu
nuswo, nnd chnrgeil mo by tho lmpjiy mem
ories of tho past to comply with his wishes.
Ho wanted me to writo nu article for the hoi-
idiiy edition of his paper, I weakly consent
cl," nnd for n tlmo tho p.-isonof was over
come, with emotion.
Tho court, unmoved by his agitation, ha Id,
"Uo on sir."
With broken tonos tho prisoner proceeded.
"How bitterly I regret my compliance!
With a rashness that can plead uo excuro, I
tried to writo something I'l blank vorso.
What Induced mo to perpetrate this but tho
confession Is too painful. Hero, sir, Is tho
article Itself."
Taking u manuscript from nu liisido pocket
of his coat hu tremblluKty handed It to tho
Jii.Ikc. It was ns follons;
IIISTOlir.
I snw, or faiioylnu seemed to see,
Amid tho ruins nrikrlty vast,
A maiden rare, whine form nnd fnco
Were nitiuro's swvutcst poetry.
I'mmi a enhiuiM stone she snt,
And wrltiiif, uinrkcd iroiu time to time,
Upon n tntilel In her liulld,
Tho lettered semhhiuee of a thought.
Tlift fiillllitf .Iriilifii-t It.v-I.itrl t f.lmii.
Around a form ivuosii linen iifKrnco
.Mlithl rival poet's dement d renins,
()r artist's purest ienclllnu,
Or seulplor's r ier lo deplot,
Andyel Ihodniperv sentce rcnecntt'd
Tho clumps It Kouxlit to shield.
Hut on her fnco where thought and hcauty
vied,
There was a look o, ret inspect Ion deep.
Ah Iftlio mlnil forfood Imd Inward turned
To Iced upon tho soul.
Impelled by Interest InherpenslvntlioURlits
I nearer drew, ami said In tones or deep ro
, ipeel,
'I'm I r .Mold, forulvo irsuuiptlon Krcnt
lnoiie who feels tho sympathy
Ho dear lo heart o'er full or Krlof,
And tell me, uuslvo one, your name."
In tones Hint roll upon my enr
I.IUoeonoesorii lakeside sonu
Hhe said, "my ninilo Is History."
"Ami would you further ituow?"
I Imived nosent
"Know then, when this world wns young, I
too trusyouuir.
A monarch soituht my old
And Koto mo lor service toblscnuso
Tho liooit or youth, purpJtuat youth.
That monarch's name Is time.
HoKreathls realm, none iluru dlsputo his
liwer.
A tyrant he, of look sovcreund stern,
Ho hrooUs undivided sway,
Ami rules, a desil. o'er tlio enrth and man
And when he lays signet on the mount,
And rocks, and towers and city walls
All .vie d to his buhcsi and crumblo Into
dual.
Tho ptoudest works of men, their stately
hulls,
Their hlhest monument", their uohto arts,
TluiiiKli chiseled III unyielding Mint,
Yet Time's ellnclng touch doth reel,
K'cn youth, though brluht with Joy and
hope,
Boon turns to age, nnd ago to denth.
Djiith Is the llomngo he exacts from nil.
While men yet dwelt In caves and huts
I first begun tho record of tho race
K'cn then Its page was red with blood nnd
crime!
Hlnco first tho tirother.falso to brother lovo.
Hlew him whoso mother horo them both,
Mankind huvo reveled lu brethren's blood
And war litis follow oil In the train of hate.
Ambitions curso rrom age to ngo
Hath deluged earth with grief.
Oroat crimes have borne tho naino or faith
And seorged tho world with woo.
Yet vlrtuo lives, and hopo ne'er dies,
Tho world Is wiser now, and better rar,
And sometime pencu will hind her wreath
Koreveron tho brows or men.
And down tho vistas or tho years to bo
I i-oo a nobl. r, true humniilty,
And hope forbids tlio old tlmo Ills
"On earth, to man, peace and good will."
"While tho judgn was reading tho prisoner
loaning dejectedly agnlnst tho railing, Tho
Judge finally looked up and said: ''Havuyou
anything further to say?"
"I havo," nnstrorud tho prisoner. "I would
willingly omit tho remainder of my confes
slou, butsoniuthlnliupdl-i me to expose the
extreme depths of my oll'enso."
'Sumowhero I had road that n travolor.
wishing to visit tho cwtlo of Wlrtomburg,
was told whenever ho Inquired tho way,
"iiiiiirriewius mill inimt," ever onwaiil
ami upward. Fancying tho incident contain
ed a iKMiiitlful poetical thought, I"
"(Jo on, sir," sternly commanded tho Ju Igo.
"I attempted to put in u jKiotical form."
said tho prisoner, umi his palo fnco reddened
with confusion.
"Let me s.H) It," said tho Ju.lgo. Tho Judgo
look tho paper and rwul tho following;
ONWAHIl AND Ul'WAHII.
Night's ebon pinion darkly hung
Above tho mountain top, where clung,
Austere nnd high,
Agnlnst the sky.
The gloomy walls,
And echoing halls,
Orcastlosife, like omilo's nest,
Whero hunted ono might fearless rest.
No lightsome task to reach that homo
Of lest nnd quiet, freo from storm
Of men's cold hnto
. . Insiitlnrol
Not-iU' nil I on,
O'er crngs nml stonn
Tilt limits are faint, nnd breath Is spent
III lo.llng up thusteep ascent.
'TIs ever thus In huiuan life;
llo who would cnmpier In tho strife,
And win llio goal,
Must Mrlvcnud loll,
To (plait Hiccup,
Is on nnd UI'.
Though languor cullies, no rest he knows;
The minimi! only has repose.
0 nrse pebbles Misllv nro round.
Lying rendered o'er t lie ground.
I'niii'in MiMfiiMii
nero peiirisatorotiiull
Labor mid earo
l-'or Jewels mrol
And for a priMpec rich nnd fnlr,
Onward ami upunrd-do and dure!
Aferrendlnjc thopleco tlirouli tho Judge
nguinnsked:
"Have you anything rurther to say I"
"Only llils'repilwl tho prisoner, lu u volco
trembling with emotion, "I now realize moro
tlinn ever tho enormity of my oiroimo. I nm
couis.dled to admit my confession noes not
contain any reason for jiidlcinl consideration.
I enn thercforo only ask tho court for
mercy."
Ah ho nntsheil H.'iikliir hu timidly looked
nround tho court room for it kind loon of
sympathy, that to him would have been as
mi oasis in thodcM.it to one almost ierlihltig
tilth thlit. Hut all eyes glorcil imvagoly
upon him.
Then with tho usual deep Judicial solemnity
nml an added sternness, tlio court passed
Judgment. Ho wild:
"IVIsoner nt tho bar, you hivo licen con
vlctisl of tho pravo oirenso of perpetrating
upon n dlsciimlnotliig public, In tho columns
or tho Capital City CotmiKu.two ciruslons
over which I will throw tlio clmrltablo man.
tlo of my Mlonco. Tho Jury found you guilty
ns charged lu tho Indictment, nnd 1 llud
nothing in your confetjdou to cxtcimato tho
oirenso or mitigate. Ym will therefore ro
cetvo tho severest iwiiulty lu such enso iniido
and provided, which Is"
Hero tho Judgo was Interrupted by a plerc
Ing shriek. Tho prisoner had filiated.
CLARA'S CHRISTMAS
IIY At,. KAIIIllItUTIlKlt.
CIIAITKIt IV
Tho night wns dark. It is a way somo
nights havo. The moon wns In tho heavens.
The moon is generally thero. Nature seemed
asleep, yet It did not snore. A heavy snow
had rallen on the ground. Thoniow general
ly falls tiiion tho ground. The air was hush
ed. In fact It had not been boisterous slnco
twelve o'clock.. The dawn was being
iwilntod gray. Tho milky way was being
traversed by a dairyman. A gorgeous sun
had been set tho evening before Tho awful
stillness filled Clara's mind with dread fore
bodings. Slio thought of her chewing gum
which was plastered to tho lied post but tho
object In tho room seemed to tuovo toward
the bed.
Could it ben man?
i no young girl was palsied with foar. Sho
made for her gum but alas I It was gone.
"I don't think." nminrl.wl ii,.. r .. i.t.
lips closed under his teeth, "that tho storm
will last long. If It does, I would liku to
know what you nro going to do about It."
ClIAPTEIl XLVII.
We nro the klml nt ..Intnl. ,. ..,, .,
or-HltAKKSPKAItK. "' """"-"
The old homestead had been sold on tho
auction block. It wns n Iimvv fnoL- ,r , l
on tho auction block, but an angry woman
is umay n winner.
Tho dog's wonderful devotion nnd miloiulM
trust in his master were never doubted. He
Hew to thedead man's grave, and while tho
master was cuawlnir n fll In ! ni.,. i,.
yond, the dog gnawed a bono.
nut nil Human airaii-sarotransitory. Death
takes ninti by tho forctop and yanks him over
ths dash board of life. Tho liack yard of ll
grct is filled with tumble down disappoint
ment with tho hoops oir, old cans nro also in
that dreary yard, niled with tho cinders of
burned out lovo which winters of regret nnd
sorrow havo consumed and tin cans which
crest nnd cro while contained short pounds of
joy nro strewn over thcjFamo black, drear
detolato waste but nono of them aro tied to
to tho faithful dog's tail.
CHAPTKIl XVI.
"And ho went ror the heathen Chinese"
Itarte.
Header did you over stroll down a long,
winding laud on your father's farm, or cut
ncross the clover laden meadow with its
burden of perfume ;lu wild flowers and its
wealth of Jlinsou weeds, nnd as you wulked
along fall into n well! The man who has not
experienced the indescribable- sensation of
railing lu a well knows not the Joys or pleas
ures of llfo. Ohl what a thrill and thud I
empty-handed years como to us because wo
do not seek tho burdens of good things which
aro around us nil.
The undertaker suppressed a tear and said
that llttlo Chnrlie would die. Tom, who had
stood it all up to dato wound up tho watches
of tho night ami took a long drink oftolu
rock nnd rye.
CHA1TK11 1.
"The boy stood on tho burning deck."
Afrs. Heman.
And nh, tho good things that Christmas
brought! Clara found a larger piece of gum
on the bod post. And just threo yenrs after
tlmt night spoken of in chapter twenty-seven
Col. Charley Crow went to Clara's fnthor
and told hlui in n very low whlspor that tho
thrto years of work and planing and schem
ing had not been in vTfln. I havo found tho
clow, then In a voice trembling with
emotion, he said "thu man whom your
daughter saw that night in hor room was un
doubtedly SanUCIaus!"
THE END.
"Forownrnod Is forearmed" and just bo
cnuso wo havo so far enjoyed au unusually
mild winter does not Indicate that wo aro not
to encounter Jack Frost and his force beforo
the summer season opens. Thero will bo no
better chanco for you to roplonish your coal
bin and lay in your winter's supply tlinu thu
present, l'eoplo who fell short in their cal
culations lost winter will remember tho tnsk
It was to get cojI delivered on sido streets,
whero It was almost Impossible for an empty
wagon io iiiiiko any progress through tho
seemingly bottomless mlro. You can leuvo
your order for tU winter's supply with the
old rollublo Whltobrcu.nCoal Co. and cot it
safely housed ore white with nil Its terror
breaks upon us. Mr. Stobbs tholr genial
manager informs us that nt no timo worn
they hotter prepared to supply all demands
than nt the present, and cuitoniei-s may feel
assured that tho Whltebreast will contlnuo to
sitlsfy nil it-s jKitroiu to that samo liberal cr
tint that thoy havo in (lie pust.
Wllllosolectllltr Christinnsi'irt.s. vnn should
bsnr In mind tho fact that iisofuluoss U tin
ono conuuoudable feature In view and that
you can uniko no moro suitable present to
your wlfo or mother than n ulco clilun ser
vice, either tea or dinner, u bisque ornament
for the parlor mantel, a hnnglng lamp or in
fact anything oirorod for sale by H. 0. F.lllot
lai'JO street whoso counters nro filled with au
ondless vmletv of useful nnd desirable goods
suitable for tho Christmas holidays.
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At Our Great
losii gale
Wc arc offering Inducements that
purchasers of
Holiday
Goods
SHOULD NOT OVERLOOK.
Fine French
and American
Dress Goods
and Silks.
Scotch
and German
Table Linens
and Napkins.
Japanese
o Embroidered o
ilk (handkerchiefs,
&c. &c. &c.
o All nt o
Pricesi
Extremely
Low
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For. the Spring Trade
We will Occupy
Our New Building,.
131, 133, 135, and 137,
SOUTH nth ST.
J. E. Miller.
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