Capital city courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1893, November 30, 1889, Page 6, Image 6

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UVHRIiY-ON-THIVUOANOKR
l nn old historical
plnco (lint hn long
(teen famous In the
. ntinnls of Virginia
k hospitality, I
I fated In ono (if the
"most fertile wet loin
nf tho mother state
niui comprising
many hundreds of
tic mi tlmt under
skillful tillage had
becon 0 n model of
.1 ..... 1...1 .1.
--. t , I'irir i.ui'i, iviuuiu
T from tlio whir of
tho rail vuy u 1 1 tiio din of ir Mo, yet with
ielliU'rlr T plantation tlmt provldod n
WiOh of loclablllty, ami ndjnrctit fori'sU
and streams that tcmpteil tlio fox litiiitor nml
aportsinitii, tliero tvlgned tliroiiglioutnxeiiM
et iviifit)iiei nml content that well com-
jwrtc! ivltli tlio lirnro nml gontlo clntractor
of tho men and women who, generation after
generation, hml gnno fcittli from tlio old
family to grnco Itli their liilluetico tho out
aldo wot M.
Jimt beforo tho wnr, tlio meinbors of tho
household cnmlstrd of Col. llnliihrlilgo, his
antl A V 111. rmliif. In llm linvnl iinnitmiil- nt
w . ...... ..... ... ...U .... .... ..w....w...y ...
Annnioll, nml threo dattglitors, Dorothy, tho
aldrr, tiiKin whom bynaoiiof tlio death of
her mother devolved tho enro of tho family,
Margery nml Clara nil of thorn ltulKs of I ho
Wghltorliood. Like moat Virginia tiontoo,
this did notescniM! tho nllllctlous of tho tlmo.
Death laid iiH)u It n heavy Imiul. Col, llaln
bridgo was killed In tho valley while loading
ono of tho regiments of Htonownll Jackson.
Jfargery was left n widow at twenty-two.
hut had never laid mldo her mourning, nml
always spoko of her husluuid as If ho had
ellcd within tho past year, her only contola
tion liolng that, Instead of dying of his wounds
amid tho agonic of a bnttlo Hold, ho had been
taken n prisoner and tenderly cared for by
omo lleral olllccr, alio know not whom.
Dorothy llkowlno was not without her grief,
Beforo tho breaking out of hostilities, she hail
found among the otllccrs itatloned at Fort
ress Mon roo ono who had promliod tobrlghton
hor life, nml to Mm hail plighted her hrart
and hand. At tho call of hlsstatn he went to
tho front, and n monument, around which
.Dorothy In her grave way every Sunday
trews flowrrs, tolls tho story of his gallant
aWth nt Manassas. Clara, tho youngest sls
tsr, after tho cIom of tho war, whllo visiting
friends in tho north was wooed nml um by
Col Hartley, formerly of tho Kodornl army,
and nt tho tlmo nt which this story opens
was living In Now York nmong tho surround
legs of wealth, n daughter, Kato, being tho
only fruit of tho union. Will was still fol
lowing tho son and was tho captain of n
teamthlp on tho Pacllln.
To her mint Kato was a comjKiratlvo
hnuiger, for thoy had not seen her slnoi early
childhood, and of her father they know loss.
The w omuls of thostrlfohad not yet healed.
Yet Dorothy had written tlmo mid ngnln for
her hnndsomo northern uleco to comodown
aad i.pcnd a winter on tho plantation only to
he net with nn excuse, for n. visit to Old Ilouu
he and the two ancient relatives was sug
gestive of any thing but pleasuro to n young
tty strl who counted tho figures on hor dial
fftato chlclly as thoy scored tlio chango from
ae sccno of gayotv to another. So, In her
wn words, "the evil day was put off as far
a possible."
Finally, however, Miss Dorothy mndo such
aolutot it Kate liolng, after hor mother,
"aext of kin" thnt further resistance bo-
aaaitl an nfTmiKA. unit (tin Imiranv w m..
At the outset It seemed llko rotiremont into
raral sechuton. Wo shall see.
On arriving nt the station or tho dilapidate
ai little town that marked tho end of her
travel by rail, Kate found awaiting her
Daddy Hercules, with tho old fashioned cln
amon colored coach, swinging high up on
Ms springs, the family coat of arms cmblat
aedou both door iiauels an aucestrnl ark
that had been a figure head In lloanoko for
algh on to a century and it was with no
hwtle amusement that sho ascoudod tlio (light
t steps lot down with an nlr of Imuiom-o lm
aartanco by Tony tho footman, whllo Her
ales Infonnoil hor that "do baskot on de
aroat seat wur (Ulod wid good tings by Miss
Deroty to keep young missis comply while
feafotches her homo," Then tho old coach
saa went back to hU perch on "tho dickey
eat," Tony mounted the trunk rest behind,
attted the straps whereby ho preserved n per
Mdicular, anil thoy started for Uoverly
Aad right royal company did Kato And in
that hasket of fried chicken, hard boiled eggs,
"heat biscuit" and home mado cake, for sho
IMVenotulr hllnarvnnrl thn hnutirlncr of
fiOATh hftfl BIVtoMlAf I liAl" nmwitltji T ,
Arid novel to the young city girl lu other
wefe TtMceaarywM mch as she had
awver looked upon or dreamed of. The road
fan over ft lovely landscape, smooth undulb-
alaam, among windmills, cora and grass, beaa
MfalfiekU and wild Bowers, whero tho birds
aaaredout their songs and the shadows of
at aoftened light that crept through the
tatves.
And the old mansion, at the big white gata
awaag open at the entrance of the broad, oak
Jwed avenue at the end of which It stood,
how inviting it looked I Dorothy and Margo
ty were waiting on the porch, and such a
warm Virginia wekomo aa thoy gave to their
aaadsome niece I
-' It did Bot'take Kate' kroj to flod herself
a queen and fairy, of that household, vdth
aaajeoav both white "and black, for whom
aae ' bad nothing bat lore. True, her
fctagdom at first looked prim, but In a lit
tle while every object had In her eyes ac
quired a golden tint. The dear old nunU In
aelr rubied caps, Immaculate aprons and
crowed neckerchiefs, seemed like ancient bits
of history that had stepped out from their
ancestral portrait gallery to make themselvet
agreeable. Perfect harmony reigned be
weentbe place and Its occupant. Every-
thing seemed to belong to tho same ago, and
that a post age. Not an object had thovul-
Klty of newness about It, SUIT, high
ked rockers confronted one another from
aaehsidoof tho old fashloued broad chtm
By, 011 tho hearth of which stool the heavy
" brass andirons polished to mirror llko brlght
jMes, that had kept watch and ward for geu
ration, and It seemed a sacrilege to disturb
their position. Bolt upright against tho wall,
-wttaitofull moon fee and perpetual coo
eo, was the grandfather's clock, and among
the traditions was one that the coo-coo uever
hail failed to announce the ttmo,'savo onoe
the day wbeu CoL Batabridge was killed In
the valley.
' The household preserved much of its onto
hsjlimi obaraiterfeUes, and i to Kato these
ware also strange. The family servants had
ajwrf old in their duties. Daddy Hercules,
the coachman, and Silas, the butler, had
has lis as white as cotton. Aunt Dllsey, the
ask, was the tyrant of tthe dace, allow
".1mm '"-- tntAi-farauu. fev ' ilu. tl.l,UU
Jas,'ad bo familiarity from 'Stan steepy
1 aiggeri oat wars' no 'count no now,
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mm mwcbn mteriaoea ana made trembling
aarpet oh It toad, white the overhanging
km format! aialoa nl aiwliaa tl(m.n.l a.lk
ci-pt in lo co'ii nel'.' With nil her peculiari
ties, sho wai thoroughly rioctful, and as
tenacious tif the rights of her old mlMrwwo
ns nlu do days when I wtis cr slim nigger nn'
wur olo iiiIm'h bodily servant an' Miss Madg'
rv's nuw." Jerri, ber grniuloii, whoso mis
sion It was tokeep tho noodpllo well tKkml,
camn In for n largo sliara of Aunt I)lloy'
inatornal attention, eoclally wlien "do
llghl'ivxl knots gin oiit,"mid his llfo was any
thing btltn liannv tot. for then "n!o tnnin.
my,'' as ho railed her, mado things lively for
him.
Tnko It all In nil, Iluvcrly was a Immoaiiild
whoso (pilot Kato liegan to feel sho could lio
liajipy for llm remainder of her life, Bho
might not have liecunhlutoiwld tolts beauty,
hut nho lufiiFod Into It thobilglitiioiwof'her
fresh, young imtum Ilcrrongsmliiglisl with
thowiof tho birds, nnd tlio Inlliicucoof her
cheery prrsenco jwrvaded every nook ami
cranny on tho place, from tho miIuiiiii old
parlors In tlio big hoinm to thoiiiartersof tho
"yanl folks," where sho roniicd with tho plo
cnnlnnliMor listened to tho ghost stories of
Mammy Angclliicr.
After inaklna herself notinluted with all
thn linmo snriniiMitliiira Ifiitn Imiiwl mi ,..,.
. -. . . ......n.., v.,.v ...... ..... . (I. V .,,.,
day on n Journey of exploration through tho
neighboring country, And this Is n jvirt of
tho story that may U-st Iki told In her own
wonls, for It Is us sho wrote It In n letter to n
Now York friend, nml It moro or lesi con
cerns her fntoi
BIICII A WAIIM V1UOINIA WKLCOUK.
"You know, Flora, that sentiment was
never n very lniortnnt factor in my llfo,
nnd )'ot, horo I nm nlready tho victim of a
smalt romance, Tho other day, In going out
for 11 wnlk, Aunt Dorothy suggested that 1
should tnko tho path leading down to nn old
mill, ticur tho bnnlcs of tho river. I hail
scarcely reached tho s-ot, when liangl a
gun was fired nnd something flow by mo ns
wlftns tho wind. Naturally frightened, I
screamed as only a girl can terenm who is
sure shi has liecn shot In n mlnuto or two
tho olfenillng cause mndo his npjienranco In
tho iwrsou of a young gentleman In gray
shooting Jacket, high top lioots, n gamo Img
and n gun, followed by thieo or four (logs.
RaUlug his hat, ho apologized, but said that
tho sight of a doer had boon a temptation too
strong V resist, nml saucily added that, ho
suspected tho deer was Buffering from tho
sarno cause as myself, namely, 'fright, rather
than Injury.' '
"Tlio October wind had sufficiently disar
ranged his hair to mako It fall carelessly
about his head and shouldors, mid ho was as
haudsomo as n picture. How glad I was
that I screamed, for It brought about ono of
thoso delightful social Incidents so naturally,
too, which, nlthough It may not bo safo to
enjoy too frequently, are very charming
whllo thoy last, ami in this Instanco It com
pensated for nny amount of fright.
"Ill tho COtlraOof conversation I Innrnml
that his iianio was Oernld llruco, nnd ho was
Aunt Dorothy's nearest neighbor. Tho now
was very agreeable, Thon ho found out that
I Was Aunt Dorothv'n nliv-n from Nniv Vnrb
which information seemed to bo ngroeablo
to him, too. It Is marvelous how small a
part conventionality plays In these chance
meetings; how much wo nro willing to tako
on faith, nud how apt wo nro to silence our
conselcnccs In tho matter of propriety.
"Well, wo walked and wo talked, nnd wo
talked and wo walked. Ho forgot that ho
had como out gunning, and I qulto lost sight
of tho object of my own oxwditlon. It
seemed as if I had known him forever and a
day, I woudend as I sat there, what Tom
Waring or nenry Lawrenco would nay If
they could eeo Kato Hartley In this rustlo
position, chatting as merrily with a perfect
stranger as if I had known him from child
hood. TWO WntTE W1KQKD MESSKNOERS.
"Under the circumstanced, neither of us
took much notice of time until I spied our
boy Jsrry coming. When ho reached us, ho
pulled off his hat ami saldt 'Miss Doroty's
mon'sos oucaaytjout you, young miss, an
yo' better como homo fos ex yo' kin, fur
she's sho' sump'n has happen to yo'.' Toor
Aunt Dorothy, how wrong it was for me to
worry her I
"And so I was brought from heaven to
earth again. Tho youug geutleman walked
home with mo, but Instead of leaving mo at
tho gate, as I wished hhn to do, deliberately
went in, and said to auntie, 'Miss Dorothy,
why didn't you prepare me for this pleasant
surnrlKCt You see. 1 am lnilnlitn.1 tit n .(.-
shot nnd this lady'a scream fcr a delightful
acquaintance.'
"He then explained tho Incident to Aunt
Dorothy, who laughed and sold, Well, well,
young folks will gravitate toward each other
like loadstoues, and wo old ones cant help It.
My littlo Now York nloeo, If sho Is anything
llko her mother. Will liover snlTVr tnr tli
.want pf companionship If there's anybody
worm Knowing! around tier, ,nnd I think,
Gerald, she's hit It right this time,1
"I was so glad to hear Aunt Dorothy say
this; I loved her twice us much as I did be
fore. lteeau.se she nnntvelntAl fWal.l lvi.
be marftl lllsmllll! kha flll.l min If tina noyu,.
1 cinctduaeo Hurt tbo Ant pebou luwt iii oM
aunuiuhu kiiumu iun. ou, iu im iuosoi. or mo-
CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
titer's old lover, Tlniiilolpli Bruce, Then she
added, with nn odd smile, 'I wonder If tho
feeling will bo Inherited by tho children I"'
After this occurrence It wns not n dllllcult
matter to Itiducu Kato to prolong hor visit
at least until the holidays.
"Yos,"snld Aunt Margery, "Beverly farms
hall this year, If novor before, wltnem n gon
tiluo Thanksgiving, ns well ns a Christmas."
Aud so It was nrranged that Aunt Dorothy,
ns tho head of tho family, should at onno
writo io woi. ami Airs, nariioy, inviting tlietn
to tho old Virginia home,
1 And Undo Ilobert, too," suggested Knto,
"our old bachelor undo, ho must also come,
for ho lives with father and mother, and there
could lm no real thanksgiving with his dear,
tlllll f4f0 nlisimt pom tlm fnhln" In n r,n'.
lays tho mall ti, might n reply from Mrs.
iinruoy nrccpiingino invention.
Dlirillir thu month nr tnnrn lint itnu.l
Kato nml Oernld wore frequent cointmulons.
n. granuaio or Hit Virginia military Institute
Hid finely odiicnUd for a tirofowLni. lm fouml
hi nor own reanr iiiiouccin ciiariiuui sym
pathy that vns greater than even hor beauty,
lio never told his lovo, but thn oyes of both
were traitors. Onn day ho Invited her to n
troll, nnd tho iwith led to tho old milt uhorn
they first met, Thoy had conversed long and
pleasantly when lio suddenly Inquired, "Are
you siiwrstltlous, Kntor
"No; why do you nskl"
"llocntlKO lu a fow weeks wn slinll nrnlinlilv
part, not to moot again for n long tlmo, and
I want somo pledgo from you that our friend-
hill shall remain niilirnknii Hnn " unl.l n.,,-.
aid, plucking two row leaves from n flower
no woro ami inrowing uioui into tlio river
flowing at their feet, "If thoy float down tho
itream sldo by sldo, not drifting npart or
Inking, they may Indicate our posslblo fu
ture, but If"
"What mockeryl" quickly Interrupted
Knto, Impulsively laying her hand upon his.
"Don't throw our lives Into tho scales to bo
balanced by two roso leavesl" Tho words
wcro stiokeii beforo sho thouirht nf tlmlr full
ilgulflcniico.
"No, watch them there thoy gol" And
tho two white winged messengers went out
uikjh their mission. Bteadlly thoy continued
their course, sldo by sldo, but approaching
nearer and nearer each other until Just as
thoy were dlsnpix-nrlng from vlow, thoy
were merged, ns It were, Into ono K)tnl.
"Do you accept tho omen, Kate!" asked
Oernld, with a tender look that monnt a vol
ume of lovo songs. Tlioy clasped bauds; not
another word wns spoken Iwyond tho mute
olooueneo of their oyes, but thoy understood
encii other from that moment nnd for nil
time,
IVcparatlons for Tlinnksglvlng went on
npnee, and thoy were on nscalo of such mag
nitude that oven thoso for a Virginia Christ
mas could not excel Kate's father and
mother nnd Undo Itobert Hnrtloy arrived lu
duo tlmo, nml had been duly Installed In the
great guest clinmborsYnnd what with holly,
mlstletoo and flow ers, tho old mnnslun took
on n festlvo look It had not worn for n gen
eration. Besides tho Immediate members of
tho family and tlio northern visiters, tho rec
tor of tho neighborhood church, Col. nnd
Oernld Brunt and n fow of tho most Intimate
friends of tho Balnbrldgee, living In tho vl-
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clntty, were among tho Invited guests, but
not ono dreamed of tho great surprise in store.
Of the Thanksgiving dinner Itself, when
tho day arrived and tho broad folding doors
of tho dining hall wcro thrown open, what
need !o said save that Aunt Dllsey and her
satellites had expended upon It all tho re
sources of kitchen and form, whllo tho old
time house servants, proud of their breeding,
had graced the festlvo board with all the
boauty they could command I It was a feast
to provoko an appetite, Thoro were rare
dishes, sumptuously coos cd and sumptuously
served; the choicest fruits nnd wines of the
long ago; marvels of workmanship and ago
in family plate, china and glass, nnd In
numerablo things delicious to tho senses of
taste, smell and sight all Insinuated Into Its
composition. Dut it was a dinner long to be
remembered in more than tosthetio or cull
nary respect.
Conversation was in ita most eloquont and
reminiscent stage, when suddenly the old
Colonial knocker on tho front door rang out
with a sharp rat-tat-tat, as It hod never sound
ed through the house before. What can It be I
A momentary tsUeppe i falls upon. , the little
company whllo Uncle Den hastens to answer
the summons, but In a minute ho returns
with his black face fairly ablaso with light
"Miss Doroty Miss ModgYy" the words
almost cboko him in their joyful endeavor to
get out "Dere's a-gem'lum outside wid cr
red face an' er big crap er whisker, who say
lie llko tor cum In an' git sum ob dls dinner;
ho talk so brcsh, I "speo I better nx hlm,M aud
the faithful old servant grins from oar to ear.
The words are scarcely spoken before tho
burly, broad shouldered figure of a sun
browned man enters, nnd with a hearty
"Homo again How d"yo nil I" rushes forward
to embrace Aunt Margery, who happens to
bo sitting nearest to him at tho head of tlio
tabic "Ilrothor Willi Brother Willi" and
with a scream of dollght tho threo sisters
throw themselves Into his arms weeping for
Joy.
Yes, after many years of nbenconiid ad
venture, tho sailor boy, now n captain, hud
returned to tho old homestead, that ho had
not seen since tbo war. And what a tlmo
they had I How tho gray headed servants,
forgetting tbo grand dinner, forgetting every
thing In their affection, crowded Into tho
dining room to see young "Mar's Will" onco
morel The whole plantation seemed to have
gone mad with Joy that tho first Thanksgiv
ing ever celebrated In Beverly Farms should
be so blest. Indeed, for everybody the cup
of happiness appeared to havo becu filled to
the brim. But it was not so. There wus yet
another surprise In store.
In tho oventng there was such a gathering
around tho big tiro In tho chlmnoy place as
the old parlor never had witnessed. With
Dorothy on one side, and Margery-Mier usu
ally grave face brightened by lovo on tho
other, each holding tho brawny hand of their
brother, and Kuto In his lap, her oyes spark
lingwith delight at tho possession of n new
uncle, Will recounted his adventures during
the preceding twenty years. Ho told them
-. tm LI I
wn i ii n HwsssBSBasi awe. js; y ""w l
how, after tho war, ho had found scrvlco on
nn Kngllxh steamship nud, by reason of his
naval training nt Annapolis, had been rapid
ly promoted until ho Wauio a captain in tho
Oriental nnd Peninsular company, but that
most of his tlmo had liecn sjient In voyages
between far distant ports In tho east under
circumstances that did not permit him to
tnko n suluVlcntly long furlough to visit
homo.
Besides, ho h low from tho letters of his sis
ters that their financial condition did not re
quiroms preswicoor tlio abandonment of s
proictwloii that was yielding him moro tlino
n comjwtenco, Howover, the longing had so
grown upon him to return to tho sccnos of
Ills tmvliriml. tin rit Inst limt p.mIciwwI l,U fv..
mission nnd del 'mined thnt honreforth Bev
erly Farms shoild Iwhls homo. "And to
think of It," ho Mlded, "that I havo found on
tho night of my r.rrlvn.1 a Thanksgiving party
lu Old Virginia a broihor-ln-lnw (turning to
Col. Hartley) whom 1 havo never seen nml
this lovely niece, Verily, wo all havo reason
to bo thankful."
"But what's this. Knto I" continue.! tlm
cnptelu, toying with a curiously wrought
lockot which dnngled nmong other ornaments
from n girdle nround her waist.
" 1 lint's n IrliiLnl " t-mii ,i K ,, tiii,.f i.-
lollUS to Undo Ilobert.. vnmler. nml 1 nr It
only by Ids permission. Toll tho story, Undo
uou, ror 1 nl ways lovo to hoar It,"
"It Is an Incident of tho wnr," was the re
joinder, "aud at n tlmo llko this ono has no
right to recall snd memories or spenk of such
a thing as battlo and bloodshed." Urged by
tho others, howover, Undo llolicrt proceed
ed! "After tho assault on Pickett's division
nt tho battlo of Oettysburg, among tho pris
oners who fell Intn tlm lintwU nf .- ,nl.
mont wns ono lu whom I beenmo deeply In
terested. Ho was u largo, haudsomo, brown
eyed man, n nntlvo of this state, and, llko
myself, n major. Though dosjioratdy wound
ed, nnd with tho chances of living all against
him, not n murmur of regret, savo for his
fumlly, escajied his lips. I often visited him,
but each visit revealed tho fact that his hours
were iiumuornL Ono morning whllo seated
by his bcdsldo, ho nskod mo to hand him his
faded, trrnv uniform which Inniir nt tlm font
of tho cot. I did so. and taklmr from
ono of tho (lockets n knlfo, ho request
ed mo to rip n plnco lu tho left breast
of his coat. There I found a bit of wipor
wrapped arouud n small hard substanco,
which on further examination proved to bo
n littlo star. "This," said ho, looking nt It
lovingly, "wan cut from tho coat of Gen.
Btenowall Jackson, my noblo lender. It wns
my fortune to lw ono of thoso who Ikjto him
to tho rear when ho full at Chancollorsvlllo,
nnd when his coat was removed I cut this
star from his collar and placed It w horp you
havo Just now found It where It would al
ways bo nearest my heart 1 returned to tho
battlefield nnd fought as 1 never fought lx
fore. This souvenir I wish to leavo with
you in order that you may sometimes think of
tho Virginia soldlor you havo befriended.
And this," snld ho, tnUng tho crumpled pa
er, "Is tho hist leave of nbsuuco Gen. Jnck
son over gavo ma Should you over havo tho
opportunity, send It to my wife." Beforo
nnother word wns uttered n chango passed
over his fuco and ho became unconscious.
Tho next day ho died. Shortly after that 1
was transferred to tho Army of tho West.
When tho wnr ended I had tho two mementoes
Inclosed In tho littlo casket that Kato now
weare.
During this recltnl, moro than ono pair of
oyes were moist, nml tho volco of tho manly
oiuier mmseu, wuo rccnileu tuts episode,
trembled as ho reached forward and opening
tho locket saldi "See, hero is tho stnr of
Btenowall Jackson, and hero tho furlough
signed by him permitting MnJ. Albert Fair
fax to visit homo for thirty days."
"Oh, poor husband!" cried Margery, with
n great sob, ns sho fell almost swooning In
tho nrms of her brother. Dorothy and Clara
assisted hor from tho room to her own cham
ber, where for a tlmo grlof held Its sway.
But Margery was mado of stern stuff and
hod boon too long tho mistress of her emo
tions to let them luterfcro with tho hnpplnehs
of such nn hour as that, nnd when shore
Joined tho company, tho old calm was re
stored and there was not n traco iu tho sweet,
Placid features of tho great heart, ache sho
had undergone.
Approaching Major Hartloy as sho re
entered tho room, sho laid her hand lu his
and soldi "You havo been my good angel,
nnd God has sent you horo thnt I might look
upon tho bravo man who stood by thnt other
brave man In his hour of need, whom I loved
and hnvo mourned by dny And night. Thank
you, major, or Undo Robert, as I may now
Call votl. ami rcmomlier thnt tlila Tlml-alv.
lng of ours has broken down all barriers, and
henceforth, lu this house, thoro shall bo no
north, no south, no east, tio west only ono
grand union of hearts."
And thoy all said anient
It proved especially truo in tho case of Knto
and Gerald, for w lion another anniversary
rolled around thoy snt at tho some festlvo
board as husband nnd wlfo. Undo Uolicrt
since that tlmo has loeii a frequent member
of tho Beverly household, enjoying with
Capt. Bainbrldgo tho sjwrtsof tho benson,aud
finding charm in the quiet companionship of
Margery, who uever tiros of listening to tho
story of Oettysburg and tho heroism of hor
brave husband and his men.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Two winners near WBllamaport found a
snow white squirrel
The pin factories of tho United States man
ufacture about 18,000,000,000 of those dimin
utive but usefvt articles overy year
Tho country having tho largest proportion
of cultivated land Is Denmark, Russia hav
ing the smallest The United Kingdom has
20 per cent, of land tilled, against 71 un
titled. Justls L. Dwlght, tho Bocond Day Ad
voutlst, of Port Hunter, announces that tho
world will come to an ond some tlmo before
Jan. 1, 1890.
It pays not to bo hasty; that is. It pays the
other man who takes advantago of your
slowness nnd got In nheatl
Mrs. Cpthla McPheotors, living noor
Oreencastlo, Ind, Is 1)0 years old On hor
last birthday she entertained n party of
friends nnd baked tho cake that formed a
portion of the roist
The hostility of Costa Ulca toward tho con
struction of tho Nicaragua Cnnal has boeu
settled by arbitration, and work on tho canal
is making rapid progress.
One of tho remarkablo things said to bo in
Utah Is a mountain near Salt Lake City com
pletely covered by oyster sholls. This moun
tain Is nonrly nlno thousand feet above th
level of tbo sea.
Tlio survivors of the Imdon steamer
Odessa, which foundered at sea, havo arrived
In England. Thoy wcro carried clown with
tho vessel, but were Idowu to tho surface
through tho boiler hunting, the explotdon
saving their Uvea
Tho cost to tho British government for the
carriage of malls to America now amounts to
tV00,000 per annum. Tho receipts for postage
exceed 0i',000 er nullum.
Large fortunes sometimes have queer !
glimlngs. The Gardiner (Mo.) Newi says
that ono of tho wealthiest firms In that state
begun business on .1,1)00,' which a slsftrof
tho partners got in a breach of promise suit
for damages against n rich man.
30, 1889
A VISION OF MinYLAND.
An Intrepid Traveler's Marvelous F.spe
rlrnco in the Frozen North.
I. B. French, who has recently rctumco,
from Alaska, where. In rntnunnv will, t V
Bruce, ho mado a trip to (Under bay, nnd was
rowanicu ny witnessing tlio w ondcrf ill mlroco
S At ti tt A I, II . .1
oi wio -silent city," gavo nn interesting no
count of his trip to a rojwiter for Tho Intcr-
vcran.
"1 started for Alnskn." lm nl,l "l.t A,.rll
for the tniriioso of vlsltlmr tlm mln U'MIn
on tho steamer I mado tho acquaintance of '
Air. uruco, wnoso accounts or tlio mirage
novo recently ikmmi published lu neaily over
nnner In thn rnuntrv. tin u-m ilmn nn lil.
way to Alaska for tho purposo of writing up
,u ..,...,.. j .,., i, iiu.,pNin;i mj uuiviiuj.
v non wo arrived nt Juneau wo heard n
good deal about tho wonderful m rago. Upon
inquiry wo wcro directed to I'roroKsor it. J,
Wllloughby. Wo fc.md him to bo an odd old
character. Ho enmo originally from Mis
souri, anil liru liwn III .llltmnll fni tirnft
years. He keeps a sortof museum of Alaskan
uurnnmiw, which tourists never rail to visit.
Ho gavo us nn interesting account of tho
nhenomonon. nml snlil tlmt hU niton, Inn .-
first called to It by hearing tho Indians tell of
tno -city which was bunt In tho sky.' The
Indian legond concerning It is that tho city Is
innamieu ny tno spirits or their foes, tho
Hussions. Thoy stand In great nwo of It,
nml cannot bo Induced to go near tho plnco.
"Tho professor dotormlned to Investigate.
omUlx years ago ho mndo lilsj first trip to
uiacier bay. no was successful lu seeing
tno nurngo, and lias been there each year
sinco during tho latter part of Juno nml tho
first of July. It Is only nt that tlmo of year,
when tho days are longest, that It appears,
"In tho menutlmo ho had sent for ills cam
era, and on his foul th trip succeeded In Ret
ting n good photograph of tho wonder. W'o
tried to Imluco him to accompany us, but ho
stubbornly refused at first. Ho was nnxious
to gut his negatlvo copyrighted, and under
tho Impression that It required n personal
visit, and that If nny ono elso saw tho phe
nomenon It would lessen his chanco of mak
ing monoy from tho salo of tho pictures.
But flnnlly ho ngrosd to go with us If we
would ay hint enough to get his copyright,
which wo did.
"Glacier boy Is about ISO miles north of
Juneau, and tho trip has to bo mado In canoes.
Wo obtained four Indian guides, londod a
canoe with wood nnd provisions, nnd started
about tho 1st of June, Glacier boy is Itself n
wonderful sight. Completely surrounded by
huge glaciers, tho effect on clear days is sin
gularly beautiful. Tho bright rays of tho
sun nro reflected In parti-colored hues from
a field of blue, Ice extending fur beyond tho
rango of vision. Wo passed Muld glacier,
tho objective point of tourists, nud went to
tho head of tho bay, about forty miles bo
yond. "Wllloughby returned homo, and wo pitched
our tent opx8lto tho Pacific glacier, nbovo
which, ho Informed us, tho mlrago nppcarcd.
Each day wo used to go over to tho glacier
und wntch for the appearauco of tho phantom
city. Juno passed and without nny signs of
tho mlrngo, nnd wo wcro on tho jiolnt of giv
ing it up nnd return to Juneau. About 5
o'clock on on afternoon of an early July day
wo suddenly perceived, rising nbovo tho
glacier over In tho direction of Mt, Fnlr
wcathcr, what at first npjenrod to bo a thin
mlstV cloud. It SOOIl becamo clearer, nml tvn
distinctly sow a specter city movlug toward
us. Wo could plainly two houses, w ell defined
streets nnd trees. Hero and thoro roso tall
spires over hugo buildings which appeared
to bo ancient mosques or cathedrals. It was
a largo city, ono that would at least contain
100.000 inhabitants. I havo seen Mllivnnl.-n..
mlraged over Lako Michigan, and this city
npjieared considerably larger than that. It
did uot look llko n modern city moro llko an
undent European city. I noticed particularly
tho Immense holght of tho spires. Of course
wo wero much excited. Tho Indians who
wero with us wcro overromo by tholr super
stitious fear nnd ran awny. Wo both had
cameras, and separated in order to tako it
from different points of vlow. By tho tlmo
wo reached points of vantago It had grown
fnltltpr nml cvn illinnnAnrml t bI...1.I -..,
- ..... ...... .,.. Hlmlf(iMuw, iuu,u nttjf
. tho spoctaclo lasted about twenty-fl vo minutes,
.If ,t...,ft.l tn ...... I... . . .. I.
a luvuitim iv uuiip, uui uj iny iiorror
could not find Bruce, Wo nt once Instituted
Hwrch for him, but failed to And him for two
days. Ou the third day ho was found. lie
had lost his wuy, nud was nearly dead w ith
cold and hunger. On our way bock wo wcro
delayed at Bartlett bay by a severe storm.
Whllo there wo were talking about tno
mlrago in tho presenco of soveral mon when
ouo of them sjioko up and snld that lie and
hlsjwrtner had seen tho sarno thing. Wo
asked them to mako affidavit of tho fact,
which thoy did."
Tho document, which was signed by Robert
Christie and Robert Patterson, in tho prcs
onco of Lamar B. French, Charles R. Lord,
It, Wllloughby and Minor W. Bruco, reod
as followj! "On July 2, 1BS0, whllo sailing
from the main or Glacier bay Into what is
known as Jones' boy, Just south of Wlllough
by Island, about 5 o'clock In tho nfternoon,
wo suddenly saw rising out against the side
of tho mountolus what appeared to bo bouses,
churches aud other huge structures. It ap-
poorea to no a city or extensive proportions.
Wo watched tho apparition for a long time,
nnd think It was vislblo for nn hour or more.
At that time wo bad never heard of what is
called tho 'slleut city.1 Wo ore satisfied that
It was a mlrago from ita position and appear
ance," Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Native Zinc
In tle laboratory of .tho state . mining bu
reau in San Frauclsco nn extremely Interest
ing discovery was recently made. In work
ing a specimen of sulphide or blonde ore sent
from a mine In Shasta county, California, a
Bmall pleco of natlvo metallic zinc was se
cured. This Is tho first pleco of tho character
named over known to havo been secured In
this country. Late works on metallurgy
note the exlstenco In the mines of Victoria,
Australia, of the only motalllo sino known.
Tho mining bureau proposes, If possible, to
secure other specimens from Shasta county.
New York Stur.
BxmlaH nml Slippers.
If ono weor a classic gown In tho house,
ono should at Iwist wear something called a
sandnl with It, but tho thing which pasics for
n sandal Is only called so, being a shoe with
bits cut from It, so as to show tho stocking,
and tlod on with a ribbon tagged with gold
or silver. These sandals are black, and are
tied with black nnd make tho foot look small,
but thoy are no moro classlo thau a lawn ten
nis slipper or an Edward V pointed shoe,
NolKxly has yet brought those charming
things into use. Perhaps tho Richard III re
vival may. Boston Transcript.
A small boy at Marshall, Ills., has voiced a
sentiment which would Ik? a good thing for
general adoption. Ho was a very tough
urchin, and, together with bis littlo brother,
got so bad that tho townspeople decided to
send him to a reform nchool. Bo ho was ar
rested on an old charge of thoft and advised
to plead guilty. Tho littlo follow stoutly
maintained his Innocmco of this artlcu!ar
crimo, nud, while acknowledging that he
ought to go to tho reform Bchool, decUiied to
tllead UUlltV to something li l.a.l ,,n .).,.
lie won tho sympathy of Iwtli tho spectators
ami tne court, aud wu finally discharged.
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