Plattsmouth herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1892-1894, February 23, 1893, Page 6, Image 6

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Vanl, tnke hold hyar fur it hjm-11 ; I'm
ImiU'ii." And hln drew away from tlio
Move iml liuijipt'il her fare.
Souri lKik hulil iiml Khowetl a pleuv
iii;,' iifit itiuld at linking corn lri'ail and
ImhIiii' Hiinii' cn.iivi' iiicit which Him
lnt'li'd in a ji it cm the utove.
I'rcM'iitly tin1 j.iih r faint in, and tak
inj,' Hum' of tin1 fund lil 'tt'tl u trap diMr
uinl liiwt'it'd a mi ul to tlioNf below in
tlit Mark liolc.
"llynr'H a (,'''." 1'is wife, "vi
liiilikt-rs ter do mum finiki'li fo' lilt!.
"Ain't ot nntlii'ii tt-r jiay with."
"Don't want no pay," said Souri. "I'iw
ktarvt'ii. Want miimji'ii ter eat."
"Waal, y' won't nit iniirli hyar," wiil
th jailer, "lmt I ri'i koii it' kimmI nulf
fo' tiiuerh."
So Souri wa.i allowed to help, but
there wan no iiinli'rstamliiijr that her
tervifCH hhoiild extend beyond the prert
flit inoineiit.
Sho wan leaniiii? over the Move when
Mark wiih brought back. I!e had just
been nt'Uti'iiced, ami there wan a hag
gard, hoiH'lehS look on bin face uh 1m
iarthed tlitt Kit'l without noticing her,
lie wiih nut in bis room, and it wan linrd
for Souri to keen from following to tell
biin of her coining. Jakey faint in with
the jMU'ly mid went with Mark into bin
room.
Ju tho Hfternoon Souri saw that nho
must make work for herself or thorn
w ould lm no exeunt) for her to ntay about
the place. So, without Haying a word,
he took a pail of water and a scrubbing
lirush and began to scrub the floor,
J'hen tthe wiggenteil to Mrs. Triggs that
the sweep her bedroom. The womiin
concluded that, as it hud not lieen swept
for more than a mouth, Sonri "mought's
- well" lo It, especially an the girl seemed
to lie willing to do nil thin work for a
little boiled meat and com bread.
- "Ye' don' look right Hinart, Miss
Triggx," wiiil Sonri, after cooking the
supper and eating her share, " 'n I don'
know wlinr I gwine t' git any breakfast
Iohh I come 'n cook fur y"
Mrs. Triggs succeeded in getting her
husband's consent to Sonri coming back
in the morning, and the man went out
to the gate witli her and told her if the
guard dtil nht puss her in to send for him.
She was ut the jail bright and early
und got iu tin telling tho sentinel that
tdio was Mrs. Triggs1 servant. She
cooked the breakfast, and when she saw
Triggs about to carry Mark's meat and
corn bread into biin she offered to do it,
but Triggs paid no attention to tho offer
. und carried it iu himself.
Then she asked Mrs. Triggs when she
did her washing, and aa the old woman
bad uo regular time and not many
clothes Souri offered to do what there
was. Wheti she went out to hang up
the clothes todry Jakey was in the yard.
, JShe called him to her and in a whisper
uiade herself known. Jakey, who was
wondering what hail become of themes
Huge be had sent, was IsitU overjoyed
and astonished. Ho turned two or three
somersaults on the ground ami other
wise demonstrated his childishness to
Mrs. Triggs, who at that moment ap
peared a.t a window, but not before
Souri bad told Jakey to inform Mark of
her presence, and that she would try to
get into his room as soon as she Could
be intrusted with a meal for him.
Again at noon she offered to take in
bis dinner, but without success. She
was at her wits' end for an excuse to
stay alxmt till supper time, but think
ieg that Mts. Triggs' wardrolm might
need mending she offered to undertake
the task, ami spent the afternoon over
the old woman's threadbare garments.
All this while Sonri was thinking of a
plan for Mark's escape. She learned
that lie was to be banged in a few days
und knew there was little time. The
most natural plan under the circum
stances occurred to her n plan by
which more prisoners have made their
escape than any other one method
walking out before the guard iu women's
clothes. Souri determiued, if she could
secure au entrance into Mark's room at
any time after dark, she would give him
her dress and suiiUmiiet and leave him
to make an attempt. Then he Is-gan to
think over a plan to gain au entrance at
a specified time.
Iu the evening her patience was re
warded. Mark's supper was standing on
the stove. Triggs was not iu the jail,
and Mrs. Triggs went down the stairs
outside to get something she wanted in
the yard.
Sonri caught up the supper and walked
straight past the guard into Mark's room
with it. Mark, v ho had lieen informed
of her coming by Jakey, was expecting
lier. When he saw the mulatto girl he
grasped her hand.
'Souril (bid bless you!" he said iu a
low tone.
"I ain't got no time ter talk. I'm
vatchin fur a chance ter giv y' my
dothes ter go out with."
"But what would you and Jakey do?"
lie asked hurriedly.
"Th' ain't goen ter hang a lmyora gal.
IVrtend ter Is sick terinorrer 'n ask fnr
some medicine. Mebbe they'll send me
ter git it."
With tlvit she went out. When Mrs.
Triggs came n- e was lie nding over the
Move.
"NVlnir's the Yank's supper?" sho
asked.
"Oh, 'twar gitten cold, 'n I toted hit
in ter him."
Souri made herself so useful tb
-was permitted to stsv about, the
'"xt uav
pine, mauageii 10 Keep an in
different mien to all ulsnit her, but with
in there was a tempest. The next morn
ing Mark was to swing, and prepara
tions were being made for the purpose.
"If ther war only time," thought Souri,
"I tuought help him away, but toinor
rer!" and no one being near to see her
she wrung her bauds. There seemed
but little h, mre that, having only one
i evening to ellt-ct lier plans, she would
succeed. It could only be by good luck.
Iu the afternoon Mark began to moan.
Triggs went in to M't- him ami asked
what was the mailer. Mark told linn
J hat ho was ill. As the afternoon wore
away the prisoner groaned and moaned
till Triggs went back to him, and Mark
told him thai h- thought he was going
to die. Mrs. Triggs carried in bis sup
per, lmt ho refused to eat.
"What y' got?" she asked.
''Cholera, I reckon."
'Good Lord!"
'I want some medicine," said Mark.
"If you'll send the black girl for it I'll
pay you and her well."
"Y' ain't got no money."
"Yes, I have, but y' don't know whar
it is."
Mrs. Triggs reported the mntrcrtohcr
husband, who, fearing that the prisoner
would not be in condition for the hang
ing which was to occur the next morn
ing, consented. Mark was furnished
with a scrap of paper mid a pen, and
wrote the inline of a mixture be remem
bered for cholera morbus. Triggs told
Souri to warn the druggist not to send
poison, for ho feared Mark might lie in
tending to make way with himself to es
cape the giif'lewH. She was furnished
with money extracted from Jukey'sboot
and hurried to town,
When she came back it was qui to
dark. Only a faint lino of light was left
in tho west. As sho entered sho met
Triggs going out of the gate. Sho quick
ly mounted the staircase with her heart
in her throat. As soon as sho entered
the building sho saw that Mrs. Trigg
was not there; sho was iu her room.
Souri went on tiptoe to Mrs. Triggs
floor und looked in. The woman wan
sitting on a chair by tho window wait
ing her return. Souri went as quickly
as she could go without lieing heard to
the prisoner's room.
"Medit :ine," she said to the guard and
passed in without waiting permission,
leaving the door partly closed behind
her.
"Here, quick! A burnt cork. Rub t
on yer face," slit whisxred.
Mark seized the cork and applied it.
Souri stood in the corner with lier back
to him, and taking off her dress throw it
to him. Mark took off bis outer clothes
and threw them to her. Each put on
tho other's garments, Mark inclosing his
head in the suubonuet.
Looking the gratitude he did not dare
to speak; pressing her hand and carry
ing it to his lips, Mark passed out.
The guard wondered why Souri looked
so tall ami strapping.
Going out of tho door and down the
stairs, Mark went tothegateand walked
by the sentinel posted there, as Souri
had often done.
The guard also noticed how tall she
looked and called to her; but by this
tinio Mark was well out of his reach
and pretended not to bear. The senti
nel, not thinking it worth while to fol
low and leave his post unprotected, let
him go and thought no more about the
matter.
CHAPTER XIII.
FI.OAT1NU Ft K 1.1KK,
She timk the niNifr ami Inl the uinj to
the ill ni iiij room nmri.
Mark had very little idea how long a
time would elape before it would be
discovered that Smui was iu his place
and he had escaped. It might Is a few
minutes, it might lie half an hour, it
might possibly be not till morning,
though of this he had little hope. He
Mieved that within half an hour he
would be pursued, and as he was well
aeiiuainted with the methods in vogue
in the south at the time he knew be
would be traced by bloodhounds.
He had Wen altout the town enough
to know the direction of the river and
started toward it. During the day he
had thought over what he would do in
case Souri' ruse should be successful,
and made up his mind that any delay in
getting across the river would lnj fatal.
He was at home in the water, and de
termined that he would not attempt to
find a Ismt, but would plunge in and
swim for his life. The width of the
river at Chattanooga was only about
three-quarters of a mile, and Mark did
not regard this a great distance- for a
good swimmer. Ouce across the dogs
would have to pick up the scent on the
other side, nnd if he should tiermit the
cunent ;o i . :tv n.:u tar iiowu t ie
stream the t.i'llt J.Ity in doing so would
Is great iy increased.
Though Mark bad liei-n in prison but
a few days the transition from duress
to freedom was very gr ileful. It whs a
soft sin. liner evening, and the larger
stars bad already begun to shine. Cast
ing a glance to the right he saw a streak
of light over Missionary ridge and
knew that before long be Would be at a
disadvantage from tlm rising of a full
miHin. He walked briskly whenever
any person was iu sight, and when he
thought that bo was unobserved he ran.
When be first left the jailyard his heart
was in his throat. His agitation dimin
ished as he proceeded, and in five iniu.
utes be had come down like one in a
race to a concert rat ion of all his facul
ties a gathering of all his forces for the
struggle between life and death before
him. With these well in hand the
dreaded scene of the morrow acted an a
tremendous and effective stimulant.
No one of the few people who passed
the strapping negro girl, whose face
was hidden within the blue check sun
bonnet, dreamed that a Union soldier
was passing; that the scaffold was lieing
cheated; that a messenger with the se
cret of one of tho most important moves
any Confederate general had made or
was destined to make during tho war
was ou his way north in the person of
tho negro woman hurrying on toward
tho river. And it has fortunate for the
flying sohiu-r they did not, or he would
never even ove got half a mile from
the jail.
lie sped onward, running and walking
briskly alternately, till he came to a
place where a board fenct; was capped
by a narrow strip. He mounted it and
walked as far us the fence extended,
perhaps a hundred yards, hoping by this
means to throw the dogs off the scent
for a few minutes, and thusaiu a little
time. Then ho jumped down and hur
ried forward. A man passed anil called
to him, but he paid no attention to the
call, und the man stood looking after
him, doubtless suspecting that the girl
was a runaway slave.
At last the grateful sight of the river
met his gaze. It cheered him and
seemed to beckon him on to rest upon
its bosom, or, as an alternative with the
dreadful tragedy of the .morning, to find
oblivion beneath iy surface. Between
the river before him, ami the jail, the
dogs nnd tho gibbet, for a time his feel
ings of hoM aud fear neutralized each
other and. left jus faculties free to act
with perfect coolness,
He Btood for a moment beneath a low
clump of trees on the bank listening
and looking up and down the river. A
boat was passing, and he felt it necessary
to wait for it to go bv. He lost fivo
minutes, but it seemed half an hour,
Then taking oil his dress and shoes and
bonnet ho put the dress and the shoes in
the bonnet and tied I he strings around
his neck, resting the bundle on his kick.
Going down to the margin, nnd again
listening a moment to make sure he was
not olerved, ho waded out as far as he
could touch bottom, and then ls'gan to
swim.
As it was midsummer he had expected
to find the water warm. His expecta
tions were realized to a reasonable de
gree, and ho felt that be could remain
iu it a long while without lieing chilled,
His plan was to drift down a consider
able distance. He might Ik expected to
swim across as rapidly as he could, and
the current in this case would land
him perhaps a milo lelow the town.
Those who would follow him with dogs
would doubtless track him fo the
river margin, then take the dogs across
aud endeavor to pick up the scent some
distance below on the other side. Mark
had weighed all these circumstances,
and determined to drift down as far as
possible, land at the mouth of a creek if
lie could find one, enter it and swim or
walk up it iu the water, thus rendering
it difficult for the dogs to track him.
Ho swam slowly till he reached the
middle of the river; then, floating with
scarcely any motion of his hands and
feet, he i rinitted himself to drift down
with tho current. A favorite way with
him, when a boy, of resting in tt.e
water, had been to float on his back.
Unmindful of the wetting be would give
tlie clothes tied around his neck, hi
turned over aud drifted with his arms
spread beside him, his eyes turned
directly to the sky.
It may seem singular that a man who
was lieing carried from so dreadful a
death should have thought of anything
else. But Mark did not want to think
of it. lie had never lieen unnerved ex
cept after his sentence, with an almost
certain execution before him, and felt it
liest to let his mind drift into other
channels. Then danger is not, and was
not, esjs'cially with Mark, to bo com
pared with certain destruction. The
soldier ou the field of battle is a differ
ent man from one who awaits the bul
lets of a tile of soldiers drawn up in line
to take his life delilierately. Murk whs
a chauged man from the moment he got
into the river, for he then felt that he
had a chance for his life.
In the position on his back he could
only look upward at the stars. There
was the great dome alsive him spangled
with myriads of bright points and
spanned by the '-milky way." He had
always been fond of the stars, and in
order to divert his mind picked out
some of his favorites and traced a few
constellations with which be was famil
iar. In this way he diverted his mind
until his nerves became quite steady.
His observations were suddenly
checked by a sound. It was very faint,
but enough to freeze the marrow in his
kmes. It was the distant bark of a dog.
He listened and presently could bear
more. Evidently there was a pack.
They drew nearer. Then they ceased
for awhile. Perhaps they had come to
the place where he had walked on the
fence. Then the barks began again,
growing only slightly louder as they
came, for Mark was floating rapidly
from the point where he had entered the
river.
He involuntarily tinned over on hi
chest and struck out lustily. The cur
rent was swift; swimming would not
atld to his safety it would only tax his
strength and render him more liable to
reviipiiiie on i lit- oiuei snoir. tiU Swim
be must. Wiih the terrible sound of
those dogs in his ears ho could not lie
idly on the water ami leave the current
to bear him onward.
Soon tin-re cume another cessation of
sound from the dogs far above on the
shore, ami Mark judged that they had
lost the scent at the place where he bad
entered tho water.
Then he liejan to think of Souri and
Jakey. What had they done to Souri
when they had discovered her trick?
Would they punish her? Would they
treut the boy harshly? He was com
forted with the thought that there would
bo nothing gained by this it would not
bring the prisoner lack but ho mut
tered a prayer for the girl who had
placed herself behind those prison bars,
who had incurred the rage of his jailers
to save him.
Ho heard no more of the dogs and
floated on, swimming nnd resting alter
nately. The high bluffs of Moccasin
point were before him on his right. An
owl on their summit, watching the ris
ing moon, occasionally gave a dismal
hoot, the intervals being supplied by the
melancholy whippoorwill. The current
bore him on around the point, carrying
him in near the shore where be had
passed the picket with the sleeping
Jakey in his urms a few nights before.
So clothe was ho that he could see a man
walking back and forth on the very beat
f the o:,o he had passed. As lie drifted
away he saw the relief approach and tho
picket changed.
Ho was home directly under Lookout
mountain, and on down for a mile to a
point where the river makes another
bend. Here the bank was low, and as
Mark was getting chilled he swam to
the southern batik for rest. Ho laid
himself down for a few moments on the
dry ground, and then getting up walked
back and forth rapidly, swinging his
arms at the same time to restore circu
lation and fit him to endure a longer
stay in tho water. He looked about for
some piece of wood on which ho might
float farther. There wx-re logs of vari
ous sizes scattered around, but most of
them were rotten. Ho was so much at
home in tho water that he was not dis
appointed on failing to fiud ouo suitable
to his purpose.
Plunging in again he moved ou down
past the bluffs at the foot of the Raccoon
mountains, swimming on his chest most
of tho time and keeping a lookout before
him, He hud not passed any boats, at
least none near him, and did not fear
this danger, but lie wanted to keep his
surroundings well iu view in order to
know his location. Tho moon was now
well up, und he could see quite distinct
ly. Below and to his right a bout was
putting out from the east shore. It wan
larger than an ordinary skiff, but as it
Was in a shadow he could not tell what
kind of a craft it was. As it came over
the river at right angles with the shore,
and Mark was drifting toward it, be
sism found that he was in danger of
meeting it iu the middle of the stream.
The current was quite rapid, and before
he was aware of it he was close to the
boat. It was evidently a ferryboat, and
Mark, who knew the location of Brown's
ferry from the maps, judged that it was
the boat Isdonging there.
But Mark was concerned with other
considerations besides bis location just
then. He was bx late to get out of the
way unobserved by swimming aside.
He made up his mind in a twinkling
what to do. Drawing several long
breaths he filled his lungs with air, and
then putting his head down and his feet
up he threw himself underwater. He
had often been beneath the surface fur
a considerable time, but never as long
as now. Ho remained under as long ns
he thought ho possibly could, and then
staid awhile longer. When he came
to light again the boat was a hundred
yards above him and to the west of him.
Another mile brought him to an island.
Ho remembered it on his map as Wil
liam's island, and knew that it was
about two miles long. Ho recalled tho
fact that the only creek flowing into the
river in this vicinity entered it midway
between the north and south end of this
island, und on his right, if he remem
bered aright. He had about a mile to
go to reat'h the mouth of this creek.
Striking out, he directed his course to
tho eastward of the island and Bwam
very near to the east bank of the river.
Along this he floated with scarcely a
stroke, except to keep iu close to the
shore, watching eagerly for the mouth
of the creli. Fortunately when he
reached it he discovered it, and where
he bad supposed ht'wonld find it. With
a few lusty strokes he was in it ami soon
at a place where he could rest iu tho
water with bis feet on terra firina. ,
But the knowledge that the dogs
would soon lie upon him prevented a
rest of long duration. Perhaps a party
would cross the neck of Moccasin point,
thus cutting off a greater part of the
long distance over which he had floated.
The thought added new terror, and he
began to wade and to swim alternately,
as was necessary, up the creek. Pre
sently he came to the crossing of a road.
He drew himself up on to it and looked
around. As a scout he had long been
accustomed to keep his mind fixed on
points along the paths he traveled, in
order that he might know them again.
As soon as he saw the little bridge if it
could lie called a bridge he knew that
he was on the Chattanooga pike, over
which he had passed a few days before,
and at the junction of the creek running
near the Fains' plantation.
Mark had not considered what he
would do in case he should succeed in
getting safely across the river. While
in jail ho felt that once out aud across
the Tennessee he would feel assured st
safety. Now this had been accom
plished, he Wgan to realize that but half
the battle had been won. Indeed there
were more chances that he would be re
taken than that he would ever reach the
Union lines.
He wrung the water from bis clothes
and put them on. shielding his face with
his sunlxmnet. for. though he had no
mirror to inspect his features, he fancied
they must lie streaked with burnt cork
softeued by water. Then setting out
toward the Fain plantation he delib
erated what he should do
It was lios- net ween eleven aim iwhivh
o'clock so Mark judged by the moon
k-ing on the meridian and he knew
that all the Fains were asleep. He
reached the corner of the yard und was
aUuit to enter it when he heard a clat
tering of hoofs behind him. He had
hardly time to vault the fence und crouch
behind it when a troop of horsemen
crossed the bridge over the creek. They
drew rein on the hither side not a hun
dred yards away from him. Mark heard
a voice:
"Lieutenant, take ten men and scour
the bank of the river from this on to the
next creek, where I will make another
detail."
The lieutenant with his men broke
away from the column, which moved
forward, passing within fifty feet of
where Mark lay crouching.
Mark was for a few moments so com
pletely overcome by the narrowness of
his escape that he seemed to have no
power to move. If be had been five
minutes later, his capture would have
been almost certain, for they would likely
have discoverel him between tho road
and the river, which space they were
evidently inten Jing to scour.
He got up, and getting on the outside
of the fence walked beside a portion of
it which led back from the road, design
ing to euter the negro quarters in the
rear. He feared that tho dogs were
loose in the yard, and that he would
have trouble with thein; he therefore
stole along till he came to the nearest
point to one of the negro cabins. A dog
sleeping in the moonlight near the
house gave a low moan. Mark paused
a moment and listened; then entering
tho grounds ho walked in a stooping
posture, keeping one of tho cabius be
tween him and tho dog. Ho wanted to
reach the rear door.
Mark felt assured that unless ho could
bo concealed in some place where search
ers would not bo likely to intrude he
would be lost. Ho well knew that every
foot of ground within five or ten miles
of Chattanooga would bo alive with peo
ple hunting for him. The negro cabins
would not lie safe, for no searching
party would respect them. There wan
hot one chance for him. He must effect
an entrance into the Fain house, and
that with the knowledge as to his true
character of but one person Laura Fain.
He reached tho negro cabin and
knocked,
"Whodar?"
'Vlmr. Uncle Ilnn'l sleep?"
"Nex' to do lef'."
Mark went as directed and called up
Uncle Daniel. He heard a movement an
of some one getting up, and presently
the old man stood at the open door.
"Uncle, I'ze got a message fo' yo'
young mistress."
"Who from?"
"Do po' white man what war hyar las'
week wid he little brudder."
"Nice man, dat. Hab ho got in trou
ble?" "Nebber mind dat, uncle. Go in de
house 'n wake up Missie Laura."
"Ain't got no key."
"Can't you wake up some one inside?"
"Why don' yo' wait till mornen?"
"Can't do dat no how. De message
in us' be gils'ii at once."
"Waal." said Daniel at last, "I do what
I can fo' dat man; ho berry fine gentle
man ef he war po' white."
Mark followed the old man to the rear
door of tho basement. On the way a
huge dog liounded at thein, but seeing
Daniel his fierceness ended iu play.
Daniel succeeded in waking a negro
woman who slept within; the door was
opened, and they stepped inside.
"(jo tell Missie Laura a culled gal
want to speak to her right off. Say she
got message from de man what war hyar
wid he little brudder," said Daniel.
"At ilis time o' night?"'
"Yas; de message mils' be deliliered
right away," said Mark. "Don' wnke
uo one but Missie Laura, Tread sony."
The woman lighted a candle and went
off with it grumbling, leaving Mark
and Daniel in the dark. They waited
for perhaps ten minutes, when they
heard steps and saw the light returning.
The negro woman was followed by
Laura Fain, dressed iu a wrapper. She
knew Mark from the moment sho saw
him, but pretended only to see a negro
girl.
"Hub message fo' yo', Missie Laura,
but, cain't tell it to yo' widutit dese nig
gers git away."
"Come with me."
She took the candle and led the way
to the dining I'imhu above, leaving the
two colored jeople below. Then she
turned to Mark:
"Why ii heaven's name did you come
back here?"
"It was a choice between life and
death. 1 escaped this evening from Chat
tanooga, where I was to bo hanged to
morrow morning. Every place of con
cealment on this side of the river will lie
entered and searched. If concealed iu
this house, occupied by a family of white
people and Confederates, I may not lie
found. Otherwise my recapture is cer
tain." She thought a moment, rubbing her
palms together, as was her habit when
excited. Then she called to the servants
below:
"Go to bed, Uncle Daniel, and you,
too, auntie. This girl is worn out with
traveling, and I am going to fix a place
for her to sleep."
Then turning to Mark she motioned
him to follow her.
They went up two flight of stairs,
stepping on tiptoe, and at last reached a
landing from which a pair of steps led
to a trap door.
"Go up there," she whisiiered.
Mark climbed the stairs, pushed the
trap open and entered the inclosure of
the roof. Before lowering the door he
hsiked back to whisper a "God bless
you," but all was dark. Laura had gone.
to bk contintf.d.
Th person who reads little is apt to han
dle a book either with clumsy and exrest
ive care, or with the recklessness of Igno
rance. About O.OUO people iu England pay a
guinea a year for the privilege of display
ing their crests on their stationery and
rears .
Soap
Agreeable soap for the
hantla is one that dis
solves quickly, washes
quickly, rinses quickly,
and leaves the skin soft
and comfortable. It is
I.,.o-
Wholesome soap is
one that attacks the dirt
lmt not the living skin,
it is Pears'.
Economical soap is one
Ui'it a touch of cleanse.
And this is Pears'.
All sorts of stores sell
it, especially druggists;
ail sorts of people use it.
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WIItTK HOUSE CIVILITIES.
Il'roin Hit? Pliihiili'lpliiii Times.
It iH an unwritten law of etiquette
that the family of the outgoing
president Hhoultl receive the fami
of the incoming prewident at tl
White House on inauguration day
and immediately after the cereinon
ies at the Capital. President and
Mrs. Cleveland made an exception
and asked President elect and Mrs.
Hai rison to dine with them at the
White Houneon the evening preced
iug the day of the inauguration.
They did not, however, remain in
the White House on inauguration
tlay, and when President and Mrn.
Harrison went there the employes
and servents alone received thein.
President Harrison will observe
the usual etiquette nnd will omit
no curtesy. After the ceremonies
at the capital Mr. Harrison will re
turn to the White House, where
Mrs. McKee will remain, and as the
outgoing hostess, will assist him in
receiving President and Mrs. Cleveland.
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