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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1894)
GOING HOME. Out of th eblll an4 tue fciul ,w, intothet HU Mji tt.e .lil Ooi ut U daw L and ih ju. Into lb fu liu-diwn. t'j from tli (tula uid the tattle on nti lll ttiUlM'Ul dt-lti Vp to lh J u iu.d u.e im.rrl, O, but ttwre-t wl.l b twrct! Lrlr.K lb cloud u1 tit lamraat, ho hi! s the balm ti, cbeer, iDalt g turn end ( o .r torn., rlrjdii.i, Ui ai d 1 1 oar (ear Utmnt th hiMihi Mutn &roMl lor In "atg?w r driio," O fur that rptur of iiladnct I U fur that vIMou uirrm?! Mse'lDK th denf dsn depart J, hnowlDtf tbeoi, claMlu tlelr bands, All tlje tx-losl nad truii b'-arled, 1 1 era in tbe fa rat of lan.li I rati avaruxjra tall LoMii'l ut. lain neveruiore u dil. ant ; tai, (tli tb m in lor the uiuiio, I.liiiiK tba saviour to bin. Vtbjf tbotiM we tbrluk from ttiedyii.g Ibatisbn j.rlninrf o IivM? M by fthouM . .brum from ilie struglo aiaat lL,a nr.lt rlomoaj strife? Hm-e it ) (-lily bemud ua. ivarc.lv a noy and a breath. Ail that dar t, me uf tbe living. (iuama i by wbat we call Ueatb 1 Ihora atjall learn tbe tweet meafffn;; llld.lea to cty from our eT, Tbere we ilmli aukin like . blldren Joyous at gift land surprise. ( ouie tin iar lord. In tbf gprnmiug, or when tbe clriw ,.l:.s la grav I Talis ii to dwell in thy ir aeuce oi 1 thyself lead tbe way. Out of the I do tie Out ol the chill and the nlmdow Ihrlil and Uie wrie ; death and tu- fuuilud loto the Out of tbe fuiliH-fie divine : slsb and f by si.euce deep-swelling aotiKl Into u-e Out of the exile anl t.oudave In.o tbe -Margjret t. bif.e (fathered lhron. bAbaater. A FORTUNATE FIRE. It was a very unfortunate Tuornlnir atthei.lbson farm and Hill 1'ink ham had been bla red for every mis fortune that had happened. In the first place, the gobbler, who was the last su vivnr of a prie breed, though uncommonly llerce and unaiolalile, bad in so.i.e way tot out of the coop tbe farmer protested that Will had left tbe door oi;n and pounced upon the back of a lady with a red shawl on who was visiting at the squire's. And the s mre's hired man had thr .wu a stone at him. wounding him so that it was feared he would die. Then a whole pail of milk had been spilled at milk-pail time on ac count of Will's careless handl.tiii, Mrs. Gibson said, but in reality be cause the bail had rusted and sud denly (fiven way. Itobbin had lost a fillip when iV 11 was driving her home from mill, and lilackberry, the best cow. had hu t her leit very badly by stepping through a hole in tbe floor whi' D W.il bad forgotten to mend. It was of no use, Mr. Gibson de clared, the Imy would never make any k nd of a rarmer, and as for help, he was just good lor nothing. So he I old him ho ulik'ht as well go back to his uncle's, be could not keep him any longer. loubtlesS Will never would make a very Kood farmer, be was hardly stronc enough to do roimh labor, and then he was very fond of books, and his mind would wander away from his tasks. Hut if ever a lioy tried to te faithful. It was be What Uj do now, he did not know. It seemed almost 1 1 possible that he should go back to his uncle's, for be was very poor and had so many chil dien of his own that he. was some times at his wits' ends to provide enoiirfh for them to eaU Will was only )2 years old. ho of course there Vvas riothlnu that he could do to earn bis living unless some other fanner should take him In and iflvo him his board lor what chores be would be able to perform. He was an ; rphan and had no rela tives living with the exception of this one uncle, his mother's brother, and an aunt, the sister of bis father, 'ibis aunt was a rich and eccentric piaiden lad, Her father, who had been offended with ins fori, Vi!!'s father, when he died, left a.l his large estate to her, and when Will's uncle had taken him to ber when bf) first arrived at Greenleld, she refused to recoifu!; him at all, saying that It was very unlikely that he was her brother's sou, and that she hated boys, anywav. Hie lived In a little cottage which resembled that of Hame Clump in the old story book. She bad ne maid servant, as elderly and grim as herseli, and a arrot which she al most worshipped. The parrot was old and cross, but a remarkable talker. 'Ihe village chllren were al ways an xious to obtain an Interview with ber. but the neighbors were made angry by her not altogether po lite remarks when they passed the house In summer and the cage was hanging out of doors. The congregation In the church, wh ch was very near, were disturbed by her noise when the doors and win dows were opened, and many a time tbe life of Miss Caroline I'lnkham's Poll tad been seriously threatened. Ml"-s I'l'ikham never visited her neighbors or received them at her rotiage. She did nothing but knit, knit, knit the whole day long, unless it was to work a while in her garden, a plot In front of the bouse not much larger than a jockrt handkerchief, In which grew tall spikes of Adam and Ko, great red peonies, ilnnamon roses, and a iiuantlty of sago and lav cnaer. It whs a Ma ch day wnen Will was turned away from the Glb-on farm, but almost hs mild and bright as May, and us he went past the old lady's cottage on his way to his cie's shop, Toll was out beside lrotitdoo taking an airing In sunshine. It was the first she ID- the the had cnyed since ea ly In November, and sne seemed In a very lively and excitable state of mind. "Hollo, I'oli:" shouted Will, at the same time executing a peculiar whistle which she usually Imitated. (Jo awayl" shrieked Poll; 'no boys hcrel" This was an Injunction which she heard and repeated very often. Then she commenced to de clare herself "lovely Toll la a green .drtM," ovr: m o'er again. Will Mt up a loud and unoarthly wh'stllng which always provoked her, and she screamed with all her might and mala as if try.ng to drown lu efforts, i ut when be (.came silent, ( did she. '1 ben cock ng her head on one fide, she said tuedita tlvely, "He dwi look like b other Tiuu, ho doe, rerta.n'y," and upon this her mistress hurried out of the ooen door, and casting a look of scornful re, roach uj on Will, seized 1'oll's cage and boie It loto the bouse. "She must have hoard my aunt sav that," reflected the boy. "Papa's name was Thomas. Put still 1 can not see that he shows any signs of relenting. Well, If she doesn't," with a I ttle thrill of ludeifendi'iice, '1 rather think I can take care of myself in a year or two, anway. i'erhaps she will be (lad to own rue, some time" When he arrived athls uncle'sshop he found out that tbe ioor man had been very ill with rheumatism, and was still scar ely able to be out of bed, though he was working ,i way for dear life at a patch on one of KariinT W bite's cowhide boots. He seemed tfrcatly distressed that Will should have lost his place, and Will resolved that he wouid find another one Id the course of a day or two. or to the i Kjorhouse. lie would not be an ad ditional burden to such a poverty stricken household. Itut though he spent all that after noon in going from one farmer to another, no one wished to hire so young a boy, and tjiere was nothing to do but go bacK to his uncle's and spend the night at least It was a tierce, windy night after sui h a calm, bright dav. Lverytbing creaked and rattled. Clouds kept scudding across the round, white face of the moon, and tne trees writhed and twisted as If they were In agony. Will went to bed early, but for the first time in his life he could not sleep At first he thought it was because the room was so litrht, the w ndow c irtalns being undrawn; then he thought it was because lie was.'otlnd and discouraged. Ills five small cousins all in a row I i one trundle-bed, like "Hopo' my Thumb" and bis brothers, were clasped tightly in the arms of the ".sand Man," arid their big brother In the bed with Will had not stirred since his head touched the t illow. Will tossed and turned. He heard the clock stri ke nine, t n, eleven, and then not being able to endure such a state of things a;iy lonncr, he got up and looked out of the window by way of a litt e diversion. The village lights were all out long ago, and tin one was abroad in the sleepy roads. As there was no fire in the room and tho March night was de cidedly chilly, he was unable to pro long his stay at the window, h .w evcr, and was just about to tumble disconsolately into bed again, when a ill tie cloud of smoke over in the di rection of t he church met his eye and as he ga ed upon It It became colored with a crimson shaftof (lame. ". ok gracious: .My aunt's house Is on lire!" he exclaimed. And open ing the w ndow, he shouted, ' l ire: tire! tire." as lus: liy as he could, at the same time throwing on a portion of his clothing. Then, half -dressed and wild with excltea cnt, be rushed out of the house and toward the scene of disaster, rousing the people along the way with his loud cries. He and Farmer Jones who lived In t he house next his uncle's and who had been awakened by Will's alarm, were the llrst to reach the spot, but they were almost immediately joined by several of tho ne gntiors. The wind was so high that the fire had gained rapid headway, and all tbe upper partof the cottage was wrapped in a seething mass of llutiiu. The men lurst open tbe door, ami at the peril of their lives, rescued Miss 1'inkham and Hebhy. who for tunately hot) siept below. They were sltipeiied by the smoke and, seemed half-da,ed on being dragged Into the ojien air, though even when first aroused, Miss l'lnkham ha 1 the presence of mind to sebc the box which contained her valuable papers an 1 money, which she always kept under her pillow. Put there was no tire engine In town, and no attempt was made to extinguish the fire, only to prevent It from going any further, and none of the household furnlturo was saved. 'Must everything go?" said the old lady, clasping her withered hands tightly. "I should think you'd ho too thaukful that your life was saved, to fret about anything else, and if hadn't been for your nephew you'd have been burut up with the house," remarked a blunt neighbor. 'Oh. Polly! Polly! My beautiful, blessed Poll " shrieked Miss Pink ham, suddenly remembering her pet. ".-he's burning up, right here In the sitting-room window. Save her! Oh, I pray you, save her." "Too late, inarm. Tho fire's gone so fur 'twould be dangerous to step Inside tho building, and a miserable bird isn't of enough Importance that a man should peril his Hie to save her " Hut Will felt a great pang of pity for poor Poll as well as for his aunt's agony on her account, and lust then the bird's screams were heard above the. crackling of the flames and the roaring of the wind. Without pausing to reject a mo ment he dashed through the smoke blinded doorway. The crowd, which had been too much paralyzed with ama.ement to bold him back, called after him in dismay. "He'll never come out again, never!" they called. Put he did come out again. It seemed hardly the spacoof a moment before he roappeared, bringing Poll w th him, who, judging by tbe noise she made, was still sound, and drop ping hor cage at the feet of her over Joyed mistress, be fell senselosa to tbe ground. When be came to Ms senses one more, he way lying on a l.?n;.e In the sltLiDif r((Oui of the twrsonae, which wan situated on tbe other siuo of tbe church, with several anxious faces bending over him. "All riirbt, now, sonny'r" sail his uncle, a 'ect onateiy. But before he was able to lepiy, thedoor was dung open and in rushed his aunt, the most corn eal figure that ever was seen, her venerable head still hidden In an immen-e nightcap and her lon;, lank person enveloped in a tfray blanket. "Oh, where is the boy? Where is my broth r Tom's son?" she ex j claimed. "Have 1 killed him?" "t'h, no; he's better now; he was j only overcome by tbe heat and exrite- ment," said the minister, reassur ingly. I Will lifted his head and smiled up on ber. ' "..h. Will:" she cried, kissinu him ! through her tears, "I've been an aw I fujly hard, wicked old woman, but I I'th Koin' to but '.Squire Norton's j place, down to the corner, 'n' you I shall come 'n' live with me 'n' go to I the 'cademy 'n' have everything you want that I can provide for you. You i do look like your father my poor, iiciiu iiutiici lum- juu iviutv line uiuj this minute!" He does look like brother Tom, be certainly does!" s jueaked Poll, wno was last becoming restored to her i sual lively state of rnhid. And Miss "Caroline" l'lnkham was as good as her word. ! rom that night she was a changed and softened woman. Even Debby, the old serv ant, became less sour and grim, and the httle household became as cheer ful a one as any in towiu Will was very happy, for it had long been his heart's desire to go to the academy, and he was devoted to his aunt, who seemed to have transferred ail ber af fection from Toll to him. 1 oil nour ished bravely for many years, how ever, and si e and Will were the best of friends to the day of her death. Portland Transcript. FREAK OF AN OLD VOLCANO. Huddi-nly TmniformM Into l)'Mruetlv At-tlvlty Afler Ontiirlei of nulct. One oi the lesser mountains of Chile, whose summit is nearly ,oo.) feet lower than that of o :r Mount Washington, has been the talk of that country for a yea. past, says the I New York uti. Without a note of I warning It developed into a very : lively volcano and ts erupt ions have i destroyed much pr .p)rl) , ir.ciudit.cr j the humble hvi,- o. !"an' !nr. s living near it. t i ' ': .!.!. n I outburst was ill t..e in iu. uir. i ; ,' because no oi e bad ever Mi-pocu I tiiat Mount CalUico wa ai aide of 1 su: h behavior. Calbuco was re ! garded as a volcano that centuries ago had lost every spark of vitality. I (in February J). 1 lr. Hans Mel I feu, wh le about twenty miles north j of Puerto .ViKitt, a little .south of -it ' degrees south latitude, observed white cloud on the eastern slope of I Ca.buco. He thought nothing of it 1 until the next day, when lie saw con ! elusive prool that those clouds were 1 a part of phenomena show ng beyond 1 a douiit that the long lost activity i of the volcano had been regained. From that tune until October :::, the ! date of the latest advices received from that isolated part ot the world, ! ( albuco showed considerable and al ; most incessant activity, with oc , casioual outbursts of much fury, on i t .at flay a rain of ashes fell upon Osborne, sixty miles away, otcuriug , the sun so that at midday lam (is weie 'burning in all the ho.scs of the town. The. detonations that marked the more violent outbursts were plainly heard. On the same day tue farmers on the so th shore of Lake . Llan juihue, a little north of the 1 volcano, i arely escaped with their I lives and saw all their property do stroyed. Their harvest w is ru tied, i their land made worthies Tv (.he vol , can sarpj tin! covered it 'w) 1 tilir ; cattle were killed. Even long before ! October the region of which the little ! mountain Is the center had been ren ! dered uninhabitable. For m les : around the forests had been destroyed ! by showers of hot ashes One day 1 there was a rain of red-hot stones j about the sle or an egg that did con j siderable damage. The rich ' meadows in the river valleys weie i covered with sand and ashes. Karly I In the series of eruptions the snow on one side of Calbuco was melted in a few hours by the heated material scattered over it The result was a florid in nop of the rivers tbat.de- j slrovcd much proj-crty. At no time have aoy tire or lava Hows been oh- served, but severe earth luases, which frejuently accompany volcanic out breaks, have not been lacking. Drcislnif flip Shopkeeper. A gentleman dressed Ina loose mat entered a ladles' outfitting establish ment at a time when the proprleior was alono in the shop. The gen! Io nian asked to be shown some ready made ladies' cloaks, as ho wished to give his wife a little surprise. After a careful inspection he fixed upon one and asked the shoopkeeper "Have you not a young lady at hand to put on the cloak to see how i it looks.' The proprietor regretted that nono of the ladles ot tho establishment was in at that moment "Well, perhaps you wouldn't object to putting it on yourself?" The unsuspecting shop coper slipped on tho cloak, buttoned it and turned round in all directions. "Magnificent!" exclaimed the pur chaser, with seeming ecstasy, but at, the same moment he made a grab at tho till, which be thrust under li I s coat and bolted out of the shop Tho horrified proprietor rushed after hlrn Into the street, where, how ever, ho was sol.ed by the passersby, who dragged him back to the shop In the supposition that tbe poor fellow had gone mad, and before he could explain matters tbe rogue had disappeared. HOME AND THE FARM. A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOB OUR RURAL FR.EiOS. One Wabr Trough for Several Fielde Conieaienr of a froUting t'u-ti Katk A TiiarW ui Corner Sideboard- The fr'arui ra iardi-n - Ajcricultural Motee- I'niqiie Water Troutli. Good, pure water is one of the es sentials of health, and a thriving condition in farm stoik. Often a pump, w nd-mill. or the overt'ow from strings or ronning stream can be utilized and tbe accumulation FIO. 1. WATEU1NO TUOCGH FOB FOUB FIELDS. stored, or so distributed that stock from four fields may drink the water from the same trough. TbUwill prove a great saving in the construction and maintenance ot several troughs, and as stock from one m il can be watered just as readily as those pas turing infour, the advantage is quite apparent The manner of arrang ing the fences for a sixteen-foot trough is shown in Fig 1, engraved finmatketch by L. 1). Snook. If thought best one or two slats may extend across the trough where the fences cross it at the three points, In Fig. 2 is shown the plan of utiliz ing a caldron kettle tor the same purpose. If these are used only d ,r- FIO. 'i CAI.PI10N VVATEIIINii THOUGH. ing summer, they will be found very durable, and will last many genera tions. If ice is allowed in the kettle, there Is danger of breaking it If lossible, drill a hole in the bottom for rapid cleaning, leaving this open when not in use. If a large circular cover is adjusted, but little rain will enter if ej.pOr.ed during the winter season. Loth of these plans a e e.uallv available for use under ham ba-e.neiits where stock is usually j wintered in several Locks, in ! fact the same trough is avail able for both localities, as it is readily placed i:i position. This will be found more practicable than watering stock I rom a pail, as many farmers have done lor years. As to the mai.ner of gett.ng the water into the trough, : any plans are feasible, adopting the one considered the most practical wilh the i . medl it.e sur roundings. -.American Agn ulturist. A t'orn-r Slilctn.ara. It is frequently the ase that there Is not pic.jer wall space near the center (d 1 bo walls of one's dining room for a sideboard, and in. such an event one of these most serviceable articles may I e lit ted into a corner of tho room. Tho a eompauying illustration sh wsa homemade struc ture that anv one at all handy with tools ought to le able to make very CONt bSIKKT STDCDOAK!). readily. The wood used should bo such as will harmohic with the other furniture of the " room, or, if that is a variety of woods, as is fre quently the case, more latitude may be taken in selecting a handsome wood for this purpose. Oak, a h, cherry, or white wood may be used with good effect Let the top and front be treated with s rnpll ity, placing the work of finishing in the direction or securing a handsome service, rather than an ornamenta tion of "llligrec'' work, that is neither effective nor in good taste. Uo Culture. We sou a good deal said a'jout keep ing hogs, sheep, poultry, and other farm stock to consume what would otherwise bo waste products, and so add to the profit of the farm. Why are not bees named in th s list more frequently? Surely there is no product which would be more wholly wasted, were it not for them than that wbi h Ihey gather from tho flowers and tho fsu t. The farmer need not lie a U-e keeper on a large scale any more than he need keep a large (lock of poultry, but ho should have some of each. Fifty colonies uro perhaps enough for any one who docs not wish to make a specialty of tho business. Ilegin small and work up If you II nd that it suits you. A farmer of our acqua ntance began with two colonics ten years ago to test tho matter. Ha says that they never failed to pay expenses, Includ ing the value of his own time and labor, any single year. Ho soils both bees aod honey, and so bis colonies vary from twonty-flvo to flity. He says that with himself there Is less expense and worry In producing $100 worth of honey than In getting tbe same amount from either hours or poultry, and that he finds the chances of an unprofitable year much fewer, Honey Is in steady demand to all X ., v c. i-Z-V , fy.. ' 'S I f Utv s.:. markets, and a really fine article does not have to go lagging for a pur chaser. There is a great difference! in thequal ty, and th s does not de pend wholly on the food, as some peo ple imagine. The strain of bees has something to do with it, and tbe man who handles the bees and tbe product has much more. Hone must be in attractive shape when put on the market If it is to sell well Fx. The Farmer's Garden. . This should consist of not less than one acre of the best soil, s by (0 rods, and if it runs over a knoll so as to get north and south sloj it will pro long the frjitiug season. lence It from the chickens and have no sha !e trees in or about the garden; every thing needs sunlight and culture. The ground sho Id have from 10 to 2 i loads of the best manure to the acre every year. All rows shoull run the entire length and be cult -vated with the horse. If you don't want in rods of anv one vegetable till it out with something else, and the same with fruit l.ut you do want a whole row of grapes on the sunny side, for you can buy two-year-old Con ord vines at il per dozen, and if i you have more than you can eat, they are worth more to give away than to sell, but your grecer will give you -i or cents per pound for them, and after four years planted, ought to bear 2u to 40 pounds. Eight feet from the grai.es plant a row of currants, goosel erry and p'e plants, so you can drive over this row to mulch, then feet from this a row of blackberries, then a row ot red raspberries next black raspber ries tbe entire length of the garden, one row of pistillates, one row of per fect flowered varieties side by side, the rows feet apart and the plants 2 to ) feet. G. J. Kellogg. Homes for Pleasnre Srekers. There is every reason to believe that tho saddle-horse, as a means of pleasure, Is just enteiing upon an era of great popularity, despite th3 general use of the bicycle by pleasure and re reation seekers, ine oreecl - ing of saddle-horses is now reduced to an exact science, and in accord ance with the universal tendency, the price of such animals must de cline to a point where they will be regarded as a pleasant necessity. This will mean healthier men and women in America, and breeders of such horses, whether in Kentucky, Michigan, or California, will UnJ tho enlarged demand at jower prices more profitable than ever bofo e. Tho horses will sell for less, but tho purchasing power of our dollars m steadily grow ng greaier, a simple, financial truth too often forgotten. Farm News. r'olriirii; Feed Kac-hr. If is often convenient to feed a horse for a single m al in a place where a per inanent crib would be in the way, says Farm and Home. Tho illustratio c s show a feed crib that can ockn. be put in po sition in a moment, aud when not in use can be turned up against the wall. Less room still would bo taken by leaving the lower part of the slat workj' I.; hinged di ect.y to the wall. Piece of rope oi st'a'ps could take the place of the L chains f djs red. Tbe benefits cf this rack arc too 1 "' CU l.sKI). apparent to need explanation further. The wbolecost ol making and putting In position is slight find any man handy with tools can put one together In haft' an hour. Agricultural Atoms, .v i Use dry straw for bedding. Small hogs make the best meat Kemp the orchard fenced from all stock. : '""-V - When hens are moulting the cumulation of feathers should ac be cleared out at least once a week. Hu sure and put all tools carefully under shelter before they are rusted or otherwise damaged. To lkavk the bees a rea-onablo supply of honey for the winter is better than attempting to feed them. Utili.u small potatoes by boiling wilh meat scraps and feeding on c a day. Mash while warm and thicken witli bran. Plan the garden so that as fast as one crop i . matured another will take its place and thus have a succession of fresh vegetabb s and keep tho lana occupied Ghass needs a solid, firm soli to grow froely and llv-' long. et It Is hard work to get the ordinary farmer to use tho r Uer a:ter or before sow ing grass r-eed II avk you a spare bit of ground? Plant a f ru it tree, take care of it, and thus add to tho value of the farm. In time It will fully pay for the work and trouble. A wKLi.-KUOKRN horso is worth $2,r more than an unbroken ono. lew horses become thoroughly trained to all kinds of work within two vears, and ii. any are never well trained. Faioiinu diilors from any other business, In that it demands tho per sonal caro and oversight of the pro prietor In every minute detail. This Is the reason why attempts to carry on agriculture upon tho wholesale plan have rajcly been successful Fahmkiw in buying any kind of a soed should have some guaran. tee that they are not biding down their land with such foul plants as wild carrot, dock, sorrll, plantain, and other things equally as dlilicsilt to get rid of. Sucb mostly come In clover seed. ii STRANGE STORY OF THE WAR. Ben Jordan' Vendetta Irluird the Aiile-IVtdled Men r.f Fannin County. Connected with the kill ng of Mrs. Hughes' husband is one of tne strangest stories of the civil war, says the Atlanta Constitution. In Fan nin County there lived and flourished a fellow famed far and wide ai "Daredevil Pen." He was the Promt-tones of the community and his exploits extended all over North deorgia. Sprung from a prom oent family, which boasted of Its bourooD blood, and rich In the possessslon of worldly goods, he was the leading spirit in a crowd of jovial hearted fellows who lived only for fun aod frolic. When the tocsin of war first sounded Ben Jordan responded speedily. Organizing a company at once he hastened to the scene of the co nil ct In the battles throughout V irginia there were no braver spirits than Pen Jordan's men. Several times he fell wounded, fighting in the thick of the fray. His many deeds of reck ess daring won the ad miration of all the o!l)cers and his unshrinking valor endeared him to the hearts of the men. One daf shortly after tbe battle of Gettys burg! he received a letter notiiy.ng In. ii of his mother's death and telling how his borne had been burned. .Kirdan Immediately made applica tion lor a leave of absence. This, however, could not be obtained, as tue order revoking all leaves of ab sence and refusing thereafter all i ui loughs had just before been issued. Then, according to the taie told by the old l-annin County citizen, Jor dan, with his characteristic bold ness, went before Gen. Longstreet. He explained to the General how he had beard of the death of his mother and the burning of his home and asked a leave of absence. Long street replied that he sympathized with him, but the o ders must be uoeyed no matter what the circum stances were, and he was forced to refuse the re luest. Jordan bowed and left the tent The next morn I j r, (, hp who rnisiiini SnmA r.'niA a f- ter he turned up near his old home, in Fannin County, to find things even worse than reported. Nothing remained except the land upon which the ruins of his ancestral mansion were standing. Driven to desperation, he swore revenge. From hi sister he got the names of the twenty-five men, who, it was said, sympathizing with the I nion side after seeing the inevita ble result of the war, began to com mit deeds of violence in their neigh borhood. It was this gang which burned Jordan's house. He did not return to Virginia. When the sur render was made and peace declared all of his old companions came home. To several of them he related his tarlc. They swore to stand ny him, and the vendetta was formed. I pon a Iilblo each took a solemn oa h to lilll all of the men whose names were on the list How well they succeeded any ot the old people up in Fannin can tell you. As each man was killed Jor lari would check his name off the list In some mysterious way the vendetta was divulged. Jordan dis appeared, and since then has never been heard from. Among the names on the list of those who wore mur dered was that of Dallas Hughes, the husband of Mrs. Petty Hughes, whose pension old man Hunter will suffer for. T'.ird Suicide- We all know the story of the little tomtit who died "all for love of a cruel little hen." Keko, who, as he himself declared, "knew the bird in timately," tells the story in that pathetic song of his, "Tit-Willow:" j ' A aob anil a nigh an.l n gurgle ne e As te fluutf uiuinoli into i li lil low, wave; Anil im in-liu aroftii fro, n tho sioui'lo'R g ave; oh, Willow, Tit -Willow, TP -Willow.1" ' And yet, in spite of the lord high executioner's assurance, so ie of us may be incline! to regard tho tale as myth rather than history. Let the incredulous, then, turn their at tention to this incident, related by a credible witness, Attidavit will be forthcoming i! demanded by the public. The 1 ak suet cur, which Is yellow, with neui rai-tinted mules, was coming along at its usual brisk rate, and was already not more than five yards away, when two sparrows Hew dowu from a sidewalk tree. The fussed -at one deliberately sat down on tho car rail, but tills only maae the fusscr still more violent She ru i ed up her feathers aud hopped about cheeping at her companion, who, nevertheless, continued to face ap proaching death with the sang froid ot ties-air. Soon the swift car had moved over those brief intervening yards. There was no sob, no sigh, no gurgle, and a little crunch and a wild, heart-rendering "cheep" from the desolate widow-sparrow, and then she fluttered back to a tree to look out lor another mate. It is no part of the chronicler's duty to interpret facts. The facts in this case of domestic infelicity speak Til ill n iy enough for themselves, alike to the naturalist and to the sociolo gist Louisville Courier-Journal. Shavinsc a (iolrl Coin. recently in Paltimoro an Interest ing case was up In the United States lilstrict Court A man named Joseph Foster was on trial for shav ing gold coin. Ills pretty little wife was also Implicated, and it was she defendants' counsol wero specially trying to save. To show that the woman was not strong enough to work the shaving machine tho lathe was brought in and put in operation by a mechanic. What was of gener al interest was the machine's opera tion. In two minutes tho operator took 75 cents' worth of gold from a $10 pleco, and then rimmed it so it would pass current unless weighed. A man in trouble may always ! sure of sympathy.