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CHAPTER V. (Continued.)
Stub was the talk, and such was
the mood of the people when the hour
arrived for the business of Althing to
begin, and when ail ees turned to
the little wooden Thing House by the
aide of the church, wherein tue
Thing-men were wont to gather for
their procession to the Mount of
Laws. And when the hour passed,
and the procession had not yet ap
peared, the whisper went around that
the Governor had not arrived, and
that the day was meant to humor
him. At that the people began to
mutter among ibeuiseives, lor the
slumbering Ore of their national
spirit had been stirred. By his tardy
coming the Governor meant to hu
miliate them! But, Governor or no
Governor let Althing begin its sittuig.
Who was the Governor that Althing
should wait for him? What was Al
thing that it shou.d submit to the
Whim or the will of any Governor?
Within the Thing House, as well as
outside of it, such hot protests must
have had sway, for presently the door
of the little place was thrown open
and the six and thirty Thing-men
came out. '
Then followed the solemn ceremon
ies that had been observed on the
spot for nigh a thousand years. First
walked the Chief Judge, carrying the
sword of justice, and behind him
walked his magistrates and Thing
men. They ascended to the Mount
by a flight of steps cut out of its
overhanging walls. At the same ma
ment another procession, that of the
old Bishop and his clergy, came out
of the' church, and ascended to the
Mount by a similar flight of steps cut
out of the opposite side of it. The
two companies parted, the Thing-men
to the north and tne clergy to the
south, leaving the line of this natural
causeway open and free, save for the
Judge, who stood at the head of it,
with the Blhhop to the right of him
and the Governor's empty place to the
left
And first the Bishop offered prayer
for the sitting of Althing that was
then to begin.
"Thou Judge Tf Israel," he prayed,
In the terrible words which had de
scended to him through centuries,
"Thou that slttest upon the cherub
ims, come down and help Thy people.
O, most mighty God, who art more
pleased with the sacrifice of thanks
giving than with the burnt offerings
of bullocks and goats, keep now our
mouths from guile and deceit, from
slander and from obloquy. O, Lord
Ood, most holy, O, Lord, most
mighty, endue Thy ministers with
righteousness. Give them mercy that
they may judge mercifully. Let them
Judge this nation as Tbou wilt Judge
Thy people. Let them remember that
he who takes the name of Justice for
his own profit or hatred or revenge is
worse than the vulture that watches
for the carcass. Iiet them not forget
that howsoever high they Btand they
take from hence but the oak of their
coffin. Let them be sure that when
Thou sbalt appear with a consuming
fire before Thee and a tempest rou'.d
about Thee, calling the heaven and
the earth together, no portion can
they have in that day like to the por
tion of thine Inheritance."
The fierce prayer came to and end,
and then the Judge, holding his sword
erect, read his charge and repeated
his oath, to deal Justly between mau
and man, even as the sword stood up
right before him. And the vast as
sembly of rude men in sheepskins and
In homespun looked on and listened,
all silent and solemn, all worshipful
of law and reverent of Its forms.
The oath being taken, the Judge
had laid the sword aslue and begun
to promulgate the new laws, reading
them clause by clause, first In Ice
landic and then In Danish, when
there was an uneasy movement at
the outskirts of the crowd to the
west of the Mount
"The Governor," whispered one.
"It's himself," muttered another.
"He's here at last," murmured a third,
and dark were the faces turned rounu
to see. It was the Governor, Indeed,
and he pushed his way through the
closely-packed peop!-, who saw him
coming, but stood together like a wail
until riven apart by his pony's feet.'
At the causeway he dismounted and
stepped up to the top of the Mount.
He looked old and feeble and torn by
vll passions; bis straight gray hair
hung llko blasted sheaf on to his shoul
ders, his forehead was blistered with
blue veins, his cheeks wero guttered
with wrinkles, his little -.yes were
cruet, his Jaw was broad and heavy,
and bis moutb was hard and square.
Tbe Judge made bis no obeisance,
but went on with his reading. The
Bishop seemed not to see him, but
gazed steadfastly forward. Tbe Thing
men gave no sign.
He stood a moment, and looked
around, and the people below could see
bis wrath rising like a white band
across his haggard face. Then he In
terrupted and said, "Chief Justice, I
nave something to say."
All beard the words, and tbe Speak
er stopped, and, amid the breathless
alienee of the people, be answered
quietly, "There will be a time and a
place for that, your Excellency."
"The time Is now, and tbe place la
tense voice, and quivering with anger.
"Listen to me. The rebel and traitor
who once usurped the government of
this Island has escaped."
"Escaped," cried a hundred voices.
"Michael Sunlocks!" cried as many
ore.
And a wave of excitement passed
over the vast essembly.
"Yes, Michael Sunlocks hss escaped,"
cried Jorgen Jorgensen. "That scound
rel Is at liberty. He In free to do his
wicked work again. Men of Iceland,
I call on you to help me. 1 call on
?ou to help the Crown of Denmark,
be traitor must be taken. I osil oa
yon U take bis.."
CoatliMl
:-y.
CAINE.
A deep murmur ran through the
closely-pi eased peop,e.
"You've got your guards," shouted a
voice from below. "Why do you come
to us?"
"Because," cried Jorgen Jorgensen,
"my guards are protecting Reykjavik,
and because they might scour your is
land a hundred yeais and never find
what they lookd for."
"Thank God!" muttered another
voice from below.
"Jiut you know it, every fell and
fiord," cried Jorgen Jorgensen," and
never a toad could skulk under a stone
but you would root him out of it.
Chief Justice," he added, sweeping
aooiit, "I have a request to make of
you."
"What is it, your Excellency ?" said
the Judge.
"That you should adjourn this Al
thing so that every man here present
may go out in search of the traitor."
Then a loud involuntary murmur of
disaent rose from the peop.e, and at
ihe same moment the Juuge said in
bewilderment, "What can your Excel
lency mean ?'.'
"X mean," cried Jorgen Jorgensen,
"that if you adjorn tins Althing for
three days, the traitor will be taken.
If not, he will be at liberty as many
years. Will you do it?"
"Your Excellency," said the Judge,
"Althing has lived nigh upon a thou
sand years, and every other year for
that thousand years it has met on this
ancient ground, but never once since
it began has the thing you ask been
done."
"Let it be done now," cried Jorgen
Jorgensen. "Will you do it?"
"vVe will do your -duty by your Ex
cellency," said the Judge, "and we will
expect your excellency to do your duty
by ours."
"but this man is a traitor," cried
Jorgen Jorgensen, "and it is your duty
to help me to capture him. Will you
do it?"
"And this day Is ours by ancient
right and custom," said the Judge,
"and it Is your duty to stand aside."
"I am here for the King of Den
mark," cried Jorgen Jorgensen, "and
I ask you to adjourn this Althing.
Will you do it?"
"And we are here for the people of
Iceland," said the Judge, "and we ask
you to step back and let us go on."
Then Jorgen Jorgensen's anger knew
no bounds.
"You are subjects of the King of
Denmark," he cried.
"Before ever Denmark was, we
were," answered the Judge, proudly.
"And in his name I demand that you
adjourn. Will you do it now?" cried
Jorgen Jorgensen, with a grin of tri
umph. "No," cried the Judge, lifting an un
daunted face to the face of Jorgen Jor
gensen. The people held their breath through
this clash of words, but at the Judge a
brave answer a murmur of approval
passed over them. Jorgen Jorgensen
heard it, and flinched, but turned back
to the Judge and said:
"Take care. If you do not help me,
you binder me; Jf you are not with
me, you are against me. Is that man
a traitor? Answer me yes or no."
But the Judge made no answer, and
there was dead siience among the peo
ple, for they knew well in what way
the cruel question tended.
"Answer me yes or no," Jorgen Jor
gensen cried again. Then the Bishop
broke silence and said:
"Whatever our hearu may be, your
Excellency, our tongues must be si
lent" At that, Jorgen Jorgensen faced
about to the crowd.
"I put a price on his head," he cried.
"Two thousand kroner to anyone who
takes him, alive or dead. Who will
earn It?"
"No Icelander earns money with
blood," said the Bishop. "If this
thing la our duty, we w.ll do it with
out pay. If not, no bribe will tempt
us."
"Ajr, ay," shouted a hundred voices.
Jorgen Jorgensen flinched again, and
his face whitened as he grew darker
within.
"So, I see how It is." he said," look
ing steadiastiy at the Bishop, the
Judge, and the Thing-men. "You are
aiding thU traitor's escape. You are
his allies, every man of you. And you
are seducing deceiving the people."
Then he faced about towards the
crowd more and more, and cried in s
loud voice:
"Men 01 Iceland, you know the man
who has escaped. You know what he
s, and where be came from; you
know he Is not one of ourselves, but
i bastard Englishman. Then drive
him back home. Listen to me. What
price did I put on his head? Two
thousand kroner! I will give ten
thousand! Ten thousand kroner for
the man who takes him alive, and
twenty thousand kroner do you hear
me? twenty thousand kroner for the
man who takes him dead."
"8llence!" cried the Bishop. "Who
are you, sir, that you dare tempt
men to murder?"
"Murder!" cried Jorgen Jorgenien.
"flee how simple are the wise? Men
of Iceland, listen to me again. The
traitor is an outlaw. You know what
that means, ills blood is on your
own head. Any man may shoot him
down. No man may he called to ac
count for doing so. Do you hear me?
It Is the law of Iceland, the law of
Denmark, the law of the wor!d. He
m kii uuuaw, aim killing mm is no
murder. Follow him up! Twenty
thousand kroner to the man who lays
him at his fpet."
He would have said more, for h
was heaving with pension, and bis
white face had gnwn purple, but his
tongue seemed suddenly para'yzed, and
his wide eyes fixed themselves on
something at the outskirts of the
crowd. One thin and wrinkled hand
he lifted up and pointed tremblingly
oyer the heads of the people. "There!"
he said In a smothered cry, and after
that he was silent.
The crowd shifted and looked
around, amid a deep murmur of sur
prise and expectation. Then by one
of tbe Inroh'ntarr Impulses that more
great assemblies, the solid wall of
human beings seemed to part of Itself,
and make a way for someone.
It was Red Jason, carrying Michael
Sunlocks across his breast and shoul
der. His bronzed cheeks were worn,
bis sunken eyes burned with a dull
Are. He siroue uu, erect and strong,
through tbe riven way of men and
women. A breathless silence seemed
to follow him. When he came to the
foot of the Mount, be stopped, and
let Sunlocks drop gently to the ground.
Sunlocks was Insensible, and his pite
ous white face looked up at the heavy
dome of the sky. A sensation of awe
held the vast crowd spellbound. It
was as if the Almighty God had heard
the blasphemy of that miserable old
man, and given him on the instant his
impious wish.
(To De Continued.)
FINES MAY REACH MILLION.
Socemtfal Raid Mad am Keeper mt
Gam Bird.
John E. Overton, a state game pro
tector discovered 2,100 game birds In
the Arctic Freezing Warehouse In New
York. The possession of game birds
at this season by any one In the state
of New York, or the killing of such
birds, is a misdemeanor subject to fine.
The fine is $G0 for the first offense and
$25 for each bird. As there were over
2,100 birds found, the company may
be called upon to pay a fine of $52,500.
Mr. Overton only searched, two rooms.
There are forty-seven more rooms
which may contain more game birds.
It is thought that all told there are
nearly 100,000 birds in the house. This
would make the warehouse people
liable to fines amounting to $2,500,000
if the letter of the law could be en
forced. Tbe raid, according to Mr.
Overton, is the largest ever made In
New York, and was most successful,
owing to the fact that It reveals where
this vast amount of unlawful game Is
being sent from. Most of it comes
from the far West. The authorities at
the freezing plant assert that the birds
are not their property, but are sent
there in cases and barrels to be stored.
They Bay also that they have no knowl
edge of Just what I. in the place, but
the law holds that any one having
game out of season in his possession
will be held responsible and subject
to the fine. Tbey sa'd they did not
know where the game came from or
where it went, as they were in the
cold-storage business not dealers In
game or poultry. Exchange.
tn Stint florae To Drath.
The other day, as Frank O'Neil, an
employe of Miller & Lux, was driving
a team hitched to a derrick wagon,
near Los Banos, Mexico, his horses
were attacked by bees and stung to
death, while he had a narrow escape
with his own life. The bees find tbelr
best feed on Miller's immense alfalfa
fields, and are swarming around so
thick that it is often unsafe for teams
to pass them. As soon as they were
attacked the animals jumped sldewlae
and broke the wagon tongue, and the
driver at once cut the team loose. One
animal Jumped a fence Into a place
where the bees were, and was Btung
to death In a few minutes, while the
other 'an fop the plow camp, where
It died a few hours later. O'Neil was
literally covered with bee stings, but
fortunately they did not seem to poi
son him as badly as they do some peo
ple, and be has recovered. The team
was one of the largest and most gen
tle on the M"W Lux r.nch.
Mr. Louis Botha.
airs. Louis Botha, tbe wife of the
Boer general, who has become so
prominent In her efforts to bring about
peace, is of Irish extraction, being tha
great-grandniece of Robert Emmet.
She has been one of the most beautiful
women In the Transvaal, and though
now the mother of a numerous family,
Is still a very charming and comely
little woman. She Is a highly-cultured
woman, well read, musical, of ar
tistic bent, and, In times of peace, a
most successful and popular hostess.
Mrs. Botha Is on her way to visit
President Kruger In Europe.
Meditl far Great llrnrerf.
William Allen, a workman In a pat
ent fuel factory in Sunderland, has
been given a gold medal as the bravest
man in England during the year 1900.
On March 15 of that year a fellow
workman was overpowered by fumes
In an empty still. Two rescuers also
succumbed. Nevertheless, Allen Insist
ed on being luwerd Into the still and
ventually saved all 'area.
Banker Mm! Be Tralaed
Secretary Lyman J. Gage, In an ar
ticle In "Success" says: "The success
ful banker must be a trained man. Or
igins ity counls for a great deal, but
It Is safer w'.ien one Is young to fol
low the beaten track and profit by the
wisdom of those who have learned In
the school of experience.
SUV It Fait.
Wl thick thistle sticks. Strict, strong
Stephon Stringer snared slickly six
silky snakes. It Is a shame, Sara;
these are 'e same, Sam. 'Tig all a
.ham, Sat.., arrl a shame It Is a sham,
Sam. The break brc.ze blighted the
bright broom bloseo'.ns.
Will Taaeh Krel'il (Ural (Calory.
The successor of Professor G. P,
Fisher In tho chal" of ecclesiastical
history in the Yale .'v!nlly school Is
to be Froftrscr Wltlson Walker, who
now hoidrt the same position In the
Hartford Theological seminary. Dr.
Hahcr wit' not. however, retire -
Dimension of Rain ProSa,
A patuiLiaklng meteorologist has suc
ceeded In measuring the dimensions
of rain drops. Tbe largest, he states,
are one-sixth of an Inch in diameter,
and the smallest l-600th,
MONKtV A PRACTICAL JOKER.
B;m' Faa Coat Ilia Oanur Mjdj aad
I ISrle-a-Drao,
1 There is today in Baltimore a family
which is bemoaning the destruction of
some valued chinawareand bric-a-brac,
total value, $26.20, and there is a small
simian of the ring-tail species with an
abnormally developed sense of humor
I who is directly responsible for the mis
chief, yet who wonders dally at the
' sudden coolness which has sprung up
j between bis master and himself. Ac
,' cording to the story told by tbe ag
I grieved owner, he bought young
simian as a pet for bis clhldren, and
for a few weeks the relations between
all parties were amicable. Then, as the
spring drew nigh, the family moved to
tnelr country home, taking Sim with
them. About a week ago the family
came Into town to spend Sunday, and
then the question as to what disposi
tion to make of the monkey during
their absence came up. It was finally
decided to tether him to bis box In the
kitchen, and leave him with enough
food and water to last until their re
turn. Monday morning the family ar
rived, and went to eee how Sim had
fared. It did not take them long to
find out. The dining room looked like
It had been the scene of a bull-fight
A sofa had all the stuffing pulled out
of it and arranged in tasteful bunches
about the room, china pitchers and
plates lay smashed on the floor, and
the small bronze clock on the mantel
was upside down in the fireplace. Ruin
greeted the explorers on every hand,
but the greatest chaos was found In
the kitchen. Sim bad piled everything
portable up in a heap in the center of
the room, dusted the whole copiously
with salt and flour, and after pouring a
kettle of water on to finish the Job, sat
on top of the pile and greeted the
master's family with squeaks of sim
ian pride. It was later discovered
that he had gnawed the string that
kept him near his box, and had im
proved the shining hours not only In
accomplishing the ruin told above, but
a great deal more besides. As has been
hinted, he Is not in favor these days.
Ha Is bound with a chain, and a good
monkey with a keen sense of and skill
in practical Joking is for sale.
WHEN SMOKINQ WAS A CRIME.
Colonial Legislature Was Sever oa tbe
I'nn of Tobacco,
It Is one of the curiosities of old
time legislation that the use of tobac
co was in early colonial days regarded
as far more Injurious, degrading, and
sinful than Intoxicating liquors. Both
the use and the planting of the weed
were forbidden, the cultivation of it
being permitted only in small quanti
ties, "for mere necessitie, for phisick,
for preservation of the health, and
that the same be taken privately by
annclent men," But the "creature call
ed tobacco" seemed to have an in
destructible life. Landlords were order
ed not to "suffer any tobacco to be
taken Into their houses" on penalty of
a fine to the "victualler" and another
to "the party that takes it." The laws
were constantly altered and enforced,
and still tobaceo was grown and was
smoked. No one could take it "public
quely" nor In his own bouse or any
where else before strangers. Two men
were forbidden to smoke together. No
one could smoke within two miles of
the meeting bouse on the Sabbath day.
There were wicked backsliders who
were caught smoking around the cor
ner of the meeting house and others on
the street and they were fined and set
In the stocks and In cages. Until with
in few years there were New England
towns where tobacco smoking in the
streets was prohibited, and innocent
cigarette loving travelers were aston
ished at being requested to cease smok
ing. Mr. Drake wrote In 1886 that be
knew men, then living, who had had
to plead guilty or not guilty In a Bos
ton police court for smoking In tbe
streets of Boston. In Connecticut In
early days a great Indulgence was per
mitted to travelers a man could
smoke once during a Journey of 10
miles.
Tne Bad Kaa a a Hero.
Homer sang the ruffian Achilles Into
thirty centuries of renown. The deeds
of many frontiersmen excel the
Greek's. David did his own singing,
and came out with a great reputation.
Yet I doubt not the McKandals gang
would have made Goliath look like an
amateur. "Ivanboe, In bis iron kettle
with his long lance killing the neigh
bors for love of God and lady, never
surpassed in courage and sacrifice Wild
BUI and his comrades. But the dime
novelist has been tbelr biographer,
and cheap notoriety Is their reward.
They deserve a statelier history and
a aweeter requiem. With all their
faults they were brave and gallant
gentlemen, who made It possible for
quiet men to bring decent women and
establish American homes on tho
plains and In the mountains. Wild Bill
Hlckok's adventurous career should
have come to the knowledge of that
fine old Scotchman, who delighted in
tbe blare of bugles, the clash of arms,
the tale of chivalry. Walter Scott
would have made this great scout and
peace officer a hero of romance and a
prince of tho border. E. C. Little In
Everybody's Magaizne.
Hons Famine la Knn.
Central Kansas Is complaining of a
horse famine. The farmers have been
too ready to sell their horses to Eng
lish army purchasing sgents, and now
the farmers ore compelled to pay from
125 to $140 for animals that a year
and a half ago found no purchasers
at $75.
"And she actually fell In love with
tha first baseman. Why?" "I really
couldn't say. He certainly didn't seem
good catch."
THE lAJl'TICTIOK.
I From the Chicago Record having se
cured an injunction restraining tbe po
lice from interferring with bis gambl
ing business, the proprietor of tbe
Gilded Front decided to go home and
rest and be away from the reporters.
I He had hardly entered the house be
fore his wife complained that the hired
i girl was going to leave.
"Oh, ho, she is. Is 6he?" the saloon
and gambling house keeper answered;
"well, we'll see about that I'm not in
politics for nothing."
Then he rushed out, and in half an
hour returned with a big envelope,
from which he took a legal document.
saying:
"There, Just go and read that to her.
That's an injunction issued by a judg
who is a friend of mine to keep her
from leaving here .as long as we think
we want her around."
"Well, there's another thing," his
wife said, "that troubles me. The ice
man is going to charge us more for
Ice beginning next Monday."
"No he ain't," said the man who had
access to the injunction mill. "I'll Just
see to the matter now, while I have
time."
After another brief absence he re
turned with an injunction which made
it impossible for the ice man to raise
his price without being in contempt of
court.
"Now," he said, "don't bother me for
awhile. I need sleep. Business was so
good at our place last night that I
didn't get a chance to go to bed at all,
and I expect there'll be another big
rush tonight, since the papers have
printed all about the police not being
allowed to come in. So I must be
ready for it."
He had not been asleep long, how
ever, when his wife shook him by the
shoulder and said:
"I forgot to tell you that I can't
stand it here any more unless some
thing is done to keep the cats from
getting on our fence at night. They
make a horrible racket, and my nerves
are getting all upset. Something must
be done."
"Something will be done," he an
swered as he dressed himself.
Then he went away again and pres-
sently returned with an injunction
"hereby restraining all eats of what
soever sex, breed, color, age or previ
ous condition from assembling on the
said complainant's back fence, or upon
the roots of the sheds located in
th backyard belonging to the com
plainant aforesaid."
"I guess that'll cure 'em," he said.
"There's nothing like having a good,
willing friend on the bench in a time
of need."
Just then their baby in the next
room set up a howl, and the great
Jolntkeeper's wife said:
"I don't know what to do with that
child; she frets so. Yesterday I had to
carry her In my arms nearly all day,
I guess she must be teething."
"Never mind," he said, "I'll fix her.'"
Then he made another trip to tha
office of his friend, the judge, and re
turned home with an Injunction re
straining the child from making any
more outcries on account of her teeth,
and "further providing that tbe
aforesaid teeth must under penalty of
the court's displeasure refrain from
causing the child herelnbeforemcntlon-
ed any pain or Inconvenience."
"There," the husband and father
said, with the air of one who Is con
scious of having done his duty, "I
guess you'll be able to get along for a
day or two. Now, I've got to go down
to tbe Joint, for I s'pose the dealers
and bartenders are all tired out by this
time. If things ain't all right around
the house let me know to morrow, and
I'll get some more Injunctions."
METHOD OF RKDUrTICJ.
From the Albany Journal: A little
newsboy was watching a man on High
street weigh ice yesterday. After the
Ice had been chipped, the little chap
took a few puffs off a cigarette and
said:
"Say, Ice man, how much Is dat size
wort?"
The Ice man, being a gruff sort of
individual, was not quite sure that he
should pay any attention to the urchin.
Finally, however, ho answered: "It's
Wol'iu uO ueuio.'
Before he could say more the chap
said: Well, Just sit on it and make
It t'irty cents wort!" ,..
UREAT SCOTT I
"Young Mr. Dlnglo tells me that he
Is extremely fond of tho poetry of Sir
Walter Scott," remarked Wlntei green
to Tenterhook.
"Yes, I know; hut he carries hit
fondness too tar," replied tbe latter.
"In what way?"
"Well, he's a chicken fancier, as per
haps you know."
"Well?'
"And he has named bis best egg
producer The Last Minstrel."
' Queer name for a hen."
"1 should articulate! But that's
Dingle exactly. Gavo his hen that
name so that he could have the lay of
The Last Minstrel every morning for
breakfast." Pittsburg Commercial
Gazette.
SMOKE UP.
"Did O'Toole get the wages he sued
for?"
"No. He claimed he had been Jobbing
for three a week and the man said he
had agreed to pay him a dollar."
"Only a dollar a week?"
"Yes. And at that he said O'Toole
was no good, but spent all of his time
smoking." T
"Well, I don't blame him. A man
getting but a dollar a week must have
to smoke up very hard to Imagine he la
existing at all."
"I see by the papers that a man can
live on 60 cents a week, though."
Yes in the papers. And that leaves
him all of 40 cents for perfectoes and
Cohasset punches."
"What is a Cohasset punch."
"I don't know. I drank one once
and found out, and then I drank a sec
ond one and forgot it." New York '
Press.
now HE WAS KEIJCCFD.
"You must have played some great
games of poker in your day," he said
to the drummer who had been talking
about luck at cards.
"Yes, I have," was the reply. "Yes,
sir, I have had some great games."
"How large a bet did you ever make,
may I ask?"
"One hundred thousand plunks."
"You don't mean it!"
"I certainly do, sir; I sat In a gams
In Denver once and bet $100,000 on
my hand and I had only a pair in it
at that."
"What an awful bluff! The other's
laid down their hands, did they?"
"Oh, no! One of them called me. He
had a full house and of course I was
beaten."
"And you you lost $100,000!"
"I did. For the fraction of a second
a feeling of faintness stole over me,
and things looked wlzzy wazzy, but
then I pulled myself together and
reached down Into my vest pocket and
handed him the money, with a smile."
"Great Scott!" sighed the querist as
he mopped his brow. "Think of los
ing that much money on a turn of
the cards! I suppose that Is why you
were forced to take to the road?"
"Well, no. The winner said that
such cheek as mine ought to be re
warded and returned my money. I'd
have been all right only when I got
back to Chicago I put $900,000 with
It and bet the whole pile on a horse
race and lost by a nose. That re
duced my fortune to less than $4,000,
000 and so I had to take up this busi
ness to eke out my Income. Of course,
it's a sad case and I feel my position
keenly, but with perseverance and in
tegrity I hope to pull through in time
to be able to pay the cook her wages
again. Have you a match, please?"
THE MAJOR'S PREDICTIONS.
"I hear that the major predicted a
frost fer the Fourth o' July."
"Who's the major?"
"Why's he the man who predicted a
earthquake last June."
"Did the earthquake come?"
"No, but the entire settlement had
the chills, an' went to shaking so that
some o' the buildings fell down, an'
you couldn't tell whether it wus
earthquake or not." Atlanta Consti
tution. LITTLE LAUGHS.
A l.oat Joy.
Ah, Ice cream soda as it goes
Is quite good enough, 'tis true: '
But It doesn't buzz the victim's nose
As tho old kind used to do.
A Laatlaa Spare.
"rugby tells me he never travels at
night on the cars." .
"Nervous?"
"Well, the last trip he took he saw
one of those women who wear thel:
husband's old linen dusters for sleep
ing car gowns."
A R'tfnl ranatlnn.
"Deaf and dumb trolley parties are
tbe latest."
"What are they?"
"A lot of talkative women rids
around town in the street can all
evening, and the ono who speaks first
pays for the ride and the los cream.1
Wealth la not bis who makes it, bit
hi who enjoys It