The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917, March 20, 1896, Image 5

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    SPARKLE'S SKELETON'.
Dr. Philaletlics Sparkle w as a great
man in a small way. He was the vi
< ur of an important suburtstneliureh,
wherein u higlily respectable and not
wholly unintelligent congregation
was wont to assemble for worship.
In that eougregution the pastor had
no enemies, w hile he could boast of a
large numlierof thorough-going and
ardent ndmirers. The man was ad
mittedly well til ted lor hi* post. He
was kind-hearted, lilierul-rninded,
quick-witted, a fluent speaker, and,
in the opinion of many, a thoughtful
ns well as eloquent preacher. Hut.
in truth, •■thoughtful ’was just what
Dr. Sparkle was not. His great dif
ficulty, and one tlmt increased week
ly, was about ideus. When he knew
what to say, he could say it well.
No man could produce a more “bril
liant rormsention" or effective dure
lip irum ii puiii'.viitiiouiii in materiiii;
lull then, tlie fuel hint to come from
somewhere, nml tlmi was the doctors
difficulty. Ilcliml ii rcpiitntioii to
maintain, ami lie mum fully, almost
painfully, conscious oil lie Ind.
ruder these circumstances, and fie
ing sorely harassed by the recurrent,
drying up ol the well-spring of his
ideas, Dr. Sparkle Imd his attention
wire*ted oim* morning by un art fully
worded circular which was found
among his letter*. It began us fol
low a:
XTIMCTI.V I'lllVATI,. All Clnrtilll,
Movml by tlie spirit ef*yra|mf,by, nml ivi
."Hi"II, lift hu liniiilily lif/pcx, by n <l"nli" In
i^ioimil" llm lilglii-xl, "min, III" will r nil
ili"*«» Iiiini-i lf In III* ever, wrought mcl'.on
ly ii|i|ii".miI birthem ibivluji Inn) nn >■%•
"rptionwlly will "i|i"i'l"iiin nl purlxli win k in
town nmI "iilolry, mimnu lb'll nml poor
"<Jn"nf"il nml lamioan Im l.«*li«-%#•* himnlfto
Im folly conversion with III" luxles unit I"
i|ttf t'l'ttmnfx of "mil /"pumlci'liix" In tin nm
rntinily. Vo one turner tlmn tlm prr»<m
writer l.notix wimt it i» to linvn to |ii"|o*r*
»i lit ill ii Multitude of oilier vociltloiiit-two.
flii"e, or wore sermons n week, Ib'lmss'if
Irreil liimxelf, nml run, thereto!'", lei I for t'ix
lireitiern trim ore xofteoiip A" ordiualy to
lx miiioilM nt llie lownx! pi-lie Ihul will . over
n/'tnot otillny, lo import lo liix l>r*f Icru dm
i "xn 11 x of n nyxlein of sermon pro<bn'tl'>B
Hlib'll Imx liix'ii |i"if""t"i| liy liimxi'lf niter
yenrx of nnionx toil nml profoum! study.
Ifr. Sparkle smiled a* he read tin*
bombastic document, and was about
to throw it into the waste basket
when runnel hitig st ayed Ids hand.
“ 1 wonder whether many clergy
men a vail themselves of t ins sort oi
tiling, my dear?" lie said, t ossing the
circular to Ids faithful wife, who gen
erally sal with him for an hour of a
morning. “To deliberately get up
and read a not her mini’*sermon seems
to me absolutely willful.”
“Ifni nil uieii are not gifted like
you, I/'t lie, dear; and I sup|ioseth"re
are some who tlmi it very difficult to
preach a good sermon,'’ suggested
Mrs. Sparkle.
“it is the dishonesty ot (lie tiling
that, aho'-ks me,’’explained the doc
tor, “ff n man can’t write a sermon,
or nSisii't time, let. him honestly say
so. i/'t Iiim fal;e a printed bool;
and lead from it; but logo into the
pulpit, with a lilli igmph and deliver
it as ins own, is a tiling I can't con
ceive any Christian man daring lo
do.”
#*##<*
Some time after tIiim, Ilia vicar
found it necessary to appoint a nev.
curate, the old one having married a
rich wife and forth wit h kicked over
the traces. Among several appli
cants, the doctor’s favorite was the
Kev. .lonnihaii Crihlier, Hut as it
was necessary, inappearaneeatl ast.
to consult tlie wishes of the congre
gation I who were expected to find
the funds), it was arranged that, be
fore arriving at the decision, the
young man should be invited to
preach on a certain Sunday evening.
When the day arrived on which Mr.
Cribbcr was “to try Ids voice."
Dr. Snorkle was suffering from a Imd
cold. In the morning, lieing single
linnih d, lie had no choice but to get
through the service as well as lie
could; and, lieing a man who, when
put lo it, uiim always eipial to tlie
x ii 'iMikii ill 11«• -11 ■< 111 i t f i • i I liiiiiw.rll' i al'V I
creditably, lli> ilnlivetvd a ntrikitig
aiaJ pathetic add renx from thewordn.
“the loolinhm-nn of preaching," and
the ph.YMiml diwibility under which
won evidently laboring, only
Served to highteli the ellect ol hi* elu
•dotiH to the “earthen vennele" to
which celeeHal trcnnuren were no oft
en eutrunted. Hut in the evening,
obedient to bin doctor'* order*. the
good man ntayed at home.
An the night drew on Hr. Snarkh
Inn-iime very much deprenned, den pit c
all bin witc'n eflortn to I'hm-r him.
“I am mire vou would have i»n-n
pleaned, dear, it you could have heard
tile way the |n-ople npuke ofyoliwhen
coming out of church thin umrniiii
The tlrendyn hud Nome friend* with
them, ami they eaid they had never
heart) a ln>lter nermoll."
"Ami vou, in) dear what did you
think wf it?*'
"I think it mu llie inowl Uaittiful
M-ranai you ever pleached " replnd
tlwladv euthunlanle ally, "Ihotlgn all
vour neriuouw have In-eu nphaelid of
tale Home month* ago. vnutviecm
let, you complained of hn-liug «x
haunletl, uml IHnintetl that the hiun
1,011 of your ideivn waa ill) tug up
Hut it nviiii to me that ever »»m •
W out hh-an have Uti laighlci atal
more ortgiaal thall furuteiiv llw»
hale bubbled and npoikleda*though
tu miib-h >our mime,”
“I feel ex ha an ted ami Uttell) dll-ti
lip to Might, all)how, I iu lit for
nothing
"f nub,it, atudied tiai hard l.etlu,
dear tour I until ban bmi over
wrought." aabl Mrw Hparktw, *# 1
tionately. “We must go for a nice
long holiday when the new curate
comes. Only last week Dr. Briggs
said that if ever a man laid earned a
holiday you had.”
On Monday morning the vicar was
solar recovered that he was able to
receive Mr. (irundy in his study.
The worthy churchwarden was evi
dently ill at ease. IDs inquiries ns
to tin* pastor's health were profuwed
and long-drawn out; hi*observations
on the weather diffusive and incon
sistent. At lengt h Dr. Sparkle found
it necessary to bring him to the point.
“Well. Mr. (irundy I am waiting
to hear how everything went off last
night.”
“Oil, first rate, sir, first-rate.
Large congregation, beautiful an
them, offertory above the average,”
“And Mr. t'rujber?”
“A most excellent young man, ns I
believe, sir. Fine voice, made a good
impression—that, is on those who
hadn't heard you in the morning."
The vicar smiled, and looked well
pleased at what he deemed to he a
neat compliment, intended for him
self.
“Well, my friend, you must remem
ber lie is but a young man and with
out much experience. We ought not,
lobe too critical. We all had to
make u beginning once.”
“It isn't that, sir. It wit* the coinci
dence i lint, st ruck t he people."
“The wlmt?” exclaimed Dr. Sparkle,
n vague sense ol uneasiness creeping
over Inin.
oTl,,. ../Olx.i.li.imo tu'tf III. irilf'O Mltf
‘The foolishness of preaching' over
again. I menu hi* text wastliesann*
us that which ,voa sonblyexpoitnded
ia • he morning.”
“Hather awkward,” laughed the
vjear. "I fear it would have embar
rassed I he poor young fellow had he
known about it; but, after all, the
thing might, ensily happen. The
words nre in the evening lesson,
though I took them for my text in
the morning. You see, the arrange
incut for Mr. I ribber to preach was
somewhat hurriedly made.”
“Ihit it isn’t only the text—it is
the sermon itself the people* are talk
ing about, sir. I didn't pay much
attention myself but Mrs. finitely
will have it that, though tie* words
Were different, the nuhstnnce, the
backbone, the skeleton was junt the
sane*.”
“The skeleton!” exclaimed the
vicar, inn horror stricken voice.
• Well that's the word my wife
lined.” said the church warden,
apologetically. “I didn’t quite fol
low her myself; for. though I veheard
of p**ople having skeletons in n cup
board, I never knew of one in a pul
pit.’’ Mr. (irundy laughed at bis
own smart ness, hut a dark clpud
set t led upon t he broad brow of Dr.
Sparkle.
Poor l)r. Sparkle was in a terrible
fix. There was (irundy waiting to he
gulled, and it was incumbent on him
to say something, lie gave a little
sigh, and spoke in Ids softest accents;
"Well, you see, Mr. (irundy, not
having heard (las wonderful sermon,
I cannot discuss the matter in detail;
nor would I wish to think anything
to the dispnrngcmcntofu yotingman
who lias been very highly recom
mended to me. Several partial solu
tions occur tome, none of them re
flecting unduly on Mr. Cribber. Pos
sibly, we may have looked into the
same commentary—”
Mr. (irundy gave a knowing nod.
“Possibly Mr. Cribber may have
read some art icle of mine in one or
other of the religious periodicals
treat iag of this subject.. I say possi
bly. though I do not at Ibis moment
recall having writtcnaiiythingabout
it.”
Mr. (irundy gave another yet.more
know ing nod.
"And there is yet another hypoth
esis connected with the obscure
topic of unconsciousness cerebration
and reminiscence. 1 tell you candidly
I have preached on that text before—
at tic* ubhey once, and elsewhere
perhaps. Mr. Cribber may have
heard me. M.v thoughts may have
passed into an impressionable mind.
There have been most remarkable in
stances of this phenomenon.’
Mr. (irundv was evidently impress
ed.
"I think,” lie said, “I can under
stand how it hupjs'iicd now. and I lie
explanation you have given is very
inti ivMing. I.ut, |><-rliH|)M. uml»*r
tie- cir< uniwtaiirtw. you might Mini
»omc morn Miiiahh* gentleman for
the curacy.”
..I .1._ • tk.UI. .. .. _ .1.1,4
• IlllllWf i I HIMIt III v I |
lii-undv, uHamiird thr virur.rujjrrly.
"Mr. t rililmr mwhin erurrely up to
tin’ murk tor Midi u conitrattution u*
mint, Tliwv were other up*
plk'ttnt* who wen* nioat highly rerotu
mended—Mr. I'la v lair. for iueiuum.”
hr. Sporkk- n|M>ke iiihieinoei dull* t
lour lull imMiuii n» Mr lirumlj left
the ruoiu lie nut down and wrote u»
(oIIowh to ihr M«*v. .lomilhun:
In m Mu I luiu »lmi l%»«r of tlirwrnrni
ikilntl I', lull l.i»l lay la. I riyim Hint I nui
uUlynl l« rulirMn lliil » • m mv ulluyi-lliar
Ul-aUllltl 11, Mil I I.I I Ml |Wti|lWllMO' lion
mitiulutn ,1 tu iii«ii<ul I If ,ii ull UMU a
ib|*inlitl, Ihu.iyltt In Pit uiul I 'hi
uel iii|i|hw tun nunitf iMHf»#«f|iu»iuliftiii ilu*
• H'lliiiUlili ufmlN’i ufilim i uni> in Ip
iIhuuiom, with Khun tun rutuml iPm i
talent tit* inliMuuiulaiU'i wet Mtr. «n»l W(
it- tramm tent* Imlklull) t‘ ti ioi I
IIhviii); will this ilPlrui|Mirrt| pro
Ipl* tllltl III tile p ml, I hr Ullfort UUIlt* I
malt wnt fktrt t»«k ith uithuUiiHi of Idui
■M’lt. mill woul'l ifhotlv lutte retailed
It, lie lilmnul hiuiM'll for all that
luo! h«tp|irowtl ami tax ante it thlim
to horrdde rwiuorw ami uhjwt i trar.
Ill* wik’ hud her ottu ywepwiowe, hut
kept thrill to lirradf
That on uftrruonii thr llrv Jou
atltau 11 ltd* r, lit tint luditf nation
Bought out tlm .kraal agent "ho
had made Up for hie own link id
linuia ami iteif i and keunhoi him
to hie lieu
1 ion owls Mt>t‘* n piird i!*•» *urive
cleric who devoted his energies to
helping his weaker brethern, “that
for originality of thought and fresh
ness of treatment, 1 consider the
‘foolishness of preaching’t o lie among
my masterpieces. 1 could show you
numerous letterithat I have receiv
ed in reference to that very aerinon.
There must ,1 takeit,besomethingver,v
unfortunate in your voice or mode of
delivery. Now,I am about to form
u clerical elocution class, and I would
strongly urge upon von—’’
“My voice is excellent, sir! I have
lieen congratulated upon it time nml
ugnin!’’ roared the lleverend Jona
than.
“I do not doubt its power, sir,’’
replied the agent, witli n deprecatory
motion of Ids hand; hut it may need
ft
“You talk about letters, sir. Head
that!” said the irate f'ribber, inter
rupting him. nml Hinging Dr.Sparkle's
note upon the table,
The ugent rend the letter,and then,
after a few minutes’ consideration, he
remarked:
“Do yon mean to say that you
gave them ‘The lolishness of preach
ing’ in Dr. Sparkle's church?”
“Idojulldwhy not? I paid you
for t lie sermon.
“You told me you were in Lincoln
diocese when I sent it to you.”
"And so I was; but I (tame to town
to see after Dr. Sparkle’s curacy. |
Imd a perfect, right to preach the ser
mon,” said the Itev.Jonntlmn, fierce
ly
“^es, I suppose you Imd—at your
own risk,” aumitted the agent.
“Hut it has lost mean excellent
curacy,” continued flic irate t'ribber.
“And you hove lost me an excel*
*•11 • • 11* II l/« iJtJIHI
##«#•##
On tin; following Sunday Dr.
Sparkle's pulpit whs occupied by Mr.
I’lnyfalr, nnd i< wits announced tlmt
the vienr, in obedieneeto the jieiomp
tory orders of his medical adviser,
hii<I gone abroad for u few weeks.
The doctor is now, with his faith
fill wife by Ins side, recruiting liis
energies and Inyiriginngcnuinostock
of fresh ideas. He Inis resolved for
the future to have no secrets from
Mrs. Sparkle, and t.oescliew ‘‘skele
tons.”—London Truth.
- —-M». • -
Treatment of IIiiIiIiicmi.
A few words uncut one of the most
common forms of skin discuses among
us. Ha Id ness is so widely spread
and ho universal among us, that if
is quite fashionable. Nevertheless,
I slmll give a couple of recipes for
t hat form t hat is accompanied by
fulling of dandruff, what is technic
ally know us dry seborrhea of the
scalp, la nine-tenths of these cases;
a cure is possible, t hat is, hair may
be restored if sufficient patience is al
lotted with other treatment. Owing
to barbers'failure to give back to a
man his hair, a general impression
exists tlmt it. is no use to try; once
bald, always bald.
This is seurcely ever t rue of seborr
hea, not in fifty pet.. of eases
from other causer, and whosoever
will try these recipes will be convinced
of their efficacy.
For a week, at the outset of treat
ment, the scalp is to be thoroughly
washed with a reliable tar soup, such
as any apothecary sells, drying the
hair thoroughly, but not rinsing out
the tar. II Imir has vanished let the
lather dry upon bare spots. Then
begin with a wash com posed of resor
cin |mre. oik* drain; castor oil. one
half ounce; buy rum. 7% ounces. Mix.
This is to be applied morning and
night, and well rubbed in. After two
weeks of lotion, have the following
pomade prepared, and rub into the
scalp and hair a portion the size of a
hazel nut every morning: Salicylic
acid, ten grains; nmmoimted mercu
ry, five grains; cold cream, one ounce.
Mix.
After one week's careful attention
to this treatment, the bald spotswill
lie covered with u flue, thick, silky
growth, that is forerunner to a crop
worth having.
Try it.—Dr. Hutchinson, in Amer
ican Magazine.
—• mm—
A Military Lump in the Klmlr* >. Y,
Kcfrirniittory.
The coni ids of t he Flmirn l X. Y. I
Iteloriuutory, au institution in w hich
criminals under age or who have
committed their first crime arc con
fined, lio* been trntisformed niton
military camp. ‘‘The Yates’ bill,”
which recently went into effect in the
>uilo ul .\ow i orK wilt* li |irnliii*il*>
rriiuiunU from working on vnrioin*
iriolew while <oiilim-<l for mUMo*
mruiinm lilivt* inn tie i uni|ilniiit ol
t heir tmlorvoil Ulww.
The Klmiru lirlormulory mi* m
Itx lntl I*V tll*> Vlll*'** llill |ll*t to* Mim ll
n« lit*' otln*r |*rU«m* ol ilm Sitiio
wore. To meet tin* r>x|Uirvni"ni» ol
tin* now Inn .tu l lo k*x'|* In** |ni»>>n
i*r* from UUcim-**. SuperiulcnMeiit
|lro*kwny Ini niton n i>lnn uhk'li
work* w wii'loi * llo ttrgnnue*l n i*hi
mout in llio Mefurmittory Tin* regi
iiiout tin* * twill > oiu|*nliWw, n full conn
I'lomont ol Hith er* it Intml ot MU
nit**#*, ittol it ilritui . orjo ol non l* r
ml It ring nmi Mrnmtng *|mtlllMa The
!"*>• Mi ill nearly eight hnurwuMnt.
Tin* |>i nmi i« mtw j.. it* 11* iiily n mil
ilitry t nm|>. with * »iu|Ntny Miwla,
I'ftlierw lw*toli|niii terw Hinl nil other
lefiurtnwttu ot u military |**»l in
llnw* «*( witr I lf iwmi iirv reuurretl
lo Mo nil tin* Mul> they *niili| Im*••,
In Mo tf dfulurli oiilWnl mMMkmw '»
hi en*iuy • country Muring n cm It1
I'tim* tl*o own from Mhme*», whhlt
■ ihfiilijoi Am* win* h ih»> whono*
e**» Mot ho -I
WANTED TO MARRY.
On ii wild mountain road between
the Yadkin river and Salisbury, N. <\,
I came upon an humble cabin in
which resided the Widow Watkins
and her three children, the oldest ls>
ing a hoy of fifteen a ad the youngest
a girl of o. I had heard of the widow
while ten miles awny. Her husband
was a justice of the peace and some
thing of a religions exhorter, and
what he didn't know about the his.
tory of America wasn't worth look
ing up. His mule ran away with
him one day, and fell into a ravine
imd both were killed The widow,as
I on# of the mi t’vcs expressed it, was
“the well lixedesl woman in four
counties," having a small farm all
clear and considerable personal prop
erty. Half a mile from Hie house I
met .lereminli, the boy spoken of. lie
was bareheaded, barefooted, coni less
vestless, and so freckled that it was
hard to say what his natural com
plexion was. lie rose up off a rock
as 1 approached, made mi awkward
bow and said:
“I lihbins, si ranger.”
Tribbin* lo you, my boy. And
who may yam be?”
“Jerry Watkins."
“Hon of l he widow,eh?
“Yuan, lie yaai'n he 'an?"
“Yes,"
“From ilieao'th.”
“Yes.”
“I'ome to see mil?”
“Yes; I'll hIop for dinner."
“Hind on'I. (iwim* to liev' chic ken.
Am sent iim* mil 1.0 meet you un.
“Many thanks lo both of yon.''
"Hay!" he continued nx he trotted
along bexide me, "I like you 'un; you
'un wears white shirts and clot ties,
and I'll jigger (bet) you *un known
roots from tree tops. Ilev you 'nil
eimi to inn rry mu?”
I laughed, and lie wax milch put
out for a mo incut. Then lie said;
“Wish you'un would. Then I could
lievagun. II you'un will i'll mind
cvcr.vt liing you xny.”
“JVrlnips your mother doxen't
want to marry again.”
“Mitgx! She'd marry yoii'im like
light ning. Say! if you'un has her
you'un will git inn a gun. won't you?
Hay! I know whur I could shoot a
powerful lot o' coons. Sny! I'll
speak ter mu fur ye if you'un will
promise t lie gun.”
The widow wax at. the door to give
me welcome, The second child, was
a, 10-vcnr-old girl, wax barefooted !
and freckled and (owlieadcd, mid the
younger one laid on only a single
garment and wax rolling in the dirt.
*•<'inn right in and squat, said the
widow ax we shook hands, i’ete Me
Coy wax living last, night that you
wax headed thix way mat would stop,
Ar’ye thirxtable? May, jostle him
over a glaxx of buttermilk. We'll
eribbinx teat) in about mi hour.”
We talked about the weather, the
state of t he roads, etc." asshe hast led
around to get. dinner, but pretty
soon Jerry went, out of doors anil
culled:
“Mu! uni! Cum outer yere!”
"Jerry, you shut!” replied the
mother,
“Mu! will you 'un marry lie 'un?”
continued Jerry,
"Now, Jerry, if yer don’t stop yer
guzzuin i’ll skin yer alive!” she ex
claimed, ax xhe stood in the door
mid flourished a skillet, at him.
Jerry made off and sut, down cm it j
log, mid the widow turned to m** to:
explain:
"l.>on’t pay m/ seriousness to lie I
'un; sir. Jerry wants a new pop |
right bad, and I do xn.v that I'm |
tired of thix vere git tin’ along alone, i
but I'm not gwine to offer myself to '
anybody.'
Just before dinner the oldest girl \
lands friends with me materially an-1
xixietl by some candy, and sin* sml- I
donly bawled one
“Mil! inn! gwine to marry him?”
'Now, Mollie!” chided the mother, j
“Wish you would!’' milled the:
youngest, who went by the name ot j
Nancy.
"Now, Nancy! Vlille I do go fur to j
say In* 'im is i lie smm'tuHl looking
stranger I vc seen turn yenr, mehlx*
In* ’iiii don't t hiak shucks of me.”
I kept fighting sh.v of the main
quest ion, a lal by and by we sal down
to dinner. The blessing hud been
••'uroclv asked when J«rr\. who had
IIIU<h< n t ri'llu-llilnuk HVnrl In v.iihIi.
hi* turn ii nil i mull liin hiiir.lnnkt-tl up
til hi* Hint lift* uml nnkwl:
"Him Ii* iiii H»k«*.l you yit'*"
"Ji*rry! *!«• rlikln*!.
"Mill tlon'l Ii** iiii ivmil yi*r.'”
"<l**ri\v!"
“Hut ilnii't I want n nru pup mui
<i mill' In* Imulli ik'iiuiluk'il
“iMiu’l W'l'iiiU* lillii," win- Mltil In
Mr, ilk i-li*’ lnl|»<l inn in llw Irj* nl n
• III'k> ll, Inti* I will trn fill In ill*
rlurr IIml I Iuivi* m iwiI.i kii in in of
Until. tUr»** Mtrwkt, ii run, ihiri.t two
linn*, lour kin- kk iif Inn uimI 9'i*i in
lilkll, | 1« IliilM nWll'i llkllgt«*ll
with inun«lNwrri<i|iK. Tlwy uiii.iu't
!■* lmp|n , '
’’Voitr huklkiinl him w u*mmI iihih
I VI- ill'll I'll ll.'pluil
irk \ ptnupliiii Mi utMul MimmI |
null (in itpuHIpkiH Hi l ImWinT* nil
• ‘hi ill I* lint I lint him- uikufi i iilili'
hr ten tr kimiml lti>nii« all Rmiil 1
Hi-«« -Itmi uiii I, ol ll Vv»f Munir h !
IiiiuiIH ill Dili* ui In* Ilk* "
Inn Miiil liitu* l**n «|iiilr a
liUlilHH* kuHUIH lit It 11* gut uhtltg
mi writ 1
Vote ivif*1 I k'•* turn <• <h*lhu a*
Wt- 1 Ilk ill* 1**1 til rite " tliki I Wilt |
gt> tit * in m< % »■ mui Miinruoir* nr*,
tent wil l* hr|-| * lh» Main whngilvi
me don't git no sitter nor com
plainer.”
I managed to turn the subject for
awhile, but as soott h* dinner whs
over Jerry took Lis mother into the
other room lor a nnsultotion. and
Molly came aud sat down beside me
und asked:
“Do you 'un lilt*- ma?1*
“Oh.VHH.”
“Ami site like* >< .i. Wish you was
my pap. M*hl*-*you will be bv to
morrow.”
I went out and sat down under n
tree to smoke a cigar, and pretty
soon Jerry*timeout, lie had a busi
ness look all ovei bis lace as he said:
“I've axed ma if she would hev ye.”
“Have you? Yon are retd kind.
"And sla- says si <• will.”
“Indeed!”
"An*l how ala. .* that gun? When
shall I git it" "
••Say, Jerry, aid v< i ever have a
dollar all al on < ' I asked,
"I,or’ n*> no; t."o tuts!"
"If I'll gi** ; < . . Mg silver dollnt
will you I* t up on t he gun until J
come again?'
“Will I' Hoof. snakes and bud
lighters. but J will!
I gave liimthi ooiiarand lie daslie*)
through the I,o.e*-to show it to Ills
sisters, and then s*, ; ted on a run lor
a ni'ighlKir s i w<, miles nwa.v. When
I relumed (o the house and saiil
I must Is- going ! - . * m*-t by such
mi a valine h* o! pr«-tests that I
had to agrci •», si. v until next,
day. That night I “sat up” with
the Widow Watkins I got around
to it after iiv hi!' to state that I was
living with mv third, and had three
sets of children numbering five in a
set, und that I couldn’t possibly see
how I could make her my wife. I was
very sorry, but helpless and I hoped
she would let tie send her u te-w ging
ham dress from Salisbury
“That's honest atal straight,” slat
.i.. . 11\ i i. f .. t'_4. i
'7‘. I *7 ‘ ” •
lik<» vi*r lonkf*1 i,:.n ) Iw li' w* wiwniilil
live happily lot other, if ye emi't
marry, why. ye .at Ye would if
ye eoitld.wouldii ' ye?”
"Qiiiekcr'n >■ ai1
‘•That's next to it and I'll wait
. I’ve years on ve and see how things
turn. Mclil/c 1 11 wait six, iait I'll
say five fui'sartm, I'd as lief ben
four I Ii as a se ond wife.
And she is waiting, while .Jerry
Writes that ''guns i < v go* sm heilfiless
Unit Inr kin git out far M. Quad
Detroit Frei I'l e*. ,
How Mm Won Him,
“How She Won IIin ” might well
lie the title nl r I * ■ J» romance of .New
York City. The heroin* is a young
Indy, formerly wealthy, but who in
rediieed I'ir'iiiastances, met and
loved the hero, who loved in return.
The hero is a yo.mg lawyer, with so
keen n sense of honor that lie had
resolved m-ver to n.ari v an heiress,
fearing it might I- sa.dhe wedded for
money. Theyv,i:> to marry when
the hero had ya,m d sufficient foot
hold to establish his professional suc
cess. And lo. whili ihey waited, the
lady, through t i dei th of a distant
and almost unknown relative, fell
heir to u property ln,rg< .• than she
had originally possessed. Tim young
man, t rue t o his sens' of honor, gn ve
her her freedom in a short note, al
t hough I he art a-; ainia great Jiang.
This brought from 1 hr voting lady a
longer note, ir-king I imto reconsider
his net ion, and request ing an inter
view. Ih tlmnfi'd hi l>y post for
her kindinv-. and told her
that as an equal in wealth lie would
have heen honored !>y t union with
her, Iait t hat now sic wi s in a posi
tion to make a nun I, more desirable
nllinm-e. Tl e days that followed this
generous* renunciation of wealth
and luijipiness ere sad ones for the
young hnvver. .t.out a week after
breaking of. iiis i ngngement the
young man wa -tart,led by theap
jM*arnnee in his , ■ Hi < •< • of the girl he
had given :p. She smiled beamingly
and said: "If yo.. .1 ill not marry me
lei us at any rate he ti lends. I need
the advice ofu inecl in a suit which
I am about *<> I ring and for the sake
of old t imcH I hojs you will do your
best for me. ’ I tv nil means,” re
plied tie astoi.s lied d> ipii of Block -
stone. “If you will give the lin ts of
1 he ease I will attend to h at once.”
“I wish to bring . * it of damages
for breach ul promise against
-■. I would not do this only I
know lie loves mi still*ate) will not
marry me been us* t • thinks 1 can
wait ami do l**tter.' It is needless
to uttl< « ftt II . la*. U,1U ililllMl.
iiiUhhI itinl never I ri.uirlit into court
A kU» in 'In Mari.
Ilornce \ eni* • h* urH*t,w.n> iroiittf
fiiitn Vertmilb* t«> l‘m:*• liy rnilwujr.
In tl.c kfilu* • < :n|Hi'ti .• it' with him
wmiv twa li*il» * • In i he I,ml never
well lielnr* Ini* wla I'm evidently
m qn nut' ll with I.itii. Tin v eiuiii
Itted Inin nnniil'1 . at futniiteuted
freel.v iitMitt lit* utnleriiil i wirint. hi*
hale iilif wti*', tie *t a "I hit 'ire**,
etc They t in iini *<i ll.eir mnuiy*
nine until it tut ll> tin |>m titer deter
mined Hi (>ut nn tint H tin | - r*et «t
litiu A* the Unlit | * *««tt thiiiuith
th* tunnel of tit t It'Utl the three
trute'en* Herr m,.| f m v«>ui|iiete
•Inrkue** term r* owl ttut lock ol
hi* huiet to In* Ml* utli ..ini lt»w«l it
twtrv vioh-ntlv Hi • m*- - v,ntfc Irmu
lllflll'M trill In || ||.; t'a hull* * h.i'l
withdrawn tin'll ntlenut n fruiii him,
ami *« r» n*vu«.u* e.n h ctlwt of tun
m* n kt»*» • i i t th* Mian lit ih*
dark
|*r*-* >t!> the* Mtnw) at I’nri*.
nmlAcre*' on i*twin* tlwm, >.e<l
I «di*t I ntw.il I* |» u.***i ell niv Ilk
l<» ib» lllijuirv which M* • he*r two
lade* it w.»* tint! i ***U *1* *‘*~ ht.
Inn * i;»i«it..Y
F«l«n>.
Tli** medical nmue of Mil* a:7* *Loa
in whitlow*. Every on* who ha*been
attacked ' y ii felon wi ' t Imit that
it richly denerve* it* n im* Tic*
Haxon mime whitlow — ,, white tiam •
—refern to the inten* be rung p.nu
wInch attend* it. mid ‘he whitened
*kin over the nintiired .ifjacew*
There are lonr form*, though if
neglected, the fir*t may nm into tie*
*ei‘omJ, mid thenncondintoth*third.
The flrnt in *u|iertieial ,nd irigtn.it •*
at the flideof tlte nail in fhe tr-".e nkiti
under tin* nenrf-nkin. or ati.-h* Tic*
pain in not at llr*t never* hut if the
cutielc i* not opened ind nwny
with Hc|**oi‘M, the »klc m i y **r.it*.
mid the pa* work it- > <■/ l> • i**.itIi
the null.
In t he neeond form, fin* :li**h o tic*
lli'Mt joint, iplmhinx * .:ift < *d. in
coriKcipicncc of *oni" n, a y , j,»i
hiip* from tin* ex ten* oi to it oftle*
itrnt, I form. The tin of tin* tin _*■•!•
hwcIU, and tliroli* wiM, burning pain
mid pun i* noon form,'I ' nl*„< tie*
nlmccM* i* opened early, tin* pu* nmy
hurrotv into the teinlot: ■»!n*.»ri, itm*
giving fine to the thin form. >r
into tin* Muhntmice of *lc» ljori<*, .1* in
the fourth form.
In 11n* t lord lorm, 1 In* mil ,nr;, 1
tion begin* in tin* «te»nM Mm* i*n
cIokch thn flexor tendon*—th>>*»*
which hend tile finger tIn!•**.* lie*
jin* i* evacuated ipiir.e •>rly.it d*
*troy* tIn* tendon, burrow* ru'o tic*
other joint* (plinhnigi**) .0:. I ,!•*
ntroy* the linger. 1f ttm.,y •• •**•
tend to mu) dent,roy tic* •utiv ! 10 I.
In Honiii cane* it Im* proved ! 0!
in tin* fourth kind, m l thi* * tin*
kind that i* more comm only 1*11 lied ■
felon,—the inflammation m it Mu*
membrane (j**rio*temn thud, invent*
tin* hone of the tir*t plndarr It i*
thin |**rionteum on wlin h tic* lit** of
the hone depend*, mid heal* i* wh»*n
orogen. ii can even repi n <■ ai: : -w
bone large portions which rn.i • have
Iieen removed.
If left to itself, the pas bus o work
Hm way to the surface from ‘ • very
bone it self, the patient suffering un
beurabl** agony for never >I <i rs and
im many sleepless night** An .mu
ion to t !><• bone alon ■ giv *s r**l;
In each form of t.!>> wild */> ! >t,
applications are lielpfit "‘lie ii;
cision should lw performed by a 4Uill
ful physician, who will i.void
ami tie Mitre of the location • >i t.lm
p im, for it often seems f o lie in ’• on1
when it Im on t.lie iiarkofth hot:*.
A H hasty liultle .1'.,
,T. W, Steele, an old pioneer of
Mojave, is in tlie cit y, ,nd has pie
Merited to W illiam Montgomery, of
tin* American exchang" *. riob*d In
dian weapon that has I v*l the
death of twelve men. It is i Hionn
battle ax about five in hen long I
t hree wide ut the thick'ed p »rt. un i
taper* tiot.ii wnyM to ohm*.a i “ [>
edge. This ax bus tv, ■!■/<.ply cut
line* in it. indicating tlm number of
men who have fallen by it
Old Chief IJrigoau. if Ua- ’/foj.t . 's,
wum once t he owner uf this •rein,
and it: wum iic who we*!,led ,t, with
such destruction. II * first • hi!** „n
gnged in battle wita soirin - riigr ints,
killed Tom Jarvis, tli * !<•:*<l *r This
wum in In like m ki.tu two
years lutor he killed (1 rnry K*j* ii md
Wiiliiiin ThoniHon neat I orf Y'lina.
being himself at tile time perforated
with two pistol bulls Then old I.ui
gona slugged two of his in * ■« who
displeased him, and with Mr- ‘decep
tion of John Kincaid, who Ml by his
hand in 1N0O, it is not known who
the other murk* are intended for.
l.ingona died two /ears *.'• anti
.Mr. Steele secured th** w *.ipon from
theiribe. lb* said:
‘■This old chief was i thoroughly
bad Indian, lie was in Ins Ir/ on
the .Mojave desert what Slid** was
along the line of th** Union i'arith;,
and what Jtilly th** Kid *nd W,!d Bill
were, lb* only niiiile m i.t-ss on his
battle ax for the meu he •ntnully
killed with it. Those lie stubbed or
slmt be bud another wa y of reckon
ing. He indicutetl tliem by the griz
zly bear cIuwm lie laid strung i.bnut
bis neck.
■■This st ring of Ism: io -s is row
kept by iiis sipiaw at Mojo/* who
survives him. It uiuk-M m** dm *•>’
nhrink brick when Iseeth it, big string
of claws. There must be thir ty on it .
and if tile chief hnd brought ili his
dead together there would have b*s*u
enough lor a big graveyard "—Sin
Fram-iwo • 'hronicle.
I ke Measures uf a bieutteiu.u,
l*r*.l TM*tnu» lintUImii - tie, r irc.ti
Kliglish gvlllleliieu if tdO tears
mro considered tile l>t!** o’ of *r i
top. urt alii) aeieinenio* trtli' > toy
ul tlielr t’loMH, w hit'll ' ii •t|»*'?*l lit
live uttlely lor t«|Mtrt. V *it f. x*a
tlunien tttml till* tu. Ut h** »i‘ \u>*t-i
rutMt lioltl ilw* Mitia* >p a.'tu •» tit rw
Ifnrtl to all itittbuuH ui put attic# Ar»
nit* It i tut tutu* a whit !’*» InlJ, that*
Uiinr til 4<HI JfUtlt • »4U * t f'tltlU
tItw.v ar»* uvea ittuiv » i in ttti t.t in t\
very well la* a |«wi*l**tit 11» *.th<tt
M'ltolur>lii}t, la»t lie urt *t *•* • -n •
a it limit U'iug aiilt* tt) • u *» t •• tiytug
by tua own labor Vb • if'.'U a>
ahit** we HatU r our v ui * t *.t».* f I*—
tint loll that we tire « •aluh'**n*.i
|teo|i|e, ou I tie Krona I »h »< w« ;»»i >
a btrut tt( iliiii'ian << it m l Ti t a
nte. huithul loutriiaa a wht it t r
forefather* (tail u •* ** *n** t% *
I..11 l,irlain an reutu I* tit ■ I*.* it h o
i an It eorl It rot w»*i 1114:
tear* t hr»*f tatui.t b,*» ’*4:' that
huru< t*r, ami not jen » • n v>
aewfittw. vinw ruble Vu i»i»it VI * t l
uM iltitok ha t be n.o*' ;»» •, m U
tt at' bat) u*m ev*’ 4