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CARRIGEEN MOSS.
m Ewwawww""E
The sea came leaping and plunging
1b great wblto spume flukes against
.the cllffa of Carrlgccn, for It was
prlngtlrao nnd tlio season of high
tide. Far awny, beyond Iho angry
breakers nnd beyond the wavering,
bitting bands of gray foam which
took their place, one could sec naught
pat a Tnat plateau of greeu ocenu, dap
pled by an occasional Hall or darken
ing over the sunken ledges luto patch
es of leaden hue.
'High upon tlio clffsldc, whero ea
tlilstlo and Band grass rustled la tbo
Atlantic brcwefl, two persons-an aged
man nnd, tiny girl sat hand In hnnd,
gazing Btcndlly across tlio waters.
31cd up In a red handkerchief at their
'Idesldo lay a frugal lunch of bread
mad buttermilk, from which fnct It was
caBy to tell that they were either tour
ists or vagrants. As a matter of fact,
they belonged to the former clnss, nl
though your fashionable sightseer
might be Inclined to class them scorn
fully with the latter.
Old Mcohaul Flnnerty, the shcana
chic, or "wise man," of the Inland par
ish of Bnllycarncy, had taken his
grandchild, Norcen, for n loug-prom-ised
trip to the seashore. They had
come by the mall cart from Bnllycar
ncy Crossroads to the county town of
Kllmore, whence the train, marvelous
nnd wholly novel In Noreen's eyes, car
ried them, with puff and rumble, to
iho very borders of the ocean. And
now hero they were, sitting on Carri
gcen cliffs above the mighty waste,
peacefully chattering, the one to the
other, symbolical of careless ago nnd
thoughtless youth beside the waves of
eternity.
Old Mcclmul told his small chnrgc n
ecoro of certain things that afternoon
mostly stories of tho coast they were,
for Mcclmul hnd lived during many of
bis earlier years away from Ballycnr
ney In tho Carrlgeon district. More
over her was, In his capacity of shcan-
nachlc, tho possessor of legends ga
lore, together with the power of relat
ing them, rrcsontly ho leaned over
tho sides of tho beetling cliff nnd,
plucking a bunch of dull-green moss
from ono of the crevices, held It to
ward tho child.
"Do yo know what that Is, nllan
ah?" ho asked.
Norecn shook her neatly-brushed
ringlets to Imply tho negative.
"Sure, 'tis moss Garrlgean moss an
Tiuman food, at that. Did yo never
Ticar tell of Carrlgeon moss?"
i Again tho ringlets wcro slinken.
"Well, 'tis what tho poor flsherfolk
ato when thero's a fnmlnc. When the
praties give out, an thero's naught to
buy bread with, they climb up the
rocks an gather Carrlgeon moss. Then
they boll It In a big pot, an it's not so
bad to nte when you can't get any
thing else."
Norcen looked at the slimy herb, nnd
.wondered how It could possibly taste
well under nny circumstances. Oth
ers havo felt similarly. Yet the poor
const people nro driven, in times of
distress, to support lifo on Carrlgeon
moss alone.
Old Mechaul settled himself comfort
nbly onco more, filled his short, black
pipe, and, reflectively, said: "Maybe
yo never was tould tho story of how
Carrlgccn moss was sent as food to
tho poor?"
Tho shcannnchlo ,llko some other
notable poets, Invariably began a nnr
rntlvc by asking a question. Finding
that Norcen was Ignorant of tho nar
rative mentioned, ho placed tho tin cap
of lils dhudcen, took a long puff nt
tho recking tobacco, nnd began:
, "It was in tho ould, nncleut days, bo
lero nny marauders nt all let alono
.any Englishmen sot eyes or foot on
Irish soil. Feargus, tho Swarthy (or
Fcargus Dim In Gaelic) was king of all
this coast from the mouth of Fcor rlv
(r to Banshagh. II -as a fine young
king, but his nnturi r-s sad, an', in
stead of flghtin' his neighbors, liko a
king ought ,ho liked better to stroll
nlong these rocks of a moonlight an'
play tunes on Jus gowen narp.
"Well, ono night ho was slngin' to
tho harp down on the strand below,
when tho finest lady ho ever saw
nimc up out of tho water on' smiled nt
him. Her face was beautiful, nn'
white jools glittered nil over her, nn'
she wnlkcd like a queen. But Feargus
took particular notice of her hair. It
wae long an' soft nn 'wavy, but the
color of It was queer Intlrcly, for It
was green green as the sea out be
yond or the moss I havo In my list.
,But, sure, King Fcargus liked her nil
the hotter for tho queer color of her
balr, bcln' himself a queer young man,
He played Bweet music to her, an she
toulil him how sho was a sea king's
daughter strayed up from the palaces
under the water. To make a long sto-
Ty short, King Feargus an' the mer
maid were married, an 'the fine ould
family of MeNamara, which means
children of the mermnld, descended
from them. Very happily they lived,
too, the only troublo beln' that while
Fcargus grew old an' gray-haired, the
Bea-prlnccss beln a fairy, staid young
forever. At Inst poor King Feargus
died, au' left his beautiful queen n
widow. When she saw one of her
Btroppln' big sons safe on tho throne,
she called nil the people together nn
tould them that she must return to her
father In tho palaces under the sea.
Then there rose such a wnillu' an' ln
menUn among the people as would
turn the heart of a stone.
"Every man, woman an' child nlong
tho coast loved that sea princess, an'
it was bitter news to them when she
eald that she must go back to her own
country. All the ould people knelt be
fore her with tears In their eyes, nn'
tho priests offered up prayers that she
might uot bo taken from them. But,
sure, tho princess was firm. She said:
'Men of the land, my heart beats for
you ,but there is a voice within mo
thnt calls mo back to the ocean. Ev
ery night I hear the summons of my
father soumlln 'through the noise of
wind nn 'waters. Believe me, I must
ko; but. before I leave ye, choose some
keepsake or token which will remind
ye of her that was your king's wife.'
Then the people began cosherln' to
gether, but for the lifo of them, they
could not thluk of anything to ask of
feer as a token.
"At Inst, nchorra, up spoke a neat
young gossoon, on he says: 'Let us
nBk her for n lock of that beautiful
green hair of hers.' 'Twasu't such a
bad Idea. So the good people naked her
for tho hair accordingly. An', beln' a
woman, though Only a sea woman, tho
princess was mightily plascd at tho
complimentary wny they put tho re
quest. "Sho smiled Bweeter nor ever be
fore, nn' says s.be: 'It will bo done as
ye say. But to reward your kindness,
nn' In order thnt ye may find some uao
in my gift, I will add something to tho
present.'
"Then, ncuRhln, she took her eldest
Bon's Bharp sword an' cut off n big lock
of her hair. Beckonln 'to the people,
she began to wnlk up the cliffs an
along the top, till Bhe came to a quiet
opot, something like this.
"Whu t d'ye think she did next?
Stoopln' down over the cliff, she plant
ed tbo lovely green hair la a cranny of
the rock, an' filled up the cranny with
loose earth. Then sho snld somcthln'
In the Ben language, fin' waved her
golden wand over tho hair as it floated
on tho wind. Tho hair seemed to
change tho minute she did so. It
shriveled up nn' became JtiBt the mor
sel of this pleeo of Carrlgccn moss In
my hand 'Now,' says tho princess,
'there Is a token that will last ye for
ever. When tho cruel famlno strikes
yo, an' food runs short, this green
plant will always bo found growing
among the rocks. Eat It, my children.
It will sustain yo when nil else falls.'
Th elnst words were hardly out of her
pretty mouth when sho took ono tre
mendous Jump, nn 'plunged from the
top of the rocks into the sen. Tho peo
ple saw Just one Hash of her golden
wnnd nnd one glenm of her loug green
hair before she vanished in a big,
white wave, an' was gouo from their
eyes forever.
"But, suro enough, Norcen, nchanle,
tho Carrlgccn moss stil Iromnlns grow-
In 'in the rocks, nn' as I snld nforo, 'tis
a very good food when you can't got
nothlu' else. Eynh, but my dhudecn's
could, nnl it's time to open thnt red
haudkercher nn' see whnt'B good in
side." Little Norecn took the bunch of Car
rlgccn moss and regarded it thought
fully. "So this wns onco a sea princess'
hair?" she said.
"Aye, avlck,' 'answered old Mcclmul.
At lenst. that's tho story."
" 'Twas mighty kind of that bc.i
nrlncess. I wonder, crnn'fathor. if
she's Uvin' yet?"
"Sure, she Is, nroonecn. Them fair
ies never die, at all, at all."
Deftly Norecn extracted from her
pockot a miniature scissors, and deftly
she cut off a tress of her own "bonnic
brown hair." Then, standing upon the
cliff, beforo her grandfather well knew
what Bhe did, sho cast the curly lock,
with all her strcnth, toward the
water.
"There's a keepsake for the sea
prlncessl" she cried, gleefully, "in re
turn for her Carrlgeon moss. Take It,
with Norceu's lovo sea princess, avour
neen!" Tho fenther-llght curl waved for n
second in tho air, only to bo caught
by a great, blustering breozo that
came ramping down the cliffs through
the thistles nnd sand grass. Out to
sea, over tho breakers and fieething
fonm, tho rough wind boro its tender
burden, nnd ns Norceu's eyes wero
strained to their utmost tension, sue
fancied sho saw the tress of hair
sink Into the embrace of a big wave
that rose to receive this dainty present
to the princess.
Just then the sun came out In nil Its
glory, and there flashed a golden, glit
tering radiance across tho sen.
"Eynh, grnn'father!" cried Norcen,
her eyes dancing with excitement.
"The princess is pleased. See how she
Bmlles at me?"
But old Meehnul, the shcnnnnchle,
was wisely catltiK brown bread nnd
drlnglng buttermilk. Gerald Brenan,
In Atlanta Constitution.
The IMirlty of Milk.
Apparently the time is coming In tho
larger centers when there will bo lit
tle sale for milk except from cows the
health of which Is certified to by the
dairy authorities. But it Is as Import
ant to have milk that will not Induce
disease In tho country as It Is In tho
city. It. is certnln thnt milk from cows
that show dlsenso does not always
create tho tubercle disease In those
who use It, nor does tho beef from
cattlo affected, but If numerous In
stances are established where con
sumption has been produced by the
use of such milk, the danger should
be obviated If possible. A bulletin of
tho Vermont experiment station gave
not long Bince the history of twenty
cases that were attributed to the uso
of such milk. Several cases wero cited
by a recognized authority before the
New England cattlo commissioners re
cently. In one of them, after a young
man who had used tho milk freely had
died of consumption and the owner
had contracted the malady ,the herd
was tested and sixty-five out or seventy-four
showed tubercles. Iu the case
of another man the Infection was di
rectly traced to the freo uso of milk
from a herd of eighty cows, seventy
two of which wore found to bo tuber
culous. It would seem that there must
bo a large proportion of infected cows
in a herd to make the milk very un
safeDenver Field and Farm.
Northern Settlers In GeorKln.
Columbus was the halting place for a
few hours Tuesday of a considerable
body of primitive travelers. They had
come straight through from the North
wefctern stntcs and were on their way
to the Old Soldiers' colony in Wilcox
county, Ga. There were six wagons in
the train ,all of tho "prairie schooner"
typo, containing just so many families,
makiug In all twenty-eight people. Ono
wairon had started on Sept. 13 from
Wilcox county, Kan.; another from
TJosepel county, Neb., on Oct. 13, and
the remaining four from Redwood
county, Mlun., nt the same time. Each
wagon was fitted up to serve as a
sleeping apartment, nnd contained
such supplies as are necessary for lifo
on the road. Tho only stage of the
Journey not traversed by wagon was
from St. Louis to Memphis, having
made this distance by floating down
tho Mississippi on rafts. The wagon
tralu crossed into Alabama at Colum
bus, Miss., and coming through Mont
gomery, reached Georgia Tuesday, and
encamped on Upper Broad street.
Columbus (Go.) Enquirer-Sun.
nu MAuniKrrs tiiouiilb.
Err Since Vonth Up tin Been
Threatened With Loan of Slulil.
In the course of a talk Du Maurler
described tho tragic affair that occur
red at the Antwerp academy, where ho
wns studying under Do Keyscr and
Vnn Lcrlus. "It was on a day In Van
Lerius' Btudlo," he said, "that the great
tragedy of my life occurred."
Tho voice of Du Maurler, who till
then had becu chatting with anima
tion, suddenly fell, and over his faco
canio an indefinable expression of min
gled terror and danger and Borrow.
"I'wna drawing from a model, when
suddenly the girl's head seemed to me
to dwlndlo to the size of a walnut I
clapped my hand over my left eye.
Had I been mistaken? I could sco as
well n ever. But when In Its turn I
covered my right eyo I learned what
had happened. My left eyo had failed
me; It might bo altogether lost. It was
bo sudden a blow that I was as thun
derstruck. Seeing my dismay, Van
Lerlus came up and asked me what
might bo the matter, nnd when I told
him ho said that It was nothing; that
ho had had that himself, nnd so on.
And a doctor, whom I anxiously con
sulted that same day, comforted mo
nnd said that the accident wns a pass
ing one. However, my eye grew worse
nnd worse, nnd tho fear of a total
blindness beset mo constantly. Thnt
was tho most tragic event of my life.
It poisoned all my existence."
Du Mnurler, ns though to shake off a
troubling obsession, rose from his
chair and walked about the room, cigarette-
In hand.
"In the spring of 1859 we heard of
a great specialist, who lived In Dussel
dorf, nnd wo went to see him. Ho ex
amined my eyes, nnd said that, though
the left eye was ccrtaluly lost, I had
no rensou to fear losing the other, but
thnt I must bo very careful, nnd not
drink beer, or eat cheese, and so on.
It wns very comforting to know that I
was not to bo blind, but I havo never
shaken off the terror of that apprehen
sion. "My life wns a very prosperous one
from tho outset In London. I wns mar
ried in I8CIJ, nnd my wlfo and I never
once knew financial troubles. My only
trouble has been my fear nbout my
eyes. Apart from that 1 havo been
very happy." Westminster Budget.
ENGLAND "WANTS THIS.
Small Pile of nock In the Cluinncl
Tlint France Snya la Hers.
Mnltro islet Is tho most prominent
rock on that dangerous reef which Is
somo ten miles from the castlo and
the harbor of St. Heller. These rocks
are, with tho rest of tho Channel isles,
tho last remaining Jewels of the crown
of tho conqueror.
Two mouths ago tho governor of
Jersey, accompanied by a few mem-
ggggpij
&?-
Mnltre Iolei.
hers of tho States, ect out to Inspect
tho, roads. Tho union jack and St.
Andrew's flag were hoisted on tho
staff nnd saluted by the cheers of the
elated spectators.
These facts were communicated to
tho Inhabitants of Saint Malo nnd
Grnndovllle, who wired In detail what
had taken place to the Paris newspa
pers, In which virulent nrtlcles up
pearod, declaring positively that the
Mlnquleres belonged to France, and
uot to Britannia.
A diplomatic correspondence has ta
ken place between the foreign offices
of both countries, who, If rumor Is cor
rect, wish to name a commission, as
they did in 1SS3 In the matter of tho
Ecrehos ,vhon It was proved that
theso Islets belonged to the British
crown. London Sketch.
A LIST OK ACQUAINTANCES,
Very Fvr Men Wlio Knovruy Nnnie
One Thounnnil People,
A small party seated In the Manhat
tan club night before last was discuss
ing tho question of acquaintances. Ono
well known lawyer said he knew as
many people as any man In the room,
he,dld not care who ho was. I asked
if he could say how many acquaint
ances he had not friends merely, but
persons known casually and slightly.
After thinking it over he said "10,000."
"I bet ?50 to ?5," said another of the
party, "that you cannot name 1,000
pel-sons of your acquaintance, nud give
you nil night to do it." The bet wns
made, nnd the lawyer began, a friend
keening tally.
When, after two hours of hard think
luir. he had reached between R00 and
000, ho wns going very slow nnd strain
ing terribly. At midnight he wns so
fur from tho 1,000 mark thnt the
party broke up In disgust.
1 doubt If there Is a man In this
country who could write down the
names of 1,000 acquaintances at a mo
ment's notice. I don't believe there
nre five men in tho United States who
are acquainted personally with 10,000
people. Dan Lamont, secretary of war,
Is suld to know more faces than any
other man. Ho made a study of faces
when Mr. Cleveland's private secre
tary, and became Indispensable to the
president. It might be said that thcro
are many politicians who know more
than 10,000 people personally, but you
can't rely upon a political asqualnt
nnce. The politician lias a way of pre
tending to know ever' living man who
has a vote. Dr. Chauncey M. Depew
probably has as wide an acquaintance
as nny muu we know. Mnny men re
member faces without being able to
recall names. Thnt Is not nn acquaint
ance. It will not do to eay we have
teen such nnd such a man before
somewhere, but cannot recollect his
name. New York Tress-
scMSt
fluinmmmimnmumni
A STOEIJF OHIVaLBT IH
IMAM.
UEXX
imwnmiininmmrrrrrriftl
"Of eo'so Ellen will marry you, Ben
jamin; or, I should say, Mr. Edwards;
nn' very glad of tho cluince."
" by, mother," exclaimed the Ellen
lu question, "It ecms to me you
oughtcr let me nnswer tho question
Ben asked. It's me he says he want's
to marry, or thinks he does, which Is
much the same thing," added the ecu
Bible young woman.
There wero three ircrsons In the "set
tin' room" of the little Indiana farm
house. Mrs. Arkwrlght was one of
those masterful women, who, from
strength of character nnd a natural
tendency to mix Into other's affaire,
worry and weary those with whom
they are associated into doing ns they
wish. Such people mold more desti
nies and control more circumstances
than those of greater Intellectual pow
ers, but less nssertlvencss.
The other womnn was Ellen Ark
wrlght, a handsome, fresh-faced conn-.
try girl, bright and vivacious, but not
equal to an argument with her mother.
The third person was Benjamin Ed
wards, a young farmer of some wealth
and high standing in the little com
munity where ho lived. He had been
"keeping company" with Ellen Ark
wrlght for n year, nnd loved her with
the full force of nn honest manly na
ture. He was not a man to do things
lu a half-hearted way. Believing the
girl to be worthy his attentions, he lav
ished all upon her. He had Just told
her so, nud In his open, straight-forward
way had concluded the recltalby
taking her If she would become his
wife. At that vital point Mrs. Ark
wrlght entered the room ostensibly In
search of some household article she
required in tho kitchen. It Is probable
that sho had been listening at the door
and timed her entrance to answer the
question. Let no one rest in ignorance.
These Indiana women, mothers and
daughters, and all the neighborhood
knew why Benjamin Edwards tied his
horse to tho Arkwrlght hlcthlng post
every Wednesday ami uuuuy uigiue.
The Arkwright family had held dis
cussions, for Ellen, foolish girl, had
Hhown an evident disinclination to re
gard Edwards in the light of a future
hur.bnud.
"1 mor'n half believe you've promised
vourself to that useless Blxby boy,"
'said Mrs. Arkwrlght In the heat of de
bate. "They's one good thing; he's in
Looevvlllc now. and if lie don't come
.back any of toner than he has in the i
is ill i ill.
two year lies been away, widen is
none whatever, you'll have the best
elianco In the world to forget him."
Mrs. Arkwrlght occasionally would get
tangled up in her talk, but her mean
ing was plain .even If her sentences
were Insusceptible of analysis. "There
Is Ben Edwards, got a farm an' money
In the liank. He's tho catch of the
neighborhood, an it s a shame for you
to waste your time thlnkin of that
Blxby man, which 1 consider to lie an
n..ll...1. ,.,. .uu.niint nnri?Atl '
entirely no account person
It did appear so on the face of it,
and Ellen, to whom a quiet life was a
blessing, did not hesitate to declare
her entire guiltlessness of love or re
gard for the unfortunate young Blxby,
who liad obtained a position in a Lou
isville store and entered upon Its du
ties Avith high mercantile holies two I
winters before. If Ellen had letters I
front him sho had not confided lu her j
mother, and the local postmaster was
a rarltv nmong such officials, lie nev- I
cr discussed United States matters I
with the public at large. j
The girl's denial was not wholly sat-
lsfactory to her mother, who kept up I
an agitation on the subject until Ellen
promised to accept Benjamin Edwards i
if he proposed. So, when he did ask j
her. her mother stood by to answer, '
nnd thus we come down to the begin
ning of this veracious chronicle of love
in I'osey county.
"Yes. mother, I think you oughtcr
leave It to me to answer," repeated the
girl-with just the perception of a harsh
note in her voice,
Her color heightened nnd her oyos
.,. , . .I.... I I.t. !.-.. .... 1...-.1-
iiaisneii nui minima wiin iuu, n iuui.
ing at her mother and not at the man,
ho continued: "Any girl would be
nroud of tho lovo of a sincere man
like you, Ben, an' an' I'll be your
wife. '
"Of co'se she will, most surely she
will. They is only one answer possi
ble," said Mrs. Arkwrlght and she left
the room.
Many in these cynical end of the
century days affect a belief thnt senti
ment never existed and chlvnlry has
been dead for many years. Listen,
shnllow of understanding and cold of
heaVt. to this true story of highuilnd
cdticss In the Wabash country. The
preparations for the wedding went
rapidly on. mere wns no vanu rea
son for postponing the happy event.
It was not necessary to semi to Paris
for a trousseau, ami two weeks was
ample time for the arrangements. The
day before that fixed for the wedding
Ben found the girl he was to marry in
tears. Ho had remarked in the two
'Of Conme Ellen Will Mnrry You."
weeks that she did not respond with
any enthusiasm to his kisses, but
seomed rather to endure than to de
light in his caresses.
"What is the troublo?" he asked.
Ndxlng; nothing at all, Ben," she
replied through her hnudkerehlef. "I
supUose I'm nervous."
Tip prospective groom was not sat
isfied with tho answer, and persisted
IU attempting to learn the cause of
tho sorrow. Then she told him. and as
ho told 1dm the light went out of his
life, for ho loved her. Her story left
Mm no hope for happiness.
"You Bee," she said in conclusion,
I PEJ
"Maw didn't like Jim Blxby. She snld
ho nover'd amount to anythln'. Inn'
Jim, wcthought he c'd earn enough In
Looeyvllle to stnrt a store, but I gucSB
he hasn't done it. lt'fl threo months
since I had a letter, an' I guess he's
lost hope. I'll try to make you ns good
a wlfo ns you deserve, Ben; I will
surely."
He kissed her nnd left without a
word.
The next day the nelghlwrs who had
been bidden came, but the bridegroom
did not; a brief note cf no Instead. Ho
told Mr. and Mrs. Arkwrlght ho had
decided he could not make their daugh
ter happy and thought the best way to
do was to absent himself. .He desired
It to be understood that his action
should be regarded In no sense ns a
criticism upon Ellen, whom he esteem
ed above nil women on earth.
The gossipers sat up all night to dis
cuss it. The tears Ellen shed were
caused by conflicting sensations of
pique nnd Joy. Girls nre singularly
Her Story Left lllm no Hope.
constructed. The two Arkwrlght boys
made earnest statements of an Inten
tion to settle up with Ben Edwards,
nnd with a viow to making good their
declarations, oiled nnd loaded their
guns. Mrs. Arkwrlght. for the first
time in years was dazed and speech
less. Her husband, honest man, al
though keenly nllve to the slight put
on his daughter, and filled with an in
tention to "hackle Ben Edwards'
hemp" whereby he meant that he
would do the young man sore hurt
was philosopher enough to see tho
good that accompanied the evil. Hla
wife was silent.
The next day the family blood was
Komowhat cooled. In the afternoon
there was a knock at the door. Ellen
answered it, and her relatives were
somewhat surprised to see a young
...I,.. I'.itlinr lioi nn In 1il urniu nnil
,., , , , vlrni sin? did not
seem to object particularly which was
also singular. The two thou came
through the door into the sitting room.
The visitor was Blxby from Louisville.
"It seemed too bad to have all tho
fixings go for nothing," said the prac
tical young man, nn' I came up to see
If you'd have me for n son-in-law. I
am lnke Ciire of ., w,fe rvo j
(l exi,PI.jellC0f !lim i've gone i
j,.,,.!,, the hardware tra
... -
had a
into a
do. I
will be the manager an' my partner
has put up the capital necessary, an'
more, too."
Mrs. Arkwright was too broken in
spirit to protest, nnd Ellen seemed to
be determined to have no failure this
time. The neighbors were again call
ed in, the wedding feast was eaten,
and Mr. and Mrs. Blxby went to Lou
isville to their new home.
Ben Edwards, the silent partner in
tho hardwaie house, was down in Tex
as affecting an exchange of his proper
ties In Indiana for a cattle ranch. E,
C. Avery in Chicago Times-Herald.
Tlll-J MAIMKI) VCTEIIAX.
SliiKUlni- Story of How He l.oxt Hla
lilt!-: l'limor.
An old soldier, who bears the scars
of several wounds received In the late
unpleasantness, was speaking to the
writer about odd incidents of the war,
and among other things said:
"Courage is so different in different
nnlli m,,,, i i,.,. imm Biii-nriu..,!
I ".. , ...n.
to see exhibitions of bravery in unlooked-for
quarters. There Is a man
who used to live In Marion, Ohio, who
has the Index finger of his right hand
missing, and If asked the manner ot
its loss will simply say that he lost it
In the civil war. The story of the af
fair is peculiar, though I am told that
there are instances of the same nature
that have occurred. He was married
a few months when the call for volun
teers was Issued, and lie yearned to
respond to his country's invitation. His
wlfo put her foot down at once nud
said that ho should not go. Two
mouths passed, and as the stories
came from the front of the roaring of
cannon and of blood being spilt, Will-
; wni, lor tnat was ins name, vowed
that he would go to the scene of bat-
i - " "'"i "' "lie miw nun gei
up lu his sleep .and, putting himself
In a heroic attitude, exteud ills hand
as though It clutched a sword, and
cry: "Forward!" This preyed on her
mind so that on the night afterward
she asked him If he fully intended to
join the army. He replied emphati
cally that he did.
"That night when William slept she
arose, and, with stealthy step and de
termined look, took a hatchet from un
der tho bed and came to the side of
her sleeping husband. She noted the
calmness of his countenance, aud bent
and kissed his forehead as a tear
coursed down her cheek. Then she
took tho index finger of his right hand,
nnd, separating It from the others, lnld
It "upon the side rail and brought the
hatchet down with such force as to
sever the digit. William awoke, and
what ho said Is not recorded, but he
was made of sterner stuff than his bet
ter half thought. When the smoke of
battle rolled upon the field at Bull
Ituu and Union hearts beat wildly In
the first great encounter, tho martial
sound of William's drum urged on to
glory many an Ohio man. He could
not handle a musket, but he went to
war." Columbus Dispatch.
Tlio Gallant Grocer,
Mrs. Binks My husband did not Uko
that tea you sent us last.
Grocer (politely) Did you like It,
madame?
Mrs. Blnks-Yes; I liked It.
Grocc? (to clerk) James! Send Mrs".
Blnks another pound of the same tea
she had last. Anything else, madameT
New York Weekly.
Mehltnble Iat Appearance.
Uncle Jack' loved Dottle, but he did
not love Mobltable, while Dottle loved
Uncle Jack and Mchttnble, too.
Mehltnble waa a very pretty doll
when she was new, but now with the
color nil washed from her checks, with
her nose worn down to her face by f re-
quent bumps, with only one arm nnd
no feet, 6he did not present an attract
ive appearance, yet to Dottle she wa
ns beautiful na ever.
Ono Sundny morning Dottle went to
chuhch with Uncle Jack. Sho held his
bond very tightly as she walked up
the aisle, and with tho other arm she
hugged Mehltnble under her cloak.
No one but Dottio knew that Mehlt
nble hnd come to church that morning,
and she did not think it wise to tell
nny one.
Dottio nnd her dolllc kept as still ns
two mice until tho people urose to sing
the long hymn; then Uncle Jack lifted
up his little ncice so that sho could
stand upon the seat If he had known
that Mehitablo was there, I am very
sure Miss Dottio would have stood
upon the floor, with only the back of
the next pew to look at.
When Dottle glanced about she saw
Susio 1'armnlec several sents nway.
Susie smiled at Dottio and Dottle
smiled at Susie It was so pleasant to
see each other again.
Then Dottle though that Susie would
like to know that Mchltahlc was at
church, and as Uncle Jack was singing
and would not notice, she drew Mehlt
nble from under her cloak: but Susie
wns too far away to see plainly, and
so Dottie raised Mehltnble as high ns
she could and rested her on Uncle
lack's shoulder.
UncleMnck felt the little girl leaning
ngntntt him, and without looking from
his hymn-book he put his arm around
her and drew her close to liim. There
they stood Uncle Jack hinging so
earnestly that he was unconscious of
thai frightful doll perched upon his
shoulder ,aud Dottle smiling and point
ing to Mehltnble.
Frniikle Dexter, who sat In the seat
behind, tried not to laugh, but when
Dottie made Mehltnble bow to Susie
the laugh did come and it came so
quick and loud that it made Uncle
Jnek start, and the doll fell from his
flhoulder.
It was funny to see him snatch Me
hltnble ami thrust her into his pocket,
and then set Dottio hard down on the
heat, nnd Frnnkle Dexter laughed
again, and his papa took him out of
church.
Dottie behaved beautifully all tho
rest of the service, but she never saw
Mehltnble again! Youth's Companion.
OlieyliiRT Orders.
It Is reported that a short time ngo
nn order wns issued on one of tho lines
of the Pennsylvania company for all
hectlon men to come to the otllce on a
certain day and have their eyes ex
amined. The following day a number
of men appeared and passed the ex
amination. Just before the man who
had charge of the tests left the office
a messenger boy came hurrying In
with a small package neatly tied up
and addressed to tho eye inspector.
The latter opened It, and was surpris
ed to find a glass eye wrapped up in
tissue paper, and also an old-fashioned
sliver watch.
The contcntn of the package proved
a puzzle to the Inspector until lie un
folded a hastily scribbled note, which
on being deciphered was ,fouud to
read as follows:
"Oye inspector Dear Sir: The day
before yesterday at nunc T got word
to conic down and have me No looked
after for eular blindness as ye call it.
1 had 45 ties and 10 rales to put down
beyond the sand cut and as jerry Sul
livan and Domlnlck Cooly were laid up
since the wake that wuz holdcd over
Danny Doherty my hands war too
bhort to spare me. 'Twas lucky that
the right oye was first Jn my hiwul was
put out with a blow of a pik and me
ghKS oye mat is a pericct ngure or
the eye" that was not put out Is sent
to you tugetlicr with my watch for the
hexainlnation. I culd spare the glass
ove better than tho oye In the head
niid Is she is eular blind II get one that
Hint. Yures Trucly, Anthony Dris
coll." Pittsburg DWpatch.
One of the AVInil'H I'ln tlilim.
Those autumn days before tlio snow
came, these thunderous winds since,
bring back so many little scenes of
the old pioneer life that wo lived In
Northern lown on a farm.
One cold November day brother Don,
who was an excellent marksman, and
who kept the family In fresh meat the
vi ar round, spied a huge black anlnal
making due south along the ridge of
ground to the westward.
We all ran ti. see It, and pronounced
It a timber wolf.
The wind blew a gale and the ani
mal seemed to outstrip it. Don
Jumped on the fleetest horse and
snatching his rifle, followed.
Before he overtook It. they paescd
out of sight. About fifteen minutes
later he came home with a broad smile
upon his face. He had been chasing
a great ball of '"timber weeds," as we
called them. I do not know their
true name, the other always suited
them so well, I never heard a dif
ferent, one. But they grew upon
breaking com fields, and when dry.
roll for miles and miles. Often a dozen
of them clasping arms and Hying along
together, frightened teams and chil
dren. If uot older people. They loolc
like live thiugs.-Bertha Packard Log
lit. For Our Youwr Hunter.
Here Is a secret for those of the boys
who are fond of hunting. It applies to
all animals, as every animal Is attract
ed bv the peculiar odor in a greater or
less 'degree; but It Is best adapted to
laud animals, such as foxes, minks,
sables, martens, wolves, bears, wild
eats, etc.
Take one-half pound strained honey,
one-quarter drachm musk, threo
drachms of oil of lavender nnd four
pounds of tallow; mix the whole thor
oughly together, and make It Into forty
pills br balls, and place ono of these
pills uuder the pan of each trap when
setting It. The above preparation will
most wonderfully attract all kinds of
nnimttls, and trappers and others who
use It will be sure of success.
To catch foxes, take oil of amber
and beaver's oil, each equal parts, and
rub them over the trap before setting
It. Set In the usual way.
To catch mink, take oil of amber and
beaver's oil and rub over tho trap.
Bait with fish or birds; by putting up
a stUk slantiug, with bait stuck on top
of It so that it Is over the trap and
high enough bo mink cau not quite
reach It.
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