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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1903)
, . 1 1iU r mmm l' Sunny Bank Farm - , . f- I J ' nr # , ' , ' ' FL YD LIVINGSTON ! . ) I mtt t . _ - t n U oorn umMum . . . . . . . , . 'ujdfiX1't\MH \ " 11I. Whethl'r.wDr..Ulu\.toll ( 'an't ! for l1Ie llr ' 1I0t , he ; ; . ' ( IlItlUl'lICC 111 III ) ' h.- . half , lllnllll ) ' tl'l1Il1 .Iohll 'l'holllll lHthllt ho ollcht to he nMhllllH'(1 ( to IIIIIIO ' IIII' nl ! he 11111 : nllc1'c1rolllllllt : a fl'hllltH III Mrll. 'hOIllIlHOII , who IIOW trll11 ! to reMtrlll1l her 'all , IHI that lifter thl' pnrty holIIllh.tJ ! 111 thllt CIUllrll'r lIellrl" cenlled. Hilt the Inll , Will. ( II IIwl.l.u. ( ! . . 1\1111. , CP.IIIII lIot \\.11 . La ' tOtI'l' : ' ; tl' ( ' wjllll till' 'l'holllp IJIIH 1I0W Incl.rd thl' ( 'I.'I.t . of thl ! dlNtdct IlIn.l. . . 11\1. \ It wal ! Ihe 1)1I'rlll 1IIIIIrl'l1l1loll , I 1/1.110\1) / , I that Ihl' 11t' Ilur , , hnl Il'nrllcli IIl1lhlll/o : IIn\'r a fl'Irit'l''A Ilf 1)IItr ) ! ' , 111111 thllt I hm ] II III1JlI.hLI ; ' : hut whill. scollilllHl'rr. ' 1'0 , nll , tlil' ! ! " 1II''II1lt ! fpllli 1 plenll ; ; ul1l ' ; nUll \l'11In : ) J r. Hl1l1lnll : OUf' da" II1'011.1I1cd to Jlle 10 hl'lll ' III ) ' InhlJl'1 ! to n clue. 1 i rC\llil'll \ thlll "II llhlll' : couhl , pl.l'nlllJ ' me , Iwtt..I. . . . thiJlI.th ; .t1'lCre wn n .trl'lIlOr III 111) ' I \'olce 1111 1 1I1OIII-ht ; how tlJe I/I'o\lle / \ of . SIIIIII ) ' Bli lk , woul In uh. , Mr. Hnll : tll i llro n ItlJ Ilb'\lIt'll \ 111) ' thOIljhtll , for he I ' " ' ' wenther Is ettlll' . qulckl r.\'joIIlNI \ , 'l'he HO hot th 11 t , Jhe ) 'otmlltl'rll uced U'nea - tllJlI'Iohll : > IIIIhe full , , whell It III cooler - er , We IIholl hnVl ! ) ' 011 hnck. ' : . AIlIt' ' 110 I wall lIoltlecl thnt < ; chool slwlIll1'cioRC Ihe IIt'xt week 011 Sntl1r- dn ) ' . \V'lwu \ till ! limo como nrollllci Dr. CII1 : < 1I1 rlll1c to IHI ) ' oucIh ) ' , nncl whl'll ha left JIll' IIl'llllH'l'll , 011 III" hnllli at plrt- 1111 : , U 1\ltI\ \ \ ) fol , r 111 : , 011hlrh ; Willi Ill- I 1Icrllw llIIply. "Hofla. " I "It \\'Ol ! lbu gIft of frll'll shlll , " he t 'Inlll , "uothlug 1II0re ; " Ulld he wl hJIIe ! to'Cllr I ( "for IhoIInke of Ihe few Illoallnlll hom'lI we hall IIlJlJlIl tOl-oth"r. " t 1 IIUlpOlie It wnll wrollg III 11I0 to IIC- I \ I copl It. 1 thollht : ; 110 tholl , hilt I ' : ollid J not refus ! ) It ; und remolllberluj ; the fale , of the 0110 ; JOlltJI ) ' Ilorbort IJulIley ! to AIIIIII , 1 rOllol1 ! III/Oil / keollill' : It a lIecl'el , I ou weurlng It whell 1 Willi aloll ! ' , I III' a Iou ! ; lIuw I lIat In the dl'serlell ! lchool i room ; whlll' the dUII1)1 ) IIlr cUlI1e throlJh ; the OICII ) wlncIolIor ; wns 1 remhulcil of the 11I11M ! of lime 1111111 It Ilugnu torow \ , dllrlt ere 11I111 IIII ! ; tJ1lU ! hustll ) ' thl'Cwlll 1 011 lilY 'things , 1 started for Mr , Unu- dnll'II , wuttlllg II1Y fcet ! , for 1 IUlll 110 rubhl'rll with 1110 , All the rl'sult of thIll , whclI I uwole next mornlu 1 wns COli- "cluuII of n 1Ialll III my heRd , a SOrClIllI1I In my thront , oud nil uchlug of IU ) ' bnck , quite ut1lXllccl ! tl os 11 WOII dll1ogrtUoble. ! I I hu tnk n \'Ioleut coht. At IIIKht , , when Ul ) ' fllther came for me , I wuo 01- mOlit too wunk to IItnn nloue ; but the e'xclteUll'tit of rldlll lutpnrtNl to ' ! ; ute an IU'tlflclal IItrollJtlJ , which wlJolly esurt- , d 1110 the 1U0lUant I rt'nche hOllie , IIII tor lUany III1YII 1 kept lilY be , ottl'lI ell by Dr. Oln 'tun , who accidental ! ) ' hual' of my 'lIltlllitl. end who cUllle dnlly to - IGe Ull' , Ornllllmn askl'd lJlm how hu IIC- CQunted for III ) ' rlllll pulse olld lluRhed checks , an hu'ery gravely replle thnt "possibly 111) ' henrt IUh ht be olTectl ! - the s'n1l'lom 8eclUed much like It' " ndtl- Ini , n. ht SIlW the look o ! conce1'l1 on grnn mn'K foco. "bnt I think I con l'ure thnt , don't ) 'on , HaHn ? " turning to Ule , nnd tuklllg lilY hnnd to Bl'e how fast lilY lInls ! ! ld bent. Aft r thl8 grnndmn made no further objection. to his vllllts. "I { ItoRn hn th" hellrt l oallo , nnd lJe could cure It , he onglit _ tQ O 80. " ' Hut ulasl for the lJenrt lsease which ! ue lI ' \.l \ ruu "the IIml1e of otle , , 'lJo , whim surl' that ho hol s It In his grasp , eastll It from' him , nil chllliren do a longcovet- 1:11 to'l.lf'\\'hlch ( the ) ' have grown wenr ) " , I ,1. ' " . . . . I AloM , ' for thel' , nU8n ! A few mill's to the SOhi'iI\\lIrll. : IIlIll the Bome SUII whl h ! lOW IIhll1 Mftly all 'Oll , 100lt8 III through II richly"durtailled wlntlow , nQd ilJl olll , ( 'n rll : l ; fl\lIon the Ilu'tnly form of 'om rlvnl , who , willJ 0 loole f exultotlul1 on her ! i iuly calit featurcs , IIstenB to Ihe wordt lllJ hUll lOll ! ; \VoltI'll to hlJar , alld which ha\'e 1I0\\ ' been spoken ; while he , . oC.hom . ) 'OU 111'011111. b\'ncls gell tI ) . < , \'Ct Iler , his , own-his betrothcdl An 11 till , . ! . ! J the Yl'ry mOll1uut of his trll1l11l1h. thl'rc lomcs : up heforo him n pille , chll l 1i , fnce , wlJlch , with.It . I } dl'eum , ) ' ( ' ) 'es 01 hlue , Ipnk8 r llrllneh/ull ' Ullon him. Bul IlrilJc ulll1 IImbltloll We vo tOJolher IIel' ' 1\111.\1 : \ hllll'8 the Image from his vie\\ ' blt1 lllJ , : him forget thut any othar bllVl the Ic'l'rletl ) Dell e'er stirred thu Coun , taln oC hili lo\'e , I W ouli It ht ! wull for us nlwaYII t < I.nowhllt Is lll1811111g In the ,1I\1nl1l1 of 0111 friends , whether ) lrelleut or absellt' ' Could HOlia Leo hn"o knowlI what hnt , traI sllrc ! ! hu woulll not ho\'o nrtot awuy so clulcltl ' 1111 IIhe dl , when toll thnt Dr. ClII'ton Willi comlllg throu.h : thl gutu one IIftcrllooll. 'uldllg from It I hldlnl > pluco the rlllg-bl ! ! gift-she Illoc ' l'lt It upon hl'r fillltnr , IInd with 1lt'lght 1I ed' culor'Ollt down to greet the doctor who had come to mllku hili fnrewl'1I'IBI -for ! uur1'1.11" from thot nl/ht Dcl ' ! ' 11I\11I11"UII wUllld Ll ! his wlfc , LOll ! : hili 110 l'lillttho Ilrollrlct ) ' of ! ! culn ! : HOR : , , 1IjIlIrI , conliclellcu bh1 lng him Il'u\'o hc 11101le , whllo IlIclluntlulI clamored lou l , for 011 ( ' wuro quiet tnlk with her , on more walk b ) ' lI1t1ollll.ht , olle lI1oro lao' ' Illto her . chlhJ\ \ fal'C , and then ho woul Icu\'u .hrr ttlro\'cr ; nOVtr IIgolu suffarln a thoulJht oC hrr to COUIO ootween hll and the brldo of hlR choice. And for lhlll In1rlIO ho hnd como ; bt whell lit' sn w how jo'full ) ' Hosn Ulet hlu IIn how thu hluom elllClle ! all her Utl1 ully Ilnl chock II , lJIs honrt 11118ga\'e hltJ Knd for tlJl ! fIrllt tllllo he began to ren bo tlJe wrollg ho had done her. Dut Willi no\\ ' too Inte to remo y It , I tlJought ; oml nil If hent upon mnltlng mil tt'ri01'1. : ' ' . . he osl(1 ( her to accoml1nr 111111 III 11 willie cluwlI the gl'eull 1I111e , to tI huuntlt hc kllew IilJO loved Ihe bel\t. 0 thnt wnlk ! huw lUllIt / IIngorct.l In , tI 1 ! ! ! II\CII' \ ) ' of UtlSII , for 1I0\Or heforo 111' ' thll ductor'lI IIInnlll'r hcell 1:0 : IIInrlecd. I h1 worlll ! 110 Iclllfl nil wholl together till I'at 1I110n thl' mOIlIl.gl'own bank , bononl the I.'lm'llUlll1110. : . whllo ho tnlked to h , of th" Ilnst. of the hnll111nl'sli ' he had ( ' III'rlelll'I'd III hel' soclot ) . . end which I IIlIhl1111111 ill ) onl' of thu fl'w reen RI101 It > which , III till' ) 'l'nrii to l'OlUe , he shou lulll : IlIll'k with 111l'nsur ( ' . ' 1'bon cirl1wh lu'r 1\11 clo el ) ' tn him that her houd IIhno r'fo1111 ! 111'1111 hili IIhuuh1er , hc asked hUI' Ihl' Ilrh'lIry ; o ( " 0 II CI' kllihlnlC h lulIr. : . Ihl- ' ) ' Ilort't'd"-III' t1hl not IIny f ( I'r. . hut thl' l'Ulltllll ! ; 10R\'t'lI olltl t : \ : ' ; : Lrool. whlll'r 11 It III h t'/ir / : 111' Nhl' : : rJlntl'cl hilt rl'C\lIrct. \ , slJulIIII , 1"1' thl''hIK. \ . . nllll wOluh'rlng lit t fl.u.t\'I1I'1 \ > 9 tlf hh mnllller. l'os8Ibl ) ' - - - - hud It III hili milld to tclI Ill'r , but IC AO , hI. found hlrmwlf ullequlIl to the tn8k , 1I11t1 , III ! left her without II wor of the COlli- l\'ellt8 ! , of wlJlch tlhe hud uot the IIIIhle8t : bURplclon. CnAP 'l 1t IX. Although Hillin ) ' Bnnk mill Pine DII'- ' ! trlct were dlAtllllt from ellch olher only four or fh'e mil I'll , there wnll betweun tlJo IWII n'ljhborhoodli llt little coml11unl- catloll : mill thill , lidded to the fnet thn AUllt HolI ) ' WI'lght WUII confInc to lu'r I"I'd , \\/IS ulllltlnhlcdl ) ' till ! rraKon wh ) ' tilt , I1C\\8 of the oppronchlng nUltlnls clill I1l1t ronch ns 1111111 the week ffJre Ihe time nppollltl'd for thelll to tnke Illuee. It WIII wnrm , lIuHI'y tin ) ' In ; .Tuly thnt Aunt Snll ' , who Willi uow convoll'lcent ! , 81'111 UII worll thot she woul vl81t IUI thllt nftlrlloon ! : Ihl' little Irl who bronght the mCIiHnl-e ; , il/illn. / : that "Mlu Wright Iwld I189 LeI' lIeedu'l 1II1t hcrlIC ! ! out nil atom , ns she W/lSII't n bit 11nrtlculur whut l he ott. " . \hout oue o'clock she CII III e , tolktttlvo 01111 CIIII oC lIe\\1I liS ever. I wnR RUITer- Ing froJn U liC\'cro helllluche. which dur- lug the mornlllg hll hpt me conlined to thl' he : but kllowlng how much : . \l1nt Hully would ho\'e to tell ; nnd feeling curious - ous to h'llr 11 all , 1 went own to the IIlttllIl : rClom , where hcr t1rl1t exclomutlon wnlliow do tell , whut mnkes ) ' 011 look so clown In the nlllllth 7 Hut luw ; It's no \\'ollder , ! ! l'dn' ) 'ou've lot ! the octor slick olld clenn , " A dim forc8hntlowlng of the trnth cnml' o\'er n1l' : IIut with a slt'onJ ; elTol.t I COli trolled III ' fl'ellngs , IIlIcl In a very In- clllTl'rent mUlluer obked hlr ! whllt she 11Ienllt , "Now I'll glye up , " snld she , "If ) 'OU hnlll't heerd on't. 'Vhy , It's In f1\'ery- hOlly's mouth. 'fhey urll 10 be morried next 'J'hurllIIIY ( nhht at uluc o'clock ; on the clre8S III while sntlll , with II nil thnt COIIICS mo t to the IJoor. " " " 'ho ill In hI' mnrrlcd ? " IIRkl'd Anlln" I engerly , her IntcreMt nil ownkeJled II ) ' the montloll of white tJntlll Rud loce VCIlR. " \\'h ' , Dr , Clnytoll ou Dell 'fhomIl- son , " retmned Aunt Solly. "They wnll published lost Sunduy ; Aud ) ' 810llsou Hee It hltnself end told me. 'fhey lire goln' first out to York State , to see them great F'lIlIs , nn then they arc golll' to live In Doston , boordln' ot lome 0' them bl ! ; tl1- I crnR : IIn Dell hns got six brlln'-new Gowns a-purpose to wear to brcakfn8t. But goodness IIlh'el look ot Ro.tal" she continued , pointing toward me , who , wenry oUlI faint , lJad lain my lJcad upon the window stool. "She's got the Rick headaehe , " lAid A 111I 0 , while Lhzle , with a dellellte tnct , for wlJlch In m ) ' heort I blesRed her , clime UII to me , saying , "I don't believe 3'IU ere nblu to elt up ; I'd go to bed. " G lad of IIUY excuse to be alonc , I left till' room , going to my chanber , where I wellt m'lIelf to sloeD. When I awoke thu Run had set , hut I beard the volcos of the family below , nnd onoo , when I tholllht : I callght the tiound of Dr. Clay- tau's name , I In\'oluntarl1y stoPl1ed my ears to IIhut out the sound. A moment after , the t10Qr 01 m ) ' roc t Willi ! JoWr opcned , nn Cnrrl ! ! \me stealing In 011 tiptoe. Lenrnlll that I was a woke , Ihe o \'nnCl' townrd me. balding to vlnw n nule , which she < leI hnd bl'l'lI left Uter fol' me b ) ' Cnl' I 'rhomIHlon'lI hlru U1nllI1l.1 \ WOll O. , h1\"l tlolI to the wrd- , illg. It WUII 81t1l sUlIldennl ) ' light for me 10 sol ! , 01111 lelllling upon m ) ' l'lbow. 1 on : t curd thnt : 'Ilrs. 'rhompllon , \ would be "nt home" from eight to eltJ\'en : Inn till' cHnln ! : of the 5th , whll III I hc , ICOI'I1l'r wlre the names of "Dr. CIU.tol1 'nlld nell 'l'homll oll. " : 'l'here.us 110 Inllger n shodow of hope , - It'OS nil tl'UC , r'l ( ] he hlld hllllll\l'l \ ( me wltb an hl\'ltotl.t1l to witness hlN , murrlnge with unother ! 1 lll lIot lcuow thl'n , us I nftCl'wurtl ld , thnt the h1\'I- tolloll'nR IlUrposel ) ' Iellt : b ) ' Dull to 11111\0) ' 1I1l ! . For n ,111011)'nt 1 forot ! my honl1uche 111 m ' IIlIger , but ere 1011It I'I'turllctl III nll Itll fo1' ( " ' , nl1l1 If the IIl'Xt dn ' my haaduchc continued with unablt. : el , su\'l'rlt ) ' , It'Us not without u RulIl- : I cI'nt eau e , for IIloellletJli IIlghts 111'e Rei- dOI1l cOlllluel\'e to olle'li heulth , Of rO\1l'I'e \ I t1hl not IIttllu1 the we IIl/1 / . which wnK Iuhl to hu\'e been II brilllullt olTalr , the bride unci the tllblc looking benutlfull ) ' , while the brhle.room , It118 l'u1l10rell'nll 11nle olld IWf\'OUII , mnlclng the rUSllonlCS : ! In scurcell ' 11l1l1hlo tonu of'olee. . 'l'he lIl'xt mornillg , betwel'n eight an,1 , . 111ne o'clock , all I wes on 111) ' wny to _ schonl , I met the truvullng cnrrlnge of Cnl/tllin / ' 1'hol11p80n. which wns tnklug the l1ewl ) ' morrlc(1 ( COUlllc to the 11cPllt , . .101111'OS dri\'hlj ; , wblle all the bncl. sent , with hili arm l'nrt ! ) ' IIround hili IIrh1l' , wus thl ! doctor. M ) ' firllt Imllulse'ns 1I0t to 1001 < nt them. but this oet pride fOI'bItI , and very ch'llIy I returned the nod of Dell nnd the Ilolito ow of the doctor , wholle fuco turned crimson when he liB w me. A moment more , nnl II turll of the rood hid thcm from my view : , then BI'Ot. Ing 1U'Rclf Ull01l11 largo tint IItonl' blll1et\UI n tree , where were the remains of 11 1110) ' house built by lilY own hands enl the autul11n befor ! ! , 1 crlld ! out 10u < 1 , thlnldllg m'sel ! the mOllt wrctchl'tl of Ings , nnd wondcrhlj ; If l\'er ! UII ) ' 0110 before - fore hul1l1uch trouhlo 011 I I As nearl ) ' nt 1 om nLle to jUlh : ! ! . I wnll tnkln my 5rlll le811011 111 lovol'llckllesll ' ! n kind of dlsuOlH whldl 18 8eldom tlangerollll , but , like tI" toothnche'cry dlliugrt'enhle whllo , I' ' hllliti. AI Il'nllt 1 found It so , nnll fOI W'CItIi I Ilhll'll n wn ) ' with U kind of lien tllllelltni I1wlnnchnl ) ' , which now III1penri to me wholl ) ' foolish nn rhlll'ulouli. Somehuw Iot the hlllln's81011 that 111' Ill'nrt'UR ull hrokell to 111cc11-I ! ; nnd ud fuct Hntlllfnclorll ) ' Retth'd. I hl' un tl t lee a nll'lullchol ) ' IIculuro ! ! III broO\lIl1 \ , over III ) ' eurl ) ' II nth. 01111 thlllklllg ho\ ' Dr. Oln'toll wouM tecl wlll'n hI ! helh" the IIII lIeAhlloHt e\'or ) ' welk ! 1 wo \\'Ighed. fl'cllng each time u good eo chugrlned to fllu1 Olllt 1 \\'IIS not 10llln , t1Cllh os test 111 0 porROn In n dlcllll ! would noturnlly do. In this stute of 1\1 falra , I ont' 11ny ellmo OCr08 ! ! n IIttl skutch of llilunnh More , In wblch lie rarly dlllnplJOlntment WIIS deRcrlbe.I , nn forthwith I likened m/lllf ! to her , 1111 tnklng courae : from her exnl11llle , 1 fine h' concludet1 thnt If I could not hu\'o th lloctor 1 coultl , at lonst wrlto fOI' t1l . , newspapers , and lIome ltay I might vcr- hal18 be oble to make a book. . . . . . . . The hrh1a1 pl1rty returllod from the PlIlls , nn nfter IIpcll lng II week or more at daptnlll 'hoI1lIJon'R , thu doclor took dowu hili 81jII , boxed up his book" , 1'11111 , Ilowdurs nllt1 skeletoll , which IIOllle clllled hl8 " 'nntol1l ) ' , " while Dell \llIclt1 \ ! up her Alx 1I10rnlll gownR with hOlltll of other tlnery , IInd thell one ay In.UgU8t they Rtllrte for Hoston , wbere the doclor hoped for n wider field of Illbor , fully cXllectng ! to be IllcIed hy the ) lowel' ul IlIlIuence of Mr. Mnrshnll , hili wlCu' " uncle - cle , whoso hlllh 8tlltlol1 In the clt . ho lIu\'er OIlCO duuhte . l"or tblll oplnlol1 Ill ! hlld , n8 the worl Koes , RonlO wull- ( oun ut ! renRonR ; for not enl ) ' did Dell oftou/quote "my nunt Marshall uf DOfl- tOll , " but the lady hersolC 0180 1I1nno/e,1 / , to Il1Il'rlIs ' the pooille of 1'1110 Dilltrict with her suptrlorltr o\'er them , an. ! her Jreot hnportnllce at home. It W ! t 0 dnrk , rRIII ) ' night when they 1I'rlved , and 08 It WIIS cold for the lien- son , their rooms seemed cheerlcRI1 IIncI dreory , whllo , to crowu nil , the hrldo or AI , . week Wl18 unclellillbly au declde.lI ) ' out of tel1lper : fill lng fault with Vt'I' ' - thlnJ ; , e"en to ht > r hnndsome hI1Sh\l1I ( , who fldgetc nll luRRe , brought hr the bottle of hllir 011 Inatuod of cololtne. st'p' ped on her IIncn trllvellllf ; clrells with his 11111 Y boot , thought of H08tl Leo III1 wondered If lihe were ever crOHII , and ollk- ( ' ( I' ' Dell' How oM her grlllldmothur wnR , rl'celved Cor nn nnllwcr. "I dou't lenow nnd I dou't cnm ; " after which he went ownstalrs until Informe thnt SUI'Il/'r / WIIS rea y. gilt nil nlone , Dell reCutllu ! ; to IO own-toun. hel' lu tellrs on I'etllrn- ' Inl : to his' room , Willi told thnl he WU'8 "homl'slclt. OIl wlHhe shu'd UeVfr come. " He begnn t' ) wl h IO , tOI ) , bllt IIlIftl "slle' feel butlt'r b ) ' OIl hr. " Sat for nn houl' or 11101'0 cross-Iegge , IIs11'n- Ing to till' rnln , nll WOlldl'rlng ' Ifhere \ was cure for ner\'OUBnOtlll ; fiu II 11) ' went to be nnd reomcd oC Hosn Lee nlld thl ! moonlit nllht when thor IIlIt under the ol onk tree nlld of the little gel rill , ' : . 'he lIext 1I10rlling lrtJ. Dr. Cht 'lolI wns nil smiles , IIlId when , with her hl1\1l- \ some c'p ! ! , shining , holr , end tnN'ful wrol1per , she eseell e to the brelltfnst room , she attracted much nttentlun. Nothing of this ellcaped the octor , fwd with II Jlow of prltl ! ) hI' forgot the vexations - tions of tbe night previous , for well he knew thllt the IItl10 Illoln-Cnce HaHn coul not cOlUpare with the sl1len hl wom- nu nt his sl e. Brenkfast helQI : over. \'nturltl ! 10 ! lugKest the possibility of their 800n receiving n call from lJer nunt ; but Dell hatlly roplled thnt such u thinA' Willi harlllr probohlo , ali her aunt had her own offnlrs to ntten to , nn would not trouble herself about them. "I don't know where ) 'OU got thu l ea that Uncle Marshall Is such n ! treat mnn -not from mu , certolnly , " she sold. "But ! tot It ) ' 011 have , I1nd Il's time you knew the truth. He Is a good , hont ! t mnn' I dare 80Y , and rC pectable , too ; but ho Is not one of the ton , by any mellns.Yh1 , he's nothing moro 1101' IcsSl than a tnllor , And earnll hili brea , 'rom day to day _ " "But hi , wife. " Interrupted the doctor , "how hap n. It thnt she Buporls such Ityillr' "Oh , that's eully aCCQunted for , " returned - turned Dell. "They have no cbll.ren- ahe 1 fond of dress. and spends all she can get for that Imrpose , She was nIl oPllrenUce ilrl I\nd learned her trodu In InY unclu's shop , nnd It Is salll som"Ume8 helps him now when he Is pres8ed hurd. " "Why ld ) 'ou never tell mo this before - fore ? " nsked tlJe doctor , his brow ; row- not for my rolatlons. " "And why should I tell you ? " answered - ed Dell. "What did I SUpPOSQ you cOl'e , , : hether Io wore Ii prillce or tl\ilol''l You married me , I hope , for UI'self , and 1I0t for 111) ' relotlons.t\ \ " 'l'he octor thought of the ten hou , snll ollnrs just In time to force clown thl' ans\\'cr which I1prnu to his lips. nll which \\1111 fnr better to be unuttere ; flO , III It I ! pi lice. he 1I11e , "Whero do the ' . lI\'e ? " "On n bacl : 8trc t. SOIllO distonce from here , " snht Deil : udding thut their house , thoujh sll1all.'nll pleusAut encl neatly furhlshci.1. "It 18 wl1I ! enough ill the ctlulltr ) ' to hl\vo 1\ city aunt 011 which to plume one's Relf , " she cOlltlnued. Illuh- ; InglYj "bul hur , where Rhe Is Imown , I do 1101 lutllId ha\'llIg much lutcrcoursl ! with Ilt'r , for ph'Rlclnll lind'n' tollf > r wlJl , of courllu. OCIUIJY elltlrol ) ' drITI rtJIlt Ilofiltlons , lIoWQvul' . I must trent , her. at' firllt. with n , IIhow of IJolltellelis , alld IC you nro 110 dlllllOlICII , we' 11 go roulld then' oud ellll this m rulng , " 'l'he doctor mnclo ohjectlonR' 'l'he house , ot which the ) ' flul1l1y stoppcd , WII" It Illellsant little cottngc , with n IIlcely kept ) 'nr 11front. . while the parlor wns qulto tllstufull ) ' furnished. rrl. ! Inr- 1111:111 llt'rlll'lf nIlS\\'I'rl' their rlnlf , liP- 11l'nrlng grentl ) ' Imrprlsed whcn she I'll\\ ' thum , but not more l O thnn Dr. Clayton. who woul IIc\'er hll\'o reco nhed thu dn'Lhlllg Ind ) ' of Plno DIstrict In tlw Ihtin- lonltlnlt woman who , In 1\ chen 1 raJlco wrllilper , un bru8hcII hulr anll checked Ollron , now Rnt before him-his uunt , And yet he coul not help thlnltln/ ; her fnr more IIgrt'enblo thlln he hnd u\'er smll ! hcr hcf01't ! . ' 1'hl : ! truth Willi thntIrs. : . Inrllhllll'nll ono of thosl''clllcmhlllctl women who , helng nothing nt hOllle. Rtrovo to mllke I\mends b ) ' "mlkhlbe / - 1II'\'c" abrooll. " After the first flutter of mcetlng the doctor Wll8 o\'er , oho lIet obollt entertaining thl.111 to the bet ! IIC her abUlt ' ' thl'm ' with I ) , In\'ltlng to sla ) her to dlnaer , nnd urglllg nil al1 Induce. ml'nt thRt tthe'as Itolug to hnve "peOl : 1es IIn eronm for elllllrt ! , " Bllt Dell rntlwr haughtll ) ' declined. whereupon hcr nunt , allkl'tl. " 'Vhen she wOllld come l'Ot1llU lIull IIpel111 the dll ) ' ? " sn'lng , "lIhe 'must do 1'10 ' befor. . long , or thl' ) ' might uot be In thnt houlle , " , "Not be In this house'h ! ) ' not'1" IIlIkecl Dell ; al1l1 1\lrll. Iorllhllll re1llltJd , " \\'h ) ' , 'ou kllOW , wu hn\'o ulwn's rellltl ! ] It ofIr. : . Lee , end hI. taJlH of seUllI1 ; It , lll' hUll n brother In SUlln ) ' lInnk whol1J rou mo ) ' kl1ow. " "III ht ! wel\lth ) ' ? " askl'll the doctor. " " 'h'e'I'M. . 1 SUII\lOSO \ so , " 11111"11'1' : , : \lnr/lhoJl \ , hesitntillirl ) ' , nil If ul1wllllnJ tl IIlhnlt whnt Nhe coulcl IIOt tll'Il" , "Ill 11\1'11 In Il blhOllllO \ 011 Bencoll tltrlot.- kUlJps hili cnrrlne-l1Iltl ; the ) ' SIlY thl curtnll1s In Ihe ! rullt Pllrlor COlit II thou Kl\1Icl do I lIutI , nnd there Ilru ollly two win dU\\8. 1'ItI1l'r. " Here she cost n deIJrl'cotlll ! : glllllco to \Yurll her own ver ) ' Ilrettll ) ' I'mbrolth'rci mUIIIIII curtllnll : , which probllbl ) ' COS' ' nllout a hun redth Ilurt of thnt SUIII Huoll lifter , tilt ! IItWII1ftrrlc \ llolr urosl to go , 'tho doctllr fi'OJlllg , In 8plto of him self , II IIttio uncomfortllble , tholl\h \ 11 whnt hI' hnrtl1) ' knu\\ ' ; for he wonld 110 IIcknowlcll o tll hlmsdf thnt he \ \ 1t8 II 1111 lllnllilolntctl , bl'CIlUSt ! Dell's uncle wal a tnllor IlIbt"l1d of u nlllllonl1he : , or be . . . - - - - cnullo Rosa'lI uncle lI"ed on eaCOI1 otreet. I\nd sported curtnln which cOBt a thounud dollarH. 'hls did not In the least IIITcct Doll. She wns lJ\s \ wle , oud os such he would Ilvu au cherish her , mlulsterlng ns far ns I/osslble / to her wnntR , alld overlooking till ! foults which he leuelIIho 1)JgeIlRe . ' 1'hu8 renllonld lJls bettcr lIoturu liS ho ro u home , un- CUIIScOUS ! thnt the object of hi ! ! thouhttl : WI1S at tlJat very mOlllent mlscolIRtrulnt ; hit ! sllenco Into dlsl1)1pollltlilCllt ) , nll writ- lug agl1lnt him bitter tJIu ! s In her heni.t. It was paclillority of Dell's to gut nngry'bou peolle ) lellst expecte It , nUll then to sulk uutll such time 1111 Mhe : , ' 11\\ ' fIt to bo grllolll \ ! : 1\0 when they 1'C1\chcd the hotel hp.r pellt-ul > wruth explo e ; nll , In I1l1gry touell. she nccullcd hllll oC feellug sorry thllt he hn mnrrled hcr , Leclluso her ullee ! l lI't pro\'o to bo a greet 1111111 ns he hud SIlPPOSC . ( To b coutluued , ) UNIVERSITY STATISTICS , 1002. ColultliJla Lends All the Heat In Num- hen , with I1ur"lIrcl ecolUl. Sclellce IH'luts n detlliled tl\ble glvllIg the lluues of el htelJlI Alllel'lclllI un I- vel'sltles 1\11(1 II1Hler each lIutlle the lIumbel' of Its studellls , who wel'c. In November , lUO : ! , ' Illtl'Hulng IItmlles : l llI.tS. science. hI w , tlledlcille. agrlcul- t\ll'e , fhw urt. delltlstr , ) ' . dlvlnll , } ' , 1'01'- estt. , } , . music. l > I ll'macr , lwdllgogy , vet- erillarylIt / , III ! p'l1duute wOl'le , In summer - mer schools nlld /peclal COl1l'HeS for touhe1's : : , 1o'rom this vel'Y Instructive tnble the following ex-cCt'pt Is 111ade : ' 1'otnl Gra uuto Colleltc. 'stude/lts. / IItu eutll. 1 < 'l1e. Cnllfornhl . . . . . . . 3tiIJ 1i2 30:3 : Chlcugo . . . . . . . . . , t , Un 42i lUll Columbia . . . . . . .5,352 13 nOt orutJ11 . . . . . . . . . . :1,281 : lSS .121 1IlIr\'nrd . . . . . . . . , -1U8 314 iJ33 Iu lnnl1 . . . . . . . . .1U48 01 lid ,10hus Hopkllls. . . ( l1 } { ) .lil ! Hi Stnufor . . . . . . . . l,3i8 81 1 0 I1chlg u . . . . . . .3i4 ( ; iO 5j ; : \J\uucsota \ . . . . . .3 , Od lUO SO : \1I880url \ . . . . . . . .1,408 53 J \12 \ Nebrl1ska . , . . . . . ,28 ! ) 108 liJ : Northwesteru . . .2,8m .1(1 ( : ! Sd Penlls'lvonlo . . . .2 , 40 1Si 2iU Prillceton . . . . . . .1,345 'tJ3 101 S 'raculo . . . . . . .2.020 45 1 iO Willcou81n . . . . . .2,884 102 188 Yole . . . . . . . . . . .2,80-1 350 ani Tables of this sort Iu'e Interesting In themsel\'es as showing the wouclcrful numerical growth of Institutions. aUll they are very Instructive when the ratios of total number 01' stmleuts to total numbcr 01' faculties 01' to tolal number 01' gradm\tc students /l1'C / worked - ed out. 'fhelr diversities of p\ll'pose and organization nre obvious at a glance , nnd this Is a very hopeCul sign. It Is very well to Insist on uniformity - formity In entrnnce requirements , but It Is to be ardently desired that the university experiment may be tried along very vurlous lInes In our varying communities. PAWPAW IS DISAPPEARING , Luacloull Fruit P .ealnlr Awuy with thc 'Pos.uw. Soon nothing will remain from the good old times. A Missouri writer Is lamenting - menting the gradual dlsul1pearance of the pawpaw. " ' 1'he , persimmon Is left , " he says , . 'though It Is becoming scm'cer with each succeedl.ng yeur. There me 'possums , } 'et to he found , nnd quull ma , } ' be seen In smaller 1l0cles then for- merly. The tnlcal fl'ult oflIssoml : , the luscious IltWIIIl w , Is rust dlsallpenr- lng , along with the red ll11l1un nnd the buffalo. 'fhere arc sOllie 111Wplt W bushcfi In ohsclU'e plnces , whel'e the rude hand of the Iconoclast has 1Iot renehed , a11l1 there ure some cultivated pa wpu ws to he found In gardens herl nm1 there. Uut , sl'nklng gellernlly , the ) llssoml IHI\VIIll w .Is hecomlng n thing of , } 'estcrdllY. "Asl / Statc , we have goone from the pn wpa w to the ha nl\na stage. W e bu ' our CI'uit nt stl'eet stands Instt'nd of wnnderlng- In the willI wood 111 the Cull tInte nnd Ilncllng It _ We ha VtJ reached the hrc II.I'lIst rood stage of civilization. We cnt seCt stuIT with n Slloon , lustl'ad of scrnmbllng over the hills IUlll thl'ough the bl'lurs In search 01' the rarest frulls. What will become 01' n generation tl1us In'ought up , In , stend of one red upon persimmons 111111 pawpaws ? We fear It will luck Iron In Its hlood , sh'ength In Its muscles 111111 the ability to stllnd Ul ) alone underneath the blue slC ) ' . ' 1'he pn Wlm w IInd the persimmon pel'lod pnsslng tul.es wHI ] It the dn 's of the pioneer who worl.cd long hours nnd plll 'ed hllrd , who knew nnture and man , 'l'he bUllan/l / nge brings In lellmre hoUl's nlld flllhby mornls and soft slllccll wa'R. , Ala8 , thnt the pll w. Imw should perish fr011l the em'th. " " \\'uttrml Stook. " The expreliRlon "watered stock , " which describes so well the expnnslO1I of the stock of a compan ' be 'olll1 the value of the propCl't ' , originated , It h said , In connection with Dllnlel Drew , who wns once the wenlthlest mllnlpu , Inter In Wnll street. D1ew ; hl1d been 11 drover III his 'ott1lger d'ays , uncI It WOf said of him tluit before selling his cntth In the mnrl.et he would tlrst give then : Inrg-o quantities of salt to malee then' , thirsty , and tIlI'n provide them with al' ' the water they could drlnlc. In this wn ' . IncI'eased nnl their weight was gl'entl , the purchaRer was hl1 'lng "watere" stoclc.-Leslle's " ' ( ! ekl , } ' . Quito Stt'I'nk 01' 1 < 1101 ( . KItt-1 , nnt going to see the ne\\ ( H'ohlcm II lit , ) ' thlll e\'enlng. Aunt 11l1nnllh-l'm surprised , Kltt . , 'I'he } ' Sll ' the 111l ) ' Isn't tit tor a , } 'oun hilly to Jlstlm to , Kltt-Yes , , 1 enl ' henrd that to.dn ' 1 WIIS lucle ) ' enoug-h to get tlclwts , how e\'er , 1'01' lo-nlg'ht.-Boston 'l'mnsc1'lpt l\lr. Burtoll of lnllll'llI. I'or clearness 01' nrtlculnUon therl Is no United Stl1tes 8onntol' who cat lIuccmllifl1l1 , } ' cOUlpetl } ' , 'IthIr. : . urton of I'"n8118. 80111\1. \ people ure In mlChty POOl - COlUIH\t1f when alone. " , , ' . . . . , HOT WEA1'HLOR ' 'VEAJ THE SEASON'S EVENING GOWNS ARE VERY DRESSY. FRrlCY IIIIIJOrtel1 6111u , of BurIJrl"lrlS : 1.I.htllels . . - ChllTolIK 111111 CrCIJe de Chilies are Milch UMell8hlrt'l1let 8ults nml Huts ( or Them. : - ; e'lYork ' : -e'l\ corrt'8pontlellce . . . . . . . . . . . , , U'l."L'i'iU 1I'nvy , t rim 111 I'll g H 011 I-O\\'U ! ! of dlll\lhlll1- \ ou stufftl Is 011 l' - tn llshccl t r I c I. : . SOIl1t ! HIICh Il'eut- mUllt IH UeeCIISIU' ) ' to kOl'l1 the' thlu ! > tulTd III 1 > IIICc , Thus Ihlll cllllfouH n'l ! hchllt ll'illlmell II ro I1II1J thu bot- tOIl1S of Ihl ! IIklrtH with1k \ I' 1I till'S. 'l'h tronhle II ! . 01' I/rolllw/j / ! ! / to bl' . thot tOil lI1ulh ! of . . , . . . . . . . - 1111CII garniture IS nplIlle . In some mo el drelSI' It hCCIl1i : Oil If tlu : lavish lIucI w'ight ( ' trlmmlug lIIust teor the skirt off It II hllllu ; . : , while n sharp Ilull or strnlll Rurel" wonlcl re- lIult In lsnllter. A , mnjorlt ) ' of womeu will he well COli- tellt to lot their fIlle IIl1en , Imtlite : 111111 mull gowlIs form their c\'I1I1 ! < utnUlI'r ouWt. Bllt those of Il' s lilllitl'd SPl'1111 hilt monl'Y who plnll ( 'xten h'e , \t'\li \ II' word robes will hll\'e 11101' ( ' ch'I' " ' JrPt"11) ) ' " - _ . - . . - . , - _ _ . _ _ . I deal of 8trnp\llng. \ Strnpplngs may be 1 either IItltchecl , plnln or corded on enc sIIle , ns slIlts the fancy , } Jut If , cordlDII III usecl 'It shoul not bo too conllplcnollr. ! Ponlee ; shirt wnlst 8ulls In the nnturnl color ! ore liervlcellhlr , for a good quality oC ( > Ingee } washes like DlItslln , 80 unless o\'ertrlnllne It will gl\'e good return ( or Its COllt. HInck nud colors ore IIlso rcen , hnt nut 08 mun ) ' CII1IC ) ' shndes nppear os I were worn IMt summer. Most Ilougee9 , nro trlmmecl with loco In their own Shllllo , or with tueltlllgs or shirrings , but } ou occaslonnl Jown Is hlghl ) ' decorated. Prllltl'cI fOlllards unll IIberl ) ' ntlns111 , ! make 'I'l'r ) ' dnlllt ) ' shirt wnlst Bult8 , und will wcnr well. 'rhe8e como In coml1nra- 1I\ly dllrk IIho lllgll , 08 well ns III nil ,1 the lighter Olll.4. A himllsome end ! ! cr'r \'Icallhln fOlllurd hllcl 11 blud : bncksrouutJ polku llotted with whltc , au wns mo . > - with plentecl skirt , threc hll1\(11I \ of cross. \\'II ' hlucl : tlllTl.ta Irhllmlng the bott".n. , 'l'lIfflJtll bnllcl ! ! trlllllllecl the will lit , tJo , In 'oke effl'ct , au clown the hex pent ! III the cellter uf the frout blnck slll1 huttons weru plnc l1. Pollen d ts lire IIl1el III 1111111) ' dllTerent cleslltuM. often , lItll1 ! ! III chltl'l's ! formll1 rljulu ! ! ' ) Int. h'rllM. ' 1'hl' ) ' will he founll III 011 size. In ludo ! IlIks , which nlso cOllie lu , ot , trllctl\'e hllir Ihwl ( , 80ft tllffl'tn Is 11I11Cq f"'orccl. too , fur hh't woltlt suits , 'l'wa of Ihese get-III" " holtl the ontllldcs of to- lla "R conclucllnIlluture. / . 'fhe flrllt Willi whitt , F'rench 1I1ull. with colll1r elTocl In l'mbrnltll'rl'cl mull finlrhccl with ver ) ' fIne 11 II ell fringl' , nlld the other \\.os white clottl'll SwllM ! mllsllu , thc collnr whlta IInell. In theMf1 NuilH , ns ill olher clnsses of Io\\'no ! : , Ihl' cl1'.OIIit ! ; ; ! lhoulter eIToct , in hi " ' ' 'lIlltH : il'lIn' hnpressl\'e. 'l'he de- lrl',1 HlJW'I ranCl' 11'1 ' not ( 'nll ' 10 [ .ecure. : \ [ licit cl } I ' 11,114 , CHI Ihe Cllt of the collor , . - - - , : , " . . , " ' ' ' : ' - ' ' , . ' : ; ' : , . , , , . - - : : . . . . . I SU 1 IER HVENING GOWNS. - - 11 ; than such as CQmo under the name of \\'lIsh gowns , no mlltter whether thnt nl1me be rightly al1plle or not. I"or sueh. the daintiest of chllTona , laces nn grena lnes wl\1 \ prove attroctlvo , 'fhen there IR a Inr e fiel to chootle from In whnt are culled fllne ) ' ImllOrted sllkll. ran ) ' of thlIe nre hen\'y In appcarllllce , loo1dnlulrnost like UI/holtel' / ! ) ' silks , hut tlwir lightlless Is sUrIlI'itdng1l1ny : \ hllY ! ' Yer ' lar e fI'Uf'CII , some of them nhnoRt coarse , hut they make UI1 preltlly nntl will he much worn. You sec. chiffons will cI'ep" de chincs were me much lust winter , nllil 1I111n ) ' fillcl It change tlellru- ) ,11' , . AII-O\r gowns of the light lucc : ! arn'I'r ) ' IInlnty , end the new lo'rl'lll'h ' I''nollinl's arc booutiful. 'J'hetlo in bluc1 < lire ml1lle over colol' , nll shot I1nll nu It Is 9urprlslng how smnll It defect will IIholup a8 n great 1I1lstalce. Ac- c01l1pnn'lnthe ! slope Is fullncss of sleeves thM comes well clown towllrd the ' 1 wrist I1n ha ! > a long tlroop. SOllie new wool goollH , fnney0101'1 \ ' end CUI1\'uses , ore tlece1lth'c. III nppeorance tlll' ) ' are like heov ) ' h01l1espnn wenvcs 11I111 wool I"'eltles , hut 011 cxu1l11nntion tht' ' are 1:10 : lIht liS to be nlmolt trans- pllrent. 'l'ho IInmo counterfeit of'elght Is 1'l1ssed In the plnln colol's of IIbol'ty sntin , A goo l1unllt ) ' of IIhert ) . sntin at a little l..tance lookl' ! much 1\1.:0 \ pllnno . vcl\t , so thosi' who clelll1'e to 11\0111 the It ! loolc of flllI1sllIelll : ! cnn tlo IHI with com- ' fort. 'I'he blaclc A'own in th ( ' last pic- ! tU1'l' WIIS of thit ! I\'eu\'o. 11I111 with om- ' , : hrolll"l ( white lihl'rty collaI' ou pl tln J j 'I . : ! tJ t : J : Itj : j 1 . \ , \ , . , , , " ' , 1 I ,1 , f I . Iq 't I Iq q v S'l'YLISII snm.'l' WAIS'l' SUl 'SD HA' ' ) _ "OIt " 'l'Im , . . . . r.:1 . . . . . / ' : ehallonble ) sllles ere often ch08en ns IIn- III ! ; , Bcsl e the glorious o\'enlnlt gO\\1I1I of lust willtm' . the liummlr ! Lutch tloes 1101 seem re1l1111'knble for elnlJOru tencs : ; , hut they're fllle fentherll , lIe\'urthele . ' 1'ho scnl'on Just conclu ed wus lIotuble for Its hlghl ) ' wrought e\'eulll ! : ntllre , Of . the comlu ! ; lot UIO IIrtist IHlts thl'e IIU- ItJctlollll hI'e : Il hluck g1lU1.0 O\'l'r white. bon ed nlltl hemllled with bluck Chilli- till ) ' : II comhluotloll oC white chilTon unll . llOlnt d'nloncon , o\'er light grOen chiffon , - with blllck'ol'et Itlr le , IIl1d n blllck chiffon , with hlnek chuntlll ) ' IIU glr < 1lo \'el\'l't chiffon gl\ ' " of blnek'el'l't , light green Ing the fOUlldlltlOl1. Slee\'es of l'Ium1l1er ' o\'enlng gowus ore to ) ,0 , hut frngmelltK , orten 11 IItl1u rullle , It the t01' sen-Ing In tht' plnce of a rlee\'e , Shirt woll.'lt suits III thlll Bllkll are 10- Gloll. 'l'ho"re so cool IUllt light thot the11 hu 11011ll1l1r nil summer. 'In ) ' r chocb In hll1ck I1l1cl white or ,1urk blue ol\d white lire matle up IlI'ettlly with 1\ \ 'hlte belt It was 11 fine cxulll1lle of this ! uew fllShlou , Llhert ) . Rntlll fnll ! ! I1ret- tll ) ' . SI ) Is II fine lliuterlnl fOI' l'ul1lln& & : an It \ pICUt\II \ , 11I111 wl1Ive \ better lIer\'lcu than " wl1nlOrl' \ IlhnliY Fille. It Is sl1te to ull\'lse tle IIhopper for l"l I i 1II1111r1el' ' to Imrchl1e snlllOlhlll becom- . ' lng , llu Iii IIru In 1111 tdZl'S , IIhalws 111111 ) l'olo . It III Ht'lIlh ) ! to usp whole blrilli In trlllllnhllI ! , nnll mille flf tlJetJo I1re " , I hon\ ' ' , : \Inre \ \ ) suggest wclght Ihut really Isu't then. . ] ) , o\es urlJ llut on In tlprell I'aglo uITect nllcl look 119 If the"d just IIlhhte . 'l'helr cnrrect pOde appullrs In one of thl'lIe IlletllrL'lI hl1ts. 'rho other , Ilresellts 11 new cOl1lblllutlon of whlcl1 cllough Is seell to mnlee 1111 Imprusllion lit a time whell thcrt11 ro much l\'erslty . thnt It's not cas ) ' to pick out t'pes at ) " milliner ' . It . ) cOIIRlstll of. trimmlllg a white hnt with turquoille blue. In this lustnllce the hot wnll whlto tulle , ns W S t It Ii 1I01llt cJ'al'lloon , till ) color comlnlj In buc1de au for/ol-me-n'Jts. / ' . ,