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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1903)
Meadow Brook 8'1 JnARY J. HOLMES ( ! J fJT IJ..t fl. , . . ) II I I ' I - ' ' ' . , OllAl''l'Elt XX.-IConC\aued. \ At the cr qit \ ouo ot thce IIcorcblug , lulul daY" ! ! \ il f..nn'lu'Kratid 'Ada lIat u ou th 'pll\ulllp\loHIJ. : for a breath of pure , . At.t fl IIld 'of each etoOO , , a suff ! 1\lllr. \ } ; IndU CrloulIl , lannlul their mlltretA s , who .colded them II If thel \'fore to' 1 > 1.me , btlCIIUli1 tbe air thllil .et In moUM" } 'f,1IA , hot , } ) d burn.1n&C8 . the windR W , \ ! 1 bQ1V ! our Ule grent Jelltrt Df Bahar' . A. U ) .at ther thnslll old mall camll up from ( be nt'ltro IIUIlr- ter. , lIu'lnl { "h l j"oluaR , done got IIlel : wid de eromp , lIi ! l.Q < ) , JeVlllhell "his mletla jest ctme ! 4\.w. ! . } , leo her. " But Mrs. t'lIn I1 ! tel her8ell too lan- luld for exerUouif 'Ati kind , nud tdllng Uncle Abel tllI t ! fI e , hcrselt wnll flllly as .Ick ns hili wl 'I. who wn . ulldollblldly ! felinlng , BhO , ' : II\ \ Ijhi'.Jl.np\ \ , w.lth n sinkIng - Ing heort to' tM col.n ! , wheru hili old wlfo hlY" rU\IO \ nJolld whOIlHver the crl1l11lll1 , 1111 she termed tU1J1II1 Reblll her. Scnrcol ) { ' o \'er , 1111\1 ho enttired the low doorwny wl en n fairy forlll c l\Ie flitting do\\11 tile Inrrow ( pntlnvnr , 11l'l' whlto drCB ! ! , . l nnlbl ! ; thr lIICh' ' the dn k ) ' twlllght , nnlJherJj JQIt'Oll : ' , holr , 'Itrcnlllhig out behind. I , "a. ! ! Ilttle j es lo , wh ? , from her crib , h\l ( helml her nlOthlr II refusol to uccolliihn ) ' Uncle Abel , and , stealing IIWU ) ' IIl1obsl'rrl'd , she hnd . 01ll0 herself t sce Allnt Ohloe , with who III .ho wes 'qllito 'a favorite. Unacculltomed all Jcssle W R to Rick- ness , she saw nt n glnnco thnt this wnll o ordlnnry cn : j nud , II.nrellng down besil'lo the nelrcsII ; , who 10) ' IIpon the ! toor , she toolt h r hendlllion her 11111 nllll ' heneaththe Il ' lur- ! : cntly pushll1'hncll. ! : ) bnn , the , lUa ted , grizzly holr , shl ! IIsked where the pnln was. "Drese do sweet chllo , " IInRw reJ Chloe ' "you cnn't toche me with thtlInt \ of a 'cnmhrlc n edlo ' "har 'taln't , mill leOlUS cr ebery jlnt In mo wall onsol1orln' when do cramp Is on , " . ' As 'If to verify the truth of this re- ml1rk , she suddenly bent lip neur ! ) ' 11011. ble , and roiling IIpon her flice , gro.\IIed aloud. , At thl ! ! momlmt a nlgro , , , .ho had gl1lned some notoriety amonK hb com- pnulons ns a physlcllln , clime In , nl\ll \ uf- ter 100khiK a 1II0llleilt ut the proHtrnte form of Chloe , he whllpered II word which cleored the cahln In II moment , fOJ' the meutlon of "cholera" hud u powlr to curdle the blood of the. terrlt1ed hlackH , who fled to thclr own 11welllnllI. ; Utterly fearless , .1(1 ! l11 ! stll'ed on , , 'nd ' when .Tohn , or UR Iw wns moro fOllllllllr ! ) ' ltnown , "Doctor , " proposell going for her mother , h IInswered , "No , no ; Uncle Abel hils" ht > eli fM h r Ollce , hut ( .111' won't cOllle nnlf f she 'knows It Itl dlUl. era , I l o'll lnlw me own ) ' . " 'rhls convinced the doctor , who pro. ceeded , to P'It ' In llr/lctl o tla medical .1dll , yhlch , ho hlld picked UI ) lit inter- \'als , lIud which wnil ousldoruble for one of his capacity. By this time , n flw ! of the women more darlnl ; than the r'st nnd curloue t 'IUlOW the fate of their COllll1\Il' : lou , \'I.I1tured ! nel1r th. door , whon' they Itood g zh lf' woud/tlrigly' / ! upon tllo' oor old creature who wa fast floating ( lilt upon thl ! brond rlvor of death. It WIIS n most. vlolont Ilttnck ) Ilnd Its mnllnlt ) ' wes lcr llPs4 , by , 9.unlltHy , of 1111I.1pj ; : ! fr lt which she hnd oaien lnnt mornrnj ; , " 'V1l1 sOlllebody lIIah.e II Ilru'rt' Hhc said , 'tbelll ) ' : a l lih ! ! felt her life fUHt ( 'hhlng'awu ) ' ; " 'Abel. you prey .lor 1100r Chloe ; " nnd her glnsllY eyes turned h - , loechlngl ) ' towuro her hu bund , who wus 1I0ted , utcnmp , meetlngl for , llru'III I the loudet ! nu 10u eRt of nuy olle. But 1118' tronlCfh hodl ft hh lnol11nll klslling the 'shriveled fnce of his : ) 'lnl : wlf ' , ho sold , " 'Scuse me , Chide : lie ISIH "rlt Is' , , , 'l1l1n' , but de tlesh pnrt h : mljht ) . week nn' shnk ) ' like.llsli ; , les , biH , ' yon \ lrny.ha / contluued , JlS the dtlill CI1I11I ! to hili sill ! ! . "Yl'S , honey , prny , " gnsped Chlol ! ; uUd , knoellnj ; down , the little girl be nu tile Lord's oceuslonnlly InterRI1I'rslul : 1l wltll u vetl Ion thut "God would tulr. , the deportluj ; , soul to honvel" " " ell , dut's It , " whispered Chloe ; "lInt's L..lior dnu ull tlelll OUo words 'bout kin > : , OIII COUIO au' dolly brond : de11 110 for white fells , 'but. ' God brells old Chloe , < < Ie thl } } for Inc , to dlo on. Sing. hnlll" ' , ( jlng , " she snlll , at last : und , IIIln lId ; with the 101ll lItut1onll of thl ! blncks , there nl'otll ! im the evonlng nlr the soft ntN ( of the "IIlIlill ) ' Lnlld. " which .1esslo IIun beudlng low townrd Chloe , who. when th ( lIoug was ended , clus\led \ hl'l' lu hl'I' lIl'IIIS , . mid cn1l1ng her "n shlnln' nngel , " Wlnt , W/l trust , to the better Innd. , I.oud and shrlll rose the wnll of 111 ( lI g O 'I , t' 'renRlnl ; In vloll'l1c ( > wben II WHI known thnt Into nnothl'r culin , thl IlPlitlleuco hod eutered , Ilrostratinj ; 1bo ' who , In his n ony , cnlletI for Jes > lleIn ! ! Mdi's'r Hlehl1ro , ' tlllnklnl ; th. . . ) ' could lIn him. , r.u e.ns It wn" Mrs. Innslng , Adr ( I nIl Llnu were still 1\llon \ the plluco : which W\S f/lr more comfortnbl ! ) Thill thl/lr / , sleelllnJ. : roolO , where thIJr SUIIP'8 ! ! ( 1I0t\1 \ I ulbert und Jesslo were sllfol ) ' 11 lI(1d. ' 'l'hl ! ) ' were just thinking of retlrin , whell sutIdenly the midnight Btllluesli Will llrokrln br n cry so shr11l that Mrs. I.nn Blag , sturted to her feet , nsklng whnt I wns. wns.I"rom het. couch by the open door . \un Dlnllh I1rose , und going out u few rods lIsteuel to the sOlind , which seo\lled t , conie from the negro quarters , whlthe at hur mlBtress' command , ahe bent he st n' . Bllt 1\ short tlmo ola\lsed \ ere sh \ re urued with th < l stl1rtllnl : news thll "th cholera wus thar ; thnt Chloe ' 1'11 deiilIInd { \ IInother had got It nnd Mis Je slo WIIS holdln' his hoad. " " 'holl ) ' O\'ercome with fright , Ir : I , lling fl1lntetl , .lInd ' 'Will ' borne to II ( room , where , for Hme , she relllnlnt ! unb nsclous. forrcrful of JIJssle , wll U 'pd nt the unrter long nftor m1c ht , mlnlsterinr. to the wllnts , ) f ti ! ( ck , ' of which , before monllnghel ( ( 're IYI1 , whllo others , hewed 8)'l1IlltOI1' ) f the ropltIl ) ' sPT odlng dlBiase. As tCO asl I rd. ! , ullslng returned to conselou neltill } . ! ! lIellt for Jessie , , vllo came 1" hltnth' \ , rce\ng ! her mother's rOllrOI In\\I111e , end fnlllu nway to BI 'ell I dllllir u If IIhu hud lIot jUBt been 1001 11I : ; lllon deuth , whos ' .hadow wus OVI Jln ( rolilld her. ' t\rlr \ , t49 , JAYx . .Luornlng , . { \ mun Wi ill'Ilt'1n l { HL'tthNlhr : : 'QroveJwhi ; i { 1 OC\'t > ! : rOlldl\ll , for the desuoyer met hi m the , 'ond , nnd III one ot the cl1blno5 , IWhl1l1urlng lll1l1tation he died , forg ! tilli , III Uw InteuRlt ) ' ol his Il\tTerlulC , the errand on which he had blten , 'cot : nud iui those who atte rled hlr knit' " nothing ot Mrs. Lanllull" bulalr .at T Pines , It WaR n6ti : untIt. tile I6cUnd da7 alter , the appear. e , ot the cbeltra that .he learned tile taUt of her leZTant. In It It to borderlIli alulOit upon dllua.ctloa , . .hl'ultcd f r her brother , IIhudd"r with fenr whoneTer' ' a no" e'II.lO wu reo port d to her , Rnd rdullng t ,1.lt the sufferers , althou h nmong : them , ' , fere SOlUn who hllllllayed \ willi her In childhood - hood : /lnd one , /In / old Krl1y.hl1lred m , " , ho had Aved her from \T.te.r ) ' grave wilen on the Hn vllnnnh rlvtr sho' hnd fnllen overbour . But tJwre wnll no place for Krutltullo In hcr selfl h Irnrt ! , IInd the IIIlsernhlu crontures w'ro' left to die nlollC , Ilncheered hy the Ilrcllonc'l1 of a pn/e / fllce , 8ave little .1esHle , who w n hl'r Inother's rl'luctnnt con ent to lIe with thelll , 111111 who , 1111 thl ! cla ) ' long , went fram' cllhln to cabin , soothing the pick and d'lnK by her prlsel1Ct' ! , IlIIII 1'111 u. ' > Jcl. enlnl ; otherH b ' her own Intr'lll lt ) ' . 1'owhrcl sunset , ll's. Lonsll1l : herself wnl cl : ell with the mnln y. nnd wfth n wild shriek Ihc cnllt : : on Adu to help hcr ; but thllt younl ; Ind ) ' wlla herself too lIIuch Intllllllintecl to heed the cull , nllcl In nn ndjolnlnl ; room she sat with enlllphor nt hel' nose nllll brnnd ) ' ut her sldo until u fierce , dnrthll : poln warned her thnt IIhe , too , wns a , 'Ictlm. No longer afrnl of Mrs.ILnn81111 ; , Rho mnde no relllstl1nce when borne to the 8nme npnrtm.mt , where for hOllrll the ) ' 10) ' , bellloaning. the fnte whrch hnd IJI'onht ; thom there , IlIld trembllnt ! us they thought of the IIrobo- blo result. On(1:1 ; ( ; : , Lnnslng's mlncl there wns It hl'II"Y lood , IIncl once , wheu the cold Ilersplriltlon stoocl thlcld ) ' upon her fnco , she ordlred ! .1 eRsle IlIlIl Dlnnh fro III the room , whllo she confessed to Ada the sin of which ahe had blcn jnllty In decel\'ln Loth her brother nntI HoslI. "It wes a wlcketl fIl18ehood , " 8alcl she , "nnd If you l1u\'I\'o me , Y9U must toll them so-will ) 'ou ? " Adn nodcllcl In lollen thnt 8he would ; I1nd then , thinking how her own con- IIclenco IIIlght lie mnde eusler b ) ' II slml- Inr confeBBlon , she told how she hnd thought to Injure Hosn In Ir. Delnlll.Jld's cRtimotion. 'l'hls done , the two IUIjes ) felt grently rolll''cd ; nnd ns the cholerl\ lu their cnse hnd hcen Indncecl mostly h ' fl'nr , It begun ere lon .to ) 'Iehl to the tlllclent trentment of Dlnoh , who 10 ller hOll8eleeplnl ; lulllltles ndded thot of beIng - Ing n Bldllful Iltlr 1O. 'l'oward morning they were prol\OlIncell dl'cldedly hottl'r , nnd ns Jesslo wnR IIsleel > nnd Dlnuh rod- Illng In her choir , I rs. Lnnslnl ; lifted hr hend from her pillow , sn'ln ! : to Adn , "I f YOIl plenlle , you needn't tel1 what 1 told 'ou 10Rt nl ht , when I thonht ! 1 \\'US going to tile I" Adn prolllised to be IIllent , IItlll I1fter wlnnlnl ; n slmllnr promlBe frolll lrs. , Lunlling , they both fell n8IceI1 , nor woke llIl nln unt1\ \ tHe SUII waB high up In the , heaven . So 1U11ch 'far ' . n sick-lied 'rlpeut. ' ! : I1ncel J , J 1'hRt 'day wns hotter' 'nnd more slIliry ' t lIll nn ) ' " ' ) lle ! ! hnd Iirecel1ed It : nnd 'I nbout 'the mltldlo of the u lernoon little .Tl'II le cnme to Dlnnh's side. nnll Il\ylnJ ; I , her hend upon her Inp , comilloin ! ! of , , helng lHllh cold IlIlIl tired. llltillltett ! , . .j wI-ro wrnllilel' ' rounll her , b lt they , I hrouht ! her no wllrlllth , for . , her , hlood I I wus chllle b ) ' nlllronchlll clenth.lnd when 01' nlk the lIegrq I\ketl ! jwll . , he en me not 0l1l0n thl'tu , tlll' ) ' 1)(1,1' ( , i(11tt thot tlho wnll d'IIIJ1 ; With strenlllln I' 'e\l' \ : I the ) ' fell 1I110n their knles , nnrl from th080 hlllllhie cubills there went lip IIIII11Y u fervent IlrU'er for God to spare the , I chlhl. Bllt It cOllld not be ; Rhe ' \ \ ns \\'nlltell III henven ; 1111I1 whln old Hllcll } , \ :1101'ho : IUIII 11180 beoll 111. erellt 011 his hands mill Imees to hl-r hedHhle , < : allln ; : : , 1I110n her nume , Rho did not knol\ ' him , fnr IInc nRclollsness wns 1I110n her , I1nl I In Intlnlta merc ) ' ! lho wnR Rpnrl'11 thl ! linin liS 11111) ' IIttetlllllnt II110n till ! dlleuC. ! I . \llI1otlt bOl'eft of rellROII unll IO\wl'I RR tit IIct1I's. : . 1.llnslng sill b ) ' hOl' child , whose IIfo wns fnst ebblnj ; UI\'U ) ' . In n ! Bhort time nl1 the nl'h'1'OeR , who were , ohJe , hod coml ! to the hO\IS \ ' , thl'lr 11nl'k I fllcos stnlnld with tenrs 11I111 l'XIII''ssh'c ! of the lit most concern. as the ) ' 1001H ! I Ulloll the little girl who In ) ' so whlto , llll Ntll1 , with her fnlr hnlr t1ontln oVt'r ! tlH' II1110w nntl hlr waxen hnndll fohltd , Ullon her bo olll. I "SIII to lIIO , Uncle Dick , " Bh" snlel , nt 10Rt , "sllIl ; of thl ! hOllll ) ' Inlld not fllr \\'nn" but Uncle Dick WOR not tl1l're , nlltl they who wntch11 her were too m\lch overcolllo with rlef to hell her rlllIo'3t. Slowl ) ' the hOllra wor ! ! on , . .1111tho \ Sllll'lt WIIS alll108t I 1111 II l' , whell nJllill Rho lI1urmllrI : "Sin : ; of the hl1lll1) ' Jallhl ; " I II till liS If In nnSW111' to her Ilrn 'Ir ! , thl1 , hreee. which ull the 11n ) ' lon hnd IlI'l'lI hll8hed nlld stili , now slhld ! ! mOllrnfnlly throlllh the trees , while n mocklnll bird in the dlstlillCO strllek UII his o"enlnl ; Iny , nnd amid , the I\lshlnl ; mc1od ) ' of thnt g wondrous blr of ROlIg nntI the soft . hreathlng notes of the whlsperlnJ ; Ilh\l's , little JessLo Iinssell to the "hnpI'y 111I111" which to these who wutehed the Jolnj ; out of her 8hort life RelH1\cd Illdeed "not fsr nwny. " With 1\ bitter cry the le' reon > d mother fell U\1on \ her fneo end wcpt nloud , sll'lng , In hlr henrt'h ) ' hl\\'o \ I thus been dellit , , ; th ? " In the dlstllnclJ wnR henrd the Round of horseR' flet , mill ( lro lung her brother was with her , welplng ns only RtNnl ! men Wle\1 \ over the IIfl'less form which retllrned him no nnswerlng cl1ress. Sh lu\l been his lelol. " , J essle \ ! go lie , HOlln Is Jolnj ; , mill 1 Rhnll ho left alone , " 'he tho1ht. . "Whn1 hnve 1 110no Co dl'.s r\'e II chnstlSl'lI1ml like this ? " Soon , howovq , he Jrcw ; cllimer. enl tll\'lnl ; . "It Is011 , " ho temler ! ) ' l1s81 the 11118 1111I1 hrow of the bellut1f1l1 chillI who slell1e ! 'to ' sllllle on hlll1 eyon 11 t1ellth ; then going Ollt limon ! ; his pI'opl. . ! ho comforted them as be t he could. drol' , IIlng moro tlum < lne tenr to the lIIe111or ; of those who were dead , nnd who IIUIn heret ! l'IJht In ull. . \t 1Bhort d.ItIlU ! from the hOllse wns 11 tull C'llrlSs wher Je 'Ilo hnd often sported , ulld where 1101 a /a / ) house , built b ) ' . Ill'r hund8 but. f bv Jd a1s11)etord ) : f < ll'btiH.\IJ ! t IltiIIU hyr ; ; the s\lvery \ 1110011 , the ) ' 111l1do her gru. , ' ( alld whlln the 81111 wnslp , itl r01s fe : U\lon \ the pile of eorth which hill frol , , . , . . , - - . vlow the lIunny ( l1ce nnd soft blue eyes ot Jesslo , "the Ang 1 ot 'l'ho PincH : ' ClIAP'I'Im XXI. For nenrly u wCl'k lifter .1csRle' , . t1enlh , : \Ir. Dcllll1e1d retJ\ollled lit 'l'ho Phll' " , dohlK whnto\'er ho could for the comfort of his Rervnnts , ulld liS ut the end of that tlmn the dlsellRo hud whully ' 1111I1\1- \ peorell. ho returnetl to al'l1ar ( Jrove , (00- COlllpllnle hy his Rister 1\11\1 Adn , who hnd lenrned by lad experlollco thtlt the < . ! an/fn'f / ! frolll whIch we lIeo Ilro oftell- time ! ! leIS thall th080 to which wo KO. 'rhey found HOIa 1I0tter , but .t1l1 Qulto low , anc1 01 the fner had uot Intlrely left her , ueLther 1du. Lanllnl nor Ac1a nntured lItar her room , but .hut theul- lelves III theIr own apartment. Oer Dt , Clallon a ellaulII bad COUlo. 1'hl kopetul , bapP7 < lXprellloa of w. . hCII , , & 8 r pe , and in Ita vlace WAI a look .t uttu hopel.lauedl. whtch at tlrt ' roUl' ed Richard' . teus lest UOIA ahou14 be "ono , ud In IDI.AC ! a1a.na : ko uked If It were ' 0. "No , no , " annnred the doctor , "blle a shad.o'w of pa)1l p.ned over his hand- IOme teatures ; " .hl will Uve. " Then hurrlll1K to the window , he looked - ed out to hide his tean trom him whom ho kneto bo his rlvlIl , anc1 whu , 1I0W hnt he was unobserved , lIent O\'lr ! the eleeplng Hosu , klss ng her wl1stel1 chek and mourning for her ns he thought how she would weep when IIhe lenrned the fnto of her fl\'orlte. Oh , could he 110"8 known the whole , how IJllsslonutel ) ' wOIIM ho havu closped hl'r to his bosom nn hold her there as his own , his darllnlf Hosnl Dut It wus not yet to be , 1111I1 ho must bide his tln1l ! . Hho hod seemed greatly relle-ell nt his nbsence , and all the secon (3) ' unCI' his depurture , she cnlled Dr. Clnytull to her side , fnnc'lnK hllll to ho her hrother Churlle. Tl1klng his hnnd In hel's , fhe told him the whole story of hm' trluls ; how she hlld tried to bring bnck the old ufI'ection of her childhood , but could not becnuso of the lovl ! she hnd for Ulchnrd Delnfield. "Oh , Chnrlle , " she exclaimed , "ho would forglvo me , I Iwow , If ho knew how much I 8utTered during those terrible - blo ! lnys , when I thought of giving my hand without my hel1rt. ' 1'ho "er ' llea ! sot my brain on fire , nnd 111) hend hnli uched ! oh , .s9 ] anrd , slnc thej1 i but It's over now , for I conquered nt Inst , 11I111 on the night before the wClhHng I reslJlnd to toll him I could uot nud wOllld not murry hllll. Dut a durk cloud , which soened lIke the rllshlng of mighty wat- ! ! rB , cnmo over tne , mid I on't know where I nm , nor whl1t hus happened , enl ) ' ho , hns beell her ! ! , hunglng like u shallow 0' er my plllow , where snt nnother shod- O\\ " tenfold blncker , which ho salel was Deuth ; but grim allll hldlous us It wns. 1 preferred It to n life with him , when m ) ' whole soul WI1S given to nnother. Whl'n I nm dentI , Churlie , ) 'OU must tell hllll how It wus , nnd osk him to for ivo nlld think with lilt ) ' of 1I00r little Uosn , who would huvo lored hllll If she could. Bllt not a word of this toIr. : . DelnOt'ld. Chl1rUe ; never Itt : him know how I loved him. My nffectlou Is not retul'nl'tl , nlld he would despise me-would ne\'er visit my grnve or think with pity of aile who died so far awny from home. " 1'hon followed u mlssoge for the lo\'ed ones of Sunny Bunk : hut this Dr. CIIlY- ton ld not hear. Perfectly parulywJ , he hud listened to her story until his reoson seemed In dl1nKer of lenvlng him , end , long ere she hnd finished he , know he must , give her. . p , but Dot to dontq. I.n > ; lng his , hend upon the p1l10w hc ld thnt of Rosn , wh , weoried'with' ' lier story , horl falleu usleep , he : wept ns he hnd never wept before , not even whpn ho su' " creepln& & : over her the shadow of donth. Tllrn which wny he would , there wus nl1l1jht before him sn\'o the clurkness of d spolr ; 1111\1 118 wuvo uf\er \ wave broke o"Qr him , hill milid wellt bnckwnrd to the time when she tuhtht hn\'o been hl8-wll'u he couhl hn'e IlIth- ol'ed her to his bosom-und In piteous "c. cents ho cried 11101(11) : ' lll1ulshment Is greater thun r cnn bear. " Dut nl the fierceBt Btorm soonest I'X- \londs \ Its furyBO , hI ; ' ere. long grew cam und cnpnble of lIober , serious tlwuht. : \tosn \ Leo wns'ery dear to him , nutI to hnve possessetI her 10\0 ho would have glren nlmost e\'er'thln : ; ; hnt 118 that couhl not he. ought II ( to stnnd In the wny of her ha\lllinesH \ ? lIe knew IIhe wnll deeeh'ed , for ho remembered mnn ) ' things he h011 Been In I r. Delnlield , which. thouh ! he hud not thoujht of It then , cOll\'lnced him now thnt hl'l' nff c- tlon wus reciproellted ; Iln shollhl he lIot tell 'her BO , un nt the Bllllle tlmo dll ; . ciMc to Hlchnrd thotrlle stl1te of nf- flllrs ? HoslI's qlllot , IIlIohtrlls\'c ! nnd l'nthl'r r cr\'ell mnnnell hotI mlsloll Hlch. IIr.l. . no dOllht , or ho wOIIIII long ere thlol : ho'o < leclared his lo\'e , "Yes , God hl1lplng lIIe. I wlll 110 right , " hI } sllill nlolld , clmlllng hili hllllllil mer his feverRh hrow , "I w1\1 \ wlltch b ) ' her IIntll his retllrn , nml then comllllttln ! ; her to hlol : Cl1rl' , I w1\1 \ len"e her for ! , .tr. " Nl1n-r dltl u tender brother watch moro cnrl.'ful ! ) oYer n I\'nrllnl \ ; ! llstcr than did he Iwer her dllrlnJ. : the few tln ) ' ! ! which clllllscII ere : \r. Delntleltl'H rl-tllrn. Ul ! wns nlone with her whl'n he cln1l ! . rnd with compurllth'o cllh1llleSH ho ; rl'eted his rivul , who WIIS Hllflll'isell ut the chnnt.o : In his luols. 'l'hllt IIIJ.ht : , In the solltlldo of his chnm- her , the oclur pcnnell two letters , ono for Hosn nnd tlll' other for Rlchord. ' In sllbstllnco , the contentR of eoch were much the snm ! ! . for hI ! toltl them ull he hnll hel1rtl from Hosn. nml how , though It broke hiM l"'l\rt " to do so , he hnd I\'eu her up. "Delli , 'err'er ) ' t'ntl ) ' with her , " ho wrote toIr. : . D-IIIt1eld. "for IIlvor ! wns there a purer , J.ent\cr : \ elng , or one more wurth ) ' of your 10"0 than she. 'rhen tuke her , 111111 when ) 'ont CUI } Is overtlowlpg with hupplness , thlllk sometimes of olle whu henceforth w11l bo u lonel ) ' , wretchl'd man , " ' .rho letters hdnl ( wdtten , he pllt them I a way until such tlme us ho shonld lIIeet I them. Ollce he thonght to tull ; with Hlchllr fnce to fnco ; bllt this ho fl lt h could not 110 : so cine mornhll ; , nhnllt n weol , nfter the return of the film I ! ) ' to C < < ! dnr' Gron'IIII whell HO11 wn ! ! ! Gul of 11I1n r , ho Ilfl'ts ' 11 II burnln kiss upon her forehend , IIntl Illuclllg the \t-ttIJrll' \ 011 the lIttle tlresslll ) : bllreau whl're the ) , would attruct the hllllll'lllntl' Uttl'llt1ol1 ( , j I Ir. Delaneld , who , Ill' Iwew , woulll 8,01 : be there , ho w nt In 411\l'Rt ( It 'Irtl. ! J1m . RIII , whom ho badl tOOlI. br 118 compos etll ) ' ns If no Inwllrd lirl ! were conRllmln him. lInlf nn hour IIftt'rwurd ullll till l1UtlIug enlne ! , which now Hncll till ) ' chull dl-red Into towu , wes heudnl ; him a Will frollll pll1cevhltbl'r hI. ! had cOllie for I } ij'ilc4 ! r.nn4..f . JlII . which he _ bore ouly I crushl'unu"lIdID1 \ : 'Lcart" ' SCllrcely. h1l1 he left ItoSIchumbcr wheu n colore' woman ellterC < l It to "sct It to rights" 01 was her dally custom. She Willi near - - . - - - - - - - - - ' - _ . . . . . . . . . - Righted , nnd goln , ; Uv to the drellllnr bureau , cnrelessly hrushed otr the I ttel' directed to lUchard. I 'nll1ng bchlnd the bureau , It lay concouled frolD , 'low , whl1. till ! lIegrellll procee ed with her dutiell , unconscious of the mlRehlcf she hnd done. In grent url1rlRo lUehurcl heurtl of Dr. Clayton'lI Rlllilleu d llnrture. "There 1111st be sOlllethlng " , ronl ; , " he thOIlht $ , though whnt he did 1I0t know. GOhlK III } to Hosa' chamher , he found her stili uleep. 'rhe room wes In order , the 8erv"ut 10lle , and on the burel1u I"y the letter which soou caught hl8 attention. OII1I1ClrlJ. : lit tile 8upefllcrlptlon , he BI1W It wus for HOII , and thlnk.lng to keov It sufely IIntl1 IIhe could lIuderatoud 1ts contents , be placed It lu his Ilockot ; then tnklnlt a book , he sat \ ' , her b dllide until 8he a"oke. She wu apparently better , but au unn.tura.1 hrlhtoe. . of her eyes told that her wind wu .tlll un.aettlcd. So he uid noWo , to > her concerning the doc- tor' . < I eautloo , but hhnl8lt ministered to er "an bI. In the courlO of II tew dals Mrs. J.nn. .ln .WIU ! Induced to visit her. Thill IIhe did morll , wUlIDgI" tor HOIIA bad loved her little Jes le ; she would weep bltt.rly . when ahe kllow heVIIS dead ; and the proud uature of the hauhty womun gnve wa ) ' to the Bofter feollngB , which often IJromptB a mother to take a deellcr Inter. ' eat In whnttver was once dour to n lost , a preclolls child. So cnlltlng allido her I nen'ous fenr , Bhe ut IU8t wont frequently to the' ' sick "room , her own white , dellcato hnnds sometimes IIrrl1nglllg the tumbled plllow or hollling the cooling drnuJht to the lips of her formerly deRplsed jOV- el'lIess-dl'Rplsed , 1I0t for anything which ' she had done , but bccl1use It wus hers to 101l0r for her dl1l1y broud. ' ( To 110 continued. ) BOUND TO CATCH A FISH. 11111 lrl hlu TrIps for Nlnetccn Years HIIlI Becn l < 'rultlc811. " ' " remarked Wood- "Queer , Isn't It ? 11 bridge street commission mau as 11 friend w'ollped In on him the other day and found him onrhaullug a box at fish-hooks I1tHl lIues. "What Is queer ? " WI1S asked. "Wh ' , this fishing buslnes. ! . I nm al. reJ1dy preparing for lilY anuual fishing xc\1l'slon , which tales plnce each 'enr from the 1st to the 15th of Jul ' . It'g 1 my first overhaul of the box , aud from now ou It will be n regular weekly oc- CUITence. In nnotlwr mouth I shall begin to dream about haullng out ten. ( )011t1ders. " "Do 'ou make a regular weekly business - ness of this fishing matter ? " "I do. Next year wlll be my nineteenth - teenth annual excursion nnd I shall keep It up as long ns I have my full powers. 'l'here's nothing to beat It. " "You must ha\'e great luck to be so enthusiastic. " "I ha\'e never had nny. It I could have gone out during these nineteen yeurs nnd caught three or four flsh I shollid ha'e been J > erf cqy satlslled to quit , but luck was nlways against me. I've been down to Lake Eric. but the fish were nlways awny that day. I've been up to Lnko Huron , but they didn't like my bait. I've beeu to Inlnnd lakes und sought out. 11 score ot rivers , but thers waS Ilhyays something wfODg. Lt. st year I went dOwU , to the setlshorc 'on purpose to fish. I fished trom wharves nnd I fished or shark , but , I , never even got tl nibble. " "Do you mean to say that. you never caught a fish In your lite ? " asked the caller. "NeV'er n one. I haV' trIed to-henV'en knows how hard I ha\'e tried , but they hl1V'e not been tor me. Nineteen years nml never n flsh-nenr even a bite. Hundrells of dollnrs and weeks of tlmo wnsted nnd enl ' rusted hooks and brolwn lines to show tor It. " But ) 'Ou wlll keep on ? " " 1 w1l1 , " he replied , with grim deter- mluntlon. nccordlng to the Detroit Ii'ree Press. " ' 1' here shnl1 be no surrender. Ii'olU' or five months hence I shall start out on m ' twentieth annual tour. I shall be lH'Ovlded with tackle nnd bnlt nml money nnd patience and determlnn- tlon , and If there Is a sunfish left nllV'e 'hetween ' the At1unth : nml Pnclfic I wlll seel , him out nmllure him to his death IIUlI shout victory o\er his r mnln $ , " " 'hero the Hour Gll1lif II ! Usod. Among things not genernlly known Is the fact that the hour glnss Is unl- , 'ersnny used on board the Klng's ships when the log Is heaved at night. I ver ' hour the bontswnln or one of the bont8Wl\III's mates blows on 'his whistle a p'C111lnr sbr1ll note cnlled the reel. 1'he person In the watch to whom this dut ' Is nsslgned t1wn heuV'es the log' , a sml1ll plC'1e of wood with a slnlter fiUell In It , nnll nt thnt moment the glnss Is turnell. 1'hough termed an hOllrglass gellerall ' , It Is enl ' a tour- tecn-second gluss really. As the lust grnln ruus out the log Une Is stopped with a jerlt , which also 100s- eus the lead slnlter. The log \loats \ up to the surface of the sea , the Une Is hauled In , nnd an ( 'ntry made In the book , which , ! 'rom Its conrolnlng this among other Items of the dall ) ' amI , nightly events of the " o 'nge , Is cnllcd the log boo It.-London Country Life. The I > ealrell Effeot. "I see , " said the superstitious man , "that the "re llrovllling tor 13.lnch guns on the new cruisers. " . . " ' " 'ell ? "Wel1 , they ought to know that that's . . . unluclQ. . " 'rhey expeCt them to be unlucky to I nnrthlllg thut ( . ; ets In trent of them.- . Phllndelphla Press. II I I A 'Vnlto of labor. , 1'utor-Hlclll\l'll. ) 'OU w1ll please SO ; to the blacleboanluUlI demonstrate the . proposition that the squnre of the hy- . 110tenuse of n right angled triangle Is equnl to the sum ot the squares ot the ! other two sl es. - SJ\olled Son-What's the use ? I'm , , willing to admit It.-Chlcugo 'l'rlbune. Dr. I.ol.'b sUYI ! ell.ctrlclt ) Is the un. I llerlylng cnllse ot vital action , but he 8 lias 1I0t 'as ) 'et made a talr demonstra- - tlon of It. , ' . , . . - - nou e lor Uryln" weet Corn. I hn vo tor sovernl yenrn been raisIng - Ing sweet corn uuder contl'act , and the accompaD71ng 1IIuHtration will convey Borne Idea of my drying hou8e. It Is 11100 my granary , the upper floor containing - taining l:1'aln bins on one sldl' . The low floor nud south side of the upper - per floor are nrrnnfloo tor sweet corn. 1'he nw.t ca ential part ot dr'lni : IIw t coru 15 to hl1ve a tree circulation of all' . Therefore I cut doo1'8 througb a8 sllOwn. 1'hctte doors are OD both I sides and on the huck. They nre hung I on hinges nnd can bo opened nnd I 1Ut ' when nl'cded. The Ifwecl com should bo spread In In 'el's ; therefore we use rncks mude of 1 by 3 Inch slats IJlnced twenty Inches to hvo tl'et npnrt , one above the othl'r. It the corn Is grl'eD and milky when husked It should be put on the racles very thin , not more than two or three ears In dl'pth , and turned frequcntly , but It It Is more Illatured amI the kel'Ul'ls nl'e glazed It ' - . , . , , CORti DRYING ROUSE. U1JlY be put on thicker. I cnn dry 500 or 000 bushels In this bulldlng.- Corrl'spondence Ohio Farmer. A Houdy 'Vood IJlock. On eV'ery farm there Is m ro or less wood-chopping 'to do , anll , ns n ru 'l' , It Is back-breaking work unless some de\'lce , something 'Jlk that shown In the cut , Is used. rrhls Is simp I ) mnde aud consists mainly of 'two pIeces .ot logs QawM smooth so that tbeYI wll stand fil'.mly. 'l'h.ese are , set , about , ( o r teet apart and each log Is about tllrre teet high. On' { Ol ) of these logs Is placed anoth' , ; "hlch. r ches from end to end ot the base , logs , as , shown I In t1e ! cut. &tn e are cut and tasten- ed to the log U8. shown , so , ns to hold lit firmly In } ) Osition. ' .rile : whole nr- rangement Is planned so that the log will be of tbe right height for cutting without causing one to bOlld over too fnr. In orfier to pre"ent llul1ger trom fi'lng' ' 'pieces at wood. such ns smnll twigs ot trees , nn Iron. bent us shown : B d \ : , , A llA:1DY WOOD DIOCK. In II/\u'e / B. Is fustened to the chOIl- plil ; : log. I\I\I uuder this Iron Is piliced the s111ull twl : . : 01' 11mb to be cut , the ux sh'lklng It on the sille nel1rest the choppel' , nlll' the bent Iron preventing It from 1 ! 'ln lip and str1\:1ng \ tbe worlwl' . A wood blocl , arranged In the manner Indicated wlll be found to sa ' 1l' nHUI ' tlllcimches uUlI can be worked on quite ns well as It the block Wl'C lower.-lndhmapolls News , Grnll1ll1 OW ! ! In Fulltnler. While In mauy sections gl'llhl t'Cd- Ing mllst e done this summer , the 01'- dinar ) ' prnctlce Is not to feC < l graIn to cows thut m'e on llusture. 'l'hls Is ac- Imowlellged to e a mIRt"'ce ' br tbose wllo have tried both met ! o s , provided - ed their cows were gmde or thorough- l > rC < ls. In some seetlons the bellet In grain has been enrrled to the extent that th cows al'e burn-red the 'el1r through. Tbnt this results In a od milk 110w cllnnot be denied , but there Is some question as to the ud'lsahl\lt \ ) ' ot depriving cows ot grass entlrel ) ' . On the other hand , there cnn be no question nbout the , 'nlue at grulnlng to a moderate extent In connection with pasturing. 1'0 commence with , the supply of grain should bo small , sa ' a Illnt a day , Increasing the qunn- tlty ns the value of the b'1'a88 de- crooseB. Tbe expense of this plan Is certainly small compared with the results - sults , and dur'lng thIs month and August - gust Is a good tlm to test It.-St. Puul Dls11l1tcb. nees 1111I1 JnIllO\lc . 'rhe SUllremo Court of Iown bns beld , In the cuse of Parsons vs.ll1u : - ser,03 Northwestern Reporter , SO , Olat the owner ot bocs , who Imows that tbey are prone t nUuck horN ! : ! , It nl'ar them , Is lIable to enc wbose ! hOr8CtJ were stung to death by tbc bees while tostened to It hitchIng post In the vicinity of the hIves. 'I'he lut- tel' were near the highway , Dlld the post was erected by the owner of tbe 1 : ) . I bocs for the purpose of hitching horses , nnd was In the COhrse usually talen by. the I. > t1s ! In Jolng to and from th lr hl\'es. I : ; ; : : . TelUns ; : Cor J'.OOlJ , One ot the simplest methods of Q90 . certnInlng whnt plnnt footl'ls' noedad In a soil 18 to test the soil with a growIng - Ing p1u1t. It tlr sol1 10 deflclent In nitrogen the leavl'S ot grnsses and cer- cal grains " ' 1\1 \ be either bluish or yeIA lowlsh , the latter In the case ot th9 graIn , while a d p , vTld ( green Indl. cutes n good supply ot nltrocn In the soil. Any fj)1f In which roPe. cabbages - bages and other membcr8r.ot the turnIp . . . . . tnmll7 thrive IndIcates that IlUch 80U , hn8 a , oed 8upp17 ot phoephortc acid ) . . , Where potash In the loll . . abnndanf the 1 G. ves ot the Jtl'OWln pluta ha TtJ a yt'llowlsh iTHn cast , whUe It pota Is d el nt the lbado ot Is of a blu18h color. Naturally ; it requirea . . PrftcUcOO. and obaGl'Tant eye to deter- minQ curatcl1 thcoo thlugs , but the plan III correct and worth tollowing. The Indlcntlon of sorrel In a meadlm' Heeded to mixtures such as redtop , timothy nnd clovers , Is a pretty good Indication tbnt the soil needs lime. IIowe\'er , the litmus paper test toc ncld soli Is thQ qUlcl'C6t nnel Is there oughl ) ' rellable.-Indlannpolls News. Value of Dry J nrtll. It Is 'Well ImoWl1 thnt fine , dry dIn Is one of the best nbsorbcnts and dl&- Intectunts kllown. It Is 'also plentltul nnd costs nothing but the lubor of hundllng. It makes excellent bedding If covcred over with a tow inches ot strlm' , nud It renlly Iweps the cows clenn , e\'cu whell used In the stalls without strnw , ns It Is easily emovcd from the hall' with a brush. A stnll be ded with dry enrtb can be cleaned out In n lUuch shol'tel' time , nnd , ns It absot'bs the liquids an gases , quite a sn'Ing Is effected In that manner. Its usc goes bl' 'ond the stall. As the stable shollid be cleanc dally , quite a large quantity of dt'y earth w11l bo usell In tbe course of a year , and will necessarily be ndded to the manure heap. Although It ndds 1I0thlng to the .L heap Itself , yet Its l1rsence therein w11l double the vnlue of the mnnuro b ' preventlug loss of fertl11zlng ma- terial. It Is a better nbsorbent than 'strnw or cornstalks , aud Is enslly hnn- , 'dled wIlen the manure Is . hauled to the fields. To Renovate Olll J "nrm . The best mode ot renovntlng old 'wonl-out ' farms Is to raIse sheep on 'them. Dut In rnlslng sheep the land should be dlV'ldc Into fields and something - thing grow11 thereon. the crop only reaching n height sutliclent tor the usa of Ule shl'ep , 1'he I1nImnls should ne\- ler be compelled to hunt for their fool1. No profit cnn he mnde on sheep , unless the ' receive care und I1sslstance , With Ithe production of wool , mutton nnd lamb , nnd the grndual enrichIng ot the ' tsoll , the profit Is sure In the end. Do , not expect too much lu ono 'ear , but : keep on , nnd good results will surel , Itoll01" . I Cultivation oC Tree. . , It you ha'e old trees that 1111 vo taU , 'ed to give pl'ofitoble crops of tnllt , dIG 'the soil up thoroughly and , then' apply ' 'f a gooll dressIng ot well-rotted stable manure and wO'k thorouhl ! ' Into ths 8011 , Then. If : rou have them , npply a rl'sslng of wood nshes. If these tnll to revive the tree ntter golvlng' n good \ll'unlng \ It Islast \ redemption nnd should give WI1) ' to somcthlng bclter. Good rich foil for three 01' four years can \lrotltl\1Jly \ plunted to some crop while the tJ'ecs In the orchnrd nrE growing , hut uftCI' that the hest plan Is either to 8ecd llown to clo'cr , and use as 11 hog )1usture ) , Ot. to cultivate without nllowlng any crop to grow. A Grnnll 0111 Cherry Tree. Sometimes tIll' fruit on a single tre Is worth mOl'e thnn two or three nere. of whcat. 1'hl'I'e Is a trcc In northern Dl'la WlIl'e'ellt ) . 01' eighty ) 'enrs old , thnt has produced un aVerllg'c of $ M worth of fl'llit Ilnllllllll ' for lIearI : ; tweut . 'l'nI'8. One 'ear the chl'ITlc. sold fot. : ; :80 : , Hlx 'ellrs ago thIs old pntrlnrcl bOl'e liftr-four peach baskeU of delicious frut. ! 01' about ele'cn hUll , dred10111 \ < 18. A1II1 all of this ft'\l1t hal been a frec gift fl'om ] Jntlll' , as th ( old 'l'e has stood In n door 'nrd all these 'cnrs una ttellllL' IUld uncared for In l'hen' ' except ) thne-Countr , Life InllIerlcn. . Stltl't with GOOlI JJlrd. . A few extra gLod birds for the t un dation stocle Is fllr bettel' thnn twlcf the same ] Jumhol' ot ol'dlnl1r ' ones. A good beginulll Is the..short cut" t4 succcss. llu Is too short to breed from Inferior hlrds. It muy be cbea , nt the beginning , hut expenRlve In the md.-AmerIcan Pou ' . ( - : .Advocate. 1 Poultry Notes. Sto e drlnl:1ng yesscls are coolel thnn tin oneS. . A qUllrt 'of feed tor twelve hens Is . gool1 measurement. ' 1'lncture of Iron Is a good tonic tc glye l1urlng the hot Wl'athel' . . \IN lulel1 lime l1ustl'll oV'er th. 'ards Is n gool1 pre\'entlyc of gnpes. When the l'gg shells ure thin It Is nl Inl1lclltlon thnt the hens need lime , Don't torgel to chOIJ U ) ) dandellonr to ! ' the little IhlCki : If kept where tl1eJ canllot get gl'USR. IIollln tIw ml1lt fed to poultry win check loosln s ot' the bowels , n com mOIl tt'ollhle In 'hot weuther. : \Il'kl't nil the em'l ) ' chicks 1I0t wnnt ell tOI' ) Jext 'l'ar's hrel'lllng. If YO , clIonlze ) nnr , let It be the l tel hntchl's. If done hutrhlng send the usclesl roostct's to llIarlet or to the pot In btl\nter , Oyel'fat and broken-do , , ' ] bells , 11ltto. Xm'cl' gh'e crush ell ontll to yow\ ! , J-- chlc s without first sitting out tIlt hulls. 'I'he hulls , either on or elf tlll kernel , nre lIabll' to 11l10lluce a star va. . 10 t. . "ov. I .