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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1907)
. . THE SCHOOLHOUSES i WHAT THEY MEAN TO THE PEO. PI.E OF THE COMMUNITY. I , AND HOW THEY ARE BUILT It Is the Money That Stays at Home Which Makes Good Ones Possible -A Simple System That Works , Your schoolhounes , Those of the town and those of the country dls. tricts. You know what they meaR to you and to your children , They represent the difference be. tween Ignorance and . enlhhtenment. The ) . mean to your children the dl1Ter. nce between signing their names with a mark or In writing. They represent the dl1Terence betwccn the ch'i1Izntlon of the twentieth century , as this country knows It. and the lmr. barlsm of benighted Asia Dr ACrlca. You wnot the schoolhouse , do yon : . not ? You " 'ould willingly mnke saerlfiros to keepJt , would you not ? You glory in the free educational system of this country , do you not ? Dut , Mr. CItizen. did you ever sit down and consider carefully what it ls that makes , possible , the school. houses of this country ; the school. houses that stand as beacon lights on the tops of a thousand. hl1ls ; the sehoolhouses that carry cheer and en. Jlghtenment to the hearthstones or the homes oC a thousnnd valleys' ! It ls the tnxes thnt you .and your neighbor. and ) 'our nelghbor's neigh. bor pay lnto the school fund year nfter : year , Is it nol ? And why do you pay It ? Becnusc you own property-real es. tate. bonds and mortgages-and be. cause that 11ropert ) ' Is valuable , 'Vhat makes ) 'eur real estate valuable - uable ? , it Is the prosperity of the commu. nit ) ' . As the community grows and prospers the value of ) 'our property . I Incre3ses. As your property lncreases ; \ ln value and you write ) 'our wenlth In thousands Instead of hundreds. the amonnt ) 'ou pa ' Into the school rund Incroases. When tbe school fund In. creases the old building gives place to a. new and more modern structure. In which your children and your neigh. bar's cblldren secure their Instruc. tlon. And , again. the erection of the new buildIng but adds more to the value of your propert ) ' . It Is an endless chain system th3t builds villages out of cross roads , and cities out of'llIages. . Who are 'ou. Mr. ClUzen. and who 14 Is your neighbor and 'our neighbor's . neighbor. whoso contributions to the school fund make the schoolhouses possIble ? You , and your neighbor. and your' neighbor's neighbor , are the farmers. the merchants , the doctors , the blacksmiths. You are each and every m3n who go to make up the , \ . community In which you live. and It Is ' ' - when ) 'ou work collectively that , you accomplish results-that you buUd up new schoolhouses. And how shall ) 'OU work collec. th'ely ? By a sImple system of boosting on ' . another 'You , we will say. haTe oats to sell-'our neighbor buys them of ) 'ou. .He. } 'ou will sa ) ' , has dry , : ; oods to soli-you buy them of him f It Is this system of mutual help that makes the town grow Into the city. th3t Increases the price of real estate in the town and In the community sur. roundIng It , that builds new school. Houses. The dollar that Is unnecesso.rIly sent a way from home never bought so much as a nnll for'a schoolhouse , never Ilut a shingle on Its roof. . Dut the dollars that are unneces. sarlly sent away Crom home send back to the community which the ) ' left nnh' ruIn 11 Is these doUars I hat prevent the replacIng of the leaking roof , the broken door hInge or tbe " ' . .orn out desk It Is the dollars tbat are unnece ! ! . sarfly sent away from 110me by you , and } 'our neIghbor. and your neigh bar's neighbor that decrease the falue of your. and 'our neighbor s. nd your neighbor's neighbor's real es tate. That makes the school fund , grow less year aCter 'ear That ( orces the dlschnrge of the competent teach j er for a less competent ono Th3t reo duces the standing of your : schools In the educatlona ) 5 'stem or the coun try. try.Work Work It backwards , send your money Cor the things you need away trom home Instead of spending It at home. and the system that build : ! vII. lu es out of cross roads. and cities outer or villages. th:1t increases the v31ue of your real estate :1nd permits you to write your wealth In four figures where previouslY three figures , , ! , ere enough. and you will malte or the thriving little city but a village , and ot the "llIage but a cross roads. Do ) 'ou not believe. ? IIr Citizen. and do you think ) 'our neighbor anr" your neighbor's neighbor should believe. that It pays best to keep the dollars III the home community ? Keep the 5 'stem moving forwards , l1 lp to make a city of 'our village Does ! your town's IntereBts and you boost your own. own.WRIGHT WRIGHT A , PATTERSON. Buttermilk Cocktail. Throat parched ? Irrigate It with ; ) buttermlllt cocktail This Is a new hrand of dampnos which \ras devised at the Unlvcrsl" . ' ) f Ghlcnoo The buttermilk cockta ! It ! constructed according to the f01 lowing recipe : Talce a tall , thlr .J . . glass , drop In a chunk of Ice ; Inser' a lonl ; sllco of cucumber. then fit with buttermilk That's all ! , Ii I GAMES OF SHARPERS , I Some of the Methods Used for Secur. Ing Money Dishonestly , " - Millions Ulmn millions of dollnrs are ( rl\ltdulontl ' taken Cram the pocl.ets of the people ) 'ear after ) 'ear through the operation of confidence men , The schemes uSNI I'y these men are numer. ous. Nearly all are based upon the fact th3t the average person Is always willing to take the best of a bargain. During the past few months swln. dlers have been operating In dUferent pluts of the ( 'ountr- . and their method. while a modification of an old swln. dllng game , has some new features worthr of notice , Their usual proced. uro Is to locate farmers who are not well known to local bankers and lonn men , They approach the farmer and under pretext of seeking to purchas. . farming laud , manage In some way te , secure his slgnnture , This Is general. l ' done by Inducing him to wrllo a letter. or to sign some statement. Once the slgnaturo Is secured. 1fictl. . tlous deed to the farmer's land Is pre. pared and this Is fixed up In such a manner as to show the seal or some notary or other officer. Then with this deed the swindler Is In position to negotiate a loan upon the land. This ! ; 8mO ha : ! b n successrully worked In a number of western states. , Residents or agricultural districts should be continually on their guard against the signing of receipts or alY kind or contract which may be presented - sented to them by strangers. Within the past year some smooth swIndlers have succeeded In securing thousands or dollars on fraudulent notes. secur. ing from farmers , who were foolish enough to take for trial washln ! ; ma. chines , refrigerators , etc. . and to glvo their receipts for the S:1me. These receipts - ceipts turnln ! ; up later as negotiable notes. The writer of checks cannot be too careful In fillIng In the amounts. The f:1' 'orlte methods of the check receiver Is to Insm' ! after the words "six. " "seven , " "eIght" or "nine" the letter "y" or "t ) ' ' ' and change the ciphers In the checle : iccordlng- ! . Thus It C:1n be seen th:1t a check written for eight dollars , by the addition or the letter "y" can be made to read for eighty dollars and the changing of the amount , If It be In numerals. by the addition of cipher. males the forgery. when well executed. 'hard ' to discover. HELP THE TOWN. Some of the Virtues In Friendly Rlv. , airy Between Merchants. Good. healthy competItIon and frIendly rivalry. devoid of all spirit or hogg1shness , Is a good thing ror any , town. E:1ch and every business man I and property owner In a town. and the I country Immedlatel ) ' surrounding It should be Intensely Interested In every I project , partIculnrly should ever ) ' mer. I chant be acUve In malters th:1t means , general prosperity for the place , and I whIch will Increase trade for all the merchants of the town. People genI I erall ' like to do their trading In towns where there arb well kept stocks and plenty varlet ' or goods. and where there Is sufficIent competition as to assure low prices consistent with good business judgment There Is little use for the merchants of a place to blow I :1nd brag :1bout theIr business , unless I the } ' can demonstrate that the ) ' are t "dell'erlng the goods" and satIsfying their customers There Is no good to be looked for by merchants decr-Ing the goodil and the methods of their brother merchants There Is no more effective wny oC 1lIIlng the business of n. town than by tosterlng a spIrit of pelly jealousy and of narrow selfish. ness Wherever such a spirit Is found It will bo dlsco\'ered that trade Is beIng - Ing turned to some other town where merchantil and business men worlc more In harmony with one another. TOWN BOOSTING TIPS. The visitor who trips over your broken sidewalk \\111 not bave a very hl h opInIon of your town as a 111 ace of business. The home town Is , the best place for the boys If you will make the home town prosperous Keeping thf3 monert home will do thIs , It me:1ns home opportunities for your children. Don't drIve around the hole In the road 'week after week. Get your neigh bors together and fix It. The home market for the farm prod. ucts is the saving clause tn our s's. tern or government. Take away the In ) 'our community Not necessarily home markets and tbe farms will soon become unprofitable and valueless. No cft ) ' mall.order house will ex. tend credit to : rou when times are hard , or crops tnll Could you con Blstently nsk It of ) 'our home mer. chant when ) 'OU send ) 'OUr money to the city during the days of prosper , Ity ? - Encourage small f:1etorIes to locate by meanM of a bonus , but by keeplns the children In the home town that . . the , may become factor ' emplo'es , and gel a home opportunlt ' to raise In the world. Do not begrudge the money paid for taxes when It Is used for road and lO\1'D Improvements. Such an cx. pendlture Is like bread cast upon tbe waters-It will return many foill. elIlan ! Girls Learn Housework , In elglum girls are expected to : ; \0 five waeks out at each school d.r to learning housoworlc. . . The ; : ; required tl' know not only how to "ok a dInner , but to ch'an up and ' o for a kitchen , do marketing , wasb I' and Iron. , , . . DAVID UNITES THE KINGDOM - STORY BY THE "HIGHW Y AND BYWAY" PREACHER lCOI'1rIIrIU.IP07. ' " Ibe AuU"r. Tf. 8. EJOOb. , i Scripture Authorfty ; - 2 Samuel : { .5:5 , OOOOOO O OOQOOOOOOOQog i SERMONETT i g It was David's Integrity rath. Q n er than his military prowess n g which conquered Israel. n David knew how to forgive. n Israel had shared with King Saul In the persecution of Da. vld , but David was ready 'to return - turn good for evil. He had no scores to settle when the provo Idences of God brought his for. mer enemies under his power. Selfish ambition David had not. On the contrary , his career ; strikingly Illustrates the possibility - bility of a turnan , soul gauging Q hIs ambitions In harmony with the will of God. He wanted II I only what God In his own time , and his own way was willing to give. Hence he escaped the Pit. falls of human plotting and Intrigue - ; trigue and his hands were free from the stains of the. blood of his enemies. DavId desired the kingdom be. i g cause God had promised It to g him and because hla ambition n Q was to serve God through such n n exalted office. Hewanted to be g g king that he might lead the na. n 2 tlon In the paths of righteousg n ness , n 0. There Is no loftier or holler g ambition In the world to-day n ; than the desire for power and n position th:1t such may be ex- g erclsed and used to the honor and glory of God and the bless. g g Ing of mankind. n g Schlslms In families or In ' g tlons are sad and na'i n and the sooner they are healed the better. But reunion must ; meet the voluntary approval of both factions , David mIght 2 have subdued Israel by force of arms , but he chose rather g the method of righteousness and ; truth and Justice. i God can give what human g scheming and plotting cannot Q gain , g The queQUon arises : uWould n David have been Justified In the g use of force In gaining pqssesg slon of that which God had n promised should be his ? " Is the g Injunction : "Suffer wrong rath- Q er than do a wrong" a safe principle to follow In ur dealIngs - In Ings with others. g DavId In the Twenty-third n Psalm , declares that after the g n walk through the valley of the g g shadow of death the Lord pren I n pared for him a table In the 0- 2 presence of his enemies , Such g n proved literally true In his exn g perlence. God laid the united g Q kingdom at his feet after all g g the plottlngs of his enemies n had failed , It Is surely true 2 g that they that walt upon the 2 Lord shall not be ashamed. g g r.KHrOHXHOHIOQOrJIOQIHJQ : THE STORY. OAD with feyerlsh haste adjusted J his garments and started towards the palace of King David. The few who were In the market place at that early hour were startled and surprised' ' to see the captain of the hosts of Ju. dah ubroad at such time. knowing that only the most Important matters could take him to the presence of the king at that unseasonable hour. But Joab was too much absorbed with his own thoughts to notice the startled glances which followed him , for that morning a secret messenger had brought to him alarming tldlnb"B from Mahanalm , the ro'al city of Israel , where IshboshetJ1 , the son of Saul. reigned. These tidings were to the , ell'ect that the king had been slaIn : upon hIs bed. I "And now Is David's opportunity , " : muttered , Toab to himself aM he hur , rled on. "Now will he be able to bring Israel under his hand. Will be but gh'e his consent , I will start with the army this very day. " And arrh'lng at that moment at the palace door. he knocked Impatiently. loath to let one precious minute be wasted. Urging the surprised Ben'ant to hasten he entered the audience room or the king. and not long after David the king entered , "What brings you here at such unseemly - seemly ) Jour ? " ho exclaimed anx , lous ! } ' . "Wh:1t but Ule klng's good ? " re. sponded Joab , reassuring ! ) ' . "I sock the bidding of thy king to go and bring Israel under thy banner. " . "Thou. who hast killed Abner , the captain of the hosts of Israel , just when I had made a league with him , " excitedly demanded David. "Wouldst thou kill Ishbosheth , the king. also ? " Joab winced at. the words of Da. vld. 'Nay. another hath alread ' perform. cd that righteous act. " he roplled. "Righteous act ! Callost thou mur. der an act of righteousness ? Whose' ' hand Is stained with blood ? Surel ' It' was not. thy emlss ry whl'h hath : done this thIng ? " "Na ) ' , na ) ' . I 11111 guiltless of 8uch , charge , I know nJt ! who hath klllod i ljhbosbolh IlllOn hIs bed. but Ihls Ju. tl ! . . H I'lr of th ) ' armies , knows , I . ' f . , , , nnd that Is that thy 011110rtunlty hath come to spread th ' rule and th ' kln . , ' dom m'or all Israel. Did n1l. ' , " .Toab went on rapillly nnd with Increasln I onU1\1slasnt , "LJld me go. and t promlso thel' ( 're a fortnl ht hath Ilnssed to ha'e 11.11 ' " Israel under th ) banner. Davill's eye fiastU'd and ho took 1\ step toward Joab. "Think 'Oll for a moment , " he thun. dered , "that Davllt would take n mean advnntage of the mlsfortllnes or bls brothers In Israel ? Docs Davltl's king. dam Increase through \Inhol ) In. trlgues ? lias amI leU the heavens that Dwld : cnnnot still trust him ? " "nut It Is now 01' never , " 11rotestcd Joab. "Israol needs a leader. If It find not such In theo U10Y will chao so : tone. Crom among themscJvell to leall them. There are man ) ' ambitious souls among the meQ of Israe ) . " "But this thing Is not or GOI1. Ir Israel seek mo not as king , then wfll not I reach out for the kingdom. " Further protest on the } 1 rt or Joab was prevented b ' the hurried entrance or II. servant who announced Ul0 arr\'nl ! of two messengers from Israel who demanded to see King Dnvld at once , and at a sign from the king they w'ro admitted , Bowing low beCore the king. they wnUed until he bade them rlsc , when they addressed him as follows : "We be th ) ' sen'nnts. 0 king , Wo arc Rochab and Bannah. the sons or Rlmmon the .Deerothlte. and arc como with tidings oC good things ror our Lord. Behold the head or Ishboshcth , the son or Snul thine cncm ' , which sought U1) ' lire. " And as the ' spolco the ) ' unrolled before - fore the stnrtIed e'es or David nnd Joab the ghastly head of the dead Idng of Israel. David turned awa ' his hend In horror - ror , whllo Rechnb and Haanah con , tlnued : "The Lord hath avenged 10) ' lord t e king this day of Saul , and o [ his seed , " nut the ) ' got no further , for David turned upon them nnd In a voice which cut like steel he s:1111 : "As the Ior l liveth , who lmth ro. deemed m ' soul out of all udversltr , when one told 111e sarlng. He1101d. Saul Is dead , thinking to have brought good tidings , I took hold of him. and slew him In Zlklag , who thought tha't 1 would have given him n reward .Cor his lidlngs. How much more , when wicked men ha\'e slain a righteous person In his own house UpOI1 his bed ? Shall I not therefore now require his blood of ) 'our hand. and take ) 'OU away from the earth ? " And turning to his young armor bearers standing near ho commnnded them to seize Rechab and Daanab and to take them out and slay them. which when they had done they cut err their hands and their feet and hanged them up over the 11001 In Hebron. ' But David 11litl the head o [ Ish- bosheth tnken and burled In Ule sepulcher - ulcher of Abner In Hebron , ow. when tidings of these things reached the cars of the people of Is- rael. the ' Imew that David had not been concerned In the wicked plot. atH1 that he was not trrlni ; In any way to force an. nxtenslon of his kingship over Israel. For this reason - son when the people from all the tribes h:1d come together It was quick- I ) ' agreed that the ' 8houlll seek Davltl out at Hebron and there request that he become king ovm' Isrllel as well ' as Judah. And so It came to pass that a few da 's arter. even while Joab was slleaklng to his Intllnute frIends of the fell ' of KIng David byhlch he had lost his .chance of winning control over all of Israel , that the chlers from all the trlb s Hought audience t.'lth DavId at Hebron. saying to him : "Behohl , we arc th ) ' bone and thy fiesh. Also In time past when Saul was king over us , thou wast he that lcddest out and broughtest In Israel : and. the Lord said to thee. Thou shalt feed lOr people Israel. and thou shalt bo a captaIn over Israe ! . " And DavJd made league with them In Hebron before the Lord. and there ther anoInted DavId kIng over Israel. and the rejolchlg of the Ileople exceeded - ceeded the morning which had filled the lanll hecausr > of the wars whIch had been waged between the Icing- doms of , Judah and Israe ! . Papa's Occupation , Itecently a little glr ) appll d for a registration hlanl , in a New Yorl ; school. The teacher wrote down her name. her address , her age. but at "Father's occupation" the child balked and hung her head. The teach. er had vlslol1s of a parental blirglar , and reasoned gentIr. "Te ) ) me what it Is , my dear , and I will see whether we shall put It down or not , " "No'm. I won't tell , " the girl Insisted. "Just te ) ) me. " said the teacher , "anll I won't speak of It to anyone else. " The little girl hesitated and twisted her hands. "He's a worm eater , " 'aho finally burst O'it. "A worm cater ! " cried the horrified - fied teacher. "Yes'm. He's a worm eater In an antique. " And It alter. \\ard dcveloIled that the father was dail ' engaged In borln ! ; In taUon worm holes In beguM antique furniture , so that the dealers can say : "Look at the worm holes If 'ou think this Isn't genulncl ' old. " New Wood Preservative. The preservation of wood with suI. phur , aJlPlied In liquId form , Is galu Ing special Caver In Oerman ) " , The material completolr Iills the cell spaces of the IIber , and at moderate temlloratl\rs \ It Is IIttlo atTecled b ' water. acltls and IIlkaline solutions , though It o ldlZlls rondll ' at high tom , pernturos. POlllnr Is best ndal1ted fOI this treatmellt , results with onk ulld pine 001111 ; lesa satisfactory. . . . . REFORMED BY A DREAM By MRS. F. M. HOWARD ( Co ) 'rlght. by Joslph D , DowlI'B. \ . "Grnndma , como tie my shocs. " I "O'111l11a. please button my dress , " The old Indy hurried to comply with I U10 latter request to the disregard of the IIrst command. "Tlo up 'our own shoes , dearie , tlml's n , good boy , " she said , coaxing. ly , to the heavy-cyed , freUul lopklng boy In the nursery. "I shan't. " he retorted sul1enly. "I'll toll ma on ) 'OU U you don't mind mo. " "But mr bones nche BO , sonny , " she remonstrated , "It hurts me to get down , Como now , bo good w Grandma , " "I don't care , 'Vhnt you here for Ir 'taln't to work , " ho sntd WlUl IncipIent - Ient brutalll . . " ' 1'ho Lord knows , sonny , what I'm here for. Seems IIko there ain't no room lu the world Cor m ) ' poor old bones , " "You nolt ) . ball boy to make Gam. ma k ' . " cried little Rose , striking at him with her little , fat hand. "Rosie loves Gamma , Rosie does , " pursued the IItlle comforter , bugging her omall nrDl around the wrinkled neck , "w'on Hosie dets big sho'l1 have a hlg , splendid houso. an' Gamma shall Uve In It. un' wo'll pIny al.I. ) day , won't we. Gamma ? " . . . "I hope so , darlln. . The ohl lady brushed awa ' a hot tear , for sl1e was not so hardened to ubuso that she had gotteu be end the sting or It , and a kind word touched ller even more keenly than the harsh ones. Mrs. Prlllsio " , us a second wife. The gentle mother of these chlldron In ) ' 8leelllll1 ; In her srave. She hnd died when Hosie was horn , and the grnndmolher had brought. the babe through the perils of Infancy In addl. lion to her other cnres. Martin Prln , gle hud married asaln. after n decent Inten'al , n much more IIhowy and IItyl- lah woman than his fIrst wIre had been. In strict justice to her , It must bo confessed thnt she was n tolerably , . Ithul mother to the children ; but the ' " . . . . . . " " . . . - "Even So Shall You Be Sent Away. " old lady had dropped from her Jlosl. ' tlon of house-mother to that of household - hold drudge under her rule. so natur- all ' that the transition was hardly noticed In the family. "Fred Pringle. how ofteR have I told 'ou not to come to the table until your shoes were properly laced ! " , The 60n and heir had como In. his shoe laces dragging behind him , "Grandma wouldn't tlo 'em for mo. ! \fean old thing ! " "Your mother Is getting crosser ever - er ' day of her life. " Mrs. Pringle turned to her husband with are. pro:1chful air. as Ir he was very much to blame for being the 80n or such a reprehenslblo mother. "Gramma's back hurted BO she couldn't.'loop down , " said IIttlo Rosie. on deffnslve. ! "First we know she'll be laid up on our hands with Inflammatory rheuma. tlsm. " Mrs , Pringle took a now tack of l larm. "J tell ) 'OU , Martin Pringle. there's going to be a change In this family and before long too. I am not going to lie tied down to nursing a sick old woman. I can tell you that. " " \\Tell. we ) ) , I'm In a hurry and haven't time to alk about It now. " Mr. Pringle bolted his Coed and mum. bled his rcply crossly. SIx weeks from that day there was a lloor. decrepit bundle of humanity alttlng dejected. In a corner or one of the great depots of Chicago. lIer eyes were heavy and bleared with many tears. and she seemed half dazed. nnd stunned by the noIsy bustle - tle about her. A Caded old vallso stood at her toet. and she wearily drew a seed cake Crom a small bag on her arm , and tried to bite it 01T with her toothless gums. "Hero , grandmother , have sOlDe of m ) ' lunch , " said a pleasant.faced lad ) ' coming Irom another seat and sitting down beside her. "M ) ' daughter has Jlut up so much for me I never can cat It alone , I'm suro. " She had been watching the ) leer old body for a half hour past , wIth a heart overfiowlng I with plt ' for her evident loneliness , "Thnnk ) 'e kiDlUy. ! na'um , " replied the old lady. tnklng a tender sand- I I wlch and n soft toothsome picco or cuke from the frlendl ) ' hand , I "Aro YOll going far , grandmoUl ( r ? " asked the stranger. "Yes , ma'am , away 01T to Doston , " "To Doston , Surely you are not colng there alone nL your agoT" "Yes , all alone , " The aged lip Qulv. ered IIko a chlld's. Oolng to visit ) 'our friends , I sup. POIO , " with frleDllly curiosity , "No' ' " the old ) ady shook her head mournfully. "I don't expect to find an 'bod ' there that I know , but-but -m ) . 80n reckoned that as I , came from there , I hall a claim to bo look care or by that connty , an' so I'm agoln' to-to-tho poor-h-o- " Bho broke down tbere , aud with muffled sobs Illd her poor old fnco In the cor. ner of her shawl. The lad ' taill her hand genUy on tbo bowed head , her heart swelling with pity and Indignation. "There , there , mother , llol1't cry , " she said tenderly , "and U1Is son or ) 'ours , Is hose so very poor he cannot tnko care of you hlmselU" "Oh , no ! " the bowed head lifted a little ; "ho's right well to do , but you see he's married n new wUe , tbat ain't been so long acquainted with mc. an' then. too. I'm too old to work , an' I aln't stylish an' nlco lIke Mis' Pringle would like mo to be , She expects coml1\ny : for over Christmas , n drMd. ful stylish lad ) ' Crom Now York , an' they sorter fell ashamed 0' me. I reckon. an' LJesldeB. Saryvanted my room for tler Coml'ny , so bore I am. " She trlJ.lI to smllo through her tears. "It ptltt ' nigh broke m ) heart , mn'am , a leavln' 'em all , for though they was putty ha'sh some tlmca. they was all I had. " Ir she had looked Into the face of her coml1l\nlon. she would haTe seen IInshlng e'es and lips compressed with Inward emotion ; but she was too much absorbed In her grler to notlco. " "Thero now , don't think any moro about It. " The kind hands were un. tying bor faded bonnet. "I'll go and I. get ) 'ou a C\111 or tea. and that wl11 rest ) 'ou. " In the meantime tltero had been a revolution of feeling In the Pringle famll- . Martin llad gone bl1ck to his office after seeing his poor old mother on board the train , and as It was 1\ cold IIny , he sat down beCore the glow. Ing fire to warm his reet. The walk from the station had been a long one , ho seldom employed streetcnrs. the warm IIro tnade him drowsy and It Is probable that his day's experlenco was answerable Cor the strange dream that he had. The consclousncss or having done a supremelY mean act Is not a restful pillow for a sleeping Imagination. and ! \Ir. Prlngle's played him n queQr trlcl. . Ho thought ho was at homo by his warm. I1nthraclte lire when a stranger opened the door and came In , tall , Impressive and stern , 'Mr. Pringle had no familiar word or greeting for 111m. although he know Him at once and Instinctively - ly , It was the Savior of mankind , anll Ho stretched out 11 long. majestic arm. with an accuBlng forefinger pointed toward the unfilial son's h art. " 1\1an , where Is th ) mother , and the pra'lng ono of this house ; she who has been your passoTer ror years ? Como find her. " A cold sweat broke out on the dreamer's brow as ho stnmmored In Bl1 mo and contrition , " 1 have seht ' her away. " "Even so shall you be sent away : ' 'rhe words fell with crushing force upon the guilty heart , and with looker or condemning reproach He passed out. and Mr. Pringle was alone , and awake. the cold sweat-drops upon his brow as they had been In bls dream , and his limbs trembling with fright. Ho hurrledl ) ' arose when he could command his trembHng limbs. and buttoning .UP his warm overcoat , he thouKht with a shiver that the moth. er's shawl was both old nnd thin ; he started for home. Sarah wall In the hall to meet him. "Sarah we'\'o done wrul " , \ an thing , said Martin. hlB knccs beginning to tremble again. "We haven't thought enough about God , and the future. and I'm afraid His smiting hand will bo upon us It this wrong Isn't made right. " "How can It be made right T Sho's gone , nnd what's done can't be un- done. " "Yes It can. and I'm going after her. I can go on the limited and catch her before she goes any farther ; " and then ho told her his dream. Sarah's head drooped , It was fear. tully hard for her to give up her win , "WoU , perhaps you had better , " she ald. ald.They They were coming out or the room where th ( ) - had breakfasted. the old lady's feeble ste)1S supported by tbo 'oungel' bne's strong arm. when Mr. Pringle met them. and her eyes rest. cd 11pon him In terrified surprise. "Oh , Martin , what Is It ? " she cried , la'lng her trembling hand upon his arm , "Is an'bodY slclt or deM at home-Is It Hosie ? " "No. no. mother. there is nobod ' I sick or dying , " ho answered. : with n shame.faced look. "but I hae come after } 'OU , mother. We cal not lot ) 'Otl go after all. " . The good effects of Martin Prlngle's singular dream lasted aU through the aged mothel"M life. ! Lnd when at last the ' lahl her nwa ' for her last ) enl ; rest , It was with real regret and tear. at unfeigned sorrow. "
