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ISTATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON.
DENSED FORM ,
: THE PRESS , PULPIT AND PUBLIC
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IWhat Is Going on Here : md There That
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: Hall \lId much amage In the vi.
iclnlty or attle Creele InAt weele ,
, Mrs , Mary L. Adam. or Lincoln baa
itallen heIr to a large estate In Ohio ,
, John IIltrtloy Coons , living near
'Humboldt , hM just cclobrated hili
I nlnetlelh bIrthday.
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, Nearly lIo\'enty non.resldent pupllll
, ttlJplled Cor admission In the Do- I
atrico high schoola. I
; At Wnhoo Woncl Glrll , 11 nohcmJlln ,
nineteen years of ago , committed -
ted suicIde by hn.l1lllIg himself.
trllO three Uanlw at David City
m.neo 11 splendid showIng In their llUJt
'quarterly at1tement. ;
# The Durllngton surveYCrR who have
Iboon atatloned at PleaHant Dn.le ccr'l
Ithe last year , have moved to Milford ,
Mrs , : ; ohn Carmichael , an old resl.
dent of Deatrlce , was awardell first
prize at the atato fair o a altte quilt'
1m we by her.
The Durllngton has reduced the ! pM-
Bengor rate frem PIlllt mouth to
Omaha to 38 cents , the same as the
Missouri Paclfio ,
Wllher Lowls , the man who had n.
11eg torn art at the Friend mill , dtchl
Ifrom his injnrles. He had n. wlCe and
'three ' children at .hrllngton.
Some unprlncllJlod person entered
'the ' Presbyterian church In Deatrlco
tlrough a bacle door nnd stole about
, $4 from a jar containing the blrthdo.y
'of1crlngs. ;
The now ph nt of the West Point
Creamery company was opened tor
buslnoRs lust weele and Is leept busy
JIQndllng aud buying cream from the
local rarmers. '
, The .Edgar canning factory hns
, 'closed down D.tter a run or over two'
" , eolts. The quality of corn was good
, considering the dry weather had cut
Ithe crop short.
T. O. Hern , manager of the Paino' '
testate , across the river from No-
jbrn.sleo. City , Bold 3fiOOO bushels of
Icorn to some elevator mell for 60
Iconts , per bushel.
J. D. SmIUI , who ol1eratcs the Jer-
noy do.lry farm In Gage county , ] o.nded
Itwelvo , first , thrco second nnd two
thIrd prizes at the atato fair with hili
1 fine herd or Jerseys.
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Plcltl100leeta worleed In NebrasleL1l
City recently aud a number of per-
were relloved et their purses ,
One lDan was robbed at the depot at
$70 as he wns boarding the train tor
, the cust. . nt1l1 anoUler lOan WIlS robbed
lor ! \ smaller su1l1 , as ho came In on
, the Mlosourl Pacific onrller In the
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Au accldont with n. fatui ondlng oc. I
Icurrcd at Dee , Seward county. Pat-
Irick Gormun , po brakeman on the
Northwestern freight , while hanging
'onto the train while It was switching
, In the yards at that town , was hit
Ibrla projecting spout. of UtO Updl1co !
, Elevator company there nnd WM I
'knocked ' down nnd so Injured that
ho died.
, . ; As a result of Archdeacon Capo's
recent eastern vl lt , upon InvltatIen
; 00 hold sorvlces at Springfield Center ,
f Uflca : , Coopertown and ether places ,
h recolved from n. wealthy church
, 'Woman , Mrs. Pol Claree , n check tor
, $ $ OOO , to be used In the orectlon of
tl o new church which Is now being
Ibullt In Kearney , but Is to bo applied
joqpeclaUy to bulll1lng Ute oll\ncol. :
I 'Sherif ! Mears or WIt'no county took
Elmer Macle , wbo WIUJ under arrest In
Fremont for stoallng hlR fl\ther's
t l1m , llacle to Wayne. The sheriff
Isil.'s that the. boy , who Is only 16 , in-
aead of HI , n.a ho ch\lmed to be , took
n load of grain te marlcot. for his
( father , sold it. and got the money. He
then ftnrtcd Routh and traded the
'heavy fnrm wagon for a cbeall spring
buggy , which he hnd when h reached
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l"rcmont.
' 1'ho , board of upehlsol's of Gage
county offer reward of $500 for the
capture of n. Mead Shumwar , the sup'
JJoHed 11111r11oror or Mrs , Barnh l\rartlu.
J cob Martin. hUBband of the murdered -
, ed woman , informed the county at-
t rney that he wuuld gIve $1,000 re.
ward for the nrrtUlt nnd dcll\'ory at
Shu wny to the Ilropel' authorities ,
dend or 1\.1Ive. With the stato's re-
ward'ct $2QO , this malees n total 1'13'
ward ot $1,700.
A Queer do.mago suit. hn.a been
started between parties at Dlue
Springs. Severa ] months a o Jobn
Henderson ran n. rusty nail In bls
I foot , and as an act ot lclndness .John
S\\1Ier let him haTe some .turpen.
tine to rub on the wound. Later
11100d pomonlng set In , nn fevernl
of Honderson's toes were amlJ\ltatC.l
in onIOl' to save his IHe. Henderson
has InsUluted , suit I\galnst Swl10r tor
$6,000 dlunagcl'J.
; An effort wltl bo malle at Hastings
to raise the 1.mlance of the Indehted.
ness on the Y , M. C , A. bulhllnS' ,
which cost $30,000.
, George Joiner , a young man of Ne-
brnslm Glty , had a uarrow escape
, trom being olectrocuted. He was
lllaying with another , whea he
grabbed hold er a tolellhono 11010 , hy
tbo aide or whl th ' hung a h1'Oken wire
I and which waa crossed with th" elec.
I rlc light wh'o , lIe was thro' ID for.
clbly to the g.mund , aud for some tlmo
It was thou ht lie wns fntally InjUl'ed ,
He w lI , however , recoI' . .
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Dr. Charles P. Neill has been a close 8tudent of labor problems for many
years and has taken a conspicloull part In the set lement of many a conflict
between employers and employes. He recently lttemjJted to effect a settle.
ment of the telegraph operators' strike , but his labors were apparently fruit.
less.
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HOME FOR SIGHTLESS.
QUEEN ELIZABETH OF ROUMANIA
FOUNDS BLIND COLONY.
"Carmen Sylva" Invites Samuel Bow.
man , the Blind Pianist of Eldora ,
la. , to Institution Estab. .
IIshed In Roumanla.
glllom , In-Queon Bllzaheth , who
] 'elgns over 6,000,000 loyal uubjocts In
far nwa ' Houmanla , and who doea .
' 11IICh literary work under the nom de
1I1umo oC "Carmon Sylva , " has recent.
Ir estahllnhed a cosmolloUtan 1 > lInd
colonr Imown us the City or Light In
Buchnrcst , Houmanla. She has writ.
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Ion to n hanleur In Eldora about. her I
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plans , nnd has Invited Sumuel Bow. .
man , a hlllJlI Illanlst or Bldom , to come.
to Bucharest and hecomo a member
or hOl' colony. She has taleen n great
lIIc1ng to 1\11' . Bowmnn , and ho Is con.
sldorlng sorlously the advisability of
hecomlng ono oC the first American
wat : s at the elty of Light.
1I01'l\ce G. Knowles , the American
mlnilltor oC Bucharest , the capital , has
lalton a doell Interest In the worle or
her majest ) . , I nd writes to the Eldora.
bauleur with the queen's letter. He
says In part :
" 'rho fll1111o.montnl principle or her
majest"s noble work Is to make the
blind feel that they are not merely
dellOndents nnd objects of charity.
'I'hoy are to have tholr own world ,
whore they will bo not enly happy , but
useCul and self-sustaining. Alreally I
have seen enough to ennble me to
testtry that what seems to the unac.
Qualnted merely 11. dream , can , by pa.
tlonce , genoroslty , Intelligence and
Chl'lstian charlt ) . , bo made a reaUty.
All or these qualities and more are
IlosseHsed by. the good and gifted woo
man who needs no crown to make her
a qlwen. "
Queen ElIzaheth In her own writing
snys the City of Light Is' called Vn.tra
Lumlnosa , at Bucharest. Already there
are 80 members at the colony , with
ten languages , seven confessloas of
faith 111111 13 trades. She Sl\Y8 that one
man , although hllnd , has Invented 1\
now Ilrlntlng machine , and nn gngllsh
woman , hllnd seven ) 'ears , attends to
the conesllOlll10ncc. .
Queen l lIzabeth In Imrt SI\'S In her
lolter to hOl' Bldorn 1 > anlwr friend :
"I Itnow ) ' 0111' frl'n will be hapllY ,
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'rhoy all laugh and sing , so that Iwr-
sons In the street stoll to listen to the
nongs and sounds or real joy. 'rlwy
are lilt ( ! ono faml1) ' . It Is so nice and
so sweet and I am so happ ) ' among
tholll , I took SUllper there the other
night , and they at ! sang most heautl-
fully the thanksgiving Instead or only
aarlng a prayer , 'rhe words have been
l1.I'runged so that they may sufllco for
any creed without gIving effense to
any ,
"The oUler day a Macedon Ian arrived -
rived after a slx.days' journe ) ' , and ho
was so ha)1py. ) lIe had undertaken the
journey alono. The American mlnla-
tel' talces a deep Interest In the City
of Light. "
DEER FLEE FROM HER MOP.
Mrs. Murphy Protects Her Cabbages
from Buck and Does.
Port .Jorvls , N. y.-mralw that , and
that , and that ! " cried Mrs. Murphy ,
wielding a mop with vigor over a big
1 > uck deer which , with two does , . had
entered her garden and was madng a
meal on hm' cabbages.
"You will ent my cabbages , will
) 'ou ! " and she chased the deer to the
fence , which It. leaped at a bound and
stood outsldo contempaUng ] the
womnn with the mop.
"Get out or here ! " she shouted , run.
nlng out of the gate toward the deer.
' 1'ho nnlmal ran to the woods , follow.
cd by the docs , and disappeared.
1\I1's. John Murphy lives near nlo ,
Su1llvan count ) ' ; and recently dlscov-
ercd the deer In her garden.
"These deer are gottlng to be too
fl'esh , " said Mrs. Murpby. "The Io.w
ma ) ' protect them , but I'm going to
IlI'otect my cabbage. "
Oyster Famine a Base Rumor.
Washlngt n.-Thero Is no occasion
for those of the delicate palate to grow
a)1llrehenslvo ) over reports now In clr. ,
culatlon of an oyster famine. At the
bureau of fisheries the ofllclals do not
credit the rumors. Whllo they have
at IIresunt no meuns to measure defi.
nltelr the o'ater crop that will bo har.
veated during the next six months ,
the ) ' do 1I0t loole for a famine or a
greater shortage than hns marlwd re.
cent ) 'oars , The commission Is work.
Ing hard to Ilrovent the extinction or
the o'ster ,
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AN OLD CQNIROVERSY SETTLED
Letter of Cotton M thcr Ordel'lng Kid.
naplng of Penn Found.
Hartford , Conn-'I'he controvers ) '
ever the CJucstion whethel' Colton
: \Iather , or Boston , entorel ! Into a II10t
to callture William Penn nnd the first
colon ) ' at Quakers and sell them us
slaves In the Barbadoes 1ll1.s been set.
tied , It 113 said , b ) ' the 1111111ng of the
lelter from l\lathor to John 1IIsginBOn ,
of NeWIOrt. )
'rho document In the lIossesslon of
George A. Ho'nolds , clorlt oC the flro
hoard or this clt ) ' , sh ws that the let.
tel' or Colton 1\Inther WIlS as fol1ows :
"Boston , SOIlt. ye 16th , 1G82-Te ) 'e
aged : tllll beloved .John lIIgglnson :
' 1'111'13 be I sea shllllle called 'Yo
" 'olCl)1l1o , ' H. Greonaway mastel' ,
whlclt'lll\s aboard an 11l1l.Hh'ed or more
of ye heretics Ilnll mallgnants catled
QunltCrs , with W. Penno , who Is 'e
chief scam po , at the head or them ,
"Yo General court hus according ! ) '
gh'on s cret orders to Master Malachl
I1uxott , et yo BI'h Prollasso to way-
' sod 'Wolcomo' ' ' coast
111)13 ns Ileal' ) 13
of Codde as ma ) ' bo allIl mnlo callfve !
) ' 13 sed Permo and his ungolll ' crowe
I so that 'O 1.01'11 ma ) ' bo glorlflell : uIII
not mocltcd on ) ' 0 sOIl of this 1I0W
couutre with ) ' 0 heathen worshlIls of
these 11001110.
"Much SIIO'lo may be mallo br nell.
ins yo whole lot to Burbndoos , w1lere
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sIll vos fetch good prices in I'Ummc
nnd sugar , and shall not enl ' do 'o
Lord great sel'vlce In lIunlshlng ) 'e
wlelcc , hut wo shnt ! make great [ { oode
for his ministers anll IlCoMeIastor :
IJuxett feels llOlIeful , nnll I will set
down ) ' 0 news when his shlp)1e ) comes
back. Yours In ) ' 0 howols of Christ.
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"CO'l"l'ON MATlI R.
Stomach Acts as a Buffer.
Wooster , Pa-.Jo1111 Swal1en , . .60
years old , n man weighing fUl1y 226
pounds , probably owes his life to tile
fllct that ho has a largo stomach.
While Swal1en' was malting rC'palrs on
an Iron brll1go O\'el' the PennsYlvanln
lines' tractes a scaffold gave \\'ny , letting -
ting him 111'011 27 feet to the lIaved
street helow , Swnllell landed on his
stoUJach , which Ullholstered the fnll.
110 was uninjured he'ollll illlrnlning
his wrist , nllhouglt 'unconscious from
the shock for several 110m's.
White Huckleberries Now ,
Schurl1t111 lIaven , Pn-Whlto huclt-
lelJonles , Ln sharp contrast to the
usual de IJ blue color of the herrleR ,
are helng found on the mountains In
this vicinity. It Is believed that the
chnngo In colOl' was causI1 hy the
cool wOllther of the slll'lng , 'rhe
whlto henlcs are declared to ho : IS
sweet as sugar nnd 1110ro luscious thnn
tbo onllrmrr 1lnl1.
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fREAK CORPORATIONS I
STATE OF MAINE FOSTERS
GROWTH OF ODD CONCERNS ,
List of Those Which Have Died Late
Iy Throuoh Failure to Pay Taxcs
Shows Some Organized for
Peculiar Purposes.
PorLJund , Me.-Do you want a com
pany to Rupply the people of Marl !
with stenm shovels to dig tbelr ca ,
nnls ? Do you want to Corm 0. com pan )
to raise bananas In Alaslm ? Do yoq
desire n concern to trade In the spirIts -
Its of the heroes or the pasl ? WeU , It
you do , como to Maine and file your
pupers. You can form n corporation
with a capital limit only e"ceeded by
the skyllno und It won't cost yoq
enough to set. you back very material.
ly either.
l'or years Maine hns been the Mecca
for those who wished to launch com.
panles. The fees for granting a charter
are merely nominal. The taxes are
still moro so , somn.thlng JIJ\O an annu.
al franchlso' of $6 on $50,000 capl.
tallzatlon. Almost no questions are
aalted , and It Is as eliSY for a company ,
with any object whatever , and a few
dollars to puy the necessar ) ' fees and
printing , to get It full.fle ged charter
as It Is for u man to get a drink In
the city of Bangor-nnd no IJIan who
ever went to that city and wanted the
stuff that cheers but. Inebriates ever
went very dry elther.
All sorts oC fanciful corlorations are
med In the office of the secretary ot
state In Augusta , and gaudily printed
shares oC the stock are offered to the
public. You need not limIt your capl.
tallzatlon-to be sure , the more capl.
tal ) 'ou have the more tax you are sup.
posed to llaY , but after 'ou have dls.
Ilosed or your shares 'ou probably
won't pay ) 'our tax anyway , and wllJ
let the charter of the company expire.
'rhe other day a list of delinquent
corporations was published , corporations -
tions whose chnrters were to expIre
on account oC unpaid taxes. It filled
two pages In nonpareil type , with close
spuclng at that. Dut hundreds of oth.
ors are formed every month , so It few
more or less aren't missed very much.
All lclnds of companies are being
1l0atel1 all the time.
Companies to dig tunnels In regions
where travel Is absolutely nil ; com.
pnnles to ralso mussels and put them
on the marltet ; companies dealing In
011 : companies dealing In assurance
( about all of them lJavo plenty ef this
for their stocle in trade , although it Is
moro commonly lenown as gall ) ; com.
I panics dealing In patent medicines of
: all kinds ; In "synthetic coal , " If any.
ono lenowf ! what that Is ; In amusements -
ments and women's wear ; In rubber ,
concrete , paving stones , engines , foods
and lanrl are only too common.
The most Interesting ones are the
freale ones. They abound , trom the
propagation at cats to the saving of
souls. Among a few In the advertised
list which 1l1lven't paid their taxes are
the Daldwln Airship company. the Ar.
. tlstlc Display company , the Dlue
Blazes Heafer company , the College
of Physiognomy and Subllmo Wisdom
at Life , the Doston Exploration com.
, lJany , the Deacon Ethical union , the
I , Conscience Law corporation ( ono cor-
llOration evidently has a conscience ) ,
a concern orgaI lzed up ' In Kltter : > " for
the purpose of dealing' bananas , a
company lenown simply as the Super.
latlvo company , which didn't appear to
have any business at all ; 0. c mpany i
for the development ot two republics ,
according to Its title , and so on ad In.
flnltum et ad nauseam.
WILDCATS FOR EMPRESS.
China's Ruler Commissions Hunter to
Get Grizzlies , Too.
Seattle , 'Vash.-Stophen Mason , an
old hunter and trapper , known aU
over the west. as ono of the most reo
marlmhle of shots , has just received
an unusual commission from the em.
11I'ess dowager oC China. 'l'hrough a
fur company of this place Mason Is
commissioned to cl\I1ture It pair of real
lIve grlzzl ) ' 1 > ears and foul' 11m wild.
euts ,
The empress Is contemplating an
IInperlal museum of the world's noted
but fast lllsaIJ1warln anhl1als , and Is
to incll1do in the collection the above-
named species , Mason wilt endeavor
to fill the ordel' in the willIs or the
Cascade mountains near the Canadian
International line ,
Severa ] months ago a Seattle firm
SOl1t three buffaloes nnd a cngo of
cougars to her majest ) . .
It Is said the Chlneso emllress Is en.
deavorlng to acquire the 111enngerie
that her subjecs mar lenow or tile
anhnals of 'ut ! the earth.
LONGEVITY IN IOWA ,
Centenarians to Be Found in Many of
the Hamlets.
] Idora , ] a-It Is hpcomlug the fnsh.
Ion 1I0wada 'R In iowa to live to ho 100
) 'curs ohl. l'ery l day new I\Umes are
helng ulldell to the list oC cOlltenarlana
III the 1Iawl\O'e tltatn.
Prohably the oldest man III ] owa Is
William Ox , of Do Wilt , who Is 103.
At DeHIolnos : l'ecentl ) . Mrs. Huth
lcl'hersoa ! llonls colebmteel her one
hundred and first hlrtllllay , '
At Olturnwn , George M , Lentner
clcbratpd hlK ono hundredth blrthdny :
allll at Wall Lake lIves a woman who
I'emombllrs George \\'nshlngton , nnd
wbo clalllls to ho about 110 ,
At 1 > avenllOrt IH a negro who saya
ho Is 127 ) 'CIHS 0111 , anll Ihol'o is scarce.
b' a town In Iowa hut can claim In.
1mbltnnta who are from ! )6 ) to ! ) S 'earo.
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By L. L. Robinson
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( CopyrIght , by Joscph D , nowlclI , )
Leonard Uromfield was one of
those children of fortune , who for the
greater part of the year hod nothing
to do. Leonard was by no means a
lover of soUtude , In general , yet pos.
sesslng { , very access to the IJleasures
of society and companionship , ho
was sUddenly seized , ono Ia ) ' and
charming summer , with the deulre Cor
solitary rambling apart Crom the noisy
world , so he bade farewen to the
haunts of city and fashion , and burled
himself In the peaceful shelter of n. .
rural hamlet.
It was on a certain day when , hav.
.Ing sought refuge from an ardent
August sun , Leonard stood In Uw
BrushvllJo store , Idly awaiting the
nmll. It wau on the glass show.case
that his eye was resting , and upon a
certain white envelope , which he was
mornty ! sure had presentelt Itset [ to
his vision Innumerable times before ;
yet for the first time It seemed actual.
demanding his attention. A rather
soiled and crumpled missive , but In.
scribed distinctly with the nddress :
Miss Dorothea Winthrop ,
N-vme , Va.
HaIr unconsciously ho had read
these same words repeatedly , but un.
ohserved hitherto , a few less legible
Ilen-stroleea on the corner of the en.
velope now attracted his glance. In
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"Is That Letter Detained Only for
Want of a Stamp ? "
a. cramped and apparentlr nervous
hand was traced the old.tlmed on.
treaty , " ] n haste ! "
"In haste , " repeated Leonard , smll.
Ing Involuntarily at tIlO Innocent do.
vice. Another glance , and quickly he
noted the absence ot the customary
stamp.
Turning abruptly to the store-keep.
er leaning Idly oyer the counter , Leon.
ard ask d , briefly :
"Is that Jetter detained only for
want ot a stamp ? "
"That's an , " replied the other , se.
renely. "It was dropped In the mailbox -
box , just as you see it , two weeks
ago , and I put It there , In fun sight ,
thinking whoever mailed It would
probably Bee and rectify the mistake. "
"Two weeks ! " repeated Leonard ,
meditatively , "an all for the want ot
0. two.cent stump ! Why , man , I
should think you would have put one
on yourself , " he added , with fine dls.
regard of the prlnclpes ] of finance.
"Well , hardly , " repllel1 the post.
master , coolly , "not It you had to
handle It dozen or so letters a week.
Let me begin that , and haIr the letters -
ters would come In minus a stamp. "
" 'VetI , put one on now , at any
rate , " said Leonard , promptly laying a
coin on the counter ; "two weeks , In.
deed , POl' a lelter In haste ! Why ,
there Is no telling what Is being withheld -
held from l\I1ss Dorothea Winthrop ! "
It was Wedneslla ) ' on which this
little occurance had stirred. for a mo-
Inent , the surface monotony or LeOI'
i'.rd'f ! existence ; hut by Friday it ha'd
qulle slipped from his mind , and was
not even l'ecatIcd us once more ho
stood at the door of the store , sel'ene.
Iy awaiting the couch. which was already -
ready approaching at Its own dollb-
el'l\te puce ,
A moment ] atol' , and the mall-bag
was swnng Into the hand outstretched'
to receive It but I
; , contrary to the
usual routln , the driver did not at
once direct hlB course to the stnble"
for the needed change of horses.
Lenvlng his box , ho proceeded to the
door nt the rear of the vehloe ] to as.
slat a passenger to alight , a sllgtlt ,
girlish form , and a pale , timid face
looked anxiously ahout.
With trCJIl1ulous eagcl'lWSs marldng
volco nnd manner , she tm lied to the
l1ear'est h "starJlor ,
"Cnn you tetI me how fal' It la to
Hp bank I"arm , anll wher'e ] can get
II. conveynrl ( o to tnlco me there ? "
The man thus ndlll'ossed did not
I elllr unclvmy , but with the Indlffor.
enco common to those unaccustomed
to Intercstlng themselves in the a
fairs of othcl's ,
"It Is flvo miles to He banle Pnrm , "
ho answered , hrlefly , "and there Is 110
WU ) ' to get there that ] know on , "
"nut ] must go there and at once. "
she said , earnestly ; "cunnot you ! .wlll
me ? " and with this she tUl'l1ell to an.
other , with imploring ores.
l.eonard ] ) l'Omllolll had stood h ) ' , a
allent lIetfner , Advanclnr ; qulcl < l ) ' to
her ald , ho salel , courteousl ) ' :
"I think perhalJS I cnn asslat you.
At the place where I am boarding
there Is an old buggy and borse , and
If I can procure Its use and you w1J1
accept my services. I w1J1 gladly drlvo
) 'ou to the farm mentioned. "
The sort gray eyes were Ufled to
his face wllh a glow ot truot and
gratitUlle that would have repaid the
speaker Cor a far greater orter.
"Oh , I cannot teU you how grateful
I should be , " sbo said , fervently , "and
perhaps I could sit here In UIO store ,
till you have made Inquiry. "
'Undoubtedly , " replied Leonard ,
prompUy , and escorting his protego tea
a seat wllhln , 110 Iln8tened away In
her service.
'rhe ready sympathy aUlI aId accord. .
cd her In her dire need , had quickly
won the confldence of his fair com.
panlon , and lwr ardent appreclatloa . . . . '
oC the kindness thus bestowed , lu- , '
'
spired the desire to render herself , \ "
as agreeable and as little burdensome
as possible ; aUll ere a mile lav ho' !
hind them , her JltUe story had beenl' ' .
brlofiy confided ; how her father , be.
Ing In adverse circumstances , had left
. . . . . . . -
- - -
her three months before In N-vllle ,
with friends , while he had gone out
in the country to begin life anew.
As the villagers had informed him ,
the road was neither dIfficult nor ob ,
scure , and in IItUe more than an hour
he drew rein before the comfortable '
looking country house Imown as ned.
'banlt l"arm.
Almost before . . he could assist her ,
his eager companion had sprang light.
Iy to the ground , and was already at
door , while Leonard more deliberately
secUl'od the horse. Ho could not ,
bring hlmseIr to ] eave her thus ab.
t
rU11Uy , without at least learning the :1 :
result of her fears for the one so dear
to he a
Advancing therefore to the door , I
through which he had seen her dlsap-
pear , he was met by n woman whoso I
kind face bewleened unmistakable
gravity. 'j
"It Is fortunate you have brought ,
her , " she said , with the rcady com.
mUJ1lcativeness common to rural dls. ,
trlcts , and evidently supposing that 'L
. .
Leonard had accompanied her young 1. . . .
visitor as a friend or reatlve. "Tho
poor man has been caJUn' tor her day
and night , and I hope now he'll dlo
peaceful , "
"What ! " cried Leonard , with
startled emotion that surprised him.
seu , "do you mean to say ho is so III
as that ? "
"So f1I , " repea jd his hostess. "Why ,
he cannot last moro'n an hour , I
should say. Why was his girl DO slow
In comln' ? I wreto a letter for hIm
myself , when ho was first took , near
three weeks ago , and ] took care to
write en the back of it : 'in haste ! ' "
"For the slmplo reason that the let.
ter did not reach her till yesterday , "
replied Leonard , almost rcsentfully.
"How could it go through the mall
with 110 stamp upon it 1"
"No stamp ! " repeated the woman , a
look at deep contrition suddenly over.
spreading her countenance. "Deary ,
cleary ! I never thought 0' that ! I
haven't wrote a letter since I was a
girl , when they used to bo paid for
at the other end. ] never thought 0'I I
, the stamp ! " I
She turned hastily away , and
Leonard Instinctively followed to the
room near bY , where as she softly
opened the door , they both stood
motionless on the threshold. ,
. J
It was truly a scene to move the
stoniest heart. With a reckless hand
the girl had tossed her hat aside , and
kneeling on the floor at the bedlilde : ,
her head was buried on the breast
of the sick man , hl wan hand resting
caressingly bul hell1lessly on the soft \
brown tresses. Dut on his pallid face , I
worn by f1Iness and many a trace of
sorrow , beame now n smile or in.
.
eff , ble peace an satisfaction , while
In whlsvers came the words :
" 1 lenew ) 'OU would come , my darling -
ling ; I Imew I could not go without
seeing 'ou once more. "
Hcart.broken sobs convuslng ] the
slight young form alone answered
him , till at last came the cry'
"Oh , father , do not leave me ! You
will not die and ] eave mo all alone ! " , .
The piteous appeal seemed sudden. f
ly to dlsturh that rapture of peace . , '
which the fulllllmeat of his ceaseless "
pra'er had brought , and over the dy. \ i
Ing face crept n vlslbe ] shade. 1"
IIelplessly he gazed upon the head
pillowed on his hreast. and then as '
with mute supplication ho raised his
dim e'es j they fell by elll1DCO ns It
were , Cull on Leonard's pitying face. ' r'
In a moment the latter stood besldo .
him.
I "m a stranger to you and your 1.
daughter , " he said , soothlnly , "but
If 1 ( 'an do anrthlng for yon , you hl\ve
enl ' to asle. "
"Only he a friend to her If you can , "
I
whlspored the d'lng IrIan , with paln- ,
ul effort , Increase hy the emotion '
stlrrelt within hlnl , nud wltIl one more
glance of lItt rahlo love 1I110n llor he
was leaving , hlH CYOII cloHee ] , unci the
stillness of denth fell HOfl1y upon the
Hick room ,
'rrmlllJh 1111 the 1I11tlUJIII and winter
month > > thllt rotowHI ! , faithfully ho
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not which l.ovo hllli woven or threads
1111\111 hY chunco.