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About Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1895)
4 s 1 y jt i V X E1K1 Thar wont lo any Ghrlmns fun Eroucd oar house this year Fer Bandy Claws in passln by Ull jest lean down his ear An wen he feels the chinibleys cold HeU grunt Ill put right on No need o stoppln In to Clays The chillerns all gone An ylt Ive seed the time when he Ud her to hump hissef To All tho stocklns hangln up Br bn our chlmbley shef An uie an mawd be up till twelve Hr one a poppln con No use 9 seoh like dolns now The ohlllorss all gone I aster feel plump like a boy To see them young uns sit An talk Ghrlmus bein nigh An wonder vvhut theyd git An flx tholraeres to stay awake Till Sandy kern aloul Thars no ne watches fer him now The chlLloraa all gone Theyre all jrewd up an married off Bxceptln little Joe They spoka for him up yander An wo had to leaTO him go Twuz porful rough to lose him But now were glad thars one Thefs still a Uttle shaver Though the chillerns all gone An settln yero this Ohrlsmus night I sez to maw it seemed Ez If I sensed his rosy face Right whar the firelight gleamed An maw she lowed that mebbe ho Had lent ua back our own Cuz Ghrlmus ant a smeller wen The chlllorns all gone It kinder made my bones thaw out To jedge thet wen we die Well And our little tad agIn Not growd a smltch more high I want him like he uster be Jst big enough to run I woit stay up thar ef I find The chillerns all gone -New York Ledger jlMiHi rv win f Mnmwmt city editor sat at his table hard THB work when the green shaded electric lamp revealed Billy Mc Guffy tho yonngost reporter approach ing embarrassed and apologetic in de meanor Mr Baawell he began could I have two passes for tho theater to night Passes for two responded Banwell staring hard Two Oh Jonesey conio hero quick Billys gone wrong Ho wants theater tickets for twol chuckled the editor throwing out the coveted pasteboards and Billy blushing like a giri fled from the office followed by Jones solemn warning Billy my sn pauso and roflect Billy made his way down the street till he reached a tall building that rose from a corner entered it took the elevator to the top floor and paused at the open door of a great brilliantly lighted room Facing the wall on high stools sat some dozens of girls aparently playing games with pegs on a continuous brass checker board that extended around the room The girls had small round discs fastened to I tneir ears but nanas iree xo piace ine pegs or ring up a subscriber It was the crcy telephone exchange Perhaps it was the free magnetism of elodricity of the place or Billys hypnotic glance that made one girl turn her head smile and gracefully slipping from the tall Stool come quickly iuto tho hall Silly narrated how he had just got theater tickets and exhibited them The telephone girl took them to look at Why illy she said after a pause these tickets are for the 24tb Of -course Christmas eve thats nil right isnt it Im on- duty Why didnt you phone to me and ask what night I could go You knew I was at the end of your wire and you would have done it if you cared anything for me and down went the tickets to the floor It was evident that pretty Sadie had a temper of her own She turned with dignity and left Billy standing there The quarref had come on so suddenly that he hardly realized it was all oyer Then failing as if all the world had suddenly tured 4g ice and ink he mournfully regained the street Sadie sat at her work as the night went on listening to calls from people who wished Merry Christmas over the wires and wondered why hers did not come Then about 1 oclock a sharp ring came in No it was not Billys voice Give me one-naught-six-four quick Now it invariably irritates a telephone girl to be told to be quick She is always quick The quick aroused Miss Sadies temper but she said nothing 10G4 was the number of the Blade editorial rooms the rival of Billys paper Hello that you Barker continued the voice Say theres the biggest thing on to night and weve got the deadwood on the Argus if we work it right Theres been a Christmas eve tragedy in the Ital ian quarter at 768 Bremer street Two men are dead and ones so bad hell die before morning Whos on that beat for the Argus came the breathless inquiry Oh Ive fixed that Billy McGuffy and Ive got him out the way I had a fellow tell him there was a frightful dent out at Bloomfield and he thinks hes got a scoop on it Take the murder case heres the details Sadie had made up her mind what to do She knew she was wrong but poor Billy She had been on the newspaper wires long enough to know the value of timo to a morning paper She listened carefully to the message then she rang up tho Argus Hello Banwell city editor she said Take a frightful tragedy in the Italian quarter Billy Billy McGuffy All right hurry it along Say Billy youre scared you talk like a girL Ifs enough to scare anybody two men dead and another on tho way Sadie gavo the full particulars rang off abruptly and sat back looking scared herself at what she had dared to do About 4 oclock a call came from the Argus office and Sadies answer had a tremble in it Hello sounded Billys voice Is that you Merry Christmas I just got back from running down a rumor Do we make up Sadie Well Ill be free at 6 oclock and then you may come over and see me home At the Argus office Billy just arrived from his bootless errand stayed all alone till daylight As ho started after Sadiq the watchman handed him a copy of the paper damp from the press He read the startling headlines AWFUL CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY Two Men Instantly Killed in a Brawl and a Third Dies This Morning Oh dear oh doarl wailed Billy Im a goner Right in my district too Horo I was fooling about the suburbs and Banwell so short handed Well its all up with Bill McGuffy He hurried to the telephone exchange building where he found Sadie at the door waiting for him Oh Billy she cried Ive done the most dreadful thing So have I But Ill lose my situation if Im found out Im found out now sighed Billy and my situation is as good as gone But tell me about your trouble first and Sadie told him as they walked along Yes Billy sho said as Billy accused himself of being a fool they wore stand ing in the porch of her homo now yes Billy youre green You nevor know enough to do the right thing at tho right time Oh dont I said Billy and he kissed her as they stood there Oh Billy she cried catching her breath I did not think you had the courage j All of which shows that a young man on a daily paper learns many things as J time noes on which thacht nassed j - i I - - i IT WAS EVIDENT SHE HAD A TEMPER OF HER OWN through Billys mind as ho modestly and silently listened to Mr Banwolls compH ments that afternoon on his enterprise and wide awakeness on Christmas eve Shoe or Stocking Some little French Canadian children were discussing a very important mnttej with some of their Yankee neighbors from over the line The French children aro in tho habit of putting their shoes oh tho hearth in stead of hanging up their stockings on the night before Christmas and the little Vermonters naturally thought this a strange custom Any way said one of tho Canadian girls shoes are a great deal nicer than stockings to get bottles of perfumery in because if it breaks and spills it cant run out was Christmas eve and the wind IT blew keen Across the prairies that He between Fort Dodge on the Arkansaw under the hill And the straggling hamlet of Purdyvllle Where dwelt Niles Nelson who rode that day From his home to the northward far away Over the bunch grass bare and brown Into the bustling frontier town Tho night was dark not a star on high And a blizzard browing up there in tho sky SjIIos Nelson stepped out into the street The wind was driving a blinding sheet Of powdery snow right into his face But Niles was happy he left tho place With a glow In his heart for little Moll His baby daughter would get her doll Tho Christmas gift he had promised long Niles Nolsou trolling a Christmas song And facing the north wind sturdily rode While past him the Storm Fiends coursers strode tShe snow grows deeper the night more wild When he Hears tho wall of a little child a -v mi i itf n ec I 7EH jst on tho prairie and doomed to die 1 neavon prove deaf to Its foeble cry le leaps from his pony he searches long le feola It he has It within his strong lough hands he presses It to his breast A place of shelter a place of rest Dont cry little honey youll catch more cold And he wrapped the child in many a fold Of his blanket coarse and he hugged It tight To his big broad breast but the blizzards blight Still strove to wither its tender life Ho mounted his pony and then the strife With tho wolfish wind and the blinding snow And tho biting cold that the plainsmen know When the Storm Fiend flies began once more And Hndor his breath Niles Nelson swore Then a silonce fell In tho tumult wild And h8yhoard the volco of the Httlo child Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep Paten6 New Years Resolves I will got up and dress when tho break fast boll rings I will not complain when everything goes to suit me I will treat my wife as politely as though she was a perfect stranger I will strive to bo more thoughtful for my ewn comfort that others seeing me happy may also endeavor to be con tented I will not spend so much money this iyear on tho useless frivolities of life 1 I will endeavor to impress upon my family the duty of greeting with cheerful voices and laughing faces the father of a family when ho returns home wearied with the depressing cares and labors of a long business day I will go out by myself oftener in that my family may enjoy the tran quil and improving pleasure of a long uninterrupted evening in the quiet sanctity of n happy home I must be more unselfish and take bet ter eare of myself that I may long be spared to be -the joy and light of the home which it has pleased an apprecia tive Providence to bestow upon me I will pay my pew rent this year if I have to deny myself a new overcoat and my ohildren have to go without shoes I fieel that we have not heretofore suf ficiently denied ourselves in little luxuries If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take Niles Nelson paused at the sound dismayed And then and then Niles Nelson prayed Lord save was all he could think of then Lord save he muttered Lord save amen Then staring to northward and Into the night I see Itl he shouted Thank God a light Twas a beam from a lamp on the window sill Of his own scd cabin With right good will His pony quickened Its lagging pace And soon In that dear familiar place His cosy cabin Niles Nelson stands He kisses his wife and he holds her hands Wheres Mollle he cries wheres little Poll Ive brought her a wonderful Christmas doll Then he points to the bed where the blanket lies In a queer little bundle Thats my surprise Why dont you answer Youre deadly pale You tremble and shiver you sob and wall Answer Wheres Mollle Oh Niles she said taffiH p1 H WsJ rM yser elites Mdxrmifes St Jinnies CrewnoArhchoKes M6r5iehn FISH- S- polled Pornpivpo Moulin Rpixpei v tv PHet eJlmon bJon - Crp 5cfcndin6Viavn style Smells lMeib Hothause cucumbers - Clryd5hSJ Oftves Salted Almonds RELEVE Saddle of Mutton Piemontfrlse rteo1 With Creen Ffose DiUnj leld rlNn u5uprem lAmeric6ine ENTREES Sweetbreads idclistKjus o1Gindi Chicken L i cte9ptr6 - Sirds ofwoodcocRAvnonnMs nirt of PwrnBhA L L fMwie Antoinette T Uxnb Cutlers cJAChsvJier Terrapin fr tahollwid tjouse Sorbet Monk cM r r J -- oast Rhod Island TjHrKey 3 ruffd with chestnuts foiled ohlons SucKJmp Ptosis Eourpeoig wUh Appl is uce -- Bked Sweet Fbtkf oes - VEGETABLES Doited White fefestoss Sewed Squash SfewoJ Turnip Celery srewedJncreomtFVidEbPinr Qrzzn Com VESTRY r npii5hHumFuddifi MjNCzPfe Chwtreuse dOrnQe J i I DESSERT MaJfca Grszs Oroes white Mocfvs ceCesm Nuts 6ndpsi sins Tbsled CrKers thevse ---Coffee- - My God how can I Oh Niles shes dead Dead Yes Niles shes lost in the snow To day was pleasant and Mollle would go On the prairie to play and she didnt come back When the night shut down all stormy and black I set the lamp on the window sill Rushed Into the storm and sought her until The blizzard drifted me back to the door That shall open for Mollie our Mollle no more Niles Nelson stood like a statue of stone Then ho raised his hand and said with a groan Is thoio a God that will kill a child And bring its father across the wild Of wintry plains to save from death The child of another He drew his breath With a savage hiss as he snatched away The blanket in which tho baby lay Tho blue eyes open the rose lips call Oh papa youre home I Now I want my doll for the sake of maintaining a good ap pearance at church I will be in all things an affectionate husband a loving father a good provider and I will rear up a family that will love and respect me and render to me prompt and cheerful obedience with perficet de ference to my comfort or I will bteak their backs in the attempt Burdette in Ladies Home Journal An Ocular Demonstration If 1 bYjpPltf CANDIES FOR CHRISTMAS Sweetmeats for the Delectation of th6 Boys and Girls It would not seem Christmas to the lit- tie people without candy any more than it would without dolls and even olden ones would have the same feeling in something sweet were missing There art many pretty ways of serving bon bons with the Christmas dinner Pretty dish es filled with them can be placed upon the table Dainty bags of various col ored silks with sprays of flowers painted upon them and filled with bon bons either with dinner card attached or name paint ed upon them are pleasing souvenirs The variety of candies that can be madij at home is infinite as to color shape and flavor The purity and cheapness of these manufactures are worthy of con sideration also Here are a few good recipes French vanilla cream Break into a bowl the white of one or more eggs as is required by the quantity you wish tc make and add to it an equal quantity oi cold water then stir in the finest pow dered or confectioners sugar until it if stiff enough to mold into shape with the fingers Flavor with vanilla to taste After it is formed into balls cubes oi lozenges place upon plates to diy Can dies made without cooking are not as good the first day This cream is the founda tion of all the French creams Nut creams Chop almonds hickory nuts butternuts or English walnuts quite fine Make the French cream and be fore adding all the sugar while the cream is still quite soft stir into it the nuts and then form into balls bars or squares Three or four kinds of nuts may be mixed together Maple sugar creams Grate maple su gar mix it in quantities to suit the taste with French cream adding enough con fectioners sugar to mold into any shape desired Walnut creams are sometimes made with maple sugar and are deli cious Orange drops Orate the rind of one orange and squeeze the juice taking care to reject the seeds Add to this a pinch of tartaric acid stir In confectioners sugar until it is stiff enough to form into 3uwwsHlsVlMfliiimA P D Esse m m small balls the size of a small marblej These are declicious j Stirred cream walnuts Take two cup fuls of sugar two thirds of a cupful or boiling water and one half salt teaspoon ful of cream of tartar Boil until it hp gins to thicken Stir in chopped walnuts and drop on tins The Day In Richmond The following extract from the Diary of a Refugee describing a Christmas in Bichmond in 18G4 portrays graphically the meager provision for Christmas fes tivities it was possible to make in the capital of the Confederacy Dec 26 1SG4 The sad Christmas has passed away J and C were with us and very cheerful We exerted our selves to bo so too The church ser vices in the morning were sweet and comforting St Pauls was dressed most elaboratoly and beautifully with ever greens all looked as usual but there is much sadness on account of the failure of the South to keep Sherman back When we got home our family circle was small but pleasant We had aspired to a turkey but finding the prices range from 50 to 100 in tho market on Sat- urday wo contented ourselves with roast beef and the various little dishes Which Confederate times made us believe are tolerable substitutes for the viands of bet ter days At night I treated our little party to tea and ginger cakes two very rare in dulgences and but for tho sorghum grown in our own fields tho cakes would have been an impossible indulgence Nothing but the fact that Christmas comes but once a year would make such extravagance at all excusable Poor fellows how they enjoy our plam dinners when they come Two meals a day has become the rule among rofugee3 and many citizens from dire necessity Tho want of our accustomed tea and coffee is very much felt by the leaders The rule with us is only to have tea when sickness makes it necessary A country lady from one of the few spots in Vir ginia where the enemy has never beent and where they retain -their comforts asked me gravely- why we did not sub statute anilk for -tea Shg cpuld hardly belieyp me wbenfi told her that wp had no hadjmilk more than twice in eighteen months and then ifwas sent bj a country friend it is now a quart i 1 i JOflSHT AND- JENNY THE BRAKEMANS STORY OF ONE NEW YEARS EVE It Was Tod in the Cabooae of a Cattlo Train Between Stations What Came of Holding the Front of Xo G in a Storm of Sleet 0 N I ISs JL T f cr rMJsa0 drifting flakes na Mr E they fell The soft Jill llrSJiifiF coal fire spluttered uiiuny in uie Si ri ri A Sod Kom itice jmL i u L was so quiet out side that when tho long freight train vojild come to a standstill with an awkward jerk we could almost hear fashioned cast iron stove Without iiiiuiYJiig luevisuijr MCnfyl wu7 wo sat mostly in silence We wcro four hoars behind time Sitting in the little red caboose rum bling along through a blind fog of snow with a flying express at onr heels gavo an uncanny sensation The drummer who had boarded the train nt Dubuque sat morosely on a pile of grips A couple of shippers anxiously discussed the pros pects for getting their stock to market At the entrance of Joe the brakeman how ever the glum little party seemed to thaw He swung down off the roof in a cheery sort of fashion Joe said one of the shippers be we going to reach Chicago in time for a New Years dinner Isnt this good enough for you to lire in Howd you like to be out braking to night Taint no snap thats a fact No you bet it aint said Joe decis ively But this aint a patching to what it is sometimes Somehow to night re minds me of the night afore New Years wo years ago That was when we brought Johnny Haines borne Guess you must a known Johnny he added turning to the shipper Nope Heard of him 3 n Joe What was the story Not much of a one Joe replied dep reciatingly Just a brakemans yarn Tho first day I ever saw Johnny Haines I thought he was about the haadsoaiest lad I ever set eyes on He came up on No 0 on her first trip and there wasnt a girl along the road that hadnt a smile for him as he went by One of the fellows told us Johnny belonged to a good family but got kicked out for some reason or other Joe stopped pulled vigorously at his pipe for a few minutes and finally the rather husky voice went on Up the road not very far from here there is a pretty little farm and right at the corner of it was a water tank It happened that on this farm there was a dark eyed little girl who was the idol of all the boys along the road To woo was to win with Johnny and regular as the train passed the farm Jenny was always thore to meet him Things ran along through the summer and fall and we found out that Johnny had been promised a raise and along about the holidays he yas going to get married I used to no tice though that every once in a while his brow would cloud up as if he was thinking of something that hurt him We had a big train that New Years Eve and with the snow and sleet and the cold it gave us no end of trouble She parted three or four times and it was dangerous work setting brakes or get ting down to make couplings Several times we thought wo were stalled In drifts We wanted to get through to Chi cago for the next day was New Years and all hands had a day eff Johnny and I fought like beavers against the cold I was more anxious about him than myself and was warning him how a sud den fling might send a man flying down under the wheels when the whistle sound ed down brakes Johnny ran ahead tha car tops being slippery as glass I looked up and through the snow and the dark I recognized tho water tank Just at that moment the train gavo a frightful jerk and I saw the engine go rearing in the air a lantern swing wildly and go down I went flat on the car and hung there for dear life We stopped in tea r twen ty yards and I swung off the car like mad Something made me feel that Johnny had gone under the wheels and when I crawled ahead a few cars there I found him lying all white and still We picked him up and started to carry him to the house where Jenny lived I saw that the wheels had gone over both legs A white little face came to the door and looked at us a moment but Jenny didnt faint or cry To just carried him in and put him on th bed and she took charge of him One o boys rode over to get a doctor Johnny lay very quiet until tho doctors examination was finished land then pulling Jennys hand weakly he said in a husky voice Little girl I want to go home And that he insisted on all the rest of tho night We decided to put i j i i j i LITTLE GIRL I WANT TO 0 HOffi him on board the morning express All Jenny would tell us was that his father lived in Cincinnati- -But she gave the conductor an address for a wdre0 We didnt think that he wouhi last ney and about half way down he sudden ly clutched Jennys hand hard1 To lit tle girl threw herself upoih him gobbing as if her Leart would break ny was goneA - - Joe paused -a momenfe and looked iio the fire - - I Well lie said Jtqenlfit shortwhen we got into Chicago Johnnys fntlier was there I led him to where the Sot lay He looked very hard at the little gM who sat there sobbing iind said slowly Is this Jenny And then he took her very quietly in his arms and kissed-her-