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the long and slanting bill
UP a mans figure went slow
ly plodding onward after a
sturdy black mare and turning up the
ground between two tall rows of corn
which at times hid him completely lrora
lew The shoulders under the straw
hat proclaimed him young and manly
and the steadiness with whicn he went
forward and his short stop at the top
of the slope bespoke him a man of pur
pose
Then came galloping through the
white dust of the road below a lanky
boy on a roan horse in whose veins
was the racing blood of generations
Clear and flutelike came the call Mar
ion oh Marion
Marion handsome Manou came lei
Lsurely up to the rails He did not ex
pect any letters and was not excited
However the boy knew his news was
worth attention and burst out impet
uously Yer wont be so cool when ye
have heerd it either Beck Baileys
man is dead
He had the gratification of seeing
Marion grow pale to his lips
What killed im
The doctors air callin it blood pi
een returned the boy Say Marion
theyre gittin thar hot fut I seen Tom
Pence hitchin up and Cunnel Will Mez
been thar high an dry sence the turn
kum
Still Marion did not speak but the
boy saw his lips tremble
Run along Pete with the mail
Folksll all be waiting he said and
Peter disappointed at nothing more
definite dug his heels into the colt and
dashed away
Then the man unhitched Dolly and
mounted on her bare back rode down
the lane into the sunlit woods on on
without path or guide post deep into
the woods until he was sure he was far
enough from human beings to be safe
And then with a shout jubilant enough
to frighten the black mare he threw
back his head and laughed a sonorous
peal that astonished himself He knew
he was happy and he had come awaj
here to fight the impetuous demons of
newly aroused passion and eagerness
until he could subdue them enough to
s be decorous before the world For he
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had loved Beck Bailey when she was
a slip of a girl and as a young woman
anO when she had married another he
hadicoine away here in the woods to
fight out his hatred and misery and re
bellion Nature dear mother had
calmed him andlia even became resign
ed But Beck Baileys man was dead
and she was free and the heart of the
man went after her as a bird after the
home nest Beck slim sweet Becir
with her laughing mocking mouth and
wonderful changful eyes She should
be his for what cared he for Tom
Pence and even Colonel Will the old
bowing smirking beau He would go
down with the country side and see
Beck at the berryin but not before
oil no he could wait awhile now
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The berryin was a great affair
The Baileys house had been thronged
for days and Beck kept up by a con
tinual state of excitement It was all
grist to her mill for she loved some
thin goin on and in this case was al
most wild besides with a sense of
freedom and relief Her new black
clothes made her look mighty peart
as the women said and she was the
adored and center idol of everyone pei
ted and condoled with cried over and
rppealed to for advice and assistance
in planning the great funeral
Never had quiet Edward Bailey made
such a stir in the world as now when
quieter than ever he lay in state iu his
black coffin one with solid handles
The traditional ceremonies were all
gone through with the weeping wail
ing the dolorous hymning of quavering
voices the sermon long and full of eu
logy the farewell to the dead at which
Becky fainted dramatically into her
fathers arms and the slow walk to the
graveyard near a long procession of the
country people following It was all
over and as nightfall came on the crowd
dispersed wondering what Beck
wud do jistat fust an whod git er
For not one had missed Tom Pence at
the berryin with his pleasant jo
vial face and smiling eyes nor Marion
Moore silent and watchful nor the
ole Cunnel mussin aroun They had
all ben to berryins before and they
all knew Becky Bailey It was only
four years since she set the country
mad with her beaux and her fun and
her daring escapades And now she
was a widow rich handsomer than
ever An ef the ole Nick haint let
loose in these pairits Im a coon
said her own uncle in the bosom of
his family
In four weeks some one met Beck
out riding with the Cunnel The
- news went like wildfire Aunt Dilsey
went over to see Beck She found her
in her white dress lying in a ham
mock reading a novel
Wrhatever air you doin Beck she
said
What I please and plum enjoyin
it said Becky
Yeh able to be lazy signed Aunt
Dilsey but I wouldnt go ridin jest
Jit
Becks handsome eyes smiled I
wudn she said do jist exactly what
fjjl pleased Im rich an Im free an
Im goin to enjoy life an yer can
gave yerselves a power by shettin up
Then said Aunt Dilsey sh
ed up like a young cat an I cudnt get
another word outn her
The next Sunday night there were
ten saddle horses and buggies tied to
the posts and the fence Beck never
enjoyed anything so much in her life
She treated everyone alike gave them
cake and home made wine laughed
joked and turned them all out at 10
oclock inviting them to call again
But the next Sunday night there was
no Becky at home and she electrified
the small audience at the Methodist
church at the cross roads by appearing
among them with a stripling cousin
of 17
During these days Marion Moore
never appeared at the Bailey house
no- formed one of the young men aye
even the middle aged and old men
who never failed to crowd about the
young widow whenever she rode into
the county town on Sunday afternoon
Being the only man she missed Beck
grew restive and one October day
when Marion was clearing up a new
bit of ground for the spring tobacco
she came riding down the lane toward
him her black skirts flying her cheeks
blazing and her tendril like curls all
falling down from under her black
cap He saw her coming away off
and he knew the errand on which she
came and he had to steel his heart
against her to hold his vantage ground
Handsome stalwart Drawny he rest
ed on his ax calmly though the blood
in his veins ran as riotous a course as
is a brooks after a storm How Beck
laughed as she drew up
I havent been up here for years
she said Come over to the cliff Mar
ion Ill walk Black Nell
I must work Beck he said Life
isnt play all around ye know
Which means ye wont she smiled
But I know yer want to go plum
bad Yere play in a losin game Mar
ion fur I know by yer eye that yere
jest the same as ye were and she
laughed tantalizingly Dont think
yer can fool me Marion
He threw his ax down with angry
vehemence and stood booking at her
I dont know whether yere a witch
or what he said hoarsely I am
jest the same Beck an yer want to
look out I cant stand foolin
I wont marry agin Im goin to
enjoy lfe she mocked Whats the
use of my marryin Ive got money
and land and years of good times
ahead o me Whatd I git in ex
change
Marion never answered except by his
persistent gaze -
Good by she said presently yere
in too bad a humor Yere takin life
too serious Marion Theres moren
gray skies above my head Give me
the blue ones Then she galloped
away to the bluffs and Marions tem
ple of nature high in the woods above
the river He half fancied she would
come back his way but no The after
noon wore away and no lithe slim
figure on a black mare appeared on his
horizon
So she knew and since she knew
she mocked him Well he had al
ways loved the brier rose How could
he tame this untamable tigress this
guesser of mens secrets and mocker
of mens loves The intuitions of Mar
ion Moore were better than his knowl
edge or his reason He guessed that
only a real lasting affection would
ever make her more faithful more
tender more true than any other wom
anbut how how indeed was this to
come to her
The mad reports went flying hither
and thither Becky was here there
everywhere It was Colonel Will and
Tom Pence and Arthur Smedley and
Henry Carroll The widows bonnet
was now never worn and bows of
lavendar and elaborate black and
white toilets were sent for to Cinciu
nati and cooking and feasting and
fun went on in the Bailey house
Thanksgiving came and Beck was the
queen of the Pence family gathering
that day
One morning Marion Moore was near
his favorite wood haunt and stopped
to look over the fair valley and the
infinite hills spread out before him
like a beautiful winter picture As
he stood quiet there fell from the great
tree beside him something rustling and
dark and green a lovely piece of tne
native mistletoe with its waxen ber
ries thick and plentiful A smile came
to Marions face He had heen sent
a token and one he would accept
He would hesitate no longer He
took his bunch of mistletoe and walked
away He would become the wooer
for nature whom he trusted had sent
him a token He dressed himself with
care and rode his fine chestnut horse
up to the side gate in the lane lead
ing to the cluster of cabins that long
ago have been the quarters but now
were turned to various uses Becky
wrapped in a gay shawl he well re
membered was giving directions to
some men at work inside the nearest
building It was just sunset Per
haps nothing in the world had ever
seemed so fair to Marion Moore as
this saucy and careless creature who
greeted him with a cool triumph wtiifli
he had expected and ignored He ac
cepted her invitation to supper and
walked by her side to see the promis
ing colts in the barn lot Then they
went into the house and Marion pro
ceeded to make himself comfortable
j
In a eery matter of fact way He
looked critically about much to
Beckys astonishment
Whatever air yer lookin about fur
Marion
Seein ef this house is as comfort
able as mine he made reply
Well it plum is Marion she re
plied forced into earnestness The
outlook is better with yer all but this
house has more comforts
We could soon put some of em inter
mine he replied musingly
We
Yes yer an I
Yer takin a deal fer granted pears
ter me I dont intend ter leave here
Oh well we could live here It is
all one ter me so it is where yere
livin
Im bespoke yer askin by two Mar
ion Pears like the men are all crazy
Youre good temptation Beck hut
no one else shall have ye he iid
Her eyes grew luminous Well
now what would yer do ef yer heard
I was off on the marry with one o
the others
Dont yer try it
She was up in arms in a niinute
Im not tellin you anythingbut yer
all air too heady with me Marion I
got an engagement to go to Cincinnati
to morrow an ef I say the word whats
ter prevent me comin back married
Marion was quite white but was
equally determined Ef yer go of
course Ill know its all up Ill be
at the turn of the road at any time
set Thatll end it fer me whichever
way Lord yerre a hard one I wont
stay to supper Ill never sit down
ter supper here less its as master
What timell yer go
She set her lips Noon was all
she replied
He put on his coat and hat I wish
when I think o some things Id never
seen yer little or big girl or widder
but when I go out in the wt ods and
see the wild sweet things ruuiim riot
around I cant help lovin yer It is
born in me
Then he went out having tossed to
her the fresh branch of mistletoe and
thus left her the memory of a day
long ago when they were little more
than children and he had taken hr r
out to gather some of the weird waxen
berried growth and had kissed her
the first kiss of love and desire she
had ever known and the memory of
which had never left her
The next day at noon Marion sat
grim and silent on his horse at tne
turn He held his slight whip in Lis
hand but he grasped it like a waipon
He could not keep one thought from
returning itself again and again He
could not let that man live who would
carry Becky Bailey away from him
When he heard the sound of wheels
he got off from the restless horse he
rode fastened him stood erect and
braced himself for the ordeal The
buggy came nearer He drew an aw
ful breath as he recognized the horse
It was Colonel Wills Flighty Dan
famed through the country It was
that old profligate was it who was
to win the brier rose Ah awful sing
ing rhythm to his brain went saying
Sill hfinTklii him kill him What
Marion would have done he never
knew but the buggy stopped and
Becky in all her dark furs and flutter
ing feathers came running toward
him holding out her hands and cry
ing
I dont want ter go to Cincinnati
Marion an well live in whichever
house yer like for Ive been fightin
my feelins for you all the Lime an
I wont give up ter no other one Take
me home Marion an Im plum tired
o bein wild I want ter live quiotern
anyone
The colonel drove Flighty Dan on
iuto Cincinnati alone and Beeicy went
with Marion along the homeward road
she riding the chestnut and clarion
walking and there was no wild bird
that had ever built nest in the wood
lands near that was as contented as
this wayward creature who had ar iast
been conquered by her best feelings
Household Words
Kin by Trade
While in Geneva Switzerland in
1S91 Judge T J Mackey of South Car
olina was selected by the American
colony to deliver a Fourth of July ora
tion at a banquet given in honor of the
day It was attended by all the foreign
consuls and among them was the Con
sul General of Austria Hungary who
furnished for Judge Mackeys address
the following anecdote and vouched for
its authenticity
A number of Americans residing in
Vienna in the year 1810 united to cele
brate Washingtons birthday and in
vited the Emperor Francis of Austria
to honor the occasion by his presence
That genial monarch a true gentle
man although every inch a king
overlooked the disregard of establish
ed forms into which his would be hosts
had been betrayed by their patriotic
zeal and made this answer in his own
handwriting
Gentlemen I thank you for your
hospitable invitation and the gratify
ing terms in which you have expressed
your desire that I should attend a ban
quet which you propose to give in cele
bration of Gen Washingtons natal
day
But you must excuse me from unit
ing with you to honor the memory of
your illustrious countryman since 1
could not do so with sincerity for
Washington scorned a crown and did
more to bring royalty into contempt
than aii men who have ever lived and
I am a king by trade
Sarcastic Priest
Father Healys wit seldom had a
sting to it On one occasion however
some vulgar people asked how lie got
on so well in fine houses
Faith said Father Healy it must
be from my mother I got it for papa
was as common as any of you
TREED BY A MOO
A Prospectors Narrow Escape in the
Nortb of Minnesota
Two pine land prospectors Ben Jack
son and Gustave Herman have just re
turned to Tower Minn from a trip into
the northern part of that State and
among other things thejr tell of a hair
breadth escape which Jackson had
away up near the Rainy River Coming
to an excellent tract of pine land the
two men entered from opposite sides to
thoroughly investigate it Herman had
not gone far before lie came upon the
feeding and breeding grounds of a herd
of at least 500 moose His approach
stampeded them and they all went off
in tlie opposite direction
After having examined the breeding
grounds for some time and hearing
nothing from Jackson says Herman
I started off on the trail left by the
moose which was not a difficult thing
to do as the animals had made a good
road through the snow over which an
army could have marched Small trees
were broken and old stumps overturned
by the moose in their mad flight and
aoout a mile from the yard I came upoi
the mangled remains of a small cow
moose She had no doubt fallen as
she ran and had been trampled to
death by her companions
Just at dusk I found Jackson He
was up a pine tree at the foot of which
aa wing stamping and snorting in anger
was a gigantic bull moose The animal
had been tearing at the tree with his
antlers until most off the bark was torn
off and the blows he inflicted upon the
tall pine ncide the woods ring I fired
one shot at the animal and he made
off as I had intentionally missed him
whenil fired At the foot of the tree
lay what was left of Jacksons rifle
The stock was broken off and trampled
into little bits while the heavy barrel
was bent and twisted in a dozen differ
ent ways and showed plainly the
marks of hooiV
I was making my way through the
woods says Jackson when suddenly
a noise like a hurricane coming fell
upon my ear There was no wind stir
ring and therefore I was at a loss to
acount for the sound Just then the
herd of moose many hundred strong
came into sight and for a minute I felt
sick for I did not think there was any
escape for me and knowing that a
bullet or two would not change them
from their course I dropped my rifle
and went up a tree like a squirrel
The animals paid no attention to me
for a time and as they dashed along un
der me the very ground trembled and
the tree in which I was shook as though
it were a sapling When the herd had
got pretty well past an old bull who
seemed to be bigger than all out doors
took his stand directly under the tree
mid until Herman came along kept try
ing to knock down my refuge
The Ccmniissary Department
Of the human system la the stomach In
consequence of its activity the body is sup
plied with the elements of bone brain ner
vous and muscular tissue When indigestion
Impedes its functions the best agent for im
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THE LAWS OF WAR
Some of the Things Which an Enemy
Must Not Do
The laws of war as at present for
mulated by civilized nations forbid the
use of poison against the enemy mur
der by treachery such as asuming the
uniform or displaying the flag of a foe
the murder of those who have surren
dered whether upon conditions or at
discretion declarations that no quarter
will be given to an enemy the use of
such arms or projectiles as will cause
unnecessary pain or suffering to the
enemy the abuse of a flag of truce to
gain information concerning an ene
mys position all unnecessary destruc
tion of property whether public or pri
vate
They also declare that only fortified
places shall be besieged open cities or
viUages not to be subject to siege or
bombardment that public buildings of
whatever character whether belonging
to the church or state shall be spared
that plundering by private soldiers or
their officers shall be considered inad
missible that prisoners shall be treat
ed with common humanity that the
personal effects and private property
of prisoners excepting their arms and
ammunition shall be respected that
the population of an enemys country
shall be considered to be exempt from
participation- in the war unless by hos
tile acts they provoke the ill will of the
enemy that personal and family honor
and the religious convictions of an in
vaded people shall be respected by the
invaders and that all pillage by regu
lar troops or their followers shall be
strictly forbidden
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The Discipline or Children
About the worst thing parents can
do is to discuss the failings of children
before them says a writer in the
Washington Star The next worst
thing is for one parent to attempt to
punish the child and the other parent
to protest against it Either action will
damage the respect of the child for one
or the other of its parents and if there
is one thing more than another that
parents want to preserve it is their
dignity before their children A child
who gets the idea that one parent is
at variance with the other on the ques
tion of discipline will make both un
happy and render itself decidedly ob
jectionable by playing off one parent
against the other If you want to have
any harmony in the family get togeth
er on the question of disciplining the
children at least in their presence
and if you want to quarrel on methods
do it in the privacy of your own apart
ments where you can have it out with
out lowering yourself in the eyes of the
children
Going to pot is a reminder of the
days when boiling to death was a
legal punishment of parricides
The English comic paper Judy is
now to be edited by a woman Miss
Lillian Debenham who is also the
proprietor
All Good Republicans
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