THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , FKHRUAKY 21 ,
WHEN the
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Curran Richard Greenley
Copyright , 1001 ,
By Curran Richard Oroonley j j
1 "Tnsslr , doy linln't nuthln' his cknl
dls fildo ol > greased llgutnln' cf ho
iwnnt tcr go , but" Jim loaned over
confidentially "he's do debbll's own
foh tcmneh , on I'm mighty fenred ho
gwlno ter bolt , what wld nil dcm brass
ban's en Bliouttn's , en of he do dcy
Imln't nobody kin hoi' him , lessen It bo
Miss Jess , en Bhc hain't In tint game
nowise. "
Jim sighed apprehensively ns he
rubbed trtnvn the satin coat of the
favorite clean limbed , dark bay , an
aristocrat of the aristocrats , breeding
In every line of the arching neck ,
41ecp chest and mighty limbs , true son
of the preat Hindoo. The eyet showed
a \ * Ickcd little rim of white.
"See dcm eyes , Mas' Charley ? He
been a-showln' dem whites all day , en
It's Gawd'H truf dat hain't no peace
flag. Lawd he'p de ulggnh what's
grwlne ter ride hlml"
I left the stalls and started up to
ward the Judges' stand , considerably
worried. It was only "nlggah talk , "
true , but Jim knew the Hay Prince
better than any one on the place. Ho
did not know that on this race depend
ed the old squire's homo , and If lost It
.would mean beggary.
I shut my eyes , and It all came be
fore me the rolling , golden splendor
of the whcatflelds , the cool shadows of
the becchen boughs across the long
avenue that led up to the quaint old
home , with Its colonial pillared veran
das , and the graystono walls where
the guelder roses climbed and the
thrushes sang through the summer
days ; the old squire , white haired and
stalely , and the little figure that nl-
ways hovered close to his side , my
Jess , my wife to bo , sotucu hero In the
future.
Losses , debts , mortgages , one by one
had accumulated , until the hour had
como when the Ilower of Bel Air sta
bles must either prove their salvation
or their ruin. Ho had always been a
wicked colt , vouchsatlng his friend
ship to none but Jess , whom he would
follow like a dog. It has passed Into
tradition how ono sultry afternoon ,
.when the temper of man and beast
ni8 FINE EAIIS ALERT , STILL AS CAKVED
uito.Nzu.
climbed with the mercury , the devil
in Bay Prince broke out rampant. The
stall Hew Into bits as those mighty
heels thrashed to the right and left ;
down came the door , and he was free
to work his will.
The men scrambled wildly to places
of safety , each shouting orders to the
other. Little Pete , the satellite of Jim ,
had been stealing a nap In the corner
of the barn , and when the alarm came
no one thought of him until the raging
beast swept toward the spot where he
lay. A prolonged cry went up from
the negroes ns , powerless to reach the
child , they saw him seized by the
shoulder and swung upward , and then ,
froin somewhere , came a clear , low
whistle , sweet as a thrush's note. The
horse paused , his flue oars alert , still
as carved bronze. Again it came , and
the horrified negroes saw the little
mistress standing in the doorway.
"Prince , Prince , drop him and come
here , sir. " And to the astonishment of
Pete , whom terror had stricken to si
lence , he was dropped to the floor with
a dull thud , and Bay Prluco walked ,
gently nickering , to where Jess stood ,
with her hands full of sugar.
I looked toward the grand stand ,
but could not see Jess anywhere. It
wjis almost tlmo for the race , and the
excitement was rising to fever heat.
Up ID the Judges' stand a little knot of
men were holding an animated discus
sion , judging from their gestures. I
strolled up to them.
"I say It Is against all precedent ! " a
short man in a checked suit was vocif
erating.
"It makes no difference about his
name. How do you know If any of
them own the names they carry ? " said
another , and old Colonel Sylvester
clinched the subject.
"It Is merely a matter of pounds. Wo
know the horse and the owner. Let
him ride ! "
"What Is It all about ? " I questioned ,
and the colonel replied.
"Squire Montgomery's Jockey hao
disappeared. Ho wus to have ridden
Bay Prince In this race. There is n
boy down there that claims ho knows
the horse , but he will not give his
name. There has been Dome little ob-
. Jcctlon therefore to allowing him the
t. . ' tint. " Ho turned to the others.
"Have 1 your consent , gentlemen ? "
At the word he waved his hand ,
and the boy at the weighing block
picked up his saddle nnd stepped on
the scales.
Ten minutes later they were In line
below the stand sorrel and bay ,
chestnut and grny ; but , peerless among
them nil , the BOH of Hindoo fretted
nnd pnwcd , rolling his eyes , thut now
showed tlm "battlcllng" more than
over. His focH were worthy of hla
best stride Zlngnrn , the red mare ,
queen of the Blackmail stables ; Fleur-
de-lis of Bannockburn , with the hon
ors of the Tennessee Derby still fresh ;
lUai-k Hover , Wnlpurgls , The Thun
derer , Malcontent ami Ills Highness ,
a great red brute from the famous
Chanton stud.
Quivering , electric , with the scent of
battle in their flaring nostrils , as the
tense muscles rose and fell In great
cords In the mighty flanks ! The gor
geous little figures sitting low down In
the saddles settled themselves as the
red flag fell. "Qol" and away down
the stretch flew u prism of red , yellow ,
green and purple , blending In the Ken
tucky sunlight , around the white rib
bon of track. The first quarter passed ,
and the bunch closed up , neck and
nock , shoulder to shoulder. Another
quarter and ono fell behind. Black
Hover was In the lead. Around the turn
and down the homo stretch nnd Bay
Prince had crept to Black Hover's
shoulder. Now it was neck and neck ,
and a wild yell went up from 5,000
throats ns black and bay wcro nose
nnd nose. Twenty yards , and the red
Jacket lay down In the saddle. They
were near enough for the Judges to see
the flash of the great bay's eyes as ho
gathered himself and with n mighty
effort landed under the wlro Just n
nose length ahead of the black. And
then pandemonium broke loose. Men
clambered down from everywhere. Up
wont the numbers Bay Prince first ,
Black Hover second nnd Zlngnrn third.
It was all over , and the Derby had
gone down Into history. In the midst
of It n llltlo figure all In Its gay scarlet
sntlns dropped from the saddle nnd
was half carried by Jim to the weigh
ing block.
* * * * * * *
"You go way , Mas' Charley. DIs
heah boy ain't nowise flttcn ter talk. "
Jim had for once forgotten his "nils-
In' " In his anxiety to bar mo out , but 1
brushed him aside and saw my Jess In
her close tailor suit standing Just in
side the door. The scarlet Jacket and
cap lay upon Jim's cot , and my dar
ling's pretty face rivaled them In color.
There was one shamefaced moment ,
and then the little head wont proudly
up.
up."I
"I did It for papa and Bel Air ! " And
Jim went off chuckling to himself as I
drew the door close behind me.
Old ARC.
Professor Jowett , the great master
of Bnjiol college , had wlso words to
speak on the crucial topic of growing
old. Ho wrote to a friend :
"Tho later years of life appear to me ,
from a certain point of view , to bo the
best. They are less disturbed by care
and the world. We begin to under
stand that things really never did mat
ter so much as we supposed , and we
nro able to BCD them more In their true
proportion instead of being overwhelm
ed by them. Wo are more resigned to
the will of God , neither afraid to de
part nor overanxious to stay. We can
not see Into another life , but we believe
with an Inextinguishable hope that
there IB something still reserved for
us. "
It is worth while to remember his
hints for old age , full as they arc of
a practical wisdom :
Beware of the coming on of age , for
it will not be defied.
A man cannot become young by over
exerting himself.
A man of sixty should lead a quiet
open air life.
He should collect the young about
him.
him.He
He should set other men to work.
Ho ought at sixty to have acquired
authority , reticence and freedom from
personality.
He may truly think of the last years
of life as being the best and every year
as better than the last if he knows how
to use it.
Cat Flovreri. .
Many people who profess themselves
very fond of flowers seem not to love
them well enough to take proper care
of them. Especially Is this true of cut
flowers , which unless properly cared
for last such a short tlmo. During the
day give them the coolest place In the
room , the Icebox if you have one.
Choose for all long stemmed flowers a
deep vase , change the water every day ;
at night take them from the vase and
plunge them In cool fresh water to the
very bloom. You will find them much
refreshed in the morning , whereas if
they stand all night In the same water
or in an Insufficient quantity they will
bo limp and discouraged by morning.
Those who complain they "can't keep
flowers" are usually those who neglect
these simple precautions.
A Recoil Joke ,
Not so many years ago there was a
veteran teacher in a boys' high school
who often made his classes wlnco un
der the lash of his bitter sarcasm and
ready wit. Quo day a little half starv
ed yellow cur strayed into the school ,
und the boys thought they saw a chance
to express their feelings toward "Fus
sy , " who was busy in another room.
The frightened mongrel was picked up ,
quickly fitted with a pair of large wire
spectacles nnd placed on the teacher's
chair.
"Fussy" entered the room , walked to
his desk , calmly surveyed the work of
his puplla nnd then , turning to them ,
plensnntly sold , "In my absence I see
you have held a business meeting and
elected ono of your number chairman. "
O
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BIG SPRINGO
By Thomas P. Montfort °
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Copyright , 1001 , by A.S. Ulehardton
In the Oznrk mountains there in n
nprlng that could toll ROIIIO Htartllng
tales and explain away the mystery
surrounding the disappearance of moro
than ono human being.
* * * * * * *
Jack Warner thought that he had
made an Important discovery , nnd the
next minute he found that ho had made
two of them.
In the first place , ho had ( Uncovered
a "moonshine" distillery , which was
Important , but not Interesting to him.
In the next place , he was a prisoner
In the hands of the "moonshiners"
themselves , which wan both Important
nnd interesting.
For two long hours In the stormiest
of nights Jack had tolled wearily up a
narrow ravine In the wildest of the
'THU CA1I1N 18 HtIllHOUNlii : > AND THEV'llK
HUAKUIIINU THE WOODS. "
Oznrk range. Ho was wet , cold , ex
hausted and , worse than all else , lost.
So when at last a little speck of light
suddenly shot out of the darkness ho
hailed It as a harbinger of shelter and
rest and hurried forward with renewed
hope.
He had taken less than a dozen
Btcps , however , when he found himself
face to face with a tall , determined
looking man and n gun.
The two men scrutinized each other
narrowly , while half a dozen rulllana
gathered round. The man with the
gun finally broke the silence by Baying :
"It's n bad business , your coming
here , young fellow ; but since you have
como we'll have to attend to you , I
guess. "
With that he made a motion to the
other men , and they speedily bound
Jack hand and foot.
"What docs this mean ? " Warner de
manded.
"Oh , nothing much , " the man with
the gun replied. "About all It means
is that you will have to take a bath In
the Big spring , and anything that go en
In there never comes out. "
Warner comprehended the man'H
meaning now and , aghast with horror ,
cried :
"Great God ! Do you mean to drown
me ? "
"Wo mean to put you where you
won't never tell no tales , " was the cool
reply.
Warner tried to collect his reasoning
faculties and speak calmly.
"Before going any further let's Bit
down nnd tnlk this matter over. There
is n misunderstanding , " he began.
The other slowly shook his head.
"I guess , " he replied , "there ain't no
misunderstanding on our , part , at
least. You made the mistake when you
came here to spy on us. "
"Klght there you are wrong , " War
ner said. "I did not come hero to spy
on you. "
"Ah , como ! You can't fool us. If
you ain't ono of them revenuers sneakIng -
Ing round to locate our still , what are
you doing here at this tlmo of night
and in all this storm ? "
"Well , In the first place I am the
new schoolteacher in this district. I've
been hero n week , and you have proba
bly hoard of me. In the second place ,
this being Saturday , I spent the day
fishing , remained too late , and with
this rainstorm I lost my way. In the
third place In my wanderings around
this morning I accidentally stumbled
on this Bpot. Now there's the truth ,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth , BO help me. "
After a pause the man with the gun
replied :
"That may be BO , but still I don't sec
that It changes matters any. You'd bo
most sure to report on us for the eako
of the reward. "
"I'll pledge you my word of honor
that I will never whisper to any living
mortal a word of all this. "
"Maybe you won't ; but , you see , wo
can't tell about that Sometimes a
man's word and honor don't amount to
much , nnd wo can't afford to take no
great chances. There's no use of all
this tnlk. We know our duty to our
selves , and wo propose to do it Boys ,
bring him on and let's settle It. "
Two men advanced and took Warner
by the nrraa to lend him away to the
Big spring. Palo with terror , he cried :
"Great GodI Would you murder
me ? "
"It Is better for you to go that way
than for ug to so at the end of a rope.
Loosen hlu foot , hey : * , BO ho : un step
along , "
They cut the cord nbout Warner'n
k'ia nnJ started forward Into tho.
wooita. Hut n woman , her face white
nnd anxloiiH , her hair flying wildly In
the wind , barred their way.
"For God's sake , Liz , " the man with
the gun cried , "what'n tip ? "
"Thoy'ro hero ! " oho gasped. Then ,
clasping her hands and looking Into his
face appcnllngly , Bhc added : "Goquick ,
Jnko ! Fly before they get you. "
"What nro you talking about ? " Jake
demanded. "Who Is It ? Not the"
"YoH , yes ; the rovenuerHl The cab
in's surrounded , and they're searching
the woodH. 1 ( dipped away , but most
likely they HI-MI me. Don't wait , Jnko ,
but go quick ! "
Ills faeu darkened , nnd n dangerous
light came to hltt oyon.
"D'em ! " ho Bald bitterly. "Lot
'cm come ! I'll got HUIIIO of "em before
they get me. " Then , turning to IIH !
men , ho added : "Stand back out of the
light , boyn , HO that you can't ho Been.
Walt a minute ! Thlh man hau boon
Bpylng on UH , nnd we'll fix him for It
first. "
With that ho struck off Into tha
woods , commanding two of his men to
follow with Warner and the othorH ,
with Liz , to hide.
After covering nbout thirty yards
along the side of the mountain he whip
ped on the brink of n dark hole. It wan
the Big spring , that greedily HwallowH
up everything that fails u prey to It
and gives nothing back.
A cold chill of horror went over
Warner as lie heard the water boiling
and bubbling down there In the dark.
"Throw him In , boyn , " Jnko said
coolly.
The men began to push Warner for
ward. In hln Htruggk'H the rope Blip ,
pcd from hiti arms. Finding IIH ! ImndH
free , ho wrenched himself from the
grasp of one of the men and , Htrlklng
him a quick blow , Bent him reeling
back toward the spring. There was a
scream , u heavy splash In the water
nnd then silence. Quickly following
up his advantage , he struggled to free
himself from the other man and had
almost succeeded when Jake gave him
a push that sent him ( lying over the
brink of the uprlng and clear to the op
posite side , where he struck against
the bank.
As ho began to sink down Into the
hole he clutohod frantically In search
of n support. When half his body was
In the water , his fingers grasped a Jut
ting Htone that checked his fall. There
ho hung , his whole weight on his fin
gers and the waters tugging at him
riH If angrily determined to tear him
nwny.
By n flash of lightning Jake saw him
Clinging to the wall nnd , with an oath ,
started around to that side of the
spring. In another flash Warner paw
Juke with his gun raised to strike him
At the same Instant there was a
pistol report , and In the darkness War
ner felt a heavy body plunge past him
and heard a great splash In the water.
Then , Just as his fingers had begun
to relax their hold , a pair of strong
hands grasped his wrists nnd saved
him from sinking. For the first time
In his life ho fainted.
When he returned to consciousness ,
ho was lying before a lire In the shel
ter of the still with a dozen detectives.
Three of the "moonshiners" were in
irons.
The detectives , guided by the scream
of the man who had first met his fate
In the spring , had arrived Just In time
to give Jake to the spring , which no
doubt hid much of his guilty past.
Afterward they hnd , captured the rest
of the gang , killing one In the flight.
The woman Liz hnd escaped.
Poor Sinner' * Hell.
The poor sinncr'B bell Is a bell in the
L-ity of Breslau , in the province of
Silesia , Prussia , and hangs in the tower
of one of the city churches. It was
cast July 17 , 1380 , according to historic
records. It IB said thut a great bell
founder of the place had undertaken
to make the finest church bell he had
ever made.
When the metal was melted , the
founder withdrew for a few moments ,
leaving a boy to watch the furnace
and enjoining him not to meddle with
the catch that held the molten metal ,
but the boy disobeyed the caution , nnd
when he saw the metal flowing Into
tno mold he called the founder.
The latter rushed In and , seeing as ho
thought his work of weeks undone and
his masterpiece ruined , struck the boy
a blow that caused his Immediate
death. When the metal cooled and the
mold was opened , the bell was found to
bo not only perfect , but of marvelous
Bweetness of tone.
The founder gave himself up to the
authorities , was tried and condemned
to death. On the day of his execution
the bell was rung to call people to at
tend church and offer a prayer for the
unhappy man's soul , and from that it
obtained the name of "the poor sinner's
bell. "
Ill * Half.
An old Maryland colored man was
summoned to court by the controversy
over the ownership of a mule.
"Who bought the mule ? " demanded
the Judge.
"Clem Smlf and Ah each bought half
ob him , sab , " responded the old man.
"Where is Smith now ? "
"Ho ain't ncbber cum down yit , sab.
He went to curry his half when his
half was In a bad humor. Now Clem's
chlllun wants to get deh fatheh's half
away from my half , en deh half am
dess half
"Stop ! " roared the Judge. "Dismiss
the case. " Chicago News.
Hnd Looked Out Par Nnrobrr One ,
"Have you over done anything to
better the condition of any part of the
human race ? " said the very serious
man.
"Of course I have , " answered the
person with the cold gray oye. "Am
I not a part of the human race ? " Ex
change.
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