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THEJNORFOLK NEW ? : FRIDAY , FETUUIAHY 28 , 1002. PAUL * CAIIEW S * ' § Copyright , .1 1001 , br -2 A. K. . Hlehnrtlimn\ Widow Jason was the relict ofi Farm ed Jason , and she carried on ihe farm Rtbr Jila Uc'ath with' ' eVeii itiorc wisdom tlijm h < i hnrf shown himself JiorisessdA o'fi tihe was ptlll on the brighter eldo of forty , fair to look upon mid was at peace with all her neighbors until the one to the cast of her sold out and a otrangcr moved In. Ho was a man of middle age named Chlsholm , and , being n widower , his sister1 inailaged'th6 lioufeo for Dim. If the Widow Jason was one of those who w6nder'cd what sort * of man he was , eho was thd first to find it out. Among berllvc 'stoclfthnt year'were n dozen hogs , nh'clMHvusUhe'rnult'oriier hired inah' tlint' 'there' ' we're .liolcs ln the fences through -which they itinfle their way1 Into the potato , neld of the new neighbor. She hadl'jusl , fihlshc'd her breakfast one morning whcii Chlsholni was announced , lie had the courtesy to lift his hat 'and give his linmc , but he also had thd'bluntnosB to add : "Madam , your infernal hogs have rooteei up 'half 'an acre of 'potatoes for me , and If you can't manage to keep 'em home I'll shoot every ono of 'cm ! " She looked at him and saw that ho was above the ordinary nnd felt that had she been Introduced In the conven tional way she would have been pleas ed to make his acquaintance. But his rude greeting angered her , nnd , being n woman with a mind of her own , she nt once replied : "I can pay for all the potatoes ou your farm , and If you come here to threaten me you'll llml a woman who don't scare ! " "Well , you keep your hogs at home. " "And you keep yourself in the same place. " That was the first tilt. The fences were mended and the hogs were in de spair when n high wind blew a gate open , and the drove spent the night In the same potato field. Next morning Chlsholm drove ten of them home and eald to Widow Jason : "Madam , there are dead hdgs belong ing to you in my Held. Will you have them removed or shall I bury them ? " "You killed them , did you ? " she ask ed. ed."I "I did. I told you I would , and I did. " "Then I'll have the law on you. " "Go ahead. " She went to law , and there was a eult , and she was Inglorlously beaten JOSH I'OUXD HIMSELF A LICKED MAN. Womanlike she felt pretty bitter'over it , but at the same time she had to give Mr. Chlsholm credit for lack of any bitterness. He stated his case In the mildest manner and even spoke highly of her as a neighbor. When she returned , home after the lawsuit she said to her hired man : "Josh , If that man Chisholm cornea on my land again I want you to throw him off. " P.'I "Yes'm , I'll do It , " replied the sturdy Josh. It wasn't a fortnight before Chls helm came. lie was ou his way to the house when Josh headed him off and ordered him back. He refused to go and Josh laid hold of him to do the throwing act , but found himself a lick ed man In about three minutes. While he sat on the ground with n handful of grass to his bleeding nose the victor passed ou to the woman , who had wit nesscd the fracas from the front steps Lifting his hat , he said : "Madam , those hogs of yours have been nt it again this tlnic In my corn field-nnd I've had to kill another. " "Have you dared to kill another o ; my hogs ? " she demanded as her cheeks flamed and her eyes flashed. "I have. Shall I bury him ? " "Sir , you are a scoundrel ! " "And you are n charming widow ! " She drove to town at ouce to see her lawyer. There was 410 In the case for him , win or lose , and he advised her to sue. She sued nnd got beaten again The defendant referred to her In tht highest terms , but lie also proved that her fences were out of repair. The lawyer saw $10 more In it , win or lose nnd advised Josh to prosecute for as eault nnd battery. Josh brought kls swollen nose and black eye into court and was beaten by several lengths. ' lit had provoked the encounter , and If he had got the worst of It the law couldn't It woq a tnontli \ > ofore anything fur ther happened. Tbe fences around the log lot wcro thoroughly repaired , anil or four weeks the porkers had to nnkc the best of their sad lot. Then osh left the bars dowti one night , and s the widow was getting breakfast he heard the crack of n rifle. Half nu lour later Mr. Chisholm appeared to ay : "Good morning , Mrs. Jason. Those vretched hogs of yours rooted up my rarden last night , and this morning I cllled another of them. If you want mother lawsuit , I'll drive you to town n my own buggy. " "And you you've shot another ? " she ; af pod. "I have. " "Then I'd llko to shoot you ! You are ho meanest man In the state of Ohio ! " "Yes'm , " ho replied , with a bow as lo'tnrned away. Widow Jason drove to town to con sult her lawyer again. There was $10 n It for him , win or lose , but this tlmo Mr. Ghlfiholm was arrested for mall- clous persecution. In his testimony he referred to the plaintiff as "that lady" and exhibited no animus whatever , but 10 also proved that he was the ono per secuted. The widow's hogs would not ct him alone. She was beaten again , ind this time n stout pen was built , ind the hogs were uhut up. The farm ers had of course taken sides. Some contended that Ohlsliohn had exhibited a nlcan nnd unnelghborly spirit nnd others that the widow had been dcre- let In not mending her fences , and .here was much talk and discussion , it occurred now and then that the two principals met on the highway or nt .ho crossroads meeting house , but while Chlsholm lifted his hat and bow ed as If there was nothing on his mind .he widow , except for her blazing eyes , seemed carved of stone. That pen held the hogs for a long six weeks , but hogpens have their weak points , and patience and pel se verance will seek them out. The hot sun warped a board and made an open- ng , and the industrious swine enlarged It until one night they all passed out ind headed straight for the next farm. They fetched up among the cabbages , pumpkins , squashes , melons and car rots , and dtu'lng the long hours of darkness they ran riot. They were missed from the pen early next mornIng - Ing , and the widow sat down on the doorstep and cried. She cried because she was vexed , and she cried because she Avus a. woman. Every minute she expected to hear the crack of Chls- bolm's rifle , and she fully realized that any further appeal to the law would be wasted. She was vexed at the hogs , at Josh and at'ChlBliolm. Her tears were still falling when the new neighbor stood before her and bowed and &uhl : "Mrs. Jason , those blamed hogs of yours damaged me a hundred dollars' worth last night. " "And how many more have you kill ed ? " she asked. "None. I've Just driven 'em home. " "But why why" "Because I see how it Is. I must either kill off your whole drove or build a pen myself. I shall come over tonight to talk to you about it. " He appeared nu hour after supper , and it was 11 o'clock before he went home. Even then the "talk" was not finished. As a matter of fact It re quired a great many evenings and was only concluded ono winter's night when she laid her head on his shoulder and said : "If you are really sure that you love me , then the farm , the hogs and I are yours , and' we'll be married New Year's day. " A Fenlmore Cooper Letter. An autograph collector of Philadel phia has in his possession the following letter written by .Tames Fenlmore Cooper to his publishers in 1831 : "I hope you will be wrong in antici pating a bad reception for 'The Bravo. ' I cannot tell you much of Its reception in Europe , though Gosselln says it is very decidedly successful In France. America is , of all countries , one of the least favorable to works of the lumg- 'inatlon. ' In Europe or , rather , in Eng land , where there has existed a neces sity of accounting for some success In the very teeth of their prejudices and wishes , it has been the fashion to say that no writer" ever enjoyed so favora ble an opportunity ns I because I am an American and a sailor. As to the sailor part of the business ) , it is gross ly absurd , for what advantage has an American sailor over any other ? They know the falsehood of what they say In this respect , for I can get 3,000 for a nautical tale that shall celebrate Eng lish skill tomorrow. For myself , 1 can write two European stories easier than I can write one American. Why , Eu rope itself is a romance , while all America is a matter of fact , humdrum , common sense region from Quuddy to Capo Florida. " fiernmn Student * nml Jlcer. To speak of the pleasures of the Ger man student and make no mention of beer would bo llko the play of "Ham let" with the part of the melancholy Dane left out. As the student strolls about the country or the city , In the music hulls and theaters , at his social gatherings of all kinds , at dinner or at supper , he steadily drinks his beer. The code of health drinking and the etiquette of the drinking bout are com plicated and most punctually observed. All university functions include a great drinking bout Jubilees of re nowned professors , club anniversaries , ceremonies in honor of a retiring pro fessor. Any nnd every ceremony is in complete without the formal kncipo with toasts. Ho has attempted to throw a poetical glamour around beer , to in vest it with the charm of tradition and to hallow It with old associations of college days. In Europe tho. American prefers tc drink wafer , and .this 1,8 a great mys- \ < try to Jhe.GqrBjpyp , wljp snijuot pos sibly understand how they can prefer this to beer. Detroit Free Press. NEGRO SOCIETIES. THE SOUTHERN COLOHCC MAN'S ' LOVE OF POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE. WimilcTfullj- ii in rd OrKiinlcnlloiiN tu I'rovlilti Ir Mr mti cm * HIcU llono- fit * mill Kitiiornl HVIHMIKONllmv 'J'hi'- KlotirlNh In UlmrleNtoni The southern IUWO'H love of pomp ( ind clrcimiHtnnou ID nowlicru exempli fied more forcibly than lu tliu nmtnu'r In which he multiplies hla charltablu organizations. Inordinately fond of company , he haH few societies founded with the Hole view of promoting nodal enjoyment. For the most part , what ever fuuiulntlono he makes have a ncinirollKlous trend , the dues entitling members to slcl ; hencllta and f 11111:1 : nl expenses. There Is usually an elabo rate regalia and mi Intricate ritual. Not a few negroes of a southern city , such as Charleston , belong to no less than a score of these orders , the names of which are oftentimes curiously and wonderfully made. What , for Instance , would the ordinary patron of secret or ganizations think of possessing mem bership In the Sons and Daughters of the Seven Golden Candlesticks In Charity or In the Sons nnd Daughters of I Will Arise ? The sons and daughters Idea Is work ed to the limit of endurance. There Is scarcely a well known name In lUbllcal history that Is not tacked on to It. There are In Charleston alone no less than seventy-live of these societies with charters from the state of South Carolina , and how many there are that have no legal status no man may say with confidence. Dues are paid weekly , and , strange us It may seem when the great poverty of the negro of the south Is considered , the arrears list Is a brief one Indeed. Of course the charges are small , usual ly about ' _ ' . " > cents a month , but when It Is remembered that many individuals belong to six or eight or even more orders It Is little short of marvelous how the funds necessary to meet the demands of the collectors are found , and yet It Is so deep a disgrace to be expelled that Instances of the kind are very rare. To hold membership In a number of societies Is regarded as a badge of honor. Meetings arc held monthly In private residences , In public halls or , more fre quently still , In churches. These gath erings begin at the fashionable hour of 10 p. in. and continue not Infre quently throughout the night. Re freshments are to bo bad for a small consideration , and as these are for the most part of a liquid nature the sons nnd daughters are prone to be con- eplcubns by their absence from their several places of employment next morning. Often the police have to In terfere to restore that harmony In which brothers and sisters should ever dwell together. Among the societies In Charleston arc the Sons and Daughters of the Pil grims , the Sons and Daughters of the Twelve Disciples , the Sons and Daugh ters of the Hearer of the Cross , the Sons and Daughters of the Evening Star , the Sons and Daughters of the Seventh Star , the Sons and Daughters of the Celestial Travelers , the Sons and Daughters of the Good Samaritan , the Sons and Daughters of the East , the Sons and Daughters of Lazarus , the Sons and Daughters of Christian Love , and there might be added to these fully twoscoro of others. The devotion of the negroes to these or ganizations and their loyalty to their fellowmembers are absolute. The funeral of a colored man or woman who holds membership In a half dozen of these orders is a specta cle worth witnessing. Occasionally bitter feuds arise between rival so cieties for the possession of a corpse , tor the negro's love of a funeral Is not second even to his love of melons. The ceremonies usually begin the night be fore the actual Interment Is to take place. There are sermons , prayers nnd personal experiences Intcrsplced with wild bursts of Incoherent melody , which arouses religious fervor to fever height. Men and women faint in the course of the exercises , many others fall into trances and -talk of visions of their dead friends enthroned In glory. The ceremonies culminate In a form al procession. It Is forming for an hour before the residence of the late lamented son or daughter. Negroes from the uttermost parts of the city gather In the streets. The occasion Is n festive one. They run and shout and caper. The members of the organiza tions to which the dead person belong ed stand in solemn order , clad lu elab orate uniforms and bearing the ban ners nnd other insignia of their re spective orders , nnd when the cortege finally moves , wending Its way at times through miles of the city's streets , It Is followed by a mad rush of men , women and children , who block the thoroughfares , and trafllc for the time being has to be suspended. The hope of such a funeral Is the In spiration of many a negro's whole life. He slaves nnd deprives himself of actual necessities for years to meet the demands of the collectors of the societies In order that he may go to his last resting place In the midst of such strangely weird pageantry.- Charleston Letter In New York Trib une. Hymn * nt $ "OO n Vnrd. A musical composer once said to Mr. Sankoy with more frankness than cour tesy that ho could write such tunes as those of the "Gospel Ilynmbook" by the yard If ho were willing to come down to it. Mr. Sankoy quietly re plied , "Well , sir , nil I have to say is that I am willing to pay five hundred dollars a yard , either to you pr'to any body Qlsc > 'or "N tl 9 tunpB you can bring me like those In our 'Gospel Hymnbook. ' " Ladles' Homo Journal. \vitr lie niiin'i-fmint , Here Is one thlit a young man who knows a good Htory when ho hears It heard out railroad mini tell another In a depot tip the Hue the other day : "Wo picked tip a now Irishman Homcwhero tip country nil' pet him to work braUtn' on a construction train at ! t cents a mile for wages , One day when him an' nui wan on the train she got away on ono of them mountain grades , an' the first thing wo knowort ulio Was tlyln' down the track nt about ninety miles an hour , with nothln' In night but the ditch an' the happy hunt- In' grounds , when wo como to the end. I twisted 'em down an hard as I could all along the tops , an' then of a sudden I see Mlko erawlln' along toward the end of one of tlio oars on all fours , with his face the color of milk. I thought he was gettln' ready to Jump , an' I see his finish If ho did. " ' ' 'for heaven's sake 'Mike , I says , don't Jump I * "He clamps his lingers on the run- nln' hoard to give him a chance to turn round an * lookln' at mo con temptuous , answers : "Mump , Is It ? ' Do yez think I'd bo nfther Juinpln' an' me makln" money us fast as I inn ? " Portland Orego- nlan. A IIOKton Trnitiilnllnii. Little Emerson Mamma , 1 find no marginal note In elucidation of this ex pression , which I observe frequently to occur In my volume of "Fairy Tale Classics , " "With bated breath. " What Is the proper Interpretation of the phrase ? Mamma "With bated breath , " my son , commonly occurs In fairy tales. Your father often returns from pisca torial excursions with baled breath. The phrase lu such Instances , however , has no significance as applying to the bait employed to allure the fish , but Is merely an elastic term of dubious meaning and suspicions origin , utlll/.ed , as 1 have already Intimated , simply be cause of the sanction which It has gain ed by customary usage lu fairy tales generally. Do you comprehend , Kmer- son'/ Little Emerson Perfectly , mamma.- Judge. Colnclilrnrcn of Dntrn. Attention has often been called to the curious fact of the date Sept. U fig tiring so largely In the history of Oliver Cromwell. That very dominating man was born on Sept. . ' ! , Ifill ( ) ; he won the battle of Dunbar Sept. II , 1(150 ( ; that of Worcester Sept. 'l , 10T > 1 , and he died Sept. H , ltl. 8. Hut we have lately come across some coincidences of dates wjilch , so far as we know , have not been noticed before. The number 88 seems to have had fatal Influence on the Stuarts. Robert II. , the first Stu art king , died in l.'ISS ; James II was killed at the siege of Roxburghe C'as tie , J-IHS ; Mary , queen of Scots , was beheaded In Fotherlngay , 1588 ( new style ) ; James VII. ( II. of England ) was dethroned In 10SS ; P.onny Prince Charlie died in Rome , 1788 , and with him died the last hopes of the Jacob ites. Feline Iloprnvlly. "Oh , Horace , " walled his ygungwlfe , "I have Just found out that AJax , our beautiful Angora cat , has been leading n double life ! " "That makes eighteen , I suppose , " Bald Horace. "What has ho been doIng - Ing ? " "You know I let him out every morn Ing , because he seems to want to go nnd play out of doors. AVell , I have discovered that he goes over to the Robinsons and lets them feed him and pet him. " Chicago Tribune. The Uriel Nut. Betel nuts , the produce of the areca palm , arc chiefly used as a masticatory by the natives of the east. They arc too small to be applied to many orna mental uses , but are occasionally em ployed by the turner andAvrought Into beads for bracelets , small rosary cases and other little fancy articles. In the Museum of Economic Botany at Kew there Is n walking stick made of these nuts , sliced , mounted or supported on on iron center. A Zoo DliiciiNHlon. "You know , " Mild the orang outnng , "that man is descended from a mon key. " "Yes , " answered the chimpanzee , "and his descent has been very great. But let us set It down to his credit that ho tries to rise again. Every now nnd then you hear of some man who Is doIng - Ing his best to make a monkey of him self. " Washington Star. ( Illicit Work. "That editor is terribly slow at readIng - Ing manuscript. " "Think so ? Why , I know the time he went through twelve stories In less than a minute. " "Gracious ! When was that ? " "When the elevator broke. " Phila delphia Press. Her I2xi > 1niiiitlon. "Do you mecn to say such a physical wreck as ho Is gave you that black eye ? " asked the magistrate. "Sure , your honor , he wasn't a phys ical wreck till after he gave mo the black eye , " replied the complaining wife. Exchange. Quite Tceliiilonl. "The reason he Is so Irritable is be cause lie Is teething , " explained the fond mother. "Indeed ! " remarked Mr. Oldbatch , wishing to appear learned. "And when will it bo hairing ? " St. Louis Republic. Didn't not ( lie Credit. "I was sorry I sent Ellen such an expensive wedding present. " "Why were you ? " , 'JWihy , , Hho wont nijd placed them on exhibition without the donor's cards. " -Philadelphia Bulletin. YOU MUST NOT PORGEf Thai wo are cotiHtivnUy m-owing in Uio nrl of making Kino Photos , and our products will al ways bo found lo oinbrace the and NowoHl Styles in Cards and Finish. Wo also carry a line line of Moldings suitable for all kinds of framing. 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