THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , OOTOttFiR 21 1902 ,
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The Henderson farm hail once bios *
loincil like a well kept ilowcr garden.
In those days the white house , set back
from the road In n clump of live oaks ,
was astir with life nml youth. The
master had been a Justice of the peace
and had run for the legislature. Men
had called him Judge Henderson , and
he had walked with his head erect.
lie had had a neighbor then whose
heart was very near to his own , but
the war had come and changed every
thing. Uobort Stephens , the neighbor ,
had gone away to Join the Yankees ,
and friendship was changed to bitter
hatred.
The master's sons , nephews and
friends had also gone to the war , some
from the north and others from the
Bouth. Ills slaves had left him at the
first rumor uf freedom , and the old
place soon fi'l ' Into decay.
A thlcl ; caijii't of crab grass and wild
morning gloiy vines bad spread over
the fields where had once been rows of
cotton and corn. All was silent now In
the lioute among the live oaks. I
Up'in a bed In the large sunny front
room upstairs lay the master , sick and
deserted no. not quite deserted , for
there was left old .Terry , the last of a
hundred slaves. The old man turned (
over restlessly In his bed and , putting '
up a thin , bony hand , pushed the gray
Lair out of bis eyes.
"Jerry ! " he called In a feeble voice.
A wrinkled black face appeared at
the door. "Yes. Ma'se Tol. heah I Is , "
answered the old servant.
"What do you mean leaving me here
nlone ? Where have you been all this
time ? "
"I ain't be'n nowhar , Ma'se Tel , 'cept-
In * In de kitchen. I nlu't lef yo' but n
ll'le minute. "
"You have ! I say you have , Jerry.
You've been gone an hour. Why don't
you bring me something to eat ? Do
you think that because a man's a little
elck he doesn't get hungry ? "
"Yes , sah. Ma'se Tel ; yes , sal ) . De
dlnnah be ready t'rectly ; would "a"
be'n done , sah , only de bins somehow
don't lay no mo' today no , sah , not a
single alg ! An' dc co'umeal am done
all gone an * de bac'n an" de coffee. "
"Nothing to cook , eh ! Not a thing to
cat In the house , and I'm to lie here on
my back and starve , am I , JuSt be
cause you're too lazy to go to the store
nud get something ? "
"Yes , sah , Ma'se Tel ; yes , sah , " said
Jerry uneasily. "I'ze Jes' a-gwlnetode
Bto' now Jes' a-gwlne when yo' call
me. Yes , sah , Ma'se Tel , but but de
money done all gone too. "
"Money ! That's what Is the matter ,
Is It ? Well , why didn't you say so ?
What do you stand gibbering there for
and not tell what you want ? Do you
think I'm a beggar ? " Ho- turned over
In feverish haste , his old hands trem
bling nervously , and , reaching under
the pillow , took out a large wallet ,
which he opened , displaying a number
of crisp new bills. "Money ! There ,
take what you want ! "
A look of awe came over the old ne
gro's face ; then he smiled as with
trembling hands he took one of the
bills and folded it tenderly. "Yes ,
Ma'se Tel ; yes , sah. De dlnnah be
ready t'rectly , " said he , and , bowing
end smiling , he shambled out of the
room.
Two stores , in one of which was the
postollicc ; a glnhouse and a blacksmith
shop constituted the town. One of the
stores was owned by Judge Ilender-
eon's former neighbor , who had gone
out Joyfully to fight for the Union and
Lad come back broken , one legged , al
most a pauper.
But It was not there Jerry went. He
; well knew that his master would eat
no food from that store. So he passed
It by and went on to the other , where
a busy , practical newcomer did a gen
eral merchandise business for cash.
"Evenln * , Mlstuh Ross , " said Jerry
to the man who came forward to take
LIs order.
"Good evening , Jerry. How Is Mr.
Henderson today ? " asked the proprie
tor.
"Jedge Hludl'son , sah , am bettah ,
t'nnk yo' . He am heahty , sah , " re
turned the old negro , straightening up
bis bent form and looking with con
tempt on the questioner.
"Can I do anything for you ? " asked
Mr. Ross.
"Yo' kin , sah , " responded Jerry , and
he gave hla order as If he were speak
ing to a servant.
"Yes , to be sure , " said the proprietor
when Jerry had finished , "but excuse
me. Ah , but Jerry , did Judge Ilender-
eon send the' money ? You know we
do only a cash business. "
Jerry looked at him for a moment In
Ellencc. "In co'so I brung de money , "
Le said. "Does yo' t'lnk I done come
Lcggln" fo' Ma'so Tel sump'n to eat ? "
The proprietor unfolded the bill
which the old negro handed him , and
ns he saw what It was smiled In a su
perior manner. "Why , Jerry , this Is
no good. This is not legal tender , "
eaid he. "This Is Confederate money.
The Confederacy fell six mouths ago ,
and Confederate notes are no longer
legal tender. They are not worth the
paper they are printed on. "
"Ain't no good ? Yo' soy do money
nln't no good ? " responded the old ne
gro , trembling with anger and disap
pointment. "Ain't Ma'se Tol's money
good as any money ? Ain't my Ma'se
Tel Hlndl'son a ge'm'n ? Ain't he pay
his debts ? " His voice broke to a sob
nnd tears filled his eyes. "Ain't de
money to buy my po' marster sump'n
to eat when he hongry ? "
"Jerry , you don't iindrr tand. " ex
plained Mr. UOSB. "ConfeUeiate monej
I * no longer Irpal tender. Judge Hen
derson must have sent the wrong bill.
Tell him If ho will send coin or United
States notes we will be glad to servo
him. "
The sick man awoke from a fitful
slumber as he heard a step upon the
stain- . For a moment he lay staring
up at the celling and trying to straight
en out the tangle In his thoughts.
"Jerry , " he called at length Impatient
ly. "You lazy nigger , why don't you
come on with my dinner ? Didn't I
lull you I was hungry ? "
"Yes , sah , Ma'se Tel , heah I Is , sail , "
answered Jerry , coming half fearfully
Into the room. "Hut but , Ma'so Tol"
Ills lips were trembling , and the tears
were streaming down his face.
"Well , what Is h ? What do you
stand there whimpering like n baby
for ? What's the matter ? "
"Oh , Ma'so Tel , " cried Jerry , falling
upon his knees beside the bed , "he say
do Cornfide'cy done busted , an' de
money ain't no good ! "
"The money no good ! Sam Ross Bald
that ? " cried the old man In n shrill ,
cracked voice. "He's a liar , Jerryl I'll
go right down there and tell him so. "
He lifted himself upon his elbow and
struggled to sit upright in bed , but the
exertion was too much for bis feeble
strength , and he fell back weakly upon
his pillow.
Then he lay for an hour raving in de
lirium , alternately cursing the man
who had refused to take his money
nnd begging Jerry to bring his dinner.
The old negro remained for a long
time , kneeling by the bed , moaning
Rnd praying and begging "Ma'se Tol"
Just to be quiet , nnd Jerry would soon
have his dinner ready. Then a light
broke upon his darkness. He arose
and , taking the discarded bill , went
again down the road toward the vil
lage. He would try the other store.
No doubt Captain Bob would take the
money , nnd his master need never
know where the things came from.
"Eveniu1 , Cap'n Bob , " said Jerry to
the one legged man who came forward
to meet him.
"Good evening , Jerry , " answered the
old soldier. "How Is Judge Hender
son today ? "
"Mighty po'ly , sah ; mighty po'ly ,
Cap'n Bob. Caln't somehow eat nufilii' ,
an' he hongry lalk , too , all dc time.
Don' reck'n yo' got miflin' fo' n sick
man no bac'n er co'nmeal er coffee ? "
Jerry handed the storekeeper the bill
nnd stood watching him closely while
he examined it. When be had looked
at It carefully nnd turned it over and
examined it on the other side , he turned
to the old negro with an understand
ing look. "Why , of course I have , Jer
ry ; anything you want , " said he.
"An" an' , Cap'n Bob , am de money
good ? " asked Jerry anxiously. "Cn'sc
Mistah Ross , he say de Cornfede'cy
done busted an' de money ain't no legal
tlndah. "
"Sam Ross Is a liar , Jerry , and a
scoundrel too. I'll tell him so the first
time I see him. The money is good for
anything In this store. "
He stumped about noisily on hla
wooden leg , swearing softly to himself ,
until he had made up a dozen packages
nud placed them on the counter meat
nnd eggs , cornmeal and coffee nnd
whatever else the meager resources of
the small store afforded.
"Jerry , tell Judge Henderson that I
nm pleased to serve him , " said he as
he handed the parcels to the old negro ,
"and say to him that I will call tonight
to ask about his health and to break
with him n bottle of the old M2. I'll
wager he hasn't smacked his lips over
anything ns good as that these twenty
years. "
"Gawd bless yo' , Cap'n Bob , " an
swered Jerry , with tears of gratitude
In his eyes. "Yo' am n sho" 'miff white
man. "
"No thanks at all , Jerry Just a llttlo
matter of business. And , Jerry , wait
here's your change. "
When the old negro had gone , Cap
tain Robert Stephens , some time soldier
nnd gentleman , hobbled back to the
rear of his small store , kicked open the
stove with his wooden leg nnd , unfold
ing a fresh , new Confederate bill , tore
It Into bits nnd dropped It Inside.
"Legal tender ! Legal -tenderl" ho
muttered. "Why , the brute nnd the
old man starving to death ! "
TlemnrUnble Cavern.
Santa Cruz is famous for Its caves ,
one being , without doubt , the most re
markable cavern of the kind in this
country. It is reached after passing n
rough point , Point Diablo , nnd from
the ocean is seen to be n large black
domelike object nt the base of the
mountain. Approaching , the boat Is
forced through n thickly matted kelp
bed nnd enters the cave , which is now
seen to bo made up of several large
nnd lofty rooms. In the first two the
walls are curiously decorated In nil the
colors of the rainbow , caused by chem
ical action. The boat is pushed Into
the second and third chambers , drift
ing In water of a delicate green tint
nnd remarkably clear , the bottom cov
ered with nlgfc of many colors nnd
shapes. Ahead is a black opening not
much larger than the boat , through
which the ground swell passes every
few seconds , producing n pandemoni
um of sounds groans , roars , sucking ,
seething noises like the hissing of
Btcam from some gigantic caldron , ac
companied by explosions , corao rushing
forth to warn nnd appall the mariner ,
but the boat is pushed on directly after
the Ingress of n roller Into the largest
chamber of this wonderful ocean cav
ern. It Is absolutely dark except nt
the entrance , which now appears like
n great sfar occasionally shut out ns
the waves come rolling "in. World's
Work.
Appropriate.
Mrs. Sharpe They call the bell boy
In the hotel Buttons , I believe. I won
der why.
Mr. Sharpe Probably because IIO'H
always off when you need him most
Philadelphia Press.
RICHARD WILLIAM VAUGHAN
The rlrnl I'liutUli Iliittli I'orwcr nml
till * Stillof Illn Pull ,
Tlu story of the llrnt bank forger ,
Richard William Vaughati , Is little
'Known. Vaiighan was Hie brother uf a
Stafford lawyer and became clerk to a
Milleltnr In London , lie wished to
marry IIH ! master's daughter and prom
ised to product * the sum of 1,000 ,
which , be mi Id , bin mother would lire-
sent to him , half of it to be settled on
his wife. On these terms the father
consented to the marrlago.und Vaughnu
obtained a month'H leave of absence.
He occupied this period In obtaining
engraved ImprcH.slonH In Imitation of
twenty pound Hank of England notes ,
which was not mieh a dllllcult matter
then , such things as forged notes be
ing unknown. With fifty of these
Bham notes he presented himself at the
appointed time , and his llaneee accept
ed her share in perfect good faith , and
the marrlago preparations were pro
ceeded with.
Unfortunately he wanted ready mon
ey and put two of his own forged
notes Into circulation. They were chal
lenged , when he became alarmed and
tried to get back the notes he had
given to the young lady , but she re
fused to yield them up , suspecting
nothing of their true nature , and when
Vaughan was arrested next day she
would hardly believe even then that
Bhe bad been deceived.
The forger was tried at the Old Halley -
ley on the 7th of April , 17r > 8 , spending
what was to have been his wedding
day In the condemned cell. Four 'days
later he was banged at Tyburn. Lon
don Standard.
OIil llnlcn Kor MRI | Policemen.
Old Boston Is vividly brought to
mind by the following excerpt from
the selectmen's minutes , dated Nov. 1 ,
1700 , containing Instructions to watch
men :
"In going the rounds care must be
taken that the watchmen are not noisy ,
but behave themselves with strict de
corum , that they frequently give the
time of the night nnd what the weath
er is with n distinct but moderate
voice , excepting nt times when it Is
necessary to pass in silence In order to
detect and secure persons that are out
on unlawful actions.
"You and your division must en
deavor to suppress all routs , riots nnd
other disorders that may be committed
in the night and secure such persons
as may be guilty , that proper steps
may be taken next morning for a
prosecution as the law directs. We ab
solutely forbid your taking private
satisfaction or any bribe that may bo
offered you to let such go or to conceal
their offense from the selectmen. "
Clinrnefcr In NlcUimiiicn.
When Austria was only a dukedom ,
there were three rulers who won f ( > r
themselves the respective titles "Cath
olic , " "Glorious" and "Warlike. " The
first was perhaps a religious man , like
Ferdinand the Catholic of Spain. The
second may have been like Lorenzo the
Magnificent and the third n great war
rior. And so from these titles or nick
names wo h.ive likewise some Idea of
the conditions of the people while
these dukes i tiled.
France has had a most wonderful as
sortment of kings. Ono was the Little
and another the Bold. One was the
Stammerer , another Simple , while a
third and fourth were Indolent nnd
Fair. These names are descriptive of
the kings themselves , but It Is hardly
to be supposed that a king who was In
dolent or simple did much to further
the interests of his subjects. But when
we find Robert II. called the Sage , we
realize that he ruled wisely and that
the people were better off for it.
An Artiiit'fl Lament.
Otto Laslns in his diary describes n
walk he took one day with Bocklln , the
famous artist , near Zurich. Bocklln
was In raptures over the colors of the
autumn leaves , the blue sky , the
clouds. "Ah , those are colors ! " he ex
claimed. "If we could have those on
our palettes ! How weak are our means
In comparison with those of nature !
White Is our best light , nnd only by
means of clever contrasts can we se
cure effects approximating the natural
ones. "
Mackay nml Florence.
On one occasion William J. Florence
nt the end of a not very prosperous
engagement in San Francisco an
nounced a benefit for himself nnd his
wife. John W. Mnckay happened to
be In town at the time and wrote to
Florence for one orchestra seat. It
was duly sent , ns n matter of course ,
and Mrs. Florence remarked to her
husband that , considering the friend
ship existing between the two men ,
she thought Mr. Mnckay might have
taken a private box at least. "Walt , "
Bald Florence , "he has not paid yet ,
and I am in no hurry. " The benefit
took place , Mr. Mackay carao from
Virginia City to occupy the sent he had
taken , and a day later he sent Florence
a check for $1,000.
Kindly ninpoccil.
The man who had dropped In to sec
Lira was smoking a cheap cigar.
"I think you will Ilud it comforta
ble , " said Uncle Allen Sparks pleasant
ly , "if you'll sit over there by that open
window. There is no draft from It , as
you will BCO from the fact that the
emoke from your cigar goes out
through It" Chicago Tribune.
MUtletne.
The prettiest thing about mistletoe la
Its milky white opalescent berries. The
Btems and foliage seem to betray the
parasite nature of the plant In their
unwholesome shade of green , a pecul
iarly unwholesome shade characteriz
ing the stems. It is an uncanny sort of
plant. Most parasites are. Is there
anything more positively ghostlike than
the plant we know ns Indian pipe ( mo-
notropa ) ?
AVIii-ri1 YViitnt'ii
III the I'Kralne , UiiHsln. the womau
dnt'H nil the courting. When she fnlln
In line with a man , who goes to liln
IHUINC and Inl'orniN him nt the Hlnlc of
her fccllngN If he iveliroenteH. | all IH
well , and the formal marrlnge IH duly
arranged. If , however , lie IH unulll
Ing , she remains there * , hoping to c < mx
him to a belter mind. The poor fellow
cannot treat her with the least ( ! ! H-
courtesy , nor IUIH he the consolation of
being able to turn her out , IIH her
friend * In such a cam > would feel bound
to avenge the Insult. Ills remedy ,
therefore , If determined not to marry
her , IH to leave IIH ! home nnd May away
us long as she Is In It. A similar prae
tlce to that In the Ukraine CXHH ! among
the /.mil trl'ie of Indians. The woman
does all the courting and also controls
the situation after marriage. To her
belong all the children , and descent ,
Including inheritance , IH also on her
hide.
Vpnlop.
Venice IH unique and ahviiyH IIH long
us she exists will bo unique. The city
IH bullion 117 iHlaudH connected by be
tween 350 i..id100 brldgon. Tlioro arc
utrcotH , all very narrow except In tlio
neighborhood of St. Mark'H , but the
gondola IH the universal mcaim of
transportation. When you leave the
Btutlon , you llnd the Halt waves of the
Grand canal lapping against the marble -
blo steps and gondoliiH drawn up
ngalnst them like CM IIH and buses. If
you wlHh to keep nil thu IlltiBloiiH you
have cherished about Venice , enter II tit
Hiinsot , at th < > full of the moon on Sail
Marco'n night If the calendar permits
nnd depart before daybreak. Then you
will retain In your mind a picture of
the Venice of SOUK , story and tradition
the Ideal Venice.
A Vrry Old Halls
The oldest tnathcnmtlc book In the
world Is believed to bo the "Papyrus
Uhlnd" In the Hrltlnh museum , pro
fessed to have been written by Ahmes ,
n scribe of King Ita-n-UH , about the pe
riod between 2000 and 1700 1J. 0. This
"Papyrus Ithlnd" was translated by
Klsenlohr of Lelpslc , and It wan found
to contain a rule for making a square
equal In area to a given circle. It was
not put forth as an original discovery ,
but OH the transcript of u treatise 500
years older Rtlll , which sends us back
to , approximately , 2500 IJ. C. , when
Egyptian mathematicians solved , or
thought they had solved , the problem
of squaring the circle.
Not I.eft Ont.
An English paper tells n story ot
some children's theatricals. A party of
children were giving a little drama of
their own , In which courtships and
weddings played a leading part In the
plot. While the play was In progress
one of the grownups went behind the
HCCIIOH and found a very small girl sit
ting In the corner.
"Why are you left out ? " ho asked.
"Aren't you playing too ? "
"Oh , I's not left out , " came the reply.
"I'B the baby waiting to bo borned. "
Provrt Her Claim.
"I wanted to show , " she said , "that
woman Is maligned , that brevity Is
quite as much her attribute as It Is
man's , and so when he proposed I had
to say 'Yes. ' "
"You might have said 'No , ' " it was
suggested.
"Not at all , " she protested. "When
you say 'No , ' you have to explain why
you say it and tell how sorry you are ,
and It would have spoiled everything. "
Chicago Post
TVIthont a nival.
Printers' Ink undertakes to explain
why the newspaper Is the foremost and
unrivaled medium of publicity. "It
can be said of no other medium , " it af
firms , "that it goes everywhere and Is
read by everybody. A certain few only
read the billboards , the street car and
Btcamboat cards , etc. , but the newspa
per goes Into every home and IB the one
Buprenle source of Information. "
IIIc Final IimtrurtlonM.
An old darky who was fearful of be
ing burled alive left these final Instruc
tions :
"Atter my time como lemme stay oa
long ez possible. Don't make do fu
neral sermont too long , knzo dat'll
make me sleep only dc sounder ; but
blow de dinner ho'n over me. Ef dat
don't wake mo , I is sho' gone ! " At
lanta Constitution.
a Ilrntedjr.
With sarcastic fingers the deaf nhd
dumb lady curtain lectured her hus
band for betting oa the races.
"Either talk slower , " he spelled out
on his hand , "or else put hopples on
your finger * . They Interfere when you
fitrlke tills gait" Judge.
FomlioiiKlit.
"You arc probably not nwaro , sir , "
Bald the angry father , "that last year
my daughter spent $1,500 on her dress. "
"Yes , I am , " said the young man
firmly. "I advised her to do It over a
year ago , when we first became en
gaged. "
The Morning' * Work All Done.
Mistress Is that sewer gas I smclll
Servant ( lately arrived from OsK
kosh ) No , ma'am. I've cleaned the
rooms , made the beds and turned on
the gas ready for the night American
Hebrew.
Ilotli Sulteo.
"Grymcs nnd his wlfo quarreled for
BX months over naming the baby. "
"How did they settle It ? "
"Easily. It was twins. " Brooklyn
Life.
Laccy Is Renomlnated.
Dos Molnes , July 17. John P. Lacey
waa nominated for the seventh time by
the Republicans of the Sixth congres
sional district of Iowa.
The Koronns as n people arc better
developed physically than the Japa-
I nose. They arc taller and mentally
are liberally endowed.
Look Info *
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the Beer of Good Chcor.
It will stand the closc.it examination. And the
best test is the drinking of ll. It proves its
purity nnd high quality to nil who drink It.
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Thai , wo arc constantly rowin in llio a.rt.T'nf
making Kino IMioto.s , nnd our products will al
ways lie found to embrace tho. .
and Newest Styles in ( lards and Finish. We also
cari'y a line line of Moldings suitahlo for all
kinds of framing.
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That's so , Isn't it ?
You've seen Homotliing that you wan loci
some time or another , and it Hoomod ; IB
if you could get it any time you wanted
it , HO you junt let it go "till you needed
it. " There come a time when you
wanted it-ami wanted it badlyand wiien
you did send for it or go for it some other
follow had got ahead of you and you got
left. Thal'H the way you'll do about
ordering that beautiful all wool Keiwy
Overcoat that we show on page IS , at
$9.50 , in our new catalogue for men , but
you'll keep putting it off till Home other
fellow gets your ni/.o , and we're Hold out
of the kind you like best. Then you go
to your home merchant and he charges
you $ ! . ' { .fiO for the same overcoat , because
lie thinks he's "got you. " If you have'nt
our new fall catalogue for Men or Women
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