0 THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 12.1902.
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1 Old Oil ) I5 ! ll went HWliiKlMR mill
ntmnphiK "l'oi ' > Ills crutclu'H down tlio
nlrwt ntiil ii | ) tlw steps of ) iln Htoro. It
vnn ? tlio lilptfi'Bt Btoro In town , tliotiRli
h ot tlio mimrtost. Joe llpcniun , who
liuil opcmnl up tli" nprltiK lii'foro , Just
ncrofm tlio Htreotvn running old ( Jilt
hnrd In Krorerlw * nnd liiirdwnro and
leaving him out of nl ht wlion It onmo
to knlcUkimrljH or dry gooilH jmro nnd
tUmplo.
i A ninn who linlf know looked after
old Oil ) , then neronfl at the HKH ) of his
orouiiK rival and innniiured half to
lilinnolf , "What a pity ! " Another man
( who knew nlno looked , llnteiied to tlio
pxclnnmtlon and answered It , HtlclcliiK
ont his chin aa ho spoke , "Hotter HHJ ,
'What a Hlminol1 "
1 "What'H a Hliamo , doe ? " a third tmld ,
coming up behind them. Doctor \Vn-
terH Hinlled half Krlmly. "I'm not < inlte
Hiiro It HeeniH to he the hlteh In tlio
courw ! of a true love , " ho aimwered ,
Ixnv Hnyne , the man who had Hpoken
llrfit , Hhook htM head oiicrKOtleally. "I
meant that poor old fellow's IORH , " ho
wild. " 1 mipnoflo , doc , U'H certain ho'H
never walk timiln. "
"Now you'vo ot me , " the doctor pro
tested. "I'd risk
my professional rep
utation that fall ho got on the sleety
pavement did no worst ) harm to his
( ihrimken shanks than hark thorn up
pretty Kenerally. There wore hrulNefl ,
of course , and on the tthoulder and fiklo
us well. I told him ho'd bo out and
about In plenty tlmo for tlio Christmas
trade , but from the llrst ho Htood mo
up and down that ho'd novcr tultw an
other steady Ntep , and HO far , I'm
bound to admit , he was right. There's
nothing on earth the matter with his
legs , nothing at leant that 1 or the oth
er doctors can see. Against that there
IB the fact that the mlnnto ho tries to
fllnml on them they do the Joint rule
net double under him as though they
hadn't strength to bear up a Hplder.
, The trouble must Ho In the nerves. If
that's what you meant , I agree with
you that It's a pity , I thought you had
reference to the trick he's played on
'Joe lioenam. "
"What Is It ? " naked Merlon , the
third of the group. "You know 1'vo
been away six months ! Tell mo all
about It. "
"Not much to tell , " Dr. Waters said.
. "You know Florrlo Kzell"-
"I ought to , considering she sent me
nway , " Jiferton broke In ruefully.
"You don't mean Joe Is goue on her
like the rest of us ? I thought"
"You'vo hit It , " the doctor said. "Joe
did stand out mighty well against the
prevailing Infection , but a man never
knows what's coining to him until It
liltfl him square In the face. "
I "Lord ! To think of Joe , tba 'bomb-
proof , ' wo called him , " Mertonchuckled. ,
"How did It happen ? Tell me all about
it. "
Morton , a newly evolved drummer.
had given what he would have called
"a comprehensive order. " Dr. Waters
also chuckled as ho answered , nodding
his head by way of emphasizing his
points : "Well , you BOO. It's this way :
The hour struck for .Too when he saw
Flon-lo E/.cll swirling around , a blue
tarlatan angel , In a waltz with Hob
'Acton ' at the Patterns' party. Klorrlc's
a pretty girl anyway you see her.
IThat night BIO was particularly fetch-
Ing. Hut that wasn't the thing. I In
sist Joe's time had come. Ho knew it.
Soon as the waltz was over ho froze
to Florrle didn't get a yajd away
from her all the evening. "
"It was a freezing time , as I remem
ber , " Lew Bayno Interrupted , with a
laugh. "Indian summer up to dusk ;
then a cold rain , that turned to sleet
In short order. Say , didn't old Gib get
his fall that very night ? "
"I'm coming to that , If you'll wait , "
the doctor ran on. "I tell you that was
n sleet to remember. Joe , of course ,
wouldn't let Florrlo walk home , though
the Kzoll houbp Is only six blocks from
the Pattons' . No , slrec ! lie telephoned
for the llnest rig at "the livery stable
nnd bundled all that blue tarlatan in
Jt as snug as yon please. I hoard Klor-
rlc protesting that she ought really to
wait for papa , but we all persuaded her
papa wouldn't think of risking himself
upon pavement like glass. Wo ought
to have known better. Old Gib always
does the thing that any other man
iirould let alone. "
"Bet n hat ho came , " Morton said ,
chuckling more than ever.
"You win from yourself , " Dr. Wa
ters answered. "lie came , he didn't
BCO his daughter , he went back swear
ing like a trooper , though ho Is a dea
con , and he fell right before Master
Joe's line rig , coming back from leav
ing Miss Klorrle safe at the gate. Of
course Joe picked him up and carrier
him home. Equally , of course , old
Gib hates him for doing It. Hy the
time I got to him next morning lit
was fully persuaded Joe was at the
bottom of his fall , with Florrle as ac
cessory ; Said they i-an away and lefl
him , hoping he'd break his nock , s <
Joe could have both his daughter am
Lls store. You know he didn't taki
overkindiy to competition anyway"
"That he didn't ! Why. he evei
wrote to our credit man to keep a
peeled eye on Joe , " Morton Interrupt
cd.
cd."That's
"That's like him. " Dr. Waters bald
" 1 toll you. boys , nature must worl
along n certain line of compensation
I'm MI re MIC slapped Into old ( ! ll > al
the binall 1110:111 raises duo to two generations
orations of Hzells It may oven In
three. Ills father was a tine man , am
his daughter IK just IIH KIMH ! a woman
nH over was made. "
"About .loo , now ? " Morton queried.
Dr. Waters frowned.
"Joo courted 1'Morrlo ' with mien a rush
that In a Keek they wore engaged. Then
ho went right In to old ( III ) and had
It out with him- told him all about
hlniHolf and his business , In and out ,
ii\ | and down-but the milmtanco of It
was ho wanted Florrle for his wlfo ,
and would do whatever old Oil ) said
If only ho could get her. And then the
old crocodile pretended to cry ; said
Florrlo was all ho had to llvo for ; ho
hoped .loo wouldn't press him for an
answer thiin , nor , Indeed , talk of au
engagement until ho was either deader
or lilmHoIf again. You know how soft
hearted old Joe In , and how ho hangs
on to his wont once ho PIIHHOH It. Of
course ho promised , never mistrusting
the old wretch was playing him. Ho
there you are ! Florrlo's worrying and
lotilng color because Joe only speaks
when they patm by , but don't come to
the house. Joo's about desperate , and
old Oil ) Is fattening and getting ten
years younger-on splto and crutchoHi
What the end Is to bo nobody can
guess. "
"Can old Olb bo shamming ? " Mcrton
asked. Dr. Waters shook his head. "I
thought HO at tlrst , " he Haiti. "Hut If
ho Is It boats anything In the books.
Thoro'H certainly nothing wrong with
ils logs , except that thoy'ro a bit ( lab-
> y. It's equally as certain ho can't
vallc on them , I think sometimes ho
IOH hypnotized himself. If It was juat
locelt and wlmt I call cunscdness , I
would have been able before this to
nko him off his guard. "
"Well , I can at least go over and condole -
dele with Joe , " Morton said , stepping
across the street. "And maybe sym-
mthy will bo worth an order , " ho
called back over lila shoulder as ho
truck the store steps.
* * * * * * *
Although It was late March , it was
till nipping cold. A red tire roared In
ho base humor Insldo old Gib's store.
lid Olb himself sat close beside It , bin
oyc ranging all the miscellaneous uicr-
chandlso which crowded shelves and
loor. Ills three clerks had been on
ho jump all morning , but toward noon
here came a lull. Ho wan about to
end two of them off to dinner when
ho door opened wldo , and Mcrton
came through , with Joe Hoeiiam In his
vako and Dr. Waters and Lew Hayno
uarchlng solemnly behind. Joe's fnco
vas white , his eyes brilliant , his llguro
: cnso In every line. Indeed ho looked
lesperatc , and his voice rang hard as
to said , stopping short three feet
away :
"Mr. Itlzoll. I have come to ask you ,
icro In the prcsonco of these witnesses ,
o release mo from my promise. You
enow well how It was given with a
otal misapprehension of the truth. "
"You moun you want to take my
daughter , as well ns my trade , anil
envo me , a cripple , to starve ! " old Olb
roared.
Joe set hlfl teeth. "I mean nothing of
the sort ! " ho said. "Give mo your
daughter , and our homo shall bo yours.
will servo and care for you as I would
'or ' my own father"
"You won't got the chance , " old Gib
sneered , Joe half turned to his friends
uul whispered sopulchrally : "Go away !
Quick ! "
"Going to murder mo , hey ? " old Gib
sniffed.
Joe stood very straight. The others
uul slunk toward the door , with the
awed elcrka huddling after. They
icard Joe shout :
"It is not murder ! I shall giro ray
Ifo to free Florrlo from your intolera
ble tyranny ! "
Then they saw him fling wldo the
steve door and dash into It what
seemed like several pounds of gun
powder.
Old Otb saw It too. With one wild ,
whooping yell ho leaped from his chair ,
regardless of crutches , of everything
but flight , rushed madly for the door ,
darted through It nnd did not pause
until ho came panting and trembling
to his own gate. As he clung there the
others overtook him , ns breathless as
himself betwixt running and laughing.
Dr. Waters made a low bow. "If I
had thought throe pounds of black sand
would bo so effectual , I would have
had you well long ago , " ho said.
Morton drugged Joe forward. "If
you want to kick anybody , kick mo , "
he said to old Gib. "I put this lad , "
putting Joe's shoulder , "up to playing
you that trick. "
"Humph ! 1 knew he didn't have the
brains for It himself , " old Gib snorted.
But , though ho had found his logs , he
was none the less old Gib. The fact
was proved by his letting Joe and
Florrlo marry almost out of hand and
presenting them with both his store
and his blessing.
Knew Him nn a Sharper.
Lord Brampton , when ho was Mr.
Jus-tlco Hawkins , when on circuit , find
ing a long summer evening drag on his
hands , took a turn in the lanes , and ,
staying at a rural inn for a cup of tea ,
his ears were assailed by the charmed
sound of the fulling ninepins.
With a lively eagerness he inquired
of the landlord if there was an alloy
on the premises. Hy way of answer
the landlord conducted him thither.
The goodly company assembled eyeil
the newcomer with greedy eyes , think
ing they would lead him on to an ad
vantageous game.
The learned Judge at once acceded to
their Invitation , in the course of a verj
short time relieving every gcntlernar
in the place of his spare shillings.
Thou the landlord thought it time to
intervene and , touching' his lordship 01
the back. said.
"Look here , my line friend , wo have
huil your sort here before , and If you
don't want to shtiko hands with the po
lloo you'd hotter pot out of this ! "
His lordship went. London Stand
ard.
THE SEWING MACHINE.
Invention * ThM 1'rn-
rrilril HCMTC' Put en t III IHIII.
The technical beginning of the sowIng -
Ing machine Industry In this country
was Sept. 10 , 181(1 ( , when Kilns Howe ,
Jr. , obtained a patent for what grew
Into the tlrst really practical sowing
machine. Only throe of the llrst Howe
machines were made , however , and
ono of tlioHo was deposited In the pat
ent olllco In Washington riH a model.
It was not until after J8T ( ) that n fac
tory for tlio making of sowing ma
chines was built , so the enormous busi
ness of today IIUH grown up In a short
half century.
While Howe's Invention marked the
beginning of a successful Industry , ho
was by no moans the pioneer In ef
forts to HtibRtltiito mechanical for hand
Hewing. As far back as 1770 Thomas
Also ) ) patented In England n machine
for embroidering. Another machine
for embroidering In a loom was invent
ed by John Duncan In 1801 , and twen
ty-live years later another Englishman
named Hellman patented stilt another
embroidering machine.
The llrst recorded attempt at me
chanical sowing was the Invention of
Thomas Hulnt , who took out a patent
in England In 1700 fora machine which
executed the old crochet stitch. It
was not a success , but some of the
features of the Saint machine appear
In the perfected machine of today.
Bartholomy Thlmonnlor patented In
Franco In 1830 the llrst sowing ma-
chlno put to practical use. Eighty of
his machines wcro In use for sowing
uriny clothing In 1811 , when a mob do-
itroyed them because convinced they
would drive seamstresses out of em
ployment. Thlmonnlor built new nnd
bettor machines , but all his work was
again destroyed by angry artisans In
1818.
John .T. Grecnough took out the first
patent for n sowing machine issued In
the United States In 1842. It was In
tended to sow leather , but was of no
practical use.
Walter Hunt of New York built n
Bowing machine In 1834 , but failed to
protect It by a patent. 'After Howe's
machine appeared Hunt declared It
embodied the Ideas of his machine of
183 i , but he was unable to establish
his claim.
A small army of Inventors appeared
nftcr Howe's patent had proved suc
cessful , nnd their genius was devoted
to perfecting every part of the ma
chine. How well they have succeeded
Is shown In the 8,500 patents for sew
ing machines and attachments issued
by the United States since 1850 and in
the fact that the American sewing ma
chine leads all others In every country
In the world. Now York Herald.
Cnro In Clinonlnic
A dealer In optical Instruments de
clared that It gave him real pain to
note the careless manner In which half
the persons In New York wear glasses.
'It Is n wonder to mo , " ho said , "that
hey don't bring on blindness. In tlio
Irst place , the frames should always
> o fitted to Individual faces Instead of
being picked up Indiscriminately with
out regard for facial peculiarities. The
Izo of the lenses is another Important
onsldoratlon. Most of the glasses I
oe on the street arc too small. They
hould bo as largo as the face of the
vearer will permit , for a lens of good
Izo not only affords better protection
0 the eye , but Is more becoming than
1 smaller one. Another tribulation of
lib weak eyed Is due to the reflection
from the edges of unframcd glasses ,
[ 'he eyelashes should be attended to in
order to get the best results from a
mlr of spectacles. Many lashes are
rorn so long that they brush against
he glass. This Is decidedly Injurious.
New York Times.
A Ijcmion Iii Hospitality.
A curious Instance of provincial bos-
iltality In a small Tuscan town Is re
corded by Lulffl Vlllari In "Italian Llfo
In Town nnd Country- "
A lady of very noble birth nnd of
considerable wealth was giving a mu
sical party It was the first tune she
mil Invited friends to her house that
season. The entertainment began at
2 p. m. and lasted till 7. No refresh
ments were provided for the guests ,
but at half past 4 a servant appeared
and solemnly presented a cup of chocolate -
late to the hostess and one to her moth
er. This , of course , would only bo pos
sible In n very provincial town. In the
more civilized spots excellent refresh
ments nro always offered to the guests.
AvrUv * ard.
Professor ( In n medical college , ex
hibiting a patient to his class ) Gen
tlemen , allow nte to call your atten
tion to this unfortunate man. It Is
impossible for you to guess what Is
the matter with him. Examine the
shape of his head nnd the cxprcssloi
of his eyes , nnd you are none the
wiser for It , but that is not strange.
It takes years of experience and con
stant study to tell at a glance , as I can ,
that he Is deaf and dumb.
Patient ( looking up with n grin )
Professor , I am very sorry , but my
brother , who Is deaf and dumb , could
not como today , so I came In his
place. Pearson's ,
rolled Attain.
"You nro In my power , " cried th
villain. "Ha , 1ml Hevenge Is sweet. "
"But , " replied the heroine , playing
her last card , "your doctor told you
you must not Indulge In swcot things. "
"Foiled again ! " snarled ho and faded
away. Modern Society.
SuiHTfluoni.
"Do you think that my daughter Is
old enough to know her own mind ? "
The Plutocrat With nil my money ,
sir , she doesn't need a mind. Detroit
Free Press.
No man has ever succeeded In fooling
posterity all the time. Chicago Herald.
Luxury nn n Handicap.
The history of our country In a record
of tlio successes of poor boys who
seemed to bo hopelessly shut off from
okn , culture nnd education , except
hat of the most meager kind from al-
Host every opportunity for mental de
velopment. The youthful Franklins ,
Ltncolns , Hamlltons , Oarllelds , Grunts
mil Claytons those who become presl-
lontH , lawyers , statesmen , Noldlers , orn-
or , merchants , educators , Journalists ,
nvontorH , giants In every department
of life how they ntand out from the
mgcs of history , those poor boys , nn In-
iplratlon for alf time to those who nro
torn to fight their way up to their own
oafl /
Tlio youth who Is reared in a luxuri
ous home , who from the moment of his
> lrth Is waited on by an army of Borv-
ints , pampered and indulged by over-
fond parents and deprived of every In
centive to develop himself mentally or
) hyslcally , although commonly regard
ed us ono to bo envied , Is more to bo
) ltled than the poorest , most humbly
> orn hey or girl In the land. Unless ho
H gifted with an unusual mind ho Is In
danger of becoming n degenerate , a par-
islto , n creature who lives on the la
bor of others , whoso powers ultimately
atrophy from disuse. Success.
tlio Current I'rlcr.
My young friend Jimmy Hanks was
married a little over a year ago. Ho
md previously spent twelve months in
ho most furious courtship. The girl
iad not at llrst cottoned to Jimmy very
much , but ho moved hen von nnd earth
HO vigorously that she at last consent
ed , says the Cosmopolitan. Now , the
other day who appears before mo but
Jimmy , with a long face , nnd makes
a complaint that the baby keeps him
nwuko nights. "Good gracious , Jim
my ! " I said. "Didn't you know that
Hiblos always do that ? A baby has to
mvc some relaxation. Go home and be
thankful that It Isn't twins. " There is
.he reverse side to every Joy. You
can't have the advantages of bachelor-
lood and married life at the same time.
You buy everything with a price lei
sure , family , olllco , learning , wealth ,
fame , position. Nothing is free. Bo
sure you want the article , pay the cur
rent price nnd enjoy your possession.
Ham linked In Cider.
A ham baked In cider is delicious.
Choose a good lean ham of about eight
pounds. Wash thoroughly and over the
fleshy side sprinkle a little chopped
onion , a little clove and allspice , a
teuspoouful of cinnamon and n half
tcaspoonful of ground ginger. Make
flour and water Into n paste as thick
as dough nnd cover the ham. Put
skin side down in a roasting pan , fill
up with elder , cook slowly for throe
hours , basting every ton minutes.
When done , take off the paste and the
rind. An hour before It Is wanted for
the table return to the baking pan ,
flesh side down , brush the fat portion
With beaten egg , sprinkle generously
with chopped parsley nnd breadcrumbs
and let It boat through In the oven. A
gravy can be made by boiling down
the elder In which the ham was first
roasted.
It OrovvH Feeble.
The attraction of n , man's character
Is apt to be outlived , like the attraction
of his body , nnd the power of love
grows feeble In its turn , ns well as the
power to inspire love In others. It Is
only with a few rare natures that
friendship is added to friendship , love
to love and the man keeps growing
richer In affection richer , I moan , as
a bank may be said to grow rich , both
giving and receiving more after his
head is white and his back weary , and
he prepares to go down into the dust
of death. Kobort Louis Stevenson.
Gorki' * Early
Maxim Gorki , the Russian novelist ,
had an early career that In many ways
recalls the early struggles of Jacob A.
Ulls. Ho ran away from home when
a lad and for years found life mighty
hard grubbing. Ho worked as a day
laborer , a sawyer , a cook and a lighter
man. Then he heard that free instruc
tion could be obtained at Kazan , and ,
having no money to pay for his jour
ney , he walked there , a distance of
over GOO miles. Then lie found ho had
n head.
At Sea on Land.
A clergyman who had neglected all
knowledge of nautical affairs was
asked to deliver an address before an
audience of sailors.
He was discoursing on the stormy
passages of life. Thinking ho could
make his remarks moro pertinent to his
hearers by metaphorically using feea
expressions , he said :
"Now , friends , you know tuat wlien
you are at sen In a storm the thins you
do to anchor. "
A half concealed snicker spread over
the room , and the clergyman knew
that ho had made a mistake.
After the services one of his listeners
came to him and said , "Mr. , have
you ever been at sea ? "
The minister replied :
"No , unless It was while I was deliv
ering that address. " New York Times.
"It's wonderful , " said the medltatlT *
man , "how ono small word , insignifi
cant in Itself , may Induce an endless
train of thought , speaking volumes , in
fact"
"Yes , " replied the caustic man. "Tako
the word 'but , ' for Instance , when a
woman says , 'Of course , it's none of
my business , but1 " Exchange.
The Uiie of Dread on Water.
A loaf of broad is a favorite talis
man for locating n drowned body In
most European countries. Sometimes
it Is found suUlclcnt of itself , somo-
tlmcs it needs the aid of some other
substance. Thus In England the loaf
Is usually weighted with quicksilver.
Notes and Queries.
Look
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making Fine Photos , and our products willal- _ ,
ways bo found to embrace the .
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'T.
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mail , and you haven't done it. Lots of your
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where you can do so well for your money.
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