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8 T1IK NORFOLK NEWS : F1UDAY. JANUARY 30 , 1903 00 * C AFTER tits STORM By Wllllivm Hnvon Ron S. & . .VrCIurr The hurricane had died out , and the only trace of the storm upon the wa ters was the heavy swell which ( osscd the ship's longboat The nun shone with tropical fervor upon the three occupants of the little craft. Not a nail was within the per spective , and no long wreath upon the horizon gave sign of the presence ot n utcamtihlp. At the bottom of tha boat , his head resting upon the lap of a young worn- nn , a man lay. Ills face was while nnd drawn , and the glitter of his eyes told of extreme physical weakness. The other man sat upon the stern thwart and watched HCII and /ky with iinxlous guzo. The woman's face had the apathy of prolonged suffering. "Water ! Wat or ! " murmured the man nt the bottom of the boat. "Hnvo patience , Tom , " sold the wom an In n inoi'lianloal voice.Ve are In the track of ships and must be rescued noon. " "No , " said Tom faintly ; "you will bo Bftvcd you nnd Dick but not I. " Dick glanced at him In pity , but re mained nllunt. The woman pushed back the matted hair from Tom's eyes with feeble fingers , but made no reply. The look of death was on the face pil lowed upon her knee. Three days had passed since Tom nnd Kate , passengers , and Dick , mus ter mariner , had abandoned the sink ing bark West Wind , bound from Ulo to New York. Of the fate of their shipmates they had no knowledge. They had gone without food and with out drink , and Uie weight of sheer ex haustion had begun to deaden their SCIlHCfl. Finally Tom spoke again. Ho looked Dick in the face searchlngly and said : "Will you forglvo me , lllchard ? I could die happier If you would. Kato .will never forgive me , but you might" "Forglvo you ! " exclaimed Dick won- flerlngly. "Why , what have yon done ? " "You always loved Kato , " said Tom. "Yes , " replied Dick very slowly and nftcr a pause ; "I always loved her. " "And she always loved you , " said Tom. Dick half started from the thwart , but cheeked himself. The woman turned her face away. "I came between you , " said Tom. "I did you both a wrong , lint , oh , how I have suffered ! You can't realize , Dick you will never realize the agony of mock possession , the anguish of having n wlfo who In her heart loathes your ( slightest caress. She never loved me , Dick , nnd 1 have been kind and good to her always. Hut what nro kindness and goodness to n woman when she does not lovu you ? Nothing , Dick , .worse than nothing ! " "I don't understand you at all , " said Dick. " 1 know that you're out of your ; head. Speak to him , Kate ; It may quiet him. " Hut Kato neither spoke nor turned her head. "No ; you will understand , " said Toui , jvlth more emphasis. "I'm going to tell you something. If I were not dy ing , perhaps you would kill me for It , but I would not care. I do not want to live unless I can have Kate. " "Have Kato ! " repeated Dick. "Why , man , she's your wife ! " "No , no ! " cried Tom weakly. "She never was my wlfo ! It was only an empty ceremony that shackled her to me. She was always yours , Dick , and yours only. Soon she will be yours for ever. " "Speak to him. Kate. He's raving , " aid Dick hoarsely , but she sat as If stone , watching the sky Hue. "You see , " said Tom , "she will not He even to soothe , and she Is right , for lies are useless. I knew she loved you i , nnd I lied to keep you apart You thought It was friendship and kind I- ness that made you master of my West Wind , but that was the first syllable of my lie. I wanted to put half the ( world between you two , so I made you captain of my best bark and chartered her for China. Then the lie grew and grewIt was 1 who had published lu New York and copied in the homo newspapers the lying notice that you married a woman in New York the day before you sailed. After Kate had road the lie she thought the world was ot an end for her , so she married mo. Now you know It all except what I have suffered. You can never realize that" There now was a deep flush upon Kate's cheek , and Dick was bending forward , speechless and glowering. igd "You won't forgive me , then ? " asked Tom pleadingly. "Sho will soon be yours , and and and I've left her ev erything. " "Blast you and your money I" cried Dick , now upon hla unsteady feet with a threatening gesture. tud But Kate , who still sat with averted gaze , put her arm across Tom's face as if to protect him , and Dick sank back sullenly upon the thwart and turned his head away too. Thus they remain ed for many minutes. But when Dick again turned his eyes to the horizon he ticu. could scarcely restrain an exclamation. Far away upon the cdgo of the wa ters was a sail. It then was but a tiny blur , but the liea prescient eye of the sailor saw at n glance that the vessel was southbound and sailing toward them. If the wind held In the same direction , the ship would be apt to make a long reach be fore going about and must surely pass to near that they would be sighted. Dick looked at Tom and then at Kate , while a battle raged In hln soul. " HHf' The excitement which had sustained the nick iniin during the morning had passed , and Dick could see plainly enough thill the reaction was tugging hard upon the frail Htrnnd of life. Vet ho luulprstoixl that he had at command an potent a stimulant us wax over compounded - pounded by a pharmacist. It was hopol In an hour or two the approaching vessel would bo within ( Milling dis tance. Another hour or two meant life or death to Tom. If ho knew that res cue , food , drink and comfortable quar ters were but n few dwindling miles away , existence would grow sweeter to the wealthy shipowner and Importer , and the Innnto love of life might buoy him through the crisis. "Hliull I speakV" ho naked of him self , If Tom dlcd-but he tried to put that out of his mind. How he loved and had longed for the woman lia faced ! A Illckcrlng spark was all that kept thorn apart. Should ho fan It Into n blaze or let It go out forever ? At last Tom again opened his eyes , and , looking htm In tha face with a pitiful , pleading expression , ho feebly put forth his hand. "Forgive me , " ho whispered In a voice of utter weakness. Kate bent over and kissed him kissed him as a mother might her child. Dick drew a long breath , and a tremor shook him like an ague Npasui , "A sail I" ho cried hoarsely and rose unsteadily. For a moment ho swayed with the rocking of the boat , pointing straight ahead , and then he sank upon his knees and took Tom's hand in his own. "Tom , " ho said , "rouse up , man , and listen to mo. There's n ship coming. She's not flro miles away. Think of it , man something to drink and plenty to eat. Don't weaken now after all you'vo boon through. Lot the past bo bygones. Live It out and bo happy. " "A ship In sight ! " gasped Tom. "Oh , let mo nee her ! " It taxed Dick's falling strength to the utmost , but he lifted him to his knees and held him thus while ho looked long ingly at the distant sail. For a brief space the luster of hope rekindled the Ore of falling vision , but It was only for a moment. A film beclouded his eye again , and he sank back to the bottom of the boat with a gasp. "Too late , " ho murmured , "too late for mel" When Dick looked up , ho met Kate's gaze. It was a calm , steady look she gave him and the llrst since Tom began his story. Dick felt meaner and guilt ier than ho had ever felt before. Ho hud to do something to distract her eyes. "The sail I" ho said , pointing over the waters. "Why don't you look ? " "I saw It , " said she , "two hours ago. " "And you were waiting for me to tell Tom of It ? "Yes , " replied Kate , "and how I should have despised you If you had not" The ship's crew answered Dick's faint hall with shouts of encourage ment , nnd the vessel luffed up into the wind with Happing sails. A boat skip pered by the mate was lowered and towed the castaways alongside the ship's quarter. "How arc they ? " asked the captain ns ho leaned over the rail and looked down upon the recumbent figures lu the boat , for Dick had collapsed. "Ono man Is gone , I think , sir , " said the mate nftcr holding his hand over Tom's heart "Yes , " said Kate ; "my husband Is dead. " U e of Turpentine. Turpentine , either In resinous form erIn In spirits , has a household value. A child suffering with the croup or nny throat or lung dlfllculty will bo quickly . ly relieved by Inhaling the vapor and having the chest rubbed until the skin is red nnd then being wrapped about with fiauncl moistened with fiery spir its. Afterward sweet oil will save the skin from irritation. In the case of burns and scalds turpentine has no equal. It is the best dressing for pat cnt leather ; It will remove paint from artists' clothes and workmen's gar- incuts ; It will drive away moths If a Ifew drops are put into closets and chests ; It will persuade mice to find other quarters If a little Is poured Into the mouse holes ; ono tablespoouful add- ed to the water In which linens are boiled will make the goods wonderful- ly white ; a few drops will prevent starch from sticking ; mixed with bees wax It makes the best floor polish , ant mixed with sweet oil It Is unrivaled as a polish for fine furniture ; the latter mixture should bo two parts of sweet oil to one part of turpentine. Some physicians recommend spirits of tur pcntlne , applied externally , for lumba go and ihoumntlsm. It Is also pro scribed for neuralgia of the face. Wo man's Home Companion. Dinner * In the Old Day * . Dinner was a substantial affair In tin relgu of the maiden queen , who wa : by no means Indifferent to the pleas ures of the table. The first course on great occasions , says a contemporary , would probably be wheaten flummery , tewed broth , spinach broth , gruel or ; hotenpotch. The second consisted of fish , among which we may note lampreys - nla preys , stockfish and sturgeon , with sld dishes of porpoise. The third cours * comprised quaking puddings , bag pud - dings , black puddings , white pudding and narrow puddings. Then came vca beef , capons , humble pie , mutton , mar ! row pasties , Scotch collopa , wild fowl ivls and game. In the fifth course all kinds of sweets , creams in all their varieties , custards , cheese , cukes , Jellies , warden pics , junkets , syllabubs , and so on , to be followed perhaps by white cheese and tansy cake ; for the drinks , ale and beer , wino , sack and numerous vario- loot tles of mead or metheglln , some of which were concocted out of as many as five and twenty herbs and were red olent of sweet country perfume. PERSISTENT LOVERS. r . , - _ , WOMEN WHO wnne MARRIED IN SPITE OF THEMSELVES. Rome nintrlmonlnl IJiiirrli-nrm Tliut Would Nrciii ( it .IiinUf ) ' Volliilrc'n Ciiltnl Declaration That "Any Ainu- C n Wed Any V.'oiuiui. " . "Any man cnn marry nny woman , " Voltaire once cynically ( It-dared , "If ho only purmu'R her long enough. " This , nt nny rate , was tht1 experience of Ja cob llnlllday , a well known chnrnctor in the north of ICnguind n couple of generations ago. Never did n lover win n wife under nucli discouraging conditions us Jacob , for after his first proposal ho was Homidly horsewhipped by the young lady's father and ducked In n conven ient pond. "I'll ask her again next year , " Jacob Hpliittered tin hn emerged from his bath , the 11 ro of his passion not a whit quenched by hlfl cold douche. "Itcgu- larly once a your , on the anniversary of his first proposal and Immersion , " Nicholson nays in his biography of Mr. Ilalllday , "Jacob attired himself in hln finest raiment and presented his peti tion , always with the same negative re- HUlt. When ho presented himself , now n middle aged man , for the twenty- fourth time , the lady greeted his np- poaranco with a peal of laughter. 'It's no good , Jacob , I sec , ' she exclaimed. I may an well give in now as later , but what a faint hearted creature the Im portunate widow was compared with ' " youl' Sheridan took an equally bold course when ho nought to win the fairest of the beautiful daughters of Llulcy , the composer of Bath , who was strongly opposed to the suit of the brilliant young poet and dramatist His lady love , too , was beset by an army of suitors , many of them far more eligi ble than the penniless law student The circumstances called for bold and de cisive action. After threatening to dc- otroy himself if the lady refused his advances arid fighting a couple of duels with one of his most formidable rivals Bharldan took the bold-step of running away with Miss Llnley and conducting her to a French nunnery , where she re mained In confinement until , succumb ing to her lover's daring and persist ence , she consented to marry him. An amusing and characteristic story is told of Lord BeacousQeld In the days when he was wooing Mrs. Lewis , to whom In later years of married life ho was so touchlngly ( leveled. One day Mrs. Lewis , who was then Jiving In retirement at her scat in Gla morganshire , saw a gentleman .walking leisurely up the drive. "Jane , " she ex claimed to an old servant , "I really , be lieve that horrid man Disraeli Is com ing up the drive. Do , please , run to the door and say I'm not at home. " Jane opened the door to the nndcslrcd caller and gravely announced her message , "I know , " Disraeli coolly answered , "but take my bag to a bedroom and prepare luncheon. I will wait until Mrs. Lewis is ready to como down stairs , " which , of course , Mrs. Lewis felt compelled to do a few minutes later. "Oh , dear , what can I do with such an obstinate , thick skinned man ? " the widow asked desperately later in the day when Disraeli showed no sign of raising the siege. "Marry him , I sup pose , ma'am , " was Jane's philosophic answer , and , as the world knows , the persistent wooer had his way In the end in this as in most other things In life. life.A A Judge , not long deceased , used to tell a diverting story of his wooing. In those days ho was a struggling and ob scure lawyer without oven the prospect of an Income , and the woman on whom he had set his affections was the daughter of a purse proud man with a high sounding name who was strongly iposcd to giving his daughter to a penniless lawyer. " "Do you know , sir , " the father thun dcrcd when ho was asked for his daughter's hand "do you know , sir , that my daughter's ancestors have all been noblemen and that one of them was a favorite minister of Queen Eliza beth ? " "Oh. yes , I know all that , " the young barrister placidly answered , "and do you know that Queen Kllza- bctb once slapped your ancestor's face , and unless you arc more civil I will do tljo same for you ? " It is scarcely sur prising that BO bold and daring a lover had his way in the end , even In the face of such a barrier of ghostly noble ancestors. The late Prince Bismarck , It Is said , won his wife in much the same way. Although he had not known the lady of his love more than a few days and her parents were not oven aware of his ex istence , he presented himself one day be fore them and boldly asked permission to marry their daughter. In vain the father fumed and blustered and threat ened to have the young man forcibly ejected from the house for his imperil- nencc. "I am sorry to annoy you , sir , " the young soldier said , "but I must re spectfully decline to leave the house until I have your consent. " Nor did he , although the consent was given in these ungracious words : "Well , I suppose you i must have your way , but I cannot com pliment my daughter on her choice of a mule for a husband. " ' A Mean nival. Miss Esthete Oh , 1 Just adore poets ! What a sad , eoulful expression Mr. Longhan has. Mr. Smartchap You would have a sad , soulful expression , too , If you were as far behind in your board bill as he la.-Ncw York Weekly. Society Molar * . Dentist Well , how do the now teeth work ? Everything satisfactory ? Patient Not exactly. They seem to cut the others. Dentist Naturally. They don't belong - long to the same set , you know. Chi cng * . . - ' Abobe All When you buy soda crackers you want crispness and flavor not dampness and dust. When you buy ordinary crackers a in a bag you get all you don't X want not all you do want. To get what you do want and not I what you don't want , buy Uneeda Biscuit in the In-er-seal - - Package with red and white seal. t NATIONAL BISCUIT. COMPANV Drought Down Prom Heaven. According to Mohammedan belief , the first copy o the Koran , or Alkoran , their sacred book , was brought down from the highest to the lowest heaven by Gabriel on the mysterious night of AI Khadc in the mouth of Ramadan. This wonderful book , written In heav en and bound In satin , Jewels and gold i , was communicated to Moham med at different times during a period of twenty-three years. This was done , according to Mohammedan belief , ei ther by Gabriel In human shnpo or by God himself. When Gabriel cctod as translator and communicator , bo did so "with a great sound of music nnd bella. " God appeared cither "veiled or unveiled during Mohammed's waking hours or during dreams at night" Virginia' * Only Slave. The state of Virginia once owned n slave , the only one probably the com monwealth ever did own. He was known as Bon the Bell Ringer of the University of Virginia. The university only had ? 200 left over when It was endowed , nnd It was proposed to buy a negro Avlth this amount nnd keep him ns a bell ringer. They bought Ben , and in his time he became a great char acter at the university. Ho know ev erybody and was very useful to every body. Ben \ised to pet very drunk on the liberal nnd constant fees ho re ceived from students. lie died In the . Albcmarle poorhoutjo at an advanced age. A LnrU'a Lofty Flight. Some Bavarian officers experimenting / ing with a balloon 0,000 feet aloft non - n little black sncck that seemed to accompany them nnd which , they thought , was one of the cards they car ried for throwing out reports and that the dropping of the balloon drew It along , but on looking at the barometer they found that the balloon was rising nnd not dropping. Suddenly , however , a loud chirping showed that It was a lark which , flying at this extraordinary height , had been frightened by the bal loon. A Mean DlfiT. Maude Mr. Willing asked mo to ac company lilra to the opera tomorrow evening. Clara And you accepted the invita tion ? "Certainly. " "Strange ! He asked me also. " "There's nothing strange about It at all. I told him I wouldn't go unless he provided a chaperon. " Ills Own Crafty Way. Fusllby Human nature Is a funny thing. It was said I had quit drinking , nnd everybody I met asked me to take something. Glassby And you couldn't accept ? Poor fellow ! Fusllby Oh , yes , I accepted every time. It was I who started the reformation mation story , you know. Boston Tran script. She "Hoped" For Their Hnpptneia. The Newly Wed Edith did the hate- fulcst thing at our reception , and I'll never forgive her. Cousin Jane Why , what could it be ? The Newly Wed She addressed Charles In the most pitying manner nnd said , "I hope you'll be happy. " The way she uttered that word "hope" was positively unbearable. She tVniitrd One Saved For Her. Young Miss Wllgus Where are you going , papa ? The Rev. Mr. Wllgus To the tem perance meeting. We Intend to Inau- guratc a movement to save the young men of the country. Young Miss Wllgus Try and save a nice one for me , will you , papa dear ? Portsmouth News. Fortifications In the strict senBe of the word are becoming antiquated , and their value In modern warfare Is extremely doubtful. The amplitude of vibration of the diaphragm of the telephone receiver In reproducing -pccch is about the ono- twenty-mllllouth of an Inch. Thought He Wai Smart. Wife Do you mean to insinuate that your Judgment Is superior to mine ? Husband Certainly not nay dear. Our choice of life partners proves It tsn't PAROLES NOT REVOKED. Genernl Grant Laid Down the Law to 1'reddent John ou. Daniel R. Goodloe , for many years n distinguished resident of Washington nnd chairman of the commission to free the slaves of the District , once told this story : "One morning soon nftcr the surren der at Apporouttox I was one of a group of gentlemen-standing on Penn sylvania avenue , discussing the mo mentous questions of the day. As wo talked General Grant rode toward us , smoking his usual cigar. Recognizing several of us , he dismounted and Joined us. " 'What's the news ? " he asked. "I answered , 'We are discussing a piece of news which comes to us di rectly from the White House nnd which gives me no little concern. ' 'What Is It ? ' asked the general. " 'I understand that President An drew Johnson Intends to revoke the parole of General Leo and other gener als of the late Southern Confederacy. ' " 'Who was your informant1 asked General Grant "I gave him the name of the gentle man who had given the Information. "General Grant quietly said , 'Thank you , gentlemen , ' remounted his horse nnd rode rapidly away toward the White House. "We leisurely turned our steps In the same direction , and as wo entered the portico we saw Grant coming down the steps looking more excited than I had ever scc him before. I wont up stairs and met n friend who had been In conference that morning with Mr. Johnson on the subject above men tioned. He said to me : 'If you have nny request to make of the president this morning , keep It until some other time. He Is angrier than I have ever seen him. A moment ago General Grant strode Into his presence and per- cmptorlly demanded , "Do you Intend to revoke the parole of General Robert B. Leo and other officers of the late Confederacy ? " I am considering the subject"c Johnson replied. "You need not consid er It Those paroles were signed by me as general commanding the army of the United States. My promise to them shall bo kept in good faith If it takes the army of the United States , plus the army of the late Confederacy , to en force it. " " 'Saying this , Grant retired and left Johnson white with rage. ' "Wo never heard any more of the revocation of the paroles. " Indianapo lis Sentinel. OLD FASHIONED. What has become of the old fashion ed man who called a boll a "gather- Ing ? " What has become of the old fashion ed man who referred to coal ns "stone coal ? " What has become of the old fashion ed woman who bought wall paper and hung It herself ? What has become of the old fashion ed boy who believed that eating gun powder would make him fierce ? What has become of the old fashion ed mustang pony that had to bo bro ken every time it was hitched up ? What has become of the old fashion ed person who said to a child that had fallen , "Come here , and I'll help you up ? " What has become of the old fashion ed woman who used to say to her boy when he came In late , "I'll attend to your case after supper ? " Atchleon Globe. Strnclc For flO a Dnr. In San Francisco In 1840 clerks In stores and offices had munificent sal aries. Five dollars a day was the smallest stipend even In the custom house , nnd ono Baptist preacher was paid $10,000 n year. Laborers received $1 an hour. A pick or a shovel was worth $10 and n butcher's knife ISO. At one time the carpenters , who were getting $12 a day , struck for $10. Dampening III * Ardor. Desperate Suitor Sir , I have reached that stage where I can no longer live without your daughter. Heartless Parent Well , I don't con sldcr suicide n crime , young man , but you mustn't hang around here. Chicago cage News. Chinese Jn tlc . The China Times relates an extraor dinary case of Chinese "Justice. " A Mr. Jen was betrothed to Mlsa Han and paid his money to the wo man's parents. Then ho called on tha parents to have the contract fulfilled and was told that the promised , ono , was the brldo of another. Having paid his money ho considered ho was entitled to the girl and .went to her husband's house to carry her off , but she was not at homo. He then laid his case before the magistrate. The girl was arrested and sentenced to be "kua-cd , " the magistrate arguing , "If you are so wicked at twenty years of age , at the age of eighty you will be a menace to the Celestial empire. " The process of kua-lng Is very similar to the llng-chih , or slicing to death punishment A The Population of the Moon. There is plenty of authority for bo- Heving that there is a man In the moon. In fact , there Is authority for believing that there are women and other nnl- ' mals there. Dante declares that Cain was banished to the moon and that ho can bo seen there at any time. Chauoor - , * > ! declares that the man In the moon was guilty of larceny and that he carries a thorn bush. Shakespeare loads him with thorns and gives him a dog. Ac cording to the general version , he was banished there for gathering sticks on Sunday , and the Germans have ampli fied this theory by giving him a wom an who had been caught churning but ter on Sunday. A Checlrr Customer. "I had n unique but tantalizing ex perience the other day , " said a clerk ] who works in a hair store. "A man came Into our place and asked to look nt some false beards. Of course ho was accommodated . , and he spent over an hour going over the lot , trying them on and . examining himself in a glass. He took up my time , and after he had ex amined everything in that line In the store he thanked me and said he was 1 considering whether to raise a beard or \ not and wished to see how he would look in the different styles. " A Witty Retort. As Is generally the case with people who have nothing to say worth hear ing , a conceited drummer talked a great deal , to the evident disgust of a number of his drummer friends who wore dining at a country hotel. When ' " { cheese was served , It was of a decided "lively" brand , much to the delight of the Irrepressible. He attacked it with great gusto , remarking , "I'm like Sam son , slaying them by the thousand ! " "Yes , " replied a quick witted diner at the end of the table , , "and with the same weapon too ! " An Alternative. "Now , then , " said the professor of logic , "give us an Idea of your knowl edge of the question in plain words. " "Why cr I'm afraid , " . stammered the student , "that 1 can't Just exact- ly"- "Perhaps then you may give us an Idea of your Ignorance of It In any old words. " Philadelphia Press. Alice Uncle Gabe , what would you do If you had a million dollars ? Uncle Gabe Well , I doan' rightly know , UT missy ; but ef I had a mllyon dollahs I believe I'd git my ole shoes half soled. Pock. The StrnKBTle For Odee. If this free people , If this government Itself , Is ever utterly demoralized , It will come from this human wrlgglo and struggle for office that la. a way to live without work. Lincoln. . A trick Is like n cheap firecracker when It seems to have done its work and lust its vitality it is apt to cxplod and hurt the man who pet it off. Sat urday Evening Post Spark * and CouRhlln. Pitcher Frank Sparks is proving a great find for the Boston team. Cough- , Hn is playing a fine game at third for , A Washington. Literary people pay but little atten tion to the volume of business. Detroit - j troit Tribune.