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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1882)
1JE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. iS < Deere & Gomp'y. MANUFACTURERS OF PLOWS , MOLINE , ILL , Wholesale Dealers in AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS , * Council Bluffs , Iowa. Mtiine Wagon Oo , Farm and Spring Wagons , Deere ft Mansur Oo , Oorn Planters , Stalk Gutters , fto. , Moline Pump Oo , Wood and Iron Pumps , Wheel & Seeder OoFountain Oity Drills and Seeders , Meohanicsuurg Hacli , Oo , Baker Grain Drills , Sliawnee Agricultural Oo , Advanoo Hay Rakes , % Met Manufacturing OoEureka Power and Hand Shellers , Whitman Agricultural Oo , Shellors , Road Scrapers , fto , loline Scale Oo , Victor Standard Scales , A , C , Fish Racine Buggies , AND DEALERS IN All Articles Required to Make a Complete Stock. Address All Communications to DEERE & COMPANY , il BlufFS , lOWa. dec3mo2m W. B. MILLARD. B. JOHNSON. V MILLARD & JOHNSON , COMMISSION AND STORAGE ! 1111 FARNHAM STREET , OMAHA NEB , - - - [ ) REFERENCES s OMAHA ISATIONAL BANK , STEELE , JOHNSON & CO. , TOOTLE , MAUL & CO. STEELE , JOHNSON & CO. , WHOLESALE GROCERS AND JOBBERS IN Flour , Salt , Sugars , Canned Goods , anc Ail Grocers' Supplies. A'Full Line of the Best Brands of DBMS MD IAMAGTUBED TOBACCO Agents for BKNWOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & RAND POWDER 00 , "N . - JELM MOUNTAIN G-OL3D AND S Mining and Milling Company. ares , - W.OtX STOCK FULLY PAID UP AND NON-ASSESSABLE Mines Located in BRAMBL MINING DISTRICT. DR. J. I. THOMAS , President , Oummlni , Wyoming. WM. E. TILTON , Vice-President , Cummins , Wyoming ! E. N. QARWOOD , Secretary , Cummins , Wyoming. A. 0. LUNN , Treasurer , Cummlni , Wyoming. Dr. . J. . I. Thomas. , Louis TRTTSTCEIXIS Miller . W. S. Bramel. , A. d. Dunn E.N. Uortrood Francis Leavens. Oeo. II , Falos. Lewli Zolman . . . Dr. J. C. Walking. no22meCm OEO. W. KENDALL , Authorized A Kent ( or Solo ol Stock : Bo * " ° nht.Neb. . FOSTER & GRAY , WHOLESALE- LUMBER , COAL & LIME , On River Bank , Bet , Farnham and Douglas Sts. , 'my -DEALERS IN / HALL'S SAFE AND LOCK CO , Fire and Burglar Proof XiOCJESZS , A5 O 1020 Farnham Street , - ( i POETRY OP THE TIMES. A Roao. loitoii luiitlcr. 'Twixi n Jacqueminot russ Thnt ehogn\o mo at K \\cetest flower Hint blous % T\vfts ft .Iftjque.tilnot rose In the lone put-den close , With the swill lilnOics "L'niu ilacqucminot ruse That slia KIUO me at If she klssccllt who known Since 1 will not discover .And lone Is that close- It gho kissed it , who knows ? Or If nut the red rose Perhaps then the lover ! If she kissed it , who known , Since I will not ih co\cr ? Vet at letut with the rose \Vcntnklssthat I'm wearing I More I will not dlscloue ; Yet at least with the rose Went whoso klsa no one KIIOWM , Since I in only declaring , That at least with the rote Wentn kiss that I'm wearing ! Aliio Dronmy. Afar In yon blue ether , Ono star waa shining brightly , And hand in liaiul together \Ve gazed upon it nightly. We ( , 'a/ied on it together , Nor saw It o'er npait ; Nor I , nor he , the maiden , The darling of my heart. Your intent came ut > softly , The clock u.ia striking S ; 1 saw two thousand plancti I lo tired me o'er the gate , A Good-Night. IJjximUby , the evening falls Sous of labor reit , Weary t.ittlo eek the stalls , lllrds are in the nest , By.aiuUby the tide will turn , Change coin i o'er the sky , Life's hard t.isk the child wlllicnrn , By-nnd-by. By-and-hy. the din w ill cease , Day's long hours bo past , By-and-by in holy peace AVe shall sleep at last. Culm will bo the sca-wind's roar , Calm we too shall lie , Toil nnd moll and weep no more , Uy-and-byl UNDER THK MIDNIGHT LAMP , I am a doctor , a busy professional man , whoso time is money ; whenever , therefore , I can save it , I do. Many and many a night I have passei in the train , counting the hours thus gained aa a minor docs his gold. Upon this point , unfortunately tunatoly , my little wife and I do no agree ; and it is , I think , the enl ; point upon which wo do not. Eigh hours in a comfortless railway com partment , rolled up in your plaid like a snake in a blanket , instead of your comfortable sheets , stretched over a comfortable spring mattress no , she cannot bo made to see the propriety of the exchange , nor will she believe that I sleep quite as well , if no disturbed , in the plaid as in the sheets. The train was just off as I sprang in , and the shock of the start landec mo in my seat. Being of a slow placid nature , I was in no hurry to recover from the shock ; and wo were fairly off , speeding away , as only an English express can speed , as I lookoc round. I had not the carriage to myself , as I had at first supposed. A lady occupied the other end , and ai the first glance , spite of the dim light and the fact of her veil being down , I saw that her eyes , unnaturally largo and intense in their expression , nero fixed upon mo. 1 at all times prefer the carriage to myself , and if a companion I must have , lol it bo a gentleman , not a lady ; but there was no help for it , the lady was there , and , morovor , ahe was looking at me. "So she may , " I said to my self as comfortable as circumstances will allow. Slowly and deliberately , therefore , I removed my hat , substi tuting for it a cloth cap , which I drew well down over my ears ; thf n Ifoldeo my arms and composed myself to sleep. But in vain ; the eyes of my fellow-passenger haunted mo ; I saw them as distinctly as if my own eyes were open. Was she watching me still ? Involuntarily I looked up anc ] round , and my look met hers , full , burning , intense and far more o : meaning in it than I cuuld fathom. Il waa growing decidedly unpleasant , and I was growing decidedly uncom fortable ; try as I might I could no keep my eyes closed ; hers wore on me , and meet them I must. In her attitude , too , as well as in her look , there was something strange and mysterious. Huddled up in the corner , she seemed to be holding something closely pressed to her , be neath the long , loose mourning capo bonding low over it in a crouchnu posture. Once or twice , her eyes stil fixed upon mine , 1 saw her shiver ; bui for that alight , convulsive movement , she sat perfectly still and motionless. Was ahe cold ? I ofl'ered her my plaid , glad of an opportunity to break the ominous silcncu. If she would but speak , make seine commonplace remark , the spell might bo broken. "lam not cold. " A commonplace remark enough ; bul the spell waa not broken. The mys tery that lay in her eyes lay also in her voice. What should I try next ? I looked at my watch 11:30 : o'clock ; our train speeding on at a furious rate , no chance of a stoppage for aomo time to come , and the fult , wide open gaze ol my motionless companion not for one moment removed from my taco. II waa unpleasant certainly. If I changed my position , faced the win dow instead of her , she must remove her oyoa from my face at last. But there was a sort of fascination about her and her look , which I preferred meeting to shirking , knowing it was on mo all the time. There was nothing for it then butte to give "up all hope of sleep , and made the best of my position and companion , whom I now observed more closely. That she waa a lady there could bo little doubt ; there was that in her dross and appearance that was unmistakable. That she was pretty there could bo no doubt either ; those great , dark , intensely dark eyes , the thick coils el warm brunishod hair , the small pale features , soon dimly beneath the veil ; yea , ulio waa young , pretty , a lady , and in trouble. Ho far I got , but no further. How ciuno she to bo traveling alotio atthnjtimo of the night , and with that look on hur face ? What could it bo tint fiho was holding proitod so closely to her , and yet so carefully kept out of ninhtt From the sue and uncortaitioittlmo I should havogucssod .1 to bo a child ; but then , thorn wns lot the faintest motion , nor could she mvo hold oven a sh-oping infant long in that position. I think that some- tiling of curiosity must have boon betrayed in my look , for her own darkened and dcopcncd into a perfect ngony of doubt and fear. Ashamed , I withdraw my gnzo at once , and drawing out my note-book , was about to make a memorandum , she fell at my foot , arresting my hand by the agonized grasp of her own , ita burning contact sending through inu a painful thrill. "Don't betray mo ! Don't give mo up to him I Oh don't. I'm so frightened1" "It waa but a whisper , breathed out rather than spoken , yet it shuddered through mo like a cry. "I cannot always hide it ! I cannot alnnys boar it about with mo ; it breaks my heart , and 1 am so tired. " And letting the hand which still hold , pressed closely to her , the mya- lotions burden that had BO raisulmy curiosity drop heavily to _ her side , there lay at her feet and inino a little dead biby , a tiny creature , evident ! } not ninny weeks old. Then the woman throw up her veil , and withdrawing her eyes for the tiral time from mine , clasped her hands before her , her figure thrown slightly back , and looked down upon it. A pretty picture ; the poor younj ] mother , with her palo child's face and deep mourning dross , the woo baby , gloaming so white in its death and b.iby robe against the heavy crape skirt on which it lay a pretty picture certainly for a railway carriage , and lighted by its dim midnight lamp. "Doadl" was my involuntary ox- clatnation , She ntrotchod her claaped hands downward toward it with a despair ing gesture , speaking with a low , wild , rapid utterance. "It was not his look that killed it , but my love. Ho hated it , my baby , my first-born ; for all the love I gave him , ho hated it ; and that his look might not kill it , I hold it in my arms so close , so close , till it was dead. Oh my baby , my baby ! " The outstretched handa had rcachoc it now , and raised it from the ilpor to the seat , folding it around until the enclosing arms and down-bout facohic it once more out of sight. AVas over lufflosa traveler more awkwardly plaftft'd ? the dead child the prostrate woman ; the scone , a public railway carriage ; the hour , midnight. I am of a blunt nature. Airs. Melton often acolda mo for my blunt , straightforward speeches ; but then she has such a pretty way ol beating about the bush , which it would bo as absurd for mo to imitate as it was for the ass to mimic the tricka of his maatora lap-dog. I musl go straight to the point as soon aa over I BCO it. I did so now. "How came you to be traveling alone , and with a dead child ? Are you going home ? " The question seemed to-rouso her once more to a perfect frenzy of foar. She turned to me as before , clinging to my hand with small , hot fingers , and the old heartbroken cry : "Don't betray me ; don't give meui to him ! His look would have killed my baby ; it would kill mo if I had to meet it. She is safe , for I killed her , and ahe is dead , and ho hates me , and I have no homo no homo ! " I was in a perfect maze of doubt. Could the pretty , soft young creature at my foot bo indeed a murderess , and could it bo her husband of whom she seemed in auch abject terror. My blood boiled. I felt ready to defend her against a dozen husbands , but how ? It was midnight now ; we could not bo far from London ; the guard mighl bo popping his head in at any mo ment. I jumped to a sudden conclu sion. "Were you going to any friend in London ? " "I know nobody in London ! " "Tho poor little thing is either mad or her husband is a brute , " waa my mental exclamation. * * * * * * "Asleep , under my wife's care sleeping aa peacefully aa a child. " "Thank God ! So young at such an.hour in auch a state " I saw a long shudder run through the tall , powerful iramo. "And the child ! " ho added , after n pause , in a horror-stricken whisper. "She had it with her ? " I hardly know what to answer ; bu he had thrown off hia heavy ulster anc traveling cap , and now stood before me as handsome and pleasant anc honest looking a young follow aa ; ever saw , and my heart warmed t < him. Ho was no assassin , ruflian or cowardly bully , whatever Mary might say. The shadow of the great horror that lay in the great blue , mellow oyoa had been laid there by terror , no crime , "Tho child ia dead , " I said softly. "It died two days ago , died sud denly in convulsions in her anna , and the shock turned her brain. She was doing BO well , poor little tiling ; bul afterward she grow delirious , and ill her ravings she accused herself and mo. I could do nothing ; aho would noi have mo near her , but beat mo of ] with her hands , as she couldn't boar the sight of mo. And I was so fond of her and blio of mo. " Hero the man broke down , Ho walked to the win dow , then turned and asked abruptly : "May I go to her ? " I thought of Mary and hesitated. "Sho is sleeping BO peacefully just now , and if she awoke suddenly and " saw you "Sho shall not see mo , " ho broke in eagerly. "I will bo so quiet ; but J must aoo hor. I nursed her through a long illness a year ago , and she would have none near her but moand " now Under the military moustache I saw his lin quiver. lie paused , and then added "I must her ! " : go to not in command , but yearning nppcal , both in voice and eyes , "Will you wait hero a minute ? ] will BOO whether she sloopa. " She still slept the heavy , peaceful sleep of a tired child , Mary keeping a Btcrn watch and guard over her , ] beckoned her out of the room. ' 'Well , " with fretful , impatient eagerness ; "you have soon him'/ / What is ho like ? IB ho horrid ? " "Judge for yourself , lie ia in the lining room , Ho says ho must see ler must come in. " "That lie nhan't , the vile \vrotuh , or shall bo ever nty prontr.itj body' ' " tragically. "Well , go and loll him so. " "I will ! " niul away , nothing daunt ed , went Mary. I smiled , "Sho will no more resist the pleading of thoao blue , linndaomo eyes , than ilid her husband. II oiill wilt her ever with t look. " 1 waa right ; she soon returned , nnd waa not alone. "Ho will bo very ( pilot , and aho need not ace him. I thought it would bo bolter , " apologetically. Ho crossed the room as noiselessly as a woman , stooped over the bed in silence , then sat down beside it. Mary almdod the lamp so that the room was in twilight , and we all thico at down to wait. For inoro than nn hour wo waited , than Mary stele out. Captain Tro- niayno looked up as the door opened and closed ; then , \\ith a quick nigh , laid the brown cuily head down upon Ihu pillow aa close as possible to that of the poor young wife without touching - ing it , nnd his hand moved up toward hers , where it lay on thocovorlot , but without touching that , either for fear of waking or disturbing her. It was not until the first gray streams of daylight were struggling iit through the window , beside tvhich I sat , that there was a slight stir ; she was uwak- "llugh ! " she breathed dreamily at first , then urgently "Hugh ! " "Yes , dear. " She turned her face toward \\horo it lay beside hor. She was only par tially awake as yet , her eyes wore still closed , but the hand on the coverlet crept softly toward him , Muttered ever his face , rested ono moment caress ingly on the brown curls , then , \\ith a long contented sigh , her arm stole around his neck. "lluaband , kiss me ! " "Ilia presence has saved her , " was my mental comment ; "thoro is no thing now to fear , " and , unnoticed , I loft the room. Chilled and cramped with the lone sitting after the night's journey , I was not aorry to find the sitting room bright with lamp and firelight , the kettle singing on the kob , breakfast aa comfortably laid put for two as if the hour had boon nine instead of six and Mrs. Morton as neat and fresh and trim as if that midnight tragedy had boon all a dream. Lot ravuiors enoer as they may , there is nothing for man like a wife , if she bo a good ono. I myself may have had my doubts on the subject wives are but women , after all , and must therefore bo trying at times , oven the best of them. But I certainly had no doubts whatever , aa I stretched out my feet to the blaze , and resigned myself cheerfully to being potted and waited on. on."Well ? " questioned Mrs. Morton , when my creature comforts had all been attended to , and not boforo. I told her how matters stood , nud she was delighted. "And so they are fond of each other , after all ; and his being unkind to her and her poor little baby was only a delusion. How droadtul ! How delightful ; I moan ! Poor fol low ; BO young and handsome and nice ! I felt BO sorry for him. " "Ho must have traveled down in the same train as she did. " "Oh , no ; he told mo all about it. Ho had boon summoned up to town on business , and loft home yesterday morning. In the evening the nurse left her , as she thought , asleep , to fetch something from the kitchen. " "Havo a gossip there you moan. " "John , " solemnly , "you don't like nurses ; you know you don't. " "My dear , I am a married man , and moreover , an M. D. A well-balanced mind must hate somebody , or some class of bodies , and , as a rule , medical men hate nurses. " "Nonsense , John ! Well , Mrs. Tromayno got away while the nurse was down stairs , and , being traced to the station , where she had taken a ticket for London , Captain Trcniayno was telegraphed to , and was stopped as ho got into the train on his way homo. Some ono must have seen you leave the station. " "As ho came to look for her here , somebody must have brought him two came to the door. " "It will bo all right now that ho has found her , and ho will only have to comfort her for the loss of her poor little baby. " I wipe my pen , blot the MS. , and rise. My story is done , and , as it is the first , so probably will it bo the lost of which I shall bo guilty. Mrs. Merlon looks up from the glove aho is mending. "The story done ! Why , all you have written is only the beginning of the end. You could not surely have the heart to break off in that unsatisfactory man ner. Not a word abut Captain Tro- maynoy's gratitude , or the hamper they sent us at Christinas , or the birth of their little son last year , and the pretty way in which she coaxed you to bo godfather , though her uncle , the duke , was only waiting to bo nuked ; or how she insisted upon our * bring ing baby , and Johnny and Freddy , and how baby " But I seized iny hat and gloves. Mary is , as I have said , the best of wives , if just a little trying at times , and her baby the most wonderful of all created babies but I have an ap pointment at 12 d'clock. Second Edition of Job. MIH. Ot'deri , N. Division utreet , IJufTfiln. Buys : " 1 cannot bo too thankful that I Wai Induced to try your Hi-uiNa JUoHHou. I waa at one time afraid that I should never bo able to get out Hyvin. 1 seemed to 1)0 a second edition of Job without his patience ; my face and body were ono vast collection of boiU arid pimples ; ulnco tak ing one bottle of your Sprint ; Hlossom I am ( jutto cured , nil eruptions liave dlsanru ! jred and I feel better than I have In a Ion | ? tlmec" Price 50 cents , trial bottlw 10 ccnU 11-lw FASTTIME I _ In going Kaat Uko the Chicago & Northwest- " Trains leave Omaha 3:40 : p. in and 7iO : a. in. For lull Information tall on If. I' . VUKL. 'lit kit Aent | , llth and I'nrnliam Hta J. IlKlX , U , I' . Hallway Iopotor at JAMES T , OLAHK. Uenur . Omaha _ lalTmte tf . /mauvo jo 3NiMn JOJ OIOl'pC [ ( | JO DBWETT & STONE , FUR ORCHARD & BEAN , J.B , FRENCH & CO , , CARPETS ! G R O C E R SI Special Attention Is Once More Called to jthe Fact thai 3MC.JML iFT.T 3MLA.3Xr : 8g OO. Rank foremost in the West in Assortment and x Prices of CLOTHING , FOR MEN'S , BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S WEAR. 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