THE "DAILY TBEE MONDAY , ATjatJST IT , 1885.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
BY HUGH OONWA.Y ,
Author of "Called. Backhand "Dark .Days. '
CHAPTER I.
A LITTLE DKnr.LICT.
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I/I / / lSffT \ \ Twos a dreary , dismal ,
/ ' \V O/J 1 wintry afternoon. All
H VLXy/7 I the lights of Padding-
* N 'V . / r ton Station were
_ , . needed to conquer the
damp fogwhich filled the arch cdoxpnuso from
end to end. The brood platform teemed with
the motion and bustle attendant upon the dc-
parturo of atralu. The newspaper boys alone
were having n. comparatively dull time of it ,
as the fln > t net of every passenger , upon tak
ing his feat , -was to pull up the window and
shut out as much log as possible , declining to
let the wish down for anyone , except other
travolcrH , who , having paid their fares.clalmed
their right to scats In the traln-fl proceeding
which , to the first installed jmsscnger , always
seems supremely selfish , The now comer , or
comers , might choc-jo eomo other compart
ment than hist
The moving rock which bears the lamp !
reached thocxlromo end of the train. The
strong-nnned ofllclal below hurled the last
crystal glebe to the nimble official who runs
along the top of the carrir'jcs , and leaps so
recklessly from ono to another. Deft as an
Indian juggler , ho caught the gleaming mis-
Bile , slnpi > cd it into the last bucket , r.iid sprang
incontinently from the already moving train.
The guard shut the last door , which some
body's cur richness hod loft open , jumped into
his van as it swept by him , nnd , punctual to
the minute , the flvo o'clock train left London
aud began its inco to I'cnzanco.
In ono of the first-class compartments were
three passengers , although the railroad com
pany would only benefit to the extent of two
faros , ono oC thcso passengers being a child
still young enough to bo passed oil ns a child
in arms by all save , perhaps , these tender-
minded persons who scud cousci neo r icnoy
to the chancellor of the exchequer. The two
travelers who nugmcnted the company's rev
enue wcro a man aud a woman.
That they wcro strangers was evident , and
it was also evident that the man was nn old
traveler. As soon as the train wns in motiou ,
and ho felt insured for souio time to coma
against dishnbance , ho arranged his wraps iu
the most approved fashion , donned a soft cap ,
lit n lamp nnd buried himself in a book Ha
was a young man ; but us ho appears iu this
tale only to disappear , n detailed description
would bo superfluous. It is enough to Imow
ho was a gentleman , well dressed , well-to-do
in nppearnnco , and looked quito iu his place
in a first-class carriage.
It was a different matter with the woman.
There wns no obvious reason why she fchould
not bo able nnd willing to pay llircepcuce-
halfpcnny instead of a penny a mile fortho
privilege of being whisked to her destination ;
yet 0110 could imngino a crusty old director ,
who travels frco himself , nnd is therefore
noxious to prevent the comimuy from being
defrauded , calling to a guard and suggesting
that the woman's ticket should bo examined.
Or , from purely benevolent icasons , a per
son who knows what mistakes women make
in such matters , might vdth propriety have
remarked : "How comfortable these Jlrst-
class carriages are. " For my part , I should
most certainly hnvo done so not from be
nevolence , but to save myself , who had paid
just fare , from feeling swindled if , at the
journey's end , a good-natured ticket collector
lot off the victim o buch a comfortable mis.
tako.
, , Yet there was nothing rcmnrkaWo in the
woman's nppearanco , except the utter absence
of individuality it displayed. For any guid
ance her looks gave , she might huvo been
rich or poor , young or old , beautiful or ugly ,
noble or simple. Hnd her traveling com
panion been as curious as ho w as nt present
indifferent about the matter , ho might have
sat opposite to her from London to the Land's
End , yet not have known how to clarify her.
She was dressed in plain black and black , like
charity and night , covereth nnd hldetb much.
No scrnp of bright ribbon , no vestige of
color , broke the sombre monotony o her
attire , and a thick black veil hid the upper
part of her face. She sat like one in a
thoughtful frnino of mind. Her head was
bent forward , nnd BO throw her mouth and
chin into the sliado. Her hands being gloved ,
it was impossible to know whether she were
a wedding ring or not.
Pressed tier ftya vpon the child's golden
lietid.
Of the child , n little boy , thcro was nothing
tliat could bo seen except a mass of bright
golden hair. The woman hnd wound a thick
woolen shawl around him , mid held him closa
to her bosom. Ho was no armoyanco to anyone
ono , for , shortly after the train sUrtcd , he
fell fnst asleep. Indeed , BO inoffensive were
his traveling companions , that the gentleman ,
who hnd felt somewhat disgusted when n
woman nnd a child entered the compartment ,
began to hope thnt , nfter all , ho need not shift
his quarters nt the first stoppage.
The trnlu pped on through the white fog.
It was a fast tinin , but not to fast as to giv <
itself airs nnd decline stopping moro thnn
twice in a hundred miles , Near Heading the
Hpoed slackened. The gentleman with the
book breathed an inward prayer that he
might not bo disturbed. Ho did not notice
that , us the train drew up nt the platform ,
the woman half rose from her beat , ns if hci
journey w as nt an end ; then , after a mo
merit's hesitation , reseated hcrbolf in her
former altitude. The travelers were not
dibturled. The train shot on once more.
Still the gentleman read his book still tht
kilent u-omnn buhl the sleeping child.
In leas lean half an hour DiJcot wet
reached. The woman , after a quick glance ,
to assure herself that the reader wns intent
upon his IwoU , pressed her lips upon the
child's golden head , und kept them them
until the train stopped. For ft mhiuto or
two fcho renmimxl motionless , then , layiiifi
the child on the sent , rose quickly and o ( > eneU
Jhocarrlugodoor , The reader looked up ai
iho cold , damp air rushed into the heated
rouijxn tiucut.
"You have uo time to get out , " ho said
4 "wo ere off in n minute. "
v If she heard tlw wcll-uicftnt caution sh
twld no hxd to it. She mndfl no reply , but , >
rtepplug oa to the platform , closed the carj j
rlngo door behind her , The young. . man
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shmgf xl his shoulders , and resumed his in
terrupted paragraph. It was no business of
Ids if a stupid woman chose to risk missing
tbo train.
Although , two minutes afterwards , when
lie found the train in rapid motion , anil him
self and the sleeping child the only tenants of
the comjiartment , ho saw that , after all , he
was primarily conccrntnUn the matter. In
Bplto of his warning the mother hnd born left
behind , nnd ho was in Iho uncuviablo position
of having a child thrown upon bis hands until
the next stoppage. .
Although ho was a bachelor and ono who
know nothing of the ways of children , h
scarcely felt justified in pulling the emer
gency cord. Swindon would bo reached in
less thnn nn hour there ho would bo re
lieved. So ho could do no rooro than an-
nthematlzo Iho careless inoihcr , nnd pray that
the child's slumbers might bo unbroken.
Whatever effect the objurgation mny have
had , ho soon saw thnt his prayer wns not to
bo granted. The child , no doubt missing its
protector's embrace , opened its eyci and be
gan to struggle. It would have rolled off the
scat bad not its enforced guardian , who was
n good-natured , kind-hearted young fellow ,
picked it up and transferred it to his knee.
Ho meant well , although ho did not handle
It very skillfully. A man must go through n
course of painful experiences before ho learns
howtodnndlo a child properly. Our friend
did his best , but BO clumsily that the woolen
shawl fell from the child , nud disclosed a
largo ticket sown on to the dress beneath. On
it was written , "H. Talbcrt , Esq. , Hazlowood
House , Oakbury , near Blacktomi. " The
young mnti npplauded the goal FCIISO which
liadprovided for a contingency which had
really come to pass. Then ho settled down to
do the l > cst ho could towards supplying the
place of the missing womantmtil the stoppage
at Swindou might bring deliverance.
Swindon at last. Hero the ill-used traveler
called the guard , and , as that ofllcinlisoJ
course paid to undertake all sorts of delicate
nnd unforeseen duties , with perfect fairness
shifted all further responsibility ou to hia
shoulders , resumed the perusal of his book ,
nnd troubled , no more about the matter.
The guard , without disputing his position
of guardlnti to all unprotected travelers ,
hardly laiow what to do in the jncscut emer
gency. The hope thnt the foolish mother had
managed to get iuto another cnrringo vras
dispelled by her not making her appearance.
Ho was also puzzled by the careful way in
which the child was labeled. This guard had
seen touio curious things in his time , and , 03
the missing woman had left not a scrap of
luggage behind , thought it not improbable
that the desertion of the child was duo to in
tention , not accident. At Ur&t ho thought of
leaving the tiny derelict at Suiudou , on the
chntico that the mother would arrive by the
next train from Dldcot. Hut the inoro bethought
thought the matter over the moro convinced
ho felt that no mother would arrive by the
next or any following train. Being himself a
family ninii , and feeling most Wildly disposed
towards the little golden head \ \ hich nestled
in the most confiding way against his great
brown beard , ho decided to take the child ou
to Blacktowu , and thcnco forward it ns ad
dressed. Ho pulled a couple of cushions out
of n , first-class cnrringc , put them in ono
corner of his van , and tucked up little Goldeu-
licail as snugly as any mother could have
done ; FO snugly nnd wmfortably that the
child at onto closed its blue eyes mid slept un
til the train reached Blacktown.
Thcro the guard carried the little fellow
into tbo refreshment room , nnd leaving him
in chnrge of the pleasant young ladies , went
to look for a sober yet speculative man who
would toke the child to Oakbury on the
chance of being paid for his trouble. Ho oven
gave this mau half a crown to bo repaid out
of his prospect ivo reward for cnb hire.
Then , after another look nt the little waif ,
iho was drinking milk , munching a biscuit ,
and being made very much of by the refresh
ment room young ladies , our guard rushed
back to his somewhat neglected duties , and
wns soon spinning down west at the rate of
thirty-ilvo miles nn hour.
CHAPTER II.
A rAsm/r OF POSITION.
Bo it remembered that Oakbury is not
Blacktown. Many of its inhabitants are
greatly annoyed when they hear it called a ,
suburb of Blacktown. Oakbury is near tbo
largo city , but not of it. Although the fact
cannot bo ignored that the existence of the
many charming country houses hich ndorn.
Oakbury is ns much duo to its contiguity to
the dirty thriving town as to its nntural
beauties aud although a certain proportion
of these desirable residences has been pur
chased by Blncktown's successful trailers , the
most aristocratic inhabitants of Oakbury look
with imlUYorcnco on the good and evil for
tunes of the city. They , the aristocratic in
habitants , nro useful to Blacktown , not
Blacktown to them. They are out of its dis
sensions and struggles ; better still , beyond
the mugo of its taxation. They nro of the
county , not the town. So they head their
letters "Oakbury , Westshiro ; " and , as n rule ,
decline intimacy with any Blacktonn trader
under the rank of banker or merchant princo.
Besides Lord ICclston's well known country
scat , there must bo in the parish of Oakbury
sonio 20 or ii > gentlemen's residences. They
cannot IK ) culled estates , ns the ground at
tached to each varies respectively from thveo
to fifty acini , but not a few of them might
lay claim to bo described by thntellrouud -
oil phrase , denr to auctioneers nnd house
ngents , "n country mansion , fit for the occu
pation nud requirements of a family of posi
tion. " They nix ) not now , speculative , jerrybuilt -
built houses , but good , old-fashioned , Rolid
affairs. No painted nnd gilt railings surround
them ; thick boundary walls nud line old trcoa
hide them from thogazoof inquisitive holi
day folks. As the country around is very
beautiful nnd richly timbered ; as the prevail
ing wind which blows across Oakbury conies
straight from the sea , pure nnd uncontam-
iuatod ; ns two of the best packs of hounds
iu England meet within an easy distance ,
nud , prejudice notwithstanding , as the con
veniences offered by a largo city nro to clos <
at hand it is no wonder thnt the rector oj
Oakbury numbers many families of positiob
among his pniishioncrs. ] f mine were a fam
ily of position , it should most certainly oc
cupy a JKHV in tlrnt fine , old bquaro-towcrcd
church.
After this description it will bo easily bc-
llovcd thnt the Oakbury people are somawliat
exclusive by the Oakbury i > eoplo are meant
the inlinbitauts of the afou-sald twenty
houses ; the mniuer of the villagers and othei
Bimll fry who constitute the n&Iduo of Ilia
population need not bo taken into account.
The Oakbury i > ooplo proper are very particu
lar as to ith whom they associate , and the
most particular and exclusive of all are two
gentlemen named Talbcrt , the joint ownen
and occupiers of Hazluwood House.
Their ultra-delusiveness wns but the nat
ural outcome of the position in which they
were placed. The fact that their income was
derived from money made by their father in
timber , tobacco , soap , sugar , or some other
largo industry of Blacktown people luivo
alieady nearly forgotten which it was must
Iw retpoiibibli ) for the care the Tnlbcrts wcro
bound to exercise before they made a now
acquaintance- .
Because , you fco , in their opinion nt least ,
the taint of trade btlll clung to them. They
wcro but a generation removed from the
actual buying , selling nnd cliafforing. Meta
phorically bpeakiiig , thuir own father's hands
hnd been hardened by the timber , stained by
the tobacco , lathered by the soap , made
sticky by the sugar , according to the particu
lar branch of trndo at which ho had worked
to buch advantage. So it was that upon at-
avlning the carl lest ycnrs of discretion , the
sons decided Hint it was inoro iiicumbcut
upon them than upon the generality of jwr-
sonsto bo particularly particular in their
choice of friends. As they were amiable ,
right-feeling young men , they looked upoa
ihis duty as a sad necessity.
Had they been tempted to swerve from this
line of conduct respect for their father should
havtf kept them steadfast. Ho had always
impressed the great duty upon thorn. Bcforo
Uio two boys cro out of the nursery the great
coup wutcli is expected by every Hingulno
business uwu cnnjo oil" , ilr. Talbcrt realized J
his capital and sold his biKiness. Ho obtained
less , it because ho m.ido the stipulation that
Ids name should no longer nppear in connec
tion with it. Then , n widower with on
daughter and two sons , ho bought Hazlowood
House , nn-1 settled down to drift gradually
into good society.
Ho educated his children by this creed. It
Is the duty ot all people to rise in the world
both in commercial nnd social circles. Thanks
to his exertions nnd good fortune , the first
half of the obligation had been discharged.
The second rested chiefly with his children.
Ho did not tell them this Indefinite words ,
but all the fame preached Itto them most elo
quently , nnd was moro than content , nnd felt
that the fruits of his training were showing
themselves , when his daughter married Sir
Mnlugny CInuson , a fairly respectable and
well-to-do bnronct.
Tills satisfactory alliance gave the Tnlbcrts
a lift in the social scnlo ; although , BO far as
Oakbury wns concerned , it wns little needed.
Mr. Tnlbcrt had now been out of business for at
least ten years. Ho was quiet , gentlemanly ,
and , If not retiring , at least unobtrusive. His
wealth was estimated nt about three times Its
correct amount. With these advantages ho
already found himself well received by the
families of position , his neighbor's. Content
ns ho no doubt felt on his own account , he ,
nevertheless , held up their sister's brilliant
match as an example to his sous , nnd talked
so much about the necessity of their choosing
their intimates fittingly thnt it is a marvel
the young men did not speedily develop into
fools or snobs.
But oven now when verging uponmiddlo
ngo they wcro neither although nuy mnn
who would decline your acquaintance or
inltio ought , of course , to bo ono or the
other perhaps both. Thowo. t that could
bo urged ngnlnst the Talbcrts was this : From
the very first they had told themselves : "Wo
can find as pleasant nud as true friends among
the upper ten thousand among these who do
not make their living by barter as wo can
among commercial people. Let us thcrejoro
only associate w ith the best. A man has an
undoubted right to cheese his own friends.
Weshall not go out of our way to toady the
great , but with our ideas on the subject wo
can only ninko nssocintes of these whom wo
consider the proper class o people. A Duke
ot Badminton may associate with whomsoever
ho chooses. Ho is always , per sc , the duke.
Wo are not dukes. Our father made his
money in well , never mind hi what. Wo
oi-o not oven millionaires. Wo have enough
wealth to live comfortably and like gentle
men , but not enough to roll iu. If wo go hand
in glove with oil , tobacco , sugar , etc. , wo
must , 011 account of tho' narrow distance
which divides us from the status of commerce ,
sink to the level , or at least get confounded
with those useful , respectable , profitable , but ,
to us , distasteful commodities. Therefore it
behooves us to bo fastidious even to a fault. "
Who can blame such sentiments ns thcsol
To my mind there is a kind of shrewd nobility
in them !
Why , with such sensible views on things in
general , the two young men did not follow
their sister's example and make brilliant
matches is a matter which , has uover been
clearly explained. "When , after an immacu
late career , they left Oxford , they wcro tall ,
well-built , young fellows ; moreover carrying
about them an inherent look of distinction.
So far ns the world knew they had no vices.
Indeed , in spite of stature , good looks , and
broad shoulders , in some quarters they were
accounted milksops. Perhaps liecause , in ad
dition to the polite , even courtly , style wliich
they strove to adopt towards every ono , they
had many little lluuickiug , old-maidish waya
wliich were a source of merriment to their
contemporaries. Novel thcless , among these
who were honored with their friendship , the
Tnlbcrts were not unpopular. With many
women the middle-aged especially thcbe
tall , handsome , refined young men were
prime favorites. The fact of the brothers
having reached the respective ages of 40 and
41 without having selected helps-meet for
them argues that something which makes
a marrying man was missing from their
nnturcs.
It may bo that the pleasure they found in
travel prevented their settling down. Fet
many years , either together or singly , the
Tnlbcrts spent nine mouths out of the twelve
away from home. Their father , who had nc
wish to see his sons striving in the ruck ol
humanity for the world's prizes , made them
handsome allowances. Greatly to their credit
they lived within their incomes , even saved
money. These savings they invariably in
vested in works of art , so that as years went
by their acquisitions if united would have
formed a valuable nnd tasteful collection , th
units of which had been culled from east ,
west , north and south so judiciously thai
the brothers felt sure tliat , if such a thiuj
were needed , the selection would enhance th (
reputation they already enjoyed for refined
tastes and knowledge ff matters artistic.
The brothers -wero the best of friendi
They understood nnd sympathized with eacl
others' likes , dislikes and weaknesses. Onlj
once in their lives had they quarrelled , but
thnt quarrel had lasted for six years. Thoj
shudder now as they look back upon tliul
time.
It was no vulgar dispute , which ia madt
known to all the world nnd in wh'.ch ' mutual
friends are expected to take sides. It wai
only the Talbcrts themselves who know that
a quarrel existed. To outsiders they seemed
moro absurdly polite to ench other than be
fore.
fore.Tho
The cause of the quarrel was the interfer
ence of ono bret her iu Wio other's affairs. They
wcro peculiar men , aud very tenacious of the
Englishman's duty of minding his own busi
ness. On a certain occasion ono of them
fancied a rather delicate matter as much his
.own business ns his brother's. Ho was mis
taken. They did not use high words , because
such thiugs wcro not in their line ; but each
brother was sadly firm. The upshot wns that
for six years they only spoke when they met
Iri society.
At last old Talbert died. His successful
daughter had been dead n long timo. The old
innii left Hazlowood House ami its contents
to his sons conjointly. The rest of his fortune
ho divided into thrco parts , and loft iu this
proportion to each of his children or their
children , if any , Then the sous met ntllazlo-
wood House and considered w hat they should
do ,
First of all , as was becoming , they made up
their differences. Very little was said ou
cither side , but it was understood that cordial
relations were ro-ostnbVshcd. At which happy
conclusion each man rejoiced greatly the
six years' separation had been ntcrriblo affair
and tacitly registered a vow that for the
future hLs brother's affairs should bo his own
distinct , private property.
By this tlmo our friends had grown rather
weary of gadding about. Moreover , it wns
duo to their position tliat some place should
IKJ called their home. For nearly twenty
years they hnd lived In the various capitals ol
Eun > i > o , and they know thnt they hail con
quered boclety Indeed , It is doubtful whether
nny two men , not celebrities , were bettor
known than Horace and Herbert Talbert. Be
they resolved to scttlo down and begin houso'
keeping on their own account.
They collected their art treasures , and Ixv
ing not trailers , but still thorough men of
business , in order to save any question arising
in the remote future , made exact invcntorici
of their respective belongings , do u to th
uttermost , smallest and most cracked cup nnd
wiucer. Then they combined thelrcollectioni
and'undo Hazlowood House curiously beau
tiful' with paintings , china nnd brio-a-brne ,
This doric , they settled down into quiet do
mestic lifo , nnd kept their house as method ! ,
cally nud carefully , nnd no doubt a gicat
deal better , than nny two old women could
have done.
Of course , with their cultivated tastes ,
thcirgeuer J acquirements , thelnwrnopolitaE
experience * , and the- many dojirablo fr lendi
they wcro known to possosH , the Talbcrts
standing in Oakbury was undeniable. Thej
wcro a credit to the neighborhood , anc
might , had they not been too good-hearted tc
dream of such a proceeding , have snubbed
any ono of the faruillo-i of position without
dreading reprisals. If people laughed nl
their womanish ways , cffeuiinuto proceed
Jugs nud .dorjiestio economics , thi y were
novertneless , always glad to entertain or fc
bo entertained by the Talbcrts. The lattci
need not bo wondered nt. The little dlnnon
at Hazle wood House wcro the pink of culinarj
civilization the crystallization of refined
gastronomic intelligence.
[ TO nc CONTINUED. ]
FROM THE NOBTH ,
A Nebraska Oily Man HrowslnR In
Cool
Special Correspondence to The BKE.
HOUND CITY , MINN , August 11.
Leaving Nebraska City on Thursday ,
August C , with the thermometer playing
hldo and go seek among the 100-1-2-3 ° s
It Is qulto a relief to strike lake Minno-
tonka and enjoy the cool broczss of G8 °
and 70 ° .
Almost Immediately after croeslng the
Iowa line comes the inevitable chain of
lakes with which Minnesota seems tobo so
abundandly blessed. Every low miles
ono sees n lake or two. Large , small ,
deep , shallow , clear , muddy lakes of
every description. Whnt a pity that oven
a small ono could not bo transported
from Minnesota to Nebraska about mid
way between Omnnn , jumcoin , and Ne
braska City and make n summer resort.
Wo would not need to Import the mon-
qultoes , however , as Nebratka already
has a fair orop of them. Crops along the
line looked fair but were not to bo com
pared to the Nebraska crops. Nowhere
did I see corn over 2J to 3 foot In height
whllo king corn at homo already looms
up in a mi jcstlc height from 5 to 0 foot.
Looklnc over tbo country through
which the road runs I have come to the
conclusion that Minnesota' ) ! principal
crop la lakes , and after a few days' real
denco on the banks of ono of the same ,
have concluded that mosquitoes are her
second crop.
Enroute from Nebraska City to St.
Paul no cities of Importance are passed
through save Council Bluffs and Sioux
City , citloi which most readers of the
BEE are already familiar with. Monko-
< n , the principal town in Minnesota on
Ilia road before roichlng Minneapolis , Is
a lively place of abont 10,000 Inhabit
ants. It has all the appearance of a firtt-
class , buoy town. It boasts of a largo
linseed oil works , pottery , planing mills
and various other manufacturing enter
prises. lloro is also located the largest
Catholic convent and college In the state.
It Is under the control of the Franciscan
sisters. They have a massive building
with about 150 feet frontage and six sto-
rles in height. It is built of ctono , nnd
standing as It does at the top of a slight
rho , itmakoi a very imposing appearance
from the train.
I arrived at Minneapolis , the great
manufacturing center of the northwest , at
about 12 o'clock , and concluded to take
a train for the lakes from thoro. How
ever , I had nearly an bonr and n half
before leaving for the lakes , which I
concluded to Improve by taklrg a Httlo
squint at the city.
Minneapolis la the same busy , bustling
city that she has boon for the past five
years , and although the writer had been
hero during the an tumor of 1883 , ho was
surprised at what a year or two In a grow
ing city can bring forth. Improvements
on every hand , matslvo business blocks ,
Immense manufactories , elegant public
blildings. Especially noticeable ia the
union depot and the "WoEt" hotel. The
former Is built on the river bank imme
diately adjoining tbo suspension bridge.
It is of brick , atone and Iron , and is sub
stantially ni well as artistically con
structed. The ladles' and gents' waiting
rooms , restaurant , baggage rooms , and
dining hall are in the second story , which
opens out upon the principal street , whllo
the general waiting room and train yard
ara in the firat story upon the rlvor bank
and is reached by massiro flights
of staira from the upper sto-
riot a peculiar , but at the
same time pleasant construction ss all
unpleasant noises , smoke , etc , , are kept
away from the main part of the building.
The now "West" hotel , the pridoof Min
nesota , recently built , is an elegant struc
ture of ttono and iron. It is eight stories
in height and cost something over 81-
000,000 to build. It is gorgeously fur
nished and appnrtenancod , aud is a fit
ting sample of the enterprise acd gener
osity of the people of Minneapolis.
Many other Improvement might bo men
tioned , but wo have not the space in this
letter to enumerate thorn ,
At 1:05 : I boarded the St. P. & M.
railway and in the courto of on hour
reached my destination Lake Mlnnoton-
ka. At Spring Park station I took ono
of the nnmerou * steamers for the upper
lake cud was soon enjoying the delicious
lake bioezsa. A delightful ride of about
an hour brought mo to Mound City and a
further objective point , the Mound Oily
honao.
Sunday the "Minuia Cook" wai st the
wharf. This is the Ill-fated steamer
which contained tbo Mayor Hand party
at the tlrno of the traglo accident of a
few weeks ago , thotorriblo pullculars of
vrhlch the LEE renders are already famil
iar with from the tolpfjrims at thu tlmo of
the accident. Tbo "Minnie" is a trim
little pleasure boat &nd notwithstanding
oho la fraught with awful remembrances
she h still well filled upon each nlo.isuro
trip. "EYE SEB. "
PILES ! ! PILES ! ! PILES ! ! !
A MUO euro far Blind , Blending , Itching
acd Ulcerated Piles has been discovered by
Dr. Williams , ( an Indian remedy ) , called Dr.
Williams' Indian File Ointment , A single
box has cured tbo worst cbronic cage a of 25 or
30 years standing. No one need suffer five
minutes after applying this wonderful sooth
ing medicine. Lotions and instruments do
iriore harm than good , Williams' Indian
L'ilo Ointment nbsorbi tlia tumors , allays the
intense Itching , ( particularly at night after
getting warm in bed ) , nets as apoultlco , gives
Instant relief , and is prepared only ( or 1'llea ,
itching of private parts , and for nothing oho ,
HK1N nlSE/VSEH / CUUED
D lr , I'razler'n Megla Ointment. Cams as
by magic. PimploD.Ulack Head ) or Grubs
ho lotchoa and Kruptiona on the face , leaving
Sultekin clear and beautiful , Also cures Itch ,
old , Uhurae , Born Nipples , Sere Lips , and
prSoObstmate Ulcers ,
Icotld by druggists , or mailed on receipt
At , CO cento ,
liech retail by Kuhn k Co , and Schroeter
Beclit , At wholesale by 0. F. Goodman ,
Poisoned l y Toadutools.
ClHOAQO , III. , August 15. John K. Fftlr-
mau , who , with hU family , recently caina to
Chicago from Elmita , N. \t died yesterday
at his residence In Woodlawn Park , from the
cllecta of feasting on toadntools , tuppoted to
ho mualiroomn. MM , Fairman , , who
alee ut3 of the toadstools , is eeriously
ill and cannot recover. Fnlrman'd father
was at onotima _ propilotor of the Klmira Ga
zette. It is learned that eoino seven , or eight
people living in Hyde Park are in a dangerous -
ous condition from the came caute , nnd It ia
likely that half of them will die.
THE BEST WAS U1NG COMPOUND
of the day is undoubtedly JAMES
PYLB'S PEAHL1NE. It cleanses the
dirtiest aud most elegant fabric wltbout
Injury and with Jlttlu labor. For silo by
yrccoro.
TIM FOGERTY'S ' FREAKS ,
AD Exhibition of Triplets Joined by
Ties of EM or Busier ,
The Sensational "Journal" ami Jour-
nnltstH [ of ruttsmouth Sole-
Stirring Events anil Shoulder
Shoots , nml So Forth ,
Correspondence of the BEE.
PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , August 1C. The
recent exciting events In thin city , Involv
ing Journals nnd journalists , poesena pn-
thotlo and ludicrous features that deserve
to bo embalmed in plnln , nngilded proar ,
The task la a labor of Jove a dofonao ol
the fraternity in this city , agninst whom
the hands of novml men nnd women
were raised , nnd a "continuity of cir-
cnmntanca , " conspired to rob them ol
their appalito and pcnco of mind , Though
the Hfo of the journalist IB usually fall of
excltemouta , and a well developed sensa
tion more exhilarating thnn a eqtiaromeal ,
It is eoldom that the brethren bo
joino the subjoots of a genuine trlpplo-
: ioader. This fact has been a choice mor
sel to every gossiping tongno in town ,
md thnt Includes the entire population.
To explain it , It is necessary to go back
to a dusky evening In the ehtuly half of
July , when the waning ray a of a Cms
county sunset purpled the hllltopa that
jnclrclod the city. Sherman , the editor
ial headlight of democracy , started ont
with a subscription book under his arm ,
Spying an unprotected woman in his
advance his youthful gallantry
11ADE HIM IEND AN AllM
nnd csBoit her through the winding
streets of this wicked city. Ho did so ,
and yet for this exhibition of nlphtly
chivnlty ho wno actually rewarded with a
thrashing by the lady's husband. Natu
rally bis epiiit has since boon bowed down
with nu uncommon weight of woo , his
motives questioned by the evil-minded ,
and his hide aching with sere and solefal
memorins. It wis only the beginning.
Scarcely two weeks patsd ore Outright ,
the city editor , not gossip's tongue a wag
ging with what resulted In the shooting
icrapo of last Sunday. Oatrlght'a "nosu
for noire" and practical jokes led him to
Pacific Junction ono morning. On
board the train were a conplo whoso no-
tlono attracted general attention. The
woman was the hysterical Gcrtlo Cham
berlain , the allrgad satcldo who fell DO
readily Into Conductor Granger's arms on
the way to Lincoln a few weeks ago.
Gertie's OVOB
WEUE UED WITH TEAHS
nnd Cutright's sonl strolled high with
honest indignation or pity. He did not
know the tcarstalnecl beauty ; ho could
not divlno the cause of the dew drops
that chased each other beneath the folda
of a silken fan , but his practiced eye and
unfurled car gathered in sufficient in
gredients for n sensation. Gertio was
tinally consoled by her partner , and went
north to Council Blofl'i alone. ReturnIng -
Ing to Plattsmonth Outright hurried to
the Perkins house register end spied the
entry , "Mr. J. H. Carroll and Miss Mar
shall , Unionvllle , Mo. , room 3. "
"Ah , ha , how Is this ? " whispered Cut-
right to the clerk , pointing to the names.
'Ob , that'a nothing , " responded the
clerk , "wo don't mind things of that
kind. "
Thus the unfortunate scribe was led
Into a mots. The clerk had mode the
entry himself from a card sent to him by
the ladies who occupied room 3 , and had
entered "Mr. " Instead of "Mra. J. H.
Carroll. " The Chamberlain Incident and
the betel register were connected and the
story with many embellishments op-
poared. The next ovunt that shattered
tbo peace of the town , was the appear
ance of the husband of Mrs. Carroll and
the father of Mies Marshall. The latter
was loaded a phtol In one pocket and
§ 10,000 In cash In another. The shootIng -
Ing and euBaequnnt events have already
been published. The article had been
fully and satisfactorily explained by both
Sherman and Outright , and reparation
offered , and had not
MALICIOUS INTEUMEDDLEUS
pushed their chin into the affair ic would
have boon dropped without bloodshed.
When Marshall returned to the Perkins
homo after interviewing the publishers of
the Journal , ho was primed and prodded
by ono of the employes of the hotel , and
his dander raised to a shooting pitch.
After the first shot , which pierced Cut-
right's shoulder , ho wheeled nnd rtn for
shelter. A pugnacious billy gcat pro-
caded him and partly blocked the door
way. Time waa precious and speed a
matter of Hfo. "With ballots in the roar
and a butt In front , " said Outright , after
the doctors bandaged his lame ehouldor ,
"I hceltcted u tecond whether to loop
over the goat and
nilEAK MY NECK ,
or take the dilemma by the horns , but
billle hopped aaido as 1 cleared the door
in tlrno to tnltn the second bullet. " "I
ehill cultlrato a goatoa In honor of the
incident , " added the flick man ns ho
groaned with pain.
Marshall evidently carao hero prepared
for just what happened. The fact that
ho had the cash to put up to socura his
bondsmen shows that ho left Missouri
with blood in his eyo. The clink of the
chink had powerful weight In shaping
"public opinion , " and lawyers ( locked
about him llko carrion , with sympathetic
advice and an Itching for his pocket-
book. The civil and criminal suits will
corao up at the next term of the district
court.
THE THIRD AND LAST HENHATION
involves a dealer in musical Instruments
named Groomo , a relative by law or kin
cf the Journal man. Ho came bora
from Iowa n short time ago , and was
followed by a warrant last Wednesday
urging his return to the land of prohibi
tion , where a prospective mother anx
iously awaits h in Groomo positively de
clined the invitation and gave bonds to
meet the charge in court at any time. It
Is qaito probable that o marriage llceneo
ana a mlnliter will scon rectify this Iowa
indlscrotion , as the friends of the woman
propnso to puih him to the wall unices
tie consults to do the honorable tbing.
TlM J OdEllTY.
IOWA il'MMS.
( Maloosa Is enjoying a building boom
that already counts 204 dwellings eroalod
slnco Janusry 1U of thoprosens year.
Under license law , the town of Durant ,
in Cedar Couuty , had throa saloons. At
pioeent , under prohibition , theio aio
tjovtm saloona there ,
W. 0. nuntlDgtoB , formerly the Iowa
representative at the Now Orleans nape
tltion , has bson appointed dopnty oil in
epectornt DIB Molucs.
The Sioux City postoflice , ftom July J ,
1884 , to July 1,1885 , ahona n gross In-
THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN OMAHA TO JBUY
unb'of ho Best and Largest < 3tacku in the United Btafccn
To SolectFx'onu
NO STATES TO CLIMB ,
ELEGANT PASSENGER ELEVATOB ,
\Vlio li vc trtntd tiw T lliolr otltllftll % lcor Mid iiowor.
l < > rrlltl IWAUN'S nml I < Ob.SiS : , nljo arowcnlt ,
MYRTLEAIN TREATMENT
.AtliomeiMthoiil. exposure , In LTSH time , nml for LKSrf tnonoT 1n.in
nny nllicrtnctliml liilho worlil.VeaV l > ck , licndnclie , KMISBlONB.
lacslttulu , l < > SM > rilrlltnndainl ! | > lllnnfinnaiT thought * . A r a il I ill
dreams , dcfcctlvu memory. IMl'OTKNCI ? , His , Impediments to
ni.irrlapp. nuil ninny other rni | > lnin li'udliiff to CONSUMPTION or
INdAMTV , u ro iiruiuptlr rcmu > cil uythli trcatrucut , ud vlKoroM
luatihuud rcstorcil.
Married Men , orthosowho intend to marry ,
, . nnMl'Jinr.ll. jicrfect orxuil elrciiRtli mentis , licnlth , vlRorous oir-
. lone Hfo rind ttm lovonml renpect nfn rilllifullfo. . \Vrnk inetifliouhl l > u rcsturca to \lgor
Dinnlioflil licTnro marriage 1'roiifx. loHttiniiiiliiln nmlnliisble trcntl'u U stumps
Oistab.lS77.Addross ) The Climax EVlodical Co , 5O4 , St. Louis , Wlo
Manufacturers of Ornamental
Dormer Windows , Window Caps , Metnllc Sky Lights , &c. Tin , Iron Slate roofers.
GIG S. 12th St. , Omaha , Neb , Work dona m nny pnrt of the country.
, HELLMAH & CO , ,
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in
1301 AND 1 03 PARNAM STRli'ET , COR. 13TH ,
Park Place , Omaha , Nebraska ,
for young Indicn under the direction of the Ladies of the Sacred ITesrt ,
The course of studies embraces nil the branches of a useful and refined education.
She scholastic year commences oa the fust Wednesday in September.
TKIIMS 1'nynblo In udvanco , Including board , washing , tuition in English and French ,
Instrumental muHc. use of books , per seesiou of 5 months , $1CO.
EXTRAS Painting , Drawing , German , Vocal Mu.ic , Harp , Guitar , Violin. For iurtbor
Information apply to the Hight Itev. Jag. O'Connor , or to the Lady Superior.
come , asldo from money order business ,
of § 28,035.54 BSDgalnst § 27,708.07 for
the preceding year.
The Dubuque pollco bavo been In
structed to arrest all persons found on
tbo streets between mldnlgbt and dawn
who cannot give n good account of them
selves.
The total cost of the Mahaska county
court houss at Oskalocss , when ccm-
plotcd , will wach § 153,000. Tha build
ing is to DO tire proof , no wood entering
into its construction.
Samnol J. Kirkwocd , the old war gov
ernor , has boon engaged to meet with
the survivors of the old Twenty-first
Iowa infantry at their reunion at Farloy ,
August 19ih and 20th.
The ladies of Dubuque will purchase a
stand of colors for presentation to com
pany B , Second regiment Iowa national
guard , on their return from the state en
campment at Contorvllle.
Henry Engeloko Is slid to have left his
vrlfo in Dubuque , with whom he has been
boarding for a number of years alleging to
his wife that another woman In Omaha
was able to put up batter chuck.
Charlie Cunningham , nn 18-yonr old
son ot the deputy clerk of Jasper county ,
was drowned In Skunk tlver , live miles
southwest of Rovrton , on the afternoon of
the 13th whllo out with a picnic.
The Grant monument fund at Atlantic
City , has already reached the sum of
§ 750. It is proposed to Increase the
amount to $1,000 , and then to build a
memorial fountain in the city park.
Strahl's hardware store at Fletcher ,
Sao county , waa destroyed by fire at 11
o'clock Tuesday iilght. Daly about 8300
worth of goods wi ? saved. LSFS esti
mated at § 5OCO ; insurance , 83,000.
Congressman Hal ) , of the first congres
sional district , has appointed a boaVd of
gontlemcn to moat at Burlington , Sep
tember 10 , for the examination of osndl-
datca for the cadetship at West Point.
A probably fatal accident occurred
north of Odceoln Monday. James Young ,
eon of A. P. Young , was cuuht ; In a bar-
vesting machine and had both logs broken ,
ono In thrco places and the other in two
The et stern Iowa trotting circuit has
arranged for races as follows : Anamosa ,
August 20 , 27 and 28 ; Montlcelto , Sep
tember 2 , 3 and 4 ; Blaqaokota , Septemb
er 9,10 and 11 , Dewltc , Soptumbar 1C ,
17 aud 18.
Tha board of supervisors of Scott
county will bo asked at their September
mooting to submit to a vote of the citi
zens ot the county the question of build
ing a now § 200,000 court lioueo in the
county toirn of Divobport.
The fastest tlmo ever made by a freight
twin on the 0 , , B. &Q is caid to have
been accomplished on the middle dlvlelon
last woek. A train of fist stock , In
cbargo of Conductor Olfs Wright and
pulled by Engineer Peterson , crossed the
ulvialou frun OrerJon to Ot.uinttu , 115
miles in thrco hours and twenty minutes.
Sim iliutou , cgod about 30 , vras hilled
Suad&y at Tnunis' cru.tu < ; ry , dUtant
about olght mloj ! from Manchester. The
unfortunate man was sparring with a
friend named Kelley at the time , when ,
slipping , ho fell , striking his head agalns ;
a rapidly revolving wheel and friotutiug
his ekutl , cauelng instant death. He
leaves a wlfo and three children ,
William Morrlton , a co&l miner near
Knoxvlllo Junction , wes shot nnd ser
iously Injured on Monday night last by a
shot lired by his wlfo , who nt tbo tlina
waa defending herself fgalntt her brute
husband , who was ecdtavozing to boat
hor. The woman was nrroslod , but gnvo
bonds for her appearance before ) the grand
jury.Mr.
Mr. Jones , the gentleman wilh whom
Miss KImball doped several months tlnco ,
the predecessor to a Mr , lioiton , tu
whom Mls3 K , la s ! d to have been en-
gagod at the time she shot Giles , returned
to Badford a few days einco and asked 10
bo imprisoned in her otoad , but found ,
alas 1 oven such knightly aovotlon could
not in those degenerate daya reacno his
quondam lady from the j lil.
Charles Sable , a fisherman , living in
Dubuque for thirty years pnst , nnd known
as "Mlsslntippi Charley , " won found dead
in his bed Thursday. Ho was struck with
o club by a young mon named Burdt
three days ago nnd died from the cffectn
of his iujurien. Burdt hi B been arrested
snd coniincd in jail.
The now plla and pontoon railway
brldgo across the Mississippi at Prairie
du Ohlcn , Is oomplotod , and the first
through pnssonger train crossed the rlvor
on It Monday morning. The brldgo was
si ! months In building , cost § 200,000 ,
and is a marvel of strengthand Ingenuity.
There ara two draws , each 408 feet long.
The draws alone cost about § 100,000.
The total length of the piling is 7,000
fott. Engineers prononnco it tbo
strongest and safest railway bridge on the
rlvor.
John Stolnborgor , a young man of
twonty-tbroo years , was almost instantly
killed at Sharon Cantor Tuesday after
noon. Ho was in the not of climbing
upon the seat of a threshing machine to
take the reins and drlvo oil' , when the
horses attached scared at the tuddon
blowing off steam by a portable boiler.
Stolnborger was thrown to the ground by
the budden jump of the horses , aud the
heavy separator wheels paesod over bis
abdomen , literally cutting In two and
disemboweling him.
CHESTNUTS IN 'XIIK CABINET.
A. Uroadnldo of I'linHMndo the Presi
dent T ko to the Woode.
Boston Courier ,
When President Cleveland was asked
to appoint Judge Tree to a foreign mie-
elon ho replied :
"I'd just aa leaf ns not. "
This gracious answer to the application
wfta rccolvod with a profound bough ,
"In making this appointment , how
ever , " continued tire Chief Magistrate ,
"it h not to bo considered by any branch
es of the Jndf.o's family that they htvo
only to apply for a position to ba ap
pointed. "
"Certainly knot , " waa the roiponao ,
"Thou , I gueaa you can toll Judge T/oo
to pick hla trunk , " Bald the President ,
"Yon exposted mo , of coarsa , to appoint
him , " ho added.
"Wo know yea wood , " was the reply.
"Well , " raid the President , "I waa
aware that Judge Tree did not pine for
the oflica , nevertheless In ouoh a position
I am anxious to aeo , ai our English frituda
would say , a good nun at the 'elm , and
while I'm iniplo"
' 'Chestnuts ! " oxclalmol the delegation
in n breath ,
Then the President retired to hla desk
with a pleasant amllo on hla faoe and the
delegation departed Troll pleased with the
anccesa of their mission.
SUMMKU COMPLAINT cureu and im
mediately relieved by DUFKK'H Tunis MALT
WjilfiKny , lUcotnmended by loading Physi
cians , Sold by DnijfglsU nud Grocoia ,
Tlio Uniilc BtAtoruonr ,
NEW YOUK , August 1C , Tha bank state
ment thown reserve decrease § 2,000,000. The
banks now hold 800,000,000 in exceej ol local
requirements.
A BciiHlblo
Would use Kemp's Balsam for t lie Throat and
Lunge , It U curing moro cases o ( Couuha.
O'ulda , Asthma , Jirouchitir , Croup , and all
Throat nnd Lung Trouble ? , than any other
medicine , The proprietor ha * authorized
Hchroter & ConrnJ , driiggliti , No , i-'ll Vil't
teontti ttreet , to refund your money if , after *
taking three-fourth ) of a bottle , relief I not
obtained , 1'ilca CO cents and $1 , Trial le
frtc