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12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , . OOTOBEE 10 , 18S& TWELYE PAGES.
AMONG THE WITS AND WAGS ,
SulliTan's Striking Attitude as a Modern
Marc Antonj.I
A MILLIONAIRE REPORTER.
TIio VnmitiKlicil Citf mi < 1 the Cnuso of
It 'footer Itnrctoito'H IMin 1\
Vnrloty of I'ollwlicd ,
Pointed Smiles.
Btilllvnn AH .Mnro Antony ,
inis'iJiiufon Ci tttc.
Friends , sluggers , toughs , otnl , give mo your
civil ;
I como to bury Civsar not to sin ? lilm ,
Ik-cause I Mugged him jester c\e : ,
And tlmt Is wliy lu ; lies here now.
Tlio 01 II tlmt men do lives after them ;
The. uood Is often planted with their bones.
.And Julius Is n. K. this aft. Tliu press
Ilntli told yon Ctrs.ii was ambitions
And Iho pic.is l.s Hot much subsidized
Oulsldoof such religious \\teklies
As yo arc not subscrlbim : for nt present
And , fellfiw-cltlznns , I think ho wan ,
Or hawnnhl never have teed up bfforo
Ainiin of mv tnlcnts. Yon bet lie wonltln'tl
( Vxnr didn't know wlmt was good for Mm ,
Till liosIon'H ptldu nnd joy had knocked him
out , *
And then It was too Into to utillzo his knowl
edge.
7/nt yesterday your Julhm Crrsar might
Have stood ngalnst the world ; now lies ho
here ,
And noiuiso poor to do him lovcrcnqe ,
AVIillo I Mnnd here , unscathed , mismatched ,
And all my pockets tilled with gate money.
If yon have tears to shed pn-paio to sued
tbern now.
Yon nil do know this mnntle. 1 remember
The. last tiiiio Cii'sarput it out to so.ik ;
ll got four dollars and n ( mnilerou It ;
Anil with tlmt sum wo painted all Koine redl
But I am otf my base. ThatCiesar is knocked
out
IB plain , nnd quite as plain , I knocked him
out :
1 caught him on the chin gieat Ci sar fell.
And what a fall was then * , my countrymen !
I como not. friends , to steal nway your hearts.
1 am no orator , ns .some mon arc ,
Dot ns you know munll , a plain , blunt man ,
That loves my filends and Kits lull occasion
ally.
Therefor , thanktn' yon for your attention
And liopln' to sen you nil iieln ,
1 am yours truly , John L. Sullivan.
Ho Handled Sulllvnti.
Pittsbunr Dispatch : "Pshaw ! " ex-
clikiiued Stnithors , "talk about Sullivan ;
why , sir , 1 saw u man one night deliber
ately pull him by the nose. " "Ilo did ,
chr Well Til bet that follow snllorod for
it. " "You'd lese your bet , then. "
"Didn't Sullivan pulvcri/.a him " "No.
plr , ho didn't ; and the follow that pulled
the big fellow'H huiid clear around in doIng -
Ing it. " "And Sullivan never said a
word ? " "No. sir ; the other fellow did all
the talking" "What did ho say ? "
"Wnll , ho said a number of things ;
among ather tilings I heard him remark
nioro than once : "Does the razor hurt ,
sir ? " _
Some MlllionnlrcH.
Chicago Herald : At the opera the other
night was a young newspaper man who
knows -rood many people. Ilo sat in a
free seat , attired in a borrowed dross
i suit , and with barely enough cash in his
vpookots to pay the ice cream and streot-
K car faro for tlio elegant young lady of
Sgooil family and line accomplishment
who had accepted his escort. Between
the acts ho begged to bo excused , and re
tired for a few moments to the foyer ,
where ho was seen in conversation witli
n large , plain-looking man and a hand
some man with a brown mustache.
"I don't like to speak of such things. "
he said to the young lady on returning to
his seat , "ns I think tlmt boasting of one's
wealth is about the most vulgar tiling
out. But it is a singular coincidence
that while I was standing in the foyer
just now two RUM tic. m on came up and en
tered into conversation with mo. As wo
wore talking 1 happened to think that
the three of us wore worth four million
and u half dollars. "
"Indeed ? " queried the lady , who had
not known him long.
"Yes. Mnrshall Field is worth three
millions , George Pullman one million ,
nnd I think I could manage to scare up
the other half dollar myself. "
The Scoundrel KccoRiilzcd.
Detroit Free Press : "Young maul"
shouted the retail tobacconist , "didn't I
caution you to keep your eyes peeled for
plugged silver coins ? "
"Yes. sir. "
"Well , hero's n plugged half dollar
which you have taken in this afternoon
while I was out. "
"Yes , sir , I know I did. "
"You know it was plugged nnd yet
yon accented it ? "
"Yes , sir. I hadn't the moral courage
to refuse. "
"Oh. you hadn't ? Well , on Saturday
night you can take your pay and go. 1
don't want a boy here who will lot u
ecoundrol impose on him in that fashion.
Would you know the despicable villain
again ? "
"Oh , yes , sir ; I know him well. "
"Who was it ? "
"Your father. " _
The GaiiBO Of It ,
But late Professor Turllaknll
Was used to give the. data
Aiiiint thu Jactitation * of
Old Toirn'H vurtebiata
Ilo tucked his now seismometer
in fatirlc. of his hatter
AlJtl remarked that Inferontin attributed the
same to an cmbiollmcntof tlicsub-rcptlllan
cucluis tmmistrlatus with the caitllaglnous
cephalopoda nnd n sequent displacement of
the tenestrlal substiata.
Just hero Professor G. O. Logo
CniiKht on to t'othcr's chatter ,
And with n nose suspicious ot
Homo part In a regatta
That pait where bibuiants do make
The fei mentations scatter
lie asserted tlmt the tumnltatioiis were piedl-
catcd upon a dchl coneo of the micaclous
tleposltm ot the ante juiassio collncation
nnd n contemporaneous trepidation ol the
lossllifemta ,
Whereat Professor Jokcnnll
Attendant nt the spatter
Of occult sentences outgrown
From geologic blatter
Heumrkod , with Irony of ono
that would all science shutter ,
That liebo blowed If his brnlnometer didn't
completely gcosophy in the presence ot such
opiuiuu eructations of what sort of an all-
llrcu palpitation was the matter.
4
fJPi JoCjjU.
' Detroit Froo"Pfossj "Sayl" he called
otit as ho ran up-stairs and entered the
lirst offlco to Upright , "is it true ? "
, " \YImt1 c'alinly inquired thu occupant.
"That you have declined to allow your
hume to be used in the congressional
JTUCUJ"
"Well iiliem-r-you- "
"Then it is true , nnd I have won n now
hat I Hut , say , what on earth could have
possessed you to decline , when the nom
ination would have been mere form , und
1 thu election n ciirtainty1
> "Hut , as I wan going to romnrk , I "
"Oh , certainly private J business lion-
ors enough an uyc un the governorship ,
niut all that , but your friends will bo dis
appointed : it the same. We wanted a
limn the poor of tiny ono in that august
body- Too bad-r-nwlly too bad ! "
"Yea ahem , ' ' coughed the other , who
couldn't como within forty miles of de
clining a nomination , "von spoke to uiu
the other day aboiit let s see ? "
"Oh , yes , I did want u loan of $25 , but
I skirmished around and "
' .Certainly , you unit 1m vo it , nnd double
llio amount if you wish , nnd If you don't
happen to bo Jfush ut the end of thirty
days , take sixty. Yes , my private bust-
Jiess is very prcs.singyes ahum talk
" With you again. "
Not Interested l ? > OUier People's Hu ts
"Sny , Quilp , have you neon that bust of
X poloon , yet ? '
"Wo. I'm uot Interested iu other poo-
pie's busts. I'm just getting over ono of
hiy own. "
Dollar a Oolttc.
First Customer ( to barber ) llavo yon
got anything that will take the curl out
ot hair , barber ?
Harbor You bet. That electric elixir
of mine will do it.
Second Customer ( to same barber )
Have you got anything that will make
hair curl , barber ? , .
Harbor You bot. That electrical clivir
of mine will do it like a charm.
A Champion lilnr.
There is n liar in California trying to
head oil' the liars who got up the circu
lation statements for the ( ( ally papers.
The California liar says : "Bill Vandcrs.
who fell through the roof of a sawmill
when the boile'r exploded last week ,
coughed ill ) a circular saw and a picco
of lung to-day. Dr. wilkins put the lung
back under " > antler's shirt and set it by
the steam guage. Ho was so far recov
ered this evening that ho blow the bottom
out ol thu lung-testor , and the water in
the imichlno nearly drowned a Baptist
preacher. It is believed that the duck
ing the preacher received will prevent
him from whec/ing next Sunday morn
ing. Vauders , who was the engineer at
the titno of the hollot explosion , was not
in the all , but the owner of the mill made
him repair the hole in the roof at his own
expense , besides bringing suit for the
recovery of the saw. "
Tlio Vanquished Cat.
. .Vein 1 utk Sun.
Out of the window a man
U-aued with a look of despair ,
WMeuint , ' with havered face to a eat
Whose melody rent the nlr.
lie threw down nil old bootjack.
Hut the cat never hredcd its fnll ;
lie sat on the ( UUCP and reared his U ck ,
And continual his dlsuinl wnul.
Ho reached for his nun nnd tiled ,
He shoutfd and hallooed "scat ! "
lint It was no use , the same old song
Came loith lioin the same old cat.
Biitnt last a ray of hope
Uglitcd the man's despair.
Out ot the window he leaned once more
Into the damp night air.
And a smile ot Inllnito peace
Over his featmes fell ,
The hong of the cat died out in the night
As lie rant ; his ulicaUuiUmll. . .
? U
How Slio Kelt the Knrtluiinkc.
' 'Did you feel the earthquake , Mrs.
Flaherty ? "
"Faith , an' I did. "
"I'herc was you ? "
"In the cellar. I was groping in the
dark among the winter preserves.1
"Presarvesl Ye'ro gettin' very high-
tone , ! . "
"Pat do loike pickled onions and squash
jam , ami I'd put homo up for him. 1 was
ravelling among the presarvcs when I
felt it. "
"I'hwat wasitloikc ? "
"Wirra , what would it be ? It was only
a little jar. "
Accidentally Arrested and Convicted.
Detroit Post : "And that prisoner over
there turning broom handles , " said the
guide , who was showing u party through
the Michigan City prison the other day ,
"was the trusted bookkeeper for a lirm
Indianapolis. Ho embezzled about
: ? iroco. ,
"And what is he doing hero ? "
"They arrested and convicted him and
ho got ton years.1
"No ! "
"Fact. Everybody says it was an ac
cident , or something or other , and I be
lieve a petition is being circulated for
his pardon. "
"On what grounds ? "
"That he left the firm sufficient cash to
pay a month's gas bill , and that ho wasn't
tlio superintendent of a Sunday school.
I will now show you a man who got
twenty years for stealing' an old horse ,
which died on his hands. ' * *
An Agricultural Fair.
Estolline ( D. T. ) Boll : "What class do
you want to enter your horse iu ? " said
tlio president of the agricultural fair as
he met the honest farmer at the gate.
"Enter my hess ! 1 ain't got no hoss-to
enter nowhere. "
"Don't want to put cither of your
horses on the track ? "
"No , sir. "
"Got a wheel of fortune or any such
thing you want to set up ? "
"Saw I"
"Then what are you driving in with
the team and wagon for ? "
"Why , I'vogot ajiun'kin here four feet
high and a lot of big corn and some o *
the best squashes in the whole country ,
and there's a two-year-old steer tied be
hind the wagon that beats anything you
over see , I know. "
' 'That may all be. my friend , but this is
no place for you. If you've got a liorsq
you want to put on the track or any kind'
of a confidence game you might come in ,
but as it is , wo have no room for you.
Come , move on there , and give Colonel
Toowcight a chance to drive in. Go and
feed your garden truck to your big steer. "
They Never , Never Do.
Detroit Free Press : On ono of them tel
ephone circuits in tlio western part of the
city , whore four subscribers use the same
line , one of them was called up the oilier
day by n second on a matter of business.
11 Yon say you paid $2 per yard ? " quer
ied the first.
"No , 1 didn't say exactly. "
'But my wife wants to know. Give mo
the exactligurcs. "
" 1 will the lirst time I see you. "
"But why not now ? "
"Because 3Uvs. L. , who is on tlio linn ,
is always listening at her telephone to
hear what the rest of us bay , and my wife
doesn't want her to know. "
"Oh , that's it. I thought you might bo
afraid of Mrs. B. That's ono of her tricks ,
too , though 1 guess both of 'cm are away
to-day , uood-byo. "
"Hold on there ! " called a voice as the
trumpets were lowered. "I am Mrs. L. ,
and 1 want to toll both of you men that
you state a deliberate falsehood when
you say 1 H.iton. You are no gentlemen ,
and my hiuband shall make you apolo
gize ! "
"And hold on some more ! " culled a second
end voice. "I am Mrs. B. , and any ono
who says 1 listen to other people's talk
has got to prove it in court ! Make up
your minds to hear from mo ! "
Four trumpets were carefully lowered
from four ears " and hung up 9n four tele
phone boxes , and dtfep sileiico brooded
o'er the land. " { ' ? ; 1''l' ) '
An Autograph Album Victim.
' '
Ho wrested full long with thu dictionary
book. .
Fora valiant wight was ho : >
Nor bread , nor wine , no rcbt ho took ,
Nor thoughtless rovelreo ;
For thu maid with the comely nymph-llko
look
And the languishing , melting eyno
Hud coaxed him to wrlto Im her autograph
book.
And ho mote not date to decline.
Ah , light well ho stiovolth the dictionary
bojlc
From dawn to dewy eye ,
And from day to day no rest ho took
Nor bought no glad reiulove ,
bevcrnl days he wrestled with the dictionary
book.
Then fell like a lifeless stone
As his corpse told well by It * glmstly look
That thu dictlouaiy book had throw D ,
Ills Coiiun'nfritra !
Hnmblor : After Mr , Teeter Barontono
had sung"Chasing Skeoters In the Dark"
Mr , Celluloid Dickey asked of the inter
locutor :
"William , can you toll me why angels'
visits arc like Chicago sewers ? "
"I don't know , Hfchnrd , " replied the
interlocutor , in his rich basso voice ,
"why are. angel's visits like Chicago
sewers ? "
"Because , sir , they arc phowl and far
between , "
The interlocutor heaved a sigh of great
mnjrnltudo and announced thnt Mr. l.ar-
ing Gi-etis would sing "Down Where the
Sandwich BlooniB. "
Hotter Get Another
Major Gassawny , n San Antonio law-
ypr engaged by a man accused of horse-
stealing said , "Aro you really guilty1'
"Well , major , if I was innocent what
earthly use would I hn\c for u lawyer ?
I'm so guilty that I reckon you had bet
ter get another lawyer to help you. "
The Court Hml a FoIIow-Fepllnjr.
Texas Sittings' Major Gassaway , a
prominent San Antonio lawyer , is fa
mous for hia long speeches. They are so
long they cause his clients to get long
sentences from the exasperated jury.
Recently Major Gnssnwny defended a
murderer , nnd addressed the jury on"
and on for the bott r part of two days.
The jury gave the man imprisonment for
lifo in the penitentiary , and they would
have given Gnssaway twice as much if
they could have legally done so. When
Judge Noontm , who was on the bench ,
asked the doomed man tl.o usual ques
tion as to his having objection lo. sentence
being pronounced on him according tp
law , the latter replied : " 1 think , your
honor , that the time consumed by my at
torney In address'ng ' the jury ought to bo
deducted from my term of imprison
ment. " Judge Noonan said ho thought
so too.
Dividing the KfUnte.
llamblcr : "Ah , good morning , Mr.
Skineur , " remarked Lawyer Flceccm , as
ho met his fellow-lawyer on the street ;
" 1 hear old Itichllolddfed last night. "
"Yes , " responded the other ; " 1 am the
attorney for Ins daughter and I'm just
going up to see her. "
"Indeed ! Well , I'm the attorney for
his son. Can't wo make a little some
thing out of this ? "
Lawyer Skinner stroked his chin re
flectively.
"I thinkwe might , " ho said. "I'll ad
vise Miss Uichlit'ld to contest tlio will.
I'll tell her that her brother has no right
to half the ( -.state , and that if she will
only go to court she might us well have it
all. "
"Urn yes ; and I'll dotcnd it for her
brother. But suppose 1 am defeated ? "
"Then appeal it. "
"And if you're defeated ? "
"Why , I'll appeal it "
"But when it gets to the highest court ? ' *
"O , well ; we'll have the estate our
selves then , and we'll divide it. "
BUFFALO BILL'S COYOTE CRY.
Ho Hrnrs It in a lltontro Jox and
ItccoitnlzcH nn Old Friend.
Chicago Herald : An incident occurred
at the Grand Opera house Friday which
brought b-ick to the minds of the inter
ested parties a vivid recollection of times
long gone by. Inn bov , surrounded by
a party of friends , sat Huilalo Bill. Two
days previous he dad left his Wild West
show in the cast , intending to spend a
week or two at his homo in North Platte ,
Neb. , but had broken his journey at Chicago
cage , to see his partner , Nate balsbury.
The lirst act of "Tlio Brook'1 had just
concluded , when , amid the unplnuse ,
Buffalo Bill noticed a peculiar bound ,
similar to the cry of a young coyote.
The sound attracted no attention from
any ono else , but it caused the ex-scout to
cast a hurried glance around the house ,
while his face bore a look of mingled
hope and astonishment. As his eyes
rested on a box opposite him ho saw a
person waving his hand to him , and in an
instant made tor the door.
"If I ain't ' mistaken there's a partner
of mine , whom 1 haven't scon for twenty
years. Nobody but he knows that cry , "
no remarked , as ho hastily left the box.
Half an hour elapsed ere ho returned.
"I told you , " said he , "that nobody but
Jim Geary and myself knew that"cry. .
'Who is Geary ? Why , the bravest man ,
sir , that ever lived. Back in let's .see
' 05 , 'CO and ' 07 , Jim and 1 were convoy
ing dispatches between Fort Marker and
Port Larncd , a distance ot 200 miles , and
'twas a blood-red Indian country then.
The Kiowas and the Comanches were on
the warpath.Vo wore expected to
watch the country pretty closely , and
many a'Xime wo had all-night rides for.
our lives. Getting along toward the
end of hostilities , one night Jim and
two others and myself started out
to scour the country. We were
hardly out of sight of camp before wo
were attacked by a band of Kiowas.
There must have been about twenty of
'cm , and they hao. been hiding behind
the rocks. Ono of our companions foil
at their first volley , and wo had barely
emptied our Winchesters when the other
extra man went down too , with a bullet
in his head. Then followed the most
desperate light on horseback it was over
my luck to indulge in. Our horses were
of the best , and we gave them n chance
to show all there was in them. From 3
in the afternoon until 8 that night we had
no sign of a rest. Kill any ? Well , I
can't say just how many wo did kill , for
we didn't cut notches in our gunstocks
in them days. Didn't work for a record.
The chances are that if that running light
hadn't occurred there would bo a few
more Indians drawing rations from Undo
Sam. Yon see that scar ? " drawing back
aculfwhich was linked with a buffalo
head composed entirely of diamonds ,
"that's the only scratch I got. while my
old pard Jim , over there , carries three
tokens of the redskins' desire to scud him
to the happy hunting grounds. "
The subject wa. ° naturally commented
on more or less during the balance of
the evening but Geary's peculiar cry was
heard no more. The latter is now a resi
dent of Kansas , where a prosperous gro
cery business and other speculations
have brought him a fortune. Cody is
tlio happy possessor of a cool half mil
lion. Last night the pair occupied a box
at Hooley's kindly placed at their dis
posal by Manager Cleveland of the Mo-
Nisli. Johnson & Slavin minstrels , after
which a party ot twenty or nioro listened
to a number of interesting btories in one
of the parlors of the Loland. Buffalo
Bill loaves immediately for North Platte ,
returning to his show in two weeks.
How Armour Sat Down on a Duclo.
Chicago Herald : Millionaire Phil
Armour has a pleasant custom of buying
a suit of clothes once a year for each of
his ollico employes. This year all but one
of thu boys visited a certain tailor on the
South Side and were measured for suits
'ranging from $ ! ! 0 to )5 ) , The exception
won n dude , who scorned thu selections
made by his colleagues. Ho wanted
something gorgeous and tight-lilting ,
.After pawing over the fashion plates of
thu tailor no finally selected a piece of
'goods which would cost $125 to build
into garments. When the tailor , n few
weeks later made inquiries for thu pur
pose of finding out whether this young
man with sucls aesthetic taste was really
so unfottunate as to have to work.
"Is ho at work in any ot our depart
ments ? " Mr. Armour asked , turning to
ono of his lieutenants.
"Yes ; ho works In the room , " was
the reply.
"Eh , eh ; has he drawn his money for
this month t"
"No , sir ; not yet. "
"Well , then , go get his salary and give
U to mo and tell him 1 want to see him
at onco. "
When the dudu tripped up to the mil
lionaire the latter cleared his throat and
said :
"Young man , I like to have my clerks
consider themselves on an equal with
ono another. In looking over thu tailor'b
bill 1 lind that you rate yourself $00
higher than the figures your colleagues
place upon themselves. As I see no
tangible proof of your great worth to this
establishment , it given mo much satistac-
tion to present to you your mouth's sal
ary together with my estimate of your
'valuo your dlsmissal-from my service.
Remember I'm an expert on hogs and
kuovr how to salt them. "
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING ,
The Campaign of General Miles in Ari
zona and Its Results.
The Apnclie JHondliouiut HcRKCil to
Conic In nnd Tendered n I'ASS to
J'lorltln Ijaivlon'a Services
Overestimated.
FOKT Gil A NT , Arizona , October 2 , 1SSO.
( Correspondence of the BKI : . ) Jn my
last I gave you the true inwardness of the
Apncho campaign and the inside history
of Geronitno's surrender to Miles , or as
the army men have called it , Miles' sur
render to Goronlmo. The slory Is now ,
as I predicted U would bo , public prop
erly. No ono hero pretends , not even
General Miles himself , that Geronimo
was captured or gave himself up until ho
had exacted his own terms from llio army
oflicorswho took him in charge. General
Miles' report shows just wlmt I said it
must show , that his famous campaign
had absolutely nothing to do with the
Apuuhcs capture. YoungGatowooiitook
two of Crook's old scouts and went to
hunt Geronimo , found him of course ,
promised him his life and a frjo pass to
Florida und brought him in without tiny
more trouble than Crook wou'd ' have had
If the war department hadn't forbidden
him tomako terms with the wily Apacho.
This is the long and short of the case.
General Miles feels that helms blundered
but feels worse to see the clouds of glory
which ho imagined wore wreathing inhale
halo over Ins head , disappearing under
the sharp criticism which ho is receiving
for sailing under false colors.
Army ollicers throughout the territory
arc greatly disgusted over the inglorious
close of the Apache campaign. They
have obeyed orders without micstionmtc
sis was their duty , although they knew
from experience which Miles did not
have , that the style of campaigning nt
lirst adopted would bo without results.
And now after all the hardship , the end
less and fruitless bconliiifr.s. the clap-trap
and nonsense about "holiotrraphs" and
frontier seonls , they have seen the cam
paign closed just as Crook offered the
war department to close it before ever
Miles came down witli his boasts and
bragadocio , and on methods which Crook
was forbidden to employ because the war
department wished to make "an exam
ple" of the hostilcs. As the truth comes
out that there was no need of any cam
paign at all , that Crawford virtually
closed the war months ago and that Ger
onimo has been playing squat tag with
the troops and waiting his chance to sur
render on terms of his own making , the
army oHiccis , worn out and tired with
their senseless work , are not slow about
speaking out their minds privately about
the whole business.
Lawton has received : i great deal of
underscrvcd credit for Gcronimo's sur
render. He had nothing whatever to do
with it. Lieutenant Gntewood with two
scouts begged Geronimo to como in ,
promised him immunity from danger
and secured the return of the whole
ChiricHliauu cavalcade. It is said hoi c
that Gate-wood was highly incensed over
the. way in which his strategic move was
suppressed for Lawton's bc-iielit and
threatened to "blow. " General Miles
was equal to the emergency and smoothed
matters over by making Gatewood aide
do camp the other day nnd assigning
Captain Lawton to the acting inspector
generalship. The announcement ot the
appointments has probably reached you
by this time. General Miles' friends : hero
arc boasting that Genera ] Crookliaout of
favor with the administration. I do not
know how that is , but ho certainly is not
out of fuvor with the army ollieors of
Arizona , if we except a certain disgrun
tled colonel who will never recover from
the shock he received when General
Crook frankly < rave him hisi reasons for
not placing him in an important com
mand for which he was imiittod.
JAMKS ! It. CASTEY.
BAEBAEA'S ' MISTAKE.
"Barbara , lot us go and /walk by the
river to the bridge. "
"No , Lieutenant Grcsjiam ; the day is
much too warm , " she &aid ; lazily.
"But I may never ask yoni again. "
" 1 cannot nelp that. "
The romantic walk byiithe river was
much too sentimental a piano to suit the
frame of mind she was in just now. Too
many recollections clustered around it ;
memories of the happy days when she
and Mark had wandered there , and
talked pretty nothings , swore eternal
friendship , and looked eternal lovo. To
day all thib was changed.
Mark put a strong control upon him
self , but no looked angry.
"Why did you not come to the 'June '
bal ! ' ? " ho asked , stiilly. "You promised
me that you would come. "
"O.did I ? I had forgotten all about it.
I could not have gone , at any rate , for
Dr. Gnyon had niaao an engagement
with mo for tthat day , and 1 could not
have broken it. "
"But my engagement was made first. "
"My dear boy , don't you know that tin
engagement with a man of Dr. Gnyon's
superior years , to say nothing of his su
perior accomplishments , must bo para
mount ? "
"Barbara , " said ho , wrathfnlly , "do
you care anything for that fellow ? '
"If by 'that fellow' you mean Dr. Guy-
on , I tell you candidly I am very fond of
him. "
"Do you moan to say then tlmt you
care nothing for mo. "
"Even so. "
"Then I shall say good-by. Remember
this , however : you have thrown away a
trim heart , lou have boon playing the
coquet admirably for ono so young. A
little more experience nnd you will at
tain perfection. But some tnno there will
be a day of reckoning , and your life will
feel the shadow of sorrow you linvo made
mo feel. "
"My prophetic cousin , good-by. If I
over repent you will never know of my
repentance. "
lie suddenly turned , caught her slight
figure in bis strong grasp , kissed her pas
sionately aiid strode down the walk out
of sight. '
"O why did I not toll him that I could
not go to his graduating ball because I
had no dress to wear } Then Mary Hex-
ford said that ho was devoted to a young
lady there mid that every ono said they
wore engaged. And Barbara Newman
plays second liddlo to no ono. Of course
ho thinks that I like that old Dr. Gtiyon ,
when I hate him , "
Mark Uroslmm sailed nway to foreign
parts. He flirted witli English dames ,
danced with Spanish beauties , made love
to girls whoso bright eyes outshone the
splendor of southern skies , and O woful
talol he forgot Barbara Newman.
Six years went by , n.id ho had orders
to report himself nt headquarters in
Washington. As ho once more revisited
the scenes of hie youth ho was reminded
of old times nnd of Barbara. ' 1 ho longer
ho thought of her the more intense grow
his longing to see her. So ono line morn
ing ho wont in quest of hU old love.
Ho found the place deserted nnd
dreary. The foliage was more dense.
The solo occupant was an old man who
had been iu Mr. Newman's service for
many years. Ho remembered Mr , Murk ,
as ho called him , nnd at once began to
givii an account of the pnt years.
Miss Barbara had been gone some time.
Her uncle had died , leaving her the house
and its contents , but no money , und no
one had been able to Und out if ho hud
any or where ho kept It. Misa Barbara
With which we have met in the disposal of the several specialties.w.e ,
advertised duriner the last week has proven to us that the people of
Omaha appreciate bargains whenever they are offered , and in order to
keep the ball rolling we have placed on our bargain counters for this
week the following : One lot of Men's All Wool Oassimere Pants at
$2.60 , worth at least $3.50. One lot of Men's Blue Chinchilla Pea
Jackets and Vests at $6.90 , worth at least $9. One lot of medium
weight Oassimere O yercoats at & 7.50 ; sold by other dealers for $10 *
. ' ' , .
' " 1 * > " l-iin li.
Another lot of our celebrated All Wool Men's Oassimere Suits at $6 ,
which are positively worbh at least $8.50. Our All Wool Scarlet
Undershirts and Drawers at 50c each are going fast. All of these
specified lots are in rather limited quantities' , and those desiring to
examine them will find it to their interest to do so at once. ALL G-oODS
AT STRICTLY ONE PRICE AND MARKED IN PLAIN FIG-URES.
Cor. Douglas and 14th sts. , Omaha.
WILL BEGIN IN A FEW DAYS THE GREAT
THE ENTIRE- STOCK OF
1317 and 1319 Douglas Street ,
CONSISTING OF
Furniture , Carpets and Stoves ,
m IWIIMIWH ? H 9 9im ? H
it '
And General Household Goods.
Gents THE
1317 and 1319 Douglas Street.
had done all she'could to sell or rent the
house , but no one wanted to live in that
out-of-the-way place. So. as she had to
make her own living in. aomp way she
went away to teach ; but her hcalta luul
failed "and she had gone' somewhere else ,
the old man did hot know where.
Ho went to the town in which she had
taught , but there ho could learn nothing
of her excepting that she had gonei away
two vears before , but where they did not
know. Ho spent the remainder of his
leave in his fruitless quest , nnd was
obliged to join his ship disconsolate.
The good ship G lay at anchor m
the Mediterranean Boa , and a party of
gay , gallant olncers lounged and smoked
on' deck. The bombardment of Alex
andria was going on , and thousands of
foreigners sought safety wherever they
could , and about thirty hud taken refuge
under the American flag upon the ( T - ,
and were cordially welcomed by the
oincctc. Among them were two ladies
( unusual visitors upon a man-of-war ) , an
old lady , who was the very essence of
discontent und ill-nature , and her com
panion , upon whom was ycnted all her
" , " Lieutenant Walker.
"Have you got a gllmpio of the veiled
lady yet ? "
"No ; I'm not muoVInterested in her. "
"Well , you would bo if you had heard
how that old Tartar was abusing her this
morning1 ,
"Uy Jove ! she is comlnjr now. "
The caut'ou ' came none too soon , for
she was already oloso by. As she snw.thom
she hesitated , then approaclicd. She in-
cllned her head as they lifted their hats
to show thplr respect.
MnrK Gresliam arose" and stood trans-
llxed'as lie wirtched hor-go by. '
"Grcsham seems rather struck. Why
don't vou go and uiako her acquaintance ,
nnd tender our sincere sympathies for
her in her trying position ? "
"I will."saiir Mark , promptly , nnd
moved oil in the direction slip had taken ,
She was leaning against n mast , lookIng -
Ing dejected. Af ho drew near he raised
his cap.
"I'ardon mo -
She had thrown back hnr veil , and as
blio tnriu'd around in a btartled way he
saw Barbara , a few years older , but more
beautiful than ever.
"O , Markl"
"Barbara , I felt sure it was you. I
have been seeking you for many weary
mouths , and now that I have found my
dear girl I shall never let lysi ; i i away
from mo again. "
"Mark , can you over forgive mo , after
the cruel way in which I treated you ? "
"Never mi'nd that is all paht now. I
shall never forgive myself for taking yon
at your word. Can you not redeem
your promises made ho long ago , and
marry meJ"
"Yes , " she whispered.
The Pro * ! tent After Marriage.
I'hiludolphla Telegraph : Married life
Las improved the president. Ho is a
more contented and happy man. Ho is
more sociable in Ids habits. rtti < l''isiM :
longcr'afniid to appear in public. Ho-h.-is'- "
beuua the season already by going to thu
opera house two .weeks in succession.
Last winter ho persistently refused to go
to places of entertainment , and ho ban
probably not walked half a siiuaro out *
side of the white house grounds.Vhou
going to New York ho has always boon
carefully guarded on getting out of hiu
carriage at the depot , aiid ho lias been
particular to avoid a crowd. On Mon
day night I watched him at the theater
with Ins wife. Everybody watched thorn ,
and I may say that the audience wore not
at all ns considerate about staring im
good taste probably demanded. Ho
Fccnu'd more at ease and better con
tented than I Imvu before f > cen him lu
public. They walked out of the theater
with tlio other people , were just as much
pressed upon the Maim , and had to wait
borne minutes in the street for their car
nage. IflOl ! ' .
Mrs. Cleveland is having a softening1
inlluenco over the president , and shu him
a greater control over him than some of
the politicians who have tried to Influ
ence him could believe possible. These
politicians must feel envious to fcce JUT
bind him to her will. .Shu is a woman of
strong character , great persuasive force ,
nnd no little ambition. Sfio tins wonder V- :
ful composure in publiu , and carries hrr-
si.'lf befoie a battery of eyes as if she ex
pected to bo looked at and did not mui'iL
U much. Yet the docs uot poto.