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Pages 9 to 12 , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE Pages 9 to 12 , WE TaETBC YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY" MOBNJNG , IVIA.KOII 21 , 1801-TWELVE PAGES. NUMBER 27:5. : ' tlJtJ'.K T11K W.lJtTHSTtSE. " Jean / Memlimi / ( n AVip 1'oik Lctlfir ( , Wrothcr. you boar your sorrow With patience that passcth pralso The loss of worldly possessions Just nt your Inter days I llowiloyoy hear ltl' the neighbor prayed. ' Tucrots love 'ncatli- the h'artlistnuol" ' the Old man said. "O , iovo is Rood , I Rrant you. When seasoned enough vllh gold , But love Ina cottage-no shook his head "IsHiyinliifj that -will not hold I Love bnlv can never lift your load 01 sorrow nnd Jnhor on life's ' Intorond. " "Ay , ay PJ the old man answered , His white head sturdily raised ; "When yoha'e lived a' ' my lltetnmc , Ye'll cry 'tho ' Lord bo praised I' ' Whether o' ' good or ill shall fa * If I eve iicath llio h'arthstiino survivcth n,1 ! " "But you mid your vifo , " urged the neigh bor . "Your children under tliosod " "Mneundcrthusod , " tlio old man cried , , 'Oood neighbor Rene toUod ! An' what ba'e wo to ilovl' pain When i-ovo still glories the nuld h'arth stand" "Your fnith Is past my knowlngl'1 The tiuiglibor murmured low , A spirit of awe and wonder On tils face , mho rose logo. " Vh friend " tlio old made < , , man answer , "l eve 'ncath the h'nrthsUine ' is naught afraldl" A IIACKTODS "HOLD UP , " ' 11V CliAltl2NC2 ! rL'M.lI.V. It was frosty sundown In the northern Now Knfrlantl forest , and the snow crust which the win-in March sun had softened ut miii-tlny wasfrco/.lng. Tlio red squlr- rolH"lchlltor"nncl the rustic of some fullinir twljr were the only bounds that brolio thoBtillnoBH. But Boon there were sounds of life nstir. Amonf { the bushes that lined the old Itobinscm lo yin ; , ' road si largo R-ray wolf WHS standing , with cars coelccU , llKtcniiifj. A hiilf-milo away u black boar , lean fromti winter's fabtlnt , ' , whom the noonday warmth had tempted into the outer nil' , was making tlio best of his way back to his den. At the end of u fallen tree in a roatlsldo clonrlnpj- vicious looking loup ecrvior , or Cnnai'a ' lynx , with upturned tutted ears , was ( lining olTa rabbit. The wolf lifted his nose j and howled ; n cull iiichontly answered by slmiliu1 Bounds in other'patts of the forest , Then ho Mopped into tlio jiath nnd wnited. Boon there was a pliimner of yellow metal ninoni ; the leafless trees , the oriiiiciig , | ) of Iroxon snow under a man's heel' , nnd around n turn In the road came walking rapidly a tall , blonder youth carryiiiLMi larjjo brnsshorn slun to lilni by a Htrnp passinjjover his shoui- dor. dor.This This youns1 follow , Gideon Phtlbriek , tau.b'lit the district school in Plantation A. lie had left the ahtiiglo cuuip of 1'o'tf ) tuDot Inott nn lionr before , and waastill three miles from home , with nqtuhousu to bo aeon intho whole dis tance. Gideon from his tallness and bud- tlnK'\yhlbliorsHeoincd { \ nman , but really was only seventeen yonrs of ngo. Ills hp4frht'and Hllmness were common sub ject of jesting In the neighborhood. "V.o'ti niiiBt have sprouted In a collar'n prown rank. " was Deacon Amlndab Urcen's Ooininont ; anil the young school master had nlfo boon dcsropectfully compared ' to "a potato ball on a whip ' Btiok. " Gjldoon , who jilaycd the bass horn In the brass band in his native village had taken his Instrument with him into this ruiunto backwiod settlement. The people ple looked with doubt nt the great brass piecq with its During end "big'gor'n a imnkin leaf"and were not pleased with ' ' I Its melody. "Cap'n" Otis Stinchfield I voiced the genera. ! opinion when ho said "for a boo-down lio'd gin inoro for Pcto MeDormott's llddln than for n hull bat tery o'such brnss pieces as that young epraout of a schoolteacher / so mus ter fond o' tootln' . " The Pete MuDormutt rofcncdto was a good tempered happy-go-lucky follow who made Hhinglos In the winter worked nt odd jobs in the Bunnnor , and llddled for the dancers at every merry making in the whole country about. Ilo was always ready for anything- but ivork , so when Gideon taking advjintiigo of n "lift" on a Inmborslod had visited his cniiip on this Saturday ho had gladly taken up liin llddlotu join hlu guest in tluetswiih tliotwo oddly combined instru ments. They had thus pleasantly passed the hours together until It was ovor-timo for Gideon to start ; nnd now the schoolmaster - master was making his way hoinowuril with every prospect o ! finishing the walk by starlipht. About midway In his journey the Bound of far-away howling caused him to quicken pace. Ho hud now reached the point where wo llnd him walking. A ininuto later ho stopped suddenly a1 the itlg-ht nhoad of what seemoda inon- etrous doir , facing him from the path. Fora moment lie paused ; then walkci resolutely onward , hoping- that the ani mal would make way for him. liut the cronturo grinned llorcoly , showing long , white teeth and with halrbrlstlingalonf Its back , stood Its ground. The young man felt a creeping sensa tlpn at the roots of Ills hair and down his Pi > irioasfi-thctli-stllino , ho rcalizct ; that ho had a wolf to deal with. Ho ' had gone too far to retreat and In dos- nornllon luithls horn to his lips and blow It loudly , beginning with u fright ful shriek at high C and ranging down ward through a jumbledcliromatlc scnlo to u dismal bellow at double Hllnt. This hideous and unexpected Bouni completely demoralized the wolf , which lonpnd upward as IfBonietliinghadstunt him. I-Jls tall lowered until It swept thu BIIOW , and ho whimpered piteously ; tbci with it low , long jump he landed In the wajbldo biiBhes and bolted ever the cr ? t > of nlbU-rldgo lying parallel with the logging road. ANitli a sigh of relief the young mat walked en. Hut presently \ snw that the wolf | mdriot ( gone far away , but was running along the rldgo as It ho meant to koo'p htm Insight. Tlio sun hud gene down , the woods nlroadvoro gloomy atuVUio howling had eomo nonrcr. Ilo forcsuw. that In a few minutes more , when darkneta had fallen , the wolves would attack him. As ho entered n clearing ho looked wildly about for some wn.V of escape , Near the middle of tlio opening stood a dead birch tree of unusual - usual Vim , it'B top nnd small branches hud fallen nud the white bark was pealIng - Ing tvwny in great patches from the trunk , Gideon started nt full spent across the snow crust for this tree , Half wnjj to its footjho looko'J ' around nnd suw thnUuvcral wolves had already entered tliOj.clujlijng- were coming toward hiniut n gallop. S ( > Intent was ho on the wolves Hint ho dldjpul notice ut thu end of n largo log dlrraly In-hla path a mass cf gray fur , which suddenly revealed a havago array of tooth and dawn , as u loup ccrvior , with a great snarling and spitting , leaped un almost Into bis very face. Then turning- , the Ill-natured creature darted to the trco which ( ildcon wns try inj ( to reach , ran up Its trunk nnd took n position in the fork of a hvrgo branch. It was not uninviting prospect to try to "shin tin" tlio tree inthofaco ot tlio nng-ry animal , glaring down with , round , yellow eyes , hut there was worse behind him , to clasping the tree with arms nnd legrt Gldocn mounted aloft at 11 speed that surnrlshed himself. Ho movcdnono too qulcfcly , ferns liomndo his hvst shut- Ilo upward and secured u hold on the lower limbs , tlio foremost welt arrived , nnd a pair of jmvs snapped together just below the schoolmaster'scojit tails with n click like the Bhutllntj of a stool trail. My the time Glduon had settled himself securely nmoiigthabranchosfour or flvo wolves wore jumping nt him. Ho would hnvo felt safer a notch high er among the branches hud It not been for tliq unpleasant croaluro above him , which hissed and spit whenovnr ho shift' cd his position. At the toot of the trco thu wolves howlud nnd unshed their teeth , They had been joined by others increasing , tholr number to so veil , all Impatient for iiBiippor. A. now coiner now appeared upon tlio Mono , tv largo , blaalc animal , which crashed ihrouyli the snow crust heading straight for the tree. Gideon saw that it was a bear anil gave himself up for lost. lost."Ho'll" "Ho'll" ' climb the trco sure , "he thought ; " ' " "nndtlioiiwhero'lllbor" The wolves at first did not appear to bo inclined to nieddlo with the great creature , which lumbered along- if It did not euro for uiij-thing that might bo In his path. As ho eamo near them , ) ; rowlliifr , Iho.v for a moment g-avo way before him , leaping to loft and ri ht. Tlioii one snapped nl him from the rear , which scorned to glvo the others cour- IIRO , and nil together tlioy sprang upon him. Gideon blew his horn loudly In the hope to fi'iR-liton the big animal from taking refuge In the tree. Then ensued a free-for- all light , a tumbling mass ot gray and block fur , but tlio bcur broke awny from his fees and reached the foot of the tree. "IS'ow , he's coining up , " said the xm- fortumito uuibichui to himself , without ceasing : to toot his horn , "it's ' good-byo mo. " 13 ut the boar had other plans. In the rooky ground , the main roots of the trco irowln ? < * over two or three nearly buried granite boulders had loft a hole which the decay of the trunk had further en larged. ] n this cavity the bear had tnlcen up winter quarters and. ho now was nt his own threshold. Hearing with his buck against the tree lie sparred lilo ; a boxer , knocking the two foremost wolves sprawling- : then dropping upon nil four ho defended himself with his fore paws ns ho backed into his den. ' 'I wonder what critter'll head for this tree next , " ho groaned. ' "They don't deem to know of any other place to go to. There ? Gnu's a' coming now ! It's from the bly ; this time. " A huge foi-in canio booming through the air toward him , with white Happing wings and four kicking logs. Gideon twisted his legs around the branch , braced himself hard and blew his loudest note. Allho sound of the great horned owl winging his way homeward with a rabbit ir his claws changed his course seas as to avoid the tree and wont his way Into the darkness. The schoolmaster noticed another good effect of his horn-blowing- the llrst notes the luup cor vlor had runup the tree tis far as ho could go , and from the topmost fork , with only his head showing , looking as disgusted and frightened as the forlorn human being did a dozen feet below him. Gideon found his porch a hard and chilly one. IHs legs WCPO cramped and ho was gen erally uncomfortable , liut ho could see no prospectof quitting it until daylight might bring relief , unless. Indeed , before - fore that time arrived ho should be come benumbed and fall among the wolves. There wis liltlo likelihood that people would bo moving on the road at that hour , but on the bare ohance that a lum ber team might pass Gideon kept on blowing his horn. From tlintto thno ho varied his calls of distress by falling into the strains of practice-tunes. Then to keep from getting benumbed bo would si a p his sides with his hands and kick vigorously. The wolves , now nine in number , were all the time moving about beneath him with their eyes on the unhappy musician "up ntreo. " A. bright idea for warming himself and. knoping his heart up struck the shivering schoolmaster , who had sotno matches In his pocket. Tearing from the tree trunk n sheet of dry birch bark , ho rolled it Into a funnol-shapcd torch and lighted it , making a cheerful illumination. When it burned down near his llncors it served to .kindle a fresh roll , which ho mndo ready. This wen ton until his tiflh torch was burning low , when , ns ho reached forward to tear away another strip ot bark , ho saw a llttlobluzo springing upon the snow ho- noiithhitn , Tlio bear , in squeezing- out from his den , had scattered on the crust a quantity of dry loaves nnd rotten wood , nnd the stump of u torch had net thorn on llro. The hlazo crept to the foot of thu tree , the dry birch bark caught flro like tinder , nnd tlio wolves drew back In terror us u torrent ofllaino rushed up the treo. Gideon backed put toward the end.o the limb just in time to escape n scorchIng - Ing- . Twelve or fifteen feet overhead the loup corvier followed his example and now stood craning- neck in every di rection on the lookout for a eh'anco to jumpand run. The bear buncath thetmvnsnothnnpy , for the flames worked their way into his don until the smolco and boat were tnoro than ho could stand and out no bolted for the woods * . A few foot u way from the tree tlio wolves foil upon him and their battle wns renewed. The loup- corvior thought it a good , time to es- nipoand dropping-on ( Jldoon'a. ' shoulder to break Us fail to the no until I damage - ago to tlio young man's clotlios and nearly U nock ing him from thollmh It rebounded to the snow crust beneath and wns at otico pounced upon by two wolves , whom it kept busy in usniart runningfight. . But tilings that ho know not of were working In Gideon's favor. Coining along the wood road that night were two noted hungers of tlio region. "Undo" Ilzeldol Chase and Klinrod Hayncs , on their return from a hunting trip. On a long "moose1' sled they were hauling- the meat and skins that they had secured. As they came near the clearing they honrd , a long way oil. a booming noise that caused Uncle ZOKO to remark ! 'Mf 'twas October Instead oj .March , I should thlnlc some greenhorn' was try- Ing' to cnll a hull incoso. " "D'vo ' mind another nolso , Uncle Xoko. " fcntil his companion , "llko u litmus a-baying ? It's wolvcH , sarttn. See that the magazine of vor sixteen shooter's chnrgcd 'nv'll tliiu out what all that racket monns. " The two huntcis stole townrd tlio noises , and their wonder grewast ho eouuds that they had taken for a moose- call siiapciHhcmsolvcs into the notes eli i familiar old tune. At the edge of the clearing tlioy paused in amazement at tlio sccno before them. In the top of a trco In the opening was nn indistinct dark object and on u limb below It , rovealcd by a lighted torch , n man was blowing a frosty horn. Nine largo wolves sat on their haunches In n somi-clrclo about twenty foot from the foot of the tree , each nose pointing tip- ward , nnd every car erect as they listened with answering howls to the hearty old tune of "Wo won't Go Homo 'Till Morning"which Glileon.shivorlng nnd disconsolate , was relidorlncr in the measure of a dlrgo. The two hunters looked at each other In blank surprise. Never before had Hiich a sight appeared to them In all their lifetime nmld the woodH. "Pinch mo , Hlmrod , nnd tell inol'm not drcnmln' ' , " said Uncle Xoko. . "This thing don't seem na'tral.Vcll. . I do- clnrel If the hull affair ain't goln'up in smokol" Starting from the foot of the tree a shaft of llamo was shooting'up i s trunk with ablaze like itschinmoy'a-llro. "By gum ! Thoinvolyos ain't no dreainl "SVo must hurry' tip to stive n human bein' burned alive or oaten by varmints , " cried Niln'roci ETnynos. "What's tcarin1 loose now ? " ho- con tinued , tis hoar and wolves rolled and tumbled in the snow. "Tho critters seem to be bavin a tusscl among them selves. " Neither Gideon nor the enraged beasts below him heeded the approach ing hunters who , llfty yards away , opened llro with their "Winchesters" into the tniibs of contending animals. At the crack , crack , crack of the two re peating rillos the yelps of pain grow louder nnil more than ono wolf leaped Into the air and foil back into his death struggle , while the loup corvio. ' took refuge - fugo in a tree. The llro crept out on the limbs com pelling Gideon to creep further toward the end of the branch , which ho expect ed every Instant to break under his weight. As he watched tlio fight with helpless fascination the rapid dischargn of rilles brought to his nolico the wel come sight of the two hunters pouring deadly volleys among his enemies. The next moment the limb broke short oil near the trunk and with a crash ho dropped into the deep snow wliicli near ly buried him fiom sight Fifty yards away the bear lay dying , shot through his bodv ; two or three wolves lay dead about him. and as many disabled ones wore trying to crawlaway. The loup corvier tumbled from a trco with a ball through his head. The wounded animals were quickly dis patched , and till ! hunters then pulled the schoolmaster out of the snow. Gideon helped his rescuers to skin the dead ani mils and pack the fur on their tied. This exorcise and the walk homo in their company warmed and limbered him , and a cup of pappor tovi by u blaz ing lire completed his recovery from the ill clTccts of his night's adventure. California Law Maker. Sen lYimebeo Kmrntiitr. " \Vheii Martin of Placer Throws open his "sasser" His enemies all to displease , U.'hen Placer's innn Martin Could stable a cart In That Cave of the Winds , with case. The So'- eel Marm U'aHOrit. I was driving along a highway in Woods county , Ohio , with ti man who was selling farming machines to farmers , and about 2 o'clock in the afternoon wo came along to a district school house , says the PhiladclphlaTimcs. The school ma'am and about twenty scholars stood under an elm tree , about forty foot high , near the house , and in the topmost branches of the tree was a boy about fourteen years old. "Anything wrong hero ? " asked my friend , us wo halted before the door. "Budd Ilawldns says ho won't ' and the teacher says ho must"cried a little irirl. irirl.The The teacher then came forward. She was a plain looking girl of about twenty , with a mouth showing great firmness , and with some erabrassment she explained - plained : "It's the terror of tlio school. Ho re fused to mind , and I started to whin him. Ho broke away and ran out and climbed the treo. I've been up about twenty feet , but had to glvo it up and comedown. "Yor can't conquer mol" shouted the boy."Budd "Budd , I order you to come down.1' "I won't ! " "I hnvo sent for nn ax and hero it comes , " she said ns she turned to us. "Ho'll come down wlthjtkcitrce , if not boforo. " Wo offered to use the ax , but she de clined the offer'with thanks , and , stop ping to the tree , she swung the imple ment around and buried the blade in the wood. "You dnsn't I" shouted Budd from the top. ! 'I'l 11 ! do It or resign , " she answered , ns she struck several blows. At the end of thrco minutes tho'troo began to totter and Budd to yell in alarm , and a * few seconds later it foil with a crash. I thought the boy was badly hurt , if not killed , and was ro- llovod as the school ma'am sprang for ward , yanked him out of the branches , and. while applying the gad with one hand she pulled him Into the school house with the other , saying : "Now , lludd Hawkins , you've got to do some of the awfullest hogging over heard of in the state of Ohio or I won't leave enough hide on you for a Ilea to blto. " Ilo was hard at it when wo drove on. VnnkeeT.irirc. Wendell Phillips , having been an nounced tolocturo in the parish meeting house , found on his arrival that the committee was not agreed as to the su i > - ject of the lecture , says the Youth's Companion. "How many lectures have you brought , Mr. Ivhlllip3"ask-edthochair man. "All of them are here , " nnsworcd the lecturer , tapping his forehead. " "Well , " continued the chairman "we'll ask these in ; the audience which ono they proforto hoar. " The uuclloneo was also divided : Some called for 'Toussaint L'0vorturo"whilo others osltoil for "Tho Lost Arts. " At last nn old man arose and said : "S'posowo have both. Couldn't yet glvo us both , Air. Phillips ? " "Yes , " answered the orator , taking in the humor of the situation two lectures for ono fee. "I-Io gave both , winding from ono to the other , " says his biographer , Hov Carlos Mnrtyn , "with such deftness tha it was Impossible to detect where they were joined. Q'ho amlionco retired , fool ing they had got their nionoy'n worth.1 Boston , tlio oldest cycling town In Amcr lea , is try ing to Infuse enough enthusiasm It Its citizens who ore interested In cycling t rcorgnnlzu the old Mussadiut < ctts blcycl club and start itouco more on a perniaucn basis. Tnero baj been no active \vhcelln club la Bouou Ut three years. STORIES OF LITTLE FOLKS , Ton Onn't ' Fool Wjtb Them Without Getting Outs From Tlieir Keen-Edged Wit , HIS MOTHER DIEtf WHEN HE WAS DRUNK , I5rcii Kills Ilnro "Coining Out" I'nr- ties Nowadays A Hey Who ivns Fctl by Contract--Sharp Snyltigs nnil Song to a Ciilhl. Ihtrixr's n'ttMy , Thou llttlo blossom In God's world , Thou child ot sprlng-tiino suns and showers , Whoso thouKhta as white and pure are \vborled About thy soul as leaves of Mowers. Shun not caressing hands that fain Would bless the Rold about thy hrow , Is'or alight ttio love that longs lu vain For such a gift of.Uod as thou. Be loving , as thou lovely art , - To all who kneel at childhood's tbrono' , For O , how lonely Is the heart That loves and cannot love Its ownl Ilcriihar.U's 1mtest I'm. Sara Bcrnhardt luyj found a now pet. She found it In Now York , anil it Is not an over fed dog nor an underfed snake , but n real live child. The child U a daughter of a fostnr-brothcr of tij | ( madame , and It Is named Hogina Kinauuel. It all happened In this way : The madamois tlio daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother. When very yountr she Wiis | taken to Prance and there placed under 'tho oluirgo ot a 1111130 whoso surname was iSmunucl. This nurse had a son , whoso niiino was Francois , and wlio , according to the 1'Voiich view of mat ters , became a foster-brother of the mad- amo's. Early In life , Francois removed from Franco to America and bellied In Now York , where ho found business nnd a wlfo. Among his children was a girl , who was named Hcpina. When the niadamo reached Now York oahcr last tour she > vas quite unex pectedly made aware of the fact that she had an Indirect relative In this country , nnd making Inquiries found thu little Ucginannd ' nt once begge'd permission to take her In charge. The child is six years old nnd al ready gives premise of becoming a beautiful woman. The mndaino hai expressed Iho de termination to educate the child In the best school of Franco and j will send hur to that country 011 April 4 in charge of a nurse. Little Hegina is a alinnning lit ) of childish innocence. She Is said to be between llvo and six years of ago , but is so small as to look at least two yours younger. She is n typical child of La Belle Franco , with rich , dark complexion , black hair anil largo , sparkling black eyetu Llttlo Kegina goes shopping in the caningu with tier now mother daily. daily.Did Did ttioUny ICnotv ? A.boy of about 10 cqpo Into a tjrOccry store on Main streetin lifoviiton , Mo. , In n.1 hurry and wanted a man * " to. como quick with him , says the Journal . "HotsUyln1 , " said the boy , and the way his eyes stuck out was a caution. The loafer on Iho craekar barrel took up his heels and How with the boy. Together they ran in between two , buildings across a llttlo lot , and Iho boy stopped at a ply DCII yes , a pip pen , and there sat a woll-to-do heallhy- looking porker , in a vyarni pen , contented , and apparently as happy na It is Kive'n' pigs to bo lu this world. Tbo boy looked sheepish and surprised. The rnim was mad and dis appointed. Ho hsdjjxpoctcd a tragedy , and not even n glimmer of. ono so far. "You young rascall" said the man , "What do you mean I Did you did you ; why , you young scoundrel , did you get , mo way ove'r hero to see a pig sitting on hishnupalics ! Eh ! Did youJ" and the boy looked up and said : "Ilo ho ( sobs ) ho cntmy brovcr's hat and bo ho grunted so I fought bo's dyin1,1' and then tlio man went back to tho. store and told the tale of the pig. Our Jlonthly : "What a flue boy Benny is getting to bo , " remarked Mr.Bloobumpcr's inothor-ln-luw , who was taking dlancr with Bloobumper. _ "Yes , indeed , " replied Bloobumpor , proudly. ' 'He's a regular logician , too ; ho'll nsk questions and deduce conclusions In a masterly manner , lie's Inherited his father's brain power1 added-Uloobumper , modestly. A few moments la er the conversation turned upon Mormonism , and Benny , In his search for knowledge , asked : "Pupa , what is aMormonl" "A. Mormon , Benny , Isli man who marries more than ono wife. " "Thon you nre a Mormon , ain't you papa ? " asked Bonnie , anxious to display the deduc tive powers which his father had commended. "I a Mormon , Benny ! Why , now in the world did you get such an Idea Into your hcail ns that ! " " \Vby I beard you tell Mr. Spitts yester day , that you bad married all your wifo'a family. " "Mrs. Bloobumpcr , " said that gentleman , his wife "I had better turning to , . think Denny ter be sent to bed now. Ho's been up quite Into enough. " G'uinc of Shadow Buff. The game ot "shadow buff" differs very materially from blind linn's buff , but It is equally as amusing , A larijo piece of white linen should bo fastened up nearly at ono end of a room , so that It hangs smoothly. Buff ( not blinded ) seats bimsolf on a low stool , with his face to the linen , and a table , on which Is a lighted ciindlo , should bo placed about four or llvo feet-behind him , and the rest of the lights -extinguished. Duffy's playfellows next pass in succession between tbocandlo nnd him , distorting their features In as Ki'oiesquo n manner ns possible lion- ping , limping and performing various odd antics , so us to make their shadows vary un like their usual looks. Huffy must then try and Rums to whom tbti shadow belongs. If ho RUesses correctly the player whoso shadow horccocnlzc4 takes bl pluco. Huff is al lowed only ono guess far each person am must not turn his head .cither to the right or loft to see who passes. , self pretending ta transact business "liko P'tpa , " and Insisted on helnp shown the respect duo n full-Broija citizen , But bo wantcu a pair of roller kutc.s , and when ho KOt them spent a good Ideal of thno on the pavement. Ono evening bis father came from tliooftlcc , and for the snko of teasing the little man , said : "That's ' nice isn't ' it The Idea of a mot plnyiiiK llko that. What would you think o papu were ho coma homo on skates ( " "Well , " said thoyoungstor.nftern thought f ul silence , "Muma says you do. " Great Creation , Anyway. UttloGcorglo'stoadticr had told the class of the thuiRs God had bade , and then turnei toQcorglo , whoso patriotic mind was ovl dcntly dwelling upon a now and hcautlfu Hag his father had purchased the day before "Well , GcorBlo , ' ! stie said , "what was 1 that God made on the fourth day ! " Instead of the expected answer , "tho sun moon anil stars , " ( leorgle , In a shrill , conll dent tone , exclaimed : "Tho stars and strlposl" .And then no cried when the teacher smiled and said ho was wronp. , f "Well , " ho said between bis sobs , "if God didn't make'em , who did ! " And then everybody laughed out loud , nni rlgnt In Sunday Hchool , too. ISnver llnd HIUMI His Mother , Paul Martin , a bright mowsboy of Spring Held , O , , bns discovered his mother , Mrs SaraU Martin of Broadway , Cluclnnut hrough n newspaper ad. Young Martin is now employed In the foundry of Uobblns & Myers. At the ago of two ho wns placed In ho soldiers' and sailors' orphans' homo nt Xcnla , 0. , wliero ho remained until tlio IIRO f sixteen. Ho labored under the Impression hat both his parents were dead. A notlco n thu Xcnia Homo.louriml last week slimed 'Ills Mother , Sarah Mnrtln , Cincinnati , O.,11 vns brought to his attention. A friend wrote k letter to the address for him nnd ho left for Cincinnati to see the mother ho had never ot seen to remember her. I'ritttle. Chlcaeo Tribune : "Who carried oit the Rates of Gazat" asked the Sunday school superintendent. It wns.tho second morning after Hallowe'en ' , and iwenty-scvcn Indltf- nint boys rose up nnd said they hadn't any- nlup to do with It. Harper's YontiK People : "Can you count nr now. Tommy I" "Velh. I can count ath ur nth J. " Little fllrl Your papa hns only pot ono eg , hasn't ' hoi Veteran's Uttlo Cllrl-Ye3. Llttlo Olrl Where's his ether oneS Vet eran's Llttlo Olrl Hush , clear ; It's In heaven. "What nro you erring about , llttlo man ? " 'I Rotter stuinmicli adio. " "Does It hurt nuchl" "O I don't ' mind that ; but I on'y ind ono pleco o1 pie. Couldn't had more stumtnlchueho If I'd ' cat two pieces boo boo boo ! " Mamma Mercy mo I Don't ' tnko so much candy. Llttlo Dot But you said I could mvo some candy for taking that medicine. 'Of course , nut so much will maku you sick again. " "Well , then lean take sotno moro nedlclno and have sonic more candy.cnn't I < " Llfo : Teacher Johnny , why Is CleorBO Brown absent ) John ny-\Vy , George Hi-own says his sister's ' got n" cole ; but dat ain't ' nothln' ; one o' my sisters Is done got do smallpox and t'other ono do measles , but I como all Iho same. KHoRomlo Dlattcr : Childish Simplicity As the family Is about to sit down to dinner .he news of the death of an aunt is received , Suddenly little Kmllo asks , looking longingly nttbo well tilled plate : "l'npi : , must wo cry low , or can wo wait till wo hnvo eaten din- icrl" _ Coining Out of KM limit * . In the prevailing Lontoii days society f line- .ions nro various , Dorothy Whitney made icr debut in the upper circles of kid society n New York last week. The handsome homo of her parents , ox-Soerotnry ot the Navy William U. Whitney and wife , ut Fifth avcnuo and Poriy-sovctilh. street , wis fra grant with the perfume of spring blossoms. procured for tlio occasion. "Litllo Tuesday" unused tlio llttlo tots , ns well as the children of n larger growth , with a variety of tunes shfl whUtlcd. She also sang and dun ecu for them. Ruby licoks plnyed a lot of tunes on the piano , ami tbcri.1 were plenty of bon bens and pretty favors for Miss Dorothy's Irlcnds nt the collation served during the afternoon , Of course theru was dancing. Miss Dorothy was all in white , ns she always bns boon , with a few blue ribbons added in honor of the occasion. _ Didn't Know Ills Capacity. A youth with a bulging forehead and a hardened glint in his eyes , strode Into a fruit store atGreeloy , Ool. , amt asked the proprie tor what ho would cbm-feO him for what ba nanas bo could cat on the spot , says the Tribune. The proprietor named a modest sum and the boy took htm up und started in. \Vhcn ho had finished the eighteenth banana he paid the sum stipulated and remarking "my name is - " walked out while the starlug fniitichor gaspec ! for breath and well nigU tainted. Tie ) boy's ' name is wlth-hcld out of regard for his parcnts\vhoaro , respect able people. _ t > tiiilo Uio'-Itccord. CMftlflo Titliiiiic. Llttlo Besslo Mamma , what makes Uttlo white spots on people's linger nallsl Mamma I have heard It said , Hossle , tbnt ono of these spots comes on a person's finger neil every time be tells a lio. Hossio ( after a prolonged examination of her own nails ) Mamma , it's Just awful cold where the infant class has to sit in the Sab bath school. If you don't got mo a pair of gloves to wear on my hands all the time I'm ttioro I don't want to go next Sunday. That's Just all there is of it. " loll House. Miss Alice Brown of Springfield , Mass. , n the happy owner of a doll house which awak ens the admiring envy of all her llttlo mates. The house ( of two stories and an Lrus ) planned and built by n carpenter and the fur- nlturo was made In Boston. Tbo parlor Is llttod with n velvet carpet nnil furnlturn up holstered in blue Dlush. The cuest chamber is furnished In pink satin , nnd the equip ments of thu room are complete to chnudo- licrs on the parlor walls , napkins on the din ing table and tlio pots and kettles on the cook stove. _ Kiss-Currency , Agnes , nROd four , called at an up-town gro cery store the other day. "I want a tick of gum , " she announced. After getting the de sired article she remarked that she hadn't "any penny. " "How do you expect to pay foryour ( runil" queried the vendor of delica cies. "Well , " announced the youthful phil- osonhnr , "I will plvo you n kiss. " The kiss was tnkon , but Agnes stayed , nnd llnnlly , Hushed witlvsucccss , she inndo another offer. "My cousin Ethel would take n tick , nnd I'll glvo you another kiss for It. " Both girls ehowed that afternoon. Natural Mix take. Harold , a bright tot , was lookingoversomo photographs with bis auntie of some of her trlonds , and coming upon ono whoso evening dross was , quite docolleto , ho looked nt It closely for n moment , then observed as If It were wholly settled In his mind : "Gom1 to take n barf I" Youthful Sot. Harthold Bothtnan , ngea twelve years , Hv ing In Brooklyn , for a second arrest on the charge of drunkenness , was committed to the house of rofugo. In tha meantime his inothor , who lay dying , was calling for her boy. The father did not succeed in finding him until after the mother's death. How Indeed. Hottmi Courier. Said queer Miss Whim , who did through out Her life to fancied allmenU yield , "How could I llvo without That good physician , Dr. Fioldl" "Say rather , " said atrloud , allvo To queer conceits the ether knew. "How would the learned doctor thrive Woro't not for mortals such ns you ! " Ensy IJCSHOII , "Ah I whom have wo hero ! " "It is Jny ( iinihl , the great railroad man. " "What is this ho is lookingnt. " "It is a beautiful cnglno which works and also plays a nlco tune when ono puts a nickel in the slot. " "Ilut what Is Mr. Gould waiting there forl It will not play unless ho puts a nickel In tlio slot , will It. " "O. yes , it will too. If ho can wait long enough someone elsowill put one In , nnd then Mr. Uould can hero It play. " K'npcil ul l''ift ( Mi. Peter Haydeu , a grandson of the late mill ionaire of the snmo name and Miss May Ayres , a wealthy heiress aged ilftcen , eloped nt Columbus , O.lnbt week aim were married. V > , U. Ilavden , tlio young man's father , Is in Franco with his family spending the winter , Young Hay don went to the Ayres residence nnd calling Miss Ayres out , they drove to tlio Ilayden mansion , wlicru a clergyman wui In readiness , wore made man mid wife , and hud settled down at the residence , whore Mrs. Ayres , alarmed at her daughter's disappear ance , found thorn * Both fumUliu arc rich , Young Huyucu is twenty-blx yours old , I'uck : Clergyman -Will you love , honor nnd cherish him , nnd forsaking all otuors , cleave only unto him I Boston Bride 1 shall , THOUGHTS INJjIGllTEU VEIN. How tlio Diulo Poods. Dude ( nt the rnllronJ restaurant ) "Waltawl gotnny creen peas I Waiter Yaiis. sah ; havosomol Dude Ynas , bwlmj mo thrco. Walter Anything else , slrl Dude Ynai , n stwabowry cut la thin slices. Waiter AH right , boss , anything olsoj Uudc Ah gwacious , what do yo tuko uio fob , a perfect hog , ah i Odd to thu Hand Press. Allan'a CtiMtltuHcm. You may talk of now inventions That attest the printer's power ; O' ' the nrossos that can rattle oft Ten thousand sheets an hour ; Of the editors that move them I'or this glorious countrv's good ; But tlio hand that rocks the hand press Is the hand that saws the wood. HH | Stu'rillco. I'nstor "What have you given up for Lent ! Young Parishioner Bicycling. 1 took a tumble Ash Wednesday going to church and haven't been able to turn a wheel since. Mnkos a IlilV rrnoc. A man cannot wait flvo minutes for bis din ner without instantly hxini ! hit temper and venting his spleen on his wife , but at 1 o'clock when l o returns to his ofllco , ] ust beheld - hold with what nngelicsweolness ho can wait three-quarters of an hour for his lady short hand writer to wash her hands wo he dic tates a very Important business letter. UCHUIIIM ! n Kcllow Tarpon. Furl Mtifi-n ( / ' / < i. ) l'iex.1. ( . ! . T. Cormack was playing a line tarpon ono day the latter- part of last weoklii tlio the river near town , when another tarpon jtimned nnd Tell on his lluo to which the tarpon pen wns hooked , breaking It , and thus ho lost n line fellow th'it would have weighed heavy. Smlthson Brownlco lias great expecta tions. Kobinson So' vo I. Sinilhson Why , none of your people over had a dollar. Hobiiison No , but I've a ticket lu tliosamo drawing as Drownlcn _ ( ! r < * w Instant Olil. J\tic \ urli Sun. "Clara bccamo old almost In a moment tlio ether night. " "iN'onsciiso. " "Not nl all. She was sitting In tha parlor with her young man when her father entered. Her youth departed immediately. " Uhc liitlui-u Version. A'cir \ t > rli Ilcmlil. The spider spied his 'custoincd prey , And deflly wove a net to catch her ; Ilo addressed her in the soltest way , In tones ho felt assured would fo'tch her. But she demurely closed ono eye A lly she was , and she wai lly. iTiist Ukt ; lid. CVilmpo Ti-lhiiiie. Keel-lilting O fliccrBravo Stntnp-Tailo Dog , wouldn't ' you llko to enlist in thoUiiitcd Htutos armyl d Illustrious Warrior Ugh I How much pay Injun 1 'Thirteen dollars a month. " "Heap plenty. What Injun have to dol" "Nothing but drill a llttlo occasionally , put tip or , take down a tent once lu a A'hilo , and do your own cooking now and then. " "Ugh ! Heap too plenty work. Injun got sqtiuws to do that , Injuu stuy right hero and draw rations , " _ Hnddeii i ttack. Cliloiua Trilinne. Boston Citizen ( on his way homo from church ) "Walt outside a moment , please , \ Valdonlnvlillo 1 step into this drug store nnd get a cigar. Wife of Hoston Citizen I thought drug gists In this town were not allowed to sell cigars Sunday * Boston Citizen They nro allowed to sell them when needed for catarrh , . ( To drug gists , a foxv moments later ) .Tones , give boa ted cedt cigar. Hatch , please. Tlingks. A. Cold Wav Ttnjjody. In a lonely attic-room , In the gloaming's ' ghastly gloom , Lay the body of a poet , young nnd fair. " \Vhllo the snowllakcs , chill nud whlto , sifted through the Broken light And commingled with nil his wavy.flowlng hair. Ah , the irony of fate ! And acursoon winter Into 1 Ihus to crush the lark that had Just 'gan toting ! For the poet had been froy.cn by the blizzard while composln' A most chirp nnd cheerful ode to "Ucutlo r " Spring. Cause at' the Hitch , St.'mil I'timecr-l'rcas , Query- He seems Ui hnvo ceased his attentions And lost bis devotion toher. fcVhut wus the cause of the rupture , And how did the bltcli occur ) They nro victims of keen disappointment For ouch thought the ether was rich. The priest turned the Iiov In the wed-loclr , And ho was the cnuso of the "hitch. " Tlio Euonouiy ol' Tivlns. HlnihffiutflU Star. "What part In the economy of the world do twins play I" asked a society girl of Do Bang- lot. lot."Glvo "Glvo It up , " replied Do I ) . , who is a bach elor. elor."Of "Of course , you do , " she said , "so I'll ' tell you. Ills to servo as philoponas for canni bals. " Well Supplied wllli Klro Escnpcw. Jeuxler * ' Clrcutiir. Drummer Have you a llro escape In this hotell Bonlfaco Wo bavo ten of thorn. Drummer Thought to. The llro nil es caped from my room last night , and I almost froze. _ Didn't Think It U us n liarc Hunt. Jlirper'i Iliizir. "UKli ! " snla tlio Indian In disgust. "What's the iMitior , Swallowtail i" asked the agent. "Big Injun chase white man four miles. Want sculp. Catch whlto man. Ughlwhtto man bald. " Another llaecarat Scandal , Jtulye. Mr. Broadwator ( the Danker ) Doy'i clioatln1 noin' on ! Mr. KniKht-CbcatinM Mr. UroaJwalor Vasslrl U.Vs whnd 'r said. said.Mr. Mr. ICuifht How's yo' gwlno t1 prove It ? Mr. Hroadwator Demoi7.onger \ chips ob mine all ' an' 1 smelt am pop'mint , Jess sassa fras. la's ) how uxives It . They Arc Used to It. ll'ui / ( iiudm .Slur. "A kick that bcarco would move a May kill a sound divine , " But hover such n kick as this May bust a baseball nlno. ilo CilcJTribune. / ( . Count do Ar/bonff ( during the -weddlntr tour ) My own , wnut shall I hafto playzliaro of ordering for you ! JJrldo I tli'iilc ' , my dear count , I could cat n few shell oysters. Count do Arihong ( at the top ol his volco ) Half dozen bleeps on the halt I .M IINIDill , Of coursolt wnia brilllnnt expressman that attended a musical party , mid seeing that thu flro was cumi ; out , nskud a friend to utir It up , saya thoKxpruss ( lu/.olto. "It can't bo donu without laU'rruptlnjj the music. " "O yes , Itcan , I will show you.1 and ho poke a tUo lira between the bars , SATURDAY'S ' SPORTING SPICE , A Lot of Miscellaneous Gossip About the Qamo and Players , THE WEARE1S OF THE MIT3t Interest IIIK Hoof Ilents Tlio Hod anil ( ! ini llilllnrdti aiul Game Notes Interest Across tlio Diamond. Ansou has taken his loam to Denver fo ? practice. Con Dnllv h dallying with the 1'hlhulol- phla loaKUorlub. " Hulllnpton , Into of the Phillies , may slgu with Kansas City. The Cincinnati lenRuo club will piny to 23 cent admission at homo. Colonel John I. Ito-rci-H has Just lost by do nth Ills favorite sister. Mulfonl says : " \Vhon baseball dloa the le.iiruo will bo at the funeral. " Them Is no room during tlio season for ox lill'itiou or tHWtponoil iMtnoj , Amos Kuslo nmy leave New York In the lurch and sl u with St. Uouls. Ktldle Mayor will bo the Phillies' center- Udder , and hovlll bo a oed ono. ISeorpo Miller of the I'ittshui-R club , has sttornofT until the bull season Is ovor. Hamilton Is ambitious to lu.id ttio Ian-'iio batters and ho Intends to uuko n try for it. TwK-o as many nion as nro ncedi-d nro dead anxious to play on the Ultu'liiuatl club loam. Captain Coiuisltoy Is said to bo contomplnt iiiK' a leap lea ucward , Mark lluUUvm says so. so.It It was In no spirit of lovitv that Marie Ilalilwln could say Inst weolt : "They're after mo. " \Vntch Mllto Kelly nnd see how ( imcU the national agreement people will nypnollzo him. him.Tho The New YorUs mav play In Holyolcp April ' . ' Fast Day. Mickey Welch lives In that city. Cleveland would rolcnso Atvor to Clncl- natti. In which ease Latham would K" to short. The most rnbd | Hrothorhood men in Cleveland - land nro all warm partisans of the National league now. In a letter to MnnaRor Ilanloa , 1'ltchor Stratum declares his strong opposition to Sunday ball-playing. The Unstons have been strengthened whcro thev ni'oilcil it last year , viz. , at second , third and in thu Held. Jack O'Connor , recently signed by tha 1'lttslmr t-lul ) , certainly dlilnotgotanything llko Sltr , > 'J ' advance money. Fred Ualir , who plnyed with John P. Lov- ell Anns ( Jo. ntno last season , luiisigned with the Boston National league. Tim Keofo was oiroreil $1.500 ( Jl.OOJ cash ) to sifjn with the Now York club this week and refused , Ilo wants § -4,500. That alleged request of the Ilrooklyn club to Baltimore , that it would waive Its rcsorvo rlclits to Ciriflln Wns quite witty. Al. flench Inuuhs nt Warner's threat to sue about tlio exhibition Ramos nll'lAl ' > never laughs until lie socs the ri ht timo. Will Columbus hnvo a ball club tlijs yoarl If so , would Manager Ilanlon's njjKivgatlon draw InColimibuif Tom Fulhvood. The I3o.stoa.Globe aays : "If the Now York ( Hants pull toucther next season It will biTft strong club. Who can win n ball from theml" "Bid" McPhco'slost , plnlntivq wish liearrt , ran so ; "I wlsli somebody hero In Cincinnati would full dead ; then o fellow coulu toll where ho was. " Pfeffcr , Hynn , Hums nnd Anson met In SpaldtiiR's store In Chicago the other day and indulpcd in a friendly argument. Wasn't that like old tiinesl Thompson , Mayer and Hamilton mnUo n very Ktron , ? hittingoutlleld. . In fact , Alien and ono pitcher nro the only mediocre on Harry Wright's roll. Chris Von dor Aha raided Cincinnati and raptured Billy ClhiRmati before tlio dcclnra * lion of war. Now ho has Ibroo second buso * men nnd Billy Is guessing. The Pittslmrtrclubls hardly doing the fail ? thlnpf witn Onlvln. The latter should cither bo uJKiied or told he is not wanted , so as to RVO ! the old sport a chanco. Nosh , Itcilly , Denny , Shlndlo , Burns , Lc- lianc and Plnknoy , seven of the Hncst llrst basemen In tlio profession , are with tlio na tional len uo. Tlioy can't bo matched , Childs Is In Cleveland and will remain until the opening of the season. It Is not thought probable Unit ho will piny with any other than the Cleveland club tills year. Jimmy ( lalvln Is still unsigned bv the Pittsbure club , nut President O'Noll snya that Jeems will certainly bo on tlio team , There may bo trouble about Jimmy's sulnry * McKeorr , Childs , Klintnor , ' Alvoril and Knauss have reported for duty In Cleve land the remainder of Iho club will ROOII. Cleveland Issnld to haven line out forUecrgo Wood , the outlleldor. "There is uo longer hostllltv to John T. llrusli , " says John Foster. "All the talk of Urn * nature Is pure theory. Mr. Brush Is ut present doing tiulto as well as Air. Hcilly , the well-known hotel keeper. Hilly Shindlo says , in view of the fact that ho has not received his salary in full foe playing with Iho Philadelphia player * ' elub last year , .1. E. Warrior's ' threat to hold him to his contract Is foolish. When the Clovolnnds lonvo for the south Manager Icadloy will take all of his players with him , including ICnauss , whom Iho Co lumbus people declare Ihoy will bring pro ceedings agnhiflton April 1 , Pitcher ICmmss has como to the front with a rush and Is now considered the but IcfN handed pitcher In Iho country. Wonder how Knauss will feel when ho runs up rg iliut Now York , Hrooklyn and Iloston , Nnsh , Qulnn , Stovoy and Itichardsui wera the four members of the old Boston 1'layrSiw ! leauuo team that the Boston Icngua club really wanted. It gotthivoof them , Nnsti. ( Juinn nnd Stovey. lloiton Herald. FrertlJinilap pot7,500 from IMttsburgln 1683. This your ho signed with Washington for $2,200 only n matter of fi.JlOO less limn his old ttguro. The king may not bo dead.but ho bns boon bit with an ax. TlmovStnr. Itis'itho opinion of exports that within thrco months thu nssoclution will bo In micli reduced circumstance ? as to compjl it to move into a third-story flat and struggle along with two servants. Michael Angola Lnno. The association's ' death would bo a calam ity. There will bo 100 ball-players on thoir' uppers within Iwo months from date , as tha case now stands Tlio withering effects of tlio rebellion of 16'JO will bo far reaching. Times-Star. Tbo Chicago team of the coming season will httvo the following strength , based ou lust season's ' ofllclul averages : Hut I In : I'litlillng Position. average. nvurrKu. liiiby , p < ii'J nvurrKu.KJ Ansnn.lt' Illl .078 U.irroll , r. f l' l l Wllinol , 1. f 278 .KI7 Hums , 11(1 ! ! 77 ,8ua Coonoy , H.B " 71 ( no NaKluo ' 'ill .Hll I'o-ilcr , of. f , " 17 Ilillchiiibon , p ( -.11:1 : Sliiln , p IU 777 KlllrlilKO. o 'Ml .83.1 I'fulTVr. ' Sli aw .01U Humbert. I ) J.Vi .01.1 It/an i , c. f. . .BC4 Tbo new inon , D.ihlon ami Gruff , hive only minor league records , Alison's club Is a re markably evenly lialnncud team , and a team of run-gettcri that will put un a hustling g.imuot ball that people will like to see. If it has a fault it Is in the absence of good strong batting material and the alliance of beef In the luain. the many llrst-class players yet un signed arm C'ou Dully , ICd Crnnu , Hill Drown , Tim Keofo , Hurry Yuuf-'bii. Dave Urr. YanK Kobinson , ICuuhno , Duuc-on Wl.lto , Jack Howe , Mcdcacby , Andruws , Dlclc John- sou , Uavo i'ouu/i'oui IJuru3 , IJarby O'Brlou ,
