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MAMMY'S JIM ,
Hjr Welthjn MVnlrrn.
( Copyright , 1IJI )
"Wen do great trump shall Eoun'
I'll be dyar ,
I'll be dyar ,
" When de Great trump tball soun'
s - I'll bo dyar. "
Over and over In monotonous measure rose
the ( one from hundreds of dusky throat * ,
high nml strong , with notes ot triumph ;
then gradually sinking lower , until almost
Unintelligible , as the wearied voices clung
to the refrain with a sort of dull assurance ;
ngaln rolling forth with doubled energy ,
when the gingers regained breath and ardor ,
or recruits struck In vigorously , their bodies
from sldo to slilo and outstretched
aims beating time ,
It was a weird scone ; a. strange mingling
of light and darkness ; evening In n dark
Ktove on Iho edge of n Illtlo southern town.
Kor a large space the young scrub oaks nnd
hazel bushes had been cleared away and
rough Boats Improvised ; at one end a plat
form and a auecr Impromptu pulpit. Over
thin platform canvas was stretched and coal
oil lamps made It grandly luminous com
pared with the darkness beyond. The pulpit
vas draped with bright chintz. There were
t few chairs , evidently from the homes of
erne of the brethren ; two rockers with gay
patchwork cushions , somewhat soiled , the
otl.crs , plain pine chairs , scrubbed almost
us white as enamel. Some sister of artistic
tables had brought a few bright geraniums
In ft green glass. This liatl been placed on
the pulpit , but a cautious deacon , knowing
Biolhcr IJarrcr's peculiarities of delivery and
the certainty of absorbed gesticulation , re
moved tlie ( loral decorations to a small table
In the rear.
Ue > OIK ] and nil arouml the tented and
Illuminated platform wtrs crowds of colored
people and quite a considerable sprinkling of
whites , The negroes looked earnest and
serious. Once In a while a joung dar > ey's
loud undertone or a girl's subdued giggle
attracted attention , or a child walled out In
nl.irm and fretfulnesi but these distractions
wt re blernly frowned upon It was the last
night of the camp meeting , and enthusiasm
nnd religious fervor ran 3.'rh ' although the
preacher had not yet arrived.
"Wen de alngcls comu a. flyln'
Tru do yalr , ,
I II be d > ar ,
I II be djar ;
Wen de alngels come a flyln'
I'll be dyar. "
The words were started by a little group
tieur the cdgo at Iho left of the pulpit.
These Voices were clear and musical. One
young concert's tenor was strikingly pure
and sweet , whllo his black features were all
iglow with animation. A mulatto near by ,
lolling at half length on a rude bench , fixed
his attention upon the singer. "How d' yey
know jo will' " ho questioned , with a coarse
laugh , edging aiounO upon Ills elbow and
peering out from beneath the brim of his
slouch hat. that was pulled down to the
bridge of his brows It was a wicked face and
Bin's traces show bold and hideous lines upon
the rugged negro features ; his eyes deeper
let than Is common with his race , and gleamIng -
Ing with scornful Internment ; there was n dull
Bear across his jaw ; his w hole expression ono
of evil bravado , "How < V jey know yoo'll
bo djar' " he sneered ugaln , dragging his
chin up from the palm of his hand to Its
edge. , thus spreading his coarse mouth and
ninMiig the brutish fare all one hoirld leer.
There was a stir Just behind him , a
child's halt smothered exclamation of fear
Two little yellow haired girls , whose white
faces looked saint-like In the dim light , were
dinning to an old mammy In suddi-n terror.
"Hush 'e , honey , " tame the rcsponsj , re
assuringly patting the younger girl , " \Vos
'de matter , chile' "
What a sweet old face U was , with Its
frame ol white wool ! The ev.es look'd out ,
sottly kind from buneith well-shaped brows.
The features seemed to have been refined
by filtering. They were more clear cut t
than the mulatto complexion would warrant I
one to expect. Hut her caresses were given
absent mltidedly. She was absorbed In this
evll-o > cd stranger among the flock. He
tinned toward them when the child cried out
nml gflvo her a good vl w of his face. Upon
her ottn was a strange mingling ot grief and
t-uger longing.
"Oh1 Jim , my tlarlln * boy , " she murmured
to herself "dls cudn't be my Jim. "
The older glil overheard "Why
inammy , " slipping an mm around her , "of
ccurso lliat couldn't bo Jim Of course not , '
with an almost teatful Insistence. "He Is a
wlckeil man , he has a bad fice. Your Jim
was a boy , a good , loving boy. You have
always told us so , ninminy. "
"Yals , honey , yals. " Tliero was a
choKltiK In mammy's voice. "Hut he'd bo n
man now , an' oh I hate to tlnk ob It so , but
ho might be a bad , no 'count man. 1 reck
oned twuz low down folks wat bought
him. an' wldout his mammy to hulp him.
and raisehlif lo be
- up good , he might come-
to wickedness "
"fs ho like your Jim , mamtn > 7 What
makes you think It's Jim ? " whispered the
child , wretched that all the hopeful dreams
whlrh she shared with mammy about the
loiiK-lookoil for Jim should conic to this un
happy end. How could mammy's Jim be
other than noble and true and sood' And
this coarse-faced disturber of the meeting1
Oh , no , no !
"Oh chile , chile , I feel it In my soul. He
looks lek him sumhuw , iloh he look so bold
and car'less , an' ilat s.car on his check , 1
'membe-r de day Ifo burned hlssell dyar ;
'
'twuz a ilrcflul tore O he's lek Jim. I
saln't tell yo how I Knows , but I docs know.
It jes' romcs to me , yo caln t 'celvo a
moder. Hut , oh1 ho's so dlfT'nt , so changcil
Dey 'bused him ami mane hut : ugly ; he vuiz
o sperltcd an' sensitive. Hut ho Ink to
new ways quick ; ho was a peart chile un
mighty easy to learn , nn' chlllen learn
wickedness easier n nnvthlng. Hut 1
cuTi'nt e bcr tlnK o' him 'ractly dls way. 1
reckoned he wml nllus bo Kin' o'lookln' un
wattln' fur his mammy , un1 glud to Fee
mammy won wo foun' each urrer at las' ;
nn' now 1 has foun' him Icli ills , my i o'
Jim ! "
Poor , patient-hearted mammy was almost
Riving awny.
"Oh mammy , don't don't , " pleaded the
little girls. "Let's go home. Please tuKe
us home , mammy. "
"Yuls , il'rectly , chlllen , honles , but 1
muiT speak to Jim fust. Jta yey wait a
mlnlt P'raps he'll know hey nuinmy wen
I sponk to him. "
"Oh , no , mammy , " cried the younger
child ; "don't speak to him , mammy. I'm
afraid , and perhaps It Isn't Jim , after all. "
Mummy herself was trembling wild a
vague terror. She , too , was afraid of this
wretched , wicked man , hut If ho should be
him ho was Jim how could she let him
go without a word ? She couldn't ; her pool
by !
"Oh , mammy , pk-aso do tiiKo us home. "
"Yals , dearie , but not Jes yet ; 'sides we
wild 'nturb de merlin' . Listen , III or Uar-
icr's spcakln' now. "
In truth , the meeting had been In
progress for eomo tlmo. but mammy ,
usually so devoutly nttimlve , had not l.c-ard
a word. The
preacher had almost aroused
both himself and hla hearers to the greatest
fervor ,
"Ynls. my brcOercn an1 sisters , we'll all
1)8 dyar wen de trump BOUH'B. Wo II all
come ilsln' up from do grabs to BPP w'ats
Bolu' ' on De rich folks will come up from
un'cr dey monlments ; I reckon It'll b hard
work lur some ob 'em , but dey'll hab tote
come. Mcbbo some ob Ocm'll bo
sere to
lbo ( arch 'rlstociatlc firabesian *
seen big .
flowers , but dey'll hab to come. An' dc po'
folks vkull come. Oh ! how glad some o1 .lu
pu' folks 'ull be to get shet o' dem po1 folks
Erabcs.
"An't p'raps some r > o' moder 'un rise , up
lijer un' her po1 lo' boy'll rite up .111111 tis
else , mi' by 'n' by somehow ilcy'll get
tnseder In de ciowu nn' den how Joyful dat
po' lonosum moOer an' ilut jio" lo * ' boy nil
bo to see each ntrer agon , no , nqt pu' moder ,
not ' po' boy ; bresscd. Jovful , happy moder
an' boy den !
"An * in-ars lei : I > Ur frens iiy to each
urrcr ' , 'Why , you yher ? ' An' Uey'll say. 'Why.
yher's Hroder 2lah an' yhcr's Sla'r Suso an' I 1
yhcr'B ol Undo Abrum' , AH' p'raps KOHIO
,
'nil say. 'W'atM dat noise wat woke me up ?
Hut purty EOOII dey'll tee do heabcnly Ima'
comln' an do aklca 'II open an' de folks
till rub ilty eyes , po' vvonls eyes be n leej ! > .
so. long | Jyy ; caln't stau' tech bhinln' glory , I
An putty soon dey'll ee a mighty big change
In din yher earth ; an' darMI come big win' *
wal'll sweep away do dirt an" truck an-Me
fire 'II brek out an' houses 'II be blazln * in'
de little creeks ebon ull' burn d/y.
"An * p'raps some po' brodpr wat has
worked so bard to gel he little home wull
stan' by an' see It burn an' he'll feel baJ
to see dat ar little house an' Bhald burn.
Will he ? Oh , not my trens. He'll say ,
Hum dar yo po' little onery house. I'se no
use fur yey ; burn ! burn ! ' He knows he'll
be pervldcd fur. Do whole earth wull be
his an' dar'll be mansions fur him. He
won't hab to work hard cny mo1 to build
some little onery house an' buy a snlfetln'
speck o' Broun' .
An' dar'll be shakln * han'a an' heaps o
rejolcln' . on' dar's gwlife be right smart o'
furslvln' . too , 'mongst cloze wat hain't ben
de bes' o' frens. An' how 'sprlsed dcy'll
be to fin' each urrcr so cumf'tble to get
along wlil. An' dey'll all feel so good.
Some one Ml say to Droder Z ° kel , 'How's
ycr rumatlz dls mawnln" , Hroiler Zekel ? ' An *
Hroder Zekel , he say , 'Why , bress yer , I
ain't got cny rumatlz 'tall. Watch dose
lalgf ; ain't dey limber ; no tumatlz yher '
"An" ( ley say to Sls'r Nance ' .Mawnln' .
Sls'r Nance How's jiut b-cff o' yers ?
I'urly short today ? ' An' SU'r Xance. she
lalf an' nay , 'Ise Jos puffed up wld breff dls
jher mawnln' . It come ilat easy. Iso breav-
In' de zelfurs of Ueulah.1 An' dey all feel
KOO'l- '
"Hut look > er , my frens , yo' speck cv one
feel dat Rood' Oh , no' How yo' 'low de
wicked folks feel , my frens , wen iley yher
dat trump an' see dose nlngels flotln' down
wld dey harps ? Oh ! dey'll be mo' scaared o
dose nlngcls on * dat sweet music dan dey
wild o'rojrin' lions. An' dey'll crawl un'er
ile shalds an' stacks , an' dey call on de
moiin Ins to fal on 'em. An' p'haps dc
moun'lns done fall on 'e-m , but dose wicked
folks come , quick cz eny t'lng , dey caln't
stay hIJ An' dcy'll sneak In de dugouts ,
' ' nn' tck oft do
but de biff win's come 'long
top o' de dugouts an' dar dey be. Dey bounj
be 'sposed In dey ebll ways. Jes lek yo'
trow a gourd In a bar'l o1 water an' It bob
up. P'haps dat gourd 'd rath' stay down
dan hal > > o' punchln' ' It all de time , but It
calnt st.iy down.
"An' den wat'll dey dorn de right
eous Is tuk up Into do yalr an' de earth's
all n bhzlii' confutgatlon an' dar's earth
quakes an' tmr'ble noises an' awful hur'-
eanes ? An' ( ley try to flo't up wld de
righteous , but dey stuck to de earth , an'
still dji ain' no place fur 'cm on de earth
An' den dey pray an' pent o' dey wicked
llbes an' till dey cbll doln's , but It too late
den. It s too late
"Oh1 mv frens. whar yo' bo wen de gre't
trump s-oun ' Will jo' bo 'Jolcln' an' sliifiln'
li.illeluj.iln , or will jo' be gnashln' an' wallin
on' trjin' to hide away ? Oh , brcderen an'
xls't aln' it betcr to 'pent now nn' gib up de
sins un' leirn de songs o' Zlon , EO yo' be
ready wen < lo tiump soun's ? Aln' it , my
frtMis ? ' "
Loud ' Hallplujahs" and "Amens" from the
congregation followed this exhortation. There
weie groans from some overcome by the
en - of their sins and fervent' "Praise tie
Lord" from others. The speaker was vlg-
oroulv mopping the perspiration from his
face- , but paused occasionally to stretch out
his hands , In a breathless , silent plea to
his people. Presently some one took up
another song.
Thou Jmt as .mammy , seeing only Jim ,
thinking only of Jim , having released her
self from the children , started forward to
speal. to the man , lie rose , shrugged himself ,
as though shaking off the preacher's earnest ,
uncomfortable words , twitched down his hat
and elbowed Ills way roughly through the
crow il.
Mammy gave n little entreating cry , "Jim ,
Thp"man. . now at some distance , turned
ami pushed his hat back from his forehead
with a quick look In her direction. What
Rwret voice from the dead past had called to
Mamma watched him In despair , the while
she liURpled nervously to loosen the Krasp
of the children who had again flung them
selves upon her Only an Instant he waited ,
then ft owned nnd passed on. Just at the
edge ot the ciowd he stumbled over the
outstretched limbs of a devout brother upon
his Isnees beforu4i bench He recovered him
self with i curto and , kicked the prostrate
man. The latter , ready In warfare as
revoienl In worship , sprang up. and , catching
the angry glances of the other , promptly
struck out at him. There was a scuffle , a few
quick blows ; then the stranger pulled back
ward by half u dozen hands , with a power
ful effutt Huns off his opponents and passed
( Illicitly be.voml the congregation Into the
daiKm-is Oh' such darkness !
Poor mummy , there was nothing left for
htMt t du but take her little charges home ,
und then iliey hung about her In their child
ish sympathy and pleaded for her to spend
the iitaht ami would not let her go. So
mammy , though feeling that she would rather
ba alone jlelded to her pets , as usual. The
children cllmbeil upon her lap and kissed
the ton. wrinkled chceus and patted the
trembling hands. How strain It was to see
quiet , cheeky hearted mammy with such a
iletpalilnt ; trouble In her eyes.
YPI 11 was no new thing for these to be
her eomfurtois , for mammy's sorrow , though
never bsfore showing this hopeless bltter-
"MPSS. had been longer than their lives.
Twenty > * ars before , when mammy's little
soti , had been separated from her by sale ,
the rhlldieiis grandfather , old Colonel Hrad-
clon. h id liuiiKht lior His son and his son's
children allUo held in tender admiration
mummy s pure , patient , busy life. When
her fieedom came , mammy had been pro
vided for , preferring a plain little place of
her ] own among the other negroes In Happy
Hollow , although probably the greater pirt
of her tlm wus passed In her former master's
hoiw 1 tlif companion and confidant of his
niothctlex children
Win n the nurse came to take them nivay
thej pleaded for mammy to put them to bed
"Won't > ou , mammy ? " "Yes , darlln's , "
tiild mammy , "but hurry , now , or yo'll not
bo up to see papa off tomorrow. " And with
ono , u caeli hand she passed out. Poor
mammy hardlj saw those pale girls , scarcely
retillzt'il their caresses She felt n little
brown Imnd cling to hers , she saw a dusky
small fuci > lifted toward her own ; she heaid
a bov s voice call her "mammy , heah. "
C'ontiarv to the prophccj- , the children
were crrlv up next morning. As mammy
came < loun ttalrs. EUU heard Ediths voice
in tones of horror
"And. papa , the paper eajs he broke Into
Mr Piiiee's house anil Mr. Pierce woke up
und thc > had a struggle nnd. Oh' ' papa , h < >
Killed MlPleico , he shot him. Isn't It
awful , tiiul Mr. Pierce was such a good , kind
man and all I lie negroes loved him And
papa. It ill-scribes him , the murderer , and
it must be that wicked looking man that
was at the rump meeting last night , the
one mammy thought as Jim It says the
coloieil folks lilentitled him as a fellow who
made u disturbance : at the meeting , and he
H a Mr.ineur In town. I'apa , it must bo the
niiin we yaw , Poor mammy ! They have
caught him and put him In Jail and there
was an awful mob at the Jail after he was
token ai.d they think he will be lynched
O. papa , what shall we do for mammy' '
Sim was sure that man is her Jim. And
sitcli a teirlbly bad man ! "
Poor mammy sat now upon the lowei
Mnlrs IP the hall , utterly still , struck to the
licr.it Ihr .Urn ! A inuidcter' The llttlo
dink , bojHi hands were loosed from hers
now ; there were no more voices or visions
from the KM ; but a man's coarse flngeis
gripping her throat ; a man's havy
tones end toweling brows were mocking her.
She tu-o presently , still In a numbness of
IIQIIor and dread , and slipped out silently
Him Wt-nt directly to the jail , Although so
t.uly , ptople were already gathered In llttlo
. evcltedly talking of the murder nnd
finally nmtlo her way through the crowd Into
the Juil nnd asked to see the prisoner. The
JalUr e\pre'soed his astonishment and dismay
at the request.
"Why , Mammy Hnuldon , you don't want
to see that brute1. What shoutu bring a
woman luru ? I'm mighty uneasy about that
crowd of men down there ; I think they mean
mischief , though probably there will bo no
outbreak befora night. You can't do him
any KUOI ) , mammy , if jour dear old heart
dees pity him. lU's too far gone | n ovj |
dulni ? '
0 Mr Doau. " cried mammy , "he's my
son , my long los' boy. He Is Jim ! I saw
him at il * camp mcctln' las' night , but I
cuiln t get to speak to him. Oh ! please let
mo K- > emy po' boy. I'se got to speak to
him din time , 1C I cud only bail foun' Mm
lax' night , den ills , dls "
"fluTi * . there , mammy , don't take on so.
I can't In lleve It's possible , but mighty
strung tlilnga lometo light here , You shall
him biiby , it's too early now ) , it's
isi MIR rules to let Msltors In betore 10
o'cl W an 1 It Isn't < oclly regular for in-ople
toiilt A murderer BO soon after Jio Is
.JaU 1 but III get y.u In. C'omo afttr
uwliile , June about 11 and you bhall sec hlii.
,
P C ? Uf C * T" " e arG not ° le 'm < to cat a out 1G bush We are pushed
V Jl jl J JL
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* * m for and don't who knows
money we care it. Our money i ( | .i
IH ll ? I\/I 11 1 lH ikr investec m as fiie | a ot ° clothing as was ever bought but \v\ \ r
" M A A '
don't want it there we want our money out we're pushed foi
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money and if January prices at the beginning of the season will be any argument and we think it will then w 1 |
won't be pushed for money very long.
Overcoats. "
We don't allow any one to show better over
coats than we , and when the price is ancob-
ject as in this case we will have y.our
tralc.
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warm und durable , vvoi'th $5.00. Stile Jp x i.
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Storm UKters , three grades , go in this $8.OO
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slmdc'j , olcgantly trimmed , bluiH ,
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> % >
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ptuuanty as to their wearing quaiiticH , > JD / '
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I hope you'll find yuu're wrong. He surely
can't bo your Jim. "
Mammy went away without further parley
She would wait ; hadn't she waited many ,
mutiy yeais ? Dut she knew It wns Jim.
When the Jailer went In to see his
prisoner he began to question the man ot
his history , but was abruptly stopped.
' See here , old felleh , > o' neo'nt try to get
anything out o' me. Yey want an Inter-
estln' pnragra' fur a pap r , dent jcy , nrfter
I'm strung up ? Why dl'n't > u' bring yey
note book 'long ? "
"No " said the Jailer , pityingly , "I'm sorry
for you , after all , or rather I'm sorry ( or
> our poor old mammy. There was a woman
here a bit ago who says you're her son.
! hts saw you at the camp meeting last night ;
he tried to get to jou , but couldn't "
The man remembered that faint call UM'
cached him , which he had concluded a < lc
uslon. A softened look lighted his Imri !
caturcs. All through his wicked nnd
ivanton llfo the memory of mammy lied
gone with him. At first hb'had trk-o to
find her , for years he had folfowcd eve.- . ,
clew patiently , with utmost care , tlic-n
bitterly , hopelessly. It had all be n given
up long ago. He supposed her dead.
Little by little the jailci now got from him
ho story of liberty , the repressed liltt rnesi
of l > ohood ; the unrestrained dissipations of
atcr life , his hatred of the class that had
robbed him of his mother , contempt of his
fellows , as degraded and Ignorant as him
self ; 'twas a brief thing to tell , the sorrowful -
ful story of the sin-stamped years. What
lie could remember of his early life coincided
entirely with the history of mammy and her
boy , which was familiar to the JaJlcr
"I pity your poor mammy'and 1 pity you
oo , " tald the Jailer. "Her heart Is Just
broken ; she has looked for you BO long and
thought of you so much Ilut It'll be a
? oed thing for you , as things are. It will
help your case mightily , and I don't mind
telling you that your case will need some
ielp. Everybody loves Mammy IJraddon ,
the > U deal a little gentler with you for her
sake Hut It's hard on ner ; It's the very
hardest thing there could be foi her ; right
her * where everybody knows her , as I said ,
and blieso pious and good. It's worse than
f she never found you. "
The Jailer was silenced by the sudden
flaming ot the murderer's eyes. Some wild
thing seemed leaping into life within his
mind Why shouldn't ho do this ? Was
he afraid at last ; he , whose onepiide had
been a contemptuous stoicism against the
buftetings of any fate' A second , and It
was all settled.
"Well , she nec'nt fin' me. I'm not her
Jim I wull not be '
her Jim , doh she's my
po' e'le moder , dat's clear 'miff. If I cud
only see her. I 'member 'zactly how she
looked de day dey tuk me from her , curse
"em1 Luk jher , ole man , yo're not to let
on a word o1 wat I'se tole yey. Next time
I'm asked questions I'll hab a dlf nt story to
tell , an' If yo' go to blabbln' about dls , I'll
say yo're Ijln' . "
The man turned his back to his companion.
Could he hold to this ? How he would like
to 11 nd bin mother ! There was yet someone
who cared for him. He remembered the
touch of her arms as she clung to him before
ho was taken away. Oh1 If lie had foum !
her yesterday , she might have saved him
even from his degradation , but now It Is
too late There Is little more lefl for him
anyway. Ho may save her this later , this
last misery.
"See here , my man. It's sort o' decent o :
you to try to save your mammy from sorrow
but you'll give up that notion If you value
your Ekln. I tell you the town Is wild over
that murder and some one Is likely to put
in a decision on your case without giving
you a hearing. Hut If we l t II out thai
jou'ro Mammy * Draddon's long lost boy
there's a right smart chance that'll qulci
'em. Everybody in town thinks a heap ol
mammy and has felt for her grief In no
finding her boy since the war. I 'low lt' <
be a noble thing to do , but you're not In A
position to do It. "
"Shut up Did yo' yher wat I saad ? I'n
going to do > es dal. "
"You can't tJn It. I tell you. " dropping
hU voice to a whisper , "you'll be lynched
In my opinion. And that pretty quick
must ask you for my sake , If not for jou
own. to give up that Idea. I hite to have
a prisoner taken from me. nverythlng 1
quiet , now , tolerably , but I wouldn't be a
bit surprised If they come after you tonight
Ot course , I'll do the- best I can for you , am
1 reckon the sheriff Intends to get you ou
of here , but he la so slow In getting starte <
at anthing. You better get under jou
mother's wing. "
"Wull yo' quit datT" demanded the man
angrily , with an oath. "I balnt got any
moder. D'yo' yher ? "
And then he threw himself heavily upon
the floor , face downward , and the Jailer w nt
out und left him.
The court house clock struck 10 , As mammy
Boys' Clothin
Don't let the little fellow freeze when such
little money will prevent it.
CHILD'S OVERCOATti , WELL LINED , CD A Q
cut , ox t rn luii } * , in good na tviy i > . " > .OJ Ovor- p J _ § s i
coat nny\vhoto now "
CHILD'S ' ULSTKIIS , IN GOOD 1L
in.1 , nintlc : ind ( inishocl in elegant iSBt i $1.2B
ii $1.00 Ulster now ( or
, f /
GUILDS' 2-PIECE ALL WOOL SUIT , /
bale price
CHILDS 5 HEAVY REEFER SUIT , ALL iX > J. 1
, nxtra pants , our bttlc | ) fice '
CII1LOS' DOUBLE-BREASTED ALL n O
wool cassiiuoro suitsour sale prlco .
LD'S .lUNIOR.SUITS , IN CHEVIOT C * C )
und casblmorc , neatly braided , for ages J2 Li
U to 7 years , our bale price .
came hurrjlng trembling through the Jail
yard s she saw , with a thankful heart , that
the t excited groups had disappeared. The
Jailer J conducted her at once to the pris
oner's cell. The heavy door swung open
The ; man turned toward his visitors Mammy ,
with u cry ot helpless sorrow and hungrj
mother i love , , sprang , i forward with outstretched -
stretched arms
"Jim , my boy' ' "
A swift recognition lighted the man's
ace. Ho l.ncw her Inbtnntlj- . How exactly
hat look of deipalrjujjiflrlef was like the one
te remembered when -they had been forced
ipart. What a tenderness there was upon
ils own hard featuresi Was he giving way
after all ?
"Well , mammy , " how fcoftly the words
c-imo from those harsh lips' ' "Yo' mus
ab med some mistake Wat's dls all
ibout ? "
"Oh Jim , don' yo' know me. yor moder'
O , my po' boy ! YoV mus' 'member me ,
caln't yo , Jim ? > I ee changed o' course
I'se grown ole , an' thy heart Is broke to
see yo' lek dls but yo' 'member how yej
ole moder looked , chile , don' yey ? She
ou'se Jim , my long los' Jim "
"Yals I'm Jim , fun dat s mv name , an'
I'm los1 like onuff ; I'se ben IDS' a good bit
'rom ev'ting wats wort' kecpln' to , but I
'low I'se not yor Jim. Yals , I member
'zactly ' how my moder look , an' yo' calnt bo
har , 'less yore a ghos' ; 'sides" a strug
gling , harsh little laugh "jo're not bracV
nuff , eben fur her ghos' . My ole moder'e
lead , mammy , long ago I seed her put in
de groun1. Yo'se med a mistake sho. "
"Oh ! 1 ciln't breve yo' " , cried mammj
"Something tells me yor my Jim , an' yo'
is so lek him Moder's eyes ain't gen ly
'celved. An' dat scar on yo' face. I mem
ber wen ray boy got burnc-cl flnr. Don" yo'
recolleo' llbln' In de big house wen yo' was
little ( dey vvas < specially good to us ) an' llt
tlo white Bother wat was BO fond o' 30' an1
used to play wld yb , an' don' yo' 'member
dat tlmo wen ev'ting Jes went to pieces an'
jo' was sold away from me , an' dey wun'nt
buy me11 '
In her eagerness her hand was on his
arm , her face lifted close to his , How the
man trembled !
"No , I don' 'member It , caze I tolo yo'
'twant so. I neber vvuz tuk away from my
mammy. She died An' dat scar. I'so
shor > o' don' know nothln. ' 'bout dat , fur I
got dal burn two jeans fo' do wah , llghtln'
a fire , wen a biirnln1 board fell on my face.
Yo'so got hole do wrong fe-lleh , mammy. "
Mammy drew back slightly , still Intently
regarding him There was disappointment
In her face , but a blessed sense of relief In
her heart. And yet she doubted.
"Hut look yher. mammy , jo' say j-or
boy bed a scar lek mine , an' yo' vvuz tuk
apart wen ho wuz n little felleh , nay 'bout
6 yeah ole , an' > o' use' b'long t'do Cley-
tons ? "
"Yes , jes , " gasped mammy.
"Well , den , I brevo I use' to know jo'
Jim. " And he went on hurriedly In re
sponse to the agony of petition In mammy's
face. "We got 'quainted In de > wall. Wo
vvuz In de same reg'ment. He called him
self Jim Clajton , caze ho pay he li'long to
do Clajtons wen he vvuz llttlo an' dat vvuz
do name ho bed 'long D' hla mammv , so
he tuk It agen wen he went lo de fight.
An' be hod n burn lek his on h' Jaw. Folks
saad 'twuz cur'rs how much wo favored
one noder. Hut wo wun't like , oder ways
fur he wuz a good boy , an' I nllus a borl o
no count nigger' "
Oh ! mammy's face , the tenderness on It' '
Oh ! the light In mammy's soft , brown e > es'
"Hut , mammy , " he went on more softly ,
"yo' inus'n expec' to flu' him Yo' won'
eber see yor Jim In dls worl' . How tendeilj
he was trying to lell It !
"Ho died , mammy. Hut he used to hope
o' fln'ln his mammy wen do vvph was ober
an' ho talk so much about jo' . He tole me
cv'tlngwo wuz fas > frenn Hut be didn't
lib to tee do wall ober. He died flglilln' fur
freedom. ,
' "Tuas mos * delas' battle o' de wah.
Dey turn us out o' cunp nrly In de mavnln" .
Do enemy dey lied melt a peart Man' on a
hill to' our face * an' eyes. We wu lw lee-
many ez dem , an' wo reckon It gwlne to be
easy sho' 'nuff , bill J or' how doze critters
done flt ! We brc'k delr lines at las' , an' we
hoo'ep Btjuar thu fern , an' wat yo' link'
Doze fellchs dey torn right roun' In Ue >
tracks an' pitch Into us agen. L ey wur.
gritty. I felt lek ch'erin' tm. Hut Jlm-
we wuz side an' aldu he > wui ten'ln right
to buslncfcs an' Je m kln' he inutklt dance
from one en' lo udder , he load an' fire dat
fas' . Hut pr'er soon his KUII tumble rlghl
onto my feet an' I M him diap An' den 1
pick him up an' kyir him back , ur more
where fur wt- '
nropor forruds from we were
bed done gone alrightober dai hill true tie s i
odder Itncs , nn' dy were mos'ly at de top
o' de hill agen , bul inlghly few dar wuz cb
em. I toted him oft lo one- side , fur d * i
flchiln' wuz Jes 'bout obcr , an * he cnly lib
a Jew miulU , but bey las' vvorJs vvuz boutj
hey mammy an' he said 'p raps dls will gib
my mammy her freedom , whaev' bho Is ,
deah inamnij , ' an' den ho was gone. "
Mammy was sobbing , but oh , what proud
tears , patient tears' ' In a moment she raised
her hands to the man's shoulders and com
pelled his look toward hers. Was there
still a shadow of disbelief No , that had
vanished In a Hood of fond memories.
' You sut'lnly do fuvor my Jim , " she mur
mured
Presently she lifted her hands higher and
aid ono against either cheek and drew them
down , with a slow caress , until the left one
concealed thai gieat discolored scar. The
man put up his own unsteadily and covered
hers and held them there. But for the bit
ter tutelage of long long years when the drj
soul had wept dust , tears must have come
now.
now.The
The door opened ami the Jailer entered
"f reckon you'll have to go now , Mammy , "
'Mus' I go ? I'd lek to yher mo' o' my
boy. Dls yher uln't my Jim , but he done
tolo me 'taut Jim t > ey use' to know each
urrcr n' Jim wuz a good boy an' lubed his
mammy allus an' he died In du W..L. "
She tumid again to the prisoner "Oh.
I tank yey so fur tellln' me dla It hurts
mo dat I camt eber 'spec to see him here ,
but I'se proud o' him an1 It's all peace 'bout
him now , an' I can stan' It fur de little
while wats > let' . An yo' wuz his fren' I
whh I cud do fomet'lng fur > ey. I'll try
to do Eometlug fur yey. I'll tell 'cm how
good yo' wnz to Jim an' me an' I'll beg 'em
to gib yo' nurrer chance Won" yo' try to
do bolter * ' ' Won't yo' fur my sake , Jes ez
it I wu < ! y6' JSo' ole heartbroken mammy ? "
"Dar. dar ? dcm't greebe , I'll try , ef I do
get 'nurter charce , but dat Isn't vo'y ' likely
I reckon d.y'll ' Hx me dls time , Dar , don'
cry ; p raps I'll get out o' it i-omehaw I'te
ben In a good mcny scrapes fo' dls an' come
off BOUII' . Neber m In' me "
"Coi > " > , mammy , " eald the Jailer , nnd he
led lier , sobbing , av\ay.
The prisoner stood entirely still , looking
toward the door long after she had gone
He pressed Ills hands upon his face , there
where hers had been.
"She'll neber know do dlf'unce , bress her
till she gets to heaben An' I hope de > 'll
inek her happy dar. In spite on It. I
reckon 1 did right wull wld dat story , but
somehow It come mighty hard to lie to her
Was It all a lie ? There were those who
could ha\e told her that the- real Jim's ilir-
Ing courage In bittle was no m > th , and that
brief narrative of a bluody contest no fairy
tale.
Mammy sat alone at midnight In her Illtlo
home. She had no lamp but the moon
light , shifting dimly through the uncertain
clouds , fell Into the small , plain room. She
had been crjlng u little , softly and tcnclcrlj
Hut oh heft proud she was of the meinoi )
of her boy , and what a sueet repose there
was upon the serene old face1
The moon was behind a cloud. She went
and stood at the window , lifting her fare
toward Iho distant eky and thanking Cod
Iy and by she thought she heard voices
and footsteps Suddenly the moon came out
clearly and showed a strange procession that
had already passed the house , a hurrying
businesslike crowd , but welidly still anil
mjBlerlous In the night s silence Mammy
watched them for a moment , terrified and
quiet Then , orealhless with dread , Bht
started lo the door Hut the moon was
gene again and all was dark. Mammy
tremblul as the shifting winds struck her
face. Could U he they had taken out the
murderer ? Hut , no , surely not ; everything
had been quiet In town during the day
The first anger and commotion over the
crime had subsided. No , It was quite Im
probable ; she would not worry. It was per
haps some crowd of tired out merry-makers
And mammy went back Into the little room
and stcxxl at the window and looked out Into
the quiet dark and pra > ed.
The gruesome' procession hailed at a
wooded place on the outskirts of the town
There were hasty , horrible preparations.
Now , nigger. " said the determined voice
of one of the leaders. "If you've got anjthlni !
you want to say , we'll hear you for Ihe
minutes "
The negro shook hie head. lie could not
trust hlmtelf to speak. He waa fighting
down a desperate Impulse to cry out his
secret , to bi-g them to be merciful for
mamm > ' 3 sake , not to take hla life. He
made a gesture for them lo hurry. Oh ! II
they waited ( We minutes , he iniiBt give way
How Ucar Ills life , this miserable thing that
he loaiheil and scorned , how dear to him
after all !
"Well , then , fellows , all ready , " cried a
\olce
One moment more Tie mood Inflexible and
unreiMntunr. In the face of Una bruial death ,
but true to the last f > his poor untaught
ida of honnr and filial loyalty , and then the 1 >
b ly cf Mammy's Jim swung up and out lo i
lithe shuddering air , Anil mammy stood all
Men's Suits.
There isn't a finer line of suits in America
and the world's lowest markets never gavJ
as low prices as these.
200 FINE ALL WOOL CHEVIOT SUITS ,
iusjiuk- . only , tltiflc ulTeols , no in this stile
at the extraordinary price of
300 STRICTLY CLAY WO RSTKD SUITS
in all the hlyles of ( ho panncnt , to lit nil
great taatioH stile of at nionbaolcs or frocks , go in this $8.OO
CKNUINK KNGLISII CHEVIOT SUITd , Q > O f \ f \
wurniiitoO ) mipprbly tailored , Hammer- i DcyJ * )
* *
exclusive importation , go In at
HO ASSORTED SUITS , ! MA1)K TO KIT
short und * > tout , mndo pm-posoly foignuh
built persons , } iand omo nnd" durable
garments , heavy weights for full SK$1O.OO
s , 117 to 40 go nt this wtlo ut. . . .
200 FINE YOUNG MEN'S DRESSY SUITS
a most complete ( inibhod and stylish par-
incut , in cutaways and bucks , bi/es from
5 to 40-at this sale only
the I window , with that shining peace upon
her 1 face , and pinyed.
IT COMES HIGH.
A ' rut In Iliu llrltlih J'urliiiiiuiiL its Ciintly
iii n soniit iiliii. |
Mr. Agg-Gardner has represented the dis
trict of Cheltenham in the llritlsli Commons
for fourteen years and lias paid for that
privilege fully $230 $ 000. Ilaron de Terrlercs ,
who uas his predecessor , is authority for
these figures , which me printed with ap
proval by the London News. Tor the reg
ular political assessments it has cost Agg-
Gardner some ? 5.000 a year , his six elec
tions ha\c figured up at least as much more
for each one , or $30 $ 000 for all , and he spent
$20,000 In two attempts to unseat successful
opponents , one In 1SCS and one In 1SSO At
least $2.500 a year more went In subscriptions
to all torts of purposes , to uhicli as a candi
date and member ol Parliament he was ex
pected to contribute. So far these Items
foot tip $165000 , but It is easy enough for
the baron to account for the remainder of
the $250,000 It all went In makingAgg -
Gardner solid with his constituents. He
put a few thousand pounds Into a public
recreation ground , and a few thou.snmls more
into other public Improvements of which
the voters he represented got the principal
benefit. There Is nothing said about how
much of this last $100,000 was used to "fix '
voters or to get them to the polls , or put
obstacles In the way of the other fellow
British politicians are obliged to fight shy
of publicity about such matters , as these ,
for the purity of elections law Is n stringent
one and Is vigorously enforced. If not by Iho
authorities by the politicians on the other
side. The baron thinks that Agg-Gardner
spent too mucli money. Per himself he
kept ( ho seat six years and It only cost him
{ 30,000 , which Is iiulto a snug sum to pay ,
considering that a member of Parliament
receives no salary or allowances , and bears
nil his own expenses while attending at
Westminster. Still the baron thinks that
IH.UOl ) d year Is not an extravagant price
to pay for u seat In the Commons , but Is
sure that by shrewd figuring the cost can be
cut down to one-half that amount. A thou
sand uullars subscribed each jcar to charities ,
$500 to election expenses , and the rem Under
to the hunting fund and 'extras" ought to
make a member reasonably sure of re-elec
tion. Of course , soys the Springfield Kcpub-
ilran , these figures supgcst comparisons
and arouse the desire thut fonie friends of
our millionaire and Sugar trust senators
would b < > as frank as the baron In telling
what their Heats coat. Some of them un
doubtedly huvu paid high for the privilege
of slttlnp In the capltol for six years , and
It would not be at all surprising If the
baron'c $30000 $ and even Agg-Onrdner's $250.- $
OuO had been beaten by a considerable
margin.
"While duflii In the southwestern part of
the state some tlmo ago. " says Mr W. Chal
mers , editor of the Chlco tCa ! ) enterprise.
"I had an attick of dysentery. Having heard
of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Dlai-
rhoea Remedy 1 bought a bottle. A couple of
doses of It completely cured mo Now I am
, i champion of that lamedy for all stomach
and bowel complaints " For sale by drug-
Gists.
EOTJAKE IN THE
Ailmlrul Urlirii'd I'liHhy I'nrniuiler nltli
Rear Admiral Henry Krben , IT. S. N. ( re
tired ) , had a brief but vigorous encounter
with a pniiR of toughs opposite the Man
hattan club , on riflli avenue , New York
City , on Wednesday night last Just after
the rain , which had been Keeping a steady
downpour for two dajs khowcd signs of
holding up. Admiral Urlten Is KG years old
Ho had gone to rail on Dr. Soxlon , Vlftli
avenue and Thirty-fifth btrect , but the
doctor was not at home , FO he turned OOHII
l-'lfth avenue , on his way hack lo the 1'ark
Avenue hotel , where he Is living.
A nondescript band of music , commuting
of n horn or two a llfo and a babs drum
with a coupleol banjox came through Kiui
Forty-second street und turned Into the
avenue. Thu traveling musicians were fol-
lowed'by about 100 men ami boyn Mem
bers of this crowd had knocked down
and robbed at least two men when they got I i
down Into the neighborhood of the Manhat- I
ton Club iioutii. where they overtook Ad- i
mlral Rrlien Whal followed wan detailed
by Hie admlial hlmsulf tu a Sun reporter
laM night
I was Just opposite the Mnhnttan club
and on that fide of the street ' he said ,
"when I noticed these1 hoodlums coining
down Bt a prrtty rapid pace , and as they
took about all the room there was on the
sidewalk , I stepped up on the sleep of tnej
house adjoining the club. There were loU
of negroes In the mob , and It was as tough a
crowd ot jahoos as 5011 often meet.
"I was wearing this watch I now hava
and my watch chain was a cable gold one ,
completely encircling my neck. Ono of 1119
rascals made a grab for the chain near th
watch. The chain broke , and the watch
caino out of my pocket ilant-'llng fiom ona
em ( ! of the broken chain Well , I may bo
somewhat along In years , but I'm re.idy for a
light when anjbody's out for It. I seized
the fellow by the throat and haulul back
ulili my list and hit him square In the eye.
It was no light lick I gave him , for damme.
If I dldn t knock him clear across the side
walk Into the street. Then 1 put my watch
in my pocket. ri
"Ily that tlmo the fellow's companions had -
rallied to his support Hut he dldn t rally
worth a cent. Some one hit mo on the ncclc
from behind. I turned on him , thi'n , rc
mcmbcrlng that I hnd In my hand a pretty
big umbrella , which I hail fortunate ! } rolled.
I made a Jab at the nearest roan to me. I
aimed light at hla c > o , but I didn't lilt him.
He was too close. Some ono kncrked the
umbrella to ono side Ily that tlmo come-
bjdy began jelling 'Police'1 and the lougha
began to scatter They all got aw.iy , but
they got nothing from me. "
Mrs S A Kell of Pomona C'al , had the
bad luck to sprain her ankle " 1 tried sev
eral liniments. " she sajs , "but was not cured
until I used Chamberlain's 1'nln llnlm That
remedy cured me and I take pleasure In re-
commemflng It and testifying to Its i Illcacy. "
This inedlelno Is also of great value for rheu
matism , lame back , pains In the chest , plcu-
risy and all deep-seated and muscular pains.
I'or sale by druggists
MONKEY TRICKB IN MIDAIR.
Hullllulnliif ; I'crfnrmanri" ) of u llepiilrer
uf Lhliuii yK.
John William Mayman , an englishman ,
born In Lancashire , has for some tlmo been
at work repaliing factory chlmuejs in vari
ous parts of Now England. He hits been In
this business for sixteen yeais , and has no
Idea of turning his attention to other work ,
notwithstanding the fact that hl father and :
brother were both Killed by fulls from a
gnat height. "Steeple Jack , " as ho 18
call-Mi , has traveled all over Unclnnd and a ,
geol part of Kuropo repairing chimney * ,
earning a largo Income most ot the lima , but
spending It freely. In one month recently
ho earned $5CO , but only saved about a quar
ter of It , the remainder being KI | < nt fool
ishly Ma > man's nerve while engaged In
Ills perilous calling la something wonderful ,
Somd tlmo ago ho flnhhcd building an addi
tion to a chimney owned by the Smith
1'aper Company H mill , near Huston Th
chimney Is 130 feet hlRh Several planks
had been drawn up ami alaccd arrom the
too to hold material , and an Iron rod had
bi-en put through the top of the chimney.
Ono Sunday afternoon Mayman had been
drinking and went to the top nf the < Mmnoy
to show how steady his nerve was Taking
a stout plank ho Inserted ! ono end imdor thu
Iron rod. letting the other end project Into
the air about eight feet. He 11 rn tiled tbi >
plank with him foot , then walked slowly to
the end , stooped , grasped the plank with
both hands and stood on bin head at thn
extreme end. All the spectators grow faint
at the Bight and most of them turn , il away ,
being unable to look at the terrl'jlng per
formance. _
Oregon Kidney Tea curea nervous head
aches. Trial sUc , 25 cents. All druggists.
Medical lake , so-called on account of the
remedial virtues of Its waters , situated oij
the great Columbian plateau. In Southern
Wabhlngton. at an altitude of 2,300 fret ubova
the level of the I'arlflc. IB the Dead Sea ot
America It la about a mllu long and front
a half to thrco-fourtha of a mile In width ,
and with a maximum depth of about sixty
feet.
feet.Thu composition of the waters of thlH
Alplnu lake Is alrnoHt Identical with that
of the Dead Sea of Palestine , and. like UH
Oriental counterpart no plant has jet been
found growing In or near lt edges It Is all
but devoid of animal life , a spec- < of largo
"boat bug , " n queer little terrapin and the
famous "walklni : Jlsh" being Un only Itihab-
Itanta This walking fish Is an oddity really
de-nerving of special "note " It IM fiom eight
to nlm * inches long and ban a finny mem
brane extending from head to hnad , owi
around both the upper and lover nurfacos
of the tall It Is provided with four legs ,
tin T before having four toes , the hinder flve.
Or gen Kidney Tea cures all kidney trou
bles. Tr.al lro , 25 cents. AH drugghti.
