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It was an ancient custom that Domsle
and Drumsheugh should dine with Dr.
Davidson In the Manse after the dtalrlhu-
tlon of prizes nt the school , and his compan-
tone both agreed altervarl that the Domtnle
was never more cheerful than on these
days. There wan alwaya a review of stories
when the Doctor and Domslo brought out
their tavorlles , with Drumaheugh form Im-
nartial and annreelntive audience and every
llttlo addition and improvement were noted
in a spirit of appreciative criticism ,
During the active operations of dinner ,
talk was disJointed and educational , hinging
on the prospects of the calf crop in the
school , anlJ.ho golden glories of the past ,
ever better than the present , when the end
of each university teuton showered medals
on Drumtochty , 1Vhen thu Doctor had
smacked his flrat glasa of port , having
examined It against the light , anti the oth-
O era had prepared their toddy in n careful
silence , broken only by w1e suggestions
from the host it was underalool that gen.
ulne convercutfcn might begin ,
"Aye , aye , " Douelo svoulti.remnrk , by way
of intimating that they , being now m an
open and genial mhxt were ready to Welcome -
come one of the Doctor's best stories , and
Drumaheugh became insistent.
"A'nr no wanthn' tar tribbho ye , doctor ,
but 'ave never got ewer that sornion on the
turtle , doctor , Ye mlcht let'a hear It
again , A'm no sure gin the Daminle ever
heard 16 May Drumsheugh be forgiven I
Whereupon Damsle uent on the back
trail , and ntccted'to search his memory
for the traces of the turtle with no satisfaction -
tion , day he alwayo be torgiveu !
"Toots , Drumaheugh , you are trying to
draw my leg. I know you well , eh ? As
I for you , 1)ominle , you've heard the story
twenty times. Well , well , just to please
you ; but mind yon , this Is the last time.
"It sras the beg'nning of n sermon that
bid MacFee of Olenogle timed to preach on
the Monday after tune sacrament from the
text , 'The voice of the turtle ls heard m
the land , ' and this was the introduction ,
1 "There will ho ninny wonders In the latter -
ter day , but this Is the grenteal of them
all-the voice of the turtle rhnll be heard in
the land , This marvel falls into parts , which
we ehiall conshler briefly and br order ,
"I. A new position , evidently Implied ,
f where an animal that has gone upon Its
bally for ages shall arise on its hind legs
and walk majestically lbrough the land ,
and"II.
"II. A new voice distinctly promised ,
where a creature that has kept silence from
generation to gctierallon will at last open
its month and slag melodiously among the
people. "
"It's nliclity , summed up Drumsheugh ,
after the expo4ltion had been fully relished.
"Yo'11 no hear the like o' that nee a-days
In a county. It's weel tell nlso , for the
best story Is no worth hearin' frao a puir
hand. The corn ncedn to be cleaned afore
ye tak it tao mearket. "
"Tim story is not without merit ; ' and
the doctor's modesty was nil the more slrilc-
log , a3 he woe supposed to have brought
the turtle into Its prerait form out of the
shundereat materials , "but the Dominlo has
seine far neater . Anything Domslo
hail vwas from Aherdeen , and not to be coin-
pared , lie cxpla'mcd , with Perthsldre work ,
being ycry dry and wanting the fruity
flavor of the midland county ; but he could :
still recall the divisions of the action sermon -
mon given every year before the wntor !
saefainent in Doirtrie-111ster :
' = I. Let us remember that there is a moral
law in the unlver'a. "
,
rII. Let us be thankful there Is a way of
escape from It. "
And then Domsle would chuckle with a
keen sense of Irony at the theology , underneath -
neath , "For the summer sacrament , " ho
would add after a pause. "we had a discourse
on , sin vi' , twa heads , 'Original Sin' and
'Actual Transgressions ; ' and , afterMalster ,
Denchar finished 'wl' the first , he aye
snuffed , and said with great chedrfulne s , r
'now let us proceed to actual transgres-
sions. '
Although Domslo's tales had never In them
the body of the doctor's , yet ho told them
n'Ithi such a pawkle humor , that Drumsheugh
was falm between the two to cry for mercy ,
being often reduced to the humiliation of
open laughter , of which ho was afterward
mach ashamed , '
On the day 1)011,510 made his lamentable
announcement It was evident to hlofricnds
that he swas cast down and Ill at ease , He
only glanced at n Horace which the doctor
( had been fool enough to buy In Edinburgh ,
I and lied treasured up for Domsle's delecta-
I then at the close of the school year -tie
klrid of hook he loved to handle , lhtgdr over ,
"return to gaze at , " for all the world like
a Catho'lc wllln a relic.
l "Printed , do you sec , by Henry Stephen ;
t of Paris , there's his trademark , a philosopher -
pher gathering twigs trot the trco of
knowledge-and bound by Boyer-old French
morocco , There is a cent of arms-I take
llrof a peer of France ; " and the doctor ,
n born bonlc collector , showed all Its points , "
as Drumsheugh would have expatiated on
a three-year.old bulldck.
J Domsle could not quite resist the con-
taglous enthusiasm ; putting on his spectacles -
cles to test the printing ; running his hand
o'br the gold tooling as one strokes a
horse's glossy akin , and tasting afresh one or
I' two 'favorite verses from a Horace , printed
anti bound by the master craftsmen of their
day , Rut it was only a brief rally , and
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( Domslo aank again into silence , from which
neither kindly jest no' shroud country talkk
could draw hbn , till at last the doctor asked
hlut , which was going furr with us , svho
thought it line worst of niannera to pry- brio
ono'a secrets :
"What alle you , Doulnle ? Are any of
your laddles going back an you ? " and the
I Doctor covered the inqulry by reminding
I Drumsheugh that ida glass was low.
"Na , na , they ( editing lard w'i' ' body and
lulnd an' daelu' ' their verra beat , accordlu'
tao their palr ts , S0mo o tlio Drumtochty
echolars lived and some de&d In the war ,
but there wawa one disgraced hie palrlalr ; '
"They have made it known In every unl-
versity of Scotland , " broke In the doctor ,
"and also their master's name ;
'Yo'vo aye made over mlcklo o' my wark ,
but am grateful this nlcht an' content to
tak' a' ye say In yir goodness , for a've sent
sob ma last scholar , " and Dousle'u voice
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' broke ,
, "Nqt a bit of Jt Man alive , you're fit for
ten years yet , and for laddiee , I know four
a
In the school that'll do you credit or I'm not
minister of Drumtochty , "
"If it's the slller for their lees , " began
Drumaheugh , Inwardly overcome by Domalo's
unexpected breakdown ,
Domslo waved his hand , "The laddles are
there and the twa gr.three notes 'III be gotten -
ten an afore , but it 'ill no be me that 'ill
furnish them. "
"What is the meaning of this , Mister
Jamleson"demanded the Doctor , sternly , far
the woeful dejection of Domsle was telling
on him also ,
'It's been on ma mind for years , an' maybe
I should hae dune it lang syno ; but It was
hard on flesh anti bltule , I hey taught ma
lnst class and ye will need to gel another
Dondnle , " and Domslt' ' , who was determined
to play the man , made n slaw of Ming lda
glass ,
"You'ro. . nn' : Aberdeenshire mon a
Icon , though malet fouls line forgotten that
yo'vo no ain' o' oorsola , but dlv ye tell me
that yo'ra gain' tae leave us after a iliac
years an' the bntr m , yo've educat" and
Drumaheugh grow Indignant ,
'Dlnlls be feared , ; prumsheugh ; or udnk
Inc ungrateful , I hind gang , north tae see
ma birthplace nlncepmair , an' ' the grave , o'
ma fouk an' there's another house In Aberdeen -
deen i would like tae see , and then I'm coin-
In' back to Drumtoehty to live an' dce hero
among thu friends that hey been kind to
me. "
"This has cone suddenly , Domsle , and le
n little upsetting , " and Drumsheugh noticed
that the hector was shaken , "iVe have
worked side by side for a long time , church
and school , and I was hoping that there
would bo no change till-tlih we hash retired
altogether : wo'ro about the same age , Can't
you-oir , Dominic ? " -
'God 'kbns , doctor , a cilni n Ilk' the that
o't but it's for the gudoor ; the schule. A'm
no hearing sac wee ! as since a did , an' ma
bands are shaken' Iii the wrthin' . The scholars -
ars aregetin' , their due , for a'm no fallin' In
humanity ( Latin ) but the balms are losing ,
and pny day's dune ,
"Yo'iil way that a'm return' an' thank a
body for their consideration , and doctor a've
juiat a favor'tae ask. Gin a new schulo an'
maister's house he built wull ye hat me get
'ilia auld ane ; it'll no be worth much an' '
I ss'ud like tao end ma days there , "
" Whato'er you want , Domsle , and ye 'Ill
comb to the Manse till it be free and we 'iii
lla + 'e many a night among the classics , but
. ' this Is bad news for the Glen , come
who may in o0rplacd , " and then , though
each man d , it svns a cheerless
evening. ,
Next day Domsle left to make his pious
pilgrimage , and on Sabbath there was only
one oubjcct In the kirkyard ,
"Div yo no think , neebours , " said Illllocks ,
after a tribute had been paid to Domsle's
srrvices , "that he oucht tae get some bit
testlnlotlal , It wudna , be wlseliko tae let
lilni slip bet o' the schulo without a ward
frno the Glen , "
Hillocks'pausdd ; but the fathers were so
much astonished at Ihihlocks taklag the
Initiative in expenditure that they waited
for further speech.
"Non , Pitscoarle' Is no a palmlsh tao pit
beside Drumtochty for no meenut but when
their IJominhe gied up ] ds post , if the bodies
didna gather fifty pond for hltni.they ca'd
It a puree o' sovercigni' in the Advertises ,
but that way julst a genteel name for' , "
"A'm ' no sayln' , " continued Hillocks , "that
It w'ud be safe too trust Donslu wl' ns
micklo Biller at a tuna ; he wud be oft tao
Edinburgh an' 'spend ; It on auld bukos , or
may be' dividoit „ up , amang his students ,
IIo'a carders , is Domale , but we mlcht gin
hint telnetiiin' tao keep. "
"What wild ye toy , " suggeated 1Vhlnnie ,
what the Iclrkyard was revolving the matter ,
"If we got him a coo 'at wud glo him milk
and be a bit troke tao occupy his time ?
Wheat na ho did na need cud be made Into
butter anti tent tae Muirtown ; It wud be a
help. "
" 1'o have an oreeginal mind , " said Jamie ,
svho alsvnys ho thorn occaslms pitied the
woman that was married \1'hlnnle , 'an'
a'm sure ylr , perposal 'III be renmembered ,
Don91e fecdltl' his coo on the road side wi'
a rope lit one hand and a Latin buke m the
Rimer wud be lnterestlp' . "
"It's mcst'aggthvalld' ; " broke in Illllocks ,
w'ho swas much annoyed at the turn things
bail taken , "that ye wlnna gin me thine
tee teonivh , an' ' 111 sat Domslo stravaging
the roade at the tall o' a coo for his last
days , "
"It was Jamie , " remonstrated Whlnnle ,
"flaud ylr , iglus s \ Illllocks felt the
unto u'as alert , and ho hail an Idea that
must be vcnlllated ; "A was conslderin' that
Domaie's pmtff bbx Is gey far tiro' w'i't.
Aim judjil' It has been thirty years , at eny
rate , and it was neethin' lao boast o' at time
begtnnm' , A've seen fresh hinges pit on It
twice ntusel , " "Now , gin we bocht a iod bit
silver boxlo aln nit an Ineerlptlon ant w'1'
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a Presented to
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. MR. PATHICK JAMIESON , ,
. Lute Schoolmaster of Drum-
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It vud be psefu' for an thing , It wud be
homlo for anlther , aye , an' something inalr , "
uud lllllocka grow myslerioue ,
"A legacy , div ye moan , " Inquired Jamie ,
"or what are you after ? "
" R'ecl , yo ens , " explained Hillocks with
much cunning , tlioro'a a man In Klldrammlo
got a bex b'ae hla customers , an' IPa never
col a' his hand , When be laps the lid ye
oan ace bins reading the inscription , and ho
a sway o' ' plum' It tae ye on the slant that's
iounricht cioverj Ye canna help seeln'
lie words , "
0010 w'e were ; tbinkin' aboot a present
an a coal agent or a polatpe dealer , ea.d
Lamle. 'f w'ud hae the box wrl' the syords ,
but Donsle's p queer bogy , an' a'm Jaloueln'
Il at lie Crud paver use yjr grand silver box
frae the day ho got It , an' a'm doolln' it
iicht be sold for some 'laddle to get him
setter keep at the college. "
"liceldes , " coattaued Jamie , thoulbUuhlyt
"a'm no sure that any man can talc up
w I' a new tax after 50. lie's got accustomed
tao the grip o' the auld box , and he kena
ubar tae pit In hs ! thumb and linger , A'
count that it taks aboot fifteen year to
grow into snuff box ,
"There's Joist an thing female cares
aboot an' It's uallher meat nor drink , nor
slller snuff boxes ; It's hia college laddies ,
gettin' them forrit and payin' their fees ,
an' handln' them in life 1111 they're dune. "
By this time the kirkyard was listening
as one man nod with both ears , for it was
plain Jamie had an Idea.
"Ca' on , Jamie , " encouraged Drumaheugb ,
who had as yet given no sign ,
"lie's hind his ain time , lies Domsle ,
gaoln' roond Mulrtowm market collecton'
' ' scholars had their
time notes an' seem' the
bakes. A'm no denyln' that 1)onsie was
greedy in h1 , aln way , and gin the Glen oud
either oneuch money fan foand a bit bursary
for pulr scholars o' Drumtochty , a wmdna
say but that he might be pleased. "
The matter was left in Drumaheugh's
hands , with Doctor Davidson as consulting
counsel , and he would tell nothing for n
fortnight , Then they saw to the Dunlehh
train that lie was charged with tidings ,
and a meeting was held at the Junction ,
Peter being forbidden to mention time , ani
commanded to take the outcasts of KIldrim
mho up by themselves If they couldn't unit ,
"Tho fret man a mentioned It tao was
oor Saunders , an , he said naelldn' at the
time , but he cam up in the fornlcht , and
slippit a note in ma pant , 'He didna ; pit
mlcklo lntno me , ' says he , 'hut lie's dneln'
flue vi' the balms , ' Noebur a thocht that
mcemtt that the Glen wud dan something
Iandeome.
Next morning a gied n cry at the Free
Morse , and tell Maleter Cnrniclml , it lie
was nit ooh o the loon like a man possessed ,
and he gled me every penny he lied in the
Noose , ten hound five shilling , Aud al the
gate he waved his hat hr the air , and cries
"Thin Jamieson Ilurzary. '
"It was n cote frome one man an' two frae
ids neebur , an' 2 shllling frae the cottars.
A body Imu dune bin palm 192 frae the
Glen ,
"iVe sent a bit letter tae the Drumtoehty
tank in the sootin , and they've sent fifty-
eight pounds , svi' moray good wiehes , an'
what on thinlc ye have thin ouldl scholars
sent ? A hundred and forty pounds. An' insl
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nlcht we had three hundred and ninety
pounds. "
"Ma word ! " was all Illllocks found himself
able to comment , "that wad get a rlcht
snuff-box. "
"Ye hey malr tae tell , Drumsheugh ; said
Jamie ; "feenlsli the list. "
"Ye're a wratch , Jamb , " responded the
treasurer of the Jamleson Bursary fund.
" ' 1100 did ye ken mil ? ' nays the , Doctor tae
me laist night , 'here's a letter to Lord Ku-
spindle , Give It to him at Mulrtown , and I
would not say but he might make the ohm
up to 400 , ' So a' saw lily lordship in his
room , and he wrote a check and pit in a letter -
tor , nn' says lie , 'opus that In the bank ,
Drumsheugh ; an' a' did. It was for 10 ,
wl' 100 on tao't , making up 500 , Tweutly
pund a year tae a Drumtochty scholar for-
ever. Jamie , " said Drumaheugh , "ye've gotten -
ten yer bursary. "
It was arranged that the meeting should
ho in the parish kirk , which In those days
was used for nothing except divine worabip ;
but the Doctor declared this to be no exception -
tion to his rule.
"Kirk and school have been one in Scotland -
land oiico John Knox's day , and one they
shall ho whllo I live in Drumtochty ; we ' 111
honor 111th In the kirk for the good the Dom-
Into has done for the balms and pure learnIng -
Ing , "
The meeting was delayed 'till Prof , Ross
had come from Australia , with his F. It. S.
and all his other honors , for lie was marked
out to make the presentation ; and every
Drumtochty scholar within reach was eu-
jolned to attend. They came by every train
from Ktldrunmle , in many conveyances , nail
Illllocks , checked thin number at the brldgo
with satisfaction ,
"Atween yesterday and the day , " he reported -
ported to Jambe , in the afternoon , "audit
and twenty scliehars tine passed , no Including
the professor , and there's tower expected by
thin next train ; they'll just be in time , " whlcli
they were to everybody's delight ,
"It'e a guile thing that bridge wan mended ; ,
there's bean 50 degrees gano over 1t the day ,
1glock's ! to sao naithin' o' a wecht o' knowl-
edge. "
The Doctor had them all , thirty-
three university men , wth ! Donlsie
nil Carmichal and Weelum Idac-
Lure , as good a graduate as any man ,
to dinner , and for that end had his barn wonderfully -
derfully prepared. Some of the guests have
written famous hoolcs since then , some arc
great preachers now , sonic are chief aulhorb
ties to science , 501110 have never bens heard
of beyond a little sphere , some are living ,
and rome are dead ; but all havu done their
part , and each man that night showed by
line grip of his land and thin look on lila face w
that ho know where his debt was due
female eat on the Doctor's right hand ,
and the Professor on his left , , and a great I
effort was node al easy conversation , Dam.
ale uskiii the Professor three tlmes whether
he had completely recovered from the fever
which had frightened them all so much in C
the Glen , and the Professor congratulating
the Doctor at Intervals on the decorations
of thin dinner hall. Domsle pretended to s
eat , and declared lee had never made so u
hearty a dinner In hla life , but hia bands a
could hardly hold thin knife and fork , and p
Imo was plainly going over the story of each
man at the table , while the place rang with
reminscences ! of the old school among the I1
pines.
Refcro they loft the barn , Dr , Davidson b
proposed Domnsle's health , and the laddies-
alt laddles that day-drank h , some In wine ,
some In water , every one tram the heart , u
apd then some one , they say It was a quiet t
divine-started , In facq of Dr , Davidson , "For
lie's a Jolly good fellow , and there are those h
who dare to say that the Doctor joined in hi
with much gusto , but In these days no man's t
reputation is safe ,
Domsle was not able to say much , but b
he said nero than could have been expected. n m
Ho called them his laddles for Iho last time , q
and thanked them for the kindness they ii
11'010 doing their old piaster , There was not
an honor any one of them had won , from a r
prize. in the junior humanity to the last de- tl
gree ho could not mention. lyeforp sitting
down a said they all missed George Mown u
that dAy , and that Marget his mother , had
sent her greetings to the scbglars , s
Then they went to the hlrk"wbere Drume
tochty was waiting , and a MAAmsIe came b
In with his family the pedtyio { rose , and y
would ha cheered bad they icon , elsewbere ,
anti some one had led , The Doctor went Into
the precentor's desk and gave out the hun
dredth psalm , which In ever sung on great
days and can never be sung dry , After
which one of llie thirty-three thanked the
Almighty for all pure knowledge , all good
books , fill faithful teachers , and besought
peace and joy for "our dear master in the
even.ng of his days , "
It was the Professor who read the address
from the scholars , and this was the Ina
paragraph :
"Finally , we assure you that none of u s
can ever forget the pariah school of Drum
tochty , or tail to hold in tender remembranc e
the master who first opened to us the way
of knowledge and taught us the love thereof ,
" 1V0 are , so long as we live ,
"Your grateful mod affectionate
SCIIALLARS.
Then came the names with all the degrees ,
and the congregat/oir / held Its breath to the
last M. A ,
"Now , Drumaheugh ; " said the Doctor , and
that worthy flan made the great rpeechr of
Itis life , expressingthh reepect of the 01i ( )
for Domsle , aw'gntngrthe ' glory of a great
Idea to Jamie Soumr , reiating its triumphant
accomplishment , describing the Jamieson
bursary nail declnrtng that while the parish
lasted there would bd n Jamleson scholar to
the hutor of Domkio'e ' work , Far a wh Ile
Dontnle's voice wast'er' slinky when he was
speaking about ldmseif , but afterward it
grew etrong and began to vibrate as he im
plored the new'gwncration to claim its
birthplace of Iearn.ig'and to remember that
"the poorest parirlf , thoughc it have but tiara
flews and lnmb1e' hamcs , can yet turn out
scholars to be a strength and credit to the
commonwealth , "
Tune Professor saw Domsle home , nmn
noticed that he was shaking and did not wish
to speak , l1 said goodbye at the old
school house , and floss caught him repeating -
ing to hlnioelL
Elicu fugaces , Poslune I'ostume ,
Labuntur annl ,
but he seemed very content.
floss rose at daybreak next morning and
wandered down to the scltoal houee , recalling
at every step lids boyhood and early struggles -
gles , the goodness of Domsle , and lils life
of sacrifice. The clearing looked very
peaceful , and thin sun touched with beauty
the old weather-beaten building which would
soon ho deserted for ever , lie puohcd the
Boar open , and started to see Domslo saated
at the well-known desk , and in his right
hand firmly clasped the n holnrs' address ,
Ills spectacles were on his forehead , his
eyes were open , and ( toss recognized the look
upon hie face. It carne like n flash when a
diflicult nssai + , e had at last yielded up its
hidden treasure , and Ross know that Domsle
was satisfied ,
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S'1'olilIs ARDD'I' 1f'PtTES1tEN.
Congressmuui llereor'N'tANidc" to Con-
trrevuuut , lioalolle ,
It Is said that Representative Dodclle
feels hhnself mast peculiarly happy when
ho takes the position + rbich lie assumed as
the single-handled opponent to the propoai-
Lion to remove tire disability of ex-confed-
orate commanders who held commissions in
the army prior to the war , and to the
Cuban resolutions and similar prepcsitione.
Yet few would probably be brave enough to
challenge hls partisanship and loyalty in tim
light of sundry anecdotes which are rotated -
tated of his sailor career , says the Washington -
ton Post ,
It is said that lie was known In marine
circles as a thoroughbred "scrapper , " whose
particular game was everything that was
Engltsh. One of his chief sources of amuse.
merit when a young tuna before the mast
was , ids admirere say , to challenge any Eng-
Ilsht sailor to single combat whom he met in
the streets of Liverpool. And 1t is not recorded -
corded that of the mnaiy engagements he
thus contracted he ever failed In the attempt -
tempt to uphold the supremacy of the stars
and stripes. De was always willing to put
hia loyalty and his contempt for John Dull
and all his subjects to a practical demonstra-
tion.
While single-handed and alone he was
contesting the bill to restore the confederate -
federate omcers to their civil rights In the
house a week ago , Congressman Mercer
leaned ovbr'hls desk and remarked :
"Doutelle , you ought not to take this po-
sition. "
"Whyrnot ? " remarked Doutelle ,
"rneeauso I don't ' consider itbecoming of
you , " said Merccrr dryly.
"why not ? " snapped the man from' Maine ,
in an ugly humor : ' it
" ' said Mercer record shows
} Yell ; , "your
that when the wax broke out you took to the
water. "
Doutello for aa moment. was inclined to
retaliate upon Mercer with a vicious reply -
ply , but just at rthat moment the jest
flashed upon him andrhe smiled ,
.
Story Cut Short.
Congresama't Piclder's propensity to jump
up in tlie house and Interrupt the proceedings
has always been a source of annoyance to
many sensitive members , srhm are thus diverted -
verted from the tliraad of their argument ,
and often find themselves curtulled hr time
and opportunity to Idevelop their subject.
But there Is such a thing as an avenging
destiny , says thin Washington Post and the
worst setback the South Dakota member over
experienced was one time when the spealer's
gavel cut him short at the very climax of an
intarestiig anecdote.
I'Ickler , to Illustrate a point , for whose
elaboration he was restricted by the five-
minute rule , was telling a tunny story about
two Irishmen who had accumulated a great
deal of wealth. As ona of then was about to
die , he sent for Ida parhnervand asked ldnn to
bury $5,000 with him , which the other prom"
bsed to do. The than died and was burled ,
but the partner was recreant to his last
trust and failed In the performance of hla
last soimen duly , whereat he waxed thin and
much depressed In spirits until he sent for a
priest. The confessor told hia he would
never lcnow a well day again until lee exhumed -
humed his dead partner and burled hnt with
the $5,000 which he had asked to be ielosed
In his coflln. ' lie did as the priest counseled
him , and lnimediately teas restored to his
former ilesli'anti good health.
Soon after a friend chanced to meet him m
limo street. He had received an inkling of the
story , acrd said :
"l'at , is it true that you burled $5,000 In the
coma of your dead partner ? "
"Just that I did , " exclaimed Pat , and he
' Iilced : his eye with a shrewd expression ,
'hut If yez imagine I was such a fool as teAt - "
At thls clhnatic turn of the story , when
Mr. Pickler's cxprassicn of countenance a ,
plaily as words foreshadowed a side-splitting
denouement of his anecdote , the speaker's
pixel fell and cut him off ; and vain was every
appeal lie made to secure an extension of
thine , To this day the issue of the story Is
wrapped as profoundly in mystery , except to
those + + 'lmo have heard it before , as the secret
n "The Lady or the Tiger ? "
impertlnrnee ltrbuked.
I shall believe to my dying day that lion ,
Joseph H , Walker of Mawsacinmtetts was the
vorat tempered man in time Meuse-which is
saying a great , deal , writes ox-Congressman
Chanp Clark' In the St. l.oulu Republic ,
to Is a man of wealth , learning aid capacity -
pacity , and in prlvalo circles is said to be
quite conpanlonable , but a buzzsacv revolving -
volving under a full head of steam is not a
Ircumslanco to Idnt when he has hived war
paint on-his normal condition , Evidently
he bad never read Solomon's saying : "A
oft answer turnetli away wrath , for he
never gives one. All hla answers were hard
0 flint , sharp as n razor and hot as cayenne
epper , Ills seif contldence , is unbounded and
e would have no hesitancy in contradicting
ho Seven Wise Meni of Greece all at onto ,
Its ideas of politeness are nil. Manifestly
o hind taken few lessons out of the famous
oak of Philip Dormer Stanhope , earl of
Chestorficld.
Ono day , after L bad served about three
noutiis , be Vvas making a curious tariff
peech , Among oilier fallacies he argued
hat the farmers ought to thank God dally
ad fervently ton + Idgh protective tariff as
raven's greatest 'boon ' to them , because jt
ad sa stimulated' New England ingenuity
at the reaper , unawer , self-binder and
thor labor-saving r term machinery ' hind
een invented and dead fnadu agriculture
erely a pleasant recreation , Without any
muailflcatlon be guro the bigh protective
riff ell the glory ,
In the full tidal of ids oratory I Inter-
upted him to aska "Is 1t not true that
is first reaper srae invented during the
Yalker free tradal tariff by Cyrus D1cCor
tick , a Virginlsnt" '
Not being able tto answer It truthfully
vlthout knocking th i speech ho was dells
ring Into smithereens he got mad and
awled at the top of his voice : "iS'iat ) do
Du know about It , anyway ? "
Ot course everybody roared at my expense.
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Corner / / Corner
15th and \ r ] 5th nd
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A five dollar suit is at the "Continental"-
a regular thing - ll1t 511C11 a SUIt
at five dollars must have special attention called to it-of these there arc
Absolutely a ® woo '
evi0 u.1 S.
( in five elegant styles ) at .
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r illore titan twice .
as , oed a suit. i
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livery one cut in the most fashionable styles-thoroukhl Y ,
well lined-everybody can have one but not more than
one--because we want everybody to have a chance at these
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suits that were intended for bankers-business men-law-
, , + yens-the most extraordinary bargain ever given anywhere , ii i ' i
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- Moue will be l fl after Saturaay tti ht. t
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IIE'I"1'1' GILEEN'S 1110 IIL1JF1' .
She Found n 10ut til'ho Toole tiler at
11cr Nerd 1'rattiptl , ' .
i "The way Ilettle Green got her first mill -
l on-two or three at least-was by Inherlt-
Ijncc
, " said R , A. Chase of Boston to the
Washington Post man , "She has added a good
many more millions to the original p ho left
by her father , the late Edward Mott Robin-
son. Robina n got his start In life up our
way ; he was a New Dedforl mnn and laid
the foundation of his fortune by close attention -
tion to the whaling business. Ills boats
made many a capture of these monsters 0f
the deep and they turned to gold in the
hands of Robinson. Afterward he went to
New York and became one of the greatest
trailers on the seas of his day. lie did not
leave all his wealth to Mrs. Green unconditionally -
ditionally , but finally the bulls of the estate
passed Into bor keeping.
"Mrs. Green al one time did business with
the well known New York banking house of
John J , Cisco & Co. , and deposited with
them her cash , bonds , securities and other
forms of money , running Into big figures.
Ono day she wcat to the banlc to express
her dhvatistnction with thio way some matter -
ter of hers had been conducted , Mr. Cisco ,
the head of the concern , argued the question
with her in a temperate way , but her wrath
was aroused and she would not he appeased.
Finally shin slated her intention of withdrawing -
drawing from thin bank , then and there ,
.every sumarkee that stood to her credit.
She said it with emphasis and not In the way
of one who merely puts forth a bluff. Anyway -
way , Mr. Cisco took her seriously and told
her it would give him the greatest pleasure
to accommodate her ; that she should have
every dollar that was hers on the spot and
straigbtway ordered an cmployo to get out
Mrs. Green's gold and silver coin , greenbacks -
backs , treasury notes , stocks and bonds and
all other kinds of lucre the lady possessed.
The clerk was a good while at IL but lie at
length piled $5,000,000 or $0,000,000 In front
of the owner , who hind been regarding the
task without comment.
" 'There's your money , Mrs. Green , ' remarked -
marked the old banker , 'please ' remove it , '
" 'I have clanged nay mind and you can
keep it ;
"Excuse mile , madam , but we don't care
for your patronage ady longer. Please lahco
' '
your nionty away ,
"Old deco was cleat to all her pleadings
to lot the stuff stay. lie was just as resolute
as she hall been wrathful , but he consented
to lot one of his men go out and buy a trunk
to pack thin cash and other financial tokens
Iii , and then let the man accompany Mrs.
Green and her trunk to another depository. "
U7IEEl)01PS filed ) Lill ) OUT.
1 I'lucity Woman's Vlt'inrlous Fight
with an Eagle ,
Mrs , John Ifendrix of Gulf Summit ,
Rrooune county , N. Y „ a village nine
miles east of Susquehanna , Is considered the
pluckiest woman in that quarter ,
For a month the tamers In that section
have suffered from the incursions of a
monl'ter American or mountain eaclo , whlcli
has wintered in their neigliborhood and lived
upon their poultry ,
While Mrs , liendrlx was alone in the house
one day recently , the eagle , which had be.
conic a familiar object , was circling abooo
the poultry yard.
A little chnanllcleer , which was no match
tor its antagonist had made a gallant right ,
With ono swift stroke the eagle placed the
little cock "hors tie combat. "
Just then at avenger , Mrs. Ilendrlx , appeared -
peared upon the scene armed svlth n ballet
of wood. She struck at the eagle , which
at once attacked her furiously with beak
and talons , cutting a furrow in her face and
tcurlag her dress , The woman retreated to
the house , and , arming herself with a hatchet ,
returned to the yard and found the eagle
preparing to fly away with the now dead
rocalet ,
Mrs. Hendrix made a pass at the eagle ,
wbch ! resumed tie light.
In a deft , quick movement she struck lh"
bird full la limo neck with the blade of the
hatchet , and the battle royaj was over.
Screaniing , limo eagle died , Its mead being
nearly severed , and the blood covering Mrs.
llendrix , who , woman-like , swooned ,
Sonio nelglibors , who were passing , found
her lying in the yard a few toot from the
dead eagle. She soon recovered consciousness -
ness , She had the dead eagle , a disfigured
lace and a tattered dreae as souvenirs of the
battle.
The eagle , which measured six feet from
tip to tip , and weighed thirty' pounds , has
seen placed la , the hands of a tax'dermist
and , wish tnwnted , will be presented to a
Grand Army post in Deposit , The farmers
of Gulf l3litnrnlt promise to give to 5hrz lleu-
drlx a hundsomo alik dress.
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sary , Tell your wife about it. Your grocer sells it.
Made only by t
The N. K. Fairbanlc Company , Chicago.
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Abonl2,000 , pounds atinion lye , '
qoo foams an ale /y/'a , a
boo j5oiFnds brcvicr lye ,
ISO fair two-dtird ly/i cascr , '
o donblc iron stands for Iwo-t , irdcases , '
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This r viaterial was used on llie 4mdtha Bee and is
good condition , ) bill f4 ; sold ' dies in b/lilt
or in quantities to suit purchasers , Ayly iii person'
Or by ? flail , ' I0 '
The Bee Piublislting Co. ,
Omuhn , Nebrneifa. )
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roS'r.1As'rER ,
Ife la n M1ssonrlnu and Inns Ilcen in
tfllec Sltieo iFba ,
'Lbe oldest poatnaster in tht0 United States
Is a reshknt of Missouri , iii ' name Is Elijah
1Vatson , and lie is located at Rushville ,
Ihuchnnan county , says the Globe-Democrat.
Ills appolntmcut as puelmaster of the village
bears the dale of Juno 10 , 9853 , and was la
sued during the adminislratioi of I'rosldcar
Franklin Pierce. Watson was al that tlnw
clerking In James Dlckeou's general store at
Rusiivllle , ut tl hia contnlsslon came wit out
any exertion on M , part , Dickson , who held
limo place before him , shnply becaino tired
and turned it over to his clerk. The first
few years of Watson's service the total com-
misalous amounted to about $1 a mcnth ,
Rushvllle line increased In population until
It now has 900 people , and the postomce le
worth $250 a year , if Watson ever bad a
compolitor tor the once , ho has never known
it , He Is so aatlsfaclory to the people that
It the present adminlsb'atlon was to name
anybody in his plaho it wou1Q lore a great
many democratic voles , During the forty-
lhreo years of Watgon's setvlco ha bias ady
been required to give bond on four occasions ,
"I halo only one complatut to make against
thin Postulllco drparinntt" said MrVatson
to a reporter , "and that is that in the bly
omces main men get too much pay and in the
email eludes some men get lee little" ; t
Watson has John Wanautalcer'e word toq
the clnhn that he is thin oldest postnastor
During llarrlson's adminislrntioi W'ana. i
mats- sent for Watson's picture , saying he
wanted it because he was the oldest poet' ' 4
master hi continuous service ,
Elijah it'etaeil was burn in Fleming , ICy. )
In 1810 , and le now 80 years of age. In 1845 ) l
in company with his good wife , who is xlil tJ
living , Watson joined n colcny headed for thu
"Platte f'urcbase , and located ou a farm
about a tulle east of Itushvllie , lie says thin
"Platte Purchase" In those days was sane.
what shnllar to the present rush for Cripple
Creek , Watson still enjoys good health , un
reads the addresses upon the letters an '
papers that come to his umoe without the al "
of glasses ,
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Chnutburtuin'r Cough Iteuicdy thR
Fuvorlle , I
ICremis , Mercer county , Pa-We bellevd
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to bo the bet
remedy In use , We use It in our own taint- '
lies , and It is a tavorlle among our custom.
ere-llecker Bras , & Co , 25c and 60o bottles
for sslo by druggists ,