13 THE GRATIA DAILY 33JDE : SUNDAY , APRIL 4 , 1897.
AARON IN THE WILD WOODS 5-
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The Story of a Southern Swamp. *
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i. By JOnt CHANDLER IIAIIHI9.
( Copyright , JEM , by Joel Chandler Jlnrrls. )
IX.
THE UPSBTTIN'Q OP Mil. OO'SIJTT.
If Aaron hail known It was Mr. Gossett'o
voice lie heard and Mr , Goscetl's hand that
brought the buggy whip down on the poor
horso'ti back with such cruel energy , the
probability IB that ho would have taken to
his heels ! and yet It Is Impossible to nay with
certainty- The Son of lien All wax such n
curious compound that his actions depended
entirely on the mood he chanced to be In
Ho was full of courage , and yet was terribly
afraid at times. Ho was dignified and proud ,
and yet no stranger -humility. . Ills whole
nature resented the Idea of serving as
slave , yet ho would have asked nothing better
than to bo tilttb Crolchelt's slave , and ho
was glad to call Mr. Abcrcromblo niootcr.
So that , after all , It may bo that ho would
have stood his ground , knowing that the
voice- and hand were Mr. aosnctl's , when
bin cars told him , as they now did , that the
horse , made furious by the cruel stroke of
tbo whip , was running away , coming down
the hill at breakneck speed.
Mr , Goesctt had been on a frultleps errand.
When his son George reached home that
morning and told him that Mr. Jim Sim
mons' dogs had * followed the trail to the
river , and them lost It , Mr. Qowjett remarked
that ho Was glad ho did not go on a fool's
errand , and ho made various statements
about Mr. S.lmrnons and his dogs that were
not at all polite. Later In the day , however -
over ( though the hour was still early ) , when
Mr. Qo'sctt was making the customary round
of his plantation , he fell In with a negro
who hail boon Inn ting for porno stray sheep.
The negro , after giving an account of bis
movements , tnado this further remark :
"I nholy 'flpcclcd you'd bo over yonder wld
Mr. Jim Simmons , inarotcr. Ills doga done
struck a track leadln' Inter do swamp , an'
dcy nho wont a callyhootln' . "
"When was that ? " Mr. Gossstt Inquired.
"Not mo' dan two hours ago , of dat , " re-
Hpondod the negro. "I lls'n at um , I did , an'
dey went right spang tor'ds do swamp. I
know'd de doga , Uazo I done hear um soon
dls mornln' . "
Giving the negro some Instructions that
would keep him busy the rest of the day If
ho carried them out , Mr. Gosaelt turned his
horse's head In the direction of the swamp ,
and rode slowly thither. The Dluo Knlcon
soared high In the air and paid no attention
to Mr. Gossctt. For various reasons that the
swamp Knew about the Turkey Uuzzanl was
not lu sight. The swamp Itself was full of
the reposeful silence that daylight usually
brought to It. Mr. Goasctt rodu about and
listened , but. If all the dogs In the worlil
had suddenly disappeared , the region round
about could not have been frear of their
barking and baying than It was at that mo
ment.
All that Mr. Gossett could do was to turn
about and ride back home. Hut he was very
much puzzled. If Mr. Simmons had trailed a
runaway Into the swamp and caught him , or
if ho had made two failures In one -morning ,
Mr. Gossott would like very much to know It.
In point of fact , ho was sucb a practical busi
ness man that ho felt It was Mr. Simmons'
duty to make some sort of report to him. In
matters of this king iMr.Goractt was very
precise.
Hut after dinner ho felt In a moro Jocular
mood. Ho Informed his son George that he
thought he would go over and worry Mr.
Simmons a llttlo over his failureto catch
Aaron , and ho had his horse put to the buggy ,
and rode six or seven milles to Mr. Simmons'
homo , smiling grimly as ho went along.
Mr. Simmons was at homo , but was not
feeling very well , as his -wife Informed Mr.
Gossott. Mrs. Simmons herself was In no
very amiable mood , as iMr. Gossett very soon
observed. Dut she asked him in politely
enough and sa'd eho'd go and tell Jimmy
that company had come. She went to the
garden gate , not very far from the house ,
and called out to her husband In a shrill
volco : I
"Jimmy ! 0. Jlramy ! That old buzzard of :
a. Gossctt is In Iho house. Co mo see what
ho wants. And do put on your coat before ;
you como In , the house. And wash your
Lands. They're- dirtier than sin. And hit
that shock of yours ono lick with the comb
and brush. Como right on now. If I have
to sit In there and talk to the old rascal
long I'll have a lit. Ain't you coming ? I'll
run back before be ransacks the whole
bouse. " :
Mr. Simmons came sauntering In after a
while , and his wlfo made that the excuse for
disappearing , though she went no further
than the other sldo of the door , where she
listened with all her ears , being tilled with as
a consuming curiosity to know what busi
ness brought Mr. Gossott to that house. She , '
tad not long to wait , for the visitor plunged '
Into the subject ut once. *
"Ton may know I was anxious about you ,
Simmons , or I wouldn't ho here. " ( "Tho old
hypocrite , " remarked Mr. Simmons on the
other sldo of the door. ) "You didn't come by a i
when your Imnt ended , and I allowed maybe
that you had caught the nigger and either
killed or crippled him , and ahem felt a sort
of backwardness In telling me about It. So I
thought I would coma over and see you , If be
only to say that whether you caught the
nigger or killed him , he's responsible for It
and not you. "
"No , colonel , I'm not In the practice of killIng -
Ing niggers nor crippling them. I'vo caught a
many of 'em , but I've ' never hurt ona yet.
Dut , colonel ! If you'd 'a' gone through with ho
what I've been this day , you'd 'a' done ex fid
actly what I dono. You'd 'a' went right
utralght homo without stopping to a t ques sin
tions or to answer em much lew tell tales ,
Thereupon Mr. Simmons told a tale of my
his adventure In the swamp , varnishing up of
the facts as ho thought he knew them , and aw
adding emu details calculated to make the abi
cplzodo much moro Interesting from his point
of vlow. It will bo remembered that Mr. wll
Simmons was In total Ignorance of what gel ;
really happened In the swamp. lie had
conceived the theory that hla dogs bad hit Sir
upon tbn trail of a wildcat going from Ilin '
river to Its den In the swamp , and that when
the dogs followed It there they had bren at tal
tacked , not by ono wildcat , but by the whole ser
"caboodle. " of wildcats , to use Mr. Simmons' Bill
expression. Ilk
Having conceived this slory Mr. Simmons 1)01 bo
not only stuck to It , but added various Inci for
or
dents that did credit to his Imagination. For
OVl
Instance , ho made this statement In reply tea OVlJ
a question from Mr. domett. lee
"What did I think when I heard all the
racket and saw Sound como out mangled ? tlo
Well , I'll tell you , colonel , I didn't know what WOI
to think. I never heard such a trrrlblo if r
racket In all my born days. I nays to mynelf :
'I'll just ride In and wee what the trouble la ,
and If there nln't but ono wildcat I'll soon am
put an end ti > him. ' So I spurred my boss Infi
up , and started In , but before we went flny- Inn
wayi ! hardly the boss give a snort and tried
to whirl around and run out. " the
"It made mo mad at the time. " Mr. Sim thea
mons went on. hla Inventive faculty rising to am
the emergency , "but , colonel. It's a mighty Mr
good thing that boss ha < l more sense than I hi
did , because If ho hndn'v I'd 'a' never been am
IttliiK hero tilling you about It. I tried to wo
tnako the boss stand , but ho wouldn't , urn ! . 1)10 )
Just then , what should I sen but two great 1)10I
big wildcats trying to trunk up on me ? And sot
all the time , colonel , the racket in the swamp 8I
was getting louder and louder. Pluto was the
in there somewhere * , und I know'd he was Ide
attending to his buslnrsi , so I Juit give ( he on
hosa the rolns and lie went Ilka ho was shot in a
out of a gun , ent
"I pulled h-lm In and turned him around , the
and then I saw I'luto trying to come out. out
Now. colonel , you may know It It was too lati
liot for him It was lots , too warm for mo. tha
I'luto tried to come , and lie was a-flghtlng sue
like fury , but It was no go. The two cats too
that had been sneaking up on mo lit on him hln
end right then and there- they tore him all to wai
liludera ! Colonel , they didn't leave a pleco beg
of that dog's bide trig enough to make a bin
woman's glove If It had been tanned. And rca
ss If ( hat wouldn't do 'cm , they made an prc
other silly and come at mo. tuih and claw. flbo
And I just clappped spurs to the boss and bo
cleaned up from there. Do you blame mu , on
colonel f" the
"As I understand | i. Klminoni , " remarked theV
Mr. GosKctt , after pulling hla beard und re llai
flecting a while , "you didn't catch the nig nut
ger. " do
( "Tho nasty old buxxtrd ! " remarked 4Ir . j led
Simmons , on the other eldo of the door. "If
I WAS Jimmy I'd hit him with a cheer. " )
"Do you think you'd V caught him ,
colonel , taking Into account all tbo circum
stances and things ? " Inquired Mr. Simmons ,
with his irritating draw ) .
"I didn't Bay * I was going to catch him ,
did I ? " replied Mr. Gossctl. "I didn't say ho
couldn't get away from my dogs , did I ? "
"Supposing you had , " suggested Mr. Sim
mons , "would you 'a' done It ? I ain't never
heard of you walking In among a drove of
wildcats to catch a nUgcr. "
"And so yotj didn't catch him , and your
flno doge are finer nt/w than they ever
were ? " Mr. Oossett remarked.
( "My goodness ! If Jimmy don't hit him ,
I'll go In and do It myself , " said Mrs. Sim
mons , on the other sldo of the door. )
"Well , colonel , -It's Just llko I tell you. "
Mr. Simmons would have said some-thing else ,
but just then the door opened and Mrs. Sim
mons walked In , flro In her eye. ] j
"You saved your $30 , hain't you ? " uho said I
to Mr. Gossctt. , '
"Why cr ycs'm but "
"No huts about It , " she snapped. "If you
ain't changed mightily , you think a heap
moro of $30 In your pocket than you do of
a nigger In the bushes. Jimmy don't owe
you nothln' , does bo ? "
"Well cr no'm. " Mr. Gossctt had been
taken completely by surprise.
"No , ho don't , and If ho did I'd quit him
right now this very minute , " Mrs. Simmons
declared , gesticulating ominously with her
and there he'd take the. other road that led
by the Alkcn plantation. This was a drive
of about ten miles , and by that time the ef-
fo"ts of the dram would bo worn off.
Mr. Gojsptt carried out this program faith
fully , and that was why the buggy was
coming over the hill as Aaron was going
along the road on his way to tbo swamp.
Contrary to Mr , Gos ett'a expectations , the
dram did cot exhaust Itrclr. He Mill felt
its Influences , but ho was no longer good-
humored. Instead , he was nervous and Irri
table , Ho began to brood over the unex
pected tongue-lashing that Mrs. Simmons
had given him , and succeeded In working
himself into a very ugly frame of mind.
When his horse came to the top of the hill ,
something the animal saw a stray pig , or
tnaybo A cow , lying In the fence corner-
caused It to swcrvo to ono olde. This was
entirely too much for Mr , flossctt's un
strung nones. Ho seized Hlto whip and
brought It down upon the anlhtaTs back with
all his might. Maddened by the sudden and
undeserved blow , the horse made a terrific
lunge forward , causing Mr. Go sett to drop
the relng and nearly throwing him from the
buggy. Fit.dlng Itself frco , the excited horse
plunged albnt ; the road. The grade of tha
hill was so heavy that the animal could not
up at top speed , but made long jumps , flirt
ing the buggy about aa though It had been
made of cr > rl < .
The swinging ind lurching of the buggy
added to the animal's excitement , and the
climax of Its terror was reached when Aaron
loomed up In the dark before it. The horse
made ono wild swerve to the sldo of the road ,
but failed to cludo Aaron. The sudden
swerve , however , threw Mr. Gossctt out.
Ho fell on the soft earth and lay tbcro limp ,
stunned , and frightened. Aaron , holding to
the horse , ran by Its side a little way , and
soon had the animal under control. Ho
soothed It a moment , talked to It until It
whinnied , fastened the lines to a fence
corner , and then went back to see about
the man who had fallen from tbo buggy ,
llttlo drean'Ing that It was his owner , Mr.
Gosictt. Hut Just as he leaned over the
It
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WHAT SIMMONS SAW.
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forefinger. "And what Jimmy wants to go
trollonlng about the country trying to catch
the niggers you drive to the woods Is more'n
[ can tell to save my life. Why , If ho was
o catch your runaway niggers they wouldn't
stay at homo no longer than the minute you
ook the ropes off 'em. "
Mr. Simmons cleared his throat , as If to
say something , but bis wlfo anticipated
itm.
itm."O
"O , hush up. Jimmy ! " she cried. "You
enow I'm telling nothing but the truth.
There ain't a living soul In this country
hat don't kcow a Gossett nigger as for as
hey can see him. "
"What are the ear marks , ma'am ? " In-
lulred Mr. Goesett , trying hard to bo Jocular ,
quu a moment ho was heartily sorry he had
isked ! the question.
"Ear marks ? Ear marks ? Hide marks
yean better say. Why , they've been abused
ind half fed till they arc ashamed to look
anol In the face , and I don't blame 'em.
rhey go sneaking and shambling along ana
ook , meaner than sin. And taln't theirown ,
noanness that shows In 'em. No. Not by
long I sight , I'll say that much for the poor
irceturs. "
Theie was something of a pause here , and
Mr . Gossett promptly took advantage of It.
le rose , bowed to Mrs. Simmons , who turned
ler : back on him , and started for the door ,
laying :
"Well , Simmons , t Just called to see what
uck > you'd had this unornlng. My time's up.
ucI must I bo going. "
.I . Mr. Simmons followed him to the door and
.Ii
lut to the gate. Ilofora Mr. Gossett got. In
lift buggy bo turned and looked toward tha
louse , remarking to Mr. Simmons In a con-
Identlal i tone :
"I gay , Simmons. She's a 'scorcher , ' ain't
he ? "
"A rlghtjWariu one , colonel , If I do say It
uyself , " replied Mr , Simmons , with a tone
pride. ' ,13ut , , colonel , before you got cle-in
way , let's have a kind of understanding
bout this 'matter. "
"About what matter ? " Mr. GoEsett stood
dtli one foot on his buggy step , ready to
et lu.
"About this talk of Jenny's , " said Mr ,
linmons , noddlpg his head toward the house.
'I'll go this far I'll say that I'm mighty
orry it wasn't somebody else thit done the
alklng , and In somebody else's bouse. Hut
once It was Jenny , It can't bo holp. If what
ho dald makes you feel tired sort of weary
Iko when you begin to think about It , Jest
icar : In mind , colonel , that I bold myself
ioth personally ami' Individually responsible
everything Jenny has said today , and
vorythlng she may say hereafter. "
Mr , OoHsett lowered his eyebrows and
oolted through them at Mr. Simmons.
"Why. of course , Simmons , " ho said , a Ilt-
sttllly. "we all haveto stand by tbj
omen folks. I understand that. Dut blamed
I'd llko to be In your shoes. "
"Well , colonel , they fit mo llko a glove. " |
Mr. Gossett seated himself In bis buggy | '
nd drove away. Mrs. Simmons was stand-
in the door , her arms akimbo , when her
usband returned to the house.
"Jimmy , you didn't go and apologize to
hat old buzzard for what I said , did you ? "
Mr. Simmons laughed heartily at the Idea ,
nd when he repeated what ho had said to
. Ocetelt his wlfo Jumped at him arid i
ISBU-J him , and then ran Into the next room 1
nd cried a llttlo. It's the one way that all
romen have of "cooling down , " as Mr. Sim-
ions would have expressed It.
Hut I It need not bo euppcaed that Mr. Gos-
was In a good humor. He fait that Mrs.
Immons , In speaking as she did , was merely
mouthpleco of public opinion , nnd the
.lea galled him. He called on a neighbor
his way back homo to dlscuto a business
latter , and ho was In cuch a bad humor , co
ntirely out of sorts , as hu described it , that
neighbor hastened to get a jug of dram
of thu cupboard , and , soothed and stlmu-
ited by the contents of the jug , Mr. Qcosett I
liawed out. Hy degree * his good humor ,
uch as It was , returned , and by degrees ha
aok moro of the dram than was good for
Im. So that when he started home , which
not until after sundown , bis toddles had
egun to tell on blui. His eyrs informed
that bU bone had two heads , and he
eallzed that ha wai not in a condition to A
resent hinuielf at home , where hla ion
eortje could tea him. The example would
too much for George , who had already
various -occasions shown a fondness for
bottle.
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What. then , wan to bejlone ? A very brllI I ! | ,
ant idol struck Mr. Gossett. He would
drive straight hoiuu : ( bat would never
In the world. He'd go up the road that
to towu uiiUl he CIUBO to Woaley chapel , U
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man , Rambler told him the news' ; the Tteen
nose of the dog had discovered It , though he
stood some distance away.
This caused Aaron to straighten himself
again , and as he did so ho saw something
glsam In the starlight. It was Mr. Gossett's
pistol , which had fallen from his pocket as he
fell. Aaron picked up the weapon handling
It very gingerly , for he was unused to fireson
arms , and placed It under the buggy seat ,
Then ha returned with an easier mind and
gave his attention to Mr. Gossett.
"Hurt much ? " ho asked curtly , shaking ore
the prostrate man by the shoulder. Ing
"Moro scared than hurt , I reckon , " replied the
Mr. Gossett. "What was that dog barking teat
at Just now ? " out
"Ho ain't used to seeing white folks In th
dirt , " Aaron explained.
"Who are you ? " Mr. Gossett Inquired.
"One , " answered Aaron.
"Well , If I'd seen you a half hour ago I'd had
sworn you were Two. " Mr. Gossett made of
this joke at hla own expense , but Aaron did
not understand It , and therefore could not
appreciate It. So he said nothing. yea .
"Put your hand under my shoulder here the
and help me to sit up. I want to see It any she
bonea are broken. " can
erli
Aided by Aaron , Mr. Gossctt assumed a all- erlr
ling poslure. While ho was feeling- hlm <
self , searching for wounds and broken bones in
ho heard his horse snort. This reminded
him , for he was still somewhat dazed , thai
ho had started out with a haras and buggy. Ing
"That's your horse , I reckon. Mlne'a at
homo by this time with two buggy shafts
swinging to him. Lord , what a fool a man
can bo. " hltt
"That'n your horse , " said Aaron.
"Mine ? Who stopped him ? "
"Me. " Aaron answered.
"You ? Why , aa near as I can remember
he was coming down this hill like the dog
wsro afler him. Who are you , anyhow ? " the
" " flnl
"One.
"Well , you are worth a dozen common men fng
GIve mo your hand. " smlOi
Mr. Gossett slowly raised himself to hla said
feet , shook first one leg- and then the olher , "
and appeared lo be much relieved to find thai tick
his body and all ot Us members were inlact.
Ho walked about n little , and then went "
close to Aaron and peered In his face ,
Illamcd If I don't believe you are mjr "
runaway nigger ! " Mr. Gossett exclaimed. '
"I Finiell " said tf (
whUky , Aaron.
"Confound tbj stuff ! I never will got rid doll "
of It. " "
"I
Mr. Gossett put hla hands In his packets
and walked around again. my
"Your name Is Aaron , " ho suggested , Re
ceiving no reply , ho said : "If your name Is ' Ti
for
Aaron you belong to me ; If you belong to mo
get In the buggy and lei's go home. You've ellpi
lit
been In the woods long enough. "
out
"Too long , " replied Aaron.
"That's a fact , " Mr. Gossett assented.
* 0omo on and go home with me , If your'o the 01
afeared of me you can put that Idea out of
your mind , I swear you shan't be hit a oas
lick. You are the only nligor I over had
any respect for. and I'll be blamed It I know
how I came to have any for you after the
way you've treated mo. Hut If you'll promise
not to run off any more I'll treat you right. The
You're a good Innd and a gcod man. " TI
And
Mr , Gouett paused ami felt inl his pocket , AndHi
evidently searching for something , "Have Hi
you seen a pistol lying loose anywhere around ThoAi
here ? " ho asked , Ai
And
"It's all safe , " replied .Aaron. Ta
'You've got It. Very wfllI ) was Just goIng -
Ing to pull It out and hand It , to you. Como It : w
on ; it's getting late. " .Scnlng that Aaron wW
tnado no .movement. Mr , Gossett. tried an But
other scheme , "Well , 1C you won't go homo , " No Or
he said , "and I think I can promts ? that iNi
you'll bo sorry If you don't ' , get In the buggy A n
and drive part of the way for me. I'm nH
afraid of that horse , after his caper tonight. "
"Well. I'll do that , " remarked Aaron , Thri
He liilped Mr , Gosrett In the buggy , untied Thrin
the lines , tcok hla teat by his owner , and wit
the two were on their way home. witA
( To be continued. ) : ioTil
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QiH'or lint I.iM'U } * I'HIlv IlfiiMl Com le
mon In IVsiiN. Us
Probably not one boy In 1,000 east of the Till
Can
Mississippi ornorth of Texas knows In the The
least what a dogy U ; but to tha cowboy a ThoT
plucky llttlo dogy constitute * at the same But
How
time tbo pride and butt of life. It ii noth
ing more nor less than a llttlo calf , TK
mother , having died when It was very young , , ague
fortuxf la pat r u lone before nature la liru
tended that It should , or as the cowboys
say , to rustic for a living.
Now. do not confound Texas "rustle" with
New York and Chicago "hustle , " for they
mean totally different things. In eowboy
dialect , to rustic means to pick up a preca
rious living Against the worst possible odds ,
and this Is exactly what the dogy has to do.
No comfortable llttlo messes are made for It ,
nor Is It transferred to a. foster mother. It
Is Just left to forage for Itself , and to live or
dlo according to Its nntlvo hardihood. Of
course , most of these poor llttlo motherless
animals die , and If ono manages to live , In
spite of fate , It Is considered entitled to the
most profound respect ; for It means that It
has pluck , stamina , strength , force In short ,
that it can rustle.
It really means rnther more than this ,
It also signifies that , .there has been an un
usual comblnntloft/ot favoring circumstances.
That tender youne grass has existed somc-
whcro In the region.round about , and that
the cllmato line becir at least fairly mild.
Hanover , whcroi dogles mnnago to bring
themselves safclyl through childhood or per
haps I should any cMfhood they make thu
very finest sort aB cattle , The amusing thing
about It Is. thatttbelr.'boglnntng ' to cat graw
young , tremendously fat , and gives them al
together a most curious appearance. Their
llttlo bodies belnc so stuffy and poddy makes
their lega eeem ( ajigujarly short , while their
hair grows very . ( QDR. Then their struggle
for existence swenvs frf impart a very serious
expression to thmr jfaccs. Altogether their
whole bearing la : that ot the most comical
self-importance , yoit can tell one of them as
far as you can &PQ H , and their coming Is
usually greeted wTtlliShouts of Inughtor.
Herds of cattle always drift hcloro a storm ,
In Texas , when n good "norther" comes up ,
they have been known to drift southward for
miles nnd miles , the largest and sturdiest
being always found In the front ranks. It In
no uncommon sight to find , bringing up the
rear , n number ot these lltllo dogles , bend
ing their heads to the storm and trudging
along as bravely and untiringly as their
grown-up companions.
Cowboys consider It a very good omen to
meet a llttlo dogy that has strayed from Ita
herd , and If several ot them are together
they dismount from their ponies , throw the
grotesque little beast down , and pick aside
the long hairs , to find out whether or not It
Is a maverick an expression used for un-
brandcd cattle , and It It Is they cast loti > for
It , and the lucky one Immediately heats hla
skillet or other Instrument and brands it
with his employer's mark.
A 1IOV III3IIO.
\VItli Wnmlcii l.i-KH Ho Trnvi-ls Vnr
lin'il KIIM ! ( o Sllvr. 1,1 vos.
Not far away from the Virginia state line
lives a tw'o-thlrds youth , for , unfortunately ,
both of his lower limbs arc artificial , who
has to his credit an act of heroism which
should male ? him a loved lad as long as ,
the memory of those who know him lasts' .
It U little crippled "Tim" Olln , whose home
Is away up In the mountains , thirty-five
miles from everywhere , as a book agent
once said of that part of the country.
This bit of boy about thrc ? weeks ngo
heard that forest fires were sweeping every
thing that would burn before them along
the Virginia side ot the mountains. One
afternoon hi climbed through the snow
to the top ot the mountain , one of the
steepest of the Cumberland , and took a
view of the fire swept country below him.
Ho was surprised to find the fire so fierce ,
and as he watched Tim eaw that the red
tongues were creeping on towanl a little
log cabin In which lived two old and help
less women , the Oher sisters , and their
blind and crippled brother , who Is ono oj
the oldest men over on the other sldo.
The lad realized that the lions ? was a long
ways from any other farm house , and
knew that the people in the humble cot
would find themselves powerless If they
were left In the cabin until the fire got to
their home.
Without thinking of how much suffering
meant to his poor aching limbs. Tim
started down the rugged hillsideon his
perilous Journey ot heroism. He had a race
with the fire , and twice fell from exhaust
ion , and almost despaired of saving the old
folks. But his Indomitable courage never'
lagged , and ho kept going. He reached the
oldnhomestead jusC.'aa . , the- prairie fire1 w'ao
attacking the ohj frame.'orlb. " " '
.Ho hurried Injo the liouso nnd Informed'
the old and thqrougbly frightened people of
their danger. It only took him a few min
utes to hitch the horse to the sled , and the
old man waa Kqlpffl on to this. The four
drove on to shelter- the nearest neigh
bor's , leaving thje fir.o to do Its worst. The
homo of the old people was partly burned
during the night , but the boy had gotten
some of tlie nolghbors to go and fight the
fire , and they jw ro able to save most of of
the contents ofiithe1house.
The modest-looklns lad has acver recov all
ered from the Injuries ho sustained in making
the awful trlp.-ibut ho Is very proud ot you
deed. Thei > oldtipcople will never cease
love and contribute to tbo boy's support
of their limited ineans. and
She
IMIATTI/E iyiCpTHK YOUNRSTKIIS. to
A teacher In a Dotrolt free kindergarten
In her care a number ot tiny tots , none
whom was moro than 4 years of age. One If
years , left his tiny chair and came to
teacher's side for a moment. While to
stood tbjre some one came along and
carried off the llttlo one's chair. Discov the
ering her loss , the llttlo one said with quiv
ering lip and tearful eye :
"Thum ono hath thwlped mo chair
met
ma'am. "
1will 1
"George , have you and Jlmmlo been fight
Sea
"
again ?
"Woll. Jim bit mo. "
"I didn't nulher. He bit mo first. " the .
"No such a thing. He hit me before I " "
hltted him. " - .
"He's telling you a big story , mamma. "
"Didn't you bit mo first ? " seen .
"No , I didn't ; you dodged. " * n"
n"Tl
A teacher was once telling some children
story of the loss of the White Ship , and whl
Finished ! up by telling them thai , after hear the
of his son's dealh , King Henry never shot
smiled again. JIB
"
One llttlo girl In the class , on hearing this ,
: gagi ;
"Please 1 tencherhat did ho do when lb > 3y 111 "
tickled him ? "
YOU
"Papa , I wish you would lei me have a supi
lalf-dollar. I need a new pocketbook. " trial-
"All right. Hero It Is. " mill
Nexl day ) "Papa , can you lol mo have a and
lollar ? " plo
"What for. child ? " vent
"
want to have some money to carry in
new pocUetbook. " phlli
go ;
Tradesman You want a pair of slippers goTl
your ; mother , eh ? Do you know what size Intn
illppe-rs she wears ? calli
Hey Smallest yo got , boss. She wears 'cm Man '
on me. . 1 " nan.
(
Gladys Whit are "tho silent wfltchis of new
night. " Ethel ? KthoJ I don't know , un- ern
"
11'n those they've forgotten to wind up , "I
omo
"IT MiailT IIAVi : IIKK.V. " I bur"
of f
N'lxon WHtmnnn.
How
sun wont dowjc1 in n blood-red cloud ,
Thaind breathed u low. 1m rah High , a w
a strnngu. weird veil , llko a somber who
phrnud , to u
Hung1 down from the murky sky , that
clofH loud tinyed fit the angry moon her
It Hhed a dim , Had light , they
the crickets ohln-ed a doleful tune-
the giioats abroad that night. do
ilock
blocTli
wii.'i such a nlirjit its bravo men hate Tli
When the darkness scemH to hide yes
dimly the nlmpe.s that congregate , ully
througb tha HjiadowH glldo ;
star i to point ' ' 1 ° traveler home , mad
"
light OIL land or M'n ; 7
night -Alien I.i03t ninl witch and gnome time
Hold ( fiendish "revelry. for
' il i" . lemen
rhrouph.Dead ( Inii'H guleJi , . by the haunted
mill , . are
That , HtandH like n spectre white. for
UM broken ? nrnis noguunt und U11 mler
footman passed tlmt nlghl. eases
trudged along1 till from without Th
Hhiidowu fttoad n man ; wick
the footman < 1 d not faint nor shout ,
neither turned nor run. " j J ther '
stood i his ground , brnvo to defend of 1
every thought Jind deed. a
the shallow Jflpki ? nnd said. "Sty friend , sad.
elvo hie ai o'the " id."Ho
you a w - weed ? "Ho
chew each
naa Klven went hU way-
There l was neither death nor < lln. fate ;
I'vo often thought , uluckaduyt leak
Bad It might have been. ? &
' , * I a Dtarj
Don't KO to Europe to got your Cham-
when , you can get Cook's Imperial golnf
Dry a better wine at home. tcr >
SECRETS REVEALED
BY THE BRIC-A-BRAC
Y ETTA.MATIIBSON.
Written for The Uee by nttn Mnthcson.
It was very quiet In the room , ho quiet
that the llttlo Japanese god on the mantle
could have sworn n nntlvo oath that ho
heard the ese leaves ftom the long stemmed
Jacaiiomlngts In the nwo bowl fall oii tha
polished majjogany table top ; but the Man
darin on tli'd other end who had nol much
pallonco with fancies , simply eald. "ridi
culous , " when Ihc llttlo god wanted him to
listen.
Another leaf fell , sav Its beauty In the
shining depth of the table and curled up In
admiration ot Its own loveliness and the llt
tlo god winked at the china shepherdess who
was a great friend of his.
A clock comowhcro spoke In a mellow ,
cultivated volco , very different from the
harsh metallic tones of Its ancient progeni
tors , told off t\\elvo hours , and then the
sllenco fell deeper than before. It was a
very pretty fln-dc-slecle drawing room. Long
taco window hangings under oriental dam-
oak permitted Blender lines of moonlight
lo sltl In upon the Louis XVI chairs nnd
divans. A. grand piano stood mutely eloquent ,
statues gleamed against velvet background
and ever everything the dying sweetness of
flowers hung soflly. The china shepherdess ,
smoothing down her pink and while
draperies , spoke first ,
,
>
1
Several ornaments groaned audibly , they
had heard her story often and often ; pink
and \\blto shepherdesses the world over are
apt to attach undue Importance lo their own
llttlo love tales. She wrs about to pro
ceed when a Florentine mosaic Interrupted :
"Where was It they first met , hero In thin
very room. If I make no mistake ? "
"Quite right , " assented the Mandarin , who
had n wonderful memory for dates , "hero ,
Just a year ngo tills very night. It was
at her coming out function , I believe that
Is what they call It now ; only a year ago ,
not a very long time In which to nsoeml
the scale of human hope and descend ths
minors of life , > el that Is just what pee ; i
Miss Mildred thinks she has done. Shakes-
pcaro hit It oft pretly well when he sized '
ihoso mortals up. "
The Mandarin In his assumed disgust ,
wiggled bis head so vigorously that his
curious looking hat slid over on one sidj ,
which gave him such on altogether ludicrous
appearance that tbo lace Scarf laughed
historically. Tim Mandarin knitted bis .
brows In protest ; he wasn't so foolish as ho
looked , and had a suspicion that the Scarfs '
ono and all made game of him on occasions ,
they hadn't the least use for things 01
people not quite up to date , nnd It made
him so Indignant , for , as he often told the
Dresden Teapot , they badn'l much roum lo
rnakff fun of uny one , such a ullmpsy outfit
as they were , not a sound constitution
among them. However , Ihc real Interest
every ono seemed to feel In the shattered
romance that bad begun and ended In their
very presence was BO great thai little per- "
so'nal grievances wore thrust aside and the
Mandarin encouraged to proceed with his
story.
"Yes , Miss Mildred had her coming out
party and her 21st birthday at the same
time. She was a beauty that night and no "
mistake ; none of your book muslin and
pink roses style , either ; had all the bear
ing of a woman of the world. Wore Ivorj
satin , untrlmmed , no ornaments except a
diamond star on her neck. Gad ! she knew I
she didn't need flummery to set her off ; I
no bangles or dangles or strubly-headcd
flowers were necessary to hide defects for
her. "
The Mandarin nodded wisely , aa ono hav
ing a right to criticise. Ho claimed to have
seen the beauty of Iwo continents ; In fact of
some ot the urlc-a-brac susplcloned ho had
led a career which would look badly In print.
Hut what of that , a reformed Mandarin to
might surely become a perfectly safe and teA
respectable member of society.
"Was be there thai night ? " inquired ono
the Drasdens timidly. rib
"Yes , yes , to bo sure he was. You ought mo
to remember thai , for ho had the other for
ono with him. There always te another one , |
know , who makes all Ihe trouble ; In j prli
fact , except for the other one there would Its
often be no story. Well , he had her here hoc
Introduced her to Mildred as bis couuln. wll
was email and pale and kept trying had
suppress a cough. It's queer what an she
Impression little things will make on one
sometimes. I remember once they two stood eSS
aulte near me , and I heard him auk her
ho should get her some cough drops that der
were In his top coat pocket. Then the
look she gave him when she signified her ride
wishes ! I remember dlstlnclly I Ihought Mar \
myself that somebody would officiate as find
undertaker at the burial of love , unless
cough got In its work faster Mian I too :
believed It would. I don't ' account for tbo Hah
fwllng ; it was simply ono of those presentments ! -
ments I often have. " bo
"What had the lady with the couh [ ; to do
will him especially ? " asked the youngesl "ov
clct
Scarf. :
"Well , not much , " answered Ironically SUS
worldly Mandarin , "except he had the imlf
misfortune to be engaged to her. " tlca
" " broke In the of
"Why ; the very Idea ,
Shepherdess , "I supposed from all I have hav
. Iho last year ho was In love with use
Mildred ; I am certain ho sent her the flowers lire
the table over there. " Mil
of the and caxl
The virtuous Indignation pink
whltn lady from Arcady seemed to amuse bel\
Mandarin , bul ho only shrugged his iclil
shoulders ; she wasn't worth an argument , bloc
silly little thing. If
"I 1 wonder If Mildred knew he was * n- his
aged ? " ventured a Holienilon Vcso , who had tlen
ilthorto looked deep , hut said nothing. holt
"I do not think she did At first , but It had
Id have made no difference If she had , I and
luppose. Society plays some airy games , a i
Hakes pretty moves and thinks no barm hpai
some one le worsted , a heart lu broker of
some player disappears with only u rip- In
on the surface of roses to show where ho pro
down. " may
"Pray 1 dou't give us eo much personal Tl
ihllosophy , my friend ; If there Is a story , lane
on with It , " sllei
The Bohemian was much admired for his mor
ntrepldlty. No ono elau would dare have ow
ailed tlmo on the Mandarin bul ho , for Iho Icpl.
'landarln was really a torrlblo llttlo old gain
. who knew a great deal about the rour
orld the big world ouUldc which the rest a
\ only through the habitues of the , uiod trull
drawing room. lei ,
suppose Miss . .Mildrod must have had truy
suspicion of the real condition of Hug
hlngs. ' No doubt the moth , which Is finally Thei
lurned to death , IB to eomo extent conscious slier
bU danger as ho circles near the II a in o. curii
Jowuvcr , I never knew a moth , a man or llko
woman to profit by Ihe palm of those only
had suffered before them. It was clear
ino before they ever scorned to realize it ,
the joy of all his life lay In her smile ,
eyes. Ileautlftil black lashed gray eyes A C
are. I tell you the real sea gray oycs
moro i mischief than all your blue and SA
onm / < ut together. " spoil
The Glifna Shepherdess , who had blue who
, ehruggivl her tinted shoulders dlsdnln-
} , which amused the Mandarin , ho had
the- remark partly to miiioy her. ralla.
"This pretty by-play went on for some the
. Ho found be had qulto a capacity who '
loving I ; It scorned to surprise him. flfii-
who are pledged to invalid rclathci * lngf
apt to bo surprised at tholr capacity volet
feeling when they unexpectedly fill eoplu
Ihc Influence of Iho starry-eyed go-l last
, " eld
This awful llttlo old mun chuckled BO to ai
rlckedly that the Scarfs whispered to each In i cc
that bo either had been fearfully dls- Itlno
ppolnted In love or else dlilu't have u speck spon
heart. ; Neither of which suppoiltlona oils ,
Juat. The Mandarin looked grave , eten tlon
tb il ! .
loved her from the first In plt of has
why , the way ho wrapped her opera lie ,
about her told the tale ; It was as If Nerd
&ven ijormllted him to fold A cloud about uncju
but It came to an end. The other one Pattl
uertod horiolf , they always do. 1C only by mucl
on living , when It would simplify matt that
for1 ev-jry ono if they would die. Yes ; In
this pretty little Roclcty cplsodo came to
tin eii'I this evening. I knew Mias Mildred
expected him , she seemed so restless , sang a
little , played n little , and once I thought
uho wai about to tlraw aside the curtains to
see It lift was coming , but she did not ; such
anxiety the parlor maid or the cook might
properly show when looking for their young
men , but hardly Miss Mildred. There may be
Just as much sentiment In the parlor as In the
butler's pantry , but custom demands tlmt
the disguise be more complete. Finally he
camu and then Miss Mildred learned the
whole story , although It seemed hard enough
for him to lell It. It seemed that for
years tboro had been an understanding Hint
tin and Marie would eventually bo married.
Ho Is an orphan and has lived since child
hood with his uncle , Mario's father , nnd I
have It In my mind that the uncle wasn t
slow as n schemer ; ho must have felt reason
ably euro that Marie would never bo troub
led with a surplus of lovers. She- had
been In such constant ! Ill health that It left
her fiancp unusually n free lance , and , as he
said In extenuation , eho would even urge
him to go and enjoy himself , proving the
unselfishness of the other one , which Is to be
regretted , as It complicates olio's sympathy
In the end , U Is better to lip all on one
Eldo or the other In n case llko this. "
"Just as If your sympathies were not all
with Mildred In any case ; you know you
simply dote on her. "
The Teakettle gurgled with a vapory llttlo
laugh habitual to her.
"Yes , " assented the Mandarin , "I do , why
should I not ? It Is over twenty years
slnco I first saw her ; the mime cat Hod her
in hero as a allow for some visitors , a superb
lace hung baby , sweet as the violet scented
woods , and I have neon her cumu In and
'
out all thcs'o years , growing nlxvays ( more
beautiful , She never had an ugly age like
most girls , never. "
The Mandarin was certainly prejudiced an
much In favor as against'at , Mm . "I
have often wished that .Hancy house maid
who sepirs lo have such a "mania for shov
ing me about would take It Into her mob
cap to set mu In Miss M.I . I Id red'H hnudolr
for a time. I have a dcslro to know If she
rolsca those sweet eyes of hers to heaven ; if.
In fact , sha seems as charming to her maid
as she does to the gay \\orld about her. "
Kvcn In regard to Mildred the weary old
man " could not entirely forget his cynicism.
. "Mildred has had plenty of lovers always ;
fiho need
never play Lazarus at another
woman's door ; but. this man except for sonic-
hitch In the original plan , seemed lo me In-
tcndcd for her , but It Is not to be , Heaven
alone knows to what he trusted to have
things righted , but whatever It was , It failed
him. Yesterday tbo other one was taken
very 111 had n hemorrhage , I bollovt' and
the doctors order an Immediate removal to
Bonio | softer clinic. Her mother Is uomc-
what of nn invalid nnd her father a busy
man of largo affairs , so what more natural
than the suggestion that her flnnce become
her husband at once and take her away as
the most likely means for her lecovery ? "
" 0. no wonder the happy light went out
of Mildred's eyes ! Do you remember uho
sat in that three-cornered chair , and her
gown looked a different color every time she
moved.
"Ho stood quite near me , " continued the
Mandarin , not heeding the Interruption ,
"with Ms arm at the end of the mantel , and
ho did not take his oycts off her ; ho. broalhcd
hard , deep , catchy breaths , and once 1
thought he would have Bobbed. "
"What did Mildred say xvlicu he told her
everything ? " sighed ono of the Dresdens ,
"I " wish 1 hod been near enough to hear. "
"Neither of them said anything for a long
time , and then he '
spoke : 'Mildred , there Is
absolutely nothing In life for mo away from
you. If you will give mo the hope I want. ,
will break every tie that holds me back
;
am not afraid to tell the truth now , thp
whole truth , nothing matters In thp least but
you and your love. ' " " * " " '
"She sat very quiet for a
moment or two.
Slnco tbo first man shielded himself behind
the first woman , men have laid the burden
their love on women , and
when the
threads
tangled cried out In despair , 'Be
loved
, reach forth and take what I want you
have , I am not free to
bring It to you. '
great Jewel rcse and fell on Mildred's
nock and a great wave ' " "
swept ove'rf"hpp"Boul
Love :
, warm-eyed , on tbo ono 1iand
ribbed ! , rock-
duty on the other
; for A little
mo
ment : her
bark hesitated
, then set brave sail
the desert shore.
" 'You offer mo happiness
at
a
very dear
price ; I do
not
iwant a
Joy that must draw
life from
another - '
anotherwoman's
-woman's
hack heart. Go
and atone ; wo have both
fnlled ,
will both ' we
atone.
Then I knew that heaven
been generous to . '
.Mildred's
shone soul , and It
beautiful as her face. "
Oh , dear "
IKO , walled the llttlo Shepherd
, "I wonder why It Is these lovely Houls
reap most of the unhapplnoss In life. Ion - DalP'
after all If It Is worth while ? "
Out of the mouth of foolishness
came the
rlddlo
which has
puzzled the ages und thn
\lundarln
wilh all his worldly wisdom could
art
no answer.
For a little tlmo Iho dainty otlu
saddened group seemed the
for furlher ( juwtlons
, then the
Bohemian broke the stillness : liajl
"Was ho porl [
very desperate at
the last did
I"i threaten I to take his life or hers ? " ; Grit
"My good friend , " snapped the Mondniln as
, "
Fre [
'evidently your connection
with the host so.
lety Is recent ; I am even haunted by the bo
lusulclon | that you may be only a clover boll
imitation , No , ho did not rush at , or fran that
tically clasp her ; he did not press a long kiss of
farewell on her perfect lips , ho would not said >
iavo dared. She had risen , as If to end a In
iselesi ! ) and painful visit and WES gently rest
iireaklnn ; the thorns from a rose the hold. spcr
Mildred , ' ho said softly , 'Mildred , Just to choc
axlly could you break down the barriers
ictwccn us If you would. ' { She smiled sadly , go ;
li up a finger btnlnod with a tiny drop of an
jlood , 'Just BO easily might my heart bleed will
1 wilfed I cannot want It so. ' Ho took was
leave after the manner of society Mad ,
ien- ;
lemcii who have mada an evening call. He viva
her hand for o moment , In another bo wltli
gone , carrying Ihe rose she bed held , Mud
as If he loft a funeral. I fancy many doul
man has toft a funeral with a lighter and
ipart than he had then. It IB net much In
a story after ( ill ; tragedies do not abound ted
dolall , decorative art and Interior finish da'.a
iroperly belong lo comedy. Great hearts the
break without a tear , " alls
The iirlslocrullc little clock In Ihc dls- popi
chimed six vibratory tlmra , then the , worl
lleiK-o fell again , The red gold of the Zulu ,
nonilng sun stole In and warnuid Hie nar- Imlti
lines where the white moonlight bus all
. A door opened softly anil closed seen
, the pert UMlo housemaid wns on her In
ounds early ; who knows nho may have had A bra
concealed heartache of her own. She town
railed her long brush lightly over the man- rose
swopl the scattered robe leaves Into her Thd
and threw open the broad windows , let- melt
In n flood of uunllght and fresh air. you
she paused a moment before the now Is i a
little Mandarin and of [ ca
laughed , a low
,
urlous laugh , "Laws , ain't ho ugly ? looks of T
ho knoivcd a heap , though , If ho could burg
tell It. " and
Hf
A > 'OTlinit AUSTHAMA.V STAIt. curie
cross
Jin I it | ( Ii .Ml It ; . Tr.-lii'lll , n They
nf Cront 1'roiiiUu. lonet
SAN IWANCISCO , March 25. ( Corre- llnea thou
pourtonce to The lice. ) Another soprano mong
, If not actually great , narrowly misses of r tl
reatnces , has dawned on America via Ans- giant
. This Is Mile. Trebelll , daughter of "Tho
Tloy
golden volped contralto of that name , Izcd
ranked among the world's greatest high
ingera a few short years ago , and whoso a girl
must yet be remembered by Omabu on i the
who were favored with almost her
notes. The daughter has steadfastly
out against all uorlH of tempting offers Mr
lu and la Jo men
appear opera modestly louring
concert. She will Include Omaha In her Dr.
Inorary at the suggestion of your corro- Inter
londent , who represented Omaha's metiop- Grlpi
as something more than the way ota- physl
that Pacific coasters designate anything Jthlng
side of New York. Thp young ulnger asty
Now
captured i San KrancUco'a unwilling ow
pub-
ho
It. ,
" "
who pitted "poor old Scaluhl" found |
orcllca'a voic-e "thin and hard " prl * u
- , and give the n
miuallfled praUo to scarcely any other than cured
. Treuelll'g voice , though soprano , ban Disco
of the beautiful qu&lltx and evcunces Cold !
characterized her mothti'i voice. Try
tone production , breath management , drug
The flr t nnd only dforovcry known to
oclfnce to turn Rrny hnlr buck to UK youthful ,
nnturnl color ! > > the colonlllo ! iutli > n of rlivutnt *
In the eolorlMB mutter ihmiiKliuut the clmnnel *
of the hair's cntlto Mriictnre.
STOPS H&IR FALLING
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A mcillclnc for rrilorlnR the honlth nni > lipnuiy
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tliv.islnB In the world.
Solil everywhere , I'nn l > e onleted by Innll.
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Mine. Ynl ' OulJo to Deauty Mnlled I-'rcc.
I'cp Mnilnmc Ynlo'a llnml Whltcner for I.ltjr
Whlto. llnniln. .
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Dal and Sunday , by mall , 3 months. . 'J2.09
Dally and Sunday anywhere In tbo city ,
per ' week laq
irtlculallon ! and finish Hio Is a model for
3thor BliiKcrs to build on. Her rendering of
difficult polncca from "Mlgnon" wait the
tlmt has bocn Riven In this city , but
orhnp3 her Kreatsat success was In the
jrlcg ballade , bur enunciation l > ? lng an true
If I aho had been born Englhh Instead of
"rench. : The only CXCIIBO for criticism might
in I a possible lack oNteiiir > : rament. Tro-
has ono of tlmie easy and Jovial nature *
look on llfo tut a 1iugo joko. Speaking
eome of her most plea.sant memories , shu
, "Moscow Is the moat delightful city
the world. There In the "HorinltiiKe , " a
estaurant , of world-wide fame , where you
ipcnd 40 rubles ( $20) ) for a dinner. You can
iliooso your cook as well as your viands ,
loleol your dinner service , your waiter , and
Into I the kitchen If you cbooao to keoj >
eye < on the cooking , and the orchestra
play whatever you command. Ah , that
a dream , " and she ctlghcd. I read In
laileinolsello's eyrs the enl of the ban
Ivant , and knew that her heart wan
the flesh potri. I doubted that
lademoUcllo could be tragic , and t
It still , but In Interpretation of arch
sunny mood ( ho Is entirely Huccc nful ,
dialling of other places she had vla-
, Trebelll gave BOIIIU rather Interostlni ;
of South Alrlca. "It IB a yaradlat-
singer i , " she isuld ; "thero are due concert
and theaters and everyone goes. The
lopulatlon ; being made -up from the old
, iniulcal taste Is advanced , Kven the
llko music , and wo tould bear Ih'm
iiltatlug our trill * and runs next day. They
have 1 dety bans voices , by the way. The
cencry was exactly llko the colored plates
the t bible , and ono oxpectoj to meet
braham and all the Hebrews , Many of thu
are beautiful , with hedges ( if wild
: , llttlo brooks running by the wayndu. !
cllmato la trying at first. At noon you
, toward evening you shiver and ut night
pile furs on jour ht'd , au In Itussla , It
flno farming country , with abnmlanco
cattle , goats und ostriches , and home klnda
labor uru remunerative. In JolmnniM-
th > maids at the hotel got 15 a month
the i waiters 20 ,
"Tlu population IB unlfnic , haying many
urloim old Hucuonot families. Wo cajno
iiainco that are extinct In Franco.
kpuak old Krcnch , urn very old-fash *
and immensely proud In their way , al-
living aa peasants , Their pride of
Is so great thai they Intermarry only
themselvei , und expect to become ono
thu finest races , I'hyslcally , they cro
very hospitable and very human ,
Zulus arc Interesting , too. In their way.
are much more faithful than the clvll-
blacks , have beautiful theories and a
code of morality. A man who wrongs
Is summarily dealt with. He ls killed
spot. " MINNIH II. WINN.
til DoiiL'iiiI Oil.
. , Jomca Jones , of the drug firm of
& Hon. Cowden , 111 , , In speaking ot
Klng'fl : New Discovery , says that l Ht
hl wlfo was attached with I , a
, and her case grow < so serious that
lyslclans at Cowden and 1'ana could do
for her. It seemed to develop Into
Coniumpllon. Having Dr , Klng'n
Discovery In utoro , and selling lots of
took a bottle home , and tQ thu iiur-
of all she began to got better from ,
flnt dose , and half a dozen dollar bottles
her Hound and well , Ur , King's Now
Iscovery for Consumption. Coughd and
U guaranteed to do thin good work ,
It. Free trial bottle * at Kuba & Co '
store
