THE OMAHA DALLY BEE : SATURDAY , SEPTEAEIVEH 25 , 1897. 11
MRS. HEARNE'S CHAUVIES. :
A STORY OF AN A.MKItlCAN ( JYPSY.
11Y PAUL KKSTKH ,
Author of "Tales of the Real Gypsies , " $
( CMiyriBht. 1k 7 , by tlir DoubleJay-McClure Co. )
1.
"Hy thf God's truth I nay I never heard
the equal of that. I ask yon , young man ,
was that right ? May I never tell another He
ns long ns I llvo If I stays In a tern whore
the Gorglos carries It off so high. Hero I
jaws over the. river Into the gav , as who has !
< i bcltor rljht than on KgyptlanT Here am 11
set on by all the little devil * In barefoot and
stockings , by all the dogs In the town. Now
I says nothing to that , tor have I not my
ntaff to drive off the Juckels nml my vast to
cuff the rhauvlos about their ears ? Indeed
have I both my staff and my vast as they
learna to their sorrow. Hut by the God's
: truth I will no longer remain In the land
wheto every chlcko murkro , every dirty
voltccman. may chlv me/to staraben for tell
ing a fortune and asking my lawful pay for
the dukkcrjn. "
Mrr. Hearno was Indeed a tragic figure aa
ho stood In the dusky room where the
deputy H ho riff , who made the arrest , had seen
bur locked rafcly a half hour before. Shu
stood nc.ir the barm ! window , a tall gaunt
figure , with the last gleam of the lingering
light of the yelow ( sunset gilding her tawny
face.
"Dawdy. Dawdy. What arc the poor poo-
1 > lo coming ton , when they cannot take what
they can get from the dincllu Gorglos with
out a gresy rnuskro putting them to staraben ,
to prison , with never a thought for their
chltdreii ? Here's the mush with the dud. "
A prison attendant lirought In u light ,
"It's closing tlmu ; you can't stay much
longer , " he said. Then locking the door upon
\K ; ho continued his rounds.
I turned again to the gipsy.
' 'You must tell me what has happened ,
dye , or I can do nothing tor you , It Is grow
ing latu. "
"I will tell you , young man. 'Tls growing
late of a truth ; I can feel the night coming
on dark over my heart , for my chauvles are
all alnnu In the van across the doyav , the
in .MHi.r.D SUJWI..Y IJOWN THIuu.i. . .
river , and they are young children. They do
not know where their mother Is. They are
waiting for her to como home with their sup
per Hut she cannot come. "
"Are they alone , ilje ? "
"All nlono with the horses. The dog was
killed the last fortnight. Ha ! ho took up
some meat a farming mush threw him with
homo poison upon It. The pitiful Gorgios
They lows nothing the poor person has.
"When the yellow light fades my chauvles
will sit in the tan waiting for me- , but I will
not come. I will not , for the Gorglous ore
Blow to open the doors of their prisons.
"I will tell you then , quickly , bow u befell.
My rom , Mushlo Ilearno , hhlpped to Cali
fornia in thu spring to bring some vans back
which his brother left him by will. Coming
overland Is slow traveling. It's some time
be torn I expects him. Now I travels with
some of my people , nlso I travels alone. As
you may know. It Is not easy for mo to cook
the dinner , to eare for the horses , to mind
the chauvlcn , dukker and all. Many's the
< Iay It Is little I have to put In the kettle , or
1o 'fry ' In the pan , aye , many's the day I have
but a crust for my mouth. lint the chauvlrs
nro fed and I nuks no more. Now como I to
this gav , the curse of the bcng be upon It and
upon mo for pitching my tfnt within sound
of Its church bells. Here do I como to pen
( lukkerln. Here do I llnd a foolish old gen-
tllu. who asks mo It his son has not robbed
him.
Knowing It Is the way of the Gorglnn
for the son to rob father , father to rob son ,
I answers that no doubt he has. Tnnreon i
takes iinniD of the young man's hair which
the father brings mo. a few threads , and I
lays them between the loaves of a certain
book which Is mine , and I says an Incanta
tion , boiling my kettle , walking backward
to the Wctcr. washing my hands behind my
back , having nothing better to do. for which
Billy dealings and the llko ho gives mo In
lllls In vonger , which Is none too much to
pay mo for being n fool. The next day I
< lo tinHani ? , and the next. For each I gets
would do It for less ,
Hie : same luvvur. nor you
If the iiiiiuh would make mo a fool ho must
nnv Now on the fourth day I tells him for
Biifo that bts son Is n thief , that ho has taken
his money. What does the old man do then
with him where It l
but ask mo to como
hidden. I makes my excuse , naylng I have
mv .other engagements , but be will have it
Vat with him. meaning to
I
I go > ? < > Jaws
give him the slip , for 1 likes not bisway. .
I suspects something
Oncii we get Into the gav
thing wrong by the look in his eye. as well
ns by bin laying hla band on my arm Seeing
mUBkro coming toward UH I think * It Is
a
'
tlmo 1 mil Jawing. So I shakes off'M.hand
and hurries nwny down a lana to r ds tlio
flolds Now what should the fool do but setup
and start after inn as fa l
up a great cry
for more , but being a
n ho enn. 1 waits no
Kood nmner. I mends mo my pace , leading
lilrn a pretty chase on down the lane. Ha !
Now come the llttlo boys ami dogs at or me
with the mush and the mmkro yelling behind
and the Holds and the woods getting- nearer
n. . nearer. Uawdy ! Then I catches my fool
In a rent In my gad. and I falls flat In a
hcan In the gutter with a i-rowd coming up
,11 about me The llltle boys pulling my
my dress , while the Jucklcs snap amy
cases
old
my foot Then runs up my pretty
fiorgloH. all out of breath , and when ho can
spoil ho ealla mo a thief for taking his
mouVv ha' and a mischief maker for sctUng
tm agaiidt liU ton. What then docs the
skro ? What. Indeed , does the muskro ,
{ take. m up rough by tbo ami and < rag
reason. Then do I learn
mo hero for no
hat thiV thieving son has given the vongor
' for this that they
tmck to 1 father. 'TIs
" " ' 'aodTtruth ,
lirtho when my rom come
tiack'ho Miall atrsnglo that old mm and hh
son , Had lurk bo upon them.
"Hut the money ho gave you ?
"Fool that 1 was to keep It iibout mo. They
searched mr. "
"And found It ? "
"May It burn out their pockets. May It
for the bauo which shall be their'de
nay struction when their children mixes 'It In
their food. I hates them. "
again. Tomor-
"They have their money
back toy
" you shall go
"row. dye. 1 promUo
y ° returned with t'.io prisoner's '
" " "Tho sheriff says your time la up. You
como In again In the morning.
can
"Tomorrow , dyo.It will bo settled In a few
hoti'v. Kushtn rattl. " ,
"Tomorrow. " Her volco rang strangely In
th" Hnely place , making mo pause In the
doorwav. "llut tonight. My phauvles. They
waiting for me In the * n panic1 the
are
" She turned to
doyav. They ro hungry.
" ' ' to her children
the keeper"rvm't a woman fc'Q
dren ? " she pltuded.
No , " Raid the keeper rou.nJily.
With an oith the eypay turned to the
"lUvo uo fear for them , Mrs , Ilearno.
They Khali ba cared for "
I inw her face twitch In the dim light.
"W-lll you take them this bite of bread
foi their supper ? They are hungry. I have
been gone from the camp all day. "
She itretched out the poor food In her
riunt hands.
"No , dyct , I'll not take It. Uut they shall
imp well enough. Make your mind OIBJ , I'll
eo to thorn. Kiuhto rattl. "
"You've the r-oor per on' hleritlui ; . my
on. " ho called after me aa I ptuied out
through the dim , chilly corridors Into the
warm summer night.
Over the bills came the moonlight , fresh
with 'ho wind that blew from the west ,
under the trees shone the street lamps.
brc.ik'i g the shadows with patches of light.
Up from the Brjuaro Into the hush of the
evening floated the falhlirclatter of traffic ,
while a carriage rolled silently by over the
smooth drlvo to lose Itself noon In the sh.ido
of the great elms. Over all the town , peace ,
over the hills the moonlight * in the
trectops the robins , hushing their last notes
over the world thj ( oft wind , the
white stars.
My footfall awakened the pleas iH echoes
ns 1 went on treading the uneven bricks ot
the pavement , blta of song filled the even
ing , stealing out from half-opened windows
where the breeze gently stirred the white
curta'ns. or , like a bcnlson , rlngVg richly
from the church doors as the congregation
gathered for prayftr meeting.
Acrois the cool square ! Into the heart of
the town. Down the main street and over
the bridge , with only a pause hero and thcro
to nil a good wicker basket , or to change a
word with a friend. So on and so over the
bridge so en to the great elm In the lane
where Mrs. Leo and my pal Amselo had once
made their camp , so to the van and the < tan ,
of my friend In the gloomy room with tbo
barred windows.
I paused at some little distance to .put my
basket down In the tall grass while I re-
connoltcrtd' . For all the soft summer night
and the lights ot the town Just over the
water the camp had n lonely , desolate look ,
as a hearth 1ms whm the fire burns low and
tired children huddle over the coals awaiting
the return of their mother. . A flro was
smouldering out near the tent. From the
wagon came the sound of a child's voice , a
child singing n child to sleep. The voice
trembled , Suddenly tho'sons cea.-efl
the singer's sharp ears had caught the sound
of my steps on the path.
"Mammy. Mammy , " cried two little voices.
In the moonlight I saw three dark little
heads crowd to the front ot the van.
"Is It you , mammy ? Nevadcr won't go to
sleep. I'so been singing a gillie to he. Hut
It won't shut Us eyes. "
"Ith's not mammy. " a second voice llsp-
Ingly whispered , "maudy's olrash , I'm
afraid. "
"Mammy , " tremblingly questioned the first
voice. "Ain't It you , mammy ? "
"Why don't mammy come home from the
gav , niandy's attain , " lisped the second
voice.
"Mammy ? ain't It you , mammy ? dearie
mammy , ain't It you ? "
"Sarlshan , " I cried , coming forward.
"Romany cuel ! Roinony chcl ! " plpe.l
the voices. Then the three llttlo heads sunk
Into the gloom of the wagon and profound
sllpnco reigned.
"riarlshan , " I repeated , knowing nothing
moro soothing to the car of a gy < > sy than the-
old mystic greeting.
"Sar'san , " piped a faint frightened voice
from the wagon , "but you ain't mammy. "
"Tuto tan't turn Into our tan , " lisped the
second voice , "mandj5 ; atrash. "
"You need not Uuvtlfrald , pal , for I come
from your mother. Jjf-idown from the wa&'on
and let's have s.upMtS Mammy can't come
homo tonight , sd r ih'avo come to stay with
you. Come doWrCVnnd let's bo acquainted. "
"Who Ith you ? " asked the llsper.
"I am the man with the supper. "
"Whore 1th the supper ? " quoth the llsper
I venturing his head a little way out ot the
I wagon. "Mandy tant dick er tupper. "
"Dick adovo tuchenl adol , look at that bas-
I ket there. The supp'or is In it. "
1 "Ith there muchCWpper ? " demanded the
llspor. * >
"There Is enough. "
"Ith that all ? " plaintively walled the
llapor.
"Do you want more ? "
"Yeth , I wanth more , " sighed the llspor.
I turned to the smouldering fire , breaking
some dead boughs that lay In the grass Into
fagots and flinging them upon the embers.
Soon the flames burst from the twigs , tin-ow
ing a merry light over the camp.
"Now come down , pals , and you shall see
what I have In the basket. Como now or I'll
bo Jailing back to the gav. "
"Not with er tupper ? " pleaded the llsper.
"Come , then. ' ? | ni
"Us Is coming. " >
They came first cautiously descending the
} lispcr , closely followedby , the child whom I
: hoard singing when I approached , the latter
' bringing the baby. Three as gaunt little
much pleased by her brother's Attention , and
by the tea that ran down from her curls to
the tip of her little dark nose.
"Gu , " laughed the babv. throwing her arms
around my neck In a fashion truly aban-
d' nod.
"What Is your name ? " Willie , the elder
boy , suddenly asked , looking up In my face
with A wlatful expression.
"You re- not the man that lelled oft with
the pot of luover what I've heard my dad
tell nbout ? My dad raid he was the pleas-
nntcst gentleman what over he see. Kor-1 ,
my dad said ho had all the money there was
In a bank 'cause he brokcd open the safe
with n crowbar and lelled away vlin the
luvver. Mor'n the price of a hundred hofsea.
my dad said. You ain't him , are you ? "
To my great regret truth compelled me to
make answer that I was not the pkMSumcst
gentleman who had lelled off with the pot.
"I can't remember him very well , but
my dad said he used to travel with us some
times when the dirty muskros was after
him. Ho could rakker , and he glvsd mo
Bwrets and such. Are the muskros' after
you ? "
"I hope not , " 1 said , glancing over my
shoulder to hide the smllo that came to my
"There aln'th none there , " whispered the
llnier to reassure mo ; "Ith been watching.
When Ith weth the muskros Ith Just runned
away till 1th got other Side 'cr big house.
Then Ith throwcd a stone round the corner ,
and Ith runned and runned. "
Here the baby crowed with delight , anl
her brothers laughed llko merry Homans lo >
think that the llsper had thrown a stone at
a policeman.
"GImmIc 'cr baby. " Jlmmle begged , well
pleased with himself and his prowess.
"My daddy's taller'n you , " Wllllo said , lookIng -
Ing me over as ho took up the thread of the
conversation , "and the inuskro * ' been after
him. llut my dad never minded. Ho Just
hitched up the hones faster'n blazes , and
drove off llko lightning that's what he said ,
and they never ketchcd him at all. Did they ,
Jimmlo ? "
"No , " Jlmmle replied , rolling the baby over
on Its back while ho patted Its stomach for
" ' ketchcd dad. "
getfully. "Thoy'th never
"I thought you might be the man what
lolled off with the pot 'cause he always had
sweets In his pocketWllllo remarked ,
staring at my swollen pockets with longing.
"Alii you gel any sweets In 'or ootots ? "
questioned the llrper , new light coming Into
hi ? eyes.
"Willie , hold 'or baby. Ith think 'cr rye
ath some sweets lu 1th potot. "
Ho gave Iho baby to Wllllo , and being
thus unencumbered and free--crept close to my
sldo with smiles enough to cozen a bushel of
sweetmeats from the sternest of grocers.
Soon his tny ! hands had rummaged the
swollen recesses , bringing forth a llttlo heap ,
above which the baby crowed .and gurgled
gleefully , while a deep peace spread over
the countcnanco of the llsper , and Willie's
eyes opened' wide. '
"And you ain't the man what lelled off
with the pot , either , " Willie repeated In
wonder.
"Dut you 1th a pleasant gentleman , any
way , " 'beamed the llsper , "ain't ho , Willie ? "
"Don't you cheat , Jlmmle , and keep all
to big pieces , " his brother protested , as the
lispcr made a separate pile of the longest
sticks and most desirable chocolates.
"These Uh for mammy , " said the llsper ,
clearing himself of the charge and over
whelming me with the sense of his goodness.
"We musn't forget mammy. "
"No , " assented Wllllo ruefully. "But she
won't eat 'cm. and you'll have 'cm all your
self tomorrow. "
"Hh donth know , " sighed the llsper , a
shadow crossing his brow , "cr baby may get
"cm. "
"Why caci't mammy eomo back tonight ? "
the elder boy asked , his voice trembling a
little. The fire had burnt low now , while
the hush of the nighttime Increased with the
hour , bringing a feeling of loneliness , too ,
as the new moon sank to the ridge of the
gray western hills.
Then I told them how It was with their
mother , cheering them with the thought that
i they should see her soon In the morning.
I "You must Jal to woddrus now , pals , " I
1 told them , for their little heads bent wearily
. on their tired shoulders. "Indeed , you must
go to bed now. "
"I 1th sleepy , " the lispcr said , yawning ,
"llut If 'cr tln'th nobody to be company for
you you'll get lonesome and yaw back to the
gav. Put 'er baby to bed. Willie. An' you
go to sleeo , too ; Ith'II be company for 'er
rye. You wonth be lonesome with me ? "
ho asked' bravely , tillnklng his eyes to keep
back the tears , "you'lll thay If I slth up
Ith you ? "
" .I will sit up , too , " Willie said.
"No , " said the lisper , still blinking , "take
'cr baby to bed , Willie. Ith'II slth up with
'er rye all alone by myself. "
"Go to bed , b.th of you , and Mandy will
stay till the morning. Sleep In the tent or
the wagon. I'll have my blanket here by the
fire. "
When I had put them to bed In the tent I
spread some blankets I found In the wagon
over a pile ot fresh straw near the fire , and
lay down to watch the embers until they wcro
7 * *
WATCIIKI ) HIM i'KI5 I'AUK Till- : Sl'I'l'l-Ill.
Homnnys ns ever played by the roadside or
beggi-d a penny for sweetmeats.
"Wo 1th HO hungry , " walled the liaper ,
pausing by the tongue of the wagon ; "uth
hath 'ad miflltt to e.it all 'cr day , "
' 'Sept some cold potatoes , " correeled the
child with the baby. ' 'A ' i/l / her , " tapping the
baby's curly head , "her 'had to have most of
them. Jlmmio and mo let her eat nil her
could , catiBo her's b.oeu Ick. "
"Get the kettle for me , Jlmmle , " 1 said
to tlio llsper. "you chall soon have soma
hot tea to warm you. It'3 a line buppcr
we'll have when It's ready. "
"Wllllo ' 11 get 'cr kettle. " quoth the toper ,
who now seemed to bo master of the fUtiu-
tlon. "Get 'cr kettle , Willie. I'll poke 'er
you. "
In a few minutes the kettle hung un the
saralitu over the flro , the steam slowly curlIng -
Ing up Into tlio lo.ivrs of tbo elm treo.
I thrust a pronged stick thiough a thin
piece of bread.
"Will you toast this , for/ ult'Jtuimlo ? " I
asked.
"Willie 'II toast 'cr bread , " w.-w ISiu Ils-
pcr's response. Then , turning to Wllllo , all
Hinllliig now In the eunllght , he held out his
shurt little arms ,
" ( llmmo 'er baby , Willie. 'Now toast a
nice piece for 'er ryety , , The obedient Willie
toasted thn bread , holding hi * hand up to
lu'ep the glow from hU f.ice , while I laid
out the supper and looked to the tea , and
the lispcr busied himself with the baby ,
which now perched on hlx tiny knee.
When it was all ready we gathered close
to the Improvised table : the seat of a
wjgou that had been used as a resting place
by the campllre untp thus prreaed Into our
service. With the baby now on my knee I
did the honow of tlio simple repast. I found
that tht baby , despite the cold potatoes with
which It : brother * generously fml It , still
couM honor our supper with un appetite
worthy ot a better occasion ,
Warmed by the flro. Its hunger appeased ,
how the Homany chavl could gurgle and
rrow. could wink and chuckle and laugh ,
too , In a moat bewildering way.
"Hick 'cr chavl , " smiled the llsper , lav
ishly spreading great pieces of butter over
bU tout with his thumb , while his other
hand was lost to tbc wrist , Immersed In the
pint cup which held his tea. "Dick 'er
chivl , Willie. Her's blinking her eytb ,
Ain't her our own pretty slsterV"
He withdrew his hand from the tin cup
to pat the baby affectlontte-ly upon | t head ,
the baby crowing and fiurgllng all the more
ashes , then to watch the stars till they faded
Into the gray of morning.
I had just drawn my blankets around me
thinking the chauvles asleep , when , hearing
a fouml. I turned to the tent door , to beholi
the lispcr advancing to mo In tne dim light
something outstretched In his hand.
"What Is It , pal ? "
"Ith your sweth. "
"My what ? " I iiuestloned.
"Your sweth " ho extending
, repeated , some
sticks of the candy.
"Ith going to give you half of mammy's
in I no and Wllllu'a all gone , an' you nln'tl
had any. "
"Kosp It all for your dye , little brother
Mandy dent want any Hweets. " , , ,
ICvcn In the dim light I was sura 'I cq'uli
see tha look of self-sacrifice fade fr"pm " tin
face of the llsper , to bo replaced by an ex
pression of deepest contentment. ,
"Vou Ith a nicer ry ° than the one what
lelled off with the luvver that our dad talks
about. " ho murmured. In sleepy approval , as
lib retired Into the gloom of the tent to his
bed and his slumbers.
III. '
It U well to sleep under a tent In the sum
mertime , aye. till the heavy hoar frostu
whiten tbo grass In tbo mornings It Is bet
tcr than to sleep beneath any roof , and bette
U Is to Ho with nothing at all 'twlxt one's
faca anil the stars when the night Is a clea
ono and warm ,
Wo llvo too much In the shadow and Unit
of our own handiwork , too llttlo In th
space and freedom of God's. UUe chlldrei
wo magnify the work of our own hands
thinking wo have heaped up a mountain o
built us a palace , when , Indeed , our moiintali
IB but a dust pile , our palace but a pee
sort of pruon.
All night long the fresh wind rustled th
leaves on the boughs of the elm tree , abov
me all night long the whlppoorwllls called by
thu river , all nlgbt long the pure air glad
dened my nostrils 'till I wakened , refreshed
to ice thu yellow suu rise over the mist
reach of the rich valley.
All the beauty ot the nlgbt , all Its wonder
ful stillness and rest , which only thos
know who put by the carra and the comfort
of houses , all Its peace and Its healing ha
been upon me , soothing the unrest , brlngln
life back to a truer proportion , giving m
strength to awaken glad that a new day ha
dawned ,
"Wash 'er baby1 * face. Willie , " I hear
the lispcr direct UB I lighted the fire , I'res
cntly he came and stood by me , watching the
preparations I was making tor breakfast , but
with a wandering eye.
"When 1th mammy tumln' back to her
chavlei ? " ho asked , "Wo wants our
mammy. We know she Ith lone-some wifout
uth. "
"Sho will como soon , " I told him , and eel
him to work to lay out the dishes , while I
led the horses down to the creek.
It was pleasant to heir the plash of the
river over the ripples , pleasant to see the
thirsty animals plunge their noses deep Into
the swift current , pleasant to startle the
birds from their branches and to bear them
echo with their voices the volco ot the rip-
When breakfast was rcr I left my tawny
Honians to watch thu c.unp whllo 1 returned
to the town. ' ,
I roused his honor the ; , mayor from his
last slumbers to hear Mrp. IJearno's story ,
t told of her lonely condition , of her husb.uid
absent In California ; I tolrt of-her bnvo lit
tle chauvles alone In the camp ovr the
river ; I pleaded her cause , .Vs well as 1 could.
"Well , well , ' said the , ROO(1 ( man as he
buttoned his coat tight up : to his chin , "vro
shall sec , wo shall see. " > '
Hut I knew my cause wan won when later ,
as we went Into the slierlK'a offlco , ho
pinched my arm gently , say\nj \ ( :
"So you managed to get jth oiigh the night
without keeping the lisper -awake. Well ,
well , to think that you could have dispensed
\\Ithhlscompany , " " '
"Good morning , your hbnorj" the sheriff
said ns wo entered the olllpc. . ' '
"Good morning , John , " , said the m.iyor ,
smiling blandly as ho held-put b's case.
"Won't you have a clgar7 < " .
"I don't smoke so soon after breakfast , "
the sheriff said , eyeing the ! mayor with
suspicion , the cigars with that half Interest
the most Indifferent connolsetir must Iel
at the sight of a good weed.
"Put It Into your pocket until you are
ready , " his honor Insists gently as the sheriff
weakens and holds out his hand. Then , after
a pause , which gives the sheriff time to
sniff the fragrant Havana :
"In the matter of the Gypsy woman , Mrs.
Hearne , I think , John , we had better let
Mrs. Hearno go back to her children. "
"It Is Just as you please , but for myself
I believe we should make an vxampl-J. There
are too many gypsies coming our way th'a '
summer. "
"It may be so , " said the mayor gently ,
looking from the window il the sheriff's
ofllce across to the barred windows tl'nt '
lighted the jail , "It may bo so , John , but 1
think when wo make our example , we will
not take a lone woman away from her chil
dren. Wo will take a man. John. '
"O It's Just as you please , " said thu sheriff. "
"You say that's a gooj cigar you gave mo ?
"It comps from Cuba. "
The sheriff looked at his watch ,
"Well. I guers I can light It. "
There was a pause while the sheriff eyed
the cigar. Then ho rolled It reflectively be
tween his largo bands , then he bit off the
end , accepting the lighted match I cxt-endcd
with a very gruff "thank you. " accompanied
by a look which said plainly enough , "So this
Is your doing. "
For a moment the smoke rose In silence.
"It's a good cigar , " said the sheriff. He
puffed on. "A very good cigar. " A smile
dawned upon his lips. It spread to the
corners of hla mouth. To his cheeks. To his
chin. It wrinkled bis forehead.
"I never tried a better cigar. I 'beg your
honor's pardon , what was that about Mrs.
Hearnerou see , the old man she fleece 1
.Is my wife's uncle mil I was expected to do
all I could. You sec how It Is. "
"Tell your wife all about It. "
And the mayor told the story.
"Why , my boy lisps. " smiled the sheriff ,
letting the ashes fall from his cigar where
they had clung until It was half smoked
"
" wife says she don't like It ; but I tell
you It just pleases me better than any other
kind of tnlk. 'Why , you look here , ' I say
' ' it long enough before
tc * her , 'hi'll get over
I wish ho would. Hoys grow up too fast
nowadays. You wait and see. ' He's a sort
of delicate child. I wish you'd take him off
with you sometimes on your long walks , "
turning to me. 'Ho plays too much in the
Jail yard , I think. He'd be no trouble. Take
him out to the gypsy campn with you. It
w'd do him a world of good. "
"Now , about Mrs. Heatijo , " gently re
monstrated his honor. > , _ , , ;
"Why by noon , I guess she can go back
to her babies. I'm glad you told me about
those children. It'll make It easier at home ,
nut I say I think there'll be ) less occasion
for 'that old fool she played the game on to
talk If sho'd Just pack upandgo. , , "
IV. if
"By the God's truth , young man. " quoth
Mrs. Hcarne. as we went down the side street
together , "It'll be a flue present I'll make you
when I meets you again. And my rom , when
he comes back from California , will make yo'i '
another. I'll be going on today , If you think
best , but me and my famiy | may bo this
way before long ; I wants to settle my score
with that old man ; and when we cornea you
shall know It. "
Then on and over the river and down to
ho lane.
"Mammy ! Mammy ! " piped , the voices
'It's deary , mammy ! " . i
"I won't take anything , rye , " Mrs. Hearne
made answer , as she hitched the horses be-
! ore the van 1n which she packed all her
jelonglngs. "Mandy don't like the feel o
luvver when It comes from the hand of a
friend. We shall do welt enough. llut I
thanks you kindly for thinking of It. "
To my Joy at this moment a long delayei
grocery wagon turned into the lano.
"Hero's a basket for you , " the boy told
Mra. Ilearno as ho banded it out. "Get up
Sally ! " ho cried to his horse , and , his mis
sion being done , he drove whistling back to
the town.
"The mayor sent It , " I hastened to eay
"Ho told mo he would , but I thought he't
forgotten. "
"He's a fine gentleman , " Mrs. Hcarne mur
mured. "I've seen worse gavs than this after
all's said. "
"Ith got some sweth for mimmy , swell
the rye gave uth. Doth mammy want }
them ? " nuerled the llsper.
"Keep them yourself , dearie. " Mrs
Hearno answered. "Only give Wllllo some
and some to little slater. "
"Ith divide ith , " sighed the llsper with the
air of a martyr.
"Good luck , rye , " Mrs. Hearno said as she
leaned from the wagpn to ehakii hands. "Tho
chauvles will never forget you , nor will tholr
dyeKushto bok. "
Over the gr ss of the lane for a space
followed a space by the great elm tree's
shadow , then with a tugging of harness , a
lattllng of kettles and wheels , the van tiirna
out upon the high road and goo * slowly
southward , raising a whlto cloud of dus
as It passes away Into the heat of the sultry
sun.
sun."Kushto bok , " eay I as I turn back to
the town. "Good luck to Mrs. Ilearno am
nor chauvles. "
now .MUCH \v.i'i'i-it : TO niti.vic.
Amount VarlcN wllli ( Inl l ) < -iiiiallin
HllKIIKt-ll III.
According to Prof. Allen wo should drink
from one-third to two-flftha as many ounce
as wo weigh pounds. Therefore , for a mat
weighing IHS pounds thcro would bo reiiuirei
fifty-six to sixty-four ounces dally , or fron
ono and one-half to four pints. This Is a
very Indefinite answer. The amount of water
required , says the Journal of Hygiene , de
ponda on thu season of the year , the amoun
of work done and the kind of food eaten. In
hot weather we require more than In cold
because of the greater loss through the skin
though this Is lu part made up by the Irsse
'
amount passed away thro'ugh the kidneys
If a man labors very hard ho requires moro
than If bis labor Is light. A man worklni
In a foundry , where the temperature is IIK !
and thu perspiration profuse , not Infre
fluently drinks thrcu or four gallons dally
It the food Is stimulating and salty mor
water Is required than if It U bland.
Vegetarians and those who .use much frill
rcqulro less water than tlioso who cat sal
fish and pork , and often get along on none
except 'what Is In their food. ' In most caseti
our Instincts tell us how much water t
drink far better than any hard or llxcd rule
For ages they have been acquiring a know !
edge of how much to drink and transmlttln
that knowledge to descendants , and If w
follow them wo shall not go far out of th
way.
It U of more lisa to us to know that pur
water Is essential and that Impure water I
one of the most dangerous drinks than t
know bow much of It Is required dally. 1
one lives In a region wherui the water Is bai
It should bo boiled and put away In bottle
well corked in an Ice chest , and In nddltlo
ono should fat all the frut | ono can If frui
agrees. Fruits contain not only pure water
but salts -which are needed to carry ot
healthfully the functions ot life.
BOOKS MADE BY TYPEWRITER
'ow and Unlqun Invention for Producing
Bound Records ,
WRITES ON DOCUMENTS OF ALL SIZtS
low It In ( ) | HTncil ( mill UN lloseni-
liliiticr to Otlit-r T > | it it rltrr.i .
Mtunililtnit llloi'kn Overcome
lijtliu lii > riitnrx.
Typewriter Inxcntors arc tireless workers ,
anil In the last twcnty-Ilvo years have
irought , out A great many Ingenious devices
or lightening the labor of penmra. In
act , the variety of typewriters at the pres
ent time Is so great that It may bo dllllcult !
o coucclvo of any sort of word recording
hat cannot be satisfactorily done by means
of a machine operated by hoys. Typewriters
ro to bo found that will write In any
angutigo spokra , and on which documents of
arylng sizes may bo executed. There Is
uc thing , relates the New York Sun , that
ho ordinary writing machines will not do ,
namely , record "inlooks , , ( , and from the
line that the flTst practical typewriter made
ts appearance It has been the aim of In
ventors everywhcro to produce a machine
capable of writing la "books " as well as on
inbound pages. Two or three so-called book
ypowrltcrs have heretofore been hoard from ,
nit they lacked simplicity , rud few of them
were ever put to practical use. A machine
or book writing has Just been complete. . ! by
Mr. Crawford Klllott and Mr. W. I' . Hatch ,
nventora of Xew York , which embodies
nany unique features , and a comparison of
he now device with typewriters not adnpteil
or book work Is Interesting.
In designing the book writer Its makers
lave , wherever possible , adhered to the prln.
: lples of cciistructlon employed by manu-
acturers of other first-class typewriters
dapted for writing on loose pages. The key
board Is omall and compact , and is known
as the universal , the arrangement of the
utters being the same aa that of the stand
ard typewriters. There are forty-four col-
ulold keys , which together represent
eighty characters. The type basket , In
vhlch the type arc arranged In circular
crm , Is beneath the fingers of the keys , and
s In full view of the operator. When a key
s depressed the character attached to It Is
orced downward onto the paper , and Is
irought back again by a steel spring con
nected with the type 'bar. ' The fingers of
ho keys which lead to the type bars arc
also steel. The book to be wrlttin In is
opened and placed upon a table underneath
he machine , which Is Ihen adjusted to the
desired height , its position depci ding en-
irely upon the book's thickness.
SPECIAL FHATUHUS.
A part of the book writer which Is very
conspicuous and which suggests Its special
adaptability Is a long and broad platen at
he bottom , on wl.ich each page of the book
eats while the machine Is In operation. The
platen Is hinged at the back and is raised
mil lowered to accommodate a new page.
When a leaf Is turned over onto the platen
a metal frame , also hinged at the back , is
brought down upon the paper and holds It
securely In place. Then the carriage Is low
ered and the operator proceeds the same as
on any other typewriter.
Hitherto Inventors have found difficulty In
obtaining both upper and lower case let
ters on a book typewriter without having a
double key board , which was objectionable.
Tliw Idea of using a special or shift key for
that purpose , the same as is done on several
ordinary typewriters , seemed Impracticable.
3n the new machine , however , the change
'rom small to large letters , or vice versa ,
s readily accomplished , and a shift key is
the medium employed. When that key la
struck a metal disk , situated In the top and
center of the type basket , and about an Inch
ind a half in diameter. Is depressed. With
the disk In that position each type that Is
struck , comes In contact with It , and , with
out noticeably checking the movement of
the type bar , tin1 lower case letter 'is ' In
stantly displaced and an upper case letter
substituted. On releasing the keys the let
ters resume their former positions automatic
ally. A peculiar arrangrnu-nt of the typo
on the type bar renders the change possible ,
instead of the characters being set stationary
n the end of ea'clt bar , as on other typewriters -
writers , they are left free to turn at the
will of the operator , and when once turned
a spring holds them in place until the Im-
iri'ssloii Is made on the paper. Besides
> elng used to make upper case letters , the
shift key enables one to strike several
punctuation marks and other characters com
monly required ,
A\serlotis stumbling block In the way of
making a practical book typewriter was the
supposition that while the writing is being
lone the machine Itself should remain sta
tionary as do other typewriters , and the
laper to be written on should move. And
: hut method has , to sonic extent , proved
successful as applied to book typewriters ,
when small and light books worn Inserted ,
but largo-sized books were found to be too
cumbersome to move freely , and bad work
resulted. In the new typewriter the order
of things Is reversed , and. Instead of the
l > aper being moved to accommodate the posi
tion of the machine , the machine Itself moves
to suit the position of the paper. An operator
therefore , while manipulating the keys , finds
his keyboard traveling constantly from left
to right , and at the end of a line hn draws
the whole mechanism back to the beginning
of the scale for another trip across the page.
As the writing continues the machine Is
likewise moved downward on the page until
the bottom Is reached , when It Is raised and
thrown hack to admit another sheet.
NOVEL , METHOD OF SPACING.
Spacing between lines Is done In a manner
quite now to the average operator. At the
right hand Bide of the typewriter are two
metallic projections , and by pressing these
together with the thumb and forelinger tin-
machine may bo moved the width of a single
line or carried down the page a far as It In
'
desired. To move the ca'rrlago from sldo to
sldo when not writing It ts necessary to de
press a small lover at the upper right hand
edge of the typo basket. Near that lover Is
a hard rubber knob , which may bo grasped
to assist In drawing the carriage back to the
starting point. Spacing between words IH
done by striking a space bar directly In front
of the keyboard. The types arc Inked by n
ribbon , the working of which Is very similar
to the ribbon movement of other typewrit
ers.
ers.On many writing machines nowadays the
line that is being written appears In full
view of the operator ; and that feature has
not been overlooked In constructing the ma
chine in question. Junl below the carriage
release Is another lever , which , when Hc-
pretucd , lifts the ribbon and reveals the lusu
word written. If a. letter has been omitted
or It Is desirable , 'to erase the whole word ,
one may plainly sco when ) to maku the cor
rection. Tabular Work and manifolding may
also be done with facility.
For the convenience of ( ho operator and
to expedite the work of raising heavy books
to the proper piano after they nro placed
under the machine , there Is a contrivance at
the rear , which Is fastened to the table and
Is operated by means of a thumb screw.
When once adjusted , the plane regulator need
not bo disturbed for a whole day or perhaps
a week. Its readjustment being governed by
the amount of writing done.
The Inventors of the book writer recom
mend It for Indelible record , unlimited Hpeed ,
great durability , a'id absolute freedom from
blurring by the ribbon. While It IB Intended
for making records In all sorts of large bound
volumes. Its scnpo of utility Includes the
work done by all other typewriters , and a
single sheet of note paper seems qultii as
much at home beneath KB keyboard OH a
book two feet long. Tim contrivance as a
whole Is somewhat wider and longer than
most other writing machines and la only
about six InchcD high.
Colon-it ( imiliinli > from Iliirvaril ,
Miss Anita Florence Hummlngs Is the
name of the young negrcss whoso graduation
from Vassar canned such a sensation. She
IH now assistant In the Boston public library.
During her preparatory days -when she wan
at the Moody school , at Northfleld. i he was
the roommate of Miss Desalt' Darker , who la
now the wlfu of William Henry Lewis , once
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now a lawyer In lloston. Miss Hemmlnga
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fall , and an her part lu tbU ceremony and
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