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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , APRIL fl , 1898.
THE TEST.
HOW RAY MORDY SAVED THE SHIP.
MY P. Y. BLACK ,
1.
Far forward In the bows of an old wooden
training ship which lay In a great navy
yard two bays aat one night Just before the
hour when the bo'sun would plpo to ham-
mocks. Near them were other boys , many of
them , In apprentice uniform , laughing and
larking , but these two Rat alone near on old-
fashioned port , and their facci wcro woefully
downcast.
"Kay , " said the bigger looking bay , ol-
though there was but llttlo apparent differ
ence In their ages , "Hay , t'no wccko of this
torture has been enough for we. The school
master struck me again today , and the quar
termaster called mo a lubberly farmer's boy ,
because I couldn't catch on at once to tlie
trick of the knot ho wanted mo to tic , and
I had a row with that big brute Hopper , and
got my cars boxed by a marine for fighting ,
when Hopper got nothing , though It was bin
fault bullying. H'e this way every day.
I'm sick of It. I'm going to desert. "
Hay Mordy prcracd his lips tight , and did
not arewcr at once. Ho was a llttlo bit of a
chap , barely 15 , and small for his age. Yet
the doctor would not have passed him If he
had not been sound and strong. If at the
first glance you would have called him deli
cate , a second would have suggested to you
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had bungled a Job Mordy was blamed. It
there was a row among the apprentices
Mordy was the origin , for , true to his rule
to never accept an Insult or a blow with
out resentment , Mordy was , as a matter of
fact , In many scrimmages.
The great 8tecl-cad ! war ship was cent to
the China station and became the flagtflp
of tbe fleet. At that time there were con
tinual rumors of wars , and the few American
vessels came together In ono harbor , their
crews filled with Intense excitement. The
newcomer had brought with It a very large
store of ammunition , gun cotton and dyna <
mite , which were stored away In ttio maga
zines , and these wcro In port to be dis
tributed among the older ships. So It hap
pened that when all were at the rendezvous
ttio gun divisions were eel to work to over
haul these magazines and "break out" the
ammunition needed.
Hay wan working with his division. TrainIng -
Ing had done much Tor him ; ho was now as
smart at drill and work as Itic others , but ,
while their efforts were applauded or en
couraged , young Mordy's were overlooked.
You sec he had a "bad name. " That mornIng -
Ing ho had already been In trouble and the
ship's captain himself had sternly repri
manded and warned him. Ray had run Into
one of the cooks and upoet a pan of baked
beans and the captain had chanced to see It.
It was a pure accident , but the boy had no
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( HE DASHED FAST HUE CAPTAIN AND ON TO THE POOP , WHENCE 'HI3 HEAVED
INTO THE EIBA THC HEATED 'JIAS3. '
that ho was wiry and tough. Ills face , how
ever , was most unattractive , talc and large-
nosed and thin-lipped. His eyes alone re
deemed Its ugliness. They were big and
gray , grave and resolute. His chum looked
at him Irritably.
"It's as bad , worse , for you , " ho said.
"Look at all the names the fellows have got
for . ' ' 'Slim Jim '
you already. 'Muggins , ,
Nosey , ' 'Milk Face ! ' You're an BBS If you
stand it any longer. What fools we were to
leave the farm ! What possessed me to think
of going to sea ! Kay , " ho whispered , "let's
desert flrst chance. Will you come ? "
Ray looked steadily down the dim length
of the ship to where the officer of the deck
paced on the quarterdeck.
"I shan't desert , " he said slowly at last.
"They may kill mo flrst. It's a dlsgracs for
life. I've had a fight every day and been
licked every time , but I'll whip 'cm yet.
The schoolmaster's as hard on me as you ,
and" , I'm awkward , I know , at signaling and
splicing , and everything else. But I'll learn.
I/ay low , Tom. Our turn will come some day.
Anyhow , I won't go back and confess myself
beaten at home. "
The plpo of the bo'sun whistled shrilly
through the ship. In an Instant the boys
were scattered , and two or three leaped Into
the nettings and began to throw down the
laced hammocks to their comrade ? . It was
done quickly and without disturbance , and
teen , the hammocks slung- , each In Its ap
pointed place , the apprentices' were swing
ing In them , their troubles over for ono more
day , Tom soon sank his sorrow In sleep , but
Il < ay Mordy's grave gray eyes remained open
for a long time , and his ears heard , through
out the greater part of the night , the clang
cf the ship's bell every half hour.
Two days afterward Tom got a chance ,
when sent ashore with a party , and deserted ,
but Ray remained to flght it out.
Ray Mordy's unfortunately ugly face wa
ecalnst him , and , perhaps more than that ,
a taciturnity which was natural tohim , but
tshtch. combined with hts looks , gained him
the name of being sullen. Never did he ex
cite a quarrel , but never , either , did he
take an Insult , or accept a blow without re
senting It. That mattered little. Ho got
trio name on tbe eblp of being : of an in
disposition , and bis life became a most un
happy one. And as It was with the appren
tices , so It grew to bo with the officers.
"I'll flght It out. " ho thought , and thus
the moro blackly ho was looked upon and
the more gruffly he was ordered about , the
moro determined ho faced the future.
II. '
fA few horrible months ipassed away on
board the training ship , and at last , a now
battleship being placed In commission , Ray
was diaftcd , with a number of others , to
tnako up Its complement of hands. His
reputation followed him. It always does.
Through the weeks of cruising -which took
them to a foreign station , crululnghlch he
had so Icug looked forward to , the boy'a life
vtaa much the same. If there was any par
ticularly disagreeable task It was given to
Mordy ; It there was any doubt as to who
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friend In 'the cook , wtiq accused him loudly
of doing the mischief for pure oplte.
"How Is It , " said the captain , angrily , to
the boy , "that I have more complaints of
you than of any ono else * on the sCilp ? Let
me warn you that the next tlmo your name
comes to rae I'll send you home , dishonorably
discharged. It seems you are worthless , sir ! "
Disheartened , alarmed at the threat , Bay
was working silently and gloomily. An
omccr was superintending the work In the
magazine , which was dark as pitch. To light
it a gunner's mate was leading over the
hatch shouting directions to these below , who
'were , with block and tackle , 'hoisting cans
of powder and so on to the main deck. Ray
and that same Hopper who had helped to
drive Ilay's chum , Tom , to destruction , were
assisting the gunner's mate and holding * the
tackle as the ammunition came up. There
was a long pause while the men In the pit
of the 'magazloewere ' gone away aft to
bring moro cans to tbb hook. Hooper began ,
being a.big . , coarse. lout , to mock young
Mordy about ills morning's accident and to
taunt him with tbe captain's threat.
"YahI mllktace , " said he , "why didn't you
desert- when you 'had a chance ? I told you
BAY'S FIST SHOT OUT AND HOOPER'S
NOSB MET IT FAIRLY.
you'd never be any good In the navy. I'd
rather desert any day than be flred out. "
Hay said nothing , but his eyes glared. His
heart was already ( ull , and ho could 111 bear
more.
"What'll they say on the farm , nosey , "
his tormentor went on , "when their sailor
boy comes homo In disgrace ? I bet your
mother will spank you , oh ? O , mamal"
It was too much , Ilay's flat shot out , and
Hopper's nose met it fairly. The ofllcer and
gunner's mate had been ccgaged looking
Into the magazine , and djd not observe this
Incident , but before Hooper could retaliate a
stern voice made them all look up. There
stood the captain , arrived just In time to see
the apparently willful blow.
"Mordy , again , " said he. "You seem a
regular firebrand , young man. Lieutenant ,
please see that the master-at-arms takes
charge of this boy , aod puts him In the brig.
I'll attend to hla caae. "
Hay turned ghastly white. The captain
meant , then , to fulfill his threat ? Farewell
all hopes and dreams of a bright future.
He would have to go back to the farm dls >
graced , ilUmlsseJ , dishonorably -discharged.
The captain was turning away , but , as he did
so. Hopper , unable to restrain hU joy at this
quick revenge 'for tno blow , began a dance
of triumph. He took a step or two , and In
his blind delight his foot caught In a rope.
H fell sldewlse upon the gunner's mate ,
who. In savins 'himself ' from falling down the
hatch , let fall the lighted lantern.
The gunner's mate gave a smothered cry
of dismay. There was a moment of silent
horror among tbo others. The captain hlm-
selft turned white to Ibo lips. The mate
glanced down the pit of the magazine. He
stag&ered back and looked at the lieutenant
with wide eyes of terror.
"It's burning still , " he gasped , "and tbo
flame of tbe wick Is right next a can of
powd rl"
Such a moment hts been sufficient to turn
men'a hair white. What the mate- meant
waa that the heat from the burning wick
would explode tbo powder In a minute , and
that explosion would spread to all the guncotton -
cotton and dynamite and hundreds of other
powder cans In the magazine. Those around
realized , with the swift Intuition bred of
despair , that they stood oa the- brink of
dfstructlon ; that In a few seconds the mon *
iter man-of-war would lie at the bottom of
tbo harbor a shattered wreck. All uncon
scious of what had happened , the men below
were etlll aft at their work , too far away to
reach the lamp In time.
They looked at each other , and suddenly
Hopper dashed to the side of the ship with
ft yell.
"Save yourselves ! " ho screamed. "We'll
be blown up ! " and overboard ho dived. Dut
as ho ran there darted past him n slight
pale-faced boy , who uttered no cry , but , re
gardless of the horrible fate awaiting an In
stant's delay , with wonderful nlmblcncse ,
throw hlmeelf ovfr the steel side of the
hatch.grasped the hoisting tackle , slipped
down It and stood beside the burning lamp.
Instantly he aelzcd It and extinguished the
light , and with his left hand grasped the
now hot con of powder , while with his right
he took a firm grip of the rope.
"Haul up ! " ho shouted , and the captain
himself waa the first to lay on to the tackle
and haul. Up came Ray Mordy , white as
death , but cool , Ho gained the deck ; ho
dashed past the captain with little ceremony
and on to the poop , whence ho heaved Into
the sen the heated explosive.
It had all taken less than a minute , but
the men around who were aware of the awful
death so narrowly escaped looked as If they
wcro exhausted by long toll , and many were
trembling. Then Homebody came to himself
and yelled , throwing up his cap :
"Three cheers for Slim Jim ! Three and
a tiger ! "
They gave them with a will , and Ray ,
coming down the ladder from the poop deck ,
paused , tears of relieved pride leaped to his
cycB. as ho saw for the first time In his
apprenticeship the flush of friendly admira
tion on tbe faces of his comrades as they
looked on htm smilingly. Dut the captain
stepped to meet him and held out his hand.
" 1 thank you , " he said , "Lot nio see you
at once In my cabin. "
Ray followed him and the- captain took
him to the admiral , who shook hands with
him again , and the two old offlcers questioned
him kindly and closely , until Ray's silent
and shy tongue talked freely , and ho told
them aJl bis troubles.
"My lad , " ead [ the captain , "you have been
misunderstood , and In the name of the ship's
company I'll promise you to make all the
reparation wo can. As for me , I promise
you a warrant olflcer's sword as soon as you
are old enoujh to wear It. "
And as Hay went out , now trembling with
Joy , the admiral said to the captain :
"It'o always your silent , patient , resolute
Md , captain , that leads them fall \\hcn It
cotncs to a test. "
LOCOMOTIVE
Iiivoxtlirn'lloim ofTlic Kvi'tlinXli'lnlo1
AVjmttuf tionl.
The fuel agent of the Wabash Railroad
company has made some Interesting dls-
co\brlcs In the course of an Investigation
of the fuel consumption of different lo
comotives under varying conditions of serv
ice and with different crews. He llnds that
the consumption cf coal varies with the
mode of firing locomotives , reports the
Philadelphia Record. This seems to bo
.mainly a question of the carefulVr wasteful
feeding of the furnaces. Having convinced
himself of this , the Investigator Issued a
notice to all the engineers on the road-about
'a month ago stating that on March 1 , 1898 ,
an individual account would""bo opened with
each engineer and that each would be
charged with all the coal used by his loco
motive. At the Eamo time It was an
nounced that the car mileage made by each
engineer would be computed and that a
statement would bo issued at the end of
each month showing the performance of each
engine based on the number of pounds of
coal consumed per nvllo on each car hauled.
The stanJInjr of the engineer In this list
'will bo an Important factor in connection
wild future promotion and preferment In the
service. The Instructions further outline
the company's plans as follows :
"Each engineer will bo furnished a boo
of tickets , which he will retain until the
end of the month , regardless of the onRlue
upon which ho Is engaged. An cnsln = going
out on a run is delivered to the engineer
with a tank full of coal , or Its equivalent
in tickets , and the engineer is require ' to
give tickets not only for the cc-il talten 01
the trip , but also ( In case of changing en
glneers ) for a sufficient amount to put thi
engine Into the house at the end of the
run with a full tank of coal , the same as
ho received It. In case of engineers
changing at terminals where no coal is Is
sued , the engineer giving up the englni
must give to the hostler tickets to annmoun
equal to the number of tons that woulu
bo required to fill the tender. These tickets
must be delivered by the hostler to'the en
gineer taking the engine out , and he can
use them at the next coaling station to re
plenish his supply. ' ' T f > . .i * a , , - . .
In connection with this matter , It is In
terestlng to note that the Franklin" Instituti
of this cltv has , afjhp.request of. the locai
Board.of Health , made a thorough luvestlga
tlon of the subject of , the possibility of abat
Ing the imoko nuisance due to the com
bustlon of bituminous coal. A special com
mlttee has been appointed { o collate all thi
Information thus elicited from many nractl
cal men. The consensus of opinion seem
to bo that the continuous discharge of dcos. .
mack smoke from the chimneys of sta
tionary the boilers Is readily preventable. , by
use of mechanical"stokers , of which
there ere many different forma now -in
successful operation. These , however , are
not applicable to locomotives ; but It WES
thought that the eml6.-'lon of smoke from
locomotives and furnaces' . other than tOoa ,
of stationary boilers might bo greatly re
dueed If the co-operation of flrenuo am
employers could be enlletedto abate thi
nuisance , and , moro especially , If the rail
way companies could' be Induced to us
anthracite coal or coke In the furnaces o
locomotives employed for local service In th
traa yards withintuo clty , JlrnlU.Tht
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I'eiMwylvanla Railroad company alone runs
about 100 shifting engines within the-cltj
limits. These now burn bituminous coal
rod they may be frequently seen standlm
on Itio tracks In , West Philadelphia and I
other parts of the city , pouring forth dens
volumes of black smoke.
The fuel agent of the Watiash Rallroa
company evidently regards the discharge o
large quantities of smoke from locomotive !
burning eoft coal not coly as a nuisance , bu
as an Inexcusable offense , because his In
vesttgatlon has shown that It Is an avoldabl
expense to the company. He saya :
"No capable man will want to eeo hla
name at the bottom of the list , and In orde
to avoid this intelligent methods must b
employed In the firing and handling
engines to secure the most economical
suits. In the first place , it should bo c
plained that the large percentage of ga i
contained la bituminous coal la nearly al 1
driven off by the heat In a few second 1i
after coal enters the fire-box. If fresh air li
mixed with thlrj gas It will burn and gen
erate heat. If not. It will pass out uncon
eumed ln\the form of smoke , causing a wast j
and creating a nuisance. The formation o f
smoke can bo largely prevented by carefu 1
and Intelligent firing. If but ono or tw ?
shovels full of coal are put In at a time , an
the door lo left a llttlo way open for a fo >
seconds , air will mix
with and burn the gas
generated ffom the same. Firemen arc
cautlonsd to discontinue the practice of
charging three or more shovels full of coal
without Intermlcslca , and to work with as
light a tire as possible to avoid wmno of
steam at the safety valve. Englnemen
should apply ttio smoke supprec&ors before
shutting off , especially on passenger trains ,
thus avoiding a very serloua nulsanco and
preve&tlcig waste of fulo as well. "
The pointers given to the Wabash en
gineers in the
foregoing Instructions are
manifestly such as the engineers and fire
men of all railroads and manufacturing
plants burning bituminous coal might do
well to act upon. Tbo result would bo not
only an economy of. fuel , but a great step
toward the abatement of tbe smoke nuisance.
lAlinniluneil Their WhUky Mine.
Gale Henson and his syndicate of Hot ! ,
Mo , , citizens have abandoned tne hunt for
fhe whisky supposed to he In the hold of
the steamer Arabia , which sunk In the
Missouri river near J'arUvllle forty-one
years ago. The hull of the lost steamer
was located after a long1 search , but a suc
cession of mishaps to the , machinery nnd
the Inability to operate * the caisson , tahlch
was f unk to the deck of the- boat , twice , re
sulted In the Ural abandonment of the
search for the liquor after all the capital
of the syndicate had been exhausted. A few
hats and boots of no value and a barrel of
ham bones were the reward of the search ,
which has been steadily continued for
near.iy three months.
Arnold's Dromo Celery cures headache * .
lOc , 25c and SOc. All druggists.
FIRE BRICalB' OH- WOMEN
An Association Fledged to the Extinction
of GonntrylHonse Fires.
DECKED WITH BUTTONS AND BADGES
Merely n Snctnl FaA nt I'renenl , lnit
tAnxIntiiilVnltlnjr for n 1'rno-
tleul Tent of Their
AbllUlcn.
A llttlo gold bucket upon a cell of silver
hose , made up In the form of a brooch with
a Latin motto beneath , lauding the efficacy
of water , docs not Imply that the wearer
has joined the noble army of laundresses , nor
yet the ancient and honorable order of ebar
women. To another and undoubtedly higher
mission Is the wearer of the pin devoted
Her duty Is nothing more nor less than to
render efficient and Intelligent assistance In
case of conflagrations. That pin denotes her
membership In the Ladles' Country House
extinction brigade , the labors of which or
ganization are devoted to the extinction , not
of country houses , as the name might be
Interpreted by many literal masculine brains ,
but to the quenching of fires that will sotno-
tlmes gain the destructive upper hand la the
very best built , regulated and protected
urban homes.
The brigade ytea tnly organized , when
Lcat began and the well endowed with this
world's goods began to flock out of the cities
to the mid-winter health resorts. Now It
happened at one of these smart settlements
a hotel was burned to the ground , and from
the ashes of this accident Ihenlx-llke rest ;
the ladles' brigade. Though no lives were
lost end very few valuables In the de ! ruc-
tlon of the hotel , one little woman who
maderher escape In a pink cashmere wrapper
end fur lined evening boots received a ehud-
dery realization of how horrible It would be
to have such an event take place In her new
country bouse. Furthermore , being a most
Intelligent little woman , she concluded as die
watched the big hotel melt Into one ugly
cinder how very easily It might have been
saved , or the complete ruin averted If only
the guests had known how to combat the
flames. ,
It did not take her Ion : ; to put into active
circulation among her feminine friends a
happy thought struck out by thcive sage re
flections.
GATHERING IN RECRUITS.
Not a great deal of eloquence was re
quired to persuade them of the great risks
ovcry ono runs of lostag a valuable country
home by flre , that the danger Is enhanced by
the fact that the men of a family arc obliged
by business to to absent from home" good
part of the time , but If the women of every
household knew Just how to handle a fire
the risks would be reduced Just one-half.
Well , the Idea grew in feminine circles
with the proverbial rapidity of fire Itself ,
and , gathering together a dozen fellow en
thusiasts , tlila good woman established the
first woman's fire brigade.
Everybody chipped In something , and the
head of the association Interviewed the fire
chief of her native city , who selected for her
a capable man to give the brigade Instruc
tions In fighting domcatl : conflagrations , so
to speak , of every size or origin whatsoever.
A courteous old veteran was chosen' for this
pest and for the salary offered he guaranteed
to give Instruction twice a week , to drill
his fashionable , but docllo and enthusiastic
pupils , and the pioneer of the worthy move
ment offered her lawne and country house
as a convenient drill ground and base of
experimental operations.
The veteran now declares he never hid
moro gifted , agile puplla , and the pupil who
told about the court * Insists that she would
rather be called upon to put out a flre than
to play golf or attend a star night at the
opera.
The veteran went Tight to the root of the
matte/- and explained first to his class the
nature of what wo call fireproof building
materials , the principles on which a fire
proof house Is' erected , how domestic archi
tecture can bo Improved with a view to mak
ing country homes less liable to destruction
by flames , and then he showed with what
Implements and extinguishers every house
ought to be provided. After such valuable
preliminary lectures came the actual excit
ing work of charging a suppositions fire.
Fires originating In the cellar , the kitchen ,
In the drawing room chimney , In the smok
ing room , nursery garret , from a curtain
blown across a lighted gas biaket , and from
a careless guest rending in bed , were all
dauntlewly tackled and downed eventually.
Wonderful escapes and daring adventures ,
thrilling iescues , presumable midnight alarms
and desperate face to face battles with Im-
aglrary flames kept the Interest of the
brigade right up to concent pitch , and when
the roll Is called on class days not a woman
Is ever found missing.
BRING ON YOUR FIRES.
The.good work thus begun Is la process of
steady growth. From , the first brigade other *
have sprung and by tbe time the season for
wholesale migration to the country begins
every neighborhood will undoubtedly possess
an efficient corps of flcewonjen.
These women bind themselves to eerve
whenever called upon to assist any neighbors ,
whether the individual -whoso property is In
danger Is a member of the corps or not , and
If no other aid la necessary the flrowomen
can at least volunteer to safely remove bric-
a-brac , clothing , etc. , and dress any wounds
Inflicted by tbo flames. They arc also ob
ligated to tdow any erring friend bow to
equip her house with the proper engine for
raising -water with hose , ladders , axes , etc. ,
and by all possible raeana to defend country
houses against this deadly enemy.
So far no especial uniform hao been
evolved oven by the first brigade. When
at drill the firewctnen usually wear their
bicycle cults and those are woolen of course ;
on their heads clcse woolen caps , loose
castor gloves protect the hands and nearly
all the women wear capacious flannel aprons.
These are meant for use in carrying brlc-a-
brac , etc. , from danger , and it Is a wonderful
sight to see half a dozen of these capable
creatures bounce Into a threatened room ,
empty the drawers and closets of clothing ,
the bureau of Us silver articled and dash out
In a trice. About her waist every brigade
woman wears a broad belt , Into which a
sharp little hatchet la slung , since axes are
too heavy for feminine arms , and , while the
demon of flre lies low and security reigns ,
the little gold pin described above la the
only badge of her heroic training that the
volunteer tirewoman chows.
OAUl/VLira IIRXI2FACTOR.
Ail American Credited Trllli AldliiR
llliu lit nni OpiKirtiine , Time.
Since the death of Charles Duller , relates
a New York correspondent of the Phlladel-
phla Press , some very Interesting facts concerning -
cerning his life have come to the ears of his
friends , which show that , although In his
ninety-five years of active life , for ho was
active even In early boyhood , there were ex
periences ' qulto at > 'romantic and Interesting
wh'lch he kept entirely to himself as were
some of the other Incidents of which the pub
lic knew.
His correspondence , carried on for more
than seventy years with almost all of the In
fluential men of the English-speaking world ,
wculd , If his helri were to permit Itto be
published , furnish a volume as attractive as
any romance. An examination ! of his papers
makes It possible to explain a mystery which
gave the literary men of Great Britain and
MUNYONS
Hbcunutlsm .Cure 1 * fuaraiiteru to Ue absolutely
nannies * , and a attong toulcln building up tlianeak
and debilitated , it cures acute or muwutar rheuma
tism In from one to flvo days. Sharp , sliootlnz pains
la any port of ttio body ( topped In a few flows. A
prompt , complete and uerraauvnt euro for lameness.
orencM , > tltr baric and all pains In hips ami loins.
Clirpnlo rheumatism , sciatica , lumbago or pal'i In
tbe bajlc nra speedily cured. . UwldoLu fulljtogho
relief from one to twodrcea , nod almost Invariably
curc before ono bottle lias ben used. The Munyim
Itemedy Company prepare a separate euro for each
disease. Atall drucKlsis-a cents a vial. Jf you need
medico ! Idvlce write 1-rof. Munyon. IJ05 Arch
Street. Philadelphia. It ta absolutely free.
RHEUMATISM
of the United SUtes Caua'e for much comment
during the life of Thomas Carlylo.
Some twenty years ago ono of the moat
dlstlnRulshoJ of Amcrlcart litterateurs , liav-
Ing planned for a summer excursion to Great
Britain , was asked by iMr. Duller If ho would
not like to take a letter ti ) Carlylc from him
The writer , of course , was rejoiced at the
opportunity to meet Carlylc , although ho ai
surprised to know that Mr. 'Butler was CM
such terms of Intimacy ulth Carlylc as to
justify him In giving a letter of Introduction
to a friend.
The niornlnx after this writer arrived In
London he called at Carlylo'a house. Carlyle -
lyle was not at homo and the latter was left
for him. Next day before breakfast the
American was surprised and delighted to re
ceive word at his hotel that Mr , Carlyle was
below and dralred to see htm. He went Im
mediately and spcat a pleasant half hour
with Carlylc and afterward called upon him
and was received very cordially.
'Ho ' wondered why Carlyle , who had the
reputation of being Indifferent to most vis
itors and Intolerant of some , should have
taken the trouble to call upon him so soon
and afterward should bo so agreeable when ,
the call was returned.
He afterward learned that Carlylc with
most Amorlca-38 was as cordial as It was
possible for him to be , and with some was
full of a sort of rough geniality and sar
donic humor of which he was the master. He
said sharp things , but he did not say them
to the Americans or of their famous men.
Ho spoke rather , when speaking caustically ,
of American political Institutions.
Thla was a mystery which r.o Englishman
ever was able to fathom , and It Is not until
today that a possible explanation of It lira
been offered. That explanation Is this : In
Carlyle's younger days , when he was desper
ately poor , almost plncncd with poverty , Just
after ho went to London , he unexpectedly re
ceived tokens of friendship and admiration
which were something more than mere words
of sympathy. They wcro substantial ; they
were of such a nature as to relieve his -Jocea-
sltlcs.
iMonsy came to him from an American , and
that American was Charles Duller. Carlvlo
for that acl , of kindness nceme always to liavo
regarded Americans as In some manner AC-
socMted with ' .Mr. Duller.
Later In his life , In fact , not long before
his death , some allusion wan made to Mr/
Duller of that early sympathy which he had
for Carlylc , and he declined to speak of the
tubjcct , declined In such a manner us lead to
the Inference that he did not care , at least
\\hlle alive , to have It known that It was hla
purse which carried Carlyle over a tlmo of
great desperation.
Iloturin'il KiiitNiiiiVcnrn n I'lKtnll.
YOUHR Cameron , the son of Koiih Cam *
eron , who has been living In China for some
years and who hits ndoptcd tlio custom ol
ttmt country , I * ngnln al homo at Law
rence , Kan , Three years ago ho visited
home , but illd not like America and returned
to the land of the plKtnll. He Mill nrfccta
the clothlni ; of tint C'lilneso nndcar lila
queue like n nntlvo. He Is proud of hla
eccentricity nnd enjoy a the attention Unit
his peculiar appearance I'llclls.
Twentieth liifiuitry Wjtlllnw Orilrr * .
LBAV12N\VOIITH , KAU , , April 5. Offlceri
of the Twentieth regiment , composed cf eight
companies of United States Infantry , sta
tioned nt Fort LcavcnworUi , received ordcra
today from thn War department to bo III
readiness to move at shoit notice.
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1001 Furnam StrcoU
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