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PATTY HEMPSTEAD'S WEDDING JOCKEY.
An Economy of Revolutionary DaysBut it Graced a liridc Lutcr on.
By FRED MYRON COLBY.
The rows of polished , pewter dishes shone
on the shelves of the high buffet , the flro
blazed In the huge fireplace , the- sunshine
fell In waves upon the white sanded floor
nnd the tall , oak-cased clock In the corner
tlckodwith Its accustomed regularity as
pretty Patty Hempstead paced to and fro ,
spinning , ono September morning more than
100 j ara ago. The young girls of these
days would doubtless scorn the humble
household occupation in which Miss Tatty
was engaged , but none of them could have
looked handsomer or more graceful than
she did , her slim , slender figure set off by
the white dimity short gown nnd the cal
amanco petticoat , nnd her long , golden curls
tossing -with every movement of the fairy ,
springy feet and white arms.
As the great 'wheel ' rim revolved , at every ,
Btroko of the ashen pin given carelssssly
by the fair hands , the young spinner kept
tlmo toy singing In a clear , sweet voice , whose
every echo was music , a quaint refrain
which seemed to accord with something
that was on her mind that morning.
The mermaid roie from her coral seabed ;
Awl what Blmll 1 wear today ? she sii'.d.
O , I will wear a dress of sen. moss green ,
And pearls shall llol'h ' my locks between.
Ono after another of the soft rolls of
wool disappeared , until the splndlo was laden
with a spherical bunch of yarn white enough
to bo used In knitting a pair of stockings
for I'atty'a own slender feet ; then sud
denly the whirring and the singing ceased
( tlmultaneously and the girl , she was only
IS , exclaimed : i
'Mother , what shall I wear ? Do toll
mo ; and only think , It's tomorrow night. "
Many a woman has asked the sumo ques
tion before and ulnco Tatty Hempstead's day ,
hut certainly none ever felt a greater solici
tude and anxiety regarding the "wherewithal
eho should bo clothed" than Tatty did on
this particular morning of that long ago fall
ot 17SO. The occasion she referred to waa a
'baU and reception that was to bo given the
officers of thu French fleet at the assembly
rooms by tbo citizens of Now London. La
fayette , Kochnmbeau nnd the rest of that
( brilliant cotorlo were expected to bo present ,
but Tatty thought moro about a certain
young naval named Reuben Saltonstall than
eho did of any of thooo foreign dlgnltnrle * .
Ho would bo ( hero , and Tatty was emi
nently desirous of looking "becoming , " so
that Lieutenant Saltonstall should not be
ashamed ot her. Then , too , If she should be
asked to dance with Lafnyetto or Hocham-
beau she was sure she did not wish to "look
llko a dowdy , " as she expressed It , for Tatty
was quite as proud and vain as a yourig and
beautiful woman Is apt to be.
The question perplexed her more than you
can guess. It wns during the dark days ol
tbo revolution and money was scarce In the
colonies , except among a few of the richest
families. In this case , however , It was not
owing to any lack of means , for Squire
Joshua Hempstead was ono of the heavy elil-
rons of the seaport town. The trouble wns
there was nothing to buy ,
For days and daya they had been expect
ing at Elnathan Topplowalt's wharf n shir
from Europe laden with a quantity ol
shawl ? , muslins , sifts and laces , as well
is more material necessities , but they
patted In vain , for either uiipropltioun
h'lrnla or eocno of King George's cruUera
kept the merchant vessel from making her
lestlned port. The ball was now close at
bund , and It the Mary Ann should came
In that very day It would bo too Into tn
manufacture any of Its cargo Into a ball
room drcf .
"Oh , dear , what ehall I wear , " cried
Ffttty , tipping her red-reeled shoes upon
the floor Impatiently. "I am worse off than
the mermaid , for she did have a moss gown ,
and I have none that's fit to wear. "
"There's your old India muslin , " sug
gested Mrs. Hempstead. "It might bo "
"Don't speak of It ; I wouldn't bo seen
In that dress again for all the world , " said
Tatty , almost with tears in her oyes. "I
would sooner stay away from the 'ball. ' "
"Do you remember the whlto satin petti
coat made with the long train , that I was
married In ? " asked Mrs. Hempstead ,
thoughtfully.
"Why , that Is the very thing. Why
haven't wo thought of It before ? The train
can bo festooned so that It will not embar
rass mo when dancing , and other changes
ican bo made If desired , " and Tatty's face
brightened.
"Now , If you only had a Jacket or short
gown to wear over It , I don't sco why you
wouldn't bo fixed , " observed her mother , as
she pulled out a drawer of the big chest
nnd proceeded to unfold the satin petticoat
that had not been worn for years , and was
quite as good as new ,
"I lm\o It ! I have It ! " shouted Tatty ,
springing away with such a whirlwind of a
rush as to startle quiet Mrs. Hempstead.
She returned In a short time , carrying
In her hands a sky-bluo eat In waistcoat
I heavily embroidered with silver thread.
I "What In .tho . world are you going to do
with that , Tatty Horopstead ? " exclaimed
'her ' mother. "It is your grandslro's waist
coat , child , Uio very ono ho wore at tha
court of George II when ho wns presented
to Quwn Caroline. "
"And I , Colonel Hcmpstead'a grand-
[ laughter , will wear it nt < ho reception of
the Marquis do Lafayette , " said the beauti
ful girl , her face all aglow. "See , It fits me
as well as though It was made for inc.
A few snlrs of the shears will 'inako ' it all
right. "
"And It becomes you mnrvelously well ,
though I would not say aught to Increase
your vanity , " observed Mrs. Hampstead , as
she el cd off a short distance and con-
tniiplatalvltih motherly pride the strik
ingly picturesque figure.
"I wish I know what Tolly Shaw la going
to wear , " suld Tatty , walking back and
forth , and pausing now nd then to give
a sly peep Into tha largo mirror on the
wall.
"Sbo can not wear her grandfather's
waistcoat , whatever else he wears , for ho
was never a.t . court , " answered taer mother.
"The mermaid rose from her coral seabed ;
And what shall I wear today ? she said , "
It would 'bo ' Impossible to toll how many
tlmos Tatty .tried on that satin waistcoat ,
adapting it to the scTter oullnos of her
graceful form , and how , llttlo by little , her
careful snipping * transformed the old-tlmo
rolio Into ( i Jaunty "Jockey" or jacket
that might have gracex ! any woman at the
court cif Ills niajeety , Gecrge III. Hut you
can Imaglnr M'ss Tatty , when the ball night
arrived , < Ji sfd in her white eatln petti
coat and the sky-bluo 'waistcoat , her hair
drawn h-lefti over a cutthlon and allowed to
fall In ringlets behind , where it waa con
fined by a string of pearla ( also an heir
loom ) , a bunch of asters at ono side , long
kid gloves on her hands nnd a band of black
volvftt round her white throoj.
As she stood waiting In ' ( he hall for her
father's coach a box addressed to her was
left at the door. Tatty opened it with
pager fingers , for he recognized the hand
writing , and after unfolding wrap after
wrap of tissue nape * finally came to an
i elegant gilt and Ivory fan , its edges orna-
' mente l with * w&B8down and the face em
bellished with pink and yellow shepherds
and shepherdesses.
"Oh , what a beauty ! " exclaimed Patty ,
"and how thoughtful Itouben wns ! "
The next moment she heard her father
calling hur name.
That stately assembly has passed Into
history and we have not the tlmo to repro
duce In detail the glories of that evening ,
how grandly tha building and -grounds were
Illuminated , how carriages rolled and grated
on the gravel walks and negro servants in
whlto kid glovea handed out women in
velvet and satin , and how the two dis
tinguished men , Rochambeau nnd Lafayette ,
both toasted the bright eyes of Miss Patty
In the. spiral-stemmed champagne glasses of
the day.
"Grando clel ! " exclaimed the gallant
nochamboau , "where has such beauty been
kept all this time ? It's a sin and a shame
to hide such light under a bushel. "
"It ban not been hid , as my young friend ,
Lieutenant Saltonstall , can tostlfy , " ob
served Lafayette , as he turned with a smile
to a noble looking young officer who wore
the uniform of the navy.
"Tardleu ! mals mademoiselle cst ador-
ablev She will boat all the grand dames at
court. I did not suppose I should see so
'beautiful ' a woman In America. There
must bo blood somewhere , " said Ilocham-
beau.
"It Is young blood , count. Youth Is
always fair. "
"Not llko that , Marquis , " returned the
count , "not llko that. "
It was all llko a dream of enchantment
to Tatty , and she was moro than satisfied.
She did not have a single rival , not oven
Tolly Shaw , and when she danced a minuet
with Lafayette , everybody asked who that
beautiful girl was ,
"How lovely you are tonight , Patty ! "
whispered the lieutenant as ho led her away
from the inarquls , her checks still flushed
from the compliments of the gallant
Frenchman. "And where did you get that
elegant dress ? "
Tatty tapped his lips with her fan. "Un-
gallant , you should never ask a woman how
sha dresses. The prlnco never asked Cin
derella. "
"True , but ho might never have lost her
It ho had , and been to all the trouble of
hunting for the mate of the silver slipper. "
"Well , I will tell you , but not tonight , "
she whispered.
And Tatty did toll him not long after ,
and when he had heard the story her lover
answered : "Well , you never looked so hand-
eomo In your 'life as In that dress , and your
grandfather's waistcoat shall bo your wed
ding short gown. It Is my wish , "
So It happened that Tatty Hempstead
were her gradslre's waistcoat on her bridal
day , and there are those living today who
remember hearing old people nay that she
was the most beautiful bride that they
ever saw. Her husband took her with him
to Europe shortly after their marriage and
her grace and beauty won her many flatterIng -
Ing compliments alike at the court of Louis
XVI nnd that of George III.
The favorite whiskey of famous men is
Harper. Because of Ita smooth , exquisite
flavor ; because of Its matchless purity ; be
cause of its mellow ago. No wonder It's
the favorite. Every drop sterling. Harper
Whiskey.
Moriof Cmniii'ii WorUmi-ii Strike ,
PHILADELPHIA , Sept. 20. Another
strike was Inaugurated at Cramp's c-lilp.
building yards today , when 1GO t > hlp Join
ers laid down thHr .tools. These men had
presented demand * to the Ilrm asking- that
nine hours constitute a day's work and the
pay be 30 cents an hour , instead of a ten-
'hour day at 37ft cents per hour. Th&
Cramps were given until 10 o'clock this
morning to reply , and no answer having
been received at that hour by the joiners
the strike resulted ,
The machinists and blacksmiths , who on
September 1 struck for a nine-hour work
day , are still out , and the patternmakers'
association of this city has pervert notice
on the Cramps making- similar demand ,
A reply from the firm U expected tomorrow
FINCH'S ' RUN DOWN GRADE
Disastrous Eesult of the Test of the First
Big Locomotive Out of Boston.
JUNK PILED UP AT THE ROUNDHOUSE
TliIrty-FHo Loniluil CarH Puiili It
Uotrii II1I1 anil Cause n nrcat
SlilllHliii'i Iiiulilpnt of Hllll-
in the MO'H.
It was a proud day for Reuben Pinch
when bo waa selected as engineer ot the
big , eight-wheeled freighter , Massachu
setts , relates the Boston Transcript. Back
In the MO's , when railroading was young
and Innovations were regarded with an In
terest not jaded with the many Inventions
and contrivances of modern science , the
news that the Western railroad , which now
forms a part of the Boston & Albany system ,
had put on ft mammoth freight engine ,
larger than any yet tried , excited a wide
spread curiosity , not limited to the circle of
railroad men , which was then much smaller
than It Is now. Among the engineers and
firemen , however , the curiosity had some
thing of excitement mingled with It , born
of the deMro to ho put In charge of the
gicat engine. And so Finch was nn envied
man the day his appointment was made
known. Not less fortunate than Finch , In
the estimation of his brotherhood , was
James Marcey , who was selected to run with
Mm as fireman on the Massachusetts. It
was something to bo placed In clmrgo of a
mighty monster , which cnade all the other
engines on the road look llko children's
tOJfi.
tOJfi.Early
Early In December the Massachusetts wns
brought up from the shops at Lowell , and
was sent up and down the road , whllo Finch
adjusted every little part till It waa In good
working trim. The test of the cnglno was
awaited with great Intercut , as fabulous
talcs were told of the number of cars It
could haul. The test was to bo a severe
one , but there was ono thing that Interfered ;
there were not cars enough around to make
It Interesting , In those days the freight
tralflc was very limited. Each road kept
Its own cars on Its own road , as the rail
road men say , and the variety from every
road la the country could not bo teen on each
track , as It Is today. So , to get enough
cars , a tribute was levied on each passing
freight train. It delayed the traffic a few
days , but goods tent by freight In the MO's
\\cro not perishable. '
The trot was to bo mada 'over the track
from Worcester to Springfield , and on
December 18 , 1840 , tbiinty-ttlvo cars had
been collected , enough , it was thought , to
glvo the cnglno a most thorough test , for
thirty-five cars mada a trotncndous load , as
loads were then. In the afternoon Finch
mid Marcey oiled up the parts anew and
made everything ready for the trluinphal
trip to Sprlnglleld.
Tlie Slnrl.
A couple of toots on the whistle , a clanging
of the bell , and Finch , opening the throttle ,
felt the great engine roll out onto the main
track with seemingly as little effort as
though there were not a string of freight
cars behind her nearly a quarter of a mile
long , There were two or three men In the
cab with Finch and Marcey , among them
WiUon Eddy , known the country over In
I later years as the veteran mauler mechanic
'
of the Boston & Albany railroad.
j Majestically the Massachusetts swung along
and there was nothing to mar the smooth
ness of the machinery's motion. It was a
brisk -winter day and the rails were covered
with frost , but the great wheels did not
Blip , Railroad accidents were now things
| then and It was as yet aa undiscovered fact
that an engine could run away , with Its en
gineer powerless to control It. There were
but two brakes on the train , but this caused
no uneasiness , particularly as there was that
great cnglno to be depended upon.
In those days the railroad had not yet been
extended across the Connecticut river nt
Sprlnglleld , but the abutments for a bridge
were being built. Before the handsome Bos
ton & Albany station was built at Spring
field there was a steep grade which swept
down into the city from the east.
Beginning about a mlle back from the city
the track dropped quickly down past the ela
tion and came to an end at the river bank ,
300 yards below. This was the jumplng-off
place , for the tracks had not been built out
on the bridge. To the right , diverging
slightly from the main track , a spur led to
the roundhouse , which stood on thu river bank
not far away. It was hero that the engines
were faced about for the return trip.
As the Massachusetts , coming in triumph
antly from Its flfty-mllo run , approached
the brink of the hill a mile back from the
river Finch began to slow down , and as ho
did so ho began to realize that the heavy
train had considerable impetus , Ho was
afraid to risk going down the grade with so
few brakes and decided to stop and black
the wheels , seeing that the track was very
Bllppery. So ho shut off the steam and
applied the brakes. To his surprise they
seemed to have no effect on the heavy train.
The Hun.
"Watoh out , Finch , " said Marcey , "or
you'll have us on the grado. It's pretty
slippery. "
FInoh made no reply , but nervously re-
versed the throttle , sending the wheels spin
ning backward over the greasy rails In spite
of the weight of the engine , but not stay
ing In the least the movement of the train.
The dip In the grade came nearer and nearer ,
and nt last Finch cried :
"My God , boys , I don't bellovo I can stop
her ! "
Then suddenly the engine leaped forward
as It leJt the nleopor grade , and the speed
Increased each second In splto of Finch's ef
forts as car after car swept over the brink
and pushed forward with a force that waa
not to bo resisted. The occupants of the cab
could do nothing but cling to the engine
with a helplessness which become despair , as
they saw that the big engine was entirely be
yond control. But as the Massachusetts
caime rushing down toward the depot the
full horror of the situation burst upon her
occupants , for there seemed to bo no way
to escape 'plunging ' straight Into the abut
ments of the new bridge.
There was a osramblo for the side of the
cab. Eddy -made the first Jump and he rolled
off tJio tracks just at the station , unhurt.
Moore , the conductor , and Nichols , a fireman
who was riding 'in ' the cab , jumped next and
were not seriously injured , -while back of
thorn the trninhands were Jumping to' thu
right and left for their lives. Finch bravely
fituck to the MaBsachiisell , doing all ho
could to step the headlong rush and planning
to Jump nt the last moment nt the river
bank , and Marcey stayed with him.
Thu Klnlnli.
A few seconds moro and the whole train
would he piled up In the river , but Just
then a curious thing occurred. As the
KEMBLE'S COONS IN A TENNIS COURT.
i"Fo'ty , lubl"
2 "Who's yo' callin1 lub , and who's fo'ty ? I'll kill yo' , man ! Take
datj"
Massachusetts reached the point -where
the spur track led off to the roundhouse
Finch felt a sudden jerk sldowlso that told
him the engine had token the switch , and
realizing that It must plunge Into the
roundhouse Instead of the river , ho Jumped
without nn instant's hesitation and with
out seeing what his landing place was going
to 1 > 3. Ho luckily struck a clear spot Just
In front of the rounduouso and went
rolling yards away from the track , while
the mighty cnglno with Its long train ot
cars wont rushing at ) lull speed through the
double doors. Mnrcey had delayed his Jump
too long and was buried In the debris into
which the roundhouse , englno and cars were
resolved.
A < bel Wlllard , the master mechanic of iho
road , had heard the engine coming down
the grade , and supposing that it was norno
englno wanting to como in there , had
thrown the switch. The force with which
the Massachusetts , pushed by the heavy
train , struck the roundhouse , was tre
mendous. The old englno Hampdon , which
was standing on the truck Inside , was
driven through the brick wall on the fur
ther slila and brought up htandlng after
climbing a woodpllo which stood on the
very brink of tho. river. But for this the
Massachusetts would have gene Into the
river after all despite the trifling obstacle
of a brick roundhouse.
The cars piling Into the house after the
cnglno filled It to the roof with wreckage ,
and the frightful confusion gave a now
Idea of the possibilities of railroading. The
debut of the Massachusotta had caused tbo
loss of four lives ns well aa the demolition
ot the train and the roundhouse. Mar-
coy was burled < lep In the wreckage ; Wll
lard and a helper were crushed whllo en
deavoring to got the double doors open and
a brakeraanwas killed by Jumping , to
Finch came off usarly unscathed ,
NOT HOT IfiNOUmi KOIl HIM.
I.lnr'H Il
ItoiiMtliiK AVrntlirr.
"Hot ? Oh , a little , hut's nothing to whaf
wo used to have out ( m the plains in tin
early ' 80s , " began the bctw liar of the Jus-
tlco'B court , reports the Detroit Free Tress ,
"Why , wo didn't uao to mind the weather
that ninilo the mercury boll over In the
thermometer tubes. The grars on the pralrlo
would dry up llko tinder , and then the nun
would rUe quickly In the morning and before -
fore wo would know It everything was
ablaze , nnd I tell you you had to move
pretty smart to get away from a pralrlo lire.
Wo used to l > ako our potato by hanging
them out of thu window In the sun , and
you could fry bacon nt noon Just as well as
anything , but It didn't cook so well or i
quickly early In the morning or In the even
ing. I remember ono summer when the < wn
was so hot for a month or two that all the
water in the river dried up and wo didn't
have anything to drink but a few gallons
of whisky nnd that wouldn't last very long.
It began to look as If wo wore done for , because -
cause there wasn't any other water within
thirty miles of us , nnd It would kill any
nulmal that would attempt to cover that dis
tance such weather BB that. At length , Just
aa wo were beginning to think wo were
goners , thu sun that was beating down as
hard as over , Just cracked open a big rock
that stood near the empty river bed , nnd
iusldo of It there was tlio nwuottet , coolest
spring you over naw. 1 always thought
that It waa something llko that mlraclu In
the bible. There was another Hummer ,
though , that wau hotter than that ono. Wo
actually had to build llrcs around us to
keep cool the flrt being cooler than tlio
air. And "
At this point the auditors had all enoakud
away to reinforce their shattered nerves ,
and thu narrator , left thus unceremoniously
alone , d.econtlnued his reveries.
A dinner accompanied by Cook'n Im
perial Champagne Extra Dry la complete.
Sco that you have It.
