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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1002.
The Wisdom
Short Story by
(Copyright, 1902, ty 1. If. Illrkford.)
The Sunrlxe Limited swfpt psst the lower
pasture of Mm. O'Hearn'a Nebraska farm
rry afternoon at I o'clock and Mra.
O'Hearn'a don, Nicodemus, milled down to
the fence and barked at It. Ha waa an
tinlovely animal of no breed Inn w hatever,
at canine ouicaat deserted by an emigrant,
and hla hostility to all railway movements
was pronounced and even excessive, al
though hla best effort and longest run were
reserved for the flying reatlbuled train that
came ao fleetlngly out of the ent and ahot
by blm with contemptuous roar and ahrlek.
leaving black cloud to hover over the
landscape long after the cause of It had
dlaaopeared from sight and hearing. The
eemlug ambition of Nicodemus was to some
day overtake this disturber at moment
of dowtapeed when, he no doubt calculated,
he might acale the fence and cripple It by
n attack In some vulnerable spot among
the little revolving things that sped It along
the rails. In this hope the dog had made
lila energetic. If reaultlees, race every day
for three months, and that he was encour
aged, If not abetted, by Mra. O'Hearn her
self waa county goealp.
A year after Mrs. O'Hearn'a husband bad
keen anatched from the field of toll she
lost the companionship and nourishing dally
gift of her only cow. That the double
calamity dlatreased ber waa not phenom
enal, but the departure of Michael O'Hearn
iae within the number of thtnga econ
i citable alnce the movements of Providence
lre to be accepted without question and
re. Indeed, but Instances of the expected.
'Mrs. O'Hearn, a faithfully and notoriously
'yellgloua person, resigned herself to the
simple hope that Michael waa to be met
'in another country. The taking off of the
'cow left no such solace, since, ita spiritual
future did not concern her.
From the day the engine of the Sunrise
Limited swept the animal In all llteralness
'root the face of the' earth It had been
gather foolishly Investigating the nutritious
'qualities of the cinders Mra. O'Hearn faced
a. world that appeared to be singularly un
sympathetic Where It had condoled with
Jier In her first bereavement It merely
ailed over ber second. Obviously, In the
yes of the community, the lcaat fitting
place for a cow to browae waa In the line
of a lightning express. The station agent
t Exeter Intimated aa much when Mrs.
O'Hearn called upon him and depicted, with
edmlrible detail, the circumstances of her
imlsforvne. He would, he declared, lay the
matter before the proper officials, but this
concession came only after her angry In
sistence had ahown him the folly of at
tempting to pasa lightly over her loss and
after she had somewhat freely given voice
to her optnlona of himself and the company
be so modestly represented. When the
conversation prolonged to the point of
tedium to the station agent he closed the
ticket window and retreated to the baggage
i room; aha withdrew, reiterating her sentl
'xnsnts throughout the town.
A week later ahe came again and her
visit left memories of life, color and action.
Ehe demanded to know whether the equiva
lent had been aent. The equivalent, ahe
had somewhat exactly figured, was $39.15
.this Itemttatlon Included 139 for cow and
,15 cents for the purchase of milk thrice
I weekly from a neighbor. Her following
t visit disclosed fully aa close calculation,
.for the equivalent had mounted to (39.89 and
it waa platn to the agent that ber arithmetic-
carried with It rules of Interest and
.equity that would never be accepted by the
company, even If It deigned to recogfilxe
ter claim for the cow itself. -On thi teeea
alon, and on many occasions thereafter,
he, mentally convinced that his prevarica
tion would net outlive hla tenure of office,
, asserted that only the president of the road
had authority In the matter of deatroyed
cowe, and, having made It clear to her
that her claim had been duly forwarded,
besought her to follow methods less spec
tacular and to exercise some patience. At
the aame time he expreaaed hla grief that
she should select a mere minion of the
great corporation who had In himself no
power of restitution to make the object of
her expressions of disapproval. For by
this time the agent waa annoyed over
sundry saillea of village wit that expended
'itself In solicitous Inquiries regarding the
'visits of Mrs. O'Hearn.
. Having ao frankly thrown himself on ber
.mercy, ho made a peraonal truce with tb
lady, but each week a new bill waa pre
sented with Its accumulation of figures,
.together with verbal expressions of disre
gard for tbo president of the compsny and
lila lax methoda of business. During the
interim and while on her own acrea Mra.
.O'Hearn had Incited her watchdog to manl
feetattona of violence aa. In dumb ahow, ahe
Shook one very red fist In the direction
of each paaaing train. Quick to observe
and with the rare wisdom of the dog, Nico
demus conceived that loyalty to his mis
tress demanded some outward expreaolon
pn his own part and that these noisy and
.disturbing monsters, hitherto imnotlced,
were by some process of reasoning con
sidered enemies to the bouse. And he, too,
missed the cow, for her absence left noth
ing la particular to be barked at.
At first the efforts of Nicodemus amused
.the frslght crewa, who threw lumps of coal
at blm. Thla waa to the advantage of Mra.
O'Hearn, alnce coal was a luxury, and the
idally performance resulted In a small meas
ure of the precious fuel to add to her
store of wood. She began to wish. Indeed,
that the attention of the passengsr en
gineers might be equally attracted and that
their resentment might take the same
form. After a time, however, aad from
long familiarity, the sport ceaaed to In
terest the passing trainmen, and but for
an occasional missile the dog barked wlth-
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i out purpose, although he never relaxed hla
i endeavors. The flight of time brought no
spirit of charity to overcast the bitterness
of Mrs. O'Hesra. And It wss quite by wsy
of coincidence thst on the day she had
prepared her weekly statement which now
hsd II. DO added to the principal some
thing entirely unususl In railway equip
ment should engage, although tardily, the
attention if Nicodemus. Thla waa an ab
breviated edition of the despised "Flyer,"
for the engine drew but two cars, the
Isst a wonder of luxurious construction and
pslnted so high a yellow thst It vied with
the ripe corn In the fields through which
It psssed. It wss a still summer day and
the epeclal came Into view without the
knowledge of the dog. who now knew the
time tablea with amazlns accuracy, and
wss consequently off guard at thla unex
pected advent. Hla slumber was Inter
rupted by voices that floated up from the
pasture and he arose and scented the air.
Then he strolled to the corner of the barn
and with head cocked to one side viewed
thst which amazed him greatly.
The train had stopped, and around one
of the sets of wheels stood three men va
riously engsged In drawing smoking cot
ton from an aperature, poking it about with
a stick, or dousing wster upon the steam
ing mess. A venerable gentleman who bad
descended from the gorgeous car to watch
the operation, finally strolled over to ths
fence, and, attracted by some wild blos
soms, acmewbat awkwardly scaled the bir
rler and ambled pleasantly about the green
fields, lost in contemplation of thj aim
pllclty cf nature's wonders.
Nicodemus came Into action by a spring
In the air, a shrill bark and a series of con-
"INTO THIS EXCITEMENT
tortious that brought his baunchea almost
to hla chin. When be felt the ground after
the first flight he bad made two yards and
hla batr swept the wind aa he rushed on.
Here, in bis dog's comprehension, waa
something tangible, something not only to
bark at, but to bite. The venerable gentle
man dropped the flowers be had. gathered
and turned unsteadily to the fence, but
made such pocr progress that Nicodemus.
with terribly gleaming teeth and a bounce
like a kangaroo, ran Into his legs. There
waa then a fall of dog and man, with a
singularly active display of man. consider
ing ags and lack of recent athletic train
ing, and as the venerable gentleman came
upright be did the only thing that seemed
to hla bewildered mind of rati: nal purpose.
The fence waa atlll a great way oft. and
the speed of the dog bad Impelled that
animal on a few feet, but be waa even now
revaratng himself. Nearer than the fence
branched a tree. Two comforting knobs,
within eaay reach,, prelected from the
trunk. And before be' quite knew bow be
ddl it, the venerable . gentleman, wl.b
amaxlng agility, waa aeatlng himself on a
lower branch of the tree, while the doa
waa making earnest and savage efforts to
reach hla dangling legs.
The man bieatbed heavily, and. In a
spirit of conciliation, snapped Ms fingers
childishly, amacked bis lips snd assured
Nicodemus that be waa a good and a
aweet and an altogether estimable doggie.
In none of which compliments did the ven
erable gentleman actually believe; nor did
the dog accept them. Contrarlly, and
knowing that the pantomime and expres
sions of this stranger were Intended. In
effect to be friendly, the miserable animal,
pleased that he had treed the victim who.
for all the dog knew, was the very person
who had formerly thrown coal at him. too'
theae manlfeatatlona aa algna of rage, and
wbea the prisoner dropped a handkerchief
he aetaed and ahook It victoriously.
The lntereat naturally served to' Intereat
the men at the car wheels. Tbsy came to
the fence In a body, calling out to the doa;
to dealat, and one, braver than bla fellows,
mounted the rails In an effort to dUtrac-t
Nicodemus from bla prey. He put one foot
down oa the opposite side aa It he would
come Into the paature. It was withdrawn
almost oa ths Instant, for the dog. now
animated by a desire to engsge sll comers,
sprang at the would-bs Intruder and hla
white teeth eloaed on a boot heel. The man
of courage, giving way to reaaonable pro
fanity, fell back Into the arms of hla com
panions. The tires stood In doubt and con
ference, but made no new move, while
Nicodemus returned to guard the tree with,
now and then, audden aportlve excursions
la thslr direction. Thus, with tall wag
ging, he kept alert, while suggestions
(d from the Venerable Gentleman to bis
distant companlous. Something , was aaid
of firearms, but none appeared, and after
the engineer had for some minutes poked
a long iron rod through ths fence to be
growled st by the beaat, pacllla overturea
were renewed aad there ' was more snap
ping of fingers, calls snd whistles. The
porter oa the car came forth to view the
proceedings, but waa equally vague In aug
geetiona, aitnough ha referred to hot water.
Into this excitement, sfter some minutes. I
came Mrs. O'Hearn, ber arma bared to the I
elbows, snd a rolllag pla la one hand. She
waddled down, red and breathless, ber flour-
smeared a proa telling of basing day. ber I
bearing that of ponderous surprise. Ehe
came to a halt Just beneath the branch
on which the Venerable Gentleman was
perched, and the dog waaaed her a wel
come and made another dash for the fence,
describing aa he returned, a circle. The
maa In the tree viewed her advent with
positive pleasure. He at once connected
Mrs. O'Hearn with the ownership of the
dog, and he waa also Impressed that his
position was absurd; ao, although" his tones
were pleasant, chagrin wss somewhere
apparent.
"Mr dear woman. If you will call off
your dog you will oblige me greatly. I must
confess to trespssstng here, but an acci
dent forced us to stop, and I waa at
tracted by some wild flewera, and so In
vaded rour domain."
He smiled genially, conscious that he had
put the case concisely at least, while Mra.
O'Hearn, with an authoritative "but ahut,
now," forced Nicodemus to lie down, al
though hla body still quivered from the
exertions of the cbsse and the consequent
canine delirium. Hla owner was at once
Impressed by the Venerable Gentleman,
whose manner wss seemly, and who sug
gested aristocratic courtliness even under
the embarrassing condition of maintaining
a balance on the tree limb. He won her
aa he looked benevolently through hla eye
glasses which, by great fortune, he had
not lost In thla sudden adventure. At the
moment Mrs. O'Hearn experienced s pang
of feminine regret at the absence of ber
best apron, and the rolling pin hung heavily
In ber hand. It waa clear that thla unfor
tunate prisoner had at once the sympathy
of thla honest woman, and but for an unfor
tunate admission on the part of the Ven
erable Gentleman, and a rash attempt at
levity, the Incident might have closed
forthwith.
"Ye're heln wan of these flower-pickers
that preserves them In schrapbooks, meb
be," ventured Mrs. O'Hearn In a spirit
of conciliation, aa ahe grasped Nicodemus
CAME MRS. O'HBARKE."
by one ear and shook blm roughly, "or
p'raps wan of these profeasors that can
till ye the vorletlea av the posies by the
scbmell ov thtm."
"I am not a botanist," aaid the Vener
able Gentleman, preparing to descend, but
eyeing the dog warily, "although you must
confeaa that either a botanist or a railway
president would appear equally out of place
In a position auch aa I have found myaelt
a position," be added to ahow that he had
a sense of humor, "that I never thought
possible out of the pages of a comic
weekly."
The manner of Mra. O'Hearn changed aa
changes the face of nature under the sudden
burst of the tempest. She released the dog,
which sprang again at the tree trunk, and
ber utterance was one long Inspiration.
"O, ho-o-o-o-o." ahe emitted with a
alight questioning Inflection, and her
blue eyes showed the glitter of steel.
"O. ho-o-o-o-o!"
Arms akimbo, she looked up st blm.
"So ye sirs the piisldent uv the railroad?"
The Venerable Gentleman, reconsidering
bis determination to come down, clutched
the tree branch firmly and called out a
warning to the engineer, who bad again
sought to climb the fence and again found
himself beset by Nicodemus.
"That," bs answered, "is my office.
Now"
He wondered why the woman waa ao In
terested in this fact, but hla affirmation,
calculated to Impress, was cut short by an
exultant cry from the squat figure benestb
him.
"Thin ys aire the aame wan that's been
kapln' me out uv the price uv a cow thla
free months," proceeded Mra. O'Hearn.
"Ye "
She caat about for an expression that
would at once convey ber contempt and
anger.
"Ye murtberer," she concluded.
The trio at the fence, now enjoying the
exclusive attention of Nicodemus, alnce It
waa obvloua that the woman commanded
the altuatton at the tree, resorted to missile
throwing. The Venerable Gentleman looked
perplexedly about him.'
"Upon my soul, my good woman," be
ventured, "jou aurprlae me. I know noth
ing of your cow! You have surely mis
taken me for soma ons elae. I do not
recall that I have ever before been In this
locality."
"Ye'll lemlmbei it. thin, from this J'youa
dhay, for It'a not from the place ye'll be
athlrrln' till I've me equlvyllnt an' me
reahtltltlon for the evil ye've done me.
'It's the prlaldlnt of the road,' aaya the
atation agent, 'that la cooslderln' your
claim. Mra. O'Hearn, an' It'll be all rolght
la tolme, but he's s very busy man!'
Ye're not so busy but ye can put your
hand to yer pocket an' projuce the 1 59 for
the cow ye've murthered In cold . blood
along uv your lgoaraot Injlne dbrtvers an'
ahe doln' no harrum to thlm or anny was.
An' It's ths extra money I want for ths
milk I've bought since me breavement."
The situation aeemed clearer.
"You do not, then, accuas me of driving
off your cow? asked the Venerable Gentle
I man.
"Dhrlvln her off?" repeated Mrs.
O'Hearn. atrlvlng to compass ber scorn
by raising ber voice to Its highest pitch.
"it's makln' mincemeat uv ber aa' wld o
stbopptn' for an apology that I claim
ye to be the rld-banded aaasssla ys are."
"j 0 not run lbs engine," asserted lbs
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Venerable Gentleman, uselessly." "If yon
have lost a cow, Mrs. O'Hearn, through
any carelessness of the employes of the
road, you may be sure your claim will re
ceive due consideration. You can hardly
expect to advance It, however, by keeping
me here. And you have been misinformed.
The president of the road doea not adjust
these matters that come out of the the
misfortunes of cows. Your claim has prob-
ably been delayed." .. ,
Mrs. O'Hearn glared,' while Nicodemus,
rushing past ber In gleeful pursuit of a
rock thrown by the engineer, cams wiggling
back, licked the rolling! pla snd returned
to the fence.
"Consideration!" rxclalmed the woman.
"It's today that me equlvyllnt comes to
forty dollars snd eighty clnts, an' It's In
the three ye'll sthay an' ye're hired mur
ehera looking on from the fence beyant
like gorillas In a cage before I sthlr from
ths sphot or call off me dog an' luck to
htm for knowln' a thafe whin be sees
wan."
The Venerable Gentleman started to par
ley, looked bewildered, sighed snd fumbled
In the breast pocket of bla coat. He finally
withdrew a somewhat worn pocketbook.
bulging with papere. From theae he ex
tracted two greenbacks. .Then he aearched,
as well ss he could In personal safety, the
pockets of his trousers. He finally gava up
In dismay.
"I am aorry to say that I haven't the
amount you ask. If you will r.ccept 120
I assure you the remainder will be forth
coming"
Mrs. O'Hearn raised the rolling pin.
"It'a the equlvylent or not one clnt,'
she declared.
"But, aa I have told, you, I do not poa
sess the smount. I rarely carry with me
any ready money," be added with a ahade
of exasperation, as If Mrs. O Hesrn could
have been previously acquainted wltb bla
habit In that regard.
"You can git It," aaserted the a ma son
Inflexibly.
The venerable gentleman sighed again and
called out to the engineer:
"I say. Hawkins, do you happen to bsvs
any money?"
"A few dollars, sir." .
"I have a little change," supplemented
the fireman, while the conductor reached
Into a pocket.
"If the three of you could make up a
puree the thing la absolutely absurd, but
we cannot remain here arguing with thla
woman. I shall aak you to loan me 120."
"An' 80 clnts," Interrupted Mrs. O'Hearn.
"Exactly," acknowledged the Venerable
Gentleman, although not agreeably, "and
10 ctnta."
There was a search of overalls and
blouses, and, In the moment of suspense,
the president considered that It would not
be at all unlikely that the ridiculous situa
tion would be further complicated by the
discovery that the combined wealth of the
crowd did not make up the meager sum
required. He was also conscious that Mrs.
O'Heard's "equlvyllnt," even If forthcom
ing, waa financially small beside ths suma
he would consider It s pleaaurs to spend
on gold watebfe snd other preaents for gt
least four of bis employes. There are inci
dent a In the Uvea of railway preatdente
that should not become common gossip, and
the Venerable Gentleman particularly d's
liked to be featured In anecdote.
He waa eonaequently relieved when the
balance was forthcoming, to ths final 10
cent piece, a contribution front the porter.
This, by direction, was thrown over the
fence, to be guarded by Nlcodemua. Ths
two bills fluttered, from the hand of ths
president, and Mrs. O'Hesra. picking them
up, turned them over carefully. Then (he
moved over to the second collection, snd,
satisfied wl.b the accuracy of ber count,
and she was pot quick at coin values,
called the dog, grasped it by one ear, and
ambled back toward the bouse with as
concluding word. But she evidenced her
faith by locking Nicodemus In ths bars,
whereupon the Venerable Gentleman de
scended. When the dog was released and
ahot off down the paature to renew the
sport, the special bad gone. He sniffed st
ths tree, snd. presumably living over the
late adventure In bis Imagination, barked
la a paroxysm of Joy.
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FOR
The Twentieth
No other agricultural weekly can point to a
similar record of fulfilled promises or
make a prospective as inviting.
Some of the Eminent Specialists who will be repre
sented by articles on timely subjects in th ttrtt
few issues of the sew year.
Col. F. M. Woods,
. Leading lire stock auctioneer of the west
Prof. C. F. Curtlss,
Director Iowa Experiment Station.
Dr. A. T. Peters,
Animal Pathologist Nebraska Experiment Station.
E. A. Burnett,
Director Nebraska Experiment Station.
Ellas E. Nelson,
Horticulture and Agrostology.
Prof. Lawrence Bruncr,
Nebraska State Entomologist
Hon. J. Sterlins Morton,'
Father ef Arbor Day. '
Prof. O. V. P. Stout,
Irrigation Engineer. .
F. E. Bone,
Prise Hog Breeder, Tallula, 111.
T. F. B. Sotham,
Noted Hereford Breeder, Chilllcothe, Mo
Here arc a few of the regular departments
contributors!
Livestock, J. J, EDGERTON,
low. Agrlcultaral College.
Household, MBS. NELLIE HAWKS,
Friend, Nshrasks.
Dairy, o. n. barnhill,
Shenandoah, Iowa.
Crops. JAMES ATKINSON,
Horticulture, E. P. STEPHENS,
Crets. Nehraaka.
Bees, a. n. duff,
Laraed, eTaaeaa,
Horses, N. J. Harris,
Bee'y. Am. Horse Registry Ass's.
Irrigation, H. A. CRAFTS,
Fort Collins. Colored
Live Stock, W. s. KELLY,
Moadamtn, low.
Veterinary, DR. n. L. ramaociottl
Omaha City Vstsrtaartai .
Soil Culture, H. w. CAMPBELL,
Reldregs, Nebraska .
In addition to these special features each is'
sue of The Twentieth Century Farmer
contains!
Frank G. Carpenter's entertaining and instructive let
ters of travel.
Short Stories, by the best known writers of the day.
Market Quotations, most accurate and latest on every
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1902
Century Farmer