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4 A Wandering Minstrel. •
X X By PAUL S. BLACK. XX S
On Christmas eve a year ago I was
strolling down Pennsylvania avenue, in
the city of Washington enjoying the
tracing atmosphere of the fine winter
afternoon, and watching the gay throng
of busy shoppers, as they poured inte
and out of the great stores like bees
from a hive.
It was just about dusk and the long
double line of lights that outlined the
broad avenue as it strecthed away for
more than a mile, had just begijn to
twinkle and blink. In the distance was
the great capitol building, a queen of
architectural grandeur, sitting upon a
throne which nature seemed to have
especially designed for her, and wearing
about her breast a fringe of electric
lights that sparkled in the distance like
a huge diamond necklace.
The streets were crowded with all
sorts and conditions of people, but a:l
seemed happy and a general atmosphere
of holiday levity pervaded everything.
The übiquitous small boy with his tin
horn was abroad, and hundreds of happy
Santa Clauses were hurrying along up
to their noses in bundles. At intervals
along the curb could be seen and heard
numerous mendicants and street fakirs,
the blind and the lame, some crying
< their wares in doleful, monotonous tones,
others singing songs in voices harsh
enough to unsettle the nerves of a
■boiler-maker.
As I wandered further down the
street I heard, some distance away, a
song by a voice which instantly im
pressed me as of unusual beauty and
sweetness as it came to my ears through
all the noise of the busy city .like a
golden thread of melody. As I ap
proached I foundthe voice was that of
one of those street-singers always to be
found in Washington, and who depend
upon-what the pleased, or more often
charitable people are disposed to give
them. This fellow was singing that
grand Christian anthem, “The Palms,”
in a foreign tongue, and had collected
about him quite an appreciative audi
ence. Before I caught sight of the
singer and as I heard the words, ‘‘Sur
nos chemins les Remeanx et les fleurs, ”
expressed in such wanderful music, I
imagined that he must be a tall young
fellow and as handsome as a Greek god,
but when I tiptoed above the crowd I
found that he was ragged, and blind,
and bent with age. His head was well
shaped Jand his face, which now bore
the marks of dissipation had evidently
once been a very handsome one.
As 1 stood enchanted by the song an
acquaintance of mine, who was the
Washington correspondent of a London
newspaper, came up and remarked:
“Ah, I see old Jules has struck Wash
ington.”
‘•You know of him then?” I asked.
“Yes, I have heard him before; he is
a well known character in the larger
■0 it les of Europe and has quite a history.
He is not as old as he looks for he has
been a hard drinker and this has broken
his health and almost ruined his. won
derful voice. In his palmy days Jules
had one of the finest voices in all Eu
rope and sang in grand opera at a thous
and dollars a night.
“He was probably the handsomest
W®dui
has demonstrated ten thousand
timM that it is almost infallible
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man on the stage of his day, and was
the idol of the social and musical cen
ters. He made a. considerable fortune
and married a very beautiful woman
who was also a singer of some fam;.
He lost his sight in a tragic manner at
the Vienna theatre fire many years ago
when so many people were burned.
His calamity forced him to give up the
stage and was the beginning of the end.
this wife deserted him and he then took
to drinking and soon spent every cent
he had. Later he began to sing and beg
upon the streets of Paris and London,
and 1 see now that he has made his way
over to America. ’ ’
As my friend finished his brief story
we walked away together and were
soon out of hearing of this wandering
minstrel with the sad, tragic history
who had once in gorgeous theatres,
held listening thousands in breathless
enchantment at the perfect turn of a
note in some passionate love song, in
“Lohengrin,” “Carmen” or “Walku
rie,” but who was now friendless,
ragged and almost forgotten. But
for days afterwards as through a
sort of presistence of impression I
could still hear that strangely
beautiful voice singing “Sur nos
chemins les Rameaus et les fleurs,
sont repandas dans oe grand jour de
fete.” _
A CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.
An Incident In the Life of an Observing
Traveler.
Several winters ago I had arrived at
Odessa from Asiatic Turkey The un
lucky yellow flag, hoisted by command
of the visiting surgeon of the port, com
pelled the brig 1 was in to toss about in
the roadstead for a week before it was
admitted to the quarantine harbor
Then I was required to send my clothes
for fumigation, and at the end of an
other week the authorities permitted
me to land and take up my quarters in
the lazaretto for 14 days more, “on sus
picion of plague. ” •
The Odessa lazaretto is built in the
form of a quadrangle Each room is
separated from its neighbor by a double
wall, between which a sentinel takes
his station to see that neighbors hold
no communication with each other
There is a small courtyard in front of
each room, and a double iron grating—
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GUARDED BY TWO SOLDIERS.
one row of grating a few feet before the
other —keeps the prisoners from any
personal contact with the outer world,
represented by the restaurateur and
his aids, the surgeon and the chaplain.
In the room adjoining mine were con
fined a Greek and a young woman, who
passed a portion of their time in sing
ing to the music of a guitar and occa
sionally a tambourine. Much of the rest
was spent in eating, drinking and sleep
ing, to judge from the long intervals of
silence. But there were noisy episodes
which conveyed strong proofs that the
lady could scold as well as sing, and
sometimes the quarrels rose to a terri
ble pitch, a thump, followed by a
scream, furnishing the climax. It was
Christmas day. The snow fell heavily,
deadening the sound of the church bells,
which, through a broken pane, remind
ed me of the holy festival. I expected
to hear my neighbors sing hymns. My
own time was devoted to my books —
the only relief to an enforced solitude.
Toward evening, while the guard
slept, I distinctly heard the voice of the
man Greek He seemed to be growling
rather than speaking, and in the inter
vals of his silence I heard the female
sob. Not a very “merry Christmas,”
thought L Sometimes one voice rose
above the other. The one was shrill, the
other loud and angry. Then there was
a scuffle; then all was tranquil Night
had fallen, and I had hoped the parties
had gone to sleep. But again the mur
murs, the expostulations, the outbursts,
disturbed my quiet. And now the wom
an became voluble, and spasmodic bursts
of grief alone interrupted the torrent of
her eloquence. Often the man called out
what appeared to be “Silence!’' adding
a few words, none of whioh was dis
tinct enough to be caught, in a minatory
tone. Then came another straggle,
words, bitter words, stifled cries, a heavy
fall, a scream, silence again
I could not sleep What had been the
issue of the last quarrel? Had the
“peace and good will” taught by the
Redeemer, whose natal day the outer
Christian world was celebrating, alt*-
THE BOMEi TBIBUNE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1897.
mately prevailed.’ ana were tffe recent
antagonists illustrating the Horatian
maxim that the falling out of lovers is
the renewal of love? Or had the last
fall so stunned the feebler of the two
individuals as to render the revival of
either love or anger temporarily impos
sible?
I was not long in doubt It was past
midnight when 1 was awakened by dol
orous cries and heavy sobs, vehement
protestations and earnest apostrophes in
the voice of the man. 1 knocked loudly
at the wall to suggest silence. He evi
dently did not heed the knocking 1
| called out in good Italian, “Be quiet!’
l lt was of no avail I roused up the
guard and asked him what was the mat
ter with the gentleman. My custodian
suggested he was drunk. I could not.
however, divest my mind of the idea
that a deed of darkness bad been perpe
trated.
The night wore away. I could not
sleep. I no longer heard the voice of
the woman. Even the man’s voice wap
hushed. But instead of the usual sounds
my ear was assailed with knockings on
the floor and a noise as of a saw or file
at work When the restaurateur came
round in the morning to take orders for
breakfast. I told him what 1 had heard
and suggested that the lady might be
ill and need medical aid. He went next
door, but was sent away with the inti
mation that nothing was wanted. Two
or three more days elapsed. The time
had arrived for my release. On the very
day indeed when i was to be emanci
pated my neighbors were, also to be
freed. I heard the officers arrive next
door. Some words were uttered, follow
ed by an altercation. Then the man cried
bitterly. What could be the matter?
More officers came. The man was fetter
ed and taken away Where was the wo
man? He had stabbed her in his anger,
and under some absurd notion that her
existence would be forgotten by the au
thorities he had taken up two planks
and deposited the dead body of the poor
girl beneath them. This explained the
operations which followed upon the si
lence. When 1 was released, I saw my
quondam neighbor sitting in a veranda
of the place where I went to reclaim my
fumigated apparel, guarded by two sol
diers. He was a little old man of ma
lignant aspect. 1 remembered having
seen him at the harbor with a handsome
young Greek whom 1 supposed to be
his child. No one knew exactly what
their relative .position was. It was
enough that he had shed her blood on
Christmas night.
W. A. Gilcrist.
How’s This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
nct be cured by Hall’s Catarrh / Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo O.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free.
CHEAP HOLIDAY BATES.
The Western & Atlantic B. 8., Offers
Many Advantages.
During the holidays the Western
& Atlantic R, R., offers exceedingly
low rates to all points in this territory.
Tickets on sale for all trains Dec. 22,
23, 24, 25, also Dec. 30, 31 1897 and
January 4th 1898. This is your op
portunity to visit your relatives and
friends at a very small cost.
Special Bate Schools and Colleges.
For students of schools and colleges
the Western & Atlantic R. R., will sell
round trip tickets at very low rates
upon presentation of certificates
signed by the superintendents, prin
cipals or presidents, thereof, on
on Dee. 16th to 25th 1897 inclusive
limited until January 4th 1898. For
any other information telephone No.
20 or call or write to C. K, Ayer, P.
and T. A. C. E. Harman, G. P. R.
Rome, Ga.
A CHRISTMAS LULLABY.
Bylow. my babe, bylow,
Here on thy mother’s breast.
And, cudd’ed warm by her loving arm.
Droop down thy head to rest—
Poor, weary head, so filled with doubt
Os life and what it’s all about!
Bylow, my babe, bylow.
Curl up in flower wise
i Thy rosy feet and white limbs sweet,
■ My bud of paradise—
Dear, tender limbs, too frail to share
Tho burden e’en which babes must bear!
Bylow, my liabe, bylow,
Let tired eyelids kiss.
And from thy sight shut this world’s light
And thy world’s light from this—
Love radiant eyes, twin stars that shine
Through darkling doubt with trust diviuel
Bylow, my babe, bylow.
So shone the star of love
Long years ago, with guiding glow.
The newborn Christ, above
And found an answering heavenly ray
Within the manger where ho lay I
By low, my babe, by low,
The star still rains its fire,
And the Master mild in the heart of a child
Bids echoing flame aspire.
And sphere and soul in concord sing,
“The King is born, and love is king!”
Maki on Mills Miller.
J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, 0., was
for thirty years needlessly tortured
by physicians for the cure of eczema.
He was quickly cured by using De
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healing salve for piles and skin dls-
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TEXAS LADIES •
Don’t Lie.
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Husband of Constipation,
our littie Girl of Nervous
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cured Mrs, Newman of
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both “Diack Draught” and “Zeilin’s Liver
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good condition. I found more of it in tha
Package, and it only reouired half tho quan
tity for a dose, and I had rather pay 25 cts.
per Package for It than use “Zeilin’s” or
•‘Black Draught” as a free gift.
Bad Taste In the Mouth.
Digestion is the grand process by which
nature repairs the wasted tissues of the
body, which, when the Individual is in
health is performed with great faithfulness
rad regularity, and without giving rise to
any disagreeable sensations.
Indigestion is a disease which consists of a
deviation from this ordinary mode o£ health
nndin the deficiency or vitiated character of
those secretions which ere essential to tho
conversion of food into blood. The best cor
rective for this complaint is Dr. M. A. Sim.
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E. Randolph, Ky., writes: I
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R B and Torpidity of Liver
u tJi Pl aftereeveral Physiciansand
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This great remedy CURES afl Nervous Diseases, such as
Weak Memory, Loss of Brain Power, Lost flanhood,
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Rome, Ga.. July 7, 1897,
This is to certify that I suffered with
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For sale by Curry-Arrington Co., and
Taylor & Norton, druggists Rome, Ga.
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Our line is built for service
—Sold by ca h buying
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J. F. Green & Co,
Livery, Feed and Trade Stable I
Colclough’s old stand.
Broad St., Rome, G-a.
First class teams and Vehicles at reason
able prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Patronage solicited. Special accom
modations tor wagons and stock deal
ers. Good attention by careful and
attentive help.
DELICIOUS
CASTOR OIL
STRANGE BUT TRUE.
“Castor ean Honey,”
Manufactured by the Atlanta Chemica
Ob., Atlanta, Ga., is pure Castor Oil, with
all of its medicinal virtues, but actually
agreeable to the taste. Think of it, a
child will drink a whole bottle if allowed
Sold only by agents and the Atlanta
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Agents wanted. Address as above.
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KRoom and Toilet i -
lienees art provided. i
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florcroM Building. ATLANTA, GA. 1
1 take elevator.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Dr. HENRY H. BATTEY
Surgeon and Phplcian,
JFt-Oixxo, - Gt-eox-fflA.
Dr. D.T. McCALL
Office 401 Broad Street,
In Building Occupied by Rome Drug Uo
TELEPHONE 157.
' DR. JAMES E. IVEY,
Physician and Surgeon
ROME, GEORGIA.
Office over Rome Drug Company )
Telephone 157.
ATTORNEYS.
Wm. J. Neel,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ROME, GEORGIA.
Office in New King Building.
Will practice in all the Courts. Special atten
tion given to Commercial Law and the exami
nation of Land Titles
Halsted Smith,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office n City HaU, Rome, Ga.
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For nervous women that suffer from
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Each Wrapper. M.A.Thedfcrd Meo.@<
Rome. Ga.
Year’s Support.
GEORGIA, Flayd County.
To all whom It may concern: Notice is hereby
given that tie appraisers appointed tn set apart
and assign a year’s support to La Fayette F. and
Roger R. George, minor children ot Jnnins
A. George, deceased, have filed tbeir award,
and unless good and sufficient canse is shown,
the same will be wade the judgment ot the
court at tbe January term, 1898 of the Court
of Ordinary. This December Sth, 1897
JOHN P DaTIB,
Ordinary Floyd Connty
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