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THE EASTMAN TIMES.
I'HCRSiJAY, OB f. 28 1886.
VI. L. BURG!I. K B. MILNER
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rtills tor upon prese n
•.»riniu after the iir*t insertion, hut a
i .irit of commercial liberality will be
prtct'ee i toward- regular patrons.
Clubs of ten, each subscriber, 1.5(1
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A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
A Cotton Picking Machine that Proves
to be a Success.
One day last week a practical test
of the Mason cotton-picker w as
made in Sumter county, S. C., be¬
fore select c nntutees of the New
York cotton exchange, tlie Charles¬
ton cotton exchange, the South
Carolina agricultural society, and
board of agriculture. After mak¬
ing an examination of the machine,
the party were driven to a neigh¬
boring cotton field, and the test of
the harvester began.
It seems to be a complete success,
and the News and Courier thus de¬
scribes the operation;
“To an observer of the machine,
who ha*d never seen its mode of
operation, it would seei , absolutely
impossible to <• rry it over the cot
otn plants without tearing them to
pieces. Consequently when the
machine was driven into the field
and started down a row of cotton
plants, the faces of the visitors
showed how much they were sur¬
prised in seeing that the plants
passed through the machinery
without injury, while at the same
time they saw a constant stream of
cotton pouring into the bags which
B'-e suspended at the rear of the ma¬
chine.
After running it over the field for
some lime, it was suggested by the
committees that the operation of
the machine b<- timed, in order that
they might arrive at an idea of its
capacity. This was accordingly
done, and as fast as the bags were
filled others were substituted until
a halt i it was called. ti i Ihe mi cot.on u . was
then weighed in the presence of all
present, and showed a picking ca
pacify of 2,000 pounds a day. The
cotton cotton piaura plants iruunimta from which this uub cot- ljv
ton was picked were not fully fruit
ed, and it was the general opinion
that in the rich fieldsof the far south
and southwest, the capacity could
be counted upon to be much great
er. The machine-picked cotton was
then taken to one of the Mason Cyl
inder Gins, which was running in
order on the place, t\u and ginned out
m -XI the presence of the company—
The gm worked superbly, and eve
rybody present was delighted with
its capacity, with the beautiful con
dition of the lint cotton turned out,
and with the perfect safety to the
ginner with which it can be oper¬
ated. Several members of tlie com
mittees bundled . . . up samples . to take .
home with them, that they might
show the cotton which they had
Been i,, . fe. mmBtes picked frc m
the field by one of Mason’s
chinesand converted into such
beautiful lint by Mason’s Gin.”
At the conclusion of ibis very f>* ■»
is r /ctorv te*b eongratuiatious w. w
numerous an,I cordial over the sue
cess achieved by the young southern
inventor. A good <ieal lies to he done
Lueedp^butitmagreatiLg ye* before Ins invention can be p,o
that it* practical uUlitv has l-een
dem .nstrate.l, and Mr. Mason will,
whe, hn harvester i* perfects, n
oniy reap fame and fortune, but will
con-er as great a I «oon upon southern
farmer* a* ibeyrrmvel when the
cotton gin was inven'eti,and n»*,le tlie
grea ’.alwaave- it ba* pmxen
IP AY A STORY BRO tYS.
The metamorphosis undergone
by eastern newspaper reports trav¬
eling west is again illustrated.
A Buffalo journal having an
nounced that a } ul lie elect u cs to
be put up in that town, the clock
grew bigger and bigger as the Booty re
jort traveled toward The
mountains, until now we learn from
Arizona that Buffalo is to have a
clock 7o feet in diameter and elevs
ted 600 fe d alxive the street, with
figures fight feet in length and a
steam engine to wind it up, and it
is believed that people in Cincin
nati will be able to tell the time by
it with the aid of telescopes.
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VOL XIV
FLAME i FLASIIRP FitOAl I11‘ EYES.
How a Little Boy i*. ^ahl to Rave SG
Eire to Haystack*.
San Tbakcisco, Lal., „ a, Oei. or -•>.
Investigation of the story about
W .lli- Br.mgh, the boy living at
Turlock, AU ’ in Urn Smr Joaquin 1 valley,
who . by uj.uslitioue ...
was mpp e .
people to set tire to objectsby mere
ly fixing his eyes upon them, ex
ploded 1 that part of it of course.
lie , r is . evidently ., „ overchai , ged , w ith •
electricity to a remarkable extent,
The snapping of M. **»«.»».
rf,": Turlock liae "y him rrrr,r to relate gleefully
alleged, hail ivi'uw.1 t,>
risks on property m the neighbor
this statement but confirms the sto
ry of the p. c liar elec.ue phenom
ona, and declares himself deeply
interested from a 6 ci OT tilic point.*
vl T '
p Popular excitement has . been , so
great since the story of the sinister
Ltod power of Willie Brough was circu
that Ids father has been com
r rx-T’JZ
Sa„ Jl)cq „i„ river, taking rafage
with his family in the cotton wood
timber, a long distance from town
0r ilr ° ad -
nn The correspondent i of the tt Herald
found him there. He denied that
his son had caused fires, but admit
ted he had told him that when ly
ing in bed at night he saw
fl; iiig • 1 : him. Willie is an ex-.
tromely nervous boy, eleven years
old, with a largely developed head,
in r a melancholy , Ilia ho told -11 your coi-; ..
respondent that he did not know
, how the .. mysterious . . nres .. occurred, I
•
said , lie sparks , about , , lus , •
, but , saw
body at night. ;
1
Mr. Cullman, who keeps a school
in Mercer county, in which the '
alarm first began, describes how live
fires broke out in different parts of
the schoolhouse in one afternoon,
being caused by no visible agency. ;
Other scholars were dismissed, but
M illie Lrough was u tainetl. A few
minutes later lie fixed his eyes on
n haystack a fev, j auts away, and
ct **'•“ ‘ Aeac . r s att.mtiou *o the
f , , tue.t ,, , smoke , issued • , horn ,. ,,
m -
same. \ cry soon it vas m a bmze.
Aim teacher foi tide him to conn
to school any more. He does not
«ij ' " *n ' be miiltv of arson ’
hut xs lnciineu to minx lie is
victim of supernatural agencies.
On the previous Sunday eleven
mysterious j blazes occurred in the
house ot Miiiiams ratlu.. ut
bro*e out at a comer of the root,
another in some bedding in tin
room, and a third charred some
grain sacks in the barn. Willie
looked at a hay stack not far off and
immediately it was in flames.
The mother of the mysterious
boy is prostrated with excitement,
Many :.e of Fl, the inhabitants of the
country around i urlock are spirit
ualists, and implicitly believe that
no natural explanation can account
for these occurrences,
WHAT TO TEACH OLH ItAl'GHTEES
Xt asocial gathering,
since, says an exchange,
proposed this question: “What
shall we teach our daughters?” In
few minote, the follev.iBg
were handed iu;
Teach her that one hundred cents
make a dollar.
Teach her to say W and mean
it , or say “Tea,” and stick to xt
Teach her how to wear a calico
dress, ami werr it like a queen,
Teach her to dress for health
and comfort aswe Tregarf U as appearance
and babit . 5> am [ not money, in se
, „ } f .
t music, drawing
an(] painting are real accomplish
in tb „ home, and are not to
be neglectedf i£ there be time and
rnoiH . v for their use
Teaoh ber that a good steady,
church-going without mechanic, clerk or
teacher, a cent, is worth
more than forty loafers in broad¬
cloth.
Teach her this important truism:
That the more she lives within her
husband’s incAime, the more they
will save, and the further they will
be from the poor-house.
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BUCKLEN’S ARM* A S iLYF.
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*•*»•>■ P- - tr l- iw.v i.- J ..w-i. it i* ur
For s*ie to c. tima au, L-x,’ oj.u.
E VSTMAX, OKOIUJI A, THURSDAY. OUT. 28, 1 8S(>,
KERULAK ARMV EEC'KVUS.
Row Young lieu Thirsting for (Rory
are Enlisted.
The recruiting office, on the south
^ (>f Pennsvlvanin avenue, near
‘ is not palatial in an
and there not , ■ about , ,
pea ance, is ung
^ imprP9SOne ‘ with I ncloSam’s
” ’ * miHtarv renown
‘j “ r " eoat< and
‘ *
brass buttons.
0utsi q e the doorway of the shall
. , . business horns
Jn'y. .uo MS id,of
. g ^ un embellished at the
.....«v*.r ir
°
.•^a.h.mrait vie tor’s crown i it is supposed,
naer„e».l,thi S
££ ^dunces
t j lcre ar0 <‘ vvantc d for the I ni
“ ^, “^ army able-bodied TZJZ men
v s
and thiity-five veara" Tlienitgoce
^ k) 1 hysira] r ,, q - uire .
‘
No * tl q ot l,, ss t !»;m Jive
fo , . . , .
eot " r
less than 130 or more than 200
-f ■ f ™ t l
m J ana uQ man ovel . five
fect ten inches wiI1 be taken . Tiie
six-footer is not wanted, on horse
back. Facts about soldiers’ pay
and ^allowances are set out. The
private soldier, whose pay is §13 a
month, beside rations, clothing,
bedding, medicines and medical at¬
tention, may hope to become a Cor
pet al at Ylo a month, a Sergeant at
§17, a First Sergeant at §22, a Ser¬
. . , , n
-
termaster-bergeant , at §22, or even
post Quartermastcr-beigeant „ , ,, , at ,
a 1 c
$34.
The recruit, when he first appears,
18 examined as to his name, age,
nativity, occupation, and so on.
The recruiting officer will also ask
him some questions as to his moral
character, wbother he has ever been
con vie fad of crime, etc. He will
also ask whether the would-be re
emit can road or write.. White men
that cauuot read or write will net
be taken, but in the case of a color
ed man this . rule , xs . not . applied. .. .
Mnny ^. ho lipi ,i y f or enlistment are
upoJ) tbih Ifl , | iui j uar y ex
aia . aatl ,. ^’ ... • •, •
I '
^tisittctory, tin b( 1V( it cunt . ri , |t is l. lflkel3 tah ui t() >
an upper room and jxrepared by
meang of ft batli for the eurgeon’s
. .. * ., • x , «, j'ude h-fora
‘
' ® D . ;Sk hud
clean. An entry is made of , Ins
bp ;, ^ rbt aa q weight, his chest mens
Gnt ' 1 ’ the ', Gcdor of his eyes '..... and
. ,
‘ J ..........,. ‘‘ ^ Z .
‘ office
is suspended n mack square Raving
aroun- wW sj there painteu m t ie
center. The recruit is seated at a
table on the opposite { of the room ,
(j look , lt tL( , wbite
B P he f throu fl h a lt<te h ; iJe Jn . nn
’ 11111 11111,1 t- , ,
'
glass or lens, which revolves as the
surgeons turns a pointer or index
^ an j OB Uie apparatus. Oj.
jTOwMto
Hj ' " ' s ^ ‘
) ,1 ”'’ j' y ” ‘ '* y < iscoxns
the other. 1 he surgeon links fun,
<,uA-ion»as « to.net... ...rn -u,.
male n.... ... 1 « jrom s a. . M l a
^orTusd aliioXt
^ 1 “
; ht
Then the recruits lungs are sound
*d and his body thoroughly exam
^ fordefecte. A very littlede
fect > 8nch as « bunion, is apt to
cause a man , s rejection, for in
p^fol time the gowrgment takes
P ick of the mfcl1 "'hooder
for enlistment
The day the Star reporter visited
the office, six men were
two were rejected, one declined to
enlist because his brother was re
jected, and three were accepted.
The recruit has his choice as to
the arm of the service he w ill enter.
H he expresses no choice he is . as
to the nifan try. I * m- want,
to J Uie the cavatry, h- mils pas*
a mucl * ‘•■‘•aunnatiou than
for other arms of the service. The
superintendent of the mounted re
cruiting service has prescrilred
ffuahhcations , .. winch , • , amoun , prac
tka11 -* to stopping enlistment*. He
desires that Americans under twt n
tv-four years of age and above the
average intelligence who seat em¬
ploy meat, not on account, of want
of circumstances, lmt purely from
military ardor, be accepted.
There are not many such young
Americans who seek to enlist for
lve years m • ,i these piping • • i\ Hums .r
P 0 **
tl the mrml . In . ... Uu
pass
examination mid been aeceph d, the
nrtldl ' rt of war ar “ r ’' ll t °
^ then issued a new smt oi eloiln s,
wlth shirt ’ socks and shoes.
lie has a cot upsi firs on which he
niakt , '» la8 W d "lnhnt tbo t\A
in 8 ofllco -
Tl “ - voati M of milita,-,- life.....
. 1 ' ,
^ dh his ........T'^rl comn d‘s h( snl.ns foilh
' ‘ K lTwir7tog k '' ' ‘ ' ", h
l,<>Use fare , Mlth . , but ‘‘' r
'f* **
l |ls -'"d-'-'- i.«.i .t. -'o
b^t ho does more policing, and
:s ‘^dled m his salutcsarnl lncin;;.
by the Corporal, and then may got
permission 1 from Urn Hogan*to p,
,,
. .......
».»'>
ot five or six has been assemhlei .
lb™ lie is sent to David s Island
lork ’ h ° " dnlle4 8,,d
instructed for f^-ive months before
being assigned to a regiment. j
Jhero he , » . at . once subjected - . , to ,
military discipline of a rigid char
ac-ter and military fare, the milk
and sugar aud oilier luxuries <>f the
recruit’s boarding house becoming
things only of memory.—Washing
ton Star.
A LETTER 1 {O.tl A BULLET.
A Rcsicgrd General Make* a Matt Bar¬
rier of « Iwuihn .Vlsslle.
lfie museum of the Berlin gen
eral postofficc has received an in -
teresting addition to its treasures,
Tliis is a parchment letter found
in the city archives of (’olagno, and
which had been inti s d i ah 11 w
bullet and fired out of the laden
tiered town of Neuss in H75, to
1< t the friendly forct-s of Cologne
know- of tin terrible plight to which
(li tlm t <»itivena citizens were wmo reduced n out eu.
Charles the Bold of Burgundy
«as carrying on war against tlie
town of Cologne and other Bhenish
conii derated cities, and had hem
n,(} d Hi Neuss so closely b.i»t too
inhabitants were brought to the
last extremity. An army of obser
vafTon of the confederates, posted
m. beyond ond tin the Bhint- uninf, wt,tcn< watclied a Ciuirles’ vuuuu s
operations, hoping to got an oppor
tunity of relieving the town.
Ih > letter is from the command
pr t h» Land .-rave Emmann of
Hesse, who described how the bo
art; destitute of food and am
mui]iuon and ]iave ou j y s b>nes for
^ZrTno and water ^m to Z live ^^ upon
5 Uie Y no I,H tu< U1< H
' cal appliances, and so the wounded
die without assistance, ‘raw; are
for surrender, and he fears traitors
ina Y . ,; , jn Y ^ il< ' F t ac0 rm.,. l( 4 i. 1U< A ,l
‘
few <la Y B before loKt 100 mon in _ r0
tSll “w'C
tli ‘' ^ prcvwimlj flrej
0 ff several other letters, some of
wb ich had fallen into the 1th ine,
iev were exi lending their last
mwlor in M,b fc . ff ) » oi.a
tVHEttt. hltltlt t.lll2Ut.H t-Ottt.
Httllt.
The country boy or Clitic, girl is face to
face with prm-tind li-
8ees how slowly money is mode on
the farm; he is taught from
up the need of economy; he has
the “ nature of savmgfi^expUined Hl “ " 1
W not exposed to the fi.mpt.ttions
w not m muen « o, [J 3 i l.il> » uum , -
occasion tense arawn
on bis downy face. He may he a
tt'tHe rude, he may n(*t 1 <*m fs.isj
! company, but m the long, eJos.- Jy
conte.tedrace o.hfe itistheehap
summer that trudges and to m schooll^footed coarse brogans in in
winter, whose mother cats his hair
with the sheep shears, who leads
tie chap that goes to the city to
school with a starched front ami
fancy furicv slippere dinner* and ano whose whose hea head l is is
haved with u lawn mower at the
barbershop. Such has Ijetm our
observance, ’ and we think Wo know
what , , we are talking „ • about. , . Iowa ,
rlomesteacL
The cotton crop of Texas is shorf
on account of storms.
Moot women are clothes observer*.
MEN WHO 1,1 VE IN TUBES.
1)r L, m ; s Wolf, who made the
gpns(ltiolia | ,|j 8CO very « while ago,
that that llie the Sankurn onnk.irn ruwr ltiver mi afforded iiiwu u a
, n( >re direct and more easily naviil
r ted mute to Central Africa than
th . 0 , ngo, mule another discovery
lu . the . eouise 11 f o. tile 9 sann „ n)l , iournev mutiny.
wh-eli was quite ns temirknhlo if
^ pn im(h>rtn „ t> Ou the hanks of
, he LoniHm , River, far toward the I
centre * r „ 0 otiiu r f b( , (lontineur t .mnn. nr, he m says says he! in
fonlld w hol P villages that were built j
in ^ the trees, The natives, partly to
.......... ....... viv.-r
^ I
it more dilticnlt for their enemies
.................... |
erp( , t ., e R t nK .‘ im . s f r „m view. The
( ........ I’" 8 ’”'; *!"“**i
*' r these little It houses |
with nstomshing ease. is now
believed they are the only Africans
yS ........ liv. i„
l n Ilarneo. enma of Iho im-ivas
^ ^ to liyp jn trees) ftMll Mr .
(rH . in |„s ,«mk on New tlui
. s ( l . of tree hons
es that he visited on that , Island .p, -
of refll(Jp for tlie women and
,. |li|(|rnn in cage of attack. They
ire perfect little lo ts with sloping
roofs and platforms aUaclunent in front, which and
has a long laduor
h ^ v v.liieh the natives roach these
^ GiU describes on , of
t|)( , S( , i, (iu , pfl w iiieh was used as a
residence. He says it was a well
built sb uctiiro. but that "it rockoil
micoinfortably in Iho wind-New
^ u-k
TUP, SIUBY OF (HUES.
Do you know,’ ?nid she, I’ve been
making a study of girls. I’ve dis
covered one new tiling about them,
tiie \mericau ones I menu. They
are ell making a desperate effort to
|j vi> n(1 to tlmir reputations. Those
r ;,]| PU j ona N«w England novelists
have got us in a frightful box They
have made the world Vxdieve that
wo are subtle; that we mean some
tremendous thing every time 1 we
make a simple speech. All smart
rnon nrf > no w trying to judge us lay
this standard ot wn'T.lexity, and
^ J l l> large lot of i
a v( qicism ' \
* " .. .. / , in * .. .
we think • one thing and i mean an
other, and giving us credit for a
sort of siihlimo craftiness, HI no
one thinks tliev have aright total,o
is that all these 'rsXoUi, school gnIs h wCre who are
t nrnP d out like a lot of new bon
npt s. each year, are trying to be
complex No one taiks ns ulm wants
to. but as she thinks Mr. limvells
" r demes would like to have Imr.
fTftv ; n( , pot OV( , r her Anglomania, she is
tba \, n erictm eirl is afiuid
losing her individuality, and is just
hunting around for her lost nation
al traits.- Saratoga Letter Bept. 2.)
~ ,~. ~
v} ‘ *
You arc feeling clcprc*‘.eR, rouble*! your
appeutel* poor, vou arc' w.itli
yo,. are liggrtty. ........a
and genera I ty out o' hoiIh, and want
l(l ,« ( . K Brace up. but not. w ith
stinmlantN. apriog incdiclnea or hit
*hK-h have for their basis very
cheap, bad whiskey, ami which stun
u | Htl . you for an hour, and then leave
' in » wouse condition than before.
*m*P 5M *“iS?i».l!l“
“'j”’","’ Sh'l’S'i'h
s i.m,.nh. And, a medicine you
will find m Elcdric Bitters, and on*
lv ‘‘ ( ' !lt s a bottle at Hcrrmsn
M.-™,,,,', . I, K,. U ,„n. (Jn.
FORTUNATE DISCOVERY.
(Jnnt.ln Orleman, scliooncr AVey I
^^ugh* ft ^ tilt U^TaMe
ao
to *!<■<-,-, and was tuduced to try Hr.
''„V ' j^'^^^y'V^vc'lilmmsrant .,j lite
, 1(lll ;lil . n< extreme sore*
^ U .dren wera
^ . 1 -.r. Hr. KV
^ |) l -,..,v,.rv m'bow il«. *t,ndnrd
‘ ,n ‘^ r, ‘, “ ' £*! IT ...... *
,Ldv liJrnun lhh starnhu.i
R at k Hcmnan’*
„ rU(4 > lore> tUsUmn,G».
HE LOHl I HE « 0MB1 NATION.
Did voii se: tin; Butcher’s parade?
a.fced the Snake Kdiuu of a casual
e t Her vestcroav afternoon.
‘Yes"’
-Well, I never sansage tiling before. ,
ii:1 b .. pretty no...: Il Mir„n*e
‘ p.' 1 "'"! Ul 1 ‘’‘ V ,! {iH '
,,,,me " "7 be said 'ViT* to !..* ‘’“T •»,R.-. an l ''‘' ,a
'-My *•< •». in th, Biudier* parade
'.-day tin re was a man throwing t»au
- -> •'•*( U*c -pectaim *
‘Was there.’
Yes, and I n-ver say any thing like
tint «i«>oe
‘Neither did 1.’
He waited five minute* for hi* wife c
lo , U ; lsi!, , :,D , ' U,t n ,,a °“ l l ° V ,ri
j ‘ ’ w ‘ ’ ’ '
iiiir how he hmt the com bin a non.—
Pittsburg Chronicle. .
NO. 43
r MIS IMlYOu’S I’UUSi:.
Jnnevra.v passed Ins hand before his
eyes and once move looked about the
room which was respecisbtv nppohni
lw) while a shade less glittering and
tawdry .ban simitar lodgin; s in «he
wpiml. Uf the taahmas of kese
k ’°' ulu ' rn lm ' ns he knew its y t bo
‘
])t p.,,.;* London and German
UnlvoratU^ had sufficed tor tl it- mu
whoso sole purpose in living was in
reach tin-higbeat science, in h.s own
I ‘ l ' 0,l,s "" n; " n ‘ 11 \ Wiis )Ut a ''£ * '
„ n tu >ur since he bail heard , ustrange
vo t.. u calling, the voice which bad
summoned him southward to the
.......... >>
rr.„n?S» .I,.,.
end tried to tied things real. He was
piiilessly hot, the tw.-Red itrapei-le*
w/mder!
Wl at a pale, dazed countenance!—
How atiaagely ga Hiithosi.avca face!
J 1 ” .•«* . ......... . ‘“ k ' .........
, baa in, wrat a(ala w look at tin
,„ !U , U|);ir «!,« bed, whomilUosmsl in
tormfi.t md umaned incessantly tor
vuWr ‘
->«-W l i ,™«......I'”"' , 1 ,,
“"
jus uicdiemc casu and , took ,
^ r;
....... ............ ...... ^ ......
word :
'Sey mou i‘.’
file i \t-.s of (lie man unclosed. He
iuoked up half deliriously and gasped
a* il deuili itself towere l over him.
‘Heaven*!’ You he.u?’
l lie doctor, *till I Hiking at him.
answered calmly:
‘Yes, 1 urn here.’
'\V hat have yon come for?^ 1 1 > kill
mef l o inkc her fiom mcr
Here is she? the doetm «*kcl
slowly, though no quiver was peie<pi|
li loot voice or feature.
‘She is sale—in Paris—waiting lor
tin,’ the other answered in a lone o*’
unat'cv. ‘Waiting for me, and a il 1
ny in^ licie without her! It is your
i ursu upon us—your curse. Water!
Give me a diink; i am burning up
your curse!’
‘Hush.’ Janeway moistened his
lips. You «Fe not the one, nor this
the hour to speak ot curses. ()nl\
one thing I demaud to know—for tlie
rest os silent—if you have cherished
and been tender with her. Swear to
me I lie nut li, as you may meet your
Gud lbi* very tiny!’
I lit! sick ruun cued out hi* answer
wjl|| {| s|gh of Uesjwring agony. loved
‘1 ewear that 1 huve als ays
herd’ lie broke again into hitter
moaning ut the pain that racked him
1 J i,„i, .....i J j
nutwliy uU , t iin8l ,|f and ct.aft
Uil . tl!U , (|14 UU(I ttn , ls „f his patient
c . 0(1Mlttl)l | Vf untiring, only pausing at
val, l - adm.nmcr U.c remedies.
q m.ru wn» in hi* luce a look ot linn
reB0 | V e 1 he HUtlcrer bieathed more
m| ,j,U.v, l»m voice grew bulkier,
q thought you hud come t> take
„ el; back.’
*1 .■);.• her Irn- k/ t icpwitcil Janeway.
qi„w can one take hack what one
never had!’ I never ha I he* 1 : slu¬
0 cver as mio. except in name. It
she had once love I me, do you lancy
she won hi have lorgouen lU A cer
meat to’ ioun.l hi.V^ch. *UI., no;
»hc never was minor
llo sai I no more, hut lie continued
to cliate Uie hands ot iho toe whom
ho luul loimd so sirunge.y in a stiange
land,
Seymour giew quiclei; lie spoke in
a slow, husky whisper. loved
‘You are right; she never you
Slit! loved me, and I her; you eat not
blame mo for loving her, even thong
you, \ourseif, did not.’
•Il l not love Amy —not love—tn.y
.111/ Janc-ny’. wtpt.lciing
ou.i.'l.'-n I y lieI imLi‘m. 1 u>
n collect. ‘No matter. But swear to
uiu tliis aUo, that you will never fur
sake in-r.
‘1 rtWi-ai',’ tlie husky whispercanu*.
And presently Sevmour dropped in i
p* * doze of slaep.
'l'liedav driftctl by. The room wa*
silent and the heat intense. The
AS“3fS .
”
‘L he iiv.ng hui.?’ sbeask,,
1 JaMe -
Aiu: sister look In* place and be
"How ,!** ^
U ‘ c " ul t’ dentil striding
tlirow^ti the city, masked with tin
could uTtl,eSof‘“^ te rnor
^ ugony-and the cry uf las own
heart. .......
•I’utience’, he said to his heart. ‘To¬
morrow we will go to them, to-mor¬
row. when all is clear.'
He hastened back to Seymour who
still dozed, only arousing occasion
ally t<> (ng for water.
The sister wen. away, and evening
! crept on. The candles wasted slow
ly Jane'wav, a way . bis chin
leini- g forward,
lowered, | owerei | birt bis eyes eye8 lifted, looked looked at at
; w-hPU’ candies. Perhaps between
him and tueir flame some phantom
, Uie llMt aee,n«l floating;
j 0 f Amy’s hair,
' azure u f bt! ,. evcSt for suddenly
drew a hard breath and sprang to
, ^
‘
g , lal , Qol ber he triod
i
I he vau<llvH hail burned out;
j oilier sultry dawn was at the win
1 (low. Jane way. white with
; lion, leaned bat* in ins chair. II
had fought hard with death.
Tke *<m was listing, when a voice
came from the bed.
‘Am i better, or must I die?’
Then Seymour, stirring, looked up«
on t he watcher,
•Phillip Janewav' he said, pain¬
fully. ‘I thought it was a dream.’
The watcher turned his sunken
eyes upon him but gave no answer.
The man on the bed moved with a
restless, fearful countenance.
‘What do yon mean to do? he in¬
quired, tremulously, ‘Did you fol¬
low IIS?’
‘Follow yon!’ June way’s voice now
seemed to come from a distance. ‘If
had thought do it would *
l ever to so,
Irivc been years ago and not at this
late day.’ Rising up he said: ‘lam
going out fora time; when I come
line!-: 1 shall have something to say
to ile yon.' unsteadily
seemed to pass out
of the door. Seymour’s gaze follow*
ed him apprehensively. ’ but
He was not long away, return¬
ed and sat down heavily. His pallid
countenance was also stern.
Seymour’s apprehension was visi¬
bly heightened. die?’ he cried
Im I to live or out,
piteously. answered his
When Janeway vofco
seemed to come from afar.
•It’s live years since,’ he said. ‘Five
long years! In all that time what
her?’ Do ( think
have you done by not
to lie to me while death stands near
•i have always loved her,’ the other
pleaded. ‘She has been had happy; sImv
loved me. It' 1 only notcomcto'
this cursed place!’ He grew wild and
shrinking, and shook his powerless
clenched banns at Janeway. ‘Well,
you may sit ami gloat over my death.
I know that I am in your power—dy%
irg at your curse. But here’s my
comfort, that she loved inc always,
never you! Her heart will break for
me, and you shall never have her
back.'
Jit newsy’s voice seemed to draw
near, then faded away again- ‘No,
her heart will outbreak. You will not
die.’ He leaned back as he ceased to ‘
speak; his head dropped heavily, so
that his lace was no longer apparent.
Seymour was silent with surprise.
Not die! He was horribly weak, hut
no longer b<!t that dreadful pain and
tbiist, lie waited to hear more. A
considerable time elapsed.
‘Jarmwat !’ he said, in a tremulous
voice. Hot no answer came.
ile sat up in bed and repeated Ins
calls unavailing!' - .
lb slipped out upon the floor and
staggered to li e other side.
The candles were wasting slowly
through another night. The men had
exehang"d places. Seymour chair.— sat wan
unu thoughtful in the arm
Janeway lav stretched upon the bed.
Ills face was white and a clammy
moisture lay on his brow, ife breath¬
ed faintly and seemed not to suffer
much . When the night had mostly
worn away, his eyes unclosed, and,
looking up, he recognized here?’ the other.
‘Why are you he whispered.
•Go—at once.*
Seymour hesitated.
‘I wlU wait until .yon are better. If
you will tell me what to do--’
*(Jo, Go! Tim husky voice was odd
hi entreaty, ‘lip back to her; she
must •But-’ not grieve a day.’
‘Go quickly. There is something
she should know. She must not know
you saw mo here; give your solemn
promise not to tell her that.’
‘Why?’
*Your premise,’
‘If you wish it. yes.’
When you and 1 met last, back In
America, live long years struggling ago, i was
poor, very ........ just with
the world, you remember. After that,
aster - you and she,’ he gasped anti
breathed hard for’some moments and
then began again ‘After you and she
went away there was some wealth
left to me. My will was mado long
since. Half is for her-for Amy, awl
half for you when you have married
her again, for 1 suppose she U yogjf
wife.’
‘Seymour bad started up.
‘No, not tint. Leave her what yoos
will, but don’e^don't sav 1 wronged
you, God kri >ws you ought to curse
me. You—you are not dying.’
Ilusli!’ Janeway moved feebly
Only go. I bear no malice if she be
happy.’ His voice failed for a time.
When it came again he whispered
that a priest be brought or a sister.
Seymour looked about him in a
dazed manner. He was trping to coU
leet bis thoughts. He trembled and
gazed fearfully up at the wall and
■ dug as if they might fall upon
him.
He crept dizzily down the sileni
street where day must break ere long.
A* yet the sky was blue with the
ni;>ht tttipiurccd by any star. The
air was thick and sultry.
He crept along the narrow street as
rapi Ily a* po*-iblf. What little
*tr. nglt, lie l.a,l was miraculous. At
i i'lies Iw wondered if this was not a
1 1 ream.
He must now find aid or return all
alone.
A (bio and greenish gray pierced
the eastern *k\. When this had wi¬
der.' I to a golden stream, rose tinged,
lie hail sought and found a meek*
faced sister.
They’ returned as quickly as hta
weak frame would permit.
The room was still; the morning’s
earliest rose iight trembled on the
wall, and the lifted curtain fluttered
in the window frame.
J anew ay was breathing faintly, his
eyes unclosed and his gaze slowly
sought pinched the countenance softened of the and nun.
His features a
child’s smile came upon his Ups.—
He *’ ' 1 hf-ed bis 1 head ' as * if yearning “*“*“*' to
gaze upon some unseen face.
‘Amy,’-he cried, and then fell back
on the pillow.
The rose iight still trembled on the
wall uml the curtain flu tered softly.
‘In pace,’ said the tun, crossing
herself and kneeling tuning down,
Ann Seymour, around, now
atag^creii from tUe room.—Lilly Cur
«*y in xNew York Mercury*.
Flint river is so shallow that cows
can wade it without rolling up
breeches. '
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