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North Carolina's Lake Mattamuskeet, } ▼ lCtOI*y
A Plain Tale
By HELEN PALMER
Largest and Most Peculiar on JHlantic Coast
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Lake Mattamuskeet In Hyde County North Carolina—Burned Out of the Peaty Soil About 1625.
Jy F. A. OLDS.
Written for The SUNNY SOUTH
HE largest Island In North
Carolina Is the historic
Roanoke Island, which is
connected so Inseparably,
with the earliest settle
ment by Angto-Saxons in
the United States. Tim
largest body of fresh wa.
ter is the Mattamuskeet
lake, which is in Hyde
county. It is surrounded
by a ridge, or elevation
which completely encircles,
it and which was its shore,
a great many years ago. This ridge is
considerably hilgher than the country
remaining, having been preserved by th*
water, though partly burned. Originally
the section was covered with heavy for
ests of this now valuable timber, but
the fire burned away the dry, peaty soil
and consumed practically all of the trees.
The lake is becoming shallow rapidly.
A, hundred years ago the water was,
in a number of places, from 12 to 15 fee f
S meiit oy Anpro-isaxons in in depth, but now it is barely half as
the United States. The much. Several canals which were cut,
1 largest body of fresh wa. about seventy years ago had the further
‘ s : ter is the Mattamuskeet cffp<?t of reducing the depth of water,
lake, which is in Hyde There arc no s,raras whk 'b empty into
county. It rs surrounded ,ho la ’ <e - The ™ ho,e ?oil is like a vast
. „ , sponge anu when the lake was fin
* r ge ' ° r e °' -1 ll>n formed it was higher than the countr '
which eomnletelv encircles surroundlng jlist as ls fhe case today
with I.ake Drummond, in the midst o'
the Great Dismal swamp. The only out
lets are artificial ones. The scientlti*
surrounding. All around are swamps and j reason given for these numped-un many years to keep troughs full of
marshes and broad sheets of water, real- swamps is that, like sponges, they re-! water on the farms, so that in case fite
•»- estuaries, the "sounds” being quits tain the water. Thore are no fish of any j KO t out it could be quickly extinguished,
near, the latter being separated from the value in the lake nor have there ever it burns sometimes for months, thread-
ocean by narrow sand banks. | been any. In that flat country, not far j n g its way under the surface and mov-
The origin of this lake is very strange, j from the dreaded Capp Hatteras, great j ng mysteriously liete and there. There
The. whole of it was burned out, ap- storms sweep and these churn up the
parentiy ■somewhere between the year | shallow water and bring to the surface
1600 and 1625. The soil of Hyde county 1 a curious deposit, which looks like cof-
is composed entirely of peat, which is I ^ eo grounds, from under the mud and
so much used in Ireland and Holland M eaves ’''I s deposit .in long and irregular
and some otner parts of the world ax lines along the shore at the south end of
a fuel, and in times of great drought the I tke ' a ke. all the storms coming from the
fires burn large areas of this spong.w I nort 11 f,r northeast.
soil, which is a mass of tiny rootlets. I The deposits remain and indicate the
The Indians who formerly lived east of recession of the waters, marking tlje
the lake were the Croatans, who, it 1 lime, not far away, when the lake wul
seems, took away from Roanoke island, , kf> dry. One of the most remarks ole
either as friends or as prisoners, the things is the difference in climate and
white settlers who had been left therij temperature botwen the north and south
three years, from 1585, and who thought sides of the lake. The cold north winds
On the west side of It lived the tribe of
Indians once known as the Arrowmus-
keets. or Mattamuskeets. The English
meaning of tbesg words js not known.
The Mattamuskeets passed on down the
tradition that the lake was 13 “moons”
In forming; that is. in being burned out
The destruction of soil by fire in Hyde
county continues, and many singular
filings have occurred in this connection.
Last summer during a severe drought
a doctor, who jvas driving along a pub
lic highway there. sixMenly felt 1 he
earth give way under his horse and bug
gy and in a second Tie and they were
in a deep pit, one side of which was very
hot. The lire had gotten nut in a field
near by, and had burned underneath and
undermined the road. Luckily some men
were near, who rescued the doctor and
his team. It has been the custom for
IR AM FENNER dragged
himself up on the pillows
and fixed his eyes upon the
window at the side of the
bed. The fields were al
ready a vivid green in
patches where the snow
had lain, and the swollen
brook, touched here and
there with foam, showed
black through the sparse,
shining leaves of the
birches and alders that
markyd its course.
Moving restlessly In the big four-poster
bed, his eyes fell on his outsretched
hand; he lifted his arm against the | ''V * 5ot ’ 1-
light, stripping back the sleeve, and 1 ’
or perhaps to drown the sound' of Drina's
weeping. “An’ layin’ here,” he went on
more gently, “I’ve made up my mind that
I’d have it settled before I go. You can
trust me, can't you, Drina?” be asked,
but without looking toward ner "you al
lays have.”
“Yes, Hiram,” she stammered between
her sobs.
“I've thought it all over careful,” he
resumed, “an I believe, Rans, you'd te
best of any one 1 know. I've allays
found you honest an’ keepin' of your
word. An’ the farms lyin' so dost to
each other would make it seem nat'ral.
I allays thought the two south modelers
ought to be j'ined, then the brook could
He waited, catching
scanned it closely. It was the strong,
knotted arm of a man who had [been
“Yes,” Rans said, nodding his head,
"the course could be changed a little at
counted a great worker all the days of|,? e b V, n<1 ° y the stone waI1 ! thes a fil11
his fifty years, but it was thin now, , nere ', . ,te - s!o PP e<i ' buL Hiram had
and shrunken almost to the bone; theLV™* r ? m ’ :!m abruptly, and lay with
fingers were long and pale. He let it | do S w e>e ‘?. llxed on . tlle fast durk, 'ning win-
young man's answer as consent. Neither
of the men had looked at the woman,
who seemed withdrawn into a world
apart, where she sat silent but for an
occasional sob that shook her averted
shoulders.
\%ell, said Rans, at last rising in
some embarrassment, "1 guess I'd better
be goin'.”
Hiram nodded. “Drina!” he calleu
quickly.
The young man started and cast a
searching giance at the womaq as slit
work with an arm like that? Doctor had
said it wasn't likely he'd live to see
the crops brought in.”
A figure moving across the meadow
caught his eye; it was his neighbor,
Rans Creyton, wlia had moved from
Cohoes two or three years before and
bought the adjoining farm. He was a
young .man, strongly built and quicker
in his motions than a farmer born and
bred. Instead of leisurely climbing the
fenoe that stood in his way, he put his
hands on the top rail and vaulted over,
then he hurried on to the Fenner barns,
where he had done the heavier work
since Hiram had been lalu up.
The sick man watched him swing past
with a pang of envy. A moment later
he heard a burst ol' laughter from the
faced her husband.
Drina, Hiram said, “will you go an'
show Runs where I want him to ueg*n
to break up the pasture tomorrow? r-.u
know where u is.”
bhe made no answer, but rose and led
. - .. , , . , ... i tke wa J'- As the door closed on them
sh*l that sagged in an irregular line Hiram threw up his arms anu groaned
between the farmhouse and the barn. aloud . . lt - s - IMW8t IIlore t , j J J
Drina must be out there, he thought, bear,” he gasped. ”1 thought 1 could
fussing with her chickens. “Rans laughs (but I dunno as I can
are also such tires in dry portions of the
great Dismal swamp, which is to the
northward o' this lake.
A CORNFIELD FINALLY.
Lake Mattamuskeet is about 60 miles
.in circumference, and around its border,
upon the ridge referred to as its original
shore, is one of the finest roads in the
state, a perfect, level and nearly ail
white, firm sand. On the shore of *he
lake grows a variety of apples, known
as the Mattamuskeet: small, but of ex
ceedingly delicate flavor, and ver
ly prized for winter use. Hyde
♦liemselves deserted by their English ! ar e tempered In passing over the water, j most fertile county in the state, and is
brethren. Tnese Croatans, amalgamatedj and on the south side the truck grow-j e metises called the granary of North
iv’th these whites of Sir Walter Ral- °rs are able to ship Irish potatoes ten j Carolina, so great is Its yield of corn,
eigh's ill-faica colony, moved some time 'days earlier than from any other point A company is now being formed which
after this -akt was “burned out” to the hi the state. The western shore is the intends to purchase 8.000 acres of land
ux-country, i it what is now Robeson one which is rising, most rapidly out of! east of it, and use the water from the
county, their number being now about | the water, and several islands have ' lake, througlj the canals, to overflow
3,500. They retain in use a great many I formed there, one of which is a resort
of thwdSagllsh words and tlielr meanings 1 of wild fowls by scores of thousands,
as in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and There are alligators, turtles and a few
they have a tradition that their peoplq little eels in the lake. The great storm
moved away from the country of the j °* 1889 cast .upon the shore of the lake
“burned lake.” j large quantities of the charred stumps,
CAUSED BY FIRE. ! wh,ich If had torn from the bottom, and
A physical examination of Lake Mat-
tamuskeet shows that it is due to fire.
Fni'ts of the bottom are sandy, but
nearly all is covered with black mud.
under which is what may be termed
brown charcoal, mingled with the de
composed parts of juniper and cypres^
stumps, some of the latter of vast size
4» - —
which had not been exposed before since
the fire destroyed the great forest which
occupied what is now the bed of the lake.
this, making it the largest rice planta
tion In the United States, if not in the
world. Tlie evaporation from the lake is
enormous. Only on the northern shore
has tfir lake given any trouble, and there
its encroachment upon the farm lands
■has presented and still presents grave
problems to the farmers. It is esti
mated that 111 less than a century the
lake will be entirely dry, and will bo-
easy,” he sighed; "Diina likes to laugh,
too. That’s the kind of a man she
ought to have married—some one that
can laugh easy an 'take a four-barred
fence as nat'ral as a colt. An' Rans is
as good as the best.”
lie closed his eyes and lay still, but his
thoughts ran on. “Drina's been a good
wife,” he told himsell, "no one could
ask for a better—she couldn't help bein
good. Rut it ain't nature that she should
like me as well as a young man her
own age. I don't suppose she'd- evtr
have married me If her gran'ther hadn't
wanted it so much—an' lie just (lyin'.
That's what -folks said, an' 1 guess inebbt.
they was right. I've thought of it a
good deal sence. Well, she'll have her
chance now. It’s only fair. I've took
good care of her,” he added after a
moment, his throat swelling. He turned
his -head and let his eyes roam over the
familiar objects about him. "It's alt
just as she wanted it,” he thought with
a thi ill of pride.
Her husband seemed to see the little
figure in the blue gown. The whirr of
the wheel mingled with the roaring of
the brook. “It's all just as she wanted
it," he repeated. “I've took good care
of her. An’ I’ll take care of her yeti”
he muttered between his set teeth, "for
all I've got to leave her.” He stretched
his long arm out of the bed as if reach
ing forth from some abyss.
The door opened suddenly; a young
woman stood on the threshold outlined
against a soft white cloud just flecked
with grevn.
"Look at the cherry tree, Hiram!” she
cried, stepping in and throwing the door I
high- | wide. "it's all come out today. Ain't
it pretty?”
"Yes,” said her husband, “It’s Mowin'
full as ever I see it. Why don’t you
pick some?”
“I guess I will,” she answered, "if you
don't care. There'll be more cherries
than I can use for cordial, an' that's
all these wild ones are good for any
way.''
llis thick, griz
zled hair was maned on his temples,
where the sweat stood in drops, his
fingers worked nervously. "Ik’s lookin'
at her now to see how he likes her-I see
him just now. Lookin' at her!” lie
strained lorward, listening. ll e could
hear their voices faintly; they were on
the stoop still.
it he dared!” he thought. "Yes. Dri
na. he cried in a horse whisper, "I'm
ha™!' 1 ' , He half rose and then sank
back and turned his face resolutely to
me wall. “It’s my own doin', 0 he whis
pered nerecely. "an', by heavens, ill
stan by it!
Outside Drina stood flushed and wralh-
lioht Ar 't’l 6 ° Wer step of ,he stoop; the
hi f \ le ,noon jusl ‘-•limbing over the
onh^ U i S1 i tlUi tears Ulat SU1 ‘ trembled
erod Avllfa eS ' D Watchms her tinder low
ered ejeltds, Rans said to himself that
”i aS ? retty> P re ttier than he had ever
thnt'^sbe htr ' V" 1 the! ' r ' was no denying
that she was in a rage. He rc-dlied tip
some blossoms of the cherry tre e P
picked them, and threw them aw-iv’
'You needn't be so hard on a follow ”
he grumbled, 'i was only just savin'
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azed. He can say what he like--' Hi
Mazed. “He can say what he like« HE
took care of me •” -- - “ e '- rte
gr;
guess
I*, “‘““VI now Old x get to he
Her voice softened, but It grew hard
again as she met Rans' g a na,d
ought to have known better
resentfully.
, there ain,t an - v harm done,” he
answered; of course, you've got the
-aj so, only you were so quiet in there. ’
gaze. "You
she said
“Yes
as g, _
don't want
yes.” he broke In. afraid she
was going to cry- again. “I s'pose you
P° aT *’ show me where
that piece of pasture is.” “You know
well enough where it Is,” she retorted
nfe'nri >OU K, °P tO look at tile
meadow again either; you-t] never have
brook*’” 06 *° change 1,10 course of that
s„eh a ? S J!, a,1! I Wh 2' d 'thought she was
, a , Il,t,e v ‘Acn? I guess I ain't lo-i n '
much. he muttered, walking off briskly
n ° sh c turned and went into the house.
time to Hiram, but he
It seemed a long
qu'
This wood was used for fuel, and burned com o a vast c° rn flPld - A H that part
well. j of North Carolina has within
LARGEST ON COAST.
■aid that the lake is the
anywhere on the entire Atlantic coast.
. recent geological peri d been covered oy
old "beac'
westward, indicate very
It ls said that the lake is the largest I nfifefV^he 6 01,1 “'* ea9h marks '” many
plainly.
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She stepped back and in a minute i aot look up as she entered. She went
reappeared, her arm full of the delicate ® KPt i ono . on 'he andirons
whi,r wreaths a " d stood gazing; into the glowing- bed
white wreaths. of coals. He turned his head s-tealthilv
"My, ain't they pretty! she exclaimed, | to watch her; the red light caught fRe
blue pitcher from th
“I always did love
lifting down
dresser shelf.
-Moomies!’’
A rasping cough shook the sick man;
she threw down the flowers and hurried
to him. “You’ro cold!” site declared re
proachfully. Site drew up the covers,
and then dropping to her knees in front
of the hearth Mew the smoldering fire
uintil it glowed, and fed It with dry
hranches that crackled as they caught
the flames. “Is Rans out there still?”
her husband asked. “Yes, I guess so;
I haven't heard him bring the milk Into
the shed. Why?" sho added.
“I nvlsh’t you'd go an’ ask him to come
In here.” he said hoarsely.
Sho went at once, and, left alone, he
began to speak aloud, flinging out his
words defiantly, as if at some unseen
disputant. “I’ve got to do it,” he con
tended. “It's best. If I should say
•anythin’ to her first she'd say no. She
wouldn't hear to it: but I won’t try to
do it behind her back—it w-ouldn’t be
fair. An' I’ve got to do It,” he reiterated.
“They ain’t no one else.”
He turned his face to the window and
watched until Drina and Rans came into
sight on the grass-bordered path leading
from the barn. She stepped briskly on
ahead.-in the rosy afterglow of sunset,
her blue gown fluttering In the breeze
“She looks like a girl.” he thought with
r. jealous pang. When they reached the
bars in the pasture fence- Rans took them
down all but the last one; she sprang
over lightly, and they came on together
side by side.
“He’s big,” Hiram whispered, watch
ing them. “I wouldn't, 'a' wanted her to
marry a little whipper-snapper”—h®
measured his own 6 feet unconsciously—
‘an’ he’s strong, an’ he can’t be more
than thirty. He’ll likely live a long
time.” He groaned and turned sharply
away from the window, closing his eyes
He was lying quite still when 'hey
came In. “Perhaps he’s fell asleep,”
said his wife, approaching softly.
No, I ain’t asleep,” he said. “Rans, ’
he added, “I’ve got somethin’ I want to
say to you.”
Rans made no answer, but hitched
his chair nearer the bed and fixed his
narrow, near-set dark eyes on the 3lck
man. Drina stepped half-way to the
fire and stood listening.
little curls that the wind had Mown
about her ears and turned them to gold
Ho wanted to see her face, and impa
tience a-t last overcame his dread of
speaking. “Well?” he said painfuliv, wet
ting his lips with his tongue, “did Rans
look at the south medder to see how the
brook runs?”
"Yes.” she answered, resentment in
her voice.
He frowned, his long arm stiffened as
it lay -stretched nero^; the bed.
“Of course he looked at it.” he mut
tered. “The man ain’t born that wouldn’t
like to own that medder: every stump
pulled, and the spring a-bubMin’ up in
the midst of ihe vi'lets an' the straw
berry blows—” he paused, smiling vague
ly; then he looked a-t his wife and the
smile faded. “He's young and strong.’’
he went on. following his thought; “he's
a worker; he can keep it up a good
many years yet. Tie's a good lookin’
young feller, Drina,” he added, hesi
tating.
“You hadn’t ought to talk so!” shd
burst out piteously.
“I though you'd see how I meant It.
Drina," he said, speaking slowly, his
emotion wrung from him word by word.
“I've allays took as good care of you as
T knew how; I ain’t been much use for
anythin' else, perhaps, an' old feller like
me. but I’ve allays took good care of
you, an’ seems as if I couldn’t leave you
'th-out knowin'—how ’twas goin’ to be.
An’ Rans is about the nest they is.”
“I don’t care?” she broke in vehement
ly. her face still nvert-jd.
“You dont care!” he questioned anx
iously; “don't care for w-hat?"
“I don’t care anythin’ ab"fit Rang
Creyton! T don’t care about bein’ took
care of! T don't care about the farm!”
and. turning her tear-stained face upon
him. she crossed the room. and. falling
upon her knees beside the bed, buried
'her head in the folds of -the bed clothes.
This was a new Drina: Hiram had
never seen her like this. • It stirred his
Mood, yet he went on til tne same ca>v—
fully steadied tone. His hands, stretched
rigidly in front of him, trembled a littio.
“But you want to see the farm kep’ up.
Drina.” he insisted gently, “an’ Ran-s’d
d-o it. He comes from the same kind oT
folks ns yours, too; he’s a Van Rensse
laer on his mother's •tde. Most every
one likes him.” he urged.
“They don't like him to the harn,” »he
broke in—“Old Sukey, an’ Dandy, arj,'
True—an' T guess they know better than
folk’s, p’r’aps. But there!” she added
scornfully, “what’s it to me whether
every one likes hint or not?”
“P’r’ap-s -there’s some one else you'd
like better’n Rans.” her husband stam
mered. “Speak up. Drina, it's all right.
You ain’t afraid of me. ’Twouldn’t be
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the stomach, present in most cases of in-
tions of the liver, kidneys and other asso
ciated organs.
Read from the writings of the authori
ties above quoted, under the headings
of Golden Seal root. Stone root. Black
Cherrybark, Blood root. Queen's root and
Mandrake root, 'in a little book of ex
tracts, compiled by Dr. R. V. Pierce, and
which will be sent von free on request
addressed to the Doctor, at Buffalo,
N. Y„ and you will learn that all these
ingredients are recommended as reme
dies for indigestion or dvspepsia and
"liver complaint.” as well as for the
cure of all catarrhal affections wher
ever located, also for the cure of lin
gering coughs, arising from bronchial
throat and lung affections. All are in
gredients of "Golden Medical Discovery,”
combined In such proportions that each
enhances the curative action of all the
others.
The " Discovery ’’ must not be expected
to produce miracles. While it ls espe
cially suited for the cure of all chronic,
Unfitting coughs that are curable, it is
not so effective In acute colds and coughs
unless slippery elm mucilage, flaxseed
tea. solution of gum arabic, or other
mucilaginous demulcent be drank freely
In connection with its use. Nor must the
"Golden Medical Discovery "be expected
to cure consumption in its advanced
stages. In its early stages it will stay
its progress and often effect a cure If
its use be persisted in for a reasonable
length of time. Send for the little book
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By reading some of the extracts from
eminent authorities contained in the
i little booklet mentioned above, treating
of the several ingredients entering into
"Golden Medical Discovery,” it will be
readily understood why this famous med
icine cures obstinate kidney and bladder
affections, chronic diarrhea, all catarrhal
affections, no matter in what part of the
system existing. By reason of the Stone
root, and Golden Seal root contained in it,
it is a most affective curative in valvular
and other affections of the heart-, as you
will understand from the writings of Drs.
Paine, Hale. Elllngwood and others,con
cerning Stone root. Golden Skal root and
Black Cherrybark which are to be feund
ink the little booklet above mentioned.
Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure
biliousness, sick and bilious headache,
dizziness, costiveness, or constipation of
the bowels, loss of appetite, coated
tongue, sour stomach, windy belchlngs,
"heart-burn.” pain and distress after eat
ing. and kindred derangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels. Put up in
digestion or dyspepsia. Thus the pain, i Kj a *f v ‘ a '- \ tightly corked, therefore
belching of noxious gas. bloating and j a U v ?, 5r f,, ^ resb i a ®?. re , atl e - One little
other disagreeable symptoms aro over- is a laxative, two are cathartic,
come and the Stone root, Golden Seal rp g r, ' a t p . invigorate and cleanse the
root, Bloodroot and other Ingredients of' fl yer > stomach and bowels.
’Golden .Medical Discovery” are greatly l A good medical book, written in plain
assisted in their action in completing a English, and free from technical terms
cure. is a valuable work for frequent consulta-
As will be seen from the writings of tion. Such a work is Dr. Pierce’s Com-
Drs. Bart-holow, King, Scudder, Halo, men Sense Medical Adviser. It’s a book
Wood. Hare. Johuson. Coe Ellingwood of 100S pages, phofuselv illustrated. It
and other high euthorities. as contained ' Is given ft way now although formerly
in the little kook mentioned below, these I sold in doth binding for $1.50. Send 21
agents can confidently be depended upon 1 cents, in one-cent stamps, to pay for cost
for the most positive, curative action Ifi ! of mailing only lor paper-;covered copy,
all atonic, or weak, states of the stomach. I addresaing Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo,
accompanied with distressing Indigestion i N. Y.; or 31 cents for an elegantly cloth'
or dvspepsia and kindred resultant affec- '• bound copy.
BORROWED PLUMES.
Continued from First Page.
you were asleep, I
RELICS AT TRAUNCES’ SOLD.
(From The Xew York Times.)
“How much am I offered?”
Auctioneer Samuel Kresire held aloft a
pair of epaulettes of the days when
George HII was king. They almost
touched the low- ceiling of the famous
afternoon
- their faded gilt and the moth ravaged
broadcloth seemed to offer a lesson in
anything while
s'pose, sir?”
“No,” said Mr. Lo-gram, hesitatingly,
searching his pockets with a great show of Fraunce’s tavern and in
of thoroughness. “No, I don't Chink so, the sray light of the rainy
officer.”
Turning abruptly, he caught the in
spector’s eye. The latter was staring at j ^,®„ van ^ ty „ ol ~ tllln S s
him with a gaze of fixed intensity. His
face bore a puzzled expression, as if he
were trving to recall some fact from the; fifty, said another,
unfathomable recesses or fils official! They were sold at last for seventy-fire
mind. Mr. Logman sank back into ins
seat.
"Er-good afternoon,” he said, hurried- j
ly, through the window. “Fine—er—day.” j
The train began to move slowly, but to
, i “Twenty-five cents,”
in a weak voice.
offered a collector
their feasts and had used their swords
across your face before on tile peaceful board.
•s see,” he burst out. Tho history of the epaulettes
was not
•I am going to die," said Hiram slowly, anythin' but nat’ral. the Lord knows”'
Rans thought it probable, no doubt,
for he made no answer, only shuffled his
feet a little on the bare floor and waited.
Drina started forward, but meeting her
husband's eyes’ which seemed to look at
her and yet not see her, sank frightened
into the nearest chair «nd waited too.
“I’m goin’ to die," -Hiram repeated, “an’
my wife is goin’ to be left alone. She
ain't any kith nor kin, an’ I ain’t any
either ’t I'd trust her to. She ain’t fit to
•be left alone; she’s r*ways had some
one to take care of her—first old man
Van Diemen an’ then roe.” Drina's head
drooped and she gave a -frightened sob.
but -Hiram went on in the same strained,
steady tone: “She’ll have this house an'
farm, an' all the live stock, an' every
penny I have in the bank. Such tem
the case, of course, she'll marry ag’ln.
I know how many raskills they is in the
world that'd like nothin* better’n to get
hold of a farm like this an' trade it off
for drink or cussedness, let alone break-
in' her heart,” He had raised his voice
angrily, M If It were a relief to him,
he added with a sigh.
Drina raised her head, and throwing
it back looked him straight in the eye.
“You hadn’t ought -to say such things
to me. Hiram Fenner!” she flamed;- “you
haven’t any right! Oh! can’t you under
stand?” she wailed, breaking down; “f
don’t want any one—never! I don't want
the farm. Oh. Hiram 1 Hiram! If you'd
only just—” she broke off. caught in a
storm of tears.
“Only Just—what?” he whispered, lift
ing h1s head and bending forward to
catch her words
“Only just get wall!” she panted be
tween her sobs.
“You want me -so much? You want me,
Drina?” he stammered; Ills hand crept
toward her and touched her timidly. Slid
.took It in both hers and laid It under her
wet and burning cheek.
“You want me to get well? You won’t
have no one elre!” he cried, his voice
rising triumphant. He lifted him arm,
clinching his sinewy hand. “You want
me t 0 get well, Drina? They, by the
Lord, l wUir -
cents.
I Near the auctioneer was the famous
round table about which many a bravo
company had sat with their flagons and
viands. The surface was deeply scarred
his dismay “thT^‘inspector’' walked along- . and some of the Rogues were blue with
| ago, long and deep, as if drinking offi-
“ "Got a wig on, I notice,” he said, mean- ; c . er ? °f lon S had grown Riotous over
ingly, leaning forward. “I could have
sworn I’d come
somewhere. Let'., —, — , , , „ , ,
suddenly ; let’s see how you look with i known in the tavern; they had sprawled
it off!” And, before Mr. Logman could' around gaudily at first ana then more
foresee hi-s intention, his hand shot for--; meekly as the years passed, and at last
ward, and the Hon. Peter, bald-headed ! had been fished down f roni a dark closet
once more, grasped in inarticulate rage, j to he tacked on the historic wails to de-
"Ha; I know you now, ‘Daddy’ Wii-1 liRht the eyes of those who love the
son!” cried tihe stout inspector, triumph- things of yesterday.
antly, panting with his run. | The sale included everything movable
With a violent effort, he endeavored i n the famous taverns. The proprietors,
to hoard a train, but his avoirdupois ! Glintenkamp & Precht. had been ordered
was against him, and it was moving 1 to turn off the beer and ale, clean out
quickly by now. Gradually he was lelt their cellars and move, as the building
behind ito be used hereafter as the home of
When the Honorable Peter had plucked ; the Sons of the Revolution,
up sufficient courage to look out of the j " bat hidden treasurers in musty bot-
window, he appeared -on the edge of the! ties, or heavy casks there must have
fast-receding station—a mere gesticula-t- ! been in the cool, moist wine cellar were
ing speck. j taken away by the proprietors, who are
Mr. Logram groaned; then set himself j to open up a tavern of the modern sort,
to adopt drastic measures to counteract
this, the latest development. With con
siderable trouble, he packed his thick
traveling overcoat into a quite inadequate
space, and donned in its stead a light-
colored dust coat, which he drew from
one of his bags.
“Wish I'd never undertaken to get
these Messed wi-gs—much less thought ot
trying them on in fhe train.” he mut
tered, as he snatched at the black wig
angrily; and then, after some difficulty,
drew off tire bald head, exposing his own
brown curls. “Private theatricals are a
beastly nuisance—that’s what I say! If
I'd only known what troutue -tney weve
going t-o lead me into, I'd never have
promised to join!”
But on arriving at the next station,
and noticing the careful preparattorus
made for his reception, the humorous
side of the affair came uppermost in
his thoughts. It was with a sense of
pleasurable excitement that he passed
successfully through the suspicious offi
cials who waited for “Daddy” Wilson
in expectation of an epoch-making cap
ture.
“Give me a few sticks of grease paint,
or whatever they call it. by Jove!” said
the Honorable Peter Logram to himself,
-triumphantly, “and let my hair grow a
bit longer, and I back myself to beat
that chap Irving at his own game!”
BEST AND MOST WELCOME.
Editor Constitution—'Before I go
furtjier, I want to tell you that your
paper is the best and most welcome
paper in these parts. I have been re
quested to write to you by many per
sons who love the visits of The Tri-
Weekly. It is looked upon here as the
greatest paper in the south.
F. A. O’NEAL,
Carrier No. 1, LaFayette, Ga. -
where more attention is paid to the qual
ity of what’s in beaker or wine glass
than to the antinquity of the walls or
rafters that surround the guests.
Two small cannon, mounted on cast
ings fashioned after tne British lion pat
tern, were sold along with a little army
of blunderbusses, horse pistols, flintlock
rifles and muskets and sabers and
swords of revolutionary times. The
heavy pieces brought $35 each, and the
pistols brought on an average of $5. The
muskets averaged S8. They were appa
rently genuine in their antinquity, as
were the old window shutters of the
tavern itself, or the low, heavy doors be
tween rooms.
The round table, at which sat Washing
ton, Clinton, Hamilton. Steuben and
othe^ of his famous generals when they
feasted together in their regimentals for
the last time was sold to Mrs. Louise
Bennett, who is a collector of Washing-
tonla. for $65.
The landlord's first announcement to the
public that he had assumed charge of
the Broad street tavern, and would call
it the Queen's hotel, dated September 10.
1770, was sold for $10.50. The highest
jprice paid for any of the ancient relics
of revolutionary times was that paid for
an oil painting of Washington’s trium
phal entry into New Y'ork on evacuation
day. It was sold for $70.
The Texas Wonder.
Cures all Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatic
troubles; sold by all druggists, or two
months' treatment by mail for SI.OO. Dr.
E. W. Hall. 2930 Olive st„ St. Louis. Mo.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
(From The New York Press.)
It's queer how young anniversaries ol
anything seem to make women.
When a girl doesn't want you to kiss
her. she will think worse of you if you
don't.
If a man cou*’ d wear the same kind of
clothes he might like to go to church aa
much as fishing.
As long as a woman keeps on think
ing of clothes for herself, and things to
eat for her husband, he Is satisfied.
There are two kinds of men. those who
make a woman -happy before marriage
and those who make her 'happy attar, and
■he generally pick* the first kind.