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About Schley County enterprise. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1886-1??? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1886)
SCHLEY COUNTY ENTERPRISE. A. J. HAHP, Publisher. CHICAGO AND CHARLESTON. Tin* CIO by tba l-nkr* to ilie City by tlio Mon, A .slight earthquflko shock was felt in Charleston at two minutes past five <i‘, lock Monday afternoon, accompanied In- a loud rumbling sound. The wave moved from north to south. The shock Instil about two seconds. Hon sea were ,ii:iken pcrcepibly, and a number of per- .(ms rushed into the streets. No damage was dono beyond the falling of loose plastering. The same shock was felt at m\’ ii:null,(in., Summerville, Orangeburg CamdHi,. Granitevilte, Hopkins, Kings¬ ville and Ten Mile Hill. The work of the relief committee k progressing favorably. Over 1,100 up plications for assistance to repair houses have been filed with the relief commit- tec, 100 of which are from widows and unmarried women. About 500 rations. are issued to needy families in one day. Business mcS speak hopefully of the fu¬ ture. A prominent contractor who has been advertising in the morning papers fur bricklayers and plasterers, stated to¬ il y t'eit in his opinion 500 to 1,000 wotk- | nr ii <>f that class would find employment here and (luring winter and spring at *1 a day upwards. The supply at pres¬ ent is not one-half equal to the deimind. I)r. .1. B. Hubbard, general field offi- orr, and Miss Clara Barton, president of the National Bed Cross Society, have ar¬ rived in Charleston. They came to in¬ spect the situation, and see whether it is i t-- in to enlist further aid from the i ms Bed Cross Societies of the United Nlati They bring a message to Mayor t urteiiay from Mayor Carter Harrison, ut t. i‘ago, saying tha". thirago the contributions 1 from the Red Cross is u it I lie only subscription that will be i .dr Ii.v Chicago, but that the citizens that place are organizing a movement by which the Best results will be obtain- e I, nail that Chicago will yet be heard from. • ." ‘ . . ' severe earthquake shock was felt at A if minutes past one o’clock Tuesday ::‘. noon. It lasted about onfe' and a ! i't seconds. It was from north to south, and riiook nearly all tho houses in the c.ty. the vibration being very perceptible wooden houses. The shock had the ! of making the people more ner- s in view of Wiggins’s predicted di.s- for Wednesday. Scientists say ' -e shocks will keep up for an indefi> time, and that there is nothing arming in th6 recurrence of the shocks, .ii ing Tuesday’s shock the City is quiet, 1 the work of repairing hoftsesand ex- tendiug relief is going on without inter¬ vention. There were three slight shocks at Sum- m ■ ilie, but no damage done. c r; useUfPTIONS FOR CHARLESTON. Lscriptions received Tuesday by the Nt York chamber of commerce for the Charleston, sufferers amounted to 15, making a grand total of *82,831. I j) to 7 /o'clock Wednesday evening tl n ■ had been no recurrence of earth- iM ii.c shocks, and the city had quieted u -ii. Wiggin’s predictions have proved in he utterly wide of the mark. The iiimmity feels greatly shocks, relieved that there has been no and ft is ex- pi nl that within another wgek, if there N ao more shocks, the city will have re- ■ imed its normal condition. The work ing i n building without and interruption, repairing has been go¬ mi and there is ii growing tlm feeling of confidence through¬ out city. The relief committee had received 1,375 applications for relief money from property holders who are un- able to repair their own shattered houses, the total amounts asked for reaching about *800,000. The relief fund has not yet reached $500,000 and the amounts contributed is not sufficient to meet the necessities of the case. The relief com¬ mittee feel that i,he money so generously rant ihuted by the people of the United fitutes actual distress, is intended only for use in cases of and adopted a form of I voucher which covers all essential points | in lately repairs of houses', and which is abso- i work aud a cash voucher upon completion committee. of its approval by the It is expected that thc whole number of application's for relief for this purpose "ill not exebed 1,000 and it is the inten- li°u of the committee to pay out the money l as rapidly as the vouchers mature, ie committee have also determined to superintend the repairing of houses in < ii tain cases. Expert mechanics em¬ ployed to examine damaged buildings «;‘vc so far reported upon 400 applica¬ tions. lit!' has The committee on immediate re¬ distributed every day for the past three weeks, small stuns not ex- I 1 distress. yciling ten dollars, to persons in actual Mss Clara Barton and I)rr Hubbell, I epresontatives < f the Bed Cross Society, I Lb the city for Washington, having de- I ‘'"led that the field of charity work was I h'lly they were covered. During the city, their and stay before here lea guests of og Miss Barton gave *500 to Mayor IY, I'tetiay, which was distributed among h'e charitable institutions of the city as dd Crass remembrances.” SLIGHT SHOCKS. • ‘‘ui-lfitounnd Mnmmervllle Still QuiveriiiK from Tremors. There was a slight shock in Charleston about one o'clock Friday morning but ] ’rifrih ritizens. it was not felt by a majority of “ummcrville There were slight shocks raiw “ of them have during the night, but 1 been more perc ptible lan die tremors felt almost every day . S ! ,1CI ‘ August 31st. All reports of lieavf shocks and tidal waves are untrue. The ""eatiier is bright and pleasant. The 'L is full of workmen, and everything '7 wi-hed. fiuict and confident as could be tub DAIRY MEN. At a meet,no „f the directors Dairy*AssocL of the A IT., ‘ , :an ultural and at 'pn, ), B |, New York on'Tuesday, " resolutions B - „1 ,„■ w I : N York congressional district, he "1 A. S. Willi., J.f P th» • j= 1 = *5 opptaed the *"3 ■'Z oleomargarine \mniesn Exhibition iu Lou “' •n'Vm.ued because “the ;• maker,A N. K K „ banks, its promoters, -. BEARD'S DECOY How Jumt-a I.ynn Wan Taken by a Blr. inliiglmiu Decoy. master of Bobbins cross roads. Ala was tried and attracted considerable attention. During the spring 1 a“fhoriti and “ ear v summer ihe nostofflee n'e at Washington were co.istan erooked.^as lv vin complaints about in the manipulation of mail matter between Warrior station and Jasner Monav |>ri.:kagM, i-ostoffice orders, «c„ were hood. Bpceiul United Vf* States “«*“• Inspector Beard determined to ferret out the mystery of these mysterious disappear- auces, and he went to Jasner taking ¥'50 memorandum of his individual of the denomination money,’made a of the lulls, and consigned (he amount to the E&gSSTkZm -ft «"** *> l"»»»«»tor .“‘retS .1 S1,| g s, k m nt I' until it reached „ Bobbin’s ... roads. He followed cross tho registered packages from office to office along the e trio uiji without wicuoui bcinir uei ng ausnerted suspected. ,, ( n .i the 2d of Ju'y when the package should have left Bobbin’s cross roads f.ir Warrior, Mr. Beard stopped the mail smmed amiued the the nni\bwT mail bags. ^he'lTl The *150 decoy ° X " package was gone, the officer sent the mail on by Ins boy, took the carrier back wUh lnm to Bobbins cross roads, con- fiuent that he had his game cornered. Ai riving at Bobbins he found the post- office closed. lie was told by Mrs. bynn, wife of the postmaster, James Lynn, that her husband was down at the mill. To the mill the officer and carrier went, and found Lynn with several other men at work. The officer represented himself as travelling for a Birmingham hardware house. Lynn was thrown com¬ road pletely off hfs guard, and walked up the talking to tho detective about ma- riunery. After walking off a sufficient distance Officer Beard opened the ball in this manner: “Well, Mr. Lynn, there is no use in any more foolish talk. I am Beard, of the United States service, and you know what I am here for. I want you.” Before Lynn could recover from his surprise, Beard slipped his hand into the astotinded man’s pocket, and pulled out a purse, and as he started to ojien it, Lynn made a spring to escape, but the lynx eyed officer anticipated the move- men , and in a moment had Lynn down. Then the carrier was called up. He saw the officer open Lynn’s pocket hook, and take out the *150 had decoy, together with a letter which been inclosed in the same The package. thrown case was out by the shrewd management of counsel for the defense, W. A. Walker, Jr. The overwhelming, evidence of the guilt of Lynn was and the conclusive ajgunient. Judge Bruce decided that Lynn was not a defacto postmaster, holding but simply commission-from a subordinate agent, United not a the States. t A WIFE’S CONSPIRACY. Stir Iliren Negroes to .Murder Her Hue- kantl. Thursday night the store of A. D. Owens, of'"Creswell. Martin county, N. C , was'entered by burglars. Owens’s dwelling joined the store. He heard a noise and as lie stepped to the door saw two burglars, one of whom raised a gun and fired Forty buckshot entered the stomach of Owens, who in a few minutes was a corpse, Since that time the authorities have been on the track of the murderers. Sunday night ith Sheriff the Sprew- fe of ell arrived at PhmOUth w w tho murdered man mid two negroes. Ahothcr negro, James Davenport, alias Ambrose, was shot and killed. One of thc negroes made a confession the other day, as followsr That Airs. Owens had lured them to kill her husband. She wished them to drown him, and prepared She water in a barrel for that purpose, gave him medicine to put him in a sound sleep, aud t e three negroes actually stood by bis bedside ready t<vcommit the crime. Their courage failed them. Finally, Ambrose, some nights after, entered en¬ tered the store and when Owens shot him. Ambrose was pursued and, in making a desperate attempt to kill members of the sheriffs posse, was shot through the heart. -Mrs. Owens and two negroes arc now in jail at Plymouth, to await trial. BITTEN TO DEATH. Three Children Killed by a Karrleanake in Alnlmmfis The three children of a respectable family, living in Andalusia, Ala., rang¬ ing from two to six years old, went out in the afternoon to play near the house, A large pine tree had been blown down by the roots, and they were playing around in the hole made by the roots <> the tree being torn up. I he evening passed, and at night the children were missed. The parents instituted search, aud soon found them lying near thc roots of the fallen tree. Ihe two youn„er ones were dead am <#» J . .. - t dying condition. up hmf-ril beei was found that the ’ . i Immlc a root's 'of its dm, und er rim the tree. Their bodies were terribly swollci b and looked 3* it they hod been bitten it chi several,different looted during places. .the nig i he an rauest ‘ , tluTc 'dtjo innocuits wei getlier. In their play they ua death the snake and were bitten to_ before they could escape its terrible as- sault. exempt from doty. , 'uvtfUn mint opili'ion’to Seventy contain- depart- that certain boxes or caws, trial M others* Exempt, piccalos, cornets and Zses, are from duty as gi^rcme cover- iugH. u«.Vr “urt 'decirion’ifl the ObertVff.-r case cmfap iignid <°< “« wooden cases for opera and marine glasses pipes, and telescopes, leather cases for razor>ases, violin boxe*, cases containing mtUv l«o«rs and « ^-cat variety »1 ..( articles. other ioslrumbnts and BLLAV1LLE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1886. A BOLD ROBBER. tn A V cui Frightened by a«on Which Wn» Nut I..Milled tl< '° tho police for some ‘ , KjnJ’vT: v „ , .yV'i! 9 ‘ Lro™/’ F v “^t ' agent P°‘ nt of was tho Bur- > statlou when he .suddenly ST® wMlftim“•iwof® ^ ^ C °‘ d “H ’'na^who 6 , of , 8 or a masKe nMkwl i man, wn° d.^oiled. ♦ i • t ,sldo *“ uckt,t wlndow , '‘Unlock the. of. .nil delie.r !he coo- t«uts or I will kill wK vou ” Kinsey who t„Zl brave man he^i’ta“d and a trusted employeeof oi im ion.i, nesiwteu a a mZi' Lt^whenT'was^re^ited ^Jith added emphasis, he opened the safe, ook out StaeMt'eTeftltow a sack containing about *50 in silver n “ *1!'” ,h ° “give - me the box or you are a dead m „ n » M the same me time an ominous ominous click ciick of oi ,i (ho hummer , warned , the agent there was no time for delay. He handed out the 5 box Tta with its contents—*785 in wlSri silver— it ar0Und illld disa PF ared lu tb(! darkness. King at once gave the alarm. The local police were set on the trail and telegrams sent out in al i directions, but the thief made good his escape. A double bar- relied shotgun, unloaded, was found standing just outside the building, and it i 8 supposed it is the one used to intim- the ap-ent S DEAD IN THE MARSH. •*nicide of a Bu.lne.a Man of Carl-tan, south Carolina. The dead , , body , , of Alexander W. „ Me- Loy was found Friday afternoon in a marsh on Cooper river, three miles from Charleston S C. Mr. McLoy left home and went to the gunpowder magazine, near which his body was found. When he reached there he took off his coat and vest and cut his throat with a knife Aft r doing this he walked a distance ol thirty feet and tumbled into the marsh where lie was found, attention being at- raeted to the spot by a flock of buzzards hovering near. Mr. McLoy was a mem¬ ber of the late firm of McLoy, Rice & Co., which was compelled to cease busi- ness on account of the death of Air. Hive, the New' York member of the firm, .. ' had lost all he owned, and had been in despair since his business closed, It is supposed despondency, that mental aberration, the brought on by caused suicide. Mr. McLoy was about fifty-five years old, and one of the most highly respected . the ., community. He left wife men in a :ini ‘ three children A LIFE SENTENCE. • Luther Ellison, who stabbed and killed Bart Wall, in Atlanta, 6a., was tried and , , Just eighteen minutes from the time the'jury went announced out they returned, the and he foreman that jury had miu ie their verdict. “Read it,” said Judge find Clark the “We, the jury, defendant, Luther Ellison, guilty of murder and reC ommend him to the mercy of the cour (.” answered, The judge then polled the jury and all “It is.” Ellison and his mother were sitting near each other, and when the verdict was read both gave way, and burst into teais. The scene was an affecting one. The poor, distressed woman could scarce¬ ly control herself, while the son looked as though the last ray of hope had de¬ parted from him. Judge Clarke told the prisoner to stand up. El'ison tremblingly Lis arose and with tears rolling down cheeks, faced the judge, who sentenced him for life in the penitentiary.' counsel notice . they . Ellison’s gave that would motion for suspencWfl a new trial, and then Judge Clarke sentence for twenty days, and Ellison was carried to jail. 'f POI^ITIEAI,. bor Lynchburg, Va.— muriViited The Knights of La¬ iu conveatiou Joseph B. Page for cong-ess for the sixth district. New Youk.—T he united democracy of the fourteenth congressional district nominated Win. 6. Stnhlneoker to represent that district in congress. -Mr. Stahlnecker has already served one term in congress. New Orleans.—T he first congress- ional district convention has nominated Theodore G. Wilkinson, of Plaquemine. Philadelphia.—T he democrats of tb j s c g y ma d e the following nominations f, )r con g ress . jq rs t district, John Chambers; second district, W. E.Thomas; )b ; r( ] district, Samuel J Randall; fifth district, Walter G. Smitfl. Kew Orleans.—T he republican con- gressional convention of the third dis- trict has nominated J. S. Davids ,n, col- ored, of Iberville. Dailas, Texas, republicans of the sixth eongrcssiomil distri.L Imve nominated Judge A. B. Norton for < ongr. ss. -------- CMJVERHJ8 must hanu. The court 7 "f 7 v Virginia, - • • sitting supreme ^ bttnded down the ^ W|Uint Va ,»n- , the case of T. J. Cluver.us, who stands convicted of the murder of Lil- linn JJariison, at the Old Reservoir, in Kii l_imond M Va., witli the ii.ilorHemi nt ‘n,’i.* 1 ^£nd? D tbe" ca7e T^theTust ags „ mrt „ r Kaffimond, by*which death, th” time by fi xe d for executive the clemancy penalty m,.,^ unless tm| *° yW8 *.-__-____ l* * * ' ---------. a voTi|ftK .MEXICAN orTRASiK. livv. whom H'«y ™ lt l a i? Wltb b i m aud fired at him, wounding him They then seized the disabled man , n <l dragged him back *to Mexu w )erri!uI , tiveat Ujti.guatmu ts expr -cd a , b l Fasoover this wanton outrage. FEMALE FORGERS. kPI'ltins .. ( Imrans • „ Auniii.t .... (wo Jersey , ( Ity lishos n sensational article charging that t "’° V0U " R lailies ,novin K in first-class - had ( . omm itted forgery bv raising d.cck. given them by their father from +10 to $100 and *8 to f80. No names warn given, but a pretty lose description tin* the »rite,bf article, it. reported named Lenhtirt, dwoye.1 isle n wlol.n enrl erreulleil feJWf 1 ’ •: “/.“tTS "^ ,1 , “‘ duUgh “' at „ r8 hc , »“n»g . in (,anuon bchalt , of „ f wealthy coppersmith. Tins evening tin n ‘ pQrt . er "as assigned MiT\fc to report Vlun'lhe ^ 1 b i d’ wasT. Mls 'V djHKtuJ.Tfi • . i . Ivwlfll hi.. T . “hSde The 10 'I 1 ' »“? <l«t< Kty in an uproar, loony i obbv wl th 1 le "oman and 0 ffl cers 0 { the , board undertaking to pro- tect Id the renorter C selmded The enrawed vonmz - va lv •' 1‘ u fn trim n th in o S • ; t f fricn ds, while the reporter, 1 after adjourn- meat of the the board, Thfi was accompanied created home by police. affair a decided sensation on account of the prominence of the persons engaged in it. Young Gilchrist has Iteen arrested on a charge of assault and conspiracy. A SHAMEFUL OUTRAGE. Art Old Tin n Clubbed to Dent It by r Police* man. In Xe ,", Yo * Aronson, fifty years old, a Hester street grocer, was brutally clubbed by Policeman Wood, of {h>t d{ in , UH 8tor(5 hn Wednesday last, m<] ^ Sum , hUantc-.wbrtem Th , coroner was sum- moned totukc statement, but f d the oW mal , unconscious and dvi * According jf t0 the statement of h « nud fhc hy8il kll thc clubbing g Wst'cAses . WM onf „ f the of police lirubllitv reported tqr years. They say a b tried to steal some frffik ^ but was or- ^ b tho old , roce Thc boy ‘, moth(1 interforeil, ^ au% created «a ^w. p oli ,. (MU;||1 t oU , Uc W onmVs part, anl accused Aronson i f striking her, fol- lo.ving cull his fractured. words by tiu#bing The two* him. His in- s was sons t rfered, and driving the officer away, called a physician. While the Policemun physici an was caring for tile i ld .man, and Wood returned with another officer, brutally clubbed the old man rcturued'aud again. Thc two were driven out, but took the old man away from the physician and locked him up, with thc whole family, for forty-five hours. The old man was pot allowed medical atteud- ance. After their release on bail, Mas Aronson began to sink until he died. INDICTING THE E |tp6t TEES. Hiuliinoad Typographical lotion and Baugh¬ man Brother*. The grand jury in the hustings court, Richmond, Va., foipiri indictments against the boycott committee of tho Richmond Typographical Union and the editors, proprietors and publishers of the Libor Herald. The firm boycotted by these parties is Baughman Bros., whole¬ sale stationers aud job printers, and the indictments charge the boycotters with having combined to injure, ruin, break up and destroy said Baughman Bros, in their business by unlawfully, wickedly, maliciously and corruptly, making* knowingly and intcntioually threats to of a number of persons, regular customers thereafter Baughman Bros., that if they would bought anything their of the break firm they nud de¬ do all in power to up stroy their business, and by reason of said threats they have been deferred and prevented form purchasing anything from Baughman Bros. CAPTAIN PICKETT DEAD. __ ' A Prominrnt „ r „ a blin Go.* I’luutcs Away. Hon. W. 0. Picket, who has been quite sick for the past two weeks, died at his home iu Clayton, Ga., Sunday at 12 o’clock. Captain Pickett was one of the most prominent citizens of thee unty, and was a candidate for Senator from that district:' He *was in the prime of life, and his untimely death wjll be mourned by many friends. He was one of‘ the most successful farmers of thc country, lie was a prom¬ inent politician and in his death one wing of the democracy of Rabun county has lost its leader. It is pre umed that his [tarty will put another candidate in tlm field to oppose Major Cannon. The Hon. L. N. Jones is spoken of as thc man who will carry tho race through. A TERRIBLE CRIME. a Farmer and His Daughter Murdered in TexaoT Z The story of a fiendish double murder has been received from Throckmorton county, Tex. The victims are a farm r mimed Urney and his grown ha* up daughter, Lizzie. The father, who bee . las- hKrTt'cut. ^ daughter h . ld be en r.vishnd and tin n murdered by mutilation. Horses’ tracks were discovered in the yaid, wt^rii. on being followed, led to tbe arrest Mopped ol a negro cowboy, who iianl he had :ll (Tnev’s house for a drink, and saWtw The white men enter the yawl as bo left. mc-_;-o’h lariat was missing, and lie mi- p,ken into custody. Fearing lynching the have left Throckmorton with tl. 1 ’""’" Cr '— They had not been co|d married very long. hut she had grown and listless; toy one You^em t' be. so cold and indifferent, Malvina. ?°“ Jiving Presses’” \ io3h«d°S!h°u UilT* Wl’L to pay you attention now, Yw, I dipposUhare^ wu kuo h , Ton ■Hredmng^ fquaU,, e^m^ rsrif that you are equal t three, du The Bose Over the Door. A cottage, all fitted nud furnished, Stands daintily over tho way, And here a young pair to housekeeping Came promptly t he first day of May Tho place seemed to lie home-like and cosy, The sun shone bright on the floor, Yet one dewy eve saw them planting A roso to bloom ovor the door. “But love,” they say, “flies out of the win¬ dow When poverty enters the door.” But against all trials and troubles These two young hearts garnered full store, For when fell the hush of the twilight, They whispered anew love’s sweet lore, Wove closer tho bonds of affection, ’Neath roses that, bloomed o’er the door. And then the “dark days” closed around them, And poverty’s waves overbore; To keep ihe dear home how they struggled. M'here roses bloomed over the door. And now, all thpir “trial time” ended, They dwell in Ih ■ snnlight once more. And love brightly gleams on the hearth¬ stone Whe e roses bloom over the door. Yo new-mated pairs who are building Your home-nests, now heed, I implore. This lesson: That love Ungers longest Where roses bloom over the door. So ye who count home more than shelter, riant, ere the bright spring-time is o’er— T > make home the brighter and dearer, A rose to bloom over the door. Vicks Magazine.. THE ORPHANS. “Marian, dear, how is the morning: fair or cloudy?” inquired Ethel Ray, turning on the invalid couch, where she lay during the day as well as at night. “Dark and cloudy, ” she replied, the cold dreariness of the new day striking chill . to . her sensitive, ... , heavily-burdened , a heart. , A tired, hopeless look swept . over ’ ‘ , her delicate, , ,. . noble , face, leaving a slight , . droop at the corners of her mouth, a ; shadow , , in . her , eyes. Ethel ,, , , saw the . ex- and , for : moment . , her presaion, 1 a own 1 ’ i grew , less cheerful , , and . , bright. . , . ,.v- “Nevermind; . , there will be , a rift .... m | ’ the , clouds , , by , and by,” ■” „ she . said ..... with re- ; ■ .i wk u ’P e - “l am glad you have such faith, pet ’ said Marian, ’ still looking ° out on the gti( ' 'V ( A poor beggar , crept feebly , ,, along , .. lus rugs fluttering in the bitter wind; and in pity for a lot sadder than her own thc girl lost A some of her discontent. She , 7 turned -j p from thc .. window with ... - brighter . . . a expression, and . put . on , her hat , . and , cloak , , * . to start out that . wearyorouiut . of . on mu- . lessons, , which , tneir .. . support. . sic were “ I am sorry to leave you, Ethel ; and it will be late before I can get through.” “ Do not fret about me, Marian, Mrs. O’Malley will come in and give me my lunch, and a fresh glass of wa'er, and I have this beautiful lace to mend for Miss Constantine, and that magazine you brought me yesterday to road. Oh, I shall be fully occupied until your re¬ turn.” Well, well, it is comforting to have so brave and busy a little sister at home. I think of it often when I am out, and it gives me courage,” suit! Marian, bending over the couch with tender, misty eyes. The crippled girl clasped the slender hand caressing her hair, and drew it down against her cheek. “Am I n help to you, Marian? Oh, that thought makes me happy 1 I lie hero such a helpless, useless creature; some¬ times I have feared that I was only a burden to you.” “Never think of that again, dear one —never. If it were not for you-’’ She broke off, and stooping kissed thc sweet, pale face resting on the pillow; but when she would have moved away, Ethel held her a moment longer. “Marian, darling, do not lose your faith and hope. There will be clear sun¬ shine after a while, and all thSsc dark clouds will vanish.” “I will try to think so,” she replied, with a smilc^-a smile that vanished thc moment she left her sister’s presence, and memory began to bring up ono by one the events of the two years just passed. Thc girls had been left orphans at an early age, but with property sufficient to supply all they could ever nee I, not only of necessities, but even luxuries. Their guardian controlled and managed the money, and they lived iu his house, under the care of his- good-hearted maiden sister. E’hel had always been and delicate, but Marian went out “ t0 ** ’ Red "« " nd CB ^ in * Us beauties and pleasures. Walking swiftly along to give her first ; j music lesson, ahe drew a sharp breath of 8 as memory too 1'uitlifnliv recalled I all glory and . . happiness of f ■ ' the e tour . in, Italy with a party of liiamls, just before j the downfall of fortune. At the very ! outget they met Afar < Turner, handsome, I mtofliiient, and. to the young girl/ft very I king aqio& men. II* joined the party, j and singled her out as Hit' ol.j «-t of his attclltions . T b- r otes they travelled hc had been over la-fore, and he could point out all that was beim iluland interesting, j It was a golden sea-on, and, the girl’s heart surrendered iir spite of womanly pride and reluctance. But she had no cause to feel shame, or to believe her Neapolitan girden, ho stretched outfits ^ ^ ber witb sudden, passionate words of love ; and so eloquently did fie pteaa ror e g she could not withhold tho promise be his wife. “You shall never regret it f You bo happy 1” he cried with n lover’s “I am happy now 1" she whispered, and shy, hut radiant. They wandered along among tho flow¬ feeling that heaven ley about them; tho next morning tho girl received news from horn >. Sho only made clearly that her presence was needed, with only one regretful sigh for tho bright 'dreams she had cherished, she began preparations to return to England. Turner earnestly begged to be allowed accompany her, but she gently re¬ fused. “I shall come in a few weeks, whether send for nu or not. We must finish this Interrupted tour together, Marian," ho suggested. Sho returned home to find their guur- dead, and their fortune go no— away in some ill-advised specula- The maiden lady sought a home relatives, and Marian Ray found umon" tho world’s workers, and a helpless invalid to take care of. did we iny? Nay, she was only hope and comfort of poor Mari¬ heart; for her handsome, wealthy came not, and tho letter she wrote him explaining their reverses of for¬ remained n mnswered. Sho tried think of him with contempt; to hold love that failed in the hour of her need as valueless; but she only in tormenting her own faithful heart, which, in spite of pride and clung to that short, sweet ro¬ with a hold death alone could brifd{ All day she , walked ,, , , from , house „„ to , through the hitter cold, while fogs hung dull and , , heavy over the . u * )0 V It „ dark , when , she , reached , . , home, was and . . hurrying . eagerly , up-stairs, . . she pushed , , the ,, door, , • . to . be open anxious with ... her sister . pomble. ., , r lhey „, ns soon as ■ careful . , with ... fuel, . with ... everything; ... were necess .. ty forced , , thep ... t^ study economy, and Marian expected to find the room in J>rk a 8canty hand ful of coal in . thc , grate. She entered to find , a glow- , ing ^ fire, and the table set with daintiess* ^ ^ tM . kettle 8teumed merri- “ <U1 “Ethel!” V*,,!,° she \ cried, t hastily ... ' tnrowmg - off „ . her hat , and , cloak, , , and , turning . towards , , her sister s , bed: , “Oh, ’ Marian, sister!” cried the invalid, , in a voice trending ., with strange emo- Then Marian felt her heart leap in a suffocating throbof pain and rapture, for out of the semi-darkness of the corner Mark Turner advanced, with outstretch¬ ed hands to meet her. “Marian, have you no welcome for me?” A chilling remembrance of all his silence and neglect swept over her, and pri lc rose in arms. ‘ Certainly, 1—I welcome you, Mr. Turner,” she said, stiffly, stepping back a little. “What! have you forgotten?” he cried, in keenest disappointment. “No, sir; it is because I remember, that I can give you no friendlier greet¬ ing. I wonder that you can expect it, after such long neglect and coldness, I can- not pass over such slights.” “But Marian, hc did not get your let¬ ter; and hc could not come when he in¬ tended, for a hurt received among the Alps kept him a prisoner for several weeks, and then he had to search and search, and has just found us,” said Ethel, half raising herself up, the crimson fire¬ light giving even her pale face a roseate tint. Marian’s face changed, and her eyes mutely questioned her lover’s. “It is all true. Could you believe I loved you so lightly!” he murmured. And this time she did not shrink back when he approached, but gave him the welcome he craved. Ethel fell softly hack among her pil¬ lows, her delicate hands clasped, her eyes radiant. The reader can readily supply the sequel .—Amy Waring. He Knew His Business. Spriggius You arc u society reporter, aren’t you: Pennibs—I . have that expressible felic- *?* Spriggins—You write up the fashions, don’t you? Peunibe- -That is one of my numerous functions. Sprigging*--Well, u . . w ., , how much t _:ii will you charge for a paragraph stating that a plain gold band is now the proper thing for au engagement ring. I have to buy one for Mamie to-morrow, and if I could show her such a paragraph it would be *100 in my pocket.— Rambler. — - A Revengeful Artist. Dauber, thc artist, lots a private grudge against Boudclipper, the banker, Con- versing with a friend on this subject, Dauber remarked: “I’d like to play him a trick thal would make him a perpetual object of ridicule.” “I’ll tell you how you can do it.’’ .“How?” : ^ “Paint his portrait. That will malw him squirm.”— Sijttngs. VOL. II. NO. 2. A Simple Son(?. <$f I could stand,” the ].oet said, "Upon yon mountain’s distant crest, And catch the songs from overhead, would sigh for rest. ^ My soul no more Ho stood upon the lonely height, And heard the singing of the spheres. He caught the music in its flight, And sent it ringing down the yeans- But no ono listened to the strain That echoed f om the far-away; "Alas!” he cried, “my toil is vain, Too grand these for such as they. ” songs * id then ho softly touched his lyre, And sang a song so wild and sweet, l bleeding hop • and dead desire— And lo! the world was at his feet. —James C. Rockwell in the Current. HUMOROUS. The great noose of the day—the rrwr- fiago knot. “Shows tho breadth of the man”—bis - tent.—Burlington free Press. No rogue e’er felt such terror of the as does a man whose wife knows hov. to jaw. j 9 B ma n who can’t learn by ex periencc like a laurel? Because he is an Fish is good brain-food, except in in¬ stances when it doesn't find anything to assimilate with. Some men are like toads—you have tr- poke them with n stick before they malm their biggest jump. ‘‘There’s very little change in men's this yenr,” remarked a tailor as he failed to collect a bill. The greatest mental effort that a dud< makes is when hc has to determine whether to take out his cane or his urn broils. The mule has the full allowance of vertebra) in the backbone. There are times when it has more than a full allow ance of bray. There don’t seem to be much use foi muffs in this sort of weather, but, ac¬ cording to all reports, the base-ball players have them in abundance. A Western firm guarantees a wife .to every man who purchases of it a suit of clothes, and it guarantees fits. If you don’t get them in the clothes you'll get ’em from the wife. Annie and Emily were enjoying their first bath in the glorious surf at Old Orchard. It began to rain while they w'ere in the water. Emily started to wade ashore, “Where are you going ?” nsked Annie. “After my rubbers,” said Emily. lie Settled the Business Thoroughly. McCoy, when lie came to Scott coun¬ ty, went to work for a farmer named Ilitt, who had a very charming daugh¬ ter Emma. A young man whom Farmer Hitt had repeatedly driven from the place continued to come around, paying his addresses to the daughter, until finally the farmer, despairing of keeping him away by any milder means, hired McCoy to thrash him every time he came near. Once or twice, or may be more, thc young man came, saw the girl, took his thrashing, and departed. But one day there came the end of this sort of thing. McCoy, returning from town, where he had gone as driver and escort for the daughter, approached the father, saying: “Well, Mr. Hitt, I’ve settled this busi¬ ness of that young fellow’s coming around here to see Em.” “What do you mean?” asked the farmer. “I mean that he won’t come any more, an’ you can bet on it.’’ “Why, Mac, you haven’t killed him. have you?” asked tho farmer, fearfully. “No. Butter than that.” “What then?” “I’ve married Em.” Tho old farmer flew into a dreadful rage, but McCoy had the girl, and there was no^getting her*away from him, so Farmer Hitt, like a sensible man, made thc most of it and gave his son-in-law a piece of land, which he is now tilling, while “Em” minds the babies like a duti¬ ful wife.— Chicago News. He Asked Too Much of It. Marvelous as is the telephone, its util¬ ity has made it as common as grocers’ sugar, aud in consequence it (loos not get the credit it justly deserves. People have ceased to wonder, and find them/ selves unconsciously demanding than the little instrument can perfw* 11 - This was the case of a well-known t-depho/ng ^de¬ to tect tho o.ther day when the stone-yard about a certain piece ot if work. he knew He tho had ask‘d .shape the of ^tone-yard tile stone exact that had been ordered, and on receiving a negative an- wer had promptly replied, “It is just‘bis way,” drawing the shape of the stone on the wall alongside of his telephone. He looked silly when he dis¬ covered his mistake, and quickly told thc stone man he would call down and tell him about the stone .—liehoboth Sun¬ day Herald. ________ Proverb vs. Proverb. Father—“I Wish, John, you cqilld no contented to settle down and live likf other people, and uot go roving alt over the country. You must remember that ‘rolling stone gathers no moss. i» a Bon—“True enough. Governor, but % setting hen never gets fat.’”— Fie* Pi as,
