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slain for a woman. •jntlnued from Tenth rare.) (1, -00, was arreoted by Sheriff . j Sweeny and held as a wtt ,,-rest as made In the wo at the Planters' Hotel. The , i retired, and was found, crush, tnd apparently very greatly . Mr ,. a. In her ld. was taken to the italton house ed there. at * * several pieces of handsome aiding a pair of diamond ear iwo diamond rings, she had , r-ttn. when ahe was taken to the , .uae, s4*l In currency. mean time also Coroner Goette } „ na. live charge of the matter j wi ng"J hurriedly for an inquept. e , ~,s held tr> the Police Court room. at 11 O'clock. Bhertft ( „ ities were present Into service .„ „ witnesses to the homicide and ■ m In atieudance when the Jury . 4 impaneled and the examination was begun. The luiineal. , it until U3O o'clock when the , ..at n for the first witness was be , i y that time the court room had aded with spectators, prtnet .. tt.os of the two parties to the aL • m.ugli the Inquest continued A,, >. or and more, the crowd had , * rceptlbly thinned when the r , , . led Its deliberations, and the ; t voluntary manslaughter was , t l.y Coroner Ooelte. , used made no statement, both , of his own wish and the ad ounsel. Mr. Walter C. Hart l Itartridge was present during Hie examination of witnesses , j ■ . res?, however, and krpt notes ,’f • , >ria that they told. The Jury ,‘m? <i f John F Lube. E. A. Leonard. ,int * Ki vnokis. W. H. Catherwood. L \v N on and B. P. Winters. It was a rv .od men. and they gave eareful ; *<•: •! to the evidence a# It fell from f the witnesses to the homicide Tj . ..roner's Jtiry was In session two I ,jf hours, two hours Of which was ~i, to t! .. evidence, and half hour to |. ration of the verdlcs, Ape , , : i • jlwut the Jury was that only • I six mem her tied ever served „n a ...rotter’s Jury liefore. and this one ~.r v oj t in Inquest upon a drowned per* Ison. Tty. evidence before the Jury' was so Lull- . u.ry and so conflicting In the tm j. rill feature* that It was lmpo.rit.le re t'.* Jury to form an intelligent u;>!n --: n ns to the grade of the crime. The ,-Te. of the verdict Is simply to leave niatH-r for the consideration of the t urt without plating tno offtnse upon ifrtivt ground of murder, fhi-i•• were eight witnesses before the Jury and of these eight four testified posl (• ...v that Shea fired the first shot, nr.d t other four with equal positiveness that Hart fired first. There were wbnessiw t hath sides whoso evidence was re- Ijtaiol by the Jury as worthless. Poli.e --r n Sheehan. Mrs. Palmer, her son. f. hard Dawson and James Millen oil * qlfi.d that Shea find the first shot. Po- Irntan C. W. Dyer, Irvin Wilkins, W'al w lvacy and James Stewart. he latter I colored employe at Oar-on'a stable, tra iled trust Hart tired the first shot. The testimony of the witnesses wo* Dually conflicting as to the position oc * .pied by Mr. Hari when he tired the fa te -not. some testifying that be was [‘ lading on the sidewalk a few feet from S ea and others that be was out near IIP; t. ,li of Broughton rnr.et. fnmp teatl- Sel tnat Hari ran a short distance down A>t orn street after firing the r*. * and other* that he first n few feet and then re * 1 and fited the shot. The confusion ’ tit testimony did not help the Jurymen * . rive ut n clear opinion as to who was ult. Policeman therlisn'i Story. ■Milt v E Important witness for several rea *4e He was not only on the Immediate *•- • of the crime, but had leen ottiled g. by Hurt to arrest Shea liefore the 42.. ally had pro-e.ded to Us fatal ler* E dlon. On being sworn Officer Shee- In said: "At 8:30 p. m , as I was on fci on Broughton street, going towards lei .urn. 1 got In fiotu of Mr. Carson's tat.c. Mr. Hart was ..landing outalaks an spoke to me a-s usual. Just ut that St Mr. Shea came from the west to > e we wa re. He asked Mr. Hart * he had to say about httn; Kithing he had to say. to say It to hi* She* said. 'Didn't you make some Sn. iks that you would be ready for me *4v time.' Hart said that he didn't anything to him. but what ho would V n .w. that he was ready for him at gy ' ms All the time Shea had his right kb I in his pantaloons' front pocket Hart Sri n petie'i or somdliing In hit* hand. W - (>ped It in ills coat pocket He put htii hands up in front of his coat. They W not eeern to have any trouble tail Shea called him a cur. Then Hart Me-I him a yellow one.’ Bhea was fore. M h moll on httn l got hold of Shea hi up him away They were quiet then tai Bart told me to arreet him. As Shea K< an officer 1 said we’d make a do ke: “** of it. They were standing apart and ls * st thing 1 knew Shea pulled a pls k ov of his pocket and before I had " stop him. he fired. Two stwvs •*r ! red. Hart was about a yard or ko >o the east of me. Shea was 1 :he west of me. 1 was keeping him •' (tom Hart when the shots were ■ 1..1 got hold of Shea to take the it of his hand. 1 looked to see w is killed, and saw Ifart runn og *' I turning the corner of Brough ** •> Vtieroorn. and running as hard 8 : aid I was getting the pistol out ; hand at tbs time. He was not to give It to me. As I was thk ■ it of his hand I felt him stagger iii toward the sidewalk. I "I he was shot then. 1 ran and got Hart *** • plKtola I then arml for the fast I **- and the ambulance. Officer* Dyer “P and wanted to take charge of ! told Mm to take charge of Shew, would send Hart In myself. I sent * ri ind came hack to where Shea was In Canton's stables dead. i ' N > > i know who fired those two ‘ the witness was asked. 1 is Shea tire on*- I am not sure i hoth or not” he rgpd.ed. "to ' of my knowledge and belief Shea first shot, I had no Plea Hart l at all unMV 1 saw Shea stagger *" pure that tt was Shea fired both be*. •• • ring a question the wit nee said jj l " ad asked me to arrest Shea I do so because they were friends ' i ■ a iitmrs. and It is frequent to pass ols in Jokes I told him Shea was *'" r nml w e woukl make a docket of It." Monied Sties Arrested. P- I>eacey tratified that he was , ’' ~ Carson's stable and saw Hart or -1 ■ 'han to arrest Shea "He fully ‘ Mr, Sheehan to arrest Mr. Shea r ” iald the witness "The nffi ' Aftei that I hettr.l Mr ’ " r Hart did he mean what he ’ ‘Oil „ r „ r ThPn Mr faldi man lhatr Then again h<- says, ,'L ’ r ' all)’ m<am It?’ At the same made a pull away from tho offi , : * r \ x,r . Hart shot Mr Shea some- ■ about the body. After Mr. Shea > „ * ■ ' 'fie officer still had a hold of ' ’ti Mr. Shea fired. I was about four ’* • the first stable doot. J e that Mr Hart firei) the first I’t know which drew fires. Shea dropping from the offi ■ t.m m * Br,r * "** buifibK away from M- i ‘ r *° *• *' Mr. Hart at the time Hrt fired." i-steiie I'aimor being sworn said: ”1 saw three gentlemen about t X) p m I wa* leaning out of tny window on A her. com and Broughton streets I didn't know any but Mr. Hart. 1 was I ©king for my little boy to come In frotn wotk Just as fie got opposite those thre.- gentle, men there was a pistol fired and perhaps a half minute later there was another one tired. 1 saw a policeman holding up a gentleman 1 didn't know who he was. 1 saw Mr. Hart When he shot. Aio I saw the gentleman shoot at Mr Hart first. Mr. Hart stepped right backward* lna.de the stables, anJ 1 don't know any n* re about It." Itlchard Daws-vn. Mrs. Talmer's son. testified that as he was coming home on his bicycle, on arriving at Carson's sta ble. h. saw the iKikveman have hold of a man and saw the mou fir. a iiot at Mr. Hart. Mr. Hart darted around the corner, went a few feet, turtle,! and came ba-it and fired at the man who had fire,! at him Hart only want ten or twelve st.pa before he turned back The boy wn? very positive in hi* testimony. He had on a Postal Telegraph messenger uni form and said that he was lb years of Me. James Stewart, a negro driver ot Car sen's stable, 1* likely to prow ,m Import ant witness at the trial Stewart said that he was sitting Inside the stable when fie heard loud talking outside He heard someone say, “Arrest tht* man." so he got up and went to the door. Home word* passed about Hart having Shea on the (k-eket. Then Hart cursed Shea for a ' damned cur.” Shea started toward Hart, and Poll eman Sheehan shoved him back "Mr Shea raid. 'lf you soy that g tin I B fireak your neck Then Mr Shea started towards him and Mr Hart ran backwards. He ran backwards and out Into the middle of the street Then the officers started towards Mr. Shei again, ittal Mr. Shew ran oround him and ran fit* hand iM-ibisl his Iwick and the pistol fi'ed. Mr Hart fired the pistol This eas the first shot fired. When Mr. Hart fired lie ran around the comer of the stables. Mr. Shea fired at him as ho was running around the corner. Mr. Hart ran around the comer and came back Mr. Sheehan was holding Mr Shea When he ttirned him loose he fell on hi* face Mr Hart was at the street ear track, and Mr. Shea at the sidewalk when the first shot was fired. There was nhout two seconds between tho two shots ” Irvin Wilkins said: "I was walking up Broughton street with Officer Dyer about 8:30 p. m There were three men on the corner of Abercorn and Broughton. We got about twenty-five feet past them and 1 heard one man call the other a cur 1 turned to Dyer and 1 said 'Ain't that Shea'" He soy*. ’Yes ' Offl.er Sheehan was there. This young man told officer Sheehan to arrest Shea or put him on the docket. Shea says: 'Arrest me for whatT The same time this young man called Shea a or, and stepping back, still railing Shea a yellow cur. As he iteppad tm k. about six paces, he pulled out his pistol aml tired. He rushed past Shea. Shea wheeled and fired at him "The young man used the word 'cur' first. Mr. Shea mu advancing toward Hart when the first shot wa* fired. He had no weapon In his hand, that l could see. Hart was stepping hack and Shea was going toward Hart." Policeman C. W. Dyer, who was with Wilkins, testified somewhat to the same rffect. They had passnl the parties at Carson's stable about five or six fa t. he said, when he heard Hart ca l Shea a cur. and then saw Hart step back ami fire. Shea wheeled to his right as Hari ran past him and fired. He a* wobbling in the officer* arms a* he fired. The witness ran after Hart, who seemed frightened and said. "He's going to shoot me; let me go." He took Hart’s gun from him and pieced him under arrest. Then Officer Si.e- han came In and took charge of both prisoner ami plsto: Dyer seemed to feel aggrieved that Sheehan had taken hts prisoner away from him ami that he did not seem dis posed to accept of his assistance and made thl* pretty plain in hi* testimony. A. S. Clark testified as follows: "About 8.3 b p m., 1 stood half way between Mr. Gikleaa place and the livery stable, when 1 heard the first shot by Mr. Hart. He was about ten feel from the curb. The officer with the blue suit on stood between them, close to the man that was shot. The next shot was fired by the man on the sidewalk—the dead man. As he shot, the officer put hla arms around him. At once he let go. going into the stable, where Mr. Dyer had Mr. Hart by the arm. Th officer In uniform say*: 'Don’t shoot.' As he said that, he walked Into the stable, and the man outside fell over on tha curb. A* he fell over I was there, A man handed me a Jack-knife, t cut his shirt open and rais ed hla head. I helped carry the man tn the barn. I think he gasped twice while In the barn. When he was pronounced dead I went out. He did not live over five minutes.” J. M Millen came In after the evidence had been closed and was allowed to tes tify. though some of the Jurymen were disposed to be suspicious of his testimony. He raid: "My friend. Eddie Milea. ami I were coming up the southside of Broughton street, coming east, to-night, when we heard a tilstol shot. We were on the op pcsite corner, diagonally, from the stable We ttirned Just in time to see the fire from Itetecttve Shea * pistol. 1 looked and saw Mr. Hart run around the corner go ing north of Broughton on Abercorn. Hart was standing on the sidewalk, about three feet from the corner, when 1 first saw him He turned around and fired at Mr Slue. It was not over four second* after Mr. Shea lire.!, when Mr Hart fired 1 know Hart when I aee him I know Detective Shea personally. Policeman Sheehan was standing nearhy. Shea was facing Mr. Hare and coming towards him." This concluded the evidence, snd to the Jury, after an explanation of the law by Coroner Goette. was left the difficult Job of solving the puxzle. The Jurymen spent some time tn discussing the evidence and were all agreed that it was practically im possible to base fair Judgment of the homicide upon the evidence submitted to them The only thing clear was that a homicide had been committed and that the evidence was not sufficient to show that the killing was Justifiable. Thev ac cordingly agreed upon n verdict of vo.untary manslaughter. know ing full well that the matter would be allied iaur by the grand Jurv. It was 2 a. m. when the Jurymen signed up the verdict and were dismissed with thank* by Coroner Ooette. The woman in the case, Lttxle John-on, was released by direction of the eirener before the Inquest hod been concluded. It developed that she knew nothing of the Immediate antecedents of th< tragi or currence. anti that r.o good couid follow her further detention. Fnneral Hill Be Tomorrow. While the body of tha dead officer lay in Parson s livery stable, whither It had becn'carrled a few minutes after the hom icide. the father and brother of Detec tive Shea reached his side. It was a pa thetic scene, when the aged father with brimming eye*, gaxed Into the lifeless eye* of the hoy he had seen In the full possession of every family but a few short hour* before. Then he had been Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of Tutt’s Liver Pills. They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sick headache, malaria, bil iousness. constipation and kin dred diseases, an absolute cure TUTT’S Uver PILLS THE MOKNING NEW S: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1000. CASTORIA for Infants and Children. Ca*tnrin ix a harmin'* wnbntituto lor Cuxtor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nnreotie. substance. It destroys Worm* and allays Feverishness. It cures Dlarrluca and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth inu Troubles anti cures Coustipation. It regulates the Stomach and Dowels, Klviopr healthy ami natural bleep. Tin* Children's Panacea— The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought yj Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. strong and hopetul. filled with high ani mal spirits; a few hours bad passed and he was cold in death. The funeral will take piece from the father's residence, 21 East Broad street, to-morrow afternoon. Tho circumstance* under which death came to Detective Shea, with the t>ersonal popularity which was his, will serve doubtless to make h’s fmerai very largely attended. DEBATE AT TALLAHASSEE. Society’* Annual Meeting Other Aews A'otes. Tallahassee. Fla . Nov. lrt "Resolved that the negroes should be colonized.'' was the question discussed at the lu and meet ing of the Platonic Debating Society, of the Stale Seminary. W. Munroe Mclntosh and W. B. Crawford arguing for the af firmative and \V. p. Byrd and B. A Megtnneaa for the negaitve. The decision of the Judges w* in favor of the affirma tive and In the .rregular debate the affirmative altm carried. The question for debate next time Is. “Resolved that Lee wee a greater sol dier than Jackson The committee of the Society <n tha Anniversary i>ebste made the following report: That an annlversasry delate be held hy the socley on Dec 17 at Munro ■ Opera House; that the question for dis cussion stmil be: ‘ Resolved, That there should be *n educational qualification for voter* In the Fnltcl State*;" that W. B. Crawford and A. Emmett Wilaon shall have the affirmative and W. Munroe Mc- Intosh and Francis B. IVlnthrop the nega tive. The following gentlemen were ele tel a* honorary member* of the society: Wil liam D. Bkixhnm. William P Jennin*#. James P. Taliaferro and William Jen nings Bryan. Forty-one of the forty-five counties In Florida give the following vote for Gov ernor. Junnlnge. Democrat. 24.8>i. Mar farlane. Hep. &.UU Morion. Pop 537 Mr Jennings leads the remainder of the state ticket by more than I.uOD votee The local union Carpenters' end Join ers of Tampa, wa* incorporated to-dey by letters latent from the Secretary of State. The capital stock ls 25<kh. and the union will buy and sell real and personal prop erty, erect buddings, and make other lro provement*. Gov. Hioxham to-day appointed Hon J Walter Kehoe of Marianna to be slat" attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, vice John H. McKlnne. deceased. The fall term of the Leon County Cir cuit Court will convene here next Mon day with six criminal and one civil case on the docket. Rev W C Collins of the Florida M. E. Conference died suddenly at Salem. Gads den county, on Sunday. The ceremony of unveiling the monu ment erected to the late fl. A. Megtnnus. by the Woodmen of the World, was large ly attended at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon. A number of addresses were delivered and Miss Bessie Saxon unveiled the monument. RIGHTS fiF INTER-PLEADER. Sustained by the t nlled State* Court In Important Cnee. Bt. lands, Nov. 19—A decision of the first Importance to live stock commission firms and cattlemen generally was hand ed down by the I'nlted States Ctr uit Court of Appeals In the case of Evans. Snyder. Buell & Cos. vs. W. P. McFadden et al. A large |r cont. of the cat tin business carried on in the Southwest l* done by money loaned to cattlemen by commission firms in St. Louts, Kansas City and Chicago, which Is secur'd Dy mortgages upon like stock purch tsed. The deHsion sets forth clearly the rights of the mortgagor in transactions of this kind a* compared with owner* of old claim* or Judgment* against the mort gage. The record In the case shows that In June. Iran, the Evans-Bnyder Buell Com pany advanced John R. Blocker of Bex4r county. Texa. tian.ooo and took two deeds of trust, covering >'• 775 head of cattle In pasture near Muskogee, J. T. In June, l9d. William McFadden & B:n commenc ed suit by attachment against Blocker for Judgment for $55,875, w hich the atta fl ing creditor*hodre -overed ag ilnet B:o ker In Jefferson county. Tex.. In May US7. In July 18k* the Evans-Snyder Buell Com pany gave bond as Inter-pleader for $150,- o and retained possession of the cattle. In January 1897. Judgment by default was rendered against 810 ker. Subsequently Ih“ i?*uc arising on the inter-piea was twice tried and resulted In each case in a verdict In favor of the inter-pieader which Judgment* were, however, reversed on appeal by the Indian Territory appel late court The majority decision by Judge Tayer* says: ' We prefer io rest our decision on the ground that the act of Congress operated to validate the Inter-pleader* mot Luge." Ptßi.lt SCllOlll.fi CLOSED. Death of Mrs. t iara Lyoa. a ropalar \\ n rro Teatclarr. Waycross, Oa.. Nov. 19.—The public school is closed io-‘iay on account of the memory of Mrs Clara whoa* death occurred last night at 10 o clock She wa* teacher of the third grade, an I bail been connected with the school* for many yeaT*. Mr*. Lyon had suffered from a severe attack of fever for several weeks, but her condition seemed to be so much Improved that hope wa* of her recovery was entertained, but yes terdav morning ahe suddenly took a turn for the worse and coo timed to per weaker, until the end came at 10 last n, K h '- Mr*. Lyon leaves four beautiful and ac complished daughters, among the most popular young ladle* in our city, o mourn her death. They are Mm* ClatM, Bessie. Virginia and Mary. The remain* were taken to Albany this morning for Inietnvnt Rev J M Glenn returned Saturday night from Downing, where lie preached the previous night and received twenty two members Into the church. Their mem- Ursbtp will be plaoed wllb Trinity CLurch hers until worn., arrangement Is mad# for lh# future of the n*w church. H. B Pitman and T M W#*iberry hav# formed i>arin#r*lilp for the manufacture of tar at flobokon. The business will be managed by Mr. P.intan Senator Lemuel Johnson r.turn<-<1 to Atlanta las: night, after spending a day or two pleasantly at home Hon Jno, W. Bennett left vlt the Southern Railway last night for A'lanu, where he urgue* some cases before the Supremo Court this week 1! HECK OF LLEV ATED TRAIN. Hrar-End Collision In \A lilch Several Were Infilled. Chicago, Nov. 1# -Running si full speed uncontrolled by air br.ike. a north-bound local Iraln of rhe Northwestern Elevated road crashed into the rear end of a crowd ed express train al the Chicago Avenue Elevated Station to-ntght Five persona were Injured ami many .drier, were knocked down and covered with g as-. The injured: AS' II lla.irt. cut by glass; Otto Llpperl. badly cut about head; Mrs Andrew Rohan, shoulder dislocated; Frank Spellman, cut by glass; A H. AA'eher. bully cut about head. Joseph Siller, moorman on the local tram, attributed the accident to his In ability to operate the air-brakes. Well-Known Preacher Dead. Huntington, Ind.. Nov. 19— Rev. James Detgbtoo. once a noted London preacher, recently found wandering about Hunting lon suffering from mental Infirmity, died at hi* home here to-night. He waa bom at AVork.nghum. England, in 1834. and be gan preaching ot the age of 20. Coming lo America in 1883. he had been actively engaged tn the Presbyterian ministry in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. Charge* Are I'referred. New York. Nov 19—The Board of Po lice CommhtsUgicr* has ordered chargee preferred against Inspector Adam A Cross and Capt. John B. Herllhy. In* sperfior Crosa will be compelled to meet the charge* of neglect of duty In that he permitted precincts within hi* district hi reek with vice, and the further charge of conducx unbecoming an officer Ompt. Herllhy 1* accused of conduct tinbo-om ing on officer and of neglecting to enforce the law In hi* precinct. ONE OF NAT! HE’S GENTLEMEN. AA ho However Was Not Appreciated by Ihe Honan of His Choice. From Forest and Stream. Bill was Hogarth's eldest son A m I have had occasion to remark before. h< was a big, red-haired, red-bearded giant, alow of speech and bashful to a painful degree. He was a simple child of nature —a big. overgrown boy—the kind of ft mar. that never grow* old. Sooner waa the same kind of a dog. Bill’s g# was anywhere from 39 to 35 No one seemed to be very well posted on this subject. OH Hogarth’s Information was rather vague and indefinite. "Don’t know." said he. "Jeat how old Bill I*. Hf's somewhar 'round 30 more ot leas. Can't say which Y’ see, they was one or two what come afore him an' died An' they come ao fast In them days, me an' the old woman sort o’ lost track cn ’em. an' never could sadly place Bill, nohow. Can’t eer a* how it make* much dlffrunce, ’cause he won't live no longer from knawtn'." “Bill." said I. "you ought to get mar r ed and have a homo of your own. Have you never thought about It*" Hill blushed like a school hoy. "Onot I did.” he replied, grinning sheep ishly. "I got *ll I wanted that ooct. an I reck'n me an' no gal ain't goln' to Jtne hands right away tn a hurry. A* dad sex ■Wlmmln'* queer ' He’s bln married a long time, an' had a hull lot o’ kid* *n apertenee, an' ef h# ain't fmllver with their trail by thl* time taln’t likely 1 sh'd know much 'bout the blxnes* ’Tnln’t my line, nohow, matryln’ ain’t. I only tried otict. an’ that wa* tnoren nuff term# "f *e* to myaelf. a* you was Jest say ln’; •• Bill,’ sex J, ’hit’s Isout time you was a hitchln' UP wlih some gal an’ giitln' married.' sex 1. ’’ 'Twas In the spring o' the year, when a feller gits klrd o’ restless like, an - I'd bln doin' some biggin' tn the winter, an had a leetle money saved up—mebbe SBO or $79 —so I thought ’twa* a* good a time’s any fer huntin' up a gal. as they wa* no tellln’ how long my pile would last, an I hitched up an' druv to Peshtlgo "They wa* a hull lot o’ lugger* In Peshtlgo, sp*ndln‘ their money an' gb tln' drunk an raisin' the devil gen r'ly I put up at a hotel an’ begun lookin’ round fer a likely gal to sot up to B#e. tn's ’ I wa* a-courtln'. I thought I’d put on a leetle style, so I bought a bran new pair o’ shoes an’ a pair o’ red nck* My! but them sock* wa* red—redd rn mv hair, b'gosh, an that's some re) ••Wall, 'twarn't till next day I 'spied the gal. I went Into a eatln' houae to git some grub, an' thar I seed her She wa< waitin' on the men wha’ was eatln'. in’ a-aasstn ’of ’em plenty. She had the red dest hair I ever seed, t arrin' my own, an' was freckled as * turkey ** She wa* a right smart *l*# fer a gal. an' ba t a deep voice I sot over in a corner op' watched her. waitin' fer th# men to Jit out. so's I could have a clear tra I 1* work on. While I wa* siltin' thar s-walt ln' an’ a-wonderln’ how to begin my courtin’, them new shoe* begun hurlin’ on' burntn’ like fire I stood tt ’* 'on* ’s J could, an' then I Jest naterly pul ed 'em oft an’ sot thar with them red ao ka more’n loomin’ up They certainly was red. an no mistake "Btmbey most of the men left, an the ones what stayed wa* toodiunk to notice much, an' the ga! come over to me. " 'Waal.' *** *h#. sort o' snappy like *' "Think I. TU have t' *y somethin' perlite.' so I up an’ ***• ’That * puny hair o’ yourn.’ *e* I. •’ -None o' yer Up,' *e* she. 'or I’ll have you thrown out People what llvosi in glass house* shouldn't throw no stone*.' sea ahe. •••I ain’t fhrowtn' no stone.' sea I; ’I meant what 1 said, an' I reck’n I orter b* a good ledge, 'cause my own hair is son o’ reddish.' •• 'Go tone,' aez ahe; ‘ef y’ grant *one grub say *o or else git out, J ain’t get no time for fooUn "Not kratwln' ehal t’ *a\, l *e*. 'Give me cine grub an I she wnt srter the gurb. ’• She's rot ■ tt,' think* I. 'But sper.t •* all Ibtht Bed’* old woman’* gut a heap o' the same irti. kle an d*d’> man age.) t' git on fomehow I gue-. she'll do Jt—t then -he come tack fib sot tit vrub down wi’h !<an*. an' a aited F go • 100 - * talk ’ e* I " ’ ’Bout tot sea she. "•’Bout gittln’ ntarrltd.’ aez 1. not know Inc els ! *' " *\A lat y glvin' it*?’ ez she rit ever sake- what do y’ mean, anyway*' "'1 mean what 1 *e I. Lets talk I-'Ui me t> >xd '"'■ mmrrtdrt.’ IK'S I .. -f|rt 'long.* ?#x she ’You've been drlnktn' sex *h# . _ " I ain't outlier.' sex I I mean every dent word I -ay.' " 'Youit vrazy. then,' *<** *he. laffin' at m , •• ‘No mor< n you h*.’ I. rm* r tip. I jo*t r.mrriy Iwte #o twt Uff*d at . . ~t , ** ‘YtMj’ro a qvier tin. w** *nv. what r*vi *** hr. &o*\n' nt my fiMpi ‘Th<*v t reAltVr’n ytr hair. B* yer cHHirtln* wvkiT *' 'Bku#A on' " m 1. f#ltn pnrty rhwip. ’I plum fora.fi my shoe* was off.' an' I tried to pull them new ehoe* on. but I'll be cussed ef they'd *o on They'd shrunk up or my feet had growed Mg*er. I nev er could tell which, 'cause 1 ain't trlt.l t git 'em on since Anyhow. I .-ouldn't no more'n git my big toe iradd# 'em, an' she ?,vl thar. laffin nevre on' more " 'Dcrn the shoe* sex I. giitln Filed The qoewohln I*. will ymi marry ine. r#.l *vk> an' ail?' ” AVha; >■' want to marry me fer?’ *#x fse " • ’Caut*' I com# b< re to find a woman,' >e* i. -an' you're her Amt cause you've got * peril an' are targe, an' 'cause you've got ee. h rid hair, like mine.' sex I, thtnk ln' 1 had her fer kieiw. " ’You'll! guyin' me.' ex she. an' be fori I could *.iy I warn't. she up with a big dish of boiled cabbage an' squashed It over my bead *?> hard that the dish broke Alt' then h ran out the room, luffin' fit to kill "I dug tne cabbage out of my hatr. an picked up my shoes, an’ w#n out an hitched up an' druv hum I sorter laid it lo them red sock*, but 1 sin t hanker ed -irter no wtinmtn since- Guess I'll git ’long nil right by my lonesome Dad* right AVimmtn'e queer “Guess we might's well turn In, ef we want git tip early In tho mornin'. Hope I mn't talked too much " "Not enough. Bill." 1 made answer "But It's getting late, so we might ws well rail It a day. Good-nigl*. amt don't for get to cal! me early.” And then wo turn ed In. Dear old wimple-minded Hill. I envied him many thing*, but most of all his honest simplicity, and hi* contented mind Bill was a gentleman. The very best of them all—one of nature's gentlemen. TOWN HALL IN THE <ll.ll DAY*. ll< fore Hnaehali t ome In II I'aeri to he Played un Ihe Town 4 nntmnnt In the AVcst. From Ihe Chicago Tribune. "Except In the larger cities, base'ail was not played much out AVeat until near Ihe '7O s." said a man who was a hoy In ihe 'to'*. “But the gam# In what was then known as the AVixtt. or the border, was one 1 have never seen In the East, and I have never heard of It for fatty v. at- AAV railed It town hall It waa usually played on Ihe s-hool ground* by the boys. The numlier was never llm tte.l. As long a* tho side* were equal that was sufficient. I have eeni It play ed by thirty on each side, and aometlmas by more. The Ida and outa wer# chosen by two captain*. aeie< led by general roe sent. and they were usually regarded a* good players. A wagon spoke, always re garded as the beat bat. where It could b* obtained, was atlHied >•, Hie cai>Ldn* In (tie following manner: One woukl pitch It to the other, who caught it as near the lower end o possible. Then the captain who pttcb.-IMI placed his hand ibevs that of the holder; lit# bolder |>U‘-ed hi* haisl above the pitcher's hand, and rue n M lowed up In like manner alternating Hands, until the man who had the D-t hold of the spoke threw It over his houl ik-r. Thl* was necessary In order to show the players that the thrower bad 'fair holt ' "The thrower of the spoke was captain of the Ina. snd proceeded to select hi# pis vara from the crowd. Tit* first man se lected was pitcher. The second selected . the captains of the outs was etteher. players were then selected altern it— unlit as many a* desired were <al.<d fuere was no umpire. The man at the hat had three atrlkew unless he wss 'caught out' before. Ha could tun on any strike mad*. "There were four basrw. and each laid to he dear when mark- by a player If ihe mar. at the bat failed to make a hit and was not caught out he stood aside and the next player was called. Any play er who betted Ihe ball suen a dtslanr# that It eouki not tie thrown In town/ so that the man on the first base could make the other three wiihout stopping, brought in by batting the tost player who had been "caught out,* or who had failed to strike a ifilH. • The outs, or men in the couotry. were always on the alert, of course, to get lo town.' and that. I think, was the origin of the name of the game Tne hall used was generally ctoeely-wound yarn sphere, sometimes covered wllb teathrr These balls were generally wound by the Kiri* of the town who took Interest In h* game Each ride would often heve its awn ball, and a boat ball.' if it had been presented hy a village meld, wa* rravskl er3 but look for the wide that tost It Tne solid India rubber ball was not much known In thooe day* in the West "I have seen this game of town ball hotly contested by the beat men In th* town who usually capve out on Saturdays to take a hand, and I have known a school teacher to be late ringing the bell by rea son of hie Interest in ihe geme. When the le>fi player of the In* was out. the men In the country came to town with whoop and yell, and so evenly balanced In sk.ll were the players that one tide hod nearly an equal show wlih th* other at the bat. "Out of town ball came wha* wss known in lha country awlwo-cornered snd three cornered cat. The former was played hy four, th# letter by wlx perwons Two-cor nered cat had two men at the bat. about forty feet apart, with pitcher and catcher behind, and these pitched and caught al ternately. of course. After three strike' unlews ’caught.’ the hatter yielded to th* man behind. Th* run wa* from base tv baa# ami If a hall jassed In front of th* runner before he made his haw* he was out. “Three-cornered cat was played In >he same manner, only there was one mne# bate and two more pin yer*. the mtddl# player end the base being equidistant ftom those at the end-- and about fifteen feet to the right or left of the main line. I have never seen any of three game in the Eeni " -Some- of th# leading horwemrn and stock raiser* of Cedar Rapid*. lowa, have organized a movement for the purpose of giving a great stock and manufacturing exposition each year. INDIGESTION. Hortfsrtl > Acid Phstphait Makes digestion easy. 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