The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, December 08, 1885, Image 1
VOL. XVIII.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ,8, 1885.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS.
A STORY.
By Julian- Hawthorne.
[Copyright 1885.]
I.
It was lute Ju the afternoon when Ferris
I.uml pot back to hie rooms. He carefully nn-
wourd tberoft tissue paper in which his pur
chase had been enveloped, and placed the vaso
on the corner of the.Iow mantelpiece. It waa
indeed a beautiful Object???even moro beautiful
amidst its present surroundings than it had ap
peared to bo in the dirty old curiosity shop.
Lund examined it with the eye of a connois
seur. It was a genuine antique; a specimen
of the best period of Venetian
glass manufacture, soft, pellucid,??? glow
ing, mellow in coloring, graceful and Strange
Lund to himself, for ho had not yet passed tho
age of romance and sentiment; "warm, white.
Italiau hands???hands that could speak, ana
love and kill! What rooms has it enriched???
marble banqueting halls, thronged with the
stately nobles of tho great Venetian state,
chambers of lovely, women, rich, shad
owy, luxurious, secret, beneath whoso
bahonled window the black .gondola
fcpVcrcd on the silent canal, and vanished
again with a tremor of music. And it has
stoed by at the lovers' meeting; the murmured
words, the dear embrace, the kisses???perhaps
Surely this jeweled tnso could havo been tint
ed with nothing less warm than the lifeblood
of human heart! How the hue pales and red
dens and palpitates, even now! Such thoughts
arc fanciful???dreams of youth???no. Tho vaso
is haunted. The ghosts of its post possessors
are near it still.???
He took olThis hat and coat, pat on a dress
ing gown and slippers, lit a cigar and lay
down on the sofa: whence???his head being
propped by the cushion???he got the full effect
of the vase, ns it stood with the light from tho
window at the left hilling upon it, and con
centrated in a point of luster on tho blood-
hued vase in the center. In the dusky room
the vase seemed to shine by a light of its own
???subtle, opaline, changing. Occasions! ty tho
smoke from Lund's cigar, drifting Upwards in
theatill air, drew a veil over thclmage; but at
length ho stopped smoking, and continued to
con template tho vase fixedly. The light from
without faded every moment, but tho soft
sparkle of tho vaso was distinctly visible.
Row it seemed to hang in an abyss of gloom;
nothing else could be discerned. Lund's
pure became moro concentrated; his eyes were
widely opened; the eyelids never moved. Thero
was absolute stillness in tho room, savo for the
faint, rhythmic sound of the young nun's
* breathing. By degrees even that became in
audible; he lay as motionless ha the dead; but
bin ey*. were still open, nor bad their ilxe.l
glance swerved by a hair's breadth. It wa<
now quite dark. Was tho vaso still visible?
No. Yes. there is still a vanishing gleam, a
single point of rosy light???and now that, too,
is gone.
hT
One after another figures rose from this vase,
???seumed human form and moved about the
room. It was os dark as ever, so, at lent, yon
would have said had you been there; but it was
not dark to them. A spiritual light was there*
???the light of tho world to which they belong-j
cd. A world devoid of space, though broad
and varied as tho uuiverse; n world
that knows not time, though all things stand
and move in ordorly succession; a world
without matter, though solid with living sub
stance. With each newcomer tho scene gains
consistency and reality, It is as if each brought
Ids scenery with him, shining or darkening
forth, as the case might be, from their own
hearts. and thns creating a world that was tho
sensible mirror of themselves. How inevita-l
Liy tho various regions arrango themselves,
bounding one another, like the estates of great
landholders 1 But surely spirits can go whith
ersoever they will ? Why, yes; and
yet their Union are even more impossible
than these material ones of ours; for they can
not go whither they would not. As easily
might London visit Paris, as yondpr dark-
browed being touch the hand of this maiden;
though once, on earth, it was not so 1 The dis
tances of spiritual thought and affection are
loss easily traversed than terrestrial leagues;
and "I know you not??? is deeper and wider than
the A tlantlc and the Pacific.
Lund, standing beside the couch, sees, lying
there, the image of himself, motionless, silent,
jtaind fixed. From tho body
steam or emanation, or so
it appearsat first sight; but, more attentively
examined, it Is much more than this. It is
composed of living particulars, myriads of
pictures???or suggestions arc they????of the mor
tal existence thus far accomplished. Yes, here
may be perceived every event, thought and
emotion, which, in the aggregate, make up
this life and character, a vapor of mem
ory, involuntary and irrepressible, offering It
self to the perusal of every chance corner???
were it but discernible by mortal eyes. And is
it not discernible? Whence this imprearion,
which prompts us tossy of one man "he is
dangerous,??? of another "he ia false,??? of a
third "he is honest and pure???? A dim irn-
i-ic.vion, no doubt, and easily dissipated by
the concrete distractions of social Intercourse;
bat real and abiding in a world where the
veil of the senses no longer dulls our appre
hension.
???Lund, however, spends but a moment in
this contemplation. On every side of him
seemingly illimitable fields of vision open; stone
walls and all material obstacles are permeable
tohis sight???ind movement as the impalpable
atmosphere, and there is an expedition afoot
He is already equipped and on tho roaJ,
through scenes that are strange, though made
up of what is familiar. At intervals certain
objects and circumstances fix thorn-
selves upon his attention; they are not
important in themselves, but they will not be
forgotten. Yonder white horse with the black
care and toil, for instance; or this turn of the
road, with the uool on the right and the ped
dler rotting under the hedge, ortho sualight
streaming downward in hazy rays between
thoefe dark clouds; or the long, sloping roof of
that v nyelde cottage, the tall hayrick bohlnd
and tl.e two children storing over the gate;
or the sudden larch and swing of the
coach as the wheel plunges into the
d?? t p rut; or the distant view of the town, with
tbt mu netting in a red glow behind it, against
which rises tall and dark the tower of
the cathedral; or, again, chance words
Snd fragments of conversation, such as, "On I
Wednesday at 4 o???clock,'' "I only do what l|
Iran, rir,??? "Jump ,n ??? ,nmn ??? ??? '
jtory," "Pardon
Jot be,
ous, something fall of interest, hope ami prom
ise, in the near future; but the anticipation
seemed prophetic, not explicit; an emotion rath
er than a knowledge. "It is tho turning poiut
of my life,??? Lund often eaid to himself, in his
vision. And although ho was himself making
thejonmey???undergoing the adventure and tho
experience???yet who hut he was, all tho while
looking on as a spectator, listening, observing,
commenting, amused, perplexed, as if a man
should sit hi the audience and behold himself
enact a character on the stage. But tho con
sciousness of this doublo existence troubled
him not,' and no wouder, since he could regard
unmoved bis own inanimate body, extended
there on tho couch, its eyes fixed, and star
ing at darkness.: A man learns to accom-
modate himself to circumstances. What chiefly
self objectively; but ass
tried to look at this companion the latter in
some way eluded him. And yet they sat and
walked shoulder to shoulder, and spoke to
gether face to face. It was very annoy in t.
After ail, though, what matter about one's
company when the end of the pilgrimage is
love???love! and tho loveliest maiden in the
world!
This knocking and nonnding ware most ex
traordinary. Was it tho jolting of tho coach
over the rough pavement ? No :*fc was fc'ic mob
at the doors of the jail come to drag tho prison
er forth and kill him. Nonsense; yonder old
bookworm is dropping his armful of books, ono
after another. When they aro all gone tho
will stop, unless ho picks thorn up
I wasn???t sleepy???but I
knocking
agaiu. But there again??? Ha! So dark, tool*
What is it ? All right???yes???here I
Lund staggered to his feet, pressed his hands
to his eyes, stood unsteadily for a moment or
two, then groped his way to tho door and
threw it Open. A glare of light from tho hall
way dazzled him, so that ho blinked and
shaded his eyes; but thero was a man standing
there???a young man, handsome, vigorous,
laughing and holding out hia hand.
"Why, Ferris, old man, how are yon? Haro
Jon forgotten Jack Austen? They told mo
you were here and I was bound to got at you.
What's tho mhttor? Been asleep, of courso!
Yourold tricks! The same old Lund! Baft
no more naps this evening. 1???vo come to wako
yon up.???
"Come in,??? said Lund, shaking his hand cor
dially. "1 don???t know what I could have
been thinking of. I lay down a few rainntes
agotonaoki * ..... ??? -
set and now
tupposo I must have???wore you
long????
Austen only laughed, stumbled against a
_ rnir, and sat down iu it. Lund got a match
and lit his lamp. Austen glanced reund tho
room, and then fixed his gray eyes on his
friend with an amused expression.
"Sleepy!??? exclaimed he; "I should say so!
You're asleep yet, and hero it Is not 8 o'clock.
Yonr habits cry out for reform, my dear fel
low, and I am the man for your need. This
isn't half & laid little corner .you???ve squeezed
yourself into, by-the*hy. And how comes on
the science of Esculapius ????
Lund jxiiutcd to a framed diploma hanging
i tho wall, which '??? announced to whom it
might concern that Jfcrri* Lund lud Y?? r;i ad
mitted to the degree of Bachelot of Medlrino.
"My drnr.doctor, aecopt my liomage and con-
grot ulaf iond!??? said the other, psttinghls friend
on tho kucc. "But Is this your official cham
ber? Is It here that the clipping and blistering,
tho physicking and phlltcriug aro transacted????
**1 haven???t begun practice yet,??? replied
Lund. "Thereis no hurry; anal am more
interested in the literary phase of tho profes
sion than in the practical. 1 havo a notion of
writing something??????
"Ban.??????the literary phase! Write a novel,
or an arithmetic, or a love sonuot, if you liko;
but a work on mediciue???no! What you
Want and must have, Ferris, is activity. You
are always going into brown studies, and fall
ing asleep. Why didn???t you follow my exam
ple, and join the army? Yon might have
been surgeon, if you wished; but at any rato
"Been down hero before then???eh? Oh, you
sly dog!???
"Wiong again. I was never iu this part of
the country since I was bom.???
"Then what are you driving at????
"Well, for instances dozen times today, you
have said something that I kuow you were
goirg to say b fore you spoke."
???In other words, yon find my conversation
monotonous? Thanks! If I nsed my tongue
ns little ns you do, I might contrive to be more
original.???
"Nonsense, Austen. It was the same with
the others???tho driver, the guard, the old lady
on the back scat. I recognized them all* and
r?? membered what they were going to any, if
the expression be allowable.. And this old:
posting bouse; if I hod lived here a month it
could not be more familiar to me.???
Austen stared doubtfally at his friend, and
laughed. "Oh, you were always full of your
mysteries,??? ho said,
"I'll give you a tost, then. I'll tell yon the
color of the near leader they???re going to give
us thin post.???
"Lay you five to one!??? cried Austen, quickly.
"It would only be taking your mouey. A
white mare with black tall and ears,???
???White mare with black ears and???I???ll give
you ten! I???ll give you twenty, by Jove!
Twenty to one in guineas!???
Luna shook his head. "Let's go to the
stable,??? said he.
They sauntered across the rood and found
the stablo at the back of the house.
"There: you can see for yourself,??? remarked
Lund, quietly. And, In fact, the hostler was
just bringing out tho animal whjch he had do-
Austen gazed at tho mare, and at Lund, and,
for once he was silent. "Do you give me your
word of honor tbere'a no game In this???? he de
manded at length.
"I have toH you what I know. Howl know
It I know no more than you.???
Austen whistled and walked round the mare,
examining her. "The near.leader,tsn'tsho???? he"
said to the hostler.
"She, sir? No, air. The near wheeler aho
be,??? replied the man.
Austen glanced at:
brows, "You???re mortal after all!
"I should l>e rather glad than otherwise,???
he replied.
"Jim,??? said the stable master, coming forth'
"you.ll 'ave to put 'eron in front this trip.
'J be bay's gono lame." - -
"Bight, sir,??? replied the hostler.
Austen and Lund returned to tho coach in
silence. "It must bo a coincidence, you know,???
the former broke out finally, "How do you
account for it???????
"I think it???s the Venetian vaso,??? said Lund.
"Now then, gentlemen,??? exclaimed tho
coachman, coining out of the house and wiping
his mouth with the bock of his hand, "jump Ini
jump iu! Where ore the othera????
"At any rote, it???s not a coincidence,??? Lund
muttered to himself as they took their places.
The whip cracked and ther were off again.
Austen, with the sense or personal indignity
that some persons feel aft being confronted bv
they cannot explain, sefttlod himself
nor, and for the most part Slid noth
ing. Luud was also tacit ui??t, hut for other
iusous. From his boyhood* he- had experl-
ticed mysterious phenomena, generally of a
tuljcctive older, and Imd become, iu n mm-
ner, accustomed to (hem: but they had been
brief and incoherent, lending to nothing and
suggesting nothing. A voico had spoken to
him in solitude; tome times, when ho had sat
alone In hia cbamlicr, ho had had a feeling of
not being altogether alone; sometimes tho
???mage of an absent friend w ??? ???
imi itself on his mind, and
10 would either have met that friend or re
ceived a letter from him. Once, os he entered
the collcgo lecture-room, he had seen tho
figure of his father standing on the lower step
a big pump in tho mi
been turning over certain
.during the lost few hours,
it certain conclusions; oue of
??friend had liecn playing off
???rate and artfally prepared
. a resolved, accordingly, to
the like coiu; and, though ho
' a reputation for soership, he
* hard If the opportunity
lug bewilderment in order to throw tho latter
off his puaml. '
"It ceitaiuly Is the most extraordinary phe
nomenon I ever fame across,??? ho exclaimed,
???I wish I could have had ton minutes of your
faculty at the Jsst Derby. I have heard of
nine; hut I never had a Serb
mi them before. Havo you
ic end of It all is to lie????
DUST TO DUST.
A I free Crewd of People Prom All Peru of tho Union
in the Clty???Xsga lfloent Fiend ??*slgn-Ths
fielifioua Serrloee???XnpreMire Boanes???
The Incident* of the Day, Etc.
It* aft)
snch tiling,, 0
on. thought n???
an* Men wJut
???A tolerably
"IhotiRh ccjtai -
bodlugs aro
Tb. mirror that I was looking into wiu shut
tered nt that joint, perhaps. However, Aus
ten, I can aee yon think It s all nonsense, nnd
I won???t trouble yon with sny moro of It???
???Aliy!??? raid Austin to himself, ???tho sooth
sayer is trying to get on tho safe side before '
catch him. Ho most take mo for a fool!'
Aloud he said: ???Jfy dear fellow, you???ro on
the wrong track rntirelr. You know what
lwud I am for gabbing; hut no one could at
what I???ve seen today without bciug knocked
into a cocked hat by it,???
The stipe having reached its stopping place,
the young men slighted and walked on to tho
Inn, which wa* but a short distance otf. ???I.
was in this town, yon know,??? remarked Aus
ten, ???.???that my???school days were passed, and
I'vo been nt pains to koep up some of tho ac
quaintances I mado here. They???re dcnced
nice people. We shall have tots of fnn. To
morrow morning wo*Jl go over to Sir Tom
Frobisher's. Hess magistrate and. ha. lots pf
money; but he knows how to live. Ho nnd I
have usd come tearing times together. Ho
knows ever* pretty girl within twenty miles
of here???and they know him! Hia sister liven
with him. She's rather slow???religions ant,
all that; hut ho doesn???t mind her. Then
ty at 4 o???clock,??? ???I only do what I
???Jump In???Jnmp in! Where are tho
., Pardon me! I thought I was speak-
era'.'??? ???Of all lunatics escaped from porga-
ing to,??? ???If yon don???t believe it get her alone
aid atk bar." These sentences were each
given with the voice and intonation belonging
to them, and carried with them the face and
bearing of tho speakers. Throughout, too,
there aasanhapreition of something momtnt-
aslecp, and I???ve seen the world, and t flatter
myself that I know something. Tho worst of
you is,'you have an independent Income; the
best opening for you would bo n petition In
bankruptcy. However, I have three months???
leave, and that Is ao much to yoitr good. What
areyou going to do this evenlugt???
. ???Welt, I???m generally hero In, the evenings,???
replied Lund, smiling at the vivacity of his
comrsnion.
???Of course yon arc, but now I???m going to
bring yon up with a round turn. Iu tbs flrat
place, we start In half an hour for tho opera,
where I have the entree of Lady Runcta'a box;
and between the acts-you shall gP behind the
scenes and be presented to the Diva; and, ae
you arc aTtandsomc dog, in spite of yonr tall
ness, I shouldn't wonder if you got an invita
tion to sup with her. You are sadly defleient
-in the discipline and civilization which only
woman eon effect, and. you couldn't do better
than begin with tho Diva. Number two???to
morrow tor neat day???for you???ll want to
sleep all day to-iporropr) day after to-morrow,
then, wo start on a Journey.???.
"A journey???? repeated Lund, looking up.
"A journey, a pilgrimage, a campaign, or
whatever you like. At all events, we take our
placeson4becoa.ii and a day's jolting, moro
r less, will bring ns to our destination.???
???And what is that????
???All in good time. I???m not going to unfold
myself any further at present. But you shall
see soma arise fallows and, which is more,
some householders, and, which la more, aa
' ty a piece of flesh as there ie between this
buuTom o???tjreal???s; and one tbit knows the
law, go to; and a rich fellow enough, ??? go to;
and one that hath two gowns and everything
handsome about her! Como away iaml if I
do not show you good reason forget not, when
time and place shall specify, to write me down
s??
_i traveling booth would suit you better
than the army,??? said Land; "well, wo will
think further about the journey; but aa foe
tonight ???
???Give me tonight,??? the other exclaimed,
flourishing the light cane he carried, ???and I???ll
amwerfei . Hullo! byjovo!???
There had been a crash. The cane had
etiuck-thc Venetian vase aud knocked it off
??? he mantiepiece, and it lay on the floor iu ir
remediable fragments.
???I'm awfully sorry, old follow,??? said Austen.
???Waa it valuaole????
???That's p i one happens to fret,??? replied Land,
???nut it bed lived to a good age, and very-likely
it hod tetved its purpose.???
IV.
"Let's get out snd stretch onr legs,??? raid
Austen, a couple of days later. ???If I were the
king. I'd mike convicts ride all day in stage
coaches. And you are even worse than usual,
I believe iu my soul you're In love with tho
Diva!???
???I would not presume???until the net have
got through.??? Lund answered.
"Then what the deure makes you so mum?
Anyone would swear you were hatching a son-
???Well, the fltet K I'm puzzled." rabl Lund.
???Fuzztedf Oh, z bout our destination. Curi-
eeilT-??????
???Not at t!h Prrhapt I could tell you mere
abed tint than you could tell me.???
iiTg heme immediately, had found hta
father lying dead from a stroke of apoplexy.
Hi* temperament inclined him to cultivate
chiefly them pr.tha of medical science which
lead to the obscurer regions of physiology and
pathology, and to the nrehlemsof the Influence
of tho mind on tho body; but the dogma of
spiritism had not, at this period, declared
itself; nnd I-und wonld in auy raso hare
thrunk ftom associating himself with aucha
movement. His was a profoundly reverent
nature, and he would not voluntarily call In
the aaafstance of hia bodily tetucs to
pt nrtrate tho mysteries of a foture state. Hia
constitution was delicate and sensitive, though
uniformly healthful, flit life was more men
ial than physical. He bad never rondeeecndod
togrossnera, Indeed or word. On tho other
hand, however, he could scarcely be called a
religious man. He could not reason from man
to Cod, and he was unwilling to aaanmo God in
outer to explain man, Like many others,
therefore, bis morality waa a matter of taste
Slid fastidiousness rather than of charity and
faith. It wes an anchor of clay, which held
well enough while the watere wen calm, but
was liable to give way in a storm.
But tho dream, or virion, or whatever It was
that had preceded the appearance of Austen
and the present expedition waa unlike any
former experience. It was connected ana
cumulative, and the manner in which its prog,
nosties were being realized inspired a mystic
excitement In Lund; he could not think that
this ahuuid occur except as the forerunner
of some important and effective event
to himself. It wrought In him* secret pride,
as cne who was spiritually distinguished
shove other men???who was being led by su
pra natural guides to the accomplishment of a
destiny, Under such circumstances, he felt
absolved from the necessity, Incumbent upon
other men, of ordering his condifct or limiting
his expectations according to the dictates of
reason and prudsnee. He was in
higher hinds; and his only concern
was to follow the signs -thns vouch
safed him. It Is tins, tho invitation hap
pened to wear n meat attractive aspect. But
meu have been known to go to death, or to
plunge Into crime, under the same persuasion
of a more than human authority. As soon us
any power U admitted to tho precedence of oar
private conscience end Judgment, there ia no
longer any counting upon the Issue.
(???an any great good coma to us, apart from
any special effort or desert on our pert? At
all events, we sometimes sustain neat barm
* ??? a special effort to
him, now had any of tho fore-known
episode* failed to occur, lie looked out of the
window, end smiled inwardly to behohladark
aud lofty tower rising against the crimson
background ofsuuset.
???Onr troubles are about ever, I finer," said
Anrtcn. ???Now, perhaps, you can tell us the
name of this place????
???'No."
???What? Hus the prophetic fury begun to
subside j'*
???Prophecy never concerns itself much with
names, so for as I know,??? atid Lund, who wm
not quite pleased with hi* companion's J sating
treatment of a matter that was no jest to him
self. ???But we are going to put up at an inn,
general unner Wellington, a:
And the daughter???well, It 1
???Has she no relatives????
???I fancy not; but???here comes dinner.???
(To be concluded next Sunday.)
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
The strike at the Hamilton prescription glass
factories in Pittsburg, wnlcli has been carrid on for
one year end two days, ended ysaterdey morning.
The dweBing of H. A. Grayson, a prominent
citizen of Margheti.Tex., was destroyed by An last
night, uraysou's wits and daughter perished in
the flames.
Donald Stewsrt, aged twelve, a aon of Dr.
Jeorge A. Stewart, formerly of Horton, and now a
practicing pbrsh-fzn of Schenectady, took hydro-
^ntMchl ancr^bj-byradmoribhed, for some boy-
The nations! lancers of Button last night
voted to visit Charleston,??. C.. nnd Biehraond, V*.,
In February next. The plan is to leave Barton on
>*i binary I, returning Ftbniary, S, stopping, two
dsysfut'bstlostoitabdadsyaud a ball In Ittch
mond
A terrific explosion took place In the chem
ical laboratory of Toil???; college, Boston, yesterday,
of several lame sealed tubes tilled with pot sonosia
alkaloid, while at w temperature of JOT degrees
centigrade. Hie furnace was also blown to atoms,
one phav Jure miming assistaniPwliiier'sbead.
Under a decree of court appointing a receiver
for the Birhmond Whig, end ordering Its sale for
entire property w set iMk The bid was not accept*
*0, tut it will be reported to lb?? owurl far action.
Grorae McLaughlin. Richard White. Jacob
}Sm I??? ??? _
blanket rofe, aft??r they had fcwW th?? Urmt
??ume frn.i the pWta wall*, mokiof a hole thnwyti
India wapotin, November 30.???All tho train*
coining into tlio city this morning were crowd
ed. Several of the toads wore compelled to
run extra trains to accommodato tho people
who desired to como to tho capital to attend
tho funeral of tho vico president,
The doors were openod at 7 o'clock this
morning, and from th.at time up to uoon tho
crowd passed through aft tho rato of 75 a min
, ute, probably 25,000 persons viewing tho re
mains up to 1 o'clock. Mrsslfondricks remained
quietly at homo this morning, seeing but few
callers. A committee of ladies have elabor
ately draped the family resideuco with white
crape, finilax and flowers.
efCWATOft VOOBUKKB AMI VIM.
Shortly before noon Souator Yoorhoesand
party were admitted to the south entrance, and
the rcuator paused for a moment for a close in*
spcction of hfs friend. Ho went with roluo*
tanee. saying in a few moments that he pro*
frtred to remember Hendricks ns ho last knew
him, hut after viewing his remains ho expressed
(.urprise at their U/eliko appearance. "Der*
hai?? a little paler, but remarlubly lifelike,???
was his remark.
At midnight the sky is overcast, and tho
probabilities of rain tomorrow are stronger.
Tho hotels havo received largo additions, os*
reclnlly from points in Indiana and Illinois.
Kx-Prefidcnt Hayes has arrived. General
Sherman is expected early tomorrow morning.
. Fecit fanes Bayard, Whitney LamarandEndi*
cott, and Postmaster General Vilas left for Indi
anapolis, to attend the vico president???s fanersl,
on a special train over the Baltimore and Ohio
railway, qtl o'clock this afternoon.
Indianapolis, December 1.???The mortal
remains.of Thomas A. Hendricks, tho fifth
vice-president of the United States, to die
during'his term of office, were conveyed
to tho tomb today. Tho event was mado
memorable in many respects, by the presence
of a tremendous mm-ourse of peoplo from all
pfrtaofthe nation to witness tho simple rites
which preceded their Interment. Tb?? premgo
of inclement weather on tho day of bititmenil,
which was given yesterday, was veriflodonly
to the extent of o wintry laden sky nnd thick
atmosphere during the early hours, unusual to
this latitude. Tlu> heavy fog or tho preceding
afternoon still lurag over tho city
When day broke, but ns tho hours
wore on, lifted somewhat nnd became less im-
11 netiaide, some breath of tho heavens were
floated ovcu moro deeply In tho apiKwruuco of
tho city which witnessed the development
of his career. Its chief structures were hid-
den in their folds of Mack drapery, while to
ntiroly
upended. Tho clergy, without respect to
cf, jo.???ued in (If The hells of all
the i hurchcs tolled requiem, amt the. preHencn
of tho pcpularo iu tho column which followed
Ids funeral car, or stood as silent spectators of
the solemn spectacle, attracted by their fealty
to bis memory. ???
TUB INCOMING CROWDS.
Tho early morning trains on ull tho railways
brought delegations from tho national capital
and all the leading ottica of the union, together
with au Influx of people from all tho Interior
cities nnd hamlets of central Indiana and Illi
nois. Tho cabinet was represented hyficcrc.
duel, far
I've rworn* she shall bo mine. But never
mind???I???ll only shoot n button off your coat.
Well, here we are, and hero???s your pump in
tho courtyard, nr. natural ns life. I hope you
foretell a rwt dinner into the bargain, '
I'm ns hungry os a hunter.???
They entered the inn, which wnsan ancient
ninl foomy structure, ns clean as a bandbox, and
w ith nn atmosphere al>out it of mellow nlo and
old torylsm. They wore metby an elderly wait
er, with ,*i black dress coot nnd .a ruffled shirtj
Upon teeing Austen be bowed with a bland
cinile of recognition.
"Ah, Korkins," raid the latter, ???hero you aro
again nnd looking younger than over! llowis ui> . v ???
"i&sSf % oxpWGiou. if j
???Yt'U tho sort ??ew>, sir I was Srn, 0 |,???il???X, ???rtli. rit* wui affl!
quite east down, myself, air, ???ad an hindigos- - ??? >????????? ~ ???
tion for two days. Yes, sir, Mr. Ferguson
departed this life four months buck;and a very
genteel funeral, I assure you, Bir.???
"Jiy Jove! poor old Ferg.! And whoso got
the place now????
???Well, a very nice party, sir???a very genteel
party, indeed. I don???t know whether you 'ad
???is acquaintance sir? M r. Lamliort.???
"You don???t mean Jordan Lambert? The un
der master at the school? Jordan Lambert keep
nn inn! Homo other fellow, eh????
"No, sir; Mr. Jordan Lambert is tho party.
Kryrs give way awhile ago ; too much literary
happlication 1 presume; 'adn???fc no rcggilar
means of support, nnd when this hopportunlty
hoflered, why 'e stepped in. And a very good
landlord bo is, sir, ho aud Miss Lambert, be
tween 'em.???
"Mo!Mo Lambert, too 1 Well, this is n queer
world ! Why, Korkins -however, that???s neith
er lure nor there. My friend hero nml I nro
uncommonly *??? *??? "
nml wo wou
bert can give us a fow chops nnd steak, aud .a
bottle nr two of good claret.???
"Ccrt???nly, sir,??? said tho waiter briskly.
"This way, gentlemen, ploase. Chops, sir-
bit of soup to begin w ith???boiled potatoes???
slice of puddin??????buttle Volnny???littlo sherry?
Very good, sir; directly!??? Ko ushered them
into a pleasant, old-fashioned room, with
mahogany furniture upholstered with black
hair-cloth, and a coal tire in tho grate. Tho
room communicated, through a door on tho
left, with n mat bedchamber, where tho trav
elers proceeded to purify themselves from tho
dust of travel. "I suppose you nro already
ported about oil this???? suld Austen pleasantly,
when, having completed their toilets, they Bat
down in n couple of easy c hairs before tho fire.
"No; my recollection seems to bo suspended
at present,??? Lnnd replied; ???it was at about this
time that the knocking began."
"The knocking????
???Well, let it go nt that; it???sa notion of mine.
So this is your old school place, is it????
"My school place in more ways than one! I
don???t know that my old instructor would give
a very brilliant U???i??ort of ino; old I/unbcrt.
here, for Instance, used to ray that I could
neve r have spoken Latin, even if I???d been
born nt Rome at the time of Virgil. Jio had a
clever tongue in bis head, bad old Lambert;
he alee pi,??? and a tecond inscription underneath,
"ShelbyviUe mourns her distinguished son.???
Over a large painting of tho dead vice presi
dent, In the back part of the mansion, waa
flung a toft drapery of white Chinese alik, and
near it stood the splendid banner presented
during the recent national campaign, contain*
ing the faces of President Cleveland and tho
deceased.
During the morning the arrival of additional
floral designs caused a change in tho arrange
ment in the parlors. Tho emblem of tho
"Gates Ajar," from the Cook county democratic
club of Chicago, was placed nt the head of the
casket. Perhaps the moat thoughtful and
touching tributo waa a simple wreath from a
little village, Fultonhnm, Ohio, where Mr.
Hendricks was born. It was placed on tha
casket, and along side were cost the more bril
liant products or the whitchouso, received this
morning from Miss Cleveland.
TUB WIFK???S LAST LOOK.
At 0 a. m. Mrs. Hendricks entered the boom
for her last leave-taking, accompanied by her*
brother and Mrs. Morgan. Tho ordc.il wan
most trying, aud the dosolato woman seemed to
he utterly prostratod, clinging to the lost to tho
clay so soon to be hidden forever from her
view, and impressed with the placid life-liko
snnearajtco of tho dead, she desired to preserve
this last scene, snd, so late as It was, she sent
for n photographer to take a picture of tho
casket.
BO JINK TO TUB CHUBCII.
the pall-bcarera arrived.
; and the carriage for tho
gniuily and friends were marshalled before tho
door, and preparations were mado for tho final
removal or tho laxly. . . *
Tho officiating clergy, four in number,
Bishop Knickerbocker, of this diocese; Kcv.
Dr. Strhigfcllow. of Montgomery, Ala., tho
find rector of St Panl, and under whose minis
tration Mr. Hendricks joined tho church; Rev.
Dr. Fulton, of St. Louis, tho former roctor
of St Paul???s, and Rev. Dr. Jcnckes,
present rector, In their robes of office, met tho
remains nt tho main entrance of tho cathedral
on Illinois ntrect. Preceded by n guard of tho
Indinnopolls Light Infantry, tho body was
homo up tho central aisle; tho clergymen and
???ic members of tho really going in advance.
Bishop Knickerbocker raised tho opening
fcutcncc of tho burial service: "I am tho res-.
hi t ract ion and tho life.??? follow ed by Rev. Dr.
Stiingfcllownnd Dr. Fnlton, In their recitation
of tho other verses used for tho dead, until tha
casket had been carried and placod out
side tho chancol.
Tho interior decorations were plain
hut effective, consisting of the festooning of
i rope from tho central niches, the pulpit mo
tion und the clmnccl rnll having a drapery of
wliito and black intermingled.
On tho altar, inside tho chancel rail,
..lisa plain cross composed of white flowers,
contributed by tho ladies of tho parish, (hi
the other Hide of the altar was a slic.ifof white.
On the face of tho pulpit was a column of
[white roses, with purple flowers, nt one side,
forming a ladder. At its bu*??e was the iiiscrip-
Ion, ???Heptcmber lUth, lblil,??? and ut its top,
???November 20th, 1883.??? On tho summit of
tho column was perched a wliito dove
ring the Latin wntiiaont'tat magnl-
lari is." Th?? design was'thegift of
, of Cincinnati. In front of the
lectern was tho national shield, contributed by
Yvndoln club of Toledo. Thero designs
had n background of green, with red nnd blue
flowers, with tho exception of tho ecntral mon
ogram, compered of tne letters "T. A. II.??? in
p-iik, yellow und wliito rosebuds. Tho inte
rior of tho church and chancel was brilliantly
glitrd. Whllo tho casket hod
been placed hi front of tho chancel rnlh tho
supremo
tho Uiiltcil States was represented by Associate
Justices Matthews aud Dlatchnml. Tho
United States acirotc- was represented
Senator* Edmunds, Allison, Pugh, Harris,
tngor. Blair,Dolpb,Vost,B??ck, Camdon,Vnnoo,
Jones, Vocrhoca, Pnyno, Palm urn nil Harrison,
Tho Committee representing tho house of rep-
rci CDtatlves was composed of W. II. Morrison,
J. B. Blount, II. A. Herbert, W. H. Holman,
W.M. Springer, W.P. Hepburn, 8. B. Ward,
W. W. Phelps, J. J. Kleiner, Thomas Ryan and
1\ Dunn. The number of active ami ex-mc.m-
hers of. the lower house present, in addi
tion to those named was largo. Tho
- - K??
fold wn?? the chief representative of tho United
.Ex-President If ayes and Gen-
icnuan wore dbftmgulshod guests/
tho latter occompanlug tho delegation from .St.
THE CKOWDED STREETS.
humanity 171
i ??? [tot
*e??ageof the column, the windows of the
itiilncss blocks were tilled br occupants. The
rye rested on waiting multitudes which oc
cupied apparently every vantage point along
tho broad thoroughfare.
The courthouse, where the remains lay In
???fate until Monday evening, and the statehonso
aro tastefully draped. Legends are very few.
Ono business house on Washington street has
tho words, "I am free aft lost," the last words
of tho dead vico president. Portraits of the
deceased, shrouded in black, aro profuse.
One of tho central pointa of attraction for tho
vbdtlng multitude was the modest homo of tho
Uto vice-president on Tennessee street. A
plain,two-story brick structure, facing thestato
capitol building,now in process of construction.
Un the front door of the homo was block
rosettes, from which was pendant a atrip of
flack crepe, which constitutes the only oat-
ward emblem of mourning. On the street In
front of tho house gathered a large hot respect
able crowd, which grow In numbers os the
forenoon advanced. A detail of the polico
force and soldiery was able, however, to
keen the street dear in front
of too edifice, to enable the close friends and
relatives of Sirs. Hendricks, and tho members
of the respective committees to gain admis
sion to the grounds. *
in Tnr. nociK.
Emblems of mourning and memorial floral
designs were at hand everywhere. Oil por
traits of Mrs. snd Mr. Hendricks were almost
hidden in banks of flowers and trailing smilax.'
Upcn the mantel In the front parlor was an
el?? gnnt floral piece, emblematic of "Tho gates
Ajar,??? sent fn by the members of the Chinese
efars of the Presbyterian Bandar school. The
meftt notable representation of the designs In
flowers was that of tho tog cabin In which Mr.
Hendricks was born in Ohio. It stood at tho
head of bis coffin, snd was tho work of tho
ladies of Bhclbyville, where he hod formerly
lived. It was six feet In length and fanr fact
In height Its sides were composed of calla
lilies, white hyacinths, carnations and
roses, the roof was of English Ivy
and finilax, and a chimney of red and whits
carnations on one side of the minatnre struc
ture. In purple immortelles was t!ie intcrip-
IJon ???The hocus of my boyhood,??? snd beneath,
"flbelbyrllle.??? On the open door of the cabin
was pendant a black sable banner, bearing in
letters of gold, "God???s finger touched him and
o oinging of tlio hymn, "Lead Heavenly
J.iKlit,??? by tlio choir, the uudiciuv joining.
Rev. Dr. Jcnckcs, spooking from tho lectern,
delivered tho following address:
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things nro true,
nhatvoever thinks nro linnext, whatsoever thlngx
'an? ju*-t, whatsoever thing* are pure, whatsoever ???
Ilire Jove))', wIhiInocvcr thing
report, r *
mss, t
f iIlls In a momentous ocem-lou Hint n thrilling
scene. Who are gathered hero around the loved
rtinnins of him who lies Ufore us lit the quiet,
sublime dignity of what mo cul! death? Aro all
who shore tho Interest and bereavement a surging
mem of living sympathising humanity packed t*>
repletion iu the adjacent streets? 'A nation turn*
lt?? tearful eye* towards onr city, and counts tho
tleetlng time hr heart throb* while it reads tho
( licking of the lightning to learn tho succrwdro
Mages of our last fcoK-um tributo which tlio living
con ever pay to the great new and virtues and men
??? sot ana be
ipjrond us nml nlxive
' \e flesh pel
iblage of"
wo could only m 1th the eyes of tlio flesh peuetrato
the.veil, there Is a still yaster as#ml *
.... VI
i.li'l itn-liMigcln und ....
heaven," who desire to look Into tho
human redemption, and rejoice over PP
of tho redeemed foul, und at such a time
hen the gates pcrefmiuv are Still ajar
"angola,
???any or
, . ??terics of
Ice over the triumph
- -r life.
common plaint, to (
???t
In better, far better that mo let our lllti%trioi?? ??????>vuu.
on whose account wo are gathered hereto Imparl
h:Mi iiikUiu???tlon* as Ids lire and hU death supply;
-while we, with Mien breath and In rapt attention,
stand about bisblar, and to this task wo addrcwi
ourselves, foregoing all personal allurion, for thero
are Mich ollusionii, many aud tender and romollnjr .
to the concrete Incident* fn his social ana ,
religious, in his private, nt distinguish from
ia. jiuMlc l(S. III. youth hint
. imlir.c-Imotirorthe!"tour Imi'l. In.u
atfloining county, aorne fifty years ago, this tutci-
??? .. o.ofteu spent by thoughtless
^ * or??! study, ho
age begun. The days so olbeii i
bora In poMtkp .WWlWU
With energy and application dr
r __. m ??. JBSjWzro- .
with energy and application devoted to the acquisi
tion of mend I no*, permanent knowledge, layinf
w ith palnMakingearnoturMi and perseverance ami
real Out foundation* of that sturdy, Indomitable
character whidi, iu later Uft*. carried him to lira
proud pen node of exalted *ucce*??; and with such
teaching, the lode of our day should not shrink
from the dally hok or common schools, nor tho
sterner studies of the university. Thus ho pro
claims .from his coflln: "Whatsoever thy hand
findi Ui to do, do It with thy might, ami work wliito
ft is caikrd today, for soon night cometh, wherin no
man can work.???
Tho years of his early manhood were yearn of
trial and comparative privation, the common lot
who, apart
from
... adage that "West-
c takes It* Kay.??? To such
_ ???ripUnc, growth, develop-
e sturdy men who were hi* oo
tid?? of p
nature, and*
spirits resistance u
incut, and with the s .
laborers in tho aggras-ive work curved out in tho
wfiderm?* of the great anduMMimi* ondhapp
lOlth, the work or their own minis
?????? alter them, and wo are
bile occupied with tho
ter-bullding, ire was an honest,
y young man, who scorned to do a
rtby action and taught hia fellow* to:
1 tfic restraining Influence of moral
mind and a warm heart
active, earnest, prom-
hb Mato and wintry; as
ta-ftil advocate, n* a palmtiUin*
legislator, both helping to build
'"hrtate and fb adjust it to
of the whole people, an??I
SSnRkwQB&SaWJS
manager of the j utlic lauded interests **t the coun
try; as the rcomd officerin the adml deration of
ihU great nation, be was, every " here nml always,
the ??amc able, conservative, comd/dent
end COOK M&doO COflffW whfchhc early lUu-1 r*u
aboe: