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the weekxt constitution. Atlanta, ga- tuesmy November. W ,im
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AN OLD FASHIONED WEDDING.
.'SayiHoU toher mother, 'I long to fat m*r«
Hali
And I would i«t mottled It I knew the weji
It mokeo min oortr to mo myself ilnxlo.
And marriage to pretty I'vo taeud people osyi"
Eomehow tbio old ditty rings In my esra and It
twin go beck to my mind e grand wedding I niton I-
cd, no setter bow many yean ago. It waa a piny
wocdo wedding, and It waa just such none as those
tough and teeny old fatmen ate wont to glee when
celebrating the marriage ol a favorite daughter to
fitane fit voted tailor. It waa In Noreatber, happy
month, when summer toll la over and the winter
trollca begin,
The groom prospective waa a youth of few ac
complishments, but lota cf fun In his make up.
Thla young man had oourted the woman of hie
choice for a whole year. They had met at a party
the winter before, danced together, tuned a little
and finally got so color-blind that they ooutd aee
but one oblect In the whole srorld that waa bean
turn and good, or course there were rival lovers,
me In the silver tkyed spring end the golden sunt
met they had had their little tlffis and thelf little
jnake-nva, each tl If making each nuke-op doubly
sweet, Through that long, dreary autumn hla
hitch pony bad been tied to the old redoak In
front of the gate dearly every Sunday evening,
and every now and thou Wednesday evening
trould find htm them.
Oh! how aweet Is love. What a barren aabara 0
g Soul must Inhabit the man whoso heart's deepest
well springs were never stirred by the angel touch
of love. A man forgets hia follies when his silly
layings are sancilfied by tho touch of .lovo. The
ran riiet In a silver mist and sola in a sot of gold,
The|unlutored splrltgrews gentle and theuntutored
touch ta tender wnen love's caresMs time the
heart oeats. Thus the lore of this simple pair
deepened Into the divinity of marriage. Drawn
togothtrby an Irresistible magnetism, the two
channels sweetly stole beueath the myrtle boughs
and united lu one deep and uulathomablo chan-
JHL True, they knew of ripples, eddies and
counter currents, but as wall they knew whither
tho one broad current must teud.
The ikies were of a deep, deep bloc, liko the lm,
measurable depths ot the eye of an Innocent child
and the tun dropped down toward tho horizon
wltomany a gooa smile on hla ruddy face. The
tall pine trees sighed softly, and their hranoho
Stirred, and drooping low, whlsporod aboncdlctton
Blrde, whoso summer songs wore hashed, broke
fbrth afresh as the young man rode slowly along
toward thehomeof hlatetroihad. The old wooden
bridge waa reached and the young man paused an
Instant to catch the low murmur of the waters aa
they rippled with a holy mirth. Out ol hla rovery
the young man wee startled by a clatter at the top
of the hill beyond, and down tho wludlog road a
cavalcade of country lads came galloping to moot
him. That was one of their customs, and srith
pouch nolto and Jollity they greeted tho groom.
In a fow mlnut, a tho column had formed,with tho
groom and hla best man In front, and It wu''whoop I
ail awayl" As tbe breast of tbe bill was reached'
the ran Hashed forth a parting smllo of gladness
and went down behind too treo clad ridges far
array. A turn lu tbo retd, and theoia long avenue
between walla of trees, and tight merrily clattered
tbe hoof beats as tho tuppy party continued at a
hard gallop. Suddenly a sharp tarn brought the
hataemen in view or the venerable homestead, old
and gray, when the venerable master, old and
gray, had bred half a dozen stalwart sons and sev
er al blooming daughters, one of whom sras now
blushing red aa she slyly peeped from a window to
aee If her lover waa there.
It was one of tbolr quaint old superstitions that
tbs bride moat not aaa the groom as ho came down
tbe road, and ao, the.leughlug bridesmaids pulled
and tugged at tbo poor, helpleas bride until they
got her away from tho window. In tho broad
plana were fluttering skirts and laugnlng faces,
fpr maid and matron Joined with an equal east
Into tbo merry making. One enjoyed tho pleeanre
of a put scene ao aweet to her memory, another
anticipated a future scene ao aweet to contemplate.
Bogged man wltu long beards and griaalad looks
Stood about the gate to welcome tho young men,
and all around and about were facet-glad, eager
faces; happv, hopeful laooa; grave and manly
fhcee; focea with motherly wrinkles, faces with
the pink and while of girlhood on their sort
lean see the groom as ho dismounts with a
spring, putt hla bauds lu bis pockejs, takes them
out again, puts them In again, ohangca hla
tect, scratches hla head and spits. Ahl those
mocking fkecs, then Joking faces, these By
and winking faro*, thorn droll sug
gestive fkcea. Inside the gate ho la walking with
n ftlend, Uta dear old friend to whom he confided
all bis troubles end trlale of courtahlp, at hlasldo.
Dp thositps, across the plans where black eyes,
bluo and gray are gating at him from two aoltd
walla ol laces. Through tho ball andUun-shall
we rollon biro?
Bho la there. Be needs no piloting. Inarinetlvo.
ly ho kaowa where aha la. Beside her ho ta stated.
There art those cruel bridesmaids and those In-
qalaltlve attendants, those awkward companions:
everything la embarrassing, and— Oh, if ttsrns
not ihr-there 11 Uka to hart told lt-U U wen
not for her, he would like to bo deed, And tho
tender little heart ao near him, growing nearer
and nearer aa the gold an ran goat speeding
through tha hour-glass: ao true, ao tender, ao lov
ing. How It beau l Ula the ticking of a watch.
Can yon hear lit She Imagines you can hoar It,
and the thought drlvse the warm blood upward,
and tha cheek grows as red as tha sunset akloa,
and tha snowy nook Is bathed. In dyes as soft, as
bright, as a summer dawn.
Beat on, happy heart. Flutter Ilka toms wild
bird toward your rightful nest. Tho cage Is wait
ing; and loon thou ahalt find thy home. “All la
ready," whispers a messenger, and then tbaro la
ranch fixing, much brnshlngtn a shy way and
much smoothing out and much shuffling of feet,
and then tho party start on that long and perilous
Journey. They am going to bo married under the
Old apple tree In too snowy white yam. Wtat
need for wltneam? Do not tbo bright and solemn
start gut toltly dossn from the distant depths of
heaven, beaming benlaona on tha happy fulfill
ment of gullcleni love? What need of brldeeeields?
Bard by am the vartooolomd bed of sweet chrys
anthemums, bolding high their pretty heads with
an admiring pride end happy acquiescence.
Ills down the broad sups and half across the
yard, and under tha old apple tree stands a good-
fhced man, whose heart Is as honest and true as his
brow Is brand and brown. The twinkling light of
candles and lamps suit ran the aceoe. spreading n
kind cl glory on the golden head of tho fair young
bride. The shining treama Intertwined with chrys
anthemums end late-blooming rosea. Orange
blossoms? No; to forced growth of tho hothouse.
Amy thing Is simp's and natural, aa It should be.
And now tho sturdy groom foots a tingling
In hla kneea nnfelt before, end
tiers It not for tha reassuring clasp
a sort white hand, he might stampede even
MW. Ha gazes at the garroa and wonders what
next fibs gazes tar beyond tha preacher, raring
Sba east she looks far down to wham the dimly
outlined horizon marks where sky and forest
meet.
Fbt Mcsea, when hla eyes were supernatural y.
brightened, gazing from the topmost crass of Pit-
gab, looked upon a fairer land of promise than she,
B.yond the horlz n. stretching away Into a bliss-
fU land, where dowers of hope hug heavy with
tho heart diaUUtd dews of love. A land where
antsmar rings and never dies. A land of pure do-
light, whan even tho lazily drifting clouds were
all man colored. Waere birds slue tongs of lore
by brooks tost murmur words of atfouttoet, and
gefieeted fondly tho sunlight's radiant tlencei.
•Wilt toon lake thla mao— Tost she
would take him, ding to htm, Iran htm, lorablzf,
•aslong aa you both shall Use." Xo doubling
never after. Bren HtUe been, ao true and ten
der: Cease Battering pretty bird thy nest Is found.
Beth n hand tasking, such a "gireyoo joying," ,
arch a elsmor of congtetulelfdBS, inch an brands-
tion of good wishes, shoh an overflow of merri
ment. Inside tho room once more; the poor
stubbed and bewildered yonng groom Is only
brought to consciousness by the touch of ruby Up*s
tbe great seel of lbs holy bond of wedded lore.
Then he begins to like It, be mutklsa tho brido-
malde, and like a drunken bee, each rap Increase!
bis Ihint, and he kisses bis wife’s cousins
and their. aunts and the hrldemsld'a
couilna end their aunts kisses the old mother, and
la doubtful If ho ought cot to kiss the old man too,
Ho Is only brought to a standstill when the young
fellow who used to cause him such pangs of Jesl
cosy, smacks hla pretty wife.
"Ring around tha merry pole" and other ihop
along, skip along and walk along alowaqrt of
gamta are going on outside, but they ell ceate
when the bugle call ol "Dinner” la Bounded by the
chief mlitrem of ceremonies. Of course, the bride-
groom, brldetmilda and groomsmen, candle bear
era, etc., most hare tha places of honor. The
parson has a distinguished position by the
tide of the greyheaded master at th<
othtrB end of three llong, long tables
Reverently the heeds erehosred while thoold mas
asks a blessing. Hehasnos aaked a Messing srith
inch hearty lervor lu many e long day. There Is
a prayerful ring In hla solemn votco thst is clou
skin to sublimity.
prayer with a broader meaning than those with
tied Ups could ever pronounce.
Dinner l Yen have dined at the Kimball, per
haps yon have dined at Delmonlco'n Ho w do I
kaow where you have dined? One thing I know,
you never ate a dinner served with a heartier not
MtaJlly or seasoned with more generous good fob
lowahlp than waa eaten there. The turkey had
gobbled In the great swamp five miles away
that morning at daybreak, and was Ribblod
that night by the merry banqueters at a wedding
feast. Tho pigs were Juicy and brotva, and the
potatoes were sugar sweet. Tho biscuits had dim
ples that might, haro boon made by tho dimpled
hands of the bride, and the frosting on tho eakes
glistened like silver In Utc candle light. It was
all good, The people were good, end there were
good tunes. The groom hardly knew whether
sipping nectar or feeding on corn bread. It mat
tered little to blm, and to this day ho could not
tell whet be ate for dinner then. The bndo had ■
a poor appetite. Slio was forgetting lhatlihejwss
eating her Jast meal as a member or tho dear homo
circle. Took down happy stars, nod your heads
sweet chrysanthemums. Breathe sweet and low
your right of loro sweet breath of eren. Ho Hast
and most blest! Love Is Intoxicated with Joy and
iTquTted aflecllon hti gono mad wlthhappluoss.
A FAMOUS LAND-SLIP, ...
In one corner of the canton Sshwcltz 1 'are
tbo lakes Wellenefadt, Bog and Loweriz. Near
the last Is a mountain called the Right, and a
smaller one tbe Kosibt rjr. The latter la composed
of rirataof freestone, puddlngstone-a conglomer
ation of« arse sandstone with slUclous pebbles,
Hints, eta, and clay with frequent blocks of gran-
lie In tbe lower part, O t tbe second ot December,
lS0C,a large portion of lb s mountain, a mass about
th&usand foot In width, a hundred foot
drpth . and noarly three miles
length, slipped Into tho valley
below. It was not merely Hie summit or a pro
jecting cralg which fill, but au outtro bed of
Simla extending from tbo top to noarly tho bot
tom. A long continuation ot heavy rains had
softened tho strata or clay which sloped down-
wards; and so the mass was let free, and slippod
Into tbo valley, a chare ol stones, earth, clay, and
elayry mud. For hours ’.before tho catastrophe
there htd keen signs of items convulsions an.
preaching. Early In tha mocnlng, and at Inter-
vail during the day. tbit) wore nolsoa as If ih 0
mountain were in tbo throes of rerno great pans, to
that It seemed to ramble srith fear, ao much so
that tho ttoraltore shook In tha homos of the »it.
laics of Aith [and iBb JAcn. About two o’oloak
a stmentltiouCfarmer,-: who Jdwolt high uT'Tuu
n^Sutaffi, 1 hearing kfnd of*oreoklln?
noise* end thinking It WM the Work ot some do-
m on. ran dossn to Artb to fetch tho priori to ora?.
else tbe evil spirit,. There were now openings in*
the turf, and atones were ejected In a rcwjina’an-
55T In the hamlet of 0nler Bolhon, at the footS?
the mountain, a man waa dlggtng in hit garden,
s, ben he found btsapedo ttruit bank outortho
reirandtbo earth sported op Uko waterfrotoT
loiintsln- AI thedeyadvanced, tha cricksluiuT
ironed became larger, portlousof rock fcll;«nrlbn
began to Bow, and frightened birds took wing lu
confusion, uttering discordant screams
About five o'olock tbe vast mats or ma'criai set
loose began to move. At nut the movemout-im
flow, end there srere repeated pauses. An old man '
flufrgat hlsdoor smoking his plpa w»s|toldby7»
neighbor that tbo mountain waa falling,Tno
uioiight there was Plenty of timo, and wonuindoarj,
toimMaplr® , ** , n,bot hla neighbor ran 'doni
tho valley, falling repcatodly by reason of; (tha
agitation ot tho ground, andltsc sped With dimcuT -
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VANCK AND TOE HIROUS.
knowing that the child wu not dead, but had' I
fallen Aclcep. Aa Mon m »he awoke, *he began to, I _____
cry and ccmplatn. Tno church hen now wont I The North Caroltun hem,tor’s iBpaa-oh Attar
again for prsyera; and Frances heard alio the | th . Clown Drammed np the Crowd.
(Irwbcn ho lookodback to tho villa**, thoToTl
man’s hooso had) disappeared. lu tho spawTol
SnSuTihreo mloutes, the vast mass, siparaled info
5io portions, had descended three miles, sweeping
everything before it. Tbe smaller portion took,
course towards tha foot of tho Right, destroying
the hamlet* of Spliahnhl, Obor and Untar Roman,
Its velocltylwaa such as to carry enormoa! frag
ments to a greet height up the opposite mountain.
A peaiznt who rarvlvsd tho calamity was eugagM
in cutting down a tree near hla house, whan a
noire like thunder arrested hla attention; ho felt
tho ground tremble under hie foot, and ho-was.
Immediately thrown down by a current of air.
Retaining hla presence or mind, n dreadful scene
presented Itself; tho tree ho had been cutting'
down, hla how* and every familiar object had die.
appeared, and an immense cloud ot dust envoi i
oped
The rein efibeted by the descent of tbo largo r
portion waa more terrible. It.took the direction
of tha lake of lowarts. Among) Its first vleilms
were nine persona belonging to a party which had
come from Berne to climb to tht top of the Right,
Res Idea thovlllaga of Ooldan.the adjacent Tillage a
or Boulngan and llotalocb, and threo-foartbs of
tbs village of Luwerta, were overwhelms d.
But the destruction did not atop here. Tha
larger of tha tsro portions filled up 1 nearly ouo
fourth of tha taka of Lowerts. Tho body of water
thus dlsplactd formed a ware which swept orer
the little Island of Bchwanau la the laka, rising to
tno height ofrercaty feet, besides doing a good
deal of mlscblr f along tbo shore, especially to tho
village oftSeewen.
By this dlisatcr nearly five hundred persona
lost their; Urea, and damage was dona to the
amount of one hundred and twenty thousand
pounds Of alt tie Inhabitants, about twenty
were taken allre from tbo ruins Two out of a
famllyoraareowereatredas by s miracle. At
she moment of'the catastrophe tho fstherwas
standing at Ms own door with Ms wlfo and throw
children. Seeing tho mass rolling towards htm,
heeanghtup two of the children, bidding his
wife Ibllow him with tire third. Instead of doing
so, however, she tamed bask Into tha Iron, to
fetch tha ramalntng child. Marianne, and France,
tiricb, the servant-maid. Frances seised tho
little girt by the hand, and sras leading htr out,
when the borne, which wu of Umber, seemed to
ho ton from Its foundations, end lo turn over and
over like a Mil, so that tbo wu tomeUmu on her
head and sometimes on her feet. .1 storm of duet
trade the aey dark u night Tha violenoe of tha
ihcck separated her from the child, and aha hung
head downwaida. She was squeezed and bruised
a toed deal, and her face wu much cut and very
painful. A tut some lime ure released bee right
hand, and wiped the blood from
her fate, fiha then beard Marianne
grcanlna sod calling "Francci, Frances: ’
Tbe child said that she sras lying on her hack
among >tenet and bathes, unable to rise: that her
hand, were at liberty, and that the could see the
day Ilaht and the green fie Ms. h'totem he 1 Imag
Iced that they ware burled a great depth under
ground, and thought that the lari day wu earns.
After remalnbigin this state tome hoars. 1 ranees
hesrd a hell, which she knew to tw that of Ure
village chnrcb of fitsloeo, calling Ure survivors
lo prayer. Tbs HUlo girl wu now crying
bitterly from us in aod hunger, and tha ser
vant maid tiled In vain to comfort her From
asetr eahausitoa. however, the cry be
es ure wester, and then ceased entirely. Mean
while, Frances herself wu lu a moat palufol post-
lira, hanging with her bead downwards, tnral-
rped In Ure liquid clay, and cold almost biyood
euderance. By peisevtrlns In her effuu, she at
Itogth gel her kgs free, and so obtained penis!
relief. A tlltace of soma hears followed. Woe-r
the derh boors of that lareible night had passed
and morning canto, the had tha sallefacBon of
video of her muter makiog lamentations over hla
loss. He Ired succeeded In neaping and rescuing
the two children be bad with him. tbonrhoeo
wufor n time partly burled in tho fringe or tbo
landslip. Seeking for tho other numbers of hlk
family, ho had found tho llfblesi body ot his wife
with tho child abe bad taken In her arms, at a
distance of more than, quarter of smile from
where hla hottao baditoed. All of her that wu
visible was one ol her feet. While dieting out her
body,he heard tbo crleaof little Marianna. The child
was at once dlrentcrred from her llviog grave, and
though eneofherlegswu broken, Named mere
anxious for the release ot France* than for her
own comfort. Tho maid wusoon extrloaled, but
she wta braked and woundod lu n frightful man.
ner. For a long time her recovery wu very doubt
ful. Rven a ter she was out of danger, she wu
unahlo to bear tho light, and wm for n leug.bonod
I erlcd subject to convulsion, and seasons of ex
treme feu and tenor.
ABSOLUM AND HIS CHICKENS.
Be waa looking for a “Cinsannater” paper.
Several lay on tho table, right under hlaeyoa, IK
he teemed unablo to see them.
D'yon over know n feller by tho namo o"
Smith? ’ ho suddenly inquired, with his right rora-
finger on tha picture of a Shanghai rooster. "Abso-:
turn Smith wu bis frill entitlements, hut er'ybody-
Called him Ab for ehort. Ho Uvea down hero In
reu'weri Ooorgy. Ho wu a hummer on chickens.
He had a chicken farm, biggest thing o' the kind
luOcorgy. Ho never mado much money, though,
'cauie tho cholcry had a way o' whackin' the 11(0
out o’ hk chicken. Jest 'flno they wu ripe for mu
ket. Ho beat tno world on 'aperimonta, an'aomr
o' ’em had the meat 'eprlsln' results aver you
heud tell of.”
'Ah nad a notion,” continued tho fellow, "that
ho could gll op somo sort o' new ftsogled rowels by
saltin' a hen on a duck egg. He tried U, but It wu
a now'ffll long tlmo 'fore tha hen got dona Kttla'.
1 dliremomhcr'zactly how long 'twu, hut It wu
nigh onto fenr months. When she did gltdono
there come out o' the egg a fowel that wu ohlckan
eu ana side an' duck on t'other."
Wbat became of the monstrosity?" leaked, ex
hibiting feeble interest.
Why," he replied, "when Use ft>wel wu three/
weeks old Ure dues part was bigger than tha ohlrik
enpart. One day tho two para had n fight. Tha’
duck part wanted to go an’ swim In a pond o' water
an’the chicken part didn't Tbo duok part bein'
blggf r, pulled the ebleken part into tbo pond an'
drowndedlt I do'know what become o'Ibo duok
pen."
'Ab had a common Ooorgy rooalor," continued
Ure fellow, "that wu n cui’oatty. It had three
lege. Ab'lowed he'd try a'sperimeat with It. Ho
got n dozen eggs, put 'em In a naet, an’ tied tho
root tar dosniovor 'em. In atwt font weeks the
twelve eggs wu twolvo roosters, an' I'Uboercr
listin'!? bosmoodied If they didn't ev’y one o’ 'em
have three lega. They wu the moat cut’ous towols
ever I law.”
“Did Ao try any other experiments?" 1 used.
"Ob.iea,” wu the reply, "he beat the world on
'sperlmenta. He had an old hen that wu always
wantin’lout on sweet pouters. Bha’d leave a.
test o’egga any day In Uio wuk to actons wool
potatera. Ab got tired o' puttin' up srith hoe fool-
lsbnere, an’ so one day In Jen’ry he pat her to set-
tin' on two doien sweet pouters. Long about Uio
middle o’May, AD went an* looked at bar, Bho
wu way np In tbe alt, about n toot an’. an shall
from Ure ground. She'd hatched a tremonjoat
lot o' vlnuontot tho arrant ponton, an' tbeyd
pushed bar up. Thty wasn't tech vary big vinot,
sort o' slips, you know. Abglvo 'em, away tohls
neighbors, 'cause ha wu 'frald If ha planted 'em
blsieir, they'd ecus np eMckena.”
"Bay, my frtand,” I Inquired, "from what part of
tho world an you?” •
"I’m from down bora In aoa'wut Georgy," ho
replied.
"Are there many more there Uko your'
"A right smart contlder'blo lot o' cm."
"Are Urey acquainted with AM"
■ Bey," bo said, not replying to tho qnuUon
'•there's one o' Ab'a 'eperimanU I wu shoot lo tor-
lit. TherawualMlornp hero in Atlanta, trail
read toller, that nad a ohlckan farm. Ho
heard o’ Ab, an* lent htm an egg ho arid
coma from China. Ab put a hen to uttln’ on
It, bat she couldn't batch It. Then he tried an
other, an'another, an' another, until he'd tried
all the hens lm bad but one. Tut last hen wu
forty four years old. Blu'd peered through tho
wu, an' had boon hnntad 'round by nouly ov'y
•older lu Sherman's army. Bho srea tough. She
wu acddaat’ly shot In tho head with a musket
once, but It didn’t phuo her. I olsremember
’zactly, but tl items to me I heard ehewu Inn
hern, once, that wu horned down. Sire coma ont
Juat a little bit scorched. Oh, ahowu tougher'n
aillght’ood knot. When she uw that egg ids shook
her bead, an' ruffled trerlaatiren. Sba meant bus
iness, She rethrew If down Milan* got ready to
stay. There’s no loUIn' bow much oaroastnwssho
put Into ttatseula’. Sbt did her doty,an’ don’t yoj
rcrsll it. She set on that egg sU mouths, an’ then
she £ot up an' cackled. Bat'd hetctfl l out a luck
ll "Whatl" I exclaimed, "she hatched outaloik
tod kaV'
'course shodd," heroplled, "she'd bee l soul z'
cb.an’r"" * '
k outr'
Life's Bright Side.
Bam Johnaoa once mid tha ability to look at
the bright aide of ltfewu worth to any man u
reach as the addition to hla salary of ooo hun
dred pounds n year, and whan ho wrote that
sum meant n grant deal. It la aa true today as
thra. Botmanyofthoaowhoarelntbopoi-
r■ ■ ton of n blua horoacepe Sod It difficult (o
change the coidr of the land leaps before them
se veral of the kttera written by patloatf of
Doctors Starkey & Paten say that tho nso of
C-mponud Oxygen haa enabled them t> am
e ery thing clearly. Melancholy la zone; the
disposition to be moroaa and dlasgrteabla has
acnobowvanished: and“lfeelllkeslngtn»all
the time," and "Ican iklpand ran likes child "
are aareplea of tha erpreadons of tbe dispoo -
tion now. Dyspepsia wu what was tha muter
With moat of throe patimts, aai a Uotla ilmsly
trMtmeat elimlcatad that dts’arb’r, and
esoiad Ufa to be area la an an trely dllforen’.
light. If yor would Ilka to underatanl Com
pound Oxygen—itamodoof action and rmu'tx
—address Drs hrAtKgv ft Paluv, 1W9 Ares I
street, Philadelphia, and yon will have mel'eh
to yon free n volumo of newly 20Q paged
which afford very letorcrilne reading,
AU for *Maa« BartM Tab,**" gqav/ tlaa,
Washington Bpeclai lo Baltimore American.
It la rarely thst a circus nnd a United States
renatorrnn up agslost each other, hot raoba
thing occurred down In North Carolina a day or
re before election. It happened that one ol
tbe imall road ctruisea of tbo south struck
Wiikeshorouih, Wilkes county, N. a, ouo
day, and found, to the horror of
tho manager, that tho town had been bUlod for a
grand democratic mtia-iqecting, with Senator Hot.
nlon B. Vaneo u the treat attraction. Tbo circus
had had a hard rammer, and'tha ^proprietor
thought when It reached Its native heath, In North
Carolina, it would strike It rich. But thoprop’te*
torn as nearly panic stricken when ha saw the flu-
Ingdemreraiiepoateraand heard tub people talk-
lug about the treat antl'OlvII service senator, who
bad more relatives In positions under the Untied
states government then an the other eenators put
together. After thinking over the matter for a
long time, tbe proprietor concluded lo go ate Sena
tor Vaneo, and am If n combination ol tha two
ibowa could not ho mode. Bo he called on the
tenator, and found Mm—u everybody else has—
gnod natmed. Jolly and pleasant Tho proprietor
mentioned bk/bars lo Uio senator, and Mid that ho
feared the opposition.
“Yea." replied Senator Vance, oandldly, "I am
something of a circus myself, erocctally as I give a
tree show, and I am afraid I wlU hurt your basi
nets."
"Then, don’t yon think It would be or great ben
efit to us both It yon vronld address tbo orowd from
the circus ring under my tent and on tne top or the
Uoa'aceger’
Eenatci Vance thought for a llttlo while and then
cor eluded that It would be a good Joke, and ao he
consented. The proprietor ol the circus c wcluded
lo ont the price of admission down to twenty five
cents, so every ouo oonld come.
Jost before the show began, and a great crowd
had collected about tho door, Benator Vance made
Ms way toward, tho entrance, but before he got
therehowusomswbatstartled to aeo the down
mooutedou a chair outside tho door tad hear him
exclaim:
Btcp this way, ladles and gcuttomral Here is
tho greatest show on tho fteo of tho giobe. Not
only Is tbo showTu ltsolf a whole contloaut of won
der and an aggregation of latent novot before col
lected together under ono t
oneatage. but lljwesentz
Mura Bum right
Obtbeafrsld. The
ttys hti micaa. aa I .remarked, we
have an attraction touleht which
eclipse, all tho sronders of heaven
and sink. Into utter oblivion au the franks ol
sarth. q biz gnat nature, ladles and gontlsmon,
Is a real, live United Stales senator, who will ad
dicts tho crowd from the top ot tbe llon'aoago.
Stop right uo, ladles and gentlemen. Tickets
only 26 cent,. Wo havo reduced tha prloe one-
half, ao all can zoo aod bear tha great antlolrll
service reform aanttor. Zebaion U. Vaneo. Stop
upl Step up! and don’t bo bashful.”
The senator thought bo had bettor go In before
ha hoara toy more, and ho did. Tha olown Kill
continued Ma harangue, and wu Ibo moane of fill-
isg the b ut. After Use regular show the ltM'a
czgo wm drawn out Into the Hug. A atopladdor
wu placed beside It, and three chairs were placed
on lop. Thou Senator Vanoe mounted this rostrum
and Censored hla speech. It was a great suooeM.
The people were delighted. When the rent lor
became prosy the Uons In the cage below grew
somopbatrcsilvo, and claimed the attention of
IboaudloDoe-at lout of the spot where tho aeon
lora?Gke. Itlabutjuit to add that tho dgMh
district, la whioh WUkosoorou gh la altuattd, wont
dtmocrstlo. and It la all said to Mowing to Hams
ter Vance and the circus.
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