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HE CONSTITUTION.
VOL. XVIII.
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 1 1885
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
"DOING BETTER.”
A LOG CABIN TRAGEDY.
A Story by B. P, Roe, Author c( "Opening a Chestnut Burr," "Barriers Burned
Away," "A Knight of the Nineteenth Century,” Etc., Etc.
[Copyrighted 1885, by 6. 8. McClure. All Rights Reserved.]
TART I.
"You lay you love me.”
"Ien’t that laying a great dealt"
"Well, I euppoie the aame thing hai been
Dlid to a good many other girls before my day.
In fact others have said as much to me and
they didn’t take away my breath. I know
We've been keeping company a long time, and
I like you the best of my beaux, but I don’t
Bee much uie of talking about love when peo
ple are situated as we are.’’
The latter speaker was a handsome girl of
St certain type. She had coal black eyes that
it critic of feminine beauty might regard as a
trifle near together, and they looked upon her
companion not unkindly. There was an ab
sence, however, of the gentle ardor and eager
hope that gave animation to hie expression.
Indeed, his whole appearance was in marked
Contrast to her’a. 01 German descent, he had
many characteristics of his race. He was a
tall, broadahoulderod, large-limbed young fel
low, with tawny hair and beard, and his full
blue eyes indicated a sanguine and emotional
Stature. Her dark beauty had enchained him
Utterly; the very coolness of her self-poised
Spirit combined with the freedom she permit
ted in his lover-like attentions had incited
him to press hia suit to a promise of speedy
marriage. She had accepted his preference
With pleasure and cot a little pride, for Stein
Welden was a fine looking youth of good.
Steady habits. His downright wooing and
•rdent glances quickened her pulse and gave
a sense of power of which she was not con
scious in the society of the other young men
of the western village. But she had never
forgotten—she did not forget now when under
the shadow of the tree at which she had kept
her tryst, and he passed his arm around her
unrebuked—that Bteln was poor, and that his
big atrong hands were about all the capital he
possessed. Her worldly-wise mother, the wife
of a small farmer, had often told her that she
might "do better," and. the girl had not been
unmindful of tho suggestion. Her chance to
do bettor and at tho same time please her
had hot yet presented itaoll; meanwhile
a su:,or like Stein who clasped her unresist-
came out to note Stein's progress ami they
were astonished at the wonders ho had
wrought. Annette observed one other thing
also—that her lover was growing rugged ana
unkempt, “a wild man of the woods," as she
half-coniciously phrased it in her mind.
He made few visits to the village. Time
was too valuable to him, and ho would not
spend money on clothing that might have
made him more presentable. In his honest,
loving heart he believed that vigorous strokes
of the ax would do more to secure tho girl
and happiness than aid from barber and tailor.
She had told him that she could see the smoke
of hia fires by day and the ruddy rcflectod
glow by night, and he had replied that these
must be the symbols of the steady flame in his
heart and must keep the fire burning in hers.
By fall soveral acres had been cleared, and
there he began to construct the cabin which
he had been planning for months. Now his
money came in play, for h.e employed the
cervices of a skillful backwoodsman who had
aided many a settler in building his primitive
home. The logs were cut, squared and fittod
together with a nicety rarely seen, for love
end strength united in the task. The interior
was partitioned Into two apartments and the
kitchen fireplace made wide end ample for the
kindling of the alter-llame of home.
"The roof shall bo a shelter in truth," said
Slein to his helper. "We'll make every
shingle with our own hands from the clearest
grained pine, and they shall taper so nicsly
and evenly that never a drop of rain or flake
of snow shall find entrance.’*
And so the cabin was built and Stein spent
much of the long winter In furnishing the in
terior, adding such touches of grace and con
venience as his rude skill permitted. A lum
bermen took the great "sticks” he had pro-
B ared at a fair price and he was happy in the
lought that he had accomplished his part of
the contract and was approaching the reward
of his labors.
He now oftener visited Annette who treated
him much as sho had in tho past, yet made
him happy by praising the results ol his work.
Her inward thought was:
“Oh, bow big, red and uncouth he has bo-
come! He docs not look halfso nice as when
he worked in the grocery store.”
Mother Warwick was polite, but cool, and
farmer Warwick took everything as a matter
of courao in his quiet, stolid way. Stein also
took everything as a matter of course in his
honest way and time was passing, bringing on
the hour of happiness.
When the winter was waning a stranger ap
peared in EdgevHlpi He soon became general-
lag, yet unyielding form was an-agrooablo- «pousana col ors witn me p’«n who urn tne
possets ion—one Which, in ths(zntUsr rfigjpto 1 prestige. - *9***1*
possession-
settlement
. ..e, iisr' VecclVcii a Ts;r caurati.-:. o', tho
pabliSTchools. His appearance and prenms
history gave weight to his words as ha astir:
"I know what you are thinking about—
that I've a very few dollara and not an acre
with which to bleu myselfibut then Annette,
I have ’a warm heart that’s all your own,
plenty of courage and muscla and a pair of
hands—look at’om—that are able to take care
of any woman. Give me a little timoand ace
If I can’t make a home for ua both, a good one
too. Let It be a sure fact that you'll bo my
wife aud I’ll put out and show that I can do
■■ much for you at any man in Bdgtville."
"Well, Stein," said the girl, with a slight
deprecatory laugh, “you have been proposing
to me cfl and on for some monthi past; now 1
have a proposal to make. Father and I had a
talk the otter day. Of cource he uw how
thlnga were going on, and knowa that we can’t
begin like blrda m the first treo that atrikes
their fancy. He haa a lot of land ten milea
west of us, and ho says he’ll give ms a hun
dred seres ol it as my share and that hs might
■s well give it to me now as when he dies. It's
•11 In nesvy timber, but the best of that
would sell for a good bit. You uked mo to
look at your handa. They are aurelybig
enough to do a good deal. Suppose you put
your hands against my land, clear a part of it,
build a cabin that will do to begin with and
so between us we’U have a farm that’s worth
something."
Stein threw up his hat as he exclaimed,
"That’s the best bargain I aver heard of—a
hundred acrea, the beet log house in the west,
•nd the handsomest girl of Edgevllle to put
Into it. I accept at once and seal the com-
S ect," and hiakiues were so warm and many
lat her face grew rosy u she laughingly
broke away from him.
"I’m sensible enough,” she said, "to take a
fairer view of the matter. There's ue great
call for land out there and latbar couldn't sell
the hundred acres for at much as one village
lot would bring. Any one can tell you that
the property will be worth twice as much with
-• house ana clearing. Some might say I was
setting the beat of tno bargain, lor you'll have
to go out there and work uone a good part of
• year, maybe longer.”
"Not longer, Annette. It'a now tho last of
May. In a few weeks 1 shall ba ready to
■tart. I have about two hundred dollars on
hand and I'll put them in the house. It won’t
cost me much to live, and," atrstebing out bla
right arm, "feel that muscle. You css know
from thst how fist the trees will come down.
Love end a light heart will ensure heavy
blows and plenty of ’em, especially wheal
think that every one it for your happiness and
mine. Your proposal la exactly to my mind,
for it enables mo to turn my strength to ac-
connt Immediately, and no time will be lost
In looking for a chance."
Prelinunariea seed not be dwelt upon.
Within a week Stein wee is tho forest, con
structing a summer shelter between two tall
pines. Mr, Warwiek, Annette's father, had
been over the ground with the young man
And blazed out the track allotted to hit (laugh
ter; therefore the way waa clear for muscle
and love to co-work together with ell the
ardor incident to sanguine youth. A wagon
had brought ent through the lonely wood road
some rough lumber, coarse provisions and
cooking utensils. Stain meant that hia rifle
should supply the diintier elements of hie
fare.
On one side of the tract the ground rose
gently toward the north, end os thii elope
Stein decided that tha cabin ol hie dream
should ba built. In that region the trees were
left untouched for the present, for he proposed
to thin them out gradually, with a careful eye
to both shade and beauty. To the southward,
where the laud was lower and richer, he
biased out tha prospective clearing aud set to
work with a steady good will. The trees fit
for lumber ware marked, end were to be left
•tending for e time. The others were so cut
u to fell together end form netursl heaps,
boughs and bodies crashing into a great inex
tricable mass. The sunshine, for the first time
penetrating the] dim forest, fell upon these
tangled piles end made them ready for the
torch. In that remote region ordinary wood,
so far from having a value, waa an incum
brance that must be removed in tho ipeedieit
possible way.
What la accomplished under ordinary eir-
cumatancea and what may be, are two very
different things. From time to time, during
tht lamnisr east fall, Annette and her father
and ofAnb-Ue’sifllgfij’iriffenT. tfhejafacto
not prevent him admiring tho girl and look
ing the acquaintance of her family. Indeed
he soon became a frequent caller. Atlaat,
complaining of the accommodations of the
tavern, he wai taken hr Mother Warwick as a
boarder.
He wai a man who could talk. During the
long winter eveninge he enlarged upon hie
plane and prospects. He wished, he explain
ed, to find a good location for a home in the
lumber district and to employ his capital in
S etting out logs. He dwolt upon his purpose
> settle, marry and grow up with the country,
also insinuating thatne would be no common
laborer. Bo far Irom this be would give em
ployment to many hands and be a benefit to
tho community.
All Ibis was listened to eagerly by Farmer
Warwick, Annette and her mother. Ever
since Rodney Msckrln had first been talked
about iu the village the thrifty Mra. Warwick
had again begun her refrain.
"Notts, you might a done hotter.”
Now she resolutely set about Annette’a do
ing bettor.
We need not dwell on thegirl’a startled con
science and strong compunctions when the idea
of sharing the log cabin with Mackria instead
of Stein, waa first formally brotehsd. In the
secret of her heart she bad already regretted
thst she was not free, but not until her mother
suggested the thought, bad she dared to dream
of acting as if she wars fret.
Instead of indignantly cutting thii possibili
ty from ber mind aha dallied with temptation
•nd accepted attentions Irom Mackrln. This
tells the whole etory. She was partly talked
into the plan and partly drifted into it from
the impulses of a nature too like her mother’s.
Mackrln was a cool and crafty achamer. No
village gossip about tbe affair for him until it
was consummated. He wu very undemon
strative towards the giri in public and. when
stein came to aee her, waa quite oblivious of
the young people.
Stein never dreamed of treachery.
The hardest task ol all was the bringing
over Farmer Warwick to thaschcme. Ue war
a heavy-witted man, however, and waa at lut
made to feel that his old-fashioned scruples
should not "stand in the way of his daughter’s
doing better.” He finally yielded a son ol re-
morseftil consent, but always short his head
over the project.
One spring day Mackrin brought a fine span
of hones and light wagon to Mr. Warwick’s
door, and all the family admired them great-
ly.
"Whose are theyT" was the general gies-
tion.
"Coma here, Annette," he said.
She approached, wonderlngly.
“Youn,” ho whispered, leaning out of the
carriage, and then drove to the barn.
She retreated to the house with scarlet
cheeks. Farmer Warwick ebook his head,but
mother Warwick exulted.
The next day Mackrln and Annette drove
eastward and returned man and wife.
To Mr. Warwick wu given tbs huvy talk of
breaking the tidings to Stein Welden.
"lie’ll law you,” said the farmer, gloomily.
"He hasn’t a scrap ol paper to show lor any
thing," replied Mackrin, coolly. You esn tell
him though, that I’ll pay him back all the
money he put into the cabin and give a hun
dred for bis labor. I always calculated to do
the fair thing.’’
Tha budi were swelling on tho treci, the
grass beneath them growing green and
spangled with flowers, whan Farmer Warwick
drove out to tbe cabin, looking and feeling as
if he was uniting at his own funeral. When
he approached the dwelling and saw evidences
of loving labor on every side; when Stein came
bounding fourth to meet him, the sunlight
giving the hue of gold to his tawny hair and
beard; when ha saw tha young man’s face
aglow with the richest, sweetest hops of the
heart, his osrn sunk like lead, and no felt u
guilty as it about to commit murder.
His downcut look and silence arrested the
glad youth’s attention and he stared for a mo
ment at tbe conscience-stricken farmer.
“What is it?” gasped Stein; "Is Annette
sick I"
There wu such a depth of feeling and
anxiety in the tons that tbe lather’* aluggish
soul wu pierced with the truth.
"God 1" he groaned, "It’s worse—worse than
if she wu dead. She’s married.”
There he etopped. He had meant to soften
tht blow with mtny words; he had beta con
ning ever emooth phrases all tbe way, end
now he had blurted out the truth juit u It ap
peared to him under the wronged lover'*
eyes.
For a time the two etared at each other as If
appalled at what was between them. Then
the farmer began In hesitating and trembling
touea.
"I s’poeo ws must make the best of a bid
bargain. Mackrin said he’d give you the
money—’’
"Did you consent to this?" growled Stein,
like s wounded lieu, hia Augers working con
vulsively.
“Well, I can’t say—I don’t know. Thoy
kind ’o drew mo Into it;" the farmer faltered,
backing away.
"Old man," said Slain, briefly, "get out of
these woede quick. You ain’t safe here," and
the farmer obeyed the hint with trembling
alacrity.
Stein tottered back Into the cabin, sunk In
to a cbalr and stared at the floor with wide,
glaring eyes. The day declined, night camo
os, deepened into midnight and lightened in
to day again, but he did not move a muscle.
part" II.
The friendly back-woodsman found him in
this attitude, spoke to him, shook him before
there was a change or sign of recognition.
Then the stricken man drew eud gave out
such a long deep breath that it seemed thst
his soul wu departing.
"Stein, man, don’t set this way all along of
a light jade as ain’t wuth yer finger,” cried
his friends. "How long yer sat hare like a
stater?”
"Since he came,” hoarsely answered Stein.
"Thunder I A null day I and the gal ain’t
wuth a crooked stick o’ soft timber. Now look
a hare, you and me’s bhums. I’m going to
stand by yer and I’m not going outer this
csbln till yer take vitels and shake yeraelf like
a man."
"Tell me about It Jim."
"Sartin. I’ll tell yer tbe bull piseu business
and make yer mad. and if yer aay so we’ll
shake that ere Mackrln outen those digglns as
we would a saw-log."
Jim’s characteristic ministrations were ap
parently successful. Stein did shake off his
paralysis, ste, drank end walked til over the
place, but a deep, gloomy purpose wae settling
in hie eyee.
"Now what yer gain’ter do, Stein?" Jim
uked u the sun wu again low in the west.
"Who ewna that tract north of this, Jim?"
••Eben Jonee."
"Will you help me buy it?”
"I will, and there’s my hand. Hanged it I
•ee yer drift though.”
"Fix the trade for me. I’ll pay for it if giv
en time. Now go beck to tho village and say
I’m quiet and peaceable and won’t hurt any
body, but buy thattraetjuetto the north of
thie iu your own name."
"But IT ’
work agin
Jim’s story wu received iu the village first
with surprise,then with a satirical grin, but at
lut people concluded that Stein Welden wu a
sensible fellow, who wu not going to make
bad matten worse by vengeance and breaking
lawson account of a fickle girl. The impres
sion was given that he would enter into the
lumbering business u Jim’s partner. It was
regarded as strange, however, that Stein would
S ot toko a'penny from Mackrln. Thle wu
lcugflt to be an odd way of taking revenge.
laItotsout with hit,
b'rideTo.yiowdfieisljofy’
upon them day and night from the sup >rlt r
height of his tract.
To Annette the immediate preaenca of the
atom lonely man wu like an oppreiitve night'
mare, yet occuionally, *o unhappy wu net
life, ehe was frightened at her wild Impulte to
Hf to him. Onco when her husband wu
ffway ;or a brief time she heard his ax near
the lino. She would speak to him, she would
entreat that he either be reconciled or else go
faraway. She would—she knew not what.
lomning towards hint, sho held out her
hand and her voice wu all appeal as she call
ed!
"Stein I"
The blows of his ax ceued, he regarded her
frownlugly for a moment, then with an impe
rious gesture, warned her back and strode
away. She returned to the cabin so desperato
end despairing that life wu e burden.
Indeed, life wu becoming a burden to both
husband and wlfo. Uie heart, however, wai
full of wrath and bitternen; she was sorrow
ing •( without hope.
ller mother’s influence had been taken away,
tbe promised happiness and prosperity had
not been received. All too late her heart, the
woman within her had awakened. Conscience,
an eltu.icnt sho bad not calculated upon, had
•pollen everything; the lover who would havo
remained tuch through lile bad become a
stern, accusing presence.
Lalo one altornoou she was fooling this in a
vague, dumb way, when she noted that tho
sun was suddenly darkening. There wu a
distant roaring in tho west. Then her hus
band eftne running from tbe clearing and said,
with something like terror In his faco u he
sjmt the door, that a storm wu coming.
, The roar incresed until it wu a continuous
snd ever incrcuing'poal of thunder. A min-
ute later end it wu mingled with abarp cracks
like the reports of fire arraa. Then there wu
an awHil crash and she knew no moro.
A tallow candle wu burning in a little hut
and Its glimmer fell on the face of an uncon
scious Woman. .Bondingover her were two
rude, shaggy looking men applying such sim
ple restoratives •• their limited knowledge
suggested. One of the men wu Stein and the
other hie f
friend, tha lumberman.
"Ob,Jim, Jim,” groaned Stein, “this is
awful. Vfratb snd bitterness were in my
heart, but I wished for nothing like this. To
think of ill—both dead in a minute.”
"Mackrin is deed—dead u a mackorol,"
saidthe literal Jim, "but his wife ain’t. Her
hoart beets. Goeh I Stein, ahe ain't hie wile
no longer.”
"No,-nor mine,” wae the mournlul roply.
"0, Jiih think how it all has ended I My
planning aud working and hoping I AH . is
wreck aud ruin and death. The cabin that 1
worked bn and touched u loving as I touched
her hand and cheak !• scattered far and wide.
The clearing is piled up with torn and broken
trees. Oh it wu awful I awful I It took my
breath away u it swept by. 1 wu tumbled
over sud senseless awhile, 1 think.”
"Well, Stoin, the Lord wu agin eich doipi.
Tho man what led her into it is done for, but I
suspicion that the poor gal reponted tho bar
gain andAin't like the devil's coin, so the
ord kindUTput hia hand over hers mite and
so wasn’t all splintered up like Mackrin,
she’s new cornin' round though, mighty clow."
"She's sgoin’ to die,” said Stoin, despairlng-
nn h."
J -n flesh aud blood. It’s awful to have
fa' .id bellevo forever that I had no moro
. :sn a crclone. Whet shell we do, Jim?
I" said Mackrin, contemptuously, • "a
little putty and paint will mend that. Over
this spiteful expression of an envious fellow
we might put the word "aensible.’’
But for Annette the word "false" wu’on her
door. She wu already learning that 11 the
had not shown much hoart or principle she
had a conscience.
\Vlthin a lew days they took possession and
Mgan thairhouiehold life. Men camo from
the village, and the small atabla which Stein
had built was enlarged and seed wu put into
the cleared lend, but Annetto’a chaeks grew
pale. Everything without, and especially all
within reminded her of the wronged man.
Whichever way her eyee turned they encount
ered an accusing object. Alter all, what did
•he practically pouesa but what Stein would
have given her as hie right u well as her own?
Now ine felt that all wu stolen. She could
never enter her door, nevor oven look at it
without seeing tho word "felee."
Her husband’s manner added to her unto
of humiliation and disquietude. Ue wat kind
enough in hie way, but It was a cold busi
ness Tike way. She had made her bargain end
muit abide by It. Hie cool off-handed deport-
mint told her a hundred times that the had
•old herself, but tbe equivalent no longer
■eemed what her osrn ana her mother’s fancy
had painted It. In the aolemn forest with tbe
S ine* perpetually sighing, u It were for the
omo of love and truth that might have been,
she entered on that eaddeel phase of life, uie.
less, hopeless yet inevitable regret.
Tbe place began to grow hatelul to her end
•be never lost an opportunity to ride away
with htr husband, but he soon cheeked this
tendency with the auuranee that some one
must remain to care for the place. Then ahe
wished to visit her mother who might revive
ber old philosophy of Uie, but he scouted the
idee of living alone end cooking lor bimscll,
thus reminding her of one who had lived alone
so long for her sake. Her pride led to the ut
most effort to appear cheerful. She eucceeded
only In forced, spasmodic gnyety. There was
one who sometimes heard her laughter and his
look of gloomy purpose grew darker. Mean
while her hbtband was too preoccupied and
indiflerent to note any changes. Indeed the
gradually obtained the imnreseion that he
would not care much if she died, for then tha
entire property would be his.
Ae e boarder in her father’s house he had
appeared very talkative and eociable; now he
was equally capable ol long allencea, hia mind
dwelling on hie plana for lumbering during
the cowing fall and winter.
Sho grew more and more lonely. Her fethor
rarely came to eee her (or he had a horror of
tho place and a morbid fear ol the wooda. He
would never tell what pasted between himeelf
and Btain bnt ehe had not forgotten the expres-
•ion of hia face when he returned, nor had aha
failed to note bow fast he waa growing hag-
gtrd and gray. Her mother grumbled overlt
all and now her refrain was, "people did *o
leek common sense I’’
One morning, early in August, there wee
the sound of an ax a little to the north of the
cabin end it had a strong, lamilliar echo.
Mackrin said:
"I will go and aee who our near neighbor
is, also that hs it not treapauing."
He toon returned with e white end eons*-
what frightened face end said angrily, "it’a
that cursed Welden. He says ha owns the
tract north of this. I offered to pay him and
make up with him and to give him employ
ment, for he has been working on (arms a few
miles sway, but hs ordered ms off his claim.
He showed me s blazed lint of trees and told
me to cross it again at my peril. Good Heav
ens! What mate* you so white and faint? If
I can’t cross his line be can’t cross mine.
That’s a game two can play at.”
Something in Stein's words and manner
prevented lurther overtures on the part of
Mackrin, but at tho ax to the north swung
steadily day after day he, too, wu evidently
ill at cite. Now, when he went sway be took
hie wilo with him. By lomo tacit understand
ing they never epoke of their neighbor, yet
they knew be wu the subject of their mutual
thought*. Annette’s increuing pallor and
apprehensive looks wan noted ana Mackria
enaied in impotent anger. Ue now wished
that he had not located there, but he htd in
vested too much money to think readily of
removal. Many schemes to get rid of Bteln
were considered, but either they were not
feasible or c!u they involved crime. The
fiercely hostile neighbor would soon look down
V. ht v,'•iL'we do? Wo ain’t the ones to give JftH
You muat atay with here
putouWor a doctor and toll her
“I rechon yer
r ber. and I'll pul
folks.” / *
Scon llieln wu alone with the bruised, ua
conecloue woman. He chafed her hands with
spirits and sought to induce her to swallow a
little diluted with water, and he lifted her ae
gently u If ehe wu a little child. Apparent
ly it wae of no uie, The ebook had been so
t reat that ahe could not rally speedily*, and
sr white face gave no reeponso to his return
ring words and even Incoherent terms of en
dearment.
Then ho covered hor with his cost u if It
might impart warmth snd began to build
fire on the hearth. While so he heard a deep
aigh and started to bis feat.
"Where am I? What’s happonod?",ukod a
feeble voice.
"Ob, Annette, Annette," cried Stein, "you
won’t die? You won’t let It all end ao borrl
bly?”
"Stein?"
"Yce, Stoin, who uki lorgiveneu that hie
heart waa so full ol blttornoie aud reverge,”
The woman looked at him a momont with
eager questioning in her eyes.
"You will forgive me?" pleaded Stain.
"I am so dazed I Tall mo what it all
means,
“Thera was a tornado. It pused close by
me end tbraw me down, but it struck the
cabin square and your life haa been spared u
by a miracle."
"And—and my husband?"
"Ue Is desd."
She was silent s few moments and then said,
tears glistening in her eyee, "Stein, 1 ehall
die, too. 1 feel it. I know it. Such wrong u
we wcrefguilty of could not prosper. All that
we stole from you is gono. I’m glad. I
couldn't have stood it much longer. I wu ao
unhappy, ao sorry. Forgive me, Stein, and let
me die,” and she leebly held out her hand.
lie took it in both hia own u ha exclaimed,
"I do lorgiva you and entreat you to live."
She smiled. "Ah,” sho sighed "pain ol
body matters little when the pain has gone out
of lbs heart. I should have died—died leel-
ing that you hated and dieplaed ' me. Now I
can die quietly."
Her eyee closed aud sho again became un
con ecloua.
But she did not die; atrong mtn, with Ian-
terns, came through the night. They climbed
over the wreck and dtbria of the .cyclone and
bora ber away gently on a litter to where a
wagon waa waiting. They bora away another
helpless form—the broken remains of one who
woula scheme no more.
Annette’s foot wu so crushed that it bad to
be amputated. She wu a helpless women lor
lile, but Farmer Warwick graw less haggard,
although his hair had become snowy.
When, after more then a year had pused,
•nd Stain bed brought order out of chaos
wrought by the cyclone, when he came end
took Annette, maimed, faded, devoured with
a bitter experience, to e new end better cabin
and made her a devoted husband, Mother
Warwiek admitted that hardaughter bad done
well at last.
A Cold Snap In Hlnnuotn.
St. Fan.,Minn.,August 21.—Tbe signal ser
vice has advice reporting a killing frost over
the greater portion of the north west territory,
extending south to tbs northern part of Min-
needs. The temperature fell to 27 degrees at
St. Vincent just before sunrise this morning.
Tbis is low enough to form a good stiff ice end
kill vegetation, ftaport says tbis frost Is not
likely to extend very far south of Bt. Vincent,
The lowest temperature reported wu 22 do-
greet, observed at Mindecoa. north west terri
tory. Tho air here in St. Fanl Is crisp and
chilly, but there is no froat. Guests are leav
ing the lakes In large parties today for the
south.
Did Not Like the Comparison.
Chicago, August 27.—Inter Ocesn’s Omaha,
Neb., epecial uys that nine milea from North
Bend, while a gang of men were taking thair
nooning today, a discussion arose regarding
the eocial position of the ntgro. William
Rapper said good-naturedly to Alexander
Kimbrough:
"He’s as good u you if he.,behaves himself
ai well.”
Without e word Kimbraugh arose and drove
e child twice int* flapper’* brtut, killing
him, aud rushed from the ecen*.
THE WALKUPCASE.
DID THB BRIDB POISON HBR HUS
BAND?
Mow ins accused Lad j Looked en the etsaa-A
Verj Quosr dtorr-The Xbeorr adruoed that
Waikup was roisoned by Bla rhjauiau
-An Exoittd oomnualtv-ato.
Kansas r ir, Mo., August IO.-Fn>fessor Wm,
Jones, chemist of this clty.hu completed sn anal
ysis of a portion of tho remains of the lets J. B.
Waikup, of Emporia, Kaniu, lent here lor exam
ination, and has forwarded his report, which will
be made public st Emporlt. ;Joncs de
cline* lo say anything about tho re
sult of this lnvcstlgatlou, but It Is
pictty authentically learned from other sources
that cvldcuco of aisenic wu reyealed. Being
questioned icgardlng bis opinion ol the theory
which has been advanced, that Waikup might'
h ave died from tho effects of arsenic oontalued In
subnitiale of bismuth administered to him by
the attending physician, tlio profeuor thought
such a theory a probable one.
SENSATIONAL KIATUKEI ON TUN CASE.
Estreats, Kin., August 28 -A iresh Moment ol
Interest has been added to the Waikup poisoning
case by a singular story told by Mr. William Born,
which would Indicate that, whoever the poisoner,
Mr. Wdkup is not the first and only victim. Ou
tho evening that Mr. Waikup and his bride re-
turned to the city from their wedding trip, an in-
formal reception wu held at their residence,
which was attended by the city oMdals and a
number ol prominent citizens. Among those
present wss Mr. William Born, a well known citi
zen and old time friend of Mr. Walknp. Since
that time Mr. Born hu been confined to his room
with lllueia, strongly resembling that of the lut
•lekness ol Mr. Waikup. The correspondent of the
Sun called on Mr. Born and found him still quite
weak. Mr. Born Mid:
I attended the reception to Mr. and Mrs. Waikup
given st their residence on Saturday evening. July
id. Owing to the preieura ol buslueu I did not
arrive until about OK, After extending congrttu-
jstlons. and havlLg'A few moments’ conversation,
Mr. W slkup proposed that I drink a glass of beer
with him lo the health ol the bride. I consented
and we stepped scion tho room sud wcrecach han
ded a glass of beer through an aperture In thedoor
leading to the dining room. I could not see who
funded II to mo, and thought nothing of It at the
time. Alter drinking It I remarked to Mr. Walk-
up that itwu keg beer, and not u good at 1 had
at home. Mr. Waikup laughingly replied, "You
hsil better send for some of yours.” 1 good
buinondly answered thst 1 would, snd Immedi
ately did so. On the arrival of the bccrldratlk
ono glass, making four gluies that I drank thst
eTmlng, I returned home at about 11 o'clock
feeling yet--’-’ •
the slain.
vomiting. ... ....
Sunday night. At about four a. m„ on 1
sent for Dr. Jacobs, who gavo mo a hrpodormld
Iiijcclfan of morphine, which relieved me. Dr.
Jacobs, who sho attended Mr. Walhnp, pro-
ncunccd our Illness similar, If not Identical."
When asked what hie theory was aa to the cause
of his sickness, Mr, Born answered:
“Well, I have never experienced any euch feel-
Ing befoic," and then hesitating, “I bellevo 1 got
the wiong glue of beet."
TUX PLOT THICKENS,
August 29.—This morning at hall. put nine
o'clock the coroner's jury fn the w-ls-p case met
and asked that Mrs. Waikup appear for examina
tion. Her counsel, W.W. Scott, then addressed
the Jury and said Mrs. Waikup hkd a chill lut
night and was unable to obi
BLACK FOX ON THB WAR PATH.!
Latter from an Occasional Correspondent,
of tho Cherokee Tribe, •
Wibdeb’s FALLS, L T., August is.—Editors Con
stitution: I promised you In my lut article thst,
without your approval, I would not trouble you
•gain. But I am like tbe Irishman that was la
tbe rebel army and got big leg shot oil. While
lying ou the battle field with his dismembered
leg beside him, the glorious news came thst the
federal* were flying In all directions. Said he,
"Faith and bejsbbers, put me leg In tpo ctanon
audsboot.lt after them; 1 want to giro them one
more kick before they get off.” Just
so 1 notice one or two little articles
In your paper that Is deterring of
notice from this part of the country, In your
Issue June oih, psge 7th, tn article saying, "Mil.
lions of covetous eyes ere now turned fn the di
rection of tho Indian territory." And right here
let me uk, what do you highly civilized Christian*
do with the tenth commandment? "From time
Immemorial It hu been the custom ol civilised
races to butcher and plunder their lavage breth
ren." What theu of tho sixth commandment!
"Ihc fact that a treaty secures certain rights to
tho savages Is a matter of mere moonshine. Civ
ilized people break * treaty whenever their Inter
est makes It profltable to break It.” What an Idea
of civilization! if such be your flouted civiliza
tion, God deliver tbe noble red men Irom erer
following In your footsteps. Whenever hie pledge
becomee a mere matter of moonshine, let hint
ceuo to exist, for then he will be no longer
worthy to inhabit the earth. When wss tbe red
i rue. uie tYiiiic in an wiui nil envy aud creed
•2*“y ot the Indian front
•he day that Colnmbua first set loot ou this conti-
nent, ..They hero driven him from the thorn of
tfo to those of tho Fsoific, end yet they
tho Altaul
remain umstlsflcil.
What If wo
_ Whit if wo ue worth K.000 per capita? 1
Gould and Vanderbilt aro worth moro thin thst.
"hj* uot deipoR them of thsirvut hordes of weslllt
snd filial Wo have whit little tho sreedy whites
have lift us from our once unbounded possessions.
e know thst wo stand on the brink of * preci
pice. This we hire known and dreaded for years;
out, thanks he to God, we feel uaured of protec
tion so long u the mighty arm ol our noble and
high minded president shall remain lifted in out
defense. He has shown himself to be a man
worthy ol hia offlee in every respect; a
man disposed to see Justice done lo nil,
regerdlcH of race or color. I notlco again
where your paper uya. “The proper way to clvll-
« tbe noble red man of the plains, Is to put hint
Iu the chalngang. That Georgia hu several lull-
tutlons of this sort, at which they could aradusto
with honor to themselves aud proflt to tno conn-
to room the plains
ko the seal* ‘
vveeesv aaamao a. AAV auvrasat nun Alim, AU(1 thl
wbat be will do. Revenge li a part of bla rcllgioi
he ever remembers a kindness, snd never lets slip
•n opportunity to svenge a wrong. However, ft
yousrehadoffformaterlalol tho unge klml to
go Into your chalngang, I think you can And It
nearer home by taking tbou wile murderers, bank
defaulters and men who commit outrages never
heard nor read of among the Indians. You should
always sweep first before your own door, and
never point to the ipota on another’! face with a
dirty finger jonnelf. As to governing ourselves
j{( ere fully competent, ourlaclllUss lor oduca-
knp should consent to an examination. How-
—he requested that tho Jury make a thorough
examination into the put life and character of
Mis. Welkup previous to her marriago, He also
asked that certain lumozi regarding tho deceased
and Page were examined.
to show that In their opinion Mr. Walknp came
to hie death by arsenical poison. This hu caused
ifnewed excitement, u It hu heretofore been
supposed that Dr. Gardiner, the chomiet, had
found no arsenic in theetomach. Ho stated that
In three ol eight tcets bo made ho found what he
believes to be arsenic, though, on account of a
possibility of Impure chemicals, ha did not wish
to mako the result of his analysis final, so hu left
11 to .experts at Kinsu city.
Is tho second senior Judgo of the civil
court ol Now Orleans, which position lie L
for eight keen. Tho judge says ho hu known
Mrs. Waikup from a little child, and wu thor
oughly convinced she wu Innocent; ssld she bad
always been an unassuming, aflectlonate and
kind hearted child: that she had been a studious
girl, stood well in her classes, and hid won many
prizes for proflclrncy: tbst her ssturo-wu any
thing but Ihtl ofa bold, designing and heartlcts
woman.
Tba result ol the chemical andysls fly I’roleuor
William Jones, at Kansu City, wnlch u expected
u morrow. Is awaited with intense Interest. The
general feeling tonight la that Ultra Is litUs doubt
that pohon will he found then.
A host of offers, both by telegraph and letter,
from unknown snd obscuro pettifoggers In sll
thtiDMlvct. and the
them. Mir. Waikup is nearly prostrated' tbli svsn-
lug over tbe results of the coroner's Jury today.
There la an almost universal fading of prejudice
•gslnit Mrs. Waikup'* mother, who, on account of
numerous rumors snd newspaper stories. Is left tn
ae deeply implicated In Uie affdr.
a SENSATIONAL COLONStl':, INQUEST.
Long before tho hour sppolntod for
the icenemblage of tbecoroner'e Jury tho court
room wu densely packed. Many Isdlsa and per
sons of prominence were present. It wu expected
/that Mrs. Waikup would tako the stand, snd the
mei's youth and great beauty,combined with
sir ol mystery surrounding tho cam, had
served •• a two-fold Incentive to attract them.
At 2:30 o'clock tbo Jury took their —
. „ i -mn, Wdkup, Mrs. Walknp,"
Hhc entered the room In charge of deputy sheriff
“ >rc a black brocaded ellkdreu,
' bonnet and Uny while
and fair u a lily, wltn
1 vermllllon on either
cheek, which came and went at Intervals. liar
isrgc lualrcm brown eyee gaxed upon the crowd
ftarlcssly and calmly, u ins wended her way
down the aisle before tbe sea of faces. The o n-
uty led her lo the wltneubox, and bowing slight./
to the lawyer and Jury, she luted herself.
She removed her veil end gloves, end County
Attorney Felgban arose and, addressing her.
laid: "Mn, Waikup, are you ready for the exam
ination to proceed?’’ Bafors sho had Umt to reply
her counsel, W. W. Scott, stepped forwsid and,
addressing tht Jury, uld tbst, at his suggesUon,
old — —
ay than tho, state
education Is In
Cherokee If he will
him lo the
rear- Wo
_ r - —. — jnatoly no
•.to put,In 1L I wish to tell you now of a
grand Methodist revival that hu been going o:i at
this place for tholut two weeks. The biggest red-
valsi iflls place for many ran, tome forty or
fiflk hsvo made professions. Tno meeting ws*
conducted by Ears. Mr. Btven, onr tocal
minister and teseber at this place and a nice
lintleman, and G. H. Yarbrough, both from your
state. Mr. Yarbrough la from Romo, Ga.,aud la
dnourclicult. Ho Is well thought ol by all; he
ir adublng.ioahcadkindofalsllow. and bids
fair lo become a Bam Jones, Jr., but he hu the
fault commeu to all Methodist pinchers, he ta
death .ou yellow legged chickens. Aud now,
Mr. Editors, u these few lines luvu me duty
sobfr.l hope thoy may And you enjoying the
Mine blessing, Very respectfully youn,
Black Fox,
BLACK JACK’S SCARB.
At the close ol bla remarks the prisoner and the
rpnty left Ihe court room and drove to thelorm-
ei’s residence. Dr. Fllklns. In bis examination,
uld be bad been Mr. Walkup’s physician lor
itvcnl years: that two years ago no wu taken
with an Illneu similar to the one with which be
died; that lut summer he wu affseted exactly
the same war.
Mr. J. B. Oral
can, was cell ,
Several other wltnessu
testimony elicited nothlni
adjourned till s o'clock to morrow.
In an Interview this afternoon Mrs. Walknp ap.
grave nature of the charge against Ktr, for sho
... im | Dnoct „L I cannot force myself to
r than natural. Why should I feel
"SR p.m a dispatch wu received which created
a furore of excitement. Itwu from NewOrleana,
and stated that the dally Time*-Democrat
hail Interviewed leading chemists ol
that city, a:d that they stale positively
that sub nitrate of bismuth contains arsenic ana
claim that tha phjslclau who were attending
Mr. Waikup poisoned him by giving too much ol
the drug. IftbMa true In regard to the drug,
1 t appeals very plausible, aa only alight
tiacss of amnio have been found fn three out ol
eight tuta mode by the cbralst In thii efty. Mrs.
Wslkup snd bar friends tonight uy this Ida* sup
ports wall the testimony ol Dr. Fhkln* snd Mr. J,
G. Grtbue this afternoon, snd ore feeling hope
ful cf htr being eibongratcd very soon.
* u 0“-- - •—wuuosas
Mrs. John A. Logan, who are spondfng a fsw
wetka among the Thouaand Islnnds, had an
•musing, ana at tha tame time, a dangerous
exporiene* there. A private excursion was
given the general and hia wife l>y aomo fritad*
at Thousand Island park, tnd tno party, num
bering about thirty persona, wart conveyed in
three little steam yachts to Store island. Tho
boats reached tho picturesque island In aatsty,
and later in the day lunches wu servo!
to tho guests snd thsir frisuds. Attar lunch
eon a photographer, who Is making picture*
ol many ol (no scents on th* river, happened
to arrive at th* spot whore th* plonlc party
wire enjoying their outing. It wu suggested
that * picture of tho party should bo teksn u
a momenta of th* plwxant occuion. Tha
id** met the favor of all. and * group wu
formed.
In order to giv* promintnee in the picture
ta the two notable guest*, General and Hr*.
Logan took their plus* in a boat which wu
moored In shallow water just off the Island.
In the boat Hr. and Mrs. Georgs B. Marsh
alio bad stations, the four just Suing the beat
comfortably. Whan all war* ready and th*
photographer had got his camera adjusted th*
catastrophe occurred. Just u th* proof wu
about to bo made, ou* of tha ladlu of tha
party, who wu not in a comfortable position
or ono which had duo regard tor tht laws of
equilibrium, lost her balance and want over.
Her tumble carried tha other occupants off
their fest and tha two ladies and gentlemen
were precipitated into tbe water in tha most
unceremonious and undignlfisd manner possi
ble. As tbe craft capsised th* ladle* screamed,
but there wu no serious danger. General
Logan for one* reversed th* usual order of
thing* and gave his wile advice In a rapid and
energetic fashion,admonishing her to kup cool.
"Do not bo frightened,'" ba exclaimed.
“Kup calm; wa’r* all right." Th* people
on shore formed themselves into a rescuing
party, and in a minute th* four bedraggled
people were once more on land. Beaiaa* •
thorough watting they had suffered no harm,
but the party preunted a ridiculous spectacle
as they stood on tba shore receiving th* com
miseration snd sympathy of their more for
tunate companions.
But tbs oddest feature of Uts escapade yet
remaina to b* told. A* tho boat want over
just u the picture wu In tba net of being
made an sxeellsnt representation of th* acena
was obtainable, and tha unlucky pienlcara
will appear In it u they war* ao hurriadly
changing thsir positions from th* boat Info
th* water. Th* photographer promised to
have hia plcturu ol tho accident ready u
soon as posslbls. There Is great anxlaty to
set them,
Tha Future of tho Chorohe* Nation,
Comipondenc* Chicago Inter Ocean.
Talking with Chief Buthcyhead, I said: "And
lbs Chsiokcs nation, with all Its advantataa.au
IU good features, what of Its future?"
"Well,” uld hs, slowly and earnestly, "history
must reput Hull; It ta only a question of tlma
when my country must b* a political part of youx
country* Tha day ta coming when ire shall stand .
applicants for ciUxenablp to the Unllad States;
tbe tribal system will ba at an and; ownership fa
common will no longer exist, and each Cherokee
will taka hta possessions in savtrallty snd become
a cttfxsn ol th* one great union. That will coma
In time, tut It wUl not do to force It-w* are not
yet prepared ta ask for full citizenship, bnt tha
tlms ta not far distant whan wa will ba knocking