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VOL. II.
SING A SONG.
If you'll sing a song as you go along,
Xu the face of the real or the fancied wrong;
In face of the doubt if you’ll tight it out,
And show a heart that is brave aud stout:
If you’ll laugh at the jeers aud refuse the
tears.
You’ll force the over-reluctant cheers
That the world denies when a coward cries,
To give to the man who bravely tries ;
Aud you'll win success with a little along! song—
If you'll sing the song as you go
If you’ll sing a song as you rushing plod along, throng
You’ll tlnd that the busy,
Will catch the strain of the glad refrain ;
That the sun will follow the blinding rain;
That the clouds will tty from the blackened
sky: by:
That the stars will come out by and
Aud you'll make new friends, till hope de¬
scends
From where the placid rainbow bends;
And all because of a little song—
If you’ll sing the song as you plod along!
If you'll siug a song os you trmlge along,
You 11 see that fhj singing will ma'..o you
And the heavy load and tho rugged tho road,
And the sing and the stripe of tortuous
ThStXbTamtuulwfflrjSln'S gmid
mote;
Tlmt the world is had when you are sad,
And bright and beautiful when glad,
That all you need is a little song
1 you ^ijiig ' .n tne pi so^ as .v you u ng tni go^ g p oug. .
STORY OFittE
r.v mv.sj m. coEBEx-SEynous.
Spook being the Flemish word for
ghost, it will be seen at once that I
am going to tell the story of a house
given up to that very unpopular kind
of tenant.
The visitor tf> "West Flanders will
not find the Spookerij without a little
painstaking." It stands far back from
the road running between the ancient
city of Bruges and tlie modern water-
ing place of Blaukenberglie. It will
be reached by first following the
course of the canal and then as snd-
denlv abandoning potato and cabbage it for a fields. short cut
across
The Spookerij is not colored, ac-
cording todoeal custom, either a pale
green, a boiled shrimp, or a light blue
tint; it is on iy dirty white. A lew-
pitched, rambling dwelling it is 1 just
four or five rooms on the ground floor,
the same on the floor above, and a
grenier at the top. In England it
would be a little farmhouse ; in Flan-
tiers it ranks as chateau —or it did so
rank before tlft? spooks came into pos-
session.
We, who‘“were old residents, knew
it as ChaSe au Rosefidaol. Nowadays,
should a chance visitor pass that way
and make inquiries, he will be told
that it is the Spookerij.
The tall, spare form of an English-
man n a mid Geoffrey Langdale used to
be seen iu the garden which separated
the house ffbm the fields that sur-
round it upon three sides, but only
alter sunset. He did not court the
sunshine; it was kept out of the house
by Venetian blinds cluing spring and
summer.
The two elderly servants who were
Mr Langcia T 7 , e , s sole . attendants said ,
that the Master ; shut himself
up
wi h his books for companions, and
only cam* forth into the air for an
hour or so of an evening aud in all
weathers?
Why lie had chosen to expatriate
liimself and settle in this solitary
corner of West‘Flanders, no-one pie-
tended to know. Everv one was at
liberty to hazard a gue'ss, but there
was absolutely no means of ascertain-
ing if such a guess was right.
Therefore it was settled that Geof¬
frey Langdale had reasons of his own
for loving this absolute retirement-,
aud would never firobably reveal what
those reasons might be. After renting
the place for one year, he purchased
it at a very low price. ' . , -
The ser vants, man and wife, frankly
admitted having taken tho situation
for the sake of the high wages offered;
otlierwise tiiay would have preferred
life iu England.
They ku%w nothing whatever of Mr.
Langdale’s previous history; they an¬
swered an advertisement which had
appeared ial'ibeJDailv Telegraph,'and
at a subse men? interview the matter
v/a3 an-an -0:!.
Letter ne}b%»caAe —iso they said when ques-
tioned — ftr Mr. Langdale
in a general ‘iidwever,’ wav; there was always
one. \VTilcli arrived upon the
fifth day of,-cvei'v month, and bore the
London no^tmai'L itsjreceipf,
After Coulson or ] li3
wife were sqnUwith a eiifeek to the
English, bank, which lias existed for
many a long year 'Indents in Bruges for . the
couveaience of and passing
vkitors. i r
THE TRIBUNE.
5 Don’t Give Up tlio snip.”
BUCHANAN, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20. ISM.
There was no stiut in the domestic
arrangements of the little household,
hut neither was there any extrava¬
gance. Geoffrey Langdale was himself
au abstainer and a very frugal eater;
he did not entertain guests and he
never gave anything in charity, home
money slipped through his fingers in
the purchase of books, for he was
continually adding to las . library;
otherwise, Coulson could not imagine
wbat ho did with those monthly
checks.
Not that these servants were spe¬
cially given to gossip concerning their
master; indeed, there was but little
chance of it in a country where they
could not speak more than a word or
two of the language.
But on market days, in Bi nges,
Mrs. Coulson had some chance of cou-
versntion in one or other shop where
English is .spoken; her husband, also,
hud just a ieu intimates in the town
with whom to exchange a few harmless
confidences. In this way, then, some
° f tb 9 peculiarities of Geoffrey Lang-
dale , , became known.
Two or three of his compatriots
plucked up the courage to call on him,
but to ft p guests entrance seemed
8tdctly pvohibite( i. Coulson could
only shake his gray head regretfully,
and in a voice of low, toned apology
utter the formula—
“Mr. Langdale does not receive.”
The ultra curious would now and
again tramp oiit as far as the little
chateau on a fine summer evening
and linger by tlie gate with a hope of
catching just a glimpse of tho English
recluse. Those whose efforts were
successful agreed that he ■ must be
about sixty yearn of age, and that h!s
appearance seemed to indicate a sad
story connected with his past life,
Several years went by. Then came
the eveht which stirred those sleepy
districts into passing excitement and
gave birtli to a mystery which, hast not
been—probably will not be—cleared
up.
A visitor had presented himself at
Chateau EoSeudael and when Coulson
appeared hie explanation was waved
as id e with tho remark—
, “Stand back. I am expected. ”
l u subsequent examinations and
crofls-examiijations before the judicial
authorities the old servant always
made the statement that this visitor
“didn’t look'like any one human.”
When m-essed to explain this opinion
he added that he was “more like
somebodv who had been dead aud
buried. However, he had handed in
a folded paper, which was carried to
Mr. Langdale in his shqjy, and,
wonder of wonders! he was instantly
admitted without a word of complaint,
It was theu late afternoon, but not
dark, for the month wns August. Both
servants deposed to the absolute calm
which reigned in the house; they did
no t even hear the sound of voices,
After about an hour there were steps
a l 0n g the hall, aud the door opened
and closed, as though the visitor had
taken his leave,
The room was empty when Coulson,
according to custom, carried in the
tray with afew sandwiches and a glass
of wateL ,_ tll0 user’s invariable sup-
| B J - m materia|g IftV 011 the
abl oks ^nclpdifg we » scattered about as
llsua i ( afd thaOlr. Lang-
dale wad strolling in the garden, the
servant withdrew and presently re¬
tired to bed.
Next day, there was no sign of
CeollreJ 1 Langdale. Upon a half sheet
of Pp er Le ^ad written, ‘ I give and
bequeath all of which 1 die possessed
There the “will’ ended.
The police were of opinion that the
Permit had drowned himself, and the
canal was dragged—with no result. A
se ™’ l ‘h was made for many and many
a Rlile notmd that part of tlie country,
bnt master of the chateau was un¬
discoverable either alive or dead.
The next monthly letter was sent
b «<* through the postoffice; the Coul-
? ous racked up their personal belong-
mgs and departed in haste irom the
scene of so unpleasant an occurrence.
The civil authorities closed the house
and loft it to its fate. Thus by slow
degrees it dwindled from a chateau
a Spookerij.
riie ^enn.sh are very superstitious.
They firmly believe that Geoffrey back
Baugdalo was only a spirit, sent
*° eavtb human. * 01 ’ m to expiate
some crime . of early life. They say
thc mysterious guest must have
brcu «¥ luia his release and summons
—whether to celestial regions or otber-
wise lias often been the subject q
heated avgumout.
But others think -that he m not
reall J aead >' aud aouie P 3ee fit
to lua ke a reappear^ce.
LITTLE THING LOST THE CAME.
A Touchdown Saved by Grasping the
Loomi Laces of ail End’s Canvas Jacket.
“Little habits of carelessness some-
times produce unexpected results,”
saia an 0 i a football man to a Bun re-
porter, “and a most unfortunate illns-
trn t lou 0 f this occurred in a game
wb i ob we played against Harvard a
dozen years ago. Football was not
the ga „ ie theu that it is now, and al-
tijoiifglr I was a member of one of the
smaller New England college teams,
wc usually won from Harvard on our
own grounds. Our best end rush was
a man whom I may call Smith, and he
was the most careless man I ever
knew'. He had lots of money and
great athletic abilities. It was impos¬
sible to get him to train properly, but
despite that he was always in better
condition than the rest of us. He had
a constitution of iron. He was so care-
less that, he was in hot water with the
faculty most of the time, and he piled
up so many conditions that he never
got his diploma. He was a star foot-
ball man. On the occasion of tmji game
with Harvard Smith came on the field
with the laces of his canvas jacket
dangling loose around his neck. The
captain spoke to him about them, but
Smith said:
“ ‘Ob, let them go; they won’t harm
anybody. ’
“The teams were pretty evenly
matched, aud neither side scored in
the first half. We made up our minds
that we must score in the second half.
At the end of 15 minutes we had the
ball in the centre of the field. It was
passed back to our left half back, and
he in in turn passed it to Smith, who
was playing end rifsh. Smith started
for the Harvard goal with the ball
under his arm, and in less time than it
takas to tell he had dodged the entire
Harvard team ami hud a clear field be¬
fore him. The Harvard quarterback,
who was a star runner, however, was
after him hotfoot. The quarter back
gained so that he reached out one hand
to tackle Smith, but he could get no
hold on the back of his canvas jacket.
Smith was approaching the goal rapid¬
ly, aud it looked like a sure touchdown.
Just as lie reached Harvard’s ten-yard
line we saw that the quarter back had
succeeded in getting a grip on his
jacket, and on the five-yard line Smith
was downed, and in falling lie dropped
the ball. The quarter back picked it
up and curried it well up into our ter¬
ritory before lie was downed.
“Then we discovered, why Smith
had failed to make a touchdown. The
laces of his jacket, which had been
hanging loosely, had been blown back
over his shoulder, and the Harvard
quarter had succeeded in getting a
grip on them in such a fashion that
when he pulled Smith was choked to
a standstill. The game closed without
either side scoring.
“Smith’s carelessness lost it for us.
If he hud tucked in the laces of his
jacket he would certainly have made a
touchdown.”
Between Grub mill Glory.
This amusing incident, from the
war budget of a Massachusetts pri¬
vate, indicates that at times the minds
of our brave boys were about evenly
divided between grub and glory, with
a leaning toward grub, says Youth’s
Companion.
The first night on the island of
Cuba, onemf tlie boys was marching
—they were straggling along in single
file—when he espied a nice plump,
red-xvattled bird perched in a tree
fifty yards to the left.
“A wild turkey ! A wild turkey!”
he veiled.
Up to his shoulder went his rifle.
Bang! The bird fell and the marks¬
man dashed into the brush after his
prize. His comrades awaited his re-
turn, visions of a “square meal” float¬
ing before them. Out of the brush
lie came, thumb and linger tightly
clutching his nose.
“Buzzard!” he muttered, and tlie
disappointed boys resumed their
march.
Klectrlcal XVaves.
A scientist has discovered that elec¬
trical effivents in the form of waves
rapidly succeeding one another can
produce insensibility to jmiii aud cold
in. the, flesh, acting as an an esthetic
like other. Whan the currents were
applied to the fingers and thumb by
wires the finger could be pricked with
a pin without pain.
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Wild Beasts of India.
..Official statistics for British India
alone show that about 21,000 people
and 90,000 tlomestic aniiaals are killed
there every year by wild/beasts.
THE SURCEON’S DISCOVERY.
l'ouml That lrishim'ii Had Calloused
Spots on Tl»»‘ir Shoulders.
A young physician, some years ago
appointed as interne at one of the
hospitals in Cincinnati at one time
made a discovery that nearly made
him famous. While in attendance at
this hospital a scaffolding erected for
convenience of workmen at a building
in course iff erection in Cincinnati
broke down injuring seven Irishmen.
The young disciple of Eseulapjus
was in the receiving room when the
patrol wagons brought hi the men.
In exa niuing one of the men for in¬
juries he discovered a calloused spot
on the right shoulder. He thought
nothing of this, until looking over the
second man, on whom he discovered
the same spot. He then went over
the entire batch of injured men, and
timml the same mark on each shoul¬
der.
Concealing his discovery from his
superiors, the young man went about
all day with visions of lame floating
through his brain. In every conceiv¬
able way Lie managed to obtain a
glance during the day at each man’s
shoulder, to, be sure the calloused
marks were still there.
That night he locked himself se-
curelvin his bedchamber aud prepared
a paper, in which at great length he
dilated upon the discovery lie had
made. He wrote pages upon tlu> pe¬
culiar structural formation of the
Irishmen’s bodies, aud stated that, al¬
though in descending generations pos¬
sibly the spot would be nearly oblit¬
erated so as to become almost uuno-
tieeuble, yet be had no doubt that if
each aud every Irishman in the world
was examined, traces of lliis calloused
spot could be .found on the shoulder.
In the morning, bursting with his
newly acquired information, he took
one of the physicians of the institu¬
tion into his confidence. The physi¬
cian listened to the young man with
an air of iuterest, and then asked:
“On what shoulder does this cal-
loused spot occur ?”
“The right one—the right!” ex¬
claimed the young man. “And I am
sure it can be found on all Irishmen’s
shoulders. ”
“So am T, answered the older man.
“All Irishmen that are hod-carriers !”
Doiux Himself Proud,
The young man had correspondent. applied for the
position of country
Ho promised the “rural” editor that
he would send in all important news
once a week. He was a bright young
man, and above his celluloid collar
the soap on his face shone.
The office had great expectations.
Ah, but alas 1
The young man’s name was Robert
Edgar Bill son.
The following is his first breezy
letter :
“Last evening E, E, Billsou went
to Squtown to visit relatives.
“Early Tuesday morning Robert E.
Billson found that the lien-house had
been robbed. There was great ex¬
citement in the village to know who
the culprits were.
A most delightful surprise party
was given to E. Edgar Billson on
Wednesday eve. There was dancing
and oysters. thinking
“Popular ‘Bob’ Billson is
seriously of going to Cuba.
a' Cbe engagement of Robert Edgar
Billson to the belle of the village,
Miss Mathilde Hayrick, has been an¬
nounced.
t < ‘Ed’ Billsou will take cliarga of
his father’s store while the latter is in
New York.”
Everybody iu town is now wonder¬
ing who the bright irew correspondent
of the Daily Hustler is,—New York
ivt Sp.-.Hiei H.,,1 xwenty Doctor*
Despite tlie skill of nineteen vetei-
inary surgeons and four of the best
physicians iu St. Louis, Me., Movie,
a handsome King Charles spaniel be-
longing to Mrs. Emma Parker, dikrYa,
a few days ago and was buried
morc honors than many people pay
a member of the family. The
w: s wrapped in a white shroud, jo
fully placed iu a coffin aud buried
St. Lou s county. All the Won
friends of Mrs. Parker attended/the
lime; al. A post-mortem examination
revealed tlio cause oi death as ]/cach
stonoH. ; IV
Movie had been ill several mhntus.
When tho dopb i s could not opn ver
his ailment Mrs. Parker applied w_nMed to a
Christian scientist. The latter
S3 for a book on tlie doctrine. MVS.
but Parker she was would willing not digest to pay the the_ bool;, money, > o
m ”
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NO. 8.
THE BOYS CALLED HIM MIKE.
It Griovod His !JJoth«;r, but tli«u‘Old Man**
. Thought It Was Smart.
“Where’s the boy?” inquired Mr.
Spadiua, cheerfully, ami it occurred
to him that it was about time for his
7-year-old son to bid him good night.
“The boy,” replied Mrs. Spadiua
severely, “is in bed.”
“Not sick?” .
“No he is not sick,” said Mrs. Spa-
diua, in a tone that implied some¬
thing even worse. “I’ve been wail¬
ing for an opportunity to tell you all
about it, but have not had a
until u.nv. It just means this, that
we must move aw ay from this neigh¬
borhood. It’s no place to bring up a
boy, and 1 just won’t stand it. Wo
must get a house in some part of the
city where Harold will have nice chil¬
dren to play with.”
“But what’s the matter?” asked the
husband with concern. “What has
happened?”
“Well, I’m telling you just as fast
as I can. This afternoon w hen tho
doorbell rang I wns in the ball and
answered the door myself, for 1 saw a
boy there. On opening the door the
boy said to me: ‘Please, can Mike
come out. aud play ball?’ I told him
that we had no Mike "here, and said
that he had called at the wrong house.
‘No,’ he said, ‘i mean Mike, you kuow
— your boy, Mike. I guess you call
him Harold,’ he said.
“Now, what do you think of that?
Well, yon may be sure i told that boy
what I thought of him, and he began
to whimper and said that Harold iiad
licked him—that’s just what ho said—
Harold had licked him yesterday for
not calling him Mike, and everybody
called him Mike at school. And its
worse than that, for they call him
Mike Spud —not Harold Spadiua, but
Mike Spud.”
* . Well, upon my word!” exclaimed
M.r. Spadiua.
“I marched out into the dining
room, where Harold was anting some
bread and butter,” continued Mrs.
Spadiua, ‘and I went for him, and do
you kno .v that child sat up in his chair
and said that he’d rather be called
Mike than Harold, and, that since his
chums hud started to ‘(ill him Mike
Spad, the other gang’s afraid of him.
Well, I just sent him off to bed at 5
o’clock, and lie’s there yet. Mike
Spad,” she added with intense feeling
on each word.
“The little scamp!” exclaimed Mr.
Spadiua.
. . We have been talking of getting a
better house in some other part of the
city for a long timp,” said Mrs. Spa-
dina, “and I’m sick and tired of this
place. We can’t send him over to
that school any longer, with its rowdy
names and its gangs and its fighting.
Harold lias clearly been lighting, for
the boy said as much.”
The father was looking silently at
the ceiling. He generally thought
matters over before giving liis deci¬
sion, and Mrs. Spadiua cautiously
went upstairs, where she .found the
formidable Mike Spad sound asleep
and with the clothing kicked off him.
And Mr. Spadiua Said: me' “At school
they used to call Bump.” And
presently he smiled and, knocking the
ash off his cigar,he chuckled: “There’s
good stuff’in Mike. I wonder how
big the boy was that he walloped!”,
And the important point tj/o isr that of
the son, tli ■ mother and father,
one was as true to human /nature as
either of the others.
A IMsupiietiring: Toyhsli to/as jj>.
Bit by bit disappearing/ the Don hip, Tas¬
mania is Something
like a quarter of a emtury ^dnstry, ago the
Don was a hive of and a
large number of ivdkmeii lived in
comfortable cottage/, t/e all seeming
prosperous. sliipp/g Now mills have dis-
appeared, no eottng'^ visits the river,
mauy of the have disappeared,
aud others are teAuitless, Ire aud green
grass grain /omes. growing on the
of former Of course
fhere are /still a/con si 'erablo number
ve-ddenis j a nml around the town-
ship, are fow compared with
those ot nays ^, )e by —Launceston
Examiner, .
v urns
; B „; E eV okmans, one the of capi-
most f as hioimUe quarters of
b eou visited by a plague
^ Xo house’ha- been free
from "these unwelcome visitors, and
■ tbftV bave wa a# is so, great
tbat of the residents have been
b ‘ ’ ^mv'dinm-v . .U, bt , Sbmffof the rats are of
^ size, and hitherto
, nenHU1 - eH which have been taken
t {l . ce tbo neighborhood of the pest
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