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BOMBAY MORNING,
ALICIA’S
COWBOY.
A STORY DEALING WITH SOME
HAPPENINGS WHEN BUFFALO
BILL CAME TO TOWN.
It needed no lurid posters spread
with bucking bronchos and rough rid
ers of the world to announce that ISuf
fulo Bill was coming to town. The
small boy betrayed an almost pathetic
eagerness to render small services to
the heads of the households. The fam
ily clothesline disappeared under the
born to emerge later as a lariat and to
violently choke the youngest hopeful
employed as a target in default of real
wild horses In the family back yard.
The older folk were u£>t above being
Interested in the matter. Paterfamilias
told bow in bis younger days he had
known a man who could shoot ull
around Colonel Cody. The mother re
counted, with a faint blush on her
faded cheek, how she had crossed the
plains In 187.1 and during a blizzard
had been saved from an untimely
death by the ministrations of a young
lieutenant. In fact, the very bine blan
ket under which her husband now took
his Sunday afternoon nap In the libra
ry was a souvenir of her narrow es
cape.
Between the two extremes the show
wus at once a bait and a reward. It
was the peace offering when Strcphon
fought with Phyllis. It was a merit
badge when Phyllis would not quarrel.
Kvon Edward Thurston and Alicia
Peyton were Interested in the gaudy
pictures as they strolled silently along
111 1 lie mild spring air. Yet Thurston
had just asked a certain fateful-ques
tion, and Miss Peyton’s “No” had been
very decided.
"I like you better, perhaps, tlmn any
trim I know,” she had said. “Htill, lik
ing Isn't love, and the man I love must
be someone 1 can respect. You are u
nice boy, a good talker and have ail
the advantages of birth aiaj position.
That is not enough. 1 want to marry a
man a real man, strong, reliant like
that man there.” And she pointed to
the lithographic reproduction of the
lloHii Bonhoiir painting of Cody.
“But, Alicia,” lie urged, “tills is so
foolish, you know. A chap can't ride h
broncho and Wear chaps and spurs
when a street car or a cab is the prop
er thing and patent leathers and black
cloth sre preferred. l<et me show
yoU”-r
She raised her hand in protest.
“Please,” she said, “dbii't argue. It
hurts me to Say this. Don't make it
worse by continuing a Conversation
that Is painful.”
So be held his peace, but as they
walked slowly back to the house front
the purk each fresh “stand” of bills
and Alicia's evident Interest In them
Increased the twinkle which had come
In Thurston's eye despite the blow to
bis hopes.
When they reached her doojir he
would not enter, but as lie took her
hand lie asked; "May I semi you seats
for. the Wild West'- 1 have friends
with the organization, and while 1
shall not lie able ,'toi Lie with you It
would give mo pleasure lo know you
were admiring the Teal man.’”
“Donat,"; she urged. “You are not
kind. 1 didn’t mean that I w,anted to
mu try a eofvbojV merely (hat I was
tlreil of jibe cfi'emlimto men of .the cit
ies, ihan A'hp never do things, who are
eoiitent simply to exist. It Is not your
owp fault that you lire not other than
yinfiire.’ UJs the fault of our modern
\ >
Its laughed. “V didn’t mean to ques
tion your judgment.” he said. "1 Will
send a Imx over for the uiiUlikh*. Then
you can 1 ' take tjie little opes, (iood
night#
He held her cool, slender hand for u
moment longer than was strictly good
form, then turned and went down the
street with a springy stride that argued
more strength than was made apparent
by the modern tailor’s arts.
Thursday afternoon the “show lots,"
as the vacant field generally used for
exhibition purposes was culled, were
crowded. Those who could afford to
patronize the entertainment were for
the most part alcet{dj> histd’e." Those
wltjwut the gates were those who,
lading the priori, liyed iu the hope
that some philanthropist would sud
denly happen along and invite them all
Inside.
Falling that, there was always the
noise of the shooting, and the year be
fore tlij-ee clay pigeons had’ fallen out
side the feni'e, and portions had been
cherished In pocket museums of small
ho) s for weeks thereafter as an offset
to the cartridge shells obtained by the
fortunate ones who had seed the show.
In a box affording an unobstructed
view of the field sat the Peyton family,
from Grandpa I’ey ton to Harry, the
four-year-old.
The younger ones were all impatient
for the performance to commence. The
band was something, lint bands were
more common than cowboys, even
though this was a cowboy baud. Whet
they wanted were meu who rode
horses. Harry in particular was on
the ragged edge, and his nurse had
difficulty in keeping him from break
ing away In search of bis hero. The
year before hedmd been adjudged too
young to attend.
The first band of Indians came dash
ing into the arena, turning the upper
curve Just beyond the Peyton box. and
wheeling smartly Into place. Harry
was transported. Here wore the In
dians. at last, and their painted. Jialf
nuked bodies Were et-en more faselbat-
Ing than the Images he had been able
fiMiSESL uiLriUftnii hia sleepless inn-
tnentVln ltis“3imly lighted nursery. '
Band after band came on, each fol
lowed by It* chief, and each succeeding
body drew Harry nearer to the front
of the box. The nurse, fresh from Irish
soil, was too much Interested to watch
her charge. The others trusted to the
nurse.
At last came the cowboys, better
mounted even than their associates.
Six abreast they swept into the arena
and came tearing down the stretch.
Suddenly a groan went up, a great vol
ume of tone like the voice of one
Blighty man. There, directly in the
path of the riders, stood a fair haired
child. The sun glanced from its dainty
white dress and lit up the long flaxen
curls till they seemed to form a halo
about Its head.
Alicia sprang up with a fearful
scream.
“Hurry;” she cried. “Oh, my dar
ling, come to sister!” Then she covered
her eyes, not daring to face the awful
horror she knew must come.
The Instant he did so some Impulse
compelled b<r to look again, and a ray
of hope lit up her strained face.
The riders on the inside had turned
aside. The one nearest the child
Stooped and caught him up, and as a
mighty shout went up from the crowd
he swung the little fellow to the pom
mel of the saddle. The six moved on.
They drew Into llielr places, and the
child shouted with delight at the nov
elty of his position, never giving
thought to the danger he had faced.
As the horseman stood there waiting
for the end of the entree Alicia sought
his face, her eyes dimmed with grate
ful tears. Bike his fellows, he wore
the regulation blue shirt with its sear
let kerchief. The brown leather chaps
were much like those worn h.v the oth
ers, and a huge sombrero threw the
face in shadow. He was in nowise
different from Ills fellows, yet it seemed
to Alicia as if there was something
familiar in the figure something that
suggested sonic one she had known.
It was absurd to Imagine that she
numbered a plainsman among her ac
quaintances, yet try ns she would she
could not lake her eyes from him.
Even when Colonel Cody passed on his
splendid horse the graceful, well built
figure and the tiny white form of her
brother were all she saw.
The colonel hail made his little
speech* lie had introduced fiis con
gress of rough riders of the world w ith
a sweep of Ids hat, nil Inclusive. The
riders had advanced to the barrier,
had retreated,ami were beginning the
mpsleal ride which finishes the en
trance.
A! lirst the eowboys were within the
circle. Gradually, however, the ranks
thinned out, apd on the last circuit
they would have lo pass the box. Har
ry's rescuer reined up ns the box Was
reached and, drawing out. of line,
leaned forward to restore the boy.
Alicia' started forward to receive
him, fully occupied with her- 111 lie
brother. Not until the rider w ins la mo
tion again did she look Into Ills faee.
Th)‘H she sank down, crying and laugh
ing all at once. Mild hysterics, worn-
universal pnliacen, hud eofhc to
liel‘ relief.
After the siege of Peking had been
raised and the emblem of Christianity
had .replaced the banners of pagan
ism, according b> the programme, the
I'ey ton family were Interviewing a
young man who now wore the khaki
uniform of a prlvule soldier. Ills filce
bus flushed with embarrassment.
I’vytou pore regarded him with be
nevolent good will and suggested that
he had better come up to dinner, Pey
ton mere till'd to say something suit
able and w ept- quietly instead. The
younger Peytons regarded him with
uvVe, much ns one looks upon a neigh
bor who suddenly achieves national
greatness. All this was of Interest,
but there was a look In Alicia Peyton's
eyes that made htin wish the rest of
the family would go away anil leave
him alone with her.
But v lien tlds wish was granted a
few hours later Thurston was sudden
ly tongue tied and distressingly self
conscious.
Alicia raised her eyes, brimming
with tenderness, to bis. “Since you
won't take advantage of your bravery,
sir," she said. “I supimse 1 will have to
propose lo you myself."
“It's not gratitude 1 wrrrtt; it's love,”
I he said gently. “You feel now that I
must be repaid for piekiug up Harry.” ,
“It Is love 1 offer," slie said proudly;
“I didn’t know it theh. You scorned 8s
inert as the rest of our men. How was
I to know- that., vyu had Titklep the
rntipe'.-for three years after your
he!?lth # bPok# down In College it yon
didn't tell me?”
He answered with a kiss. “At any
rate,” he said, "you have won a cow
boy. That’s why 1 wouldn't argue the
point with you the other evening. 1
have ridden with Cody's show every
jtime it has come to town since I came
] bock from the west. It's like visiting
jold friends.”
! 100 pairs of ladies button and lace
(shoes. Regular price, f 1.50. Joel's
sale price for ten days, SOB cents.
308 Bay street.
Just received 100 dozen men’s fancy
uatf hose, regular price 10 cents.
Sale price for ten days only 3 cents
pair. 1,. J. JOEL. 30$ Bay SL
THE BEST SERVICE.
Jim Carter hss just returned to the
city from ’Bis northern trip and is in
a position to give the very best ser
vice in clothes cleaning to lie found
anywhere. He has secured the
agency of tnp very best tailoring hou
ses and it will pay all /G examine his
fine line of samples before purchas
ing elsewhere. '
3T>O njensJ fleeced, lined under
shirts fc nil flrawtrs. .AYorih the world
tutfij ssptti J I’ijr V'bj dayf /"tly
07 cents suit.
B. J. JUEB, the Prior Man's friend.
avß Bay street.
■THM BRUNSWICK UAIBY NEWS.
WHEN WOMAN LOVES.
Her Devotion Changes the Current
of a Lawbreaker’s Life.
u will simplify matters and lead to a
bettor understanding if 1 confess at the
outset that I am w hat the police de
nominate a “emok.” I aui neither a
thief, robber nor burglar, but a finan
cial agent for people who have proper
ty to dispose of, property acquired In
an unlawful way. For Instance, if u
burglar comes across bonds, shares,
notes, deeds and the like while pursu
ing his culling he bundles them up and
brings them to me. For a liberal com
mission 1 ditqiose of the papers on the
open market or deal with the los r dl
rect. Now and then 1 handle Jewelry,
but the gems must be valuable anil the
losers wealthy to Interest me In u case.
It may be of Interest to know that 1
was a fairly good civil engineer before
1 became it financial agent. Why I ex
changed professions Is a matter con
cerning myself alone.
Ten years since a friend of mine
named Dee got into trouble lii a west
ern state. In trying to break away
from the otlleers one of them was shot
(lend. That meant the gallows for Dee.
1 at once secured tin' best legal counsel
for him, but wus plainly told that only
u miracle could save his neck. When
hts case cimie up, he was convicted
without the Jury leaving the box, and
bo wus Sentenced to be hung. We
nun'" an appeal, and lie went back to
prison knowing that he would be safe
for eight or ten months to come.
Dee wus a man'of twenty eight, a
gentleman by birth, one of the hand
somest men you ever saw. llniTit been
a Jury of women they would have ac
quitted him ns promptly as he wms
Convicted. A dozen females broke
down and wept when he was sen
tenced. Though watching things close
ly ! had not put myself forward at the
trial. Among the'lnterested ones 1 had
noticed a handsome girl aboilt twenty,
and the trial was not half concluded
When I knew Iluit she regarded Dee
as nil Innocent man and a hero. When
the verdict of guilty was pronounced,
she fainted away, and the Incident
.created some local gossip.
As mulling more could be done for
Dee for some lime l was about In leave
the city, when 1 received a note asking
•me lo call ala certain house. 1 called
and met Miss Fay, Dee's courtroom ad
talrer and an heiress. She told me that
she hud fallen In love with l)Ce and
that every dollar she had was at his
disposal to save Ids neck. When I re
plied that It wasn't a question of mon
ey and that he was almost certain to
hung after we hud exhausted all legal
dodges, she asked me to remain In
town until I heard from her again.
Dee was a fur better man In all
tilings than three-fourths of those
shouting their morality, but I felt It
my duly lo tell Miss Fay Just where he
stood. I admitted to her that lie was a
criminal Instead of a hero nful that
even If his life was saved through her
efforts she could hardly hope lie would
marry her and settle down. Nothing 1
could say would dispel her Illusions,
and she actually became angry at me
for giving her brotherly advice. She
did not tell me what steps she meant
to take, luit 1 knew liy. the light In her
eyes that she would hesitate at noth
ing. It wus seven days before 1 met
her again,’ anil I w as astonished at the
work she had done. Dee was confined
til the county Jail, which was as strong
and safe as a state prison. He had n
cell at the end of a wing, and was so
hedged In by bolts, bars, guards and
Steel and stone walls tlmt there Was
not the remotest chance for an escape.
In a week the girl had located the
cell, rented a cottage outside the walls
and stocked It with tools and provi
sions and laid the plan to defeat Jub
tlee. The plan was boldness itself. I
was to find two trusty men and en
sconce myself in the cottage and dig a
tunnel to the cell of the condemned.
The distance was ldo feet, anil we
must gij under the street, under the
y ard, wall and then under the wall of
the jail. The cottage was one of throe
and had a space of only twenty feet on
each side of it. The other cottages
were owned by- the families occupying
them, and the people were bound to
wateli any strangers moving la. To
dig that tunnel was the work of
months, and to run Its other mouth
Into a cell was a feat the oldest engi
neer and the nerviest sort of a crook
might well hesitate over. 1 ridiculed
the whole plan at once, but Miss Fay
took it up point by point, and so well
did she argue that after three or four
hours I agreed that there Was one
chance 111 a thousand that success
might be achieved.
Tlie, lirst move was to find a family
to occupy tlie cottage. It was not very
difficult for me to get hold of an oldish
woman who would assist us to carry
the. scheme, through. She opened a
boarding house, but took in only three
men of us. We were supposed to be
railroad men and to come and go be
fore daylight and after dark. Now and
then we did come and go. but it was
only to deceive the neighbors. As soon
as we settled in the house we began
work on the tunnel, and we never put
In less than fourteen hours out of the
twenty-four. The two men with me
knew what they Were being paid for
and could be depended m>ou. The cel
lar of the cottage gave us room for the
dirt excavated, and It seemed as If
luck was with us from the start. It
was winter, with but few people pass
ing on the side street, and the ground
being hard frozen there was less dan
ger of the roof of the tunnel falling In.
One can run a ditch on the surface
as straight as a rule, but When you
come to run a tuuuel It is a different
thing. We had sewers and gas and
water pipes and beds of rock to look
for, and the far end must reach a cer
tain cell Inside the jail. To say that
I sweat blood over that job would be
drawing it mild. We wont .over or un
der the pipes in the street, made a
couple of elbows to avoid big rocks,
and finally reached the prison !!.
From the wall we were to go under u
coal shed until reaching prison
wall, and there should be no chance
to take sights above* ground. For
tunately for us we Struck an old aban
doned sewer, and this saved us at
least a month’s digging. We followed
It up to the prison wall and thCn we
were twenty-five feet from the spot
we wanted to reach.
The jail had a cellar, but under only
two-thirds of the space. The new wing
rested on a bed of rock and cement
In the difficult work we had to get
around the pipes we progressed only
by Inches. Toward the last of our
work Miss Fay called at the cottage
of a night and even crept into the tun
nel. She made tlie arrangements for
the future, and 1 alone was taken Into
her confidence.
At last there came a night when we
began work on the flagstones forming
the floor of Dee’s cell. 1 had got a
note lo him. and he knew what we
were doing. It was two nigbjs later
before we broke through and he
dropped down among us. As we
emerged into the cellar of the cottage
I halted lo tell him the story of ihe
girl, and when 1 had finished it I said:
"You must make a choice. You
must either marry the girl and settle
down to an honest life, or I will give
you up to tlie prison authorities be
fore you can leave the house.’
lie did not hesitate. He was touched
by her devoHcm and glad enough of
tn opportunity to drop his profession.
In an hour be was at the appointed
place. Flic was there to greet blip and
a clergyman was there to marry them.
Then they went away Into hiding, and
It was months later before they crossed
the sea to make a home in a foreign
land. The escape ami the tunnel were
discovered, of course, but the cottage
was empty and the late occupants
could not lie traced. While I rejoiced
over lice's good luck, I really felt more
solid satisfaction over the success of
my tunnel. The newspapers, on the au
thority of the city engineer, pronounced
it a splendid piece of work, and added
that tlie designer must have ability of
no mean order. I had come out to an
Inch of the spot aimed at. and 1 had
taken a prisoner out of one of the
strongest jails in the world.
For Sale Steamer Wilmington.
Beligtn, 90 feet; breadth, 31 feet:
hold, (! feet depth; stern wheel. Fas
singer list. Till; excursion list, 350; car
ries 350 life'preservers.
Built of nest yellow pine and white
oak limber*. Will sell on easy terms.
If interested, address,
AUGUSTUS OEM BUR.
Care Isaac (J. Haas, Savannah, Ga.
Use 03d Standard
Grovel Tasteless Chill Tonic
has Swood the
fcesi 25 years.
jftSSghA and Average an-
I fgttDßßi 5 nual sales over
■l|ajs' . One and a Half
mmmk bottles.
Does this re-
* me cor( j 0 f merit*
. appeal to you?
Enclosed wibh every bottle * * f
is a Free Ten-Cent Package of fkf a, <&***
GROVE’S BLACK ROOT I^lo
, LIVER PILLS.
No Pay. 50c.
v
For CHRONIC CHILLS: In these cases where a stronger chill tonic is preferred
take GROVE’S CHRONIC CHILL CURE, a thin spiritous liquid of a pleasant
aromatic bitter taste, which cures the chills that other chill tonics don’t cure.
No Cure, No Pay. 50 cents.
Always be sure its GROVE’S.
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THE COOKBOOK
If the pastry be slow in browning,
throw a little sugar on the oven shelf.
This will expedite matters greatly.
If the skin of a beet root has got bro
ken, sear the part with a redhot iron
before cooking it. This will prevent
the beet from bleeding. ’ f
The next time tomato to up is plan
ned for the family dinner try adding
a few slices of orange just before serv
ing and-'enjoy the pleasant flavor which
they impart.
Eggplant is most palatable when
broiled. Cut into thick slices, with the
skin on; dip In olive oil seasoned with
salt and pepper and cook on wire broil
er over a clear tire five or ten minutes.
When a cake contains too much flour
or has baked too fast, it will sink from
the edges or rise up sharply, with a
crack tu, the middle. If cake has a
coarse grain, it was not beaten enough
or the oven was too slow.
If you like coeoanut pyramids, beat
the whites of two eggs tijl light and
stiff; mix with two cupfuls of grated
coeoanut, one cupful of powdered sug
ar and two tab# spoonfuls of flour;
make into pyramids and bake brown.
TVr ShnrlSNS Lived City.
Which of the large cities of the world
had the shortest life?
In the ancient world the answer Is
Palmyra. The period of its prosperity
extended only from 117 to 273 A. D.,
15U year*. In the fifth century B. C.
l’C’.si,)Hills was the capital of the Per
sian empire for thirty years only, but
this was merely an Accident* of war
and politics. Curtilage was the shortest
lived scat of empire, for it only en
dured üboutSOQ years. In modern times
the answer would be Amarnpurn, the
former capital of Burma. Founded in
1781, it had in 1800 a population of
173,000. Sixty years later the seat of
government was transferred to Man
dalay, ami Ainarapura is now repre;
seated only by a few ruined temples
and bamboo huts.—London Answers.
Whfll’H In n \aim f
Her name is Margaret, but all her
friends call her Daisy. It is a pet
nainu she has been known by since
slic was a child. There is a pretty,
bright, charming freshness about her
wfiileb the flower suggests. But not
withstanding the appropriateness of
the nickname the girl, w ho has recent
ly attained the dignity of nn eiufnge
ment ring, has discarded It once and
for all, and no one is a friend of hers
who docs not call her Margaret. It is
all on account of the new unmo she Is
to take. She will eventually lie Mrs.
Field.
“Anil it Is a very nice name, too,”
says the girl, "luit I do not intend to
lie a ‘daisy field.’ ’’—New York Times.
Homemade Huromefer.
A convenient barometer for the
kitchen may be made with an ordi
nary glass jam jar and an old oil
flask. Fill the jar three parts full of
water, and after cleaning the flask
place it in the jar neck downward.
The rising of the water in the flask
will indicate §flfc weather. Unsettled
heather will Tic foretold by the sink
ing of the water.
Qoim! MfiniiKer.
“You seem in manage remarkably
well on your housekeeping money.”
“Yes. The tradespeople haven't sent
ilieir bills In yet.”- New York Herald.
i
CLAY AS
AN ACTOR.
HOW THE GREAT LAVYLYER WON
A BIG CASE THAT WAS
HOPELESS. -
An old and well known traveler, who
has recently settled iu Chicago, while
coming in from Pewee ' alley the other
afternoon told an iuiercsiing story
about Henry Olay, the great Kentucky
statesman. The story teller in has
youth lived In Mr. Clay’s district dur
ing the time when Henry Clay was at
his prime as a lawyer.
“A man was once being- tried for
murder," said the narrator, "alid his
case looked hopeless Indeed. lie laid
without any seeming provocation mur
dered one of his neighbors to cold
blood. Not a lawyer in the county
would touch tlie case. It looked had j
ew t rtrlu thr-ts ptwtiori of m,v j
barrel*!- * \
"ThcPman as a last extremity ap- ’
pealed to Mr. Clay to take the ease for
him. Every one thought 'that Clay
.Would certainly refuse, but whan the
celebrated .V;. 1 r looked into Tin- mat
ter his fighting blood was roused, and.
to the gnat surprise of .dh he oecei^^
etf. :{!!■'
“Then ca n a trial the like of whMfe
UK
rjkal on the ease, and it looked more*
and mure hopeless Tlie only groan^H
r.-i; loan had looked iffHß
with- a fierce, murderous took^^H
t>
qfcr *•}
I ■ p
! ’ SwW
< . r . y I • All
tii. ii, ju-i as- be, was about' t<", £
l ist uud
card.
Moekes^^^^H
and carrying undying
hi it that Iso ever seen, 'geuti^^Hg
- If a should look at you
I what would j do?’’
j “That was ali lie said, but
enough. The jury was startled,
some even quailed on their seats.
Judge moved uneasily on his bcnclU*
After fifteen minutes the jury <i!i
slowly buck with a ‘Not guilty, yojkr
honor.’ The victory was complete. -
“When Clay was congratulated on
his easy ..victory, Ue-said;
" ‘lt was not so easy as you think. J.
spent days and days in my rojtu) be.
fore the mirror pr act Icing thsit look.
It took more hard work to give that
look than to investigate tjie most ob
tuse case.’ "-s-Boi.iisvihe Courier-Jour
nal. *
To Raffle His Horse.
K A. Silver.! Is raffling off pis fine
horse and buggy and hiW is ft Chance
for some lucky man iu. wip a.,-goon
animal Mr. Kffvcra'if dlW<wh'; of his
horse because ho leaves on tbo-FJth
ha - the north to he., altsent several
weeks.