The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, November 22, 1889, Image 4
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Put I ?? nr tin- soft orprrscloo of a pe
. looting owl Into the fuliu
(h 11 through n glow.
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nIII;;;-.tor plays the mischief ui
In its I'lfory. to get through,
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iii.li iitor. t.y the Irniululctit o>
hiiihinil fivt or two
O the i iK i nalle mr.ttcr and tho w
*t: iter. with the simple nttnOT
a h.Ifi'r-tiil. pure' Mr\
Whllj^ my frlcrt I tho liinlertgJy
tllokei*. latter. nn?l the ier,
.>** * t tiatightri tah?*u l-iiii>o?0 an<j
/(j. I ui'tisi |Ktitn?? art'l ivn^1
I I'ltul.'i. i . so ?P#icr o-er tny
/ t. iii.nl people lou?7 ^ tiuuKior
^ \Vh> tlii'i itn tin! '^r
/ ir i:cuMuu<,'jPnr m8,linbrroln
y' Jfa water niot?T more
/ ~gT ?TUo Wasp.
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/. yiooN.
,,nn,V*j#omo by-Buch n queer
l?oarj^#l .lack Wclstod, 10:
ti<?n that hud been put
so of our party. "Well,
be sure that she wasn't
i. Jge>\ so. 1 hiring the first three
Iier culver 1 wasn't very well
^Kntcd with her in fact, never
A\ (yea on her. Hut until the end
that pei iud she was known as IJir^Ptlie;
bo.l in informed, llirdio Tredloe
wus her mil name. I'll tell you how
sho cunio to he called *I3aby Halloon.'
"
Tho young person to whom ho referred
was a lovely girl of IS. with
dark hair, serious eyes, fresh healthy
color in her ehceks.'and a lithe figure,
so graceful and houyant that you
might, easily have expected her t<;
(Pvi? Mtvftv if ii oiirtieularlv stroiii!
i>rcc7.o should lurppcn to Mow across
tlio seaward lcx>l<i:i;r veranda of t!it
hotel at Heeler's Pond, where we sat
talk in;' The idea that she might la
wafted oil' hy a b roc 7.0 would ho es
. peeially ant to occur to you when yot
saw her dancing in the great parlor,
as she frequently did of evening.
And I rather thought tliat liandsoiix
Joo Tcrrill (one of our youngei
friends), who danced with her a greai
ileal, would not have objected to liei
floating away if lie eoulu have heei
allowed to lloat with her. To I:
plain, Joo was in love with Miss Tred
Joe, or, as tlio colonel called her
"Baby Bsflloon." Joo Terrill hat
plenty of money, but he was not satis
lied with that; lie wanted Miss Tred
loo as well. When ho did tue tin
honor to confido this to mo one day,
said to him, "Why in the world, then
don't you ask her to marry youf"
"Well," he replied, "I don't fec i a
all sure that she can s enough for no
to take me just for myself. 1 don't iin
agine she would want ine just for mi
money either. Th? long ami thy shor
of it is, I don't amount to enough
My money came to me by inheritance
imltiimr to niv credit. Am
I haven't done anything of importanei
ill the world except just to ho horn ::i:<
to inherit this wealth. Now if 1 ha<
only done some great action or r.iadi
a naino for myself, 1 might possil B
expect to win her. My notion is six
wants u hero. Oh, by Jove 1?that's :
good idea. If I could rescue her fron
mad dog or an angry bull, or savi
licr- from drowning, then she'd hi
sure to havo inc."
mili^-tlien^^pprnT^rco it is lilceh
enough fb bo just, nt a moment wlici
wo aro not prepared toeopo with them
So, not being ablo to impress the*'
animals into his service, Terrill per
sistently took MissTrodloo out tailing
ns if With a \iow to ?omo opportun
marine disaster. It> was positive!;
amusing to notico how ho dt'gged lie
footsteps with a design on'her life?
not the design of destroying it, but o
preserving it, so that slio uiighl than
it with liim.
But to return to Col. WYIstcd. Ili:
declaration that he had not Known th<
young lady for the first three yenfv.
her existence seemed rather stra'n'g.
considering that ? ho looked upon hit:
as a father, and tint we nil con bid cm
him in that light, notwitl:: Jnuduig tin
ditFercnco in t'eir names., lie cn
plained this, however, in the eoursi
of tlio story which ho proceeded h
narrate. That story is the one I an
goin^ to tell here.
CoT. Jack Welsted was a tall, sinewy
man with gaunt cheeks, and had u
long red mustache that drooped and
slanted over the corners of his month
like a pennant hanging idly from the
staff on windlcssday. lie wasalsoivlebra
ted as a crack rille .shot, lie could
bring down almost anything on (lie
wing, and could bit all sorts of marl;::,
at all ranges.. But bis certainty of aim
with the rille did no? seem to help him
when he ea:no h> love matters. He
failed to come any v. here u< nr touching
the heart of the ie.d.v whom l.e loved.
Evelyn Carle.1 r jeele.l him, and niarvir:l
< l>l ?l I II ?*! ? v I. ... .1 ,r ....,?
deal hnnd.-.oaier than the t*<>l?>::?!, but,
1 regret to say, not nearly so good.
Then Col. went oil' on 11is
travels. carrying his.lire anus with
him. i L? usaile innumerable bunting'
trips, and sl:< t endless numbers ??i"
deer, rabbits Lucky Mountain goats,
wild eats ducks, prairie hens and even
alii,gut-.us. J'or a I<jii;f time it seemed
as it' be was trying to wreak on these
unfortunate creatures the; disappointment
of his affections. Lutallto no
purpose, lie cult Id n<>t forget Kvclyn;.
and so far as he could :?eu lie was e.s
much in lovo with her as ever. 'Alius
it was that about four years after her
marriago lie came wandering down to
this popular sc;f shore resoit of
Reefer's Point, where we were now
otaying, and where ho now told us
tho story. Lots of other people camo
there for their health or for amusement.
The colonel camo because lie
did not know what else to do; and although
tlicro was not much shooting
to ho had at Reefer's, lie was constantly
seen carrying his ville about
with him, in the crowds about tho
hotel, or along tho lonely beaches, or
in tlio boat which ho hired Ren Pivcr
topsail for liini up and down and
across the inlet, or sometimes well out
< f
to sea. people laughed at him a little,
good naturally, for lugging the gun
with him on all occasions. Uut he
waa&rcatly attached to it. lie was a
lonely niaft, and the riliu was his principal
companion. When he was in a
romantic mood ho would nut the stock
or the lino "twist" barrel of the gun
itVeetionately with his hand, remarking,
"This rifle, sir, is my bride, and
.ho never talks except when 1 want
her to." At that remark his friends
would nrivately laugh nio|*e than over.
R. j s.jq^Kxcovorea, as i sium-.
I||^Ptnito, that his roumn- I
water meter, JjJTto the gun was n very i
iird euamci, i^gwhich rendered him ami
timed Simon#* 1KF?US "" u,,0XPccU'd
^^Birdio *1 redloe, then a bright,
>f no llu''*cd chiltl of 3, was a great
tJi among tho visitors at the
icr's Point hotel, whither sho had
brought by her widowed mother
^prccovcr from llio effects of a eovero
/illness that had lasted several weeks.
All the old la'dies and old gentlemen
alxiut the place, and even souio of the
young ones, were fond of talking with
her and iietting lier. But Col. .lack
Welxteil, if be had scon her at all. did
not appear to have noticed her. lie
was n nrli given to solitude, ami ihd
not i.> i.d inueh of bis time on (lie
hotel | tn/.zn. Moii over, although foml
<?f i hiiilren. heeoulil not help remembering
bis diMippoiutmeut in not !?
ing able to marry Kvelyn Carter, and
the sight <>f a pretty child frequently
made bim melancholy by reminding
him tiiat be bad n</no of bis own.
I a*:-ides, ho had been at the hotel only
two or three days win 11 the important
| event connects I \vil!l J'illlio lo:?i<
I place. It is : m that ho had not
oiks' se< ii her with her mother, and
did not even know her name.
One afternoon when a hrisk w ind
was blowing oil' shore, the colonel
had gore out in his boat with lieu
l'iver, taking his pun as usual, and
promising himself a shot at some stray
pull if lie could lind no better
panic, tjonie of the visitors were bathing
on the bench, others were sitting
tm the steamboat wharf, and some
were promenading in front of the
hotel; while a group of children at the
Indian teyt, not far away, were buying
bead moccasins and birch bark
baskets. The veranda was crowded,
mid Mrs. Tredloo was sitting there
with liltlo liirdie, when benevolent.
. old Dr. Haygood happened along, and
asked the widow if lie might take the
' ehild down to the tent to buy something
for her. Mrs. Tredloo consented,
; and the old gentleman ami his little
companion descended the steps to
gi llior. liefore they had reached the
1 h ut. and as they were walking along
' the high ground close above the
water, they met an Italian peddler
who had a couple of dozen toy bal.
loons for sale, all fastened by long
strings to a stick, and bobbing merrily
in the iiir above his head.
"Oil, beautiful big apples!" e.\I
claimed liirdie, rapturously, her
I sparkling eyes lixed on the largo clas:
. tic crimson globes, which she seemed
. to mistake for fruit. "(live liirdie
' one?"
, 1 l>r. ilaygocxl began to bargain with
1 ?i.~ 1...1: 1 I.^..I. ii,?
j | iii?J iitiiiuii, aim u'i'iv uiu nivu klmh
j him to select u balloon from the bunch.
His small friend was delighted, ynag
j ining alio was to have tho entire
hunch.
"All ?all for me!" sho cried, and
clapping her hands, she- stretched
t them out toward tho coveted treasure
of tho dancing air globes.
This so amused tho kind hearted
j doctor that ho resolved to humor her,
for a moment at any rate. 80 gatherj
ing tho long strings together, ho tied
1 them around Hire lie's waist, then let
go, and tho balloons all lloated ui
around and above her head and shoulders,
making a gay spectacle of her.
'iho doctorand tho Italian both stood
i by, smiling at her satisfaction, when
, suddenly to their amazement, a strong
n gust of wind eauscdall the balloons tc
swav to ono^khlo^frwetgTingTjfrdTbofl
i Tt happened so unexpectedly that.
Jbcforo they could do anything to pre'vent,
tin- light 1 itil*.; creature was
borne uwav l?y tlio cluster of fantastic
looking crimson balls, up and oil' over
the water. And as the wind was oil
^ shoic, it .seemed inevitable that she
^ j would lie carried by it across the
,v 1 mouth of the inlet straight out to sea.
| "Circal heavens!" shouted the docf
tor in iielnless hori< r.
. ! The Italian, sniitlen with despair at
. ' the b?: s of his balloons, began a frcn,.
j zied dunce, at the same time exclaim.
| ing to the unhappy old gentleman,
C j "You payee men. for ali atliose-a! y cm
payi e ul I a!"
The bathers in the water observed
I ! the extraordinary sight of a little girl
, J cheerfully sailing through the air
j v.iihhcr improvised Hying machine,
, j and stood ganiug upward in ama/.o,
: nient. Kvcrynody on shore became
, awr.re of the catastrophe ih an instant,
and began running to and fro in a
hublmb. Mrs. Tred'oc, oij tbo veranda,
fainted, and Dr. I lay good
I was called up to restore her, while
the Italian vainly tried to keep one
, eye on him for security of payment,
! and to follow w ith hi.; other eye the
' lliglitof the balloons in the opposite
, i direction.
A dozen men hurried to the water's
I edge, launching row boats and sail
boats, with which they tried to chase
i | the shadow of llirdie and the balloons,
) so as to he on hand at tho right spot
| whenever she should drop into the
j water. Dut it was a hopeless pursuit.
"fc-hu don't show any sign of ilropi
ping," shouted Mr. Middlcby, w ho was
! steering the foremost hunt. "fcjho
I moves through the air faster than we
I can get over the water; and unless
I those air bags explode or fall ott* she
I will be swept so far from land that wc
| never shall get her."
All at once help came from an uni
foreseen quarter, and one at least of
the balloons did explode. It happened
; in tli is way: Col. Wclstcd's big catboat
was seen rounding the point,
; with I ho wind on her beam, preparing
| to tack into tbo harbor. Den l iver at
the helm uttered u startled evy.
| "That's the queerest cranio bird that
' I ever tee," ho declared, pointing up
; in (ho air with :i big yellow thumb.
j ''It's got shoes inula shirt and about
I twenly-livo heads, 1 should judge, hut
I no wings."
The colonel was on (he alert, hut
the strange object inthenir wassonio
distance away, and so unlike any lly;
ing tiling they had ever seen before
that it took both men two or three
1 minutes to comprehend what it was.
Kven then they couid not account for
it. They did not fullv understand
what had happened, IJut Col. Jack
made up his muid that, whoever tlio
girl was or however she had got into
that situation, sho was not in the right
place for a child of her age. And there (
was only one way to get her out of it.
He raised his rillo and let fly. But
the motion of his cathoat and the
progress of tho balloons through the
! air made it vory diilicult for him to
take n sure aim. The first shot had
no ell'eet. Ben l'iver gave a short disgusted
laugh. Then the colonel g.cw
"mad." lie perceived now that the
harbor was full of boats coining out
toward him, uijd that there was u big I
l iuwtt oi."iic> Mioru watching Me proceeding.
"If I don't hit this time," said ho to
Hon. r,s I:e | i n fresh cartridge into
the brooch, "tny reputation's gone,
and I leave Reefer's l'oint to night."
I Crock ! went the second shot. The '
| crowd and Hen heard its mournful
"wlmo" tis it s|Kvd through tho bright
| air; and almost instantly one of the
L.tU.^itne o/Jlot\cn/l Ollll klllMV'olotl 111*
! All audible cliccr cnmo blowing out
. from (lie people oil blioro ami in the
, boats, turn Col. Jack loaded again. i
Hut just imagine how Mis. Trcdh>o
' It when she saw that pull' of gun
smoke from the cnlbout, ami realized
that some one was tiring at lkrdie! She
: had Uuvly rceovored from her fainting
I lit whi n this happened. "Ik iter to I
j i< l her drown or blow a way beyond
| recovery than do that," r.lio gasped in
| anguish. "Whv, it is inurderl Can't
; any one stop that man from shootI
lh\ Iiaygood and her friends tried
t ? explain the matter to her, hut she
; fiiinled again heforo they eould do :>??, .
ami it was lucky for her thai siio he j
! eatae unconscious, because the gallant
colonel wits blazing away again ,
I with his idle at closer range. An- i
i other of the balloons was punctured,
' and .seemed to vanish. Col. Jack's
j cat boat : 11 the tiino drew nearer to a
spot oil the water just below the hov|
ering baby, who n^igjutng susjiendi cl.
] forluuateiy very close to a long sauil
I spit that jolted out into the inlet just
beyond the harbor's mouth.
One more shot finished olf a third
i balloon, an there were not enough left
i in the bunch now to hold Birdie up.
Slowly steadily, softly, she began to
j descend, precisely us if she \Vcre being
let downward by trpair 01 arms moving
frontl.v, and in a few minutes Col.
lurk had the satisfaction of secingher
siivk <juie{Iv and comfortably clown
on the sand heap, with tho remaining
balloons still Muttering around her
like so many luigo bubbles of gorgeous
color.
His boat was tho first to reach the
point of rand. Ben Pivcr leaped out.
ran to the child, and turning, waved
his hat as he shouted to tho assembled
Meet, "(lent lemon, slio's alive and kicking!"
whereat another cheer arose,
long and loud.
Co!. Jack all hut wept over the
child as he caught her up and kissed
her. Hut Birdie, on landing amid the
sand, had calmly and unconcernedly
begun playing with it. ller hands
were full of little shells. "Deso for
mamma," slio remarked, cheerfully.
llo hurried her into his boat, ancL
sailed hack to the wharf, accompanied
by tho rest of tho licet. There was a
tremendous press of men and women
1 on tho wharf. Mr. Middlehy, who re9
ccived Birdie as she was handed up,
started to rush with her to her mother.
! I Jut. strangely enough, in the crush
and confusion of the crowd, ho missed
his way, and stcmungaccidentally over
1 tlio side, fell with a plungo into tho
f water, carrying Birdionlong with him.
The colonel and Ben l'iver were overhoard
in a moment, and soon had
her safe ashore; so that beforo they
brought her to Mrs. Tredloo she
1 had been rescued twice. Somo
- one had run . ahead to tell
1 the poor mother that IJirdio was
all right. With Dr. ilaygood's help
she rose up on her couch to welcomo
the little maiden hack; and as tho colonel
entered with IJirdio in his arms
lucre w;i!i a cry ui ixwmnuu "" uoiul"Jack
Wclstcdl" exclaimed tlio
iv.s 101* uoi. Jack, ho sioow
from liirdio to her mother, in whom
h.e bchchl his lost love, formerly Evoi
lyn Carter. Her husband, Mr. Tred:
loc, had died not Ions after Birdio was
; born: but Col. Jack had known nothing
ubout this, having heard no news
i of them for thrco years or more.
1 Tho end of it was that Col. Jack
Wclstcd and MrsTmlloe were married
before tho season at Reefer's l'oint
was over, and that was how l!o camo
to bo tho stepfather of "Baby Balloon."
All this happened some fifteen years
before our conversation with tho colonel
that evening on the piazza. Tho
day after ho hail recited tho circumstances
to us, Joe Terrill camo to him
and said: "Colonel, 1 was very much
interested in tho story you lolu us last
night, but it spoiled a little plan' of
mine. 1 have been intending to savo
Miss Birdie's life myself as soon us 1
could get a gooil chanco to do so, preparatory
to asking her to marry me.
But as 1 found you had already saved
her lifo twieo, fifteen years ago, tho
wind seemed to have been taken clean
out of piy sails. It occurcd to 111c that
if I were to attempt saving her again I
might bo overdoing matters. So I
have spoken to her today, and she
.. ill. .....
??0? vv?J II all HIV, Ijiiu O II O IIU list;
my waiting around to rescue licr, bocuuscthc
opportunity might not occur
in a long wliilp. and she lias consented
to marry mo if you'll give your approval.
Will you
C'ol. Jack gave it. "I'm glad I
; saved you the trouble, Joe," said [ho.
"It's hard enough to win a good woman's
love anyway, and if you'vo
done that much, you'vo done enough
: to suit me."?( Jeorgi Parsons Lathrtip
in Harper's 1 la/.ar.
Curious If True.
Air. A. D. King, a well known lawycrof
Orillia, lost his lifoon theGrand
Trunk railway. lie had been away
on business, and on returning got oft'
tlio train while it was in motion. Instead
of getting oft' at the station side
lie took the wrong side of the train,
and bad hardly touched the ground
when lie slipped and fell so that his
two legs wcro run over hy the Pullman
ear. llo died in twenty-three
hours. Tlio accident took place at 2
o'clock in tlio morning, and at daylight
a brother of tlio dying man
drove a few miles out from the station
to toll his father of the sad business.
To bis surprise ho found his father up
and dressed awaiting for him.
"Where's Daniel?" eagerly asked the
old gentleman. "I saw him about 2
o'clock or a litllo after. lie eamo to
my window and rapped at it. I saw
| him three times and spoke to him 1"
I The grief of the father on learning of
1 4l. ~ - * IV ' 4 m 9
uiu ?iui aiuur wrs very great.?.Montreal
Witness.
Tlio lluiichbiicU'* Fortune.
Tho Monto CrisU/trcosures left by
tlie}lato William Kcanc, tlio hunchback
! newsboy, liavo about reached their
j maximum. Binco tho discovery of
i tho fl',050 in his room and tho box
containing bonds and stocks worth at
least $18,000, his brothers havo been
| on tho alert for tho development of
i another mino of wealth. Another
i box belonging to tho deceased was
I found, but It contained nothing but
1 papers.?Bt. Louis Republic.
,
.. & I
HE +<fiO SEEN IT.
uakto; a feol ul Mii* of itio Fellow* W1i?? y
"(tar* Oi-ud It llcfore,"
It is difficult to dwell in love and .
amity wiUi the man who inevitably ?
paps youi1.best story with the remark ' t
' Yea,- I've heard that before*" niin 1 6
who invaliahly has seen in tho paper h
whatevcrconinion you have to ofrer fi
upon an/of the momentous questions f
of the dafc v s
,, Upstir mjpoiio of this kidney, ih? t
had exiut'jK^jWxl Fogg repeatedly, until j
forbearundc hud cca*cd to be a virtue; i
but Fogg was pretty hard on L'nstir ,
when lie did strike buck?though, to ,
tell the truth, Upstir hadn't sense | j
enough to know what a rough hun
dliug ho was getting. But v.e nntioi |
I>ato.- # ;
Fogg?It is a remarkable fart that |
cattle, when exposed to tho weather,
invariably face tho wind, which if
they turned "their hacks to* it won hi i
blow under their hair and chill thctn. j
Upstir?Yes, I saw that in the pa;?er (
last evening. ,
After un. interval Fogg has sonic |
thing to say about the tariff. ,
"Say what you will, no system of
impost duties can be |>eriiianeiit which
docs not recognize the. rights of the
masses."
Upstir?That's just what Blcnkin
sop says in his tmitiso ,on "CommiT- ,
cial Equities."
Fogg (with evil in his heart) ?
VVlien Georgo 'Washington arrived on
tho field of Waterloo tlio First Miehi
guu uuvairv, wjiiuii ??an uuu ?jr wwr
muted, reformed spontaneously ut the
sight of their beloved chief, nnd in an
incredibly slvotVHimo they had driven
tho Paynirii host into diro confusion
and look several thousand prisoners,
including tho renowned cavalier Kosciusko.
Upstir?Yes, that is word for wprd
what Bancroft says in his history.
Fogg?And speaking of cawwy reminds
mo that it is tho custom otv'tl^o
plains for tho men to rido with thv*'
faces to tho horses' tails, in ordewtimt
tho enemy may not advance too closely
to their rear.
Upstir?I saw that in tho paper the
other day.
Fogg?It is a very interesting fact
that on llio plains tho men frequently
bccotno lost in tho thick for-*
csta which everywhere abound; a
squadron of horse has been known to
wander for years, without food or
water, vainly endeavoring to extricate
themsolves. The trees on tho plains,
you must know, grow to an immense
height and are f.o closo together that
it is impossiblo for a snako to pass between
thorn. It will thcreforo bo seen
; that tho men; as they wandered
through these impassable giant
growths, must BufTer untold agony
from tho sun, which beats down upon
them unmercifully.
Tlnclin Wlinl .. mnntrtmr linvn I
Mr. Foggt You nuoto from Parkham's
"Great West' almost verbatim,
Fogg had his revcngo and the rest
of tho company wero scarlet with
merriment; but Upstir was quite unconscious
of tho fool ho was making
of himself. On tho contrary, ho grew
prouder of himself every moment.
What is tho uso of trying to stab a
rhinoceros to death with a toothpick?
? Boston Transcript.
. Tho Adjutant Dird.
Talking of adjutant birds, I heard
-a good stury "from Mr. Richards of tho
Baptist mission at Lukolela. It seems
. Mtufij^Yamtfotfjutant at Lutete
Wathen) station, which roamed
about tho station, with clipped wings,
in company with monkeys, parrots
and other pets, among them a kitten
belonging to Mr. Comber. Ono day
this kitten was heard mowing piteously,
though it was nowhero to he
seen. At hist, noticing that ihosounds
appeared to bo proceeding from the
adjutant, who was standimr with his
beak wide o|>en, ns though engaged in
swallowing something, with an effort,
Mr. Comber walked up to him,
and looking down his throat saw the
end of tlio kitten's tail about to disappear.
Thoroupon ho grasped the tail
and hauled tlio kitten out still alive.
Mr. Richards told mo that the truth
of this story had been doubted in England
: for my part I see no reason to
disbeliovo it, and would recommend
thoso who do to pay a visit to the Zoo
and inspect tlio adjutants thero. Thoso
I have seen on tlio Congo held their
heads as high as a tall man and had
beaks and throats of enormous capacity,
adapted?liko thoso of pelicans
and other birds which lead a similar
life?totho catching and swallowing
.whole of largo fish. The Lutcto adjutant,
1 am told, 011 another occasion
swallowed a small dead monkey entiro.
As for tho kitten?it is a well
known fact that cats have nino lives!
? Blackwood's Magazine.
Mistaken About tho Ilorsc.
Tlio other day one of tho customers
in a Lewiston, Mo., dry goods store
failed to get her purchases, and she
appeared at tho storo next morning in
a ferment. "Here, Guy," said tho
proprietor, "tako this lady's bundle
right homo with her."
Tho lady preceded tho boy out of <
tho store, and walking along to the
curbing stepped into tho wagon standing
thero. Tho bov took tho blanket 1
otr tho horse, unnitchcd him and
jumped in. At tho watering trough. ]
on 0110 of tho streets tho horso seemed
to want to drink, and tho clerk said: 1
"Shall I givo tho liorso a drink?" <
"Yes," said tho lady, "givo tho old 1
horso a drink," and tho horso drank. |
Arriving at tho ladv's house, the
clerk looked for tho stablo and said:
"What shall I do with tho horse?
Shall I tio him up?"
"Sure," was tlio reply. "I don't 1
caro what you do with lain. He's not |
mv horse. Ain't ho yours?" }
To say that the boy was astonished i
is to tell only half tho truth. IIo was i
frightened. Taking a philosophic l
view of it, ho re^omxl thnt very likely i
tho police were en his track. Instead |
of returning by a direct road to tho i
store, ho took a roundabout way. In i
llio nieantimo tho owner had notified t
the police and had made a thorough *
sen re 11 for tho nninml, only to (ind it c
where ho had left it.?Lowiston Jour- t
nnl. 1
Tender Mrmorlee.
On tho cvo of my marriage I made
thrco mental vows. They were?never
to nggravato him, never to have a x
secret from him, nor by any scllish or *
thoughtless act of mino to lead him ,
ono step toward bankruptcy. Fifteen (
years afterward I told lnm of these 1
vows, and although I havo hoen a a
widow for ten years, I should blot this 1
paper with iny tears if I attenmtcd ?? 5
put in writing tholovo and tenderness j!
of his roply.?Good Housekeeping.
I r
1'roiilirtif VMora.
One (lav in tlie spring of 1861 I sat
villi a lauy friend conversing pleas- j
,ntly, when 1 saw on my left ktico a
>ilo of bank notes; tlio top one was a
3 bill. 1 saw .it distinctly, and
o told my friend; she could not
**o it. It quickly disapjicarcd, and wo
(peculated over the matter a littlo and
won forgot it. This happened in tlio
orcnoon. In tho afternoon of tho
iamo day a man como in une^poctodly
ind paid mo rent money. He was not
n tho habit of paying at stated times.
\ftcr he had gone I took a bank ,
note detector to examine the bills to J
:eo if they were all good. I laid them
n a nile on tlx' left of my lap. and.
ivitli flie delcetor in tlio right hand.
proceeded. A bill lay on the lop,
iikI I instantly ivcallcd the vision of
Ll 10 foivnoon, and drew my friend's
attention to the situation. I
At unother time I saw two f20 bills
in the air. I was sure some one would
pay nie money I *c*t>nltl think of no
ime unless it was my mother, who
awed me that niueli or more, ami was
lo pay it when she pleased. l#tliought '
she would send it in a letter, but days ^
passed and no letter or money came.
1 felt puzzled. for 1 could not ronicin u
her any mistakes in these experiences. r
It might have been a week al'tef the
vision wl.ru my two children came in
on the stage. They had been staying
at my mother's anil ! had not expected
them home. The girl was 11 years
old and somewhat careless. SShe had
been homo three days, and we had *]
seemingly talked over everything
about grandma's atl'uirs, when she
spoko up loudly and quickly, saying:
"Oh I ma, 1 forgot to "tell you:
grandma cent you somo money, and
it is sewed up in the bosom of my
dress." Wo got her traveling dress
and found the money, just two notes
of tlio amount I had seen. ? KeligioPhilosophical
Journal.
I'orty-iilno Yours 1 it Prison.
The Franklin County almshouse at
present affords shelter to a man who
nns a remarkable record in the criminal
annals of this part of tho state.
His name is William Pierce, and he
was released from Auburn prison a
few days ago. after serving a term of
imprisonment amounting to forty- ;
nino years, four months and six days.
Tlio crinio for which Pierce still'ered
this terrible punishment was for the '
murder of his own father on Jan. It), I
1S39. Pierce, who was then about 111 i
years old, was working in the woods
with his parent, when a dispute arose
over the use of a liorso which ho do- 1
sired to drive in the evening to attend 1
a party or spelling school in tlio neigh
borliood.
Tho father, unable to stand tho aimsivo
langungo of his son, attempted to
chastise him. In return, William
seized his nx and with two or three ;
blows killed him. Tho parricido was
arrested and tried in this village in
July, and sentenced to be hanged
on Sept. 2 of tho same year. On
account of his youth Governor Seward
commuted tiio sentence to imprisonment
for life.
Pierco becamo hopelessly insane a
few years ago, and a second commutation
was granted, which allowed his
release. Every one of his relatives in
this county has been dead many
years, and tho story of his crime was
almost completely forgotten?Malono
(N. Y.) Special to New York Sun.
While engaged in a hunt I tried to
learn something from tho half breed
about these strange animals, but, although
he had killed scores of them,
ho was so uncommunicative that 1
was given precious little information.
However, I learned enough to know
that the race is nearly extinct, having
becu hunted with great vigor on account
of the hides by those who didn't
caro for the sport, and also having
been pursued so hard by genuine
sportsmen, who were carried away
with tho delights of tho chase. I hail
formerly thought that they had those
big curving horns you havo scon in
pictures, on which they alighted unharmed
after springing from some
lofty height; but that's all nonsense,
for their horns are small and sharp
pointed. <
They aro. fearless, however, in rac- ;
ing over the mountains, and make
somo astonishing leaps and climb up ,
to seemingly inaccessible heights,
talcing a sure foothold where it would
seem almost an impossibility for them
to stick. Altogether, I don't wonder
that there i.i so much of an effort to .
capturo them. I
^ lly the way, I learned that in the
Sawtooth 1 tan^c another animal could
bo found which is unknown except in
Europe?tho ibex. At least there is a
tradition to that effect, but I saw
none, and couldn't ascertain that any (l
had been kilted; so after all it may be
a fable.?Chicago Tribune. ,
Jolintin M-.v.urt. r
Johanii Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadous
Mozart, one of tiio greatest of
musical composers, was born at
Salzburg on tlio 2?th of January,
17i>C. When but (? vmin
old ho composed short pieces,
which ho performed with great npplauso
beforo tho court at Munich.
The next year ho astonished Paris by
his performances on tho organ and his
powers of improvisation. Mozart comJOscd
numerous operas which still
liold their plnco on tho stage, and excelled
in all departments of composition
and in tno universality of his
genius. IIo died nt tho ago of 135.?
Philadelphia Times. \\
p
"SpiWo Tennis."
"Spiko teams" are an institution ftl
peculiar to tho south. Tho Georgia
:eam consists of a mule ora jenny and
in ox; tlioso are geared to an old
ickety wagon to haul guano and
watermelons in. Tho Florida team is
ess complicated and more economical.
\n ox is harnessed to a pair of shafts
itting to a yoke on tho nnimal's neck
iiul connecting with a pair of wheels
n which a box is placed, a rcpo ataclied
to tlio creature's horns nniwering
for reins. The box generally
:ontains a man and a woman of a typo
hat can ho found nowhero but in
Dixie.?Chicago Times. at
\\
A Valunblo Horse. J<}
America is not tho only < ( utitry
vhewo what looks like extravagant *
'aluations arc sometimes put upon J.
torsellesh. It is j that \V. Purlott-Coutfs
is liio j:o. sesse.r of a fa- w
nous hnckney stalkon ?Trillit's h'irciway?that
represents in his slock a ln
noncy valuo of i".\V?,eoO. lie ii 30
'ears old, and his get sell readily at
00 to 400 guineas a mir in Ixindon ?
>an Francisco Chronicle.
CHE LEADING
Tli'-' best and cheapest Ilosici
The best and cheapest lot ol
A nice line of Ladies' and M
All to be found, with num
Emporium c f
HARRY
April 10 It
HJNS AND i
\N li have a Urge 8t? ek <>f I in; one 1 and A
I<>7.?le and ilrt-ieh Looting, wlroli ?C are
I-' , fonder, slio', Clank and !?>aded Sh 1
nyhiag in :liif lino, it '?i 1 pay }''Hi ti calln
PHE BEST SEWING
WOK
ONLY !$lt).5C
[ HE CELEBRATED DEMOR!
SOLD OlS
FOSTER, W
Jan I
Great Clearing Oi
AU-TION ON ?
See the Prices
rOO ynnls Calico at *?:J c worth 5 c.
i'tO " ' at -1.1c wonh (>}e.
Hit) jarils Wool ft led Kentucky Jeans, at
>o i
1'ick'Of, at. G{ nn I 80.
Fontlicr Ticking, at 11 Ac and 13 q worth 15
md 18o
All-wool ro'l Flannel at lo.lc.
IVf mens fioli l Icntlur Shoos nt 55c.
I'hi'drers copper tip Shoes, nt 35c.
^hildrens soft flutes nt 10.'.
Mens llrogans nt 75o.
High priiccs nre dead. FLYNX has ki'
A fresh lot of Clothing received last tin
prices :
3S Suits for $1 85.
310 Suits for Sf 25
Cluck Cork Screws, S3 75, SlO anil $12 50.
Pins. Hairpins, Cottons aii'l Thread th
C LB A RANCH SALB of
LEADER AND CI
May 27
Stop ai\
Ps / JL. vy A A AA
WE will a-k you to drop in and
looted Sto?'l- -I' New Goods that nro no'
DRESS
Our Stock of Press Fabrics is com
Henriettas, Cashmeres, Mohairs. I'luidi
Wo wish to'call the Ladies' spceia
latest styles.
B 0 0 T 8 A I
Our Hoot and Shoe department o?j
to the l'ublic. Our largo Shoe trade is
wo represent them to bo.
CLOTHING ! CLOT]
In this department wo have pureli
now ready to supply the demands of ev
puit to the old man in his sober suit of
A7
We ask you to examine oor 1 irgt
'aps, of every shape, tpiality und style,
met! ' Hut.
Wo have a polite corps of Salcsuici
hrough our istock. All Goods sold at
March
THE BAMHER 1
Wc have our banners luing out on the outw
igh prices. We liivo pi ices down tint ami 1
Our immense stock of l>iy Goods, Hoots,
irely new and fresh from ttie Factories.
rHE PASS-WORD IS
Hrogan Shoes for titt cents.
Gents Congress and Lace Shoes, $1 25
and up.
The best Scotch hotlom Hoot for $2 50.
Cliddrcns Shoes front 15 cents to 50 cents.
A Lady's good button Shoe for $1.
A good lie.ivy Hoot for #1 50.
Can give Man or Hoy a Hat for 20 cents.
Heavy all wool Jeans for 25 cents.
10 yards Calico for 95 cen:s.
5 papers Hair l'ios for 5 cents
Oil Cloth for Tabic Covers, 20 cents per
yard.
We cannot and will
We have the best line of Oejits and Hoys <
'e can lit the largest man or sma'lcst boy in
loihing, so don't forget to call and examine
I'loaso remember lliat all of our immense
id fresh, and we have no shelf worn or infe
He sure and call at the HANNHIt STOKF. o
KO
Sept 0
KKW JEWEL
NEV
JUST KISCKIVKI) at F. G. TJIFFZ
)(1 most c'.oicc selection of Jewelry to b
rATOIIKS, CLOCKS,
All 1UNGS, . KINGKR 111
SILVER AND SILVE
ILL KINDS OF FI
liifli he intends to sell lower than over.
After eighteen years txpcricneo it? the
o 1111 t r ol work in his lino with skill
Sep*. G 30
} EMPORIUM, VI
Shoes. . v
[en's Underwear.
erous other bargains at the y *E j
M. COHEN & BBO. f ?8
At Colton's oTd stand. wl
^MUNITION- | i
V conPyd
in (heF
Mi- ri?.nn Guns Siu^lc nu I I>ou'?'e D.irrej, ^0t^t.r?|V
selling nt pices lint run no: bo baton.* I
Is, Gu i Implements, etc. If you wan*. f U
viwti n WTT.'tlNS Jk OO. P??rB
MACHINE IN THE I?1
LD. |,;1
) AmD freight. .. 1
EST" STILL IN THE LEAD Jp* M
fLY BY | /'J
ILKINS& COTlI
t Sile ai Flfii'P' f
IATURDAY 9TH. 4
Quoted Here :
Mens lieaxy Hoots, all sizes, $1 30
Maieli those prices and yon will strike oil. - W
Remnants C?lic?. 2c per yard. _ B
Heninnius Dress Goods 4c per yarJ. ?
8e Dre-s Goods 5o per yard. 'W>|
10c Dress Goods, GJc per yard. n*
15c Dress Good", 10c per yard. - Kj
40c Black Iletir etta for 21c. f
50c " " ,4 20o. I
G5e " Cashmere for 42c. _ MR
HOc " " 58c. .
led them.
> ?ih now offered a* the following ridiculous
$'? Overcoats for $3 Go.
$8 Overcaots for $"> 50. *
$12 50 Overcoats for $8 50. * , I
rowii in to any person buying at the GREAT '
I
- -w w -SK 7- "m.T 1%T h
fl W. * M. , B
IAMP10N OF LOW PRICES.
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roLooK. 1
give ii look at tho ,largo and wcll-sc- ."
w arriving daily. 7l
G OO D S . [
iplete in every particular, consisting of
s, Kami Cloth, &e.
I attention to our Dress Patterns of the
I) SHO E S.
u>is-t-i of Goods that we can ? .e> inmei d
proof enough that our Goods are what
HING ! CLOTHING!
a>od a larger stock than usual, nod arc
ery one?from the littlo boy in his first
hl.ek.
S 1 > CAPS.
; and well-sclecti d Stock of lints and
We call special attention to our 41 Alii - .3a
whfi will take plea-mro in showine vou
the lowest prices for CASH.
RICE & MCLURE.
13 tf t*
BY MODS STORE,
-anl wall and Die war cry is ilown, down with
will keep them down
Shoes, lla's, Trunks, Clothing, &c., nrc cnLIVE
AND LET LIVE.
.3 Papers Pins for 5 cents.
'20 Hulls Sewing thread for 00 cents.
12 Dozen Buttons for 6 cents.
Suspenders for 10 cents.
A 10-1 Blanket for $1.
A full-grown Quilt for 00 cents.
A beautiful Counterpane for 75 cents.
(lents Undershirts, for 25 cents.
Gents Collars, all sizes,Jor 10 cents.
Beautiful H?co Curtains clieapor than over
before, and only a few pair left.
I not be undersold,
'l ulling, that has ever been shown in Unionj
the county. We have the insido truck on
stock.
stock in every department is entirely new
lu '
. ?*- ^uv;<u *VJ ^Vl I IU Ul. (
DGER & PURCELL.
!>(? ly
RY !
V JEWELRY!
iElt'S Model Jcwolry Storo, the largos
ii fouud in the upcouDtry ; consisting o
BREAST PINS,
NGS, CUFF BUTTONS,
II PLATED WAKK.
NE STATIONERY.
3
business, he is fully prejared to do nil
sod desjntch. All goods and work
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