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VOL 43 ~ " YORKVILLE, S. C., AFEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897. No7s6T
The Green Eyed Monster.
By FLORENCE MARBYAT.
[Copyright, 1896, by the Author.]
Mrs. Deuza wa9 the prettiest woman
in all Sydenham, and her villa was the
best kept and most artistically decorated
house in the town. Michael Denza
was justly proud of his beautiful wife
and dainty little children and well appointed
home. Yet the spectral shadow
of a cloud seemed to hang over the
Denza household?undefinable and yet
to be felt. The "prunes and prism" ladies
of Sydenham held aloof somehow
from pretty Mrs. Denaa, and her "at
homes" and strawberry parties were
but thinly patronized. Michael Denza
was a wine merchant, in partnership
with his elder brother, Joseph, and had
a large connection in the city. The
brothers Deuza were good looking men?
* Michael especially so. They bad
Italian blood in their veins and
something of the Italian warmth of feeling
in their natures. They were well
off, too, without being wealthy. They
could afford to ride backward and forward
to their office in a first class carriage,
smoking first class cigars on the
way, and they were regarded in the city
as a reliable and thriving firm. And yet
?and yet?will that provoking phrase
"and yet" ever cease to interfere with
consummation of this world's happiness?
Michael Denza was leaning back in his
office chair one afternoon in November
picking his teeth with a quill?a look
of perplexity upon his handsome features.
Notwithstanding the time of
year, a yellow rosebud bloomed in his
buttonhole, and his dress was that of a
man of fashion.
"I can't imagine," he said, as he regarded
a newly received telegram on the
table before him, "where the money
goes to. Ella is so very simple in her
tastes. She scarcely ever seems to spend
any money on herself, and yet this is
the second demand she has made for ?20
within a fortnight I don't grudge it
her, Joseph, mind that, but I can't
think what she does with it."
"Why don't you ask her?" observed
the practical elder brother. Joseph Denza
might have been as good looking as
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was ten yeurs older?a man now verging
on 40, and be was of a harder and
more suspicions nature than bis younger
brother. He had no love for women
either. He had been cruelly deceived by
one of the sex in the days of his youth,
and had fallen into the common error
of supposing they were all formed after
the same pattern, which made him always
ready to believe the worst of them.
"Why don't you ask her?" he said.
"She won't tell yon the truth, of course,
but it may prevent such exorbitant demands
for the future."
"Ella never told me a lie yet," cried
Michael, tiring up; "I am sure of it She
is as clear and open as the day."
"Clear and open!" sneered Joseph.
"My dear Michael, you are a foolJ A
divorced woman clean and open!"
"She is not a divorced woman," returned
the other hotly. "You know
that perfectly well. She divorced her
first husband on account of his cruelty
and infidelity to her."
"There is not much difference," said
Joseph; "in these cases, there aro always
faults on both sides."
"I don't believe it, and it is cruel of
you to say so," replied Michael. "You
know that it was only after a long
course of patient forbearance and weak
condonation?not, indeed, until her life
was in danger from his violence?that
Ella consented to take refuge in the
freedom which the law assigned her.
"You know how I hate even an allusion
to the subject, Joseph, and you
might have spared me the pain of refuting
your statement."
"Let us change it, then, and return to
your first speculation. Where can the
money go to?"
"Oli, I don't cure," cried Michael
impatiently as he pushed the paper
away from him. "I wish I had never
raised the question. 1 am not going to
suspect my wife of using it for an unlawful
purpose. She can do as she likes
with it. It is all the same to me."
But that is rather a dangerous way
of tampering with fortune. If Mrs. Michael
does not spend it, she must give
it away."
"But to whom could she give it? She
has no relations dependent on her."
"Ah, that is the puzzle which I
should not be satisfied without finding
out] Perhaps she owes it to her milliner.
"
"I am sure she does not. I paid her
milliner's yearly account last mouth."
"Can any one have a hold upon her,
Michael?" demanded Joseph suspiciously.
"What do you mean?"
"Can Ella have been so imprudent as
to epcouarge some young fellow fai
enough?I am only alluding to a flirtation,
you know?to embolden him to apply
to her for money on pain of disclosure?
We have heard of such things
with married ladies before, you know,
you and L "
Michael Denza's face flushed with
passion as he started from his cbaii
with a clinched hand.
"If you were not my brother, Jo
seph"? he began, but broke off with e
harsh laugh. "What folly I am talking
and you, too," he continued. "Ella,
sir? Why, she is the quietest litth
woman in the world. I often wish 6h<
would assert her position better and g<
out in society more."
"Well, yes! She certainly has not go'
on very well in Sydenham. I suppos<
this divorce business has to answer fo:
that?"
"I suppose so," said Michael gloom
ily. "People will talk, if it is only t<
hear their own confounded tongues. ]
should have thought it would havediec
a natural death long ago."
"So should I. That is what make)
me think there must be a fresh cause
for scandal. Anyway, I should find oui
where the money goes to."
"I shall do no such thing*" exclaimec
Michael angrily, but at the same time
be knew that he should
He quitted the office earlier than usu
al that afternoon. The discussion had I
left his brain too perplexed for business,
and the proximity of Joseph recalled
the unpleasantness to him. So he resolved
to return to Sydenham and chase
away his care in Ella's smiles. He entered
a smoking compartment of the
train as usual at London bridge, and,
laying his head back on the cushions,
tried to compose himself to sleep. But
the chatter of two young men in the
same carriage arrested his attention.
They were discussing some woman, after
the manner of their kind, and, almost
against his will, he could not help
listening to them
"She's awfully jolly,"said one of
1 "There/" she exclaimed.
i them. "Just my style, you know?tall
and slim, with gray eyes and brown
hair; quiet little woman to look at, but
knows a deal, my boy!"
"Married, Dick, Eh?"
"Married? I should think so. I don't
care a hang for them till they're married.
No bread and butter misses for
me," continued the creature, who had
not a hair upon his face. "I like a woman
with some nous about her and who
knows a thing or two."
"Where did you meet her?"
"In the palace?first rate place for
'mashing.' The residents make it a regular
rendezvous. Why, I spend half my
time there now."
"She lives at Sydenham, then?"
"Yes, but of course she can't takeiffe
home with her. It would be too dangerous.
She says monsieur is a regular fire
eater. But she has promised to meet me
this afternoon without the children (she
generally has n pair of confounded kids
with her), so I'm looking forward to a
high old time."
"And what's her name?"
"Oh, hang it alJ, old fellow, yon don't
expect me to tell you her name, do you?
"Oh, by Jove, that would be too bad
entirely. Kiss and tell, eh? That's not
my motto. No, by Jove." And the two
animals dug each other in the ribs with
their canes and chuckled with inane
merriment. Michael Denza listened to
the balderdash with a. fast beating
pulse. It recalled so painfully the uni
pleasant conversation he had held with
his brother Joseph. He took a hatred to
the speaker, although he had never
looked at him before, and the instant his
train reached the Sydenham station he
leaped out and walked rapidly to his
own house. His first inquiry was for the
' mistress of it The servant replied that
she was out
"Out at this time?" he said with a
frown as he consulted his watch.
"Why, it is nearly dark. Are the children
with her?"
"No, sir. They are in the nursery.
My mistress wouldn't take them out to- ;
day. She said it was too cold."
Michael Denza began to pace the room
i in a fury. He wus naturally passionate
'< and jealous, like the race he sprang
' from, but he had never had his feelings
roused m like manner Deiore. xnu
words be had exchanged with his brother
Joseph, and those to which he had
listened in the train, all seemed to
rush back upon his mind like so many
i flashes of electric light to disperse the
i mist which had blinded him?perhaps
to his own dishonor. In a moment
the twin demons doubt und suspicion
1 caught hold of him and worked him up
into a state bordering on madness. Was
i it possible (he asked himself) that the
words of that vainglorious, blatunt fool
i in the railway carriage pointed to his
wife? Was she the married woman he
had come to meet, and was her present
absence attributable to the fact of her
i keeping the appointment? A suspicion
which he would have laughed at as the
i absurdest folly 12 hours before appeared
quite reasonable now, under the influ!
ence of Joseph's 6neers and Ella's mys:
terious demands for money. He had
heard of such things?of young, unprincipled
men feeding the vunityof foolish
women until they had got them in
their power and lived upon the profits
of their dishonorable knowledge. But
Ella?Ella, who seemed so gentle and
retiring and modest in her demeanor?
surely she could never be guilty of such
i double dealing. Yet the fact remained
thut she had passed through all the horrors
of the divorce court, and heaven
only knew how much her conduct may
have aggravated her first husband before
i he treated her in such a manner as to
insure her freedom.
Michael Denza had never considered
i the matter in this light before. He had
: always believed his wife to have been a
most injured woman, but the devil of
doubt had been raised in his breast and
t he was readv t.n heliove tho verv worst.
f And if?as he 6aid to himself with
, clinched teeth?his brother's suspicions
j proved to be correct, and ho found that
? Ella had deceived him, there would be
j murder in that house before the night
was over. He had been pacing the floor
t of the dining room for perhaps a couple ,
; of hours before his wife's step sounded
r in the hall. She came in hurriedly and
nervously, and when she heard that her
- husband bad returned home it seemed
> to him that her voice indicated more
[ than surprise.
1 "Already!" she exclaimed falteriDgly.
"Surely, it is not 7 yet I Where is
? he? In the dining room?" She opened
5 the door then, and stood on tho thresht
old, a lovely picture by tho firelight,
in her velvets and furs.
I "What has brought you home so soon,
Michael?" she inquired.
"Have I arrived too early for your
convenience, Mrs. ?)enza?"ho answered
in a strange tone. "Bavo I cut your engagements
short?"
"I don't, understand you," she said,
closing the door and advancing toward
him, but he could hear that her voice
trembled.
"Then I will explain myself. Where
have you been? Who do you come from?"
Mrs. Denza flushed scarlet She was
a pale woman by nature, but now her
eyes filled with tears under the pain of
her burning complexion.
"Why should you speak to me like
that?" she half whispered. "Why do 1
you want to know where I have been?"
Her evident timidity looked so like
guilt that Michael Denza felt sure his
doubts would prove to be realities.
"Because I suspect your errand, Ella 1
?more, I know it?and I am resolved
to hear the truth."
"H firvlt" hIia rrind involnntarilv.
and there stopped. Her hnsband stalked
op to her and grasped her by the wrist.
"I married yon because I thought yon '
were a true woman and would stick to
me," he said, "and till this day I never
inspected you of double dealing. But I
have found you out at last, and you
shall suffer for it Tell me the truth or
I will kill you. You have been with ,
that man."
Her eyelids fell before his angry (
glance.
"OB, Michael, for God's sake, forgive
me!" she cried. I
"Forgive you I" he exolaimed. "Yes,
I will forgive you, madam, and I will
tell you how. I will turn you out of
the house you have dishonored this very ,
hour. You shall never see me or your ,
children again or have another opportunity
of deceiving me, as doubtless ,
you did the unfortunate devil whose
name you bore before mine."
"It is a lie!" she cried, goaded into ,
resentment "I never deceived him. I
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"Then yon reserved the honor forme.
I am infinitely obliged to yon. But it is
for the last time. You sbfoll not live to (
deceive me again."
He advanced npon her with such a
threatening air that the woman really ,
thought her last hour was come. (
"Mercy, mercy I" she shrieked. "Oh,
Michael, spare me, and I will tell yon ,
everything!"
"Tell me the truth, then, if yon can.
Have yon come from meeting another
man?'' (
"Yes, yes, I have!"
"My God, and yon can own it! What
is his name?"
She hesitated, and he returned to the .
attack.
"Give me his name, or I will strike j
you to the ground."
But a sudden courage seemed to have
oome to Mrs. Denza's aid. She drew up
her slight figure to its fnll height and looked
her husband straight in the eyes. 1
"Strike me if yon will," she answer- '
ed, "and you will learn nothing. But \
be patient, and I will take you to him.
Then you can revenge yonrself upon 1
him as you will."
"You will take me to him?" he stam- '
mered.
"I will take you to him," she repeated.
"But come at once, or it may be )
too late."
She ran swiftly from the house as she 1
Bpoke, and Michael Denza, clapping his |
hat upon his head, followed her as in
a dream. He could not believe it possi- '
ble she would introduce him to the very '
presence of her lover. Mrs. Denza 1
walked auickly down several streets, ]
until she had reached a poorer quarter j
of the town, formed of small housee. <
Knocking quietly at the door of one of <
these, she merely said to the landlady, <
"I wish to co ud stairs again," then
to her husband, "Follow me," and in
another minute they had ascended the
narrow staircase together and entered
a bedchamber.
Mrs. Denza seemed strangely altered. .
Her step had grown majestic and her t
manner almost defiant as she advanced j
to the bedside, and, pulling down the ]
sheet, disclosed the pallid face of an at- |
tenuated corpse.
"There," she exclaimed proudly as '
she turned to Michael. "There is the
man I came from!"
"Dead!" he said, falling backward. '
"You are fooling me, Klla. This is !
some trick of yours. What bad you to
do with this corpse?"
"I will tell you, Michael Denza,"
she replied. "That is the corpse of the
man who beat and insulted me until (
for my own safety I was compelled to
separate from him. He has killed him* 1
self by drink and debauchery, but ho '
was none the less the man whom once
I swore to cherish. When his landlady 1
appealed to me some weeks ago for 1
money to buy him the actual necessaries 1
of life, I did not feel justified in refus- 1
ing it How could I have lived in lux- J
ury and content knowing that this '
wretched creature was dying without <
one comfort to smooth his passage to the <
grave? Yesterday he passed away, and 1
the money I asked you for this afternoon i
was to pay for his funeral expenses. I '
was wrong, perhaps, not to confide in i
you before, but I was afraid the subject I
might worry you and cause dissension <
between us. That has been all my fault. <
I leave you to judge whether I deserve ]
the imputation you have put npon my i
absence." 1
She passed proudly down the stairs {
again as she spoke, but Michael Denza I
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"Ella, forgive mo," be whispered. "I <
was mad. I don't know what possessed i
me, bnt evil tbongbts bad been put into I
my head, and the idea of losing your ?
confidence and affection was unbear- j
able." <
"And was it all about the money?" <
Bhe said. "Was it because I never ac- i
counted for how I had spent that last i
check?"
"I am afraid it was," he answered
with a shamed look.
"Oh, how suspicious you men are!" '
sighed Ella. "How many checks you
must cush that you would not like to
account to us for fo inaite you doubt a 1
woman's honor only becuuso she is si- '
lent! Michael, believe me when I say *
that except for this, which I should 1
have confessed to you tonight, I have <
never deceived you. I love you, and I
love our children, and love is {he guarantee
for a wife's honor."
"Ella, forgive me," was all he could
murmur.
"And forgive me, Michael," she
answered. "And now everything is right
again. We love and we are forgiven.
There is no greater happiness in this
world for any one."
And as they entered their own home
again and the little children ran to meet
them doubt and suspicion fled away and
the angel of peace hovered over the Sydenham
villa, notwithstanding that the
"prunes and prism" ladies preferred
their own company to that of pretty
Mrs. Denza.
THH END.
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CHAT FROM CHEROKEE.
Lecture by General John B. GordonSabbath
School Convention?Recollections
of Mosby.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Etta JaiJe, April 29.?General J.
B. Gordon will lecture at Gaffney City
on the 26th of May. His subject will
be "The Last Days of the Confederacy."
I bad the pleasure of attending the
A. R. church at Hickory Grove last
Sabbath. Rev. Mr. Johnson filled the
pulpit in the absence of Rev. J. P.
Knox.
Each Sabbath school in Cherokee
county is requested to send three delegates
to Gaffney City on Saturday,
May 15, at 11 a. m., for the purpose*of
organizing a County Interdenominational
Sabbath School convention.
Cutworms are doing considerable
damage to garden plants in this section.
A few fine fish have been caught
with gill nets and hooks.
Last year, we advised the girls to
make good use of leap-year, as another
one would not come un il the year
1904. They have taken us at our
word, it seems, and are still going to
see the boys. They don't intend to be
cheated out of their rights by astronomical
calculations, and I don't blame
them.
Universal regret is expressed at the
irreat misfortune of Colonel John S.
Mosby, and the prayers of many an
old comrade are going up to a throne
of mercy in his behalf. In order to
show what kind of a man Colonel
Mosby is, I wish to tell of an incident
in his military career (which is only
one of a thousand) and in which some
South Carolina troops took part.
It was on Friday, October 9, 1863.
A large force of Federals were in
Alexandria. Va.. making preparations
for a general advance. Colonel Mosby,
with 40 picked scouts, was on the
lookout for them to begin moving.]
Fie and his men had lain in ambush
ill the day and night before, and they
were hungry, tired and sleepy. Soon
that morning, the advance began.
A.bout 250 cavalry preceded the long
wagon train, which had a strong infantry
escort. Colonel Mosby and
Walter Whaley hid in the bushes near
the roadside to observe what was
?oing on. Captain Smith, with John
Munson, took a similar position further
up the road. Right in front of them
was an ugly hole in the road, the
wagons and teams had some trouble to
pass, and the third team from the last
stalled, and the other two wagons
sould not pass. The column moved
in and did not wait for the stalled
wagon to catch up. At this juncture,
Col. Mosby came out and at the point
his pistol, ordered the three wagons
to be driven out into the woods and
iown the hill to where his men were
in readiness to take charge of them,
rhe wagons were loaded with sutler's
tfores. A picket was left to guard
the road. Soon an old gentleman and
lady came along in an empty onehorse
wagon, and they, too, were
crdered to turn out of the road and
follow the others down the hill. Of
course, they knew nothing better to
io than to obey orders, even if they
?me from a private soldier. As the
little wagon drove up (or rather down)
the men were helping themselves to
what they needed in the sutler's line.
Of course, Colonel Mosby wanted an
explanation for this intrusion, which
was given, the substance of which was
is follows: These old people had
darted that morning to Alexandria
with a few vegetables which they had
managed to save from the hands of
[.be soldiers of both armies. These
[hey expected to exchange for some of
[he essential necessaries of life, and
had started to Alexandria that mornng
for that purpose. But meeting
[be army, their load had been confiscated
by the "pluguglies," who gave
[hem nothing but insults in return for
t. Besides, the proprieties of war
were such that they could not be
illowed to pass the provost guard into
[he city, and they were turned back
empty-handed toward the home where
[hey lived and which they might in all
probability find in ashes. This statement
was enough. The soldiers began
[o fill the wagon with the choicest
goods in the capture. Everything
rrora a broadcloth suit to a cotton
handkerchief, or paper of pins, together
with all kinds of eatables,
irinkables and wearables. They literally
packed the little wagon to oversowing,
and a dozen Confederate
anldiprs look hold of it and nushed
md pulled it up a cliff and turned it
aver to its owners with supplies
jnough to last them until the end of
ihe war. Truly, to that home Mosby
was a Gideon. Sigma.
A Village of Blacksmiths.?
Near Tripolis, Asiatic Turkey, is a
tillage called Amruz, the like of
which is not to be found in any other
part of the world. The place is inhabited
exclusively by Hebrews, all
jf whom, from the shammas to the
parnass and the rabbi, exercise the
sailing of blacksmith.
From early morning till the last
thing at night they are hard at work,
and when their toil is over, all repair
to the synagogue, Where the evening
prayers are recited. The aged members
of the community also take part
in the daily work ; but, no longer able
to handle the hammer, they occupy
themselves by blowing the bellows.
The majority of these industrious
people are armorers, who supply the
Arubs with their yataghans, swords,
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the sons of the desert, who are too indolent
to make for themselves. Those
living in Amruz settled themselves
there shortly after the destruction of
the second temple, at the time when
the Romans still held sway in northern
Africa.
LETTER FROM ZADOK.
Up With the Planting:?Excursion to the
Mountains?Little Child Drowned In a
Well.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Zadok, May 3.?Although the long
dry spell has been bard on both man
and beast, our farmers managed to
get through with most of their planting,
and were indeed glad to see rain
that came last Friday.
Mr. John E. Carroll, who has charge
of the school at Union, took his pupils
to the pinacle of King's mountain last
Saturday. A number of friends of
the school also went with the party.
All report an enjoyable time and a
good dinner that was eaten with an
especial relish.
The sacrament of the Lord's supper
was celebrated at Bethany yesterday
by a large crowd of people. The pastor
was assisted by Rev. James Boyce,
of Huntersville, N. C.
An 18 months old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Schneider, who live near Bethany,
was drowned in a well last
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engaged with ber work, the little
child clirabed up to the well over a
chair, and losing its balance, fell in.
It was too late before help could be
obtained and the unfortunate little one
was taken out dead. Sut.
DISPENSARY DARK CLOSET.
Munv Trnnimntlnnfi Which Do Not Aooear
to Be Altogether Regular.
News and Courier.
Columbia, April 30.?It looks much
as if the "contraband room" of the
state dispensary will prove to be a
dark closet for many. The developments
of this particular "dark closet"
are getting to be quite interesting
and the rumors about what has happened
thereabouts have come thick and
fast. From what can now be heard,
upon the order of Colonel Wilie
Jones, new and double locks have
been put on this "dark closet," and if
anything further is to disappear from
it there is certain to be^rouble.
But the future will take care of
itself. What is still a leadiug topic
is the Beckroge trunk. Governor
Ellerbe has rot stopped at the report
of ex-Commissioner Gaston, and he
said today in the most emphatic terms
that he bad ordered the whole transaction
sifted to the bottom and let the
chips fall where they will, and further
he has instructed the attorney general
to prosecute whoever is at fault.
Assistant Attorney General Townsend
said that he was called into the
governor's office this morning and
instructed to push the case at once
and that he would immediately begin
an inquiry into the facts further than
alreadv eriven in the reDort oi Colonel
Gaston. He said that the statements
would be made under oath and that he
would get through with the investigation
as soon as possible.
Governor Ellerbe gave the impression
that he was not to be governed
by any precedents that might have
been established in his office in showing
leniency or in smothering anything
that came up that smacked of wrong.
Governor Ellerbe further stated today
that if there has been any leniency
shown towards defaulting dispensers
that those who are short had better
not expect any favors from him, as he
intends to have them prosecuted or
know the reason why. He has in the
last few days ordered two warrants
and prosecutions against dispensers
who are short, and if there are no
actions brought it will be because he
is not advised of the cases.
THOSE DISPENSARY THIEVES.
Day by day the eccentricities of the
dispensary and the multitude of things
which are done by constables and
others uuder protection of the great
moral institution come to light. In
today's Register there is the following
card, which explains itself:
Editor Register: For the information
of the public allow me a small
space through your columns to inform
them that on the 20th of March I
made application and ordered a keg
of corn whisky from Statesville, N. C.
J. C. Sommers & Co., at once forwarded
a sample to Prof. W. B. Burney,
state chemist. It took to the 13th of
April to succeed in getting a certificate,
according to the last act of the
general assembly in regard to the dispensary
law. The keg, with four and
a half gallons, was promptly shipped,
with the state certificate glued on the
end. When it arrived at Columbia on
the 14th it was seized by a state constable.
On the 15th it was forwarded
to Peak by express, but was ordered
back to Columbia. The messenger
carried it past Jt'eaK to isewoerry ana
returned it to Columbia the same day.
It was then released, and on the 16th
it was the shipped to Peak, and between
Columbia and Alston, State
Constable T. J. Harmon seized it again,
and instead of marking it to W. M.
Wilson he carried it again to Newberry,
shipped it back to Columbia the
same day with his card on it, consigned
to VV. H. Wilson, state dispeusary.
After an investigation of one week the
whisky was sent to its destination by
the state commissioner, it having been
robbed of two gallons of its contents.
So you notice that it took 30 days and
30 nights to accomplish and comply
with the law, with a loss of $3. Now,
I would ask, with all candor, is the
governor of South Carolina going to
continue to let the state constabulary
seize honest men's whisky, have it delayed
and robbed, when they have absolutely
complied with all the requirements
of the law ?
This outrageous seizure has not only
been a violation of the Inter-State
commerce law, but a direct violation
of the state law, by men who have
been employed to uphold the rights of
the people of the grand old Palmetto
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siaie. ii iuib kiLiu ui 0CI6UIC0 wutinue
to exist no doubt the attorney
general will continue to have an uphill
business in the United States
courts. W. M. Wilson.
Peak, S. C.
The facts here all seem to be cor-'
rect. The state, however, does not
appear able to find out where and
when the leakage or loss occurred, and
Mr. Wilson will have to charge this up
to his "breakage and leakage" account
with the state constables.
SEEING TI1E ELEPHANT.
How It Was Done By Some New Hampshire
Boys In 1821.
Mr. Briggs asks leave to tell a New
Hampshire elephant story. He was
brought up in Keene, and there, in August,
1821, every boy was excited by
the sight of placards announcing the
advent of "a great natural curiosity,"
nothing less than "a living female elephant"?"admittance
12$ cents; children
half price."
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come, and so far as Mr. Briggs knows,
this was the first elephant that ever
set foot in the Granite state. Of course
every boy was bound to see it. But
how ? Ninepences did not grow on
every bush, and some scheming was
necessary. The boys "got together in
convention," like a committee of ways
and means, and not without result.
The elephant was exhibited in the
daytime and was driven from town to
town in the darkness of night. The
boys found out in some way that it
would be driven into Keene over a
certain road?Prison street. On this
road, at a point about half a mile from
the hotel, was a large common, and
half a mile farther away was a bridge
over Beaver brook. The bovs laid
their plans to see the elepbaiit at the
expense of a wagon load of shavings
and a peck of potatoes.
These were deposited on the common.
Then boys were stationed at
short intervals along the road, beginning
at the bridge. The moment the
elephant arrived at the bridge the first
boy was to shout "Hello 1" at the top
of his voice and start on the run for
the common. The next boy, hearing
the shout, was to do likewise, and so
on down the line.
Well, the night came, and with it
the elephant. But when the first boy
saw it, he was literally struck dumb
with astonishment. As he could not
shout, he waited to see the creature
cross the bridge. When she put her
foot on it, however, she felt that it
was not safe and refused to proceed,
and the men in charge had to drive
her through the stream.
By this time the sentry had recovered
his voice, and with a vigorous
"Hello I" started down the road. Before
the elephant reached the common
the boys were all there and the ,
shavings were in a blaze. By the ,
light of the fire the elephant caught
sight of the pile of potatoes, and no
persuasion could get her past them
till they were devoured.
And there stood the boys looking
on, with their money, if they bad any,
safe in their pockets.
Mr. Briggs declares that this line of
boys was tbe original telephone, and
that the modern instrument dates
back to this nocturnal New Hampshire
beginning he proves by the fact
that the word "Hello" is still tbe telephone
signal the country over.? '
Youth's Companion.
SOME COSTLY BEDS.
Rich New Yorkers Aping the Couches 1
of Royalty.
When really pretty beds can be
purchased for $5 and $10, $2,000
seems a rather large figure to expend
for that single article of furniture. 1
But it is not an unusual price for a 1
wealthy woman to pay either to have
a bedstead especially designed for her, 1
or to have brought, for ber, from Eu- (
ropean palaces, antique beds of rare '
workmanship. 1
There is a perfect craze for genuine 1
empire beds. Two of these, recently j
imported for a Fifth avenue matron,
cost the moderate sum of $1,200 each. '
These little empire beds stand so low 1
that to get the full effects of their 1
beauty it is necessarj' to place on a '
iloia The Hrnnerv used for them is '
of the Watteau and Dresden china 1
patterns in the delicate tints of the '
empire period.
Mrs. Oliver P. Belmont, Mrs. Corne- 1
lias Vanderbilt, Mrs. Brokaw and *
Mrs. Barber possess the most beautiful
of these imported beds?beds that
have been owned by French kings 1
and queens aud decorated by artists <
whose works are still famous on both <
continents. i
Carved bedsteads of Indian teak- i
wood are highly prized. They are <
usually brought to this country fin- t
ished with the old-fashioned four pos- i
ters which run nearly to the ceiling t
and furnish a support for rare cashmere t
drapery. 1
Probably the most novel bed in New 1
York is owned by Mrs. Van Rensselaer <
Cruger. It is shaped like a huge j
swan, fashioned from her own design, <
and made of white enameled wood. (
The curtains of white muslin are held j
in the swan's beak and draped at I
either side with broad white ribbons. 1
The bed stands on a large, white fur
rug and the canopy overhead is lined
with ciel-blue satin. <
Since the creation of this unique 1
bedstead, "swan beds" have been 1
manufactured aud are for sale for a
few hundred dollars at some of the
swell furniture dealers.
The imitation empire beds, which
are higher and wider than the real
article, are especially popular for
country houses. They have a cool,
"summery" appearance, and are used
in pure white bedrooms that seem to
increase in favor as people grow to
understand how restful is the absence
of color and bric-a-brac in warm
weather.?Globe-Democrat.
GENERAL TAYLOR.
President Taylor was probably the
only president to whom the presidency
was an uncoveted and unsought for
boon. Mrs. Taylor was so averse to
public life that it was said she prayed
every night during his candidacy for
bis defeat, and when told of his election,
said : "Why could they not let ' us
alone ? We are so happy here.
Why do they want to drag us to
Washington?" Who that ever saw
General Taylor at a levee could forget
him ? He grasped every newcomer
cordially by the hand, and saluted all,
high and low, old maids, brides, young
girls, all, with the words, "Glad to see
you 1 Glad to see you! How's your
family? Hope your children are all
well." His greeting was almost equal
to Rip's toast: "Here's to you and
your family. May you liye long and
prosper." He hardly ever opened his
mouth without making a mistake, and
people laughed heartily. Still they
loved him, trusted his judgment, and
knew bis heart and band were true as
steel; and when he died the whole
nation was a mourner at his grave.
When Major Donelson returned from
Europe he introduced him at a dinner
party as "My friend Donelson, just
from Berlin. Austria." During his
candidacy, CoIodcI W , a state
elector, after discussing several public
topics, asked him what were bis views
on the tariff. "The tariff, Jack," said
General Tayloi, who stuttered dreadfully.
"The tariff, general," said Colonel
W . "Why, what's that!"
"It's a sine qua non," said Colonel
W , who was one of the greatest
wags that ever lived, "that the people
are much excited about now." "A
sine qua non," said General Taylor,
slowly. "I believe, Jack, I saw one in
Mexico, but I forget what it looks
like ; and I'll be blamed if I have any
views on the tariff."?Boston Budget.
Japan Wants Hawaii.?News from
Hawaii, under date of April 22, and
by way of San Francisco April 29,
seems to indicate that the trouble between
Japan and Hawaii is assuming
significant proportional
The government of-Hawati Is in the
nature of a republic, and officers are
elected by the people. For sometime
past it has appeared that the Japanese
government has entertained the idea
of getting possession by means of immigration.
The idea is to send Japanese
to the island, let them become
naturalized and qualified voters, and
when they get a majority, peacefully
turn the country over to Japan.
The Hawaiian government, composed
principally of Americans, has
caught on to this racket, and for sometime
past has not been allowing the
Japs to land. A large company of
Japs on the sninsnu mam, was turned
back a few weeks ago, and as tbe result,
the Yokohoma newspapers are
calling upon tbe Japanese government
to send tbe emigrants back accompanied
by gunbo&ts.
Tbe United States cruiser Philadelphia
is now at Honolulu, and although
the admiral will not say anything, the
understanding is that its mission there
is to protect American citizens, in tbe
event of an uprising. It is also thought
that this country is looking for some
attempted coup on the part of Japan,
and wants to be in a position to look
after the situation generally. Though
just what the attitude of the Washington
government in regard to Japan
is, has not fully developed, there is
reason to look for a policy of annexation.
Japan, however, is said to be
committed to the purpose of preventing
the annexation of Hawaii to the
United States, if possible.
Old Bibds.?A Georgia correspondent
sends to The Youth's Companion
the true story of two old geese : Mrs.
Nancy Elder, lady living near Griffin,
Spaulding county, Ga., has a pair
of geese that were given to her as a
bridal present by her mother 47 years
ago. They were procured for that
purpose from a neighbor, and are supposed
to be at least a half-century old.
The old goose has faithfully contributed
eggs to the family table for all
these years, having laid last spring,
and appearing to be good for some
irne yet. The gander has not been so
fortunate. He lost one eye some years
ago, and recently a small Negro boy
{nocked out the other one. In his
jlind old age, he has been deserted,
'or Mrs. Elder has just bought Mother
jroose a new mate.
VST A good story is told -by the
Lewiston Journal of a poor man in
Jxford county, Me., who was owed a
lebt by a rich man, wbose property,
levertheless, was disposed of in such a
nanner that the poor man could get no
:laim upon it. At this the poor crediKWIK
fulron tr\ iatl
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md paid bis board in advance for one
veek. The* rich debtor laughed at
his, for he reasoned that the poor felow
would soon get sick of boarding
lim at the jail. When the week was
jnded, he looked forward to release,
it the end of the time, however, the
:reditor appeared, and said he would
;et the money to keep that debtor in
ail for the remainder of the year's
ward. The rich man was glad to settle.
"Ten dollars fo' stealin' dat
jhicken ?" cried Rastus. "Why jege,
louis' naw I could 'a' bought dat hen
to' 50 cents."
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