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The 4iken Recorder, * ri CHARLES E. H« DRAYTON, Manager. AIKEN S. TUESDAY, A^BIL 13, 18S6. VOLUME 5.—NUMBER 20. Profe—ion^I AivertUa^enti. hf Brothi D. 8. H0DCUO9- Henderson Brothers, Attokkeys at La\jt, 4?kex, S. C 7 Win pnuj^ce in the ptateanfl United SUtee Couriii for Bouth Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. 4$ 4CWS §TQ9T. MdaUd ky JOHN CO^EMAH. Will Aiken John Gary fy am?? Attorn EY-AiCrL^y. I practice }p the , Edgefield ‘ Counties rQwe||. Johh 4r Attorn ey and Cqp.*8bi.lor Af Law, Practices in all Courts of South parolina, Aiken, S P- “ < * ' James Aldbich. Walter Anhlet. Aldrich & Ashley, Attorneys aj Aiken, S. C. Practice in the State and United JHUktea Courts for South Carolina. W. Quitman Haris? Attorney at Law, ^ren, C. Pi col Will practice iu the Courts of this ircuit. Spcaia ' ft^eptiqp given to llections. 0. €. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, C. M. B. Woodward, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice ip 4)1 t)ie Courts of this State. Edw. J. Dickerson, Attorney-at-Paw, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice iu all the Courts of this State '* ; '•* ' Dr. Z. A. Smith, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, VAUCLUgE. - - - 6. C. J^Offlce nearDc|»ot. Dr. W D Courtney, Dentist. -OFFICE- Eichland Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Next d< jr to Henry Busch & Co. Dr. B. M. Teague, Dentist. -OFFICE ON Bichland Avnue, Aikci), 8. 0. Dnfing tbs JoarnSy m*i4ed i~ CHAPTER VX AT Pay. B^mswardi Flora r*- Dr. J. H. Barnett, Dentist. * £ OFFICE AT- GraniteviHe, Aiken County, . C. Dr. J. R. Smith, Dentist. OFFICE AT Williston, Barnwell County, S. 0. taP" Will attend calls to the country. Edwin R. Cunningham. 541 Broad St.. - - Augusta, Ga. C m’nussiouer of Deeds for South /Carolina, New Yojrk, Florida, LfniiHiaita, Rhode Island, District •* . oiicohiu, and Notary Publiti '‘with sva’ ’’ Drawing of and Prohatlnjr Pa-; r:» “j specialty.” •dent. It wu 'ia TRio that her fattUr triad to draw bar into oonrervation. Saa renuLinad obdQrate, cold and hard as tba granite of her native city 1 * When they changed hones' MacAliuter got oat and left her to hersUf and sorrow, while be moon ted and rode the rest of the Journey with Deempster, who by this time was sayagaly drunk. Decidedly, Pan'l was not peasant company.' Black care s4t ha* hind him, and a fair bead, dabbled in blooc), when it wa, not before him, wgs beside him alwaya Bo the two men rode ou in •lienee till they reached Aberdeen. flpra found Jeannle MacPberaon hovering ’twixtlixe and 'death. The namd of the per petrator of the outrage was darkly hinted among the eerrants, but no one dared to speak out. Of courae, Flora had her own suspicion*. “It ia an ill wind that blowe nobody good,” and It was well for the girl bar young mistress ttad'retuftaed, or Mac Allis ter would have found that nis brutality ^»d be trayed him to murder. Poor Jeannie'a suf ferings somewhat diverted Flora’s mind from her own trouble. Her first duty now was to her faithful handmaiden, whop) she fcnrsid with ki iiiduoui tenderness. t f' ,; I • Next morning at daybreak, when the fish erman went out ‘td cast their nete, they found Curly lying, bathed in blood, where he had fallen the night befbre. BAve for some faint pulsation of the heart, he was to all appearance quite died. MacDiarmld jtod thrm or tour of the men carried bim to Bandy’s cottage, where the good wife ap plied fomentations, and for hours and hours chafed the frigid limbs till they slowly re vived to life, but consciousness and speech had wholly left him. At last they succeeded in forcing a spoonful or two of whisky and ■silk down his throat, and thus they kept body and soul together for some days. At length David Donaldsoq bad got the better Of bts fall, and was for returning to the ferry. He had a kind heart, had honeet Davie, and a hen be saw poor Cnrly in this woful plight be forgave him his own crack on the bead, which was a stinger, and femenlfcred only that Curly had given him nine gOldeu sovereigns.' Then be volun teered to go to Dundee and “spring'’ a guinea for a surgeon. Next day be returned with Dr. Dixon, the famous theatrical physician, who recog nized Curly inataptly, despite his battered condition 1 ' .“Good Godf’ exclaimed the doctor, “this is an awful business. Concussion of the brain—compound fracture! Who did it? It’s murder or manslaughter, at the least 1 No accident here, but a foul blow. Who did it? D’ye noarr’ " ’ ‘ Mac Diarm id replied: “Di’il o’ me kens, or any o’ thae chaps,” pointing to the group of fishermen. “We found the puir laddfd lying at the foot o’ the groat muckle hill, yestro’eu was a week past.” 3 hat wa; all the information Dixon could obtain. Dou^i.css MacDiarmid and Davie had their suspicions as to now the outrage had occurred, but they kept their own coun sel for the present. Dixon wasted no time in words. Ho de cided that his patient must be taken to Dundee at ouc*. Without delay the poor fellow was carried down to the coach, and MacDiarinid bet) Elsn’th accompanied Davie and' the doctor, the ' good wife tenderly nursing Curly’s head upon her lap all the »w, except lor I failUfuS JWaiAif . * • *• heating, aftnr all their yloUcrm, It had coma to this: Three liree blighted, twa baarte broken, and the Lrsird of Strathmines further off than ever from the one objedt op which hi bad centered his hopes, ih this world and the next. chapter VIL good aaMARiraira ■ix mouths and more had elapsed since Willie and Curly bad parted. Jamieson thought it strange, after a)l pondkl'e pro les tAti out; that he bad never Once writteii, and the soft place in hie heart grew tofe. At length the time arrived for the return of the company to Aberdeen. 'pne day, taking a solitary ramble hi the neighborhood Of the Gairloch Head, the young tragedian encountered a lady and her maid driving in an open pony carriage. 1 Bhe looked at him, and bowed; he bowed again as she passed out of sight The face evoked an impression—not a ricollectido. Yes he bad seen a face somewhere like that before, boula it bsf Pshaw! No. This woman was sterner and older—she was twenty years older—and yet, how the face haunted him I Next morning he found a letter on the breakfast tables It was an official talking document, writteq on blue paper. Qu the outside was printed' in bold characters, “Royal Infirmary, Dundee.” The super scription was in a strange hand. Eagerly tearing open the envelope, be read these six words: I'Pear W114.1i: Come to pie —Curly.” Feeble and indistinct as Were the charac ters, there was no mistake abou t the writer. Without waiting for food or anything elm Willie ran down to Johnston’s lodgings, showed him the letter and asked leave of absence The manager, who was not with out just cause for o6mpl*iiit against Curly for “bolting''’ at a moment’s notice and leaving him in the lurch, said: “Go. my lad—go at ones. There’s some thing wrong, depend on it. Do you want apy tinf’ “Well, Pm not all oyer money, sir, anq 1 may want something when I get to Dun dee.” “Well—take ten pounds. Will that be OpoughF’ ■' '“Quite enough.” “Stop, Should you need any more send for it, and tell the young beggar that the old berth is open to him it be likes to come back. Good-bye, and good luck to you. Drop mo a line as soon as you see bow the Umd lies, and take a week’s leave of absence Til play Macbeth to-night, land arrange the ^ipincMs for Jlje rtsj pt the week without Next morning, by 11 o’clock, Jamieson was at the infirmary in Dundee. Dr. Dixon told bim, as far as he knew, all that had happened, then they went to the invalid's room together. They found him sleeping tranquilly, but. o^, so changed, so worn and waited, the sight went ‘to Willie’s heart When poor Curly awoke he looked up, their eyes met, there was a convulsive movement about the mouth and the muscles of the throat, tbcp he gaspe4 out the first articu late words he had ufterec)'' for months, “Willie, dea| old chap; 1 krfhw you’d come.” With that, he put his wasted arms around the other's neck, and burst out ciying like e child. The doctor blew his nose till it re sounded like a speaking trumpet, and with drew, leaving orders for the two young men to'be'left' alone'. Thanks to bfs influence, they slept in the same room, so that they were not separated night or day dur ing his short visit. Alter that Curly’s re covery, though still slow” w-qs certain. Jainiesou WRsf of couise, apxiou2> to 1 know what had really occurred since their part ing, and bow jt was that the accident v at outrage ban happened. One day be broAched 1 the subject, but at the mere meption of biass her:'' k • s curiosity was aroused, so ha hid people that he wha' Curly’s friend and brother, cdhxed" them into his lodgings, got them to hat and drink, and then, in the fulness of their beam, they told bim all they knew of the business the other aide of the water, and their suspittdfts about Deempster. It seems that iu some abnormal condition of trance or yisiOu the bid woman bad seen Strathmines' strike the blow at Curly. At any rate, her recognition of Willie, whom she had never seen before, was, to say the least of it, very strange, ami her premonition of some coming en counter between him and Deempster wqs stranger still. When they parted, her last words were: “Beware the white horse and the whip— r •I -n •i|;r -•fa !li£ * Za** -V was a mere ques- Dr. Dixon said to :,;ep him way, and nevci quitting him till he was safely ensconced in the in hi mary. The ' E lorn’s name the other fell into a paroxysm poor soul had a son of his ago fighting the ! •* S™®*. wh *c h was not only terrific td bel queen’s battles far’ avay in India—no she ' caused a relapse of so serious a J/ Ueo. W. Williams. ) 7 Vi7, n’/G V .1 \ D i-'iiESCO PATHrSR! Oraibing an Marbling a Fpecialty. ,OM Knrulture polished and made as guod as new. fi; O. ee Un-stairs ovar Beck man’s Ba>k. (>rd*, olicited. J. A. Wright, 1U* V V AND SHOE MAKER, One Door from Laurens Street on Park Avenue. The best, of material used, and any tyle of boot or shoe made to order. 0.1?. Doolittle, HILLER A XU RIOTVRE FRAME t Manufacurer, Jackson — Augusta, Ga. Picture Frame s Made to Order at iim’i. Notice. J.VR 'V MOULi -INGS CONSTANT LY RECEIVING. Regiidimra Specialty, equal to neiv. • ' Old Frame?* JumesA.Stothart, GRANITEYILLIi, - 8. O. dealer in DRUGS, CHEMICALS PEKFUM- ERJES, TO r .ET SOAPS, HAIR BRUSHf S AND CIGAxtS. 1'Ue Stock is frequently replenished so that they • re always fresh. Our prii'cs u;e reasonable, and we \vlM be hot <■ T y ♦ -or^e our friends •.** n-eviile, »• u *i' tiie entire &u.- r oan Coui try. JT’i.iies A. 8tothiii*t. T O buy .vo*i- t.tluj>s’,vare, i'inware, Crockery, Lamns, Jewelry, Spoono, Knives, &c.. Forks, Conilui, Brushes, Buckets, Spectacles, Pins, Needles, Soap?. *te. s kets, Dolls, Vases, anu every of tl.in^, is -it kissod his fvvorud brow aud mutiared: “Pud bairn I It’s my heart that’s sair for ya Puir laddiel puir laddie I It’s vrae for the miiher .hat bare ye.” When MacDiar-viiid 1-.n1 her from the room she hissed in his oar, “bandy, ’twae you muckle lang loon with the corbie’s beak and the evil eon that did it. But he’H never prosper with the lassie, ncr wiih aii 'bt else.” Curi/’s ease was one that aimos" baffled the faculty, 1>ut Dr. Dixon was not to be beaten; he Lad made up his mind to save his patient, aud save him be did at last Pei ci.ance it had bw>n better fnr the poor tallow a ad he died then end there. The gojgd Samaritans at the infirmary nurrtki him by day, watched over him by night •rah unceasing tendernees end care, antici pating bis every wish, his every look. When at length, after PJontbe of darkneaf and delinu'n, the light of reason began to dawn b • was general rejoicing through out tj^e place, for they had grown to love CIU poor creature, even as though be werif their own kith end kin. Every morning whsu Dr. Dixon caxpe in his patient’s face would light up ’into the shadow of e smile, tad his eyes would follow his nurse with a kind of dumb, dog-like gratitude. Though speech was denied him he coulii distinguish ail that was sa d to him, and it was quite to aching to see him gently take the hand of nurse dr doctor and kiss it with -jome of the pltl grkoe. ’ 77 ' When et length Jeannie Mac P hep on re covered she eoqld aCarbely recognize her beautiful young mistress in the stern, gray Woman to whom she owed her life As soon iu she wee able to speak coherently Flore insisted on the truth. When the girl tdld her all Flora's anger against MacAllister ripened into openly avowed indignation, and the estrangement between father and child was complete. As for Deempster, she ha i always disliked him, now she posh ivaly loathed the sight of tii^ map. Hi w,is a 'constant Visitor, but whenever he entered the room she left it—whenever he sat down to table she ro«e and quitted it without a word. " * * '* ' * “ • * “ One day the two men had teen drinking together, and MacAllister brought the other inco din- er. As soon as Fiopa saw him she rose and turned toward the door. ' “Bide a woo, Flora,” said MacAllister. “It’s time to put a atop to this nonsense. Y.-u may os well accustom yourself to Srratbpiines,’ company, because Pye given iny word that you are to be bis wife.” “And M . Deempster?'’ she inquired, coldly. “V.’hy, look hero, Flora," replied DanieL At the very sound of his voice she drew : herself up diidainfullv. “bir,” oiie »«id, “1 have a’reedy given my father en answer, but avidently ha has not bein trank with yem Ir my marriage ..ou'i <a ail last is in it from destruction, you aro the last men on earth ihat I -oiJ\ ever call husoan** Gra&...us Go-H” she cried, burst ing on-, “can tbi-. crcatu'-o not stee how I bab 3 bun? 1 l-w’.ho the very sound of his voice. His sight is poison to me. For you, sho .aid, turn.eg to aer tether, “if ever you sulTer tins man to obtrude him self ou me again, i quit your roof the next moment. ’ I shall j«yejr marry. «ave ‘tne world and ft *10 :»• 1ft *■- trpot, No. 51 j i trco A f> .bSTA, GA., H. F. W FS f vIJ ki. ita rnoke. Bailor and Conti ctionor » . * AND DEALER LJ GBOGERIES TOBACCO ajd CIGARS, toys, Ffim-ys^^KS, etc. : ?; c I character as to be attended with great dan- ^er. U hat mo, nmg, when Dr. Dixon came, he found the patient trembling, convulsed and biieeciness. The work of tnofitlis had ooon uiidoue in an instant. “What’s up?’ be fhqmred. When Jamieson explained he gri^qteq, “Oh, & woman, of course. I might have known that; there always M a woman! That expiams the rest. There is a mao, then, rioul Hess—another q;an—and he it is who has smashed this poor lad’s skull. D'yA krn tho murdering thiet?” “I think Id i,” replied Willie. “If I were sure of i. 1 If only I were sore of it” from a loaded weapon of some sort.” “If I live,” said the other, “PU find it oat 1 know the man—he may escape the law, bur,” and he set his teeth, ‘‘jie shall not escape me. It may not be to-day, nor to morrow, nor next week—but, sooner or later, I’ll have it out with him as sure as my name’s Willie Jamieson.” And so the matter dropped for the present. " His doctor gave Curly a composing draught, and next day bo began to mead again, though slowly. At the end of the week Willie bad to re turn to Aberdeen to wind Up the season and to take bis benefit. When be told Curly that be must‘go he moaned piteously. ‘ 1 “You’re not going to leave me so soon?” But be was reassured when Willie told him that be would return in a fortnight. When Jamieson got back to Aberdeen he recalled the mysterious lady. He under stood weil^nough now who she was. So he went straight' td MacAllisteV's ‘ house, and asked to see Flora He encountered the'old man, who wai characteristically insolent, and demanded to know “what'the blazes be wanted with his daughter?” A little inso lence went a long way with Jamieson, who could be dangei ouk 'wbe.9 he was angered, and Mr. MacAllister concluded it was best to be civil, and even vouchsafed the informa tion that'his daughter had gone to Edin burgh on a’^i^to her aunt JJpon the'sutA ject uppermost in both men’s hearts they did not even touch. Jamieson departed in an evil mood to seek Deempster’s hou-e. Fortunately for the Laird of Strathmines, he too had gon > to Edinburgh. At length it was time to return to Dundee for the commencement ojf the seaypnP " Thanks to the consideration of the doctor and the house suraeon the rules and regula tions of the infirmary were relaxed in favor of their patient, and all the members of the company— men, wowe'n, and Children—were permitted to come and see bim, bringing little presents of fiowers and the like. These visits, instead of fatiguing, brought him daily' fresh breaths of life /rdhj the outer world, and be began to rally rapidly. Oue day Elspeth MacDiarmid and her husband ca ae over to .sea how he was get ting on. The old woman had brought him hanifol of primrose* which she had plutkod nerself from tne bumside. Although he had no actual recollection of cpAPTER yw. parting oF Orestes and ptladss. Curly's recovery uow tion cf tim-\ Oae day Jamieson: “1 tbiuk your frieni may leave the hos pital in a week oi tfo/but you iniiA bs 'very careful With’ him. Above all things keep uun from ‘drink. I fear he has a tendency that way, aud any outburst of that descrip tion mav prove fatal; certainly to hu reason, probably to his life from it, tor God’s sake!” “With God's help I’ll do my best,” said Willie. At the end of the week he took his poor friend to his lolgings. and tended him as if, indf ed, he had been the little brother he had lost so long ago. As for Curly, ho aecom- panie 1 Willie daily to rehearsal, went with him at night to the theatre, assisted him to iress, followed him to tba wings, trotted about aft ?r him like a dog. It was quite beautiful to note the devotion of these men to each other—more beautiful and more touchiug eveu than the love of woman. Warned by former experience, Jamieson was careful never again to refer to Flora, and Curly never even mentioned her name, so honcaforth the' subject was tabooed be tween them. As to what passe 1 through that tortured brain and wounded heart none knew but God and himself. Lot us bepe that God helped him to lear hit burden. ’ ' ’ Dr. Dixon was unremitting in his Atten tions, but be was stern' in his discipline and wouldn’t permit his patient any stimulant h«svond a pint of claret and two or three whiffs’of tolacco daily. Of course Willie had to fall into the same regimen to set a good example. Curly had never smoke(| before, and the nicotine weed soothed him exceediniiy. A.t fir^d ha dreaded the idea of acting again, but as he continued to gain neaith and strength a desire grew upon him to play for Wiilie’s “benefit.” He kept the uotiou to himself for some time; at last he took cour-ige and asked Dixon if he thought he might \ mature to act.' ’ Tiiis was exactly tho healthful stimulant theft the doctor de sired, and he at once gave par mission. Curly ran over the stage, a boy once more, caught Willie by' both bands and hugged him, a* ho exclaime.l: “Lock here, old mau, I’ve got . rise for you. The doctor says I may «. *■ your benefit. Pieare may I play some 1. part—something like ’Charles, his friendt “ ‘Charles, his friend, be hanged!” re plied Willie. “No, you shall play Charles^ my brother. We’ll do tho *Sc'i«joi fbrL’can- dad,’ eb, doctor# Do you think it will be too much for bim?” “Deuce a bit,” replied Dixon. From this moment Curly got better and better. < • 8 At length the night of tl)o benefit arrived. Willie« own abqildnnt popularity, the romantic interest surrounding Curly’s first appearance, and the known attachment of the two young fellows for each other combined to make the night the event of the season. The house was full ’ to overflowing, the musicians were crowded out by the pittites, the overture was played ou the stage. After the first act the poor orchestra was actually seat up to the .“flies.” Then the box people were driven behind the scenes and there they stood on the wings in sight of the audience. At length, in' the last scene, the stage itself Was more than half filled, as in the bid Elizabethan times, with the elite of the place, aud wiien nhe tag was spoken, had it nnt been for th , coslumes it would have been impossible to distijguish the actors from the audience. Curly never acquitted himself bettor. He had taken a new lease of life; his career was about tG begin afresh. Willie, too, ua.X distinguished himself admirably—indood, r ‘t1ic‘jornedy al together wa®'agrj&t su''cess. People crowded round the tjrojShoi'j aqd begin to congratu late them. This performance was destined to form an epoch in the lives of the young actors, it so happened that that very nigbCthe man agers o# the theatre Royal, Drury Lane, aud of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, were among the auditors. Next morning Curly received an offer for tae ensuing season at Drury Lana and Willie was engaged as principal tragedian for the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. A niorrtlL after ward they took leave of their dear old manager with mauy proteetatioxfs Of gratitude for past kind nesses, and went on their way to their re spective engagements, traveling as far as Edinburgh together. •• • " Before the coach started for London Willie thrust a haudful of (tain upon Curly. It was hail the amount of the Dundee bene fit. The latter objected, for he still had a few pounds left, but the other Would taka □o ueuial, and so, w ith acliia * r hearts aud tearful eyes, Orhstes aad Fylades parted. V. 'Qan this not am how I Ma ktasr” 9 She thm left the room. From that time forth she oasifined herself to her £wn apart- i * C.' -v (-'v A ,* ; ' n * her, some ilndr instinct, which took the place of memory, drew 1 him tiSvard her, and nT , . p-ron 1Y oe said: “Kiss me, mother.” As she did so, Eispeth's heart stirred within her at the _ , . thought of her own boy fighting in the wild be principal tragedranm the metropo- Mahralta wars far away, and a tear fell on ^ of hts native laud was a gfeat honor for tbe lad’s brow a-T she turned from him in Jamieson, aud the little dingy theatre which silence. As she was leaving the infirmary stood at the foot of the North bridge, on with Sandy, whom should she encounter at the 8lte now occupied by tbe general post- tbe door but JamiesotL who had just re- offic3 - a PP a * red ^ ^ unsophisticated mind turned from frbtarsat '“Sandy, Sandy l” ’« palatial lemple of the drama. When he the oil woman mid, or rather scream^d. reported himself to the managar that gentle- Look at the laddie, the bourne laddie! I ^ WM “ d autocratic in ha’e seen him thrice by day and thrice by i demeanoy. Alt'tte vouchsafed to say at the nicht, front to front wi’ You' niyekle beast first interview was: with the corbie’s beak «»d to7 evil eeo. I “Kindly report yourself to the stage man- I Yarn* jn the kirkyfii-d, yance in tbe gleu, •* er ’ 81r ’ ^ wlU mtrodu 1 ee jou to toe an’ ’Vance in the granite street. Twic^ greenroom.’’ Tbe young man looked a little afoot, aud vance a horseback—Vance hand blank at this cool reciption; but wisely re- to haod-yanoe wf tbe bluidy brand f the i^enibering th> adage ‘WHen at Rome do j ■ir. I see them tbe noo—and it's aye the “ R ' ,rDans do > ^ bowed out same by' day' and nicht. Oh! Aye! Ayel and sought toe stage manager. He found ~ eedmy weirdf’ And down she fell. • tt,at *roithy entrenched at his tabls on the 1— —j . o 1 stage, surrounded by the prompter, the call scene painter, the carpenter, the man, etc. Tiie moment was not propitious for an introduction, so Willie bidei his timi, waiting in the prompt en- tra.ico. The quick eye of the pompous ; spotted him out, however, in a mo ment, and without ceremony be desired on* of hi« satellites to inquire ’‘What the strahger wanted.” “ibe stranger did not wijnt seli-ie(p*ct, anl h-r ijiiolu ed h.nfc ; Mr- L- bad b-eu ait ofilcer in ihy r?' “ Bricure the white horse and the whip.' the whip with the thong at the tail, an’ tbe prongs o’ blackthorn at the head. Strike first, and strike hamb, laddie^” Tnat was tho first and tbe last Willie saw ofEUpelh MacDiarmid and her husband, but he had occasion to remember her words later ou. I’ve rffe jvujiiv had'-- Inquire^ extraordinary scene. “Why, you see, sir," said Sandy, “the guidwife has a wee bit seconc' sight. It has been in the blind of her forbears for gen erations, an’ she’s just mixed you np wit$ yon’ lad wi’ the curly hair upstairs, an’ she tap mixes bite wi’ our aiu Douaid. ■wbtfrih the Black Watch ticuring out you’dr for the ’ l . « * # ' army, and was a martinet. Ho rose, how. ; ever,' bpwed stiffly, end extending two gera, snorted, “Glad to form your acquaint ance, sir. This way, if you please.” So saying, he led the %ay. As' they approached, they heard tbe sound of pleasant voices and ripples of laughter, but when poor Willie and bis e-cort entered the greenroom (so called because there was ! nothing green in it, except occasionally some verdant youngster) it might have been a Quaker’s meeting-house. Thera were about twenty gentlemen, and tea or twelve 1 atlies, of all ages and complexions, all more or less stylish persons. Mr. B merely said: “Ladies aud gentleman, per mit me to introduco a gonttaman who has come to join 08 —M r - Jamieson, from fha Theatre Royal, Dundee.” Every one bowed coldly, irone more coldly than the new comer. The Captain retired, and -left Jamieson to make his way as best he could. Evidmt.ythe greenroom was not dispo>ed to offer him a cordial welcome. ' Theatres are very conservative institutions, and the corps drahiatiqUe regarded the stranger an interloper, and a po sible trespasser on “vested interests." There was a dead silence. At last one in solent young puppy, an incipient light com edian, who had'been taking stock of Jamie son through his eyeglass,' superciliously re marked: “Dundeel Hal hem I There is such a place somewhere. I believe'it is devoted‘fen: tirely to tbe manufacture oi marmalade.” ~ “Not entirely,” replied Willie. “They manufacture met) there occasionally.” '““Men, sirP echoed yodng hopeful. “Yes, and very good men, too,” continued Willie, with imperturbable gravity; “but they don’t venture to compete with -the metropolis of the country in the manufac tore of puppies I” And, turning on his heel, he left the room, The roar of laughter which followed his exit toll) bim that his first shot'had struck home. “ After that the fast young men “lot him severely alone,” and tbe other members of the company, Qnijhig he was as modest aud Unassuming as he could be pugnacious when the occasion warranted, began to thaw, be. came communicative, and finally received him with cordiality. Every day and every night he yisited tbs green r<v .a fo: a week or ten dajs^ut no sign of bis name' appeared) ‘in any of the casts. At la&t, tip wenC^**T h ® Miller and His Men;” and he toupR himself down for Grindoff. Then_Mjriiter Willie did a very rude tlpng. “Before all Israel” he smashed the pane'of glass in the cant case, took out the oast of “Tbe Miller and His Men,” tore it in pieces, put it iu the fire, and stirred it up wi! h the poker. Imagine if you can the consternation of tjre court of St. rbte^slinrg upon beholding Ivan Ivauovitsch, ensign in the Imperial Guard, walking into the awful presence oi tbe autocrat of all the Russias, and tearing up, under his very nose, the last imperial Ukase. Theu you may form some faint idea bf the Edinburgh greeurobm at this act of unparalleled audacity. At this moment the tit age manager entered to put up the call for the rehearsal of “The Mitler and His Men” on tho following day. The gallant Captain was as much astonished as the rest wheu Jaraiesou said, very quietly: “You can sp- ra yourself the trouble of putting up that call, Captain; I shall not be bars. Make my compliments to M , and say I don’t play Grind oils, or melodramatic ruffians of that description. It was distinctly under stood that I vias to open in Hamlet, and I open in that part aud no other. If I don’t hear from you before 11 o’clock to-morrow morning I’m off to London by the mad. Good evening, slV; good evening, Ihdies ami gentlemen.” The moment he loft the room tbe place was all alive w ith eagerness aud expectation! Old M ruled hispoople with a rod of iron. The means of communication with England were so few, anl the journeys ao expensive, that the majority of the com pany had to grin and bear the managerial capr.ce, however unjust it might be. No one as yet Ijad the p.uck tt .“bell the cat,” hence everybody regarded 'While as the champion of the company. The stage manager pulled his white mous tache. “H’m! Mutiny?? hegrowlel; “bjjt I like the lad’s spirit, and begad, the old beggar shall have it hot!” So saying he made big way 10 the managerial sanctum, where he gave Willie’s message to the autocrat, with various verbal embellishments. Old M merely scratched bis ear with bis pen, ands&Td, “Dear' met dear me! a re markable young man! Do you tbiuk he means it?” “I don't think anything about it, sir, I’m quite sure of it.” “Dear me, dear me. What time does the mail go to-morrow?” & THE UNTAMED COWBOt; ’ H0W wemhebjs made. HOW THE MONEY GOES. A RACE HORSE FOR $29,000 AND ^ f LITTLE VASE FOR $18,000. I ! i I i. t HOW HE GOES “RIDING AFTER CATTLE ON THE PLAINS. ,f “Tjvelve o’clock.” “Wei ell, well; come to mo iu the morning at 11. Meanwhile, I'll sleep on it.” Next day, at 11:50, Jamieson was at tho coach office with hie baggage. He waited until 11:50, then he booked for Loudon and paid bis fare. Twelve o’clock came. He took his seat on the box leside the driver, the guard blew his horn, the driver flourishe 1 his whip, and was about to start, when lot down Luth walk came the Captain, pufBug aud blow ing like a grampus. Waving his hac and h:s handkerchief he called out, “Stop I stop!” Th's driver pulled up. exclaiming: • “What’s thi row notv?” “Nothing,” gasped tho Captain; “but you, sirl Mr. Jamieson, comedown,!! want youl” “Too late, Captain,” replied Willie. “Drive ou, ccaohy.” “But 1 tell you it’s all right!” roared the Captain. “Hamlet or nothing.” said Jamie 'on. “Ou! Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth—the whole lot'of them; onlv, come down.” “On your honor, sir?” “Ou my honor as a geutleman!” ‘‘All right 1’’ and Wiiiie sprang down like "a 2-year-old." Seizing hie carpet-bag, he spun over a half crown ialmost the last he bad left) to the guard, and returned tri- umpbantly to the theatre, whore the boys struck up “Bee the (jonqueriug Hero Comes,’' to the intense aauoyaaoe of oid M , who couldn’t avoid lieari g this spontaneous outburst of musical mutiny. The following Monday Jamie ou opeoed in Hamlet, and w.-ifi receive.! witT v>rv gfeat enthusiasm a crowded house. A call before the curtain Was theu net so cheap an honor as it is nbwndays, and when i t the end of the play ho wav callel forward he was mdre than deli ;htel. Just as he wa- about to make his exit a lady seated in the private box tohii ri ht threw him a laurel wraatn and disappeared cs if by magic. Although he had barely t : nn to catch a glimpse of her pale fac.-an 1 fl siring eyes, he recognized the raysiericu* laiyof th i no ay chaise at A berdeen. As soon as Me left’ tb4 stage his quick eye detected a card which was attached by a piece of rib bon. On one side these words were written in a bold, but feminine hand: “You told me once should lever need a friend, I might rely on you. I need one now.” On the other side was engrave?: “Miss Flora MacAllister, Athol House.” Below was written: “At home tonAorrow from 12 to 5.” ' ^ ■ TO HE CuNTIXCEP. How He Looks In a Picture—‘ and Cutting Out “—Dinner at a Up”—His Idea of Fun--Selling nut Fiend’s Stock in Trade. 'Roping '‘Round a Pea- I A Storm Over tho Weather Bureau—The Late Senator‘Hil)«r. ‘ ---•‘-•‘A [Special Correspondence.) Washington, March 17.—From thin time until the crops are all in there is one de partment of our government whose work is looked to daily with a great deal of in terest. It is the weather bureau. On the accuracy of its predictions depends often the safety of much valuable property. fSpecial rorresDondence.| Santa Fe, N. M., March 15.—When the cowboy who chases tho festive Texas steer comes to civilization b® gets on the rampage aud becomes no less a holy terror than the Texas steer himself. My first sight of the cowboy was on the train coming out here last spring. A band of them were returning home after a visit to the states HR iflXKD IT. “ My dear sir, it is current that yon are a veritable slave to your wife. Now, a man should have some independence; fie should fix the line somewhere.” “I know it; I fixed it last night,” WM the doleful response. “ You did, eh ? Glad to hear it ** ** Yes, I fixed it It was from the back stoop to the henhouse, and con tains yesterday's washing.” There are two things some men find it extremely difficult to do—tell the immortal truth and shine up their own shoes. vz w W”- THE COWBOY AT "HOME. They were winding up with one gorgeous was to prance lark. Their idea of fun through the train with loaded revolvers, fir mg out tho windows. A train boy passed through the cars with a basket of peanuts for sale. The cowboys suddenly took it into fheir beads to sell out the peanut fiend’s stock for him. They drew iu their pistols from filing out the window, and brought them to bear on the passengers instead. They pointed the cold, persuasive bar rel successively ot every man in the train and ordei-ed him to buy or be shot. There was one tall, thin, dyspeptic gentleman in black, evidently & minister, who was plainly outraged with this? treatment. He raised his hands and lifted' his eyes to wards heaven, protesting, but it was no use. He was ordered to shell out and stop his row. He <iid it. So they went through the train till every peanut was sold. You will set from this what the*cowboys' idea Of a joke is In a civilized region ho is an uncomfortable creature td' have around. But out 011 his own plains he is a picturesque looking '6bject enough. He rides the wiry, bucking, tough, scrubby, untamed little Ir d ,a:i mustang pony, as if he aud it made a cei.taur. Fixtq' in a coil to his saddle is the lasso or lariat with which he catches the wild cuttle. The mustang, the cowboy and the Texas steer ait- all nearly equally wild. The cowboy wears his hair long and a slouch hat upon his heath What he w r-ars hi> hair long for nobody knows. A high Mexican saddle is girded around the shaggy pony, and the cowboy's blanket . is strapped ou behind. There is one thing though, and he has -y. TH* CHIET SIGNAL OFFIC*. The building occupied by the work of this bureau is shown in the illustration. Here at a little desk sits the officer who is to prognosti cate the weather for the whole country, and his method of doing it is briefly this: He is in telegraphic communication with the members of the signal corps of tbe army. These men are stationed at various posts over the whole country from Halifax to San Diego, and from Fort Garry to Key West. Observations of the weather are tukert three'times'a day, at intervals of eight hours. Eacb observation peing token ah fiver the country at precisely Ijifi same moment of Washington time, and are immediately recorded. The facts thus obtained are charted upon a map of the United States. That is, lines are drawn over the placet, reporting equal temperature. Other lines aro drawn over the stations ou the map reporting like barometic pressure. These lust lines are termed “Isobars,” anu the hues of equal temperature “Isotherms.” From a careful study of this map of th< United States, with the freshly drawn “Isobars” aud “Isotherms,” the officer in charge is enabled to determine the prohahl- movements of the storms, winds, cold waves, etc., and makes his prediction for the differ ent sections. These predictions are immedi ately telegraphed over the whole country, and published iu the press' and through bulletin!;, and by the recently adopted system of signals. The official head of the signal service h Gen. W. B. Hazen, who succeeded “Old IProbaUUtiee,’' Gen. Myer, in IW0. He superintends the instruction of offi cers aud men in signal duties, at Fort Whipple, just across the Poto mac, on Arlington heights. His head quarters are here. about which I camiot make up my mind. That is, whether the cowboy is an imitation of the ideal figuring in tho literature of Joa quin Miller and Brut Hurte, or whether there ) ever was a real, rip-roaring, wild man of th. plains whom they described. To tpo the 1 cowl>oy seems rather trying to live up to his ! blue china, as it were, aud his blue china is a sort of dime novel hero. for assistants Capt Jones, aud First Lieuts. Dunwoody, Wheeler, of Arctic OEN. HAZEN. “ROPING AND CfTTING OCT.” In winter the cowboys have not much to 1 o. The cattle roam over the plains at will, i ‘nvo some 1 ‘hustling” for their living, a* it is called! j b * rbor - ^bere he has been sheltered since. fajue, and Wotnlruff, and six second lieuten tenants; bcsjdcs s«Yoral clerks. The bureau was created in 1*U, but did not commence operations on an extended scale until 1874. It controls and operates several thousand miles of telegrapli. The system of gathering reports of the weather, and frqm them formu lattng weather warnings, is likely to be adopted eventually over the whole globe.' Just now a storm is approaching the weather bureau in the shape of a congres sional investigation which may test its sta bility. It has weathered other storms be fore this, though this one may develop into a cyclone and leave it shorn of much of its present importance. After the peculatious of Capt. Howgate it was said the signal service would have to go down under the gale which then arose; but it was not budged from its moorings, and Howgate went into some sofe that is. picking it up through the snow They run down to skin and bone, aud man) freeze and starve to death. During these months the herder is In winter quarters. With the appearance 1 of'the gross in spring his activity begins. All the cattle rre branded w ith their owner's mark. It is tbe work of the boys to select each man's out, lasso them ae shown in the picture, and gather them in a herd to themselves. It is a work of difficulty and danger, with the wild, long- homed cattle: but the horses are trained to it. The rope is twenty to thirty feet ioug.' The end of it is in a slip noose. This must be aimed and thrown exactly around the cow’s horns. As the animal struggle.; and tries to pull away, the noose only tightens, and the little horse drags the captive to its own herd. All are then driven to their several owners’ ranches or herding grounds ffir tie summer. The herder must remain with them night and day the season through. Watchmen must stay up with them in the night, to prevent stampedes from thunder storms or other causes of fright. A stampede of a droj'e of cattle is a teridus business.‘‘ • * COWBOYS AT DINNER. It is from lassoing ot cattle that the ex pression “to rope in” comes. Another great occasion is the “rounding up.” This is the process of selecting and cap turing the. animals chosen for market. The picture shows the cowboys’ dinner at a round up. Yet another great time is when the calves are branded. The life is full of wild excitement and > danger. Some of the Luge herds mount far up into the thousands in number. Six months in the year the herders are quite away from any of the influences of civilization. It is not strange that they become just what an unre strained life, under such circumstances, would make tLenj. When they are paid off the first thing many of them do is to go and spend every cent of their earnings in gam bling, and tor the chain lightning fire water, that is tne staple' in the’western border towns. This is said to be the beginning of one of the untamed cattle man's melodies, though I never heard him sing it: f " “Oh, I’m a jolly cowboy, my age just twenty-three, My home is in the saddle, my life is wild and free. There is no happier life, my boys, as you all well do know. Than riding after cattle, on the plains of Mexico. Paul Harrington. — ~ * «. Somebody Worse Off Than We. An eastern story tells of a poor beggar who hod, at night, but a single small coin. He bad waited till Che hour when the food in the market would be cheapest, and then he wentAnd bought a cucumber. He had no bread to eat with it, and, say ing to himself that he was the poorest anfl most unfortunate man in the city, he went to f ‘ retthfd place where no one should see Idm eat his slender meal, and drawing his Old knife from his girdle he pared his cuotjtnber ' and began to eat. HeAring a movement behind him, he tamed round, and .there he saw a man picking np the parings and eating them.* “Allah be praised!” said be. “Here’s a man poorer than I, far he eats what 1 throw sway.”—Exchange. THE’ LATE SENATOR HILLER. The late Senator John Franklin Miller exhibited in his lost illness an atnount of will power which recalls the heroic patience of Gen. Grant. It is said he lived on lib- nerve for a long time prior to his death which was the result of a complication of disorders arising primarily from a severe wound iu the eye received during the war. twenty-three years ago. The bullet remained in his head about twelve years before it could be extracted, and the wound sapped LL- strength and rendered him an easy victim to disease. Gen. Miller was bom in Indiana, in 1831 his parents being Virginians. He was a law yer and then a state senator when the war broke out. He immediately resign ed his senatorship and organized the Twenty-ninth Indi ana regiment. He served in command of a brigade under Sherman, Buell, Rosecrans and Thomas, receiving severe wounds in the battles of Stone River and Liberty Gap, where h g ' to ceived the wound which destroyed his eye, and from the effects of which be never recov ered. In 1864 he was made a brigadier gen eral and the following year a brevet majoi general for conspicuous bravery. Mr. Miller was a firm believer that there i> such a thing as luck in business. His owi. career he often instanced as an illustration One day a ship's captain called upon him at his office in the San Francisco custom house. The captain showed him the undressed skin of a seal, and said that he knejv where mil lions of them could be' obtained. He sug gested to Mr. Miller that he furnish him with the means to fit up his vessel, and he would go on a seal-catching trip for a certain per centage of the profits. Mr. Mjller declined to have anything to do with tb$ project, but tku captain was so persistent that Mr. Milter in duced a few capitalists to subscribe a small sum. None of them had much faith in it, and Mr. Miller' says that be never went into any business scheme with less thought. Behold! the captain returned with his vessel loaded with skins, tuuf tor n good consideration lie /■.evented' the locality o: the seal islands. Keeping the discovery secret, the Alaska Seal company was formed, ob toined tbe exclusive right hh tsiptorfe seal* from the United States govefpment, arid in a few years had amfisjsed* * ifrirtenae fortunea- Mr. Miller said that, curiously enough, evi SENATOR HILLER. investment he made since then was profitable, though he exorcised 'feds ‘ CaYe and buxines Caution hi so doj/rg tfcAfi he had in many in vestments before his luck changed. ^ Senator Miller was one of the rich men ol the senate, and belonged to the coterie of that body familiarly known as the “Millionaires' club.” Hewa*a&tfh of commanding prss •nee when in good health. Mrs. MUer and a daughter survive him. ' . Perry Barton. How Vast the Hand Travel*. Somebody rays he has discovered that tbi hand of a penman who writes thirty-five words in a minute travels over sixteen feet of space in that time, providing be dote all hit i’s and croeseS all his t’s. It is hard to see how there van be any inflexible rule in such a matter. Tho hand of John Hancock in writ ing two score of words must have traveled several thousand times farther than tbe hand of tbe man who engraved tbe Declaration ol Independence on tbe ittnoothed side of a fifty tjnt piece.—Harpeffr Weekly. How He Deceived Use Rabbits. A Red Canon (Cal.) prospector gathered rabbit meat enough daring a recent storm to do him till Jane. He cut down s lot of trees, painted the ends block, one? fi.e ra’ibtts bn Mod their brains out trying to jump into what they - took tor holea. Hr gut 1-40 tbe fln»t night.—Kxchange. Of Dew Drop tbe 1 Spent Alleged Flctm blow Yase^Hev ‘ ^**<7 J Charles Morgan's Mtmons < M :>*U- 1 High Art. [Npectari Oonesrondsaeal New York, March IT—Quiet people out side of cities have no idea of the rackfess praxes for this or that class of object) which seize people w)io hare more money than th*y know how to spend. This time last yeai* New York was in the throes oi ‘hard titan/ forking people were in distress, and rich people complained that stocks _wecg- worth - nothing, and there waa ho investment, for their money. To tie sure, there was always a ie t banco c/iat prebente itself of laying np icir treasures in heaven, but somehow rich people have never regarded that prospect ad getting their money back ss a good one, and they have never “caught on” to that movement any extent. But now times are good again, judging by the way tho wealthy hereabouts are parting with their money. They are throwing it away on objects which'fo plain, honest people seem like the veriest trash. There for instance is that scruffy-1 muie-nozed, blazed-faoed, little 3-year-old ] Dew Drof>. The Dwyer Brothers hare bought her from Piorre Lorifiard for ♦29,0001 Bhe is a racing creature, a running beast r r'- DEW DROP. If you would like to know what she did make her worth $29,000, here it is in ' talk: Dew Di-op ran in all ten races last year, leading off by winning a five-furlong sweep stakes, at Slieepshead Bay, in- June. She was [11 turn unplaced for tho Burf and Seabright ‘•takes, second to Charity for the Flatbush, lion the Great Eastern handicap, at three- quarters of a mile, from a field of twuuty- one limners, carrying 11Q pounds, in 1:1691; was unplaced, with 117 pounds, to Walter H. for the Adieu stakes, at the same distance, after which she in turn won the Nursery and Champagne stakes, both at three-quarters of a mile, at Jerome Park, the former with 118 pounds, in 1:18%, and the latter with 138 pounds in th* same Hm* At Baltimore, Dew Drop an turn tqpk the Central and Ecliptic stakes, both at a mile, running th* latter in 1:44j^. Is that satisfactory? Dew Drop is, as you see, of no earthly real use to anybody. ti THE MORGAN ART COLLECTION. Charles Morgan was as grouty aig^ stingy an old curmudgeon, it is said, as ever pinched a nickel His head was a bowlder and his heart was a flint He toiled early and late, schemed and planned to overreach others, and scrimped and lived In a shabby, low. down sort of way, till be got capital enough to embark in large enterprises. He embarked, but still lived in tbe shabby, scrimpy way. Then hir wealth mounted into the millions. He uikde the largest part of it in the steam- -hip business' between New York and the Isthmns of Panama during the gold fever days. So far as appears he bad not a soft spot pr a kindly spot in him unless it was for his second wife, Mary Jane, who made tbe famous art collection. Tho old miser’s first wife died. His daugh ter Was put to school at Flushing, N. Y. One of her lady teachers went home with her on a visit The father set eyes on tbe good □atured spinster and asked her to marry him. 3he did so. It soems as if Mary Jane was allowed during Morgan’s lifetime to spend more of bis money than anybody else ever had done. He died worth fli,000,000 to $20,- 00,000. Ho left Mary Jane #5,000,000 of this iO da what she best pleased with. That was *:-ven years agex Tho widow, who had.never in her girlhood had a second bonnet to her h&Ad, set about making tbe most gorgeous ar# collection in America. Bhe spent, as nearly as T can get from tho figures at my command, #8,800,000 for this purpose. And for this great, thundering heap of wealth there re mains to siiow chiefly the pcachblow vase. (You should call it “vnz,” to rhyme with “was:* but some call it “vaws,” to rhyme with “caws.”) Mrs. Morgan paid her money for it called it wbtet she liked. It is of c dull gray ish pink color, is eight inches high and three inches across. It is a smooth, brightly glased piece of pottery enough, rather pretty- looking; but Mrs. Mary Jaril Morgan paid ♦15,000 for it, cold money. What do you think of that? VV hen her collec tion was auctioned off a few days ago Mr. W. T. Walters, of Baltimore, bought the thing and paid ♦18,000. What do you think of that still more? It is probable now thatpeachblow pc> tery will become the fashion. Mrs. Morgan's ♦15,000 vase belongs to what is called the Kdhg-be period of Chinese pottery. It is about 2U> years old, more or less. Other vases the the prachblow vase. T same co.or were sold for from #5,COO to #8,000 apiece. Oue, whose mate went for $5,100, bad a handle knocked off and sold for #3,000, making the lost handle worth ♦2,100. Tbe whole rrt collection, however, Is worth nothing like what the lady paid for it. It is a monument of nothing to much as the avarice and dishonesty of trade-;-men. It is a miserable mean sort of excuse for such people to say if they had not got her money somebody else would Lave. The good woman was fleeced right and left. A Pres byterian preacher named Conkling is sup posed to have got about $690,000 out of her. Among the collection waa a vast number ot rare and costly orchid* She paid $200,000 for them, while they were worth only 10 per eent. of it The whole story is remarkable. Charles Morgan scrimped and toiled and schemed and lived like a beggar most of bis life to heap up million* After his death fate ha grim irony, took tbe millions and tossed them on the wind like thistledown. And of them all it does not appear that one dollar evsg Moot for the real good of anybody. A. J. Born well. HtssiJKOITDVM. Fanaticism has grown with the in* creasing force of unrestricted liberty until Salt Lake is a hot-bed of hostility to the general government The see. coy of proscribed rites has knitted the Mor mons into a closer fellowship* than Unit of any other body of men on the cou* tinent, because even murder and its at tendant crimes are regarded ar justifi able means of defending flieir faith aud preserving their polictioal ex stenoo. / / Owing to tiie new water - ^«!y at VV '»nns f * largo »l»'o#vn-<e Ji n u*4i4 u,iuiucbie uu«l inteetiuu! : .•itb.es.