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"NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP. jThis poem, written by a tramp, and left by him at the office of the Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, for publication, has met with - hearty approval at the bands of the critics.] Near the camp-fire's flickering light, In m-. blanket bed I lie, Gazing through the shades of night At the twinkling stars on high; O'er me spirits in the air Silent vigils seems to keep, As I breathe my childhood's praver, "Now I lay me down ;o sleep." Sadly cries the 'ahip-poor-will In the boughs of yonder tree; Laughingly the dancing rill Swells the mid-night melody: Foemen may be lurking near, In the canon dark and deep, Low I breathe in Jesus' ear, "I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep." 'Mid those itars a face I see, One the Saviour called away, Mother who in infancy Taught my baby lips to pray; Her sweet spirit hovers near, In this lonely mountain brake. Take me to her, Saviour dear, "If I should die before I wake." Fainter glows the flickering light, As each ember slowly dies; Plaintively the birds of night Fill the air with sudden cries; Over me they seem to cry, "You must nevermore awake." Low I lisp, "If I should die I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take." -:0: A STORY OF WIETERN LIFE -BY THOMAS F. MONFORT. CHAPTER XXIV. A BROKEN 1.MB Dr. Bascom had not forgotten his promise to aid Green in getting some money if possible. He had tried every means in his power, visited all the money lenders and everyone else from whom it seemed probable the money might be obtained. He paid several visits to Scraggs' office, before Scragg' return, and again he went there on the day that Pearson received his injuries at Paul's hands. On this last occasion he found Scraggs at home, and at once made known to him his errand. "Yes," said Scraggs, in reply to the old doctor's statement, "I wil let Green have some money. He might have had it before this if I had known he was in such desperate straits. Have you been out to-Green's within-the last few days?" "No, not since nearly a week." "I asked because I wished a little information on a certaia point. I have understood since my return that young Pearson has been going out there fre quently of late, and I thought perhaps you might know if it was true." "I know nothing of it. I have never met him there on the occasion of any of my visits." . "I suppose such isthe case, however, and some steps ought to be taken to break it up. He has devilish designs on Green's girl, and I'm afraid he has Green in his power, and if he is per mitted to go on in his own way he will bring the girl to ruin. Something ought to be done at once to thwart him if pos sible." "That's true," said the doctor, "that's true. But this is all news to me. I have had no intimation of anything of that sort, and never dreamed of such a .thing, or I certainly should have taken some steps to stop it. But how has Pearson manged to get Green in his "Easy enough." replied Scraggs, and he went on to tell about Mills' loan and John's sale of the wagon and team. "I1 *have kept a watch on this affair, and by the aid of my clerk have kept posted on the proceedings from first to- last. Green has laid himself liable to a term in state prison, and as I have just to day discovered, Pearson is all that stands betweexn him and the law. If Green's girl willsubmit to Pearson's de sires Green can go free, but if she does not then Green is to be prosecuted. Sc you see how the matter stands, and how necessary it is to take immediate Sslepe to thwart Pearson." "Yes, I see. The good-for-nothing * rascal has got the whole Green family in his clutches, and the girl must sae * rifice herself to save her father and mother, and she'll do it, too. She'll do anything and suffer anything to spare them. It must be prevented, Scraggs." "It must if it is possible, but I am at a loss how to get at it. Of course we coul pay off Mills' (or rather Pear son's) note, but that won't let Green out. He would still be as open to pros eention as ever. I don't know what we can do." "I know one thing I can do," said the old doctor as he arose and angrily paced the floor. "I can cane Pearson, confound his impudent picture, and it wouldn't take me long to doit,either." "I'm afraid that wouldnt help mat ters much, though," laughed Scraggs. "Perhaps not, but it would do me lots of good. But have you no plan, Scraggs?" "No, I haven't. I have thought, how ever, that it might be a good idea to find out who and where Green's friends are, and to write to them stating his condition and asking them for some as sistance. I don't know that that would do much good, but it might do some. I suppose he has friends in the east some where, and we could learn from him who they'are." "It is not necessary to go to that much trouble," said the doctor, "as I already possess that information. so far as Green's wife's father is concerned." "Do you? Then that's soon arranged. Now there was another thing I was thinking of doing. This Pearson has an uncle in Ohio of whom he is a sort of ward. This uncle is the head of the 'Buckeye Loan and Trust Company,' which I represent, and he and this Pearson are all there is of the com pany, and the uncle furnishes the capi tal and Pearson gets the profits. I am fearful that it won't avail much,, but I ."Trm rr Is: HmnA',M DLAemonncr DAY ToN. propose to write to the uncle and in form him of this Green mnatter and urge him to interfero in Green's behalf." ."A good idea," said the doctor. " ~It can't do any harm, at least," re plied Scraggs, "so we'll do it. iut first give me the name and address of Green's friend." "I have it here," the doctor remarkd, as he began r-.mmagini- throrugh hi& pockets. "IHum, hum, that is no-t it. D ay--. Whyi, what's the mat Scraggs, what do you mtean?" The doctor ended up in some alarm Sera:rgssprar to his feet overet1 his chair and rivin::' vent t a strint pointed, not to say roiim' lan:zua: "3Iatter:' cried Ser::'s. "Wih. this is one of the most utra ei,s heartlessalfar's Ieverhearsif.~ Ir. 1latchford is the uncle i juiui spoke and he's a confounled leathln at blamed fool. Here he i, ieaning a tle money to his own child at thie; interest and allowing her to starv< death, whie he keeps this viper, PN n at the head of his business and I nihes him with the means to work ruin Of Louise Green. Great God m nih't, doctor, sorne pe-ople are hard and mean to be liunan. and "A d, one of them. Ile's a ik he ' scoundrel: he's a brute." And ;:' :.e to cane Si wou.4 .:?"th d :r said when he I s':htly r co'vered fro:n the e:Teet Sergs tumultuous and unlooked "Would't I?" repeated Sera, Well, I just w'ou'., a:d I'd give I su"ci a eainng -is no man evter g.t. here. this sort cf tal ; is not to the poi e mulst act. W e mrst hustle C sz es to wet <- tford out he : 1Send i:n a telegram at once," ten and ther :er" s penned the r. s...,.wh..h.n.ate...od rcereled d-y of Aunt 3thlsexnlos anldl which, hase i-n hentiond tn a Vl"or c e Calling wais ele Scr"ggs .nt t.e mesage of.t:e the ing to the doctor. said: "Now. I thin*,k Bl"atchi.)rd will coi and it avill be nearly a iveek be-fore gs he' Iand!, in the me-antine, nust m"n"age in s-ne way to de ':ro's iiplan-e We mlust s'ave tie; f rom 1cinu and we mutetl koe Green 4. "1 thnk ot 1 Seraggs. "I l"e from -e. L forhnaton I have b" a' to a'h ''it j-t lsaew lys t nt rposit ' to toi rn. I k,eo 1nrhp: e wu. pare plsed two ticmets wnver and c:c s -rrieind for aliv ri to driv. in ) the cotntrv to-mo night. I am confident his intentiI to drive out t Green's at night bring the grl here in a lore cari and with her take the train for West." "Then what can we~ do, Seraggs?" doctor eeh. phse can we pre tris toi in so short a o-imor nhight *I amcniethi& neto 1 don't know. in' sure." At that instnt the ofice doori thrown open and a man came brea essl in. d1)octr." hie cried, "come qu Patstcn has roeoved a severe inj a"I needs imnowdt attontion. I h been all over tVwn in searchi of you.' AEt' What'.s theft? i te doctor en start inu up. 'eir an receinted all he knei Pearson's meeting aith Paul and encounter that followed, and ended saying: "Im sure his leg is broken, besi other serious injuries." "I wish to Heaven it had been neck instead of his leg," cried Scrag "Aye," said the doctor aside Seraggs, "but a leg is better ti nothing, and if we can't have what want we must take what we can g< "Are you going to him?" Scrai asked. "Yes, indeed. Yon wait here an h< or so and I'll see you again." With that the doctor went out down the street to Pearson's room. found Pearson in a semni-unconscir condition, and .proceeded to make examination of his injuries. At first was inclined to treat them rat: lightly, but on second thought changed his mind and his face took a grave air and he shook his he ad biously. "Is he badly hurt, doctor?" some< asked. "'Bad enough to keep himn in bed several days, sure," the doctor repli "We must sp:Int and bandage this li and he must be kept perfectly quiet the present." Accordingly the limb was duly ranged," the bruises abo'ut tile f: dressed, and, after again repeating injunctions in r'ecard to keeping the tient quiet, the old doctor withdr and returned to Seraggs. "Now, Serngs," lie said, as he tered the ofila- "we've got a g< charncc to carry' out our plan. We got P'ear'son laid up with a broken 1 and .if we can get old ilatchford here before he gets up and about we all right." :"Great heavens, man! we canc taly do that. Blatchiord ought to here inside of six days, and Ilsho thici: it wvould take a broken leg s erai weeks to heal." "Yes, ordinariy it does take seve weeks, but in this case it won't." "Won't? Why. not?" "Because," and the doctor advan< and sunk his voice to a whisper, cause. Seraggs, there ain't any broI leg in this case." "Wha~t?'' cried Seraggs. "I dc catch your mear.ing." "I mecan that Pearson's leg is broken. Ilie has sprained it pretty verely, that is all; but as the peo up there thonght it was broken I cided to let the impression prevail, m so I splintered it upn and left it Don't you see, if we enn keep hinm bed under the belief that his liml broken it gives us a chance to save1 girl until Blatchford comes." "I see', I see," erred Seraggs, as slappedl himself andl fairly roared w laughter. "llv Georgze, doetwr, but tI is the best thing I ever heard of,a you deserve a medal for it. I'll put 3 against the world when it co:nes schemin"e," and again Seraggs' feelir got ti:e better og him and lhe burst< into :mother roar of laugh'lter. "Non', if I can keep P'earson in I for a week," said the doctor, "I thin ou 'an accomplish your wo: "Yes, like a top. You just hold Pt son down on his back for six dayvs, I'm sure we'll conme through all nig1: "Well, I'll try to do it, Sernggs, at think I can succeed. So long." Dr. Basconm was assiduous in his tentionts to Peatrsont, and every called to see him. lHe made it a pc to speak of the casec most s'ri usly, his f'ac wias always grai'e antd thtoug ful when he was in his patient's pr eneec. "Do you think I ama in a serious c dition?" Pecarson asked one dlay. ~'Oh, not particularly so," the do< repliedl. "You will be up and abou a few weeks." "A f-v weks." Parson reret witha goan."Ent Iget a:.oult S( "WellI 'tat th-pe'nd', '.oung n".n. Voul keep 'perft''' qie. a. nd lay on you ha -j2for ten d'', or-*ue mra'ter," y ~. b abl ogto litte vat r. OT wxa or te ays ssed u. , vis-t to find l'c"n iat tible nre '"tie has beeni wantiamg to get t; day." the attendo:ort explaiaed, "an haw l hat-d ot-k to keep hIm "Wanting to get t:p?" -the e:o I'm tir"d of .ying here," Pearson said, --and I want to get out. My limb s. Dh )o you think it is all sir, righbt?" md "It fee'ls as thouIrh it must be." Don't inatter anything about how it feels. The question is, is it all right?' "I bel ieve it is." The doctor laughed heartily, ther n said: "See here, Pearson, do you know how to Long it takes a broken limb to heal?" ar- "No. Ur- I"Well, it takes weeks. You must lay e right there for a long time yet. And Al yu," turning to the attendant, "must >ol; n't iad for din ut --- nt. - ur Ilk ne, THE DOCTOB LAUGHED HEARTILY. he we see thathie does. The soreness is leaving av iis limb and he is gettin;:r on splendid' ir .nd we can't afford to take any o it cha'Cs on having a relapse." ithe next two days the doctor It's :;,a t. spend a great part of his "e L-le wit". his patient, resolved t, keep li h'm i bed if lie had to do it by force. .. Uut t he next day he was called out o0 f town. and it was nearly night when he m e returned. lI' repaired immediately to Pearson's be- room, and found Pearson gone, and the en attendant staring about in wonder. "de "Where's my patient?" the doctor de his manded. for "I don't know," said the attendant. r "lie sent me out a few minutes since o.v on an errand, and when I returned just I is now lie was gone." md "The devil!" exclaimed the doctor, , tearing out of the room and off to the Scraggs' office, and astonishing that gentleman by bursting in on him with: the "Scraggs, the devil's out." nt "What devil?" asked Scraggs: "Why, Pearson, man." "What!" cried Scraggs. "Ishd out as of bed?" .th- "Yes. and gone." "The devil! And Blatchford has not k. come yet. I'm afraid he'll beat us iry after all." Ire "I kept him there as long as I could, I held him down for a week." ed, "Yes, and Blatehford ought to have been here yesterday. I think he'll of surely come to-day. Ile telegraphed the me that he was on the way." by ."le'il probably get here to-night then, and all we can do is to wait." les "Yes, wait and watch. We must find Pearson and keep an eye on himn. his You have no idea w"here 'he has gone?" gs. "Not the least, but lie is no doubt to somewhere about town." an "Then we had better look him up." we The two men went ont arud began a ." quiet, unostentatious search for P'ear gson, and they kept it up until they had assured themselves perfectly that he .was nowhere about. There had been no train out of town'r that afternoon, so nd tihey knew he had not gone away by le rail. msAfter considerin~g the matter for a an few minutes they det-ided to inquire at he the stables, and from the first one they he got a horse and rode out in the country. on "ie's gone to Gree'n's," said Seraggs. iu.. "I'd bet a sheepskin on that.". "Yes, he's gone to Green's," replied me the doctor, despairingly. "Hie's got the best of us after all." for "May be he has," said Scraggs, "but ed. ve'll see-" orCEAPTER XXf. - a- Pearson had indeed gone to Gren's. r-Never for a tmomn't during all those days that D~r. lBascom kept him ini bed a.had though's of Louise escape'd him. Resides. he was haunted with a terrible fear. ie had the uneasiness natural to a gniit': co nsciencee, and every hour he w' s in dread lest his purpose and . actions~ le'ak out and become public. INjt onlr waslhe in fear of losing to cs. b:ut a greater calamity over rehiunt him. I Ie had discounted to an eas'ern snieenlator all of the farm e i'~t-.age's held by the lluckeye Loan et and T'ru1st Comtpany, and had the pro la ceds then in his pocket. In going ev- away w iti Lomise lie had arranged to t ake ' thousands of dollars of Blatch ral ford's maone'r.. Dtu'ing his" confinement he was wei:~ied down frith the fear that this :ed emnbesk-'.ment should be discovered and be- himasel f apprehended. Every day this :en fear grrew stronger upon him, until at last lie felt certain that the secret must n't .:ome out, and lie resolved to lie still no ongeri. So nnding his attendant away iot 2e a rose from his bed and was surprised sc- x> find his .1imb intact. With a curse nle ni the doctor whom he put down as an e- and was soon on his way to John nd Green's house. so. "Thank my stars," he muttered, as in he cantered across the prairie, "I am Sis not too late yet. I have only to give .he Louise notice to be ready, and to-night drive out for her, and inside of six he honrs we shall be rolling to the west ith ward as fast as steamn.ican take us.' iat Louise had, of course, been informed ad of Pearson's misfortune. Pearson, ou through hi s friend Mills,. had taken to pains to keep her informed on his con .gs dition, and she was aware that he >ut would come again soon to claim her an swer to his question. So she waited cl ay after day with calm resignation for ou the time to come for the completion of 'k, her misery and shame. When Pearson reached Green's, Louise ar. received him quietly, and whatever her Lnd feelings were she had mastered them so *t." well that she betrayed no emotion, d I either of sorrow or pleasure. "Louise, I have at last come to learn at- your decision," Pearson said, when they awere alone. "I have given you more t time th an I promised, and I suppose you id have your answer ready." "I have," she replied, quietly. G e- "And it is-" "A on wish." m "hnto-night be ready for going :tor hours after dark with a closed carriage, t in and 'by mnovingrpromptly and losing no time we can catchi the night train west, .ted ma be fore our escapade becomes knowr on- e will be far from here. You under Stand that there must be no delay?" flat '"And you willsee that there is none?' 't a b "TIhen I suppose that is all," and at Pearson spoke lie arose as if to go, bui n uddenly stopping came over to the girli~ dar side an- said: Sinc e vou are so soon to be mine al Louise. you caninot object to me kiss I ing you. Here, just once before I go.' i "No, no, no," she cried as she dreu hersel backifromnhim. "Spare me that, to Pim do-" .- "Hdumph." Pearson muttered, "you'l have to get used to that pretuy see now, and you might as wel; begin ( r time as another. Do you think I v-i leT you shun me as Von wouid a sn.1: w len you are my own?" "No, ro, but spare me now. I h.. eunsented to give myelf to you night. From thenceforwarl I yours, but to-day let ine be free. I not much I ask, andI you will surei grant so small a request." "Ah. yes, I suppose so," Pearson r( plied with a coarse laugh. "'I y own mistress to-day, for after this v are mine. Ile ready at eight to-nig ard meet me at the fence below ti itable yard." "Very well." Louise said this so calmly and s freely that Pearson was constrained t gaze at her in wonder, and a-s he watch a h.r quiet, immovable countenance a began to doubt her intentions. "Look here, Louise." he said, "I war you to hear in mind that I am in cain es', ind that I will brook no foolishneis Y. n fail me to-night in one particula ad(1 your father will pay for it." "I shall not fail you," Louise replic( in the same calm tone and manner. have decided to follow your wishes, an I 'hall not turn back. Have no fear 0 :ne." --Very well, then. Be ready for n, coming at eight to-night, and then f tie' far west and a happy life-happy a le:ast for me," he added, under hi breath. "Good-by for a few hours." The sun was not high as Pearson gc1 loed back toward Magic Ciny, b, hung suspended in the distant wester sky but a little way above the edge thte earth. "There is no time to lost," 1 mulsed, as he rode swiftly o: "'nd I must move rapidly to make eo1 neetions all around. I have !- a: range'nents well fi '.d thank good. ners1 so there nee d be no evlay. I ' . r, 4// V4 7%-"p "TEEE'5 SO TIME TO LOSE.' Blatchford's money all safe here in n pocket, and our tickets for the train ar there, too. The carriage is arrange for, and I have a driver who know what is expected of him and who can b depended on, so there will be no troubl on that score. Then th. ma who is to officiate as a clergt man and go through the par of marrying us is all right and can b depended on for promptness. I've gc everything in ship-shape and will corm out success sully, notwithstanding th delay caused by old Bascom's want c sense. Bali! the idea of a man prat ticing medicine when he hasn't sens enough to know whether or not a lim is -broken. By George, if I was in position to do so, I would sue the o1 fool for malpractice, but I can't bothc about that now. Louise and forty thor safely in my possession is pay enoug for all the inconvenience I have su: fered. By Jove, though, I did get terr bly worked up yesterday ov'er this an fair. I was afraid old Scraggs woul got wind of matters and telegraph t< Blatchford and get him out here, and kne w if he did it would be all day wit] me. But that fear's past now, and I'v got clear sailing." Thus, confident of the final and con piere success of his plans, Pearson corn tin-ted his way in high spirits, congrai lauing hirneli on the clever manne in which he had worked. his scheme an ifelicitating himself on the brigi prospects the .future opened up befo2 him. Louise, in the meantime, set about t1 preparations it was necessary she shou] mak:e for going away. There wt not much to do aside from writing let' er to her parents, which was to 1: sent back to them on the morrow frou Magic City. But writing this lett.er r< quired a long time, since it was har to word it so as to make the shock a light as possible to those loved ones shn was leaving. She wished to mako he conduct appear to them. in the mos favorable light, yet she could not ii form them that she had taken the ste to save her father from state prisox She realized that the knowledge of he sacrifice being made for his sake wou] be a bitterer source of regret to her fi thor than a term in prison. For near two hours she wrote and rt wrote letters, and at last for want< more time signed and scaled the la: one produced. It was- far from sati fatory, but she gave up all hope of mal ing her conduct appear excusablo to ht parents wvithout explaining the cause< it, iand resolved not to do that. "I is better," she said with a sigh; E she placd the letter away, "that bear the blaumo. If poor papa kne' how I was dri-en to this action heC won] never forerive ihznself, and would die< a broken heart; but as it is they wi pity me and mourn for me, and perhal think much worse of nie than I descry' but they will live over it." Having completed all her arranga menta, Louise wont in and under preecnse of performing some servt for her mother, found an opportunit to kiss both her parentsn, and then, e ing that she was going to break dowl hurried from the room, never, as s1 supposed, to enter it again. She seat<n herself by the little window, and ga ing out into the gathering evenin shadows waited for the coming< Pearson. When Scraggs and Dr. P~ascom le: the livery stable, whither they went 1 inquire after Pecarson, they bent tLe. steps toward Scraggs' ofiee, where the decided to go to consult on the all'a and try to devise some means of holb ing Pearson in check. When they a rived at the otfice they found Paul Marl ham there awaiting Seraggs' retur1 Paul was quite wvell acquainted it both Scraggs and the doctor, and 1: knew what their sentiments were t4 ward P'earson, so lie had no hesitanc in sp.eakinig out in the presence of bcot men~ though he had come to see Scragg alone.. - "Mr. Seraggs," Paul began, "I am a qua:nted with your ac'tionis relative 1 Louisec Green and that scoundrel P'ea son, and I know you to be a friend< the zirl, and I came toconsult you1 abot her. Something has to he (lone to sa: her from that scoundrel, and has :.o be done promptly. I have bee on t:.e watch and I have had anothe pro n ('n guard for me, and betwo us we have discovered exactly ho' mat:-yrs stand. To-night P'earson is g< ing e> take Louise away, and we mui pree at him." "I was sure of that," said Scraggst "I was afraid of it," replied thne la ter. "I wish to Iheaven the confoundec scamp had got a leg broken." "Yes," said Scraggs, "or his nec wold have been better. I don't sc whv you didn't attend to that while ye wer about it, Marikham." * have ii time t. l.,; -.c ieust aet and e not t." .octor;" r o do. e Save the dri force, vt weC eaLtd t .::Cu puti. roon in f4r it I wi wa-.s hecre. Th.%! no:ia tlte bus1i r i'.rhai - >n t,:s even!ng," :a : cra;:s, "but I * -rdy dare mp:'rsuen~ goodx for i"Te I tcli vouz -:liat," said the 1 d octor: "we'll v:aiitr.ti thet train L comr. in. It vii1W le.- thani an hour r now, anl if Blatchford should happen u to com :'re donc -::-t the matter ea:y enough, anl if Biateird don't t come, by( Gorse: we1 proced eg-inst - 1ronby force. We'll .:t.lai hun as e '. t o-nht and threaten to sh(ot 'r 1"' tir if he d1 snt leave the ,-> tory inse .si x jhIurs . We'll do it, (ctor:" Seraggs ex I claimeld. anl w1'l mnean ousiness, .1 too. I ca get up a -men meni n five s mito' rote t with us. -nd you mi b - '.ar bots we'l nt be slow 1 a t givi th ..ie -,ced sea:np a dose r of xvestera Iw and i e if ho don't t come to time in a h-irrv." S ". afraid," said Paul, "that w .dn't sa-:ei John Green from Mills' - yen.-ee . "Yes, would," prompty replied the I old G oeto. It w .dn't trike us long f to serve \iills with a dose of the same kind of raedicine if he got to cutting aroand too rauch." "That's x-vhat it wouldn't," said Sa-raggs-i. '"The 2ountry wouldn't be any the wore of if it was rid of both of the-n." "No r it..' s::ld the doctor. "So we' :. .:i t:i r :, r.d if Blatch ford don' .ne -. V'l ta.:e tho matter jin orr oxv'1-n.' nTo be contieu2d] ..-enre..mD Nur~sedl. A7: an, Ga., Dec. 4.-The past is not :c iten, nor are our ills forgotten. The trut fulness of this saying was given b: a most remarkable incident which really occu-rcd here. During the war a Confederiv'c soldier, who was wounded -n battle and was unable to counted further against the enemy, was arrested ia Augueta by a Confederate officer because he did not have prorper urlough napers. This private Confed etate soldier, who is now a resicient of Augusta. winie walklug in the streets, slighuiy iutoxicated, this afternoon, ac cidentally notici anid at once reconized the oflicer who had caused his detentiou in Augusta whilt he was on his way to Columnbia o j cin his sick wife. The old I soldier had never fortgotten the occur 5 rence nor forgivcn the olficer, and when he met him to-dav he piled in on him :nd ~ abused and rcproaichd al for having t caused his rrast. 3 The oflier, w v'i %m a New York t drummer. had f r ,o0en te niair. but recalled it when thc offended and re velngeful vetera mad;- menion of it. The old olicer avo'cd any difliculty with the iniuriated so. ier who bore mal ice toward him and who wanted to sat isfy his gri~vance- by carvingz him. How ever, the vindictivec survivor was again Isearchm;g ior the flicer to-night, armned C with a knife with the avowed intention of domng him bodily harm, but thle meet inzm wais prevented. The wounderful memory of this old private is something remarkable, and his identiiication of the -man whom hie considered had done him an mjust!ee imonf iib st sight, after thirty year.;' interva~I, is still more wonderful. War.td Io Die. SMARIYSVILLE, Cal., Dee. &--A few days ago mention was made of the sui - cde oft a Frenchman nmiedi Lourels - Sitgnourette, livianrnear Foster's Bar, a - renote camp ma the Mubas foothills. e Partculars arrived to-day in return by the Justee of Peace to the Countyv coro nor. and show as m.fost startilig crime. e Ace tiu: to hi:s wife's testimony, Sig nour -c te undcben aing for some time. eOn I ?ee1ber 1, he took a,idose of str y ch dnine, and a it dtid not have an immediate seflec he asked his wife to get his shot gun an~d shoot ;a. The gan woz.ud not at irst, an d, w.hen it did, death -sas not insantiv ,roduced. See says that he then askO Ier to pie brutsh over him Iand Larn him to dea'th. This she d not do. but walked some distance to a cabin occum eiby a man amed George, r and reques ec his tO assist her in the tcrematton. He wouldc not do it, and pliace was agai vistd he was dead. Mit Mk.crphiz:e ter Gainmne. r j(IREENvL E, S. (. D-c- .- -. B. d fAndersoe, a reli knoxrwn and highly re * pcted young' man of te Cedar Grove setion ic f Lmtren County, died .Mon e. da izorm from n mistake in taking rmediciue. 11 had not been wvell, and t Monday morning got up out of bed to take some quinine. It seems from what can ie jetrne the L there was a bottle ct.*-ing r-orphiine near~i the -~ oe cointta*dng qinine, arid the two bottles wer mueb alie. After takmig what he suposed vtxs quin:ne .Mr. Anderson started fro:u homne. About I half a mil from s ..-;oe he became ' sudenly il and was taken into a t neiho'rs house. 1Before anything Z con~ibe d one foin him the morphine had . done its work. He 'we0s about 26 years old. Mr. Andersonl was givenl the dose of suppos'ed qunine by his mother, who 'took it from amnong some medicme that had bee-n leit sm-eral years ago by her husband, the late Dr. Antieson. She Ssupposed it to beC qufiinK. V iror~e to) DthI. t- S. P.rr., Dee.--.-A Gr.umd Forks, ,N .., dispatch sayws the etr 1,s still raging .he me~rcury i about .. r. Tel hair is :l'lh snow. R:*roadI abndoned. 1aport frm Abrdeen, . D1., sae the~ wors t Wd andi snow storm of th ' seaso is pr.-v:an. All t busness is* at atand, st'i and t he trin service grealv itr:red- w'ih At r Moorhead, 'iia, 1'i- e grat North V ern trains are tid ' He-rt *rome .r other Mlinne ota idats s..ty thbizzaird i- is rag~ing. wuih great .uy, sno fln -- ast andl drifting badly . All trains are dehved from ave to twty :our hour-'. Several ntersons are reported frozen to deah. ''ierce, S. D., :it'! Grand Forks, N D. eachi report ftutahties of this na-. ture. h ST. L OrI, Dee. -4.-The Adarnis' Ex s press C otmpzny, it is now '4iated, will lose about 8~ .00 by h the robbery of the "rco" night express cacr n-eet Glen daa *.onday' night tby six~ ma-ked mn. TheL sa fe o: the ('gre~'s con .iany Was . copetely rie ad alithoug yester Sday pe ite-dent Damset itlaed the Gs in tie neighi('rh.o -of 3J,0 '0. it is r ot ov. tht- th sae cont'ained far tie sr .: t- tta! as :e-ches a ..75%. Eu" 'z.mit' that it$'xee4 1the y' amoltO h' d- "gave - nti coma lpans'r los. ~cre ! inocco to t t to~ -- e 'cl''~ th -- , en o a in Ir of mn . -er * x m.I n lmingawy heye d1 riteo ihe "uened buiig fornmerly occu'?d by F arvell, OJzum :t Co., when ine of the W alfell 'th a terrific crahkilliltr Ie me inc~sttatly and ini ~urig -.- e:tt o'ters,ctme of them so er - #' wite hav ote beeni ta o--t1. i - and at :3 ihoughit I-e WORK OF A DYNAMITE. RUSSELL SAGE'S OFFICE THE SCENE - OF A T ERR!BLE 0EED. A Stranger Demands an Interview With Sage and Upon Being Retued Lots a Satchel Drop and a Torrille Lxplolen Follows-A Wild and Exciting Scene. NI:w YoRK, Dec. 4.-At 12:15 o'clock this afternoon a poorly dressed man carrying a brown satchel entered the ofiice of R'ussell Sage at71 and 73 Broad way and demanded a private interview t wvith sage. W. R. Laidlaw, Sage's clerk. told him that Sage was busy and could I not be seen. The man persisted and t continued to talk in a loud tone. l zage, who was in an inner office, came c otL t) see what was the matter. He r asked the man what was wanted. The i m an said. "I demand a private interview s with you." Sage replied that it would t b. ipossible for him to seethe man then but he might possibly do so later in the day. The man continued to de mand a private interview then and t'ere. S.;e ordered him to leave the office. I On his the man dropped the leather v beg aid an explosion which shook th': d entire bieck instantly followed. Sage J was thrown across the room and r stunned. Laidlaw who had turned I away and was standing near the two was also thrown across the office and had one leg badly lacerated. The stran ger vwas thrown against the partition wall :nd was so badly injured that he has ::ince died. b in sage's office at the time of the ex- Ii plosiIn were Col. J. J. Slocum, F. C. 2 Osborn, F. Z. Menzies and B. C. Nor- 11 ton. Norton was badly injured and E was taken in an ambulance to St. Vina- ] cent's Hospital where he died. Pieces of se'.eral bodies were picked up on the econld floor of the building near the , scent , of the explosion and placed -n a tire c:-partme-t life saving net. R urors are rife as to the number of per:coas killed, but .s far as can be I -earred only four are lost. One of the s piece; of bodies picked up was dead s wi th the face intact. It is that of a ' youn. mani with brown hair growing hic v upcn the head. As both of the S Menzies and Osborn are missing, it is upp >sed they compose a portion of the I tangled heap. Among the fragments s of bedies found was a leg which the po- c lice t'iink was that of a woman. c The injured people were at once inovcd to a drug store opposite and at tendEd to. There it was found that Sage's injuries were not serious, but very extensive and painful. Sage was able to converse. He said the man with r the hand bag was a total stranger to him. le insisted upon presenting Sage r with his card, but he declined to accept I it. t Sage was completely covered with r grime and dust and his clothing was v olown into tatters and his hands, face 1 and clothing were covered with blood. 6age's injuries mainly consisted of a cu upon the forehead, while his face and hands were filled with small cut %s if he had received a volley of gravel stones from a shotgun. Both fire and ambulance calls were sent out and in a few minutes after the Explosion the building was surrounded by fire engines, ambulances and police- t men. The news spread through Wall s street, and in fact all oyer down town, I and every street in the neighborhood I was soon thronged with excited thous ands of men. The wildest order pre ailed and the number of killed and wounded reported was soon upward of 100-. Police Captain McLaurin immediate ly took chare-e of the police arrange-1 dient and search for the dead and. wounded was begun. The three rooms, and two adjoining, were a total wreck. The office chair and desk in Sage's of- I fice are the only articles unimpaired. The windows on the Rector street side of the building were blown out and I those on the other side chattered. 1 When the dynamiter entered Sage's oflice he handed the clerk a card which r bore the name of H. D. Wilson. When 1 the police examined the wrecked office there was found just inside of the door of the general office the trunk of aman in a state that rendered recognition nearh; impossible, the head having been severed from the body. The pointed reddish beard gave the appearance of i an edu cated man, which was enhanced I by b- .wn curls of hair and heavy mous tache that adorned the upper lip. This e is thle only person killed outright so far as knr-wn, and the body is supposad to be th:i; of the dynamiter. Berd amin F. Norton, who was blownt throug;h the window, a clerk in the of ice of Sage, was removed to Chambers Street Hospital where he died while under operation for fracture of the skull. The coroner made an examination ofC the m;angled remains of the man found in Sage's cifice, and from the mass of I Iesh and cloniing took a seven-chamn br buildog revolver. This was all that < could be found by which an identifica- 1 tion could be made. What was left by the explosion of the madman's body at least it was so labelled and accepted by the police 2.nd coroner-was laid out in Undertaker Duffy's office at 82Green which street. It was not much. The had was there blackened, but neither cu t nor disfigured in any way. It was cut off at the top of the neck and look ed for all the world like the mask of a man 35 or 40 years old with full beard I that might have been long, but was no w b) rned close to the chin and cheek. I Then t ere was a leg, the right and left fot, one hand, and that was all. The body proper was gone, of neither chest nor abdomen was there a trace found. The leg that was there was broken or twisted. Such shreds of coltning as were found showed that the man had worn trousers of a blue black plaid, I biaek overcoat and long black stockings. that might have started the story that a woman's leg was found. H-e had been care ful to rid himself of everything that 1 might disclose his identity. His name -r h;d been written in the corner of his I high black hat, but he had cut it out with a knife. There was a hole in thet liing where it had been. Crowds came and went, looking at the fae but no one knew it. When dar uess came, the undertaker, tired of the siht. thlrew a cloth over it an-i closed is~ docr. Ruassell Sage made the following statement to Inspector Byrnes this at- 4 ternon: "I came out of my oilice, hay- I ig been sent for, and I found there a mn with a satchel. He handed me a I card bearing the name H. D. Wilson.t I1e said lie came from John D. Rocke-r !eer, and at the same time handed mer a type written letter in a sealed envel- I ope. It was addressed to me. I open ed it and found that it was a demand upon me for immedi ate payment of S1,250,000. The let ter stated that if the money was not given up at once to the presenter, of the letter, that he would blow me, nim self and the entire office up with dyna mite. I read the letter and placing Itt il the e-nvelope, handed it back to himc and turned to go into my private office, when t he explosion occurred."e Iospector Blyrnes placed in a basket r the head of the man found in thec wreckd office and took itto Russellt Sag's bed room. Sage identified it as that of 'he man who demanded money frm b:m and then threw the bomb. Died at His Post. c DA~tuxO-rON, S. C., Dec.83.-Rev. J. G W. 1u-rav of the South Carolina Con- e ference. now in session here, was 11 streke; with apoplexy during the ser- o vies ha t night at the Methodist Church. p He was taken home where everything possible was done to relieve him, lie a died during the night and will be burled hre. HiUs son was with him. He was pastor of Fairdeld Circuit and well known and admired by many Colum bi.s. lHe leaves a wife and several9 chilren. lie was a go-od man, greatly hoediyall 1 who new him.s TEE P1R0h0[TIlX IT HE HOUSE PASSES IT AND SENDS IT TO THE SEN TE. L symopsis of the M'-Aure, Wich 1i V- "Y Rigid andi Exacting in it. Proviei-' How the Mtinbtur Voted. COLUMIA. S. C., Dec 10.-Thc po ibition bill came up for final acto ni ii be House on last T :sdav and pa :d ,s third reading, whichi settles tie ro ibition queasion so far as this branch Gi he General Assembly is concerned. 'he opponents of the measure made a 'allant fight against the bill on Tueday. ut the forces of the supporters cf the ill remained unbroken, and wh en it ame to a final test the' caried the aeasure by a vote of 53 to 37. The allowing is the vote on the final pas age of the bill, the yeas represeuiun he advocates and the na'ys the op o .ents of the :,ill: Yeas--The Speaker and Messrs Attaway, Foozer, Bowen, Bowden, Breazeale, Brice, irown, Browning, Buist, Carpenter, Can ile, Childs, Connor, Cox, Crum, Dubose, I :arle, Folk, Fowler. Fox, Fuller, Good 7in, T. A. Crahai, Gregory, P. L. lU:ar in. Harrison, Hardy, Homian, llu.o effries, McCall. McIntyre, J. L. McLau in, MeMillan, McWhite, Moseley. Nort on atterson, ichardson, Riley. Sarrltt' cott, Stackhouse, Taylor, Todd, Traylor Vigg, Whatley, Wilson, Whyte, Yel, 'oumans. Total, 53. Na --Messrs Alderman. Andersor, ;arkley. Blease, Brennen, Burn, Deau, ;lder, Fields. Finley, Gary, Ernest, (ira am, 5. A. Hart, Harvey, Hazard, Hlick in, Hughes, Kinard, Kirkland, Mears, looney, Moses, Patton, Ravenel, Row md, Rutledge, russell, Simons, Stanland, ullivan, Townes, Tupper, Ulmer, Von ohnitz, Watts, Wolfe, Woodward. Total, Absent and not voting-Messrs Abney, issell, Blake. Buchanan, Chand'er, Cro-s ,ell, )agett, Dukes, A. H. Dt'Pre, J. E., )uPr., Eady. Evans. Ficken, F. B Gn-y, Hrenin Glove-, Canter, J. if. 11ardin. Iaskel. Hough, Leaphart. McFadden, D. V. MeLaurin, Miley, Pitts, Rast, lobert on, Shanklin, Stokes, Williams, Willian n, Witeofskey, Woods and Zimnirernian. 7tal, 34. The salien features of the bill are ummorized in the following: On and after the first dnv of Octobcr, 892, no person shall manufacture for ale, sell, keep for sale, -,ve away. ex hange, barter or dispense any intoxi atirIg liquors, for any purpose wiha - ver, otherwise than as provided in this .t. Persons holding permits shall be uthorized to sell and dispense intoxi ating liquors for pharmaceutical and aedical purposes, and alcohol for speci c chemical purposes, and wine for sac amental purposes. but no other pur oses whatever. Notice of an applica ion for a permit or renewal thereof ust be published.for three consecutive reeks in a newspaper regilarly pub ished and printed in thQ English lar uage, and oi general circulation in tile ity or town where the applicant pro oses to keep and sell intoxicating li uors. Application for permits shall be made y petitions filed in the office ot the ounty commissioners at least ten days efore the meeting at which the appl:ca ion is considered, which petition shal. tate the applicant's name, residence, iusIness, and in what business he has een engaged two years previous; the lace, particularly describing it, where he buying and selling of liquor is to be onducted:- that he is a citizen of the nited States and of Soutih Carolhna; hat he is a registered drugist, and now s, and for the last twelve months has >een, lawfully conducting a drug s tore n the city or town wherein he proposes o sell intoxicating liquors under the >ermit applied for. and, as prcprietor of uch pharmacy, that he has not been dudged gulty of violating the law, re ating to intoxicating liquors, within the ast two years; and is not the keeper of .hotel, eating house, saloon, restau-1 ant, or place of public amusement; that te is not addicted to the use of intoxi ating liquors as a beverage, and has ot, within the last two yrears, been in oxicated, or directly or indirectly en .ged, employed, or interested in the nlawful manufacture, sale, or keeping~ 'or sale. of intoxicating liquors, and th:.L te desires a permit to purehase, keep nd sell such liquors for lawful purp~ose2 'uly. The apphceant is require d t:> give bond a the sum of $1.000, conditiened that te will well an'd truly observe and obey he laws of the State of South Carolina LOW or hereafte~r in force in relation t') he sale of intoxicating liquors; that he ill pay all fmnes, penalties, damages ad costs that may be assessed or re :ovred against him for a violation oI uch laws during the term for which said >ermit or renewal thereof is granted. nd wIll not sell intoxicating liquors un ler his permit at a charge exceeding if y per cent. of the cost price oxludtrg arriage and dray age. - The petition must be signed by three ourths of the freehold voters of tile >lace and each person shall state thatt ie understands the petition, knows the Lpplicant to be what he has certified to, ad that the permic Is necessary for ti:e onvenience and accommodation of tiie eope. Unh to 9 a. m. of the day of thte neeting at which the application is con idered, any resident of the county miay ile a rem~onstrance against granting the ermit applied for. Provision is m.e 'or argumrent of the matter with or with mut counsel, and it shall be decided -'as he public good may require." T'here hall not be more than one permnit grant d to every 2,000 inhabitant.s, and no >ermit shlall be granted to any druizst vh~se place of business is outside of an acororated town or city. The applicant shall endorse on his >ond that he "wvill not sell, ielve, or lur ish to any person any intoxicantinr iquors otherwise as provided by law, Lud especially will not sell or furish im oxicating liqiors to any person who is Lot known to hirm personally. or dul: udentitied, nor to any miinor. 1 Loxit d person, or. persons who are int: abit of becoming intoxi' atcd; and!b vi make true, lull, andlaccurate remr 5 f all certificates~ and requests made u >r received by him, as reuired by law; ni said returns shall shov ev salie tual delivery of such hliquors made by or ar him durmn; thie moth embrace l heren, andi the true siguature to evecy equest receiv'ed and granted; and sut b eturns shall show all the itoxicating inors sold or delivered to any andi very person as returned. Every permit so granted shall specify he building, giving street and number. r location, in which mtoxicatin liquors nay be sold for twelve months. Per aits granted under, this ac shall be. eemed trusts reposed in the rec'm hereof, not as a matter of ig ht. but e: onfidence, and mayv be revoked upir ufficient showiug by order of ibe er:nty ommissioners. Provision is made for evoking a peuition on the provtn~ harges made ic a complamt. s'ind - hree citizens of the county, shin:I hat the holder has abused th rt When any person hohling a p.riti ii forc desirc' to purchase 'iquo" te ounty auditor shall. upon ,ia ritte r printed application of the pe-rmit-hul r, specifying the kind and luantity 'f quors desired, issue, under sen~.ii hs flice; a certificate authoriz: in t urchase, and cause to be transportG. om the place of purchase to his plc of usiness described in his permit, the id and quant~ty of liquors mentioned i such certificate. Said certiileate shall e dated as to its true date whieu issued datached t > he ;vavbill accomp'an ig ths shipme:m, and when so atta~ be hall be. theaumhority for tue cmoin r w i:: it may be to :ava.i package or C:-ee cotam .nice iaquors therein riati i. patan:Ic- aerein desig0 ,t i retOU of the : iprovided for r *ateo *c ate in any a . n. 1 or der i->r a person to uao: ie mI -t 1 out and sign lk i.: i. - idIce. for whose useamuu am;alad an neither appli c't, nOr )" r. o ir who:-. use it is re ques tedhaiu:l te intoxicating liqu o.- a- a bva to %-xcess. The perni.- . i all re-fu. C the request if he ~ ~~, har:.: :l-:ve :t untrue. If e :: ianis t nto himh sa:!: olireid:nuicl~iu.The drug t al eep the prianed blanke on and :.h-y sha! 1 epiurch:ised from the count% audito in lo s of one hundred. !I, shll preser '.hem 'aad book them to :;e rcu:net.l ihe auditor. The auditor shatl pub;lih cuarterlv a report oft tc te agr"te amount i' liquors sold b .ha- !e n n 'nit holder. eiplac,_, whert n oxicating liquors ar: annu aeured.ld. bartered or a u vi )'a- -n of any of the p io 1' 'i hi. -h:dl be directed tO -n : :ortituted auth ris : .u': pace by takng possin ihereoA ad desroying all in o . o y therein, togeth e: ita a I ns sreus. bars. bottles, elmsado.,hr -,ro: (trty used in keep e t :g~ tua!:e air l:zd nuisance; and Wile wn R kC.- 'Ilaii. upon convic .. be ajo-v' g"u ty, and shall be puuled by a i'ac of -ot less than one lhudred ellars. nor more than five hun (red dolars, and by 1 ) i sonmeat mn the ccunty jail -ic lcs:. than thirty days nor more than netv ( ays. H An HOYT, -Snecessor to C. I. Hoyvt & Bro.] ! ., t ati dst neIlry Store a S UMTI.ER, S. C. A very large stock of Britannia ware, the yejv b.st s.iver plated goods made. 55@ Gold Rngs on h-.nd. Fine line of Cloeks' Wdling resents, Gold Pens, and Spects cles. A big lot of solid coin silver just re ceived, at lowest prices. My repairing de partment 1:as no superio:- in the State. Try around first and get prices, then come to me. You will certainly buy from me. Te Baile-Lebby COMPANY. 213 Meeting St., Opposite Charleston Hotel CHARLESTON, S. C. Manuifacturers' Agents. Machiinery, Supplies, Qils. Attention mill men ! We are now offer ing the best and latest improved Iran, Steel, Pipe. Naiis, Fitting, Belt Lacing, and a full line of Fhosphate and Miil Supplies. State agents for THE SCIENTIGI GRmIDING MILLS. pS&nd for our new i::ustrated catalogue andi 3wst prices. Agens wanted in every county. EAT ND RINK! I hav opeed afirst-class liquor saloom in the city of Sumter, in the Solomons building on Liberty street, where I will kep the choicest brands of LQUORS, TOBACCO, CIGARS and all ids of smokers-:trticles. My sa loon 'vil be r'anaged by a first-class bar tender, who will prepare a.l1the latestin fan cy drinks at the sLortest notice. I have also gone to conside'rable excpense in preparings in the rear of m-rsaloon. My tables will be filled with the very~ best the market affrds, and this branch of my bu'sincss will be un der the stupervision of on> who has served as chief cook in' several fine restaurants. The tra.'e of my CQaredo crriends is re~;:ctfuih- to l' it 1. Conme to see me, taeC a drinL 'o o. t( r good, and then sit dow'n to :. e~' m. wi serve as an mnv WOLK OVISKIE & Co., S , m t er, S. C. FERII ZERS! C H[A RLESToN, S. C. ak.~ Hi G:*:raje, and Guaranteed K l oodt Acids, Dissolved t c1u::'sc, and Ammaoni \:e3:mipuated. II's i - Mr:. M. Levi Mainning,S. C. Hay an~d Grain, WJ %22 20 & KIAL . p r's "Wharf. and 213 Qu~.een St., :H A1BLESTON, S. . NOThE SF RECSTRATIONK State of South Carolina, t'.rNrf oW cLAr.ENDoN. I N &L:)CDA.NC E WVJ2~ TIIE PROVIS a ct( th eral Assemblyj '.'th '.n' 'yt i:bruary,1I8821L the e. 'urt a. :se :n. MXanning.!in ccer .thart, the first ...e.h seaItfo: the purpose of ne1. .na a';' ag~e since the .... r. o reg ster. and to at or.,netaning toilmy nie s. . F.i i)LL ADA1, :n g - d-gira~o. ;ar.cadon Co. James F. Walsh, WMESALE UglUOi BEELER. [G: GR A]DE LlQUORS 19.: M'eting st., CITAR LESTON, S. C.