The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 17, 1887, Image 1
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VOLUME I.
A KINI)i(KI) son,.
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(/ V' wi '17i < 1'iiirl.)
( IIAITKi: III.
Kleanor Keith hud returned from
her autumnal traveling tour, ami. sitting
in her room, alone, was laving
plans for tlio winter's amusements,
:iw-|i with less zest than she had
Anown at the l>oirinnin<r of the previous
season.
"I wonder ir (his can be all that
life offers to the happiest and most
favored of mortals?" she asked herself.
"I am regarded as exceptionally
fortunate, and, eonseouentl v,
happy; yet I care little for my life;
I live it its I would read a stupid
hook that had been placed in my
hands, listlessly, almost tempted to
throw it aside, hut eve.t restrained by
the hope that tIn* coining chapters
nray contain something instructive or
nmji.sino. I suppose it is wrono1 to
say it. yet life is more stupid than
tin; dullest hook I ever read, and |
full of prosy repetitions!*'
i.The postman's whistle interrupted
her meditations on the dullness and
the sameness of life, and a moment
later there was an announcing tap at
the door, and half-a-dozen lett >rs
brought in.
u.\ note from Colin I'pton," she
said, breakin?r the seal. "She has 1
ordered a new dress, and she has a
new admirer. Nappy Celia! An 1
here is a noor widow with four sma'l ^
children, asking aid. Iler life is J
painfully monotonous, too, hut hers
is the monotone of poverty. Well, I
can vary that a trilie, and I will. Tom '
Maylniry fears I was vexed at his j
joke last niolit, and writes to beo m\
pardon. I foro-et the joke, but will
lit m i i( n/uii'un V ?? 1 o I.
i"* ; x ? " "
writino- is this? Kleanor Keith, congratulate
yourself! here is a sensation
at last!"
She smiled a smile of supremo satisfaetion,
settled herself morn comfortahlv
in her ehair, and bco-an to
read the letter, which she uvitlontly
regarded as a piece of pleasant lie- i
tion, I>111 very welcome in her present
state of mind.
"Dkak Miss Kurt it:
Two weeks ami, while stopping a
n'oht at a hotel in Waitham, 1 overheard
what your father aptly called
your opinions on love and marrinoe,
and they so perfectly accord with my
own, I cannot resist the desire to
write and tell you so.
' 1 am a bachelor, rather inclined
to marry, lint afraid to venture; not
because I feel that I am better than
the many bright ?rirls 1 know, but '
because I dare not choose for mvsolf.
W ith most men of my acquaintance,
a month's association with any attrac
tive oirl will make him wish to marry
her, yet nine-tenths of these men
uuikc erase Dlumlcrs iii so choosing'.
"For instance. I know a thonehtIful,
sensitive man, who wedded a sil- !
.'v., soulless woman, simply because)
">hn was the only inarriaoenble onol
wilirin tho ranee of his sieht for perhaps
ttho space of half a year; and j
now. nlthouo-h ho has too hieli a
sennc of honor to complain, ho is tho
most wretched of men.
"Ajjfain, I know an intellectual,
sonsitivo woman, who married for no
other reason than because ho was
fond of her and caino constantly to
toll her so a good-natured, good- I
for-not hing, awkward, blundering
man, whoso ordinary deportment is
rasping even to my nerves 1 can
searufjly bring myself to sit for a sinndo
hour in tho room with him. lie
inyarlably says tho things ho ought
iH>i?to say, and as invariably omits to'
do all he roally ought to do. Kven
his own good-nature over lus unpardonable
mistakes is exasperating. I lis
wife is worn to a shadow, being tilled
with a nervous dread concerning
what ini|)ossiblo and useless thine* he
will do next.
:c \t.. s. 11 i % ?
?>i>w ii .nr. iiii'i married .\irs.
li., and Mrs. A. had svcd Mr. li., there
would, doubtless, have boon two haj)- 1
j?V homos, Imt it could never have
occurred, because fato delights in
r>
mismaiino' peopio.
' I do not know that I would make
aWood husband in any case, but I believe,
if I could moot a perfectly congenial
woman, whom I could love
with all my heart not at first sioht,
but after I knew her thoroughly, I
mioht find my chief deliifht in male- :
ini* her hajipy.
"I havo a strong 1 ? 1 icf in the art
or reading character, not by hand- !
writing, but by correspondence. J'eople
who aro too reserved to say altogether
what they feel, may be won
t i write their thoughts more fully j
than they will speak them. They'
write them in solitude, unmoved by
i minn.ll.ilr, I J-ll-- "
mhiiu iiuinniiill IIIIIUOUCO, >IIMl
therefore these thoughts are unconsciously
truer than spoken words can
. bo.
"Therefore, 1 very much desire to'
enter into correspondence with you, j
for the purpose of becoming thoroug- j
ly acquainted with your mind and
habit of thought, my object being
marriage, if we prove congenial, and
mutually agree.
"I cannot describe mysolftoyou;
of my inner life and character you
must judge by my letters, of my I
standing among men you can readily
learn by giving my name and address j
-'333 TIE^TTIE
to aiiv reliable business man you j
know, and ho ran ascertain for von
inoro facts concerning mo tluin I 1'|
would he likely to tell you. Yon
tain corroborate any thinif you may j
so learn in regard to my linanc.ial
standing, b\ further int|niry at the (
Matlder Hunk, where I am well!"
known.
k,\iv sure i^. 11nrf v.eiirlo \i???rw I I
... ^ VS'" J ???i ^ I
liii v? iti-i' l??*r father nor mot In* r; one <
si.ster is in India and one in Kjrypt,, ,
both married; I have no brother, but !
cousins l>\ the score.
"It is only fair to say that I saw 1
von for a moment on tlm inorninu* af- '
ter I overheard vonr conversation
with yonr friend; enriosity led me to (
take a peep at von while von were |
on vonr way to the railroad station. '
"And now I have three onestionsl
to ask. Will von pardon me for
writing von? Will von answer this i
letter? And will von, please, per- ,
mit mo to write yon aoain?
I n suspense,
Vonrs Kcspectfullv and Trnlv
.1 \("K Nlll! I on." j I
K lea nor did not smile when she i
finished the letter: it was far more so
rions in tone than she antieipateil.
She read it twice, and liked it, for
itself, and heennse it was a novelty.
The paoe <?f In r life spread out for
to day's reading was not prosy, and i
certainly not full of repetitions.
If she had met .lack Norton that
mornino before the letter came, she
)vonhl scarcely have oiven him a
thought; I>11( his letter had won her 1
closest attention. lie oujrht not to
have written it, 1 ?*it then she had in
vited it hv her discourse that cven..t
.
' | U I I ' - ! I
according to tin* rules of st.ict pro- ,
priety for 11im to write such a letter;1
it was not at all according to the i
rules of cliipictte for law to he o*lad i
ho wrote it, and to receive it so; ,
warndv; but it was no triller's letter,
she felt sore of that.
k,lle writes as if lie were in earn-h
est," she thought; kkl wonder if lie!
really is? And liesaw me, lie sin s -!,
why, now I recollect! It is the inun j1
who restored my satchel to me so .
oracefnlly. I thought him far too
handsome to posse s nmcli brain, na- ,
turn is rarely so lavish of the jjpfts,! i
and he did have dark, impressive .
eyes; yet this man seems like one L
who soiiietimes does his own think- (
ino. I must have been mistaken in ,
my judgement of him that mornino,
of course there never could have been i
t w?i of f hem." i
She reached for her scissors and M
clipped his signature Irom the last ,
paoe, Ajra'n there was a tap at the)'
door; it was a decided thump this i
time. Kleanor tossed the letter upon |
the table am) partially secreted it mi- ,
der the others before her father had .
time to enter. Sin* would show him
the lettc.r in due season, but she w.sh |
ed to digest it before she discussed j |
it with him. ! ,
It not too soon, however, to ask j
i.: o . i . <
111ii^iMiiun' in illinium mil WHO HIP |
writer was. j i
"Can I ?1<> anything for von down |
town to-day?" lie asked, as lie enter- j
ed, hat and ratio in hand, and over- j |
coat already on. i
"Yes, papa," she said, "please sit ' j
down a moment." I
"Certainly, but. lie brief, Kleano*, ,
it is past my usual hour for moinm to
business," and as if to corroborate > |
his assertion, the clock struck the i I
half hour ]?ast eleven.
"Papa, I want you to find out for i
ino the moral, social and financial i
standing of a certain Mr. .lack Nor- ,
ton. I do not know him as yet, I | |
simply wish to learn if he is worth ;
knowing iit all. Inquire, please of j
the conitnereiol directory men, also
at the Madder Hank. And stay, ,
this is positively the last tiling, I ,
would like vou to see if this is his
signature; they will know at the .
bank." ' j
"Kleanor!" rather sternly. ! >
"You shall know all about it in I
mood time papa, if there is any thinm >
worth knowinm. Perhaps there is no <
.lack Norton; t houmh I have been told i
there is." i
"You seem greatly interested in (
the myth, tit all events," returned ,
Mr. Keith, in too much haste to pre-s .
the matter just then. "And ! am
sulTicicntly interested to remind me :
to iixpiire. Good niorninv, niyii
dear!" ' j
( To 1? routinto'ff.)
We understand that the Conn- 1
ty Commissioners have turned
A.,.;.. .1 i i
iiirn aui:i 1i1< >i I Id Uli: MUCK JflW p.'ISS- 1
od sit tlic last session of the Legislature,
and are tryintf to solve the
. ' .... I
question, and luiild the fence, if it is '
possible. The public. wili he jrreat
ly relieved if they will decide one 1
way or another. Kither huild the
fence, or let it he undorsood that it
will not he huilt. It is the ceneral
opinion that the huildinir of the I
fenco, means confiscation of all the '
cows, groats, sheep, hoos, and do^s in <
the exempted territory, and if that is t
the case, we are satisfied that the '>
Commissioners will not undertake to i
carry out the law. (reoeytowH {
'rimes. I I
"No," she stiid, sweetly, "I don't 1
object to the smell of a eionr; it's the <
smell of the smoke I don't like."
^ jli KH ?j I
TO T-OTJT^ WORr
CONWAY, S
VliW PACES* I N CONGUtm
I 1h> MalU'-l p <>> Tim rittmtli
Nat ioual Imnvs'.nt kit,
About 10 |mm* rant. <?f tho lUtli ('on>mss
will not iiiakc u|> tlio rolls <>v"
lie nOil. ('ontrross. I iio ?rmator
lereentaov of tho loss is in tin* I louse,
where about i >50 members have boon i
etirod. ( >f these more than twoliiials
lire I )emorruts. The retiring
noinbors wild jro u|? biirlior am I lis- y
oek ol .New \ <irk, wImi succeeds
Warner Mi 11?t in the Senate: Daniel t
>f Virginia, who takes Mahone's'
|?lace; ami llea^an, who displaces 11
Maxcv, as one of the Senators from
i?
I'exas. ( )f the New KnoJnml States j,
['onneeticnt chanjres its whole dele- I
Ration, and ainoiie the four members v
who m> ollt is John T. Wait, the old- j'
>st member of the I louse. lie is in t
his 7<Wh year, hut has served on the \
naval eommittee of the present ses- I
si?m with all the vimir of a man of | 11
1th Of the Massachusetts member- '
the lies! known are loinuey, who1,
made the attorney 00noral unhappy (
in the r<iII I'.leeliie Telephone inves- t
titration: Kx-(Io\ernor lliee and j 1
llenry i>. I .oyeriinr. New Jersey
math' a (Iovernor of ilobert S.
I 11
tlreen, and thereby lost one ?f it-- t
leadinjr Kepresentatiye.-. I )e hi ware "
mit tired of it- ancient manner. Mr. 1
I ,oor. and he is replaced by a new j v
man. New \ oi k drops a linker's ' ''
do/en of its members. Mayor lie "
witt and Senator-elect Hi. rock are 11
the only ones of national reputation. '
I tf local note are Ikirwin !?'. James, v
of lirnoklvn, and (ion. Kobert I.. a
\ mm. ?n nif rountrv Iiepresen "
la'ives ''Perpetual Motioi'' Burleioh,
llii> Troy Representative, will I>??
most missed hy those who want to
oet juililic Imildino' appropriations,
riiouwl, Pennsylvania keeps at home
;i (1o/<mi of its men, not morn than
I wo or three are known outside tlaState,
Kx-( iovrrnor Andrew (i.
I'urtin, after more than a ouarter of
;i century of public life, heroines a
private citizen for the rest of his
ilays, as he declares. The Ohio
delegation will he nearly half new.
lien I ,e T'evre, the professional heait
ty of the House, will he lo t to the
iralleries. W ith him will ?ro (Jeddes,
loner ehiiirman of the war claims
ommittec; t'hairman Hill, of the
Territorial committee; A..I. Warner,
llie silver apostle; lolin Little, who
liad the keen satisfaction of heinir
* I I
lefeated hy a sinjrle vote, and Or- ;
<on, Kllsberrv and 1. II. Taylor.
Of the Indiana outnoers, ("hairman
< 'ohh, of the puhlie lands committee,
is the only one known to the
onntry at I a roe. The otlmr are (
T'onl, T. 15. Wank. I ,owry ml Klei- '
ner. Illinois loses six I )enioeraties, |
I lion oh the loss, were it not for two. 1
members, would not he heavy. The
"act that t'ol. Morrison was defeated
'iy Jehu Baker does not need to lie
.1.1 \v....it.; i
?.twin. ?? ??i 111111 v? i? ' i r\|ini> in i??'I
^ i r> |
n through it contest, I nit for all
this (ion. I 'usl will probably re pros-1 '
nit tlio I'ooria district. James II. 1"
Ward, Xocoo, Kiir?rs and Kdon make
Hi) the list. ( )f the Michigan mem- s
Iters, .Mavlmrv, who was saeriiied on '
Don Dickinson's alter, Kldrul?*e, | 11
I'oinstock, Winans and ('arleton will | *
remain at home. (Jen. Ilriiee is "
hiof ainon?r the Wisconsin privates, :l
lint I iepresent at i ve Van Schaiek ;l
iIso retires. Iowa replace* I leplnn n, '
Mali Frederick and Murphy. The a
retirement of Hepburn is a decided '
loss to the Republicans. lie is roc- ! 11
ionized as the ablest debater in the |'*
Mouse, and his work on the, judiciary ''
ommittee has ?riven him a strong , y
influence in sliapiuef legislation l!
Memiepin" Murphy will bo remom- <l
lered only as a nuisance secoiul to
'('alainity" Weller. A. .1. Weaver, 1(
?f Nebraska, is the only out<oiin<^ ''
umnbor in that State. Minnesota!"
nakes an almost total ehanoe in her r
loleoatii n, Kr.ute Nelson beino1 the !l
mly one who was re-elected. The
day-at-homo8 will bo Milo, White, I
Wakolieid, Strait and (iillilian. *
Strait retires at the end of fourteen t
roars' service, durine* which lie has t
Fought every pioeo of land-forfeit- <"
ure legislation that has come up. ?
I lis railroad constituency will miss v
him more than the people of the t
State Missouri makes but one1 a
liancre in its Representatives, Mr. a
Male retiring. Ilaubaek is the onh ''
r # %' >
Kansas member who failed to oet t
l>tic!<. !l
The Southern States will have a s
largo amount of raw material in (lie '
")0tli Congress. four Kentucky '
Democrats go hack to private life. U,
rim host known of these is Willis, -N
lie chairman of the river and har '
>or committee. Willis has heen ^
me of the most skillful workers in I'
;he House. Ho has managed to get c
i big share <jf the yearly grab for e
inknown creeks and streams south tl
>f the ()hio, and his loss will certain- a
y be mourned. Randolph Tucker, I
hairman of tho judiciary committee, |'
ai 11 be more regretted than any ! t<
>ther outgoing member from Virginia.! n
I'ucker is tho most popular member ; h
I
f^rtsriz) TiTOXTi^ WOE
. (\, TIII'ksda v, m:
m tin* I )einoci-utie side. 11?* was
ifii. I Jarliold's warm I'ritMitl ami l?eiiim'
L!'uanlian <>f his ?*)iiI?1 ri'ii. 1 lie
irifinia delegation will he made up
lost Iy of new mouthers, owino to
tie eartlitpiake wliieli struok the
k, I I I I') 1) I 1 llllllt II 'l"l I IO ? ?
lesides Tneker ami Senator-olet
>;nii?* 1. the I >emoerats loss ('roxtoii,
.arbour, Cabell and Triojf, while
lie I wo I {epnblieans Brady and
nbbov will l.o sueeeeded by ntlicr
{epnblieans. Tennessee will presnt
dinost a now faro. I'ottibone,
'.aeh. I'avlor, .1. M. Taylor, llallanino
and t 'aldwoll aro out not to reurn.
North Carolina keeps at homo
ioro than half its delegation. W.
{. < 'ox, chairman of tho committee
n civil service reform, was sacrificed
ill will l.o taken care of l?v the
'resident. .lames Wos|o\ lleid,
i hose financial trouble causes him
> resion his seat in the present
oiinress was not re-<?|octed. Xniihr
was the eccentric Bennett, nor
Vhartoii (ireen, nor Skinner. <)'lata,
the colored Republican, wa
i<t re-elected at least the I )emo
ratio count of the ballots showed so.
lie same thine happened to Smalls,
lie colored Republican from South
'arolinn. lie will contest. Aiken
he sick member from the same
?tate, who has never taken his seat,
fives wav to a man in health. Marin
and Sal.ler are the only Alabama
members who (I'd not jo.t back. In
ln> (ieoroia delegation Hammond,
if the jndieian committee will be
eplaced by another I )enioeraI, as
rill Keese and Harris. Tin4 latter
its already liccn taken rare of, his
lomination for third assistant postmaster
jxfeneral ha vino- been sent to
lie Senate to-day. O. I*. Singleton,
rho was in Congress thirty years
eo. is ainotio'tiie retired Mississippi
nendiers. The others are- \ an
Oatoii and llarksdaln. In the lamsianti
delegation new men will redaee
St. Martin. Wallace, Kino and
ro:!. Texas in her outooino niein?er
loses a trrip oil several if tile
est eliairinaiishi ps in the Mouse,
{eaoan's promotion to the Senate
rill leave a vncane\ at tin* head of
lie commerce committee Chairman
Wllbonrn of the India: Miller of
lie hankino and currency, and
liroekniorton of tiie I'acilic Kailnail
committee will not lie in the
ext ( 'oncress. The liest-known
emocratic civil service reformer in
lie House will disappear when l-'ind
y, of Maryland. leaves it March I.
indlav has made a tremendous lio-ht
jrainst the (ierman spoilsmen, lint
he I'resident went hack on him and
e was not re-elected.
()f the outoeino Senators Hen
larrison is one of the most promient.
As chairman of the committee
ii Territories lie had charge of the
ills creatine- new States. In the
chate over the power of the I'rcsient
to withhold information called
r 1?v the Senate he made a tellic
speech, which was the basis of
he last campaign in Indiana. The
lost picturesque of the depart in"1
lenators, because of his strongly
larked charactrcistics, is Van Wyck
lis nickname in the corridors is
< >I<I ( Vazv Ilorso." .Nothing
I ... i.:... i \... ... o -
iniacn 111 111 Ul'llfl lllilll l() I Ml
upted l>v a ipiestion intended to
iiiudch him. lit* listens to it with
hildinh jrlco, and never fails to deumilizo
his interrogator with his
hut'[> response. Mis smooth shaven
ice and iron-jrray hair, which is
lwavs awry, ?^ive him a peculiar
ppearauee. When he is talking to
Ivarts and Gesticulating in his cliarcteristic
manner the two look like
'unch and Judy manikins. A Good
lanv of his colleaoues are pleased
? know tnat "Old Van" will no
mjrer l>e with them, Conner, of
lichioan, has tiie reputation of be>g
the most hitter- man in debate of
iiV in ('onn'ress. \n old-fashioned
pike-tail coat, with low-cut yest,
ml massive gold watch chain make
im eonspieuouo among his fashionhly
dressed colleaGues. Mr. Conner
is <>U years old, and funis it hard
i) go into forced retirement.
Another peculiar man-is Mahono.
le is invariably late in entering the
innate, so that he mav flutter down
In* centre aisles under the gn/.o of
he Galleries. I lis wiory figure is
lothed in a spare frock coat with full
kirt, a low cut vest, and trousers
/Inch are Gathered in by a string at
he waist, and which are very small
t the battoms. Mis. feet which he
dmires very much, ?ro encased in
xxuisito shoos. A frilled or many
uoked shirt, with half-turned collar,
iid cuIVs turned im over his cont
leevos complete his costume. Maono
wears his hair Ion / behind, and
n is continually stroking his tliin
rav hoard with his clawliko hands.
i'ext to ('onger the man who fools
is defeat most is Warner Miller of
\ew V'ork lie. has not smiled since
is return from Albany after llisock's
election. I lis hurlv frame,
lothod in a business suit, gives him
lie appearance of having been raised
s he claims to liaee been, on a farm
'lie legislation which he has had a
art in framing has boon for the in
3rest of the farmers, and as chairinn
of the agricultural committee lie
as taken a leading part in the do
:2C "Xr<OU'TZ OOTJ
v I;( H IT. 1887.
!<(?tos mi these I?ilis. Miller is HI "
years old.
Mnvt'V, of Texas, is tin* exact ?j?posile
of Miller in everything. Ilis
iijntre is lank ank tall and he wears
sepulchral Idaek elothes. A Inisltv I
e-rat liesrd cut in a ecnliar shape, hi
with no mustache, ?n\e his drawn t<
face a curious aiinejinuion In mil. i.
.1 *
in^ he uses a nasal twaiyif, ami |?r?p
scs liis tin?*er tip^ I-met her before lie j|
breast. Tim man who will deplete n
the nojjreo-ate wealth of the Senate tl
I?\ the greatest amount is Fair, of u
Nevada. lie is said to l>e the only
Senator who is really as rich as he is I
reported to he. Mis fortune isesti- n
mated at twentv-live million dollars, p
Fair, like all the I'aeilie Slope Sena- e
tors, has a sleek appearanee. lie idresses
well in husiness clothes, lint |
not flashily. lie has never taken an\ a
part in legislation and is apparently
elnd to leave what is to him onl\ a ||
sort of elnli. My his Detroit love- n
makino, .lones, of Florida, has made j|
a reputation which i- inneh greater d
than any he ae<piired in the Senate. I.
A pro.<SSie speaker, he posed as a o
oreat eonstitntional lawyet and talk a
I ed to einpty seats. h
McMillan's place as ji Minnesota v
Senator will not he hard to fill. 11?* t?
has lieen chairman of the eommeree a
committee and Iris unnuall\ brought v
in the river and liar.tor join This is j |
the measure of his usefulne- s. Mitch
ell. of I,etius\ Ivania, will he missed |,
heeanse of his serv'uo on the pension s
oininitlee, of which he wa chiannaii. ;>
I
All la t year he was not oxpeete I to s
aiptin appear in his seat, on aeeount n
of serious illu >ss, Imt lie has entirely n
recovered. The Standard < >il ('oni p
pany will lose one of its supposed ii
friends in ('aiiideu. of \\ost \ irpin \
ia. lie expects, however, to he re \
elected hy the next session of tin s
I .egislatMic. Kit/ .11tini 1 'orter's <]
i I
stuuuchesi champion, Senator Sewed 1. <
i also among those whose term: e\ o
pire. J
\\ liitthome, of Tennessee, who y
w is appointed to Iiereed Judge h
Jackson, has Ixmmi re elected to the \
othl. ('ongress, and w ill lake hi- eat h
in the lower honse. ! !e was a niein-ji
her < ' tha' body from the I'M to the h
I 11h < 'ongress. and is a eleai headed . u
legislator. < lieney, oT of New I lamp- *
shire, -neeeetled j'ike, and holds nn-| ti
til hi success .r is elected. Williams, h
of t'alifoinia, who succeeded Hearst, ii
ami who will in turn he succeeded |
hv him, is short and fair in appear- i
an? e. ||e is wealthlv, and takes life >
easily. ii
<\\>:Ai>A WILL NOT m:n:i>ic., ((
i
No Cliiin^r of Policy at Present |
with Kespeet to Pislicrie.x.
I r
I taring the past twentv-four hours s
more interest has centred in the fish-j t
eries dispute and the possible eon- j n
tinoeneies resulting therefrom, than f
has heen the ease, since its ineep- ii
tion. The evidently determined at- u
titude which the I'nitcd States gov- c
erument intends taking to enforce I
I their view of the ipiestion, has pro- ii
duced considerabl agitation in coin- I
1 me rcial and political tffrclesvaml poo- a
pl( are wondering what the outcome h
of it all will he. As far as t
can ho learned, t he ( 'ana- u
dian government has not decided on i:
any fresh line of action, although at a Ii
meeting of the l'rivy ('ouncil this a
afternoon, it is understood that the v
subject had serious consideration. I:
Kxcepting in ease of dire emergency f
no radical change could at present h
he made in the policy so far pursued, I
owing to the unsettled condition of >
the government. The disarrange- ; r
meiii and disturbance caused by the: j
general elections have not yet sub- n
sided, ami it is doubtful wlietlie die
eovcniinr-iit will l>o sustained on a t
division wlien the house moots. The t
authorities are loath to take anv ue- i
tion which may ho considered ore- t
judicial to their interests until they i
are sure of their ground. One thine1 ^
is certain, when the ipicstion comes i
i 1 ? ? I I I i I
l!J) t..w OS xiuuiif win IM5 rnsi lucti i fc
with considerahle hlunderinif in eon- 1 i
neetion with it I?y the Opposition, and t
their policy will he sharpie criticised t
t'onseipi mtlv, until matters are more c
settled, the same policy of protection t
will lie pursued, and ail restrictions i
which have lieen imposed on Ameri- d
can fishermen will ho enforced. Sev- t
eral Ministers said to-dav that this r
was the only course left open. Ke- \
liance is placed on the active inter- t
volition of (treat Ihituin to prevent
matters convcrjrino to u crisis.
The report that Sir John Mncdou- s
aid intends introducing a r< taliatory a
measure to exclude American com- <i
mere ire. i ('nnuda is not epuiorally s
credit's! in ollieial circles, hut there l
are reasons to helievo that such a o
course is contemplated, providing v
Other circumstances are fnv?irii 1 v11? ..I
III' ?
though it is nc?t at all likely it would 1
l>e caniccl into effect. Ii
> ? -m* ?
A rather elderly maiden had
married a gentleman named \ onng.
"Allow me to congratulate you on
the renewal of your youth," said the
jester after the ceremony. "Sir." r
was the frigid and dignified response, a
"I fail to comprehend your moaning." V
"Why," said the jester, "don't you s
ki o / your marriage has nuulo you
i Young again?" i 1
v "
isrrrie'xv
I )o11*t l,<>l Mul tier's I >:i\ l?o '
< ?\ IT.''
(('/?;/> /</ ./of/i'ii"/.)
'! hi' oills were routing homo.
11? ir sehool days were ?*n< 1?>iI; their
mite-life, as voting ladies, was about
?lictriu. The usually Muiet houseeld
had a general upheaval; the |
arlors were to be uewl\ furnished; s
ie house had seemed too larj/e, and
nw there was a dissatisfaction at v
K* crumped look of thinos. "W ell,' ;.i
lothcr Miooosts, "I will oi\c 111> my "
winif room for a music room, for '
1 1
,miu must practice, and (lie curls '
inst not lio disturbed, nor their coin- 1
any, by trills, scales and li\e.lin"or ^
\etvises." The prime object now
> the oirl's comfort and happiness.
'he brio'ht, sunny sewitio- room, air\ (
f ' %. n *1
ml laroe, had her sanctum for years
first, the nursery, and as the little |
ocU crew away, boino no longer '
ceded, 'twas eonyerted into a sew- <
ic- room; how dillioently da\ after 1
ad had slie planned atjd stitched for (
er pretty little oirls, wearing in and t
ut with her needle bright thou, hts I
nd hopes of their future; their eyes >
ohed lovinolv into inothers's . It ;
.as a comfort to her to be looked up '
>. ami to ha\ e them hold her as best '
uthority and almost infallible. She 1
.a- their best teacher in those da\ .
ha\e seen such mother's set aside '
as too old fashioned by these pet ;
ml darlings. You hear the mother |
:i\: "iny day is oyer;" I ask no
reaier reward than tluit wi\ children
houhl be liappy, replies the true!
nuher soft I \. Ah! sonno danch
ci's. ouo'lit not the oo/iest, -eftest, 1
aettiest place of honor, the best and
! I i . * l r i ? ? . . *
ii-ijniw\si Di> Kir ncr wim lor nil thee
cars has spent her life in your serire.
\ our jdrlhood home as it now
lands has been your inotlier's'kino-|
oni for more years than you can!
mint. I )o not let mother's ilay he
ver. ' hie day you w ill come into a :
ominiou of your own perhaps. \ on
rill epieen it over all. She will |
ave no kingdom oil earth Init this. I
lother is a little old-fashioned in I
or pronoiiiieiation perhjios; can not
n jo\ elassie music; loves the ohl
a 1 lac I . Do not hurt her sensitive
ature hy ilec larino to stranoers that
mother is too ohl-fashioned for an\
se," hut let mother he cherished;
ave the greatness of soul t<? trans
ici-ure plainness or lack of uceom
ilislnuents into the self -sariliee and
at ieiiee and love -lie has home you.
Mothers make a o-reat mistake* in not
nakincr every exertion to keep peace
so far as she can) with h**r children i
hear mothers say thev can not liticl
inn* for rcadiidBPauiidst their house iohl
cares. i know of mothers, and
all to mind one whom I hoc and
(were that bore nine children, reared
i\ to manhood and womanhood s esiite,
and did tin* cutting and planlino,
helped with the sewino for the'
;1111i 1 \ ('twas before the day of scwiio-uiaeliines).
Although owninu
amy slaves die.y were as her own
hihircn, to he looked after physicalv,
then moral development and spirtnal
life were her especial care aside
rom her sewincr her jellies, piekh-s
ml preserves wore always made with
crown hands, and yet she. found
iiuo for readme- and develupino her
11 i1111, which to-day, at srventy years,
> a storehouse of treasures. I have j
leard her say her best hours for study !
ml i cadi lie- were when the I it t le ones |
re re snuoly lucked in their littiej,
umJ.s, ami while the babe fed at and
idl asleep on her l>osoin. A book
ity over ready within her iiic.iklin^r askel.
When I if * i* daughters and
ons came Imino from school sho was
cadv to < 111? i* into their life; to enoy
a poem or "good novel to discuss
letaphysies, if need be.
Mothers wroiii' their children more
han they oyer dream of, by allowing
Item to eo out dde for s\ inputhy, osleeittlly
in their aspirations and enhusiaius
and despairs that belong to
rrational youth. I often hear younjg
[iris say: ul would love t(? conlidej
n mother, but she won't listen'' j
ays its aii /"//// too mueli senli-!
limit, ami lanohs at me. It must |
ake a orrat deal of patience to "put
heinsrlvcs in our place," but mothrs
have our interests more at heart
Ioni all the world beside, ami one
lever sues for her daughter's eonlileneo
in vain; it is her rightful posiion
as her child's nearest and dearst
friend, if she is not repelled by a
rant of conovuialitv with what moves!
' / f
hem.
No! no! never let mother's day he
iver, and (?od tyrant each of ns, tny
ister-women (though eyes grow dim
ml hair whitens), the soul fountain
f perpetual youthfiduess, so that we
hall attract and refresh all youthful,
under, igrowinig hearts that eouie in
ur patliway. There comes a time
vhcn mother's kingdom is not of
artli let noiio of us Imvo anything
o regret; l?ut cherish and sweeten
ier pathway with loving counsel, alvuys
showing "'other the preference.
Mits. A. 10. IIkvion.
It isn't always to ho taken for
(runted that a man is extra dovotionI
because his trousers baif at the
r>
.noes, any more than it is to ho asuined
that a woman's piety -an ho
fuaged hy the amount of gilt upon
ier prayer-book. >
NUMBER 31.
rwo wo.M i:s i kjiit in a
IV\KM)K.
I li< > Wi'ic sisirrs, mid Agroi'd
lt> Si'Hlc a I Xsput imI Ivstalo by j
I'll (> l{lll{f Kllll'S.
This morning a nri/.o li?^lit took
in a front parlor on tho second ~
II 1:1 v i if ii In ii - ? < ! *11 ... I.. a !.
I'he contestants were both married
vomen, ()ne was )i<?rt and slender,
md turned thi' rales at 1 10 pound.?.
din hud lark oy< > at.d hair to mutch,
ler antagonist tipped the hcmu at
I lO pounds in her lightine1 clothes,
uid to all her hair anything hut rod
Aouhl he iloin^ the hair and the
iwnor an injustice. She hailed from u
leijrlihoriny village, while the little
>ne is proud to say Klizaheth is her
iappv home. The mill was kept a
arofouud secret from all except a few
ady friends, who had volunteered to
ict as referee, seconds, hottle holders,
ve. lint somehow or other a /ioratil
correspondent ont wind of what was
.piino on. and, at enrlv dawn, took,
lis position on the roof, where he had
i jrood view of the parlor through a
<kvliolit. Shortl\ after o'clock the
two ama/oiis and their hackers enterm|.
The little one wore a neat-fit
lino hi irk dress and a t ijrht-lit t itio
lersey. The bio one was dressed in
i da i i. 01 a v. ornamented with buttons
i si/e smaller than dinner plates.
Kioht to one was olTered on lier by
her friend , and was us uuickly taken
l>V the little one s hackers.
A lino was formed by placing the
parlor furniture in a circle, while a
chalk mark on the carpet answered
for the scratch. Time was called at
it. In, and both pugilists camo up
smiling. I 11 *\ shook hands in rejnilar.lolm
I., sis If, ami tlifii placed
lla*insf 1 vn.s in li<ditin?j attitude. It (
sva llifi si rs evident that the ?>i 10
was tla; host as to science, judo*iuo
from the was' she hold lior lolt to
|niard her nose. Altera few passes
she cot in a irooil oiio oil the hii/
one's t otato trim, svliieh drew the
elaret and sent her ^raeefullv to the
carpet. first hlosv and lirst knockdown
claimed and allowed for the
\ (Minnsler
Hound second was short and sweet.
It elided hy the little oi 0 oivino
Rediies one straight front the shoulder,
which caused her to take a hack
seat out side t he riim.
Hound third ended hv the hio one
e'etiino another stineer in the left
peeper, which caused her to oo (as
sportsmen would sav) to mother
earth. Hv this time ever'v one who
possessed a nickel wanted to het it on
the woman from lletseytown, hut
could liud no takers.
The next ten rounds were simply a
repetition of the lirst three, and when
time was called for the fourteenth the
LfirI with the dark orav dress on
could not come to time, and the little
one was declared the winner.
After the hattle a Utt'uhl correspondent
interviewed the defeated pugilist,
who said: '"That little one
and I are sisters, and our father died
and left us some property, so we concluded
it would ho cheaper to settle
the dispute with our fists rather than
lot the lawyers get hold of it, for
then neither of us would got anything,
and probably have to give
them our notes for the l>alance, and,"
she added (as her e\?'S Hashed fire,)
"I suppose \ on think and will say in
your paper that I am whipped, but,
young man, I want it distinctly understood
I am nut subdued." hliiuifnth
(A\ ./.) //,ra!<l.
WOiuau's W ondrous IMuek.
A case of extraordinary pluck upon
the part of a woman occurred at the
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia,
recently. Tito lady applied to
have a tumor removed from her arm.
The physicians decided to have the
operation performed in the presence
of the students and when the hour
for the clinic arrived the lady was inV1
t # f I lllt/t Ultil Jntluuitro
I * w * ,,w
doctors told her that they would have
to administer ether, as the operation
would prove -o very painful. She
refused to allow this to he done,
ami then the physicians tried to indli<
' m i ! > take .1 of I ? I'ji I?11 v
rv ? J y
which she likewise refused. They
next offered her a glass of wine, hut
the lady simply waved it away, saying
that she would ho able to undergo
operation.
The doctors consulted fcr a moment
and decided to take the woman
at her word and go ahead. Thoy
bared her arm to the shoulder, laid
her on her side and then buried tho
knife in the flesh, cut a big gash over
six inches in length, pulled the bleeding
pieces apart, removed tho tumor,
scraped the bone and then sowed tho
parts together. During all this time
tin" patient never moved. Not a ory
escaped her, and as sho gritted her
teeth her face hecamo as white as ft
sheet. The physicians and students
looked on with aimi/cmont at the
plucky woman, and how sho could
endure fhe terrible sutToring without
a whimper. After the operation was
concluded, Dr. llrinton, turning to
the six hundred students, said: There
is not a man among you who could
have stood thi> operation as heroically
as this woman.