The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 25, 1908, Image 3
TOUR BEGUN.
CALHOUN COUNTY VOTERS HEAR
ISSUES DISCUSSER.
St. Maulicwft Alive With Visitors,
business Houses Closed for the
Occasion.
\ special dispatch to Tho News
an 1 Coirier from St. Matt hows sa,\ i>;
C 11 ho u a County received its baptism
01 State poll ics Wednesday in Urn
grov tla> surrouiids the scnool
house, there, when tho first gun in
the State campaign was fired by the
candidates for State offices. Everything
that could contribute to the i
comfort ami pleasure of the guests
of the "Baby" county had been arranged
by a special committee and
not a hitch occurred in the program.
The day was warm and bright, the
recently organized Calhoun Band
was on hand discoursing sweet music,
a splendid dinner was in course
of preparation in the school house,
and as a result a crowd numbering
about three hundred persons was
present. Most of the business
were closed for the occasion, which
was every way a most auspicious one.
Those present were Governor Ansel,
Senator Colo L. Blease, candidate
for Governor; Lieutenant Governor
T. G. AlcLeod, Secretary of
State It. M. McCown, State Treasurer
Jennings, Attorney General Lyon,
Comptroller General Jones, 10. C.
Elmore, S. It. Mollichamp and J. E.
Swearingen, all candidates for -he
office of Superintendent of Education,
Railroad Commissioner Caughman
and Messrs. James Cansler, F.
C. Kish bur no, J. A. Sunimersctt and
11. W. Richardson, all candidates for
the position now held by Mr. Caughman.
County Chairman Drelior was at
the helm and kept the meeting moving
from first to last in a manner
that won for him many congratulav
tions by the speakers themselves.
The speeches were of a dignified order,
and the meeting was pitched on
a plane that could not fail to provoke
favorable comment. There
was an entire absence of villificatlon
or anything bordering on personal
abuse, and it was generally remarked
that the occasion was a success
to the last detail.
Tlio Value of Competition.
The Steel Trust has very reluctantly
agreed to reduce the price of
its products in obedience to that inexorable
law of supply and demand.
That the cut in prices is neither
wide nor deep enough, to satisfy
many buyers, will probably lead to
the producers outside of the Trust,
making lower prices than those
agreed upon and then the Trust,
will have to agree to still lower
prices. No change was made in the
price of steel rails, which are more
nearly monopolized than any other
steel product. It is evident that if
the steel Trust had a complete mon- 1
opoly of steel products there would 1
have been no reduction in prices,
but the spirit of competition not being
wholly extinguished even the
Steel Trust could not sufficiently
control the steel industry to keep
some of the independant companies
from cutting prices, and therefore,
the great Trust has had to yield to
the inevitable.
Does not this example plainly show
the value of competition in keeping
not <mly the Steel Trust but all the
Trusts from plundering us more
than they have done. As the general
trend here is for the trusts to
gather in their smaller competitors
and then there would be complete
monopoly, unless the tariff rates
are reduced or abolished so as to
bring in competition from abroad.
As it is now under the present tariff,
the rates are so high that but
fp U7 mannfa/lf nnn U/? (
^ ?? iMMiiuAUVtu* VU C*I tlV/lCO LOU UC 1
imported to compete with the 1
Tru?tfs.< Revising the tariff by adding
maximum rates and making the ]
present rates the minimum, which t
is said to be the Republican plan of <
revision, would only maintain trust 1
monopoly and add to present prices J
on products from those countries \
with which no reciprocity treaty ex- t
isted. Before you vote this Fall look f
into both sides of this tariff issue, ?
\ and then decide whether the stand c
r 1 pat policy, or real tariff reform, t
J will best suit your intetests. r
, Taft and good times, is to be the 0
T Republican slogan, but how can 1
I Taft fchange Republican policies *
\\ that hJJ^Vought panic and busi- ^
vl ness difeCbr more than Roosevelt
y could whose policies he is pledged to 1
H follow? I
SI The election news reported from
I Cuba sounds very much like the do- t
1 ings of the Redublican factions in n
I Ohio with the Louisiana fight be- t
1 tween the Black and Tan, and the '
I Lilley whites thrown in for good fl
measure, 1s
A GOOD START.
MADE BY THE A11) U BOX SOCIETY
IN OHAiNGEBURG.
Mr. James Henry Bice, Jr., State
Secretary, Holds Two Enthusiastic
Meetings 011 Wednesday.
The Audubon Society, of South
Carolina, has begun work in Orangeburg
in earnest. Two euthusiasttc
meetings were held on Wednesday
by Mr. James Henry Itice, Jr., State
secretary. The Mist was at the old
school building where the summer
noi inal school is being held by Prof.
Thackston, at whose invitation Mr.
Rice appealed before the teachers of
/ \ ? '?
vriiiigeuurg county. Ho was heard
with attention and the teachers were
deeply interested in the wonders of
tIk.' bird kingdom, it is an interesting
story that the Audnhon people
have to tell of the tight to save tlie
birds from destruction and of the
great work done by the birds in making
human life possible.
The teachers promised their hearty
co-operation in spreading bird
gospel among the youth of the State.
Mr. Rice was heard with profound
attention throughout and warmly
thanked at tlie end of his talk.
At the Court House.
At eleven o'clock by appointment
there was held a mass meeting of
citizens to hear tho account of what
the Audubon society has been doing
to save the birds, game and iish of
South Carolina and also to learn how
the Audubon work is being carried j
on. Some thirty-five or forty representative
citizens gathered to hear
Mr. Rice who unfolded the plans of
the society.
Senator Thomas M. Itaysor presided
over the meeting and introduced
Mr. Rice to the audience. At
this meeting attention was called to
the secretary to the work done by
the National Audubon society through
out America and Canada, and how
it has been spreading from state to
state until now -it.-covers the Union.
He said that the Audubon society of
South Carolina, along with other
state societies was chartered by
the legislature. Under that charter
the society began worn after organizing
and the first work was done in
Orangeburg in April last year, although
little was accomplished then.
The society was embarrassed by
the panic that held up all operations
I n rl it "
...... ... .uwicu an cut? nine unuer tne
difficulty of lack of funds. Hut work
had gone on and results were seen
all over the State. "We do not undertake
to say that there has been
anywhere anything like a perfect enforcement
of the laws," said Mr.
Rice, "but we have secured numerous
convictions in different quarters
of the State and thousands of people
have been made to respect the law.
Any community that has given
the work a fair trial has been satisfled
with what it has received."
The society does its work through
wardens appointed by the governor
on the society's vecommendation.
These wardens are paid by the society
and their business is to see
that the laws are obeyed. To which
end they bring cases against violators
of the l.aw and disseminate Information
in regard to tho law and
further Informations of birds and
habits, showing what birds do for
the world. Mr. Rice gave many interesting
eramples of what birds do,
dwelling especially on the work of
the South Carolina partridge, he
showed what enormous numbers of
hill bugs are killed by partridges and
he also showed how great was the
destruction to crops when the partridge
is killed out. The Audubon society
s not opposed to sport, when (
sport is had within reasonable limits,
hut it is opposed to slaughter, and ,
Mr. Rice added a number of examples ,
to show how much slaughter had ,
?one on in South Carolina.
He took up the case of flsli trap- ,
^uiB in uuisio river and pointed out i
that parties who had traps in the ,
dver after sun down Thursday ran
i fair chance of going on the chain- ]
gang. Dynamiting was also pun- ,
shable by six month in the peniten- ]
iary. ]
He then pointed out how the so- t
dety began and its mode of work, i
Regular members paid Six Dollars ,
or their tickets and this included 1
>ne full years dues. Contributing j
nembers paid a dollar annually. He }
ihowed that Orangeburg could main- j
ain a branch organization on securng
fifty regular members, electing (
heir own officers and having power {
o direct their own affairs, having '
ilways the aslstance of the State i
>rganization when it was needed.
Ho was heard with earnest attenion
throughout and many of those r
iresent enrolled themselves at once
is members of the society, many j
ithers followAd onif "
- .. MU A V UllOl I/Ilt5 11ICU t"- ^
ng. Prominent gentlemen present
ay that Orangeburg will have no r
lifflculty In securing its quota for a ,
ranch of the Audubon society.
Mr. Rice was unexpectedly (Jailed a
o Blackville to look after some par- c
lea who had made threats against ?
he life of a warden. He ^ coming g
ack to Orangeburg at once to take
ip vigorously the work of organiza- r
ion, for it was clearly shown at the a
meeting the proper procedure is first s
o-organize the citizens and then \
ollow this with the active work of
he warden, who is in this way as- t
ured of moral support from the r
membership. c
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,((v I A jmH"
SERIOUS CHARGE
VOING MAN CHARGED WITH
HAVING TWO WIVES.
!
I
Warrant Sworn Out Against Him at
Aiken for Alleged Bigamy is Served
at Orangeburg?Denies Charge.
A dispatch from Aiken to The
News and Courier says: .Mrs. George
M. Ttoalve.y of Macon, (la., was in
Aiken Tuesday afternoon, and before
her departure had a warrant
issued for the arrest of her husband,
George M. Stalvoy, on the charge
of bigamy. Mrs. Stalvoy Is a handsome
woman and appears very refined.
She says that she heard that
her husband had been married to
another woman some time ago and
she came to Aiken to confirm the
report. It. was found upon investigation
that on April IS last Stalvoy
and Miss Etta Light fooi, of Orangeburg,
came here and were married
by the Rev. Phillip .1. McLean at the
Baptist parsonage. The couple left
at once and had not been heard front
here until to-day.
An article appeared In the Augusta
Chronicle Tuesday morning in
which it was stated that Mrs. Stalvoy
had horsewhipped her husband in
Marlent, (Ja, for his alleged desertion.
She said here however, that
lie had never deserted her. She says
that the report as to the whipping is
not true, hut that they were at Harlem
Monday. She says that her husband
is a traveling man, and that
no nas never been away from hep
more than a few days at a lime, and
that sin* has always had the most
implicit confidence in him.
Several days ago her suspicion
were aroused and she telegraphed
her husband in Augusta to come to
her tit once, assigning no reason, lie
replied that he could not come at
that time. She then telephoned him,
but says that lie refused to answer
the call. She says that Stalvey finally
confessed to the fact that he was
married to another woman and asked
that she forgive him and that he
would desert his last wife, who was
Miss Lightfoot, and would take her
(the first Mrs. Stalvey) and go to
Colorado and forget the Incident.
To this however, she would not consent
and began to look for confirmation
of the statement. When she
arrived in Augusta she told the .detectives
about it and they are on the
lookout for him.
Mrs. Stalvey is well educated and
is an interesting conversationalist.
She left her husband in Harlem and
she at once came to Augusta, where!
she heard that he had been married!
in Aiken, and she rnme here and '
confirmed the report. She says that j
she has been married to hint for five
years. She was a Mrs. Meigs before
marriage, and was married to Utalvey
at Myrtle lleach, S. C. Miss Lightfoot
comes from one of the most prominent
families in Orangeburg. Mr. |
Stalvey is also a member of a prominent
family. Mrs. Stalvey is determined
to have him brought to '
justice and Sheriff Dukes, of Orangeburg.
was communicated with
and asked to have Stalvov nhwrwi
under arrest if there.
Arrested in Orangeburg-.
George M. Stalvey was arrested in
Orangeburg Wednesday morning,
charged with bigamy, the warrant
having been sworn out at Aiken by
a woman who alleges that Stalvey
was married to her previous to his
recent marriage to a young lady of
this city. No difficulty whatever was
experienced in serving the warrant.
Stalvey states that, although lie has
known his accuser for several years,
he was never married to her, and
he says that he is confident that he
can produce conclusive evidence to
show that she is not his wife, lie
says that the woman, who he alleges i
desired to become his wife, threatened
to make his life a burden to
him in the event, that he married another.
He says also that he believes '
that this is only a plot to injure him I
and to bring unhappiness to his wife.
Stalvey was married on April 18, ]
last, to Miss Etta IJghtfoot, of this
city. The ceremony was performed <
In Aiken by the Rev. Phillip J. Mc- j
Lean. Notices of the marriage appeared
in the local papers and there i
was no apparent attempt on the |
part of Stalvey to surround theh affair j
with secrecy. Ho is apparently sur- t
prised that two months later such
i serious charge should be brought l
against him. j
Further investigation are being >
conducted and further developments t
are exnected in the next few days, l
The accused has iretalncd Messrs
Wolfe &. Berry as counsol. i
Noc Placed in Jail. t
A " dispatch from Orangeburg 1
Thursday says: \
Mr. Stalvey has not bpon fdncod
r\ "loll All Ai? ? .*% *! ?- - 4 ^ '1
?m jun vji uvr./uui ui 1111 Hui.cieni r
?vi(jence b3'?r.g secured c
He is still in the city, and will re- 1
nain here until the matter has been t
A splendid start has been made n
tnd the opportunity has been fairly a
offered to see that the laws of the t
Itate with reference to flsh and y
fame shall be enforced. v
Mr. Rice said that he had been c
nuch encouraged by the interest \j
ind enthusiasm manifested and felt t
lure that everything would now
vork well. I
All citizens who have the good of h
his great cause at hear? should enoil
themselves at once as members b
>f the Audubon organisation.
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FOUR KILLED
IN A FATAL ALTO ACCIDENT IN
NKW YOIIK.
Hhii flic Machine Over I lie Dior lfoud
Into Fast River Drowning the Occupants.
Locked up in New York without
hull, on Tuesday, John Manor, a
chuuffpur. who took out his employer's
touring car without permission
for a wild night ride, faces a charge
of homicide and four persons are
dpad as the result of his exploit.
On the public pier at the foot of
West Fifty-sixth street and (lie
North river is the damaged high
power French motoring car which
Hatter, driving like the wind over
slippery streets and in the face of
a cutting rain, sent over the piers
brink and into tne river with its six
occupants. The depd:
Column, John, 25 years old. of
No. 52 J West Fifty-first street.
Coleman, Kosie, 23, his wife, same
address.
Knight, Virginia, !>, Mrs. Coinman's
sister.
Berdon, Adeline, 1ft, of No. fill.l
West Fifty-llrst street.
Buuer took his employer homo after
a ride with her finance, Bedell
II. I.arned. who is Frank .1. Gould's
secretary, lie was directed to take
the car back to the garage which is
the same place where the Could automobile
are cared for. lie met bis
friend John Noland, at Fifty-fourth
street and Tenth avenue, and proposed
a ride. ,
They called for the Colemnns and
as there was still room in the tonlieau,
they took little Virgin! Knight
and Adeline Berdon. who lived next
doo r.
The car was sent north to Fiftysixth
street, where they met Mary
Knight, an older sister of Virgin!,
and stopping, Mrs. Coleman asked
her to go along with them. She
thought the car was sutllcient.ly well
tilled and. declined to crowd the
pleasure seekers. Her courtesy saving
her life.
Baiter let the ear out to a racing
gait. The street were running with
water and the heavy machine slid
from side to side as the velocity increased.
At twelfth avenue they were
going like mad and heading straight
for the pier, half a block away.
Kike a Vandorblll contestant Hearing
the finish line, the heavy Jtenauit
was sent straight to the end of
the pier, where it struck a string
piece sunppod it like a match stick,
and then, overturning, wont crashing
in'o the dark waters of the North
river. Bauer was catapulaled 20
fool r?f I iwi nil/1 V/. 1.,.,
leaped as ilie ear struek.
Bauer made a statement to the police
in which he said he had applied
the brakes when the machine
was half way down the pier, and that
the machine had skidded. In the
in ltd on (lie pier the wheels of the
machine made a straight track from
one end to the other.
Brick .Mason Killed.
John Toggles, a negro brick mason,
met instant death Tuesday at
the plant of the Albany Phosphate
company, Albany, (la. Toggles warjust
beginning work when a piece
of iron fell upon his neck, breaking
it and causing instant death.
entirely cleared up, or the proof has
been made out against him that the
allegations made by the woman said
to be his first wife, can be substantiated.
Mr. VV. Hampton Dukes a brotherin-law
of Miss Lightfoot, left for
Aiken Wednesday morning to investigate
the matter. He returned to
the city and said that he was tinable
to secure sufficient proof to
lodge the accused man in jail. Hut
he said that he still had the matter
under investigation, and he left
Thursday for Myrtle Beach where it
is stated, by (he woman in Aiken
that the marriage took place the
first time.
The woman stated, so it is alleged,
that she was married to Stalvoy
it this place, and that he ceremony
was performed on he pizza of a
fisherman's lodge. The name of tho
fisherman, it is stated, she was nnible
to remembber, and that he was
he only witness to the ceremony.
Mr. Dukes .has gone to Myrtle
[leach to investigate tho matter thero
ind will return as soon as ho has
satisfied his mind, that the accusaion
is false, or that the facts are to
tO Stlk+of of V* I
/V# Vi/tuiil^u (U tlim |iUllll.
In the meantime, Stalvey will renain
in this city, where he can be i
aken Into custody, should the proof
>e strong enough against him to
varrant his being locked up.
G. M. Stalvey has given bond and i
las been released from the custody
if the Sheriff in this city. Stalvey I
s now free to go where ho will, un- i
il he has been proven guilty.
Stalvey was required to Jmt a
noney bond of $500 for his appearnce
In Aiken on Wednesday before
he magistrate there for a hearing,
le signed his own bond together
pith three other gentlemen of this
Ity. He carried with him a hank
>ook showing an amount of some- I
hing like $700 on deposit in the 1
avlngs department of a Georgia i
lank, and this book wa sleft with I
ils attorneys in this city. \ t
Stalvey seems to have no misgiv- t
ngs as to his Innocence, and is sab- I
ifled that he can prove nls lnoc^nce. ,
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: EXILES I
OF THE I
,: CZAR g
Tliu Nliiskv post station stand*
i on h small barren stretch of la tie
?i; the bunks of the river Lena. Tlu
i\er Just there is narrow, swift ai.tl
looaiy. Mtseiable iiuts ding to In*
are rocks as it tcrrllled at tlte tin
nilont stream. The rocks upon tie
pposlte side rlso straight out ?l
he water, and here, If tiny where, t w.ciia
deserves its name ol "accureeti
?a\iue." Tlte fogs hang for long ?j
int? ravine; it is tilled with a chilli
oiinpncss, and a gray, inotirulul
willfoht reign:; there almost mi
baugingly. 'I lie luiiabilants of tin
Nlusky post station are noticeable
awn among tlte other dwellers 01
the banks of the Lena, for their ; alt
and meager appearance, their lung
nor, their statu of hopeless a
pnthy.
I had arrived at the station or
(lie proceeding night, exhuu ted and
naif frozen. Next morning when I
awoke it seemed to ho still quit*
eurly.
Lying in my bed I could see
through u clunk in the partition
into the room on thu other side
There was a table with a lamp ipofi
it, and at the table was sitting at
old man. Ho had rather a handsonx
face, Ltit its color was ol a disagree
able pallor and unhealthiness, and
his eyes seemed very dim.
Near tin* old man sal a little 1 >
ot some eight years of age. I vvai
onli able to see his bowed head
with its downy flaxen hair. The olc
man was peering through his glussoi
with iiis dull eyes, and war Jin ting
to the lines of a book lying upon tti?
table. The bo> with strained a I tealion
was spelling out cj?e words, let
lei by letter. When he stumbled
(he old man set him right with gun
tie patience.
"l-n in, g-a-l-e gale."
The boy -topped short. The unknown
word was evidently too muck
lot him. The old man came to hU
net p.
"Nlght-in-gale"?he read.
"Night-in gale" ? carefully repeated
the pupil, and lifting doubtful
eyes to his teacher's laco, he in
i ui red:
"Nightingale?what is that?"
A bird" ?replied Oie old mun.
"A bird" * * * UU(j pltJ lesson
continued:
"The 11 ght-in gale s-a-t sat o-n on,
tlie e-li, thu c-h-e-r, on tlio cher-ry
tree."
"What's that?" again inquired 'h4
even passive voice of the child.
"On the cherry tree. It's a tree
The in I'd was sitting on the tree."
"Sitting? What for? Was he k
big bir.l?"
"A tiny om\ lie sing* well."
"Sings well?" * * *
'1 lie bo\ l< used to read and bo
a me thoughtful. It was very silent
u the hut; only the ticking of the
pcnuuiuiu was heard. Outside tiu
window the mist was drifting by In
clouds. What a pitiful childhood?I
thought involuntarily at the sound oI
the monotonous childish voice?
without the song of the nightingale,
without the budding spring! Noth
ing but water, and stone to block oul
ihe sight of Clod's free world. Foi
oirds ? perhaps a solitary raven; lot
trees-?the barren larch, or a rarf
pine.
The boy road another sentence in
the same dull uncomprehending
tone, then suddenly stopped:
"Hut, grandfather," he asked, ian'i
it time yet? Look at the clock." In
ills voice was now a living, a., agitated
note, and "ids eyes brightened
until they shone in the lamplight
as lie gazed eagerly into his ^rand
lather's lace.
I lie old man looked at the clock
"Dress quietly," he whispered.
Tiie boy applied himself to hi*
dressing in eager haste, and soon
both figures -grandfather and
grandchild- passed out through th?
li.sk of the room.
I arose in my turn, and resolved
to discover what had called them
from the hut into the cold and fog
without. I had slept In my clothes
and It did not take me long to put
.,n iny boots and overcoat and to
leave the hut.
I had not far to go. Both the old
man and the child were standing on
the step, their hands buried in theli
sleeves. They were evidently awaitng
something.
The surroundings seemed to ra?
now even more forbidding than they
had appeared from the window. The
mists clinging to the crevices of the
mountains were now only long fleecy
ribbons, but below ever\tii ng wa?3
-till buried in the dark a. i tog. The
old morning wind. di..irtg tne remains
of the nir? og before It, (
folded the shiver watchers on lh<j
-ivps for an n ,it In its icy em- |
brace, then . nly hurried on further.
K < ; . thing looked dismal and ,
Jejocti !
"V. ? are you waiting for?" i
e<l t' e old man. I
V. ay, you see, my little grandil
.wants to see the sun/' he anered.
At that moment the child '>egan to
, lget Impatiently and to pluck at \
ti s grandfather's sleevo. His eyes
sere wide open, and his face wore '
in eager, animated expression. I J
nvoluntarily looked In the dlree- ;
ion on which his gase was Axed, on '
the summit of the cliff at our side,
rising at the bend of the Lena* (
^ L ' m, r
r *7dXE9t
Up till no^ (his spot had loo\ed
like u kr?at <1. k Jaw, and clouds of
mist were ;-t . crawling out of It
Suddenly, h'?h above them. the
sharp-pointed summit of the stone
rock seemed to (lush, and tho lop of
m pine I rue and a few larches sprang
up Into s? rt rosy light. From somewhere
behind ti ? f ountain on no
opposite side of liie ver tho wa.ut
rays of the still Invisible sun had
kindled tho stony heights, revealing
to us the little groups of trees growing
in their clelts. High above too
cold blue shadows ot our gorge they
stood, quivering and blushing in the
warm, radiant, loving embraces of
the first rays of ttie morning.
And then, suddenly, with a faint
tremor, another peak, whit h had till
now been hidden in the blue background
of the mountains, stood
forth, and took its place in the illuminated
group. Now, more and
nioie hitherto undlstlngutshable
shai oh arose in the light, an . as
they boldly crowded lorward tue dark
mountain slopes In the background
seemed to recede still furthei seemed
still mistier, still more shadowy.
The hoy again plucked at his
grandfather's sleeve. Ills face was
traiisligll led. IliS oven sn?rl;l?Ml <*
lips Kin I Ifd, and It seemed i..- if
Home brig lit rosy hue were refl? 'I
in the yellow-whiteness of Ills cht"
On tin* opposite side of the .Lei 4
change had al-o come to pass. I lie
irouutains still bid the risen sun iiom
our siKbt, but Iho heavens above
thein were bright, and the dip* in
the lines ot the mountain chain aero
sharply and clearly defined, in Mio
dark slopes facing us peaks of milk
white mist were descending as if
seeking -nine resting pl.ue darker
and damper. Hut above, the
heavens were now uhluzu with brilliant
gold, and the rows of lurches
on the mountain summits formed
clear-cut violet silhouettes against
(lie radiant background.
Behind them one felt there was
some living, moving joyousnesa.
Through the dips In the mountain
chain a fleecy cloudlet of flue came
floating, to disappear behind the
neighboring summit. It was followed
by another, a third, u long shining
ho-t. The mountains were rejoicing,
were alive with a passionate
exultation.
The living radiance crept lower
and lower down into tho gorge.
Surely tho sun was mounting the
towering summits that he mbr,?t
glaace down into our gloomy ravine,
that he might beam upon the su ay,
liver, upon the miserable huts, upon
the old man, and tho iittlo child
awaiting bis coming!
And how lie appears! Long golden
rays stream in glorious disorder
from behind the dip in tho mountain
line, and pierce their way through
the black depths of the forest. Hands
of fiery sparks are strewn about the
dark brow of the ravine, redeeming
now a solitary tree, now a slaty crag,
now a lender grassy slope, from the
blighting clutches ot the icy fog.
/cry thii.g stirs and breathes at
their approach.
-if *
Aim tor ii tew moments oven thd
morose river smileB brightly. The
crests of the waves running toward
our hank glisten in the light. Sunlean's
play upon the squalid huts,
sparkle gleelully in the windows, and
tenderly kiss the pale, exulted face
ol the little child.
And now, from behind the dip In
the mountain chain a part of the
sun's liery circle emerges, t nd our
sole ot ttte bank Is also gladdened,
u glows and Hashes in delighted agitation.
The sun beams upon he
different brlght-hued layers of tne
mountains, upon the bushy greeu
pine trees.
Hut the warm caresses of the morn- ?
ing were not to be ours for long. A.
few moro seconds and the Lottom
of the ravine bad become cold and
blue again. The light died away ulion
the river, and the waters again
rushed savagely forward, seething
and foaming In their narrow bod.
Twilight reigned again in the rav
ine.
' "That's all," murmured the boy.
And a moment later, lifting sorrowful
eyes to the old man's face, he
mid Inquiringly:
y "Will there be any more?"
'f "Nothing more," answered the old
man. "You saw for yourself. Only
a little edge of the sun appeared. Tomorrow
nothing wtll be seen."
'And that will be for months!"
The old man told me that in summer
the sun circles for a time each day
|ust above their mountain peaks;
but in the autumn he does not rise
>0 high, and Is not Been above the
broad chain. At first he passes
from summit to summit, but later
[lis passage is lower In the heavens,
and he Is lost to sight behind the
mountains. At last his rays reach
tho lowest depths of the ravine only
lor a f?w seconds. So it had been
~1 ? >
wu?y.
The sun had taken leave of the
Nlusky station for the whole winter,
fhe drivers would, of course, meet
him on their travels, but the old
people and the children would wait
for him till the spring, or rather the
summer.?Translated from the Russian
of Vladimir Korolonko by Mrs.
3avld Sosklce for Temple Bar.
Wonderful Roll Collection.
Princess Clementine of Belgium,
roungest daughter of Leopold, la
:redited with having the most wonlerful
collection of dolls In the
vorld. Among them are specimens
rom Babylon, bone dolls from
Ireenland, a wooden one from Peru,
s paper doll from India, Greek dolls
rith wardrobes, even dolls' houses,
nth furnltur-?* dlshss tm them.