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* *.;. ' '.- .-* THE PEiP ES s Vol.5 PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 28 1895. No. 11. UGKAMAIUG By Captain F. A. MITCHEL, [Copyright, 1894, by American Proe Asso tion.) uneo pass no croe no reis sna; o hal' his daunger was ended. Ho I doaN-ieas g: zoyonu zho range ca own comrades, and now came a gr danger of meeting the Confedor pickets. Leaving the crook, he aseeni a slight eminence and made a surveo the surrounding country. All was lont, oxcopt that he could hear an o( sional sound like a distant burst laughter, or a shout from the direct of Ringold, in his front. Presently heard the unmistakablo rumblo 0: train coming from tho south. "It will pass right down there hind that clump of trees and go throi the out," said the corporal. "O won wouldn't it bo a good plan to take 'vantage of its noise when it passel slip through tho outposts. They'll Ithinkin of the train, and 01 can fol: in its wake." He advanced cautiously to tho ti beside the track and waited for train. Presentlythoheadlight of a 1< motive shot out from around a o Tho corporal had forgotten that its li would reveal him to the engineer. crouched down out of sight with a h beating heart, and nono too soon, had he staid where he was the li would have shone directly on him. waited while tho engine puffed slo, by. It was drawing a long train of n ed passenger, cattle and platform ci every car crowded with troops. "They're preparin to give us a br 'in earnest. Like enough these are re forcoments, " muttered the corporal. Ratigan determined to follow the r road north to Ringold, which he jud to be only a mile distant. The tr loaded with Confederato. troops hav just passed, the guards he might n: would probably not be very suspici of an enemy. He walked on the tr for a short distance, expecting a cl longo with every stop. Ho received one suddenly, just bol entering a wood. A man on horseb aimed a carbine at him and gave customary: "Who conies thar?" Ratigan at onco threw up his har which his challenger could distin( see, and cried out, "I want yo to t me to Colonel Fitz Hugh." "What do you want with him?" "Do yo know him?" "Ho commands a regiment in our 1 gado." Seeing that the corporal held hands above his head, the man permit him to draw near. Once here, Ratil informed him of the nature of his r sion and begged him for Colonel I Hugh's sake to send him to Ringolc once. The vedetto was convinced fz Ratigan's earnestness that lie bor mossage of importance, and calling comrades ordered one of them to i mount. Then, taking the precautior blindfold the strar ger, ho mounted h: pnd placing a horseman on either c of him sent the three clattering tow Ringold. It was not a long distanc< the town, but all distances, all peri of waiting, seemed long to the corpo Was not the terrible event to take pl at sunrise? And now it must be n midnight. ''What is the time?"' he asked of conductors. S"Twenty minutes to 11." "Let's go faster. Colonel Fitz Hi would be as anxious for ine to get o01 tOi am meself if lhe know me errand. 1"All right. Let's light out, Peti nAd Ratigan felt the motion of a gal in the horse ho rode. And now ca "Halt" fom a guard and anx answ ~ollowed by "Advance and give countersign." One of the men goes f wvard for the purpose. Thon the pal goes on again, but what they pass whe they are going Rati- :t kno nxothxing about. Hie eonly binows tI they aro moving, and that they are moving fat enoughm to suit him. Pr ently they stop, and. the corporal c hear one of thoe mon dismuouunt. There a stroke of a alockc evidently from church spire. lie counted, "One, tv three, " and on to eleven. "'Dismount."' Ho lost no time in throwing himis fromi lis horse and was led forwaa The air became warmer. He must in an inclosuro. The bandage was' tali from his eyes. He was standing in a tent lighted a candle fixed to the end of a sta driven into the ground. There was 1 one other person present, a Confodor officer. lie was a tall, slender you man, with long black hair, a mustad and goatee, and an eye honest, respi inspiring, and with all the gontlei of a womian's. "Aro ye Colonel Fitz Hugh?" asia the corporal, nmaking a salute as if presenco of an officer of his own side. "'I am.'' "Oi have a message fro> 'or sistor Colonel Fitz, hugh turnea4 ashy pa No one could comoe to 1im from without striking terror into him, for kcnowv the work in whiebi she was engi " Arc yje Colonel Pitz Hugh?" ed. For months ho had lived in dr< of her capture. if the messenger I: beemn a citizen or a Confederate soldi it might not speak so clearly or danger, but coming from a Yankee trooper L quick reasoning told him that she had doubtless met with disaster. "Indeed," was all his reply to the corporal's announcement. "Oi'm sorry to inform ye, sir," said the corporal in a voice which he vainly endeavored to keep steady, "that Miss Fitz Hugh, passin under the name of no- Elizabeth Baggs" iad Fitz Hugh put hi hand onl Ratigan's m8 arm and stopped him, while ho gathered eat his faculties to bear what he know was ate coming. led "Was pursued by a contemptible our of of a Yankee, who deserves to be hanged Si- for chasin a woman" ca- "Yes, yes. Go on." of "Was captured and" ion "0 God!" lie "Condemned to be shot for a spy to a morrow mornin at sunrise. " Fitz Hugh sank back on a camp cot be- and covered his face with his hands. igh For a few moments the corporal re der spooted his grief by silence, but time ad- was precious, and he soon continued. to "Thinkin ye might exercise some be influence to save her, Oi've come to in tow form yo of the-distressin fact." The last two words were spoken in a eao broken voice. the "By whose authority?" >co- Fitz Hugh rose and stood before the vo. corporal. He had nerved himself for ght whatever was'to follow. He "Colonel Mark Maynard, command igh ing tho -th cavalry brigade." for "Do you mean to tell me, " said Fits ght Hugh, with a singular, impressive slow He ness, "that my sister is at the meroy of ,vly Mark Maynard?" Ix- "Ho is charged with her execution." krs, Colonel Fitz Hugh shuddered. "That man is my Nemesis, " he cried in a voice ash filled with a kind of despair. en- " 'Tis ho that sent me to ye." 'He?" il. "The same." god "Does ho wish to save my sister?" am "He does." ing "Why, then, does he not do so?" eet "He can only save her by his own ons disgrace. Yer sister will not accept ack the sacrifice." tal- "A true Fitz Hugh," said the brother o proudly. ore '"Then Miss Fitz Hugh suggested that Ack he might send me to inform yo of the the situation, that yo might hev opportu nity to use any influence ye would con. sider wise and honorable to secure a re ds, prievo." tly Fitz Hugh thought earnestly with his iko head bowed, his eyes fixed on a spot on the ground. "There is nothing that I can do," he said at last. "Threatened retaliation is ari- the only recourse, and that could not be effooted under the circumstances with. his out implicating Colonel Maynard. " ted "Then ye see no way open?" asked gan the corporal despondently. lis- "It is impossible for me to act intel 'itz ligently alone. If I could see Colonel I at Maynard, perhaps together we might 'om hit upon a plan. " a a "Would ye meet him between the his linos?" lis- "There is not sufficient time." i to "There's five or six hours." Lm, Fitz Hugh stood pondering for a few ide moments without reply. Then, suddenly. ard starting up, he said: to "Go tell Colonel Maynard that I will ods meet him as you suggest. Let the point al. of rendezvous bc-lot me see-whero do aco you consider a feasible point? You have car just come through." "01 would name the bank of the creek his at a point duo west of this." "How long a time will be required before the meeting can take place? It is igh now a little after 11." as "It may be an hour; it may be Ion "ger. If ye will be there, colonel, at 12 ." o'clock, we'll meet ye as moon after as lop possible." mnc "You will find me there at 12." er, "It would be well, colonel, to con bbe cert a signal by which each should know or- the other. " ty "Suggest one. " or "Oi'll doubtless he with Colonel May. wa nard. Oi'll cry 'Oiroland,' and ye can hat respond" i9t ",.To the rescue. ", os. Colonel Fitz Hugh called to those an waiting outside, who had brought ini is Corporal Ratigan and directed themi a to blindfold him and take him to the ro, Federal lines, and, if possible, insure his getting through without injury. They wocro to report the result to him olf in any event. ~d. Ratigan knew nothing but the gallop be of the horse on which ho sat, with a en handkerchief about his eyes, until the party conducting him drew rein and he by was directed to dismount. Then he wasI ke asked if ho would be escorted to a Union mt vedotto known to be on a road leading ste around the north end of the ridge or ng whether lhe would go alone. ho "Oi'l[ go alone, " ho said. "If ye go >ct with me, they'll think it a midnight at. ass tack." Starting forward, the corporal trudgg '0d ed over a short distance between him in and tho vedotto. As ho drow near he began to sing a few lines from a play popular at the time. . "IThIm's tho boys 1o. What makes a noise, er Is the nt'yal artinecrio, lie "Who comes there?" cried the ye .detto, cooking his pieco as Ratigan came in sight. "'Friond with the countersign, to be sure! Who d'yo suppose?" "'Advanco, friend, and give the coun ternign,," called the man, lHe was a good deal puzzled at hearing the Irish brogue cominig from that diroction, but it roas. sured him. H~e did not have much fear of an enemy unless it wore a trap to get him at a disadvantage. Ratigan drow~ near and whispered, "Carnifax "What are you doing out there?" quoried~ the man. "Lookin out for trains bringin in laded .''One came ini half an hour ago "ou don't mean itt Guess they're getig in ro-anforcemets. " "I believe ye, me bj. Ratigan walked on towqrd the camp till lie got out of sight of the vdto The horan tll h d roneed breahles CHAPTER XVIII. A STRANUE MEETING. Ratigan was so exhausted as t only able to give Maynard a fow tached sontences, convoying soine as to what' ho had accomplished. TJ was little that it was essential sh< bo told except that Colonel Fitz H would meet him between the line soon as ho could get there. Casti glance at his watch, Maynard not that it was 20 minutes to 12. The tanco to the point of rendezvous, as 1 as they could estimate it, was two in: Every minuto was precious. ' It w4 be midnight before they could meet, then they would only have about hours in which to take measures t< ouro a reprieve. They could only d by communicating with general h quartors, some 15 miles away. In event tho caso was desporato. Howe Maynard had been used in his scou days to sudden transitions and had I self escaped from prison on the night before his intended exoout Calling his strikor, lie bado him sai Madge, who, lie know, could carry over the ground at no laggard pace, i ordering a mount for the corporal at same time, the two waited impatie till both animals wore led up befort tent. Mounting, they began to elinib Pea Vine ridge. Ratigan, who had 1 over the ground, led the way. 'I reached the top of the ridge, and corporal pointed out the position on oreek, duo west of Ringold, whero 1 were to meet Colonel Fitz Hugh. sconding the slope, they came upi Union vedotto and were challenged i the usual words, " Who comes then "The colonel commanding, vitJ orderly, inspecting vedettes." They were advanced, gave the ci tersign and passed on. Taking a r between two roads and meeting no i guards, they cautiously approached place of rendezvous. On reaching the bank of the o they descended it, the corporal ri ahead and peering through the dark to discover what they were looking Presently the dark figure of a horse emerged from a clump of trees oE opposite bank and rode forward toN the crook. Ratigan saw him, and, be ing hini to be some ono in attend upon Colonel Fitz Hugh, called: '"Oiroland. " "To the rescue, " called the man low voice, and rode up to the ma of tho creek. The two men arranged that Col Fitz Hugh and Colonel Maynard shi advanco to the respectivo places themselves occupied as soon as they withdrawn. Then, wheeling, oach back to his principal, and in a few ients more the Union and Confed officers faced each other from opp banks of the creek. Tho distanc, twoon thom at this point was but n yards, and the night was not so but that they could plainly see cadli or. The equestrian figures stood si each waiting for the other to sl Tho only sound camo from the gurl of the stream which flowed bet, them. "You are Colonel Fitz Hugh, livo. " said Maynard. "I am. I recognize Colonel Mayi voice. " "I heard yours last on acortain ing a year ago- - evening memol to both of us. Then you gave in life, and by doing so placed yourso a position to be shot for a trait your caus." "Not for your sake, colonl--fo sake of another. " "It matters not for whose sake; aQt remains. Once before you si me when you found me under a which covered'" "Then I respected the laws of h< tality, sacred in the south. Let us dwell on these matters, colonel. Li proceed with that upon which we ~it for consultation. " "You are right. Time presses. 3 sister stands convicted of the samt fense as mine at tho time of whichi have been speaking and sentencet die at sunrise. We meet to cone method to save her. " "At miy request. But any proposi must come from you, Colonel Mayn: I am unfamiliar with the feeling on part of these in power ini thn lind army as to excuting a senitonco of de upon a woman. " "Circumstances which I cannot p lain, for they pertain to the situa in which these two armies are pip render the feoling against your si very severe. " "You have suggested my exortini fluenco from our side?" "It was your sister who suggestoe I have little faith in it.'' "What did you propose?" "That which your sister would accept." ''And that was?" Maynard whispered in a strange, age tone: ''To use my authority as comm: ing the brigade charged with her k ing to place her within your lines.' "Aind now?' "I listen for some sugges:tioni I you.'" "'I can think of none except, youri permhiss;ion, to enter a proetest thli sigunature of our commiiandiing cers of hight st rank." "'It would avail inothiing."' "Thenu there is noithuing to saIve from this sacrifice, whlich, t hougli has always been preparord for it, dloubtless will nowv meet it:, hike th miarkable woman she is, with beom fortitude, is still hard for thoso o who lovo and respect her to bear. will revere her memcnory as a martyi During this dialogno each mnau 5 his horse without any movement Fspoko in m'asured, formial, auton tones. Maynard's words were qui thani Fitz Hugh's, wha1itold to the or fashio~n of speaking, common ii south. A fter the last sentence spoko Fitz hugh there was a long sik They had mot for a purpose. Their ni ing was a failure. It seemed to bo0th that they could their watches ticking away the see that, lay between Caroline Fitz Il and (leath. Neither knew the aj suffered by the other unless lie jw that oterm. himself. Nther. ha,1 htirt to torminate the interview, though both know that it was fruitless. A night D be bird sot up a dismal cry. It scented a a do- deathknoll. idea Then Maynard broko the silence. iore "Colonel, " lie said in a sot voice, "ro- ti )uld main hero or meet mo here at tiny timo c ugh after an hour. It may bo the small hours n ts as of the morning. It will be, if at all, be- in ig a fore sunrise. " ioed "What do you proposo to do?" a dis- "What I propose to do neither you h tear nor your sister shall know till it has si ilos. been accomplished. ' 0I )uld "I will romain here or near by, and t< and at 1 o'clock you will find me whoro I b six now am." >so- "Adiou, " oried Maynard as ho turn- I o so ed his horse's head and galloped away. o sad- "Adion, ' replied Fitz Hugh in the n any statoly tono to which lhe was acoustom vor, od, and raised his iat as politoly as if ting lie were saluting in a ballroom. b lim- Fitz Hugh rojoined his companion very and rode away in tho direction of Rin- a ion,. gold, and Maynard, followed by Rati Idlo gan, started back toward their canmp. him Maynard's brain was in a fever. Timo md, had been oxpended to no gain. Tho the small hours wore coming on, and only n ntly six of then would pass before tho ovent the ie so mutlh dreaded would take placeo. W He had formod his resolve. Whother f thuo wiso or foolish, right or wrong, practi- y )OOn oal or impossible, his resolution was ri 'hoy taken. Once determined upon his course a the he spurrod his horse on without thought a thu of obstacle. Turning from the rough li ,hoy ground on which he rode, lie was about Do- to take the road, on which ho might get ft m1 a on faster, when he was suddenly star vith tied by the firing of a bullet and the It; ?'' sound that came with It. The shot rang ci .t an olose to his ear, almost brushing his w temple. >un. Knowing that ho had by his caroloss- rn DutO ness suddenly come upon a Union vo aore detto he called out: the "Ceaso firingl Friondal" sr In answer to acall to advance Ratigan al. reek rode forward and found a vedette, who w ling had mistaken them for an enemy. On ness making thenisolves known they woro ci for. suffered to pass on, and Maynard, feel- it man Ing that he was too incautious to lead, . tho gave way to Ratigan. They proceeded vard oi their way with more caution and lioy- passod through a gap in the ridge load anou ing to Rood's bridge. The good footing of the road onabled thom, af ter getting well into their lines, in a to proceed rapidly. Af they had pass rgin od tho ridgo they loft the road and (urn ed northward. Soon after they reachod onel camp. )uld j(.___ bhey CHAPTER XIX. had IN THE SHAnOW OF DEATUJ. rodo Once iiside his tont Colonel Maynard mo- said: irate 'Corporal, I wailt you to get no tho :>sito fniform of a private soldier. You must s 3 bo- do so without exciting suspicion. few "Oi dol't know how Oi'll do it, col1 y dark nel, without goin back to mo own oth- camp."'') lent, "I fear that will take too long. Can't 'I toak. you steal one from one of the tents near ling by?" veon "Oi moight be able to do it, and 01 might spend the whtolo night tryin. I be- Oi can got ono at me camp cortain. " "I would take your jacket, but I ird's want your assistanco. There's no other way but for you to go to your camtp. iven- "Colonol, Oi'll rido hard. '" 1) :able "Rido, and romomber that ev I ry mo ) my ment is worth years at any other ii no."' if in Ratigan lost no time in mounting and or to was son gallopitig on his way. Once out of the catmp froti wvhich lie st artd t L' the he found no guards to pass and was able r to dirivo his horse to theo utmost. The s the night before lie hatd chased the womtan i ared wvhonm ho hatd then knownm as Betsy 0 roof Baggs in a mad race to capture her. Now C hto was tearing alonig in a tmad raico to e. >spi- save her from thto conisequotnees of htis 1( not capture. Past weeds atnd waters flew et it us the corporal, over bridges andl~ hills, oi tavo throught hollows and rivulets, till 1h( o-agan.to iti we "Flaniagani," lie cried, shaking thei S I to private, "yor wanitedi" 'r rt a "WXhat is it, corporal?'' "Lot til take yor clothes and ask bonl no questions."' n ird. ''Take 'eni. Aitd divil a question si the wvill Oi ask except what ye (do be wvantint tI oral 'em1 for."' i >ath Rtatigani seized the bundle, and(, witht n an inujuttctiont to Flanagant to kcop his a ox- mnoutht shut if lie wanted to savo hiim- V ti self fromn future trials, mounted his d nod, hoerso and was agaitt flying over the o) stor grouttd back to Colontol Mayniard's head- cl quarters.0 in-. It was now the small hours of the II: night. The corporal east his eye to the 11 lit, cast and saw a faint streak of white c' light there. Diggitng his spurs into his S beast's flanks atnd urging him withI his it not voice at the samie timo, rider and horse spedl otn it a race between life and deat h, "Go on, ye beast!" eried the corpo. mav- ral. "'Go on, imc darlitn. Stretch yor cussedi legs, for I don't care if ye killr md- ycrsilf if we lose ito time. What's yer GOp- loifo. cotmpared with ho(rs? Ott wit h yo, tme beaury! WVin the race with f t tun . that is uihowin his light there, and1 i roit Oi'llI work hip ye forever." 'at W\ithI s~cht (contradictory and iwroht vith rent, phtasos Rlatigan urged his horaso over till lie could go tio faster. Againu did ofil- hills, vales, woods, waters, fete fly , by till at. last theo corporal disni,' iunted at thlo (camp hto todo for, anid in: a tt- i her mett was in (Colel Mtaytard's . slhd 'IT corporal so-rted back. A muan and1( 'stood theror whom Ito did tnot ri~ Waiz) a ro- for a few mlontntts ats (Colonel Mv. rd. f l' us had a heavy otie. His hiait and( (3ye br'ows v \1~Wo wo black, whilo the colonoel' wore i: '' light, attd the htair which htad hung bo, e it on low htis hatt itt short, curls was now er-op- pt antd pod(. d iatic "(livo me tflo clothes, quiick" y' 3 eker 'lTho dorporai ltded imt the 1ii nd, lowv- and Mayntard lost no titmt it gei ting A i tho into themu. E ino(TO ntt coxTINUED.] N ioot- e Wh'Jeni the big dailie-s gotaio ini ught nal thle funny part. of it is,~ it lged of the tllgrams ! the WOMEN AS MATCHERS. en Are Not in it When It Comes to i Goods liuying. The young man's countenance w4 o1 professional stereotyped look mrteous persistence as he again arked through his delicately-trair itstache: "It Is perfect." "It is io more like it than anythi t all," replied the lady. as much .'rself as to the young man, and t! said it there was an air of sup( 'ity in her face and mianner which 4kened a self-poise which was not disturbed. "'Anyono with half an eye could tat," put In another lady with a t< tie head, 0s she paiscd for a 1l ent in passing. Tih young man glared at the hit por, taking care, however, that I rdy could see it but his eon federat tt lie quickly ironed out. his visi ad sweetly suggested that, it was t light." It is always the "light" w te class to which this young timan mn ged. "Just likei a man," the interloper arced, as she moved away. "It. is itch like it. as cheese is like chali. The first lady looked very weary. is evident that she hatid toiled (1 )d unsuccossfully. She tried to C< nece herseU that the young mn v ght. Bit no; she shook her ha ore in sorrow than in anger as ttrmured dejectedly: "Not. a Ice it." The young man appealed to his c< derates. The young wotitan with pompndc tir declared with I 'm," suil it spitefully. "Any fool could see as a perfect matcl." Another young woman left, off p iring her rings long enough to st )f course It is." A young man with htyacinthe loc ailed as ie whispered somitetli: >out "hens" to a gigantic creatu itit fluffy hair. Thie lady was not oiviiced by tl ottd of opposing wittesses. Sie Ice 1tr eyes strickly belnt on busine. iddenly she made a (live. "Therel" she exclairmed. "That's raige you diil't. show me this I end of the other." Mmn," replied the young tim1a niol abashed. "I wis tryilng to Bh< >u thlat. all] the time." Stre!' iIte'jet d0yong Ilyacint I llatgintg superelI lins gi itnees wi I gitglinig creatuore withl llffy iat "Of course,"' ellortistl Pomipado 1i4 the y'otug ' person eniaimiored of b wio I rI.. 'Ie yollg ilady paid no t tention it'se uit 1eranlee. - iive mle tenl vrItrds." Thiis was all she said. \i\eli site had seeiletd pitrchil e iterely oeittarhed to lietsc lt'ienlh your grandmother to i Woman is it born matchmalcer who of hearts or laiberdashery.-losi 'ranscript. Gloott Pla-e it) ltorrowy. A western member who is soinethi f L finanicier iand a good deal 0 iag, dropped intto one of the do' nyn -;hops the other day. In the n ow a card beaiing the legeid, "tw j, per cent. off on all cash trans ions," is proiinent(y diSplIyed. 'I re'.prietor is ian (old fried anld scha ellov of the facetious M. C. 'S ob,' he called to the merchant, " wIt have ten dollars for it momenit. alit to use It.it. and haven't time to the hank." The ten dollars w i'rimptly handed over. fin anr hour >I hie membi er tretuirned iand gave I -ienrd a r'ollI df bills. "H11ow is tht Id mairn," sid tihe merchrants aft )t1intinhg (lie bIlls, '"here are on ghtV dollars." Th'Ie facet ions mnemb id riot at word(, bitt ptoited to t irdi in tire Window, ''twenty per1 ces l' for cash." "C(orme Onl," said the mrerchrant, "'' ill spend thtose twio dollIars aroun io coirnor."-WVashingtont Post LANG WORDS AND PHRASE Ito Origin of "Ourtsidor," "You're Daisy" and "Too Thin." "Dumn" Is a word whose metarinig >wV known to everone'Oi who unde riuds the English languiage. Abc 10 begirnning of the cenrtury, says t oston Post., at consutable In Enrgla: rmed ,Jolin Dun r becarmio celebrated fir st-class collect or of bad accoun 'hen, otheirs would fail to collect a b 'ht., Durn would be sure to get it c ' the1 debtor. It soon passed Into irront phrraso thait wvhen ia pers ved rmoney antd did not pay wht khed, heo would hav e to be0 "'Dunnee ('nce it s(on heienmte commrtont it su L.eis to say: ''You will harvo to di 1-and(-so if y'ou wish to collect yo r:nilthie1( ininiat ion of' F~ranl erce fo - t he priesidencrty thte wo itt 00 03n d. edent(ialIs nmoe t~o miakei port andl -1)1(d not get int o the It svanse of i 'o crouwd of people wv tetri ot rmein.'eris of thre coniventie ow hairinrani of . ' contvenrtione aish thle 'ommriit tent was ready to re 1(d ihe chirani of the conn1urittee ver'ed: '"Yes, Mr'. Chiairnmn, lbut I >nutnittee Is urile to get, isido we ut 'idlers. " 'The ne(wspaipe'r repa5 m took up~ thme wordi and us5ede It. "Yoiu are a diaisy,'' Is iusede by. licke "Dlavid Coppe'rlield" ini the senso press., adirai ~tioni and at (ho su3 um 1(o laugph at onie's c'redi.!U'v. Stei r-hI an ystoyouni g C!opperileld: "D:,v: y diisy, youi arie~ so innrocetsrt of ti orbdII. itme call yo my33 dIaisy, as so re'freshinig to find 0one in thec rrrupt days soi inn iocent and1( uns hi kticatIed. My~ clear ('opperfleld, t] 3 isies of the fIeld are nrot Iresheri thi "T'oo thin" wa:s giveu curr'iency 1 lexander If. Stoephenrs, of Georgia, m Uniited States conigiress in 18' ,m31( members~it' hadic made(1 a reply 3r. Stephlenis, and the latter had I1 ainir whreel ourt In the~ aisle, and sa that hirillI, piping voice whIch cys commanded silentce: "Mr. Speake Sgeni tleman's ar'gtumenrts are grat >is assertions tmadce tip of whole clo auid cloth, sir, so gauzy and thin th wIll not hold( water. It is entire 0 thin. &f,." LOOKING BACKWARD, Or the Millionalre's Sweet Regrets Ovet the Old Farm Ie Lot Go for a Song. It wassunmer-thne. Tho office win dows were open. The old millionaire had come to confer with hip lawyer, and had now been told he could now foreclose his mortgage on a fiue and coveted corner which he kinow he could bid in for a song. lie therefore felt at peace with ill the -world, and he wished that everybody might ban ish uncharitable and sordid thoughts and be of good clleer. lie took off his hat and wiped his brow. "I am thinking of going out Into the country," he said, speaking .in a kind tone of that humble region. "I like the country. We don't really know what life is here. I often wish I were back. I had a farm before I came to town-about five hundred acres -as pretty land as ever laid out doors-hlgli, rolling, sandy loam; oh fine pasture, plenty of woods and run. niAg spring right on the place-never went dry the dryest season, and mag nificent orchard. I set out about ten acres all to grafted fruit before I sold, and looked to seen' 'em hear-l could have sold ev'ry bar'i of apples for two dollars right on the ground. "ltut I sold-I sold. Yes, sir; I sold that five hundred acres --eighty dol lars an sere, and came here and put every dollar into corners. Of course, hitting it just tlie time I did, the muon cy has turle(d itsel f a good 111111y t iInes; but I don't know;, I often i., I lu1tin't sold the old farm. I sold it to lly brother-in-law foir cight y dJollar-s it acre. Thaiumt, w1as ~t'nt y i yer. aigo. and1( I don't suppose le eiuill get forty dol. largsian acre nlow" Here the sad repiner enga ged in si, lent thought of his broitler-in-law pouinding clods on tlie <i''l-cinted farm, and became suiffised with such joy that as lie rose and putt on his hat., he seemed like a stattue or Hestney. "No, sir; I don't suppose het could get forty dollars. Fi.ne farm, too."-Puck. NATIONALITY IN EGO EATING, Curious Itaolal ChIaracterlstleis Noted In Now York Itoatinuranits. 'T'le philosopher who is to discover the ponderability of ia ian'ti "gray mat ter" by the wity inl which he eats boiled eggs is not yet risen aimioig u1s, but it only requires the ordinary powers of obselrvttiin 1111d a Imoderate acquaint lance with the restaurants of New York, says Ihe Sun of that city, to dis cover that there tire some1 very curious an11d clear inldientin111s of IL 1111111' nts 111tio slity to be gathered from watehinig the way in which hie performs this fune tion. To an Englishman, it will be seen, there is but one1 way ill which to eat boiled eggs, and all other ways are heathenish and an abomilinlation. It Is Iccessary, ill the first plale, that his eggs be medium boiled-.hiro and a half minutes is the staudard, tower, miiarked time-ald then1 brought to table In iL napkin, with bread ind but t ter, spoon, pepper aind sult, and anll egg cup. Not one of thosew heavy, parti.. EL tionled thilngs, of thick ironl Stonleware. with a goblet-like arranigemivnt it 011 end and a sialler depression It tho other, but a delicato little article of white china, withi a plail gold band around the edge, a narrow band it should be, or, perhiaps, a little spry of light tinted flowers painted on the sides. Into this Clip of comfort tho egg slides deeply, Just leaving ia suillelent amount of shell above the rim to be re moved, and to reiovo this shell Ihere Is but one true miethiod of proced~ure. The shell1 must be daintly chipped with the spooln, anld the fragments must81 bo0 r'emovedl with the same utensil. There are some people who brutally cut oft' the top of the egg wvithi a kcnife and plunge the spoon at oncee in muedias res, but these are generally "persons," and1( are by no means representative of the true and insular art of egg eating. It Is allowable, unde~lr certain conditions, to use the fingers to renmove the broken fragments of the chipped abell, but the use cannot be commuenidedl as good form. Fast Loomrotives., It hasS been claimed thaut thle cele brated Emplire world's fair (lxprless made 112 mIles anl houri, but the statc ment fails entirely of authentiention. The figure of 10i3.7 1m1le0 p01r hout' for short distances appears to be nearer the mark, an~d evenI if there wero aln error of ai second tihe rate would still have been 100 miles anl hour'. teen Jersey City andi Phiiladelphlia it is a common occu rrence for the engines hauling the Blue rLine trainsi to reach. D0 mifles anl h our. Speed(Is of over 841 mies aln hour arne often made(1 b~y tile P'hila-. deilia & Read(in~g and1( Central New JTersey flyers. Ini En~glan a111I Great N~orthern'1 traini haus made(1 8-6.1 miles an hour; wh'ile aL Mililand train betwveetn Londonl and1 Scotland has1 runii up1 to tile samefl speed(. T.hie hiond~on & North westerni ha~s gone uip t oi xi.8x. TIhie con tinenit of Europe (1os nlot atppeair to af ford anyI examples ait all appmroximat. Iig thle Aml~eian and1 English records,' aL faict alttribultale to thle conse'rvative dislike o~f the gover'nent ofllciauls to high1 speed rathler than~l t~o aetuail ina bility. -Th''iere 1s Ia pllc neari UL iasg6;w, Scotlandl, where a ra ilway track rumns for some distaince beside the1 fence of a lunatic asyluiml. Not long ago some wor'kmenC were buisy repairin~g tile bed of the railroad, when all inm~late of the asylum alproachedi one of the laborers, and, from Ils positionl on the inner01 side of the incelosuire, began a some whiat personal1 conversationl: Inmiate li ard work tha ti Laborer-Trroth an', it is. Inmalute--WhIt pay dae ye git? Laborer-Sixteen bob a. week. In mahito-Are ye mairrit? Laborer-I am, worse luck!-anfd haveY six children. A pause; then: Inmate-I'm thinking, ma muan, ye're on tihe wrang side o'thle fence. Freservmng tame reneo. Bronco Bill-I was talkin' with an eastern man to-day, and lhe says when two fellows In his section have a dis pute, they just go to law and sue each other for damages or somethin'. Hair-Trigger Ike-Bunt how about the loser? Don't'he get a gun an' try to git even?" Bronco Bill-Wall, as near asj I-kin make out, by the time tile loser hea $i& th lawyers, 110 an't got no mone~ to buy guns.-N. Y. wnnial. PLENTY OF POCKETS. 3ry Fashionable Tailor@ Now Put Then Into Wasnen'is Gowns. "Put your money iu your pocket," is )I a suggestion women have only obeyed of recently. and that since New York re- tailors, through profound and unsel led fish thought, have learned properly to distribute seven of these capable, nee n1 essary and wholly unobtrusive pouches to at convenient points in the perfect as tailor-made suit. According to a lead i- ing maker, the requisite arrangement e- of seven pockets directs two for a skirt, to four for a topcoat, and one for the body of t lie suit, and though the gown may We be built upon the richest silk or satin >ss foundations, no tailor who consults Io* the safety of his patronesses' belong. ings makes his pockets of the same er' material, save one. That is a V-shaped 10* affair, and let into the right hand back es. seam of her skirt, just withinl conven go ient reach of her right hand. That is he ieant to hold a handkerchief only, Mh since nowhere else can the square of be- linen be deposited that it will not throw out of shape the perfect lines of re- a well-made gown. as ''he second pocket of importance is located in the skirt's front and placed t at the angle and depth of the right ng hand pocket in a man's trousers. The mI- top of this buttons over or not, just as 'its the cust oner prefers, and it is made ad throughout of stout twilled silesia he with double seais. Its special mission bit is to htold a ,lizard skitin wallet or a lit tle purse of knitted gold or silver wire, )n- bunches of keys or one of the newv pocket rings women use nowadays, ou MIu which a knife, glove hook, pencil, 'ed bachelor pin cushion ind menorandun: it book are strung. Through the best o0 silk pockets the sharp points ian Ld- weights of these little ncessarie ty, would quickly bore a disastrous hole, whereas the cotton goods can easily ks stand the year's hard wear in all og safety. r'e Pockets number three, four, five and six are located in the top coat. Two is with or without flaps ill tle outside pt fronts of the coat's skirts andi are lined ;S. with gray velveteen. Womiei who arc careful to keep their coats in good it.. shape rarely use these at all, except n- for letters, or occasionally to shelter cold finger tips. The gray velveteen I- will not rub off on the most. delicate >w gloves, and it holds the papetr safe, as satin or silk wiould not. .1 inst inside IV. the hilling of tihe coat's skirt on tle left tih side is inserted a narrow, shallow vel ir. veteenn-linod change poc-ket with an ir elastic flap. Below the bust, and also er on the left hand, is a long, invisible slit, inl time coat's fron t., lined with suede to and meant to hold lorgnons. Then at tIhe wat[ist, linle, on tle riglt side of the gown's tailor basque, i.- set. a crescent shaped hook, lined with line chmitiiols se skin an11d olered as it recelt acic for a If: tiny watch, the sort. of tiimekeeper ilk shoppers wear hung ablout the neck by a thread-like gold chain.-Bloston Her th- ald. - 111 BEAUTIFYING THEIR FEET. Vonig Women Preparing to n1athbe Nom Heason Witiout stca' or Stoelkinga. ing Every maiicurist nowiadays is also f a pedicnrist. Not, a few styNlifh youn, vn- woien pay as much attention to dres.< in- ing their toe nails as their finiger nail.s en- A manicurist told in all about it th< ac. other (lay. 'he "It is all due to sea bathing," sh ol- said. "The wouan W1ho las Ia pretta ty, foot is not averse to exposing it ove et to masculinc scrutiny when she can dc I so without incurring the ceisuro of g. those fickle powers that froi time tc As time prescribe what constitutes pro or priety according to the shifting usagel als (of society. is, "Th'le beach offers superb oppor'tunil er ties for' the display of pedal charms. It ly Is nnot~ alone fondness foi' salt w~ater er that makes pretty giirls go bathing. Lie Youi may have noticed that many of t. them seem more partial to the stand than to thme water whren in bathing eos, Id "A pretty foot as well as a pretta face Is a 'chi "ring sight to see,' and th< pretty foot is something that can b< S. cultivated. I can malke aL shapely foo a tiling of beauty and a joy forever, aand( a foot that wasn't originally cast Sin a well-formed mould I can mak presentable. There Is one thing that ir- is fatal to a pretty foot, and that Is a "i tight shoe. Mluch of may work consists 1h0 in overcoming the dleformIlities thus ad created. It takes time, but, it cani be as (lone. Ls. "I1 haive at least a dozen y'oung womn ad en who seek may professional arssistance ut regulairly once a week, a~nd~ that their a time is well bestowed wilt he provens 31n at sever'al fashiionab~ile wittering re en sor'td niext sunmmher, to tihe ad~miration -. of their masculine friends anrd the eh enivy (If some of theiir feminine' friends. 'n "'There is nothinig immuodest in the ur idea of a woman showving her feet sans shoes and stockings; atnd inOce it ini involves the atbandonmeiit (of t ight shoes rd1 andl constequjient fr'eedlom frot m corn'n s ,n- andI other evIls that tight shoes eintili, sI think it is somnetinig tirhat ouight to be il enmcour'agedl. If sandals were' fashnion Iho ,able I shouldt soon1 he r'ich. I don't m' doubt that pedicurliists did it thriviiing ed business in the palmry dny's of Greece rt, anhd Rome. "-Chlicago 1i i Tribun. lhe A Matter of Ta'tet. (1n "'The young Iiser' Wil hehni is not of ;such ia patiiotic (lerian as I supp~hOsed rt- !he was." "What makects you tinih so'' ns) ''Well, I see b~y thre papePrs that ho of hans ino use for Lt.e German di(iet.'' to Te'xias Siftings. S Tramrp-Itister, I'm at oa fer'in' vaga bone, on' I'mi not aiskin' you to waste *any good money on me, blut-. lImpatient Citizen-WVell, what Is It 50you want? 0 Tramp-Bunt If you've got ainy Cana [1n dian ten-cent pieces you can pass 'em inon me, mIster; I'm no street-car coa. ductor.--Chicag~o Tr'ibui. Ii Ship Launching in Japan. 0. The Japanese apply one of their many to "pretty ways" to the launching of is ships. They use no wvine. They hang d over the shlip's prow a large pasteboard LI- cage full of birds, and the moment the r, ship Is afloat a man pulls a str'ing, thet u- cage opens and the birds fly away, maing the air alive with music and thwhrr of wings. The idea Is thai ly the birds wvelcome the ship as she be