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CHAPTEH 1
Whoii the Imlimi Hummer liuze is hov
ering over the blniTx aiorig Hie Pawnee
in these dreamy, sunshiny afternoons of
late November, there is a languorous
spell even in soldier life, and tho troop
ers love to loll about the wide porches of
the barracks during their brief leisure
moments or while waiting the trumpet
call for stables. There is scarcely a
breach of air astir. The broad, fertile
valley under the bluffs, forest fringed
along the stream, gives forth a faint,
pungent, smoky odor, and the eye wan-
lers across its soft undulations, its vistas
of alternate glade, grove and shadowy
pool, and sees it all as through some
tilmy, intangible veil. The sharp etit-
lines so characteristic of the frontier at
other seasons, giving to tho ridge to’the
northwest tliat ralorhack guise Hint in
spired tho original explorers. Kentuck
ians and Missourians, to refer to the
range as “Hawg Bnttes," are mellowed
into softer cufves.
There is an echo sprite abroad in the
autumn skies, for tho distant whistle of
the trains, the puff aud pant of engines
miles away, the rumble of the express
as it flies across the wooden truss at Big
Bend far down the valley, tho lowing of
cattle and the tinkle of their hells at the
farms beyond the reservation lines, the
shouts and laughter of village children
scouring the stream banks for the last
of the year’s crop of beech or butternnt,
the soft laughter of the ladies gathered
in the veranda of the major’s quarters,
all come floating through the pulseless
air to the listening ears of the sentry
dawdling here along the post at the
western gate and distracting his atten
tion from the purely military functions
which lie is called upon to perform.
Over at the guardhouse many of the
men are drowsing in the afternoon sun
shine. Among the stables the horses
are standing at the picket line, with
drooped heads and lazily swishing tails.
The ofiflcer of the guard, knowing the
colonel to be away on a late shooting
excursion and the major held at home
by the demands of hospitality, has
dropped into a doze while sitting bolt
upright at his wooden desk.
“ity Oodl it’a Slta Guthrie."
Scores of the garrison proper seem in
clined to follow his example, and the
tall, dark faced, black bearded soldier—
a handsome fellow—leaning on the
breast-high wall over at the east end
midway between tho hospital at the edge
of the bluff and the junior surgeon's
quarters, his chin on his arms, his cap
pulled well down over his eyes, seems to
have been stricken by the general som
nolence. It is only the ladies who are
wide awake and alert, for this is Nita
Guthrie's last appearance, so to speak.
. She has been paying a brief visit to Dr.
and Mrs. Holden, kinsfolk of hers, but
is to take the east bonnd train this very
night. Mrs. Holden goes, too, leaving
her lord, the junior medical officer of the
station, to the mercy of the other wom
en, and of all the families of some thirty
married officers stationed in this big gar
rison not one is unrepresented at Major
Berrien’s today, for Nita Guthrie has
won all hearts. But this, say those who
have known her loug, is an old, old story
with Nita; she has been doing the same
thing for years.
There is tang of suggestiveness about
this statement: moreover, it is true: Miss
Guthrie is not in the first bloom of
youth. "Why, she must be nearly thir
ty," say some of the younger girls and
younger matrons, who envy her none the
less the freshness, the grace, the win
someness that hover about her mobile
face; but those who are in position to
know and have no reason to feel the
faintest jealousy assert very positively
that Nita is not more than twenty-five.
"Well, why hasn't she married! 1 ” is the
instant query of Mrs. Vance, to whose
benighted mind it ever appears that be
cause a woman hasn't she cannot.
"Simply because the right man is yet
to come,” is Mrs.Harper’s equally prompt
reply. "Nita Guthrie has had more of
fers iu six years than any woman 1 ever
heard of.”
“Then there must be something back
of it all,” responds Mrs. Vance, whose
theories are not to be lightly shaken.
"Was there some early affair?’
“My dear Mrs. Vance, I have no doubt
1 could tell you a dozen stories, all plausi
ble, all in active circulation when last 1
visited St. Louis and saw her in society
there, and all as near the truth, prob
ably, as any we could invent here. No
body knows bnt Nita, and she won’t
tell."
Now as the autumn snn, all red bur
nished gold, is sinking to the horizon on
this final day of a charming and memor
able visit, Nita Guthrie is bidding adieu
with laughing, kindly cordiality to the
little coterie gathered in her honor. To
one and all she has the same frank, gra
cious manner. Gver all she throws the
lame odd magnetic spell, seeming to im
press each and every one in turn with
the same idea, “Now, yon are 'just the
most thoroughly delightful creature 1
have ever met, and 1 cannot bear to say
goodby to you.” There is the lingering
hand clasp, and yet not the faintest sen
timentality. Nita’s blue eyes—very blue
—gaxe straight into those of her friends.
She seems to advance a step or two, as
though eager to meet and take by the
hand each newcomer. Even the elders
among the women find it bard to go,
end as for the girls, they linger spell
bound; they cluster alwjut her, watch
ing the snnshine in her face, the play of
her features, the sparkle of her eyes,
drinking in jier winsome words, her rip
pling laughter.
“It’s just the on 1 ” chance we’ve had
to ourselves, Miss Nita,” protests Wini
fred Berrien. "You’ve been snmmcded
by men » U the rest of the time, and we
couldpt see yon jpwUit’
uiuy uau io no iu rc.imcs.
only didn’t have to go tonight!"
"Indeed, Winnie, 1 don’t want to go
it seems to me nothing can lie more de-
lightfui than life in an army post like
this. Certainly no girl ever had a better
time anywhere than you have given me
here, and it is so unlike what 1 fancied
it might be."
"It is entirely unlike what life on the
frontier used to be. Miss Guthrie,” an
swers her hostess, the major’s wife, in
her calm, placid way. "Any one con
trasting our beatitude of today with onr
life here, there ami everywhere over the
west during the Indian campaigns iu
which the regiment was incessantly en
gaged can only wonder how we found
it possible to exist in those days. Social
conditions have changed, too, and in the
gathering of onr troops in larger gar
risons a great many of the unpleasant
features of the old life have been elim
inated entirely. Indeed, 1 wish you
might stay and see more of ug. But you
are coming again, are yon not?"
“If wishing will bring it about I shall
be with you again with the coming sum
mer or early in the spring. I have prom
ised Mrs. Holden that I will return to
her if only for a fortnight.”
The enthusiasm excited among the
girls and apparently shared by all the
women present when this announcement
is made ought certainly to convince
Miss Guthrie that they most reluctantly
part with her now and most pleasantly
anticipate her future coming. The
clamor of voices is such that for a time
no one is conscious of the fact that out
on the parade the regimental line has
formed, and that the tiaud is already
trooping down the front. Berrien had
taken his position as commanding offi
cer. Several subalterns, whose heads
were kept rigidly straight to the front,
found their eyes wandering furtively
over toward the major s quarters. In
couples and groups a number of the la
dies come sauntering forth, gathering
opposite the center nearer the colonel’s
house, from which point they generally
watched the closing ceremony of the
day. But still oblivious to any music
but that of her voice a dozen of their
number hover about Miss Guthrie. Even
gunfire fails to distract their attention.
It is not until the major himself returns,
tossing off his helmet and tugging at his
waistbelt, that they realize that parade
is over aud dinner waiting.
“Now, you will come back next
spring?’ "You will write?” “You won’t
forget to send me the photograph—mind,
cabinet size—Miss Nita?” “Indeed if
ever 1 get anywhere near 8t. Louis you'll
be the first soul 1 shall come in search of.”
It is a little flock of enthusiastic army
girls surrounding her, maidens whose
early lives had been spent wandering
from river to mountain, from the gulf
to tho Columbia, to whom city life was
almost a revelation, and city belies be
ings from another world. Wmifred
Berrien is the leader of the coterie, a
girl whose eyes are as dark as Nita’s are
blue, and they are ready tb brim over at
this very instant.
"Here comes (Japtain Rolfe for you
now, and we've got to let you go; but
we’ll all be down to see you off at train
time.”
The man who enters at the moment
and stands just within the heavy Nava
jo portiere, smilingly looking upon tiie
group and quite unconscious of the al
most vengeful glances in the eyes of the
young girls, is a cavalry officer about
thirty-five years of age. He is a tall fel
low, somewhat heavily built, yet w«fl)
proportioned and athletic. His face is
tanned by long exposure to the suu aud
wind of the wide frontier. His brown
hair, close cropped, haa a suspicion of
gray just silvering the temples. His
eyebrows are thick and strongly marked
The eyes beneath are deep set and
fringed with heavy lashes. The mus
tache, sweeping from his upper lip, is of
s lighter brown than his hair, but
equally thick, heavy and curling. Other
wise his face is smoothly shaved, and is
one which impresses those who look
npon it, even carelessly, as strong aud
resolute. He still wears the double
breasted coat, with shoulder knots aud
fourragere, just as he had come off
parade, though he has exchanged be!
met for forage cap, which latter head-
gear at this moment is being dandled in
one hand, while the fingers of the other
heat rapid tattoo upon the visor. Com
rades of Rolfe would tell you this is a
sign that he is nervous; yet to look at |
him there, smiling upon the group, quite
as though remarking what a pretty pic
ture they make, no one else would lie
apt to think of such a thing.
"Ready in a moment, Rolfe.” shouts
the major from an inner room. "You
ready, Berengaria?”
"1 am always ready, Richard, as yon
well know,” is Mrs. Berrien's placid re
sponse. “I think 1 never kept you wait
ing so mnch as a moment."
"Promptest woman in the army or
out of it,” booms the major from his
sanctum, his jovial voice resonuding
through the rooms of the bright garri
son home. “Never knew anything like
it, Miss Guthrie. Why, do yon know,
even when I wasn’t half proposing she
never let me finish the sentence!
Twasn't at all what I was going to ask
her—that day, at least Meant to
eventually, of course, if 1 ever conld
master np courage, but this time 1 bad i
only found grit enough to ask for her
picture, and 1 was engaged in less than
ten seconds."
Winnie Berrien rushes from the par
lor into the paternal den, voluble with J
protestations against such scandalous
stories at mamma’s expense; bnt Mrs.
Berrien, slowly fanning herself, remains
calmly seated, as though' impervious to
these damaging shots, at which every
body Use is laughing merrily.
"Possibly yen dost believe me,” again
booms the major, his jolly red face i
aglow, as he ia dragged forth from the.
den, still struggling with the sleeve
links of his cuff. "Winifred, my child,
nnhand me. Yon’ll never bring your
old father’s gray hairs in sorrow to the
grave by sucli unwomanly precipitancy,
unless it's a civilian with ten thousand a
year: will you, dearest? Miss Guthrie,
I never expect to he a rich man. 1
hadn't as many dollars when i fell in
love with Miss Do Lancy as 1 had but
tons, and we only wore single breasted
coats in those days, and 1 was the junior
captain. 1 pledge yon my.word 1 never
would have had the cheek to offer my*,
self. 'Twas the woman did it. 1 was
going away for a week, and 1 said. 'Yon
can give me one thing, if yon will.’ 1
only meant to beg for that picture, and.
by Jove! she slipped her hand into mine.
I was shaking all over. T—b-beg par
don,’ I stammered, ‘I was only going to
—beg for your p-p-p ’ ‘My promise?
mid Berengaria, sweetly, looking up
into my eyes. 'You have !t, Bieh»rd.’
Prompt? Why, she just jumped at me.
it| tiiongn mi*
Guthrie. She furnished the quarter)
and all the money, and I the vivadtj
and beanty of the house hold, until Win
nie came; sho contributes a little towan'
it n.iw. But we’re a mod-1 couple, aren'
we. Berengaria?" And the major bend:
with playful tenderness, the fun sjiar
kling in his eyes meanwhile, and kisses
his handsome helpmeet’s rosy cheek.
"We have few crosses, certainlyits
plies Mrs. Berrien, whose own name i>
anything but Berengaria, that being, as
she U frequently called njion to explain
some of the major’s historical nonsense.
“We have few crosses, and those oi
course 1 bear. But uow,” she continues
with much decision of wanner, "if yon
are partially restored to sanity we will
go, or keep dinner longer waiting. Mis-
Guthrie, do they allow lunatics at largi
in the streets of St Louis? Major Ber
rien spoke of getting a month's leave this
winter and going thither.”
“Oh, send him by all means, and he
shall be treated at onr own asylum
Fat her would rejoice in him—as 1 do
Mrs. Berrien."
“And shall 1 get the colonel to detail
Rolfe here to condnct me thither and
turn me overto the asylum authorities?
queries the major, with a knowing cock
of the head. "Rolfe hates city life as s
genera) thing, but he would accept that
duty, 1 fancy."
"Captain Rolfe will be very welcome.
Indeed, 1 only wish yon might bring the
whole regiment, major. Just think
what a good time the girls would have
this winter if that were only possible.”
“Berengaria says,” bursts iu the major
again, "that if I only show you proper
attention on this visit you'll he sure to
send us invitations to bring the whole
family and spend six weeks at least.”
“Father, yon outrageous fibber!'
gaspe Winifred, rushing at him and
placing one slim hand upon his month,
while twining the other, with its soft,
white arm, about his neck. "Indeed,
Miss Guthrie, you must he told that
father is perpetually poking fun at
mother, making her say all manner of
things she never thought of. It is all
well enough iu the regiment, where
people understand it and are prepared
for his nonsense, but many strangers
are completely deceived at times, and
mamma never so much as remon
strates."
Evidently mamma does not consider
it worm while.
"It would be wasting time, Miss
Guthrie, and we are wasting time as it
is. Captain Haziett will never forgive
yon, Major Berrien, if yon keep dinner
waiting another minute. Captain Rolfe.
will you escort Miss Guthrie? Come.
Richard, march!"
“After yon, Rolfe,” says the major,
with a bow of extra ceremony. "After
you.”
"Before them, if you please, you blind
goose!” whispers bis better half.
“Haven't you sense enough to see he
wants to speak with her and that this
may be the only opportunity?”
"What! Rolfe wants to talk with
her? Why, Miss Guthrie,” he booms
aloud, "1 hadn't the faintest idea”—
Bnt here the wife of his bosom lays firm
hand upon his sunburned ear and fairly
marches him forth upon the veranda.
Miss Guthrie would indeed have been
glad to lead, bnt Rolfe's hand, trem
bling slightly, as she cannot bnt note, is
laid upon her wrist, restraining her.
Why didn’t you tell me yon wanted
to talk with Rolfe, Miss Guthrie?’
queries the major over his shoulder,
with every appearance of concern. “1
could have fixed it all for you.”
"Silence, Dick," sternly murmurs Mrs.
BYTrieii. “There is no fnn in this affair,
and I warn yon—not another word.”
Twilight has fallen npon the garrison
as they stroll across the parade. The
men have vanished from the scene, but
the tinkle of gnitar and banjo tells
where they have gathered. Most of the
officers are at dinner. One or two
couples are just entering the gateway of
Hazlett’s quarters—guests invited to
meet the fair visitor on this the last
evening of her stay. Dr. and Mrs.
Holden can be seen among them, Mrs.
Holden gazing somewhat anxiously at
Nina and her escort, for it is plain that
Rolfe seeks to detain the woman to
whom he has paid such unusual and de
voted attention ever since the hour of
her arrival. Silence and peace have
spread their wings abroad, hovering
with the twilight over the broad reser
vation, and the Berriens, walking rapid
ly now, as the energetic lady can lend
her expostulating spouse, come suddenly
upon the sight of the great golden moon
rising above the distant bluffs and peer
ing in upon the garrison through the
wide space that intenioses between the
surgeon's quarters and the barracks at
the east end.
“Now there is something Miss Guth
rie really must see,” says Berrien, halt
ing short. “As one of her admirers and
entertainers^ I feel bound to call her at
tention to it.”
"Dick!—stupid!—move on at once.
You must not speak to her now. Can’t
yon see?’
"See? Of course 1 see, and I want her
to g oe—that’s why 1 stop.” Again half
teosingly, he attempts to tnra as thongh
bent on looking back. She promptly
whirls him about and faces him in the
proper direction. “Oh.” he persists, "if
it is something about her yen wanted to
me to see, can’t you understand that J
have no eyes in the back of my head and
that therefore I should be allowed to
look about.”
"You see, sir, and understand the sit
uation perfectly well as it is. You’re
simply bent on mischief. Yon know
that Rolfe has been her shadow all day
long. hanging about her te say his say.
He knows this to be his last chance.
Everybody will be there the moment
dinner is over. Everybody will sur
round her, and unless he speaks now he
must let her go without a word.”
“Berengaria, you amaze met Are you
conniving at his capture? Didn't you
tell me you knew she wouldn't have
Him?’
“I did; I know it now; but he is a
man who wants to hear his fate from
her own lips and plead his canoe, too,
like a man, unless 1 am very mnch mis
taken in him. No, sir, don't you dare
look back."
“Poor devil! Why couldn’t he wait
till after dinner? she might be in softer
mood then. 1 always am. That’s why
you always wait till after dinner, 1 pre
sume, when you have anything special
to ask. Now this will take his appetite
away entirely.”
"As if he had any in the first place!
Poeitively, Richard, you have no soul
above a dinner. When a man iaas des
perately in love as Rolfe,do you suppose
be cares much what he eats?'
“Well, seems to me 1 waa never off
my feed,” is Berrien's reply with preter
natural gravity, looking straight to the
front now and refusing to meet his wife’s
dark eyes.
“Your with fine scorn. "Youl Why,
Richard Berrien, with all your amiable
qualities of heart and weaknesses of
head no one on earth would ever asso
ciate you ’and sentiment iu the Mine
breath. Of course you and your appe
tite are inseparable; but Rolfe is differ
ent; he is a lover.”
"Well, what am I?"
"You are simply a goose tonight
Come, don’t atop at the gate now; push
fight on into the house after the Hoid-
eoa. HI rna up to Mrs. Haalett’s room
with Nita." r .
A doaea of the Port people only have
been bidden to dinner, for hardly a din
ing room at the peat ia big enough for
more, and on the porch anxiously await
ing the coming of his guests is Haziett.
"Where are Rolfe and Miss Guthrie?
asks he as men will ask “All here now
but them.”
"Coming at once; only a few steps ,
behind ns," promptly answers Mrs. Ber-! Spencer,
rien. “Rnn in, major; 111 wait for t * le First Bap-
Nita." Berrien looks aa thongh he medi- church, of
tated a mischievous remark, bnt some- Oakland, Cal.
thing in her voice and manner tells him Last . ve, * r,,,, e was
that instant obedience is expected. He ! conve ried and at
A •u-xear-old O'rt ronaally Received
Into CHtirrlt Mriubornhlp.
One of the youngest church members
In the Doited States, and probably one
of the youngest in the world to be in
full fellowship,
is six-year-old
study of the re
quirements for
church member
ship. At first
child to baptism ol - A[>Y s sfknckr.
am) f-'.ll fellowship seems nureasonahle,
bnt it was not done in haste.
Her father is a minister and professor
gives one quick glance and steps into 1 once entered on a
the hall.
Presently, while chatting with others
of the arriving party, he is conscious of,
the swish of skirts passing np the stair
way. The door to the veranda is still i " ow ndniis-
open, and glancing out Berrien can see of * l,c “
Rolfe alone leaning against one of the
wooden pillars, his head drooping as
thongh plunged in deep thought.
“Poor old chap! he’s got his conge to
night, and that’* the end of his two of 0reck the California coUege, and
years’ romance. Odd about that girl w, .‘'' n tlis danghter expn>ssed a desire to
She fancies nobody." J 0 ' 11 the church he made an exhaustive
Three hours later, the moon being in ‘l’ ,ir y to the precedents in such
well up in the heavens now, and the after which the authorities of the
whole parade shining revealed almost as ‘‘hnrch examined tho child nt length
bright as day, both the verandas and the "naniinously decided that she was
parlor of Hazlett’s cozy home are intellectually the equal of the average
thronged with officers and ladies, chat- chil1 ' , of twelve years, and iu the under-
ting merrily together. The lights are °/ rel'h'ioua truths thoroughly
still blazing in the barracks. The trum
peters in full force are grouped abou t
the flagstaff sounding the last notes of
tattoo. The Holdens have borne Miss
Guthrie away with them, that the ladies
might stow their evening gowns in the
waiting Saratogas and then don their
traveling garb while the quartermaster's
big wagon trundles tho luggage down to
the railway station. Presently this lum
bering vehicle can be seen slowly roll
ing away from the Holdens' gate, and
everybody at Haziett's waits impatient
ly for the return of the party. Mrs
Holden is deservedly a favorite in tho
garrison, and Nita Guthrie, as has tieen
said, has won golden opinions. The
evening air is growing chill, however,
and of the dozen ladies present only the
younger, the girls, remain longer upon
the veranda.
About this pretty group, laughing aud
chatting, are four or five of the younger
officers, Brewster, "the swell of the
sube," keeping close to Winifred Ber
rien, and claiming more and more of the
glances of her big dark eyes. Down at
the gate, the moonlight glinting on his
polished saber, the officer of the day is
exchanging a few low toned words with
Major Berrien. Rolfe, who with silent
and dogged resolution has taken his
place at Miss Guthrie’s side as she came
down the stairs and escorted her to the
doctor’s, has turned from there and gone
slowly across the parade to his own
quarters on the other side. Everybody
seems to see aud know what has hap
pened, and many half whispered com
ments are being made, not all in sym
pathy with the willowed lover. Every
body respects Rolfe, yet among the
younger officers are several who feel no
warmth of friendship for him, and, as
between man and man, garrison girls
can only side with the youngsters.
Their story of their slight differences is
sometimes told again and again; the
elders’ seldom, for theirs would hardly
be believed.
Little by little the chat and laughter
subside.
“Oh, why doesn't she come back?'
pouts Miss Berrien. "The ambulances
will be here in less than half an hour,
and we won't see anything of her." A
chorus of girlish voices echoes Winifred's
views. Mrs. Berrien and Mrs. Parker
at this moment come forth from the
house and look expectantly up the road.
“How long they are!” says Winnie
again. "Whatcan keep them, mamma?'
“Packing, I donbt not. my child.”
“But the wagon's gone, trunks and all
It can’t be that."
“Still, 1 would not fret about it, Win
nie. Has she not promised to come next
spring and pay us a long visit?’
“Yes, but who knows where we may
all be next spring, or what may happen
meantime? Every |>aper we get is full
of stories of the ghost dances among the
Sioux, and if there should bo another In
dian war”
“Nonsense. Winifred! Don’t think of
snch a thing. After all this regiment
has iiad to snffer in Indian battle, yon
don’t suppose we, of all others, would
be sent from hero to u winter campaign
in the northern department? We've
seen the last of such troubles. God bo
thanked I"
Major Berrien, his interview with the
officer of the day ended, has just started
to rejoin the gronp on the veranda when
he hears his wife's pious words. Ho
whirls around sharply.
“Oh. captain, there’s one thing 1 for
got to tell you.” And the saber of the
officer of the day clanks against his leg
as Captain Porter faces about. The
younger officers go on with their blithe
chat; but Mrs. Berrien has known her
lord twenty long years, and no sooner
has the officer of the day departed than
she hastens to join him.
“Dick,” she falters, "surely you do
not believe that there is any chance of
the Twelfth going, even if there should
be tronble? Dick, tell me.”
“Berengaria, beloved inquisitor," he
begins, “1 didn't even know there was a
row anywhere.”
But she rebukes him by a single glance.
“Tell me, Dick." she persists, and
clings to his arm. “Yon don’t think,
after all we’ve been through, that, now
that we are so happily settled here, there
is a possibility of snch a thing? It isn’t
only for myself now. It’s—it wonld
mean more to Winifred than either of
us dreams of.”
He looks at her in silence and amaze
Then—then comes sndden distraction
On the stillness of night there rises a
•cream of terror—a woman's voice up
lifted in the expression of an awful
shock and agony. Then a dash toward
Holden's quarters, every man joining.
“My God!" shouts Berrien, “it's Nita
Guthrie."
Following the rush of soldiers' feet
half a dozen ladies, too. have hastened.
Winifred Berrien foremost of the lot.
At the head of the stairs, on the landing
of the second floor, dressed for her jour
ney, lies the fait guest of the regiment,
a senseless heap, with the blood flowing
from underneath bar pallid face.
(to be cosnicpitD.]
A Phynirlikn'a Keen.
South Africa responds to modern in
novations. A recent traveler in Kaffir-
land tells this incident:
As we were upsaddling, there passed
ns a man driving a small flock of goats
and several head of cattle. This was
the husband of a lady physician who is
mining the practice of the local witch
doctors, and he was taking home his
wife's fee for attending a patient—
Youth's Companion.
qualified for membership. In her fa
ther’s correspondence on the subject of
infant cajMcity he’received accounts of
many curious cases.
Rev. S. F. Smith, of Newton Center,
Mass., author of the hymn “America,”
told of the conversion of a child of four
years within his knowledge, followed by
a consistent and active Christian life of
forty years. In the writings of President
Edwards an account is given of Phoebe
Bartlett, who professed conversion at
four years and never dishonored her pro
fession. Rev. Galushu Anderson, of
Granville, O., told of an apparent con
version at three years, follow I by a
Christian life. Only twice, however, in
the United States have children of - ix
years been admitted to membership lie-
fore this case. Gladys was baptized (by
immersion of course) at evening service
and formally admitted in the presence
of a very largo congregation.
The Fnthc r of Twvutj -oue Boys.
Old Iron is the nickname for the little
bnt wiry and
much weather
beaten man who
runs the stree;
car switch at the
corner of Churei
and Chamber.!
streets, New
York. He stands
there iu all wea
thers without a
shelter, ami with
a little iron rod
hooked at the
end pulls the
switch rail this
way or that, ac
cording to tho
destination of tho
car. Yet he has
been there ever
since street curs
old iitox. were established,
and for nearly as many years before
that he drove a coach on a Broa 1-
way stage hue. and in those years he be
came the fattier of twenty-one hoys—
"and nary a gal with ’em,” as he adds.
His second wife died many years ago,
and all his lioys are out of his care ami
custiily, except two, who are iu a Catholio
school, but his eye is as bright as ever, and
he seems fit for very many more years at
the switch. His name is Lanson Swan,
aud he was born ami reared on a farm
on the New York side of Lake Chain-
plain, but removed to New York as soon
as he was self supporting, and has now
been iu the transportation line for over
half a century. He is full of amusing
stories of the old time merchants whom
he used to haul down Broadway, es]>o-
cially of A. T. Stewart, who was one of
his favorites.
Tras GaBtlswoaen.
When » working girl allows the faith
ful performance of her work to tall be-
> hind her devotion to drees she has used
the first coupon on her ticket to destruc
tion. The hand of Providence may in
terpose before the brakcraan calls the
last station, but nothing short of such
intervention can Mve her. If you must
come to this big dry to earn your th ing
seek first the companionship of Christian
people. By Christian people 1 do not
mean church mem >erB necessarily, but
all snch us have lofty standards and
strive to live up to ihetn. Earnest, clean
hearted, pure lived people are the best
Christian people an 1 make the best com
rades. Never lie ai hamed to stand tor
your principles.
If you have been brought up to say
your prayers before retiring do not he
turned from the pra dice by the laughter
of fools. Be as bn ve at the little hero
in “Tom Brown's Schooldays,” who
dared to stand by his colors in the face of
a swarm of torment ing boys. Be conrte-
ons always; a gent'ewoman can always
lie detected under ■ dabby clothes, aud ;
lady through the stress of ever so grew
some poverty by tie- well bred affabiliMj
of their manners. The shop girl wii
cultivates a languid and indifferent stylo
of deportment would never be a lady or
the right stamp alth mgh you hung ever)
hair of her head with diamonds.—Chi
cago Herald.
Simplify.
Simplify! That is the secret. Simplify
in household service and elucidate the
domestic problem. Simplify iu food
and solve the tervan problem. Simplify
in weddings, and re-establish the old
fashioned practice of marrying aud giv
ing in marriage. S- mplify in what you
eat, and banish dyi popsia. Simplify in
protection, and abji re colds. Bang out
your double windov a, uncoil your steam
pilies, and go back to airy houses and
open fireplaces, and bid farewell forever
to contagious diseas. s.-Chicago Herald.
ItteMliig. Katllj Heatowed.
To read to the dea'- ones who are weak
or ill, te the suffereis in hospitals aud to
aid thoee whose eye- are failing as the
long shallows of lite’s afternoon cloud
their brightness—t iese are blessings
which we can easily bestow and by
which we are ourscl > es enriched.—Har
per’s Bazar.
It liny III. I.if. Th roil all.
"The accent of an Irish gentleman’’
was said to be a characteristic of Sir
William White, the recently deceased
British embassador to Turkey. It was
worth a week of one's lifetime to hear
his “Ah, my dear sir-r-r!" words that
coming from his lips, rang through tho
thickest doors. He was a man of leouine
aspect, tall, stalwart, with a massive
forehead and a flowing white beard. Ho
was a busy man, having in his whole
lifetime not passed an idle moment, it is
said.
Haplil Railroad Rulldius.
General AnnenkofTs exploit in rail
road building and equipment seems
wonderful in Russia. He built 1,250
miles of railroad, from Samarcand to
the Caspian sea, much of it along tho
desert, in eighteen months. General H.
Moser, of Paris, is one of the oldest liv
ing explorers of Turkestan, and the rise
in importance of the Pamir question ha-!
directed his attention to the possibility
of Russia's building new rou U with the
same marvelous speed.
A rioneer Newtipa|M-r Woman.
Lady journalists have now become so
numerous thffi they may lie interested to
hear of the death of a fellow worker,
who was the pioneer of feminine writers
on newspapers in Belgium. Literary
work evidently agreed with Mme. Caro
line Hopp, for she lived to be eighty-one
years of age. She founded The Joun.al
de Bruges, the first French journal in
Flanders, and wrote poetry in her leisure
moments.
May Re Happy When Married.
Fried calves’ liver is said to be • fa
vorite dish of Prince Albert Victor, the
eldest son of the Prince of Wales. Prin
cess Mary of Teck is said to be fond of
bacon, so when the two are wed they
can, like Jack Sprat and his wife,
“scraiie the platter clean"—always pro
vided that the breakfast dish is liver and
bacon.
The latest news from Tranby Croft is
that private theatricals have supplanted
baccarat.
Accurate.
In a breach of promise case, the other
day, the lady on the stand said that
when a friend suggeeted that she would
make him a good wife, he answered:
"Hemr “Did he really say ‘Hem? ” in
quires the counsel for the defense. "He
did,” she averred, “or something of tliat
kind.” This reminds one of the accu
rate witness who swore that some one
had called over the banisters, “Tom,
Tom,” or words to that effect.—San
Francisco Argonaut
The Thumb an Index te Character.
The way in which the thumb is lield
is a true sign of character. The man
who turns R in under his fingem is al
ways weak. That is the position in
which it is always held by a child. The
thumbs of great meu are large and
point out conspicuously from their fel
STA TB OF 80 UTB CAROLINA.
COURT'S or DARLIRQTOR.
Court of Common Pleas.
Summons for Relief (Com-1
plaint not served.)
Mary E. Byrd, plaintiff, against
Henry A. Mims, Evans Nor
ris, R. W. Boyd and J. E. Net
tles, partners under the firm
name of Boyd & Nettles, Ira
Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie
Rials, Scott Rials, Lee Rials,
John Rials, Agnes Rials and
Leland Rials and also Sarah
L. Rials with whom the infant
defendants reside, defendants.
To the defendants Henry
j A. Mims, Evans Norris,
R. W. Boyd and J. E. Nettles,
, partners under the firm
'name of Boyd & Nettles, Ira
| Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Ri
als, Scott Rials, Lee Rials, John
Rials, Agnes Rials and Leland
Rials, and also Sarah L.
Rials with whom the infant de
fendants reside:
You are hereby summoned
and reejuired to answer the com
plaint in this action, which is
filed in the office of the Clerk of
Court of Common Pleas, for the
said County, and to serve a copy
of your answer to the said com
plaint on the subscriber at his
office at Darlington C. H., S. C.,
within twenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the complaint
within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in the complaint.
GEO. W. BROWN,
Plaintiff’s Atty.
Dated Feb. 12, A. D. 1892.
H
ARTSVILLS RAILROAD.
Iu effect May 81, 1892.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
Ready for the Fray.
“1 see you obey i illitary orders," he
said aa he looked ad .iiringly at her deli
cate cheek.
“Whatdo you mean?' she asked, won
dering.
“You keep your pi-wder dry," he an
swer with aublime audacity.—Detroit
Free Press.
(i. I H IM &
To the defendants: Ira Rials,
Maggie Rials, Willie Rials,
Scott Rials, Lee Rials, John
Rials, Agnes Rials, and Le
land Rials and also Sarah L.
Rials, with whom the infant
defendants reside:
Take notice that unless you
procure the appointment of a
guardian ad litem to appear and
defend this action on your be
half within twenty days from
the service of the summons
herein upon you the plaintiff
will apply to the Honorable
Thomas H. Spain, Judge of Pro
bate for Darlington county, for
an order appointing Henry T.
Thompson, Esq., or some other
suital le and competent person,
guardian ad litem for you and
authorizing and directing him
to appear and defend the above
entitled action in your behalf.
GEO. W. BROWN.
Plaintiff’s Atty.
Manilla cturers
—or—
Doors, Saeb, Blums,
Tvoio'crn.-oiisros
—Ah D —
Building Material.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CHARLESTON, 8. 0.
April, 20 1889—1
To the above named defendants:
Take notice that the complaint
in this action was filed in the
office of the Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for the said
county of Darlington on the 20th
dav of July, A. D. 1892.
GEO. W. BROWN,
Plaintiff’s Atty.
July 28—Gt
Sheriff’s Sale.
XT A TE OF 80 V'J’H CAROLINA.
Ikirlinytu.i County.
The South Caroline Loan anil Trust
Company vb. The Darlington Light,
Water and Powei Company.
Sale under Order of Court.
Pursuant to an ordi-r of court made iu
the above stated .iction of date Au
gust 11, 1892, I wi'l sell in front of
the Court House of Darlington
county, at Dari in rton, on the find
Monday in Septenber next or the
Tuesday thereafter,
AH that lot of h nd situate in the
town of Darlington county and State
aforesaid, known as a portion of the
town lot, comment ing immediately
at the rear of that 1 ne of the lot of D.
Lewis, which front) on Cashua street,
and measuring thirty-three feet and
six inches on Lewis ine to the lot of
II. C. Norment and 'tinning back on a
line in the rear of the town property
on the southwest, c distance of one
hundred and sixty-four feet, more or
less, aud on the nor beast, a distance
of one hundred and fifty six feet more
or less, and houndei< as follows to wit:
North and east by ot of B. (’. Nor
ment, south by lot >f D Lewis, and
west by the town lo , with ingress and
egress to and from < ashna street.
Terms of sale, cash; purchaser to i
. P. COLE,
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED.
OIO.C.TOALC HENRY OLIVES
Geo. E. Toale 4 Co,
■WHITIEj ZFUSTE
DOORS, SASH,
BLINDS,
AND
WMiiggMittmL
OFFICE AND SALESROOMS
10 and 12 Uayne Street,
OHABLR 3TON, - - S. C
•^Special Prices Cheerfully Fur
nished.
|«iy for papers.
Aug. 18—8t
W.
S. D. C.
Sheriffs Sale.
8TATE OF 8OVTH CAROLINA.
County of D irUngton.
S. L. Nichols vs The Lamar Bulletin
Publishing Company.
Execution Against Property.
By virtue of the alx ve stated Execu
tion to me directed I will sell at
Lamar in the Countyof Darlington,
State of South Ca olina, on the first
Monday in September next or the
Tue day thereafter.
One Printing Press, Type and fix
tures, levied on astl e property of the
Lamar Bulletin and Publishing Com
pany to satisfy the above Execution
Terms of Sale Cash.
W. P. COLE,
8. D. C.
August 19 1892.
Howard Fleming,
276 East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
IMPORTEROF
English Portland Cement
AND DEALER IN
LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER,
HAIR, dkC., and all BUILK
ING MATERIAL.
Lowest Prices.
Best Satisfaction.
CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY.
Oct. 29—tvr
Desirable Lot For Sale.
WE off^r for sale the lot of the late
Mrs. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar
lington. PAUL WHIPPLE,
J. GREGG McCALL,
J. E. NETTLES,
Executors.
Ap 21—tf
Not the Mon In Qaevtlon.
A laborer in a rough felt hat and long
•mock walked the other day into the ( j ow men\)>or8.—Interview in St. Louis
Shakespeare library, aud after looking 1 Globe-Democrat
attentively for some time at one of the
custodians, went np to him and said, “I
•ay, sur, be yon Mr. Shakespeare as I’ve
heerin speak ovT Tbs custodian ex
plained to Hodge that he was not tbs
“ ' “ ‘ Tela-
Fore© of Hnkft.
First Little Girl—Your papa is awful
eroes.
Second Little Girl (apologetlenllyV-
He used to be an elevated railroad raarA
—Good News.
Receiver’s Sale.
8TA TB OF 80 VTII CAROLINA.
County of Darlington.
The South Carolina Loan and Trust
Co., trustee, plain iff*, vs. The Dar
lington Light, Water and Power]
Co., defendant.
Pursuant to an ordt r of court made
in the above stated action of date j
August 11, 1892, I will sell in front:
of the Court House of Darlington
county at Darlington, on the first
Monday In 8epteml>er next or the
Tuesday thereafter,
All and singular the property and
effects of The Darlii gton Light, Wa
ter and Power Co upany excepting
the real estate, cons sting of Dynamos
and all the nccassa y Electrical Ap
paratus thereto belonging, wires,
pole*, cross-arms, pins, insulators,
transformers, lamp., hoods, meters,
lightning arresters, cut outs, wind
mill, steam pump, vater mains, tank
with supports, pipii g, etc., etc., with
franchises, privileges, water rights.
Terms of sale cash on delivery.
W. V. DARGAN,
▲ug 23—2t Receiver.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTV OK DARLINOTON.
By T. H. Spain, Bag., Probate Judge.
Whereas, A. M. Watkins hath made
suit to me, to grant unto him Letters
of Administration of the Estate of and
effects of J. S. Back well.
These are therefore to cite and ad
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said J. S. Black-
well, deceased, that they be and ap
pear, before me, in the Court of Pro
bate, to he held at Darlington C. H.,
on September 7th next, after publica
tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore
noon, to shew cause, if any they have
why the said Administration should
not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 22d day
of August, Anno Domini, 1892.
T. H. SPAIN,
Judge of Probate.
Aug 25—it
Leave Harlsville
Jovann
6.20 a iu
Floyd’s
.... 7.10 a m
Darlington
>••••••••••
... 9.00 a m
Palmetto
.... 9.25 a m
Arrive Florence
.... 9.50 a m
Leave Florence
... 2.00 p m
Palmetto
.. 2.15 p iu
Darlington....
Floyd’s
Jovann.
... 3.45 p ia
Arrrive Hartsville....
. 4.05 [> m
J F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
■CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
In Effect March 2, 1892
NORTH. SOUTH.
1 2
P. M.
A. M.
5.30
Charleston
11.05
7.05
Pregnall’s
9.50
9 20
Sumter
7.85
10.15
Lamar
6.35
1030
Syracuse
6.20
10.45
11 01
Darlington
Mont Clare
6.05
5.50
11.11
Robin’s Neck 5.39
11.20
Mandeville
5.24
11.40
Bennettsville 5.10
P. M.
A. M.
All trains daily except Sunday.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
c
A 1). and C. A S. RAILROADS.
In effect May 31, 1892.
Leave Wadesboro
.... 4.40 a m
Bennett's
... 5.01 a m
Morven’s
McFarland
Cheraw
... 6.05 am
Cash's
.... 6.17 a iu
Society Hill
.... 6.32 a m
Dove’s
Floyd’s
Darlington
Palmetto
7.22 a m
Arrive Florence
7.37 a m
Leave Florence
9.00 p m
Palmetto
.... 9.13 p m
Darlington
.. 9.23 p iu
Floyd's
Dove's
Society Hill
Cash's
Cheraw
McFarland
... 11.04 pm
Morven’s
Bennett’s
... 11.34 p m
Arrive Wadesboro
Freight Train
Leave Florence
7.45 a m
Arrive Darlington
Leave Darlington
4.00 p m
Arrive Florence
... 5.00pm
A. F. RAVEN EL.
President.
N’
ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
In effect May 81, 1899.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 27.
Leave Florence 1.35 a m
Kiugstree
Lhucs 2.50 a m
Arrive Charleston 5.00 a iu
No. 23.
Leave Florence 8.05 a iu
Kiugstree 9.30 a m
lames 9.55 a m
Arrive Charleston 11.59 a iu
No. 53.
Leave Lanes 8.45 p in
Arrive Charleston 10.20 p m
Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at
Florence with No. 23 Train.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 78.
Leave Charleston 1.20 am
Lanes 3.25 a m
Kingstree 3 43 am
Arrive Florence 4.45 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston 5.16 p m
Lanes 7.05 p m
Kingstree 7.24 p iu
Arrive Florence 8.30 p iu
No. 52.
Leave Charleston 0.50 a m
Arrive Lanes 8.27 a ic
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. of S. C.
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilming
ton, N. C., making close connection
with W. & W. R. R. for all points
North.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
vv
1LMINGTON, COLUMBIA A
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect March 27, 1892.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 23.
Leave Wilmington
Marion
... 9.85 p m
Arrive Florence
10.25 p m
No. 5o.
Leave Florence
Sumter
4.35 a m
Arrive Columbia
.. 6.15 a m
No. 27.
Leave Wilmington
10.10 p m
Marion
12.40 a m
Arrive Florence
.. 1.20 am
No. 52.
Leave Sumter
. 9.43 a m
Arrive Columbia
. 10.55 a m
No. 58.
Leave Florence
Sumter
9 20 a m
Atiention Mechanics i
All persons In need of babbitt metal
o*u purchase it cheap at tu Daa*
purero* Nxws office.
June 12, >90—U
Aarrive Columbia
No. 62 runs through from Charles
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8.82 a m. Manning 9 U9 a m.
Train on C. and D. Railroad con
nects at Florence with No. S”.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 51.
Leave Columbia 10.45 p m
Sumter 12.04 a m
Arrive Florence 1.15 a m
No. 78.
Leave Florence 5.00 a m
Marion 5 44 a m
Arrive Wilmingtyo 8.55 s iu
No. 59.
Leave Columbia
Sumter 7.30 p m
Arrive Florence 8.40 p m
No. 53.
Leave Columbia 6.00 p m
Arrive Sumter 7.25 p m
No. 14.
Leave Florence 8.50 p m
Marlon 0.35 pm
Arrive Wilmington 12.20 a m
No. 53 runs through to charleston
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 8.00 o m lames 8.40 p in,
charleston 10.30 a m.
No. 59 connects at Florence with c.
A D. train Irom c he raw and Wades
boro.
Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec
tion at Wilmington with W. A W.
Railroad for all [mints North.
Trains on Florence Railroad leave
Pee Dee daily except Sunday 8 85 a
m, arrive Rowland 11.40 a m. Return
ing leave Rowland 12 16 p m, arrive
Pee Dee 4.00 p m.
Trains on Manchester A Augusta
Railroad leave Sumter daily except
Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 1169
am. Returning leave Rimini 12.30p.
m, arrive Sumter 1.40 p. m.
J. K. Ill VIA iv Gen Sun*-
■ 1 "V ——t 1 - IB
Notice to Creditors.
STATE OB SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Darlington.
The South Carolina Loan and Tiust
Company, Trustee, vs. The Darling
ton Light, Water and Power Com-
I pany.
| Complaint for Foreclosure and Sale.
Pursuant to tire order of His Honor,
I Judge J. H. Hudson, of date August
11, 1892, iu above stated ease, all cred
itors of the Darlington Light, Water
and Power Company, are required to
establish their claims before the un
dersigned on or before the 15th day
of September, A. D., 1892.
W. F. DARGAN.
Receiver, D. L., W. A P- Co.
Aug 18-3L