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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1899)
j , 1 1 II i 1 Ij -l-A Chaneed Man' THEY were standing before a per fumery shop In r.ond street as I passed themtwo young ladles of manifestly good society, so refined was their appearance and so perfectly correct their tenure. I could not help half turning, and who should they be but that archtease of a cousin of mine, Sybil Vane, and her bosom friend, Gwen O'llnra. It was Sybil that had spoken, and she said: "Fancy that little fool throwing her self away on a man like that when she knows he only wants her for her money." "What little fool and what man?" I asked, as I raised my hat by way of apology for the intrusion. "Oh, you men! You never know any thing," said Sibyl, when she had recov ered fiuiii lliu feliork my question had evidently occasioned. "Then tell me," I rejoined. "You nev er have any secrets from me, you know at least, not for long." "Why, Honor Beaumont and Capt. Faulkiner, to be sure." "Are they engaged to be married?" "Of course they are, and he hasn't a penny, while she has a mil 1 Ion." "Well, he's a very handsome fellow, and she Is passable." "They say he cheated at cards, that he's In everybody's debt, and Is nothing slnrt of a mere adventurer. And yet Honor Beaumont has accepted him! I Bay it's really too bad of her." I had known Faulkiner for some years, and I am bound to say I had very little to urge in his defense. He had never been actually caught In any nefarious proceeding, but it was known that he had run through most of his friends, and that he was wonderfully lucky at faro, and that he was anxious ly looking for an heiress. The wedding took place, and about four months afterward Captain and Mrs. Faulkiner were back in town, ap parently the happiest people to be found in nil Heljrravla. As for Faulkiner, he seemed com pletely changed. There was a manli ness about him that one never noticed before; his eyes wore a frank expres sion that was truly refreshing to see. lie was clearly devoted to his wife, and they seemed to perfectly understand and trust each other. What could It mean? Gradually I got to really like Faulki ner. He made a splendid host, was a pattern of the domestic virtues, and Im pressed one as being the soul of honor. Our acquaintance linally ripened Into a close friendship, and the Intimacy de veloped until at length I found myself how I know not on terms of real confidence with the man whom, only a few months before, I had been Inclined to look upon very much In the light in which he was regarded by my cousin Sybil. One evening he expounded the mys tery. "Shall I tell you the story of our courtship. Jack?" ho asked. "As you will, my dear fellow," I re plied, "If It isn't too sacred a subject for a third party." "That's Just It It Is a sacred subject, as you will see." He lit his cigar and proceeded: "All that the world thought and said of me before I was married was true, and more than true. I was a 'regular what little FOOL and what man?' I ASKED. bad lot.' And It Is true also that In pro posing to Miss Beaumont I was actu ated by the most mercenary motives, and those alone. "All that I wanted was her money her money, Jack do you hear me? The world said so, and the world was per foitly right. 1 had plans as to what I would do with It. My chief anxiety was to prevent her getting any Inkling of the truth, nnd so I never ceased to lar.ee constant attendance on her, nnd especially to withdraw her as far as possible from her lady friends. All went veil until one evening nt the Vllllcrs' Lull she took me to one side, saying: wis illiii. " 'Fritz' she always called me Fritz rather than Frank 'I want to speak to you.' " 'What Is It, darling?' " 'You are not to call me darling any more till this matter Is cleared up.' " 'What matter, dear?' "'Just this: People are saying that you are marrying me merely for my money. Is that so?' " 'Of course not. I love you for your self ' " 'Stop, stop! I am going to put you to the proof. You know my solicitors Messrs. Hopkins & Dicey, In Lincoln's Inn?' " 'Yes.' " 'Well, meet me there to-morrow at noon, sharp. And now, good-night.' "In a moment she was gone. I passed a sleepless night, and with great diffi- "ICLASI-ED HER IX MY ARMS AND WE WEPT TOOETIIEIl." culty nerved myself in the morning to keep the mysterious appointment. "Old Dicey I call him that because he Is now one of my dearest friends received me coldly. " 'I have been favored, Capt. Faulki ner,' he said, 'with some very extraor dinary Instructions from my client your fiancee Miss Beaumont. I must entirely disclaim all responsibility in the matter. I have simply given effect to Miss Beaumont's wishes, and the final Issue of them must rest entirely with yourself. If you please, we will go to the adjoining room, where Miss Beaumont awaits us.' "We found her seated near a window. She did not rise, but simply lwwed, and I saw. thai her face was pale, and that It wore an expression of apparent en forced calm. "'Fritz, I told you last night that people are saying that you are marry ing me merely for my money. It mat ters little to me now whether they speak the truth or not. If they do, then, whether or not you become my hus band, Is the light gone out of my life Indeed. You know, Fritz, how I love you! If you can have done this cruel thing nothing can undo It now. If you have designed to beggar me, under the pretext of affection, husband or no hus band, fortune or no fortune, can make no difference to me. But It shall never be said that you actunlly did marry me for my money, and so, Fritz, I have asked Mr. Dicey to draw up a deed which which ' And here the poor darling broke down completely and could say no more. "The deed, Capt Faulkiner,' said Mr. Dicey, with frigid solemnity, Ms an uncommon one; I know, Indeed, of no precedent. But It relates that, In con sideration of Capt. Francis Arthur Faulkiner, of the Second Life Guards, releasing Miss Honor Beaumont, of Hurtslleld House, Hertsfordshlrc, from her engagement to marry him, the said Miss Honor Beaumont herewith makes over to the said Capt. Francis Arthur Faulkiner all her real and personal property, ns scheduled herewith, save and except the residence known as The Grove, Isleworth, lu the county of Mid dlesex, and as much of her Midland Hallway debenture stock ns will suf fice to provide an annuity of $1,G00 a year.' "I turned half mechanically to Hon or. She was still calm and pale, but her eyes were brimful of tears. " 'It Is Impossible!' I exclaimed. And Just at that moment something seemed to struggle within me, for out of the depths of my sinful heart there came welllug the tiny, feeble remnant of the little good It ever held. "I felt ns If I could give not only love but life to that noble woman who had proposed to herself this mad, this fear ful sacrluco In order to put to proof the sincerity of the man she loved. Disre garding the presence of the man of law, I clasped her In my arms, and we yes, Jack, we wept together. "I treasure now that sacred parch ment which awakened to new life the little good that was left In me which aroused the deadened sense of unselfish love and gave me riches greater far than my villainy had ever dreamed of. Do you wonder, Jack, that I am a changed man?" And that was the sequel of the con versation In Bond street An Inch from Death. A correspondent of the Detroit Free Press relates a peculiar experience which happened to a friend of his dur ing a stay In Burma. We were sitting on the veranda of our bungalow one evening, enjoying our after-dinner cheroot. Finally my, friend arose and sauntered Into his bedroom. Usually lights were placed In all the t bedrooms, but this evening, for some reason probably the moonlight the servant had not performed his duties.1 I could hear my friend fumbling about on his dressing-table, and then sudden-' ly he gave a cry of horror and rushed out to the light. "I have been struck by a snake," he gasped, and his face was deadly pale. I "Where Is It? Quick! Show me!" I exclaimed, as I whipped out a knife. He held out his right arm. There was no mark on the hand, which I ex-i amlned critically, but on the cuff of the shirt were two tiny scratch-like punc tures, and two little globules of poison sinking Into the starched linen and leaving a sickly, greenish-yellow mark. "You've had a close call, old man," I exclaimed, with a sigh of relief; "and now let us settle the snake." We found him coiled up on a small mirror, which lay on the table, and an ugly-looklng reptile he was, too, ready to strike again. He was a very poisonous snake, known as the Deboae Itusselll, but after my friend had done with him It would have been difficult for any natur alist to ha)3 placed him In his proper genus. A Delightful Picture. A homelike picture of Mrs. Washing ton and her favorite granddaughter la given by Mrs. James Gibson, who fre quently visited her when, as the Presi dent's wife, she resided In Philadelphia, then the capital of the United States. Mrs. Gibson's language Is quoted by Miss Wharton In her "Martha Wash ington." Mrs. Washington was in the habit of retiring at an early hour to her own room, unless detained by company, and there, no matter what the hour, Nellie (Miss Custis) attended her. One evening my father's carriage be ing late In coming for me, my dear young friend Invited me to accompany her to grandmamma's room. There, after some little chat, Mrs. Washington apologized to me for pursuing her usual preparations for the night, and Nellie entered upon her accustomed duty by reading a chapter and a psalm from the old family Bible, after which all pres ent knelt In evening prayer. Mrs. Washington's faithful maid then assisted her to disrobe and lay her head upon the pillow; Nellie then sang a vers. of some sweetly soothing hymn, and then leaning down, received, the parting blessing for the night, with some emphatic remarks on her duties, improvements, etc. The effect of these Judicious habits and teachings ap peared in the granddaughter's charac ter through life. Oklahoma. A sensational case with a funny side Is reported from El Reno. A couple ar rived at the principal hotel and regis tered themselves as man and wife. In fact, they were elopers, one having run away from a wife and the other a hus band. In the course of a week the in jured hflsband and tho Injured wife arrived from Kentucky and caused the arrest of the pair. The deserted man and woman had never seen each other before, but while waiting for requisi tion papers from Kentucky they stop ped at the same hotel, and formed an acquaintance. Having a common grief, they became interested In each other, and on the day the requisition papers were to arrive they astonished the offi cers by eloping on their own account, going to Texas, where they are now supposed to be. The first pair of elop ers were released from Jail, and the Kentucky officer returned home, after Informing the local paper that he "hoped a rattlesnake would bite him If he ever traveled a thousand miles again to help a couple of men trnde wives." Kansas City Journal. Unreasonable. It Is part of a doctor's duty to keep up the spirits of his patient, since hope fulness Is often the best of medicine, but the Cincinnati Enquirer cites a case In which encouragement was carried almost too far. A man met with a frightful accident, ns a result of which both hLs legs had to bo amputated. "Never mind," said the surgeon, a few days afterward, finding the poor man despondent; "never mind, we shall hnve you on your feet again within three weeks." The good points of a great many pco pie seem to Lavs been broken off. HARCOURT'S RESIGNATION. Came as a Surprise to England and Demoralized the Liberals. The resignation of Sir William Ver non Hareourt as official leader of the Liberal party In the House of Com mons came as a surprise to all Eng land and threw the Liberal ranks Into a state of disorder. When, In December, 1SC8, Mr. Glad stone came into power as the chief of the administration, William Vernon Hareourt took his seat in Parliament as representative of the city of Oxford. It was not long before he gave the House of Commons a taste of his qual ity. His maiden speech was In oppo sition to the proposition to abrogate the statute of Queen Anne, which requires that ministers of the crown when they take office should vacate their seats and offer themselves for re-election. This speech, with Its ponderous learn ing and brilliant wit, made his name. In 1SS0, when the Gladstone govern ment was formed, Sir William became home secretary. At this time It fell to him to pilot the Irish crimes act through the House of Commons against the fierce opposition of Mr. Parnell and the Irish members, a task which he accomplished with brilliancy. He resumed the place of chancellor of the exchequer In 1802, the same post he had held during the previous Glad stone administration. When Glad stone retired It was supposed that Sir William would succeed him. The man- SIR WILLIAM VERNON HARCOURT. tie of authority, however, fell on Lord Boseberry, Sir William remaining the leader in the House of Commons. The resignation of Mr. Hareourt dors not mean his retirement from public life. He will still retain his scat In the Com mons. "What Is your occupation?" the law yer asked a boy on the witness stand. "I work on my father's farm," the witness replied. "You don't do much but sit around, do you?" "Well, I help my father." "But you're worthless, aren't you?" was the attorney's decisive question. "I don't know whether I am or not," retorted the witness warmly. Then the attorney took another tack. "Your father's a worthless man, Isn't he?" "Well, he works about tho farm." The attorney here fastened an eye which gleamed with triumph on the Jury and nailed the boy with a glance from the other and said: "Isn't It true that your father doesn't do enough work to prevent his becoming called worthless?" The boy had chafed under these un pleasant questions, relates the Balti more News, and summoning up cour age, he said loudly: "If you want to know so bad whether my father's worthless, ask him; there he is, on the Jury." Village Lawyer (from Skedunk) You think I' must have lots of Idle time? By George, I can beat any man In forty mile of my town playing checkers! Village Lawyer (from Splketown) I can't play checkers, but I can lean back lu a chair nnd balance it on its hind legs for fifteen minutes by the watch, and there ain't another man In my congressional district who can do that Detroit Free Tress. Nuts for Rating. Nuts are much employed In high-class cookery, but their value seems not to bo recognized by tho majority of country housewives, too many of whom let tho squirrels get them all. Very delicious dishes nre made of chestnuts. Any nut mnkes a cake more delicious. Nuts chopped and sprinkled over puddings, hot or cold, give a new flavor and great ly Improve them, while mixed through custard they make a surprising change lu this simple dish. Stewed apples sprinkled with chopped nuts nnd the core space filled with Jam make a good desert, which need be of no cost except for the labor used, nnd this Is of only nominal value.-rhlladelphia Inquirer. Jollydog-"Our American heiresses nppear to have tho same trouble ns our candidates for office." Pollywog "What's that?" Joll.vdog-"They find It very hard to get a square count " Town Topics. Saved nil Tim.. "I've come to see vour husband i the interest of the Knights of LaL Mrs. Reagan," said a bland, elderl man, as the mistress of the Jl household answered his ring. '"He ain't to home," said Mrs RM gan, with arms akimbo, "but I ' promise you one thing 60rr, and tlit is, you'll get niver a night ' labor 0u av lim Reagan, and it's no use trvin'i Sure and he'd knock off work in th daytime, if it wasn't for mo keenin' at him till I'm that wore out them's L strength lift in mel" Youth's Com pauioti. Venice Will lie Drained. Venice without its waters would ba a far less picturesque place than it ac tually is, says the London Chronicle' And suoh a state of affairs, we are led .to believe, may eventually come about The regular increase in the delta of the Po has been studied by Prof. Marinel. li. Comparison of. the Austrian man of about 1823 with the records of eur. veys made in 1893 shows that tho mean annual increase during those yeara has been about three-tenths of a square mile; and from nil known data it an. pears that the total increase during eij centuries has been about 198 square miles. The inceaRe is continuing and the Gulf of Venice is doomed in time to disappear. No immediate alarm need, however, be excited, for Prof. Marinelli calculates that between 100 and 120 centuries will elapse before the er;i!r;, . ..., -unmio wu hnve be come dry land. Effect of Coffee Drinking on Eves. Snaitkin. according to the Medical Review, says that the Moors are invet erate coffee drinkeis, especially the merchants, who sit at their bazars and drink continually during tho day. It has been noticed that almost invar iably when these coffee drinkers reach the age of 40 or 45 their eyesight be gins to fail them, and by the time they get to be 50 yeaia old they become blind. One is forcibly impressed by the number of blind men seen about the streets of Fez, the capital of Mo rocco. It is invariably attributed to the execs8ive use of coffee. N. Y. Medical Times. A Model. Town, A Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexi co, correspondent of the New York World thus describes the model town in which he lives: "Ours is a town of about 1.000 inhabitants. Eleven years have passed since the first tent was pitched by the first settler. Now we have hundreds of dwellings owned by the dwellers no millionaires, no teg gars. We are in a chamber of the mountains 5,000 feet high. Fifteen miles of hills and hollows part ua from the nearest railioad station. We have no saloons, no gamlbing, no smoking, no profanity, no round dancing at our socials. We have one police officer. Nearly every man owns a gun. Our academy building has 5,000 square feet of floors and 250 students. If you can beat this, please put in waste basket." 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