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3 Caught in e 0 e fpHERE are some advantages," I said Ronald meditatively, "In being a cousin, after all." He addressed Angelica, who sat op posite him. All about them was deep blue serenity on one hand stretching away to meet in a line with a fainter azure, on the other merging distantly into long shining masses of greenish brown rocks, with ragged cliffs tower ing above them. Angelica's hat was tilted a little forward and the breeze darted in among her curls, tossing them merrily about her face. She was a diminutive person in all respects save two, which two were particularly la.ge, brilliant, languishing, and In every way dangerous. "But on the whole, Angelica," added Ronald, deliberately, "I regret that I am in any way related to or connected with you." "Ronald!" she exclaimed, "I really cannot allow you to be so flattering." "A cousin is a nondescript, variable sort of being at times an absolute stranger, at others a sort of second hand brother in that capacity ex tremely useful. Of course, that Is on.vw.tV.tn- V,,,f . "I think it's a great deal; but I see you are the same as ever. You always were a greedy little boy," said Angel ica. "Thanks. You, on the other hand, were rather nicer as a little girl than you are now In some ways oh! you could still be nice if you tried." "If I tried? How funny! I shouldn't know you see most people think " ebe regarded her shoes inquiringly. "I dare say; but I am not 'most peo ple.' I stand alone." "I thought you were sitting down," Interrupted Angelica. (She certainly was provoking to-day.) And I wasn't aware that you Vere alone. But per haps I don't count." "My dear, that's the worst of It. You do count, and there's no one else In the world who does. I Just worship you, Nan! Have I startled you?" "Not at all," she answered, politely. "You see they all say that or some thing equivalent." She turned her head a little and dabbled In the water with her hand. "Oh, yes, I know! Of course, I'm a presumptuous fool. All the same, I have thought lately" he paused and then added: "Do you remember last week at Cowes?" "Yes," said Angelica, radiantly. "On that afternoon I don't mind telling you, Rouald I very seriously consider ed falling in love with you. There Is a yacht quite close to us," she added, quite hastily; "I considered, and after due dtllberallon, dec!d d " "Well, Nhu?" "Not to fall in love with any one at all." "You mean " "Ronald, if you don't row how can I Bteer? We don't want to be swamped. Love is so inconvenient." "You're pulling the wrong rope. I confess I don't quite see how " "Well, it docsu't always go with other things." "But Is It not worth more than other things?" "Ronald," replied Angelica, some what Irrelevantly, "have you any Idea of the price of a Tails hat?" "The left rope agalu. Ah, now we're safe! A Paris hat? I well, I have heard that they're something ridicu lous." "They are absolutely ridiculous. That fact alone," said Angelica, solemn ly, "Is enough to make auy thought of love Impossible and wicked." "Except for any one with a heart, with a soul, composed in fact of any thing but shallowness and vanity." "My dear boy, If you go on," she said, encouragingly, "you will In time make the accomplished flatterer of the age." "Ion't Jest with me, Nan. It's noth ing to you, perhaps, but to me It's every thing. I love you. If you knew what the word meant," he burst out ve hemently, "you could not sit there coolly breaking my heart In your hands." "Hush! Not so loud. Yes, I know I'm wicked (penitently). I oughtn't to be here with you at all, when I am going to marry some one else." "You're going to Nan, Is this true?" "Mr. Rathbone," said Angelica, drooping. "Are you engaged to him?" "He will ask me to-night." "How do you know that?" curtly. "Ronald, don't be so absurd! How do 1 know?" This was convincing. "Well, he Is a consummate fool," said Ronald, savagely. "Thauks," she murmured. "And, moreover, he could not possibly love you " "Thanks once more." "Or any one else, except himself. But, of course, I see that he has advantages. Oh, don't trouble to explain what they are! I see them. How pleased every one w'U be, especially mamma! It will all bo so delightful." There was a silence. The sun had a Storm. 9 9 disappeared, and the blue sky had turn ed to gray. "It's not so pleasant as It was, is It?" Inquired Angelica, presently. "No," shortly. "I felt a drop. Are we far from home, Ronald?" "Yes; about three miles." "Oh, dear, are we? Why don't you turn quickly, then? Don't you see It's going to be wet?" "I thought you were steering," rude ly. "You might help me," she said, plaintively, tugging at the rope. He gave a swift stroke or two, and they swung round. There were angry masses of clouds drifting toward them over an uneasy, ruffled sea. "Why don't you row faster? We shall never get home," she exclaimed, petu lantly. "The tide is strong and the wind Is against us. I'm doing my best." "Ronald, what was that? Oh, don't say It was lightning! I'm more afraid of It than anything In the world. Oh, listen!" There was a subdued roar In the dis tance, COW gutiiei'iiig ciuiiuousiy. "Ronald, was that thunder?" said Angelica waveringly. "There Is generally thunder when It lightens," he answered, with bitter sar casm. "But we're out In an open boat, miles from home or shelter of any kind." "I am aware of that." She gave a pathetic little gulp and pressed her hands together. "Oh-h! There's another flash! Ron ald, I I'm going to faint!" "Paint? Nonsense!" he returned, roughly. "Nonsense? What do you mean, Mr. Grant? I suppose I have a right to faint if I choose I ah!" Crash, rattle, rattle, bang! C-ra-c-k! 'Tut that over you," said Ronald, SUE WAS PBOVOKIXOLY RADIANT. sternly, wrapping her In his mackintosh coat. "But It doesn't rain, and that makes It in much more dangerous, d doesn't It, Ronald?" "Much more," he answered, merci lessly. "Oh, how can you be so heartless and cruel?" she moaned. "You don't care how much I suffer! Men are always like that " "And women never, of course," put In Rouald, with quiet irony. "Oh, don't don't be so hard! I know I'm a wicked girl, and this is to punish me!" A vivid gleam shot up the heav ens, and something seemed to burst over their heads. "Oh, Ronald! (in a frenzy of terror) save me, save me! Oh, let us die together! I love you, oh, you know I do! Don't look at me so coldly; forgive me, oh, forgive me, Ron ald!" Angelica hid her face In the cushions and sobbed. "I can bettor bear to die with you, dear, than to live without you," said Ronald, tenderly. There was a suspi cious twitching about his mouth, but he mastered himself heroically, and It did not become a smile. A silence followed. The thunder rolled and tumbled away to the west, and presently there was a gleam more brilliant than any before. "What's that awful light?" moaned Angelica. "lAok, dear. It's the sun." "The sun!" she started up in conster nation. "It can't bo, Ronald (Indignant ly). Do you mean to tell me the storm Is over?" "I think it's passed by. You seem an noyod. Aren't you glad we're out of danger?" "Yes yea, of course. Only I thought " haughtily perhaps now, Mr. Grant, you will take me home?" "Yes, I'll take you home, Nan. They'll be surprised, won't they, at our news?" "News? What what do you mean?" gasped Angelica. "I think you know." There was no mistake about this smile now. "Ronald," she said pathetically, "now you're not going to be tiresome." "Nan," ho answered gravely, "I do hope not, but, of course, a lifetime Is a severe f " "You know It was oui, V i was frightened. It's a meah advantage it's ungentlemanly" her voice died away weakly. Ronald provoklngly "Are you quite sure you didn't mean all you said?" Angelica, tearfully "It's absurd! Mamma will be so angry." Chicago Herald. LAW AS INTERPRETED. Condemnation of leased premises, without actual eviction, Is held, In Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company vs. Hayden (R. I.), 42 L. R. A. 107, In sufficient to relieve the tenant from lia bility. A condition on the delivery of a note to the payee or his agent, that It Bhall take effect only when Bigned by an other person, is held, In Hurt vs. Ford (Mo.), 41 L. R. A. 823, Ineffectual, but the delivery Is deemed absolute. A delivery to a donee of a deposit book of a savings bank containing en tries of deposits to the donor's credit, when accompanied with appropriate words of gift, Is held, in Polley vs. Hicks (Ohio), 41 L. R. A. 858, sufficient delivery to constitute a valid gift, with out any written transfer. An Injunction against the institution of prosecutions for criminal offenses, whether for violation of State statutes or municipal ordinances, is denied In Faulk vs. Sycamore (Ga.), 41 L. R. A. 772, even If the constitutionality of the statute, or the validity or reasonable ness of the ordinance, Is denied. The doctrine which holds rnilrond companies liable for Injuries to chil dren playing on turntables which are left unguarded Is denied, In Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company vs. Reich (N. J.), 41 L. R. A. 831. The conflicting decisions on this subject are reviewed by the court. Negligence in storing oil upon a sta tion platform 1n violation of statute Is held, In Stone vs. Boston & A. II. Co. (Mass.), 41 L. R. A. 794, not to be the proximate cause of damage by fire caused by the dropping of a match by a person delivering goods at the depot, and who la not employed by the car rier. A passenger riding on a railroad en gine by Invitation of an officer of the road Is held, In Berliner vs. Travelers' Insurance Company (Cal.), 41 L. R. A. 40 1, to remain a passenger within the provisions of an accident Insurance policy doubling the amount of insur ance In case of Injury In a passenger conveyance, and It is also held that he Is not within provisos as to more haz ardous exposures or as to Injuries on a conveyance not provided for passen gers. The Little One That's Gone. O whar, ol' Miss, is de HI' one gone? Fer de sunshine is flickeriu' dim; De stahs wiuk weak fnin de dusk tel di dawn, An' de birds seem a-mopin' fer him. Will I heah nevuh mo' Lil' foots on Ue Ho, ' An' de Joy uv his HI' teensy iaff? Wus dey nevah a one Fer to cheer, as alone He went down de glinmieriu' paff? Mighty lil', old Miss, fer ter cause sech a shade, An' make all de wort' dess a was'; Mighty lil' fer ter make nil de flowers look daid, Wid nevah no smiles on dey face! But de angels abuv' ' Luv' his ways as we luv', An' de Joy us his lil' teensy lnff; An' I knows dey's erlong Dess a-singin' dey's song As he passed down de glimmerin' paff. Memphis Coinmercial-Appenl. Disastrous Transposition. A well-known and gonial but Illiter ate Irishman, who once represented one of the Melbourne divisions In the Victorian parliament, Invariably read out speeches that were prepared for him. On one occasion, In view of the anticipated opposition, a special para graph was Inserted In the speech which the candidate read out as follows: "I am quite aware that many of ye are agin me and me politics. But surely we all are working for the good of the colony. It Is only a detail that me op ponents are marching one way and me silf another, but we must remembet that we are all shtrivln' to reach the same gaol!" Female Doctor In Hungary. The Royal Society of Physicians al Budapest, Hungary, has had a debate lasting several hours to decide whether female doctors should or should not b admitted to membership of the society. A resolution was finally voted to revise the statutes of the society so as to al low of their admission. Ninety-one members voted for and forty-four against Cigar Stubs Put to Good Use. A Christmas entertainment Is given to nearly 2,000 poor persons In Berlin with the proceeds from contributions of cigar stubs nud tlp-cuttlngs by char itable smoker who are considerate enough to save those seemingly worth less scraps. An Atchison, Kan., woman, with a soul mote for practical things than poetry. Las taken down the mnttn "God Bltss Our Home," and put up oue wnicn reads, "Did You W Ipe Your Feet Before Oomiug In?" It takes a woman ns lomr to snlnnf a seat at the theater ns It dm tnr ,. average man to iIck out a new suit of ciomes. THE FILIPINO CHIEF. HE'S THE BEST MALAY SPECI MEN IN HISTORY., Of Doubtful Parentage! the Fltipino Leader la Well Educated, a Lover of Freedom, a Great Organizer and a Cunning Diplomat. Agulnaldo Is a highly Interesting character. He has had a remarkable career for so young a man, and events seem to point to him from the first as a man of destiny. His complexion is about half way between the reddish brown of the Malay and the olive of the ' Spaniard. There Is a yellowish tinge about it which, taken In connec tion with his forehead, would lead one to infer that a modicum of Chinese blood flowed In his veins, and that In his pedigree was some individual of Igorrote-Chlnese or of Tagalo-Ctolnese characteristics. Upon this point It will be difficult, If not Impossible, ever to learn the exact truth. So deep has been the moral mire of the Philippines under Spanish rule, so universal the Immorality of the dominant race, that neither the civil nor religious authori- ILOILO, THE FALLEN ties have ever cared to keep any record of the alliances and misalliances, the births legitimate and Illegitimate, the wives, concubines and mistresses, slaves and abducted women who have filled the long years of Spanish rule. In his features, face and skull Aguln aldo looks more like a European than a Malay. He Is handsome, according to Spanish standard of masculine beau ty. Friends and enemies agree that he Is intelligent, ambitious, far-sighted, brave, self-controlled, honest, moral, vindictive, and at times cruel. To those who like him he Is courteous, polished, thoughtful and dignified. To those who dislike him he is insincere, pretentious, vain and arrogant. Both admit him to be genial, generous, self-sacrificing, popular and capable of the administra tion of affairs. Ills friends say that he was the son of a Spanish general; his enemies in Manila that he was the offspring of a dissolute but learned Jesuit. At the age of 4 he was a house boy In the home of a Jesuit priest In Cavlte. A house boy In the Philippines, as in China, plays the part of a house dog rather than that of a domestic servant. If the head of the house Is cruel he Is kicked and cuffed by everybody and lives on short commons: If his master is kind and affectionate he enjoys about the same attention as one of the chil dren of the family. The only work which he does is to run from one part of the bouse to the other or from the house to any part of the grounds with in the compound or space inclosed by the walls around the entire establish ment He helps the table boy to clean the sliver, to scour the knives, and to Bet and unset the table. Agulnaldo's master was a very kind man and took a deep Interest , In the welfare of his little protege. He dressed him well, so much so as to excite the notice and even the wrath of some neighbors. More Important still, he gave the boy an education, which, though unemmi tn 'what every child receives In the United Mates, was a hundredfold better than what Is bestowed upon the little Tagals of Luzon. Agulnaldo was an apt scholar, ne was precocious like the Malay, ambi tious like the Caucasian, and had a EMILIO AGUINALDO. memory like the Chinaman the great est memory possessed by man. At th age of seven he was the eaunl f , ' half-breed boys of 12. At 10 he Wa! t mentally the sunerlor of - " ' ul Qa half-breeds of his district. When he was 14 or 13 he was enrolled In the medical department of the Pontifical University of Manila, under prof8 Nalda and Bultrago. He was a bright student, but nothing Is known of his college career. Shortly after this time he committed what Is an unpardonable sin, both secular and religious, In the Philippines by Joining the Masonic or der. Masonry was a prohibited thing In the Philippines under Spanish rule and any man Joining the organization might under an ancient law be tortured and executed. About this time (in 1888) he got Into some trouble with the Span lsh authorities and went to Hong Kong to escape their tortures. 'While here he took advantage of all the educational privileges that came in his way. He attended the drills and parades of the British garrisons, frequented the gun. shops on Queen's road, purchased Are. arms for his own use, and In every pos. slble way Increased his fund of prao tlcal knowledge. He entered the Chi. nese army and learned all he was per mltted to learn there. Then he Joined the navy and gained all the knowledge FILIPINO STRONGHOLD. he could of naval warfare and equip ment He studied the lives and cam paigns of Bonaparte, Wellington, Von Moltke and Grant. He also picked up at least a smattering of English, French, Latin and Chinese. At the'outbreak of the great insurrec tion In 1890 he held some political posi tion In a provincial town. He was very popular with all sections of the people except the order of Dominican friars, whose tyranny he openly denounced, ne gradually came to the front as a leader of a section which was willing to exhaust diplomacy In dealing with Spain before resorting to arms. He ex hausted diplomacy completely and then prepared to fight As an organizer of the natives he was a wonder. Like Bonaparte, he seemed to exert a strange fascination upon his people. Wherever he went he was followed by troops of admirers, and while other generals suffered at times he and his camp were always supplied with the choicest supplies and comforts. Nor was the feeling of more than admira tion confined to the Tagals, stolid Igor rotes, and half-naked Negritos. Cun ning and skeptical half-breeds, and even Spaniards themselves, seemed to share in this odd hero-worship. USUAL METHOD OF ACTION. Bashful Youth's Explanation of a BudJ den Assumption of a Beat. He Is an extremely diffident fellow, this South Side youth, but Is also en amored of a fair maiden. She likes him right back and is not averse to giv ing him help In emergencies. But she finds it a difficult matter to get her ad mirer to respond to the calls of society, for he sinks into a condition of too many feet and hands when In the whirl social. But she has her hopes. Not long ago, when the chili wind9 had reduced the previously deposited snow into glaring ice, they set forth to walk to a near-by home to engage In the attractions of progressive euchre and chocolates. He was very tender and solicitous lest she tumble, slip and fall upon the icy sidewalk. Not being endowed with the certainty of footing of the patient burro himself, fate over took him and he smote the earth with a crash beard blocks away. Thereupon a look of Intense anguish sped over his face, for his spine seem ed shortened. The "girlie" was In tears of pity. She clasped her hands and loved him for his woes. "Oh, Charlie," she murmured broken ly, "does It hurt?" "No," he gasped with a sickly grin. "Of course not. You see, I always sit down that way." Now she loves him for his courage and ability to tell a fib to extricate him self from a painful and unpleasant po sition. Chicago Chronicle. Moderating a Nuisance In Carlsruhe, the capital of Baden, a law Is In force fining any person who plays the piano with open windows. "I don't believe In being affable to In feriors." "You don't? Just think how lonely you would be If everybody fel that way." Truth.