Bandon recorder., June 26, 1902, Image 3

T
A PAY NIGHT
LOVE FEAST
Bi I'. E. D1NIÌWALL.
C opvhiimit , 1W)1, ur C. E. D inuwai . i .
fist at the drop of the bat. it is true,
but lie was fair and square and always
Impartial in Ids dealings with the men
and did not haggle too much over
claims for shortage In their pay. And
he knew w hat was a fair day’s work.
Likewise Imrle, under the tutelage of
tlie big Scotchman, fell Into the right
way from tin- lieginuing of his career
on eoutraet work, and the “kid" was
called a pretty capable man at the busi­
ness by tlie old bauds. SO when a
rumor flouted about that he was going
to quit the Job it created some little
concern.
“They were sayin' somethin’ 'bout
you goin’ to pull out, cap’n,” said
Kirby, tlie boss rigger, spitting out his
words brusquely as he counted his
money.
"Yes; 1 leave tile end of the week.”
replied Imrle.
"That right? Pretty sudden, ain't it?
1 never did think you’d shake the old
man: always s'posed you was married
to him. sure. You an' he ain’t got so
you can't lilt it off together, have you?”
“Oil, the lad's got some kind of a
tool notion that his liealth will not ad­
mit of ills remainlug longer In these
parts," said M’Kean, the “old man”
of tlie job.
"Aw. that's a bluff. You ain't goin’
to quit McDonald?” said Kirby.
“No,” said Imrle. "I'm going home
for a week and then down to that
levee work In-low Memphis.”
A short, stubby, florid person, Andy
Cusack by mime, rigger by trade,
spoke up:
"You sure goin’ down to that river
job, Mr. Imrle?" he said. “Is that a
fact?”
"It surely is.” replied Imrle, with a
smile.
"I heard somethin’ like that talkin’
round on tlie Job. you know," contin­
ued Cusack, "but co'se 1 didn't tliink
it was so. 'Twas Chapin as told me.
‘Who do you s'pose qulttln'?' says
Chapin. 'Don't know.’ says I. 'Who?'
'The ’sistent super,’ says he. ‘You’re
a liar.’ says I Just like that. ‘For why
Is he quiltin' tills Job?' says I, ‘before
It's finished, an’ him with a girl In
Lemont, too. an' a'
"Shut up. Cusack.” said Imrle sharp­
ly.
“All right, sir,” promptly replied tlie
little man very businesslike, as though
he was obeying an order to make a
line fast or go up on top of a derrick.
M’Kean emitted n chuckle that came
from away down in the cavernous
depths of his throat and winked at
Kilby. The bookkeeper grinned and
took time to wipe the perspiration
from ills brow’, while Imrle tried to
look severe, but across Ills face sped
a momentary shadow of pain, as if a
sail memory had been recalled.
One after tlie other most of the old
hands interrogated the young man on
the why and the wherefore of his pro­
spective movement and added In crude
and Inelegant terms, solemnly and with
respect or familiarly, like Kirby, for it
was pay night, an expression of their
surprise and regret and a hope that
they would meet on some other Job of
the company's. Stewart Brough, stone
setter, stumbled around on his tint feet,
getting Ills long and skinny body in tlie
way of tlie tile of men while tills was
going oil, and finally grasped Imrle's
hand In ids own mortar crusted paw.
lie shook It heavily and tapped tlie su­
perintendent's coat with tlie end of Ills
bony finger while he said: “Weel. gold
luck to ye. lad. and mind what Ali've
N the midst of a jumble of
harsh and Jarring evidences
of Industrialism there nestled
a little boxlike shanty. Long
lines of shabby dump ears, a couple of
diminutive narrow gauge locomotives,
piles of T rails, rock cutting and mov­
ing machines and rough boarded and
tar paper r >of repair shops and store­
houses tiedged it in on ail sides. It
differed from the neighboring struc­
tures only In that Its sides were o>
planed stuff and painted. In other re­
spects it was as dilapidated and strict­
ly utilitarian In appearance as any
shack on the job. As a guide for
those having business thereabout
there was a black and white sign run­
ning the length of the peak of its shed
roof that bore the legend, “D. McDon­
ald & Co.” Over one of the two doors
was another which said simply,
“Office.” The facade of each of its
two long sides was divided with
mathematical exactness into seven
equal parts by two windows and a
door. One of these spaces was punc­
tured for a smoke pipe, which, with an
abrupt turn, shot upward three or four
feet ami ended in a serrated edge that
suggested a sudden separation of a
rusted length during a high wind.
Tile view from one side was marred
by tlie Intervening low. rambling
buildings of the boarding camp In the
near foreground, with rows of bright
hued articles of wearing apparel
strung on lines along the wall to dry.
Up tlie rigid of way of the canal im­
mensely tall steel derricks towered
high In the air, and the spider web
ironwork of ponderous rock conveyors
stood in sharp relief against the sky
when the day was clear. From tlie
excavation tlie smoke from hoisting en­
gines and. farther away, from over­
worked steam shovels hung in a cloud
over the land. Now and then the dull
boom of a blast was heard and a mass
of rock shot up Into the air another
step was made toward the completion
of the contract for section Z.
Men Innumerable—thousands of them
along tlie twenty odd miles of the drain­
age canal—and $2,(100,000 worth of ma­
chinery worked hand in hand day and
night. By night the Immediate vicinity
of the scene of operations was bright
witli tlie glare of electric lamps or pow­
erful sputtering kerosene torches.
By night, too, tlie vicinity of the
boarding shacks was made lurid by the
boisterous carrying on of rough work­
ers. On pay nights that playful tend­
ency overflowed, and a night's carous­
ing ended in broken heads and bruised
faces. Sometimes the inborn vicious­
ness of a few guided tlie actions of tlie
many, and tlie plant ami belongings of
the contractors suffered.
The McDonald outfit at the time tiad
on their section nearly 300 men, as dis­
reputable a lot of navvies as ever
swung a shovel. Of these there were
old hands to the number of perhaps
forty or fifty, mostly skilled workers,
with a few common laborers who fol­
lowed the company about tlie country
from one foil to another. Every land
that breeds men that can do a hard
day's work was represented. There
were Italians, Poles, Lithuanians and
other “Ians" from the same garlic eat­
ing. benighted districts, Scotch engi­
neers ami stone setters. Scandinavian
riggers, handy with a rope; Irish drill­
ers ami foremen. Canucks from down
Quebec way. and negroes. A few had
dependent families in fnroff homes and
saved their motley; the majority threw
it up in tlie air by the second night aft­
er pay night at the farthest.
At tin' end of a wet. sloppy Monday
In September the day shift was congre­
gated ill and about tlie little office,
while the bookkeeper, behind a wire
screen, pursued his welcome biweekly
occupation of passing out the yellow
"li cit, ijuidliy and guid luck to j/e."
pay envelopes to tlie men as they called
always
telt ye about deescriminating
off their numbers. Outside, a contin­
ual drizzling rain fell upon the crowd, between the guid and the bad. Night
and the moisture trickled from their and day the de’l's abroad on tlie high­
•
clothing to file greasy mud pool on the way, ye'll mind."
“And no one knows It better tian
floor in front of the railing.
Standing back of the bookkeeper, you. Stewart, for you have met L.m oft­
watching tlie operation of paying off, en anil succumbed.” said Imrie, with a
was tlie company's superintendent, laugh.
"If lie don' meet him tonight, 1 don'
David M'Keon. a bulky weather tanned
Scotchman, who feared neither God nor know." began Cusack, "with the coin
man. Ills fist was like a sledge ham­ in his pocket an’ Ids bowels cryin’ out
mer. ami bis voice could lie heard half so you can hear their sufferin’ cries, for
way across tlie section. A younger n little drop lhat they have ii’ had since
man, not so heavy, but as tall, leaned last pay. an' tlie beautiful”— He con­
against tbedesk. His strong, beardless tinued on in a low mumble, getting no
features also bore the tan of sun and attention to his words and expecting
wind. A little felt crush hat covered hoik - and perfectly satisfied thus.
“Weel, gulilby and guid luck to ye,”
his head, tlie brim drawn down into a
spout from which tlie water dripped he blurted out nt last, pumping Imrle's
unnoticed down his front. A long, arm nguin.
“I'm not going for five or six days.
black rubber coat, liberally splashed
with mud, covered his form and hung Stewart," said imrle.
"So ye’re not. Woel, guldby if Ah
away in front, disclosing a good
breadth of cliesr and a muscular frame. don't see ye again.” Considering that
High laced russet boots reached al­ lie was liable to see the superintendent
most to the knee, the canal mud ding every time he eared to look up from his
work during tin- ten hours of a work­
ing In quantity to their soles.
Ills name was Imrle—John L, Imrie ing day. the remark was superfluous.
T; ' ing their cue from Stewart
—and he, In tlie capacity of assistant
superintendent, divided with M'Keon liroitgli, the rest of those who were
the responsibility for the success of tlie hanging around stepped up and shook
operations on section Z.
hands witli Imrle, with a word or two
Now success, plainly speaking, is or saying nothing nt all. Other em­
profit—profit for old Denald McDonald. ployees. ns they came In ami lingered
He employs some shnrp people In the for n minute, caught the gist of the
home office who are good at figures proceeding, and they also shuffled up
and who know very soon when a job to tlie young man and added their well
Is running short and are not backward wishes to what had already been ex­
In writing Io the superintendent to pressed. The transient hands, not un­
that effect. And profit, plainly speak­ derstanding. looked on in wonder.
ing, is the sweat of the brow of the
“Tills your reception liny?" queried
man on the pay roll. Therefore it be- the bookkeeper.
hooves a good superintendent to make
In fnct, the assistant superintendent
the most of a man's capacity for labor was holding a levee In the little office
during every minute of tlie ten work­ nnd In a quiet, good untun'd way re­
ing hours of a working day. If he would turned the kindly nnd sincere good
pi■ sent a good report at the clean up. wishes of the uncouth but gissl hearted
And in pursuing this profit and a eon workers. It Is not an everyday occur-
sequent good character from the mer­ rence for a man's popularity among
cenary home office. It Is the easiest his workmen to la- shown so unmis­
thing In the world for those In author­ takably, mid M'Keon felt proud both
ity to get themselves disliked.
nf his protege nnd of the fact that such
But notwithstanding the easy possi­ sentiment was possible on a Job In his
bility of friction 1s t ween superintend charge.
cuts and employees. M'Keon nnd Imrle
But. though outwardly Imrle was
enjoyed, so far as they knew, nil Im­ pleased and gratified nt the kind felici­
munity from any III feeling townrd tations, there was ever running through
them.
M'Keon was gruff nnd out­ his mind a current of thought that
spoken and used bad words anil Ilia tainted tlie sweetness of the occasion.
CLARK’S LATEST AMD BEST.
Ann wnai to a young man snouni nave Then tlie ilig of a breaking window
been welcome and agreeable was all pane wa- liard: a momeut's silence,
the more letter ami Ironical by its or­ nnd the hnlifl. louder tliilli Is fore, and
Furnished with solid Disc it you waul them.
Wood Extension Head If you prefer it.I
der In i lie sin cession of events.
x
ollied to by an irate proprietor's Idas • COUNSELOR" NOLAN WAS A WIT
A mailer of tuo weeks ago he bud plieiuoiis longue, broke forth afresh.
VII steel, Reversible, Double Ix-vor, Kx-
OF THE NEW YORK 8AR
leuslon Head. The be.-,t Disc Harrow now on
stisid at the gate of an old fashioned
"Ii's that dreadful canal crowd Tills
the market Lightest draft. Does the best work.
homestead in tlie neighboring village must is- pay uiglit,” explained Miss El­
< ' tu be used to throw the earth to or from the tree,
t’sn tie drawn together and used in the regulsr
of Lemoiii and had asked the girl he well to Anson in answer to his query. Some ut the quulul Sn>lns« of This
length or extended as shown 5, a and S feet cut
Pt et o reed Me l.eanl l.ialit. Who for
loved to Is- Ills wife. It was in the
A little figure glided down the street,
are reversible and carry the Extension Head 10
und
IS feet cut are not n-verslble.
Years Krill t.ollino»*» .lodge. oud
gloaming of a summer's evening. in the hurrying froai the noise ns fast as two
Lawyers l.aauhina.
shadow of tlie house which, set back bowleggisl pins could carry him. He
FARMERS AND MANLFACTLKERS’ ASSOCIAIIÜN OF AMERICA,
but it few feet from the picket fence, mumbled some indistinct breathless
In a book entitled "The Barrister"
222 Mission Street, San Francisco.
nestling in a cluster of half grown words ns lie passed.
Charles Frederick Stansbury has
elms, was the home of Barbara El­
Barbara went to the gate and looked brought together the best of the anec­
well. Yon can see from the top of the up the street, and Anson held an um­ dotes of Tom Nolan, who was known
Book I'late*.
Importers md dealers in
cantilever conveyors ou the canal, or brella over her head. A couple of him popularly among members of the New
Tilt* question of the use of the family ÖLflKt,
Book, Now«,
from the crest of the spoil bank, its dred yards away tlie light from numer­ York bar ns "Counselor Nolan.” For coat of arms vexes Hie American very MOFFITT
Writing and
white walls gleaming among tlie green ous saloons ibat drew their sustenance many years the counselor kept Judges seriously, originally all book plate»
Wrapping...
&
TOWNE
of its surroundings. There, trembling from tlie canal workers shed a weird nnd lawyers of New York laughing, were heraldic. That was In an age
OARD STOCK
ly, but witli confidence born of hope. lie and Infernal illumination over a crowd and at political conventions lie wasoue when people' generally could not read
STRAW AND BINDERS’ BOARD
iiad whispered the words that had lain of men moving about unsteadily for the of the important. If not serious, altrac and wlieu the blazon of each family, as
00-67-60-41 Firat Ht.
on ills tongue for u long time.
T bl . main !••« « SAN FRANCISCO.
most part, for (hi* liquor had elrculatisl tions. Tlie counselor was himself sui shown on wearing apparel or small be
And site had given him his answer. freely. All were talking at once and generis. His drollery was Individual. longings. w as ¡is well known and quick
He was forewarned by a laugh a laugli loud, and in the distance it sounded Some characteristic stories from Mr. ly distinguished as an autograph ot
apparently sincere, but what there was like the snapping and snarling of a Stansbury's collection are here set photograph today. In the main, it 1»
to afford merriment Is beyond man's puck of fighting dogs.
safe t<> advise Americans not to use
dowu:
capacity for guessing. She was no
The neighlKirliood of tin- big ditch
At a political convention a friend coat armor on their book plates. The
more than a child, ami it was the an­ and tile towns along its course often
uncertainty of the actual right to arms
asked Nolan:
swer of a child, and of a spoiled child. felt tlie blighting effect of the congre­
“Isn't It strange, counselor, that nnd Hie extreme difficulty of getting a
She drew away quickly in a fleeting gation of thousands of lull'd drinking
your friend Croker, who is such a drawing tlmt one knows Is undeniably
moment of surprise at the unexpected­ men. Dissatisfied laborers, primed
mighty power down your way, does not correct in every detail are strong rea­
ness of it. and then a rippling lutigli with alcohol, had wreaked vengeance
sons against Its us.' Heraldry is too Bright'« Disease and Diabetes
get a nice political Job for himself?"
sounded Hie ilenthkuell of ids hopes. upon bullying foremen upon one or two
The barrister drew himself up, look­ exact a science to admit of liberties,
Are Positively Curable.
He had boiler taken that as filial, cut­ occasions, and once had gone further,
ing Ills inquisitor over from the corner ami it is no small achievement to draw
ting though it was. But lie must know and for some grievance, fancied or real,
tin' coat of arms with absolute correct-
the why mid wherefore, and she had had w reeked expensive machinery of of his eye. and then replied, with se­ iivnn and yet with artistic feeling.
verity:
“
'TIs
a
peanut
bruin
you
have,
Upon hearing that Charlo» A. Newton, the
given him emise to lmpe mid all Hint, their employers. Good people, unused
Though it 1» not wry generally prac­ yarilmaster of the Southern Pacific Company
Clancy, to ask me that. Is there anny
and was there another?
to the ways of construction hands, and
ticed, it is legal to c<'pyiight the hook nt Saorainvnto, had a certain case of Diabetes,
Miss Barbara Elwell was a very pret­ supposing that all the men were equal­ Job he hasn't got?”
Judge Horace Bussell told the follow­ plate design. At least two plates are so the business men who were investigating the
ty girl of a breezy, fresh, western brand ly bad with the parasites and hangers
pro! »cted in this < ■•nntry. l'his would Fulton Compounds, wrote him asking him to
of prettiness, mid swains of Lemont ou who infested the vicinity, lived in ing story: Nolan once had a client seem I«» leave a door open for those who take it; but they were late, as he had already
whose
name
was
Mrs.
Moriarity.
After
and of Hie neighboring big metropo­ a slate of contluual terror, especially
her case hail been placed upon the wish to secure for themselves a per­ heard of it, as per his letter in answtr us
lis limi told her so in terms of varying when pay days came arotiud.
follows:
calendar
Mrs. Moriarity appeared ev­ sonal distinguishing mark, a quasi-
“ 8 a < ranknto , July 21. 1901
frankness. Finishing school Ideas still
Cognizant of all this, Barbara heard
heraldry,
for
tin*
drawing
may
be
in
•‘I'oar Sir»
Your« of the 19lh received, aud I
floated through her brain, mid she look the clamor with alarm. A vague pre­ ery day in Nolan's office witli her elev­ heraldic form as well as in any other.— ttiaiik you for your information regarding the Ida
betcH medicine inadr by J. J Fulton. I wan |»eriua
ed upon worldly matters from tlie sentiment of impending danger to some en witnesses. Finally the case reached Century.
neutly cured of I>ial»etr» by thin medicine, and I now
enjoy g" <1 health once more. I cominenced taking
standpoint of a nineteen-year old, novel one near to her possessed her. and her the top of the calendar, and Nolan was
It Mar- li y<|. and .Inn« 5th h a* pronounced cutrd
reading girl. To her the good clothes hand, resting on the gale, trembled. on hand to try It. The opposing coun­
1 now etii.ix no old diet tn a inl!d form, but advance
Wimted Crude I lkkm .
more on h a« time got-g by, not wlahlng to attempt
of a man were the Index of his worthi­ The crowd appeared to be forming into sel asked for a postponement. Nolan
‘•Kring me < rude eggs, shredded too much at once I win* very bad with the d I m * a ar
fought
the
postponement
with
great
ness. or at least such sentiment did in line with the object of mtirching down
Tlie grmftvwH». im«i, and 1 w uh ho weak I could
wheat biscuits and a glass of milk,” aeareeiv
wa’k
The pliyalclaua helped me Home, but
some degree at this period In her life the road past the Elwell house and eloquence, laying much stress upon the said the man on the Boston boat.
mild there u hh no rule
I then I card of and went
fact
that
Mrs.
Moriarity
had
been
put
to tieatlng with the F ulton ( (impound, and only
mold her opinions of the other sex.
toward the canal.
“Yes, >.ih." replied the waiter. “What took liner bott alien 1 commenced to feel Iwttrr
to
enormous
trouble
and
expense
of
She put it this way to Imrie: "Marry
and then kept rm Improving until I was restored to
From out of tlie shadow in the other
kind of a ils w as tla in, sah?”
healt h.'
a man whose duties require lilm to as­ direction two men appeared, talking coming every day to his office witli her
" I know of anotlici case of htabeieM. an englneet
“
(
'rude
eggs."
on the road who hud the dheMNc for four year».
sociate witli those dreadful canal men? volubly but low and walking swiftly eleven witnesses. Judge Dugro, who
•
’
Yes,
-ili;
yes,
sab,
”
repeated
the
Be
lie
w hea i w m geltint
was
sitting,
was
not
convinced
ap
­
Oli. really. I could not think of it! And to the scene of the uproar. A third
I -ent for him To mine to Sacramento tog«
man. walkiiir. away with a perplexed better
tl.e (linn tiviiiiiH nt
on hie return lie believed
then your work is so so well, dirty, followed in a run at their heels. The parently by Nolan's perfervid oratory expression. Shortly he returned. “\Ve on
no medii iiic wuhl cure him but I prevailed upon
you know. Besides. Mr. Imrie, I'm sure latter was little Andy t'usack. Kirby and granted the adjournment. Then ain’t got them nigs, sah, but we’s got him to tn it ills wna In May Be la now n:
much Improve d that lie I n mi * la engine working
I do not love you,." The last sentence and Chapin, who were tlie first two, the barrister arose.
every <la\
1‘her«' are h I ho iwoiwn of Bright'»
"Your honor,” said he, “has seen fit ’em boiled, fried, poached an’ scram­ I>! nchh <’ Pikliiu i' whom 1 to'd of It. I hope aonit
was uttered witli a marked effort to looked witli what appeared to lie ap
bled,
very
nice,
sah.
”
bvndic*'< Bl 1 get till* medicine and build aanltar
to
grant
a
postponement
of
the
case,
bring It out in a tone that would carry prehenillng intentness at the mob
fiiniH a' o\ri t Im country for the treatment of the*»
”\'o, no ‘ protested the Boston man. dreadful
dl>« a «•••
I'ruatlng I have not »aid to<
conviction witli it.
ahead of them. Miss Elwell balled tlie nnd, while 1 humbly submit to the rul­ “I w ant i hem crude, raw.”
much, S ouri.
ing
of
the
court,
yet
I
would
like
to
ask
••Cii ar . A. N rwton .
Crushed mid sore in heart, tlie unsuc­ mannikin as he approached. "Mr. t'u
"<>h,” gasped the waiter, “you wants
\ ardiiiHHier. s P. Co.. Sarto."
your honor to do me a personal favor.”
cessful suitor left her mid wended his sack, what Is it?" she said.
’
em
raw?
”
“Certainly, counselor, with pleasure,”
way to his lonesome and cheerless room
Cusack pulled up with a Jerk and
Mr ileal works .mree that Bright s Disease
•*( ’ertainh.”
and I >i n Irnirs are Imurable, but s; percent nrr
in till- hotel, there to make himself gazed questioningly at tlie girl and her replied Judge Dugro. "What is It?”
Having
br
«light
them,
the
waiter
positives
recovering tinder the Fulton Com
"Go you to my office," thundered tlie
more miserable with bitter thoughts.
escort. "Oil." lie muttered as he
looked <m curiously while the man pounds (Common forms of kidney complaint
barrister,
“
mid
inform
Mrs.
Moriarity
and
rheumatism
r but short resistance.,
But do not allow yourself to become recognized her and turned again to
broke tin* yolks of the eggs over the Price, f I for the l’> ofh rlit
■>. Disease and $1.50 fut
that this case has been postponed.”
prejudiced against her. for she is the follow the other two.
the Diabf't ic ( ompound John.l. Fulton Co., 4’A
shredded
uii
and
stirred
the
whites
Witty and keen as Nolan was, he
Montgomery St , San
rauci -co. sole com
heroine of this story mid Is a brave lit­
"Cusack, stop!" said Barbara in a
once in awhile got the worst of an en­ '¡p ¡n the milk. ’’Hat’s one of dem pounder*» Wee tests mad** f<» • patients I»»*
tle girl.
well simulated tone of command.
scriplive pamphlet mailed free
food
cranks
’
’
reported
tlie
waiter
to
counter with a witness, as the follow­
So Imrle was furnished witli one wo­
He halted obediently.
the next table. .\ew York Press.
man's view of Ills calling ami spent
"What Is tlie matter down there?” ing incident illustrates:
The
plaintiff,
Mr.
Foley,
was
suing
Tuuv t’u au« Teaiuaklus.
many minutes in tlie following days in site asked again.
Tree That Turn« t<» Stone.
There Is but one way ot making tea,
wondering whether lie limi Ins ù wrong
“Where? Down there? Oil. 'talu't Mr. W. for damages sustained by care­
There
is
a
tree
thnt
grows
in
Mexico
in liking a trade Hint built railroads anything, 'cept that McDonald's pets lessness of defendant in allowing his called tlie ’’ehijol,” or stone tr»c It is foi’
I'nless tlie water boiling be
mid canals mid sudi memi things mid Is goin’ to celebrate the occasion witli donkey to escape from his stable and of enormous proportions, both in cir
To pour on water xpolla the tea.
trespass upon plaintiff's lawn. Foley is
required him to mix up witli ablebod- appropriate cer'monies.”
cumference and hciglit. It has a num
The teapot itself should be heated
ied. strong men who wore overalls ten
"What occasion?" said Anson as Cu­ in the witness box.
Barrister Nolan (for defendant)—You ber of branches spreading out widely very hot before the tea Is placed In it
hours out nfl Hie twenty four. It being sack stopped.
say that Mr. W.’s animal caused all and carrying leaves of a yellowish ami the boiling water poured ou. It
the only business lie was conversant
The little man blinked absently at
green color. The wood is extremely tine should be scalding hot water, or the
this
injury to your property?
with and as lie limi been fairly success­ tlie stranger and, turning to Miss El­
nnd easily worked in a green state. It leaves will float to the top.
Foley
—
Yes.
sor.
ful at It for a man of his age, lie did well, said, “They’re settln’ out to give
No less authority than Tung Po, the
Barrister—Where did you first see is not given to either warping or split?
not contemplate a change in his line n reception or somethin’ like Hint I
ting. Tlie most remarkable tiling about Chinese poet, is quoted for a recipe for
this
donkey?
of work, but till' next day he did write don't know what to Mr. Imrie for tlie
Foley—Tied up in defendant's stable. It is that after being cut the wood teamuking. lie says: "Whenever tea
to tlie Imine office asking to lie trans­ —wliotip!” He Iiad put out Ills hand to
Barrister—Where did you next see gets gradually harder, a Rd in tlie course Is to be infused, take water from a run
ferred to another job, preferably the steady himself against tlie open gate,
of a few years It Is absolutely petrified nlng stream and boll It over a lively
him?
Memphis work, where the climate but missed it, and as he tipped over
whether left in the open air or buried flic. It Is nn old custom to use running
Foley—On me premises.
would not be as severe on Ills liealth. bis stiffened outstretched arm lirxiught
in (lie ground. From this timber houses water, boiled over a lively fire. That
Barrister
—
How
do
you
know
it
was
Such was the reason lie offered, and up against a .tree. He struck an atti­
can be built that woul»l in a few years from springs in the hills Is said to be
nobody knew that lie wanted to get tude, witli one leg crossed before tlie tlie same donkey?
become completely fireproof ami would best timl river water the next, while
Foley
(emphatically)
—
If
I
saw
yez
away from tlm vicinity of Lemont be­ other, tlie toe of oue boot dug into the
last as though built of stone.
well water Is the worst. A lively fire
cause it was tlie scene of Ills disap­ gravel and arm akimbo. “ ’8’ctis«“ me,” tied up in tlie sthable, don't yez sup­
is a clear, bright charcoal tire. When
pose
I'd
know
yez
whin
yez
got
loose?
pointment in a woman he had installed lie said to no one in particular
FtrNt Railroad Charier.
making an Infusion, do not boll the ws
The barrister excused Mr. Foley.
In Ills heart us mi Idol fit for his wor­
( to be continued .)
The first charter ever granted in this tor too hnslily. At first it begins te
It
was
in
tlie
old
superior
court
be
­
ship. He wanted m obliterate all rec­
fore Judge David McAdam and a Jury, country or probably any other for the sparkle like crabs' eyes, then Bomewhat
ollection of her entln ly. to forget her
Tlie BlindvantHnen of fleroinm.
and the barrister was trying a case on building of a railroad was granted in like fish's eyes and lastly It bolls up
as though she had not been always in
It would be a good thing If in our behalf of the plaintiff in a negligence 1819 to Henry Drinker by the Pennsyl­ like pearls innumerable springing and
his thought ever since his advent on
public
school courses in heroism to suit against the Twenty-third street vania legislature for a road of that waving tibout. 'This Is the way to boll
the canili. He wanted to forget the sol­
kind from the Delaware valley to the water."
itary walks, the buggy rides alone to­ tench tlie boys and girls that, after all, crosstowu railroad, which was con­
headwaters of the Lehigh river over
A teaspoonful of tea for two cup«,
gether over shady roads of that part of while heroism is a fine thing and a trolled by Jacob Sharp, who afterward
the route now occupied by the Dela­ with one for the pot, Is the rule.
the unchapiTomai west, which he could great thing, it is a most uncomfortable gave the name of “boodle aidermen" to
ware. Lacks wanna and Western rail­
not ilo while lie was obliged to pass tiling and tlint possibly, on the whole, the world. On rising to sum tip on be­
Snlnt'M Powder Recipe.
road from the Water Gap to Scranton.
her house four times a day to mid from tlie best mid most lasting work that Is half of his client Nolan launched forth
I ii Germany and Italy great honor 1«
That was before the days of steam,
accomplished
in
life
comes
from
a
Into
an
attack
upon
Sharp,
who
had
in
tlie hotel where lie stopped.
steady application of all one's best en­ no manner appeared in tlie case. liais­ and the “wagons” that were to be run paid Io St. Barbara, but until now no
Witli a cold, stiff lifting of his lint
ergies to a noble purpose, meeting with ing his voice to a pitch that could bo oil the road were to be moved by horse one has I.... .. able to discover the exact
lie greeted her when she happened to
Tlmt old charter and the reason.
honest mid patient effort tlie emergen­ heard by citizens in the City Hall park, power.
be in tlie garden when lie passed, and
A German officer Hays that she 1«
cies mid vexations of daily life nnd he concluded ills peroration as follows: rights It conveyed were purchased by
in the same spirit was his salutation
holding true to the middle course,
“And who, gintiemen of the Jury, is the original Delaware and Lackawan­ honored because the invention of pow­
returned In her Innermost heart, how­
der Is In a large measure due to ber.
which assures success without bring­ Jacob Sharp? I will tell you, gintie- na company for fl,000.
ever. she longed for him to stop mid
Berthold Schwarz, a monk, he ex­
ing notoriety. A fixed purpose to do men. He Is a man so lost to all his
speak, and yet that same lieart was all
plains, opened the “Lives of the Saints”
well Hint which one lias to do will in sinse of ethics and tlie rights of man
The 1)1 n»i n«»nl m.
a-flutter with fear lest he should do
tlie end tiring laurels of more perma that for the sake of palthry prospec­
There are things that only s doctor on St. Barbara's day and read the
so as Ills steps brought him nearer the
nent value to the world at large and to tive dividends he would run a railroad can successfully accomplish, and story of her martyrdom, after which
gate. Her eyes, when his back was
the unheralded band that achieves its up your spine and make ties out of there are other things which the phy­ he reasoned ns follows:
turned, looked shyly out from under
"The heart of the Virgin was white
purpose than those which are even your ribs!”
sician may safely relegate to a compe­
their laslies and. wistful and pleading,
as salt, the soul of her tormentor was
worthily bestowed upon tlie brow of
When the bar of the city of New tent assistant.
they followed him down the graveled
him who avails himself of an unusual York gave a dinner at Delmonico’s in
“1 understand the doctor has Just black as coal, and it was sulphur front
walk. Oould he oti that evening have
chance In mi abnormal fashion.—Har­ honor of former Justice Abraham II. been to see your husband, Mrs. Mc­ lie.nen which punished him for bls
been Induced to subdue Ills mental up­
per’s Weekly.
Lawrence on Ills retirement from tlie Carthy," «¡¡.id Mr. McCarthy’s employ­ cruelty. I w ill mix these three things,
braiding of all womankind and look
and It will be a wonder If I do not dis­
bench, one of the remarks Nolan made er. “Has lie made a diagnosis?”
bnck he might have seen her standing
Smothered >11 Roses.
was:
For ¡i moment Mrs. McCarthy was cover the philosopher's stone.”
on the porch with an arm encircling
He did mix them, and as soon as he
The Sybarites slept on beds stuffed
“There's Recorder Smyth, lie's a submerged in a sea of doubt, but she
the post looking longingly in his direc­
put the mixture In a Are a tremendous
with rose leaves; the tyrant Dionysius good Judge, a foine judge. but he rose triumphant.
tion. For a moment, then. Ids mime
had tils couch tilled witli them; Vera« thinks ivery man ought to go to prison
"No, sorr,” she said confidently, "he explosion followed. Such, according to
was on her tongue to call him back,
left it to mi', liim saying I was well German soldiers, was the origin of
tut it remained jinuttered until his would travel with a garland on his at least wance."
Nolan on one occasion was u candi­ ¡title to do it, sorr. It’s to be made gunpowder.
figure was lost In the gathering dark­ head and around bis neck, and over liis
ness. For awhile she stood there and litter ho had a thin net, witli rose date for a municipal office, and in the wid linseed <>n a slitout muslin, sorr.”
Tlie Wrddln* Gift.
then, with ii little sigh, turned and leaves intertwined; Antiochus luxuri­ course of bls canvass he asked a wo­
It Is a golden rule to send a wedding
ated upon a lied of blooms even in win­ man of bls acquaintance If she would
Took tlx- Soeontl Man.
went Into the house.
Tiering the next two weeks there ter days nnd nights, nnd when Cleo­ use her influence in obtaining for him
One evening recently a well to do gift in gooil time, the first to arrive be­
was continued the homage due the patra entertained Antony she Iiad roses tier busband's vote. “Sure, I will,” bachelor volume, red to teach a spright ing miicli more appreciated than that
prettiest girl in the village, and so her covering tlie floor to tlie depth, it is said the woman. "Are we not ever­ ly young widow the game of checkers. which Is one of the ninny pouring In
lastingly grateful to you ever since you He quite overlooked the possibilities of from all quarters during the last week.
thoughts were diverted more easily said, of an ell.
By ndliering to this rule one will be
We are told that Heliognbalus sup Jot my busband off for stealing a gun?” the game.
fiom tlie occurrence of Hint night than
"No, no. my dear woman,” cried the
were Imrle's. tine there was, a young plied so many at one of Ills banquets
"There, now; it’s still your move," he saved tlie annoyance of hearing that
man of the family of Anson, who, that several of Ills guests were suffo­ barrister, “not for stealing a gun, but exclaimed to tlie lady shortly after the the saltcellars are charming—the third
wounded more deeply than the rest, cated in tlie endeavor to extricate them­ for the alleged stealing of a gun."
game Iiad commenced. “You have tak­ set already received.
A month before the wedding day is
“Alleged be bothered.” replied the en only on, man, nnd you ¡ire bound to
came down the thirty odd miles from selves from tlie abundance—victims of
not too early to send the present, which
Woman. “Come up stairs and I’ll show take another.”
tlie city of a Sunday to spend the a surfeit of sweet odors.
you the gun.”
"Thanks lor your advice," said the should be accompanied by a visiting
afternoon and evening in her company,
I.iiliMUm LlnKUO*.
Once arguing a cuse in behalf of widow sweetly. "Suppose I take you, card.
lie was n nice young man. take it all
The package should be addressed to
"You understand, of course, that my clients who were sailors and while In then?"
in all. ami was possessed of admirable
the bride, if one Is intimate with the
She did subsequently.
assurance in Indies' society and more daughter Ims been reared in the lap of the midst of an exhaustive display of
happv couple, and to the bride’s house,
nnutlcal scholarship Nolan was Inter­
wonderful collars. On tlie last occa­ luxury?"
addi'i 'M'd to Hie bridegroom, if It la he
A Costly Prayer Book.
“Why, she told me Inst night that rupted by the court:
sion of his weekly trip lie limi con­
Queen Elizabeth used to carry about with whom one is best acquainted.
“How comes It, counselor, thnt you
trived to curry Ids visit over tlie suc­ mine was the first—er, that l-.i, I hope,
ceeding Monday, which was a holiday, sir. that I limy be able to make such possess such n vast knowledge of the with her suspended by a chain of pure
l.lvInK In ■ Crater.
gold a book called "The Golden Manual
and this Monday was the pay day on provision as to keep her from pining sea ?’’
There Is no more interesting or curi­
"Does your honor think," responded of I’rnyer,” a dainty volume of 300
McDonald’s section with which tills for tlie lap you mention.'*—Chicago
pages, bound in “hammered virgin ous sight on this earth than the interior
Nolan, "that I enme over In a hack?”
story has to do. About !* o'clock that Herald.
gold.” One side of this costly volume of tlie extinct crater, Aso San, about
night they sat upon tlie veranda that
The Same Old Climate.
gave a representation of the judgment thirty miles from the city of Kuma­
Sn<l Reflection.
filled In a corner between two wings
“Is not your climate rut her changea­
It happens quite frequently that the of Solomon, the other the brazen ser­ moto, in Japan. This peculiar locality
nf the house. The sir was warm and
is Inhabited by 20,000 people, who live
ble?"
asked
the
tourist.
«elf
made man lias a son who is simply pent on tlie cross in the desert.
moist nnd heavy, and from the canal
nnd prosper within its vertical wall 800
"No, it isn't,” answered the old set­ tailor made - Buck.
came tlm soft patter of tlie machine
feet high. The inhabitants rarely make
A Fnd nnd n C'nlt.
rock drills and the dull coughing of tler who always contradicts. "If It
E.cnpe One Infliction.
A Boston editor, asked to define the a journey into the outer world, but
hoisting engines. He was beginning was, don't you suppose we'd Imve
Jasper—Now that Scadsby has made
changed it for something else years
difference lietween a cult and a fad. form, as It were, a little nation by
to say goodliy. as it was near train
a fortune he doesn't know his old
ago?”—Washington Star.
rose to tlie emergency in tills manner: themaelvea.
Hine.
She was listening a little
friends.
“A fad Is anything that arouses eva­
Titles.
wearily, for lie had outstayed Ills wel­
Jumpuppe Well, that has Its advan­
How Greeley Learned tu Read.
nescent mentality, while a cult Is any
come.
Give a Georgia darky a “chaw” of
tages.
They
don't
have
to
listen
to
tin
By a singular adaptation to the
thing that Inspires permanent mental­ tobacco and you're a cap’n.
Suddenly there arose from tlie direc­
chnnges of motion on bis mother's part story of his early struggles.—Judge.
ity."
Give hint a quarter and you become
tion of the center of the town a clat­
while spinning Horace Greeley when n
a colonel.
A •toilet The.plnn.
ter of many voices raised apparently In
F.itrnnaHon.
Paralyze him with a dollar and you
anger. Breaking so abruptly into the youngster acquired the unwonted qual­
Briggs That fool Stcpliigh considers
Visitor -That painting is by an old are a general for life.
quietude of a village night it sent a ity of reading with tlie book in almost himself the grenteat actor on earth.
master, I see.
Throw in nn old suit ot clothe« and
thrill of nameless fear Into those Hint auy position, sidewise or upside down,
Benson Is that so’ lie's getting
Mrs. Mi’Shoddie(apologetically) — Y e s, two stiff drams of corn liquor and he
heard. A shrill whoop punctuated the as readily as in the usual fashion with­ strangely modest. lie used to consider
tmt the frame Is new.—New York Week­ raises all his children to call you gov­
discord, and now and agaiu a grating out at that time thinking it auytbing himself tin1 greatest actor that ever
ly.
ernor.— Atlanta Constitution.
drunken laugli rose alsive the noise. unusual.
lived.—Tit Bits.
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