The Oregon scout., December 31, 1891, Image 7

HOPE AND FEAR.
Beneath the shadow of dawn's aerial cops.
With eyes enkindled as the sun's own sphere.
Hope from tho front of youth In golllfcn cheer
Looks Godward. past the shades where blind
men grox
Bound tho dark door that prayers nor dreams can
opo
And makes for Joy the very darkness dear
That Elves her wide wings play; nor dreams
that fear
At noon may rise and pierce tho heart of hope
Then, when the soul leaves o(T to dream nnd
f r : yearn
Way truth first puree her eyesight to discern
ft What once being known leaves time no power
to appall:
Till youth at last, ere yet youth bo not. learn
The kind wise word that falls from years that
fall.
"Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at nil."
Algernon Charles Swiuburne.
THE VANISHED VILLAGE.
One midsummer's day, which was a Sun
day ns well, 11 youth was walking along a
dusty country road. His name was Diethart.
nnd he belonged to a guild of stonecutter.-..
His goal was the next town, whero ho was to
llnd work in the budding of a church. In
his girdlo he carried an nbuuduncoof spare
motley, in a vnlisu scaled letters, which com
mended his skill, and an important introduc
tion to the muster, who superintended the
building of tho house of (Sod.
Glowing hung the sun in the cloudless sky
and K)iired its blinding light on a wido sea of
ripening wheat- Not a bird was heard; every
thing thnt wore feathers had llown into tho
mountain woods which surrounded tho broad
valley: but grasshoppers, crickets nnd danc
ing gnats scraped and hummed untiringly
their monotonous tunes.
The bag weighed heavily on tho traveler's
shoulders, nnd tne Husk which he carried by
bis side had long been empty. His eyes wan
dered longingly over tho waving fields of
corn, but no inviting roof apienred above tho
field only hero and there a fruit tree, and
beyond, in tho blue distance, the walls and
towers of tho city whither ho was going. Ho
stood still nnd looked up at tho sun. "It is
midday," ho said, and at tho samo time
thought of his last rest in tho Golden Rose
and of the cool drink which ran out of an
oaken cask. Ho sighed, pressed his hat over
his forehead so that tho rim would shade his
dazzled eyes, and went on.
Ho had. perhaps, gone ns far ns a strong
man's voice could bo heard when ho stopped
in astonishment, when right beforo him lay
houses surrounded by orchards, and nlwvo
them rose the reticulated spire of a church.
Tho traveler rubbed his eyes. "How could
he have overlooked this villager'' ho usked
himself. "It must have been the glare of tho
sun that blinded my oyos." And he hastened
his footsteps.
It wns a pretty village that ho was ap
proaching. Tho windows shone in tho sun
shine, the roofs were decorated with tiles,
and in tho gardens blossomed lilies and white
roses. But tho deep stillness which lay over
tho village struck the youth as very straugo.
No dog barked, no cock crowed, no cattl
lowed, nnd no sound of people's voices wa
heard. The youth thought it remarkable,
too, that no smoke rose from any of the
chimneys. It ivas as if tho village had been
dead.
But the village was not empty. As the
stonecutter entered he saw men and women
stepping out of the houses. They were dressed
in holiday attire, and there was no lack of
silver in chains and buckles, but tho dress of
the people wns entirely different from that
usually seen in tho country. Their faces wero
palo and anxious, their eyes were fastened ou
tho ground, no sound camo from their lips,
and even their footsteps could not bo heard.
The youth felt uneasy at the sight of this
still people, but he mustered courage and ap
proached one of the men to get information
about the village. But the man laid his fore
finger significantly on his mouth, and went
his way in silence. Uiethurt in perplexity
followed tho beaten path which fcd towards
the church. The church doors stood open,
the lights of candles streamed from tho nave,
but neither singing nor organ peals were
heard, and us the youth cu.-iuced to raise hii
eyes to tho tower he saw now tho bell in tho
belfry swung to and fro, but Jio tono was
heard from It. With secret horror he watched
tho church goers pass by men, women, maid
ens and children. All walked with bended
heads, and nobody gave him a look.
At tho very last cumo a maiden. She worn
a lily on her breast und was herself as palu
and beautiful us a lily. And as sho passed
by the youth she raised her drooping lids,
looked ut him with tho mildest eyes and
paused. Then tho feeling of oppression left
the young man's mind, sweet longing roso in
his heart, and ho followed her that ho might
speak to her. But she, too, laid her linger on I
her lips and went silently up tho steps which
led to tho church door. But lieforo sho
crossed tho threshold she turned onco moro
and tore a ring from her hand, which rolled
silently down tho steps and fell at tho young
man's feet. He bent down, picked up the
ring und placed it on his linger, uud when he
looked up, maiden, church and village had all
disappeared, und he stood in tho middle of
the country road, w ith tho cornfields on tho
right hand and ou the left, the blue sky and
the gleaming midsummer sun overhead.
Was it all a dream? No, ho could feel tho
gold ring on his finger, und it glistened in the
sunshine. Some magic was nt work hero. At
the time of midsummer many things became
visible, which ute usually hidden from mortal
eyes. I
Diethart glanced timidly nt his surround
ings, nnd hastened his steps. He really felt
uneasy, but tho lovo which the silent maiden
aroused in him was stronger than fear and
horror. Ho looked at the ring with beaming
eyes, and he had a presentiment that this first
meeting with the beautiful girl would uot be
the last. Puzzled and hopeful be continued
his way along the dusty road. The sin ent
down, and as tho roofs of the city grew
golden, the stonecutter passed through the
arched gateway.
In the market place stood a handsome
house, that tniro on its signboard a wild man
with feathers in hU hair and a ring in his
nose, and was celebrated far and wide as an
Inn and alu house. Diethart took lodging
there, and when he had removed all traces of
his wearisome journey he went to the com
nion room to refresh himself with food and
Ata long oaken table, behind the tankard,
sat two citizeus conversing about the affairs
of the world. The arrival of the stranger
was pleasing to them. They questioned hint
as to who he was, whence he had como and
what be was seeking in the city. W illingly
and politely ho satisfied their curiosity, and
the citizens usked hm. to draw nearer and to
tell them what was taking place in the out
side world. Diethart reluled what hehad
seen, but be was silent about the
adventum which he hud met with, and then
hepralso.ltheclty.md the fruitful Held, ha
had passed through tlmt day.
"Yes " said one of the citizens, and ho
stroked hu board complacently, "yes, , It .is a
bUwxi liec of country, and If the taxes
were not so bl8h might
If it Isn't anr longer It was In the old times.
T . rtufuSVwre different. Wheat, com
2nd Url.y tl)l Sro plentifully In our fl.Iu.,
wl the mountain Sl" " "o1 1
nee, but In old time.- they gave us other
treasures beside, that Is silver and gold; but
all that was over long ago."
"Yes," said nnother guest, "if what Is
written in our chronicle is true, our commu
nity was formerly rich Ix-yond compare.
Once the emperor visited he city, nnd it was
an ancient custom among tho inhabitants to
honor the emperor with n gift, namely, a
sheep and a lamb; why just this and nothing
nioro I cannot sny, Tliereforo tho iooplo
brought the enneror the usual offering, only
tho sheep wns of silver and the lamb of gold.
And his majesty is said to havo been very
much amazed at it,"
"They say, ton," began n third, "that in old
times there stood near here a village which
has now disupjf arcd. The village jiossessed
Inexhaustitile silver mines, and tho people
hardly knew what to do with tho excessive
riches. Then, us is apt to le tho caso, they
locanie proud and haughty, nnd, in their nr
rogance, plaed ninepins w ith balls nnd pin
of gold, and committed nil sorts of crimo bo
sides; and one night tho village, with chil
dren nnd ninepins, was swallowed up. anil nt
the present day it is hardly known whero it
stood."
Now the landlady, who came ami went
with keys nnd mugs, entered into tho conver
srtjon of the men. "You havo heard tho
story, but haven't told it correctly. The case
of the sunken village is altogether different.
The jieoplu who dwelt there spent good lives
and bad ones, like ourselves, They wero
prosperous, but they did not play with golden
ninepins. Now, it once happened that u
whole year passed wituout a deatli among
tho inhabitants of the village, and when All
Souls day came they said, 'Why should wo
prav and mourn? Wo havo carried nobody
to tho grave in tho last year.' So they wero
merry nnd gay, played and danced, nnd ex
ulted as in tho joyful time of May Only ono
workman, who was pioulv inclined, took no
part in the godless doings, but ws-nt to
church in the next villugo. And when ho
returned home at evening his villago had
disappeared. A golden cross only .rose nlsivo
the ground. That was the cross on tho church
spire. Little by little that sank too, and now
grain grows over the place whero tho village
once lay. But from time to timo it rises nnd
becomes visible, nnd there are coplo living
who hnvo seen it but it is not well to talk of
such things." Thus spoko tho landlady nnd
drew a long breath.
What ho had heard gave tho stonecutter
much to think about. Ho had only half heard
what had been said at thu drinking tablo and
looked constantly nt tho gold ring on his
finger.
When the w atchman's cry sounded on tho
street and the guests left the table tor the
night, Diethart went to his room. He had
traveled n long distance, but sleep would not
come to him to-night. He sat up nwako on
his couch, and thought about his adventure
and the beautiful silent maiden. Again he
fastened his eyes on the ring nnd tried to find
some engraven mnrk. Tho outside wns
smooth; perhaps there might ho something
written on the inside, und ho drew tho ring
off his finger.
Then the door ownod gently, and Into tho
room stepped the one who had worn the ring
beforo. With joyful fear Diethart jumped
up and readied out his longing nrjns to tho
lovely woman, and the silent maiden sank,
blissfully smiling, on his breast, and returned
the caresses of tho loving youth.
When the stars began to grow pale the
beautiful, mysterious mnid stole away from
her lover's arms, nnd now sho gained tho
power of speech.
"Now wo must part," sho said, "but wo
shall see each other again. As often as you
long for me, take tho ring from your finger,
and 1 will como to you."
"And do you tell mo nothing moro, my
heart's love, about yourself and tho placo
whero I first saw you J"
She looked at him earnestly and laid her
finger silently on her mouth. Then sho went
toward tho door.
"And may I not even know your name?"
"I am colled Sigune," answered tho beauti
ful girl. Onco more she wuved her white
hand, then left the room ns silently as she
had como.
In tho courtyard tho cocks wero crowing
to announce tho dawn of day.
For the young stonecutter a blissful timo
hnd begun. All day long ho worked on tho
building with hummer and chisel; but when
uight cumo ou, nnd the other young men sat
behind tho full tankards, or joined in tho
merry danco with thuir sweethearts, Diethart
drank in love and happiness from a rosy
mouth, and in the arms of his Siguue forgot
the world.
"Oh, why lias the duy so many hours,
when I cannot havo you with mot" said ho
onco, intoxicated witli lovo, to his beautiful
wife. "Why must I only caress you se
cretly f Why may I not follow you to your
silent honioi"
"Do not wish that," sho replied, anxiously.
"Woo to mo if you should once coui)cl me to
take you with mo. Listen to mo and take
my words to heart, I know that you lovo
mo abovo everything; but you men uro fickle
creatures, and your fidelity is not us steadfast
as tho everlasting stars. If another woman
should gain wer over you and your heart
should turn "awuy from mo, then tako this
ring which I havo given you from your bund
and throw it in tho deepest well. Then tho
chain which binds mo to you, und you to me,
will bo broken. you will forget me, and I muy
never como to you again. But if you should
call mo after another has taken my place,
then you w ill bo obliged to follow me to the
placo you know, and from there will there bo
no return for you."
Tho beautiful Sigune spoko these words
with sadness, but lie kissed tho tears from
her lashes, and swore thnt he would ulwnys
bo true.
The most beautiful girl of all tho city was
Miss Elsa, tho only child of tho wealthy ar
chitect, but she wus proud, and of all the
burgers' sons who courted her favor not
one was good enough for tho haughty
maiden. Some weeks siuco a change had
taken place in Elsa, Sho had taken a fancy
to none other than the strange young stone
cutter who worked for her fattier. But the
youth had no eyes for the young girl's beau
ty, nnd the beaming gluuccs which she cast
at Diethart's robust, youthful form, when ho
entered her father's house, made his heart no
warmer thun tho eyes of tho carved angel
over the church door. That disturbed
the patrician's daughter, but vainly sho
strove against the love which had orison in
ber proud heart.
With n woman's urt sho knew how to bring
it about that Diethart became dearer aud
dearer to her fattier, and thnt finally he came
and went In the house daily. With her own
bund she poured the golden wine into his
glass, nnd at tho samo timo her arm brushed
his brown curly lock us If unaware; she
sang to the Into fur him her native airs and
sweet Italian melodies that sho had learned
from a foreign master; but Diethart showed
only measured iwliUiifss and oold restect for
all favors Utstuwwl uiii him, Jeulousy was
added to Kim's love n htm her kharp eyes no
ticed how often Diethart guzed at tlioringon
his finger, ami she lnl to discover whether
another maiden hud ototi of his heart.
There was 110 one lis tho city who had be
witched the youth, that she found out easily;
but erha he hud a swixahcurt far awuy.
Oh. how she hatwl thl. unknown rival!
One day ahut Mn J!la tlg the
oew bulldlnc. It was tid within; tho work
men were taking tbclr midday rest. With
hesitating steps sho entered the house and
found what sho had liop-d for. Diethart lay
stretched out on the floor asleep. NoIhxIt
else was nlout. The maiden bent over the
sleeper to kiss his rod lip, but just then her
eyes fell ou tho gold ring on tho joung
man's right hand. Jealousy blazed up in
her heart. Cautiously sho took hold of the
ring, slipped It gently from tho sleecr's fin
der nnd concealed it m tier dress.
Then Diethart nwoke from his sleep. He
arose in confusion w hen lie saw the master
builder's daughter standing lvforo him in
great excitement. He did not notlco the loss
of the ring; with the ring, everything con
nected with it had disappeared from his
memory, liko a writing erased from a sluto.
Therefore, for tho first time, ho was awnro of
Elsn's captivating lieuuty, and ns he, seized
by sudden love, held out his arms towards
tho beautiful form, she fell glowing with love
on his hrenst, and embraced bis sunburnt
neck.
From tho tower of the church, which was
now completed, the bolls were ringing for the
first time, uud old and young wero hastening
towards tho now house of God, which was to
be co 1 1 set rated today. But tho feast of con
secration wns to bu followed by a second, and
that seemed quito as iniortaut to tho jieoplo
as tho llrst, EKa, tho architect's much
courted daughter, was to gtvo her baud to
day at tho nltar to thu xoiing stonecutter
Diethart, and tho bride's father had provided
tho richest and most brilliant wedding tho
city had over seen. It was a Rood omen for
such a handsome pair as Diethart nnd Elsa
to Ik) the llrst to lj united at tho now nltar.
For Ik)Hi of them wero beautiful and stately;
that was admitted even by tlioso who envied
them, nnd they wcio not a few.
Tho church festival passed off according to
tho established custom. Then the bridal pro
cession marched to tho gnyly decorated house
of tho bride's father, nnd soon its walls re
sounded with music mid dancing.
When tho wedHing supjier wns over and
Elsa had danced tho last dauco of honor, tho
bride's garter was unfastened and cacti ono
of thu guests had a piece of tho bluo silk rib
lx)n as a remembrance. The bride's fattier
tilled a great silver bunior with sweet wino
nuil drank tho health of his children, tho
flfers uud kettlu drummers liegan to piny and
in thu midst of 4hu merrymaking tho bridal
pair lied from tho hall.
Weary of tho wedding festivities, tho now
ly married couple rut together in tho quiet
bridal chamber und exchanged wonts of love,
Tonsitigly Elsa said, "Beforo I l)ccomo your
wife you must toll mo one thing. Am I tho
first to whom you hnvo spoken such words,
or has another held your heart beforo mo!
That you must confess to me, for now there
must bo no longer any secrets between you
and me."
"Griovo mo not with such suspicions, thou
dear delight of my eyes." replied Diethart.
"Surely, I have laughed and made merry
with ninny u pretty maid, but no other lias
won my heart, and to none other hnvo my
lips ever sworn lovo nnd lldelity."
"Ah, then, tell me," continued Elsa, "whero
did you get the ring that you used to wear?
Did it como from soma tender woman's linnd,
you wicked fellow"
"A ring, a ring?" asked Diettiart in per
plexity, nnd ho shook his head. "I havo
never worn a ring beforo you placed this ono
on my linger."
"What" said Elsa, becoming excited.
"Will you deny that you woro a ring on your
right hand when I first saw you nt my fa
ttier' f"
"You nro mistaken, Elsa," replied Diethart,
growing red.
"Oh, you false man !" cried tlie angry bride,
"Shall I hold tho ring beforo your eyesf '
Aud witli n swift movement sho drew the
ring, which she tiad tnkeu from tier sleeping
lover, from tier Imjsoiu, and held it before tier
husbnnd's eyes. "Will you still deny Itr
"Very strange!" said Dluthnrt. "Is it pos
sible that 1 havo worn thut ring, my Elsa
Let mo see it." Ho took tho ring and placed
it on his finger.
Then ho drew a deep sigh. "Yes," ho said,
softly; "I know the ring. Sigune, Sigune,
what havo I douo to theol"
Elsa screamed aloud, "Oh. you faithless,
you deceitful maul Depart from mo and
never let me see your face again I"
Suddenly bliu stopped speaking, nnd cold
slitverscliilled tier to her marrow. Thoy wero
no longer together ill tho bridal chamber, but
u third person wns with them. In tho door
way stood tho form of a beautiful, palo wom
an who beckoned with her white spirit hand.
"Sigunol" cried thu briuegroom, "thou call
est mo, anil I must como to then." Ho sprung
up and turned towurd tho uppuritiQii, but bo
foro ho reached tier ho fell to tho floor.
Elsa'scry of distress had been heard In the
hall, whero tho people were still making
merry. When tho bride's father, followed by
tho wedding guests, entered the room, ho
found his children lying lifeless on tho floor.
Elsa camo back to life, hut tho confused
words which she uttered wliilu tho fever kept
her for weeks on her bed notxxly understood,
and when sho was well again, und people
questioned her abou t the Incidents of that hor
riblo night, she hud not r word to say.
All efforts to restore tho bridegroom to con
sciousness wero in vain. Ho had followed his
first love to thut silent place from which thero
is no return. Translated from the German
of Hudolf Duumhuch by .Mrs. Nathan Has
kell Dolo for The Boston Transcript.
Lord tVolseley's First Indian.
When ho was stationed in Cunuda Lord
Wolseloy spent u holiday in tho Interior,
whero ho mid his attendants built u wigwam
nnd enjoyed thu eaceful solitude of nature.
IIo had uot seen an Indian chief, and tils
knowledge of thu Individual was derived
chiefly from tho perusal of the works of
Fenimore Coo)ur. Ho had u desiro to see tho
real articlo, am) some friends of tits living
twenty miles awny promised to send along
tho first Indian chief they met.
Ono morning 1oid Wolseley was informed
that a nobleman of the west had arrived.
Witli ids mind full of the conventional pict
ure of the high soillcd, noblo minded red
man, ho went out uud found a gentleman
clothed in uu out-of-dato dress suit and waist
coat, who, having had u great deal to do
with tho Hudson buy traders, knew a fair
smattering of French and of English. lie
talked Incessantly for upward of an hour,
and at the expiration of that timo the gen
eral becamo bored. Feeling In his pocket for
a coin, he produced u two shilling piece, and
with some fear thut he was grossly Insulting
his guest, offered It to him. The noble Indian
looked at it carefully, felt the edges and said,
"Can you mak it huf crown?" London Cor
respondence. The llrpopiilutliui of Asia,
Portion of Alu such as Arabia and Per
siafrom atl accounts mutt have Jot half, If
not more, of their population during tho late
thousand years.
Great as tho shall of lYrsla fancies himself
to Ut, he Is but a puny prince compared with
the great Darius or Xerxes. '
Africa has likewise suffered an enormous
low of population since undent time. We
liuve ample proof t hat t hu valley of tho Nile
onuu wurmoo with life, and all through
North Africa, vovr uliinxt a dswirt, given up
to wild beast and wUIr irieu, civiliwttari
oueo UourUbed to a remarkable oxUiut.
Golden Days.
HE'S POPULAR IN PARIS.
file Olullt American llentlst Who l Jiint
Now tin ltiu'.
I The biirgest man In fans outside of n
show is Dr. G. C. D.thotl. who went there
from Buffalo. He I seven feet high and
welt proportioned, except that bis shout
ders arc too broad even for a seven footer
i His beard excites amazement, licinu so
I very thick uud hluck and long, and crowds
often gat her around tilm In the street to
1 gaze at it and li 1 lit. p
Hut it is us n dentist that lie enjoys tho
! highest reputation. When he located in
1 Paris n French
i nobleman w h o
owned to n nerv
ous horror of den
tist work "tihmit-
ted bis month to
I)r Duhol! and
though lie had to
lie back with It
fastened open lor
live hours,, while
the doctor bored
and t il u u e I ed
nitiotm t lie niol irs,
he slept more than
half the time Dr.
Daboll's hands are
nnu'sthcticln tneir
o. a DAnni.L.
touch, and I he nobleninii
leclnrcd that the
buzz of the boring machine sounded in his
head like the humming of bees inn. lime
garden The doctor's fortune was tiiude.
Every nervous Frenchman who could nf
ford It wanted Dr. Dabotl for a dentist,
und many declare Unit they never enjoyed
a rest more refreshing than that taken
while he was digiun out thu cavities ami
jamming in the gold.
The doctor recently sailed for thu United
States to attend the annual meeting of Un
American dentists, and to get some new
instrument of kinds which bethinks are
made better in his native laud thun in Eu
rope. Slum City's October .luhlli'n.
The Sioux City corn palacu opens Its
11 ft It annual festival on Oct. 1 uud con
tinues for .seventeen days. Great prepara
tions are being made for tho festival,
which promises to bu ono of the most nota
ble events ever celebrated in lown.
The palaec building will be .'ISO feet long
and '.WO feet, to the top of tho dome. The
great arch in thu center completely spans
Pierce st reel
One wiiiu of the building will contain an
auditorium with a seating capacityof U.tKK)
people. The .Mexican National baud from
the City of .Mexico has been engaged for
the entire season, and will give two con
certs daily This band Is composed of
fifty-six skilled musicians, under the
leadership of Setior H. Payun, who directed
thu .Mexican baud at t he cotton centennial
at New Orleans in 1SS4.
HIOUX riTV'3 COttN PAI.ACK.
In another wing of tho palace will bt
found an exhibit from Central und South
America", which will include over forty
varieties of fine woods, such as mahogany,
rosewood, ollwood, etc.; colTeu bushes,
growing und loaded down with coffee;
pineapples just us they nro transplanted;
cocountits on a section of tho tree; India
rubber plants and India rubber In the
crude and manufactured statu; banana
plants and a score of other varieties of
tropical plautH; Indian relics and souve
nirs: views) of country and city life, etc. In
tho space devoted to this unique exhibit
will bo erected of cane or bamboo, witli
thatched roof, a characteristic Central
American hut, which will bo prcsidud over
by a family of natives clothed in thuir own
peculiar costumes,
It Is estimated that thu palacu will lx)
visited by I.VI.OOO people thin fall. Thero
wilt lie a number of special excursions
from New England, uu also from Virginia,
North Carolina and other eastern uud
southern suites.
A Splendid I'lnltl- for Antiquarians.
Now that thu British have taken full
possession of .Manlptir, tho scune of tho
latest East India massacre, tho antiquari
ans nro full of eagerness to explore the soli
of the capital. It is said to lie full of relics
of earlier ages of mankind, of whom no
other trace than their bee shaped dwellings
has been found, lit other parts of the vul
ley these give place to monoliths, tho ino
morialHof another ancient race. Tho peo
ple htlll preserve curious ancient super
stitious, such as dragon worship. For
instance, the blood of the late European
victims was Hiueurcd on the two lingo
dragon idols before thu palace. Most of
these superstitions ami ceremonies can bo
traced back to the Nagas, who, in distant
years, are supposed to have intermarried
with Mime superior race of invading Ar
yans, nnd ho become the progenitors of tho
modern Miiuiptiri.
Has u ICiiropeuii llepiitatlon.
Dr. Wlllluni Wlllierforce Baldwin, tho
famous American physician of Florence,
Italy, arrived in the United Suites quito
unexpectedly I he other day, whereupon it
was immediately
assumed by ono
part of the press
that he had been
called to attend
Secretary Blaine,
anil indignantly
denied by another
part. Ho that us it
may, Dr. Baldwin
attracts a great
deal of attention
and is an honor to
his country. He
Is so favorably
known In Florence
l)IL W, W, BALDWIN.
thnt princes, duties and such employ him.
i Among his warmest friends is the unchess
I of Teck, count ti of Queen Victoria, and ho
is Invited to visit tho 'IVck family ut their
home whenever business will permit.
His house in Florence is tho favor) to
place for the American colony and visitors
there. His wife i a leader In society, und
they have four lino boys, all born In July.
He remains u most eiitliiislastlu American,
raising tho star spangled banner over his
house ou every holiday, Italian or Ameri
can. When Mrs. Ator whs lu Florence
several years ago she wits very III, uud felt
so gratuftil for the skillful treatment nf
Dr. Baldwin llml sho pri-Mintcd III n with
u pearl scarfplu richly sut and very liemi
tltil, The doctor drtilure thnt he visited
America solely ou his own private Imsiueas,
fed
ntik
it
Dlt.
A Whopper.
"Yep," said Old Man Dunlnp; "I 'mem
ber jestns well when the llrstcnravau cnme
th'ough these parts. 'Twuz forty-thren
years ago last grass. They had tho first
elephant ever seen hereabouts olo Hollvnr
an' I tell ye lie was a buster! After they
had got th'oiuli their porformln' ole llol
ivar got loose nn' went rnmpagln' round
the neighborhood, an' finally brought up
down Ixick o' SI Pettongill's huystask.
SI 'd never scon an elephant, an' next
moruiii' when tie turned tho comer of hlsi
stack an' run smack up in front of otu Hol
lvnr I toll yo It s'pri.ed him some! Ho
jest stopHil. thmwed up both hands nn'
hollered: 'G sh all hemlock! What a toad!'
an' put fcr the house." Puck.
Tlny Cu inn Too Lut.
Wcstern Train Itobber IHankety dash
It! you durks, fork over your money 'foro
we blow yer brains out!
Traveler My dear fellow, you havo liecn
anticipated. Vou forget thnt there Is i
colored porter on this train. Good-by
butter luck next time! Texas Siftlngs.
An Tuple usitlit 1 'eat me.
Tvo professional blind beggars!
"1 say, Hill, what makes mo that dis
gusted witli this biz I could chuck it up
uuy day Is, that bein' supposed to have lost
tho tisu of our heyes we can't kick tho
slightest kick when some liluku goes and
drops a bogus coin inter thu 'at und then
prances off tonkin' vartuous, llku as If hu'd
gone an' done a liact o' charity.'' Judge.
Hints for Short Sermons.
Florence is a litttu girl who is just learn
ing to go to church. Last Sunday when
sho camo hoiuu her mot her asked her what
she thought of t tio sermon.
"L'gli!" was tliu Irreverent answer, "mo
sitted an' sittod an' sltted, an got drulTul
tired, uu' tho n'cacliur said an' said an'
said an' keeped on Miyhi'." Washington .
Star.
Ills St lilt In I.I To.
"I see that. Bloomer has made a big haul
out west, lie bought n tract of land, di
vided It into small lots and sold hem off
ut a big prollt."
"But where did ho get his money to start
with?"
"Hu worked his way out there ns a por
ter lu a Pullman car.'" Now York Sun.
A Necessary Adjunct.
Strawber I want to gut a ticket to San
Francisco witli it stop over ut St. Louis.
Ticket Agent Don't you want a tlckot
for tho other fellow, toof
Strawber What other fellow?
Ticket Agent Your guardian. Any
man who wants a stop over at St. Louis
must havo a guardian. Puck.
Woiuuii'n Aid to Woman.
Miss Gossip I hear your club hnd a
meeting last uight.
Miss Dorcas Yes, indeed. Wo had a
splendid dinner at Delmoulco's that cost
$'-0 a plate, after wliich our president read
u helpful paper on "How to Llvo on 500 a
Year." Munsey's Weekly.
Thu Ouestlon of Superiority.
It Is said that a woman can pick up a
hotter stove plate, notwithstanding her
dclicatu hand, than a man can. Tills may
lie, but we think too much stress is laid
Upon such a trilling fact, for sho certainly
can't drop It any quicker. Philadelphia
Times.
At the Club.
Hyrollcr For goodness sako, Gustavo,
what kind of a fowl is thisf
Garcon tfat ees zo spring schickonl
Hyroller We! I, go get tho kuy, then;
wind It up uud ! r,'s see it work it was
never meant to cutl Now York World.
A Nn re I mum.
Satiso Brown is u flno fellow, but ho
hns uuvur been the sumo since that acci
dent happened to him.
Hodd Wliut accident?
Sauso After making his fortune ho got
mushed ou himself. New York Herald.
Tho Murk of All Ills Tribe.
"What ithe namoof tho other vagabond
who was witli you?" asked the magistrate.
"Jimmy the Calico."
"How did he ever get a name llko ttiatf"
"Because hu won't wash." Philadelphia
Times.
Time Ilnoueli to Get It.
"Havo you hail much oxperlunco in Wall
street?"
"Tremendous."
"How long were you there?"
"Twenty minutes." Now York Sun.
An ICswptloiiitl Iiril.
"Lord Gawdy is dangerously 111 with
brain fever, they sny,"
"Is that so? It would lie a pity If ha
should have to die Just to prove that he
had a brain." Yenowino's News.
A Tempter of I'rovlilvnce.
"How Is It ho can't get his life Insured?"
"IIo's a poet in tiie spring, a genttemnn
jockey In tho summer, a football player in
tho fall nndjx toboggiinisl in tho winter."
New York Sun.
Htlcklui; to Ilunfiiemi.
Workman Just lend u hand n mlnuU
here, will you?
Moneylender (In thought) Uin yes, at
10 per cent, on gilt edged security. Mun
uvy'u Weekly.
A I'roverb Applied.
"I have no patience with women who
wrlto poetry."
"Nor have I. I hold to the adage that a
poet is born, notmuld." St. Joseph News.
I'oor Herlbbkl
"Does Scrlbb mtiko enough to llvo on?"
"No; lio'd have died long ago If he could
havo afforded a doctor to make It prompt
and easy." Washington Post.
Had Jumped Ills Hull lloiid.
"Did they find Jiirklns guilty?"
"No, He was guilty nil right enough,
but thoy could not llnd him." Iluffulo
Express.
Quite a Dimirent Tiling.
"IIhs your wife gone shopping?"
"I'm (if raid iot, I'm nfrald slio's gone
tuyliitf." llMrjier'n liuatur,
RESCUED FROM THE RUINS.
A Thrilling Incident In Connection with
Nhw York's Latest Horror.
There Is no busier place In New York
city than the intersection of Park place?
and Greenwich street, two squares west .of
itr.MoviNo tiik noniEs.
t lie postolllce anil in the center of tho
heaviest printing business west of Broad
way Ami never is It busier than at 12:no
on Saturdays, when the usual half holiday
has but just begun Anil just at that hour
came thu most appalling calamity the me
tropolis has suffered In many years tha
collapse of thu Taylor building, which ex
tends 150 feet along Park place.
A few children were at play on tho side
walk, and in the restaurant every seat was
occupied, and a few men stooil by waiting;
for a sent.
There wus a stidden jar, a grinding
sound, a Dash of dust uud smoke and Hamu
then Instant death tout least a hundred
persons. The whole vast building swayed,
quivered for a second, collapsed and sank
In it mutileroiis mass upon thu victims. In
less time than it takes to tell It the wreck
was wrapped in flames and dark yellow
nheetsof lire were pouring from the ad
joining windows. In live minutes mora
the police cordon wus formed and several
engines were pouring water on the ruins.
Another live minutes and tens of thou
sands of people pressed upon the police,
while here and there were heart! screams)
and sobs and unavailing cries for friend
and relatives known to have been in tho
building or neiir It. Tho saddest group,
perhaps, was In thu homo of Eugene F.
Heagney, near by, whoso three children
were on the sidewalk just before thu crash.
Tho frantic father screamed nnd struggled
to get to thu ruin, but was held back. Aa
fast as thu lire would permit, the eager
workers tore away tho bricks and timbers,
nuil at tho cud of two hours ami a half a
wild cry was heard.
"A chlltll A ehildt and nllvel" Two
heavy timbers had fallen side by side ami
over them an Iron shutter. Under it was
hennl the cry of a little girl. The brick.
and timbers How liko feathers, ami in an
other instant Fireman Edward S. Mulll-
MAMIK IIKAUNKY'B ItUSCUK.
gan had Iter in his arms, badly burned, It
Is true, but not fatally hurt. He held her
up anil a great cry arose, It was echoed
cheer ou cheer through all the adjacent
streets.
"A girl u nlne-year oltl girl antl ullvo
yes, alivo ttndur all that wreckl"
And then moro cheers for tho gallant
firemen. Anil yet was thu cheering lesn
atrango than the weeping. The ordinarily
reserved New York nature gave way, anil
hundreds of people in whom ouu woultl
havo thought the emotions to be dead
sobbed in their excitement. It was Mamie
Heagney, whose parents were crazed witli
grief. Her little three-year-old sister,
Annie, had died near her, but her brother,
Peter, llvo years old, hud gone away Just
beforo tho collapse anil thus escaped.
Soon details of other marvelous, escapes
wero heard. One boy bad fallen all tha
llvo stories under a heavy engine which
hail, nevertheless, saved him from serious
hurt. One waiter had escaped from the
front of tho restaurant, another from tha
back. A few girls hud escaped by a rear
window.' Ami so on. Hut of the ISO or
moro known to have been In the building;
very few are accounted for. All the rest,
at least lot), were Instautly killed. Tho
horrible iights revealed us the workmen,
one squad succeeding another day nnd
night, tore away the wreck muy easily b
Imitglnetl. And us to whether the calam
ity was duo to h defective building, un ex
plosion or the heavy presses, wo musk
awult tho slow uctiou of u coroner's jury.
The Ilitttlesuitke Seimoii.
Men who live In snake Infested districts
have comparatively little fear of the effects
of a bite. The other day William Light
tier, of Heccaria township, Clearfield coun
ty, Pa., wus bitten ou the wrist by u hugw
rattlesnake when sumo dlstauco from
home. Having no whisky with him, ha
took his kiilfoaiui cut out the flesh into
which the fangs hud pierced. Then ha
sucked the wound, bandaged his arm ami
i ii -i - in i nr l I...
ueyonu u siigui swelling no nuucn-u uim
llttlo. At about the sumo time, near Mon
roe, Oruuge county, N V an eluven-year-old
boy went out in the woods, saw u bug
r.ilth.r uulrml II I til llltl luirk of the llMul
town. Tho resitlenu frightened 111 tu with
. 1. l 1.... ,1 1... .....i.ljl liuvu M.
leased his hold hail he qui iieeiv warned
snake wan finally secured aroiintl tne he
n i wi nil i (.11 si u iiitnni iiiLui
uncoiled un placed lu h lurge box with
glass window in it. tin muKiug un
iiiiiliinrlon It was found that tho snake
nine ruttl nnd u button ,
Texas is Bueiieii uy ran'iit bu kw
neoma ure earninu wiiues niucv m7 miu
law went into nirct. in no nay
inn i rt I'm riiriipii mill i.iim uu l is
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er' court nt Midland and paUl for
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