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VOL. XIX-
P R O F E S S IO N A L
J.
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KEENE,
CA RD S.
2
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N .L. B iit i . b r ,
Next day he sought the lovesick pair
To «eo what mischief lie had done.
“Oh, m y.” said Cupe, “ but ibis is rarel
W ith these two heartM I'll have some fun.’1
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T hat maiden loved her poet true.
But never read the things lie wrote.
T om L a n s in g .
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Cnpld one day on mischief bent
Betook iiin» to a poet's den.
8ai<i be. "Here'll too much sentim ent!
I’ll stop this fellow's lovesick pen.”
And then in frantic, furious glee
He turned and twisted every line.
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T h e s u b je c t o f “ g o o d r o a d s ” a n d h o w
to s e c u r e tlie ia ia o n e t h a t is d e s e rv in g
o f a ll th e a tv e n tiw i a n d a g ita tio n t h a t i t
h a s o f la te re c e iv e d in th is c o u n tr y ,
w h e r e th e n e e d o f th e a r tic le is m o s t d is
a g re e a b ly a p p a r e n t in w h a te v e r p a r t o f
th e c o u n tr y o n e m a y tr a v e l. A m o n g
th o s e g e n tle m e n w h o h a v e m a u if e s te d
i d e e p in t e r e s t in th e m a t t e r , a n d w h o
h a v e c o n tr ib u te d f r e e ly o f t h e i r m e a n s ,
w ith a v ie w to re m e d y in g th e e v il a n d
b r in g i n g a b o u t th e im p r o v e m e n t s o e a r
n e s tly de&iieid, s ta n d s C o lo n e l A . A .
i P o p e , o f th e P o p e M a n u f a c tu r i n g c o m
p a n y , of B o sto n , w h o h a s lo n g beeu^rrf-
tir i n g i n h is a b le e ffo r ts in th is d ire c
tio n . O n e o f h is m o s t r e c e n t m o v e s in
th e p re m is e s h a s b e e n to s e n d to th e
p re s id e n ts o f d if f e r e n t r a ilr o a d s th r o u g h
o u t th e c o u n tr y le t t e r s u r g in g t h e e s ta b
lis h m e n t o f a “ ro a d d e p a r tm e n t” b y
e a c h c o m p a n y , f o r t h e p u rp o s e o f a id in g
in p r o m o tin g th e im p r o v e m e n t o f th e
coin m o n ro a d s o f th e c o u n tr y . A copy
o f th e l e tte r a p p e a rs b e lo w :
D e a r S i r —P e r m it m e to u r g e u p o n
y o u r a tte n tio n th e g r e a t im p o r ta n c e of
g o o d r o a d s a s fe e d e r s to ra ilr o a d s .
T h r o u g h o u t th e U n ite d S ta te s th e c o n
d itio n o f th e c o m m o n c o u n tr y ro a d s is
th e in d e x to th e p ro s p e r ity o f ra ilr o a d s .
W h e n h ig h w a y s a r e im p a s s a b le f r e ig h t
a n d p a s s e n g e r e a r n in g s a r e n e c e s s a rily
d im in is h e d a n d th e p ric e o f r a ilr o a d
s e c u r itie s lo w e re d .
W h e n th e ro a d s
a r e in g o o d c o n d itio n m e rc h a n d is e is a c
c u m u la te d a t th e d e p o ts , a n d in m o v in g
i t t r a i n s a r e d e la y e d a n d a c c id e n ts i n
c re a s e d .
A u n if o r m g o o d c o n d itio n o f
r o a d s w o u ld e n a b le r a ilr o a d s to h a n d le
f r e ig h t m o re e x p e d itio u s ly .
G o o d r o a d s ¡«re th e m e a n s b y w h ic h a
c o u n tr y is b u ilt u p p o p u lo u s ly a n d p ro s
p e ro u s ly . B a d ro a d s d e la y c iv iliz a tio n
a n d c a u s e d is tr ic ts to b e s p a rs e ly s e ttle d ,
a n d p o v e r ty a n d ig n o ra n c e to a lx ju u d .
T h e r a ilr o a d c o m p a n ie s o f th is c o u n tr y ,
re p r e s e n tin g m illio n s o f e m p lo y e e s a n d
b illio n s o f c a p i ta l, a n d c o n tro lle d a n d
d ir e c te d b y m e n o f h ig h in te llig e n c e ,
h a v e a c o m m a n d in g in flu e n c e in e v e ry
le g is la tiv e h a ll in th e U n ite d »States.
E v e r y r a ilw a y c o r p o r a tio n c a n re q u e s t
its officers, a g e n ts a n d e m p lo y e e s to do
w h a t th e y c a n to c r e a t e a r i g h t s e n ti
m e n t in r e g a r d to t h e im p r o v e m e n t of
h ig h w a y s in t h e i r r e s p e c tiv e n e ig h b o r
h o o d s, a n d a ll a lo n g th e v a rio u s lined
d e p o t m a s te r s a u d f r e i g h t a g e n ts c o u ld
r e p o r t to a ro a d d e p a r tm e n t, e s ta b lis h e d
b y th e c o m p a n y , th e c o n d itio n s o f th e
r o a d s in t h e i r to w n s a n d w h a t is b e in g
d u n e to im p ro v e th e m .
T hese d epot
m a s te r s c o u ld lx» f u r n is h e d fr o m tim e to
tim e w ith p a m p h le ts c o n ta in in g in s tr u c
tio n s fo r th e c o n s tr u c tio n a n d m a in te
n a n c e o f h ig h w a y s , f o r d is tr ib u tio n to
p e rs o n s d o in g b u s in e s s a t th e ir s ta tio n s ,
a n d th u s e d u c a te th e m h o w to b u ild b e t
t e r ro a d s , a s w e ll a s te a c h th e m t h a t
b e tte r h ig h w a y s e ffe c t s a v in g in t r a n s
p o rta tio n . A n y r a ilr o a d r u n n in g th r o u g h
a t e r r i to r y h a v in g g o o d ro a d s m u s t h a v e
a g r e a t a d v a n ta g e i e r a c o m p e tin g lin e
w ith p o o r ro a d s fro m its s ta tio n s .
T h e e x e e n tiv • officers o f a ra ilr o a d
c o rp o ra tio n c a n i n s t r u c t r e p re s e n ta tiv e s
in c o n g re s s o n th e im p o r ta n c e o f b e tte r
h ig h w a y s , so t h a t f a v o ra b le le g is la tio n
m a y lie s e c u re d . N e w s p a p e r s to w h o m
r a ilr o a d c o m p a n ie s e x te n d t h e i r p a tr o n
a g e m ig h t b e r e q u e s te d to d e v o te s p a c e
to a g ita te th is m a tte r . T h e b u ild in g u p
o f s u b u r b a n d is tr ic ts , w h ic h is o f s u c h
a p ro fita b le c h a r a c te r to r a ilr o a d s , is
firs t b r o u g h t a b o u t b y th o s e w h o w ish
to sell la n d . A sid e fr o m liie m a t e r i a l
a d v a n ta g e s t h a t m a y a c c r u e to a r a i l
ro a d b y its a id in g in th e w o rk o f a g i t a t
in g th e s u b je c t, th e r e is to b e c o n sid e re d
th e b ro a d e r q u e s tio n o f th e g r e a t b e e-
fits t h a t m ig h t b e c o n f e r r e d u p o n th e e n
ti r e c o m m u n ity .
W ill y o u n o t a id th is g r e a t m o v e m e n t,
w h ic h is o f so m u c h n a tio n a l im p o rta n c e ?
T h e re w ill tie s e n t to y o u a m e m o ria l to
c o n g re s s o n th e h u b je c t o f ro a d s , w h ic h
c o n ta in s th e o p in io n s o f th e fo llo w in g
p re s id e n ts o f ra ilr o a d s : S tu y v e s a n t F is h ,
Illin o is C e n tr a l r a ilr o a d ; M . E . In g a lls ,
C le v e la n d . C in c in n a ti, C h ic a g o a n d S t.
L o u is r a ilw a y ; C . J . Iv e s , B u rlin g to n ,
C e d a r R a p id s a n d N o r th e r n r a ilw a y ; W .
C . V a n H o rn e . C a n a d ia n P a c ific r a ilw a y ,
a n d m a n y o th e rs .—N e w Y ork R e c o rd e r.
A F r a r tlr a l T u rn .
M r S lim purse— P»*ople say th a t a young
couple can get alo n g very nicely n o w ada)«
m a sm all incom e if th e —e r—w ife is of a
practical tu rn of m ind.
Sw eet G ir l— Oh, I'm re a l practical. My
favorite piano piece U an im ita tio n of th e
■pin n in g w L e e t- N f w Y ork W sa k ij.
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11E th ir te e n th d a y of F e b ru
nry in th e p a rtic u la r y e ar In
w hich we are in te re ste d w as
gloom y and c h ill. T h e w ind
s h rie k ed d o lefully th ro u g h
th e a lm o st d e se rte d s tre e ts of
th e sleepy riv e r tow n of W estp o rt, and
even C a p ta in J im shivered as he tru d g e d
to w a rd h is s is te r’s hotel, h a rd e n ed as
he w as to ele m en ta l c ru e lty by his
years of experience on th e plains. Arid
C a p ta in J im w as a s gloom y a s th e
w e ath e r. H is brow u n d e r th e so m b re ro he
w ore even in w in te r w as fnrm W ed; his
lips u n d e r his g riz z ly m u s ta c h e w ere pale.
$nd h is g ra y eyes w ere s te rn a n d sad.
“ T h a r ’s only one th in g 1 c a n d o ,” he
m u tte re d a s he c lam bered th e s tep s th a t
led to tiie office of th e hotel. “ I m u s t iret
back to A rizony or som ew har.
I c a n ’t
s ta n d th is life an y lo n g er a f te r w h a t’s done
a n d h a p p e n e d .”
H e s tro d e th ro u g h th e hotel office a n d to
th e s ittin g room , w here b is s is te r greeted
h im w ith a p le a sa n t sm ile a n d a “ H ow dy
do, J im ? ”
“ I d o n ’t do very good, N e llie ,” sighed
th e c a p ta iu a s h e san k in to a c h a ir and
stro k e d h is long h a ir w ith a m assive hand.
A nd w h ile he is s ittin g and s ig h in g and
w h ile h is s is te r is v iew ing h im w ith am used
c u rio sity th e c h ro n ic le r of th is little
h isto ry w ill e n d ea v o r to te ll so m eth in g
a b o u t th e m .
T h e lady, M rs. E vans, w as th e w idow of
a g e n tle m a n m any y e ars h e r senior who
in p a ssin g a w ay b e q u ea th e d h e r h is bless
in g u n e n cu m b ered aud th e hotel b u r
d ened w ith a m o rtg ag e. By th r i f t and
good m a n a g e m e n t Mrs. E vans paid off
th e m o rtg a g e , an d a t th e tim e of th e
o p e n in g of th is s to ry w as e n te rin g upon
an e ra of u n ex am p led pro sp erity
H e r b ro th e r, C a p ta in J im , w as a m an of
th irty -fiv e and a type of th o se fro n tie rs
m en w ho a re ra p id ly losing th e ir place in
th e w orld as c iv iliz a tio n encroaches year
by y e ar upon w h at w as only a lit tle w hile
a g o th e fro n tie r indeed. W h en a little boy
he ra n a w ay from hom e am i follow ed a
tra in o f m overs over th e fa r w estern tra ils ;
he h a d m ined in th e m o u n ta in s, herded
c a ttle on th e p lains of T exas, fo u g h t the
In d ia n s on th e w astes of A rizona, and as a
g o v e rn m e n t sc o u t knew ev ery m ile of
c o u n try in th e g re a t n o rth w e st.
A nd a t la s t C a p ta in J im g re w hom esick,
aud h a v in g som e m oney he d e te rm in e d to
v is it th e hom e of his boyhood an d s e e th e
old fo lk s a n d h is b ro th e rs and siste rs. B u t
th e y w ere dead long ago—a ll e x c e p t N ellie,
w ho w as a w idow in a d is ta n t tow n. T hen
he w e n t to th e d is ta n t tow n, an d no m an
ev er received a w a rm e r w elcom e fro m his
s w e e th e a rt th a n did J im B a lla n ty n e from
h is siste r, w ho had read a g re a t m any
h eroic novels in h e r life, an d w ho w as
p roud of th e ta ll, bronzed p la in s m a n w ith
th e u n iq u e g a rb , w ide so m b re ro an d long
hair.
H e only d isap p o in ted h e r in one
resp ect—h is p ro n u n c ia tio n w as n o t suffi
c ie n tly in co rrect to please her. A ll th e
heroes of h er 1 looks used a b o m in a b le g ra m
m a r, w h ile J i m ’s w as fa irly good, save
w hen lie w as excited.
“ T h in g s a re n o t very good, N e llie ,” he
said. “ I ’ve d ecided to go back to A rizony;
t h a r ’s life and m ovem ent in t h a t c o u n try
So I ’ll pack u p tom orrow and g o .”
“ J i m , ” said his siste r, d ra w in g h e r c h air
close to h is an d looking him s te a d ily in th e
eyes, “ it isn ’t lack of m ovem ent d is tu rb s
you. Y ou’re in love!”
H e flushed a little and la u g h e d m ourn
fu lly a n d replied:
“ R ig h t you are, N ellie. I’m in love, b u t
It d o n ’t d o m e no m a n n e r of good. 1 s u p
pose you know w ho I ” -----
“ O h. I forgot. S h e s a id she th o u g h t I had
t r u e w o rth , a n d t h a t she m ig h t m a rry me,
only t h a t she bad vow ed—vow ed w as th e
w ord—to m a rry a fellow th a t loved her
y e ars ag o and w ent aw ay, a n d sh e h a sn ’t
h eard from him since; b u t she w ill m a rry
no m an u n til she k n o w s be is dead or u n
tr u e .”
“ W h a t foolishness1 Did she say th a t,
J im ? ”
"S h e d id, am i I h onor h e r for it. If 1 had
a g ai I ’d w a n t h e r to be je s t th e sam e.
P e rh a p s th e feller is in th e m o u n tin g s,
w here lie c a n ’t w rite , ye see, an d he m ay
com e to her s o m e d a y w h en he h as m ade
h is pile, a n d th e n w h a t w ould he th in k if
som e c h a p had ta k e n h is ra n c h aud proved
u p a t th e land office?”
“ Do you th in k E lla loves you?”
“ 1 d o n ’t know , b u t 1 so rte r th in k she
does, but w h a t’s th e difference? S h e ’ll not
m a rry u n til th e fe lle r she promi* »1 is
proved dead, and so t h a r ’s only one th in g 1
can d o .”
“ A ud t h a t ’s to s ta y h e re and w a it u n til
she c h an g es h e r m in d .”
“ N o - g r e a t a llig a to rs! 1 d o n ’t w a n t her
to ch an g e her m ind, .Nellie,” an d C a p tain
J im a ro se and shook back his m asses of
h a ir *‘l ’m going w est to find o u t if th a t
feller is d ead o r m arried . I feel it in my
bones from w h a t sh e said th a t he w en t to
A rizony
If h e ’s above g ro u n d I ’ll find
h im .”
T hen th e c a p ta in left th e room, and
M rs E vans leaned h e r head upon her
h an d and cried S he had hoped th a t J im
w ould a lw ay s be w ith her. U n til tw o
m o n th s ago she had n o t seen him since she
whs a very little g irl, and perh ap s she
loved him th e m ore th a t he had com e to
h e r like a s tra n g e r A nd now he w as go
in g back to th a t land of d a n g ers, w here be
hqd been scarred an d w ounded so often,
a n d sh e w ept, for she knew it w as useless
to en d eav o r to c h an g e th e purpose of C ap
ta in Jim .
W hen th e b o a rd e rs a t th e hotel had eaten
th e ir b re a k fa st and departed- on th e ir sev
sra l e rra n d s on the m orn in g of th e 14th of
F e b ru a ry C ap tain J im and h is s is te r seated
th e m selv e s a t th e ta b le and m ade a silen t
p re te n se of e atin g . M rs E vans’ eyes were
m oist w ith unshed u irs, am i J i m ’s were
gloom y beyond expression. T h e stilln e ss
becam e so oppressive th a t Mrs. E v a n s be
roically broke it by saying
" T h is is V alen tin e D ay, J im .”
“ W h a t V alentine d ’ye m ean? O le J im
th a t ru n s th e saw m ill? ”
“ G racious! You know w h a t V alentine
Day is, d o n ’t you?’
“ No, 1 d o n ’t. 1 d o n ’t know m u ch of any
tb iu g , sis
We d on’t h e a r of th e se new in
v eutions/H i th e p lains o r in th e m o u n tin g s
Is ii a new F o u rth of J u ly ? ”
" W h y , no. I can h a rd ly e x p la in w h a t it
is, b u t today lovers send p ic tu re s a n d poem s
an d th in g s to th e ir s w e e th e a rts.”
"O h , th e y do? W aal, th e y ’re lu c k y to
h ave s w e e th e arts And now I m u s t get
read y to g o T h a r ’s no use of s ta y in g here
an h o u r longer. 1 w on’t feel easy till I ’m
g o in g to h u n t u p th a t fe lle r t h a t ’s g o t Ei
la ’s pro m ise.”
“ J im , yon m u st s ta y u n til to m o rro w
1
a sk no m o re .”
“ P oor little g irl I I reckon I ’ll have to
sta y w hen you p u t it th a t w ay A nd now
I m u s t pack u p .”
" P a c k in g u p ” w as not a very ela b o ra te
process w ith C ap tain J im , He laid a h u g e
b la n k e t on th e floor am i th e n tu m b le d his
v a rio u s belongings in to it, carelessly yel
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a c u rio u s c h a p a b o u t th a t; he alw ay s
lu gged a ro u n d som e p ap er and tw o or
th re e b ric k s of color. A nd I’ll never for
g e t him a s tie sat th a r in th e w h ite moon
lig h t la u g h in g and p a in tin g . H e handed
m e th e p ic tu rk you see. S a y s he: ‘C ap tain
J im , w h a t’s th e use of th e w h ite s b u tc h e r
in g th e . reds, and th e reds sc a lp in g the
w h ites? Som e day tiia r ’ll be peace, and
th e n a tio n s w ill s h a k e h a n d s.’
" T h e w ords w ere scarcely spoken, Nell,
w hen ping! w en t a rifle, and B illy rolled
over dead , th e blood s tre a k in g dow n his
face th a t w as sm iliu g still.
A nd the
b u lle ts ra ttle d a ro u n d me, b u t 1 d id n ’t
m ind. I only know ed my pard w as dead. I
b u ried him in th e san d I b a r ” -----
C a p ta in J i m ’s voice failed him . H e arose
and w alked across th e room to am M ro, aud
h is s is te r s a t crying.
“ I avenged Him! Oh, W h istlin g B illy
w a su ’t b u rie d alone. T h a r ’s g ra v e s all
a ro u n d h is if th e coyotes h a v e n ’t em ptied
th e m .”
A nd C a p ta in J im s a t dow n a g ain , and
held t he p ic tu re before his eyes au d grew
calm er.
“ N e llie ,” be said in a little while,
“d iiln ’i you say th is w as th e d a y lovers
se n t p ic tu re s to th e ir s w e e th e a rts? ”
"Y es. J im , w hy?”
“ I d o n ’t w a n t to keep th is p ic tu re any
more» I c a n ’t sta n d it, ye see, to look a t it*
So 1 am g o in g to send it to Ellu, a n d som e
day ye can tell h er its h is to ry .”
“ B u t, J im , th a t is n ’t th e k ind of a pic
tu rn to send to a young lady on V alentine
Day
It d o e sn ’t e xpress th e r ig h t senti
m e n t” —
“ I t does, too, it expresses th e se n tim e n t
th a t tiie best fe lle r on e a r th p a in te d it ju s t
before be died. A nd I’m g o in g to send it
to h er rig h t n o w .”
T h e re w as no a rg u in g w ith C a p ta in J im
H e rolled th e p ic tu re u p an d addressed it
and th e n called in a n eig h b o r’s boy, and
w ith th e g e n ero sity w hich had m ad e him
au o b je c t o f v en eratio n to th e yo u n g of
"PINO» WENT A R IFL E .”
th e to w n g a v e him h d o lla r to c a rry it to
sy ste m a tic a lly T h e re w ere m edals and th e residence of M iss F ansler.
tro p h ie s in n u m e ra b le , and am ong o th e r
“ if she a sk s ye any q u e stio n s, k id, tell
th in g s th e re w as a ru d e p a in tin g , don© in h e r i t ’s a v a le n tin e from C a p ta in J im ,a n d
yellow , red aud blue, rep re sen tin g a w h ite m y s is te r ’ll e x p la in i t.”
w om an g ra s p in g th e hand of an In d ian
W hen th e boy had vanished »Mrs. Evans
g irl. T h e re w ere no w ords e x p la in in g its e x p la in ed to h e r b ro th e r th a t it w as against
m e a n in g —only in th e low er le ft c o rn er ap all p re c ed e n t to let a lady know from whom
peared th e le tte rs K -r a-l-c. J im held th is h er v a le n tin e cam e, hut J im c o u ld u ’t nee
p ic tu re before him a long tim e and stu d ie d th e logic of th e proposit ion.
it, an d a g re a t sigh w elled from his lips,
“ O f c o u rse ,” he said , “ sh e ’ll w a n t tn
am i a te a r stra y e d dow n his ru g g ed face.
know w ho it cam e fro m ; i t ’s only n a t’ra!
“ My poor d ead p a n l!” h e m u tte re d and A nd uow , N ellie, I ’m going to ta k e a long
b ru sh e d th e te a r aw ay ; th e n he arose and w alk a n d try to fo rg e t my pard B illy aud
w e n t to th e s ittin g room , s till holding th e th in k alan it w h a t’s to la* d o n e .”
p ic tu re before him ; he handed it to i is sis
T hen th e g re a t, g n a rle d and ru g g e d cap
te r w ith o u t a word. S he glanced a t it and ta in left th e hotel and roam ed in to tiie
la u g h e d , b u t h e r la u g h te r w as c u t s h o rt deso la te c o u n try by th e riv e r and strode
by th e hoarse, alm ost, savage, voice of C ap on, h o u r a f te r hour. T h e s h o rt w in te r »lay
ta in J im .
w as d e ep e n in g in to d u s k w hen he re tu rn e d ,
“ D on’t ye la u g h a t t h a t , ” he cried. “ My he w as tire d , an d he s lep t w ell th a t night
pard p a in te d th a t th e n ig h t he died. T h a r and aw’oke in th e m o rn in g a lm o st happy
n e v e r w as a « tid ier h a n d th a n W h istlin g in th e prospect of going buck to th e land
B illy ’s, nor a tr u e r h e a rt, nor a k in d e r one. of dangers.
A nd 1 w on’t allow nobody to laugh a t the
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p ic tu re be pa in te d th e n ig h t he died!”
W hen he descended to th e b re a k fa st
“ F o rg iv e me, J i m , ” said his siste r softly, room bis s iste r greeted him w a rm ly and
“ I d id n ’t know a b o u t th is Tell m e a b o u t announced th a t she hail a m essage for
W h is tlin g B illy?”
him
W
J im leaned back in his c h a ir and closed
“ M iss F a n s le r lias sent fo r you to call on
h is eyes an d com m enced th e broken, dis h e r at once,” sh e said. “ 1 knew sh e ’d
jo in te d n a rra tiv e in a tone a lm o st tre iu u
ohange h er m in d .”
lous
“ I know ed him in A rizony. W e d rifte d
ar< uud th e c o u n try a good deal to g e th e r;
w e s lep t in a shack in th e m ou n tin g s, aud
on b la n k e ts on th e prairies, and on th e
sa n d s in th e d e se rt
I never asked him his
nam e, am i he n ev er asked me mine. I was
C a p ta in J im an d he w as W h istlin g Bil
ly A nd th e w ay he could w histiel On
som e of th e m lonesom e n ig h ts, w hen th a t
w a s only coyotes a ro u n d us, and th e s ta r s
w a s sh in in g , and 1 w as hom esick, he w ould
w h is tle ‘A nnie B iu r ie ,’ w hich dad used to
w h is tle a t hom e, and 1 w ould th ro w my
a rm s a b o u t th a t boy and kiss him , it
w o rk e d on m e so Ami he to ld m e stories,
N e llie , s to rie s th a t m ade him break dow n,
a n d th e n I broke dow n
We roughed it
“ T o r ’ HP IN l/>VP'”
to g e th e r m any a m o n th —d id B illy and I .”
“ Yes, of course I know
I t ’s E lla Fan
T h e c a p ta in drew bis band ov er his d a m p
tie r, and s h e ’» a g<*od g irl—too good a giri fo reh ead am i c o n tin u e d , b is e y e s still closed:
fo r you to go aw ay a n d leave h e r.”
“ O ne n ig h t —we w as jn A rizony—B illy
“ B u t—b u t you d o n ’t u n d e rs ta n d .” And and m e w as carnpe*d by a little hollow , and
J im a lm ost sobl>ed. and in his em otion his t b a r w as sand all a ro u n d us, and th e
la n g u a g e suffered
“ S he’s a good g a l, a* A p ach es w ere near, we knew , b u t we d id n ’t
you say. a n d I k no ved it, and I asked her e x p e c t d a n g er. W e w as a lread y to go to
to be iny sq u aw w ife—to d ay , and sh e— sleep, we bad slu n g a h a ir la ria t in a circle
w o u ld n ’t —N ellie, she w o u ld n ’t . ”
a ro u n d ns to keep th e sn ak e s aw ay, and
A nd th e n his s iste r flushed w ith a n g er
B illy to ld m e a is a it a s w e e th e a rt of h is in
“ Did E lla F a n sle r refuse you. Jim ? th e east a gal, he «aid, was ju s t like an
“ WHISTLING BILLTf**
The” —
a n g e l—and lit* said w hen he m ade h is pile
“ H old, tb a r, sis l>et m e te ll you the he w as going Imck to m a rry her. W'e
“S h e h a s n ’t changed h e r m ind, N ellie
story. S he d id n ’t deny as l ow sh e love 1 c o u ld n ’t sleep, som ehow , th e ta rn a l *ke* s he is n ’t th a t k ind of a gal. T h a r m u s t tie
me, sis She said she knew t h a t w hen she ter» b it *o th a r w as no re s t And th e moon s o m e th in g w rong, an d I’m off for tier
p u t h er tr u s t in m e she w a su ’t banking com e np. N ellie, as b rig h t a» s ilv e r
Ye bom © .”
on a salted claim or a pocket; th a t I had nev- r «ee m oo n lig h t till y e’re in th e dew
“ B u t y o u r b re a k fa s t” -----
m in eral in place and w ould pan o u t aJ. ert., w b a r it g litte r s on th e sand. A nd
“Hemi it to th e In ju n s. Nellie. I’m off.”
r ig h t a t th e s m e lte r” ----
A nd he w as off A s h o rt w alk along th f
B illy says, says he. Seein a s we c a n ’t sleep
“ G oodness! W h a t s o rt of a rig m aro le u I’m jf u iu g to p a in t you a p ic tu re .^ H e w as IDN ii s tre e t of W estp o rt and a tu r n to the
th A if”
latft b rin g s y ou to a litti s w h its o o tu g «
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LO TTERY
T h e A c ta S a u c to ru m , o r record o f th ed < ^
Ings of th e s a in ts, fu rn ish e s uo a u th o rity
for c o n n ec tin g th e m odern e p isto la ry p ra c
tice o f Feb. 14 w ith St. V alen tin e. T h a t
w o rth y b ishop of th e e arly C h ristia n
c h u rc h is said to h av e su ffered m a rty rd o m
at R om e m ore th a n six te en c e n tu rie s ago.
S a in ts au d s in n ers a lik e in o u r day
su ffe r a species of a n n u a l persecu tio n
th ro u g h w h at a re called “com ic v alen
tin e s ” —a sp ecieso f co arse an d o ften b ru ta l
lam poon w hich affords o p p o rtu n ity fo r nos
in tim e s to e x p re ss th e ir opinions of ns
w ith a ll th e freedom th a t a n o n y m ity
grunts. B u t a m o n g th e avalA itche of e x tra
m ail m a tte r w hich th re a te n s to sw a m p th e
pos;offices d u rin g th is first h a lf o f th e
m o n th o f F e b ru a ry th e re is a la rg e ad
m ix tu re o f re a l sen tim e n t. “ H e a r ts ” au d
“d a r t s ” in rh y m in g ju x ta p o s itio n m ig h t
no d o u b t be discovered b en eath a t least
h alf tiie envelopes, w h ile fo rg etm en o ta an d
tru e love k n o ts on th e o u tsid e of m an y pro
claim th e so ft im peach m e n t to th e w hole
w orld.
W e fan cy th a t th e y o u n g lA d iesan d g en
tlem en w ho th ro n g " S t. V a le n tin e ’s m ar-
ket*# an d scan its ({notations w ith e a g e r in
te re s t co n cern th e m selv e s little a b o u t th e
tra d itio n a l basis from w hich th e m odern
cu sto m h a s developed. S till i t Is re a ssu r
ing to re m e m b e r th a t S h a k e sp e a re k new
all a b o u t “c h o o sin g a v a le n tin e ,” an d for
a u g h t we know m ay h av e sp e n t long
w in te r ev en in g s a t S tr a tfo rd in w eav in g
“A n n e ” a n d “ H a th a w a y ” in to h is u ig u U
of ju v e n ile verse.
A ges ag o iu F ran c e an d E n g lan d th e
day w as c ele b ra te d by th e d ra w in g of a
“ v a le n tin e lo tte ry ” in w h ich th e re w ere
no b lan k s. A n eq u al n u m b e r of y o u th fu l
b ach elo rs a n d m a id e n s w ould in scrib e th e ir
n am es on little b ille ts of p ap er, w h ich w ere
d u ly s h ak e n u p in a n u rn a n d d ra w n . Of
course it befell th a t ev ery m a id drew a
bachelor, a n d vice versa, a n d so be o r she
becam e h is o r h e r v a le n tin e.
B eyoud an y m a n n e r o f d o u b t It is to
C upid, au d not to St. V alen tin e, t h a t th e
tra d itio n of th e d a y ow es its s u rv iv a l a n d
p eren n ial freshness.
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w ith g reen blinds. H ere C a p ta in J im
stopped, and ig n o rin g th e bell k n o ck ed on
th e door w ith b is g re a t k n u ck les.
T h e door w as opened by a v ery p re tty
lady, w ho looked none th e w orse t h a t her
eyes bore evid en ces o f re c en t w eeping; she
beckoned h e r v is ito r in , an d as soon a s th e
door w as closed sh e h eld before h im a ru d e
p ic tu re and w hispered:
“ C a p ta in B allan ty n e , w here d id you g et
th is ? ”
I t w as th e p a in tin g by W h istlin g B illy
T h e lady bad been w eeping; h e r voice w as
tre m u lo u s , sh e w as d istressed . A g re a t
pang of self rep ro ach s tru c k J i m ’s h eart.
She w as offended th a t he h ad s e n t her
su ch a th in g as a present. W h y h a d n ’t he
listen ed to h is s iste r?
“ 1 am sorry , E lia, 1 se n t i t,” he s ta m
m e re d , “ b u t ye see m y p a rd p a in te d it,
a n d 1 th o u g h t” —
“ Y our pard ? W ho do you m ean? An
sw e r m e!”
J im w as h opelessly e m b a rra sse d .
He
s tro d e In to th e little p a rlo r an d seated him
self, w hile th e lady, w ith an ag o n ized face
re p e ated th e w ords, “ W h o d o you m ean ?”
“ I m ean W hist ling B illy .” an sw ered J im
a t last, “ th e best feller a s ev er lived. Me
and him rou g h ed it in th e m o u n tin g s.
E lla, and in A rizony, an d th e n he d ie d .”
“ O h, you w ill m ad d en m e!” cried .Miss
F a n s le r. “ tell m e w h e re von got th is pie
tu r e .”
" E lla ,” replied J im p iteo u sly , “ a t te llin g
a sto ry I’m lik e a eoyole c a tc h in g a hen
I have to do it my ow n w ay o r not a t a ll.”
A nd th e n J im told lIn; sto ry of b is pard.
and tiie p a in tin g of th e p u t nr;* in th e d esert
by tiie m o o n lig h t, and th e rifle sh o t, ami
th e lonely g rav e he ludlow ed o u t to lay th e
once m e rry B illy in
A nd w hen he had finished Miss Fannie
san k to th e floor and sobbed und pressed
th e ru d e p a in tin g to h e r lips, w h ile J im
gazed in m u te a s to n ish m e n t A nd a fte r
a w h ile tiie lady aro se an d w en t to an
a lb u m and drew from it a p h o to g ra p h
w hich she b a n d ed to h im sile u tly . O ne
g lan ce and J ini s p ra n g to id s feet au d cried
hoarsely;
“ W h istlin g B illy!”
‘M y lover, W illia m ( d a r k ,” sobbed M iss
F a n sle r; “ lie w hom 1 prom ised to m a rry
au<l be tru e to. O h, 1 th a n k God you w ere
wit h him th a t cru el n ig h t, an d th a t you
b u ried h im ” ----
“ A ud th a t 1 av en g ed h im ,” m u tte re d
C a p ta in J im stern ly .
T h e re w as uo a n sw e r to th is. M iss F a n
s ler rested h e r head upon h e r h a n d s and
sobbed q u ie tly u n til J im , th in k in g th a t
she w ould be b e tte r aloiie, s ta r te d for th e
door. B u t she called him back.
" D o n ’t go, J im ,” sh e said. S h e h a d n ev er
ad d ressed him a s “ J i m ” before. “ T he
poor dead lx>y loved to s k etc h , an d I h ave
several of h is p a in tin g s.
T h e le tte rs
K r-a-l-c m ean C la rk spelled b ack w ard .
W hen I received th is y e ste rd a y a n d from
you it w as a p o sitiv e blow 1 longed to send
for you or go to you for au e x p la n a tio n ,
b u t d re a d ed to also, fo r 1 fe lt t h a t th e re
w as a tra g e d y co n n ected w ith it; th e re lias
been so m uch tra g e d y in y o u r life —and
m in e .”
She closed h e r eyes a n d leaned h e r bead,
p e rh a p s unco n scio u sly , upon b is sh o u ld er.
H e g ra sp ed one o f h e r d e lic a te h a n d s in his
g re a t, h a rd lingers.
“ W illia m w en t aw ay to th e w e st,” she
resum ed, “an d I n ev er b eard from him
more. Ah. he w as tr u e to m et If 1 had
been u n w o rth y of his d ev o tio n , how could
I have su rv iv e d th is d a y ? ”
F or ten m in u te s a f te r th is th e silence
w as so in te n se tiia t th e tic k in g of a clock
in a d is ta n t room w as a u d ib le th ro u g h it
T h e n C a p ta in J im bent his sh a g g y bead
ov er h e rs and said
“ E lla, I ’ve pack ed u p to g o o u t t h a r t o
th e m o u n tin g s an d th e p ra iries; i t ’s too
lonesom e here w ith o u t I h ave ye. E lla, my
p a id is dead th a t w as to lie y o u r pard . I
loved him lik e he w as my b ro th e r; lie has
told me a ism t Ii is s w e e th e a rt in th e w ild er
ness u n d e r th e s ta rs, a n d I h av e loved his
s w e e th e a rt ju s t a s a o ro th e r w ould, lie
c au se she w as h is s w e e th e a rt, a n d w hen 1
saw h e r 1 loved her for my ow n sak e; so
m y love for my p a rd ’s s w e e th e a rt is a
d o u b le one
Elia, sh all 1 go to th e mo tin
tin ^ s ? ”
“ N o.” she w hispered.
It w as th re e h o u rs la te r w hen J im went
hom e and to ld his siste r, an d she th rew
h er a rm s ab o u t his neck and w ept, and
th e n she lau g h ed an d cried:
“ I ’U n av er a g a in g iv e ad v ice to a lover
a s to th e kind of a v a le n tin e to send to a
lad y .”
“ I w o u ld n ’t If I w as yo u .” lau g h e d C ap
ta in J im . ___
s«*if I M*m.
Resale—I w onder w h a t .Misa Ixrveloro I*
going to d o w ith a valentine!
-Bend il to b eraeit. of cc»uw a.-
S|»jcb.
C la ra —H a rry ask ed m e to d a y to be h is
v alen tin e.
A g n es—1 d id n ’t kn o w he w a n te d a com ic
O rig in o f V a le n tin e 's Day.
L ik e m an y a n o th e r m an S t. V alen tin e—
o r p la in V a len tin e liefore h e d ie d —w as not
a p p re c ia te d u n til a fte r he b a a passed from
e a r th ly sceues. H e w as a bishop a n d w as
n o ted for h is love a n d c h a rity . H e lived
in w icked, c ru e l old Rome. C e n tu rie s be
fore th e C h ris tia n e ra th e R o m an s h ad
fe a sts in th e m o n th of F e b ru a ry called th e
fe a sts of th e L u p e rc a lia , a n d o n e o f th e
c u sto m s p e c u lia r to th e se fe a sts w as th e
p la c in g o f th e n am es of th e y o u n g w om en
In a box, from w hich th e y w ere d ra w n by
th e y o u n g men. I^ater, upon th e rise of
C h ris tia n ity , it w as m ade a festiv al o f th e
c h u rc h , a n d goes! S t. V alen tin e w as fixed
upon as th e p ro p er person w hom th e c u s
to m sh o u ld h o n o r au d th e d a y celeb rate.
Ve RebulK
Êi
“I come wjrthe hurny uge love, swete maid.
Thy vaUeniyne to be.”
**N h > , comic v alid ity lies," »be sayed,
"A re not ye kynde for me.”
An Old V alentine.
Only a pallid brow, from which the light
Of »oft and InvhiK eyes hutt long since fled;
Only th e faded cheek and hueleM lip
Of one who Ions hath »lumbered with the
dead
The fainteat outline of a portraiture.
The shallow of a semblance nothing more—
Of her wlm in the springtide of her youth
A diadem of matchless beauty wore.
But »till for me it hath a »pell beyond
The fairest face th at ever yet hath ahoue
Beneath the cunning of the m anter's touch.
Or painted can vim , or In sculptured »tone.
Aaeurance ot ui) Imp*- I once had craved;
A gift from the dear hand of her I wooed—
Borne true love token I might clearly read.
And half In »«nous, half in (ocund mood.
Her own fair m iniature »lie gave to me.
And with a blush that sweet confession
made
Called it my valentine, and archly said
Perhaps I knew the meaning It conveyed.
Ah. yea; but yet. ala», 'twee noi to be,
For fate unto want otherwise i<*d w illed—
A few brief, anxious days, and In the end
A perished hopo~a prom I»» unfulfilled.
And tbrougli the vaninhed years which since
h a re <net
Their iigbt and shad*» ath w art my lonely
way
One joy supreme, one console! ion sweet
Ha» beeu my dream by night, my thought by
day
A price I ens treasure in that realm remote
W here no corrupt bin is of moth or ruatt
One eth er on this e arth below 1 have-
Tbe memory of her whose heart la dust.
- f H Kamliam In Buetoa Budget.