Heppner gazette., December 12, 1907, Image 2

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IIKENSIDE
BY
MRS. MARY J. HOLMES
AKkar f "Dan Thine." "The EitfMik OrpHii " " Homea'ead op the Hllli de." "lent Riven,"
" Meaiiaaaroek," " leaped lad Slimline." "cousId Maude," etc.
CHAPTER XII.
It struck the doctor a little comically
that one of Guy's habits should offer to
turn school teacher, but Maddy was so
glad that he was glsd, too, and doubly
glad that across the sea there was a
Lmcy Atherstone. How he wished that
she was there now as Mrs. Guy, and he
must tell Guy so that very day. Seated
in Guy's library, the opportunity soon oc
curred, Guy approaching the subject him
self by saying :
"Guess, Hal, what wild project I have
just embarked in."
"I know without guessing: Maddy told
me," and the doctor's eyebrows were ele
vated just a little.
"And so you don't approve?" was Guy's
next remark, to which the doctor replied :
"Why, yes; it's a grand thing for her,
providing you know enough to teach her;
but, Guy, this is a confounded gossiping
neighborhood, and folks will talk, I'm
afraid. She's too handsome, Guy, for
Madam Grundy to let alone. If Lucy
were only here, it would be different,
Why, in the name of wonder, are you two
not married, if you are ever going to be?
"Jealous, as I live!" and Guy's hand
came down playfully on the doctor's shoul
der. "I did not suppose you had got as
far as that. You are afraid of the effect
it may have on me teaching a sweet-faced
little girl how to conjugate amo; and to
cover up your own interest, you bring
Lucy forward as an argument. Ififnestly,
doctor. I am doing it for you. I imagine
you fancy her, as well you may. She'll
make a splendid woman, but she needs
educating, of course, and I am going to
do it. You ought to thank me, instead
of looking so like a thundercloud," and
Guy laughed merrily.
The doctor was ashamed of his mood
nd could not tell what prompted him to
answer :
"I am obliged to you, Guy; but, as fur
as I am concerned, you may spare your
Keif the trouble. If my wife needs edu
cating, I can do it myself."
Guy was puzzled. Could it be that, af
ter all, he was deceived, and the doctor
did not care for Maddy? It might be,
and he hastened to change the conversa-
tion to another topic than Maddy Clyde.
The doctor stayed to dinner, and as Guy
watched him closely, he made up his
mind that he did care for Maddy Clyde,
and this confirmed him in his plan of edu
cating her for him.
Magnanimous Guy ! He felt himself
very good, very generous, very conde
scending, and very forgiving, the early
portion of the afternoon ; but later in the
day he began to view Guy Remington in
the light of a martyr, said martyrdom
consisting in the scornful toss of the head
with which Agnes had listened to his
plan, and the open opposition of Mrs.
Noah.
"Was he beside himself, or what?" this
worthy asked. "She liked Maddy Clyde,
to be sure, but it wasn't for him to de
mean himself by turning her schoolmas
ter. Folks would talk awfully, and she
couldn't blame 'em ; besides, what would
Lmcy say to his bein' alone in a room
with a girl as pretty as Maddy? It was
a duty he owed her, at any rate, to tell
ber about it, and if she said 'twas right,
why, go it." $
This was the drift of Mrs. Noah's re
marks, and as Guy depended much on
her judgment, he decided to write to Lucy
to see if she had the slightest objections
to his teaching Maddy Clyde. Accord
ingly, he wrote that very night, telling
her frankly all he knew concerning Mad
dy Clyde, and narrating the circumstances
under which he first bad met her, being
careful also to repeat what he knew would
have weight with an Knglish girl like
Lucy, to wit, that though poor, Maddy's
father and grandfather Clyde had been
gentlemen, the one a clergyman, the other
a sea captain. Then he told of her desire
for learning, and his plan to teach her
himself, of what the doctor and Mrs.
Noah had said a'jout it. and his final de
termination to consult her. Then he de
scribed Maddy herself, feeling a strange
thrill as he told how pure, how innocent,
how artless and beautiful she was, aud
asked jf Lucy feared aught from his asso
ciation with her.
"If you do," he wrote, "you have but
to say so, and though I am committed, I
will extricate myself in some way, rather
than wound you in the slightest degree."
It would be some time ere an answer
to this letter could be received, and until
such time Guy could not honorably hear
Maddy's lessons as he had agreed to do.
But Maddy was not suspicious, and ac
cepting his trivial excuse, waited patient
ly, while he, too, waited for the letter,
wondering what it would contain.
At last the answer came, and it was
Maddy who brought it to Guy. She had
been home that day, and on her return
bad ridden by the office as Guy had re
quested her to do. She saw the letter
tore a foreign postmark, also that it was
in the delicate handwriting of some fe
male, but the Right did not affect her in
the least. Maddy's heart was far too
heavy that day to care for a trifle, and so,
placing the letter carefully in her basket,
he kept on to Aikenside.
The letter was decidedly Lucy-ish in all
that pertained to her "dearest darling,"
her "precious Guy," but when she came
to Maddy Clyde, her true, womanly na
ture spoke; and Guy, while reading it,
felt how good she was. Of course he
might teach Maddy Clyde all he wished
to teach her, and it made Lucy love him
better to know that he was willing to do
uch things. She wished she was there
to help him ; they would open a school for
all the poor, but she did not know when
mamma would let her come. That pain
In her side was not any better, and her
cough had come earlier that season than
last. The physician had advised a win
ter in Naples, and they were going before
long. Then followed a few more lines
acred to the lover's eye, lines which told
how pure was the love which sweet Lucy
Atherstone bore, for Guy Remington, who,
as h read, felt his heart beat with a
throb of oalo, for Lucy spoke to him bow
for the first time of what might possibly
be.
"I've dreamed about it nights," she
said. "I've thought about it days, and
tried so hard to be reconciled ; to feel that
if (iod will have it so, I am willing to
die before you have ever called me your
little wife, or I have ever called you hus
band. Heaven is better than earth,
know, and I am sure of going there, I
think, but oh, dear Guy, a life with you
looks so very sweet that sometimes your
little Lucy Bhrinks from the dark grave
which would hide her forever from you
Guy, you once said you never prayed, and
it made me feel so badly, but you will
when you get this, won't you? You will
ask God to make me well, and maybe He
will hear you. Do, Guy, please do pray
for your Lucy, far away over the sea.
Guy could not resist that touching ap
peal, "to pray for his little Lucy," and
though his lips were all unused to prayer,
bowing his head upon his hands he did ask
that she might live, beseeching the Father
to send upon him any calamity save this
one Lucy must be spared. Guy felt bet
ter for having prayed, it was something
to tell Lucy, something that would please
her well, and though his heart yet was
very sad, a part of the load was lifted,
and he could think of Lucy now without
the bitter pain her letter first had cost
him. Was there nothing that would save
her, nobody who could cure her? Her
disease was not hereditary ; surely it
might be made to yield ; had English
physicians no skill, would not an Ameri
can do better? It was possible, and if
that mother of Lucy's would let her come
where doctors knew something, she might
get well ; but she wouldn't ; she was de
termined that no husband should be bur
dened with an ailing wife, and so if the
mountain would not come to Mahomet,
why. Mahomet must go to the mountain,
and Guy fairly leaped from his chair as
he exclaimed: "I have it doc! he's the
most skillful man . I ever knew. I'll send
him to England ; send him to the Ather
stones; he shall go to Naples with them
as their family physician; he 'can cure
Lucy; I'll speak to him the very next time
he comes here"; and with another bur
den lifted from his mind, Guy began to
wonder where Maddy was.
He knew she had returned, for Flora
had said she brought the- letter, and he
was about going out, in hopes of finding
her and Jessie, when he heard her in the
hall, as she answered some question of
Mrs. Noah's: stepping to the door, he ask
ed her to come in. I hen be told her that
the time had come when he could give
those promised lessons, asking if she
would commence to-morrow, after she
was through with Jessie, and what she
would prefer to take up first.
Oh, Mr. Remington," and Maddy be
gan to cry, I am afraid I cannot stay !
Thev need me at home, or may. Grandpa
said so and I don't want to go, though I
know it's wicked not to. Oh, dear ! dear !"
Here Maddy broke down entirely, sob
bing so convulsively that Guy became
alarmed, and wondered what he ought
to do to quiet her.
Controlling her voice as well as she was
able, Maddv told him how the physician
at the asylum had written that as Uncle
Joseph would in all human probability
never be perfectly sane, and as a change
of scene would do him good, Mr. Mark-
ham had better try taking him a while;
that having been spoken with upon the
subject, he seemed as anxious as a little
child, even crying when the night came
around, and he was not at home, as he
expressed it. "Tbey have kept him so
ong." Maddy said, "that grandpa thought
t his duty to relieve them, though he
can't well afford it, and so he s coming
next week, and grandma will need some
one to help, and I must go. I know it's
wrong, but I do not want to go, try as I
will."
It was a gloomy prospect to exchange
Aikenside for the humble home where
poverty had its abode, and it was not
very strange that Maddy should shrink
from it at first. She did not stop to ask
what was her duty, or think how much
happiness her presence might give her
grandparents, or how mucji she might
cheer and amuse the weak imbecile, her
uncle. She was, but human, and so, when
Guy began to devise ways of preventing
her going, she listened, while the pain at
her heart grew less as her faith, in Guy
grew stronger. lie would drive down
with her to-morrow, he said, and see what
could be done.
As Guy had half expected, the doctor
came around that evening, and inviting
him into his private room, Guy proceeded
at once to unfold his scheme, asking him
first :
"How much he probably received a
year for his services as physician."
The doctor could not tell at once, but
after a little thought, made an estimate,
and then inquired why Guy had asked the
question.
'Because, doc, I have a project on foot.
Lucy Atherstone is dying with what they
call consumption. I don't believe those
old fogies understand her disease, and if
you will go over to England and under
take her cure, I'll give you just double
what you'll get by remaining here. They
are going to Naples for the winter, and,
undoubtedly, will spend some time in
Paris. It will be just the thing for you.
Lucy and her mother will be glad of your
services when they know I sent you. Lucy
likes you now. Will you go? You can
trust Maddy to me. I'll take good care
that she is worthy of you when you come
back."
At the mention of Maddy's name the
doctor's brow darkened. lie was sure that
Guy meant kindly, but it grated on his
feelings to be thus joked about what he
knew was a stern reality. Guy's project
appeared to him at first a most insane
one, but as he continued to enlarge upon
it, and the advantage it would be to the
doctor to travel in the Old World, a feel
ing of enthusiasm was kindled in his own
breast ; a desire to visit Naples and
France, and the places he had dreamed of
as a boy, but never hoped to see, Guy's
plan began to look more feasible, and pos- :
sibly he might have yielded but for one
thought, and that a thought of Maddy
Clyde. He would not leave her alone
with Guy, even though Guy was true to
Lucy as tjteel. Hi? would slay; he would
watch ; aud in time he would win the
young girl waiting now for him in the
hall below, waiting to tell him 'mid
blushes of shame and tears of regret how
she had meant to pay him with her very
first wages, but now I'ncle Joseph was
coming home, and he must wait a little
longer.
"Would he, could he be so good?" and
unmindful of Guy's presence Maddy laid
her hand confidingly upon his arm, while
her soft eyes looked beseechingly into
his. Guy left them together in the light-
ed nail, sitting down on tne soia, ana
be an " I Ia 1000 there wre 15-G2'000 norse8
e"?Ia'ddy. you know I mean what'l say, nd mul" the United States. Dur
at least to you, and when I tell you .that nf the next five years there was an
I never think of that bill except when increases of 27.7 per cent, so that on
you speak of it, you will believe me. I January 1, 1005, the number of horses
know your grandfather's circumstances,
and I know, too, that I did much to in-
duce your sickness, consequently it 1 made
one out at an, it wou.u oe a very sman
DHe did not get any further, for Maddy
wn inf.rrn.t him ami whiu w
eyes flashed with pride, exclaimed:
"I will not be a charity patient l I
say I will not ! I'd be a hired girl before
I'd do it !"
It troubled the doctor to see Maddy
so disturbed about dollars and cents to
Know mat poveriy was preying u iron
nauu upon ner juuug . , am, on.,
cause she was so young did he refrain
from offering her then and there a rest
ing place from the ills of life in his shel
tering love. But she was not prepared.
and he should only defeat his object by
his rashness, so he restrained himself,
though he did pass his arm partly around
her waist as he said to her:
I tell you, Maddy, honestly, that when
1 want tnat mil iiquioaiea i u as you.
1 ueruiiuij' win, nuu x 11 ici juu yaj il,
too. Does that satisfy you?"
Yes, Maddy was satisfied, and after a
little the doctor continued :
"By the way, Maddy, I have some idea
of going to Europe for a few months, or
a year or-more. You know it does a phy
sician good to study a while in Paris.
What do you think of it? Shall I go?"
The doctor had become quite necessary
to iiafldys happiness. ne it
whom she connoeu an ner nine iroumes,
and to lose him would be a terrible loss,
and so she answered that if it would be
much hetter for him she SUDDOSed he
ought to go, though she should miss him
sadly and be so lonely without him.
"Would you, Maddy? Are you in earn-
est? Would you be the lonelier for my
being gone?" the doctor asked, eagerly.
With her usual truthfulness, Maddy re
plied : "Of course I should : and when,
after the conference was ended, the doc
tor stood for a moment talking with Guy,
ere bidding him good-night, he said : "I
think I shall not accept your European
proposition. Somebody else must cure
Lucy."
The next day, as Guy had proposed, he
rode down to Honedale, taking Maddy
with him, and offered so many reasons
why she should not be called, "home that
the old people began to relent, particu
larly as they haw how Maddy s heart was
set on the lessons Guy was going to give
her. She might never have a like oppor
tunity, the young man said, and as a good
education would put her in the way of
helping them when they were older and
needed her more, it was their duty to
leave her wnn mem. txe anew ine, uu-
jected to her receiving three dollars a
week but he should pay ,t just the
and if they chose they might, with a
part of it hira a little girl to do the
work which Maddy would do were she at
home.
Maddy was very happy, after it was'Varmre.
settled, and chatted gayly with her grand
mother, while Guy went out with her
grandfather, who wished to speak with
him alone.
"Young man." he said, "you have taken
a deep interest in me and mine since I
first came to know you. and I thauk yon
for it all. I have nothing to give in re-
turn except my prayers, and those you
have every day; you and that doctor. I
pray for you two just as I do for Maddy.
Somehow you three' come in together.
You're uncommon good to Maddy. 'Tain't
everyone like you who would offer and
nssiKt on learning her." I
Grandpa felt relieved when he had said about two weeks, which was a dry sea
all this to Guy. On their return to the SOn. At the other end the planks were
house grandpa showed Guy the bedroom moved clear away. The part where the
intended for Tncle Joseph, and Guy, as ninnVa WPre hptwe'en the rows made
he glanced at the furniture, thought with
in himself how he would send down from
Aikenside some of the unused article
piled away in the garret when he refur
nished his house. He was becoming great
ly interested in the Markhams, caring
nothing for the remarks his interest might
excite among the neighbors, some of
whom watched Maddy half curiously as
in the stylish carriage, beside its stylish
owner, she rode back to Aikenside in the
quiet autumnal afternoon.
(To be continued.)
nappy Thonht.
Anxious Mother You can't do sy the interior. The latter's office seems
better than marry young De Scads, my t0 break, up the more complex particles
dear. He Is an only son and his father and prepare them for the action of the
Is very wealthy. I former. If the action of the former
Pretty I hi ugh ter But I don't lov 3 too rapid a great deal of the nltrro
hlm, mamma; and, besides, his father gen passes off Into the air ln the form
Is a widower and may marry again.- :0f ammonia or free nitrogen, and Is lost
Anxious Mother True, my dear; I to the soil from whence It came.
never thought of that. Perhaps you.
had better marry bis father. Chicago
News.
perfectly H.rmirM.
The old bachelor was dining at the not the only Improved cow, for the pro
home of a newly married friend. duccr of good beef Btock ana cf the Im-
"Have a piece of this cake, Mr. Old- 'proved steer Is an Improved cow. It Is
bach," said the fair hostess. "I made ot oniv necessary to have the Improv
lt myself." led dami but the sire should also be
"Thank you," rejoined Oldhach, "but improved. If the Improvement Is made
I or seldom eat cake." j that Js necessary. Keep up the Im-
"Oh, you needn't be afraid of It- FnTniont lest there be a retroeresslon.
Oldbacl
h," said the host. "I tried ai
pelce of It on a tramp this morning."
W here He Failed.
Mrs. Diggs Yes, she Is suing her
husband for divorce on the grounds of
failure to provide.
Mrs. Biggs Doesn't she get enough (S reviving and each year for a decade
to eat? I past has shown an Increase In ship-
Mrs. Dlggs Oh, yes; but he failed ments of fancy strains of merlno
to provide her with the diamond neck- breeding sheep to Africa and Aus-
lace she wanted. I
Horaea and Males.
There has been a rapid Increase the
iast few years la the number and value
of the Worses aud mules In the United
states.
and mules had Increased to 19,946,000,
DUt the Increase did not stop at that
rate 0q the flrst of january, ioo7,
mm ww QQ ,egs thaQ qqq
!h"? nd muIe9; howln af increa9e
i of IS per cent duung the two years
subsequent to '905.
Those who are Inclined to talk over
production at the present are confront
ed with the Indisputable fact that dur
jng the seven years when the Increase
, numbers amounted to 50 per cent
there WM aj80 flQ lncrease ,Q prlce per
n(?ad amouutln to over M per cent
Thus on January 1, 1900, our horses
and mules were valued at $715,6S8,000,
while on January 1, 1905, they were
valued at $2,274,642,000.
This Is a phenomenal record and yet,
notwithstanding this extraordinary In
crease in number ana value, horses are
in greater demand to-day than they
naye befofe ,n tDJ n,8tory of
-he United States.
Keeping; Hosra In Bounds.
Here Is an easy plan of keeping hogs
from going from hog pastures to cow
' pastures, and at the same time allowing
the cattle to go from one pasture to
the other at will. As shown In the
sketch, the opening In the fence may
be a wide as desired
Two by twelve
Inch plank are nailed to the fence posts
about four or six Inches from the
ground, and two extra posts are set out
, from the fence about a foot. The plank
Is nailed to the Inside of these posts,
and this plank should be about four
feet longer than the one fastened to
the fence so as to go by the openlag at
each end about two feet. The hogs
CATTLE STILE.
cannot Jump the two planks, and small
jump overi aa they are lengthwise of
nogg thflt gQ between them cannot
, The ,e , rtadI,
' be
1 .
for sheep, only three planks may be
necessary to retain them, although the
writer uses only two for them also.
Malchtnsj Helps.
A very Intelligent and observing
farmer says: The importance of a
mulch to counteract a drought was
presented to me in a rather forcible
manner last spring. We had planted
-. pnwa of ftn.i hpnna fln,i nfrpr
they had' come up we had a cold spell,
and in order to save the Beans from the
frost, they were covered with planks.
After the danger from frost had pased,
nt one end of the rows the planks were
laid between the rows and left for
double the growth of the others. The
growth wns evidently due to the mois
ture saved by the planks.
Lorn of Manure.
An authority claims that fully one
third of the manure voided on the
farms of the United States Is lost The
fermentation of manure Is caused by
the action of two forms of organisms.
One form Is tnat wnicn requires an
abundance of oxygen and dies when ex
posed to It. The former thrives on the
outside of the heap and the latter ln
The l'p-to-Date Cow.
The Improved cow, says the American
Fanner, Is the cow that continually Im
nroves ln her milking qualities. She Is
Merino In Vermont.
Tha merino sheep Industry In Ver
mont Is again entering an era of pros
perity that presages a boom. While
by no means approaching the palmy
days of thirty years ago, the industry
tralla.
Kail Wounds In Horaas' Feet.
It has long -been known that nail
pricks and other similar Injuries In
the horse's hoof may lead to an lnfee-
tion followed by the formation of pus
uiirtc-r the horn of the hoof, and a serl-
ous general disense of the horse, or at
least the loss of the hoof.
In a bulletin of the. South Dakota
Station, Mr. Moore recently reported
results obtained In a number of cases
from applying a strict antiseptic treat-
ment to Injuries of this sort. The
method consists In paring away the
horn of the hoof from the affected
part until the blood oozes out The
foot Is then thoroughly washed In a so-
lutlon of bichloride of mercury, In the Qrst owned him and then were the ben
proportlon of one part to 500 parta of gflclarles of his affection. The owner
water, after which absordent cotton, WRa John Johnson, a prominent sugar
saturated. In a solution of the same planter of Rapides parish. Before the
strength, Is applied to the wound, and sivn war Johnson was the owner of a
the whole hoof Is packed In cotton, sur- arge plantation and of many Blaves.
rounded by a bandage and well coated Among the slaves was a mulatto, Wll
wlth tar. This prevents any further uam O'Neal, who, like many of the
filth from coming In contact with the more intelligent slaves, had been taught
wound. I a trade. O'Neal was trained as a
The operation must usually be done cooper, and proved not only a skillful
by a qualified veterinarian. Subse-' mechanic, but a steady worker, faithful
quent treatment, however, can b p-nd economical.
plied by the average farmer, since all Belonging to an indulgent owner,
that Is necessary is to pour a little of O'Neal was given many liberties not
the solution of bichloride of mercury uBually accorded slaves, but Instead of
upon the cotton which projects from wasting his time he worked for hlm
the upper part of the bandage. The ggjf ana jflij aBe n8 earnings. When
cotton will absorb enough of the solu- ne na(i saved a sufficient sum he ar
tlon to keep the wound moistened and ranged to purchase' the freedom of hi
hasten the healing process. If a rem- w.ife jje wa8 a(vlsed that It would
edy of this sort is not adopted In the be better for him to purchase his own
case of a foot wound in the horse, the freedom, so that every cent he there
owner runs considerable risk of serl- Bfter matie could be devoted to the
ous Infection either of blood poslonlng purchase of his wife and other rela-
or lockjaw.
Corn Land (or the Bean Crop.
Beans may be planted late and ma
ture before a probably frost For se.v-
eral years beans have borne a - good
price, and if the wheat crop proves to
be as short as threatened at this writ -
Ing the consumption of them is likely
to be larger than usual. The planting,
harvesting and thrashing of beans may
be done by machinery now, which re-
moves a former serious objection to
their culture; and If the crop area on
a rarm nan oeen mane sunnier uu
desired, by reason of the cold spring, a
field of beans might be advantageously
Good corn land Is excellent for beans,
and their cultivation does not differ
materially from that of corn hence It
does not require any special lnstructln
or skill to grow them successfully.
No Nnrae Crop for Alfalfa.
Some people still think alfalfa should
i tik rr li
ue suwu wim a iiurrte uiup. iuuw niw
have had experience with It know bet
ter. A recent publication of the Ari
zona Experiment Station sums up the
facts as follows :
Nurse crops hinder the development
of tops and roots of alfalfa, especially
when by reason of a thick stand or
rank growth shading effects are exces-
fc
B1YU. AllCl LUC 1 V I J I " I HI Ul IUC UUIOO
crop the weakened and undeveloped al
falfa plants are poorly fitted to with
stand drought and the stand may be
lost. In the average Instance the loss
In yield of alfalfa due to a nurse crop
probably more than offsets return from
the nurse crop Itself.
Tranaportatlon Charsjea.
The freight and transportation
charges on a full car of strawberries
from southern points are often from
$200 to $300, while on a car of south- I
ern peaches the coRt of refrigeration ;
and the high priced packages that have !
to be used run the cost up above $500
on each car that comes into the State;
$400 of this would be profit or Increased i
Income to the local grower. 1
The local grower can often sell dl-1
rwt to consumer! there are no henvv
or refrigerator charges to pay, and
these two Items alone often eat up over
one-half to two-thirds of the gross sales
of fruit brought from a distance, while
the local grower saves It. J. n. Hale,
Connecticut, In American Cultivator.
Frnlt Plcklnir Daaket.
This basket Is made from an ordi
nary Deleware fruit basket. A strap
goes over the shoulder of the picker
and leaves both hands free for gather-
Ing the fruit It Is bad practice to
shake any kind of fruit from the tree.
It should always be picked by hand
and carefully placed ln the package In
which It Is sent to market. By this
method Injury to the extent of 10 to
2o per cent may be avoided.
Wintering- Fleea.
D. n. Stovall says a neighbor who
makes a good living from his apiary
successfully winters his bees through
the cold months In a cellar provided
for the purpose. He states that bees
may be successfully wintered In cellars
provided the cellar Is given over entire
ly to the bees and used for no other
purpose. There Is always an un
healthy odor, that Is as disastrous to
fee as anything else, emitted from de
cayed fruits, vegetables and such things
as are usually stored In cellars. The
bee cellar should not be entered nor
disturbed any more than Is absolutely
necessary; It should be made a quiet
unmolested home for the little honey
BMa
BASKET FOB FBUIT PICKING.
ROMANCE OF A SLAVS.
"
Advanced Money for icducutlon o
Former Master's Children.
remitted by his white owner to-
purchase his own freedom and that
of his wife with money he hud uecu-
ululated through his Industry, W1I-
Ham. O'Neal, a remarkable negro who
has Just died at Cheneyvllle, Lu., years
afterward educated a son and a daugh-
ter of his former muster nnd cared for
them with the greatest solicitude possl-
ble, says the New Orleans Picayune,
This Incident was recalled yesterday
ty gentlemen lu New Orleans who knew
O'Neal and the white family which at
tlves. But O'Neal had early deter
mined that his first earnings should
free his wife, and the suggestions were
ilsregurded. It was not until after
purciiase na,i been effected that
Qe reanZed bis mistake and sought to
Tepar jt.
1 the ndugence 0f Mr. Johnson
wa8 shown IIe permitted O'Neal and
h,8 w,fe to arrange tne matter so aa
to apply the money m 0-Neai.8 free.
lom the w,fe returnIng t0 bondage,
, . f f work for whom
he peaBed and to apply hs earnings
. nlansA.1 O'Nenl soon saved euoneh
. . .. .... frdom - Bft0ond
mother.
Freedom did not "spoil" O'Neal, as
la said to have been the case with
m ci ti tt nanvtoa TTa rtnnHnuoil af Vila
ncoumulated ft srnnll
rum, and then opened a general mer
chandise store at Cheneyvllle. Ills
business was a success, and he soon
bought a small farm for his mother.
, , . . f ... ft t ht
o - -
a place for himself a small residence
and sixty acres of the best land.
O'Neal continued to prosper after the
war, which had practically stripped his
former master of his wealth. An un-
fortunate ehootlng affrnVi ln wuIch Mr
Johnson was killed, added to the. fam
ily's troubles and made the children
. . .. . ...
(lAnonient nnnn ofriAru O Nenl was the
flrst one to offer assistance, and the
help he proposed to give was not mere
ly temporary. He agreed to support
the son and daughter of his former
master, paying their expenses until
they had acquired an education.
ThU act of O'Neal's won for him the
admiration and respect of the entire
community, which had formerly re
garded him merely as a good negro.
The two children he educated grew
to maturity, married and moved to
Texas, while O'Neal continued to re
side ln Cheneyvllle, conducting his busi
ness. When his mother died he Insist
ed upon the property he had given her
being distributed among her other heirs,
declaring that he had enough.
O'Neal was known In New Orleans
In a business way. His credit was good
at all the wholesale homes with which
be di1 sI". " hf wbb regarded
as a good business mail.
The Iloy's Opinion.
They Is 2 kinds of magglsenes one
kind that has powder ln them and
whltch xploads and blows up peeple
and gunbotes and forts nnd snap craker
stores and a nother kind that doesn't
have any powder In them or enny thing
else xcept advertising my father says,
the last dont xplond very often but they
busts up sumtlmes.
they Is a grate many pages In mag
glsenes the second kind. I dont know
how many but they Is a auful lot of
pages. It dont take long to read a
magglsene the second kind, not the
ferst beenus most of the pages Is about
sliver pitchers for $2 dollers and $.40
cents a peace and sets of Shakspear for
$1. dollar and how to study law by
male for $.50 cents anl how to rase hens
and squobbs for $1. doller and $.25
cents and about sope that flotes and
pictures of stockings with legs In them,
and niggers with dippers' In his hand
and a white apern on and 2 little nig
gers without enny close xcept little
skirts, and babies without close on set
ting ln tubs and outermoblles and moter
boats and gas stoves, and toilet powder
and bull dogs anTl most everything else
ln this wlrld xcept stories. Success
Magazine.
Serlona Fnn.
"now do you manage to write so.
much light comic stuff?" asked the In
quisitive friend.
"By settling down to heavy, serious
woft," answered the Jokesraith. Kan
sas City Times.
I'ncle Ebea,
"Trouble," said Uncle Eben, "general
fy commands sympathy, 'ceptln' when
a man 'pears to be glttln' a whole lot
of lnjoyment out of It as a topic for
conversation." Washington Star.
Don't be unhappy. When unhapp
people die, they become ghosts, and nev
er ret to heaven.