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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1909)
fHE OLD GATE MADE OF PICKETS fber was moonlight In the garden and the chirr and dhlrp of crickets ; There was scent of pink and peony and deep syringa thick ota, When a-down the pathway whltely, Where the firefly glimmered brightly, She came stepping, oh, so lightly 1 To the old gate mado of pickets. There were dew and musk and murmur, and a voice that hummed low snatches i Of a song, while there she hurried, through the moonlight's silvery patches, To the rose-grown gate, above her And her softly singing lover, With Its blossom-tangled cover And its weight and wooden latches. Whom she met there, whom she kissed there, 'mid the moonlight and the roses, With his arms who there enclosed her, as a tiger lily closes Some white moth tJliat frailly settles On its gold and crimson petals, Where the garden runs to nettles No one knows now or supposes. Tears hnve nnssed since that last meet Inir' Iovph have come and loves deimrted. B'till the garden blooms unchanging, there is nothing broken-ihearted Tn Its lienutv. where the hours Lounge with sun and moon and show ers, Mid the perfume and the flowers, As in days when these two parted. Yet the garden and the flowers and the cheerily chirping crickets And the moonlight and the fragrance, and the wind that waves the thickets They remember what was spoken. And the rose that was a token, And the gentle heart there broken By the old gate made of pickets. Smart Set. S4HtH$HfHH$H$HHgHM FERRUBY. I Harry opened his eyes and looked around him like one awaking from a muddled dream. He was lying on a Boft bed of long, serrated leaves that had been stripped from great tree ferns that grew near at hand. An old, withered, bright-eyed Indian woman, who sat beside him, placed R leather bottle to his lips, from which he drank eagerly of pineapple chica. The wine stimulated him and cleared his head, and he sat up and looked around hlra Inquiringly. A short dis tance from him his burro was brows ing among the shrubbery and under a feather palm lay his pack saddle and outfit As he looked westward he saw that the sun was halfway down the slope of the sky, and, lowering his eyes, he saw the burning, shimmering desert, and shuddered as he remembered all that remained In his consciousness of the terrible Journey he had made across it. Addressing the old woman In Spanish, he asked : "Will the senora kindly tell me where I am?" "She will," was the reply. "The eenor is at the foot of the western Blope of 'El Tree Dlabloa.' " Then she proceeded to tell him that In a dream she had been apprised of bis coming and was there at the edgp of the desert to receive him. and that ho, "and also the burro, had fallen help less at her feet when they arrived. "You are seeking the lost mine fienr the little lake in the heart of El Tres Dlablos." she said, "but I do not think you will find It. Rut this I will tell you : If you can draw the water from the small, deep basin that contains the lake, you will find on Its rocky floor more wealth than vna ever iKssessed by the Montezunins. "Tons of blocks of gold Ivelonglng to the people who owned the mine were cast into the lake by them before they were slaughtered by the Spnninrds. and there It has remained undisturbed until this day. 'I will conduct you to the lake when you are stronger. Nay, do not ask me how I know this, for I may not tell you, but here I declare to you that I speak the truth," Thirty days after crossing that val ley of death Harry had surveyed and mapped the little lake and so much of Its environs as he cared to possess, and then took his departure for Mex ico City. When Harry arrived at El Tres Plablos on his return from the capital, he had with him a number of peons and a dozen mules well laden with equipment and supplies, and soon those mountains were echoing sounds not be fore heard there since the Spanish conquest. In due time his friend Frank arriv ed, and after a hearty greeting Har ry's first question was: "What news have you of Ferruby?" "Have you not heard?" asked Frank, excitedly. "Tell me tell me quickly. What has happened to Ferruby?" Frank struggled vainly to control his emotion, replied: "Shortly after your departure from Eufaula the general, with Ferruby, left for an extended tour of Europe. Six months later, In formation was received that that "What what Information was re wived?" cried Harry. "Is Ferruby married?" Xo sh Is dead. Killed In an automobile accident near Florence, Italy." said Frank. White as marble, narry stood for a moment like one turned to Btone. Then he reeled and would hnve fallen, but Frank put his strong arms about him nnd laid him down tenderly upon a puma's skin. The old woman hovered over him. weeping and utterln wnlrd Incantations. Presently, when he be gan Dreaming, she gave him some chica, and shortly afterward ho open ed his eyes, Blghed slowly and deeply, and then, In a weak voice, tremulous with a never-to-be-spoken misery, he eald: "I thank you, my dear friends." That was all. There was a point on the rim of the little lake where Its dark, deep wa ters were confined by a mighty wall of rock. It spanned a chasm a hundred feet wide, and from Its top one looked down into a ravine that lost itself in darkness, and at the bottom of which two of the slopes of El Tres Diabloa came together and found a common base. For weekB a huge drill had been bor ing Its way down through that wall of rock to the level of the bottom of the lake. Two days after the drill had been finally withdrawn the peons were directed to gather up the mules and drive them into the corral at the camp, and to remain there until further or ders. When all hnd reached the camp, Harry, with pale face and set features, with Frank at his side, uncovered an electric battery and pressed a button. A terriflc explosion followed. A column of Are and smoke shot toward the zeii 1th. A sound like a crash of many thunders rent tho shuddering air. The mountains rocked and trembled as though smitten by a mighty cata clysm. Wild beasts forsook their cav erns and ran aimlessly through the brakes and Jungles. The peons and tho mules In the corral staggered and trem bled with fear. The old Indian wom an turned her face to the sun and threw herself upon the earth with ab ject terror. Harry hastened to her side, and, raising her up tenderly, said: "It is all over. There Is no danger ; come with me and see the cat aract that is rushing down the gorge." The following morning disclosed au empty basin where the water had been, and now It Is known among the In dians as "the place of the lake of gold." In addition to clearing the lake of water, the explosion had opened a pas sage in the rock that led to a 6ystem of galleries that extended far back Into "Frank," said Harry, as he Baw the look of amazement in the face of his friend, "we are standing in the midst of the lost mine, with wealth enough in sight to enrich a nation." When Frank and the old Indian woman were leaving El Tres Dlablos forever Frank received a sealed packet from his friend, to be opened later. In It he found the concession which his friend had secured from the Mexi can government, duly transferred, which made him Bole owner of the lost mine, that for three centuries had been hidden from the world. "Keen steam up on the yacht to night, Cnpt Burton, for this is a gen uine norther, nnd should the wind shift suddenly eastward, you may have to put to sea, for Manatee bay will hardly prove a safe harbor under such condi tions," said Harry Delmar. "Befott doing so, however, notify me at the bungalow, for If the Ferruby goes to sea in a storm, I go with her." The wind held true from the north, however,' and the yacht remained at an chor. At 2 o'clock the captain reported a steamer throwing up distress rockets alKMit a mile off the western shore of the island. Half an hour later the Ferruby was standing by, hend to the gale, to lee ward of the helpless steamer, that proved to be the old Brightwater. from Central American ports to New Or leans, with a cargo of fruit and three passengers. Two of those had come down from Southampton on the Uoyal Mall steamer Don, nnd had connected with the fruiter at Greytown. Before daybreak the rescued passengers were resting in elegant apnrtments in the bungalow, and the crew were cared for on board the Ferruby, which lay nt anchor In Manatee bay. Tho passengers consisted of a woman and two men, one of whom was a cler gyman. The other, when safe on board the yacht became anxious as he ob served the marvelous richness of Its ap pointments. "Who is the owner of this elegant vessel?" he lnquried of the steward. "Master Harry," was the answer. "Master Harry what?" he asked. "Just Master Harry that's all," an swered the steward. "Well, about the yacht has that a name?" "It Is the Ferruby," replied the stew ard. "The what?" almost shouted the gentleman. "The Ferruby," repeated the steward. "Strange," muttered the gentleman, and lapsed into Bllenee. When he awoke, late In the morn ing, the sunlight was glinting In through the split bamboo screens that shaded the windows of his elanaUy "WHAT NEWS HAVE YOU OF FEHRCBY ?" furnished apartment. A valet entered and offered his services and stated that a conch would be sounded for break' fast In half an hour "Will you kindly Inform me where I am?" Inquired the gentleman. "You are at the bungalow," replied the valet "What bungalow?" "It is called the Eufaula," answered the valet. After a Bhort silence the gentleman asked : "To whom does it belong?" "To Master Harry," was the reply, "And where Is It located?" was the next question. "On the Isle of Los Falmos," was the answer. "Pardon me," said the gentleman "but could you tell me to whom the island belongs?" "To Master Harry," the patient valet replied. "One more question : Can you tell me In what part of the Carrlbean the Island Is located?" "Not many miles off the coast of Colombia, near the mouth of the Ills del Ilache," replied the valet. Just then the soft note of the conch was heard, and the guests assembled on a brond veranda, facing the sea. They had barely time to observe that the most beautiful bungnlow they had ever beheld was constructed mainly of bamboo and palm, when the butler ap peared and conducted them Into the breakfast room. They were received by an aged In dian woman, who, if lightly, was ele' gantly gowned, and who carried her self with great dignity. While they were still standing, a tall, broad-shoul dered young man In spotless white en tered the room, and without a word bowed low to his guests. Gen. Ewlng uttered no sound, but stood looking at his host like one hypnotized. Ferruby would have fallen, but the clergyman sustained her, until she rested In the strong arms of Harry Delmar. New Orleans Times-Democrat WOMAN'S ATTRACTIVE AGE. la the Maid of Sixteen Outrivaled by the Vonnar Woman f "When we speak of the attractive ness of woman, we really mean the at tractiveness of woman to man. "With men the question of when a woman is most attractive is doubly complicated, because it depends not only on the woman, but on the taste of the man himself. Not many years ago, if this question had been asked, the answer would have been unhesitatingly made that a woman is most attractive between the ages of 1G and 20. Most of the heroines of classical fiction are mere children. "It must be confessed that with rare exceptions, the modern man prefers something more sophisticated than sweet 10, though it is undeniable that the Intelligent woman is at her best when she is in her teens. This is easily understood. "Almost all young creatures are beau tiful, and heaven gives to even the homeliest women a day of grave be tween 16 and 18, when she is pretty with the prettiness of fresh cheeks and dewy eyes and-glossy hair. "Twenty-three Is an ideal time of the clock for the woman of average Intel ligence and pulchritude, unless she happens to be college bred. If she has had the misfortune of acquiring the higher education she is still top-heavy with learning and self-esteem over hav ing discovered the ancient Greeks nnd Romans, and it requires ten years more for her to find out that for a woman to be thoroughly charming she should have had a good education and forgot ten it "For the woman, however, who Is meant to be human nature's daily food, no age is more attractive than 23. She is in the first flush of having Just ar rived. The slim promises of girlhood have been realized in the full beauty of womanhood. Sue still has illusions, but they are not delusions. She still Is in nocent, but no longer ignorant. "Her Intercourse with the opposite sex has a certain frankness and com radeship that is not the least of her charms. She seems so safe that she is deadly dangerous. Statistics show that more women marry at 23 than at any other age. "The bachelor woman is nt her best at 30, because she is consciously charm ing. She has all the advantages with which nature originally equipped her, and she has added to them the frills and furltclows of art. She has learned to enhance her good looks by better dressing nnd to put a red shade on the lamp and sit with her back to the light. She has also learned how to talk, and, better still, how to be a fascinating list ener." San Francisco Call. SllKhtly Mlaunderatood. "Mr. Whiffer can't break himself of the habit of tergiversation," said the village preacher. "Weill well!" exclaimed old Mrs. Snackletree. "Ain't there some rem edy his wife can put in his coffee to cure him? I knew a lady once who cured her husband of the drink habit that way." Birmingham Age-Herald. The Safe Side. "What are you trying to do for yoar country?" "My friend," answered Senator Sorg hum, "I am keeping on the safe side. Some statesmen try to do so much for their country that people get the Im presslon that they are getting pre sumptuous and domineering." Wash ington Star. A man Is entitled to bis share, but ha has no right to try to separate another xnAA from his. TffE WEEKLY 1607 Hudson sailed on his first voyage of discovery. 1775 Eight thousand persons attended a meeting at Philadelphia and voted to resist Great Britain with force of arms. 17S1 Gen. Greene surprised and defeat ed by the British near Camden, S. 0. 1782 Holland acknowledged the inde pendence of the United States. 1802 Georgia ceded her western terri tory to the United States. 1831 Imprisonment for debt abolished in the State of New York. 1S38 Large section of Charleston, S. C, destroyed by fire. 1845 China issued an edict permitting foreigners to teach the Christian re ligion. 1856 Biots in Chicago over the license question. 1850 First issue of the Rocky Mountain News at Denver. 1861 Arkansas troops seized the arsenal at Napoleon and Fort Smith. 1865 Remains of Abraham Lincoln re moved from the .White House to the capitol. 1875 Mofor General Sir EdwaH Silby Smyth appointed to command the militia of Canada. 1876 Queen Victoria declared Empress of India. 1877 War began between Russia and Turkey. 18S9 Oklahoma lands opened to settle ment by President's proclamation. 1891 Czar proclaimed the expulsion of the Jews from Moscow. 1892 Behring Sea modus vivendi adopt ed in United States Senate. 1894 South Carolina Supreme Court de cided the dispensary liquor law to be unconstitutional. . . .Strike of 130,000 miners inaugurated in the bitumi nous coal region. 1896 International Arbitration Congress met at Washington. 1901 The Boers evacuated their position near Dewetsdorp. 1903 United States Supreme Court sus tained the clause in the Alabama constitution disfranchising negroes. 1903 Andred Carnegie donated $000,000 to the Tuskegee Institute. 1904 Fire in Toronto destroyed $10,000,- 000 worth of property. 1905 Cretan Assembly proclaimed a un ion of Crete and Greece. 1905 Andrew Carnegie gave $10,000,000 as h pension fund for college profes sors in the United States and Can ada. 1900 The remains of John Faul Jones were reinterred at Annapolis. 1908 Thirty persons killed by a land slide at Notre Dame de Salette, Que bec. fcMOoajy G40 (OLLEfiES President Eliot of Harvard University, la to be decorated by the mikado of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun, first class. The Minnesota College of Agriculture granted diplomas to 108 students. James Hill delivered the commencement aa- dress. Minneapolis is to have a university club, to be open to regular graduates of all recognized universities. The mem bership will be about 400. The new board of trustees of the North Dakota Agricultural College held its first meeting at Fargo and re-elected George H. Hollister president. Lieut. Burnett, of Fort Snelling. has proposed that military drill be estab lished in the St. Paul public schools. The school board is considering the mat ter. Miss Frances Rennin.?. a junior at the Minnesota State University, has mysteri' ously disappeared and the Minneapolis police are co-operating with the young women's parents in r i effort to locate her. Universitv of Michigan students are circulating among themselves a subscrip tion list for the purpose of raising 51, 000 with which to purchase a loving cup for retiring President James B. An gell. In a notable address Robert C. Og- den of New York opened the twelfth an nual conference for education in the South at Atlanta, Gov. Smith welcoming the visitors. President Ogden said that during the life of the coni'erence, educa tion in America had begun to be critical of itself as well as appreciative, lie advocated the creation of a federal de partment of education, or at least of a bureau of investigation, and criticised Congress for its failure to spend money more liberally iu this cause. Rev. Dr. Marion Le Roy Burton of the Church of the Pilgrims. Brooklyn, has been chosen president of Smith Col lege for women at Northampton, Mas& to take effect the coming school year. There are now about 1,IX0 women stu dents at Smith, The relay team of the Wisconsin Uni versity will aurely participate in the ath letic games in Pennsylvania, and Othoff, Wisconsin's famous weight man, also may make the trip to win honors for the car dinal. 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