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PHAYS FOll PEACE
A Woman Petitions President
Grover Cleveland.
ELIZ'BETH STUART PHELPS WARD
By the Memory of the Anguish of
the Late War Her Prayer
Is Made.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, the
famous writer and student of publlo at
fairs, moved, as she asserts, by the pos
sibility of a war with England, has writ
ten a personal letter to President C eve
land, pointing out the disaster that would
follow such a conflict, and urging him to
restrain those who would bring such a
calamity upon the country. Mis. Ward's
letter follows:
Newton Center, Mass., Dec. 19, lf&S.
To the President of the United States ot
America: I
Mr. President: I venture to appeal to I
you. I am sure that I am expressing the'
voice of every woman and of most o the
humane and thoughtful men in th s coun
try, but there Is no time to collect names
and sign petitions. The po si. 1 by of war
with England seems at the da'.e of this
writing to be made by your message, a
danger.
We have trusted this administration to'
preserve the amity of our foreign re'a
tions. We have not expected It U bring:
us as near national bloodshed as that ot
your predecessor did, in the case of a
little South American state. We have
rested upon the belief that, whatever else
befell, you would wear to the end the
honors the greatest that any chief exec
utive can wear of confirming the peace j
I cannot bring myself yet to believe that
you personally wish or mean an thing
else, but I am moved so deeply ihat II
can up t refrain from begging you, by the
memory of the anguish of our late war, I
not yet forgotten nor outlived by this i
country; and by all the possibility of suf-
fering which a war to come Involves, to
calm, rather than to stir the restless, su-
perllcial elements In congress and hold
them back with a firm hand from taking
a step In the direction of so teirlhle an
Iniquity and shame.
War at best Is but legalized murder.
Civilization now Is far beyond it. We
have outgrown the time when It should
even be considered as a solution of even
Berious difficulties. The molality of war
is superceded. The statesmansh'p of the
future must rest absolutely ipon this
principle, as that of the past has rested
iiimn tho nrlnolnle of bruto forces. If Bls-
moru fnunri tho whole, nf RnlL-nrli not
worth the life of one of his Pomeranian
grenadiers: if, even in a case of human-
ity, Emperor William II holds aloof from
interference In the Armen'an questl n, be-
cause he believes that happy security at
home is worth mere to his country than
bloody philanthropy abroad, then surely
tho life of one American cit:z n is at least
worth 100,000 or even l,(K0,0i)0 acres of dis
puted wilderness more than 1000 rrtes
from our borders: and the peace of this
republic is worth more than the question
able application of a doctrine which may
have not been originated for such pur
poses as that to which It Is now put.
The whole of South America Is not
worth one day of war In the Un ted
States An aggressive and entangling pot.
lev in not worth one werk cf tHe ru n. the
dcath.ihe torture, the lifelong heartbreak
iP'-oiveiMn the slaughter of battle.
Doers cannot arbitrate: nor tlg rs. Men
cpn. "Hecause they can, thty oug' t."
Civilized nations should sett e d S"grce
ment by mutual concession o- prbltratlon
as Individual gentlemen do. Why h uld
a nation commit murder-a crime for
which it executes a citizen? h'uch a war
as this t-wards whlr-h men of Irascible
temper, a:.d deficient Imag'nitlon are hrr
rahi"g t'. would be the greatest crime In
modern history.
I am but one of rt venty ml'llo's of pec
slb'e sufferers,- but I have th ''gt com
mon to all who endured th". havoc of our
lat war, to entreat yon as thousand'' r I
"the VolrelPB"wou'd, if thev cou'd to d
your uttermost ti spars us the j-h-'-ce ot
another. The mm who voted 'you 'nto
the office vou bold hel'evd vo-i rong
enourh to preserv the p"ec of Is oo' n
trv. Power and the preven'lon of suf
fering are equivalent and ought to be
Idpnt'r-nl nvo"e can rhi'lcg. ny-ne
ran fght. National sp'f-posssel-n re-
. a jY.pi.tpr. TnvltnMpn tn wr l an
ohsotete order of sta'craf R"t to "s
tnln re"e l the modern prt. That rails
rrr ht hr-het P"d dnest type o' admin- '
Istratlon. You have an opno-tun'ty for
thnt -roci't1'- "'"'inallty which Is all
thit lives in history.
Yn hv. er. a preater rh-n-e than
President Monroe had. He crated the
doctrine, 't ' rr von to pdpnt I' o an
nrlvDrv-tj ohrlo'lpn ae, which ha outran
the he'Went wrtlt'ons "' ''"a'S --dpr
rybinh he formulated It. It Is 'eft for you
to rle o h h"tiM of your tl-'s, and
to v hrltllv. "N,"t'-n f-b-T rt fhff fltl
mate emerencv of national I'fe or death)
In our dav and In our land in tl"e a
war." I hea- you to he rreat erou-h to do
this grand thing. The men whom war
would slaughter as sportsman slaughter
game, the women whom war wou'd be
reave, snd jrhose sneiih it may be still
In your power to prevent are watching
you with onpre'lve anxlp'v
Pardon me If I say for the erlIs does
pot dmt of soft word" thPt your name
will he held In reproach or hon-r accord
ing as you pmlte or save the land.
Mr. Pre'ident, I have not oV'ayed for
the formaMtlp, which are pettv tMnes.
Because you are my chief executive, I ad-
j dress you not without trust sure t-at
you will find yourself above mls'inder
standlng my motive, or mHreadlng my
text, or thinking that I am In any se-se
defVlpnt In the respect due to your high
: porion and to your strong prona'ltv.
With that respect, I am, sir, your petl-
1 (lonpr.
ELIZABETH STI'ART PHFLPS WARD.
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ONE OF THE COMMISSION.
Pan Antonio, Tex., Dec. 27 Arsoc'ato
Justice P.rewer, who has heen swnd'ng
several weeks tw?re for the benefit of his
daughter's health, left for Washington,
Just received today a magnificent line of Satin Fans, suitable fcr
presents. 5ee our new line of Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas. If yea
are looking for Xmas presents we can suit you. SHANAH AN BRO: .
T
last night. The suddenness of his de
parture strengthens the belief that he
has been offered a place on the Veneiue
la boundary commission.
. BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY
Record of Failures and Liabilities.
New York. Dec. 27. Bradstreefs tomor
row will say:
The business failures In the country for
the year were 13,013. an Increase of more
than two percent, notwithstanding this
Is the second year following the panic In
which, as shown by the records, It Is usual
for the number of failures to decline. The
Increase of two per cent Is accompanied
by a gain of six per cent In liabilities ot
those failing, and the commercial death
rate, which averaged 1.20 In every 100 en
gaged In business during the Ave years
from 1890 to 1894 lnclusclve, and ranged as
high as 1.30 In the panic year of 1893. down
to 1.21 In 1894, has risen to 1.23 this year.
The Increase in the number of failures
are at the West, Northwest and In the
middle states, decreases being shown in
New England, at the South and at the Pa
cific coast. The per cent of assets to 11a-
has risen from 53 per cent one
year ago to nearly 68 per cent, as con
trasted with 65 per cent In 1893.
VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY.
The Text of the Bt'l as Passed by Con
gress. ,
A bill making an appropriation for the
expenses of a commission to Investigate
and report on the true divisional lines
between the Republic of VeneKuo'a and
British Oulana.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America, in congress asembled, that
the sum of 1100,000 or so much thtr of
as may bo necessary, be and the na.no
is hereby appropriated for the expenses of
a commission to be appointed by tho
president to Investigate and report upon
the true divisional line between the Re
public of Venezuela and British Oulana.
THE BOND BILL
Opposed by Both Democrats
and I OpUUStS.
. ,
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,
. Ampnrlmpnt Flnallv Added bv
An Amendment finally Auueu uy
the Committee Which Will Prob
ably Put It Through.
Washington. Dec. 27.-The house today
entered upon the consideration of the
bond bill. The bill aroused the united op
position of the Democrats and Populists,
the gold Democrats being arrayed against
as they claimed it did not give the secre-
tary authority to issue the gold bonds
with which ho desired to replenish the
reserve, and the silver Democrats in their
opposition to the bond Issues conleded
that the raids on the treasury could be
stopped If the secretary wouiu use nis
discretion to redeem the notos In silver
when the reserve was threatened. In the Judge Seaman distinctly stated that he
Republican ranks there developed such had not the least doubt as to the power
bitter opposition to the bill as originally 0f congress to assume exclusive Juiisdlc
d awn, and to the proposition lo force tho tlon but this had not been don", and
bill to a vote today that the fenubl:can tnto sovereignty could not be taken away
members of the. committee on ways and by Implication.
means Incorporated in It an amendrr.f nt The opinion of Judge Seaman 's or con
specHlcallv declaring that nothing n the slderable moment to the inmates or sol
act should be construed as a modification tilers' homes, Inasmuch as It ansuies them
or reneal of the act of 1878 for the re-Issue the undoubted right of suffrage, which
of greenbacks when redeemed, nnd the has often been In question.
committee on rules extentW the 'imil of
debate until tomorrow at 2 o'clork, but de-i
olincd to give the members of '.he house'
an opportunity to oner amendments. omana. uec. ii. mo i.m.o """" "':'''
Henderson, of the committee on rules, and International Exposlt'on. of l.', 1'
presented the rule1 for the consideration fa'r'y launched, the manner In whl-h It
of the bond bill. It provld-d for A bate will be accomplished havln" he-n d rlurt
until 10 o'cloek tonight, wllh a r crss llp0n today. It was decided to organize
from 6 to 8 p. m and Its ontlnuance a company, with an author'red capl'al ot
tomorrow until 3 o'clock, when a vote ii.oeo.ooo. with shares at 10. The c m
should be taken separately. The rule I pany will be authorized to begin business
was then adopted, 15 to 101. It was not when $100,000 Is sub-crll ed, and w 11 nn-e
a strict party vote. The Popul sts voted i a life of ten years from January 1st, 18!W
with the Democrats arailnst the ru'e and The probabilities are that congres.s will
following Republicans voted In op-
' inltlon to the malorlty of te'r nnrty:
I'-'-t, New Hampshire: Orne'ly. PMnols:
Dryon, Wet Virginia: Hu'lng. West V'r
"'nla: Klrkpatrlck, Kan-as: I.lnney,
"rth Carolina: MoCormlrk, New York:
Thafroth, Col.: Pearson, North Carolina;
'-ntlell, Wvomlntr: and Ml"cr. K-ns.
) The bond hill was then laid he'ore the
j house and Dlngley opened the debate.
WAGES ADVANCED.
Workmen In the Coke Region Get Ten prr
Cent.
T'nlontown, Pa.. Dec. 27. Fo'lowlng the
notice to the coke workers employed by
H. C. Frlck Co., of a ten per cent ad
vance In wages after the fl-s o' the
vesr, the announcement was made by W.
R. Ralnev today, that he wou'd a'so ad
vance the waare or his im e"n!yes
tn per cent to take effect next week.
The pat three months have b'en the
Tr.dvkV,nyw;,e.;;..h..hemPn
to make th. highest wage, ever paid In
me coae reg.un.
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MONEY WITHDRAW !..
uanas, iri., uw. Diiiiinn
panics doing DUSiness nere mi rriirrircni-Ina-
hundreds of millions of dol'ars, have
cahled thel' arents to dlccnt'nue 'oan'ng
monev In Texas. The fear of war with
the United Ptates Is said to be the. cause.
UNCLE ALLEX MORALIZES.
"Never curse either your lll-'uck or
vour bad management, my hoy," said
Uncle Allen Sparks. "Get to work and
do something. If you make a bad break,
or If things don't go right, or If you for
get Important matters you ourht to have
remembered, don't go out and kck your
self. Oo out and hump youri e!f."
USELESS QUESTION.
"DIs ting's got to go Trough," said one
or the aldermen at the committee met:
Inr. "TV-re's money tn It."
"Fur de city?" asked a member of the i
council.
And th only reply he got was the
glassy stare.
THE (1DIDAM
McKinley is in the Lead, Says
Mark Hanna.
ONLY TWO AGGRESSIVE MEN
Reed is the Other-Harrison Will
Not Engage in a Scramble
for Oltice.
Cleveland, Dec. 27. Mark A. Hanna,
Governor McKlnley's political lieutenant,
who has lust returned lrom a four
weeks' tour through the East, In the
Interests of his candidate, today d.scuss
ed the chances of the various candidates
as they now appear. He said:
"I hold McKinley to be the leading can
didate. People want him and people gen
erally demand him. His chances were
never better or brighter than they ate to
day and In my opinion he easily leads.
Really, the only aggressive candidate be
sides McKinley Is Reed. Both of these
men are candidates and very much so.
Reed Is the only strong opponent Mc
kinley has, generally, throughout the
country. Allison Is not to be regarded, at
present, as much of a cand'dnto a - he Is
a factor. Morton Is strnog In his S'Clon,
but I do not regard him as a cand'date.
Of Harrison I know no more than what I
see In the papers. In my opinion he is
not a' candidate: that Is. an aggresslvo
candidate. I feel sure he would engage
In no scramble for office or do any hing
that would not be In strict keeping w'th
his dignity and the dignity of his pcsl
tiori." IN TROUBLE.
Strathnevls Libeled for a Salvage Claim.
Port Townsend, Dec. 27. The steamer
Strathnevls was ordered to p'oce'd to
Tacoma this afternoon to land h r pnssrn
gers and cargo preparatory to g-lng on
the dry dock for repairs. Two large lugs
took her in tow, and as she was about
to round Point Narrowston, bound up the
Sound, a squall came up ant. lor a few
moments the vessel became unmanagea
ble. Just as the Stra'hn-vls was lenvlni P rt
Townsend the United Sta'os marhal ar
rived from Seattlo and llbe'ed ttve- vessel
In behalf of the management of the res
cuing steamer Mlneota. The libel is sa'd
to be for $150,000. The Canadian Pacific
Steamship Co., owners of the Mlnwero.
will ask for JM.MIO salvage, one-third of
the value of the vessel unci cargo.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
State Sovereignty Sustained In Wisconsin
' by tho United States Court.
Milwaukee. Dec. 27.-Judge Sra-"an, In i
the United States court, today upheld the
jurisdiction of the Btate court oer tne
anglers' home Kronntls. in nis decision
ANOTHER EXPOSITION.
be asked to contribute.
CONGRESS AS A MIMIC SHOW.
When ex-President Harrison Says It was
the Butt of Jealousy and Ridicule.
Practically there was no unkn cf the
states, and certainly nothing that could
i.. oii.i national covernmmt until the
constitution was adopted In 89, writes
ex-President Harrison In January guinea
it. tnrnai. Before that we had a
onneress consisting of a single body of
,i..i.,ui0 All votes were taken by states
-a majority of the delegates from the
states casting tne vote oi un
There was no senate, no presldont nor
any separate executive department, and
practically no Judiciary. The congress,
either by the whole body, or by commit
tees, performed the necessary executive
functions; commissioned officers; raised
nntl disbursed revenue; conducted our dl
Dlomaoy: audited accounts: and ex'rclsed
certain Judicial functions. It was a weak
attempt to or.an.ze a lament H
ed long a. th. U of
withdrawn by the peace ot
itri. the seinshness and Jea'ousles of the
gta((H1 became Intense and threatened to
I snap the fpeble bonds that held the states
,n unlon The congress became the laugn
Ins stock of the country, and the best
men shunned It. It had contracted debts
In the prosecution of the war; and, the
states neglecting or refusing to pay their
quotas, congress was protested ana o s
honored, for It had no power to 'ay and
enllect taxes. It had made commercial
treaties with foreign powers, and the
states refused to allow In their ports the
privileges guaranteed by the treaties. Con
greaa was a mimic snow, in ouu i
omv and ridicule. Great th'nirs were da-
n.nrietl of men who could do nothing.
Each state made Its own tariff law. If
one, with a view to raising mon-y to pay
ii. nresalnr debts flxeJ a bleh rate on
foreign aoods Imported, another would
adopt a lower rate to attract commerce
to Its ports. It was hence lmpolble for
k .late to make a bnenal use of the
nn tn levy duties on foreign goods.
n.l. haldes. commerce betwem the
.ime was hindered and btd b'cod er.g-n-
. ! hv duties levied bv one sta'e on
.. .la n.mlnir from anoth-r. New York
levi d a duty on firewood coming down
the pound from Connecticut, and upon
garden truck crossing the river from Jer
sey. Out ot these and many like things
grew the conviction in the minds of our
statesmen and people that "a more per
fect union" was necessary; that we must
have a national government, to wh.ch
should be entrusted all tho.se general pow
ers affecting especially our re.ations with
foreign countries, and tho relations ot
states with each other, and including
such as were necessary to the general de
fense and welfare.
TRADE REVIEW.
Dun
Says There Will Be No Improve
ment Until After January I.
New York, Dec. 27.-R. O. Dim & Com'
uanv's Weekly Review of Trade will tay
The failures of the fourth quarter ot A
the year lfcSW, not yet finished, oannot yet
be definitely stated, but the aggregate
of deferred liabilities for the year, whllo
much smaller than In 1893. will vary but
little from that of 1894. The year's ag
gregate of commercial liabilities will prob
ably be about $170,Cw,0'jO In manufactur
ing, over 173,000,000, or ten per cmt,
more than last year, but In trad ng about
(88,000,000, or nine per cent, less thun last
year. The foreign and financial m. ssagos
of the president suddonly cheeked busl
ress In many departments and Industries
cannot be expected to show signs of Im
provement until the new year begins. Or
ders have for months been sa much small
er than they were In summer, whon pro
duction was expanding, and prices mount
ing rapidly, that the now caujes of un
certainty have more influence.
The failures for the pa"t week have
been 822 In the United States 'ig.i'ii't 2
last year, and 25 In Canada against 41 last
year.
RECORD BREAKERS.
Denver. Doc. 27. N. A. Tlpp'n and A.
B. Hughes, Class A tandem team, today
rode a quarter, unpaced, In 0:27V4. break
ing the old record by two-firths ot a sec
ond.
Senator Sherman and His Rail
roads. He Also Has Somewhat to Do With
Sleeping Car Companies Agita
tion Might Consistently S op.
It Is a curious and rather Interesting
fact that Sonator John Sherman Is a di
rector in tho Fort Wayne road Th re
Is no reason on earth why Senator John
Sherman should not be a director In tl.e
Fort Wayne road. It Is a good ml' way,
and Senator Sherman is a good man.
They both do each other credit.
It happens, however, that tne tiu iiurg,
wavno ar.il Chlcaoro. like other
pennHyiVanla lines, Is one of those roads
which has an option in regaia io us
Bleeping cars, an option to put In capital
to the amount of three-fourths tho cost
of the rars on Its line, a"d to tuk a
throe-fourths share In the vM revenue
from the operation thereof. The road
does not take advantage of that option.
It also hanpens that Mr. Fher-nm'
name has been somewhat asocMted In
the publlo mind with the ngl'atlon to re
duce sleeping car fares. 1 doubt If the
senator has much personal enthusiasm
for the bill which bears his nnme, and
(though I know that tho publlo opinion
as expressed In the dal'y pr?ss -uns In
the other direction) I shall not be sur
prised If the bill falls to cut much of a
fliriire In the present congress.
Put the point Is this: If the abator
believes that sleeping car farps are now
too high, he, of course, thinks thpt the
profits under the present rates must be
excessive. It Is-not supposed that the
senator would countenance any ngl'atlon
for the reduction by leglslat'on of the
nrofU on any business If he did not think
that that business could sta-d It. and
was at present earning too much Sena
tor Sherman is too good a co'-stitut'onal
lawyer as well as too much of a man to
assist In any process of confiscation of
nrlvate property. But how conies if, If
the profits In the sleeping car b"lnrss
are so enormous, that the senator docs
not persuade his fellow directors In tKe
Fort Wayne road to take advantage of
that option? It Is his plain duty to the
stockholders In the company. If the
profits are not so large the senator ought
to stop any attempt to assist In reducing
them. The dilemma Is a p'ain one.
Looking at It from a'pure'y business
standpoint, I should recommend tho sen
ator to stop the agitation. On ethical
grounds also It would at least he more
consistent for his to do so. Railway Age,
NOT IN DANGER.
Seattle, Dec. 27. William Brown, man
ager of the Canadian Pacllln Australian
Steamship Co., owning the Mlowera, said
tonight the company had no mlsglv'ngs
as to the safety of the shin. H
lleved her captain had left the fllrathne
vls, owing to a terrific storm, and so for
fear of further endangering hlB own slip,
he had proceeded for Honolulu.
BIO FAILURE.
Lexington, Dec. 27.-Leslle Comts Jr.,
the largest tobacco grower In the w'lrt,
has assigned. Liabilities, nearly ITiO.ooO.
Fnglind Is a great bulldozer, but UnH0
flam Is altogether too good a poker
player to be bluffed by any cne. rioston
Globe.
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Lost Footing and Perishnrt Un
der a Struggling Mass.
TWENTY-FOUR PEOPLE KILLED
Hebrew Opera Drew a Large,
Crowd-The Panic Was Entirely
a Senseli ss One."
Baltimore, Dec. 27. In a senseliss panic,
caused by a defective gas buine , and
a foolish cry of lire, at the od Fiont
Street Theatre tonight, twenty-lour peo
ple were killed, two fatally Injuitd, und
ten seriously hurt. Almost all of tli
victims are of Polish nativity and He
braic extraction, and many of the Injiuo I
were taken to their homes by frhrd.-t.
The theatre, which Is probab'y the old
est In the city, was tilled Irim i it to
dome with people who hurt assemb ed to
listen to a Hebrew opera. The ticket office
receipts show that over 2,70.) tickets hnit
been sold when, at 8 o'clock, the salo
of tickets was Btoppcd be"anse fcro were
no more left. General adm'ss'on t ckets
were sold, however, after this, and It Is
supposed that there wcr at hast S.fou
people within the wnlls The capxclty of
the house Is less than 2,500.
Ten minutes after the cu'tnln rrse oni
of the attendants went up Into tho secnml
tier to light a gas Jet which appeared to
have been extinguished. As he turned
the cock and applied a match the light
flared up and It was Been that th-re was
no tip to the burner. The Jet was well
down toward tho stage on the left sldo
of the house. In plain view of tho greater
part of tho audience, but as the glare
from It showed against the wu'l, somo one.
In the gallery shouted "Eire! Eire! Fire!"
In an Instant there was u wild scram
ble for the doors In which the whole audi
ence took part. Tho vanguard of the ter
ror stricken multitude reached the en
trance on Front street, pushed on hy the
mob behind them. There, th-s In the
foremost rank were compi lied to turn to
the right and to the left to reach tho
double entrance way. Pos Intr th-o-'gh .
these doors they reached a flight o' steps
leading from each door downwnd to a
landing, from which a hrond ftnlrway
of moderate height would have railed
them Into the street and to sn'ety. As
tho crowd reached the landing, one to
the right and one to the le t, they nut.
There was a brief struggle, and then
some one lost footing anil fi 1'. In a mo
ment the lunrtlnjr was pack' il tven'y or
thirty deep with a pan'o rtrlclten multi
tude and hundreds behind th m ' were
struggling over them to tench Hie treet.
When the mii'sin th,i land ng had hren
clqared the frightened mob on the In 'Mo
were qnleted down siilllcl "'tly to en ihlo
the police to clear the theatre. Thou It
was found that, there had been no dan
ger and rot a soul wou'd hi' e ''en In
jured had the audience remained In thUr
sen I s.
Nine bodies were taken to the morgue,
all or them dead rrom nuffecn.tlori. Of
those taken to the city hosp'ifll, 't"en
are dead. Two more will pioa' lv die
before morning, as they are badly In
jured, Tho confusion it loth nines Is
lndecrlhnblo and up to rn'iinf tu r.uir
of the dead had been Identified,
BICYCLE RACES.
Hotel del Coronado, Cal., Dec. 27. Three
world's records wcie made by lh F "h
cuso racing team. Hamilton went a t'-lrd
of a mile, standing start,- pried In 0.3 V.
William Taylor and Canby Hewitt, on
tandem, paced by Sanlvough, Washburn
and Terrlll on quad, made two thhtls ot
mile, Hying start, In l;i'S. For a.lnlf
mile, the same team made It In 1OV3.
WHO HE WAS.
Cheerful Moments.
One day In my mlftilonary work In tho
Cumberland mountulns, said a mlnWer,
I rode up to a much better louk'ng bouse
and hillside farm thun was customary in
that section.
'Good morning," I said to a tall, thin
man working in a paten retwsen ine
house and the road.
"Ifow d'y?" he responded.
"Very nlco place you have here." I re
marked. "Right peart," ho returned.
"Can I see the man of Hie house?" I
Inquired.
"Thnr ain't none."
"No? Does a whlow own the place?"
"No: a married woman."
"Who is she?"
"Llge Jackson's wife."
"And there ain't no man of the house?"
"That's what I said."
"Well, can I see Mrs. Jackyon, then?" .
"No; she's gone down to the Mom to
sell some truck."
"When will she be back?"
"Ain't no tellln'. She does purty much
ex she pleases 'round here."
"Mr. Jackson dors not rut much of a
figure, does he?" I laughed.
"Not much."
"Are you working for him?"
"Course not: fer her."
"Who are you?" 1 ventured, for I wtm
bound to see point-body who ecu'd give n:e
the Information I som-lit.
The man smiled a Utile.
"Oh," he said, "I ain't much. I'm only
Llge Jackson's wife's husband."
Tommy-Papa, th'-ro is n larw b'.ick
bug on the celling. profes'.r tv-ry
busy) Hlep on It and leave mc aone.
Flltger.de Blatter.
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