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THK IUILY ASTORIAN, SUNDAY MORNING JULY lit. ttYfi. S , . " PIONEER WOIHEH OF OIiD GIiATSOP I 3 (It Is the Intention, beginning with this edition of the Sunday Asiorlan, to publish a series of biographical an1 auto biographical sketches of noted ruonter cmn b Oregon, whk'h will be edited and arranged by Mrs. Owens-Adnlr, M. D, It Is tsdlcved, finished, that they lll become one of th most vnlunble additions to the early history of Oregon yet made. Pant records and current writ ings have much to say ibout the hnrfiy amd brave pioneer men of this mate, but little montlo.i has bra-; made tt the e.ohle and elf-arrlrlc'...-.g women who accom panied there men In their d.'Wgcrous and arduous wandorh ps to the shores of the PaclfH ami who made possibly the estab lishment of happy, prosperous and con tented home here In the wilderness, And In doing so shared r.ot only all the pri vation and perils which have made their husbunds and fathers famous In the heroic annals of Western America, but, of fecesatty, must have felt aid endured peculiar dangers and hardsnlps In ad dition, utterly unknown to the men. Dr. Adair proposes to see that h ?r si.'tors receive their due- credit In the future wrtrtea history of pregoi, and to that end, the preparation and publication of these Interesting accounts t tne lives of Oregon's early women will hereafter continue a permanent feature of :he Sun day Astoriaa. so Ions: ia she Is .iMe to collate the matt-rial and find subjects worthy of mention in this department bf Oregon's pioneer annals ) ACAXITH GLOVER HOSFORD. The late Mrs. Hosford, of Mt. Tabor, wife of Chancy Osburn Hosford was one of "Old Clatsop's" pioneer women, of whom any county in the state might be Justly proud. Mrs. Hosford's' maiden name waa Acaniih Glover. She crowed the plains with her brother, Aqullla Glover, and his wamily in 1SR They were of that ill-fated Donner party, but Mr. Glover left his party and pushed ahead with his family a few days In ad vance, and reached the valley of Sacra mento In safety. In the days of '49 there were very few American women ln California, Miss Glover waa one of five unmarried Amer ican young ladies at that time in San Francisco. Rev. C. O. Hosford crossed the plains in IMS. The following year he became a student of the Willamette university and was licensed to preach by that institu-1 tton In 1M7. being 25 years of age at that time. In IMS he, with nearly all the men of Oregon, went to the California gold mines. He going under license from Elder Roberts and preaching in San Francisco at "West's boarding honae." Then he organised the first- Methodist class meeting, eet of the Rocky moun tains, which became the nucleus of the first Methodist church in California. Mr. Hosford wan of excellent English tilooj and wheel a young man enhanced to tie In a ship that visited th island of St. Helena at the time the remains of tne great Napoleon were removed from the Island and saw all the ceremonies of that great and impressive occasion. This was only on? of the. many most Interesting incidents In this goo! old pidhecr's re markable life. In San Francisco, early in ISIS, he married Miss Acar.it h Glover, the woman who proved to be more price less to him, than could have been all the gold of the earth, and who remained his faithful he-lpmate even tmto her death. Mrs. Hosford came to Oregon with her husband soon after her mar riage. He was a circuit preacher and( for a time their home was on Clatsop plains. And here it was that Mrs lios- j ford's admirable character first he-gun lo be known to the people of Clatsop j county. She waa possessed of a strong Individuality and great toree and db ciston of character. She was what Is termed "a level headed woman-." being a frugal, active, economical and thor ough housekeeper, and withal a rot excellent cook. She was an energetic, cheerful, consistent Christian mother and ever falthf-il, able and watchful wife. Her husbund being a preacher had many calls upon his charity and had often to rely upon his clear-headed, industrious and thrifty wife for advice, which pr- vented their impoverishing themselves i and fonrettlnr the essential nirs "Charitv heta .1 h I, ....'can. As a Trent xtw. -.. iwi writers privilege to know Mr. and Mra Hosford intimately. I knew them while they were he win out .'their h. f i th xfmmt Tnh- a, e.. . . ! ; wAn Mr. M.f ik',i v. I vard liite-rlv hlo .-(.h h.i .shrubs and flowers of almost every I variety. She delighted in flowers and with all the care that fell upon a mother with a large family, she was always able to find recreation and pleasure in the culture ajid care of her much le loved flowers and rare plants. Their treautlfuf home was made more beautiful, both Inside and out, at all seasons of the year by the presence of beautiful flowers. And l.i her delirium during tne ,lat hours of her illness she talked of flowers, "Beautiful white flowers. How beautiful: And they are always used at funerals." Yes and they were used In profusion at her funeral. Evt-i h.r cr -kf-t was filled with the "beautiful white flowers'' she loved so Well. No one coul.l have been missed more than Mrs. Hosford, not oniy by her devoted family but by her legion of friends who loved and appreciated iff,, hi:j win cnernsn her memory throughout their lives. Mrs. Hosford had great executive abil ity and was acruperouxly Junt. Whe-n she was stricken down In her lnet lll)css, she knew that death was near. She at once called for her attorney and proceed ed to divide her property among her children. Thus finishing up her last work and setting her house In order. It has been Mr. Hosford's Invariable habit to preach at lcairt once each Sab bath, which habit he most Industriously and faithfully continues In storm and i-unahine, sometimes he goes so far that he Is not able to reach' home for the regular Sunday afternoon family gath ering. This happens less often in these By IRrs. OmeDS-Adair, B. D. , day of ste .iratKWU, railroad and eleetrlc cars than In the days of canoes, blind trails and cayuse ponies. Wra-n Father Hosford promises to preach he is sure to be there. For S years this worthy couple fought the battle of life together, shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart. To them marriage was the greatest Rift of a merciful God. Mrs, Hosford died at her Mt Tabor home, December , sur rounded by her affectionate and devoted fniuttv mn.l fV4..n.f H. 1 o ., til.. wu . . . . '. , friends. Her strong, self-reliant nature enabled her to overcome all the trials and privations of an eventful pioneer life. Her Irrepressible cheerfulness brought happiness to her home, and to all those with whom she come tn contact. he leaves the world much better for having lived In it, Mrs. Hosford was the mother of eight children and seven gnuidchlldrcn. Two sons. Captain Olln and Heme Hosford. ot East Portland, and four daughters, Mrs. Hark Ins, wife of Sunorl uen-lent Harklns. of the Southern Paeiile shops, sine their erection at East Portland; Mrs. Field, wife of L. R. Field, superintendent of the Southern Pacific lines la Oregon: Mrs. Peterson, wife of Mr. Peterson a prosper ous fruit farmer of Mt. Tabor: Sirs. Cora Grout, wife of Prof. D. A. Grout of the Park street school, Portland, Oregon. AU these living children are well settled tn Ufa and .worthily enjoy . the esteem and friendship of large circles ot friends. POLLY HICKS McKEAX. Polly Hicks McKean was born April It, 1755, tn Delaware county, state of Nw Tork- Married Samuel Terry Mc- Kfan Mroh m- After ,lv,n a years In New York they moved to Ohio, wmre ney ueu u.i in.- si.mrrer or ivu. when they made another start west, at the time Illinois was first open to set- tiers. . They stopped on the Illinois river and laid out a town, calling It Chlllcoihe, after the town where they lived in Ohio. In 1M7 they made another move west, ti company with their two married sons. They had eight children born to them, five boys and three girts. Two boys died while they lived in Ohio, the rest all lived to be grown and married. Th?y left their old home In Illinois April IS. 1M7. with four wagons and a good many cattle and horses to start on the long and tedious Journy ttcross the plains to Oregon. They stopped the first winter at the falls of the Willamette, opposite Oregon City, where they arrived In November, having stopped at Vancouver, which was theei ti the hands of the Hudson Bay Co., for a couple of weeks. In February, IMS, they moved down ;he Wlllam.-tts to a place called LLrXon, whore there were a few little houses. In September of the same year, they put what household goods 'were left them after the Indlnn Whitman troubles, on board a scow schooner, called the -Callpoola." and came down to Astoria. Resided in Astoria untn 1W1. when she. her husband and youngest daughter, then unmarried, moved to S.in Jose, California. Her two married sons had preceded them to California and for a number of years she resided with one or the other of them at or near. San Jose. Arter the death of her husband, which occurred near San Jose Feb. U 1TT3, she continued to live with Tier eldent son for a time end afterwards with her son-in-law, Mr. J. M. Battee or San Jose. She sur vived her husband four years and died April 13. 1S7T, while on a Visit to her daughter. Mrs. Eliza Hustler, at As toria, Oregon. It la difficult to describe or estimate ucn "fe and character as hers. So quiet and unassuming, creating no stir in the world: not differing greatly from thousands of women, especially during the tarly and middle pan of this century. And yet she possessed strong Individual ity and independence of mind. Never robust In body, with limited education and opportunities, he was looked wp to and loved, not alone by the members of her family, but by an with whom she came in contact She had no patience with cant or hypocracy 1n any form, did not believe much in secret societies; 'r eonslsting principally In doing good when, where and to whom vm. f-1f sacrificing, . perhaps too Indulgent, ! y endeavoring to inetn in her ! children habits of fruenllfv. .nn,. and inv1ei.nrtn Hh . i more firttir th,, i L( looklnr to nrtr, fr,r . vi , ! various difficulties of life, and that to attain success at all one must be xM i reliant and ix-rsevering. Wlthnll sh was very charitable to wards other's faults and no child or pr- son In trouble over . w i v.i, for ,n.,v -vi ,h t.,.i . .u lve CAROLIVE CHIT.Tjt VAV m-HFV Mrs. Caroline Chllds Van Dusen, wa the daughter of Lloyd and Amy Chllds. She was born September 3. 123 in Wayne county, . New York. Her father was a tarmer. ni,en sne was about six years -i large or.e, ime froion up and w old her parents moved to and settled In did not see the face of a human being Michigan, then a new country. In 13, .fornix weeks. Early one Sunday, morn at th age of 20. she was married to . Ing our dog barked and Mr. Van Dusen Mr. A.iam Van Duse-n, who was of Ger- , got up util -kly to find the old Chief Wal man descent. Mr. Van Dusen's health I luskl standing at our door. Chief Wal not being good In Michigan he decided to I luskl was then living on Smith's pol.-.t emigrate to Oregon, awl his young wire I or Taylor's point, Jut across the bay being of pioneer stock was pleased with ! from us. He had come across m a lltfTe the Mea. Judge Aaron E. Walt, a J "duck" cftnoe to the west slde'nfio cousin of Mrs. Van Dusen, then a prom- j walked up on the Ice. He told us thai lnent young attorney, had made up his he had -been watching for smoke, from mind to go weet, so they Joined forces our cabin for several days and seeing anu provided them selves with a wagon, ' none thought we might be "memoloose' five yoke of oxen, one horse and a good (dead) so he came to See. We Invlteo milk cow. This wagon differed from him to. breakfast with ps and showed most wagons, in that It had a deep bed hjrrt every respect. I rememlwr this hap In which was placed all their provisions ' pened about two weeks before Chrlstmr.g for the six month's trip. Across the , The ej,ttf Ktid If the Ice remained un'll wagon bed projections were placed, wld- j Christmas he would come and take us enlng It out sufficiently to admit of beds to Astoria. He came as promised and being made crosswise, of the wagon. ! took us across the bav in his bur can. Judge Walt's bed was In the front end, i more a curtain formed apartitlom On the , center cross piece was attached a little t In . round sheet Iron stove shout the site of a three gallon bucket, with a tittle lr kettle, boiler and frying pan. tin this Utile sioe conking was dene with gnsat ease and satisfaction, Mrs, Van ruen 'ays. she many time sat In her cosy kitchen on wheels, cleaned and rooked a bird while the wagon moved along. On cold ntirhts their little stove' made their house very comfortable. They had also a little churn in their kitchen. The milk was placed 1 i the churn ea -n mor.itng, the ' motion of the wagon rh'.trned It, ar d ruij -,,-iiiitf( uiv.t limi I ITfln VMIT. Ill this way one cow furnished t.em with sw-eet an I biitti-nnllk and .'r.'sh butter daily. Mrs. Van Dusen aya the really enjoyed "e trip very much ?ndeed. Their old friend and neighbor, the Into Jsutite Columbia Lancaster, had a similar out fit to theirs. These two teams b'lt .Ml h Isan March I, IstT. to Join tne emtitrution of that year nt St. Joseph' river. v. h-aviti: St. Joseph's !hir eumuiny con sisted of IS w.utons, with William Meek employed as irtlde. Our wion were called the "steamboat waeotw" on ac count of having the little stove pipe ptvsslns; up throuRk the top covers. VVV I also had a tin reflector for lutktnx brra't). There were many excellent ixniple In the company, two young ladles I remi-mU-i especially, a Ml.su Clum and a Miss Rul storj. Mlsa Rolston's stetvmother, Mrs. ftolston, pave birth to a boy baby while crossing the Platte river. The !nby w named Plntte. Vnfoniable rivers were crossed In the usual pioneer way. by turning a wagon bed Into a terry b.n. Strife and dlssentlon occurred In the company, causing It to break up Into sections, that would separate ami oc casionally unite 'again as we travelled along until we reached Fort Hall. Her a part of our section decided to go t( Callfor.iia. the other to Oreg-wt. Judg Lancaster and family were our only travelling companions from Fort Hall to Oregon Ctly. As we progressed our oeu grew thin, grass being scarce, sonit days we were compelled to travel all jlay without finding any feed for oui cattle, but we pushed along, r.nall) reaching the Cascade mountains. Jt, climbing a very long and steep mountain .t the Cascade range, our team w is, as usual, doubled up with Judge Lanc-isTer's to take his wagon up first, this left m husband and myself alone nt the foot of the mountain, shortly after two In dians came riding up at full spied. They stopped beside our wagon ami looked us over, talking to themselves. We were much frightened hnt pretended to be very brave; Mr. V.m Dusn having his pistols and knives In hut belt, jind plenty cf guns strapped on the wnn. which we examined as we walked around talk ing. At last the Indians turned theli horses and rode away at full speed. Iti about sn hour they returned and went through the same performance and left u ainln. To our great relief we saw : no more of them. Shortly nflr this jU(lKei WaU returned with the teams j to take our wagon up the mountain. Ot. j ,hc Barlow road in Sight of Mt. Hooo we had heavy rains, making the road j very slippery. Late one evening our wagon upset for the second time that ,'dav and aa our rattle had fm.nH nnAln. to eat all day, the men had to leave the wagon on Its side and go ahead with tht stock In search of grass. We got out a few lied elottws, made a big fire and sat up nearly all night. We could hear th brush crackling and wild animals screaming during the night- I suppose our fire kept them from attacking u. The next morning the men hrought the cattle back without having found any feed and we -pushed on until hrte In the evening, when we fortunaU-ry foutui grass. We soon reached Oregon City and put up at the Barlow hotel. Hnilng arranged my toilet and potting on a new calico drees I went in to supper, and every body declared that I couM not have Just crossed the irtnlns for my face was not tanned a bit. .After a few flays w went to the private hoarding house ot Mrs. Andrew Hood -and soon after thai found a house whk we rented for thb winter. Early in the spring of 'S we prepared ito move down the rrwrr. About this tlm our ,a,e governor, George L. Curry, wa expecting to marry Miss Boon. Mr. Vai, Vl"n Mr Cany M a " 8 " i1 iu. jrrisa oon my wedding bonnet, which was. a lovely little honnet of the CTiy style. They were married sno Iook OBr ho1"w" '" h1h" ""it home. Mi i Van Dusen had already Ix-en down to Astoria and taken a land claim on -the Waflaeut river, now owned by Mr. H. fc. idle. When we reached Astoria wede- elded to give up the Wallacut claim and lm- ww Toungh Bar w Oregon, and w located on the place now known us "Sunnymead" farm. jand owned try Col. and Or. Adair. Th1r I hom' "t'Vl" '"" where our little log i cabin stood Jn IKl and '11. We lived on j this place one year, planting and raisin ja garden, principally potatoes.- The win- ter of Wtt was extremely long and colo. Adair cree-k In which we kept our boat, We remained la Astoria two weeks ana then our friends brought us safely home a large boat. This one year was Ions r.. tMt It ,u lite land clilui, so It the spring of '4 we moved to Astoiiil. this lime there were but two frn hmns It (VU'i'U- Mr, WYIeir und M lavtd pgnir. Vc moved Into oi ot the Shark houses, that stood near Wlu i now stands the Parker House III A torla The house Were built by the men from the wrecked vessel Slmrk. Mr. Van lu-n had to split out board for rKif( g nd chinking for this house We had no furniture except what w n'd iiut-lves. Our b-'dstead win mil by boring three holes lntv the o d the houe Into which end and side mil of the bedstead were driven sml fai-tene t) one Kg on the lUxr. We were very thankful, hoeui-, f-r this humble home, !wl s-mvi imiile It c sy mi I e.mfnruh About this time Mr, and Mr, Truman f", Pcwers arrived In Astoria and we guv them house rent for the use of thel cotvk stove. We dlviibd or artlin.sl p calr house by unlng "elliiiles" tmuts pnrrlinsed frun the Indians. Those ntitts. were very nl-e and pretty, made front dried titles, fre-m tht-e to five fevl wl' ami various lengths. Many Indian wvr cammd on the hills m-ir our house and liny ..seemed to .keep up nn liui-ssain howling. As their Jueen Sully Was very lek, they constantly made night hldeou with their mnllelne perforumnces, Tht iie en's slave were Ir, mortal terror le she should die ami they he burled nllv wlih her. necordlUK to tribal power. 1 b.ciime o familiar with the peculiar nnd varied music made by these Indiana that 1 mlitht have excelled as one of th'l muglclittis. Our house stood near n llttlt bay, the frvnt of the house belli thru or four fit alxive the ground: fre'iuenl ly a mimlMT of Indians would come fron Chinook, landing In the buy, then come up to our house and stand around th lire to dry out ami get warm and ofte slept under the house. One night ni tndlan bnliy wss Iwrn under our house The following llltle Incident might I of l:4erest: I was always very hu ! with my needle and had made nii pretty hoiM. quilling it very nicely. Mrs. 11. C. Kindred was visiting me one da ami swing this hood offered nie H imunds of butler If I would make hi' cr.e Ilk-' It 1 made the hood. IPm.-r wr then ,t o-nis r pound. Time p::f ed arsl we built us a comfrtabe home In Ipix-rtow-n (A.luirs Astorl.i). am. here In S I was keeping twanlers. F.; this time the Cullfornla gold mines h.i m.Kle money pbntlful and prudtice oi all klmls very high. One day Mr. Kin- dred called and suld. "Well I think It li shout time we were myln for that" hood how much Is It?" I said five pounds ql butter. .He replied, "Well butter wa only O cents a pound then while II I worth tl.3) a pound now." Yes, I sain hut the price of the hood was five pound of butter. He laughed sml fxilil the flv pounds of butter. Mr. Van lwcn wa the first person In Astoria to sHI goodi from shelves. The Huils.ni' Bay Com pany always having sold tha-lr goods from lioxes. My first child, SVtli, dle.1 in Infancy next Florence, born November S. 1ST! Cara, January S), lsit; Brenhnm. April 1. ISM: Hustler O., OctoU.r X ISM; Llojd August . Ii0: Mary Amy, May 1 lia. Xlra Florence Westdale and Mrs. Mar Mcintosh live In Onkliuid, California. and Mrs. Cara Trenchnrd, Brenham aim Hustler G. Van Dusen with their famlll re.lde in Astoria. t n? nuove story Is Rlvei us told . y Mrs. A'an Dusm, and Is of great Interest a coming from one of the wry few uctors In the tragic times of our stuu-'i pioneer history, in later yeurs, aim b2. Mr. A. Van Dusen moved his family dawn to their ln-nutlful moilern home Mtllt a little east of the urlglmil Fort Astor. This delightful home nt once he nune the most prominent house In A- tcrtn. and here ; Ills worthy family gf.er- ously and cordially entertained tlieli hosts of frtumls, including many prom lnent visitors to this fur western city Although Mr. Van Dusen' hospltuhli and genial pres-nce Is missed fron around the family table, his ch.irmlnft widow still lives In this lovely home surrounded by children and gmndchlldnw, as well as hosts of friends who apfirect ate and delight to do her honor frr hei true and Uu-Htlmohle worth. Her dnyii are much occupied with her children and grandrhlklren. yet she Amis time to de vote to church and chnriry and Is pillar of strength In all good work. REASONS WHY CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY 18 (THE BEST. 1. Because it afford almost Instant re lief in case of pain Jn the stomach, colic and cholera morbus. z. uecause it is tne only remedy that never falls in the most severe cases of dysa.itc-ry and diarrhoea. 1 Because it Is the cly remedy that will curs chronic diarrhoea. 4. Because lit Is the only remedy that will .prevent bilious colic. h. Ji.:caue it Is the only remedy that will cure epidemical dysentery. 6. Because It Is the only remedy thai can ajtvay be depended upon in cases of cholera fetfantum. 7. Because it Is the most prompt and most reliable medicine in use for bowel complaints. , i. Because It produces no bad results i. Becaune It Is pleasant and sufe to talcs. 10. Because it has saved the Hve of more fieople than any me,lM,.e In the world. The K arsl 50 cent sizes for sale by Estes-Conn Drug Co. Six hunters, the property of Mr. Fox- h-iH Kene, were sold at auction at TattTsall's -on Monday. Tli-y brouglii :i3S;, the top price Is lng im tor Bailey Ferma. It Is the same old story and yet con stantly recurring that Simmons' Liver Regulator is the beat family medicine. Wo have used It In our family for eight y-a.IT. and find It the heat medicine we ever used. We think there Is no such medicine as Simmons' Liver Regulator." Mrs. M. B. S. Addlngton, Frnnklin, N. C. "Each member of our family useo n b occasion requires." W. B. Smith, Mt, Vernon, Ky. Miss Greene, a beautiful American, long prominent in London, Is engRged to be married to a memjer of the ducal family of Hamilton. She gave a con cert on Monday evening at the house of Lady Blandford. I -f wmm i4s AlMW M bUKbt V r t .i ,svrTVVVvvvvvvvvvvvvnrvvYVVvvvvvvvv'vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvs'vvvvvvvTrT4 "Curse nre noiii.-l-il ut nil times, Thorudyke, mid to la'k of them doeii,l. lug frum iieiieratioii to Kitu'railoii-lwli!'' Ami the speaker llli'ixtl the ashes from his cigar ami curled his Up seornfully. The youniier mull chaiuted his ptwltlou ami smiled. "tif course," he sahl. ' except In IhU sliitile case, lint brcnuse II I In my own single family tuid Ionise I have Hie written record of It-rot relying upon 'old woman tales,' as you rupres ll, I'm afraid I do nilher put faith In INoi wr Iched iire, nui-'H as I would like not to." "Then I say you nrv an a. Any ui.iu won Ul be an ass to helli-vr nuh a ll oi ;unv" . "Tommy tot." muitesied Thortidyk . ' That Is what you would like to "ay It you were Hot so i l g:i ut, 1 know. Ho. I'll s.iy It for yon. r, It o..k very iinieh like that, 1 know, but there's no help for It-t do believe III this partlciiliu curse, as I vld -nd l aiiuiiiiit nt rbllculr. can eluriige It. I've trle.1 It. change my mind but -well, perhaps i haven't such mall clvingc with me.' And he smll.xl ucnlti at the llltle pl.n. sntrv. Ciirwln pli-k.d up tlx- sword which la upon the bible, and lileh had broiiithi up the whole siitij'et. and locked at ll urliMisly, It w.i a heavy old wmpuii, with Jrweb-,1 hs'idle ind kiiard. ft il. though the Made a rusty and nlikto now, one could see that It had been us. 0 In men ftan one ilwi.lly wnlllet and hiut seen hanl iu-rvli- .uid year of use In tin dim pust. It had hrliwRcd to v r aiicleill nlHVstor if Tlioo'ilyke and luvd bwn handed down him with the fvw other family Mle that his father hnu been aMe to rolleet the last time he hail Iw-en ubrstd. lb-side the sworil lay k yellow old ptiH-r. from which Thoradyk had Invn reail'iut when Carwln, hl Ir! friend, dropped in for trw rvrnlng. "Then what I (.ither from your narra tive," said the latter after turning thv weapon iilmiit In hi haul it few moments. "Is that this Is the wry sword that did he ilml. Am I right?" "You are." "And Ihe story Is that away buck ll. the dark nge. before people found Unit killing every nuin who rroned you was not the shortest way to heaven, on dl your reflected forefather" nodding lo the row of dim old portrait which ran around the cosy nmai aliove the liook shelve "owned this wird and was a knight. When the crusades got to Ih) Ih fashion, he wa seised with a delre to wear a cross upon hi shoulder, and also to cross hi feet when he wn burled, and girding this alf-siime weapon about him he got himself unto the wars, nnd whoop ing It up. a It were, riie.il off like th rest of humanity to light with the Sara- cons and have a goxi time generally. And as hr had a d.uighter-H young and pretty daughter whom be could mil lakd along with the rest of hl Impediments, he left Ih r at home How .lo I come onf "Finely. Proceed." said Thorndyke, twirling hi sword about his head snu showing hlni-elf no mean fencer h did so. "Before Inning till charmingly dull wilted Individual-pardon me for calling him niimii, Thorndyke, but he was a chump-called all the .rvnnts up and made them a speech. In which h" told them of the gnat things he Intended to do while away and Instructed them to le good hoys nnd girl and mind their mlstres' slightest wish or prepare P. hunt for other place when he returned from his little Jamil. Then he lumen the keys over to her ami left. 'W'lien he got to the war h did some big fighting and distinguished himself, as you, Thorndyke, have b faculty for doing, and though he did not write home every week, as you do, he picked up a young Moor and shipped him back with letters and household exis-nses for the calle. The Moor wn a slave, of course, but ft handsome fellow quiet, grave and Intel ligent and he made a great Impression on every one connected with the castle. the mistress Included. 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' life, bin only Just fniiml the opportunity, Fur awhile the other servant liked him. bill n soon na they fnutid thai lw was f,il heciiinliig ii favor lie with the ilallfcll ler of I Its house, tlielr liillr.-, they veerrd round and took to despising him liV go.nl old Knallsh fnshinn, nnd pro miled lo make thing as hot for liU Morhl M iKuuilble, Naturally eiiouxli, llils hail the rlfi-ei of making the nil in like hi in all the more -no, 1 did nut ay all the M.xir-and to show ihem slm was the head of the house, aim took Ills Moor as her cniMtaiil nlteiul.ini, He waltini u(ion her everywhere, racvptliia. :u her Inuidolr, and wn with hrr con stantly whenever slut drove or walked about the grounds of that pulutlul pile "The Moor. Ivlng with her so much, very naturally, too, fell In love with her, and the girts then Wrte no mor proof iitialiist the will- of forvlitii. r thun they are In this matter of fact rrliluty, slut uiviinibed lo In dusky charm, and nii morning bright and rnrly they slipped .ieros the srH-n lawn and Intn the licit eliaS'l In th .'de of the woods, where, by alti riiittdy browing i lug nd en.'oiluu the deof And blind (uirson, they r nmrrlwl. Am I tun nierVun 0,i man!" "Very,-' said Thonutyke, laughlnit ut hi friend's frank moim.-r. 'There Is ad. .led charm lu the tale when 'im told by you." "Tluuik you. Well, llu-y were .hI ar niarri.-d i.id nil wen! well ." "1'ntll n year had passed," put In Thorudykn. "1'ntll a y"tr had (tniHrd. Then a little ono was oni- tiny, light sklnm-d Mour, wlih blue, eye like the mother and otlu-r feiituiv eopbsl In m'nntur' from li piu',;-l ii.hi, r, f c,nire tl'.ro w gtva.1 tir when the yoiiiii.r came, and the Irulh leaked out. bill It wa slmoat fiMgottm In the addillonnl excitement caustd by the ivlurn of my Indy' father. An uiilnfornie.i .rvunt who hd learned only half of Ih truth mt him at th drnw-bridge and told him of the tip- loed to 1 wvl new of hi daughter's nwrtm, nml the oUI gentleman, still lth tile blooil uf war In Ills nostril Slid I heeding nothing else hut the fact a he j 'ho.icht It waa, that his name had t,en I drugged In th diil by tils child, dashed Into the rastl mid pushed his way un ceremoniously Into her mini, where she lay a wrrt picture upon her lad, th child In h-r young arm, the (untight strnimlng through the oprii window over her and Hie llltle one. "Without a word the hnlf-crne. rru - na.l.-r a iitchrtl iie baby from It mother arm, and, and swung It about 111 head he dashed It down to the court yard below, where It lay (lead alinosi befoie It had breairuM the hrviUli of life. Ttv n, before tho terrttled, atrlcken mother couM renin what hud hnpp'ned, the Moor apie,ircd In the dHrway, hi dark face wreathed In a Christlnnllk smile. Walling to greet Ihe father. With an Im precation, the rrusad.-r sprang at hint. ind ere the Moor could draw and defend himself, he was run through by th sword that had tieeo th- d-alh of mi many Saracen' before him, and lay weltering In his own blood at 111" father-in-law's ft. Then the girl widow Un derstood, and. mad with grief nnd ht.rrnr at th terrible deed. ie. pulled !irref to her knem ami. slrrtvilng her while arms out. hT yellow hair glistening like burnished gold In the sunlight, she cursed tlm wretched man cursed him a only a woman of that day and iig-i could curse, Aslhe Inst awful word ilropi.l from her lls, hi .uik luck Umii Ihe l-d uncon scious, and A few hours nftr h was dead. "From that hour the knight was a changed mail. Setiou and grave, with a haunted, frightened look upon his hith erto rugged countenance, he went uIkiih hi estate. , a broken, decrepit old man hardly a shxulow of his former self. A few years later he, loo, died, hut Inn I Ixdleve that Is n fnr as 1 ran go unaided old man," concluded Carwln abruptly, turning to Thorndyke. "Why why-you leave off In the most Interesting part, Cnrwln," wild the oilier, resting from his exercise, which he hnd kept up In a Inxy way while the other the Best... 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W t 4 T TT wA talked, "Til old knliit died, In be sure, but have Mil folgutlen luiw Well, h MiH lulu ll'ollble Willi aiuilher old fellow orr otut luisl, mid III" oilier ehsp fell ill on him, iii'iirnied llMiiiiih my fitiefniher was, mill liw him- A he fell, hr lut'iied his head and itiumt mi lh,i nuiuid wlil-'li wi In Ills rliihl ldo, mid wlil' h lie tors lite t'liithliui from, ami hfler one gbtto h.i covered his eyes Willi iwie hand, hlleklll Hilt KOtUetlilllll lllHillt llln Milol'S head ns ho did o. "Tin rv III li e shadow nf hi i natln n died it few minute Inter, and when In ervnat nine, runiiln In .1ml him- hav. me liiurd his de. i Hi ,-r-i ui liny knew lli r)rl I'or.e ia, f.ill.-u. for from lli vusping wound in i heir nitsier' lda s elol of blood had rl n mid taken the. form of n head And In Ibelr e.l.-d Humiliation mid frum tho color of thn dark rltild ll Uik upon ltdf tlu retn lilaileo to the Miair wliolli Ills knight had liln n iiniii -relfully a Ids niieiuy had JuM pill an end to hi life "Then liny retnemlH-rfd Ihe, rure, and Itnikid nt r.vih etltnr frlit:uened a d awed, Th old knight's only son lived in !- !, when oille day llo wounde.1 hlin. I( In lb arm He theiiittil nulhlng of II iiiitll th Moor' load itpiu'iirrd, when hit il Ills nerve, too, and died the net dy, And o for gfiirnitloiui It ran, and never ones lias the eldest Mn of Ihe ddeat son ip, aught but violent lUiih, nnd hi ib-Mih bn always lrn iwwwled by lb .l.HKirnnce nf this alli-nt ill-nn,.r. who, Im never itlvrn a fal wnrntng That I I lie li. I, and I'm wirry lo y I oinrilnies feel If my ihnth would have lo lie a violent one lu carry out h retell, . I rumc, llelm the eldest oti f , M'' failor, ll wi-iil teiid wiiti ire wro to die now." "I Iruat o, but pray lw a llttto eheerf ll and flk "Jimethlng rise lieH.. dying; lu.l to nocommc-liiie the charming ntnla diction. You r good for many muti yrsr yot, and -te rnreful. Thorimyr" ' Th" other mall wa lunging at a heavy old hrunia pl.-opie which hung on th wall omII him a Citrwlii npnke. the aworil Ih-iiI ami napH-1 twi k again al each thnwt In a manner uiil.-nant to tlw latter' car, a If forlH.Hug rants evil, tndmal, hanlly had he t'k.n whon Iherx wa a uliarp rrack of breaking teel and llw point of the wvupnit whtt led b-k from th wall. Tliomdyk prang aside, but loo lat Th ruty tip of th word, brttkni only an Inch or two from (he point, imd already reacrmd j him and sank deep Inlt his bre jijt In-low the heart, ami with a sui-preewwl groan of pain lie tumbled Into hi friend's, oiitstrr-trhrd arm. Carrying him to th nhtoned ent r ear the fireplace. Carwln tore the roat an I nhirt from about th wound, an I, taking a firm crip iih.h ll. bit of tori, which Just showed llaelf nhove the wound, h wlthdrow ll slowly wtlb hi muscular finger and hurlrt It Into th glowing fire, A be did Thorndyke Opeflrd Ms eyr nnd truggp. in a silting poatttnn, though the other trt)V(tO kt him lltHlll the pillow, "ii, he-iv''" screamed Ihe woundod man wildly. "Ua.k. Carwln, look It U -It I the Moor's brad! Ami l-l" lf loH.-.l, a hiver med over hi now damp tmdy. and he waycl agnlnot the, wall ttrnt from there dowrn to llw couch dead. Carwln, wlih a curlou light In hi ?, glanc.il alHiut ihe room ns an animal might, and then lavck. at th Moor bead. Then he swept on! h.iml down over his friend' Imi brrasl and tr-rs Iho clolh from Ih wound, ciii-cilng It vl.iiuly In his hand as h did u, A morn-nt pn-.l during which theiw was no sound suv Ihe dm-p and nennutt breathing nf ihe mna crouching tt.-ld Ih dead lioily of Thorndyke. Thw slowly the head ninieomt again, ami again m swept It off sml crtuhed It with his hand, A third lime Ihe head came, and Cars win, wlih storing eye ami rhalkllk fare, staggered to hi feet. TtM'n, Willi or mad hmk at the horrible thing, he rtuthriV lo l ho door, ami wrenching it open, screamed for help. astohia iion works riu ot., root of 4tn, Agtori. General Machinists and Boiler Maker. ln sna Mar Enrln.s, Bollsr work, Situ. ko.t ind Cssiury Work Sptclslty. Cttlo(i f An D..crlp,,n, M.a, te Oxif oa Short Notlc. John ro..Pr,d1,tan4f!uprint.nd.n A. L. Fo triM. 7 Astoria Having. Bank','.'..' .Bsorstarjr ...Treatrurw A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN 'rocerjes, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Prultai Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware,. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tenth and CommsrcuU streets . .