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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1899)
I The Stepmother, ftr ir is disgraceful," cried Gertrude IT is dlsgract , Foster, pass ' . "That is a isslonately. a fact." returned licr brother, coolly, "but what are you go lnc to do about lti" The young man was lying iu a ham- mock, swung at the end of the. piazza; his sister was seated near hiui, In a rocking chair, which she kept in vigor ous motion, as though thereby trying to accentuate her remarks concerning the letter she held in her hand. A boy about 10 years of age was lounging on the steps, with n novel be fore him, but the contents of that epis tle had apparently taken away his la ' terest in the story, for he was not read ing. "You surely are not surprised, Ger trude," continued the occupant of the hammock. "I have been noticing for Borne time the care father took iu mak ing his toilet, when he went out on business. Business!" laughing deris ively; "my stern parent never fooled me much. I thought he was going n-wooing." "Yes," returned Gertrude. "Dut how can a man with a heart fall In love again so soon, anyway?" "Maybe she was his first love, from whom he was separated by a misun derstanding," said Harold, putting bis band over his heart sentimentally. "Hello! the rain has, stopped and there comes a livery stable carriage. How dramatic! Italu stops, enter hero! Come along, Jim; we would not be here to embarrass the greetings of two young and loving hearts." He disap peared through the door, while Jim slowly followed In his lazy, languid way, saying, "Tell Dick I will see him at supper." By this time the carriage had entered the gates and was coming rapidly up the long avenue that led to the bouse. The Fosters prided themselves on their well-kept grounds, especially the drive from the lodge gate to the house, which was bordered on either side by maple trees. They gave a delightful shade during the summer months,' and their gorge ous foliage In the fall made the Foster place the glory of the neighborhood. But neither Itlchard nor Gertrude thought of the maples as he was driv ing under them that afternoon. He bad beenabroadtwo years; his only thought was that, at last, he was really to be with his fiancee once more. While she forgot her father's second marriage, In joy of seeing her lover again. But after they had been together an hour or two Gertrude remembered the letter and her face fell. "O, Dick!" she said, "father is mar ried again. I received a note just a few minutes before you came, telling me about It. He said he should be home In a few days and wanted me to have everything done to make her home-coming pleasant." Dick looked grave then replied: "Well, It will be only for a little time, but," cheerfully, "I will take you away right off, If you like." Gertrude laughed. "O! I guess I can support her presence a few weeks, but Isn't It dreadful for a man to get mar ried a second time." "Awful," he returned, with convic tion. Then, after a second's pause: "I mean as a rule; of course, there are ex ceptional cases. That reminds me," he added; "you have heard me speak of my aunt Marlon?" "The aunt who, you say, has redeem cd the race of old maids la your estl matlon?" asked Gertrude. "The same," he answered. "Well, mother wrote me some time ago that Bhe was going to be married. I suppose I shall hear all about It to-night when I go home. You know," he continued, "a great mauy years ago Aunt Marlon fell In love. She was boarding In the country at the time, and, although he reciprocated her affection, they had not confessed their mutual attachment when her nearest friend came to board at the same place. This young lady also was fascinated by the same gentleman, nrid began to thluk how she could sup plant my aunt In his estimation. She had recourse to strategy; told number less falsehoods to both of them, and managed, In a short space of time, to provoke a quarrel between them. "Aunt Marlon was proud and sensi tive, sought no explanation from her whilom admirer, trusted her friend, and lost her lover. "In'n year or two she heard of their marriage, which opened her eyes a lit tle and caused the girlish friendship to bo broken off. Two years ago she re solved a letter from this woman, who, It seems, was dying, confessing the whole truth. She also left an explana tion for her husbandt which he found 3 when she was dead. After n while Aunt Marion acceded to the widower's repeated entreaties to be nllowed to call, and In a few months they were en gaged. 1 guess my prospective uncle made the other woman a good husband, but he did not really love her, for his wife wrote that he had never forgotten his tlrst love, and only married her In gratitude for the sympathy and tender ness she showed when telling how my aunt had deceived him. 1 think," con tinued Itlchard. "that I would never have madfi known the truth If I had been in her place. But I suppose tho voice of conscience gets loud In the presence of death. It was a tardy rep ntlou, though.' "Dick, what Is your aunt's name?" asked Gertrude, abruptly- "Why, the same as my mother's," he answered, somewhat astonished at the question; "Moore, Marlon Moore. Pret ty name, Isn't It?" he added. "Too pret ty to change, I think. Why, Gertie, what Is the matter?" For the girl had grown deathly white, and did not seem to hear his last re mark. "Nothing," she said at last, making an effort to recover her self-possession, only your aunt is my stepmother." "What!" ejaculated Itlchard. "Aunt Marlon your stepmother! It caunot be and yet I never knew her lover's name; never heard It. Is that her name, Gertie, are you sure?" "Here Is the letter; you can read for yourself," she answered faintly. He saw there was no mistake and won dered how in the world he could recall his words. "I am sorry, Gertie," he said at last. "Of course, you know I never would have told you had I dreamed of such a thing; I dare say I exaggerated. I never heard Auut Mnrlou say anything about It. All my Information came from her sisters, who did not like your her friend. Just forget all about It, Gertie." Gertrude was weeping ns If her heart would break; but as he finished speak ing she handed him her ring, without looking up. "What Is that for?" asked Itlchard, aghast. "I did not mean to hurt you; surely you are not going to punish me like that, when I offended so uninten tionally." "No," sobbed Gertrude, "It Isn't that, only I shouldn't think you would want to marry the daughter of such a mother." Itlchard laughed as he took the ring and placed It on Gertrude's finger again. "What a silly child you are!" he said, fondly. "It wouldn't make any differ ence to me If every relative you had was In the penitentiary. You would not be responsible for their sins. Be sides, I suppose your mother thought she had every right to try and win your father. He was not engaged to my aunt, you know, and they say all Is fair In love and war. So think no more about It, and we will never mention It again." Gertrude never did mention it again, but she thought about It many times; and when Sir. Foster brought his wife home he found everything arranged to his liking. He had said to her: "The boys will bo all right, and If Gertrude does not treat you well let me know." "Never, James," replied Mrs. Foster, "for you might be tempted to tell her the history of tho years that are gone, and children should reverence their mother's memory, which I doubt If she could do, knowing all." But there was no trouble. Gertrude treated her stepmother with tho ut most respect and courtesy, and be haved in such a way that Mrs. Foster actually dreaded the girl's wedding day. As she watched the carriage that con tained her nephew and his bride drive down the maple avenue, now resplend ent In Its autumnal colorings, she sigh ed then turned toward her husband, who was standing near. "I never thought to havo loved Louisa's child so well," she said. Exchange. Tho Loftiest Inhabited I'lnoe. The loftiest Inhabited place In tho world is tho Buddhist monastery of Halne, In Thibet. It is about 17,000 feet above tho sea. Monster Ncodlo Factory, The largest needle manufactory In tho world Is at Beddltch, Worcester shire, England. Over 70,000,000 are made there weekly. When a boro takes up a good deal of a man's time, tho man who waa bored takes up tho time of thoso around him In complaining about It. WILD GAME ABOUT EXUNOT. Work of Hxteriuliiiitlim In HnlUer land U WcII-NIkIi Complete. Switzerland will booh bo entlrelj free of wild animals If the rate of ex tinction that lints prevailed of late H maintained. In the otllclnl archives In Zurich are records of the varloii! kinds of beasts that once exlKted In the land of tho red cross. Kvldeiiees of beaver life havo been found on the shores of Lake Montt, tho bones and skeletons being fully six centuries old. Ono of the tributary streams which feed tho lake Is called Beaver brook, the title being due to Its former Inhab itants. That the name Is old Is shown by tho fact that no beavers have lived In Switzerland since the twelfth ot thirteenth centry. Brown bears were plentiful in the mountain lands until the seventeenth century. The last one killed of which there Is any otllclnl knowledge came to his end In 1(HS In llarbereche. Nowa days the boars that are raised In Berne for various show purposes are Import cd young from other countries. Deer were more than plentiful In the high lands In olden times, but they wore cleaned out pretty well In 1718 to I'M). There Is a record In the Swiss archives that a deer was seen In the woods In 1S71. but it was apparently far from Its own stamping ground. Up to the seventeenth century wolves were such plagues that several can tons offered substantial premiums for their heads and skins. It took ages to chase them off the plains, and fully 100 years more to clean them out of the highlands. Not a live wolf has been seen In Switzerland since ISil". The lynx disappeared altout the same time. Wild boars were numerous In the fif teenth and sixteenth centuries, but none has ben encountered since 1SOO. A few wildcats are retried to have been shot since lSltl. but the authori ties doubt the authenticity of the re ports. Not less than seven prominent kinds of quudruieds have been exterminated in Switzerland in five centuries, not to mention the world-famous wild goat, or chamois. A few of these beautiful animals are raised and kept by the landlords of some of the leading resorts to maintain the Impression that cham ois arc part and parcel of the Swiss mouutnlus. But they are domesticated and are vastly different from the timid little animals that nobility used to hunt and poets rave about. -New York Press. HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY. Comment on Commonplaces !r the Atchliinn Olnhct-ace. Some burdens are easier carried than thrown off. Whoever finds a fool first plucks him most thoroughly. No 3-oung mnn can be In love with all the nice girls. No mnn can be always right, but he always blames the other fellow. You should keep your Inward feel ings secret, particularly silly ones. If you don't believe you are a Ixire, watch iHioplo get uway when you turn your back. In extremely cold weather, people can't understand that leu will ever be In demand. Somehow a mnn who has sense enough to keep his own counsel Is nev er liked. There should be a good deal of pleas ure getting Into trouble; It lu hard enough getting out. When what women call "dainty" re freshments are served, the men present never get enough to eat A little gambling game will attract as many spectators as the ordinary sermon, and hold them longer. To agents: If you sell to a man who does not want to buy, and who does not need the article you sell him, It Is robbery. There are too many of us who Imag ine that an Iron-clad resolution, born every few hours, Is all there Is to being economical. No banker could ever succeed In put ting his bank on such a firm financial foundation that ho could write poetry without Injuring It. When a mnn wants n woman to tuko a particular Interest In him, he tells her that some day he will tell her the true story of his life. An Atchison girl feels that she nlono knows whnt truo suffering Is. Ilor lover Is au actor, and every time sho sees him nctlng tho hero, It is with an other woman In his arms. Emperor William hh a Mobbi-i-. Emperor William never plays cards except for very low stakes. Yet in a game with a Leipzig lawyer, onco unon a time, tho latter lst twenty marks. no laughingly exclaimed: "I havo got Into a regular robbers' den." Everv- body roared with laughter, tho Emperor as heartily as the rest. When his ma jesty was staying, tho following year, at Barby, and noticed tho lawyer, ho wont up to him, handed him a twenty mark piece set in diamonds, In tho form of a scarfpln, and said: "Restored bv Tho world will never bo ns bad as some people think It Is, or as ood as tncy think It ought to be. AN AUDACIOUS DANDIT. ' r MI..IMB C...mjr f M-.lco. Tho most nmlneloiw nn.1 inngnnnl J,!; audit that ever Hour shed .. Slco was Krnello Menial, who . tin "vled trlhutoon tho mining companion ,f Mexico for years. The local uutho 1 ties were powerless aslant him until Iheslrong hand of ITcildont P:. Inter V One of Menial's great txA wn the obhery of the Joeulntlta Mining Company, n American ;'nJ J charge of Cpt. ItHwIliue. At 5 o clock n a fine Juno morning llenml came down from the mountains with eight men. He placed gunnl at tho m no. Uiu mining olllee. Urn "tore and other lm portnnt point. After rousing dipt. Itawllngs from bed ho fissured hlin that ho was exmMlliiKly worry to disturb him at so unwwsonnlile I'0"1' 1,111 that his business was of the most ur gent nature. I" n,t l,lim'' ,u' ftk" ..... 1.1.. ...ttl,.!!!! ed for flW lu ortier nun rum.-. might buy food. He did ut Intend to rob iKxir storekeepers. As It happened. most of the money wan spent at tho , company's store. Then he explained . that he wanted $10,000. Cnpt. ItnwIliiK said that he did not lmve this, mid Mint oven In a week he could n t get together , more than ?5.0uO. All he had on hand was fl.ooo. This Bemnl finally ngreod to take. When Iternal received his plunder KIIACMO IlKll.tAt,. Cnpt. Itawllngs told him (hut he would j have to account to his employers forj the missing property nnu hmkco me robber If he would not kindly give hlin a receipt for It. Bernal cheerfully gave . .,vj)nt's the mailer. ctMuT this. The bandit said that ho would "V.,1I liiln'i I t.n- ln-t ttit tl send later for flil'O which Cnpt. Itaw Hugs had retained for his workmen. Bernal explained that his messenger would bring a request for the money signed with the bandit's secret sign, of which he gave a stH-cImen to Cnpt. Itawllngs. The messenger came In due course. j Bernnl's end was miserable. The robbed mining comHtulcs complained strenuously to rroaldout Ulnz, who s.-nt . word to (Jen. Martinez: "I give you three moutlw to catch this man." Oeii. Martinez took L',000 soldiers, scourwl the mountains, broke up tho bnnd and executed .".00 robbers and Mtispot-ts. I 'or Bernal dead or alive he offered $l(.()0). A rancher named (iarcla ran him down from ambush and shot him through Uij back. BUR There nre stilt n few business men who do not believe that ndvertlslns pays. These men try printer's Ink oc casionally, and when they find no lm mediate results they discontinue the practice. But advertising is cumula tlvc. It must bo dono regularly, steadily, persistently and Intelligently, and If It Is done In that way tho re sults arc certain. One thing Is abso lutely beyond contradiction, and Hint is that those who advertise do tho busi ness and that thoso who do the busi ness do more advertising. Tho favorite argument nt tin. nnn. advertising merchant Is that ho Is so wen known to the community, adver tising couldn't do him much good; that the peoplo nlrendy know where ho Is located and tho class of goods ho car ries. Well, take It in Philadelphia. Ono would suppose that Wnnamaker's storo Is well enough known to need no moro printer's Ink. But during tho month of March .Toh paid for 810 columns of advertising In uiu i-uiiuucipnia dallies, tho Itccord, Times, Press. 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