WASHINGTON COUNTY IIATCIIET. VA COLORED GIRL r f SKI he1, Jure? sick 9 Prcr RFUL TEN-YEAR-OLD PICKA NINNY PREACHER. c jj. M» H a t e ^ alls H o w M » < !« M i« .VIauy C o n v e r t « F in * t C a m e to She T re n c h . T a l k s L i k e mu A d u lt . W onderful stories have come from the tooth about the power of a little colored tnrl who has been convert iifK hundred* of person*, both w hite aud colored, from the error of their w a js . It is in the C aro­ lin a» that moet of her work ha« been I ! people, haven t you?” asked the reporrer. " N o , indeed. I can ’t convert any per­ son. N o one can do that. They must be converted in themselves by the power of the Lord. But m any have been convert­ ed throogh me. I have held many re­ vivals, and at oue of .wbem about 300 persons came forw ard when I called for mourners. •* " H a v e ymi heard of Schlatter's w o rk ? " asked the reporter. A fte r a mom ent’s thought the child shook her head, and upon being told of hchl at ter'• so called miracles she shook her head again. " I don’t know anything about th at,” she said. " I have never seen it done, that healing. No. I w ould never try it myself. I am a preacher and nothing else, and 1 shall a lw a y s be a preacher. A s yet my future plans are nncertain. bnt 1 shall enter the Charleston Indus­ trial school soon, uud after that I may go to college. ” "W h e r e have yon been to school?" "N o w h e r e ; my mother taught me reading as fur as the Fourth Reader I ’m in that now. I ’ve done a little a rith ­ metic aud geography. When I go to Charleston, I ’ll go into the Fourth Head er class th ere." The speaker had suddenly become a child, aud that encouraged the reporter to ask how she amused herself here. ‘ In the m orning I read, and in the afternoon I p la y ," she said. " I play— oh, 1«don’t know w h at I play, but I just play. I ’ve been around the city too. I t ’s veiy b ig ; bigger than any other I ’ve seen. I d on ’t know any other little girls up here. A n y w a y , I generally play a lo n e ."— N e w Y ork bun. done, and the people there call her the pickaninny preacher. Her name is Cle- rett-a N ora Avery, aud she is 10 years old Wherever the g irl preached, she stir­ red up a sort of religious frenzy among the people, and the mere announcement o f her name was sufficient to crowd the largest halls beyond their capacity. W hat made this the more remarkable was that the g irl herself went into none of the ecstasies of emotiouul excitement *o common to revivalists of her race. Her sermons were temperate, dignified, ^ appealing, and her command o f lauguuge such that it w as difficult to realize that a child and uot a grown wom an was «peaking. In liar prayers she seemed to lie particularly moving, and of those w h o came forward upon her call for the T«enitont a very large pro|>orturn l>ecame true converts. She is now in N e w York, where a reporter called oil her. On the w ay up the stairs the reporter passed a colored baby and a little colored g irl playing together on the landing. A wo roan was at the head of the stairs. A CRIPPLE MADE HAPPY. “ Is the g irl preacher here?" asked the I ll s H o b b y o f K e e p in g C lip p in g * L«-ai»n»oneiis that this man, dangleil clear of seats. H agan by name, has a little crippled CTJCEKTT a A v e r y the floor, al son w h o has a passion for everything though it w as a chair of ordinary height, w h ile the reporter looked at her. He connected w ith his fath er's business, uud w h o is in the habit of clipping out sa w a g irl about the size oue w ou ld ex peot a child of that uge to be, rather of the newspapers notices of advertise­ plnm p and clad in a heavy cloak. One ments relative to railroad affairs and o f the noticeable things about her is pasting them into an old scrapbook. that her head is very large, like the When Mr. Hagan spoke of his find, his little boy seemed struck w ith un idea, head of un adult person, in tact, with and asking for his scrapbook he began plenty of brain room above the forehead. turning over the leaves. Presently he In the fwyitthere is uot an A frican char arteriktici^ucept the color, which is that showed hi* father D r P o lla rd 's adver­ o f the A fric a n negro. A ll the features tisement of three years ago. The doctor are finely cut. The eyes are large and w as communicated w ith, the diamond rather w id ely set under a broad and was identified by fitting it into its old setting, and the little cripple w as made i *K forehead. The nose is rather small, w itn nostrils by no means thick, and happy by a handsome re w ard .— Phi la delphia Times. the mouth is sensitive and delicute. . There is none of that broadness or flut- iiess of feature so generally seen in the negro face. On the other hand, there is nothing distinctive to show the inter m in glin g of Caucasian blond, uud. as fa r as the g irl knows, she is pure negro. B u t hors is a refinement of the ty)>e. It ie no exaggf‘ration to say that she ia a very pretty child. " I am decidiug where to begin. ” she M id. " I have talked for the newspapers before, but each oue wants som ething a little different. One gent lemuii wanted roe to preach him a sermon, " and she smiled. “ You might begin at the tieginniug, ” suggested the reporter, “ and tell me w here you live. " My home is really in W ashington, but l haven’t been there since 1 w as a baby. Mv mother has had to travel about for her health, and she and papa and I went about in N orth and South C arolina givin g a B ible picture e x h ib i­ tion with a magic lantern uutii 1 begun preaching Fit pa died last summer. He w a s a preacher aud a lecturer, and he tanght me to lecture. ” “ Did he teuch yon to preach too?” asked the reporter. “ N o one taught me to preach,” raid the child gravely. " T h e L o rd told me to preach and I took heed to do us he bid. ” “ H ow long bad yon been lecturing tie fore you begun to preach?” “ W e ll.” said she reflectively, " I real Iv can ’t tell you exactly. I w as such a c h ild when 1 U gan and I have so muny things to think of that I d o n ’t rem em ­ ber a ll th<**e mat tern. But papa used to lecture w h ile the picture» were being shown and my mother w ou ld sing My part came before the pictures began. I w o u ld lecture for h alf an hour on d if ferent subjects. ’O u r You ng P e o p le,’ * N oah. ’ * W ork aud Play, * and other sub jeo t* Pafia w ould help me on the sub jecta and 1 w ou ld study them. ” " A n d from that you went to preach- BIG PAPER MILL. U rgent t h e W o r ld to Be Erected at fla il! Ste. M hm «-. W ith in a short tim e the largest paper m ill in the w orld w il l be erected at Sault Ste. Marie. It w il l be bu ilt by the Sanlt i?te. M arie P u lp aud Paper company, of w hich F. H. Clarque is president. J. P. M organ & Co. are the backers of the new company, of which the Cramps, the P h ilad elph iash ip b n ild ers, are the leading stockholders. A representative of a N e w Y ork m a­ chinery m anufacturing company stated that the company has already placed o r­ ders for machinery that w il l give it uearly double the capacity of any paper m ill in the w o r ld T he company, which already has a m ill on the Canadian side, has purchased the w ater power rights on the Am erican side for $265,000 with i the added condition that w ithin five | years there shall be constructed on the Am erican side a grain elevator of 4,000,- | 000 bushels capacity and a flouring j m ill w ith a capacity o f 10,000 barrels a d ay.— N e w York Tribune. W o m a n K e m lly A d v a n c in g . Rev. Dr. ( buries IL Eaton, pastor of the Chnreh of Ilia D ivin e Paternity, N e w York, iu a sermon on “ The End of the A g e Wom an, ” speaking of the Stan ton celobrutiou, where a num ber of la- «lies gave addresses from five to eight minutes in leugtb, remarked, “ I do not believe that at uny meeting of men, pol­ itical or otherwise, the addresses could have been restricted to any such lim it* ” H e also affirmed that not oue of the ad- dresses fell below a high standard of lit­ erary excel lcnciv A T h a n k s g iv in g Hon*. I t ’s com in ’t o n ,—T h a n k a g lv in , w ttb l u p i.... «ires an its joya— A a w e 'r e a ll a-luo k in fo r w a r d to th e m eetln w it h «he b o y*: A a Hue w ill is .m e fro m c o lleg e , an J im m y w o n 't fo rg et. A n w e ’ll a ll feel m ig h ty th a n k fn l th a t w . 'r a a ll a -liv tu y e t i ln * f" “ W ell, not p a l in Ih it w a y It w asn 't like stepping front one th in « to another. , T h e t u r k e y ', been a ap re ad ln o f hta feath er» — f a t an line. It waa morn sudden One day the Lord railed me to preach. (Jo preach my (to* | A n h i . " g o b b le , gob b le, g o b b le " eeeroa a-darin ns to dine. pel, aaith the Lord, and c all ainuera to B a t th e v e r d ic t 'a been a g in him , an h i. e x e c a repentance M y IIrat eeriuun waa on tio n 's yet, A a h e m a k e , a* fe e l r ig h t h ap p y th a t w e 'r a all A o g IT, 1893, in a church at R aleigh a-liT tn y e t i i waa lo lecture aa canal and there waa T h e r e 1, fo lk s w ill com a from T sx a a . from fill a very big audience." n oia an M ain e: “ H a re yon any favorite text that yon N e w Y o r k w ill send a a B U ly. an H am pnhtra'U preach from ?" g iv e a a J a n e ; “ W ell— oo 1 think n o t The Lord I W e'll h a v e a g re a t h an d ah ak ln w h ea a ll tb s frie n d s a re m et. tell* me what to preach from , and I A n w o a 't w a fe e l r ig h t h ap p y th a t w e 'r e all preach I <1. ai t atndy the B ib le for text*, a U r ia y e t i bn t there ia alw aya one ready when I w ant it t'eoplo need to aak roe if I f t 'a < om ln lo n g — T h a n k a g irtn , w ith I I IU love an lig h t. w a a n 't frightened, apeaking to ao many Its d in n e rs la th e d a y tim e . Its m elo d ise at people, but I can 't aee anything to be n ig h t. a fra id of in th at 1 never have to atop T h e t n r k e y 'e f a t a a ( a t e y - th e ta b le s ilv e r s S et, and think fur a word or an expreaaion A * w e 'r e fe e lln m ig h ty h ap p y th a t w v 'r e all It alw aya cornea to me right off. ” a U v t n y et! “ Yon have «»a v erted a great many —Trank L Ita a tu a la Chtango Timm Herald. AN ARMY PORTIA. group seemed to find anything to say. It was Mr. Lee who gave the first ex­ pression to personal opinion. He burst out into a tit of laughter. “ I’m blessed if I can see anything t«> By CHARLES KINO, U. & A., laugh about in this affair. Mr. Lee. ’ A u th o r o f " T h e C olon el’• D a u g h te r,M ‘‘77*4 said the major, whose face was a shade D eserter," “ JYom the R a n k * ” “ D un- moodier than ever. “ If anything was raven R a n c h " “ Tw o S o ld ie r * “ needed to coufirm what I have hit belt«* 0 said on the subject, here you have it. (Copyright I (WO. by J B I.ippincott Company. Perhaps it pleases you to see a coinrud* Ptuladeiph ia . and publutbmJ by arnui^'V vilified by the press and then bulldoze*I with thorn j " I t 's a d ------d lie.” muttered old K en­ by his commanding officer, who well yon, under his breath. ‘ But a ll the knows the paper lied, but daren’t stand up for one of his subalterns. A n d then mere it goes." “ I do uot wish to be unjust to Mr. to think of the fellow's impudence, an H**»rn in this m atter.” continued the uouncing himself as the bearer of at order from headquarters! I f 1 had bet) colonel. “ B u t I cannot too strongly de­ iu command I should have told Lit plore the conseqnenees of his— of his orders were never sent by the hand of action. A n d then in threatening to ex civilians.” pel civilians from the garrison! W hat ••.Sail into the paper if you like, Maj. earthly right had you. M r. Hearn, to Kenyon, but leave the colonel alone: arrogate to yourself the faculties of com­ that’s purely our business,” was the m anding officer? I arn the only man to prompt reply. "C ap f. Lane, may I ask say who shall and who shall not be kept if the colonel has requested an invitation on or off the reservation. A n d now. of to dinner to-night for his friend Mr. A b ­ all men on earth that you young gentle­ rams. of Chicago? I understand that men should have been particularly care­ Mrs. Morris and the chief are among ful not to antagonize, it turns out that your guests.” one of them is a representative of the “ H e hasn’t yet. Lee. aud if he should press. ” the quartermaster w ill have to knock A n d . in the full realization of a cir down a partition, for ray dipin g room cmuHtaiu-e so calamitous, the colonel ran only hold twelve or fourteen by se­ sank into his chair. Hearn w ould have vere squeezing.” explained that he had made no personal “ Captain,” said Hearn, as they walked threats, but L au e ’s restraining hand was away* “ Pm g oin g to ask you to excuse laid on his knee. me to-night. I w ould only be a cloud “ Patience, lad!” he whispered. "S ay at your feast, and after w h at has passed nothing now. It w ill all come right in I don’t feed as though I could sit at d in ­ the end.” ner w ith the colonel.” “ I'm sure I took the ntiiiOHt pai/ to “ H earn, ray boy, you must come. W e he civil to the a— gentlem en,'’ dV *led are uot going to let you c ra w l into a cor­ M artin, with his innocent eyes L*i the ner now and brood over this. It is the vacancy of the opposite walls. “ I im ­ very time when w e w ant to stand by you plored Stone not to eject them. I had ami show how much w e hold you in to l>eg off drinking w ith the— a — Israel esteem.” itish party because I had to shoot. Of “ Yes,” w as the bitter reply, “ yes, ray course, colonel, if I had known that the colonel has given a glorious exhibition other gentleman w as so highly connect­ of what constitutes esprit de corps in ed, there's no saying to w h at length 1 the Eleventh. N o , captain. I would do w ouldn’t have gone to attain the eleva­ anything __ w____- - for „ you . — or _______ Mrs. _______ Lane, „ ___ but . I tion they had already reached— one of can think, speak, dream o f nothing now' them at least. A dozen drinks, I think, but the w ro n g that has been done me. m ight have done it.” and I w ould only be a drag. Y o u wrill "T h is is no occasion for the exercise of excuse me, w on ’t you?” your sarcastic powers, Mr. M artin .” said “ Come in, come into the house, the colonel severely. " I t is to be hoped H earn.’’ answered L an e as they reached your civility was less tran sp aren t» sham the gate. “ Com e in an d talk it over than your present rem arks.” with Mrs. Lane and M iss M arshall; they "P a rd o n me, colonel,” interposed w ill do you good. They are both Tull of Lieut. Lee, whose seat w as near the w in ­ sympathy. Com e; it’s quarter of an dow. “ H ere comes the gentlem au him ­ hour before d rill.” self.” But Hearn shook his head and drew Surely enough, a buggy d rew u p in away. front of the office, a bulky form slow ly “ I cannot,” he said; “ I must get descended, and w ith much deliberation there’s my home letter vet unw ritten.” of manner Mr. Abram s, of Chicago, A n d vo. with Lan e’s anxious eyes fol­ looked about him. then proceeded to tic low ing him, he strode rapidly a w ay to his horse to a young maple at the edge his quarters. There Jim W a lla c e joined of the walk. The orderly spran g fur him at the gate. w a rd : Three hours later, however, with drill " B e g pardon, sir, but it’s against or over and the mail in. the question of din­ ders to tie horses to the trees. The hors«- ner became of m inor ini]H>rtance. M arked posts are across the road.” copies of The Palladium had been re­ “ A gainst whose orders?” said the gen ceived by several officers, and the faces tleman from Chicago, with slow and im of the group on Capt. L an e's piazza were pressive movement, turning upon the studies. trim soldier. “ Did the orderly tak#* one to him. do straps and hwi > rds, aud had even brought to the bar of justice one of their num ­ ber. There was the utmost curiosity to see the representative of The Palladium , and that eminent journalist, true to his principles of conforming with tht. views aud wishes of the public, graciously ac­ corded every opportunity. I fW a s in passing tl|is gentleman, sur­ rounded by a gaping party of Central citizens, that the colonel somewhat u6 tentatiously called out. “ Orderly, give ray compliments to the adjutant, and ■ay that, in view of the presence o f so many gentlemen and ladies from town, 1 desire him to have the hand ordered out at once,” aud went on his way amid such audible evidences of popular A VENETIAN PALACI ROBERT BARRETT B R O W N IN G ’S BC% TIFUL HOUSE. A H a il.tin * r illm l W ith M .m o r U . H K r lir . o f T w o T l» U I W l to T h u u * , . T h . O .w r K r g a r i l . A l l V I . I t o r . M H, O t H t a .m l I . U n u .li.i l7 K in d . On the drum ! cunal at Ven ice them »A a singularly interesting group of bui|*p, iugs. First, at the corner o f the «ah caual which every tourist traverse, „ his w ay to ami from the station i, t* ipreat red pile known its the P a la z z o fc approval as " A h ! that’s business!" “ A in ’t he a Jim Dandy?” “ T h a t » my candidate for brig.vdier!” “ He ain t no stuck up second lieutenant!” And the poor devils of bandsmen, just seating themselves at their supper o f hot potato stew and coffee, were compelled to drop the savory bowls, and hastily button their full uniforms over their anything but full stomachs and march forth upon the parade to entertain the populace until the rest o f the show wan ready. I f but now an apoplectic stroke were to create a vacancy am ong the brigadiers. Morris's star m ight indeed be iu the cari. It is now used as a sort o f busia college, «uni young V en etian , lei bookkeeping iu the bauipiet h a ll* of | old doge. N ext to it are tw o grxy aaiB ancient buildings, leaning against enj E other and the Foscari for support. Thej form oue of the G ustinian i palaces and harbor a mosaic factory. Beyond ii solid and rather gloom y looking I* uild ing somewhat aloof from the neighbor» and w ith a broad sem icircular flight of steps leading from the p illared eutnnei dow n into the w ater of the G ran d The posts outside for the convenience q / 1 the gondolas are painted a d u ll b ro w ta ascendant. It had been the custom of the ladies at contrast w ith the bine and w h ite pmu H igh iron gaiaj Capt. Lane’s to appear on the piazza of the other palaces. about the time that the officers came up close the entrance. T he lirst trip you m ake on the waUfy] from evening stables, and. re-enforced by the Whartons, next door, and sometimes h ighw ay of Venice your curiosity will] by other fair ones, to serve a fragrant bo satisfied iu regard to this palace, cup of tea to such of their regimental »in uo other point, for every g o u d o h d _ friends as had time to drop in. Today, knows the B ro w n in g palace. G et him too, the cozy little tables had been set poke the nos«* of his gondolas hetwt«ii|'a<|||]ri upon the veranda, but the close prox­ those brow n posts, and if the custodiaigyn0p~H im ity o f the southwest gate, through is uot in sight ring the bell beside double pi w hich all the teams came driving in, and iron gates. A rather crabbed ¡" " ^ f e f lli B g the rude stares o f the occupants of the man w i l l let you in, and w ith a grufl-jbemu various vehicles speedily drove the ladies ness w hich is only, as it were, skin d a w ay; and Sam Ling, the Chinaman, an tell you to go through the court and n| old retainer of Lane’s, was busily carry­ the broad staircase at the rear. ing the pretty china within doors again In the court you w i l l find a and lamenting in voluble “ pidgin” tin statue of a b e au tifu l wom an, aboa-^j ai| coating of dust which had been received, whose unde body »se rp e n t Las coiled when the captain walketl by with Hearn folds. She holds its head to her b o s o n ^ ^ f at hh* side. In vain Mrs. Lan e called to and looks at it w ith a strange fou<(neap him from the doorway to brin£ in any If you like speculation, you w ill t*egur one who would come. He shook his head to w onder w h at m anner of man n i^n ^b and walked on. talking gravely aud w ho modeled this figure, aud you y.,,, earnestly w ith his younger friend. clim b the staircase w ith more than Miss Marshall, standing at the win of anticipation, for the sculptor is Rob-JjE dow, noted the inexpressible sadness and ert Barrett Brow n ing, the sole heir distress in Hearn s once buoyant, h an d­ the names of tw o great poets and tk«ai|T n some face. He had grow n years older master of the house you have come l ^ 3 L () ] in one day, she thought; all the color j i nii l hail fled from his sun tanned cheeks and A t the top of the broad sta in the cm-ny^| the light from his brave blue eyes; yet todian w il l be w aitin g for you lil tlle« a m , there was a gleam in them, as he bent doors leading into a great h all with his head to talk w ith his friend, the cap­ high frescoed ceiling by Tiepolo aud , tain. that spoke of the sm ouldering fire polished wood floor. It y»u are as voungj within. She h«ad thought him grossly as it is to lie hoped you are, you will! wronged in the occurrences o f the pre­ Like an experimental w h irl aon vious day, but it w as the com ing o f The shining expanse w hile the custodian’iQ Palladium on the noon train that capfied back is turned. Result, un envious sigh] the climax. O m itting all the ingenious when he anuounces that this is the ? and alluring head lines, condensing the du bal. You sigh again even more wist-J sensational details in which the corre­ fully when he tells you that a fe w spondent had w orked up the case. Lieut. ago Em m a Eaiues spent a mouth a« I Hearn stood accused before the whole guest iu this palace, aud that every eveo-I United States of having forcibly ejected iug she sang to her ho.>t ami his f n e u d iV ^ ... . from the reservation a highly resTMicta- as they sat m the easy ¿.hairs yuoHB^ .* ble business man who had vainly im ­ see on that island o f rugs at th»» other portuned him to pay the sum he for A s if it w e re u o t ^ F . , years had owed the estate of the former eud of the ball. I*>st trader, “ most o f it borrowed money enough to have this d elig h tfu l old to he!]) him out of gam blin g scrapes.” ace without also haviug one of the and h ad at last ventured to pres* his niugoiH «»f the w o rld come uud fill H ibm eud claim in person, only to he met with with muni«:! Y ou hocouio more tins outrage and insult. There could l*> no ever orthodox on the nuhjoct of "lo1 twarriec doubt of the truth, said the correspond­ whom thut hath shall he Riven. ion of 1 The custodian un w ittingly help* lo ent; t’ti»» liooks were open to the whole Th" w orld, if need be. and the sum involved ground you in the faith by leading ym through oue apartment after a n o t h e r .L « exceeded five hundred dollars. G eorgia M arshall, gazing at the pair tilled with beuutifnl old wood carving,!“ * * ’ front the lace draped w indow , clasped old fresojes, inlaid cabinet* aud pi 0 v OT w tures and statues by the ow n er o f it oil her shapely w hito hands in deep perplex ity. The slander, the scandal, the wrong, More interesting than the w orks o f art, w as spread world wide; a refutation however, are the reminders o f the r could never overtake it, even with the poets whose personalities ore so dear H ere is a bust proofs of utter innocence at hand, and thousands of people. where were thev? Elizabeth Barrett Browning, modali It w as com fort at least that he should ber sou, aud her portrait by the look op, and. as though in search o f one carefnl hand, and there is an eurli&^m friendly face, search the w indow with portrait of her, more beautiful tluur5j his sad blue eyes, fle should feel that, those one generally sees, and a bust < no matter what the press m ight sav and her ns a young girl, w ith the curls a m the Jew s m ight sw ear to, more than one the same w ay that she w ore them all" am ong his friends believed in him her life. In one corner is the sm a ll writ ^ through thick and thin. H er dark eyes ing desk she used, and Hour it is I were full of sorrow and sympathy, ami bust o f her husband. Iu a sm all alo yet Bashing with scorn of "his detainer is a reproduction of a m emorial H i» to» A n d it w as his picture o f her face. in Florence. fram ed by thiwe shimmering curtains ________________„ Oue is surprised to find bo w livable th e * ® *1* an and by the trailing, tw in in g tendrils of palace has been made, In the t i r v ^ l • ^ stnilat that hung thickly about the win pluce, the owner in »»ldition to the k in d -fll dow. that suddenly met his troubled n»ws of permitting people to visit gaze, aud that he earned in his iM.-HHirv house has added the »courtesy of r»‘gard-f®*^ ^ day ami night long, long after ing them as probubly honest. M o s t ^ B * 0118 H a lf an hour later the orderly came 'show houses are scrupulously s w e p t flV hurrying to Capt. Lane's quarters with and garnished of everything whirh JW* a note, and then ran on down to the makes them homelike and r e a l They**0* ' 1 i] «tahl»»s. contain a barren arm y of chairs, tablet, ' “ Thip w ill settle the question for you. and to on, hut that is alL Mr. B r o w s - j V 1 ** m Mabel, said Lane, who was getting into ing has beeu kinder to the visitor«. the parade uniform "Col. L aw ler come, whom he evidently regards ax in a wxy u ie , unset train, and CoL M o m , his guest*. There are b.,iks cm the table. writes to know whether we cannot ex there is mnsie on the rack in the i musi« you know?” asked Mr. Le»». w ith a world "T h e colonel's orders, sir. Even the of pent up indignation in his tone. officers can't leave their horses iu front "O n e !” answered the m ajor: “ one! the of headquarters, sir." insult w ou ldn ’t he complete without it. I " M y (sod! Here! this w ill never do!" think there were a dozen papers, marked fidgeted the colonel, springing to his copies, in his name.” feet. " M r . A djutan t, send a man out “ Has no one gone to see him?” asked here." Mrs. Lane, her sweet face full of sorrow. "S h a ll I bike care of the gentleman’s “ The captain was there when the m ail horse?" said M artin w ith g rav e humility came, so w as Mr. W a lla c e .” answered of nneu, rising slow ly to his feet, as the Miss Marshall in low tones. " H e seemed colonel strode to tig- door. B u t Morris to anticipate something o f the kind.” was too hurried to hear him, or even to "T h is w ill have a tendency to make rebuke the titter w ith which the words Hearn rather homesick. 1 fancy,” draw led were greeteil. B y this time, paying no M artin after a solemn pause. *1 never attention to the orderly, the representa­ quite apprec iated the benefit of southern tive of The Palladium had reached the institutions before.” doorw ay and w as brought face to face "Sick. 1 adm it—sick at heart, sick of with the post commander: his cherished profession, perhaps; but "C o l. Morris. I presume. I am the w hy homesick. Martin?” queried the bearer of an order to yon from depart­ major. ment headquarters.” “ Oh, only because dow n south they "Col. Morris, sir, at your service,” re­ shoot a man who publishes an outrage­ plied the post com m ander with much ous slander like that, and the ju ry suavity. " A letter, I presume. W a lk brings in a verdict of justifiable homi­ iu M r.— Mr. ----- Take a ehair. sir." cide.” Several o f the officer, nearest the door had risen promptly, as though in readi CHAPTER ness to receive w ith due honors the colo­ nel's guest. Others slow ly followeil their example. Some remained seated aud continued a low toned chat. A ll gradually resumed their seats, and, while some with eviilent curiosity studied the appearance of the stranger. Brodie and Lee looked at him w ith eyes that plainly spoke their resentment, w hile Hearn's hands were clinched and his lips com pressed. N o word was spoken to the new arrival, however. He, w ith entire in difference of manner as to all the rest, fixed his gaze upon the commanding officer, w ho rapidly read. The note w a« short and to the point. Morris had reason to be thankful for his diplomatic training. “ I am greatly pleased to give you wel come, M r A b ram s." he said, extending his hand w ith much apparent cordiality o f manner. "T h is, w hile by no means rie e ild r,? o l'r"tll' r ' in«»rv ,l" ' r" »nom a U b»- . room for one necessary, o f course adds to the readi ness w ith which w e open onr doors to [TO RK OONTtNI'KIl ] you. H ad I known yon were here and desirous of visiting the post for any .Mann*« an Lottery Price*. purpose in the interests of yonr paper, I I trust yon will not make It necesstiry Tbe bites' limi most ingenious npp’b fo r me to he more im perative.“ should have found means to welcome cut loll of the lottery principle is that The afternoon w a* lovely and full of you before, and am only sorry you did «leviseli by some of the reverend clergy •unshine. Thank* to the startling and not make your presence known to me." who have introduced the scheme of s. ¡1- M aj. Kenyon had risen as the colonel Reusational disci,Mures in The Palladium , 1UR to the faithful twket* ut Id cents was speaking, and now in low tone and the post bad become an object of untntta! « si li in H lottery that has some marvel w ith much respect of manner accosted interest to the snrronnding populace, and. on« prizes— nothing less than masses for as the honr for dres* pa rad. approached. him: the sonls of the dead. In one chnreh the “ By your leave, colonel, i f there be vehicleeof every description « amestream- Other day 7,000 tickets were sold at 10 nothing further in the w ay o f business, ing acn ms the bridge, and I «-for- the is sirs each netting (¡700. may I request your permission to retire?" trumpet sounded first call" the road m The p r i m were fonr principal ones, front o f the officers' qnarters was well "C ertain ly. M aj. Kenyon. A n d . gen and there were JO minor ours. The first tlemen. there were some matters t< filled with carriages, boggle«. carrvalU prize was :to masses, which the Inckv which I desired to call your attention, and light wagons, while soul»? enterpri* winner could apply to the extraction ing livery »table keeper had fitted up „ bnt it is so near time fo r 'boots and sad from purgatorial tonnent of some rela- dies.' w e w ill defer the m atter until to­ few open stages and placarded t h e n , e-it |, 'tve. or, lacking that, of some friend — m orrow I w ill not detain yon further.” inscriptions setting forth that “ To the Mexican Herald. There were one or tw o am ong the fort and back only a quarter, was a lux score of officers present w ho desired to nry now within the reach o f ,-v.-r\ i n , They rail to **• It, The popula-e w as beginning t.i gather see the colonel on some routine matters; I he tri ulile w ith a great tnanv of onr the cavalry officers came sauntering these contented themselves with going politicians is that they are on ' the re over to the adjutant's desk, aa he entered, hack from the stable*, ami Mr Abrams, tired list and don’t know it.— Washing and whispering their requests to biro: of Chicago, again alighted fr,.in hi* hug- ton Post. * the others promptly took their leave and 17 w ,,h • " « « «hat fnllv conveyed l,n appreciation o f the (net that he w » . , he sauntered oat into the sunshine. Mr N i.»e H a . T e t A p p ea red . popular hero of the moIUe n t - i b e dar.ug A b ram s not si the _ with However, n , expect still to hear of jouroahst who had bearded tin- li..n ,n quiet but suggestive »mil somebody who is a candidate in the or­ P«l>licl, denounced the For a uii'iU' iit uo on« ^ ^ ’■ ttl» I “ V i * * dinary sense — Drfrnit Tribune, | brutality of throe arrogant w earer, id r" " ,n' pï,ôm>>i|.e«t. ur»n h . !’ * " * d there are interesting , .. 1 u graphs of his father and mother. H .l makes yon feel as if he understood why! you came and was glad. Y ou look at h ill own photograph w ith a kin d ly inter«*tl aud are not sorry, after ail. that he hrt| a palace, and that Em m a Eaiues anil King to him. He is, as shown by this photograph, • » loan of .to or 8fit w ith dark hair, w lu M I in yonr present kindly mood you regrt* I see so thin on top. H e has a dart J mustache and seems a w e ll built fellotr. quite as capable of rid in g iwross Clluntrr j us of painting the pictures aud model-1 m g the statues w ith w hich tbe adjoin I mg hall is filled The dining room, !<»ikiug out on th*I caual, has a fine b jg fireplace, lint* | I I'shcd brass. Y on long to I the light w ou ld dance in it Thtl * 1«« it try adjoining is as U rg e at] ',ln »>g room itself, and t h e w a lh j are cover,si with row after ro w of polish 1 ' !' ■'“* » " 'I glass The library is beinf "i ide over to suit this fastidious yona* m:l" »'«1 w ill be newt attractive with 1 1 " ' «1 p illar* and w ,s»lw «w k M ¡ v Pick , I np, he k n o w , where. Tkt 1 ■T aU ve is orcnpied by bedroom* ' I nc the ground flisjr is the h o m e d the custodian, the “ boathouse,' >1 »to r«™ .**. — V en io* Co». N « * | I » ork 8 « .