Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 6, 1895 Page: 2 of 8
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THE BOY BBRBJfiiS
r rrl Ifi "ILti I was In
Tiuiglorn" said
C a p t n I n It o t a
Locke the ntd
African truvt-'lt'i-
"I witnessed an net
of heroism that
seems to me well
well worthy of be-
N-f I me preserved in
U ' print. though tho
hero was a tawny
lleiber boy as wild
and untamable ns the coal-black horse
he rod
"At the outnot I wish to say that I
believe the Moors to be tlio most con-
tradlrtnry people In the world. Re-
ligious to an alarming degree they are
willing to make nny saeilflce In the
name of Allah nnd In his namu they
do not hesitate to commit the most
atrocious crimen human Ingenuity can
Invent That name Is on the llpn of
cvpry beggar that beseeches nlma of
you- and this class Is Innumerable. In
that name the trader drives his bar-
gains until If he does not cheat you
out or your very teeth It Is because
they are natural. In that name the
secret assassin deals his treacherous
blow It Is prayer Allah and life on
the one side prayer Allah and death
on the other
"But never mind alt this. If you
never go to Morocco It Is Just as well
that you do not know what all this
means; if you do go you will learn it
nil to your cost it may be
"I had been In Tangleis. about n
week when one morning as I was
strolling through the great market
place with my native guide I discov-
ered a small p:irty of men unlike any I
had ever seen In the town. I must con-
fess tht'lr war-like appearance struck
me with awe. Everything about their
looks and actions denoted fight. Each
man of them was tall lithe sinewy
and swarthy with n bullet-shaped
head cleanly shaven save for a single
lock of long coal-black hair hanging
from his crown. Each carried flung
carelessly over his shoulder a wenther-
Btalned gun of prodigious barrel while
a murderous-looking knife protruded
from each belt
"At sight of them the Moors fell back
right nnd left though muttered Impre-
cations" of hatred came from every di-
rection. My guide whispered to mo
that the newcomers were Berbers
their eternal enemies come to the town
for trade and It might be pick up a
quarrel with Its peaceful inhabitants.
He ended his bit of information of
course with a pious (?) Inclination of
his head and the name of Allah on his
tongue. Later I learned that the Ber-
bers had lived in Barbary long ere tho
Moors had come to wrest the land from
them. Such as had escaped tho
slaughter of the Invaders had fled to
the mountains and there their success"
lve generations of descendants t had
lived dividing their tlmebetweeri find-
ing a scanty sustenance and harassing
their natural enemies.? rft&' w9lM -
"Bringing from their rr.ountainhomo
the odor of its breezesand the'spirit of
Its freedom they marched'through the
crowded streetB with the air of a band
of conquerors Just returning from come
"ThN wan the Igmi' ri the compan-
ions of tho denl ffunv'lr.tnfa tu iush
upon the half dozen in ant. tin tis all
of whom vsenped except him who had
killed the Moor the latter h ng Quick-
ly overpowered nnd dragged awtiy
" 'What will they do with him?' I
asked of my guide.
" 'Take him before the indl that ho
may bo Judged and may Allah'n curst
rest on him.'
"Anxious to pom the sequel of this
affair I nuked my companion to lead mo
to the cout of Mooilsh justice which
we reached Just us the officers entered
with the prisoner between them and a
mob of people nt their heels.
"This scene of Justice was an open al-
cove and at the appearance of the cap-
tors with their chaige two men In
spotless white tuibans and blue Jellabs
the cndl's Judges nodded to their chief
und he addressed the foremost of the
party who quickly explained what had
taken place at tho entrance to the sa-
cred temple. The knife still reeking
with the blood of tho Berber's victim
wus handed to the cadi. Holding the
Flnlster weapon ho all could look at It
hn then shook it in the prisoner's face
demanding what excuse ho had for do-
ing tho deed. .
"As defiant as over the accused faced
his Judge speaking a few words in hi
has'y way which my guide interpreted
to mean that he had killed tho man in
self-defense and that he gloried in the
deed. This was answered by nn impa-
tient wave of the hand and. the doomed
man was led away.
" Js that all tho trial ho will haver I
asked.
" 'All' was tho terpe reply. (
" 'What will bo done with him?
" 'He will be taken to the dungeon.'
" 'What then?'
" 'He will stay there until he Is taken
out to ho stoned to de'ath.'
"Loath to lose sight rof tho haughty
Berber whom I must confess had
aroused my admtration'by his bold In-
dependent spirit though I could not
hold him blamelees for his net I fol-
lowed tho officers' nnd their charge
from tho court olohg one of the streets
to tho entrance nf the dark gloomy
prison whose history was a tale of tho
blackest horror Before this terrible
place the paity halted.vhllc tho bound
of rattling keys came tOtjrpycars n3 tnc
Jailer unlocked the massjve door. As
tho Iron-bound door creaked tn its
hinges a foul stench suddenly swept
over tho scene and "hideous cries and
groans enme from within.
'Tor tho first time the Berber showed
signs of weakening and as his captors
pushed him forward toward the dark
entrance of the tomb-like dungeon ho
shrank back. Muttering bitter male-
dictions the Moors were about to
thrust him bodily into the place when
something vt ry unexpected if not mys-
terious happened.
"In tho intense excitement of the
affair no one had seemed to notice tho
approach of a horseman but at that
moment u coal-black horse and ilder
loomed up beside the prisoner The
rider' was a boy ofnot more-Vthan fif-
teen porhaps) less and he (mowed that
he was.ti.son off the doomedrnan t .
ft; "A sight ofhimjtheBefber'suddenly
flung oftfhls"cap tors" and wlthjnjnighty
boUnd he was astride of ' tho powerful
steed. Then befoie the amazed Moors
had recovered from their surprise the
boy ildor was urging his black horse
furiously through the crowd
"Of course great excitement Instant-
ly reigned nnd weapons of all kinds
flashed in the air and furious rushes
were mude for the escaping twain but
all In vnln. Soon breaking through the
mob the Berbers found comparatively
an open course and the last I saw of
them they wero but a speck on the dls-
tnnt plain. Tho Moors mounted In hot
pursuit but as they came back as
empty-handed as they went I felt con-
fident the fugitives had made good
their escape. I cannot Bay I was sor-
ry and I have often thought I would
llko to meet that brave boy Berber
who risked bo much for his father's
sake. '
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WEALTi-MPI) WISE.
THCODom? nqjascvcLr com
CINESlTWOfUIRTULG.
One of the I tidiest ft Aim I
Yet Ho " &l$f'lW to
Goti'MmiciitvHrify&fc In
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I?lll ttiv
All Its
lirwwrtnwi
young
DDnnn lions
t tho chairman
ttia ii'i f 1inn 1
Lil servlca com
mission has lately
iecn much In evi
dence In feasts over
Uctorles In r -scent
elections. M r.
Hlnnudfplt Ik n lllfl-
rfeLiilicfflPv tlngulshcd example
""Tiwji good that a. rich
lYtnn tnnW rrrt WHO (lOVOies
himself fearlesfej' to the interests of
the public. 110' vffiti born In New York
city a little leMdhttn thirty-seven years
ago of one or tj$ wealthiest families
of tho old Knickerbocker nrlstocracy.
While at Harvard university he gave
evidence of life (remarkable Industry
nnd force of character by applying him-
self to his studies vlth the ordor of a
student who must fight his way in the
world. The yent&fpt lowing his gradua-
tion from HarVrfTfl he enteied practical
politics nnd suftd an election to tho
Plate house 6wrchreseritatlves. When
only 2-i yeardbCiDgo he found himself
door life. In tin lunnti" -.lass liu Is best
known b ' 's "T lf nf 'jouverneur Mor-
riN" "Lin .if Thoni.in II. Benton"
iflt..r.. of th" Nnal War of 1812"
and "Hl't-ry of New York." With
th' hc wh" ynjoy sport and tho wild free-
dom of muuntuln and prairie life his
"Hunting Tiips of r. Ranchman" "The
TTildernet-n Hunter" "Winning of tho
West" und "Ranch Lite and tho Hunt-
ing Trail" take high rank as among
tho very best works of their class. It Is
to bo doubted If there Is a busier young
Ameilcnn on tho continent that Mr.
IlooFcvclt and his splendid and untir-
ing activity in tho broad and beneficial
Hiii s in which his life has been directed
nnd cpeclt.lly in view of the fact that
hi.) fortune would permit him to live
In luxmlous idleness Is a fine evidence
that the true American spirit Is by no
means extinct even among the enor-
mously wealthy who are popularly sup-
posed to bo given over to the spirit of
Anglomania. It is generally understood
that Mr. Roosevelt has yielded to tho
wishes of New York's city reform
mayor nnd wilt soon resign his present
position upon the United States
civil sen Ice commission to accept a
place upon the police commission of
New York city. In this capacity he will
find a wide field rlpo for tho sickle of
reform and his frlendn declare that he
will not hesitate to apply It with fear-
less energy.
WHY DO WOMEN KISS?
That Is i Quentlnn th tVIPnt l'hlloso-
phir fan t Answer.
Learned men In the middle ages who
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MI ilk. . k.
WMMJmffi&B&r UYV .w . !
KC HAD OTHUn C10AR3.
nnect
Rnt tlio Car rlvor rullotl to
with Thflln.
A very prosperous looking iuslnes3
man boarded tho front platform of a
crow-town cor and drawing from
his pocket a well-filied cigar
case selected a cholcct looking
Havana. Tho driver "olied up" tho man
and the cigar case and his mouth bo-
gan to water. Tho smoker otter biting
off tho end of the cigar began fumbling
for a match. Palling to find ono he
turned to tho driver and asked him It
ho had a match.
Yes sir" responded tho driver with
alacrity; "hero you ore clr."
Thank you" cald tho business man
lighting his cigar and sending the
fragrant smoko watting scr"a the driv-
er's1 fuco.
Very convenient to havo matches
around sir I allcrs mako a point of
carryin' 'enl."
"Indeed?"
"Yos; so many gentlemen pull out a
cigar and then find they ain't got a
match."
Puff puff and silence.
"I am quite a smoker myself. 'Course
I can't smoke on tho car but then I
enjoy it all the more when I get
off."
I suppose so" said tho smoker au-
eent-mlndedly.
JIany gentlemen makes a point of
giving me a cigar especially when they
rides regular. I ain't had my after-dinner
smoke yet"
'Oh" cald tho bulncss-rann in a
preoccupied manner.
"Yes sir; I allers carry matches as I
said before 'cause when a gentleman
has a cigar and no light he alius seems
so thankful for It. generally gives me
a clgn too. Seems kinder dajr to ex-
change a cigar for a mhlthf for tho
weed ain't no good without a light."
"Ah" said tho smoker evidently busy
In his mind with something connected
with 'business."
The driver looked despairingly at
hlm.and after clearing hlj throat
yVpu don't happen to hrve another
pigar livyour pocket do you sir?"
.' fArf nlnl v 1 Vinvn twn nr threio " nolrl
the business man testily. "But what ha
that 'to do;with what you have been
taliqnEabout?"
'The rest of the Journey was made
;n allelic?. New York Tribune.
WOMEN AND WATERLOOl
THE ESCAPE
triumphal expedition laughing sing-
ing shouting; Jostling every one who
came In their way with an utter indif-
ference to the result I foresaw trou-
ble at the very outset though H came
In a manner I did not anticipate.
"Tho Berbers had found their way
undisputed until they came in front of
a low-walled roofless structure with
whitewashed walls standing In the
very heart of the market place a build-
ing which had been pointed out to me
on the previous day as the "saint's
house" a sacred spot to the Moslem
never to bo invaded by one not a true
follower of Allah. There rested tho
bones of one of their great saints con-
tinually guarded by trustworthy senti-
nels "Straight toward this consecrated
ground went tho swaggering Berbers
as If intent upon entrance. Deep omin-
ous growls filled the air and I felt that
it was discretionary for me to move
back. But the crowd had hemmed me
In so I found that was impossible so I
was compeUd to witness the scene
that followed.
t "The leader of the Berbers was a
man about middle age as near as I
could Judge him and if there waa ono
In the entire party that showed any
superiority in looks or strength over
his companions ho Waa entitled to that
credit
"Tho Moorish guard himself a pow-
erful fellow flung forth a torrent of
abusive langunge as tho newcomers ad-
vanced and. flanked by a dozen sturdy
Moors he waited tho coming of tho
Berbers. As if his enemy moved too
slowly for him he then stepped quickly
forward and swinging the heavy
epenr he carried over his head he
hurled Jilmself upon the other.
"Renewed yells now filled the air
nnd I expected to see tho Berber
pierced through the body. Instead
there was the swift gleam of a naked
Itnlfe a cry of horror and the Moor
sunk at the feet of his companions in
th ffiisns of death. To my surprise
tho Berbers offered to strike no further
blow and as if suddenly changing
their mind In regard to entering tho
place wheeled and started to retreat.
Ilpsertlons from tlio Nny
The statement has been recently made
that twelve hundred sailors deserted
from the navy last year. This is tho
proportion of one desertion for every
seven enlisted men. The explanation la
that we cannot keep men In the service
without some encouragement; that tho
men realize there Is no future for them;
that they get discouraged and desert in
order to enter some other vocation. It
is claimed by those who have given tho
matter some thought that If the men
knew that a continued and honornblo
service would ultimately lead to some
post of preferment In the navy they
would remain. These theorists seem to
take no account of the fact that deser-
tions from merchant-ships are and al-
ways have been quite as common as
those from the navy. The fact Is Jack
Is a roving chap who is always looking
for a new and more lenient master.
nnv. Dlt. I. J. LANSING.
tho leader of his .party of the empire
state In tho general acscmply. He was
not however an. unalloyed comfort to
the veteran wheel-horses and machine
bosses of liW party. They soon found
that tho young man had a dangerously
well developed conscience an uncom-
fortably stubborn will and large practi-
cal resources In the political arena.
Fought by the machine politicians of
both partlefl'he' made a memorable and
plucky contest 'for the passage of a
civil service? reform law and was Anal-
ly rewarded with" victory. The actual
workings of tt)'o- law havo substantially
vindicated his Phrewdness and fore-
sight. SIX years ago he was appointed
to membership fc"on a United States
civil servfcVrommlseion and his con-
tinuous andA'igdrous labors In that ca-
pacity havo contributed very largely
Protection In France
Octroi duties the tax on eatables
wines and liquors fuel and building ma-
terials entering a town are levied In
1618 municipalities in France. Last year
the gross receipts from the duties wero
$03000000 and the co of collection
$5500000 or nearly fl per cent. Tarls
alone paid $30000000 nearly half the
whole amount and over $10 a head for
every inhabitant while tho average of
the other towns Is ?5 a head.
Tor Fast Set Tnue.
A Welshman proposes to build a
ship that will have a speed of slJity
miles an hour. The boat will be 550 feet
long and CO feet wide with a flat bottom
and wedge-shaped bow and stern; of
10000 tons displacement and with eight
paddle-wheels on each side eacn mak-
ing seventeen revolutions a minute.
i Z'W
A HnrtleiiBomo Name.
Euphrates Esculaplus Endymlon Mc-
JlmseV is the name of a clerk in tho re-
corder's office at MarysvUte. Mo. Ho
-i Vila rnlhap nunVii-intntm Tinnm with
a bis rubber stamp. Ills mothir wan a thoso'ilcallne- with solid historical and
S'SSr?
THEoponn BOOSEVELT.
to the flnrier establishment and the
wider extenslont'tho merit system in
the government' service While he has
thrown ris tnujor energies into tho
fields of politics and reform he has ac-
complished mucjvby the way of dlver-
titAu Jn'the field fi liu-rature having
been h'ifrcquentp.jpon;iIbulor to the fon-
most smagaainfcs" His hooks naturally
divide themselvea into two classes
otudent of oriental history and mj th- I biographical topics! and fresh spright-
oIokv y and Btlrr!n3 narratives of out-of-
ology.
spent much time in discussion of triv
ialities and In halr-spllttlng enumerat
ed a host of different kinds of kisses
though they after alt wound up the
whole matter by admitting that there
is only 'one true kiss the kiss of love;
nnd they put the kiss between women
very far down the list as a thing of
no account or value being thus In ac-
cord with the conclusions of all sensi-
ble people who have studied the ques-
tion ptlll we have to do with fncts
and women for all "that may be said
against tho prnctlce do kiss each othtt
and in the pursuit of knowledge jn Ue
subject I asked my wife whether
found any pleasuro In kissing any mem-
ber of her own sex. "PoohP was all tho
reply she delaned to Klve though pres
ently after apparently cogitating and
arriving at the conclusion that this
ejaculation expressive enough In its
way could not help mo very much she
made some remarks which were altd-
gether too flattering to myself and by
implication to the male sex to be here
set down at large. Ultimately I man-
aged by pressing the question to so-
licit something definite on the subject
tho cist of which was that. When wom
en kiss each other they doJjq merely
as a matter of form meaning by it for
the most part no more than a mere
handshake and often less .for there
may be warmth existing n a kiss be-
tween members of the same sex. Some-
times but very seldom women kiss be-
cause they like each other. They also
kiss because they don't like each other
and in that case they are sure never
to lose an opportunity of kissing each
other most punctiliously. They may
hate to do It everjpo much and yet
whenever they meet they eagerly mako
a pretty little dab at each other's faces
which passes muster in the eyeaof out-
elders as quite a touching exhibition of
womanly kindness and affection though
thoso who know the real state of af-
falra only smile and peihaps remark
"How Mrs. A. and Mrs. B do hate each
other Id be sure. See how sweetly they
klssl" The whole-hearted kiss of young
girls as yet Innocent of the ways and
deceltfulncss of tho world in a pleasant
thing in Itself; but once they are Initi-
ated Into the wiles of society there is
no soclai Usage whloh jars more -on
their tender feelings' before these be
come case-hardened than the feminine
habit of kisKlng which so transparent
ly cloaks all manner of unpleasant and
uncharitable thouchts.
1-V'i.i Yl'i.rltl FiimntiA 'lliiltleT t"
Jin my early- days I knew a JCr vrfro
happened !ta b'ain BrusB0l8-thatmem-' f
land.'j JSh$was; thennowijp'marrfed
ahd'oni?'23VedrVof age. 'Gollttlo cer
tain of victory did tho English on tho
spot feci that her husband Insisted on
her dressing llko a Normandy peasant
thinking such a costume would bo a
protection.
"Vividly havo I heard her describe
tho partings Bhe witnessed at the door
of the hotel where she was etaylng and
the dcEpalr of wives who wero left be-
hind wlvos soon to bo widows.
"Very graphically too did sho de-
scribe tho next day's events when
women many of whom too agitated to
change their attlro were still elegantly
dressed made their way somehow to
tho field of battle returning In tho
nrmy wagons supporting tho heads of
tho wounded on their knees bathing
their brows and binding up their
wounds while a steady rain poured
dow'it on the facen hegrlmracd by pow-
der which yet allowed their pallor to
bo seen.
"I once met at a dinner party tho
widow of an officer I forget the name
who fought at Waterloo and the lady
narrated her experience of the 'after-
battle' scene. For somo reason she
had to cross tho field of Waterloo
which was still strewn with tho dead
and for this purpose she was blindfolded-
and placed on horseback tho
cteed being led by a trooper.
"She held a handkerchief to her nose
steeped I think Bhe said with vine-
gar and not until she had reached an
acclivity nearly a mils from tho scene
of carnage was tho bandage removed
from her eyes. Then sho looked back
The field of Waterloo appeared like a
field of tombstones for the bodies were
nil stripped of clothing and shone
white lnihe sunshine llko stones. Tho
cnmp-followlng ghouls had done their
work effectually."
A I'ajlng Tnlcnt
Mrs. Literati My llttlo son has the
most remarkable powers of imagina-
tion I ever knew In ono so young. Ho
will surely be a writer and a successful
on. Western Guest Successful? He
lcfn Jlst roll In wealth. Quick es he's
old enough ou take him out west and
fiUrt him in real estate.
frf)iilon' School Children.
It Is calculated that If the children
under tho caro of the London school
hoard 'wero to Join hands tbey would
roach from London to Carll$lQ a dis-
tance of 300 uilleD.
3 $ lfc-
Depths of tho At Untie
No part of tho Atlmtie Ocean be-
tween Europe and Newfoundland ex
ceeds 2400 fathoas.
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