The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1888 Page: 3 of 8
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On b.s w
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M r-i ' !m B'L' -a.il hf
'Wliv i --.i. 'rk at meat t
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I i'.o ik. - i' ' tii Id jnaii -aid.
"Aai I am always ie-.
Tboiijrh lnr!j(nm tb- tan leave my bed
Ti: i c.tn uanll? see.
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to 'apr pay 7"
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J 1-d IJal himself ' : :he merriest
ni'in am nig then. .He -.-mj; louder
a ! i 'tiirer and told the best stories
f them ail; but in the midst. of his
hiiatity hv stoppe-. ndl'ulv anl said
viith a shade tf .aii'iioyaucc in hi
tone-
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pu II. u.; cat for D over to-l iv and
b-aTiz 3- iu the lurch. Of co'iiv.
tlw felbufr bad b '". bi fansllv Imjii-'
ick bui it leave us in a bad tix al. 1
tire -tu:e- You b y- wart gootl food.
bard a vu work. Amv of yon know
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No oipu repii.'J f'M a moment then
fr "rtl gloom an t 'in -halow if me
pin. m the re:u of the lounging men
ai - r t'e voice a:l q uetlv:
j '.o !".; I'm vuriy cm-ddabel of
u .. k. f I do say tiujs'.L"
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tion from whence the voicj came.
Mst of the men rose lo ihir feet.
Jnrwl Halo started quickly up and
cried o:
Well who re you. and where arc
ynt?" A man came slowly forward
and stood ui h his hat oil' in tho full
light of the flaming fire. 2nQ of tho
men had ever seen him before. II
.a? tall nml xrrizzetl and uncoutii; h s
lw:ml and hair hud lo:tr been un-
eombod and uncut and weiv'of un-
nual lns:th. lit stooied a little a?
In alkd; he had ft eari'-aorn. sabT
fact and grVat dull dark eyes that
(.aw lit hi whob- face an ajjx:ilinr
jtatlictlc look. !! wa'j; eidently
about f.n'ty years of ape. He seemed
somewhat coitfusl a he -.tMKl there
with his worn old hat in hand a tar-
get fr so many curifius but not u-
finndl3"eyj !
Tmi JjMr Brcone jrentloniiii."
he ai .siouir; "() I J.ts folk; giuer-
allv call- me. an' 1'wjiue from no-1
hT an ev'ivwhijre. 'Hie Luwd
only k'iow uhre afnt huug out
l.n in tie lat ten- vfear. an' what I
aint tliiii f.-r an lioiiqt livin' in that
ti i -; but L'e ke hnst gnttemiu.
an" Tin hii't 'iil. Your gUl duxtl
an yi'tur jury bank bills aint no
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l".'.' '- ! -s :tc .iMit my own that 1
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l U' !-; ti in- a iii u-r .wr turned
tl uh-ii I i- "rttli an' hungry
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ii o:v'u foiijV m.l'" -M-i.ce Min up an I
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in . i - e i mi- i it t li 'zu h and f.i ;ut
l 'i- f -!' k e.lll i'Z Up lUKrtl';
he ..' .- a "I diifti i'z m':iv wi'h the
l'in-liiM.'iH;riiiN 'Id of oiher camp
tire- and otliei i-abmii on the tiiounta'.n
! p. . and iu the ravines near Camp
Hilar tv.
In J my there w.-i. a great ru-h to the
l'.tiiiv. ati'l by the middle of Auiru-t
i here w a towu of u arlv a thousand
iiihabitan' at the ltie f the mount'
am lie'oiv Ciun Ui'aritr. 'I1i ur-
nuiidii'g were wonderfully pictur-o-jjne
and beautiful with a wealth of
magiiibccnt mountain scenery that
could not be urpaM-d in the State.
T ourits bgan to find their" way to
ine-iiiue iowh. wiucn wacaiia Vrys- j
tal Cuy. A large hotel was erected j
and a genuine "boom" set in.
"Hi. ImysC'! s I-t-ky Sim one of
the miner-? empToved at th-1 .tn nix a
he at at the -upperablein ihe board -i'ir-hme
c.ibm one eveh-itig in Jtly
sloii't anv id von smell a iiibie'bout
the b s going down to Crytal eriry
evening now. do you?" "7
Whv shouldn't he gi?' aked '
S. o'tvS haip. with nn air oj indiffer-
ence. "I 1 o my -elf if I wasn't too
blamed tired every night."'
"You'd go anjhow. Scot- if there
whs a n rti woman to make It pleas-
ant fur you afur you got there.
a-playrh on the hotel pianny and
a-singin lore songs an' all that eh?"
"Shucks!' said Scot with an air of
contempt "I ain't no u-e f 1 r the
wimmiu;- they're no good! An I
never see a down-right purtv one in a
miniu canp yit blamed if I ltuve."
"Yon aint seen kr yit" said Lanky
Sim "1 hive. I ee her las' night. I
was pnspin' "by the hot. 1; yon know
its got long winder? in the front an'
it's so closo to the street a feller can
peep right iuto their fanoy parlor an'
I stopped to get a P'ep of how white
f dks live an bv (Jorge if I wa'n't
tuck baev n-li-n I -ee an all-fireil
-tavin purty wo nan. dit-swl up lit to
kill a-settin' at the pianny n-ilayiu
one o them -kitti.sh. ji'iglVt operty
air an' our b ye air our boss
be-go.-h. a tniidin' by lo turu " the
muiic wh-'ii she'd Uob her head for'ini
to turn i'."
J .liil H lie the Imps was down at
Crystal City w hen Lanky Sim told this
int renting bit of go-sip at tho camp
table. The lioys received the story
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with a shout tind nothing el--e wa
I
talked 'about during the remainder of
the meal. m
"II. yon Jas." said one of them to
the cook who had heard the story in
hi- usual im pa-edve manner "aint you
got a -tveet heart to play the pin li-
ner an' com sweet game on you
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The cook turned his .orrowful dark
oy e- toward the shout. ng group around
the tab'..
"Me?" he a-ked gravely and uone
of -the men noted the tremor in his
voice nor th Midden rli?-teniiir of
tr" e
hi- ee-. !? I aint no ladies'
man. b i - an' I never wa- no 1
ne u-r wa-. "
Late fu the iininir it b-eanie known
liia .Tired Hale would be married in
two weeks and that his wife was to be
the "purty w man" of whom Lankv
Sun had to'd the Pnu-uix men six
week- lie fore.
S!ie' feathered her ne-t well."
-aid Sun pric-fully commenting on
he new -. 1 he bo h. as w hite a man
a ever dr iwed breath ail he'll treat
a wift well he will. The obi P. a? ix
s worth a "Tool ha'.f-miliiou now.
an' the - i. ju-i the -rt of a
man .ha'" II g ve a woman full rem
when it comes to -ieudiu money an"
I'm might ilv nn-'aken if the woman
'' g"iu' to in irrv aint on ot tho
kind that'll niik" the money tl '. He's
:;. in' to l.u a tiie bnii-e i 1 I) miV r.
an" -be' I ruM it ii "jrui-l -t i; now
oii kin --t bet on tlia .'
M n 1 li'-w wa- 'he name of the
M 1 who ha i -o ei-iiV W'"ii tnc hue of
.lite ri h owner f the P u. She
wa- 110 longer a g rl. bu wa. in the
fu 111' -- lid Coplet'IH -- of "l mo-i
be.tuiifiii worn mil -'-I The ow iii r and
pi..pi .-tor of 'b- h '-! wa-a di-taut
r. .riu' -ii 'I M - D w had com to
Civ- i! Ct o.-pMn"l the siimnicr
iie.uth- mil the ii-tii-hin coolne
.fid ti in-.-! M.-nt b aulv f li- mo iilt-
.1 a-. II -ie -he bid met and learned
to bie .1 ire. I II il .ni'l here they
Wele to 1 e II iVi ied.
It J i.l ll.tle- we.i'th had infl'i-
e c i ti. r 111 inak l.ir Irni her choice.
-be k pt th fa-t ea efuil.- g larded in
tin' smii'! 1 -.f li-r ue.irt. II r
I ie for him ! all o lw:irl appear-
ance w.-i-j .1 feii en t and ii.c r as
v as the hone-i. in inly love thaj made
In r - d .ir to him. ilia' he w.ii happi
onlv in her beautiful pre-ence.
Th- a! iiiirements f..r the wedding
were -implv planned; tkey were to.
simp'e. iu fit. lo p ea-e the loyi at
th- P. ! x mine.
-li am U all. Hale."' saul old Hi
Spat k - with the Ir "dom of one who
aid "j-ro-p i' I'd ' with J-ir-d f or ten
lern-. when they were both "poorer
'ndir:.'" it- f. ller-. we don't like to
s-e oa ''11 off in th s ..it bos. -ort o
-tile. Tii"ie"- a !it'e rhureh j i-t
ireieupd'WU to C:-t.d. Whv don't
iiil be lvaiii-d thele -o as us feller
cut l.aie a ehaiu to e yotrlaly?
N : h i.f of u- eii 1 1 v n -et-n he- an'
'1.1- it. r '-iru-iiv piiv.it -ort o
Mebli T i.n't ju-i -u. t 11- -p --lily a
1 on" re i'oiii 10 hop into the -tag" an
pull out for 1) ni r a -ooti a the
. b"i -; ..er w i t SB.
()i. but w.'r'S'ot going to Imp
oil 11 h it -H of w.i '." -aid J.ired.
l.iuhiuglv. -"Mv wife o be .ay- she
waul- t- - -e tb- PI tv ix. our mine a
I call it now. In. or- she g-e a war
and I w inted her to see -ome of 1011
b.vis whom I have known o Ion.; be-
fore she goe- away. o we are com in r
up he re af er onr marriai;. and look
around a little on our joint po e
-.0 Itef re we go off on our six
mouths' tour of the great eilie we've
both wantel to sec all our live."
Th s information was receiwd with
a shout of approval by the men wln
iro all anxious to see the ix-s'
lady."
Say" said Lankv Sim. with the
eagerness of one who has had a hap-
py thought "I tell von what let's do
let's get up a weddin dinner in the
cabin for 'eni. We can clean it out
good an' trim it up with evergreens
an' mountain dowers an' "hire dishes
an' things from down in Crystal an'
Old Jas can ju-t spread himself oa a
weddin' dinner; can't you. Jas?"
"I reckon I kin." said the cook with
the a?surAnce of one who hns full con-
fidence in his own abilities.
"We'll got it up on tho sly" said
Lanky Sim. "an' tho boss shant't
know a thing of it 'till he see it an'
we'll make it as line a money can
bur."
- The wedding day came fair and
be.-tuiiful as only mount ii days can
be. Ther was much baud baking
and sumo ltuskmesss f voices as tho
boys shook hands" with. Jared before
they went up to the mine for balf-n-dav's
work. ' "
On his way down to Crystal Jared
stopped to shake hands with tho cook
who was alone in the cabin. Ho gave
Jared his hand" and said earnestly
while lenrs gathered in his eyes:
God bless you. air. Hale! You've
treated me likea'gintlenmn. you have;
I hope you'll b- happy happier' n I
I was in niv married life."
"You?" said J ire 1. "I didn't 3 pose
3011 d over beon married."
Xo. I reckon uofl I don't look
like a lad.es' mn". I wa'n't rue. I'd
ort never to havo- manid an I don't
know as I blame my wife so much for
for leaviu' me."
There were tears on his grizzled
checks now.
Yes"'; ho said 'she left me. Sho
wa'n't oitly seven teon when I coaxed
her to nuirry me an' a girl like that
don't know her own mind. I'd ortn't
to havo donxed her into marrvin' me.
Then 'fc
re we'd been married a year
I -xot tho
lmuin craze and came off
out bete
xpectin' to seud for li r; but.
Lord wl
at sort of a country was this
to briugf her to! I wouldn't do it!
An' I sujurc I'd never go back 'til I'd
made heir rich foe 1 that I wa-! After
six years I did strike it rich an' I
went tbnck with i.fty thousand in
my" pocket onlv to find to ii id
my Gal! my God! she'd left me!
She'd got a divorce; but it wa'n't no
fair divorce. I'd never hail nojtotice
.-erved on me. an' I'm her husband
yit. bofi an she's my wife in the
sight of Cml. .
I hadn't heard very reg'lar from
her melstrayin' 'round I.ke Ii was ft''
these uijountain mails so ouri'ftaiti; but
I never! dro-uip of her doin such a
t hing. 1 spent a sight 0" itiy money
tryin' lie find hpr but 1 never did.
Xibodij knowed where she'd ;oiie.
The re-il of the money I fooled away
in i ne1 way au' another. I didu't
care. I don't care yit. M -uey wa'n't
iiothin' without A.'
"Pool fellow" said Jared. kindly
she iian't worthy of you. J:i-per;but
I am so sorry for 3011 when I am so
very. Very happy."
"It diakes me' happy to see you."
-Slid l ho c. utk "I'll be glad to take"
your lady's hand an' wih j-oit both
overla-Uiif joy aild jc .i-e."
The old cabin walls W"r almost a
'solid mass of evergreens and brialr-
hued mountain Jlowers when the biys
had made it ready for the Imiss ami his
hr.de. The long table w a- tovered
with : SMowy cloth and Jasper had
"spread him- If in ih- -iepar.it ion
of he Wid ling fea-t. He w. the las
logo 10 his litti room in th" rear of
the cabin io ".-prnce up a hi:."" 'Hie
other men neve already iu h- 1 day at-
tire. Some of them had 'loner- in
their button-holes aid Link. Sim
even sported Inaeh. kil g .-ve- i 1 spite
of the gib-s and jokes of ' i- comrades.
'Ihe brid-il party entered while the
eook was -till in -his little room. II-
heanl Jaretl's exelani'.ilion of pleased
'ir nse aud a murmur of women'-
oices i'iai-ing hi worL I' was time
for hSut lo hurry out and serve the
coffee- He oHned the door stfllv and'
looked full in the face of the bride.
'I ben he s pjmnI quickly back into the
litlh) foom with an a-hen f ac and
both iiAiitU clulchini; at hi- wildlv-
Iteating hear'. A moment later he
was lying fai-e downward on tho
cart ien tloor of the cab.ti- hi- hand
clas km! to hs heal his white lis
ii.ovling. but no Word ca ne from them.
Scotjty Sharp found him so a few mo-
menta later when Iu hurried in 10 tell
him thai the bride had a-k-d to be in-troiiiice'-l
to him.
"Whas uj ? ' asked Scotty. briefly.
Great heavens i:iu youdving?"' he
said as Iu-lifted Jasjter's ghastly face
from the cdd ground.
"No no yes hot-t o." ho -iid
i n a frightened whisper. "I I"m
-ick J can't go out; yi-u Inns 'II have
to do tin rest. 1 I" his win e lis
and his great dark' eves tlo-ed s.Mv.
Hero you. Lanky bov-" cried
Scotty. sharply kind the men came
hurrying in; ihey lifted bun to hi
bunk he opened his eve- and said
still in a whi-jtere
"Dijnl let me -noil the fun iiov.
Let me alone I'm all rjirhf. I) m't
mind me."
.Jared ll.ile pu-hd hi-way through
the crowd around 'he hunk.
"Why. Jas "er. old fellow" he -aid
ch'-erUv. "what's gon wnmi; with
you? This is Hm bad. Can't I d 1
something for von?"
N. no bt me ab.nei c.w." he
pleaded. Do go oi with your din
tier. .
They slowly and nnwi'ljingly lef him
bv himself. Jared was the last t
leave the room. JasjKr made a sign
for him to remain.
"Your your wife.
he said with
A gasping eil".rt "1 u-out like to see
your your her Alone for jn-t a
minute. I want to tell her something
alott my wife."
"Poor felloii! ' said J arl to hint-
elf. "I Ett'"- he's out of his heal but
VAX ltumnr hint j'i-t tham. Th
woman that wrecked his ife will havo
something lo answer for on the judg
ment day."
A moment later Jared
oiue wife stepped softly
Hale's hand! J
into tho little
room. There was no sign of recogni-
tion on her beautiful faco until he put
out one toVf-iitprn hand and said softly:
"Marcta!"''
She drew bick in terror with a faco
as white as his own.
"Don't be nfoerd. Marshy.'' he said
hnH rising and still hojlding out hTs
hand "I'll never trouble you. Marshy
-rslcAt. I kinder thought the time
might come whenyonV
sure 'o that Kest sect
like to feed
re Marhy a
woultln' t make you no
ronbie for a
the world. I aint A-bhunin' you a bik
dearie only I I: crn't you ci-m
an' touch me one Mirdiv; conldu'
You you kis3 me oucc
Marshy?'
Sho stepped close to tho "bed with
staring tearless eyes; she toot hda
rough hand in hor own soft-gloved
nmi irombltng hands sho stooped and
kised him with dry cold lips and
stole quickly out of the room to.fall
fainting in her husband's arms.
"My poor darling." he said tender- j
lv "I ought to have stayed in tho
room with you. I was afraid it would
be too much for yon to endure alone.
i i
Whon the wedding party had gono
old Scotty stepped quietly into tho lit
tie room with a plato piled high with
dainties aud a Mtp of hot coffee for
Jasper. A moment later he rushed
out and cried uxcKodly:
Groat heaven boys old Jas is .
dead dead as a dor nail! '
1 hoy rushed into tho little room and
came stepping softly out with bowed
heads and tears in their eyes.
"I've oftMi noticed him clap his j
hand up to his left breast suddon j
like" said L.atiKv aim "uo must nave
had some kind of a heart trouble."
It was indeed a heart trouble.
A TRUE PHILANTHROPIST.
The Fatherly Interost G W. C hilils Takes j
In Hit N ewspuiior Men. j
At the buck part of the build tug on
thounin floor is Mr. Quids' privnlo
office a perfect jewel of an apartment f
co.ubining all that med.aval and es-
thetic ornamcntAtio can add to mod-
ern Ihxmi. ; n roo n full of clocks and
porcelain of or raits and etchings
Ui k-. sketches photograph and relics
of all ages races and previous condi-
tions of historic seivitude. II re the
most philanthropic of bit-inos men
and the most bu-iue-s-like of philan-
thropists sits throughout the day. his
buy brain turning over scheme for
making life utnre worth the living
miuglihg. but never mixing business
with charity and the social aumenitie
of private life with public affair-.
No reference to Mr. Childs is con.
plcte with tut some -mention of the ex-
traordinary princils upon which his
cilice is conducted. Not a dollar of
the enormous revenue of that great
npcr goes into the owner's jiockot-
P.irt of it goes back into the office to
the employes the rest goes out into
the world in many beau' if til and help-
ful charities in this ami other coun-
tries. The part that stays within the
office Mr. C olds does not regard as
charity. He thinks it a right that
those who earn should have.
The world knows about the liberal
salaries the Chr -tmas present- d
fr.ni $10 to .$1 (.). the trips to C ili-
foritia" and K.irope for sick employes
ami the fuil-piV pen-ion for broken -down
.worker- but th-"luce is not a
charitable iii-litut.on. lis owner care-
fully Selects bis men. They must be
nbl a i hone-t. and he rarely err- iu
judguien'. There aie some men who
can not bear 'he sun-Iiiue of prosper-
ity especially when it "s of such a
tropical character as that which p-r-vades
the solar sy-tem of which Mr.
Cuilds is the ci nt-r. The-e are never
allowed to interlace their meteoric
prfhs with the web ettled orbits of thej
Ltdjcr's satellite.
K wards are adjn-'elon the b.ti
of "to -him that ha h s'iall lie given.
though ihe secoii 1 c.a'is.) to the rule is
ignored. IJ-ciuse a man ha saved'
up money and i- able to spead his de-
clining years in comfort is no reason
;iys Mr. Cnil I. why he -hotjtld be de-
prived of the 'ten-ion which a
spendthrift would need to keep him
from starvation. A notable ease of
this kind was that of the old iinanctal
editor of the paer who. after forty
years of active service wa- allowed to
hold a nominal position and draw full
pay up to the day of his death though
he was reported lo be worth $2v)J 00
and another did the woik. When ti-
died however his estate footed up
S3."0 000. I
0. Mr. Ciiilds himself little can lm
written that has not alreadv been ex-pre-sod.
Of -time f w other- it has
Ijeen said after death iu itroectiTe
charity none knew them but to love
them but of him it can In ju-My cat I
Hi the present tense. 11 me know h"
but to love him. W-i-hiny'.on 1'ujL
FRENCH MENDICANTS.
TI10 lJClnioriltiiary Semi-Vekly Nev-pa-pJr
Siipportoit by Tlietu. j
Among the many extraordinary pe-
riod "eais published in P iris the Joiir-
mil Dcs Mendicants de-erves special
mention 'lliis exceedingly well-mnii-aged
paper appeaci twice a week. It
deals neither iu politic-nor literature
but devotes the whole of its attention
exclusively to the radical interests
of its reader li contains advertise-
ments to the following effeei: "To-
morrow at noon tho funeral serv ces
of a vrv wealthy man will be he'dint
tho Mulcleine." "At one o'clock a
fAshioiiablet wedding at the Tnnlte
Church." Wan iel. a blind man who
can play the' Utile." "Wanted t
engage a cripple for a scAsidc resort.
Good references and a small do-
posit required." This last announce-
ment is not by any means to bo re-
garded as a hoftx. At tho seaside the
plundering of the visitors is carried to
extremes with goueino French refine
ment. They arc robbed by the ex-
cessivo hotol charges high fees to
porters etc. and the little gambling
booths in the casinos. But this is not
alL The proprietors of hotels aid
lodging-hoMSf s assume quite correc ly
that the visitors would be disposed to
give alms if an opportunity were af-
forded them and as they can not very
well do the begging then solves thoy
ongago professional beggars to whom
they grant permission to solicit alhis
on their premises and who in rettrn
pay them one-half of the daily re-
ceipts. T ic above advertisement has
reference tlo nn arrangement of this
kind. Suabian Mercury;
iTHE BUTCHER BIRD.
.& Qaner Specimen or the Feathored "Trt
CaactUtaNcraiJ. x
a recent long and sevenr
DnHng
tvmtry snow-storm tho little sous ok
Matt Hiahm residing ou tho Dilvido; '
nniusad themselves occasionally at
ntcltlng snow-birds ?n a cag(.-trap.
just to see how they looked and acted.
and thon lot them go. 0 10 day pow-
evor. thay were surprised to find 4 big
atalwjart-looking bird about tho s.zo
of si-robin in the cage with three or
fntir dead snow-birds around him.
Thoy soon ascertained thai the:- had
captured a very good specimen of- the
fnmoiis "butcher bird" becoming so
plentiful hero of late aud whish is
deatli (o all small birds oven to
1. .
canaries in cages.
Matt was delightod at tho capture of
this feathered pirate and soon ha 1 him
installed in a fine cage. Tli-iy fei i him
snow pints for a day or two but thought
it wa too cruel so they tried h im on
mictv which wcro plentiful and easily
trapped. Tho first one put into the
cage iwas iuitfidiatelyi grabbed y the
sharp hawk claws of tiho butcher whb
bit odX his head ami swallovod it
whole and then proceeded to tear up
ami devour tho bo.lv. I Tho loy
; coi-t-him
sidorid thisaiine gitme and ke
well supplied and fat.
On i day they had a splendid. 1
!g old
long- Ailed NirwAV rut in the
and Matt put him in the caje.
butcl or bird inimedtAtely drlpp
from his nmst down upon th itl
back gave ouo quick nip wi
btron-;-hooket bak iiii tin back
rat's ueck. breaking his spine ai
soon regaling himself with a 1
supply of rat meat.
In observing tho butchers opera
tions Matt notced thjithq kepi trying
to hung his m ai to the wires k f tho
cage lor convenience so netrovp sonic
bits if wire ito a stip of wimUi ad
shoved it intb tho cabje. a fewinchis
altovj tho fllior. TItL uird d reetly
showed its appreciutjoi by htpigitg
what meat he hud ou hand on the
little wire spikes or hooks the sano
as is done in a regular bttteheij-shnp.
This is in con formitvi with the rOgtilttt
habi.s of this peculiar bird. !wni;l
hang- its victims in the forked bit 1
braujeheb or impales t)liem upon thqrt.s.
Many a -mall bird. mioue. wow rat otf
chijmunk is thus disposeil of ly this
remorseless plumagct a.assin.
They get a ra for him. qu to frej
qtiently. and he kills it prompt y aid
implies it in precisely ihe same w: y.
Mat . offers to match the bml against
the'te-u. terrier m tin State 111J a rit-
kihiug contest for $3) or S10).i Vtr-
qtiu 1 cv EnUrre.
A CANNY
OLD LADY
flow)
a I.avryjr lr veil HtmsuirTuo
Clover
hy Haitr.
An amutng sir. was told lino re-
ceni.ly as having occurred in one of
the
minor li.t-.ton siOities. A worthy
and
moderatolv -wealthy old jady in
declining year.s eccu; icl lier
her
leisure in making silk i:itchu rk
ci 1. Its. Tlus was bef .re the id
Joey of
the modern 'Vr-xv q .ill" ha
1 beit
sent as a indgmenti uiton the
sinful
world ami these pro I'ictioiis were
hid ous nfffurs wheiteiu -eaps of sdk
were laboriotisiy paitchcd together iu
geimetric.il pattern-. These) q lilts
were regularly donated to thcjauuual
fairs w'aereby the church to wjtich tho
old lady belonged endeavored to re-
plenish its scan lily-furnished tijeastiry-
N Iwdy wante.! to ltiy them and ihey
were apt to berafll -l oft In ignominious
fashion at the ciosi of the f ii . much
to the chagrin of the nic- old lady
whjo was ibeply tinged with tho feini-
liiiie feeling of emulation to have her
productions bought eagerly Now
thti nic old lady wias a shrewd and
ca
.niv prson ami one u y j i.-t
before tlic time
of the
annual
fair she sent fori
her lawyer and
had him add a c died to her will.
wbereby the sum of t.wenty-iv'e iol-
la
for each quilt jwas bi'qie' allied lo
ihtsou who after tha; date sin nbl
thl
bill'
lnr fiuills at.the chttr li. furs.
T
e 'lawyer was its nni shed at
i
the
St I
angeiiess of thel provision am
i at
lir-t wondered if the old la
not beginning to impair her
i y w ere
: 'acuities.
Oi s-cotul thouglfit howe
smiled to himself all I drew tl
ver.
he
e e
ticil
directed cheerfully assi ring hi
ient that her injunctions to strict
sierecy should bo flai'hfully observed.
For six years tho .dear old
ady
lived to bestow uikin the parish
her
the
the
blessing and a silk q. lilt annually.
L'ifi being thriftily made to take
1 al
place of larger donations solicited if!
not exnoeted. Fr sax vea s it was
noticed tlmt a sister of the lau-yei
might the silk q iilt on the
cry
iiit
iv of the fair aifid whon t
to canny
old tatty was gutnoriit 10 tier 1 ore-
mot her the lnwyl-r suppose I he had
s cured for his sister the sum 01 ?tou
I ut the canny old lady had neatly
cm thu codicil from tho will and his
s ster was out of pocket the price of
s x very unsatisfactory sti k qutus.
3ho tale has no moral except that
liwvors are sometimes too jlever by
half. Boston Cor. Providcnc: Journal
The Power of Heredi
ary.
Is virtue hereditary? Is x love of
truth iusttco nndi goodness trnpimt-
t id from par n s to children? Facts
appear to answer these qu&stions in
tie affirmative. In Eigtaid it has
loen ascertained) that out of one hun-
1 red criminal qniiiiren. sixty weru
born of dishdneac parent-; thir :y of
parents who wctje profltgati bit; not
criminal; and only ton of prrenL; who
Lnr limiirit nnd indtistr ntiK. Tho
rule is virtuous .parents rah e v&rttions
children. Not wor than ne muI oi
5: very ten uriiiiiusu.- . s w o "i
lonest rnligibus pare its. ' 'Ihe
. ...7...7.. i Ir. ' m l.Ak. Tv.M r
chaiactcis of palfent3 and c liblren ate
nearlv ah much tdie as tho x features.
Y. 1. LWQtr.
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