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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30
Die Senebiftimer : Nieoerlafaus
tint Situate Mrtaaias.
Cine ielt.us GeIesenbeit fur beuti&e aatboli'
Ten, f9 fir penis Welo cine tuiuf&euss
pertbe Seimatb 10 ermerbea.
ttber finfbunbsrt Garmsn auf benz betsn 1af.I.
lanbt i'm Strpmstbitte bee Nrfanlas-Jlui-
fes unb in unrnitttIbartr Hdbe elmer
fatbOl. air1e une S&uIt selssen,
ftbtn gum @nfaufs pfsn.

Bur bmif6s fatbplif6s 8amiiitu, bic I'D I'm gpsasn ssa
Shbrsftn tr Der. etaaten cine ntut Stimatb ~ srinben
beItn&ttatn, tttttn bic qdntutitn Der ,QittIt Rod. unb
Sort Smith. q ifsnbat n. gsftnl&aft" TN Staats artanfas,
hbtr cine wliatpu aeu %nafaftnf, ausrstrStnli&s Dor.
ttdlt. - Der 1pbtn tttftr Qanbtrfrtdtt
m aanstnstn ans miltt unb ett @tfune.
btttsstrt6Itutf1t undttrtrtffIt D. = Mat
adtrbausrseuite be- Wsrtens unt Sietis ssettttn I'm
HIBERNATE uns fnhtn eur6 5lue unh Gifsnbsbn, ale Der.
ittrsaraeen, aut ben NdIittn bee eanfa rafttn unb lsb.
nsnbtn abfas. Bur b, Sistia3t sibta isins %sanfisut &C.
Obhyu6t IA bic @tstnh mic stf6aHtR. Dabd IN Der prts
tts Qanbts tr billie unt bic 3dtlunssbsbtneunetn dusera
liberal. Our $500 bio 500. iatltar In Ratsn, ftt I'D auf
ft&s pttr jttn SABRE trfrsdsn, Tam cine f&snt 8arm psn
Gintr eu btatn Gbsils tieir edrstrdtn In ben Commits
essan unt grantlin ruret su gnfans steits Sabre pom
bedp'htn Nbtt Nartin, 8. g. D., prn ct. Wletnrab, Suh.
fur cine neue etntttfttnsr RitteriaGuns eusstp6hIt. &uf
ben ~ bttitni optdt r%tltrptrten $1,000 Ndern pantS taben
I'D btrttts an $50 eeuti6t faitslif8e 8amiittn ~anstiauft.
gtrfpn bee te6r. 9. 9Dplfsans e6lumpf 8. 9. o.. ibrtn
ttgsnen Stliereer. &ine jrttis 6ir&e pirs In ben nd6ftn
Weuaitn, unt cine frttts, iebalb a. ett llmfdntt ubei6tn,
trrirtet rtrttn unb bic Btntetfttner. G 6rtttrn ntretn In
ben bsi @emtinbtn bic gfarri9uItn abantbmsn.
Sn bteltr ntuen, RAID aufblnbsneen Gplcnie htben nod
tnntrpaIb tints llmfrtifss Bon erd pttr bier D1tilsn rn
8irtt une S6ule stra 10000 Gdr sutsn une fru6tbartn
tanees fur fattpifhe Bamtitsn ilm Nniauft pftn. Der
unttr,dtnstt Gs,nt bticrst i'm austrast bee p6n ten Qttts
Martin unb bee 9ane. Q pmmtfdrs 5rn. 10. Z. Glad. bic
snf ben sarsantantt aasit3sn Sd&dfs Der 1en,sittinr-
ylisetriahune une ~ asts btrtit. aut aas %miutli6tn seu
lSriftli4tn anfrassn he sspat f&ts g~usiunft ,u srtbsilsn.
plan a%erefrt;
u. Seqmi@,
eans.I Department. g. Or. u. Sc. Rs,
'snn &c 90 eitfs Rod. Mrf.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30
@ie Der brittle 0eieQ a,ttm Weifter
Martin in'S Saus fant, u. waS
tid oaraut tpeiter te8at.

Mls Die beiben @eieQen ReinboIb unb
Jriebri4 einise Wo9sn binbur9 in Wei.
fer Wartin's Wsrfitatt searbeitet batten,
bemerfte bisIer, baB, mas Mefuns unb 2i'
neal uno 3irtsL, 9ers9nung uno ridtisss
ausenmaB betraf, &einbolb uobl i.ines
@leiden iu9ts, bod anoers mar es bel Der
@rbeit auf Der Jiisbant, nit Dem 2enfbsil,
ober nit benz S4ldsel. 9)a ermattete
Reinbolb isbr balb. uno bas Werf f6rberte
ni9t, er mo9ts id miiben, ME er uonte.
Srieori9 basesen bObslte unb bdmmerte
friid barauf Los, obne ionoerli4 gu
ermiibsn. Was 5e aber nit chamber
gemein battsn, nor elm iittisss Yetrassn,
in bas, por3isli9 auf Reinbolbs anlab,
piel unbsfansene Seiterteit unb semitbIi4e
Cuff fam. Dasu i9onten fe In boiler
arbsit, 3unoI tpenno bic boIbe &oia 3usssen
gen NOR, nidt ibre &sbIsn, ionbsrn ian8sn
nit ibren liebli9en Stimmen, bic 9ar
anmutbis s~uiammen sinsen. man9es
berrlide 2ieb. limb polte bann au9
Jrieori9, inbem er biniberi9ielte nod
RoIa, in ben idpermitbisen Sou uerfal.
len, 70 ifimmte Rsinbolb ioglsi9 elm Spott.
lieb an, bas er erionnen upb bas anfins :
Sos JaB 1T ni9t bic 3itber, bic 3itber
ni9t bas JaB; 70 bab Der aIte 5srr War.
tin oft Den Sesisl, ben er i9on gum S4Ia.
ge erboben, mieoer Fnfen lieb unb f9 ben
padsInbsn Baud belt Dor innisem 2a4en.
ll~ebsrbaupt battsn bic beiben @eielen, Dor.
3igli9 absr &sinbolb, F4 gang in War.
tins @unft feftssniftert, un6 tpobl fonnte
man bemerten, bab Roia au& man&en
Worpanb iu9te, un otter uao ldn9sr in
Der Wsrftatt 3u perweilen, ols ionft tuobl
seidsbsn iein mb4te.
gines 5ases trat Ssrr Wartin gang
na9bsnfli9 in feline offne @erfitatt Dor
Dem Shore binein, mo CONNER iiber gear
beitet purbs. Chen iebten 3einbolb unb
Sriebri4 Elm tlsines SOB auf. Sa iteate
li1 Weiiter Wartin Dor fe bin, nit iibers
chamber ssi6lassnsn armen uno ipra9 {:
Sd tann gud gar niAt iagen, Sbr lieben
@slsQen (! ME iebr i'd nit gu9 3ufrieoen
bin, aber nun TONNE i'd bod in sroBs Der.
Isgsnbeit. Yom Gbein Der Idreiben lie,
oab bas beurise Subr. mas ben @ein.
bau betrifft, seiesneter fem wsrbe, als je
ems ssiDeisn. Gin usiier Mann bat &c.
iagt, Der &omet, Der am Simmsl berauf
se3osen, befrudts nit isinsn punbsrbaren
StrabIsn bic grbe, 10 bab lie aus ben tief'
fen S9a9ten ole @lutb, bic bic eblen
WstaIle to9t, berausfrbm,n uno ausbun.
fen perbs in bic buritisen 2eben, bic IN
iippissm @sosibsn Sroub' auf Sraubs
berporarbsitsn, unb bas HGif9e Geuer, bon
Dem fs 9strdntt, b%ineiniprubsIn tuiiroen hi
bas @.md9s. grit mad bsinabe oreibun'
bert Sabrsn perbe fold siiniti9e Gonifel'
lation uieber eintreten. = 9a pirs's nun
9lrbsit ssben bic SiIle unb Siae. llno
basa tommt nod, bab au4 Der bo4piroi-
&c YiidOi bon 8ambsrs an mid sei4rie.
ben nno elm srobes Sab bel mir bsftsat
bat. 9amit tonnen mir ni9t ferti9 tuer.
ben, uno IS tbut Rotb, bob i'd mid nod
nod einem tii4tissn Geislen umi4aue.
Nun m64t i'd absr aud ni9t slsi4 bisien
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30

Sunae Wdgblein pflssen tpobl ane 2uIt
bes Jeittages .rft an anbern Worsen f9
10 re9t bur9 Sinn unb @emltb 9eben 3u
laIen, unb bieIe Ia9fsisr bIntt ibneu
bann beinabe nod i46nsr OILS bas 6sit
ielbit. go fab aud bic boloe 2OIa an,
anbern Wcrgen einiam in ibrem @ema1
unb lieb, bic s~sfalteten Sinbe auf BEN
S4oob, bas 26pf&en iinnenb Dor f4
b~inseneist SpinbsI unb Ndbersi ruben.
@obl mo9t' IS iein, bob he balb Reinbolbs
unb Jriebri9s 2ieber b6rte, balb ben &C..
tpan6ten Conrad fab, tpie er feline 8egner
beFeste, ME sr ii4 BON ibr Den Yreis bes
Sisges bolte, oenn balb iummte he elm
paar 3eilen irssnb zines 2iebleins, baIb
lijpslte Fs: Wleinea StrauB uolt ibr ?
unb bann leu9tete b6beres &otb auf ibren
@angen, i9immerten 8Iibe bur4 bic ME.
bergeIenften Wimpern, ftablen fi9 leiie
Ssuf3er fort aus Der innerftsn 8ruft. Oa
trat Irau Wartbe binein, unb &ola frsute
i& nun, re9t umitdnbli9 srjdblen 3u ION.
men, tuie ales fu1 in Der ct. 8atbarinen-
tir&e unb auf Der aQermieie bsseben.
als Rola Seenbet, ipra4 5rau Wartbe
ld9sIno /: vGun, liebe &Oia nun perbet
Sbr tpobl baIb unter brei i9mudsn Greiern
tpdblen f6nnen."
Tim Soft" fubr &oia aut gang er.
l9roden unb blutrotb i'm @sidt bis unter
Die Iu9en, .um Soft, Grau Wartbe wie
msint Sbr bsnn bas - i4!- brei Grei.
er ?"
rfbut nur ni9t TO-" ipra4 Srau Mar.
ibe meter, vtbut nur nidt 10, liebe @oia
als Oh Sbr sar nidts uiHsn, nidts abnen
fSnnst. Dan miibte ia tuabrbafti9 gar
feline Nu9sn baben, man mdbte gang Der.
blenbst ieih, iolte man nidt i@ausn, bab
unIere @sIelen Rsinbolb, Grieori4 unb
Gonrab, Ia hab ale brei IN Der bsftisiten
2isbe 3u gu9 Hno."
.0as bil6st Sbr gu9 elm, Jrau War.
tbe!" lilpslts Rolu, inbem fe bic Saub Dor
Die Mugsn belt.
CT fubr Jrau Wartbe fort, inbem Re
F& Dor RoIa binlsbte unb ie nit sinsm
arm umIdlans, rsi SOU bolbes, peri9dm.
tss 3inb, bic Sdnbs meg, i9au mir re9t
fet in bic 4u9sn unb bann ldusne, baB
Du es Idnsft gut ssmerft bait, ME bic &c.
jeQen Bid In Ssr3 unb Sinn tragen,
iduans bas ? - Siebf 9u pobl, bob Su
bas ni9t fannit - Nun. es udr' au4
uirtli& munberbar, ipsnn zines Wd9bIsins
gussn ni&t mas sIsi& eri4auen iolten.
(50rHssuns f0Isi.)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30

Da furt
Sbr ffDbli& fGau'n
Sein liebli& GOLDEN Simmer,
DaS IhDne grinnsltin,
Drin iprutelt splpntr Weta.
Wer BARS sema&t
Sebatt
Wit bcber aunf.
limb padrsm Gleie faneben?
Tas luffss grinnslfin,
Mit bObsr aunif gar fein,
@lein
Shat es Der Slipper NADER.
Grsliibt BON eblem Wein,
SIN Seraen eiebe rein,
Sung aipsrs art,
Gar aart
81 bSs in alien Sa&sn.
Sas 2ieb eefiel allen iibsr bic Maben
pobl, aber teinem 10 isbr als benz Weiiter
Martin. Dem bic ausen Dor 6reube uno
gntsiden sldn3tsn. Obne auf 9oarao 5u
a4ten, Der beinabe gu piel BON Der itum-
pfen S9oBmeis 6anns Wiiler's ipra4,
bic Der @eieae gut senus sstrofsn, obne
auf ibu au a9ten, ffanb Weifer Martin
ouf bonn Sibe uns i4rie, inbem er iein
YaSslas in Die S6be bob /: v&omm Der =
Su tpadrer 3aper unb Msiferfnser =
fomm Der, nit mir, nit Seinem Weifer
Wartin ioait Su bies @las leeren!"
Reinbolo mubte tbun, ME ibm sebettn.
als er ~ ieinsm Ylat suriidtebrte, ronnte
er Dem tisfinnisen 5rieorid in's Obr:
Rum mubt Ou iinsen ing bas 2ieo
DON esitern Nbenb."
.Yif Su raienb ?" erpieberte 5riebri4
gang e%rSirnt.
Da iprod 8einbolb nit lauter Stimme
sur @eisaidaft: ,Sbr ebrbaren 5erren
unb Wteiiter |! bier mein lieber Bruoer
Sriebri& lit nod piel i9onerer 2ieber
mddtia un6 bot cine piel lieblidere Stims
me als i'd /; aber bic Reble III ibul ueritaubt
BON Der R.iIe. uuo ba piro er Elm amber.
mol feline 2isber in ben b.rrlidten Weiien
gud auftii4en!"
Tun fielen ale nit 2%oberbebunsen iiber
,griebri4 Der, oils Of er i9on 9elun9en
bdite. Wan9e Meiiisr meinten iosar
snbIi9. bab feline Stimme IN Der Sbat bod
liebli9er 5ei, oils bic bss @elelen Rsinbolb,
10 uie 6err Yolrab, nadbem er nod elm
POLES @las ssleert bate, iber5eust NOR,
baB Jrieori4 bod bic beutlden i46nen
Weiien better trsfe, als Reinbolo, Der gar
gu Stalii4es on ii4 babe.
aber Wleiiter Martin mari Den 2opf in
ben @aden, idlus f4 auf ben runben
Baud, bob es tlatidte, uno rief: vOas
inb nun m / n c @slelen = me in 6 ias'
i'd, bes &iipermsifsrs Sobias Wartin 81
Riirnbers, @eieaen!"
llnb ole Meiitsr nidten nit Den Sdup-
tern unb ipraden, Die lebten Sropfen aus
ben bOben Srinfsldiern nippeno: $50, ia
= Cure, oss Weiiisr Wartin's braue, tuat'
tere Gelsqen !"
Man besab iid enblid sur Rube. &ein'
bolb unb Jrieori9, jeoem mics Weife,
Martin cine i4mude belle &ammer in lei
mem Sauie an.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30

IN fbon ssbrudts BtHten.aarten NIT re.
Az ntn saanet fur 10 ats. mad allen Gtaltn bu
Der. etaaisn unt ganata't, .. 6artbeloms y. 20.
gsa glttetn. gsuu. Gu. 8 bs 39o.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30
unb fernerbin aQe pierjebu Iase.

unb ftrnerbit ale bterjtbn Gage.
Der qanbunssplas titftr DampftiHein Baltimore n %.
sltiH DEPOT Der Baltimore unb Sbip.G iienbatu, rt.Ht p a..
~ttfsrset, as irssnb cine Gtfsnbabn BON Nsp Bort aus
pbilabtlpbia.
gu antunft Der Ddnsff&tHs ptrt bds Depot fur ALE MOT
Anssfeattn sel6lpnen, 70 bas bic Ginpaabersr nt&t Der Dc.
fabr ~ausssftSt ane vsn Sttrastrn. btft ~ rtretn,
mas In aueern 5aftnpldstn leer 70 ut Der Baltf.
gDir MAIDEN nod Defenders auf fclsenbt fur bsurf&t Ret.
Naft NIT unfen Soften btttsti Die paHasiere anb untu
Dtuif6ea, iSnnsn a9 alfp NIT Setermann psrfdneisen ebns
Delmttf&tr ~ ssbraudtn. umfsen aus tntm Golf IN
has anses, ME BET ~instrsstsn Rtifsn, Rnbtt niat RAFT bic
paHastert ssttn In Prtmsn fsslti3 an 8prs bs 0etan-
bampfus unb sulahtu h~snftIbta era tn SaIttmpre.-
aDsstn wsitsra aasiuaft psnss man I'D an bic General.
Nsenttu
A. S6n6ma6sr & Co.,
go. s Glib @ap ST., Baltimore, orb.
aasinist as,ntsn fur DUBUQUE uns umsssns ptttt
Rttntu u. Spbn, Dubuque, Sera.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30
Meber Baltimore.

S.ber, Der tas ate gaterianb tda6tn cher gtrrantt
unb 5ftunbs ssn Gursra pmunta lahtn utl, leltt pc praet
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-07-30
sdsn& e~tgpfanssns a

9dsn& sfypfansef Su
GigenfbimE oon,, ettiss
mons eiptr &esuIos
tor" N~nerfennnngtrs
aus ousu 9bdle,t oes
2anoes bon perjoner
bon Gr1iebung mi be'
Der seIsdi6aftti@trsM
lung In Be3ua on nie
tpumosrba-eii 6einrdfts
bieier sroBen Weobirs.
Rein anberes prdparat
aIs Der .ResuIator' II
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-08-08
A WOman'S COnscientIOuSReSs.

The Haverhill Mass, Gdzctte tells
this story :-herhaps the reader has
noticed while iourneying upon the
Boston and Lowell Railroad, at
Willow Bridge, Somerville, a plain
but substaDt tial neat brick-house up
on the hill, only moments walk
from the station, It's doors have
not been opened for twelve years.
Twelve years ago one oft! bright
est and smartest mechanics in oNr
bustling city young, handsome,
whose only apparent fortune was
his daily wages of which he was very
careful, saving all he could for the
one bright object of his life, which
was to marry her whom he had won,
as soon as they could get money
enough to commence housekeeping
was engaged to a charming young
girl. She was conscientious to a
fault, brought up in the most puri-
tanical of Puritan families, good,
pure and beautiful. One bright
morning in spring he invited her to
take a drive in the suburbs. They
halted after about an hours drivh
in front of this house, He asked
her how she liked it. OF course she
wished it was theirs they could be
so happy if they only had a home
like that. He invited her in. The
house had just been complete !, and
very nicely furnished. Judge of her
surprise when he quietly informed
her that the property was his, that
he owned it. Why, she was COM
pletely dumbfounded, and, OF course,
wanted and explanation. How,
when, did he come in possession OF
so much property e? He tried to
avoid the question, out she was
firm. He finally told her that he
drew $4,000 in some lottery scheme
and with its funds built and furnish
ed this home for her. She turned
upon him as though he were the
veriest gambler, vOwing then and
there that she would never be his
wife until he gave back the property
which he had gained by what she
termed unlawful means. She scorn-
ed all efforts Of his to induce her to
occupy tie house. They separated !;
parted at the door, which has not
been opened since. The furniture
remains the same to-day as when
they left it twelve years ago, except
what age has done. Both are wan
derers upon the face of the earth,
both lives blasted.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-08-08
A Wedding stopped at the Alter,

Tlere was aS tra1g Sc3ne il Cil-
cinnati one day last week. a re-
spectacle and intelligent young lady
was engaged to be married, and
made the discovery that her affianc-
ed was in the habit or drinking, and
told him what she had learned. He
promised never to drink again, and
she forgave him. The wedding day
was subsequently set, and all went
we'll until the FuOrning appointed for
the performance of the ceremony.
During the interval he made his US
ual visits, and though he drank at
times his betrothed never learned Of
his faithlessness until it was too late
to punish him for it. They were
standing side by side, and moment
more would have found them man
and wife, when he turned to her and
his tell-tale breath spoke of whiskey.
When the minister propOunded the
usual question the response came
family, mo" In surprise the
question was again asked, and this
time the response came clear and
decisive, 'No." She then turned
to her lover, accused him Of drink
ing, reminded him of his promise to
her, and said that a man who would
break a promise so solemnly made
could not be relied upon, and she
feared to trust her future to such a
man. Expostulations and entreat-
les were all in vain, and that little
"Yes'' still remaius unsaid.-Cin-
cinndt, Times.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-08-08
Long Tralus or Freight Cars.

The immense trains of freight
cars that daily pass over the Penn
sylvauia railroad are objects of great
curiosity. The Modoc engine will
successfully draw from 70 to so
heavily loaded eight-wheeled cars.
We saw a train OF coal pass east
ward yesterday evening which num-
bered "a cars. 1t was magnificent
sight as it swept around the curve at
the depot, and attracted much at
tention. This train had scarcely
passed, when a westward bound
train approached, which was COM
posed of one hundred and twenty
eight empty cars ; and while it
passed on westward another east
ward bound train flew by, in (which
there were twenty-one coal oil tanks
and fiftY-four box cars. The old
time railroader, if he could come
back to the scene of his life-labors
to see these trains, would be puz-
zled how to understand the increas-
ed power of the locomotive.-Har-
riSJ,rg Telegraph.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-08-08
"EMOTIONAL REFORES."

A After years experience and time
for calm reflections, many church
members who assisted In the Muir
ply temperance movement are be-
ginning to doubt Of its propriety
and efficacy. The Chu'chmam warns
its readers against emotional reform
movements of all kinds as danger.
our. Reforms are good, but they
should be carried on in the church
rather than out of it. 1t says that
in Pittsburg, where the Murphy
wave rose probable to its greatest
height, 1.-THE saloons are boing a
better business than ever, and many
good people ind themselves asham-
ed of some thing which they have
been led to do" A Presbyterian
clergyman writes to those whom he
thinks in danger of being made tenn
perate after the new method "Pray
the Master to keep away the wave.
But if it come ?Pray the Master
that the days may be shortened !:
keep out innovation as much as
you can and be patient. Remember
that the Church is temperance So
ciety good enough for ANYBODY,
vows of membership better than the
pledge, its Head better than Fran
els Murphy.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-08-08
APRACTICAL SWEETHEART.

A nice young man employed in
the Kansas Pacific office, at Kansas
city, resolved the other day to pre-
sent his beloved girl with nice pair
of shoes. lie accordingly procured
her measure aud went into one of
the fashionable stores on Main street
and purchased two dollar pair Of
shoes. In order to make the present
appear more valuable, he marked SIS
upon the soles of the shoes, and at
his request the clerk put receipted
bill for S. into one of the shoes.
The presentation was made, and the
lovers were happy, as lovers should
be. But mark the sequel. The
girl examined the shoes in the day
light and was not satisfied. She
was convinced that her loYer had
been cheated in the purchase of such
a pair of shoes at that price. She
decided to go and change the shoes
and obtain better bargain. The
next Gay she appeared in the store
and selected pair Of shoes, price
$3.50, and politely requested the
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-08-08
BURNING OUT THE SNAKES.

The Quincy, ILL.,, Whig says On
Sunday evening McDAde's ice house
was burned, and hundreds of snakes
wiggled and crawled out and ran
for the bay, creating continuous
splash as one after another of the
reptiles went headlong into the wa
ter. The snakes seemed to come
from every nook of the building, and
writhing in agony from the intense
heat, instinctively made for the bay
direct. and, manned and burned as
many of them were, they plunged in
promiscuously, throwing great vol
umes of water high in the air.
The watchman at one Of the other
ice houses says that Ewhen he first
saw the hames.they enveloped near
ly the entire building. 1t had been
accidentally set on fire by tramps,
several of whom were subsequently
found lying near the ruins fast
asleep. One of these very graphic
ally describes the rush of snakes
from the building Out of the door
way, through the roof, through
dense volumes of smoke, they came
by scores, large snakes and small, of
almost every species known to this
latitude, their eyes distended and
their forked tongues darting deiance
at the blaze, they actually raced
through the air to place Of safety.
They Kissed with madness, and
pounded the earth with tbeir tales
in fury, and seemed to screech in
agony. The number of them seem
ed to be endless, until the whole
structure was so far consumed that
no more could escape.
Great rattlesnakes, blow snakes,
moccasias, garter snakes, and water
snakes were huddled and hustled to-
gether as they came forth apparent
ly born of the flames. Wild with
rage and tossing venom into the fire,
which seemed only to increase its
| volume, they coiled on the ground
with arched necks ready to strike
the foe that approached them. Some
of them even seemed to stand on the
edge of the ice house as if bidding
defiance to the devouring elements,
and to lick up the flames with their
tongues, before giving up what had
been their homes. Some Of the
snakes took refage in a large pile Of
lumber near the ice house.
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The train stopped.

The train stopped.
An then, sir, what dye think
happened ?
Well, sir, that thing just grew
thinner an thinner, till it seemed
to blend right in with the fog that
was all around it, and the fast we
knew twas gone
"It ,Das a ghost ~ said Jimmy, in
q whisper. 81 knew somethln' was
a goin' to happen, 'cause l felt so
ueer like"
They come a crrwdin' up to find
why I'd stopped the train, an l
swear l never felt SO kind o. queer
an foolish IS I did when I told 'em
what I'd seen cause / knew they
didn't believe in ghosts, most likely,
an they'd think 1 was drunk or
crazy.
"He see it, too," seE 1, pointin'
to Jimmy,
Eyes, fore God, did," sez jim
my, as solemn rs ifhe was T. witness
on the stand.
"This is a pretty how-d'ye.do," ="
sez the conductor, who didn't b'leeve
we'd seed anything. "I'm surpris-
ed at you, Connell thought you
was man O sense"
81 thought so, too" ser I, "but
I can't help what l see. If was a
dyin' this minnit I'd swear 1 see q
man on the track, or leastwise the
ghost was one. 1 thought twas a
real man when l whistled."
can so would l." seq Jimmy.
The conductor couldn't help seein
that we was in earnest, an b'leeyed
what we said.
"Take lantern an go along the
track, 4" sez he, to some o. the men.
An they did,"
An what dye s'pose they found ?
Well, sir, they found the rails all
tore up jest at the spot where the
train would a shot over the bluff in
to the river if it had a gone on
"Tes, sir they found that, an
tell you there was some pretty SOL
en- lookin' faces when it got among
the passengers how near we'd been
to death.
CT never b'leeved in ghosts" sez
the conductor, ''but b'leeved you
see ssnrethin', Connell, an you've
saved a precious lot O. lives. That's
sure thing"
Well, sir, they went to huntin'
'round am they found lot o. tools
an things that the men who'd tore
up the rails had left in q hurry,
when they found the train wasn't
goin' over the bluff as they'd expect
ed. An they found, too, when it
come light, the body O. the man
whose business it was to see to the
curve, where it had been his away
after bein' murdered. An that
man was the man whose ghost we
had seen.
Yes, sir. He'd come so warn Us
o. the danger ahead after the men
had killed him, an was a waitin'
for US to go over the rocks to deS-
truction. An he'd saved US.
found out afterward that there
was a lot o. money on board, an l
s'pose the men who tore up the track
KIN ew it.
So that's my ghost story, an it's
a true one, sir.
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clerk to take back the shoes for
which she said her husband had paid
S5. vhe receipted bill was produc-
ed in proof, and the boot man found
it impossible to go ''behind the re-
turns" The smart girl took her
$3.50 pair of shoes, and obtained
$l.5O in money, and went home hap.
py and satisfied. The boot seller
sent bill for $500 to the young
man, who promptly paid the d. fer
ence, but he thinks that girl a little
too smart for him.
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The house was built with three
boards, by which a vacant space
was made in the siding, creating an
air-chamber, and it is supposed that
the snakes had taken possession of
this for home, The tramps who
endeavored to stay in the ice house
on Sunday night probably discovered
some Of the snakes and atteMpte d
to smoke them out, but the effort
resulted in the destruction Of the
entire building.