Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-07-27
SUDDEN WHITE HAIR.


When the Emperor Leopold was about
10 make his grand entry into Vienna the
old sexton OF st Joseph's Cathedral was
much troubled in his mind. Upon such
occasions il had been his custom to take
his stand on the pinnacle of the tower
and wave flag as the Imperial pageant
passed by; but he felt that age had so
weakened his nerve that he dared not
again attempt the perilous performance.
After thinking the matter over. he came
TO the conclusion that he must find 4
substitute; and knowing his pretty
daughter had plenty of stalwart suitors,
the old fellow publicly announced that
the man who could take his place sue
cessfully should be his son-in-law. To
his intense disgust, the offer was ut once
accepted BY Gabriel Petersheim, his
special aversion, and the special favorite
of the girl, who saw not with her IA
Tiers eyes. On the appointed day vi
emma opened its gates to the new-made
Emperor; but it was evening, or near
upon evening, when the young flag
bearer welcomed the procession from
ST. Joseph's Tower. His task per-
formed, Gabriel would have descended
from the airy height, but found his way
barred. Two wretches had done the
treacherous sections bidding, and closed
the trap-door of the upper stairway.
leaving the brave youth to choose be-
tween precipitating himself ON the pave
ment below, or clinging the cold night
through TO the slender spire. with but
ten inches of foothold. He chose posi-
l. IL. Il Ia. l,,t
cue came with the morning. his eyes
were sunken and dim, his cheeks yellow
and wrinkled, his curly locks as white
rs snow. Gabriel Petersheim had won
his bride at a fearful cost.
Believing fortune might be easily
won in the oil-country, young Boston
ian went there to enrich himself. One
stormy night glare in the sky told him
that an oil-tank was on fire few miles
off; and knowing that after time the
oil would boil up and flow over the
side of the tank, he made for hill to
witness the spectacle. .'She's COM
ingn' man shouted. There was
rumbling sound, and then the burning
oil shot up from the tank, boiled over
its sides. and tlOated down the creek,
destroying everything in its way, and
setting fire to second tank. Curiosity
getting the better of discretion, he ran
to the ground in the rear of the tanks,
TO get a better view, and in trying to
avoid pool of burning oil, fell into
mudhole, and stuck fast therein.
Struggling till he could struggle no
longer he lay back exhausted, watch
ing the pillows of smoke surging up
ward and floating away into space.
Suddenly his ears were startled by the
sound OF cannon-tiring; column of
flame and smoke shot up from one of
the tanks, and he was stricken almost
senseess with the knowledge that the
''pipe-line men" were cannonading the
first tank. to draw off the oil. and SO
prevent another overflow. He tried 10
shout, but hewords would not come. A
little stream of burn ne oil ran slowly
but surely toward him. He watched it
creeping on until it was almost upon
him: then in moment ali was dark
When he came back to consciousness.
he found himself in his own room, sur
rounded by 1.-THE boys who had seen
him Just in time TO save him. 1t was a
weary while before he was himselfagain,
and then he was inclined to doubt If he
was himself, for his once dark hair was
perfectly white.
Instances have not been wanting of
the hair being deprived Of its color in a
few minutes. The Homecoming of the
King of Naples after the Congress- Of