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The National tribune., 1882-07-29
FIRST AND SECOND LOVE.
CHAPTER /.

CHAPTER 1.
A symphony of sound and light and scent;
a voice of many birds twittering delicately
10 each other from newly built nests, amid
boughs that swayed to and fro in the wind,
and shook their latest buds into leaf and
blossom. Into the woodland from far below
came a murmur of waves trailing on
shingly beach, and mingling with this muir
muir the talk and laughter of the fisherman
mellowed by distance. Right down through
the sIOping woodland a brOoklet leaped tink
ling and gurgling to the sea.
The dim fragrance and dappled lights and
pleasant sounds of the day made three
fold Joy to young girl who stood beneath
the trees in the April noon. She stood on a
part of the slope whence the trees had drawn
back a little, and the light fell about her
Just beyond the verge Of the shadow. Round
her feet were dead leaves and living flowers,
and soft green MOSES full of the sweet rain
that had fallen all the previous night
For the first time in her life she was tast-
ing the singular gladness which comes to
mind and body, when alone with nature in
L
tent of hers all the long hours of fevered
tossing to and fro, followed by tedious weeks
of cOnvaIescence, were but background.
And now into her loneliness there came
another human presence-a young man,
carelessly whistling, treading gayly over
moss and flowers till he reached the rivulet,
and paused on the further side looking at
the tall, slim figure in the soft gray gown,
crowned by the brown hair and wistful face
Just one moment, and he turned off a little
higher up and sprang across the stream.
Only one look, and there might have been
no second: their lives might have glided
apart forever, but for an accident, or what
we call an accident, which is really strong
link in many chain of life. AS his foot
touched the bank he slipped on the damp
earth, spr&ining his ankle in the fall. He
drew himself into sitting posture and
leaned against tree, faint with pain.
The young girl came quickly toward him.
- 81, run and get help" she said, and
meeting his grateful look for moment, went
quickly along the path that led toward Clo-
veTleigh, the village where she and her
father were staying. AT a turning she met
a tall scholarly looking man.
Il was looking for you, Margaret. Are
you wise to 90 bareheaded, my child?" he
said anxiously.
q" lily hat fell into the brook, and it is so
mild. But, oh! papa, there is gentleman
hurt down there He has sprained his ankle
and cannot walk" And she waved her hand
toward the woods below. They found him
faint and white; but he made light of his
suffering as they helped him through the
fringe of apple and pear trees to his lodging
in Cloverleigh.
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riage; she only chung to the child-such a
frail little reed to lean upon And one day
! it broke.
1t was Sunday-one of those sweet days
in the late autumn which nature saves out
of the summer.
This little child was dying of Group. His
mother could only hold the little form on
her knee, while John knelt beside her try
ing useless remedies to comfort her. At last
he stood still, looking down sorrowfully at
the signs of ebbing life
Suddenly he knelt and touched the little
clenched hand with her lips, and heavy tears
FLASHED down upon this dear little boy;
it was hard!
Margaret bent forward. "You do love
him, john" She was jealous for him that
he should have his full share of love before
he went. John understood, and his look
answered her. What instinct had made her
ask?
The futtering breath grew shorter and
shorter; it was near the end now, and little
Jack opened his eyes and said, for the first
and last time quite clearly, Mamma"
That was all she was to have-the one word,
and the angels would have the rest.
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PETRIFIED CORPSE.
Found in the Philanthropic Cemetery at Phila-
delphia.

Found in the Philanthropic Cemetery at Phila-
delphia.
While the grave-digger of the Philan-
thropic Cemetery in Philadelphia was ex-
huming a number of bodies the other day,
preparatory to the opening of Tasller street
through one corner of the grounds, he up
turned curiosity which, for genuine sur
prise, threw even old YOrick'S skull in the
shade. The object which the spade brought
to the surface was q petrified human form
that had laid in the earth for forty years. 1t
was the body of two-year old child, and
had the frame been carved out of Parian
marble it could not have been nearer perfec-
ton. The worllmen and curious persons
looking on stepped back aghast, but DeHart,
the grave-digger, merely rolled his quid over
in his mouth to get leeway, and remarked ::
Father used to say that some people were
too ID mean to mingle with the earth, and
so when they were tossed under the sod they
petrified; but 1 guess this juvenile will
rather stagger him.
The transformed corpse was found in n lot
which belonged to Charles and Hannah
Ware, who went to their final account thirty
or forty years ago, and of whom the only
known direct descendant is George Ware, a
first district policeman. Four children had
been laid in turn in one grave, ard the pet
rified body was at the bottom Of the pit. 1t
was found lying in sandy earth, Astounding
in soft rock or stone of an extremely friable
nature. For some eight or ten feet below the
grave there was a stratum of very fine sand.
The body itself was solid etligy, presenting
the appearance of human figure carved
from q block of wood or burnt line The
outline was so perfect as to make the sex
easily distnguishable as feminine. Strang
est of all was the fact that while the body
was so well preserved there was not vestige
of the coffin or shroud left, and nothing re-
manned of the other three bodies but few
bones that crumbed while being handled.
The eyes of the petritied form looked like
statuary oculars, and the slightly exposed
teeth were blackened. The contrast of col
ors gave to the face rather hideous appear
ance. In all other respects the figure resem-
bled piece of well-executed sculpture
There were fifteen bodies in all in the Ware
lot, and in two or three other cases there
were evidences of petriiieation, but not of
such thorough nature as that described.
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CHAPTER ".

Miss Moss, Miss Brown, and Miss Jones
were friends, and much of the mischief il
| Marlborough might be traced TO them Fol
! instance, had they not discovered Mr.. Blight
the curate's shameful Irritation with little
Miss Wilson? and here was DR.. Enderby
taking to his old flirting ways again! If he
had married a sensible, intellectual person
she might have cured him by carefully look
ing after him; but now his attending the
meetings of the Book Club without his wife.
| and walking home with little Miss Fry and
her Quaker mother, BODIED no good. So said
they, shaking their heads This was after
morning service on Sunday, and they re-
solved that on Monday morning, while the
Doctor was away on his rounds, they would
call and enlighten his wife. at will do her
good, poor thing" they remarked.
So the three came on Monday morning, and,
after a few cOmmonplaces, Miss Moss who
was faded beauty, and therefore the bit
terest began:
"Now, my dear Mrs. Enderby, we can see
that you are suffering, poor dear, and no
wonder"
Margaret looked at them bewildered. 81
am quite well, she said.
"But about the Doctor, my dear; we have
known him so long and understand his ways.
If you had been a little more experienced
you would have looked better after your
husband"
But he is not i'll, ;" answered the wife, still
more bewildered.
"Not in body, remarked Miss Brown, with
significant smile; but in mind, we mean I;
he pays great attention to the Frys next door,
you know"
"And Miss Fry is very pretty" added Miss
Jones.
If she had not been so angry Margaret
would have laughed; John had walked home
with their neighbors twice, and she was very
fond Of them. John might not love her :;
that she had found out, she thought; but
she knew him to be the very soul of honor.
She was generally so quiet that when her
anger blazed out they were startled.
"Will you be so good as TO leave my hus-
bands affairs alone?" she said. "If you
wish to be wicked there is no need to show
such bad taste as TO come here and endeavor
to do harm"
She never told her husband of that visit
though she believed he regretted his mar
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did not know its value. He drew her to
him and kissed the brown head and laid il
on his breast She began to cry-she had
been so greedy of joy lately, and here was
its perfection!
And newell, it was the sweetest hour he
had ever passed in his life. This girl, with
her simple dress and manner, and her seri-
Gus brown eyes and undertone of joyfulness
about her, satisfied the more spiritual side OF
his nature And yet she was not the ideal
OF his past.
She was not his heroine, but he was her
hero, and her gladness inclined toward sad
ness; for true woman sees herself yalueless
at the moment she believes that the imam
of men sees in her precious jewel
Are you sorry?" he asked half testingly
Sorry" she said, and, with a frank yet
coy gesture, she nestled close to his heart.
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IN A WHALES MOUTH.

Fayal is the rendezvous of the whalerS
from the neighboring whaling grounds, and
Captain C and his wife are much looked
up to by the rest. When Mrs c. was
pressed by tourist to relate the story OF
how she saved her husbands life with hot
plates, she hesitated, but finally began the
recital in a subdued voice, with an admirable
reserve and dignity and a solemn sense of
the awful peril through which her husband
had passed. They had captured whale and
got it alongside to cut up The jaws were
unusually large, and the captain himself
WAS occupied in getting the upper one,
which contains the whaleb0ne of commerce,
out from the head. AS is usual, an immense
iron hook was inserted in the lower Jaw,
attached to chains and blocks in the rigging
by which it was lifted. Within the cavity
of the mouth thus formed on a platform
rugged over the ships side, directly above
the upper jaw, the captain stood hard at
work, carefully cutting out the thin plates
of whalebone from the upper jaw. His wife
came up from below, looked over the side at
her husbands position, and exclaimed, oh
William, how dangerous that looks." AT
that instant the hook gave way, the horrible
jaw fell, crushing the staging to splinters
shutting the captain within the awful cavern
of the mouth, and burying him under water
The cruel teeth penetrated the flesh Of his
back, goring him terribly; but the waves
buoyed up the great jaw, and the captain,
with the most remarkable presence of mind,
feeling himself loosed, pushed his feet against
the ships side, and SO kicked himself clear
of the whales mouth. He was picked up
for dead and lifted on deck. He made signs
that he was dying, and that he did not wish
to be carried below "But," said his wife,
~ want a-goin' to give him up so; told
the men to carry him below; l stripped off
his wet clothes. His face was gashed and
bleeding; he couldn't breathe; he gasped
now and then; he was cold as death. / told
the steward to heat all the plates there was
on the ship, and | covered him with hot
plates till l began to feel him growing warm.
Then 1 poured brandy into him. For five
days and nights / and man from forward
watched and nursed him. | wrapped him
in poultices as big as sheet, and changed
them every twenty minutes to take the sore
ness out Of him; and so he lived"
Then after a moments pause, entirely
ignoring her own grand part in the matter,
the captains wife added earnestly: " But
he couldn't have lived if he'd been drink
ing man. He'd always been strictly tenn
perate; So when he needed the brandy, it
brought him right up" 1t was the best
temperance lecture | ever heard.
Il dunno about the brandy" said the
captain quietly. Il guess brandy couldn't
have done much for me without my wife;
but, anyhow, hain't never meddlad much
with whales jaws e."-From 81 Summer
in the Azores"
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Jennie Wade, was killed by stray bullet.
Further on, near the courthouse, an unex-
ploded shell is seen sticking in the wall of
al attorneys house; and then we come to
the Battlefield Museum, the library in
which Death has stored up his works
Among the thousand and one objects,
bullet, shot, shell, fragments of coats, pouches,
broken muskets, etc, was shown one "trife,"
which could not but cause the visitor to turn
away in sorrow. 1t was q fragment of q
locket with a miniature of young girl in
the style of twenty years ago, the eyes look
ing pleadingly forth, brimful of love for him
who had doubtless died with that face in
his minds eye and that Iocket on his heart.
Gettysburg Cor Balt0 Day.
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AFTER THE OPERA.

We stood. one night, on Beacon street
Before her family mansion,
While in my heart the throbs of love
Were struggling for expansion;
We Just had left the thcatcr,
Had heard II Trovatorc,"
And. on the doorstep talked about
The music and the story.
Che raved about the wondrous voice
or Signor Campanini;
She praised his acting and his face,
While I stood like "A Rinny.
] wanted to-but why explain?
Il half suspect she knew it,
hcmmed and twisted like n fool,
And hadn't pluck 10 do il.
Iwaited long, for some excuse
Ny stupid brain pcrplcNinG,
And then. at length, n silence fell,
So awkward and SO veNing;
But suddenly she frightened up.
This lovcliesi of misses
ooh. 10y the way, did You observe
Hoo gracefully he kjSSoS?'
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RETIRING UNITED STATES SENATORS.

RETIRING UNITED STATES SENATORS.
The following is a list of the Senators who
will retire on the 18th of March next:
j. T. Morgan, Democrat. Alabama.
y. Ii. Garland, Democrat, Arkansas.
&. NJ. Chilcott, Republican, Colorado.
b. III. Hill, Democrat, Georgia.
David Davis, Independent, Illinois.
". j. McDill, Republican, Iowa.
T. b. Plumb, Republican, Kansas.
j. Il. Beck, Democrat Kentucky.
W. Z. Kellogg, Republican, Louisiana
W. F. Frye, Republican, Maine.
j. b. Groome, Democrat, Maryland.
u. f. Hoar, Republican, Massachusetts,.
L. W. Ferry, Republican, Michigan.
NJ. {. Butler, Democrat, South Carolina.
L. e. Harris, Democrat, Tennessee.
Richard Coke, Democrat, Texas.
VIM. Window, Republican, Minnesota
L. Q. c. Lamar, Democrat, Mississippi.
A. Saunders, Republican, Nebraska
f. II. Rollins, Rep, New Hampshire.
J. r. Mcpherson, Dem, New Jersey.
NJ W. Ransom, Dem, North Carolina.
II. 3. Anthony, Rep, Rhode Island.
II. G. Davis, Dem, West Virginia.
j. ". Johnston, Democrat, Virginia.
L. Grover, Democrat, Oregon.
Anthony has been elected his own success
sor in Rhode Island, Wilson will succeed
McDill in Iowa, and Riddleberger, Readjus-
ter, will succeed Johnston, Democrat, in Vir-
ginia. Mississippi and Louisiana have also
elected Democrats In the other States SEN
ators are to be elected.
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A doctor went out for day hunting, and
on coming home complained that he hadn't
killed anything. That's because you did
not attend to your legitimate business" said
his wife.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18

Howard Advance: Milwaukee juno
tion, Miner county. enjoys the distinc-
tion of being the first town in the terri
tory to organize company of militia
and tender their services to the governor
under the law allowing the formation OF
two regiments to be mustered into SER
vice to serve two years. The company
now numbers seventy-three men, but it
10 the intention to increase the number
10 100. The officers elected are w. J..
Woodruff, captain; G. F. Hammond. lst
lieutenant; L. N. Loomis, second lieu
tenant; s. Webber, Sd lieutenant; H.
Mcintosh, orderly sergeant. The com.
pany have already met several times for
drill under Capt. Woodruff, and as soon
- mustered into service will draw arms
and uniforms. There is to be general
muster in September lasting two to four
days, thirty days notice being first given,
which will probably be held at Yankton.
Upton's tactics are the standard for oil
drilling, they having been adopted by
the war department. Capt. Woodruff
was lat lieutenant in the 10Th Wiscon.
sin infantry during the war.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18
Outlawry In Texas

st. Louis, August 16-The Republi.
cons Dallas, Texas, special says: Three
young men of respectable family. named
Walter Claycomba, Henry Atkinson and
Joseph Napier, who have been suspected
Of being connected with several train
lobberies the past year, have been steal.
ing stock, shooting into houses, commit.
ting other lawless acts in Bosque county
for the past few days, and making them
selves terror to the people. Yesterday
they robbed Overton's country store and
then set it OIL fire. The building was
destroyed. About midnight they ar.
rived at the farm house of j. Newhall,
routed him out of bed, made him give
them bottle of whisky. Then they
concluded they would ravish Newhall's e
daughter, young woman 10 years old.
whereupon the old man went into the
house and Immediately reappeared with
. double barrelled shot gun, and opened
fire on the desperadoes. wounding one
of them and killing one of their horses
They then stole one Of Newhall's horses
and placing their wounded comrade on
IT rode away. A strong posse of citizens
is in pursuit OF the gang. In the melee
at Newhall's the old man was shot IN the
leg and severely wounded.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18
The Latest Canal sche eme.

Minneapolis. Aug. l6.-The convention
called to meet at Duluth yesterday for
the purpose of organizing movement
for the construction of O canal to con-
meet Lake Superior with the waters of
the Red River of the north and other
large navigable rivers in British America,
closed its labors to-day by the adoption
Of resolutions calling on congress for aid
and on the state legislatures for support
in appeal to congress. The resolutions
provide for the wide circulation of the
proceedings, and addresses containing
the facts as to the length and cost of the
canal, the vast extent of country, rich
and fertile, tributary to it, etc. The pro.
posed canal will be only forty miles long
to where it connects with nearly 40(
miles Of deep water lakes and rivers, am
pie for steam navigation.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18
THE YANk1oN COUNTY OBSTACLE.
It Might Have Been Explained Away, hsS
Dskota's Delegate been Disposed.
VOlga Gazette.

~ might nave Been Explained Away had
Dakota's Delegate been Disposed.
Volga Gazette.
As the time of holding the territorial
convention draws near the question who
shall be our next delegate to congress
assumes more and more important po.
sition in the minds of the thinking peo.
pie Of Dakota. The primaries and
county conventions in north Dakota are
pushing forward the claims of some
northern man. The Black Hills district
is unclaimed and the southern portion
divided between Pettigrew and Hand
with the latter's chances growing daily.
To q large portion of the thinking class
OF mlnding their own business the con-
tigrew and Ordway has
than useful light and has weakened Pet
tigrew's chances visibly and seemingly
given Hand the pole. Wherever MI.
Hand makes an appearance he makes
favorable impression by his open, gen.
tlemanly conduct and wins that conf
dence which every successful public man
must win to get the support of the
masses. This MI. Psttigrew has not won,
in fact, has apparently been losing
ground every day. His upholding and
supporting the claims OF Mccoy and
other backing of men with soiled hands,
has also lost many friends. In fact the
whole delegate Office as intrusted has
resulted in failure with, perhaps. one
or two good exceptions. Such. perhaps,
as presenting bill to open up some Of
the reservations to settlement. Saying
nothing about Mr.. Pettigrew's private
record against which many bring charges,
the conscientious voter is convinced that
the election of Mr.. Hand will add to
Dakota's credit and place her trust in
better and truer hands. We have sat
| still and seen all the fat offices pass into
hands whose interests have been outside
Of Dakota. Simply because of the un.
fortunate choices of our delegate in
selecting men who are unworthy
of the Offices. We have
been knocking vairly at the
door for admission as state which a
timely and true explanation of the Yank.
ton county obstacle might have removed
and the door opened. Mr.. Pettigrew has
not done all he could nor done it as we'll
as it should have been done. Mr.. Hands
past record, his intelligence, his efforts
in Dakota's behalf in the past, his long
residence and intimate acquaintance with
the wants of Dakota inspires US with q
hope we'll founded that, if elected, Mr.
Hand will fill the bill.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18
Ben rutler as "a Pirate.

Halifax, August l6-The recent pur.
chase Of the schooner Conquest by Gen.
Butler Of Boston has created much com.
mont and many surmises are made rela-
tive to the object Of her owner. The ves-
eel sailed yesterday Her clearance
stated that she was bound for Port Crock
ett' said to be in Madagascar-a long
voyage for 30 small n craft. The Con.
quest is gloomy, black. piratical look.
ing craft, with extraordinary high bnl.
warks for q vessel of her size, we'll fitted
70 hide small Rans, with which it is be.
loved she will be mounted. Captain
F. Farr. of Gloucester, . gentleman who
took an active part in the marine service
during the rebellion, hns been seeking e
purchase . peculiar built British vessel
Tor some time past in various eastern
ports. Failing TO find . suitable v.sse
IN the United States, he proceeded 4
Halifax aud purchased the Conquest, Il
y undentoM for General Butler.
large quantity Of storca, sufiicient for for
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18
Black vs.. White Labor.

Chicago. Aug, lS.-A Journals Little
Rock special from the scene of the
trouble between the white and black la.
borers on the railroad was received this
morning and represents great excitement
and the negroes greatly alarmed, fearing
assassination. The sheriff of Craighed
county is investigating and will arrest
all parties suspected of kluklnxism on
the negroes. The latter were driven
from the work by masked men who OBJ.
jected to the employing of negro labor,
ers. Serious trouble is feared before the
matter il settled.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-18
Western D,.,,,,cr,.

Chicago, August lS-The Western
distillers association have appointed an
executive committee aud adopted resolu-
tions favoring the enforcement of laws
for the observance Of the Sabbath, and .
we'll digested license law, with a high
figure for each license granted and op.
posing any conflict with either political
party. The sentiment Of the distillers
attending the meeting ia very strong
against taking political action. H. B.