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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-12-23

the time it takes Inc to get my shawl an
green woosted sun-bonnet on. You kin
go along too if you like"
"No--I don't like" returned bachelor
Brindle They'll fish out all their kin
folks from six counties and have 'em
there, and don't know half Of 'em, and
don't seem to want any crowd to-day
only Just them / know. I'll go home and
roast a sweet potato in the ashes and
coook spare-rib before the fireplace
that'L be good enough only the gravy IL
be full Of cinders"
Bachelor Blindle drove slowly home
ward, his spirits rather depressed in
spite Of the beauty of the day, bright
with glad glory of sunshine pouring
down goldenly over the fawIess white
fleece Of the nights best2wing, yet al
ready beginning to grow damp and heavy
| under the warm glow, when turning the
corner Of a fence, where the drifts were
blown up like blocks Of marble, his horse
gave startled spring and stopped at
sight of a small, dark. figure trudging
along on foot, a picture unusual enough
to scare any horse in the country where
not farmers daughter, in however
moderate circumstances, will undertake
a mile journey at any season Of the year
unless provided with some shape or form
of mag" And Mr.. BrindIe gazed down
with wonder that grew deep and i'll
tense at sight of the fair little face with
its dark eyes and slightly uPturned nose
raised toward him.
"Mab Lacy !" be cried is it Nab Lacy,
OF Christmas vision ?"
ut is Nab Lacy" she answered, with a
| little, hutteIing laugh. I've, come back
to see Aunt Nancy"
''Then you've come on as much Of a
wild-goose chase as have" he returned,
ruefully. "She's gone-g0ne plum to the
Branch. Her Old Pepper beats my Floss
woefully, and saw the gable end of her
sleigh shy around the corner before got
| to the end of the lane"
1 ooh, then what-what shall ! do 2"
4 cried Nab, overcome with the suddenly
/ desperate appearance Of her position, and
sitting reclclessly down upon a wayside
stump, whose white cap of snow was
4 GRADUALLY shrinking away and Oozing in
drops down It's sides.
/ aDon't do tbati" cried Mr. Brindle,
with alarmed sharpness; ''you mustn't SIT
on a wet stump and catch cold just be
cause Aunt Nancy took notion TO go
\ drumming around for a Christmas lark.
4 Jump in my sleigh, like sensible girl,
and well see
'fWhat's the use 2" walled Nab, trying
to stop little rill of tears that was slip
ping down her cheek with corner Of
/ her veil Il can't 60 home with you,
and there's nowhersre to go. Oh, Mr..
BIindle- Ben, what shall do ?''
80 Just what 1 tel you" said Mr.:
BEindIe, First give me your hand, and
I you jump ia here back of this robe. Now
we'lf have a talk. So you're alone,
Mab2"
"AJl alone, Ben" sighed Nab.
well, look here, m the same old
Ben you always knew-and hated"
II didn't" said Nab, "I-I-you
".And you're the same Nab Lacy al
ways knew"
dyes; Pun tempted to wish was
someone else just now"
"Well I amt, IF you're alone were
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gave him the information set forth above
The colonel is evidently an experienced
operator,
A DIME NOVEL DONKEY,
How Young Man Got To he Badly Crack
ed In the Upper Story.
No,,, Rna6,rd Nfarp,,r,

How Young Man Got to he Badly Crack
ed in the Upper Story.
New Bedford Mercury
A bright young man, about 10 years
old, called at the central police station
Monday afternoon and asked to be sent
to his home in New York city. His
name was William Wimpfhainer and
his residence was at 207 East Eightieth
street. He said he left home last Fri
day and came direct to this city, intend-
ing to ship for a whaling voyage, He &C
knowledged having good home. His
father, he said, was commercial travel
err and his family were in prospectus cir
eumstances. The direct cause Of his
leaving his family was the loss Of situ7
alton in a gentleman's furnishing es7
adjustment through some misdemeanor,
and the dread of punishment from his
father, when he should be appraised Of
the circumstances, He had haen at
tracted to the ayGCation Of a sailor
through the influence of dime literature,
and on coming to this city went aboard
coaster But the surroundings were
offensive to him, and he became con-
WINGED that the life was not as Mr.
Beadle had pictured il. At last he ber
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BEAUTIFUL DIAMONDS.


On which Col. Holman Borrowed @4OO
From His Book-Keeper,
st. Louis Republican
For something over week past an
elegantly dressed gentleman, who made
himself known as Col Holman, has
been dining at the New Orleans restau-
rant, on Sixth street, eating and drink
ing of the best and paying for it, He
noticed that good many people came
in to their meals while he was at his
own, and SO mentioned to the proprietor
that he seemed to be doing an excellent
business. Yes, he was. Could he be in
duced to sell Certainly, he would sell
anything he owned if sufficient cash
were offered. Well, Col. Holman was
almost certain that they could come to
terms, He would make his arrangements
and they would talk the matter over
further. As the Colonel raised his hand
TO his mustache the bystanders were
dazzled by the flash and glitter OF q
magnificent solitaire diamond ring, evil
IDENTIFY worth at least $4,000, He seemed
in dead earnest about buying the res
taurant, and made arrangements for TAX
ing possession. Money seemed to be no
object to him, but the proprietor wanted
money across the counter, United States
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came so thoroughly destitute and repen-
tant that he applied to the police,
He related, also that this was his third
offense The first time he started with q
gun and two pistols for the Catskills, and
was brought back by his father, and on
the second occasion he got as far as SYRIA
cuse, But these experiences had been
more agreeable than the latter, and he
promised, if he were sent home, never
again to transgress Chief TompkiEs
telegraphed to the young mans parents
and received reply asking that he be
sent home at once, He was accordingly
provided with ticket, and was placed
aboard the 6 p, IN. train. He has one
redeeming feature, he doesn't smoke
cigarettes
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FORS AKEN.

both alone, Nab, for am and its rather
rough in my opinion. Now, why couldn't
we drop overheard this big slice OF time
that's separated US so long, and go back
to where we left off before we few cut
at each other"
How could we ?" asked Nab.
"Look through yonder," said Ben
pointing TO little yellow cottage at the
end of lane branching off the road,
"Our new minister lives there, Nab"
Does he ?" Mab's tone expressed
nothing whatever, but bachelor Brindle'E
solemn graY yes caught the flicker of a
blush in her cheek.
Eyes he does" he answered. Nab
I've got ten dollars in my pocket. l ex-
pect the minister is needing about ten
dollars awful bad"
Hadn't you better make him present
of it?" asked NAB, sweetly smiling off at
the laGe-Work Of tie snoW-dappled tree
branches in the WInteF-blue distance
Ben looked little disconnected, then
rallied.
But, Nab" he said, "he's kind Of
proud. / wouldn't dare to offer it tG
him without giving him a chance to earn
it. Mab-Mab, you haven't lost yOuI
tormenting ways, but the bargain We
made back yondtr at the stump was that
| would help you out Of your trouble il
you'd do as said. There's no one to find
fault with what we do-nothing to keep
us apart. Now, Nab, we're going
straight to the ministers cottage, and
you know what for"
"Then," said Mad, turning her bloom.
ing face to him, "all I've got to say, Ben
is, if you're right sure you're right, why
go ahead"
So Mr. Brindle bad wife to cook his
Christmas dinner, after all. There was
merry busting there was laughter and
gladness in the hitherto lonely bachelor
quarters. And there was, too, sweetly
solemn hour in the tender gray Christ
mas twilight, wherein Ben and Nab
with the big Bible betweed them, bent
low their heads in grateful acknowledge
ment Of the loving care of the One who
through trial and sorrow, ever and al,
ways, leads us on.
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Written for this Paper.
Christmas in Germany.
". Z. WILLIAMS.

II is lust the same in Fatherland as here
IN the home Of amber rheiu and foam
ing beer.
There The door Is open wide,
And The larnp is held TO guide
santa5s footsteps to the board Of festive
cheer
'''' Il The sight,
And his FRAU q brisk as young FTRuline
Tonight;
little Yaeob, with the rest,
Bids a welcome 10 the guest
Fyery heart g Swimming over with de-
Hght.
mas tree
Come with gifts for Frau and Hans ana
baby wee
And II only Ia the store
For the Young man at toe door
There are slippers, truly proud and glad
he'll be
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any one else in the world. How differ
eut from the old Christmas-eves in the
country, where royal fires rOared on
every hearth, and everybody was kin to
everybody else, before so many of them
died, or left the dear, peaceful, stupid old
Hollow-and ] among them. And now
there is scarcely one left who would
know me--only Aunt Nancy Dawson,
who would have been my aunt really
now, if Ben and ] could have kept our
tempers till the wedding-day. All, well
he has forgotten me, but Aunt Nancy
might be glad to see me, and-yes, a
dollar and half will take me to the
Hollow. I'll 60. The room is mine to-
night, and sufficient until the day is the
evil thereof. will trust in the Father
of the fatherless, who leads us on by
paths we know not Of"
Aunt Nancy Aunt Nancy
Dear sakesl don't sbIiek body all
in pieces, you Ben Brindle; what you
after2"
The door of the little deep-eyed
kitchen few open, letting out a scent OF
boiling coffee into the clear December
air; blue hnsy skirt cleared the open
passage-way, and Aunt Nancy Dawson
popped into the sitting room, armed
with broom which she at once proceed
ed to devote to the obliteration Of the
string of powdery tracks left by her
nephew across the striped rag carpet.
"Knowed there'd be tracks wherever
Their was a man" observed the little
womalr, whisking away bflshdy, what
W ont so early fOT9n
"We-el," said the old bachelor rather
delorously, ''you see the long and short
of it is, I'm lonesome, Aunt Nancy-sw.
full lonesome"
"Jest what you orto be-" returned
Aunt Nancy, with blunt candor " owl
fault. I've told you to get married forty
times, amt ?"
"Rut-there amt any one left to marry.
round here as ] know Cd.
Fiddle amt there the wider Bar
ley?"
ayes. there's the wider Barley" said
Mr.. Brindle, doHbtfully, 'fbut you know
I she does weigh most three hundred, ane
/ is kind of curious and Gross-grainee
! like"
There's Meissy Hicks; a lovely
housekeeper -couldnit get better"
mo; she's too good. A Teller coule
never get a bit Of rest long as she coule
find a straw or ravelling to fuss about
Wants everything in straight rows ano
no crooks nowhere. HShe'd put strings
I 10 all the young ones she could lind anc
| run 'em UP on poles like butter beans j,
she could. Anyhow, Aunt Nancy,
/ don't reckon could get married right
off to- day, and / would kind of like some
one TO cook Christmas dinner for me
Not that fellow can't pack the spirit Q,
Christmas around in his heart without
any dinner, but it would make it seem
like old Christmases, aud ] want you te
Jump right into my sleigh and so home
with me, Aunt Nancy and stay all day
Hey?"
Il sha'nt," said Aunt Nancy, with nc
waste of empty apology; I'm going, tx
Jim Dawson's folks, across the Branch.
promised 'em month ago, an its sayec
me colcin' a lot of truck, Old Pepper
hitched now, n I'm goin' to start in JUS
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Dead by the wnyBide
They fuunu her,
With her hand softly pressed
10 her poor puiseless breast,
With mantle of SNOW
Around her,
All, yes I'm dying, know
Freezing out here in the SNOW;
While glad Christmas bells
SuGhR Joyous gtury tells
OfgO0d cheer,
To th0sc happy hearts withip--
Free from sorrow, care and sin;
And like sweet runie rhymes
Come the welcome vestHI chimes
To their ear.
To fOrsaken ones like me,
As wrecks upon the sea-
Ohly waiting for the TIDE
q or our troubled hearts to glide
To be tree
Prom the thrRldom of life,
Filled with nRught but care and strife,
Those glSdsome, Ginning bells
Sound but our parting kBells.
ii may be,
Yet my God he only knows
But from out these drifting SHOWS,
That my weary soul may rise
Like @ vRpor to the skies,
MOug the blest;
Where my heart " Ounds all shah heal
And III hear the gladstone peal
OF celestial ChrisLmss bells
That from golden vestal wells
MelodiOusly.
Dead by the w0y'ide
They found her,
With hand softly pressed
To her poor pulseless breast,
With a mantle o. snow
Around her.
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''How can keep the cattle from break
ing down the fence to get into my gar
den at nightsY" said an Austin man to
That's easy enough but
how can keep the cattle from breaking
down the fence2o ''By leaving the gate
open. "-Texas Siftinss,
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Why is it that young man and
yeung woman will sit for hours and hours
together in parlor without saying
word and then, when il is time fer him
to leave, stand an hour talking earnestly
on the front stoop in the still, pheumo-
MAC air?-Puck.
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Boston Globe

a Lady in Lyman, Me, aged IS years,
was engaged to be married to a respect
able young man, and was making we'd
ding dress. Her father entered the
room and forbade the marriage. She
answered: We'll, father, you will have
to maintain me as long as | live" She
stuck her needle into the unfinished
dress, and arose and put it into the
drawer, where it has remained ever
since, eighty-fYe years. By the kind
ness Of the lady Of the house We had the
privilege Of seeing the dress. 1t is a
white cambric. The skirt was finished
except rutf1e to go around the bottom
at which she was at work when laid
aside.
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When an obituary notice ends, mo
further seek his fiailties to disclose It
means, whisky killed him, Texas
Siftings
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Written ior this Paper.
81 E~EEr e
FOR.SAKEN.


1.-The following is suggested by an
item which went the rounds Of the
Eastern press, to the effect that
young girl, who, ruined and de-
serted by her lover, wandered to
the residence where he was wont
to spend his evenings, and was
found dead ON Christmas morning
beside the iron railing outside the
parlor wiDdow:1
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Owing to the copyright laws, most o.
the cheap books are by English and
French authors with foreign scenes and
customs, and those who have read them
steadily for the past few years are grow,
ing just little tired and want something
American.
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ACHE1oR BRINDLE gives
the hRlf-burned log in the
Fireplace a kick that sends
the red sparks flying, and
wonders crustily where that
sbit of rhyme strung on a
ehalf-forgotten fragment Of
tmelody, comes from and
how it happens 10 chant it
self to him so persistently
to-night. 1t is q dismal
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A lawyer recently losfa bride in pc
euliar way. he appeared at the wedding,
but. en- being called to the ceremony, from
sheer force OF habit protested that be was
not ready to proceed and demanded de-
lay. And 50 the bride get mad and
shipped him Amen.
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= 3. Trowbridge il Eiyacious and hand
some.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-26
ENGLISH HUMOR.

The London Spectator says that the
'ihumor of theUnited States, If close
ly examined, will be found to depend
In great measure on the ascendancy
which the principle Of utility has gain
ed over the imaginations Of rather
imaginative people," The humor of
Eogland, II closely examined, will be
found just about ready to drop over
the picket fence into the arena, bct
never quite making connections. II
we scan the English literary horizon
we will find the humorlst up tall
tree depending from sharp knot
thereof by the slack of his everalls.
He is just In sight at the time you
look in that direction. He always
has man working in his place, how.
ever. The man who works in his
place is just parlng down the hall
sole and newly pegging q joke tha
has recently been sent In by the
foreman for repairs. .-Laransie Boomer
ang.
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Girard College l. Ia have a com
pIete machine shop, vita a wJrk6euch
aud forge and gas engine for each OF
the ninety pupils In practical mechan-
les.
The Philadelphia medical colleges
graduated 700 students In 1881. The
number for 1880 was 73I.
Iti stated that Governor Roberts
OF Texas intends recommending In
his message 10 the Legislature the
gift 10 the University OF $500, 900
acres ofland.
Rochester University has Just re-
ceived $780, 900 for the purpose OF
adding n ladies' department to the
institution.
The School Board OF Reading, Pa,
has voted to close the public schools
on the day Jumbo visits tho city With
Barnum's circus.
The Connecticut Legislature has
provided that School Boards, on the
petition Of twelve adult residents,
may order instruction I'm the public
schools concerning the effect OF intox.
icating beverages.
Miss Helen Taylor at a recen. meet
Ing OF the London School Beard con-
tended that the existing system OF
school fees was great hindraDco TO
the progress OF elementary education,
and that the instruction OF the chill
drel OF the poor ought te be charge
on the public purse. Strangely
enough, DR.. Gladstone responded
that 10 agree to Miss Taylor's mott IN
for making the elementary schools
free "wou!d be step toward retro
gression instead of one Of progress. "
Lovers and collectors Of illuminated
MSS. are looking forward with in
tense eagerness 10 the sale Of the
Duke of Hamilton's library In June,
when there will come into the market
the precious illuminated folio MS.
Of Dante's "Dlvina COmmedia, with
outline designs from the hand of San
dro Botticelii and other famous ar
fists at the Quattrocento.
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10 the Unfortunate /!

Seminal weakness, night losses By dreams, piIn
pies on the face and loss Of manhood positively be
cured The sick and afflicted should not fail to call
upon him. The Doctor has Travelled extensively in
Europe, and inspected thoroughly the various nospi
ton, which he is competent to impart those need
Of his services DIR. GiBB0N will make no charge
unless he effect cure. Persons at distance BlAY
EsE CUEED At HOME. All communications
strictly confidential. You but the Doctor.
Send ten dollars for package Of medicine. Persons
writing TO the Docter viii please state the Of the
paper they this advertisement IN, Charges rea-
sonable. Call or write. address DR.. j. r. GIBBON,
Box 1857, San Francisco. yl5n4s
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-05-26
STATE ITEMS.

ID. Z. Thompson has carried out hil
promise aud resigned his Office 10 take
effect the first ofJuly. This will rem.
der il necessary for the voters TO elect q
mayor at the regular municipal election
which will take place on the 10Th, day
Of June, Just two weeks after tho State
and county election, which takes place
ON the 9Th of June. SO we are TO bs
kept in political boil for two weeks
lenger than the more fortunate portions
Of the State outside Of Portland. .-f'ele
gram.
Business men state that trade in ell
its branches has been better this Spring
than ever before in this city, and that
they look forward to doinga still lar
ger business this Fall. IL Is probable
that several new business houses will
be opened here before long The in
crease Of business demands that there
SkNuld bo, aud 1t il goaeralIy conceded
ttbNk their establishment will be kens
6tk.Stbe State, and ALSO 10 our city, a.
y. though the houses now in buaines,
here have capital enough for tho pur
pose, still the amount Of trade ia toe
great for the number Of houses t. han
die proiitably Standard.
The Mountain Sentinel says: P,of.
j. B. Horner and lady, who have been
teaching in the public school of Union
during the last terms, have taken their
departure for the Willamette, where
Mr. Horner intends finishing the class
ieal course. AZ a teacher Dir. Hornet
is the best that has ever exercised bis
power in the schools Of Union. lie
has given universal satisfaction and il
beloved by his. pupils aud respected by
every citizen Of the city Of Union. His
departure Is regretted by all.
Tae following ia the program of ,hs
commencement exercises of tho State
Agricultural College, 10 i,s held in
Corvallis, beginning May 25tb and
ending on the SIS.
May 25-Eyening- Exhibition by
AAePai"eos1 bsPa'biNHt' u W.
May 2G-DAy-Ekamination Agri.
cultural Glasses, a. IN. aud p. TN.
Evening-Esaays by Agricultural Stu
dents. Z p. IN.
May 27-Evening Exhibition by
Preparatory Department. p. m.
May 2s-Sermon bv President r. +.
Campbell.
May 29-Evenin - En .rt .inment
by Adelphiaa Literary = 'e,...t. p. m.
DAy-AnnuAl psr,i"s of III Bn,rh Of
Trustees. los ~
May J0-E.r,n"s IA ..ir-.s before
the Adslpbian 5 -e,..,y sy Res q W.
Izcr, Of Portlanj, Z =. ~.
May 3l-Mornine Comm. ncrmen,
Exercises. Baeealanrate aI ifrAs hy Rev.
A. =. Lindsey, d. ID. Evening Alum.
nj Reunion, p. IA.
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force for all succeeding ages. For we
have no passage in the n. P. which
prescribes three orders, or any particu
lar form Of Church government Except
ing the ministry itself as essential to
the existence Of the Church, and history
abundantly proves that Christian life
has fl0urished under various forms Of
government"
We, Of course ere not concerned with
DR.. Schaf's deductions but the facts;
and he Acknowledges that as a fset
Episcoyacy has Apostosic sanction and
origin. Now this was denied by sects
like tbe Congregationalists and the
PresI,yterians together with the liturgy
Episcopaey was called rag Of propery,
and vas made an excuse for division.
Since an age Of greater charity and more
learning has succeeded the turbulent
times when sectarians left the northern
Church, and since all Christians
acknowledge sectarianism great hind
rance to the cause Of Ghirst, it will he
seen that the writer has in view this
object; the early Church led by tae
Apostles, adopted Rpiscopacy az means
of promoting unity and order in the
Church, at present there are both d.
visions and disorder among Christians
and the proper remedy is the primitive
government and worship Of the Church.
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SAMARITAN NERVINE
SAMARITAN NERVINE

Cures Nervous Dyspepsis. Paipitatlah Il The Huass
AsthfUa, bronrta. seFofain. sHhs. tisessss of tic
Kidneys ard sll di2srso Il tAe urinary oEEzns. SsF
feFuaASzs.tiY cured hy tlc e this lutasuzBfr
rru1ry. IN sou. lptinss. Ini.iGe zfd and OLD men.
NlI5 are c1fusiix gour suFfcfiss atb martis b.
silence. look up, yyu 10 sasui by tueiy fBr,s
zua make ogusu9t,ts 10 soetesy, aEd jsselH ln the
egpNH u your Maker. yoa sii itu L0t keep this a
secret longer, until saia yDuT sItas, ard destroys
byfh bDsI3 AID soul II Jea thus afflicted. tAks
ba- Hlc1iN3Sb's Samaritan AsFsins. IL ~i FestSFs
Jour shattered serves aFTvst pfrHlatuFr dsrAy, I2Ft
tone AI5 euer.sy 70 the hole systs4a