Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-18
LITTLE ROMANCEs.
Stories of the Day Covering the Curious in
circumstance and Incident.


gold from a breastDin, when the piece
suddenly flew upward, cutting deep
slit in his eye. Although the accident
was not painful, the sight of the injured
organ was destroyed. The piece of gold
was one sixty-fOurth OF an inch thick
and of an oval shape, its greatest dame
ter being about quarter of an inch. It
could not be found at the time of the ae-
cident. and was supposed to have been
lost. Three weeks ago Mr.. Simpsons
eye began to give him intense pain and
became greatly swollen. For relief he
applied to 1t bread peultice, which was
frequently renewed. When he removed
the poultice the other day he was aston
ished to find clinging to it the piece Of
gold which had cut his eye more than a
quarter of century ago. No one had
supposed that the MISSING gold had i'm
beddsd itself in the eye, and discovery
was as great surprise to the patient
as to his friends. The sharp edge Of the
gold had cut its way downward and come
through the skin just below the lower
eyelid.-Philadelphia Press.
AN EMPERoR's ADVENTURE.
1t has been truly said that courtesy
costs nothing, When Dom Pedro III. was
here it was proved beyond shadow Of
doubt that he was an early riser. One
morning before breakfast his stroll ex-
tended to CharlestOwn. He walked to
the monument, surveyed its exterior
from different points, then asked of
man who was sweeping out: "Can | go
to the top Of the mOnumeHt?" "Guess
you can if you try, was the curt, uncivil
reply. 'Shall take the carp" "Take
the car and anything else you can get"
was the next answer. The Emperor as
cended to the top. enjoyed the view for
while and returned, paid the required
fee with courteous word, and was
he might put his name down in the
visitors book and after the visitor left
he was not little surprised and cha
grined to find that his own rudeness had
had been directed to Dom Pedro H., EN-
per0r of BraZil.-BOStOn Courier.
ROSTERS EGG.
There has occurred phenomenon in
the barnyard of Mr.. j. j. Turner that
Is inexplicable-a veritable rooster lay
ing eggs. The rooster goes on the nest
every day, and, after the functions of the
hen have been performed, he comes off,
utters a derisive caekle to the rest Of the
fowls, and goes on about his business as
though nothing had happened. This pc
culiar fowl has been watched closely,
and he has been seen to 60 on the nest
daily, come off cackling, and there was
the egg. No hen was ever seen about
the nest. This foul has aroused the adj
miratien of Our soul, and is an example
worthy Of the emulation of the husband
man. He has seen the tolls and strug-
giles Of the overwOrked and greatly OPP
pressed hens, and has come to the rescue.
--MontezumG (Ga.) Record.
A LIFE PRISONER.
A touching story. of devotion is revived
by the annual visit paid to John Warren,
q life prisoner in the penitentiary. by
homestead in Mansfield, where the erring
tury the old man has visited his son reg
nlarly once year, driving from the old
farm, thirty miles distant, his wagon
freighted with good things from the
csnv1ots mother and sister. Warrsn's
crime, for which he is paying so great
penalty, was the murder of his 18-year-
old wife, committed in TOlland county,
twenty-six years ago. He was then but
% years old, and while walking with his
wife along a secluded road he dragged
her into the Williamantic River and held
her under the water until she was dead.
The body was hidden under brush and
leaves In the woods. where it w&s discOv
cred. He manifested the utmost indif-
ference when arrested. but his conduct
while In prison has made him o general
favorite with the officials. He is known
as the Estate Shoemaker" and cObbIes
shoes for the prisoners.-New York
World.
AN OREGON ROMANCE.
Yesterday a very romantic meeting !
took place at the Quimby Hotel in this |
city. 1t appears that just twenty years
ago the Rev. A. X. Crawford met an es-
Unable young lady in one Of the East
ern states, and the young people soon |
learned to love one another. In time |
they were engaged and the day set for
their marriage. trife light as air
caused quarrel, and this in time led to
an estrangement and the engagement
was finally broken in a moment of an
ger, and they drifted far apart on the
sea OF life. During the interim between
their parting twenty years ago and their
meeting Yesterday Mr.. Crawford had
been married twice and the girl he left
behind him once. The three partners of
their joys and sorrows have passed to
the great beyond, and they found them
selves hurrying on toward the winter of
life, one without husband and the 9th
er without wife. The Rev. A. X. Craw-
ford. the hero of the romance, has been
s0journing in the neighborhood of Olym-
pia, and within few months he opened
correspondence with the lady whom he
had loved in his early youth. The tone
of the answers he received convinced
him that she still cherished an affection
for him, Notwithstanding all the wears