Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-18
ALLAEsNG SUSPICION.
The Festive Drummer Satisfies n Jcal.
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her husband never brought his grip home with
him. but always left it at the store when he
came in from a trip, and in her jealousy she
imagined it to be filled with love letters. ap-
pointments of meetings with various fair ones,
etc. etc. A few days since, while her hus-
band was on a trip through Dakota, she went
down to the store and, approaching the porter,
said:
John, you like to make a dollar honestly
when you can don't your
"Oh, yes'm."
"You knowwhere my husband keeps his grip
when he comes in. don't yOu!''
"Yesm He throws it down in corner of
the Office an leaves it there"
well, look here. John. He will be in on the
Northern Pacific train tomorrow morning. and
IT, at the first opportunity, you slip his grip out
OF the house and bring 1t up to me. I'll give YOU
dollar. You can bring it back again in half
an hour"
The porter consented, and two DAYS later pre-
sented himself at the drummer's residence with
the grip in his hand. He explained that he had
not before had an opportunity to carry it away,
and, giving him a seat in the parlor, the woman
carried her prize to the bedroom. and with set
teeth and pale face opened it. The first thing
she encountered was weil-Worn pocket Bible,
thuinbed and showing the marks of much hand
ling. Then she dug out soiled shirt, some un-
found letter folded within an envelope This
she opened eagerly. and read as follows:
FARGO, ID. T.. Sept. l. 1884. Mr.. William -.
Dear Sir: Your monthly assessment of fifty
cents for the support of the i Dung Mems Chris
tan Association (Bible fund) is now due aud
the earnest interest you have always taken in
the work assures me you will promptly remit
the amount. You will be pleased to learn that
the good cause progresses rapidly. as you pre-
dicted it would in your address, delivered here
A. W. EDWARDS Secretary.
This drove much Of the hard. stony look from
her face, but she continued her search. She
fshed out three or four tracts bottle of pop
Francis Murphy temperance badge. bottle OF
DIR. Surerop's corn destroyer, and beneath it
all. in the bottom OF the grip, a letter, sealed,
stamped and ready for the mail. addressed to
Miss George Gray. St Paul. Mimi"
The superscripton was in her husbands we'll
known handwriting, and again the stony look
came into her eyes
'Oh. the wretch" she cried. in her anguish.
my suspicious are too well founded. George
Gray! Oh! this is too much! too muchl' and she
gave way to a flood of tears.
When she had aimed herself she tore the let
ter open and read as follows:
''ST. PAUL, MINI. Sept. l9-Miss GRAY: Your
note asking me to meet you in RICE mark Satur-
day evening was handed Inc by q district mes
senger boy this morning. In reply permit me to
say that you have mistaken the man. You NAV
and am blest with the love and confidence OF
the best and sweetest little wife in America
Rather than betray that confidence or dishonor
that love | would suffer ten thousand deaths
In my eyes there is but one woman in the world
and she it Is who greets me with pleasant
smile and wifely kiss every time l come from
trip. WILLIAM ="
Then she laid down on the bed and sobbed COR
while, and then closed the grip. took it to the
porter. and asked him to return it to the store,
IL W mi ~ hot hnI -
entered the store, the drummer stepped from
behind pile of goods, and asked:
Did she 60 through It, Johni"
Guess 80. She took it into another ROOM
an was gone half an hour before she brought it
back"
'.How did she act?"
'Well, she was smilin' awfully, but looked
teary like around the eyes. She gimme another
dollar. an said this world would be a happy
world if all men were like her husband
That's business. John. Here's the prom
Used you, and now let's go across the street and
take something When you come back dump
that stuff and put my things back in the grip
for 90 out tomorrow morning. I'll never for
get you, John, for putting me on to this" and
they slipped out and disappeared behind the
green shade of a convenient saloon
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A Romance in Mining History.
From the New York Mining Record.
Under the Spanish regime in Peru. as far
back as 1860. one of the richest silver mines was
that known as the Manto. owned by two Anda-
lusiaG Spaniards. the brothers Jose and Caspar
Salcedo, and the mineral was found in large
deposits of virgin silver. which was sent directly
to the mint at Arequipa just as it came from the
mine. Quite large city, San Luis de Alya,
soon grew up around the habitations of the Sal
cedos, to which resJrted the wild, adventurous
spirits from all quarters of Peru, in quest of
some share In the wonderful output of silver,
whether by craft or force. Soon a feud broke
out between the Andalusans and the Biscayans
who had come to outnumber the former Bitter
conflicts took place, and in one of these 1t is
said, as many as thousand men of .the two
parties were left on the field of battle. The in
cessant bloody disturbances finally provoked
the Spanish viceroy Don Pedro Fernandez v
Andrade Condo de Lemos, to 90 to the scene
with considerable force in June. 1868 He
burned San Luis de Ava to the ground and
took away from it the title of city. which was
transferred to the neighborng village of San
Juan Bautista, with the name San Carlos de
Puno. Don Jose de SalcedO sought to placate
the viceroy by the present of the bars of silver
with which he had paved the pathway from San
Luis to his own house for the viceroy to
walk upon, but while the silver was &C
cepted, the unfortunate Salcedo was placed i'm
irons The same night there was affixed to the
door OF the lodgings of the vicerOy these words:
Count de LemOs, abate your zeal, for If not
we shall see." This pasquin, so to sneak. hay-
ing been carried to the viceroy he wrote be-
meath it: 'We shall kill. We shall hang After
ward We shall see." This was then reattached
to the door. the chiefs of both parties were
hung, and Don Jose de Salcedo was strangled
at the mouth OF his rich silver mine. which was
confiscated to the crown of Spain. The other
brother, Don Gaspar, who meanwhile had fled
to Spain, demanded restitution of the property
and justice before the council of the Indies for
the execution of Don JOse by whose death he
declared the Spanish crown was great loser,
lnasmuch as the mine when worked by them
had paid to the king in the preceding two wears
and a halt as much as 81, tn coo as the crowns
share OF the whole product of IS, 76O. OOO After
seven years of solicitation he gained his suit
and recovered possession of the property But
meanwhile all his fortune had been spent in
Spain, and the mine, having been left unworked.
was filled with water; consequently he was
wholly unable to meet the heavy expense of re-
opening and working It, So he died in poverty.
after having been possessed of an enormous
fortune. subsequently others were ruined in
the effort to rid Ell Manto of the water, until it
fell into possession of English parties, who have
managed to work it proftably again.
Going to be a Flop.
From the Chicago Herald
"What's the biggest family record you've got
heres" asked a long-haired and big-whiskered
man at republican headquarters last evening.
"Thirty-seven," was the reply.
Gan rpYnhlicorc,"