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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
HENRIETTA

HsRnIIrrA, April Special. IA largo
snd enthu. iasiic meeting wsa held st tho
cpurt-hopss Saturday evening 90 device
meats and appoint comm ttee to corrss-
poud with parties ia Montague ard Dallas
TO sid in getting the railroad from Dallas
VI. Denton to Montague 10 oar city, Hen.
rietis. The mayor, W. A. -S9uirea. was
called upon TO preside, snd ]. Is Monday
was appointed secretary. The following
committee WAS appointed: ]. w. 4. Gray
ID. +. Bomar, Samuel Davidson. @, A.
Archibold, w. A. squires, Judge w. Is.
Plimons md W. q. Eus;ig.
The following resolution was urani-
morsy adopted:
Resolved, Tbs. we, the citizens Of Henri
eta vicinity, do promise aud egree 10 do
ali in our po'rer, W ia our money md work
in aiding the extension OF tho projected
railroad from DALAI via. Denton and Mon.
tagup 90 rus city, Henrietta.
The meeting adjourned TO meet ct the
opera.h house Friday evening, May 25'h.
Henri.tta is now enjoying a big boom
over tho prospects Of tle different railroads
pairtipg toward our city.
The con'rec. for building the large public
sohool house will be le. June LIST.
The oontrsct for building the $4,000
court hou.e viii be let the 2Sth instant.
Dallas architects drew the plans for the
court houss, aud TIA, was adopted by the
coum ieeioness court
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

ored. Of ,ho sloop Ks,is Dazzling, had gu
sllaios,ion with one OF his sail
on named Dave Barry, which re-
sul,.d IN u hsht, Ia which knives
tho captain charged ,he ra.lor with thsn,
rhsronpon harry assaulted him, WHY
ping out n,ie the captain plunged T.
Into the bIeas. ~ his Asss,laDt, aud with
drAwing tho weapon, gave him Soc
ond stab In tho fsshy part Of the arm,
making two serious wounds. Alter dispos.
Ing OF Barry. The captain jumped on board
oi his soop ard set call. Barry vas taken
20 ths hospital, where no was found 10 be
dangerously wounded,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

For the wrstrn Guf STRENGTHENING
wca her. ~ c,ded IN hr'ait PORTIONS by rain
norlhrily vinds; generally colder weather IN
the ,at p'rtiCnT 'ligh,ohsnsss IN ,mpefa'are
intle west por.loi. 'sho' barometer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

A PHILADELPHIA paper wants FRED GRANT
10 run Tor president. The son OF his iather
will accept any thing, IRON The highest OF
flee In the gilt II the nation TO ii CODED bah
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

ANEW YORK alderman recently passed q
night in > STATE CELESTIAL intoxication in
I'll cell ofA freciuct station. His rational
ty and consistency may be easily
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Rev. John Collier, OF Mansfield. will &C.
liver tho Grafton OF Shady View park on
the &c h. ct the celebration Of l. 0. o. f.
Mr.. Collier Is sn orator Of ability.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

IT'S at even DO, the. some Arctic whsler
Wi rescue GKErIY while the reI-tape naval
Ulcers are mapping out their route to
GlYflYs drsary prison.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Ell PiRKlHa has achieved his master
piece OF msndsciiy. He told reporter 1t Q
other day that he was COINS TO enter NO.
nastpry.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
RAILKoAp RuMOR

a rumor pfevsiis In railway circles that
pa.tinyt.,u has nouzrt the stock IN the g..
I.suis a san FirUcisco railroad that Mr..
e;ou'd bad negotiated Tor sone montls
.,,cr. but Jailed TO tscure, End inst the
rrisoo ROAD g &c b. bniit IN hurry from lie
n,.rert 4 rmirua For. 5uit1, o. Denis'n.
~ oour.cs win The Houston q Tex
a. Central. Ii this report
proves true u will &c IRE one ief slies, .. y
iii give Us ,w0 ccmgetiIg iiaSs rom The
noIt4.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

THERE is sometimes more tail than dog
HKSII WATgEgsJs probably mover observed
this
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

The 65,h anniversary of tn" ]. o o. f.
" III be celebrated on 'na 90 h by BASKET
picnic at Bbpdy View park during the dnv
aud grand bail. under susplces OF Daugh-
,efs OF Rsbecoa ~ night, Ut Asyer's hall.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Ir'ssaf. /, sav tas brass bands a. the
Chicago convention will not DO allowed 10
play The "Muljgan Guerds."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
THE WEATHER,

GALvssros, April 2i.-FoloTing. 10 The
weather report FOR the cotton belt furnish
cd by the United States signal eerSicc, act
ing in conjunction With tn rni'wgys:
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Qua new cruisers are to be double.enocd
steel aud stsal-that IL II JoHS Roach
build, them
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

The OILY sad feature about the duel be-
tween the two Fsnisns In Paris, Sunday, is
that both were not MORALLY wounded.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
GALVESTON.

GsIyssros, April 81 -feiess. I-Gslyes-
len cslebfaled san JsciglO day ~ the az
rusl psrrde of IL voiunseer tfe cepri :
rssn-. Five companies, f-ur steamers std
q hook and isOder serc Al iine. VAN NJ
l.,ass sreeney a. marshal aud Chief En-
,i,,rar Nnrft ~ 500 bead. O1o ~ The
t,sIurs. of he lsrsfe sss the pfc-elce. IN
esrrlaees, OF Mayor Foiicn ara this ssisf-
Th,s afternoon cspis,p Bsnks Perry: co3'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

OsE thing Is certain: Standard oil 10 not
a good luhrics,or Tor The democratic ma
chino.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Jryr.s.nr, April q. - Especial 1.-The
preI,m nary trial ~ a. l.. Alton. for killing
Bah Pertain, which MAS set Tor to-dev' was
po,tuoDsd ut THURSDAY, the 2tih, by
,ho d.,onks Graa. interest a. being ,skoB,
ana both siaes are ably defended; Mefsfs.
Mckay, Armis.ed and Comp 4 Damp for
the dsieuse, and Ns,irs. Q A and J. H..
Cubsrt,on snd John W. Harper, county
attorney Tor tina ttAto.
A med dog abou, church time yct,;n'dsy
crested considerable oIoitFmsnt. He hit
rsversl hogn aud ch,c,epu and nada an A.
temp 10 bite email waite child. unior
tuns,ely the dos got away and YES nj
kiilsi.
A bfi,k norihcr has blown all day, and l.
IL feared IL will turn into 'Tetss.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

L,NpisAs. April 2i,-fSpeoial l-Thir'y'
Ave hundred head OF cattle passed throngh
our city a few days ago, Large herds are
now ~ dailv occurrence.
Wool IL moving in lively.
Visitors have commenced to arrive Tor
pleasure and health,
ANY number Of dwellings and nae store
buildings are going up aud larger nun
her are m conit m plaiion,
The dudes Of Lampss.s hnvc organized u
fine military company. ThsY commence
dullin1 BOON, and will send FOR Their nnils
and guns a. onoe. hlle drll'nsslof- are
al the head ~ the crowd ~ young men,
Everything lovely nnd business good.
A he.vy rain Tell Saturday HiRhi.
The vhpl- district IL nth 1rsd ovor the
o,noidscy OF Captain T. ID. wilkes, OF Lam
pasp, TOT the state senate.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

IL a poA, Striped Caisimcre sank sult for which
we ssk SIX DO lars = Fifty CenA II nsods
no nna IN IVmont N apn'eciane THIS bnrHAln
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
rn,ssis az SUBSCRIPTIONS
naNIN
THH WprKLY

Conriiaifg colt ingu - hny'sN columns
made o. ifun tap oTrhm of tte dtiy ciiuont'
II the lAfptst tui thsaFost newspaper IA the
state, AM D. now ohcied Et tho following To
duscd raic.; - ..
Srom nar,h to No,ember ~, 1884 20
GnVsLAulY ~ AnvAhCl
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
LOTS I AND 2

Aro wei, ma!o and Stylish Buslaess su't, IN
rest dark patterns. our price iof them u
-Four DolisIs ~ d Fly Coats other houses Poll
them for Fix DollAN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
Tho whisky Pool,

Grand prsparalions are being, made 70
celebrate the 18Th suniv-rssiy 81 l. y. y. II,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

A BILL tina; lesis ator. will pass every
tme-His rAih h /.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Tng professional base bal 9. Is nox birp.
Ger moi tLhn UID Gam.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
That Husband of Mine

| That HUSH and OF mino
liz three times the man no was before he
began using Wells Health Remover"
| 81. Drugrists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
Tho JnfuesTrtxl,

Ii strikes right "a g. ths sonle agony, ARD
for n core Of balm 81. Jaoubs o ] hns no equal
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
TIL BEST

Hair restorative In the world Is HALL's
JIAIR RESEwER. IL cures all diseases OF
The scalp, and stimulates the hair glands
10 hoalthful action. Ii steps the falling Of
the hair; prevents IS turning gray; cures
badness, and restores youthful color and
freshness Of appearance 10 heads already
white with are. The following aro few
illustrations Of what Is done by
HALLS
TT-l-1,1- Gs-t1l--
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

free of Postage tn all PARTS OF The United
states nUd Canada,
R0ml' b. draft on ualas ppstoinre money or
DER o. fpgl. tered lrtc. sent othor9Isc, We
viii MOI 81 ftsunusti.r faf mls RrTiaE-s "a
drts THE a. RAID, nalss, Texas
epe 'tfnen co.lgs Aeiif Tree on GppI q ipoh
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
LAREDO.

LAREDO, April 2i,-[Spscial. J Tho fire
men had a big parade IL celebrating Siu
Jscinio day, headed nv n binss band. They
afe well organized, and with water 10 help
them there is no DAGGER Of Ere.
A Mexican National conductor named
King came to grief tor puiti0g Mexican
or his train. / ssems Mexican presented
a pass which King knew did not belong
to him, so King requested thnt the Mexican
psy fare or get of. The Mexican, who vas
a cnston.h house officer, qulsiiy got on ut
LampeRss, re urDing 10 New LAREDO on
the next train, where he stated the case to
the collector, who in turn bad Klug az
rested tor jnsullug tho dignity OF al the
Msxicans. This collector, Cobozoz
by name, is well known Tor his
mesp tricks toward al Americana, and it is
hoyed ihat the case viii have iis good ef-
fer's md tho Ponersl government will he
informed OF the facts aud an appeal may be
pressed Tor his removal. Tue railroad 10
powerlcse 10 belp their employees, though
messages have been sent 10 the City of
Mexico aud It's hoped King will be released
coon.
Tho rain last hight was rot general,
though II was heavy enough 10 fill MP ell
Inc water pools, 80 that the s.ocsmen can
stand three morihs' drought.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Little Joker" is tAe best fmoking to
bAcc1.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
TEXAS TOPICS.

The Flame flcnd Lights M Whltesboro
$4,000 worth.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

San Jacinto Day Was Pretty Generally
observed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
EeI can Gall W. an American Condue
tors Cheek.
lpprehessloAs EnterIalned OF Jack
krosrs Dread Nisitaiions.
Other state News by Wire
WIiITFSDOl.O.

vnirEsDOHO.
WuIrrssoRo, April 2l.-lSpccisl. IA FIRE
broke uut noou, o'clock tDi1 morning on
tho row ~ brick b1ililngs on the east side
ui south Upion street, and compleiey dt'
-troyed the entire row Of seven buldings
The buildirgi wtrs owned ard occupied o.
iollush:
North building, Owned by W. ID. Lieou;
loss on sane 5000. no ilsurnroe. occu'
pied by q, q Cl.mena ~ carpenter SHOP
loss on lumber, oLc,, siOO no insuranee.
Second bs diug owned by J. g. harris,
! OF Gainesville; loss on sane. 81 600; no in
sursroe. Occupied BY J. NJ LcS. OF the
Laokafd hotel, az drunmer's fsm plo
room; no los except one cSse OF sampler
belonging 20 q II wilkins, representative
OF Patterson. Bill & Co., VI Ksusss city. =.
Third buiidiug, ovnsd By Rlarnhaum q
| o., OF Boston; loss on tAInsO FL Sl; go IN
surance. Occupied By LyoBhsld0r Co.,
OF Sherman. rs grain wsfeLonse. Lo.a on
cootsnig, 1850; no Insurance..
Fonrih building ovsed ny J. T, hsfrls,
loss on sams, 81 90, 10 iuturanca. O'on-
pied BY J.1n NcGiillcucdy AZ a .ersin
vsrehcusf; !oas Oh e'aln, 81 800 insuF.
~ re, el so.
Finn building, oTned and occupied by
j. II. Ohoics AZ hardware ttornss I1omi
losv on buiitins, 500; on oon'sn's, Slow
no Insurance.
hith puliulns o~hSu suu -. ~, 800 ~
" ~, Aisou ~ Hs. ~ ,',s,s,,. ~.
asa on building, fl,COJ, on copIsnlt ub-
knosp, DO intu,sbO-' r.. p5,,s q
ss,sntn nuiiuint, oN.,u ~ n',as ~ y.
tooufoh; Ioes 90 'Sns, 49," I'm
snce. occup 90 oi u bsno ~ .'n ,.n 81
.loIsrooHai i'ae oh siAin' fo'N' "'
snne' 1T. 81 an, .i,tysDs line
By the heroic sn,ir OF gu, o'h,"s 10 'Iv
bscss'n hoose,, shlcu st"''s" 80
lhirtY fsel east 81 we pHusns', ' ~,
The furniture OF tns ssihe VS. w uNuIy
damaged, me eat rom WV hIo ~, ~
srsat That L. H. s2oeft GUS Nv" is'u
across tho s'rss. erd sky OF s'v,nS 'es'
rem tne puidinHs VS. psuiy ,.S'D.'
aud only saved NJ IN, Ise n.s Oh ms.,''
Ine total loss 10 over o''"' ""u o"'5 va
80 Insurance on ne n"rI,'
| hsofhsR acc UNf'
Seven brick buildings oh 90 90
| stffe. burDso inns in"rnihH ~ i4op, ~ oe'
ing used iof warehouses qua AL sk pu,
a. NJ l.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22

Our Clothing Department has not of late received much
attention our advertisements because needs nothing that
we can say to confirm established opinion which is that
far oudstanced competition that all in want OF ne
clothing at low prices will direct to store.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
OUR NEW GOODS FOR SPRING

Have been in for time, and additions are being made
daily Our reputation is being fully kept upa fact that our
customers substanate. This assertion OF nseii SUI
6cent and no more would be said by present not
that we wish to invite attention to some remarkably
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
isptCATIoSs.

rII..nAl, ArML 81 lsat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-12
The Age OF Trees.

The cypress affords an instance where
the approximate certainty of its intro
duction into England enables us to form
some conclusions with regard to its
available age. The fact of its being
Herbs,' published in 1913, makes il
probable that it was not introduced into
England before the beginning of that
century. But, at all events, the cypress
at Fulham, which in 1893 was two feet
five inches at three feet from the ground,
cannot have been planted there before
1874. the year that Compton, the great
introducer of foreign trees into England
In the seventeenth century, became
Bishop of London. That gives growth
of about twee feet in the first century;
but sometimes it attains a higher rate,
as in the case of the cypress planted by
Michael Angelo at Chartreux, which was
thirteen feet round in 1917, giving the
average rate of over four feet in the
first three centuries. Now the cypress
at Somma, between Lake Maggiore and
Milan, for whose sake Napoleon bent
the road out Of the straight line, Is not
more than twenty-thrce feet in girth, so
that the tradition which makes its plant
ing coeval with Christianity would
seem doubtful; though If we take three
feet as the first century's growth, and
take the third rs tho average, il may
evidently have been standing in the time
of Caesar, as an old chronicle of Milan
is averred TO attest. The Lebanon
cedar first planted ut Lambeth in 1858
was only seven feet nine inches (girth
measurements alone need be given) 10
years later DIR. Uvedale's cedar,
planted at Enfield not earlier than 1870,
was fifteen feet eight inches when meas
urcd in 1851. c., 165 years after.
And the large cedar at Uxbridge, which
was blown down in 1870, was 118 years
old when Gilpin measured II in 1776,
and found il TO be fifteen feet six inches.
We should therefore be justified in as
Stunning twelve feet as the possible first
ccntury's growth of n cedar even in
England; whence we may test the prob
ability of tho oldest ccdars now on
Mount Lebanon having been growing
there in the days Of King solomon. In
the year 1896 the traveller Maundrell
measured one of the largest of them
and found IL TO be twelve yards six
inches. Four feet century being the
average rate, the cedar measured by
Maundrell would have required only
nine centuries to have attained its iii.
mansions of thirty-thrce feet, so that II
need have been no older than the time
of Charlemagne, and. allowing for a
more rapid growth on site where It Is
indigenous, may probably have been
considerably younger. -Erchdnge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-12
The Smart Boy.

There are some very smart youths ir
the country nowadays. A smart boy
is a good thing to have in the family, u
he docs not get too smart for any earth
" use; but when he becomes so full OF
his own importance that he looks upon
his father and mother as old fogies, and
thinks himself insulted if they offer &c
restrain him, the best thing they can dc
is TO take him TO the coal shed and adj.
minister dose of buggy whip that will
cause him to revere the memory OF his
greatest grandmother for seventeen days
and sixteen nights, and as soon as he
begins to show signs of forgctfulness.
the dose should be repeated.
Whenever boy begins to stay out
nights and neglect his business and for
gets his duty TO obey his parents, II is
time to draw line, and the best place
to draw il is across his shoulders or just
below the fms of his bobtailed coat.
OF course the boy will interposc numer-
Gus objections to this mode of treat
mcnt; but the more he objects, the closer
should the rein be drawn. II his par
ents don't teach him the true distinc-
ton between dudeism and gentility,
somebody else will. Some old man,
who remembers how Abraham Lincoln
danced to the music of an apple tree
sprout, will conclude that the smart boy
is cut out for President, and will want
to give him some primary lessons in tho
chief executive business, and that boy
will come home with the nose bleed and
o slice of bcefsteak on his eye, and wish
he had not been born until all OF the
men that remember the incidents OF
Lincoln's early life were dead. The
smart boy Is all right so long as he
knows who is running the ranch and has
the authority TO order court-martial
but until that idea Is firmly fastened in
the bump on his Uranium, known rs
memory" he Is like some people we
know of-he wants to be watched pretty
close. The Boomerang
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-12
Goats In Paris.

Speaking of persons and things essen
tally Partisan, the man and his goats
must certainly be counted among the
number. i have seen in Naples men
and women leading cows with crumpled
horns through the narrow crooked
streets, from which they drew at inter-
walls fresh milk for the benefit of their
Neapolitan customers, but that sight
was not more interesting than is the one
/ see here in Paris that is to say. flocks
of black goats from which Is daily
drawn tactical fluid for the benefit of old
and young. 1t is quite a sight, the
morning promenade of these nanny
goats. No bearded bucks are permit
ted to accompany this excursion of the
milky way, tramping quietly along the
sidewalks, brushing their black hairy
bodies against ones new trousers or the
skirts of richly dressed ladies, we'll
filed udders almost touching the ground
and overlooking with the milk of the
animal kindness. The Basque berger,
or goathcrd, is a picturesque looking
individual, quite in keeping with his
gentle but strong smelling associates.
He has retained the red cap and short.
dark-blue jacket of his native Pyrenees,
and hanging from his neck is little
flute, fiat piece of wood not larger
than your hand, on which from time to
time he blows some wild, shrill notes,
that serve to attract the attention of his
customers, as well as TO recall any of
his flock whose curiosity has led them
to linger too long at some open shop
door.
At the bergers heels is one of the Py-
renees Mountain dogs, in close relation
to the Highland collie, with soft express
sive eyes, and long shiny hair, and it
performs its duty-that of keeping any
of the flock from turning the wrong
corner and straying away-with the
most conscientious and intelligent accu-
racy. There are ten or dozen goats in
each flock, and they arc on duty only
every other day. Occasionally one of
the mothers is accompanied by sport
ing kid, which gives no little trouble to
the dog and delight to the juvenile Gus
toners of the goatherd. This fellow
lives outside of Paris, but every morning
he starts for the city at an early hour to
serve his customers this one in the
bourgeoise quarter of the Faubourg St.
DEUS, that one to the aristocracy of the
Faubourg ST. German, another along
the grand boulevards, asd so on
throughout the capital. The BONES are
always ready for him, and they are often
accompanied by the little invalid, the
milk being the best when drank when
warm from the udder. The goatherd
calls up one of his flock, the docie
nanny submits to being MIXED without
kicking" and having pocketed bis
three cents for quarter of pint, he
moves on, merrily blowing his flute to
attract the attention which his position
deserves. BY ten o'clock his round has
been made and his flock are on their way
back to the country. Outside the forti-
flcations there is halt, and while the
honest berger eats his frugal dejeuner
the goats are nibbling at the green grass
which grows along the ramparts.- Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-12
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WHAT HE TOLD ME AT THE
STILE,

WHAT HE TOLD ME AT THE
STILE.
II was the day before he went
To Join his ship, q sabbath day;
Tho mir was fragrant with tho scent
That came from fields OF new-mown hay.
when church was out, know not why
paused a moment at the door;
He did not bow and pass me by
As he had often done before.
But, coming straight Ia where I stood.
He asked IL he might sec me home;
And DER the field and through the wood
A happy hour we two did roam.
We pluckod the peoples In the field,
And I'm the wood we gathered ferns,
But half his thought he kept concealed
Like hidden fire that smouldering burns.
But when we reached the stile that crowns
The hill above my fathers farm,
Even as a sinking man that browns
He seized me quickly by the arm.
And as stood with batcd breath.
Not knowing what TO do or say.
He told his love, and said till death
My face would be his star Away.
/ wonder II he sees his star
While sailing weary, weary miles
Over tho southern pillows, far
Away among tho tropic islesr
Surely he must, for steadfastly
II shines with light for mono but him;
Ay, everybody seeing me
Says that my eyes arc growing dim.
It is because from morn till night
gaze across the treacherous deep:
But when he comes they will be bright
once more ana no longer @S S0f y Ledger.