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The command was threatened by n
great prairie fire on coming down into
the broad grassy valley OF the Janos.
Under tho impetus of fierce wind the
flames were rushing upon camp. There
was not moment to DO lost. All hands
turned soldiers, squaws, Chirica-
hua warriors and even children. Each
tore a branch of willow or cotton wood,
blanket or scrap Of canvas. The con-
flagration had already seized the hill
crest nearest our position; brownish and
grey clouds poured skyward in compact
masses; at their feet long line of scar
let flame flashed and leaped high in tho
air.
1t was grand, terrible sight; in
front was smiling nature, behind, ruin
and desolation. The heat created u
vacuum, and. the air, pouring in, made
whrlwinds, which sent the black fun
nels of steam winding and twisting with
the symmetry of hour glasses, almost
to the zenith. For one moment tho
line of fire paused, as If to rest after
gaining the hilltop; it was only mo-
ment. Here he comesp" yelled the men
on the left; and like a wild beast
flinging high its tawny name of cloud
and flashing its fangs of flame, the fro
was upon, round and about us.
Our people stood bravely up to their
work, and the swish! swishl swish! Of
the willow brooms proved that camp
was not to be surrendered without a
struggle. We won the day; that
is, We saved camp, herds, and
small area of pasturage; but over
a vast surface Of territory the ruthless
flames swept, mantling the land with
SCOT and an Opaque pail of mist and
smoke through which the suns rays
cosld not penetrate. Several horses
and mules were badly burned, but none
to death.
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like Of which is TO be seen nowhere but in
"Auld Reekie" Its historical memorie,
went back don't know how long; but the
very room into which he was now shown
had once been inhabited by the Regent MUIR
ray, aflerward ly Claverhouse, AMI the
'grent marquis himselt'
II was now in semi-darkneA--th blinds
were all down. The atmosphere was no
gloomy and depressing that he couldn't bear
il, 40 ne pulled up the curtains and let in
the blessed sunshine Looking through the
window he contemplated the wonderful pic
tnre before him. The valley ing at his
feet, where now the railway runs; to his
left tn eas AMI the castle gardens; to his
right Hnl ROOD and Arthur's seat Nearer
stool the Gallon hal; a little TO the left of
thai Law Laith, with the blue firth be 5ond /;
right in front Of him Princes street and
New Town.
Tho Abfoltsforl monument. which had
only recently sprang into existence, stood
forth conspicuous a. It glittered in the sun
light It wns Glorious panorama, There
is no city in the world more beautiful than
bomb E1nhurgh; but he ha had ample
time 10 ex lure and admire its beauties
during the Inst fortnight, 50 presently ho
turned away to- look at the room. Rire
books lay on the tai le a few choice pictures
were on the walls, objects of art we're scat
tere about in every direction To his LIT,
catching the Ii yht from, the opposite WIN low.
stool a painter, easel, snppo ting p ctilre
covered by an indian shawl On two or
three stoos were pnlatcs, colcrs, trush -
and other implements Of the studio. His
curiosity was excilcI by the covered pic
ture so h. stepped forward AMI removed
the shawl, II druppe from bis II uds as he
a
quite nn5h,l, lut tho fassmllllI,e WAS 80
liielikc you almost exreciel q sel poor
Donald gtarl from tn en- iva' 30 hear him
speak While Willie st0o lost eiu,eni-
nm ion n sos', low voice murluIcd. rR IL in
Response to his uu7pokcn Thoughts, Con
s.dcring thntit rs only IA nted from memory,
it Is not bad likeaes' is It, hr. Jamiesonf
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CHAPTER XVI.


As far as care and kindpess could allevi-
ate Curly's sufferings they were alleviated,
aud gradually he came to himself. BY de-
frees he resumed his old relations with
Willie, and at last he was enabled TO get
about, leaning on the others strong arm.
Several weeks elapsed, and Jameson
slender resources were running short. but
fortunately the time for the commence
ment of his engagement at Glasgow was
drawing near.
Dr. Miller wished Curly to stay with
him, but he pleaded so piteously not to be
left behind that Jameson could not find it
in his heart to say him nay. SO after ar
ranging to send half his salary every month
towards the costs of the lawsuit, Willie de-
cided to leave Aberdeen for Glasgow on the
following day. His wardrobe had been
stored at the theatre, and at about IL on the
morning OF his departure he was standing
at the stage door in Marischal street, giving
the necessary directions for his luggage to
| be forwarded, when he felt his arm clutehed
violently, and Curly, with n wild scream,
| ej ,culGtel: Look loolSl at D5ath on the
| pale lorser'
Turning round, he saw Deempster riding
down the street, his eyes Llcodshot and his
face uh1ma. Whether he came to seek VIII
lie with luurlerouS intent, or whether the
devil got the better of him at the sight OF
the man who had beaten him, can never be
known till the day Of doom. Certain it is,
however, th; the moment he saw the two
young men he pat spurs 10 his here and
rode furiousy at Jameson. With his heavy
riding whip he struck him a tremendous
blow on the head, which brought him 70
his knee, AMI would most certainly have
| split his sku open had it not been for his
| tai chlmneypot hat Reversing his grip,
and passing his han like lightning through
| the thon:, DeemDster sent the heavy buck
thorn head, with its cruel fangs, HURTING
through the air. Had that blow reached its
aim there would have been an end at once
| of Willie Jameson, and consequently this
story would n'ver have been written. AT
that very moment however, Curly, with
something OF his oit ;isrtness at the immi-
nent peril of his own ne, sprang upon the
! bride Of the horse and backed it. As the
huge brute reared in the air the tremendous
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peen SITTING rc,ining ny ovoA, . g. --.,-
my last new part, l have often SIT AM
watched and wondered, AMI have htIn 90
expected to hear them spsak to each dth r.
tbs fancy has perhaps scarcely ever affected
me 20 strongly as at this very moment.
have ius tinishei reading this story t,
a small family circla, consisting Of two yea.
cradle gentlemen and two women, one o.
them young and fair, the other grown old 10
loving, faithful sorvitude.
For a little while we are silent.
[ think we are all looking at the picture
I'm sure am Is 1t phantasy, or am
dreaming by daylight The eyes Lave
moved. Instead of looking as usual at exc
other, they are both looking straight at mel
Yes / could swear It'll -
Harl;l Isn't that poal of childish low
aus laughteri Yes, aud seei Two young
s;ers with fnr faces, bri ght eyes, sunny halr
and sturdy legs Gnherit vi FROM their fatner)
fill the air with lif and motion as they come
boun ling into ths room from the lawn. No
two children of my acquaintance are SO
spoiled and pette1 as this young lady ana
gentleman. Their present appearance Is
most inopportuns. hence mamma induces
them for moment to contine their atten-
tons TO dish of fresh Strawberries smooth
cred in cream. But the spell is broken-the
bairns have brou sht US back TO enrth.
Then one dear old man wakes up and
says:
"The story is DER tru,, Jack, but you
have made one of the characters too like
King Arthur, and you've not done justice
to the othefs.n
Little pitchers have long ears, and our
little listeners having polished of their
Strawberries, cream and all, demand To
know; Who is King Arthur
The other old gentleman replies:
"Oh, he's the King of King ION Coma"
The youngsters return to the charge with;
'Oh, thatll no do, grandpa. Kingdom
Come is in the clouds"
Just so. my bonrie hairns," replies the
DOCTOR ''and Arthur Is the great King of
Cloudlanl, but he's coming back TO airth to
make The dark LIGHT and the wrang RIGHT
some day.
Although this answer pesos the children,
1t doesn't seom to satisfy them, and they
clamo to know:
who are tho othersl"
Mamma replisi tothe girl in her soft sweet
voice, oh, on, wasa beautiful lady, whom
you are cilled after, Flora
Then Gran ipa Willie, pntting the boys
golden curls, says ten lerly AMI gravely;
And the other, my mamie, the other
was friend, very near and dear friend
OF mine, and anamesa1e of yours, my little
Curly"
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lNDTs
Not nearly all the land is yet taken
up, and that many of the farms are
large as, and sometimes larger than, the
most extensive German manors. Even
a spoiled American farmer would be
satisfied with such an area. In the
midst of these extensive estates stands
the spacious log house, surrounded with
barns and sheds, which, possibly, are
not large enough. Hardly anything is
large enough for the Siberian. | have
made personal confirmation Of this
greed for extension and space in the
towns where it is often carried to ex-
cess; thus have seen parlors where the
mirrors and sofas could be counted by
the Dozen
In bright contrast with the stereo-
typed complaints Of tho farmers CON
corning the too thick population is the
fact that they are all proud of having
a numerous progeny. The farmer loves
his land, his cattle, his summer and
fall, but he loves above everything q
large family. In every other country
in the world there are founding hos
pitfalls; in Russia they are numerous,
but in Siberia there are none If a
mother is not able to take care of her
child she will offer it to the nearest
farmer, and he will be glad to have such
an increase in his family, as if it vera
fine colt foaled to him.
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CHAPTER XII

THE FATAL ANNIVERSARY.
Meanwhile Curly was busy with his re
hrgrsals in town, At length came the
m--t uf Li debut. All through the early
Iu..iJ4, tnrVluy he impressed the audience
mlt iavorablt, and each succs iing lct
r. .Giu,l the impression. TIE miuuet in
tu. ma quarlde scene was danced b. him
" Tia such supple elegance that be compile ed
his cenques, Of the capricious public. The
uls, were in rapJures with the new come
dian, and oven the men were uuwillnglv
novel b. admiration. The debutants sue
ce-s was us-urtI-a brilliant future lay be-
fora tim.
When hc returned to his room 20 make his
change Tor the last act a large parcel lay
up n his dressing table. He motioned the
dr. ssser tO unpack it. When he had finished
rlaHsdg be looked at the con;e It' Of tl1
p9r'aL There was a quantity OF fresh
flowers, and letter directed in the hand he
knew so well. His heart stood still for a
moment; then he took courage, There
would be n few kind words, perhaps; some
thing 10 give him a heart Of grace. Hf
tone oIen the envelope, AMI stood for O
moment like a man TRANSFORMED to stone.
Traced in characters Of fire he saw thu
fatal words;
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EENVOI.
THE TWO PICTURES.

Six wears and more have passed
We have novel from Aberdeen to the
neirhborhood of Richmond.
Ii is a cool summer evening. We are in a
large drawing-room with French windo
opening on a lawn, which slopes down to
tile river. The room is furnished and
adorned with all that ttste can suggest and
moderate wealth can supply.
Our pictures are much admired, but it is
needless to make an inventory of them; |
only desire to call attention to two which
stand out from the rest. They are com
panion portraits. The one is handsome,
fair haired young man in a corneps uniform,
the other is beautiful dark-haired girl in
white They are placed exactly opposite
each other. Now have noticed that, as a
rule. portraits painted by men of genius,
from Holbein to Millais downward (and tine
Young lady is one Of Millais' BEST, have a
necuiiarity-the eyes have the power to fol-
low YOU all over the room wherever you go.
These pictures of ours have yet more re-
markable popularity eyes are fixed
only ON each other, with a tenderness SC
touching, so expressive and so infinite that
at night, when the household is at rest, and
when for am always late Bird have
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A photographer accompanies the royal
cortege on these hunting excursions,
who records with the aid Of the sun the
trophies of the chase or characteristic
scenes. one of these photographs
which was shown me represented the
shah in front of his tent gazing on five
magnificent ibexes which he bad Just
slain among the mountain crags. The
shah is himself clever artist; some of
his pen and ink sketches are spirited,
and sometimes accompanied by few
lines of original poetry.
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impetus or the blow fling DeSmpster for
ward, and he fell head foremost on the curb
Of the granite pavement, with sound that
was heard at the other end of the street, As
he fell one foot remained mex tricably en-
tangled in the stirup iron, and the horse
galloped madly round h, corner to the
right, dragging the body Of the dead
nion after him. And thus it came to pass
that Curly was avenged, and that, by his
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The owner of the premises asked
GLOW long will it be before you get
through with this housel"
"Well, | don't know, ma'am. The
boss is looking around for another job.
If he gets it, we will DO done here
pretty soon, but If he don't, we may
keep on indefinitely.
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Carrier pigeons in France are
henceforth, like horses and mules, to b.
registered, so as to be subject to milf
tary acquisitions when necessary. A
decree issued recently orders owners or
breeders to make an annual return to
the Mayor of the number OF their
pigeons and the journeys to which they
have been trained.
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CHAPTER XIV.

| -
CHAPTER wv
oxtv a.. rn.yp
Ni.bt una fail;n, at the ga;rlocb Hand
~, og,,,,,o,,,,,,a, ro,, m, and teamed al
~ tait 'iae, T,a d,,,,a. cot dn,yn aad
r., g. hri,, ea. n s,,i leo hoxe, and n
IoaI tho oort viii thann Rv and hv a
onon W." o,,no ont oS the hn,.e and ,,ot into
~, go, m, ,,,a,, t,,rn,d tos,a,I, tbs
ci,, S,Jionl,r ths horsa came 10 n full
stc, n NOS no,. onita dork and tba
oo,tor ,,ho had n t,dra,,oio In bis 90 y an.
deovorad 10 nro,a tho animal on yynrd INIT In
vain The sogaeiou, brute trembled vic.
| lentlv yvbi,nieI l,u1iv re,re bac, on his
bonncba. and finally concluded not Ia
hdoe another foot. Obviously there was
no hing for It but for Duncan MacTavish to
get down and 20 what was the master. In
getting down he smashed his lantern, and
the light went out See, hs coulin' t-feel,
he did. In a moment he called out TO the
woman in the cart;
"Ea, Jeanniei Here's mon leeing n but
deed. No wonder Jock wouldna bulge.
! He was aye geY, 'cut5 beast. Coma down
and gle bond, woman. Wen ma leave
Christen to des while there's a wee bit
squeak for his life"
They lifted the man into The cart, and
'eahn'1 suPpo ~ quo pooi H. ia
oh nel lnP iit''o ~ N
'na. onri I,.I oi NJ ou' S,I,,''.,n -
In us p''i,'u aaco az ~. Iti p, 80 o.,
sue saw W"p Wa az LIN, ny lso, go.
ou sun ou. sha hai son,athina ole 10
Us
uo w. w. .nen ,.y H., si,,,a, ..,ho ,i.
na.' mnaei ~ ' ~ , ',,, A. ' a a,is
t,eSs was ayo iionS 1t 'i ~. az" ~
L'ne pur. o on ia1 nc $500, III H.
ooi! como ou'' 'u w lool 80 NJ ~ -
madWohuh "nen sns ooii M .lioI WIN ,'l
the proken-uoWh Wayi'irer was he ihs'ohViy
had poor Curly brought IN and put IN the
best bed in the house. Restoratives wsre
employed, but It was long before conscious
ness s,,neryenej.
.,.-
On his return from Stratnmines WIZ
found message from tho doc or, request
ing him to call imm ,diately at Bra ldal bane
terrace. Jeonnie cam, RI ching to the door
n mot him crving bitterly ami excloiu,.
-.
Jug, ..,,t,,.
we nae Jun niii-"e nue. iu, III, mn i ous'
oh, puir laddie now changell ihank 20 i
my bonnie dearie didna live to see 1t! 1t
would hae broken the heirt o her-a 1t has
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his back and strobe over 10 the lodge
When he got there he said TO the woman:
"Your master has been badly aten, and
wants assistance. You will find him lying
in the glen out yonder"
Then he walkei back to Aberdeen, NUT
tering:
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"A new pneumatic dynamf .s.'n
was tested At Fort Lafayette, New
York, recently, by Lieutenant Aainska;
The guns barrel is sixty feet long, ana
the bore eight inches , IN M, a' am. A
200-pound iron-peaked Dali was thrown
q mile and n quarter
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I'm the next chapter 1 WI take up the
thread of Curly's and Willies story as 1t
came almos under my own personal cog
nizancs, many long day after poor old
Pike anu had parted company forever.
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young itres"
love-that will live when we are deadl
HUSH you ara n MANA brave one. Don't
cry for M, dear-l am happy now. He
will come baeR b. you some day-rm sure
he will. r II him loved him always-tell
him havl wait1l for him here as long as /
could now | shall wait for him there! My
moor Curiyln
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-Muscogee County, Ga, recently
prosecuted n man for the theft of fifteen
cents worth of tobacco. 1t cost TIN,
county twenty-seven dollars to convict
him.
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where she was waiting for him. SO, best.
For him no more trouble now-no more
weariness-no morN lamentations-onlyr estl
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OF Scott and Wordsworth a writer says:
Both were the faces Of considerable men.
Scotys had character OF rusticity. Words
worthis was a face which did not assign
itself to any cless. Il was hardy, weather.
beaten old face, which might have belonged
TO nobleman, a yeoman, mariner or a
philosopher, for there was so much of man
that you lost sight of superadded distinc-
tons For my own part, | should not,
jud ging by his face, have guessed HIM to be
a poet. To my eyes there was more of
strength than refinement. Perhaps what
was wanting was only physical refinement.
School Lunch Room.
tExchange.l
A new feature of the Boston cooking
school this year is school lunch-room,
opened at the request of the mothers.
At little round tables boys are served
with substantial soup tthe thin soups
being considered not desirablO with
cocoa and chocolate, rolls sandwiches,
gingerbread and plain cakes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-11
a FLYING MACHINE.
The iroblem SAID to Have Been Solved
by a Maryland Man.
TWashinuton Snecial

The Problem SAID to Have Been Solved
by Maryland Man.
Washington Special.]
A man blythe name of Ere ierfck Bahr, of
Cumberland. Md. has app led for patent
:or p flyin IN chine whici ,sto bs navigat-
ed b. prope lsr AID appended n tn, air
by the use o HYDRO zen gas. The nven tor
explains his schems as follows: "For
four ears have given up every other
kind OF work and devote my time to an
invention that the world has for years
been greatly interested and pronounced
an imi ossib lity. Firmly bel ewing
the time near at hand when It
VIII be as safe to navigate the air
as it is now to travi Land or
water l have succ,edei 10 finding
out a mode OF prope.linz elf through
the air by means of artificial wings made
Of canvas. wood ami iron. The balloon,
which Is q ty feet long by fourteen feet in
diameter, ci sar-shapel, |, " itn wings like a
BIRD. tail AMI rudder, Is simply intended
to susp nj me In the air and act on the
principle OF q weither-cccs Will bs
suspended under the center Of the alloon,
which will sail r 1u sh the air horizon
tally, the wings beiag the propelling
power to move up or down or In ny
direction. Ny air. sh p or balloon has
been exhibited to q few OF our best and
most res, onsible and considerate men,
who are unan nous In declaring that
there is no doubt CT its success0
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-11
A HUNGRY COON.
Oepredations OF an UnwelcoIne Guest In
the Navy Yard at Washington.
IWashin1ton RennhlIoan

the Navy Yard at Washington.
Washington Republican,
There is a c1on in the Navy Yard that
Is giving the clerks in the eq1i Iment tore
an immense amount of trou l., mental
and physical Tie c)on first m lde its
resence felt about two weeks ago, when
it was found that pile o. papers, orders,
etc., had been chewed u3 aud scatter d
over the fl Dor. 1t was first sug res ted th at
a goat had done the work, as being most
probable, hut 1s no goat was around rats
were suggested, and then the matter re-
mained a mystery. Every morning for
several days the depredations wers found.
Log books. mucilage brushes, writing ra-
per, pens and everything that was chew.
able suocumbed to the inevitable until a
pool was established aud bets were taken
as to what destruction would show up in
the morning.
AT last on Monday some one captured a
coon in the cellar of the build n ?, and the
mystery was solved. The amin i was
then Sc curely Gagged, as was supposed, in
a wooden box wi Stats, and repara-
tions were under way for a econ stew. On
the fol owing morning, however, when all
the clerks had left Their lunches at homo.
expecting feast of coon, the tcage was
found lying about in the sh ps OF saw
dust and the cocn was iuvis-Ile Since
then the circus has gone OF as usual
Every mCrning thtrs is some evidence of
the animals presence that makes every
one turn pale. The last feat of the coon
was to get access to a bottle of red ink.
This it upset and got smeared over its
feet and, with is pedal attachments drip
ping with the fluid, it walked every place
a coon could walk. AMI espec ally on
books aud valuable documents Hu unting
is daily exer else in the equ pnent Office
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STRIKING a FOOL.
How an ExperIenced3CItizen "Sizad Up" a
Professional Street et.Bcggar.
IChlcago Newsl

uow an ExperIenced3CItizen "sizad Up" a
Professional Street .Bcggar.
IChicago Newsl
While passing tho Post -office last night
gentleman was stopped by brawny,
out. at elbows. wbisky-seeking beggar.
who said: Look htre, mister, will you
lend me fifty cents?'
IL nd, eh?" was the rep,y "NYhy should
lend you fifty cents. What do you want
to do with it?I
Il want q cigar, a drink, and o bed, /"
replied tho fellow, with an impudent
leer.
'Ycu have certainly struck q new line
OF begging, my man. but 1t won't work
with me. In the first pl ace. your mouth
would disrrace a decent cigar; Ia the
second Place, you have had too much
to drink already; and In the third place,
you should be asham to pilot your dirty
carcass into any bed"
The speaker passed on, ut before he
mad gone twenty steps the ruff m caught
up with him, gave him a shoulder shove,
and said In a truculent voice: 'Hold on,
young fellow, do you mean to say I'm
drunk?"
Dropping back a pace. the gentleman
answered quie ly: 80 you are here = ain.
We'll, this time your deductions are partly
wrong. Pm neither young nor q
fe!ler, bu: l am sure you are drunk
or crazy, and il you touch me again l will
give you lead instead of silver" at the
same time drawing a revolver.
The rough showed no sign of fear, but
after cool!y glancing at the pistol, said: /:
$50 that's the kind Of a hair-pin you are,
Is it! guess you have sized my lie;
good evening"" ard then saunte red off in
leisurely don't-care "A snap manner.
Fifteen minutes later, when repassine
the Post-ofiice, the gentleman caught
sight Of his late applicant standing by a
lamp-post. The recognition was mutual,
and the scamp called out to m: "W ait
minute, mister, I've got something to
show yer. See here" holding a fifty
cent piece, II struck q darned fool after
allO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-12-11
Turned Gray rom Grief
IGriflin (Ga.l News.l

There is, indeed, a strange story told us
by Charlie Johnston, OF this city, in re-
gard to a cat which is now in his posses .
sion. "As was moving from the couu-
try to the city 1 started from nv farm
with jst black tsen tied in a sack in
my buggy. Ga my way I stopped at Mr..
Grubbs' to spend the right, and placed
the sack with the cat in it in my room,
but somehow during the night it managed
to escape. AMI, Icing in a strange place,
when the door was opened In the morn.
ing it fed to the woods, where it was i'm
possible to find 1t before ] left naxt morn.
ing. Several months afterward 1 was
down at M. Grubbs' and found the cau
which had turned perfectly gray frcm
grief, l suppose. at being separated from
my children, 10 whom it was much at.
tached.