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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
WORMS OF WISDOM.


Nature will always take the color of the
spectaclcs we wear.
To speak evil Of a person whom you
have ceased TO love is to at once belittle
yourself.
A man can frequently polish his boots
with better grace than he can polish his
manners.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter Of
health, and as friendly to the mind as to
the body.
Talking and eloquence are not the
same; to speak, and to speak well, are
two things.
Many q tramp would be thankful for
cold ham, but none OF them relish the
cold shoulder.
When we experience the desire to be
caressed we comprehend the necessity of
being amiable.
As riches forsake a man we discover
him to be fool: but nobody could find
it out in his prosperity.
Most natures are insolvent; cannot
satisfy their own wants, have an ambi-
ton out of all proportion to their practi-
cal force, and SO do lean and beg day
and night continually.
He who brings ridicule to bear against
truth, finds in his hand blade without
hilt. The most sparkling and pointed
fame of wit flickers and expires against
the incombustible walls 0fhe sanctuary.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
CHAPTER Nv.

Three weeks had elapsed and vet re-
NAMED guest at the Gosman farm house.
Bob and / spent much of our time in
fishing, but | didn't want to fish. Fish,
the mischief! Talk about fishing to a
man who is almost on the verge Of drop
ping on the ground and kicking in the
agonies of fatal love! The girls atten-
tons had not abated, but, hang it,
could not see that they had increased. ]
couldn't fool along this way. was de-
termined to bring the case to trial.
Late one afternoon while ''moping" In
the woods near the house, met Lanette,
who, with handful of wild flowers, was
returning home from ne ghborhood
visit. On my part, don't think that
the meeting was altogether accidental
Il saw some beautiful flowers over
here the other day." said |. "Come with
me and we will get them.
Oh, what liar. had seen no flow
crs. She joined me and we proceeded
a'ong path so narrow that it seemed
impossible for me to get more than one
foot in it at time.
'sHow far are they2" she asked.
mot far. Let me see. Just over
there, / believe"
Are you quite sure that you saw
anya''
''Oh, yes.
sWheng,
yesterday NOR Lanette, l expect
you think that
'sThink what2" she asked, stopping.
Think that am well, let's 90 to
the house. No, I'm going to tell you.
love you. Hold on Oh, it's fact
Il didn't dispute it. " she said.
'sOf course not, but had caught
her in my arms had seen tears in her
eyes.
Il love you 50 much. ? she breathed in
my ear.
All, Lightning, it is a wonder you
hadn't settled me right there. Such hap
piness must be mistake. She would
marry me! Great Cesar! looked
around to see if any one were about to
shoot at me, but saw nothing bat a COW
quietly grazing. / wondered if were
not in duty bound to run against tree
and kill myself. was fool-but was
so deucedly happy.
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NEVER CROW OH 70 ME.

looked in the teIl-tale mirror,
And saw the mark OF care,
The crows feet and the wrinkles,
And the gray in the dark brown hair;
Ny wife looked over my shoulder
Most beautiful was She
"Thou wilt never grow old, my love, she
said
''Never grow old to me-
''For age is the chilling Of heart,
And thine, as mine can TELL.
Is as young and warm as when first we
heard;
The sound of our bridal bell"
turned and kissed her ripe red lips.
''Let time do his work on me,
If in my soul. my love, my faith,
never seem old to thee"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
A Society Incident.

Lieutenant Gashington was the lion of
the evening, and over and over again
was he forced to relate their terrible ex-
periences amid the horrors of an Arctic
winter before the rescuing party had
reached them. Finally the somewhat
passe Miss Smythers took him in tow,
and after a heightened Irritation, in
which she fancied she had struck him
hard, she tapped the handsome lieuten-
ant playfully on the coat sleeve with
her ivory fan and coyly said ''and what,
my dear lieutenant, what did You most
suffer the loss of in the gloomy isolation
of that frozen wilderncssg" She thought
the lieutenant would stammer at this
and murmur something pretty regarding
the loss of feminine society, whereupon
she had another shot in the locker that
would make him show his colors, but
the lieutenant had been there and served
term in both branches, and he never
turned hair as he looked her feArlessly
in the eye and calmly answered: Pie. !"
And when shortly afterward Miss Smyth-
ers remarked to little Hemingway, who
had taken her down to supper, that she
couldn't see what there was in particu-
lar about Lieutenant Gashington that
they were making such fuss about,
little Hemingway, who was jealous.
malevlolently Kissed that he couldn't
nuther. Boston Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
A Fisherman's Fight With an All
gator.

A terrible alligator story comes from
Tabasco. A young fisherman. Juan P.
de los Rios. was attacked by an alliQa-
tor that measured eight feet in length.
Rios was bathing in the Usumacinta
river near his boat when he received q
blow on the back. The alligator had
struck him with his tail as he was swim
ming along. Rios was unarmed, but
pulling an oar out of his boat stuffed it
between the ugly worries of the alligator
just as they were about to close on his
arm. The struggle would, however,
have ended disastrouslv for Rios If he
had not succeeded in climbing into his
boat. Selling his AK, be split open the
head Of the alligator. In the encounter
Rios was terribly lacerated. ToO Re
publics, City Of Merico.
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a $4,000 Bible.

Describing q sale Of valuable books,
the London Standard. of thas city, says
Next came the celebrated Mazarin Bible,
described in the catalogue as follows:
Biblia Sacra Latina e Versione ct cum
Prafatione, s. Hicronymi, two volumes,
the first edition Of the Bible, and the ear
lest book printed with metal types. by
the inventors of printing. splendidly
bound in blue morocco, q magnificent
copy folio, Sine Nota Sed Mogunti9, per
J. Gutenberg ct ]. Fust. circa, 1A50-55.
This excessively rare edition. Of which =
copy sold in the Perkins sale sor 50, 600,
has been designated as tho Mazarin
Bible ever since the discovery by Debure
Of 4 copy ia the library Of Cardinal
Mazarin. It is printed in double col
umns, in large letters similar to those
used BY the scrihes for church missals
and choral books. and for firmness of
paper, brightness Of ink and exact uni
formity of impression it mas never been
surpassed by any other work This re-
markable book was started at $500, and
then brisk competition took place be-
tween Mr.. Qnaritch and Mr. Snowden.
the auctioneer's clerk. for its possession.
At s.. 100 Mr.. snowden dropped out q
the bidding and some one cIse took Il
up but eventually Mr.. QuMriseh secured
he treasure Cor $. 300 amidst cheers
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The Vitality OF Seeds.

The seeds Of the willow will not ger
inmate after having been once dry. The
seeds of coffee and various other plants
do not terminate after having been kept
for any considerable time. Wheat over
two centuries old has been found quite
fit for food, but the grains usually lose
their power Of growth after q lapse of
seven years. Specimens of rye and
wheat known to be 1876 years old could
not be induced to terminate. THE
stories of mummy wheat sprouting after
having lain dormant in Egyptian tombs
Tor thousands of years, are, TO say the
least of them, very dubious" declares
DIR. Robert Brown, f. L. S. mo we'll
authenticated instances of such finds are
extant, while among other articles sold
by the Arabs to credulous travellers, as
coming out of the same tomb as the an
cicnt wheat, have been dahlia bulbs and
maize, the deposition of which in the
receptacle from which they were said to
be extracted necessitates the belief that
5000 years ago the subjects of the Pha-
raohs were engaged in commerce with
America" When dry and protected
from light and air, however, seeds have
been known to retain their vitality for
somewhat heightened periods. Seeds Of
the bean and pea order have sprouted
after 100 years storage in an hegbarium.
and many similar instances-most of
them somewhat doubtful have been re-
corded.
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4 SONG OF THE sEAso,,.

In the spring the young man.
turns to thoughts Of loy. "sa''
And, assisted by young Cupid my
girl his turtle-dovsss S'a
In the summer then he takes her To-.
mic in the gla.le p
And to all moonlight excursions 1h,,
the steamers p,aaa .
In the fan he spOuts his gew-Saws to dr..
some ready cash
And proceeds to hops and parties -,
charming female mash .
In the winter she deserts him q.
looking swell
And he swears like any trooper whenbsA...
their marriage-benl
-"Jef Jos,n,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
Lam ETTE.
CHAPTER ]

CHAPTER ].
Captain John Hablett, in whose truth
fulness we all have implicit confidence,
relates the following story:
One night, several years ago, was a
passenger on a Missouri railway train
that was mercilessly robbed by a party
OF jeering young wretches who not only
deprived us Of our valuables, but who,
during the outrage, subjected us to their
low flung raillery. / was not burden
somely encountered with money, and
gave up, without pang, the small
amount which had, but when one of
the rascals told me to take off my watch.
| filed my motion for an appeal. The
watch, aside from being a gold time
keeper of finest make, had been pre-
sented me by dear friend.
'Look here" said ]. cant YOU let
me keep this watch. suppose you have
often heard such q request-nOt at all
strange in your line of business-but
which by granting would exhibit your
remaining dregs of grace, and which l
might say mightin time prove to be the
fruit meats Of repentance"
was young member of the bar at
that time. rather liked TO hear the sound
of my own voice, and thought that this
little speech, SO applicable and delivered
with such emphasis, should at once gain
my case, but the villain, graceful of form
as well as graceless of morals, bowed
profoundly, and replied:
my dear sir, ! like to hear you talk,
and under ordinary circumstances would
listen to you with only moderate degree
of impotence, but on this occasion am
really pressed for time. While am ac-
commodating, and willing to grant a
hearing to any one dissatisfied with the
manner in which conduct my affairs,
yet must insist that you pay more At
tention to prompt delivery and less to
oratory. All, taking my watch, a flew
eled checker-of of times hurrying mo-
ments. So long, sir. / wish you a safe
journey"
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when she spoke. Her beauty. when she
entered the room, bounded upon my
vision like 3 glad surprise.
oh. yes. You must remain awhile
with us, she remarked the next evening
after nv arrival, wien Bob had renewed
his invitation. lit is very lonesome
here at times When father is not at
work he walks around with his hands
behind him. There's nothing that makes
me more lonesome than TO see a man
walking around that way. 1t always
seems to me that he is In trouble; and
mother, she is so quiet and easy--well,
mother reminds me Of niece of china,
Bob, I'll declare she does, turning to
her brother and growing brighter IN the
light of her new found comparison. s'No
one would ever know that she is on the
place. hardly" turning 10 me.
I'VE can't say as much for you, re-
piled Bob. Everybody in the neigh
borhood knows when you are at home. y
IAN such romp. Mr.. Hablett2"
mo- / replied. IL never saw any
one more lady like
There now, Mr.. Smarty," shaking
her head at Bob.
''Oh. he says that because he can't get
around it, . sad Bob.
''No, you don't, do you7" appealing
to me with an air so bewitching that
actually felt like getting up and dancing
the Essence of Old Virginia."
Il mean it, Miss Lanette. You are
lady-likc.n
There now again, Mr. Smart Jackety.
But Mr.. Hablett, you haven't told me
yet"
Haven't told your"
mo, haven't told me that you can
remain with us awhile"
swell, | am on vacation and / much
prefer this to any other place" In the
world, came in one of saying prefer
it to any other place / have found.'
Thank you" she said.
AS / sat there, contemplating her en-
trdncing beauty, | wondered II she could
really be a flirt. Then this crushing
thought fell upon rather than arose with
IN me. "Of course she is. A girl so
frank, SO easily delighted, could be car
ried off by any clod hopper" I had
never heard it intimated that was hand
some, and my feet, with a pronounced
affinity for No. 9's, now seemed to be en-
cased in twelves. Oh, yes, loved her
loved her until was actually sick After
supper, went out alone and told N.Y.
self that was fool. heard Lanette
singing, and addressing myself. l said :
''Hablett. you are the biggest fool
ever saw. Why don't you pick up few
grains of sense as you go along. Don't
you know the girl is laughing at your
l returned to the house, and going to
my trunk-which had just been brought
from my boarding house--I took out
Blackstone and decided to rub up my
knowledge of common law, but incor-
poral hereditaments, free holds and the
like, were powerless to divert my mind
from the engulfing channel into which
it was determined to founder. | put
down the book, and as sat musing, or
rather agonizing, heard woman in the
hallway ask:
''Miss Lancttc, whar Wild Bob ketch
up wild dat cuts lookin' white MANI"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
CHAPTER v.

Our engagement was not kept secret.
The old gentleman readily gave his con-
sent. declaring that Lanette's choice was
his choice. Mrs. Gosman had very little
to say, but sElmmering like piece OF
satin. said that she had no objection to
me.
One day, about two weeks from the
time appointed for our marriage, de-
cided to 20 over and catch few trout.
Bob was not at home, and as the distance
was too great for Lanette to walk, con
cluded to &c alone.
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A Grerhound,s Long Leaps

Captain Ed. Murphy has NJ T.
greyhound Recently Captain -, Z
paid visit to relatives at UrDaS o.,
took his hound along for the Pu'E a
having little sport. In coinp1hu 10,
some of his friends he went ou ,:I ~ ~
and near a lane, which was tnil ,i e
feet wide and bordered on pO'S
by a stake-and- slider fence d
rabbit. The hound gave chase The r. 8
rabbit run under the fence. .Tss:f
Jump the hound made 1t clea,s - ss,.s
five feet. going over one 10. o - =
and landing in the lane. 1hs 49,
preliminary motion it made Wy ill.,
leap and covered the immenss ssucs :
of thirty three feet, clearing u IIs - - !
the otherside of the lane. ..ssrsise
heavy fall of snow, and it was ' HOO
an easy matter to determine .ns LIZ. sess
covered by the prints OF the uO5 sesss
the snow. The distance was .Eer,f
BY Captain Murphy and three an, "a y
witnessed the remarkable ieat, sboa
report made it as mentioneu
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

The marriage write-The cer,is...
A bad sign-A forged sipn,,n.'
Post. STATUTE
A bachelor of arts-An accomrl;..
lady. killer. p"Saa
Blind people cannot be carpen,or.
cause they never saw Waterloo "a :
Ger. 0sN
Bulwer was right; there's No
word assfail. 1t is Modified into 49,. 80
ment. Middletoicn Press U
When music, heavenly maid, was vo,,..
While yet in early Greece she sung
The world was pleased TO hear easb a..
Cause they'd no blamed piano tbera ''
-Slhma
In Biblical days the foolish v;rs,.
neglected to put oil in their lamns
our times the foolish virgins nut 81; !.
the fire -NOrristoica Herald.
There is many slip 'twixt the coma,
and the lips" sardonically paraphnq5
young McDodd as he vainiy essayed :
kiss his best girl. -Hdtchet.
"What is laughter2" asks sciepty
1t is what you don't hear when you "a
your wife sitting up for you after n
club.-NeaO York Graphic.
A severe critic at a picture caller.
An old maid (innocentlv) 'Iandscarl
Nature, indeed! Why, it's no more IN
nature than / am !''-Panch.
An exchange says: eve spend nearb
800, 600, 600 per annum on our school,
Well, it is money well spent. We hsW
the best base ball players in the word.
--NOrTistOUn Herald.
On the rollers he glides like the cara,
But an accident his happiness mars.
And SO swiftly he sped,
He sat Down on his head
And he saw about ten million @s
-N0rrist0un Herald
One who spoke United States oall
"Did the deceased die under suspcou
circumstances2n asked coroner Of an
raj witness. Nav, he didn't: he da
in the water, under the ice n-Pa
deacf Neacs.
Is land high in Vermont asked
Spectator of an old Green mOunul
farmer. "Indeed it isl" was the rpJ
eff the trees warn't so stunted ia
clouds couldn't get by at all. "-BurA9
ton Free Press.
The Chattanooga Times contains u
elaborate description of machine ir
the manufacture of strawberry bOIa
What the country will soon be suffering
for is a quart strawberry box which VII
hold a quart of Strawberries. -Mr F@I
World.
He--"But really, my dear, just thhi
how small my income is. Instead
buying new dress, why not turn iR
old one:" She" Turn the old oas
indeed. Your income is plenty large
enough if you do not spend it all at DO
club. You'd better do a little turning
yourself" He-"I2 Why, what eaa
turn2" She" Turn over new leal
A German scientist says that the bran
and spinal cord are conductors, !"
hence lightning stroke on the head Oos
not materially injure the brain oeJ'aa
SCATTERING the nerves and causing temp
rary arrangement" This sweet -
ISOLATION; but all the same, during aiass
der storm, ninety-nine women out .
hundred will shut themselves Jpn
dark room or take refuge in cellaf
The old, old story: The COlo9s (,
"Yes, he was senior wrangler o
year and she took mathematical sci-
ship at Girton; and now They're I,
gagedl'' Mrs Jones-"Dear me, -
interesting! and oh, how difierenI =
conversation must be from tle 80
twaddle of ordinary lovers" Ihsn =
versation: He-"And what ~
dovey do if lovey were to die -
Oh. dovey would die tool
Punch.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13

The United States gave its troops
$500, 600. 600 in bounties during the civil
war. and has paid and pledged itself for
$500, O0O, 900 in pensions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13

The London Tines uses 2. e'O'v . Z
Tor printing each daily ediii .s 81
other daily papers of that GU
|. 900. 900 each
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13

SONG the rOunds- climbing : Iadder.
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
About two years after my experience
with the robbers, II went on a summer
vacation to Wisconsin. One day, while
threshing little trout stream, I met a
young gentleman TO whom-as he was
engaged In the same pastime, and as he
had caught nothing-I became attracted.
He was a tall, graceful young man,
quick-witted, and with face impress
sively handsome. We sat in the mossy
shade aud ate lunch together. We talked
for an hour, and then, like American citi-
zens, introduced ourselves. This is an
American characteristic. An English
man must know your name before he
will exhibit the slightest interest In you,
but an American must become acquaint-
ed with you before he cares to know
your name:
my name is Robert Gosman,' y said
he, when / had delivered my cognomen
'sbut am known as Wild Bob. / don't
know why, for no one ever sees me in a
hurry. Here's some very fair cabbage
pickle"
.'Call you Wild Bob because you are
not wild, probably" replied. The
members of certain bar in Arkansaw,
call me Coldwater John, though don't
now remember that have ever shown
any marked prediction for cold water.
Pickle is first rate. .
.'Say, Hablett, live about three miles
from here You haven't anything to do
. particularly, have your
"Well, anything | have TO do, / dc it
particularly"
II mean have You anything particu-
larly to do?'
.sNo.n
Well, suppose you go home with me-
You will find the folks to be very agree
able. It's no boarding house, under
stand9"
secured was hardly up to the standard of
appetite, to say nothing OF association,
agreed to accompany Mr.. Gosman.
CHAPTER III.
The Gosmans lived in large brick
house, surrounded by tall trees. The cool
! yard, the spring near the house. and even
the great barn from which issued the
sharp, fling notes of score of Guinea
hens-all TO me were inviting. Old man
Gosman-old man. through courtesy, for
he was not so very old, was quiet and un-
| demonstFative, but could see that was
notan .'unwelcome guest, guest unbid. >
I Mrs. Gosman was one of those women
who remind me of . piece of silk.
Smooth, never showing ruffle. smiling
nearly always, but SO quiet of manner.
and so soft of voice that sometimes,
/ when hearing an indistinct sound in
the room, / would look up, thinking
that she had spoken. Miss Lanette Cos
man but how shall speak OF herr The
adjective beautiful expresses much, ret
how commonplace and incomplete. Did
you ever notice that some girls carry sun
shine IN their voicesl It il q fact.
| whether or not you have noticed it.
know that Lanette's voice was full OF
sunshine for everything was brighter
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-13

Lanette and were married by good
old parsou who talked through his nose.
Everybody seemed to be happy, although
the old gentleman walked with his hands
behind him. The old lady wept smoothly
and without flaw, but still looked like
9 piece of china -Ark0nsGU TrGceIer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-02

THE death Of Hon, Richard I, Mer-
rick will DO deeply regretted not only
by those TO whom hls rare social quail.
ties had endeared him, but also by those
who knew him only as one Of the fore.
most lawyers at the Washington bur,
The descendant Of q distinguished
Maryland family, Mr.. Merrick made u
gallant record as u volunteer officer
In the Mexican war before he
was Of age; ana after his services
In the field studied law and
was sent TO The Maryland Legislature,
In 1858 he removed TO Chicago, and AZ
u delegate to the Democratic National
Convention Of 1860, warmly supported
Stephen A. Douglass. Mr. MerrlCk set
tied In Washington In 1865, and soon
became known ~ one OF the ablCst
lawyers Of the day. During the last
fifteen years he has been connected
with nearly every important case be-
fore the courts Of the District Of Co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-02

lumbla aud the Supreme Court OF thl
United States, He was The leading nj
tOrney for Mr.. TiIden befora the II &C.
toral Commission Ia 1877 aud hiaAtlt
and unceasing efforts to bring the Star
Route Offenders to justice are Of too 70.
cent occurrence to be forgotten, An
unuwerying Democrat, Mr.. Mefritk,
though never an O0iceholder, exercised
q controlling influence In Maryland
and the District of Columbia. lie was
an exceptionally able political debater,
and took part Ia every campaign for
many years. During the last campaign
he labOred hard for the success Of the
Democratic ticket, and President Cleve'
land showed that he appreciated his ef-
forts by rendering him very RESPONSE
bic and honorable position under the
new Administration. His health had,
however, began to fail, and no was com.
PEELED TO decline. A man OF marked
ability, loyal TO his friends and gen.
erOus to fault, Mr., Merrick's death
creates vacancy which II will be
hard TO lll.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-02
Personal POINTS,

Samuel j. Tlldon recently presented a
silver cup to son Of Colonel Lamont
W, II ROBBERS, the new American
Minister to Chill, has arrived at Yalpa.
raiso,
Senator Cameron is said TO have clear.
I'd $4,000 by the sale OF his Washington
house.
Rumor eays that Qlepn Victoria hkos
Lord Randolph Churchill only u tribe
more than sho dOes MIR, Gladstone,
Senator Payne aud j, II, Wade, OF
Cleveland, are expected 10 return from
their European voyage on June 2Sth,
james Binnie, little SEQ lehman, who
had charge OF Stanley Falls, the furthest
point reached by the International As.
sociation In Airlca, 10 dead.
Mrs. Mary Beneman, sister OF Com.
modore oliver Hazard Perry, Ia said 10
be still living at Aules, Iowa, aged ii2
years.