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War News.

The latest foreign dispatches are again war;
like. Sir Peter Lumsden's reply to the inquiry
OF the British government az to the correctness
OF Gen. Komarofrs account Of the encounter
bstweep tho Russians and Afghans, is dated
April IL, and lie asserts that Gen. Komaroff's
account Of that affair is incorrect.
On u L2lst the English war office issued
Re notice e out the first class of the army re-
serves, cising fifteen regiments, for i'm
'ed mediate armament service
S. On the sally the government asked for
"a credit of s5;9Svt;99 e9S vt9g the army and navy
RS, ns seer%nt ace nno :. the credit of sSS Ss 81
ne ooo'0oO lSfor war purposes in tho Seudan. a
sS2,5QG0oo for other naval and military D,
pt- poses. Mr.. Gladstone, in presenting the I
no quest fora vote OF credit, said the govelnmc
81 feel that it is necessaryo hold all forces Of Il
ed EMPIRE including those in the Soudan, in rea
nd lness for use whenever necessary.
r. On the 22d the government sent All impo
tant dispatch to Sir Edward Thornton. II
=, British ambassador to St. Petersburg, /,
-, sructlng him to Immediately deliver it to Il
~ Russian government. The Daily News tb
~ morning says tits believed that Baron de Staal
~ latest communication on behalf of Russia il
~ ~. stubborn maintenance Of Russia's pretentjon
~ Tho Standard believes that the British 20,
ernments latest dispatch to the Russian go,
eminent repeats the demand that Russia dis,
s. VOW Gen. Komaroff's operation at Penjdel.
0, dispatch dated the 22d says: Tho pres
II association asserts that it is enabled to stat
k that further communications have been re
/, ceiVed from St. Petersburg to the effect tha
< the Russian government has refused to hol
1t further inquiry in regard to General Komaroff'
report Of the engagement OF March 3Ot.,. It /
the opinion, therefore, in English and Russian
diplomatic circles that peace cannot be main
tained
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l.. G. Day and John Tomlinson will seed
all the land ready for crop on section SO, 145,
81. They will be assisted by James DOUGLAS.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-04-24

N. L. Rldont, representing the St. Paul
fioneer Press, was in Hope Thursday, and
made the PIONEER office friendly vist
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-04-24

pr. Phl!ip reports another eight and half
pound baby, TO Mrs. William Barr, just south
of Ellsbury
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-04-24

postmaster Baldwin has gone to Fargo, and
will return SATURDAY..
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MIS-. Neman, andlady of the Merchants
hotel ("ahpeton), and her daughter, Minnie
lett soma days ago for Milwaukee, their former
home. Mrs. Neiman expects to spend week
or TWO Waiting friends, and will then return,
leaving Miss Minnie to attend school six
months with her former associates at that
place.-Richland County Gazette.
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The Warner brothers have rented the farm
OF MI l.. P. Hubbard, of Minneapolis, on section
!, 145, 5G.
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FROm OVER ,a-yrs & 8 !. -
The lsussisn ms Reporses . ],

,as R.,as aaosshls, ss,s April 27.-.The MR.. q.
trr eaSs puoilsnes under reserve, but fro.
.s,, t. source report Of a fres, - g
'he hussiais and a. y
LOWS lormer Were defeated a,,d !. "hlch III
drove W to tho ], heavy loss. 'ss'rst having
.'Ms, early III thtSDoN, April u -aTl,s q, ~, 81 s
that he wanted to pu1ctsof 81 CD cor
Gaining entrance to The hut Gs found .us Z am
cnarey seated on bench before the fir nol engage
Win winchester rifle and large navy 81 W
volver close by his side. The excef aann.d nearly all
70 the hre, as II 70 warm himself, and aftsr III
some conversation called attention II i says
book which lay near the weapons Steppin0 siles
Forward as il to pick II up, be got batwaan The
Rhodes aud his arms drew hs revolv.r IN, = shed
Dash, pointed II full at The murderer and m s
vlted him to throw up his hands Pnttin,, M, says
irons on '.Duch Charley he ,,roca.,I t zhavo
@ke care OF his companion In erima who was " TO
iooAlig atter the horses outside the huta This s
was quickly accomplished and acca,,,. .iltary hos
by his prisoners, Deputy Sheriff Crely and haste at
horses captured with the outfit ex.Chief Les
started out on his long return journey. OF her
arrived last evening Oh the Carrineton tra s
prisoners were given their suppsrS at the ~ ihee
hlaus house, and afterward, with shackels ON #
thelr Feet were safe lodged in the court house IN St.
jail Rhodes is Of medium heioht rval br;,, 10 the
and has light hair and mustache Smith is s upon
older than Rhodes, is somewhat taller and has that
dark Lair and beard The prisoners viii be gree
taken to Miles City, and it Is ruInered that an Fen
attack will bs made on the train By q band OF aeand
desperate characters at the Little Mlsssu Russian
have bean sant ~ ~. anee re-
protect the of1cers ss
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District Attorney Hulme has gone to Fargo,
and will return Tuesday,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-04-24

Mrs. L.l-~F. 7Hugue, formerly teacher in
our public schools last week removed her
household effects from this city to Hope, where
BY she HOLDS sasitiol -ot teacher and near
try which place sho owns characterization
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-04-24

Mrs. n. II. Simpson and daughter arrived
Thursday.
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Jacob Lang lost quite valuable mare last
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with the country around Hope. All speak in
the highest terms Of praise Of Mr.. Warren,
who has special charge Of the train, for his ef-
forts In every way to render their trip one Of
pleasure as well as Of instruction and interest.
Mr. A. p. Folsom, who visited Hope about year
ago, was with the Vermont delegation. Con-
siderable surprise was expressedstN finding
that Hope was place Of such size and impor-
tance. This excursion cannot fail of being Of
great Importance to Dakota, as Its chief aim is
to select location for the settlement of the
colony which is to come out from Vermont,
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Robin red breast has come.

District Court Clerk c. H. Ward has gone to
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On Thurday after~'on a special train, CON-
posed of sleep ling car and baggage
car, arrived from st, Paul. The excursion was
arranged by the officers Of the St. P NJ. x d..
railroad to facilitate a committee Of gentlemen
IN their search for a location for a large colony
from Vermont who are to settle in Dakota.
Inc train was under the charge Of Mr.. C. H.
warren, the general passenger agent of the
aanltoba, who was accompanied by Mr.. James
b. Power, land aud immigration commissioner
Of .theroad. Mr. f.. Fl. Steele. of MINNEAPOLIS.
Alr. John Hyde, now engaged in writing
description OF Minnesota and Dakota, Mr., C.
W. Comstock, editor OF Tho OUre Branch.
Hancock, Mimi, and Messrs. B. S, Bull aud
l.. E. Nider, of Minneapolis. The colony COM
mite from Vermont were composed of the
following gentlemen Messrs B. F. Bowman,
Bryatton, VT, L. L. Leavitt East Barnard, VT,
A. +. Folsom, Greensboro Bend, VT, aud Har-
Vey N. Bruce, Barnard, VT The train made
stops at every point deemed worthy of note
and teams were in readnes to drive the excur
slonlSts FOR several miles around the county in
order to give them all opportunity Of thorough
ly examining the soil and general lay Of the
'ald. Arriving at Hope about o'clock, the
whole party were at once driven to the farm
OF d. d. Carpenter, after inspecting which
they made rapid circrit around the country,
returning TO town about half past five. After
inspecting the Hope House, visiting the post
Office, the county building, P1oy :-,ffic.
other places Of interest -
their train, which let
Hope the party we
where they were to
in order to give then
the Grandin stoekf
coed to DeyiPsJ
returning tE-'
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THE LICK TELESCOPE.


som" 81 the i'n" "". Involved in thc
'' '"' '''''fh'" i"1i'"-
In 1850 c'n'I.r' was made with
blc,sr-. AlVHu Clark N Sons tp furnish
an objective off h'ri,--i> ircbn. olsg,
aprrfur. Vli u.. .i, h.t,
IL. a..
I '"., Jus. "'I'ng'I TO
ih"N' I'' lh' h'- "h government and
ihu- ihr telescope would fulfill fho con-
d.tiou OF being Oboe largest and mos
powcrfuf ever ma4a .T.. r..,l,
pro,od t,. oIJ r.l, ,I....,I 49,. .r..
,.,. -. ,... '.'
'''''' ','.'''''' Dr. '' MAKE i'.
}" 'h'- connection there I- curious
contrast between our present experience
and that of the optic ans u f1r car.
mart of fbo cept,ir. tlu,,t ,,,,.. ,i.
MAKING of fbc cr.,.,..lss tr
double Ions offered ..rlu,r,ti,oI' r,I,
difficulty. 10 was fIo KIM 0fa.. ,,i,I.
which fnr frou.I. g.g- found .rl. I.t
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PUT UP a JOB ON HIM.

The Experience Of 81 Pcnns,Iyania F,rpc,
Whp HAD Tor.sworn the Tramp. Of
literature and Mechanism.
Augustus A'h.rou is plain and
ihrl.y farmer OF Abingdon, Pn.. lie g..
of an am.abla disposition and % couGd.
mg heart Tn. only great trouble OF
h- Iiir came through crazy inventors.
booNpoiilcr-. -rwIug-machiuc agents.
I.ghuiug-rod, insurance and patent.
medicine men. f.w year. ago ho
wa, drrriycdm worthless machine.
and then hc resolved fo hat. nothing
more to do With the trnmp- of Hnra
tWc. mechanism and med cine lie
kept hi- word until recently when "a
gcnicnllpDlWg man who said bis uamo
was Athrripn came tp look uu .hc Ath-
nr'Iu family tree. This visitor seemed
aI. right and 10 eos. nothing Goo look uu
tle tree. Mr. Afh.r.Ou c,IcudrI to
him thc ho-pIuIHcs ol th. house Rhil.
Doe stayed and examined family record.
and documents TIE stranger pr.-
tended tO prove hi. relationship tg
Farmer Atncripu and hc farnd -ump.iu.
Du-IN ai the AihurfYu farm. house over.
day An Athrr.on Girl va- about fo I,,
married and the urHN found Atheuou
young man ul- invited to -tat until
after ihc Wedding. which In readily
consented .0 d5 Bg Doc didn.t .lat.
4h. dlf before iI. uriIiuv h. p..
pmucd tbaI ne Had sudden raII ana..
III. was 'cr. .Orr. really. buf Do,
cou.,-n bc.p il Br.uc before p.cl..
r.. and Hl ihIt sort Of prOy.rlIa
gliIIt...I.I.t. d.. .......I .f 10
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HUMOROUS.

u hope you are not cutting
friend, said u ncighbor to the farmer
who was scratching the back of a pet
pig with u stick. Bristling up with in
dignatiOu, the soiltiller replied. mo,
sir, I'm only scraping nm acquaint-
ancc.'
A young dude, who persisted in
smoking in ladies' sitting-room at "A
railway station, was fired ont OF the
apartment by gentleman, who re-
marked when there is so much
smoke there must be some fire. IN Y.
MdcpcHdcHi
No, said the dying punslcr, with
a grim smile "nO, ! don object to
flowers, but don't have any violets.
please. shouldn't care to have my
grave violated, YOU know" II was
Immediately agreed that II was best that
he should go BOstoH IfaHscripL
Pm going 30 C.' she remarked.
as ~he commenced To climb up tho
yoca! scale in manner which. if not
musical was progressive. II hope She
may bc lost, murmured the young
man ON the sofa to himself ns he stopped
ep both ears and edged toward the door
DDirrH JOUJHW
What iu the world arc YOU staring
at That young married couple so intent
ly fOr'' asked one young lady Of au-
other, jon railroad train. ooh" cx-
claimed her companion with start and
sigh. at 80 natural for Us girls 90
contemplate matrimony, you know
BUyiuglon Frco Press
Bob saw the pale outlines Of tlu
moon i'm the daytime and told Rob
about it Oh. no. Robprotc-tcd "you
can see the moon till dark "Oh.
yos, Rob persisted "and there 81 i."
''Ncll. said Rob, as hc cauVht sight
Of i' over the trec-top-. cit ism lighted.
anyway Go'deu JJ0ys
a lady advocating woman suffrage
recently brought down t,ic mouse with
Tho following argumont II havc uo
vote. but my groom has, ! have
great respect Tor that mon iu thc
stables but am sure IF were to go to
him and say, John. VIII YOU exercise
.hr franchise hc would roplr Please.
mum. which horse bc tbat?' Er-
ol9Ugr
"By thunder if that girl don
bring mt breakfast pretty .Oou lll
give her piece of mv mind grow Icj
an iratc bourdcr u will bc the worse
f1r you. 10 you do said quiet board
likctO know why "For thr Simple
roYson that If you give her piece ofit.
thefc won't be enough left for % SAM
pie. Hcrcb0Ut Irurricr
f." Aunt Jane f. it quite true shat a
lady may ask gentleman tomauN her
f DO i- leap tcar2 eyes m, dear.
quite true. But ii hc dou want o.,
Marry her, Aunt Jane. what must he
do then -Ilc mu-. give hcr Now
black silk dress, my dear. and then She
understands. "Oh' Aunt Jane Aunt
J1uc. Now [ know why you have ,o
many black -iIk dresses 1h. Judg.
DO is related That many years ago
Mr. Morgan. who represented West
meath in thc House Of Commons. when
ou hi- first canvass called ON Kather
Mooney an influential priest and
asked him for bis vote. The latter re-
piled. "Sr ia rather give t 10 the
devil. "But' sold tine caudidaly. 'in
thc event of Your friend not coming for
ward for the county wha. theci' tl5
got Che vote. -PlUufdph.u Htccg0.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Maine claims 5000 books and
pamphlets written 10y Maine people or
relating TO Maine.
General Frcmonts son. John G.
Fremont. Jr. has become a lieutenant
In the regular army
Mr. Thomas Hughes. better known
ms Tom Brown. has agreed 10
write a life of Potter Cooper
The eldest daughter of Rev. Tai
mage is said Co be one % the prctticst
girls in America. ~ u SuR.
1t is no moro good journalism to
print every thing than good art To paint
everything. Christian Union.
A Texas court has decided thxt a
newspaper can be- sued i'm any locality
IN the state where IL cirorlateS even one
copy of its paper. and that no news
paper has a,y iight to publish anything
but telegraph news and accounts of fires
and o1ScutIonS.
An Arizona paper of recent date
contains the following personal para.
graph: Larry Chugwhistlc. the pop
ulur and gentlcmanly baker of sun Tn
Corners. departed for the great ma
iority yesterday. We trust that he has
gone to the land whore baking is un-
known.
History writing is slow work. Mr..
George Bancroft began collecting mate
rial for hi, history ut twcnty-thrcc, and
at cighty-iour he is just finishing il
Mr. Richard llildrcth dId not publish
his first volume till twenty years after
beginning the work. MIR John Lothrop
Motley spent several wears in his re
searches before issuing his D5ich Re
pHbi".
81 am no, ashamed of the name OF
Broadrip, said Mr. Irving. actor to n
Detroit reporter, land in private CORE
Spondcncc always use H. But there arc
Wcll-known reasons why artists do not
like to figure before the public n their
own personality. selected that of Irv-
inv without thought of the American
author. of whom | knew little. .n-D De-
trOU Post
Josh Billings. who has abandoned
housekeeping aud removed from Sixty
third street 10 the Windsor Hotel New
York, is now about siNty-livc years old.
and begins to feel the burden of life, ir-
respective of itS probabilities He has
been lccturing twcnty-four seasons. and
has furnished u New York weekly II
half or quarter column misccllancou,
contribution every week for the last
nineteen years. ~ y. Grdphjc
DR. Theodatu, Darling. who die
at B"":0rd, O., Il few days ago, was u
Kan OF curious knowledge II was he
who, as early as 1853, wrote one of the
first and best books ON fish culture, and
hc was the first man TO hatch ilsh by
artificial means. Likewise he was the
first American who produced dugucrrc-
oiypc pictures in America and various
convcnicnccs in every day use are trace
able to the practical science OF DR.. Oar
ling. a very retiring man. GercIdHd
LCUdCr.
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TWO LOVERS.

There wes maid two lovers hearts had stole
not uncommon ease '
soul 'N
oaS to- -. hnuSsou rsoe
INC htsl adorct her a. the nuns adore
Madonna and the Child.
Alocit longWh.l' her Routing frowns be born
tontcut II she but smiled
She loved the second as man above
All other men. pcrforrO:
nc ohy loved hgr a. man may love
His deerhouud or his horse.
peath Angel came ADD bore her soul away,
Beyond dark Lcthe's tide:
The second wept above her rr,,ye IA de,.
The other, tin he died.
-CjdTcUcc T.. Darts. fi Current.
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the clay pot iu which IL is contained is
broken away. Tho outside portions of
the glass itself, being mprcgnatcd with
Che clay and other impurities. have %
be cut away. Ihi, is most tedious
process Ii amy ordinary cutting tool
veto used 'hc glass would bc apt to lis
to pieces, IL has To hc sawed low a
wire working i'm sand and water The
process of cutting away the outside is
one, therefore, involving weeks if not
months, of labor. When it is done
the mass must hC pressed into the shape
ot disk like very thin grndstouc.
and nm order to do this the lump must
iir>t Ice heated nearly To the melting
point, 81 as Co become plastic But
when Fell began To heat his large mas,
~ flew to pieces. In successive az.
t"mNiS hc took more and more time
Tor the heating but broke dozen Cr
moro pieces before hc mt last succeeded.
I'm February 1881, he reported that a
glass was actually nodded without hnv-
INC been broken, and would soon be-
ready for shipment
All this refers only to the great OIL
lcct gl0S~ of the telescope which.
though the on vital organ of the in
elrumcnl, Is really "a very small portion
of tha Wholp 'Tb, .,,p-trn.ti,nf a.
dclicotc vet un,,,rluI r,,nl,;,,.,.,
which the ubr INV f..t Iom,, - ,o ~,
pointed toward ,r, r.,,,nuo Of u,,
heavens. and kent in motion h, ,l,rl.
work. has moi ,rt noon r,,nu,.,,coj l.,
fact. the question who sholI con.t.,,t
This "mn,iptm0 ' ~. IL /. c,lI u ~
difficult one to decide I'm size aud
weight Do lS "a piece of very heavy MA
chincr,. and ,,nu'd NATURALLY, n. mel,
i'm som pr,nt .non dryntrI tn t,c r,,,-
s,rn,tion of steam and otb.,. nr"i,,. ,r
the largest size. But thc or,oi ',,o..,.
of metal which form fine NO. and s,,,,-
port, of th, m-trumcnt have to H.,
moved by "A S,,t m of mr,b,ni.n, soma
parts ol which or, ,s drli,otn a. tl,ns,
of "A watch. rmicromo,.,., ln,o,yiu
ii mad, i'm tho mos. upnyn,,J v,,. H.. =.
piece of mechanism tu. NOR, intrir,t.
Than an ordinor, u.tr,nnn,i,,l ins,rn-
mcul I'm all hi. nm a,tronomic,l n,.
slrumcpt maker T.. r.,,,,ir,I Eh,all,
what is moro imnort,nl 9, ,,uIti,,,I. q.
of provisions must br n,dn fan. b.
handling and pon.ino. of tbo in-t,,,-
mont Tor iUumiu,tiny H.. d,n.r.
portions. and for cp6bl.pp tIn ob
server to read or tho Gn, Ina. H.,
waic' he know, ot cocb non.n, ~,
act, at what STAR bi. ir.,ruurn,t ,,,.,
he pointed. The diricult, nr III i..,
problem +. one tb,t j.. vr,.,. sIigbtl,. ~.
prcciatcd by those moi ,ccu.fon,rd j.,
ihc ne of thr tnlescopn. Nbcn ,.i,,.
power OF one thousand the who'll
G.il 80 ,... a.
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EASTWARD.

bcsldes tho abovc-namcd trains thcre IL a
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes ooth East and West daily except Sunday
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Henry Bowers Bob Allen. Jim Mere
d.lb and c,crl other riIlcn-. tcr,
out Du Onion Creek ou Ia.' -uuda,
shooting quail rhcl wcre h,oIu
near Jackson place. and 81 watched
them iutcuny
"Dcy Wa- dr mru gommau cher
seed. remarked ~it 1iuJomu.ou. after
lHo visitors had returned to 'hr au
metropolis
What was there peculiar about
fhcm'
Nu0iu rrpf obcry imo lles bot af
% bird and missed him. doy GOT .a m8,
dIt dnF colchcd hold ob dar gun. auo
broke om right FOO two
If Gems fhc gentlemen had brorch.
loading guns, and 81 had never seer
auN other gun Inau fhc o.d-fa-hfouc,
mWt.n I1Ider I.r0s -tuuy.
IS ucW agent for determining tbt
que lon of doubtful deaths i- announce,
h 600 electrician. who -a Chat r
bodies iu Hh.ch lifc i- not extinct the tenn.
p.raiWo rises upon the application %.
au electric oUr.ut and never u tht
ease 0t actual Death Boston gI9lI
touncot.cu genius La beer
granted patent on machine for hax.
Ne,'ug poH.r'bug-.
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A Connection. pcniu. Ia been
granted q patent on machine for har.
Ne,iug poH..bug-
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a GOOD GIRL
She Obeycd Her Mother. But cot in Her
work Az the Same.

She Obeycd Her Mother. sut cot in Her
work Az the Same.
Now, Minnie. said a mothcrto her
iour-ycar-oId daughter, 81 want YOU to
play with your little brother while am
down town.
An what viii you bing mcn"
Never mind ] Will BRING vOu some
ihing and now. mind you. If hc wants
to play with your toys. you mustn't
orN.
Nome
When the lady returned. tine little
girl ran to her. and said
"I played with my little brother.
Now what did you biug mc2'
Mamma brought you au orange.
Whore little br0thcr''
Tie sleep Gimme the orange
She took thc orange and said:
" When Doe grabbed my dishes / didn't
CRY.
You 1Hnt2 Why you ar q good
liffc gir
Yc,um au when Dice grabbed my
doll ] ddu crt oiyor
fou d.du.t,
Nome
Whlf did YOU -al"
'NulIu but ] Knocked him down
wi. t1o liHe chair 8rtou0r Jr0Cclcr.
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B. & o. r. r. TIMETABLE.
WESTWARD.

-, Condensed timetable OF passenger trains la
the stations named below
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-18
A BOOK.HUNTER.


A cup Of coffee, eggs and rolls
Sustain him on his morning strols'
Unconscious Of the passers-by,
He trudges on with downcast eye:
He wears queer old hat and coat,
Suggestive of style remote
His manner Is preCccupled,-
A shambling gait, from side To side.
For him the sleek, bright-windowed sho'
Is all N vain--he does not stop.
His th oughts are fixed on dusty shelves
Where musty volumes hide themselves
Rare prints of poetry and prose,
And Qua nly lettered folios,-
Perchanee parchment manuscript,
In some forgotten corner slipped.
Or mo killumined missile bound
In yellum with brass clasps atound;
Thess are thu pictured things that thi ong
His mind the while be walls along.
A dingy street, a &C lar Il m
With book-lined walls, suces him.
The dust l. white upon hi sleev,s;
He turns thr yellow, dog cared leaves
With lust the same religious look
That pr csts give 20 the liolN Book.
He do OF he Il he 'tiilIng air
IL 50 he finds q treas re- m IL.
He knows rare books. like precious vines
Are hid cu where thu sun nc'cr shines;
For him elcous hlyOrs dwell
In booNs a Ia old Muscatcl,
He finds ia features The type
A clew Ia Prove the rape was ripe.
And when he leay, his dismal place,
Beho d, smile ght. az his face
Upon hs checks q gen al glow
Within his han Boccaccio,
A first edit on worn with age,
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Frank DeD'iNter Sherman, 10 The Century
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-18
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