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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

down tHs brown leather PICKET book which
contained aas allimpoftant dispatch.
Quiek as Thought Tom snatched Il up With
the aaak aud ran out; once outside, he threw
the hask t1 the winds and made for the cut
posts
II was not difficult for him to pass them;
on the contrary, IN truth. be simply threw
himself fat p his stomach, and, by
means Of the snake trick on which he had 70
prided himself Of old, wfiggled past the
various sentries with the stealth and noise
lessness q an Indian scout. Having passed
the Last q he took tbs pocket book from
etWeen his teeth, where he had carried it
for safety, and folding the precious dispatch
neatly to half its former size, consigned 1t
to little pocket within the breast Of his
scarlet and black striped waistcoat, one
which had been put there by Capt Ferrers
orders, 50 that the lad might carry q few
shllings in safety, and without fear Of being
relieved Of it by pickpockets.
Then ne threw the book away, and with q
last look in the direction Of the camp, turned
bis face toward the five miles Of difficulty;
and danger which lay between him and the
mission which he had taken upon himself
nay, which he had in reality stolen from
him to whom it had been intrusted-
difficult, because Of the inky darkness
OF the night, and of his ignorance of
tne surrounding country IAN ignorance
which his master would greatly have less
ened by means of a compass and a plan, two
articles OF which Tom had not thought !;
dangerous, because almost every yard Of the
way bristled with rebel muskets, every post
and point was guarded and watched by
vigilant rebel troops.
But the lads brave spirit never failed. him
for an instant. He had not stood upon the
trapeze platform and looked grim death
hard in the face to be faint Of heart now,
when he needed all his courage.
he new Thought Of the harm he might
be doing, still less of the risk he was run
~ning-only that his master, tho captain, had
been sent on this errand of danger, and that
he, owing to his small size and elasticity Of
joint and muscle, and tho particular form
of training which he had. undergone in the
circus, could easily go in safety where his
master could not expect to escape detection:
nay, where he very well knew his master
could not escape with his life.
1t was only for a moment that he stood
looking back upon the camp, which shell
tered all he loved on earth; he could hear
the steady and measured tramp Of the SEN
tries close at hand; he could see the more
distant lights. Then a mist Of tears blurred
the picture. He dashed his hand across his
eyes, plunged into the darkness, and was
gone.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

Commenced Sunday, March 7, 1851

And then there arose throughout the
length and breadth Of the civilized world
runiors that affairs were what the young
sunalterns in the Scarlet Lancers called
uncommonly groggy in The east,n and
very soon, from being thus lightly and care
iessly termed "very groggy,n affairs in the
east began to assume a serious aspect; In
deed, SO serious, in truth, that they soon re-
solved themselves into orders for that reoi.
naent to hold itself in readiness for active
service.
Next anne the news Of the bo~mbardment
Aof Alexandria, and then the Scarlet Lam
A2srs got their final orders, and the whole
eglment was in a state of exultation and
delight.
1t IS true that down in the very lowest
depths of their hearts there lay many an
anxious thought and care for those who
must be left behind; many a doubt IL the
glory which might come was worth all the
bloodshed and misery which it must cost;
but on the surface, the bearing Of each and
all was fearless and gay; hope rose upper
most, and cost was set aside as a thing Of
naugat.
There was a vast amount of chaf over the
nrs6 appearance OF the new uniforms-the
serge tunics, with their heavily wadded
spine protectors; the rough boots, with
their ample leg b~andages, and all the other
paraphernalia ingeniously contrived to ward
off the i'll effects Of the treacherous Egyptian
climate.
Lacy expressed himself as most highly de-
lighted with his great google spectacles, and
walked about the barrack square wearing
them for hours after they came into his pos
~session-by way, he said, of getting used to
the feeling of them.
And then came the last awful morning, a
morning dull and gray, with drizz!ing mist
and rain, the Scarlet Lancers sailed away
to thu %mockingly gay strains of "The Girl
Leave Behind Me-" some to win honor and
Sglory, indeed, but all to run the risk OF COM
ing home again MANNED and shattered, or,
perhaps, when the wal should be all over,
to lie, the very flower Of a great nation,
rotting in Egyptian soil.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

tho poor parohsd ura Hssanad "a aatasa
So into him. Tor rs lifted lis head ana
looked wildly round
Tel tho capt'n / got there safe. Tho ans
swer s In my Wescoat pocket j couldn't
get back as we'll One o them Arab devils
potted me. IcraWi8f as fairs + could but
4 couldn't get no further, though ! sss the
camp lights ies ahead.r Then be perceived
that Boobies was bending down over him,
his kind facs convulsed With grief and emo
tion.
"ls that you, sirg7 be said, IN ? tone q
gentle relief and satisfaction. Don't take
On about me, sir. Iain't worth it.n
Where are you hurt, my boyF' Bottles
asked in a choking voice.
Somewhere about the groin, sir. It's no
use trying to move me- seeing that two Of
the men had opened q stout blanket and
were preparing to receive him. SITS al
over with me now. Don't you put yourself
out about me, sir, / amt worth it.n
TRY and drink a drop Of this said
BOTTLES, holding the cup once moro to his
lips. 1t had brandy In It this time.
ut amt no good, sir,n he persisted, but
he swallowed the brandy and water, and
then they raised him very gently and lifted
him on to tho rug. Not so gently, though,
but that he groaned and moaned piteously
with the pain, and slipped of into delirium
again, talking wildly all the way back to
camp of the success Of his expedition, and
how the commanding officer Of the other
camp, who had received the dispatch from
him, had patted him on the shoulder and
An1 1,1I.a H. 4. I,u.te III o-A L.I. H.
God speed and a safe return.
And then, when at last they got him into.
camp and on to an ambulance cot. be came
to his own senses again for a little time, and
babe them send for the colonel that he might
give the dispatch into his own hands
YOU'RE not angry, sirg" be said, implor-
ingly, as the colonel took the paper. Il
knew the captn couldn't go safe where /
could, and / thought as 'ow it wouldn't
matter SO much if aught happened to me.
You're not angry with me, are you, STRIP
mo, my boy, certainly not,n answered
the colonel huslily. 'sYou are the brayest
lad in the army. am proud OF you, very
proud"
Tom Snow drew himself up as straightly
as he could against his masters breast,
where he had been lying ever since they put
him down upon the bed, and e~ndeavored to
salute the commanding officer. II got
there,n he said, looking round at the faces
about him, ''and Igot back 'ome again. II
don't any Of IL matter now, = and then he
slipped Off again and wandered on about the
heat and the glare Of the sunshine, Of hh
awful thirst, and the pain Of his wound. AL
last he tried to turn his head round to loOl
at BOTTLES.
care you there, sirr he asked, in a cleai
and cnnaihln uoicn
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

BASKETBALL lancer8 clnnkar along The half.
ruined eastgrnlooking strests tamped Ia
and out Of tho bnzaars and cafes, laughing
In good-natured British contempt at nearly
everything they saw, gumbled IN true
British style az all discomforts, sWore
roundly at the flies and thedust, h~Cb-nobbed
with sunburned tars from the ships Of war In
the harbor, and scattered everywhere the
energetic signs Of British rule and occupa-
ton.
II say, Bill said one s~trapping, broad
shouldered red jacket to one Of q group Of
his comrades one night, wasn't the chap
lain preaching about the eve plaques Of
Egypt the Sunday afore we left 'omeg'
"AvT responded Bill, sending a great
cloud or smoke into the midst Of a cloud Of
flies.
.tDo YOU remember what they wasp
"Why, . answered Bill, he~sitatingly, ''there
was frogs. fii,s and hce-and darkness, and
blood-thats four. And hail, and blains-
/ suppose they're boils, or wuss-and the
loss Of the firstborn."
by gum!' calculated the first, 'fbut old
Pharaoh must have 'ad some grit in him to
stand all that. / wonder il they had any
baccy in them days." and then he, too, took
a mighty draw at his big pipe, and let the
flies in his Immediate ~neighborhood have tho
full benefit thereof, after which he spat
c-ontemptuously into the midst Of the swarm
by way of distinctly adding insult to injury.
The flies did not particularly seem to APP
preciate the attention, and they forthwith
settled down upon Private John Wood, No.
741, as if they had a special mission from
Arab Pasha to determine the exact value
Of grit" as grit" goes, in the ranks of
the British army.
'Blowed if ever / knew the like o this"
quoth Private John Wood, No. 741. "Why,
old Pharaoh must have 'ad a hide like
Beezlebub.n
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

a petition signed by al tho Leading
men of our city haB been forwarded w
the State senate asking The members
thereof To reconsider their actionin re
fuslna 10 confirm the nomination 0f
DE-. Rice, as medical superintendent AZ
the Meridian Lunatic Asylum. Dr.
Rice stands very high lnthis commun-
ity Is 4 gentleman and physician. BY
TIE profession be Is regarded as one 81
the brightest men in theState. and We
siaCerely hope that the senate will -.
consider is aetion.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
sudden death 81 Mrs. Elizabeth

Sudden Death Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Hunter.
Special to Commercial Herald.
YAzoo CRY, MISS, March ll-Mfs.
Elizabeth HunseT, widow Of the lale
well.known citizen, John O. Hun
died quite suddenly last night.
was quite aged. She has lived n oaE
midst since the earliest days 0f the
city, honored, loved andrespected. Sha.
leaves a large family Of decenuenls
ali among The best and most respected
OF our citizens.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

SANANNN ~ HEE
'sYes, my boy answered Boobies, press.
ing the lads head against his cheek, and
holding him quite tight against his heart, as
If he could not bear to let the all.powerful
enemy, who was fast stealing upon them,
wrest that faithful young life away from
him.
The minutes passed slowly away and In
tense silence reigned throughout the TENT
suddenly Tom spoke again:
II amt in no pain now, sir" he said with
a satisfied sigh; but I'm orful tired.n
TRY and sleep q little said Boobies.
Eyes; / think Ill try. Pm orful tired.n
Then there was silence again-a silence
longer, deeper, more profound than that
which had been before-broken, indeed.
only by the sound Of the boys sharp-drawn
breath. Then that, tPo, grew fainter and
less labored, and Boobies held the slight form
yet closer in his arms-held it till the last
faint sigh had huttered through the whit
ened lips-held it, even though he knew per-
fectly well that the brave hero-som had
slipped a~way-held it closer and closer still,
because he did not dare to look on the
brave white face which had besn faithful
even to the very end, and had paid adebt Of
gratitude even by the sacrifice of life.
1t was Lacy who approached him first.
You'd better come away now, Boobies,
old fellow" he said persuasively. "You
can't do the poor little chap any good now"
Boobies allowed one Of the doctors to un-
fold his arms and take the little body from
him. Then he stood up and looked down
upon it as it lay still and silent upon the
bed, the sharp, young face at rest and peace
full now.
II knew he hadn't sold me- he said in a
shaking voice. "God bless himi he loved
me better than himself; = and then he tdrned
away and strobe out into the darkness alone.
THE END.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

Mrs. Treat, ia her "Home Studies in Ma
ture," a y Of bluebirds: When a pair of
bluebirds sucnAed in rearing three broods
in a season, Ia the autumn these broods
unite and stay with the parents, making q
little flock Of about fourteen. All the aa-
tumn through they keep together, feeding
from the same bushes-poke, ampelopsis and
other wild berries-and upon stray insects.
The first cold days Of December send them
TO the cedar swamps, where great numbers
c~ongregate. Here, too, large focks Of robins
keep them company. But each mild day
brings the bluebirds from their retreat back
to their unforgottsn home, and there Is
nothing more fascinating in bird life than to
see the frolics Of the young BIRDS and the
grave demeanor Of the parents. The young
visit thu various houses In which they were
reared, sometimes two or thre3 entering at
the same Tins, and all thu while keeping up
their low, sweet twitteying, as il conversing.
Speaking Of George Woodbury's Life Of
Poe,n a critic says: And yet q sadder or
more disheartening story could not well be
told. There is hardly q CLEAN Of brightness
to relieve the sombsr shadow OF life that
might and ought to have been SO full Of
beauty and Of worth. Poe was certainly
Of the divineIy gifted, and yet moral
weakness and feebleness Of purpose mada
him a wreck from the start He was made
up Of the most contradictory elements; his
nature was many-sided; but there was a fatal
flaw in Il all. The most charitable thing t.
think Of him is that, II not actually lnsa I.
be always trembledo n the verge Of Insanity,
and was often irresponsible both for BE
words and aatinns
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

The Steamer Ike 1onnam H'.
up--Hsf #archman Ard
Deck Hands EoeterHoroic Act
g Brave Woman.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

y nsI Liz 0r1iIasrY al 81.
s. 8 was amused vest by the story 81
'a policeman who w was sent ia: the ouera ua,l,,
one night last week and who stood for s.
time in i the corridor near two I famous
iniliionaires:
Il hen.I seen them two ftasces tss u he said
With rather an awe-stricken face, (which.
the same havin' been made familiar to ME
sby the Illustrated papers for years, back,
my knees nearly shook themselves out: t:6f-
joint. You can't tell me anything abort
some men not bein, greater than other
men. Like MY cousin, who sndd denly found
himself within three feet or the Prince 81
Wales durtn his whit to Dublin about q
YEAR ago. The Prince looked at him care
less-like, and me cousin turned pale.
Then the Prince smiled very quiet and
pleasant, and I'm blessed Il me :cpusin.
didn't fall down seven stone steps and.
bust his right kneepan. There must be
something wrong with the kneepans Of;
my family anyhow. When them two
millaenaires stopped in front Of me at the
opefay the Other night looked at their
two faces andI felt the front part OF my;
knees jogging around Ike the tin ven tia
torsdn the stakion-ho Use. .wind dowe. 20 SAYS
to myself Here's hundreds tof millions
within two foot Of my nose, am Iccann,t
win. q nickel Of it, Tho u two NIL
lionaires stopped and one Of them
s6FsS careless Damp night The:
ether. looked kinder. bred, am then t1e
sain het ~ sthas sstotm was comm, nn q
week bac ihecause-hha 10, always had q 5,ccn-
! liar feelin III his bones q; fess days nforse Il, d
storm began. Thespther one CAPPED u
little, andsaid lit must be pretty ,valu-
able to. be able to foreteu the weather
that way Which the other returned the
remark that. it would be good deal
more vaauable to foreteu the stock NOR
kett AN both of them laughed list as
easy and naturaLlke," continued the
policeman, with impressive earHestness,
as he'waved his hand gently, s.as though
they were ordinary men,. Everybody wot
passed stopped and looked back attthem,
and one of them turned and half looked
at me in the most friendly way you kin
imagine, just as much as to say, thoughI I
wasn't notllin' but an every day copper,
Il was just as welcome to their little Joke
as though had two hundred and fifty
five millions San Francisco Argonaut
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
Shot in q BagniO.

ST. CLOUD, July 6.-John Tinens was
shot in row In the Boyd bagnio in
East St. Cloud. Timens was there with
three friends. and the fuss was OCCASION
ed by an old gruGge. The Shot was
fred by the keeper Of the House, Nellie
Boyd. who claims that the revolver was
accidentally discharged as she drew it
from 'herpocket. The ban struck Timens
in the knee and broke the bore. The
Boyd woman and her rutative husband
were arrested by Sheriff Quinn Of Ben
ton county and lodged in Jail here TO
await action by the Sherburne county
authorities, the house being just over
line in that county.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
Kelnelllal Once ofLaurl,sar.

The interaction Of mind and body, in
disease, is wen set forth by DR.: Hacker,
Of Leipsic, who states that tickling, which
he styles q variable, intermitten excite.
'ment Of the nerves of the skin, PRODUCES
irritation Of the sympathetic nerves, with
the result Of an expansion Of the pulpil
and contraction Of the blood vessels, and
that the consequent diminption of pressure
on the brain, permeated with blood vessels
is SO considerable az not to be without
danger; that powerful expiration operates
against such diminltiph of pressure, and
therefore laughter, which is simply inter-
tmittent forced movementsTof expiration,
is decided remedy for the effects OF tick
rxnnrp~ rpnTrvrs
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
Why the Brainerd Daily Died.

Why the Brainerd Daily Died.
From Its Last Issue.
Our books show that during the
month of June it cost us $75 mere TO
publish. the Daily Jouaal than the total
receipt on the Daily account amounted
to. We have made. a chcefull effort to-.
make ourself believe that Tie Daily was
paying its own expenses" and have
spaced out everybody's advertisement to
twice the space they were paying for to
make as good showing a. possible Of
the business of4he town. There are not
today any dry good, clothing, hardware
or general merchandise advertisements
in the paper, excepting one verv small
dry goods ad. The past two months We
have worked not less than eighteen
hours day on an average.
1t is not necessary to state these facts
more in detail. Some OF our adadver-
tisers thought the Daily too small, and
we make it larger. but the patronage is
worse than it was before. Our subscrip.
tion list is larger than we expected, but
on paper can live on subscr iptions alone.
Now we will sim ply SAY .that 'we'have
print paper for the Daily on hand that
will laststhe next ten, days. and if our
advertising patronage is not worth at
the end of that time twice as much as it
is now, we shall buy no more Print paper
for the Daily, The Weekly will, Of
course, be continued as heretofore.
LArER-T&e more we. think about
this matter indignant we become at our
own profound stupidity in wearing our
health out and. wasting our scanty means
trying to brace things up by giving the
town q Daily paper when the business
houses do not want a Daily nd.'will not
support one; and we will end the matter
right here by. making this the last assure
of the Daily published from this office
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

':Not after we were three days out !:
ont during the first forty-eight hours I
I never: left my berth. It's an awfuuy
nasty sensation, isn't its'''
To this can be added an interview with
the same actress when she returns to
England, Or Bogmafallah, or wherever her
home may be- IT can be put in very few
words, and ought to run something like
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

A New York patent. medicine manu-
facturer has contracted with PhiIaeel.
phia printer for 4oo,ooo,0oo ,hirty-two
page advertising circulars, and 100000
900 four.page circulars, st@sa cost of
$780,
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

The senate COMMITTEES on pensions
speaks plainly its Thoughts d TO Gleve
lands injustice in veloings the private
pension bills. s \: u .. ss.. fss: - s.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

The Di1r to place F1iz John Porter
who has suffered the punishment Of 4
traitor for over twenty years, on the
army retired list has become law, the
president signing the bill: on Friday
last. ,'' - =: .:s ~ %5ssS n
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

The English elections are now in
progress, and indicate that thefo1lo ossls
,,ef Gladstone viii be .de!eated p,efl,
cans viii rially re ss.et ia. did U III.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

''rhey are simply beautiful. Our Euro
pean theatres are So old-fashioned, and the
decorations are dull and uninvitfng.
There's SO much more of life and sparkle
in the American theatre that one is en-
Unused at once"
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

II believe SO. lam sure I shall like the
West. From all that I have heard, they
are a rugged, whole-souled sort of people
out there, who, while rough in their way,
are sincere in their praise. Oh, yes;
think would be just perfectly delighted" +"
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

"Much more. But then they are kinder
in their criticisms. just felt like crying
last night, when they called me before the
curtain the last titneh
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

State papers generally speak Of the
Brainerd convention as being ! boom
for Gilman. I';S 3 s *#s5s s:s #
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
Competition I'M the west,

:; Country Merchant TO Chicago drummer)
"A St Louis firm offers me eighteen
months time.
Chicago Drummer--Only eighteen
months? They're trying to swindle you.
Merchant What time can your:house
g1ves e.: -. +.
Chicago Drurnmer-Four years are bur
usual terms, but I'll tell you what PHI do
You giye me an::orr..er and If the account is
not paid in thirty days Pn take ten per
cent Of, il not, paid in sixty days twenty
per cent. off. and if not paid In ninety
days thirty. per cent. off.
1 Newfoundland if not paid in four
Chicago Drummer-Then sPA wipe the
account off the books altogether and
send you d framed photograph Of our
master establishment No st. Eouis firm
Sran do business in this territory while the
representative Of Alexander Rockbo ottom
81 Co. is abroad !. ~ :s-.sss Il stss s. ~, = i.s
$% TIE Relies strafaee tenn. s. 3. q / =
A young lady Of sInithtown, Il H.: re-
turned home q little lite the other ieven-
ing, and, after q parting at the gate with
i a .some one else,'' crept up On the front
@$stpOp and very softly inserted the night
latch key ii the Jock, " unfastened the
por, md cFept in the house 50 as not to
awaken her parents who were slumpering
upstairs But luck was. aga st her, Tor
she upset a schAir, and a voice from aboye
immediately asked :.s. z. Who's therel''
Only me- papa. y Il time and
where have yon beenf f'', ~ / only went
down to TO spend the evening 9
4 Imagine the syonng aadys feelings when
d she heard her parental ancestor get mp and
prepare tocolne down stairs. She. imnler
| dlntely set her brain at work to eetont 81
the coming storm She at last fell npon
the idea that she had tier turn sslle elock
alIttls back, % Fsila ieht to tale
B B sptece and as there was no 5lanlp the
room she had To feel for Il. She found il.
and gave the key whicn turns the han7sa
twist end A smile sat doisato warm
her isst and assaiE Silf II lear
IA st
ssassI
{ Iai.eI, IS s
~ Iaa
].
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

''That depends. OF course, my stay IN
America will be regulated by my manager.
AS for myself, could live here forever
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
q Immense crowds are now sunailsfing
IT MINI etonka lake.
Minneapolis politicians are said to
favor MEG i'll for governor

This years emigration from Ger many
shows large decrease over that ,iof 1885,
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09

~ "Oh4 ever 50 much with a delightful
little;laugl). II think the people are 80
kind appreciative, yoh knew" -
Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09
MODERN INTERVIEWs.
The Ready.Made Article for Sensa-
tfonal NeWspapers.

7t1ONaI NeWRpaspeFH.
This style of ready-nlade interviews IN
regular stereotyped blocks, is being
peddled to patent-inside papers by an:
enterprising Philadelphia journalist. It
Is talk with u newly-alrived actress, and
is quite an Improvement over the old-style
interviews, chat wasted SO much type and
increased the bill in the counting ROOM: