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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
E.ms Notes

E.ms Notes
I'D. Grant Of the Queen and CEesesn
WAS in Fort Worth ,esterdsy.
President Lawrence Of the Fort WORT
Western has gone to New York.
W. Il. Cogswell, travelling freight agen'
OF The Santa Fs, was in Fort Worth yes
terisy.
We. Benton ana Guy Spencer OF the
Cotton Belt spent Yesterday in Fort
Worth.
I. is cow said THAI there will be no strike
OF telegraph operators on the Gull, Col
ore 20 and Santa Fe.
President Fcrdyce and other etficisis oil
che 81. Louis. A. kansas snd Texas have
been m.kiLg tour ct the lines in Texas
-.
Ga Monday morning the Fort Worth and
Rio GrAnde VIII chsrge time. TTsins viii
ieeve The Union depot st 8. N. anc re-
turn at o p. n.
The Fort Worth anu Denver has or
Seled q lumber Of locomotives, the In
creased business Masking 1t necessity
to have moIe motive power.
-.
lis stated that winter schedule will
soon be adopted by the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas for ruunirg trairs, but that the
caxnge at Fort Worth will lot be great
The Missouri Pacific is cow building
several extensions, which, when com
Els,ed, will duplicate the Gulf line 1!
will also build from Fort Smith 10
Wegncr, l. 7.
The Baltimore MsnuiRc' ueers' Z cord
says the Fort Worth City Company wants
20 buy goo tons CT SO pouad steel rails,
which indicates that the &C mpany Will
coon begin constructing Its railroad.
PIsrs snd specif ;sdons for ITO miles
Of railroad for the Fort Worth and Bio
GrAnde have beea submitted to ten con-
tractors, who have, 1t Is understood, bid
On the same. II the specifications
are followed the Fort Worth
and Rio Gfande will be the best
built road In Texas. President
Paddock is now In New York and 1t is
said thu. on November 20 the contract
will be awarded in that city. II is now
almost O certainty that active work Ct
construction will commence early in
1889, and that no stop will be inside untu
RroWnwood is reached. Chief Eogineer
Miller is still st work locating the line
beyond GrGneury.
According to the ks.lroad Review the
outlook for new railroads N Texas Is
good. 1t says: "If railroad construc-
lion Is not p osecuted with considerable
scti7i.y In 1859 Il will not be because OF
any hssItancy up)a the part OF British
G, pitsIlsts to tax their chances. The
chances they seek, however, are not In the
Construction OF additional competing
lines in well supplied sections Of the
CT untry, bat In the construction OF new
lines, cobwebbing territory heretofore
vi, out facilities. A great deal of work |
Is projected in the Southwest, and in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
The Sunday GAZETTE, 81. so Q year.

A. recent large convention Of women
sixty women reporters ook their places
ct the tables in front OF the platform
rners was only one man stenogrspher on
duty, and he Was said to be employed tY
q woman.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
H0i FOR srEPHgNVILLK.

New Daily Hack Line From afssHfJ
lam Dow operating . Arxsseakss line Of
hacks from the ..boESMzfhed towns vis
Blur Dale snf ssifcit the patronage Of
the trsyslinG public. VIII leave Gram
buTy a. p. m. and arrive ut s p. m.
.esifS, except Surosy. T. T. NASH.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

Okla IONA on the lst Ct February mex
The general impressit is that the refur-
rectsd movement Is gotten up solely !
the purpose OF forcing congress to past
The Oklshoms bill during the first month
Of the approaching session. II, however
congress should not psss the bill and the
"boomers" enter the territory, there viii
be trouble. The F fth and Seventh Cav
airy are practically on the ground and
only Q pre- sidential proclamation would
be necessary to bring the opposing forces
into collision with eech other. 1t Is be.
lieved here to be o game Of bluR.
CUR NAVY.
WAsHMGr N. Nov lG-Chief Con-
structor of me Navy Theodore Wilsor
has submitted to Secretary Whitney hit
annual report Of the operations Of his on
reau daring the )sst f. cslyesr. II shows
that the sum Of 1856 $40 was expended IL
the repdr ~ ships, purchase OF tools, etc
Payments Imade on recount OF vessels
touilding uuuer contrscl up to o ;tober 81
last, aggregate IS. 266 1876. Inc preseu
strength Of the navy and the condition q
the vessels is stated as follows: F!v:
double-turreted monitors, awaiting com.
pletion; two belted cruisers. preparing
way I i:teen single surreted monitor,
IN Ordinary; twenty three unermed stet
snd iron vessels, -four OF which are in com
mission, eleven building, two repairing,
dve on station aud one In ordinary
twenty eight wooden steam vessels, meal
~ slI on station or undergoing repairs,
and eleven iron and wood stesm tug
boats. The estimates for the next nsca
Setr aggregate $685. 452. while the ep-
prcpristi 'ns for the current fiscal yea
we're SsS8 952 In addition to these esti
mates IS, $40 600 will be r quIred to NEE
payments on account Of the nulls and on,
fits OF the new ships, but this sum has q !.
ready been appropriated. The repor
states that the old sloop Of war Hsrtfort
can be repaired for SIZE, 600 and would b,
valuable for eervics IS q cruiser 70:
several Year,. He adds that her pas
record ss Admiral Farrseups flagship,
victorious both over iron clads and fJrt.
can ony endesr her 70 the American PEG 2
pie, but when she brs outlived her use
fulness as q cruiser she should be pre-.
served IS . receiving ship a. monument
Of her past achieve ments Tools are nov
being delivered 20 New York and Norfolk
yards TIE chief constructor says We VII.
soon be In possession Of two ysrcs wei
eq aipped for building steel and iron YES
:. els OF wsr Of every size and type.
SENIOR RoMERo's DENIAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov l6.-Ssnof R'mero,
III xicsn minister to the United States,
said tonight there was no foundation IT,
the sta. sments made in the City Of Mex.
leo to the eff ,ct that the "Washipgtor
minister was TO become the head OF III
Mexican ministry Ct foreign afaire."
,tnor Romero said that he lad not o.er
loiifed that he would be appointed min
ster for forels sfsirs, and he also sale
here was no probability whatever that he
would be appointed. ~
TEXAS PENSIONS. 70
peciRl 10 tns Gazette. -
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Fhe following
Texas PENSIONS were granted TO de I
de YicAn survivors, rn-issue: Samuel r
'srker, Hardin. Mexican widows: Abb
,sil G widow Of Perry a. Singleton,
Jleburne.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
q Rtrike Compromised,

LAFAYETTE, IND Nov 16 The brake
mems strike on the Louisville, Nashville,
Albany and Chicago Railroad was com
promised to-day by the company agree
ing to pay through brakernen cents pei
mile and all local brakeu en- % cents
The strikers' demand for third brske
man On each train was dropped.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

Oto,ee BIZ Attachments.

Special to the Gazstte
IrAscA, Tx, Nov. 16 M. B. Palmer,
dealer In general merchant ., was closed
by attachment to-day. c. II. Henderst n
Of Chicago ran the first attachment and
was followed BY Sanger B os. Of DRll.s
Assets and liabilities not known.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

-Four thousand boxes OF Californis raj.
sius sent this fall to london brought bet
ter prices Than the famous layers from
Mslags, and, IS 9 happy consequence, or
ders have come TO California from Am
sterdsm, Vienna and AUSTRALIA.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
BOARDS or Trade
rr1nIacti Dds OF the National Assembly .,
Obiosko-rbs Aci urnmsa..

EEhuAaCIt OK ING C1sIOudi AhboLnpIT y
Obiosko-Tbs &C j urnmsas.
CHICAGO. ILL Nov. 16.-Fhe Nations
Board Of Trade resumed its session thil
morning. The NV Orleans chamber q
commerce presented q resolution t5s
c1Dgress be memorislzad Is take mess.
ares looking to the Strengthening of GU
lsroor and coast defense. Accepted.
Ca behalf OF the Nav York Produce
Exchsnge 8 resolution was offered csllipp
on congress to reduce the revenue
Adopted.
The Poiiadelphia chamber CT commerce
presented . memorial and resolution
inoklrg to the restriction Of immigration
Passed.
After deciding to hold the next lnrus
nssiiDg sf Louisville, KY, the conven
ssIfl5r R6j1urnad
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

AHLEQUAH,
I. T., N v 16
-Intenselyin'
&rssting and
s Q { 1 sfactoy
news has Just
come over the
wires fro N
Muskogee snc
Fort Gibson
from the sea-
Of war In tn
ChickasaW ma
non. EKpec-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
TIE RAILROADS.
Contractors Have Bid on ITO Miles of
the Fort Worth and Rio Grande
and Work to Begin in January.

President Paddo Ok Conc to Rev Eork-The
work OF the II antcoptiEenial aPso,
citation 81 g.. LcuiE- Notes,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
Wanted,

One hundred thousand readers for tht
Fort Worth WEEKLY GAZETTE at 10 cent?
& month, or Sl.00 . year. Il Ia the bes,
newrrxper the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
sEKLRCADs,
TEXAS PANHANDLE ROUTE
Denver, Texas and Fort WBFth RIB

Sn mof!sss Inc, quickest time from Gulf of Max
de1as to Rocsy Mountain resorts and RSas
S Soast, II INCLUDING Trinidad, Pueblo, Msa}stk
Hta GlAl 6 SPRINGS, Denver, COL. and sal8E5zs,
n, comprising new and elegantlxSs ~ innss
t human esiaee sleepirg car apsrSSkfnT car
o oesSice. through 70 Denver, eouEsS!ing az Col.
D. r. g. 3. r, Colorado Sid1lnd Rsilgsv A. M.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

h'u4 lne crowd in the city has beer
augmented several thousand since yester
lay. On account of the uniavorable
weather Of the week the management oil
the fair have decided to extend another
week
First Race r lnnirg, mile dash. two
Iear-olds, pure $3.50. Entries: Winnie
0syia. March Wind and Friendless, each
csrrying l02 pounds. Winnie Davis won
N'Tch 70 I'd, second; FrlendIegs, third
Time, l 1854,
Second hace-Running. one mile dash,
vi saee, purse $500. Entries: Q Io,s
ion, Moonlight, Nike Whiting and Joe
asrris. Quotation won; Mike Whit g.
'econd; t. Hsrris, third. Time, 1:4sA,
Third R,ce-Trottipg ntsllIonF, b. =!
hree In five. Parse $500 Oaly two
tests were run when rain csme up and
he race was postponed William Hill
Son the first heat 10 2:4I4, and Desd-
vond second in 2:4s. Ivanhoe WAS shu,
out.
Fourth Rsce-Free for sll PAGERS e1.
ceot J ,nusoB, mile beats, bssi three In
FIVE. Purse $500 Entries, C. M. L,
Cock R 'hip, Finn cyan, Highland L,ddie
FInnegen won two straight heats, when
the race was stopped bv rain. Highlsnd
Lsddie, cond; Geek Robin, thiId.
TiIce, 2:2s and 2:S7A.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
Comparative PuIissss In Legitimate
TrsdIpg Hss F.IIswsd ths Flee
siens-Ths Vsiume 81 Trgds.
The Curreus OF TDvssfraents may bs De
turbed by Dispates Between shis
OczaiEy and reat Brttsin.
NEW YORK, Nov. l6,

VI. DOH u W. :
weekly review Of
trade says:
The volume OF
| legitimate trading
continues lars Q and
important. T b Q
transactions In an
ticpsuon Of i'm.
pr o v Q N Q n 1 OF
prices were 80,
large prior TO the
elec,ios that cop-
psrative duuress
has + flowed. The
war Of rstaa bes
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
Receivers ~ DaiagsItis SID.
"a 40

DAiNGERFIHLD, TEX Nov. Is --Messrs
Cross Eddy, receivers OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad, passed
up the road to-day on q tour Of inspection.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

Preliminary Eek animation Pos p. nd.
special 70 the Gazette.
CISCO, TEX, Nov. 16-The preliminary
examination into the shooting Of City
Marshal Thomas by Editor Cohgreve was
to have taken place to-day, bat has been
pc stponed till next Wednesday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
IgTERNaTIUNAL PAIR,

owing to the Bad Reslner IL VIII be Open q
week Longer Than Expected.
Special to the Gazette,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
rhe woman looked at him and said
WITHOUT BLOODsnED.

ehe Diff sra ncss In the Ohickasaw Nation
Amiosby Arranged.
Special to the GAzette.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
No. Of population
TO each voter
In 1850.

The following table contains the popu
lttion OF each City in 1880, and the ap
jpsrent population ut present. based upon
the vote cast last Tuesday:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
Total vote cast

The following $40 rs the population II
1880 in propof!ionto The vote OF each citl
10 that year:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES

s nSde sy an railroads In Colorado 70 parsoss
Tns summer resorts Of Colorado are notsd tia
v ws5ia over. and the scenery over the Dsavss
Ar9 Kto sfande Ii the grandest on earth,
~ al coupon ticket stations In Terss sas
LOUISIANA. Oal tor Information and deecrfpxtvs
2 matter IS on =, n: BURROWS, 7. p. A.; j. a..
A. 9. p. A.. n2 Main street, Foff worth.
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Rates Of Fsss From FortWorth

10 Irinids&gE 20, to Ppeslo sss ga. IN a.,
sfsde sPIiz8S sS ~, TO Denver e2x.oG.
AQeND TRIP EXCURSION RATES II
trosas41ft Worth to Trinidad and rstar, ssS a. /,
t0eblo, Colorado springs and resuyn Ss7 "a !
1 and return $50. 90, b ssis Lake ssi =.
Tickets GOOD for 50 days going and 80 DAYS "a.
turning. with lay over priyiIeaas boss 49,,
e1Gene Limit OF ticket until October 81, iss8.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
ANTONIO

AN ANTONIO,
TEX, N '. IS
The day opened
cold and cloudy,
and Ia the after
noon rain com
MERGED falling,
rendering the
fair grounds In .
sloppy condition
The atterdau
was not 30 good
a a Y q e I g Ydcy
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01.0

Will psy for TEE WEEKLY GAZETTE, the
grest family rewspaperiof Texas, for ona
Yesf.
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Kansas C 'x.s4; ST. Louis, sls.

When yont3&6a Il. p, call on us we can cave
you al sSatfdy rom 81 10 $40. H. @. PauIsen q
90 go Mais, Browning q Nicks' cruz store,
Merbefs American Ticket Brokers Association.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

I'D. Grant Of the Queen and Crescent
was In Fort Worth yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17
WASHINGTON.
Rumor of an Invasion of Oklahoma
by Boomers from Kansas not Cred
tied in Washington.
Amount Expended on Our Navy During the
Par Y ar-rhe dexicsn niaister
Denies q Rumor.
INVASION OF OKLAHOMA.
Special to the Gazette.

, A S 81 I N GTON,
Nov. 16 Promo
lent officials In
the war depart
ment and ct the
headquarters OF
the army place
but little credi
jim the story tha
1000 young KAN
sans will invade
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-17

A. FAULKNER, Gen. Pass. Agent, Hou1toJ
O. d. LUsK, Depot Ticket Agent,
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known such history year agone. Ernest
Blake wonders if there is not some fate in
all this as he thinks of it. and throws the
coat Of his dead uncle over James Mark
hams shivering shoulders.
"Eh! Where am I? They told me the
Blakes-you have sheltered me. Forgivel
forgive! forgive!"
Husband and wife stand watching Mark
ham pityingly, as, realizing his situation
he begins to mutter and drivel and tell the
story of his wicked life.
He has found them; he bitterly accuses
himself of having wronged them; he wishes
shelter until morning. and then-over the
hills to the poor house-to die!
1t is not in their hearts to reproach him,
so miserable is he, SO wretched the awards
OF the fortune he had appropriated.
In trying to rise he fell forward. In
trying to lift him up, Ernest Blake tears the
sleeve nearly out of the old coat.
Then they make him comfortable bed
on the floor near the fire, and Eunice
sat down to mend the torn garment.
All what is wealth to that broken life
now?"
"Eunice, Eunice. will never complain
again!" murmurs Ernest, as he realizes his
true blessings of home and peace and love-
"Ernestl"
With a little scream, Eunice draws the
sleeve of the coat nearer to the light.
What is it, Eunice?"
Something sewed in here"
"A paper?"
yes"
I'm my uncle's coatp"
They bring it to view minute later.
And then at last the secret of John Blake's
missing wealth is revealed.
There, in the coat he had sewed the paper
years before, and as Ernest Blake reads it
he knows that in his darkest hour of need
aid has come.
For the paper is a document certifying
in city bank, and it is all his, as heir to
his dead uncle!
They could scarcely believe that such
good fortune had come to them. They gaze
at it, they study it, then their eyes meet.
Ernest, has the cloud lifted at last?"
murmurs Eunice, through her happy tears.
AT last and forever. For your dear sake
only do leave this wealth-for that, and
the good it may do to Others.
Poverty has tried them, and they know
now the true value of riches. They seek no
more pretentious place than the humble
cottage to celebrate their gladstone Christ
mas; for love is there, and they can wait for
time to dictate their future enjoyment of
their strange fortune.
They were more charitable to James
Markham than he had been to them, and
provided for his declining days; and when
Christmas recurs those two devoted hearts
look back to the one where poverty tested
their mutual love, and found that both had
hearts of gold.
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new pair of skates-no, it is another one Of
those mean little story books"
oh, Bum, let's have papa put out the
fire Christmas, so Santa Claus can come
down and not get himself all burned"
You're just like all the rest O little girls,
always 'fraid somebody's goin' to get hurt"
And he turned his back toward her indig-
.nantly and sat for long time gazing
steadily into the freight and forming its
pickering flames into the brightest pictures,
and all with Christmas for foreground.
Pretty soon Beckie began to speak slowly.
Bum, l b'lieve there be pictures in the
fire. I see little old woman; I guess it's
Santa Claus wife, and she's got-oh, dear.
I'm so sleepy-a tea SET and-I wish mamma
would come home-a big wax doll, that
ry-time-it-lies down it shuts it's
eyes-and s-right--to-slee-" There
she was, and there was Bum opposite, both
fast asleep, the rudy glow from the crate
lighting up their faces and bringing out
their clear, rounded contour as if by magic,
Yes. there the two chicks" were an hour
later when father and mother came in soft
ly from their shopping tour.
Aren't they sweet?" said the mother.
with look for approval to the other side
of the house."
Pictures by the freight. Better frame
EN- and put 'em bed.
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sAbG II RI SIN p S.sAh

phorus, who died A. D. 1873, and throughout
the subsequent history of the church the day
has been one of the most noted of Christian
solemnities. In olden times, confounded
with the Epiphany. it was celebrated in the
months of April and May. In the fourth
century. however, ST. Cyril of Jerusalem
| succeeded in obtaining from Pope Julian l.
| an order for ascertaining the exact day of
Christs nativity. The great theologians of
the time took as II basis the tables of the
| censors in the archives of Rome. and estab-
| lished the day which has prevailed ever
since.
The custom of celebrating three masses in
Roman Catholic countries to usher in Christ
mas day-one at midnight the presumable
hour of Christ's birth, one at dawn. and one
in the Observation-Disclosures in the sixth
century. 1t has ever been considered day
of cheerful commemoration and merriment
and during the middle ages was celebrated
by gay, fantastic spectacles, dramatic mys-
teries, moralities and mask entertainments.
In England. Italy Germany, and nearly
every country in Europe the day is cele-
brated with great festivities, although much
of the elaboration of the same is dispensed
with. Even to this day the Calabrian min
strels for several days preceding Christmas
descend from the mountains to Naples and
Rome to salute the various shrines in the
churches and public places. The holly, the
laurel, the evergreen. and the ivy are the
chief natural decorations employed, and III
England the college chapels are regularly
trimmed with considerable ceremony.
In the United States since the Puritans
were at first stern opponents of Christmas
pastimes, the day was less generally cele-
brated in New England than in the Middle
and Southern States. Santa Claus (St.
Nicholas, originally introduced by the
Dutch settlers of New York, is the American
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p NdkkNGE BELLE.
'NYbe Story Of Two Gbristmosh'
Eyes.
BY ROBERT ULMAR.

L E N D ALE, m o st
charming of all charm
ing Western hamlets,
lay serene and snow
locked in the silver
beauty of a dazzling
December night.
Without, Christmas
cheer was in the air.
The merriest of sleigh
bells echoed along
the highways. the gay
est of costumes fitted
here and there on the
hill where Juvenile
was tohop
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III

hHotner SurlSIIndS Eve, one year aCer,
and Glendale is set in it's frame of pearls
and diamonds, lovely as ever.
Only the royal old mansion on the hill is
dark and gloomy, and broken sash and
swinging doors tell that it is given over to
the owl and bat.
Changes have come. They tell the story
brief and tragic at the village inn.
Bruce Herbert, adventurer and forger,
known in his true character, is the inmate
of a prison for a term of years. Ellis Mark
ham is Il fugitive from justice in far away
Australia, squandering half his fathers fort
une stolen the day the covetous Markham
took it as his right from his self-willed
ward.
And he, James Markham? They will tell
you at the village that he specialized, lost:
and ruined utterly, his own and the Davenal
wealth gone, has become pauper and a
homeless wanderer.
In quaint, humble cottage at Ironton,
this second Christmas Eve of our story, sit
Ernest Blake and the faithful wife who sac
rificed fortune to share his love.
The rooms are very plainly furnished, and
although comfortably dressed, the twain's
appearance betokens limited means.
Gloom seems to haunt the homely hearth
for there is a shadow on Ernest's brow.
"Paupers!" he mutters, and his tone is
bitter. "Oh, Eunice, it is hard, after so
much of struggle and deprivation!'
Never mind, we are young and brave!"
replies Eu ice, brightly You staked all
on your patent. and had the idea stolen from
you to enrich stranger Well, you can go
back to the shop and l can sew, and what
is Il little poverty when love-love-love is
ours?
You loyal friend and wife, cried Ernest
impusively. "Oh, how I have reproached
myself for taking you from home of luxury
and wealth to share my troubles and dis
tress, and yet you glory in itr'
Yes! 1t is rarest happiness to have YOU
Come. dear Ernest, this is Christmas Eve,
the happiest Of my life, for you are here.
Would you exchange this, with all it's I'M
certainty, for the hour a year ago when
jealousy nearly broke both our hearts?"
No, no! Oh, am wicked to complain.
You shame my manhood. You are Drawer
than l. All! the larder is not quite empty,
and can secure work to replenish soon"
So the cloud passed. and the evening
meal, dainty as ever, if not as varied, goes
by with loving, cheerful talk
who is that2"
There came knock at the door. Then a
moan, and the sound of a heavy object fall
ing against it.
Ernest hastens to open the door. mis-
cradle, ragged form falls in.
"Eunice! look!"
Mercy! it is"
Your old guardian, James Markham!"
Yes, it is he, indeed, but no recognition
showed in his dropping eyes as they lifted
his half-frozen form to chair near the
fire.
He acted like one in daze as they re-
moved his snow-clogged shoes and coat
Put that on. He is shivering with the
csld," said Eunice, as she handed her hus-
band coat.
The coat! the same garment that had