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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
a VIGOROUS rEEsIDESr.
The Baltimore & ohio to Re Ran on
Garretl's gdeas.

BALTIMORE. uee Fz.--&harifs y Mayo
has bsn elected pfesiaeui Ct tae EaliiEiors
q uhta railroad II i u1asrsf0qd ae ~
iusuEurzfc a Vigorous p1-leE sHcA -
chA-aetzriEad GArrrifs : gseHlcnf, ia-
etsdiar eHtrNaec 20 SsN HofE via s-4ieu
island
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
NOTICE

NuIigE j. HEREBY GIVEN HI THE
- esaeTSlsucd. os.ug enc uf the persons
st a. trustee iu rar articles oi iucOf-
rr.s-ea Of ihe seattle & Northern Rail
-. hpsay. q corporation dnlF incug-
- andyr jae laws oi the Territory ot
hyesss-.lastau- having its pgineipal ls,sce ~
-, sss s. Seattle. King county. Washing
t,7s.. lefi1,ery, That Is trst Jaeetsag ~ she
,.s,.s> Eamed lu said articles Of moor
lssnea VIII DE- hr'l IN Sa,u-,ley the "a
- ~ et beeg1hcs. 4. n. ls>S. At thc hour
- e,oeS B. n GO that .iay, az thc
Il ,S'-ees oi >fruye, Usinrs ,S NeNlckrp,
ir-.S siiE tt SEATTLE, King cUuu7y, Wash
a. 4i-Att. and al persons uauc5 ia
Yv,,' 't.s-,s ui Incorporation ot Sa.d cara-
- 81 requested 20 attend 81 the time
So ssge stPalutc1 fes said Hectlu- -
81 49, l1r tle pQ-ause ui urzauiging Z
r. - az cu. THOS. !. MINER
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

CHICAGO, Dee. I1-Ilhe Afbziief bnae,
ne anarchist arrzal EafieH phice the psills'r
have been trying - suppress. = pfrfsI,n (
~ nGi1 q incsgiux IN sriie q w haAHltl hal.s. J.
~ fi8e rAfhrrlp9 Il u adopt eonHataA7a
aad u ass Aad riess oiatrfs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
win Contest a Confederate.s seat.

WAsHISGToS, Dee. Ie.-JGdge Edmund
Haddeil. Jr.. Republican candidate Tor
eoEgress in the Third district Of Virginia.
has served notice OF contest upon Repre-
sentative George d. Wise on the ground Of
obstruction TO voters
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

CEEEELkxB. Drr. lJ.-Eafiy this morn
ing y hfse CaQs tore doun the saloon uf
fnsu Messamure ~ Hsw1au. Hzar9r
eouutv. pouring the Nquor iat0 the suifsr
They leii = waning i0r thc satuuHkceFcr
not f5 rrsn fgls hsssiucas-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
SEATTLE WOOD lARDn

nRY ALDER Axn FIR SoOD ctr ANY
IL asSired length Drg kisa31Rg Size
eialtv. Coal delivered % any par7 Of tne
city. Orders rafsgives4 81 l-sa NTuat streets
~ a. ysrss IN Hesrskiras was-f. scot Of Ssnees
msissss IA RUSsEIE, Psopzie,eE-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

WAsHISGToS, Dec. Is.-The president has
seat 10 the senate the nomination Of
I Inomas Burke, OF Washington Territory, TO
Dc chief justice of The supreme court OF the
territory, vice Chasies T. Boyle, deceased
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

LoSpoS. Dec ls.--A dispatch from
Auckland says News has been receivetl
from samoa that The Sam0ans unier
a Aataafa have succeeded In capturing meEt
- ina after long taiiie ui;h rnmaseen's
<f10f,F he loss Includes 800 killed aad
ssr<ral wounded
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

ArErts. Tex. Dee tq-leCAifs vote fa'
caufrsliss iE the recent eieetioa was ats8li
t1e sEefaEe being ZftN2 Yeats. fksp
receives 500 King. lEuion iabQs9 6la2
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

Tgnexxrv. \. Il Bee. n "A xnng oi zasn
,ss~e ressafrfr< klss Tsiifga1 briaTr HefaAt
th~ Nefrirfne Ffvef. ah.na u tAg...s1.
uken the ife Esa - saqsH tArf ss.p ~
Tsse. Trsc afoune1 Asf sie atnefs ~
sarali
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

CEDkE kkRius. Ia. Dee ie--The eh1ei
oGlegrs of the order 20 fAilrcad condurforz
located here dear ths fePvrs hon Ice An
seies that the association Hest o. tbs Ms
souri river has dsshsnded. ard saf vnly
two local points are Affected, thai tnsfe -
no inalcaliou 81 aHy faribzf ditaStet -
Tusv eia4ra the rea erter ls organized 20
adiiz'f sith ssY' kiug organizations, no1 ..
soon a. ihY ~ sssAs-f- i--"ss - xH&@<< ~
Z, - Is sea f~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
JAPAN BAZAAR.
20 CASES JAPANESE CUWos

Inst -e,oivei direct. imported froEs Jspaa,
which viii be so}s cheap. ASK 20 see ihcE1.
rSs Electric Ilrht Building. Front ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

sEBvIAN SOCIALIST Joy.


BktGRAnE, Dec i9.- Radical peasants are
celebrating the victories Of theif party IN
the parliamentary elections By firing the
homes OF their political opponents IN the
vicinity % this city the sky has been
luftd Tor three nights from the reflection
of the flames Of the burning dwelling.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

sax FHtNCtsco. Dee. f9 lad cs,i0ns ipi
= hun-s faT Oregon aud Warrington Terri
tory. Rain ir the western fs-iiuas faii
Eezihtr fn fhc easiera portion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

FLORENCE. Dec ID Counties Costa sas
stabbed 70 death Ia hef cArfiagc today by
( captain In the army. who conimlited
yer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
WHY WoMEN FArE.

sa,ss.-,5.. 1tse thc-s bsau;y h.caaSe colds
Rzn+s.ss,,s ) tacir llia n-. Aeker's Engiish
sase - - ~ consnmp;ioa is an stso.uta
sfassss. eeias foF sale ty A. n s7eRay:,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

EresisA fnnpmN norehhe1<&en-
IoyDoS. Dse n. ~ .teo1hc1fr1u =
the Panama cAaaf wfI1 ho14 4 u1c{f1f
January a, 10 discuss 1s< couf1t 1II
shalt pursue In view 81 the c~mlrnHYU
dfe4rullies
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
AN uNoRATEPUL poo.

A little, old guinea 'nigger" stopped a man in the road and asked him If he had seen anything of bcnch-leg nce dog.
 "No,n the man replied.
 "Wali, ssh, I'd Jest like ter ka.sh up wid him.S
 "A valuable dog, suppose"
 "De blamcst scounul dat cber Iibed, sah. Wy, we sot down ter dinner jis' now, sn' dat dog jumped up on de table, he did, grabbed hoek . meat an made way wid 1t. am dc blame ras- kiI knowed, too, dat 1t wuz slide meat we had In de house. Yas, ah, tuck dat meat fur mesnness. Know he wa'n't CT hauDgry, fur wife gin him CT great chunk 1 bread no longer ergo den week 'fo' las. Wall, mus look out fur him, am wen l hn's him l gwine make him 'gret tski1 dat goods. Gwine ter war him out ter CT fraxle.1
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
4 CANDID COLONEL.

Col. Randall of Michigan was asked one day last week where he served ln the army.
 "Never was in the army" replied the gallant colonel. "Only served by proxy"
 "How did you get the title of colo- nel?"
 "Most fairly, sir, most fairly. I was drafted during the war, but hav- ing sufficient funds to pay . substitute, and no inclination for the inconveni- eDces and discomforts of camp life l sent man to the war in my plkce. The ladies of our town, then assembled, presented me with . tin sword and gave me the title of colonel. hold my rank from that high authority. A better way to have achieved 1t, in my opinion, than by shooting . friend or being ward politician"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
AN AVAILABLE MAN.

"Let me sec you A moment,' said the governor of Kentucky, spottlng a man in the street and drawiE him aside. "Your name Is Gribblc, De. lieve2"
 "Ycs, sir"
 "Well, Mir. Gribble, have decided Co appoint you state treasurer"
 "Why, governor, you astoniAh me. You certainly do not know my record. Don't you know that was tried some time ago for stealing morse and that I narrowly escaped the penitentiary."
 "l know all about that, Mir. GrIbblc. know your record"
 "Then why do you wish to appoint me7"
 "Bccause no one has called you honest. My dear Gribble, a mans downfall dates from the time Honest Bill, or Honest Dick or Honest any thing else is thrust upon him. The thief deceivcs TAO one, Mr. Gribble. IL Is the man who brides himself upon his honesty that leaves the treasury of a state as limp s@ dish rag. 1 must you, sir"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07

told her that ten minutes alter she had drunk the coffee it wouldn't make no diffunce whuther it had been sweet ened or not, but she would have her way. She broke me up, that's what she done. Wall," he added, as he reached out with his briar hook and turned over toad, "Pm goin' to marry that widder, an ef she dies on my hands, I'll bury her ez clost to that monument oz kin an git that stone cutter to gouge out another name."- Opie ?. Read.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
PROTECTING HlMsELF.

X school commissioner called at tho house of Georgia farmer and asked him fl he intended to send his children to school.
 Il mout send tho gals" the farmer replied, "but thAtll bc about all"
 "Are you so busy that you cannot send the boysP"
 No, ain't so mighty busy"
 Then why don't you send tho boys2"
 "Wall, I've got my reasons."
 "Don't you think that education would do thcm good9"
 "Yas, 1t mout."
 |s It, then, because you cannot clothc them properly2"
 No, fur reckon they've got about cx good w'arIn'. '.duds ez any chlllun In the community"
 "rhcn why don't you send themp"
 "Wall, 1 tell you. Some time ago sont nay son Jim off ter school. He went away with the biggest sort uv respeck fur his daddy. fur could out knock him and fling him down ez fast ez he could git up. Wall, suh, he stayed at school awhile, learned new lot nv tricks, come home, out. knocked me an flung mo agIu the ground 50 hard that he knocked my hip outen Int. Alter this he drlv me around putty mach ez he pleased, without no respeck fur mo al all. Ef he hadcntsr went to that school he would have been kind an 'iectionatr, but he went thar, ez tell you, anP that settled it, an let me tell you, when boy In this here neighborhood gIts so he ken whup his daddy. wy that household ,ias dun lost its holt. No, mister, you may take my gals an learn 'em all you please, but I'd leetlc rulher my boys would stay away. Bill (addro@siDg one of his sons), come out here and I'll ding you down fur a quarter.e
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
WAS HEELED.

A number of delegates to a Tennes- see convention were returning home, on railway train, when rod nosed fellow, dressed in dingy jeans, seated himself beside well-dressed traveller and began a rhapsodioal tirade against prohibition. "l live down here at Spring Junction. said he, "and do you know one thing about that town2"
 The traveller replied that, having never been there, he knew nothing of the town.
 "Wall, sub, I'll tell you about that town, fur live thar. moved thar rum over on Clancy long before the Judsons put up ther saw-mill, an, l'll tell you whut's fack, uv late years man couldn't git drink nv flicker in that town, even ef he wuz nake-bit, but you bet I've got the heels on 'em."
 He tapped on a battered valise which he held on his lap, and added "Got quart uv Ticker in here strong enough to jolt a steer, an you bet them fellers (waving his hand at a number of delegates) will bo iollowln' me round to-morrer with heads on 'em like pizencd pup, cause why2 Becaze Pm fixed, an they aint. lam man nv foresight, an had sense ernufr ter heel myself. Now, you see stead uv breakin' right off rum CT little tear that got on durin' the convention, stead uv lettin' myself drap, ez 1t wuz, wy, ken ease myself down 90 light that l won't hardly know when l tech the ground, but yen bet them other tellers will bc flat. tened out when they tetch the yeth if the mornin', an, ter tell you the truth l don't care, fur I tole 'cm they'd bet ter git fixed. Wy, thar's one uv them specially, that won't have no sym. pathy fur. That feller thar with hi' head agin the winder."
 "ls he any worse than the resti"
 "Yas, cage he didn't obey the bible.
 "How so?"
 wy, he's doctor, an, you know the bible lows, Physician, heal thy self but he come away unhecled, an that, too, alter he had passed dozei saloons. Wall, this is my town"
 The train stopped, but the man wh' had heelcd himself continued to talk The train started. He rushed to thu steps and jumped of. His valise flew open, his bottle fell out upon a stone and was smashed. He held mp ths valise, looked at 1t in dismay, threw il at the train and collapsed.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
CLOSE ASSOCIATION.

An old negro, wearing mortified expression of eountenanoe, sat on stump. X white man came along, and, noticing the negro, approached him and asked him If he were In trouble. The negro pointed to the ground, and the white man, looking down, saw that large snapping turtle had tho unfortunate fellow by the big toe.
 "Where did you get hIm2" the white man asked, struggling with himself to keep from laughing.
 "Wuz CT sittin' on CT loR out obor de bayou jes now, fshin' wid my feet hangin' In de water wen dis blame scounul (shaking his head at the tur- tle) come erlaung an grabbed mo by de toe. l drug him out yare an yare we is."
 "Can't you get him off"
 "Nor, sah."
 "Why don't you smash him to pieces?"
 "Dat wouldn' ncbcr do, sah," he ex- claimed In alarm.
 "Why?"
 "Caze dis Is CT Friday"
 "What difference does that maker"
 Look yare, whar you been raised dat you doan know whut diiiunee tia. would maker Wy man, doan you know dat ef CT turklc ketches you on Friday an yer kain't make him turn loose widout breakin' his shell UT jaws, dat yer gwIne ter hab bad luck an dat yer's mighty likely ter git cunJured by any ole oman dat's got suthln' agin yer2 Wy, sah, of you doan know dat you mus been raised in CT mighty out de way place."
 1t is something new to me-"
 "But 'tain't new to me. Wy, las year ole Mark Joyncr wuz cotch by CT turkle on Friday, an he mashed de life outen de turk.e, he did"
 Ibid anything happen 10 him1"
 "Anything happen ter him7 Dat man had dc fines piece O con l ebcr seed In my life, but, sah, alter he mashed dat turkIe no mo rain fell on tIat con. De rain would come up ter de fence, but 1t would stop right dsr, an, sah, dat con wuz burnt bosin- tiously up, an, mon dat, his mule died, an CT white man knocked him in de head wid CT rock. Oh, Lawdy, Oh, Lawdy! :" he moaned. "Neber did .hab nothin' to fit so tight on my foot bcfo' Boss, git down dar an see ef he aln't mighty nigh got my toe off," The white man looked, and reported that the toe was In very bad condi- ton.
 "Yas, sah, yas; think 70 merss'f"
 "Iiow do you expect to get loosef"
 "Wall, sah, of 1t thunders ter day his jaws'll fly open, but ef not, I'll natter wait till ter nor, an den, you Let, I'll swing corners wid him. Den pll lir him up on CT rock an mash dc 'fernal life oufen him. Oh, Lswdy, de blame scounnul is tightenin' his grip Ef l had dem jaws I'd hire merse'f ter CT blacksmif ter bite off hOss- shoe nails. Better go on, boss, an leabe me erlone wid my comp'Dy aR close 'sociation.'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
BECOMING STRICT.

Scene in Kentucky court. Man named Dinmukes, who has shot his neighbor, has been arraigned for trial Judge (to defendant)--- Dismukes, are you ready for trialI"
 Defendant (by counsel D-"No. your honor"
 Judge-"Why? You have surely had time enough"
 Defendant--"I know that, but our principal witness could not be here to-day"
 Judge-"But 1t was his duty to be here, and his non-appearance forces ne to take extreme and severe meas ures. What excuse can he give to this court9"
 Defendant--"Your honor, he discov- cred . leak in his stilI-tub and said that if he didn't fix 1t he might lose several gallons of whisky"
 Judge-"All right, then, we will excuse him. Mr. Dismukes. when the principal witness gets his stili-tubs in order you will oblige this court, sir, by coming around and being tried sc- cordiDg to law. This commonwealth can no longer put up with infrsctions of the law, and hereafter any man who shoots his neighbor shall be sslled upon to make an explanation
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07

It is stated that kissing was intro dueed into England by Rowena, the daughter of Hengist, the Saxon. Be- fore Rowena's day courtships and the Sunday -school picnic game of 4 Copen- hagen" in England mast have been dismal failures- What kind of people were thay, anyway, that they had to wait for the kiss to be introduced, in- stead of inventing it themselves7- N0Svist0scn H<Sald.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
WOULD PRINT THEM.

Some time ago, while Mark Twain was taking 8 reminiscent float down the Mississippi river, the boat on which he had embarked was compelled one night to "tie up" at Flay's Point, a village in Louisiana. The humorist had gone to bed, and had just sunk into doze when there came a sharp rap at the door of his state-room. Twain opened the door. A tquint- eyed fellow, wearing a checked shirt and rawhide boots, stepped into the room.
 "Is this Mark Twain?"
 "Yes, I am known by that name."
 "Well, sir, I have some mighty inn portant business with you"
 "Please state it."
 "Kain't do it here, but eff you'll come with me you'll soon find out"
 "I don't care to go anyw here to- night-except to bed," Twain replied.
 "But I tell you this is important, something that should be attended to at once. You just come with me a few minutes and I'll be dinged if you ever regret it."
 "I don't care to meet anyone"
 "You won't have to meet anyone but me. You may have had trick played on you but I tell you that this is to your advantage. It won't take you ten minutes. The only reason l want you to go with me is that may prove my good faith"
 He continued with such strong i'm portunity that Twain finally con- sented to go with him. The humor- ist was conducted through a muddy street and down dark alley to a small, wooden building. His conduc- tor unlocked a door, entered a room and lighted smoky lamp.
 "Come right in an set down."
 The humorist looked around and discovered that he was in printing office, fitted up with 8 hand press and few leases" of type.
 "Set down."
 Twain seated himself on box. His conductor added: "You are now, sir, within the portals of the Weekly Progress, paper that circulates ex- tensively throughout this county and of which I am the editor. wanted to bring you here to show you, as convincin' proof of my standin', the tools and appliances of my honorable profession. could, on the boat, have give the information that intend to deliver, but, sub, without these here surroundin's of sincerity you mout have thought me fraud. Now, this is what want to tell you, MT. Twain. I have hearn of you and l want to say that anything you write that you want printed, wy you send it to J. Casper Mcintosh, and I'll be blamed if I don't print it for you. Yes I will," he added, meeting the humorist's stare of amazement. "Yes, I'll be dinged if I don't. You jest go ahead now and write out lot of your fool things and I'll be hanged if don't publish lem, don't care . blame whut folks say. Don't be snatched, Mir. Twain, fur am a-tellin' of the truth. I'll publish your articles. Wall, ef you must go, good night. When you get down thar to the corner of the fence turn to the right if you don't wanter git dog bit"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07
'MANDA CLACK.

"Your fathers in danger up thar at the head of Triplett," said panting rider who had stopped at Squire Clack's house in valley of Rowan county, Kentucky.
 The person addressed was comedy maiden with tlaxen hair, but propor- tions approaching the Venus with the arms gone.
 She was sitting in seat by the we'll with sweep; had stopped only a moment to rest from her household duties; was not reading late novel in fact hadn't seen one later than "The Children of the Abbey" and hadn't read that because it looked toe big.
 'Manda Clack was heroine, and didn't know what "heroine" meant. Il hawk came about with an eye tC chickens and 'Manda got her eye on tho hawk, that same fowl poacher could be picked up, drabblcd and dead just below where 'Manda saw him wher she had raised the clean old Ken. lucky rifle with the sight agreeing upon his direction. She was good girl, modest and brave, plain, yet beautiful, strong and wonanly woman whom it wouldn't do to fool with. Sh, didn't know word about etiquett, and yet she had the politeness of , barbarian chieftain, which means hos pitality, and the advantage Of th, doubt.
 "You mean the Underwoods ha treed him?" she said inquiringly.
 "That's what mean"
 In a voice like 8 bugle "Newton ' she cried and
 "Who-ee!!"
 Came in shrill, keen, penetrating minor yell from the hill just abov the log house, amid the pine timbc where the stroke of an axe had beei resounding.
 "Send Toga to me-"
 "Yes'um. Hyar he comes," and tn darkey turned 8 white eyed, black colored horses face down the hillside and he came, bounding and knowing to the side of his mistress.
 Squire Clack, 'Manda, and Newton father, daughter, and negro servant were the only inhabitants of that biz cabin by the hillside and the forest side.
 A sheepskin, held in place on Toga' back by a web-girth, was the sea which 'Manda sat upon, when, rife Ii hand, she flew toward the head of Trip lett. As she neared the upper end o a wild gulch, mile or more above thu town of Morehead, the crack of a riff, from the distant brush came to hel ears after a bullet had cut a furrow along her right temple and lifted away a lock of her faxen hair.
 A shot from her rife cut down, lik, a falling mast at sea, a stalwart Un. derwood, and the maiden dashed on A few rods farther, white bearded Squire Clack came into the mountain path from the brush. She caught hi arm and the 1.-the old man sprane astride, behind, on the gallant blacl and away the two went down ths valley of Tigert on the other side ol the divide, bending low as @ shower of Underwood bullets followed, cut ting along like switches when near but screaming like cat when afar. Years have gone by bat 'Manda Clack and the squire, with Newton the negro, and Toga, the black horse live at the foot of the Triplett hills and the Underwoods arc dead al! dead-and Rowan county is becoming civilized. WM Visscher.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07

Pack says "wealth changes man more than age" Indeed 1t does. It give him more change in another way beside that contemplated.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-07-07

A false chord of music is a discord. A false cord of wood is about seven- DGncige Breeze.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-10-05
Ethics Of n Ghost.

Tho ncighborhood of Warren md
Woodward avenues has been much dis
turbed lately by tho mysterious nppa-
rition of n woman.
This woman was said to be of gignn-
tic stature, and she appeared only lato
in tho evening or in tho dusk of the
early morning. She was seen always
on the flat roof of certain house walk
ing up and down, gesticulating mysteri-
ously and extending her arms as if in
supplication. The neighbors said That
she was tho forerlnner of some dread
calamity. And when scarlet foyer
card appeared on the door of tho house
where the apparition was seen, it caused
tho gravest apprehension.
AT last ono neighbor, less cautious or
moro curious than the rest. went to tho
front door of tho house at n moment in
tho evening when the nppnrition loomod
on the roof. He briefly explained his
crrand.
i, "Oh, that's all right" said the master
of the house coolly; "that's tho profcs-
sional nurse taking her air and exercise.
She amt allowed to so out and contago
others, so she goes up on the roof when
tho children nre sleeping. She amt n
big woman, but looks that way against
the skies There amt no ghost show
around here yet"
The solitary figure has discontinued
its walks on tho roof, and the red card
is removed from the door, and what
promised to DO first-class sensation
has ended in the ordinary way.-De.
trOit Free Press.