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German. in zanslsar Nay ssarve

LANEInAE. Dee. 3 = The I'allan st|
nogili has Joined IN tae siave-irad q
blockade, Toe situation ga the tierulz
coast IS exceedingly grave Tae sogt{
season has arrives bui the eol-Bssss ~ a
no attempt 70 cultivate the iana for ieAd
aa insungrnt aflaak. The natives refase1
work breanse thsg arr afraid af seiag c&
tuf.d and sold 81 slaves. Taerc Il tianU
that famine wiii ensuc.
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A DENIAL EY CLARKsoN.
He Has Been onered No Cabinet or
Ofher Once.

WASHINGTON, Dee. "a reporter Of the
Associated Press called ON J. :. ClaTkson
to day and asked whSi truth there was in
the report recently published that he had
Ciarkson SAID: "if Ii ! worth while 20 de-
ny any such improbable rumor yoa may
say there is no truth in il whatever. !
have not been rendered that or any other
position by Prpsideut-eicct Harrison. nor
had any Communication nor conversation
wita him on sny such subject, nor have /
the slightest intimstion Ms ~ The personnel
of the new cabinet. | have made no
changes in my business or newspaper 81
Des Naines, nor do I contemplate doing
81. am East 10 attend the fiIRl meeting
OF the national committee and help % sell
tie up the business, which viii take 10
days, when expect 10 go home aud settle
down 20 my work, which I have neglected
for the last eix months"
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
Tho Bark Bishops Cargo Consider
ably Damaged.

S,S Francisco. Dec 5.--The fire in the
hold OF the German bark G.. X. Blshop.
which returned tn PSrt last night. has b., Il
eXtiuguished. The FIRE vas kept smuul-
cerlng. but had secured such = hold on the
cargo that several streams from the FIRE
boat had 10 be thrown on the hre Ia order
90 have any effect The pumps were kept
running 20 keep the hold a. free as posi-
bic from water, baf when tue fire boat
quit work there were five feet of water In
the hold aud IL was found that the cargo
had been considerably damaged by IRE
and water.
All the wheat Is damaged and third Of
II totally lost The entire cargo was valued
al $500, sn9 the damage 70 the vessel
and cargo is estimAted a. szO.cuo. She was
fully insured. he oEigin OF the FIRE Is
siill unknown. bat Capt. Herckssn sffrib-
uses il 10 spontaneous combustion IN TIE
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NEs ToEE. Dec. 5.-Afi Vas excitement
81 the nAvy yard this moruiuc. in e1prC-
tAnee Of OfNCial orders fFuas Nashiugton 20
dispatch q cFgissr 70 Hsyfi. The co7aman-
fsers ~ toe Xautic. ChiraRe. azivua and
Richmond are busy getting tie vessels itio
condition for sailing. i j. rui kn9Eu
af3rb one VIII - arte-dd - start
SEe foEE. Dee Sin compliance win
demands from t1fs EoFrrumeut She Hay
iisn rnvernmeut bas decided o. rrisese
the steamer Hsyfian Republic As s00n ~
possible q new crew wlil D. sent Down 70
b-la bsck the vessel
wssHr~grnN. De. While there Il reA-
zou T. believe tEaf this Eagerumeui has
demanded The p lease 81 she steamer
Ha1tAn Eepnhlic rscenfly zeG a. Port
al Fnuce. ID il iwpsssi'sis - ye1 10 obtain
usarsai fgfsrmAtieu q that effect
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NOTICE.

NvIlCE = HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~, ~ cnpariuership hcuvtof.r existing
h.,s,e'ta !"hn Lack = 40 q. h. white. q INK
We..ess Hsdcr ths hrm name ~ lFrk &
in- s, y, 70 ssivaniard cornives. metal rsoi-
- :, ram and EAs "a iugS. has this day
- etss,.Ned hy mutual consent. Mr.
iS. authorized 10 collect all debts due
r. ~ sfsl ami hss assumed and wtll pay all
'-s indebtedness Of the arm.
JOHN iECK,
be,.r.. G. H. WHITE
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An Kmbsfzler Restoring His steal
inNS.

MILWAUKEE,, Dee. Pres ieui bucfs. oi
the First National bauk sf C,iiam bus. Tod
recently rohbed Of = large amount ~
Niiiiam Schruier, bssk keepef, u in the
city Ia search - szsHe - the piuuaef.
Lucas came from Windssf. nHt., shcre he
tnssie q settlement nith @caruicr aud
secured iaenuraudHia II t1e piaees .
where be d.Pnsifed hfs i.ieutte1 "a ins.
-ehrBleT arrived ia tnis fits Friday. pia 81
~ COZ in securities lH the Merchants TX
change baak, then sent ta MAakcsha.
Ms. and yiacrG tAo9 80 the Waukcsha a
Nations bsuk after waieh be skipped 20
CsuaaE President Lacss SECURED ibe
Nauke.ha deposit yesterday mpfulnE.
The Merchants Exchange bank aeltVc ed
"a. bulk u TIE uignder. Lsscas "a on the
way - Chicago. Saefe he expects % sid
s. % from some Chicago tank, Sehru!ef
has beua given freedom frofn prosecution.
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nnIlen. f.r nc EnEll.h Nasy.

LoSpoS. Dee. &-A. Raymond Hea
Cons trFstlxe. yesterday sald he belief
the government ht the as1t session
parliament would ask for 4 lpan
fl0.a09 60 to - devoted to streaEiaefs
the navy
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0saRa. Dec 6-The tE4na faciaf
fssssaea lsa,s special left tlRsaa Al g citsk
tht. paGrnfuE over - tcfegza Es2sse z H =
ssege As-lare. The train i iaaAi3s sc.'.l.A.
s5sae aaA Will FeAch BEaeu iefnPfF'fS
sft.Feeaa. Al the aes aeviis ters aod
a,.,ass-ss genfgs fgr the cams8ft 81 s@ts+ D.
essx faeiu slng sssaM -heAsiag frqia the eH-
e3ss sad e5eefac iSaf- are Nafktas ~,
.aessssfails. Esil Eay BlEn : 30 insE-'ti.,i
tte fr6iu here V-ouge1cc . ne a-~ss ID
So sss4rff
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An IOWA LAND LEAGUE.
settlers BANDED Together 20 Resist
Esfetians.

CHICAGO. Dee. a "a Oh NeEi special
from waferloo. Ia. sAYs Il is reported
from Fort ID ,GEe. ou the slthertf Of a set
tier named Barber rps8diug ia the slufherr
art of Webster es5aafr. where the iast sfia-
tial. Occurred. thai The overland settlers
he'll q farvfing SHndsF And afrrc1 tn
shosy. tue ssfss0ers II further e.icilons gere
arts nnfted .T1r 0xuers of The iaaG arc
men of nerve. sud bRviHg promised 10
evfrf an the settlers before March. will nnf
t.. deferred by farsaf.. fa@ last rFiciion
satlsf ae-ss ssarIIv he nAle during { e st
cars af February, Gnd 81 caafse i1 cod
wvefhsr. Seri5zs tr,5u,lie nsf YET result
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wEI.CH x OI.SEN.
FISHER & GLARS,


A RCHITECTs - BUTiER'S BUILDING,
n James 81. opposite Occidental Hotel
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TouxasToES. eshia. Dee. a-Tnss mora
ing ON she LEke "a - Fuat intEesl lsas
senxef train caiiideil sits a freight ahiSs
oash Here fsauaiaz f@sfs galleS zD boar.
C.n8uetsH 9emes NGesig ut tas ss4sasr-
ger tain 1zs Iass aHslF kiiisd. Jsaes Nc.
Gov. nrcuaxz. aud Pzirisk Etts1. bfsks'-
man EA.ally faizE-d. kac Albert lAniis~ys
enzineer. e4tls Aurs- both engines aus
a a.. afsy-ss = rasss-si
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FOR rEEAoHEKr.


NEE TozK, Des. a-At nesting q ths
committee uf ths Republicans tn-1aglf TIE
grpublicAn argARizAfAon " ths Elghth a.
ss-1nb!y district - Neieh 51hn y ns4Fn
= the cenfrai GE4re, wss thr8zn oat ~ ths
Republican pxrfy for tresfhers ~ the isst
eEmrAl xn on the c0gatF rc2rE Before
% t,rseu = a,slfnsd c1ufrsi i1 tae district L
ha4 hs-eH sfsosfa-Ge sfrssag hss3d. hfzi
Ia. stare shoEu Republican MAJ sriiy ~
. at r-estsseafszi caeetssf1-
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RxSHISSg0S. pTs~ Alex FoZfss morse
Of wasai ngf0n. waa vas sppasassd aroi,
,ras.s- Sy ise govern naenss of the Caliee
-sassss ard Hart 81 decide o. fae claim OF
E1gssersasixcs cf Charles Adrian Fan
Be~ktan. ssscsassd. for czEsagrs for his
lex&l fEnrrison zaezf IN iss4 aa1 is>S 81
r.5rf fElrce, hss ed IN the department
ef state ami in the Harlan iegArioz an
sEard in lsFor u the claimants fsr -, 90.
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M0NrGEAL. Dec Donald Morrison d
cowboy. wanted for the Killing of /
Deputy Marshall Wares in Janr las. 4
teen loag deiyiug arrest because he,
backed uy his feilna -Sroichmen ia I
lake MeERuiic Wgiaa. Tae caeernmel
unable t. DO anything, has finally issued
pfOclamEtion making it a felony T. harn 4
OF aSsist nim n N,frisaa savs he does 4
propose 20 return 10 ihc United states Z
be could not stand or the American i
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1axazs a Dee IN tFiAl q tahn
Y,.r--l7 s,5r tae murder Of Lyman 3. kan
saII was eearla AIDED in Ehe superior eoari
~ t&F. PArreli Waz fognG guilty q n AZ
Der in .sse lisss G-Eree aad ssnteneea u IN
,.-ss.,s- -sstas4t fsr i ne
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-. EI,rr md Harhnr BIll.

gssrfxsT5S. Dec. The river Gaa hsr-
b0,r committee spent several h0urs today
IN we,gk on details Of the biii fer The pext
fiscal war. The csTauirfec las axed ten
million dsIIArs as ihe zxgrsEs.e amount OF
apyroprtstioas 10 bc carrie 6 uy ihc uilL
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nmriai Nnte 81 Nerada.

CAs~sy. Sey., Dec a-Tke yeie 81 The
state. a. eaaSsss~s hy the state ossArsi.
gfr,s me highest Republican efecior u.s.
,-e,tes- and the lowest Republican 80 fEe
highest Democratic elreios aise- aac me
Lowest Democrat 53a7 fisS q. "a afsfsfs
majority for the Republicans Of Esass- Inr
Lincoln county returns, Whicn Esfs ne
Democratic electors IL and tae EssHail-
cans -. did not arrive alil. thls m9raiags
and consequently Do n01 aEnfe n t9e pTas-
tientiRl vote.
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uErR0ir. Mich. Dee S.-SbGrtiy al
noaB to-day a switch engine ran ihio
comp ei.fy demolished q strre;-caF 81
CrushaB street crossing. The rassen. =
eight o. zen in uuIntsr. we've AL f1nt
iess injured. Aad tao 0f tFeza Mrs. z
Hguk sss John -ceeuus. viii pf0sably
The scritent was ca1sd b a fag4
nnEleatLnE - rLn.a IMa aAirN
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CHICAGO, Dee s.--ft ts rrI-o.issi tast
FranS Bates. eserk fss D. @ HHseainsosa,
the t.ssra ~ trade operator, j. 1sis.iEz.
snd rs Aeeoaass are s-0,fVo short Jaea
Lons-xnn. settling egexk for AgnxFgAa .
Ca. Is also said 70 he MISSING aE@ = - -
p.&ef there x&x A cSns tIrsey Ne1h
thsm Tnezs sszcclss<r anong tSe y0alx
res 90 the board SAY shey lived 81 EsrF
tssz rate
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skx FatHegscn. Dc.. a--tiesTge keyes
aud e p IOgnseftti, Wao ssfg insieted ~
the uai;ef stsfls grand iasy ~ November
- for atfem pliaE ~ sHsn4Eie - tFc faei
boKe- % Victoria npiam 81 tas a,gasaer
Wllniugfnu GA ort1bfr "a, fisa7ci udf
guilty - 6sY In De q strict esuFt Nish isaFe
10 demEr a. sthsrHise f.isas sitiiia one
Neek
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EAN FEHrAxno. Cal. Dec fafsd car
IN eaafzs. u fuur Caiae@ - tisa- sssn = es
run iuto aear Long ssSflssn ibis stiFfnsssa-
All the Chiprss arft ta8ig hefi, sue ~
tally Taey wsre iaasa . lAs AaSr'ss
hospital
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wssHfxsroN. Dec. a-Thr executive
corr naittes Of the Republican rational
committee held i MEETING berc 10 day.
Tft,. tsuly business transacted vas the set
flerss Il Of accounts with several bureaus
and esrt taign speakers.
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THE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.
Election 80 oncers-Ceianbus sue
cral. lIeNrIanH-

~. LoUis. Dec a--The A. ertcan Associ-
alton of Baseball CiGts elected officers To
night TAes arr, President, SECRETARY aud
treasurer. Wheeler C. Nickof. Coiumbus.
fice-presideut JOAN " spar. Kansas
city; chairman. Chris Won Ger Abe. ~
Louis Cnlutnbus, O.. Wss sfmist Q 20 the
association. in place oi Cleveland. resigned
u enter The league.
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ISAAC NJ. HALL.

-ToRSEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
A law. solicitor Ia chaBcery, Proctor fn
1irIrnIfy. and Notary Public. ReoD Is,
.11ssier's new building Mil street, Seattle,
ST Take the elevator
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Htt,FH cHuxE. Pa fec k-f he rli1cs
A. s4s.4hasneas. this roaHfs, ? aFA'ne
FasstssI last eFeniuE ~ Nstsf FetAg
Sseveas AHd W. fsatheF Nrf- iss'asia - :. :.
ir the uisne to-day The lsss = Fefs SFt@s
10 fstg csiEzpAnT.
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u ioCss. Dee S-1se fsn Of katcn,
sstsfusn A o u Waco. Tex. sas flsssd
xw-4er1ay by the sheriff uosirr NTiis y ~
taeamcat. al the insAnre 81 tas So - ~
S~97fr.-,.l. -as. Fraue1sns. ane Others. Ane
ls.b1iiti<s are oTer sloo 80 assets sSt
s.z111
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c, 1n.II.o~1. o.Ceansr.

I BoSraS. Dec 81. 4. - @o1n- baFAef q
Fske esaussnur. TIE uArsusa, y DO & a. n
iha effr t.s-fax, Offers 10 aAfca TsHda1f
{ arsius. D-Caauor. A oe-1ca1 chan pili
{ seaIIer. fae race 70 ee r9Erd In -Aa ff2G-
3 ass.5, art ua@ef
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A TroRNEN. NOTARY AND SURVEY
"A or VII practice before the Cult,d
ssAies land office Contests Initiated, con.
ohe;en and defended. Timber isud cases
snecialty. Vacant government land Sc
feeted aud settlers located Township y ats
and abstract Of Kirg county corrected up
70 date viii be hound al my Office, Ad-
afets Ialls CIV. kins county,. W. 4.
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JOHN q. JANICKE,

A RCHfTECT-ROOM 3. REiNIG BLOCK.
II Front and Marion streets
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In GLASGOW. G =. PATTERSON.
Patterson 81 Glasgow.
rrogSEYs AND COUNsELLoRs-AT-
a isw. Osiee. les James street, oppo-
.ss;e The Occidental
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Prahfa.itian In Atlanta is Dead.

krlkSTs. Ga. Dec AT tAe faunieif&i
eisssgec. ts-s1Y tie Conservative flrkei = -
eI-csea. THIS means siirainzfsoo 81 tas
prohss.fSsa sue<tipa from socGl pe4itaes
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DIR. oI.EN A DAWI-EN-

NoRNER FOURTH AND BEIl. STREET.
y graduate of University of Norway. -3
ycs's Practice " ifh diseases of women
Aad children. Midwifery u specially.
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E.oSn0S. Dee 5-Tne slaHdsstf d
Eumurs are earreft in PsFis t1af 1leu<
csa1 J. pisnuiag 10 overthrow the flo4t
cabinet after rhs- be ixef - psssesi.
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LGNpoS. Dee a--A dispatch feeel,
frain KoC heAie stAt ihai iahn Fright
bad = iafih = rciaFs aad deash =
pected
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Trcsex. Dee. a-T0esv toe Tacsoa
s.-slfinx se-ss T.4ssr4 inis TIE kAaas OF
A G@isx, president % thv faeb4o REDUCTION
werkx, Of Colorado.
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NEx Yokx. Dec s-A marked easaSe
for the wosse has occurred - MA sA5
f,oul6.s condition
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4 NEW HLLKoAp TRUST.
A Great syndieat- 20 Lease Many
EnatIs Gnnrnnferinr nIrIhrna.

CaIcAs1. Dec S--Sow that the Proposed
railroad trust has faiiea tafoaEa. Il IL
stated that schems + On foot - mite al
tue roads west II Ch.eaEu under Que man
sg ndlsAfe. the stockholders 80 BE- guasaa.
ts-eI frer cent
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ooSpENsKD DIsFsTeHEs-

CsETtaNr. y T.. Dee s.--TaT fNirsass ~
f..srtia ans sr4rsn ugTks sere iaiaff5s = -
extent q slsso ec0 by ars ths 'saf aiss' ID
stlret
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Il. ANTHONY,
PRACTICAL B0OKBINDER,

DAPER RULER, BLANK BOOK MANI
= : ActQrer. friCvs lower than Ssa FraE-
nsee Country 0r,ltTS soil jJef Erye's
Nss-Ts N'f-h rfsssi,se G sFr IA
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baths, at everything in general, and his would
be RoII-in-law in pa rticular. Finally, every one
but Mr.. Flanagan had been rubbed and wrapped
in blankets pending the arrival of their gar
ments. Then Maria appeared. Her eyes shonc,
her arms were bare to the elbow and CLEANED in
their lovely freckledness like marble hecked
"Al that wish their clothes speak up! y
said she. A babel. of voices arose. Old
Pat called ont: ''Tis Maria p The girl spoke
again; in n few brief words she informed the
customers of the strike, and explained that this
was the cause of the delay; Then she continued:
You all wish your clothes, and yog are all in
to Flynn. "Magruder,". she said, THE time
has come when we shall have our way. We love
each other. TN nineteen to-day, and l am
ready 10 marry you."
Wait! wait till l get QUIT" cried a voice from
YES, father, wait" said Maria. Mr..
Grady, l think it likely you are in more haste
than l.. You may have yonr clothes when you
have married me to Magruder Flynn. As TO you
others, when l am married you may have your
clothes. SO spoke she.
Then seated herself and folded her arms
and waited. All around her were doors leading
into the apartments now occupied by the Ave I'M
the situation, II is necessary to go back a bit. In
the first place Pat Flanagan WAS not quite so
rich as he had been. Like many other moneyed
men, Wall street had lured him into her danger
Gus domains, She welcomed him with open
aims which he supposed would embrace him.
outcome Of this was that he secretly mort
gagged his saloon to a wealthy LothArio named
Smith. This was one reason why Pat favored
the rich AldeTman'R suit. He reasoned that il
Foley married Maria she could Whcedle him into
payiRe on the mortgage. II 90 happened that
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door and was handing ont large rolls. of green
backs to Flynn's employees. Bribery OF
course, but what else could one expect from a
man in Foley's line of business 2 He was prac-
Using the modern adaptation of the golden rule,
doing as he would be done by" Anyway,
AIS fair in love-"
While the unconscious victim of the Alder
mans villainy was wishing he could Dust Ter
ence from Flanagan's esteem q great uproar
was heard. Flynn sent the Roman attend
ant " to find out what was the matter. He soon
came back, followed by the laundresses and the
men who worked the steam clothes-drier. A
woman spoke first:
find some, one else to do your work"
"A strike ~ gasped Flynn.
Yes. T" said one Of the men, somewhat shame
facedly, its a strike"
Aren't You quite satisfied with your wages ?
Isnt the work light enough cried poor
rive are satisfied" replied they, "but all the
laundries have struck and we must do as they"
With that they marched out in 4 body. The
Real Roman - smiled blandly. Me go on
stlikee too said he, " as he sidled towards the
door. For the fact is, the noble Roman was a
Heather Chinee."
What the devil do you want to strike for, you
Flynn, thoroughly exaggerated.
With the smile OF q cherub, the heather re-
piled; Me blongee union; alice washeemAn
stlikee. Me stlikee too"
,Bn you ainta 'washeeman, 'confound you'll |"
said Flynn.
in. bath. 60 me gtlikee, 80 me"-. What else he
might have said was lost forever, for Flynn lost
his temper and kicked hin out. The other
Roman attendants fed precipitately, Flynn
groaned. then rushed to the laundry, An awful
thought had flashed Through his brain. He soon
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found that his worst fears were realized, His
employees had waited to strike until the clothes
were all in the tubs! OF course the garment
were soaking wet. In a few moment their OWL
ers would want them. Then would enHue Il fail
uro OF Flynn's scheme: He would lose these hive
to patronize his baths, He would be ruined.
Worst OF all, he would lose Maria. At this
thought he groaned aloud. Was il his own plant
he heard echoed9 Alas, no 1t WAS old Pat
Flanagan angrily calling for some one to rub
him. Flynn grew desperate. He decided to
bolt,
Without waiting for a hat, he rushed out Of
surprise he found it was his beloved Maria.
Overcome by his, emotions he burst into tears.
With the tender-hearted dclicacy of her sex,
Maria pushed him back into his Inflated bath
house. Old Flanagan WAS roaring for an atteu-
dant, the Rev. Mr.. Grady had joined with
Maria's father; the three strangers added TO the
general l~iveliness by expressions of u forcible
character. Maria asked one or two questions,
and soOn UNDERWOOD the case. .
Can you attend to the men 2" she asked.
One vt q time / cam" said he. -
do il, " said she; and III wash the clothes. F"
MAgruder gave his sweetheart q look of. admi-
Magruderi Are you crazy2, Begin with
not see the policy OF her suggestion. A messen-
ger boy was sent for 10 work the steam-drier.
The Rev. Mr.. Grady was soon ready for his
clothes, and they were almost ready FOR him.
HlnisteT. was waiting, let him wait, said
my father tin the last Again Flynn
obeyed, but. II must be confessed his, knees
shook and his hands trembied. for old Pat
was hurting anathemas at the delay. at the
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Forgive me, darling - she cried; ~ meant
not to grieve you, much less give You a cold by
pouring out my damp emotions upon your
shoulder. 1 love you, Magruder, and, by the
kiss Of Abram Hewitt, III wait till thy shekels do
outnumber my fathers twice over. No other
man will l marry"
Flynn frightened up a little. I'D not feel 30
badly" said he. IF / could zee you some
times"
See me, Z" she murmured, and then coyly but
earnestly she promised to welcome him on the
TO- soothe his feelings in q Turkish bath.
Tit place for the rendezvous was chosen and
all business in the way of kisses, &c, having
been transacted. the two parted. Flynn went
home to his dreary clearinghouse. He could eat
no dinner-surep proof Of a lovesick. heart. or a
disordered stomach. He retired to his little hall
bedroom and Lily q candle. The poor fellow felt
III I'd only been born with seven toes on one
foot or two heads I'd easily be a rich man. But,
alas! / was just born with brains. There's no
chance for genius in these days. I'D had my
rights, I'd earn fame, by the soul OF a byron Az
II is, all ! earn y ~ a week, by, the sole OF q
the floor, but stern destiny prevented; There
was no space for pacing between the bed and the
"Foiled at every turn ~ he sighed, az he sat
down and counted the cracks In the wall. Then
lac tried 70 cheer himself, thinking Of the meet
Ing with Maria, nTo-morrow, while her father
ssIf how NV long that bait3R, lasts 1T t : 0THpvrSish bath. /
have it!". He jumped as though he had been
The next day, he confded his plan TO Maria. She
Was delighted -