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The fire was in q nine story building on the
corner of Barclay and Washington streets,
the southeast corner of Barclay. The build
ing was used as a tobacco factory and was
owned, / think, by a man named Lilienthal.
For a long time it was regarded us an extraor-
dinarily tall building, and undoubtedly
was such, though the Osborne and some of
the towering flats which have since been
only nine stories high.
1t was far above any of the surrounding
buildings, and was q terrible iplace to have a
big fire in. The difficulty of getting to the
roof of such a structure was enormous, in
fact, impossible. So it could not be opened
from the roof.
The first floor was taken up by shops. One
of them was a paint store. Oil, varnishes,
t%urpentine, and such infammable..goods made
this a bad sort of place to have get OH fire.
1t was in this shop that the fire had broken
out and gotten good Roadway.
Near by WAS the elevator shaft, and q little
beyond that was n fight Of stairs, leading to
the different floors. Both of these furnished
most favorable venues for the fire aud smoke
to rise through the building. Nothing but q
wooden partition divided the raging fire in
the paint shop from the elevator shaft, so it
took only a short time fer the flames to make
their way into the strong vertical draught.
The fire had been burning some time be-
fore it was discovered. The building was a
very strong one. On every floor were iron
shutters, set in inside frames. As business
was over, these were shut tight. On the roof
there was only a small s~cuttle, OFF in one cor
ner. So the massive building was almost
dramatically sealed. The flames and hot dir
and smoke, driving up through the building,
rapidly charged it with hot air.
had only Engine Company 20 to bring
against the fire. A new alarm was sent out,
and the third alarm sounded. I ordered the
men to use the line on the paint shop. and
set a party to work to try and prevent the fire
from going up the awning. Assistant Fore.
man Banta was in charge Of the men who
had to look after this part of the business.
The great thing to be feared was an OK.
plosion such ash have alluded to in the be.
ginning. A slight puff came and showed tina,
these apprehensions were we'll founded, but
it was not very severe. 1t was like the low
growl a dog utters before he means to leap OIL
bark. e,
heh "eie WHINING hWhy WIN III tnell
might when IA second, severer puff came ant
drove them from the line. They dropped
the hose and ran back TO escape it. But othel
companies arrived and the men returned Il
the charge with renewed vigor, though thei
, apprehensions had been justly excited b,
r these premonitory signs of what might b
looked for AS very probable.
Soon after they had returned to their worI
and were busy with the awning and pain
shop the explosion came.
a There was q roar like the breaking OF
= hurricane, and a terrific report followe
closely upon it. 1t is impossible to describ
a what that roar was like. twas a deafenin
n report. The very worst that could happe
had come to pass.
The roof was completely torn of from u
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D

one OF the luckiest real-estate investments ever
made in Omaha was that Of b. j. SAKE. who paid
$500 q few years ago for a lot in the soulh part Of
the city that is now worth $50, COO
Senator spooner's youngest child, Philip, has a
great natural talent Tor music. II is said that
although not able to distinguish one note from
another he can sing with accuiac any piece OF
music he has ever heard.
Alexander Graham bell, of telephone fame, may
till be spoken OF as q young man, for he has only
recently turned his fortieth year. Twenty-Five
years ago he was a poor boy In Edinburgh. lie
came to this country in 1879.
A human skull was dIsinterred by well-diggers in
Haskell County, Kan. recently at a depth Of 1856
feet beneath the earth's surface. Remains OF nsh
and sea reptiles have been found on several oc-
casions At various depths IN the same neighoor-
hood.
When 1t comes to talking Of bigness Texas has
good reason to put on airs A Forth Worth news
paper shows that the Lone Star State.Would make
2li States The size OF Rhode Island, or six the 8 Ze
OF New York, or nearly seven Kingdoms OF the area
Of Portugal.
A handsome relic OF the mound-builders,' con.
sisting OF q piece OF c~arDelian beautifully carved IN
the Ghape OF q boat, was recently dug up neal
Alton, III. II Is about nye iuches long and q gen
Of artistic lspidAry work. 1t has been identified
as 4 sacred badge stone worn by some prehistoric
chief.
Mr.. James Cas-, OF Prairie Grove. Ark, picket
up an old BON 90 his farm the other day anC
tire IL into Q brush nre that was burning near by,
The bomb had lain there ever since the Prairi,
Grove battle, twenty-five years ago, but 1t was II
good condition and exploded, scattering missiles Il
every direction. " No one was hurt, but severa
people narrowly escaped injury from the missiles.
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TBPECIAL To III WUHLDsT
ATLANTA, Ca. April 30. JEFF jackson, a negro
who lived in Clayton County, insured his life q few
weeks ago for So, 900 and his house, a small frame
building, for 500. A short time alter, one night,
while his wife was absent from home, the house was
found in flames and a charred body was taken from
the debris, supposed to be that of Jackson. The
lamentations OF the widow were loud, but soon after
she applied to the insurance company
for the amount due on Jackson's life and
property. Owing to the dlsreputable char
acter of Jackson an Investigation was
instituted. A few days ago Jackson was arrested
near Hickory and was brought here. He c%onfesscs
that he robbed a grave, placed the body In the build
ing and burned his house, and his wife was to get
the insurance money AMI meet him in Hickory. o
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HENRY aIEssER. many. He came with
his parents to this country in 1850, when he
was three years old. As 500 as he was old
enough to begin to learn n trade he went into
his fathers shop, where he served his APP
premiership and shaved apprecistiye Thir-
teenth Warders until he was twenty years
old.
He then went tothe Sinclair House. where
for ten years he worked as an assistant. and
in 1879 assumed the charge of his present es-
Establishment: For the past five years he has
also been the chief OF the barber shop at
Cranston's West Point Hotel, where he
spends his INN
In both Of these places his opportunities of
meeting distinguished personages have been
extensive, and his list of customers contains
the names of many of the ~best-known mill
tary and political lights in the country. Gen.
Mcclellan was often shaved by him. and Gen.
Beauregard. one of McClellan's first antag-
onists. has often reclined in the same chair in
Mr.. Giesser's establishment
Then there are such names as Gen. Han
cock, Gen. Ripley, Gen. Aspinwail. Gen.
Mcmahon, Gen. Scho6eld. Gen. Newton,
Capt. Russell and Col. Jerome Napoleon
Bonnparte to be found on his list. q
In the field of craftsmanship and politics
he has had such customers as Samuel j. Ran
dali. Secretary Bayard. Frank Hurd, the
free-trader; Fernando Wood, ex-Goy. Hof-
man. Congressman Breckenridge, Senator
of note, as Capt. Calhoun, J: G. Calhoun,
Senator Pugh and Henry s. Wise, who. usu-
ally make the New York Hotel their head
quarters when they visit the North.
John Morrissey. Henry. George and DR..
McGlynn form an iltN-esting trio, and last.
but not least, the gu.iart Col. Mapleson, of
Her Maiesty's Horse Marines, who was never
known to appear IN public, or even i'll q bar
ber's chair, without the inseparable floral
annex in his buttonhole.
Mr.. Geisser desires to be known as o plain
barber, and not as a " t~orsorial artist"
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SOME BROOKLYN EYEGLASSES.

Judge Courtney wears eyeglasses.
Fred Kinzey's glasses are glued on.
Judge Osborn has to wear very strong glassea
Dr. Mathewson has the finest collection Of eye
glasses in the city. y
Ex-Mayor Howell wears q very strong glass with
tortoise-shel frames.
Stewart L. Woodford has q gold chain attached
to his nickel plated frames.
Ex-Mayor Whitney can't sign q check without
adjusting his celluloid frames.
J. b. Hoeoker, IT., although naturally stylish, is
content 10 wear q plain steel rim around his spec
tacles.
Joe N. Harrison always carries a pair in his
pocket. They might come in handy some day, you
know.
Al Alderman, OF the Twenty-sixth Ward, wearl
q skeleton set. Al claims he can't count his chips
without them.
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THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1888.

building. It wal not taken of entire, but
blown into huge fragments. It came out
above and below. Tho force was tremen
dous. Every man in the street near the
building was knocked down by il. Banta
and Martin and Lynch. with some others who
were on the awning. we're blown bodily of,
50 great was the force Of the mir driven out Of
the huge building by the increased pressure
which the heat had occasioned.
(To be Concluded 7o-Morrou.)
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WOMEN INSPECTORS,

The Senate will be guilty of a great wrong
to workingwomen and girls if it shall fail to
pass the bill sent to it from the Assembly
providing for the creation of women factory
inspectors.
The recent partial revelations of the shame
full insult and abuse to which little girls in
factories are subjected. and the notoriously
inadequate provision made for the health,
comfort and safety of female help, indicate
q want in inspection which none but women
can fill. They alone can get at the truth and
discover the lacks. .
The bill should surely pass.
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PITCHER FERGUSON DEAD.
The Famous Twirier Passes Away ut His
Hame In Philadelphia.
ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD
PHILADELPHIA, April 20. CHARLES j. Ferguson,
the famous pitcher of the Philadelphia Club, died
in this city this evening at 10. so at mis- residence,
No. 25l2 North Broad street, Of typhoid fever. He
was first taken III with malarial fever about three
weeks ago. His condition was not considered
alarming until ABOUT n week a2o, when his disease
changed to typhoid fever. and he began to sink.
Hope, however, was not abandoned until satur-
dhy, when he began to sink rapidly.
Nearly all of the Philadelphia team and all OF the
Athletic players were present al the death bed, the
Athletics naving came in on the train from Brook
Ign shortly before dissolution. Ferguson, how
ever, recognized no one, and he was unconscious
from noon to-day until the end.
Tine deceased was one of the best pitchers IN the
profession, and his abilities as a %batsman, base
runner and general player were first class. His
death leaves a hole In the Philadelphia team that
his club will find II impossible 10 I'LL. He was twenty
nve years OF age and came from Charlottesville,
Va. He first attracted attention as a player IN
1888, when he was o member of the Virginia Club
of Richmond, Va from which Nash, Johnston
and Glenn were also graduated. In the fall OF 1885 he
was secured by the Philadelphia Club, with which
he has ever since been connected.
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practice and not connected with any hospital or dis
,ensary; the second sum Of 90. QUO to any physician or
physicians in or connected with public hospitals. insane
Asylums or dispensaries.
The physician Offering these prizes is Dr.. II. II. KANE,
Of New York, whose services to the profession ana the
several books on tho - Brain and Nerves, !" the Opium
and Morphine Habits, :" 40. lie studied the profession
In the ONCE Of the late Professor Willard Parker one OF
the most famous Of American doctors.
The condition Of the competition are as follows;
The prizes Of 90, 900 and ca, 900 will be severally
awarded by a committee composed Of three physicians:
one Allopath. one Homeopath and one Eclectic. and will
be awarded for the best essay on the treatment OF dis
eases of the Brain and Nerves, and nervous Diseases OF
the Heart, Stomach and Kidneys, each statement made
to be proved by experiment upon Mt least 100 cases Of
that special nervous affection. The remedy to no used
in all these researches to DO the great nervine Scotch
Oats Essence, with which DR.. KANE has himself sue
ceeded, in what has secured to him an almost marvellous
manner in curing the most grave and serious cases OF
Brain and Nerve Diseases, Opium Habit. 10.
He nov wishes to have his researches either proved or
disproved by exhaustive research by the best physicians
Of America, who are entirely unprejudiced. Scotch
Oats Essence certainly seems to be o marvellous remedy,
and we believe the results to be obtained in this compe-
tition will be OF the greatest value to the entire medical
profession and the people. and we commend DR.. KASE's
course most heartily.
Essays, when completed and accompanied by pulse
tracings, records, &C., are to be sealed and tent to DIR.
ii. II. KANE. New York. who will forward them TO the
Committee of Awards. We should be very glad to see
one Of our own physicians succeed and secure at least
one of these prizes.
sence manufactured by the company will have on its
pasteboard wrapper q $40. 900 forfeit guarantee that II
does not contain q particle of opium. morphine. ohloral,
OF any other narcotic. 3
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Tho Father Of All Catfish.

BISMARCK, Oak. April 80. Several river men who
came here yesterday report the capture OF q man.
moth catfish weighing 200 pounds. They had q ter
rible struggle with the fish, which capsiZed their
boat and came near drowning the men. II
swished it's tail around and Knocked un Indian
senseless. The Indian sank TO the bottom twice
ana was rescued while going DOWN the third time.
the shore, taken up to the city butcher shop md
cut into steaks, furnishing many of the towns
people with q supper. II was the largest catfish
ever heard Of in tht Sc paru.
The evening world., 1888-04-30

BARE mention Of
May Day c~onjures to
the student of old
manners and customs
q series of charming
rural pictures-pict-
ures rosy with the
faint flush of the early
dawning and spar
king with the crystal
drops Of the May dew
that potent beauti-
fer which the fair
maidens of long ago
used to rise at day
break to lave their
faces in. These
Observation-Disclosures that
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over the barber shop
of the New York Hotel.
He follows in the foot
steps of his father. who
for many years was .
we'll known character
in the Thirteenth
Ward, where his shop
was located.
Mr.. Giesser was born
in Mannheim, Ger
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Manager Coup Arrested for Larceny.

TbPECIAL TO THE WOHLD.I
VINCENNEs, Ind, April 90 Philip Coup, one of
the four brothers well known as circus managers
and proprietors, was arrested here to-day, charged
with robb,ng The residence of Police-Commissioner
charged thar Coup was aided In the robbery by his
wife, and that they made away with a number OF
gold ornaments, a gold watch, thee or four dia-
mond rings, and other articles amounting In value
10 IS, 900. The woman was also arrested. Several
years ago Philip Coup and his three brothers were
assessed in Davies County on $500, QUO worth OF per-
gonal property.
The evening world., 1888-04-30
RANDOM NOTES ABOUT NEW WORKERS

Charles Brice is d naOitus of cooper Union.
Emil A. Bernard reads all the editions Of THE
WORLD.
nowadays
Joseph sievin. of the Registers once, wears an
auburn mustache.
John Blanvelt knows as much about horses as
any man In his ward.
Charles Mann, jr. ia an enthusiastic on the ques-
ton OF the Saturday Half Holiday.
james Lee, a Broadway merchant, %contemplates
q trip out Of town in the near future.
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Rey. DIR. TALMAoE scarcely needed to deny
the yNFn that he furnished four kinds of
wine u the officers of the Thirteenth Regi-
ment while entertaining them at his house.
This popular preacher takes narrow and
ahort-rahge views of some matters, but he is
not ~giyento " treating"
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II the State Senate will clean its own door
steps, IL will gain moro credit for sticking Its
hoe and shovel into the Augean stable Of New
York City politics.
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Another of the curious condolences in
crimes and casualties occurred yesterday in the
Huicide Of two clergymen, one of whom, Rev.
EDGAR l.. HEERMAScE, of White Plains, shot
himself under distressing and tragic circum-
stances in the pulpit from which he had been
forced to retire by the dissatisfaction of his
congregation.
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B !. !: X. NJ, {! Pills.

or Pellets made from Oatmeal Husk, and rich In
''Bosktne," Natures Laxative, and
Corrective. Cures CHRONIC CONSTIPATION,
NAUSEA, SICK HEADACHE AND B1LIOUsNBsS
25c. per box. All Drug Stores.
Is. o. L. co, 16O Fulton ST., New York.
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ALLING walls, sink
ing floors, gusts of
fame breaking from
. windows or doors be-
low the floor which
freme have
reached, are among the
more common perils
which beset the duties
of the members of the
Fire Department.
The evening world., 1888-04-30

Chamberlain WINS will resign about the
time that little Jack Horner gives away the
legendary plum that he picked from the
Christmas pie.
The evening world., 1888-04-30

IRON the Louisville Gouvier-JonrHaLl
In the death OF Mr.. X. IeaIy New YORK ioso
one OF her most distinguished burglars. Mr;Lear1
was hit on the head with q hard-burnt orich' q
lived but o few days after the conclusion. um.y
truly be said that during Mr.. Leary's long cAi0~
every door was open TO him.
The evening world., 1888-04-30

The mammoth Sunday WORLD Of yester.
day contained above Five and a Half Thou.
sand Want adv ertisements. 1t is the Peo.
Piles medium.
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Tho LAYING On Of Hands.

lFrom the Norpfeh BHitstta.l
The fai;h-cure mania has given great prominenos
to the laying on OF hands. II must De aumn nt1
that there 10 great power Of removal In the Ihyice
on Of hands. Just watch q darky lay his hanasaSca
q ripe watermelon or a plump chicken ane Wv
how enectually he can remove them.
The evening world., 1888-04-30

You can don your straw hat and ligh'
fannels il you want to, but IL you do yor
will probably wish you hadn't.
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Poor old DANA! Why will you continue to
~lacerate your f~angless gums in the unproft-
able business Of trying to gnaw q ilep
The evening world., 1888-04-30

Painters will see a grim poetic justice in
ths killing Of an art critic in a duel in Paris
BY q brother critic with whom he fought.
The evening world., 1888-04-30
BEST KNOWN CITY BARRIERS.

Veteran Henry Giesser, who Has Shaved
MANY Distinguished Men.
One Of the veteran guard of the New York
razor brigade is Henry Giesser, who presides
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the making Of q first rank Anarchist or
tramp. A constitutional antipathy to work
is a good thing to have cut short in some way.
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"Of Two EviIs.''

IRON nd Bfts.
Mr.. Culburtson ION his
new yachp-We're Pp-
preaching Hatteras. my
dear, ana the SAILING mas
ter advises that you 40
below. Mother 10 there
already.
Mira. CulburtSon-Is she
Awake7
MIR. Culburtson--I be-
heve she u.
Mrs. Culburtson - l
think III risk Hatteran.
MohArd.
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SPRING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Artichokes, is cents.
Pineappies, 20 TO 90 cents,
Asparagus, IS 10 80 cents.
Rhubarb, 10 cents n bunch.
Cuoumbers, three for 95 cents.
Lemons, Is to rs cents q dozen.
Green peas, 20 cents q half peck.
Strawberries, 30 to 30 cents q quart
Blood oranges, 30 to 30 cents o dozen.
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The Pennsylvania boy who hanged himself
EAthsr than do the chores" had in him
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sohaI proper
Tom How so 7


Dissatisfied Cousins Protest in Vain.
Probate Clerk Charles II. Beckett took the testi-
mony Of the subscribing witnesses to eX-UeuL =
Gov. Dorsheimers will this morning. Aaron Kahn
appeared as counsel for the dissatisfied cousins,
but his protest was Of no avail. He will attempt
TO get an order from the Surrogate to show cause
why his clients should not be made parties.
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THEY BLOOM LIKE MAY BUDS.
QUEER FANCIEs CLUSTERED ABOUT NOV
ING SEASON.

In the OIden Time People Walked Early,
Gathered Hawthorne and Caught Cold
Nowadays They smash Furniture, Arc
Generally Miserable and Quote Season
able superstitious Sayings
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$4,000 IN PRIZES.
Open for Free Competition by Doctors and
Hospitals in the United States.

A New York physician who has for many years made
diseases Of tho Brain. Nerves, Heart and Kidneys q
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Husband who has been dining late at the ciuoS-
wanter be a kin an ihdulgent nusban'.
Muscular. Wife tcontemptuously)-oh. you doi
"Ie-h, my dear. dO--doH't come (hlc) hoHo
and heat you wizzer poker, do ~"
mot much 1"
An non't arag you thic) roun' hairf Jou
head, will ~ I'M
''iII bet you won't. Now climb up to bed or III
pitch you of tine balcony"
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Presumption.

From It'd Bfts;l
J~ack-Rawther profaue
lot, those incorporators
of your new club, my
boy.
Tom How SO
Jack-I notice In the
prospectus that they have
been using my name In
vain.
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CHIEF of First Battalion F. d. N. Y.
yaIrrEN EXPRESSLY ron THE EVENING WORLD
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Another ancient aud respectable authority
gives assurance thai the first week in the
month of May is lucky for men and a pros
porous time for their undertakings"
Therefore let all the ~disconsolaae lords of
creation, who feel this week ike Noah's weary
dove, with no rest for the sole of their foot
by reason of May Day moving, lay this hatter-
ing JUNCTION to thoir souls and rejoice amid
the chaos which prevails in their new homes.
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A COOL LIFE-SAVER,

should surely pass.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-08

The most effectual way to blot out
the bitterness Of the past is for the
people of the two sections TO come in,
to daily contact with each other.
When they do this they see that nei-
Their are half 80 bad as they are paint
cd. Such has been the experience in
New York, and in the southern cities
where numbers OF northerners swell
the population. Northerners are Civ
on q warm welcome in the south, and
southerners are made to feel at home
in the north. Sectional feeling at
this time is hardly worth mentioning.
Only few politicians and editors try
to fan its dying embers into flame.
News, Dem.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-08

Last week q Indy student at Cor,
nell discovered that her name was in
correctly given in the list OF students
and went 10 have the error corrected
Are you engaged just nowi" was
the first question she asked the regis.
trar. mo, indeed" replied the gal,
liant official, his face at the same time
becoming the very embodiment OF
pleasant anticipations Of the privilege
Of leap year. "Well, then, I should
like to change my NAME" said the fair
visitor. "Oh, would youi" gasped
the young man, his countenance radi-
ant beyond expression. And then
the young lady undertook to explain
matters more in detail, much to the
young mans discontinue. Woman's
Journal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-08
Between the Lines.

L
No word that might not have been sent b,
stranger.
BY stranger reoeivedi and mp at thu
head
Not even MY dear" as IL there was dan
ger
That some one might study tho letter in
stead;
So he writes me tho news. and descibes
where no dimes,
And trusts me 10 pick out the love tween
the lines.
So plain il Il there-somo might call il de.
lusion-
That smile to myself as the dear words
trace.
my swe u" and my dariingl" oh, blissful
MY preoious." my coinfort" my an.
gel Of graoe!"
Ny all In tho world" my jewel that
The best in dark places!"-all this tween
the limos.
IT'S thus with our poet, our friend, and our
lover
Not just whit they tell US that's always
the bost.
Oh, sad fate indeed, II We could not dis
cover
The beautiful secret which hides from
the rest,
That while poem or letter such meaning
confines,
The words that arc sweetness are writ
tween the lines.