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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
MAKING GOOD THE DEFICIENCY

The A. B. Cleveland Company limited dealers IN seed'
NO ~ Cortlandtst, whose president. Artie b. CieVe
and NED the Sy last January, is arranging with the
creators take Of the Indebtedness BY the issue
OF bonds 10 run three years to the amount OF 1925
w. IN accordance with this plan chattel mortgage
10 secure The bonds has been filed, the trustees being
oonraa N. Jordan. Horace X. Thurber and Peter W.
'ahsudet' Two chattei mortgages for 100000 each
gave also boon died in Jersey City, to the First
s"onai Bank Of jersey City and another out oftown
oaaH where Mr.. Cleveland is is still mystery and
SAG nothing has been heard of him since he left
~, MS deficiency with the company is said to
nsen $4,000. About two thirds of the creditors
. amount have accepted the bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
TURNING OUT PRACTICAL HOUSEWIVES.

The annual graduating exercises Of the WILSON
Industrial School, Of which Miss Emily Huntington
matron held In the school chapel In St. Marks
Place last evening The death Of the teacher OF the
class. Miss Anna Krkwood, on Wednesday. cast a
shadow over the exercises. Tho Rev. DR.. j. Ii.
De Frcese In few remarks spoke of the teachers
work IN the school. The Rev. Dr. wylIe presided
and short addresses made by DR.. Eimendorf and
the Rev DR.. George Alexander. Of tho University
Place Presbyterian Church. After these exercises the
class all girls Of about twelve years, went 10 the
school rooms and showed the visitors their proficiency
i'm making tea and doing household work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
PROMINENT ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS.

BRUNSWICK-Baron Elmer. Of Munich BUCKING.
HAM-Scn1tor AlgcrnOn :. Paddock OF Nebraska.
ENEkE1T-John Hicks, United States Minister Peru.
FIFTH AFEN Eek Secretary William C. Endlcott and
Robert c. Winthrop, OF Massachusetts; Governor William
J.. Dillingham; and star. OF Vermont; cx-COngreSsnlan
F.. o. Stana OF Missouri Judge Charles Andrews, the
New-York Court OF Appeals; Colonel Henry C. Corbn,
United States Army; Speaker Fremont Cole and Sta
Senators George q. Erwin and Frank b. Arnold GIL
SEY-Ex-C ongrcs w. T.. Taulbee, OF Kentucky.
HOFFM AN-Gencral John L. Webster Of Nebraska WILL
lam f. Sheehan Of Buffalo and g. Dubai French Consul.
General at Quebec. MURRAY HILIr-Archdeacon
Davenport Of Tasmania WESTMiNSTER-A. T.
GOshorn OF Cincinnati. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rodney
Wallace, Of Massachusetts,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
STRINGENT RULES At THE sUsrREASURY.

STRINGENT RULES At THE SUBTREASUkf
Assistant Treasurer Roberts IS evidently intent on
making assurance douby sure In fine conduct OF AZ
fairs a. the Sub-Treasury. In future Il will require
two persons TO be present when vault IS TO be
opened, each Of whom will be acquainted with one
half OF the combination. In or both Of these
officers absent from duty there will be two others
who Will know the combination, AMI Assistant Treas
urer Roberts will have the combinations in his desk
under seal, but will not make himself acquainted
with them until occasion may require him TO break
the seals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
CTONINGTON LINE.
RAILROADS..
T EHlGH VALLEY RAILROAD.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave foot Of Cortiandt and
so a. III. for Catssauoua and intermediate points
a. M. for Geneva, Lyons, Elm.Ia Rochester Buffalo
and the and principal local points CHAIR car 10
lis IL a. m for Cherry Ford and interuediae points
Chair cars 10 TunAhanocK Connection 70 Neaaing sn9
Harrisburg ,.., , iSs ~ ~
40 D. n. Tor Mauch Chunk and Intermediate points
Connecton u Reading and Harrisburg Chair car {"
D. NJ Tor Geneva Lyons. ElmIra Rochester Bunao
and the West. pullman sleeper ~ ~ ons. IN =. -
eayns az sh.ooT and NJ ha.Sn eo resi SS
a. m. for Maueh Chunk. 1Iaiieton and intermediate
p0iss! As D. m tog cOplsy and lnegmedlase point.
and Pggs% 'es as as5 Y BIosdw
IxrEST SHORE RAILROAD, y. Y, c. &
w Co. ,sa1 s e esN, West sD t2d;
f fon%an % IS Pr S 90 slS p S.
Loql s % no e0 MSnfca cinad Tss; q 90 p M Niagara
Fais Syracuse, Utica and principal inermdlse stations
Is . $50 m. - CO. . 70 y ~ tand All $50 m
ais = rs. - So ali 80 aud - 100. o 90 - Is
D. m. Newburg. 'io:i5 a: m. 10 5:l5, SA5 D. IN.
fiaverstraw, :25 M As '0:25 p m Elegant SLEEP
Scssc and Sa ~ louis by except saur
days. Other trains daily except Sundays. Leave
jersey city I. H. Il. sstlon, all 80 NJ. sS 80 D.
IIoboken. IVES, Shore station. all 80 a. m, % 80
ofaces: Brookyn-333 Washnrton-st.. 130 Fulton-st
Annex ONCE foot Of futon.-t NewYork City-27l 363
and 9io Broadway. SO i2 Bowery IL Park Place and
ST.. n H. weslcotts Express calls for and checks bag
gage from hotels and residences. G. Il. LAMBERT
Gsnarh Passenger Agent Ysnderbit.aYe.. n. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
OWL JUSTICE y0Rroy's FUyERAL.

The funeral OF Civil Justice Michael Norton took
Mace Yesterday at his home, No AZ Charton-st
Tho Hobokon Turtle Club, the employees OF the First
district Court, the Monticello Club. the Michael
Davitt Club and other clubs with which the dead
politician had been connected sent flowers. John
purcell Denis McGinty Julius kaufman, Frank
Okn. Thomas Laughn and Peter Mitchell acted as
pal-bearers The body was borne into the Church
OF ST. Anthony Of Padua In sulllvanst by Civil JUS
ticcs Godfoge, Clsncy Rogers. steckler Lachman.
Mcneil Fallon Murray, Jeroloman and Deane. There
a solemn requiem mass was celebrated bv the Rev.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
aPpR l1sER srEARys RErUHys TO BOSTON.

Il I 7 =
Marvclle W. Cooper, the new Appraiser. who was
sworn in by Collector Macone last Monday and spent
hour that day at the scene Of his new duties went
TO Washington Thursday. lie did not finish his
business ri the capital in time TO assume his new
functions here yesterday, but he will be on hand to-
day. Acting Appraiser Stearns waited for his sue
cessor until o'clock, and then got telegram from
Washington saying that lie would not DO on hand.
lie then started for BOSTON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
THE PARK BOARD REJFCrryG BIDS

Bids were opened by the Park Board yesterday for
excavating and building The foundations OF part
OF the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Thh three bids
from S2l7 900 to s23s 900. They were regarded
as entirely too high. and as there is only $14S,o0O
provided for the work they all rejected One
bid only for lighting the Museum by electricity was
presented This $4,000, ard was also rejected
too high. \ third series of bids for new iron seats
in tho parks was rejected account Of rIegularity
In The specifications
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
TO ATTEMPT TEN BROECK'S RECORD.

louisville KY, April o6.-H is announced that
F. d. Harper will attempt TO lower the mile record
of Ten Brock with the marc Valuable. The marc
is daughter Of Ten Brock and is five years old
At private trial recently she went a mile in l 40
and IL is believed by Mr.. Harper that she can excel
her sre's record of 1894 The race against time
will be made In the of the spring meeting of
the Jockey Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
NO APPOINTMENTS BY TIE MAYOR

1t was rmored yesterday that Mayor Grant was
going to announce of his appointments. and
when In response 10 messages sent after them, Cham
berlain Croker W. Bourke Cochran, Under Sheriff
Gilroy. william H. Clark and John NJ. Bowers hurried
TO the Mayors office and remained closeted With Mr.
Grant for couple of hours, II was doomed certain
that important things to be given OUT. Nothihg
OF the sort happened however. The Mayor said
afterward II dil expect TO have news for You,
but there VIII be none lOdaY.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

Anacetus de Angeus, assisted by the Rev. Father
Lugergus deacon, and tho Rev. Father Julius
subdeacon. Among those present Mayor Grant.
DR.. Donin, City Chamberlain Croker. Henry D.
Purroy, Sheridan Shook, Henry A. Gumbleton JUS
ce German and John Reilly. The burial was in
Calvary Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

prevailed yesterday 2si inches Of rain falling Tho temper
aturo ranged between $50 SEQ tho $500 being
10 higher than the corresponding day last year. and Sc
lower than on Thursday.
In this city and vicinity to-day will probably be cloudy
and rainy weather. temperatures followed BY
clearing skics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
PENSIONS FOR THE VETERANS.

Washington, April 26.-Thcfe was an aggregate OF
$50 pension certificates issued by the Pension Office
today The list includes certificates for original pen
sons reissues, increases etc. and IS the largest Issue
that has been made in any one day since Commits
sloner Tanner assumed charge of the Pension once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
IVY CITY RACES AGAIN POSTPONED.

washingto April 26.-The Ivy City races have
been postponed until Monday. The course is quag-
miro It would be impossible to continue the meeting
with such weather. Most OF the horsemen started
for New.York tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

OPFBRS REJECTED BY THE sBCRErARY
Washington, April 26.-Thc bend offers to-day were
geo, 800 registered 1-o per cents at Ios Ia, and
81 900 900 IL per cents registered. 1t los L.
Neither offer was accepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

BALLOT reform DEFEATED IN ILLINOIS.
Springfield ILL., April 26.-ln the House to-day an
Elec toraI BILL similar In It's provisions TO the Aus
tralian Election law, was defeated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
ID FAST EMPRESS TRAINS,
VIA PHILADELPHIA TO
BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON.
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
q. f.ar L A MI AIRY o2 1854


on rSfs i3}S H.4FS$fA M4fs route
Trains isave Nc~-Yok via Desbrosses and Csrtisnas
Ha Stsii F Fur q a"d with Pullman p..o.
Cars attached and kasd Dl Lae da y Paio
Dining Smoking. and Sleeping Vestibuled Cars 81 90
w.tiismsoor, 'LocS Haven 100 H. sp M Cory ana
Erie a. D.. m. connecting a. Cory for Titusvs
For 1p i sn G' 90 m. 90 D. and 1o 10 night
fOi II 20 a. @ CO. 800 and 400 p sunday<
BaItimore' Wsshng.on and the South. Limited wash-
M Of a rqa2 a. rfS CaFs oS Jay e;G s
dsg: yStS Dining ca r. .II,ys %a:Aas-
saSa.y d Gs 80 and a's d u. n:s "a
40 "''' FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
IL 20 y. N. (n.Vusn ramon I.sj, 1,d p N wcek
Lo ay ran fSs f E ha eeu 'ts 50.
ions, Via RAILWAY and Amboy, s:io a. IN, y nos,i
IN ana 10 not d % at asos SH1f rsr $40 ana
For ga p fa NS Zoo wa NJ ay via
aud Bay Line, 2 100 p IN week days -
transfer for Brooklyn travel
FOR PHILADELPHIA
Express trains leave NewYo via Desorosses and Cor
"a Gar and 10 WashnssSn Llnd!edl and ii NJ: - 20
II is night. Accommodation. II 10 NJ, 40 ane
sGnd sG E.pe S. E. si aa g. an aSd IL
night. A Accommodatlon. p m, -.
ana H. - aa ii p m Sundays Trenton fOs
fieSes oaces Nos L. 4s5 $40 and e44 Broadway T.
Aaor House and foot OF DesbrOses and Cortlandt Sta
4. co SrSosyn - H1dso:s HobcEsn station jersey
City EmiGrant Ticket Office. Castle Garden .u
cheeS b5sgsse iron hotels and resdepeess WON
cHASs General r. io Manager. General Psssr 39:.a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW-JERsEY.
~ FOOT ~ L Tsisi 8, ; ~ NORTH RxvEA

CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY.
FOOT IL Zine 4sSis e Sr;.. Moth - nvE
400 . m. for Easton Bsthishem. Hisnssw.. xsusa
'hS9 a. fieming:sn. E..soa ss.AsA... Ann,
S % !ss s::
n ss1dns %Ssy' r'm'a sA'
zoo sI Fs%i%gg,Sn s,sS" B,sslshs. Ana.
0wn Siu'n cf Sl
%
and S 10 o a. S' a..s
Chung Es,dne as,ys0 ,n .;s on Sundays
LS. sis iIS F.. LOO zoo 49,. : go so "A
HsSuy park ocean Grove. except Sunday Point Psss.
ss Tom. River % S..ns 80 e. for F''''d'
:ssSS o. 10 80 20 49, Fl Xips't"a s5s';'sS
80 e:io D. m Sundays. 90. o 90 a. for Fertx
IAk g,S, 3D.: g 81, sI4 % LOO ga
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
4:so a. H. p. n. (2:So y. ~ Through Exprsaas
SLIGHTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
FOR PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE AMI
WASHINGTON.
BOUND BROOK ROUTE.
Ss Ssnf.. asd a;nsrs aud Ohio K H. s.S ~: .
) Iof az 90 ~ 80 80. j ses,..
sgssSD1f s 80 80 5sS M S 80 80 80 go tx
gsislmers and w Is e daily oise
Trains leaving at As II 90 a m< 80. 800 Sao,
80. II 100 have connection for Reading. HafSiSs
apa paFss Car seats can & procured q 2 asl
Fulton-st, 9S Broadway, Brooklyn.
New. York TRANSFER Company viii call Ter md sAsss
baggage frLm hotel oil regdsnee
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
p! shs5 5hsaS %sss HHHf;sS
p6IkSHN eAk 81 81 aGE fA
Leave New.York, foot Of Lbersy.ss, e foiswsa
For Chicago 2 80 o. m. ~ 90 midniaht
For Cincinnati and st. Louis 8 30 a. m. AS -
For Washington. Baltimore Wilmington and CheotaUs
9 80 q II .. m. 80 80 D, N. rs .. ~
sunday 80 a. M. 80 49, AS n. IL nianighe-
Sleeping midnight train are open 70 receive -.
fer tickets and Pullman car space call at B. and o.
Ticket Ofces 81 26l. AIS and 1.14o Broadway, ~
Station. foot OF Liberty-st -, -, -.
S ~ sM crIJF n CHAs. o. sCULL.
We General Manager. Ienl PasA Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-27

FAST pITTSFIELD AND NORTH ADAMS SPECIAL
with elegant Wagner Drawing Room leaves Gfanl
Central Station, via Harlem Division daily efceDt Sunday
q % D. m. Fast time. Superior service
GEORGE IL. DANIELS General Passenger Agent .
]. u. lOCCEY, General Superintendent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-22

Had Been Fired.
Said the turkey in the oven,
AS the heat began to burn:
Eyes, I've severed my connection
With the head Of my concern"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-22

horse with the sleigh robe and striking
out for the house. 1t was struggle
even for the hardy farmer. AS he neared
the place the barking grew louder. The
door on the side toward him was almost
covered, so he made for the rear. That
had been sheltered from drifts by the
building, and a small door was accessible
there. AS he opened it ha ndsome New
foundland dog rushed out, jumping on
him and whining for joy. Mr.. wilkins
eyes, dazzled by the snow, could at first
toward the most sheltered corner of the
place, where four-year-old girl lay.
white and motionless.
Mr.. wilkins dropped down beside her
and felt her hands, head, and finally
her heart. The little one was not dead,
as he first thought, and his chief care
was to revive her. Being utterly ex-
hausted. all he could do at first was to
fold her in his arms under his overcoat
Presently he started for the sleigh, fol-
lowed by the faithful dog whose devo-
ton had perhaps saved the chld's life
He was anxious to reach the sleigh, for
he had bethought himself of bottle of
milk which his host had put up with a
lunch for him. That and the air seemed
to revive the child She chung to him.
crying, until the dog poked his nose into
her hand as he sat beside them on the
sleigh seat Then she smiled and tried
to pat him, calling him "Nelo," her
word for Nero" which was the name
on his collar. AS soon as she had recov-
cred sufficiently to sit up. Mr. wilkins
drove on towards home, planning to
send word by the next person that passed
his house bound downward, for he felt
sure this was Judge Carriers lost daugh.
ter.
His work was not over when he reached
home, and saw the little group waiting
in the window for him. 1t was necessary
to shovel his way in. His wife threw a
rope to him from the loft window, at
taching a shovel on the other end SO that
he could haul it out. When the way was
clear he brought the now sleeping child
in, and told how he had found her and
the story he had heard.
Then what talking and running to
and fro commenced! The baby must be
petted and fed and put to sleep, and the
handsome dog must receive some atten-
ton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-22

"What will we have to eat, mother?"
he inquired.
"There's plenty O things in the house."
she said. eve sha'n't starve. Don't We
be afraid o that, Bob"
After their breakfast of fried pork and
johnny cake she went to feed the chick
ems. The children followed her, for it
seemed "kind O lonesome" as Bob said.
No one passed all day. The sun shone
out warm and bright, and, though they
could not perceive it, was doing slowly
but surely its good work for them. Bob
looked out of the one pane Of glass SO
long that he was tired. And it was no
wonder, for he had to stand on tiptoe on
the window sill to see out at all.
So the day wore on. When the chill
dren fretted their good mother talked
about what father would bring, and how
sure she was that he would come on the
next day-the day of their great feast
itself. She wasn't at all sure when she
first said so, but this was her way of
keeping her own hopes up, and she sue
ceeded so we'll that she almost believed
they would see old Bess and the sleigh
Thanksgiving morning.
Wednesday had passed slowly to Mr..
Wilkins in the dingy little hotel where
he was staying. When he started for
home early on the following morning
the hangers on about the door forboded
all sorts of evil results to his "foolhardy
notion" of trying to get through such a
snow but he persisted in going.
20 I l,, fol-
1t was hard work-harder than he had
expected, but old Bess was a strong
horse, and he himself used to rough
weather.
Twelve miles We're travelled without
incident or accident. The rest of the
way was lonely enough, some of it skirt
ing woods and leading through glens.
1t was wild, beautiful drive in sum-
mer, but desolate in winter. AS Mr..
Wilkins drove on, thoughts of an event
of which he had heard in town REQUIRED
to his mind: Judge Carriers little girl
was lost missing since Tuesday; servant
took her to walk; neither of them seen
since; a thousand dollars rewardr'
These had made little impression on the
busy man at the time, but now, in the
quiet of that lonely drive, they came
back in fragments. He thought of his
own little ones and of the awful weather
that had prevailed since Tuesday, the
day he had left home.
He was startled from his reverie by
the sharp barking of dog. 1t seemed
to come from an old building off from
the road, which, situated near pond,
had once been used as an ice house. he
listened. Yes, that was the place from
which the noise came, and the barking
sounded as if something unusual had
happened The ice house was deeply
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-22

"Will you tell us your name, dear?"
said Mrs. Wilkins to the child, as she
took her in her arms.
"Name, Nellie" said she, and, sure
enough, her gold pin was so engraved.
"Mary," "ride," doggy" and "big
man. were all she could say plainly
about where she had been. Perhaps no
one could understand her sweet prattle
but her mother. At the thought of that
sorrowing woman, Mrs. wilkins said
with tears in her eyes:
80 Samuel, I'm just grieved thinkin'
about this baby's mother. When can we
send word?'
Likes not some one'll be goin' to town
in the mornin', Mirandy," he replied.
After drinking a cup of tea which his
wife had prepared while he worked, Mr..
wilkins started out to get his horse and
sleigh under cover. This done, he pre-
pared for pleasant evening with his
family. After the children had asked
questions to their hearts content about
his adventure, the talk drifted around to
themselves.
1--WE haven't had any Thanksgiving.
father" said Elsie, as she sat on his knee.
II think we have, child" said Mrs.
Wilkins. isn't it Thanksgivin' enough
to see father back safe? That's better
than all the dinners we could eat"
"Never mind, Elsie; we'll keep Thanks
givin' to-morrer," said her father. Il
don't know s it makes much difference
when we keep it es long es we're thank
full enough"
can have lots to eat," put in Bob.
"What did you bring us, father"
"You jest wait till morning an see,
Bob" said Mrs. Wilkins
When morning came they found the
oranges and raisins and all the good
things, even to the figs, and to tell of
what feast they had, and how jolly
they were, and how the little stranger
enjoyed it with them. would be long
story.
1t was not hard to interest their near
est neighbor in the lost child, and, as he
had kept Thanksgiving on the right day,
he volunteered to go at once to town.
1t was found that a servant had gone to
walk with little Nellie and Nero, the
dog, little distance up the road, she
had said. They had not returned, but
the girl was last seen riding with a
stranger whose slouched hat prevented
his being recognized. Nothing definite
was ever found out, but it was con-
jectured that she, wanting to be rid of
the child and dog without going home,
had left them in the old ice house, sup
posing that the dogs barking would at
tract attention from passers-by.
The grateful parents insisted on doub-
ling the reward when they learned how
much Mr.. wilkins had done to find little
Nellie. The sum seemed like a fortune
to the poor farmer. He bought more
land with it, and very good land it
/ proved to be, so good that it made life
less hard for the Wilkins family. Little
luxuries, hitherto unknown, became pos
sible, and there never was a time when,
from a pecuniary as well as a moral
point of view, Mr.. wilkins was not glad
he had fought his way through the
drifts into the icehouse at the call Of the
dog and SO saved the little one that was
lost.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-22

ing, two days before Thanksgiving. for
which great occasion he was going to
town, twenty miles away, to "do some
tradin'."
He told the children, Bob and Elsie,
that he would come back with lots of
things-peanuts and raisins, and perhaps
some oranges, besides other eatables
necessary for the Thanksgiving feast.
How the little ones shouted at the
mention of oranges, for you must know
that such dainties seldom fell to their
share. Hard work, early and late, on
the little farm, only sufficed to keep the
family plainly clothed and fed, and they
had very few luxuries.
AS the sleigh logged along the man
fell to thinking of the dear ones who
would watch for his return on the NOR
row.
'I'll give em good Thanksgivin' +
can, he thought. "There amt no fam
lily that deserves it more. Wisht l
could sell everything I've got with me.
Wouldn't make their eyes open. though!
Mebbe | could buy 'em some figs. The
children's never seen any. An I'd git
Mirandy an egg beater. She amt never
had none"
The miles to town grew less as the
horse went on, and the influence of the
brilliant winter day made Mr.. Wilkins
happy, not SO much because he was sus-
ceptible to natures beauty, but because
he thought: "If this here weather'll only
hold out, I'll be back early ter-morrer"
Mrs. Wilkins spent the day in getting
ready Tor the feast, with such material
as she had on hand. She killed the big
gest and plumpest chicken in the yard,
Bob looking on delightedly at the opera
ton. Tender hearted Elsie ran into the
house and put her fingers in her ears, SO
that she could not hear the poor chickie
cry" she said. Then there was rye
bread to make, and a kind of "plain
sweet cake" the best they ever had.
There were also dried apples and pump
kin pies to bake, the house to set in or
der and the chickens to feed. Nine
year-old Bob and 6-year-old Elsie were
eager to ''help mother" and while the
former fed old Red Top, the rooster, and
his family, the little girl tsotted around
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-22

filled with drifts, which lay thick be-
tween it and the road. He couldn't get
through easily. 1t would hinder him in
his journey, too. Perhaps he wouldn't
see home that night, he said to himself.
So he drove on.
What made him connect that dogs
barking with the story of the lost child?
He couldn't seem to get rid of that. He
stopped, and again measured the dis
lance and the height of the drifts, de-
cided that it wasn't worth while to get
through them list fur dog" as he
tried to make himself believe. and again
started.
"What if it was your childr" The
thought stung him.
swell. here goes!" he said, and suited
the action to the word by covering his