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WIN Remove to Randolph.

BIDDEFoRp, April A.-Caldwell & Libby,
the Richmond shoe firm who recently con-
ferred with the Saco Building Co. relative TO
moving their factory to Saco, have decided
to locate in Randolph. in Kennebec county,
and will make the change as soon as possi-
BILE. They will employ 17C or 200 hands, in
Guiding the old hands who stood by the firm
in their trouble in Richmond. The new
company expects to start portions of the
building next week. The pay roll will be
about 200 week, and about 235 cases of
shoes day win be turned out when the fac
tory is in full running order. Mr.. Libby
will move to Randolph to take charge of the
factory
Stole Money and Watches.
BATH, April 24.-Upon the arrival of the
Star of the East this morning. Alton G.
Cummings was handed over to the police on
complaint of Asa W. Robinson of Sidney.
Robinson had been to Boston selling apples
and had a considerable sum of money
Cummings is Mr.. Robinson's brother-in-law
and shared his state room. In the morning
Mr.. Robinson missed his money which was
afterwards found ON the person of Cum
mings together with three watches, also Rob
inson's property.
Cummings proposed to fight the matter out
in the courts, but being informed that he
would have to rest in Jail until the August
term and then probably have to take fair
sized sentence, he weakened and made resti-
tuition of money and watches. He was then
given fine of $40 and 20 days in Wis
casset jail.
Woman's Relief Corps.
DEXTER, April 24.-The fifth annual con-
vention of the Woman's National Relief
Corps Of Maine began at Dexter, Wednesday
So delegates attending. Nearly all the off
GERS Of the State Corps were present. As
one day of the meeting comes Fast Day, in
teresting complications are presented for
discussion.
AT the afternoon session the reports Of the
officers were made aud showed fifteen new
corps established in the year and $195015
expended in charity. The membership is
increasing, the whole number being 1855.
One hundred and fifteen delegates were pres
ent from thirty-six corps.
The Case Mol Pressed.
AUGUSTA, April 24.-The case against
Mrs. Clifford of Oakland, for murder was mol
pressed this afternoon.
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cobbIIng the cherokee strIp.

CHICAGO, April PA Daily News specia
from Diamond Bar Rancho, /. T., says the
occupation Of the Cherokee strip has begun
along the line. The Cherokee strip now In
process of being gobbled comprises nearly
eight million acres, and is four times as
large as Oklahoma.
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THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Captain Sam Kenney Of Pownal, has ar
rived In New York from his voyage to Val
paraiso, South America. He Is expected
home to remain while his vessel Is loading.
The second school meeting in District No
except clerk, p. w. Sawyer being elected on
April nth. On the question whether the
school shall be taught by men or women 1t
was voted to leave 1t with the agent to de-
eide. 1t was voted that n. w. Williams and
III. M. Lombard board the teachers at S1.45
and S2.05 per week. Schools begin NAV
Doth and November 11th
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND. ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
RATES OF ADvERTIsNG-One inch OF space
The length of column, or twelve lines f,onparfel
constitutes a square"
S1.50 per square, daily, first week; 75 centsper
week after; three insertions or less, 81 90 con-
tnuing every other day after first week, 80 cents.
Half square, three insertions or less, 70 cents /;
one week, S1.00; so cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMRNTs" and AUCTION
SALES" $2.00 per square per week three inser-
tions or less. $3.50.
TERMS: Six Dollars Year, or fifty cents a
month. wnen paid in advance. When payment is
not made in advance the price will be Seven
Dollars
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An Appointment for John Carson.

AUGUSTA, April 24.-C. B. Chick, superin-
tendent of the Augusta newspaper mails,
has been removed, and Mr.. John Carson of
Mt. Vernon appointed to the vacancy, tax
ing the office tonight.
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the w WEAThER.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPT,

WASHINGTON, ID. c., =
April "a, 1889, pm. J
Indications for the next "a hours for
New England are rain and warmer weather,
followed in western portions by lower tenn
perature and southwesterly winds.
Cautionary signals displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware Breakwater to
Eastport.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, April 20, 1889.
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WASHINGTON Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-H. A. Ellis, who
who was removed as postal clerk on the Me-
chanic Falls and Canton route by the late
administration, and j. G. Hoyt. who was
also removed On the Pennington and Lewis
ton route, have been reinstated.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has Is
sued au order authorizing all postmasters to
observe April 30th during the usual holiday
hours.
today and remained at home. Walker Blaine
said it was not true that his father was seri-
ously i'll. He was suffering with light at
tack of lumbago, and thought he would re-
main at home tOday
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
year if paid in advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted In the "MAINE STATE
PRESS (which has large circulation in every
part OF the State) for 81 90 per square for first in
sercion. and 90 cents per square for each subse
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MAINE.
The state House.

AUGsTA, April 24.-At a meeting of the
State House commission, today, lit was
decided to advertise for building proposals
at once, in all the daily papers in the State,
specifications to be in readiness May 9th and
bids opened May Is.
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Foreign Notes.

Five persons were killed by an explosion
In Brancapeth eolliery, Durham, Eng.
An imperial decree has been issued In
Austria dissolving the provincial diets and
ordering new elections.
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washington's inauguration.

The committee on the celebration of the
centennial of Washington's Inauguration
met in the Mayors Office yesterday and this
programme was arranged:
Ringing of church bells from 12 m. to H. 80 p m.
Evening exercises at City Hail. Mayor Melcher
presiding
Concert by First Regiment Band, +. l.. Collins,
Leader, from 7.30 to 8 O'Clock.
Prayer Rev. N. 7. Whitaker, d. ID.
Laurels." Words by Mrs. b. +. Gould.
Reading Of Washingtons inaugural. ....-....
........................G George Q. Burgess, ESQ
Vocal Music-"Union and Liberty" Words by
o. w. Holmes.
Grafton Hon. j. p. Baxter
Vocal Music -Washington's words written for the
occasion by Rev. Thomas Hill, ID. ID.
Address. Rev. William II. Fem, ID. ID.
Music-'My Country tits Of Thee
Benediction. ........Rey. A. *. L. small, ID. D.
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Maine Pensions.

WASHINGTON, April Extensions were
granted to Maine people today as follows:
ORIGINAL.
Lyman H. Bragdon, Franklin.
INCREASE.
Thaddeus Littlefeld Sanford.
Ira Libby, Limerick.
Howard DOVle South Gardiner.
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Two base hits-Kelly. Mahoney, soule Foge.
First base on balls-Webster, Kelly, McGovern,
4; Bowdons, 10. Passed balls Webster, 8;
Andrews, 2. Time-lh. som. Umpire-Moulton,
B0wd0in 'S7.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
At NeV York.
Innlngs.........l 8 8 SO
Bostons. :..........4 0 o s
New Yorks.........1 0 3 o o o. z
pds,ssi Base hts-BSstOns 10; New yS5ks Errors Errors
and Ewing, Clarkson and Bennett.
At Pittsbtay.
Innings. 2 o
Pittsburgs ..........O o 30 Q o
Chicagos. os............3 o o o o
Base hits -Plttsbgrgs. II chieagos, IL EsT0Es T0s
-Pittsburgs, o; Chleagos, 4; baatteries-"aNin
and Miller Hutchinson and FARRELL
At Indianapolis.
Innings.........1 2 3 A 8 7 8 o
Indianapolis. I I 929S Q 10
ClevelandS. U U l. 3
Base hits-Indianapolis, 16; Clevelands T. Er-
rors-I indianapolis, 2; Cleyelands, II. Batteries
Getzein and Buckley Bakeey and Snyder.
Al Washington.
Innings.........1 8 8 50
PhiladelphIas.. o o i ? o q O. 3
Washingtons.....1 0 o 0 l o o 2 O.
Base hits -Philadelphlas, g; washingtons, o.
Errors-Phiadelpeias, 8; Washingtons, 12. Bat
teries Buffinton and Clements, Keeie and Fl
bright.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
AZ BALTIMORE Baltimores, IL Brooklyns, 8.
Az hladelphia-Athletlcs, z; Columbus, 6.
NOTES
The final meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Portsmouth Base Ball Club was held
Tuesday evening. The committee appointed
to ascertain the total indebtedness reported
stockholders stated that he would assume
one-half the amount If the club would raise
the other half. 1t was voted that each stock
| holder be assessed $3.50 per share and that
| the business be woundu up.
The South Berwickers organized a fine
| team Of amateurs Tuesday evening consist
| inc az the best players In that section. They
are ready 10 meet good amateur mines any
/ where. Games can be arranged by address
| ing win Lord, Manager, bouth Berwick.
The Young Mems Christian Associations
base ball nine played a game Of ball with a
picked nine yesterday on the Eastern
Promenade. The score was to In favor
of the Young Mems nine.
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assisted by Miss Henrietta Rice. contraltO.
Draperies, furnished by Owen, Moore q Co.,
made the front Of the hall look very pretty.
The programme was as follows, and the sew
eral parts were rendered very pleasingly:
Duet-Intermezzo ALI Ongarese. PHI. Seharwenka
Misses Jordan and Green.
MandOlinata.
MIR. Mariner.
Caprice. AAulcA
Miss Knight. -
Cade la Sera. L. hiAhOtbi
Miss Henrietta Rice.
Miss Jordan.
Miss Harrington.
La Polka de la Refine Ran
Mr.. Claude M. Griffith.
@ sweetheart. s.f. lyneS
b Maiden withihe Lips so Rosy. .Meyer-Helmund
Miss Rice.
hlkOleLtO fdnLdSle. AlSLb
Miss Yeaton.
Duet-Torchlight Dance. Meyerbeer
Miss Yeaton and Mr.. Griieth.
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Maximum ther.. 5o.8 Total precip.....
Minimum ther 400
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
tApril "a, 1889, 8.O0:P. M.
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
At all sfafinnS
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How Judge Foster Cave Them Fits.
AT the banquet of the Lewiston whole
salers the other evening, Judge Enoch Fos-
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The Pope's Temporal Power.

MADRID, April 24.-The Catholic congress
assembled today with large and enthusias-
tic attendance. Twelve bishops were pres
ent. The Pope sent telegram blessing the
Congress, and the body unanimously adopt
ed a reply, declaring the chief purpose Of the
congress TO be to work for the restoration Of
the temporal power Of the pope. This action
greatly annoVad the government
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Quiet In Vienna.

VIENNA, April 24.-The Tramway eompa-
nies resumed operations today. Six hun
dred and fifty cars are now running. The
strikers have been restored to their old
positions.
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Peter Bennett, the Plymouth miser, the
robbery of whose till caused so much ex-
citement about year ago, is dead, and Is to
have monument that will cost over 500.
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TRANKLIN COUNTY.

A despatch to the Farmingtoa Chronicle
says the house and shed Of Leland and Fred
Foss at Phillips, burned Tuesday night with
bushels Of grain. The fire. It Is supposed
caught from the kitchen stove. Loss, $500
insured for $780,
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PENoBscOT COUNTY.

PENOBcCOI IODNI1s
Lysander b. Randall, aged 81, of Bangor,
din ice house yesterday morning, where he
had committed suicide by strangling himself
with small cord. A note was found on his
person saying, Rum did it."
Mr.. Fred L. Cram Of Bangor. brother Of
General Manager f. W. Cram of the New
Brunswick railway, died suddenly In Ban
gor Monday evening.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The wedding OF Randall j. Condor Of
Friendship, and Eliza Alice Sturtevant Of
Richmond occurred at Richmond Tuesday.
The third COW killed in Augusta Tuesday
night after the fire In which the animals
were injured, died hard. Several shots were
fired at her and she charged into the crowd
seriously iniuring one boy. Finally mus
cHlar French Canadian struck the unfortu-
nate animal with an axe and the trouble was
over.
A family named Carson, consisting Of a
father, mother and three daughters, living
in Chelsea, have cost Kennebec county more
than $1,000 yearly for five years. During
their stay the family has continuously had
at least one delegate in the county jail,
and all have been incarcerated together more
than once. The town Of Chelsea has also
been obliged to furnish them with much sup.
port, a portion Of which expense has been
reimbursed By the State. When they leave
the barn which they now occupy IL Is proba-
BILE that they will 20 directly to Bridgeport,
Conn.,, where in times past they have found
a dOmicile. Mr.. Carson has yet a fine Of
$50 unpaid. but 1t Is expected that he will
raise the money and depart
SOMERSET COUNTY.
DIR. j. n. Merrill of Skowhegan, was
kicked by colt Saturday noon and narrow
ly escaped instant death. The colt struck
him in the face smashing the cheek bone
and terribly dishgurtng his face. The fact
that the colt was unshod alone saved MIN
from a shocking death.
YORK COUNTY.
A report comes from Hellis that the
daughters Of an aged man named Curtis, who
was dying in that town, when summoned to
his bedside abused him and robbed him Of
his money and left.
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An Ex-convIcts Beouests.

WINNIPEG, Man. April PA man named
Monroe. an ex-eonvict from Manitoba penl-
tentiary, recently died in England. In his
will he makes curious bequests, including
100000 to Warden Bedson Of the Manitoba
penitentiary, $4,000 TO a Winnipeg lawyer
named Vivian and a like sum to Rev. Canon
hatheson.
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wssa.xOsH.
\ oRRFOLK AND WESTERN Rail.

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAIL
TWO DAILY maj 4 TO NOKFo'K
scrIt6 LEIS fFE,a ov Is $50 "'
LANE RICHMOND: Nv RJ-srREET STA.
$40 A. " Dolly. ria pefersburs. Richmond
a Norfolk through express. Ar
rive orr TX zSO ". Stops
Only at re'ersoure. wsverly aud
$40 A. NJ. Daily. ria Petersburg. Ar I've 81
4. Ter burg lOls A. NJ No 3
leaves Petersburg 1898 A. 81. for
tnrmsil LynchbUrE, Roanoke.
Brstn,. Knoxville, aud all polnts
Sonfi aiifl West.
1853 +. ". I,aily. tia Petersburg. Arrives a,
Pcteisbur 3:',2 g. ~ daily 10 We.
irving at Norfolk 8:l5 Pm
1890 L. VI. DailN. via Petersburg. arriving AZ
fetsisbDig at lI.1U r. 81. con.
nc,tlng with Train No I, leaving
Pet rSbutgat lY::D A. for Farm
vile. Lybchburg, ioanOke soc.-
h.,ntas Bristol, Knoxville, Char.
t,nooga and all points >outu aud
PULLMAN SLtEPING-CAR A'COMMODA-
TONS.
No. J. Sieeping-car Petersburg I Bristol
w h'u, cbange aving P'ier.burg dai y a
1880 A Ia imsn sleeper LynchhuIg tO
Wv rleans without change
No. B. ulma. e,p.i Lyncnbnrg % New
o ic.ns, On. Roanoke u Memphis. wit out
change.
IcKets, baggsge-checks. and I'll infofma-
ZION can be-, bained III kchmurd and Peters
burg nailroad CepOi, A. W CARRIERS. 1000
NJ. IN street. an al the COmpanys ONCE Dol
east Main e Get.
r W G L THEY.
i sseug"r gent.
". .BENiLL,
General Passenger KENT
CHARLES q III Y. ce-pr,sidoLt
g. n, raj ON e. oar Oke. Va
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CHAPTER XIII.

II Is n very pale and fragile Nadine who
IL looking at Duran in the morning
room. -,
"Now You are safe" says he, smiling.
He presses her gently into huge arm
chair, and strs into glow the uyins
embers Of the fire. y chill has ialleh
upon the night. As the warmth comes 70
her as she realizes that here, perhaps
Grant, will not seek her, as she sees the
beloved face OF Duran leaning over her,
she lets n sense Of JOY and comfort steal
through her being, and as a child, tired
md weary. who sees its mother, might
do. she stretches ont her arms to Duran.
In n moment she is lying on his breast.
ooh 10 be hercr' she cries family.
"To be herein your arms-safe. You
will never let me 90, will your You VIII
not let him take me from youF'
"Never. while life is in met But do
not wish to see you so unnerved. my
dearest. Come. take heart. COnsiderl In
these prosaic days a cir / cannot be torn
from her home by any chance conner.
Even If You were alone, You could resist
him. because Jour promise 10 him has now
been Cancelled; but even II 1t had not
been so, still I am here, your guardian
and-your lover
"Nfy own Mauricew She slips her arm
round his neck She is yet in her ball
gown and it is n soft. bare little arm,
rounded as n baby's, that encircles him
lie turns his head to kiss il tenderly
at is terrible thought, " says Duran,
presently, "and | am honestly ashamed
Of IL. but cam OF help feeling that this
miserable nights work has been our sal
walton"
Yesterday ] was the most miserable
man aiive-yo. were lost TO mel To-
night. am the nnppiest-you are gained
For the future let Us Danish from us all
thoughts save those that remind us that
by most strange chance we have been
given to each other just when hope
seemed dead -
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,oort ueors--ticrc nj years OF i.fe wi,,in
nc tall slender, firmly built frame ,ne'
ioor.s m, last through the open window'
The early morning mir, fresh anu i, ~. ,i'.
rushcs gnyly in. llcnycnsi 10" -,
world IS. Was II ever 50 inir .. .ou ,;f,.
lie takes up the revolver ai',iil "','' -
II TO his mouth. There Is shoie tis,
t,on. Hts mind travels backWnru, ,'S
brain reels. There.-therei she ~
fore him again. a slight FORM, cio'ncu
all In palest blue. A face uivlhe, Iisr
iov.,v arms Her eyes-dark-lquid.
Soc now they CLEAN for-Duranl curse
hir,, To him she holds ont her hands.
To him she gives herself. she turns
groan OF agonlzed remembrance
bursts from mis- lips. Then follows
sharp report. II rings through the housei
lie SWANS. and corpse, disngured In
borrible manner. falls heavily to the
ground. All is over.
Through THO window the light breeze
enters merrily. and floating downward
lifts the hair, that is still unwet, from the
dead mans head, and softly, dellcctcly,
plays with IL. There is only the breeze.
All other motion is gone. so intense Is
the silence that rcigns within the ch'nl'
Der. that n tiny bird, emboldeucd by 1t,
pcrches on the sill Of the window, ana
breaks forth into n morning carol, loud
and shrill. A carroll \ requiem rather!
And now the silence is broken. Through
the passages beyond comes the sound Oh
hurrying feet There is one that Rms be-
fore the others. Nearer, nearer they come,
and still the bird carols, the wind plays
the dead man lies there, careless-un-
knowing.
A touch upon the handle Of the door
The wind stu revels in liieless irosscs,
but the bird has flown away. The door
opens
Upon the threshold stands-his mother.
FTIr End.
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says in low VOICE
Massarcenc, who Is looking grave, re-
CARDS her earnestly. ,..
III shall always love her, hs says III
that Is what you ncan'
"You give your consent, auntic9 asks
Millicent, kneeling on the carpet beside
her and encompassing her with her arms.
ayes. Ny meddling resulted IN odire
n failure | dare not try 1t again. am
glad you have chosen q man VINO, II poor,
Is Mt least one who believe will make
YOU happy. One, too, whom ! IKE ana
esteem. All, my dear to be able 20 re-
spect your husband is great matter
Gerald, see that she can always 90 mat
And as for your uncle Timothy, darling,
I think | shall be able 10 arrange him y
She stoops forward and kisses Millicent
fondly.
"And now where am ! TO gos" says the
moor woman, in q melancholy tone. II
left the morning room because felt sure
that Duran wanted TO come TO an under
standing with Nadine, and now you two
lovers are wishing Newell, any where
ont Of this"
"Nonsense, We shall never wish Tor
your absence" cries Milliccnt tenderly.
'Stay with us always. just rs long as
ever you like, dear mother miner
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The Natives of seraplt.

The population Of Serapit turned out
10 see us. The women were "A strange
contraa to the men in appearance.
While the latter were as lean as whip.
ping posts and uglier than most monkeys,
the former-at least those under 20 or
Severe plump, solidly built. full bos-
omed creatures, and there were at least
half a dozen in the crowd before us who
might fairly be termed good looking.
But the older members of the com
munity, the women especially, almost
pass my powers of description to give an
idea of their weird ugliness. X. tersely
summed them up as "baked monkey
but a monkey would at least have had a
covering Of hair, whereas these dreadful
persons had nothing but their very
scanty clothing to conceal any part OF
the Ieathery integument that was SO
tightly shrunken over their skeleton
bodies. and looked so hard and dry that
YOU expected to hear 1t crackle when
they moved. Their faces seemed to con-
sist solely of skin drawn over skull
without a particle OF nesh ana looked
precisely as if some one had tried to
make a mask out Of old leather. and
falling had thrown it down in disgust
and stamped on it. Yet they seemed
neither decrepit nor idiotic. The men
carried their complement OF arms; one
old fellow had girded on the longest
crookedest sword there. He looked
ike Death with his scythe. A woman.
who resembled one Of the dried mum
mics of blacks found in North Queens
land terminated, was pounding paddy
in wooden mortar, so | concluded that
appearances were deceptive and that
they were not nearly 80 old as they
looked. Indeed, the Malayan races are
not long lived and really old people are
very scarce-such an instance as the
late Sultan of Brunei. who lived to
nearly 100, being almost unheard OF.
London Field.
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The lid Was withdrawn.

In jacksonville. Fla. in the winter OF
1913. an auction sale of the personal
estate of deceased planter. comprising
some seventy or eighty slaves and other
"chattels." was held il the public market
place. was glad Of the opportunity to
see for myself how such things were
done. On beginning the sale the auc-
tioneer announced that families wou!1
not be separated. but would be sold in
lots" After a number Of lots" had
been duly brought to the block and
knocked down TO the highest bidder.
bright looking boy was brought forward
and placed upon the stand. The auctioneer
at the same time called an old colored
man among the crowd to come up and
stand beside the boy He did so. and the
auctioneer then said:
Gentlemen. the old man is this boys
father: he lives in the West Indies, and
is free man. He wants to buy the boy
and take him to his home and make him
ace. Hc BIDS 800. which Is all the
money he has.
IDENTIFY to discourage any advance on
that bid. and il touched a sympathetic
chord in his audience. The crowd
watched the proceedings for a minute
or two in silence, while the auctioneer
dwelt upon the bid Of 800. and was
calling it for the third and last time.
when, from the outskirts Of the crowd.
a voice bid Fifty" Every eye was at
once turned in the direction Of the bid
der, who was a rough. dissipated look
ing fellow. a typical slave trader IN
appearance. The auctioneer paused a
moment, looked annoyed. and then re-
peated his previous statement concern
ing the old man. emphasizing the re-
mark that $500 was all the money he
had. "And now" said he. 81 am bid
four hundred and fifty" From dozen
voices came the cry: Withdraw your
bidr The auctioneer awaited the re-
suit. The bidder growed a surly refusal,
saving he wanted that boy, and had as
good a right to bid as anybody" -Four
hundred and fifty" came slowly from
the lips Of the auctioneer The shouts
of Withdraw your bid! were repeated
in angry tones on every side.
"Well." said the bidder, II with
draw it"
The auctioneer quickly went back to
the original bid. on which he dwelt two
or three times, when down went his
hammer. "Sold at four hundred Old
man. the boy is yours; take him down.
The crowd cheered. and the principal
figure in this little drama who the mo-
ment before, had been the picture Of
despair. hurried down from the stand
smiling and happy. New York Sun.