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Dor einiaen Iaaen III in p6ilabelpbia
bic Radridt eingttrpfien, baB @eorge
SuIms Qerp;s, elm beri4tister ameritas
niider s oditapIsr, in Surrsp, gHgIanb,
seftorbeu lit. Der 9in;ise, IpeIder ieis
nen Cob beirauerte, mar iein Diener, Der
bel ieinen 6srrn ausbisIt, obsIeid in Der
letten .3eit 8sibe iid faum iatt efIen
toHnien.
Qerpis erbIidte in Nlount 6olIp, q.
s., bas 9i9t Der @eIt; iein Water mar
elm gea6teter 9iirssr, uno iein 8ruoer
1T eiu ai9eiebensr slbuoeat, Der benz
SoditapIer oft seboIfen bat. gadbem
@jeor9e Qemis ieine Stu6ien an elmer
SanbelsI6uIc abioluirt bate. erbieIt er
cine StslIe ais @asbiirsau.SIsrf. @r
Iebte nun 10 peri6wen6srild, bas in lei:
uer Ralie baIb @bbe eintrat. glidt
lan9e barnn9 CAB er ieinen 6reunben
Elm 8antett; als 2ebtere in beiteriter
Stimmun9 paren, Iegte er ibneH einen
BIan Dor, pie man burd 9lusbeuten
eines S6ieferbru6es Reidtbiimer srmers
ben Tonne. Die 9ente Iieben iid iibers
t6lpeIn unb ifeuerisn gjelb BEL. glls
barauf 6as 9roieet ju WaiIer wiirbe,
batten bic Iei9tinnisen SpeeuIanten ben
8erIuit ibres @eISes 81 betIa9en, bas
in bic Gaiden pou 9epis gepan6ert mar.
gta9 anberen S6winbsIeen uerbuftete
er. Nie ii9 ipdter berausitslIte, bate
er iid na9 YbiIa6eIpbia sepanbt. 9ier
bate CT bas Slid, cine glnitellung I'M
Boitamt Su erbaIten. @r 3eiduete ii6
berart aus, 6aB ibm beim S6eiben aus
benz Poitbienit elm naiiiu iilbernes Gbee;
ieruiee usrebrt pur6e. Q8dbreub ct i'm
Boftamt fun9irte, bate CT bic gefanuts
idaft bes 9apierbdn6lers Megarsee 9es
madt, unb bieier llmitanb fam ibm, ais
er ben Boitoienft quittirte, iebr Su ftats
ten. benu er srbieIt nun sine Yertrauens,
iteGe bel bieisr 5irma. SdIieBIid purbs
er Mit9Iieo Der 6irma un6 beiratbete ais
ioI6es 6rdulein Marp Wegar9ee, bic
Godter oes @befs. @r fiibrte Elm gro:
Bes Snus, aIs ober Sruei Sabre Tim rpas
rem, fam IS ans Gaseslidt, baB 2epis
ber 6irma iiber $40, 900 unteriblagsn
bate. Der Seiraubant tebrte Ybila,
oelpbia ben Jlilden uno lieB Srau imo
Jtinb i'm Stid. gtad Ginger 3eit pers
Sieb Wtesarsee ieiuem Sdwieseriobrs
unb ieste osneIben in feline friibere Steue
ein. 8aum mar ieoo9 elm Sabr pers
sansen, 10 iteate ss iid beraus. baB
geiu;s auf bic 6irma glOten i'm 9eirase
pon $50, 900 sefd!idt bate. Die Sirma
I0ite bic 9toteu elm, iim gtiuis uor lan9s
idbriser 3rdtbausitrafe Su bspabren.
Der Betriiser uerIieB gum sueiten 0tal
feline 6rau. SobaIb feline SaiIe beiunbe
erid6pft mar, idIpB er ii9 Der rYouns
Ween's @briitian 9tiocintion~ an. Inter
benz OedmnnteI ber 6r0mmigfeit per.
iudte er wiebsr cine S9win6sIei su be-
seben, wurbe aber absefast. g8ie Ct
eamaIs aus bsr Saft enttam, lit beute
nod ni9t aufsetldrt.
Damn usriibte er in Gcw Yort, in
@aibin9ton, in Sarrisburg, Ba., in
6lorioa unb all pielen ouoeren Srten
cine Geibe uermeseHer @auusreien nit
srobsm @eidif. 9lls er suIett in Gbi;
caso ;psi @jetreibebdnolsr nm $50, 900
bei6winbeIt bate uub itefbriefli9 per
foIst purbe, iOste ct 9lmerita eebepobI
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Der alaeIla,e carr.

ggie bic 0erIobung bes idotiildeu
grafen 6ife nit elmer gnteIin 6er R6nis
gin 8ietoria nnfsenomnien wurbe, bas
riiber beridtet Elm 2onbpner gorreIpons
bent foIsenOes:
vVivat sequensl" bat bei ber glns
tiinbisuug ber tSnisliden 9erIobuHs
mander Sobn 8ua ausgerufsn, bsm bic
Ssiratb ensIii9er prin;eiiinneu nit
unbsmitteIten 6eutideH grinSen Idn9if
elm Dorm i'm auss mar. @as er an
Der @erlobung ausieet, besiebt ii9 falt
msidIieBli9 auf bic i9ottiide abtunft
bes 9oro size; uadbem i5on Der erite
Drite, Der in bic tonigIi6e 6amilie bius
einbeiratbets, Der Wlarquis Don Borne,
elm Sdoite mar, nn6 Die 5s6nisin Srueien
ibrer SObne, benz SerSog pom @blnblr9
uno benz ieli9en Ser5oa pon Nlbdnp,
idottii9e TiteI CAB, erideint bic neue
6amilienuerbinbuns faif Iuie cine Beuors
5ueuns ber S9otten gum S9aben ber
iibri9en getrsuen Batter Sbrer Wlaieltdt.
Snbehen baben babel gang anbere lin;
ltdnbe mit9eipielt. Der Carl Of Sife ift
eIcibiam @utsuadbar Der tSnisIiden
5amilie, Iein l6ottiides SdIob, Mar
eobse, Iiest ni9t rpeit pom 8almoraI
entiernt. no bic Prinseifinnen gum Gbsil
auIpndlen uno BON Sugeno auf nit bem
garI in 8eriibruns tamen. @r mar
eiuia9 Sausfrsunb BEL bes GbronfOlgers
TamiIis, auberbem an lib Elm liebenss
pirbiser unb saitireuu6Iider Wiaun
(bei ipeI9em II. u. aud @raf 8ismard
Su @jaite mari, 6sr iiber 10000 bis
s0,000 6. i6brlides @infommen pers
fii9t, adt 2an6fbe bat unb ais Gbsil>
baber ber 8autiirma Sir W. Scott &
So. ansebIid srObe @intilnfte beaosen
baben i0u. JturSum, inter allen anges
bsiratbeten Prinjen oer 6amiIie 9ibt es
teinen, be1eH Wappenidilb pom irOiidem
8eiistbum 10 pergoIbet 1T. @r 1T II
Sabre alter, ais ieins 22idbrise 0raut.
g8as bic Setra9tunsen betrifit, fie an
bic 0erbiubuns 9etuiipft perbeu, 10 9ebt
aus benieIbsn Sunddit Der StoI3 iiber
bas ber Ration aeipenoete Compliment
bsruor. Damn tommt Der Spott: 10
iast bic vpau Mau @aSette", bab Die
srte t6nisli6e 9riu;eiiin einen Mur.
quis, bea einitmalisen Ser5Os uon 9lrs
spu, beiratbete, bic sweite be9niiste iid
nit einem Carl (uon size, bic brittle
wiir6s einen Saron, bic pierie eiueu Sa.
ronet uno bic finite uieIeidt cinen S.rru
Snonts, Seiieniisoer aus Souibwart,
beiratben. 2ln6srieits gilt bic IerIos
bung in Serbinbuus nit ber ruiliids
montenesrinii9en 8erIobuus fir einen
8eweis, baB Der prinjIide Seirutbsmartt
Deutidlanb 9ebopeottet iei.
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Graut Staab, elm iunger
Oeuii5sr in louisville, murbe om Gage
bes Serru pom sinem tiidiidsn idmarSsn
Barren, peIder benz Observation-Disclosures
6rant SsiirieO unsebOrt. sefdb,Ii9 pers
munbet. 9ebterer lit @i9enibiimer pon
jDei 8drcn, bic er nIe6isli6 gum
9ergniiseu ieiner U a d b ar II
unterbdlt~l Dor ungsidbr ,ipsi $50.
den mar bersits Senrp $. llmbreit pom
ben Gabsn bss ndmIibsn 8dren fur6ts
bar serlleiitbt wor6en Der 9eiiter Der
Beitien peranitaItete zines Sonnta9s,
Oladmittas 5 llbr, in isinsm Soie cine
Watinse", BEL weIdsr bic 9dreu por
;abIreiben @diten i6re 6imife probueir.
teu. Sci 6ieIer 8orlielIung tam Staab
Dem 9roBen llntbier su nabe, rpeldes i'm
piitbenS umarmie. @be Der llugIiidli6e
uon ieiuen eridredten 5reunben befreit
werben tonnie, ipareH ieine 0eine un6
ieiu Storpsr bsrsits i6rsdli1 Su9eridtet.
3uei 9lerSte uerbanben ieine Munben
uub erfldrisu, baB ss mebrere @o9en
hauern miirbe, sbe er pieber drbeitsfdbig
pire. Staab iit 6amiIienuatsr unb I'M;
bemitteIt.
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prohibitions. .Sa aufboIoe.

Cine 9era6esu ru6Iols 9anbe iif Die
@sieb. unb Sr6mnss 9isa" iu Sort
See, %. s., ienem beIiebten, in ben 9ans
gen Ser. Staaten befannten 9lusfluss.
orte am Subion, uno ibre Gbaten iteben
III ibrem glamen in grellem Wiberipru@.
Sic, weI6e bebauptet, fir SittIi9teit,
5udt unb SrOnuns. iOwie fur puritas
nii9e SonntassbeiIi9ung iorsen gu uoIs
len, bat bort nnldn9it am Gage bes
Germ" mic Elm y@ans" Der robeiten
StraBen RauiboIbe seipiitbst. Sdon
felt Idnsersr 3eit bate rteie iOsenannte
eiga ben Gisentbiimsr bss sort See
BauilIons", Gbomas Collins, auf bas
8orn 9enommen, neil bieier ansebIid
am Sonntas III aler StilIe an betannte
@dite @etrdnte pertaufte. @nbIi6 be-
i6loB man, am Sabbatb ben v9ottloien
6reuIer" su iiberialIen unO ps9en Drip
odtung bes Sonntags9eiebes sebiibrenb
su beltrafen. Sdou am gla6mitta9 lag
cine g(mSobI 6ieisr SountassboIbe, pie
cine S6aar &Otbbduts, in benz Dor benz
Sotsl befiubli9en bobeu @jraie peritedt
uuo beoba6tete alls 8or9dn9e in benz
SoteI, obne ie6od it9snowcIde anbaItS;
puntte gu einem 9eri6tIiden Sor9eben
9egeu ben BETTER fin6eu su tounen.
@jesen llbr glbenbs eridien nun bic
geiammte 0anbe, iuie geSeIa9erer nit
6ifen 6niippsIn unb 9ieuoIusrn bspaffs
net, bran9 in bas Sotel uno ianb bier
su ibrem grobsn Merger cine @eieaidaft,
gum gr6Bten GbeiI aus 6rauen unb 8in:
bern beltebenb, peIde ciiris nit 8ertils
sims ibrer mitsebra6ten 9BpaareH be;
l6dfti9t mar.
Da iaben bic StroIde 6rau Collins
auf Der na9 bsm oberen Stofmsrt tib:
ren6en Greppe iteben; iofOrt uerIansten
iie pou ber 6rau, ibnen bic Ebir ju
6finen, = cine 6or6erung, iusIdsr bic
israu nidt na6tam. Ser glnfiibrer Der
vgaws uno Sr6ers geielen" idIug nun
bic pebrloie 5rau nit IoIder g9u6t in
has @'eii6t, 6nB bicie ju 8obsu itiir;te,
wornut elm anberer Der DaIiesenben nit
einem 6niippeIbieb nabsSu ben slrm Sers
idmetterte glls auf bic Silferufe ieiner
Srau Serr Collins auf Der Scene CT;
ibien, erbieIt aud er brei 6niippslbisbe
iiber ben 8Opi, fOboB er betdubt unO
bIutiiberitrorit nsben leiner Satin bins
iunt. Gbsnio brutal wurben brei Mdn
uer bebdnbeIt, welde bic fanatiiden
6erIe eriu9ten, uun bem Gbepaur abSus
laifen, un6 idIiebIid wurben iie nad
bem 5aiiIOeuI seidIeppt.
Die eutriiltete, Elm paar tauieno tfopfe
itarte SoItsmen9e, tpeI6e iid anseiam'
melt bate unO iid ms WtitteG Ie9en
pollts, ipur6e nit por9ebaItenen Reuols
perm in Sdad sebalten, un6 es 1T
wirtli9 eil @unber Su nennen, baB es
ni6t nod gu pei;eren, i9Iinmeren gluf.
tritisn fam. 0as @ollins'ids @bepaar
begab iid 5pei Gage boraui mad Safen:
lad, q. s., unb erruhtte sesen fiinijebn
WtitsIieber Der 9isa 8erbaitsbefsble auf
@runo tbdtIi6en g(ngriiis. Collins bat
ibri9ens 10 idpere 9erIeeuusen erIit:
ten, baB ein psrbdnsniBuouer @ussaHs
teiueswess ousscidlOiicn 1T. @s Isbe
Die ve6t ameritanilde~ Oronuug unb
@eietesIiebe
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IA,

@s iolIte nidt rssnsHl Gs Surite
ni9t re9nsnl Wiun bate nod 10 uisI su
iden. Suum bic SdIfts bisIer arbsit mar
9etbau.
llnb IS reguete.
Den san,sn Gag idoHsn bic GrOpfen
an ben Tenitern entIans, iiIIten bic
Gside, iosenaunte 8isrwo9sn BIaIen
auf ibusn beruOrruien6, uub eriduften
bobniid ptdti9ernb bic neu tingsisstsn
8fdnjdeu i'm @arteu, bsr armsn fIeinsr
YrimeIin gar nidt gu sebeHtsn.
Gin fpdtes SrlbiObr, benn man mar
i'm Wtai unb bate nod nidbt ;useidet.
Gin ipdtes Gribiabr, ruie msiitsns.
Der sndb'se Serr mar ssifsrn unb
beute ldou nidt auf's 6sIb getom.
men. ueberbaupt nidt biunus. 0isIs
Iti5f mar or franf. gt6tr man fab ibu
an 6eniter isiues arbsitsSimmers jus
wsilen.
llub bos @Ort, has beiuIids, Dusif'
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Wlsin wlannl mein gIbam | .

.Msin Mlanni MieiH abamls
Den Glur sntIana, I'M DunfeI taifenb,
nit itodsnbsm SsrafdIas unb 5useidnilr,
tenn 6aIie mad bem MrbsitsSinlmer.
Dte Tbar fog auf.
0a itanb er.
Or Iebtel
@ie ct fIs anfab, nit psIdsm 8Iid,
ais fdms Ct aus ber SOae, aus benz
Rsi9 Der To6ten. Rod lag feline 6anb
auf 6em aaitsnl Dem 2aifen, ben iie 10
eut fannte
gtn ben aud iie fdon sroleub ssba9t,
an bas tobts GapitaIl
.. iis bssriffl
rDas2! Das2!A
Sbrs Sanb itrsdte ii9 frusenb bars
na6 aus.
gr nidte.
Sie sIitt auf ibn su.
v9lbam, msin @elitbter, niein ginSis
ger, Du, On ba9teit %"
Sic umfubte fsin @sii9t nit ibren
beiben !baubsn.
vSn FOLDER 9eOtbl in iOIdem gIenb !!
msin glbam2"
CIR nidte.
5ieberbaft, unsftuOII prsbte fis fi6 on
feline Bruit.
v0lsin SSdfes, msin Ebsusritss,
msin 9iebites auf Grbsn = 70 melt =
10 melt setommen
Gr uidte.
v9lber uie2l mein @atts, nie2!~
Sic fdauberte.
Gr lssts beibe arme ianft nm ibre CARTE
@eifaIt, uuO bic beiBen ErOpfsn fieIeu
uun auf ibrsn psiden Sdeitel.
vRie, mein 9eIisbtes g9eib, ME ebrs
(os !@
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1889-07-25

-Reuer 2ebrlas. Or: 6rdu.
Iein Warie, tommen Sic elm iuenis nit
fpa,tsrsn2 = Sis: Qld nsin, bas 4 mir
gu IanspeiIis. = @r: ga. aber wenu
fid Uwsi Suiammeu IunsrpsiIen, amaiirt
man fi9 bod gang gut.
SIMMER nod baneeu. =
Do Ou idon bas sw,ite WsaI burd bas
ahsIors grameu sefaIIen biff. if's nit
Deintr Ri9tersgarriere befiuitiu uOrbei.
: gei@t bod, gOpa, S9arfri9tsr tanH
i'd inner nod wsrbtn.
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Set fJrahmorssHs.
%" USSSd4s s,S sS S' t sc SsasH boa SsV aS saH
abinitb ntbmsH.l
Sero Gbn ;uridbatteub):
3 idwinn,e nidt bei bieIem Sturm,
Die boben Wellsn idIaser
QeiIo an ben Stranb - Oh barfif<s s
nidt
Der @Osen pesen rUusen
Sd f6wOr' Dir, Gbsurer, wenn 0u
sebit.
9dBt Sero fi9 besrabsnl
. bIeib' un6 IaB' chamber uns
glm Iisben eeben Iabsu!
@s6snt' Der 2isbe - iuenn iie bin,
Daun bin aud id psrIoreu =
Der Qiebe. bic mir uns nit ins
SaIts i9weren S9wiiren idworenl
9srIu5e Hi6t bic @6itsr, wsnn
sic ibre Ma6t srprobsn,
9aB' ibuen ibren @ilIen, benn
Sic iiben eben oben.
On wsiBt ia, baB fie sna6sIos
Den MenIdsntiuoern srolIsn,
Die tolfibn i'm empOrten S9ocb
Der Meuen palIen moIIen. !.
Sou 6snu Der @otter 2aunsnipisl
Inns trenneu, taum ertoren2!
sic b0ren's nidt, wsnu mir uns nab'n
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GRitpirtenbe:

Gramattiaes esotnt in etHsm auf. HHb
ubsna.
Wtitpirfenbe:
s.aSD,r ssTS pemIi& SsrIobt
8ie SEE.
Der Bcrhauq.
Dri Der SaneInHs Wittrtsfirano Dor 2trps ponstbhr
Stit GrhhmoresHs.
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tStr DerbaHa uHh bic Sss eebeH hpd psrp uno psan.
otr trtttH aus BEN 6aus. etaH6er min
Whffhfh uehnueu 4
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nad benz 9lrSt Su i6iden unb Barbara
gu bOIen. Sn bieiem 9lusenbIid tra'
Wiine ein nit eintm Brief.
bon Ssrru 9ammbui9," iaste f,
uno 3os ii6 1uriid, I'M bic 9ampe ,u bOs
len.
Damn rib abam ben 8rief auf.
,Weiu Iieber Serr uoH Rirdmeiifer |!
SD muB in rui6tisen 6amiIiens,Ididten
Sut Stabt im6 babe cine groBs Bite
Wiiros bic 9ndbise 5rau ipobI bic @ite
bubsn, meint 9tidte Sannden auf sinist
Gage in ibr Saus ju nebmsn2 Sd babe
@ran6e, has Md66sn ni6t init mir 1l
nebmen, nil iis absr aud nidt allein In
BEN fdIeht ueriuabrten qeu3sr 66usdtn
Iailen. Sic iplrben mir einsn pabren
6reunbIdaftsbienf Isiftn, gud6'ser
Ssrrl @enn i6 in bic Sta6t somme,
mill i'd AUDI seIegentlid siumaI bas be.
wubte Gsitameut anisbsn, uielleidt Iabt
iid ba etpas beraustIiiseIn, mas sic aus
Or Yati@e Siebtl
Sn srsebsniter 6reunbl9aft Sbrer af,
tisen AHtIuort borrenb,
SdIius DammbuIh.
abom fprans ouf, Obns psitsr an
icin 6ieber uno feline Sdwdde su ben.
Ten. st elite an i,inen Sdrsibtiid,
aber bic 5anb uerlagte ibm, CT mubtt
iid in ben Smbl juriidfnfsn IaIIen nn6
auf 9ruit lparten, ber binaussssangn
mar. 9IIs Gruit, na56em er ben @a.
gen fir ben 9lr,t seididt, ms SeiHber.
Simmer trot, fanb er Barbara bsibs Snas
ben auf benz SdOOB baItsnb, am GenRsr
1seH.
sic fob bIeid un6 iiberpa6t aus.
eaui6te fie bod idon felt gsddtsn aut
isoe 8epesuns bss @attsn.
Grnit trat raid naf fie ,u.
SRomme binuntsr. a6am IN ltbr
trGnt, fur@tbar aufsersst. gr trast
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

f91z inches 1Eom the H01I6 le would BE
impossible for 1T to pass over tie body
Of child, much less that Of good
sized boy, without mangling, scraping
and tearing it to pieces.
realized this with chill of terror,
but what to do I could not think. It
really seemed as if there was nothing !
could do-that had no choice in the
matter, but would be forced to lie there
and be mangled-scraped-t to pieces
beneath that awful ash-pan, and invol-
UNFAIRLY closed my eyes and shuddered.
The cars were moving at rapid rate
CT speed now, and as my eyes came open
again, the rear end of the first of the
two remaining cars was just passing
over me.
The forward end of the last car passed
rapidly, and the other end approached.
It would be followed by the tender,
then the engine, under which was the
ash-pan, which would mangle my poor
body in another moment.
The horrible thought nervel me to
desperation, and, as the end of the car
reached me, threw up my hands and
clutched the rapidly-moving trucks with
grip made trebly strong by terror.
/ was jerked with such suddenness
and force that my arms were nearly
pulled out of their sockets, but held
on with an energy born of despair, and
was dragged along with the car, my feet
humping against the ties at rate
which threatened to relieve my shoes of
their heel-taps if not my feet of the
shoes themselves.
But retained my hold. To lose my
grasp and fall upon the track would be
certain death-death IN a particularly
horrible form, and I shuddered and
gripped the trucks with renewed en-
ergy.
AS onward l YVES dragged, made at
tempts to draw myself up upon the
trucks, but it was beyond my power and
could only grip them tighter ard wait.
Would the cars never stop?
Onward and still onward I was
dragged, across two cattle-guards, where
the wagon-road crossed the railroad, and
for fifty yards farther, when just as
was on the point of having to let go my
hold-it really seemed as if 1 could not
retain my grasp moment longer-I no
ticed that the speed of the cars was di-
minishing.
Little by little they slackened up,
slower and slower they moved, but not
until they had come to a dead stand-still
did dare let go my hold and crawl out
from under the car.
This / did and then sank upon the
ground beside the railroad track, utter
1y unnerved-almost fainting. And my
arms and legs, how sore they were! 1t
was two weeks at least, before they re-
turn to any thing like their normal con-
dition of usefulness.
The train took the cars-which were
loaded with shelled corn-away with it,
and as 1 stood in the middle of the track
and saw the old red caboose disappear
around the curve in the deep cut a quar-
ter of mile to the east of the little sta
ton of Wyckles, I thought, with shud-
der, of the narrow escape which had
bad from a horrible death, and regis
tered vow to never, never again touch
tobacco in any form.
And 1 have kept my VOWS. A. D..
Cox, in Yankee Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14

Dear 0fandmnmma sighed
A. she slowly united
me packet we found in the lofts
The paper was blush.
The words were too foolish.
The sentiments, sce thought, were sofI
Now. IL our dear Granny
Were young like our Fanny.
Who fingered last night at the gate.
Itwould not seem queer
To he called love" and dear.
And -<-prithee, sweet tell me my fate."
But It sounded SO silly
To sign s.Your sweet Willie"
ssWho worships the ground at your feet"
Now Grandpa takes snun
And thinks IL enough
TO doze, in the sun in his seat.
When Grandma was young
Her praises were sung
Nv rapturous lovers q score:
wish twas the fashion
To record the blind passion
In verses of twenty or more
Then pen, ink and paper,
Some wax and a taper,
We're all the expenses incurred;
Noac. costly bouquets,
Drives, operas, plays,
And seats in the parquette preferred" {.
Then, old-fashioned ways
The minuet's maze,
The sonnets by messenger sent;
A seat meant for one,
Her promise is won,
And all without costing cent.
Chicago Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
CHUGWATER'S MISTAKE.

How the Growing Old Gentleman Put His
Foot in 1t.
Mr.. Chugwater (growling)-Samantha.
Shat young Snodgers comes to this house
altogether too often to suit me.
Mrs. Chugwater-He's decent, civil
sort of a young man. 1 have no objec-
tons to his coming.
Mr.. Chugwater (raising his voics)-
Well, have! He may be a good aver
age young man, but I tell you I don't
want him about this house!
Mrs. Chugwater (p1acidly)-I don't see
what business it is of yours, Mr.. Chug-
Mr.. Chugwater (rising 20 his feet and
bringing his fist down on the table,
You don't see what business it is of
mine? Why, good heavens, madam!
Amt the head of this family?
Mrs. Chugwater (mildly)-I suppose
you consider yourself such.
Mr.. Chugwater lin towering rage)-
certainly do, madam! And if 1 say
that giggling simpleton of Snodgers
isn't the kind Of a man want for a SON
in-law it goes. Mrs. Chugwater! It goes
in this family!
Mrs. Chugwater (sweetly)-It won
30 this time, Josiah.
Mr.. Chugwater (frantically and at the
top of his voice)-You'n see madam!
Tell me which one of the girls he comes
to see! Deceive me if you dare, Mrs.
Chugwater! Which is the one?
Mrs. Chugwater pleasantly He
comes to see the hired girl, Josiah.
Mr.. Chugwater takes large chew of
plug tobacco, and goes downtown with
lis hat pulled over his eyes. Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-14
OUR YOUNG READERS.
AL THE WORLD OVER.

Did you ever happen TO think. when dark
Lights mp the lamp outside the pane.
And you look through the glass on that wonder
Where the witches are making their tea in
the rain,
OF the great procession that says its prayers
All the world over. and climbs The stairs,
And goes to . wonderland of dreams,
Where nothing at all is just what it seemA
An the world over At o'clock,
Sad and sorrowful, glad and gay
These with their eyes as bright as dawn. /.
Those almost asleep on the way.
This one capering, that one cross,
Plated tresscs- or curling doss
Slowly the long procession streams
Up to the wonderland OF dreams.
Far IN the islands Of the sea
The great procession takes UP its way.
Where, throwing their faded Aower-wreaths
down,
Little savages tire of play:
Though they have no stairs TO climb at al,
And go 10 sleep wherever they fall
By the seas soft song and the stars soft
CLEANS
They are Oh to the wonderland Of dreamA
Then the almond lids of the Tartar boy
Drop like a leaf at the close of day;
And her mat is pleasant as clouds of down
TO the tawny child OF the Himalay;
And the lad on the housetop at Ispahan
Sees night, while the rose-breaths around hira
fan,
Lead up from the desert his starry teams
And mount to the wonderland OF dreams.
Still westward the gentle shadow steals,
And touches the head Of the Russian maid,
And the Vikings sons leave wrestle and leap.
And Gretchen loosens her yellow braid,
And Bess and Arthur follow along
And sweet Movourneen at evening song,
All mingling the morrows hopes and schemes
With those of the wonderland OF dreams.
The round world over, with dark and dew,
See how the great procession swells;
Hear the music to which 1t moves,
The children's prayers and tho evening
bells,
It climbs the slopes OF the far Azores.
At last it reaches our western shores,
And where can it go at these extremes
But into the wonderland Of dreams.
Hurrying, scampering lingering, SLOW.
All what patter OF little feet!
Eyelids heavy as flowers with bees.
Was ever any thing half so sweetf
Out of the tender evening blue
do not believe it has come for you
To be on in the wonderland of dreams,
Where nothing at all is just what it seems
Harriet Prescott Spoford, in st. Nicholas