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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
NOBLE AMERICAN SEAMAN.
Is Tie Among Those wse were saved ?

10y telegraph % tie Dtpaichl
WASHINGTON, April 20.-In dispatch
from the late Commander sehOOnmaker,
dated on bosrd the Yandaia, March sih.
that officer calls The attention Of the depsri-
mebt 10 the mrTitOTious conduct OF william
Fooye. sea an. Ga the 23d OF February u
man fell OYerDoard from the cathesf, anu
Fooye jumped overheard aud brought h'w
10 rope, enabling him 10 get on board
again. on tine TN OF March, after heavy
blow with much swell IN the rosdstesd. II
was discovered that rope was foul OF the
screw. thus disabling the ship, then 10 an un.
slfe place. Fooye went under The counter IN
4 heavy swell and succeeded IN clearing the
line. On the same morning }. Ii. HUMPHREYS,
an ordinary seaman Of the Vsndsiis, while
working the anchor, feli 0FrIDoaIu. no
eo,Ild not swim. aud undoubtedly would
have drowned but for the courage ana pres
sacs OF nina Of Fooye. who Jumped over
board from The forecsstle, swan 70 Dim WIN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
THE EsRsr FreHT.
North Carolina Breaks nn Umbrella
In the Political Exchange.
Especial telegram to the pisps,ch.I

INUU-INI IcIfkThIh 70 Vn7 Hf'VFK-h.I
WASHINGTON, u. c., April 20.--rhe nrst
6ght In a hotel lobby since the office-seekers
swooped down on Washington this year
occurred tonight In the Ebbih House.
TIM. Lee, a weiLkno@n Republican politi-
clan Of North Carolina. broke an umbrella
over the head OF young man named Banks.
from the same state. Logan Harrison, pub
Usher Of the Raleigh Sentinel, and who used
To be district attorney there, Is an applicant
for the postmasiershIp at Raleigh, and Banks
II said 10 have flcd some damaging charges
against him. Lee and Banks met tonight;
the lie was passed. and Lee struck Banks
with his umhrells. The angry men were
separated before they could do each other
much damage, but the affair created quite
sensation in the Political Exchange"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Trouble ExneeiRd.


Ell PAsO, Tx, April 20.-The excitement
here over the city government contest Is
still running high, and an indlscreet WORD
or move may lead TO bloodshed. Kraksner,
the Republican contestant who took charge
OF the City Hall Thursday evening with an
armed posse, vas arrested Yesterday LOT
contempt OF court in refusing TO disclose the
combination OF the city safe, the comb'na.
ton OF which he Is said 10 have chsnged
while in possession OF the City Hall. His trial
Is now ia progress, and the courthouse !.
crowded with hundreds OF excited men. III
hs is sent to taii trouble In anticipated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

rope, we'd succeeded In getting him on
board. Commander schoonmsker IN bis
report siys " In view OF these acts 81 cffi-
Cheney std humanity, feel myself in duty
bound tocall them TO the attention OF the
department, and 10 ask that IL will give
such rewsid 10 William Fooye. seaman, as
10 in ITS wkdom will deem right"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

fBy Telegraph 20 INC UI5pHtCu.I
FoRr SMITH, ARK. April 20.-A rumor re-
ceiyed here this morning says that the stage
running between Wa4osa and Walker on
the southern border Of Oklahoma and on tue
bank Of the Canadian river had been held up
and robbed late Thursday night. The driver
Jumped into the river after being shot
through the arm and reached the opposite
hank nearly UNCONSCIOUS. He walked 10
Walnut Creek and stated that the passengers,
consistipg OF two men and a boy, were in
tho hands Of robbers and the coach had b,en
burned. The rumor has not been verified,
and reaches this city from the Atoka coal
mines. on tue Missouri, Kansas anu Texas
railrOa0
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Reducing wages.

lBy telegraph 70 ms D1spatch.I
PITTSBURGH, PA, April 20. The wages OF
the mipers aud coke-worsers ~ Tue stanoaIo
w;,es. M. Pleasant, will be reduced lJs per
cent. on the LIST OF May. A strike is probs-
hle one hundred and seyenIy-hye ovens al
,hsse works closed down to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
BALTIMORE.

BALrmoRs. April 20.--Flour fairly active SID
easy. Whest-Sou,hcrn qnlet and sie0iy:
Fultx. 0)GaSi. L0ngberry. 9iGG.il; wes,era
firm for spot and May. easy f'r other monihs'
No. winter rod spoi. ~. Corn southern
active and easy: white taif1 .yollOS, ts4 Nc.
western active ana s-c.df. Oats steady 90 urm
southern aud PennsyN'n =, .iffSr' western
white, S,aStkc.: %. .silxsi, 5laSgc. graded M.
white, 3ir. Rice ia aul nom naly steady ~
58aS5c. Hay quiet sni essy: primo 70 cfoice
timothy, ti6aslAaO Provisions du.land steady.
Ole hcsf roll ilaiAc; creamery. IiaSHr.
ESgs easy At iiEsisc Petroleum quiet and
easy refined, ask. CoTos quiet sud stcany;
Rio cargoes, faic lSHc sugar quiet and hrm
A soft SIC. Whisky sicaty ~ I'LL. treiehh
e Iiyerpooi per steamer dHp. to''oo, 80,
Hour, rs. I'd. grain. 81 d COR Tor or'ierr. "a
60. Recepts-flour. A03 barrels. es, AAb
bushes: corn. ig,GD busloi. oais. $40
bushel.. rve 900 brsarls snipr1ents Flour.
Is barrels; corn, 500 bIshel-. Sales-N neat
l02,0OO bushels: coru. G3,O0 bushels.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
NRM YORK.

Nav YoEE. April 2l-Cotten cnlst: sales.
q bales; lsss evening. 80 bales; upiands.
10 bite Orleans. Al Side. net receipts at all
ports yesterday, i0,ss5 bales; exports-to Great
Britain 1852 pales 10 the ContinoaL y.S)9 bales
STOCK l6s, 81 bales net receipts az all ports To-
800 bales stock. i6s, 81 bales weekly net re-
coipts at this port. A,9o6 bales gro>s recoil g.,
~ sOl bales; esper.s-to Great Britain. AIS
b .les 10 srance. l.u-i GALES 20 tho Conunent
naies; spin n3rS acoo baies; stock. .29,6is
bales Southern nour dull and heavy CON-
mon 10 fair extra. 81 s5ass.So; good 20 choice,
klaSa<h7A Iwheat weak and Askc- lover I;
No. . red, Akc. In store: options heavy ard
asse lower; No. . rod. April, 3ho; nsy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Four People Drowned.

10y leI9sFHVI 70 sHV DE7P1FV11'I
ST. LOUIS, April 20.-As MRS. A. II.
Lucas, OF Carthage, No., accompanied by
her two daughters aRd hired man, were
attempting TO ford swollen creek Two
miles below that city in wagon last eye-
ming the rushing waters carried the whole
outfit down the raging stream, anu all the
people, as well az the horses, were drowned.
None OF the bodies bad been recovered 81
Lat acenunfa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
The WORLDS Cotton.
lBy telegraph to tho Dispatch

New YORK, April 2O.-TotaI visible sup
.ply OF cotton for the world, 2,2sl, is4 bales,
of which l.T0S,Gsi bales are American.
against 2,5ls,9.4 bales aud l,s75,524 bales
respectively last year; receipts at all interior
towns, 1913 bales; receipts. i3,30l bales
from plantations; crop Ia sight, $3.50, 1856
hales.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
wrecked Pa ssenxers.

10y ItI7BIaPH 70 FIlY u 'V7''s
SAN FR4NCIsCO, CAL, April 2O.-The
steamer UmatiIa arrived this morning eight
DAYS from Honolulu, having on board Lieu.
tenant Louis Ripley and twenty-nine m.
iured men Of The steamers Vandala snd
Trenton, who were left at Honolulu BY toe
steamer Alameda, which arrived last week.
They were transferred to the bspitsl at
Mare-Island navy yard this afternoon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
AmputatiOn Necessary.

RoANoKE, VA, April 20.-LawreDce Bur-
few. cOlOred brakeman employed on
freight train OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad between this city and Lynchburg,
bad his right hand and wrist so badly
crushed this afternoon while coupling cars
ut Buford's that ampuiation OF the arm was
found necessary. Burfey viii be sent 10
LynchbuTg tomorrow morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Ashland Notes.

Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dtspstcn.l
ASHLAND, April 20, 1889.
THE annual debate OF the Frinklin Lite
rary Society ,ook place last night In the lee.
ture.room OF the chapel. The hall was filed
with sn appreciative audence, who were
we'll pleased at the efforts OF tho young men
OF the society. The chair was nhed by W.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

APRIL 70, 1893.
There we're DO auction offerings on Change to-
day.
Tho Tobacco Exchange, according 10 custom,
will be closed Easier Monday.
Loose sales for this week will foot up about
1900 pounds, with smaller attendance on
breaks and prices only fair. The whole week
was characterized by quietness in tho tobaco
market, though prices remain fairly firm on
good old grades
Manufacturers report q more or less spas
modic order Of business, with now and then q
spurt and then quiet reigns again. It's. how
ever, dull month generally 10 April. and May
Is also not q good month for plug orders.
few factories have Kept constantly AZ work
since January on standard brands. Tho Rich
mond Trade is at present more energetic and Is
expendlng its business evory rear and gaining
hold IN new quarters with our manufactured To-
bsccos 10 plug, smoking, cigarettes. ss Well as
cherOois.
The warm weather and quietlesf market have
brough. about tho usual loanng before Change
hours on curbs and in chairs and on benches
around Shoc koe Slip The congregation WAS .
credilAble one to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
The Nofors "Yixed.n

Iby tcIegrapn 70 mo DIspagcn.I
MISSEAPoLis, April 20.-fhe street'car
con- pauy made an attempt to start the slcsm-
motor line to-day. but when the new men
came to IRE up they found the motors had all
been "tixed.v The boilers were full OF soap.
soda, ana vitriol. II took all day TO put them
In shape.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Failures.
aAluff ~.

IBy telegraph to the Dspatch.l
LEXINGTON. VA, April 20.-P. y. Burger
Of Natural Bridge. the largest merchant In
Rockbridge county, has failed Tor SiO.OJo
The most Of his creditors are in the North.
ASSIGNED.
BIEmNGHAM, ALA, April n. Eddy 4
Brown, dealers in hardware and builders.
material, assigned to-day for The benefit Of
their creditors. Liabilities, $50, 600; assets.
SO. OO0. Tho jefferson SAVINGS Bunk i Tie
heaviest local creditor, having p1tially.se-
cured claims Of $4,000. over hail o. the lia-
billtics are due firms IN the West AMI East.
HIDE. AND LEATUER-HoUsE PALS.
Bosroy, April 20.-Dcwson, Williams &
Co.. hide and leather dealers, have assigned
to william u. Rice, n director IN the Ceu'en'
NAL National Bank. which Is creditor.
The liabilities arc said 10 be m tue neighbor-
hood OF 5000, 900. most Of the Indebtedness
being b New England banks. The 1rm
consists Of Edward II. Dowson, stedman
Williams. and Timothy Reed, all OF Quincy.
one OF the debtors to-day expressed the be-
lief that the firm would be able to pay 30
cents on the dollar. The failure Is the re-
suit OF shrinkage in values.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

NKw YORK. April g0.--fhe following IA tho
weekly hank statement: Heserve, increase.
sd,O2l, l00; loans, iecreaso. &9"N; specie ~
crease >a $3.50 lcgai-,enders, increase. fl,l0i.-
G00: deposits. inorelse. sj4ai.'Ol; circulation,
decrease, sliN,i0.
The banks row hold sl20i6,G50 in excess Of the
mr. 10.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

BALTIMORE. April 2o.-yirginiN 1905 y ask
ed: DO b. 6jE a6o: baltimore AMI ONO SO x,
gOaq4: Northern Cent.ni Htnrk. TJ4li; Cincin-
nail. Washington sid Baltimore ie.s, n 90.
2is 81, asked: 3ls gla@0. "0n-Olidatod gas
bonds. ll3f. asked. DO. alurx, T. a843.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
rennhl. Mac...

f1y telocr' p 20 no pi'paich.l
MluPHis. Tenn. April so.-firsi race
five eighties q, mile ss,aDdra Won;
Duhme second. rol-llch triri. iime. l;0t.
Second rsce-orr h,G "i mile Luiie Is.
won; Morse second, ll.'J'gsrdc tllrd. Time,
Oh.
Third race-tbrec qparffrs - mile
kcryeena won; NctADlcy second, Enter
prise third. Time, las.
Fourth race-ore ni'r- >tridea1ay won
Getaway second. synlag tli5d. Time. l:f3.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

ADAMS SNKAD. - Married. a, Clsy.suest
NotbOilst Episcopal church, wednesday, April
3 l..g. by the hev. ". u. Atviil, OSCAR J.
ADAMS 10 LIZZIE n. SNshD
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

The coming summer will be marked by 4
larger number than ever before OF reunions
of ex- { confederate veterans. At not few
OF these. il is understood. the matter Of the
establishment OF IA Soldiers Home will come
up for discussion. There is talk OF securing
the services OF some distinguished North
Caroliniars TO canvass the State ia The uie-
rest Of such an institution. 1t is alleged
that there are fully 800 soldiers who now
need the sheltering csre Of home.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
POOL Table Tor safe.

have splendid secondhand Pool'
Table for ssle at bargain.
JULIEN BINPoRp,
1902 Main.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Editor nalstead DangerousIy M.


ST. LOUIS, April 20.-Mrs. II. r. Van
Name, OF this city. who is the sister OF Mrs
hIurat Ualstead, wife ~ the editor OF the
Cincinnati Commercial. Gazette, received
dispatch from Cincinnati last evening stating
that Mr.. Halstead is dangerously ILL., lie
has been suffering from a severe attack OF
rheumatism, but was not thought TO be In
danger. The dispatch stated, however, that
his heart was Affected and that cabiegrsm
had been sent &c Mrs. Halstead. who y IN
Germany with her four children. bidding
her return home ut once- Two on Mr..
Halstead's daughters we're attending school
IN Berlin. and Mrs. HGlsiead, with two sons,
joined them there some months ago. Mrs.
Van Name left for Cincinnati 'nis morning
IATER-HE Is BETTER.
CINCINNATI. o., Aprl 20.-A Cincinnati
CORRESPONDENT of the Associated Press called
the attention OF the managing editor OF the
Commercial. Gazette TO the -. Louis press
dispatch Of this date concerning the illness
OF Murat Halstead. The managing editor
upon consultation with Mr.. Ilalstead's fami-
" at 10 O'Clock tonight, obtained the fol-
lowing statement:
"Iu reference to the dispatch sent ont
from 81. LOUIS and III answer To many IN
quries the Associated Press Is authorized 10
.taie that Mr.. Halstead is in the midst OF a
serious attack OF rheumatism, tins being the
eighteenth day but his attending ply siciaus
regard MS condition to-day 50 better thaa on
Yesterday, when there were indications ~
heart trouble, which have not reappeared.
Rumors were everywhere 20 be heard on
the street tonight that Mr.. halstcad's VIE
and daughter mad been telegraphed to return
10 Berlin. This caused considerable excite
ment among the public. Private telegram'
inQuiring after Mr.. Halstead's condition have
been received from all quarters tonight
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

SATURDAY. AIrl 20. 1851
FIRST BoARD-sC0 Nrhmo2i ci.y o. duo
July, 1882 n, 10 ana int, est, 5000 Georgia Pa
cinc 2d 6's income att@
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
THE MARKET REPORTS
AND IN coxNEcrroH rHyRswfTH THE
WEATHER INDICATIONS
Record Of the Few York and Rishmond
Stock rxehsnges-Grsin. Flour. cDs-
toa, Meat, and Other oaotationa
tBy telegraph to the DIsoa,co.l

tBy telegraph to the Dispa,co.l
- WASHINGTON. April sn-For virsinis,
RAIN North Carolins. and South Carclins,
tJwsrrper. fair on the coast, light rains
and cooler In the interior. westerly winds
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

vt. LOUIS, April a0.-Flour dull Ard lower IN
ssmpathy with wheat: family s52lakh0 :
choice, sGf3sfa55: pttenis, y Sbafi 80 Wheat
lower: tho magnificent crop reports IRON tho
wintet-whesf section. ana tho favorable report
from spring wheat. With the Improvement noted
through tho rains. caufei such selling mas
prices gave way sim more. Tho close vas ~
declines of 80 tor Nav. jc. Tor Jane, lic. for
Julv. and iisc for August and ~ yoAr. - COM
pared win thursday closo 80. ROD, cash,
s. 60. ns,ed May closed A. Stc.: june, 19ko
bat .Guly. 5ttc. BID corn lover but irm NO
mixed. cash. Ntc; NAY closed ~ al - hid I.
.Iuiy.aAc. Oata lower: No. cash. De- hii May
May, zsf,c June, HlHc. Nhistey, N.OL Pro-
visions lot Foik. ti2.50. Lsrd-lriri" steam
noVinaNv - % pry-salt meats 1houll"f~
g. 3aatf a. Na' n .hoX01l---Loulieu, s. longs
ani rios. ft.Ss'6,j; short ciear. pF>ai'.
Hams .Al5nlls.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
aRAIHAHp COTTON zxcHAHaR


RIcuxoso. April 20. 1854
orFzRIS5A
wHaAr.-i20 bushslA
OATS-2,OO0 bushels
SALES RsPoxrsD TO SECRETARY.
None.
floor
We quote. Fins. s2SOas275 super1ns se.7S&
rs; ezra. Sl5)Abl75: fsmtly, tissL5g paioai
family country. SLI5sSA<
COTTON REPORT
Market nrm.
QuorArsosA
Kidding. ZOE.
Low AfDDLIs9. gAc.
6OoDOgptsAkr. ea,c
This Exchange will be closed Easter Monday.
April %, 1859.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Ter In the interior. westerly winds
Range OF Thermometer Yesterday

THx WEATHER ~ RICHMOND YESTERDAY vas
clear and warm during tho day. followed by q
thunderstorm at night.
~. A.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
MARnEE ANp wARNER.

Then the rutauaga member got warmer
and warmer--said naughty words. but finally
cooled down aud declared that at the proper
time his agricultural ideas would be given
70 the public.
New York politicians who have been here
tins week say that The wires are airea ~
belng laid Tor ibe contes, Of 1892, 50 far a. the
Democratic SIDE is concerned, and that
every movement made between now md
1S33 wit ie watched carefully. Governor
Hul. OF New York, Tor President, and COY
ernor Gray, Of inoiana. for Vice. President.
j. one OF he conductors that Is going 10
Doe played bard by one crowd, and whitney
Tor President and stevenson, 0. Illinois, Is
another combination that - beng quietly
formed. Whatever influence Citizsn Cleve-
land has will probably be thrown for Witt
ney.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
IIOrs
MARKETS BY rELgssAPa

This Exchange will be closed Easter Monda
April %. 1854
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
THANKSGIVING.

For Che hay and the corn and the wheat tha,
is resped,
For the labor well done, and the barns that
are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet
honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in
our land,
For the cunning and strength Of the work.
ingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have
taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection
have brought
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
For the homes that with purest affection arc
blcst,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved
rest,
For our country extending from sea unto
sea.
The land that is known as the Land of the
Free
Thanksgiving thanksgiving,
HdrperS Weekly
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
saved and brought WITT, me melted avav

saved and brought with me melted away
like snow on the roof of a barn. My time
was mainly taken up in running around
to the musical agencies looking for a
situation. had little job on Sundays
singing at a mission on Avenue A, where
! earned 50 land for three weeks that was
all | earned. We lived in East New
York and my car fare over TO the city
and back every day cost me sixteen
cents.
You will readily sec that we had to
live frugally. In fact, for two weeks we
lived upon oatmeal and molasses, and to-
ward the last there was no molasses, and
Thanksgiving coming over the hills
Every night when got out at Manhattan
avenue my three little girls were standing
at the foot of the stairway waiting for
me. ! could see them from the top Of
the stats, all in row, their little cloaks
tapping in the chill November wind,
their lips blue and teeth rattling like
Castanets.
Wait minute. II makes me feel faint
to think of it, even after the lapse of
three years. Well, it's all over now,
don't know why it affects me so strongly.
There was something humorous, too, in
the way the little tots jumped around 10
keep warm. As soon as they saw the
train swing around the turn they ranged
themselves in u row aud looked upward
so wistfully, oh, so wistlully, TO see their
papa. For you must know that although
not one word of our desperate situation
had been breathed in their hearing, yet
their keen intuitions had told them some
thing was wrong. and they knew rs well
rs their mother that | was looking for
work How eagerly they looked in my
face each evening. so that if there was
ray of hope in it the eldest could start on
a run TO tell her mother the good news
OF course | checred them with fairy
tales of what wonderful big turkey we
would have on Thanksgiving. A COB
bier Of tremendous size, who had struttcd
when alive like prince in the story
books. Then followed description of
the cranberry sauce and the huge wedges
Of mince pie All this took place while
was carrying two Of the children in my
arms aud the other was hanging on to my
coat at my side. ! hope | shall be for
given for those lies. For they were lies
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

Presidents Thanksgiving message and
agreed with 1t heartily, as far as Others
were concerned; but somehow | couldn Z
see how il applied 10 me. Perhaps
you will say | was selfish. and | am
willing to confess | am. The fact is
that when the cake is going around |
want to get piece. If / don't yet it /
feel disappointed. While am glad in
the abstract that others come in for a
share Of the cake, in the concrete ! am
mad becauses it passes me.
But, perhaps, after all, am too sweep
ing in my conclusions. | don't know
out that there is one person in the world
VINO is capable OF self-Sacriice of a high
order, and that is my wife Nellie. Bless
her little heart, am almos. willing to
overlook all the weakness of humanity
for her sake. Why, I've known her to
go without bread and butter when she
was faint with hunger so that the chill
dren could have an extra slice That
was three years ago at Thanksgiving
time. The memory of her courage and
self denial makes my eyes wet.
N2u see, Nellie was always practical
and unseliiSh, while was impracticable
and poetic. Why, if | had her eXecu-
tive ability Id have been millionaire
by this time, cool millionaire, with IA
yacht and country house on the Hud.
son. But she was handicapped by her
sex and the children and couldn't exer-
else her natural gifts.
| must go on, however, and tell my
story. The month preceding Thanks
giving Day Of 1855, was the gloomiest
time ! ever witnessed. We had Just ar.
rived in the city from Shandakcn, n. y,
in the Catskils was q farmers boy
and Nellie was a farmers daughter. Be
fore we We're married famous singer
spent the summer in our village. One
night at a strawberry festival he heard
me sing, and was kind enough to say
that | had an excellent tenor voice, and
with proper culture | could command a
good salary as Il choir singer in New York
Of course such encouragement fired me
with hope. The farm became distastc-
full to me, and determined to cultivate
my voice instead of cultivating corn.