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fee. yet when he married Tai Harwell
there was heard, at every turn, murmurs
of establishment.
Tai was a beautiful girl, and was much
younger than Bill; her form, unframed
by any art. but with a woodslike Wild
ness of development. was of exquisite
grace, and her hair was Of gentle wayi-
ness, like the ripples of a sun ray catch
ing rivulet.
Handsome young fellows-Ned Roys-
ton, whose bottom field of corn was this
year the finest in the neighborhood, and
Phil Hightower. who had just built a
new double Lighthouse, chinked and
daubed, paid devoted court to the beauty
but when old Bill came along-old Bill
with scar over one eye where steer
kicked him years ago-and asked her to
marry him, she shook off the mischievous
airs of the beauty, took up the serious
expression of thoughtful woman and
consented.
Bill owned little old log house, stuck
up on the side of hill, and though
viewed from the country road it might
have seemed a dreary place, yet standing
in the back door, Bill could look down
and sec the wild plum bushes bending
over the crystal water of the creek could
see green meadow far down the stream
and could hear the song of the rain crow.
Several years passed. The gossips re-
luctantly agreed that Bill and his wife
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stamp the mud off his feet. "sorter saft

stamp the mud off his feet "Sorter saft
outside. Hi, Bob; glad to see you
lookin so we'll. Hi, Ned, aud hi, all
hands.
Were always glad to see you," Ned
spok up, fur We know that you alus
fetch good humor along with you. Dom
make no ditfunce how rainy or how dry
no ditfunce whuther the corn's clean or
in the grass, YOU air allus the same-
Glad YOU think so, Ned"
We all jine him i'll thinking so, said
Talbot.
Much obleeged. He stood leaning
AGAINST the counter, and. moving his hand
care lessly, touched a rusty cheese knife
Bob, what do YOU keep SIGH a onery-
looking knife MS this forp"
Sharp enough to cut cheese with,
reckon, Bill"
Yes but that's about all. Hand me
that whetrock over thar and let me whet
the point. Blamed if haven't got to be
doin' somethin' all the time. Wall, fell
lers, / seed suthin 'tother week, while
was down in Knoxville. that laid over
anything / ever did see before. 1 went
to a theater. Ever at one, Ned?"
No, don't believe / was"
wall, now If you've ever been at one
you'd know it., Bill replied, industri-
Oubty Nhtttlng tue pOlnt OF the kn1Ie.
why, il knocks school exhibition
sillier than scorched pup. / never did
see sich SHOW"
ANY bosses in it?" Bob Talbot asked
"Oh, no. IL all tuck place in n house.
I'll tell you how IL was still whetting the
knifel. IL was playin', regular pertend-
like, but it looked mighty natral. 1t
pears that ruther old teller had mar
ried ruther young gal he put the whet-
stone on the counter; powerful putty
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A Shrewd Irish Boy.

Daniel O'Connell, the great Irisl
orator, when taking a ride in the
neighborhood of his house, had occa
sion to ask an urchin to open gate
for him. The little fellow complied
with much alacrity, and looked up
with such an honest pleasure at rem
dering the slight service that O'Oon
nell, by way of saying something
anything-asked:
What Is your name, my boy?"
Daniel O'Connell, sir" replied he,
stoutly.
"And who's your father?" demanded
the astonished Liberator.
Daniel O'Connell, sir.
O'Connell muttered word or two
below his breath, and then added
aloud:
when 1 see you again III give you
sixpence."
Riding briskly on, he soon forgot the
incident, and fell to thinking of graver
matters, when. after travelling some
miles, he found his path INSTRUCTED by
some fallen timber, which boy was
stoutly endeavoring TO remove. On
looking more closely, he discovered 1t
to be the same boy he had met i, the
morning.
What" cried he, show do you come
to be here now?"
%You said, sir, tho next time you seen
me, you'd give me sixpence," said the
little fellow, wiping the perspiration
from his brow.
Here it is, said Daniel; you are my
son--never a doubt of it."
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HE taking out of
a building permit
to erect a 81, 900, :
900 Masonic lem
pie at State and
Randolph streets
marked the prac-
|tical beginning OF
a structure which
gives promise OF
being the most
notable of the
great buildings
of Chicago, and
among the most
notable in the
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Sure Result of Exposure.

Mrs. Pennifeather - Goodness gra-
ciousl / wonder what In the world
has become of my tarts?
Mr.. Pennifenther- Where did you
put them?
Mrs. Pennifeather-Righ on the
windowsill, here
Mr.. Pennifeather - That accounts
for it. You have carelessly exposed
thea to the son.
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down the slope toward the wild-p lum
bushes. Don't say anything" he sh out
ed. Don't, for if you do there'll be
trouble"
What's the matter, little girl?" Bill
asked that evening as he was eating his
supper;
'Nothin'."
You don't pear to be as bright as
usual"
Il thought was.
But you amt. Thars some new calico
in my saddle-bag thatll make YOU as
putty a dress as you ever seed. Got red
and yaller spots on it that shines like a
sunfower. Look here, little gal, thar's
somethin' the matter with you and you
needn't say thar amt. Come here now"
He showed his chair back from the table
and took her on his lap. You know
thar's somethin' wrong, now and you air
jest tryin' to fool me. i haven't done
nothin' to hurt your feelin's, have T."
NO"
Then what's the matter2 oh, don't
cry that way" She sobbed on his shout
der. You'll make me think that / amt
the right sort of a husband, if you keep
on. Mebbe | amt. too. I'm gettin' old
and grizzly, and l amt good lookin no.
how. while you pear to git pulitzer and
pulitzer every day"
Bill" she said, putting her arms
around his neck, you mustn't talk-you
mustn't think that way. You air the
best man that ever lived, and IF you'll
promise not to get mad I'll tell you what
ails me.
Law me, child. couldn't git mad if I
wanted to-
She told him; he sat for few moments
in a silence of deep meditation, and then,
with Frightening countenance, said
cheerfully:
why, that amt nothin to git mad
about, chile. It's all right; and let me
tell you that any man after seem you
few times is bound to love you. and /
reckon he would be willin' to run away
with you. Why, bless my life, Id run
away with you in a mint, er haw. haw!
No, indeed, honey, you KANT blame the
pore Teller for that
An you won't say anything to him
about it,"
Law me, child, I'll never mention il
TO him; never in the world, so don't give
yourself no uneasiness."
A chilling rain was falling. Several
men, including Ned Royston, were sitting
in Bob Talbot's store.
Wander comes Bill Hempsey," said
Talbot, looking out.
Ned Royston moved uneasily in his
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A MIDSUMMER RAMBLr.


The sun had sunk in glory
Far In the west away.
The moons SOFT silver radiance
Was fairer than the day.
MY love and were walking
Ad0wn the grassy lane,
When through the gathering darkness
There came cry OF pain.
20 listen I" cried my darling,
lis 10 some suffering soul
Which long has borne its sorrows
Til they defy control
IL il some mourifer, weeping
In misery forlorn?"
90 no, my love- answered,
1T is the big brass horn T.
Rock ELM, Wis.
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WILL BEAT THE WORLD.
A DESCRIPTION OF CHICAOO'S
GREAT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Matchless Home of Freemasonry-A Mass
i've Eighteen-storied structure tn Bo
Erected by the Masonic Temple Associ-
stion-It viii Be the Tailest Bui' ding i'm
tho World.
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On sun-dial which stands upon the
pier of Brighton is inscribed this most
hopeful line: "'Tis always morning
somewhere in the world"
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world, says the Chicago Tribune.
The projectors announce their inten-
tion of putting up building which of
its kind shall be matchless. The plans
so far as matured will bear out their
assertions.
The project for a great Masonic Tenn
pie which should be center where
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-07-09

WHEN the Israelites fell into idolatry
they worshiped Baal, but it wasn't
straw-bail. They insisted on sufiici, Mt
security
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THERE is nothing like a baby in q
home. It seem to fill small house SO
that nothing else is missed.
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LETTERS FROM THE CORNERS.
The Party at Thomas Jefferson's'
NECK on NoTfnN HALL,
KJLKFNNy CORSEIts.

X. EDlIUk: MIS-
Boggs cut up real.
cantankerons fur a
few days, but she
coodn't walk a
paig, an Cruckshin
cum TO see her
every mornin, an
finely she got sum
better, an we went
over TO Thomas JEFF
ferson's.
Thay hev every
thing awful handy
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BILLHEMPSEY'S RECITAL
BY oPIE T.. READ.

HEN Bill Hempsey
married Tai Harwell
there was great sur
prise in the Nubbin
Ridge noighborhood.
Bill was worthy of
respect and was re-
sp e ct d; he was
worthy of confidence
and had been intrust-
ed with y county Of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04

of sob from the Rverted figure. Ally
was choking and olenohing his fists.
land he'd killed otter and was drying
his skin for you. He said you were q
pretty nice boy
Cecil laughed. He meant no harm by
the laugh; only Cobbs' compliment
sounded SO limited, and in Ally's doleful
voice SO funnyi and fthe very fact that
the words before had touched him made
the laugh come more easily. Yet it was
in his heart to clap Ally on the shoulder
and say: ''Never mind, Ally, didn {
mean. anything. / think Cobbs Is q
mighty nice man, as you call it.' In
deed, his hand was lifted and 'sNever''
shaped itself-on his lips-but it was not
said.
Quick as thought Ally wheeled and
struck Cecil singing blow in the face.
Cecil lifted his fists.
Ally Is arms dropped st his sides. he
made no effort to strike another blow.
His face flushed g darker, more painful
red.
al had no right TO do that - he said,
in q suffocated kind of voice, 'snot when
you were visiting me. You can strike
me if you like; won t hit back
'sI don't want 10 strike you, said
Cecil, scornfully. s'I don ~ want TO ever
have anything more to do with you. -
He turned on his heel, and was walking
away.
"what are you going to dof'' said
Ally.
az am going to get horse ana ride to
the station. said Cecil.
No. don't What good is that going
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might. Detectives, - added Cts, out of
the wisdom derived from Gaboriau g
novels, detectives always suspect the
least likely persons. -
"What do they do that for?''
fBecause nobody else does, don't you
know. Then they have all the glory -
'tBut if they didn It do it?''
"That doesn't matter; they suspect
everyone else, too.'
"Well, don t think much of detect
ives if they are that kind of fellows, :"
said Ally. "Cobbs, indeedl Why, if
he had any sense he'd know Cobbs
wouldn't have done it. l wish Sally
hadn given him that handkerchief. -
Cecil privately wondered if the de-
teotive might not have made a shrewd
guess. Suspect the least likely man.
he quoted to himself. To be sure there
was no visible motive except spite against
the negroes with whom he had quarreled,
for Cobbs acting SO.
Ally continued the subject: f'I should
think detective, a fellow in the business
of finding out folks, would know Cobbs
WASH t the right kind of man to do such
a meanness. When Cobbs is mad at any
body he up and tells them and has it out
with them, point blank. Him romanoing
round darkey's houses at night and fir
ing guns at them-that detective is a
plumb idiot!''
Cecil laughed; he felt no inclination
to defend Mitchell.
"I'll tell Cobbs the next time 1 see
him, that's what 1 will, - vowed Ally.
"Better not, - said Cecil.
"Why not?''
Cecil said evasively that it might preju-
dice Cobbs against Mitchell. Perhaps
he wouldn't help him so heartily. A
lame argument that Ally interrupted
holly:
'That's all you know about Cobbs.
thenl You re not much better than
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did say was sorry
"That's quite enough said Cecil
shortly "don t let's say anything more
about it. Isn't it about time for our
horses to come?''
"There IS Vance bringing them, now. -
said Ally in very subdued tone.
Vance's grin, indeed, was bobbing up
and down on Ally's own grey while he
led the horse that Cecil commonly rode.
When the lads were about to mount
Ally said: you ID better ride 'Rasmus -
(the grey 'he IS heap the best
jumper. -
Cecil declined very briefly.
"Aren Il you going to leave some word
with your sister, - SAID he as they settled
themselves in. the saddle and gathered up
the reins.
Inoonsiderare cub. he thought. He
liked to call An6y cub in his thoughts.
1t made him feel the more superior.
Cub was an expression which nobody
could apply to polite, perfectly dressed
Cecil.
"I plumb forgot muttered Ally;
essay, Vance, tell Miss Sally we won t
be back TO dinner
Then the boys galloped away, while
Vance soliloquized: Claws, amt it
fine t. be takin you time an you pleas
ure dat q way an not habin go back an
ohu N. 1 does hate dat chu N wuss n de
debbill''
But am sure no one who saw the two
riders faces would have guessed that
they were going on an excursion of pleas
ure.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Mitchell. Do you reckon Cobbs would
stop helping papa out of spite against
Mitchell? If Mitchell was his worst enc
my, and papa had left Mitchell in his
charge, Cobbs would help him. That's
the kind of fellow Cobbs is.''
Cecil reooiled from this fire; he hated
quarrels and disputes; they were
vulgar he thought from his height of
personal dignity. To get into such wax
over a servant like Cobbs, too. "'The
hot headed cubbl' he said contemptu-
ously-not out loud, but to Cecil Raj
mund-'s fancy me wanting to fight
somebody who had insulted Martin or the
coachman, or one of the Erooms!" He
shrugged his shoulders. You seem very
sure of Cobbsi' said he, coldly.
Instantly he wished that he had not
spoken. Ally's round. freckled face
grew red to the eyes; his features quiv-
cred, but it was not the anger in them
that struck Cts like blow; it was the
look of dumb, bewildered modification
and pain.
"'W-what do you think about Cobbs,
then?'' Ally began, then all at once
turned his back on Cecil "You went
hunting with him, too ''-came in a kIrd
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his poIiteness, was 10 a fair way TO be-
come selfish little fellow. he found
Ally's reasoning very plausible.
Ally had more conscience TO stifle in
the matter; but to go to :his very hunt
had been his ardent desire for q year
past, and the temptation was too. strong
for him.
''salIy's only girl, anyhow he
went on, combating an inward protest.
s'She's always SO 'fraid something will
ge wrong when mammals away.
think she ID like TO sit up nights to see
the house doesn't take fret We won Z
let on anything to her; she can't expect
TO go everywhere do. She wouldn t be
any use ia a hog hunt; sides she d say it
was wrong to 90. Wen both 60 off to-
morrow right after breakfast, and we Il
leave word with Vance we won be back
TO dinner, and she II think we've gone
10 see Larry, so she won't worry
Cis scquiesced readily enough and Ally
developed his plans.
"It's a shame Larry's hiding or else
he could go, too. He never does have
any fun | say, though. maybe he III
see the lynching. LIKES not Aunt VAL
ley will take MIN. Ally drew a deep
sigh. "Like's not by this time they We
got to the house and are hollering for
HIM TO come out. Laws. how 1 wish /
could see It'll l never did see lynching.
Cobbs has seen three and he saw a man
hanged once.
''That could hardly be a pleasant
sight, said Cecil, drily.
''Oh, he was bad man, said Ally
easily. 1T was all right. But don t
guess Cobbs liked Il much either. cause
he said he had heap more fun at his
SISTERS wedding Hullol here's Sis with
coolies of candyih
Naturally the subject was changed.
In the morning Cecil feared lest Ally
should not hold by his purpose, but q
series OF winks and grins, during break-
fast, when innocent Sally was condoling
with the boys because they must miss the
hog hunt, treasured him.
''She don't suspect nothing, - said
Ally. 81 sorter hate now 10 tell her
sTler all. but, as Cobbs says, what the
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to do?" Ally called half suilenly still,
81 begged your pardon, what more can
any gentleman do?'' cried the Southern
lad. cit will make my father feel aw-
full bad-and yours too. You hadn't
ought to go, Cisl"
The last shot went home. Through all
Cecil IS tumult of shock, disgust, indlg-
nant fury, vision Of his fathers look
pierced; again he heard the dear,
familiar voice saying: tCls, you are a
gentleman. - It would hurt dad. Dad
wouldn It scold him but he would be aw-
fully cut up, which was worse.
Cecil turned.
Selling this sign of wavering Ally con-
tinued eagerly: "Of course you re mad.
That's all right. And if you want to
fight me, I'll go off down in the bottom
with you and fight it out: and then if
we're banged up much, said Ally in
his practical fashion, celebrating the
idea which 1 suspect had secret charm
to him, 1--WE can go off on the hunt and
everybody IL lay it to that, and we won It
need to say word; most likely wen get
banged up some more, anyhow, running
into branches and thorn trees"
81 don t want to fight you,' Cecil
interrupted with his Hottest dignity; "'T
take boys of my own size when 1 fight.
Do you suppose can't thrash your"
Ally looked at him critically. 'fYou
needn't stop for that, said he, al
ain t so tall but / IN mighty stout and
got better wind than you. 1 call it bout
even. But if you won't fight, I'll let
you hit me hard IS you can, spang in my
face. Only just once cause only hit
you once. Say, will you stay, then?'
''That g nonsense - said Cecil, eff L
touched you at all I'd give you a good
thrashing; but your father saved my
fathers life and IN not going to pound
you while 1 N visiting you.'
Ally's stolid face worked. "Well, l
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THE STORY OF THE CENSUS.
By Robert P. Porter. superintendent of tn,
Census.
foOpyright by the Author. /


Census.
copyright by the Author.l
If it were possible for the superlntend-
ent of the census to ascend in q balloon
on the morning of June at a point
somewhere in the neighborhood of Gin
cinnati, where the center of population
was located in 1880, to q height that
would enable him, with extended vision,
to survey this vast domain of ours, he
could watch with interest the
army of 40 900 enumerators, equipped
with portfolios of schedules, march
forth on the important errand to
count the population of the United
States. Over hills and mountains,
through valleys and along the tortpous
course of rivers, on horseback through
swamps, on foot along the dusty country
roads, following the thousands of miles
OF coast, treading the pavements OF
crowded cities, elbowing their way into
every nook and corner of this broad land
where man finds 8 dwelling place, CEN
sus takers go In search Of the raw mate
rial which, when tabulated, becomes the
foundation of our representation in con-
gress and the food for the statistician g
decennial statistical feast.
1t is q fascinating task, and curious
indeed, must be the experiences OF some
OF these agents of the census Office. II
the work Is done faithfully and the ag-
gregate experience of the 40, 900 enum-
orators could be written in q mighty
volume, it would give an insight into
every home. The lights and shades of
human life would be brought into sharp
contrast. The luxurious magnihcsnoe of
the Fifth avenue homes Of million
ares; the poverty of the tenement
houses, where human beings are born,
live, eat, sleep and die in one room; the
simplicity of the old homestead, where
so many sterling men and women hive
received their early instruction and spent
their boYhood and girlhood; the priva-
tions Of pioneer life; the discomforts Of
the negro cabins of the South; the bar
renness OF the miners cottages in the
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CHAPTER x.-CoBBs IS THE CAUSE OF A
QUARREL.
"It's just awful to be chIldren!" 1t
was Ally who spoke, seated on the wide
steps of the old mansion and recklessly
digging his heel into soft spot in the
boards.
"Think of it, - he cried, vehementlY,
"there they We all gone to the lynching,
every niger on the place, and we we got
TO stay to home. ! never saw a man rid
den on rail. 1 couldn't go to the cir
Gus, either, cause / was sick. And now
I've got to miss this!''
81 suppose Cobbs has gone, said
Ally IS only listener, Cecil. Sally was in
the house making great mess with mo-
lasses, candy, to console the boys.
"Cobbs and Markham and half dozen
white men. 50 in case Mitchell can t
persuade Dawsey to light out, they will
stop the fun. Cobbs said it wouldn t do
for me to go; like TO know why not.
Now papa's away IN the master of the
plantation ana had ought 20 go and
keep the peace. Cobbs is almost as fussy
as Sally. What do you think? He
won't let US go the hog hunt to-mor-
row. - ~
He touched Cecil now, who was eager
for the hunt.
81 call that mean of Cobbs,' - cried
Cecir.Sss- s,~4.s7 -,
''oh, no, it ain IT, answered Ally,
loyal TO Cobbs in spite of his pique. ''it's
only he's afraid something will happen
when papa's away! But papa prom
ised me TO go next time. l tell you,
Cis-'
He stopped then he dropped his voice,
"What do you say to going anyhow
'Hcw can you?''
"Oh easy 'nough. You see they re
going on the road fairs the big bayou
and strike into the wocds. There II be
eight on horses, and wagon and mules,
and we can follow the wagon tracks,
they all will make a plain trail.
You see Cobbs won t mind after we
once get there and he don't let us, and
papa won e mind at all, when he gets
home. cause it will all be over, then
anyhow; and he told me l could next
time, you Know. 1 don't reckon any,
body will mind 'cept Sally, and if she
don't know we,re gone, she won t mind
either. -
Cecil wanted to go to the hunt. He
was accustomed to crafty his wishes
without thinking very much of other
people; indeed 1 am afraid Cecil, for all
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WE ALL.
Try OF YOUTHFUL LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN ARKANSAS
ny ocTAvR rHANEr.
AUTHOR OF

THE BISHOPS yAGABoSD ExrIA1IoN NOW RUNNING scRlB-
NERs, ETC
Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-05
The State Figures.

LlNcoIS, Ncb,, Nov. A., Special TO THE
BEE. lit has been lively election day in
Lincoln and temporarily everything else was
forgotten. II has been assumed to be a legal
holiday and all the state, county and city
officials closed their offices and gave their as
sistants chance to join in the fray. All day
long the various polling places were thronged
with multitude of people. Excitement was
high and the discussions at times grew very
bot.
The prohibition cranks were out to q
woman, and booths were erected
10y them near each polling place, while a
swarm of females button.holed every
man without the formality of an introduction
and attempted to induce HIM to vote for
prohibition. In case he refused, his reasons
for so doing were demanded ana the result
was that many too brazen females received
suggestions to mind their own business. The
immodest efforts of the women resulted dis
astrously aud many men became disgusted
Returns coming in very slowly on account of
unusual number of scratched tickets. Benton
has received more votes in Lancaster ccanty
b an any other candidate on any OF the
tirGets.
The alnscd neat Ii snsyyed under in Lincoln
ly st isss, lfseep hundred majority. In .