davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1890-03-29

When he had gained sufficient courage
he again sought out the merchant who
had rebuffed him. IL have come to make
you a present of n bottle of fine pickles"
why do you make me a present of
themg"
Because you gave me advice that was
worth "A great deal"
The morning of one Fourth of July
came, and he pondered whether to go to
his store or not All at once he thought,
people going on picnics will want pickles.
1t was the magic words on the little card
that ran through his mind. He found.
as he had thought, a large number of
buyers waiting for him.
The little BARD was consulted in all
sorts of weather. If a man made a pro-
position to him of any kind, and he was
in doubt, he would go and look at the
words, though he knew them by heart
already. One day a cheese merchant
came to persuade him to buy his stock.
People" said he, "who buy pickles
always buy cheese; you will do a big
trade" 1t was a temptation. He went
and looked at the words and studied
them intently, trying to think u their
application to the case in hand. Men
do what they can" he reflected. Il
would like to sell cheese, but ] know l
car sell pickles." then he returned. Now
he was resolute and firm, although by
nature easily benz and swayed by the
words of others.
Business is b business" he said. 81 am
in the pickle business; if / cannot make
money in this l shall quit and go into
something else; but l shall not have two
kinds on my hands"
When the ten years were up of curse
he had the $4,000, and more. too.-
Treasure Trove.
, 1890-03-29

W'ehaCe the pretttest and
best Hs.e of carpets era the
city. .fteT TtGrnbnU & Co,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
A Lesson We'll Learned,

was mere youngster when l
learned two important lessons in busi-
ness matters: never to lose anything
and never to forget anything. An old
lawyer gave me an important paper,
with instructions what to do with it.
But" inquired, Suppose / lose it;
what shall 1 do then?" "You must
not lose It'll" 81 don't intend to; sup
pose I should happen to-" "But say
you must not happen to; 1 shall make
no provision for any such occurrence;
you must not lose it" This started
me on new train of thought, and
from that very hour I resolved never
to fail in these particulars. once had
an intelligent young man in my en-
ployment who deemed it sufficient
excuse for neglecting any important
task to say, II forgot it." l told him
that would not answer. If he was
sufficiently interested, he would be
careful to remember. 1t was because
he did not care enough that he forgot
it. / drilled him with this truth. He
worked for me three years, and during
the last of the time he was utterly
changed in this respect. He did not
forget anything. His forgetting, he
found, was lazy, careless habit Of
the mind, which he cured.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Honest.

"He is really so honest that he ought
to be put in solitary confinement !" said
an exasperated man of neighbor who
was always telling him unpalatable
truths. The offender was guiltless of
a desire to offend; he simply could not
refrain from speaking what was in his
mind. There are sentimental occa-
sions when most of us actually do pre-
fer an embroidered statement to literal
fact.
Shouldn't you know lock of my
hair anywhere, John?" queried an af
fectionate young wife, whose tresses
were her husbands pride.
II think should" he returned, eau
tiously, and she broke into cry of real
dismay.
"Oh, don't say that Say you know
you should"
But John was not to be persuaded.
He merely thought SO, and that only
would he assert.
81 shall think of you constantly" I"
said lady whose first novel was in
press to a departing guest, until L
get my proof-sheets !"
1t was very affectionate husband
who uttered the most literal interpre-
tation on record.
81 believe" said his wife, proudly,
after some great instance of his unself-
ish devotion, "I believe you would let
yourself be cut into inch pieces for
mep
The husband looked doubtful.
make the pieces six inches, Mary,
he returned, honestly, "and maybe
could stand it."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Still Waiting.

A sad reminder of the great blizzard
of two years ago, says New York let.
ter to the Baltimore american, is the
mental condition of man living in the
fashionable part of Lexington avenue,
not far from Thirty street
This man had an only son, who went
out in boat the day before the biz.
zard came, for sail down the bay
The boat was never heard of after that
and the young man probably was lost.
Yet the father did not lose hope. Day
after day he waited for news of his
sons rescue. He hoped that some YES.
sci had picked the little boat up or by
some other means the boys life was
saved.
The body not having been found the
man could not believe the boy dead.
For weeks he waited to hear some news,
but none came. Under the load OF
grief his mind almost gave way, and to
this day the old man, whose mind is al
most wreck, expects at the least noise
in the block to hear that his son has
been found.
If there is sound of hurrying feet
on the pavement outside he will get up
to see if there is not messenger boy
coming with news from his son. All
through the night he awakes at the
slightest noise, and his first inquiry is
whether the news of his sons rescue
has come.
This has continued for two years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

The board is made as shown in the
engraving. Each player has thirty
men, which are placed in the two ante
rooms A A. Each player must enter
his men ON the battlefield, or checker
board, by entrances G @. They may
enter at any point along lines X X x,
one ma at time. When a player
enters a man that constitutes move,
and then the other player enters man,
and so on. Each player may have as
many men on the board as he chooses.
Now play the same as checkers. When
a man enters either of the squares E,
it at once becomes king and must be
crowned. Next they must enter the
fort by way of squares d d, after first
occupying square II. Nothing but
kings can enter the fort. The player
that gets the most men in the fort cap
lures it. Men can be jumped the same
as in checkers. Single men can only
be moved from the player, but kings
in any direction. Common checkers
will answer for men,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
They Struck the Bad Place.

A loyal North Carolinian, who served
in the Union army, tells this story in
connection with the resin-b beds, which
are found in the turpentine districts.
During Gen. Sherman's famous march
to the sea, part of the Twentieth
Army Corps was halted in section of
this forest and prepared to camp for
the night. The soldiers were some
what mystifed in finding SO large
stretch Of smooth, solid rock, but con-
graduated themselves that they would
not have to bivouac in the mud. KNAPP
sacks were unslung, guards were
mounted and fires were kindled at
different points, and the tired and
weary veterans were preparing to set
tie down for a comfortable rest. The
heat of the fires softened the resin.
First it began to sputter, then great
black clouds of smoke began to ascend,
and suddenly huge columns of fire shot
up, seemingly from the very bowels of
the earth. The whole camp was in
commotion, the men beat precipitate
retreat, and soon the whole place was
a seething, roaring mass of flame. One
of the soldiers, as he grabbed his gun
and started, shouted warning to his
comrades. run, boys! We've struck
- -PhiIddeLDhia Times,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Count Fist-in-the-Face.

The death of the Count of Punonros
tro, Spanish nobleman, recalls sin
gular story of the past. The Emperor
Charles V. was hunting one day-so
the story goes-which is very likely
founded upon an actual occurrence but
in its details may have been modern
lied in the long time which has elapsed
with one of his body-guard at his
side. Charles was o redoubtable hunt
er, and SO was the guard Presently a
partridge passed, quite high over their
heads. Both sportsmen fired at the
same time, and the bird fell. 1t was
brought by the Emperor's servants.
(Which one ofus, do you think" said
Charles, killed this partridge?"
1T was |, said the guard.
"Thou hest, scoundrel," said the
Emperor.
He had hardly spoken when the
guard struck him so severe O blow in
the face that he could hardly keep his
feet.
Charles first movement was to point
his gun straight at the audacious
guard, and pull the trigger, but the
weapon had just been discharged, and
had not been reloaded.
While the Emperor was reloading he
decided that he would not shoot the
guard on the spot. He sent him to
prison instead, with orders to prepare
for his execution.
"Your fault is the greater" said the
Emperor, because there was doubt
whether thou didst really kill the
bird"
"There is no doubt, sire, in my mind,'
said the guard. "Will you permit me
to see the bird?"
The partridge was brought, and the
guard showed the Emperor that it had
been killed with ball from his rifle
The Emperor had been using bird-shot
all day.
The Emperor felt little remorse at
this, but did not countermand his or
der for the guards death; but at the
last moment he had the man brought
before him.
''Dost thou repent of striking me?"
"No, sire" said the guard. "If 1 had
q thousand lives, and your Majesty
should tell me a thousand times, with
out reason, that / lied, thousand
times would put my fist in your face
Smi puno en- ell rostro), and thousand
times would l go calmly to the block"
The Emperor sat pensively for some
time revolving the matter in his mind.
The words mi puno en- ell rostro ran
kled in his mind, but presently he said,
MY reign has need of such men as
you, after all. 1 wish there were
thousand like you'll Live, and be
known herafter as the Count of Punon-
rostro"
The Count became the most devoted
9f Charles vassals, and his family has
survived to this day.-YoattRs Com
panion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Food and Poison.

What is food for one may be poison
for another. This is well exemplified
in watching some of the natural provi
sions and characteristic peculiarities Of
certain forms of insect life. Take, fol
instance, the case of the spider and the
bee. In my conservatory window one
of each was seen on a blossom, eacl
eagerly seeking for something. After
they had worked diligently for few
minutes, during which time they met
and passed often, the one seemingly
found abundant pasturage on the spot
vacated by the other. AS they were
passing away, apparently filed, they
were caught, chloroformed, and chem.
ically examined. AS expected, the bee
contained nothing but honey, pollen.
etc, the usual fruits of the workers
life; the spider, on the other hand,
showed a stomach perfectly empty, and
evidently was going in search of food
when leaving the blossom upon which
it and the honey-bee had appar
emily been feeding. More intricate
examination being made, an alkaloid,
and one of the most energetic poisons
known, was found in receptacle
Wnlcn was nlled 10 repletlon. Bott
these insects-one in search of honey
the other of poison-fed on the same
flower, found what they sought and
turned away satisfied peculiar trans.
formation, and both substances oh.
tanned by nearly the same process,
from the same petal. A moral should
adorn this truth. Like the two insects
are many persons. For instance, two
persons will look at another person to
whom both are strangers. One will
see all that is good and ennobling
beautiful and attractive; while the
other will see nothing but what is bad
and degrading, hideous and repulsive.
Both feed the imagination on one per
son; each seeks his or her propensity,
finds what is wanted, and returns sat
isfied. Reader, which one art thou?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
NoxiOus Moonlight.

The injurious effect of moonlight IS
almost a ubiquitous belief, and, though
an erroneous one in its literal sense, is
founded upon experience which makes
it probable that moonlight nights often
coincide with atmospheric conditions
that exercise noxious influence upon
day creatures, especially men, pigeons
and horses.
If the children of the Yucatan In
dians are playing outdoors in the even
ing, their parents are sure to drive
them in as soon as the moon rises, lest
it should make them night-eyed and
unfit for day labor. For similar rea-
sons the French screen their
eyes with the fringe of their turbans
during moonlight march, and most
sailors on a man-of-war endure the
effluvia of a cockpit, even in the trop-
les, rather than sleep on deck where
the moon might shine upon their
eyelids.
The Neapolitan beggars, who roam
bare-headed through the streets in the
glare of the noontide sun, are all pro-
yided with little bags which they draw
over their scalps like nightcaps, while
they sleep on an open porch or among
the ruins of the Pelazzo Vecchia. for
fear that the moonlight should make
them haired, and the mountain
GERS of the Jura go so far as to ascribe
their goitres to the poor satellite.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

Inc same origin mad, probably, the
frightful stories which the Greeks used
to tell about their goddess, Hecate
Zone OF the dozen appellations of the
noon, who made the dogs howl if she
entered village upon her nocturnal
rambles, poisoned crops that crossed
her path, blighted flowers and petrified
men and animals that met her ice-cold
optic.
1t is almost certain that the moon is
as innocent of the cause of somnambu-
lism as of lunacy, but there is no doubt
but that, even in summer time, the air
of chilly, moonlight night does not
agree with majority of men; and army
officers know that two or three night
expeditions exhaust veterans and old
calvary horses that couldn't be knocked
out by dozen forced day marches in
the hottest time of the dog day season.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
A Famous Ohio Poet.

Captain George w. Cutter, author
of "The Song of Steam," "E Pluribus
Unum," "Never, Never" and many
other bold and stirring hymns, was
born in Kentucky, though much of his
life was spent in Cincinnati. He was
gallant soldier in the Mexican war,
an eloquent and learned barrister and
most entertaining companion. For
charm of conception, choiceness of ex-
preston and vigorous language some
of his poems will rank with anything
in our language. But he was victim
of lntemperance.
His poems, "Never, Never!" and "E
Pluribus Unum" were set to music
during our civil war, and sung every
where in the North, with the most in
spring effect. Probably no song ever
thrilled nation to a greater extent
than that of "E Pluribus Unum." l
remember once during the war hearing
it sung in Cincinnati by choir of 200
voices at patriotic meeting of some
ten thousand persons in grove, and
can never forget the grand effect on
the audience, as each singer, with
flag raised in his hand, sang with thrill
ing effect the last verse:
Then up with our fagl Let it stream In the air.
Though our fathers are cold in their graves;
Tney had hands that could strike, they had souls
that could dare,
And they were not born to be slaves
Upl upi with that banner, where'er it may call,
Our millions shall rally around
And nation of freemen that moment shall fall
When It's stars shall be trailed on the ground
A few nights afterward / was sent
for to see person in the station-house
in my city. / went, and found there
the author of "E Pluribus Unum," pale
and trembling from the effects of a
terrible debauch, covered with filth
and his clothes almost torn off him. /
spoke kindly to him, told him how that
vast audience, but a day or two ago,
had been inspired to patriotic duty by
his songs. He clasped his hands to his
eyes and exclaimed: "Great God !
what a wreck have made of myself! 7"
bent over me and wept like child,
promising by all that was sacred that
he would reform.
With the aid of some friends he was
taken out and cared for in way his
pitiful condition demanded. New
clothes were obtained, a pleasant
boarding house found, and for few
weeks he was himself again, endeavor-
ing to establish himself again in his
profession. But, alas the chain of
appetite was too strong-it shortly
dragged him down to his grave.
TeCas Siftings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
"Time's upl All aboardi" was the

"Time's up! All aboardi" was the
reply RaGYirs me . ,to0.ovsr check. then. ..
With scowl, the conductor COM
piled.
"Hopes to throw me off the scent"
I muttered. "Tll stop over myself"
More fortunate than the murderer,
l did not have to secure stop-over.
had been stopping over the con-
ductor himself, all night; in other
words, had been riding on the roof Of
one of the cars.
As the train pulled out the Fox
pushed his small travelling grip well
back to give him freedom of motion,
advanced to the counter and began
cutting and hewing at an object having
the outward semblance of pie.
stop" pleaded the proprietor.
You'll ruin my counter and break my
heart"
"Not if it's as hard as this pie" re-
piled Cooney, with one of his we'll
known sly glances and mysterious
But this last was soon transferred to
the face of the proprietor, for at the
NclN neAb DlOW Jnt hA DIOhe IN twain,
leaving the pie master of the situation
For three hours I shadowed my man
with the lynx-eyed vision, cat-like
tread and sleuth-hound nose of the
ideal detective of the books.
1t was dark when the Chicago train
arrived, and boldly followed Master
Reynard into the coach.
The conductor was obdurate.
"Get off at the next station" said he.
"I'm detective, and here are my
clews."
"I'm conductor, and want my dues. "
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
About nine o'clock in the morning
the fugitive from Justice emerped.


the fugitive from justice emerged.
So completely was he metamor-
phosed, as they say in the books, that
it made my head ache to recognize
him, and man with less mansard
roof to his forehead, though far greater
pecuniary resources, would have let
him pass unchallenged.
So did 1, for that matter, but I was
at great pains not to lose sight of him.
His low-crowned linen hat and long
duster had given place to high silk
tile and broadcloth coat, while his legs
were engaged in pair of shapely,
ight-colored trousers.
Pausing in his walk, he seated him
self upon rustic bench, behind which
was bracket and board sign, Look
out for paint"
Whether it was the pongs of his
guilty conscience or the odor of the
lead and oil, [ shall never know, but
he soon leaped excitedly to his feet,
caught up his coat-tails, and looked
searchingly behind him.
A successful detective should have
no sense of the ludicrous. have, and
that it was that ruined me.
The two dark bars on the abaft por-
ton of the Fox's light trousers sug-
gested the grating of the lookup to
which was soon to consign him, and
laughed aloud.
With a scowl he turned upon me.
Then, realizing that the bars were
down and the jig up, 1 told him he was
my prisoner.
In ten minutes had brought him to
Clark street and summoned patrol
wagon.
"This is Cooney, the Fox" said l,
when the conveyance arrived.
Then the three officers began to
laugh like fends.
And who bez ye?" demanded the
leader of the gang.
"The unraveler of the great Cronin
mystery; the original and only"
Fraud" shrieked the copper, as he
tore open my coat and removed my
homemade star.
Then they said something, I don't
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

passing to and fro well-worn yet
loud-voiced kiss.
The ticket-taker smiled, listened to
what 1 had to say about Cooney, and
passed out to find some cash customers.
Arriving at the fair city-World's
Fair-the red-handed murderer hast
ened to board North Side cable-car.
With no friend but my cheek, and
no fortune but an umbrella that l had
found on the train and reluctantly
appropriated, [ followed suit.
[ came within an ace of being put
off, but mysterious "hist" and dis
play of my tin star caused the agent of
the bloated monopoly to leave me in
peace.
At Lincoln Park Cooney left the car
and entered large stone-front house.
HE has come to wiring gold from his
rich employer" L sagaciously decided.
Having nothing else to do, 1 watched,
or rather shadowed, the house all
night.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19
Curious Psychic Phenomena.

At recent club meeting some
Creepy" stories were told which may
please lovers of the marvellous, though
they deal with dreams rather than
ghosts. A certain physician-we may
call him Doctor WAS one night
awakened by man who said that his
wife was very ill and desired the doctor
to see her. He stated that he lived in
Mr.. KS house. Doctor q. followed
his visitor, entered the house, and was
taken into chamber where on the bed
lay woman in the last stages of con-
sumption. He told her husband, who
had summoned him, that she could
live but a short time, but prescribed
some relieving medicine. Then he
went home, promising to return the
next day. True to his promise, he re-
turned the following morning, but was
surprised to find the building fast
closed. The man at work in the gar
den said that the house had not been
occupied for years. The doctor, amazed,
insisted on entering, and found unmis-
taxable signs of desertion; the place
was thick with dust and cobwebs. In
the chamber he had visited all was dust
covered and dreary. The bed had not
been used for long time. Yet the
room seemed perfectly familiar to him,
even to the pattern of the wall paper.
To add to the oddity of the thing, the
place had the reputation of being
haunted A somewhat similar expert
ence was that of gentleman who,
while at sea during storm, distinctly
saw his wife enter his stateroom and
kiss him. When, on his arrival home,
he met her in reality, one of the first
things she said was, "Did you receive
visit from me week lago?" "How
could II" he said. "Well," said she,
Il thought you were in danger, and
walked over the dark water until L
came to low, black vessel. Iwent up
the side and entered the cabin, and
leaned over you and kissed you" She
accurately described the room and the
ship, though she had never seen either.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

for detective novels, and finally started
out in the role of second Monsieur
Lecoq.
1 met with some success, too. ]
was three times beaten by daring
criminals whom | was "shadowing,'
and twice jailed for impersonating an
officer.
Emboldened by these evidences Of
my genius, and Mortified by the awful
Cronin murder, I sold out my lunch
route and started in quest of "Cooney
the Fox"
was returning Chicagoward with
a whole bundle of clews in my
claws, when, at a railway lunch-room,
/ sighted my man.
knew him by his cleaning eye,
cruel mouth and crafty brow. Besides,
he was swinging round his head o
hatchet, or rather a small ak, that,
with true Gaboriauan shrewdness, |
determined was the very weapon with
which the fatal blow had been struck.
"All aboard" shouted the conductor
at that moment entering the room.
Cooney flourished his ak, and pointed
to legend on the wall to the effect
that the train stopped ten minutes for
refreshments.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-06-19

structions at what rate to carry men
into several parts of the town, where
all day they may be had. Other hack
ney-men seeing this way, focked to the
same place, and performed their jour
neys at the same rate; so that some
times there is twenty of them together,
which dispense up and down, that they
and others are to be had everywhere,
as watermen are to be had at the water
side. Everybody is much pleased with
it, for, whereas, before coaches could
not be had but at great rates now
man may have one much cheaper"
Garrard was mistaken about the uni
versal popularity of the scheme, for it
is on record that many Of the trades
men protested against it. They said
that when ladies and gentlemen walked
the streets they had time to stop and
make purchases, but now they were
whisked by in hackney-coaches they
did not have either chance to inspect
the goods or buy them. Lodging
house keepers on the principal streets
also complained that the noise made
by the new vehicles drove their tenants
to seek quieter quarters elsewhere.