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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-14
UNCLE AARON
A WIFE REDEEMED.
A Pathetic Story Of a Woman'a
Folly and a Mans Heroism.
CHAPTER IV.-Continued.

Towards the close of the play the young
fellow leaned over to Uncle Aaron and said !:
"Come, I'm going now"
Uncle Aaron picked up his hat and fol-
lowed him. The young fellow stepped into
sort of side corridor and said: "We'll
have to wait minute-they haven't rung
the curtain down yet"
II kin walt" said Uncle Aaron.
''What curious old fellow you are,"
thought the young man, eyeing HIM inquisi-
lively. Soon the actors came trooping off
the stage with the alacrity of school-boys
just let out of school.
''Ah!" said the young man, there she is.
Miss Clark this way moment. please" "
catching her by the arm and stopping her.
''Allow me to introduce to you my friend,
Mr.-(ahem) Smith. He's anxious to make
your acquaintance"
The twinkling glance of understanding
between the two was not lost on Uncle
Aaron, but he said, with an awkward sort of
bow: ''Good evenin'. would like to speak
to you, please"
''If it's any thing of private nature per-
haps I'd better DEPART" said the young
fellow, his eyes dancing
Uncle Aaron said, gravely: "Yes, it bees
private, sir. must see this young woman
alone"
"Excuse me, SIR" smiled Rose, pleas
antly," but l have an engagement this
evening, and"
''Ye don't go It'll speaks to ye," said I'm
Gle Aaron, firmly
'You can speak before this gentleman,
then-he's Il friend of mine," said Rose,
somewhat haughtily.
81 must see ye by yerself," persisted Un-
Gle Aaron, earnestly.
"Slr! you really must excuse me-" said
Rose; 81 have an engagement"
81 come from yer husbandP' cried Uncle
Aaron, forgetting his strategem and every
thing else in his fear of losing her.
''My husband! All! And who may you
be, slr?"
CHS father" aid the old man, simply.
Pailng little in spite of all her rouge,
she smiled and SAID: ''That MAKES some
difference. Harry" turning to the young
fellow, ''fll see you presently-will you ex-
cuse us for few moments?"
The young man bowed, and Rose, lead
ing the way from the stage wing where
they had been standing to the dressing
room, said: This way, sir, there is no one
here. Now, what is it you want?'
81 want veto go back to yer husband"
Rose threw herself down in chair and
laughed and laughed. 'And he sent you
here as deputys Oh!-but he was wise not
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wouldn't like to be beaded and away from
my little durl."
"Papa, hasn't dot any drandpa or drand-
ma, eivers'
"Ies, dear" answered Jacob, patiently:
shut they live far away from here, away up
in the mountains; don't you rememberl"
'Oh, yes; members, But I'd member
'em better, papa, If seed dem sometimes
Why don't 6ey tum ana see US, papal"
"Why. Oh, l don't know, DEAR except,
perhaps, that L never asked them"
"Oh, you funny papa! When drow big
I'll ask 100 to tum and see me, and I'll div
700 ice-t tream and lots of tandy! Yes,
will. Why don't 100 ask dem, papa9 Pd
like to see my drandpa and drandma.m
.'Would you, my petl" said Jacob, strok
ing her golden hair so like her mothers
"Well, you shalt rll write tonight and
ask them if you like, and then they'll come
very soon."
"Oh, goodYl goodyi" said the mite
Jumping up and down in glee. 81 must go
and tell Theresel Theresel Therese My
drandpa and drandma's tuminl'
''Taisez, taisez, Mignon," said q sweet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-14
CHI APTER VI.


There are few so s.eeped in wrong-doinC
as to be comfortably stupefied. Rose has
never quite forgotten for one short half
hour her deserted child and husband Uncle
Aaron s beseecnlng words have come back
to her ears AGAIN and again, and she feels
a strange regrettul pity whenever she
thinks of MIN.
Fifteen years have passed away since she
has seen hlm, and on this particular day as
she is walking through the town of Ron
dout he is in her mind. She is with her
theatrical company, and whether it is owing
to the fact that she is so near to the mount
aims or not, she has been thinking of Uncle
Aaron all the morning. Suddenly hand
is laid upon her shoulder, and voice says
huskily: "Beant this Rosel'
"Yes why, it's your she exclaims, gaz.
ing at Uncle Aaron in surprise. He stands
there in the sunlight, his beard and hair
very white, his gray eyes flashing with ex-
citemeLt, his breath coming fast. "Ah-
how do you dos" she says; ''are you well:"
"Yes, thankee" stammers Uncle Aaron.
81 was just thinking of you," goes on
Rose, coolly, looking very beautiful, with
the CLINT of the sun upon her yellow hair;
"do you often come into town' l thought
you seldom left the mountains
Il coined down on Matthew's business.
He's my other son, yer know-has farm.
live with him sence mother died. How
do ye know-how is jacob" said the old
man, eagerly.
Jacob? do not know. have not seen
him." slowly, ''since last saw your
The calmness of this statement rather
shakes the good old man for q moment;
then, his eyes flashing more than ever, he
answers: $50 long as tlatl Why, wee
Alice IS aigh on to eighteen years old"
"Hes," assented Rose, calmly, ''she must
be. Is she like mea Is she pretty, do you
knowl"
woman woman |" broke,ip Uncle Aaron,
shave ye no heart at all? And you have
not seen her in all these yearsl Tell me,
bAy9 " never wanted 70 sec her aud yer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-14

Won Boreall-Did you not understand
me, Miss Lucy? 1 go south tomorrow.
Have you nothing to say?
Miss Lucy (coolly)-Yes. can say
earnestly and from my heart, that
Ton B. (aside)-Sweet girl, l knew she'd
be sorry.
Miss Lucy-That my sympathies are
entirely with the south.-Pittsburg Bull
letin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-14

Recently gathered statistics show that
the present population of the southern
states is 10, ,4S9, $50, as against 14,63S, 1886
in 1890, being an increase in ten years in
the whole south of over 80 per cent. The
white population of the south has in
creased little over 5000, 900, being now
12,21S,4 ,430, while the colored population
shows an increase in ten years of about
100000, being at this time z 7,270, ,720.-
Frank Leslie's Newspaper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-02-14
Way of the rranseressor Ia pard,

Wilson (who calls on Tommy's sister,
How did you get that bump on your fore
head, Tommy?
Truthful TOMMY was watching you
and sister through the keyhole, the other
night, and struck my head against the
door knob.-Yankee Blade.
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what child might do to put his feet on his
furry coat to keep 'em warm. Do you know
Jacob, one thing that strikes me right Curl
Gus in all your fine new things and new
ways O. livin'!'
''No, father" said Jacob "What?"
"Why, that the things that seem to cost
the most money, and that you city folks
seem to keer for the most air the things
that air the straighteSt to get and do"
''Straighests" questioned Jacob.
'Yes, straightest, easiest at least they
seem so to me- SAID Uncle Aaron. 'Why,
that talk you gave the other day in court
that they all clapped SC! Why, lad it was
the only thing you could have SAID. 1t would
different, wouldn't it?'
Jacob nodded and smiled, and Uncle
Aaron went on: "That's what mean; that
the things we sees to do the easiest-what
is in US to dois the right thing for u.s.
And then arter it is done, every one sees it
is good, ye know. Now, about this ere
room, Jacob. Something's air right and
something's air wrong. l mean in the fixins,
lad; and hev noticed that the right things
are what was easy to do, and the other
things tnat were heap more trouble they
don't suit no one now they are done"
"Oh, father! father!' said Jacob, rising
unexpectedly and pacing the floor; ''you
should have been in my place; you should
have had a chance!"
"Chance tor what, lad? Money? do
not want it. Inever have-that is not what
have keered for"
"What do you care fora" said Jacob.
'Me? What do keer fora l don't know
how to tell We, lad. know don't keer for
money-for that only means so many loads
of hemlock bark taKen to the 'tannin''
But it seems to me, lad, as if there must be
some other use for WHAT'S in us-some other
use. I'm no scoliard; l can't say what |
feels, my boy, but when heered you the
other day in court, pleadin' for that poor
woman, and saw the tears a runnin' down
the peoples checks, 1 felt as if 1 was
livin' then," and Uncle Aaron rose and put
his hand on Jacobs shoulder.
"You give me new courage, father" said
Jacob; 'but it's hard TO 1--we on without her
my wife"
81 know, lad. Don't ever think forget
it. doesn't" There are some that help
US; even although they can not take our
burden from US, they seem to share the
weight of it.
Jacob, strong man that he was, felt steal
ing over him the same sense of comfort
that he had felt as child in Uncle Aaron's
arms. He felt siren gtnened and uplIfted,
better able to face the long, dreary outlook
of lonely days to come.
'Father," he sad, at last, "you make me
feel like man again-!lle a soldier that
has heard the ringing cheer of his Captain
to charge the foe. And would indeed be a
co ward if fell back uow."
"My lad" sald Uncle Aaron, with his
tender, loving smile, ''you never have been
a cowara-ana you never will bel"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08

I tell you, sir, we are broad-minded peo-
pie, We Americans"
"Dou you mean to tell me that these two
creatures with these outrageous costumes
which make them look like animated comic
valentines, are broad-minded men?" asked
Mr.. Mast, disgust oozing from his every
pore.
I could see that Mr.. Mast was tending
toward another of his crotchety spells and
threw mint julip into him. After he was
somewhat cooled off when we stepped out
upon the street again.
"What sort of thing is that coming down
street?" he asked.
THAT is what we call masse Ameri-
can."
"Why masse?"
because there is SO much English on it.
you know"
"what part of England should you think
he was from?"
"That part lying between the Missouri
river and the Arkansas line I should say"
Just then the crook of the ponderous cane
which horizontally accompanied this mag
nifcent spectacular panorama caught in the
trouser-leg OF ellow-citizen."
"Ah," exclaimed Mr.. Mast, II never
could understand before why the cane
should be carried in that manner, but now l
see it is done with the good and generous in
tention OF helping others along. I shouldn't
be surprised if in time this method of lug
ging walking sticks would solve the race
problem"
don't believe Mr.. Mast spoke in direct
seriousness. He says so many cruelty sar-
castle things that I am always wee bit
dubious of his meanings.
As is usual with Mr.. Mast and myself
when we take our walks, il we walk long
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
TOBACCO AND THE NEGRO.

These Two Elements Keep the Northern and
Southern Methodisrs Apart.
Speaking of the proposed union of the M.
E. Church, Rev. 7. R. Pearce, Of Dallas,
Tex, is quoted as follows: You say that
the slavery question is settled, and there
fore there is no reason why the Northern
and Southern Methodist Episcopal Churches
should not coalesce. 1 tell you there are
several reasons why the union of the two
branches of what essentially is the same
great denomination is impracticable, If not
impossible.
First-Tobacco. The Northern Church
forbids its ministers the use of the weed.
But what can we poor Southern Methodist
preachers do? Why, sir, many of us first
saw the light in tobacco barns, and we grew
up like untamed colts in tobacco fields.
Second-The Northern Methodists believe
the negro is every bit as good, if not a little
better. than the white. We don't believe
be is as good as the average white man, by
a large majority.
Then, all the old smoldering passions and
prejudices north and south of Mason and
Dixon's line would be revived again and
again, until we would have engendered
rancorous hate and jealousy instead OF the
present Christian fellowship aud goodwill
existing between the two churches. I say,
let well enough alone.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08

you as genial, good-natured glllie and a
generous, whoe-souled chump."
1 was in the lecturing mood and now was
a good time to speak of another little matter
to Mr.. Mast.
Yesterday afternoon you did most un-
american thing, when that man from out
West leaned over your shoulder and watched
you drawing pictures of members OF the
House o Representatives. This is 6 de-
mocracy, sir, and he WIS sovereign citizen
Of it, He had q constitutional right to look
over your shoulder and to stick out his
tongue and follow the meanderings of your
pencil with it. He was not interfering
with your life, liberty or pursuit of happi-
ness, and you should not have been so
crochety about it. When he said: Huh!
DRAWN picturs, hain't YEP you should not
have answered, saying: NO; I'm building
q ferryboat. and by and by I'm going to
erect an asylum for the feeble-minded.'
That was ironlcal, Mr.. Mast, and calculated
to grieve the poor man. But 1t was nothing
to the eccentric manner in which YOU OBJ
jected to that other man sitting behind you
and putting his ieet on the back of your
seat. What if he did wipe a little mud off
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08

arms. As the merchants are permitted to
sell carbines to the Tartars in the Chinese
Empire, Ienar-kus can be our agent. Now
l feel our strength You cannot imagine
what 100 resolute men can do in these vast
deserts, where the Gar can hardly raise
1000 men in all"
You speak of q hundred but count
only 20?"
sYou have seen only part Of the con-
spirators. In all the districts where exiles
are living we have branches. To-day we
count hundred; tomorrow there may be
500l'
vladimir interrupted him.
"Look here. Miller, promise you every
assistance to enable you to flee from here.
I am ready with my wife to accompany you
as far as the Siberian frontier. But mind,
YOU must not raise your hand against the
Gar or our mother country. Will you
promise?"
Miller made no reply. They had just
then passed snow-covered hill, which rose
abruptly from the banks of the Angara.
Miller pointed it out to his companion and
said:
"Do YOU notice this Tartar tomb? Here
YOU must come whenever you wish to see
me. Every night man of the tribe of
Ienar stands guard here. This Gungus
knows where may be found. The mound
is hollow inside, although the Russians have
not vet discovered this. Ienar-kus, de-
scendant of the former rulers of this coun-
try, told me so on the day when we swore
brotherly friendship and sealed it with our
blood. You need only go to the east side OF
the hill and call Ienar's name three times;
one of his men will, after while. come out
from within and tell you what you may
wish to know"
$50 near the city?" asked Lanin, eau
tiously.
'"This desert has many other mysteries
yet unknown to the conquerer. And this is
my power. During the two years that
have been living here I have not ceased try
ing to find out these secrets, until now
probably know this land of snow and ice as
we'll as those vino were born here. Remem-
Der, whenever you need me, hasten to this
mound and "a hours later shall be at your
service. Every order of yours will be full
filled. From this hour Miller. the traitor,
ia your slave. Never forget that, Vladi-
mir"
Whey stopped under the walls Of the city.
"Here nv dominion ends" said Miller,
checking the feet dogs. Farewell. Vladimir.
You are almost in town."
turned round and said:
my first care shall be now to purchase
arms; I am told there is merchant Lap
tef, who mainly furnishes arms to the Tar
tars."
"Yesl But be csutiousl Remember that
IN exile ia not permitted to buy armsl'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
MODERN GLAD|ATORS
Nast's Impressions on Visiting
the Senate Arena.
NATIONAL STYLE In DRESS
Suggestions as to the Enlargement
of the White House.
HOUSE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, June with profound
regret 1 begin to observe many strikingly
unamerican traits in Mr.. Nast's character.
I don't know whether to lay them to his ex-
tensiye travels in New Jersey and other
foreign lands or to the influence of those
multitudinous young men who flock to our
shores to see the steamer from England
come in and to pick up few cast-off pat
terms of cockney slang together with some
STYLES of panties from which London re-
covered several seasons ago.
But, whatever the cause may be, the
fact is apparent that TIL. Mast is not as
truly typical American as L could wish
him to be. Why, when the waiter In a
fashionable restaurant the other day
upset the olive oil bottle over the
artists clothing, Mr.. Mast spoke to him
about it-spoke in language which left the
amazed young man to inter that Mr.. Mast
did not like that sort of thing. I tried to
pour oil on the troubled Mast by uttering
the first pleasantly that came to my mind,
but it was of no avail; he keptmentioning
the matter to the servant and when the
servant talked back, as it is the right OF
every free and independent American citizen
to do, nv companion positively lett the
table without giving any change to the
astoupded Young man. This is not Amerl-
can. and 1 told Mr. Mast; told him that if
he did not wish to be regarded as either
foreigner or a crank he must not resent such
little things as this.
: "How much better and how much more
American it would have been," l said to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
BILLIARD CUE TIPS.
They Amount to Quite nm Item and Have
TO be Specinllv PreDared

They Amount TO Quite nm Item and Have
TO be Specially Prepared.
Sew people, said Harry Davis the other
day. understand anything about the tip to
billiard cue. 1 dare say there are hun
dreds of the best players in Pittsburg who
know only that the tip is made of leather.
As to where it comes from, how it is made,
or what it costs, they are totally ignorant.
There are several grades of tips, costing
from 81 so to So per 100. The 81 80 kind are
very inferior and are not used in frst-class
rooms. 1t is economy. IN the best billiard
rooms, to use frst-class tips. Take a room
having from 10 to 20 tables and the item of
tips Is big one. In year it will reach at
least $3.50 to $500.
"Ordinary leather is not used in the man.
ufacture of billiard tips. A very choice
quality has to be used, and it is tanned and
otherwise prepared by a special process.
There are no billiard tips made in this coun-
try; they come mostly from Paris, where
much care is used in preparing them. Paris
turns out the best tips in the world. There
is a loss, however, to the purchaser, in the
very best tips of about 10 per cent, because
of imper ect ones. A flaw Is generally the
result. 1t is found in the pasted section
holding the leather tip proper to its base.
A tip with a flaw in it makes very unsat-
isfactory cue."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08

welch, of Illinois, once lighted one of his
odor OF it filled the entire mansion. A
great and glorious country like this ought
to have an executive mansion that could
not be SO easily filled. This one will do
very we'll for the Presidential offices, but
when you come to adding sleeping and
cooking, and laundry accommodations, it is
easy to see what plight the Chief Execu-
tive and his household are in"
being the capital of the nation, Wash
Ington, 1 suppose, is like Londons "a Paris,
and Berlin, the place to come to see the best
development of national style of dress as
well as of general culture" said Mr.. Mast.
"Oh, yes, OF course"
Mr.. Mast grabbed me by the arm and De-
gan singing to a familiar air the words
"Where did you get that-?'
''ShG' 1 cautioned him. "That is Senator
Hiscock, and it is highly improper to ask
him where he got it. 1t may be all right to
ask yourself in silence why he got it, and
why, having got it, he persists in wearing it
pulled down to the bridge of his nose, but
where he got is question that does not con-
form to the dignity of United States Sem
ator."
But not the hat alone" said Mr.. Mast.
''The tout ensemblei Is it not q rare COM
bination OF taste and elegance?"
"Yes; the ongsomb is very tout-indeed il
is, as we say in the French, tout, utterly
tout tout"
~ notice one thing in Washington that
can not be seen in any other capital in the
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PAGES II TO 20.

diminutive bladder and then went back to
my dentist. 1 asked him it he could put
the little box back into my Jaws to look
like the two missing teeth. He thought me
at first half mad, but when / offered him
200 roUbles he agreed to humor me- When
ever now think am in danger I put in
my two teeth, and so far providence has
been mercilul to me, and nv treasure has
never been detected. l confde my secret to
you, my Helen, for the hour OF the conflict
is approaching, and know not what may
be nv fate. Remember, thereio ore, that
am in your power, and not l only, but the
fate also of the whole family OF our bene-
factor"
He had barely ended these words when
he, accidentally looking out of the window,
saw Palkin's sleigh before the door, and the
Colonel with the captain of gendarmes get
ting out O. it.
"What can that mean? The Colonel back
so soon? Helen, get away as fast as you can
and consult with the Countess Sunday in
the twilight. I'll go out to Krowa to see the
Count. Perhaps the Countess would be so
kind as to be there at the same time. Make
haste, Helen, the Colonel must be angry
that let you in.''
"It is too late. I must hide somewhere"
She pointed at the curtain of coarse linen
which hung in the corner of the room and
screened piles of papers.
care you mad?" cried Nicholas. "Those
are the archives of the corps of gendarmes."
She smiled and insisted. 1t was high time.
The ColonePs voice was heard quite near by.
Helen ran to the corner and hid behind the
curtain.
Even if he finds me, what can he do to
me?" she whispered into Popof's ear. He
was terrified.
POpoff bent over his papers and gave him
self the air of being very busy. The door
opened and the two officers entered.
"Popof, jump into the sleigh, drive TO
the prison, get them to give you list of all
the prisoners and bring it to me at once. It
will not take much OF your time and you
will have chance of drawing breath Of
fresh air."
Popoff bowed, but could not rejoice, 50
great was his fear for Helen. He remon.
strated moment, but in vain; he had to
leave her.
''The fool thinks I show him so much con-
sideration from sheer goodness OF heart,
said Palkin to the Captain, who accom-
panied him. "Listen to me; I can speak
openly to you, for you are an excellent officer
and know that he who wants promotion
must be supported by influential per-
sons in high Offices. So far I have asked
nothing OF you, but now 1 shall want you.
Are you ready to comply with my wishes?"
"Most assuredly; know what influence
you WELD; you are the poor gentleman's
only protector. Order and l obey"
Count Lanin must be arrested before
Sunday; give you three days time to do
that
The Captain hesitated.
Colonel" he said, 'I should be glad to
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"Never mind! Ny wife has an old friend,
DR.. Haas, who has accompanied her 10
this place. He will not be suspected"
Good! But make haste, for I burn with
the desire to be free once more"
They parted. As Miller drove off he once
more heard the warning words:
Remember. Milleri Nothing against the
Gar and holy Russiap
Miller did not seem to have heard these
words, which once before he had apparently
disregarded, and soon the marta had disap-
peared behind the mound. Lanin went
into the city. For two days Jana had been
anxiously expecting him. Now he told her
all. BE spoke of his hopes, his meeting
with Miller, how he had forgiven him and
had Joined him in the conspiracy. He had
been afraid Jana would disapprove of this.
All the more he rejoiced now, when she
said:
"a man such as Miller is does nothing by
halves. Betrayed Dy officials, he will never
become a spy. His very crime proves that
he is honest now. You must never be
traitor to your native land, but you must
and may try, by all means, to recover your
liberty,"