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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

Mrs. Wayne stared at her friend
moment in bewilderment.
"You are engaged to Roland Rasp-
tonr she exclaimed at last.
"Yes, and we are to be married just
as soon as he returns from Europe"
81 think you ought to have told me
before, Rosa; and | confess am bitter
ly disappointed was so anxious to
have you for a sister-in-law."
"NIy dear Ida, what utter non
sensel Why! your brother is twenty
five years older than !. We are not
suited TO each other at all"
Nevertheless, | am disappointed;
and am sure he cares great deal for
you"
"Only as friend; but if | am not
mistaken he cares in an entirely differ
ent way for some one else"
What do you mean?" and Mrs.
Wayne looked startled.
"Wait and see;" and with merry
laugh Rosa ran from the room in an
swer to call from Mrs Wayne's little
daughter in the garden.
Meanwhile Janet, n little Russian.
leather bag in her hand and look of
utter detection on her face, was max
ing her way from the Ridgetield station
to the Old Ladies' home, distance of
two miles by the country road. She
had left her trunk to be sent for later,
and had declined the use of the sta
ton hack, feeling that she could not
afford to spend an unnecessary penny.
Tired, dusty and warm, she was glad
when she came in sight of the home;
but just as she reached the gate and
was about to push it open, she heard
the sound of horses feet and the swift
roll of carriage, and looking around
saw, to her CONSERVATION, that he who
held the reins over the backs of the
stylishly moving chestnuts was John
Humphreys, whose handsome estate
was situated only mile from the home.
1t was too late for escape. She had
been recognized; and in another mo-
ment the chestnuts were drawn up
sharply, and their owner was on his
feet by Miss Janet's side.
"Miss Janet! Is it possible Why,
what are you doing here?"
Janet was unable to answer, and her
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
LITTLE MISS SOMEBODY.

Little Miss Somebody wears big hat,
Meath IL the cutest OF nosos
Chin swectly dimpled, and cheeks, o, so fat,
Blooming like June's rarest roses.
Little Miss Somebody's tresses OF gold
Tied In blue ribbons and braided
Down to her plump little waist We behold
Under the hat, softly shaded.
Little Miss Somebody's biggest blue eyes
Look at you straight when you're speaking;
Sometimes, when biglittle troubles arise,
Dewdrops of tears they are leaking.
Little Miss Somebody's brown, little hands
Gather the sweetest of flowers;
OFT all ontranced, like a picture she stands,
Hearing bird.friends in the bowers
Little Miss Somebody's spry, little feet
Trip like Il fairy's or nearly;
Faster they scamper for some one to meet
Some one she loves very dearly.
Little Miss Somebody's pert little pout
Makes her more lovely than ever;
Her ailyery laugh and her blithe, merry
shout
Are music to dream of forever.
Little Miss Somebody shows in the light
Beauty and bushes beguilng;
Fair as an angel she is in the night
When in her crib she is smiling.
Little Miss Somebody's busy all day
Doing one thing or another;
Dolly asleep and there's no one to play,
Then she is helping her mother.
Little Miss Somebody's coquettish airs
When she is noticed are charming;
Sometime they'll be to the lover she suares
Really and truly alarming.
Little Miss Somebody now is so small
That we're not q bit afraid of her
When she grows bigger she'll make one and nll
Tremble and helplessly love her.
H c. Dodge, in Goodalls Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
PuNeENr PARAGRAPHS.

Scan you coolS?" he aaIsed. "Can
you keep the flour barrel fullP" she
lueried in reply They will not wed
this summer. .-Somerville Journal
Ask any man his idea of 81 good
wife and he will describe the wife he
thought his girl would make when he
was courting her. .-Atchisor Globe.
AT dawn the fisherman goes away
That q batch OF fish may be caught;
He wanders home AZ the end Of day
with q catch OF fish he has bought
--He-"How does your father regard
my suit?" She--"Well, heard him say
last night that he thought 1owser could
make wreck of it in less than three
minutes. IN. Y. Herald.
Too Much Noise. -"Why didn't
you sing, too?" She-"I did" He-"lts
funny didn't hear you" Little Broth
er-"How could you when you kept
hollering soP"-once Woek.
--"Don't you find your sons violin
practice rather annoying?' 20, nc"
answered the pampered capitalist, 81
am boarding him at poor cousins OF
mine until he shall have learned to
play."-Indianapolis Journal.
"A Poor Subject Wandering Wiggs
-"Bill, I'm fearful hungry. I'm goin'
ter try to git dime from this gent com
in down the street" Weary Wages
"'Tain't no use, Bob. He's one of them
we'll known, respected philanthropists." >"
Saturday Evening Herald.
Some people never go yachting be-
cause they are always seasick. Others
never go because they can not get
yacht. Unless you know your man
pretty well, it is hard sometimes to de-
| termine in which of those two classes
he belongs. -Somerville journal.
$50 Smith cut you out with her, did
he? ! would break every bone in his
skin if / were you" 10, ] am having
better revenge than that" "How?"
"Why, her father has just bought her
piano and Smith goes to see her three
times a week. IN. Y. Press.
-tHave those bicycles that I ordered
arrived?" asked the proprietor of the
big combination store of one of his
clerks Eyes, sir" "Did you put them
in their appropriate Department." Ger
tainly" "Where are they "Over
here among the fall styles. Washing
ton Star.
knew All About It-''Now, little
| boys, can you tell me, Sald a Colum-
bus teacher, ''what the effect of to-
bacco is upon the system?" Little
Billy, who has wrestled with his first
chew, promptly held up his hand
'Well, Billy, what is the effect?"
''Makes we wisht ye wuz zdead"'-Colum-
bus Post.
Young Husband -"Here's the OLD
chestnut about a rose being just as
sweet by any other name. It's lie; it
wouldn't" Young Wife-"Pray, what
difference could the name make?"
Young Husband-"Well, here's your
own case. Two months ago you were
Miss Catchim and, Moses! how sweet
you were and now you're Mrs. Coffin,
and-Jerusalemv'- Courier.
--"Did have a good time on my va
cation?" echoed Fogg. "Of course I
did. To be sure, nearly starved to
death, tried to sleep in bed which it
would be fattery to call a rack; but
what of that? / got my name in the
paper! l won't deny that they spelled
my name wrong and gave me brand
new initials; but then, you can't expect
to have everything perfect in this
world. Boston Transcript
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
IN THE OLD STYLE.
Nothing Tasted as Good as Ono of "Mn's
Billed Dinners"

Billed Dinners"
Old Mr.. Retrospect sat next me at
the hotel table, the other day. l had
never had the pleasure of his acquaint
ance before, but the old gentleman is
one of those companionable old souls,
who are never quite happy when they
have no one to talk to.
After he had put on his gold eye
glasses, and looked in patronizing
way at the menu, he turned his benevo-
lent gaze in my direction, and remarked.
81 never sat down to big lay out of
a dinner like this, but what / think of
the sort of dinners we used to get to
home years ago.
"Twa'n't SO much that we had such
fancy victuals, but there was somethin'
about it that there hain't nothin' ever
tasted so good to me sence. Take one
o. Mas billed dinners. / never knowed
any one else that could dish up dande-
lion green's SOS they tasted any how.
An baked potatoes, an milk gravy, an
Mas brown bread. Sometimes Pa ID
coax her till she d make batch o. her
salt-risin' bread; an, say! I'd plank
down the price of this here whole din
ner, an willin', just to have all could
lay to of it now. An butter! Sort o.
like pure gold, and fresh, and kinder
IS tho Ma d jest gone out and picked
one o. them little pats fresh from where
they crowd, 'thout stoppin' hardly to
shake the dew all off.
"An' mebbe beans! Baked in a bic
brown earthen dish, an all crustec
brown over the top. Ma used to let 'em
get cold, an then cut 'em up into little
squares with some of the brown part or
every piece. / bet | could eat three
squares o them beans now. There was
always whole pan o milk set right or
the table-reGI milk. You could have
nights milk or mornin's milk, iest
which you wanted, and Ma never was
! no hand to blow back the cream fore
she poured you out bowl full. AL
ways let the cream go right in.
"An' then pie. Mebbe pun'lsin pie
Jest's thick as she could bake it thou
its runnin' over, with crusts as crisp an
tender an fialsy s they could"
| But just at this moment the waiter
gently moved the bill of fare little
nearer the old mans hand, and the deri
old soul picked it up with sigh, ant
| ordered:
Blue points on the half she'll, con
somme au royal, salmon with mush
rooms, filet mignon, asparagus tips
articholes, lobster salad, omelette a,
rhum. camembert cheese, un demi-tass'
de cafe, and small bottle of Perrle
Delbeclk, brut.-Charles Newton Hood
| in Puck
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

ent; but as it is, you haven't any
choice. And your hundred and fifty
dollars won't last very long"
No" and Janet Reeves sighed, a
very sad look on her gentle face; land
but for your kindness in keeping me
here the past six weeks, great deal of
it would have been gone already"
well, we needn't talk of that" said
Mrs. Wayne, briskly. Lets go back
to the subject of this Old Ladies'
home. John says it is a lovely place,
and
''You-you surely haven't mentioned
the subject to your brother?" inter-
rupted Janet, red flush springing to
her pale cheeks.
Goodness. No! | wouldn't think
of such thing for moment 1t isn't
a matter in which he would be at all
interested. But Beechwood is only a
little way from the Old Ladies' home,
and, of course, he knows all about it.
I have heard him say it is perfect
paradise for old people-a big, old
fashioned house, almost hidden by
vines. and surrounded by old oaks and
beech trees. Why. there's John now;
come to take Rosa out driving, | sup
pose. If you really acish to speak to
him about this project, Janet, or ask
him any questions, I'll"
''Oh, no, no! Not for the world!'
cried Janet, hurriedly, a look, almost
of terror, in her brown eyes. "As you
say, it would not interest him in the
least. Ida, promise me You won't
speak to him about it. | ask it as a
special favor"
Certainly, l promise answered
Mrs. Wayne, with alacrity: and before
Janet had time to speak again the door
opened and John Humphreys came in.
He was a tall fne-looking man OF
about forty-fve years of age, with keen
blue eyes, heavy, dark mustache and
brown hair thickly strewn with gray.
Life had been very pleasant to him, al
ways: but love had played no part in it,
and he had repeatedly assured his sis
ter that he was too busy to find time
for love-making or matrimony. But
Mrs, Wayne felt sure that at last he
had fallen victim to the tender pas
sion, and inwardly rejoiced at the good
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

fortune which had made Rosa Burth-
not her guest, for Rosa was young
beautiful, rich and charming, and
would make a fitting mistress for Johns
handsome home, as well us an admir-
able sister-in-law.
Mr.. Humphreys shook hands with
Miss Reeves and nodded affectionately
at his sister.
''Miss Rosa ready?" he asked,
I'm tell her yoH have Gomez and
Mrs. Wayne put down her work-a
piece of blue satin she was embroider-
ing-and went out.
Mr.. Humphreys walked to the win
dow and stood there, staring out into
the garden 1t was easy to find sub
iects of converse with Rosa Burthnot,
who was all life and spirit, but with
this shy, elderly spinster he found him
self tongue-tied
You're better to-day, ! hope, Miss
Reeves" he sad at lust
"Oh, am quite well now" she re-
joined, without looking at him, and APP
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

eyes 1ell DelOre ulle tdTueSG, peHcIIdG-
ing gaze of her questioner
DO you know anyone in here?"
"No," she faltered, 81 have had
some correspondence with the matron,
and-and," desperately, 81 have applied
for admission"
YOU For moment John Hum
phreys stared at her aghast. You
can't be in earnest. You are joking"
Janet shook her head sadly though
she tried to smile. ''It is true"
But you are not an old lady"
''That does not make any difference.
/ am obliged to go here for time, at
least. That rheumatic fever left me
very weak, and / am not able just
now to make any effort toward my own
support"
"But surely you have some friend -"
he began.
"No, there is no one at all" she
said, the tears standing thicl1ly in her
eyes.
The sight of them moved him strange
ly.
Don't speak so positively. Do you
count me as no one? l am your friend,
Janet, and I will never let you enter
this gate if can help it."
His voice was low and determined,
and there was ring of passion in it
that made Janet tremble from head to
to her like that.
"You don't say anything, Janet.
Don't tell me that you won't let me
save you from this. l have known for
month past that you were all the
world to me. Janet, darling, look up
at me-"
She looked up, their eyes met, and
the next instant she was in his arms.
All! she had never known until now
how sweet it was to be loved and to
love again, but she was none the less
happy because of that.
1t was we'll that the buildings of the
Old Ladies' home were situated long
way from the road, and that no one
was about the grounds, otherwise the
old ladies might have had food for gos,
| sip for long time; for it is not every
day that a little dusty spinster is seen
weeping on the shoulder of big,
handsome and very devoted lover.
However, Janet's tears were soon
dried, for they were tears of relief and
| Joy; and five minutes later she was sit.
ting in the carriage by her lovers side
on her way to Ridgefeld, where, in the
small parlor of the Methodist parsOn
age, she was speedily made Mrs. Johr
Humphreys.
Mrs. Wayne refused at first to bt
reconciled to the match; but when she
saw how perfectly happy her brother
was, and how graciously Janet filled
her position as mistress of Beecnwood
she concluded to make the best of it
and held out the olive branch forth
with.
But she never forgave Rosa for hav
ing disappointed her, and there was
decided GOODNESS between them on tina
account, which was not lessened whel
Rosa told how she had urged John t,
suggest something for Janet's relief.
"And as n suggester, he is simpl,
perfectr' she said.
To which Mrs. Wayne made no re
ply,-Florence b. Hallowell, in Demo
rests Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
PUTTING UP a JOB.
A Youthful Genius Who was Hard on
Backyard Cats.

A Youthful Genius Who was Hard on
Backyard Cats.
From an Office window in Twenty
third street looked down into the rear
yard of private house the other day
and saw boy about ten years old act
ing very queerly He brought out five
or six sheets of tangle-foot fy-paper
and spread them evenly on the flags.
Then he brought ont a cage containing
a canary bird and placed it in the center
of the sheets. Then he retired into the
house, and / saw his nose peeping
through broken pane of glass in the
kitchen window.
There was wait of about five min
utes, and then huge white cat, which
had been roosting on the roof of shed,
descended into the yard and advanced
on the bird. When within ten feet of
the cage she crouched down, waved her
tail, and drew herself along the ground
inch by inch. She felt tickled all
over to think that boy had been so
kind as to provide her with plump, fat
bird for lunch. and after taking about
five minutes to sharpen up her appetite,
she made graceful leap and alighted
close to the cage. She landed on sheet
of fy-paper, rolled over picked up an
other rolled the other way and got
third, and with yeowl of terror, she
started for the fence, looking like bar
rel with wings as she few along. The
boy came out and stood up and laughed
and lay down and laughed, and when
his mother put her head out of back
window and asked him what was the
matter, he replied;
"Nawthin' the matter with me. was
just fiy-paperin' IA fly cat--M. Quad, in
n. Y. World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

''Such bad language is simply fright
full" +" she said, as she adjusted her spec
tacles. II beg pardon, MISS" said the
policeman who happened to be near,
'but has some one been swearing on
the street," ~ don't know as TO that -
she replied, 81 never noticed, but the
grammar he used was an outrage, and |
wish that ! might have an opportunity
to testify against him." The policeman
rubbed his chin, aud turned into a mag
istrate's Office to get few tips on Local
law Washington Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

DON'T see why
you S h o u l d
mind it at all,
Janet; it isn't
a bit like going
to an aims
h o u S e, you
k n o w. And
really, it seems
the only thing
to be done
under the cir
cumstances. If
you knew how
to get your
living in any
way, and were
able to do it, of
course things
would be differ
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
A "Tough" Time.

"I'll trouble you for the .ime," said
the footpad to the gentleman with a
gold watch in a dark street
1T is just striking one" said the gen
tleman, hitting the highwayman be
tween the eyes.
Don't hit me withyou second hand"
said the footpad, skill 'ing off.-Detroit
Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
wanted IL in writing.

'Scaddsby is suspicious fellow"
said Brief the lawyer. II did some
work for him a little while ago, and
when he asked for the bill told him it
was all right wouldn't charge him
anything. He thanked me cordially,
but said he'd like to have a receipt
Puck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

The Date Had Been Fixed.-Coin
Dealer-"Now, here's a rare old coin,
struck in Jerusalem, when the Jews
owned the city" Customer-"But look
at the date: 1879" Coin Dealer-"Ah,
but you see tbst means the year 1875
before Christ" (Fack) - brooklyn
Eagle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29
JOHNS SUGGESTION.

AS a Suggester Rosa Thinks He
Is Simply Perfect.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-29

vs. very unexpectedly, ana mOSU nap
PLY. They had kept ominously still a
long time, and was wondering what
mischief was in store, when man with
big heavy voice suddenly broke out
laughing. That settled everything. In
less than minute the whole audience
was laughing, too, in the pleasantest
possible humor They began to cheer
me as If had done nothing but what
they wanted, and l suppose my indie
pendence made them think better of
me than if had yielded. From that
night was treated in the most friendly
way. While / remained in Canada
there was no indication that l had
given offense by my obstinacy, and
pretty soon found that was expected
to introduce some specimens of genuine
Yankee minstrelsy at every concert,
whether the programme promised them
or not never objected, of course; but
it made me wretched that the country
belonged to had no other rallying
songs than few bits of cheap Jig
music. If / live long enough, must
try my own hand at producing a ma
tional anthem"
He did not live long enough; and it Ia
strange TO reflect that this brilliant
artist, who from the age of fourteen
until his early death enjoyed renown
beyond that of any other American
virtuoso, is now almost forgotten by the
public. A quarter of century ago he
was unrivalled in his vocation, and the
first of social favorites. Wherever he
went he endeared himself alike to old
and young, yet the rising generation OF
to-day scarcely knows his name. But
his rare and beautiful compositions will
long be cherished by musicians They
have the glow of true genius, and works
thus inspired possess a lasting claim tc
respectful remembrance f. ii. House
In Harper's Young People.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
Foreign Notes OF Interest.

The inventor Of yolapuk has so altered its
form that the Voapuk Academy will not ac-
cent the alterations The split among vola-
uukists is 6road and very injurious TO the
cause. Formally twenty Journals in Europe
and America we're published in the interest Of
volapuk. but less than half OF them exist to-
day.
Last week the Indian railways leading to the
Gangcs were almost blocked with a rush Of
pilgrims 10 the Audhodoz jog festival, This
occurs at irregular intervals, the last having
come in is6i. and the next not being expected
for fifty years from now. The chief point Of
il is that il provides a specially auspicious
time for bathing in the Hindoo's sacred river.
The National Cat Club OF England, which
was established several years ago to encourage
the breeding of good cats, reports progress.
The Cat Club stud book" is rapidly, filling.
and hence the improvement OF cats through
out the United Kingdom is great and general.
The Fremdemblax. OF Berlin, speaks in terms
Of high praise of Emperor Williams Noble
attempt to reconcile France"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22

Republicans until the Speaker pro tenn. Mr.
Payson) called him 20 order. But the House
would not be pacifed and for some minutes
the excitement ran high. Arcfusal by Mr. Nc
Kiuev to Weld to Mr.. Mcmillan made the lat
ter gentleman with violent gestures denounce
the action Of the majority lthough hs voice
was drowned amid the cheers of his party, the
jeers of his opponents and the resounding
stroke. Of the Speakers gavel. The previous
question was ordered-yeas. l5j. nays. ia;
and the journal was apprOved--l50 to %.
After another wrangle Senate bill fixing
the salaries Of the United States District
Judges WAS taken up and passed.
IT provides that the salaries of several judges
of the District Courts of the United States
shall be at 4 rate OF 5000 per annum.
Mr.. Bingham. Of Pennsylvania, moved that
the House go into Committee OF the Nhole
on the Postofice Appropriation bill; pending
which Mr. Holman, Of Indiana. moved an ad-
journmeni
Mr. Holman's motion was lOst-67 TO lo3-
and Mr.. Bingham's motion was agreed TO.
Some dispute arose over the paragraph ap-
prOpriating S295, ,l2l for the special facilities
on trunk lines.
Mr.. Grosvener moved 10 strike out the en-
ire paragraph. Disagreed to-5i to 50.
Mr. Cutcheon moved to reduce the appro-
priatiOn 20 S1g7 600 the amount recommended
by the Postmaster General LOst--5O to 81.
The bill was then laid aside with a favorable
recommendation. and Mr.. Cannon. Of Illinois,
called up the Deficiency Appropriation bill,
asking that its first reading be dispensed with.
To this Mr.. Turner, Of New York, objected.
Tho reading was not concluded until after 8
o'clock, and then discussion arose rs 10 the
Limitation OF debate. but no determination
was arrived at.
The committee rose, and the House adj
iourned at o o'clock without disposng OF the
POstOiice bill.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
Tho Gillian InaurgPnfs.

Rryyos AYRys. Feb. 2l-Valpairaso dispatch
announc. The arrival there from Africa. a ma
ritime town in the province Of Tarapaca,
where she landed troops, Of a Government
steamer. which reported that she was
hotlv pursued by the Esmerelda.
Of the Insurgent feet. and narrowly
cartnred the government steamer. Conslaso.
Three regiments Of Chilian troops have been
sent 10 protect Tacau President Balmacedas
government IL hurring troops forward to at
tempt the re-capture OF Pisaqna.
According 10 the lstest adyices the revolu-
tionarv feet Is scattered along the Chilian
coast. but has not yet placed Valparaiso IN
state OF blockade.