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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
CHAPTER VIII.

WAIT.
Next day I attended to my duties at
the bank. went to my lodging. packed NJ
ali my effects and returned to Wexham by
. late afternoon train. The bus was
waiting outside the station. I had my
luggage placed on it and set off to walk tc
Glendale House.
It was between six and seven o'clock
= cold November ~evening-the fog SC
dense you could not see three yards
ahead; but the road was familiar to me
and I walked along in buoyant spirits.
:heered by the thought that every steE
took me nearer to the charming girl whose
image was now never absent from my
mind. How many ages instead of hours
It seemed since we had said night
How would she greet me? There was nc
dull sameness about this incompatible
creature. thine could not wither, mol
custom stale her infinite variety" And
again I thought Of her as my ideal Cleo.
patra!
I walked faster and faster, and began
singing low to myself on the solitary roa6
the first song she had ever sung to me:
Should he upraid. I'll own that he prevail
And sing he sweetly as the nightingale.
~ b4AS AS ANYWAY 49,
AS morning roses newly tipped with dew.
As morning roses tipped
Mr.. Dudley" exclaimed IN almost
breathless voice beside me.
I ceased singing and stood still.
please walk on slowly; I wish to speak
with YOU"
It was Edna Lynton.
I offered her my arm, but she declined.
May I ask you something something
that wish very much to know"
of course you may"
And you will not think it mere idle
curiosity on my part3 You will not mis-
judge ,..,
Il will answer to the best Of my ability
any question you may put. As to imput-
ing TO you an unworthy motive, I think
you should know me a little better than
to fear that"
How long have you known Miss Har-
greave, Mr.. Dudley"
An, now it was coming! must take
care. George particularly wished that
Edna should not be told our secret, and
somehow I felt it would be extremely
awkward to tell her myself.
Since last Saturday week. I believe
my acquaintance with her began the same
day as your own" This question, at any
rate. was easily replied to.
But she is-your cousin?"
NO"
1She is not related to youp"
Not in the very least. Has some one
told YOU so?"
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knowledge of this trait in Yuma Oh arac.
ter does more to deter prisoners from es-
cape that even the terror of the water
less desert. Of all the men who have
started out from the penitentiary to reach
the Mexican border only one is known to
have been successful. He was an Ameri-
can who had lived long in Arizona and
was familiar with desert life. He hada
gun and shot birds on which he subsisted.
Heavy rains baked the Indian trailers
and he gave them the slip. Still, he had
q narrow escape from starvation, as ne
was found by a ranchman in old Mexico
gnawing the fresh rawhide with which
the gate of a corral had been mended.
He was a walking ghost, but under good
treatment he recovered. He sent back
word to some comrades in the prison
not to attempt to escape, as death was
better than the suffering he had e dured.
Chicago Herald.
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The Dolphin is O Fast Swimmer.

The dolphin is said to be the fastest
swimmer in the seas. 1t has been OBJ
served to dart through the water at a
rate computed to be much greater than
twenty miles an hour, and is often seen
swimming round and round a vessel
which is sailing at highest speed. The
rapidity with which insects travel IS
astonishing. The common house-hy
makes 600 strokes per second when in
the act of ordinary fight, that number
of strokes causing an advance movement
of twenty-five feet. Our best naturalisss
say that this can be increased seven-fold
St. Louis Republic.
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covered vigorous pursuit was set on
foot. One fugitive only was recaptured
within the city limits. Colonel Rose
was overtaken within sight OF the
Union lines and brought back to Libby.
Major Hamilton was fortunate enough to
rejoin his friends. Mr.. Moran states
that forty-eight were retaken. The cor
rect number is sixty-six. Among those.
who got away were Colonel Streight and
several officers who were concealed for al
week by Miss Bette Vanlew, a Unionl
sympathizer, who was afterwards made;
Postmistress of Richmond by President
Grant. When the hue and cry had sub
sided. these officers stole forth and;
safely reached the Union lines.
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ABOUT two years ago the American
Tobacco Company Of New York was
founded, and it is now said to include
all the leading cigarette and cigar
factories in the East and several plug
tobacco factories in the West, and to
be gradually getting control Of the
entire tobacco business Of the coun-
try. It has recently advanced the
price of. cigarettes from SO. 80 a thou
sand to "a. 1t has devised a scheme
for controlling the retailers by offer.
ing them a rebate Of fifty cents a
thousand, but the rebate for Novem-
Der and December is not to be paid
until next April, and not then unless
the retailer has promoted the inter-
ests" of the company to its "satisfac.
tion,"
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A DARK SECRET.
The Story Of a Tragic
Life Drama.
BY E. N. DAVY.
vI-Continued.

have already told you," she SAID,
that George had a severe attack of BRAIN
fever after her fathers unhappy death two
years ago. He was thrown from his
horse-in the hunting field. She was
present. She saw it. That will account
to you for-for-you understandable
terrible shock to her nerves. My deal
husband only recovered consciousness
half an hour before he died. He wished
then to alter his will. He feared that his
dsuphter-so beautiful. SO charming
might fall q prey to fortune-hunters.
ITO avoid all chance Of this he left
everything to me, c~onjuring me with his
diving breath to hold it in trust for her
TO devote my life to watch over and guard
her. Her illness was terrible; the results
lasted long. The physicians ordered
constant change Of scene and the utmost
ouietude. I had promised-God helping
me-to devote my life to her, and, &C
cording to my light, I have kept that
promise faithfully"
She leaned back in her chair, breath
ing with apparent pain and difficulty, and
pressing, as I had seen her do before
her hand tightly to her side. I regarded
her with compassion. It seemed to me
the task she had undertaken was quite
beyond her strength; the responsibility
weighed too heavily on a mind that, per-
haps, never very strong, had now become
warped by q kind OF religious mania,
with which, I confess, I had little SYM
patty. But I pitied the woman, and would
help her if I could.
Mrs. Hargreave," said, going close
to her, you must not allow this sense OF
responsibility to trouble you any longer,
I am here to share it with you. By and
by I will take it all on my own shout
ders. Would that day were comei"
1T is nearer than you think, perhaps, "
she said, turning on me her weary, faded
looking eyes. DIR. Gascoigne tells me
I am a dying woman. But, remember,
not q word Of this to my daughter"
felt awed-almost as though l were
even then in the presence Of death.
I took her hand, just touching it rever-
emily with my lips. Trust me. Com.
mand me. Twill do all I can for you"
I said with some emotion.
II do. 7 will. I look upon it that the
Almighty has sent you in wer to my
prayers. Now leave me, Mr.. Dudley; !
need rest. But join us at luncheon; it is
absolutely necessary that I should see all
T can Of you in the brief time left me. ]
must assure myself by closest observa-
ton that I I'm resigning. her fathers
treasure into worthy hands,"
And I went out from her presence
more happy and confident than I had en-
tered it-at the same time more puzzled,
more amazed.
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INTELLIGENCE is gaining ground
slowly but surely. A Michigan Judge
has decided that common intelligence
and such information as comes from
reading newspapers does not unfit a
man for jury duty.
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The London County Council has at
last signed q contract for a tunnel
under the Thames. 1t will cost about
49, 900, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
LIBBY PRISON..
THRILLING EPISODES IN THE
NOTED JAILS HISTORY.
Escape of Colonel Rose and Com
~2anions BuryinS a Bogus
Powder Keg Drawing
Lots For Life or Death.

IBBY PRISON
: is the subject of
a graphic article
in the New York
HAnld. TIL G
writer says:
The first build
ing used in the
COME erate capt.
tai as a military
prison was a
tobacco factory
on Main street,
between Twenty
fifth and Twenty
sixth streets.
General J. II.
Winder, who was
in command at
Richmond, find
ing himself In
need of addition
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20

IT isn't the man who Is at the top
who always has the most sense. he
member that a balloon is sure to rise,
but is nothing but a bag OF gas AFTER
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20

In Ireland all reporters are licensed
to carry firearms, and the willy politi-
clan does not repudiate interviews
without some apprehension.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-20

ing very cautiously the envelope which ht
had received he drew out the contents with
pair Of pincers reinclosed it in another
envelope. together with a hundred rublt
note, sealed the new envelope and presented
himself at the generals house
Il wish, your excellency, to contribute an
offering to your work, he said. placing his
sealed missive on the table before the gen
eral, whose face expressed great satisfac
ton.
This, sir. is an act worthy of praise, n
this one replied.
Upon which Bziotski flew rather than
walked through the streets to his home.
By the evening he had forgotten all about
his past sufferings and he passed the night
meditating upon new and colossal bank
operations.
The poor conscience lived a long time
wandering about in this way and passed
through the hands of thousands of persons.
No one wanted it; each ones object was to
pass it Oh to his neighbor by fair or false
means.
At last it lost patience, the unfortunate,
at never being able to rest, and at being
constrained to lead the life of wandering
jew. So, addressing its latest possessor, a
certain small merchant whose affairs were
not in a prosperous condition, why doyou
martyr me?" it asked. Why do you thrust
me under your feet'"
'Ha. what would you have me do with
you, conscience, my friend;" was the reply.
"You are good for nothing"
Listen TO ~ proposal" answered the
conscience. eek me out little Russian
child, a lit new born Russian, and place
me in its pure heart. Perhaps the little
innocent will take me and cherish me-
Its owner consented to do as it wished
He sought and found little Russian in
FAINT: he opened its heart and there laid the
conscience TO rest.
The child grew and the conscience grew
with it. He viii one day be great man
with great conscience.
On that day iniquities, frauds and VIC
lence will disappear, because the con.
science, emboldened, will speak with sover
eign power Translated from the Russian
of Chtcheilrine for Short Stories by Mrs
William Sharp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-20
"sHE s1ooPo 20 CONQUER"

Across the fields one summer day.
Wandered youth and a maiden gay.
The fields were in green, the maid was in blue,
While the youth was in love of somber hue.
For this daughter Of Eve. as cruel as fair,
Had driven her lover quite to despair:
OF glances and smiles and words she gave
many,
But Of love or caresses she gave-not any.
Soon TO a stile the pair grew nigh.
And CLEAN Of hope lit the young mans eye;
But no sign did he make, though glad he might
feel,
The maiden went first and round turned the
wheel
But only half way. for this sutton bold
Had entered il, too and fast did he hold,
While he said TO the maid, Not step do you
go
Till ycu have paid toll for all my woe"
For a space woman's wit and mans muscle op-
posed,
They stood by the stile, but far from composed
In disuay she gazed on her stalwart foe,
Retreat she would not. Pay toll? All, mol
So quick as flash she stopped and was gone,
Away from the stile and the youth forlorn:
AS for her captor, alone on the hill,
For auGht | know be may be there still.
Charlotte Agnes Powell in Boston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-20
TOO FOND OF HIMSELF.
So Much Interested in the Fair Psssen-
ger That He Paid Double.

So Much J7terested in the Fair Psssen-
ger That He Paid Double.
a pretty Young woman. dressed in the
height Of fashion, got into one of the
Fifth avenue buses the other day 70
drive up to Central park. Some Of these
buses still run on the old "bobtail' sys-
TEN, that Is, they have no conductors 20
collect the fare, and passengers must
themselves drop their nickels into box
at the end Of the conveyance. The
driver is supplied with a quantity Of
small coin TO make change for passen-
gers who have not the exact fare. As
this handsome young woman took cut
her purse, several men cent forward *
pectantly for the privilege of passing
her coin up 70 the box for her. Ignoring
their readiness, she made her way Up 10
the box herself and dropped dime in
to II.
Then she waited for her change 70
change came. however. she looked at
the box snxiously, evidently thinking
that perhaps she needed 70 pull out
handle OF press bnt:on somewhere IN
order 10 Sc her charge fall OFT. but al
she saw was a little sign, Put tine exact
fare ia the box" The men whom she
bad overlooked onlv grinEed. She aI-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-20
C:DNiT MISS MUCH.
Interesting Comments on the News of q
Day by a Woman with No Glasses.

| Interesting Comments ON the News of s
Day by Woman with No Glasses.
The man on the seat ahead of her wal
reading a newspaper, and after getting
settled in the midst of her parcels and
bundles and regaling herself with a
pinch of Scotch snuff, she leaned for
ward and said:
Il don't git much time TO read the pa
pers nowadays, but allus like to hear
what's goin on. Is there any news in
pertickler?'
Nothing very exciting" he replied,
as he sized her up out of the corner Of
his eye. Here's an item about wife
killing her husband"
"Shoo! How'd she do it"
with an AK"
"Law me! Wall, she probably stood
it and stood it until she couldn't stand
it no more It's awful how some hus-
bands do carry on. Anything else?'
Here's an item about woman in this
state who drove her husband TO suicide
by nagging him"
''Shoo. Jest kept jawin and complain
in from mornin till night, l suppose, and
he finally got so tired that he took
pizenF'
mo, he hung himself"
wall, / don't blame her mite. He
was probably shiftless and lazy, and il
split her temper to see things goin down
hill. She'll have a chance now 10 git
married to a better man."
And here's a case, he continued, as
he pretended TO read. ''Of wife and
mother who ran away from home with a
TN peddler, leaving a husband and sew
eral children behind.
''Shoo. Does it give the perticklers?"
at says she is supposed to be little
Eighty IN her head"
wall, she amt bit Eighty. She
done jest right. | know purity nigh how
il was. She had all her homework TO do
and them young 'uns TO take keer Of, and
the husband was probably findin fault
all the time on top o. that. She Jest
shaved and shaved Till she couldn't slave
no more. Some folks think woman can
bear everything. but they can't. / 'spose
the youngest child was purity small:
''Only seven months old.
wall. she probably hated to leave il,
but it would have been wesned IN q
couple Of months anyhow, and the father
kin bring it up on q bottle Ell serve
HIM right If 1t squalls half the time.
Anything else
Why, notice that woman has inst
married her fifth husband. ard i=ut
fifty years cid yet. Her neighb0rs are
50 indignant that they talk Of driving
her away"
la. Got her fifth. eh' Wall. IL
was that womzn the navtyurs might talk
and blow and lie hanged 70 EN- amt
fifty years old. nither. and I'm ALVIN
with my fourth, and don keer now soon
he GOES was powerfully deceived in
him
DO you ssy mat you'd marry again il
be sh0uld die
.-Sayrin and wouldn't TsIt over si1
months, eifhsv- Some folks ihink . vvo-
man has DO rights. bit sFse has, and shes
q fol If sae dsuE assert 'enl
TINS may interest yoa, said the
MAJ. - he tanned ihe paper over a
- Loals Go1ior der lars-s that The feet e
vo.nen ara gradually 1alt surely gr5w-
In- larger. aa3 ihat - the next hftv
years 10 GONE every one y ,Aeu. VII
waa; > No shoe
'-shoo. re says tat. does he
"Ye&m-
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peaied TO the driver for change. He told
her he could not open tho box, bat that
If she would wait until another passen-
ger got aboard she could have his nickel
instead Of his dropping it in tho box.
Pretty soon a typical "chappie. with
monOcle and English covert coat much
too large for him, stepped into the bus
and offered the driver ten cents % be
changed into two nickels. The driver
explained to him the pre3icamsnt the
young lady was in and asked him to give
her one Of the nickels
Certainly, with all the pleasure in
the world, said the Young fellow, a
with "ain't-l last-in-it7 smile he raised
has hat. bowed profuseiy % the yonng
woman and dropped nickel into her
little gloyed hand he besmed into her
eyes as he did so in a way that evident
iy embarrassed her. but be grinned
wider ~ her blush and looked around a.
the others az IL 70 say. "Watch me mast
her the first time" Then with q jaunty
air he dropped the other nickel ia ths
box.
Then several men suorted and ffss
young fellow looked up surprized 70 -
what they were laughing n. lie could
not help seeing that hs Wa the object y
their IniTth- lie could not understand i
At first, but pretty CON i struck him
that be had get I'd II two nicksls fox
one ride. Then be blaal1e1 Up 70 tie
roots q his hAir oct very hot indeed
and went out ca ths roof % cool Of
New York Tribune.
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which j. mitch liked Is ) light cuavga-
tent &c nsove aboa.s and sufiiriettsy sIeady
y hen Iisos,-.lE nladc.
The screen his = frame < eho8lzf5 ham
boo, lic ,ira9ery Is II SILK poerdergsi with
e.nbroHicrei FERNS. sp-szy-. ~. ;erlises. etc..
AMI j. eseei With a nli..sizssors1, s5is
fringe. The drsisery = ..ragsfsi5.E l,-5pet!
Up with tzs~cis-i coFgis a-ssi Rows % plz5Es
six. The liniaS Is N q bright contrasting
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"And he S a DOCTOR

''Wall, he hain't told no startlin news
I've been wearin No. rs ever since wal
a gal sixteen years old, and I've got the
smallest foot Of any woman in our town
as it is. did feel kinder sorry when
diskivered that I'd left my spectscles on
the kitchen clock shelf at home. but i
that's all the news the papers kin rake
up guess 1 hain't missed nothingr-
New York World.
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The their S S H n furnished
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-20

A physician says: All emotions an
capable q being fsrop2zaicd frora pr
son 70 persou, - a. 70 assume AZ epi
deunic form A.n.ost every aga has
witnessed such ep6deraica
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-20
A Handsome Screen.

Many ana various are the forms in which
screens are fashioned nowadays. Our cut
gives very handsome example Of styls
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Another Mckinley Bill Victory.

Que mors victory fur protection and
the Mckinley bill! When a heavier
duty was put on cotton ties mn lie of iron
cry went up that this meant ruin to
the planters in til. South The tarif
previous to the passage of the Mckinley
act was 80 per cent which was the
equivalent to from Sll to ST. per ton
At that time the lowest price these
ties we're ever sold at VS. y cents pei
pou I'd The duty under the new law
was made $50 80 per ton, and on Thurs
day of last week Messrs A. r. Whit
new 4 Co. announced that they are sell
ing cotton ties, made of steel far supe-
rior to any iron tie ever imported, a; :
cents per pound.
re a reporter Of New lo k city Mr.
Whitney said: "When the duty was al
most trebled they said we couldn't make
cotton ties in this country, and tina. we
would simply drive lie plluters to ruin.
As soon as the Mckinley bill was passed
many plants have started, and now you
see the result There are now 30 900
tons made here which were formerly i'm
ported, and the price is lower than it
ever has been before
When cotton ties were entirely unpro-
iected the price was as high as six cents
per pound. Under the 50 per cent
duty it was two AMI ono half cents, and
now. under what was called an excessive
duty. the price is only two cents per
pound and better article is produced
than ever before. So. instead of ruin
ing the Southern planters. this part Of
the Mckinley law has reduced the cost
10 them of necessity, established an
American industry. aud given employ
ment to American workingmen
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Why the Democratic Party Continues
to Exi {

Pave Hill sail. in one Of his speeches
In the South, that "the Wing party
passed away, other parties have passed
away. but the Democratic party is for
ever and ever" We have no reason Ia
doubt this however difficult il may be to
explain why the country should be so
afflicted. In politics ms IN the world Of
nature and Of morals, evil seems ever
existent, and 50 far IS philosophy can
sccount for its presence il IS GU the
ground that opposing forces are thereby
forced in to action and the principle Of
good is developed and strengthened in
its ceaselrss contest with wrong. This
is the only reasonable theory o. the ex-
istence Of the Democratic party as it is
the only clear answer to the old question,
"Why don't God Kill the DevilY' TIE
Devil and the Democr .tic party are alike
necessary TO save men from sinking into
fatal contentment and lcthargy Ito keep
them wrestling with danger and advcrsi-
" and thereby to develop their strength
and faculties.
10 nature the weeds grow spontaneous
", without care or cultivation, and IN
soils where it is impossible to produce
crops. SO Democracy thrives and reach
cs its greatest development in tie quar-
ters of great cities given over to the
criminal class and in benigh'ed sections
where schools are almost unknown, aud
churches few and far between. These
instrumentalities are not needed to pro-
duce Democrats. -
Weeds. cookie burrs and this,les grow
how as they did thousands Of years agt
Democracy likewise survives without
education, care or att, ntIon. With Re.
publicanism it is fight for existence
every year; there must be continuous
campaign of education. Democracy de-
velops itself and is the weed parry o
ooltics To make room for the croT
party the ground must be carefully fre
pared, good seed sowed careful cuItlva
ton kept up, md the encroachments o
the weeds steadily resisted The labor
are often severe aud discouraging, espe
cialIy when it is seen that nothing OF thu
.ort is necessary to maintain the Demo
cratic organization, but it is probabl,
necessary that party OF spontaneou
evil growth should exist as never fail
ing menace of COED government IN orde
that men may not forget or neglect tn
blessings of political liberty and progress
but be taught 10 prize them by belnl
compelled to fight for them.