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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23

kind to my ignorance-gave her messages
slowly and repeated them any number
Of times-so, in three weeks, although I
could only communicate myself with the most
painful elaboration and could not catch more
than half Of message sent with the usual
rapidity, 1 was always able to take down Miss
Sainton's remarks with absolute accuracy.
had. as said. parted from her very ten
derby that night. though l had then no idea
that il was for the last time. The major and
consumed a bottle of that doubtfully cool and
undoubtedly expensive beer and had gone to
bed with a cigar and q two-weeks old New York
newspaper, when the click Of the instrument
attracted my attention. 1t simply said: Thank
you so much-good-night! replied: what
for2" Everything" the instrument clicked
back. This was too iaconic. My pulses beat
faster. / vainly tried to draw out something
more explicit My correspondent was silent.
l returned to bed and the paper. But news,
even il it be veritable news, in the sense of
being something unknown before. lacks excite
ment when the date Of the sheet which con-
tains it shows that the lucky people in New
York have been in possession Of It for four
teen days. So I promptly went to sleep,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23

The program invariably followed by the saw
ages was To leave the reservation by stealth
usually one by one. and as soon as possible after
the forinlghtly issue of rations when the rolls
are called This gives them a chance Tor pro-
ceeding some distance on their way without
being missed Then they rendezvous and
break Tor old Mexico. slaying with playful
variation men. women. children and cattle
VITO may cross their path. However the cir
cunstanee which most interested us Just then
Vas that sometime IN the course Of their fight
tley must cross the road by which We were to
travel The only question was whether it
would be between Fort Brant and Fort Will
lam. twenty miles distant or between that
point and our final destination. As ii was he
heVed that they had left the reservation ONLY
the night before there was really no reason
able dOabt that We should be able to reach
Fort William without encountering them
Nal Seldom was pathetic in his inability
10 decide between his fear of the foe and his
desire 10 leave Camp Brant. whose command
ing orieer he was not on speaking terms with
Ine latter gentleman, who was himself never
Al loss 90 make up his mind decided for
him and ordered the escort wagon to move on.
The paymaster climbed into the ambulance
almost IN tears.
HE l. actually ordering me off his post3, he
fairly whimpered.
Never mind. major" / said. IF we meet
Mr.. Geronimo CT his friends the old man will
be set on by court Of inquiry, and our blood
will not be shed for nothing when they recon-
mend him 10 be tried"
The major objec.ed to tobacco. so / sat on
the box with the driver. This driver had 8
surprising store OF blood-eurdling tales touching
the road We travelled Every rock and most o.
the trees We passed were invested with q
grisly interest having been associated Eitt
some tragedy. Here the spot where a couple
q soldiers had been surprised while repairing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
A PATRONAGE WORTH GETTING
a New System OF Hotel Runners 20 C~ps~vu
south American Rntrnna


South American Patrona.
Prom the New York Herald
The number Of Central snd South America
visitors to this city has so largely increased in
recent years that there Is a decided rivalry be-
tween many of the leading hotels 10 secure
their patronage.
The majority OF the residents Of the Spanish
American countries who come here are wealthy
and TO secure them ss guests is deemed the
most desirable thing
In consequence the hotels catering 70 this
trade employ runners, who keep posted about
the arrival Of steamers in this port from Aspin-
wall and the eastern coast Of South America.
and use all the persuasive arts ct their c. N
mand TO capture the strangers
these runners are not the ordinary kind Of
such mortals, whose appearance repele rather
than attracts custom. but well-dressed. nicely
hammered men, who speak French, English
and Spanish with equsl fuency. When they
are not at the piers slluring passengers with
stories OF superior accommodate Of their re-
spective hostelries they NAV be found in the
hotel corridors, ready 10 act interpreters.
Central and South American visitors, 40
rule, do not speak English. bul they all know
French ss wei as they do Spanish. their native
tongue. Without an interpreter they would
ind it difficult TO get along in the United
States. Such well-educated Chileans as Minis
ter Pedro Mont and the fugitive presideut
Claudio Vicuna, when they reached this city
could not understand the commonest phrases
in English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
THE WATERLOO BALL.
"Reminiscences Of the Famous Dance yuss
BefAre the Rattle.

From the Illustrated American.
The Duke and Duchess Of Richmond are liv-
ing In q fine hotel on the Rue de Ia Blanchis-
sere, which stood on its own grounds and had
iruit and flower garden extending 70 the city
rampsrts- Their graces moved in all the So
ciety OF Brussels and entertained 9 great deal.
Ihe duchess, who had issued go invitations for
her ball, proposed to recall them when she
heard that Napoleon's army was advancing.
But the Duke OF Wellington, to prevent alarm,
requested that the ball might take place.
nevertheless, many English families were
frightened away from Brussels, and post horses
were kept harnessed in the Duke Of Richmond's
stable, IN case bad news from the scene of tho
confiict should make IL advisable for his chill
dren to be sent to Antwerp.
The majority OF the people OF Brussels were
violent Bonapartists and were prepared TO en-
terrain Napoleon IN great style should he force
In triumph.
So it was that the Duke OF Wellington and
many oil his officers went TO the ball after the
business OF the day had been attended 10.
WINE the merry couples were flying around
dispatch from the front was handed 10 Well
ington- he asked the Duke OF Richmond for =
private room where he might consult with
some OF his generals who were present. The
duchess dressing room was the only conyen-
lent room which WAS safe from intrusion
Candies were hastily Lii on the dressing table,
at which Wellington sat with q map before him.
and having explained certain points TO his staff
they all rejoined the company. They left the
mouse before ~ clock. and succeeded in do
ing 80 without attracting any attention.
Very few, II any, Of the dancers guessed how
near at hand was the crisis which was 10 decide
the fate of Europe, and it never entered the
heads OF the young girls that some Of their part
ners were dancing the dance Of death"
lUhf hA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
An Injured Braksman's Nerve

FROM the Omaha Bee
Pat Conley Was rear brakeman on southeua
Ohio train that broke in two while he v~s q
deck. He made for the brake wheel 10 kssp
the rear section from dashing into the forward
part OF the broken train. The brake chain
snapped, he was thrown OF the car before the
wheels and in an instant he had both Isos cut
on below the knee and one hand severed
What was left of him Was hurried upsn The
engine TO the station, fortunately very near q
hand. The stumps were amputated and
dressed without anesthetics, the call bsing toe
sudden and summons too hasty 70 Drocurs
them, If the mans life was 10 be saved q all
Pat never uttered q sound. Quivering with
pain. white and perspiring with agony, he never
so much as WINGED. Gangrene set in and The
arm had to be taken off above the elbow. Bat
the brakeman never uttered q moan.
Late one night when he was still weak from
the second operation, the hospital cot co which
the shattered form lay broke down. The patient
fell to the floor, the bsndage was loosened upon
his leg. the hgatures burst and but for the
quick action of the nurse Pat Conley would
have bled to death.
When the surgeon arrived the brahemans
face was drawn with anguish. He was 20 weak
from loss of blood that il grew doubtful
whether life could be coaxed back into his
frame. Everything that could be done was At
tended to at once.
Painting, sick, racked with inerpressible tor
ture, the poor fellow looked up at the sergeon,
who was compelled to stoop TO his pillow 10
catch the feeble words. In whisper that was
inaudible to the rest OF the room Pat muir
INJURED: doc, how-long-ough. a Teller stand
this before he hollers? 1 can 1 stand it-much
longer without-cryin, but don't want 10 do
the baby act"
For Gods sake, Pat" cried the doctor, cry
you want to- It'll do you good"
Then for the first time in all these DAYS Of
pain, Pat turned bis face TO the wall and xept
like Q child.
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Habits of Author.

From the Irish Times.
Paessiello did most Of his composing while
lying in bed wrapped up to the ears in the ted
cover. Cimerossa is said to have received the
inspiration Of his most beautiful operas while
in the midst OF mirth and the hustle OF the
street Mezerai worked on his histories only
in the daytime, but always by the AID Of lighted
wax candles.
Ampere declared that he was only inspired
while standing and in motion; Descartes re-
quired perfect stiffness; Cujas studied most
satisfactorily while lying at full length, face
downward, on the floor. Milton always CON-
posed with his head thrown far back, generally
with closed eyes
Guido Reni was incapable Of Inspiration un-
less magnifcently dressed; Hayden never at
tempted composition without FIRST putting on .
valuable ring given him by Frederick II: the
poet Mathurin always stuck a wafer on bis fore
head, just between his eyebrows, before sAkins
up his pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23

When we reached Fort William, about 10
o'clock in the morning, found that my position
there was very materially changed. Ny quar-
ters were in possession of their proper owner
a young lieutenant Of pleasing appearance,
whose charms were further enhanced by a
wound in the arm, which justified the wearing
Of an interesting sling, but did not confne him
otherwise. He was most hospitable. but was
ranked out of the room which contained the
Geographic instrument.
OF couse I went to see Miss Sainton before
had been many minutes in the post and told
her of my strange experience. It seemed even
more impressive when learned that in terror
for my safety on first bearing OF the danger to
which was exposed and the desire for occu-
patton for hands and brains-having failed to
persuade her father to send the exhausted SOL
diers to our rescue before daybreak-she had
several times tapped that identical message on
her instrument, while desiring with an over
powering concentration that could receive IT.
But when attempted to thank her with GER
tain demonstrations which had reason to be-
lieve would have been kindly received the day
before, l encountered An offended surprise-my
day was over. had only been pis aller after
During the fortnight of enforced waiting
which followed often heard, as I lay awake in
a nelghborlng room, the industrious click Of
the telegraph, and resolutely stopped my ears
as l realized the very personal tenor Of some
Of the messages.
1t may be seen that this story 10 deficient in
some OF the elements of poetic fitness Miss
Sainton ought to have united the life she had
saved with her own, instead Of which she mar
ried that lieutenant. And, after all. even if
had not received that ghostly message, the SOL
diers would probably have overtaken US before
the Indians. fear that all true romances lack
and my occult message, like most
occurrences Of which we hear,
was not justified by any important conse-
Quencea
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KALAKAUA.s NAVY.
The Dusky Monarch's Guns He'd - BE
Pawned.

Pawned-
From the Seattle Press Times.
"reminiscences Of life in the southern seas
were being told by number Of acquaintances
who were stopping at the Occidental They
we're all commercial travellers, and two Of them
had been TO the islands
"oid King kalakaua's ambition 20 own .
navy, said Frank Albrecht, 'ended in one Of
the best bits Of international comedy / ever
heard Of think the story, which is perfectly
true. is not generally known, and have never
seen ii in print.
For years the genial old barbarian had gazed
upon the greatness of the navies Of other
nations and cherished the desire TO be repre-
sented and have the dignity of his kingdom sus-
Ained by real armed cruiser.
ne more he saw of the war ships Of other
nations lying IN his own harbor the more it
preyed on has mind. At last the happy day
came when he had saved enough. notvith-
standing the efforts of his cabinet officers. who
tried TO tempt him to play freeze-out and other
games OF hazard TO buy a navy for his beloved
government He had already selected the ves-
sci be was to buy
1T was the American ship Eth.n Allen. .
serviceable craft bought Of Americans and
armed with four ten-pounders
Then kalsksug conceived an idea of reci-
procity with Samoa, the nearest neighboring
group, whose dignity approached that Of Hs-
waii.
''One fine day the Hawaiian navy sailed off
on its mission and in time reached the harbor
OF Apis- The flag Of the sugar islands was a
pretty sight to the commander of the vessel
and the gorgeous 'man-of-war' drove the Sa-
means nearly wild with envy.
"A brass band. made up of Kanakas played
the national anthem every night for lights
out, and every day the dusky crew strutted
along the beach and looked disdainfullv at the
poor natives of Apia.
Hawaiian navy was still 1000 miles from home.
The commander went to the merchants of Apia
and ordered a store of salt horse and sea
bread. They wanted their pay in advance
The naval officer told them with considerable
dignity to charge it.
ITO whom they asked.
"'To King kalakaua,' was the reply.
"'Who is hey came next
THE officer pitied theiy ignorance but he
couldn't enlighten them enough to get any
stores on tick. He finally pawned the beautiful
ten-pounders for enough to last during the
homeward passage.
honolulu, serving as a Quarantine station. II
is said that the last days OF the king were
shortened by this setback in his LIES ambi-
ton, and that frequently when he looked up
from an ace-high hand there was a pearly tear
on the side of his nose. Observers thought il
was because he couldn't win that he went but
his cabinet officials who sat at the game with
him knew differently"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
GRIPS that ARE A BORE.
Some People who Give Handshakes In
Very Painful Ways.

Some People Who Give Handshakes In
Very Painful Ways.
sCN HERE is ONE THING THAT BOTHERs
Il President Of the United States which
1 have never seen alluded to-" said q Congress
man yesterday to a STAR reporter. at has te
do with shaking hands, but the ordinary tedium
OF the infliction is not what refer to- There
are unfortunately great many individuals in
the world who think it clever trick to give q
painful grip to any on who may have the mis-
fortune to grasp han DIS with them. Almost in.
variably they pretend that the thing is quite
unconsciously done, but in fact they take q
pleasure of a mischievous nature in the act
They have various ways of perpetrating the
offense. I actually knew OF one case where q
man wore ring for the purpose Of causing any
one whom he accosted to regret the circum.
stance.
"Chester A. Arthur told me once that he was
Obliged to be constantly on his guard against
people who did that sort of thing. On a num-
Der Of occasions he was caused annoyance and
even pain by individuals who gripped his hand
In shaking it with the evident intention to hurt
him. Were 1 President would see that any
one who perpetrated such an offense was
promptly arrested. 1t could be easily done by
having an officer conveniently near. Obvi-
ously such action need only be taken in an
extreme case, but surely the chief executive
should have some means Of defense against
assault in this form. President Grant, have
been told, complained of similar annoyances.
and have no doubt that every President of
the United States has suffered likewise. l will
venture to say that Gen. Washington would
have promptly knocked down any man who
attempted such thing with him.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Il once had an opportunity to inf1ict we'll
deserved punishment upon a man who was ad-
dicted to committing the offense speak Of.
He tried the thing on me three or four times.
and l learned that such was his habit, inasmuch
as he enter tanned particular vanity respecting
the force of his grip. Accordingly, decided
to teach him better manners and for that pur-
pose l engaged the services of a young farmer
in the neighborhOod. The latter was the big
gest man ever saw outside Of a circus He
meausred six feet seven inches in height and
was built proportionately. Itook him with me
one day along q country road where / had
reason to expect to encounter the man was
after. BY good luck we did so, and ven.ured
to introduce the giant. The two men grasped
hands. but my friends enormous paw, which
was as big as ON ordinary ham, fairly inclosed the
others arm almost to the elbow. Smiling pleas
antly in his face he said, Happy to meet you !
and proceeded to slowly crush the member.
Positively, 1 could hear the bones 'scrunch' as
he did SO.
"'Let go, for Gods saker the fellow cried
out
The mighty grip was relinquished, and after
wringing his own hand in an agonized way for
some minutes my victim said that he under
stood the lesson which had been conveyed and
that he would profit by it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
The Russians In Cashmero.

TrOm the IDdIau MlrrOr.
Col Grombchefsky, the Russian explorer Of
Pamir, who was stopped from entering Cashmere
to pass the winter by the British resident there,
Col Nesbet, has exhibited his soreness on the sub
ject to NJ. Barnes Steveni, who gives an account
of his interview with Col Grombchefsky in the
new number of the Imperial and Asidtic Quar-
terry Rerie,c. The Russian explorer is indignant
at the suspicion that he was engaged in polit-
ical mission, and he said to NJ. Steveni:
1.-The car, before giving me permission to
go. distinctly impressed upon me-and these
are almost tho identical words of his imperial
majesty-'to avoid anything that would give
England the least ground of complaint; other
wise will not let you 60. I do not wish for
more territory. My late father has left me
quite sufficient. All l wish is to keep what
have and to develop its resources"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
from the Christian Register

From the Christian Register.
The drama appeals to the emotion and per-
ception rather than to reason; it appeals to the
Imagination rather than to the understanding.
1t 10 compelled to be realistic enough to be
truthful. else it cannot be representative Of the
life 1t reflects But it can be idealistic in its
presentation Of that which 1t conceives ought
TO be AZ we'll a. that which 10. In it, power to
appeal to tho deepest affections, to the con-
science and the most generous sentiments Of
mankind, the drama il remarkable The church,
instead OF treating It - an enemy, should
sibiiity In the education Of humanity. A good
play may often reveal man % himself more
Completely than the mirror which the preacher
holds up In the pulpit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
She Crushed Him and Then Saved Hin.

From the New York Tribune.
bashful young man had rather . trying eY.
perience in an elevated train the other day.
The car was crowded. as is always the case in
the busy evening hours, and about a. many
people seemed to be standing as we're sitting.
The bashful young man seemed very uncom-
Portable in his seat Several times he moved
uneasily as il he intended to give up his few
inches of room to some one else, but he always
sank back in a discouraged way. At one Of the
stations a woman got on the train. She was
not very pretty and she was not very young,
but she had an extremely pleasing face. After
trying to reach one of the straps, she balanced
herself in the aisle directly in front Of the
young man. Casting two or three giancss st
her, he got up.
won 7 you take this seat2' he said.
mo, thank you" she said, with q pleasant
smile .Please keep it yourself"
But I'm not going very far. /" he said, look
ing detected and beginning TO blush.
Il don't mind standing In the least, shs said,
smiling again, but looking firm.
The young man sat down and intently watched
his shoes, while the crimson faded from his
face.
shortly afterward some one else entered the
car. There was a CONFUSION among the crowd
of people who We're standing, as if a batteriue
ram were at work on it out by the door. An
opening was made in the damned humanity.
Z,
There was q good deal Of color in her face. and
if her eyes told the truth she was in q temper.
She did not snarl, though she looked q il abe
might do SO at any moment.
The bashful young man had an expression Of
fear when his eye took in the asperity of her
countenance. He started to get up and then
sat down. He shufied his feet and looked up
at the roof Of the car. He stole glance at the
stout woman and then at the pleasantly smiling
woman who had declined TO take his seat.
Neither Of them saw HIM. This time he man.
aged to get to his feet and touching the stout
woman lightly on the arm he said:
Wont you please take my seat?"
mo. / thank you, sir, )" said the stout woman.
with terribly wicked snap to her words, II
don't want to deprive you Of your seat, since
you find it 30 hard to give il up"
The poor fellows face was scarlet ct this III.
bred attack and he seemed about to make 9
dash for the door when the little woman with
the winning expression stepped in to save him
from further embarrassment
II viii take your seat il you Will give il u
me" she said with Q wonderfully bright smile
and pretty bow. And she took Il For I
moment it looked ~ il the grateful young mar
would kneel down and kiss the hem Of the skir
Of his deliverer, while the stout woman-well
she looked - II she could chew wire with
relish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
Polygamv In Persia

From the 6aliensli Messenger.
Al Kun Mrs. Bishop was the guest Of .
Persian who was at pains to explain that be had
only one wife, and he added that this vas be-
cause he had been fortunate. He also said:
so long as marriages are made for men by
their mothers and sisters, Q large sum being
paid to the brides father, Q marriage is really
buying "a pig in poke, and constantly when
the bride comes home she is ugly or bad tenn
pered or unpleasing and cannot manage the
house.
This, he said, makes men polygsmists
who would not otherwise be so. Then . man
takes another wife, and perhaps this 10
peated, and then he tries again. and 30 on. and
the house becomes full Of turmoil There are
always quarrels in 9 polygamous household,
and the children dispute about the property
after the fathers death Had he not been
fortunate, and had not his wife been capable Of
managing the house, he said that he must have
taken another wife, for he added, no naa
can bear . badly managed HOUSE."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
SIP Your Milk Slowly.

From thu st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Many people complain that they cannot drink
milk without being distressed by it The reason
is that they drink it too fast. II glass of milk
is swallowed hastily it enters the stomach and
then forms in one solid, curdled mass difhcuit
of digestion At least four minutes should be
occupied in drinking glass Of milk, 90 that in
reaching the stomach it will be 10 distributed
that when coagulated, - it must be by the
gastric Juice, instead Of being in one hard,
condemned maas, II will be more in the form Of
. sponge.