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other things women must carry with them.

other things women must carry with them,
pocket or no pocket.
But the fur has another vocation. 1t is
sometimes content to hide itself beneath
beautiful brocade. or pale-eolored cloth
evening cloaks. The white Monaghan is
often found here. and only peeps out a
little way at the edge.
That's the way | saw it in a beautiful
military cape, worn by most magnificent
woman, tail and queenly, with wonderful
black hair. The cape was of black velvet,
full three-Iuarter length, and lined aud
bordered down the front with pure white
ermine. The lower edge was bordered
with wide white passementerie. Ii looked
more startling, possibly, because it fell
over white satin gown that had black
velvet bodice. The bodice was close fitting
and low cut. and narrowed off at tae sides
into straight bands that fell over the skirt
almost 10 the feet. The white fringe that
edged them brought the trimming down to
the bottom of the dress. the fringe falling
over white chiffon cascades that were
looped on the skirt beneath.
The regal woman talked to another but
the second was more simply gowned. Her
toilet cost no less, | feel sure; 1t only ap-
peared simpler, less osteHtatious, because
1t was pure Empire. in pale gold, with
gold embroideries and over, a lovely lace
Grapery III white, EN- broidered in innumer-
able pale co!ors, hung loosely, back and
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1&~yel~u
A CHRISTMAS N IS43,
English Victories in the Khyber Pass
Made Happy Hearts In England.

Christmas has not only personal favor;
it hes national one, derived from some
event which at that time ills the public
heart. On Christmas. lSi3, was at Broom
Hall, Northumberland, girl Of 9 years
old, precociously observans and sympa-
thetic; therefore trembling and weeping
to the great interest of the day-the suffer-
ings and dangers of the women and chill
dren with the British army in Cabul. I
had heard. the thrilling story of the
struggle through the frozen pass of
khoordCabul. I had folloyed in imagi-
nation the heroic death of the army who
persisted to a man there amid its hunger.
cold and treachery, and of tae women and
children who as hostages and prisoners
were hurried from fort To fort while Gems.
Sale and Pollock and Sir Richmond Shake
speare were forcing the khyber pass tor
their relief
And just before this Christmas had come
the news that they had bean saved-that
husbands and wives and chrdren had met
again. while soldiers cheered and the
mountain train guns roaEed ont royal
salutes and the English Gag was once
more set blowing from the Bala Hissar of
Cabul. All the talk was OF these events,
and strange stories were <old of dreams
and omens and presentimenss relating to
them. And | liked this bstter than the
old cumbrous ceremonies which were still
kept intact in that lonely hsal, and which,
indeed, greatly wearied the squire, though
he would not forbid them. But as soon as
dinner was over he escaped to his private
parlor, where he proposed III go comtorta-
ably to sleep as usual over his evening
paper
But this night something awakened his
heart, and he could not shu: his eyes and
forget. Twelve years before. his son Willy
had left him in a passion His mother
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THE DAY IN ENGLAND.
Henry Clews Says America
Lacks Enthusiastic Spirit.
ROAST BEEF AND PLUM PUDDING
Mistlet toe and Kisses-The Annual Mer-
rymaking That Dickens Loved
So Well

Christmas should be Observed in this
country with the same enthusiastic spirit
as 1t always has been and slow is in Eng
land with the young folks. AS soon as
one Christmas season is over in England
children at once begin to look forward to
the next one, and so il goes on through
their entire lives, and when they reach
mans and woman's estate ehey then, with
their own little ones, start life over again
in their merrymaking whenever Christ
mas comes round. So it gees from gener-
alton to generation. All kinds of chill
dren's games are introduced in the
evenings of Christmas week, neigh
bors drop in TO participate and the
servants are also expectei to take part.
1t is period of equality. All join in to
do their share for the general amusement
of the annual gathering. Some sing, and
all dance and romp with all the vim and
hliarity they can muster. The mistletoe
hough hangs over the door and makes
lots of kissing for the little ones, and they
not unfrequently drag the old people in
besides, to the merrlment Of all the rest.
No family ever thinks of sitting down to
the dinner table on Christmas day with
out having roast beef and 1ilum pudding,
and plenty of both to go around twice at
least. The plum pudding is burning hot.
In that way only does 1t differ from the
ordinary wedding cake such as we
have in this country on bridal occasions,
it then being cold and eneased in small
boxes instead of one huge dish. Other
wise both are made alike. having the same
ingredients. l have tried both to my
hearts content, and have become satisfied
that none but sturdy john Bull can eat
eXtravagantly of either the hot or cold
without being sure to get the nightmare
and dream Of his great grandmother or
some other antique individual not partic-
uiariy cheerful to dwell on n ones SUM
bers as compared to sweet :reoose. AS |
was born in England and spent my child
hood there | speak from tie book, so /
cannot help noticing the gfeat difference
between the observance OF Christmas in
the old country as compared With the new.
| wish the English Christmas merrymak-
ing could be adopted here. Certainly fam
lies should at this festive season always
come together under the parental roof.
1t is season to revive youthful recoilec-
tions and drive cares away. Ii prepares
and guides the mind of the young and old
to start the new year haphly. There is
nothing like making a cheerful start on
the LIST of each January. If at that time
ones lite Is made joyful it almost inyaria-
bly, insures happy new year. and this,
repeated year after year, fiIyaliy giaddens
old age, as then ali the occurrences of
youth and middle age CROWD the thoughts,
and the Older one gets the more vivid be-
come the recolIections of tf9e incidents of
early life
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had hoped and watched. and died calling
him home, but Willy had never answered
the eali--and he had now been forgotten.
At this day his father seldom remembered
the face that had been SO beloved, and his
sisters sighed and spoke of something else.
This Christmas night, tue squire told us
afterward, he could not get Willy out of
his mind. He kept reminding himself of
the lad-how he could run and wrestie
and ride and hunt, how the men envied
him and the women loved him, and how
proud he himself had been OF his beauty
and cleverness. He became nervous with
the iteration Of the same thought. and
finally took the handkerchief off his face
and stood up. The room had grown dark
and the fire low. He rung for wood and
man entered with an armful of ash logs.
The Squire said us that you, Baldy?"
and the fellow answered: My name is
William. / be new man, SIR"
The logs began to blaze. the Squire
looked at the stranger, and when he raised
himself from the hearth he said: ''Who
are you, William? Where do you come
from? ' Then the man looked at his mas
ter. looked straight into his eyes. and the
Squire trembled and went closer. LET
see your face" And the new man said.
softly:
"Father!'
And the Squire told us that something
within him laughed joyously, and that he
felt as If it was growing dark, but that in
the shadows he heard a voice saying
Father, forgive me!' and that then he
had to speak. and the words. the only
words he could say, we're: Forgive thee,
Willy2 forgave thee many year ago!"
and with that he came to himself fully,
and he was sitting in his chair and a fine
young cavalry officer was kneeling at his
knee and the servant in the smock frock
had disappeared. and he asked quickly:
"Where is my Willy?"
Then he found out that Willy had only
put on the smock frock to see if Willy
would be welcome for WHY'S own sake,
for he had become great soldier, ana had
been with Sale and Pollock, and had
taken his full share in all the brave deeds
that had been done that famous year in
India.
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front, draped just enough to make it fall
softly. The girl looked beautiful; she
too, was dark. and the veil iioated away
from the gold beneath whenever a tiny
breeze came in from the open window
where the two stood.
As | walked the other day through a
most fashionable establishment | won
dered what the crowd OF women at the
end were doing. There seemed TO be more
excitement than was usual in that great
place. So pushed my way through and
discovered that they were buying, as fast
as they could. dress lengths of the
loveliest fine French cambria in dainty
colors. 1t didn't matter that the day was
a bitterly cold one; ali that the women
knew then was that those goods were TO
be had wonde rful bargain. and that this
was the time to get them.
And after watching them for some time
and listening while they discussed the de-
signs that would probably he fashionable
next summer. | felt so interested and so
sympathetic that bought one myself
Ky. 4
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APPLE PIE AND CHEESE.

Your favored creams and ices
And your dainty angel food,
Are mighty fine devices
To regale the dainty dude;
Your terrapin aud oysters,
With wine TO wash EN- down,
Are just the thing for ROSTERS
When painting of the town.
No fiippant sugared notion
Shall my appetite appease
Or bate my souls devotion
To apple pie and cheese.
And cheese! No alien il. sir,
That's brought across the sea,
No Dutch antique, nor Switzer,
Nor glutinous de Brie;
There's nothing | abhor so
AS mawmets OF this ilk--
Give me the harmless moroccan
That's made of true-blue milk!
No matter what conditions
Dyspeptic come TO feaze,
The best OF all physicians
Is apple pie ana cheese,
--Eu4ens Field
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THREE CHRISTMAS STORIES.
George =. McClellan's "reminiscences OF
the Day in His Fathers House.

Christmas! What food of memories
the word revives. To tell of the happiest
Christmas | ever experienced is almost an
possibility were so many happy
ones " hen nv father was alive to teach me
how to enjoy them. The first Christmas
that | remember seems now like scene
from a long-forgotten comedy. / was a
very little boy then, but the day is inn
pressed upon my memory by mishap
never to be forgotten. Who has not some
time been given a drum by his dearest
friend and closest confidant--his father?
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SPEND CHRISTMAS AT HONE.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Prays for All
Who Board on That Day.

Into something of minor strain of
thought | fell perforce when asked to con-
tribute TO this series of Christmas remi-
niscenses. In all the long and lovely list
of pleasant holidays which life has re-
corded for my undeserving sake. find
not one which offers "a story" for
strangers ear. The happiest women. like
the hanpiest. nations have no history"
said George Eliot. So the happiest holt
day tells no tale. One only out of all these
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our God that he made the day a possibiI-

Ivy.
| have never forgotten that remark and
the reverent manner in which it was ut
tered. The crisp night air and the ringing
chimes impressed it wildly upon my
memory. That dear, good friend, my
father. speaks to me yet in those words,
even though he has gone to be with Him
who made Christmas possibility.
GEORGE B. Nicer ELAN.
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AT YCLE-TIDE.

Heighc, the winter, the bluff old fellow,
In meadow and field he roars amain.
The maple, that late was deck'd in yellow,
Has DOTTED its leaves in the gusty lane.
Helgho, sweetheart! will find thy tlppet,
Thy dainty hood for thy golden head,
And ont in the frosty air well tripi il,
Aud over the stubble gally tread.
Heigho, the winter! he brings the holly.
The irolic OF Yu.es enchanted tree;
And the mistletoe-now. by my folly,
There will lie q kiss for thee anu me!
Heigho, sweetheart with q "Hey down derry
We'll sack the wood of It's treasures now.
But O, there's never a branble berry
Is half so rcd as thy lip. VOW
Nelly Booth Simmons in January Godey's.
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\ hBAK'S DREAM.
.,Mnll- | firaar,,i

We'll, | dream'i
nat stone hy stone reavd sacred fame
tempe neither pagoda, nosQue or church,
nut 'oi'lef, simpler, always open door'd
10 every breath OF heaven, aad Truth aud Peaca
And Love and Justice came and dvse,t therein
but whlie We stood rejoicing, and ;hou,
heari mocGIug laugh, tho new Koran
Aad on sudden, ana with cry '~ateen'
lhou, thou l saw thee fail before me and the,
Me, too, the blecA-wlugd Azrae! oyercarne.
fuI death hGI ears snd eyes J Natch'd rnv,ou
AAa THOSE 'hat follow q loosen stone from stone,
\. my fair work AMI from the rut,i ar5sn
IAe shrek and curse IF tJaula.et: ions eve,
y n the time before, but While croau'd
from odt tie sunset pouFd AL alien race,
" no Hi;e stone TO stone again, nn4 Truth
teace. Love and Justice cane and lwelt therein
SoF IN tae field without were seen or heard
FtEes OF suitee, no wall Of baby wife.
az Indian widow; aAd in s.eep SAID
Nj praise 10 A.laA Icy Whatever hands
W mission lie accorqrtI~H T. d"
ms IA
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John Joseph oehr whose trusty Winchester
seAt Haslous members OF the Dalton gang over
ne range when they raided the banks Of
'ofeySiile Kan, few months ago. was
recent visitor IN Kansas City. He IS
Anowu as The hero Of Cotfeyvi,,e." but he ia
i modest here, aud says lie dit nothing that
shF otNer citizen would not have done IN ike
'.FeGfnstSHees. Ito carries Ia his pocket, out
q s1sot ihs diamond studded medal given
am by Chicago bankers for his brayary. Mr.
n 'oeaf Is al enthusiastic sportsman and one ~
'hs best trap shots in Kansas. d TACT that OK
P'a'"s MS SILL N drawing bead on human
game,
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In his great speech i'll the reichstag in opposi-
ton 10 the army bill Eugene Richter made the
striking statement that already tine German la
boIer has to work a month and a half to enable
him to pay his share of the cost of the army and
navy. 1t IS little wonder that Won Capriv
'twirled his thumbs nervously' when Richter
was speaking.
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Handkerchief!
Handkerchief!
Handkerchief!
FOR THE
MILLIONS

Come and see what we have fl,
you in the line of handkerchief q.
DC. Zoe, 15e, zoe. 25c and upwards.
200 dozen Silk and Chiffon Hand.
kerchiefs at 25c: hemstitehed. with
initials, drawn work hems:itebea
silk embroidered. fancy scalIones
edge and silk chiffon; all for 25e
Come and look at them.
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Scarf
Erik f
four W,
elearan
Jewelry
an idea
went ia
much 81
the diff
Inquired
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that we
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East Tor
We're sh
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cost. c
street.
always
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-25

~ ni pgila g rairced md carry II owe,
,nst. r',tnV peaks Of the Andes Ia sdti
ihSuanily IL Peru viii l,sct ~ s.'ii
~ it lie seemed 10 revai .,.n
JIi9ug1t OF conqhering thess ~ We
n'.liruilles' Melgrs was In h,a 1870 ,yssis
ss,l,uh great engineer. and en, n 800, 49,,
s,'.,il anu the problem Of the Ant-,
iPPeWel with fascinating ent,nsiasn, ~
~. uhsHu,ufu genius. when M +oi1
alat hr could do IL the Peruvian eo,...a, ,n
ment peuefcd him. Che cofirsets 49,, NV.
l nIaSe WIN him, and they were az ' ,to
linu tlat not only gave him iiuinedlsta.
H. s'eAt wealth, but promised when NJ
nv s'nipeyel MIS- work 70 make him
"a a. .ae richest men in the world. liz
~ A'gut iie task % 1856 His enertr
vlsns 7'lis'h1ls winch amazed the Perm.
wins lie Showed thcin pntb nv.. Az
mountains. He had errst fos.. 'py
iugn az work. Sub-contraets wcrs Az
Inlunted almost with the LAWS Lness M
~ Iesseps aud within three or fonr
S'Nrs ne had carried his railw,ty n,rs
tnal hilt way up tho mountiins onA
hhu demonstrated TINT the thing eonld
-, Meanwhile Meigrs was living in linn
ule glorious lie Of luxury which hai
yharaoienzed his stay In Chill. ms
MOUSE Wns q palace; Il was filled with
guests who revclcd In the ntmosubere
III luNnfy' Meiggs himself was pas-
a,gru.Vg lohu OF music He paid the
Peruvian churches. He md nm nr,as
N hls house, aud Oh SUNDAY evenings
ne invltod his guests to assemble In thc
music room and there hc PLAYED whiln
tney sang the simple hymns OF the A[ptii.
Vulat church with which hc had boon
Iuln'lar ~ his bOyhood days. ia othor
paris OF the house he had grand niptio4
uiln ne was accustomed Frequently ia
give private concerts employing artists
whose pay was no small sum, and M
bneh Times II appeared impossible thnt
lnls nlnh who appeared To be- completely
carried away by the music which lie
hehrl could be the same Whose engines
anu drills and mighty appliances wore Mt
WORK cutting paths along the edges Of
Inc prupice9, boring through tho nopn-
talns and steadily making a way for In,
locomotive over the luuJcstic peaks 10 the
distance. f'N
But tbs life was not to be long. less
than six years Of II Mr. Aleigas rnlDypd.
ana one morning he found himself face
20 lace with bankruptcy ngniu. Peru
had been compelled tO permit IDS oblirn-
tons 10 become diBhonored. The crash
was mighty one The milton was
crushed under u debt of more thnn
S@OO,OOO,OOO, owed 10 the people Of tic
most powerful nations Of Europe All
us public works We're suspended. Peru
was bankrupt The reaction from the
era OF ioreed prosperity WIS no terrible
as TO produce dispair. stnmntion and
many believed would result IN the ex-
tinclion Of The nation. Mr. MeIgls was
not overwhelmed for he tunk his tbirI
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af.r driving over deep SHOWS not TOO
ven tfod. Katy met Us ut the doof
as nnwonied fr0wn on haf sunny lfish
face. Davis haa been here slr, With q
black by, and he's coming aFaih' he
nays"
The words wena scarcely uttered when
Davis, the village harbfr, Appeared
followed BY q handgome mniano boy
M breatlisasly explained that this was
n fugitive. Our underground people hafe
mi him across Kentucky ADD ono; hg's
mat FOL. tia o1lstailes are on liia uael
M masters 20 fht next train rant
10 10 mo-, sab continued DqFiA laps
iee into lIs yernacular lef hrung
Nm 10 YOU i1nse de magistrate
AIfelp mc ~ frttsi0mi mnsanl cried
the i,1y himself roaming ny iuthFr'a
banned fah "Cahadas 10 nfaf just
cross BE- lake, Only help W. 70 gci
there
The scene y STAMPED % 10y mind.
Tho kuatiing dfure the easppi hRuda,
M fre.ndina mouth and nrprfah
c5es u iAe negro Heading fsf freeduia.
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about midnight recently 20 look AZ tiy-
land, WHO, Richard Nerncr. lhn piiehd-
~ nurses Of ward ave. thought was
After investigating the caso tho tofior
pronounced tie man dead. and Titfney
hhl Joseph Dobhe. another nurse, wrr0
nrdrrcd 10 removc thc body O. thu ,norRun
which u In tho rcar OF the hmninl
pehba und Ticruey wore sunimunaa al
o'clock to remove mother correo.
Mhen they arrived at tho m,rgnl and
Npehfd the door they ware terrified hy
The sudden upparation Of nvland vran-
pel IN blanket He holtei BY tlisn
snd ran 20 The hospital. Tho hliffea
olnppci INC burden they were anlying
Apu apfinrlug over tho feuca, took TO
INC wud, running hi opposite affections.
lnfnoN rnn over to ilnat New York
while nohha made for tho city.
h!lhiiu, IN the mcantun, who was not
~ all dead. rushed 80 his cot Ia ward d
anu hiding himself away In the blankets,
lrp' peacefully untl morning. At day
liHhl another commOtion took place. when
the patients, who are nearly All crlpplcs
N that wnnl, nwoke aud saw tlyiand In
VIC COZ They hurriedly dressed them
selves, picked M their crutchos and
CANES ana hohhlcd 80 nr. Duryea's 0gHoc,
wherN TINY demanded their certificates
~ discharge. Tho DOCTOR who was
Nnnted % the action Of the crippies,
naked for an explanation lfo was told
by them that they wanted 10 10 home ne
tho plncc WAS haunted, They could
Prove IT, they asserted for Hylnnda
ghost was lying IN his cot
Dr nmryea laughed heartily at what
he supposed their Illusion, Hut on 40.
ing tn ihr wand hlmsplf, however, he
was asigunded 10 find llylAnd neepng
there The fears # tho other patients
were BOON svt Nt rest ou hndlng that lt
WAS lylanl himself. and not his ghost.
lhN occurrence was explained M The
insult OF suspended animation.
llyland was asked yesterday 10 relate
his vNpvnrncr. Ito Nniu he could not
rtmemhVr how long no had hecn unnun-
Hci0us whnu he came TO himself ln tho
muruc, lie found himself on marble
slab With only q sheet for covering.
Tho place WIS 10y void aud hooking
nr,und he saw other bodies lying on
Nut fully rcalving whore he was he
turned toward q nnu with long board
ON d slab near him and said, "say, where
arc NUi'
Night Waterman O'Conncil, who was
outside whom hr heard the voicc, rnn
away. ll,lnnd then got 90 The slab
After searching about llc plnco he found
blanket which he wrapped around
Ms uhvorng body Thon NO pounded at
the door aud ehouiod for s0mr one TO
lpt him out h was not until Werney
and nnhbs cnmo at about 2 o'clock that
he was released from the place.
Tlrupy, who rtuued to tho hospital
n few dnys after tho exciting episode,
sail yesterday that he WIS nuveI ~
frightened ln hlH HE, and would never
hu the snmn nrniu nnhhs absolutely
refuses to return to the hospital