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.rre mot boon tsIking foolishnees; and Il

"rve not been talking foolishusss; and II
ycu'll 20 10 the telegraph ofnos--"
"Uh. don't talk 90 Tn your friend IN trcu-
bic and out Of Il, before your face and behind
your back. for anything In reason: but you've
lost your head. you see. and THE moonshine
about . cablsRram--"
IN 60 there and ask for t."
THANK you from the bottom Of my heart.
Brady. Here I'll give you written order for
II. Fly now. and fetch It Well soon see."
Brady few. Immediately the sort OF quiet
began to steal over the crowd which means
dawning doubt misgiving. and might be
translated into tho words: Maybe he Is ex-
pecting q oablegram: maybe he has got q
father somewhere: maybe we've been Just
little too fresh. lust shade too previous" Loud
talk ceased: then the mutterinRs and low
murmurines and whisperings died out The
crowd began to crumble apart. BY ones and
twos the fragments driited to tho breakfast
table. Barrow tried to bring Tracy In. but no
said:
Not yet. Barrow
Mrs. Marsh and Hattie tried. offering gentle
and kindly persuasion. but he said:
II would rather walt-till he comes"
Even old Marsh began to have suspicions
that maybe he had been tribe too "brash."
as he called It In the privacy OF his soul. and he
pulled himself together and started toward
Tracy. with invitation in his eye: but Tracy
warned him OF with gesture which was quite
positive aud eloquent. Then followed the
stillest quarter OF an hour which had ever been
known In that house at that time Of day It
was 80 still aud 30 solemn withnl that when
somebody's cup slipped from his fingers and
landed in his plate the shock made people
start. and the sharp sound seemed as tndec-
orous there and as out OF place rs II coffin
and mourners were imminent and being wait.
ed for. And at last. when Brady's feet came
Gathering down the stairs. the sacrilsge
seemed unbsarable.
Everybody rose softly. and turned toward
the door. where stood Tracy: then with q
common impulse moved step or two In that
direction and stopped. While they gazed.
young Brady arrived. painting. and nut into
Tracy's hand. sure enough. an envelope.
Tracy fastened bland. Victorious eye upon the
gaEsrs and kept it there till one by one they
dropped their eyes. vanauished and embar.
raised. Then he tore open tho telegram and
glanced at It's message. The yellow paper
fell from his fingers and duttered to the moor.
and his face turned white. There was nothin <
there but ono word:
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Explain, explain those as.rra.lons." said

Explain, explain those alterations" said
Tracy. E't'
well. they are not the achievement Of q
single intellect. single tafent--it takes two to
do those miracles. They are deliberations:
the one artist does the figure. the other the ac-
cessories. The figure artist Is German shoe.
maker with an untaught passion for art, the
other is q simple-hearted old Yankee sailor
man, whose possibilities are strictly limited to
his ship. his cannon. and his patch OF petriRed
sea. They work these things up from 25-cont
tintypes: they get SO apiece for them. and
thcy can grind out a couple a day when they
strike what they call boost-that lie. an in.
spiration."
People actually pay money for these calum.
nies2'
"They actually do. and quite willingly. too.
And these abortionists could double heir trade
and work tho women In II Capt Saltmarsh
could whrl horse In. or a piano. or guitar.
In place Of this cannon. Tho fact is. he fatiGues
the market with that cannon. Even tho male
market, mean. These fourteen In the pro.
cession are not all satisfied. One Is an old
Independent" fireman. aud he wants an en-
CINE In place Of the cannon: another is mate
OF tug, and wants tug In place OF the ship
and SO on. and so on. But the Captain can't
make tug that Is deceptive. and q hre ngine
Is many Nights beyond his power"
This is a most extraordinary form OF rob-
berry. I nevor have heard OF anything like 1t.
It's Interesting"
Ives. and so are the artists. They are per-
fectly honest men, and sincere. And the old
californian Is full OF sound religion. and Is as
devoted student OF the Bible and msIuoter
OF 1t as you can find anywhere don't know a
better man or kinder.h hearted old soul than
Saltnarsh. although he does swear little
sometimes"
HE seems to he perfect I want to know
him. Barrow"
You'll have the chance I guess I hear
them coming now. We'll draw thom out on
their art. II you like"
10 DO continued
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Speaking or Boston. Max O'RsI Said D-s.
ySop. As karSas Cytp Tms

culture Of Bostonisns. said:
have always heard that Boston prided Il;
to think It 10 living Oh the fame OF It's ances-
tors. am very sure that ! never, saw 30 many
dime museums In any place. II we are to
tainly has very poor. Judgment. ! never saw
so many good plays fail or SO many bad ones
Monsieur Blouet referred to the treatment Of
. yell-known literary man In Boston and said
mot SSe b: BSs r. Vel N
was a. failure"
Monsieur said damn" % II nobody had
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Tracy responded with sarnsstasss and en-

Tracy responded with sarnestnsss and en-
thusiAsm:
As live. I'll do Il"
Barrows laughed.
s"Inever saw such fellow. begin to think
you've got good deal Of imagination. With
you the id!est fancy freezes into reality at o
breath. Why. you looked then as II It wouldn't
astonlsh you II you did tumble into an earl
DOM" Tracy blushed. Barrows added:
"Earldom Oh. yes. take II II II offers: but
meantime we'll 90 on looking around In .
modest way. and II you get q chance to super
intend sausage suffer at six or eight dollars
week. YOU just trade OF the earldom for
last years almanac and stick to the sausage
stunning"
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What do you mean BY that?"
Il mean that didn't begin to keep board.
ing house yesterday 1t means that am not
tho kind that can DO taken in by every hack
drivor's son that comes loafng over hero be-
cause ho can't bum a living at homo. 1t
means that you can't skip out on any such-"
Tracy made step toward the old man. but
Mrs. Marsh sprang between. and said:
Don't. MIR. Tracy. please" She turned to
her husband and said DO bride your
tongue What has he done to be treated SOP
Can't you see he has lost his mind with trouble
and distress? He's not responsible"
"Thunk your Kind heart. madam. but Two
not lost my mind and II can have the mere
privileges OF stopping to the telegraph OLE
fee"
"Wel!. you can't" cried Marsh.
- or sending"
"Sendingi That beats everything. II there's
anybody that's fool enough to 60 on such
chuc kleheaded errand-"
Here comes Mr.. Barrow-he will 60 for me.
Barrow"
A brisk are OF exclamation broke out:
"Say, Barrow. he's expecting osblsgra'n."
"Cablegram from his father. you know"
"Yes cablegram from the wax ngger."
And say. Barrow. this fellows an carl
take of your hat! Pull down your vest."
"Yes. he's come OF and forgot his crown that
he wears Sundays. He's cabled over to his
pappy to send It,"
you step out and get that cablsgram. Bar
row; his Majesty's little lame to-day
"Oh. stop" cried Barrow: "givo the man
| q chance" He turned and said with some
severity: Tracy. what's the matter with
your What kind OF f9olishness 10 this you've
been taking You odchtto have more sense"
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rae AMERICAN CLAIMANT.
By MARK TWAIN.

$40, ., "uyes.xs lsRoAp.~ -fox sAvrps." -.vcals.
ssssY rsp..
The morning call., 1892-05-20
JOE JEFFERSON RATIFIED.
The Old Actor Tells About a Peculiar
Experiences.

The Old Actor Tells About Peculiar
Experience.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
WAS l ever broken up on the stage ?"
said Joseph jefferson recently. in answer
to a query on that point. "Well. can re-
call one instance that fingers vividly in my
memory. although it happened years ago.
"We were playing Rip through the South,
and in the course of our travels we en-
countered Columbus, Ga. The local theater
was nothing but very barren hall with a
row of posts running directly down the CEN
ter OF il, and the stock scenery included
only pair OF very queer prison wings and
a lot Of odd flats.
"Our production of rip in those days
was confined to the George III inn sign
and the shutter on which Rips score is
ehalked up. These we carried with us, but
for everything else in the line of scenery
and stage setting we depended upon the
house at which we played.
Five minutes upon the stage of the Co.
lun bas Theater showed us that brilliant
display of inventive genius and some rapid
work would be necessary in order TO ring
up the curtain at night.
My son Charlie took the matter in hand
and at 80 that evening the first act began
In a scene that looked more like a distant
view Of Pittsburg than the village of Fall
ing Water
Rips home in the second was repre-
sented by palace interior left behind by
some defunct opera company. but the noun
tain scene in the third was at least plausible
in its appearance.
Emerald household soap is the best
was the legend that one of them displayed,
'MaeEntee's yeast adorned the second. and
the announcement You can't beat Collins
canned goods was on the third.
The audience, evidently thinking it was
all part of the play. sat in interested silence
as the curtain slowly descended TO the strains
of tie Midsummer Nights Dream
'As for me. | almost became hystercal." /"
The morning call., 1892-05-20
LIE BELGIAN THROEE.
Leopold OF saxe-Coburg Favored by tn
King as Heir Presumptive.


King as Heir Presumptive.
The regulation Of the succession to the
throne Of Belgium, says the Brussels cor
respondent Of the New 7 oTk Tribune. has
caused as much bitter discussion in political
circles recently as the referendum. Among
the proposed constitutional changes no
question IS considered more important and
none naturally eXcites more interest IN the
breast Of the King. But his Dajesty's
plans and wishes have met great opposi-
tiOn, and it is doubtful whether he will
ever see their realization.
The King, as Leopold /, in the event Of
the absence Of direct heirs has the right to
name his successor from collateral male
lines, subject to the approval by a two
thirds vote Of the Senate and House OF Dep
uties. AS is we'll known his Majesty has
no sons but three sughteTs-Stephanie
widow Of the Crown Prince Of Austro-
Hungary; Princess Louise, wife of he Aus
trlaD general, Prince PhlEpp OF fSaXe-Coburg.
and the Princess Clementine, who is still
unmarried, According 70 the c0nstitu-
tion pIincesses Of the blood and their
descendants forever are excluded from the
right OF succession TO the crown. The
Kings brother. the Count Of Flanders,
therefore, Is heir to the throne. He Is so
deaf, however that he will never exercise
his rights, even though he should outliye
the King. Prince Albert, the Counts only
son since the tragic death Of his brother, is
10 be looked upon as the future successor of
King Leopold. But the Prince uRf0rtu-
nately Is weak physically, and doubts are
entertained that be will live to wear the
royal purple.
The wishes OF his Majesty, therefore, to
have the question OF succession settled in
case Prince Albert should die without male
heirs is natural. No other Belgian Prince
is available. His Majesty was desirOus of
securing change IN the constitution, allow
ing prlncesses of the line to succeed to the
throne as in England, Spain and the Meth
eTlaEds; but his project excited so much
opposition that he was obliged to renounce
it entirely. BE dearly wishes, however, to
name the oldest son Of Prince Philip OF
Saxe-CObuTg, his grandson. as heir pre-
sumptlve to the throne, to succeed as king
should Prince Albert die. He first made this
desire known by sending Prince Philip TO
ENGLAND, to represent Belgium at the fu-
neral Of the Duke Of Clarence. a movement
which was not well received by the people,
Parliament and the press. The Radicals
especially oppose the succession Of foreign
princes. The committee on the revision Of
the constitution appointed by the Senate
has agreed to grant the request of his
Majesty that all Princes Of the House be
members Of the Senate; but it has declined
10 recommend that the privilege be extended
to foreigners who marry Belgian Princesses.
This decision is considered the death-knell
OF Prince Philips hopes. 1t seems hardly
likely that his descendants will ever sit on
Belgium's throne.
The morning call., 1892-05-20
An APPALLING EXPLOSION.
The Fate That BefeIl the Good Ship
st. Charles.
THE CiRELESSNESS OF TWO SAILORS.
They TOOk Lighted Lamp Into Her Hold and the
Next Moment Her Beck Vas Literally
Blown Into the Sea.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEWPORT, Oregon, May 19.-Last night.
at 80 O'Clock. three boats, containing 10
men, came in sight at Cape F0ulweather.
The men were the crew of the ship st.
Charles, which blew I'D on Tuesday morn
ing, about 100 miles north and west OF this
place. The captain, second mate and one
sailor are badly injured. The st. Charles
lett Nanaimo. British Columbia, on last
Friday morning, with cargo Of $500 tons OF
coal, for San Francisco.
On Tuesday morning two OF the men
opened The forward hatch and went below
for something, taking light with them.
Scarcely had they reached the coal when
the gas exploded. and literally tore the deck
and after cabin into spiinters. The timbeTs
were blown a hundred feet into the sea. and
one part of the deck was left hanging over
the side Of the ship.
Captain Chapman was in his room and
was thrown against the ceiling with terrible
force, and as he fell back was covered with
debris. His door could not be opened, but
the men broke the window and pulled the
captain out from under the wreck. His in
inries are probably fatal He is paralyzed
and delirlous.
The second mate and the sailors are seri-
Ously burned and bruised. The boats were
uninjured, and all OF the crew got into them
when the ship was found to be on flre and
sinking because OF the hole blown in ner
stern. The crew rigged sail when they
got clear OF the ship and ran the boats to-
gether.
Had the boats approached the cape an hour
later the entire crew would have been lost. as
no one could have seen them to direct them
where 10 land, and, not knowing the coast.
they probably would have been dashed on
the rocks.
The morning call., 1892-05-20
PLAYED LIKE MACHINES.
Magnificent Ball Game at the City of
Angels.


Los ANGELES, May 19.-Roach pitched
magnificent game to-day against San Jose,
allowing only four hits and striking out
four meD at critical times. His support
was perfect, and the Dukes made their only
run in the fourth inning on two-bagger by
Everett. a wild pitch and single by
Ebright. Glenalvin will probably not be
able to play this week and Stafford covers
second base. Los Angeles won the game
in the first inning on singles by Wright.
MeCanley and Newman. and errors by Nc
Vey, Clark and Harper. Harper then set
tied down and the locals we're unable to
connect with the ball, both teams PLAYING
the remainder of the game like machines
1t was most scientific exhibition, among
the features being the work of both pitch
ers and the fielding of Everett, Hassamer.
Stafford and Treadway. McDermott um-
pred perfect game, not a single kick be-
ing registered against his decisions. Fol-
lowing is the official score:
The morning call., 1892-05-20
SPORTING EVENTS.
The ChiIds and Smith Fight-The Calf
fornla Club Election.

The ChiIds and Smith Fight-The Cali
fornia Club Election.
This evening the Pastime Club, under
new management, will give its monthly en-
tertainmeut. The managers have arranged
a good programme and everything looks
promising for a good nights sport. Billy
Smith will meet George Childs in a "go" to
a finish. Smith is favorite In the betting,
although there is considerable money from
Los Angeles due here to-day. which will be
placed on Childs. Smiths seconds will be
Martin Murphy. Patsy Hogan and Billy
O'Donnsll. Childs viii be esquired by
Martin. ''the Black Pearl" Frank Kelly
and Chocolate Jones. Previous to this
event the club has arranged for a 10-round
"go" between two local fighters.
Dal Hawkins is in splendid condition,
and be will sell a strenR fayorite agaidst Sol
Smith on the oath inst.
Members of the California Athletic Club,
with very few exceptions, have stated that
they will vote for the regular ticket. They
place but little faith in tickets gotten I'D TO
iDjure members on the regular ticket. The
question, Shall the new board take office
Immediately after election?" will be printed
on the election tickets, and the written
answers to this query Will decide the mat
Fnr
The morning call., 1892-05-20
From Their Point of View.
Boston Journal.

conspicuous sign on a conspicuous cor
ner in Boston, running from the upper
story TO the bottom of the windows on The
second floor, conveys tho information that
Clothing of Every Description for Ladies
and Gentlemen Retailed here on Credit"
An old lady and gentleman, who evidently
hailed from way back" were on an inc9m-
ing electrician the other morning, and sit
ting in the front corner were taking in all
the unusual scenes. The car happened to
make a brief halt in such position that the
roof of the front end prevented the old
gentleman from seeing the t0p of the sign
referred to. All he could see from his seat
was Ladies and Gentlemen Retailed Here
on Credit"
"Well, du tell, Mandy; did ye ever hear
ANYTHING like i'll Boston must be an
amazln queer city. Just look at that sign. -
Mandy peered over her spectaeles and
exclaimed:
awful, isn't it. Jabez; never heard any,
thing like it in my life." and the car moved
on its way.
The morning call., 1892-05-20
EASTERN GAMES.
The Brooklyn BrideRrooms Defeat the
Bostoms by Hard Hitting.

BROOKLYN, May i9.-The strong batting
Of the Brooklyns won. The game was
called in the ninth on account of rain
BrookIyns 6, hits g. Bostons &. hits 5, errors
s. Observation-Disclosures and KinsloW; StiV-
etts and Bennett.
NEW York. May 19-The Giants supe-
rior work at the bat gave them the game
which was stopped in the ninth. New
Yorks g. hits z. errors l. Baltimores l. hits
4, errors l. BatteTies-king and Boyle,
Cobb and GnnsOn.
LOUISVILLE. May 19.-The visitors won
an interesting game in which beth Meekin
and Gleason played poorly. L0uisYIlles Z,
hits 8. ST. Louis s. hits IL. errors 8. Bat
teris-Meekin and Grim, Gleason and Buck
ley.
PITTsBURG, May 19-Tbe Homers won a
close and exciting game in the ninth on
three solid hits. Pittsburgs 3. hits 9. errors
3. Cincinnatis /, hits 4, errors 6. Batteries
Baldwin and Miller, Chamberlain and
Murphy.
CHICAGO. May 19-Ali the Western Asso-
citation games and the League games at Chi
cago and Philadelphia we're postponed on
account Of rain.
Northwest League.
SPOKANE, May 19.-Spokanes 10. Port
lands S.
TACOMA, May 19-Tacomas 2S. Seattles 5.
The morning call., 1892-05-20
1T WAS WOUND UP.
A Gentleman Thief Betrayed by an Ala


A Gentleman Thief Betrayed by an Alarm
Clock.
The alarm clock is coming to the front in
manner that is. TO say the least, little
surprising 1t is seemingly taking fend-
ish revenge on men and women for the
pangs il has suffered at the hands and feet
Of irate people whose slnmberS it has dis
turbed. A few days ago a wedding was
enlivened and the guests welLnigh
stampeded by little alarm clock
that had some way got tangled up in
the BRIDES dress. And now comes a
story from New York of how one of the
little things played detective and caught a
thief: John Savage. a colored man OF st
Catharine street. when he awakened this
morning. found that the two pillows from
under his head and the little alarm-cloek
which stood ON the mantelsheif had both
mysteIiously disappeared. Savage opened
the door and cried ''ThiefH' at the top of
his lungs. says the New York Evening Sun,
until everybody in the tenement house
came rushing into his room to see what all
the row was about.
Among the first of his friends to come to
his assistance was Jacob White. Mr.. White
had his winter coat on and his manner was
some Nhat perturbed. The room was ran
sacked from top TO bottom to see II by any
possible chance the clock and the pillows
could have hidden themselves away. When
ever there was pause in the proceedings
the ears of the searchers were greeted by a
most mysterious tick-tick- tick.
1t seemed TO emanate from the vicinity Of
Mr.. White. Everybody pricked his ears np
and waited to hear it again. But 1t so hap
pened that whenever hush fell upon the
crowd Mr.. White would suddenly be seized
with fit Of coughing which lasted until
persons began TO chat again. 1t was muffied
sort of a tick when heard
When the search for the missing articles
proved unsuccessful, Mr.. White e0mmiser-
ated with his unfortunate friend and pro-
ceeded to take his departure. As he reached
the door a most unholy rumbling was heard
in his oyercoat pocket. The alarm clock,
which was there concealed, lifted up lis
voice and rang. Mr.. White fled precipi-
lately, but a dozen hands were laid upon
him, the clock was 1erked out of his pocket
and Mr.. White was marched of to the
The morning call., 1892-05-20
Msagher's Romance.

William G.. Meagher, the Adonis of the
amateur stage. has taken to himself wife.
Wednesday night at an entertainment
given by the Western Addition Club Mr.
Meagher posed as a leading character in
the Living Statue" Yesterday morning
he eloped from the Western Addition with
katherine X. Ladd and was married. The
young lady's mother did not sanction the
match, but that made no difference. The
wedding trousseau was quietly made and
Miss Ladd, who had been keeping company
with Meagher for several years, left her
home with her prospective husband. The
young couple afterward called on Mrs,
Ladd, asked her forgiveness and then took
the train for New York
The morning call., 1892-05-20

that I was to have ths place for $50 month,
keep it in repair, and get out If l failed to
pay The rent
That's it exactly he replies.
Then you wonder at the ingenuity Of the
man who can use 1900 words to say so little
But you sign the lease, take il home, study
II some more ana discover one great truth ::
1t is largely devoted TO specifying what the
party Of the first part does not have to do
and what the party Of the second part does
have 70 do. That's a lease, my boy"
The morning call., 1892-05-20
A LEASE DEFINED.
Document in Which Many Words Are
Used to Say Very Little.

Chicago Tribune.
"A lease, my boy" said the ola gentle
man in reply to question; ''a lease is a
document that is most wonderfully con-
structed A lease is a contract that is not
lived up to by either party and generally
not fully understood by either
'Tt requires more words to say little in n
lease, my boy. than there are in one Of
Shakespeare's plays, and according to law
the whole affair is made as involved as a
Chinese puzzle, the only thing at all eouaI-
ing it in that way being an Indictment of AZ
counts, carefully drawn in accordance with
the statutes OF the great State Of Illinois.
l have known man 10 be crippled for life
by the mere weight of an Indictment acei-
dentally dropped On him. 1t is so cRmber-
some and involved that it frequently slips
a cog and seriously clogs the machinery Of
the law
''But to return 70 leases. You see a real
estate agent and he tells you the terms on
which be will rent you house or an Office
You understand 1t and be understands it,
and al is clear sailing until the lease Is
made Oat You lOOE il over and then tell
hin that you never carried away or de-
stroyed a house ia your life and did not
know you were suspected of such a thing.
He informs you that this Is merely a legal
fermality and does not mean anything.
You End lot Of other formalities aud
finally say
Why. thought the arrangement was