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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
with this RING I thee we'd

| 'ASA bitAo 4 tAANN 'NA
And with all my worldly goods 1
thee endow," prompted the minister
No" said Frank. abruptly. Not
all of them"
| The clock licked again.
my friends" said Frank, turning to
the company, my brothers, l call you
to my support Why should a man be
expected century after century to
make this monstrous promise? Why
should we give all our property to our
wives?''
cts not bad plan, sometimes"
said Uncle Garfield. of Garfield, Drew
& Co, but nobody heard him.
why should self-respecting man
be expected to bring home all his mon
ey, like a model little boy in Sunday
school book? Let us throw of the
yoke, and our wives will respect us the
more. There are nine hundred and
seventy-eight employments open to
women where there were formerly but
six. They are able to get worldly goods
for themselves. Pauline, | know it Is
me that you wish for. not my money"
(''It is l." murmured the blue maid,
mechanically
('sMean old thing!" said the pink maid
TO the tall usher. "Mr. Midas wouldn't
have done SOY
You can go on now" Frank said to
the minister
Wait Perhaps you had better not
go on" said the brides mother, nerv-
ously.
Il should think not" said Aunt So
phia, severely, to the brides sister
You know l never approved of your
forms, and you see what comes of them.
They had better wait couple of weeks
and join some church where they don't
have them
Il wish they would" whispered one
guest to her sister. They'd have to
give back the presents, and that pie
knife gave would just do for Fannie
Warner. Her weddings Tomorrow"
And perhaps the caterer will take
back the wedding-cake, unused an i'm
pertinent youth, land that will do for
that same Fannie But we'll have to
have the salads I'm awfully hun
cry"
Fun, isn't it?" said the tall usher
to the pink maid. Il don't often enjoy
weddings. But if they don't go on it
would be pity to waste the minister.
Some of the rest of US might use him"
go on" said the groom. impa-
tientlv
60 on" said the bride, firmly.
go on" said Uncle Garfield from
the back of the room.
"Oh, don't" said the other pink |
maid, looking for her handkerchief
Though it be long in the telling how
those behind cried forward and those |
behind cried back, it was only fifty |
seconds by the clock. Then the rever-
end Mr.. Blake cut the Gordian knot by |
saying, hurriedly: 81 pronounce you
man and wife" Then he went back |
and finished the service in the usual .
Helen Fraser Lovett, in |
Ma~szire
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04

Augustus J. c. Hare tells al inter
esting anecdote of Disraei, who went
10 Liverpool, a Young man all curly
and smart, with letters Of introduc-
ton 10 Mr.. Duncan Stewart When he
was shown the exchange. crowded with
busy merchants, he said: MY idea OF
greatness would be that man should
receive the applause Of such an assem-
biage as this-that he should De chee~ed
Is he came into this room. At that
time Disraeii remained in the room IN
noticed. but some years later when Mr.
Stewart again conducted MIN to the ex-
change a cheer arose that deepened into
d roar The prime minister was greatly
pleased by the demonstration. and re-
called % MS host the remark he had
made years before
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THAT CURIOUS TUNE.


A Love Story in Rhyme.
was staying in the mountains al q farmhouse
IL this state,
For week or two. last summer, and whene'er 1
sat up late
On the porch, with chair back tilted. nusing, as
love TO do,
Out would come the honest farmer for talk,
when chores were through
Bometimes he would speak of persons who had
stayed there years before;
And he d laugh and tell with fervor "How that
Nal. Jones did snorei"
Or, IF yOu had seen Miss jenkins, with her
black hair all awry,
Shown OF her crazy painrn's where the water
l0OEld llse ohy -
30 grew 10 wait his coming with an interest at
last
For be always had story Of some happ'ning in
the past
When / CHANGED TO speak OF music, "That re-
minds me- sir" said he.
''Of story bout as strange a tune, guess, as
ever be,
''Lots OF folks was here that summer, and most
OF EN- came for fun.
But they didn't seem 10 have it-readin' was
bout all they done.
And says to my Maria: 'wakin' up is all they
need.
They are ready 'nough for frolic, but they want
some one TO lead
"wan, II wasn't three days after that a BRAN
new boarder came;
And he seemed a nice young Teller, everybody
thought the same
jest as / had calyerlaued, long before the week
was through.
He had woke up all the hoarders, showed them
there was lots 10 do.
&c Stead az sittin' readin novels as they did be-
fore be came,
Now they tramped the woods. went fshin',
Climbed tho hills, or played game
But one day noticed somethin' that perplexed
me for 8 time
That young felerd left OF goin' when they took
q row or climb
$50 asked my wife aboutit and she answered.
with o smile:
Guess youll hnd him in the parlor, plays the
O. gan all the while
Sure enough heard the organ; but that didn't
make it clear
Why a maa should like the parlor better than
eur outside here
''Then thought I'd have to ask him what 1t
meant; he might be ILL.,
SO the naror door opened-but ! didn't pass
the sill
There be snt before the organ, playln N some /
pure high key,
Near him sat another bosrder and pretty girl .
was shei
''wan thought 1 wasn't wanted by them .
young FOLKS quite so near,
But heard The girl ask sweetly: Won't you
please play my tune, dear?
Sc leaned against the door post, Just 20 hear
what he would play.
For always did love music, and love II TO this
day
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PART SECOND.

ton to convince Dennie that IL was her
duly 70 save baby, and she had acted
en- the conviction promptly. Upstairs
she few, blinded by the smoke that
poured from the open doors as she
passed, and almost melted with the
heat Up and up until she has reached
tine topnost floor; then she dashes hur-
riedly INTO the room. II is filed with
smoke, but through the clouds she can
see the bed.
Baby lies there, fast asleep; but it In
the stupor produced by the smoke; not
the sweet refreshing sleep abe had
left him in few hours ago
She does not dare % ask II he n
alive She snatches uP q blanket trom
the bed and wraps him IN IT
oh, baby, bsbyi" she HaoanA ''has
Dennie killed you?'
For a moment she almoss breaks
down; the smoke has nearly overpow-
cred her.
Then she rallies. and catching him IN
her arms, gees 70 the window and
raises IL The cool air revtves her. bus
the flames, famed by the breese, burst
out just behind her. She sees the Ere
men in the street below. bat they are
looking the other wsy-rhey do not see
her. She grows desperate as the FIRE
ereeps nearer and nearer her precious
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But it made me feel as II ia like to make up, II
Knight,
, With the folks bore a grudge to, ask forgive
ness and do right
II was feelin awful wicked, awful lonesome
awful sad
! When the sun came out a-shinin' and the birds
all felt so glad
/ That they sang like they was crazy and nv
heart got light and gay,
AS thought Of my Maria as she looked our
weddin' day.
81 had truly loved her then, but now 1 loved her
ten times more,
Why her hands was doubly precious with the
wrinkles that they bore.
Then the music changed little, and the sounds
came tong ard clear.
Till they faded in the distance, as I brushed
away tear.
"An that day and all that ev'nin' felt kinder
lost and queer,
For that curious tune he played her kept a.
ringin in my ear;
And found that he had writ It, and that made
her love it more
So he played it for her often, and 1 listened at
the door.
"wan, the summer soon was over. and the
boarders went away,
And It made me awful lonesome not to hear the
organ play:
Then the autumn changed TO winter, and one
day had to go
To the city on some business to collect bill or
Business settled, was walkir' up Broadway
that afternoon,
When l saw a-comin' toward me that young
man that played the tune;
glad surprise,
/ was noticin a sadness that had come into his
eyes
LAS we walked along together. through the
tasty fallin' snow,
inquired how his girl was, and he said he
didn't know:
And before LETT the city he had told me all
about
dow they'd had little quarrel-as all lovers
do, no doubt
'Tenin' him to keep up courage. and to run up
IN the spring,
came home and told Maria that hoped the
future'd bring
EVry happiness and comfort to them young
folks, for knew
Lovers auarrels almost always mako their
love more firm and true.
"Some time long in March or April came q
little note to me
From the pretty boaTder's mother, saytn' they'd
be up to tea
On the Saturday that followed: that the girl
was far from well.
Though they didn't know what allied her-doo-
tor said he couldn't tell
WAL, thought knew what allied her, better
than the doctor, too:
So went and writ her lover: Come up for
week. now do
Leave your business cares and worry, let your
poor brain stop its whirL'
But, Of course, ] didn't say single word shout
his girl
"on the night they hae appointed came the
ladies, and I knew
That the girl was sick with grievin' and that
proved her love WIS true.
Then I left them estiL supper. and / drcve !
down 70 the train,
And brought back the weary lover, who seemed |
glad TO come again
In the parlor then left him, and Ia hardly 1
closed the door.
When he sat down at the organ. and heard /
that tune once more:
But he'd scarce began 10 play It when the door /
few open wide,
And his sweetheart'S arms were round him
and they asked no cure beside"
Wallace D Vincent in n. Y. Ledger.
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THE OLD STAGE ROAD.

IL was long ago, but the young leaves gloved
In their sun-gilt dew by The mountain road.
When the bee swung on from his blackberry
bloom,
When the partridge rose WITH hollow boom,
And the RABBIT peepAd with his eyes zshine,
And the squirrel jeered from the bOugh o. pine.
And the thrush broke short IN his h2li-trilled
song.
As the grand red stage coach iolted along
The old route over the mountain
And the bride rode there in her bashrru grsce,
With sweet-pea eolors upon her face,
With bonnet wide as q glory flower
Her loud heart shaking It's silkea bower
Under the gaze OF her tender groom.
Like hu1aming bird guarding his lilac bloom
And the afr came fresh on the warm PINK
cheek.
And gay was the swing and the tolt and cresk
OF the stage coach over the mountain
And there rods the srinn-lipped. silent man,
With his wife a-5eat;ng her turkey fan.
Fluffy and proud as that fowl long dead
When he tlushed and bridled with portly
tread:
And there the iourneyTnan preacher bent
His thin lips teastins on argument
And the deacon's QuaveriDg note grew shrtu
With Generalization and mans free viii.
In the stage coach over the mountain
II was long ago when the loud wheels passed;
Now thruShes may tinkle their chimes 10 the
last
NOW nothing troubles the wood hush lone,
The squirrel nibbies the seeds Of his cone
The nfghthawk rufdes his breast in the sand
The white birch leans with her silver wand,
And elfns tighten the brambles' load,
And the clover blooms IN the quilted read
The old route ever the mountain
Az long ago - the end Of tho route,
The stage pulled up and the folks stepped cut
They have all passed under the tavern door,
The youth and his bride, and the gray three
score
Their eyes were weary with dust snd CLEAN
The day had gone like empty dream
Soft may they slumber, and trouble no more
For their eager journey, its JOLT and roar,
On the old route over the mountain!
But an cir bresthes down from the midnight
sky,
With frefy lamps and a rushing sigh,
And passing whispers will murmur low
Secrets and gladness they used 10 know;
And often in wintor the wind rozrs through
With thurnp and whistle and fierce halloc,
And cracks the treetops and Thiris the snow
Like phantom horses OF long ago,
On the old route over the mountain
Irene Putnam, in n e Magazine.
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mates in joyous chorus and iamedi-
steiy of they started on the run.
Again the baby was forgotten. "a
Donnie ran along behind the others
A fire was a rare sensation in Cranes
vile, and Donnie could not lose this
one. No. not even for the baby
There was q rush Of hurryiug feet.
the quick stamp Of horses aud the en-
CINE door few open, then the steamer
and hook and ladder few by like a
whirlwind. On and on Raroped the
excited horses, urged Dy their drivers
and on and on hurried tae painting
children after them
Now they are turning a conner
They have gore into our alley"
shouted one small urchio. alive a..
once 70 the importance Of n. fact
soon the painting tbrong q children
following tie crowd 81 older persous
turned the corner q the street. bg; the
engines had already stopped
Dennla followed with her re the
stream u water that was already pour
ing out o the nozzle Of she hose n tEe
hands 81 a stgrdv lremza.
'It'. our hogse. she gasp-6-
Tt@ occupants q the hguss v-7s
gathered n q f-srh}e BED group on tz-
vhos> windows PuEed little jets q
smoke that grew larger ever moment
Oliv a second they stood thus
Suddenly into tu>ir midst rushed
childish figure. and IA another minute
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/ of the boys called her Dennis" and to
see her come in, tired and-yes, dirty,
sometimes, you would have thought
the name well suited to her
Her mother, Mrs, Watson, was a
pale, tired woman, who worked early
and late for the support of her father
less children.
She started for her work one morn
ing in early spring, saying to Depnie,
as she turned TO go:
Take good care of the baby, Dennie,
and don't leave him alone"
"All right" said careless Dennie,
and as her mothers footsteps died
away on the second landing she shut
the door of the one room that served
them for a home, and went to work
1t was not DENIES way TO be care
full over anything, and she made short
work of washing the breakfast dishes
and tidying the room. When she swept
she did not mind the corners, but
whisked the broom with great vigor
through the center of the room Con-
sequently her round little arms made
short work Of the sweeping and dust
ing. Then she turned her attention to
the baby. He lay on the bed in one
corner of the room fast asleep, one
chubby hand under his soft cheek and
a rosy foot thrust out of the bed
clothes. ''Oh, dear" she sighed, II
wish baby would wake up"
Baby's name was Willie, but TO
Dennie and mother ne was always
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
Novel Official Custom in Georgia.

In olden times Georgia's governors
swore themselves in. They did not
have chief justice or any other Off
cial to administer the oath They sim
ply picked up a Bible, repeated the
form in first person saying: Il solemn
ly swear" etc, and they kissed the
book They did this in the presence of
the general assembly, and it was a
solemn ceremony, Time passed, that
custom died out, and governors had the
chief justice of the state to repeat the
oath and they would kiss the Bible.
When Gen. Gordon was to be inaugu-
rated the second time, Chief Justice
Bleckley suggested that he get up and
swear himself in. It was the old stvle
and it was good way to do it, said the
Justice. Gen. Gordon acted on the ad-
vice, swore himself in, and was criti-
cised for doing it. Some of the papers
said he was in such hurry that he did
not wait for Judge Bleckley TO admin
lister the oath.-Atlanta Constitution.
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! Wnlie the CLOCK on the m2ntel tucked
ten times.
Frank" she said, turning TO her
! half-made husband, you do not wish
! me to make this monstrous promise
! to drag this relic of the middle age
/ Of the times when women were slaves
and playUhings of men-iuto our lives?
You do not expect this of me. Frank?"
t"Because if he does" murmured the
tall usher to the pink bridesmaid. ''he
is very sanguine, and will apparently
be disappointed-ike England, you
know
1T is that you wish for. not a serv-
ant; IS it not so. Frank?"
Certainly, Pauline; you need not say
it; but why couldn't you have arranged
this quietly beforehand"
Because | wished 10 do it uow-Mv
friends" she said. turning 10 the as
sembled guests, lam not right? 1t is
for you, my sisters, that DO this 4
recent writer has said: Would that
some woman would have courage to
make scene. if necessary, on such an
occasion Il would be a glorious scene,
if she possessed the courage and dignity
TO refuse for the sake Of outraged
womanhood to pronounce the mon
strous promise II would be wonan's
splendid declaration of independence.
The brave bride would be the heroine
of the hour. She would do more than
thousand sermons to wipe out this
blot upon the nineteenth century,"
c'Quoted correctly" whispered the
blue maid What memory Pauline
hasr)
Il am this brave bride. nv friends
Now we viii go on, " she said. turning
to the minister
The service proceeded. The bride
did not spoil her point BIZ refusing TO
be given away. The vows were made
Qesving out the obnoxious word.
Then came the nervous moment while
the best man fun hled for the ring. He
had not lost it. He gave it 10 the man
who gave it TO the woman. who gave il .
to the minister. who gave il - the
man. while the nineteenth century
stood by and consented The groom
placed it upon the finger of the bride /
and hesitated over the words he vas 10 1
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They who marry where they do not
love are apt to love where they do not
marry.
a misspent life is like a wasp. One
does not feel the sting until he gets to
che end of it.
Pleasure must be always well
dressed. Happiness never thinks about
its clothes
II the earth stopped to rest it would
drop out OF space.
Doctrine brings no sinners to repent
ance.
A liar will break all the other com
mandments if he gets chance.
Trust woman's Judgment, but not
her feelings.
Wrinkles come TO stay.
God makes character; man makes
reputation.-Detroit Free Press.
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had graduated together two years be-
fore, and had agreed then to fill these
relative positions at the first wedding
among them.
"There!" said Nettie Valentine, one
of the pink maids; 1T think that is
quite perfect; don't you, girls?'
Yes, lovely" murmured Theresa
| Evans, one of the blues You must
go down now, of course" as an i'm
patient knock came at the door. Let
US say good-by to Pauline-Pauline
Desmond for the last time"
81 do wish, dear" said Fannie Ora
ham, the maid of honor, that you
could have made up your mind to in
sist that he should take your name in
stead of you his. But you will write it
with hyphen, won't you?"
'Of course, girls; we all promised,
and / certainly will"
And you won't forget what else you
promised?" said several voices.
NO, girls. You may depend On me.
Yes, mamma, / am ready now"
Five minutes later the bride and
groom stood at the head of the long
parlor, in front of the bay window
where the clergyman had been.await-
ing them.
Frank Lacy was fine young fellow,
and they made handsome couple. To
be sure one of her bridesmaids (the
blue one who had kept on her eye
glasses) had her opinion of Pauline,
in that she preferred the Greek profess
sor; but then, you know, the professor
was pretty old, and, as he never talked
in society. it was not generally sup
posed that he understood English as
well as Greek.
Then there was Mr.. Midas, thought
one of the pink bridesmaids. Pauline
was simpleton there. But, after all,
it was just as well, and when he took
notice again
At this point the pink maids atten-
ton came back to the sentence the min
lister was just finishing.
SO long as you both shall live?"
1t Was the brides turn to say: Il
will" as the groom had just said it.
Pauline stood erect. She raised her
dark eyes and fixed them upon the face
of the questioner. She was pale, but
it was with an earnest purpose, not
with nervousness.
II will do all these things" she re-
piled, except that 1 will not obey
him"
Everyone was taken by surprise, ex-
cept the five girls who stood about the
bride. There was a profound hush,
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The slot machine which has recently
had such run in all catch-penny
schemes, ana which has often been
pointed out as the one thing new
under the sun" has been proven to
have been in use in Egypt long before
the birth Of Christ. Hero describes a
combination jug and slot machine used
for the dispensation of holy water. 4
coin Of the value OF five drachma
dropped into a SLOT in the jug opened a
valve which permitted a few drops Of
the purifying liquid to escape One of
the ancient Slot jugs is now in the Bit
ISL museum
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What is

is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
Paregorc, Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years by
Millions of Mothers Castora destroys alIays
feverishness Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
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Castoria assmilates the food regulates stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and sleep. Cas-
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charge and her eAIlaisA vsios breaks
out on the air
Come quick and save baby she
shrieks
Her shrill voice n he ard and Instant
ly FIVE hundred pairs Of eyes are fast
ened upon her, as, with breathless
haste, the people visit
Oh. how hot it Is and hsw heavy
baby Isl
Her heart almost stops beating for an
instant, but presently q Are lsddis
shouts:
Hold on a rninnss. little girl. and
well be there"
She Is treasured and very thankful
when they throw up = long ladder
against the building.
II is too short
Already the hungry flames creep
about Dennis. scorching her sunny
curls and licking with eager tongues
the hem of her dress
The ladder is spliced, and this time
IL reaches the window. Two Hrensn
mount il Ia less time than it takes To
tell ii, and TO the first one Dennie gives
the precious baby.
Don't hurt him, she beseeehss the
FIRE laddie. as hs rather quickly hands
over the baby TO his companion aud
tnrns about 20 LIT Donnie out of Tia
window.
lie is none too soon
She is already swAyinR TO sed fro,
and in another moment her slight form
would have disappeared from sight;
but be catches her IN his arms and
smothers tbs little flames that burst
from her clothes with his coat
Mcanwhiis the crowd below had pre-
served a mighty stiffness. sc great was
their interest.
But when the brave fireman gently
laid Dennie on the mattress, brought
from neiRhboring house. they bToks
into a hearty chesr.
DENIES eyes were fast drooping into
but she looked up and
asked: ''Is-baby- safer
Yes, res, dear" said a woman who
was bending over her.
II shouldn't have irft him alone"
she nurmurcd, and then suddenly she
air grew black. the faces and voices
faded away, and she knew no mere.
When she ayvoke she was in a neigh
bor's house and her mother was bend
ing anIiousiv over her bed
Are you better now. DeEsie7' shs
asked.
Yes. ma, was the feeble .nsver
NY brave little girl. sGid her moth
sr, "Uut for you where would our dzr.
ling baby be7'
Denuie turned = pair Of conscience
stricken eyes upon her mothers face
Don't ma, she pleaded. II wanted
10 play, so ! vsat Out and forgot 30
baby, aad-and. ma left his apron
90 pear The Ere Honest Dsnnis-to
confess her fault. and that, too. after
.toning tor il 80 molly.
At any rate, though she p-rsist>6 -
blaming herself the towns people would
make e beTolns 81 her. and her ons
mpulsive deed q bravery won for her
b admiration e a. hearts
From that hour dated better zines
or Dsnni and h-r mother and 80
,zby. aEd though The TOYS stlil teased
ssr and called Ter 'Ienu.A- Y~t not
yoe q them bgt thought bsr "rsZu-
ar trump" AID worth = dozen ether
yi-!s
Those minutes of agony &ud $50
seass. when So tt1St A. the cp~n VIM
ow with babv on her arEa kad ths ter
4bls Ere al around her. bad ben to-
zen e pu14Ehnsat for her - ever for
r. AGgEs l. FzArT.