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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-14
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tych kwestyj narodowo.pa-
tryotycznych, ktorych nasi
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nap}odzili. Juz naMet nieied-
MENU i cielecego zapalu W
tych sprawach talk ,.patryo>
tycznych" zabraknie.
Wszystko to jedna.l furda
Wobcc przysz}ej wyprawy ma
Moskala. Nam przecle ma
dzieje, re p. I'ranciszek be-
die naczelnym komemdan-
tenn, Ouz dostal Z Zuerychu
cd wydzia}u wykonawczego
nominacy2 ma Hetmana We'll
k'ego koronnego sill zbroj
nych amerySahsko pclskich
Z tytu}em ,,Ekscelencya" / Z
herbem ,,dwie kolby blachar.
skie ma krzyz". P. R.) tedy
mnie ia Excelencya zrobi
przynajmnlej, abym sic ME
naraza} ma wjelkie niebezpie
czenstwo, inspektorem baya.
~ / furgonow.
Tymczasem szukam pokar-
mu ola patryotyzmu w arty-
ku}ach P. Hr. de Nlc-po-
dziwiam uczonv idiotyzm ia
klego Rev. Surolickiego Z
N. Yorku, zastanawiam sic
mad lipkoscia i gruboscia
Fokostu, ktorym paintuja co
tydzieh wielkie ameryka1i-
skie Echo. Prey ca}ym tym
podzlwie patryotyczmych lu-
dzi i patryotycznych projek-
tow, prac i checi, widze, re
stare zdanie, jakoby gIlpota
mia}a swoje gran!ce, Jest w
Ameryce arcyfa|szywe i jak
pisze P. Hr. de Mic, nizej
nwyswietlonei" krytyki!
Ot6z tedy wezmy take.
nizej wyswietlnionej krytyki,
g}upstwo. kt6re sobie con a..
more, Z mi}osci narodu, kos.
ciota wszechmocnego i Dola-
IA palna} ks. Rektor Semi
naryum w Detroit.
Gala rzecz jasna jak IA
d}oni: Zwiazek N. P. podaro-
wal, "a wyrobienie biskupich
wzgled6w podczas sejmu =
s77I,5o-m6wie: siedem set
siedmdziesiat jeden dolar6w i
50 centow ola Seminaryum.
Ks. Rektor Zwiazkowi N. P.
"a te OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES slicz-
ME podziekowa}. w TEN jesz-
cze, a przynajmniej po stro-
ME Zwiazku N. P, g}upoty
ME widze; owszem pewien
rodzaj blsnesowego sprytu.
Ks. Rektor jednak, kohczac
swoje podziekowanie, powia.
da, re Zwiazek N. P. daiac
tie pieniadze up yklada
! W ola ceg1e} k Z d 0
6 m a c h u naro Cd O w
a naweti religline /
S k ar b II ic ""
Cry gmach jest Z cegielek,
czy skarbnlca czy gmach
Jest W skarbnicy, czy skarbni-
ca W gmachu; czy gmach a
skarbnica to jedno i to sa:no
-.roztrzygniecie tel logicznej
kwestyi pozostawiamy dokto-
torom filozofii i uczonym Cd
Seminaryum, ale re ~Jegomos6
KS. Rektor palnq} soble praw-
dzlwie rektorskie glupstwo-
a nawet COS gorszego Ito do
poznania tego ME potrzeba
doktorskich dyplomow.
rs. Rektor divine ma DO.
)ecle o narodowej i religijnej
skarbnlcy, re juz mic ME
Wspomne tym gmachu!
Vice Zwiqzek N. P. moze
sic skiadac Z naipospolltszych
niedowiarkow, moze sobIe
w kozdym numerze swego
organu szydzit Z religii, kos.
c1ola / ksiezy; mozc Sic Iubo.
wac kazanlami tego urwisza Z
n. Yorku; mozc sciskaG zvd.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-14

GRAND RAPIDS, MINI.
= Wiel. ks. Ponganis kazat
wydrukowac broszurke, poda-
iaca dochod i rozchod przv
budowle tuteJsze] novel
szko}y parafialnej, przedsta-
wla]qcel sic bardzo okazale.
L kolekt wptyneIo ma tc
szkote Sf.72o.4O. innych
zrodet (za starq szxo!c, Z
kolacyj i. t. d. sI.o55.6o -
Z kasy paraf;Alne] wzieto
S5.o2o.oI, talk ii dot2d wy
dano ma szkole So.4II.Io. :
Rozchodu zas byto SIT. o6l.Io.
a vice deticyt W kasic wy.
nosl lcszcze $4,000. Do
chod i rozchod we Wszy stkich
pozyryach lawnie wyszczcgoI-
nlony.
w WHINE, Mimi, IS
letnIa dzicwczyna, protcstcs.
tantka. prlyjctq zoslala przcz
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-14

Tax mowi 0 roku 1872 Adam
M~icklewicz W swej wSpanlafej
powiesci wlerszowanej Pan Ia
deuszs'].
l ola mas bfysfa wiosna! /
mySmy zywill nadzleje! | nam
dab Bog, choc raz W zyciu odet.
chnac petna plersla, mysmy
zamarzYli, jak nasl Ojcowie, re
zn6w nasz Orzef rozwime pyszne
swe skrzyd}a l zatoczy ogromne
ko}c Cd nova do mora mad
wolua zlemia Lecha, gdzle dis
panuje car Wszechrosyl!
NY, dis bledni | blotem ma
wet obryucen', zbladzllismy moze.
ale jezeliSmy biad p%opelnili, to
pewno ME re ztej vol, ale pchnle-
CT tylko s~zlachetnem uczlclem
ml1osci OjczYzny!
Jezell pozniel W krwawci i
zacietei waIce DO cstatecznoSci
popchnieci, p~rzc>zliSmy mare W
zapalczywoSci, to niedzlw, mlellS-
my 40 cZVnle1Ila z Wroglem d.
kim, n'eublaganym, kt6ry w me-
naWlscl ku nam ne przcbicra} W
Srodkach.
Zamierzy}em kr5tkich o.
5razkach odmalowaG Ola wzrasta.
j2cego pokolenla To-, com wldz!af
j siyszaf z powstania roku 1853,
ably dla Mich mogfo bye wlernem
odblciem charaktern tego powsta.
MA zarazem przypomnienlcm i
wzmocnieniem W cichkich czasach.
W ktorych niewiarn i z%wqtplenic
lch serca ogarnia.
Wybraiem forme humorystycz.
nQ, wesoi2, ably byia poclcchq,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-14

W d}ug,.
Moze kto zapyta, jaka tego
przYczyna? Otto taniosc gtownego
produktu - bawefny.
Dokohczenie n%astapi.)
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-14
HiStWyczno : bumOryStYczne
obrazki.
= RoEZU 1859
napisala w. L.
P r L E u M q w A.

roku 0w. Kto cicbic Widzial
naszym kraju?
Ciebie lul zowic uctad rokiem
urodzaju.
A zolnicrz l,klcm wojny; dotad
lubia starry
o tobie bajac, dotted ucsn otobic
gWarZy.
Z dawna byIes niebicsklm %oznaj-
miony cudem;
l poprzedzony glucha wiescia
miedzy ludem.
Ogarnelo Litwiu6w serca z wiosny
SIOncem
Jakies divine p%rzeczucic jak pred
swiata koncem,
Jakies oczekiwanie tesknc i RADIOS
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
A LONG PEDIGREE.
A Scottish Noble Who Is Of Ancient
Lineage.

A Scottish Noble Who Is of Ancient
Lineage.
The new Knight of the Thistle, the
earl of Crawford aud Balcarres, who
fills the vacancy in that honorable
order caused hy the death of Lord
Minto, is the head of the house of
Lindsay, an ancient and powerful fam.
lily, who were in possession Of consider
able territory both in England and
Scotland as early as the eleventh CEN
tury. The name seems to have died
out in England about the time of Ed
ward H., after which the Lindsays
we're no longer summoned to parlia.
ment, but they hourished greatly in
the sister kingdom, and different men,
bers of the family had been conspicu-
Gus, not only for their wealth and
power, but for the distinction with
which they have occupied offices OF
great public Importance. Their great
est and most powerful representative
was David, the fifth earl of Crawford,
who in the latter half Of the fifteenth
century was keeper of Berwick, high
admiral of Scotland, and lord cham ber-
lain. He was created duke of Mont
rose, dignity not assumed by his sue
cessors. The Lindsays were stanch ad-
herents of the Stuarts, and Ludovic,,
the sixteenth earl, fought for the king
at Marston Moor The present holder
Of the title is the twenty-sixth earl of
Crawford and thirty fourth Lord Lind
say. He is an f. r. s., has been pres
ident of the Royal Astronomical So
ciety, and has distinguished himself
more in science than in politics. e II
Illustrated London News
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
THE HUNTERS BADGE.
An Old Custom Still Observed by Scottish
SpOrtsmen.

An Old Custom Still Observed by Scottish
SpOrtsmen.
There is an old custom in Scotland
according to which anyone who has
killed stag, salmon, a seal and an
eagle, has right to wear (if he pays
for it) the hunters badge, which con-
sists of a small gold watch charm in
the form of shield with the heads of
the above embossed in the four cor
nerS.
This is all very we'll as far as the
stag and salmon are concerned and
perhaps also the seal, although it seems
rather shame to kill the seals, which
are growing rare in Scotland. But in
asmuch as the badge calls for the de-
struction of the eagle it is a great
in Scotland, owing to the senseless
practice of killing them on all possible
occasions; and why it should be an
honor to shoot with shotgun a
big slow-fying bird does not seem very
clear, the usual way being to watch
the eagles nest and shoot it as it
comes to feed its young.
The eagle ought to be omitted, and a
list of all the game birds in Scotland
substituted, so as to make the holder
of the badge an allround hunter.
There is more recent badge called
the 'stalkers badge" which is for
anyone who has ''stalked" (still-hunt-
edD stag over a certain size of horns,
entirely by himself. This requires
some doing. The usual Scotch and
English deer shooters have man to
guide them, which, of course, is not al
lowed when qualifying for the badge.
If there was a. hunters badge"
started for America, given to anyone
who has killed certain of the big game
of America in sportsmanlike way, it
might educate men mp to taking care
of the game, sparing females, etc, as
anyone who shoots big game in a
sportsmanlilxe manner would be able
to wear the badge (Which aeed not be
expensive, as it could be made of
bronze), and if he met any member Of
a shooting club who had not got
badge on he would know what class of
shooter he was, and might shame the
unsportsmanlike shooter into mending
his ways. Forest and Stream.
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
POSITIONS FILLED.

Gov Merriam Names Gentlemen Tor Places
ON State Boards.
Gov. Merriam has named the follow
ing gentlemen to fill positions where
the term Of office of the incumbent had
expired They are chiefly reappoint-
mentS:
George L. Becker, Of Ramsey county, as rail-
road and warehouse commissioner for the term
Of three years.
Greenleaf Clark, of Ramsey county, regent OF
the State university for six years.
Cushman X. Davis, OF Ramsey county, regent
of the State university for six years.
Anthony Kelly, of Hennepin county, director
of the Minnesota institute for detectives for
hve years.
d. b. Collins, Of Nicollet county, as q commits
sioner to examine state hospitals for the insane
for two years.
HW Brazie, Of Hennepin county, as com.
missioner to examine the Minnesota hospital
for the insane for two years.
Charles Eugene Riggs, OF Ramsey county, as
commissioner to examine the Minnesota state
hospital for the insane for two years.
C.. H. Petit, OF Hennepin county, as member
of the board of managers OF the Minnesota
state reform school for five years.
John Cooper, of Stearns county, as member
of the board Of managers Of the State reforma-
tory for six years
Frank Semple, of Faribault county, as men,
Der OF the board Of managers Of the state prison
for five years
o. NJ Hall, of Goodhue county, as member OF
the state board Of corrections and charities for
three years
Chris Amundson, of Nicollet county as mem.
ber of the board of corrections and charities for
three years.
of the state board of dental Examiners for five
years.
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
SANCTlTY OF THE TOMB.

Veneration OF the Ancients for the Rest-
inG-Place of the Departed.
Greek and Roman alike paid the
greatest respect to the remains of the
departed, and were very anxious that
nothing should disturb the ashes or the
bones of the dead or violate the sane
tity of the sepulcher. Every body will
recall the lines on Shakespeares toni
at Stratford- on Avon, but for down
wright intensity of anathema the fol-
lowing would be hard to match in mod
ern times:
81 give to the good below. this tomb
to keep, to Pluto and to Demeter and
Perse phone and the Erinnyes and all
the gods below. If anyone shall dis
figure this sepulcher or shall open it,
or move anything from it, to him let
there be no earth to walk, no sea to
sail, but may he be rooted out with all
his race. May he feel all diseases,
shuddering and fever, and madness,
and whatsoever ills exist for beasts or
men, may these light on him who dares
move aught from this tomb
This is from a tom b at Athens erected
by sorrowing wife to her husband,
"most sweet" but similar expressions
are very common. Sometimes in addi-
tion blessings are invoked on the man
who leaves the tomb undlsturbed, or
who will make libations to the dead.
Sometimes we meet the request that
flowers may be thrown upon the tomb.
In some cases the sanctity of the
tomb is defended, not by supernatural
terrors, but by the prosaic statement
of the fine to which the offending per-
son made himself liable. Sometimes
the particular form of desecration
which was most to be feared was men
toned with a simple directness which
one may admire but dare not initiate.
-Cornhill Magazine.
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14

years ago that crowd of us boys
were gathered together one night in
one of the fellows rooms in college.
1t was cold, dreary night in January,
and the snow was already foot or
more deep, and it had set in to raining
and sleeting.
We were all gathered around the
roaring fire, telling tales and trying
hard not to think of home. Tucker
had just finished his last story, and was
staring into the fire in his thoughtful
way; Starke was playing Home,
Sweet Home" on his harp, and Tobin
was just getting down his old fiddle,
when saw the small light of lantern
glimmering through the mist, and
headed for our room. | knew by its
swing, and the merry whistle that ac-
companied it, that jolly Hal Harris was
coming.
Telling one of the boys to throw an
other log on the already roaring FIRE. 1
filled my big meerschaum and got a
chair ready for him. We all knew that
he would have some news, and he was
such good company.
In he came, his broad shoulders all
covered with ice, his big boots mud to
the top, and his jolly red face all aglow
with the exercise Of pulling through
the drifts.
"Well, boys he said, Hopping him
self into chair and lighting his pipe
with piece of frewood, 'have you
heard the news?"
We all answered in the negative, and
he went on.
"Well, this afternoon six convicts es-
capped from the mines (that were just
twelve miles distant) and got scot free.
One of them was forger, and there is
reward of five hundred dollars for his
capture
''By Jo,e!' said Tucker, 81 wouldn't
mind having five hundred dollars, but
would hate to take the poor devil"
''That's just it, said Tobin, reaching
for his Colts. I'VE amt chicken.
hearted down in Texas, and convicts
can't got away down here"
This fellow" said Hal, has only
been there nine months, and is dan
gerous character. He has escaped three
or four times, and l hear he is the
worst customer they ever had"
Just then there came loud knock at
the door, and Mr.. Brooks, the sheriff,
walked in with his Winchester on his
shoulder
''Whew!" he said, pulling the icicles
off his beard, 'it's nasty night and
getting colder every minute"
''What about the convicts?" we all
exclaimed, impatient to hear the whole
story.
''Six of them made break this after
noon," he went on, land are said to he
making for the state line, right by here.
It's too cold to make the dogs follow
the trail, SO we must do it.
''What!" we all cried springing to
our feet mot tonight"
"Yes," he said, 'this very night, you
boys must help me out All the men
are over at Gepson's, ten miles away,
to a ball, and these fellows must be
caught. Why, you might make five
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
MMren Shat.
JOHN P. MATTSON, Editor and Proprietor
WARREN. MINI.
THE BOARDERS AT DINNER.

The funny boarder he begun
The racket, being able;
Let each" he said, 'get off a pun
On something on the table.
And I'll commence with one you will
Acknowledge is the boss, sir
This morning-as the house was still
woke cup plate and saucer"
"Get up potato clock, sir" said
The next in turn, undaunted
~ know egg girl who sugar head
Because her hand wanted"
"I'd do the same" laughed number three
"If you were my adorer.-
A nas-tea cigarette. may be,
You often smoke -besf-fore her."
"It's mocha meerschaum pie, perhaps"
Said number four, In folly,
"When knife fork kettle lot OF chaps
Who loved me ham jolly"
Its hard to pickle lover when
A person has stew many"
Laughed number f1ve-"why oil the mel
Are spoons-two for penny"
I'D be hash-shamed Of such vlew,"
The next one said. I'm guessing
You mustard mire them, for you
Take lots OF thyme in dressing"
As fast and furious grew the fun,
The poor landlady listened,
But when it came her turn to pun
Her eyes with mischief glistened.
TO add to your display of w.t."
She bowed, II am unable;
Such brilliant minds are tr-ly lit
To grace royal table
But just to please you will try;
see some bees before me,
Who, every time they meat my eye
Turn red-they must adore me-"
The boarders then in silent gloom
Stole one by one from out the room.
H c. Dodge. in Detroit Free PresA
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14

hundred dollars, and BESIDES you fell
lows are quicker and braver than the
men. So get ready and come on"
This last remark caught us, and the
whole crowd commenced getting on
their things.
Wrap up good, " he said, Its mighty
cold, but there's crust forming on the
snow that will about hold up our
horses
Having wrapped up thoroughly, we
all started out, Mr.. Brooks and Hal
leading, and Tobin and bringing up
the rear.
As remember it now, it was the
coldest night ever saw. The wind
slmost tore my lantern out of my hand
and my Winchester felt cold through
my double gloves.
Nov, look here, boys" mumbled
Brooks, through his thick mufaer. 1--WE
will go in twos, making for the state
line. These fellows were seen to pass
here two or three hours ago, and can
not be far off in this weather. If any
Of You strike the trail Of the whole
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14

s An Eye 60 Fururs Needs.
Small Boy. Gimme bottle Of
nerve tonic .
Clerk For yourself?'
Small Boy. Yep. for myself.
Clerk You don't look a. If You
needed nerve tonic"
Small Boy. Mop, guess not but ex-
pect to In less'n week. You see, I've
taken, lately, to lickin' every boy in
our part o'town, and ma says the very
next boy I fight, she'll shut me up in .
room by myself where I'll have to be
civil That time is sure to come pretty
soon, and with sigh) expect it to be
awful wearin' on me-" e."-Pharmaceutica
Era
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
oe nsed except on prescriptions from repu-
apg 3an PfSyssielans us the damage they will do
rive from them Hairs Catarrhp arr pCSg Cure man- an-
ufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
~ contains no mercury, and is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Hairs Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
IN loiedo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney Il Co. Tes-
nag Sold by Druggists. price 75c per bottle.
TOWARD twilight you want to keep your
own counsel, since it is about then that you
may expect the eve's-dropping. = Boston
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
The News lsr,eny Unronloied.

00s
John A. Petit, Sc years of age and
an old resident of Minneapolis, dropped
dead in the street.
Rev. P. Hart, formerly of Oshkosh.
Wis. was ordained priest at St Paul
by Archbishop Ireland
William Ditty, conductor on the
Great Northern, was badly injured at
Crookston between two cars.
Miss Lena Petrick committed suicide
at Plainview. No reason was known
why she should have taken her life
The third annual meeting of the
Minnesota beeaeepers will be held at
Owatonna January 20 and 21.
Frank Perautka. who has been en-.
gagged in business in Winona for a
number of years, failed for $4,000.
f. r. Mazurie, a laborer at Winona,
has fallen heir to S75, 900 by the death
of his father, James v. Mazurie, at
Dittinger, Pa
A book agent named Rockow, of Wi
mona, was run down by freight train
at DEVILS Lake, N. D., and instantly
killed.
Four members of a gang of dangerous
highw aymen were arrested in st. Paul
They have perpetrated several robber.
les lately.
A system Of free delivery has been
inaugurated at Faribault. The car.
riers are John J. Van Saun, Charles
Pike and c. p. Stone.
A rear-end collision at Crookston be.
tween sections of Great Northern
freight badly wrecked an engine and
caboose and ten cars of wheat were
ditched.
D. NJ Wheeler, of Winona, has re-
signed his position as chief engineer
of the Winona & Southwestern rail.
way, which position he has. held since
the spring of 1888.
Secretary Noble has appointed
Thomas Nary, of Gull River, and
Charles Hayden, of Champlin. exam
iners and appraisers of Chippewa In
dian lands in Minnesota under the act
of January "A, 1889, with view to
their future sale
B. w. Armstrong, chief deputy clerk
OF the courts, died in St Paul of con-
Su" "pt1OU
A young man named Dudley Smith
had one of his feet cut off by the cars
at Stewartville.
Henry Kauphusman, farmer Of the
town of Hart, made an assignment ia
Berend Bollman. The assets were es-
timated at 1850 and liabilities at ST.
600. Z.
Peter Oleson Kron, an old citizen Of
Evansville, committed suicide f by
shooting himself in the head with q
revolver on the grave Of his wife in the
cemetery.
The following additional money or, or.
der Offices have been established in
Minnesota: Erskin, Polk county: Nc.
Kintosh, Polk county; Bethway, Wi.
mona county; Oakridge, Winona county.
An attachment was served on Henry
Kauphsman. 3 wealthy farmer living
few miles from Winona, for $4,000,
in favor of Frederick Voksman. of
Dubuque, Ia.
Mrs. Sarah Moore, aged Is, commit.
ted suicide in Minneapolis by pouring
kerosene oil over her clothes and then
setting it Ion fire. She had been suffer.
ing from snelancholia caused by tho
death Of he's husband.
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14
A Valuable Satchel.

State Treasurer Bobleter left St.
Paul the other evening for New York
and only few persons knew that the
little yellow grip which the treasurer
carried in his hand contained 81, 200. 600.
Rather than trust to the uncertainty of
an express company in this age when
the train robber is abroad, Col. Bob
Letter concluded to personally convey
the precious package to its destination,
where it will be used to liquidate other
bonds of like sum.
Warren sheaf., 1892-01-14

gang fire off your gun twice in quick
succession; if YOU strike the trail of one
run him down and get him by your
self. The man that gets the Doodle
will treat the crowd'' So saying, he
and Hal disappeared in the murky
darkness.
The whole crowd spread out toward
the state line, but Tobin and spread
out towards B, which was then
quite village and a pretty large rail,
road center.
The crust that Brooks said would
hold our horses didn't at all, and after
f1oundering nearly five miles we left
them at a small cottage and struck out
across the country for the small village
of D., three miles away, where we
would get train for home.
We were cold and hungry, and swore
vigorously at Brooks, the convicts and
the state in general
After we had made about half the
distance Tobin suddenly stopped and
whistled. "lf here amt blood I'm q
liar and not Texan"
Sure enough there were footprints,
and splotched with blood-fresh blood
at that.
The day was now breaking, and we
could follow them easily; SO, pulling
our weary bones together, we sat out
on slow trot.
We had only gone few hundred
yards when we caught sight of the poor
wretch houndering slowly along.
AS he saw us he gave one last effort,
and, lurching forward, fell.
When we reached him we found a
well-built man, with good features, and
pair of black eyes that wore a deadly
haze and looked at us plteously. He
was almost naked. and his feet were
bare and bleeding.
We kindled dead tree near by into
good fire, and poured whisky down
him plentifully.
In short while he was able to speak,
and asked US what were going to do
with him.
At the end of the first sentence we
looked at each other with slight air
of surprise. He did not speak like a
convict.
His voice was clear and well pitched,
his rhetoric perfect, and everything
about him seemed to indicate that he
had seen better days.
He noted our surprise and went on to
say: "Gentlemen, you have run me
down at last. and will, no doubt, take
me back to the mines, but will never
go back alive"
We both gave start, and exchanged
questioning glances.
He noticed this, and went on to ask
if we would listen to his story.
We both assented. and, covering him
up with my greatcoat, bade him go on.
"My name." said he, "is Wilson, and
1 was convicted OF forgery and one
that really committed. was a poor
clerk in S., when my young wife
died, leaving my only child, little
brown-eyed girl, for me to take care of.
In few months lost my position, and
could not find work of any description.
Things went from worse to worse. I
pawned everything had, and was re-
duced almost to starvation. One cold
night went to my little attic room,
and found baby almost frozen and cry
ing from hunger.
my God. gentlemen, it was more
than l could stand. Steal? Why, l
would murder to save that little ones
life
Here the poor fellow broke down,
and the hot tears rolled down his face.
''The next day." he went on, 81
forged check for one hundred and