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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-07
KITTY NEAL.

On sudden the wind is awake,
And the orchard is showing
In clouds from the apple boughs
The white petals are blowing;
The pease are ready to bloom,
And the clover is growing,
So long by her basket OF work
Kitty Neal had been sitting
That fever danced in her feet
OF desire to be hitting;
And her grandmother close at her side
Was asleep IT her knitting.
An What ~ : -. me gate
yy0dr coming were waiting.
II the May were just at its prime.
And the orioles mating.
Should maiden with love In her looks
Be too long in debatingi
As still rs bird from the eough,
She Is gone from her station
Poor viii has been waiting so long,
And to wait is vexation"
Two hearts at her coming beat high
With loving elation,
So kisses and true-lovers' vows
And white petals were showing
At the gate Of the orchard that day;
Then back to her sewing:
And her grandmother waking at last,
Never knew Of her going.
Isaac Ogden Rankin, in HarperS Bazaar.
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natchless eonthern Cross draws nearer
and nearer SAch succeeding night.
Low down on the western horizon
lark outline b dimly seen, which, by
Tho inexperienced eye, may easily be
mistaken for a cloud; but the man at the
lookout is not to be deceived, and he
promptly sings out: "Land ahead" The
deck is once more the scene of ANNA
ton and hustle, and all eyes are
strained to view the now rapidly dsvel.
oping outlines of what appears to
be huge, barren bowlder rising abrupt
ly upon mid ocean.
"The old rock is still there" muses.
the captain, as he climbs up the steps
to the bridge. And so it is; and the old
rock means the historical island of st.
Helena. Its appearance, as we ap-
proach from the sea. is somber, sullen
and uninviting in the extreme. The
coast presents rampant of weather.
beaten, iron bound cliffs, varying from
600 to 2,5CO feet in height. Scarce a
trace of vegetation is visible; line Of
low surf frets at the foot Of the crags,
and few sea fowl skim the water OF
fly from the hollows of the rocks. Now
the engine suddenly stops, the anchor
chains rattle through the hause pipes,
the ship veers, comes to standstill,
and we are moored close under the
cliffs of natural majestic fortress sur.
rounded by an almost fathomless ocean.
To anchor off St. Helena for six hours
and not go ashore to see the historical
sights would be like going away from
Mecca without looking at Mohammed's
tomb. And so we soon find ourselves
transferred from the steamers deck to
the back of a spirited pony, gathering
up the one long, white street of James.
town, seaport and capital of the isla nd.
The town is situated in valley be.
tween two lofty, precipitous hills,
about mile in length, and contains
about 5000 inhabitants. The buildings
are all of stone, and some are of su.
perior order. The town is well forti.
ied both by lines in front and batteries
situated on the hills op either side.
All visitors to St. Helena experience
4 pleasant surprise on going inland.
The green valleys and groves of wavy
pine trees, beautiful cottages and farm
houses, surrounded with fruit orchards
and flower and vegetable gardens, greet
the eye In every direction, and one il
made to forget that he is on the barren:
somber-looiling rock which he first saw
from the deck of steamship. The
place is full of Napoleonic reminis,
cences. Leaving the town and ascend
ing the road, deep cut into the side Of
the hill, the first place of note that
opens to the view is the Briars, the
present residence of prominent ole
citizen, but made famous by having
been occupied by the great French EN-.
peror while Longwood was being pre-.
pared for his reception. The surround.
ing scenery is rocky and grand, and the
Briars, situated on plateau at the foot
of the hills, with flower garden anc
shade trees, is rendered by contrast the
more attractive. Proceeding along
winding roadways for some three mile,
farther, we descend into green shady
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and wheels are heard and the dripping
anchors hang suspended from the cat
heads. From the depths, far down be-
low, a jingling of bells is family heard,
deep, throbbin 3 pulsation, felt but not
heard, causes the ship to tremble and
shake, the great screw propeller re-
wolves, the water about the stern is sud-
denly disturbed and agitated - and
we are off.
The red hills of old England dissolve
into clouds Plymouth's tall church
spires look more and more like specter
fingers pointing upward, grow thinner
and thinner, and are lost in the hazy
mist. The Needles, the mariners un-
erring landmark to the English chan
mel, loom up on our starboard quarter,
soon grow less distinct and finally dis
solve in the distance.
On the afternoon of the fourth day
out ''land ahead" is proclaimed by the
man at the lookout, and presently we
are able to distinguish what resembles
a huge column rising out of the water,
but ever changing in outline as we
near it, till it resolves into mass of
lofty cliffs and shadowy canyons. This
is the picturesque island of Porto Santo
situated a few leagues to the north of
the island of Madeira. AS we steam
close under it's lee the rays of the set
ting sun, rejecting upon the basaltic
cliffs thousand feet above, gives them
weird, plutonic glow. Steaming
rapidly as we do, Porto Santo is still
plainly in view when Madeira is dimlv
deserted directly ahead, and a few
hours later our anchors drop with
splash into the tranquil waters of the
roadstead of Funchal, Madcira's capital
Nature has done much for Madeira,
but man, little. Its picturesque hills
and shady valleys, sunny climate and
incompatible flora are all the free gifts
Of nature; but the blight of imbecile
Portuguese government is painfully
manifest throughout this fairy island.
1t has become a colony of mendicants:
and beyond its natural attractions be.
fore mentioned, is now only famous for
its wicker-worll and diving bays, its
bullock-sleds and beggars. 1t is indeed
the feeding ground for the lame and the
halt, the manned and the blind, each OF
whose name is legion and who demands
his tribute from every stranger who
touches the land, in tones and manner
too earnest to be misunderstood But,
Notwithstanding these sad circum-
stances, who is there who has ever Wis
tied Madeira who has forgotten it's
charming valleys, it's handicapped
mountains and the lovely views here
obtained, unsurpassed, if equaled,
elsewhere?
Once more the captain is on the
bridge, the big screw again revolves
and Madeira's white cliffs soon grow
dim in the distance as we skim before
the fresh northeast trades in the direc-
ton OF the Canaries. Two days later,
the first of these. the isle of Palma.
looms up on our starboard quarter; and
soon after this, to the ecstacy of all on
board, rift appears in the driving
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ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
from the British isles % the South
srn Ocean.
eexe,rs's saAny skiss and Bsss~r tlsrde
.-Tener1fEe and the Coupe de verdes
ST. Helena and Her His
tOricai "Reminiscences.
Especial letter.

"Visitors ashore, all! Come, now, look
sharp, times up!'' cries the husky
voiced old quartermaster, as he rolls
about the crowded quarter deck of the
big steamer, gesticulating and pointing
to the smart little steam launch now
alongside the gangway for the purpose
of conveying all not seaward bound
back to the Plymouth docks. Silent
little groups here and there suddenly
become animated, hands are pressed,
lip meets lip in silent farewell, and
with a chorus of goodbys-some CHEEKY,
some sobbed-the throng of leave-takers
are soon huddled together on the mar
row deck of the little steam launch.
Now the shrill notes of the boat.
SWANS pipe pierce the air, over the
bows rafting and rumbling of chains
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Why the cred Sea-"

Many persons have puzzled their
brains wondering why the Red" sea
should be SO called. The name was
originally applied to it because por-
tions of it are covered with patches
from few yards to some miles square,
composed of microscopic vegetable
animalcule which dye the waters .
blood red. When not affected by these
organisms the Red" sea is intensely
blue, the shoal waters showing some
shades of green.
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watch, and, turning to his books, said
that it had been sold to him by one II.
J. Miles, 428 Rockland street.
Broomberry started out to look for
the street and soon discovered that
there was no such place. He returned
to the-pawn shop
THE fellow that sold goa this watch
must have come by II dish~-estiy' ne
said to the hr~i-or.
Very likely, sir. We have no means
Of finding out, you know. All we can
do Is 10 take the name and address or
what we suppose to be SUCH
Yes, that's true, suppose. But do
you think you'd know the man if you
were to gee him again?'
"fes, think so"
Have you ever seen him since he
sold you the watch?'
mo, think not"
II have" said boy standing at the
back end of the place.
Good; but do you know where he
can be found:"
II don't know where he stays, but
have seen him go up into gambling
house.
"Well, now, if you will 60 with me
and point him out, l will pay you well
for your trouble"
Every day for four days the boy went
with Broomberry and stood near a mar
row stairway on Clark street, and just
as they were about to leave the place
on the evening of the fourth day the
boy clutched Broomberry's arm and
said:
That's him going up now"
'All right. Here He gave the boy
five dollars.
Broomberry went up into the gamb-
ling den; he closely studied the man
that had been pointed out. The fellow
lost his money and went down. Broom
berry followed him. He went to a sort
of hotel on Canal street and Broom
berry kept him in view. He went into
the bar-room and sat down to table.
Broomberry approached him, ind ,screet-
ly t, o, and said:
'Will you please pardon me if I ask
you few questions?"
81 don't know whether l will or not, "
the fellow growled, but Broomberry,
taking no notice of his ill-humor, sat
down.
Il am about to write little history
said he, land think you may be able to
help me out on it. have in my posses
sion watch which l have traced to
you, and l should like to know whcrc
you"
The fellow jumped up, knocked
Broomberry down and disappeared
through back door, When the his.
torian got up and brushed himself, he
was told that a policeman had caught
the fellow-a singular outcome, surely.
The fellow was brought back and then,
together with Broomberry, was taken
to the police station, where tire histor-
ian related his story, and then there
came sensation. The watch had be-
longed to old Kloptock and Broomberry
had found the murderer.-Opie Read, in
Banner of Gold.
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A Two O'Clock TRAGEDY.

Wife Ito husband just in from the
club)-What, sir; are you going out
again?
Husband-Yesh. emit shuicide. 1t
was bad 'nough (hic) when there was
one of You, but now there's two Of you !
won't shtan' i: any longer. (Sinks
down, with his head in the work basket.
and umbers. )-Brooklyn Life.
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A Pleasant Residence.

II understand you rented another
house in Harlem" said New Yorl,
gentleman to an acquaintance. do yoy
like the location?"
"Yes, the location is all right"
MANY conveniences?"
Eyes, quite number of conveniences
There's livery stable on one side, a
lager beer saloon next door, and lard
factory across the street. Everything
seems handy enough SO far as l can
see. "-TeXas Siftings-
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Painful Reminder,

"You have promised to love me al
ways, Reginald" she murmured, but
can trust you, Reginald? Can l trust
What is the matter, dear?"
Nothing, Gwcndolen, nothing!" he
replied, mastering himself with an ef-
fort. "A momentary spasm-nothing
more. 1t is gone!"
The question was the same that his
tailor had asked him in loud, harsh,
sarcastic voice only an hour before
Chicago Tribune.
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Merely a Solicitor.

Sleek Stranger am hunting for
work, sir. Have you any scrubbing,
washing or cleaning of any kind you
wish done?
Mr.. Morrison Essex-You don't look
like man for that kind of work.
Sleek Stranger-I am not, sir. It is
for my wife ! am hunting work.
Puck
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Revised Motto.

"That,s q neat motto" said Briny
Billins to a real estate man who asks:
why pay rent when you can own your
own home?"
Eyes," was the reply, but have just
had a tenant who revised it in way
that make me dislike it. He says why
pay for home when you can owe the
rent money?'-W ashington Star.
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1t was IN the smoking room OF an At
lantic steamer that a worthy Teuton
was talking about weather forecasts.
Look here" he said, II tell you vat
1t is. You better doh'd take no stock in
dem vetter predictions. Dey can't tell
no peter as can"
But, my dear sir, said person near
by. "they foretold the storm which we
have just encountered"
well, dat ish So" said the Teuton,
"but tell you vat it is, dat storm would
hat come yust de same if it had not been
predicted. "-Texas Siftings.
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Time Is Money.

Col. SIMPSON, who was always asking
people to advance him money, died not
long ago at the age of eighty-six. Two
gentlemen, one of whom had advanced
him money very frequently, were talk
ing about the deceased, when one of
them took occasion to say:
with him the ruling passion was
strong in death"
How sop
"Well, you see, he even died at an ad-
vanced age."-Tcxas Siftings.
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BERTHE was visiting the sea-shore for
the first time. Once. while watching
the fish that would occasionally swim
near the rocks on which she stood, she
said: ~ don't b'lieve the fishes will ever
go thirsty. God is SO good to make a
whole ocean of water just for them to
drink. "-Harpers Young PEOPLE.
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A Feminine Equivalent.

Jack Lever-Then you didn't move on
the first of May?
Mr.. Lotos-No; my wife said that If
she took up all the carpets and took
down all the curtains, and turned the
house upside-down, generally, she
thought we could get along without
moving this year.-Puck
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A Regular Dilemma.

Al am in hideous pickle.
BLOW SO?
Al have not got anything to eat,
and the only thing I've got to pawn is
my false teeth, and if pawn them and
buy something to eat then can't eat
it. | never was in such hideous fix in
all my life.-Texas Siftings.
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Base Ingratitude.

Widow er-Your bill is something
fearful After you have doctored my
wife to death you expect me to pay you
an enormous bill.
Doctor-That's just what expected
you to say. Such a thing as gratitude
no longer exists in this world.-Texas
Siftings.
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FLOW old are you, sonny?"
'Twclve years old. sir"
"You are very small for your age
What is your name?"
Johnny Smith. My father is baker
on Manhattan avenue"
$50 your father is baker. I might
have guessed it by your size. You re-
mind me of one of his loaves. Texas
Sif1inps
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A Queer Exadus.

Wife-Dear me, it's rainy Saturday,
and I'll have the children racing about
the house all day and breaking things.
Husband - What have you usually
done on rainy Saturdays?
Wife, generally sent them in to
play with the neighbors' children, but
all ! knew have moved away.-Good
Nave
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A Difference.

Mamma-Come, now, dear, it's get
ting dark and time you were in bed.
The little birds have gone.
Dorothy-Yes'm; but the little birds
got up at daylight, and didn't.-Har-
per's Young Peonle
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JTniDtentiOnai.

Fond Husband-It's shame your
household duties prevent your riding
more. I'll get a housekeeper.
Wife (wbo considers herself fnan-
cier)-But my dear, can you afford it2
Fond Husband-Oh, yes She would
pay for herself twice over.-Brooklyn
Life
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"Suspension?"
Grumblers Preferred.

New Boarder-I s'pose you like board.
ers who will eat anything that's set be.
fore them and not grumble?
Mrs. Slimdiet-Bless you, no. I'd q
sight rather they'd grumble and not eat
IN. Y. Weekly.
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Terrible Mistake

Queensware Merchant-What made
that lady 60 out of the store so hurried
ly?
Clerk don't know. I was showing
her a vase
"Was that what you call it?"
Certainly"
with a groan)-"We have lost her
custom forever. You should have
Gale it a vawz. She's from Boston,
Chicago Tribune.
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Profits.

Young Lady, read your last poem,
Mr.. Spacerayt, butt couldn't make any
thing out of it.
MIR. Swell, could. made ten
dollars out Of it-Truth.
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Its Art Education Neglected..

Dinwiddie (sitting at his friends
6reside)-I don't call this an artistic
chimney.
Shingles (who is rather proud of some
exquisite tile work about the mantel)-
You don't? What's wrong with it?
Dinwiddie-It doesn't draw WE'LL
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Two Pianos.

Mrs. Spinks-Is that new neighbours
piano an upright, like ours?
Wee Miss Spinks-No'm, it's one Of
zee low down kind-Good News.
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The Hideous Doubt,

She-You have been calling on Miss
Plankington quite often of late, haven't
you9 Has she always been at homer
He-That's just what / have been
wondering.-Life.
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Hard to Answer.

II want to ask one more question:"
said little Frank as he was being put to
bed.
"Well?" acquiesced the tired mamma.
when holes come in stockings what
becomes of the piece of stocking that
was there before the hole came?"-Judge.
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They Will.

"And them said the teacher, "the
e7:' spirit departed and entered into the
swine
Pigs III En-. most anything" said
JohnnV-Pucll.
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Making o Purchase.

Mrs. Shoppell latter the entire con.
tents of the store have been shown her)
We'll, you don't appear to have exact
ly what want; but as you have gone
to so much trouble, feel that should
buy something-give me three one-cent
StampS-Puck
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Trotter's Wish.

IF had my choice of hymns in
church would always select number
twelve hundred and forty-seven, with
the first and last stanZaS omitted"
"How many stanzas are there alto
gether?'
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So RollO Thinks.

Aunt Phebe-Your brother Tom
grows much faster than you do, Rollo.
Rollo-Well, he'll get old before do.
then, auntie.-Harper's Young People.
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A BENEDICT,

Mrs. Spinks-Is your friend Finks n
married man?
Mr. Spinks-I guess so. He fastens
his suspenders with a hairpin instead Of
a nail.-Judge.
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Appropriate Music.

Bandmaster-But how can I play q
wedding march? l have nothing here
but military music.
Manager-On. give 'em the double
quick-that's good enough.-Puck.
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Or Something Like Them.

Bridget lat the grocers)-The mis-
thress is afther wantin' bottle av-I
think it do be thricks-fur the billed
mutton sauce.
Scales the grocer)-Isn't it capers
you want?
Bridget-Phat's the odds, capers or
thricks? Sure, their wan an the same.
Judge.
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His Recommendations.

"You want job in my store, hey7
Have you any recommendations from
your last employer, my boy?"
Muffin in writin'. But he said he
was very glad to part with me. Chi
cago Tribune.
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A GREAT RUIN,
What Is Left of tho Magnificent Tempt.
of Baal.

What Is Left of tho Magnificent Tempt.
of Baal.
There rises huge wall seventy feet
high, inclosing a square court of which
the side is 74o feet long. Part of the
wall, having fallen into ruins, has been
rebuilt from the ancient materials; but
the whole of the north side. with it's
beautiful pilasters, remains perfect.
AS the visitors enter the court they
stand still in astonishment at the ex-
traordinary sight which meets their
eyes: for here, crowded within those
four high walls. is the native Village Of
Tadmor. 1t was natural enough for the
Arabs to build their mud huts within
these readymade Notifications, but the
impression produced by such village
in such a place is indescribably strange.
The temple, so to speak, is eaten out
at the core. and little but the shell re-
mains. But here and there a f1uted
Corinthian column or group of columns,
with entablature still perfect, rises in
stately grace far over the wretched
huts. the rich. creamy color OF the lime
stone and the beautiful holdings of the
capitals contrasting with the clear blue
of the cloudless sky. The best view of
the whole is to be obtained from the
roof of the naos, which, once beautiful
and adorned with sculpture, is now all
battered and defaced and has been met
amorphosed into squalid little mosque.
To describe the view from that roof
were indeed a hopeless task. High into
the clear blue air and the golden sun
shine rise the stately columns; crowded
and jumbled and heaped together be-
low, untouched by the gladdening sun
beams, unfreshened by the pure, free
air, lies all the squalor and wretched-
ness of an Arab mud-hut village
Blackwood's Magazine.
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Unmerited Reproof.

The Rector-My dear young lady, I
hope ! am mistaken, but ! thought
saw you talking during the sermon yes
terday.
Stray Lamb-You certainly are mis-
taken. doctor. Why, neper talk in my
sleepl-Life.
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Excusing Herself.

May-Did used to cry as much as
baby brother7
Mamma-Yes, my dear.
MAXWELL, he'll be awfully ashamed
of it when he gets big. would if 1
were boy.-Harper's Young People
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Agents Wanted.

Mr.. Gowitt-I am going to join the
Society for the Prevention of Crime.
Reggy Riversidc-Great Cesar! What
for?
Mr.. Gowitt-So can paint the town
and have my expenses paid.-PI:k.
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Returns Came in Early.

Husband - Err my dear, there is
going to be very mportant-er-elec-
ton at my club tonight, and may
Wife-Very we'll. I'll wait up to hear
the returns.
"Um-er-are You interested in the
returns?"
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Their Vegetables.

Gazzam-I suppose that the favorite
vegetable of a duck is mandrake.
Maddox-And that of the hen is
chickweed, of course.
Gazzam-It might be egg plant.-De-
froit Free Press.
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A Happy Man.

I'm like woman in one respect"
remarked the dealer who sells for cash
only.
'Indeed?''
YES; my work is never dundee
troit Free Press.