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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-19
HAD TO AMUsE Tbs CROWD.
A Murderer Who Did Not Hama
Dances On the Gallows.
From the NetU York Times.

DtbAACO1 vi viz Nb4AC W D
From the NeiU York Times.
SAN ANTONIO. lex, Feb, 1l.-Alfonso
Elizondo, a Mexican. was to have been
hanged at Floresville, twenty miles south Of
here, yesterday, for the murder Of a
wealthy rancher, whom he robbed. A few
hours before the time set for the execu-
ton telegram was received by the sheriff
from Gov. II Jgg, committing the condemned
man to Imprisonment for life,
The scatfold had been erected and a new
suit Of clothes purchased for Ehzondo, who
looked upon the proposed proceedings as a
kind of a fiesta. The sheriff, the prisoner,
and the entire populace Of the town and
surrounding country were sorely disa-
pointed Something had to be done Co
amuse the curious throug which had
gathered TO witness the hanging, so, upon
he suggestion of some, the prisoner was
marched to the scafFold and the rope was
carefully adjusted. The sheriff took his
stand at the trap door lever, and on the
command OF the crowd Elizondo danced a
weird jig With the black cap drawn over
bis face and the rope around his neck.
He kept the crowd amused with his
dancing for an h UT, and was then
marched back to his CELL
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New York, Feb IS Arrived, schrs Emma c
| Cotton, Ayres, Charleston; Thomas A ward,
| Lmon, Charleston; Frank Yanderherchen, Mil.
! Ter. Charleston; stephen Bennett, Anderson,
| Brunswick; samuel w Hall, Boone, Darien, lost
| g foresail during NV gale; Johanna Swan,
Shackford, Fernandina; Ida E Latham, Batch
ford, Fernandina; Bertha Louise, War;, Jack
| sonville.
| Cleared-Schr T Rundlett. Fountain, Key
| West and Tampa, Fla.
| enthusiastically Glenbervie LBrl, Key West
and Punta Gorda; schr James Judge, Savannah.
Baltimore, Feb l6-Arrived, schrs william II
| Allison, Keniston, Savannah; Mary S Bradshaw,
| NanGilder, Charleston (see miscellany; Walter
| w Rasn Nannamsn, Charleston
Boston, Feb l6-Arrived below, schr Viola
| Reppard. Anderson, Brunswick.
Brunswick. Feb l5-Arrlved, schr @ Pendle-
| ton, Dodge, Savannah.
| Mobile Feb 15-Sailed. steamship Kauawha,
Tampa.
New orleans. Feb 16-Cleared, bark Melanesia
| [Norl, Freivold. Pensacola.
Fernandina, Fla, Feb l6-Sailed. bark Helm
rich Botel lGerl, Stehr, Hamburg; schrs Jennie
! > Hall, Watts, New York; S NJ Bird, Merrill,
! New York; Lulie L Pollard, Smith, Philadel,
phla; Clara Leavitt, Lombard Porto Cabello.
! Pensacola, Feb ll-Arrived, Darks Loining
! lNorl, Eye Dundee; Vladimir [Norl, Petersen,
Barbados; Einar Tambarskjelver [Norl, Norbo,
Ship Island; Daggry LNorl, Overneland, Monte
| video.
Philadelphia, Feb 16-Arrived, schr Fannie ]
Bartlett, Hutchinson, Savannah; Millville Bran.
| nan. Jacksonville
misunderstanding Crown of England [Brl,
| Sepe, New Orleans via Tampa; schr Kate Y
| Aiken Wilson, Charleston.
Vineyard Haven. Feb l5-Arrived, schr Viola
| ReppOrd, Leo, Brunswick, Ga, for Boston.
Wilmington, NC, Feb l6-Arrived, bark Son.
DIRE LNor, Jacobsen, Tybee
Bremen, Feb 16-Arrived steamship Acme
| [Brl, Tate, Savannah.
Barcelona, Feb 12-Arrived, steamship Mer-
chant Prince [brI, McDiarmid, Charleston.
Tarifa, Feb 9-Passed. ship Palamos TSp1
4. CRsso, Brunswick for Valencia.
West Hartepool, Feb I5-Arrived, bark Osmo
| lRusl, Panelius, Pensacola.
Havana. Feb 12-Arrived, schr II ] Cottrell,
Haskell Mobile
Rosario, Feb 12-Arrived, schr Aroma [Brl,
Parker, ApGlachcola.
Nuevitas, Feb l5-Cleared. sohr Iolanthe LBrl,
Card Mobile.
Ssgua, Feb G-Arrived. schr Sadie Wilcutt,
Brown, Apalachicola.
Brunswick, Ga, Feb l6-Arrived, brig Eclipse
[Spl, Ross Havana; schrs Annie Conant, Nc
Donald, Boston; Minnie Anna Bonsal, Lodge
Perth Amboy
Saied-Barks Posiedon [Norl, Borreson SUIT
ton Bridge; Eidern [Swl, Hermannson, Ham
burg; schrs Maggie Chadwick, Williams, Porto
Rico; Abbie Stubbs, Coombs, New York.
Jacksonville, Feb l5-Cleared, schr Jessie w
Starr, Lynch, Baltimore.
16Ih-Arrived, steamer John G Christopher
Crawford, New York; schrs Howard B Peck
Mehatfey, New York; Mabel Darling, [Brl, Rob-
Cleared~schr W t Parker. Burrows, New
York.
Puuta Gorda, Feb i3-Arrived. schr Monhe.
gan, Baker. Key West.
Saied-Schr Sunshine, Whitehurst, Key West
Port Royal, SO, Feb l6 Cleared, steamer Star
light Bril- simmonds United Kingdom; bark
Chlselnurst lBrl, Forby, United Kingdom; schrs
| VIM Nicely, Thompson, Baltimore; Nahum,
Chaplin, New York.
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cent. to 194 These losses were sfterward made
up. The action of Pennsylvania Withdrawing
from its connection with the New England was
factor in making lower prices for that, indt-
eating more powerful opposition to the COM
bination. Among the industrials some early
weakness In Cordage. which depressed it per
cent TO 634. was followed by q recovery TO IS,
put sugar was strong, rising 70 1925.
late drive, however wiped out those gains
and both closed with a small loss. Burlington,
at one time, showed gain aud General Electric
one OF l9S per cent, but both closed I'M
changed. Manhattan rose In early dealing
from 1898 to 1925, but yielded portion OF the
edvar CO, closing only per cent higher at 1914.
The remainder OF the list were inclined to ed-
vance, but remained within narrow limits and
their final changes we're Insignificant.
Tina falnWlnp vera nlnsin, hins.
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BALTIMORE. Feb. 16.-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat easy; No, red on spot
75160755sc: February delivery 751s075$4c;
May delivery 7s2S6791sc; steamer No. 2 red
71971l6c; milling wheat by sample 75079c.
Corn quiet and steady; mixed on spot 4SI60
4s56e; February delivery 4S3kD4S9Se; May de-
livery 493s050l6e; steamer mixed 460l464o;
white corn by sample sic; yellow by sample
49Ac
CINCrNNArI. Feb. IS. Flour in moderate
demand. Pork firm at Sl9 75 Lard firm
at Sl275 Bulk meats steady at $40 62165110 10
Bacon firm at Sl2 rs. Whisky steady and In
fair demand at 81 H.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18 Markets unchanged
ST. LOUIS, Feb. lS.-Flour weak, but not
quotably lower. Wheat declined 1c, then rallied
but moved down again later and closed M@56c
below yesterday; cash 61sRc; March delivery
oS4c; May delivery 79s07118c. Corn declined
cash 3s3sc; March delivery $3.50; May delivery
4O3SO4U16c. Oats lower; No. : cash at 3216c
bid; May delivery 3a9sc
NAVAL STORES.
NFw YORK, Feb. 49,, 500 p. m.-Rosn quiet
AMI firm; strained common to good 81 42lSM
4716 Spirits turpentine quiet and steady at IS
035IRc.
CHARLEsroN, Feb. 10. 49, Spirits turpentins
dull at SEC. Rosin firm at 81 10 for good
strained.
PETROLEUM, OILS, ETC.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-PetroIeum quiet and
steady; crude. in barrels, Parkers' IS 80; bulk
50 co. Washington, in barrels. s. 90; in bulk
% so; refined New York S. 80; Philadelphia and
Baltimore S5 %; bulk 81 7592 So. Cotton seed
OIL quiet and firm; crude 5716059c; yellow "a
065c.
NEW YORK. Feb 1s Rice active and firm;
domestic fair to extra $4,000; Japan 43405c.
New ORLEANS, Feb. l6.-Rice firm; ordinary
to good SS803,2c.
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cargo by the Merritt wrecking tug Rsso,,.
towed the schooner and a barge wirb ~ "hich
charged cargo TO Baltimore. The BradsStute ds-
leaking some. DIX uslag a
Brunswick. Ga. Feb l5-schr Franz W.
from Boston, which struck on Dian1orns howe,
received no damage. shoal,
Clinton, Conn, Feb 16-Schr Dictia p.
ashore ashore on BlSck Buoy Reef. run ashore a. S q
loaded with yellow pine from Darien cue is
Bath. A40H' Va Tor
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.


NEW YORK, Feb, II, $500 p. m,-Money
on call easy, with all loans az per cent
closing offered at 8 percent. {; prime mercantile
paper 5G16 per cent. Sterling exchange clos ID
quiet bus steady; posted rates. 81 S1y114 500;
commercial bills, 81 S6Gh4 IS. Government
bonds dull but steady. Southern state bonds
duh but firm. Railroad bonds quiet and gen
orally steady. with Reading active and strong
New YoRK, Feb. 1s,--In the two hours of bust
ness of the Stock Exchange to-day 693, 900
shares changed hands. but of this amount over
Ola 900 were Reading alone, leaving only 175 900
for the entire remainder of the list The figures
sufficiently indicated where the interest lay, and
the general market presented few features
worthy of note. The general tendency was
still to break away from the influence OF seEious
decline in Reading, New England and a few of
the iudustrials, which have occurred during the
week, and at one time a decided strong tone
was manifested by some of the industrials and
u ost OF the railroad shares especially Changers,
which was bought to some extent
for foreign account. The liquidation in
Reading, however, was resumed in
full force this morning, and the volume Of
business for the first hour was entirely unpre-
cedeuted, while the drop from 40Ia to 36lS was
accomplished in about ton minutes New
England at the same time retired from 1890
TO 42c, but at this point good local demand
was developed for both stocks, and New Eng
land rallied to 445s and Reading TO ISL. Put
IN the late dealings trading was resumed and
Reading retired TO $685., while New England
dropped as per cent. to 40. The last named.
its final loss being 2Ss per cent
but Reading at 86ss was down
AZ ger cent. The story that the other coal
roads we're shading March prices induced som
bear selling and Lackawanna was depressed llk
per cent, to 1888, oRd Jersey Central / per
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NOTICE TO MARINERS

Pilot charts and all nautical informati,- ~,
DO furnished masters of vessels free of IN "a VIII
10 United States photographic Orire Oii 10
custom house Captains are requested to c sIs
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pentine is quiet but very steady at unchane ed
prices. There was a fair inquiry, but trading
was restricted some by the moderate offerings.
call the market was reported firm at 32LSc
for regulars, with sales of 30 casks At the
second call it closed firm at S2I6c for regulars
Rosin--The low grades continue in com
paratively small supply with a good demand
and they were advanced heavily, while the bet
ter qualities are fran they remain substantially
unchanged. There was steady business
doing, somewhat limited, however, by small
offerings. At the Board of Trade on the first
call the market was posted firm with sales Of 263
barrels at the following quotations: A, b, c, D.
I, So 25; X, 50 90; NJ. 50 SO; N, SO rs; window
glass, So 90; water white. 81 05. AT the last
call it closed unchanged with further sales Of
31l barrels
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CONNIE RCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKETS.
OFFICE MoRNING NEWs.

NAFAHNAHt w. Gu 10 Io7o'
CoTToN-There was a little more activity to-
dRy than for day or two. without saying much,
however for the actual trading done. The stim-
ulation Of buyers was due to very nrm mar
ket and the steady advance Of the past few
days in prices. The Offering stock was smaller
aud firmly held but fair business was covered
for Saturday. The total sales were $50
bales. On Change at the opening
call, at 10 a. m, the market was
bulletined Arm and unchanged, with sales
Of lO7 bales. At the second call. at p, IN, il
was firm at en- advance Of l.l6cs in all
grades, the sales being SIS bales. At the
third aud last call, at 4 p. m, it closed firm and
unchanged, with further sales Of 1876 bales. The
following are the official closing spot quotations
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MARITIME MISCELLANY

Baltimore, Feb 16-Schr Mary S Bradshaw at
this port from Charleston. recently ashore near
Rappahannock river, was assisted off Feb IS at
10 O'Clock m after lghterlng about 200 tons
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Over forty carloads of corn have been shipped
from Lloyd, jefferson county, this season.
While the city contractor was laying side
walk IN front OF the old cemetary at Jackson
vile Friday, he had occasion to dig away part
OF the embankment alongside of the fence, and
was horror at unearthing a grim old
skeleton, which, from the decayed bones, had
been buried several years. The bones were taken
cemetery.
The will Of the late John F. Dunn, which has
Just been entered for probate, bequeaths to each
of his two chirdren 800 600 10 the three children
OF his brother, Harley Dunn, OF Citra, $4,000
IN equal parts to the widow and the two children.
Henry q. Dunn, W A, Hooker and Mrs Alice
H. Dunn are named as the executors The es-
tate has not yet been inventoried and until it ia
1t will be impossible to arrive at any definite
conclusion as TO its extent.
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Munchausen Never Told Anything TO
Beat This Tar Heel Yarn.
From the Ney York World.

Beat ibis lar heel arm.
From the Ne,C York World.
Coon hollow, N. c., Feb, 12.-Ths
good people Of this vicinity are greatly ex'
ercised over the disappearance of Henry
Simpson (colored) his wife and two sons,
who resided near the edge OF Bullfrog pond,
four or five miles from Coon Hollow.
Unusually cold weather has prevailed Ia
Eastern North Carolina the last month.
Bullfrog pond, which is fed by suhterranean
springs, covers an area of only an acre, and
has never been known to be frozen over I'M
til this winter.
A week ago while the surface Of every
lake and stream for miles around was con"
gealed to a depth of twelve or fifteen
inches, the waters of Bullfrog pond were
absolutely free from ice. During the after,
noon of that day the largest flock OF wild
geese ever seen in this portion Of the state
came from the north and alighted in the
pond.
BY some freak of nature on that night,
for the first time in its history, BullfreS
pond was frozen over, and the next morn
log the whole flock OF geese were, to all cps
pearances, helpless prisoners, bound one 70
another by an unyielding cake OF ice seVeral
inches In thickness.
When Henry Simpson discovered ths
state of affairs he rushed among the geese
followed by his wife and two sons, and be-
gan, as they supposed, the work Of exterml'
nation.
But the negroes had made q woful mis-
take. An old, gray-headed Rander, inc
patriarch Of the flock, gave a loud squeak,
which was Immediately answered by ms
lieutenants from every quarter OF t1e
pond. simultaneously more than SrUVO
wings began TO flap In an instant the geese
arose above the tree tops, carrying Win
them a solid cake OF ice and the Simpson
family.
From that hour to this not the slightesS
tidings have been received from the IN,
fortunate negroes. and their fate WIZ
doubtless ever remain a mystery. a.,
Simpsons taking away gathers pecuilhII
sadness from the fact that he leaves behind
an aged grandmother, who is now entirety
dependent on the charity of neighDoFs loE
support.
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship City of Birmingham Tor Nav
Hork-4O5 bales upland cotton, 1877 bags sea ia
land cotton, 81 bales domestics and yarns q u,
bbls rosin, 100 bbls spirits turpentine, 81 hi,
cotton seed oil. 5000 feet lumber So cases oedsr
80 bblS pitch, 3S bbls fish, "a bbls oranges ia,
boxes oranges, "a bbls vegetables. 1881 boxes YES
etables, bbls terrapins. 81 bales moss. IA
cases eggs, bale hides, 4 cases cigars, A
pkgs mdse.
Per bark Madre [Itall, for venice-4,l79 bill,
rosin, weighing 2,059,2S5 pounds-Patersop.
Downing q Co N'
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THIS WINS THE MEDAL.

%Findicates trace Of raia or snow.
+. Ii. SMYrH. Observer Weather Bureau.
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SHIPPING INTELLId ENCE.


DUN hiSES- 's.'-sss .o!oU
DUN SbIs'...s' s-...-...s.', o:oO
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. &c. 6:52 AM, o:2l Pm
STANDARD time)
SUNDAY, Feb 10, 1893.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Steam yacht Syren [Brl, Purdy, London via
Port Royel-Master.
ARRIVED UP FROM QUARANTINE YESTER-
DAY.
Steamship Oortes [Spl, Yerdaguer to load for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Co.
ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YESTERDAY.
Brig Otto Graf ZuStolberg LGerl, WiesemGnn,
from Cuba. with honey, TO order, vessel TO
master.
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AsrUDENT of comparative politics points ouS
the fact that the government OF the Unl'0'
States is among the idlest OF civilized govern.
ments now existing in the world, since Iuo ~
European countries have been to a conside "
degree revolutionized since the first elecloIr y.
George Washington to the presidency. is ~
French republic the present German emllLgi'
and the Italian kingdom considered as polltlSs,.
entities, are but youngsters beside the cen'u'J'
old American republic.
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SAILED YESTERDAY,
MEMORANDA.

Steamship City of Birmingham. New York
Bark Angelo LItail, Taganrog
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Maximum tsmpara5ars. 62', minimum ten.
perature. 800.
The hight Of the river at Augusta at IS
o'clock a. m. yesterday augusta time
was PA feet a fall of 2.2 feet during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
timeat all sta lions foe the MORNING NEws
9AVANRA5. FEB Is 1886 p. H.. oitV Tune
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship City of Augusta, Catherine, New
York-C G. Anderson.
Steamship Decatur H Miller. Billups, Baltl-
more-Jno Caroian, Agent.
Bark Madre [itall, Olivari, Venice-Chr G
Dahl q Co.
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POULTRY Market Is quiet. demand
fair; half and three uarter grown not wanted
,EGGs-Market is weak and overstocked, ia r
demand.
\ PEANUrs-Ample stock, demand light, prices
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Local Record for the Morning News,
Local forecast for Savannah aud vicinity
till midnight Feb. 10, 1898; Fair colder
Sunday morning; warmer Monday and
probably fair.
Official forecast for Georgia: Fair; west,
erly winds; warmer in the interior.
COMPARISON " man tsnDerasure at Sayau.
nah. Ca, Feb Is, 1898, with the normal for
the day.
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship City of Birmingham for Nav
York-Mrs Ellen Emsield. f P Hamilton and
wife. w @ McCOusland and wife Kaiser.
Jacob Schorsch, Fred Barton, w Duval and
wife, Mrs VIM Coleman and children. JaneI
Owens. K Russell and ] B Hampton
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23

the ministry nulllfed its influence I'm
parliament by acting In accordance
with the principle, divide ct impera.
Every faction fearing that it might be
outdone by every other faction voted
yes
1.-The. weight of parliament being sus-
pended, the consequence was the crea-
ton of vacuum which has been filled,
not by monarcnism, but by red tape
hierarchy, by bureaucracy-th same
bureaucracy which cleared the way'for
the French triumphal wave in 1906,
which collapsed before the Berlin barri-
cades in 1913.
IL have not advocated particularism
among the German states. | have adj
vocated that patriotism should be Guilt
waited In the smallest diets in sthe
empire. rz,
You must not care too much what
foreign newspapers say about German
affairs, although the respect enjoyed by
the empire in foreign countries ought
to be undervalued. AS far as i,
can perceive German interests have
made progress recently in only one
formerly, that is in the direction
OF our Polish compatriots. What in the
old days could not have happened in
hundred years has now come to pass.
The Poles have brought their votes into
the ministerial camp. What they wish
to obtain | do not know, but they re
mind me of the gift-bearing Greeks.
cannot bring myself to the belief that
the Polish nobility and clergy will re-
main long i'll harmony with the min
istry."
AT the end of his speech Prince Bis
marck called on his visitors to join him
in wishing long life to Prince Albert of
Prussia. regent OF Brunswick. lie has
always been gracious to me-" SAID Bis
marck, 'even since my retirement from
office"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
RUSSIAN TROUBLE.
Reports Submitted to the Col
iector From All Parties.

AeCpOFtS ouDIultC0u 10 the COI-
iector From All Parties.
: CHICAGO. July 22.-ColIector Clark
has made complete investigation of
the difficulty between the customs Off
GERS and the Russian exhibitors. Re-
ports were submitted to the collector
from all the parties at interest, the sub
stance of which Is that customs officers
entered the Russian section to COM
pare the exhibit of NJ. Loucrutini
with the invoice of goods. NJ Plar, IN
charge of the exhibit, consented to the
examination, and this was in process
until Imperial Commissioner Kutine
appeared upon the scene and made
obJectIon to the examination. In his
letter the Russian commissioner does
not charge that the customs officers
used any improper language or acted
dlScourteOusly, but he insists that he
should have received notification of the
proposed examination.
Collector Clark Will sustain his sub
ordlnates III the matter. In the letter he
mas addressed to the Russian chamber
lam he insists that the provisions of
the special regulations under the act of
April %, 1890. place all foreign eX-
hiblts In the control of the customs Of
metals, and that examinations OF ex-
hlDitS may be found necessary to carry
out the regulations. Copies of the cor
reSpondence will be laid before Secre-
tary Carlisle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
WHY HE DID NOT "PoP."
Predicament OF a Swain With
But 81. so in His Pocket.

Predicament OF Swain With
But $50 in His Pocket.
St Louis Republic
odd you hear the latest on C. A.
Keith, of Salisbury" asked Lenox
Morgan as he was cracking Jokes with
party of bosom friends at the Laclede.
mo; what is it?' they asked stimuli
taneously.
"l'll tell if you promise not to give it
away"
MIR. Keith has sweetheart in this
city upon whose very smile he fingers.
and the words that fell from her lips
were treasured i'll his mind with the
same tenacity with which mIser boards
his gold. OF late his dreams have been
troubled with spectral phantoms in
which he sees his darling torn from his
arms Dy the other fellow, who glided
with his beautiful burden to a safe re-
treat, where, unmOlested, he can feast
his eyes upon the charming beauty.
The young lady made an engagement
to visit friends i'll a suburban village,
and asked her lover if he would see her
to the depot. This meant a carriage
ride at his expense. Certainly he would
with the greatest pleasure, and, step
ping to the nearest drug store, he tele-
phoned to a hackmaE to send carriage
to -- Olive street that evening at
$50 sharp. He also aScertained that
the rate charged was to be S15O for
q one way fare, he intending to dismiss
the carriage at the depot
when the young man arrived at the
young lady'S residence in the evening,
to his dISmay two of his sweetheart's
. lady friends were present to see her off
OF course this was not relished by
Keith, but he hoped TO part company
with the crowd when The carriage was
announced. At the appointed time the
carriage appeared, and his girl insisted
that the young ladies should accompany
them to the depot. They at first de-
cllned, but afterward aSsented.
10 say that Keith was mad would be
using mild term, because his mind
was fully made up to propose in true
romantic style as the steel-clad hoofs of
the mettleSome Steed rang merrily i'm
the cleaning. Not only this, but he
had just 81. 50 in his pocket, anu there
was an extra fare to pay for the return
trip. The party entered the carriage,
but Keith was in no mood for cheerful
conversation. He forgot his love in
cOgitatlOnS OF how he could settle with
the driver. Happy thought! He could
put up his watch for S1.60 until he could
reach his hotel. The plan worked per-
fectly, but until the lady reads this
story she will never know that her in
vitation TO those young ladies prevented
proposal last Sunday evening. nor to
what desperate straits her lover had
been pushed"