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Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19

TO the paddock | led the way out Of the
barn and around 10 the rear. There was
. gate 10 the paddock. aud IL was secured
with a padio0k AZ the key was at the
house. they broke the lock with stone.
| started again 10 tell them about the
horse but was ordered TO shut up. AS
we opened the gate. Mad Dick left the
stable and gAlIoped to the further end Of
the Enclosure. One OF the men took the
lantern from me. and the three started
for the horse. They did not order me
10 follow. and they hadn't advanced 20
fee, before ! got out Of the gate aud
softly closed aud secured II and then
climbed up on pest overlooking the
paddock.
The boiincss of the men and the Hight
they carried puzzled the horse bit. and
lodged them and returned TO his stall.
They moved down on him and were
about % close the door and enter when
he dashed out with a scresm and seired
the man with the lantern by the arm.
IL was pretty dark. a. ! have mentioned,
but ! could make out that Mad Dick
shook the man "A dog shakes . rat. aud
b. also dragged him about and paved
and struck him. The victim yelled out
once or twice. and his companions rushed
a the horse and struck him with hal
ter, but it wasn't over a minute before |
heard the stable door shut. and realized
that they had rushed in there 20 save
themselves The sight In that paddock
would have been terrible BY daylight.
The boa - kept screaming out like Wild
beast. and I am sure be wss down and
rolling over the dead body 81 the horse
thief when ran % The house.
Aunt Kate wss AZ the door 20 inquire
What wss = tng on, and a. soon as told
her she clapp~d sn her bonnet and shawl.
sni we started FOR my fathers house on
The ma When half Wy there. We meta
Whole wsgon load - men who had been
down % Coucori b. political meeting.
and al eagerly volunte--cs - 50 back
with us. By the time ws got lights ard
rearhed The barn Nal Dick rad cooled
down somswhst. bus stood tefors the
ssahls door axe . wstcEics snd r~ar~.i
mp snd struck IL ev-ry tine the nssn
NtAAAA 49, - ~ f"NtIFtita AttNN LNtslA
nof get eut on th- NAN aarv. and dsrei
net open the door an inch in The face q
tbs horsa. and were sha.r-atiy trarped.
Vbssn the crowd wrns N ga the barn
foor. TIE fellows frrd several shcss from
their p'sfols snd drp~~ n. oat Thev
prch.oif hop~,i a p~v 90 th@ plsnks ard
naake their way csit. hat th~y found
-. 49,. -. - - - - -. -
night aarxnees be<isies A rsesa-fx~r
49, srsft sft-r ss~ shertF. -~v~~al -ia-~
we~s sbtsfnei frrn 80 nearest fArsn.
hooses. snd heftsse Savlight there wwrr
g. a~s about th- barr. Ju~s - ds~ "a.
h~~sktus J climhei re pest - eet ksok
~ - korse Hs hal hsrked "a abort
= fsss. tus ~ss stiii watching a. 49,
TIE ssn ~ 49, sfahip aaessl<yl ~ uasas
sA~k So =. SD of -v-f.A-n th> arxs 49,
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19

shs w.s b1ss tks men talked among
tksmselses zboat me state q fhe roe.ls.
ths weather, etc. aad fsis % sars they
were ordinary And honess Er.vsl<rs that
narura.ly blamed Aanf ksls tor not
making lism spms hok t<A- A. tAes
drs~ up 70 ths table khstoek se4l near
ns. ana sGfsesd shs w2s eli a-srrmbis
Il w.s q prsFty hght Ianchson she bad
sss oat for thfss hszrty u<n. znd II didn't
take over 10 minutes % clear ths tzhls
Th=y kept " an snin2tsd eonvsrszEion
- thsy zfe. bat did nos address either Of
a. until they shoved back their chairs
snd each lighted cigar. Thsn ths Lead
er said % Aunt kstes
There u 10 occasion Tor you 70 Be
alzrmsd. a. we are not robb<rs.'
Ill thought yoa werer sssped Aunt
Kate. l0oking greatly rshsssd - the N
formation
.It is very easy 10 misjuigs people,
remarked tns man a. be blew cloud Of
smoke toward the ealing. You have
four or Eve good horses. ! believer
BUT dont wssh TO sell any Of thsm.-
shs quickly replied
..Sof sorry for that. a. We must have
~ least three. II we can't prevail on
yeu % sell at fair price I'm afraid We
shfgl have 60 borrow the snimsl2
so you are horsethievesr exclaimed
Anst Kate - she sprang % her feet and
the COR came back to her face.
Il don't like the term calmly replied
the man ~ he compared the time be-
tween his watch aud the clock. 1T
sounds rough. There's degradation In it.
II is Just a. easy 20 say horse remover
and give \ man show to be gen.le-
man. Our errznd here Il 70 remove two
or three Of your horses. The boy win
get lantern and accompany n 90 the
baru. and " you don't want 10 be used
roughly You will remain right here.
Should you attempt 10 leave the house
or raise an alarm we win give you cause
to regret IL Ell the rest OF your life
The man spoke quietly and in an even
voice, but there was a menace In his
tones that made me shiver. while Aunt
Kate turned white again. The lantern
sat on a shelf behind the pantry door.
and without further words got il down
aud made ready 10 accompany the men
AS We went out the leader made s2laam
10 Aunt Kate. an,o thanked her for the
cold lunch. and added thai. one Of his
companions would be stationed outside
the door for the next half hour. That
was a bluff 10 keep her quiet. as the
three followed me 20 the stable. Aunt
Kate bad only three horses beside Mad
Dick. and the hired man was away with
one. The other two were fine korses,
and unlocked the door and led the men
straight - them | think was more
surprised than frightened, but yet I was
that scared that had no idea Of playing
any tricks.
When the men found only two horses.
they began TO growl. and l explained
that the third was away. just then they
heard Mad Dick in his cell. and charged
me with lying 10 them. ! started 70 ex-
plain. but one Of the THO cuffed my ears
and ordered me 10 show them the door
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19
GRAND RAPIDS HERAI SUNDAY MORNING. NOvENBEI Is9a

fung open and one rushed % ths righf
and ths other - TIE l-it With scream
u fury the horss d@shsd ~ the oas try
ing 70 dodge him % tas l<ft. and plain
b saw Al tat hspp<ned. Hs c2axht
The nsa - dos pieks up rabbit. and
be not only shook him about. bat hit
him IN place after place and then rollsd
over him and crushed him to pulp.
The other nAn might hsveeseaped hsd
he kept on % the fsncs. but hs lost his
nervs and rcfre2led % the stable for
s4fsty. After M.d Dick had made sure
Of his vsctnn. be stood sentinel 81 tlis
door again. and then the fellow In the
stable called out that be would surren-
der. The men had to saw hole In the
partition 70 grs kim cut. and though he
bad two pistols he made no attempt 70
use them. he proved 10 Be the chsp Who
had done AL the talking 10 Aunt Kate.
he was middle aged. good loeklng man
and evidently well educated and was an
entire stranger % all Like llany an
other criminal. he was willing TO talk
when trst captured. He said the trio
had come over 100 miles to seal Aunt
Kats's horses They could have got the
two without alarming any one ~ tho
house, but they didn't want 70 pass the
tollgate below Us until after the gate
keeper had gone 10 bed. Having cou-
pie Of horses on their hands and having
ascertained that there were no men
about. they had entered the house and
conducted themselves ~ described.
II was desired TO get the msngled re-
mains OF the two men out Of the pad
dock for burial. but after dozen differ
ent plans had been trisd without sue
cess. it was decided 20 shoot Mad Dick.
He was crazy for another victim. and
his fury had been 50 fully aroused that
1t WAS feared he would break through
tho fence. tie was kicking at the boards
when ballet was fired into his heart.
The man who was captured gave his
name as William White. bat that was
probably an alias. lie would give no
other information about himself, and
when asked about his companions he
claimed not 10 even know their names.
After he had been sent 10 prison il was
said IN the papers that he had been rec
ognized as horsethief who had made
himself terror TO large district in
Minnesota. Aunt Kate got breakfast
for the crowd Of men who had partici-
pated IN the capture. and when the
prisoner was ready 70 be taken of to
Jail she said to him:
You are evidently q bad man, bat
must say you were civil enough to me
when you visited the house."
And why shouldn't have beenY' he
queried a. he smiled and bowed. MY
profession Is that Of horse remover,
and ladies and children are as safe in my
company A. II at a prayer meeting.
Should | happen this way again shall
be delighted to call and rensw our pleas
ant acquaintance"
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19

Net long ago young man wboee sols
business. apparently. is 20 wear ene
clothes and 90 enjoy life generally was .
witness in q lswsuit At town not many
miles from Buffalo. when. In putting
the preliminary Questions, the attorney
asked him what was his occupation. the
witness was rtsibly embarrassed.
Come. come. what is your businsssy
repeated the lawyer impstientiy.
"I-f-er-I--er-- stanmered The
young man. blu.hing painfully; IT
that ". my SISTER Ia dressrnaksr- =
Buffalo Express
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19
MAD DICK.
D. CHARLES q LEgls n ouAm


tcopFslshL -. ~ chzFiss a Lssizl
Everybody called her Aznt KAts. bat
fhAt as = u.isanlner. shs w.s "a old
msld snd aunt % 10 ons-at tszst Ia
tl-sE nsighLoEhDol fisr nans. a. shs
slenei it = brxal darEnsnts. va Cath
srins Dssis. and a tns tine u my story
ans vas abouf ss yszrs Old Aunf Kate
and her brOehsr Ben lad bought The
farm h ioxA When Ben died. shs con
tinss'i on the larm. directing OPERATIONS
throngh hirei help.
Les ms arst tell yoa about horss
vhich AGnt Kate cana into pos~es<ion
q m ne sprlng of iss0. One afternoon
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19

Daring the Nez Perez var q Ir77 two
soldiers we're pursued by ssvaees and
hsd ~ fy for thar lives One II the
soldiers Wa letter moantel than he
cu1npanion and sooa was srversi huh
srei ysris IN sbe ieaa bcokins hacs
~ perceiv~i that she eneuv vss gst
ting asnreropsiv near. 80 hs shcuss-i;
ssCnrne cu. thev'rs right after osr
The uis@ n ~. r.sr irouicaily reriir1
ssYcs doaf thsnk 10 tryfnx ~ thruv
TITS rs-a. a. v7ns- eYsoksoe Outhurss
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-11-19

Cstsis-lfzt a ppsssveiv di-courss
ias - hSss = mar csii o. vga spd ten
~ cniv 49, usnss ueirt~r~~slrx ttsns,
al tse s~-alAeg
kamle-- lsssAr 81 90 Im nue .. 90
ss snsf - If.sn
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08

.!ritcrS upon art and strenuous
preacher of righteousness. lie was
born in London on February S, 1919. He
was an only child; his father was an
Edinburgh man, but he settled in Lon
don. He was educated in his fathers
house, first in London and afterwards at
Dcnmarkhill, till he went, as n gentle
man commoner of Christ church, to Ok
ford. There he gained the Ncwdigatc
prize for English poctry-by a poem on
'Salscttc and Elcphantc"-in 1880, and
took his degree in 1912. lie studied
painting under Coplcy, Fielding and
Harding; but his masters in the art
were, he says, Rubcns and Rembrandt.
Rusliin is or was primarily Il critic of
art: but, as the titles of his works in
dicatc, his teaching has extended over
wide area. Art for him is closely and
inscparably bound up with truth, with
morals with religion: and in most de-
partmcntS of political philosophy. in
social and political economy, Rnsllin
has been constant. in season and ont OF
season, in lifting up his testimony
against what he conccivrs to be low
views, perverted ideals, coarse and vul-
gar complaccncics. Like Carlisle, whose
pupil he Processes to he. he holds the
world in these latter days to have gone
on IL wrong tack; III his views OF nature
and life he is. he says. "alonc in the
midst of Il modern crowd which rejects
tl.,m all" and has to maintain himself
against the contradiction of every one
of his best friends" Within the sphere
of art criticism he declares that an i'm
portant part of his lifcworli has been
20 teach the supremacy of five great
painters, dcspiscd till he spoke Of them
Turner, Tintorct, Luini, Bc1ticclli,
and C1rDarciO
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08

An English lunatic believes she is an
envelope containing Il letter, and with
this idea She fixes a penny stamp on her
forehead and imagincs that she goes
through the post to visit her relatives.
The next day She sticks on another
stamp for the return journey. a male
patient is convinced that he is n bad
half-crown, and, being n very conscicn-
tious man, he makes imaginary rounds
to various tradcsmcn, warning them not
to take him in payment for any article
If his wife should attempt to pass him
at the counter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08

Clermont and took up her residence
there with her mother for the purpose
of being near to her fiance.
No sooner however, did he obtain his
freedom than he insultcd her by the
fragrant publicity of his liaisons with
Emile d Alencon and other wcll-known
French and English demi-mondaincs
and finally brought matters to n climax
by officially announcing to his family
and friends that he no longer loved
Princess Marguerite sufficiently to
make her his wife and that under the
circumstances the match must be con-
sidcrcd as broken off. His conduct in
the matter excited the utmost indigna-
ton, even among his warIncSt adhcr-
cntS, and went far to destroy the tenn
porary popularity which he had earned
by his six months imprisonment
Should the princess now become the
wife of the cZarcwitZ, the duke would
have occasion to regret his behavior, as
he has manifested great anxiety to cs-
tablish friendly relations with the
court of st. Petersburg, where all his
advances have been contcmptuously
spurncd until now. Indeed on one
memorable occasion he was forced by
the cars orders to leave the Grand
Opera at St. Petersburg in the middle
of the performance for having pre-
sumcd to applaud the prime donna,
Nine Mclba, before the emperor or en-
press, who were present, had given the
customary signal for manifestation of
public approval. 1t is hardly probable
that his position at st. Petersburg,
when the russians realize that he has
subjected their future empress to the
greatest indignity to which Il man can
subject girl, will be improved.
Princess May of Tcck, the future
queen of Great Britain. has likewise
been Tilted, not by n prince of the
blood, however, but by the son of a
mere British peer, in fact by common
or; for such Lord Weymouth will re-
main until his father, the proud and ar
rogant old marquis of Bath, finally sue
cumbs to his mortal enemy, The govt.
Princess May was regularly engaged to
young Lord Weymouth, and the be-
trothal had been announced by the
press, when suddenly the young Wis
count. acting, it is said, on his fathers
orders, broke off the match. The mar
quis objected to the marriage on the
ground of the mOrganatic parentage Of
Princess Mays father, the duke of Tecll,
but there may have been other causes
besides. as the duke seems to lave the
gift of irritating crotchctty old British
pccrs an! ,aagnatcs by his foreign ways
aud Ivy lis difficulty in distinguishing
the border line between excessive fa-
E!il;arity and an arrogance dispropor-
tomato to his non-royal birth What
ever the causes, it was thoroughly I'M
dcrstood at the time that the engage
ment was broken off by young Wis
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count Weymouth and not by the prin.
cess. Under the circumstances il OK.
cited considerable comment that In her
preparations made for her wedding tn
the late duke of Clarence last year. ono
of Lord Weymouth's sisters should have
received the queens commands to be
one of seven other daughters of peers
in bearing the train of Princess Nav at
the marriage ceremony.
Other princcsscs who have been Tilted
are Princess Mays mother, Princess
Mary of Great Britain, sister of the
duke of Cambridge. who, previous to her
marriage to the duke of Tcck, had been
betrothcd to the late prince of Orange,
eldest son and heir of King William of
the Netherlands. The prince was on
his way to London to be married to the
princess. all the arrangements having
been made for the wedding, when, in an
unfortunate moment, he yielded to the
invitation of Napoleon III. to spend q few
days ut Paris on the way. Napoleon by
no means rclishcd tho notion OF seeing
an English princess established at Tho
Hague rs the queen of the Netherlands,
and accordingly did everything that lay
i'll his power to prevent the prince from
proceeding to London, where his fan
Gee was awaiting him. By order of the
emperor. the prince was surrounded by
Circcs of every description from tho
time of his arrival in Paris, and, being
man of weak moral character, he
speedily gave way to their temptations.
SO public were his imnoralitics in tho
French capital, and SO long did he larry
there, turning Il deaf car to the remon-
stranccs which reached him from The
Hague and from London, that at last
the match had to be declared off, as the
prince absolutely declined to leave
Paris.
One of Emperor Williams sisters. Vic
toria, who is now the wife of Prince
Adolphus of Schaumberg-L ippe, has
likewise known what it is to have been
Tilted. After no end of trouble and ac-
rinonious discussion, the consent of
both the late and the present German
empress had been obtained to her mar
riagc with Prince Alexander, of Batten-
berg, who for the space of few years
ruled over Bulgaria. The match excited
great irritation at ST. Petersburg, lead
ing to almost an open rupture between
the German and Russian courts, owing
to the bitter animosity of the latter
toward Prince Alexander. and was con-
dcmncd by all the leading princes and
statesmen of Germany, Prince Bis
narcll being foremost in his dcnuncia-
lions. Indeed, SO strong was the feel
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08
TILTED PRINCESSES.
Royal Girls Whose Lovers Wore
Lured Away.
Opera Singers and Partisan CIrces tho
Cause OF Many Broken Hearts In Aris-
tocratic Ladies' Broasts-Ilistory
or Many Love Affairs.
lcopYRiGHr, 1873.

1t is difficult to reason with q maiden
who has been Tilted by her betrothed,
or to attempt to heal the wounds in,
fiicted upon her hcart-and her pride,
by the desertion of her faithlcss lover
But it may possibly tighten the BURDEN
of her mingled grief and notification
to learn that not even the royal and
imperial princcsScS of Europe are en-
cmpt from being made the victims of
breaches of faith of this character. L
am led to make this statement by the
announcement of the impending mar
riaSc of Princess May of TcclS to the
duke of York. and by the reports cur
rent in Europe to the effect that IL
match has been arranged between
Princess Marguerite of Orleans, second
daughter of the duke of Charities. and
the czarcwitz. Both of these princcsscs,
one of whom is destined to become
queen of England and empress of In
dia, and the other to be an empress of
Russia, have been subjected to the
indignity of being Tilted, and that,
too, in the most insulting and hcartlcss
manner.
Princess Marguerite of Orleans, who
was solcmnly affianccd to her cousin
tho duke of Orleans, in the spring of
1890, at Sheen house, Richmond in the
presence of all her relatives and of the
principal members of the monarchial
party in France, who had come to Eng
land for the purpose, was deserted by
her bctrothcd very shortly after his lib
Grafton from prison. 1t may be rcmcm-
bcrcd that he spent some six months in
Jail, partly ut Paris and partly at Clcr-
mont, for having visited the French
capital in defiance of the decree of cx-
lie pronounced against him. Through
out the whole period of his imprson-
mcnt the princess visited him daily.
bringing him dclicacics and books, and
endcavoring in n thousand charming
and graceful ways to alleviate the hard
ships of Jail life Even when he was
transferred to the great penitcntiar,y of
Clcrmont, situated at Il considera bic
distance from the capital, she leased
villa in the dismal and drcary town Of
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HORN OF MIS-. o'LEAEy's COW.

horn according to this What became
of the other horn nobody knows. This
ono was beautifully fashioned by Mr..
Atkinson's brother into the form of Il
fish. \ niche had been cut into the
edges OF the open end, and eyes of glass
inserted on the sides, while ivory fins
decorate ii i'll the proper places. 1t is
lined on the inside with rcd plush, and
thus with its mouth on "A bias and It's
curved tail il looks forall the world like
a trout or Il salmon as it jumps out OF
the water. a hook is in its gill, and n
ribbon ON the hook, so that all com
plcte, while Il fish, it is Il handsome
jewel case. This is the use to which the
horn OF Mrs. Ol.carys COW has come at
last. With the strange relic is the fol.
lowing:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08

Ing against the marriage in Germany
that it was decided to celebrate il at
Windsor castle The most elaborate
preparations were made by Queen Vic
toria and Empress Frederick for the
wedding. the trousscau was purchased
and the presents already sent, when
suddenly news was received ten days
before the day appointed for the cere-
nony that the prince had just married
at Cannes Il very beautiful opera
singer named Losingcr the daughter OF
the valet and of the cook of the old Aus
tran Gen. Won Martini. The union
has not, however, proved 4 happy one,
and to-day Prince Alexander, who now
bears the title of Count IIartenau, and
his plcbcian wife are separated, the
former living ut Gratz, where he COM
mands brigade of the Austrian army
while the countess resides at Vienna,
having IN independent establishment
of her own.
The duchess of Alcncon, youngest
sister of the empress of Austria, has
never entirely recovered the mental
shock caused by the manner in
which She was Tilted by the late King
Louis. of Bavaria, and although she
has since become the wife of the duke,
of Alcncon and has had several chill
drcn, yet She is forced to spend from
time to time periods ranging from six
weeks to six months in the private in
sane asylum ut Gratz, in Austria, where
so many royal pcrsonagcs have been
confined.
Her eldest sister, Princess Helen, of
Bavaria, was likewise Tilted by tho.
present emperor of Austria. who, after
being duly afiianced to her. fell deeply
in love with her younger sister,
Elizabeth, on the eve of the date APP
pointed for the wedding. and married
the latter instead. Princess Helen
subsequently married the prince OF
Thurn and TaXis, AID remained to the
last day of her life the warmcst friend
and most trusted counselor of Empress
elizabeth and of Francis Joseph.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08
POOR JOHN RuskIN.
The Famous Critic Not Expected to 1.-Two
Many Days.


1t will be sad news to many to hear
that John Rusl<in, the celebrated writer
on art, has gone mad. The break
ing down of this great mind has not
been sudden; on the contrary, the brain
has been diseased for some time, and Mt
intervals RuslSin has been temporarily
insane. These intervals of insanity
have been getting more frequent, and
this last giving way of his brain will
prove, it is feared, final and permanent.
Almost from childhood Ruslxin has been
physically weak, but his extraordinary
mental energy has kept his body under
control. Fighting fierccly and continu
ously the inherent weakness of his con-
stitution, he has accomplished an
amount of literary work in the past
fifty years which would have killed
many man of far stronger physique.
John Eusllin, says the Illustrated
American, has long been considered the
most eloquent and original of all
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-08

The Boston Budget has story of
colorcd man who went into n fish
market in Richmond to buy a dinner for
his master After looking about for a
few minutes, he stopped before Il pile
of shad.
Apparently his suspicious were
aroused He took up one of the fish and
held it under his nose.
What do you mean by smelling OF
that fish?" asked the dealer, indie.
uantly.
Didn't smell dc fish nohow," an.
swcrcd the negro. "Only spealsin' e
him
'Indccd And what did he say?"
u jcs' AK him for dc news at dc mouf
CD &c ribber, an he says he done clean
forgot, for he amt seen no water for fo
weeks. OATS all he said"