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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

FORNEY, Tex, Aug. 17.-(Special.)- y
Death bas visited our community TIL.
week. Little Jessie Storms, Sam Ivy and
morning and been buried. They were
children Of about . years Old.
The house Of ii. Solomon was entered
by burglars last night and robbed Of about
500 worth of goods, consisting OF over
shirts. boots, shoes, ladies' underwear
icwelry, pocket knives. etc. They drove
up in wagon to the back door from
whence they loaded and departed. OF
heers are ont in seareh Of them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
AfINEoLA


MINEoI.A, Tex. Aug. 17.-tspeciall
Mr.. j. l.. Drummond, leading citi-
zen Of this place. who has been suffering
severely for several days with blood
poison. caused by cutting his finger with
meat cleaYer while dressing fresh
meat, had his arm amputated this morn
Ing. He is in a critical condition.
At the regular meeting Of the com
missl0ner's court Of Wood county this
granted the citizens Of Aiineola to
bald dump across Sabine river. join
ing Smith and Wood counties. The con-
tractors are RI work, aud the dump will
soon be a reality.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

The ear that Darwin illafl I
descent Of Man" US being 4
pointed type belonging to es =, =,
tives is not as unconmon NJ
imagine. 1t is my obser's'e,
popularity of the fold IN 4. 4
to be observed in women, y,
these cases the persistenc. y. ii
teeth Is also a charactsri'A
mind two cases OF this sort .
the other of a woman, bce
one Of our leading cities fna
social and intellectual tosys' IA
The latter is a remarkApis " n
earlier type in ear. in te & J,
arm, in painless child9lru n
of hand Joints and In Other n,I
teristics. 1t appears 20 ns 4.
like the vermiform appslaI'' u
sion of the viscera, the pcsl.'.
fee of the bladder and The W. 4 !
dition Of certain main ai' ..Il, y
transitional state, and ny s,., ~ q
the newer human conals's No.
the erect position and Ias
civilization. Science
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

~ ehilufeu M.
The degeneracy Of the press,
Mr.. Greathead softly, lis to I
better exemplified that in n.
to the children. Nov. when I,
ster such melodies as .Grears
Where the Lilies Bloom 'Wesf
by the River and 'Hush.a-b, X
Tree Top were considered to \ 4
lullabies. You can imarin. a
my dear sir, when, in coune M
ing, l heard some Of the ~ne y
used nowadays to supeiinauts \
sleepfulness in the young. I'M
in one of the parks when / hs.l
mother grooming to her intsrt 4
strains seemed strangely At ~
the low, sweet and drezmiiks u
conventional lullaby. and az
Sir, you have never had occsSsI
question my veracity, and ! M
case that l shall not oyer;ar "a,
OF belief.
"As 1 am standing hen, iii, d.
woman, with the brow q a Md
complexion that would kaYs Z.
miration of a Titan, was snrs.
child a topical song from n
lesque which had been runuinsil
two years. 1t was q maadlin q.
Bowery.
Then the young woman Sngd
utive person named William Vi.
so deeply STEPPED in vice taai h,
every minute. 10 cap tae ellnaI
strains which greeted my eanui
from the scene were the no.adI
song made popular in this "a,
English concert hall singer hi
der, sir, that the younger gsnensI
prerhatnrely old when at u aii
their brain fibers are inaltni1 \
cious tendencies Of a dsgtlsnll
New York Tribune.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
STATE NEWS.
BEIiroN.
\ 4

BELTON, Ter, Aug. 17.-tspecial)-
The last day or two has supplied a
rhapter of aocidcnts- Mrs. Jas. Evans,
who was attending camp meeting, died
suddenly at the camp grounds.
Mrs. ID. Dauthit an aged lady re-
siding on south Main street, while gdns
out doors fell on the steps, breaking an
arm badly.
Albert Estes. lad, fell from a irSse,
three miles south Of town. and broke
his right arm above the elbow, two bones
projecting through the flesh. II may be
necessary 10 arputate the arm.
In the district court yesterday rat
Mallory was acquitted on the charge Of
murder.
Rev. Sid Williams viii begin a meet
ing here next Sunday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

NEW YORK. Aug. lT.-Northern Pa
cine affairs received a large share Of at
tention on Wall street today. owing TO
the publication Of letter by Brayton Ives
severely dennqatory Of Henry Wizards
management Of the company. and the
announcement that Philadelphia stock
holder was moving to secure proceedings
against Willard and seyerl of MS co
directors
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

FORT SCOTT. Kan, Aug. IA cloud Of
grasshoppers descended upon this place last
night from the south. They arc larger
than the grashnppers which did such great
damage In 1876 and fully as numerous
The sidewalks down town around the cleo
crushing them under their feet Trees
have been stripped Of their leaves by Tie
pests, but The corn crop hereabout Is too
far advanced to be hurt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
pELpGATEs To WACO.

BoNHAM Tex. Aug. 1T.-CSpseiaD,
The following are delegates to the
Third party alliance meeting at Waco.
from this county: H. J. Pile, W. e.
Anderson. b. r. Douglas, Jim Davis,
Geo. Tyler. l. NJ THOMPSON, $. j. Me
Gfady. q. A. Collier, 5. l.. Williord,
Moses Skecn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

..wAulSEsIrA. Wis. Aug. 1.-THE
property Of The HyseIa Mineral Springs
company at Big Bend. whence water Is
pumped to the Worlds fair was attach.
Cd today on q claim Of ST., 500 by Kerlin
Pipe llne
The property was Ia the hands Of the
sheriff about an hour when dispatch
vas received stating the debt had been
paiu. A representative OF ksrlin Bros.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

=, frAscA, Tex, Ane. II. --tspeeial)-
The hrst bale Of cotton was receIyel
here today grown by Jake Pearson. 81,
ii'ilel north of this place. sinned by GIN
4 60, and sold TO Coffin & simon. M
- cents weight 400 pounds. A pr..
mum OF 5000 was made up by the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
WAGON coNlPANY ASSIGNS.

CINCINNATI. o., Aug. 17.-This
morning the Standard Wagon company,
the largest COMPANY Of the kind in the
United States fled deed Of assign
ment. Its assets are placed at 81 10000.
and liabilities At $4,000. The assign
ment 4 made to Grant H. Burrows,
who Is president Of the company, but
resigned 10 hecume assignee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
STATE AFFAIRS.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug 1T.-(speciaD.--
To-day permission to do business In
Texas was granted the United States
Mortgage company Of New York. Capt.
tai stock Eve million dollars.
The comptroller to-day registered 5000
city Of Gainesville improvement bonds.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

CINCINNATI, o., Aug 1.-THE sons OF
veterans OF the United States have elected
the Following officers; ]. Il. Mecahe com.
hlander-ln-ehief c. 4. Onner, senior vice.
eemnander-in-ohief; p. o. Wilkinson.
Junior eommander-in.chief. commander.in.
Saef MeCabe announced as ndjutant-
sSnsfAi charles X. Topensteln OF Chicago,
- The Ladies' Aid society officers are:
resident Miss Belle Gray, washington.
"a. yieeprealdent, Mrs Belle ieBar, Erie,
bana; o.; chaplain. Mrs. a, p. Neavis.
nailtshnrg inspector, Miss Joe Muihollaud'
~ NJ; clustering officer. Mrs,
el as national secretary Miss Peasi Steyenn
Of Washington Ia sn'
Subscribe FOR senI.weekIy Ga9etts.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
DOMESTIC INFE1rclTY.

HOUSTON. Tex, Aug. 1I-ispeciaD.
John Hahn, wealthy grocer, was
found IN the woods to-day ia a dying
condition. He had taken laudanum,
which Ia a few hours ended his He.
Domestic luielcity = the cause assigned.
He was " years OLD
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
THIS FOR YOU, MY LADY.

1t has been decreed by those ladies'
cured of Nervous Headache land they
are legion). that any lady who suffers
with Headache, knowing that PRES
TONS HED-AkB will cure it sure In
hfteen minutes, deserves the pain. What
think you?
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

VIENNA, Aug. Seven fresh
cases OF cholera and eleven ceaths To-
day In Nldwurna. In Sniatyn ON the
pruu. no fresh cases, one death. A
dispatch tWnn Moscow says the cpl.
demic is nbating rapidly IN the city and
province Of Orei
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
A STATEMENT.

TROY, n Y, Aug. 17.--An attorney
for the members of the Gilbert company
creditors of the Gilbert Car Nanufactur-
ing company for which a receiver was
appointed yesterday, states the assets
at SIoO0o0; liabilities, 5000 10 $1,000
less.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
ONLY TEMPORARY.

MEANWHILE, Pa, Aug Icon
siderable excitement was oecasioned 10.
day by the closing Of the Farmers Co.
operative hank. The suspension il only
temporary, and depositors will be peid In
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
WIN START AT ONCE.

pT1vrsBURG, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE
miners employed By the w. l. Scott
Coal company IN the Yousheny valley
held o,.s.rins last yesterday to consider
the rrSppsIfjsn made by the company to
operate M mines at n reduction Of 5
per cent per toa. The men accepted the
company's termA The mines VIII be
started at once.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

ROME. Aug. 17.-lTen fresh cases Of
cholera and SIX deaths at Naples to-day.
In Sulmoua, province of Aqullla. two
deaths from cholera. No new cases,
Several eases Of cholera developed
this morning IN CampobnAso. snail
c.ty hfty-hve mites from Naples.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
SHOT HIMsELF DEAD

ORANGE, Tex, Aug, H.. -tSpeciaI)--
w A. J. Beauchamp while visiting
George Turner, walked into the hail
whore his wife was sitting, and pulling
dead. N'''''e''
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

MiLWAukEE. Wis, Aug 1I.-word was
received tonight that John b. Koetting
cashier Of tho South side Savings banf
Who ran away three weeks ago. had been
captured IN Denver, KOetting Is acctlspi Of
mlsappropriating SJO,OOO OF Shepardsonis
bank Ia various sums.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
WILL REOPEN.

ST. PAUL, MINI. Aug. 1.-THE
Gcrmnn-Amehcan National bank. which
suspended few days ago. will resume
business Just as soon as the necessary
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
THE CHOLERA.
CHOLERA AT ANTWERP.

ANTWERP, Aug. 17.-Since last adj.
vices there have been SIX new cases
Of cholera and 1--WE deaths
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
A BANK REoPENs.

LEADYILLE. Col, Aug. 1T.-(Spe-
al.l-1'he American National bank.
which closed its doors July ], opened
its doors for business this morning.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

Woe-hceone and lnrguid. weary.
Nervous. tired Of life, you saw
Set at once thar famous treasure.
Creole Female Tonic. Pleasure
Then viii be yours every day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
pENvER BANK REoPENs.

DENVER, Colo. Aug. 17.-The Ma
tiOaal Bank Of Commerce was to-day
placed in the hands Of its directory and
the doors were opened for business. IL
is announced that three more Of the
teinber l.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
SHOE MANUFACTURERs.

HAvERHILL. Mass. Aug. 1T.-Seafle
4 Webster, shoe manufacturers, have
assigned. They owe 10000; assets far
below Indebtedness.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. III. Davis &
Co., wholesale dry goods. Chicago and
New York, assigned today. Liabilities,
$2OO,OOO; assets, nominally In excess.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
To rnEvENr QHoLEnA.

BERLIN, Aug. lI.--lmportation Of hay
and straw from Russia will be prohibited
after the LIST OF September. This action
Ia taken 10 prevent the spread Of cholera,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
PENNSYLVANIA BANK.

HUNTINGDON. Pa, Aug 1.-THE
National bank Of South Pennsylvania
at Hyndham, Bedford county, closed to-
day. Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $780,
upD
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug i .,.',.i y
con- whites creditors ~ 49, "
day for the amount aas ~ 2
~ had some creditor ss Il rilss. \
MOI secured by any h sss y j ~. 4
some needed menel AN ~ :
In wheat the othsr ~
paying them aif. that 49,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

"a. i,.ra s.rar5ay. and stated the con
nsnr "a ssr,-d fa kettls by giving q
note. hnf ne inaivitgal members OF the
company w1eii not .aaoEse inc paper
~ IA I.ffsrf 20 settle
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18
HOTEL IMPERIAL

CHICAGO. Ills, Aug. 1.-THE Hotel
Imperial on Michigan boulevard and
Twelfth street. capital 10000, failed
today.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

DENVER, Col, Aug Brennan. on
trial charged with being the leader Of
the mob In hanging the Italian Arrata
was acquitted this afternoon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

CHEROKEE, 10, Aug. 17.-Brutes last
S9obed the house of $3.50 and escaped.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

LONDON, Aug &, Il Z.
nawed rioing IN B .rpeJ iipr 4
No riots have cee'l'''
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-18

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1T.-Archblshop
Leonu u Moscow Is dead.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19
SHORT NOTES.
World.

THE School Board of ST. Paul, Mimi.
has fixed the scale of wages for the
teachers of that city regardless of sex
The degree of LII. ID. has been con-
ferred on Miss Helen Sha fer, president
of Wellesley college, by Oberlin col
lege, of which she is graduate.
TEXAS woman, Mrs. Richard King.
owns one of the largest ranches in the
world. There is nothing she can not
tell you about cattle. The ranch is
near Corpus Christi, and contains 700,-
600 acres.
Miss LILLIAN MoRRITT, an English
phenomenon, has the power of retain
ing in her memory hundreds of com
plex figures, and of multiplying, de-
ducting, and adding at the same time
any of the cross figures.
Mrs MAGNUssEN, of Iceland, one of
the delegates to the suffrage congress,
said in her paper before the members
of that body that the women of Iceland
did not claim the suffrage, but that it
was being thrust upon them by the
men.
Miss LAURA NJ. ULDEN, of Virginia
City, has been admitted to practice be-
fore the courts of Nevada by the SUI
preme court. She passed very credit
able examination and was highly corn
plimented by tho judge, who has never
admitted woman before to the Nevada
bar.
Mrs. GRAFTON Ross, an English wom-
an, has invented tool for killing OBJ
noXious weeds in gardens. 1t is in the
form of Il hollow piercer through
which poison is conveyed to the very
heart of the root of stubborn weed,
causing it to shrivel up in very short
time.
WOMEN have led in the progress of
the ceramic art since our last great ex-
position. The Roobwood ware of Gin
cinnati and the gold China of Miss
Healy, of Washington, are the great
novelties in their line at Chicago. Miss
Healy's process is the cause of much
argument and envy by European Dor.
celain makers. lIarper's BaZar.
THREE women who have achieved
distinction as hunters are Lady Hope
town. wife of the governor of Victoria
who has been killing deer in Auckland.
Mrs. Alan Gardner, who has been max
ing record in India for hunting chee-
tas, shooting and spearing panthers,
and sticking pigs; and Mrs r. II.
Tyacke, who, with her husband, has
shot the largest number of bears ever
killed in one season in Kulu, in the
central Himalayas-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE
Wade Susan B. Anthony Kin with All Her
Audience.

Made Susan B. Anthony Kin with All Her
Audience.
1t was at one of the great congresses
which have formed the nucleus in Chi
cago for the notables from every coun-
try and cline interested in the advance
ment of culture and the dissemination
of progressive ideas. The crowd had
quite overhowed one room and filled
another in the Art Palace, under prom
Use that the celebrated speakers would
repeat their programme to the overflow
meeting. The night was insufferably
hot, the people disappointed and inn
patient. To make the wait less tedious
Susan b. Anthony was called upon to
address them, and she did so in the
whimsical and sarcastic vein with
which she wells an earnestness Of
thought and purpose, to which she has
devoted lifetime of effort and sacri-
flee. Still, this crowd was not a suf-
frage gathering They were not in sym
pathy with the strong-faced woman in
the plain gown who addressed them.
She knew intuitively that she was not
holding them, Suddenly she stepped
forward to the edge of the platform
and said confdentially with little
smile: 81 didn't know | was going to
be called upon to address you this even
ing If | had should have put on nay
other gown" In an instant she had
won them, every one. The~ one touch
of nature, of vanity in this strong little
woman with the iron-gray hair combed
down each side her face, made every
woman her sister, every man her friend
If vote could have been taken on the
spot everyone in the audience would
have cast a ballot for Susan B. Anthony
and her platform.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19

ceived not at all as evidence of the il.
feriority of women, but purely a. .
new proof of the limita tions of men.
Ten women passed the Cambridge
Mathematical 1'ripos this year, and two
of them came out wranglers. Three
women TOOK honors at Oxford, at which
university also honor examinations
were this year opened to women in
three new courses. At London uni
versity, Miss Ogilvie, prodigy of cru
dition, from Aberdeen, passed with the
highest credit the examination for the
degree of Doctor of Science At this
rate, how long will women be content
with the substance, and abstain from
grasping the shadow also? How long
will Miss Jones consent to become Mrs.
Smith? How soon will she demand n
competitive examination between
Smith and herself to determine before
marriage which is the compelling en-
tity, and whether it is more meet that
she shall become Smith, or that Smith
and the children shall become Joneses"
-Harper's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19
GRAVE AND GAY.
Words with Death.

Deathl Deathl and still louder, Death heard
n voice call: Death;
How could know but the voice and call were
u threat for me?
How could think to give up my srong and
happy breath
How could bear like the black and pitcous
dead to be9
Deathl still the voice cried: Deathl
Death, o cold pursuing DEATH for little pass
me by,
Leave me little more good Death, to the
glad and early day;
There are those waiting, weary; to the weary
ones draw night
give give rare ransom TO pass the other
wayl
Death be merciful, Deathi
Death o my friend and my brotherl gentle and
wise one, thoui
am waiting weary to meet thee here in the
thick o. the strife
Friend and dearer than brother am longing
for thee now,
have known enough OF the sadness called by
the living ones Life
Yea, come as u friend now DEATH
and wait?
oh, but spare to the mother the child that
clings to her breast
Brother, my day is waning; my year IL is wax-
ing late;
Cruel o sparei All, greetings and gratitudel
Now to my rest;
Death, thou art good now, Deathl
lam glad, my Deathl
Springfield (Mass) Republican
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19
Interesting Statistics.

The reports of the last census, as
nearly as can be ascertained, show that
outside of domestic service America had
in 1890 2, roo, 900 bread-winning women
and girls working outside of their own
homes There We're 110 LAWYERS, 1G5
ministers, 800 authors, 5SS journalists,
2,oG1 artists, 2, 1856 architects, chemists.
pharmacists, 2,106 stock raisers and
ranchers, 5,135 government clerks,
2 43S physicians and surgeons, 13,1s2
professional musicians, 56, 500 farmers
and planters, 1,071 clerks and book
keepers, IA, 465 heads of commercial
houses, $4,000 public school. teachers
(based on the census of 1880. Here is
an army of women depending upon
themselves for support and proba bly,
taking care of others. Any talk of rel
egating these women to life of de-
pendence is mere foolishness. The
question to consider is how best to
adapt this new factor to existing condi-
tions, or how to shape the conditions
to the best interests of these wage
earners and the commonwealth Y
World
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19

met u jolly farmer in o lovely western vale,
man of fertile fancy that was never known
to fail,
Who, when 1 told of hailstones seven ounces
full in weight
Said he had seen twelve-ounce ones back in
eighteen sixty-eighL
And when spoke of fish I'd caught in certain
foreign rills,
That measured twenty-seven feet from nara.
tive to gills,
He said, with brow unrufIled and a manner
frank and free,
That he had caught them twice as long In
eighteen sixty-three
And then spoke of having met fellow In Ber
lin
Whose mouth was large enough to get three
large potatoes In;
Whereupon he wished Jim Hankinson-his
cousin-was alive;
He'd seen him hold six apples in his mouth In
sixty-nve
II seemed to make no odds to him how I'd ex-
He'd always go one better; SO thought that
I'd narrate
How with an ass's jawbone did the mighty
Samson slay
Ten thousand OF his foemen-just to see what
he would say.
He listened most intently, with an ever-broad.
enng smile,
AS though he were q person that had never
heard of guile;
And, when I'd done, he told me that he knew
my tale was true,
For Samson's self had told It him in eighteen
sixty-two.
-Harper's Bazaar
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-19

from her sisters, who did not like your
her friend. just forget all about it,
Gertie."
Gertie was weeping as If her heart
would break, but as he finished speak
ing she handed him her ring without
looking up.
"What is that for?" asked Richard,
aghast. ~ did not mean to hurt you;
surely, you are not going toIpunish me
like that, when offended so uninten-
tionallyP"
NO" sobbed Gerti ude, "it isn't that,
ouly shouldn't think you would want
to marry the daughter of such a
mother"
Richard laughed, as he took the ring
and placed it on Gertrude's finger
again.
"What a silly child you are!" he said
fondly. 1T wouldn't make any differ
ence TO me if every relative you had
was in the penitentiary. You would
not be responsible for their sins. Be-
sides, suppose your mother thought
she had every right to try and win your
father. He was not engaged to my
aunt, you Know, and, they say, all is
fair in love and war. So think no more
about it-and we will never mention it
again.
Gertrude never did mention it again,
but she thought about it many times;
and when Mr.. Foster brought his wife
home, he found everything arranged to
his liking.
He had said to her: "The boys will
be all right, and if Gertrude does not
treat you well let me know"
Never, James," replied Mrs Foster,
"for you might be tempted to tell her
the history of the years that are gone,
and children should reverence their
mothers memory, which doubt if she
could do, knowing ALL"
But there was no trouble. Gertrude
treated her stepmother with the utmost
respect and courtesy, and behaved in
such a way that Mrs. Foster actually
dreaded the girls wedding day.
AS she watched the carriage that con
tanned her nephew and his bride drive
down the maple avenue, now re.
splendent in its autumnal coloring, she
slghed-then turned toward her hus-
band, who was standing near II
never thought to have loved Louisa's
child so WELL" she said.