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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
FOR SALE.

Nv Farm, formerly the Newell Hunt
ing place. Sad ia IN is in the town OF
Winhall joining Loudouderl Y on the east,
Peru on the no ID, aud on direct road
f.om SO. Loudonde ~ TO Manchester.
Farm contains 81 aces more o. les. suit
ably divided iu;o pasture, tillaee and
wood laud with splendid sugar orchard
of 500 tees.
The buildings consist of large two
story house with l., two cattle barns,
horse barn aud henncry and o, her out
buildings al in best of repair, running
water TO house and ba1 aiso nice well
in celia, al he land les 10 the sou h.
and is in h'2h s;ate of cultivation.
Said "a IN is 10 &c NJ ,es from So. Lon
donde!v and we've from Man, hester
and near school Fla IN Gus hJv enough
20 " 'n;er fifteen head of cate beside
team aud eau De bougut low tins fail on
account OF poor hea n.
For fu ner particulars enQui of S.
NJ Holden. So. Londonderry, OF the sub
sclioer on The premises
C. V. BRYANT.
winhall, VI. Oct. 10, 3D.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27

Fred T. Merrill, a bicycle dealerof the
Pacific coast, arrived here from Port
land, Or, and was seen at the Great
Northern. He came with his wife by
the Union Pacific and relates singular
incident which occurred on the way.
AS the train was entering the station at
Welser, Ida, an old man, white haired.
was seen running wildly away from the
platform. Some thought he was crazy,
but when brought back by friends it
was found that he was perfectly sane,
but frightened at the appearance of the
train, as this was the first time he had
ever seen a locomotive. He was seventy
seven years old and had lived for the
last thirteen years in Ruthburg, Ida, a
mining camp forty-eight miles from a
railroad. During all those years he had
never left the camp, but had continu-
ously remained on his claim, thinking it
was valuable and he would eventually
''strike it rich Becoming too old and
feeble to work, he had yielded to the
solicitations of relatives in Pittsburg
and Allegheny City and was on his way
to Pennsylvania.
His name is Martin McCandless. In
1851 he emigrated from an interior town
in Missouri, journeyed in caravan of
twenty-one OK teams across the plains
through Utah and into the mining dis
tricts of California, thence into Nevada
few years later, and eventually to his
recent home in Idaho. He proved to be
a man of more than ordinary intelligence
and gave Mr.. Merrill many reminis-
cences of early life in the mines, having
been acquainted with many pioneers
who are now millionaires on the Pacific
coast.
The old man was finally persuaded to
take a seat on the train and passed
through here bound for the Keystone
State. He would seldom leave the car
for fear he could not get on again. His
EXPLANATIONS of delight and his astonish-
ment at the speed of the train served as
continual sources of amusement to the
ether passengers. His elder brother
Abraham McCandless, is a merchant in
Butler, Pa, where another brother, Alex
ander A, also lives.
The old miner said he had 81, 900 in.
side the lining of his vest, which he had
received for third interest in his
mine, but he was not going to tell any
one about it for fear he might be robbed
Chicago Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
His nlue Ewes Haunt Her still.

HIS hiuc ~ Ss Aiauut ihcr sum.
Pow often, oh, how often, must we
editors warn our readers of the awful
risk they run In writing love lettersi
The risk is even awfuller when the let
tiers are written to some person who has
already husband or wife, as the case
may be- If you are so full of the poetry
of passion that you must speak out your
seething soul or burst, better burst than
pour it upon cold paper in cold ink, Say
It all in burning words if you must, but
lay it, Don't write it. Think of the
divorce suit or breach of promise suit,
The unfeeling newspapers, the flinty
hearted lawyers, the public grinning
from ear to ear and roaring with ribald
laughter, and don't write it.
Mrs. Missouri Wilson now mourns as
one without hope because of her disre-
gard of this rule about not writing love
letters, She was welded to Wilson, but
did not find out till afterward that Clau-
son was her ideal of manly perfection,
which was unfortunate. If she had we'd
ded Clauson she would probably have
discovered that Wilson was her ideal
there is no telling. AT any rate she was
married to Wilson, and she was SO far
gone daft over the other man that she
wrote letters as follows, and Wilson got
hold of them:
My DARLINe-odd, isn't it, that life should
become almost unbearable out of your pres
ence?
Your face rises constantly before me, and
your blue eyes haunt me- darling, my DEAR my
life. How can / live without you much longer?
/ do not see, honestly, how / can stand this
intolerable pain, this longing to be with you.
Just as soon as / leave you l want to return to
you.
! cannot be happy away from you, and life
seems full of brightness when your arms are
now / had rather die than go on as have been
doing.
My love, there is no one on earth like you,
and when talk to other men your blue eyes
rise before me, and can hear you say, Dear,
will you always love me?"
Anon she scribbles thus:
woke lip quite early this morning, and as
matter of course your face rose before me.
Your blue eyes looked into mine, and dull
ache came into my heart.
Tell me, dear, will my heart always have
this dull throbbing pain while am away from
you?
No, indeed, Missouri. After awhile
you would say, 81 wish You would clear
out, Clauson, and not be forever hang
ing around the house in the way"
His blue eyes, however, are what knock
her out every time. Once more she
gushes forth:
If fate has decreed that we are not 10 be to-
Eether, darling, | tell you candidly | cannot
live. win go mad, my own. How could help
loving you, dear, when you are all that most
admire?
! can see you so plainly-your tall, straight
figure; your air of command; the gray hair
brushed away from the white forehead; the
blue eyes that looked so tired toward evening;
the mouth that looks so stern, but is so tender;
the firm chin and the pretty dimple, dear-I
can see them now, and want you.
P.S.-Nilson has applied for divorce.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27

If Denmark feels hard toward Ger
many on account of Chancellor Caprivi's
remarks about her, the plain thing to do
will be for Denmark to cultivate an in
innate friendship with Russia and
France. Bismarck was famous for riding
roughshod over people and nations
when they could not help themselves,
but he was scrupulously careful to keep
ON the friendliest terms with Russia and
with nations that could fly to Russia for
aid and comfort against Germany. Bis
marck would have known better than to
offend Denmark, because the father-in-
law of Russia is not to be offended with
impunity.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
ODDS AND eNos.

Raw oysters are good for hoarseness.
Talma, the actor, was dentists son.
Bellows were invented by Anacharsis,
In Scythia. b, @, 500.
A thousand children are born in Lon
don warehouses yearly.
Mendelssohn, the Jewish philosopher,
was the son of pawnbroker.
Valuable discoveries of onyx are re-
ported from Bridgewater. Va.
Some women will sacrifice almost any
thing sooner than their love Of self sac
rifce.
He that riseth late must trot all day
and shall scarce overtake his business at
night.
Queensland is believed to owe the larg-
est national debt per capita-e66 6s. Sd.
a head.
It is not without interest to note that
not a few people living have double rows
of natural teeth.
Five Cherryfeld (Me.) canning estab-
lishments put up $75, 900 worth of blue
berries last year.
The electrophone was invented by
Wright In 1854 and was described be-
fore an art society.
Naturalists say that over 800 species
of insects and 1888 Of plants have been
preserved in amber.
A Brooklyn minister named Boutwell,
swallowed cork and died from the re-
suits of the accident.
In politics the vanquished generally
get the "spoils"-that is. the things that
are no longer of any use.
The United States and Canada have
already dispatched 1000 barrels of APP
Piles to Liverpool and London this sea-
son.
When you are hesitating between
breaking a woman's bones and hurting
her feelings, remember that bones can
be mended.
People who volunteer more than they
contract for generally find that what is
extended as favor will soon be de.
manded as Il right.
Not very long ago the establishment
where they mend your shoes while you
wait was u novelty, but now there are a
number Of such places in New Yorl; city
The English court of queens bench has
decided that srocers may weigh paper
with coffee. sugar. tea. etc.. without
being guilty of fraud upon the rur
chaser
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
With the Russian famine. the grin fl

With the Russian famine, the grip for
two years, the cholera, typhus and final
ly the extreme severity of the present
winter, both in Europe and America, it
looks as if large proportion of the weak
and physically unfit members of the hu.
man race would be carried off. In Ham
burg alone in the past year there were
10000 deaths from cholera. What fam
inc and pestilence spared the frost bids
fair to gather. But with the weeds the
flowers are taken too
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
An Effective Climax.

The climax of a recent theatrical pro-
duction is grand review of the trooi $
in Washington. The scene showed ~ ,
funny looking houses, with few supe. )
on the stage, wko looked like street
cleaners without shovels. A score Of
soldiers walked in, and the star was go
ing to dash by on a black charger. lie
got half way across the stage when some
one in the wings tapped bell for the
CT ain signal. At this the block charger
stopped short. The audience laughed.
The star was astride of car horse
New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27

Mexico now takes by far the larger
part of her imported goods from the
United States.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27

One of Blaine's sayings: 81 do not
know why this man should be my enemy.
] never did him favor"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27

The death of Hayes leaves not one ex-
president living Cleveland is out of the
list, being president elect
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27

Why Soldiers Do Not Touch Elbows.
For year military men have been
specializing on why in the new drill
regulations the soldiers do not stand
elbow to elbow, as they always have in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-13

am sane-when 1t is too late-when have just understood what have done. |"
 Nonsense, child, you are doing what every girl does. You have accepted the hand of an old man who can give you a fine position and great income and every kind of luxury. What moro can a girl desire? When I die-you know already-there will be nothing-noth- ing at all for you. Marriage is your only chance"
 At this moment the door opened and Sir William himself appeared. He was not, although n man so rich and there fore so desirable, quite nice old man to look at; not quite such an old man as girl would fall in love with at first sight; perhaps under the surface were unsuspected virtues blythe dozen. He was short and fat; his hair was white; his face was red: he had great white eyebrows; he had thick lips; his eyes rolled unsteadily and his shoulders lurched; he had taken more wine than is good for a man of seventy. d.
 He held out both hands and lurched forward. "Florenshe," he said thicllly
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hand-without meaning anything? Un- less these things mean nothing you are the most heartless girl in the whole world-yes-I say, the coldest, the most treacherous, the most heartless"
 It was evening and moonlight, soft and delicious night in September. The waves Tapped gently at their feet; the warm breezes played upon their faces; the moon shone upon them; an evening wholly unfit for such a royal rage as this young gentleman-two-and-twenty Is still young-to exhibit He walked about on the parade which was deserted except for this solitary pair, gesticulat- ing, waving his arms, mad with the madness of wounded love.
 She sat on one of the seaside benches, her hands clasped, her head bent. He went on. He recalled the day when first they met; he reminded her of the many ways in which she led him on to believe that she cared for him. He accused her of making him love her in order to laugh at him. When he could find nothing more to say he flung himself upon the bench, but on the other end of it, and crossed his arms and dropped his head upon them. So that there were two on the bench, one at either end, and both with their heads dropped-a pretty picture, in the moon light, of a lovers quarrel. But this was worse than a lovers quarrel. It was the end of everything, for the girl was engaged to another man.
 She rose. If he had been looking up he would have seen that there were tears in her eyes and on her cheek.
 "Mr. Fernie," she stammered. timid- ly, II suppose there is nothing more to say. am, no doubt. all that you have called me. am heartless. have led you on. WeT--but did not know how could tell-that you were taking things so seriously? How can you be so angry just because can't marry you2 One girl is no better than an other. There are plenty of girls in the world. thought you liked me and T. but what is the use of talking2 I am heartless and cold-I am treacherous and vain and cruel-and-and-wo you shake hands with me once more Claude-before we part?''
 "No, I will never shake hands with you again-never-never, by heavens! Moth ing that could happen now would ever make me shake hands with you again. hate you-I loathe ySu-I shudder at the sight of you-I could never forgive you-never. You have ruined ny life. Shake hands with you2 Who but a heartless and worthless woman could propose such a thing?"
 "Good-by then, Claude" she said. Perhaps when we meet again you will be more ready to'forgive me. Oh!' she
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CHAPTER II.


 She had not far to go. The villa where she lived was within five min utes' walk. She ran in and found her mother alone in the drawing-room. My dear," the mother said, irrita- bly. ''I wish to goodness you wouldn't run out after dinner. There's Sir Will liam in the dining-room still"
 Let him stay there, mother dear. He'll drink up all the wine and go to sleep, perhaps, and then we shall be rid of him"
 'Go in, Florence. and bring him out. It isn't good for him, at his age, to drink so much" 'Let the servants go," the girl re- piled. rebellious.
 My dear-your own accepted lover. Have you no right feelingsP Oh! Flor ence, and when I nm so ill, and you lxnow-I told you"
 "A woman should not marry her grandfather. I've had more than enough of him to-day already. You made me promise to marry him. Until do marry him he may amuse himself. As soon as we are married shall fill up all the decanters and keep him full and encourage him to drink as much as he possibly can"
 My dear, are you mad?"
 .ohl no, believe have only just come to my senses. MadP No. have haan nuad-uoyy-when it is too lataA-I
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a little earlier when we were in the thick of the trouble. We'll, you won't want me much longer, believe"
 ''No, thank you" she murmured, without raising her eyes.
 "I have had no opportunity" he said, standing over her, "of explaining that really did not know who you were, Miss Vernon. Somehow didn't see your face or was thinking of other things; supposed you had forgotten me, any, how it was not until the other day when was called in that l remem- bered. But dare say you had forgot ten me-"
 ':No, have not forgotten" "I thought that long ago you had be come Lady Duport-"
 "No, that did not take place"
 "I hear that you have been teaching since your mothers death. Do you like it?'
 "Yes, like it" t 'sDo you remember the last time we met-on the seashore-do you remem- ber-Florence?" his voice softened sud denly, i've had a quarrel about that old villain. Do you remembef?" II thought you had forgotten such a little thing as that-long ago-and the girl you quarreled with" s.c. .
 "The point is rather whether you re- member. That is of much more inn portance."
 'T remember that you swore that you would never forgive 8 worthless girl who had ruined your life. Did ruin your life, Dr. Fernie?''
 He laughed. He could not honestly ~k |. T-u Ns s- far as concerned his work had gone on much about the same. But then such a man does not allow love to interfere with his career.
 "And then you went and threw over the old man. Florence; why didn't you ' tell me that you were going to do that You might have told me-" She shook her head. "Until you fell | into such a rsge and called me such dreadful names did not understand"
 "Why didn't you tell me, Florence2' he repeated.
 She shook her head again. "You were but little innocent child then," he said. "Of course, you couldn't E understand. I was an ass and a brute | and 8 fool not to know" l. "You said you would never forgive me You said you would never shake
 hands with me again." He held out his hand. ''Since," he
 said, 'tyou are not going to marry the old man, and since you are not engaged
 to anybody else, why-then-the ole
 state of things Is still going on-and-
 and-Florence, if you give me youl
 hand shall keep 1t, mind" '.
 "Dear mel" said the colonel'B wife il the doorway. 'Do quarantine doctor, ' always kiss their patients? But yo, told me, doctor dear, that your Chris tian name was Claude. Didn't you
 That explained everything" t
 The ship, with those of her company
 whom the plague had spared. presently
 steamed away, and after being repaired
 made her way to Portsmouth docl
 yard. But one of her company stAye(
 behind, and now is queen or empress O
 the island of which her husband is king
 captain, commandant and governor gen
 eral and resident quarantine doctor. | THE END. f
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-13
CHAPTER V,

CHAPTER "
 Neither nature nor civilization have designed a mans life to be spent in mo- notony, most of us have to work for the daily bread which is always an episode and sometimes a pretty dismal episode to break and mark the day. One day there came such break in the monot- onous round of the doctors life. It came in the shape of a ship. She was 0 large steamer and she steamed slowly It was early in the morning, before breakfast. The doctor and one of the lighthouse men stood on the landing place watching her. .....
 "She's in quarantine, doctor, sure as sure," said the man. "I wonder what she's got. Fever for choice. Cholera, most likely. We'll, we take our chances" :"
 "She's been in bad weather" said the doctor Look, she's lost her mizzen, her bows are stove in. wonder what's the meaning of it. She's a transport" She drew nearer. ''Troops! Well, I'd rather have soldiers than coolies."
 She was transport, she was full of soldiers, time expired, men and invalids going home. She was bound from Cal cutta to Portsmouth. She had met with a cyclone. Driven out of her course md battered, she made for the nearest
 'rt, when cholera broke out on board
 H.'t2rc iii siitf;lll the island was dotted with white tents, 0 hospital was rigged up with the help of the ships spars and canvas, the men were all ashore and the quarantine doctor and the ships doctor were hard at work among the cases, and the men were dropping in every di- rection.
 Among the passengers were a dozen ladies and some children. The doctor gave up his house to them and re- tired to a tent or to the lighthouse or anywhere to.sleep. Much sleep could not be expected for some tune to come. He saw the boat land with the ladies on board. He took off his hat as they walked past. There were old ladies, middle-aged ladies, young ladies. We'll, there always is this combination. Then he went on with his work. Then he had a curious sensation as if something of the past had been revived in his mind. It was a very common feeling. And one of the ladies changed color when she saw him.
 Then began the struggle for life. No more monotony in Quarantine island. Right and left, all day long, the men fell one after the other, day after day more men fell, more men died. The
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-13
CHAPTER VI.

A few days later the patient, able to sit for awhile in the. shade of the yer anda, was lying in a long cane chair Beside her sat the coloneps wife, who had nursed her through the attack She was reading aloud to her. Sudden ly she stopped. Here comes the doc tor" she said, land Florence, my dear, his name, you know, is Claude. think you have got something to talk about with Claude besides the symptomsr ' With these words she laughed, nodded her head and ran into the salon.
 The veranda, with its green blinds of cane hanging down, and it's mating on the floor, and it's easy chairs and tables, made pretty room to look at In it's dim light the fragile figure, pale, thin, dressed in white, would have lent inter est even to a stranger. To the doctor, suppose, it was only a cease" He pushed the blinds aside and stepped in, strong, big, masterful. "You are much better," he said. 'You will very soon be able to walk about; only be careful for few days. It is lucky that this attack came on when 1t did and not