davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-08

According to all accounts. the Western
bookmak RS have again been scorched by
a ringer. The victory of Leona Lesta
at Ha wthorne on Friday cost the foreign
book at East ST. Louis $500. lnvestiga-
ton showed that several other books had
been badly burned. 1t Ia believed that
Leona Lesta was none other than Miste-
toe, owned by l.. V. johnson. The i'll
lies resemble each other very much.
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Bon ct. 2onis na@ Wetp 9urf.

Ser ausgeaeidnete @iienbabnaugs
Dienft BON ct. Souls iiber bic 0ans
balia unb penniplpania 2inie mad
philadelphia, Baltimore, Maibington
unb Stem Oorf aiebt bic Nufmerfiam=
felt bes reiienben publifums i'm Wes
fen INNER mebr auf ii9. 9ieie 2inien
f1leiten NIT Der 3eit Doran unb fibren
eetpDbnli9 3uerft ole Neuerungen be-
3iigli6 Der Sag : Waggons, puaman
51lafs mnb 9ihinss@ Cars, pel6e baau
argetba1 iinb. bic 8equemli6feit unb
@i6erbeit bes reiienben pmblitums gu
erb6ben, ein.
9ieie poIitif besiisli6 ibrer Ser
paltung ma6t cine &eiie iiber bic
pemnfplpania 8abn bia ct. 2ouis be-
fonbers tpiini6enstpertb unb anaiebenb.
Gin 0erfu6 tpirb ben &eifenben babon
iiberaeugeit, baB er feiiten Srrtbum be-
cling unb baB bies in Der 3bat Der eins
sise ri9tise Weg 1T, UNI mad benz
Oiten ia geben.
@enbet gu9 i6riftli9 on 5. 81.
@besbrpugb, &fiifent General
paHagiersN gent, ct. 2Duis, Mo.,
Inn eine 8arte nebft Bei6reibung, bic
iebr piel pertbppae Conformation ents
bdlt,
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NQerIet.

9err s. S. Meper, Der befannte
Meinbdrbler bon Der MIamo : plaaa,
TT BON elmer langeren &eile bur6 Ga
~lifornien 5uriidgefebrt, mo- er -bireft
an Der Queqe = groBe Quantitdteu
Wein %eingetauft bat.
- alderman MadeD ftebt i'm 8es
grife, cine @efeIi9aft gu organifren,
Tim cine Gabrit CUR 6ertelumg tb6nerz
t1er Cancellations &6bren in groBem
WeaBitabe 81 g%riinben. 8efanntli6 1T
Qerr Madep 8efiBer ergiebiger Sbonz
8ruben in Der Ndbe bon @lmemborf.
= Mnf 8run6 bes Beri6tes ber
@ranbsSurD murbe bonn Griebensri6=
ter Mbam gegen gaslep Scott, Walz.
Lace Mit6ea, @arlos Muno3 unb s.
N. 9roesbed bic Nntlage tpegei1
Tbrbernng ber unau6t, begangen
bur4 getuerbsmdBiges germiet6en ibs
rer 6duier on Proitituirte erboben.
unb bieier S6mubfint @roesbed mar
cine Der 9aupt=@ 0ulen bes rGomites
Der 5infunbananaig" our G6rberung
bon Moral unb Orbnung!? gsif
pirfli9 gum &abi6lagen!
Das neugegriinbete Mpelationss
@eri9t mtr6 am l.. September bier
auiammentreten. Ser 0or1ibenbe
befelben 1T s. $. Sames, bic beiben
8eifber finb $. $. Nien bon 81 paio
unb %. 6. Glp BON @%on3ales. Die
Steue 6es @lerts 1T nod nt6t beiebt.
Sur9 ben unerb6rten unb frez
belbaften 2ei6tfinn zines glerfs in
8eorge Ouqnigs @rocerD tndre geftern
Wberb gegen Z ubr UNI elm 6aar cine
Seuersbrunft enttanben, Der permutb>
lid ems Der tattli9ften 9duiergepierte
Sam @ntonios gum Opfer gefanen
pdre. 8efagter 8uri6e, benz gegens
iber man iibrtgens faum ben reactioz
t1dren Wuai9 unterbriiden famn, baB
bic prigelfrafe nod erifire, mari elm
brennenbes Strei6boI3 1T cine Stunt
s%alonen : &anne @afolin. Scr
nerb -. Stof brennt bod ni9t!"
meinte er. Mber Der berb... .Stof
brannte bod unb penn bic iibrigett
Werfdufer ni9t nit etgener 2ebensges
fabr bic brennenbe Same aus benz
NIT lei6t b~rennbaren Stofen angefitQ>
ten Saben berausgetreten un6 auf bic
StraBe geffoBen bdtter, banrt tpdre
eine f9limme Branb>& atatropbe un=
nermeibli6 geweien. go bei6rdnfte
itd Der e6aben aber barauf, baB cine
Der Gorbertbiiren fart angetoblt
tuurbe. 9as brennenbe @aiolin
tpuroe auf Der StraBe f6neQ gel0f9t.
= Dur9 bic @eburt eines munteren
&naben in Der Camille beg Serrn
Mmunbien 1T infer Grennb profeKor
Barbed gum @roBbater apancirt! Wir
sratuliren ibn gu feiner neuen @iirbe!
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e@tpeben In 4eras.

Mir baben In Der letten 3eit nlebrere
Atale 8eranlafung gefommer, barauf
bta3uiueifetf, baB Der SibmeftbeiI uus
feresr StaateS rtebr unb nlebr eiuet
3uJus bon f@uebii9en Mnfehlern bes
kontutt, henert es In ben Wor6faateu au
talt ~ werbet anfdngt.
Wie cine CORRESPONDENTS aus Nfas
nor, 3rabis County, mitt6eiIt, befebt
bort bereits felt ettpa Is Sabren cine
berartige Mnfeblung inter benz Namen
s9teu G9meben1, ipeIGe 6 Meilen
atrbli9 bon Der genannten Sta6t Iieat
Mub iuel@e bic probeaeit fGon binter
fG bat.
Als bieie S6peben bierbertamert
beibt t8 In BEN 8eri1t, mar 6as Qanb,
uorauf iett bic bliiben6e Nieberlafuna
ftebt, midt8 aIS cine grobe rladte prdrie,
ot1Ie Baum nnb @aFer; fe aabIteu
ftr ben Nder % big IS, banten @obs
unggeu iotuie CUTE gifternen unb Wafs
fst5ebdIter, Iegten GeIber an unb mas
fonjf n6tbig mar; fir cine Stride unb
ben 8irdbDf tunrbeH glei@ beim Mns
touf Sd Mder Qanb beftimr1t un6 tuurbe
cine bibf9e 4ir9e nit Der baaugeb6rie
gen Yf0rrtpobnung barauf gebaut.
Hie 8oIDnie eebieb, tpie bas BET benz
auabauernbs1t 6Ieibe Der 2eute niht
aubers fem fonnte; Der preis fir bas
aruf fbeil auf grebit getaufte 2aub
mar b0Ib a~bge5abIt; bic &oloniften
tauften baum tueitere Streden, Derarfs
Iabttu 6reunbe unb 8efannte, tueI@e
Ne In ben Staaten, tuober ie gefota>
men, 3nriidgeIafen batteit, LINEN ta9s
jn3iebet unb beute 1T bic Rolonie
~Neu ! S9webeu1 elm blhbenbes &C.
uleiniuefet. DaS Qan6 ipeiif eile bobe
Stufe Der GuItir auf unb Don Sag au
Tag iuerbeu bic Nitglieber Der &oIon;e
woblbQbenber; He faufei1 ta9 allen
6eiteR bin bag 2anb auf uub babeu
gang Dor 8nr5eil iuieber elm Stif binau
ee3auff, tuel6e8 He nit benz ungebeuer
boten yreiie BON $42. so per ader bes
3ablt tabeta, obglei9 bafeIbe BON ni9t
beiferer Bef6afeMbet III, aIs bas, mel
de1 bor Is Sabren NIT 81 be3abIt
uorbeu mar.
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Wpulet 4pmlet !

Gin @bampagner, Der fi6 INNER
me5r Jreunbe erwirbt urb balb ben
Martt beberrf6em uirb, 1T Der George
@%puIet.
gr bdlt bic ri9tige Mitte apii9en
allen gieenf6aften, bic man beim
@bampagner ertpartet; 1T alfo nidt
gu flb unb ni9t herb; BON pridelns
bent, anregenbem @ef6mad unb bes
tommt, felbf in sroBen Quantitdten
genofen, ausgeaei6net.
Darum: Srtnst @oulet unb mnr
0pmlet.
&onfe & @ab1fab,
Mgenten.
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electric 8ttters.

Diei.s S%eilm,ttel 1T 70 wobtbetannt unb 70 popular
sepprbeu, ZAP es taum mod beionberer Grtpdbnuns
bebarf. VIE, bic eS iemal8 sebrau@ten, thinner
nit elm in iein Sob. Cine retnere Wiebtetn siebt es
ni9t, unb es ptrb @arantie seleifet.. bae Re vines
l%eiifet, mas man rpn ihr peripri@t. electric Bitter8
Geidphre, Nnsi&las, @albHub unb anbere Eplsen
~uareinen 9lates. sc treibt baS Malartd : Steber
aus benz Spffem, beust ~bemielben ppr unb BELT eS
ielbif in ben bartnddisfen Tdlen. GS curtrt Sppf=
f4mer,er, glutanbrans nab benz acpfe unb Misrane.
geriude bas electric gttters. Setlnns ptrb %Sarantirt,
pber bas Gelb burhdse3ablt. PreiS per Slaihe so
Gents nnp 81 tn allen Qpptbeten. Wbplefale Bet
Mbelpb Drets, Tbompipn & Go.
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stiftuussfeft BET &nisbts Of @onor.

Die Suniets9oge unb bic s6Iei6er=
2oge Der n9nigbtS of 9onor" feiern
bas 20. Stiftungsfef ibres beriibmten
Orbens burd einen umaug, Der an
Sonntag, ben 25. SUM- bon Der Sbbz
GeQows > 9ane aus abgebalten mirb.
Na6 benz llmause: Bicnic i'm San
pebro Springs parte.
Aae dbnli6en Srsaniiationen iper=
ben berali6 our Sbeilnabme an bieier
Geier eingelaben.
9as gemeiniame &omite Der Suniets
nnb g6lei6er 2oge.
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0rnnSetseutbums 5 llebertrasmnsen.
s. q. @anBleben an Strip Deinins
ger, @rnnbfid an &efugio StraBe
$500.
Sames 8. Stepenfon an Mar I'LL
rid, 8lod awii9en Cargo, 2ombranos,
@omalz unb San Marcos StraBe
$500.
MTel Meeri6eibt an Sapib Silgarb,
8rnnbfiid auf profpeft 9ia; $500.
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gen er Iansiam babiniie6te, aufs treuz
efte gepflegt BON ieiner Satin, bereu
beroii9er Nufopferung bic ribmenbfte
Mnerfennung ni6t porentbalten ..uer>
ben barf.
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Wbptparapbiid1es 9ltelier

bon q. ". @aIIewap,N So. Alb
OF 9%ouitontraBe ~tiefert Die feintem
p5oto9rapbien- So
6aS Dubenb. @ruppenbilber in i66n>
fer Nusfiibrung. @pre9i unbebingt
Dor, tpenn Sbr bic Mbf6t babt, gu6
photographer gu lafenl
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Gpnle1's 6egifter, Wo. % alamo
plasa bat einen &uf fur guten alien
Mbisfep, bic betem gemii6ten @ee
trdnfe, feline Weine unb ansgeaeidmete
importirte unb eimbeimii6e Gigarren
unb tets frii@es 8ier. Ser gigentbas
mer, Soc @oolep, perfebt ieiu &ei9dft.
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= Sn 9iten finbet Sbr ftets bas
bette nnb m%obernife Der renommirtes
ten Gabriten uie Dunlap, &nor unb
Stetion bel Bancroft & g sob II.
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Wnt. matthtes,

5Ieii der, 9ouftonsStraB e.
2iefert bas por3iisli6te &inb=, S6afz
unb S6meinefeif6. Spe3iaIitd!:
SnngeS &albfleif6 d. Nue Sor=
ten BON Wurit.
8efeaungen tperben in irgenb einem
5beile Der Stabt fret abseliefert.
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pancoait & Sobn baben
elm iebr groBes Eager in Clothing fir
Gribiabr uab CONNER. Die Nn3iige
fir $40, $l2 unb $l5 itnb munberz
f66n uab fiben famos. spre9t Dor
unb iiberaeugt Sud.
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6 . d | 8.


f
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
S5lt Der fur 8efern, 9ounerftag, eins
berufeuet1 8erfammlung bes @tabts
rotbes ipnrbe bas Budget bes Mapors
fttr naS IiStaliabr 1898 1894 Derz
lefea uub a%1genommen.
Nut ben Nntrag bes alderman 81
iteilborf lou bafelbe in pampbletform
10 @nglif9, Seutf6 unb Spanif9 gez
brtdt tperber.
Joigeube Summer tpurben fur Bite
nertdieoeren departments alsgefebt:
8sasstens@ ebalter .$29,s4o.0O
YeltaeisD DISBURSEMENT :......... 55,560.0o
@ssss1 o''4o.oo
MbfeH 9s'.g a%erbrsnmua q WV 47.a5oOo
R|asStau unD Mneefteffe $4,000
@aFer, unb 9tbranten Mietbe. 3S,4s2.Oo
yas .tiss elettrtfaes Sidt a, 10000
sd srssMGn an Ss Sssassa y eaa' oo
aIus. @%einiamma In, mnS Std Rom. '0o
niK6r ......'.s......... $4,000
statfsE Darts .......... :. $4,000
Qsasralar,ss1el ffem 4,l4ooo
Srsxsts ao' e : ~
5ssisdaisn 1876 1876
Strabenbeiprensuns ............ S,7l2.OO
gtspciitiemsfcno far ben Mapor. 10000
assssq0a.assslee aS2.0 90
aTSen,si.e Mssor.i,,; 1' coz NJ
x~iIeanasfcnS sI gonbs %. 470'o 90
s5duise l8infen. ......-...... 6s,s1o.oo
ssyr Der 6ies Gmriftfid beaIeitenben
8otfdaft mics Der Manor barauf hin,
bas bic Gtabt fir Beieu@tungsapede
an bel beaobIe. ,tnb erm6bnte. 69k Sic
ietiae M6mfuifratiou eire gidti6uI6
i'm 8etraae .ro1 $44, 222. O3 porfaub,
iporauf 6 Broaeut 3inieu beaahlt mir
ben, iaIb empfabI 6riugenb cine baIs
6iqe A6hflfe bie{er u~ebelff6nbe. gu6
tparte ausfdbrIid baraeleat, wie brins
Aas4h HA&kxAA%s AZ fAs A~G e. SSk~SL
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IF YOUR BACK ACHES,
Or you are all worn out, really good for moth.
ing, it is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
1t win cure you, cleanse your liver, and give
q good appetite.
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Dts befe gagts Der qBeIt fhr G@uttte, QuetfHuns
1exs 0ei4utxey ftebeys unb 4auts auef9Ias, Gie4te,
ot(pfrastne 4&nbe, Srstteuten uub aHe Santyyouis
istteni ixEtif &dmesstetben eber ietne Beaabinna.
Bh4tee 8ufrtehsntett 9~arauttrt pher has 0sI6 utib
]zr1esrelftels - Gentt bic G9a9teI. Bum Nerfdui
Z. csts 8sstbslea. asslst Drest, Glonpfsn q Co.,
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autf's yiaen ftdrtem ben a6rper.
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Egg Cruel: This will generally
cure a cold if taken as soon as the
slightest symptoms appear, says the
Companion. Beat the yolk of an egg
with a teaspoonful of sugar and a small
pinch Of salt; stir into this gradually a
cupful of hot milk, then the white of
the egg beaten TO a stiff froth. Drink
at once.-Rural New Yorker.
Potato Cakes: Stir into cold mashed
potatoes an egg or two, and a very
hot milk If they are very stiff; add a
dash OF fnely-powdered spices, salt and
pepper, and minced parsley: mix well,
and roll into fiat round cakes. Roll
the cakes in fine ibread crumbs, fry to
a nice golden color, and serve hot.
Garnish with fried parsley. - House
keeper.
-torcemeat Balls: Shred a pound of
veal and the same weight of beef suet,
and a bit OF bacon, all together, beat it
IN a mortar very fine. her season it
with sweet herbs, pepper, salt, cloves,
and nutmeg, and when you roll it
up to fry add the yolks of two eggs to
bind it. You may add oysters or mar
row at an observation-disclosures House
keeping.
Floating Island: Beat thoroughly
the whites of six eggs, add half a box
OF guava jelly and half a tumbler of
currant jelly. Beat together until well
incorporated. Set on the ice. Make a
rich cream custard, and when cold and
ready to serve, pour it into a pretty
glass dish, and drop the island by Ia
blespoonfuls on the custard. Serve it
with cake or crackers that have been
buttered and Drowned in the oven
Boston Budget.
-Gumbo Soup: This is made from
the green pods of the okra which is
grown mostly in the south but is COM
ing into use here. Select the pods
while the seeds within are green and
can be easily sliced. AS they are very
m~ucilaginous when cooked they make
a ropy soup which needs no thicken-
ing. Take two quarts each of she
sliced okra pods and ripe tomatoes and
a small onion sliced. Boil until the
vegetables are very soft and can be all
strained through a seive, then return
to the kettle, add two quarts of stock
OF either beef or chicken, preferably
the latter, season to taste with salt
and pepper and if not as rich as liked
add a tablespoonful of butter. The
okra can-be used alone or without the
tomato as it has a flavor of it's own
much relished by many.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
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But there was no response from the
motionless figure by his side. 1t was
growing dusk, out the Pickering fire.
light showed him the outlines of the old
mans gaunt frame, the droop of the
bowed head and the trembling
wrinkled hand upon which it rested.
There was something in Parson
Wade's attitude that disturbed the chair
mans self-complacency, and he shift
ed ~uneasily from one position to anoth-
er, and wished heartily that his words
had remained unsaid.
"Rlest if | dreamed the old man
would feel SO cut up about it" he said
to himself. las Mis- Prentice said,
he'd orter expect it. He's he'd his day"
1t had seemed a simple thing. Old
Parson Wade had become old-fashioned
and rusty, and outgrown, too, by the
people of the bustli G little factory viii
lage. What was to be done, then, but
to throw him one side, like any dingy
old garment, and replace him with a
new minister of later pattern and more
popular style? But, for some reason,
it is an easier matter TO discard an old
coat than an old pastor; at least so
thought Chairman Hicks, as he glanced
uneasily at his companion, while sew
eral minutes slowly licked themselves
away.
At last the stiffness became unsup-
portable. He started up and fell to
poking the fire with nervous, energetic
strokes, which seemed likely to put out
the flames. His action, however, served
to arouse Parson Wade, who rose me-
chemically, reached for his shabby
beaver hat, and with a low Good
night, Mr.. Hicks" moved with slow,
unce-tain steps toward the door.
"You won't hold no grudge, par
SOM" said Mr.. Hicks, following him.
But the parson suffered his nerveless
fingers to rest for an instant in the
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"Ef the Lord want me to marry the
parson and take care of him, why, l
guess he'll take care of Hiram Bick-
ford's feelings, and 1 don't have no
need to trouble myself about 'em.
And Hiram was alters such a sensible
critter.."
So the old lady, in her crisp black silk
gown and best lace cap, smiled on the
shabby, sad old a while she helped
him literally to the sweets on the table,
and finally said:
james Wade, you'd orter be looked
out fur, and the Lord seq fur me to do
it."
The amazed parson fairly gasped for
an instant. but he had been ruled all
his life by womank;nd, so he meekly
murmured: "Yes'm."
Its kinder lonely withouter nan
bout the place, and that Jake, he's
wuthless 'n'less there's a man to see
ter him. You and l, parson, are old
enough to do without h%igh-falutin' talk
bout love and SIGH. and So, l say, the
| sooner we're married the better"
The widow drew a sigh of relief as
she ended, to think that now the mat
ter was all settled. The parson wiped
his s~pectacles, and said tearfully: "God
bless you"
A little later, as they sat before the
blazing fireplace, the parson faltered
out: But what will the girls say?"
'Say?" responded the widow briskly.
"Why, lots O. things. Never saw ZEN
l 49,. &L1rr lsI-& DIT ~. --~~.< al
EN- till it's all over with, and then let
'em talk"
And so they were married. It was
wonderful to see how soon Parson
Wade got accustomed to his fine broad.
cloth and his life of ease. Then, too,
he never realized that the a~ffectionate,
almost obsequious manner with which
his daughters now treated him was due
to the change in his fortunes. The
simple old man really believed that OF
which he had dreamed was come, and
that his daughters had returned to
their old, childish fondness for him.
The old taunts and Sights were all for.
gotten, and if ever Mrs. Wade were
tempted to remind him she forebore,
though she insisted always that hel
money should not be spent on 1.-THE
girls"
So a wealth of cheer and comfort
came into the lonely, sad old life. and
Parson Wade seems likely to end his
days almost unconscious that he wa:
otherwise than happy. For, every day
the memory of the old sorrow grows
fainter, and he drinks the sweet cup OF
oblivion.-Springfeld (Mass.) Repub
lican.
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Vhibodaux SentiueI.
TO A WOOD THRUSH.

(Singing in the early NORM
Sing on, glad heart, thy matin songs,
Sing on, sing on
Since silence lies on kindred tongue,
Since the wide air to thee belongs,
Since twas my Maker taught thy art,
Sing on, glad heart,
Sing on, before away shall pass
The grateful dew
That gracious night shook DER the grass
From out her robes like beads OF glass
Before II Stakes the brazen sun,
Sweet heart, sing on.
Sing on. across the quiet morn,
Thy tuneful psalm;
Before the carking hours are born,
Before the mad wheels CRATE and turn
Before the clamor of the mart
Sing on, deal heart.
Sing on, ere men awake once more
To buy and sell;
Ere greed and gain their dupes allure,
And grind the faces OF the poor"
All mammon's wiles to thee unknown
Bless heart, sing on.
Sing IN, that through the fevered Gay
Thy blissful strains
In my souls deepest depths shall stay
To chase all sordidness away,
And thoughts of purer impulse start;
Sing on, glad heart!
M A. Maitland, in Christian at Work.
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When the oil gave out in the little
lamp, and the light grew dim, he would
close his books with a sigh and gather
his papers together; and often, as the
sound of music and laughter floated up
ward from the parlor below, the lonely
old man, on his knees, spent the re-
mainder Of the evening, and, indeed,
much of the night, in agonized plead
ing for release, for help. Tonight his
only wish, his n plea. vas for death;
and with tears falling from his eyes he
begged %piteouslv that his Father in
Heaven would take him to Himself.
Sleep. however, brought unconscious
ness, and with the morning came new
desire to live. It came-for SO curious
ly does the trivial mingle with the
tragic in this checkered life of ours
from an invitation out to tea! The in
vitation came from Widow Bickford.
one of his parishioners, rich and
childless, and as full of whims and
oddities as a woman can possibly be.
Doubtless she had summoned him to
say hat his dismissal was richly de-
served, reflected the parson, but at all
events he should get a good supper, and
the widows squash pies were famous.
Afternoon came, and Parson Wade
brushed his threadbare clothes, tied and
retied his rusty necktie with stiff,
eager fingers. and smoothed his thin
locks with infinite pains. He was
trembling all over with delight, this
foolish old man, for it was many a
weary month since anyone had invited
him out to tea, and he was as pleased
as a child at the prospect.
A little smile stole over the wrinkled
face with it's sad lines and burrows of
care, and Parson Wade decided, in this
new, intoxicating pleasure, to say
nothing to his daughters of the parish
committees decision until after his re-
turn from Widow Bickford's tea. So
off he started. with something akin to
briskness in his gait, and his head
quite erect, as became a pastor invited
out to tea by a wealthy member of his
flock.
All through the meal, at which the
parson was the only guest, the CHEEKY
little widow watched him narrowly
with her sharp little eyes, gossiping
gayly the while about this thing and
that And the parson forgot his sor
rows, forgot his shabbiness; yes, forgot
his daughters even, and laughed his
weak, quavering laugh which no n
had heard for years, as he told long
anecdotes of by-gone days.
The widow, it seems, had observed
the old man for many months, with
mingled pity and Indignation, and had
come to a somewhat startling deter
mination in her funny, whimsical
fashion. To be sure she had been be-
set by adoubt or two. mainly in connec-
ton with her husband, dead some TWEEN
ty years. But she was not a woman to
hesitate long when she saw her duty
plainly, and these doubts were there
fore disposed of summarily.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-10-28

On his way upstairs awhile later,
Parson Wade passed the parlor door
and paused a moment to look in. The
fire was burning cheerily in the CRATE,
there was a cushioned chair before it,
and on the table by the big lighted
lamp was the evening paper. The old
mar hesitated. He was never allowed
in that room, he knew; but the girls"
he remembered, had gone to take Elsie
home, several doors away. And that
paper, he was sure, had a long report
of the conference held the day before
in a neighboring city. The temptation
was irresistible. He sat down in the
big easy chair and began to read. This
weary old Christian veteran, his years
of active service ended, yearned for
news of the thousands of soldiers in
the thick Of the fight, and rarely did a
paper or magazine enter his hands.
That the work he SO loved vas still
going on he felt sure; but in his mar
row, cramped life he longed for de-
tailed tidings of the progress of the
church.
With glistening eyes he read, forget
ting his own sorrows. Half IN hour
had passed when a hand drew the
paper from his grasp, and his eldest
daughters cold voice said: you for
| get hat this room is not intended for
your use" Miss Wade was never so
abusive in her language as her hot-tem-
pered sister, but her icy, sarcastic
words were often quite as cutting.
But tonight her father scarcely heard
the words. He rose mechanically, and
with feeble steps climbed the stairs to
his chamber. There, in the bare, desc
late room. with its bit of faded carpet
and it's scanty furnishings, shut out
from the CHEEKY little parlor with its
fire, piano, books and cushioned chairs,
the old man spent the long evenings in
dreary loneliness. There he toiled
over his spiritless sermons, trying out
of his meager, barren life to find some
thing that might bring encouragement
and comfort to some struggling soul.