davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
PiTH AND POINT.

OLDMAN-"Did your son get through
College, Patedcgras-"No. only as
far as a substitute half-back." Puck.
THE question whish confronts us"
howlcd the orator. "is how to confront.
the notwithstanding P~laindealcr.
MANY people would rather turn
somebody else down than to go to work
and IL something up Galveston
News.
WELL, Topscy, and wha. do you do
on the plantations" Toys-y-"Well,
miss, | mostly breaks dc dishes and
gifts licked TO tcllin' cs."-Brooklyn
Life.
ga you tell me in what year the.
town of Pompeii was burnt?" IL don't
remember the precise date, si-, but Il.
must have been on an Ash Wed~ncsdav."
lie Littoral.
"liE may not be altogether original,
but he imparts To everything q some.
thing of his own" "Yes. he WIZ take.
up n fellows bon mot and make a
of it."-Judge.-
CLERk--".iiPht | ask what YOU in
TO do with these five hundred
young men you are advertising .for?'
Shoe Dcaler-"l am going to give n
away with each pair of women's shoes
To keep them tied."-Indianapolis
JOurnnl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
panion, a slight, boyish, beardlcss young

panion, a slight, boyish, beardlcss young
man.
Moore. As gentle as n girl, rs long
rs you walk straight, but Old Nick him
self couldn't get away from him" lie
had caught and misrcad the wintry
smile on Fairbanks lips.
IL have no desire to try his patience
in that direction said his prisoner,
walking haughtily away in the dircc-
ton of his own carriage. At its steps
he paused and c~ourtcously turned to
the officer of the law, with a regal air:
before me, Mr.. Moore"
Moore entered the vehicle. Siblcy
stepped in after him. Cid Cato clam
bcrcd to his perch On the high old-fash-
toned box, and touched up his horses
briskly. 1t "a n grim homc-going.
What fiction should he invent to nc
count to Ida, the most fastidiously re-
served of women, for bringing strange
man home with him to his fathers
funeral? She would think him u brute.
lie vas not good ut lies. He was sick
of shams, and of trying to parry fatc's
spitcfnl thrusts. Should he say to her,
with blunt truthfulness, that this beard
less boy, from whose cashmere trou-
scrs-pockcts II pair Of ugly handouts
were permitted To obtrudc, was his
kccpcr?-that he was n prisoner of the
law, wanted for the murder of his wife,
the little Ninette's mother? lie could
fancy his high-brcd lda's horror and
disgust.
IL would not be an easy thing To do.
II grew harder ever in the bare con-
temptation of it, as each revolution of
the wheels brought him closer to the
home whose shelter he had spurncd in
his hot boyish resentment ten years
ago. 1t grew to the proportions of a
CHASTITY impossibility, as the crunching
u the wheels on the graveled drive
brought to the open front door of Glen
burnie u touchingly helpless group.
Ida, rs tall and stately rs some pure
white Easter lily, Ninette, his " lit
tie daughter, all a.ilutter with ilaunt-
ing ribbons and crisp cmbroideries,
clinging 10 Ida's black draperics, and
old Dido, the old nanny who had
rocked him to sleep in her withercd
arms SO many, many times in the long
ago.
They were waiting for him, watching
for him-glado his Homecoming, eager
for his home'staying.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25

horses of the other. Ills withercd
black face had bcancd a homcly wei.
come to "his boy Siblcy" long before the
gangway had been adjusted. Siblcy
had waved his hat cordially i'm return.
1t was towards Cato's vehicle that he
was hurryinp, when a sober face and "a
massive form were intcrposcd between
it and him:
II am sorry, Mr.. Fairbanks, but-you
are my prisoner"
He rccoilcd n step andlooked the man
amazcdly in the face.
"Sour prisoner"
The man extended n folded piece of
paper. lie declined touching it.
"Who are your
Martin llastings, sheriff OF Dalton
"Rut are you not making Il mistake,
Mr.. Sheriff.
"Not unless the mistake lies in think
ing that you are the Siblcy Fairbanks
herein described"
Again he offered the warrant for
pcrusal. This time Siblcy took it and
read it, standing there under the old
sycamore trees that stretched their
gnarly branches protcctingly over him.
with Cato watching the whole strange
scene in throbbing anxiety.
Fairbanks grew ghastly white as he
read. The paper trcmblcd in his grasp.
When he handed it back it fell between
him and Sheriff Hastings. lie took out
his white silk handkerchief and wipcd
the great beads from his forehead. lie
was afraid to trust himself to words.
At last:
docs that mean" he asked. huskily,
that | must go with you-go back to
New Orlcans?"
at does"
"Do you know what brought inc
hcrc?"
"iou are here TO attend your fathers
funeral. We have thought OF shat. and
are disposed to make it as easy on you
as possible. My companion hcrc-my
dcputy-iS entirely unknown in this
ncighborhood. With your permission
he will drive t. G~lcnburnic in the same
carriage with you. | would advise YOU
to go quietly. He Il pass rs Il friend
who came up with You, you know"
Il suppose You mean to be kind, so |
ought 10 thank you. | do" said Siblcy,
with mechanical courtesy.
mo call for gratitude: only. YOU see.
there's no use your kicking against the
pricks, and there's no use our making il
any roughcr m YOU than need be-
What is my friends name?' asked
Fairbanks. smiling somewhat grimly,
as h sheriff beckoned to his com
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
POINTS Q MONEY.

TIE grand total number of coins
gold, silver. copper and bronzc-now
in circulation throughout the United
Kingdom is more than 900, 900, 900,
which would mean three for every in
habitant of Europe.
THE Hebrews had no coins of their
own until the days of the Maccabees,
who issued shckcls and half shckels,
with the Inscriptions: Jerusalem. the
Holy" 'Simon, Prince of Israel"
These bear no images.
THE earliest American coinage was.
made for the Virginia company at the
lermudas. The coins were of brass,
with n "hoggc on one side, in memory
of the abundance Of hogges that were
found on the islands Mt their first
landing"
ONE silver ~hBlf-dollar Is one-half the
weight of the silver 5-franc piece of
France, Belgium and Switzerland, of
the 5-lire coin oe Italy, of the 5-pescta
of Spain, of the 5-drachma of Greece,
and exactly the ZANE rs the form of
Austria.
DURING the thirteenth century the
'hlnese einperors made money from
the inner bark OF the mulberry tree,
cutting it into round pieces and stamp
ing it. To counterfeit or to refuse to-
accept it "a Il legal tender was punish
able by death.
VERY large amounts of private gold
coins were formerly mintcd in this
country 10y individuals. Reid, of
Georgia, the Bcchtlcrs. of North Caro-
lima. the Mormons in Utah and several
banking firms in California. all once
did u large business in .his line.
QUEEN ELIZABETH raised the standard
of English money to u point higher.
was ever before known, but at
The Same time made a separate coinage.
containing half the usual amount of
precious metal, for special use in Ire
land. ITS good enough Cor the lrish,'
was her remark when n tcmonstrance
was made.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
fro rr CONTINUED
IMPERTlNcNCCS OF LANGUAGE.
How Fad Pronunciation often Gives Evil
sense to iHnoccut Words.

How Fad Pronunciation often Gives Evil
sense to IHnoccnt Words.
The i~diosyncracies of literature are
quaint and interesting. They creep
alike into song and II
Take that poetic form, for example,
where the sense depends almost wholly
on the punctuation, as in the ease Of Il
popular song which is usually rem
dcrcd in this way, with u pause at the
last word of the line:
"oh let me SIT beside you in your eyes"
The succeeding line of this remark
able request makes everything clear:
Reading the promise Of our Paradise"
1t shows how necessary an evil puuct-
uation is, ii sense would be made.
a command in n popular recitation is
usually given in brcathlcss haste like
this:
Jump, jump, boy he obcyed!"
A pious divine who never used more
than a couplct Of verses in his sermons,
amused his hearers by thus quoting
from an old poem:
birds in their little nests agree
And It's a hamcf sight"
He was much chagrined with this
doubtful illustration, until he hunted
up the other two lines and justified his
quotation:
When children Of one family
Fall out and scratch and bite"
Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25

She did not answer him. She was
reading the note. Feminine instinct
made her look Mt the signature first.
"Siblcy Fairbanks" She started. and
with II wildly beating heart read on.
| What she read was this:
my YEAR Mn. LoRIMrR: I have Just heard
by the mcrcst chance tyour surgeon being II
personal friend Of minCi OF your inconycnicEt
accident He tells me that there Is rot 10
shadow of danger attendant upon It, | should
have called In person 70 inquire. but am making
forced and hurried preparations To- leave fer
Glcnburnic, having just been wired that ny
father Il dead Permit me TO express my re-.
grcts at your pain and detention Your friend
and ncighbor, SHELLEY FAIRBANKS"
Siblcy Fairbanks. Poor Amclia's
first husband! The man who had de-
serted her SO hcartlcssly. She had never
seen him. Nellie married him while
she, Nora, was teaching in n school in
Arkansas. But Mcllic's child would
know its father at last. Would it be for
Nincttc's happiness?
She folded the letter and slipped IL
back in the envelope. Dick had opened
IL impulsiycly by running his forcfingcr
under the flap. The unbrolicn wax i'm
preston Of u martlct confronted her.
She stared at it with horror In her
eyes and II confused buazing in her ears.
Was that. then, the solution to the Nor
cross tragedy? Had this brute. after
fiinging her poor Nellie aside like n
flower that had lost It's fragrance. come
back In II jealous frenzy and utterly
extinguishcd the life he had married so
cruelty? If God rcigncd, there must be
justice among mon. Not revenge; sim
ply Justice.
She put the letter back on Dicks bed,
minus the envelope. She sat mechanic
ally through the half.horr which she
declared ncrvously was all she could
spare him that night.
There was work for her to do, and the
wrath of her murdered Nellie re-
preached her for not being about Il.
She rcproachcd herself for her bcwil-
dcrcd indcciSion. She stood under the
gGs-Jct in her own room n long time
she had completed her
for retiring. II was after She had
from her knees that She said
aloud, as if in answer 10 a protest: /,
Patience. my dear. 1t will take him
three days to reach his destination"
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
Rest for Mind and Body.

A sick person should be kept in bed,
and Il very sick person should not be ul-
lowed to leave it for any purpose what
ever. Appliances can be obtained
which render it unnecessary, and these
should be used. All cXcrtion should be
avoided rs far as possible, The bed
can be arranged and the sheets
changed with very little movement. A
good nurse will make every motion
tell, and not worry her patient with
futile ones. Rest of mind is as impor-
tant as rest of body. Worries, large
and small, must be kept at n respectful
distance. If things go wrong in the
household, or at the Office, the invalid
cannot help it, and should not know OF
it.-Ladies' Home journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
Bridget Knew Her business.

A lady had been i'll and under medical
treatment for n long time, AS she grew
no better all the while she became dis
trustful of her physicians skill and did
not wish to see him, and yet was not
bold enough to tell him 50, She com
municatcd her state of mind To her
maid. Lave i'm to me, mum; lave i'm
to mc!' said the girl. BY and by the
doctor came to the door and Bridget
opened 1t about an inch. 'Sorry, SIR"
said she, but We can't come in the day,
docthor!" Cant come in? How's that?'
THE mistress do be too Ill for to see ye
the day, sir!'-Philadelphia Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
OF MOTHER.

o mother, I want my bonnc, tiedl"
my Lat has lost u stringl'
Must ] DC Bobby Barnes horscl''
'IS us your pity wing"
"Say, will you make us ch!cxcn picl"
"SomcboIy's hid my siatc."
"Scc what AN ugly rent, mammal;
torcd 1t on Tic gate"
o mother, .iamic's coming IN,
with Mol, and Bcss, and Fred:
Can We have cream md cal:c tonight,
md send the boys 10 nci'"
"Dcnr mother. may / wear your shawl
Irl going for II drive.
Charley should propose. mamma,
MAJ | ask him In at nvc'''
20 mother, send those children out,
They make such fearful diul
I've rot my sermon well along,
AS far ~ What &, Sin"
And cay /, you bear ia mind that cup
or strong tea for my head.
Aud mix u few Light rolls and bake?
You know ! hate cold bread"
o. mother. mother, should you cease
One littlc hour tho care
Tia, day hy day, year after year,
For this dear brood you bear,
II seems the wheels Of life must sto,,
Rich mothcr.lovC! IL springs,
a free, sweet fountain and IL lends
The comnonc9t duty wings.
-Estcllc Thomson, In Home Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
ANTiOUi1Y OF THE PUMP.
Maj In All Ages Has Employed ingcniou.
Devices for Raising water.

Man In All Ages Has Employed Ingenious
Devices for Raising water.
The development of the modern
steam pumping-enginc forms one Of
the most important features OF prog.
ress in the field Of mechanics. Ac-
cording to this writer. however. the
ancients were not without n great
deal of ingenuity in dcvising methods
for the raising of water, and IL is Of
Interest To study some of these meth
DDS, as introducing principles still in
use in the construction of pumping
machinery.
Machines for raising water may be
said to bc as old rs civilization itself,
and their invention extends SO far
beyond written history that no one
can say when the art OF lifting and
distributing water began. Egypt, the
land OF u~nfathomablc antiquity, the
oldest civilization of the orient, noted
not only for her magnihccncc and
power. but for her kuowledgc. wisdom
and engineering skill. understood and
made practical use of such important
hydraulic devices as the syphon and
the syringe. the latter being q re-
markable invention and the real par
ent OF the modern pump. Whether or
not syringcs were ever fitted with in
let and outlet valves. thus making the
single-action pump, is not known; but
bellows consisting of n leather bag set
In a frame and worked 10y the feet, the
operator standing with one foot on
each bag, expelling the incloScd air.
the exhausted bag being then lifted by
a string to refill il with air. implies the
use of II valve opening inward, and it
is difficult to conceive of u continuous
operation without one.
y representative piece of mechanism
occurs frequently on the sculptures of
early Egypt, II has the appearance of,
and is generally believed To- be. that OF
a portable pump. The hydraulic screw
Is also attributed to this people. but
their main reliance seems always to
have been the Shadouf, seen every
where along the banks of the Nile, an
invention So simple and % well adapted
To their needs that 1t remains to-day
substantially the same as IL has
Through all the centuries since history
began.
The same may he said regarding the
chain-pump in China, an invention the
origin of which ante-datcs the Chris
tian era. This simple machine, which
seems never to have been improved
upon, Is In such common use that every
agricultural laborcr is i'm possession of
Where irrigation is conducted on
q 'argcr scale. the chain-pump is made
proportionately larger and moved by a |
very simple tread-whcel: and still larger |
ones are operated by yoking II buffalo I,
or other animal to q suitable driving
machine.
The application Of steam to raising
water Is of uncertain origin. Long be-
Tore the Christian era certain applica- |
OF fire To vessels containing water, |
by which effects were produced calcu- !
latI to aStoniSh ignorant worshipcrS. ,
wee practiccd 10y the priests Of Egypt. |
Grsce and Rome; but their knowledge !
sees never To have been turned into
Epyhanncl of secular usefulness.--
EnGeering Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25

Il' EA'tAItu itptlI. uIlu uTOVlDcU HE
head upon his breast.
as that all there is of thcm?' Moor,
asked. looking out at the small feminin,
group.
That is all"
"No men folks but you?"
"Nonc."
Its hard lines, no mistake. I wish
1t wasn't me that had to take you ava
from them again tomorrow. HANGED
ii ever had Il roughcr job put on me-.
at is crcditablc to you to feel SO.
am obliged To YOU
"Oh. as for that, it's natural to sup.
pose that anybody in my line of bust.
ness is n brute: but If You can think OF
any way in which | can soften this con.
sistcntly with my duty, command me-
VI cannot think vt ALL" said Siblcy.
leaning back among the moth-catep
cushions of the old family coach, with q
groan of helpless Indebtedness.
II have IT," said Moore. briskly. ~
am a man prospecting for land. You
kindly gave me II lift this far. Your
man puts you out at the front door and
drives away with me. lie can hide me
somewhere. The day after the-after
the"
The funeral is set for tomorrow"
said Siblcy, steadily. ''Thc boat that
brought us up returns from Vicksburp
tomorrow night. | will be there"
81 will trust you! | never felt surer
of II man since | went into the bust.
ness"
Thank YOU"
They were at the front door. Cato
drew up with n jerk. Siblcy let him.
self out, and, giving Cato an order in n
low tone, turned slowly and hcsitating.
IS towards the little group in the door
way.
Moorc's device had given him n respite
onIy-a very short one ut that. Ida's
arms were about him. Her wet check
lay against his. Dido's sobs were ring
ing in his ears. Nincttc was standing
shyly aloof, looking on with grave Won
der at this dismal scene of welcome.
"Auntie.' She spoke presently. sharp,
rebuilding words, Won said my papa was
coming To make Us all glad and happy.
lie has come. and YOU and NANNY Dido
do nothing Tut cry and wipe Your eyes
on your handkcrchicts. Is that my
papa?'
Siblcy put Ida away from him and
turned towards the small faultlndcr.
lie held out his hands.
us that my Nincttc? Do You not re-
member me, child? Have you not the
faintcst recollection of me? No love at
all to give mc?"
At each ycarning question Ninctte
shook her small golden head il grave
eyed negation, Then, in rapid crcs-
ccndo:-
81 remember my Norric. ! remember
Uncle John, and Dick, and Ratc, and
and Celeste. But you-ncver. Auntic
Ida said my papa was the most bcauti-
full man in the world. She showed me
his picture, and made me kiss it every
day, and taught me to pray God bless
my papa every night. But you don't
look II bit like my papa's picture; not
II tiny little spcck."
lie drew back his suppliant hands.
Let her be- he said, as Dido whis-
pcrcd Il rcproach in her pink ear. Let
her continue to worship the unreal
father You have all made her acquainted
with. Where docs our father lie, Ida?"
Ida turned, and, with her hand rest ,
ing upon his arm, led the way towards
the drGwing-roCm. where all that was |
left OF Amcs Fairbanks lay in state !
upon Il vclvct-drapcd couch.
fro ~ Continued
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25

~
IN g9l; but persons who have over
coun0 repugnancs which our race
feeisNis-frank auckland. of Eng
aaSiustancc-insist that he is,
hhov,ther little animals. amusing
ana Mining. He is full of gam
DO ttcn. and scrupulously neat
Hhsne cato .. his ser:gi,, wnshir-. ~
brushing his fur as ca:efuliy aS n cat.
Though not ovcr-dainty in feeding
when he Is wild and has To live by his
wits, he is particular and notional to
the last degree when he is cared for
and able to CHOOSE The rat is pecu-
sliarly amenable To instruction, readily
learns TO perform tricks of all sorts,
and, what may seem most singular in
n against whom every mans hand is
raised, he becomes warmly attached to
the friend who cares for him.
The white rat is often kept by boys.
more, however, as n curiosity than as p
pet, and always under protest from
their mothers. But boys lose interest,
and do not like care, so the poor crea-
ture is apt to he neglected and become
an oifcnsc in the household. This need
never occur with any rat that is cared
for, especially il he is not confined to a
/, close cage. The white rat is neither so
intelligent nor, in my opinion, so pref
" as his brown relative. Thee black
and white rat of Japan is sometimes
Stan in our country, and he Is said to
resefAb.e II WI rats in his character
istics.
A winsome pet is the common brown
mouse, aud now ! fancy | hear the
most vigorous protests from my read
ers, who, though thew do not shriclJ
arc tn ke refuge on chairs and tables
like Howells feminine characters, still
have u strong feeling of distastc TO
him. Nothing can be imagined more
dainty. graceful and altogether capti-
waiting than the tricks and manners of
Z this humble resident within oar walls.
Once allay the poor little creatures
fears of his big clumsy human parse
-cItors, and his dclightsome qualities
are apparent, Frisky in movements,
droll in conceits, and eccentric of
action, he is Il never-ending source OF
entertainment. Moreover. he Is us
~teachable as the rat, absolutely neat in
his ways, and most loving to his friends.
a singing mouse, which is not SO
great II rarity as IN would suppose
from the newspaper fuss that is some
times made over one. has an added at
traction as u pet. The singiNg is no
doubt similar To that of the mafInoset,
and resembles the canary "A good
deal s%mothered.
All these little creatures should he
tanned and attached To people by their
affections. and not kept as prisoners in
q cage. In h former case they dis
play their peculiar characteristics, and
take perfect care OF their coats, while
In the latter thcy REQUIRE constant
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
CiIAPTER w.

"By comparison with electricity steam
Is n slow-plodding beast. | can head
him otF. after consultation with "A law.
yer, my dear"
She said it aloud. as Il she would re-
assure the unrcsting spirit that was
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
Lost NV Hearing

AS II result OF catarrh in
the head and was deaf
for over u year. l began
to take Hoods Sarsapa.
rilla. To my surprise
and great Joy found
when | had taken three
bottles that my hearing
was returning. |
kept on and [ can hear
perfectly we'll. / am
troubled but very little
with the catarrh. Leon.
slider this II very re-.
n~sarkable cases. HER
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25

hoods Pills cure all Liver MS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25

markable case" HERMAN HICKS. IN Car,er
Street, Rochester, n. Y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-25
ZONE PECULIAR PETS.
Ne"F OF the Drspi.cd Rat Family ana
Their WAYS,

tht is not popular with petitioners
IN E9l: but persons who have over
co'nN repugnancs which our race
fee's,Nis-frank auckland. of Eng
laas iustance-insist that he is,
hhoSNther little animals. amusing
and Eining. He Is full of gam
hn'N ftnp aud ,,,,,1,, 80.