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The Washington times., 1894-03-26
breakers lashed her sides; and. with a dash,

breakers lashed her sides; and. with dash,
one great wave flooded her waist
Oh, that cry of despair, how it haunted
Johns ears He caught falling spar and
floated clear of timbers and cordage
The nose OF the vessel was high up in the
rocks. dotted here and there with black fig
ures. They had nothing TO hold to. and one
after another fell into the seething caldron
beneath into full twenty fathoms OF foaminC
water which dashed its spray upward until
it sprinkled the feathery palms along the
brink hundred feet above.
"None can live in such sea as this NUT
tered John 10 himself. clutchins his spar the
tighter.
On came another breaker as the lion leaps
upon its prey The Scraps parted as if sew
cred by a knife. She dived down. and the
next wave rolled over her with kissing
surge of triumph. A great sea-chest fioated
out; he grasped it in the nick Of time and
spun out with it from the deadly embrasure
which was the grave of the vessel.
How long John Maddox foated that hor-
rible night he could not remember. The tide
had set toward the shore again, and he
neared small inlet. where the current ran
like millrace. Dead bodies were strewed
along the beach, and huge lazy cormorants
in the morning twilight above his head look
ing like spectral vampires.
He had almost reached the shore when q
voice hailed him:
'.Is it you, sir, Mr. Maddock?'
"Yes," replied John, feebly. for he was
worn out ''Who are you?'
'.Three Of us, sailors all sir. We managed
to scramble on some rigging. Look out for
the sharks. They're having a fine time this
morning." added the man, with groan.
They dragged him from the chest. fainting
with exposure and fatigue. There stood, or
rather knelt, the four solitary survivors of
the wreck of the Cprapis
Men," said John. when he had recovered
somewhat, ''let US thank God and commit
our comrades to His mercy
And he repeated the words of resurrection
faith, mingled with thanks for their deliver
ance, with fervor such as only men of their
experience can appreciate.
The day had fully dawned The castaways
spent it in burying the dead and building
fre to dry their sodden garments.
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and though OF middle age man of goodly
presence and fortune He had watched Es-
theirs winsoms face and trim figure glide
past his Office and over the bridge with sigh
of reconciled disappointment. To him the
prospect OF having Esther as his wife was,
indeed. tempting one. for he loved her with
the quiet. deep strength of mature man,
who had not hitherto known the love of
woman.
Now John was lost at sea. as all supposed
and Ralph Colwells aspirations revived. He
had been her fathers generous friend, but
he never presumed upon it, and when the
Scraps had lain beneath the terrible rock of
the African coast for over q twelvemonth he
timidly and thoughtfully urged his suit upon
Esther. only to be met with refusal.
But men of Ralph's temperament are not
easily turned aside from their purposes. and
he could afford to wait. Her father died in
the June of 1s33 and the house was left unto
her desolate. Ralph proved lover. friend
philosopher. and financial resource all in one
He never intruded his rejected suit. His con-
stant love by thoughtful watching wise won
the day without this.
Il have little to give you in return for your
devotion. Mr.. Colwell.n said Esther, gently.
''but am deeply sensible Of all your goodness
to me and mine"
II only ask you to let me love you until you
can love me in return. Esther? Grant me
your hand, and shall be the happiest of
psn."
She did so. and the wedding was fixed to
take place on March 81, 1884; Easter Sunday
followed on the 3Oth The idea that John
could have survived never occurred to her.
That was an impossibilIty, as she thought. so
unmistakably had the record of the vessels
loss been given. And yet Esther Wooding
felt her depression in greater degree as her
nuptials drew near.
The 24th of March came. She was sleep
ing alone in her fathers and her own home,
for none would have interfered with her in
those quiet days OF honest neighborhood.
When she retired to rest fierce storm tossed
the branches of the trees before her window,
and the thunder of the surf as it sent the peb-
bles flying up the beach was distinctly audi
BILE.
No wonder she dreamt of John. She saw
the shutter OF rock. her lovers form hurled
The Washington times., 1894-03-26

near me. He might get such jag on Us
would satisfy his appetite during the per-
Torrance and SO be enabled to sit still, or he
might be baby enough to carry his bottle
along Either plan is to be preferred to the
general exodus of men from our theater at
the close of each act. In case the gentlemen
decide to adopt either OF these plans, would
suggest that portion Of the house be set
aside for their occupancy, "bottle circle" or
'.iag row. might be rather suggestive, but
would certainly prove a blessing to the other
occupapts of the house.
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Keep sharp lookout for vessel. while 1

keep sharp lookout for vessel. while
go and hoist signal said Maddox.
Hard by the sandy stretch where they
landed was small cave in shaly rock That
night they slept there. barring its entrance
with timbers. And here we must leave the
four companions to go back to Devon once
more.
The women left weeping on Plymouth
shore were destined to weep again. The
Serapis never reported at Calcutta, and hope
deferred made many loving hearts sick with
apprehension. Easter OF 1888 came. but with
it came no joy, rather the confirmation of the
worst fears.
The captain OF a homeward-bound vessel
had sighted some derelict wreckage OF the
Scraps. He brcugh. the news to Plymouth,
and the day afterward. just as the church bells
summoned the worshipers to The JOYFUL ador-
alton of the Eastertide, all Bideford knew
that Esther Wooding had lost her stalwart,
noble sweetheart. Many an eye was moist
and many heart hot as the thoughts of his
kindness were recalled with gratitude and
tears
Meanwhile poor Esther, sad with unutter-
able sorrow, wandered down to. the bar and
watched the smiling sea, sc treacherous and
calm. as though at any moment it may yield
up her dead.
not kept you here. knew evil would befall
you"'
So she moaned, while the moan of the wind
answered her across the rustIing reeds of Bide-
ford pool.
Really, darter. beent y'u grievin tn
much?'' said her querulous and wayworn old
father. John Maddox is gone, sure enow,
but don't maze yourself with tr'uble, child
Truth to tell. the old man had already found
Johns successor. did he dare but name him.
81 want tn see y'u in some good mans
home before l die," he added. peering up
into her face
Don't talk of dying, father, nor of my
having to leave you. hope both are equally
distant events" replied Esther, with her sad
eyes looking surprisedly upo him.
The old man shuffed before that clear,
melancholy gaze, and turned to some other
subject of discussion.
Her womanly instinct had told her that
Ralph Colwell loved her. Ralph was rich,
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES MONDAY, MARCH 2e, 1894.

makes it exceedingly desirable that each one
hits the target it Is sent at and that few go
astray.
There are other remarkable features about
this leviathan besides the projectile. Powder
such as no one ever dreamed OF ten years ago
is used. It is technically known as brown
prismatic and takes the latter term from the
peculiar shape OF the grain. Each grain is
probably two and half inches high and two
in width and is p,ismatic In form, with
small hole in the center. Eleven Of these
grains make one pound. Each grain would
make several rounds for an ordinary fowling
piece. The extent Of the charge necessitates
it being placed in four parts, each part also
prismatic. These parts are forced in the gun,
and when in place hug one another closely.
Thin muslin bags hold the powder in place.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26

from the poop, and the doomed vessel gored
to pieces on the shore. Johns white face
was distinctly visible. floating over bounding
pillows, and she awoke in terror.
The next night her depression was deeper
than before. And. stranger STILL she dreamt
of John again. But this time the storm had
ceased, and there was a great calm. She
could see the beach where her lover had
landed in safety. and he seemed to wave his
handkerchief, her parting gift as though sig
mailing passing ship. When morning s
dewy light stole in through her easement
Esther rose. and felt that most unreasonably
and vet effectually had her sorrow left her.
She reproaehed herself for this lightsome
mind, but it was in vain she did so.
Tomorrow is the wedding day." she mur-
INJURED, with ashen lips.
The thought disturbed her as it had never
done before. And that last night she lay
down to sleep and dream again. This third
time she stood on Plymouth quay, and. from
the spot where Drake and Hawkins played
crowd, at an incoming ship, which fired her
gun and saluted the colors.
"What vessel is that?'' asked Esther, in her
dream. OF the harbor master.
1.-THE Vulture, Indiaman, young lady," he
responded, gallantly dofing his glazed hat.
John, her John, the one she deemed
dead and buried in the Atlantic off the Afri-
can coast, stoou on 'us see1n anu WaVeo ner
neckerchief.
The dream ended, and Esther once more
arose. to find herself humming a tune, the
first thrill of her once merry voice for two
years.
'.But it is my wedding day!'' And at the
returning thought her face blanched and her
music ceased. "Oh. cannot go to the altar
today declared she to herself. And through
the early hours she stole quietly away, with a
borrowed team to Plymouth
Why to Plymouth? Esther did not know, or
said she did not. An indeflnable motive
power had led her away from her plighted
word. And. surely enough, she was on the
quay that afternoon, not in her dream, but in
reality.
Now where was John? The reader knows
more than Esther did as yet. John and his
three companions stayed on the island for
many long days and nights, watching for
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
All Creation at the Bargain Counter

Genius is mainly matter of good health
of a sound constitution. A man may be born
with the brain Of Cuvier yet, If he has in
herited a sluggish liver. his brain will be
clouded and stupefed and he cannot have
clear visions. Happiness is a result OF tenn
permanent far more than of environment. The
ennui of the satiated soul is worse than the
struggles of the half-starved one. There is
something in a man which we may call mettle
that shapes his destiny. If he lack that
circumstances can do little with him.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Snow of Different Colors.
From the St. Louis Republic. |

The pure white color OF snow, as we were
all taught at school, is due to the fact that all
the elementary colors Of light are blended to-
gether in the radiance thrown oil from the
innumerable crystals OF which it is composed.
But all snow is not white, and exactly why it
is not is puzzle to the meteorologists. At
the head of Holy Cross creek. Colorado. and
at several places on Mount Shasta, California,
blood-red snow is found. In Carniola. in
lsOS, five feet of red snow fell. and was fol-
lowed by about an inch of fine blue hail
Pliny mentions SHOWS black. yellow, red. and
green.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Breezy Bits About Women.

man never knows that a woman has any
old clothes until he has married her.
The best face powder with which to beau
tify woman is the kiss OF her little baby
Queen Victoria speaks ten languages. And
yet her ministers have to make her speeches.
At some period in her life nearly every mar
ried woman has thought seriously OF leaving
her husband.
Dressmakers in Paris are said to charge
unmarried women less for their costumes than
they do their married sisters.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
HOW TO MAKE
A COZY CORNER.

One of the most comfortable fads of the day
one for S12, or any ingenious woman can
make one for less than half that money, that
will add both to the appearance and con-
venience Of her parlor or sitting-room, and all
that is necessary is an old canvas covered cot,
little ingenuity, and s5 to spare,
The coy corner l saw was first invented
for the use of an invalid, and after it was
no longer needed for that purpose it was con-
sidered too comfortable piece of furniture to
be sent upstairs.
1t was made thus. A canvas couch was
brought down to the parlor out of the lumber
room. Its original cost was 81. Then a
fresh new mattress with hair top was laid
upon it that cost 50. Then cotton cover with
chrysanthemum pattern in browns-eight
yards at Is cents per yard, S1.20-covered IT.
This was made TO fit the couch, Win
straight fall of the goods all around it reach
ing to the floor. A pair Of old hair pillows
were each cut into two parts. making Tour
small square pillows. These were covered
first with clean, firm white muslin. and then
with siikaline. two in deep crimson and TWO
in old gold and old blue, cost 80 cents. Two
large feather pillows had their ends stuffed in
until they were square. and then overseamed
firmly. These were covered with white mus
lin slips. over which pale blue iiowered silk
aline cover was made for one and pale bun
for the other. The covers cost 60 cents.
There were ruflies of the goods doubled
running all round these pillows, and besides
these half dozen pillows, sofa cnshion'of
down, already in the house. with silk crazy
patch cover, added TO the pile, and the whole
occupied one corner OF the parlor adjoining u
bedroom, a corner which everybody who came
in kept saying, How cozy that does look.
Madam has named it 'cozy corner" Now
the man of the house, who is not very strong,
spends a good part of his evenings resting IN
the coy corner, and the mistress of the house
rests there a half hour or so every afternoon
while she takes refreshing nap.
The children climb up and nestle down
among the pillows and take real comfort. Tor
''cozy corner is not too fine for everyday
use and Just as nice place as can be,
Its total cost was mere trite considering
how nice it is. for an artist who occasionally
lounges on it says, 1T is the most artistic
thing in the room" He also adds, 1T is in
perfect harmony with the furnishings OF a
room designed more for comfort than for
show" Cost of cozy corner.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26

ONN ItSTE4S II Vs.E zk1I NJ VUIfN4.
HiccouChs sometimes afiict community as
an epidemic.
Chicago has young billiard prodigy who is
only forty-six inches tall.
England has produced half of the coal of the
world mined this century.
The British House OF Lords cannot be abol-
ished legally without its own consent
No one can smoke periQue tobacco straight. Ii
must be mixed with milder varieties.
The largest railroad shops in the world are
those of the big Four" ut Bellefontaine, Ohio.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
There is something in The Times every day
for the lady Of the house.
And He Never Came Back.

Now. you may tell the court the cireum-
stances of your husbands disappearance"
said the attorney to Mrs. Persimmons.
''WeIl, SIR" replied the good lady. "he
went ont one morning. and it wasn't more
than bali an hour till he never came back"
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Take The Times home with you. It will
please your wife and family
A Prospective Run Before Dinner.

From the San Francisco Argonautl
A New York lady met in Paris VI. Aude, now
attached to the French Legation in Washing
ton.
Have you zee beecercle in Amairka?" he
asked.
When she comprehended what it vas he
wished to know, she informed him that the
bicycle had reached these wilds and had al
ready become favorite instrument
of tortur He next asked:
Zen can take ze leetle run on ze beceerole
from Washton to Phildelph and back before
dinnair n'est-ce-pas?n THAT depends on
how often a week you dine" said the lady
blandly
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
The Cost of Firing the I3-Inch Gun.
From the Baltimore sun.l

The cost of each pound OF proiectile is is
cents, which makes each one fired represent
S2O7; the powder costs SO cents pound, or
S1S1.5 for the charge. Bags in which it is
encased. fuses. ETC.. bring the cost OF each
shot up to 2400. The expense of each shot
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Kipling Says Begad."

Kipling's Vermont neighbors characterize
the author as odd He is never seen with
out his pipe, never carries spending money
with him. wears showy clothes, says "begad"
great deal. drives shaggy horses, and likes to
play with his baby.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
What Eva Elliott wouId Do.

III were a man and fond both of drinking
and theater-going, writes Eva Elliott in the
Springfield Telegram, l should certainly set
myself to find some way of gratifying my
tastes without being nuisance to everybody
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
As Much As She Could Admit

IfruIi INT IHuIuHHFUIIs JUuTHuLI
Mr.. Wickwire-Now, my dear. you must
admit that Mrs. Watts looked exceedingly
well in her new gown.
Mrs. Wickwire-Ye-e-s, the gown did look
very well on her.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Every Word Brought Into Play.

IFTOII LIIt JUIlIlsOIDUTg IIIIIt5-I
There are $50 900 words in the English Ian
guage, and most of them were used last Sun
day by the woman who discovered. after
coming out OF church. that her new hat was
adorned with a tag on which was written:
Reduced to 81 75f
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Circumstautial Evidence
rFrom Rrnoklvn Life /

IFrom Brooklyn Lie
She-Where did Miss Fcsdick get her lovely
golden hair-from her father or her mother?
Maude-She must have got it from her
father. 1 noticed his is all gone.
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Almost a Drug.
from the Detroit Tribune. |

Ifrom the Uetrolt IflpuHe-I
De Boot-Your daughter secures soiEe high
connections by her marriage. understand.
Van Giltedge-Um. somewhat SO, but those
things are not as expensive as they were, you
know
The Washington times., 1894-03-26
Odd Items from All Around.

Take The Tines home with you. 1t will
please your wife and family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20

Clubhouse was filed with an appreciative
audience OF Jersey City and Bayonne people,
who were present through the invitation OF
the Bayonne Shakespeare Club. The pro
.gramme consisted of piano solos by MISS
Fleming, vocal solos by Miss Mabel Smith Oh
Bayonne and Miss Mabel Tayor OF Jersey
City, and readings from Shakespeare by
Miss CAROLYN Paddock. a talented
young Shakespearian interpreter. All
the selections were enjoyable n
made a most successful debut in Bayonne
and won golden opinions of her talent.
Among those present were Mrs. Marcus
Beach, Mrs. George Case, Mrs; Cornelius
Brett, Miss Cornelia Post, Miss Susie Bliss,
Miss Mabel Taylor, Miss Carr, Mrs. A. ].
Newberry, Miss Elmer Neal, Miss May a
lev. Mrs. Horace Wait, Miss Cornelia Brad
ford, Miss Annie Adriance, Miss Susie Pad
lock and Miss Louise G. Farrant, all OF Jer-
sew City. From Bayonne there were
present:-Mrs. Emmett Smith, Miss Adelaide
Ellsworth, Miss Bessie Geary. Miss Mabel
Smith, Miss Anne Smith, Miss Ida Bennett,
Miss Ellsworth, Miss Fleming, Miss Meteor
mack. Mrs. Ellsworth and others.
DR.. Roy Inglis has bought the Mccoy
homestead on Bergen avenue, which he and
his family will occupy next month.
The Jersey City Woman's Club will hold a
special meeting next week to arrange for a
Woman's Exchange here. Mrs. George
Case, as Chairman of the Executive Com
mfttee, Is planning the work with the Presi-
dent, Miss Celie Gaines.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
MUSICAL

Bearing In mind that a double quartette OF
voices was missing from the choir OF the
Melopuia Society, the final concert OF the
fourth season was exceptionally good, and In
point of work better than usual.
The absence of these ladies through sick
ness and other causes affected the heavy
choruses like Gounod's "Cabtique de Noel"
and Schubert's s'Ged in Nature" These APP
peared t~hreadbare and c~olorless for lack OF
sufficient volume. While this essential was
wanting no fault could be found with the
choral work in regard to tone, finish ano the
lesser details inseparably connected With
four part singing.
If any defect existed from the paucity OF
voices, it was more than atoned, for in the
delicate manner in which the lighter COM
positions were presented, particularly notice
able in Browns "Roek-a-by Baby" the
exquisite vocal gavotte and minuet by Mrs.
w. Hunter Brown mo relation to the fore
going composer) and Neidlingeris Crossing
the Barr what was the matter with the
organ, Mr.. Baier9.
IN each of these numbers the Melop@ia
Society showed the very careful training it
has received in Interpretation especially.
Reyerting to the vocal gavotte. and
minuet, which were so enthusiastically re-
ceived, not only because of the presence OF
the talented writer, but because Of their in
dividual merit; in our judgment the gavotte
is the better pieces of writing. Its theme,
while plain, is at the same time daintily
ornate and treated in a manner remarkable
indeed for a first step into the Ilimltable
field of musical composition.
The artists last night were Miss Laura
Webster, ~violincelliste, and Mr.. John M.
Fulton, tenor. This was Miss Webster's first
appearance before the Meloppia, and there
is not a member of that society, or any one
in the large audience last night, who does
not hope to hear such a clever artist again.
Miss Webster is from the classic Hub"
and has studied for many years in Berlin
with that able maestro, HaussmaD. Her
solos last night were superbly played, partl-
cularly lie Cygne," by Saint-Saens, which
she gave in response to a triple recall.
The remaining artist Mr.. John NJ. Fulton
unfortunately labored under a heavy cold,
| which masked his resonant clear tones. His
| style is not elaborate, on the contrary, very
| simple, and therein lies its ehiefest charm.
Schumann's Wanderers Song was his best
effort, for which he received a hearty en-
core.
Miss Florence E. Turner, Mrs. Moritz, r.
Schwarz, Miss Katrina Green and Miss
| Nora L. Forster, who sustained the Incl
| dental solos.
These talented amateurs are so well known
| that it is only necessary to say that their
work was beyond praise.
/ Mr.. Charles Baier presided at the organ
| when the colored gentleman behind condos
| cended to blow, and his clever brother MIR.
| Victor, conducted with all his known skill
| and taste.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
SOCIAL NEWS.

Since the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Per
kins to Mr.. Ward Dunn on Monday even
inc there have been no social events THIS
week. Tonight. however, there viii De q
subscription dance at Foye Hall under the
direction of Mr.. Malcolm Mccoy. IHis wan
be d brilliant affair.
Next Thursday evening there will be at
the First Presbyterian Church in Emory
street q concert for the benefit OF the poor.
AMONG the p-atronesses afe:-Mrs. !, v 5.
Clifford, Mrs. E: F. 9. Young, Mrs
George Smith, Mrs. George Z Werts'
Mrs. Cornelius Brett, Mrs. Y D. Bedie'
Mrs. Z. Z. Young. Mrs. William Totfey,
Mrs. sc; ApplsbyA, T.. Mrs w.; Joseph Ras MoS Sgg'
II Kiersfed. Mrs. Dr.. Durrie, Mrs.
George +. Perkins, Mrs. Charles Herr, Mrs.
Livingston Clifford, Mrs. George Case W
Or Forman, Mrs. Thomas Williams, Mrs;
p I. Stoddard, Mrs. Frank Stevens and
Mrs. marcus Beach. w
The Odd Volumes had a pleasant meeting
wednesday. at the home Of Mrs. Franz
Stevens on Payonia avenue.
Gu Thursday afternoon the Newark pay