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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21
THE TESTS COMMENCED.
big Gun Trial Delayed, but a Ten.
Incher Fired.
10 The Evening Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
INDIAN HEAD, March q.
The trial of the .hrteen-inch gun has
been delayed by the bursting Of one Of the
water pipes. The mishap was slight, ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21

P"llari was the last witness on her side of
ne case, and that at the conclusion of her
crpss-"Na .nlnation the defense could begin
without delay
ne iif|t question progOundei to Miss
f"tiri ~ Mr- TItterworth this morning
was NitA reference TO the contract which
she uIss 20 with Mr. Enfes This manor she
SAN. was gwen 70 Mr.. R1ies. AMI never
retUraei ~ her. The contract was never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21

Mr.. Adrain, therefore, had no lille to
the office of president of the senate. ard
the writ must issue against him.
AS to Mr.. Rogers, the republican rrcs-
dent, Chief Justice Beasley said the court
had concluded that his title valid. as
he had been chosen by the votes Of eleven
senators The chief justice also announce j
that all the justices concurre1 in this Opin-
ion but Justice Albeit. who hal views of
his own, which he would prepare and file
lat tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21

At noon the governor sent for George r.
Swain, treasurer elect and VIM. S. Han
cock controller elect. They went to the
executive chambers and there met Messrs.
Gray and Heppenheinar, the present in
cumbents.
The governor informed the republican
officers-elect that he would at Cnce issue
their commissions. 1t was agreed that they
should be issued at once, but that they
should be dated April to permit the af-
fairs of the office to be cettled. The gov
ernor approved Mr.. Hancock's bond.
The governor sent for Assemblyman Cross
and Senator Voorhees,, and told them he
would at once file with the Secretary Of
State the bills passed by the two houses
and now lying in his office. The republi-
can senators will meet tonight in the sen
ate chamber for the first time since they
were locked out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21

Since the above report the crack became
larger and larger. and extended The entire
height of the pier. A few days ago Engi-
neer c. b. Hunt under whom the direct
supervision of bridges comes. fearing the
total demolition of the pier, proceeded to
strap 1t with huge steel cables. While the
spreading of the pier was checked, there is
no telling when the pier will part. Prepa-
rations are being made to construct can
tilever from the third to the fifth pier so
that in case the fourth pier gives way the
bridge will not suffer any damage. The
condition of the piers has put a new aspect
on their uses to support the tracks for a
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

0etrnhtet. Sonbern c. mar INNER
iDr Stols, III Der Mnnli0idlti9teit Der
3ungHl Oenielben @eili lcuhten 81 l0ls
len, Der ibr Donl Nimmcl 9eseben mar.
gSir irerell lllls, buB pieie Trarls
oih in Nmcritu micoer sur pollcn Nl=
crtennun9 gClanAt.
glbcr lpern Die Gatbolifenpcriamn=
lun9cn 81 S%oulspliic nno- 9teiu g}prt
audi bieie Sbotiate in beirieoi9snocr
SSeile FLAIR leScl, 10 lit oa nit aller
&nmpf teineswees aus Der 9&elt 9e=
ihnfit. Ntit permebrter Grbitternn9
orbeittn neleroings ge9en ulls Die Wllt=
9lieeer Der DNmcriton Yrotectioe Mno-
ciatiOn." Sbnen lit Der totbOli'he
@loube ais fremolGnoiIh uno uname=
rltaniiN uerb0Bt; ibueu liuo au1 Die in
Seutl6lono gebprenen Siirger oie'es
Sanbes ais EinDrlngllnge uno 6remo=
lllge ~wiOerWGrtig.
S1on nm oicIer @e9ner willen,
biirien Die totbplilhen Seutlbamerl=
toner lire 6Ou9rclie uno Srganila=
tionen nitt a~IIgeben. Sbre Seltre=
bun9en sltr Misunderstanding ibrer
&cli9ion uno ihrer Sprafe lino pOli=
auf bercttlgt uno brall6ell oas Slbt
ni9t Su iheuen. (Nmerita.)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09
VercOtigtc Seitrebuagen.

Sn Der eritcn Diientliben Terlamm=
lung Des SOuispille'r &atbOlitentN9es
belt Der &anSler Der NiDSeie S~elleuile
cine beod)ten swertbe Gtoe.
$50 LANCE es &NtbOllten in bieiem
Ganoe 0ibt - i1lpb oieltlbe, - welte
Seuti6 gu iDrem Wott beten; 10 LANCE
es Yrieltsr gibt, ruelhc ibrem GOlte in
oeutiher Sprabe oas gGort @ottes per=
tilnoen; 10 ldnge baben bieie Yrielter
oas polle Geht, pereint\ oas 81 bei0r=
bern, mas lie einSeln in ilren 0emcin=
Den erltreben."
Son Den oeutibameritanil6en 2oien
0ilt Dies ebeniOwobl iuie BON Den 8eiIt=
li6en. MGutteripr09e uno Ieimiihe
Sitten limb natiirii6e Sitter, Die weg=
suneDmeu OOer nit SiiBen 81 treten
teine lrbii6e NutOritlt eIn Geht bat.
lIno wenn Der GinSelne III ieinem
Sauie ieinen 2inDerl, nit Dem bon
ben T1tern ererbten 6lduben, Die pon
ben Yatern ererbte Sprahe SA isberlle=
fern pplltommcn bere1tl9t 1T, 10 bat er
audi Oas Eeht, llN nit Nnoern 5u Oie=
lem 3med 81 %perelni9en.
Sine @eile i6ien cine 6lique inner
6alb Der tatbOiiiben STRIDE Den Seutih=
ameritunern oieies Gs1t beltreiten 81
wOllen. "a oielelben aber unbepegt
an ibren natiirlihen Ge6ten feltbielten,
bat tie ii6 mebr in ben Slnter9runo
Suriidgeip9en.
Oils Der Seutihe &0mii1=&atbpli=
i6e 6entralperein jiinglt in New Yort,
'uno Der liebente oeuti6=dmeritanlI6e
&atbOlitertag bieie WoAe in Souis=
bile periammelt mar, trafen Se9ril=
bun9sibreiben BON benz pdpItliden De-
legateu ein, ben man cine 9Selle i'm
Vunoe nit ben Observation-Disclosures
QemaDnt bate. llno penn oiele Be
9riiBun9slbreiben aud SunG1lt bOfii=
der 9tdhlteuliebe entiprun0en lino. 10
i6lieBen lie bod cine 9erpile anerten-
nun9 Der Geltrebungen Gin, bic li0 III
bsioen SeriammIunsen 9elteno mab=
ten.
Sn Der Shat bat bic iatboliIhe
Stride niemals Die Spraden uuo SiI=
ten Der einSelnen VOlter 81 nnterorildeu
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

sd fam alies ltdnooe, nor net, mann
lid SsmunO IN Der preIerce BUN gables
lln0entlcmunlife bebGpe tbut. Nn
leBte Sunta9 ZEN i6 nit meiner Nlti
III 4 Yppr S0oD 6rienos tleerle YartD
gebett, III mer ieln anA, neil i6 Die
trpdene Spasier0ang net gleid, in cen
9Sertbi6dfts9Grtc ennei. Siye oa am
nerte Gid 10 { YOor ainerltanllbe
&Ouoies. 100 10 laut Sefluht III &c.
i1wOre balupe, DAB es e ShanD III e
SpOtt mar. g8ie ib oas 10 E gScil6e
init abGebOrt bah bin iA uIf9eltanne III
bah 81 oene ruppige Serl 9elagt: "Sbr
elenoiIhe S0usbuwe" bab iA 9'la9t,
ySbr perflldte. piBt Sbr Oann net,
lpie ner li6 in Der Yreience BON SGoies
ST bebOpe bot?? Wann MD Gener prn
Sud MaleIis=S refipabe lei orefiges
Manl ufmadt DO weib i1 De Sloor nit
en"' bob iA a'iagt. SIS Ipa iih nor
geler BUN Sud WitTinte unerltebe,
nod emol 81 lhmOre ODER su fllte, poer
IuniAt 1ln9ebiloete GrpreiAens Su julie,
oann pril9el l6 en- ID gOttserbdrmlib
oort, oaB CT ieine &npd)e i'm SanOter=
diet beemtro9e tam, 600. uOde=
mai" bab ib 9'iast. = 81 warn lie
aber IT'LL Die 6al9epDgel. Weine Sd=
oies bapwe mer aa4 Credit gegQtue.
oaB ih oene StrOl6 Geipett iOr &d=
oies 9etietibt nm enc E manierli1e ge=
blloete Sbpra1 beigebraht beb'.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09
9aS Wirafel.

Sine @eIeaiGaIt ppn &eiienben
maAte iih ein Yer9nii9en o%aralls, Die
Sauersleute in lpDttelnoer 98eiie aus.
~suirassn, I'm lih iiber Die Nntmort Der.
ielben lultig 81 MAIDEN. Giner aus Der
lultlgen @eielli1ait, Elm fem auIgepuB=
ties Serr6sn, ira9te in lol6er Nrt einen
ibm %be9egnenOen Bauer, iuarllm oenn
eiGentlid pas Seiligenbdushen oa an
9Se9e ltebe? - ySa," erwioerte Der
luadere SbalbswObner, Der Den SAINT
iofort beraus!annte, bort lit Dor einl=
gen Sahren ein Wiratel aeiheben".-
yNber, gutter Sreuno," meinte Der Sra.
9eltelier, mas 1T oem iiir Elm Mira.
tel gei6eben?" = Ser Yauersmann:
Sort lit Dor einigen Sabren ein Ntaun
sur 8ernunlt aetOmmen, Der beinabe 10
bumm mar, ipie Sic"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

picle anocrt Slir0cr ippllen Dnppll 1llDfs
miiien ulo perl6ieoem 6remoe iuarelt
odriiber lle6r ooer weti0er ~erltalillt
uno ali9ebradt. Tie &eroronllrg.
wel6e pcrarti9e Geroniisnnsen berries
tet, lit oarumEine iebr scitaen,dBe llro
miro oen Seifall Der Mtcbrbclt erhalten.
llnicre NaienipiBe lit nod jeBt perbllt.
ben meacn eiNer &llgel, Die ppr bret
poer bier Mphen et,uas Sl leDr na1
pben uno riifm0rts non utlere 0i1nrre
0esiclt mar. gSenn mir audi oalllals
nihts ia9tel, 10 lam es bpb Sl unlerer
pfiiSIeleu Ginlidt, oab Der Sport nun
lpeit 9erll9 getrieben meroe.
Die Geroronuns ae0en Den 6ebrallb
bon SeuerluoIien in g8irtbl6aIten 1T
cine quite, aber mir fiirdter, lie tan11
nidt ollr6gefiibrt werSen. Selt mehr
oils 100 ,Sabreu lit es lrlln bier De-
bralld, in einen Saloon" 81 geben
uno BORT nab DEM Spie9ei. Der Hbr.
oeu 6laihehltOpieln Ooer lpnlt etipas,
Dem ShantpGrter nit eilbe9rllfer, SI
lhieben ump es wiro i6wer iein, bierln
cine raoitale Nenoerung i'll iba1fen.
Der SdiiBe bat ielbitueritdnolih ben
anserihteten ShaDen 81 besablen uno
menn er ben S6antipdrter tOotet, 9ibt
bic GDroners Surp einen WdbrIprub
auf ,enti1ulobaren Srrtbum," uno
oas Spfer miro a%nitdnoig beltattet. Us
lit cine quite alte Site, wenn lie aud
lire Shattenieiten bat, uno ullter iols
den llmitdnoen besipeiieln mir, Die ge=
iagt, Die Wirtiamteit Der SeroronnnS.
Ma6i1rift. SIM Museublid.
luo mir gum Crude gebeu, erbdlten mir
Die Nahriht, Dap im nSalo eagle
Saloon" eiu S1ontluGrter eriholen
muroe. Ser ungelbifte Shiibe III
Sberlt Start, welter etlpas angelGu=
ielt mar uuo ben Mann fir cine Der
QroBen Yranoptarnfien belt, mie lie in
6bicago gum S1mud oes S9antbIfs
tets perluenoet merOen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09
Nui Dem &0lncr &atbnliftntagc

ipdrnte man oNs tntb. &plf einorln9=
lid ppr Der iorblDien SrcNe
(oas leiBt; jenen 3eitunNcn. ipelde me-
Der tutbpliit nod proteitantllb llrto,
ionbern oui beiDcu Shultern @aIler
trngen). &ir1cnpOritdnoe nno t0tb.
&ereine iultten iclben nibt mai glnSei=
gen mo gt00ridten Su9cbcn IaIien.
0rerSulunoe riibmen iih Die tralielten
SmiatiOnabl1tter Sumeilen. inter III
ren Mitarbcitern bOht 9eitelIt ErN!a=
ten, ia g. Gminens ielber sill habcn.
ScBteren 9lniprub erbob Die u. q.
WOrlo' Dcs Suoen YuliBer.- Monoe=
rer".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09
Suxem6ltrgt(6es.
Dereini9te Staten.
Sort 9.)
Pbilaoelpbia, Septbr. '94.

Dat wor en- amusement dat engem
d'herz am left gekluckst huot.
2ieber Sbeim!
Na1 oer erbauliden PrO,eiIiOn unb
Dem berrli6en Sp6amte in Der ueu-
bemalten STRIDE - an elei ges0t, Re-
merscher dir beweist, dat dir eren
Har cert, a mat recht, de beschte
beweis as d'Opferwellegkat, SOS hat
der net ESQ eng schen kirch - per-
lief Die GirmcB mie ilbli1, oIfenes
Suus. iroblide 8eIi0ter, Bouticker
mat zockerklepelcher, praumekuch,
Roulez de Boutique, ech mcngen
rouge eft noir, zockerpeifen, blechen
zaldoten tech mengen ct woren
Preisen), d'kelebun w6 blame
Mdnnchen gespielt as gin. Eft w6r
ivel dach keng echt kirmes; de
Bescher Jongen hate keng souen an
duofr hun Sc sech och net geklappt,
mi ct war dach gemitlech, de Meri-
Gamer zu Lief hun Sc de S4er Il de
kellere gehol. SD babe Drei Sir.
meBeu mitgemadt. PGtesch Dag "a
Remerschen, M%argretten Dag "a
Besch a Preisen, an Amen Dag zu
Welleschten (dat as net a Preisen
Kl6s). Nuber Der 3ulammentunit
Der pielen 6reunoe uno Sereini9unasn,
Der 6amilien, GrbOlun9. Der plelltiln.
Oigen Nrbeit, TerlDbnung nit Dem
Sh6pier II. oal. baben ole &lrmeBen
nod cine 9rOBere @uigabe, nGmlib
Sanitdts balber, ocnn loon g8Oden
porber miro Aepubt, geweiszt, strosze
gek9ert uno belOnoers nerOen Die
berrliben Slumen9Grten, beller 9ela9t
ole Wultbauleu Dor Dem Saule sulam-
men9etsbrt, Die abl0euli6 rie6enOe
Saube, luenn audi mob 10 nllBlib.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09
Sic SainmlHuaeu

Sic Sammlnnaen IEr oas Neu
PORTER Seinc= Gcntm1l ne6nlcn einen
9craocSu erltNlnlihen 6OrtNang. ShOn
mjeOcr iO0en Sluei GohbcrSige Mtdnner
cinen SeitrnA pOn je 81 III Nu$li1t &C.
ltcllt D0bGn.- ,Secbote".
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

gGir babeu al Unoerer STEELE Die
9lnii6ten oes oeuti6en giiGOis NteB=
mer bon @reenbaD, Q9ia., unO Die Des
bO6m'iten GrSbii6OiS SObn Srelano
bon ct. B0ul, Winn.. in Der Sempe=
reniIrage nebeneinanoer geltellt uno
ilberlalen es u~nieren 2eiern 81 llrtbci=
len, UeIlen 8erbalten am p%ernitnitl9=
ten 1T uuo Der t0tbOlii6eu STRIDE uno
ibren Sr8aniiatjOnen am Sltrd9lj6ltcn
lit. Dian irage iib 5u9lei6, welien
Yerbalten bel Den beut den SatbO=
liten anr msiiteu glntlang iinoen miro.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

9Sir babrn cine bO6lt ele9Gnte uno
nette SrOl6ilre erbNlten, mel6e Den
Sitel fiibrt: 'Indianland u Wonder
land. Gs lit Die glrbeit Elm intereI-
iantes 5Ouriitenbud. O0s su9leih ln=
terbNltenb uno belebreno wirtt. Gas
SeIt lit BON G9us. g. See, Sen. =Yaii.
IL Sidet E A9t. Der NOrtbern PaciIic
Giienba9u in Ct. Ydul, beraus9e9ehen
morOen uno es tam ein jeoer Die
wertbpOlle glbbanolun9 fttr bios g
Gents in SrieImarten SugeIanpt ers
balten.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

gSir rrfcuncn hermit ben Gmpfang
elmer Yrobenummer oes ,6%incinnati
Sintenoe YOte" an. Yer SGlen0er
ent9alt AZ SeiteR uno toltet ) GeHts.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09
Eat6oGl6er Girten . Ga(enOer.

Som 3inssrpi6en. - Wattb. %, ID.
Goultua. ben IA. Oft. GoliitlS, i. II. NJ.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-09

Dat wor en- amusement dat engem
d'herZ am left gekluckst huot.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-01
THE SEAS INVASION.


The fiat marshes of Pevensey have
gained half mile since the days of Ed
ward H., when the sea almost washed
the walls of the castle that now stands
high and dry inland. The same thing
has happened on the Romney flats,
where the ancient castle of Lympne
has receded a mile or more Such
spots as these look as though the next
spring tide would add their grassy
meadows to the lost ground of sea bot
tom. But on the rocky parts of the
Antrim coast, we have the sea slowly
working its way inland, despite the
rock Qualifications and stony intrench-
ment that looks so reSistless. Under
the waves lie tracts of bogland that
once upon a time must have stood we'll
in shore. and Dunluce bears witness to
the ravages that have taken place
within few centuries-a few ticks of
the clock as biologists count time.
The sea, ever washing and tearing at
its foundations one day broke down a
considerable part of the castle, and
several persons were killed by the ca
tastrophe. This was in the days when
Dunluce was held by other tenants than
the birds Then home and strong
hold now but a memento of past joy
and glory.
Another marked example of the inse-
curity of rock defenses where the sea
is the invader occurs at Filey, on the
Yorkshire coast. Only twenty years
ago there was pathway running
around the ancient Church of St,
Hilda, which is built on the solid rock
now this is so broken away on the
seward side that it is impossible. An
other twenty years may see the church
undermined. -Argosy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-01
HOLDING A BATTERED UMBRELLA OVER
THE LONELY GRAVE.
way down the ladder to find out if

way down the ladder to find out if
pap were below.
The woman was hanging the kettle
over the fire she had just built, but
pap was not to be seen.
'Sakes alive. Ye don't mean ter say
pap went out in the night" she cried
when she heard Johns story. Eff that
don't beat all! He's gone down ter
MANS grave, reckon. Nam she was
that skeered of a storm, she was like
ter go crazy
Wed better go after him, think,
and the sooner the better" said John.
Il reckon we had. Pap's mighty try
in. He ought not to do me this way"
Beside the lonely grave IN the wood
they found him, holding over it bat.
tered, dilapidated umbrella, drenched
to the skin, and muttering words of
comfort and protection to the ears of
the dead wife who he could not realize
was deaf, for evermore, to his weak,
quavering old voice.
They had some difficulty in inducing
him to return home.
"Mamll be skeered of the storm, 3"
he said over and over. 1t was his
only argument.
But they got him home at last, and
his daughter put him to bed, with a
bottle of hot water at his feet, and
half dozen quilts over him.
II reckon he's in for a spell of sick
ness" she said TO John when she went
out to let down the bars for him as he
was about to drive away. Il reckon
when my Old man en- the gals gifts
back III send for one o them town
doctors This hyar doctor in the
mounting is mighty good on neuralgy
and toothache, but l reckon he
wouldn't know jist how ter tackle
pap"
But even the town Doctors efforts
proved unavailing. Two weeks later,
when John stopped at Shelbyville on
his return trip, he made a point of
finding the medical man who had been
called to attend poor old pap, and
learned that the old man had died aft
err an illness of only four days, and
that his grave had been made beside
that of the wife he had loved with
such pathetic fidelity. -Demorest's
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-11-01
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

--Norwalk, Conn, is said to have an
Indian origin, but there is an English
village of this name.
Talking about charity beginning
at home is one of the ways by which
we can let people know that we have
none.-Ram's Horn.
+''What are the last teeth that Gomez"
asked teacher of her class in phvsiol-
ogy. False teeth. num-" replied a boy
who had just walked up on the back seat
-Trivvet-"You knew Charley Dunn
nit didn't you?" Dicer-"Yes. He
went west and was lynched." is that
really 50? Well, Dummit always was
high strung. "-Harlem Life.
Hebrew cemeteries were always
situated without the walls of the towns.
the presence of the dead being supposed
to cause pollution. This popularity is
noticeable also among the ancient
Greeks.
Fair Graduate-''Which is the
proper expression, girls are or girls
is?'" Chorus of Schoolmates-''Gi
are, of course" Fair Graduate-''Of
cturse. Pshaw! Girls, are my hat on
Straight?"
t-"Mamma-"Robbie, why didn't you
speak to Mrs, Bangle when you met
her just now?" Robbie-'You said
must always think twice before speak,
and | couldn't think of anything to
think"
You didn't come anywhere near
g6tting the pennant?" said the naughty
Baltimorean. NO replied the hum
BILE Washingtonan. Wen have to
get along with the cold-wave flag, as
usual. "-Washington Star.
-Trotter-'T say, old man, I met
very pleasant relative of yours in the
mountains this year. He was very
kind too, and lent me ten dollars when
| was particularly hard up" Faster
(sadly)-"I'm afraid you're mistaken.
l haven't got any such relative. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
"A Devout Worshiper.- Thirdly
Pardon me, madam, but | must tell
you plainly that I wish you would pay
more attention to the church services
Mrs. De Why, DR.. Thirdly, |
really don't see how could. | wear a
new dress to church every Sunday
n. V Herald
Il think | will take a holiday the
next three weeks" remarked the sec
rotary and treasurer of private COM
pany to the chairman thereof. But
you returned from one only two weeks
ago" True; that was my holiday as
secretary; | wish to go now as treas
urer, Tit Bits.
When first we were at Abingdon
writes w. K. lie Faun in his reminis-
cences of Irish life) a peasant girl
came two or three times to the rectory
with mare and other game for sale.
My father, wishing to ascertain whether
she came by them honestly. asked her
where she got them. Sure. your rev
erence, said she, my father is poacher
to Lord Clare"
-Rossini, walking one day on the
boulevard with the musician Braga,
was greeted by Meyerbeer, who anX-
iously inquired after the health of his
dear Rossini. Bad, very bad" an
swered the latter;'a headache. a side
ache, and leg can scarcely move"
After a few moments conversation,
Meyerbeer passed on, and Braga asked
the great composer how it was he had
suddenly become so unwell. Smilingly
Rossini treasured his friend. "Oh, l
couldn't be better; l only wanted to
please Meyerbeer. He would be so
glad to see me smash up.
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Meow, jist reach en- take; ye're sit
tin handy said his hostess.
John was SO hungry that he was
able to make a hearty meal upon the
coarse fare provided for him, and, hav-
ing declared himself highly pleased
with everything. was told to go into
the big house" again while the old
woman washed the dishes and ''breshed
about bit"
AS he crossed the narrow space be-
tween the two houses, an old man with
long white hair came slowly across
the yard from the smouldering fire,
and, entering before him, took seat
by the hearth.
"Thars another cheer over thar by
the bed, stranger" he said, nOdding to
John.
He was a sorry-iooking old man in
his patched, faded, homemade clothes,
and with his wrinkled, sallow face.
faded blue eyes, and long white hair;
and he was evidently not given to To-
quacity, for after his remark about
the chair he kept silent, staring into
the fire in a dreamy way, his withered
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The woman-who could not have
been over fifty years of age, though
she looked much older-came in pres
emily and sat down in a stiff wooden
chair on the opposite side of the
hearth from John.
Why don't you take the rocker?"
John asked, glancinG toward a big
rocking-chair, with soiled patchwork
cushion, which stood near the one
window.
she can't" spoke up the old man,
quickly, a sudden flash in his faded
eyes. That's MANS"
John looked inquiringly at his hos
tess.
''Ye mustn't pay no heed ter him; he
amt jist right in his mind" she said,
frankly. Nam, she died hyah spell
back on four months, reckon;
en- pap, he amt ben jist right since,
lie TUX on fearful when she was laid
out. He couldn't pear ter sense it
that she wouldn't come back no more.
He's mighty tryin sometimes. He
won't let nobody set in that thar cheer,
en- he goes regular every night ter seta
light on mans grave Nam she was a
greet hand ter have light soon's it
war dark, EN- pap he amt forgot It."
John nodded.
Il saw the light there" he said. Il
wondered what it meant"
There cayn't nobody git him outen
them notions" went on the woman.
so we uns jist let him be. 1t don't
hurt nobody
Yes, it's better to let him have his
own way" John said.
Soon after this the small household
retired, John being told to go up lad
der" where he'd find a shakedown
which he would have to share with
pap.
Was it a dream that some time dur
ing the night he heard the rain dash
ing against the roof and some one
moving about the loft? Did he dream
that he heard thin, weak voice say;
I'm a hurryin'; don't be skeered
man. Pap'll be thar. Pap amt goin
ter let nothin' tech ye.'
He knew the next morning, when he
awolle at daylight and discovered that
his bedfcllow was not beside him,
that it couldn't have been a dream,
and as soon as possible he made his