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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

pending on it-not that I cAre a hans
about that"
"oh, SO you are engagedl' she said
with animation; land to an ingenue O.
seventeen. How chtrmingi can Sc,
you together,-fances out of fair,
tale--kissing among the roses In tn,
back garden. congratulate You"
She beamed sunnily and fl ON that mo
mentlife possessed new zest for her. In
ordinary course he would have ceased
to interest her in q day or two; sh,
soon tired Of her playthings But for
hidden fruit had ever been tempta
ton to her, hence his subjugation DO
came a necessity of her existence. o,
course, his fate was sealed; 1t wa,
merely question of time.
The path wound like ribbon through
the depse underground of the upland
forest. Now and then flock OF black
winged canaries chartered shrilly
among the leaves, or a hSmmina
bird darted into the glare OF sunlight,
its tiny body lustrous in green and pur
pie and gold. Above the treetops,
yelled here and there with filmy cloud,
The DEVILS peak pierced the deep blue
OF the South African sky Mrs. Bou.
verie would have appreciated the
scenery more had she not beer lost.
The solitude of nature has drawbacks
when one has particular destination
and knows not II 1t be north, south,
east or west. She had reached bi.
secting path, and was hesitating as ia
the next step, when a girl appeared
carrying a fancy straw basket. She
was very young, lovely child, with a
peach-like face and auburn locks
STRAIGHTFORWARD, serious-eyed infin.
itely picturesque in her cotton gown.
The artistic soul of Mrs Bouverie in.
stantly responded to the girls aspect,
and she begged with the friendliest
smile in the world to be directed to the
famed Fern glen. 1t happened that
the girl was bound for the same place.
So they strolled together and filed
the basket with spoils gathered by the
way. Presently they rested side by
side on fallen tree and the shyness
of the child soon disappeared under
the fascination of the woman who in.
variably took as much trouble to at.
tract her own sex as she did to attract
men. From platitudes the CONVERSE
ton gradually became personal
young girls are easily induced by sym
pathy to talk about themselves. And
the romantic environment allured to
condolences. The steam gurgled over
Its rocky bed, and warm breeze, red
olent of narcissus, stirred maiden.
hair fronds and lily heads.
1t was pathetic story she was tell
ing, common, may be, yet it must have
interested the author of 1.-THE Blue
Sunflower," who sat quiet and still.
II was happy till she came. And nowl
How could she steal his love from me
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
From Calcutta in a pax.

The latest Sunday law provides that
liquor can be sold that day only to
bonafide travellers, But this clause
does not seem to be much of success,
as the following story shows:
One Sunday, in Liverpool, a number
OF travellers were applying for refresh
ments at public house, when the fol-
lowing conversation ensued:
Where are you fromP' said the
doorkeeper to the applicant.
"Gerston," said the man.
Slept there last night2"
Yes"
"All right. Pass i'm
Where are you from?" to the next.
"Birkenhead."
Slept there last night?"
"Yesp
pass in"
Just then sailor came along who
had locked that morning.
Where are you from?" asked the
doorkeeper.
Calcutta" said the sailor.
"Slept there last night?"
Yes"
Right; pass in y Boston Globe.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
HE Moved.
Wrong Diagnosis Leads to a Doctors
Success

Success.
There is a doctor now prominent in
Chicago medical circles and ENJOYING
the rewards of large practice who
owes his advancement to his having in
his earlier days made bad blunder in
the diagnosis of a case, and, what is
odder still, the doctor admits the fact.
1t happened in this way: Fifteen
years ago this doctor was struggling to
make living in small village in
North Carolina. Riding over the hills
one day to visit a patient, poorer even
than himself, he met man on mule
back who had one of his feet wrapped
up in big lot of coarse bagging, max.
ing an enormous bundle. The i'm.
meuse size of the wrapping attracted
the doctors attention and he entered
into conversation with the sufferer.
you seem to have bad foot,
stranger. I'm physician. Let me
have look at it,"
The stranger dismounted, and up.
rolling the cloth displayed foot and
"AfNiS tSiiipiN oNOliCn huu
The doctor inspected it carefully, and
then with grave face said:
"Idon't want to alarm you, stranger.
but You have an aggravated case of
erysipelas, and unless you get prompt
relief it may result fatally"
"Eriesiplas be DANCED. That comes
from running my foot in bees nest.
thought you said you was doctor"
The doctor rode on abashed and
crestfallen. 1t would never do to re-
main there to be the victim of derisive
sarcasm, as the bee-stiug man was sure
to spread the news of the incident far
and wide, so that night the doctor
packed his traps and took train for
the north. He came to Chicago, and
has been singularly successful, owing
probably, as he laughingly says, to the
fact that bee stings are practically un-
known here. Chicago Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

Bouverle, the talented authoress Of
1.-THE Blue Sunflower," was to arrive in
the Drummond Castle. Ostensiblv n
desire to acquire local color" for her
next book was the object of her visit
to the Cape-an object that furnished
On admirable excuse for refusing the
proffered hospitality of her colonial
admirers
"You would spoil me and make me
see everything couleur de rose, and
want to know the seamy as well as the
sunny side of South African life" she
said, with gracious smile which for
babe offeuse So she abode at "a
hotel few miles from town, where
the air was scented with pines, and
vistas of purple grapes showed through
the gaps In the cactus hedges.
Ia reality, perhaps, restlessness and
lovo of change as much as ANYTHING
else induced her to spend Christmas
far from home; Blu t she hated living at
other folks house S; it reminded her of
the days before she married Mr.. Bou-
verie, before she became widow and
discovered she had temperament.
when she was girl at Miss Vests
academy and could eat boiled mutton
and rice pudding at one o'clock. Need
less to say, this woman of moods and
lenses was erratic as English weather
Ere the voyage was half over she had
asked herself seriously why she had
embarked. Eighteen days of inter-
mittent mal-de-mer and amateur the
atricals, and an inconveniently hot eli
mate at the end of it. She might Just
rs well have located her novel in Lon
don or In Paris. Ia view of the Scot
fish villages, Italian sunsets and In
dian palms that had flooded the liter
airy market of late, commonplace life
In commonplace city known of every
body would have been quite refreshing.
But this bitterness had been largely the
result OF perturbed motion on the part
of the Drummond Castle In optimis-
tic moments-when the terrors of the
Bay Of Biscay were over and the decks
level-she had congratulated herself
on her enterprise, and resigned herself
cheerfully to tolerabe week, an en-
durable month and then boredom in
the cause of art.
AT any rate have my return tick
ct" she thought, finding comfort
thereby. 81 wonder If am going to
be very dull?"
She was asking herself the same
question when seven o'clock on the
evening of the day of her arrival found
her the cynosure of all eyes at the
table-d'hote of the Rustenberg Resi-
dental hotel, locally known as Van
Rhyn's.
Perhaps it was with the int ton OF
securing herself as much as possible.
against such an undesirable condition
that she by and by recognized The
presence, abashed and dazzled, Of her
riGht-hand neighbor, Mr.. Jack Folliot
Masculine twenty-five failed 10 de-
light her rs a rule, but all the other
boarders at Van Rhyn's were merely
impossible. AT any rate he could listen !
lntelligently-the capacity appealed
favorably to woman who protested
TO gain ideas from hearing herself
talk And Jack was really nice boy;
delightfully."- ingenious and big-she
liked big men--and handsome. With
her wonted GOODNESS she told him so
ere their acquaintance had extended
over twenty-four hours. He blushed
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Art Hangings.

Women who can use the brush clev-
erlv are painting the art denims for
hangings and for mounting dining
room, bedroom and piazza screens for
country houses The designs are large
and snowy, and show flowers, scrolls,
or feathers. Sometimes the edges of
the flowers are outlined with embroid-
cry silks or gold or silver, and the rest
of the design is done in tapestry dyes.
Sometimes the metal paints are used in
stead of metal thread to brighten the
outlines. A screen covered with old
blue denim is ornamental with pea
cock feathers, and one with lattice
work over which masses of pale blue
and purple morning glories trail.
Sometimes heavy braids of metal
threads two or three inches wide are
applied in crosswise or lcngthwise
bands to the denims when used for
hanging, and if draped large gilded
rope is used for the purpose. Hang
ings of this cloth, however, look best
in straight folds N. Y Post
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Caught BY the smiling.

EARLY in the present century there
was public house in Bridge street,
Kirkwall, which was faSorite resort
for the press gang, especially on MARI
ket days, and not few young fi'etf got
iuto trouble there The method adopt.
cd for trapping unsuspecting youtS
was as follows: One Of the press gang
would take up position at window
upstairs while two of his companions
were secreted near the front of the
building on tho ground floor. II o
likely-looking young man was seen
passing along the street a shilling was
dropped over the upper window. The
youth would stop, pick it up, and while
20 engaged the press gang bounced up
on him. The baton was then laid on
his shoulder and he was blandly told
that, having accepted the shilling, he
would now have to go and serve his
majesty. Many young man was cap
tured In this way,apd there is no dorbt
that such tactics as these helped con-
siderably to rouse the feelings of the
people against the press gang. -Cham-
bers' Journal
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

with delight, and the same evening he
announced In the smoking-room that
she was the wittiest, cleverest, most
fascinating woman he had ever met.
Still he evinced an unaccountab BILE ten
dency to fight shy of the charming
Blanche-to shirlx the tete-a-tetes for
which many man-about-town would
have given his ears. 1t almost seemed
as though he were afraid of her. At
first she disbelieved the evidence of
her own senses, but doubt was dis
PEELED one. afternoon when she asked
him to escort her on mountain ram
BILE.
II should be delighted Hattered," he
stammered, flushing; but the fact is
have promised to take tea with NV
Cousin Joyce. We've are engaged,
you know. II is sort CT family ar
range nient projected wheA we were
Doth youngsters She's only seventeen
now. There's some beastly money de-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
LOVE IN TOWN.

They had no partIngs In the wood,
No meetings in the lonely lane;
beside the sea they never stood,
Nor watched the sunset after rain.
Their pathway was the busy street,
Their trysting place the once stair,
And yet, know, Joy more complete
Did never visit mortal pair
And why should rustic love alone
BE decked with all poetic art:
These dull, gray city walks have known
The beating OF a nations heart
The weary workers come and 20,
The secret OF each soul is dumb;
Yet, still at times. radiant glow
Across their wayworn lives may come.
And these my happy lovers, knew
Hard toll, small wage, and humble fare;
The skies they saw were never blue
But love made gladness everywhere.
HIS step upon the ONCE floor
Was sweet to her as robins song;
Her face. that passed the open door.
For him made sunshine all day long
Truth
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
WIT AND WISDOM.

The One Thing Needful Wick.
wire-How many kinds of vegetab les
do they give you at your lodgingss
Yabsley-Oh, every kind, except fresh
ones. Harper's Round Table.
Van Jay-The bridegroom was to
meet the bride at the church. Hor.
tense-But what did the bride do when
the bridegroom did not put in an APP
pearance? Van Jay-She left the
church without any ceremony Brook.
lyn Life.
Jones asked his wife-'Why is a
husband like doughp" He expected
she would give 1t up, and was going to
tell her it was because a woman needs
him." but she said it was because he
was hard to get off her hands. Town
and Country Journal
Mamma, why can't l have all the
coffee want?" Because it isn't good
for you, Willie" Does the Lord
know it isn't good for me?' 81 have
no doubt he does" after thought.
full pause)-"Then, what does he make
it taste so good for?-Chicago Tribune.
What broke up the meeting?" in
quired the sympathizer. What broke
up the meeting?" echoed the fiery an.
archst orator, fiercely. at was broken
up, sir, by an idiot in the audience who
started round with hat to take up a
collection to pay for the dynamite. y
Boston Globe.
Beauty. money and fame, can
not be carried beyond the hori.
zon line that shuts around this cradle
OF world; but love, joy, peace gem
tlcness, faith, meekness, temperance
are jewels which by their very nature
will survive the transit of the word in
visible.-F. E. Willard.
-Iobson-Is this your boy, Uncle?
Uncle 'Rastus-No, sab. OATS on'y
nah stepchile. Jobson-How do YOU
make that out; neither you nor your
wife were married before? Uncle 'Ras-
tus-No, sab; but yo' see, sab, dis hyar
boy was done lef bah somebody on our
steps, ah.-Philadelphia Record.
II notice." said Farmer Corntos.
sells wife, that Spain turned in a lot
of batteries to fight the Cubans."
well" was the reflective reply, cleo
tricity seems ter be the thing nova
days But it does kinder look like TAX
in an undetermined advantage ter turn
the trolley loose on Washington
Star.
If you can not be happy in one way.
be in another; this faculty of disposi-
ton wants but little aid from philoso.
ply, for health and good humor are
almost the whole affair. MANY run
about after felicity, like an absent
minded man hunting for his hat, while
it is in his hand or on his head
Sharp.
The Son of His Father.-Banker
Jacobs-Ah, l am pleased to hear nv
little son plays we'll, and is he making
good progress? Pianaforte Master-He
is getting on splendidly, his only fault
being that he will play too fast. Faith
er-Ah, he is an excellent son; he
makes the most of these expensive les
sons Humoristische Batter
1t was at an hotel on the Scottish
mountains ''0h, Marianne, do think
that gown of yours is just too lovely
for anything, and it is SO appropriate
to wear up here" The othe-- smiled
self-approvingly. Yes" said she.
nothing down the folds of the frock
IL. iSenu' lab xxx this rcwr sets
SD changeable heads.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Doing lis Duty,

Excuse me- said the detective. as
he presented himself at the door of
the music conservatory, but hope
you'll give me what information you
have and not make any fuss"
What do you mean?" was the indig.
nant inquiry.
Why that little affair, you know"
II don't understand"
Why. you see, we got tip from the
boarding house next door that some.
body here has been numbering Wag.
ner, and the boss sent me down to
work up the case. - Washington Star
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

Writer-Can you tell me where can
go to suffer excruciating agony for a
brief season? I'm writing torture
chapter in my novel and want to get it
as near to nature as l can"
Critic-Um-'um-er-Oh, yes, / know
just the place. Come up to my house
this evening. The young lady next
door is going to have an amateur
musicale. Free Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
sure of Market.

Peddler (two-dollar dsubs)-Vould
you puy Won picture, sir? Only dwo
dollar for desc vine, hand-painted bict-
ures.
Disguised Artist-Huhl Whom dc
you expect to sell such pictures too
Peddler tcalmly)-Ammerykins IN
Y. Weekly,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
The Cheerful Idiot.

who knows what the death rate is
here?" asked the statistical boarder.
Why" gurgled the cheerful idiot.
anybody ought to know that there is
one death apiece for every inhabi-
tant."
The statistical boarder began some
remarks on the subject of the cheerful
idiots grammar. but the mad rush for
Strawberries drowned his voice in the
clamor Indianapolis Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

like that? She has so mucll-wealth,
talent, fame-I have only him. have
read of such women, but did not be.
lieve they could live"
Mrs. Bouverie absently outstretched
her arm to pluck a lily from its stem.
Don't you think she must be a very
heartless woman?" continued the girl,
her lashes glistening. at is not as II
she valued his love. She is merely
playing with him for pastime; every
body says SO, every body sees it but
himself. When she is tired, she will
just go away and forget, but IL shall
have lost him for ever. Why did she
come here to break my hearth"
The young voice died in a sort of
wall. A little silence followed. Mrs
Bouverie was staring vacantly at the
rushing water, and the flower lay in
shreds on her lap. She reused herself
as from dream, and brushed off the
vestige of the blossom.
II fear must be going" she said,
rising Instinct tells me it will soon
be luncheon time" With sudden
graceful gesture she touched her COM
panion's cheek. "Good-by, dear, don't
fret too much. Perhaps your lover
will see the error of his ways; perhaps
your poor little heart won't be broken
after ALL"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

Herbert and Reginald were taking a
spin on their wheels.
There comes girl with what YOU
might call bicycle face" observed
Herbert
Yes" commented Reginald, after
long inspection. Ordinary"
And they bumped up their backs and
sped on.-Chicago Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

The majority of the immigrants
from the south OF Europe bring all
their belongings in canvas bag.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

-"Uncle," said Harry, ''please buy
me a goat" Harry" said his uncle,
81 can't afford it." But, uncle" ar
gued the youngster, "the more hitler
goat you buy the more money it won't
cost. Crypt
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Hanpiness in The Home.

To be happy at home is the ultimate
result of all ambition-the end TO
which every enterprise and labor tends
and of which every desire prompts the
prosecution. 1t is indeed at homo that
every man must be known by those
who would make a just estimate
either of his virtue or felicity; for
smiles and embroidery are alike occa.
sional; and the mind is often dressed
for show in painted honor and ficti.
tious benevolence. IN. Y Ledger.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Mail Inyasfed.

Herdso-How did you ever bride a
policeman?
Saidso-Gave him dollar to advise
the cook to stay.--Judgs.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
1t was by the light of the stars and
firef1ies the final act was PLAYED.

1t was by the light of the stars and
firefies the final act was played.
II never knew what love meant till
you taught me-" he said. 81 Twas a bow
and now am a man. Joyce will release
me; she must when she knows. Mrs.
Observation-Disclosures, for PHYS saise!"
Suddenly he was on his knees beside
her, kissing her hands, his lips parched,
his voice trembling, his eyes aglow.
Does that mean you really want to
marry me?"
blanche, you cannot but know"
For moment she permitted his
caresses and it seemed as though the
reflex of his emotion was paling her
face AMI heaving her breast; then she
laughed as naturally as she had ever
laughed in her life and told him some
half truths that made him gulp and
whiten and shrink from her as though
contamination were in her touch.
And have you been making fool
of me all along?" he demanded, with
youths tragedy air. Have you de.
iAcSi"VCiy WIN my ioNe loT JeSJI
Just so, since you choose to put 1t
with such indecent directness," she re-
Joined. my dear boy, | am three
years older than you and you haven't
shilling. You must think me a mad,
woman or an angel. And was merely
dull; yes, assure you, that is all. But
tomorrow shall be sailing for Eng
land. Don't bear malice, Jack. Re.
member, you have me to thank for
many pleasant hours"
But he neglected her proffered haud,
and, haunted by the reproach and
anguish of his face, she sought her
room and watered the grave of curl
GUS episode with tears more bitter
than she had shed for many day.
OF course, nobody suspected an inner
meaning in an apparently obvious
affair. In calmer moment she thought
the incident behind the scenes would
make pretty story. But she could
rot bring herself to work o,,t the idea.
SO she gave it to o friend Black and
White.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

Rather do what is nothing to the
purpose than be idle, that the devil
may find thee doing. -Quarles.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

The most painful part of our bodi.
ly pain IS that which is bodiless, or inn.
material, namely. our Importance, and
the delusion that it will last forever
Richter
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
-"Take mo- thought Tor the morrov

Iake no Thought Tor The morrow"
is now understood in an entirely diff
ferent manner from that in which it
was intended when the King James
version was prepared. Then the ex-
preston ito take thought was uni
versal as SYNONYM for anxious solici,
tnde.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
A HEARTLESs WOMAN.
BY ESTHER MILLER.

II E news was
co IN inundated
by "Our Special
Correspondent"
in London. 1t
figured, an i'm
portant tie m,
l n t h e Cape
Times. Blanche
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

The barley fields of Illinois yielded
inJIsgO, l,lo7, 2O6 bushels .Sou
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-22
SALEM NEWS

A license to marry was issued yester-
d,y to David ]. Howell and Miss Martha
e. Gray.
The Baptist Sunday school will give
Christmas entertainment Thursday
evening.
Jos. Stricken has returned from Pear.
isburg for the holidays.
A. II. Whitesell is at home from Mar
tinsville for the holidays.
J. A. Baumgardner, the new depot
agent for Salem, has arrived and Is stop
ping at Hotel Duval.
M. j. Ballard, the polite bus man,has
moved into the Terrill property on Fact
Main street.
Miss Mary Meade. of Richmond, who
has been visiting Miss Ellen Blair,
leaves tonight for her home and will
be accompanied by Miss Blair.
Miss Fannie Berkeley left yesterday
for Farmville to spend the holidays.
Eugene L. Crawford. of New York, is
in town the guess Of HIS aunt, Mrs. DR..
Bruifey.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Smith left yester.
day for the Atlanta Exposition.
The Holstein Wooden Mills will shut
down for the holidays on next Tuesday
and will resume operations on January