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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
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| which mist be done. Let me go nome.
OF course, il wasn't regular, but MIR.
| Denim or any other man would not
! have dared to refuse her. So awoy L
went with my lady, taking great care
| of my manners. not TO cut across her
| feelings, us near as 1 could guoss at
them. 1t seemed u long drive before
we reached her house, somewhere In
| the region of Washington square. Her
maid came out TO meet her ana carry In
| her wraps, u French girl that made mo
| think OF skirt dancer brought up by
| Shakers. l guess she came from Paris
number of years ago, and Ind been
in the Willctt's house ever since.
'Dclphinc," said her mistress, "this
young gentleman, the son OF n school
friend of mine, is come to visit me for
fow days"
Poor lady, she spoke hoarser than be-
fore, and yet with II sharp noto which
didn't belong to her voice.
81 hope, madame, that you havo not
taken cold. That would be pity,
when this monsieur is just arrived to
make tho house little gay for you,
after SO long time that it is tristc," said
tho French girl.
l can tell you was badly scared to
have to sit down to dinner with that
great lady; and yot, after got the run
OF tho different forks and wine glasses,
wished that Lucy eould bc mouse
In the wall for few minutes, to sec
mo in with the Four Hundred. And
She could have told you, better than I
can, what Mrs. Willott wore 1t was
gray velvet, with smoky yellow lnoe
thing on her shoulders, that. no doubt,
was worth enough money TO sot Lucy
and me up in housekeeping, if we had
so much. The bodice was out square.
She had n magnificent figure for her
age, had Mrs. Willctt. There was
close necklace set with great rubies
around her throat. l hetcd to look Mt
IL, for it appeared as if her head had
been cut Off, and showed tho red line Of
drops of blood. But she was as hand
some MS ono of those heathcn goddesses
ut The museum.
After dinner she talked great deal,
although she was very hoarsc, and she
ofton put her hand to her Ghost. as if
ii hurt her there. What did she talk
about? Oh, anything; the news OF
the day mostly. Before eleven o'clock
she excused herself, on account of her
cold.
And have something TO do-some-
thing To do" she muttcrcd, as if she
were talking to herself
Now, | have known people to slip
right from under II detectives hands
and over the borders of death And
there Is no extradition treaty between
the United States and the next world.
she guessed what | was thinking about.
Il will not evade you in any way"
nc told me. II soc nothing better
han TINT justice be done and l will
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
MEAT FOR THE WEDDING.
she Was Bound 60 Have Hmm Mt Au,
Cost.

sho was hound 60 Have Hnm Mt Auy
was sitting on keg of nails in tho
store, which was part and parcel Of the
mountain mining company's outfit,
when saffron Completed" woman in
sloomiclsy calico gown and col
lapscd sunbonnct came in and I'D
dressed herself to me.
"Air you the storekeeper?" she in
CURED
NO" replied, "but if there is any.
thing you want in hurry, 1 can ac-
commodatc you, 1 guess. The store
keeper has gone over to the mill for a
few minutes"
well, was thinlsin' Nv gittin' ham
OF meat" no said, hesitutingly.
II can get that for YOU"
ut won't be no trouble, will it?"
"Oh, no; I'll only have to carry it in
here"
Whats the price Nv hamP" she
asked, as I started out.
1T will cost you about three dollars. E"
"Whcwi" she exclaimed, "that's u
good deal of money, amt it?"
"Yes, if you haven't much.'
"Wcll, haint got big pile"
why don't You get side meat? That
will cost you ten cents q pound, and
you can take US little as you want"
She threw up her head and shifted
tho air haughtily.
mot no side meat fer me-" she said,
with the mir of queen. "We'uns IL
goin' to have weddin' an a Unfair
Afterwards, an side meat amt no fittin'
cntin' fer thing like that. No, Stree,
we mir goin' to have ham meat eff 1t
takes all the money got, an NOR
gidge on the furniture in the house to
boot"
Fortunately the mortgage wasn't
necessary. Free Press.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

Mrs WiIlett; somehow, It doesn't seem
fair Perhaps shall tell her after wo
are married, next summer. A man
ought to tell his vile everytbine-isnr
that about righs9
Az I said, Sister Perpetua and T
packed up the goods, they were sent
back 70 the owners, and IL was ali
nande square and hashod up. OF course.
Mrs. Wiilott'o lawyer had to know
about tho business, and he talhcd lrIen-
tomania. Nothing surprises New York
much Well, I could not help telling
Sister Perpetaa that, according to INV
belief, Mrs. Willett and her son would
DO agroeabiy disappointed in regard
to their place in the next world. Be-
cause she was surely noble-hearted
woman, and pother as real as thev
mako them. And it wasn't likely that
her son was half bad fellow. In fact.
she said that he was not. And we eli
of us run off tho track sometimes
Then I saw that had made a bad
BRONX and corrected myself: mot
you, Of course, sister. The most of u.s.
meant to say"
"We will trust that love has saved
those two poor souls together" nm
swered Sister Perpetua.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

company with madam, yonr mother.
Agreeable memories might console
hen"
Great pleasure she would have, poor
lady, in reminder Of tho hrst time
that she and had met, the day before!
L followed Delphino to Mrs. Willctt's
room. She called in n low voice to Sis
ter Perpetua, who camo forward and
asked me to enter. The chamber was
somewhat darkcned. i could see Mrs.
Wnletts white face, framed in IRON
gray hair, and her hands twitchinu
upon the crimson countcrpane. She
opened her large black eyes and looked
ut me. 1t seemed as if she held mo by
those eyes, SO thnt was bound to hear
ana remember every word that she had
to say. And l shall not forget that
quarter-hour-not until l pass in my
own last report. She spoke in short
phrases because the breath only came
from her throat now, her lungs were
solid. There was Il blush shadow
around her mouth and nostrils. like
the shadow that the smoke OF n locomo-
two casts upon a field of snow.
l felt mean; 1 wanted to lynch nv.
self, for it seemed TO me that I had
hunted that grand creature with the
piteous eyes to her death OF course
that wasn't so; l had only done NV
duty, and she already had cold on her
chest when she came into Denim &,
Crepons- But tho nervous shock-of
course had q hand In that. The only
way 1 could let myself off easy was to
Keep thinking that 1 Ind only done nv
duty. But il ever such case comes
into the days work again will pull
out Of my job, and Denim & Crepon
must look out for tougher man.
Wen, Mrs. Willett began to speak to
mo. could SEQ that her mind went of
little now and then. But she knew
what she was talking about. At first
her manner was very polite, as IL wero
visitor that sho was entertaining:
later, sho appeared to talk because she
must, and 1t was heartbreaking to hear
her. should have broken down moro
than once, only there WINS Sister Per.
petna. calm and almost smiling. don't
Know how they do it, those sisters:
they are full Of pity, and yet they never
seem to get ratified nor shed q tear.
II gave my word that would not
evndc you" Mrs Wnlett said TO me.
This morning, indeed, / fcnred TINT I
should DO forced to break my promise.
But ono could not blame dead won.
nm Tor not keeping an appointment.
could ono? And now nm much better.
Earlier, could not speak. TIL q very
severe cold. the doctor says"
II am glad that you arc feeling bot
ter. madam" said I, awkwardlv
enough.
THANK you. But the truth Is, 50
VIII not last shall escapo the law
here on earth. But shan not escape
the law In tho next w6rld--I shall ro
straight to hell, you knowl Oh, shall
be 80 happy thereI"
Heaven, yon moan. dear" Sister Per.
.rh&l,n corrected her. d
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

4 snealdng behind her as if 1t were I
who had been caught shoplifting. he
followed as, for he could not believe
Thai tho thing was true. Once In awhile
we have Ind to apologize to inno-
roeuceI but ninoty-pine times out of a
hundred wo are right. And then the
thieves either are sent up to the island
-or'ease they cry and plead that they
never did SO before, and mover viii
steal again, and we let them of and
send Is, tho bin to their husbands-and
q have tho most charity for those who
go away in thu Rlnok Maria instead Of
tSheir own carriages
When our hirs. Trip was ready Go
search Mrs Willett, one sign of the
hand Of the lady YVES enough to keep
her at distancs.
eYon shall not touch me- Airs. WIN.
lett told her. "And you, young man.
1aend nos leave the room. Mr.. Denim.
here ia tho lace"
She les her muff fall from her hands.
Mr. Denim took 1t up from the floor.
and, sure enough, there was the hand
kerohief, marked eighty-fve dollars, in
plain figures. hrs Willetts check.
flushed bythis time, round, red blot
ON each, and she coughed little. She
was the handsomcst creature-for her
nge, Chat is--that ever saw; tall and
rigid. like stone statue. Her pride
really scanned to take the place of up
Brightness. She might be q thief, bat
She locked 40 IL she came from some
syyrM yshare plain virtucs don't count.
\ II ne Is: so e the hol,ss ssid.
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aid it as far rs possible. WIN noU
orade you. 1 promise 1t upon my
honor"
Her honor. That was odd talk for Il
shoplifter-though they say that thero
is honor among thieves. Iut would
have knocked the head off ahy man who
should have doubted tho honor Of that
grand woman. She waited an instant
then bads me goodnight and went up
stairs. ought to have told you TINT
before dinner she had shown me over
tho house. had noticed that there
were no double windows; that there
were no harmful drugs like morphine
OF chloral on her toilet table; even tho
penknifo In her work basket was reg
ular womans knife not sharp enough
to cut pencil. And I poclsetcd that,
to make sure. havo it now for q
keepsake Of that poor LADY. Well, sho
had not tho means TO commit suicide,
and she had sworn that she would not
escape from me. And / had faith In
her.
When She went upstairs I could tell
by tho direction of the sound of her
steps that she did not go to her own
chamber but to another room which
she had told me belonged to her dead
son. It was natural enough that sho
should enter it, with all her trouble of
mind that night. went to my room,
but could not sleep. Mrs. Willett was
always before my eyes. / seemed to
SEQ her clearer than when she VIVA
really near me; tho cold, glitterine
brightness OF her eyes, the feverish
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
white "Wash slih" Won. Wash.

1t is curious thing that tho only
wash silk" nowadays used in fancy
work about which ono has trouble is
white. The dolicate pinks and blues and
greens come from judiciously applied
bath with their pristine glories unfair
nished. But white, SO far as known, will
persistently turn yellow, and nothing
can be found to remedy IL.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
nnsrB OF n yompronI.se.

Mr.. Emily, the doctor
says all we need for these colds of ours
is whisky and quinine.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures. IL you
think you're going to get any whisky
down my throat you are much mis-
taleen
And I haven't particle of faith in
quinine. So / brought them in sepa-
rate packages. Heres your quininc.'
Chicago Tribune.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
Notice OF Dissolution.

Notice is her by given that tho co-part-
nership heretofore existing between John
i. bnrAe Geo. Is Gregory an los. q.
Csrroll under the firm nan, aud styie,f
TIE YlhulNIAN PR MING co, Burke.
Gregory " Carroll. proprietors. is I is cay
dissolved bv mutual consent Mr.. j. G. Carr
roll retiring.
he RoDhbin1ing AMI Job Printip; bust
ness will b. continued Mt tho old stand In
TnE NiRGiNIAN nuilding by John l.. Enrke
ana Geo j. Gregory. who retain tho firm
name. PIE VlRGINiAN PRINTING co.
Parties indebted to the oil firm ar. 70.
qQos ed to make prompt settlement with
either JOHN t.. BUKkE or GEO Il
GREGORY. to whom all bills OF the oil
hrm shoni be presented properly nutheuti.
cated for payment
JOHN T.. BURKE.
GEO. Is. GREGORY,
ju2-lOt jos. G. CARROLL
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
Spoiled by Overriding.

Cholly Ton his linees)-Maud, You
have intoxicated me with your charms.
Maud-Pshaw! You're no match for
me.
Cholly-Why not?
Maud-You get drunk too easily
Town Topics.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

Why They AFRO Silent.
"Did you read" he sweetly asked her.
That poem 1 wrote last weck!"
] read II years ago" sho suid.
And now they do not speak.
-SDRrc Moments.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
Jenny Lind.

Jenny Lind must have been the most
simple, unpretendinssprim donna that
ever lived. When she first oame to Eng.
land she was bound to sing only at the
Royal Italian Opera House. and when
commanded to sing at the queens con.
cert she was obliged to refuse. Very
sorry to be compelled to notify this, she
ordered her carriage and drove straight
to Buckingham palace. She handed her
card to an official, who, not u~nnaturally,
declined to take 1t in. A higher author.
ity happened to pass and took it upon
himself to present it. As Don as her maj.
esty saw it she said, admit her, by all
means. Jenny Lind appeared and said
simply that she was SO very sorry to DO
unable to sing at her majesty's concert
that she thought it better to call herself
and explain. The queen was charmed
with her natural manner. gave her q
cordial reception and promised to DO her
friend. To-day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
FIRES IN JAPAN.
>Dut For op,n Spaces the Japanese ofe
Would burn Up.

oGhu S"h
One Of the ~quaintcst sights in Japan
ia a fire. Hundreds of houses are often
burned in the space of q few hours, and
little or nothing can be done to stop the
progress of the flames, especially on
windy day. If you except the roof,
is made of tiles, japanese houses ara
built entirely of straw wood, bamboo
and paper. In tho poorer districts houses
arc packed close together, and therefore
if one happens to catch fire sometimes
the whole street is burned down with
incredible rapidity, and the fire only
stops ut some open space where It can
not possibly spread further. 1t is not un-
usual in Tokyo or some of the larger
towns to hear of u thousand or even
more houses having been destroyed in
an afternoon or during the night.
No one is more afraid Of fires than the
Japanese, and high ladders are posted at
short intervals all over the towns and IN
all the larger villages, on the top OF
which ladders q Waterman sits oil night
and in case of fire rings a large bell
hanging from the top. II rung ut long
intervals, the fire is distant, and ono
need not worry oneself about turning
out Of ones fountangs. II rung o Ettle>
quicker, the fire is not far, but there
need be no apprehension. But If the bell
is vigorously and quickly tolled then
you may as well say goodby to your
house, because in perhaps q few minutes
1t will be reduced to a mass OF ashes.
The Japanese are wonderful at turn
ing out at oil hours Of the night, even
for going to look ut o fire. and men. wo-
men and children in the coolest nights
in winter think nothing of walking five
or six miles to go and look at o big
blaze. If the fire happens to be noar, the
excitement increases in proportion to the
probability Of ones house being burned
down. You see people half scared and
screaming, getting water wherever they
can in pals. wash basins, tubs or any.
thing they can lay hold Of and throw.
ing it oil over the woodwork SO as to
diminish the chances of its catching firo.
Then as the fire draws nearer, and the
only water available has already been
consumed. the process Of saving what
one can is put into practice. The amido.
or wooden shutters, and the sholjis, pa.
per walls, are quickly taken down and
brought into q safe place; the mats are
lifted out of their places, and with the
few articles Of furniture are quickly re-
moved. So that when the fire comes IL
only destroys the wooden frame Of the
house and the roof. That is all. 1t 10
seldom that life is lost in these fires, ex-
cept sometimes when children or old
people are unable to move, and onca
surrounded by flames they cannot be-
reached and often perish. -Tokyo Lett
ter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
Horsepower.

The difference between nominal, in
dictated and effective horsepower often
puzzles people. Nominal horsepower is
an assumed quantity, used irr the con-
venience Of makers and buyers in de-
scribing the dimensions Of the engines.
Indicated horsepower Is the amount
shown by computations Of the indicator
diagram. Effective or actual horsepow.
or is the work an engine can do or the
difference between the indicated horse
power and the horsepower required to
drive the engine when unloaded -New
York Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
A Question Of nsooenit,o,.

Miss Kitty-Mamma, will we know
folks in heaven same IS we do hereY
Mammal think tAsre is no doubt Of
that, my dear.
will I know Jand Gopplinsa"
Who is Jane Gopilinsp,
She's tho big frec3led girl that lives
over the grocery story down the street."
III you arc both gSod enough to 20 to
heaven, my dear. Fou will certainly
(After SOME m}ments Of profound
cogitation) II volt have 10 speak 60
her. will l, manlmas"-Chtcago Trib.t
une. gI8
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
THE CONFIDENTIAL PAPER.
The Briton ComplainA Praises and seeds.
In His Daily Journal.

The Briton Complains Praises and seelds.
In His Daily Journal.
The newspaper Is q member Of the
1atIily in England and regularly com@ !
TO breakfastyy fifth The other memberrx,
The Londoa imes is q kind Of lolde} J
son among nsye DsrA and PunolHH
jolly bachelor tnCS khsp 1hyAts9}
sional visits. Englishmen talAti 4
newspapers into their confidenS +
have q half way Of writing to them on1
all sorts Of subjects. II an Englishman
rows down the Thames and stops for
luncheon ut IN inn and Is overoharged,
he writes to his newspaper, just Us q lit.
tie boy runs in to complain to his
mamma Of the rough treatment Of his
playmates, and later Oh the first letter,
is followed by others, in which the com.
parative merits and cost Of light lunch.
cons OH the continent, in SerinRapa.
tam, in kamchatka and everywhere
else where Englishmen have eaten and
drunk-and where have they not done,
these?-is discussed au fond. II horsSs
stumble and fall in Rotten row, there
are letters on the subject which 70 into
the matter Of roadbuilding, modern
horsemanship and the like. with quota
tions from Virgil and anecdotes of aoci.
dents that happened half q century ago.
Not only the more serious weekly. but
also the daily newspapers, give one the
Impression that they feel themselves "a
some extent responsible for the contem.
porary auditing Of the accounts Of tia.
day Of Judgment On the other hand
the better class Of English newspapers
do not indulge in rash suppoaitions,
hasty generalizations, uncertain guesses
at probable future happenings and the
daily exploitation Of the personal aRairp
Of notorious nobodies. And one may
be permitted to say d~ifidently that per.
haps this is preferable. II MI. Balfour.
for example, were to go abroad for I
holiday, it would be considered VULGAR
to chronicle his doings and dininas sndy
absolutely brutal and boorish to write
particulars Of the dress. and behavior q
his sister, or his wife, II be had ona
The sense Of fair play Of Q nation Of
sportsmen'does not permit an editor 10
tormest even his enemy from behind !
woman's petticoats. Price Collier IA
Forum. ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25

The eldefy gentleman was gettink .
pair Of shod, aud the clerk was s%triving
to please.
"You haze an elegant foot. sir - ha
said az he moothed the leather down
across the listen.
I'm lniffed the old gent. eying
him narrowly, II guess a amt the
chap tina Vas coming to see my daugk,
ter every oher night till last week. III
Detroit FrA Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
BARRETT SCOTS BODY FOUND

oNnNC' oSS''S oSC' VSS'NS'
Corpse Of Ex-Treasurer Of Holt County
Recovered From the NiObrara River.
O'NEILL, Neb., Jan. 2l.-Barrett
SCOTS body was found about 10 o'clock
Saturday night in the Niobrara river,
about 800 feet below the bridge, on the
Boyd county side close up to the bank.
and in about seven feet Of water. He
was in his shirt sleeves, but had his
watch and chain and other personal ef-
fects on just a. he wore them in life. A
new bempen rope, about n and one.
half inches in diameter. was around his
neck and the end, about three feet long,
wa dangling in the water. Evidences
showed that no was hanged by the vigi.
lantes before being thrown wei the
bridge into the water. There was .
slight wound in the right side Of his
neck, where a bullet had grazed it, cut.
ting through the lobe of the right ear.
The body was found by Dell Akin,
Jake Hersheiser, Sanford Parker and q
half dozen others. A man named Hud-
son, who lives e Dorsey, was the first
to discover the object Of their search.
Sanford Parker assisted him to bring the
body to the bank, when a messenger
was dispatched for the Of Boyd
county, who had jurisdiction at that
point.
Now that SCOTS sad fate ia fully
known the hunt for the murderers takes
on fresh interest. New warrants were
worn ont for the arrest Of Mullihan,
Roy and Elliott, on the charge Of muir.
der, and o warrant was also sworn out
for Fred H~arristp o similar charge.
Harris is a farme who lives about three
miles from Parker, and the searchers now
claim that they have absolute proof that
these four men among the guilty
parties. Officers left Sunday evening
with the warrants.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25

six year term com.
mencing March 4,
1895, Francis Il.
Warren (Rep.) re.
ceived 80 votes In
tho house and Ia in
lie senate. w. II.
Holiday DEM re-
ceived 3 in the
house and 3 i'm the
senate. To fill
the vacancy caused
[ the last session.