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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-11

had no difficulty in recognizing as Dodd
the Hopkinsite.
This was the beginning of very bad
times for the poor girl: for, in place of
the pleasant companionship of the Gull
.tured young schoolmaster, she had to
Iendure the perpetual presence of one
she instinctively detested, and who
added to her adherence by constant
unpleasant illusions to her absent
friend.
To add to her dilemma, the man
seemed to have bewitched her foster
parents-Mrs. Whitford by sancti-
monious appeal to her easily wrought
religious emotions-the corporal by
dazzling display of knowledge of ele-
mentary geology, with special bear
ing on minerals, which, to his untu-
tored mind, revealed.a depth of learning
bordering on the supernatural. When
the cunning rogue told Whitford il was
gold he was after, and gold he would
surely find, and how he would share
his fortune in embryo with his host, the
corporals heart glowed with hope.
and he was quite aware that he was
entertaining an angel, who would be a
special providence to him in his dailv
increasing difficulties.
Day by day the clouds gathered over
the young girls life; at last the storm
burst.
"Elsie, lass" said Mrs. Whitford late
one evening, sol hate to send thee out
at this tonne o. noight, but thy few
theirs tired, an ha' need o. things
from the toon. Gan thee must, Oh be
afeared."
II will accompany the maiden" Dodd
suggested, with a ready smile.
Elsie started at the proposition. mo
sir. prefer to go alone"
"Whoy, Elsiew There was a world Of
reproachful surprise in Mrs. Whitford's
tones.
"Hoot-toot, lass" broke in the cor
poral, holly, ''the parsons good enough
company for the likes of you; get on
coat an start this minute"
He spoke as though he meant to be
obeyed, and the girl with q sigh made
her preparations.
AS the ill-assorted couple wendell
their way along the lonely path that
led to the city, Dodd talked fuently. re-
ceiving, however, from the painting lips
of his companion but brief responses.
In fact she heard but half he said, but
suddenly she was shocked into strict at
tention:
''My dear child" he said. suddenly.
the Lord hath aDpointed tho blAassl
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eyes" So low the answer that even
jacks acute ear could hardly catch it.
"Dont think want to pry into Sc.
crets; but if it had been him trying to
snatch kiss on yonder ledge, the lady
wouldn't have opened her breathin'
pipes so tarpal loud now, would she,
my dear?'
"Oh, Mr.. Wilders!"
"Dont be scared. I'm Frapls's Grey's
friend; an want to.get the right lay
of the land before go ahead"
"Mr. Grey never spoke word of love
to me. He does not even know that L
/ mean that he-that is that"
Exactly so-a mods as good as
wink TO blind boss. see. Now. run
home an have it out with your mother.
You freeze on to Frank Grey; he is
man as will make his way, an guess
he don't mean to lose sight of the little
girl up at Oretown."
He babe her good nigh6 with last
parting injunction.
''Dont knuckle down to anyone, an
whatever happens, my girl, remember
you've friends in Mile an Jack Wild
ers, so hold your own, an keep stiff
upper lip"
Poor Elsie made sad mess Of it.
when she reached home, The very
worst she could make of the case was
that Dndd had tried to kiss her--no
very heinous offense In the eyes of
those Derbyshirs peasants, whose ways
Of wooing are little rougher than
those permissible In polite society.
Having oase accepted tan fact that shs
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livid and bruised, with the blood flow
ing freely from cut on his cheek.
How dare you," he Missed, strike a
minister of the gospel?"
''Ha, ha, ha," Wilders roared. $50
I've hooked you at last, you sneaking,
hypocritical, 'tarnal old wolf in sleeps
clothing"
"Ill have the law of yon. I'll charge
you with assault and battery, and"
Burglary, infanticide, manslaughter
and arson. Whoop her up. old boy;
but" he added, sternly, ''if you don't
right here give better explanation of
your conduct I'll pound the life out of
you sure as my names Jack Wiiders. :"
81 was simply offering my heart and
hand to the maiden, with her parents
full consent. l have been guilty of
nothing more dreadful than snatching
a kiss from promised bride, Mr.. Grey"
"Why, dod-gast your all,fired impu-
dence, your hearth your hand! to a
slip of girl of seventeen at most!
Elsie, he said, turning to the trembling
young woman, ''does this fellow speak
the trnth?"
II do not know, she stammered; "per-
haps l was foolish. Oh, take me home"
"See here, mrson,' Wilders said,
much mystifed, '.I'm goin' to take this
young lady back to her parents. The
roads free; you can go first or last; but,
understand that two's company an
three's none. If you desire TO GO sky
larlSin' into law court you'll not have
to run across lots TO find me, an if you
ever annoy this girl again, parents or
no parents'consenting, it's Jack Wild
ers you'll have to reckon with, an
don't you forght it."
The baflled Dodd, muttering speedy.
vengeance, skunk away towards the
city, and the prospector led Elsie up
the hill homeward
"You never promised to run ia double
harness with that cuss?" he asked, abb
ruptly
"No" she answered, emphatically.
San your parents-did they give him,
the office, do you thinkpn !
'Did they encourage him, do you.
mean? Oh, Mr.. Wilders, am afraid
they did" s1g I
''Great Scott~ The information
seemed TO reduce the honest prospector4
to state OF speechless indignation.
Presently. however. he ventured:
''Ssy, Elsie, you an Mr.. Guey were.
kind Of thick?"
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state or marrim0ny."
Elsie felt constrained TO say come
thing, so CURLY replied: II suppose
So"
"And st. Paul says that II is not meet
that man should live alone"
Does hep" very YEARLY.
$50 for the last few weeks my medi-
tations have turned toward marriage. "
Some lady in Oretown9' she asked
indifferently.
Yes, dear child, listen" He drew
closer to her as he spoke. II am not
very young, it is true, but Providence
has blessed me with perennial cheer
fulness of spirits. Youth, you know, is
not everything"
suppose not"
youth is indiscreet; youth dissem-
iles, youth is tickle"
''Yet youth is very enjoyable"
I'm carnal sense, yes"
They walked on little in silence.
Mr.. Dodd doubtless meditating on the
iniquities of the young.
Suddenly he asked:
"Doyou love your father and mother,
Elsie?"
"What question! Of course do. Z"
"And you would obey them like
dutiful daughter?''
Surely, but what has that to do with
your matrimonial projects--it was of
them we were talking" a
"Oh, Elsie, can you not tell? Surely
those big round eyes of yours are not
blind to my devotion? Child, 1 love
you!"
you love mel" the girl recoiled with
horror. "Sir, if my father only knew
that you had dared to-"
"Pshaw! Your father does know,
your mother, too; this errand was all a
sham, got up to afford me the oppor-
tunity to speak to you"
''Impossible!"
And why impossible? All, see, you
still banker after that scallawag, Grey,
whose very acquaintance was re-
proach to you"
blazed with passion. 4
''You darling little beauty" he cried,
selling her in his arms and showering
kisses on her face.
Help help!" she shrieked, in sick
ening agony.
Her breath came in short, choking !
yasps, the rocks seemed to whirl, and
the earth to reel.
Suddenly-how she never knew-a
burly form sprang from the shadow,
there was the dull thud of heavy |
blow, and her prosecutor loosened his
hold on her and fell with crash to the
earth.
"Great C@sar!" shouted manly voice,
81 guess I've knocked the spots off
that coon's beauty anyhow. Here, hold
up, my girl; there's nothing to fear
now"
"Oh, Mr.. Wilders," Elsie gasped,
clinging to his arm. ~ am so glad you
came"
80 am l."
BY this time the discounted Dodd had |
gathered himself together, his face
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'GoodlbY Mr. Crew.,

Good-by, Mr.. Greyv
And that was all their parting for
at that moment the prospector drove to
the door in his buggy to take Frank
Grey to the depot.
The prospector's horse was inst such
an animal as he might be expected to
own-a quick, rough Indian pony.
with legs as clean as a deer's, which
was by no means inclined to let
the grass grow under his feet, but
Wilders was afterwards won't to de-
clare that+it was the longest mile he
ever drove, for his companion was more
inconsolable than widow at the loss
of her first husband
As the steamer Idlewild pulled out
of the bay Grey sat gazing on the re-
treating land wondering whether ever
again he would see those inhospitable
shores.
His heart was full of bitterness.
Why had things gone so wrong? Well,
yes. he had after all been indiscreet in
his treatment to Elsie Whitford, but
who would have expected such child
as she was to have grown into woman
in one single night?
Then he took from his pocket the
package that Wilders had given him.
& There was spell of sentiment over
him now, and the dried gorse flowers
would be a consolation, conveying
many pleasant memories; but, when
the envelope was torn open no yellow
buds were there, only ten twenty-dol-
lar bills wrapped in tissue paper and
letter in Mrs. Wilders' neat hand
writing.
J use this trifie without conjunction
1t lis free gift from your loving
friends, Jack and Mile"
Then was added in the big, rough,
!scrawl of the prospector:
Don't return this little pile. No
man goes back on my Miles wishes
and calls me friend j. W."
Now, God bless their noble hearts!"
,murmured Grey, as tears of deep emo
ton coursed down his cheeks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-11
CHATTER VI.
A MOONLIGHT RAMBLE.

: "Then / will take your room for a
month, Mrs. Whitford, and pay in ad-
vance," Elsie heard a voice say, as she
entered her foster-mother's house one
afternoon.
"Toime to pay, ger, when we ha' adj
died 1t: vor it be almost as bad to pay
aforehand as not at all"
''The word of the righteous is his
bond, snuffed the stranger, whom Elsie
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Notice of Commissioners Sale of
Land.

James D Holt. Zerelda
L Holt, Labon G Holt,
and Mrs Bethany Holt,
adults, and Martin W
Holt and John c Holt,
minors, who sue by No 1872 in
their next friend, JAS. ! Chapcery
u Holt, and Elsie Court
Holt, minor, who Alfalfa County
suesby her next friend, Mississippi.
Mrs Bethany Holt,
complaintants,
vs.,
Mrs NJ Johnson and
G G Kelly, defendants
BY the authority Of decree render
ed in the above.styled cause in the
Chancery Court of Attala county Miss
issippI, GA the 4th day of February,
1895, | will, as commissioner, on Mon
day, the 4th day of March, 1895, within
legal hours, at the court house door of
Alfalfa county, Mississippi. sell for cash
to the highest bidder forthe purpose of
a division of the proceeds among the
parties entitled thereto, the following
lands, tovit: The NJ or of sect on
three (3) township fifteen Q5) Range
seven a. and the Sc or Of ST or of
Section thirty-four ga Township six
teen (l6) Range seven ~ containing
two hundred (2O0) acres more or less.
situated in Alfalfa county, Mississippi.
This Feb. s, 1895. T. O. CONNER,
Commissioner.
J. c. CLARK,
Solicitor for co npainants.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
Curious Properties of Glycerin.

One of the great advantages of glycerin in it's chemical employment is tho fact that it neither freezes nor evaporates un- der any ordinary temperature. No per ceptiblc loss by evaporation has been de- tected at a temperature less than 200 de- grees F., but if heated intensely it decom- poses with smell that few persons find themselves able to endure. It burns with pale flame, similar to that from alcohol, if heated to about 300 degrees and then ignited. Its nonevaporative qualities make the compound of much use as vehicle for holding pigments and colors, as in stamp ing and typewriter ribbons, carbon papers and the like.
 If the pure glycerin be exposed for a long time to freezing temperature, 1t crystallizes with the appearance of sugar candy, but these crystals being once melted it is almost an impossibili to get them again into the congealed state. If q little water be added to the glycerin, no specialization will take place, though un- der q sufficient degree of cold the water will separate and form crystals, amid which the glycerin will remain in its nat ural state of -aaidity. If suddenly sub, jected to intense cold, pure glycerin will form gummy mass which cannot be en- trely hardened or crystallized. Alto gether it is quite peculiar substance.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
AN EIGHTY GALLON STILL,
WITH BEER, sINGLINGs, ETC., DEsTRoYE
 AND THREE MEN CAPTURED.

WITH BEER, sINGLINGs, ETC., DESTROYED
 AND THREE MEN CAPTURED.
 Deputy Collector Caffee and Deputy United States Marshals Williams and Me- Minn made a raid in Morgan county Mon- day night and arrested three nzen near the \ Morgan and Cullman county line.
 They ran across on eighty gallon copper still, which showed evidences of having been used very recently-in fact, it had not entirely cooled. The still and all the appa- ratus and 700 or 800 gallons of beer, sing lipgs, mash, etc.. were destroyed.
 Leaving the still the officers saw three men and went in pursuit of them. They had gone but short distance before over. taking the men, whom they placed under arrest on the charge of conducting an it, licit distillery. The men arrested were Jasper, Red and William Widner. The first two named were brought to Birming. ham yesterday and taken before United States Commissioner Wilson for trial, but on account of the absence of witnesses the case was continued until tomorrow.
 William Widner was kept in charge at Cullman by Deputy United States Marshal Atkins, who will bring him to Birming- ham today. zz#-..a ss
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
TWO GROWN NEGROES
COVER FRAMES WITH GUNS wHILE-A Bol
 GOES THROUGH THEIR POCKETS.

COVER FRAMES WITH GUNS WHILE A BOY
 GOES THROUGH THEIR POCKETS.
 Two negro men and little negro boy, aged 10, are in the county jail charged with highway robbery. Their names are Pink Jones, aged 2s; Will Daniel, aged 10. and Isaac, alias Lewis Ballard. rzF
 About half dozen tramps were sleeping in some coke ovens at Bessemer Monday night, and, it is said, these three high waymen covered them with guns aud forced them to give up what money they had, amounting to only very small sum. The two men, it is claimed, held guns on the tramps and stood at the mouth of the ovens to prevent any one from escaping while the little negro went in and searched their pockets. The little fellow held brick in one hand, it is said, and threatened to break the neck of any one who resisted
 Warrants charging them with robbery were issued out of Justice dickson court and placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Burgin to be served. He arrested the trio and took them before Justice Jackson where they were given preliminary trial and remanded to jail to await action by the grand jury.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
The Boy Stopped His whistling.

The mystery of disposition is hard to solve. One man is happy and one man is miserable with no apparent reason for either condition of spirits. A man gets up feeling cheerful and goes to bed "blue. " Another gets up in the dumps" and when the day is over he is as merry as a lark Those are moods. Moods are, how ever sympathetic. A boy was hurrying up Park row with bright look on his face. He was whistling merrily and trip ping along with light step when he was stopped by a middle aged man of apparent prosperity and good position.
 My boy" he said, 1T wish I were as happy as you. I'd give S100 if could be in your place..
 The boy answered that he was sorry for the other, and the two went their ways. But the boy did not resume his whistling, and his face was gloomy York Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
At the Wrong End.

Passengers of tho railways tip guards and porters, but seldom give thought to the engine drivers one of whom tells this story: A gentleman gave half crown to the guard, with the request that he would do his best to make up for lost time, as he wanted to catch a particular train at a junction. When the junction was reached tho train in question was steaming out of the station, whereupon the passenger, an- noyed, went to the driver and said 1T think driver, you might have enabled me to get my train.'' "Ah sir,'' replied the driver, you greased the wheels at the wrong end of the train. "-London Strand MaoaZine
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
NOT ALL THE CONDUCTORS FAULT.
It Is Best to Sit Beside Your Own Prop
 erty In Railway Trains.

It Is Best to Sit Beside Your Own Prop
 erty In Railway Trains.
 To mind your own property isgood gen. eral advice but to sit beside your own property in railway trains and other con veyanees is special advice worth minding,
 In the Harlem river suburban train one afternoon a man sat in the forward seat of the car, with large, compact package beside him, which might have been dry goods bundle. At Barrow, on the sound, he got off, waving adieu to some individ- ual away in the back and leaving the pack age behind him. No one uoficed it until tho train was just steaminz<aut of the sta tion, when it caught the cop1iuctor' eye.
 Quick as wink he snatehed it, and be- fore there was time to call 1Ialt measured the distance between the moving train and the escaping travellers heels, hurling the package within an inch of them, like a champion hammer thrower, with a big shout of warning. ss9
 Then crash was heard loud enough to make every passenger straia forward and look out. The platform was strewn with fragments of fine china, which might have been portions of dessert service, and si- simultaneously the conductors arm was gripped by man who rushed forward from tho rear of the car
 You blooming, confounded idiotr' he shouted. "How dare you touch my prop erty! I'll make you pay for this, or else I'll make the company pay. What right had you to assume that my brother had anything to do with itP" And then tho true situation dawned on every one pres ent, whose sympathies, however, were with the conductors reply.
 ''I'm sorry you lost your property" he said T did the best knew how when I thought I saw the real owner going. I couldn't tell twas breakable. Next time you'd better sit beside your own "-New York Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
Mortgage Sale

HINDER the power in a mortgage to the Ala U bama Home Building and Loan Association executed by Rhoda W. Ellis and her bu sband, i, e.. t. Ellis, which mortgage is dated Novem- beT14, 1891, and recorded in book 164, page ferson county, Alabama, the Alabama Home Building and Loan Association will, on Feb ruary 21, 1895, within the legal hours Of sale, at the court house door in the city Of Birmin E. ham, in said state and county, sell 10 the highest bidder, for cash, the land conveyed by said mortgage, being wit: The follow ing lots in said city of Birmin gham: Lots NQss II, 12 and 13 in block No. 64, fronting s 100 feet on Fourth avenue, north, and run ming back of uniform width on Fifteenth street 14Gfeet to an alley. according to the survey Of the Elyton Land Company.
 THE ALABAMA HOME BUILDING & LOAN
 ASSOCIATION, Mortgagee.
 Benners x Benners, Attorneys.
 l 23 wed St
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

In pursuance of a resolution adopted by the directors of the Woodlawn Cemetery Com paAy a, me eting of the stockholders of said coEp orntion is hereby called to meet at its of- hc9 No. 112 1eth street, Birmingh em, Ala. :, on Eond1g, the 4th day of March. 1895, at the4 position that the company execute a ma&gage on its property to secure the sum of " (1O. 10 be borrowed on bonds or notes, to ble said company to retire it's outstanding es and present Indebtedness, and to trans- such other business as may come before
 meeting. This, January p, 1895.
 O. n. REED, President w. O. Go.
 wed At
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
Mortgage Sale.

FINDER the power in a mortgage executed by U P. E. Nimmo and wife, Margaret K. NimIlo, to the Alabama Home Building and Loan Association, which mortgage is dated August II, 1891, and recorded in book 1s4 , Jefferson county, Alabama the said mort gagee, default having been made in the pay will, on February 21, 1895. within the legal hours of sale, at the court house door in the city of Birmingham. said state and county sell for cash to the highest bidder the land conveyed by said mortgage, being to- wit: Lot No. 15 in block No. l96, as known and designated in the plan of said city of Birmin g. ham as now laid of. being a rectanele front ing 15O feet on Avenue F, or Fifth avenue, south and extending back J40 feet to an alley. THE ALABAMA HOME BUILDING X LOAN
 ASSOCIATION, Mortgagee.
 K Benners & Benners, Attorneys.
 A~IJ23 wed 3t
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23
THESE ALL WAIT UPON THEE.

Innocent eyes not ours Are made to look on flowers, Eyes of small birds and insects small. Morn after summer morn The sweet rose on her thorn Opens her bosom to them all. The least and last of things That soar on quivering wings Or crawl among the grass blades out of sight Have just as clear right To their appointed portion of delight As queens or kings.
 Christina G. Rossetti.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-23

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