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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29
s.sVhy, of course I haver said Mrs.
Renwiek-s'f for DIR. Barton, from Nyles-

sssVhy, of course I haven said Mrs
Renwiek-s'for DR.. Barton, from Nyles-
burg.
"A snuff-taking old fiend who will
dose me with calornel, and experiment.
on me with every one Of the hundred
year-old drugs in his saddle bagsi''
cried the captain II won't see him!n
"Dear Kenneth pleaded Joyce.
"Mv son!s' sobbed Mrs Renwick.
sNo!' calculated Kenneth. ''Ill be
hanged if I dol despise doctors, any
way! And what sort OF a medical man
do you imagine would perch himself
up here on the boughs of these ever
lasting pines2"
Kenneth, you must see himl" said
Mrs. Renwick.
Mother, I won't, . stoutly declared
the rebel.
but what will be think?p
ssWhat he pleases- It will matter
little to You or ms what he thinks"
said Kenneth. tall I know Is that he
shan't cross this threshold. Give him
his fee and tell him to goip
Mrs. Renwick and Joyce looked de-
I.spairingly at each other. Undoubtedly
the captain was master of the situa-
ton. If he chose to set the doctor and
his gallipots at defiance, what was to
be done?
At-that moment, however, there was
| a slight rustic downstairs.
.aThe doctor has eomei" cried Joycs.
excitedly, with such pretty little
horse and pbaeton. Oh, Ken, I'm sure
he; isn't old, and he doesu't take snuff.
Oh. I'm so sorry didn't catch a
glimpse of him. !"
He has come, has hep said the cap
tain. '.Then tell him to go about his
business. =
Mrs Ogden, the fat landlady, put in
her head at this juneture.
Please, mem, the doctor" said she.
ssTell him. hoarse1y shouted Ken
meth, finging the pillows right and
left.
/ But before he could complete his sen-
tence the door opened and tall young
lady, in blue cloth ulster and pretty
pIumed hat, came in, with fat mo
rocco case in her hand.
miss Perryl' he exclaimed, staring
at her from the sofa, with a face sud
denly lighted into new brightness and
enthusiasm How kind of you to re
member mel You are acquainted with
my mother, are you not? Joyce, this
is Miss Perry"
| The tall young lady looked composed
Iy around her.
i & am sorry to hear of your illness,
4 Capt Renwiek," said she. We must
see what we can do for you.
s.But, added Kenneth, stretching hi
| neck to get look at the door, which
was still slightly ajar, where is the
doctor? They told me he was coming
up.
asnsir Foo stifhE fahDea }aa fahtw Wis fll
IN her delicate fingers.
4 II am the doctor, said she. Have
/ the goodness to remain quite still for
few moments while { ascertain thu
pulse and temperature
\; Capt. Renwick was struck dumb. Al
electric thrill seemed to dart through
/ every pulse and vein. But Jocyce's eye
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29
AGAINST LONG ENGAGEMENTS.

More Than Half Of English Breach OF
The very latest discussaon on y 10 mat
Tar that concerns women IL one deal
snp with long engagements. Is ~
GOOD thing for girl to pledge herself
to marry man, when II IS gulpe I'M
possible that the marriage can take
place in the near future?
There are some who do not become
soured by protracted waiting upon
circumstances. Al condition of nope
braces them up They can keep on
trusting and believing that all will
come right, and their natures only
sweeten and mellow In the process.
RuS such natures as these are excep-
tional. Few possess them. The
majority Of us ore rather apt 70 be
soured when delay attends our wishes,
and the bright future seems 70 recede
before us. dwindling down q vista long
| and shadowy.
LONG en- aaQenen often lead tomost
painful complications As human pe-
| ings are made, continuance ct mutual
| affection seems more certain after
l marriage than before.
1 Al long engagement Is q very trying
ordeal for the average human heart to
i pass through unscathed. As often as
/ not one Of the two people involved in u
4 tires OF the other, wearies OF tile Walt
ing. s +, !.
Half the breach Of promise cases that
come into court, indeed more than
4 half. are the direct results of long en-
gage1nents. And how many engage
i ments are broken without the world
| ever hearing Of them?
Experience OF life and knowledge %
the world seem to us TO teach, and
| very completely, that there is ne
greater folly than to enter into g lona
\ engagement with no particular pros
pect Of marriage except III the dim ane
distant future. Gentiewo
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29

6pdFklGu3 ahAA uAAC ssAA&A HA1t95
around her mouth.
..You!" she cried. "A doctor?'
DR.. Barton nodded, still intent on
the eBameled face of her watch,
.sPernella Barton. They call me
Perry for short. Capt Renwick always
called me Miss Perry. I don't believe
he knew had any other name.
ssAnd you are really a doctorF SAID 9.
joyce. "Oh, Kenneth. how fortunateF
DIR. Barton examined her patients
tongue. listened at his lungs and made
some abstruse hieroglyphics in her
note-book. Then she measured out
some gray powders in infnitesimal
papers. and left her directions IN the
most business like way in the world
s.I shall look in again this evening,
she said. ut seems to be nothing more
than severe cold. But do not IN
tend that it shall gain any headway."
81 put myself entirely in your
charge said Capt. Renwick, with a
contented air. s'I'm perfectly certain
that shall get well. ]"
sI thought you were going to send
| the doctor about his business, ma
liciously whispered Joyce.
but 1 didn't know what sort OF a
doctor it was, retorted the captain.
Pneumonia did not set in after all.
DIR. Barton proved true prophet, and
soon dispelled the heavy cold. But
| Capt. Renwick had yet another aiiment
lin the region of the heart.
Mother, he said, eoaxingly, WASN'T
i righto Amt she loyelyP''
1.-THE sweetest girl ever saw, : Mrs
Renwick warmly answered.; "ard tbs
most talented.
stAnd il, mother
.sYou will be the most fortunate mar
/ in the world, g said Mrs. Renwiclf4
Can't. Renwiek made the best use O
his time, and, although DR.. Barton
| summer vacation was over. she fingered
ali oicnics, and IN the pearly shadow Q
,water-Iilies he still continued to max
many appointments for seeing her
and when he returned to the Seventh
] artillery he was an engaged man.
and after the first Of November,
! he saws. Or. Barton will be my fanil.
nhvsician for lif e. Saturday Night
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29
Tha r,,tt,y ssara.s Prayer,

IA little girl Id b Pennsylvania town.
ir saving Her prayers the otherinight,
was told to pray for her father and
mother. who were both very III, and
for one Of the servants. who had lost
her husband. she faithfully did as she
was told, and then, Impressed with the
dreary condition of things, added on
her own accounts s.And now. Oh God,
take good care 81 Yourself, for II arly-
thing should happen to You we should
an 20 TO pieces. Amen. Pm. X Times.
Green Gates Is yonr son doing
well 1T college?,' Halsey Rutnaln
.,Not as we'll as expected; lle Is oEig
playing center field. Brook lyn Eagles
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29

ciuSlVelY purchased frcu the WesSe
The cowpeas would furnish hay (now
largely purchased besides improving
greatly the soil Judicious fertiliza.
tion in conjunction with the above ro-
tation would largely enhance prod
ucts.. Improved pIows, planters and
cultivators must be more largely used.
The cotton chopper; and cotton picker,
instruments now imperatiVely de-
manded in every cotton field. will, It 10
hoped, be soon perfected. IF SO, their
use would materially lower the cost OF
raising cotton.
The raising of horses and mules
would save many millions annually To
the cotton planter, and they can be
raised here cheaper than elsewhere
and will be when the diversified sys
tenn described above is adopted
The labor system must be changed.
Ignorant negroes are poor renters and
inferior troopers. Intelligence must
direct the operations of d farm. Id the
time Of low prices and strong competi-
tion. Idleness of several months. in-
eident to renters and croppers, must
give way to constant employment the
year round. Hiring for wages will
enable the planter to tx fences, make
repairs, dig bitches and haul out
manures In January and February,
months now spent in idlsness by rent
ers and troopers. Every farm or
plantation should be run by hired
hands, and the wages should be paid
| in cotton, or be commensurate with
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29
DIR. BARTON'S PATIENT.

Nd you don't even
know her name!" said
Mrs. Renwick. ''My
dear Kenneth, there
never was anything
so ridiculous. y
The captain of ar
tille1.y shifted his feet
to a more c conforta-
BILE position on the
sofa.
"Of course ! know
her name, 7 said hei
s'and a very pretty
one it is. Perry
Miss Perry y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29

Every bad man n q town streIlgtia-
ems the devils mortgage on the CITY,.
Rams Horn.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-29
LiIsps. to Fish.

a Barberton man, who's goes.to church
regularly, was one day walking along
the banks OF Concession creek eating
sandwich, and on aceo1ntof the usual
disparity between meat and bread no
threw the redundant piece into the
water. Immediately o swarm OF yell
low fish bubbled around It fighting for
the nouthfnl. The man searched his
pockets for fishing tackle, but all IN
vain, and he was just beginning to die
of despair, when his eye lighted on O
blacksnake. AT that moment he re-
membered how his father used to tell
him that blacksnalses were very expert
In catching fish. He therefore grabbed
the reptile by the tail, carried it to the
river, and held 1t over the struggling
fish. The snake proved itself q born
angler, and In the course Of an hour
the man had captured forty fine fish.
A-few days Later, as ho was walking in
the same place, he felt something rub
against his leg, and, looking down, he
| saw his friend the blaclxsnakes eager
for more sport. -Rangoon Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
PRETENDED TO BE HUNGRY.
A San Francisco Boy in Custody at Santa
= Rosa Charged With Stealing
Watch

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Oct. pa young
man giving his name as Dave Russell Of
San Francisco applied recently at the Log
Cabin Bakery here for a job. The proprie-
tor took pity on the boy, who said he was
very hungry, and gave him work.
This afternoon he told the boss that he
was going away. Shortly after he left the
store the baker, Joseph Schaaf, discovered
that his watch and chain were missing
The boy was seen hiding in a boxcar at the
depot, and just as the train for San Fran
cisco was leaving Russell made a jump for
the cars. The baker was on the alert and
caught him and turned him over to an
officer, who lodged him in the City Prison.
Letters found on him show him to be
tough character. One from a friend who
resides on O'Farrell street, San Francisco,
says his father is looking for him for tax
ing S. under his name. A membership
card in "club" on Taylor street, San
Francisco, was also in his possession.
While at the bakery he confided to an en-
ploye that he had been connected with a
gang of courterfeiters at Stockton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
CRUSHED UNDER WHEELS
SANBORN JOHNSON KILLED NEAR
SEBASTOPOL WHILE DRIV-
ING ON THE ROAD.
He Is SUPPOSED TO HAVE FALLEN
FROM HIS WAGON WHILE SUI
FERING HEART FAILURE.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Oct. 23.-Sanborn
Johnson, prominent rancher who lived
near Sebastopol, was found nearly dead in
the road between that town and his ranch
last night.
His body was terribly crushed and man
gled, and though he was still breathing
when found he could give no account of
the accident which caused his injuries,
from which he died shortly afterward and
before medical assistance could be sum-
moned.
Mr.. Johnson had driven to Sebastopol
and was returning home when the acct
dent occurred. His team was seen shortly
before he was discovered trotting home
ward. One of the fore wheels of the wagon
was covered with blood.
The arrival at the ranch of the team
without driver and the sight of the blood
stained wheel alarmed the family, and a
search was Immediately instituted, which
soon resulted in the discovery of the dying
man living In the dust of the road bleeding
from his wounds.
1t is thought that Mr.. Johnson may have
had an attack of heart failure and fell
from the seat beneath the wagon wheels,
which so terribly mutilated him.
The deceased was a native of Maine and
was 81 years of age. He leaves three
daughters and son, who are completely
Frustrated by his unexpected death.
He came to this county from Marin,
having represented that county in the Leg
islature of 1868. He was universally re-
spected in the community. his amiability
and kind heart having won for him many
friends.
Coroner Young held an inquest to-day
and verdict of accidental death" was re
turned.