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his chin together in an attitude that was
pathetically inadequate to the require
ments of the case. Once or twice he
had tried to rise, but Hester had pro-
tested playfully, saying that he must
consider himself an invalid, if only
for that afternoon. To add to his en-
barrass,nent, she left her own chair and
began to saunter up and down the YER
anda in front Of him, shipping dead
leaves from the ivy on the railing as she
talked.
He watched her furtively while the
car of idle talk ran smoothly over end
less stretches of track wherein there
were no crossings or switches, until
the subtle intoxication Of her beauty
began to make his replies irrelevant.
at last she stopped just opposite his
chair and leaned over the railing to re-
cover a wandering spray OF ivy; while
she stood there with her back toward
him, he broke Off in the middle OF SEN
tence and said abruptly: "Miss Hes
ter, I love you very much"
She recovered herself instantly, and
he saw the suppressed laughter in her
eyes as she turned toward him. he
was on his feet in a moment. Miss
Latinaer, beg your pardon-indeed l
dot wasn't at all what neant-oh,
horrors, what am Isaying!--I did mean
it, only l didn't intend saying it just
that way. Please don't laugh at me;
it'll break my heart; I'm dreadfully in
earnest, if I do talk like an imbecile.
Hester, dear, do you love me just a
little, and will you be my wife:''
He was holding her hand now, and
looking down into her face with an
appeal in his eyes that quite atoned
for the halting speech, and she hid her
face on his shoulder, saying: N'Oh, I'm
SO glad!"
"Glad of what, Hester?" he asked,
drawing her closer to him.
Her face was suff,,sed with bushes
when she raised it shyly to his, but the
merriment still twinkled i'll her eyes.
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"Glad that you found it impossible to
be quite correct; you don't know
how much it makes me-. the last two
words were whispered to the lapel OF his
coat, but he heard them and folded
her in his arms. After the rapturous
interval, he asked: "And did you think
I was very conventional .
81 fused to; the people in your stories
always seem to do just the right thing
at the right time. Tell me, did you
ever make one of your heroes say any
thing like-like you did few minutes
ago."
"Heayen Forbid" he answered fer
vently; "but then one can always imag-
inc better things than he can do
There was another eloquent interval,
end then She looked up again. "Was
that what you meant to tell me the
night you went away?'''
partly; but there was something
that prevented me-something that,
perhaps. should have made me keep
silent to-day. You remember what we
were saying about personal courage;
I thought then that was a born cow
ard, and I'm not entirely sure of the
contrary yet"
She held him off at arms length and
looked at him with loving pride kim
ding in her beautiful eyes. tits likeyou
to talk that way, after what you did last
night-father has told me all about it;
and, besides, saw you try to save that
mans life at the risk of your own--and
after he had tried to kill you, tool"
"That was nothing but common hui
manity," he answered quietly. "You
don't know how had to cling to that
tree there to keep from running away
I just before the Bynums rode up
.sI don't believe a single word of it, !"
she asserted calmly, as he led her to
seat on the wide rustic settle at the end
of the vcranda; and then "a sudden
CLEAN of common sense came to him in
the thought that perhaps it might be
wise not to argue the point with her,
then or ever.
They were married in the little
church in Tregarthen week after the
trial OF Jed and Budd Bynuln. and the
Ludlows gave them wedding break
fast in the coy little dining-rooln of
the house On the hill before they start
ed on their journey northward. Ring
brand was in his room, hurriedly pack
ing his valises, and Ludlow ran up to
tell him that there was still plenty Of
time in which to catch the train.
when are you coming south again,
IIugh?" he asked. pacing the floor OF
the small apartment with his hands in
his pockets.
"Oh, 1 don know: whenever Hester
gets holnesick. l suppose.
well. can't promise you fight
or wedding the next time you come,
but well try to keep you interested IN
some way. By the way. Hugh, it was
generous of you not to prefer charge
OF murder against those fellows Tor
trying to kill you in the. cave
1T was quite unnecessary; a thirty
year sentence issevere enough to sat
4 isfy a more Vindictire person than I
4 ever aspire to be- Besides, you for
5 rot that il was Je& who did the shoot
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
THE BICYCLE SHOW,

The city is all agog over the Northwest
err Cycle Show, which will take place IN
the Exposition building from April 6th
to the 18th inclusive. 1t will be an ex-,
hibit of bicycles and accessories under the
sanction Of the national cycle hoard nr
trade OF cycle manufacturers. The fea-
tures Of the show will be the speed co1npe-
titions, trick riding, displays OF continues,
great band concerts, an exhibition OF the
Elg.n King, $4,000 diamond wheel the
water. cycle, the Della Fox Gold wheel,
fireworks, parades, exhibitions BY Lee
Richardson, the champion trick rider Of
the world and other attractions to n1!nlar-
GUS to specify. Smith B. Hall, the we'll
known newspaper man of this city, and
more recently of Kansas City, has the
whole matter in charge and il cannot fail
to be the greatest success OF anything
presented ia the Northwest Excursion
rates on all railroads.
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THE DAY IN AlTkIk
A Celebration in Every Way Worthy
of the Occasion.

A Celebration in Every Way Worthy
of the Occasion.
Editor Irish Standard: .-..
Aitkir, March 18.-H good st. Patrick
looked over the batt1ements yesterday,
and cast his eyes in Atkins direction,
he would have wondered how so many
Of his children got so, far away from
home, for everybody was wearing of the
green and not yard of green ribbon
was to be had in all the town, for love or
money. by 10 o'clock in the morning.
High mass was celebrated in St. James
church, in the morning and the pastor,
Rev. James Greene, preached a sermon,
which we'll sustained his growing reputa-
ton as, one of the ablest young pulpit or
ators in Minnesota In the evening the
young folks of the parish presented the
Irish drama of pike O'Callagnan," at the
opera house, to the largest audience ever
gathered in Aitkin-and gave the best
amateur performance the town has
ever witnessed. .- .,,,... .s.. ...-..r-
The cast was as follows; Sir James
Blackbladder, royalist. P. j. Murphy;
Neil O'Connor, an attained rebel. Hugh
McEwen; Pike O'Cal.aghan, a faithful
adherent, John r. O'Maley; Sergeant
Snipes, man of discipline, J. Schultz;
Rufus, spy and :nformer, George Bond;
Capt. Wilson, Mark Armstrong; James,
servant, James Seavey Honor O'Calla-
CHAN. Pixies wife, Miss Nellie Hennes-
sey.. .. 49,. a.,.-., r->,.. .
The opera house was packed to the
doors, and the performers, one and all,
rose grandly to the occasion. The work
of Miss Hennessey as Honor O'Callaghan
was as charming bit of character i'm
personation as could be desired, and the
whole audience fell in love with the
charming colleen dhu" on the spot, the
only adverse criticism passed upon her
was that she was too lovely for the part
she had to play. But that is the fate
of all Irish girls, as we'll as of Ireland.
Mr.. O'Maley, as Pike O'Callaghan. sus-
tanned his we.l-earned reputation as an
Irish comedian, and fairly divided the
honors of the evening with Miss Hennes-
sey. Miss Lucy Seavey's rendition of
Lady Broughton, was delicious bit of
acting and the grace that stamps the
caste of We're de Vere," was. inherent
in every movement of the fair actress,
and in every word she spoke. Messrs.
Murphy, McEwen, Shultz and Bond
looked and acted their parts to perfection
and all the subordinate actors were per-
feet in their parts. To Mr.. George Lott,
who trained the actors and painted the
scenery, is due a large portion of the
credit of the most successful amateur
performance in Atkins history.
c.. c. KELLY.
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AT TURNER HALL.
tn. Immense Attendance With Most
Gratifying Results.

KIN Immense Attendance With Most
Gratifying Results. IN
Father Harrington of Ascension church,
Ind those who assisted him have. reason
. be proud OF the success attending: their
forts in producing an entertainment at
Turner hall, on ST. Patrick's evening+an
entertainment that was highly 1neritOri-
,uS and which was attended by an i'm
meIise as we'll as an appreciative audience.
The drama produced was Michael
Earle; or the Maniac Lover" and under
1he supervision and stage management
If Capt. Whelan, it was a pronounced
success. The first part Of the evening $
entertainment consisted OF the following:
Song, F. j. Monahan; recitation, Buck
Fa1lshaw's Funeral Miss Purcell; man
dolin solo, John Connolly, song; Miss An
ME McPhee; dialect recitation, Mr., Smith
song, Mrs. Spearing;;c song, John kenne-
dy; song, Miss Agnes Bryne; recitation,
Felix Darragh; song, Miss Mabel Gill
christ; violin solo, Mr.. Smith.
All of these participants acquitted
themselves in a most creditable man
ner. 49,
In the drama it. was apparent that Capt.
Whelan's histrionic talent had not de-
Perforated since the days when he: more
frequently had the boards: a. Like Richard,
he was himself again and this is saying
much to all who know him. His was the
title role Of the play and without being
inv:ii:ous it should be said that the most
conspicuous support came from Miss Jen-
aie Daily and w. ]. Horigan, who ap-
peared as Mary Woodward and Philip
d Arville respectively. AS was to be ex-
pected both Of them displayed marked
dramatic ability, Miss Daily convincing
every one Of her born talent for the stage.
J. +. Horigan was good in comedy as
Andrew Odez as was Josephine McGillis
as Julia Spring, E. j. Kennedy as Seven
Girard, F. N. Benning as David I. Don
af1ue as Niles Melville and Devery and
Norman in their respective characters.
Annie McGillis sustained we'll the role of
Dame Willis -
IT. was Il gala night -.
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WykoH, Enthusiastically. Mrs. Mary
McGoWn, Of this place, died last night
Of pneumonia, at the residence Of her
son-in-law, Sam Hesper, in Cremonia,
where she was visiting She was II years
old, long resident of this county, and
highly respected. -
Winona, Mnn.-A story of one of the
youngest girl Opponents on record
comes from the village of Oronoco, near
this city. In this case, the couple went
to Wisconsin to have the ceremony per-
formed, and thus they escaped paying
the marriage fee exacted in this state.
Last Monday, a week ago a young man
named Wallace Peck, accompanied by a
girl Is years Of age, went to Rochester.
Both OF them were residents Of Oronocc.
They said they we're going to, attend a
party at Genoa and return the same day.
This portion of the escapade seems to
have been with the consent of the par
ents. But the rest OF the trip and it's
results are, causing much talk in the lit-5
tie village. The youthful couple did not
return the same night nor the next. Yes
terday the girl, whose name is Carrie
Braley, wrote to her mother from La
Crosse. Her letter stated that she wac
married and that they expected to go TO
ST. Paul to reside hereafter, where the
parents of the groom live. 1t seems
almost incredible that any minister.
should dare to marry one so young, but
the ceremony was performed and the
story of the girl seems to be true. The
girls mother is nearly craZed over the
affair and: great constellation prevails
in the family. e~gg, w. 4@.
Hastings, Minn.--The residence OF I
Henry >Hach, in Rayenna, was burned
yesterday morning, the fire catching
from the chimney. Most OF the furniture
vas saved. NO insurance.--Ho Thorn as
Brady was. re .elected mayor Of Nininger
on the ''old reliable ticket, by a han d.
some majority. ~. X III .js 5S
Rashferd, Mimi The, wife Of Mayor.$
Smih died suddenly on Friday night
Of last week, after an illness OF only three
days' duration. "a husband and three
small. chi dren, the youngest but fo,lr U
days, old, are. LETT. -
I. Seattle, Wash. There are nlHtter1ngss;
81 a strike on the Great Merit lIl con-
;eauence Of the cut in h SO laries q 1sss'
,oanced q few ago as M e Y
March ~ Employees, say, i il 4 lleS MI
made. applicable tos traiIl1nen y cssIyaNs
ne tied uIsas - i1sgSs
seleeraaph operators espec
ed At me redAet ion sl#Ss BIZ
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The Pace That Kills.

"Every time J. come to the United
States" said Mr.. Hugh Jamison, OF Lon
don, England t'L find fresh cause for as
tonishment in the marvellous energy OF
the Yankee nation. It seems to me that
the people work on this side for the
sake OF work, they appear to regard 1t
not as a means to an end. but the end
itself. This universal rush and hurry
impresses itself very forcibly on Eu-
ropeans. Some years ago / was visit
ing friend in Russia, which is very
quiet country indeed, and, the converse
ton turning on London, some one re-
marked upon the unceasing activity
and press in the British capital, and how
the people hurried along the street dur
ing the busy hours of the day. An old
Russian thereupon. with a grave shake
OF his head, observed that be had been in
London once, and that nearly all it's cit.
liens We're mad. I wonder what this
old gentleman would have thought if he
had ever made pilgrimage to Chicago?
Now, it is questionable in my mind
whether this traffic pace is a healthy
thing for a people. Isn't it the pace
that kills? Why not leave something
for succeeding generations to do? Your
rich men, instead of settling on big
country estates and helping to improve
the rural districts, seem to all cluster in
the cities, and to continue adding to
their fortunes. The mania for work, for
active endeavcr, seems never to leave
them, and their children inherit the
same tendencies. Washington Post.
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lot OF others from the same case, goes I'd
the pouch room, where another separa-
ton is necessary in order that it may
get to the registered pouch that will
carry it to the distributing Office near
est it's final destination.
~ The contents Of the registered pack
age envelope can now only be ascer-
tanned by reference to the registered
letter numbers charged against the
envelope number in the mailing book,
OF the more. full description of the let
. tiers. on the registry bill, which is nnt der
seal, and, therefore, inaccessible.
The registered package envelope is
entered by origin, number and desti-
which it is to be dispatched, a carbon
manifold record of the package inclosed
IN each pouch being preserved, the du-
plicate sheet of each pouch forming
the bill of advice to the office to which
the pouch is sent.
When as many packages as the pouch
will hold have been entered on the
proper book two clerks verify the en-
tries, sign the last sheet of the bill,
place it with the packages in the pouch,
adjust the strap that secures it and
finally attach that mechanical wonder
called a, rotary lock. This lock has q
fixed serial number engraved on its side,
which serves to identify it, and ro-
tary number, which unerringly ad-
vances one every time the lock is
opened.
The pouch is then delivered to rail
way postal clerk, who receipts for it by
lock and rotary numbers, and it re-.
mains under constant guard until its
destination is reached. Keys that
open the rotary locks are issued only to
post Offices exchanging registered
pouches, and careful comparison Of
the rotary number Of the lock with its
entry on The pouch bill is the first duty
OF the clerks opening q registered
pouch.
Any discrepancy between the rotary
number advised on the bill and that
shown by the lock received would in
dictate an irregularity to be at once in
vestigated. At every transfer from
one clerk to another of a registered let
ter, registered package envelope or
registered pouch a receipt is taken,
and .bv these means no difficulty is ex-
perienced in tracing letter from the
time il is first mailed until delivered
to it's addressee.
These rotary locks cost SIS each, and
when the number 900 is turned they:
must be returned to the makers for REL
Observation-Disclosures
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
A Jewish Wedding Ee.st.

There were great many people COM
ing and going that day at the house
of the wise Rabbi Isaac Ben Nassur.
They were not all Cana people, by any
means. The bridal feast was spread
in the large front room opening upon
the porch, and all who had right to
enter were welcomed heartily. Food
was plentifully provided, but the n1er-
REST hour of each day would be after
sunset, when. the days work being
done, all the invited guests would
come. The bridegroom was continual
~ present, to receive congratulations
and good wishes. With him were sew
eral young men Of his more intimate
friends; but decidedly the most impor-
tant figure in that, room was Isaac
himself. As master of the house and
az ruler Of the feast, he sat at the
head Of the long table provided for
the occasion. His dress was as simple
as ever, but it seemed to have under
gone change. he wore it with so grand
an air. He appeared to be happy, and
he received great respect from the
throng Of people who came to congrat-
ulate him upon the marriage of his son.
So the marriage feast went on until the
midday was past and the shadows be-
gan to lengthen in the streets of Cana.
w. 0. Stoddard, in ST. Nicholas.
The Irish standard., 1896-03-21
Money in Dreams.

Here is "a strange true ta1e,' with:
the scene in Georgia, near the flourish
ing town of Covington: A few years
ago negro woman living near Coving-
ton lost a son, by death. A week Or. so
ago the woman had dream; in which
the son appeared to her and told her
that If she would go to certain corner
of the house and dig she would find a
fiat rock. underneath which she would
find a lot of silver money. The woman
awoke and was SO much wrought up
over the vision that she aroused some
of the family and went at once to the
designated spot and began to dig.
Soon the fat rock was reached and re-
moved with trembling hands and high
expectation. A small box was re-
vealed; thistwas taken out and opened,
and. to the wonder and establishment;
aof an present. 1t contained 80 silver
dollar Atlanta Constitutions. 81
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St.. Lawrence Hall.

The entertainment on Tuesday evening
at St Lawrence hall was one in every
way worthy Of the care bestowed upon it
and Father GEMS has reason toefeel graf
flied at the success he has achieved, both
in the splendid attendance and the COM
p|eteness and versatility Of the program
There was not the slightest drawback to
mar the pleasure Of the evening and sat
isfaction was plainly visible on every
face. The farce, THAT Rascal, Pat was
thoroughly enjoyed, showing marked
ability on the part of those who played it.
The address of welcome by Father GEMS
was highly acceptable one> and the
songs. recfta1ions and sketches we're de-
]ightful in the extreme.
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Superior, Wis.,. N. Galloway, the
board of trade operator who was ar
rested several weeks ago at the instance
Of c.. johnson, a North Dakota farmer,
who charged the embezzlement Of 1854.
waived examination in the; municipal
court and was bound over to the circtsit
court. Two new complaints were then
filed against him by Charles G.. Rapp, as
agent for five farmers of Minnesota, each
charging the enlightenment. of sums
ranging from $135 to. $780, Galloway
waived examination in each case and fur
nished bonds aggregating $1,000 Nh.
F;rainard, Minn:-The recent death of
Miss Hattie Cullen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs: James Cullen, Sr.. at the youthful
age, OF 81 of typhoid fever at the ho1net
of her parents in East! Brainard. has
been a severe:blow to al who know her
well. but particularly to her immediatS2
relatives. The funeral So largely al.
tended was an index of the sestesn1 Is
which the deceased young lady was held
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@. E. GREAT CONVENTION.
Washington Has Made Most Elabor-
ate Preparations for July s.

Christian Endeavorers from all parts of the
Union will assemble in Washington on July 5
next. The city will soon put on a gala at
tire. and the officials in charge of the public
parks and gardens have laid out the Christian
Endeavor monogram and combinations of the
letters 'sY. P. S. c. e." in flowers and
gayly colored leaves in the parks OF the city.
The work Of floral decoration will be very
artistic and viii make the many parks Of
the city additionally attractive. The churches
also are actively planning for elaborate decor
atoms. The National colors will. Of course,
play an important part in these, and in addi-
ton the special colors of the State which each
church will entertain will be used effectively
The business houses Of Washington are ac-
customed to decorating. because the city has
come to be so exceedingly popular as a conven-
ton city, but from the present indications 1t
is likely that the decorations Of the stores
will exceed those of previous gatherings.
Three mammoth tents are about to be
erected on the White Lot, and the seating ca
pacity of the FIVE large churches Immediately
in the vicinity Of the tents-New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian. Foundry NJ. E., Calvary
Baptist, First Congregational and First Pres
byterian churches-wil1 soon be increased to
the utmost by the addition of folding chairs.
Thus nine simultaneous meetings. with an
audience of 1900. WIN be conducted through
out the sessions of the convention.
The programme, which has been nearly
completed. includes some Of the best speakers
in the country, and also several widely known
clergymen and mission workers from across
the seas. The list includes Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wilson, john Wanamaker and Neal
hAUa