davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22

Patrlarchs, as he understood il, hat
wives and children. He had only horses
and they didn't take the place of so
ciety. He was fond of society. So be
made the acquaintance of some of the
officers at Keogh. They gave him STAG
dinners in Miles City and they enter
tanned him at the post club, but they
did not invite him to their houses. He
did not meet their daughters nor thei,
wives An Englishman has to grow
wise before he learns that this is a small
world and that the tight little isle is
Lot too tight for rumors to escape from
lt-that the rumors, moreover, are FIRE.
quently exaggerated. Lovat began tc
grow wise. At first he wondered, then
he understood. He asked himself what
after all, is the reward of virtue; and he
determined that it has none. There are
those who hold otherwise, but the ques.
ton IS not yet settled. He was lonely
expatriated and homesick. He was also
young and full of energy and anxious to
be met half way. But he could not
travel the whole road alone. He turned
and went back to where he had started
from. There, at least, there was femi.
nine companionship. His vice was less
giided than of yore, but that was the
fault of the country.
He threw over once and for all every
hope of admission 10 the society of his
equals in tie garrison. The service is
critical and jealous of its women. But
he was still entertained by the men.
When it was too late to mend-for.
copyboolls to the contrary, notwith-
standing, it frequently is-he came TO
repent more heartily than ever before,
aye, bitterly. He met and fell in love
with Constance Chamberlain, as many
another man has done and still does,
though she is Mrs. Brcokfield now. She
was even prettier then than to-day, for
She was very young, just is.
Lovat knew her by sight, but he had
never spoken TO her or heard her speak
which was harmonious treat-until
he came upon her, one day, some five
miles from the post. She had dismount-
ed to tighten her saddle girths, and she
was alone. How should Lovat have
guessed that she had seen him coming
ere she had slipped to the ground, and
that she was purposely goading her
placid black steed to be unmanageabie? !?
He came to her aid with an ALLOW me
to be of service" which she answered
with You are very good, thank you"
You should not be away off here
alone, Miss Chamberlain" he said.
Il know it."
1T is Eot safe"
Il am so tired of being safe" Her
voice was sweet, low and Unconditional.
There was no suggestion in it OF unfem-
mime rebellion. And Lovat, who had
not heard the voice of a gentlewoman
for many, many months, was pleased
we'll pleased.
Il only trust you may never learn to
know, as most women do, what it means
to be tired of not having been safe"
Then he mounted her and put the
reins in her long slender hands. He had
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
There Are Many Flags.

Many people have an idea that coun-
try has only one national flag. This
is wrong. For example. Great britain
and her colonies and dependencies own
11s-an easy first; Russia coming next
with SO and the German empire third
with 25. The German emperor, who
is so fond of trappings, should see to
this. The United States is content
with II. Spain with S, Turkey with
and Uruguay with 2.-Chicago 2. Chron,
icIe
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22

eCAl anu any BOOu NOuldu Nc h1Hul
really love wall that in az his days
could never be razed. He decided final.
ly that the only course that would be
fair to her and easiest for all would be
an open one.
They sat together on the shady side
of low hill, late one day.
Constance he said, I'm going to
ask your father to let you marry me,
il you are willing to-"
The bright color faded from her
cheeks.
Don't say you aren't willing" he
cried.
She still said nothing whatever.
Are you, Constance?"
"Yes."
Then why did you get so pale?"
Il don't know. Did 70"
She .cried little and said she was
very happy and that she would marry
him, even if her father would not con.
sent. But don't ask him till after
the races, will you?"
Two weeks.-a whole fortnight,
Why?"
''Bccause."
Very we'll"
He didn't see her again before the
races. She sent him note saying thai
she did not dare to meet him, that her
father had forbidden the long rides
alone. She would wear his colors nj
the track. For Lovat was to ride. Sc
We're several of the officers. 1t was
geptleman's race. The cup was giver
by the garrison women.
Lovat won it. He and the officer
went into Miles City to rejoice. Some
were in a blackboard, some, with theiI
wives, in the ambulances, most were
on horseback. He rode with these lat.
ter and watched Miss Chamberlain. who
was ahead on the road, riding with Lieut.
Garret. She had not worn his colors;
though, to be sure, she had worn none
at all. Lovat had kept studiously away
from the post women all day, but just
Cnce he had passed close to Constance.
VIII you meet me tomorrow at the
old place, dear?" he said, quietly.
She did not raise her eyes or seem tc
rotice him; but she answered: Yes
Wilton. at four"
1t happened that Lovat was riding
beside Capt. Chamberlain.
Capt. Chamberlain" he said, 'as
have won the ladies' cup, do you think
they would consent to baptize 1t TO,
me?"
why, yes. 1 should think So"
''Then will you have the ambulances
and Miss Chamberlain stop in front OF
Stewards, and I will send it out te
them?"
20 the ambulances stopped at Stew
arts and the officers got out, but the
women stayed in, and Miss Chamber
lain and Garret waited, too. Garret was
a temperance man and very good. Lovat
filed the cup with champagne and sent
it out with his compliments and thanks.
He felt Just bit bitter as he did so. He
watched Constance from an open win
dow. She did not see him, and when the
cup came to her she rejected it with
disdain. She was playing to Garret
HOW. Lovat heard her say: Il don't
drink wine, Mr.. Garret, more especially
when it comes from man like Mr..
Lovat."
Perhaps it's only a bluff" the Eng
lisEman tried to tell himself. He hoped
so until the next day at four, when
Constance and Garret cantered by him
as he waited at the trysting place, and
Garret raised his cap to him, but she
ignored him and laughed her low, pret-
ty laugh, as she said to the lieutenant:
What serious British face he wears.
Before long even the men dropped
Lovat. Still, they were sorry when he
shot himself in the lonely ranch house
one night. But Miss Chamberlain was
secretly rather proud.-San Francisco
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
Ear for Iardinx

In larding with pork the fattest piece
procurable should be bought Qean salt
pork is not available for any use), and
the strips always cut from thatpart be-
tween the streak of lean and the rind.
This is the only portion firm enough
for the purpose. The bits should then
be laid in ice water to become crisp
before using.-N. Y. Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
svede. Make Matches.

Sweden is the greatest match produc-
ing country in the world, although the
industry is conducted on an enormous
scale In the United States and else
where.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
paper Manufacture.

The raw material used in the paper
Ilanufacture of the world, including
rags. pulp. waste, etc. represents an an
nual Investment of s1OO, ,Oo0, 900 and the
chemicals used 5o,ooo,o 600. - Chirsoo
Inter Ocean
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
EconOmV.

Mistress-Fd much rather raise your
wages, Bridget, than have you leave Us.
Bridget-Well. mum, Oh was thinkins
Of mnrryin'-but wild your good offer,
l can save up better for the neyt Pro-
posal.-N. Y. Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
Nnrxerr Schenaea.

"Baby's went an swollered my PEN
n.y.
that's an right; let's both cry an
mamma II give Us a nickeL"-Chicago
Record
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-05-22
REWARD OF VIRTUE.
DY GWENDOLEN oVERToN.

ITH all possible
good intentions
and sincerity, 4
man cannot reform
among his own
people. He is not
t a k e n seriously.
FL i S abstentions
from deeds of vice
are imnufad 70 in
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
The Alligator.

/ The alligator is an original kritter, a
chip of the old block, and az ugly to
irontemplate az a Kongo darby. They
are residents ov Florida, and gro IL feet
and 9 inches, and then halt. Their teeth
are all tushes, and their mouth il az
full ov them az buzzsaw il. Their eys
are sot up and down in their he'd like a
chinamans, and they hav an appetight
equal to IS distrikt skool masters. They
are the krokerdiles ov Amerika, and lay
eggs az eazy az a hen duz, but don't
kackle when they cum oph from the
nest. They are CRATE towards, but
ain t afrade ov yung pork, or little dar-
kies and kan eat all the time, or go
without eating az long az a goldfish
kan. The alligator waz made for sum
useful purpose, but, like the muskeeter,
the bedbugg and the kokroach, their
usefulness has been karephully hid from
MS. Yu kan shoot hundred alligators
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
THE OLD HUMORTSTS.
BARTLE AND MRS. POYSER CROSS
SWORDS ABOUT MATRIMONY.

There Is Excellent Fencing Until Mrs.
POyser Slabs Her Opponent With tho
Metaphor of the Striking CIock-Bas-
CONS Baby and Its Visit to Neighbor.
What" said Bartle, with an air of
disgust. ''W~s there a woman con-
cerned? The4l give you up, Adam.
But it's woman youn spoke we'll
on, Bartle," said Mr., Poyser. "Come
now, you Gamma draw back. You said
once as women wouldna ha' been bad
invention if they'd all been like Dinah. !"
81 meant her voice, man, meant her
voice. that was all, - said Bartle 81
can bear to hear her speak without
wanting to put wool in my ears AS for
other things, dare say she's like the
rest o. the women-thinks two and
two'll come to five if she cries and both
ers enough about it. F"
"Aye, aye" said Mrs. Poyser. Zone
'ud think an hear some folk talk as the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
RascOm's Baby.

She brought it over to our house, Mrs
Bascom did 1t was their frst-a wee
little, red faced, pug nosed, bowling in
FAINT. 1t was one of the hottest days il
July, but she had it wrapped up il
three shawls and bedquilt and was il
agony every moment for fear it would
sneeze.
'Do you see his darling, darling lit.
tie face?' she said to me as she un.
, wound him about 40 times and looked
to see which end his feet We're on.
1 looked. l have been the father Of
II just such bowling little wopsies, and
l don't see anything remarkable about
Bascom's baby
"See those eyes, that f1rmness OF
mouth that temper in his look I" she
went on.
I saw them.
The little wretch began to get red in
the face and to beat the air, and his
mother shouted:
"He's being murdered by pin %
She turned him wrong end up, laid
him on his face, then on his back, loos-
ened his bands, rubbed the soles Of his
feet, and the tears stood in her eyes as
she remarked:
81 know he won't live-he's too
smart !"
The child recovered, and as he lay on
his back across her knees and surveyed
the ceiling she went on:
"Such head Why, every one who
sees him says that he is going to be a
Beecher Do you notice that high fore
head?''
did. I thought he was all forehead,
as his hair didn't commence to grow
until the back of his neck was reached,
but she assured me that was mistaken.
Wouldn't just heft him once?
l hefted him.
l told her that l never saw child of
his weight weigh so much, and she
smiled like an angel She said that she
was afraid that didn't appreciate chill
dren, but now she knew | did.
Wouldn't 1 just look at his darling
little feet-his little red feet and cum
ming toes?
Yes, l would
She rolled him over on his face and
unwound his feet and triumphantly
held them up to my gaze. | contemplate
ed the hundreds of little wrinkles run
ming lengthwise and crosswise, the big
toes and the little toes, and / agreed
with her that so far as l could judge
from the feet and the toes and the wrin-
kles future of unexampled brilliancy
lay before that pug nosed infant.
He began to kick and howl, and she
stood him ON end, set him up laid him
down and trotted him until she bounced
his wind collie into the middle of Sep
tember
Whom did he look like?
| bent over the scarlet faced rascal,
pushed his nose one side, chucked him
under the chin and didn't answer with
out due deliberation. l told her that
there was a faint resemblance to George
around the mouth, but the
eyes reminded me of Daniel Webster,
while the general features had made me
think of the poet Milton ever since she
entered the house.
That was just her view exactly, only
she hadn t said anything. about it before.
Did think he was too smart to live?
| felt of his ears, rubbed his head, |
put my finger down the back of his .
neck, and told her that i'll my humble |
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

opinion he wasn't, though he had
narrow escape. If his nose had been set
a little more to one side, or his ears had
appeared in the place of his eyes, Bas-
com could have purchased a weed for
his hat without delay. No; the child
would live. There wasn't the least
doubt of it, and any man or woman
who said he wouldn't grow up to make
the world thunder with his fame would
steal the wool off a lost lamb in Janu-
airy.
She felt so happy that she rolled the
imp up in his 40 bandages, shook him
to straighten his legs and to take the
kinks out of his neck, and then carried
him home under her arm, while my
wife made me go along with an um
brella for fear the sun would peel hi
little nose.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

H0WIVER I'M NOT DENYIN THE WOMEN
ARE FOOLISH"
men were cute enough to count the
corns in bag O. wheat VII only smell
ing at it. They can see through barn
door, they can. Perhaps that's the rea-
son they can see so little O. this side
on IT,
Martin Poyser shook with delighted
as to say the schoolmaster was in for it
now.
"Ah," said Bartle sneeringly, 1.-THE
women are quick enough-they re quick
enough. They know the rights of a
story before they hear it and can tell a
man what his thoughts are before he
knows 'em himself"
Like enough" said Mrs Poyser,
''for the men are mostly so slow their
thoughts overrun 'em, an they can only
catch 'em by the tail 1 can count a
stocking top while mans getting g
tongue ready, an when he out wi his
speech at last there's little broth to be
made on It. It's your dead chicks take
the longest hatchin Howiver, I'm not
denyin the women are foolish. God AL
mighty made 'em to match the men. -
''Match - said Bartle. AYE, as vine
gar matches ones teeth. If man says
a word his wife'll match it with a con-
tradiction; if he's a mind for hot meat.
his wife'll match it with cold bacon; if
he laughs, she II match him with whim-
pering She s such a match as the horse
fly is to tn horse. She's got the right
venom to sting him with-the right
venom to sting him with,
Yes" said Mrs Poyser, 81 know
what the men like-a poor soft, as nd
shipper at EN- like the pictur' O the
sun, whether they did right or wrong,
an say thank you for kick, an pretend
she didna know which end she stood
uppermost till her husband told her,
That's what man wants in a wife
mostly-he wants to make sure o. one
fool as IL tell him he's wise. But there
some men can do wi out that-they
think so much o. themselves a'ready-
an that how it is there old bache-
lOrs -
Come, Craig" said Mr.. Poyser jo- .
cosely, ''yOu nun get married pretty
quick, else you'll II be set down for an old
bachelor, an you see what the women
'ull think on you. -
Well" said Mr.. Craig, willing to
conciliate Mrs. Poyser, and setting q
high value on his own compliments,
81 like cleverish woman-a woman O.
spirrit-a managing woman.
You're out there, Craig" said Bar
tie dryly; ''you re out there You judge
o your garden stuff on better plan
than that You pick the things for what
they can excel in, for what they can ex-
Gel in. You don't value your peas for
their roots or your carrots for their flow
ers Now, that's the way you should
choose women their cleverness' II never
come to much, never come to much, but
they make excellent simpletons, ripe
and strong favored. "
''What dost say to that?" said Mr.
Poyser, throwing himself back and look
ing merrily at his wife,
Say" answered Mrs. Poyser, with
dangerous fire kindling in her eye,
''why, l say as some folks tongues are
like the clocks as run on strikin not to
tell you the time O. the day, but be-
canse there's summat wrong i their
OWN inside George Eliot.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

a day on the ST. Johns river, but you
kant bag one, and thare amt emmy more
game in them than thare il in a rotten
log. They are long lived, and liv. if
mi memory serves me right, A thousand
years, and their CRATE strength lays in
their tails. They hiss, when they are
angry, like tea kittle, and want az
much room to turn round in az a fore
and aft skooner. Josh Billings.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

Washington. Nov. 10.-A crank ap-
peared at the White House Tuesday and
demanded 70 see President Mckinley
He said. the president had not treated
him right. He trIeo to go up by the
elevator, but was taken in charge by
the officers. He broke away from them
and tried to hide behind the conserva-
tory. AT police headquarters the man
said he was Henry Rocket
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Poultry-Poultry is easy, especially fol
chickens. Turkeys are pretty firm:
Western iced turkeys, 10012c; fresh dry
+ packed, 1SGl2Oc northern chickens. 1Od
15c; iced, S0l0c northern fowls, 10@12c;
iced fowls, S@9c; ducks 10@12c; live
fowls, 91a@1Oc; live chickens, 1O@12c:
! live ducks, 901Oc.
/ Apples-Aplles are in fair demand
Gravensteins, $3.5O0450 per Dbl; pound
sweets, $2,50@3; Ben Davis, $225@3;
|. Kings, $2.50@35O; greetings, $2.25@2. rs;
Baldwins, $2.25@3; No. Baldwins and
greetings, $125@1.75 mixed lots, 81. 750
2; jobbing lots, 50c@S1 higher than these
prices.
Mutton and Lamb-Muttons are a
shade firmer, on lambs especially. Veals
are steady: Spring lambs, S09c;
Brighton and fancy, $4,000; muttons, 6
Q71ac; yearlings, 5@7c; Brighton and
fancy muttons, rose; veals. 6Q91hc;
fancy and Brighton, 9@101ac
Pork-No changes are noted in pork
products with trade fair: Barrel pork,
S1250; light backs, SILL lean ends, SIS. so:
fresh ribs, Sc; corned and fresh should
ers, &c; smoked shoulders, 71ac hams,
9X@9%c; skinned B hams, 915c; lard.
SIC; in pals, 5%@6Ac.
Hay-Hay is quiet. with a full supply
of poor and medium: Straw is dull:
millfeed quiet: Choice to fancy, $3.50
1850; rye straw, $11@12.5O; sack spring
bran, $12.5O612.75; sack winter, $14.
Corn-Corn is a fraction firmer: No.
yellow. to arrive, 1914 @3615 No. yell
dow, 35& @36c; new. cool and sweet,
351ac; track steamer yellow, S6A Q3615c:
steamer mixed, sec.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, a
Lucas County. -

IIUdS OOUIIY,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm F. j. Che
ney Co., dong business in the City of
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of One
Hundred Dollars for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886.
srI A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo.
Sold by druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
The Lawyers Invocation to Spring.

Whereas, on certain boughs and sprays
Now divers birds are heard to sing,
And sundry flowers their heads upraise,
Hail to the coming on of springI
The songs of those said birds arouse
The memory of our youthful hours,
As green as those said sprays and boughs,
As fresh and sweet as those said flowers
The birds aforesaid, happy pairs,
Love, mid the aforesaid boughs, enshrine
In freehold nests, themselves, their heirs,
Administrators and assigns.
On, busiest term of Cupid's court,
Where tender plaintiffs actions bring,
Season of frclic and of sport,
Hail, as aforesaid, coming springl
Henry p H. Brownell.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Man.

Man waz kreated little lower than
the ANGELS, and he haz been a-gitting
a little lower eSer since. Josh Bill
lings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14

the town clerk I realized the weight
the people would attach to Banks sig
nature to such a document in case any
question OF its accuracy arose, and de-
termined to secure it. My senior heard
what had to say of the facts-enougl,,
probably, to give him an inkling of the
truth. Then he seated himself at la
mars desk-I had taken him to the
house on the knoll to view the body of
its late E1aster-and filed out a certifi-
cate.
''This will, I think, meet your re-
quirements," said he. ut is not too
definite. but 1T will serve. 1t is record
ed here that your patient died OF hear.
failure"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-14
aHe had heard of the lonely coast

"He had heard of the lonely coast
you described to me, and he had carried
with him the card he presented to you
1t was given to him, Tot because was
myself involved in the political net.
but because others whom 1 loved were
fast in its meshes, and for their sake
desired him not to fall into the clutches
CT the avengers. When he came to you.
the pursuers lost the trail They
searched and searched, but for
months without result. After a time
was told of rumors that he had
opened correspondence with his broth
ers at home, and that they were sup
plying him with large sums. His enc
mics also heard the reports, and strove
in every way to hit upon the channel
of communication, but their efforts
seemed to be doomed to failure.
Chance finally did what skill and
bribery could not effect BY acci-
dent, a traveller. who, through friend
ship for the murdered woman's kins-
men, had aided them in their hunt,
stumbled upon the fugitive's hiding
place, and is even said to have seen,
from an ambush of his own, the muir
derer moving about his retreat. The
rews to his allies. Two of the victims
brothers, with force of assistants in
whom they could trrst, sailed hence,
ostensibly for Franco. Rumors cur
rent here have it that they arrived only
to find that their enemy was dead. 1t
is also said that the compact is de-
stroyed. If you have any knowledge OF
its fate you may relieve many anxious
hearts,
Lamar's pursuers had been the
avengers of blood. By my aid he had
evaded them, yet through me they had
come upon him at last. Fortunes ca
rriec had granted him but a reprieve,
allowing him, in the end, only the priv
iiege of dying by his own hand rather
than by the hands of his foes. Baffled
in their vengeance as they would have
carried it out, they had as partial COM
pensation the knowledge that they had
forced him to the dread alternative. A
penalty-if not that which they
desired-had been paid for his crime.
THE End