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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

and stepping over to the table where your
Bible lies, opened the book and read The
days of the years OF your life are number
ed Here the voice grew faint. and the
figure closed the book on your birth
day, the hour and the minute, Oct. g.
Il lost the voice again. and the figure
melted away, but not until 1 had sprung
from my couch and followed 1t, begging it
TO tell me more. AS it faded from sight
it repeated: The third of Octoberr and
1 fell to the floor crying aloud to it,"
While he was telling this Miss Marion
clung to me with her head buried in my
shoulder, and l felt her sobbing: MY
Godr 1 heard her say, and My God!
My God!' again.
"AIarion." said Mr.. Percy, speaking with
dry lips. while the strange light in his eyes
fairly froze the blood in my veins 81
know now that these spirit messages are
more to me than home or fortune. friends
or-wfei They are sent to guide and
warn me. l shall want you to respect
them as much as / do"
Then. noticing me for the first time, he
motioned me away, and / withdrew and
left them alone.
THAT summer Miss Marion busted her
self on her country place, for they
came back to Miss Mauon's home to
sDend the warm months. 1t was pathetic
TO see her working all day so patiently
with her poor, and attending so faitmully
to the wants of her household, yet 80 quiet
and sweet with all. At evening she and
Mr.. Percy used to walk in the grounds
but / thought that Miss Marion did not
like these walks, and after an evening or
two I contrived to be always near them,
working at some bit of Notwithstanding
in the dusk or attending 70 a belated plant
Miss Marion seemed not to notice me
there, but l knew she saw me, Tor one
evening she lifted her handkerchief to her
shoulder. which l took as the sign to fol-
low. and erept cautiously after them in
the darkening paths until I overlook them
II am surprised Marion" Mr. Percy was
saving. "that you, with your education.
do not believe in the supernatural ! be-
lieve in It and its messages so implicitly
tbot yrere the voice to come to me now and
command me to kill you I should do So"
A cry burst from Miss Marion.s lips
"Dont be foolish, Marion said Mr..
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with her as though both our hearts would
break.
That night mistress Joined master in the
vigil she dared not refuse, / did something
that if Miss Marion had known it, would
have driven me from her service. / crept
into the study by the greatest stealth, and
hid myself behind the red curtain that
cOrnered off a washstand. Scarcely had
l taken up my stand than Miss Marion en-
tered with master behind her. She was
talking fast in a voice SO strange that 1
peeped out to see If 1t We're she. She was
saying: you are so nervous tonight,
Percy. that 1 shall give you swallow Of
wine to steady your nerves. Here in this
closet is a bottle Of your best claret, all
cobweby. which 1 have had Kate bring up
for YOU"
Quick as a flash she stepped behind the
porterre where I was hidden, and, reach
ing up to the shelf, took down bottle.
/ held my breath. But she was TOO eX-
cited to see me. yet ! could not breathe
even after she had gone; for well l knew
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so tired, Katie, that sometimes I wish
and then a horrid, cruel light came In her
angel eyes. and she put her hand over
them to shut it out
And master all this time lived in the
shadow of his fate, reading his strange
books
But Miss Marion did not often hear
him, for she avoided him, and som shines
l have known her to miss seeing him for
days, except as they met at the dinner
table. What do you mean by avoiding
me-" he demanded of her fiercelyN when
you know that the day is so near at hand?
If you cannot show a wifely respect
snail make you do 50. / will call down the
vision upon you. You shall see and suf-
fer as / do"
"But, Percy. am afraid. You brighten
mew
"Fool," he said contemptuously. ct
might have known how ignorant you
were"
1t was once more the eve Of Oct. 3. and
masters presentiment was stronger than
ever. 1t was, walk with me, Marion,
while / describe the vision exactly as 1t
spoke to me. Marion, 1 am sure the
voice will come again" - until my poor
mistress was worn to a shadow listening
to his lingo.
Mistress wanted to have a birthday
party that year as usual, but on men
tion Of 1t master few in a rage. Better
dance on my collin" said he, and STROBE
out Of the dining room, with the soup still
on the table. Miss Marion. cold and
proud, would, not follow him; and after
dinner there was a hot time on the veran-
da under the reddening vines. I heard
Miss Marion say: But this is a living
death for me, Percy. For year / have
not seen nor spoken to a soul except the
servants. You are selhshl You are 80
sure Of your death that you almost make
others WISH"
ThereNwas a crash and / sprang out of
the door in time to see Miss Marion on
one knee, while beside her lay shatter-
ed chair You fell yourself, Marion"
said Mr.. Percy not Offering to raise her.
II dashed the chair to the floor when you
exasperated me. Your taunts, your
But half crawling. half stumbling, Miss
! Marion had dragged herself into the big
hallway and into my arms, where l sobbed
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Percy, catching her roughly by the arm.
You know l exaggerated. But you drive
me to it with your scepticism and your
pleadings. OF course. love my wife far
too well to injure her."
After that Miss Marion was quleter than
ever, and so nervous that when l entered
the room I would make a scraping or a
coughing before ] knocked so that the
poor dear might not jump and start. 'Mr
Percy is not very weH Kate" said she
one day. do you think we can set him
away by the-third of October?"
Then 1 knew what was in her mind, poor
darling, for it was on Oct. 8. his birthday,
that Mr.. Percy knew that he would die!
As October approached, Mr. Percy be-
came very nervous, and, though l had no
love for him except that he was the hus-
band of my dear mistress. 1 pitied him.
for he grew whittier and thinner, and
knew that he expected the worst.
one morning. 1t was the day before
while was helping with the dining-room
heard voices outside-AIr. Pereys and
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was empty that night. for Miss Marion in
ss'ed that we all go to the church to see
her married, and when we came back
lhere was music for us in the servants
nal and dancing until light. Miss Marion
was the heiress of all the Langdon estates,
and had it not been for a great-aunt she
would have had to live alone, for nc close
relatives had she.
was sent on ahead that night to Bos-
Ton with the trunks, and right cosy I
made the rooms for Mr.. Percy and Miss
HaHon, jGst as l had done for little miss
e,er since l went into her service as gov
'"ess girl of 16, and she a baby girl OF
DON'T put winter flowers in my bridal
..Llamoer Kate" said she that day. Get
.e bright flowers Of autumn. ] feel,
So,neaoW. to-day as If winter were not so
~, 5 lar off, This she said with little
truth 0''N
d.. slss Marion, with all her love for Mr.
~ W's afraid-yes afraid! For Mr.
a,y Pal his peculiarities and they
tbI.lned Miss Marion Many time when
,a We're courting l have seen her come
n Der room shiverlng. after he left her
oLr t' ehing; yes, shaking as though with
Tt| Vet Miss Marion loved him well
sb ,nIl nlsHt l was awakened by a fearful
M, ~ rom the bridal chamber. 1t was
f',. Percy voice uttering awful cries Of
WIZ, a.I above his rose Miss Marion's
yb,,. calling for help. "Kate, Kate,
WL aEe YOU Kate?" she was calling.
uror 1tg ] inferred the room Mr.. Percy lay
vida ole A'1r half dressed. with his eyes
Ca5 op,h and his teeth set as in fits.
wiz a robe and shrinking far from him.
cb.sa. Ike death, was Miss Marion.
brea,sa'g5d MR.. Percy's hands and he soon
On ds" vi aEain. Marion, 1 have looked
a1 6S death in life"
can't yt. .v' cried Miss Marion "Kate,
Percy 40 something for him? Percy,
said M 1l her of my dreams, Marion"
pera, 'gscY This one was terrible"
Marion darling, dearest coaxed Miss
Pale flcs" 'H The color coming back TO her
Did YOU not promise me that
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I had brought up no bottle; and with a
horrid. sick feeling l remembered that
Miss Marion had sent me out to gather
cobwebs that day, wherever l could find
them.
Mr.. Percy did not notice her. as with
trembling fingers she opened the bottle and
poured the wine into the glass so unsteady
that she spilled half Of It,
There is only one glass" said she.
''Well you shall drink my health, Percy,
and I--wlll-drink-your afterwards"
Mr.. Percy, seated in his chair, took the
glass and drained II. "A minute later his
head sank forward and before Miss
lips he was lying there with his head on
the table breathing heavily.
Miss Marion took the bottle and lifted
it to refill the glass, and distinctly heard
her say Together, Percy, together" But
at this minute, l. leaning far out to see,
must have lost my balance, for / threw
my hand back quickly TO catch myself,
and in doing so upset a bottle that stood
on the shelf at my side II fell with a
crash.
with a cry Of fear Miss Marion dropped
the glass in her hand and rushed from the
room, giving me time to make my escape
by the other door
let Miss Marion undress herself alone
that night, for the trembling in my arms
anu Knees WAS SNtu tiihA 4 udItl not go
to her. But ! slept outside her door, and
when she tried to open it once in the
night I gave it a little push shut again,
enough TO frighten her. poor thing. but /
could not do otherwise, knowing all ] did.
And all night the door Of the study loom
ed before my eyes! Shut as Miss Marion
had slammed It. while behind lay-that OF
which was too awful for me to think! How
/ lived till morning cannot now tell at
all.
Tt was not my sweet-faced mistress that
came down 70 breakfast next day, but a
hatchet-faced thing that should never
have known.
Kate, have you called your master
yetP' she asked me.
mo Miss Marion" I said, hiding my
face behind the tea things / was carrying
do 80 at once" said she, then hesita.
ting. she said quietly: mo. 1 will cal
him myself"
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Master thought and spoke of nothing else.
He made all his business begin and end
on that day, and he made Miss Marion to
do the same nor could she persuade him
to let her do otherwise. Her tenants, her
tradespeople and her servants began TO
think her odd, and my poor mistress
groaued under it secretly as a heavy bur-
den. But never even to Me did she give
sign of his weight upon her.
And every year on the night Of Oct. 8,
they sat up, Miss Marion and Master Percy.
And every year Miss Marion grew more
and more impatient of the vigil. 4 am
afraid 1 am not as young as I once was,
Katie" said she, with a sigh, as l I'M
dressed her, worn out and nervous, after
masters birthday watch.
Then, how shall l tell it, but my mis-
tress began TO grow strange. She became
irritable, and sometimes TO me she utter
, ed hasty words that she would bite her
tong1e out rather than speak again.
Il am so tired, Katie, so tired" sho
would say. just like a tired child. Il am
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

you would overcome those fearful dreams.
pa you not tell me that you would put
them all from your mind-for me?"
Then, Mr.. Percy sitting up with one
arm outstretched looked at my lovely
mistress and said: Listen, Marion!'
She, poor thing, chung the tighter to me
and stared at him.
Marion" said Mr.. Percy, forgetting
all save that he was in the presence of
his dream, Il have had tonight a vision
such as never came to me before, and
which L must take as an omen. as a
prophet of the truth!
AS 1 slept figure walked in the doc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
The Third OF OCTOBER,
BY M. E. Anderson.

Nm Tuna /, 1887, Miss Marion and made
q mistake.
We W. married.
ebs fine mistress, and the maid, took
,,rt, ourselves a new master; and though
NJ Percy was good to us and lavished his
,,irions upon Miss Marion, yet we knew,
hath she and 1, in less than twenty-four
t,rrs, that the world was not the same
for Us.
Never shall forget the evening when
Mis- Marion Langdon and Mr.. Percy Ge-
rara were made one. The servants hall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
YOUTHFUL GRAY HAIR.
IIairdresser Gives Her view of Its
Cause.
From the Chicago Inter-ocean.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"Iiave you noticed that 50 many young
women have gray hair nowadays?"
Have / noticed it?" repeated the wo-
man hairdresser In a scornful voice. May
be l haven't any eyes And let me tell
YOU" she confined. IF It wasn't for the
the enormous sale OF hair dyes, ] actually
believe there'd be ten times as many
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

REV. W. z. Barton Of Boston is
preaching a series of sermons. the texts
of which are taken from the newly dis
covered Logia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03

Miss .Winifred Gray Of Rockford, ILL.,.
a graduate Of the Northwestern Univer-
sity. has been appointed to the chair OF
elocution in the University Of Virginia.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

{. H. Thompson, the fell4w who
has Just been appointed U. S. Mar
shall OF Oklahoma, is the same fellow
who was in Wellington last fail on
the day of the Republican conven-
ton giving out.railroad passes to del
egates and others to 60 to the State
Republican convention at Topeka
and help to defeat Juige John Mar
tin who was described by General
Solicitor M. A. Low of the Rock
Island road as an "unsaf5" man.
thompson has been in the employ
Of the claim department Of the Rock
lsand several years. It is easy to
trace the dragon clear through the
business cad oflhe Republican party.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28


The campaign has been running
very quietly on the district judgeship
but there is every indication that
Billy Mcbride will be elected by a
large majority. Nc. has grown up as
an attorney in Sumner county. He
was never known to be connected
with a crooked transaction in any
way, and as jurist he stands in the
front OF the Sumner county bar. He
ought to have majority of 1000 in
Sumner county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28
Did You Ever

try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? II not, get a bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found to be peculiarly
adapted TO the relief and cure OF all fe-
male complaints, exerting wonder
full direct influence in giving strngth
and tone TO the organs. II you have
loss of appetite. constipation, head
ache. fainting spells, or are nervous,
sleepless, eXcitable, melancholy or
troubled with dizzy spells, Electric
Bitters is the medicine you need.
Health and Strength are guaranteed
by is use. Fifty cents and sl.OO at
f. B. Snyder's drug store. 3
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

Geo. c. Stayton made the mosr
economical and most accommodating
county surveyor the people of thi:
county have ever had. His services
cost the people who employed him
far less than any man that ever
filled the office and his work was
fully as efficient.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

The boast of an active Republican
worker in the early days of the
campaign that they proposed etc
beat the Pop ticket this year by shout
Ing "Pitts- Hackney" accounts for
Andy Richards many references
thereto. Populists will not allow
such dust to fill their eyes.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

Are you out Of job? If the Wei
lington salt works were still running
you might have job. Espy bough
the leases and they are tied up
Why not turn Espy cut of a job anc
let him devote his whole time to the
city water works corporation and
The salt trust.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28
NELSON'S GREED.
Offered TO Make a False Certificate for
Fifty Dollars.

riIty Dollars.
EDITOR VOICE: On or ABOUT Sep,
TENDER 25th. 1886, | met VS.. Nelson
in the city of Wellington, who was at
that time loan agent for the New
England Trust company, as well as
| now remember, and through him
| was to have, and after some delay
did secure, a loan on the SW Of sec
tion 5 township %, range2 W. lie
(NelsOn) at the Time being a notary
as well as loan agent, with his office
in the Joe Smith block. When !
went to Nelson's office about Septem-
Der 25, 1886, TO receive the money and
execute the mortgage as per agree
ment, Mr.. Nelson informed me that
he could not let me have the money,
alleging that Joe Stoffle bad a suit
against me in the district court con-
corning the building Of frame house
on said SW tot section 8. ! asked
Mr.. Nelson what that lad to do with
the loan? He replied it was a cloud
on the title and after arguing the
matter for sometime Mr.. Nelson said
that he perhaps could arrange the
matter so is tine loan would go all
right. He remarked for Inc to keep
my seat until he went to toe curt
house and back, which ] did. When
he returned he said it could be ar
ranged but would cost something. |
asked how much? He replied that he
would certify the title straight and
all right if l would give him $50 l
told him / would not give him $50 20
do any such thing. He rerlied that
lie could not do it for less money; that
he ~anted to stand in with tie COM
pany. / told him | should not give him
$50 to certify a falsehoOd to loan
company.
+. B. CREEKMORE.
S. will say this much concern
ing VS.. Nelson: From personal ex-
perience 10 business way with him |
believe him to be as grand a scoundrel
as ever was 10 Wellington and do
not believe the people OF Sumner
county will act so unwse as to elect
such man TO the Office OF county
clerk.
Rogers, Ark, Oct 10, 1897.
Ripans Tabules assist digestion.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

gance and defalcation and an incen-
tive for increased arrogance and
domination over the will and wish
If the people.
This is exactly what Republican
victory will mean in this off year OIL
politics, and its influence will be felt
in the preliminary skirmishes in Re-
publican circles next year.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

Wellington's saltindustry wouldbe
in full operation to-day, giving EN-
ployment to twenty-five to fifty men,
were it not for D. A. Espy, who is
the salt trusts agent here. He takes
orders from our merchants for salt
and has it shipped in from Hutchin-
can
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

Tom German Of Guelph, whilom
Republican deputy sheriff, un.
thoughtedly gave it out to some Wei
lington jointists the other day that
he would be willing to pay the fines
of any jointists who would be ar.
rested by Dan Holidays efforts.
One of them wanted to know if he
would also agree to serve out the
Jail sentence but Tom drew the line
there.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28
WAS HE POOLING THEN, OR NOwi

The letter Of President Cleve.
land to the Chicago committee
may be regarded as the key
note of the sound money
campaign. Sound money is
simply another name for a
single standard "a gold stand
ard. Others may do as they
please, but if We have to choose
between a gold standard and
a silver standard, we're for the
white metal every time
Wellington Mail, Apr. II, '95.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

The editor OF the VOICE spent Sun
day in Conway Springs, one OF the
brightest and best towns in the county.
Incidentally we climbed the hill 10
the college and found Prof. S. D.
Crane at the institution looking as
natural as if he had never emigrated u
Oklahoma and back. The school has
started out nicely having dn enroll
ment Of more than fifty. In moving
abOnt among the people il was
crowded onto our mind that MILFORD
E. Wood is going to run far ahead of
his ticket in that town aud township.
1t would be hard 20 fud a man who
has more or warmer friends at his
home than Mr.. Wood. He seems to
have no enemies.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

Do you wantto ratify Andy Rich.
ards action in securing the appoint
ment of his 6gureheads over the
county as postmaster, over the heads
of deserving old soldiers? Ifso vote
the Republican ticket this year.
Andy Richards is the Only man out
side of the candidates who is bestir.
ring himself to elect the ticket.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

DIR. Reid will certainly be elected
coroner. His opponent, Thomas OF
Caldwell, was put up as joke. He
is not physician and is wholly in,
competent for the duties of the
office. The corsner's services are
not in demand often but when they
are competency is as much required
as in any other county Office.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28
Economy at Expense Of old Soldiers.

Another Republican old soldier
comes to the VOICE with some more
of D. A. ESpy IS methods of economy"
The state laws of Kansas para
graphs 59l7 and 1913 General StatuteS)
make it the duty Of county commits
siOners to erect head stones at the
graves of all ola soldiers who die
within the county, and whose relatives
are unable to provide same. The
cost is limited to $40. In 1893 the
board appointed VIM. Nice of Cald.
well township to look after the erec-
tiOn OF stones needed in the south
part o: the county. Mr.. Nice made
an investigation and found three
headStODes needed-twO at Caldwell
and one at South Haven. He had
them erected and presented his bill to
the board. But 10 the mean time Mr..
ESpy had come into office. He kicked
on the bill for some technical reason
and to this day has defeated its al
lowance. Tom Murphy wanted him
to agree to pay part Ct the bill in order
to let Mr.. Nice down as easily as
possible, but not he. And he had
enough influence with Commissioner
Griffith to defeat the allowance of the
claim.
He was willing enough, in fact lob
bied his level best-to let Billy Carnes
of from a liability OF Sl70O to the
county for $500, but be had no $50 of
county money to invest in beadStOnes
TO mark the last resting place of
"pesky" old soldiers, even though the
state law did provide for it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-28

lbs LlarShip, Andgnias Richards.
ihtlmilesthatthe VOICE inaugursted
,a' peiS nai campaign against can
didates. Not 50; TIE Mail started
II and the VOICE gave fair warning
That 1t would retaliate if necessary.