Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-25


waiting TO welcome him before going
or to the cottage. So Mark being agree
able. we took lly from the station and
arrived as light was being put 20 an
immense bonfire on the hill. Mark said
we would 60 in by the side gate aud es-
cape the crush. and we reached the ter
race without difficulty. The peacocks
should have been gone to roost. but the
noise had evidently reused them, and
they were strutting about just as they
had been that other day. just as was
going TO remind Mark of that time a
great cheer went up, and a crowd came
rushing around us crying: Long live
Sir Frederick" and Mark said: For
give me, Kathie, darling, for deceiving
YOU: l am Sir Frederick"
Then before ! could realize what he
really meant Floyrie came running up
a.d said: Didn't say that other day
that you were jest like the owner re-
ceiviug your guests? and row you real
IL are part owner. ! wish you much
happiness" Oh. dear. it had all come
to me so unexpectedly that ! felt faint,
and asked Mark ffor I could not call
him Frederick % take me to mother.
He told me she and uncle, who had i'm
proved very quickly, were waiting in
the court for me, so I FASTENED in. and
found them in coy, quiet morning
room Mother clasped me in her arms
and asked my forgiveness in aiding
Mark. who had told her his real position
the night he proposed to me. But while
she was speaking, we heard Mark say:
rs it possible that you are Uncle
Thomas?" You see, owing to uncle's
accident. he had not seen him before.
Ny uncle laughed and said: II suppose
my little game is up" and while mother
and l looked from one TO the other for
some explanation, Mark said: 81 find
that after all it is who must introduce
Uncle Thomas TO you. We are old
friends and Travelled together from
Frisco. He is the famous American
millionaire, Thomas Clifford Banks, the
latter name he adopted some years
ago. So ii turned out that Mark
(whose name was Frederick Mark) had
not married a poor girl after all, though
he thought he had, for am uncle's sole
heiress. and he gave me bicycle
worthy Of millionaire as 4 marriage
present.-Belfast News.
The Locomotive Whistle.
The railway whistle-who has not
heard its piercing shrek ?-was invent
ed because OF the destruction of a load
Of eggs The first railways in England
crossed country roads at grade, and
the engineer had no way of giving warn
ing of his approach except by blowing
d tin horn. One day, in the year 1898,
Il farmer was crossing the railway
track, on one of the country roads, with
4 load OF eggs and butter. Just as he
reached the track n train approached
the engineman blew his horn Justify
but it was too late. Eighty dozen eggs
and 81 pounds of butter were smashed
into an indistinguishabie mass. The
railway company had to pay for the
butter, eggs, horse and wagon, and
naturally tried to avoid such a heavy
loss in the future. George Stephenson
was appealed to, and the next day had a
contr1vance which, when attached to
the engine boiler and the steam turned
on, gave out loud, shrill SOUND This
contrivance has developed into the loco
motive whistle, as we know it now
Golden Days.
The thickest known coal seam in
the world is the Wyoming, near Twir
Creek, in the Green River coal basin
Wyoming. 1t is so feet thick, and up
wards of 300 feet Of solid coal underlic
1000 acres.
On His Va alton.
He kicked and he swore,
He ripped and he tore;
But It did him no good, don't you see
His brain was quite small