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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Mining Property
For Sale.
All the property, real and personal
OF the
Lac La Belle Mining Company,
Situated In Keweenaw 60. Mich.

Embracing 4, 655 acres on the mineral range,
q 79S acres in fee ,9Ss acres surface only max
ng20, 1855 acres south OF mineral range with the
hardwood still standing, together with seven
miles OF railroad 10 stamp mill at Lac la Belle;
with outlet thence 10 Lake Superior. Plant at
the mine and Lake all in good order and ready
for operation. Enquire for further partic-
aar from w. X. VIVIAN Supt.
Delaware Mine p. o. Keweenaw Co. Mich.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-25

land, sings ingalls,, and then we roared
with laughter But the turkey, roasted
in an oven slider the fire. was good and the
Vegetables splendid, and the young feiiers
was the best company i ever see, and you
kin bet the dorg didn't go hungry. He
was Lady Maud's pup, and ed had brought
him clear from England. That was the
jolliest meal ever eat, and it was as good
as sunshine to see them two, friends now
and forever.
Where am l going nowf Oh, down to
something hall, where pard lives with his
uncle and Lady Maud. OF course Ed mar
ried her. Sir John and Ingalls,, who pard
wrote, has got gal of his own, is going
to be there I've sold the mine for a good
sum. and I'm carrying Ed his share
Queer, though, Ingalls, would have never
found Ed but for Poker Sam So the old
villain did a good turn once, not knowing
It, Yes, I'm pretty we'll fixed, rich enough
TO drink champagne out Of a pail--which
Is western-and I'm going to spend the
Christmas holidays with pard. I've
brought the dorg way across the ocean
with me to show to Lady Maud. forgot
TO tell you that when the young fellerI
went away the pup wouldn't quit me, and
is mine now. Wen probably have a gooC
dinner Christmas dag, but tho vittle
won't taste no better, nor the crowd be n'
merrier, than it was last year in Colorado
in the Rockies, 5000 feet above the sea
About the plum pudding-waal, I hav
nothing to say. That subjects a tende
one 'twixt pard and me.
PATIENCE STAPIETON'
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TheBOy and the PeSSimiSt
By BARRY PAIN.

"Well, " said Mr. Archibald Bunby,
M. A, principal o. that excellent pre-
paratory school, Redhurst, There the
matter stands. You can take it or you
can leave it. and if you leave it I've
very little doubt in my own mind that
Clubbing will take it-snap at il, In fact.
If you take it-yoU aren't obliging me
in any way-you remain at Redhurst
during the holidays, and in return you
receive your board and lodging free
and e5 note at the end of it. Why,
man, you aren't even asked to do any
teaching. All you have to do is to keep
an eye on the boy generally. And 80
long as you don't smoke actually In the
presence of the boy 1 will relax the
smoking rule. I'd sooner you took it
than Clubbing, because 1 consider you
to be the more trustworthy man, but
there's no obligation about it. On the
contrary, am offering you an uncom-
monty good thing for yourself There s
scores of men like you who'd be only
too glad to get holiday engagement
on any terms"
Yes, that was true, and Elton knew
it. And it was Of some detestable i'm
portance TO him that he should not have
to keep himself for seven weeks on his
terms salary, bat, on the contrary,
should find that salary augmented by
60"
Very WELL" he said rather despond
ently-he generally seemed rather de-
spondent-"I accept Rough ON the
boy, rather, isn't it?''
well, what else is to happen to him
He can't go TO his people in India. III
can't go to his uncle's house, becaus'
they've got the whooping cough there
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-25

The Russian Christmas is ten days later
than the English one but is celebrated
very much in English fashion. Families
all meet upon that day and country house
parties are many. The tree is a Christmas
yew and is beautifully decorated. The
gifts are placed on small tables near the
tree. The churches are decorated with
greens and so are the houses but no mis-
tletoe is used Two or three days are pub
lie holidays at Christmas time, and the
people greet each other with, Happy feast
to you" A huge pyramid of rice with
raisins in IL, which has been blessed at the
church, is served at the Christmas dinner,
and the meats are goose, duck and sucking
pig. A great delicacy at Russian Christ.
mas dinner is veal which has been fed en-.
tirely upon milk for that special day.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-25
A Christmas Pie.

The following appeared in the Newcas-
tie Chronicle OF Jan 6, 1870: Monday
last was brought from Howick to Berwick
to DO shipp'd for London for sir Hen
Grey bart, pie the contents whereof
are as fOllows-viz, 2 BUSHES OF -four 90
lbs Of butter, 4 geese, 2 turkies, rab-
bits, wild ducks, 3 woodcocks, 9 snipes
and partridges; 2 heats tongues, 2 cur
LEWIS, blackbirds and 6 pigeons. 1t Is
supposed very great curiosity was made
by Mrs Dorothy Patterson, housekeepeI
at Howick. 1t was near feet in circum-
ference at bottom, weighs about 12 stones,
will take two men to present 1t to table
1t is neatly fitted with a case and -four
small wheels TO facilitate its use to every
guest that inclines to partake of it's con.
tents at table" Thus it Is no wonder
George Wither sung so merrily:
So now is come our joyfulest feast
Let every mar be Jolly.
Each room with ivy leaves Is drest
And every post with holly.
Though some churls at our mirth repine
Round your foreheads garlands Irvine.
Drown sorrow in a cup Of wine.
And let US all be merry.
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If Maynham caught it, that would
mean losing a TERMS work, and it's
most important that he should not lose
even days work just now. AS 1 said,
don't ask you to teach him anything
during the holidays, but still a little
grounding in Latin grammar--Latin
grammar especially-wouldn't do the
boy any harm and might help to pass
the time for you"
every well" Elton repeated.
Bunby was not quite satisfied He
wanted gratitude. he would always do
anything to get gratitude except deserve
it He paced up and down his study,
stroking his red beard. You'll be very
comfortable, you know" he reminded
Elton You'll have the assistant mas
ters' sitting room all to yourself. and
Maynham, of course, will play about in
the dayroom. Every now and then
you'll just see that he's going on all
right, of course. AS for meals, you'll
have them together, and, though there'n
only just be you two, they'll be ON ex-
actly the same scale as during term
time All. wonder If you know how
the undermasters are fed at some pri-
vate schools?"
Elton bit his lip. 1t CALLED him rather
to be made to feel like canary.
81 could give you cases. Bunby
went on; ''but, however. I'll say nc
more. It's understood that you stop,
and it seems to me that it's very nice
little windfall for you"
Elton gave him the thanks he want
ed, feeling that he wouldn't be happy
until he got them. He had got into the
habit of doing anything he could Il
please Bunby. He was paid to please
Bunby.
Then Elton went back to the assist
ant masters sitting room. Clubbing, tn,
English master, was there, making
cocoa over the gas To him Elton re
lated how Bunby had made the offe
and he had accepted It.
Poor devil 20 said Clubbing.
"Poor devil yourselfP' retorted Eltol
irritably. when want your pity, IL
ask for it. I"
/; Kettles boiling, a" said Clubbing, On
moved. "Have cup?'
mo, " said Elton, turning his back o.
; him. He was not paid to please Clubbing
T. Gibbing explored the bottom Of tn
5 cocoa tin with a spoon. 1t turned bare
D ly full. Its just as well you won t,
he remarked Il believe these beastl
servants sneak our cocoa when they
the room in the morning"
r "They never do do the room, as 20
' call it, - replied Elton. There were mC
: ments when he realized just as acutel
r as if it had been perfectly new to hiI
the hopeless sordidness Of the life. n
had come upon one OF those moment
now He felt crushed and yet rebellion
angry and yet Inundated. For the sab
, of e5 he was going to surrender seve
weeks Of his independence and becon
kind of male nursemaid. And it WI
for this that one took a degree at Can
bridget He did not at the moment fe
r we'll disposed toward Maynham He r
d lieved his feelings by being distinct
s offensive to Clubbing, who drank b
o cocoa and paid very little attention
$ the offensiveness.
h The morning Of the general departu
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lots of money, and ne and Sir John are
great friends now. He Is a sick man OF he
would have come to America with me. 1
came for Lady Maud's sake. She said If I
would find Ed she would give me the old
sisterly affection 1 told her l would 90
a knight OF the round table and find the
holy grail-a cup, you know"
"Oh, l says, 'sorter prize winner, ehY''
Though that is a comical comparison
for Ed, who looks like a rough. l have
been watching him, but women generally
like big stupid bears. -
"Thank you, says Ed, Citing up, IT
didn't save your miserable life to be
abused Lucky for you, you were a little
fellow OF you wouldn' t be here.
"Game, though" puts in. 1.-THE grit
OF him starting alone up these mount ms.
Ed and him looked at each other then
like two animals bout to fight Then
seen EN- lock hands and knowed their
eyes was dim.
''I brought you her photograph. She
sent it, " says Ingalls, hunting around.
"but-but must have lost it. -
Here It's" says ut dropped outer
your coat last night and set it by the fire
to dry" The heat and wet had mussed it
% you couldn Z tell what the picter was
TOO bad, signs Ingalls, II meant to
give it to you ! brought IL all the way. -
IT carry her face in my heart. " laughs
Ed, and then he fell to singing:
Some into the garden. Maud.
For the black bat. night, has flown.
Come into the garden, Maud,
am here at the gate alone
While pard was setting the table Ingalls,,
who had all our bedding piled on him,
crawled out and got on his clothes.
You live high for miners, " he says
This is Christmas day, says ed, and
then they shook hand ag'in. 1.-THE dear
old day, Larry and wen spend next
Christmas at home, and Lady Maud, my
wife, Larry-don t that make you hate ms
will welcome you under the mistietoe
Perhaps I'll let you kiss her then.
She is my sister. answers the other
not bit Of meanness left in him, "anC
the world is full Of fair women Is 1t mo-
so, Mr. DayS''
"They don't trouble me none, " l says
but, pard, look at this pudding" II,
crossed the room still a-singing;
my heart would hear her and beat
Were it earth IN an earthly bed"
"He never could carry tune, d" grin
Larry.
Ed turned the water outer the lxittle an,
ripped open the bag A round, wart
looking thing. like a small cannon bal
and pretty near as hard, rolled out. j
was a grayish color. specked with raisin
and as vicious appearing a compound az
axsr-saa-- The Dinm pudding Of old EnG
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then goes to where MS coat was hanging

then goes to whore MS coat was hanging
on a nail
"where are you goingp" 1 says
ITO look for him. d"
"Why2 What's he to your"
My worst enemy
"Pard. re a fool If me, an old
mount ineer. he'd a hard fight for like a
half hour ago what will it be for You. and
the storm is worse The feller's dead now
anyhow Mebbe he went back-sure he
did, and you don bulge a step
"You are sure he did not go back, he
says quietly, lighting the lantern. Let
go. Day, ! mean to start .
you're so smart on snowshoes you II
git about a mile and then tumble over a
precipics. %
II think not " he says soberly. "If
do H. don t matter
WALL I'm not going
81 wO1ldn let you. says he
"Oh. you wouldn't. l growls. "you
wouldn't hey You young whipper snap
per, you cub you Let me go IN jest let
you knew you don { stir foot out-till
git fixed Here you are starting of with
a lanteM and dorg-no brandy, no rope
nothing"
1.-The aorg win scent him"
1.-THE aorg will be showed in 80 rods
from To house, and a dead dorg IN Al
minits = we don't kerry him"
He hung his head.
II dOat want you to risk your life hi
stamm@A
I'D, says you are all the thing
have in ohis world to keer for. If I'd 1
son. SDuldn't love him more'n you
Come"
We leS4 the dorg in the cabin, with foot
where ~ might git at it If we didn conn
back aRa 1 was pretty sure he'd break tn
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reminded him that it was teatime In
the big dining hall there were three
long tables. In term time they were
filled Now Elton and Tommy Mayn-
ham had the place 20 themselves Their
voices rang strangely in the empty
room. A small white tablecloth. spread
across one end of one table, was as an
unusually unattractive oasis in desert.
Tommy was not particularly beauti-
full boy. His countenance was cheerful,
healthy and freckled. He was popular,
simple minded and knew more about
birds eggs than he did about books
Elton supposed that he ought to say
word or two to the boy, although ne did
not want to encourage him Co chatter
all through meals
''Well, Maynham, " he said, They've
left us behind, haven't they?" Tommy
beamed. "You don't look much put out
about it anyway"
mo. sir. said Tommy. GIVE had
rather a good time. got three rides on
the luggage carts, and as Mr.. Gibbing's
cab was coming back from the station
the man gave me a lift too. That makes
four rides and nothing to pay. One
would sooner have gone, of course.
Wouldn't you?''
This was unfortunate, because it re-
minded Elton of his servitude.
"But STILL, Tommy added, there's
lots OF things one can do when ones
alone. dare say it won't be so bad -
Elton had brought an English trans
lation Of a volume of Schopenhauer
down to tea with him. He opened it
and began to read Once or twice
Tommy ventured ON remark, and FL
ton answered in a slightly absentmind-
ed kind of way. At the end OF tea he
said to Tommy:
Look here. Maynham, during the
holidays you can always bring q book
In at tea or dinner if you like
Tommy thanked him. Reading on
these sacred occasions was strictly for
hidden during term time, and the re-
moval OF any prohibition was to be tax
en- as treat. This idea was SO firmly
rooted in Tommy's mind that he almost
forgot that he much preferred talking
to reading.
Mr.. Archibald Bunby had before he
left told Elton that breakfast would
have to be an hour later during the
holidays.
The servants have suggested Il, and
If don't make things as easy for them
as can while I'm away they'll leave
or want more wages or something. So
you'll breakfast at 8. And, say, Elton,
don't ring for anything if you can help
it. It's only few steps from the dining
hall to the kitchen. and you can very
well go yourself if they've forgotten
anything "
Elton now passed this information on
to Tommy, with such notifications al
: self respect demanded
1--WE told the servants, Maynham
that we won't breakfast before 8.
I, never do in the holidays myself, and
= dare say you won't object to an extrs
hour in bed.
Here was a further relaxation anC
another good reason why Tommy SHOULD
have felt pleased with the way thing
were going His uncle had written t.
him to cheer him up and console hin
Q for his stay at Redhurst during the hol
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SET THERE AND SMOKED MY PIPE
ind would bet asz in heavy odds that there
was a gal concerned in it. / took a big
shine to the feller and after awhile Of
fered him a job up to my mine to work
on shares, him to throw n the grub stake
ne had with him. He was W ling enough,
so from that day Ed-that' 5 nsNne enough,
for story-and me was pards Folks
used to call me "Groundhog" Bige, and
they nicknamed him English" Ed, but 1
usually called him "pard- Get eiongH
You bet / was a Ignorant old creature
and he was college larned but that WASH 6
no diff renee He was friendly to me as to
a chum of his OWL class, mebbe more so.
for when 1 got rheumatics, he was OF to
Ouray-and cold, too-to git linnermeno
and played the nurse complete. he was
lots of company, and so was the dorg-Doc
was tho pups name Pard took just as
much int rest in Cutie and ellis as me,
and got moro books-one about the gamest
old Teller, Pickwick, and the eating and
drinking In that volume would make your
mouth water. We read him while we eat
pork and biscuit and drunk coffee 'thout
no milk nor sugar. We was doing well In
the mine, but when you think of the ways
vittles has to be brought on the backs OF
them burros, you amt setting up for entrys
AS Ed used to say He was a cheerful
Teller, but given to fits OF gloom-never
said word about his folks though.
Bout Chris mus time, and we want SO
showed in by then but that you could gil
along on snowshoes, we was reading Pick
wick over again. He read aloud In diff
rent voices making it jest as real as live
folks attacking, when 1 says sudden, III
do it, by goshi'
WHAT He kinder jumped. and thu
pup riz up and licked my hand
''Why, says /, I'm hoof 1t to Ouray
and lay in chicken-a turkey II / can gi
it-pertaters and squash and cranberrie'
and the truck to make plum pudding
IN celebrate. Teams hear II faefa DICK
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PRICE, 5 CENTS.


came Before II was light the heavy
luggage carts were crnpchipg the gravel
drive The trunks had all been piled in
the hall the night before, surveyed with
satisfaction by many small boys as evil
denoe that the holidays had really come
at last There was an exceptionally
early breakfast fo- Two or three boys
that were to catch an exceptionally early
train Then, an hour later, the majority
followed, with their coat collars turned
up and Joy in their hearts and calcula-
tions of the amounts that they would
save out Of their travelling money in
their heads Later still Clubbing also
went, having himself conveyed to the
station In 2 shilling Fly, because the
boys walked, and he thought it well to
mark distinctions Last of all, after
many and minute instructions as to FL
ton, Mr.. Archibald Bunby drove off TO
his favorite holiday occupation of be-
ing bore in a boarding house There
were half dozen Of these establish
ments in as many seaside resorts that
shared in and dreaded his patronage
He liked TO collate them. His favorite
study was comparative price lists
Elton sat up in the assistant masters
sitting room He was smoking the first
pipe of the holidays, which was some
thing. Clubbing was gone, which was
also something. Bunby was gone, which
was even more. But, ON the other hand,
he himself was remaining, and the
many orders that Bunby had given him
ranked in his mind He pulled out one
Of his own visiting cards On it was
engraved "Mr. Eustace Elton" He
added the letters B. A. In pencil, and
underneath the name wrote, "Caretalxer
and nursemaid in the service Of Archi-
bald Bunby, Esq" He surveyed this
with sort Of grim satisfaction in in
sulting himself, then dropped it en- the
fire and swore under his breath The
clock on the mantelpiece struck 8 and
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OOAA IOdQ AEOin DlA-
verton to Ouray, a road that cost $40
GOO mile. In clear weather 1 could
see the stages whirl along this or, like n
line OF flies, mule train pass on in single
nle, and sometimes, like small ants
heavy loaded burro train. Them reminds
me OF a green Teller L see. reading about a
burro as was knocked off a road by a land
slide Serves EN- right, - said he, "for
taking that heavy frnitoor way up
there. He wasn't much on spelling and
didn't know a burro was the Colorado
name for a donkey. Tho burro is the sal
walton Of the mount'in miner, for the lit
tie creatures can walk on the picket edge
OF nothing and never miss a foot and carry
load that weighs more than they do
Far below the toll road the Uncapaghre.
brown and dark in the shadde-s and silver
in the sunlight, meanders through the
valley. How far DOWN. WAL one place
on that road is n cut torn from a solid
mount'in wall and look down Of 900
feet It is tickiish place. but we gets
used TO them things after a time
For six months in winter was showed
In Ia my lonely cabin. 1 could hear the
roar Of the icy gales through the crashing
timber and once in awhile another sound
that you never forget--6 fearful roar like
monstrous wave breaking over Jagged
rocks and carrying with it grand, big
ship There's a jar OF the airth n snap Of
trees, crunching and rumbling and a
thunder of rolling rocks, with a queer
sense OF moving. not where you may be,
but far OF. That's a snowslide. It be-
gins on a mount'in peak, creeping slow, a
white mass gathering more at every inch,
getting tighter for a clinch. then faster,
taking everything IN its path. cutting a
clean swath, like a scythe. then whirling,.
roaring, swallowing up a cabin. with
shrieking men, or bar, hid and sleeping
for the winter. Then you understand what
/ mean by moving. for the air is fun of it,
and It lasts till. with a mufied thunder
clap. the whole mass drops down into the
valley miles away.
Then the summer storms, when the
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new roar and each rast ,Te 1,,rr,I,rs S' ~
frether untiI Shere,s a very fnrv % soS,,,S
iika DotbiDg elsa oT, oartb
A0,in one dav Won see a ,,,or,,t,,r mob
n 0rav clond kinder boveri,,e, Low. it's 80
and fuu of crinkIes and rolls me cottC,,
hating ALI flnng in n bean Tx,roohv, th,,,.c11
a chill in the air and the o-rav clo,'d--N,,'
the sun DOM shine ON if~e,c+s -.
ink. 1t gets closer and lov,cT -
sudden turns mo ., sbcrr
YER Now unar- b.
with n rnsb q,
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- 80 80 I,oIlot ,lst Co.. tho cor,,,a,V5
- -, - T'6e,, ,,,~,rs, thoD the oniet 10
the sound of somethiD0 walking after
nI0ht Sometimes there's a sinking fouy
footed creature like monstrous vep ON,
cat with the sliest Gait of anv p.oi-oaI
devil That's mountain noZ, Often
there's a heavier tread, and a clumsy crea.
ture goes shifting by-a grizzly He CANE
be tanned nor the little black INN of his
family connection. Then again tbere's
the sound, but when you look there ain't
nothing to make it. That's the worst OF
all That ghosts.
My mine is tunnel 100 feet into a
mount1n side, and often toward night
when m working / hears tap. tap. tap,
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AWFUL SLOW
wfnder and git out If we were long away
Pard fixed a candle in the winder and put
logs on the fire. and then we set out l
had the lantern tied on my back, and had
made a rope fast to pard.
The night was jest like a curtain Of
black velvet and absolutely still The air
was thick and wet and Supplying. So we
goes on The snow being damp had packed
some, and that KEEP US In the trail, but it
was hard work, and l was already wore
out At last we tumbles into the road
and stops a mint
He never got as fur as this" 1 says,
land I'd better go on alone. You stay
here and IN shoot when find him" For
answer pard ketches my lantern.
IF it's death TO one of us 1t shall come
TO me-" he says lyon stay here. IN go. "
He'd cut the rope that bound us and
was of into the dark / knowed one OF
us must have sense. and II we lost that lit
tie trail up mount'in we was done fur. So
/ waited yelled to him 70 try and keep
tpside from the-edge Of the road but }
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To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
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strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
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give you my word did Then an
uncle came from Australia, that ED used
70 brag about when he was a child and
say he would bring back trunkful Of
gold Well. he really did come back with