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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

I am an experienced traveller and
there is no reason in the world why
should hesitate To assume the RESPONSE
bility OF protecting a pretty young wo-
man on the way from New York to Chi
cago. Any OF my acquaintance would
say that ii would be easy and even
agreeable to me. Yet perils lurk beside
the smoothest way, and who that buys
q ticket ever knows his actual destina-
tion?
The task was put upon me by Uncle
Jim" Prescott OF Danbury, Conn. | call
him uncle because there is no better
word to express the vague relationship
between US. Uncle Jim was a familiar
figure in my boyhood's days. fire.
quent and ever welcome visitor in my
fathers house. He and his big yellow
travelling bag are among my earliest
recollections. This bag must have been
made OF imperishable material or else
he had it stillfully renewed. for il look
ed precisely the same five years ago
when | last saw Uncle Jim as I'm 1869.
when my eyes first lighted on it,
His daughter, Nina, was with Uncle
Jim on that last occasion--a child. all
legs and arms. and i'm the midst OF the
most uninteresting period oe glrlhood
But that was five years ago. At IS she
should have begun 20 resemble her
mother, whom ! remember reverencing
in my youth as the ideal OF woman
hood.
IL was Nina whom was TO safeguard
on the journey. Uncle Jim had heard
that | was TO leave for the west on the
first day OF November. and the date fell
in very well with Nina's wish TO visit
schoolgirl friend in Chicago.
We were TO meet I'm the Grand Cen
trail station in time for the 6 o'clock
express. / planned TO be there half an
hour in advance, but the habi. of years
prevailed, and ] rushed into the sta
tion with grip in each hand at pre-
olsely four minutes OF 6.
lt was short allowance OF time for
finding my relatives, buying my tick
cts and witnessing n farewell between
n father and a daughter. but ! am al
ways In a hurry. and IL doesn't bother
me much. Ny FIRST glance failed to
detect tho towering form OF Uncle Jim.
but / spotted the old yellow bag on the
floor beside the door through which the
last OF the Passengers were hurrying TO
the express.
"All right. Nina!' said I, rushing up
10 the glrl as she stood by the big bag
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
THAT'S THE MANI"

bic friend were TO meet al o'clock at
the Grand Central station. When
rushed up 10 her, she hadn't the slight
est doubt that | was the man--who was
doubtless az that moment fretting and
fuming i'm the New York and New IIa-
ven waiting room
IL appeared also that Ethel had come
as near as possible 10 being caught by
her father, who had been only few
seconds late at the station. She had
been too excited TO notice my calling
her Nina when first greeted her.
My advice I'm these circumstances was
that the girl should get back home
again as fast as she could. but Nina ev-
identity had a romantic streak I'm her
nature. She yearned 20 help the lovers.
While we were debating the question
with as much animation as was com
patible with the concealinE OF our az
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

| logue OF my memory, and then. in on,
astounding instant, l knew that the
| girl was Nina.
Who. then, was the lovely but lach-
| rymose creature at my side? Some ro-
mantle maiden fleeing from home and
| father, and i was aiding and abetting
herl What should / do with her, and
how should / ever explain matters TO
Nina?
When do we get to Greenwich ?'
asked my unknown companion.
Greenwich So she was not only
with the wrong man, but she was on
the wrong railroad. Obviously she had
made the mistake that many another
mad made before her and had wandered
into the waiting room of the New York
Central instead of that of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford. What
should say TO her? Mysteries was the
least 1 could expect If l told her the
truth.
Don't worry about that" said I.
Leave everything to me. I'll tell you
all about IL in a few minutes. Mean
while l must speak 10 an acquaintance
of mine who is in this car. You'll ex-
cuse me. won't you?"
She gave a fearful assent. and I cross
ed the car and told the whole story to
my cousin Nina. She found some nat
ural difficulty i'm swallowing II, but my
manner was marked by that aggrieved
sincerity which comes to a man when
fate has really abused him, and this
prevailed.
at was all the fault OF that old yell
low travelling bag of your fathers" said
|. Who would have thought that there
was another like 1t in the world"
IF you had come earlier she replied.
with just but gentle reproof. Father
and / gave you up. and he put me
aboard the train. But there's no use
talking about that. The question is
what TO do right now. She seems a nice
girl"
"Unquestlonably. FASTENED 10 say.
mo one could doubt 1t for a moment"
1--WE must find out who her people
are" said Nina. Her father must be
sent for. Probably she will tell her sto-
ry to me more readily than to you. Take
me over there and introduce me-
but | don't know her name"
Never mind that. You know mine.
Now, come along"
Evidently Nina had grown up into a
VI Sftdl QetlslOu OI tnaf-
acter. She had made up her mind to
take this affair entirely off my hands.
The other girl had no objection to
making an acquaintance. Indeed she
seemed 10 experience "a deep relief in
the presence OF one OF her own sex
With infinite tact Nina told her the
story OF my mistake and obtained the
girls story I'm return. Her name was
Trfha1 81 a..
parents i'm Plainneld, ~. j. She was In
love with a young physician named
George Clarke, who was born OF a good
family in Tlainfeld and had called that
city his home until recently. when he
had moved To Greenwich. Conn, on ac-
count OF a promising professional op- !
portunity.
Ethers parents wanted her 10 marry |
an old fellow who had a lot OF money, |
but she had loved George Clarke ever |
since she could remember taking an in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

in an instant he had his hand on my
! shoulder
The explanation was obvious Mr..
Rogers had telegraphed ahead 10 have
the train stopped. He had seen me in
the station and had described me. That
was easy enough, for stand 6 feet 4
and have never been what one would
call quiet dresser.
That's the man, that's the suit of
clothes, and that's the gifll" said the
officer, the last words referring to
Nina.
] had my mouth open to protest, but
Nina stopped me.
Don't you say one word" she ex-
claimed. with a decisive force that
would have stopped the mouth or can
non.
In another moment we were being led
from the train, ] and my pretty cousin
Nina, under arrest as an eloping couple.
We were entertained very nicely by n
person who seemed to be the chief en-
bodiment OF legal authority in that re-
gion. He gave us a good dinner, sauced
with endless questions, to which we re-
piled only that we were not the persons
wanted and that somebody would get
into serious trouble on account OF our
detention.
About half past o'clock Mr.. Rogers
arrived. and IL was "a treat to see him
when his eyes rested on Nina The
trouble that had prophesied descended
upon the Irvington constabulary At that
moment, and Mr. Rogers was ne pur-
veyor of IT, After awhile. however, his
anxiety about his daughter overcams
his wrath. and then we pitied him.
She didn't need 10 run away" he
protested. THE Lord knows 1 was
willing she should marry the man she
loved. only I didn't believe she really
loved him. Young Clarke's a good fell
low. There's nothing against him. They
can be married I'm my house tomorrow,
il can only find her"
Upon hearing this declaration. we
Immediately took Mt. Rogers to the
house of Niua's friends. where a recon
Citation between father and daughter
after the most approved and time hon
ored pattern took place.
Before midnight Or. Clarke appeared.
ethel had telegraphed TO him, aud he
had come across country on q bicycle
in time that will forever remain rec
ord.
The next day Nina and took the
train for Chicago with the conscious
ness that we had been implicated i'm a
very satisfactory love affair.
j may add that We have since becoms
concerned In another but n will not
have the spice ot an elopenent. for Tn
clf Jim Is good enough 10 bc quite sat-
isfed with me as son-in-law.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

Kissing was unknown 10 the Austria
lisns. the New Zealanders. the Papuans.
the Eskimos and other races until
comparatively recently. The inhabit-
ants OF Mallicolo, an island I'm the Pa
cifc ocean, show their admiration by
kissing. a Chnaman puts on his hat
where we should take IL of, and among
the same curious people a coffin Is con-
sidered neat and appropriate present
for an aged person. especially IL he be
IN poor health.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
cURIosIuEs OF THE CALENDAR,

There are some curious facts connect
ed withe the days OF the week on which
centuries and months begin. No CEN
tury can begin on a Wednesday. FRI
day or Saturday. The month OF Octo.
ber commences with tho same day o.
The week as January. except in "a lean
wear September and December also
start on the same weekday. and 80 da
February March aud November The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

six years OF his service at Plymouth
church he raised something over
So 600 900 for institutions which he chose
to aid as found. lie began a series OF
Sunday night addresses at Central Mu-
sic Hall, In state street. where the ca
pacity OF the great place was tested
and thousands were turned away long
before the hour FOR the address was AZ
hand. and ne founded home for
young boys OF the street than which
there " mo- more fourishins instifu-
tionsin the West to-day. The most i'm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

first day Of May. June and August
never fall on the same weekday on
which any other month begins. April
and July start on the same day OF the
week This year January and October
begin on saturday; February. March
and November on q Tuesday. April ana
cember on a Thursday. June on
dnesday May on a sunday. August
on "a Monday.
Leap year. however. always throws
this arrangement ont of goat Christ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
A 81. 500. .oon SERMON.

When the Rev. Frank w. Gunsalus.
y. D.. now president OF the Armour
Institute OF Technology. was pastor Of
Plymouth Church. he moved oil Chi
cago with his oratory. a young giant
physically. with an unequaled power
OF poetic expression. he threw himself
into the Affairs " the Lake city and
accomplished "a worid,of good. In the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

teresting thing TO be related OF him is
that he preached a rousing sermon one
Sunday at Plymouth I'm which he set
forth, in his finest manner, the things
that ought TO be done for the young
boys and girls OF our generation.
When he was through member or
his congregation. Philip u Armour.
the great pork packer, came forward
and taking him by the hand. said
DO you believe in those ideas YOU
just now expressed"
II certainly DO. said Dr. Gunsalus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

And you'd carry them out II you
had the means?' "AIost aasurpdly.' %
We'll. then" said Mr.. Armour 'lf
you viii give me fivc years Of your time
i will give you the money"
The result Was that Armour 1nsti.
tute was founded, with DR.. Gunsalus
as its president, where this year 1900
young men and women Will be taught
the most important indust rlal
branches. That Sabbath address is
going down 80 history under Tho title
uf the ~ 100 nOO sermon Truth
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

mas always falls on the same dTy OF
the week "a New Years Day and a
year always ends on the same week day
~ IL is started. Next year Will r'ort On,
"a Sunday. and there will thas b. fifty-
three Sundays In the year. t1inI
which happened last IN lS0S. and oc-
curs only fourteen times In "a century.
Very rarely Is the number of n year a
square. In is40 IL was the square ot 43.
The previous occasion was l1ct tho
square ~ g. and IN 1875. Wa shall haso
the squsre-'yf s Baltimore sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

ed by a commotion at the other end Of
the car.
In rushed the conductor OF the train,
the Pullman potentate and person
who could be nothing else than a sub
urban officer Of police. The last named
had a telegram i'm his hand. All three
were talking excitedly.
The officers eyes met mine.
There's the mani" ne exclaimed and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

an around at goods and prices in
Housefurnishings, then come here
and see how thoroughly we can
please yon with stylish, up fo-datc
Furniture and at the same time
save you one-haf of the DUP
chase price.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08
DOM

think of buying a Range until you
have examined the merits of the
World Renowned Model Grand,
the acknowledged leader, made in
Providence, and being sold at
bankrupt prices at this closing
out sale.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-08

dmn
Holiday Gifts will oft
n nd all
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
INT PHOENIX. BRATTLEBORO FRIDK. JANUARY Z, 1893

is Richard Wayling. am an English
man, but up to eight years ago passed
my life in India. My father went thith-
er with the East India company, taking
me with him when was child in
arms"
"Havo you profession?" asked Pc
ter. "Your appearance bespeaks the
artist"
81 have no profession, he said, drop
ping his lids When he looked up again,
there was an aroused expression in his
eyes, which dcepcncd as he spoke. "But
l have a quest which l can never for.
sake, an idea which overpowors all 9TH
ers, a longing which pursues me night
and day, fixed purpose which scorches
my heart like a hot iron, a secret hope
which | calculate upon and dream over
All, Peter, you know not what it means
to have loved woman better than your
life, do you? Nay, you are too young
You know not what it is to-
The Hindoo suddenly laid his hand
with soft dclibcratenoss upon his mas
ter's shoulder. The expression of wait.
ing had gone from his brown face, and
over it flashed a glow like fire upon ice
He smiled, and the cold satisfaction Of
that smile was a deadly menace. Peter
drew back, % chill in his blood.
"Look, sa.ib, who stands yonder the
light of the fire upon him?" he wills
percd, crouching behind Wayling 50
that only the top of his turban could be
seen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
MISCELLANY.


Abdallah, pious above all mankind
Who dwelt in Mecca, morning, noon and night
His voice to Allah raised in prayer contrite
Was he aud humble-pure in mind
Inspired of heaven he-not so his wife;
She daily stood the market place within
And bought and sold, nor deemed il any sin
To mingle there in scenes of toll and strife
While thus he prayed she earned the food he ate:
But oft he reprimanded her Said he:
Thou should st devote thy life to prayer, like me
Serve not myself; Allah alone, is great"
AT last his words sanl, deep into her heart
Said she: while Allah shall my poor life spare
My voice to him I'll raise in prayer.
Henceforth Of righteousness am part"
Ahdallah's heart was glad. and side by side,
They prayed until the sun in heaven was high
Then hunger to the pi us man drew nigh
And loudly Clamored to be satisfied.
Abdallah's wife still prayed-no food was there
The good mans soul was vexed Wis plain, "
he said,
"That even piety must needs be fed.
And man cannot exist alone by prayer"
And thus he learned: Faith without works, is
dead"
= And, profting by what he learned, straightway
He went to work, and prospered from that day
And thanks to Allah gave for daily bread,
-irthur j BWdick in GOdeYS Mdgd-ine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
CHAPTER III.

Wayling stood still, with tensely
clasped hands, his under lip caught be-
tween his teeth, his eyes turned inward,
like a mans walking in his sleep.
Il found myself coming from a land
Of clouds and uoJhiuSuy~, toa faint
consciousness Of myself" ho said rap
idly. My brain by degrees became
clearer. l ondoayor5d to open my eyes,
but found II impossible. Then l knew
that the trance which had held me at
different times from my loyhood held
me again, hut was not dismaycd, only
sorry the time had come when my wife
must bee told of my peculiar intirmity.
The place was very STILL Iseem To hear,
as / did then, the dropping OF the sands
in an hourgiass somewhere near me, the
hlcatiug of lamb for It's mother, COM
ing, as it seemed, through an open
window. l became aware Of the soft
opening and closing Of a door. Some
body entered and stood ly my side. One
finger was placed upon my forehead,
and the person drew a string down my
body to the extreme tips of my toes.
Then there flashed oyer me frightful
idea. l was being measured for my cot
fin. Tho people around me supposed me
actually dead" continued Wayling.
Glow had such a condition come to
pass? Had | .alltn into the trance whilo
with strangers? Where was Rao? Where
was Cautley? knew not. l could re-
member nothing Of time or place pre-
vious to the attack. Now my suffer
ings began in truth. felt my hands
were neatly folded upon my breast and
my limbs Strengthened after the man
ncr Of "A corpse. The door was opened
again. l heard a low cry, and twow warm
arms were placed under my head, 1t
was Mary. Oh it was my wife! The
glorious sense Of relief which rushed
over me / cannot find words to de-
scribe. If my wife were by my side,
my friend and servant could not be far
away. With all my strength l strovo to
speak to her-to open my eyes. 1t was
as if every muscle were held down in a
band of iron and my tongue We're para
| lived, But the worst was yet to come.
Mary laid her warm cheek against my
| brow and murmured strange, self con-
demning words into my ear. wanted
to shrek out that it was not, could not
be true, ana then this man entered. lie
spoke of me as one dead, and from his
conversation with my wife l knew that
horrid thing she had Whispered was SC
indeed-that he had stolen her love
from me and there was guilty under
standing between them, How he laugh
ed at Mmy's fears, ridiculed her re-
morsel Nay, more, he even dared talk
of their future happiness together,
while knowing could hear, that every
word ate through my heart, that he was
sending me to the most awful fate hui
man being could sutfer-the suprcmes
of mental torture. At that moment
would gladly have damned my soul fol
power to look once into his craven face
ere l laid him dead at my feet. l4ool
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

"Rao Il do nothing save what
direct, " II Wayling, "Do not fear,
Peter. Fe not given you my word?
Now thsyo have we'll nigh forced our
way inttour house and stand face to
face wit the Judas who betrayed me
it is nj you should know my mean
ing. Tia is no time to lose"
PctJtcw chair forward and seat
ed himif in the center of the room be-
twooulo two men, His boyish face
was d and pinchcd from anxiety.
Therols an indomitablo resolve in
Wayb's bearing, an open eagcrnoss
for rngc in the Hindoo's, a sorvilo
tcrronl the attitude Of the unfortunate
Caut, who sat huddled upon tho
couchis wig awry, his lip dejectcdly
hang
g, as not always this mans cne-
my, commenced Wayling leaning his
hC1lpon his hands. Cline was when
wa re inscparable. On the details Of
ouilng friendship dare not lingcr.
Heas the son Of poor missionary, q
20 man, and when left India eight
We ago to inherit an estate in Eng
la ! made him accompany me. Aye,
I'm shared my fortune with him, and
byas to me as my own brother
For these two years past 1 have
fed him az strongly as once | loved
n. From place to place in England
n Franco have / followed him. He
ldcd me always, though never dream
Il Il
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Calves and Pigs.

7 WILL pay market price for all calves delivered
i any Saturday, or before 1880 Monday morn
ings at my farm, BrattehOro. VIII also buy
some nice new mich cows u. G. CLARK.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-13

Everything used in making our soda
water and syrups is of the best quality
that a be bought. Try it and be con-
WINGED. Fischer e. Co.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-13

At the Claire: Celestino Garcia, CO.
nejos; Hugh Kirkman, Trinidad; W. D.
Warren, Trinidad; H. Fl. Howard, San
Marcial; Pedro Castillo, B~ernalillo; Jas.
Grant, Bland.
At the Exchange: Mrs. J. G. Hamp-
ton, Emporia, Kas.; L. f. Frazier,
Bland; Mrs. S. P. Lindley, Emporia,
Kas.; Thomas Dozier, Santa Clara; An
tonic Joseph, Ojo Caliente; Geo. T: Sum
mer, Denver: John Azzaluni, Globe, A.
Z.
At the Palace: j.. G.. Biidleman, st.
Paul, Mimi; Brice Mccoy, Las Vegas;
A. j. Mitchell, Marble, Colo; A. M.
Ozmun, w. Wincup, Los Angeles; j. A.
Wood, Las Vegas; Emily Gwaltney,
Rochefort, Ind; Sarah Gwaltney, Mid
way, Ind; Mabel H. Milligan, Las We
gas; Mrs. j. A. Carruth, East Las We
gas; John Reddington, Antonito; 3. H.
Lounsburg, Alamosa; S. A. Cliff, Den
yer; John H. Riley, Colorado Springs;
Frances G. johnson, Albuquerque; Lu-
ella Witt, Sioux City, Ia; W. N. Dris-
| coll and wife, Socorro: Dave d. Thomas,
Pearce, A. L.
At the Bon Ton: Celso Baca, Belen;
H. Trousells, Espanola; Dan Carter,
Glorieta; Thos. N. Dozier, Glorieta; Se-
vero Ortiz, Pojoaque; George Meyers,
Sam Thompson, Bland; d. Fl. Hines,
V. S. Coulson, Philip Stimmel, Ala
mosa; Antonio Mares, Juan Garcia,
Notividad, Romera, Rowe.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-13

No. / Kansas City meats, which is the
best, received on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at A. Walker & Co.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-13

Pat. Murphy" 1t is needless to say
that the young man is with the boys that
went to Fort Whipple today and will be
an honor to the patriotic parent he
leaves behind.
The merchants around town have
decorated their places of business very
handsomely with flags and bunting.
Something unique in this line is the
green flag of old Erin with the harp as
a centerpiece that waves from a pole in
front Of Conway's Bon-Ton restaurant.
There are few If any other Irish flags in
the territory. Mr.. Conway says that
Company G has any number Of Irish
Americans in its ranks and he puts up
the flag in their honor.
In Company c there are two young
men named Allen. They came in the
| other evening with the recruits from
Trinidad. They are no relatives, being
residents of widely separated localities.
H. P. Allen, 27 years old, came to Trim
idad about. 5 weeks ago, securing en-
ployment with the Colorado Telephone
company. He wa an employe of the
Mare Island navy yard, at San Fran
cisco, until the recent earthquake threw
all the men there out of work. His
home is at Warren. Penn. Leslie Allen
is SO years old, and has been living at
Trinidad since 1892, where he was
engaged as weighing clerk for the
Victor Coal company. He is a native OF
Missouri.
Company G is quite cosmopolitan in
its make up. Among the ~nationalities
represented there are IS born in the
United States, four Germans, Two Irish
men, two Russians, one Austrian and
five S%cotchmen. Included among. the
volunteers whose nationality is put
down as Americans are 10 natives of
the territory. sons of Mexican parents.
1t will be found also that many others
who claim the United States as their
place of nativity are sons OF foreign
born parents, a number OF Germans,
Irish, English and Scotch. But every
man among them is a true and loyal
American and as such they are greeted.
All honor 10 them.
The Hearts That Go.
All hail to the flag that floats above,
Hail, hail to the men below!
There's pity for saddening hearts that stay,
But cheers for the hearts that go.
With the shuttle OF feet and the beat or drum
And steel-glint, row. on row.
Let the nation as our boys go out,
4 A hail to the boys that go!'
Cheer the resolute lads who are off to war.
May they bring the Spaniard low;
Ho, for the boys! Though our hearts be sore
i Stout are the hearts that go.
Honor and fame to the boys-our boys!
Honors on them bestow.
But the hearts at home have fewer joys;
There are tears for the hearts that go.