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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

other invitations just as naturally.
l suppose it's pretty hard for a girl
to keep the peace between ten geniuses
who persist in admiring her, especially
if she possibly have a secret inclination
toward one of them, which, in COM
mon Justice to the rest, she would have
ton she kept it well hidden, and
neither l nor any of the others, as far
as | could judge, suspected it until
however. | digress, and to continue my
story must go back to one night about
TWO weeks after | got permanently set
tied. and before I had got really init
mate with my surroundings. On this
particular night | was awakened by
the most unearthly bowls, and jumping
out of bed, stood shivering in my pa
jamas, bewildered and trying to make
out what it was all about. Hearing
doors opening and voices in the corri-
dor, l opened mine, and found several
of the fellows staring inquhlngly
around; finally we traced the racket to
Motions room, and got there in
crowd, shouting to him through the
door, What was the trouble?" We
heard him foundering round inside,
and presently his voice sounded,
Quick, boys. Up on the roof; it's
burglar l can't get out; all the snakes
are loose and seem to have gone clean
daft. Well, we made break for the
scuttle-it was bitterly cold weather,
and the cover was kept fastened down,
while the ladder was in a nearby
closet-by the time we got up, of course
our visitor had made good his escape
The fiat roof was covered with snow,
and his footprints showed clear enough
leading to and from Notions skyl1ght.
We prowled about for a few minutes,
but there was no signs of the fugitive,
and were just going below again when
the gas, shining through the skylight,
attracted one of the men, and he went
and paered down there-"Say, you fell
lows! Come here, quick! If that don't
beat Dante I'm a Dutchman."
We all crowded round, and |, at
least, forgot all about my slippered
feet in the snow, so great was my in
terest at the sight inside.
In the middle of the floor stood Mel
ton, some kind of a wooden bathrobe
hanging about him; fiddle and bow IN
his hands, and as he fiddled he swayed
and twisted in all directions; while
around him everywhere, cllnglng to
the pictures, on the backs of chairs,
swarming over the easel, were snakes
some sparkling with beautiful cole j,
others dull brown and black-but all
in a state Of intense excitement, dart
ing and swapping, the sounu CT tael[
horrible kissing rising at times over
the wall Of the music.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
By Aquilla Kempster.

denial when a suppressed litter reached
our ears from the floor above, and
looking up we saw half a dozen heads
peering down at us. When they saw
they were discovered the storm broke,
they howled and shrieked with laugh
ter, stamping and shouting up and
down the corridor Recognizing that
we had in some manner been made the
victims Of practical joke, we went up
Dennis haughtily, | shamefully.
"Howley Mither! Look at that now.
Put down that sarpint or Ollie arrest
ivry mither's son of yez fur carrying
deadly wepins.'
ARREST nothing. Here, have a
drink" and advancing came the man L
afterward knew as Arthur Melton-ln
one hand a whisky bottle and IN the
other the neck Of a huge snake, whose
body was coiled in loose folds round
him. He was a tall, slender, young Eel
low. with one Of the most ideally arts
tic heads I've ever seen. regular
name of dark brown hair fell all ways
about his head and face, and, for
wonder. suited him. His face was sal
low and thin, while his eyes were as
hig and bright as to be almost start
ling,
While Dennis was paying MS re-
snects TO the bottle, the others stand
ing round still grinning, the young fel-
low advanced smiling toward me, ana
when he did so all the little anger |
still felt left me.
Say. old man, it was rough, know,
and we apologize. But jee. l wouldnt
have missed it for tenner. Waow!"
Here they all exploded again, while
Dennis and | grinned sheepishly. After
the officer had left, formal lntroduct1ons
took place, and I'm afraid they had
something to do with my headache OF
the next day.
The ice having been thus broken, /
found the men about me the best-na-
tured crowd imaginable, and during
the next few days one or another OF
them was in and out Of my den cOntin-
ually helping me in the disposal OF my
'penates" and taking as much inter-
este in getting the right artistic effects
as | myself But for the finishing
touches the consensus of opinion ap-
peared to be that l must have Bessie
On inquiry [ found that she was a
model who more or less dwelt among
them. and during her leisure devoted
herself to the endless wants of the
boys" stitching on buttons, keeping
tab on the laundry, &c.-in fact,
mothering the whole crowd.
| expected to see something ancient,
and probably Irish, but was agreeably
surprised when one of the fellows
brought a tall, slender girl TO my room
and introduced her as Bessie. She
could hardly have been more than
nineteen, and with her pretty face and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
HE WAS A HUSTLER.
He Went for Cane, Alligators and Gran
ges ana he Got Them.

ges and He Got Them.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
HE was a typical, enterprising
Fastener. young and cheeky" re-
marked a gentleman yesterday. "He
came into my ONCE last Saturday 70
ask about taking trip over the
Grand Isle Road / told MIN he would
have to go across the river and buy
ticket, Ike anybody else. When L
boarded the train Sunday morning on
my way to my place at the terminus,
he approached me and took a seat.
You don't remember me- he Jerked
out 1 came into your office to ask
how to get out here. You see, want
to get some sugar cane ana oranges 10
take home as souvenirs. l told MIN
that the orange crop was almost gath
ered and that the cane was cut near
the roads. Oh, made up my mind TO
get oranges and sugar cane, and | In
tend to do it, some way, he answered.
On my way back to town that evening
the first person | saw on the train was
my young Fastener. His valise was
bullying with its contents. What did
| tell your he exclaimed triumphant
ly, holding up a bunch of oranges at
tached to stems, they told me that l
couldn't find any, but l found them
l laughed. Those are not sweet or
anges,' l told him they are sour so
much the better, he remarked, not at
all ronplussed In New York we can
buy all the sweet oranges we want,
but sours will be a rarity Then he
dove down into his bag and drew out
young alligator, wriggling and
squirming. Look at that he eX-
claimed proudly look at him. | wad-
ed through mud and slush to get that
fellow, and the people tell me that it
is the only alligator that has been
captured around these diggings for
many years Did you get any sugar
cane?' I asked. His face dropped tenn
porarily, but frightened Immediately.
Not yet he said, but | intend to get
some Our train was bowling along
without stopping. He asked the con-
ductor if stops would be made at the
sugar plantations, but the conductor
answered shortly, Mop Neverthe-
less. the train did stop. Mr.. Fastener
rushes out, and in little while re-
turns, Juggling bunch of cane. The
Lord knows how he happened to get
it. Near the city he noticed at a way
station a number Of small orange
trees. planted behind wire fence.
Would those grow in pots?' he asked.
l answered in the affirmative. BY
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

graceful ways she would have seemed
tar more at home in fathers house
entertaining her guests than living
and cumming with a band of vaga-
bonds like US. However, as she SEEM
ed TO have no doubts as to the pro-
priety and desirability Of her position,
[ naturally fell in with the rest and
soon began to regard her as a most
necessary and important part of the
"roOkery." She was always ready and
willing to do all she could for any of
US and all she could do was no little.
If one OF the fellows got sick Bessie
Immediately installed herself as nurse,
to the envy of the others, who always
declared the victim to be taking.
When, dressed in a dainty little cos
tune, and looking as sweet and charm
ing as nature and art could make her,
she would beard the most irascible
art editor in his den, and she rarely
came back without having disposed of
one or two at least of the drawings
intrusted to her. AS for posing, it was
simply gift. She enjoyed it thor
oughly and would catch the spirit of a
character as | never saw a model do
before. She had her own little private
room, the walls of which were cover
ed with the choicest bits of the boys
work, and-well, if she was good to
them, they showed their appreciation
of her by the thousand little atten-
tons that help to make a womans life
pleasant One of her best qualities
was a happy knack of making herself
scarce when there We're things going
on that weren't Just so,' but if there
was a bad headache the next day in
consequence there was always some
strong tea and other delicacies for the
culprit.
i believe we We're all of us just a
little smitten; but it's a pretty hard
matter for ten men TO make love to
one girl; two, or possibly three,
might, but ten! Besides, it was so evil
IDENTIFY her proper course to treat all
of us alike that we had to accept her
impartiality as best we might. |
know l made up my mind to do so, only
alas, from lack of encouragement to
do otherwise; still, I confess | was
very apt to be jealous if one of the
other fellows took her out to the the
atre twice running, and only felt
soothed when she accepted mine to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
HIS MIsFORTUNn

He was a successful youne 9r+h,.
psychological novels and char u
dies, and he was trying 10 yac r.. Y
the elder men with a few Mini. ~
manner Of his genius. ''i
Il am singularIy talented That v.,.
he told them. Il have a VAST be-, ",
ton. l can tell at a glance tor ~
stance, what people are thinking -,
me-"
Very clever, no doubt" ccmwer.s,
one OF the veterans, "but-y0u rns,
pass a very miserable existence
And the young man went and lessai
his head against the cool ma1a.g r5n.
telpiece, to help him think j. ua--
Punch.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

IN INV feet and. seeing my hat, hard
felt one, | flung it Wlth an my force
at the brute's head, and without walt
ing to see if it had taken erect rushed
bowling down the passage.
God, I never thought that passage
nras 81 long. | expected every moment
~ fool the brute seize me. How L gor
down to the front door without break
nc, nv neck | don't know, but L did,
IA ont into the street; and, as luck
,r-o,,ld have it. right into the arms OF a
w., 49, 1rish policeman, one OF the very
finest.
Co.. fva+ is the matter wild ye?'
"A serpent" 1 gasped' loose 0n 'ne
stairs. 40 T. +ba+ alp"
"Is that all! Why man. 1t might
nan ma ma! You'll get over 1t all right
v,bera do We live, sonnie?
..sav officer, quit foollng' l m not
80 I'm an artist. My studio Is
aIua IN the top floor of the e1'eas ion'
up on tell YOU there is a big snake
anu ,;Le q boa constructor or py1hoA
Ioon ,,,e on the banisters
aWheres yer hat: - woe CO.
~ y + bT It at him just as ne was go
ing to grab me- t,a officer first.
So we "a,,t Ho being evidently i'm
and cau'I affer him, decidedly more
pressed s.e,,sly and more impressed. H., As As
cautiouSry we stopped at each gas Jet
We aa aoon got plenty Of sf 81 to 70 s su4s
ana s srriving at the foot OF the Tn stars
us. a., nv hat but no snake
Vel ~ vi + know? DO you suppose
\ How o. n ao his card? Of course he's
FOUND @ a5. s:s' : se@s" asos and
W. p and ceiling, but all in yain'
W. NV rnn+vrsteriously as he came.
~ took oil off, his i,i he Lime t mGp-
Nrow, twisted his. his e. v 9her.
Mlast night?'
" MI No, Stree. Yer a
VIZ yer got 'em sure"
N make an indignant
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
Love and ElypnotiSm.

90 ~ one OF the busiest thoroughfares
~, NeW York there is sandwiched a
~ M, narrow old building: so narrow is
H. entrance that the staircase had to
brss ~. down to half it's width when
aslness enterprise decided the owner
g. invest In an elevator. Rranching off
ii ~ the first floor is a long badly
fsnteo passage, which connects the
I'M building with an extention at
t .he pack; and up on the TON floor of
= Y extension is a nest Of studios al
mass occupied and conservatiyelv
sudIued by batch of artists. IFS a
ro hho"h place to the cult and the
thu az peasant memories to more
TIL ~ ridh VINO has become famous.
raro,' eioMu up there are always jolly
Tho successful and generally poor
tbay III Neniehces are primitive where
10y exist at all and consequently the
a III state of steady decline
or ne rover floors of this extension
80 senerally occupied by tailors, but
~. makers S trlmmers and folk of that
,, M VINO rarely stay long owing to the
aitioedSlLg attentions of the Bohemians
e' Inese attentions are sometimes
Ecu ana tight ensues-gen orally
~ e4Ae uetflment Of the tailors-and
laNens Ihlngs up bit in the quiet old
4oohery. occasionally the landlord pro-
.Iets on one pretxet or another but
tAe men are clannish. and he is meek
ana usually yields with what grace he
can.
into this atmosphere of poor art and
worse tobacco I in turn came to take
up my abode and met with an incident
VI such Weirdness that had [ not been
Somewhat prepared for it's occurrence
ps, series of startling though less i'm
poftant events, would have doubted
my absolute sanity. Even the great
est catastrophy, however, loses it's
lorce to shock US if we have been in
the secret, as it were. Following on
from cause to effect, any way, here's
the story:
returning to my den the night fol-
icWlng my lnstalment, | walked 2iCng
the narrow extension passage, and fin
ally coming to the foot of tho stairs
leading to the upper lloors, was lIst
swinging carelessly up them when
something bright in the tlg II of the
gas. jet caught my eye, and / stopped
short, one foot and one hand raised,
simply petrified with astonishnent,
and then-yet, confess 1t, fca1-for
there curling down the tan sters with
in six feet of my nose WIS 4 huge SER
2 3nt, its head raised, its beady little
eyes glittering and its 70, hed rOngne
darting in and out of its mouth. |
think it was ten seconds before I re-
covered-it seemed at least ten min
untes. Then l made a wild spring
backwards nv hat falling into nv
arms as l did so. I landed somehow
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
AN ALLURING IDEA.

"What I want to see exclaimed
Senator Sorghum, SIS the annexation
of Hawaii. / envy the meu wlo VIII
one day come to this Capitol to r.7re.
sent the interests OF tia. lar-d.s.aat
Eyes" reioined the en.aas asae
young friend "They will loom la as
giant reminders Of the progress Of civ.
ilization and OF the increasing power u
this young Republic"
so they will" answered Tie Saaa.
tor; so they will And in addition d
all that, just think Of the mileage -
Washington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

Jove.' be lieve I'll jump o,.,
fence and set some. Would ar "a
prevent me? i don't Enarr 921
that l answered, but you m'sb. @9ly
load Of buckshot,' He defer51;. :. T
leave the trees stay, Bec0r f~g L
municative, he told me how t54
worked on various New Y5r,- Ia
but had grown tired, and fes
mined to see the South. NV s.
cost me seventy-fve cents, II w.
and | came on the Cror v.r
too. Of course, I had to sts7 ,, L. Ii
The worst part is that rha l
brought me here, but naw ~ y
that | cennot go back. SIKH .-i
marine lawyer about it. Nm. -.
money? Oh, I'll tx that All ~.
He said that he had paid rousr-.. q. Il
cents for his dinner. IA f.r.u
ed to charge me fifty cents H..
nay, nay, Pauline. I looked 49,. III
and found nice French warqr g W.,
save me dinner for lr5--,. y. Y.
cents. had ham and eggs n c,-
1t was fine, I tell YOU" 0'-s
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

closed doors and | confess, the pam
tive melody soothed me, despite my
still irritable feelings against the per-
former.
Bessie was sitting more quiet than
usual. Generally when the head was
finished she kept up pretty continu-
Gus flow of chatter and laughter; but
to-day she was quite silent. Once or
twice l endeavored to start her talk
ing, but met with nothing but mono
syllables in return, and finally, think
ing she was tired or drowsy, | let her
alone and became absorbed in Dit OF
delicate foreshortening. l was vague
Nv conscious of the continuance OF the
music for some time, but later got SO
engrossed in my work that | did not
notice when it ceased. Then L saw
Bessie pass her hand YEARLY across
her ewes, and, thinking she was tired,
fold her to. rest. | looked up mo-
ment later: she was still sitting IN
the same position, but there was some
indefinable change in her; her whole
attitude seemed one of strained eager
ness, and as l watched her her lips
parted and her head inclined little
forward, as if listening intently; then
suddenly her whole figure seemed to
start and stiffen rigidly; she gave a
half shudder and rose up, her hand to
her head and strange frightened look
on her face.
Eyes, yes, hear; I am coming" she
muttered. I jumptd up, thinking she
was i'll.
Bessie, what is it?" But she waved
me to one side, walked quickly to the
door, unlocked and opened it and
started down the corridor, I following.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05

nue south-John and Mary McDonough for revocation of permit granted M. C. Hogan to pave.
 York. Twenty-second to Twenty-third- Property y-owners to pave by private contract. Alabama, Twenty-second to Twenty-third- Same.
 Fifteenth avenue south. P to Q street south John Puckhaber for remacadamizing. Willard street north and Golden Gate avenue .Buckman Contracting Company for release Ass. from contract to construct stormwater inlets. Hilbert, Leavenworth to Hyde-Citizens for construction of sidewalks.
 Clay and Drumm-H. Audfffred for permiS- sion to repair wooden sidewalk.
 Lower terrace, Pluto street to Serpentine place-Daniel O'Day to use red rock in macad- serpentine place, Lower terrace to Temple street-Same.
 PETITIONS REFERRED TO STREET
 LIGHTS COMMITTEE.
 Business streets = Taxpayers for electric lights on same instead of gas lamps. the lights Business streets-Merchants Association for an improved system of street lighting on same.
 PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COM Grove, Cough to Octavia-Michael McCaffery against construction of sidewalks.
 Potrero avenue Twenty-fourth to Twenty fifth-Property owners against paving. street-Same.
 REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE ON
 MATTERS SUBMITTED AT PREvI-
 OUS SESSION. recommended changed and established.
 Third. Mission to Howard-Contract let to Finn & Treacy to repair street eulogized in Laurel and Stanley places-In favor of con- ditional acceptance.
 Reservoir street-Proceedings suspended until City and County Attorney makes report. Gift Maps 1. and 3-Order reducing width of sidewalks favored for passage.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05

Twenty-first Eureka to Diamond-Pipe sewer, etc.
 Mission, Twenty-second to Twenty-thrd- Artificial stone sidewalks. Hyde Union to Filbert-Curbs and paving. RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. Broadway and Devisadero-Bitumen. Frederick. Washington to Jackson-Basalt Gilbert. Grammar to southeast termination of Gilbert-Bitumen
 Iaguna and Lombard-Same. Florida Twenty-second to Twentyth thrd-Bi- tunen.
 Bryant, Eighteenth to Nineteenth-same Steiner Page to Oak-Basalt Noe Thirteenth to Fourteenth-Bttumen. Hilbert, Fillmore to SteinercSame. McAllister Baker to Lgon.same McAllister and Baker-Same. Devisadero and Broadway-Same. California and Walnut-Basalt. California and Spruce-Same. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPT Waller Steiner to Pierce-Bitumen. Waller and Pierce-Same Laguna and Washington-Same. Twenty-second, Hampshire to Potrero avenue Same Same
 Clayton, Oak to Page-Same. Octavia, Eddy to Ellis-Basalt and bitumen. I.aguna O'Farrell to Ellis-Bitumen OBJECTION TO STREET WORL SUS-
 TANNED. Lombard Hyde to Iarkin-Curbs and side walks northerly side. PROPOSALS ORDERED READvERTISED. Mission street and Crescent avenue-Paving,
 BID ORDERED REJECTED. I street and Ninth avenue-Remacadamiz-
 BID RECOMMENDED REJECTED. Mason, O'Farrell to Geary-Artificial-ston sidewalks.
 EXTENSIONS OF TIME GRANTED Ellery Bryant to Federal-To Pacific Paving Company, 60 days on paving, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05

stores of the hotel. After most suc- cessful career in the clothing buetness the firm sold out and about fifteen years ago went into the hat trade upon Kearny street.
 Morris Colman was a married man. but was divorced from his wife ten years ago. She lives in the East. There were two children by the marriage, ms son. Jerome and a daughter, II years old. who is visiting in the East now.
 It is known that Colman was not In need, although it is said that much or the wealth which he had amaSsed had slipped from his grasp. He left no let ters nor written documents to account for his act Deputy Coroner Haliet found his jewelry and money in the places where they were usually kept.
 Charles Colman and his family were greatly shocked by the news of the sudden end of one who was near and dear to them. They would not discuss the suicide beyond stating that there was, so far as they knew. no reason why the unfortunate man should have taken his life. When Jerome Colman left his father yesterday morning he was in good spirits, but 1t was only shortly after the departure of the son that the father took his life.
 he mystery that surrounds Colman death appears to have no sausfactory counted for by his relatives, who refused to tell the cause if they know. It may have been the result of brooding over his domestic unhappiness, for. his divorce from his wife was secured by Colman upon the ground of desertion, she hav- ing run away with another man. Colman was reputed by those who knew him best to be a sober person and strictly temper ate in all ways, and 1t is not known that he had any secret alliances that could have caused him to commit suicide.
 He was a Mason, and 1t was said some years ago attended the Jewish Temple on Sutter street. The remains have been taken in charge by Charles Colman but the funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-05

as the Madrono steamed slowly along there were seen abundant signs of the destruction of some vessel, for the sea was strewn with floating timbers, from all parts of a ship. but no signs of the hull was to be found. Ordering out two small boats, Lieutenant Beattie began a systematic search of the rocky and surf beaten coast. and for ten miles every cove, inlet and reef was carefully inspect ed. with the result that in one little cove, guarded by jagged rocks and shel- tered by high, frowning cliffs, were found tangled spars cordage, timbers and other debris showing that here the il-fated bark had struck and pounded to pieces, still holding her secret from the prying eyes of man.
 That the wreck no longer menaces navi- gation there Is no doubt, for the wreck age along the coast and the floating debris showed only too plainly that the waves had completed their work and left nothing for man to do except to report that his intervention was unnecessary.
 Lieutenant Beattie had taken six heavy charges of gun cotton and all the neceS- sary appliances for working with the wreck, but there was nothing for him to do but return to the bell buoy and have it removed. This was done, and the Madrono returned to the city with her passengers relieved that the obstruction was removed but sorry that they had not witnessed its destruction.