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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22

The returning of that apparently in
nocent looking parcel marked an ep-
och. Life was never the same again
to the little old bachelor. He had not
watched Miss HeXham's gentle face
and we'll developed but graceful figure
for ten days before he became con-
WINGED that it was not good for corn
dealer to live alone.
"a man wanted softening influences
about him''-here he hurled a piece Of
fried ham to the cat-''he needed a
gentle hand TO guide and restrain him"
Mr. Oddie at this point discovered that
he had forgotten to wind his watch up
the night before.
The truth was he was in love and
with n young woman with whom he
had never exchanged a syllable. He
learned her name from his landlady,
an austere person, whose mind was
set upon a curious form of religion and
who did not take much thought about
frivolous worldly matters.
Questioned discreetly by her ledger,
this worthy but depressing person
could tell him little regarding the two
ladies who We're now the objects Of
such tender interest to him. They
were a Mrs. and Miss Hexham, so she
had heard, and Mrs. Hickman was Ell
Their deaf or dumb, or it might be
both, for her daughter talked on her
fingers to her, and she answered back
in the same way.
Mr.. Oddie's courtship was very de-
corous affair. In Spain. despite his
years, he would doubtless have adopt
ed the role of an Iron eater" as the
youth who goes counting under his
ladylove's balcony IS styled.
But IN sober, unrOmantic England
the sutton does not eat iron or Sere-
made the queen of his heart on the
guitar. He has to be properly intro
duced, and the little corn dealer know
ing this respectable custom, would
have given anything for an introduce
ton which would have allowed him to
call and establish friendly relations.
The months passed, and still he could
not get that thin but necessary end of
the wedge in. The mother and daugh-
ter seemed to have very few friends
and never went out, probably on ac
count of Mrs. HeXham's affiiction. 1t
was hard upon the daughter, Mr.. Cd
die thought, but he admired her all the
more for her self sacrifice.
Miss Hexham became aware of his
devotion, of that Mr.. eddie was con-
WINGED. When they met-and he took
care that they did meet pretty often
be ventured TO raise his hat, and smiles
were exchanged. But there the affair
halted, to the poor little mans fire
quent despair. He could get no "for-
RAIDER
Once, when he attempted to speak
Miss Hexharn turned the color of a red
rose and promptly hurried away.
81 have never been properly intro
duced, that is why" was Mr.. Oddie's
anguished reflection. "She must have
been exquisitely brought up, the very
pink of propriety."
"SomethnG will have to be donep
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22
ReUQie'S Love Letter


Reginald Trevor took up the letter with
a lovers thrill, kissing the pretty blue
monogram and, although there was no
one to see, blushed as he did So When
in love for the fourth fifth time, one
becomes more careless about such trifies,
but Reggie had never-well, hardly ever
been in love before, so naturally he
was anxious to comply strictly with all
the orthodox forms.
He opened the envelope very carefully,
cutting it with a paper knife along the
top to leave intact the pretty blue
monogram. The letter ran as follows:
Dear Mr.. Trevor-We are inviting a few friends
to go with Henley "Wednesday next and
it will give much pleasure if you will be
of the party. hope you are disengaged and will
be able TO come Yours sincerely
NARY CHICHESTER.
To any one else the letter would have
seemed prosaic enough, but to Reggie
there was n wealth of new meaning in
the customary dear" and poetry in ev
cry word Il hope you are disengaged
and will be able to come He empha
sized the r. with delight and rapturous-
ly kissed the signature. He had under
stood that lovers usually lost their APP
petites, but he was not going to follow
tradition blindly. so he proceeded to eat
his breakfast. After all, one must eat to
live, and was not life now doubly worth
living?
Before he had finished breakfast he
knew the letter by heart. This should
not have been n great strain on his
memory, but he looked at the note sew
eral times during the day in order to be
quite sure he remembered it correctly.
The yours sincerely depressed him a
little at first; he could have wished it had
been yours very sincerely Then he re
flected that he had often heard that a
OH RI i'm RAT IN
the warmth of their expressions, that
yours sincerely" obviously meant more
than yours very sincerely''-Q. f. d.
He called on the Chichesters the next
day and accepted the invitation in per
Mary looked more charming than
ever, and he felt a glow of proud salts
faction as he thought of her dear little
letter nesting in his breast coat pocket.
When Il man is in love, he is an easy prey
to superstition. and Reggie cultivated n
habit of carrying the note about with
him, as If it We're species of talisman.
Love flies fast when on golden wings,
and Reggie, being a man of means, for
tune smiled upon his suit, SO that 1t was
not long before he found an opportunity
of putting the momentous question.
Is it not strange how fate throws peo-
pie together and gives them that needful
opportunity? Quite by chance mamma
happens to suggest that Edwin might
rabbit hutch or the new garden roller or
anything, in fact, that most people would
find thoroughly embarrassing, and off he
goes with Angelina, and when they come
back, looking dreadfully shy, and Ange
lima confesses that Edwin has told her
how much he adores her, could any one
be more surprised than dear mamma
But, between you and me. should they
come back looking dreadfully bored and
nothing TO confess but their admiration
of the currant bushes or whatever it was
they went out to inspect. mamma is more
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22

| cried the poor man desperately on th,
| day that he went to the city without {
| tic. and an unfeeling acquaintance jeer
/ ed a him and inquired if his liver wel
| out of order. His liVerl Perish the
| thought 1t was his heart.
| lie decided at length that, like Heze-
kiah, he would ask for a sign from
| heaven. He would send the object of
his alteration a bouquet, an anonymous
| bouquet of the choicest. She would
surely guess from whom it came. If
| she placed it in the window, he would
write to Mrs. HeXham, explain him
| self and his intentions and request
permission TO call.
Mr.. eddie took a holiday the day the
bouquet was sent off from Covent Gar
den. To sit still in his office was a
thing impossible. He went for Il long
| walk, but where his neat little legs
took him he was never able to say.
The next day the agony increased.
There was no sign. Mr.. eddie fell
plump into the depths of despair and
was convinced that he had offended
his ladylove. He had not been proper
ly introduced. The phrase became a
perfect nightmare to him.
But the second day there was the
bouquet in the window In all its glory,
and, moreover, Miss Hexham was
bending over ii, inhaling it's perfume.
She was Il beautiful woman, not too
young for man-ahem-in his prime.
The wonder was that such a treasure
had not been snapped up before.
Markham eddie wrote to Mrs. Hex
ham. II took him hours and hours to
compose the letter. and it was the most
deliciously cid fashioned epistle ever
pcnned in a practical century. Two
whole days elapsed before little note
came In reply:
Mrs. Heaham presents her compli-
ments to Mr.. Markham eddie and
would be pleased TO see him If he
could make it convenient to call this
evening between 8 and Q o'clock"
The note was Il formal one, but when
the agitated little old bachelor was
shown into the sitting room at Holm
wood Mrs. HeNham, who was alone,
received him with very kindly smile.
Her eyes looked as if she had been
crying.
please take a seat she said. 1T
has been very close all day, has it
not?"
'Terribly." answered the visitor.
"Do you feel the heat much?'
Yes, I am afraid l do" was the re-
ply, and Mr.. Oddie suddenly recollect-
ell that his future mothcr-in-law was
said to be deaf and dumb. This lady
was certainly neither.
My daughter" said Mrs. HeXham
after a pause, desired me to tell you
how very, very grateful she is to you
for your letter and the flowers. She
has gone away for Il short time to stay
with friends. She-She thought It
best"
Mr.. eddie sat there, unable to utter a
word. She had gone away because
she thought it best" That meant that
there was no hope for him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22

Mrs. HcXham's eyes filed with tears
/ as she looked at him. oh she cried,
| 81 am so sorry-so very sorry! You
are such n good kind hearted man. l
am sure. OF course you did not know
or you would not have thought of it,
Thought of WHAT" asked Mr.. Cd
die heavily.
"Of marrying my poor Agatha. You
did not know that she is deaf and
dumb?"
| Mr.. eddie stared at the speaker in
blank amazement. 1t was fully min
ute before he grasped the significance
of what she was saying. 1t was the
daughter, not the mother, who was
afflicted" as Mrs. Roper would have
phrased it. He was silent, and Mrs.
HeXham continued:
My poor girl is very sensitive and
your kindness went to her heart, 1 can
assure you
Mr.. Oddie pulled himself together
and rose to his feet. At this moment
there was something almost noble
about his rather tubby little figure.
Madam" he said firmly, your
daughter is an angel, and | love her.
Will you have the goodness to give me
HeI duuftSS-tlldl IL, IL you W III S:tuc-
ton my asking her to do me the honor
to be my wife,
1T seems rather unconventional"
she said, but IL is not exactly an ordi-
nary case, is it? And | am sure you
are a good man. Mr.. Sedley, the vicar
was talking about you only the other
day and saying how charitable you
We're. Agatha has the sweetest dispo-
sition, and she is so quick you hardly
realize that she is not like other peo-
pie. Indeed. 1 think you would be very
happy together
Il think we three would be very hap
Ply together" answered Mr.. Oddie, en-
phaSizing the three" He took the
widows hand and kissed it with old
fashioned gallantry.
1t is unnecessary to mention at what
unearthly hour Mr.. eddie required his
breakfast the next morning or to state
that he hardly ate a mouthful Of it.
In the afternoon of the same day
Mrs. Hexham might have been seen
reading n telegram with beaming
face. 1t was not n long one. for it con
tanned only five words, Love from
Agatha and Markham" sketch.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22
By Sheila e. Braine.

Mr.. Markham eddie was a model
whole man-that is to say, he was al!
three until the day, considerably past
his fortiett birthday, that a special
fate took Tim in hand and brought
him face to face with the younger CT
two ladies who had recently come to
live in one of the houses opposite.
They were evidently. mother and
daughter. Both were comely, and the
last named of the two had one of the
sweetest faces it had ever been Mr..
Oddie's luck to behold. She happened
to drop q small parcel while walking
along their mutual road, and he hur-
ried after her with it. The smile with
which she received it went straight
through Mr.. Oddies somewhat anti
quated waistcoat.
All the evening he thought of that
smile. When he went to bed, he en-
deayoIed, with the aid of three can
dies, to get an impartial view of that
region on the top of his head where
the hair ought to have been, but now,
alas, was not. That bald spot had not
troubled him much up to that time.
Now he regarded it with mistrust.
Mr.. eddie had led an amiable, pune
tual, uneventful existence, going to
and returning from the city every week
day with regularity and dispatch-the
kind of person who Is never asked for
his season ticket. He was comforta-
bly, off and had no one dependent up
on him. The few relatives lie pos
sessed lived in the shires.
Mr.. eddie had remained n bachelor
all these years possibly because no.
body had set to work to marry him.
1t was not that he objected to women
On the contrary, he admired the fair
sex, as whole, quite unreservedly.
But he had never given his heart to
any one particular woman, and his
landlady looked upon him as a fixture.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22

surprised still. only she succeeds in dis
guising her feelings good deal better.
By just such happy chance Reggie
and Mary went out one afternoon to look
at a wonderful well that had lately been
sunk in the garden, but, oddly enough,
they got no farther than a particularly
shady summer house, where they looked
into each others eyes instead, and there
they made the remarka BILE discovery that
they We're both exceedingly fond of one
another.
when did you first know you cared
for me?" asked Mary.
The moment L first saw you," said he
boldly.
That's not true. You first saw me at
the Fosters ball. and you danced nearly
the whole evening with that tall Miss
Johnson
Reggie could not very well deny the i'm
putation, but he protested vehemently
that he could not imagine how he had
ever been SO blind as to prefer the I'M
calmly Miss Johnson to the lovely Miss
Chichester.
Anyhow he said 81 fell in love with
you very soon afterward.'
But now, how am l to believe your"
why" he cried exultingly, recollectine
his precious letter, do you remember the
letter you wrote to me last July?
what letter?' she asked.
''Why, surely you remember asking me
to go to HenleyT
Il remember you coming with us, so ]
suppose we asked you
Reggie was seized with a momentary
panic lest he should have forgotten to put
the note in his pocket, but he drew it out
triumphantly.
"Thcre!'' he cried, kissing the note
once more. I've carried that dear little
letter about with me ever since l got it."
He had looked forward to this moment;
he had pictured the sweet wonder in her
pretty eyes as she would glance up at
him and murmur, ooh, Reggie, all this
time!' But, to his great CONSERVATION,
she did nothing of the kind. On the con-
trary, directly she saw the letter she
burst out laughing. Reggie was dismay-
ed Such conduct showed an utter want
of proper feeling.
We'll" he said reproachfully, 81 don't
see what there is to laugh at"
Mary took the letter out of the en-
velope and laughed still more. Reggie
remembered how sacred that letter had
been to him and how often he had press
ed it to his lips, and began to grow angry
at her frivolity.
''Wcll?'' he said again.
why she cried as soon as she could
speak for laughing, you poor dear boy,
don't you see this is mammals writing;
her names Mary too"
And little Tommy Chichester, who was
out of earshOt. but who had watched the
whole affair with breathless interest from
the shelter of . ncighboring holly tree
has never under.tood to this day why his
sister should have laughed so much and
his brot herin-law should have looked so
excessively foolish.-St. Louis Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22
That ThrObbing Headache

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Easy to take. Try them. Only %
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by all druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22
CLIMAX.
Dead at the climax !

Dead at the climax
Music color, love,
Mounting in triple blazoned majesty;
Gift Of the gods all other gifts above,
So fell the golden Greeks OF tragedy
Now, while the trumpets knock upon the gates
Now, while the crash OF brass intoxicates.
Dead at the climax This is victoryi
His overturned chariot wins the race
As Deaths voice sweeps the field where mortals
fee
And hoarse with blood stained triumph cries,
Give place!"
Dead at the climax! While with life elate,
Dead at the climax! supremest fatei
Martha Dickinson in Century.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative RrOmo Quiniue Tia.
blets. All druggists refund money II /,
fails to cure. Csc. The genuine has
B. Q. L. on each tablet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22

Promptness in the delivery OF goods,
the motto and practice at the Tourist
grocery, los Myrtle Ave.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22
= Great Art In Little,

as there really any art in conversing?'
"Of course: always say small things in
a big way and big things in a small
way."-M Minneapolis Journal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-22

1t used to be that men were content t6
climb the ladder Of fame. Now they
want an elevator.--K Kansas City lnde-
pendent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-22
Deacon Bros. & Co.
Spruce Items.

Readers of the TINES please let US
Know what your neighbOrs do
Because we only write
What we think is true.
The people of this vicinity are busy
with their spring work.
Mr.. Mitchler sowed oats last Thurs
day.
Isaac Dlckerson leaves for Oregon
Thursday, where he will labor for the
coming year.
Miss Carrie Greer is reported very
sick
Miss Josephine Thompson has been
making some garden this week.
James Baker of Oklahom has sold
Pleasant Gap.
Mr.. Henton of Spruce, is said to be
the leading market for wagon sheets
this spring.
John B. Newberry has been trim
ming up his vine yard the past week.
|. NJ. kretzinger has been repairing
his rented farm this week
Misses frankie and Jessie Ludwick
had furniture sale this week, near
| Spruce
Lester Mistler is said to the best
| banjo picker OF this section.
| Miss Edna Lawson is the leading
| organist of string town.
Dad Mitchler says he wants Rich
Hill to get the court house. We are
just like him-only different. Ha. ha!
how is that, Dad.
B. Callahan has changed the mot
to on his new farm wagon, ii is as
| follows: Twill not loan this wagon.
Mrs. Lane of Spruce, purchased a
load of coal from the kretzinger mine
last Thursday.
Frank kretzinger and Mrs. Susie
kretzinger entertained quite a num-
| ber of their friends with some fine
music last Thursday night.
Miss Pet Stephenson is said TO be
smoothest skater of Deepwater.
| Henry Oliver did not take smallpox
after being exposed.
Alisha Anderson has been quite
sick the past week, but is improving
slowly.
Misses Minnie, Maude, Dora and
Winnie Beard came to DR.. Colson &c
be vaccinate last week.
Miss Jessie kretZinger Is the owner
OF a coin of the 3-cent specie made il
1867.
Mark Young and |. NJ kretzingel
are making a number OF stock trades
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-22
Deacon Bros. & Co.

this week
Stringtown has changed it's motto.
1t has been kretzinger town, Walker
street. Greer's hotel, and nothing to
eat; now it is Kretzinger town, Ste
phenson street, Schillinger's hotel
and lots to eat.
Preaching at Pleasant Home church
the 1st. 3rd and 5th Sundays of the
month.
Mr.. Walker and wife, former resi-
dents of Bates, now of Henry county,
visited at Ar. Callahan's last week
Rev. Clark is now comfortably set
| tied in his new home
Claude Stephenson, a prosperous
young farmer of Henry county, visit
ed relatives the latter part OF last
week.
Anyone wishing receipt for roast
ing chickens call on William Ewing
'FRONT.'.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-22
Lost Corner Items.

Spring time has come and we have
returned to our corner again.
There has been so much changing
around in this neighborhood that we
hardly know where we are.
Sam Stayton has come home with
his blushing bride.
M. Mayes is visiting in Edo
RADIO.
We had quite fire in this neigh
borhood last Tuesday evening. Car
rie Simpsons house burned to the
ground.
Walter Hendrickson finished his
summers work at Riley Gilbert's in
two days.
VIM. Moon, whose wife died recently
in Kansas City, spent a few days with
his sister, Mrs. Coleman, near Aaron.
Mr.. and Mrs John Spearman and
Mrs. Martha Brooks, who is visiting
them from Topeka, kans.. visited W.
J. Spearman' Saturday.
Jesse Moon of Cass county, and
Miss Tula Spearman visited in Henry
county Saturday.
The Cove Creek Baptist Sunday
School elected new officers Sunday
They areJ. NJ Mayes superintendent
W. +. Shelton assistant, Miss Matte
White secretary, Miss Tula Spear,
man assistant. There will be preach
ing the 4th Saturday and Sunday by
Rev. Clark of Spruce.
There was a large crowd attended
Jim Craigmiles' sale Saturday jim
!. was called to his mothers bedside IL
AUrich before the sale was closed. We
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-22

have not learned how she is, as he
has not returned.
Mr.. Hayes, has moved on the farm
he purchased from Mrs. Polly Starks.
Mr.. Silvers of Henry county, has
located on the l. L. Mayes farm
which he bought. He and Mr.. Ham
ilton have gone to Henry county on
business.
Neila Scranton drives fine black
team of horses.
Walter Staley spent a few hours in
the burg one night last week.
Walter and William Spearman,
who have been sick for a week, are
reported better.
Miss Dale spent a few days at B. F
Whites last week.
Our blacksmith is having a busy
time these fine days in the way oi
old plows
5. C. Stayton and wife visited al
Aaron Sunday.
Our mill is doing a good business
1t runs every Friday with Alva Dud-
ney as engineer.
There was a party at Mr.. Wacker.
mans Saturday night, also one al
Mr.. Ewings'.
Mr.. Sims was in our burg Satur
day.
Mrs. sheppard has moved to her
old home again. She visited east O
here Sunday.
Mr.. s. c. Stayton made business
trip to Clinton Tuesday and returned
Wednesday.
W. F. Shelton visited in our village
Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. Miller of Montrose, was in oul
burg Sunday evening.
See those whang leather shoes al
Stayton's. They are the best.
PECK
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-22

W. J. Park of Elkhart township.
called at Aaron Thursday OF last
week: he saws business is on the boom
in his neighborhood.
The Christian and devils dailies
are much talked fby our people.
Miss Ada Shelton of Foster, ha.
been employed TO teach the Bethel
summer school.
Harper Bateman says it's a lin
boy.
Miss Annie Menzie of Neb., il the
guest of her uncle :. f. Jones.
Uncle Peter Crook has been on the
sick list for several days; confined 70
his bed part Of the time.
Several OF our farmers commenced
plowing Monday.
Baily Beckett is the boss carpenter.
Will Mcclure who was married last
week, will live in Virginia this sum
Tner-
Prof Prices school will close sat
urdav.
There was some excitement III our
city Monday when q very peculiar
looking man came in from the south
riding in an open buggy hauled by a
beautiful bay colt. Somehow every
BODY thought it was President kru-
ger. One fellow took the honorable
guest home with him for dinner. but
later in the day learned that ne WIS
only an old farmer living q short dis
tance south Of town
T. 5. Harper shipped his cattle "a
h G. last week.
Walter Wallace has made up his
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-22
Virginia Items.

We heard it and jotted it down,
What happens in and out OF town.
Do not be surprised should hear of
a wedding by the time this paper
reaches you.
The race horse saddle got badly
torn at Virginia. it needs fixing before
it can be used with safety.
J. W. McFadden was quite sick a
couple of days last week with cholera
morbus.
Will Cope has returned from Kan
sas City.
Willie Ruble OF Baldwin Kan. }
University, spent Saturday and Sun
dav with his parents and relatives.
John Allen and wife of PleasantOn.
Kan, came to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. John Henslev. Mrs. Allen was
taken sick with pneumonia and II
still at her father, Cole Hensleys.
The ". c. T. {. met at the n. f.
church Thursday of last week.
". ". Park was able to go and see
his father and mother Sabbath.
John Harper made flying TIP 10
Paola, Kan, and Kansas City last
week.
| viii Vogt has been hauling lumb her
to build a wagon shed
/ Steve Cook of Paola, Kan, was on
our streets one day last week
Geo. Jenkins, ir-, of Kansas City,
visited his parents Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Jenkins a few days last week. He re-
| signed his position with the Bank Oi
Commerce at 4. c. to be cashier in a
hotel in Colorado.