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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-06

Austin Texas March 5.-Travls county
is sending contesting delegates to the
State republican convention. which meets
at Waco tomorrow. internal Revenue Col
lector Flanagan is on one side of the row
and Postmaster Brush and Jake Horn
berger are on the other.
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ken. and which makes you mine forev-
er?'
No reply from me.
why do you weep?"-and he at
tempted to remove my hands: but he was
unsuccessful. I benz more determinedly
upon them, and murmured, The minis
ter"
H could not come. But why shrink
from me on this account? Are you not
mine as much now as if united to me
by a few foolish words spoken by a man
Ike myself? Low like ours needs no
such hostage for it's continuance. You
are mine w beyond the power of any
fate to changer" And he again almost
rudely endeavored to remove my hands.
/ o from him INTO the darker cor
ner of the room, and said: do not ap-
proach me; you have deceived me-"
Do not approach you, Nellie! You are
mad!"-and, following my letraating
footsteps until I could go no farther, he
continued: you do not love as l do,
since a few s%cruples of conscience can
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age, and I had had the sole charge Of
Nellie since her childhood. The slight
disparity of five years in our ages had
made a vast difference in our relations
toward each other. At the death OF our
mother, which occurred when I was Is
years of age, I assumed her position to-
ward Nellie, and, SC far as I knew it, her
duty, too.
Some three months previous to the
opening of my story, the big house." as
it was termed by the villagers, was taken
possession of by the heir, Charles Don
aldson. Report said he came but to stay
some weeks to recruit his health: but as
weeks rolled into months and he still re-
manned, and his attentions to Nellie be-
came more and more marked, I 500 dis
covered where the magnet of attraction
lay.
I tried in vain to break his influence
over her. To entreaties n r~eproaches
Nellie was deaf, and as a last resort !
was obliged to take our faithful negro
servant into my confidence and have
him watch every movement that they
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make escape before Nellie's prepara-
tons were complete. To be sure Of this,
l cautioned John to make a noise in he
house. so that she might be deferred from
eavlng her room until after the appoint
ed hour. l had scarcely reached the end
OF the lawn before the unmistakable
sounds OF an approaching carriage TELL
upon my ear. 1t stopped q short dis
lance from the spot where l stood. Mr..
Donaldson Immediately came from it,
and. folding me in his arms, said: my
darling. Nellie! l scarcely dared nope
you would be SO punctual. But why are
you so closely yelled? No one could pos
sibly see you, the night is SO dark" I
replied to this by sobbing; a perfectly
natural thing this appeared to be. He
commenced soothing me as he led or in
deed almost lifted me to the carriage.
Fortunately, the distance we had to
go was not great. and a rapid drive en-
abled us to reach our destination in a
short time. Upon reaching it ne again
almost lifted me along the avenue lead
Ing to the house, which was thickly lin
ed on either side by Did trees. Now it
was l dreaded discovery. The room into
which he ushered me was dimly lighted.
I threw myself upon a lounge, which I
observed in a far corner of it, and buried
my head, my face still covered with my
veil. in my hands. He left me, he said,
to give some directions to his man. Their
purport l readily OWNED by the sound Of
the carriage as it rapidly rolled away.
A very little time elapsed, and he re-
turned, and. coming to me, threw his
arms round me. Mine own darling
Nellie! Why this grief? Surely. you do
not regret the step which you nave ia
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made. He did SO, and overheard and
communicated to me all tbs passed at
their last meeting.
Mr.. Donaldson had succeeded in per-
suading Nellie to elope with him; that
1t was In vain to hope to win my con-
sent to their marriage. She was to leave
her home at midnight. They were to
proceed to a neighboring county, where
a minister woul be in waiting to re-
ceive them and make them man and
wife. After all was over everything
would be forgiven n forgotten by me.
Thus he argued.
To attempt to reason with Nellie, I
felt, would be air Nothing I could say
to her would be of my avail, SO fully
had Mr.. Donaldson succeeded in impress
sing her with the idea that my dislike
to him was a prejudice which nothing
could overcome. But my determination
wal firm to foil him in his purpose.
Nellie n l were very unlike both in
disposition and appearances; but, for
tunately for my present purpose. our
height was h same; our voices had
ever been remarked as being similar.
The evening passed, and midnight ap-
preached. Hastily throwing a large cape
OF my sisters around me-, and placing
in my bosom a pistol formerly belonging
to my father. I descended the long grav-
ell walk of the lawn, and repaired to the
appointed place. I hoped h Nj. DON
aldson would be a little before the time,
and that we might thus be enabled "a
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ssYou are complimentary; but FORUM
ately I am 20 utterly Indifferent a to
what may be. your opinion of me, that
you may rail on unheeded. I must add.
however. that ! regret exceedingly your
stratagem q been 80 successful"
Overcome by modification, grief and
rage. I stood almost paralyzed by his
cool ~effrontery.
Indeed" he continued, 'you have
succeeded in playing a trick upon me,
which may be perfectly satisfactory to
you: but 1t remains for me to let you
know l nm not one to be crossed with
impunity. / have had this house arrang-
ed with great care. supposing ! was to
have a pleasant companion to cheer it's
solitude for a day or two. Every avenue
to its entrance is securely barred: you
have no means Of communication with
those without. You are my prisoner, and
shall continue SO. You will find that la
dies cannot take midnight flights with
gentlemen without somewhat sullying
their fair fame, however plausible may
be the tale they tell on their return. Miss
Marston, I repeat that I fear you have
outwitted yourself.
I had not forgotten the means of de-
Tense in my bosom, and as I found he
followed me I took it from its hiding.
place and said: You are mistaken. sir.
in surprising l am SO entirely at your
mercy. I knew with whom l had to
deal. and supplied myself with a weap-
MI WIlNAs l was tSS0IGOs WOulu SltC
me greater claims to your f~orbearanco
than my seeming helplessness could
possibly do. Moreover, l nave not come
here unknown to any one. You see,
Charles Donaldson. 1 have not outwit-
ted myself"
81 For moment he appeared confused,
but soon recovered himself. Put by
your pistol: l do not fear it; I could as
easily wrench it from your grasp as
from that of a child. Put by your PTS
toll. Miss Marston. Positively. this is
becoming quite romantic" And again
he moved toward me.
I knew his superior strength could,
! without difficulty. deprive me of my
only hope OF protection: so, still keeping
my face toward him. I said: II pray
God keep me guiltless of you blood;
but if you make it necessary for me to
use this weapon. the consequences be-
! upon your w head" He saw I was
in earnest. and l felt my advantage and
added: $50 much for my means OF de-
Tense here; without is stationed one
who. if my stay is prolonged, will pro-
cure assistance n the means necessary
to render it effectual for my release. The
better plan on your part. Mr.. Donaldson.
| will be to permit me to quietly return to
my home. Surely, o cannot be SO lost
to all sense Of manhood, but that, in your
cooler moments, you will rejoice that ]
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speech Of his. and that he is more than
sensitive on the subject he gave evidence
when he so far lost his bearings under
the taunts of the Opposition as openly
to state that he could not remember what
it was that NE had said on that. occasion,
a statement to be taken cum granto sails,
which. his enemies made the most OF.
forcing him to take issue with them on
a question of adjournment, and SO hard
put to 1t was he that the government was
sustained only by a pare majority Of
twenty. Personally, Balfour is a very
interesting man. and a born leader. al
though his appearance does not give evil
dence of this, for he is slender Of ply
sique and his face is indicative rather Of
the retiring student than of the leader Of
the house of commons: yet such he is,
and Englishgnen say he will be premier
one of these fine days"
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must be so we'll acquainted with the
story of the English oppression Of the
Dutch colonists of far Africa that any
be but a retelling of what they already
know; how the English drove the COLI
onists from the Cape, where they had
built the town, Into Natal, and again,
when the Dutch farmers-the Beers
the native tribes, built towns. made
roads and civilized the country: how
the English came n drove them out
again.
The Beers went out into what is now
the Orange Free State and crossed the
Vaal river to the Transvaal. Here they
have made their stand.
They say that never again shall they
are keeping their vows
We in Ireland can SO well appreciate
the Beers struggle for liberty and
against England because we know what
English rule means.
We have for centuries been strug-
Cling against that rule, and, though
England has conquered country. she
has not at all subdued the spirit OF the
people. AS the direct result OF English
! rule in Ireland we have seen our coun-
try ruined, our manufactures destroyed
by acts of parliament and the lives Of
our people rendered miserable by FAM
inc.
So we can quite appreciate. the situa-
&4oA1 "a &"@
1 know that the Beers are in the right:
but If they were ten times wrong we
would sustain them-against England!
England's false pretension about go
ing to war to help the U~itlanders is we'll
understood in ireland.
I have known a very large number of
1rishmen who nave been out working
the mines and making money, and they
all tell me that they never enjoyed SUCH
prosperity or such liberty as that which
they enjoyed in the Transvaal.
The question of the franchise seems
to me ridiculous. What do people who
go out to make money and intend to
leave directly after, care about the franz
chise?
These Irishmen tell me they had ev-
! erything done for their comfort. They
have free libraries in these south Afri-
car republics: education for children is
much better tina in Ireland. where it IL
systematized to d~enationalize the people
If possible. For the American people
must know Irish children are not allow
ed to learn the Gaelic language of their
native land nor to study Irish history.
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RIGORS OF A CENSORSHIP.

Former State Senator Harmon w.
Brown Of Ohio held a responsible place
on the staff of General Rawlins during
the civil war. In contrasting me rigors
Transvaal with the lax methods pursued
during the rebellion the senator recently
said:
"One day before Vicksburg the corre-
General Rawlins for news.
1.-THE general pondered a moment and
took me one side.
"'Take this young man. he said, up
to the top OF those trenches within q
stones throw of the enemy. Take him
up there and lose him. l don't care what
happens. Understand
IT said I did, n we started through
the lines. Both Of US were mounted. I
envy and told him he could get a good
view from that point.
"'Ain't you coming with me?' he ask
mo I replied. =. know all I want to
know
so he started alone. AS soon as the
top of his hat and the tips of his mules
! ears showed above the crest there came
q volley Of musketry ten yards wide
! The crown of his hat was sliced off as
/ with shears; he managed to drop to the
ground in safety, but the p~erseverin9
mule was literally filled with lead. Att
er the firing ceased the correspondent
crawled to the spot where I was.
Ibid you learn what you wanted to
know l asked.
"Eh?' gasped the correspondent. wip.
ing his face and looking at his to
see whether they were bloody. What I
| wanted to know? Oh, yes. OF course:
The enemy are over that ridge all right
when we returned to headquarters
General Rawlins saw us and hailed me-
IL went inside his tent.
~ thought I told o to lose that
connerhead reporter somewhere he said,
testify.
~ did the best I could, SIR I an
| swered, He came back, but I nave the
honor to report the mule q total loss. -
! Philadelphia Post. I
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thus stand between US. I did not think
my Nellie vas SO worldly"
Leave mel" / ~repeateA; you have de-
ceived me-"
'Nellie, you madden me-" he replied:
and almost rudely he threw his arms
around me, and ~endeavored to tear the
veil from my face; but as he attempted
to press his lips to mine, l could endure
it no longer, and said: Release me,
Charles Donaldson; I am Laura, not Nell
lie Marston."
Had I sprung a mine at his feet, he
could not nav moved more quickly from
me. 'Laura!" was all he seemed capable
of uttering.
"Yes, Laura" I echoed, "who, to save
a dearly loved sister, has placed herself
in your power" And now, throwing
back the veil. I met his axe of almost
petriaed amazement. "You seem sur
prised. sir. Let the feeling give way to
one Of deep thankfulness that I have
stood between o and the commission
of q crime which even fiends might
shrink from-the ruin of one who loves
you. I thank heaven that 1 am here
this night instead of Nellie"
! But he had almost recovered himself,
and. bowling to me most profoundly.
said: Miss Marston may hnd subject
for congratulation in this fact; I confess
I do not"
My Indignation was so great at his cool
impudence. I. could only mutter. "Vtl-
lain!"
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MY MIDNIGHT RIDE,

"Are you sure, John. you are correct
as to the time and placer"
Very sure, madam; 1 heard the con-
versation with my own ears. And I
thought it best to tell you, for it would
grieve me terribly to see any misfor-
tune come to Miss Nellie"
We'll, 1t will be strange if our COM
bined efforts cannot do this. Now, leave
me-"
What old faithful John had Just re-
lated to me did not surprise me. l had
not been unconscious that my sister
Nellie had for some time held stolen
interviews with Charles Donaldson. In
the commencement of their acQuaint-
ance I had taken an inusrmountable dis
like to him. Why-I could not tell. He
was handsome, gentlemanly, rich: I had
never heard anything to his d~isparage-
ment: but nevertheless his manner wore
to me an air Of insincerity.
We had been left orphans at an early
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have been able to prevent you from put
ting out its light forever"
He seemed touched by my appeal and.
AZ he did SO: II viii detain you no long
err; you are free.''
Still suspecting his sincerity I rushed
past him and down the long avenue at
fhe end of which Johns welcome voice
I assured him I was all right, and beg
ging him to take me home as fast as
possible, I was soon seated on the horses
back n going rapidly toward 1t.
Upon arriving there I entered the house
nOiselessly by the back way, and had
scarcely strength to reach my room. 80
great was the reaction which I suffered
from the excitement that I had under
gone. After rendering UP a prayer Of
deep and heartfelt gratitude for what I
had been able to do. l sunk INTO a lethar-
gic slumber.
1t was late when l awoke the follow
ing morning, and I felt feverish and i'll.
but knowing the necessity for exertion
l aroused myself to meet Nellie at our
usual breakfast hour.
At the conclusion of our meal, I said:
Nellie, Will you come to my room for a
few moments?'
tainly.' <ns 80
We took our seats upon the lounge.
and I drew her toward me. you did
not know, Nellie, that I have been aware
Tor some time of yOur intended elOpe.
ment with Charles Donaldson"
SHE started; but bidding her lie quiet,
related infinitely my adventure with
him.. During it's recital she did not
speak; she scarcely seemed to breathe.
At it's conclusion l continues: "And now.
Nellie. l have risked reputation, even life
for your sake: 1T remains for you to
prove whether it has been in vain. Should
this man again approach you, and you
receive him, or one single line regard
ing him, the owe which I bear you will
be no more-such conduct on your part
will prove you unworthy of it."
Oh, Laura! Dear Laura" Nellie re-
piled, Il will not promise never to see
or hear from him again: for, after the
deception I have practiced, of what avail
would be my plighted word? I can only
prove by my repentance and humiliation
I am not utterly unworthy your affec-
tion.'
AS she rose to leave me I observed she
was CHASTITY pale. do not leave me
yet. Nellie; wait until 0 are more com
posed
mo, Laura, 1 need solitude" AND
thus she left me.
1t is not worth while to weary on,
readers by a detailed account of how
gradually. but how surely, Nellie's sor-
row passed away. nor how in time she
J grew to love another man.
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BALFOUR'S GOODNESS IN DERATE

Arthur Balfour." said A. V. r. Lib
hey of Boston. who has recently returned
from Europe, possesses that necessary
characteristic OF a public man-absolute
GOODNESS In debate. Innumerable in
stances have occurred where Balfour
might j'lstifiably have been betrayed into
some sign of perturbation. he almost
invariably maintains an iron calm, quiet
ly waits for the storm to subside, and
then goes quietly on with his speech,
never deviating a hairs breadth from
the logic of his argument. But there is
always an exception to prove every rule,
just as there is IN antidote to every
poison, and Balfour has recently shown
this to be true by losing his head ut a
critical time in the house of
The cause was tina unlucky Manchester
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WHY CHAMPION THE Beers
By MAUD CONNIE. Irish Joan Of Arc

Personally / look upon the Boer oues.
ton from an Irish point Of view.
We do not care whether lac Beers ara
right or wrong; they are enemies to
our enemy. That Is enough.
But, fortunately, they are right. Their
cause Is just. 1t Is the cause of liberty
and the cause of humanity and civil
ization.
Surely. the whole American public
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STUMPED.

He-I can trace my ancestry back
through nine generations.
She-Whate else can you do?
Then he blinked and looked at her a.
If he wondered where he was and how
far he had dropped.-Chicago Times
Herald.
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RESERVED.

"Shrinkshy is a very reserving man."
Eyes, indeed. OF course I DON'T know
but I honestly believe he could have g
toothache without any one knowing it,
-Harper's Bazaar. !
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@jM2MZ&

miliar, and he took a step nearer to find
that it was May.
On the way home May confessed all to
George, except Horace's base part in the
work., but she told him enough
to give him to understand tina he had
a faithful little fiancee in May Harte and
that hereafter she would not go skating
with young ladies who had brothers.
so May blessed the day after all, for it
taught her to value true love when she
found it.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
SHORT NtwS STORES.

JACKSON, Miss.--Heavy frost the past
two nights have done considerable damage
to the fruit and vegetable crop in Central
and Southern Mississippi
ATLANTA. Ga.-~Dlspatches to the Con-
stitutiou from different parts OF the State
do not indicate any serious damage by sat
urday nights frost.
OSHKOSH. Wis,-Former Senator Phile-
tus Sawyer was buried Sunday afternoon
The funeral was the most imposing and
impressive ever held In this city.
SAVANNAH, Ga,--The exports from this
port for the period OF five mon hs ending
March Al were S22.629 3i5, the largest OF
any previous similar period in the history
of the port.
WESTINGHOUSE Compers oH
the Federation OF Labor says that tina
Federation had under consideration the
organization OF union OF professional
baseball playrs
SPRINGFIELD. Mass,--Fred w. Atktn
son, principal OF the Springfield high
school, has received an informal oder 70
the position Of superintendent OF education
in the Philippine Islands.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.--Three masked meu
looted the Star brewery office at Belle
Vile. ILL.,, after frst capturing and con-
nning the Waterman and night fireman IN
an empty refrigerator car nearby.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.--Information re-
ceived at the headquarters OF the Hamilton
County Fruit Growers association this
afternoon is TO the effect that fruit had
not been injured by the recent cold snap,
SAN FRANCIsCo-Advices from Homo
lulu under date of March 81 state that the
well known steamer Cleveland, bound for
San Francisco with 100000 cargo OF
sugar from Kahului Is adritt with
( the open sea.
SAN FRANCISCo.-Th transport
/ Sheridan has arrived from Manila Sh,
reported typhoid fever aboard and was
placed in quarantine, where she viii
probably remain for several days Tbs
Sheridan brought from Manila 1iO armi
prisoners, elshty-ssx sick, and eleven in.
| sane.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
LONDON STOCKS.

London. April Tho stock exchange was
generally firm last week. especially in the
speculative markets. with interest centerinv
manly In Americans. which were moro active
tian they had been for many years Tho
operators have been WORKING hari recently .or
TINS Doom and British Continental investors
arc now pesinning. although tar4iiy. IA nm
preelate tho chanpc1 financial status Of tbs
United states, Baltimore ana OHIO leads tho
nst with rise of 20 points and ali tho
mere active markets have shown an increagc
OF IRON to 7 points since tho last ''carrV
over, owing to the university boat race tao
attendance Yesterday was small. but this aid
not weaken the market. Americans close
Detter all along the line Mines we're STAG
nant. no one caring TO operate until the al
vance moysr@-~ OF the British forces in South
A ara, ali eaay under way gives further ia
locations respecting the probable durat.o OF
me war. The tendency OF tails nlarket IS
downward owing to the absence OF support
ana to continental selling. Ramos feii on
the week rs points. Money was in oil
demand until Monday S%d4 per cent; r a
week ga per cent and on three months
bills from sls to 4 per cent.