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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-19
When you want the best for the least money. come to headquarters
M. F. CRAWFORD & CO., Fayetteville, n. C..

Louisville firm at SIC.
Houston easy at s 5-1Sc: net receipts
4.97S bales.
THE NEW YORK MARKET
New York-Cotton quiet at 8 slice;
net receipts 500 bales: gross 1866 bales;
sales 800 bales: stock 139. $50 bales.
Total today-Net r~eceiptsIT. s74 bales;
exports to Great Britain 1.S7e bales;
France 1861 bales: Continent p, 543
bales; stock 673. 331 bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts Sc. Gel bales
exports to Great Britain 50. 1896 bales;
France 12,s21 bales: Continent 80, COS
bales.
Total since September met re-
ceipts 6,614, $40 bales: exports to Great
Britain 1854. OH bales: France SIS. 279
bales; Continent 2.057.S74 bales.
futures closed steady: April sos:
May Sill; June S.0: July sos: August
7.73; September 7.52: October 7.43: No
vember 7.3S: December 7.33: January
7.34.
Spot closed quiet: middling uplands
s 5-16c: middling gulf s Slice; sales 300
bales. 4.
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago. April 1.-THE leading flu
lures ranged as follows:
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The Coffee

New York. April Nth market for
coffee opened steady in tone, with prices
10 points lower under liquidation fol-
lowing adverse Information from Euro
pean and Brazilian markets, sick spot
department. heavy arrivals and a lack
of speculative support; further declin-
ed 5 points, but steadied a little on an
advance in late Havre advices, but a
weak undertone prevailed. Sales for
the day were large as contrasted with
the business executed during the last
three weeks, amounting to "a, 500 bags.
The market was finally steady with
prices 5 to 10 points lower. Sales in
Guided May at $50 to SIS; July at
s5.35 to $40. August at $5.45 to $50
Spot Rio weak, No. 7 invoice 6k NOM
inal: mild market dull, Cordova 81
to 1215c.
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Fayetteville and wnmiusson steam
boat COMPANY

Fayetteville and wilmiuxron steam
boat Company
In q year. or possibly q little longer,
there viii be plying the old Cape Fear
a line Of steamboats, such as the inhab-
itants OF this section have little dream
ed of.
The Fayetteville and Wilmington
Steamboat Company. with a capital of
S125, 600. was organized in this city
Monday night as follows:
w. l. Holt. president; E w. Cooke.
of New York. vice president: E. n.
Williamson, secretary; II. w. Lilly.
treasurer. Directors-H. Lutterloh, J.
r. Williams, w. NJ. Morgan, r. Percy
Gray, OF Greensboro. z. T. Smith, York.
Pa, J. s. Manning, Durham. ~. c., E.
c. Holt, Wilmington, n. c.
We have seen the designs for the
proposed steamboats, and they are in
deed handsome ones. They will cost
between forty and fifty thousand dol
lars each, and will have splendid pas
senger accommodations as well as large
freight carrying capacity.-Fayetteville
Observer April 18th.
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SWEPT BY FIRE
The Business Portion of the Town
Jacksonville Almost Destroyed Yes
terday M~ornihR-six Stores Burned.
Loss s5O ,OOO, Insurance sI5,O 900.

4. News reached the CITY yesterday
morning that almost the entire BUSH
ness portion Of Jacksonville, Onslow
county, was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning between midnight and day.
Six stores and one or more residences
were burned and valuable stocks of
merchandise went up in flames. The
fire originated about midnight in the
residence of Mr.. j. F. Giles. n it was
quickly destroyed. The flames COM
municated to the business block 'front.'
ing the court house and it was en-
tirely destroyed.
The stores Of the following merchants
were burned: Messrs. Marine Bros,
general merchandise: c.. A. Petteway
& Co., clothing; c. A. Petteway, liquors
w. B. Murrill, groceries: G.. W. Tay-
lor, general merchandise: Hinton &
Koonce. general merchandise. Besides
the buildings. valuable stores of mer-
chandise were destoryed. The mer-
chants have just gotten in their spring
stock and consequently the loss is
heavier than it would have been at
any other time, the goods not only be-
ing destroyed but the valuable spring
trade being plotted out.
The property and goods destroyed is
valued at $50, 900. and we understand
hat there is only about SIS. 900 insur-
ance, carried with New Bern under
writer's. Besides the stores named,
there was some damage to the stores
Of Messrs. B.. F. Hall & Co. ]. W. Bur-
ton, James Kinsey, B. F. Ketchum and
DR.. E.. L. Cox.
DR.. R. w. Ward. who was in Will
mil ofnn yyoc ono nf tho nrinaino1
loosers. The building in which were
the stores of G. A. Petteway & Co., G..
A. Petteway n w. B. Murrill be-
longed to him.. He did not have a dol
lar of insurance. He has been in our
city IN a visit to his s~on-in-law, SEN
ator George L. Morton. and he had not
heard of the fire until Yesterday after
noon when he was informed by a Mes
senger representative as he was tax
ing the train for home. He says his
loss is 81, 800.
Sheriff F. w. Hargett, a member of
the firm of G. A. Petteway & Co., Jack
vile, Onslow county, N. c., writes Mr..
concerning the disastrous fire at Jack
sonville on Tuesday morning after mid
night:
"Our little town is almost burned up,
that is the business part of the town.
The loss of the different parties is as
follows:
"Jacob F. Giles, dwelling, worth $500.
No insurance.
Marine Bros, store and stock, loss
S., ZOO. Insurance S3,0 0
&C. A. Petteway & Co., loss 81, 600.
Insurance 81, 600. Some salvage.
&C. A. Petteway, loss $1,000. No in
Surance.
"W. B. Murrill, loss $500. No insur-
ance. Some salvage.
"Dr. r. w. Ward, loss 81, 500. No in
surance.
&c. w. Taylor, loss $1,000, store and
stock. Insurance 5000.
Hinton & Koonce, loss $4,000, store
and stock Insurance 4 1000.
THE store of B. F. Hall & Co., came
very nearly being burned. The court
house just did escape and the hotel was
just saved. 1t was a big fire for a lit
tie place, and it looks like we are ruin
ed sure enough. My individual loss is
somewhere about 81, 000."
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Mr.. w. r. Tatum, of McColl. was in
the city on business yesterday.
Mr.. w. H. White, OF Scotland Neck,
was among last evenings arrivals at
the orion.
DR.. r. w. Ward, Of Jacksonville. who
has been here on a visit TO his son-in-
law, Senator George L. Morton, left
yesterday for home accompanied by his
little grand daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Marion
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New York. April 1.-THE home de-
mand for cotton goods Is unchanged an
ali departments. Exporters have again
been buying heavy brown cottons for
China. The tone OF the market Is
slightly steadier In the goods. There
has been only a quiet business in
bleached cotton and coarse coiored
goods. Print cloths are inactive In all
counts. Men's wea wooden and worst
ed goods are dull. Dress goods are ia
quiet request and irregular.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,


New York. April 17.-Money on call
firm at 4 to 5h per cent: las Dan 4
per cent; ruling rate &C: prime mercan-
tile paper SO to 4 per cent: sterling ex-
change steady with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S7K for demand and
lat 4S4% for sixty days. Posted rates
1851 and 4.S9: commercial bills 4.S4h:
Silver certificates nominally 60; bar sill
Yer 59b; Mexican dollars AS; govern
ment bonds weak: state bonds inactive
railroad bonds irregular.
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Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. April 17.-Crop situations
being practically unchanged, the grain
markets ruled quiet and steady today.
May wheat closing nc higher. May
corn unchanged and May oats &c up.
Provisions closed irregular.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady: No. 3 spring wheat 6Sh-
Q69Ac; No. 2 red 70hG73c: No. 2 corn
44c; Nc. 2 yellow 44c: No. 2 oats 27Q27k
No. 2 white 29A 030hc: No. 3 white 2s%:
mess pork per barrel 514. 3o614.25; lard
per hundred pounds SS.17h6S.20: short
rib sides Coose) s8.0o6S.25: dry salt
shoulders Cboxed) 6KGThc: short clear
sides (boxed) $8.30aS.35 whiskey s1.27.
New York. April 17.-FLOUR-FYrm
and in good demand for tobbers.
WHEAT-Spot firm: No. 2 red 79kc.
Options were generally firm all day ex-
cept for midday reaction under SELL
ing by longs. The stimulating inf:u-
ences were cold weather in winter
wheat states. a strong st. Louis market
fair Seaboard clearances. local cover
ing n another good EXPORT trade. The
May closed Tkc; July 7SZc: September
76c.
CORN-Spot market firm: No. 2 SOC.
Option market was active and stronger
early in the day on covering impelled
by higher cables. wet weather and ex-
port demand. but finally Welded to re-
alizing and closed asy at unchanged
prices. April closed 5OHc: May closed
SOC; July 4Sc; September closed 4shc.
OATS-Spot dull: No. 2 30Ac. Option
market was quiet but fairly steady all
day.
LARD - Dull and easy: western
steamed $S.S068.s5: refined steady! con-
tinent $3.50; South American $3.50: COM
pound &C.
PORK-Steady: family S1s.o00D1s.50;
short clear $15.50d17.00: mess s15J00-
Q16.0o.
CHEESE-Steady: fancy large white
10A Oil; fancy small white Tx 912c.
POTATOESISteady: Jerseys soc TO
$1.3Ih: New York H-2561.75: Havana
$3.0005.0G; Jersey Sweets S1.5o62.O.
EGGSISteady: state and Pennsyi-
vania 14614hc: Southern 13613xc.
PEANUTSLSteady: fancy handpick-
ed ~ 65c: other domestic Ih04xc.
CABBAGEouiet and steady: state
$12-0oG1e.00 per ton.
SUGAR-Raw strong and higher:
4 3-1Sc: molasses sugar 3 Lie: refined
firm: standard A $5.25: confectioners A
$5.26: mould A $3.50: cut a $50 crush
ed 1855; powdered s5.55: graduated S4.45
cubes $50.
COTTON SEED oIL-Moderately ac-
tive n steady without change. Prime
crude barrels 34hc prime summer yell
low 36036hc: Off summer yellow sc:
prime white 40c: prime winter yellow
39c; prime meal SIS.
NAVAL STORES.
Charieston-Spirits %turpentine quiet
at &c; rosin quiet and unchanged.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
3zc; receipts IA casks: sales $50 casks;
exports z12 casks. Resin firm: receipts
2,2A barrels: sales 3.5s3 barrels: exports
e5 barrels. Quote A B G D S1-z5: z $50
F s1.55; G $40: n s1.55: I t1.e5; X $50:
n SOS; ~ $2-15: w G S2.z5: w w S2.5.
New Y~ork-Rosin dull: spirits tur-
pentine dull at 35h63sc.
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Special Meeting Last Night to Adopt
the Budget-Another Sewerage Ordf-
nance Adopted-Contracrs Awarded.
Other Matters.

A special meeting Of the board Of al
dermen was held last night at s o'clock,
Mayor A. NJ. Waddell presiding. All
the members of the board were in at
tendance. viz: Aldermen Spencer,
Maunder, West. Won Claim, Harriss.
Johnson, Skinner, Bailey, Mann and
Parker.
had been called to consider the budget
Of appropriations for the various city
departments for the current year end
ing March 81. 1902.
The estimate of the various commit
tees were received and the budget was
made nm az follows.
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Mr.. B. B. Anderson, OF Fair Bluff, was
on our streets yesterday.
Mr.. J. F. Woodward. OF Warsaw, was
here on business yesterday.
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SdIlS udy last ytdT-5I2C.
NAVAL STORES
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Steady;
machine barrels 32kc: country barrels
32c.
ROSIN-Steady at s1.05 and s1.10.
TAR-Firm at $1.20.
CRUDE TURPENTINE = Steady;
hard s1.10; soft $40.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
teupentine Acc and 45kc; rosin $1.40
and s1.45; tar s1.30: crude turpentine
hard $3.50; soft s3.15.
Receipts today casks Of spirits tur
pentine, % barrels of rosin. 81 barrels
of tar, II barrels of crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last vear-10 casks
of spirits ~turpentine. - barrels of
rosin, &c barrels Of tar. Is barrels of
crude turpentine.
PRODUCE
SALT-100's Gle: 125's. SIC: 1905.
9Jc; zoos, CSC; zoos F. F.. S1.35; ir less
han car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-9c.
BUTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-9 to 11hc.
FLOUR-Straights $500: End patents
$4.25; full $4.75.
MOLASSES-S. House. I5c; New Or
leans Brighte % to csc: Porto Picc
30 to 35c; Cuba, % to Sic.
SUGAR-(New York prices, freight
to be added ~granulated $40; W.X.C.,
No. 5 40; No. 9 $3.50: No. IL $3.50.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina. fancy,
IS to soc; prime IS to Zoe: Virginia 40 to
Goo; Spanish 20 to 75c.
CORN-60 to SIC.
CORN MEALS to 57hc.
N. c. BACON-HaIls. 12c: shoulders
SC; sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Steady: hens % to soc;
roosters 20 to Csc.
TURKEYS-Good demand at 10c.
EGGS-Firm at 12Hc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000, 5 inch saps,
$3.50; s nch hearts, &2.25: 6 inch saps
$3.50; 6 inch hearts $3.50.
TIMBER
Per M feet-Shipping $1,000 800
Mill, prime ................ $500 $50
Mill, fair 5000 500
Common mill aluminium. 1000 500
Inferior to ordinary ........ $500 $50
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M. +. 20 g. Co.,
The Modern Dry Goods Department Store Of the Cape Fear Section

WEIL-KEPT DEPARTMENTS ssssr: "a. .sf o.. A. - sisras sI :
.a evgy seraltSes tin N stMe Is osSiae viii aew sfsse eoops
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WILMINGTON MARKETS
Wilmington. April l.

Wilmington. April II.
Receipts Of cotton today As bales.
Receipts same day asst year 2 bales.
This seasons receipts to date-253, $50
bales.
Receipts same day last year -
PA, OO6 bales.
The quotations quoted 4; O'Clock
today 81 the ~TchsnsF
COTTON Firm.
Ordinary. . :. :. >. 5 7-16
Good ordinary :. i. d. :. :. s 1916
LOW ILlluOllis.. .. :. : F.. ). -. 49,. 10
Good middling.. . . s 3-16
Same day last year-3kc.
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Louisville firm al SIC.
Houston "a at s 5-lSc: net receipts
A orc Aola.
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am late. Tell my coachman where to
take you and send him back to this
corner. Good night, madam" and,
gritting his teeth, out he sprang to
the sidewalk.
1t happened to be directly in front
of one of those native resorts where,
day and night, by dozens the swarthy
little brown men gather about a bill
lard table with its center ornament
of lockwood pins, betting on a game
resembling the Yankee pin pool in
everything but the possibility of fair
play. lowering about the entrance
or on the outskirts of the swarm of
men and boys, dozen native wom-
en-, some with babies in their arms
and nearly all with cigars between
their teeth, stood watching the play
with absorbing interest, with score
of dusky, pot-bellied children from
about the premises. as much at home
two to twelve years of age sprawled
as the keeper of the place.
The lamps had been lighted but a
few minutes and the game was in
full blast Some stalwart soldiers,
regulars from the Quartet de Malate
from down the street or the nipa
harrack. Of the Dakotas and Idahos,
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making joyial and unstinted comment
after their fearless democratic fash
ion, but sagely abstaining from try
ing their luck and not SO sagely sam
ping the sizzling soda drinks helc
forth to them by tempting hands
Liquor the vendors dare not proffel
the provost marshafs people ha6
forbidden that-and only at the Ii
censed bars in town or by bribery an6
stealth in the outlying suburbs could
the natives dispose of the villainou.
''bino" with which at times the un
wary and unaccustomed American
was overcome.
Three or four men in civilian dress
that somehow smacked of the sea
as did their muttered, low-toned tai,
huddled together at the corner post
furtively lying the laughing soldier.
and occasionally peering up and dow
the darkened street. 1t was not tn,
place Stuyvesant would have chosen
to leave his carriage, but it was .
case of any port in a storm-anythins
to escape that awful woman. With
one quick spring he was out of the
vehicle and into the midst of the
group on the narrow sidewalk before
he noticed them at all, but not before
they saw him. Even as Miss Perkins
threw forward would-be grasping
and OBTAINING hand and called him by
name, one of the group in civilian
dress gave sudden, instant start,
sprang round the corner, but, trip
ping on some obstacle, sprawled full
length on the hard stone pavement.
Despite the violence of the fall, which
wrung from him fierce curse, the
man was up in second, away and
out of sight in a twinkling.
go on!"%shouted Stuyvesant, i'm
patiently, imperiously, to his coach
man, as, never caring what street he
took, he too darteo around the same
corner, and his tall, white form van
ished on the track of the civilian.
But the sound of the heavy fall, the
muttered curse, and the sudden ques-
ton in the nearest group: whats
wrong with Sackett?" had reached
Miss Perkins ears, for while once
more the little team was speeding
swiftly away, the strident voice of
excited hail to the coachman to stop.
And here the Filipino demonstrated
to the uttermost that the amenities
of civilization were yet undreamed
of in his darkened intellect-as be-
tween the orders of the man and the
demands of the woman he obeyed the
former. Deaf, even to that awful
voice, he drove furiOusly on until
brought up standing by the bayonets
of the patrol in front of the English
club, and in fury of denunciation
and culver of mingled wrath and eX-
citement, Miss Perkins tumbled out
into the arms of an amazed and dis
gusted sergeant, and demanded that
he come at once to arrest a vile
thief and deserter.
ITO Be Continued
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AN INDIAN COURTSHIp.
In Which the Lady Love Did the
kissing, and 1t Was a Warm
Performance.

"We'd been there an hour, reckon,
saws the "Frontiersman's Story" in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, when
Big Eye she got up an come over to
where / was settin', beside the chief,
an she stood there, right in front O.
me, goin' up an down, lookin' at me
an lookin' down to the ground.
didn't know what she wanted, till Lit
tie Bear he signed to me was to dance
with her. I want minded to be mean.
not after the way they'd treated me.
It looked easy enough, too; SO got up
an commenced hoppin'. You oughter
heard them squaws cackle! l reckon
I did look some funny, count O. not
havin' got the hang O. it; an, besides.
1 hadn't took more'n a dozen jumps
till my wind gave out. Twas dummed
sight harder'n it looked. felt like I'd
run a mile over big hill; but wa t
goin' to knuckle down. No, stree! ]
KEEP on, best could, an was just wish
in hadn't ct such terrible big supper.
when Big Eye she unhitched the robe
she was wearin' an lifted it up in her
arms t'wards me. We didn't stop jig.
GIN, but she give it a whirl, comm up
clost to me, an then she slung it right
over our heads, an before knowed
what she was doin' she'd ketched me
round the neck with her arms an
drawed my head down an kissed me,
smack! Indians are awful funny kiss
ers, too. She took her time to it, an
when / got to thinkin' it over after
wards, kind o. made up my mind
'twa'n't such bad kiss; only it did
taste toler'ble strong O. buf'ho-taller
an wood-smoke. When she got done,
she sneaked out from under the robe,
quick, leavin' it hangin' over me, an l
was that hot and ratified thought
never would get it paved of o. me-"
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KINSLEY GRAPHIC.
KINSLEY, = !: KANSAS
1 MIGHT.
KANSAS

! might have said a word of cheer
Before let him go;
His weary visage haunts me yet;
But how could forsknow
The slightest chance would be the last
To me in mercy given?
My utmost earnings cannot send
That word from earth to heaven.
I might have looked the love felt;
My brother had sore need
OF that for which-too shy and proud
He lacked the speech to plead.
But self is near, and self Is strong,
And / was blind that day,
He sought within my careless eyes,
And went, athirst, away.
I might have held in closer clasp
The hand he laid in mine;
The pulsing warmth of my rich life
Had been as generous wine,
Swelling stream that even then
Was ebbing faint and slow,
Mine might have been God knows) the art
To stay the fatal flow.
word and look and clasp withheld!
o brother heart now stilled!
Dear life, forever out of reach,
might have warmed and filled!
Talents missed and seasons lost,
Ger which I mourn in vain
A waste as barren to my tears.
As desert sands to rain!
All. friends! whose eyes to-day may look
Love into living eyes,
Whose tone and touch, perchance, may
thrill
Sad hearts with sweet surprise;
Be instant, like our Lord, in love,
And lavish as His grace
With light and dew and manna-fall,
For night comes on apace.
Marion Harland, in Canadian Congrega-
tionalist
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CHAPTER XIII.

Like many another mans that sur e.
her and autumn of '9S, Mr.. Gerard
Stuyvesant's one overwhelming ambi-
ton had been to get on to Manila.
The enforced sojourn at Honolulu
had been, therefore, bitter trial. He
had reached at last the objective
point of his soldier desires, and with
all his heart now wished himself back
on the Sacramento with one, at least
Or was it at most?-of the Sacra-
mento's passengers. The voyage had
done much to speed his recovery.
The cordial greeting extended by his
general and comrade officers had
gladdened his heart. Pleasant quar-
tiers on the breezy bay shore, daily
drives, and, presently, gentle exercise
in saddle had still further benefited
him.
He had every assurance that Ma
rion Rays illness was not of an
alarming nature, and that, soon as
the fever had run it's course, her con-
valescence would be rapid. He was
measurably happy in the privilege of
calling every day to ask for her, but
speedily realized the poverty of
oriental marts in the means where
with to convey to the fair patient
some tangible token of his constant
devotion. Once, La Extremena dis
played key of Malaga grapes duly
powdered with cork, and several
pounds of these did Stuyvesant levy
upon forthwith, and, after being
duly immersed in water and cooled
in the ice chest, send them in dainty
basket by a white-robed lackey, with
an unimpeachable card bearing the
legend "Mr. Gerard Stpyvesant, One
Hundred and Sixth New York In
fantry Volunteers" and much were
they admired on arrival; but that was
in the earlier days of Maidie's con-
valescence, and DIR. Frank shook his
head. Grape seeds were perilous
stuff. and Mrs. Brent knew they
would not last until Maidie was well
enough to enjoy them, and so-they
did not.
Military duty for the staff was not
exacting about Manila in the autumn
days. It was the intermission. The
Spanish war was over; the Filipino
yet to come. There was abundant
time for ''love and signing" and
Stuyvesant did both. for there was
no question the poor fellow had
found his fate, and yet thought it
trembling in the balance. Not one
look or word of hers for him could
Stuyvesant recall that was more
winsome and kind than those be-
stowed on other men. Indeed, had
he not seen with jealous eyes with
what beaming cordially and delight
she had met and welcomed one or
two young gallants, who, having
been comrades of Sandy in "the
corps" at the Point, had found means
to get out to the Sacramento, OBJ
viously to see her, just before that
untimely illness claimed her for its
own?
Fsrquhar of the cavalry. scion of
. Philadelphia family well known to
the Stnyvesants of Gotham and
''trotting in the same Glass; had
come over from department head
quarters, where he had . billet as
engineer officer. to call on Stuyve-
SAINT and to cheer him up and con-
tribute to his convalescence, and did
90 after the manner Of men. by talk
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