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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Gel John Doniphan, hero Of the
McxicEn and civil wars and for 50
years prominent In the Affairs of Mis-
aouri, at his hirne In ST. I.=eph. Gel.
Doniphan was born In Ohio In 1899. lie
was an odd fellow af national proni-
nenee and wax the frat president of
the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Coun-
ell Bluffs railroad.
II. b. Hudson, suddenly, NJ his honse
In carrollson. he had been a resi-.
dent of Carrollton for 90 years, and
wcnl,hiest man In the county. lie
was "a. MF
Mr. A, ID. Haworth, aged 50. Mt Mo-
berly. He was q veteran of the civil
war, and had lived In si.aerly for 30
years. He leaves @ widow and II
children, y sona and 9zughfsrs: ~
grand and 6 gr~at-sreat-grandehii-
drcn.
Mrs, Caroline Johanna Hubmann.
eyed eS. at her home In st. Louis,
where she had resided since 1854.
Judge w. r. ChIlcs. OF Platte City.
He was veteran Of the Mexican ami
civil wars and had held public oisics
for 10 years,
Rufus j, Delano, enc of the best.
known lawyers In 81. Louis, after an
Illness OF less than a. hours.
John N. Vivian, ~ Fulton. aged rs.
Mrs. w. y. Cunningham, at Stein
mentz, Howard county.
Mrs. p, II. Donohce, wife OF a re.
tired farmer, at Pilot Grove: Inter
ment at Boonville.
C. T. Cloudas. weli-known man
about town, and identified with the
Swift Packing Co., nj 81. Joseph,
from injuries sustained by falling
through an elevator shaft ss the
Swift plant In that city.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19
PENNSYLVANIA FLOODS.
The Ksyssaae State Ssss. by se-
we're Storms and Delugsd by
Rising Water.
THREE PERSONS PERISH N A WRECK.
sveraiswiax ast.efs snd crssks esass tirs@s
pessswrssea OF Property. Unsaid ssffar~
saw Among sbs rssris, aas Place an
Emharge aa All Isranrase of Tnsass sEe
lRsisstrs.

wiiliaYnsporf, Pa, Dec. ia.--A
freight train ON the Philadelphia and
Erie division Of the PcnnHyivsnta
RAILROAD went through the bridge
spanning Tycoming creek between
this city and Newherry ut ak o'clock
this morning. Three lives were lost,
The train waA known as Fast
Freight No. ~. and wss running three
hours late, owing TO the disarrange-
uent of schedule In consequence Of
the storm. The bridge spanning the
creek was two-span Iron structure.
the FIRST span Of which gave way be-
meath the train. The engine and nine
cars were engulfed In the ley waters.
The creek was greatly swollen as a
result of the heavy ruins, and IL is
presumed the middle pier had been
weakened. No efforts could ie made
to reach the bodies ON account Of lhe
height of the waters.
An the streams In this section were
greatly swollen, the susquehanaa riY'
er here reaching height of 81 feet,
which did no damage IN the city be-
yond flooding few cellars on the
iowlands.
A few stray logs In the river were
carried away. I.yeoming and Loyal
sock creeks were both very high, and
the Northern Central tracks along
The frst-nained stream were badly
washed out In plaeea, and several
bridges were damaged.
At Ralston q passenger train had
to be abandoned and the passengers
sought high ground TO escape the
food.
The Philadelphia & Reading road
bridge at Montoursyille was 80 weak
rned that traffic had to be suspended.
During the "a hours ending at mid.
night last night the rainfall was three
inches.
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SAYS HORSE NEAT is GOOD.
Nouss Horse MRkes Coed Eastag
sas the Hind Quarter OF Donkey
Often Passes as yeaison.

Prejudice against tho 1sc Of horse
meat, for il Is only prejudice, seems
In he waning.r said AN old traveller
yesterday. Il see that our consul gem
eral at Vienna reports large In
crease In the consumption Of horse
flesh for food. the total being sonir.
thing like twenty-ssx Thousand s:.ssss==e-- ss.ssss-=e--=
and ffty.eight donkcys. which h an
Increase OF three thousand over 1897
Fl have eateu horse meat and found
u pretty good. and IL was In this
country, too. II Is fact not geu@rai-
iy known that some Of our Indian
tribes not only ent horse flesh, but
prefer IL 10 beef. IL has sweesish
taste, but @ man soon learns TO like
II. The Indian can not understand
the white mau's prejudice aud refuses
TO aecept II as serious. hs matter
of fact, large part Of the senssea
which Indssns bring sHta the trading
poHts euf In Arizona fer sale ID mes
deer, but burrc--that IL 10 aay, dom
ssey. Travellers in that country also
get good deal Of the aasne kind of
meat.
'sSet long aTa spent several weeka
at = traders store on the headwatersl
of the Little Colorado, In ArIzona.
basf wss hard Ia get but venison we
hsd sin plenty. One day an old In-
dian. whom 1 had often seen in the
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19
rastmmsters sar Missouri.

The president, few days ago. an.
nouneed the following postmasters
for Missouri: John Marshall. Bonne
Terre; Charles ". Gross. Boonville; II.
u. Mitchell, Clinton; Hersehci p.
Kinsolving, Maiden; Albert l.. Kur-
den, Marshall; William c. Shannon.
Marshheld; Frank u. Miller. Neosho;
Willis T.. Flanders, Paris; Charles l..
Porter. Plnttsburg; Frank S. Jones,
sareoxle; James W. Mills. Versailles;
Peter c. Van Metre, warrensburg,
Ire ID. McCullah, Marionville.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Plans are under way by the state de.
partmrnt tp send young men to China
to study the language and act "a In
terpretrra for conFuls.
Ai its annual meeting In Washington
the Red Gross society reelected Miss
Clarn barton president.
Commissioner Rockhill's report on
the results Of his work IN connection
with the Chinese negotiations In Pc
King has been submitted tOcongress.
President Roosevelt, lac. f~appoint- f~
ed fnstersfRte Commerce Commits
Einner Charles A. Prouty. of Yer-
mont
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

thief whom he was escorting Ia Ch'-
cago for trial. lie also told the young
lady the crook was known In police
circles as diamond Bill," and that
he was one of the olevereSt men in his
line OF business In the country. The
Young woman believed the story so
thoronnhfy th=. s.is teak II upon her.
self to post other passengers, and
the way the young fellow was
stunned by the people on the train
WINS enough to make him abandon the
train and take a tic pass the re-
malnder Of the journey. Aud he nev-
or knew the occasion Of bis ostrscism
until afier he had reached home and
the Joke was explained Detroit Free
fArcRR.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Eliznbeth Howe Dale. Of Chicago,
accused Of poisoning her child, has
5cen cxonerated by a eoroner's jury
at Hohoken, n. j.
In the billiard tourney In New York
Jacob Schas fer, Of Chicago, won the
worlds championship.
Fire losses in the United States and
Canada for November were Si5.46e,-
000. against ss.5is.00O last year. and
total for thr year TO December Of
sii0,sT4.0Sa, against si5l,oto.550 last
year.
The bursting Of the water-supply
pipe In Madison avenue, New York,
caused 81 600 ,001 damage.
In New York Charles Stokes, arrest
ed with ss,O00 worth Of stamps on his
person. Is believed 50 be one OF the
robbers of the Chicago post office.
Democrats elected Gen Collins
mayor of Boston by $4,000 plurality.
At scranton. Pa, the Federation Of
Labor convention adopted n resolution
declaring for Chinese exclusion.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler will sue
cced Seth Low as president Of Colum.
bia university.
To secure fnirAust 20 New York the
Pennsylvania Railway company will
build n tunnel under She Hudson river.
Tunis PonE' three children were
drowned Ht Potnpton Lake, N. j.
while skating.
At Uniontown. Pa. William Allen
(roloredi wRs hanged for numbering
Hiram Mcmillan.
Emma King, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
who permitted herself 90 be inocu.
lated with bovine tuberculosis germa,
developed she disease.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Prof. f. @. Harris, who has for the
past ten years held the chair Of civil
engineering in the Missouri school Of
mines and metailurgy, at Rolla. has
rendered his resignation, TO take efs
feet on january 1, 1902. Prof. Harris
has accepted the chair Of civil engin-
eering In the university of Pennsyi-
yRuin
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

E~fe aaa Leihtah valley natlrcaas
HELD tp By Rsse.zs.

sasFuehanna, pa-. Dee. is.---0wing
TO the heavy rains and wind of last
night btiSiness to-day was at a stand
still sn the Erie railroad. A mile of
track near 0weRo. on the saHquehan-
ma. aud several hundred feet ut no-
sa's switch, ON the Delaware division.
are Submerged. Two hundred mea
left here TO repair thr damage and q
dining car was sent frnm suHqaehan-
M with food for the passengers on
q train which IN blocked at owegu.
Telegraph and telephone lines
throughout this section have been
down all day.
A Ishigh Valley train. ON account
uf high water over the tracks st eer-
tain points on that road. was run
from Scranton TO Carhsndale, on The
DeiHware a Anason railroad. thence
to 0weao. on the Erie road. where IL
was again halted by high wMter.
The Hus1uehE.sa and Delaware ris-
ers arr kuti 10 the banka ana the
cr~<kn are tbs highest In YEARS. Anes
damage has been dong ID pFoper&y
along she low lands.
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warning 10 s,sck Feeders.

Hundreds Of cattle In northwest
Missouri have died recently while
running In the stalk fields. DR.. l.. l..
Netherton, assistant state veterinar-
Ian, states, after an investigation,
that the trouble rs caused by tho
stoek-enting nubbins of corn ON
which worms have previously feasted.
He says; Il predict that IL the farm
ers do not use unusual precautions,
thousands Of sattle win die this win
ter"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

At the annual session of the Mis-
souri, Poultry association. chiIheothe.
Miss Della Maxwell, of Fayette, won
the $3.50 silver cup given by the asso-
citation for The two best hens. two
best pullets, two best cocks and two
best eockerels. She must win the cup
twice In order to make II her proper.
w permanently.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19
WEST ANn SOUTH.

by The wreekinE of The British bark
pinmore near Crays harbor. Wash,
seven sailors lost their lives.
Fire destroyed the main building of
the Worcester t0.) eniversity. causing
loss of ssso.og0.
With liabilities OF $s,0ou, 600 the
Omaha loan q Trust company has
gone into the hands OF receiver.
The death Of Mrs. James Mcser-
mott, aged ios years. occurred at Cos.
w. Va.
Near Duquoin, Ia. Esyaid Etrhorn. q
farmer. was blindfoided. bound hand
and foot and beaten to death by rob
bers.
At the Houston (Tex.l carnival o
confidence man killed two poiioemer
who snnght 10 arrest him. aud wss In
turn slain.
Flames destroyed block of busl-
ness hcasea. ~ In number, ut Sweet
water. Tex.
WhiIe seeking an education Henry
Deu.nad. a student at the state univer-
slty In Tacoma, Waah- starved to
death. - 49,. !.
George n. Cort<iypn and Judge WIZ
iixm u. D.y. administers Of the es-
tate of the late President wfliiAm Me-.
Kmley. haye fiied honds at Canton. o.
IN Eprih1ee M etkAtysthiri anai-
verxary cf ~ N6is6issiun of Iiiin0ia
into tAs uni - stst< Was csie-
~ - Ht%*. 2ssszisz a
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

The Missouri Good Roads associa-
tion. az It's annual seasion in Chilli
cothe, elected the following officers;
George =. Reed, Springfield. presi-
dent; G.. w. Waters, Canton, secre-
tary. and w. ]. Ward, Idaiia, vice pres.
ident.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Thomas Fahcy aged 20. Of W. Louis,
dreamed that he was In fight, and
that be was getting the worst of IL.
In escaping frosn hia imaginary foes.
he Fell out Of bed. receiving injuries
from which he died
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

sbanolsin, Pa., Dec. is.--Pazsen.
grr and freight train service on che
local branch of the Philadelphia e.
Heading and chs Northern Central
railroads was "a complete standstili
from one o'clock this morning until
nve o'clock This evening. owing 10
numerous washouts caused by the
henvy rainstorm of yesterday and
last night. Numerous eolliery sldings
wrre washed out, anu almost every
mine in this region Is flooded ana
win not be operated to-morrcw.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

In her petition for divorce st.
Louis woman alleges that her has
band sent her TO q conservatory of
music, ''to improve her musical edu-
cation" which was against her will.
IN order TO be rid of her presence.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

A panic was created la oHs of ths
&c. Louis courts, when IL was dis-
covered shat sns OF jury IN Grim
lnai case. had been taken 20 quaraa-
tine with case Of vsriola. Judgs,
jury and all the eou.S attaches wero
saccinate6.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

At handkerchief bazaar held by
the ladies OF the Christian church.
Chiliicothe. handkerehicfs sent by
Mira. Theodore Roosevelt and by Mrs.
A. NJ. Dockery were sold st auction
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Lsae Of ssreasn osiiserasea nv ans
Gwrvm9@.

Laae Of ssreasn osaiseratea nv shs
8wevne@.
Huntington, Pa, Dec. is.--yester4
days. excessive rainfall has prccips-
tated destructive flaod throaghcuf
the Suniat& valley and through tks
iow-iying country trnserea by the
RayEtasn branch. The line of thc
stream has become olaissrated In
many places by the overflow. To-day
th. Jnniasa river had risen Ia fees
aud She Raystowp branch much high,
er. The farmers along these streams
hava sussaiEed aa incalculabir iosg 60
fenccs, growing grain and other
property. Many farmers were forced
last hight 60 abandon their homes
temporarily.
The public rOad= to the south and
east Of Huntington are impAsAabla.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

One Of i party Of ycuua Drtroisrrs
WIN attended the rsn-Amer-
i64a expcsision In Enffaic was hsssis
thH victim of i Joke on the rcsufB
trip. and he hasn't heard The iaaf Of II
from thexe who ara fazHilias with IN
details The soups 1asn II siz-sssinn
n of ! firtAts0sz teneeney. and wt,cn
= hnndsnrne yossnx wou-xs eatHrrd
the d1niaf enr and tooH sezt oproz
Hise him he Hsea afi The hlnn<Ift1-
nstAr4 pcsslhie 10 attract h<r fo&tI1-
l2hae attention assd ~ csiItirAte -
y lIxIntane~ Hut nne 81 His cpzn-
1Iona 'theat N. dr. - h spsE. /
6nsrsviax 10 sfxzke ~ i eonsern f(nnE
|sj1keslt aavtng nlEen~e. NJ wore i
~ NJ ~ I0e - had Oh
T. lll lEnln. oI4 nAeu - nalxed
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river was II feet above low water
mark before the people realised theis
danger, hence the severe loss TO per-
suaAi property.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Mr.. and Mrs. John Arker. Of No.
h1s Washington street, st. LouiA,
buried three children In four days.
All three deaths were due 10 scarlet
fever.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Mrs. Clara Hoffman, OF Kirkwood.
Et Essuia county In ! spseeh before
the Chicago Suffrage association.
said that woman was man'e doormat.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

ST. FRANCOIS COUNT.

gas sssnmAs n xas rxsys sxs sfways @sss
- sss psspss ~ sAs sssssr 10 sxprs@ sassaa
sFsaisAs 90 All va&lse swsssis&s n issaf ~
snFsaNNm
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Harrisburg, Pa, Dee. i6.-The sus-
quehanna river has been rising at the
rate of nine inches an hour since two
O'Clock this morning. with indications
that II viii continue 90 rise all night.
There were tive feet of water In the
engine room If the Harrisburg water.
works this evening. The freshet was
caused By the heavy rainfall in the
Juniats valley and along the west
branch of the susquehanna.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

A train struck wagon losss Of
yoang people Rear kokomo. Ind.
and one was killed and three serious
ly injured.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Bedford, Pa, Dec. is.-~onc of tho
heaviest wind and rain storms In Ice
history visited Bedford last night.
The rain fell In torrents and fierce
gale shook the buildings. The Rays
town branch reached iS highest
point since the dohnxtowa food. II
overfiOwed the tracks Of the Bedford
division. Pennsylvania railroad. food.
ed one or town houses 10 she western
end of town and rushed through the
powerhouse of the Bedford Electric
Light, Heat and Power Co., doing
considerable damage. Last night
train was delayed nearly two hour1
by n iandelide near Saxton. The
treEtls az Laybargrr'a farm was
washed away,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Easton, Pa, Dee. i5.--1he frrshct In
the Delaware and Lchigh rivers has
done serious damage all through this
section. Railroad traffic Is suspended,
and the water has risen To Front
street In this city. Telegraph and
telephone communication Is inter
rupted. The rivers are still rising at
the rate of q foot an hour, and from
advsces received from points up the
Delaware valley the Delaware river
will likely continue to rise until mid.
night. Thousands of dollars damage
has already been done 60 the big In.
dustries at West Easton.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19

Lewistown, Pa, Dec. is,--Yester-
days heavy rains raised the water In
Rishaeloquilla'a and Jacks creeks,
about ten feet. and did much damage
TO property along the banks. 0nc
railroad bridge on the Milbroy branch.
railroad bridge on the MiIbroy branch
at Walnut street, was twisted out Of
position and travel ON that line will
be cut Oft for several days. The new
iron wagon bridge over Jacks cresk,
ON the road 20 Milliintown. was car
ried away by the hood. Travel over
half the line of the Rcedsville trolley
rond has been stopped.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Deep Waters.

DCep AtGEb
There IS no lack OF chivairy IN saying
that some men have wives who rule the
roost. Jones has ono of this kfnd and Is
responsible for what follows:
THE night Of pay day. last week. I had
$25 In my pocket, aside from what I spent
with a few OF the fellows who had been
chums in my time of single blessedness. I
confess that my memory was a little
treacherous By the time I reached home.
but next morning I was scared white when
I showed my han IN the pocket where I
supposed the money to be to find mono
there. I did more talking that morning
than I ever. did in the same stretch OF time
before in order to keep my wtfe's mind Oft
the money, for she always demanded I. I
succeeded made my escape and hurried
downtown.
IT got a day off. hunted up Brown. told
him my predicament and induced him to
lend me the twenty-five SO that I could
make good when / went home.
".Here, my DEAR 1 said as naturally as
I could at the supper table. lis the money.
I carelessly forgot 1t this morning. You'll
find It all there She looked at me rather
curiously. but said nothing. She was sort
Of suppressed all evening and put a chilly
quietus on all my genial attempts at con-
versation. Next morning she was dressed
for the street and informed me that shs
was going to the store with me.
"'Why, my dear?' I gasped.
Simply to ascertain what wages you
are getting. I took that twenty-five out
of your pocket yesterday morning while
you were sleeping like a log. You prompt
ly came up with another twenty-five. and
now I'm going to find out how long and
for what amount you've been cheating me.
You'll find that I'm no child. Jones. and
not what you men call a sucker
"T couldn't stop her even when I told the
| whole truth. I lost another half day. and
| when the evidence was all In she told
| Brown that II he ever loaned me another
cent without q written permit from her.
| she'd send him to the house Of correction"
l-Detroit Free Press.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Managing . Husband.

Managing = HuoOon0
Aunt" Charlotte (~colored-very much SOY
was 50 mild a creature that We had never
suspected 1t of her. The good auntie was a
widow, a fact Of which she seemed rather
proud. though she always spoke Of the late
departed with the greatest respect and
often deplored her condition; but the state
Of widowhood appeared to be rare in her
circle. and it gave her a sort of distinction.
Somehow. too. she seemed to hold vaguely
that it rendered her judgment clearer and
made her decisions deserving Of greater at
tention.
Fact IS" she began. one day. without
warning, "yo' gotter know how to get err
long wild a man. Amt no man wot amt
gotter be managed. deed there amt. There
was my 'Gustus-jess the bestest-meaning
man. but whah would I been II I hadn't
managed him? Yo' see, he used to Be .
potah on a sleeping kyar. an he'd come
home sleepy and cross, which was natural.
Wen. he'd come home an scold round bout
this thing an hat thing an udder thing.
Course I knowed he didn't mean 1t, but I
seen it didn't do him no good. an didn't do
me no good. SO I Jess made up my mine
to see bout II.
zone mohnin: in he come bout . O'Clock,
an he jess kinder found fault in er gen'ral
a bout everything. an den went into do
udder room an Jess Topped himself down
on de white bedspread 'thout 80 much as
tekin' OF his shoes an went to sleep. This
was Jess . little too much for me-. an I
says to myself. He's nah lawful 'usband
thater promised to love an honah an hey,
but I gotter tex him In hand fer his own
good. so I haye!'
so. after awhile, when he was snorin'
right lively. I Jess TEX nah needle IN nah
thread an goes In an I draws de. spread
all up around him, an I Jews It good an
strong all up around him, jess like a cat in
a bag. tight; an a L When I let dat cal
outer dat bag he'll DO er better cat. 50 he
willY Den 1 gets do later mashah an !
Jess gives it to him good. hard's I could
pound. He a up an gins to holler
mighty loud, l tells yo'; but I Jess keeps
on %a-swinging dat mashah. He keeps tear
ing round right smaht. but he can't get
erway nohow.
Den 1 rests a little an asks him how he
feels bout de future, an he don't seem to
feel right. an keeps trying to get out, an
pretty soon turns ovah: 30 I gets up an
1 Jess mash him some NOAH on t'other side,
mebby little WIS dan befoah. seeing l had a
hard subject that want ready to listen to
reason. An byme-by he comes more still.
an 1 seen he was coming to be reckenciled
SO I stops. an says I, ''Gustus. do you
reckon yo' be good now an stop yo' fault
inding? an says he. Deed 1 will, Cha.
lotte! Lemmy out. please!' An I seen he
meant 1t, so 1 Jess ripped de seams wild
NAL shears an let him out; an a mighty
meek colahed man he was. too. an nevah
wasn't cross no noah, an took of his
shoes befoh he went to bed. It's Jess as
say-yo' gotter manage q man"-Harpers
Magazine.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
To q Violin.

Wake the shy echoes Of the silent room,
o! sweet-voiced violin!
The night draws on: above the twilight bar.
Cleans the soft radiance of a single star.
Set like a lamp. by loving hand afar.
To penetrate the gloom
All tn imprisoned spirits of the wood.
o! mystic violin!
Breathe in thy tones their longing, wild
and free,
And like a human voice there pleads in
thee,
That which ns'er was. nor yet shall ever Be
BY mortals understood.
All tn unuttered voices Of the soul.
o! prophet violin,
Surge in thy vail with vague, unanswered
cries;
All mad delights, and hopeless longing rise.
All thoughts that pierce tho depths. or
cleave the skies,
Yet ne'er approach their goal.
Sing to us now the humber notes Of Fate.
o! tender violin
The heights are weary for our feet TO
climb;
Sing US the common. homely Joys Of Time.
The everyday-ths wayside lowers OK
rhyme,
That oft we seek-too late.
Kate I. Brown.