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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07
A FAIR ;
BACKSLIDER;
By James Arthur Cook
Copyright, 1901, by ;
A. S. Richardson
By James Arthur Cook

1t was Saturday afternoon, and Miss
Meeson, the good looking schoolteacher
of district No. 4, was at the school
house to secure n book she had left
the day before. She was sitting down
to rest after her walk of Il mile or
more when a shadow darkened the
open door and she looked up to find a
tramp on the threshold There was no
installing his avocation; he was lean
and ragged and hungry looking; he
was Sunburned and tough. 1t was half
mile to the nearest farmhouse, and
yet after the first thrill of alarm the
schoolma'am was not frightened. On
the contrary. she saw the opportunity
to read a fellow being a moral lesson
and she was rather pleased. Miss
MceSon had ideas. They We're Puri-
tanical and more If she had been the
governor of Connecticut she would
have vigorously enforced all the blue
laws on the statute books and sought
to enact dozen more.
Come in here and sit down." she
said to the tramp, to show him she was
not afraid.
'Yes'm," he humbly replied as he
timidly advanced and took a seat.
Now, then" she continued after
looking him over, you are lazy good
for nothing and wouldn't work if work
was offered"
ssE'roct mice Lo opevoroJ
"You go tramping up and down the
country, and you do not hesitate to
steal as well as beg"
"Perfecldy true, miss"
you've probably been in jail?"
"a dozen times"
81 thought so. You have a red nose,
and I've no doubt you drink"
Like a fsa, miss, when | can get
it."
"A pretty specimen of man you
are!' she continued as she warmed to
her subject. a vagrant. beggar a
thief and drunkard! You are also a
jailbird. and | don't suppose you ever
speak the truth except by accident"
You've hit it, miss" replied the
tramp with a tleeting smile
Cast in the mold of a man, yet wit
ness the degradationw sighed the
schoolma'am. "As if you hadn't got
low enough, you have been fighting.
No doubt you also used profane
Words
Il did. miss-I did. You see, it was
this way: meets Il weary down here
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

dreadful. So now there's nobody here
but just me and Towser."
She scrambled up on the hay as she
spoke, while the king promptly resolv-
ed that he would rummage the house
for suitable clothes. Meanwhile their
two heads bent together over the page,
and the reader delivered her words
with a labored air, troubled by their
undue length:
King Charles might have succeed
ed in after life in making Il good king,
for he had many talents, but he was
always of Il va-cil-la-ting disposition
Now. what does that mean?"
1T MEANS" began the king bitterly,
and then Il sudden intuition made him
look over the edge of the hay. There
stood the two men whose presence on
his track he had most dreaded and who
met his startled gaze with cynical
amusement.
Come down. said the nearest
CURLY. I'VE don't want no nonsense"
The reader saw the color die away
from the kings face, leaving a dull
ashen gray, and she wondered If so
many eggs had disagreed with him.
She also peered over the edge.
'Who are those people, she de-
manded. Are they royalists?"
Yes" said the king quietly. He
laid down the book and made his way
to the floor below, While the reader
slid after him.
You didn't think we'd find you"
grinned the second man, but we are
old hands ut this game. Put out your
wrist I'll see there amt no divorce
'twiXt you and Jim here
The king held his wrist out silently,
while the wondering reader looked on,
watching them handcuff him to the
man called Jim.
Are those silver bracelets?" she ask
ed perpleXedly. And do you like him
so much that you let him be fastened
TO you? Is it because he is so loyal to
you? Are you perf'ly sure everything
is all right"
Perfectly sure" returned the king,
with great gentleness. "Goodby. little
maid. BE certain l will never forget"
Nor me-" she answered, sob catch
ing in her throat. Il had you for such
a little while, and now you are going
away-going into your kingdom"
Eyes, into my kingdom"
'Will all the people meet you? Will
they be very glad?"
They will be glad"
She saw the three forms pass out of
sight, the king walking between them,
as belitted his rank. When they were
utterly gone, she thought forlornly of
how she must return once more to
mere empty pages. y sense of strong
desolation smote her, and, climbing
up again upon the hay, she cried her.
self softly to sleep
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07
A Sporting Pnrson.

Miss Mary Louise Boyle, who count
ed Dickens, Lever. Browning, Lowell
and Tcnnyson among her friends, re-
cords in her Book a story about a
sporting parsOn she knew, the Rev.
Lorraine Smith, who hunted in purple
instead of pink because the former
was the correct episcopal color:
His reverence was always we'll
mounted and was keen sportsman.
He had a pretty living and n good
church in the neighborhood. but he sur
prised his parishioners very much 10y
altering the whole disposition of the
tombstoncs, He thought they looked
awkward and untidy in their actual po-
sition, so he had them all taken up and
rearranged according to his fancy in
lines, crosses, squares, etc. One Sun
day morning, very cold winters day,
scanty congregation, and on going up
into his pulpit, instead of opening his
sermon book, he pronounced the fol-
lowing address: My dear friends, if
you require it | will preach you the
sermon which | have brought with me,
but if you are as cold and hungry as
l am l think you will prefer going
with me to the rectory, where you will
find some cold beef and some good
alp'"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07
Strong MonOsyIlabIes.

Instructors in the art of literary COM
position usually condemn string Of
monosyllables, but in the well known
hymn Lead, Kindly Light" written
by a master of the English language
you may count thirty consecutive
words of one syllable only. They Of
fend neither the eye nor the ear.
Milton often uses a series of mono
syllables. In the second book of para
disc Lost" we have:
The fiend
Ger bog or steep. through strait, rough,
dense or rare,
With head. hands. wings or feet. pursues
his way
And swims or sinks or wades or creeps or
flies.
Such lines are not uncommon in the
book:
Rocks. caves. lakes. fens. boys, dens and
shades of death.
And again.
OF neither sea nor shore nor air nor fire.
Notes and Queries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

The man who has an income of $10,-
600 year and spends every cent of it
on his wife and family and friends is
a good fellow and is blessed by every
body even after he has died and left
not a cent to keep his children in
school, to save his wife from going to
work for their bread and butter or to
pay his bills scattered around the
town, He dies royal good fellow,
with the reputation of living only for
his family.
The man who takes $1,000 year off
his wfe's back in clothes and $1,000
year off his own back and off his
drinks and cigars and puts it into in
surance for them against the time
when he is dead and another $1,000
year out of other things that make
man generous and lovable and puts
that into a bond every twelvemonth
for them and then dies and leaves
them where his children can stay in
school and his wife go on living in
comfort-well. he is curmudgeon
with mind not above sordid things.
every time!-New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

AFTER WHAT'S IN THE BOTTLE IS GONE"
a mile or so and he has four turnips
under his arm. | begs for one, but he
turns me down. Then | tells him to
go to the bad place. He sasses back
and | puts up me dukes and lets fly.
He gives me black eye, but knocks
blazes out of him."
"Stopw exclaimed Miss Meeson as
she held up both hands. 81 cannot
listen to any such language. If my
own father should talk that way I'd
disown him.
But had to tell you how l put up
me dukes, ma'am," he protested.
Dukes? Dukes? What do know
of dukes? | never heard such awful
language in my life. You seem to have
bottle in your pocket. Is it possible
that you carry the soul destroying
liquid around your"
IFS to keep off the ehills, MISS" he
explained as he exhibited pint bottle
half full of whisky.
And men can sink so low as this?
wouldn't have believed it. There is no
heather to compare with you. Do you
think it possible that there is one little
spark of goodness left in your soul?'
Il wouldn't bet on it, MISS" ruefully
replied the man as he gazed at his
wayworn shoes.
perhaps there is. Do you want to
reform:"
"Of course"
IF you made me a promise would
you keep it,
I'D try he hardest"
"Then there is some faint hope. I
want you to begin by repeating the
Lords Prayer after me-"
He humbly repeated it, and when it
was finished he seemed considerably
affected. Miss Meeson took this as an
encouraging sign and went on:
"Now promise me that you won't lie
or steal again as long as you live"
Il promise"
"And you'll let whisky alone from
this time on
"After what's in the bottle is gone"
-And you'll never tight or swear
again."
"Never, so help me Joner."
"Now l have some hopes Of you,"
said the schoolma'am in more friendly
tones. 81 hope you'll take bath and
wash up as soon as opportunity &C.
ours, and If you will call at Farmer
Nelson's in a day or two I'll coax him
to give you work. He is my father,
and you will be directly under my in
huence. shall do my best to regener-
ate you. l am hopeful that my in
fuence"-
She was interrupted by the entrance
of three more tramps, each one of
whom out-toughed the first caller. 1t
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

by the sudden fortune that was now
his. and then as he thought of Marga-
ret he flew to the outer office, already
crowded with excited brokers. He
would close his deals. No; there was
only an hour more before the exchange
closed. lie would wait till morning.
His fortune might then be doubled, for
the syndicate had undoubtedly acted
by this time.
He ordered hanson. He must car
ry the news TO Margaret.
While waiting he received the con-
gratuiations of his friends. Already he
heard himself called a Napoleon Of
finance. The hanson arrived. He ran
TO the inner office for his hat. R-r-r, IT,
tick, ti-tick, tick. He would take one
more look before going. What was that
he saw?
Last Chance 2T0v
No; it could not be. His eyes had de-
ceived him-r-r-r-r, ti-tick, ti-tick, tick
L. c. 2j0!
Cold perspiration stood on his fore
head. Again that ominous ticking,
again and again, and down, down.
down went Last Chance until with
scarcely Il rally it broke to 75
He stood by the ticker fascinated,
and as the tape ran through his nerve
less fingers he felt his fortune slipping
through his grasp-ti-tick, ti-tick, tick.
l.. G. 80. y deadly faintness seized
him. L. c. 20. He gasped for breath.
One more point against him and he
was ruined man.
R-r-r-r. ti-tick, tick-L. c. 19-and
the clock struck 3.
Margaret, my love-" he cried wild
ly, 81 have lost YOU
slack" cried a sweet voice in his ear,
you have been dreamingw
1t was Margaret, and the next mo-
ment he was telling her of his unpleas-
ant dreams.
Il am glad that | was the one to
wake you" she whispered. 1T ought
to be good omen. Papa wanted some
papers from the bank, and as | had
some errands in the neighborhood l
volunteered to get them"
At this inopportune moment mes
senger boy entered
"a telegram. sir"
Jack tore it open and read:
We are authorized to offer 100000 for your
Pennsylvania property. Wire answer.
GoLDMARK & MORGAN.
He forgot the waiting boy as he
caught the girl in his arms, crying:
1--WE have struck oilr'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07
LAST
CHANCE
NV GEORGE w. VAN DYKE 80
-.s.e.s-
Copyright, 1901, by n.,
George w. Van Dyke

Old Trinity had just tolled the nour
of . whom John Paine alighted from
Broadway car at Wall street. walking
slowly down the hill of millions 10
Ui,liam street he entered the counting
rooms of Charles Palms Il Co., bank
ers and brokers, and passed quickly
through the main offices TO the private
room of the senior member of the firm.
Paine was private secretary to
Charles Palms, the Wall street finan-
cier and millionaire. He had been in
the firms employ for fifteen years and
had worked his way from office boy at
So a week to private secretary at $4,000
per year.
Yet as he sat in the luXuriously fitted
Office he was not the happy hearted,
slucky dog" his associates deemed him,
for be was in love-and he told himself
hopelessly-with beautiful Margaret
Palms daughter and sole heiress of his
employer. 1t was hardly possible that
the millionaire would accept his secre-
tary as his Son-in-law, even II MarSa-
ret Jack Paines heart beat faster at
the thought-did she love him?
He knew the bankers dread that
some man would marry his daughter
for her money. lie had told him in
their confidential relations that no man
should ever pay court to Margaret I'M
less he could prove his ability to sup
port her unaided in the fashion to
which she had been accustomed. The
old man had evidently no suspicion of
the romance that had been going on
Under his very eyes.
1t had all taken place during the last
six weeks. while Mr.. Palms was con-
fined to his home on Fifth avenue with
fractured knee. His secretary
brought him every noon whatever pa
pers demanded his personal attention
and received further instructions.
During these daily visits Jack found
himself fast succumbing to the young
girls charms. The more he struggled
the deeper he became engulfed in the
all absorbing passion. Margaret, too,
had given him to understand, as only
woman can, that she cared for him. yet
he dared not speak. To gain the covet-
ed prize he must first convince her ia
Their of his financial capabilities.
This seemed impossible, for all that
he possessed in the world beyond his
salary were n few acres of nonproduc-
tive Pennsylvania land, which he had
purchased several years before during
the oil boom.
He recalled alAhis with sigh. Then
his face flushed with newborn hope as
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

ne rereau the letter received tnat morn
Ing from his uncle Charles Paine, a
South Dakota mine expert:
Ny Dear Nephew-Forgivc haste and brevity
The matter is urgent The representatives OF an
English syndicate are here to examine the Last
Chance with view to purchasing and operating
1t on large scale ii the experts report avoraby.
am convinced from cursory examination that
they will do so. The mine has not been operated
lately on account OF friction among the stock
holders The stock / am told. is selling for al
most nothing in New York. Now. Jack. my boy,
am in a position to know twenty-four hours
ahead Of the syndicate just what the experts will
report and will let you know by wire if favor
able. ] inclose check for $l6,4OO every penny /
possess, which you are to invest in Last Chance
ste Immediately on receipt of my wire. As for
yourself. my boy, beg. borrow and steal every
dollar you can lay your hands on. and buy, buy.
buy Last Chance. Your uncle CHARLES.
"Yes," muttered Jack as he settled
himself more comfortably in his easy
chair. THE first thing in the morning
I'LL accept Horgan & Eby's offer for
my land. | hate to part with it at that
figure, but it's my last chance"
AS he sat specializing dreamily on
the hope that the letter had awakened
In his heart clerk entered and handed
him telegram. Jack took the yellow
envelope and, hastily tearing it open,
read:
Report o. K. Buy at any price. Sell at no
price. CHARLES PAINE.
Eureka" he cried, jumping to his
feet. IF any one asks for me, | am
gone for the day."
~. Ora hhnp his hat no rnchad from, tho
office and hurried up the street.
There is yet time" he muttered,
glancing up at Trinity's clock as he en-
Tered the DreXel building, where the
offices of Horgan & Eby were located.
Ut was just half past 2.
isk Shortly after 8 o'clock he emerged
from the same building richer by $10,-
poo. but no longer the owner Of the
Pennsylvania land
W The Mining Exchange was startled
the following morning by the wonder
ful activity of Last Chance, stock
long considered sleeper" The wild
minors that flew about the street cred
TIED the rise to old man Palms. The
stock bounded from % to so to 100
Anu theh TO 200 per share amid great
" excitement, which increased to frenzy
when 1t became known that Palms
private secretary was actively engaged
70 the deal. At l o'clock Last Chance
stood at 300.
Bending over the ticker in the private
once OF Palms & Co. with stern and
naggard face stood Jack Paine, nerv-
pussy running the tape through his
nngers. 1t seemed to say to him over
pnd over again, with its r-r-r-r, ti-tick,
+ u-tick, tick:
Last Chance is up, up, upp' until
LAST Chance sold at $50.
lie stood for a moment as If dazed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07
The Human Nose,

The human nose is an apologize
pimple compared with the magnificent
organ of the horse or dog Our sense
of smell is, when contrasted with our
sight and hearing, singularly undis-
eliminating We can arrange sounds
into series; we know L is between ID
and +; we appreciate octaves and har-
monies. Similarly we can put the col
ors into order, decide upon the amount
of blue in purple and get almost to
emotion ut the sight of a white star in
the blue of summer twilight or of
the amber sunlight glinting between
the blades of glass.
But this serial arrangement, this
sorting and selectiye choice, is entire
ly beyond our rudimentary senses of
smell. TO us the idea of the scent of
the violet being rich harmony or the
suggestion that the frying of onions is
a discord or that patchouli and the new
mown hay are pleasant things in diff
ferent times and keys sounds utter
nonsense. Our noses are entirely too
dull to effect the analysis necessary
before scents can be distinguished as
complex and sorted and recombined so
as to be made an aesthetic pleasure
London Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

a traveller in the Bolivian Andes says
that at one time, while his cart was
making its progress through passes and
over dizzy heights, he had a chance to
learn how two taciturn persons may
show their satisfaction at meeting in
other than the conventional way.
1t was midday, and under the glaring
vertical sun drowsiness had invaded us.
We slept until we were awakened by
the approach of the mail cart coming
in the opposite direction, the first civ
ilized vehicle we had encountered. Both
drivers stopped and gazed at each other
long in silence.
They were evidently pleased to meet,
but had nothing whatever to say. At
last one inquired:
"What newsT
Nothing" replied the other.
"What did he sayY' asked the first,
doubtless continuing a conversation a
fortnight old.
Nothing"
Good" And they drove on.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07
German Students anu Beer.

To speak of the pleasures OF the Ger
man student and make no mention of
beer would be like the play of liam
let" with the part of the melancholy
Dane left out. AS the student strOlls
about the country or the city, in the
music halls and theaters, at his social
gatherings of all kinds, at dinner or at
supper, he steadily drinks his beer.
The code of health drinking and the
etiquette of the drinking bout are COM
plicated and most punctually observed.
All university functions include
great drinking bout = jubilees of re-
nowned professors club anniversaries,
ceremonies in honor of retiring pro
fessor. Any and every ceremony is in
complete without the formal kneipe
with toasts. He has attempted to throw
poetical glamour around beer, to in
vest it with the charm of tradition and
to hallow it with old associations of
college days.
In Europe the American prefers to
drink water, and this is a great mys-
terry to the Germans, who cannot pos.
sibly understand how they can prefer
this to beer.-Detroit Free Press.
Possibly It does not pay in the mere
matter of dollars and cents to paint the
farm home and the farm buildings, but
the doing of it will do something to
remove that tired feeling common to
many neODle who live on the farm
man may very properly wear 10 cent
hat, 40 cent shirt and 80 cent pair
of overalls while doing his farm work,
but his home-the place where he lives
should not be rugged out on the 80
and 40 cent basis.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-07

was clear from the first that their in.
tentions were evil. and as they stood
grinning and winking at each other
the schoolma'am moved back in alarm
and her convert followed and put him
SELF in front Of her.
"Are-are they wicked?" she asked
in a whisper.
"A bad lot, miss" he answered, while
one of the trio demanded kiss all
around.
"Oh, but hear them! They mean me
harmw
Il expect they do, miss, and you see
how it is with me- You made me
promise not to swear any more, and
how can blast their blooming eyes
without swcaring?"
The trio began dancing about, and
the girl grew white faced as she said:
But | guess you may swear If you
think it will do any good"
And me dukes. miss. promised
not to put 'cm up again. can't fight
three wearies with me nose"
"Oh. don't fight" she walled; "but If
you must, then put up your dukes, or
whatever they are. See! They are
tearing the seats OUT
And one thing more" continued the
convert. I've got to take drink of
whisky to brace me up. It's one to
three, and I'll need a braccr"
Then take it-take it," she exclaim-
ed as the trio began to crowd closer.
"And can | leave out the bath and
wash up and work."
Yes. yes. Protect mer'
IN do it. miss, and here goes"
Her tramp reached for his bottle and
took hearty swig. and rs he restored
it to his pocket he opened on the enemy
ut the rate Of seventy-fiye swear words
minute. He swore and swore till
the schoolma'am held her hands
over her ears. Then he pushed up his
greasy sleeves, put up his dukes" and
while Miss MeeSon prayed he sailed
in and slam banged. He got many Il
bang in return before victory perched
upon his banner, but his cause was
just and he finally put the last one to
sleep and stood over his body and told
the half dead girl that the way was
open. She hurried to the door, but
paused there TO turn and say:
81 think IL backsld."
you did, MISS" he replied
"And you'll continue to swear and
fight and drink whisky and
Il think I'd better, ma 'am-for the
cause of eddecashun Pears to beat
the other way all holler."
And as the schoolma'am hurried
down the road with her heart in her
mouth she couldn't help but think the
same thing.