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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
We Are Recognized Leaders of
 Fashion.

Waterbury's smartest dress CTS and style critics have not only admired our line of Cloth ing, Ladies Tailored Suits, Skirts, Waists and Millinery, but sealed their admiration and paid tribute to it's super iority by purchasing their Easter attire here. To know what is newest, smartest and most stylish to wear means to see our showing, which is conceded by discriminating and knowing ones 10 be Waterbury's foremost display. This position we have at tained through our unrernit- ting and successful effort in supplying distinctive. individ- ual and superior style crea- tions. Every garment pos
 sesses ultra-fashionable out lines and excellence of work manship that touch the acme of perfection in the costum- CTS art. Even in the low priced there is that artistic fln- iSa that attracts the attention.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
FOUR NIGHTS FAIR ENDED.
Had a Successful Close and a Larg
 Attendance.


 Had Successful Close and a Large
 Attendance.
 The four nights fair of the Merri- mac 4. c. in the City hall was ended on Saturday evening when there was q large attendance. The fair was q gratifying success. The drawing of prizes resulted as follows: S20. Albert Budd, Merrimac A. C., $5, NJ. Walsh, Oak street; s, R. Mershaw, 23S North Willow street; g, Florence Dauch; S5, Laura Mcdonald, Walnut street; S3, A. F. Chandler, Kenyon street; $10, John Kennedy, Maple street; one half dozen knives and forks, Miss Julia Cunningham, 42 South Wilson street; rocking chair, c. Byrnes; center table, Miss Nora Healey, East Main street.; tea set, s. H. Moran, Big Seven Social club; silver butter dish, N. Ryan, East Main street; silk tidy, w. Gun ningham. Big Seven Social club; case of wine, George Forrest, S32 East Main street; silk umbrella, Miss Irene Win ters, 26 River street; suit of clothes Thomas Hayes, East Main street; S1O in gold, Filius Man; toilet set Miss N. Carroll, 122 Franklin street. Miss Nellie Higgins of East Main street received prize of S25 for selling the most combination tickets, while the prize of $20 for the most successful canyasser was won by Miss Josephine Downey of Howard street. The Big Seven club won the voting contest for the most popular club in the Greater Waterbury Amateur league They will receive 10 base ball suits.
 The committee in charge of the fair consisted of Thomas Driscoll, chair man, William D. Mcdonald secretary, Michael Slavin. treasurer, Frank Slut ton, James Downey, Joseph Cassidy, Edward Byrnes. James Hayes. Jere- miah ing, William F. Mcdonald, Thomas Kenney, John Marr, William Ghent, Timothy Ryan and Albert Budd.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21

FOR SALE OR TO LEASE-The Republican @ building on Bank street near the Airing ton hotel also the building corner of South Ma1n and Jefferson streets and the building on East Main street opposite Orange street All hrst class business property. Do not be telling 1n future years the chances you had and did not take I m leaving the state; now is your time. If you want good bargain or long lease inquire of Joe Corr 3-i4-tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
Notice 10 Contractors.

Sealed proposals for laying a granite dimension block pavement on Meadow street, from q point about 1l0 feet north of Field street to the north line of Cedar street will be received by the board of public works until s O clock D. m, Tuesday, May 20, 1902.
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder or bidders and accompanied by certified check for $500 made pay able to the order of the comptroller of the city of Waterbury, as security for the execution of the contract within the time specified in this notice. i'll case the bid is accepted. The person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be required to attend at this office with the surety offered by him or them and execute the con- tract within five ,5l days after tlta date of the award, and i'll case of fail-- hre or neglect so to dc he or they will be considered to have abandoned it and as in default to the city of Wa. terbury.
 The board reserves the right to re- iect any or all bids if deemed Cor the interest of the city.
 The principal items of work is the grading and laying of 2900 square yards of pavement approximately.
 The proposals must be made upon forms furnished by the board. Forms of contract and specifications may be seen and blank forms of pro- posal and bond may be obtained, with all available information by intending bidders applying in person at No Leayenworth street.
 By order of the board of public works.
 R. A. CAIRNS City Engineer. Alp 19 1902. 4-21-26 5-1O-17
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
ON EASY PAYMENTS

You are welcome to choose any garment in the house and pay for it in small weekly payments, a glance at our price tags, which are marked in plain figures will prove to you that our credit prices are
 not higher than equal quality would cost in any cash store,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
w af.fed. Real Estate Salesman.

Competent, energetic man. Habits must be first class. Apply one week, Hustle, !" Democrat office. s-,a-tf
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21

0 o o 0 o 0 Q 0 o Q 0 o 0 0 ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUYS Q A COSY COTTAGE AND LOT, Q 0 Three minutes walk form trolley. Terms Q easy. Inquire I99 Hill street. 4-17-1m c o o o o o 0 o o 0 o o O o o o c
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
4-21-9
NOTICE.

After this date I shall pay no bills unless contracted by myself person. ally.
 JAMES OUINLAN, Waterbury, Ct, April 21, 1902. 4-21-3
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/ 1t seemed like a palace OF snow that
would melt away in the primal glow or
dawn. Marvellous monument of royal,
conjugal love.
| The man knew the story OF that king
and queen, and in low tones. that mo-
mently grew more earnest, he told it 10
| the woman beside him that night before
Christmas in the cypress-sentinelcd gar
! den of a grief transmitted into death
| less marble loyeliness.
! And the moon. high in heaven. cast
mystery and sorcery over the scene.
and, though the air was chilly. neither
| the woman nor The man in the garden
| thought of the need of the shawl.
it had been left in the cart by the
sandstone gate, where the Hindoo driver
sat and softly cursed his present en-
pIoys and the whole English race with
/ fine impar;iality.
| AS the man still talked. after finishing
| the wonderful strange tale OF Mimtaza.
the woman forget the wo-and- thirty
years she had twice flung in his face,
| and forgot TOR one immortal moment. as
his arm went abou. her waist, that she
was vowed, confirmed, and predestined
old maid.
Voices. then. OF visitors entering the
garden dissolved the spell. and they re-
turned in throbbing silence to the cart
and their salaaming. suspiciously polite
charioteer, and were driven to the ho-
tel.
Next morn the man had a message
calling him home to England to mis-
brothers dying bed and title. She
never met him or heard from him again.
That was many years ago: yet her spirit
has not grown bitter with time and her
scholars bask in the sweet sunshine Of
her brave and generous nature.
But on Christmas ewes it is one of
her old-maid cccentricities to sit alone
for hours by the old-fashioned parlor
! fireplace. dreomily gazing at the open
FIRE while wrapped about in an old
Benares shawl.
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ness of putting smoke like a chimney,
and she seemed to show that odd
jealousy of the weed which is innate in
most women.
This amused him, and he forgot his
shyness. entering into the argument
with high spirit.
| Presently he came over to her and,
sitting opposite, said boldly:
Don't you think, Miss Kane, it's
funny ! should be travelling all alone
with you without a chaperon?"
do you feel that you need one?''
she retorted, proving that she was a
Maine girl by her answering question
with another.
| He laughed at this, and his laughter,
deep in his throat, sounded oddly like
the magnified purr CT great fat cat
or lion cub
He was rather a burly young man,
with heavy name of tawny hair reach
| ing nearly to his shoulders, and she was
slender as a palm and almost as dark
as a Hindoo damsel, and in the level
rays of the low sun her eyes. large and
black. danced with light like phosphor
escent waves of midnight sea.
"How handsome she is" was his
thought; but his next speech was quite
conventional and practical.
You have never told me how you
happen to be travelling under the care
of the good old bishop and his five par
sons. who seem to have left you in the
lurch and gone to Agra ahead of you.
Why not tell me all about it to pass
the time?"
LAS you will,'' she answered. THE
story is a simple one. l am Yankee
schoolma am and never dreamed
should ever get much farther from my
native Bangor than to Boston-the
mecca of all good New Englanders.
"But eight months ago my Aunt Ia
bitha, whom everybody supposed was as
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threw back the door with her left hand.
snd was about to lash furiously with
her right, when
''Oh, bress de Lawd! Oh, praise be to
de deah good Lawd. Oh, oh, oh. Missy
Hawthorne, jes' cum heah-jes cum
heah.''
A woman's wild Shrek. John, my
husband! Oh, mercifuI Father, is it
true?'
strong man was Hawthorne, broad
shouldered, bronzed and bearded. To
his breast he gathered the fainting
woman, holding her as a priceless gift.
Yes, your long suffering, loving
JOHN he said. his voice shaking with
emotion. back from living death as
captive OF the Indians, but home at
last, thank God! for good and all. Rob
my baby boy-where is he?"
Rob heard the cry. He had been talk
ing to strange gentleman in his dream
bearing a close resemblance to the one
now standing in the hall. He sat up
and blinked. What noise was that?
Someone said Rob" Down the stairs
he went, two at time, only to be COB
bled up and nearly suffocated by him
whom he had seen in his dream
But my papa was drowned" piped
Rob, holding a great many gold pieces
in his hands.
Does he look so, little man? To-
morrow III tell all about how J. alone
out of boats crew, escaped death at
sea, only to be made prisoner by band
of savages, ultimately gaining both lib
erty and wealth. Stand up. now, and
let me see how big you ere
But, somehow, Rob could not stand.
for when he made motion to get down
from his fathers knee he went through
arms. and when there was Cnly little
breath left that little was almost taken
away by his mothers fond caresses,
while Chloe stood looking on, utterly
stupified. speechless.
Never was there such Joy in house
hold.
Eph, an hour later, peeping through
the keyhole, discovered his "mammy's"
face full of laughter. Then he stole
softly in, his teeth shining and his eyes
sparkling. Straight up TO her the au-
dacious scamp went. and kissed her full
On the lips before she could object. All,
hut 1t was bold dodge-and it was
successful. for the tender hearted
woman threw her arms about his neck
and wept for very happiness.
The sounds of the bell came from the
library. Eph was wanted. In the
hall he stopped dexterously. picked up
something and hid it under his coat.
1t was the strap. and Aunt Chloe is
looking for 1t high and low, as Eph is
again at this writing cutting up high
jinks.'
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answered; but he did not offer to come
| over to her side.
Silence happened for few minutes
Then the woman said imperatively
Don't sit there shivering. Come here
and be wrapped in the shawl" He
obeved
What the moon, if she caught q
glimpse of these two. thought can never
be known; but it was certainly queer
picture. and what was queerer, the prox-
unity did not lead to love making.
If he was tempted to kiss the cheek SC
near his own or to clasp little hand, he
retrained nobly, like that little girl who
said she liked immensely to go to
church. but could restrain herself
Yet they both felt the strangeness
of the situation, for after some ex-
change of memories concerning Christ
mas Ewes in their past lives they lapsed
into silence; and then, strangest of all,
the handsome old maid from Maine fell
fast asleep and began to snore with a
soft, musical little shuttle that made
the man laugh out loud his purring.
ieonine laugh.
She woke with violent start. and
then she said, WAS l dreaming-am
dreaming still*'
you were dreaming, but not still,
said the man. In fact, Miss Kane,
you were dreaming nasally.'
"Snoring-oh. horrid; how could ~
81 don't know he replied. "the ex-
act anatomical process. but you are
evidently a mistress of the art. Dom
feel ashamed. though; it wasn't un-
musical"
What a comforter you are,"
All at once the train stopped with a
jerk and the guard came to the door
of the compartment. They had arrived
at Agra and it was only. s o'clock.
When they emerged into the rude
station the woman looked about with
surprise and a little CONSERVATION.
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II thought one of the clergymen
would be here to meet us.
DO we need one any more than a
chaperon?" he asked, with sly refer
ence to their conversation at the start
She laughed gayly. much to the
amazement of the solemn Hindoo por-
ters waiting permission to pounce on
the luggage.
"You are a jolly fellow traveller.
shall miss you when We part.
Must that be soon-or at all?" said
he in tender voice.
Don't spoil perfect adventure" she
reproyinsly responded. Come lets take
'one of those odd carts and lind the
bishops bungalow"
How self-possessed you are,' he said.
with grim admiration.
why shouldn't l be? l have possess
ed myself for thirty-two years. as told
you, and / mean to till the enc OF The
chapter"
Look. There's the Tai in the dis
lance" he exclaimed Let US drive up
tEeFe anu see IL ny l!lOCuiiSht peioit "c
hunt for the bishop. 1t would round gut
our-our perfect adventure.
She turned her full, dark 5ea,nins
gaze on his face in the mellow moon
light, searched his couEtenance ard con-
idently consented. He did not under
stand her look. but it thrilled him hap
PLY.
What drive it was in the slow. lu;Il-
bering cart. with all their luggage
threatening every now and then to jolt
cut behind them-and what glorious
sight 1t was as they reached the scored
precincts of Mumtazas S palace tomb.
went through the huge gateway OF old
red sandstone and paused close togeth-
er in the garden of sentinel cypress
trees to gaze on the white wonder soar
ing up into the sky, with its vast bosomy
dome and its delicate aerial minasets en-
each corner.
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red cannon ball on the rim of the arid
savannah, shot down, and suddenly IT
was night
! Night often comes in the tropics with
sudden swoop like huge kite or con-
! dor.
But full moon on the other side oil
the train frightened up quickly, and
simultaneously they moved over to the
other window-and the train fed on and
on like fierce demon, spurning space
and defying time.
In another hour, filled with gay, de-
sultory chat. the night had grown chilly
and the schoolma am, who had big
Benares shawl-done up in straps
asked him to undo it and put it about
her
She huddled up in corner and said
she would take nap, IL he'd excuse her
He smilingly assented and began staring
out of the window at the weird pano-
rama flooded with moonlight and flash
ing past
But between her lowered lids the
woman watched him. Presently he
shivcred.
Into the foreground of her brain
dreamy with the romance of their jour
ney. leaped memory of an old Scotch
song she had heard in grlhood, Come
Under My Plaidie!"
Softly she began to hum the tune. and
the whirring of the train, like chorus,
buoyed up the notes, SO that the man,
shivering again. heard them and remem-
bered the song.
This is almost an invitation said he.
Are you very chilly" said she.
"Oh. no; I'm only pretending
Il don't believe you, she replied;
and as this shawl is very large and it
is Christmas Eve. l might dare to be
unconventional and make you a gift of
half of IT,"
That would be case where the half
were better than the whole he
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Inoor as the proverbial church mouse,
died and left me $4,000.
81 said to myself 1 will spend TINS
money in getting wider education
than / can possibly derive from BOOKS.
/ will travel / will go round the world.
"Then I shall have something to think
about and talk about for the rest OF my
life and my scholars-for, of course. ]
shall go On teachng-may profit by the
actual touch knowledge l shall acquire.
Il could not travel alone, at least IN
the East, could L? Well, read in a
paper that the Bishop and party Of
clergymen were going to India to attend
missionary conference in Delhi.
81 wrote to the Bishop. stating my
case. and asking him if he would care
to be bothered with me as companion.
Like true knight of the story books,
the good old man CALAMITY replied at
once that it would be a great pleasure
to him.
$50 we met. crossed America and the
Pacific together, visited Japan. China.
Malacca. Cevlon. where l had the good
fortune to meet you. sir. and here l am.
Tell me. do you think me very eccen-
tric?"
Il think you very charming and
deucedly jolly" said the man.
"Of course, all American girls are
charming she laughed; but l, you
know, am simply a Yankee schoolma am
and a predestined old maid"
do all the Bishops bevy of clergy
men believe in predestination? he
asked roguishly.
She blushed divinely-for an old maid
and. answered: Don't be foolish. I
mean it. I'm woman of thirty two. :"
That's equal to two sweet sixteens.
he murmured, and again she blushed;
and just as the rich color mantled her
cheeks to the roots of her blak hair, the
Indian sun, which had hung like big
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r. HE sanction of a Bishop lay upon
it like the seal of Solomon, which

!" HE sanction of Bishop lay upor
it like the seal of Solomon, which
even the evil genii are bound to
respect Yet it struck them botf
as passing strange that ION the AFTER
noon before Christmas they should be
together in a railway carriage whirling
along to Agra in Northern India.
Together and alone!
The woman and the man had met for
the first time on the steamer going
from Ceylon to Calcutta. and so when
their eyes encountered, expressing the
realization on both sides that the pos
SCISSORS of the said eyes were the sole
occupants of the compartment and
were likely to be so for the rest of the
day. they both felt slight shadow OF
bashfulness fall between them.
The man haG tobacco to put him at
ease. He pulled out cigar and lit 1t
in neryouse haste, then remembered
that he had not asked her permission
and forthwith did SO falteringly.
"How can you be such selfish
beast?. she pouted.
Because I'm alone with Beauty,
he replied in daring attempt at easy
badinage; ''but see, / make you burnt
Offering" and, suiting the implication
with action, he lifted the window and
threw the just-lit cigar out on the
dun Indian prairie through which the
train was rushing SO hotly that the
chilly air seemed to hiss at its passage.
WAS it a costly one?' she asked,
with tinge of regret in her tones
Three for rupee" he answered
"Are they good?"
.The best to be had in this land,
where every prospect rleases and all
cigars are vile.''
why smoke them then? ?"
rHabit, and because / love tobacco
or anything that even remotely re-
sembles it,
Then she began to wrestle with him
i'm prayer, as it were-on the fooiisn-
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Back from a Living Death =
STORY OF OLD VIRGINIA.

me many time. if you wish a new
bonnet or new dress at any time, sez
he, first make me one of dem sekave
I, Gus puddin's, an den AK me- sez he.
Sc dey must be mighty fine. honey, to
have such name as dat, you may de-
PEN
Rob sobbed aloud. my poor papa.
Was it so cold as this when ne was
drowned. Aunt Chioe?''
The big-hearted negress secretly
wished herself in Halifax for unwilling
ly bringing up the subject
+" Twas seven years ago dis berry
Christmas eye.'-there were tears in
Chloe's eyes, too-"dat the massa went
down an lef' de worl' wuss off. fo' as
gran a man as eber was, Rob; an had
he only lived how proud he would ha'
bin of you, to be suah.'
Rob arose and went to the window
Neither spoke for a long time. The
snow was falling rapidly and the furi-
Gus wind blew great sheets of it through
the air. Night was closing in. Eph, in
his furs and heavy coat, drove down the
road in the sleigh.
Mamma will soon be home now.
Chloe said Rob, leaving the kitchen to
take his favorite seat in the library.
Eph returned hurriedly, and, patching up
truce with his NANNY brought
news that the train on which Mrs Haw-
thorne was coming had been blocked on
the road. and it would be fully three
hours before her arrival.
In dat case, den, you must go to yo'
bed, honey said Chloe, ''ca Sc, you
sec"
But Rob didn't see at all. and vigor-
ously protested. Chloe was firm, how
ever. and, under promise that he should
have many delicacies on the morrow, he
allowed himself to be tucked in his cosy
bed, the gentle old negress talking voiu-
bly, the while.
Having brushed the hair from his fore
head and kissed his hand, Chloe left the
lamp burning dimly and withdrew
Eyes like his father's,' was her COM
ment as she passed down the stairs.
Drowned. drowned"
But" said Rob, boldly and defiantly
when she was gone, III not sleep. I'll
wait and hear the jingle of the bells
wonder who will come first-mamma
or Santa Claus. There. that's it. I'll
wait for both and ask Santa Claus to tell
me all about papa"
As Chloe entered the kitchen she
gave short, sharp gasp and stood
transfixed. There was a white face at
the window-a great white face with
huge black eyes. Her knees began to
shake, she knew not why, and great
beads of perspiration stood on her fore
head; Fortunately a chair stood near,
and into this she sank heavily, almost
in a swoon. At the same instant an
unmistakable giggle was heard The
horrible face disappeared in twink
ling, the door opened as quickly, and
Eph. holding on a broomstick a head
made of snow, surmounted by a bat
tered hat, and with eyes made of two
pieces of coal, stood shaking with
laughter.
This was too much; twice that day
had the mischievous boy nearly fright
ened her into fits.
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at TIE EsCNFrOLD STAIR
With lace of gold upon his coat.

With lace of gold upon his coat,
And powder on his wavy hair,
courtly smile upon his lip,
He paused beside the scaffold stair.
The headsman waited. cowled AMI grim
With stains of crimson on his sark;
But DER her slender hand he bent.
Let me go first, the way is dark"
She wore filmy kerchief crossed.
A lowered gown of rich brocade;
Her silken SLIPPERS. sewn with pearls,
BY prison floors were soiled and
frayed
When last they met. his ribboned Lutte
Made music in a moonlit park;
But now their love had come to this,
Let me go first, the way is dark
She gathered close the kerchef's fold,
To hide the beating of her heart;
But answered softly as he went,
'.@s'. IT'S but moment that we part
The crowd grew dim, and far away
She seemed to hear morning lark;
And all his song was set to words
Let me go first, the way is dark
Though both are dust for many a year
These lovers of troubled time.
Yet count ald lady live today
In sweet romance and silver rhyme.
Among the ghosts of blood and death
They shine with loves undying spark
His words ,lpon the scoffo1d stair
Let me go first, the way is dark