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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-26

ne had to get outdoors to avoid the rain
OF missiles That was the beginning
Of the honeymoon. and Jacob had to
beg his young wife's pardon to save
the rest OF the dishes. He had been
taken by surprise. but he had hours to
think things over. and next morning
he laid the law down to her and took
his hoe and departed for the field
When he came up to dinner. there was
no dinner ready. Jacob cuffed her
ears. and she pulled out handfuis Of
his hair. He tried to shut her In q
closet, but she kicked the door OF Its
hinges. threw the cat into the hall and
hit Jacob with the leg of broken
chair Again he had to ''come down"
to bring about cessation OF hostili-
ties. hut IL was only to save the clock
aud the cook stove. He had been boss
too long to give up In day, and the
idea Of giving up to chit Of wife
was not to De thought Of. He got his
own dinner and supper. and he at
tempted no more moves until the next
morning. Then at the breakfast table.
which he had been obliged to help pre-
pare. he laid down the law. For her
insuboriination the young wife must
pass two days and nights In the dark
cellar on bread and water. She must
also expect to go without tea or sugar
or shoes the rest OF the year to make
good the damage to the furniture.
Rather to his amazement the bride was
humble and spiritless. and In due time
the cellar door was locked against her
Jacob set on to work feeling that
darkness and hunger were perhaps bet
ter than n box on the ear. although
the box would come later, and as he
toiled he reflected that he was an
instrument OF Providence.
Meanwhile the bride crnwled through
| the cellar window without much trou
BILE, but not until she had opened the
| spigots OF the vinegar and cider bar
rels. upset the soft soap and smashed
the jar of picked peaches When she
got out. she filed up the well with
the chairs from the house, broke uI
the table and the rest of the dishes
with an Ak. and as sort OF farewell
went around and smashed out ever,
pane Of glass in every window. Ther
she made n bundle Of her trousseau
gave the cat last kick and departed
for her fathers house. Jacob came NJ
to dinner I'm due time. wondering d
the prisoner would knock on the cellai
floor and ask forgiveness. When h
saw the ruin wrought. he staggered
outdoors and sat down on the grass t
get his breath. and he was fishing 70
It when Aunt Sarah Weldon drove pas
with her old white horse and calle'
out:
"Yes, Jacob. I'll 60 as far as to sa.
that Providence works In mysteriou
ways. and II them ways are ,terky an'
wabbly and full OF collie we've got I
grin and bear 1t and be thankful W
wasn't drowned In the cistern whe
we was babiesr'
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-26
Very Helpful.

A provincial clergyman during his
sermon caught sight OF a member Of
his congregation wearing very wor-
ried look. Suddenly the mans face
frightened, and during the remainder
of the service his appearance beto-
kened perfect freedom from care.
Il am pleased to think. William" re-
marked the clergyman after the serv-
ice. that my words helped you some
what this morning. l noticed during
my discourse that your face lit up and
the sunshine OF smiles chased the
clouds of worry away. Now. what
portion OF my sermon appealed 50
strongly to you. eh"
ITO tell the truth. SIR" replied VIII
liam. 81 wasn't payin' so much atten-
ton to your preachin' as I ought to hey
done. I was balancin' up the weeks
cash I'm my mind and found myself
two and three pence short. l worried
and worried about that money, but
couldn't fit II I'm nohow.
Then l happened to catch a word
or two Of what you said about the
preparations that man made for hi.
prodigal son. and II came into my mint
like a fash of lightnin' that I'd spen
two and three pence for a new horse
whip to give my boy Jim a thunderin
| good hidin'. It's wonderful. as you
say, sir. what a help chance wore
may be. Good mornfn'. sir."-LondoI
| Tit Bits
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-26

when you take up residence In the
City Of Mexico" said an American who
had lived there for several years. you
are waited upon by the police. who
ask you how many beggars may call
at your house every morning and re-
ceive q dole. Your answer Is recorded.
and only the number of beggars men,
toned dare show up. had my brother
with me at the house. and our answers
to the police differed somewhat. Two
weeks after their call a messenger
came on an errand and inquired for
Jones.
(which Jonesy I asked.
"'Senor.' he replied. 4 know that
there are two of you-the Jones-you-
can-send- along about eight-of'em and
the Jones-I-won't-feed-a -cussed d-one-of-
'em. and the Jones l want Is not the
first
"sThen, as I'm the one who said eight
beggars might come around. you don't
want me-
at cannot be. II Is the I-won't-feed-
a-cussed- one I want
But he is not In just now. Can you
leave your message with me?
"'Sl. senor. Tell you him when he
arrives that IL he don't-want-to-feed-a
cussed one of -'em he-can-go-to-biazes-
and-be-hanged-to-him."
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For forty years Jacob and Hannah
Matthews had been man and wife. and
for forty years Hannah had been ia
cob's slave. She started In to love.
honor and obey" He held her only
to the obedience. and she never got
away from that. He thought for her.
spoke Tor her and acted fvr her. and
after a year or two she wouldn't have
dared to darn one Of his socks without
first asking him how much yarn she
should take. Even when the husband
boxed her ears. which he did occasion
ally. she took Ii meekly. and when she
broke dish and was put on a diet OF
bread and butter for week. with the
butter spread very thin. she never
thought OF helping herself to anything
more.
The wife died as she had lived. II
didn't cost him n cent extra. and IL
didn't take up any of his valuable
time One day when he was down In
the potato patch she felt that her time
had come. and she lay down on the
lounge and closed her eyes and died.
As he was sixty-five years old when
he became a widower and reared an
eight dollar zinc headstone above Han
nah's grave IL was the general talk
that he would not marry again. His
demeanor corroborated that idea. but
he was only lying low. Scarcely two
months had passed when he called on
Aunt Sarah Weldon one day and said
Aunt Sarah. have been wondering
whether I ought to marry again or not
but Providence seems to have settled
the question want to see n you
agree with me-"
Il don't believe Providence has
anything to do with old fools taking 6
second WIFE" bluntly replied Aunt Sa
rah. who was a widow OF sixty and
always said just what she thought
81 am sorry you have such n poor
opinion of me-" replied Jacob. but
must insist that Providence appears to
have a hand I'm Il You know Susie
White. Of course? ] am going to ash
her to be my wife"
why. she isn't eighteen years old
yetr' exclaimed Aunt Sarah
81 know. but you see l can be ia
ther as well as a husband to her. Prov
idence seems to have had a hand ir
her father losing his farm and heI
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-26

HE GRAsPED THE BARE brown ARM OF
THE sHRIEKIN0 CHILD.
pressed about them. paying the hon.
age the American Is so eager to render
to his god-Success.
A grim faced. thin Tipped man stood
quietly beside Roanoke. passing his
hand admiringly over her glistening
TANKS and slender limbs
"what'll you take for herr" he asked
In an undertone.
Not for SALE" replied Harcourt-
"Tn give you 5000 II she WINS"
murmured the grim man without NOV
ing muscle Of his face.
Two thousand dollars. Jim thought
rapidly Of a neat cottage on the
ranch. where he could take Jessie in
spite Of the disapproval OF her stern
old father. Judge Osborne. but the eau
ton Of the natural horseman was
strong. He puffed his cigar a moment
| I'm silence, while the grim man watched
him closely and murmured careiessly.
.I'll see you after the race"
The Dakota sun beat down merci-
lessly on the grand stand where gath
cred the shoddy aristocracy Of a boom
town; upon the fringe Of farm wagons
outside the inciosure, where occupants
craned their necks to see the races
without money and without price. and
upon a single Indian tepee standing
near the course. The last was occu-
pied by Shunka Ii. who had set up
his household gods. including squaw.
papoose, dogs. cats and ponies, with
in the inclosure, thinking to while
laway the tedium Of his abundant lei
sure by the excitement of the races.
The last strain of Just One Girl
dies away, there is q BURR OF drum.
and the first heat Of the pacing race
is on. But interest I'm this event Is mild
Anxiety-and cash are conferred on the
second heat Of the running race. the
next on the programme.
At last the hideous, google eyed
blankets are removed and the sunlight
glances on shining flank. bride and
stirrup. Jim Harcourt. standing be
side the Osborne carriage. In which sits
Jessie. dainty. patrician and lovely
enough to turn the head Of any man
sees Buckskin Jones press through the
crowd and slip folded paper into the
hand OF Bud. Roanoke's Jockey. wht
is already mounted. Fear. anger. ex
ultation are plainly written upon hi,
low browed, dissolute face as he reads
with sinister smile he tears the papeI
In bits.
Jim whispers to Jessie: 81 am of
fered $1,000 for Roanoke IL he wins
You know what that means for us
dearT'
Jessie's face fiushes.
"You know he will win, but will tha
help matters? Nothing will make IA
ther feel differently about IL, and
cannot disobey him."
There is the usual friction of start
ing, but now they are OF. Roanoke
forges steadily ahead. But see, Some
thing happens! She rears-wheels
Coteau Queen gains. Again Roanok
plunges and rears. Great beads o
sweat start ON Jim's ashy face. b,
heavens, Bud is holding her I'm, and
breast ahead forges Coteau Queen, he
slender body all iron and fire. She
81 under the wire.
"Hurah for Coteau QueenP' is tn
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F..sinx For He.l,h.. sake.

We all eat more than we require. and
this daily repeated superfiuity lends to
stodginess. In a more primitive state
of society meals were more irregular.
and the amount of food Tailed more
with the effort expended in obtaining it.
Now we eat because IL is a mealtime.
Too many OF us eat not by rule. but to
repletion, while probably all OF us eat
again before we are really hungry.
Day after day a little more is taken
than is used. and this excess either dis
turbs the liver or leases the stomach
or. circulating In n hyperplastic blood.
leads to torpor, or sometimes is put by
out OF harms way for the time. but
much to the distress Of the patient lat
er on-in the form of fat Thus we
never have an opportunity Of striking
proper balance between intake and
output unless we follow the wise max.
inns Of the church and fast once week,
not mere abstaining from the more
toothsome delicacies. but fasting hon.
estly. even TO emptiness and discom
fort.-London Hospital
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NESS AND PITIED HIM
one young lady. She saw his confu-
sion and helplessness. and she pitied
asking:
"Did you come here to see Mr.. Shell
don about hogs or sheep or anythingT
"N-no, marm," stammered Zeb as
he reached out and pulled the top on
a weed. He hadn't intended to say
''marm," but 1t had come out that way.
Maybe. you are a relative or some
thing?" continued the boarder.
''N-no. marm," came the reply
again, with a determination to kick
himself all over the road for repeating
the unfortunate word
Then ensued a painful pause. The
boarder rocked to and fro and looked
over Zeb's head. and Zeb shifted his
weight from one foot TO the other and
tried his best TO get rid OF his hands.
He finally drew a long breath. straight.
ened up and. said:
I'll hope you'll love Sheldon's Cor
ners"f s.
"Yes. hope So" she replied.
"Good night"
Good night"
With that he turned and plodded
homeward. and as he plodded he kick
ed himself and called himself all sorts
Of names for his stupidity. The mother
anxiousIy awaited his arrival Wher
he told her what had occurred she re
Piled:
Now. Zebby, you needn't feel bi'
bad. That girl saw how bashful an
modest you was. an she'll like you al
| the better for II. I'll bet gandel
against chicken that you made al
| impression"
After thinking matters over 70
| awhile Zeb almost concluded that b.
had. and he began TO feel better. lf b
had made an impression. then he mus
follow it up. as was always done II
novels. He got an idea for 'fol
| lower before he slept. and next morn
ing before breakfast he was at tn
Sheldon kitchen door with a bouque
OF hollyhocks for the summer boardei
Zeb's romance had begun.
He did not appear at Sheldon's tina
evening, as one OF the cows was miss
ing. but next day. seeing the summe
boarder In the orchard. he made an ez
cuse TO cross it and come face to -ac
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Coteau queen .......-..-.......--.---..
Prairie Belle -.--..-.........-...-.....
Wild Rose ............-.-.... ....--........-...
This appeared on the bulletin board
as the jockeys who had ridden the first
heat of the running race wheeled their
horses and. riding before the judges
stand. waved thc:r4hands In signal
The blatant country band began to
blare. The race track was mass Of
jostling. swearing. sweating. betting
men. Gold clinked against silver. bills
Were waved In air. everywhere rose
cries of Two to onev or Ten to five
ON Roanoke!
Buckskin Jones. saloon keeper.
seemed TO be the only taker for the los
Ing side. He had staked small for
tune on Coteau Queen and bet against
Roanoke freely.
The jockeys were leading their mounts
to and fro. wettinx the animals mouths
and rubbing their limbs. Many hands
were stretched forth to pat the win
ming Roanoke. black Kentucky bred
mare. whose slender. refined beauty In
some subtle way suggested the Gibson
picture of American women. She
seemed proudly conscious OF her tri
| umph. Her nostrils dilated, and tn,
pupils OF her eyes widened-
Beside Roanoke stood her Jockey
Bud. and her owner. Jim Harcourt. 9
clean cut, 1.-the young ranchman. Mer
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-26

The household blessed with noble
daughters ought to be a happy one.
Most parents forget, however. to i'm
bue them with love Of nature, which Is
30 invigorating and healthful. Give
them not only noble teachings. but
noble teachers. and give them the help
which alone has sometimes done more
than all other inhuences-the help Of
wild and fair nature. You cannot bap-
tize them rightly in inch deep church
fonts unless you baptize them in the
sweet waters which the great Law
giver strikes forth from the rock Of
your native land. You cannot lead
them faithfully TO those narrow, ak
hewn church affairs while the azure
affairs in heaven remain for you with
out inscription-altars built, not TO. but
BY, an unknown God.-Ruskin-
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ZEB q :. :. :.
TAYLOR'S
ROMANCE
BY Carl n. King
Copyright. 1901. by A. S. Richardson

Several events had happened In the
came. For instance, he had grown up
to be twenty-three years old and had
become a farmers hired man; he had
almost become engaged to one farmers
daughter and fully engaged to anoth-
er's; he had read dozen love stories,
taken the prize at a spelling school,
learned to play the accordion and writ
ten n poem.
Such a thing as a summer boarder
had never been heard Of at Sheldon's
Corners. but one evening after Zeb had
looked at him In very wise manner
and half whispered:
"Zeb, you can never guess what's
/ happened. The Sheldons have got a
summer boarderw
mo. by goshv'
| "Yes, they have. I was there when
she come. It's young woman, an
she brought two trunks. Mrs. Sheldon
had never let on, though always tell
her everything that's goin' to happen
to US. Yes. it's a young woman, an
she's goin' to stay a month"
Good lookin'Y' inquired Zeb, with
little more interest.
Handsome as picture" replied his
mother. Yes, sir; she's the handsom
est girl I believe ever see. She's goi
brown hair an blue eyes an teeth a
white as chalk. An when she laughs
It's like the Jingle Of sleighbelfs- Zeb
don't you want to get look at herr
81 aln't dyin' to, but l suppose II
would be etikett to call on her an
sort OF welcome her to the neighbor
hood"
"Of course II would, OF course. Yes
you'd better dress up a bit after suppel
an go over, an IL you want any ex
cuse you can ask Mrs. Sheldon to lent
me her nutmeg CRATER"
An hour later, dressed In his Sunday
clothes, Zeb walked over to the othel
farmhouse. Farmer Sheldon hadn't I'm
ished milking vet. and his wife wa
still washing dishes. but on the porcl
sat the young woman with teeth a
white as chalk. On the way over Eel
had been preparing a little speech o
welcome. and he intended to lift hi
hat and shake hands after the lates
| fashion. When he came upon the sum
mer boarder, however, he was knock
! ed out He who had stood up withou
tremor before $50 people at q spell
| ing match found his heart thumpin
and his throat dry as he stood bef0r
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Two women and a bright little girl
occupied seats In a Prospect avenue
car one evening. The little girl at
tracted attention with her questions
and answers. 1t was when the car
reached Eighteenth street that the eli
max was reached At that point the
car makes q long stop before pulling
up the hill. 1t was while the car was
at a standstill that a pretty woman
and evidently a friend of the two In
the car passed along.
"Oh, dear, There's Mrs. 8. Ny!
She is such a handsome woman" said
the mother Of the bright little girl to
her friend.
"Yes; she is beautiful" assented the
friend.
The little girl was looking out Of the
window after the figure strolled up the
hill. Presently she turned in her seat.
Say. mamma. you look just like that
lady"
"Do 1, dearr asked the mother
sweetly.
"Yes; justzactly-all 'cept the head"
The little girl is still wondering why
the carful Of people laughed.-Kansas
City Journal
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HE HAD To GET OUTDOORS To AVOID THE
RAIN OF MISSILES
mother being H. and she can step right
into Hannah's shoes and be loved and
cared for. | may even do something
for her parents. but OF course do not
promise"
well, what have got to do with
itY' was asked.
why. 1 sort o. thought I'd find out
IL you and Mrs. Dawson and Mrs.
Jackson believed In Providence and
thought my getting married was all
right l don't want everybody saying
that 1 didn't wait till Hannah was
cold. but / do want to foller the finger
of Providence"
well. you foller away" said Aunt
Sarah. Folks will talk. reckon. but
IL you and Providence are agreed you
/ needn't care what is said"
But you stand ready to say you
think Providence Is pointing out the
way for meY' he insisted
"well. Jacob" she replied after a
| moments thought. "I'll go as far as TO
| say that Providence works I'm mysteri-
Gus ways and that this may be one Of
EN-"
That satisfied Jacob Matthews. He
went over to Whites and had a talk
with father, mother and Susie. After
a couple OF hours they were made TO
see the hand OF Providence in II. and a
week later the redheaded. humble
looking Susie became the wife of the
man who was hungry to boss and nag
some one. The only fear he had was
that she was too humble and docile,
too much like his lost Hannah. but per
haps box on the ear might call out a
spark of temper. just enough to re
quire another box to subdue her. The
marriage took place In the afternoon
before justice OF the peace, and the
couple drove home. The bride entered
the house. while Jacob put out the
horse. When he finally arrived at the
kitchen door, II was TO find several
chairs In the yard. all the curtains
pulled down and a dozen dishe:
thrown on the ash pile.
81 don't like 'em and want new
things" explained the bride as h'
stood with open mouth.
Il Jacob walked over and boxed he
ears. and second later some one wa
pulling his hair and scratching hi
face. He boxed again. and the brid
stepped back and flung the teapot. tin
!. rolling pin and the dishpan at him, ant
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Quick Returns.

"An inquest is quite an event. even
In a city," said the man who had made
a trip through the backwoods Of Wis
consin, 'but they don't take much In
terest in them In the lumber camps.
was at camp when a saw log rolled
Oh a nat car and over a man and
mashed him fiat. II was just at noon.
and nobody was disposed to lose any
time.
"'See here, men, called the foreman
to a gang, we've got to get this thing
over with before we go to dinner. Six
Of ron stand around
"Six Of the men came mp and stood In
a circle, and the foreman continued:
Now, then, there's the log and
that's Bill, and as Bill couldn't roll
over the log we must take 1t that the
log rolled over him. Verdict Of the
Jury Is that he came to his death by
accident and will be buried after quit
ting time tonight, and now let's have
dinner. and may heaven rest his soul
forevermore.'