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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-19
CONNECTICUT BLUE LAWS.
Early Regulations of New Haven Col
ony Were Very Strict.


In New Haven the "blue laws were IA
nous for their severity. No man could vote
in the town elections unless he were a men,
Der of some church. No Quaker or dis
senter was even allowed to step within the
borders of the town. To pick an ear of
corn growing in another's garden was
deemed theft, as well as any vegetable or
fruit belonging to another, penalty for
which was fine and corporal punishment. A
young man could not court maid in per-
son or by letter without first obtaining the
consent of her parents" For the first Of
Tense under this law the penalty was f5, f10
for the second offense, and for further
repetitions Imprisonment at the pleasure of
the court This was an old Massa chusetts
law but the New Haven code was much
more specific than that of Boston. Trifling
with q young womans affections was
strictly forbidden, whether by speech.
writing, message, gifts or in any other
way"
There were a large number of cases
brought to the courts under this law, which
was one of the reasons for its later re-
noyal No one was permitted in New
Haven in 1850 to cross a river except by
the aid of an authorized ferryman. If a
young swell of the town wished to row his
women friends across the river he was not
allowed to by the law. debtor in prison,
If he swore that he had no estate was sold
to pay the debt. Whoever brought cards
and dice into the dominion" had to pay a
fine of f5 English money!. Whoever wore
clothes trimmed with silver, gold or bone
lace at above shillngs cost the yard was
presented to the grand jurors and fined"
sweeping regulation was to the effect
that no one should keep Christmas or
saints days, dance or play cards. Married
people had to live together or be imprison-
ed divorce being allowed only in remark
able cases. In 1872 the card-playing regu-
lation was still in force, as in that year
seven young men in New Haven were ar
rested for the Grimes punished and made to,
pay fines and costs amounting to nearly So
apiece The ministers Of the church could
not perform marriage ceremonies, that Of
flee going to the. legal fraternity. If man
struck his wife he was fined, but If wo-
man struck her husband she might be
whipped by town court order. Every man
in the colony had to have his hair cut
round like a poll by pumpkin set on his
head or a bowl
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hands the inviolable majesty was lifted
from the abyss.
We were on ne path that leads up to
the white emperor. when suddenly LoisI
appeared. He stood close to me and stared
at me with his "murderer's eyes" His
face was white.
He said:
mo other man could have touched me!
Not onel But my royal brother may take
me and / will go quietly with him to the
prison, or, better still. straight to the scat
foldl"
Gebhardt tried to step between us, but
1 commanded
II must speak with him. here and with
out witnesses. Please step back and keep
the men back until l have done
Silently the man obeyed, who Is my only
friend.
AS the count disappeared down the path
Loisl made motion as If to come sui
closer. But 1 cried:
Remain where you are! You killed the
king!'
"Why?"
HE tried to go up the White Emperor
meadow / met him in the night"
and you hurled him into the abyss!
81 asked him where he was going, and
he said he was going up to the Alp. l told
him that he could not go up. He seized
me by the breast, 1 seized him, and we
fought l was the stronger
you did not know that he was the
king?'
He cried to me as 1 grappled him, 1
am the king!
And still you did it?''
81 answered him, L am your son."
/ cried: And still you did it!''
Yesterday one of the hunters from the
capital told me who it was that had brought
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XIII.
In the Royal Palace-midwinter.

In the Royal Palace-midwinter
The king visited his bride. 1 was not
asked TO accompany him this time. A crea-
ture or the court managed to acquaint me
with the reason because the last time l
won the hearts of the court as we'll as the
nation l turned my back on the low OBJ
1ect and shall remember his name for flu
lure times. The most shameful of it all is
that l cannot help but think Of it, So the
heart or even strange nation beats toward
me. who would be a curse to his own peo-
pie. The word of that man whom my IA
ther hated will not let me rest
A new lady of honor is to attend the
queen. She Is of ancient family and, to
Judge from her picture, must be extraor-
dinarily beautiful. What interests me more
IMAM that is that she is Gebhardt's sister
sould not understand why he should
permit her to go to court But he tells me
that the young countess-they give her this
rank as lady of honor-is very lonely in the
castle where she lives with two old rela-
tives; that she longs for society, and, be-
sldeS, having no fortune he hopes that she
Will make a good marriage.
On the Sea-Alp her brother often showed
me her photograph. Her attitude has some
thing compelling. Her face proves that
she can force others to keep their distance
l liked that Now that she is to be court
lady. l have lost my interest in her.
Her brother does not say much to me
about her He loves her passionately, and
yet he permits her to come here! 1t is the
first great disappointment that he has
caused me. And he knows it, We do not
discuss the matter any more.
do not like her; but she is tremendously
imposing. court lady without a shadow
of humbleness, yet 'f1awless in her de-
meanor. She bows exactly as low as she is
supposed to bow in her position. But she
does it in way that impresses me every
time. 10
With her appearance much has changed
between Gebhardt and me. AS yet the
change is so slight SO vague that can
not place 1T: 1t is not a shadow over our
young friendship yet; but it may become
one.
1t frightens and tortures me- What on
earth could be lasting and true If it Is not
such simple, pure emotion as that which
forms the bond between our souls? Is the
gloomy proverb about the friendship of
princes a gloomy truth after all? Who is
to blame? The prince or the other? And IL
it Is the other, is 1t because it is not pos
sible to be a princes friend? Then the
prince would be to blame after ALL
Surely the fault must be mine although I
cannot find It, After all, self-knowledge
is our only talisman.
Go be cOntinued)
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asked, because she Is strange, uncanny,
dangerous-looking woman.
Il rent it to keep it empty" was her an
swer, and this answer lifted the veil from
a corner of her system.
Science is beginning to talk a great deal
of currents, vibrations radiatons, emana-
TONS" she said in low voice that seemed
frightened. Science will not tell You what
they are. Nor will /. But know that In
the modern activity of cities they are SO
encouraged and so infinitely numerous that
their mixed-up effect on individuals is ter
rible. Hence you have the greatest Of all
is not due to the victims own activity, as
he imagines So in all ages" she continued
in frightened whisper. saints and sages
have sought solitude"
ITO become masters of themselves? /
said.
And to become masters Of nature:" she
added. There is no one in this house but
me and this boy-and an idiot girl!''
A Spot for Emanations.
Taking everything together, 1 felt queer.
Outside, it was raining cats and dogs. If
emanations count, here was a spot for
emanations. This house Is built on ground
of the Parvis Notre Dame where criminals
and others were burnt, broken on the
wheel, boiled in oil, blinded manned and
quartered century after ~entury. Half the
French wizards of the middle ages lived
around this spot.
you come for the great gamer" asked
Mother LenOrmand. You shall have it"
"Who is the idiot girl?'-I started to
ask. But she made a motion, and the boy
brought in that person. She was almost
protty, not different in looks from many
girls.
Rather an innocent than an idiot" muir
INJURED the old woman. "a good girl. She
does fancy work. She never reads, and
1 don't let her gossip. So her mind is
empty-and receptive. 1t is an unruff1ed
pond. Throw stick in and you shall see
the circles widen. Say nothing and sit
tight"
q. Mother Lenormand threw a pack of cards
on the floor, scattering them. The boy
picked them up and handed the pack to
the girl.
do you not lay them yourself?' asked
SURPRISED.
Hush 1 used to; but now l have
too many interesting thoughts, too many
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single: the jack or king of hearts or clubs.
respectively, for unmarried or married
blonde or brunette men. 1 begin by count
ing seven cards from right to left in the
horizontal line, beginning with your card,
the jack of clubs, and going round, as If
the horizontal line were a circle. One two.
three. four, five, six, seven. Ten of spades!
Oh. my poor monsieur! A bad card! Tears.
heart-worries. sadness! And in such an
important place!'
"How?"
This seventh card-the first produced by
counting even down the horizontal line-is
the key-card to the Interpretation of those
to come after. We continue counting seven,
stopping on the seventh card, until we have
gone three times around the horizontal
line. One. two, three, four. five, six, seven,
jack of hearts. the good blonde young man
again! That is better. You have de-
voted friend. Here he comes in at the
right moment. Trust him.
Il will think about it, said.
'One. two. three. four. five, six. seven
the king OF hearts. Another honest friend.
light-complected also. but older. Your
friends rush to you, monsieur One. two
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The Lost Golfer.
From Punch.

1.-THE sharp decline Of ping pong whose attrac-
ncbler sport has left a marked void in the breasts
of these renegades. Some of them, from a natural
sense Of shame. hesitate to return to their first
love- The conclusion of the following lines should
be encouragement to this class Of prodigal.I
Just for a cellulod pillule he left us.
Just for an imbecile ballet and ball;
These were the toys by which Fortune bereft
OF Jennings, capttin, the pride Of all.
Shopmen with clubs to sell handed him rackets,
Rackets Of sandpaper. rubber and felt
Said to secure unplayable service,
Pestilent screws and the death dealing welt.
Oft had we played with him. partnered him, sworn
by him,
Copied his pitches. in height and in cut
Hung his words as he delved in a bunker,
Made him pattern to drive and to put.
Benedck's with us. the major Is Of us.
Swiper the county bats still going strong,
He alone broke from the links and the club house,
He alone sank in the slough Of ping pong.
W. have come on''-but not his the example;
Sl0e-gin has quickened us-not his the cash;
Holes done in 6 where would be ample,
Vexed him not, busy perfectfEg SMASH
Raced was his decadent anger,
One more mind unhinged by pinulent game,
One more parlor hero, the worshiped Of school
Who once had princely plus 81 to his name.
Jennings is gone; yet perhaps he'll come back to
Healed OF his hdeous lesion Of brain;
Back TO TIE links in the daytime; at twilight
Rack to his coy club corner again.
Back for the medal day. back for our fcursomea,
Back from the tables diminishing throng,
Back from the fnfantile. ceaseless half vo1l<y,
Back from the lunatic lure Of ping pong
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or brunettes. Cut the pack with your left
hand"
1 did it. In my right hand I held a PEN
ell; and in my notebook l put down the
fortune as she read it.
The girl, taking the pack in her left
hand, backs up, laid the first three cards.
face up, on the table. from left to right.
Always the right-hand one of the three
cards only has signification. and you can
always verify it in the accompanying illus
trations.
Eight of spades, eight of diamonds, ten
of diamonds" read the old woman. Ten
of diamonds, change of residence or a
great voyage"
The girl took out the ten of diamonds
and placed it by itself on the table. This
you must always do. for the highest of
them when two Cor three) cards of the
same suit happen to be among the three
cards dealt off the pack.
Putting the two other cards aside, the
girl dealt off three more.
king of clubs, queen of clubs. eight OF
clubs" read the old woman. and inter-
preted the right-hand card. Eight OF
clubs money negotiations.
The girl placed the king of clubs to the
left of the ten of diamonds, as to begin
a horizontal line for future use.
Jack of diamonds, ten of spades, seven
of diamonds. A little voyage"
Until Thirteen Are Out.
The girl placed the jack of diamonds be-
side the king of clubs, making three cards
already for the horizontal line. One must
go on until thirteen such come out as indi-
Gated.
Nine of hearts, nine of diamonds. jack
of hearts. A blond young man who is a
devoted friend"
The devoted friend was placed beside the
jack of diamonds and the girl dealt off
three more cards.
Jack of clubs, queen of hearts. ten of
clubs Ten of clubs, a great deal of money.
Monsieur, it persists whispered the old
woman. And note, we continue forming
our horizontal line with the jack of CLUBS.
Why? Because there are two cards of the
same suit in the three just turned over
and because the jack of clubs is the higher
of the two
Ace of spades, queen of spades, ace of
Ace of diamonds. contract,
or a letter. We shall see. Put the ace OF
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three four, five, SIX seven. the jack of dia-
monds' A news-bringer. One. two. three
four. five. six, seven, the jack of spades. a
crooked. dark young man. One, two. three.
four. five, six, seven, the king of clubs. a
dark middie-aged man. who will protect
you. Now for the ensemble of the for
tune'
The old woman motioned to the girl who
began arranging the cards of the horizontal
me In two vertical lines, two by two. To
do this she took, first the extreme right
hand and left-hand card from the horizon
tal hne TO make the first pair: and so on,
the extremes always making the pair.
Result Of It All.
Ten of diamonds. eight of spades The
voyage will be a pleasure voyage not BUSH
ness. King of clubs, ten of hearts The
success of your business will be closely con-
nected with the middle-aged dark man.
Jack of diamonds, ten of spades You will
not go to prison; you will learn of the death
of the friend or relative by means of a let
ter King OF hearts. jack of hearts. The
TWO blonde men. both good friends of yours
are closely related to each other. Your own
caro- ard the jack of spadesi The bad
young man is extremely close to YOU doubt
less relative! Ace of spades, nine of
CLUBS Your real fortune. considerable
sum. Will come to you by means of a hapny
marriage and not through your business
projects
L looked at the old woman as she finished
reading the fortune.
how much of it am 1 really to believer
L asked her. Every one takes trips every
one receives letters. every one knows good
pionde young men end bad dark ones"
You have written down the fortune" she
replied. Study il. Then look about YOU
See If it does not already apply to Your
circumstances
IF should do it over myself I might get
quite a different lot of indca tions,' / Oh
jected
That would be tampering with the
cards she said. Il do not think you have
the hand to lay them
The directions clear. ANY one could
learn"
If you really want to try again" con-
Guided Mother Lenormand. Il advise YOU
10 seek for the sympathetic hand first
here shall ] find it?"
Seek among your friends"
STERLING HELLO.
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Copyright, 1908. by ]. W. Muller.)

ment when the first animals appear at the
opening of the ravine that leads them to
certain death. They try to climb up the
precipice on one side and heaters drive
them back. They try the other side and
heaters drive them back. They must go
downward And the king shoots hour after
nour. He is Unsuitable. He becomes angry
because darkness comes so early in autumn.
=
The king has devised a new kind of
sport. Near here is a wall more than one
thousand feet high. 1t descends sheer with
out break into the valley. The king has
ordered a drive to lead to the top of this
wall and he will stand below and see the
game come hurting down almost to his
feet. mangled and smashed.
OF course this must not be permitted
But 1t has been permitted,
The king commanded his chief forester
and the creature obeyed! The king stood
at the foot of the precpice, looked on and
laughed. Some of the heaters, they say,
wept up there.
Today the hideous spectacle was to have
been repeated. The heaters refused to do
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spades the horizontal line beside the
jack of clubs"
The girl turned over the seven of hearts.
king of spades and seven of spades. Seven
of spades said Mother Lenormand
Seven of spades, quarrel or marriage
broken off,
"Which?" [ asked.
'Wait. Put the king of spades on the
horizontal line. Ace of hearts, seven of
clubs and nine of clubs. An inheritance or
a fortune. 1t persists, it persists! Put the
nine of clubs beside the king of spades in
the line
Mine Of spades, jack Of spades, eight of
hearts. In this connection the eight of
hearts indicates the daytime to be favor
able to you, not the night. Put the jack Of
spades on the line. Ten of hearts, king of
hearts, ace of clubs Ace of clubs good
news, fortune assured. Put the king of
hearts on the line. And now, as there re-
main but two cards in the stock, and as
you have but ten cards in your horizontal
line, the girl will shuttle the remainder of
the pack and begin over"
Beginning Over Again.
The girl shuffled them leaving the hori-
zontal line of ten cards intact. l cut the
pack with my left hand She turned over
the three first cards.
ACE of diamonds, ten and nine of spades
nine of spades; death of a relative or
friend, or else PRISON.
"Which?" 1 asked again.
Wait" replied Mother Lenormand. Put
the ten of spades on the line beside the
king of hearts"
Nine and ten of hearts and eight of
clubs-eight of clubs-more financial nego-
tiations. Put the ten of hearts on the line"
Seven and eight of spades and queen of
diamonds. Queen of diamonds, a danger
Gus, talkative woman. Here are two cards
of the same suit again-two spades. Put
the higher of them. the eight, the hOri-
Zontal line and it makes up thirteen. We
now study this horizontal line, because the
laying has been successful. Your card, the
jack of clubs, came out all right in it. Had
it not done SO we should have been obliged
to begin all over again.
1.-The card of the person must always
come out in the horizontal Iine?" 1 re-
peated.
Eyes. the queen of hearts or clubs for
blonde or brunette women, married or
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Why did they let me become old so soon
Why did they not let Hne mingle with other
young men, that might enjoy my youth
come popular? Did they fear a danger to
the realm through me?
What danger? -
The danger that the whole nation might
king!' 10 e
And yet I woald make this land un-
happyl
I win announce to them all: Il dare not
Sometimes | tell Gebhardt about the two
days of my life when i was young. In one
gay l picked raspberries and in another 1
caught trout and reaped wheat. The joy of
nose Two days was SO great that could
NOT bear 1t, and 1 stood under tall tree
f. 70 let celestial flames Ydevour me.
The king is extremely gracious to me.
heneVer ne sees me he shows me favors
ana sympathy. Butt it does not happen
AGAIN tnat ne comes to me as brother;
anu .nat ne should ever weep before me
again is uncomfortable.
Complaint is out of the ouestion-and
were IL even the least sigh because of the
mountain weight of the crown on his Young
pro": Despite all fear and terror and hor-
ror-it is the crown! Now that he bears II
ne would rather let his head be crushed
imam ease 1T of the royal burden And a
tine VIII come when the king will not be
s.oie ~ understand how he could have felt
rear and horror of something that Is so
splendid 1t was not wonderful wisdom
Tor the prfvy councillor to prophesy his
speedy cure.
Christmas!
went out with Gebhardt and made pura
cnases 1or the folk of the Alpine farm I
PICKED out everything myself; slken aprons
ana silver chains for the women, scarfs
knives and pipes for the men,
for MISS Fritz / shall send my picture
anu IL Will be in a very simple frame. But
the words that wrote under it are those
OF true and grateful friend who will
never forget.
And what did send to Judica?
slender, modest. very modest golden
cnaln' with a golden cross. On it I have
hao GATE engraved the date of that day
on which we wished to die together On
,he other side are the four words, For the
:. NOW II seems to me as had nailed my
NE, and surely the joy of my life, to the
cross.
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XII.

The sick king wishes to hunt chamois.
More than hundred heaters are TO drive
the game toward him He will shoot all
alone. Not even his ddjutant may partici-
pate As far as am concerned happily no
one even thinks of me as a sportsman.
My father. with his intimate knowledge
of the locality. has designated all the spots
where his stands are to be. The selection
of almost all of them is awful; at the
mouths of ravines and in deep gulches
where not a beast can escape Surely the
assistants will not be able to load as fast
as the king will be able to shoot 1t will
De, not hunt, but a massacre. The stands
are so near the Sea Alp that with a good
glass can see the drive as IL were look
ing at stage from the royal box.
n
The king hunts every day.
Before dawn the beaters have to be in
the mountains From my window l look
on. l find the spectacle a brutal pleasure
that makes me think of the old Roman am
phitheaters. 1 wish not to see the butchery
and-fnd myself drawn to the window
every day.
l cannot help but feel feverish excite