davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-06
THE PIANoLA AND OTHER SELF.
 PLAYERS

We are pioneer piano men of the southwest.
 We carry the largest stock of pianos and general musical merchandise and have in stock in our various agencies, over one hundred pianos of twenty diff ferent makes. Write for catalogues and terms.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-06
RedeWiII Music Co.,.
 PHOENIX, ARIZ.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Paul Roche, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the estate of Paul Roche, deceased, to the cred Itors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased. to exhibit them. with the necessary vouchers within four months after the first pub Hcation of this notice to the said ad- ministrator. al the Bank of Bisbee, Bisbee. Arizona. the same being the place for the transaction of business sf said estate, in said county of Co shise.
 M J. Cunningham,
 Administrator of the estate of Paul Roche, deceased.
 Dated Bisbee, this - day of March 1903.
 First publication March 26. 1903.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-05-06
PIANO
 BARGAINS

very easy terms during April and May. FIR, HAMILTON, MASON & HAMLIH and KIMBALL Pianos and Organs
 voSE & SONS KINGSBURY FRANK LIN WILLARD and many other pianos
 at half the marked price. Popular 10c
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05
why, what is the matter?" she
cried affriphted

it."
why, what is the matter?" she
cried, affrighted.
Lars explained the case briefly.
Listen" he said. There is but one
thing to do. 1 am going to throw you
overheard. In the dark water down
there you will be lost to every one but
me-"
Before she half understood the drift
of his words the strong man lifted her
over the rail and dropped her into the
dark void below. AS she felt herself
falling her woman's nature asserted it
self in one shrill scream. The next in
slant Lars Larsen was by her side, his
strong arms assisting the swirling tide
to carry her beyond the circle of il
Elimination made by the lights upon the
ship.
The woman's cry and the sound of
the double splash caused a great COM
motion on the Hogenlanden. There was
a cry of Man overheard" and a rush
of sailors to the lifeboats. But long
before the swiftest of these had drop
ped into the water Backstay's strong
arms had carried his boat far down
towards the point of Fort Wadsworth.
Towing behind it was Lars Larsen,
half drowned, but laughing in triumph,
while he chung to the stern sheets with
one hand ana with the other held the
form of his sweetheart above the
waves.
"See 'em searching" cried Ned,
pointing to the lanterns in the life
boats, waving to and fro as their oc-
cupants searched for the person who
had gone overheard by accident or
design.
Search away, old fellows" he cried.
Its a clear case of suicide. Old Skein-
hardt will be mad when he finds his
prisoner has gone to feed the fishes"
A month later, long after the Incl
dent of the suicide of a woman, a fu-
gitive from justice, by jumping over
board from a steamship anchored at
quarantine, had been forgotten, Lars
Larsen invited his friends to a house
warming in the little cottage on the
hill.
But he neglected to tell them where
he got the pretty faxen-haired bride.
AS Mrs. Larsen could not talk Eng
lish she had not word to say about
it. Ned Backstay and the diabolically
merry Maria Solferino might have
looked wise. but they were pretty busy
deciding whether to wait week or
two for their own wedding.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05

to the peaceful pursuits of life, and aid
ed very materially in forming the in
situations of the new state.
OF a Samuel Davis. who was among
the first of his family to give his in
fluence and support TO the Universalist
Society the story is told that, being
possessed of great physical strength. he
was known as a wrestler and when
CHALLENGED by a professional" who
had never seen him, he kept in the
background when the match was called.
His brother Elijah, who was also
stalwart man, stepped forward, and,
graphing with the champion, was
thrown. Samuel. who had closely
watched his antagonist for the purpose
of learning his game, then walked into
the ring, saying: II am the man you
came to wrestle with" and very soon
demonstrated his superiority.
Another Davis showed his mettle by
securing two prisoners who had es-
capped from Jail and marching them
back again at the muzZle of an old
unloaded pistol.
| Many members of his family might
be named who well sustained their re-
! lations to society and left enviable
memories. Among others may be men,
( toned John Davis of Massachusetts,
who was four times Governor of mis-
state and was chosen United States
! senator several times.
The well-known historian, George
| Bancroft, had Davis blood in his
veins So had Lion Gardiner. the
| builder of Fort Saybrook which he
! held through the Pequot troubles In
| 1889 he purchased of friendly Indians
/ the island now known as Gardeners
/ Island. just east of Long Island. His
grandson. John Gardiner. in 1899 was
/ intrusted with much treasure by the
! notorious Capt. Kidd. who remained
! some time off Gardeners Island. When
4 h. departed he left with Mr.. Gardiner
I III ounces of gold and 2.35S ounces of
/ silver. besides jewels. Gardiner was
/ ignorant OF the character of his Wis
! itor and when Kidd was arrested he
/ surrendered the property to the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts Bay.
| One branch of the Davis family is
! the Chandler family. a member OF
which was John Chandler, called
TORY John" and The Honest Refu-
gee" He was born in New London
/ in 1920. His mistaken sense of loyalty
| brought him into direct conflict with
the rising floor of Revolutionary senti-
ment. and he was exiled with five 9TH
er prominent loyalists On his depart
ture from his home at Worcester, his
estate was cQn4scated, the value being
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05

dint of Ned furnishing ideas in Eng
llsh and Lars putting them into a
fairly ineligible article of Swedish, to
state the case to an aged widow of
Christiansand, a distant relative of
Lars Larsen.
In time the answer came. It was so
amazing that it was all Ned could do
to prevent his side partner from throw
ing up his job and packing off to
Sweden with murder in his heart. The
old miser, grown harder and more
grasping with age, had intercepted the
letters to his daughter and helped
himself to the money which belonged
TO her He told her that Lars Larsen
was dead-killed in a collision at sea.
And then to ease his conscience, he
drove the poor girl so hard it was a
wonder she did not break down under
the strain of mingled heart-break,
blows, starvation and ceaseless labor.
Stay where you are" said the wiser
Ned. You'll only get red-headed and
spoil the whole business. The old man
has got the cinch on YOU in the law.
He can swear the girl owed him the
money he took, and make all sorts of
trouble for you and her. Besides, you
are not looking for revenge, but for
home and a wife. Now, let US take
steps to see how we can get them. 1
am going to tell Maria Solferino all
about it. The little Dago is as cum
ming as the devil"
Marie SOlferino, a regular little
daughter of the Malta, took TO conspir-
acy as a duck to water. She declared
that Christina Andersen must not only
be delivered out of her slavery, but
must take steps to punish her OPP
pressor. And how could that best be
done but by taking back the money
which he had stolen. Maria Solferino
was for emptying his strong box, but
Lars Larsen would not listen to this
Il want nothing but Christina" he
said.
I'VE do it differently in Sicily" said
the girl casting a dangerous glance
out of her dark eyes towards Ned
Backstay. which nearly drove the hon
est oarsman crazy. Ned would COM
nit a murder or steal a bank for Ma
ria, and esteem the act a virtue.
The widow in Christiansand carried
out her part of the conspiracy with
great eClat. She was supplied with
money by Lars. Larsen, and being a
shreWd woman, used it with discre-
ton. In time word came that Chris
tina was ready for departure. Her
box was already packed and at a safe
distance from home and at the last
minute she would take the money
which was hers from the old mans
strong box and sail on the steamship
Hogenlanden. In three weeks al most
Lars Larsen could hold his sweetheart
in his arms.
Little did these simple conspirators
realize the cunning and the greed of
one who has sold his soul to the devil
for money. They forgot to count on
the old miser's capacity for revenge.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05

queries over a glass of schnapps by
Ned Backstay he admitted that he
had a warrant for a woman passenger
from Sweden, accused by the Swedish
consul on cabled orders of grand lar
ceny.
That's the country you came from,
Larsen" said the officer. lightly.
Yes" said the latter, his lips tight
ening, but our women don't steal
very often. sir"
Maria Solferino laughed joyously
over this new complication. The pres
ence of danger aroused a wild JOY in
her. She would have liked to be the
queen of some brigand chief. to bind
up wounds and to encourage the men
to deeds of daring. And she had an
inbred antipathy to any one who bore
the badge of authority.
Whats to be done?" she said, her
alert wits on the qui vivi at once:
why, that is plain, you dull fellows
She must not fall into the hands of
this Skeinhardt How to prevent it?
That's to be seen. If he was younger
now, 1 could-but let us wait It
necessary you must get some dope
and III put it in his brandy"
Maria. you're the devils sister,
said Ned, admiringly.
She gave him a significant south
ern kiss in recompense for the COM
pliment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05

ed upon the occasion OF the laying of
the first stone of the Royal Exchange
by Charles II. The tablet of white mar
BILE. erected in memory of Sir Thomas,
is to be seen in St. Sepulchre's Church,
London.
The first American progenitor of
the family was Capt. Dolor Davis.
who came to this country from Eng
land in 1884. He soon after married
Margery Willard. who came over with
her brother Simon in the same ship
with capt Davis. They lived first
in Scituate. in the Old Colony. Some
portion of his life Dolor Davis lived
in Concord. where he had lands grant
ed to him in 1859. He was a carpen-
ter and surveyor, and held the Office
of contable for a long time. He was
lone of the grand inquest of Ply
mouth Colony" in 1645, and one of the
petitioners for Groton. and also one
of the eight men appointed in 1855 to
be the selectmen for two years from
the time it was laid out" He prob
ably never lived in Groton, but be-
came identified with Barnstable. and
there spent most of his life. He, with
This sonnes," is on the list Of males
that are able to bear arms, form 16
years old to 60 years" in that town.
BY will, Dolor Davis bequeathed to
MS son JOnn MS carpenter = lOolS anu
his serge SUIT and cloke.'
Ruth Hall, daughter of Dolor and
Margery Davis. became the wife of
Stephen Hall. Among their descend
ants were Capt. Stephen Hall, dis
tinguished Bostonian; Chief Justice
Eustis Of Louisiana and Chief JUS
tice isaac Parker of Massachusetts.
Another early settler was Samuel
Davis, whose son, Asa, married a
lady -ranc More by name-who was
related Ia the family of George III.
Anothc immigrant was Meredith
Davis native of Wales. He was
bor! 1880. and was a descendant
of Yal Welsh line of Meredith
ap He arrived in Maryland
in ! married the granddaughter
OF ly deputy governor, William
Bur
Deg eudants Of Isaac Davis, n great
grandson of Dolor Davis, may claim
membership in the Societies of Colo
NAL Danes or of the Sons of the Revo-
luton for Isaac enlisted in the Mas
sachusetts militia on the breaking out
of the Revolutionary War and was
commissioned lieutenant. His brother
in-law, DR. Samuel Brigham, who act
ed as paymaster, was present al the
capture of Smith. Andres guide.
Isaac Davis was a man OF strong
character and public spirit, ana was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05
THE DAVIS FAMILY.
BY ELEANOR LEXINGTON.

often chosen delegate to county con-
ventions. Upon one occasion, among
other things, he was instructed to vote
to petition the General Court to do
away with lawyers.
Capt. Elisha Davis. who was one
of a committee of three to supply the
towns quota of beef for the Revolu-
tionary Army, left by will to each son
as much as to two daughters, except his
son Nehemiah, who lives on my home
farm, and he must have 1856. 81 more
than either other son, in order to sup
port the dignity of my house in making
my friends welcome"
Members of the family served in the
colonial wars. Edward Davis, of OK
ford, Mass, was captain of militia at
the time of the French war. and march
ed with thirty-three men of his COM
pany to the relief of Fort William
Henry.
The patriotism of Capt Daniel Davis
induced him to sacrifice his own prop
erty for the public good during the
Revolutionary War. He advanced
money which was repaid in deprecated
currency, till his estate was seriously
involved. He entered personally upon
the service. and was promoted to the
rank of captain. After the return of
peace. he joined the Company of
Ohio Associates" which in 1888 began
the settlement of Ohio. A tradition
among his descendants is that he was
the second man ashore when the boat
which took the company down the riv-
er struck upon Point Hartman, April
7, 1888. Wishing, as he declared, to do
something Of which his posterity could
speak with pride, he cut the first tree
felled by a settler west of the Ohio
river. This tree being a buckeye" or
chestnut. the incident gave to the
state the name which it still retains.
With his sons, he participated in the
perils of Indian warfare until Wayne's
victory in 1894, when he settled down
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05

Though of ancient standing in Wales,
the name of Davis, originally David,
scarcely appears in English annals be-
fore the Norman Conquest
Modified in various froms, it has pro-
duced many family names, some of
which are among the commonest in use,
as Davids. Davidsons, Davdge Davey,
Davy, DAVIS, Dawes. Davie, Davies,
Dawes, Dawson and Davis.
Davis, or Davies, stands fifth in point
of numbers in England and Wales,
yielding priority only TO Smith, Jones,
Williams and Taylor. OF the entire
population Of Great Britain, one in ev-
cry 421 is named Davis.
An extract from an old play, Sir
John Oldca stle," enormously attributed
to Shakespeare, illustrates some of the
idiosyncrasies of the Welsh tongue in
regard to this name.
"Judge-'What bail? What sureties p
'Davy-'Her cozen ap Rice. ap Evan.
ap Morice, ap Morgan, ap Llwellyn, ap
Madoc, ap Meredith, ap Griffin, APP Ow-
en-, ap Shinkin Jones, ap Davis
''Judge-'Two of the most sufficient
are enough
'sherih-'And it please your Lord
ship, there are but one"
In other words. Mr. Davis was bur
dened with nearly a dozen names, thus
carrying his pedigree with him.
The family traces descent from AL
fred the Great. and Rhodri Mawr, King
of Wales, A. D. S43. A prominent rep
resentative of the family in England
at present, Owen Davis is seventeenth
in direct descent from Edward III,
King OF England. and thirty-second in
descent from Alfred
The Lord Mayor of London in 1876
was Sir Thomas Davies. He was son
of John Davies, a bookseller. who was
a friend of the celebrated Samuel
Pepys. Sir Thomas Davies was knight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05
SMUGGLING A BRIDE
BY HAROLD w. RAYMOND.
Copyright, 1903, by Harold w. Raymond.

Il wonder if she has gone back on
me?' said Lars Larsen, looking out
through the narrow neck between
Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton to the
open water which stretches away to
everywhere.
Sure thing" said Ned Backstay
lightly. They're all alike, my boy"
But Christina is not like other
girls" protested Lars, his blue eyes
lighting up with a sturdy look of love.
She's one of the steady kind"
His boatmate laughed aloud. He
had Travelled far and wide and had
sailorman's opinion of the sex.
She's married by this time, Lars"
he said, roughly why, look here,
man. Five years ago, when you came
over from your home in Sweden, that
girl promised to wait until you were
ready to send for her. Three times
you have sent her a postoffice order
for $50. That's a nice little portion
over yOnder. Take my word for it,
she has found another fellow more to
her liking"
Lars Larsen had picked up a stout
oar.
Ned" he said slowly, you are
my partner and my friend. You think
you are saying kindly You judge my
sweetheart by the girls you have met
and loved for week. l won't have
it,"
He swung the oar menacingly. But
his comrades hand went up in pro-
test.
Il didn't mean it, old man. was
only joking-just to see how you
would take it. Well, 1 will run over
to the telegraph Office and see if any
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
Old Capt. Bodegaarde was the salt
water clerk for the great firm of West
erman & jerks, ship brokers. He knew
his business from the ground up, and
had such a persuasive tongue that he
could take business away from any
other water clerk in the Narrows. He
had for an office an eighteen-foot
Whitehall boat, stanch as a whale
boat and the two best oarsmen to be
had for love of money-Lars Larsen
and Ned Backstay.
1t must be remembered that now
and then deep water craft, from the
ends of the earth, would suddenly ap-
filled with. rich cargoes-ships coming
unconsigned to any particular house
and rich prizes for the water clerk
who got the master to give him the
business. Then there would be bat
tie of the oars down the lower bay,
and the first boat would be the Win
ner nine times out of ten. The tele-
graph office had to be watched, as
cat watches mouse hole, for first
news of these occasional prizes.
No child's play, this life, yet it had
it's fascinations. Long intervals OF
idleness, and then a sudden burst of
strenuous life which would make up
for the long stretches of calm.
Sometimes, in winter or when the
fogs were so thick you could cut them
with a knife, Ned and Lars met with
real peril and suffering. 1t is no joke
to row against the mill race tides
which sweep through the Narrows On
cold winter nights, when the hands
are numb with cold, and the wind is
tossing the spume of a chop sea
across the body, where it freezes as
it falls. But what's the odds? There
are the contrasts of bright summer
days, when the sun rises before break
fast and sets long after shutdown, as
the saying is, and the bands on the
ocean steamships lying at anchor off
quarantine play lively airs, and the
soul feels full of song.
At the worst, you could turn into
a clean bed when the long days work
was ended; you could have a home
of your own, and live like a Christian,
if you would.
Home! All, there was the bitter
ness of it. Here was Lars Larsen,
with money in the bank, and little
cottage up at Rosebank all picked
out. There was d picture in his
blouse and another in his heart-the
heart picture of a f1aXen-haired, blue
eyed, adorable woman, and some
times some fiaxen-haired children.
waiting at the gate for the tired boat
man to come home TO his supper But
what are pictures when the reality
is missing? He might just as we'll
be at his old seafaring trade again,
which he had renowned when pretty
Christina Andersen, of Christian
sand, Sweden, promised to be his
wife, If he would go to the United
States and make home for her
You 60 Lars. my life" she said.
"Over there. they say, you can pick
up money in the streets. ] will wait
for you and work for father. When
you are ready | consider that my
duty to him is done"
The girl never spoke i'll of old Hans
Andersen, the miser. whose galley
ElaXe she Vas, Nobody kneW the PR
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05


At midnight, while the Hogenlan-
den was straining at her anchor
chains, a Whitehall boat swung out of
the little Quarantine pier and moved
quietly over the dark waters 1t was a
black night. The boat made scarcely
darker shadow than the water on
which it f1Oated. Practiced hands at
the oars manipulated them so perfect
ly that the ripple of the water about
the bow was the 1oudest sound they
made. No one would have noticed
the boat-none certainly on the great
passenger craft which was en- fete in
celebration of Che safe termination
of the voyage.
She was alight from stem to stern
Along the black hull, like big beads,
were the illuminated parts of the cab
/ in. In the rigging hung lanterns, and
there were festoons of electric lights
above the upper deck, strung beneath
canvas covering. On this deck the
steward band was playing lively airs,
while the passengers enjoyed d fare
well frolic. They were all third-class
passengers, for the Hogenlanden
brought no cabin ones. So there We're
no dead lines. All were on an even
footing.
Unobserved by any one on board,
the champion row boat of the harbor
bore down upon the steamship, and
soon the boat hook was clinging to the
sides. Ned Backstay held the hook
while Lars Larsen, Catlike, scrambled
up where nothing but cat or sailor
could find a foothold.
Drop down stream" he whispered.
"All right, my boy" was Neds an
swer. Nov, remember the gals in
structions and keep your weather eye
open. The captain of this ship is a
tartar He'll heave you overheard if
he finds you aboard"
A moment later the oarsman was
mingling with the passengers. He
attracted no attention from them. His
rough clothing was much like theirs.
and there were many Swedas on
board. He was looking for the one
face in all the world for him.
1t was not far to seek, for the face
of Christina Andersen was a very
pretty one and she was one of the
bellies of the ball. When Lars Srs4
caught sight of her she was in the
brightest part of the Illuminated deck
with three of the ships officers
counting her favor.
Lars waited patiently in the shadow
while the girl danced and chatted and
laughed, innocently happy. But after
a time she stole away from her adj
mlrers and sought dark spot against
'AAN al dANs NIleIe Stle could look out
upon the darkening hills of the place
which she hoped would be her home.
suddenly she was struggling in
giant arms, while a hand, as hard and
cruel as if it were of leather and
driven by machinery, was pressed
against her mouth and nostrils. stiff
ing sound and almost life itself. But
the eyes which looked into her own
were wild and gentle as a woman's,
and had the lovelight in them.
BE still. my Tiny the man whis-
pered Don't you know me- 1t is Lars
Larsen. Are you quiet now?"
"Oh. Lars" she said.
"Hushi" he said. Not a sound You
are in danger. The law is on your
track, I am here TO save You from
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-05

about e36 900. He went to England,
where he died.
Among curious family names are Re-
membrance and Shadrach, Remember,
Submit, Thankful and Thankful Pray.
The reader unfamiliar with this nos
menclature may need be told that Re-
membrane is a mans name and Re-
member a womans
Among herlooms in the family is a
Bible printed in 1906, which was
brought 10 America in the same YES
sci with the founder of Pennsylvania,
William Penn.
The Davis arms are argent, a chew
ron nebula between three mullets in
chief and another in base. The crest
is two Indian pixies surmounted by a
mullet. pierced, sable, between two
wings.