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ROXBURr,
MRS EVA MARVIN.

l ouIy LII Uilc AoUil, was DTOuSuU UO hOA bury for burial on the 27th, Rev W. D Humphrey officiating. Herage was ? years, one month and 20 days. Tuner al Director Beers of Washington hat the arrangements in charge.
 Mrs Jonah T. Davidson suffered . shock last week. MT and Mrs R. Ran dall Davidson of Ansonia have been with her since that time.
 Wesley Roe has gone out of the fan. cy cat business, and is raising fancy poultry on a large scale.
 Harry Gillette of Bridgeport has been entertained by his parents, MI and Mrs D. L. Gillette.
 J. P. Erwin and Roy Watson spent Sunday in Litchfeld.
 Mrs Hollenbeck, who has been con- fined to the house with diphtheria, is we'll again and the quarantine has been removed.
 Miss Florence Latin has returned from visit to Newtown.
 Col Hodge attended the Episcopal convention in Meriden, last Wednes- day.
 Victor Kotowsky, who was accident ally shot, last week, is better but still in critical condition.
 Henry Trowbridge is clerking for Allen Joyce during MT HolIenbeck' s absence.
 The Weller school closed, this week.
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NEW PRESTON.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY


 F. Raymond Beardsley celebrated the 18th anniversary of his birth on Thursday evening of last week, at his home, by inviting several of his young friends and schoolmates of both sexes, to enjoy the evening in games, etc. and to rejoice with him at his ar rival of this 'sweet age." He was the recipient of several fine presents dur ing the evening and since to keep in fond remembrance of this important event, and his guests were served with refreshments consisting in part of cake and ice cream before their de- parture at Il pm.
 Capt B. w. Marsh and wife of Bridge port are passing the latter part of this week here at Major Walter Burnham's s.
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CIRCULATION:
COUNTY,
WASHINGTON.


 HON GEORGIA. HICKOX, DISTINGUISH
 ED MEMBER OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY
 BAR, IS DEAD.
 Hon George A. Hickox, leading member of the Litchtield county bar, and well.known all over Connecticuta as a lawyer and editor, died, Sunday, at his home a mile northwest of Washington Depot, aged nearly B years. MT Hick- OK was born June II, 1880. He gradu- ated from Trinity college in 1851 and from Yale Law school in 1853. In 1854 he entered the law office of Hoilister & Belden in Litchfield, where he con- tinuously resided for 40 years. His work with the firm of Hollister & Bel den won the confidence of his associ- ates and the people of Litchheld coun- ty, andin due time he became a prac- ticing lawyer with large clientage. He represented Litchfield county in
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY
BROOKFIELE.
MISS HIGGINS-MR O'DONNELL.

MISS HIGGINs-MR O'DoNNELL
 Marriage bells are again heard in our town for Miss Kate Higgins of Obtuse and Michael O'Donnell of this town were married in the Catholic chapel, Tuesday, June 9, Rev Father Cronan of New Milford officiating. It was very pretty affair. The bride and groom were preceded up the aisle by little niece of the bride, who strewed the way with flowers. The bride was dressed in white silk and wore veil. The groom wore the con- ventional suit of black. They were the recipients of many useful and val uable presents. MT and Mrs O'Don- nell will make their home with the brides father, ,who is very aged and in- firm.
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BETHLEHEM.
AT CHRIST CHURCH.

AT CHRIST CHURCH.
 MT Scott, lay reader from Water town, conducted services at Christ church, last Sunday. Rev MT Harris of Plainfield, N. J., will preach next Sunday at 1l.45 a. m.
 Mrs w. l.. Bloss is sick and under the doctors care.
 H. J. Smith is entertaining friends from Bristol.
 Miss Belle Thompson has improved so much that she has been moved from the Waterbury hospital to tho home of her sister, Mrs z. P. Candee, on Grove street, Waterbury.
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A Big Sale Of SILKS!
 5000 Yards of
Liberty Satins, Satin FOulards, Twill FOulardS
 India Twills
At 49c Yd.

These are regular 59c to $1 Silks, most of them Cheney's Goods-the best wearing as We'll as the handsomest designs made. 2 2
 About every wanted color is in the lot, with a very good showing of black and white.
 You'll find polka dots and small figures a-plenty, also floral designs on light satiny grounds and some very stylish scroll designs. :
 'Tis safe to say that the silks will last the week, but the best designs will be snapped up quickly.
 Sec Window Display.
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NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND. HART
 FORD RAILROAD.
BERKSHIRH DIVISION

New Haven--North. s.ss a m, B: 500 D m; m. Sunday s51 a m.
 sheltonmNorth, n,.North, 9.5s a m; 4.sl 5s4 p n; Sun Sunday s.@a m. oo'''' '-'' '0'-' |" ''0' P Ill., stevenson-North, 1911 m: 4.ss. 5.s6 n Sun Monroe. North, 1lols a m, t4.ss +s.A p n: pm Sunday s.Os n,. '' Botsford-South for New Haven, sO4, s.56 a ID, $40 p m. Sunday S.O4 a m. See .BOtsford be- Newtown-North, 7A, 103i m, Ills, 4.52. SOL SsS 3S5 n 3 snndsy 4 %e E ;soGsn m Hs%eS Hs1asayl se % so7 7Gs % io4s m SOL s south S ssS 7ss sasy I m: ns ss7e & esGs @; BsoakaePd % saaasy 7ts ss m, l2:so. s:sl. s:ss. S:ls, 7,ss m, Sunday, m, s.4s 52i, 6.ii pm; Sunday, "a m. 5.50 Brookfield- North, s.a2, sos 11o1 am, 2so, 5.31. s.8, 70. .7.5s, i, M,o5 m. 4.5s, 600 m; Sunday Lanesville and Still River-North ess.s15 a m. s3s astS SS s$ m; Sunday slI n; FPS nn. m: day; north, s.1S a m, 7.ss m'south. r.ss m lS %is:aSssss 5 5.s ss5 4.s st sasss3, 1s S m; 7s4 n; South, e.so, e:5s, 7:so: 70 9;ls' 7oas a m; 3 s2s, si 4 ;, S4s' eo m; Sunday Merwinsville- s.ss, 11.3O m, LAO, 500 pm; Sunday, S.35, m; South, 10.3S a m, 40. KenspNorsS eas %; aansaS s4S m m s1s e1s m; Sunday, s.49 m; South, 1923 m. 3O4, 3.52, o6Tnws & n RriaRe@Norehp saReay s 90; @ us4 m ss7 sss P%; Sunday, sHyn,dsS sosa a 70; South' lo m pm; Sunday ,s.1o g m; South, 10o5 a m. a.O6, S;oo 50: P m; su5d %d.,y, ay, aA { Il p m: ,. !, n m; Sunday, s.1s m; South, s.55 a m. 2.57 45s pm; Sunday, 4.as m:
 BOTsFORD TO BRIDGEPORT. Botsford-North, 7.ss, 1928, n:os m, 4ss, 5:47, s s2s' nss & R R:f tit :fa,d saq abd2. m; Sunday m; sSndsy. :s4 an m: ;0: south: 7i5, s& m9s 9nt IiiiAHpoP9i 4S @ sqfndsy,i f9dsy iSSs S PP6o & m
 Ii: i:4s n, 4;s7. sS5 P n; Sunday s;ss p n. .o 6.35 m; Sunday. r. a m; South, 7a5, s.4s BridgeportNorth, 7oO, $50, 10;o5 a m, 40 S GS saasay as i5 n % Sunday dsy's ss I v s'
 DANBURY DIVISION.
 Danbury-North (Main St. station) SIS, 7.so s s;ss $ sonaay sds @ m S'n siS c' m S sanda9 y ,ys'i,a NSrths sst 5.sC on3h ? nj 2. m,s mn m South 72s, s.I1, s.ss, l.37 a m 400, 6.25,. 6.4s m. Sunday 7.57 m.
 Bethel-North. 715, 16.O5. .1O.3O s5.01, 55s 6.43,7 .59 p m: Sunday, 1909 m. s.2 m South 6.O6, 7.3O. SIS, 945 52 m, 4O6, 7.O1 6.3l p m Sunday SIP a m, 617 p m.
 Redding-North 7.Os, 9.59 a m 2.03, 6.37,7.53 D m Sunday 1903 m, s;l4 m. South, 6.ls, ssa sanfordNNortk, 7os, s.54 a m, 1.5s,6a, 7.4s n Sunaay,9:59 a m s.1o p m. South. 616 sss 8 m sS9aay ss Siss io1s n; onn m 5 5a. Ss7 @ 54s m Sunday, sa sh Y, sSs , ID, n SC; @ 5.4S ' 7.17 D. m. Sunday. SIS m sss ' sis ,;n m Georgetown-North,6 6.53 g 43a m, Il .4e, 6s4, B pm. Sunday s49 m, ?59 m south, 6s5 D m.
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STANLEY w. DE MUSEY.

The funeral of Stanley w. DeMusey, the child of MT and Mrs John De Musey, was attended, last week Thursday, from the home of the grandparents, Mr:and'Mrs Dwight Wilson. Rev Rob- ert Carter otficiated. The boy was nine months and l6 days old. Funeral Director Beers had the arrangements in charge.
 The family of Prof Richard Dodge of New York have arrived at the cot. tage of Charles c. Ford for the sum- mer.
 Victor McCutcheon is having hand some barn erected on his property, 2t feet square. He is also having substan. tial improvements made in his cottage
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XArERroNN BRANCH.

sss. sio, s. F, sss, S. s. i1so P n. sundays. 9Ss m ssS Ps9 M ea5 Asr1ys. e1o 37 aoa su@. % days 6.53 a m, 4.5s p m.
 Watertown-Leave, 6.25, 7.3O, 1923 m, 12.4s 2.4O, 4.15, 534, 6.3O, 7.29, HOO p m. Sundays. 8.35 m. 4.4O m. Arrive. 7.05, 845, I1.34 m 1.47, 4.G2, 527, 6.27, 7.l0, 9.1O, 1.36 p m. Sun- days, 1O.14 a m. 8.20 D m.
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KENT.
IN MASONIC CIRCLES.

St Luke's lodge, No. AS, K. & A. M. will confer the third degree, next week Thursday night.
 Master Haskins of Waterbury, boy about IT years old, grandson of Rich ard Lee, was brought to Kent for bur ial, Wednesday. Rev MT Smith offici ated.
 MT and Mrs Gilbert Vincent attend
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HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Danbury-East, 7.3s, 11.36 m, 7.05 m. West HawleyvilleS 749. 114s a m, 7.17 m. xDvtS WeSt' 'Ss, s;o9 m, 2:ts. .5t 5;n m 7ss m West, s.54 a m, 2.36, 7.O6 m. Sandy Hook-East 755. 11.56 a m, FPS p m: West $50 a m, 2.3O, 7.O1 m. Southbury-East, SO7, 13.Os, TBS p m. West s.42 m, 2.21, 6.52 m. Southford-East, sig a m, 12.l 742 m. West, S.36 a ID, 2.15, 6.48 pm. Waterbury-Due, S.36 m. 12.A. s.04 m
 West, S.13 n, 1.5O, 6A p m.
 Trains stop when stgnaled only
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BOARD and four rooms wanted on . afaxmfor adults and four children, distant about 70 CT 50 miles from Bridgeport. LitchAeld County
 preferred. Apply by letter stating rateo and convenie uces. I. Moss. Box 02, Bfidgepnt tOt
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the general assembly of '62 and 's9. He was editor and published of the Litchtield Enquirer for 25 years and made the paper power in Litchtield county and throughout the state of Connecticut. AS an editorial writer he was conservative, but always strong. He made his paper welcome visitor in the best homes of the people and and they accepted the advice of Editor Hickox as safe, honest and reliable, and even of those who did not always fol- low his leadership, none failed to re- spect bis judgement. A few years ago he sold out his newspaper interest to Mir Woodruff, the present able editor and publisher of the Enquirer, and removed to Washington, where he was soon elected judge of probate, an office which he held during two terms. He had not been in good health for sev- eral months and his demise was not un. expected. During the years of his ac. tive work as member of Litchfeld county bar MT HickOx was regarded as very safe counselor, and his clients trusted him with that degree of con- tidence few lawyers enjoy. He was ScrupulouSly honest, man whose i'm. pulses were always of the right sort and whose character was as firmly es- tablished on the rock bottom founda- tion of right, truth and justice as that of any man who ever lived. April P, 1856, he married Mary c. Brisbane ol Charleston, $. c. Mrs Hickox survives her husband. Besides his wife he leaves a son and daughter. The son is William B. Hickox and the daugh' ter is Miss Frances Hickox.
 MIR AND MRS E. G. CLARK ENTERTAINS THE SCHOOL TEACHERS.
 A delightful 5 o'clock tea was giver | to all the teachers in town, last Satur. day, at the home of the esteemed secre | tary of the board, E. G. Clark. A few invited guests were present with the teachers, Misses Julia and Mary Moynihan, Miss Shillito, Miss Calhoun and Miss Hoffman of New Preston, Miss English, Miss Lines, Miss Burr Miss Brown, Miss Seeley, Miss Scott and Arthur w. Pond of Washington The favors at the table were a pretty vase filled with pinks at each plate Music and a general good time was en joyed. Not many games were indulget in as school teachers are usually desirous to exchange ideas wheneve opportunity offers.
 THE GUNNERY AND RIDGE SCHOOLS
 The Gunnery and Ridge schools close next week. Prof John G. Hibben O Princeton University will deliver the address upon Law and Liberty" ol Tuesday at l.3O p. m. The student
 who gave orations before the Litchfiel' University Club will give the same o
 Tuesday forenoon. The subjects ar Grade Union and what it has don
 for the wori ilgmar," "Wireles
 Telegraphy,' ''The Present Con
 mercial Progress of the Nation," an
 "School Spirit" There will be
 musical on Monday evening and
 play on Tuesday evening.
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Charles G. Morris,

Zoar Dist, Newtown, (R. D. IT, Saa-
 dy hook.) I30 Orange St., New 1avoa.
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THE SCHOOLS CLOSE.

THE SCHOOLS CLOSE.
 The schools in districts Nos. ?, 3, and closed on Tuesday, the 9th. No. 1 closes on the 12th, Nos. and on the 16th. The school meeting in No. is to be held on Wednesday evening.
 MT Gaines of Washington, D. C., is the first arrival at the Greene summer school, and as he was here short time last year all will gladly welcome his return.
 Sydney Andrews, native of this town, but lately resident of Brook, lyn,' N. Y., died at that place at an ad- vanced age and was brought here for burial in the Center cemetery Tues day, June g.. MT Andrews was an uncle of K. s. Frisbie. Rev MT Fran cis otticiated at the grave. Funeral Director Beehler had the arrangements in charge.
 Children's day at the Congregational church will be celebrated in the usual way, Sunday, June IA.
 J. A. Sagendorf and daughter, Miss Juliette, attended the graduating ex' ercises of the normal school at New Haven, this week, where Miss Flo Sagendorf graduated with honors.
 F. s. Curtis has commenced work on his new hall to be used for dancing and he will also raise up part of his main building to make more dormi- tories for his constantly growing school.
 The rain of Monday was most vel come to every one, especially the to- bacco growers who improved the fav' orable conditions for transplanting Quite number hlve finished Many who used machines had com leted before the rain. Fully two thirds of the crop is now set with fail prospect of soon showing growth.
 Deputy w. w. Andrews attended the meeting of Danbury Grange, last Friday night, when the third ant fourth degrees were conferred. l Mrs F. w. Beers has been spending few days with her parents in Brook lyn.
 The complaint is almost universa that seeds of any kind have not com
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CORNWALL BRIDGE.
GRANGE TOPICS.


 The next regular meeting of the Housatonic Valley Pomona Grange Mo-, 10 P. of H., will be held in the Grange hall, Bridgewater, Wednesday, June IT. Subject, "The Grange as an Education.' w. M. Keeler, livery man, New Milford, will guarantee trans portation for the round trip from New Milford to Bridgewater and return to soc each. Let us all turn out and try to make the meeting interesting. The fifth degree will be conferred. Lunch will be served on the basket plan. Miss Faye Benedict is visiting hel aunt in Syracuse, N. Y. | The young people went for a picnic to North Cornwall lake, Memorial day
 Miss Carrie Taylor of Boston anc Mrs A. R. Humphrey of Warren were guests of Mrs J. $. COmstock, last week.
 Miss Grace Sturges is on the sicl list.
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ONE MILE OF SIDEWALKS PROVID ED.

ONE MILE OF SIDEWALKS PROvID ED.
 Work on the sidewalk has begun and it louks now as though the intended distance would be covered in a short time. This will make one mile of sidewalk in the village, and it is hop ed the V. I. s. will next turn their attention to lighting the street, as we have some dark corners that are lone some on dark night.
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The schools in districts Nos. ?, 3, 4 and closed on Tuesday, the 9th. No. closes on the 18th, Nos. and on the 16th. The school meeting in No. is to be held on Wednesday evening.
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Miss Faye Benedict is visiting her
The Globe-republican., 1903-02-12
LINCOLN A PLAIN MAN.
Had Little Time to Waste on Appear.
ances or Style.

Had Little Time to Waste on Appear
ances or Style.
When | first knew Lincoln he had
all the habiliments Of rusticity; his
hat was innocent Of a nap; his coarse
boots had no acquaintance with black
ing; his clothes had not been introduc.
ed to the whisk.broom; his baggage
was well worn and dilapidated; his
umbrella was substantial, but Of a
faded green, and for an outer garment
ne wore a short circular blue cloak,
sa.s Henry G, Whitney In Leslie's
Weekly. He commenced to dress
better in the spring Of 1858, and when
he was absent from home, on political
tours, usually did SO; after he became
President, he had a servant who kept
him considerably "slicked up" but he
frequently had to reason him into
fashionable attire by telling him that
his appearance was official" He
probably had as little taste or style
about dress or attire as any man who
was ever born. He simply wore
clothes because 1t was needful and
customary; whether they fitted or
looked well was entirely above or be-
meath his knowledge. He had no re-
gard for trivial things, Or for mere
forms, manners, politeness, etiquette,
official formalities, fine clothes, ror-
tine or red-tape; he disdained a bill
Of fare at table, a program at a thea
ter, or a license to get married. The
pleadings in a lawsuit, the formal
compliments on a social Introduction,
the exordium or ~peroratlon Of a
speech he either wholly ignored or
CUT as snort as ne COulu.
In all his political campaigns, the
music, flags and bunting were nothing
to him; he was thinking rather Of the
statistics-how many votes were prob.
able, and what the tendencies Of
political thought were to change
opinions and votes, And he also had
a thorough contempt for the office Of
bailiff or crier Of a court, doorkeeper
Of a legislative or Congressional body,
loorwalker in q store, drum.major in
a band, or even of mayor Of a city or
town. He disliked to be called "Mr.
President or even "Mr, Lincoln" by
his intimates; he called men by their
family names,
The Globe-republican., 1903-02-12
Furnishing a Chinese Striker.

Punishment of 100 blows and two
weeks imprisonment was the sentence
Of a Shanghai court in a recent case
Of an engineer who left his employers
without due notice. Because other
employees of the company profted by
an advance in wages and the engl-
neers were ov%erslaughed and defend
an. in company with seven other en-
gineers struck. Aas a result the
launches on which they were at work
were left idle for an entire morning
and filters had to be brought out OF
the machine shops to take the places
of the strikers. The company prose.
cutting the case commended that as the
men were employed by the month they
should have given a months notice of
their intention to leave, a position In
which 1t was upheld by the court.
Warrents are out for the other seven
strikers. Labor unions have apparent
ly not yet secured a hold in the Orient.
The Globe-republican., 1903-02-12
LincoIn's Love Of Truth.

Slower OF growth, and devoid alto
gether OF many brilliant qualities
which Douglas possessed, says William
G. Brown in the February Atlantic,
Lincoln nevertheless outreached him
by the measure Of the two gifts he
lacked-the twin gifts Of humor and
OF brooding melancholy, Bottomed by
the one In LONELINESS, his character
was by the other drawn upward to
the height Of human nobility and as.
plration. His great capacity Of pain,
which but for his buffoonery would no
doubt have made him mad, was the
source Of his rarest excellencles. Fa.
miliar with squalor, and hospitable to
vulgarity, mis- mind was yet tenanted
by sorrow, a place Of midnight wrest,
lings. In him as never before In any
other man, were high and low things
mated, and awkwardness and ungain-
lIness and uncouthness justified in
their uses. AT once coarser than his
rival and Infinitely more refined and
gentle, he had mastered lessons which
the other had never found the need Of
learning or else had learned too read.
lily and then dismissed.
The Globe-republican., 1903-02-12
Some Court Decisions.

A recent decision by a Missouri
court relative to the kicking propen-
stiles and total %deprayity Of the mule
recalls a decision Of an Irish Judge
that bees are dangerous and malici-
GUS creatures and that no one has a
right to keep them in unreasonable
numbers or In an improper place.
Both decisions may be set down
among the ~curiosities of legal wisdom
with the decision that pigeons are not
domestic animals, that frogs are fish
and that horses are cattle. 1t has at
least to be decided what is an unrea-
sonable number Of bees. Leland, It.
self has somewhere between 10000 and
10000 hives, yielding honey by hun
dreds Of tons in a year, and the largest
bee-owner in the world, who lives in
California, has 5000 hives which are
worth q handsome fortune every year.
The Globe-republican., 1903-02-12
KNEW WHERE LINCOLN STOOD
Simple Way in Which He Manifested
His Ea~rnestness,


While l was an inmate Of Gleason
Sanitarium, Elmira, N. Y, | heard the
following anecdote of Abraham Lin
coin. We had at the sanitarium a very
old gentleman by the name Of q. G..
Robbins. He was of New Hampshire
by birth, but had lived in Washington
for fifty years, his business being a
patent lawyer. He was intimately &C.
quainted with Mr.. Lincoln and was
selected by him as chairman Of the
first police commissioners after his in
auguration In 1861. To this Mr.. Rob-
bins | owe the recital Of the story to
which | have alluded. He said;
After the emancipation proclamation
had been written, 1t will be remem.
bered, six months were given to the
C%onfederates to lay down their arms
and come back to the Union, before 1t
was to go in force. Providing the
South returned to the allegiance to the
Union as of yore, the proclamation
was not to be issued. But God was
working out the destiny Of this ma.
ton, and not man, and the result is
known to history.
The early elections had gone against
the Republican party, Republicans be-
came alarmed. A tremendous press.
ure was brought to bear upon Lincoln
to withdraw the threatened issue Of
the proclamation, upon the day fixed.
They declared that 1t was against the
spirit and wish Of the people, and
would ruin tho party. Letters came
pouring In from every state In the
Union begging, imploring, sometimes
threatening, and 1t was feared by a
few stanch antl-slavery men Of the
country that Mr.. Lincoln could not
withstand the pressure. But he said
nothing, kept his own counsel, and no
man knew his mind.
One day about a week before the
time in which the proclamation was
to go into force, Mr.. Robbins, as was
his privilege, walked into the office Of
Mr.. Nicolay, private secretary to Mr..
Lincoln. He was feeling very anx-
lous, for 1t was a dark and gloomy
time for the country. Mr., Lincoln's
room adjolned that Of Mr.. Nlcolay, and
while Mr.. Robbins was sitting at an
open fire, talking to Mr.. Nlcolay, Mr..
Lincoln walked in, put his hand upon
the shoulder Of Mr.. Robbins and said.
well, old friend, the important day
draws near"
"Yes," replied Mr.. Robbins, and |
hope there will be no backing down or
backing out on your part"
The Globe-republican., 1903-02-12
MRS. HAROLD stage.
~,oopyushsslso and 1904 " Robert Bonnusr's Soma


him that 1t was imperative for her to
be on hand at the opening of the
term. During the fourth s%ummer-the
one Just past-Eleanor had not been
able to come East, owing to the fact
that she had been selected to super
wise the building Of a new reading.
room for the students Of %"Clayering,'
which was now in process of erection.
Instead, her two brothers, who were
nearly ready to graduate from school,
mad gone out to- pay her a visit, whence
they had returned with glowing &C.
counts of the attractions Of the West,
to which Emma had listened with pa.
tient scorn.
Still she felt, as she settled herself
in the train a few days later, that she
was glad, on the whole, to be going,
in order to see for herself the fabu.
lous cities whose mushroom growth
out Of the bosom Of the prairies had
taken place almost within the scope
OF her own recollection. Concerning
Eleanor's individual surroundings she
felt but little curiosity. She believed
that she could divine in advance pref,
ty well what they would be, and any
attempt to do so made her shudder.
While she was studying the land.
scape through the windows of the Pull.
man, lost in these reflections, on the
morning of their departure, Harold
suddenly turned to her with the ex.
clamation:
THAT explains everything"