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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

THAT wretch OF a woman at The
Hague never paid him a farthing,
never even saw him. She intended to
rob me and STAY him for a thousand
pounds, but under question of the law
she confessed her crime"
What do you think has happened
to him?"
Il think robbery and murder. Some
one has known, or suspected. that he
had treasure with him. He has been
followed and assassinated, or he has
fought and been killed, and little Jane
Swaffham is slowly dying of grief and
cruel suspense. She loves him, and
they were betrothed."
There was a short silence, and then
Matilda said: MANY brave young
lords have gone out from home and
friends these past years. and never
come back. Is Neville's life worth
more than my brothers life, than
thousands OF other lives? trow mott"
But in the privacy of her room she
could not preserve this temper Il
wonder If Rupert slew him." she NUT
tered. And anon
"He would think 1t no wrong-only
a piece of good luck.
"He might also be jealous of Cluny.
spoke often of the youths beauty
did that out of simple mischief
but Rupert is touchy, sometimes cruel
always eager for gold. Poor janet"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

box was draped with a Mexican flag,
half dozen soldiers guarded his
presence, and trumpeter in gorgeous
uniform blew calls governing the
sport.
We reached our seats few min
utes before the orgies began, and had
good look at the occupants of the
grand stand, and confess was sur
prised at the number and character
of the people there. The ladies'. in
white or gorgeous colors, were fully
as numerous as the men, and better
looking. better behaved or better
dressed crowd never entered the Olym-
pic. The bleachers, however, were
almost devoid of women. and were
packed with noisy (but not drunk
en) crowd of men.
An excellent brass band played con
tinuously; people in the boxes bowed
and smiled and chatted, the bare
square in the middle was unoccupied
by bull or man, and sat and waited.
Presently the governor raised his hand
as a signal the trumpeter blew a call,
the audience clapped their hands, the
big gates opposite opened, and in
walked ten men dressed in scarlet.
with jackets fairly covered with gold
cord, carrying red cloaks on their
arms-for all the world like a male
chorus in comic opera. Fine looking
handsome fellows they were, too, and
built like athletes. Straight to the
governors box they marched, bowed,
and then walked majestically to their
several places in the square.
The governor gave another signal
the trumpeter blew another blast, a
gate swung open and. with a tremen-
dous below, out came magnificent
bull. head down, tail up and death
glaring in his eyes Hardly had he
reached the center of the arena when
one of the bullfghters. still carrying
his cloak. hung carelessly on his arm.
ran rapidly toward the bull, who I'M
mediately charged him. OF course,
knew better, but could not help
thinking it was all up with Mr.. Bull
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

them to sit where Cromwell sat, he
answered.
"Ah! this great Cromwell" said
Lady Jevery; .but If he has the willy
Mazarin at his disposal, why can he
not find out something about that poor
Lord Neville? Has Col. Ayrton re-
turned, or is he also missing?"
He returned some time ago. He
discovered nothing of importance"
"Then suppose we shall see no
more of Lord Neville am very sor-
ry. He was good youth. and he loved
Jane Swaffham very honestly"
A week after this evening the Jew
erys were In their own house. and Ma
tilda had sent word to Jane Swaffhani
that she wanted to see her. She
opened her heart on various subjects
to Jane, more especially on Anthony
Lynn's dramatic life and death, and
the money and land he had left her.
"Of course" she said, lit is only tenn
porary. When the King comes home,
| Stephen will be Earl de Wick, and |
shall willingly resign all to him. In
the meantime | intend to carry out
Anthony's plans for the improvement
of the estate"
When this subject had been talked
well over, Jane named cautiously the
lover in France Much to her sur
prise, Matilda seemed pleased to en-
large on the topic. She spoke herself
of Prince Rupert, and of the poverty
and suffering Charles Court were en-
during, and she regretted with many
strong expressions Rupert's presence
there. "All he makes is swallowed up
in the bottomless Stuart pit" she
said; even my youth and beauty have
gone the same hopeless road"
There was a queer story about
Stephen robbing the mail and tearing
up the three warrants for the arrest
of Blythe and Mason and himself, /"
] said Jane.
did you believe that, Jane?"
The mail was robbed. The war
rants were never found Stephen has
a daredevil temper at times. When
| did you hear from him?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
SHOULD HAVE CLIPPED WING
Wise and Profound Decision Of Glas.
gov BaiIie.


A story Is told of Glasgow baile
whose knowledge of natural history
was limited. One day, while on the
bench, the following case came before
him:
A man who had squirrel, on going
to the country for short time, left
the squirrel in charge of neighbor.
The neighbor, when attending to the
animal. accidentally left the door of its
cage open, and, without being seen, it
made its escape.
On his return, the owner of the
squirrel was very angry at the man for
his carelessness, and brought an ac-
ton against him, demanding compen-
sation for the loss of his pet.
The bailie heard both parties, and
then gave the following as his deci-
sion. He said to the neighbour: 8
Noe doot ye did wrang TO open the
cage-door, but"-turning the pursuer
Eye was wrang. tae, for We should
have clippit the beasts wings"
IT'S duadruped. your honor" said
the man.
"Quadruped here or quadruped there
if ye had clippit its wings it couldna
haze flown ava. dismiss the case"
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and sorrowed under the ancient roof
of Wolsey's splendid palace.
In brilliantly lighted room Mr.. and
Mrs. Claypole and Mr.. and Mrs. Rich,
ard Cromwell and Doctor John Owen.
and Mr.. Milton, and DIR. Verify were
grouped around her highness the Pro-
tector's handsome wife. She sat at
the Protectors right hand, and Jane
Swaffham sat at his left.
He was in an unusually happy mood
and Doctor Owen, remarking it, Ad.
miral Blake said. They had been
mobbed-mobbed by women-and the
Protector had the best of 1t and that
was a thing to pleasure any man."
Then Mrs. Cromwell laughed and said:
Your highness must tell us all now,
or we shall be very discontinued.
Where were you, to meet mob of
women
I'VE were in London streets, some
where near the waterside. Blake was
with me and Blake is going to Ports.
mouth to take command of an expe.
dition."
Where TOP asked Mrs. Claypole.
well. Elizabeth. that is precisely
the question this mob of women want
ed me to answer. You are as bad as
they were. But they had some ex.
cuse."
pray what excuse, sir. that | have
not?"
They were the wives of the sailor
men going with our admiral on his
expedition. And they got all around
me, they did indeed, and one handsome
woman with little lad in her arms
she told me to look we'll at him be-
cause he was called Oliver after me-
took hold of my bride and said, You
won't trample me down, General, for
the lads sake, and It's but natural
for us to want to know where you
are sending our husbands. Come,
General, tell US wives and mothers
where the ships are going to-? And
there was Robert Blake laughing and
thinking it fine sport, but stood up
in my stirrups and called out as loud
as | could, Women, can you be quiet
for one minute?' They said, Aye, to
be sure We can, if you'll speak out,
General Then said to them, You
want to know where the ships and
your men are going. Listen to me!
The Ambassadors of France and Spain
would, each of them, give million
pounds to know that. Do you under
stand, women And for a moment
there was dead silence. then a shout
Of comprehension and laughter, and
the woman at my bride lifted the boy
Oliver to me and took him in my
arms and kissed the rosy little brat,
and then another shout and the
mother said. General, you be right vel.
come to my share of the secret, and
mine!' and mine!' and mine!' they
all shouted, and the voices of those
women went to my heart and brain
like wine, they did that. They made
me glad; believe shouted with
them"
ITO be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
CHAPTER XIV.
A Little Further on.

The settlement of the affairs of An
thony Lynn occupied Sir Thomas
much longer than he expected. and the
autumn found the family still at de
Wick. Stephen had escaped as had
also his companion conspirators, Ma
son and Blythe; and Matilda could not
but compliment herself little on her
share in securing their safety.
Towards the middle of September
Sir Thomas reused himself from his
life among flowers and shrubs, and
said he must go back to London. He
had a sudden desire for his wharf and
his Office, and the bearded, outlandish
men that he would meet there. And
as the ladies also wished TO return TO
London, the beautiful home quickly
put on an air OF desertion. Boxes lit
tered the hall; they were only waiting
until the. September rain-storm should
pass away, and the roads become ft
for travel.
At this unsettled time, and In a
driving shower, Cymlin and Doctor
Verify were seen galloping up the
avenue one evening. Every one was
glad at the prospect Of news and COM
pany, Sir Thomas so much so, that he
went to the door to meet the Doctor.
Nobody could be more welcome" he
said; land pray, what good fortune
brings you here?'
Il come to put my two nephews in
Huntingdon Grammar school. want
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
MALLALIEu AND THE SAILOR.
Seafaring Man Had the Good Bishop
Stumped.


Bishop Mallalieu, the distinguished
Methodist, Is noted for the interest
that he takes in mems lives and pur.
suits. An indefatigable student and an
incorrigible questioner, he has an ex.
traordinary knowledge of many out-of-
the-way and unlikely things.
One day in Boston the bishop en-.
tered into conversation with a sailor
on street corner. He asked the man
as is his wont questions about his life
how old he was, what pay he got,
whether he drank, and whether he was
married. Then, getting technical, he
questioned the sailor about his work
about sails and ropes and winds.
Finally he said:
Can you box the compass?"
Yes, sir" returned the sailor, and
he boxed it.
Nov reverse It," said the bishop.
Smiling. the sailor reversed it.
Good, good" said Bishop Mallalieu,
and he was about to depart But the
sailor detained him and began to ask
questions in his turn. First they were
personal questions regarding the bish
ops age, salary and tastes; then they
became technical questions, regarding
the number OF pages in the Bible, the
shortest verse. the longest verse, and
all those other things that to sailor
would seem necessary to a bishops
education. Mr.. Mallalieu, smiling, re-
piied to every question fully.
Now" said the seaman at the end.
repeat the Lords prayer"
This the bishop did.
Now reverse it."
I'm afraid can't"
Il reversed the compass muttered
the sailor in reproachinl voice.--Bos-
ton Post.
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should have seen the, ladies waving
their handkerchiefs and crying Bravo
matadori" Bravo! Bravo," Then
the other two men die. exactly the
same thing and received their gener.
GUS round of applause. Mr.. Bull. In
the meantime, with those pretty sticks
hanging in his shoulders by their
pointed hooks, was as nearly mad as
bull could be, and then to add to
his fury came other men flirting red
cloaks in his face and gracefully elud-
ing his maddest PUSHES. was sorry
for the bull, but could not help ad-
miring the fearlessness and grace of
the men who tormented him.
Soon the governor gives another
signal, the trumpeter blows another
blast. the band, which has all the
time been playing beautiful Spanish
music. and playing it quite well. too.
stopped, and one man, carrying a
bright red cloak over his left arm
and bright, long. thin rapier in his
right hand, stalked majestically for
ward. The crowd applauded encour-
agingly, the matador bowed reverently
toward the governors box, carelessly
toward the balance of the grand stand,
superciliously toward the bleachers
and just had time TO leap aside as Mr..
Bull charged him, Then for ten min
utes | saw skipping and jumping aside
such as | did not think man could do.
This was the premier espola, the star
performer, the chief sticker, and he
made the other fellows look like 80
cents. For one thing, he walked into
the ring-after giving his coat TO an
attendant to hold-carrying only pole
about s feet long. The bull came at
him like an express train. and the
matador stood still, leaning on his
pole, making not move. Then, just
as the bulls head touched the pole,
up rose the matador and cleared the
bull in one leap, just as boy jumps
stream. AS he sailed over the bull,
of course, the bulls head pushed the
pole out of the ground-and there
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

fighter. However. he stepped grace
fully TO one side, and the bun passed
him, head down. so close ii seemed to
me he grazed him. Then two more
Of the men came into the arena, and
such skylarking with maddened bull
| never dreamed of They leased
him with their cloaks: they ran back
and forth, they fiirted the cloaks in
his eyes and leaped so easily to one
side of danger from his horns that Mr.
Bull was fairly wild with rage and
charged first one and then another OF
the three men ceaselessly.
Presently the governors trumpeter
blew another blast, the three men re-
tired to their corners. and out came
three other men, carrying each two
sticks about 2 feet long. barbed at
one end with kind of fish-hook, and
the whole stick covered with tissue
PAPER roses, satin ribbons, etc These
men carried no cloaks. but only those
sticks. Straight they walked into the
arena from different directions, and
each. tried, by cries and waving his
paper-covered sticks. to induce Mr.
Bull to charge him. Mr.. Bull, In the
meantime. was standing in the middle
of the arena. paving the earth and
making up his mind which OF these
three worries he would send to perdt
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CHAPTER xIIl.-tcontlnued.,

~
Then he turned to Matilda and led
her TO sofa, and comforted her; and
the men-servants came and took away
the dead body and laid it, as Anthony
wished, on his old masters bed.
And in the great salon, now cleared
of its offending visitors, Cymlin sat
comforting Matilda and finally ques-
toned her in way that compelled
her to rely. in some measure, upon
him.
stephen was here yesterday" he
asked.
Part of the day. He left here at
four in the afternoon"
Yet the mail-rider, under oath.
swore this morning that it. was Ste
phen who robbed the mall"
She laughed queerly.
But II 1t was not Stephen, who was
it?' he insisted. and he looked with
such a steady, confident gaze into Ma
tildas face that she crimsoned to her
finger-tips. She could not meet his
eyes. and she could not speak.
Il wonder who played at being Ste
phen de Wick" he said gently. And
the silence between them was so sen.
sitive that neither accusation nor CON
fession was necessary.
Il wish that you had trusted me.
You might have done so and you
know it."
After Anthony was buried, his will
was read. He left everything he pos
sessed to the Lady Matilda de Wick,
and no one offered a word of dissent.
Sir Thomas seemed unusually de-
pressed and his lady asked him "if he
was in any way dissatisfed?"
NO" he answered. 1T is the death
of the young Lord Neville that gives
me constant regret"
rs he dead? Alas! Alas, Such a
happy. handsome youth. 1t is incred.
ible," said Lady Jevery.
II thought he had run away to the
Americas with your gold and my
aunt's Jewels" said Matilda.
81 wronged him, wronged him
grievously," answered Sir Thomas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
s.YANKEE
DOODLE"

What a ridiculous air that Of
Yankee Doodle" unsteady speakingt
And yet it sets everybody dancing.
every patriotic American heart throb.
bling at full speed. This time it will
be heard nearly everywhere on earth,
and it means something. Nobody
knows who composed the air 1t isn't
much of an air anyhow, and few must
clans to-day would acknowledge IT,
1t is supposed to be very old air,
originally called "Nankee Doodle, -
whence it will be perceived how cas-
lily it fell into being called Yankee
Doodle" oliver Cromwell wore in his
hat a single feather fastened in what
was known as a "macaroni" knot
whence the song began
"Nankee doodle came to town upon
his little pony,
Stuck feather in his hat and called
1t macaroni."
All sorts of words are written to jingle
with the music and everybody has
written some of his own, but it has
always Yankee Doodle" to it in the
chorus.
The Hungarian patriot Kossuth
when he first heard the air played in
America, declared it was one of the old
national airs of Hungary, and Bucking
ham Smith, former secretary of the
United States legation at Madrid, is
authority for the statement that the
air Of Yankee Doodle" is the music
of an ancient Spanish sword dance.
Wherever it came from it is now an
American patriotic air and belongs to
our Fourth of July, and no nation
dare take it away from us.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
THE BULL FIGHT
Correspondent Writing from Orzaba Describes the Cruel
Sport in Which the Mexicans Delg ht-Wonderul Skill
Displayed by Matador in Giving the Death Stroke.

Especial Correspondence

IT seems that premier troupe at
bullfghters from Madrid. Spain, have
been in Mexico City for a month or so.
and the local management Cat an
enormous expense" presume) in
duced them to stop over here for to-
day, and Kill few bulls for the delec-
tation Of Orizaba. The bull ring is
about the size and shape of an ordin-
airy city block, with a grand stano
anu bleachers after the approved base
ball plan, entirely surrounding it. The
governor of the state of Vera Cruz
occupied the next box to ours, and
presided over the game a la Nero,
emperor of Rome. The front OF his
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ton. Finally, he lowered his head
and charged the one who stood di
rectly in front of our box. The man
never moved a fraction of an inch,
but stood there like statue. holding
those barbed sticks in front of him and
waiting, 1t seemed to me, to be tossed
to kingdom come! But Just at the
instant the bulls horns were about to
touch him he made half turn, leaned
over and stuck those two sticks into
the bulls neck just at the point where
the shoulder blades came together!
And then you should have heard the
cheers from the bleaehers, the clap.
ping of hands in the grand stand,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
About the size Of Il.

I. she--Do you consider II wicked to
bet?
He'll Is II you lose.
She-Why the distinction?
He-Because no person has moral
right tc he wrong.
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What Started the seran.

Larry-"oi'd how yez to know that
me grandfather niver showed his
heels on tn battlefield"
Denny-"Bedad. thin. OF suppose
he ratreated backwards"
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stood the matador, right side up. pole
ana all. Then you could almost hear
the cheers in New York.
Another blast from the trumpet, and
the matador threw away his pole. took
his cloak and sword, teased the bull
for minute or two and then in a
lash, as the bun rushed past him, he
drove the swora down between the
bulls shoulders and drew it out again
so quick that not a crop of blood fol-
lowed it. The bull took half dozen
steps. stopped, qulvered and sank
down dead
So there is a bull fight. as seen In
Orizaha.
Power Of Jewish Financiers.
The reported threat of Jewish finan.
ciers to retaliate upon Russian stocks
for the persecution of their brethren
recalls Bismark's surrender before a
similar menace. II was in 1866. when
the Prussian government demanded
an indemnity of s25,OOO,O00 from the
city of Frankfort. The head of the
house of Rothschild there sent word
to bismarck that II an attempt were
made to enforce the levy the Roths.
childs would break every bank in Ber-
lin Knowing the power behind the
threat. the man of blood and iron
yielded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
- OUR ).
LIBERTY CAP


Every American citizen is entitled
to wear Liberty Cap If he so de-
sires. In the early anniversaries Of
our Fourth Of July it was customary
for youths and maids, and some old
fellows, for that matter, to put on a
liberty cap and parade around with it
on their heads as proud as peacocks,
which they had every right to oe. II
was and should always De blue in col.
or with a border of gilt stars on a
white ground, to be the genuine liber-
ty cap. The government to this day
thinks so well of it that it is put on
the heads of the vignettes on silver
and gold coins, which anyone can see
if he has the coins, or can borrow one
for educational purposes.
Truly a Hard Lot.
Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes, the
heiress who will marry Robert Hunt
err, and afterward will work with Mr.
Hunter and her brother, Arson
Phelps Stokes, in the slums of New
York, made a tour of the tenement
house district recently, and was
much amused by the wit of an old
Irish woman whom she visited.
This good old woman said, among
other things, that Miss Phelps Stokes
as her years increased would FIND
men hard to handle and difficult to
please.
Il mind me. miss" she said, "of o
talk my man aud | once had.
Pat asks him, how many COW
ards, not including yourself, do you
think live in our street? Pat grum
bled. What, woman. do you mean
by that?
"'Well, then, Pat since you're moi
satisfied, says |. how many towards
do you think live here, including
yourself?'
Even then, miss" the old woman
ended. pat complained. All, 6
hard lot, you'll find. hard lot they
to please. these men."--Kansas City
Nournal.
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lax ilIt.
The doctors wife went to the door.
She and the woman next door were
not on friendly terms, but the tramp
didn't know that de lady next door,"
ne said, give me piece of her home
made pie an fought" I'm sor-
ry."' interrupted the doctors wife.
"but the doctor isn't at home just
now. However. there is a physician
in the next block, and II you hurry he
may be able to give you relief before
much harm is done"
Kingley-"You've been to these lit
erary clubs and metaphysical things
for two or three years now, and what
does your culture amount to?" Mrs.
Kingley-'Don't ! know everybody"
Farmer Hornihand (reading the
ts)--"Pity tn president didn't
hev NO more luck when he was a
huntin down. there in Mississippi"
Mrs Ho:aihand-"Why Silas?" Far
mer Hornihand-"Hain't you been a.
readin' how tn bears is playin' smash
with tn cotton crop?"
Mrs. Enpeck-'I think. Henry, that
our daughter has made very salts
factory marriage, and that she will
succeed very well in the management
of her husband" Henry Enpeck--
"Why so?" Mrs. EnpecS--"I over
heard her talking to him this morning.
and she got him TO agree to propo-
sltlon like this: ''If you will do as
want, promise to do the same"