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The Washington times., 1903-11-22
:. :: FEAR, FATE, AND HOPE :, :.

Fear and Fate and quaint little Hope
Strobe hills oned day,
Seeking sport with the souls Of
To pass the time away,
TIL they passed to the castle Ambition Old
High stately erag
Where the road steep he toiers few
And the weary footsteps lag.
@And T. eled Fate called the kng-nae Of below:
wander a Will Ger valley and hil,
Teaching these souls go whittier my fancy wills
With a for the when where
And never ear for the note of despair:
With rod OF iron and eyes Of flame
rle them all, both great small, I Fate you know
And J." quoh Fear his here
For they bend and bow and wall,
And the IS but a single tear,
Beside the food of passionate pain
These wistfu souls weep Ike rain
As pass them by like cloud GRIM
them all highest they're yssa> a 10 Fear
And quaint little Hope with beamng face,
Looked the smiling fields,
With boast cyclists in own behalf
For he the and all his lifelong
frenas,
And he laughed at their vanity, Fear and Fate
Laughed at their empty claims OF state
And silently prang there,
Beneath Ambitions hadOWy his gold
To bid them cheer and bravery left them
And bring them al sweet rest
October 81 1908
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arm was in sling under his tattereo
military cloak. He seemed to have
made his final effort, and now stood
staring dumbIy at her.
My husband will never forgive me-
she said. with a sort of sob.
He said nothing more. He seemed al
the last point of exhaustion. Through
the dim white night few flakes OF
snow fell upon his harsh, Tepellant face
and on his bandaged arm.
A sudden wave Of pity carried all be-
fore it. She beckoned him into the house
and locked and barred the door. She
put him in her husbands chair by the
fire. He hardly noticed anything. He
seemed stupehed. He sat staring at the
fire and at her alternately. When she
asked him to which regiment he belong
ed he did not answer.
She sat before him the supper she had
prepared for herself. and chafed his
hard. emaciated. dirty hand till the
warmth returned to It, Then he ate.
with difficulty at first then with slow
vorac city, all she had put before him.
A semblance of life returned gradually
to him.
II was pretty near done up when
knocked" he said several times.
She dressed his wound, which did not
appear very deep, wrapped It in fresh
bandages. and readjusted his sling. He
took It all as a matter OF course.
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books. lately sent her from New Or
leans, and began 10 read.
ON sans doute. tout saeurt ee monde est ur
grand reye
III ie peu de bouheur qui pous Went en- ohemin,
Nous n avons pas plus tot ce roseau dams Ia
uaia
Que le ven- nous Penleye
Que le vent nous Tenleve" She re-
Deated the last words to herself All
no The wind could not take he. happi-
ness out Of her hand
A wandering wind had risen at night
fan, and it came softly across the snow
and tried the doors and windows es with
a furtive hand She could hear it coming
as from an immense distance, easing
with a sigh, returning plaintive. dome
less. forlorn. to whisper rouno the
house
TAI VA sous Ie solen tomber bien d'autres
ch-ses
Que les feuiles des bois ct lecume des eaux,
Bien d'autres sen aller que le parfum des roses
Et le chant des oiscnIx.
That wind meant more snow. Involun-
tarily she laid down her book ana rs
tened to it. How like the sound of the
wind was to wandering footsteps, slowly
drawing near, creeping round the house.
She could almost have fancied that a
hand touched the shutters. was even
now trying 20 raise the latch of the
door.
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She made up a little bed Of rugs and
blankets Tor him in the back kitchen.
When she came back to the living room
she found he had dragged himself to
his feet and was looking vacandy at a
little picture Of President Lincoln on the
mantel shelf She showed him the bed
and told him to lie down on it. He
obeyed her implicitly, ike a child. She
left him. and. presently heard him cast
himself down. A few minutes later she
went TO the door and listened His
heavy. regular breathing told her he
was asleep.
She went back to the kitchen and sat
down by the fire
Was he really asleep? Was it all
feigned. the wound. the story. the ex-
haustion? Had she been trapped? OH
what had she done? What had she done?
She seemed like two people. one self.
silent. alert. experienced. fearless, knew
that she had allowed herself to be dell-
ed in spite of being warned, knew that
her feelings had been played upon. made
use Of. not even dexterously made use
Of; knew that she had disobeyed her
husband broken her solemn oath to
him, plunged him with herself into dis
grace If the money were stolen. And in
the eyes Of that self it was already stoI-
en-. It was still under the plank be-
meath her feet. but it was already
stolen.
The other self emotional. inconse-
quent, fun OF irresistible tenderness for
weakness, even in fits uncouthest garb.
said necessarily:
Il could do no less II die for ii.
sim I could do no less Somebody
brought him into the world. some
woman cried for JOY and anguish when
he was born He would have died if /
had not taken him in. could do no
less"
Through the long hours she sat by The
fire. unable to reconcile herself TO going
up stairs to her own room and to bed
Once she got up and noiselessly took
down her husbands revolver from the
mantel shelf and examined it, He had
taken its fellow with him. and appar-
emily. contrary to his custom. he hat
taken the powder flask with him. too
for it was gone from its nail The re-
volvers were always kept loaded. but
by some evil chance-the one that re-
manned was unloaded. She could have
sworn she huq seen her husband load
it two days ago. Why was this numR-
ness creeping over her again2 She got
out powder and bullets from small
store she had of her own. loaded and
primed it, and laid it on the table beside
her.
The night had become very suu Her
hearing seemed 10 reach out till she felt
she could have heard coyote move IN
it's hole miles away. The log fire creak-
ed and shifted. The tail clock In the
corner licked. catching its chain now
and then as its manner was. The wooden
walls shrunk and groaned little The
small homelike sounds only accentuated
the enormous silence without Suddenly
in the midst of them a real sound fen
upon her ear. very low. but different.
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He did not finish the sentence, but she
knew what was IN his mind. The great
loneliness of the prairie. Ont in the
white night came the short, sharp zap
of wolf.
II am not afraid she said again
Il shall be gone only one night" he
said.
I have often been a night alone" she
replied.
7 know" he said. but somehow its
worse leaving you with so much money
in the house.
NO one knows it viii be there.
THAT is true, ne said, except that
everyone knows I nave been collecting
large sums
They viii think you have gone to pay
it in as usual"
Yes he said with an effort
Then he got up and went TO his tool
box. She watched him open it. seeing
him in new light which encompassed
him with even greater love. IF 1 tell
him tonight" she thought, lit viii make
him even more anxious about leaving
me. Perhaps he would refuse to go. and
he must go. ! will not tell him tin he
comes back"
The resolution not to speak was like
taking hold OF piece OF iron in frost.
She had not known it would hurt so
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A moment of intense silence, in wnicf
the wind seemed to hold its breath and
listen without. while she listened within
And then a low distinct knock upon the
door.
She did not move.
1T is the wind. she said to herself
but she knew it was not
The knock came again. low, urgent
not to be denied.
She had become very cold. She had
supposed fear was an emotion of the
mind. She hid not reckoned for this
slow paralysis of the body She man
aged to creep to the window and unbaE
the shutter an inch or two. BY press
ing her face against the extreme corner
OF the pane she could just discern in the
shadow light part Of a mans figure
wrapped in a long cloak.
She barred the window once more. She
was not surprised. She knew now that
she had known it always. She had pre-
tended to herself that the thief would
not come. but she was expecting him
when he knocked AMI he stood there.
outside. Presently he would be inside
He knocked yet again. this time more
loudly. What need was there for 81
lence when for miles and miles around
there was no ear to hear save that Of
"a chance prairie dog?
She laid hold upon her courage. see
ing that it was her only refuge, and
went TO the door
"who is there?" she said through a
chink.
A mans voice. low and feeble, re-
piled, Let me in
= cannot let you in"
There was a short SILENCE.
Il pray you let me in. - he said again.
I have told you cannot. Who are
your"
4 am soldier. wounded. I'm trying
to get back to my friends at -" He
mentioned a settlement about fifty miles
north. 'I have missed my way, and I
can't drag myself any further"
Her heart swung violently between
suspicion and compassion.
u am alone in the house" she said.
My husband is away. and ne made me
promise not to let any one in, on any
pretense whatever. during his absence, ="
Then / shall die on your doorstep"
said the voice Il can't drag myself
any further"
There was another silence.
1T is beginning TO snow. he said
Il know" she said, and ne heard the
trouble in her voice
open the door and look at me-" he
saids and see if can do you any
harm.
She opened the door and stood on the
threshold. barring the way lie was
leaning against the doorpost with his
hand against it, as she had often seen
her husband lean, when he was talking
to her on summer evening. Some
thing in his attitude, so like her hus-
bands. touched her strangely. Suppos-
ing he were in need and pleaded in
vain.
The man turned his face toward her.
II was sunk and hollow, ravaged with
pain. an evil looking face. His right
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! Fetch it; but don't make sound
mind
She stole away and returned with IN,
revolver. She would have put Il into his
hand. but he pushed it away.
Its no use to me-" he said. with
my right arm in a sling. viii see what
can do with my left hand and the
knife Can you shoot?"
Yes"
Can you hit anything?
Yes"
ITO be depended orr
Yes"
well. it's darned lucky. How long
viii that door hoId2"
They were both in the little passage
by now, pressed close together, listen
ing to the furtive pick. pick OF someone
at the lock
It don't think it viii hold more than
a minute
Now. look here. he said; II shall 90
and stand at the foot of the stair and
knife the second man. II there is sec
ond. The first man III leave to you
There's bit OF light outside from the
snow. He'll let IN enough light 20 see
him BY as be opens the door. Don't
wait Fire at him as he comes IN. ana
don't stop; go on firing at him tn he
drops You've got six bullets. Don't
you make any mistake and shoot me.
I've had enough OF that already. Nov.
you look carefully where I'm going to
stand. ard when I'm there you put out
the lamp"
He spoke TO her as man does 20 his
comrade. That she could be frightened
did not seem to enter his calculations.
He moved with cauike stealth to The
foot Of the tiny staircase. and hattsEed
himself against the wall. Then be
stretched his left arm once or twice, as
If 70 make sure OF It. licked the han
OF the knife and nodded at her.
she instantly put out the lamp.
An was dark save for a faint thread
of light which outlined the door. Across
the thread something moved-once.
twice. The sound Of picking ceased
Then another sound succeeded tia new
one. unlike the last, as II something
were being gently pried open. wrenehed.
The bar viii hold she said to her
self. and then remembered for the first
time that the rung into which the bar
slid had been loose these many days
It was giving now.
Tt had given
The door opened silently and a man
came in. For a moment she saw him
clear, with the aeeomplice snow light
behind him She did not hesitate. She
shot. once and again. He fell and
struggled violently up. and she shot
again. He fen and dragged him
self TO his knees. and she shot
again. Then he sank gently and
slowly down, as if tired. with his face
against the wall. and moved no more
The man on the stairs rushed out and
looked through the open door
by c.. he was single handed he
said. Then he stopped over the PROSTATE
man and turned him over on hts back
Dead" he said, chuckling. wei
done. misses. Stone dead
The face of the dead man was mask
ed.
The dirty left hand tore the mask
caIousIy on the gray features.
The woman had drawn near and look
ed over his shoulder
do you know him?" said the man.
For a moment she did not answer.
and the revolver, which had done its
work so well, dropped noisily out OF her
palsied hand.
He Is a stranger 20 me-" she said,
looking fxedIy at her husbands fading
face
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much. a new RIGHTEOUSNESS. sweet and
strange, passed over her: not cowardice
not fear. not Of the heart nor of the
mind but a sort Of emotion of the whole
being
Il viii not tell him she said again.
Her husband got out his tools. took
up a plank from the floor and put the
money into a hole beneath 1t. beside
their small valuables, such as they
were. in biscuit tin. Then he replaced
the plank, screwed it down, and she
laid a small fur mat over the place. He
put away the tools. and then came
and stood in front of her He was not
conscious Of his TRANSPORTATION. and she
dropped her eyes for fear of showing It.
Il shall start early" he said. "as soon
as it is light. and ] shall be back be-
fore shutdown the day after tomorrow.
know it is unreasonable. but SHAH
80 easier in my mind If you will prom
list me one thing.
What IS it,"
mot to go out Of the house or to let
anyone else come in on any pfetense
whatever while 1 am away" he said.
Bar everything and stay inside.
II shan't want to go out"
He made an impatient movement.
Promise me that. come what viii.
YOU win let no one in during my alb
sence." ne said.
q promise
Swear IT,"
She hesitated.
Swear it 70 please me- ne said.
"I swear that I WI let no one into
the house on any pretense whatever
until you come back" she said. smiling
at him.
He smiled and relapsed into his chair
and gave way 20 the great fatigue that
possessed him.
The next morning he started soon af-
ter daybreak. but not untl he had
brought her in sufficient fuel to last
several days. There had been more
snow in the nighttime snow. like salt
but not enough 20 make travelling diff
cult
She watched him ride away. End
snenced the voice within her which al
ways said as she saw him go. You viii
never see him again. You have heard
his voice for the last time" Perhaps.
after ali. the difference between the
brave and the cowardly lies in how they
deal with that voice. Both hear it. She
slenced 1t instantly. 1t spoke again
more insistently you have heard his
voice. felt his kiss for the last time. He
Will never see the face Of his child %
She sHenced it again. and went about
her work
The day passed as countless otber
days had passed She was accustomed
to be much alone. She had work 10 dc,
enough and to spare. within the little
home which was 70 become a real home.
please God, in the spring. The evening
fell almost before she expected it. She
locked and barred the doors. and closed
the shutters Of the windows She made
all secure. as she had done many a time
before.
And then, putting aside her work. she
took doUn the newest Of her weiI-worn
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The Happy Days.

We're not anticipatin'
OF the frost along the waJs;
For all the storm an trouble,
We sing the happy daysi
In every storm rainbow
Is sheddia' Of It's rays;
While earth can thrill to music
We sing the happy dsysi
atlanta Constitution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-18
The Polar Wave,

The frigid wave which settled over
this city and vicinity Monday night
grew more intense after sunset yester-
day. At o'clock the mercury stood at
200 above zero; at s it fallen two de-
gress and this morning stood at 81, the
lowest since January lS, when it re-
gistered 10. The brisk northwest
wind which had prevailed during most
of the day spent its force, but the air
was still and cold. Ice formed in the
docks and on the fats, hydrants froze
and the effects of the cold wave were
apparent everywhere. The wind dur
ing the night shifted to the south, and,
cold as it was, early risers rejoiced to
see that the indications pointed to more
comfortable conditions. The wind at
times veered to the southwest and
roared dismally and cold. AS the
sun mounted higher in the heavens
the temperature rose with it, and condi-
tons showed that the backbone of the
blizzard was about to weaken. There
were number of sleighs out last night,
and numbers of the young of both sexes
enjoyed coasting on King street from
Fairfax to the Strand and at other
places. The Norfolk steamer arrived
up little late this morning. Her
officers had nothing special to report
except head winds and biting cold
weather in the river and bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-18
Southern Railway Offices.

1t is reported in Washington that At
lanta will offer free quarters to the South
ern Railway if the general offices of the
company are removed from Washington
to the Georgia metropolis. The general
freight offices of the company are now
there and it has long been the desire of
the city to obtain the whole general Office
system. A company was recently organ
lied in Atlanta for the erection of union
station to cost million dollars. The
plans provided for room in the building
for the office of the Southern. Georgia
Congressman are using their influence to
have the change made and to have the
government buy the big office building OF
the Southern Railway on Pennsyl-
vania Aveune for the use of the new De
partment of Commerce. There seems to
be no desire on the part of the railroad
officials to 90 to Atlanta, but such con-
siderations as that city is about to offer
will make it worthy of consideration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-18
Seriously Injured.

Lee Gorham, of Franconia, Fairfax
county, is in a serious condition at the
Alexandria Hospital from the effects Of
injuries in fight on Washington
Southern train Monday evening. His
left eye was split open and his face ter
ribIy lacerated He was taken to the
hospital yesterday for treatment by DR..
O'Brien where the latter, assisted by
Drs. Snowden and Gibson, removed the
injured eye. There are several versions
of the difficulty, two Of which were given
in yesterdays Gazette. According to
the story told by young Gorham and his
friends, they left Washington Monday
night for Franconia and we're amusing
themselves in the smoking car by sing
ing, when a man, whose name is not
known, but who is said to be a govern
ment officeholder, living near Franconia,
accosted them and protested against
their hilarity. He followed his first
protest with several epithets directed at
the young men, when an encounter
resulted. They claim that he made a
vicious attack upon Gorham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-18
Personal.

Mrs. William Marbury will give
luncheon on Saturday at the Country
Club in honor of Miss Constance Cazenove
Lee, of Virginia, the debntante niece Of
Mr.. Archibald Taylor. = Baltimore
American.
Mrs. w. G. Young gave an informal
card party Saturday afternoon in honor
of her cousin, Mrs. Gatewood. wife OF
Surgeon James d. Gatewood, ofthe U. 5.
training ship Lancaster. Mrs. Gatewood
is guest at Old Point where the Lam
caster is stationed. - Newport News
Times Herald.
Mrs. james d. Gatewo0d, who has
been spending few days at Old Point
Comfort, returned yesterday.
Mr.. f. NJ. MacDonough is very Ill at his
home on south Fairfax street.
Mr.. Frank McLearen has returned after q
ten-days' visit to Harrisonburg.
Misses Bessie Owen and Fanny Taylor, of
Fauquier county, are visiting Miss Leila
Steiner, on north Washington street.
Mrs. G. A. Mushbach has returned from a
visit to Old Point.
Mrs. Robert Cline returned yesterday from
Providence Hospital, Washington, much I'm.
proved, after having had two critical, but
successful, operations performed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-18
Woodward & LOthrOp,
10th, 18th and-F Sts., N. w.
&, WASHINGTON, d. G.

vision as agreed to allows the President
to retire an officer. below the grade of
major general at a grade higher than
the one held if he served for more than
a year in the civil war; also those whose
service exceeds twenty years and who
were not promoted for the purpose OF
retirement. The provision applies only
to officers retired on or after August
18th, 1898. Mr. Hay opposed this
amendmet because it favored only few
of the officers. He said it should in
clude all officers who served in the civil
war.
Mr.. Slayden said it was the under
standing Of the committee on military
affairs that separate vote was to be
had in the House on the two amend
ment in dispute.
Mr.. Hull said that Mr.. Slayden knew
he was stating an untruth when he
made the statement.
Mr.. Slayden retorted holly that he
did not care to indulge in the sort of
blackguardism just displayed by the
gentleman from Iowa. He read from
the Record to show that Mr.. Hull had
promised vote on the disputed provis-
ions.
Mr.. Mann objected to Mr.. Slaydens
references to Mr.. Hull.
Mr.. Slayden replied that Mr.. Mann
had no right to dictate and that his
opinion on courtesy did not amount to
much.
Mr.. Slayden opposed the feature
making the government a banking in
stitution for officers.
Mr.. Stevens opposed the retirement OF
officers at an advanced grade.
Mr.. Cannon condemned the retire
ment provision and attacked loose meth
DDS of legislation.
Mr.. Richardson, the democratic floor
leader, said that the provisions ia dis
pute had no standing before the House
as the amendments were put in by the
Senate, being clearly out of order, under
the House rules. He said that the
only way to get vote was to vote down
the conference report.
Mr.. HulPs motion to agree to the
report was lost by vote of % to SO.
Separate votes were demanded on the
provisions objected to, Mr.. Hull before
the votes were taken saying that the
House had declared itself as opposed to
the retirement provision and that unless
the Senate receded the bill would die, as
the, House would never accept it.
The several Senate amendments being
disagreed to, the bill was sent back for
further conference.
Then, the House at 2 o'clock resumed
consideration of the naval appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Rixey made an unsuccessful attempt to
defeat the provision of the bill removing the
naval prison from the Boston navy yard to
Portsmouth, n. II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-18
Eyewitness to Booths Capture.

The remains Of Isaac F. HOoe, who
died last Tuesday at the home of his son
In Washington, were shipped to King
George county, this afternoon on the
steamer Harry Randall for interment.
Mr.. Hooe was brother of r. A. and
p. II. HOoe, who were for many years
prominent merchants Of Washington.
Mr.. Hooe was one OF the few who
witnessed the capture of John Wilkes
Booth, in barn in Caroline county in
1865. He also owned the property up
on which Booth first set foot when he
fled to Virginia. He leaves two daugh-
tiers living in King George county, Miss
Dora Hooe and Mrs. James H. Boggs;
and three sons, DR.. A. B. Hooe, Rice
Hooe and r. A. HoOe.