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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
CHAPTER ".
Lefty sighed.
DESPERATION.

The London season drew to an end.
Lord Uptonbury did not propose to
Lefty, greatly TO Lady Eversmore's cha
grin, yet he paid her such an amount of
attention as to brighten other less eligi.
bic suitors away,
lie Is Just like the dog in the man
GER her ladyship observed one day to
her niece. "All the same. you Yourself
are greatly to blame. A little more en-
enlargement from you, and | am sure
he would propose"
One DAY, on her return from Sandown
Races where she had gone without Lefty,
Lady Agnes threw herself into an arm
chair, and, although she declared herself
tired out, wore such a smiling face that
Lefty was certain that either Lord Up
tonbury had spoken or else some other
eligible had asked for her hand.
Her aunt did not keep her long in
suspense.
Il had almost decided on taking Won
with me to Switzerland" she said, as she
slipped her tea; and, really, nothing
could have fallen out better. / hap
pened to mention my plans to that Mr..
Sternford, whom you so relcntlessly
threw over, Lefty, and he said at once
that he hoped to meet us there. and even
went so far as to ask at which places we
proposed to stay. OF course, told him,
rs far as | knew myself, and mentioned
what a charming hotel there was at
Theusis, and how much good the air had
done me last year. And that was not
all, my dear, for just then Lord Upton
bury came up, and, having caught nv
last words, said-'By Jove | hope, then.
to have the pleasure of meeting your
ladyship, for Fortescuc and | were talk
ing of taking q run round those parts. ,
and appealed to Capt. Fortescue--to
whom. by the way, Lefty. you give more
dances than you ought-to bear him out.
You see, my dear, there is no better plan.
when a man hangs back, as Uptonbury
has been doing, than to bring another
man forward man who can rival him
in wealth if not in position. feel much
easier in my mind than / did. In fact.
the difficulty may be in keeping Mr..
Sternford back till Lord Uptonbry has
a chance of speaking to YOU, as am sure
he will, sooner or lata."
This was far from cheerful news for
Lefty. She had looked forward to the
Swiss trip as u relief from the dread in
which she lived of being obliged to ac-
cept one or other of her admirers. True.
she had got rid of the dreadful little Sir
Frederick, without bringing down on her
head the wrath of her aunt; and Mr.
Sternford, although always attentive
never prosecuted her. But his lordship
remained, and she dreaded him worst Of
ALL
Also she had had dreams of stolen mo
ments with Cyril, and now all the pleas
use she anticipated in his society would
be counteracted by the presence of his
friend, Lord Uptonbury
Next time they met she asked him
why he had selected his lordship as a
travelling companion.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
His SEVENTEENTH Rattle.

When our regiment was camped on
Taylor's ridge, some - or 30 miles
south Of Chattanooga, we had q fine
view Of the valley lying two or three
miles north Of us. One afternoon we
heard firing over in this valley, and
squad of us In camp ran out upon
the ridge TO get good view of what
was going on. and among the number
was our humorous friend. Pete. We
saw some rebel cavalry cautiously adj.
yancing upon some OF our cavalry. a
rise Of ground being between Them
We were 50 situated that we could see
every movement on both sides, while
the active participants were hidden
from each other, only as they appeared
above the crest Of the hill. 1t was a
scene Of thrilling interest, and for q
full hour we watched the maneuvers
Of battle, until at length our cavalry
drove them south with considerable
haste. AS the battle was about over,
Pete arose from where he had been
sitting with the remark: Let me
see; this is, / think, the seventeenth
battle that have been engaged IN"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05

next to nothing In twelve months some
thing viii turn up"
Her heart was beating quickly now
and tieeting vision of happiness passed
before her eyes. If she had passionately
loved him she might have been tempted
As it was. she shrank from the scandal,
her fathers grief. her aunt's anger
lie tried hard TO shake her resolution,
but failed, and then, fearful of losing her
altogether, called tact and his knowledge
of women to his aid.
1t shall be as YOU like, dear. OF
course" he said; only Won must let me
know where you go to. so that we NAV
sometimes meet. / can't live long away
from you, Lefty. | had hoped-but
there, l will say no more. No Woman's
/ heart beats with the passionate force of
a mans:
They had walked on some little way in
silence before Lefty spoke.
Aunt Agnes talks of taking me with
her 10 Switzerland" she said, anxious to
soothe the wound she had inflicted.
Iheusis, she spoke of staying at, for she
likes the hotel; but t,4at would not be
for some weeks yet
And you viii let me know for GER
tain?"
Yes. Cyril. directly l know myself"
And the day you start, and the route
you follow"
Yes
Promise. dear"
Yes, Cyril, / romise. But you know
II aunt sees YOU"
He laughed lightly.
You leave that to me- 1t will be
quite romantic. Secret meetings. maids
bribed to carry notes of appointments.
and all that sort of thing. An, Lefty, if
YOU would but have trusted me, and sac,
riiiced the tleeting pleasure that the pres
ent offered, we should have been together.
with nobody to interfere with our hap
piness."
Lefty sighed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05

sit was known that General John
Adams of Lorings division rode bay
horse and that Cleburne did not. The
horse killed on top of the works In
front Of the Sixty-fifth Illinois was a
bay, and General Adams body was
found at the base of the works. just
below the horse Cleburne's body was
found fifty or sixty yards from the
works. Adams, according to the story
OF men of the Sixty-fifth Illinois, rode
his horse over the ditch and 10 the
top of the parapet and tried to team
the flag from the hands of the color
bearer. AT that instant he was shot"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
CHAPTER III.
INFATUATIoN.

Lefty was very miserable. All the
pleasures she had anticipated from the
London season were dimmed by the per
petual fear in which she lived of being
proposed to by either Lord Uptonbury
or little Sir Frederick Hobson. Marry
either of them she felt she could not, and
yet If she refused a second eligible offer,
she was certain of being sent back into
the country, to live again the old dull
ilte--now, since she had tasted the
sweets of excitement, more than ever
hateful.
II Philip Radcliffe were back it would
not have been quite SO bad. but she tried
not to think of him, and the true heart
he had offered her, for she felt drawn
more and more each day towards hand
some Cyril Fortescue.
She did try and fight against this in
fatuation. but she lacked the strength of
mind to conquer it. As she dressed for
ball or garden party, the one thought
IN her mind was, would he be thereg
Yet it was hardly love, in the true ac-
ceptance of the term, that she felt for
him.
He fascinated her. His image haunted
her. If he had asked for every dance on
powerless to refuse
Since the day on the river he had
pushed his advances further. He took
her love for granted and spoke in soft
whispers of his own.
Even when he asked her to meet him
IN kensington Gardens she had no power
70 refuse, although she knew that to be
seen there with him meant ruin TO her
prospects, if not to her good name.
She half regretted not having accepted
Abel Sternford, and yet when they met
1 q gave him no encouragement to tempt
Fate again.
Lady Eyersmore had read her dread
Iul lecture when she had been forced tn
confess the truth of what had happened
"a the interview between them. She had
oesn called undutful, ungrateful and
nunbgless other hard terms. 1t was
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
"Beyond the Hills"

Il can hear the drums as the army comes
From beyond the hills" he said.
Aud he leaned and smiled like happy
child
As he shook his snowy head
And he clutched his cane while the far
refrain
Came in murmurs to his ears,
But they whispered low; He has dream
ell it so,
And it is no drum he hears
u can hear the FIFE as it leaps with life
And the drums roll madly too"
Was the old mans sigh as with kindling
eye
He would hum the warsongs through
1T is Jimmy Shea--that is how he'd
play
When the road was hard aud long;
And it's Billy's drum that is calling.
Gomez
As it keeps time with the song"
And his fingers slim beat n tattoo grim
On the stout arm of the chair
While his lips grew stern and his eyes
would burn
WITCH the fire that once was there.
20, the bugle call, and the drums and
all!'
He would say, "Their music fills
All the night and day: can hear them
play
In the march beyond the hills"
Il can hear the drums, and the army
comes
From beyond the hills" he said.
With his eyes aglow he saluted slow
And he touched his snowy head.
Then his eyes were closed as il he but
dozed,
And his day of days had dawned.
For the low drum beat had Sllured his
feet
To the hills-and far beyond
Chicago Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
Solve the Servant Problem.

English matrons are solving the sery-
ant problem in new way. Large num-
beers OF German boys and men are finding
ready employment in London ms "house
maids and pantry maids" The men
servants draw the same wages, work
twice as hard, and do not want so many
concessions as the women of their age
between 10 and .. They do Washing
and can turn their hands TO work for
which women are totally unsuited. The
bureau which started this enterprise is
doing a large business.--Central Chris
tian Advocate.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
Effective ARTILLERY Shooting.

The best artillery shooting l ever
saw said George Harter. Of Company
NJ, First Illinois light artillery, was
at Peach Tree Creek. July 10 and 81,
1864 Our battery was across the
creek, which was very deep and about
sixty feet wide, with only one cross.
ing for artillery We were on the
extreme left Of the army, our six guns
posted ON ridge without infantry
support, because Mt the last minute
we had TO extend our lines TO keep
Hood from overlapping us. The rebels
formed in our immediate front at the
further edge OF an open field, about
GOO yards across.
When their lines were formed, they
sprang up and came across the field
In rush. We opened with grape aud
canister each gun trained TO rake the
advancing lines obliquely. As the
enemy came nearer we double-shotted
all our guns, using two cases of grape
and canister, with one shell cut to half
Il second. But the rebels came on, and
at last we depressed our guns 10 de-
liver shot about sixty feet in front
of them. This had the effect Of rico
chettlng the grape and canister and
literally moved the line down. do
not remember TO have seen on any one
field. from Chickamauga to JoHesboro
such havoc and destruction, nor do
recall any engag cement where the Con.
federate army fought with greater
courage and tenacity. Chicago Inter
Ocean,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
Considerable,

why don't You try to earn an hon.
est livin'I"
me frien'," replied Meandering
Mike, I'm afraid dat IL went to work
reg'lar ia save up me money an git
to be trust promoter. As II is now, !
goes along peaceable, takin' only what
folks wants to give me, Std o. standin'
'em up an takin' It away from them. ("
-Wae abingdon tSar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05
Mean, Hateful Thing

CARRIE had two offers Of marriage
this week"
Laura--Isn't It too funny2 And you
thought your engagement was a Sc
cret.-Puck.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-05

There was a decrease Of over 30 per
cent. in the exports of cheese from the
United States in the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1908. as compared with the year
precedinR.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
The Coming Celebration.

The committee in charge of the
preparations for the celebration on the
23d instant are working earnestly to
make the occasion a success in every
particular A full meeting ofthe execu-
tive committee was held in the rooms of
the Business Mems League last night,
when a number of reports were received
which were of an encouraging nature.
II was stated that several uniformed COM
panies will be in line from Washington
and the nearby forts. The District OF
Columbia fire department will be repre-
scented in the parade if the weather
should be favorable and the cadets of
TIE Washington High School will parti-
cipate in the parade. A battery
of light artillery and a company
from Fort Hunt are also expected
to be present. Eleven brass bands
have been engaged. The procession
will start promptly at 2 p. M, but pre-
vious to that hour band concerts will be
given at various points in the city. MIR.
+. j. Paf, chairman of the executive
committee, has received from Gov. A.
]. Montague formal acceptance of the
invitation to be present. While in the
CITY Gov. Montague will be the guest of
CITY Attorney Gardner l.. Boothe, III
Princess street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
More Railroad Accidents.

An oil tank in train of freight cars
on the Washington-Southern Railway
jumped the track near the double bridge,
a short distance west of this city, yester-
day evening and was precipitated across
the rails, completely blocking the track.
Traffic was impeded for several hours by
the accident.
The arrival and departure of trains on
the Southern Railway was delayed for
several hours last night by an accident
to a freight train at Burke's station,
several cars having jumped the track.
A wrecking train started from the depot
in this city to the scene, but before it
reached the yard limits it also jumped
the track. The cars were replaced on
the rails as soon as possible, after which
the train proceeded to Burke's and
cleared the track, when traffic was re-
sumed.
Some cars were derailed the other side
of Mount Jackson yesterday, which
caused delay in the running of trains on
the Manassas division. No one was in
iured in either of those accidents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
Struck with a Bottle?

The police last night met man
whose head was bleeding prOfnsely from
a serious cut which he claimed had been
inflicted in saloon in the western part
of the city. The man said be boarded
a south bound Washington Southern
train, had become involved in diff
ficultv with a fellow-passenger and had
been put off. lie later returned to this
city and entered a saloon where, he
alleged. he was struck by a man with a
beer bottle. He would make no COM
plant against his assailant and the
officers allowed him to go his way. The
facts of the case were ascertained later.
1t seems that the man, who was named
Goram, and an acquaintance, both OF
whom live near Franconia, boarded the
Quantico train and began fighting. The
train was being held short distance
outside of the city on account OF the
track being blocked by an accident at
the double bridge. The belligerents
were put off the train when they re-
newed the fight which resulted in Goram
being cut with knife by his antagonist
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
Preparing for the Season.

The firm of Neitzey & Ballenger, of
Washington, producers and wholesale
commission fish dealers, is composed OF
William NJ. Neitzey and ]. T. Ballenger,
both sons of we'll known Potomac river
fishermen, and as a result each has had
years of experience in the business. Mr..
Ballenger was associated with his father
in the fish business for a number Of years
in Alexandria. rhe present firm was
established in 1897, and the business has
been growing steadily ever since. The
firm handle all kinds of fresh and salt
water fish, terrapin and game. They
also handle large quantities of herring in
the season, sailing, packing and ship
ping them to all parts of the country,
where these fish are used. They make a
speciality of shad during the season.
Owing to the increase of their trade they
purchased recently the fish plant Of }.
H. Richardson, on the 18th street wharf,
where they have every facility for hand
ling any quantity of fish consigned
them. They solicit consignments and
make prompt and satisfactory returns.
Both members of the firm are young
men of good reputation, hard workers
and have every prospect of building up
very profitable business. The Fish
ING Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
The Late Railway Wreck.

General Manager G. Fl. Ackert, OF the
Southern Railway has offered reward
of $500 for the arrest of the person or
persons responsible for the wreck OF the
Florida limited train on Saturday night.
The railway detectives are working
diligently on the case, and the reward IS
for the purpose of enlisting the efforts of
outside authorities. The present sup
position is that the intention of the
wreckers was to ditch the fast train of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, on whose
schedule the Southern train was running.
As was stated yesterday, several years
ago Chesapeake and Ohio trains were
wrecked at the same point and numer-
GUS attempts at wrecking have since been
frustrated in the same neighborhood.
This train of the Chesapeake and Ohio
always carries large sums of money on
Saturday nights for the express COM
panies, which makes the supposed mo-
tive that of robbery. 1t is, Of course,
possible that the perpetrators were in the
neighborhood at the time of the wreck,
and finding that they had ditched the
wrong train, did not care to take the
necessary chances with train that did
not have the reputation of carrying much
treasure. The wreck, besides frighten-
ing and badly shaking up the passengers,
killing outright the engineer and fire.
man, and iniuring the two postal clerks,
came near adding tragic feature to the
bridal tour of the Gallaudet-Cockrell
wedding party, which was on the train.
As soon as transfer could be made, the
wedding party continued the journey to
Florida.
A report was in circulation today to
the effect that an arrest had been made
in connection with the wrecking of the
traiIf>on Saturday night. The rumor
could not be verified.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
Lansburgh s Bro,
42O to 426 Seventh Street,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
LOCAL RREVITIEs.

Six dodgers were at the station house
last night
The cases before the Mayor this
morning were trivial-those of colored
women charged with disorderly conduct.
The town clock froze up last night.
The north wind, rain, hail, snow and
freezing temperature clogged the hands
and brought the timepiece to standstill.
1t was started up again this morning.
The farmers and milk men are making
much complaint of the condition Of the south
ern approach to the Hunting creek bridge.
Since the rainy weather large sog hole has
been left and in going off the bridge the
wagons drop nearly two feet. Several loads
Of gravel are all that is needed TO repair
the place at once. Should this not be done
the road will soon be almost impossible.
The euchre party to be given by the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum tomorrow night prom
Uses to be very successful affair. This being
the last entertainment by the Lyceum before
the Lenten season, doubtless many will avail
themselves Of this opportunity 70 enjoy a
pleasant evening, and contest for the hand
some prizes.
Mary Regina. the infant daughter of Mr..
Charles T. Hellmuth, died at an early hour
this morning at its parents residence on north
Columbus street
Mr.. John b. Padgett, manager Of the Alex
andria ferry, who has been i'll at his home in
this city, has recovered and is again on duty.
G. L. Price & Co. will have one Of the finest
displays of fresh fish in market tomorrow
that has been seen there this season.
The present cold wave extended as far south
as jacksonville, Fla.
Some sleighs were out today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
Visited Fairfax.

A letter from Fairfax county else
where in today's Gazette tells of raid
in that neighborhood by a strange cur
which bit every dog it encountered, and
as consequence the owners of number
of animals have killed them, fearing the
nomadic canine was suffering from
rabies. 1t will be remembered that q
week or two ago strange dog visited
Alexandria and while here went from
street to street biting all CANNES it met.
The animal made no attempt to bite
people who we're in its path, and when
kicked by a man the dog yelped and ran
away. The animal was thought to have
come from Fairfax, and the cur described
by the Gazette's correspondent is proba-
bly, the same one that visited Alexan-
dria
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
c., ,,unication with Washington.

Monv people living in Alexandria
were subjected to considerable delay ana
Inconvenience this morning in getting
% their respective occupations in the
oo,ital city. For some reason the early
trains going TO and coming from Wash
;ngton became tied up and passengers
were q kept either in cars or shiverlng at
way stations until conditions changed.
People whose business was urgent went
10 the ferry boats, but, to their further
discontinue, found that certain trip
had been cut out, it being supposed that
the boats were coaling in Washington,
as there was no coal at the dock here.
The steam trains we're uncertain, from
the fact that for several weeks most of
them on both roads have been hours
late. There is no disposition to criticise,
but all will agree that such conditions
are unfortunate, to say the least.
These delays and tangles may be un-
avoidable, but they prove sources OF
great annoyance to hundreds of people
to whom time is money. 1t is hoped
by all that those managing the only
means of communication between
Washington and Alexandria may bring
about a better order of things, as what
is described above has been no uncom-
mon state of affairs during the winter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
Funeral Services.

Funeral services over the remains of
Thomas J. Puryis, the Southern Railway
engineer who lost his life in the wreck
ing of the Florida express at Ravens
worth Saturday night, were held at his
late home, ia south Patrick street, at
10 o'clock this morning, Rev. Mr.. Stump
officiating, after which the body was
shipped to Charlottesville for interment.
Funeral services over the remains of
the late William Bender were held at his
home on Oronoco street this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Morton oficiated. The body
was shipped at 1874 to Philadelphia
where it will be inferred.
The remains of the late Harris Free
man, whose death occurred at Bealeton
Sunday, were brought here yesterday
afternoon and inferred in Union ceme-
terry. Rev. Mr.. Stump conducted the
funeral services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-17
River Notes.

There was nothing Of special interest
to report on the river this morning. The
Norfolk steamer arrived nearly an hour
late in consequence of the high head
winds and stormy weather. She had
nothing apart from her cwn experience
with the elements to report.
After March 1st the steamers Harry
Randall and Wakefield of the Randall
line will make daily trips to the lower
river except on Fridays.
Berrys wharf, in Upper Machodoc
creek, has been added to the schedule OF
the steamers making landings in that
creek. Stifl's wharf, which was carried
away by the ice in the early winter,
will be rebuilt as soon as all danger
from the ice disappears.