Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-05-05

olo eA~GS2RS SNebtests III.
the big chimney, over the unused fire
place of which was secret cupboard
hidden to the eyes of strangers by
matched boards Into that hiding
place the young officer was hurriedly
| assisted, being enjoined to remain
| perfectly quiet. He was told that no
| light would be brought into the room
| at night by any member of the house
hold, and that he must bear in mind
that all'who entered bearing lights
would be, seekin g for him. -
Secretly the good wife, in the still.
ness OF night. provided her hidden
guest with food and drink, and for
nearly two weeks almost the only
sound which reached the fugitive was
the ineessant ticking of the old clock.
So. The hunted nj an had scarcely been
placed in hidin that first; day than
mis- pursuers put in an appearance.
They had trace I'd him almost to the
glebe house, and insisted that he. was
| within It. The hominie's. wife, so. she
afterward said, there and then acted
the, only lie of her life when the
American forces came to the door the
I commanding officer apologiAed for dis.
turbing Mrs. Gfaves; but said that,
ma Ing. had d, orders to search the house
|, Very well, SIR How will you pro.
coed? Will you divide your forces,
sending some to theHcellar and some
to the attic? III sos here are'my keys
Which will open severakla large chests
! up stairs. You are at perfect liberty
to search the HI use" 90 = ~
The premises were, tfiofoughjy gone
over, and, to the relief Of Mrs. Graves
the troops went away. A - favorable
opportunity pres enttngdtssif, the.fugi
tive, arrayed in some, of thegarmenys
belonging to aiscEsGrayesv a young
sister. of the. do minnie, was early,6ne
morning taken i'm uncovered vehicle
to a point on the .shere of the bay
where a boat. was in waiting which
conveyed him to where his regiment
was stationed.
= Peace having been declared, Mr.
Graves again offered his. services to
the parishioners Of Kings church
This offer was refused, as the parish
was under contract with Thomas F..
Oliver, lay reader. By vote of the
society. Mr.. Graves had in the sum.
mer of 1871 been removed from the
glebe house. He died Nov. IA. 1885.
Tragic End Of a Romance.
And the glebe house romance? Lucy
Graves. the clergyman's sister. hal
fallen in1love with the young Britcn,
and he, approaching how much he
owed to the conaely damsel, returned
the affection. When they parted at
the old house vows Of. eternal con.
stancy were exc changed. The lover
returned o'Eng1and, and when peace
had been declared he prepared to sail
for America andfclaim his BRIDE
The good ship in time set sail for
the new country, and anxiously Lucy
Graves watched for the white wings
that were to bring her lover to her
eide. She watched in vain: for the
vessel was never heard from. A few
years later Lucy herself passed away.
The old hall clock which figured in
this romance was brought from Eng
land in 1854 by the Rev. Mr.. Graves.
1t was an old tinlepiece then, and had
been made either late in the preceding
century or just after. 1900. 1t stands
nearly 10 feet nigh. is encased in mag
'nificent black ma hogany. its works are
of hardened brass its face is of ham
mered brass in exquisite scroll design,
and 1t keeps perfect time on the sec
ond landing of the staircase of the |
residence of Benjamin A. Jackson of |
10 Young Orchard avenue, Providence. |
Mr.: jackson is great-grandson of the |
Rev. John. Graves. and among other
relics which he possesses is manu-
script Sermon preached by the domi- |
ME in Boston on Sept. IL, 1884.
- The Best of Reasons.
. "Brt,E objected the heiress, 81 have
been accustomed to every luxury"
;"That's all tn more reason why |