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was yet taciturn about his own affairs. seeming
always to absorb far more Of other people than
he gave out of himself. But he spoke now with
out reserve
My first love was a marble image IN a
cemetery he said
Some one laughed little; then we waited
for him TO continue.
- can see the whole picture now, he went
on II was a pretty cemetery, with green and
Wei kept lots and paths. laurel covered hill
and maple trees arching the winding drives To
me. little boy. there was no thought OF death
about IT, Almost every day ! walked cheerily
home from school between its marble reminders
Of mortality and picked IN the spring great
bunches Of horseshoe violets from It's grassy
mounds, that marked each one FORM once
visible on our village street Midway my daily
track there was a little hillock which rose
against the western sky. surmounted by monu-
ment in the form OF a canopy OF marble that
giistened with pearl-white veins ana looked De
tween me and the afternoon sun almost translu-
cent II always impressed me as a fountain
strangely crystallized.
Then one day-I never knew just when
howl became tinglingly aware OF another
monument close by my path, Of different char
acter II was a tall slab OF marble perhaps
eight feet high, followed into niche half way
ND its face And in this niche stood an image
carved out OF the same block. the hie-sized
image Of a little girl with hands folded piously
on her breast. and upturned eyes Beneath the
niche were the single words. Grace Green
wood
- suppose / had noticed this monument
hundred times and had often read the name.
BUT until now il had made no impression on
my mind or imagination. on this day. however.
/ paused for a long time before the image.
,,ovylrg more and more uneasy could not have
,old why This little girl, who was she? Why
"a she died 80 young? Did her mother miss
49,, NOW and weep over her little boots that We're
l.,,t in a chest in the spare chamber as our
,,ei1bbor Mrs Patterson. kept the boots of her
r,tla elrl who had died? Sam Patterson and
ba come upon her one day weeping over them,
.,5 had stolen wonderingly from the dooT
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a group in New York club the other even
ing had swapped the usual "reminiscences Of
their vacations just spent told Of their catches
OF trout and salmon. their exploits in autono-
biles and on various links; the hour was get
ting late and the highbal glasses were empty
and sticky Then a man who had spoken little
50 Ear drew a deep pun from his nearly burned
out cigar and told the following story;
Assembled quite by chance, we were yet
cougeuial group and in the long evenings. when
II grew 100 cold 10 sit out OF doors We gathered
IN the great living room Of the farmhouse
where we were known as the summer boarders,
often before cracking FIRE Of birch logs and
talked 20 one another. il may be even more
freely than we would have done had we been
friends OF longer standing. j. is curious how
one VIII trust 20 strangers sometimes 4 ne feels
instinctiyely thar they are able 10 comprehend
MOODS and faucies which 10 his intimaies
tenperamoutaI reserve would keep him from
disclosing So an author unburdens hlnsef OF
his innost secrsts-or asmost-lo readers ne
vii never know, and the poet sings TO the
world a desire he has left its object 70 surmise
'or one such an evening we had come re-
-Ictantly IN from the great outdoors. where me
Iul moon WAS ri0iug over the dark frs ~hlch
si0olned the SUBMITS II the inllosing hills ana
bathing the intervaie with luminous silver
i'',eo 10 shelter ly me mountain cpla. 7o'i'e
-Hllg-t may have been the nooniiEht-seeineo
10 have Influenced all OF Us. inducing = mutual
mood OF tender sentiment. And II came about
10 one knew how. that we found ourselves lis
tening 70 the dear old judge talking with gentle,
satirioal 2okes OF fun Of his FIRST love. We sus-
pecicd that he would bring n about 10 announce
maj his sweet Nhlte-haiTed wife. now sitting
beside him. was The roN-haired idol OF MS boy
hood. for The judge had pretty lnacE OF man
aging such conversational dcnouements But
no expected climax came. Then we knew he
mac been telling us secret. 40 one spoke for
time. Presently the young man who sat by
the hre peeling OF strips OF birch bark and
throwing them into The blaze 10 curl and
sgarfle surprised Us by breaking the silence.
Well read. clever, genial and athlete. ne
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BLUE FISHING AT BLOCK ISLAND.

Block Island. r. l.. Aug. , (speciaD-Bluefsh
have at last struck in at Block Island. and ara
being caught in large quantities
Captain c. F. Smith took out party OF four
on Thursday morning. and In less than two
hours time succeeded in catching forty-twO nns
blues. Other boats are doing equally well. Never
in many years have the fish been 50 abundant
They are of unusually good size. averaging about
seven pounds. Among the enthusiastic fishermen
here are Colonel and Mrs. r. L. Cole, OF West
field: Mr.. and Mrs. Benkert and Mr.. James Heal
OF New-York and A NJ. Todd. OF Brooklyn
The hotel keepers have been extremely busy
here this week Crowds have gone away on
every boat. and still larger crowds have arrived
The July visitors differ materially from the
August guests. who have been so busy adapting
themselves 10 their surroundings that few social
affairs have taken place. Next week promises
to be unusually lively. however. and many enter
tainments are scheduled.
The baseball games continue extremely pcpu-
lar and attract many spectators, and the roller
skating rink Is well filed every evening
Mr. and Mrs Van V. Hayes. OF New-Hork CITY,
are at the Highland House
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lansing and MISS
Caroline F. Lansing. OF New-York. are at the
WOOnsOcket House,
Mr. and Mrs. r. c. FOrdharn. or Mount vernon.
are spending a week ar the Manisses-
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strained alertness and could not go to sleep.
Something in me tugged and urged, and IN spite
of the danger of arousing my family. in spite OF
my terror of the cemetery by night, with lts
gIlmmering host of white slabs drawing in about
ones path like accusing ghostS l arose, oIesseu'
and slipped out into the night Inere was
great moon riding overhead, moon ike that
outside tonight. and the still world was oatheo
in it's light. / had never been out alone so Idte
before: il seemed to me l in another uni
verse so strange did everything appear
wondered II the world knew by day was the
real world Then / entered the cemetery ana
hastened In terror, yet not without certain
reckless Joy. to the marble image in It's niche
The moon shone full upon H. How cam cam
and beautiful she stood there, gazing up 10 meet
the light with hands crossed on her breast
Was she not really alive? To my strained I'M
aPtnation n seemed her eyelids trembled lit
tie | shivered. But l also grew more ardent
A sudden desire seized me, and climbed the
base of the monument, threw my arms ABOUT
the shoulders OF the image ana KISSED i5 Iile
marble lips. They were very cold ana again
I shivered Suddenly 1 felt that had Vlo-
lated the sacredness Of our love. mine and hers
I leaped TO the ground in a fit of remorse and
fed homeward through the moonlight
L crept to bed again without detection But
the next day, for the first time In many weeks
I did not walk home through the cemetery
Desire TO do so seemed suddenly and strangeiy
to have left me. A few more days and L had
almost forgotten Grace Greenwood except Tor
the shuddering contact Of her marble lips. But
I began at almost the same time TO look with
a new emotion my little school fellows. and
not long after l recall walking with one or
checked gingham dress very Iovely-and paus-
ing before the marble image 10 wonder at my
self / did not tell Aer of our love and the
moonlight kiss however; / have never told OF it
till now
.'The speaker ceased. The old judge NUT
tered TO himself a curious reincarnatiOn OF
Heine almost A I'm the corner
laughed We'll. what ina ginatiOn you've
got! Did you make that all up?' she said
The young man made reply 10 this. turn
ing his glance the fire. But his eyes met the
gaze OF the girl who was sitting opposite him
on the hearth her face shaded by chair. and
something in her look arrested him. for his
glance clung an instant 10 hers. Presently she
slipped from the room, and not long after he
followed We heard the outer door close softly.
IT'S the same old moon said the Judge"
The group in the clubhouse looked al one an
other and laughed little. One man picked up
his glass and tried TO drain a few drops from
the bottom. Another rang for his nat ana
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though Sam told me not to mind, she did it
often.
"'" Grace Greenwood 1 repeated the name II
seemed a pretty name. and yet strangely sad
like the sound OF a distant hurdy-gurdy l
looked again at the image. 1t was clumsily
made have no doubt. The shoes were ridicu-
lousy large l recall now, the sculptor even so
having trouble with the buttons and the face
was fat and expressionless But I thought it
very beautiful then, the face very sweet.
walked slowly away, filed with a new wonder at
life, which is always the result of realization
OF death. and all the white host of monuments
about me took on a sudden terror, seemed so
many dead souls drawing in about my path
began TO walk faster. then TO run. When l
reached home I was pale and painting, so that
my mother asked me in surprise what was the
matter. But I did not tell her
However, I did not cease my daily walk home
from school through the cemetery, nor did the
mood of terror again return. though now the
thought of taking the same walk by night be-
came unbearable. And every day paused De-
fore the marble image of little Grace WONDERING
more and more ardently what manner Of girl
she had been. yielding more and more 10 sao
regret that she had died. for by dint OF lnaslli .
ing her in the flesh came TO be cohnuen' .s &c
if she had lived should have been Ias'
friends Yet this sadness was deIiciously Plo" a.
ant too for the idea grew upon me thaI III
death we possessed "A secret between US the Sc
cret OF our daily meetings finally OF our I ioNe.
"a Yes of our love For !. who knew nothlhs ol
love save that il existed between man 4IS - q
maid, a knowledge CLEANED from movers ! .,a. NC,
read in my fathers library, reailLeu a. .e1 .1S ,,
/ loved Grace Greenwood. loved her, toid my :
self as / should never love another, so that my
whole life would be dedicated 10 her et hetoIS @
II sbaII never marry repeated TO myself, ana
experienced an exquisite pang at the thousnt
for nothing is so exquisitely enjoyable as 10 ply
a11o.- saif nd because knew not the original
~ the image the marble maid with crossed
hands and piousy elevated eyes became the con
crete object of my alteration grew more Deaa a.
81 a.. h., dav more passiOnately treasured IN
,n,a|rv Every day / walked oy ths
Monument as a duty gladly performed, anu
a,,,rS- dav nv heart up in my throat as
,,,,aaa the bend in the path and caught the nfst
eIinonse OF the white figure in its niche' WIN
lands crossed on it's breast. =.
:. .-rben one night-again / know not how IL
ta,nened-I aWoke from a troubled dream INTO
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MORE PEOPLE FOR TEXAS.
Ten Thousand Square Miles To Be
Opened for Settlement Nert Month.

OF the ten thousand square miles of territory
to be opened on September l by the State OF
Texas for settlement greater part lies west
OF a line drawn from the southwest corner OF
New-Mexico to Corpus Christi on the Gulf OF
Mexico. There are. however. tracts in nearly
every county. Owing to the great size of the
Lone Star State. the area affected seems COM
paratively Insignificant. yet there are several
States of the Union less extensive.
While the Land Department of Texas is anx-
iOus to encourage immigration. no effort is made
to convey an erroneous impression in regard TO
the property. One Of the pamphlets distinctly
states that one claims to have located Para
disc in Texas. Strangers may find conditions Of
soil, water, climate. etc. 70 charm or disgust
them, and while II is believed that great possi-
bilities OF substantial development await proper
efforts in Texas. yet every must hustle for
himself. Bonanzas do not hang upon every
bush nor are there fortunes under every stone
Fortune and failure. there. as elsewhere. are
close neigh bOrs. OF those who settle there, some
will remain and do we'll: others will not.
In the years that have elapsed since a we'll
known American military man made the state
ment that II he owned Texas and some choice
matestys domtniOns. he would sell the former
and live the latter. good many erroneous
impressions in regard 10 the State have been
corrected. and In the last ten years its develop
ment has been greater. perhaps than that OF
any other part of the country The great bulk
OF the population. however. Is in the eastern
half OF the State. and the object of the present
activity OF the land Office is 10 interest prospec
tive settlers IN the almost uninhablted counties
Of the western portion.
The great objection to be found there is the
shortage OF water. The Land Department
frankly admits that while some localities OF
Texas are famous for good water. others are
equally so for bad water. East OF the Colorado
River and for some distance west the annual
rainfall is ample for agricultural purposes; near
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the PecOs River there is usually sufficient for
stock farming; in other localities water ia
found in wells only at considerable depths. while
there are places where no water has been found.
The prices Of the land range from 81 an acre
up and one may purchase in tracts or eighty
acres and multples thereof uD TO the quantity
allowed. which is eight sections in some locah-
ties. In order to obtain a title 10 the property
the purchaser must reside on II for three con-
secutive years. Only one-fortieth OF the pur
chase price need be paid in cash, the rest being
payable in forty years. at low rate OF interest.
In some Of the counties railroads are few and
far between. but railroad construction always
follows close upon the heels Of settlement, and
Just soon as il is demonstrated that there
win be agricultural products 70 move, the racih-
ties will be there TO move them
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ruxbeo forth wild. low music. And there were mer-
r1p dancing rivulets. whose ripples the kissed
warmly. ana humrang bees and richly colored but
esr1ies which often visited the flowers and gay
nrrcies who piped their music from the treetops-
and oil the DAY there was heard in the air soft,
ezfry Laughter. which the flowers. trees and birds
tofsther made
Now this valley the home OF the fairies, who
might dwell there so long person discovered
their home; but IL was known that II ever man or
woman entered the valley the charm would be
broken and fairlyland lost.
The fairies, therefore. with their beautiful queen
lfved peacefully IN their home. singing with the
birds, laughing with the winds talking with the
trees and flowers. dancing on the Tipples Of the
waters
So many years passed happily, when one day the
queen, whose name Esmerelda, anxious 10 see
what outside the valley, few over the green
kills and alighted rock near the river. She was
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a HAPPY OUTING.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: 7 am
reader Of The Tribune. and take an interest in
the children's page I am fourteen years old. and
l will tell you about my vacation trip that 1 took
with a boy friend.
We started from Bridgeport, and took the car
for New-Haven and thence to BranfOrd. All the
way from Bridgeport to BranfOrd we passed along
the shores of Long Island Sound When ar
rived in Branford, took a carriage 10 Indian
Neck. near the Thimble Islands. Here we spent
a few days in swimming, fishing and sailing.
One morning we rugged up a sail in a rOwbOat
and sailed down the Sound a mile and a half
Then we turned around and started TO row back
as we could tack We about a mile from
the Neck when had oarIock broken We
had to go near the shore and pole along. We
finally reached the Neck, and were glad TO get
back
After a few dsys' fun. returned home, and
both agreed that thoroughly enjoyed our
outing. Hoping you all will go some trip. I
remain, CLARENCE GARNER.
No. 1.1O9 Central-ave.. Bridgeport. Conn.
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Contest No. (Coloring Picture)-The choice OF a
box of water color paints. sterling silver Tribune
badge, a baseball. mounted photograph is Of
Tered for the two neatest and most artisticay col
ored pictures taken from any book or magazine
contest NO. (Drawing)-The choice of a sterling
silver Tribune badge. mounted photograph. a
oaseball, box OF water color paints a boys
Tribune watch is offered for the best two drawings
of little boy In Overalls.
Be TO state your age.
Be to state your choice of prizes.
Be sure to make your drawings in black ink on
white paper.
BE sure 10 give your address.
Address Little Men and Little Women. New-York
Tribune. New-York City. Contests close August Is
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
CAUGHT IN a sQUALI4

Dear Little Men and Little Women l am stay
ing at quite a small lake in New-Jersey. which is
liable heavy squalls at any time. and yester-
day was caught out in of these squalls when
In a rowboat.
Another boy was with me. three years younger
than I, and were about in the centre OF the
lake when the sqUall came up. The wind came
right from the shore. that We were lound for and
after trying to row against II for while. both of
getting drenched. l gave il u2 and turned the
boat the waves struct it in the stern; then the
wind took us right over 10 the other shore with
very little effort on my part and in very short
while but IL seemed very long to US
Hoping that l may have some more interesting
incidents to write to you remain. yours sincerely.
Goshen, y. Y. ALFRED WYKER
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
HosO TO tUir1 q Prize.

Contest No. Educated Horse Puzzle-The choice
OF small camera box OF water color paints.
boys Tribune watch. a sterling silver Tribune
badge. baseball or = mounted photograph is Of
fered for the best three solutions Of this
puzzle
Contest No. G-eaf Story)-The choice Of boys
Tribune watch, box of water color paints. small
camera sterling silver Tribune badge is Of
fered for the best three leaf stories. Send US
leaf with description of the tree shrub from
which it was taken telling much you can
about the tree shrub. Write on side of the
paper only.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
ObinGs TO Think About.

We have awarded the prize offered last week for
the neatest and best solutions OF the puzzles 20
Margery Goddard. age thirteen years. Of No. II
BeaumOnt-ave.. Wallingford. Conn.
An interesting book is offered to the successful
contestant In to-days Things Think About
Send your answers TO Little Men and Little Women,
New-York Tribune. New-York City, by August 10.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
am composed Of twenty letters which spell the
name OF two resorts dear TO New-Yorkers in sum-
meT.
Ny 5. l. H. Is. T. :. . means mutter.
Ny 20. Is. 70. 3. Z, is something that Theosophsts
believe in.
Ny l. II. 13. 6. means stupid.
My II. TO- II. Q, 6. summoned as jurors.
My 9, (, g. % damp.
ASTRONOMICAL PUZZLE.
My initials and finals each name planet
!. A planet
.. Part of the eye.
3 Famous mountain in Western Asia.
f. County of New-York State.
=. Great tumult.
6. Kind of fish.
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FROM OVER THE SEA.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: We were in
Carlsbad and wanted TO get to Harzburg. To do
this we had to spend day in Halle. So we hired q
double carriage there were hve of us) and started
TO tour the city.
The first place of interest visited the
great orphan and boarding school This accOmmO-
dates nearly three thousand children. From the
outside you would not take il for "A school for it
is only three stories high and OF wooden COnstruc
ton. the real school being hidden by greenery-
Before the school stands granite statue of the
founder blessing two children, boy and a girl
The next place wanted 10 visit he old
Moritzburg fort and TO do this we had to pass
through the ''Markt.' This place looks and Is like
a lot of grocery shops florists butcher shops. dry
goods stores. hardware stores and a lot of other
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
A SWIMMING EXPERIENCE 3.

Dear Little Men and Little Women. While 7
was away this summer I made II a rule to 20 in
swimming every day. One day / went in swim
ming with some OF those country boys We had only
been in the va ter short time when a shower came
UP. Well here's where the trouble began IL was
easy for the other boys 20 get dressed as they
only wore a shirt and pair of pants. but for
me. a city boy, IT was easy thing put on all
my clothes. After my clothes soaking wet
/ managed to get them as I did not want 10
walk home in q barrel Now when I go swimming
up there on cloudy day l take an umbrella
remain one of the little men.
RUSSELL G.. BRUCE
NO. 43s cambridge ST. Brooklyn n Y. age six
faaup
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

SHOPS. crowded into comparatively small space.
Tor you can buy groceries, flowers meat. clothing
ana cooking utensils by bushels these queer
squares Each dealer has his little stand, about
oy teet, on which he spreads his wares
Ihen We proceeded 70 the MOritzburg Castle
rms building s over three hundred years old, and
N us early days IL was used fort 1t
then separated from the mainland by artificial
waterway. over which the enemy could not go
unless a bridge could be swung But the
channel where the water has now a high
way running through IL, which n lined on both
SIDES by trees and flowers, and a bridge connects
that Whlch was once an island to the city itself
IN our way nome We passed the army hospital.
Wlnch looks Ike private house.
NOW as have told about my visit TO Halle, I
VIII close Very sincerey. your fellow reader,
ELIZA $ LEVI (age 10l
Hotel Juiushall Bad Hamburg. Germany
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
AN ENJOYABLE TRIP

Dear Little Friends: I thought you might Ike 10
know OF some enjoyable trips 7 have taken during
vacation One day, not very long ago. went on
a picnic 10 Lake COnpanee. II was a beautiful
trip there. and when We reached the lake we sav
that il still more beautiful We started early
in the morning. and after three ride
we reached there. We rOWed around the lake and
climbed up the mountains. After some time OF en-
1oyment. we went back into the barge and started
for home. Hoping TO have more things to tell YOU
about / remain, yours sincerely.
JOSEPHINE HIGGINS
Plymouth, Conn. Box l3i Age twelvs.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
BLAST PUZZLE.

The three little and ItIe women who sent
in the neatest solutions of the blast puzzle" pub
lished weeks ago. are Frank Quayle eight
years old, of No sos West 147th-st, New-YOrE City
who wishes box of water color paints, Charles
Edward DuSenberry. nine years old OF Mamaro-
neck. y Y. a sterling silver Tribune badge, and
Carrie Giles, eleven years old. OF No 3OS West
S3d-st., New York CITY a box water color paints
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BE GERTRUDE GREENBURG. OF THE

Ia the cl6cn time long age. there was a great
valley called The Valley OF the Beautiful. because
everything that lived grow there had fairy
charm and oreanllike beauty. This valley. inclosed
by low. green hills. like "a wild grown garden
The Ions, silvartipped grass swaying in the winds
half hid and half disclosed The many colored fairy
flowers that fUolir irled in the misClievous breezes
And trickine fountains and distant waterfalls
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Then there fell darkness the valley and
pelting rain came down. The waters turned black
ebony. the flowers withered and died. the gay
brides and butterflies few away. the tall. upright
trees rotted away. and weeping willows and cyprus
trees sprang up instead
Then, through the rain and the darkness, the
prince walked homeward sadly, and was never
seen to smile again.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
STATE REBUs.

Louisiana is the name OF the State represented
in the rebus published July %. The best two
printed answers were sent by Mabel j. Whits. Lock
Box No 755. Worcester Mass. who asks for boys
Tribune watch. and r RUbensOhu. of No 209 Ea at
l10th-st.. Nsw-YOrk City. who wants a silver
Tribune badge