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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20
Mitchell Pleads Not Guilty.

Portland, April 11.-To three of the
four Indictments Senator Mitchell,
through his attorney, Judge A. s. Ben.
nett. entered plea of not guilty; to the
fourth he demurred and filed a plea in
abatement. Judge Bennett explained
to the court that three of the indict.
ments charged acts involving moral
torpitude. and as to these his client de-
sired ea,ly trial and would interpose no
dllatory motions, but as to the remain
ing Indictment, which in his opinion
charged only a technical offense. he
would raise objections to the validity OF
the proceedings tina. have been had.
Inasmuch as the plea in abatemen mt
fled to this last indictment attacks the
validity of the grand jury's proceedings,
it would. if sustained, have the effect of
oyerthrowing all of the indictments
which have been returned
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20
WOOL is
BEING SOLD
GROWERS ARE LETTING GO AT
GOOD PRICES.
The PendletOn Securing Mills
Have Made Big Purchases of
Heavy Grade Woods.

Mills Bros. are among the first to sell
their wool this season in Morrow county
The clip of ABOUT $4,000 pounds was
sheared early. Bob wilkinson, of The
Dalles, was the purchaser and the price
paid was II cents per pound.
E. j. Burke, representing the Pendle-
ton Securing Mills. made quite a clean
up in the lower part of Morrow county
during the past week. Mr.. Burke pur.
chased the clips of B. P. Doherty, Nc
Cabe Bros, Frank Kilkenny, Ed Nc
Daid. James Carly, Pat Carly, Pat Our
rim, c. G. Curtis, and Doherty & Nc
Daid. The wool will aggregate between
100000 and 100000 pounds. The prices
ranged from 1874 to 1434 cents per
pound.
6. w. French has sold his clip of
5000 heeces, amounting to about So.
600 pounds to Sam Wilkinson for lSc
per pound
The fist rev wool of the season was
received Satu da2 at the warehouse of
the Morrow Warehouse Milling Co.
The wool was sent in from Sp.ay by
WIN Potter.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20
LEXINGTON NEWS.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20

Concluded on page eight
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20
Good Health
to the
Children

Children especially arefond Of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
AS good cake can be made only with
good eggs, so also cake that is health
full as well as dainty must be raised with
pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation Of the highest quality
Of food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, 'doughnuts, crusts, etc.,
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20

Was we'll rendered and the receipts
were sufficient to pay the balance
due on the school organ.
Two of S. E. Nelson's children
were quite sick the latter part of
last week. They are much better
at this writing.
Pete Beymer is having a serious
time with his eye, which was hurt
few days ago. 1t was feared
that erysipelas is developing about
the eye.
The public school will close to-
morrow. This has been a very
successful year in the school.
Prof. Wilcox and his assistants
are to be congratulated upon their
good work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20
KIDNAPPED HER
OWN CHILD.
TAKEN FROM ORPHANS HOME
AT PORTLAND.
Secret Disclosed by Becoming In.
tOxicated..Child Taken Back
to Portland.

The old story that when a woman
gets down she goes to the very bottom
seems to have been exemplifed ir
Heppner this week.
A strange woman came hee fom
Portland and with her was "a little girl
three years old. From the action of the
| woman she was refused admittance at
the hotels and Sunday went out on the
streets with the child. The woman was
go badly intoxicated that che could
hardly stand up and finally took refuge
to sleep off her drunken stupor in a
wood pils belonging to the Light &
Water Co. Here she was located by
Marshal Rasmus, who owing to the ten
deryears of the child did not want to lock
her up and she W. 8 turned over to the
county authorities, Judge Ayers giving
her quarters at the county poor house.
The woman who ie also a "dope"
fiend told MANY conficiing and contra
dictory stories, however, upon investi-
cation the presence oftFe child reveals
sad story. She gave her name as
Perry, but it has been learned that her
true name is st. Clsis. Fd that owing to
her wayward Life the child had been
taken aw,y from her by respectable
relatives and had been placed in charge
of the Boys and Girls Aid Society of
Portland. The woman had kidnapped
the little girl which she had dressed in
boys clothes and was trying to get
away, but while here again gave way
to her vicious habits which led to the
discovery.
After being taken to the poor house
the woman slipped away with the child
and took the little girl away upon the
hill back Of the school house where she |
was secret q and left all alone in a
badger h lie. s'.on after being missed |
search w4s irs'i'd Ell and the woman
was found and was induced to tell
where the child was. A representative
If the BOYS and Gir.s Aid Society came
up Tuesday and took the child back.
Yesterdays Oregonian adds the fol-
owing to dispatch sent by the Oregon
an CORES pondent from this CITY:
The 3-year-old girl, mentioned in the
lbove dispatch, was taken away from
ler mother. Mrs. Eunice st Clair. sew
sral months ago, and placed with d.
Winters under the supervision of the
Boys and Girls Aid Society. Mr.. Win.
;srr is near relative of Mrs. st. CLAIR
md lives on East Davis street.
Last weak the child mysteriousy dis
and Superintendent Gardner,
If the Boys and Girls Aid Society, was
notified and a search insti-
uted, which WAS barren of results. 1t
vas suspected at that time that the
mother had kidnapped the girl, as she
vas passionately fond of her daughter.
Mrs. St. Clair was heartbroken when
he child was taken away from her.
For wears she has been i'm the grasp of
he drink habit, despite her efforts to
'eform. She was always very kind to
he child when she was not drinking.
Several months ago the people OF
Troutdale were horror-stricken to find
yoman living in a wagon with 3-year-
I'D girl baby. They tried to take the
hild away from the woman, who was
IIrs St. Clair, but she refused all over
.a-,.z.a a;nIs
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20

The Heppner Gazette-the news Of Nor
row County: The Weekly Oregonian-the
news and thought OF the world. Both at
a special price. Inquire or address The
Gazette, Heppner. Or.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-04-20

The electric railway mileage Of
the United States is 22,577.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
JESUS MARIA LAGO

Nuestro ettimado amigo Jesds
Maria Lag sgente &c neral de ls Com
panfa de seguros de vida el sSols del
Canada, embsrca hoy para aQuel pal,
en- ell vapor Ponce.
ri Sc nor Lsgo 6ja su residencis
en- Montreal. ALI desempt nara an
alto emp'e,, que le ofrece dicha com.
pafifs. Nos ha prometido una asidus
colabcrsci6n, y con frecuencis obse.
quiara 4 LA DEMoCRACIA con tus ele
gantes vtrsos
Lsgo es de los puertc rriquth
que valen, Iorque tienen inteligenci'
culturs, actiyidsd y constancia. El
81 Sc allan el poeta y el hombre de ne
gocios, sin anulsrse mutuamente. La
mentamos 10 ausencis, pero por otr
parte la celebranos, seguro de que
sguarda IN hermoso porvenir.
Busn vlsis ] buspa ausrts,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
ARBOL MEDICINAL

El eucalyptus, planta que SO en-
cuentra en- todas parties, es ell mejor
preservativo contra la peste bub6nics.
En- Mazatlan y Pernambuco ha dado
muy buenos resultados, Y en- Lima Sc
hizo de el mucho uso, contribuyendo
en- una gran parte & que la peste decli-
nara sensiblemente.
Las hoias regadas en- una pie "a
matan las pulgas y ahuyentan q los
roedores, principales conductores de
la peste.
Las Iersonss, como meiida pre-
veItivs, debea rociar sus ps6uelos
con algunss gotas de esencia de euca-
liptus.
E,ta comprobsds la tHcacla de di.
cha plsrts;y y On Holsnds, cuando sc
presents una epidemia de esracter
grave, todos Green preservsrse de ella
mascando hojas de eucalyptus J pa
ssndo ls saliva.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
POR ANTONIO PAOL|

Otros iuicios laudstorios de perit.
dicos de Italia, sobre el tenor pue to-
rriquefio.
De II C0rriere Halidno, de 8 de Ju.
nio:
sP1blico numeroso y distinguido
acudi6 al Politeama en- la primera re.
presentation del I'rovatore.
................. .................,...
Gel tenor Antonio Paoli, que ha
sido grandemente conocido de nuestro
pdblico, tuvo aver noche una bien
merecida y enthusiastic acogida.
<Paoli con gu voz potep ptfsims, que
sabe emitir con verdadero arte, fue vi
Vfsimamente aplsudido en- toda la 6pe.
ra. Naturalmente en- Ia famosa spirs, /,
sl entusiasmo del pdblico lego al ma.
yor grado de entusissmo; el esplendi-
do artista tuvo que repetirlR tres ve
ces entire fragosos aplsusos.,
Del mismo peri6dico, fecha II d,
JUNO:
Gun lleno fenomenal con esta 6pe
rs anochs On ell Politedmd Fiorentino
dada en- honor de este gran tenor.
Este artists de voz poteptfsims
que tan legftimo entusissmo ha sus
citado en- ell gran laUOro vfrdiano OBJ.
tuvo una gran ovaci6n y fue muy obse
quiado.
Despu6s de hsber repetido Ia piry
recibi6 varios obsequios y dos esplen
didas coronss de laurel,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
EN- E|L|P|NAS

En- aquel leiano archipelago hay
ell prop6sito de fomentsr el cultivo de
la cana de szGcar con la importation
de cspitales extrsngeros.
Tambien Sc trata de introducir en-
las islss, sacsndolss de otros puptos,
semillss de csfs. A este respecto di.
ce EI Fenacimient0 de Manila cue Ia
medida no puede ser mss peligross,
porpue muehss de esss semillas, espe
cialmente las de Chine, Java, y Ha
wall, estan atacadsa por unos guia
nos cuya irhuencia es tan terrible, OUT
basta una pareia de ellos para hseel
que los eifuerzos de los agricultoteI
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
vEAGA UA tSCAaMItsR

En- Liberty, Nilsson /, ha sido sen.
tenciada 4 Ia horca Ia 81 ffora~Aggie
Myers. El de ito fue cue, en- compl.
cidad con cierto Frank Hoffman asesi.
no su mar do en- Mayo iltimo. La
muier Myers cstequizo Hoffman, los
dos Sc conchsb baron, ella lie di6 un mar.
cotico al marido y ell complice remat6
la obra.
Luego b, ttmap huy6 cen ditero
que la cr.mir al le pIopt rcion6, le
prendiert muy l'ias de Missouri.
Car t6 en- sl aniis az Sc estshlecio
la culpsbilidsd de Ia iufsme, que tam.
bIe1 cctfes6. La Myers rec;bi6 Ia
senter cls de muelte para Ell ii de
pgostc, cen la senriIa en- los lsbics,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
GUERRA DEL MAnANA
AIemania 8 IhgIaterra Iucha-
ran ..en porvenir quiza
no muy Iejano.
P0LlTICA ALEMANA
La prensa y el pueblo carecer
de Influenza y la opinion
publica esartl6cial.

Firmado por su corresponsal ale
man en- Colonia, ha publicado ell pc.
ri6dico <Reynolds Newspaper, un ar
ticulo sensational. FL tema que en- 81
SO desarrolla es la guerra inevitable y
en- breve plazo que sostendran Alema.
mia Inglaterra, tema que aunqte Q
tratado frecuentemente por Ia prensa
ingless, nunca 10 fue con Ia l6gica y
riqueza de documentos que emplea el
escritor alem&n.
Nos abstendremos de emitir opi-
nion personal en- ell asunto, limitSndo.
nos a traducir los pasajes mas salien.
tes del artfculo, hacienda notar que
sus memories detalles demuestran que
su autor estS al corriente de Ia intima
vida polftica del Fatherland, donde el
regimen constitute onal es una materia,
la prensa carce de inAuencia 8 vegeta
q merced del gobierno, y Ia opinion
p1blica es artificial.
<El gobierno, ell alto mundo mill
tar y naval Ia burocracia alem ana
estsn tirmemente convencidos de segu-
ro de un conflicto armada entire su
pals & Ioglaterrs, en- un porvenir nc
muy lejano, y sin embargo, en- los
parlamentos no SO habla de socializa.
ci6n de la terra, no sc habla apenai
en- los peri6dicos, y Ia question del
derecho del pueblo q la TERRA queda
relegado tltimo termino.
En- 10 que concierne & la represen-
tac!6n nacional que los liberales J
revolucionarios leclamsn con tante
apremio, es contra aria & la de aquello,
que Sc dicen sus representatives. L,
gran masa del p eblo cree todavfa Q,
Ia autocracia. Solo cree por inercis
y porque piensa que la autocracia so.
10 puede re ALTAR su 1nico deseo: |,
asociaci6n de Ia terra,
Solo el Gear auttcrata, que pued
abo ir la esclavitud, es asfmismc, g
que puede tomar la TERRA q Ii sefiore
para darsela q los labriegos. Esto 9
10 que piensa ell pueblo; los sefiore
no darSn expontane amente la TERRA
Que ell pueblo SO equivoque 6 nt, 9
indiscutible que el programa esta bic
defnido.
Por este los liberales y los revo
lucionarios que redact las queja
lel pueblo no tienen para este pipgd
dere cho: no representan al pueblo; 9
representan & 81 nismos.
De este modo, 4 mi iuicio, seme
jante empresa resulta ineficsz, irracio
nal 6 irregular. Adm s, es nociva
porgue aparta los hon bres de la &c
tividad dnica la peril cci6n moral de
individuo-por la cual dnicamente pue
den llegar & los fines que persiguen 10
hombres que luchan contra el actus
Gobierno.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
LOS MAEsTROS De PONCE
Ruben Daris.

Para desempefiar las escuelas de
Ponce durante cl pr6ximo curse, fueron
elegidos por la Junta Escolar apro-
bados por el Dep partamento de Educa-
ci6n los profeso es siguientes:
Principales. Ramiro Colon, Arts.
tides Moll Bose ana, Augusta Mala-
ret.
Graduados --Guillermo Jackson,
Ursula M. Solter o, Emiliana Cianchi.
nj, Ana Garcia Ribi6, Maria Marin de
Colon, Virginia Palmieri, Conception
Gomez y Gomez, Julia B. de Lomo,
Rafaela j. Gonzalez, Rosa Bocane-
grs, Adela Astol, Isabel Balaguer,
Gustavo Christisn, Rafaela Cap6,
Maria Monserrate Garcia, Mila gros
Benet, jose Rosario Gelpi, Isinael
J Maldonado, Francisco RODRIGUEZ L6-
PEI, Rita Serrano, Dalils Torres, Te-
resa Boscana, Fernando Valera, Luisa
Gutierrez Ortiz, Blanca M. Malaret,
Maria Sierra Gelabert, Francisco Mo.
ret, Miguel Pou, Francisco Vizcarron.
do, Mercedes Nome; Mercedes f.
Jauregui, Luiss Guzman Berries.
Rursles.-Carmen M. Martirez
Josefa Roias Negr6n, Eugenia J. Gi.
lot, Nicolasa Fournier, Hortencia Ru.
bio, Juan Cuevas Csbssss, Aleiandro
Rubio, Santiago w. Gonzalez, Luisa
Dsnielsen, Maria E. Muhoz, Blanca
Rabainne, Francisco Balsguer, Jose.
fna G arcfa Pages, Andrea P. de Or.
tia, Clara Zaldo, Josefna Geraldir o,
Antonis Rihie, Herminis C. Soils,
Jose @. 0rellans, Enriquets Ruiz, Sc
bsstisn Ferrer, Julio r. Soltero, Edu'
vigls Sevills, Frapcitco Daroca Be-
haven't, Martin ], Mata, Angel SAGA
relic, Antonio NJ. Olivo, Luis E. Du
prey, Rsfsela Agusyo, Julia Irizsrry
Isabel Ricart, Marina Fernandez, Ju
lilo Perez, Leonor Bauzs Alvarado
Ramona Velez de Gotay, Juan G
Gonzalez, Aurelio Pacheco, Bartolo
me Santos, Jose Torres, jose Mte
| ICordero, Jose r. Cordero, NorbertC
Escabi, Francisco Rivera Almod6
var.
/
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
Il DR. TOMAS vAzQUEz

AL embarcar hoy nuestro querid0
compatriota ell doctor Vszquez nos
encarga que ls despidamos de sus
amigos dc todo el pats. No tuvo item.
po de hacerlo de todos individualmen.
mente, y utiliza las p$ginas del pc
ri6dico para presentarles us tscusas
= reiteradas simpstias.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
CARTAS OETEN|DAS

En- la Administ. aci6n de Corr eos
de esta ciudad, 90 encuentran les si.
guiertes:
Miguel velszquez, Anita del Va.
lie, Maria del Vale, Jesds Vazqut7
Miranda, Felix ZabaQui.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
A Los SERORES MEDICOS

I'm un ueblo de Ia isla, q lejos
de San Juan, Sc necesita un medico ii
tular. Tiene 800 dollars de sueldo y
posibilidad de crearse uua clientela
Los que aspiren & Ia plaza pu. den di-
rigirse q este perl6dico,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
MARCIA TR|UNFAL

va Vlene 81 cortelo!
va viene el cortejo! va oyen los claros clarne
La espada anuhcia vvo refeo.
va v1ene orc hierro, e corteo de los pasdines.
W. 49,. do..;. -. -.
los unaes donde las ergen
Ia gloria soemne de los eandares
levados robustas de heroicos atletas.
Sc ecucha ruido quo las cabaeros
los frenos que mascan los duros cabalos de guerra
los que hieren la TERRA
los imbaleros
que ell paso ritmos marciales
Tai pasan los deros guerreros
debaJo los ARGOS riuniales.
Los claros clarnes de- nrono ,evantar sus soro.
al canto sonoro
81 caido coro
qua envualve an I'm tr,oro ID ouo
Ia auopsta soherbio 40 los naLo,,o
FL dice Ia lucha. Ia ber,da venoar,a.
las asperas crines.
los rudos nan achos. Ia ,,.o. !. 49,.
la sangre que regs de her6cos carmines
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01

se estrellen , las cosechsI resulten In.
signifcantes.
Bueno 90 que Iepan eIto nuesiroS
eultiyadQgss de cana de sEdcar,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-08-01
ACTUAN PARA LEL0S
Un recorte que seria curio-
50, siho fuese sangriento,
de un diario de Filipinas
LEY DEL EMBUDO
A unos, los de fuera, la parte
mas ancha; a otros, los de
adentro, la mas estrecha

Copianos de El Renacimiento, de
Filipinas:
<PARALELISMO. La DemOcracid-
Manila 10 hace con notable fortuna,
no podemos resistirnos al deseo de
reproducirlo. Hello aqui:
clos ciudadsnos de Taal, que hoy
Sc encuentran en- Ia cArcel por no ha
berss preparado contra un .ataque po-
sible de los ladrones, fueron condena-
dos de diez & veinte amos de prisi6n por
el Juzgado de IL Instancia.
Ell teniente Kerr de la Consta bula-
ry, despues de ser advertido por ell su-
perintendente auxiliar del Bureau de
Informaci6n, del peligro de los ladro-
mes armados que Sc hallaban en- las
cercanfas, Sc olvid6 de tomar precau-
clones para proteier al pueblo y ha-
bitantes de San Francisco de Malab6n,
y Sc le conden6 q ser rebajado en- el es.
calaf6n, IA puntos.
Mr. Prautch Sc encuentra actual
mente detenio 0, y libre solo bajo fiau.
20, por haber llamado la atenci6n
acerca de unos docuuentos jurados en-
que Sc acusa al capitsn Page de va.
rios crfmenes por abuse de autoridad
que desacreditan & los Estados Uni.
dos.
Ell captain Page, acusado de haber
atropellado, pateado, abofeteado y
amenazado con un revolver ordenando
su sargento estrangular q prisione
ros indefensos, continda recibiendo su
haber y en- su puesto para abusar mas
de su autoridad y desacreditar mas q
los Estados Unidos.
--Algunos hombres y muieres que
Sc han escapado por cuestiones de
amor, han sido arrestados y castiga
dos por rapto en- el Juzgado de Il
instancia.
Ell teniente Sims, de la Consts bu
larry, con su sargento Barragut saco
una mujer casada de su casa obligan
dola d satisfacer sus apetitos carnales
Sc dice que un tribunal particular d.
honor (?) investigara Ell asunto no 81
sabe cuando.
I'm joven INSECURE de su edad
puso l8 amos en- un documento II er
otrO que fueron presentados & la Juntt
del Servicio civil, por tai motive fu'
procesado y condenado por el Juzgadt
de 10 instancia.
La copia certific ada de la senten
cia del Juzgado de paz de Iloilo, en- Ii
causa por libelo contra Mr.. Prautch
fue alterada, a1adiendo una palabr,
en- la nueva copia certifcada, que con
dena mister Prautch. Ell juez Swee
ney tiene ahora dos copias certifcada
de la misma sentencia, una de las cua
les ests falsifcada. 6Quien sera casti
gado?S
Hasta aquf el peri6dico filipino.
De Puerto Rico o Sc puede ana
dir NADIA.
Pero Mr.. Kopel, por eiemplo, est
muy alegre en- New York, mientra
cualquiera, por cualquiera cosilla, V,
dos amos q la c&rcel.
Y los del LAUREL. ;. sobreseidos
Mientras ell menor contrabando puer
to-riquefio en- internal revenues, Sc cas-
tiga con cien dollars, como mini
mum.
Y no affadimos mas. Ell que gust
acuda q su memoria y vera que 10
parallels de Oceanfa no son mas elo
cuentes que los de Borinquen.
No hay duda. Los que viene
de Montana de Indiana Green gu
gobiernau PARA LELoS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
What Is Wrong With Society,"

DOGGY and the rest is easy. You are
emancipated from the thraldOm of
convention. The Simple Life is yours.
It is pitiful the things which most
of US think matter mere business,
as Richard Jeffries once said, of so
many chairs and tables. at is in my
self that I desire increase" he cries;
''the surroundings, the clothes, the
clothes the dwellings, the social sta
tus the circumstances are to me ut
terly Indifferent. The pa
geantry of power, the still more fool
ish s.ageantry of wealth, the senseless
precedence of place. fail words to
express my utter contempt for such
pleasures or such ambitions"
remember-if I may be pardoned
for alluding to a personal experience
that, for reasons upon which need
not enter, I decided some years ago
to make a change in my habits-dine
early in the evening instead of late,
and dine quite simply; walk more and
drive less; go very little into society,"
and great deal into the open air; and
in other respects so adapt my manner
of living as to make it approach more
nearly to the ideal of nature.
Near to US lived lady who used to
boast that she did not read" but oc-
Cupied herself, instead, apparently, in
prying and playing the eavesdropper
upon her neighbors. The change
which had taken place in my arrange
ments, coming under her notice,
aroused in her a very itch of curios-
ity. Failing in her efforts to pump
the servants, she went about among
the other neighbOrs, declaring that she
was sure something was wrong with
me and mine Did they think it was
this, or did they think it was that? as
is the manner of the scandal-monger
when nOsing for its prey. Something
of all this came to my ears. and natur-
ally annoyed me-not that I had any
thing to be ashamed of. but because
one resents ones home life being made
into muck-heap, where scandal
seeking human hens may scratch and
pry.
Going for walk that morning, the
knowledge that my affairs were thus
being discussed by canaille irked me,
chafed me, got between me and Ma
ture, between me and Natures God.
Then suddenly the thought came to
me, What does it matter what Mrs.
Brown or Miss Jones thinks? What
could it matter even if Society herself