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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27
IN CHURCH.

Behind the other worshippers sat,
A stranger to them all,
/ marked the lovely arches at the
roof,
The carvings on the wall,
The softened lights through many a
costly pane
Like blessings seemed to fall.
Arrayed in rich and beautiful attire,
Came many woman fair,
Who sought her quite place among
the rest,
Then bowed her head in prayer.
The organs tender prelude foated
forth
Upon the sacred air.
Anon the chanting choir with voices
sweet
Broke forth in moving strain;
Twas Blessed are the merciful'
they sang,
They mercy shall obtain"
Then all the people, reverent and
STILL
Bowed down their heads again.
But when the preacher, eloquent and
wise,
Chained every ear and eye,
suddenly deserted dim, lowering
shapes
s-I
And heard, or thought | heard, a wall
Or echo of a cry.
Forms perched in spectral rows on
polished beams,
Or fitted to and fro;
No joyous twitter gushing from their
threats
Only note of woe.
l saw they were the wraiths of
martyred birds
With conuterparts below.
One dipping low, poised once, and
then,
Above fair girls head,
saw among the ribbons of her hat
A warbler, stark and dead.
And she who sat beside her raised
aloft
A pair of wings, outspread.
Aigrette upon aigrette from bonaets
rare
Stood up in white array
The stately heroes lovely, fatal gift,
With, oh, what price to pay
To leave their nestlings crying for
their food,
And dying day by day!
Full oft the phantom humming-birds
above
Would fondly hover Ger
The poor distorted remnants of them
selves
These gentle women bore;
These women with adornments load
ed down,
Yet ever wanting morel
o slaughtered innocents, | heard
your cry;
My heart with pity stirred.
Twas not minister who preached
that day,
Oh, no. it was a bird.
The sermon had no hint of earthly
speech,
And yet | plainly heard.
The tiny spectres folded up their
wings
And faded through the wall,
Just as the first soprano raised her
voice
Like some sweet angels call
To sing the closing anthem; some
thing old
About the sparrow's fall.
Mrs. leila r. Cronyn.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

Professor w. w. Borden, a widley
known capitalist, died at Borden. lid.
He was So years old. His last trim
of any length was to Providence. r.
T., where he spent Thanksgiving with
the Bordenfamily in its annual re-
union.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27
A Good PATENT.

First Physican-Has he got an he
reditary trouble.
Second Physician-Yes l hope to
hand his case down to my son.--Har-
per'sBazar.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27
Lots Like Him.

so Tape, you say, leads dual
life?"
Yes. He's bull on the stock ex-
change and bear at home"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

|
"No. no" replied Guilford. 'The--
the putting your arm in it's place-iS's
rather a ticklish operation, and it up
set my nerves little. that's all"
Cyril looked at him with a feeling
rather akin to remorse. After ali,
this sullen-browed individual. with the
strange repelling manner, must be a
better sort CT fellow than he, Cyril,
had thought him.
I've all the more reason to he
grateful to you,a he said. And / am.
| Goodnight. I'll come over and report
progress tomorrow; but, anyhow, yoi
ought to have been doctor, you
know"
Berton forced smile. and taking a
lantern lighted his patient to the gate,
and with another goodnight and re-
peated thanks cyril stepped outside
The gate dropped to with a dull
clang. and Guilford Berton fell against
the wall. and, shaking and shudderins.
wiped the thick drops Of cold sweat
from his brow.
Heaven, tit was a temptation"
he muttered brokenly. Another mo-
ment and should have done it,"
He raised his hand as II it were
heavy as lead, andshook his clnchel
| fist after his guest.
Cure you'll he muttered. Tske
lcare-take carei"
To be continued.
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~ tie slope o1 the I~ortsaown nil,
sure an / that SIR Nigel would be
Jl1the at such a match"
But how the lady?' asked Alleyne,
with dry lips.
All, adj! there lies my trouble. 1t is
/ toss OF the head and a droop of the
Eyes IL l say one word OF what Is IN my
Ind. l aid but ASK her ye~ster-nlsnt
or her green Veil, that l mlSne oSat
1t as a token or lamorequln upon my
Aelm; but she tlasned out at me that
sne Kept IL Tor a better man., Il then
all in u breath asked PARDON Tor that
she had spoke SO rudely. Yet she
would not TAXI back the words either,
nor would she grant II ven. has
Il seemed TO thee, AlIeyhe, that she
loves any one?'
Nay, l cannot say" said Alleyne,
With a wild tnrob ot sudden hope IN
his heart.
I have thought so, and yet l can
not name the man. Indeed, save my
self, n Walter Ford, and you, who
are half a clerk, and Father Christo-
pher of the Priory, and Bertrand the
page, who is there whom she sees?'
i cannot tell quoth Alleyne shortly;
and the two squires rode on a gain,
each intent upon his own thoughts.
Next day at morning lesson the
teacher observed that his pupil was
indeed looking pale and jaded, with
llstlesS eyes and Il weary manner. He
was heaVy-hearted to note the change
in her. :.
Your mistress, 1 fear, is i'll, Agatha"
he said to. the tire-woman, when the
Lady Maude lac sought her chamber.
The maid locker aslant at him with
laughing eyes. 1t is not an illness
Pray God not" he cried. But tell
me-. Agatha, what is it that ails herr"
Me thinks that l could lay my hand
upon another who is smitten with the
same trouble" said she, with the same
sidelong look. "Canst not give Il name
TO II, and thou so skilled in leechcraft?"
Nay, save that she seems aweary."
We'll, bethink you that it is but
three days ere you Will be gone. and
Castle Twynham be as dull as the
cloud a lady's brown"
In. sooth. yes he answered. II
had forgot, that she is about to lose
Her father!" cried the tire-woman.
with a little trill of laughter. oh,
simple, simpler" And she was off down
Alleyne stood gazing after her. be-
twixt hope and doubt, scarce daring
to put faith in the meaning which
seemed to underlie her words.
CHAPTER Y.
st. Luke's day had come and had
gone. and it was in the season OF
Martinmas, that the White Company
was ready for its journey. Loud
shrieked the brazen bugles from keep
and from gateway. and merry was
the rattle of the ~war-drum. as the men
gathered in the outer bailey, with
torches to light them, for the morn
had not yet broken, Alleyne. from the
window of the armory, looked down
upon the strange seene-the circles of
yellow fickering light, the lines of
simmer of arms, and the lean heads
of the horses. In front stood tn bow
men, ten deep, with a fringe of under
officers, who paced hither and thither,
marshallinE the ranks with curt pre-
eept or sharp rebuke. Behind were
the little clump of steel-clad horse
men, their lances raised. with long
9ensils dropping down the oaken shafts
So silent and still We're they that they
night have been m"etal-sheethed stat
ues, were ii not for the occasional quick
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words have done me no scath. 1t is
you yourself who have erred"
Il know it, she cried; II am a most
wicked woman; But it is bad enough
that one should misuse you. l Will see
mat there is not a second one
he N Snsw e&yi no "B Rnt f f2s m rn4it fies me IN
your hot and bitter words. You have
allied her a baggage and a lack-brain,
md | know not what"
And you are he who taught me 10
peak the TRUTH she cried. Now l
awe spoken it,, and yet l cannot please
5oq. L~aek-brain she is, and lack-brain
Such was a sample of the sudden
ianglings which marred the peace of
times when Alleyne had to ask himself
whether it was not the Lady Maude
who was gaining sway and influence
with himself as to the madness of let
ting his mind rest upon Sir NigeIs
laughter. Stronger than reason, strong
err than c~loister teachings, stronger
han all that might hold him back. was
that. old, old. tyrant who will brook no
rival in the kingdom of youth.
He lac scarce dared to face the
change which had come upon him, when
a few sudden chance words showed 1t
all up hard and clear, like lightning in
the darkness.
He had ridden over to Poole, one
November. day. with his fellow-squire,
oeter Ter1ake. in quest of certain YeW-
slaves from wat Swathl1nR, the Dor
setshire armorer. Peter was a hard,
wiry brown-faced eountry-bred lad,
who looked on the coming war as the
-ehool-hov looks on his HOLIDAYS. This
day. however, he had been sombre n
mute, with scarce a word a mile TO be-
stow upon his cnmraaA
Tell me A1levne Edricson." he broke
out suddenly, has II not seemed to you
that of late the LADY Maude is paler
and more silent than is her wont?"
1T may be So" the other answered
shortly.
And would rather sit distract bv her
|ortel than ride gavlv to the chase as Of
Old. Methinks. A1levne. IT is this learn
ing which Won nave taught her that
has taken all the life and sap from
Tier ladv-mother has so ordered it."
said A1levne.
CIV our Ladv! and withouten disro-
snect." uuoth Ter1ake. at Is in nv mind
.Hat her ladv-mother is more fitted 70
lead a companv 70 n stormine than to
haTe h upbrineing Of this tender ana
"t'k-white maid. Hark. We, lad
Anevne, to what 7 never fold man ~
CONAN vet. 7 love the fair I.adv Maude
md would give the last .drop of nv
Naart's blood to SERVE her" He spoLe
nth a Faspfng voice, and his face
enshed crimson in the moonlight.
Anevne said nothiro hr+ +ie hno-.
seemed to turn to a lump of ice. in his
bosom.
NJ father has broad acres" tho
other continued, "from Fareham Greek
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heroes. of gallant deeds and lofty aims,
= he might hold forth upon moon and
stars, and let his fancy wander over
the hidden secrets of the universe. and
he would have a rapt listener with
flushed cheeks and eloquent eyes, who
could repeat after him the very words
which had fallen from his lips. But
when it came to almagest and astrol-
able, the counting of figures and reck-
oning of epicycleS, away would go her
thoughts to horse and hound. and a va
cant eye and listless face would warn
the teacher, that he had lost his hold
upon his scholar. Then he had but to
bring out the old romance-book from
the Priory, with befingered cover of
sheepskin and gold letters upon a pur.
pie ground to entice her hayward
mind back to the paths of learning.
At times, too, when the wild fit was
upon her, she would breakCnto pert
ness and rebel openly against Alleyne's
quietly on with his teachings. taking
no heed. to her muttny,. until suddenly
she would be conquered by his patience,
and break into self-revilings. a hun
dred times stronger than her fault de-
handed. 1t CHANGED, however, that, on
one of these mornings when, h evil
tire-woman, thinking to please her mis-
tress, began also to toss her head and
make tart rejoinder to the teachers
Maude had turned upon her two blaz-
ing, eyes and a face which was blanched
You would dare," said she. you
would darei'
III frightened tire-woman tried to
Excuse herself. But, my fair lady"
she stammered, what have | done? I
have said no more than l heard"
You would dare repeated the lady,
baggage, a foolish lack-brain. with no
thought above the hemming of shiftsi
And he so kindly and hendy and long
suffering, You would-ha, o may
well flee the roomi'
She had spoken with a rising voice,
wbite o ier so maj II Was NO marvel
that, ere the speech was over, the
skirts of Agatha were whisking round
the door and the click of her sobs to be
heard dying swiftly ava down the
corridor.
Alleyne stared open-eyed at this
tigresS who had sprung so suddenly to
his rescue. There is no need for such
niger he said mildly. THE maids
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fully and sagacious1y the veteran
knight chose out his men from the
consultation he held with Black Simon,
Sam Aylward, and others of his more
experienced followers, as to who should
come and who should stay. By All
Saints Day, however, he had filled up
his full numbers, and mustered under
his banner as stout n following of
their war-bows. Twenty men-at-arms,
too, we'll mounted and equipped, formed
the cavalry of the party, while young
Peter Terlake of Fareham, and Walter
Ford of Botley, the martial sons of
martial sires, came at their own cost
to wait upon Sir Nigel II to share
with Alleyne Edricson the dunes OF
his squireship.
Yet. even after the enrolment, there
was much to be done ere the party
could proceed upon it's way. For ar
NOR, swords and lances there was no
need to take much forethought, for
they We're to be had better and cheaper
the long-bow, however, it was differ
mt. Yew-staves indeed might be got
in Spain, but it was well to take enough
and to spare with him. Then three
spare cords hould be carried for each
bow, with a great store of arrow-heads,
besides the b~rigandines of chatn-mail,
the wadded steel caps, and the bras
sarts or arm-guards, which We're the
proper equipment of the archer. Above
all, the women for miles round were
hard at work cutting the white sur
coats which were the badge of the
company. and adjoining them with the
red lion of st. George upon the centre
OF the breast. When all vas completed
and the muster called in the CASTLE
yard. the oldest soldier of the French
wars was fain to confess that he had
never looked upon a better equipped or
more warlike body of men, from the
knight with his silk jupon, sitting his
great black war-horse in the front of
cruit, who leaned carelessly upon a
huge black bow-stave in the rear. OF
the six score, fully half had seen SER
were men who had followed the wars
all their lives, and had a hand in those
battles which had made the whole
world ring with the fame and the Won
der of the English infantry.
Six long weeks Were taken in these
preparations, and it was, close on Mar
Nigh two months had Alleyne Edric-
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son been in Castle Twynham-months
which We're fated to turn the whole
current Of his lie to divert it from
which it tended, and to guide it into
freer and more sunlit channels. Al
ready he had learned to bless his father
for that wise provision which had made
him seek to know the world ere he had
Ventured to renounce it.
For il was a different place from
that which he had pictured-very diff
ferent from that which he had heard
described when the master OF the nov
ices held forth to his charges upon the
beyond the peaceful folds of Beaulieu
There was cruelty in it, doubtless, and
lust and sin and sorrow; but We're there
not virtues to atone, robust, positive
virtues, which did not shrink from
temptation, which held their own in all
the rough blasts of the workaday
peared the sinlessness which came from
inability to sin, the conquest which
was attained by. flying from the enemy!
how was he better than this kindly
knight, who lived as simple a life,
held as lofty and infexible an ideal of
turning from the service OF the one to
that OF the other. Alleyne could not feel
that he was lowering his aims in life.
Henceforth, for seven hours a day he
self to be a worthy squire to so worthy
a knight. Young. supple. and active,
with all the -pent energies from years
Of pure and healthy living, 1t was not
long before he could manage his horse
and his weapon well enough to earn
an approving noe from critical men-at
arms, or to hold his own against Ter
lake and Ford, his fellow-squires.
But were. there no other considera-
ions which swaved him from the
cioisters toward the world? Here. dav
after day, for an hour after drones
md for an hour before vespers, he
f!ound himself in close communion with
'hree. maidens, all Young. all fair. and
I'll therefore doublv dangerous from
me monkish standpoint. Yet he found
mat in their presence he was conscious
or a quick sympathy, a pleasant ease, q
ready response to all that was most
Gentle and best in himself. which filled
joy.
And vet the Lady Maude Lorine was
no easv nnDfl to handle. An older and
more world wise man might have beer
nuZzled nv her VARYING moods. her sud.
den .preiudiees. her Quick resentment
OF all constraints and authority. Did p
subject interest her. was there snace
IN II for either romance or imapina
ton, she would Nv throuoh n with ha-
subtle active mind. leaving her two fell
ow-students and even her teacher toll
We're there dull p%atienoe needed with
steady toll n strain Of memory, no
single. fact could. bv anv driving. he
liked In her. mind. Allevne might talk
to her or the stories OF old gods and
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! impatient stamp of their chargers, or
the rattle of chamfron against neck
plates as they tossed and strained
A spears length in front of them sat
the spare and long-limbed figure of
Black Simon, the Norwich fighting man.
his fierce, deep lined face framed IN
steel and the silk guidon, marked with
the five scarlet roses, slanting over
his broad right shoulder.
The young squire was leaning for,
ward gazing at the stirring and martial
scene, when he heard "A short quick
gasp at his shoulder, and there was
the Lady Maude with her hand to her
heart, leaning up against the wall,
slender and fair, like "A half-plucked
lily. Her face was turned away from
him.. but he could see, by the sharp
intake of her breath, that she was
Alas! alasi" he cried, all unnerved
at the sight, why is it that you are
so sad, lady?"
ut is the sight of these brave men, y
she answered; and to think how many
of them go and how few are like to
find their way back. / have seen ii
before, when | was a little maid, in
the year of the Princes. great battle
in the bailey, even as they do now,
and my lady-mother holding me in
her arms at this very window that l
might see the show"
please God. you will see them all
back ere another year be out" said he
She shook her head, looking round
at him with flushed cheeks and eyes
which sparkled in the lamp-light. "Oh,
but / hate myself for being a woman"
she cried, with a stamp of her little
foot. What can l do that is good?
Here I must bide and talk and sew
and spin, and spin and sew and talk
Ever the same dull round. with nothing
at the end of it. And now you are
going, too, who could carry my
thoughts out of these gray walls, and
raise my mind above tapestry and
distaffs. What can l do? l am of no
more use or value than that broken
bow-stave."
"You are OF such value to me- he
cried, in a whirl Of hot; passionate
words, shat all else has become
my one and on1v thought. Oh, Maude
v cannot live without you! | canno,
leave YOU without a word of love. All
is changed to me since I have known
YOU. 7 am poor and lowly and al
unworthy: but If great love may weigh
down such defects, then mine may &c
,t. Give me but one word of. nope TO
take TO the wars with me. but one.
An Won shrink. YOU shudder' My wild
words have frightened you."
Twice she opened her Inns, and twice
M sound came from them. At last
she smoke in a hard and measured voice
as one who dare not trust herself to
speak too freely.
not so long since the world was
nothing to you. You have changed
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ITO be Continued Nert Wcek.)
Synopsis of Preceding CHARTERS.

,The scenes of the story are laid in the 18th century
Horde john. OF the cistercian Monastery. neps
rom the, Abbey of Beaulieu, guilty of certain serious
'harHes brought against him by u lumber of the
monks. Another OF the lay brethren. 'Alleyen I'd.
Ile,,"n takes his departure in accordance with his
fathers VIII, designating that he should, when he
became u, go forth for one year to choose for him
sell ms future calling. In sadness he goes To visit his
brother, the Socman of hiustcud, whose reputation
i nnsaVory. At night Alleyues Seek a roadside inn,
whore he meets Horde John, and Samkin AyIward'
nm English archer just back from the French wars
AllcNne inda Ills brother in Minstend woods quarrel
ing with q BEAUTIFUL hHmsel. He rcscues ht 4. thereby
gaining the Sucmun's cumity, The maiden. learning
that he intends TO join hi companions at CnIisf.
ellurch, where dwells Sir Nigel, leaves him lauphingly
without telling him her name. He reioins his com
panluns ana they journey Ia Sir Nipel's home. ON see.
ing the renowned knight, Horde John il much vexed
Ut hi anpnrentAbodlN weakness but quickly changes
his MINI, whenuheS have mn adventure with a huge
bear. Here Allcyenc meets his companion of the
woods, whom he learns is the daughter of Sir Nigel.
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The Company had marched to the
turn of the road ere Sir Nigel Loring
rode out from the gateway. mounted
ON Pommers. his great black war
war-horse, whose ponderous football
ON the wooden draWbridge echoed
loudly from the gloomy arch which
spanned it. Sir Nigel was still i'm his
velvet dress Of peace, with fiat velvet
cap of maintenance, and curling ostrich
feather clasped in "A golden brooch.
lie bore no arms save the long and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-05
Surprise Company.

Friday night the Reno and Alvord Surprise company will appear at the Elks theater in vaudeville enter tainment and indoor circus, so called because the performers are drawn from Reno and Alvord's summer cir GUS and they do their circus spec ialties with vaudeville sandwiched in, The performance will consist of feats of magic. pedaling the en- chanted ball, acrobatic, illustrated songs, cornet solos, a contorton act, a baton manipulating act. juggling and Prof Adeburt's performing ca hines. The Reno family, Edward, Emily and Auline, Professor Jerry Crowther, Jerome and Edwards, Bret Shanklin, Sergeant Kall and Verne Edwards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-05

 day party of Flora Cameron. The bright decorations make more impress sive the tragedy which falls like a rall, with the night in which it comes, at the close of the scene.
 The second scene of the third act will be a scenic sensation. It will show the spacious cave den of the ku KluX klan. Glittering stalactites hang menacngly from the roof of the cave, while the floor is covered with blocks of travertine piled and heaped up like subterranean icebergs From the deep night of the hidden back ground comes the roar of invisible waterfalls in the heart of the noun tain. Lighted only by the flickering glare of torches it would be difficult to imagine more impressive scene. The last act shows the library in the house of Silas Lynch.
 The massiveness of the production is shown by the fact that two sixty foot cars are required to transport the scenery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-05
A Generous Reception.

Paul Gilmore, in Captain Debon- naire, can not complain of the re- eeption which the Pine Bluff people gave him at Elks theater last night The house was well filled and the audience was a fashionable one and made up of Pine Bluffs most intelli- gent and best people. As Captain Debonnaire Mir. Gilmore captured his audience. He makes handsome personal appearance, and IS acting is splendid He was heartily encored and one time the calls did not cease until Mr. Gilmore made short talk to the audience in which he expressed his appreciation of the warm recep- tion he and his company were being given, and said if their work was so meritorious it was because of the in- spiration given them by the enthusi- asm of the audience Miss Marie Pettes, as Renee de Cadillac, shared the applause with Mr. Gilmore, and she rendered her part exceptionally well. The support was good.
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"The School Girl"

One of the most pleasing attrac- tions of the year at the Ell1s theater Wednesday, January 10, will be the dainty London-New York musical sue cess. "The School Girl" which comes heralded as a most pretentious scenic production and renlete with q score Of lyrical gems. IL will be presented here just as it was for four hundred nights in London and one hundred and fifty nights in New York City with the entire original production in tact in every respect. The music is said to be the prettiest ever written by #Ees1.e Stuart, the famous eompos- CT of "FloroloHa while the story of the play is enarossine from start to finish. The company includes three famous comedians-Robert Nhyto, Arthur WoollfE. and Barrie Maxwell