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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
NfE ES ALONG NOENNNG.'

in the form of a great sea porkypine! And here she isl"
 But it was only Ham. He looked in at the door and beckoned to David As David came out he saw to his amusement that the young. fish erman was deadly pale.
 Ham closed the door and burst into terrible sob. Then Mir. Peggotty, puzzled. tore the door open from in- side. At the sight of Ham he uttered great cry. In an instant all were back in the room, the women hanging to Peggotty who stood with his face and lips quite wild and blood trickling from his lips, while David read a letter that Little Emily had left for Ham.
 She had been lured away, and Steer forth, the bright and beautiful Steer forth, whom David had so loved, Steer forth, whom he loved still, had done the deed.
 As gale scatters the leaves of au- tumn, so the tragedy blew asunder all those who had been dear to David in his youth. Of that kind, simple, un- selfish household in the ark, only Ham and Mrs. Gummidge remained to keep the old place So that Emily might find it unchanged should she ever return. Mir. Peggotty set forth to search through the world for his niece. I'm a-going to seek her, far and wide" said he. If any hurt should come to me, remember that the last words I left for her was, My unchanged love is with my darling child and forgive her.
 Out of the black shadow of this sharp sorrow, David stepped once more into the sun. It .beamed on him from the eyes of Dora Spenlow.
 Dora had the most delightful little voice. She had the gayest little laugh. She had the most fascinating way. Da- vid had never seen such curls, She was the more precious he thought. for be- ing altogether so very diminutive. Da- vid COpperfield was a lost man from the first sight of her. He became slavish worshipper even of lip. who had the blessed honor of being Dora's dog. All this and more he told Agnes: and Agnes looked on him with bright. pure, faithful eyes.
 And then Betsy Trotwood announc- ed to David one day, that her fortune had been swept away. She explained that she had invested her capital with out seeking Mir. Wtckfeld's advice. and had lost it all So she left her cottage and came to live in lodgings with her nephew. and David Copperfield began his career.
 He gave up his expensive friends and habits. He plunged into the study of stenography and became a reporter of the Parliamentary debates. He wrote for the magazines and succeeded. In few years he was known as a com ing man, Another season and he had arrived" His fame and income rose together; so that he was enabled at last not only to provide for his aunt, but to marry Dora.
 Two birds would have known more about keeping house than David and Dora. Incapab bles in the way of serv- ants came and vanished in endless sue session. Everybody cheated them. The washerwoman pawned the clothes. Jib walked on the dinner table. put his feet impa artially into the melted butter and the salt. and parked at the guests Da- vid tried to teach Dora to straighten out the household accounts. And Dora bought an immense account book | sharpened a great many pencils, and made few entries. JiD- would insist
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on walking over the page. smearing them all out. So at last Dora resigned herself to holding the pens at-night while David wrote his stories.
 As the second year wore on, Dora was not strong. Soon the little feet danced around lip, were heavy and slow. David began to carry her down and up the stairs. And when his aunt left them with her parting cry. Good night, Little Blossom David often sat alone to thing how the blossom with cred in its bloom upon the tree.
 The shadows were beginning to gather sadly once more around those whom he loved-heaviest of all and worst of all around her whom he had come to think of as his dear sister, Agnes. For a long time there had been quartered in MT. Wickfield's house. first as clerk. advancing gradually to confidential assistant and finally as partner. cadaverous, close-cropped. red-eyed creature, Uriah Heep.
 T am well aware said Uriah, on his first meeting with David Copper field, many years before. that l am the umblest person going, let the other be where he may. My mother is like wise a very tumble person" He had never ceased being "umble"; but he had writhed his tortuous way into a position where at last 1t was only too certain that MT. Wickfield, now sadly altered, was afraid of him as the holder of some guilty secret, and his power over his old patron had not only in stalled his tumble" mother in the house, but openly demanded the hand of Agnes as the price of her fathers honor.
 Heavy. indeed. were the hearts of David and his aunt as they saw how MT. Wickheld daily fell more and more delplcssly into the power of this fawn- ing. hideous creature. But when the hour was darkest, help came from an unexpected hand. That hand was the band of habitual victim of pecuniary difficulties, MT. Micawber.
 In the course of his hopeful waiting for something to turn up. he had ac- cepted position as clerk tQ MT. Wick field under Uriah Heep. and he now came to David Copperfield. whom he eloquently called the friend of his youth He burst into violent tears and on being asked what was the matter, he exclaimed: "Nillainy is the natter Baseness is the matter! Deception, fraud. conspiracy are the matter! And the name of the whole ~atroctous mass is-Heep!"
 Dcsp,te his passion for oratory and finished sentences. the gifted Mtcawber made 1t clear enough that during hls clerkship he had discovered Keeps methods, and he furnished facts that made it possible to confront him. Heep was forced to confess that he had rob he'd tho Ia wyer's clients and then made MT. Wickheld believe that he himself had wasted their property by his lax methods.
 When Betsy Trotwood heard this part of the disclosure she leaped at I'liah and seized him by the throat. Give me my property" she cried. AS long as I thought it had been wasted by Wickfeld. I wouldn't breathe word to any one about It's having been placed here for investment. But now I'll have it."
 The humble Uriah made full resti- tuition and then removed his soul shad- ow forever from Agnes. In recognition of the services of Mir. Micawber, it was proposed to him to emigrate to Aus tralia with sufficient capital to begin
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Struggling to the beach he saw it close fn. He saw men aboard of her struggling frantically to cut away a fallen mast that was beating the side of her to pieces. Conspicuous among them was one brave, agile fellowA with long, curling hair. The men on shore groaned and clasped their hands. For the lifeboat had been bravely manned time and again in vain. Suddenly Ham broke through the crowd. He made line fast to himself, despite all remonstrance, and watched the sea for his chance. Only one man was left alive now on the wreck-the agile fellow with the curling hair. Clinging to the topmast, he waved his cap as a great wave rolled over the wreck, and as that wave burst on the beach, Ham leaped into the sea.
 Once they hauled him back. He .las hurt. There was blood on his face. But he dashed in again. Rising with the hills of water, borne now back ward, now forward, he fought toward the shi.. One more stroke would have brought him to it-when high, green hillside of water came from the sea and the wreck was gone!
 They drew him in to Davids very 1 feet. \TIe had been beaten to death by the great wave and his generous heart was at rest.
 While David knelt by his side a fish, erman whispered: "Sir, will you come over yonder?"
 And on that part of the shore where Little EHl1y and he had looked for shells. two chiIdren-where some light CT fragments of the old ark, blown down that night. had been scattered | by the wind-among the ruins of the home he had wronged-David found Steerforth lying. with his head upon his arm as he had often seen him lie at | school.
 A long. deep night fell on the over charged heart of David Copperheld. He wandered in foreign lands, working at new books feverishly all the time and eating out his heart. Only now and then when letters. from Agnes reached him did he win back to something | like peace. So three years passed be- fore he returned to England.
 Agnes met him with joy and love. She touched the chords of his memory so softly and tremendously with the unerring instinct of her noble heart that not one jared. He soon came to spend every evening in her gentle presence. for 1t alone was powerful enough to drive his heavy heavy mem- ories from his mind.
 One day his aunt looked steadfastly at him. T think, Trotwood," said she, "that Agnes is going to be married" God bless her." said David man. fully.
 He rode straight to her house and asked her to confide in him, her broth- CT. Instead, she burst into tears, and David Copperfield saw great hope brighten for him. | Agnes" he cried. q went away, dear Agnes, loving you. I stayed away | loving you. I returned home loving | you"
 1 q am so blest, Trotwood." said Ag- nes. My heart is overcharged-but there is one thing I must say"
 She laid her dear hands on Davids shoulders and looked calmly in his face.
 q have loved you all my life" said she. And I have one thing more to tell you. On the night that Dora died she left me a last charge. It was that I would occupy this vacant place." l And Agnes laid her head upon bis
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life anew. Mrs. Micawber. having re- ceived satisfactory responses to her anxious inquiries whether the circum- stances of the country were such as to give a man of MT. Micawber's abilities fair chance of rising in the social scale, not to say to be Governor, as- scented enthuslas stically. And MT, Mi cawber immediately assumed a hardy rowing manner and looked at the bull locks in the Canterbury market place With the keen eye of an Australian farmer.
 When they sailed they did not sail alone. On the same ship was Mr Peg gotty; for the lost had been found and he was going with his Little Emily to make new home in a new land. David Copperfleld watched them- sail away in a calm, radiant sunset. Sur rounded by the rosy light and standing apart from the rest, he holding her fast with a great love and she clinging to him, they solemnly passed out to sea. And night fell darkly on the waters and on David.
 They had left off telling him that Dora would be better 'in few days more.." Dora lay very still now, day after day-smiling and beautiful, with lip, grown weak and cold suddenly mildly licking her hand. And at last one night when Agnes was in the uOucCs SiiS OlSW DeiNiu oO" Nu HUI and whispered: T am afraid, dear. vas too young. Is it lonely down. stairs. Doady? Or. how by poor boy cries! Hush, hushl And now I want to speak to Agnes. I want to speak to Agnes quite alone"
 And while David sat downstairs, lit- tie Jip crept very slowly to him. lick ed his hand and died.
 "Oh, Agnes! Look. look here" cried David.
 Agnes stood in the doorway-her face full of pity and of grief her tears, falling fast. a solemn hand upraised toward heaven!
 Through the despair that closed on him, there came no conscious thought for q long, long while. When at last he struggled back to connected thought his first realization was that Agnes was there with her compass sionate tears. her words of hope and peace, her gentle face bending down as from some purer region and soften ing his pain. And 1t was Agnes who led him to decide on going abroad for space.
 But before he went David had a sa- cred duty to perform. It was to carry to Ham a letter from Little Emily Accordingly, he posted to Yarmouth one night under a wild sky. As the night advanced it came on to blow harder and harder. until the horses had to stop at intervals. when the coachman feared that the coach would be blown over. As they approach ed the sea, from which this mighty wind was blowing dead on shore, its force | became more and more terrific. The high waterv walls that came rolling in looked as if the least would engulf ! the town.
 Ham was away in a sea coast will lage nearby, and was expected back on the morrow. So there was nothing to l do but wait and listen to the wind | still rising and watch the waves ever mounting higher, while the fishermen, l sheltering behind Ralls and houses, 1 told of vessels seen laboring in deadly distress off the coast.
 All that night the gale grew. Sud- | denly toward dawn David was aroused l by the cry: "A wreck! Closely"
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breast and wept; and David wept with
 her. though both were so happy. Y < Next Sundays One Page Classic will be aToilers of the sea,1 by Victor Hugo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
BUILDERS QUESTION
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

The Building Trades Mechanics COun-
ell at their meeting last night n Me
chanics' Hall after considering the let
ter from the Master Builders AssOcia-
ton on the question of the arbitratlve
award, which was adopted by the lat
ter at their meeting last Saturday night
referred the whole question back to the
committee of seventeen with instruc-
ton to take such action as the commit
tee should see fit. 1t is the same COM
mittee that had charge Of the matter
last August a year ago, when acting
in conjunction with the Master Build
ers' Association arbitration was brought
about between the master plumbers and
The jOurneymen.
The jOurneymen plumbers win meet in
CostellO's Hall tonight and try to de-
eide on some plan by which the pres
ent trouble may be settled. Whatever
is agreed on will be turned over 70 the
representatives Of the building trades
committee, who. in turn. VIII consider
the matter at their meeting Saturday
night. The proposition from the jour
Heymen viii be made known 10 the Mas
ter Builders Associations.
1t can be stated that the building
trades will support the jOurneynen
plumbers in the latters' opposition to re-
1trring the award back to the arbitra-
tors, If the question Of the open shop is
10 be involved. The building trades have
taken the stand that they win not work
with nonunion men, Until all efforts are
exhausted to settle the plumbers trouble
there will be no drastic measures Adopt-
ed by the trades
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
Are Married
Amid Palms
And Lilies
We'd
ding Elaborate Church
Function.

Miss Agnes Doutre Fitzpatrick, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Wilfred
Fitzpatrick, and Guy Bennett Marean,
son OF Mr. and Mrs. MorreII Marean,
we're married last evening at o'clock
In All Souls Unitarian Church, by the
Rev. L. G. B. Pierce.
Palms and great punches of Easter
lilies formed the decorations in the
church and made an attractive back
ground for the bridal party. An appro-
pirate musical program was given be-
fore and during the ceremony, including
a solo by Miss Edna Scott Smith. The
bride entered the church with her
father, who gave her in marriage, and
preceded by her matrOn of honor, rs.
Ned G. Stiles. Mrs. Stiles was a BRIDE
herself last December and wore her own
wedding gown a princesSe OF white
satin and lace. and carried a huge
shower bouquet of white sweet peas.
The bride wore a mOdish gown of
white chiffon over satin with a long
court train Her veil fell in long grace
ful folds 10 the hem of her train and
was fastened 10 her hair with a wreath
Of orange blossoms. The bridal bou-
quet was a shower of white sweet peas.
Charles Hood, Frederick Albert, Louis
Green, of Boston and Roy Burnham,
acted as ushers and seated the guests.
Mr.. Marean had as his best man Frank
Weller
After the ceremony a reception was
held in the home of the brides par
ents for relatives and intimate friends.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick. the brides mother.
wore a handsome costume Of black silk
crepe trimmed with lace
Mr.. and Mrs. Marean left Washington
after the reception for their bridal trip,
during which they viii visit visit Cuba,
and later viii go to Mexico. Mr.. Maraen
is an electrical engineer in Mexico City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet and their
infant son are spending the Easter holt
days with the latteT's parents in Phil
adelphid- Mrs. GOelet is well known
in Washington society through her
visits TO the White House as the guest
of Mrs. LOngwOTth during her girl
hood. AS Miss Alice Roosevelt, Mrs.
LOngwOrth was a bridesmaid for Mrs.
Goelet, who was formerly Miss Whelen.
Miss Amy Dinkelspeil. Of New York
city, who is well known here, was mar
Tied last night at DelmoniCO's. 10 Martin
Philipsborn, of Chicago Among the
Washington guests Were Mrs A. NJ.
Baer. Miss Rita Baer. Benjamin NOrd-
linger. a. NJ Baer, Gerson NOrdlinger,
and David Baer.
The Octagon Pleasure Club will give a
dance Thursday evening at Dyer's Hall
Miss Jennie Sanger. Of L street. IS
spending a couple of weeks in Baltimore
with relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bush, and Miss
Berdie Steiner have returned from Balti-
more. where they attended the funeral
last Sunday Of their uncle, Moses Pels.
Mrs W. Arnheim, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs Henry Morris,
has returned to her home in Tarboro,
n. c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
KILLED HERSELF
TO SAVE HER
SICK HUSBAND
Accused Him to Police
of Abusing
Her.

Fearing that she would be hailed to
the Police Court TO testify against her
husband, and would be the means Of
sending him to Jail as the result Of a
complaint lodged against him for al
legged mistreatment the day before, Mrs.
Rosa Masius committed suicide shortly
after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon BY
cutting her throat from ear to ear in a
room on The second floor of a lodging
house, at So L street northwest.
The woman's husband. Albert q.
AIasius, is a translator in the employ
of the Department of Agriculture. He
had been IN i'll health for some time,
and for the last week had been absent
from his desk on sick leave. Mrs.
Aiasius, it is said. had been suffering
from neurasthenia. and was in a high
" nervous state. Masius was sitting in
an open window yesterday afternoon,
while his wife lay on a couch at the
foot OF the bed. apparently asleep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
Thought Herself Insane.

Sitting UP on the edge Of the couch,
she said: Il believe I'm going insane"
NO you're not" her husband told
her.
The couple occupied two rooms, one
used as a living room and the other as a
kitchen Mrs. MasiUs went TO the
kitchen. and n few minutes later her
husband heard her fall to the floor.
Rushing 10 the back room. he found his
wife lying on the floor. with blood gush-
ing from ne wound in her neck.
MasiUs went Immediately TO the sixth
precinct police station, which is Just
around the corner, and told the police
his wife had attempted To kill herself.
Captain Byrnes and Lieutenant Hodges
accompanied Masius TO the house, ana
after the arrival Of Coroner hewitt, Ma
sius was locked up pending a further IN
vestigatiOn of the circumstances He
was released this morning. however. the
coroner and police being Satlsned that II
was q clear case OF suicide.
When the police arrived Mrs MaSius
was lying. half clad. in a pool Of blood,
having severed the jugular vein. BY
her right side was a large carving knife.
with which she had cut her throat
There were EtilI signs Of life, and a
hurry call having been sent 10 the cas-
ualtv Hospital, an effort was mace by
the police TO stop the flow OF blood
The women died a few minutes after
the ambulance came,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
ARRANGE FOR OPENING
CONVENE ENCE STATIONS

IN completing the two public con
venience stations. for which an appro-
priation of $4,000 was obtained two years
ago through the efforts of the Board of
Trade, the Commissioners have estab-
hshed two well built, handsomely fur
nished public buildings for the con-
venience Of the public
The station at Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue viii be opened
Monday, April /, or sooner. and will be
kept open from o'clock in the morning
till u o'clock midnight.
The underground station in the park
at Thirteenth ana Pennsylvania avenue,
cannot be opened until a sewer is avail
able for it, which viii be about July /
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
Y. N. c. A. ENPLOYE
CRITICISES CLERGY

MILWAUKEE, March 27.-The indif-
ference Of the ministers Of the city to-
ward evangelistic work and the summer
tent meetings in particular was held up
for censure at the meeting OF the Mil
waukee Ministerial Association by Q. B.
Willis. general secretary of the Y. NJ
c. A. The remarks Of Mr.. Willis were
supplemented by F. c. Comstock
I do not know how the world esti-
mates the value of a soul in dollars and
cents" said he, but i il happens TO
represent the soul of your daughter or
your son, / do not think there could be
any sum named that you would not
be willing to give to save that daughter
or son Last year the total list of con
versions was about twenty. The re-
ceipts were about SLIGO That makes
the cost of saving a soul something like
$50 Is that worth while?"
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Mss HOue
VIII Marry
Wednesday
Wedding to Felix Garziglia
at Shrine of Sacred
Heart.

Invitations have been issued by DIT.
and Mrs. Franklin Theodore Howe. Of
Brookland and this city, for the we'd
ding of their daughter Marie Angela, to
Felix Car iglia. of Paris. The ceremony
will be performed next Wednesday even
ing in the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart,
at the corner of Fourteenth street and
Park road. and Will be performed by the
Rev Father MCGEE. who has Officiated
at the christening of the bride and all
her brothers and sisters. After the CeTe-
mony a small reception in the country
home of the brides parents will be held
for the relatives, intimate friends, and
bridal party.
This is distinctly a romance of music
Miss Howe went abroad with her eldest
sister. Miss Mary Helen Howe, the we'll
known singer, some years ago and pUr-
sued her piano studies under Mr.. Gar
ziglia during the several years she spent
in Paris. Last fall he came to America
with Miss Mary Helen Howe and was
induced to remain here. owing TO the
prospect of success which his gifts as
a. pianist gave him. He has had unpre-
cedented success as a soIOist and &C
companist and has been heard frequent
" in public recitals and concerts. Mr..
Ga-ziglia and his bride will spend the
summer in the country home OF DIT. and
Mrs. Howe, at BrookIand. They will
be at home formally April "a
Mrs. z. r. Thomas. OF New York. is
spending her Easter season in Wash
ington at Stoneleigh Court. Mrs. Thomas
is a winter visitor in Washington for
the past few seasons.
Jonkheer van dem Berch van Heem-
stede is the newest arrival in the Diplo-
matte Corps. He has been added 10 the
staff of the Netherlands legation 10 sue
coed W. A. Royaards, who has been
here for several years.
Miss Jean Reid. daughter of the Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain. VINO
has been for several weeks IN Aiken,
5. c., will return to New York THIS
week. Mrs Reid has arrived at the
embassy in London.
Thomas Riggs. jr.. entertained the
alter party last evening for Miss Frances
Williams and William Wallace Mein
and their bridal perty. They VIII be
married on April + in st. Thomas
Church in this city. The party included
Miss Ruth Perkins, Miss Feroline Fer
| kins, Miss Katherine Jennings Miss
Katherine Riggs. and the two sisters Of
the bride-elect. the Misses Dorothy and
Gertrude Williams, and the best man
Mr. Carroll, of Baltimore. There were
also some additional guests.
Miss Geraldine Farrar, Of the Metro
politan Opera Company, arrived II
Washington last evening with her
mother. Mrs Sydney FaTTar. and al
though Miss Farrar sings but once dur
ing the short season of opera here, they
will remain at least through the week
They are both well known IN Washing
ton. where Miss FaTrar spent several
seasons studying singing under a local
teacher. She was identified with the
musicians OF local circles, and was rec
ognized at that early stage as a great
artist" She viii sing the part Of
Madam Butterfly on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Raff, of the Savoy.
have returned TO their home after visit
ing relatives in Baltimore