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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
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shorf foreuord me story IL
with notorious Society
Francis reign of George III at
NTedHenham abbey. on Thames John wilkes and
Sir Francis DashwoOd. Among its members were VIII
liam Whitehead, Frederick Lord Har-
borne, rascaIy One of the rules of these
buriesaue FrancIscans that must die or
marry any whose good name he defended. In
asmuch only notorious character were ever
named the marriage demanded merely mock
celebrated burIesqGe of religious cere-
moniaI.
Then the hero is introduced, sir Richard Escombc,
brave, brilliant, daredevil Irish barOnet whose
a price been alleged participation in
raising q Pretender's GIennnnan, I'm
December, I7s5. He boldly returned from France
England following March to win at
Chester his horse, Wild Rose. Falling in with bis
old friend, Barry MIchEap. Wild spirit him
self he thc climax of audacity by EaIIopiDE to
sherbourn dwcIs sweetheart, kitty
DUIcimore.
From tho courtyard Escombc catches glimpse o
Kitty. singing Of Hve English officers.
of n commanded by Lord HarbOrnc. which
is stationed temporarily at warwick. n of
the reNeis Escopbe'~ Hrri' al England
and Of HIS victorious Lord Harbo-nc. his shov
ders stiH tipgIinE from fhr"shng publicly admiuis
tered h{m by Dick the London Mall. thc
with Joy Offering n chance revenge
He rides away Warwick The five officers left he
hind gradually reckless iptoxicsfton
and E&itfys name shall he IOttery.
Whoever right number pledge himself
this juncture Dick Escombc,
his long rioters
consrre the winning number it
ting hands, tho Kitty
Kifty reproscbes beca Of his long
absence and his equally long silence explains
everything produces from king:
Captain Beddce upsets Richards
tale lottery and copEratuIstes Kitty upon
Dick Kitty from
Dick Tie tell her the lottery
will make denial, Kitty him away bc
that he viii Honor
Marrvood. = protege who ruined
She informs him that Kitty has
the titled rake Dick.
10
Kitty. ON his he meets with spies, larry
COckrsin Harry Musgrove, who the employ
of Hsrborne, to whom they their meeting.
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Yei ror I1ft5 *aiz lie would 20 willingly enough And
tins .cd 'sr the very moment when ny lord who
te. steps at ie terrace and called out to the con
: .I3sisifa JyIliougli4,N: il You pIcasc-"
Ny l6rq cried the asterfsl'ed lad stepping back
Tho adjutant asking FOR of the junior Off
GERS. Yeu viii report Yourself TO him at once
Tie grinned at the lad and then at kitts-a plain
prettiness.at Nilloughby. throwing appealing
glance the sgitatcd girl slowly down the steps.
but his very manner seomed T will do it it
Garland this Kitty believed. Now, for truth, her
courage came nobly to her aid She could face liar-
with flashing eyes cheeks afame dare
him the Kitty of the old time had done In her heart
she said twas for Dicks sakefor the man who could
never be anything to her though she lived hundred
- have been looking for you for some time. Miss
DuicmoreE my lord, more reserved than ordinary
An, cried Kitty. opening her ran impatiently. Il
thought that good fortune would not long continue,
Then YOU are unwilling to hear my news"
oh sure and its nothing but IT. the sentleme with
story and another that ofbut what I'd have to
listen to them al'
Kitty laughed outright.
Indeed and perceive my lord. that your chafity
is all embracing Ny poor father"
He persisted despite his chagrin.
Mr.. pqlcimore much desired the post have Just
"Ah, then. its Lord Churchill am to thank My
Immediately"
One moment" cried my lord-and this he said as
she prepared to follow wiioughby down the steps,
'before hear Lord Churchill it might be wise to
hear me--for several reasons. young lady"
Name of them if please?"
The rides in this day from windsor-a
Quixotc errsnd and; must permit to say,
very foolish one"
Ny lord grnned finely when he said this and showed
pretty set of teeth. OF he knew that
Kitty would stophe would have been fool to doubt
it for instant stop she dd--hesfatngly with
foot the her head half turned her face
drawn and white.
Il find it difficult to understand. said she.
HarborDe had not ina gined this
As rule he said, your is not so troubled
Benevolence. patience determinations are not
complex qualities. They 9nmistakable as the
sun"
And does the sun also shine tonightr'
She had come back him by this time and there
being great stone bench in embrasure ter
race and fine eastern upon it, did not
refuse my lords invitation to sit, while he pumped
himself down beside her became eloquent than
she had yet heard him, even in Warwickshire
The sun is always shning-for clever men and
clever women he said. We live in the because
we lack naton--sometimes because merely
sentimental The wise those who have eyes the
opportunities Shall number Mistress Dulcimore
among the wiser"
Kitty was in no mood for his epigrams. They say
OF her that she could be plain almost vulgarty
any one annoyed her. and there, old Duci-
more spoke with kitty,s lips.
La my lord, what's all this to ne." she cried
Have they not taught that cats in the dark?
Let's make end of it and talk people should
Why have you brought me here? To speak my maiden
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thoughts-of gratitude for fathers appointment?
quickly viii it If go thereafter
IIarborne lifted his heaven-he was a con
the wckedncss of her misunderstanding.
Some day" he said, you viii KNOW me better
And when may that dsy be-
oh here's the news, cried she
for OF many reasons.
"Always the reasons. The first dear lord?
Kitty was quite incurabie. She continued laugh
and at the great mans
That which we call rose--your name. On, lud,
The second. sr?7
.'rhe devotion. the will to love you"
is that benevolencee@
1T is faith in an eternal truth There is another
Richard Escombe.~
so he's to come into it, after all Ny lord spare
me his name / beseech YOU
4 would willingly do SO. yet for his sake and
can make pr ruin bn m This 9 ery night his future
may be in my hands You do not love him my child
your name from punchbowl and proposed marriage
to because half the regiment would have called
this and your womanhood resent it. But certain re-
angry. but viii let others be Meanwhile
the whole town IS laughing and will laughing
self offer you that protection-my name. my love.
ask you to be my wife"
Let us be Just to this whom history has much
maligned and say that these sentiments We're for the
In his way in love with Kitty Dulcimore Perhaps it
was the one pure sentiment he had known in all his
country girl had won him despite his avowed principles
and brought him thus supplian to her feet Desiring
her madly secretly afraid that the word would Yet be
spoken which would recall Richard Escombe toher side
so much afraid of Escombe that he did dare
to contemplate deeper infamy, here he upon his
knees at last like pumpkin London
for wife. And thus Kitty contemplate him. with
what sentiments but
She would have been than human---we admit
as muciif this proposal had not hattered her
DANES had thrown their Frederick Har-
borne and him tread upon them scornfuy.
had great fine house the kings favor.
These would have the Imagination of
girl and for instant percance, they Kitty
thinking. But this is that my
was ever in the balance. To be plain she asking
herself whether he deserved such stately
the times dictated she should speak
her mind as the Kitty of the old time had
that it the latter. How could
otherwise when Kitty Du1cfmore the player?
My lord" she began in a low voice. "oh
great compliment you've paid 1T many I'd
be out of fashion without it. But, We see lord,
and dreadful state and be entered without
last time when you spoke at Sherbourn, after
that at Brghthelmstone ye said you would
such words to mortal woman again. And then said.
III worship him for his silence and honor him for all
his mercies No. my lord I'll never marry but live
all my life in great big convent across the
you shall come to me in ship, and We'll talk--yes,1
We'll talk about the weather lord for there surely
we shall agree. Then I'll tell you how and
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how beautiful my lady Will bring my lady to
me- Harborne? she'll not be Jealous at
little Kitty in the great black gown and slippers
on her such a white hat that it might cover
your lordships wig. Oh you'll not be angry my lord
Insensbly observe. Kitty had permitted the ban
tering one o her. Perhaps tile whole truth
was that little Wiloughbys had greatly excited
Dicks in her even while
she answered my lord. All. if Dick but coming
to her after ALTO that the story lie; to
say that he had wronged her: TO ask her TO go
him she cared not whittier if she might but find
q haven his side.
These young girls thoughts and it is even
possible guessed them. Certainly he dis
sembled more, but rising when she he said
quickly and cuttingy:
The jester still-iesting who knows, with mans
fortune perhaps with his life.
My lordr' cried Kitty, hashing at the taunt but
he would permit her continue.
Your friend comes here tonight he went on that
is my doing. Acquit me of blame if misfortune
attends him. going speak the king.
have found your amiable father. Miss Dulci-
your obedient'
wholly ronical; his unspoken threat
greatly. There he stood in the moonlight.
bejeweled. laced and powdered his hatchet face
wrinkled odd smiles: his ferrets blinking
upon But Kitty appeared to have forgotten. his
very Turning swiftly she down the
disappeared into the garden.
Sir Richard here at Northumberland housei How
blood raced in her veins, What ardent hopes
of back her she repeated the
For true. Dick had dared ali for her ke
his should be that which alone would satisfy
q
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ing and scratching each other whene1 er
they could get a opportunity. Mrs. Quig-
~ rushed out. and when she seen what
was happening she shreeked until her
scream Of distress was heard all over
Bingv1lle. People rushed from every d.
reCtlOn toward the yard where the two
men was fitting. and succeeded in sepa-
rating them after HOd had been turrible
used up. one OF Hods eyes was swelled
shet He had had a couple OF handouts
Of hair pulled out. his nose was skinned
and His clothes was most tom ofren him.
Just at this crucial junction Seth Dew
berry, our heroick town constable. ap-
peared on the scene. and Hod asked him
10 arrest the 1end IN human form who
had took such liberties with his person.
With his face and MS clothes Seth did
as he requested, and marched the man 10
the oftice of Amos Hillyer. our atturney
and legal light Anne asked him what ex-
cuse he had II any for giving Hod sech
drubbin IN his own door yard. Ame
was almost fiabergasted By surprise when
the stranger said that he cal1iIated he had
as good right 10 administer a licking to
Hod as anyone else being as he was BIZ
Ouigly. Hod's own brother, who Hod
hadn't saw since BIZ went out TO Kan
sas some 80 years ago. and was so chang
ed by wearing Whiskers and all that even
HOd didn't know him from a side Of sole
leather. BIZ said that he had been look
Ing forward 10 this visit back 20 his
brother Hod's Tor many years, and merely
wanted 70 fool Hod as 70 who he was be-
fore telling him he was his brother. Bill
said. however that when Hod give him
that kick Outen the door. it made him
so mad that he made up his mind he
would either lick Hod for Il or Hod would
lick him. whereas he had licked Hod. and
was glad Of 1t; and now since he had re-
ceived such a mean lowdown reception
after coming all that way from Kansas
he calkilated he would 60 back there I'm
mediate.
Ane ordered Bill released ana urged
him 20 go back and make I'D with TIod
but he wouldn't DO IT, He hired Ion
Petersby 20 drive him back TO the coun-
~ seat that same night. After he had
took his departure Hod learned thar II
was Bill who had give him sech a licken
and instead OF being filed with regret
Hod seems 10 be madder'n ever. He said
that was the first time Bill had eve,
licked him In his life. and that when tbey
was boys he was able TO lick Bill eyery
! time he felt like It. And ~ he had l1nou-r
il was Bill he was fitting. he would havs
tit good deal harder. Hod said his only
regret was that Bill didn't remain r.
Bingville long enuff so that he could ~
recovered from his injuries sufficient r.
OF licked him.
That's a nice brother1y feeling between
Hod and Bill amt Il?
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sheath gown on she VIII cause consider
able CONSERVATION In Bingville
Miss Samantha Deevers who has been
on the sick list now for several years.
AM who probably enjoys the worst health
OF anybody I'm Bingviile. managed 10
walk from the front door Of her residence
TO the front gate and back, a distance OF
about rod last Thursday and has had a
relapse as a result
Jasper Hawkins has had a awful time
with crows pulling up his corn this sea-
SON. Jasper first planted his corn IN
May and has been planting Il about once
week ever since. but every time the
crows have pulled II up II Jasper don't
git ahead OF them crows right OF. his
corn won't be ripe until about next
Christmas.
Miss Martha Tucker purchased a pair
shoes at Hen Weathersby's store last
week which pinches her feet something
awful. len tried 10 pursuade her TO take
shoes a size bigger. but Martha wouldn't
30 H. Why does girls with number S
feet try to ware number shoes?
Hank Dewberry our respected though
LATEST citizen has engaged hiseeIf % Sy
Hoskins through harvest. Hank SAYS he
wishes 10 goodness harvest would come
feIer wouldn't have 20 sweat hisself uu
So Hank also seys that II he wasn't
strapt for ready cash you wouldn't ketch
him working In g harvest field wh-re
he is liable to get a sun stroke
Iafe Henderson called at this Office last
week and paid US - cents on his back
subscription, which pays Iafe up to Oct
ober the first. 1892. IS cents aint much.
but IL is % cents more than we ever ex-
peCted to get outen Iafe.
A little rain would help the crops some
II II had Of rained as many times lately
as Il has threatened. the roads would be
quite muddy instead OF so dusty. There
was a shower down Snake Bend way last
week. but II past Bingville.
II we was 70 make so bold as to ofIeI
a suggestion 10 our subscribers, II would
be that about s-10ths OF them ought tc
call and pay something on there back
subscriptions onse in a while, or oftener
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Local Items

While cleaning up the Bugle Office one
day last week we come across nbnut gs
copies Of the Bugle dated Dec. 7 1879
We are going TO send out some OF these
as sample copies TO those as aint ALREADY,
subscribers in the hopes that they will
become so We Will keep a few or This
issue on hand which we offer for sale at
cents PEI copy. These old copies of
the Bugle are not very newsy at this late
date, but are valuable for the historical
associations which cluster about them as
you might say.
There has been considerable sickness In
our midst during the past week. and as
a result. Doc Livermore. our human spe-
ciaiist and horse doctor, has been kent
quite busy. Doc feels a good deal encour-
aged and says II sickness in BingvIIle
continues TO keep up ne VIII not move his
location to a more sicklier town as he
had thought OF doing
Jim Hall seys he seen a snake on the
Sorrow HOller road last Sunday that must
have been at least II feet long. Jim had
been down to Abe Millers place sarnplinr
some Of Abe's cider. II Jim had said the
snake was IS feet long. We would have
believed IT Just as quick.
Buck Henderson has a sick steer on his
hands which steer Is one OF a yoke OF
oxes Buck seys he would be sorrv 10
lose this steer. but in case he does. the
people Of Blngville and vicinity will get
treat OF fresh beef
Shorty Andrews had Harve Hines. our
tonsorial barber. give him a hair cut re-
Gently Harve not only cut Shorty's hair
but he also cut OF the upper edge OF his
left ear with the shears. Harve didn't
charge Shorty anything extra for this.
Phebe Andrews Is taking music les
sons on the melodium. and has been prac-
ticing so much OF late that everybody in
the vicinity Is sick Of It
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The Leading Paper of the Countyl
neutrality-suspicious. e-BustlIns

Thank goodness Bingville hasn't
been infested much with summer
boarders so far this summer. for
which We hope all our subscribers is
as devotedly thankful for as we are.
We almost regard summer boarders as
a menace 10 the peace, harmony and
development of this town, and in the
future, as III the past, we shall use the
editorial influence of the Bugle to dis
courage summer boarders from making
BIngville their summer boarding place
during the summer.
II was only about : wears ago that
Bingville was first discovered BY sum
mer boarders Cy HoskinS, one OF our
most respected cityzens, was the first
man 10 harbor summer boarders on
his premises, and being as others
thought that Cy must be making a mint
of money outen them, they also went
into the summer boarder business, hop
ing to accumulate wealth and get rich
in haste as you might say. but they
found thereselfs TO be mistaken. The
| trouble is that folks from the city who
board in the country amt willing 10 put
up with what country folks is. They
want screens on the winders of there
rooms to keep out moskeeters. whereas
the people Of Bingville has become so
callused to moskeeters that they don't
mind them at all. Summer boarders
wants pitcher of water and a wash
bowl in there rooms instead Of going
TO the pump like the rest OF the family
and washing there faces and hands
when same needs washing. Summer
boarders also has to have a clean tow
el every day or so, whereas one clean
towel per every two weeks is usually
sufficient for the average Bingville fam
lily Summer boarders want special
things cooked up for them at meals
land instead of getting up and eaten
breakfast with the family at 4 80 a. m
they want to lay in bed sometimes as
late as 6 o'clock. and then instead OF
going to bed at dark they will set ur
half the night laffing and talking and
losing sleep not only for thereselfs but
for other people in the house.
| These is some of the reasons VIII,
Bingville folk have kind of soured or
summer boarders, and have about de
cided that no profit can be made offer
them at the rate Of s. or So per weel
for board and bed. We trust that
Bingville viii never become poplar
summer resort for city folks. The pol.
icy of the Bugle is "Bingville for Bing
Williams first, last, and all the time
no others need apply
Subscribe for the Bugle and thereb,
help a almost lost cause.
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Advertised Letters

They is the follerlng mall In the Bing-
vile p o. witch remanes uncnld for and
unless Il Is cald for purity soon I'll put
into the stove to build q fire with some
cool morning. Postal for Eb Hoover.
from his bruther John in Iowy. John
wants to know why Eb hasn't wrote to
him lately. Letter for Gage Henderson
from Peter Quinlan, dealer in nckers at
the county seat, wantin TO know why
Gage don't call and settle for that gal
OF whiskey wich he purchast last spring
and was trusted for. Sirckular for Ham
Watkins from poultry firm In Buffalo
vantin TO sell Ham feed TO make hens
lay. Delineator for Phoebe Hilderbrand.
our dresmaker. (Cell at our house for
II. Phoebe-our wife Will be through
readln II In a week or two). Copy OF
the Bugle for Israel Sampson. who re-
fuses 10 take II outen the ONCE being as
he says ne stopt the Bugle and paid up
two weeks ago. One letter wioh We can't
read the address on for somebud6y.
Please call for these mail at once.
Bingville EPH HIGGINS.tP. NJ
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Stunq

Rev Moore our beloved pastor OF the
Blngville church met with a peculiar ac-
cident on Thursday Rev. Moore was
moving his lawn in front OF the par
sonage when he suddenly Unearthed a
humble bees nest Several OF the humble
bees got up the pastors trouser legs. and
the way he danced around was very
lively Hank Dewberry when he herd
about II said he always understood Rev.
Moore was opposed to dancing. When
interviewed about the mater by us. Rev.
Moore said he caIkilated il was In the
order OF things that ne should be strick-
en- by the bumblebees because whom the
Lord loveth he chasteneth"
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Some peoples Ice
MELTS

Sooner than they expects it 10. whereas OchsrS
didn't put up any ice last winter. and now they
wish thev had.
II you have NO fee and villa Zee,
come 10 me.
will sell this ice on the premises bat siu
not agree 10 deliver II 70 you being as By the
time ] got IL delivered ft would be all
melted like an not.
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Bring In More News

The hot weather has sort OF took the
tuck out OF us, as you might say. It
has been so ell-flred hot OF late that we
havn't had much ambition to 20 out
hunting up news. and we therefore re-
spectfully ask that our subscribers bring
their news items 10 this office for publI-
cation until the weather gets cooler. II
you have anything important in the way
OF births, marriages, personals. locals.
ct ceterie, bring them 10 us and you viii
be literally thanked.
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Notice TO Subscribers

We regret to announce that no country
correspondence from adjoining towns ap-
pears in this issue OF the Bugle. and the
only excuse we have 70 offer for not
printing any news from nearby towns in
this weeks issue is that up to the time
We go 70 press we have not received none
70 print. What's wrong with our corre-
spondence anyhow? Are they too busy
with their mutfarous duties to report the
happenings OF their various towns? Let's
hear from you. correspondents. at an
early date so that the world will know
what you are doing in your towns
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Caught a Eel

Wes Woodruff went fishing 10 Goot-
chic Pond last week and ketched a eel
four feet long. Wes lugged it home but
he had an awful time killing it-it was
so slipper that Wes could hardly hold
it still long enough 70 cut of its head
and once he nearly cut of his left hand
at the wrist. Wes ct the eel and said
it was fine. Editoria-ly w> would Just
az leaf eat a snake as q eel
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personal

Abe Skinner had a touch Of rheumatism
last week again. This time It was in
his shoulder. Last time it was in his
knee. Abe says he don't no more'n get
it cured up one place until It crops out
somewheres else. and that he never saw
rheumatic travel around like his does.
Miss Tabitha Jones. our fashionable
dressmaker Is making what she calls a
sheath gown for Miss Amelia Tucker our
raining society queen. We don't know
what a sheath gown is never having saw
one before, but Tabitha seys that she
TsckonS when Amelia appears with that
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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.IcE FoR SALs

ind that have more ice n nv Zee house
than I will Be able 70 use. 50 / therefore
Offer N portion of IL for sale 10 them
al desire fee.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-12

On next Wednesday evening the
Majority Rule Ticket" will hold a
caucus at the town hall for the purpose
of nominating three councilmen for two
years, and a treasurer for one year,
BY order Of Committee.
w. ]. Blowers father, G. w. Blowers
who is ninety three years old. fell Oft
the back steps OF his home, southeast
OF Lynden, in the dark last Saturday
evening and broke his right hip bone.
In spite Of his advanced age he seems
to be doing nicely.
Aunt Rachel Smith gave party last
Friday evening in honor OF her CUES
Mrs. Kilcup of Hener, Ore. Mrs. Kill
cup is one Of the pioneers Of Lynder
and has been visiting here for severa
weeks. About twenty were present and
enjoyed a very pleasant evening.