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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
NOTICE TO- CONTRACTORS.
rlce Of the Board Of Public Works.

Office Of the Board OF Public Works
Salt Lake CITY. Sept. Is. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received a this
Office until o'clock p. IN. Friday. Octo-
Der S. 1911. for constructing ce-
ment sidewalks in sidewalk ex-
tension No. li6. located between
State and Fourteenth East streets and
Ninth South street and the city limits
according 20 plans on flle In the city en-
glncer's office.
Instructions 10 bidders. together with
plans proiiles, specifications and forms
for contract and bond. may be obtained
upon application at the office OF the
board OF public works or the city engl-
neer. for which a deposit OF five (s5.OO)
dollars is required
The right Is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
BY order OF the Board OF Public Works
II. 9. MCMILLAN. Chairman.
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EIGHT BALLOONS IN
INTERNATIONAL RACE
American Can Keep Bennett
Cup Unless Foreigner Wins
in This Contest,
GERMAN IS DELAYED
CuStonlhouSe Holds Up
Clothes, but Friends Lend
Suitable Garments.
GERMAN IS DELAYED

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 5.-Thrce uu-
identified balloons. leaders as far as
known in the James Gordon Bennett
and Lahm cup races, passed Iarkio'
Mo. lj1 miles northeast of Kansas
Citv and but fifteen miles from the
Iowa state line. at $50 clock tonight.
They were travelling high and fast. But
three identified bags had been account
cd for up to midnight. They were the
Condor. flying the colors Of France.
which passed St Joseph. Mo-. at $
o clock, the Topeka H.. that sailed
over South St joseph, No. at $40
o clock. and tho America H., which was
reported at Savannah, Mo. eighty miles
north of Kansas City. at 7;l5 o clock.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Ofncs OF the Board OF Public Works. sal,
Lake city. September 50. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
ofhce until o'clock p. IN. October 20,
1911. for constructing curb and gutter,
and pavement in paving extension No.
20 Second North. Center street, FirS,
North 10 Second North streets according
10 plans on fle in the city engineer
ofhce.
plans. profilss. specifications ard forms
for contract and bond may be obtainei
upon application at the Office OF the
boa rd of public works O. the city engi
neer. for which n deposit of Ave (s5) dol
are Is required
The righ; is reserved TO reject any and
all bids.
By order OF the board o( public works.
II. G.. MCMILLAN. Chairman
m5s60
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
TIPPY WINS AT Is TO &
Well Known Sprinter Is First at the
Laurel Md, Race Meet.

LAUREL. Md. Oct. 5.-Madrigslisn,
winning the third race in a despers tc
drive with Question Mark. was the fea-
turc event OF tho Maryland State Fair
association today. Bright skies and d
good track brought out the largest Al.
tendance OF the meeting thus far. Re-
suits.
First race. six furlongs-Tippy Is 10 ].
vas first: lord Wells. 10 J. Tor place.
was second; Scarlet Plmpcrnel to /.
90 show. Was third, Time. 1916 3-5.
Second race. 1--WE and half furiongs-
Republican. 10 J. was tirSt. Monsieur X.
10 !. for place, was second: Congress
man James. even. 10 show. was third.
Time. 1910.
Third race. one mils--Msd DR. gaiiau. TO
:. Was hrst; Question Mark. even, for
place. was second: Edda. I TO >. 10 show.
was third. Time. i.t2 30.
Fourth race. steepiechsse, two miles
Dieoold. TO ). straight. Won; Magellan.
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Spokane Fair Entries.

Friday:
First race. 2:1o trotters-Orlena, Lee
wford Dan Mckinney.
Second race. 2;14 pacers-Lcola. VIII
liam L.. Leah, Mcrchapce.
Third race. four and A half furlonEs,
purse. two o-year- -olds-Free win. H.;
Wild Bear los, Burt. los. Penang. lO5:
Anna Schneider 81.
Fourth race, five furlongs. selling han
dcap-OXcr. 1l2: Irish Gentleman i07
MeddIinG Hannah. lo6: Esceit. 1o3; Dr.
Doughcrty. 101, Bcda. 100: Oswald B.
9S, OXer and Irish Gentleman coupled
Fifth race. six furlones seling-Gelico.
l12: Birdie p. Laura Clay, l0I: Native
Son. BlaCkshccp. Elsie Finncry, Moss
back. Placide. Matador. Nebraska Lass,
l0i: Hand Satchel Canapa. 90
Sixth race. one mile, sellins--Baci Bay.
iO9; Sir Angus. 1910; Mcada. Deneen
Chief Desmond, 103: Ben Greenleaf, I0l,
Weather clear; track fast
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Customhouse Holds Clothes.

Tho Berlin l. did not rise we'll until
after II had cleared tho aviation Bcld
and It's drag rope rakcd two three
spectators OF tho circus seats but non,
Was severely injured, and The bag WAS
not long in rising TO an estimated height
OF 500 feet.
bags Ia sail, the Kansas City IT, and
tho Topeka H.. all OF the balloons went
almost due north Tho Kansas City
snd Topeka entrants were carried north
two balloons sailed
For time today II looked as II the
Berlin III. would not sail. owing 10 tho
failure or its pilot. Lieutenant Leopold
vogt. 10 arrive lie had not reached
here when the gas was turned into the
bags. hut so certain was his aide j. -.
bunker. Thar the acronaut would bc here,
that his balloon was fled
Shortly after o'clock Lieutenant Nogt
arrived at the icld In a taSicah, con-
s'dersbly reriurbed. but ready 10 ny
hts kit 10 clear the customhouse In
New York had DELAYED him. Others
came 10 his rescue and soon he was pro-
vided with an improvised equipment.
end. and was secured 10 tho basket with
a clothes-line. but when the starting sig
nal was given nc was ready 10 go.
Rich Prizes Offered.
II an American balloon wins this race
tho Bennett trophy Will become the per-
nbnent property OF the Aero tiuo OF
America. AZ this country has two VIC
tories 10 its credit Lieutenant Lahm.
who is flying tho Buckeye In this race.
won the trophy the first year IL was
offered. In 1905. The cup Is now In the
possession Of Alan iiawlcy.
The following are the regular cash
prizes In the Bennett race: First. $1,000:
second. $1,000 third. $500 In addition.
the Kansas City Aero club today an
nounccd II wonld give the following
prizes: First, $3.50: second. s225: third.
si2S. No cash awards are offered in
the l,anul race.
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PORTLAND WILL,
GET COAST FLAG

Los ANGELES. oct. Portland de-
fcatcd Vernon by 10 in The second
game OF the series that probably VIII
decide the championship OF the Coast
league Each team used two pitchers.
Portland has outplaycd Vernon i'm both
games More than 900 persons wit
messed the game, which was we'll played
from tho start. The score
r. II. l..
Portland .....................s II =
Vernon .............3 >
Batteries-IIcndcrson. Steen and La
Longc; Carson. Gipe and Hogan.
SACRAMENTO Cal. Oct. 5.-Score:
r. H. f.
Los Angeles ....................5 II >
Sacramento ......-.,...........3 3
Batterics-Levorenz and Brooks; Hunt
and Thomas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-Score:
R. H
san Francisco ,.......,.......s2 I
Oakland .................... u
Battcries-Mosltiman and Schmidt ::
Flater and Mite.
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SWANSON ACCEPTS
Def OF CONNORS
Special 10 The Tribune.

EUREKA, oct. 5.-AlcX Swanson. the
welteTwelght wrestler has accepted the
challenge of Tom Connors of Lancaster,
England. TO vrestlc for $500. the contest
TO take place in Eureka ON October # at
the Elks' pavilion. Swanson. with his
partner. otto Ross. appeared here a
short time ago against Mike Yokal the
latter trying TO throw both In one hour
Gokcl disposed OF Ross In short order,
but failed to get Il fall from Swanson.
The wrestling game is becoming very
popular in the Tintic district.
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Boston Defeats Statesmen.
Wsstern League

AT Omaha-Omahs- Lincoln game post
poned rain,
A, Dcnver-Denver Sioux City game
postponed: rain.
Al Topeka Topeka 2. Des Moines, .
AT Pucblo-First game: Pueblo. q ST.
Joseph. 3. Second game: Pueblo. 10. St
JOseDh f.
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Ross Beats Harris.

NEW YORK, Oct. Hanging an the
ropes, helpless from the terrific punches
OF Tony Ross. the heavyweight Morris
Harris. lost 10 the Italian In the third
round Of scheduled ten round bout her.
tonight. Harris took s~vcre beating
only his wildnsss prevented Ross from
landing knockout
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Rich Prizes Offered.
Wants Packey and Wells.

CHICAGO. oct Billy Gibson OF
New York today entered bid for tho
Mcfarland Wells fight. which was sched
ulcd for October "a at Madison Square
Garden but which WAS Cancelled when the
club promoting tho fight lost its license
Emil Thirv. McFHrand's manager. said
he would rnnuirc a guarantee OF $4,000.
with a privilege Of 50 per cent OF the
gaic rcccipis
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MAKES A WORLDS RECORD.
Derby Winner Establishes New Mark for
Half Mile Tracks.

SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. 5.-Sevonteen
thousand persons saw the victory Of
Chester Krum in the eleventh Spokane
derby at tho Interstate fair track today.
The son Of Sir Hercules established new
worlds mark: :54-for ono and an eighth
miles on half-mic track Results:
First race. 2.lB trotters:
Dan Mckinney tMcGuirel ......,.1
Mayo tRusSeIll ....,.......p..s,.2
Reginald (StolD. Observation-Disclosures {;
Mrs. Herbert Crrucsdale) ........s
Time, 2.15. 2:l6i. 2:193
Second race. six furlongs. sellinS-Bit
of fortune. Carter I TO 10 won Good
Intent. (Matthcws) to I. second; Miss
Greenwood. CBuxton) 10 to |. third. Time.
/ is Edmond Adams. Bucolc Lady
Rensselaer,. Lucille Manley and NolSa
finished named.
Third race. five furlongs. purse-Irish
Gentleman, (BuXton) | TO ., won, Mona
Canomann. G,ccds) 10 ., second; Joe
Moser. tReynolds) to !. third. Time.
| .022. Del Casey also ran,
Fourth race. Spokane derby, $4,000 one
and an eighth milcs--Chcstcr Krum,
CMentry) 10 |. won: Roy Junior. OTrach)
> TO l. second: Acumen. (Brady) to /.
third. Time, 1854, White Wool, Blondy
Ocean Queen. Dick Baker. Daddy Clip.
Colinet and Sake finished as named
Fifth race. seven furlonGs. selling
Smiley Melzner, (Rosen) 10 I. won:
Cantem. Ckirschbaum) TO /, second
Knight Of Ivanhoc Brady II to l.
third Time, 1:2S Chief Desmond, EIcc-
trowan, Purse Rose. Lofty Haywood,
Meada, Ben Greenleaf and Philistina fin
ishcd named,
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National League
Giants Still Winning.

BROOKLYN. Oct. Even with tho
pennsnt safe, New York did not let up
IN the second game OF tho series With
Brooklyn today The 6.am went right
TO work and piled up lead OF six runs
i'm tho first inning. This WAS enough TO
win. for Maxwell held tho locals we'll
In hand throughout the contest. Score:
II II. l..
New York s o
Battsrics--MaxwclI Wilson and Hart
Icy. BarGer steel Schardt. Miller and
Erwin. Umpires es-Brennsn and Klein.
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American League
Win IIundredth Game.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. J,-The world s
champions won their ono hundrcdth game
Of the season when they defeated New
York ! to o. today in a pitchers bat
tie between Morgan snd Quinn Score
r, II. T..
New York ...............0 > o
tnlldUF!T'Illa
Bstterics-Quinn and Williams; Nor
gan and Livingston.
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20 3. for place. second. Time. 5:ls.
Only two finished
Fifth race. six furloBEs- -Cooney X
10 |, straight, won. j, ". HoughtUn.
10 !, for place, second: Abrasion . 10
|. TO show. third. Time. SIC 80
Sixth race. mile and sixteenth
Brevitc, 10 |. straight won? Corinth.
10 5. FOR place, second; Seryicence, out,
70 show. third Tlme. LIS .-5.
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WINNERS OF WORLl|
TITLE MUST D|SBAN|
National Commission Forhid,
Victors in Coming Series
Playing Exhibitions.
FOUR UMPIRES PlCKEr
First Contest Will Be in Ma.
York al , O'Clock on
October IA.
FOUR UMPIRES PlCKEl
WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE

First game, New York, Saturday
tober Ia
Second game, Philadelphia, Mond
October 16
Third game, New York, Tuesday
tober II.
Fourth game, Philadelphia, Weds
day, October 1S.
Fifth game, New York, Thursday
tober 19.
Sixth game, Philadelphia, Friday
tober 20.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
Turner's Horse Wins.

MAISoNS LAFITTE.. France. Oct. s.
The PriX Atlantic run here today. was
won BY Nash Turner'S Santa Lucia. In
the PriX Heaune, II. y. Duryea's Man
therpe finished second
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MATT WELLS WINS
WITH A KNOCKOUT

TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 6.-Mait Wells.
the English boxer. knocked out Billy
Donovan of Passaic. y. j.. In the NTH
round OF a scheduled tcn-round bout here
tonight
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Cubs Win From Cards.

ST. LOUIS. Oct, 5.--Chicaso won the
closing game Of the National season here
today In one hour and twenty-five min
utes. Three double plays and three
two base hits were made. Score:
n. H. II.
'HiNdkh .-'... 49, 10000
ST. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, }
Batteries-Smith and Graham; Willis
and Wngo. Umpires-O'pay and Ems
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GERMAN AERoNAUT DELAYED.
Custom House Holds Sky Clothes. bu,
Balloon Starts on Time.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. Before a "a
varabIc tvcnty-mile wind from The south
and southeast. eight racing balloons
sailed away here today in contests for
the James Gordon Bennett trophy and
the Lahm cup.
SIX Of the air craft three represent
ing the United States, two Germany and
ono France are entered in the Bennett
race, ar annual international event. The
three American balloons in this contest
and two other American balloons are
after The Lahm cup. ninth balloon.
which acted as pilot in the international
race is attempting TO break the altitude
record.
Every bslloonist got away from a good
start The pilot balloon. Pennsylvania L..
and the America H. had trouble clearing
the ground. but by dumping litIlc sand
both were soon able TO gain a good alti-
al
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-06
COLORADO AGGlES
WILL ARRIVE TODAY

Coach Hughes. accompanied by squad
OF eighteen men from the Colorado Aeri-
cultural college will arrive at ";l1 O'Clock
this afternoon. They will be met at the
o. s L. depot by the university recep-
tion committee. In the evening they VIII
20 through short signal practice. The
Colorado AsEes arc reported TO have one
OF the very strongest backtieldS in
Colorado,
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DENVER Colo, oct. 5.--Thc Colorado
Aseics left today for Utah. While the
team has been crippled somewhat by the
loss OF Brill. Propst and Bell Coach
Hughes expects the team 10 give a good
account Of Itself
The mon who went on the Utah trip
are: Coach Hughes, Manager Duvall, Cap
tain Bohmcycr Murphy. Divilbiss Pax
ton. Fets, Conuor, Johnson Button.
Jones Epstein Hurich Decker Blair,
Richardson, Taylor and MullnSs. The
ings. left end Decker. left tackle: Ep-
stein or Connor. left guard: Richardson.
center; IIurich, right guard; Blair right
tackle; Jones. right end. Button ~ John .
son, duarterback: Bdlmeyor or Paxton.
left halfhack; Divilblss, right halfback
Murphy, fullback
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NOTICE,

viii not DC responsible for any de5ts
contracted b. my wife Mrs. A w. Nc
Cune. Jr., on OF after this date october
\, ISL tSienedl
\. IS. HcCUNE, 'JR
nsei
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col. AsAmeAoe SETS RECORD.
Track Mark Lowered IN Cherokee Stake
Race at Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Oct. 5-Colonci
Ashmcadc and q, NJ Miller. running un-
der the colors of the Carman sta nle. were
nrst and second. respectively. in the
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Kodak Pictures Finished
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downright, 1910 by ch~r'es Serb
00p' ner's Sons.

a1voit a minute. Z treasurer is sup
u.so5 to treasure something, isn't he?
T are possibly twenty-five or thir-
- men still left in the Red Butte
r = service who have never who'll
y, o,1it trying to find out why Hal
lick the treasurer, failed 50 signally
n treasure anything"
ssyah, that's an old sore"
uvan. we'll open the shutters lit
ho wider One Of the first things
Ti5oerwood will have to wrestle with
nil he this loan association business.
THE kickers will put it up to him.
uoI1ock wifi be obliged to justify him
calf 70 Lakewood, and he can't IN
foct there is only one man living to-
dar who could fully justify him"
@And that man Isl
aPpnnington F1emister. ex-president
If the defunct building and loan You
know where the money went, F1emis-
ter"
Maybe l do. What of THAR
81 can only offer a suggestion, OF
conrse. You are a pretty smooth liar,
Pennington. 1t wouldn't be much
trouble for you to fix up story that
would satisfy Lidgerwood. You might
even show up a few documents, if it
came to the worst" ....=
"WelI|
q. That's all If you get a good, firm
grip on that club you'll have Hallock
coming and going. It's a dead open
and shut. If he fails in line you'll
agree to pacify Lidgerwood; otherwise
the law will have to take its course
The man in the blackboard was silent
for long minute before he said: 1T
won't work, Grid1ey. Hallock's grudge
against me is too bitter You know
part of it, and part Of 1t you don't
know. He'd hang himself in q min
ute if be could get my neck in the
same moose"
THAT is where you are lame, Elem
ister. You don't know your man. Put
it up to Hallock bare handed. Ii ne
comes in, all right; If not, you'll put
him where he'll wear stripes. That
will fetch him. Wen be going in 8
few minutes. Do you want to meet
Lidgerwood?
"Not here-or with you,' said the
owner of the Wire Silver, and he turn
cd his team and was driving away
when Gridley's shop foreman came u
to say that the wrecking train was
ready to leave.
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CHAPTER V.
THE OUTLAWS.

T~OR the first few weeks after the
change in ownership and the
arrival of the new superintend-
= ent at Angels a sardonic laugh
was heard in the land The Red des-
ert grinned like the famed Cheshire
cat when an incoming train from the
east brought ,sundry boxes and trunks
said to contain the new boss ward
robe It's outlaws were long and up
roarious when it began to be noised
about that the company carpenters
and filters were installing bath and
other ciyilizing and softening appli-
ances in the alcove opening out OF the
.superintendent's sleeping room in the
headquarters building.
Iidgerwood slept in the Crows Nest
not SO much from choice as for the
reason that there seemed to be no al
tentative save a room IN the town
tavern, appropriately named the Ho-
tel Celestial.
1t is a railroad proverb that the
properly inoculated railroad man eats
and sleeps with his business. Lidger-
wood exemplifed the saying by hay-
Ing a wire cut into the dispatcher's
Office, with the terminals on a little
table at his beds head and with tiny
telegraph relay instrument mounted
on the stand Through the relay, tap
ping softly In the darkness. came the
news of the line, and often after the
strenuous day was ended Lidgerwood
would lie awake listening.
AT the tar paper covered, iron root
ed Celestial, where he took his meals
Lidgerwood had a table to himself
which he shared at times with Nc
Closkey and at other times witt
breezy Jack Benson, the young eng1
neer whom Vice President Ford ha(
sert upon Lidgerwood's request ant
recommendation to put new life int
the track force and to make the pre-
liminary surveys for possible west
ern extension Of the road.
On the line and in the roundhous
and repair shops the nickname Co
lars and Cuffs" became classical, an
once, when Brannag gan and the II
We're ordered out en- the service cal
the Irishman wore the highest cell
loid collar be could find III Angels
rounding out the clownery witha pal
OF huge wickerware cuffs. which ia
once seen service as the coverings
pair Of maraschtno bottles.
LtdgerWood ignored the jests goo
naturedly rather thankful for II
playful interlude which gave him
breathing space and time to study ff
neld before the real battle should Q
gin.
That a battle would have .
fought was evident enough As z
me Generalization had been scarce
checked, and sooner or later the nece
@Afv radical reforms would have
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-04-12

The pastor stretched out his hands
toward the kneeling flock and spoke
of the butterfly and the chrysalis. the
marvel of revivifed and blossoming
earth. Yet his words were meaning
less. cold and empty in the ears of the
sad, black robed woman who sought
in vain for consolation. She looked
longingly at the happy, prosperous
people about her.
Were they indeed those mansions of
God of which the rector spoke? Had
these people found them? Why, then.
were they barred to her? All, in her
bitterness she doubted If she really
cared for such Joys, All she yearned
for was the one tender, human smile
which they told her was forever ban
ished. Her heart rose up in a spasm
of rebellion. 1t could not be true that
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SO good was irrevocably

anything SO good was irrevocably
gone.
Christ is risen-is risen from the
dead sang the choir. But the sad
and lonely woman turned and left the
church.
That afternoon she walked along
country roads through the delicious
odors OF the spring filled air. AS she
'fod the brown meadows the sky was
aglow with the duling gold of the
sunshine, and the wind bore to her
The scent of fresh hyacinths.
Still she wandered on, unheoding,
absorbed i'm the bitterness of her own
heart until she saw before her a
country churchyard where woman.
black robed like herself. bent sobbing
above new made grave. Drawn by
some intangible chord of sympathy.
she walked over to whore the other
knelt at the tomb.
"It is Easter" said the second wo-
man, mechanically lifting her heavy
eyes, "and he is dead" \ sudden com
prehension came to her glance. She
reached out her hand and touched the
strangers gown. You understand"
she cried. You too
"Yes. | understand" answered the
first woman monotonously. Your story
is also mine. He is dead"
"They are gone from us forever"
! cried the woman at the grave, with a
burst OF wild weeping. "Ah, for one
sign of Immortality. for one hope. one
dream that it is not forever that they
but sleep to live again"
And then for both these sorrowing
souls was wrought a miracle. Life
for the instant thpew aside it's mask
of death and revealed itself in it's Sc
rene majesty of reality, The sky be-
came more vivid and opaline, the wind
blew more freshly. bearing thousand
scents; hepaticas were blooming at
their feet; bird scared, singing, from
the ground.
|
the swirl of the earth on it's axis, the
stars revolving in their spores, the
mighty heave of the great oceans of
life and knew that there was nothing
In time nor space nor existence but
change, motion and vitality.
In that one brief moment they felt
and knew the presence of their dead
infinitely near and comforting and
were assured beyond all doubt that
theirs was--
The freer step, the fuller breath, the
wide horizons grander view,
The sense of life that knows no death,
the life that maketh all things new
And then the vision passed, the
scales well upon their eyes, their ears