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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
No Foul Play

At once they squared for battle-and long they fought. Once the tinman had George down and would have stranglei him had not the tall woman jumped upon the tinman and twisted the Bar celona handkerchief which he wore about his neck until his breath was gone and he had n let up.
 Finish this fair" cried she: mo foul play while I'm by; I'll be the boys second. You, other woman there, will be the second of your man. Come-now to it."
 For the next 10 minutes the battle ragged and George could never knock the tinman down.
 "I cannot stand this much longer" said he as he sat upon the tall woman's 8 knee. "I am afraid I must give in." ,
 Sure enough you'll never beat tho Flaming Tinman by using your left" said Belle--that was the name they called her by-"you must hit with your right. Now to it for another round and hurrah for Long Melford-there's noth- Ing like Long Meiford for shortness fin all this world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
BY George Henry Borrow

to man who looked like the proprie4 tor.
 George had laid his swollen right fsn upon the table. The man stood staring at It. Then he brought the ale and, blow- ing the froth of, drank to Georges healths
 You must be the man that beat ths Flaming Tinman," said he, but mum g the word"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Ten Shilling Tea


 As the shadows of the etening fell the tall girl went to her cart and brought out some tea. Then she drew the tea and almost in silence. she and George drank 1t.
 This is very good tea" said George at length
 Tt ought to belt cost me 10 shlllinss a pound"
 That is great deal for one in your staion In life to pay
 "In my station?~-H Have you to know young man--howeyer. have not the heart to quarrel with you. And. after all, 1t Is good sum 10 pay for one who travels the roads.
 Belle began to cry softly, Dear me- said George. "I should never think tha. one of your size and ferceness would cry"
 "Mv size and herceness? I tell you young man, that you are not over civil My name Is 1sobel Berners-that was Ty mothers name and I was born in rhe great house. Yes, young man-that was the almshouse.
 My father was an officer of the sea and was returning across the sea to marry my mother. when he met the enemy and was killed in battle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Questionable Philnsnnhv

Pass it to your wife" said George it is sad heart that never rejoices.'
 The poor woman took the pitcher from her mans hand but, before put ting 1t to her lips. looked at the chil- dr. .n.
 True mothers heart" thought George.
 In about five minutes none of the party looked half so disconsolate as be- fore and George and the tinker were in deep converse
 o, genial and gladening is the power of good ale. the true and proper drink of Englishmen. He is not deserving oi the name Englishman, who speaketh against ale. That is. good ale; like that which had just made merry the hearts of this poor family.
 And yet there are men-callfng them- selves Englishmen-who will be tempt ed upon coming to this passage, to fling down this story in disdain, say ing:
 "This man Is evidently a bad man; for be told, he Is not only fond of ale himself but, by his own confession, he lis tempting other individuals to in- dulge in such like potations."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Nof Yet Past Danger

And George did use his right-and George did knock out the Flaming Tin man-though he was pretty well "ail- in by the time 1t was accomplished.
 The tinman lay upon the ground as if dead. He was simply unconscious and George proposed to bleed him with his penknife.
 The other woman-the vulgar woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Pairing With Black Inhn

For reply the tinfnan went and har- messed up the horse, which he had un- hltched from the cart he left. This meant that Pelle was no longer a part of his establishment.
 "I tell you,' said Belle. "you, Black John, and you, Moll-that this is not treating ne over civlly However. I bear no malice, and am still willing to go with you l. you like.
 'I am sorry for what has happened, but you have only yourselves to thank for 1t. Now, shall I go with you?--only tell me-"
 The man made no reply, but fogged his horse. But the woman turned and villifed her and cursed her.
 Belle seated herself beside the campfire, whlrh George now lighted.
 "They were bad people," she said. "but they were my only aequaintances in the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
A Scoffer and a .Mocker

Belle sat musing for while with hen chin in one hand and then said:
 "I have often dreamed about America have heard thatait is mighty country "a great and goodly land where peopla can walk about without jostling each other and where the industrious can get bread. have frequently thought of go- ing thither."
 Well, that radical at the public house will be glad of your company" returned George brutally.
 q shall go by myself" said Belle gent- ly "Uness-unless that should happen which is not likely. l am not fond of Iadicas-and no moro am l fond of scof- fers and mockers."
 DO I speak like a scoffer and a mooker?"
 q do not wish to say that you do, but some of your words sound strangely iiko scoffing and moc<ing. l have one thing to beg and that is if you have anything to say against America you will speak iE out boldly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07

forever. Dosta, we will go for the tents
 and put on the gloves together. I will try to make you feel what sweet thing life Is, brother"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Camped in the Dingle

It seemed that the tinker had been driven from his route by a half-gypsy man known as the Flaming Tinman, They had fought over who should have lpossessfon of the beat--for no beat will support two tinkers-a-a the Flaming Tinman had won.
 And I was born on the road and my father before me was travelling tinker" said the man.
 Well will buy your beat from you" said George.
 And buy 1t he did and though he knew little of the tinsmith's art. he started out boldly and experimented- probably to the detriment of much of the rural tinware of that section.
 George was encamped In little dingle, where he had built for himself Ia crude forge, when he heard a girls voice singing a Romany song. He turned his head and saw at the en- trance of the footpath gypsy maiden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07

He gave her the kettle and, parting the brush. the girl was off, singing Romany song. T will show you whether I speak
 Romany or not" cried George after her.
 And he took up her song and sang it to | the end.
 The next day the girl came to him again and offered him two cakes W.. h, 1 she said, her grandmother had baked One the girl would eat herself and the other was for George-for the grand mother was none other than old Mrs. Horne, who was camping with this child nearby
 George ate his cake-and 1t was a poisoned one. The old woman had sworn to kill him because he had stolen her daughter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
FuII of Curiosity

"I have no objection" replied George. T am heated and should prefer tea to ale. It Is the season for tea"
 While they were drinking their tea. Belle engaged George in talk about the people and the conversation at the public house, inquiring so closely that at last George said:
 Well, really. you appear to be full of curiosity-what matters 1t to you2"
 70, nothing" answered the woman with sigh. T only inquired of you for the sake of a little conversation"
 But you are mighty curious-thers were no women there-only lot on yokels who drank while their money lasted"
 And the man who spoke about Amer lea ?--you mentioned such one?'
 "Yes, and he was a radical and Q blusterer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Back to Gypsy Land

Years passed before George and Jas per met again. but when they met they met as brothers, and the wondering Romanys considered George as one of their adopted kin.
 George tried various sane and respect able ways of making living-tried pro- fession and business and found nothing so sweet to him as the wandering life of the woods and fields
 Fancy it-a natural nomad sprung from a most respectable English army fam fly, where things had been ordered for generations by precedent. conventionality and the proprieties.
 It was upon the borders of Wales that George for the second time met his brother by adoption-the gypsy Jasper.
 George had been out upon one of his periodical wandering spells-this time with company of Welsh field preachers and their following.
 AS he came to the Welsh border he saw man watering his horse in the di- viding stream. It was Jasper. They knew each other at once.
 Come with us into wales." said the preacher.
 Brother, will you ride with me7" said the gypsy.
 And George turned and rode back to gypsy land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
The Song of the Pharaoh

Jasper had been married long since and when they reached the Gypsy camp George saw very handsome young woman-Mrs. Jasper-and a very wild ana savage old woman. who was Mrs. Jas per's mother.
 The old woman scowled at him and threatened him from the first; and fell into rage when George talked what lit tie Romany he knew and begged to be taught more.
 Jasper was now the Gypsy King-the representative of the ,Pharoahs, he claimed, and was addressed as MT. Pet ulengro.
 Then Jasper's wife-while her mother, old Mrs. Herne, sat scowling and grun- bling-sang the old Song of the Pha- raoh," which, she said, she had heard her grandsire sing; an echo of their older language, which is mysterious in it's orig in as are the Gypsy folk.
 Canna marel, o manus chivos ande puy
 Ia rovel pa leste chavo to roni.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Seated on Castle Brae

| That night, before he slept, George fell to musing upon all the strange peo- 1 pie he had met-and mostly came to his mind a recollection of his school days in Edinburg.
 There he fell into converse with David Haggart, he and David being fellow scholars at the old High School of Ed inburg.
 What are you thinking of David?" asked Lavengro.
 The two lads were seated upon the Castle Brae. looking down upon the city of High Dunedin"-and beyond to the seas.
 'I was thinking of Willie Wallace .'' replied David. "The English hanged him lang syne I have heard say.''
 What of him?' said the other boy, would you like to be hanged like him?"
 "I would not finch from that. Geor- gie-if I might be a great man first
 And who knows but that ye may be great man?"
 T would have no objection to being a general and to fight the French and the Americans and q, brave deeds$
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Settling the Fend


 As he lay between life and death un- der his tent. the next morning, old Mrs. Herpe, who was camping with this child door and watched him.
 Passerby found him there and re- stored him to health. The old woman fled from the neighborhood.
 George resumed his wanderlngs and soon met with MT. Petulengro again
 The Pharaoh was returning from Wales, where he had gone to the fu- neral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Herne, who. having failed in killing George, had gone and hanged herself.
 Many a person has that old woman poisoned' said Petulengro. "she was strange and cruel woman But she was my mother-in-law. and you and I cannot be brothers again until we have fought"
 The Flaming Tinman
 The two retired to secluded spot and fought with their fists until blood flowed. Then they shook hands and were broth CTS again.
 "Blood having been drawn that is all that can be expected" said the Pharoah. especially because of an old woman who carried about with her so much brim- stone as Mrs. Herne."
 Petuengro wanted George to dwell with him in the tents of the "Romany Chal but George refused and went on his beat with his tinkers outfit. A few days later. when George had settled down in a charming dingle, he heard the sound of wheels on gravel and soon a ruffianly looking man appeared before him.
 The man had two carts. Tn one rode tall young woman and athletic. In the other rode the Flaming Tinman-for 1t was he--and an older and less attractive woman. George nccosted the man and bade him welcome.
 IT am Rome chabo by matriculation, said he.
 And you have the horse of the nen whom drove from this beat" replied the man with the bull neck and the athletic build.
 "It is my horse"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Master of Snakes

Both the Gypsies fell into iury at tiis
 Cfor the boy had guessed exactly what
 they had been about when he came upon
 them.
 But as the man ran to seize him the
 boy pressed his hand to his breast ana
 the little, fangless adder, which he ai-
 ways carried there in his walks, thrust its head out and hissed at the Gypsy. The man stood like one transfixed while the woman beat hasty retreat |rnto the tent Recovering her courage the woman came back and joined the man in fawning upon the boy. Precious littlo gentleman" and Igor. geous angel' were a few of the thing. they called him. while they made him si upon a stool by the fire and bowed be fore him.
 sThey gave him to eat of strange candied fruits and begged that hs would stay with them forever. The "sap''-the serpent-was his father anc he himself 'sap-engro."
 From out that mysterious past in which the origin of the Gypsy is hidden some remnants of an ancient belief in serpent worship seems to have come down tc Ithem-to finger among them still. IT {0eorge these Gypsies saw one of the |s.serpeny people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Mysterious Dread

One day there fell upon George one of those strange, inexplicable dreads- a fear something without cause.
 Are you afraid?" asked Jasper.
 "Yes; of what I do not know" an- swered George. And then he went on as follows:
 70, how dare mention the dark feelings of mysterious dread which comes over the mind and which the lamp of reason, though burning bright ly the while, Is unable to dispel? Arr thou. as doctors say, the concomitant of disease--the result of shattered nerves?
 May, rather the principle of woe itself-the fountain head of all woe CO., existent with man whose influence he feels while yet unborn and whose workings he testifes with his earliest cries, when, drowned in tears, he first beh olds the light
 For. as the sparks fly upward, so is man born to trouble: and woe doth he bring with himself into the world
 And Thou, great and unknowable One, O. how frequently dost Thou break down the barriers which divide Thee from poor souls of man and overcast its sunshine with the shadow of Thy presence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Taken for a Spy

His complexion was dark but-unlik' that of the woman-rather ruddy ant livid. His dress was in keeping witt his person and in a high pointed hat h' wore peacock's feather.
 i've caught you at last" cried thu man, while the woman shrieked, 70. th' spyi We will drown him in the sludge!'
 '.So we will" echoed the man.
 "Drown me? I should like to see vol do it." retorted the boy;' T will tell m, father. Why is all this?"
 oWhat were we about?" said tn, woman
 How should I know" replied the boy making bad money. for aught I know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Tamerlane and Haggert

Fine material for a hero in that lad, you will say Yes, for hero-but what afterwards became of him? The very qualities which might have pushed him forward became his undoing.
 When the war was over he fell Into evil courses: for his wild heart and am bilious spirit could not brook the sober and quiet pursuits of industry.
 "Can the Arabian steed submit to being vile drudge?" cries the fatalist
 Nonsense. A man Is not an irrational creature. but a reasoning heinz. and has something within him beyond the brute instinct. The greatest victories that man has ever obtained were over himself. David Haggart was hanged for a |felon-aDd properly Tamerlane and Haggart; Haggart and Tamerlane. Both men were robbers and men of low birth, yet one died upon the scaffold and the other emperor
 Yet Tamerlane was Gods scourge the wild heart was profitably employed as the whip for wicked kings.
 But peace to thee, David; why should a mortal be sitting In judgment upon thee. The Mighty and the Just One has already judged three.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
Sweet Things of Life

Canna marel, manus chivos ande puS Ia rovel pa leste chavo to romi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
First Glimpse of Gypsies

X"/WHEN he was only a. small boy NA/ the Gypsies called him "Sapen-
 W gro," which means a master oi
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
KENTU ky FOR TAFT.


The morning journa; of Aibur-
q ,e,q lie, New Mexico, quotes
udge ). D Lewis VINO accom- pan
led sheriff +. ] Niceley there. last
week 10 bring Nose Ia.liff back
20 K-n'ucSy as saving Kentucky
or T.ft. The interview is as
ollo 3:
Kentucky is solid for Taft. His
fenomiDalion and re-election next
November is ioregone con
u,ion".
Thus spoke Judge S. D. Lewis.
district attorney of Rockcastle
county. Ke ,tucky. to Morning
Journal reporter, following his
arrival early t day from Mt. Yer
ION, KY. Accompanying Judge
.ew:s was Sheriff T J. Niceley
lsp from Mt. Vernon, the two
coming to New Mexico after Moses
n Ga;liff the fugative murderer
who is in the city jaiL
We're both republicans, elected
o Offices by republicans aud we
are strong for Taft, said Judge
Lewis in t lie course of CONVEX
Iation with the newspaper man
Back in orr section you don t
near ANYTHING about Roosevelt,
LaF"ilette or anyone else It's all
Taft. Do | think he will be re-
nominated? Well, you can say
Tor me, that be won't only be re-
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
CEDARVILLE.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Gran Mink, one mile east OF
Cedarville, OH last Thursday, the
beautifu:g nd accomplished daugh-
ter Miss Maggie, and Mr.. Fine
Jones, of Sand Hill, were unit, d
in the Holy bonds of matrimon,
The bride was ve.y handsome
attired in a gown of rich satin
while the groom wore the con
ventional black. After many cor
eratulations those presents; ne
relatives OF the contracting parties
and few very intinates friend :,
assembled in the inviting dining
room, where they ate a most
sumptuous repast. This is the
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Mink, that has married in tn.
last two months. The u S
mail rout from Cedarville XIV = TO
Hansford KY, was awarded t
James Mize. Uncle Jim is an OLD
experienced carrier and says he cln
carry the mail cheaper than az,
one else. Harrison Nicely, past
through with a drove OF calv, S
which he bought in Laurel Count,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
FUR NI1URE

Is it Furniture you want?
How abolt nice Rug?
Do you need Table of any kind or
description?
Remember we have the incest and best
rockers IN the town.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
A WASTE OE MATERIAL.

The Federal Government is to
distribute a few millions of wall
e, ed pike minnows in The streams
n Eastern Kentucky. The wall
ed pike was once numerous in
some of the Kentucky rivers and
creeks. but there Is no sort of fish
that ii especially numerous just
nrw in those same rivers and
creeks.
1t will be of little avail to stock
the rivers with wall eyed unless
something can be done to curtail
the activities Of the wall-eyed
d uamiter and the wild-eyed
seiner Unless the State is willing
to take some steps for the protect
ion of fish the well meaning efforts
of the Government to increase the
piscatorIal supply will merely re-
suit IN the waste OF first class ma
terial. The dynamitiug of fish
should be made penitentiary
off srse, and the state should
adopt modern fish AMI game law
with State Warden and a suf-
fic:ent number of assistants to en-
force them The mere passage OF
laws will not prove effective unless
there is power for their enforce
ment. There are various provis-
ions already in existaLce. but thev
are practically a nuliity in nine
tenths of the State Except in
isolated instances there is no effort
to see that they are respected.
Some Of the Circuit Judges
have been diligent in calling the
attention of their grand juries to
violations of the law. but it is
seldom that an indictment is re-
turned anywhere or that a prose
cution, of any sort takes place
outside OF the larger cities in the
State. There should. be no lack of
wall-eyed pike in Kentucky streams
and there would be no need of
restocking if the original supply
had been conserved. In the
absence OF any effective means OF
protection it is a shame TO take
Uncle Sans little fishes. They
will merely perish at the hands Of
vandils as has been the fate OF
preceding generations of the 6nny
tribe Courier Journal.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23

THE advocacy IF the nomination
OF Gov. Wilson is taken by the
Courier Journal as a personal
affront to Morse Henri. The great
editor has been a power in his day
has done some great things as
well as making some mighty big
mistakes and errors; the latest was
to imagine that he was holding
the naming of the Democratic
nominee !or president in The hollow
of his hand but owing TO SO many
people having streaks of that
Missouri feeling and refusing 10 be
satlsfied with ibe showing made
by Mr.. Watterson VINO grew hot
under the collar pached his doll
rags and hied himself to more con-
genial chimes, when he discovered
how small and insignificant was
his bofnbardment of the i'm
pregnable fort of wisconsin.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
farm at Bee Lick.

farm at Bee Lick.
John A. Brown who 4ba.
tuberculosis of the bone continues
about the same.-Sam ProoIr is
yet a candidate tor ina,rIm.e.,
E B. Herrin purchased of Wade
Proctor a good mare at fair p'lce
Mrs. Lucinda Proctor is improv
ing.-Col. Bruce Turner, of La
coin county is = visiting in thi-
section. H. P. Davis will GO to
Louisville soon.-Uhcle Stephen
Elder, age 6o years q months and
3 days departed this life Mondi
Feb. 70, at II p. m. and his spiri.
took its fight to tine God VIII
gave it. For two weeks he ha
been i'll With complication 0
diseases. All that medical alo
could do was no avail Resolved,
That this county has lost gO"o
citizen and ueigh5or. and u
church a worthy member. The
remains were laid to rest Wedues
day in the Providence buryips
ground to await the calls of The
last great day. Peace to his ashes
and glory to b s immortal soul.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
This is an epitaph on an Englis

This is an epitaph on an English
tombstone. The languag is Eng
lish. You can read it ii you try.
WIT HINT
Hisgra Vebene at hthis tt 70 gras
Slies Mungos Martas Tub
Born Stupi dass. SIN lrt Twas
Hisna mebutnot Smar TLisna
Ture Scar ceeveevm Ortallid
Seesu chse Reature. His1ustlie
Sherem Ongsto therper Sonsmix
Edand tothed ayof doc uhis
SOULS somew heref ixed. I"
Slow trains in Arkansas. "An-
other time, on hot day ia Ar
kansas. we were all very much
annoyed on the Cannonball Fly er
by oneiegged beggar who kept
pace with the train FROM Sea.cy
to Louoke, going from one open
window to another aud Fostering
us to death with his doleful soIicl.
tations.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-02-23
QUAIL.

w n Proctor and family. an I
Maurice Proctor leave for Peoria
ILL.,, soon to make their bone -E
B. and o. L. Herrin done Some
plast ring for Kennel Smith. oI
near Hiatt, the past week Mis-
Docia Reynolds remains in very
critical condition. = Earuie Herrin
IS puubered among thesick. Rob
ert Parsons who left this count
several years ago tor Oklahom !.
and who is doing splendid bus
ness in farming and merchantile
business is reported very low With
tuberculosis of the lungs u. w.
Stringer will move soon to his