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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
So Like His Own Sophy

Sometimes. when the dumb girl would
sit looking intently at him, consider
ing hard how to communicate with
him about something new--how to ask
him what she wanted explained-she
looked so like his dead child that he
half believed 1t was herself. his dead
Sophy, sitting there and trying to tell
him where she had been to up IN the
skies and what she had seen there.
She had pretty face and there was
something touching in her looks that
made the whole cart peaceful.
The two got so that they could con-
verse by signs and printed words al
most as well as If the girl had the
power of speech-perhaps quite as well.
1t was really the happiest time of
Dr. Marigolds life and his quiet hap
pines put such spirit into him that his
reputation became greater than ever
and business went rushing with him.
This went on until Sophy was 16.
Then Marigold began thinking. He
was afraid he had not done his whole
duty by the girl.
1t would be selfish for him TO keep
her there any longer In that life. She
ought to have better teaching than he
could give her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
His Last Companion Gone

So their sad lives went on until, one
summer evening, as they were coming
into Exeter, they saw woman beating
her child cruelty, and the child cried out,
Don't beat me, o, mother! mother.
motherl"
Marigolds wife stopped her ears and
ran away like wild thing before he
could catch her. He searched for her all
that night. And the next day they found
her body in the river.
Marigold and his dog were the only
dwellers in the cart now, but the dog
had got to be we'll along in years and one
day, as the Cheap Jack was convulsing
crowd at York with his wit the old
dog went into commissions also, but of a
different sort, and died.
Doctor Marigold was quite alone once
more-dreadfully alone-and went noping
over the country, only shaking off his
melancholy when he got on the tailboard
of his cart at sleeping time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
doctor Marigold's Prescriptions"

SO, In his roaming about, he picked up
a 'litterary Teller" who wrote for him
what the Cheap Jack called Doctor Mar
igold's Prescriptions" from which vol
ume the history OF Marigold is mostly
drawn by his eminent friend, the lit
terary feller'' aforesaid whose name was
Charles Dickens
At last the two years time was gone
and DR.. Marigold went up to London TO
get his Sophy. The new cart was all nm
ished-yellow outside, relieved with YER
million and brass fittings. The old horse
was put in this cart and a new one bought
and boy hired for the old cart.
"Marigold,' said the gentleman OF the
deaf and dumb institution, extending his
hand, II am very glad to see you.'
mot as glad as ] am to see you, sir. '
returned the Cheap Jack. 1.-THE time has
seemed so long, Yes, the time has SEEM
ed so long" Just then the door opened
and In came Sophy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

You draw off upon bit of turf
in green lane or by the roadside. You
hobble your old horse and turn him
to Craze; you light your fire upon the
ashes of the last visitors; you cook
your stew-and you wouldn't call the
Emperor of France father.
But have temper in the cart fling
ing language and the hardest goods
in the stock at you and where are you
then? Put a name to your feelings
The worst of 1t was they had a
daughter born to them and Mari
gold loved children. He petted and
coddled the child, but as the girl grew
bigger the woman, when in her furies,
used to beat the child numerically.
Many a time, when the little Sophy
was or years old, Marigold went
walking by his horses head with his
whip over his shoulder crying and sob
bling worse than the child did for the
beating.
OF course they had fights over 1t and
then, when they reached the next town,
his wife would cry out TO the people
who gathered around the cart: Here's
wretch of a cheap Jack who has
been a beating his wifer'-which in
terfered with business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

carts. Watching them as II he were taxi
ing care OF them and soon after day
break turned and went away.
Marigold sent a hall after him, but
he never so much as started or looked
back.
Within an hour or two they left Lam
caster and took the road to Carlisle.
The next night, as usual, the carts were
drawn up by the roadside and along
toward daybreak Marigold looked again
for the strange young man-but did
not see him.
But the next morning. along about
daybreak. he did see him. He sent
hall after him, but, as before, the
strange young man took not the least
notice
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Choosing a Library

The manner In which he then began
to select his protegee's library Is thus
naively described by himself: L got
'em picters and no picters; bindings and
no bindings; gilt edged and plain-1ust
as could pick em up for her, in lots up
and down the country, north. south,
east and west winds liked best and
winds liked least, here, there and gone
astray, over the hills and far away
Doctor Marigold was evidently gen
uine collector"
Then, when he had filled all the shelves
n sort Of jealousy of the books sprang
up within him when he reflected that
these books had all been read by other
people before they could be read by So
ply 1t seemed somehow to take away
something from her ownership OF them.
Then happy thought struck him-ho
would have a book written expressly for
Sophy; no eye should read 1t before hers.
And a large part of this book should
be a description of himself and his life.
and of samples of his speeches from the
footboard of his cart.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Trying the Old Sign

Marigold gave start All, there she
was; grown such a woman. So pretty
so intelligent, so expressive. He knew
then that she must really be like his
child, who was In heaven. or he never
could have known her as she stood there
by the door.
you are affected" said the gentleman
in a kindly manner
II feel, sir" replied Marigold, that
am but rough chap In sleeved waist
coat"
II feel replied the gentleman, that
Il was you who raised her from misery
and degradation and brought her into
communication with her kind. But why
do we converse alone when we can con-
verse so well with her? Address her In
your own way"
81 am such a rough chap, in sleevcd
waistcoat," returned Marigold. and
she Is such graceful woman and
stands there so quietly by the door"
TRY If she moves at the old sign"
said the gentleman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Not Offered for Money

Now. here. my blooming English maid
ems, is an article, the last article of this
evenings sale, which l offer only to you,
the lovely Suffolk dumping billing over
with beauty; and l won't take bid OF
a thousand pounds from any man alive
Now what is it? 1t is made of fine
gold and is not broke, though there IL
a hole in IT.: and it's stronger than any
fetter that ever was forged-though It's
smaller than any one of my fingers.
We'll. I'll tell you what it is. 1t is a
ring of solid gold and / am not going TO
offer it for money-for 1t is meant to b..
a wedding ring-but 7 mean to give IL
to the next beauty that laughs and I'll
pay her visit tomorrow at exactly half
after nine"
His eyes were upon the girl in the
window-she laughed and he handed up
the ring to her.
He called promptly the next morning
and after saying: 20. dear, it's never
you and you never meant it," they went
out for long walk after which they were
asked" three times in church and mar
ried. He took her off In his cart.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
All for the Best

NThe manager of the great deaf and
dumb establishment smiled and then
said: well, well, must know. first,
what she has learned already. How do
you communicate with herY
The originality of Marigold evidently
amused him and prepossessed him in
his favor.
The Cheap Jack then showed him by
demonstration what he had done.
This is most remarkable" said the
gentleman after the demonstration.
and you have been her only teacher?"
Her only teacher, sir"
you are a clever fellow and a good
fellow" said he: and the result was
that Sophy was taken into the institu-
ton to remain for a period of two
years.
The separation between Doctor Marigold
and Sophy was hard upon both OF
them. But both knew It was for the
best and the Cheap Jack promised that.
as soon as the girl had completed her
course of instruction. she would be al
lowed to come back to the cart again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Disouieting News

The giant Roman Rushlfght did, upon
this, somewhat brighten UP at his top
extremity and make acknowledgements
in a way which-for him-was parlia-
mentary eloquence.
Then, after asking about all that had
taken place since last they met, the
giant suddenly asked. "Marigold. who
is that strange young man that hangs
about your cartsY'
THAT strange young man" gasped
Marigold
YES" replied the giant II am weak.
know. but not so weak as not TO
know my words. I repeat. Doctor. that
d strange young man hangs about your
carts in the dead OF night or along
toward daybreak"
1t turned out that when the giant
had been taking his midnight constitu-
tionals-the only ones allowed him
he had, in passing Marigold's carts.
seen strange young man for the two
nights he had been In Lancaster.
The young man seemed to be watch
ing as II he were taking care of the
carts or expecting to communicate
with someone within them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

belonged to him aud he to her. He
began to plan for her return and to
prepare for It,
In a few months time he bought
another cart. a fine large one. This he
began to fit up with shelves to contain
books for her reading. He took his
time about II and had the shelves made
under his own supervision according
to plans of his own
He had seat built In it whore he
could sit and see her read and think
that he had been her first teacher.
There was her bed in a berth with
curtains and there was her reading
table and there her writing desk
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
At the Window Again

Then there happened to him what some
times happens even to a Cheap Jack
he got married.
He courted his wife from the footboard
of his cart. She was a Suffolk young
woman and the place was the market
place of Ipswich, right opposite the corn
chambers shop.
He had noticed her at a window the
previous Saturday, and noticed also that
she seemed to appreciate highly his style
of oratory. He took to her. at once,
and said to himself, IF not already
disposed of I'll take that lot"
So next Saturday he came again and
put his cart in the same place. Yes.
there she was at the window again, and
Marigold was in high feather, keep
ing his audience in a continual roar of
laughter and selling his goods off briskly.
At last he took out of his waistcoat
pocket a small article wrapped in tissue
paper, and, holding it up. said, looking
UP at the window where "she" stood:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
bargaining for an Education

When the situation was explained to
her there were many tears on both
sides, but finally Doctor Marigold took her
one day to deaf and dumb establish
ment in London--the best he could find
and said to the gentleman who came
into the reception room to see him:
Sir I am only Cheap Jack. But
Of late years l have laid money by for
rainy day. This is my only daughter
---adopted-and you can't produce a
deafer or a dumber.
Teach her the most that can be
taught her In the shortest possible
separation that can be named and state
the figure for II. ! am game to put 1t
down. I won't bate q single farthing.
sir; but I'll put the money down here
and now And I'll thankfully throw in
q pound for you to take It,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Sleepless and Hopeless

Also, when the father and mother
fought. the little girl was worse terri
fed than before and got more soundly
beaten by her mother into the bargain.
Doctor Marigold was helpless, and had
it not been for the affection of little
Sophy, hopeless.
So Sophy grew to beHquite devoted to
her father, though he Gould do so little
to help her. She had great quantity
of shining dark hair, all curling nat
urally about her head and soldiers.
One of Mrs. Marigolds favorite diver
sions. when she was in her tantrums,
was to run and catch the child by the
hair. pull her down by it and beat her.
But she was brave little girl and
used to say: Don't mind me next time,
father dear" her face still flushed and
her eyes wet with tears. IF ! don't
cry out you may know that l am not
hurt much And even If ] do cry out
1t Will only be TO get mother to leave
off and let me CO.
And what for him did not her little
spirit endure without crying outl Yet
in other respects the mother was a
good one to little Sophy, always work
ing at her clothes, keeping her clean
and neat and taking great care of
her
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
a New System of Education

You Should have seen MarlgoId try
ing to teach Sophy. He got great help
from the milestones. He procured
some large alphabets in box-n1l the
letters separately printed on bits of
bone.
Then, suppose he was going to Wind
sor, he would give her w n d o r.
in that order. And then, at every mile
stone he would show her the same let
tiers in the same order on the milestone
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
A Strange Young Man

MarIgold was disturbed It put him
out of sorts. However. he made light OF
1t to Pickleson and took leave of the
giant in a jocose manner.
But he went back to his carts
thoughtfully and determined that that
night he would watch.
Toward morning he saw the strange
young man. He was well dressed and
well looking. He loitered very near the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

He took her to the new cart, with
which, of course, she was enraptured,
and showed her the books. with which,
of course she was enraptured again.
Then he handed the new book, which
was to be hers only. She did not un-
derstand at first when she read the title
but as she read on she comprehended,
began to laugh. kissed the volume and
pressed IL to her heart
Marigold was never better pleased in
all his life
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Brooding Over Her Sin

From that time forth the woman took
to brooding and would sit in the cart,
or walk beside 1t, for hours at time,
with her arms folded ana ner eyes cast
to the ground
When her fits of rage came on-which
they did less often than formerly-they
affected her in new way and she would
throw herself about or dash her head
against the side of the cart until her hus-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Worth All It Cost

They had got 1t up together on pur-
pose to please him and when he gave
her the old sign she rushed toward him
and threw herself at his feet with tears
of Joy and love. He raised her up and
took her In his arms.
Then. when the first righteousness
of the meeting had abated. they all
three sat down and talked together
without sound. as II there was some
thing soft and pleasant spread over the
whole world for them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

The loneliness which followed In the
cart was not the old loneliness, be-
cause Marigold knew there was term
to 1t and all the time he had some
thing to look forward to--the day when
Sophy should be with him once more.
And always he could think that she
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

a cart is so very aggrawating.
I'VE might have had such pleasant
life. A roomy cart with the large goods
hung outside and the bed slung under
meath when on the road; an iron pot and
a kettle fireplace for the cold weather:
chimney for the smoke; a hanging shelf
and a cupboard; a dog, horse. What
more do you want?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Five Years Later

Sophy wrote him many letters and at
last, In one of them, she said that she
had just had darling little daughter
and would watch with great anxiety to
see IL the child was to be like it's
father and mother. deaf and dumb.
AS in her subsequent letters Sophy
never alluded again to the matter.
Marigold took It for granted that the
child had inherited the infirmities of
It's parents.
For a long time the letters between
Sophy and Doctor Marigold were regu-
lar--they then got irregular through
Sophy's husband being moved to an
other station and through Marigold
being always on the move.
Thus five years and some odd months
passed and Doctor Marigold was stu
King OF the Cheap Jacks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

band was obliged to hold her by main
force until the paroxysm had passed
She got none the better for a little
drink which she took to, and Mari
gold, through some years of his life, used
to wonder, as he plodded along by his
horses head If there were any other
carts on the road that held as much
dreariness as his, for all his being looked
up to as the King of the Cheap Jacks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
On Christmas Eve

It was Christmas eve and Marisold
had logged up to London 10 have his
Christmas in the library cart. He was
clever hand at cooking and knocked
up for his Christmas eve dinner n
beefsteak pudding with two kidneys.
dozen oysters and couple of mush-
rooms I'm II.
1t is a pudding calculated to put n
man In good humor with everything
except the two lower buttons Of his
waistcoat.
When he had relished that pudding
and cleared away he sat down by the
fre TO think of Sophy. He was half
doing when he heard the hurried, light
steps of a child upon Ne steps of the
cart.
The door opened and bright, come
ly girl with large dark eyes peeped In.
Grandfather" cried the child.
MY God!' cried Marigold. she can
speakr'
In another moment Sophy's arms
were around his neck as we'll as the
arms of the child. and Sophy's hus-
band was wringins his hand.
1t may be taken for granted that
Doctor Marigold wandered no moro and
that Sophy's husband had come back
rich to take care of the old man for the
rest OF his days.
Next weeks one-page classic will be
"Fortunatus" by Hans Sachs.
Copyright. 1912. by Urging kinSD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

Next weeks one-page classic Will DO
"Fortunatus." by Hans Sachs.
Copyright, 1912. by Urging kinS)
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-13
Pastor Russell Praises Their
Kind DemednOr.
DEpLORES LACK OF FAITH
Noted Preacher piseourses on the I'm
porsance OF the Will and Its Proper
pirection--New Year the Time to
Choose a Right Line Of serviee-Faith
In God Of All Grace Necessary to
Strength Of Character and q Perma-
nent Civilization.

Toxic. Japan,
Dec. 3ist. = L h g
Foreign Missions
Inv S tigat ion
Committee Is here
and are accorded
every courtesy and
ever. facility. Pas
tor Russell. Chair
man OF the Com
nittec, delivered
two addresses to-
day. He had one
OF our finest Audi
forums. the Y. NJ.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-13

In India the women still go down to
the river banks and wash clothes by rub
bing them over stones.
They are unprogressive, we say. But,
they are no farther behind the times than
the American women who still boil clothes
and hard-rub them on washboard. The
women of India don t weaken their clothes
by boiling, at least.
The truly modern way of waship,
the Fels-Naptha way. No boili,
weaken the fibre; no hard-rubbing to wear
and tear. Work saved, time saved, fuel
saved; clothes cleaner
Follow directions on the red and green
wrapper.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-13
What Israel Did No. obtain.

st. Paul points us 10 the fact that
the Jewish Age. up 10 the time or
Jesus. accomplished great moral up
lift IN that nation. but that the nation
as n whole was not sanity and hence.
as n whole could not be the Redeem
er's associates in His Messianic King
dom. When Messiah came 10 His own
and they received Him not, but cru
Cited Him. they MS nation were re-
jccted from Divine favor for time.
But some OF them were Israelites In
deed-some Of them received Jesus. be-
came His disciples. and were accepted
OF God by the begetting OF the Holy
Spirit. nj and after Pentecost. to be
members ~ the House Of Sons-mem-
bers OF spiritual Israel
Since then Divine Providence has
been selecting the sanity ones from
every nation under heaven. to com
plete this spiritual Israel. Thus st.
Paul declares again. III ye be Christ's,
then are We Abraham's Seed. ard heirs
according 20 slse pranlise tho EqN11ae
tEAt all the families Of the eafkh 1ll1II
: blessed through this seed. Gals
ans m. 10. 10
10 today. on ihe threshold q th>
ew vear z urge upon <ou : reco1nI-
yer e tn x1|I. ~ ~
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-13
Anty Drudge on EARLY Rising.

Mrs. Workhard winding alarm clock always set fhs
alarm for O'Clock on Monday morning SO 1 can
make an early start with my washing and get through
before dark
Anty Drudge Nonsense Just you sleep three holrs
later, and then send to the grocer's for some
Fels-Naptha SOAP and do your washing the
Fels-Naptha way. Your wash will be on the line
before noon, cleaner and whittier than ever before
The Marshall republican., 1912-03-15

The stockholders of the Shire
County Fair Association n ur-
gently requested to attend the
meeting OF the stockholders to be
held on March 10th, 1912, at the
Circuit Court room, for the pur-
pose OF voting or the proposition
to increase the capital stock OF
the Association from $20,0oo.0o to
$500 0 90. II any stockhol1er can
not be present at this meeting. let
him send his proxy to T. II. Har-
vey, or some one else who will be
present, as IL Is absolutely neces-
sary for a majority Of the stock
to be Represented at this meeting.
No stockh6lier binds himself to
take more stock in the Associa-
ton by voting to increase the
capital stock.
Jas. W. Sparks, President.
Thoa H. Bagneil, Secretary.
The Marshall republican., 1912-03-15
Church Notes

Rev. c. H. Bohn, pastor OF the
Episcopal Church, preached to a
big congregation at the Eagles
hall Sunday at 8 p. m. The Epis-
copal choir sang a special selection
The subjects to be considered at
the First Baptist church next Sum
day morning and evening are as
follows, "Trusting to a line of
good breeding for salvation" John
8 :33, AMI "Prepare to meet Thy
Cod" Amos 4 p. Fine choice con
gregational singing and specials
by chorus choir for both morning
ana evening.
There will be a congregational
meeting of the First Presbyterian
church next Sunday at IL a. m to
consider calling a pastor.