The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-03-16

| tinctive flavor of cafes in the lower
| slant of our city.
II spoke Of the tyrant President Cruz
and the burdens that his greed and in
solent cruelty laid upon the people.
| And Mt that Kcarny's tears lowed
| And then l dried them with II picture
| Of the fat rewards that would be ours
| when the opprcssor should te over.
thrown and the wise and generous Val.
devia I'm his seat. Then Kearny leap
ed to his feet ana wrung my hand with
the strength Of II roustabout He was
| mine, he said. till the last minion of
the hated despot was hurried from the
| highest peaks of the Cordiileras into
| the sea.
| II paid the score and we went out
| Near the door Kcarny's elbow over
! turned an upright glass showcase.
smashing 1t into little bits. paid the
| storekeeper the price he asked
"'COme to my hotel for the night
said to Kearny. We sail tomorrow at
noon'
He agreed. but on the sidewalk he
fell to cursing again in the dull. monot-
onous. glib way that he had done when
I pulled him out of the coal cellar.
Captain said he. before we go
any further it's no more than fair to
tell you that I'm known from Baffn's
bay to TERRA del Fuego as "BaL Luck"
kcarny. And I'm 1t. Everything get
into goes up in the air except balloon.
Every bet | ever made | lost except
when coppercd 1t. Every boat | ever
sailed on sank except the submarines.
Everything was ever interested i'm
went to pieces except Il patent bomb.
shell that l invented. Everything |
ever took hold of and tried to run |
ran into the ground except when
tried to plow. And that's why they
call me bad Luck" Kearny. thought
Id tell you.
Bad luck said |. or what goes by
the name. may now and then tan &c th,
affairs OF any man. But If It persist
beyond the estimate of what we MAJ
call the averages" there must be II
cause for it.
There is said Kcarny cmphaticnl.
ly. and when we walk another square
| will show 1t to YOU
''SurpriScd. | kept by his side until
we came TO Canal street and out int
'hc ihiuule Oi ltS great Wlutn.
"Kcarny seized me 10y an arm and
pointed tragic forefngcr ut rather
brilliant star that Shone steadily nhou,
thirty degrees above tho horizon
That's Saturn said he. the Sta
that prcSidcs over bad luck ami CIV.
and disappointment ana nothing dom.
and trouble. was born unGcr :hai
star. Every move make up bob,
Saturn and blocks il. lies the houdu,
planet of the heavens They say he
5000 miles in diameter and no SoIi,ici.
"i BODY 'han split pea soup. and he
got as many LiSr"putablc and mali.
nant rings as II big city. Now. wha.
kind or star is that to be born NJ.
DER?
Il ASKED kcarny whore he had Oh
tined all this astonishing knoWInu1c.
"'Fr0n AaraIh. Tie great a$trO!ogrr
of Cleveland. O.. sad he THAT hl:l
looked Ht glass ball ana told me IL,
name before I'll taken Il chair t..
prophc>ich tie daic of my birth an,
death before Id said II word. An,.
ticn lie cast my horoscope. and TIN.
S!dcrc"l system SoCnCd ne In the solar.
ricNuS 1t was bad luck for Franc.
kc"rny from y To Lard and for III.
friends that were irnpli .a,cd with hin,
FOR that gave up $50. This .NZrath
WIS So",'y. bat II" rc$!r tod his p"r"C@
Sion lnp much I" real The heaven
Wf"nE for nnv man |, w:S Mich
t!N". Hnh Er took II" o1t on Il hnicnu
ana cave ~" II rec vi,w ur lie SIX,
md hr showed Ec wE:ch Saturn v.n,
an! how t" ti'. il in different ha!cn
MOS nud lOI.i:EGcS
'hut %a;u.u wasn't an. He WA.
only the man highr" up II" rnr,li%hr,
:" hA"h Iai tack th"i thry allnw him
gang OF CruUtr Sir;".lirrS To help
lanh II ont They're circulating and
revolving and h.:ngim" around the mair
supply all the time. each one tl"Owin"
III" honhco Oh his particular district.
N"u see th"t u:ly little red star
nh""t eight inches .ih,rr and tn H..
right "C Saturn" E"urny asked mo
We'll. that's her. That; Phorle She.
got ne In charge. "Hy tie day of you.
hirth. SarS AZrlth Ia ne. your lie ls
subjected Ia the inGurn"e OF Saturn
l'E III" hbur and Minute Df IL Won uust
dW"H UnG"" the sway amd direct nu
'H"ri'F or l'inohp. the rinth satellite"
;" SAID this .\Zrnth.' !iplrnv shook
Ms fist viciorSly Skywnrd Curse her
shes don" her work we'll said he
Ever since was nstrulogiZrd bad luck
has Followed me like my shadow. A.
toll Yon Ard for many ypnrs h,.
t"r" Now. captain. I've told you nv
Ahhd!tNn nS N man "hnulI If you'rp
AFRAID this evil star Of mine might erin
pie your scheme leave me out OF it,
Il rcnSSurcl kcnrny nS well as |
could. told him that for thc time
we woulh bnish both astroogy and
ASTRONOMY from our heads The mani
TEST valor and enthusiasm OF the man
drew me. let uS see what n LITTLE
courage and diligence viii do ngninst
had luck. ! said. We will sniI tonor-
row for Esprrando'
FIFTY miles down the Mississippi our
steamer broke her rrICider We sent for
n fny hnr