Norwalk gazette, Friday, January 12, 1900 · page 6

 
 

 

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'“ NEVER knew such impudencel

He wouldn’t dare to do it if there
were a man on the place. I am going
.totake it down this minute—”

She rushed from the room and the
hanging dOor drowued her mother’s
'remonstrance. “Call her back, Ma-
3ti1da We can’t tell what she may do,
and it is unwise to offend Taylor un-
necessarily.” ,

Matilda. looked lazily out of the win-

' 'dow.

“It is too late, mother. She is half-
:way across the cornfield now. Good
gracious! she is climbing the fence,
3and there is the gate not ten yards
away.” '

But ~ten yards was a long distance
when J O was in ahurry. Over she went,
and On breathless, across another field
which ran parallel with the railroad
track. At its edge, in full view of pass—
ing trains, was a large barn, its sway-
‘back roof rather the worse for lack of
shingles, and on one side an enormous
red sheet of canvas, with staring white
letters which announced: “Grand bar-
beOue at Scruggs’ Station,” and con-
cluded with the democratic invitation:
“Come One, Come All.”

A man was putting the last tack into
the canvas when the girl accosted him:
“Hello, what are you doing?”

The reply came from the top of the"

ladder: “Nothin’, I’m done.” And he
began to descend. “But I must insist
upon your taking it down."

“What’s the matter with it ?” His in-
solent manner crimsoned her cheeks
to the color of the sign she surveyed
scornfully.

“A great deal; chief of all is the im-
pertinence ofi placing it there without
our consent.” '

"Well, theni’s my orders, and it’s
done. If you want it took down, you
got to see the boss. Here he. comes
now.” And he placed his ladder against
the barn and went. Off without further
parley.

“How do you do?" was the noneh'a-
lant greeting of the newcomer, stand-
'ing at ease in the road beyond. The

girl walked to the fence with a de- .

termined air.
“Good afternoon,” she said, stifily. .“I

rwas just ordering the man to remove

this sign from our premises, but he de—
clined, referring me to you as the
‘boss’ ”~her pretty lip curled—“and I
must ask you to see that the obnoxious
thing is taken down at once.”

“Well, really, that is beyond me just
at present. It was put there by order
of the committee, of which I am only
an insignificant member, and—3’

“Will you kindly inform me by what
right the committee ordered it- put
upon our barn without our consent?"
He was civil and self-possessed as he
replied: _

“Why, it was rather cheeky, wasn’t
it? But I presume they took your con-
sent- for granted. Anyway, if you don’t
mind, I’d like to have it. remain there
till to—morrow, when I can arrange
with the committee. I’m awfully sorry
if you object.” He. smiled across the
fence at her, with frank, handsome
eyes. Jo was mollified and recognized
the fact with horror. In an effort to
be as dignified as she felt she ought
to be, she. went. to the other extreme.

“I most certainly do object, andfur-
thermore it will not be necessary for
you to see the ‘committee.’ I am per-
fectly able to take the. sign down my-
self.” And with a haughty toss of her
bare head she went to the ladder. She
was struggling with it and had half-
dragged it. toward the sign, when it
was seized with quiet strength.

“Allow me—if I am not mistaken—7
this is my ladder—”

“And your barn, too, I suppose you
were going to add—” She stood pant—
ing with childish rage. “The rent has
not been paid, I know, but it will be
as soon as possible. In the meantime,
pray be generous enough to spare us
further insolence.”

There was silence when he carried. the
ladder to the fence, threw it. over, and
himself climbed, to the other side.
There, he turned a face white with
suppressed feeli'hg. “I shall not re-
ply, for fear of telling yOu some plain
truths as to your display of temper.
I shall see about the sign to—morrow.
In the meantime permit me to be equal-
ly firm in my determination‘that it
must remain there for the present.”
Then swinging the ladder over his
shoulder. he went off rapidly down the
railroad. Jo stared stupidly after him,
then she turned to the sign.

“There you are now, but not forlong.
We'll see.” The. white letters mocked
her with a vacant grimace. and “Come
Onc. Come All” danced before her eyes
as she made her way slowly back to the
house. They shone along ever}: fence,
they adorned the well curb. where she
stoppz'd for a drink of water. At the
pig s15; she paused and said in response
to friendly grunts: “You would have
better mulliers. wouldn‘t. you. piggy-
wig?" ‘

At. supper her mother said: “ll'cll.
.lo. what did you do about the sign?”

“Nothing,” Matilda echoed. teasing-
ly. “Nothing. Of course not. Jo’s ex-
citements usually end in smoke,” then
added: “However, there is nothing
to do but to let the sign stand. It is
not in our way.” .

ButJo’s anger blazed. “Perhaps not,
but it is the principle I object to. We
are in old Taylor’s debt, and his son
knows it, and takes advantage of us.
He thinks under the circumstances we
will submit to anything.” There was
defiance in her eye and she buttered her
toast with aivicious stab.

“I think you do the young man in-
justice,” her mother argued, mildly:
“he has always been very polite and
upon the last occasion, when I called
to ask for time in the payment of the
rent, he—he acted most obl'igin'g, so
that the interview was not so unpleas-
ant as I feared.” But the quiver of the

 

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sad lips spoiled the softening words
and Jo’s heart was harder than ever,
her resolve strengthened.

It wasdusk and the stars dimpcints
of light. in a somber sky when Jo‘s tall,
thin figure emerged from the barn.
After her trailed a. long, rickety lad-
der. She paused in her short. to raise
it. Somebody was singing a popular
air. 'The loud but uncertain tones
came from the railroadtrack. Going to
the fence, sh'e peered over, and in the
half-light saw a man walking the ties,
his step reeling and slow. Jo recog-
nized a hired man from the Taylor
place, whom she had often seen the
worse for liquor.

Still singing, he came nearer. Then
he tried to walk the rails, chuckling
foolishly as he balanced himself for a
second, then fell, full length across the
track, and lay quite still. Jo, who had
bent low cautiously, hoping he would
pass without seeing her, rose now, with

a quick cry of alarm. Climbing to the,
topmost rail she ,watched him intent-.

ly, while he made no sign, but lay like
a. log. Without hesitation, she ran to
him. Just then she heard a distant
rumble and the shriek of a whistle.
The train! With desperate strength
she shook the prostrate figure. “Get

‘- up! the train is coming! Oh, get up!

Quick!” But there was no movement.
in response. “Wake. up, for heaven’s
sake.” Then down. upon her knees,
with all her strength, she tried to drag
the limp, unconscious man from the
ties. She raised his head and her hand
was wet. The horrible dampness sick-
ened her; the croak of the frogs in the
meadow near was maddening; the
sound of the train grew more distinct,
and still the heavy, clumsy body lay
where it had. fallen, now half upright
in her arms. She. rose, staggering un-
der'the burden, tripped over the tics,
and stumbled over the steep bank.
DO’wn they Sank into a mass of wild
clover bloom that enveloped them in its
eloying fragrance.

A frightful shriek and glare, a. deaf-
ening rumble just over her head, then
all was silence. She was alone, with
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A MAN WAS PUTTING IN THE LAST
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than solitude. She rested the limp
head in her lap; it felt. wet, and she
dared not look for fear of what she
might see, and, seeing, faint at sight
of. Her voice, raised in a. cry for help,

‘was caught by the smothering clover

and sent back to her in mocking whis-
pers. Then came what seemed a dis-
tant echo:

“Hello!

“Here."

“Where?” impatiently.

_“Down here. Help!” And the bend-
ing blooms were brushed aside as a tall,
dark shadow obscured her patch of sky.

“Why, Miss Josephine, what has hap-
pened? Are you—Good heavens!” For
he- saw she was not alone. Tenderly,
without a word, he carried the still life-
less figure to an open spot, then re-
turned and helped her to rise. “Tell me
all about it,” he said, gently, wiping
the blood from her dress with hishand-
kcrchief. .

Dazed and tearful. Jo explained. “I
saw him coming along the track. He
seemed to be—to be tipsy. and, well.
he fell. Then I heard the train and
dragged him out of its way. That’s
all.” And she smiled. and blushed a
little in the darkness at the pressure
of her hand which accompanied his;
words: “Brave girl!”

Then both bent over the man, who
slowly opened his eyes. “He is not
dead,” she breathed, gratefully, and he
said: “No; he will soon be all right.
He. was unconscious from the blow; ap-
parently struck his head as he fell. But
it is not serious. Will you watch by
him just a moment while I summon
aid '3" He returned shortly with two
servants, who bore the wounded man
away. leaving Jo and the hated son of
the landlord together.

“ Vith your permission I will see you
to your house; but, first, may I finish
what i had begun when I heard your
cry for help?"

lle went to the barn. where a second
ladder—his ladder ‘ rested near the one
she had brought. Placing it in position.
be mounted, and she ran to the foot.

“ Yhat are you going to do?"

“Remove the sign. ! have reconsid-
ercd my determination." .\nd he. smiled
down into her eyes.

“And so hovel reconsidered mine.
Come down, or'l’ll shake you off," and
still pale, but laughing gleefully. she
grasped the ladder by both sides and
shook it. a trifle. “Come down and
don’t bother about 1hat old sign.”

Again on terra firma. he‘placed his
ladder so that it leaned upon hers nf—
fectionately, and together they went
towards the house.

“13y what gOOd fortune did you hap-
pen 'to be so near when l was in trou-
ble?" she asked, looking up at him as
he made a pathway for her through the
inquisitive. corn.

Where are you?”

 

“l-came 10 take down the'sign. And,

you?” A smile and quick blush. “So
did I.“ shr- snide-Chicago Daily News.

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Yes or llo.

People are Respectfully
As ked to Answer These
Questions. '

 

Is there anything in the evidence 'of
ones senses?

Is there anything in the testimony of
ones friends?

Can reliance be placed upon state
ments from people we know?

. 'Are the opinions of local citizens of
any greater moment than those of
strangers? ,

Would you sooner believe-people liv-
ing in some faraway place than citizens
of your own'city?

Wethink not, for home proof can
easily be' investigated. ,

' gr. C. A. Givens, No. 190 Main 815.,
is a painter and paper hanger by trade.
Like the majority of men who follow
this occupation, he was troubled with
disordered kidneys. The requisites to
his calling ,benzirie, terpentine .and
otherdryers excite and inflame these
organs and he found himSelf sufl'er'in‘g
with a. recurrence of his old complaint.
Mrs. Owens ever mindful of her- hus-
band’s welfare, procured“- a box ~ of
Doan’s Kidney Pills at Hale’s drug

store, (now Glendemng & Co.’s)and us-

,ed them, Mrs. Owens says: . “My hus-
band was greatly benefitted by the use
of Doan’s KIdney Pills. Constant

working in white-lead and mixing
paint brought on kidney trouble ‘and
headache. Relief in any form was al-
ways welcome and we are pleased to
recommend Doan’s Kidney Pills for
what they did.” '

Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price 50 cents a box. Mailed
onreceipt of price by Foster-Milburn
$0., Buffalo, N. Y.. sole agents for the

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.Rsmzmber the uame—Doan’s—-and
take no other.

 

Julia _ Morrison Acqnitted.

CHATTANOOGA, Jan. .11.——Thc jury
finds Julia Morrison Janies .not guilty of
the murder of Frank Leidenheimer. The
spectators were in the circuit courtroom
when the verdict was rendered. A tu-
mult of applause went up from every
person, and for ten'minutes it was im-
possible for the court officers to preserve
order. The- fair defendant, with eyes
filled with tears, dramatically addressed
the jurors, thanking them for their ac-
quittal. She will go to New York and
write a history of her life.

 

Boy Murderer oif’l‘riill.

IVICHITA,‘ Kan, Jan. 11.—Johu
Kornstett, a 15-year-old boy. who mur‘
dered his 9—year-old cousin, Nora Korn-
stett, in the country south of Anthony,
June 20, is on trial in the district court
here. He swung the girl’s head against a
peach tree and then threw her into an
old dry well, where she was found alive,
but dying. The boy confessed the crime
and had to be taken out of the county to
prevent lynching. The case has attracted
the attention of criminologists all over
the country.

 

School Building Burned.

MILAN, Mich. Jan. 11.—Fire destroy-
ed the Milan public school yesterday.’
Therc were 300 pupils in the building,
and the tire obtained a good headway
before it was discovered. The children
became panic stricken, and but for the
work'of Preceptress Clarzi Bayes and
Professor 0. H. Marriack great loss of
life might have resulted. Two pupils,
Edith Cavanagh and Emma Bentley.
were badly burned and may die. ,

Farragut’s Flagship Sails.
_SAN FRANCISCO. Jan.
Hartford, Admiral~ Farragut’s historic
flagship, has sailed on a cruise to New
York in charge of Commander Hawley.
The old warship has a complement of 540
men on board. The Hartford will first
call at San Diego andthen proceed to
Valparaiso and Montevideo and from
there to New York.
Charged With Buying Girls.

SEATTLE, \Vash., Jan. 11.———Barnet
Grinberg, formerly a well known Jewish
business man of this city. has been ar—
rested in Tarnapoli, Galicia. Austria, on
a charge of buying girls for export from
Austria to the United States. Grinberg
was in business here for eight or nine
years. He is a naturalized citizen of the
United States.

 

“In His Steps” Dramatized.

TOPEKA, Jan. 11.~—ltev'. Charles M.
Sheldon. author of “In His Steps” and
other religious novels, has received notice
from London to the (effect that his work
“In His Steps” has been dramatized and
will shortly be put upon the stage in
London. 3

Flames Sweep :1 Mississippi Town.

OXFORD, Miss. Jan. 11.—News hal
reached here of a disastrous fire at Tay-
lor, ten miles south of here, on the Illi-
nois Central railroad, which occurred
Tuesday night. The flames swept away
every store in the little town, destroying
17 houses. There is no communication
with Taylor. and details of the 'conflagra-
tion are lacking. -

A Month’s Del-1th..

ALBANY, Jan. 10.—The bulletin 07
the state board of health for the month
of November shows that there were 8,607
deaths in the state during that period as
compared with 9,280 in October and
8,700 in November, 1898. The death

rate in November was 14.7, and of the
whole number 2,187 were children. .

 

A Young Girl’s Experience. /

My daughter’s nerves were terribly out. of
order. She was thin and Weak; the least
noise startled her,and she was wakeml at.
night. Before she had taken one package
of Lelery King the change in her was so
great that. she could hardly be taken for the
some girls one is rapidly growing well and

. among, hercomplexlon is perfect, and she

"sleeps well ever nl lit-Mrs. Luc McNu

Brush Valley, Pya. g ‘ y “I.
Celer- King cures Constipation and all dis-

eases o the Nerves. Stomach. Liver and Kid

neys. Sold by drugglstl. ' .andmc. ,

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United States’Bonds and other Securities .

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According to the'Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.

 

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Received for Premiums .. . i .-

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To Policy-holders for Claims! by Death . .

T0. Poucy-holdem for Endowments Dividend t ' “3”65’9“ °°
For all other Accounts » . . ’ , . s, e c. ' 1:13:12; :5
" $35,245,038 88

. ASSETS.

First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . , , 5123056"? 3°
Loans on Bonds and other Securities, , . _ '50:? 0 90
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents 9’39 ’ 19 00
at 323.534.826.88: Book Value . , . . 20 6 6
Cash in Banks and Trust Qompames . . . 11,624, 49 6|
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . . 6:43:33; ‘2:

$377,517,325. 36 ..

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Linnrnrrrrns.

Policiy Reserves etc. . . -

Contingent (inanimate; Fund, . ' . . . . . ' 2:2,:sg’ggo g:

Divisible Surplus . . . . . . 52:31:00: 00
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Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . 27 ’ I .325 36

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Board of Trustees-

ADRIAN Isaus .la. ‘ M
GEORGE S. BOWUUI!‘
WILLIAM 0. Warm. r -4
WILLIAM Rocxsrsm v
JAMES N. JARVIE

CHAS D. DICKEY Jn.
ELBRIDGE T. GERR»
JAMES SPEYEB-

HENRY H. ROGERS

J no. W Avcamcnoss
THEODORE MORronD
WILLIAM BABCOCK
Srnvvrssnr FISH
Ancus'rus D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GmLErrr
H. WALTER W EBB

FREDERIO CROMWELL
J ULIEN '1‘. DAVIES

SAMUEL D. Bassoon I
A. N. VVArERHOUBE ‘
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RICHARD A' MchRDr
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HEBMANN C. VON POST
WILLIAM J. SEWELL

‘ CHARLES R. HENDERSON
OLIVER HARRIMAN I

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J. HOBART HERRIOK
Wu. 1’. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISB,
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ROBERT OLYPHAN'I
GEORGE E BAKER
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ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President.

 

- WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
lSAAC 11‘. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President DUEtt du-P. BREQK, Correspon‘ing gem-emf. .
WILLIAM J. EAST UN, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant» Secretary I
. . FREDERIC CROMWELL,-Treasurer. '
JOHN A. FUN DA. Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMrSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer
WILLIAM i’. SANDS. Cashier. EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant. Cashier:
EMORY MOCLINTOGK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR, Assistant.Actuary.
CHARLES A; PRELLER, Auditor. - WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
1) CLIFFORD GRETSIN OER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
1- J OHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies,
E’.) WARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor..
MEDICAL DIREcrons: '
ELIAS J. MARSH. M. D- GRANVILLE 11. WHITE, M D
G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting.

 

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