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BUT THE MOOSE NEVER TIGHT-
ENED ROUND THE THROAT.
An IIMIOIIII' Story lternlled by the c..-
In! III-cling of .1"er Men in Waiting»
tor—Glu- I (airline. to Pny the Vie-
tlln Mohlnfitntannlt That Hand Kim.
A distinguished looking man was sitting
in Icufe in this city the other evening.
The waiter had just brought him it sample
of Washington‘s favorite drink, a “rickey.”
Before he had taken it sip of it. another.
who had juut entered the coin. wniltcd over
to him. and extending his hand said:
"How do you do, mujor? I haven't been
you for a long time."
The mun addressed as major, who, by the
"min Major McMichiwl,of the war tie
partment. looked at the newcomer doubt—
fuily Ind said politely:
"I fear. sir. that you have the advantage
of me."
"Well. major, the first. time you ever saw
me I mu. at one end of n rope and you sit.
the other. Now do you fi'C‘lII me?"
"‘By all that's holy ," cried the uinjor, ex-
citedly seizing the other by the band, “if it
isn’t Blank.”
“Yes, it. in Illnnk, sure ennuizhwthe mun ’
whoIe life you saved that. night."
The two men shook bond-t heartily, and
afteru few minutrs’ excited com’emxtion
named through the hWIltgiDg doom into i.
rear room. ‘
' LatenMujor )ICMichm‘I yielded to the
requests of some friends and told a curious
story. In fact he yielded up n first chi-'5
novel in less than n. column.
rm: Mum: TELLS .t E‘mitt‘.
“It; occurred it your or so below I come
here," premised the ninjur. “I mus I‘IlL’liLZO'ti
in cotton planting urnr Vic-inborn. There
were a number of plentzdinm about beside
mine, ilnd in the in lL'lzlml'lzmilI Win» the
usual store, which unnh- u prominent ud-
vnuciug goudm provisions and money on
crops. Among: those u'l-o were t‘ilLilug‘II ll’l
planting in the neighlmrbnml mo. .\Ir.
Blank, who just renewed lxiacqunintunce
with me. He was .1 northern mun who haul
married .1 girl of it good family in the
neighborhood. The proprietor of the urn-
ernl store had made advances to Blank on
his crop. but the crop bud foiled."
“One dny Blunt: Went over and shot the
romkceper. killing him. He wmnrresml
nd lodged in jail. The next. day it party
of Vickuhnrueru come “ch to my house
and asked me to join them in lynching
Blank. I dcmnrred. saying that before I
went intoun nilnir of thnt kind I wanted
to know just what the man had been
guilty of. They then told me the story of
the killing. staying that lllzmk had killed
the Itorekeeper simply because he haul in»
fused to advance him on this yenr'o crop.
he buying foiled to settle for the lust yi-nr's
advances. and that it mu a cult] himuirti
murder. for which he should hang. I con»
muted to acconumny the party.
“That night we went to jail, where we
secured possession of our victim without
difficulty. We took him to n railroad
bridge. There we fastened one end of n
rope about. his neck and the other [0 :1
bridge beam. intendingr do throw him off
In. let. him strangle to denth. When all
the preliminaries Were :lrrnn-gml one of our
own party suggested thut the unfortunate
mun be given an opportunity to prov. lie
then spoke for the first time. lie w... tlm
most remarkably cool unto I ever saw.
Notwithstanding his desperate «ituntiun
hd was as cool as though he were in u up».
hating society instead of the principal in
an impending tragedy.
run thrln's STATEMENT.
“ 'Gentlem .’ he sold. null there two not
aquIver in h voice. ‘gentlcmen, before i
[my I would like tomuke n ntntetneut tell-
ing you how I «me to kill that man.’
"‘Yon can make I stntement if it in not
I long one.’ replied our leader.
“'It will not. be long.’ he nmu‘crml u.»
‘Gentiemeu, I did ltill that old Sliyiut'k It
is true “in. I was in his debt for Inst ymr'.
ldvuuces. It is true that iWenL to him
for minutes on this ycIr’e crops. become I
believed that I could make more than
enough to pay me out both years. It in
truethat he refused me. I then went hnnw
Ind told my wife that we had better pack
up and so back north, II Ire could do noth-
quhcnwithout Idt'nncu and the ntore—
keeper but refused to make any. She die—
likcd the idea of moving nwny from her
childhood home and Intuit-dell thut'nhe
would (to to Ice the ntorekeeper herself:
that be but known her all hie life and lit)!
would nuke a personal appeal to him. i
cemented to her going. under the circuit»
stances. hoping the might succeed where l
Ind foiled. She went, the now him, untl
undo her pitiful plea.
“ ‘My'Ood.gentlernen. what do you think
thIt wretched old Shyl'ock did? lie mid
he would nuke the rhinoce- provided my
wlfIwould Iurrender her honor to him.
She warned hlI ' _ Jinx , , ‘h-n
IIdrIturned homeln mu. 1 dementia!
Mr cIuII. 8h. nlueIIntly told me.
fly out lmpulue In. to tulte my gun Ind
go Ind kill the Iconudrel. But pernuuled
by hereutreutln l “are over the thought
IudIlet upon the lnmlt. The next day
houuht I letter from the mum in which
Ill nos-ted Illl marathon. l imitated
no how. but took my gun and mm over
to III. “on and shot him dend.‘
MVID 1N)! ‘flll! GALLOWH.
“ 'Yon don't hIn this nlght.’ I «hunted.
throwing thI rope m on hot neck.
“fl-um not thin letter!" inquired I
don. Inger roles.
“ ‘1‘ but my houII.’ III: the mlm reply.
“We will no to your home with you.’ I
M'Iud if you no product» tint letter.
Ind it t- manly. you don’t hung at nIL'
“Wilbwcwmtu h, boon wlth him.
fnedproduwl the We hm enmlned
‘ prononund prom: ”nine. it «In
to compare it the next day
km. W.
Ioiuuly convinced of the truth of in» story
«mum... I bodyto the junior Ind
mummwlhlmlnnt. Ammonium: of
thlnurwlni other: known to be written
Mundudmmrlnadmofthegeuw
imitheuunhukhfl.
“Wutmuhlmontonhdlmlhem
mmlwudformklllln‘ ltm
glam gum-tn n. nun-mi eye.
“it. Inde- mpthtyur
, hum Mill-dim
of MI: Ind Inn 1
"I“ III-III: III
bunch-Wat»
his.
, . “rang-mi.
assortment to make selec-
from a child’s
specialties in
A ludiee’ flue Kid Button
formerly t3, and anotherat , 1, formerly 82. “183°C
god only 13. Children’s Be 001 Shoes at 75 cents.
me coll and ammo these goods, as it is a pleasure to Ihow W
”c. H. HARVEY.
70 North Maln Street. South Norwalk.
m
THEIATEST STYLES
ll: nwutlt: tbflwzmha tomato
“whoa-ugly. mun
ofw wuhIreth. tom rwehnn
til-red. mutter-u In of the
nonmmmmuyns
William HSwords
It WISHIIITHI BTIEET.
our: scorn nonunion \
mm "mm. “
We will display our Full line of
‘ imported novelties.
FUR
Illiltltlllll Hotel Block,
'toneow.
lanai cum to him .r. lth u pleading rm: ”
ile‘wonld not rlw and bid her enter in;
She seemed to clIbn L: in... too lumen IM
And he WM Mina... full of mirth Ind Iln.
So puma idle onward. Then it cit-need out
I.
When Autumn wind“ in wood: I'm ranking
moon.
Alain did gentle Sorrow fun: that way.
And heard him mourning. for his love hot!
down.
Ioauco min Iho wught him. Hakim. rude.
Ba bade her enter. Then. with stately mien
She weed. and took ween-lion like oqueeu.
Ind muted not Sorrow. but n my l-lllfllllt‘ll:
Bringing It Iliudou'. yet. no nhndowa are.
A Messing. cut from name grout light afar.
vrlpectnator.
Silo Didn't Lllw Iluudhugu.
A pretty girl muffled in it long traveling
cloak not. on the deck of n liudmu rivgr
"center. where an impatient brother had
deposited her. her notchei. shawl ntrnp nnd
partisol while he looked up the rest of the
party. Another girl who bud just come
Ihourd with her futhernurl u detachment.
of younger brothers ntoppcd to npuak with
her. The second girl wore it andor hut tutti
I trim. cloec titling traveling; gown. She
carried a neat llflh: jacketut-ur her arm.
The muffled girl inspected lu-rnew oom-
panion mthur curiouslmund after greet
into» naked. “Where are your thinm?"
"If you mcun Illtztzngcit'n below,"nnid
the trim girl. “nod if you mean handbags
I haven’t any."
The first. girl not npuruoug hcrlnelong»
lugs and said. “Why, how can you travel
all night. without tour?" '
“Oh, it chutelnine Cnl'l'lvn 9mm: of the
necessities of IlIt',"s:|lII number t 0, dis—
entangiingher bonllonnicre. "DoJ rll ro<
nlly wont to know how I do it? Just look
in here." Sheopenrd her oblong pocket-
book and handed it to her friend. The
change (’Dlllpflf’llllt'llt iu-ld Imlrpitw, a
glove litittoncr nnd .1 tiny bottle of violet
extract. The nniuhlxiring minimrtrm-nt
carried a little siiyu-r f‘nlllIr. utiiiriinutivu
pair of scissors and n knife.
"My drtmsnmker [tt‘t’rr puts in "Mu-ts,"
,wid their owner, “but .slu- can't. help my
buying one in thiscunt." tit mom nillxill‘li,
double breasted ui‘lnir, wuh rerun. turm-d
hock from the collar. “In here," tmtl'lr
ing tire turned ovs-r coi‘her. "l Imu- u hand
Kimono toothbrush. n IlitillIht‘rf‘IlIt‘I and
my watch. it in oil n mutter of lltnlt', but
I don‘t cure for bundlungs."~.\'cw York
Recorder.
lriIlI (liar-II.
Twoneporntt- “WILWICII of n horn was eight
feet in height, cluimmi the vognomnn of
"The Irish Uinnt U'Briru" ut the some
time. The skeleton of one of tin-«e is to be
found in the museum of the College of
Surgeons, London. It wns Imltuill bythe
celebrated sturgeon. John Hunter. who paid
£511) for the body for the pnrpolw of dim’c-
tiou. This O'Brien died from :tdelmnch .it
the nge of twenty two.
The other U'lliirn. wlinw rml (mine Wits
Patrick Cotter. \‘iirlli'tl it lm'tunt' by ex-
hibiting hither”, and attained the extretne
limits of n giant’s iiIt'-ftlf'f._\'-§IX your». “c
tool: the pl’t’t‘ullllllll to have his grun-
chiseled out of the inlitl rock twelve feet
deep, and provided that it should be kept
locked and constantly won-bed. This
O'Brien used to union: him if by lighting;
his pipe at tin- street lump». and he qttitl'
terrified n highwnytnon nhnononmwm-
sion had stopped U'Brirn‘s infringe. by
simply puttitu: his head out of the “'llliluw
and stretching: himself upto bu full height.
The skeleton of nnother Irish giant to he
found in the tumtomiml I'Imul of Trinity
college. Dublin, in 7 feet ii inches in bright
and mmtitutod the frninotvork of hic-
Gmth, horn in Ttppernry. who mzule the
tour of Europe on the “l’rmliuinus Irinh
Quint.” Ills enormous growth um. nuid to
have been the noun of :inexrwrlnwnt made
by the celebrated llinhop lierki-ly. who put
the boy, an unfortunate orplmn, through it
fattening proctm. with this result,
Dru. Mtisgmvo mul Molyncux huh- uiwn
accounts of still another Iriuh giant. lid-
wnrd Malone. who fllt'nrulmi 7 feet I int-hen
in his ntockings when he mus tum-teen -
New York Times.
Oil-l Notice-I.
A gentleman nenr Winchester mode o
rookery in front of his house. in which he
plIuted some beautiful ferns and. boring
put up the following: notice. found it more
efficient and lens ups-unwr- timn spring
guns or mnntrnpx. The fear illhpif‘lllg in»
Icription Wits:
”Beggars bownrel Scologn-mlrlunm nncl
polypodiuim are or! here."
The wall. of u W‘lltltllllltll'rl bonw near
Edinburgh some your» nluro exhibited n
board, on which who pointed a lhrmt quite
II dlmcult for the irexrnmwr to Illilil'l'nidtlltl
II the preceding:
“Any person entering threw lnclmurI-n
will be idiot and pnxlecuted."_ Inmdnn
’l'lollltn.
A. [matric- lien.
An eccentric Dominick hen in owned by
I l’hlln‘ '," bluekiuulth. Every duy
Ibout Io o'clock the hen vmlloilmo the
Ihop. mount» the form and wmlclta‘ n
hollow place in the null «ml pix Incite»
from the lire. No mutter how hurd be
blow. the fire the hen will not mm..- llulii
the haulIiii her run. new-mi lino... her
fathers were uni-chm. but who hold her
[threw-Yankee Blade.
One of the moat curloim punkngm tlmt
hue ruched the dead letm ofllce won one,
Iddrenud to I Indy in Springfield. 0., who
but never been found. it mos it email It:
hurreled revolrcr. with every chamber
loaded. Ind set at the full cock. The mm-
der is that it did not no oil when the pur‘
eel Inn opened.
The populntlou of tho United numb
now Ilmut “my”. Ilmzll'n in come.
when near HflIIMX) lmti Canada'- in the
nelghlmrhood of 5.00.1”). ‘In men. th-
Unlled Suturing ammo Iqure mile...
ext-lulu of Mulls, and mount! with
AlukI. Com. hus 3,470,231 and Brazil
.Au emulation counting of water. lump
Ind hermetic in mommi- proportlom in the
mt Meetin- reiunly yet found to deathly
the chinch hug. A furrow is made Ilium
Inuit]. no“!!! truth commits aided. and
when the bug» mllect they are Ipmyevl
with the Gunman.
sIllcylle Inet lame-l in the Demon nrmy
summer” for fmt memeuannteul of
the a] lie powder forumrly emf. It is
of mo pom of pen mileyiie
Ida Ind ninetyilfibt palm of the wt
mutton met.
Adria-bu hm: invented by which on
will” my in 1|,pr on Italian I: o
l tryout: pro-ling. nun t m
satin...“ death-l ”ammuni- u:-
mutt-Inst...
MI I i. ii” I Ill-Ito! limo
want» III. Intro. use
fill. More I’m-ital Way.
He was In I'iuglhzhmuu. and be bound
thIt'h‘e could get nuythinz he minted by
Ilmply invoking the old of the Brililh ling
through her m’tjwiU’u C(inltlll. llc had jlut
been landed It the home office mu: int
migrant. and won in it truly ll itluh Itutt
of indignation mnl Imitation on in
III kept waiting for his Indulge
“Bl-Iain. hlmiuln heyca." ho exclaimed.
"l huln't truck. to ntt‘tnd this no longer.
I'llltoIn tell the llritlrlh mum! on he’ll
tench ’em."
lie run too mud to uulll'u the genem'
Iulckerlutz that greeted hi~ outbunt. but
hurried off to rouse the Ilriti~h hm: in hh
hehIlf. H0 returned it. Ill-ll nu innit very
much mtfulleu Tn.- limo!» l: on lunln'l
been trained up. Tim 1.121... cnnml bml
refused to mom: ti..- “Miler 'm r...- lulu oi
an intertmtionul coinpnmtlzm
"See here, iueiu Iticnzl," -. nl n synum
thetic Grriunu. "I rm in do. montry .wwu
yours nlretty. nod l KII‘I‘-i"nl)f|lt‘llill’_"§ mt
I doesn't know no: I ma inn-led ii II :lro
time. ntttl Von jaunt m gnu-u :t« vbu .t:' l...’
indicating n porumn uf flattery p u ... “out;
my heyoo you dot Wuy you-u non". Um
we won ting dot i worn, by junmlny
mighty quick, uml d m‘t forgot it olreztt‘
Dot Volt dot noddinu-i talk so loud :ia nullll
Ieetle money, no nutttcr how mud you r..-
feeling You make dot llrltinh lion rout
nod it don't get you mt you wants M
much 8! van Alfll'l‘if'flil lyizu'tv: Iixri'ml’."
The Engliohmnn didn't "catch on, ”
"Main friend," added the tier n in. drow-
ing closer and opt-ohm.- hitter. "l m.;..r do:
advice SOIIIBtIIHI,’ phmn-r >7...» do: man
wit brxuu bottom mid biz: surmount-h?
Give him von quartet dollnr nod tell him
you wzmto your box ':l:.:~'. unit )0“ Kits it
right away."
The Eugiinhmuh ”trill-4hr. on,":n l m «Sid
the man with the brueishlltmm :irnl rzu
big stomach n liliii'lulur. .lud :le. - .
liohmnn'n lxi;.:u;.:-- n' .V lit-to ; :r.ln~' “lel
to the express t\'n;:n:i l..~u!m~rn-l ; . 1'...
German that in.- “will try lll'r'llIII'l ..
conform to the ways. of the mummy. —~.‘. n
York Herold.
'1:
Example» 0' (Zr-ml thvrzxry SH la.
The great Wl'lh'l's of rim i1.) _. 1- :u".
those Whom.- tronlr- have the oil Win In! ~i n
plicity. 'l'ulte the lmrm-d Dr
Johnson on :le illu~tmtinn li2< .2. 3-.
known on the"itrunbh~r." my (nil of hi»
domnntlentertulunwnt. ill: Howl ' it»
Ielua" inn wonderfully xiliiilung'iill' wurl.
But. who would think of Ni'itiiill: him“:
the esuiys or the now] in tlw pur-qm 1r
finished style? Who would with? ..x: .3. mil
Ion with either Laure-im- Sir-n..- or Uliwi
Goldsmith in. the flniAln-il litrrlry .-.rti~r.“
The writings of Dr. .lohnwn do not own
excite high mlnnmtiun Ih’t‘ilum‘ they urn
tooponderouzt And the brightum. of (hr
idea is obscured. if it iI nut lmt, in tin
heaviut‘u of the words with uhlnh it is
(ruined. But Sterne! Renal mu ' x. {‘4le
“Tristan: Shandy," or his a. :.n-~t.::.l
Journey," books that cotrtziiu nu. 71..
nine: delightful wotimcnt. but ill. , m:
simple language.
Set: how i‘leanyt
Flt"
. .
'iL-.-..r ., -..'
ter Intuit-i nut :x:'ait:~: l‘..t- chums. . -
pit! the! ion .’
ishcd style it. Would he :- dithxnlt nmitux t»
find it better lllmirl than the qu:.ln: 2.!
up
.i.
v1.9 “Hill” In in thd .
genial Iiturcllt'v Sterne.
great nrtiu will. the pen.
the “Citizen tiltl1e\\'nri'i"nrc g-sxo-mf n!
eruture. So is his. novel. "The $2.1... bl
\Vnkelield." Any one run imru u but. .1
good writer should lnefrotu on. lirrmr)
'lllu'htel'pimtcs41hlung” Poet.
Th- Klud of .Vlen They Lil...
Reading about the superb nnumzernrnt
of n his fire the other «My, ll vermin pull of
my acquaintance fi‘l!i.tl't.l'1i2 "In tilrrv {my
thing in) grand in man in. force? in mr c-s
timutlou. those firemen anti the chief who
Io splendidly mntmllml tin-m are no for .-u
parlor to the dancing youtih we tum-t :il
panic. and hops no merit in hater than
foam." Put that into your pipe, you rd
low Itriplingn who aim to in: imly kill-in
It in not your tennis. mills. nor your Ininll
feet, nor your ability to doure and lend tin
nernnn that make. u \‘u'omnn’n heart
kindle It your approach. ‘
It. is your responw' tourirmergeucy, your
muscle in a tilt uguiunt mill-i, your color
once and force that will win tin-mu in
feminine regard. As Inf' mu. then- H Nom-
thing pathetic in the sight of 1: big. haul
some fellow induucing pumpound n I'mm
Albert cant. I would rather are bini mm»;
high blueksmlth'. iuunun-r nt’ drit .
plow through Itony Iurrntt‘it if ow! i.»
The "original mun" me. not t‘rl‘lllctl n;
Ihine in the military schottischo or win his
laurel-i in the build—New York Cor. Cid
cargo Herald.
Booming III. Son.
I hard It good ntory recently of u but yet
Ind city olllcinl, who nmkm fn-qu. m up
peImneeI in the minor courts rind “-1..
poueIIeI lusty inuuit and the pmm nI
crating I fIrorIble imprmolon when lny
lug down lIw point». lliI (other hum. no
opportunity to linen to the Inn's eloquence
Ind to Idvuuco the family fortune». Pre-
queutly when hlI Ion but been Imulngn
can he ha- beeu known to circulate among
the admiring spectatoru Ind my: "What I
Itrouu Irgumentl” "What. line Npm‘CllL"
”Who ht that brilliant yullitz roam?"
"Who in that rising lmvyer?" nznl zhu. l'Il
dearer to Iron» interval in mention of
his home.
But one tiny no he won golnuon in mi:
fIIhion he no heard by I Imm who Lum-
both father Ind Ion. and thus rebuked
him: “Get along. you old fool.v I)...” you
know your own Ion? when n futile!
doun‘t know hilt own Ion he mint be h. .i
Ienlle condition." It ht "calla-.95 to odd
that this prwd the blowing of the f.m.ily
horn for the time belngpwllnmklyo Life.
0; >lli~ui :Li i.-. ..
Illa ”mun vl
. 1’th Worn Ira-ill.
During iiiIliop Ne-trmnn'n lllinlnnut!
trip Irouud the world he s-ant more ”In!
in lmllu One-lay u iotol inum- pain-I
mulled together to hm? ”I3 limimp’.
Vinson the beat outlook of currymg on
evnugellcnl work. Native convert». no
cording to the ml-mlounrlen. are apt ll:
think they know fits! what toclo and Ir.
perfectly qualified to get diouu without Id-
rle. Blohop Newman begun hia ndh, but
wuoomuntlytnmmptml by the naive
lmthmn. who jumped npomufter another
to mark that “minimum till-union
would lie preferable. "Now. for». here."
fluidly BRI‘IIIMI the MIIIOP. lmluu no
minute I little. “if any of you think you
can conduct this meeting better than I can
will you plume rise." There renounce
for Imam-Irma the hump manual Mound
them ’flwn keratin-brethren
mnlymund united to be counted.—
»Nw Your. Sun.
Ill- ‘rIIII WI. rumble.
One nun who Ilnyn min hath knit:
Ind forkli- mryhm fwd to lab mt:
AN ENGLISH TOURIST.
HE HEARS A £10:0F HOW HER-
MIT MOUNTAIN WAS NAMED.
W...“
A. Atalanu Commute“! Trunk! 'I’olb
I Stanza ‘l'IIm About the Duly,
[mulch Miner of the 80!“er
Inntnln Wu Named for "In.
The train bod ntoppml near the hurt
of the Selkirk». under the ohadow of a
great bare cmg. which the guide book
said won the Hermit mountniu. The
rock rose alumni prwipitounly. culminat-
ing in n crest extending for hundreds of
feet. to the north. nmi the top of them“
muted almmt no sharp as it nor. With
Inna alrimbo on the rail of a nine".-
tion cnr' was on English tourist. who
wore a nionocle ’nnd u Marv. nnd seemed
very much bored by the scenery. Near
him stood a commercial traveler of To
mum, who was explaining how the
mountain got in. mime.
"Follow the edge of the mountain
from its front to the rear." he said.
”Right where the edge breaks oil you
lee a solitary pyramid. From here it
Ieemn to be 'only Ibout six feet tall.
though in reality it is about thirty feet
high. Don't you see it bean some re-
Iemhluucc to :1 won? That is the hermit,
Ind it is this solitarypilinr that gave
name to the mountain."
The English tourist umbivhly :shovred
indications of interest. lie mige-I u littlel
nearer. and reworked:
”Beg garden. did I hear you any some
thing about a hermit?"
The commercial traveler gun: iii. w rm-
rodo a nisg in the ribs, "“" you." he
II ll".
mid to the tourist: "didn't you our box:
the remarkable facts About the hermit
hen»?
“No." said the tourist.
.t I’vnt'unzn’s STORY.
“\Vell. I'll tell you the ntot’y." said the
drummer. "Iii-s o. rerrmrkuble (nlu’. and
every traveler ought to know it. You
nor, about the time of the gold unite
merit in the Fntzer river country ‘wny
back in ”56 a fflllfl come. here to unite
his fortune. One of the Xillllt’l‘h had
brought into this wild region his little
family. and onions: them out his dangln
tor. a very pretty girl. with whom this
other fellow fell madly in low. Iii: had
I hated rival.of mum». and in a few
months on. rival cat-rial UK the prize.
and life became a hollow mockery to the
disappointed lover. lie lm'aine not only
a Woman hater, but .1 huh-r of his kind.
Ind he made up his mind he would sin-rid
the rest of his life no. hermit.
“So he came to this mountain, and
hi“ t‘lmul‘n-rml up that lir::.~‘i tint ynu hm?
along-2dr. and ho hum Lin. .. l .. u:
sinuoaund brtlfll'llr"~, u..-l tum - ’l“ o--;:.in
his newlife. ile haul :ignnnwl ilt’ml on
what he: could shoot, it illtiv flour he got
from the settlement and the- hrrriw and
roots he gnthol‘wi, if» Ill’t’ti that way u
gmni runny years, bringing down from
the mountain .11: uranium! for or heur-
sltin, “him i. - ~ .d for provisions. For
yours now hr hm ire-n old and mull-lo- to
hunt well. but nothing but NVr'l' lulu: e-d
him to give up his uni-er htv."
By this tune the Eligilril inure-t it...
all eyes and ears. "You don't mean to
tell me." Ilt‘ will. "How on earth rim-s
he lire now?"
"Well. once u Week the [lt’tlpit’ who
live in this little hamlet you see ilt'h: till
I btnkvt with protiaiuusnnd Ullt' of than
takes it up to the top of the mountain.
When the hermit hours nnylmly cumin:
he leaves his hut and retreats into the
«male. The man with the Sllppllii
leaves the basket lit the door. and the
next fellow whocoinrn up with prone»
ions leaves another basket and tnlmi
back the empty one.
rm: mums: murmur 11.
“The inx'utit Iltfl't'f‘ spooks to any body.
Early in the winter. Ih'f'lf’" there is dun-
ger of a bit: full of snow, u lot of pr..-
vinions is taken up to him. for fear that
a heavy anowfull will prevent any our
from rem-hing; the top."
“Why. «lomti't he.~ go; nil'it and nnnl u
doctor eonu nun-.2" united the tourist.
"Nolxydy knows that he ever hnd n
nick day. He in old, but he'n well. You
Ioa the hit up there in magnificent. and
then-‘5 no rem he should be rich.
There he is now." continued the drum-
mer. in I Itnto of wild excitement.
"There he is; near the edge of that rock.
limit you lee him?"
The Eazlhhumu looked. but could see
nothing. He borrowed I held plum and
m Idjmtiug the town when the nun
exohlmed:
”There. he‘s gone. I just wright I
glimpse of him. 110‘: up to high he
didn‘t look bigucr'n I Ipeclt. any way."
“Retunrkuble."uid the Englishman.
II he leaed into n neat. lie rollwl it all
merit: hinmiudfor I couple of hour».
Hunwhlla the story of the Englishumh'n
interest in the hermit had been told to I
number of choice Ipirlts. Ind there had
been much hilIrity. One of the men
whOIhIred the fun who “Indium near
the Toronto drummer. when the English
tourilt tidied up to him again.
“Now. look there." he mid, f'btmcst. iI
tint rally Ill truoelrout the hermit?”
‘Wuly, it'I true.” Ilid the com.
march] tnreler. "Mont all warm»
know it, Ind Iuy ouowho lives in thin
countryman tell you Ill Ilmntlt. Ask
thlI nun here.”
The Englhhnuu turned to “mother
men. who told the Itory of the hermit
mummwlthtome mphic Ind cir-
cumItIutlIl Iridium The Englishman
will wobbly WW on account of the
wonderful herndt for the British press.
~18" York Sun.
In.» sum comb.
Btnugerl who come to Waldemar:
dimmer thing of the «News of which
will inmmlnthe
which every yitrd
«Ward tnmernmeut building:
Illmrthe UnhedMlnucutInd
OCtOber ' 9 ‘and 'l 0.
”gig: a for! French
PATTERN ' HATS.
CAPESl
We carry I full line of all kind. of Fur Capes at prices lower than
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ery Goodr’ including many
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by the publir. and give [bun
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AT THE
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Whirl. has been our motto for omiliyrul'st.
.tnrlbm mud-- our reputation .«o wellltnown
nil met the (tilted Staten.
WE IMPORT
0irect From The
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Peel's linger: Falls Autumn Tour
to Earth's Bmttst Wonder
and Branded Sights.
The second epu'ini event of the "mole and
fincrcugfloalgn. T. It}; Peri-k; {mum-er}? the
unit: in . Imqul ‘xpresen t
newer «when and niecpern Itlaehod Ind m
attendant. Moving South Norwrllt. Tut-rainy
morning at M5 o’ckwli. October 13th. Irrlying
at the Valli. or. Will p. m. Returning
ureiw in l ‘unnecth-ut It or before Friday noon
in time to connect with Intro. to ever ' part 0
the rule. jug.” pay» for u nplendlt and de»
lightful Lilli mile ride: inr-lmles two do) 13' mild
hotel hoard orIt private home. I fourteen-mile
curring-2 ride to I I point.» of interval about the
Inlim-Unate‘ Inland . Prospect Park. \‘lt'turin
Pnkalllflrll'.‘ Ihuninion, I'uniulu; Stupemion
Bridge. “’hirlpool Rn lillté. Etc. Steamer )IIid
of the Mint :1 tome ulln. Double view «ale.
V'Itorn, Uram Museum and Yuilmricaliinrden.
(kc. m». Also. Forum-rs run. ronuwt at
ltrh'igexmrt by ‘.\. I . tmin leaving South Sop
walk at Tilrln. m.
tlet rin'nlnrp for full information and tickets
of It. A. .‘lt-lhthld. It Finland's drug shire.
”ninth Noni-1k. jylb
T. E. i'ECK. “Inns-r.
Housatonic Railroad
III-bury Indi‘S'orlmlk Diiislou.
(”ORREI‘THD TO .IL'XI'Z it. Will.
Truimlmt’e South Norwnlk for lmnbury—
615.9133. n... Bli.:3.:’rl-l,otlllund 1059.111.
Sunday 9— 9350. m. and ti 3': p. to.
Train. lem’e Iranbury for South Noni-Ik-
tintinxufinnd ll #3.. 111., M5. 5113 and 6:15
p. in. Sunday,» 4‘ If) n. m Ind 515 . tn.
Tminilumeinuth Somali: for glidgefieldm
Minn-19191;. nI.. l’.’ ll.‘_':5l. SIM and 6:!"- p. m
7min.» irate lildgrtlrld for South Norwulkw
ilt'v, 2 to. E in and it file. n... 244». 3:3. {inland
rl ill p. in.
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York at 3.0 p. ro...~‘outh Somali: 41B p. m..
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‘l‘ittutirivl and New \ork «spree:- leaves
Pursuit: attlll p. fn..I‘II‘thri litil p. m..u~--r~.-
outing with 63.- p. m.truin from llnnhuryl
south Nureulk 2:!) p. m.. uniting; at New
York ~ LII p. in.
'Doily oxu‘pt Sunday.
SIMS LINE DIVISION.
Train! leuw Bridgeport as followaz
7 II. A. tr... pimnger for I’ittsfirld.
mum m.. trimmer-r for I‘ittnfle‘nl. making
connection. for Albany and the Went.
lullm. ru.. freight for linwli- \illr.
ll Wu. H... freight for lire-at Ilarringmn.
«t :1) p. u... i’ltrsno—ld nmi Albany younger.
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lull p. 112.. ltright for lirrut Karrinctnn.
7 5 u. m.. «nominal “Whiter for Pitts-field
and Albany.
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ienernl Manager.
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tktober IS. Isoo.
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E'tlLU )WS:
Fon an \‘ouu. .t. )I. Moiuwpt Monday ~i
v1. .3 vi. hill 1-. iti «1.. '5 51') run 7 film . T :13 rs. F iii
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L'frlrw. to Stomfoni. rtprrm from Mumford.
3.1". t flirt. 517: r. . to Stamford. 53' u. 53! m'.
053)“. 6 M n. . I .‘d u. 3 ll aux. l" than. i IL’am.
“'Inhinmon engines. Sunday->515 (-1.. {all}
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u~..:litu~..ailiex. Wilma. “mom. Influx.
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many. New York. 3' 5 p. I... an»; Btu-III”
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Net-ml on.» My. Nmulk It}; It uh.
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WM] permu- In not“ trout own!
them thlnlnuleofthlIflfionI-c—
cont thew-Ire thereof. Int!
tildllllt 80H;
and Berlin.
new effects that cannot be
,
these rooms the largest,
holster; and interior decorations.
it»); regular price. $3.51! to $4.50).
to 81’. 75.
‘ And you will with only in ,
f Heat and Perfect Fitting sues.
. But oneiin which the , _ 4’
Best Material is 0880”. combining Durability and
Making it the best 53.00 Seamless s... in the market. “
EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. .
Call and examine them before purchasing any other Ihoo, It
H. 8. BROWN’!
South Main Street. 50. Norwallt
w. B.HALL 8i 0..
BRIDGZPORT.
nw nunmm HEWiSTHBIH
All Departments Enlarged.
$100,0m.001n Dress Goods, ($50,000.00in (Hooks, $25,000.00 in Fun.
()ur spacious Cloak and Suit roomo, on
lmnonant the second floor, are replete with all the
Inovclties of the season, fresh from Park
Many styles are exclusively our own, embracing
duplicated or copied.
New Drapery and Upholstery Booms
Our large rooms or displaying Upholstery and Drapery Fabrics
have been entirely remodelled and enlarged.
our command has been used. and no expense spared in making
best lighted and most attractive in this
all the new novelties for up—
These beautiful fabrics have
been selected direct from the leading manufacturers in England,
France. Germany. Switzerland and America, and embrace many ». -
rare novelties which are only shown by us in America. '
W. B. Hail & 09.
1,000 Pairs of Ladies’ Shins”
—~T0 BE—
LLUSED OUT AT SPECIAL PRICES
And :in :iwrngl- minrtion of oyn-r 2}“ per cent.
goods, ne‘mlft‘ti at :i n-durtinn, and to he
country. Our stock is replete with
sold at prices that make
GENUINE BARGAINS for CQNSUMERS.
We quote a few price-ed
line, lot of 3m) pairs Ladies’ Turned Shoes It
$2.50 to Sim: regular price $4.50. One lot of
SHHES 2m airs Lounshury, Mathewson dz Co’s slight-
. ly l amuged. machine sewed. Ladi
nuke
THE BEST 85.38MB EVER HFEEIIEII.
CLOVER & OLSEN,
8! Washington St. So. Norwalk.
F. H. NASH & BRO.
stimuli-s given on
Plumbing, Has Fitting, Tin and Sheet Iron Work.
“'i‘ 1::‘0 M‘Illllg
Victory, New Stamford and Silsby's Steam Heaters.
We have a line stock of
Decorated and Plain China.
i‘ho llUClllISS and UNCLE NICK RANGES. Both Set and Port
able, including New York Rang .
Every facility at
These 311008 are odd lots of reguh
them
es’ Shoes, at
line lot of 300 pairs Lounsbu
MillIlt’WSull it (.‘o.':.- slightly imperfect, hand< ry,
sowed. Worth. $3.!“ a pair: will he sold for $2.50
Balance in line Uxfords. smnplrs
and inuwrfwts. at prices that 1
them
SHHES. "
umiomumim
“I" T. I.”
THISTHAH & in".
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' NORWALK. ~
“'l; Alli; hilUWINli A mild. LINE 0'
NEW on nus tun
:is Atlmfl: LA'ITM' enamel Anti “Bitten. plenum. am in
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Meats.
Fish. Oysters.
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