sot. ; «momma alloy old mmh'hm a";
_ into small co‘m- many a an extravagant ope
the upper rpm» oi the figure would been hung to gather dust amid the cob- l A thrill shot “"0“" "l” “d M’ my
give a poverty.“ alien and consumptive ' wobp, And soon we won scattered over fingers ““819-
appearance in oonnparieon with the ampll. sdvereity'e hndwgpo’ no two 01mm“. . "Why do you ask?" was all I could
hide to which We are now used. Evening in: m courage to pursue the m. di— trust myself to say.
m“'”°'.::m “gflaw’, toward ”M". rectlon. I cared not whither I went; it I "BMW” mm" ”id 1” wanted youto
WWI“ 8 501' ”0"“ “W “I" was my aim to be aimless. And so I write more letters. Will you?"
strolled. One afternoon. in the western ' “I “"11 write 10,000 letters for y our
“No. not long.”
Along the grass grown road we pur-
su our way in silence. We turned to
the left into the thick woods. An hour
passed.
"Here is a beautiful place." I said.
"Yes.” Ham Tish answarod. "but itie
malarioue."
The woods became thicker. wild asan
‘ I ‘ * ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘1 » ,, , . , ‘ m , ; Inasmuch: .Wde.mm biennium-ember. .
i I ‘ en lug ‘ , l ‘ ‘ ‘ U ._ , “ I . amt! our 3:3“?79 Ml! Milwauldlmsomu'f ‘ .. .“Will youllaxouelongr’she asked.
‘ V l‘ l ' l ‘ at h” “WIN-"lib m anothurwnbbed‘ “Balm don'thm WM sumac And withoutwsitinctorflam'fishb
‘ Flavor“) SUIt the W“!tourihdividusl belonging. and bade ”hilt" Wild.” she replied. Shem sil~ answer. Imuddholdto‘uy:
for a moment and then ell‘li“aeked.
re you going with us?” ‘
TaSte, is why”
p.“ ‘01 Tennessee, 1 came upon a 108 father. I wouldeven take 03 my shirt unexplored forest. "Here’s where we
bridge that appeared tohsve been care- and covar it with messages for his step. Get down." said Ham Tish,
lessly tumbled across a small stream. friends."
I dismounted and Hum Tish. reaching
over. took hold of the stirrup straps and
crossed them over the saddle. He did
not get down.
“Here's where We part company,” he
said. pulling the bridle over my horse’s
head proparingto lead him.
“What!" I exclaimed.
“Hero is where I leave you." The flap
of his coat blew aside and I saw the
brass handle of opiate]. '
“But won't you let me
,Theroad was grass-grown; the bridge
was covered with morning-glory vines.
The scene was too romantic tobe pas- l
toral. There was not a house. not a
field. nbt a meadow in sight. But down
the stream where the wire grass was
thick and where the water oaks cast a
broad shade was a Gypsy camp. Hun-
ger, the wkecnest of suggestors. advised
me to visit the camp. I did so. and as
Idrew near I saw several men and
women standing about a large box. l
I wrote another letter and Lees clapped
her hands with delight.
The same boy was sent to the post-
ollice. and this time I did not ask if it
might not be well for me to go with him.
Along toward noon. while I was poking
about to catch a sight of the girl. Ham
Tish came up and asked me if I knew
anything about horses. Iwas forced to
acknowledge that I did not. whereupon
he remarked:
“Then I don’t suppose you care to go
yJor weer sending you
‘ . by Company's
go back to
' . camp and tell the people goodbyr I
- which served as a table; and bending X“? ‘33' We are gomg over here to plea¥£d.
, , . . over in a position of agonizing anxiety W9-' . " "“5"" camp."hereplied. "“5 i9
,TIleBl&GOOdWlll I obacco was amen striving towrite on a piece of He had thOIlKhl? t0 favor me With an gone. Goodbyfl’ And so he left me
m AGENTS FOR CONN. . ‘ . ! p..per bag. They did not see me until I
entertainment. There may be drearier
HARTFORD (‘T recitals than the lies told during a horse
alone in the forest.-—0pie Read. in Chi-
~ . i was close to them-they had paid no at-
I
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incurable use
30‘
2°
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. ' momentum cure. Hi best bank
finfflnhhedon applications
' , bottle. serum.
is so .Popular
'where a Good
Chew is desired.
" JACOB m. LAYTOhl
Flu. lilo and lccidsnllnsmw
Hill um: All! lililiSE rum
JACK E'l'.
lend a liltlo distance below the
flare abruptly.
under sleeves or docp frills of lace gathoml Y
'i‘hcro arc indications o
inside of tho slnovc propc".
Womcu bicyclists in Paris, or ”pcthd
cum." as, tho ncu'sycpcrs term them
have adopted the salicr but as a part 0
their rcguliu.
lishlng a smuplunry rule which shall pro
elbow and .
’I‘hcne is a great deal of
chatter in and out of print' as to what sort
of lower gamut-Ht they shall or shall not
Wear, but practlwlly they woor whutcvcr
they like. There Is no such thing as estab-
Vent any individual from being unplenec
dog.
at when they saw me there was a
scattering uboflt. and the writer grabbed
l hispaperuud stood looking at me almost
. fiercely. r
f ‘ "How far is it to Boliva '3"
apologize for my intrusion.
, "How far is it to the Hatch
l "Don‘t know.“
"How far is it to the railroad?"
He shook his head.
I "How far is it to any place?"
ie River?
. ‘ swercd:
tention to the whimsical yelping of a
“I don’t know." the writer answered.
He looked at me sharply and 'an-
i - "It’s only a short distance to any place asked.
even had he promised the keenest excite—
ment I should have declined to go.
There was but one thing for me. and
that was to gorge my gaze on that wild
be
fry.
I asked, to 3 And where was she? I saw her stand-
ing uudera tree a short distance from
the stream. A number of children and
‘ smaller girls were playing about her.
iThey had pulled a grape vine from a
’tree and were jumping it. As 1 ap-
Ipreached Lees turned from the group
gand begun slowly to walk toward the
‘ creek. I overtook her.
“How long will they let me stay?” I
swap, but I have never heard them. But
cago Times-Herald.
A Tone Ranger.
The Texas Rangersare few in num-
ber. but. individually, Very capable.
They are divided into companies of from
ten to twenty men. and each company
has its Captain and Lieutenant.
Billy McDonald. Captain of the squad
at Amarillo, was at Fbrt Worth recent-
ly. and a Republic correspondent had a
little talk with him. (’apt. McDonald
belongs to that class of men that has rid
Texas of its "killers.“ In personal ap-
[marance he is a surprise. About five
feet ten inches tall. he weighs probably
130 pounds. His hair. closely cropped,
is gray. His
mustache is of the same
‘ ,. i. « . - . . " lor. His eves are 'my clear and keen
nnlly conspicuous. 'I‘imundcsirabilityofn away from here. i Um” )0“ Wm" enough 1‘3““5' she co .- A '. '
‘mwfa'i'hmn' 03?; Mess 0906:38mn1'“."I.u%l.ufl.:d‘m::: unrumntdcponds mainly upon who wears But I was not to be blufl‘ed. I had answered. laughing. but Of a kindly expressxon. He wears
31:“. Soul? 0.“ ‘ mm Plies it. Some Women are more noticeable in been bar. 0 m], “But do you know how many they bl"? Chill!” “1"] a White $101M! hat. ,
I.“ N P0“. 0.”. ”CI“ NMIIIJR the ordinary long skirt than oihors are in “th are you trying to do?" I asked. want written?" He had his ribs shot away. two bul-
tmuscrs. Strike out all the objections to' .. - ' , . , ' . . ‘. ' "I l ‘t k w- but ever 5 man . I lets putlnlo his left arm. one in his
$33!! Plbllc. AGIIOWIMHnll ”1%”er ”mm“ t forward by women who. i Trying to write in km r to fmnds in i "II no - 0 ).
messed Poi
Men or n-
» - and all irre‘nlaritles of like
flnfigxl’lflfib) Pl?“ anio-
are on re 1 so can can
gala! upon for speedy relic . We
.toheur eta use when they have
to unethedeeiredresulLAbox
‘i be on hand ntalltimee to rovlde
. ' -» nondencecon ential
l wiht’hfnildlrectlons. securely seal-
1.
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51
Washington street.
Open dailyi‘rom D to Ian. m.. and from it:
3 p m.. and mix Monday evenings iron 7 to ii
"lnwreet al owed on deposits.
swan soars—nu
not being bicyclists
escrow {or \vcoring them.
all objwiinns causcd by bloomcr wcun
who would continue to clmllcllgc
amount of attention whotnvcr they \vorc.
and a wry sumll lmlnucc of gcuul
lions Would rcnmin.
thcnm‘lws. have no
Strike out also i
one
no objec-
Musiic cloth continues to be a favorin-
England." .
“And can‘t you write ii?"
‘ write died out long ago.”
“Let mc write for you."
Again hc looked utincshrn‘ply; not re
"I‘m afraid that it's a little more than for you?"
an equal 1 can do. The only one of us that could ‘
should think."
"Don‘t you want me to write some
“No." she said. after
. "I don't know anybody.
“But you have friends in
lun‘cu't your"
a short pause.
-v
England.
right shoulder. and had his face and ear
badly powder burned ina light in Qua-
nuh. Tex. Three men did the shooting
with McDonald in the middle of the
sircoi. Noticing the powder burns on
his face. i said:
"That follow must have been pretty
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. w %§;%:2fl 1332ng Miles JOHN B. FERRIS. Vbe-Prdt. one of the lull-st jacket mmluls in this ion question n.. And dhl be an" I asked. y
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FlillEllIl DIRECTOR
no
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the delight of all who see them.
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for genie:
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A law of the new styles lor the ladies are our Call Shoe, our Seal (lost. our
our Patent Leather Rszn' Toe with cloth top,
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“Can you write?" he asked.
"Yes. for unfortunately i have tried
to make wriiing my business."
"Then you will charge us toomuch
for writing a letter."
idly as I could I pictured the lazy stream.
the vine—covered bridge. the rugged blufl'
not far away. I read this to them. and
and gleefully they clapped their hands.
How generous an audience: how chann-
ing a literary circle—hungry imagina-
tion. throbbing fancy.
“Read it again." they c
I had done so they told u
to their friends.
rial. and when
no what to say
When tho loticr was
suggested that it might be wall
for me to go with him. that u would set
strivcn to write.
“No. you stay with us liil to-morrow.
We will want you to wriic another loi~
tor tlionmcxactly like the other one."
The man with whom i had iransw-n-d
my literary business was iiam Tish. the
ruler of (he tribe. lie was a powerful
old fellow and it occurred tonio lhut he
might bc a pretty tough customer in a
rough and iambic tight.
Sitting just across tho lirc from mo
was a girl, (hit of iho lllll‘h‘llI'NH Hlli‘ had
come like an illumiuatcd shallow. llcr
black imirwas tangled and her face.
warm and rich. was like a wild berry.
She laughed. and i eat ilu-i'c with an
ear of com growing cold in my hand.
She was stronucr than conscicm'c- she
had taken my appetite. h’ho lookod at
me shylyund l woudcrcd if she had
heard the reading or the letter. lium
'l‘ish spldw to her. and called hcr Love.
and she called him lather. l
the picture.
"bile died." was the reply.
, Down the stream we strolled. In the
delight other marvelous lwauty I {or
got that then.- hud ever been a civiliza-
stopped to gaze. in rapturous silence up-
on her.
i would ban: told her more. butsud-
n.
We must go. The men will bcback
soon.
i I unnlcrstotxl her; she was afraid that
her fathermight see licralone with me.
i And i wondered that she had not a sim-
ilar four with regard to her mother. She
must have read my thoughts. for she
said:
side [stopped and talked to a man: I
lint father scolded me."
“You didn't fall in love wi
did you?" i eagerly asked.
Him laughed at Inc.
“I Wouldn‘t know how todo that."
she will.
. “liui you could be casily taught.
could lcuch you."
l‘lllo' [mulcd at inc and run back to the
camp. That night shosul‘ norms the
film from inc. Ilcr fulhcr stood near her
and tallied horse with a your: follow
who hum.r ulystcriopsly about in the
shadow. Son-rill limos lspokc to the
girl. but she simply nodded and smiled
at luv.
Hum ’l‘ish bot-(on to walk up and down.
still talking to the man in ihc shadow.
I leaned over at the tire to who a cold
npim my pipe. and whcu i looked up 1
saw llnm 'l‘inh pointing lowunl a tent.
TluI girl col up and slowly walked
ih the man.
I
“He didn‘t miss me."
"Didn't you geta shot at him?"
“Oh yes: Igot a shot at him.
I did
the best i could."
_ tion. In the shade on a bank of moss "Tim“.mW isn't ““1114 in this 001111“?
dmheir’l cage plainly: adorxodiwnh alum-i "I will not charge you anything. It we eat. I told her stories. of giants and now. said a gentleman standing close
row “ "m 0 v“ Wt' " m l" W" will beaplcasurc." of beautiful women “the was lcanin b)"
_ . . . ,. . . . .. a g _
‘ln [IBM‘MEB' hfimxfivlllflll‘tdh‘hl‘ culls. ihe jacket '3 Itook from my pocket a large note- back with her eyes half closed. and McDonald smiled. "No. he isn’t liv-
, 93 WASHINGTON STREET, SOUTH gnome Unoum book and a pencil. They made way for through her 1351,95 I saw the playing of mg." he said.
. mmfimfilfmm; nonwgm come _- me. andlsat down at tho bos- lashed a fire like the lightning that sunbeam "D0931“ ”will” takefiman’finerve
"I“ w buildiuae. Jobblnn‘o! every " ' __.____.._.. not 811091"? question, but Willi" ‘0 d" bind a summer‘s fringy cloud. from him ‘0 have three men shooting at
Lead-4 mm, W ‘0' ”In“? RESIDENCE’ KARAOKEHO 83.13:}. scribe the “Wile 0' their camp. A" viv~ “Tell me more " she said when I had him at “"0"- all from diff“
. , .
rent direc-
tions?" I queried.
"Well. not when you get used to it.
i'vo been in the business so long that I
then asked what they wanted to say to dcnly “Immug at the sun. 31“. ex- don't mind knocking about with these
their friends. The writing was nnquos- clubbed: ’ fellows occasionally."
tionably rude. but they saw
There was a short pause. and then the
old Ranger said. reflectively:
"Most of this killing is all nonsense. .»
Too many men are shot without cause.”
Allyouwaut is good management. I
believe that with my lieutenant and
six men 1 can take Satan and all his
aides and lock ‘em up."»~St. Louis Re.
complete-d they mounted it boy on theirl‘ ")lolincr never “mm“ me. Father public.
hiatus-then in flwnew tors. ileutost him" and sent bun 1” ”"9 lh'Hl‘ docs sometimes. One time on the road- t“
Enamel Leather wit‘cork sole and double soles. 0m“ I
A Remarkable Juvenile.
. . . didn't want iostop. but hoaskcd me to At the age of ill). (icorgc W. Gofi',
3930." with Dsola and "my toe INTERlOR DECORATISU me mm" a distance 0" “'3' “'“3'- but wait a moment. and ldid. for he was a who livcs ucar Puutagordtha. has grown
Mom “d Cal! Shoe in all newbtoes from '3 to ‘6 is a line In and too much care “a 5'. hereupon spoke up the luuu who lllMl kind "um
young again. Up to a year ago Golf
was blind. partially deaf and bold. and
basin-cu Ni for many yours. About
that time. howvvcr. he suddcnly re-
covered his eyesight and hearing and
his hair lwguu to grow.
Now Hull hours and sees as good as he
ever did and his head iscoverod with a
growth oi" black hair. As his eyesight
strongthonml and his hair grow a mark-
ed change occurred in his physical con-
dition. and from being a decrepit man.
hardly able to walk. he bccaino as
strongauduciivcasu youth ui‘ twenty
years.
The wriulilcuon his Hklll i
and he now looks fresh and youthful.
The case has puzzled the physicians.
They say the man is cniircly rcjuvcuutcd
and may livo ulnciy yours lmlgcl'. 'i‘lloy
assert that the old tissues have been re-
lisuppcared
away. and Hum Tish comm] talking to
plucml by new and that physically Mr.
(doll is not iiiorotlmu 2i) yours old. So
. . thorium in tho shadow. i lay llllililrthg youihl’ul did he tool that last week he
IX/éj/ ‘1 don ; ”mi"! lhui I “hm kw, ‘i’m’h hush. hill 1 saw no stars. {orihvsln'wos married a huudooum young girl.
, ./ l 16‘ "ill "- "3’ ”" ll ’ "" “l "l" 9’ “ black. llui I heard lho ri , on”; oi" the To look at tho-couple one would never
.‘ to WI //’1// bush looking at the stars. I I
w
eathéh
”1’".
see that you a brand that exactly suits your \
you appreciate a tobacco of high quality—«anjoy a
her eyes.
Once during the night l thought that I
bean! her laugh. but it unm have been
the rippling oi the crock.
Early at morning i saw hm- no down
'to the stream to bathe her face. instinct
suggested caution. and l [maul outto
see it limo Tish was wit in night. lie
was not. and i went down to the stream.
She was wiping her face with a handful
of oak loaves.
"Won't you take my handkerchief?" I
asked.
And ihcul remembered i had none.
that l had tied ll. almit the Wounded iin~
nor of a railway suction hand. She
wasn't frightened. She laughed.
"I would rather have learns." she
said. And then she added. “Where did
you come from?"
"From nearly all directions“.
”But don‘t youlive in a house?"
“Not now. Once ldid. but now I live
usyou do. under the trees."
"But isn‘t it nice to live in a house
and not have to go away? I have seen
places where I Would like to lire all the
time and have chickens and ducks, and
uotharetomel them. Did you ever
live that we’ll"
i'l'lmlt. it was just daylight. for the
newly kindled tires worn siill rcdngainst
the slimlow dial lay along the woods
when llmu Tish called me.
suspcct that was any dill'orcnce in their
ages. although the groom is seventy
years oldcr than his bride.
Mr. (lot! was born in (loomin in “305.
“I want you to out with me this
morning." he said as! approachml. “flit ‘
down overthore." be misled. printing to
a log.
i set. down and he continued:
“Would you like to live with us?"
“I should be dellghtmli" l exclaimed.
“lint wouldn't you get tired roaming
around?" .
”Noyer. i should always find it a
pleasure." .
“But Would you be willing to come
under my authority?"
“Yes; I would be willing to sign any
sortoi an agreement."
He looked hard at me.
“Then you haven't many ties to hold
you to the house."
“If i had i would Meal: them."
He granted and was silent. While
we were eating a boy led two horses for.
ward.
“I want you to take a ride with me."
eeid Hem Tish. “With your eye for the
beautiful I want you to help me select a
totem camp. lam sin-elder
"Yes, until master it.”
'mmfls‘sumumm
m
..... a“
hero. gill you go with msf'
He fought in the ludinn war under An-
drew Jackson and roumnlmrml Old
Hickory Well. lie was also in the Men
loan and Civil wars and was wounded
in the battle of Boone Vinto.«8t. Louis
GlobeDommmt.
The Farmer's Complaint.
“The complaint of the tanner is pro-
verbial." said a gentleman recently,
“and a season in which he Would find no
cause for it. would be extremely rare. I
have just come from the West where I
have had occasion to visit a great many
of fanning districts. and I must say I
have never seen such crops as they are
having there this year.
“One farmer was showing me the re»
sult of line growing weather and superl-
or skill in cultivation. when I said to
him:
i “ 'Well. you ought to be satisfied with
such crops as these. There is certainly
nothing lacking. You new no cause for
complaint this year.‘
“The
dormer scratched his head
ins meditative used less ,
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