W i“
‘ f wretched little specimen
1:: more italic-ills array oi gun
lore tokens was being collected at
other end oi the line. ior’ Phil was
journos soul and brightly lovs most
Min of her iswprs. hotter writiua
an «talented and Phil at an early stage
at their engagement: dill! been employ-
II secretary. The answers to his
daily notes were, «this disgust, usually
. "hymephone. Astothehand-
homicide—thereby hangs a tale. for
Gladys was one at those most notor-
»W.helngs—-s girl .without a pocket
«and could be (traded anywhere by the
trail at pretty lootlcholrs ehe‘ left he-
Phil's hand lnvollintarily tightened
over the poems which amused such
W street remembrances. One lit-
lseo, he had piliered the day they lie-
Me engaged. and was sacred in Phil's
ores. loi- it had wiped away two happy
. tears iroin Glady's big blue eyes. An-
other had been put in his pocket ior
asie keeping one evening as'they were
going to see a iamous tragedian. "Keep
it. (or me. Phil. ior i know I shall cry."
slid Gladys. fully conscious of her
- weakness. it was not needed. ior the
pla'y proved more glad than sad, and
Phil added the bit. oi cambric to his
rapidly growing collection.
Gladys had a pretty habit oi wearing
a daily handkerchief tucked ooquet-
tishly up her sleeve. and another oi
Phil's souvenirs had been added one
happy night to bandage a linger he had
‘ broiled in raising a window.
He smiled to himself as ho remem-
bered how many times he had heard an
agonised whisper, "Please lead me
your handkerchiei. Phil, i can’t think
what has become oi mine." This coni~
nion occurrence had caused Phil in
making his toilet to invariably add an
extra uni; ior Gladys and her emergen-
ciee.
Phil heaved a sigh that would have
been a credit to the stagiest lover. and
his honest heart thumped hard as he
walked up the steps oi Mrs. Lawton'u
house. "Ah. well. Gladys is the only
girl in the world iar me: but our llrst
quarrel Is to be our last. for she does
not care for me. that's evident, iool
that l was!" And be pulled the bell'no
savagely that Polly. the maid. [ally
new to the door. Phil's oyca dropped
as he met the beaming gate at Polly.
the maid. Polly. who had opened the
door so sympathizlngly through all the
stages oi his courtship—em. at least.
would be sorry there was to be no weil~
ding. and Phil's voice failercd a little
as he asked ior bliss Lawton
"She is in the library. sir." Polly
sold in her usual encouraging touts.
l’liil hesitated. The library was the
private sanctum where Gladys received
only her intimate friends. Waring
tell that it would be a hard matter to
end his engagement in that room.
"I think i will wait in here." he
said. going toward the drawing room.
"0b, nir. lira Lawton has a mothorn'
meeting in there," said Polly. and led
the way to the sacred precincts so in-
liilliar to bill oi it“. No one was
there. and >Wavisg sat down in a re:
mote corner ieelin'g ill at. ease with
lhegag surroundings. When Mrs. Law-
“an hs‘oonre with a club .woman
that her drawing idem was in constant
rsnulslllon tor meetings oi all sorts
and conditions oi women. Gladys had
arranged a little parlor at her own. it
was a quaint apartment. so full oi lit-r
lads and iancles that you ieii that you
had been taken into her eonddcnce the
Mt you entered the room. Minia—
ture gardens grew in the windows. ivy
climbed advonturously toward the cell»
lag. and the cut glass bowl on the odd
limo table was overflowing with roses.
A queer little Dutch clock ticked away
erssily on the wall. it had never been
known to tell the right time. and Phll~
ip had learned in love it ior lie happy
isealty oi insisting that it was only in
Velock when wellorqulated timepieces
warerwlilly new it was nearly i2.
Gladys was studying Greek history
and sculpture Ildjlle asnal pictures in
iberoosthadbe’enreinomlloglve
place to her attic treasures The Par-
‘ihesoabsdtheplseeoinonorovcruip
,. none. and the gods and goddesses were
v‘ahssslbled on the walls in about as
Ml weathers do is the days oi old
when they gathered on lint-t my.»
one
Philxrewussagyasalloodoiaaso—
ralladovevblsiaad Iii-mall
i ii;
i i.
i iii
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l
i
I“
‘ Million! vent upon it. and Niche
1m square of linen. with wide ilulhee oi,
WM .
lje slowed to pig” it up. and a
mean:
it . as. it ionized as if Tel no hallo
hdded liar console. tears it was as
damp as a cobweb lsit out our aixbt
in the dew. .
A great light entire into Phil's eyes.
Gladys unhapp i) Raptnroustllousht
walla must" care r him aim all; Phil-
lp drew a long breath that minded like
a soil; then. with a boyish. happy
laugh he walked toward the door.
There was a light step on the stair. a
rustle oi drapery in the hall. and she
entered. “Gladys." said Philip. pocket-
ing the tell-tale treasure "i came to
tell you—how much i love you!"Sliort
Stories.
was we winner mm:
mm lsdrld that iii-7 om
mu m for Issue.
Washington. April 7,-Cabie mes-
sages iron "him Woodiord indicate
that the queen regent will not without
the ministry Cable despatches ironi
special nor-respondents in liadrld. hint
at the same thing as for as the strict
censorship will permit. '
McKinley has said. it is true, that
this nation would permit no European
mediation. Europe may and is bring-
ing preuure on Spain to char terms sc-
eeptableto the United States.
Pope Leo Kill. has addressed himseli
both to ladrld and Washington. The
president has politely reiused his in-
termedlaiion- Deepatcbes indicate
that the queen regent has acted other-
wise.
Protests. political and religions. are
pouring in at the state department
against the Pope being permitted to
exert any influence. Foreign ambu-
aadors in Washington are busy at
work.
The peace outlook in diplomatic cir-
cles has improved. Sir .luiian Pann’
ceiote. British ambassador. who a
week ago thought war inevitable. has
expressed himseli as believing a peace
iul outcome not only possible but prob-
able.
[pain concedes Everything:
London. April 7.~—A dcspatch iroin
Madrid to the Daily Telmraph conveys
the astonishing and entirely uncon-
firmed statement that "Spain has con-
ceded in principle everything the Unit-
ed States has demanded. including per-
mission to the Cubans to govern them-
selves as they like."
flarlsd Down an lmbaukmsnt
Winsted. April 7~Whlle running at
rapid speed to make a siding ahead oi
an approaching train a work train on
the Saugaturk division of the New
York. New Haven and Hariiord rail-
road mounted the rails on what iii
known so the one-mile bridge. sixteen
miles south oi here. shortly beiore noon
yesterday. As a result the entire train
populating 0! an engine and several lint
carii. laden with iron. and the train
crew and a gang oi ltalinna laborers
were buried down an embankment u!-
soon ieei high. Two ltalians. whose
names are not known. were killed in-
illantly. Two others were injured inor-
tally.
lsarly Inn Down by an luglns.
Edgar llcnirnon. who driven one at
DcKiyn's bakery wagons. hall a nar-
row escape ironr being rim down by a
switch engine on the Wilson's Point
crossing yesterday morning. air. Deni-
nion could not see the approaching Io-
colnotive and was unaware of his dsn-
ger until warned by the shoots at the
crew. The engineer reversed his on-
gine and the locomotive came to a
standstill, inst grazing the rear wheels
oi the bake. wagon.
laundry Iiorss headway Again.
The horse owned by the Old Well
Laundry indulged in its periodic“ run
away in Washington street shortly be-
lore noon today. The driver. Charles
fiiavln. wss unable to control the ant»
mill. and lie dashed down the street at
a lively pace, but dill no damage. Near
the laundry building in l-lavlland
street he was motored.‘
Matthews-sum.
mosalos‘dilsselsuoi'floflbe
Center High sense! will be held iii the lan.
multinational-m.“ m».
niasas. Friday events; April it.
it the meeting to
.‘ Munch wasthwianitydshont'imoo.
ed secretary oi the treasury oi the linked
States. later on be becamengeneral in
General Dix died in April. l879.at the size
oi ill years. He was d5 when appointed
pointed during Prmidcni Linoolri's term
--Abrnni Wakeirian and Janice Kelly—and
two during Grant's Itinl~3lh Jones and
reappointed bini alter-the expiration oi the
appointed by Provident Cleveland. The
oilino oi posimutcr oi New York lrnde
—Sow York Sun.
dentist that has recently roused ii mill" or
two in drawing room and chili nirclm not
inr train the heights. A wealthy man
upon whom nature has bestowed a rugged
and serious countenance to mask a joking
disposition called at Iboofiioc of ihotiuii-
moth-moorland whilst-amp
I tosiewhlllldrld letter-allay!“ ‘
ii tile ms volume at bruins-s. which
little in the Moral moment a not
millet summon year ilaliad hadpw
has? been a micro! themes.
be. enjoyed tits distinsiien whish earns
lathe sarly yams oi the onion-
ivy's lite. and behold throttle»! “postman
tw- ior DI years. .
“drew Julian appointed the nest
postmaster, who continued in allies in
light years. his basis was Jonathan 0dr
dington. Nine years baton ills appoint-
oioul Goddington was a member at the
walnuts. at a than when all .the insin-
heaswerw elected on one ticket.“ he
held the one: oi postinnstavnntildohn
’l‘ylor appointed another plan in his plans.
Tyler a propensity for appointing melt in
other men' s planes to considerable
irloiion in his time. a it led. it is stip-
posed. to aoniuoi the deuunohtioiis which
were inadooi Tyler, denunciationssinanah
ing lroin those who were displaced. Presi
dent Pierce appointed as of
New York lasso V. Fowler who was an
importont personage in the politics oi his
day. lie bad as his medulla A. Dis.
whose ooinrnieslon came from Jain. Buoh~
snail. (lateral Dix~he was not then a
gcnersl~was horn in 1798, and at the
time oi his selection as postmmer he was
known rather immunity and certainly
inmrraiely as "Old ills. " lie had our
viously been—~37 yours More—melon of
Hate at Albany; he had henna legislntor
and lo years More had been chosen a
United State! senator. He was afterward
anilatnnt secretary of the treasury. and his
acceptance oi the oiiioe oi postmastoroi
New York was thought to round out his
earner. lie was the second 1 United states
motor to become Munster. 50 {or
from mending out his earns. General
Dla's aoceptniioe oi theme-oi
might truthiully be said to have begun it
again. in January. will. lie was appoint-
the Union army. still later American inln-
iaiol' to France. and linslly. on Jan. I,
1873, governor of the stole oi New York.
positiinaior.
Two pmininstcrs oi New York were ap-
Mr. Janina. both still active. Pmidout
Harrison appointed Cornelius Van Coll
nine yearn ago, and President McKinley
{our yonra‘ tenure oi i 'liarlss W Dayton,
usually to higher things lor those who
leave it and tolong lilo tailbone who don‘t.
A. Din-owl! ‘l'onils John.
Hero is on anecdote about it Brooklyn
list sioreraid in actual distress over a lim-
ken lriint limb. “(Jan anything be done
to remedy this defect!" be suited eagerly.
Upon examination thu dental artist
found that one oi two very large and protu-
incm upper ieotii had been damaged be—
yond repair. “it must come out." he said
runly.
”So. no. you must, build it on." ex-
:lainicll the visitor. "i can't opal-o ilint
tooth. lie ruiimvai would make my mouth
look like on open poriholv."
“Oh. well. i ennreplnce it." minplllot‘lll'
ly answered the dentist. "The old one
most certainly coimi out. but i will put in
a now one that will make you look. better
than our bcinro. It will be iirm and rog-
ulnr and much haudaomer than the old
one."
“Ah!" muttered tho wealthy man.
"That’s what i wont. bloke it as n:
irmiro as possible."
" 'Yt-s, indeed. i will " said the dentist
enthusiastically. "You shall have a tooth
that will be ported in term, while. [many
and “Hatching"—
“Say, doctov." interrupted tho visitor
with mock gravity. "couldn’t you yet a
large diamond in the middle at it?"
"till, no. I wouldn't do that." replied
the dentist bartily. but in sober earnest.
"iii course I know that you can well ni-
inrd it. but it would look—well. just a
trifle too consphrtwtlli. don‘t you know."—
Sew York Timon.
lie could they the My.
There is no man in public llie whoop
Joys a story more than l-iavnliel Hamilton.
county nipeviiitendent at public sehoolu
Mr. Hamilton trllsnno on himseli which
come about when hewssa eminlry schiiol
teacher.
"i bad is bigclnssaod was lost a little
sermon iny Irsl break into lilo as a
teacher," said the big follow "I halls
sin-lop, nods littlsisllow whoa-t «pin
the corner began twirling his thumbs like
wildliw. lie seemed to be trying to break
his own record at thumb twirling and he
was doing well when i iandsddowii at his
and at the asrlli with a question lie
didn't hear ms at all. I might in well
have.” in the Klondiksior all necavvd
lie “Wins" so that his lliiie thumbs
looked like a .
“‘lsibssslly‘susdoisdsol'l
asalalhsnsss them: ‘In,
as am limp-st est-ow
huhhlswsrds “xhfllitui:
wolf-smut:
Moving Ahead!
Our New Goodh Are Now
in Stock.
We have paid ispefiid attention
lo the new colors and have a
large variety of delirious iii lied,
i irceu, Blue and Brown.
You nro mnllnlly invited to
call and see them.
l’niiitcru' flii-[llit’s,
”it“, Pith,
Painting. palmrhaiigiiig
siiil (lemming.
E. E. Gorham,
it First Ililli. int lirsill.
ill a good thing nil tlirotigli.
Biennial iii lsii.
Period lain.
Dipiit or triangle grill.
Hottest dolls.
ind tlii pilot is hall.
We also have n num-
ber of bargain. in hot
air turn-new.
lloivili Pattern i l’i’t 00.,
our, Wuhlrlltosi sim't. Wrath Summit,
Do You Want
A Bicycle Free?
If you do, get your friends
tocntont the ballot in the
Evening Gazette and do
posit them in the box at
‘ Dl‘seu Bros. Shoe Store, Nor-
walk, or at my Orient Store
in on city. ‘
’ 7H. limiters, ,
Shoes and 673 or ds‘.
”or lines are now open and we
invite inspection to our line of
both LADIES' and (3: ENTS' Noliliy Footwi'ur.
M. H. GLOVER’S,
l22 Washington street,
South Norwnlit.
Setebhehei lstt
ht. Ytr'lentr‘s
Seeding'lfihlmm and Chunk
Store in the 3pm Cities.
Bellies are cordlehn invited to inspect our
Spring Stock oi
Skirts andmailsls.
\De bout the largest assortment 'm the clip.
Gar dresses are a\\ labor made.
K. hunger,
“shocker” mold Wk. South 'Komalk. Conn.
Tlli’. [XllERSlL
FOOD
CHOPPER
1 CHOPS ALL KINDS OF
1.7000 into Clean Cut Unl-
"::;‘orm Pieces as FINE or
COARSE unwanted.
u—n—i—n
Otlicr machines chop nit-air:
only. ”fills DOES AWAY"-
ti'lT H Ti": Cll OPPl NC
BOWL ALTOGETHER.
(SHOPS Potatoes. Meat?
Apples, Cabbage. Bread.“
EVERYTHING.
W
A machine you will use: ‘
every day. Call and see it.
NASH 8c VAN séov
GUI. IOITI IIII III I!“ STIIU‘.
DAl luv
Freight Line
II'I’WEEN
NORWALK, SOUTH NORWALK,
AND NEW YORK.
. mountm
PIOPI Lil-III
Cilyofllorvali lulcan lid Eagle
“ bans. 'l‘lcpolo. Titian. da Vincl and Fin
a collection a new
the old masters is now on ii:
at the South Norwalk Public 14
it is the property at lira. .W. a
Prentiss. and was made during
cent trip to Bumpi- The life of“
no treated by the greatest pain
tile subject and the collection 1
numbers more than eighty, a > ;
for from complete.
Beginning with an Annunciation.
Fra Angelica. and passing briefly new
the early lite oi the Saviour. which
been rather neglected by the old
tern. the collection is rich in "Mil
lotions oi the lcce Home d of the
crucifixion. Among the pa tors in
Angelica. Guido Rani Vandyke.‘ In
Bartolomnieo. Carlo Dolcl,
and others. w
The collection was made in V
l-‘loremue Naples, Rome. and is film
so tar as it goes and could not he
plilated in thin country. it is
llnrly adapt“! at this season 01 W
Week and ii iii hoped that all will! ”I
interested in art will avail mausoleum
oi this opportunity of viewing the“
copieii 0! some of the roost oelebrnwd
pictures in the world including as11
does V'unilykcs Crucifixion. Ruhen’
[Recent from the Cross and Fri! An-
gclitos Pieia, etc.
Karly Aspiration ”Look with Longing
attire Prospects “the!" 0M
At the state election in November
next the people oi Connecticut will for
the first nine elect an attorney genera?
to serve for [our years. Aspiring law-
yois are awaiting to the lam thdt it
stool) per annum place in to be filled
and candidates are springing up.
The first in the ileld is Charles iii.
.‘iz-ai'lcs. oi Putnam. Windham county.
a John Addison Porter manager. Dir.
Soarieu is credited with having the gin; ‘
bel’naioi'lai candidacy oi the president's ,
ei‘trctary in charge in that section oi
the stale. and at the some time is work;
log ior his own success as attorney
general. '
As tho date {or the convention ap«'
proachun tilt-re will lie attorney gener-
ailil galore in line for the new olloe.
lawyorn oi large practice will pmblbly
um-r rieor oi the piano, as it will re-
quire them to give their whole time to
it. but those with a limited practice
will look with envious eyes at the pron- ; r».
pm oi getting “.000 a year in return 1
ior their services to the olilct‘rii oi the
l’Oilillllllth‘iillh. (i
many [I TROUBLE.
Just Released from Jail lie lads a
new Aboard a Train.
A drunken passenger on the 3:35
wm-lmiind train yesterday afternoon
l‘i‘Pilll‘il a disturbance by reiueing to
pay his fare and becoming abusive. lie
“on .pui nit lhl’ train at this city and
handed over to the care oi Policeman
Lonny. The latter aenl in a call [or
the patrol wagon and the mail was
giwii a Hill:
The pi liioili'l' was Marlin Kennedy, of
South Sorwolk. just released from
Bridgeport jail. when» he served 32
days inr drunkennosa. (madman
William Limney instilled that the pris-
oiior jumped aboard the train at
Bridgeport alter it was in motion, get-
ting on iii-twucri the baggage and llilil
rare. lie claimed to have no money
with which to pay his fair. and he wan
permitted to remain in the Wage
var. Kennedy slilwouontly showed
his appreciation oi this kindness by
becoming abusive to every one in the
our and lilting vile and indecent lati-
lir wae'iinml
gringo. ilo.~3tamiord . ‘
Advocate. . y“ 1.
amonu. ' fl}?
‘9‘ Wm"
norm '
I‘ ' I '
i'ilE FATAL li‘e'i'l lil' BNCE 01' Air
('Ollol.
'i‘akon iiilsusimlingly in nerve tooled.
ball will many a Wriilm to a ornith-
ards glim- This can be avoided it!
the one oi Cleveland‘s Celery Coin-
pound Tea. which in mode ready by ’
the simple addition at hot water. Not
your Frustration, Nervous Eshaustl l
Constipation. ,lieadnr-he and indk
tion are all cured by this won: ‘
remedy Call at Plalsmi'r llrng store"
i” Warblnxton street. and get a ‘ ;
package im. Large parksge. 2hr. ‘ i
Children like it; it eaves their
We moan One Minute (tough Cum
lnlsllible remedy ior coughs. »
rronp. bronchitis. grim, and
throat and lung troubles. l. P.
Norwalk: 0. c. litillaon. lo. -
A little boy asked for a W
"get up in the morning as M _
can" the magpie: 1.. ~ '
household name ior "lieWiiteW
Baily lllaere. " and gave bin .W
at there lesions little sills tor
patiml sick headache. liver and
rich troubles. ii. P. We“.
ti. (:7. lilllallli. Bo. Imsik.
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