South Norwalk sentinel, Saturday, February 13, 1886 · page 6

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sllrlsl‘ 115111.111.

('i'l‘l‘l‘llVG SMELTS FROM SHAN-
TIES Bl’lll'l‘ US THE ICE.

Old and New Style of Fishing for the
l’iecnturinl Tidbits _, Fishing
with Baa-Nets the Most

' Profitable.

Tla‘sl‘ delicious little fish« the sulallc"
ll 1 la 'lerwcoml‘ principally 1111111 \laillc.
:llt‘ndmh Opposite Burlington. Vermont.
in Lake Champlain. 1l;1~y all- taken ill
~11? *icllt numbers to constitute :1 lrallc
'l‘ln St. Lawrence rile: is also a famous
invalid for winter tisllcl'lllcll. who makc
L'hod catches of sniclts and “tllllll'lrds.”
~V".i‘-YtL"t‘l' does the half-frozen angler
\lain‘ on one log by his llolc ill the ice.
and 1 hallgt his llllt front hand to hand a
do. =1 times a minute. and spend an hour
in baiting his book. He sll~ :11-l1 ill .1
collzt‘nrtahle shanty heated by :1 stol'c.
w:tl: often several partners to kcl-p hilu
1 1'1:1:1~;111_v. and tisllcs through :1 long and

 

 

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STRIVE ON.
1711.: though nu undertaking
Ranch but a fmitlm end.
Wouldst thou. thy toil roughing,
To disappointment bend!

hump not beneath disaster.
More stenlly fluv- the gale?
'l‘heu yet innyst prove a minister.
And o‘er calm waters sail.
—."elv1'llc .‘Ii!ll".

A LINE FENCE.

“it there ain‘t :hcul hens again." said
Elias Long. setting down the milk nail
on thu- hilt‘it"ll porch with a icrk. The

. stout. plcasant faced woman to whom he
1 spoke paused 111 the doorway with her

l|:lrt‘ :1rrlls tw istell into her calico apron.

, and rcgardcd the offenders mildly.

1

The) were straggling through one of
the nunlcrons gaps in the hnlkelrllowll
fence which separated .\lr. Long's garden
from that of his neighbor. Alvin Talcott

3 — :1 procession of nine. clllckirlLr in :1
; crooning 11 :11' and stepping high. Thcv
came 11:1 with composed delilwratiotl.

.- pallsing among the cucumbers with :1

12.21 ‘11: opening ill the 1111‘. which is
1111' ~ 1rr1-s1mlldillg hol1 1 it ill the ice 9
Til-:2. \Vllt'll tllc ll‘ll do 111' bite. tllc
1111 1. 1.1; is 1‘1|\1'l‘1‘ll1>\‘1‘t with p. lks. and ,
11-‘~ are inalic 11p tor llll’ lllt‘lt. 1
\~ soon as the ice l-ll'ltl‘ :11 the «min i

hit g of \villt1~r.th1~ \lizlltlil‘s :11'1» plll

 

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{1111: ‘llc sllorcalld pl.1c1-1l 1111 llll‘ 1W ..”.. 1.111’1 ‘Lix\k“

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vtlanln-ls. and
don 11 stream

.1\ near to the open
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11.1 - - ‘t tllc 1111- an 1 111. .1nllit'1l11-pos'1

l- - l and fish lclc lapilll} till-y arc
11' f”‘ll :ls‘ ill" :.1'ill:1l\1'11s. ll. ion

11. 71.1 11::11‘1‘ r‘lI' ~1l is found to l1 :1
11-11. ~11: till-11 lllc -l1 11131 is slllt'lcll :ll-1111t
tll'l' right -pot .\ illillltl. U'tcll with

11.1‘ .l1pllcllt l'. .l~ 1.1 till Iish slop biting.
ll ~ ‘1-.~-l111llsc~.1:'1* 111m cl about :1 g1 rod
1l1 '111kiugtm 113:1 groalllls. :1l.1l\ 1111c
t *- - ,1 lkllllal’islutla. \l:lillc. :zirll 1st tlrc
w. .l’llt' \‘illagl' of 11l-1‘l1lllllll'lll ltll'\

: 1 ' 1-1-11 111111. lug about 1111‘1' 1hr bat in
1lll'1‘t lions. pl «1 lltlllg :1 1'1tt‘tltlis

‘l‘l sl‘l'lll‘. .
1" ‘1 of tllc "~lllt‘ll l1oll~1-~"wlc small
1‘ to litilll 1111 ’I “11‘. ltlllll slt'll.
‘ \A-d lit llatllal‘islotla lN'lllL‘ about
'l1'1- fcct in size. They am “:11111

 

 

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r' 151's. wall-d with lotion drilling.
113.1 - prclcll: their blowing :111 :11. arc .
1n 1b-?1si lo tl1-- hr by glam-1.1,; Elolls
l 1 thcrc is but 11:11 man _l-1 1.1111
ll- .sillglc ll”“.~1'~ luring tllotlgllt thl‘
I11 . .1» :1 gang of tisllc-l‘lllcll is supplucd
! t..1v\t"l\l|lll|lt’ll 'loisc. it is \‘liIl that
t_. .1; ll lrllc bcst on cold, stormy ll’lys.
:111. “"lll' tish: 11111‘11 :ls crt that llll‘ll‘ :11‘1‘
“1 1.1'i1‘ti1's. Kl. 111‘: t‘ tlic “~1lluol
.1 and "1 ' :1“ 111111111 smclt“
1’ ‘orlllcl'. chi h is 111114111131
11 about. 11’“ supposed 111 bit;
1. -l.li.y. -l‘lll‘ slllcll inl‘stillguiwlllll
l1. lgl‘lt colol‘cd lulk. whilr that ol
'1. »'.l:1-r is dark \l:1111 \llll'll ll‘ltrl
1111‘ 11-rk1111l1 .11 tight. burning stro: g

llg‘l- 511 <ltll‘ tlt" ltolcs 11- rtttl‘nl? Ylll' lisll

“ l.’ . . fills l\ lll‘ltl‘. slittgl‘11:l~~ '131lllll11“
111. "ilt‘r arc alm 1-111~11.11112111111t11 =1”
ll: :‘. illld tlll\l‘ the moth :111.11 In
t”! nail-rs lhc Hill 1-1 1-H? :11-lib: llil" is

~-1lt11lu~thl-ln~~t 'llnc to fish. lull
. to l1e rellmi upon with .1111 111

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u are ll11':1iiti1s1-!1l1 11111 hook and
flu ~ iisl‘li 111 .1 lltil ll ls lilllt‘r‘
111::111111 for each "thumb" two

h lli‘l.
lllllll ll'

11: :1 are lines. with s1~11\1.1l llooksattal-llcd
to ->.11lt liuc. ill ”11 l.1lg1 1:111111l1'11
sll'l‘lli- ~ the lurid 1:11l of ti.. ,llll"" :llc
la~31u11i to an l-ll-lllcld r-n k l2a1l1

lisru '1:1.1lt is providcll w itll 11111 or 1111111:

 

 

H: which are liggcd with lcadcll
{2‘11- and wire spnadcl‘s. trolil thc
p: - at; with l1 dangle li-Iok\ ot about
N. r or SI. slit-ml. in sin'.

l'.\ 11‘} still it lislll l) ills its lo1;ll prc
ill li- 9“ :tllll llulilltis 11s in ll 1i? i'l‘lt'li
\1l11tl-\1‘1‘rc;111 l1: lllost casllt obtained is

llsld lll sonic llllu‘l" tl11~ 11111-11111 bait
is "1 marsh tllillllow. 11 lli1‘ll tllc li‘hcl
11111- _- llcct in I‘ll‘l‘illltt‘\ in the autumn.
1111!. serve :1l11'1 in spl‘illgs. or in tllcil

 

cl-‘Ra- in Links 111' 11.111-1‘. in other
pllu 1 - they Wise 1-. I111 wolllls long. rcd
1111111» "olllld ln tlll- nlnd “lirt‘l' the long

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(‘51:: .121 Itllllls. l‘lallh llicllist‘l11‘s‘ :11'1»
llsi 1; 1‘»- 1lllll1s. smells. law hot. and
in." ‘ 'l\1'r 1‘ltnppl'1l litll. 'l‘lil‘ llsli :ii‘c
11.1-‘11 sl lmzcn in lxl\1-\.;1111l tlleil prin- i

1111‘. 11>.1rkct is ill .\'c1l Yolk. I’hilzldl lpllil '

. Illt‘v’lll‘t' was soill1tllillg .1:

and ll1stllll.

‘1111 its arc taken not only ill
11b» 1-1. but ill many other rivers ill
Mail“; and l')‘ various turtllods. The
law 1-1-1'111ltstislling tor tllclll trolu Uclo
111' '1 to .\l\l‘ll l. and in some plum-s by
11111111 llulllcs of capturc the tisllillg coll-
tillncs the clltirc plriod. .V

lti~ f 1111111 that ti~llillg with the bag
1111» R lllosl ltl‘lllilalllc. 'l‘llcsc Il1‘l\ arc
act .1‘ 1r llcartllc bottom will-11 practica
bh. and always in :1 strong \lll'l't‘lll. 111
1111111: places nil ebb tide; ill otln-rs. 1111
“mini Thcy :1n—51'1111111lolll1 thirty to fully
f1-~-t long. with 11 month spreading t11'11l1c
to liglltc1‘llfcct lll width and tell tret ill
llciulll. lllccrtain l;11~:1litics. .1s lu~l 11 11-11
the picts ol' the bridge at llllcksport. they
are titled with long ropes that run
through sheaves :1t tllc button: of heavy
plies which are set llllll‘l the bottom and
nsllcd to tho liFllgc. 'l‘licsc ropes art-
“11- "down hall s.”
don 1, 111 its place; [1111 111 ltci‘ i‘1lp.-s :11‘1‘ llic
"up hauls.“ whose name suggests their

tb' : two more full“ arc the -‘ :11pcncrs.“

llit‘ l‘l‘l‘l

11 llicll pull the net.

‘ e\1litillgl1.

by 1111 arts of which the mouth of tile 1ch is i

opened after it has been drawn down. The
tisherluauset these acts when thetide is
fun-nthle, and draw theta u just l11-for.~
the ride turns. In places w‘hercthe ice
rua‘m-s strong enough. the poles 1111-
nm down some thirty or forty feet
into the water. uever touching bottom.
. and the. nets drawn down to their ends.
the whole atlair rising and falling with
the tide. In still other places. where
the \l :lteris too salt for i1~c.they sillk very
ealy“moorings“figlrat rocks- to the
1121-111. having fastened tothl-ul :1 piece
pt: 1 halo. and a long log or buoy. to the
Jim 1-u1lot‘ which is attached 11 future of
\"lh‘|i on which the mouth of the net is
’mli‘lltll: this swings with the tide
Irolnld the “mooring.“ These opctr
Wall? nets are. operated from boats: when

.he tide in slack. the buyaney of the log 1

and frame brings thrill to the suture:
when the tide is running strong it fumes
them to the battoul.

contemplative air. skirting the radisllcs
after :1 dissatisfied s11r11-y. and settlingr
down :11 but among tllc llilllalnt's with :1
1 llI'l’lls of 1 ictoriolis chicks.

"It ain‘t going 111 d it.” said .\lr. Long.
wiping :1 llistllrlu-d frlcc with his old red
silk lllllldkcrcltil-f. “l :lill‘t going to
stand it ’

"It ain‘t likll:1lll\tlllll:glitol‘it." sal-l

ot' nothing but that
pesky crotplcl reioirll-d .‘ll‘.
Long. jerking his llI‘:i1llll\\;ll“l his llcigll
bor's yard. from which the sound of
\‘11il“s' tittll llll't'lili‘k 1|!~ ltl:1ll1 t‘ prom-Mimi.
"l ain‘t going to \l:ltlll still and gel at-

business."

 

-”ll of ilollsr and home by 11.1l1.-1l\"~llcll~.
lt'1-1lll-1. i A

“1 ll? law s. lilias'" \l1‘~ long l"‘:_‘:llt.
in is} 11-111 13141111111 : I111' llf‘l‘ husband
ll.ll ~17 d .111 lx‘d tin llippcr from the

11111‘1 ll shclt’. and \\'l\ ‘;I dung for lllI‘ to
\i\!1V11«:1rs would
I wild '1 1zl'1lill22llhl
‘1 filming as ll“ tillcw his dipper itilollic
llllll‘l Ml the ‘l‘l'JlllllllL: tlolk. pllrsul-ll
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1.1s fast ‘
Then 1.\

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pv 'ltlit

11.11111. and ilAllll-d1:\ll.111st11ll1 against
ll‘it“lli‘1l~1'!::'il' 1-tilllcdilatlblat-d lcltl'l-

11.1s wallkl it with
i‘. ‘lldl1 lllclls
ll_' l‘A‘" i" ll'lli l'l
held 1‘. all 112111-1 ot day :1111i11p-:l:1ll slllt
11,13 {11
sc. 1 '1- 1.11'11l11‘l tuitil‘ftlr.
rl -1'vl,r ‘lkl‘ 1‘1'1i51~\_ (:11
\l' Talc-111's

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1111111111 gi-lzlnd was in:
“1' ’I‘.1l1*1ltt llillls1itsluod 111:11‘.
l1:lll=ng tllc \11 igllt 11! his \lll ill and w in
'tt'lm‘d 1-‘1lli~lllll.‘-gt. '
his clll-cl'tllt. l-nllnl
his whol:

lli‘lilllflt’l1|!I1‘t‘.1l_
fan: shilling
.lltll :1l1‘ 1‘\pr1-\\‘\ 1'
wall hill. and plutontlli .ll1\»>t'ptil_11

lils 111‘~ 1111‘.

11 till
":K‘J'W’llt's‘.
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111* Ht liol‘l 1133:1112 th 1 l1; plotl
1'1111;!l~t 115111: ol tll . 11:11::
\\l1-- «111113 :1' 1111- 1".ll- 1 call 1-t
thl~ gl-mni ll‘ 1112* :i1! .1: \lt'lhlll‘.
Hid Ill, ll3 :1. 1111-111 whoxc lull hc was
ptcpallslg to 111113111; 1- gatdml llilll ~1’

11.41%} tl'olll his irllllll‘llll'llidtll lllt‘ 111E!
slwltt , ilttlc \ll‘ \l1i).1:lk. who l1.1d s11 11.

11111111“ from his :11-1111311 Min .1
t11llltlll1-llnl..11:1l who 11::s klw-ping IAN

1:11:1111 that mini. 1'. tidzl l1 «l .1l1o 1! 1111111
\11'l»’11-1ll‘1'l11llszlllr ‘1lld dangvl l‘lslll11\
llnz‘}. to thc llill.1l\l“l lnailll

\ll‘. l.-

-tlg slll'll 11d th1 \. .11. 11 ith dis
plcasllrc. He had. Ullgl'l‘lll}. strongh

ll\:ll\!1lli\t‘1l ol' “1 'l‘allott‘s
:l’lttitttl. llc ll.l1l 111-ll1cl-n sllrl
man His tint on :1 l1 1cl with
and g llfilllltlg. 11nd tll.lt .1 1l1‘.11‘1|li 11'. tllc
cllllll l1 and :1 lllclnllcl ot llll‘ 111111111-1111
1‘llsllfl‘lill1’1lllllit'llflil1‘l‘:illll1‘ltt111ll':i;:1'\tll‘h
i11i1111i51 w 1- 1 snout: 1‘13l1‘1
llflll

From this

111 1-l~i1~11.1l

1r1-1111ct
that 11..
“hi‘l’t‘lls'.

lot gt 1\1'

nth-1‘ til-1111.1” gitlllpsl ~,.1111l
lollsldclall-uls of th- galln'.
.11‘1" lhc lctllc in: bad \Hllt’ltl‘tl l'llllt‘
opil‘i-ul that it 11 as :1 \\:1~ll‘ ~1t time and :1
llrll‘lx ~11 l“‘*‘il‘ltll. \\. liitlllllu gl‘ulllltllh
inlolln- llalll: despite his 1 1151111 lll‘ll\. ol
11l1sl‘t\il1g it rcgllial‘ly graduating trolll
ill"i‘1'::1'l‘l1‘ \lr 21'!l\ 1l1111rsl1‘11. and
thus 11-1111i1'lllg .1 1 ~lrl:1l1l1~ k111-1\!1-1lg1 ot
ll‘l\ill1lttllltl‘llllll\ llr ll 1d c1cll boczl
k'luwrl lllanltrst all i1111-l1sl in tin
1.511111. to lclldcl .1d1i1 1' in :1 1 this. togilc
lVliVsopinioll upon :1 displllld point. to
111111 '1‘1 :lppl.1u~1 ol .1 good strokc.
llll! he had alwayscousldcl‘cd that his
a rcproot and
‘11"ll'tlllll Just now. as lll‘ stood flown
illg dowzl the long l11-wick1-tw1l ground.
llutllillg could l1:11 e 1‘1Ilt\llll cd him that
lic hrld l‘\l~l‘ rctl'catcl in the irast ll‘olll
his primal atlmldc of 111111111111 disap-
prolal.

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lot' iii“ \:llll \lt' .rJll‘tlll.
:I\ the doltot's ball cann-
bowling hit-1 the corllcr; “we‘re getting
right along f t‘onlc ill.” llt‘ w cut ollatl'dllx.
turning to \lr. Long. “l1 looksastllougll
we'd li\ ‘elu this tiluc. ch!“

“1‘. Loni.- sllit'tlsl his position.

“You‘ll l1a11~ to kccp tllctn.__ hells of
youth tolloliil'."s:1i1l. “They‘re spoiling
lily gal‘dcll jcsl about as lirlst :ls lhcv l‘all
tiltttlagc it.” i

Mr. Tall-oil‘s \tllilil‘lg t'accllardcncll. ll
was tlnt the til‘st time his neighbor had
lllt‘llllvtllt‘tl tllc hells; though llcvcr l1itllcr~
in with ~11 notch ll ~1 isinll.

"I don‘t really know as it‘s any 111‘ my
concern." he "11111 c:111‘t.jcst c\
pcct for 1111- to bc chasing hells clerlast»
illVgly." '

"l don't know but wllat you better be
cllasing llcns than wastingr time over
this here.“ responded his liciglllmr. 1111‘-
Veyiug t-llc croquet-mound with sterluless
ill his loug~fcaturcd face. ‘

)ll‘.'|‘alcott‘ssmall. bright eyes snap led;

“You h‘aill‘t no call. as I know oi. to
give no opinion wlllltsoever.“ he rctorted

Mr. Lollg’tllrlled his eyes~ upon his
irate cnlllltellallcc. He was slower to
anger than his ilcighlmr. "About thclu
hells.“ he said; “1 "filter urn-“this line
fence better be fixed up: needs it. They
couldn‘t get ill thell lllllch they should
1.111 round by the orchard. and that ain‘t
likely.“

“l ll‘llint been calculating: to lay out

~ 1
‘Hl‘I:

. llitytliilrgou fences jest at present.“ said

V short legs detiautly.

.\ halyaul which is

nttaehed to the upper part 111‘ 'tllc f ralu.‘ 1
“ll also to the surface buoy ”liable the «

lot to be drawn to the top of the 11.11111
All the net: are .s-1llggc1l that lit“ first cl—
M 01 hauling oil the halyaul is to
close the mouth-[lantern 11111163,.

.: Tu and (‘olre Drinkers.

5 I see it stated that while Englishmen
drink five times as uuu'h tea as mike.
icons drink eight times its much
collar to tea. This in 11 great measure is
due to the mfl'ee that is sold in the I‘ni-
hd States being less unadulterated 1111111
our» To a certain extent it may also bu
inoculated for by the fact that Amati
our: 111113 richer than we “T for $11111: 1111-
agomnumylnorecu 1111- 1118‘s
lunch of 11111 1111111 1.. assuming. worth
'. of (oat C.“1&’Rd¢h Truth.

 

Mr. Talcutt. bracing himself on his

“The laws allows.“
half toward fixing up a fence thatls been
complained of.“

“ hadn‘t bccll‘ calculating to lay out
1111u111lzcv on fences." .\ll‘.T:1lcott repeated.
his voice rising to a sharp pitch.

.\ll‘ Long‘s tll'ia face gu-w grim.

"I don‘t knnw' as I ever held that the
law makes exceptions of people thnt are
a little elus.“ he observed.

Mr. Talmtt gasped. His hard. round
cheeks were red with mutant“; his
sharp eyes blazed. i '

“Your strike, Neon.” said Mr. Mu
Quirk. shortly; he had spent several
moments in nimiilg for the middle wick-

: ct. and had failed to go through.

“.1”.-- .

“You w jut think over about this 9

fence.“ said 3r. 411mg, as be fitted stil-
'1). '“y. - "-3 i .

Mrs. Taleott 11‘de onto! the house
withll little bowl in her 111111111 thin
woman, with pleasing remain: of sandy
haired prettiness.

 

rejoined his
1 neighbor “that :1 mall‘s obliged to pay

 

“l want you to take in some of my rls~
ing to Hannah.“ she said. They had
known each other by their first names for
some fifty years. -

 

“'hen .\lrs Long opened the kitl‘hcu
. door at ti o‘clock the next. morning. and
sto 1d looking: out at the early August day
ill the moment bcforc the fried pork had
j siuIl-d itself quite brown. and the coffee
‘ conic to :1 boil-«her faculties ceruaultratcd
'thlmselves upon an unexpected circum-
3 stance just beneath her eyes.

“Elias.“ “he said. “he‘s tearing down
the lillc I‘cucc. He‘s got Job llwyer

helping him." She was devoid of sus-
‘picinlh concerning the fact; her voice
was merely inlplirillg.

.‘l 1:. Long cattle to the 1llalrmtl1erslow~
lv. He stood there rubbing his chin
dollllttul‘ly: and then went down the
steps. and towanl his neighbor‘s yard.

.‘l 1'. Talcntt was working energetically.
.\ pile of \1 orm—eatcn posts. pulled tip by
the roots. and broken pickets. lay before
llilil. .\ little further down .loll Dwyer
\\ as amassing :1 similar heap.

.\lr. 'l‘alcott appeared unaware of his
neighlmr‘s presence. llc snapped 1111' till
. otllcr plckct without speaking. He wore
a forbidding look which set strangely on

his ordinarily good-lllilliorwl face.

“I thought likely you'd think better of
it." .\lr. Long observed. with his ct'cs
ti\elw:1rilyon ’lllt‘ other. "This fl-ilcc
has been wanting thin},r for 11111111 a file”.
I don‘t know as it‘s \\‘IIl‘lll “hill- tearing
it down: | thought. 111cl1lw.:1 littlc 111‘
illg llp‘d do it. But I‘m willing to do
my \ll‘tl‘l‘. it" you be llrlculating to build
:1 llt‘\\‘ 1111c." .\ t't1-r all unresponsive pause:
“you're calculating to build :1 new one, I
{pm-11'?“

 

"Yes. llle." .‘ll'. Tllh ott rcjoitlcd. with
acrimonious prolllptllcss. “.lcst fetch up
that 1rowl1ar. Job. This post sccllls toar
lt-fih l‘1111l.”

Slum-tiling itl his 1'11i11- shook his
neighbor‘s 1- 1:11posllrc. llllt h1- carried

otl his lllsl onltittlrl- creditably.
“\\rll."hcs;1lll. “it‘ll bc :1 good thing.
l sit-1111' it ought l1) ll:1\1' licl‘ll littllt‘ lu-
l'1‘t’1' U ”1‘ [\lllll'll :1 Vgr:L\\:1llllviii-Well il
llllllallllt1-ll1 for ll1-Tor lltl’l't' llllllllll's bc
tol'c he went into the llollsc
“\\ 1 ll \1ltl his 11 Me. its
dish of pork on the lalllc.
~|t.1\ wt 1 ‘-ll 1.1 build :1 111-\\ lillc fcncc.“
said “1'. l.“ll'__'. taking his \1‘SIl and \llIIV
in: his killtc 11p and don :1 llctwcrll the
tincsot his lurk.
lll\ wiletllr'llcd [- look
sllal p intuition rootv ll nllt

\!}D' \l'[

.1! him. llcr
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pllulsant t‘: “Now 1-111 llldnt halc no

trouble with llllll val- rdzl1 .1l11111 llil’ltl
llclls'”
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l1-1‘ lil1- l"‘lTll‘ tell. "ills llt‘l|\ hull l'l‘t'll

111.1k3ugtol‘isl1l1 81171 in 11111 garden. ‘lllll
lllt‘ t- 111- b1 ttel b1 ti\ l up. It in 's :1
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llllll In 1111‘1 =h~> » lid. >l.-' did not lat
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\lt. 'l‘.1l1 -tt 121d .lob llwycl worked
t.l--t H1 night lllt‘ 113d t- 111'1‘ had be. :1

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and ucw 1t -.-.| l1 allil-g
tlll :11 ll ~t1-121. “‘1 [ill‘
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up .ltld a 1nd ot tllc 1.:1111 1l-1111:

lulu”. l111.11*:~

iglilot 11111111

\lh. Lung got up 1111111 the dinnct'
Lil'lt‘ to look .11 it. and llll‘nl‘ll :1l\l..llk
t.lc1- 1111,1111 llcl llllrlulllil

"lillafi slll s;111l. “lll’s got it 1111111'11
two V\.tl1l\lll:ll ”

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“ltdon‘tlll'1k1-zlosol‘tol
l11w iligll l11‘» got it." lll snappul.
“I 1l1111‘t know what to tllakc 11!. it."
\llt'\IiE1i. «outing l'Tlth l1-lll1 lul‘lt‘.1|li\
innsjy “l d «ll‘t kl: 1w wh1 :1 littlc low

llllll‘1'1:illl~l1l
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113- k1t likr tlll old 1111c wollidll‘t dollc
11 \l as 111ll \1111 could look right
through ll 11~~t :1» though lllt't't’ 11 aslll
nothing tllrll. and it. 11.11 handy to
hand ttiltlgs across I

3hr 111111 allo'lt tho llollsc that day

111111 :11: uneasy .illlllt‘lil‘llsll-ll 111 111 r facc.
11] .l..1{1 kn 111 what to ill lkcot it.w \ltt'
k- pt thinking. llt;1ll‘1|lllll1'll 11:11.
rill: kill 11 b1 the 111\t night. 'l‘ln-
lVlcw lllll‘ tcllcc \\‘:1\Il||ltt‘. ll \\:1\ scylll
la cl high. 'l‘lll't‘l‘was nothing to llc sccll

lll‘l‘uss it 1‘\1’l‘l1l.ll11‘ tlppcl' half of .‘ll‘. V

Tall 1111‘s lllrll\t‘. tllc tops ot tllc in ex and
tllc barn roof. lt row tall .lild slcrll and
forbidding .\ll~t tll1 1c was 1111 gate. it
was :1 llostil1 . 11111olllpl‘olnising ll:Ql‘.l1‘!‘
ll \\11\ :111 cllcl'liu.‘ ill-111111111111 to \II‘ 'l‘al
1-1-ll‘s 11 ratll and i‘csczltilll-llt.

The summer pass-d 1111 into the tall.
and lllt‘ t‘all became 111w and windy. and
1»\1-11111:1ll_\ snowy.

‘ll'. Tab 11” and “It Long did not
\pcak to 1':1l'l1 otln r when they met in
lltl‘ sll‘l‘l't 111‘ till: lll‘\l\'lll(‘(‘ llt‘llic lllzil'k
sluilll shop; thry passed each lbllil‘l‘ grim
ly When Mr. Talc 111 was appointed to
tllc school board. ot' which .\ll'. Long was
already :1 -Illt'llll\1'l‘. lll- scllt ill :1 rl-siglla-
tioll. When Mr. Long was pill on :1
1‘lilll'l l1 colnlnittcc of which .\ll'. 'l‘alcult
\\:1s 1111c. lll‘ l'clllscd to act.

old ll1'1:.-lll1ol~s \\‘cl‘c "not 1111 speaking
("Pits ;“ and the causes and cilrlluistullecs
111' the l‘tlllllll‘1'\\‘1‘l‘t‘l\18l :1 lllystcry. l'1s1~
plc calllc on \llryillg prctc\ts to look at
the i'l-lllc. l‘nuliollc side or the another.
alld hear the st ll‘y in detail. ‘lllt‘ll they
w cut tlicncc. U\'1'l‘l1|lllt‘ other side. and

listened wit l1 interest to the complelilcntal

version. ‘l‘hvswllolc allair. perhaps. was
welcomed as :1 break in tllc monotony of
the general allrieablciioss.

It was known. too. that Mrs. Long
and Mrs. 'l‘alcott Were not aetiVe partici~
pains 111 the quarrel. Their old pleasant
colupauiollslii 1 seemed virtually ended:
their hackyart intercourse was ueeessa~
l‘ll_\’ clit off. and they had ceased to run ill
of all evening. But this was lua-ause

neither felt "free to enter her lleighlmr‘s .

Thrust“ as matters stood; and lea-arise. ill
their timid womanly. s11bn1issiveluss.
they obeyed the unspoken commands of
their husbands rather than face the dis.
pleasure which would lilu'e followed a de—
. fiance of them.
‘ They smiled when they me! each other;
they liugeml in the church vestibule to
exchange maulauoruillg. Once Mrs. Long
4 sent in :1 dish of fresh fried cakes by :1
height) 1r‘s boy. He told her that Mrs.
. 'l‘lllcotthlid bum out crying. She had
»1~lupt‘ied the dish. turd sent it back full
' of apple sauce.
The autumn days tilled the air with
.t-lle dim blue vapor and not unpleasant
l odor of bonfire smoke.
3 late with his. He had tut it. off till his
3 fall cleariri was done— e garden freed
{of the dries 11111] em ty bean vines. and
: raked oil 1 the 11-1 s pulled up which
; had flourished powerless for harm during
* the last month or two. and which now
stood black and frozen; a few dead
1 bushes out down, and the fruit-trees
trimmed here and there. It was late in
November when the lite 13y ready. low
down in the garden in at corner of the
plundered waterline); In some
'ot‘its rough hollows nythe minaret:
. thin snow. 1

Hr. Taleott lighted it directly after

‘ 111‘!

lllc !

lt lllcanlc rapidly known that the two '

Mr. Taleott was

I

l supper. Now and their lie

5 replenished it ;‘ at. 8 o‘clock it was

Vstill burninw. "1- ‘11 down on an old

stump to look at it as it: leaped and flick-

. cred itself out. lighting up :1 broad space
around it and shilling on the high fence.
His wife had come nirt with a shawl over
her head and watched it a few minutes.
and gone in.

A spark from tho- subsidiqu tin‘ snap—
ped iuto :1littll- pile of dried stalks half
:1 rod distant. 'alld ”ll 3' flamed ll’p. .\

, “‘1‘: "Wk fin‘ from them and burned to
. its cud. and :l lnlls‘c splinter blazul in
its turn. He watched the curious little
‘line of light as it 1111- its flickering wav
along. There 11111 :1 small dep nit of

dead leaves drifted up against the tall : r11 1» ,3 ll r1 1 1 [l 1 wt 1 11h
. _ . . . . g . . . , .
Tf‘m‘T- "1“} l‘tllk the alarm. and ‘Jlow‘cd i ii ‘ Hr. l ‘ .‘ l 11 ‘ ‘1". "1."— “ .1

Squad of convicts he onlllll find 111 lll\

and crackled strlartlv. .\11dthcutl11~ fianlcs‘
mounted up. and gin-w broader and rub
dcr wthc fcllcl- l1:11l caught tire.
. .‘lr. Tlllmltt got up and walked 1|\'t‘l‘ to
it.
haste which might han- been looked for.
and started for 1111- pump. He sl-ciucd
rather to linger on tllc 11:11': 11hc11l11.
reached it. he 411.11] for .1 amount with:
ollt doing anything ‘
llc tilled :1 \1‘1111111-11 pail.— which lav tlcar.
and w‘l-llt lliil'k with j1_ The fenn- 11:1.
‘tlanliqu brightly; but h.- hooped to pick
\ltlll-fl chip \\ltl' h had :11 I stuck into the
snlc of his boot. and tinl the old “lLllt‘ll
nllltilcr llt' \\l|l't‘ around his neck with

bands which 1111.1 1114! quite stnady.
Then he chl-li ;.tl ;.l|«llll llinl. ill :in
oddly guilty 11:11. llllptird his pail 111
watcl‘ on tlls- gt‘-111111l.11tlll went and sat
down on the stlllnp again. He lnnkcd

cold and 1~r11<~. and 1::11-ns1. and anything
but heroic: lull therc 11m -1 11cw found
V warllltll within him.

'l‘llt‘l‘t‘ “as lllllll' .1 l'l‘11‘.‘.'-l
plan-1- half an llHlll’ laur. look :11 lill‘
black-lied r-lllziilts of the lillc fell-’1‘
scycral 1111-11. :1ttl'211 tl'd lly tln- tl:1llll-s. :1llll
:1 {cw noun-.1 hastily w rapped up

“1‘. 'l‘allull hall .1 1:11.111 rlt‘Jl to ‘;1\
about the way it li'ul llapprtlcd. lll-
said a bonfire \1‘:1s;1 tvlzlgtlcll tiling 1-11;
“1111' k11c1 what it was going to dl.
1'1lltl1l1‘l lit-cl sall- with (1111‘ if \11'1
didn‘t 11:11 ll it 1-111'1 minute. 1111.11.11
1111 the i1111li~a 1‘ water wllca mac :1
lire had g It stal'tcd. and pointed to the
empty pail \\llt't‘t' it 3.11 ontln~gl'1111;11l,
.ill tl-ltl'lllsiu' 11111111 ot tlu- point.

“1'. Lou: had t‘lllllt' out and 11:1‘11h11l
tllc1:1111tl.lg"lliolltl‘olnadiscrcct1li‘t.1111-1~.
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.spokc, in :1 \ohc 111 <. ic high 1:11i sharp
l-1 thc It‘t'filtit'ss 11! tl1~ rib-1‘1
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would 1'11‘llll l:1:ll "1 til-sle‘llt‘g
pills 1-11111 1~. and 1 1111. 1111 would 1111.111
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Ilis daily l;1l"‘i\1-l tic 1111»! "11.;‘11‘ dc
s1l'ipli1-ll. For l11 .1111 his
family llsl:.1l‘11 [mum's ot l1r1.11l. with lit!

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\al'lcd with 1spc1C1-s ot llakoll butter.
in Mir 1-! nil :tlxll ll11. 1;:ll1‘1l l.1 I.i\i:|_‘

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l1l1-s~ \Vllbll l:111r, in sllllllll ‘r. .1r- t'l‘c
1pl~>ntly catcll 1"1w‘. llut‘lllg lllt‘ hot
months dry l111.1l and some raw tolna

tatocs llill‘ll 1111111 the 1 'ltirc meal of many
". ~:1lllil1_ Macaroni and otllcr llaliatl
lfil‘lt‘dllt‘llflll 111111 ll :1pptl‘1‘ialc1l. i~ scld-llil
partakcll of c\1 1-1-‘1 :1~ .1 treat. l‘uit onions
»alid garlic supply all lli'lil‘ll'lll‘l1‘\ in the
.'pca>:1111‘s menu. and ill‘ and his dwelling
llicl‘ally I‘l'r'k with tlu powerful odor of
llit‘ lll‘l lltllitctl 1‘s111l1 :lt.
l‘ollce is to» 1 \Itt‘lt\l\'i‘ to he llsr‘ri 1-1

rcpt "111:1 sparingly 'l‘llt‘ g‘llud will:
' roasts as well as grinds the coffee beans
herself. and tllc straining clip is not 1111

frwiril-lltly made pct‘t} cl for his palate by
the lllsci‘liull of :I llo\c of garlic. llls
jllriuk. win-11 it is not watc“. is all c\ccs
. >i1t'lV thin. sour will: . bllt it lllllst not lu-
slnlpilscll that fill l1 :1 lll\lll'_\ is indulged
in c1cr1‘ dal. \Vll‘dl lic cotn s down izlto
thl‘ 1.51111 lll‘ will permit himself to llc
'con\lvial with .-1 friend to tl111~cytcnt 111'
3:1 "l iss of wine costing one son.
llahhits arc most extensively kept. and
during thcslunlllcl‘ 1:1 period of colllplil‘a

li\‘c lcisslrc for the farmer in this part of
the worldl 1isi1s :ll‘c c\1'haug1-1l among
the peasantry on their champaigllcs. as
. their holidaw :11’1- tcrlucd. Their are ill-
:lllgllratcd the fctcs all lapiu. .\t llicsc
Villllllt‘l‘ parties- one rabbit is sllllightcrul
hv the host and serves to flavor
: the macaroni and vegetable slew
l with which the company is regaled.
These entertainments are usually paid
gflir bv the richer guests from town. or.
‘if 1161. there is sure to be a formal re~
:turu. Meat. such as beef and mutton.
,is ran~lyel1telu and it may be doubted
‘whether it be taste-.l. upon an average.
Sauce a mouth I11
community.
. Pigs are kept. lllll not commonly.
liar-1111 and pork. which is of~ an inferior
1 quality and not well cured. Is nut eaten
1 to any uppru‘iable extent . The average
evpeuditure of the peasant freeholder
{upon his food has bceu aceuratety 1-0111—
pitted. It amounts to the astonishingly
. small sum of only four sons ltwopeueel
j per dielu. This squ must be under»
:stood to refer to 11 family. say. of four
. or tire. and where the children 1111- under
the age of seventeen or eighteen years. -
.Vlih‘mml 11‘0“} rt.
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A Nevada Borax l-‘leld.

Teel‘s marsh, in Nevada. is the most
productive hora: field on the Pacific
3coast. Its deposits cover ten. ‘ ware
l miles of surface, 111111 it is said to me ride
leheinimlly pure common salt. [relax in
three forms. ant to. of soda 11nd carbo-
nate of soda. basin of Nevada. in
which it is situated. is covered in man

s with dry. efi‘ervl-seellt salts. wash
in mum of ages from the soda feldspar
of the volcanic rocks and ridges of yellow
lava which now: the «entry for miles.
The waters of the hkrs? are heavy. appear
like thin oikslnctt like soup. possrss great
deterring quell: '11:. are caustic as potash,

 

 

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Pl'lisl'l-II) I.\' Till-I Sibl'TH.

Remarkable liver- uess ul‘ Scent ~ l)is~
I inguishiug 1 inc Mun Anion: :1

flundmls'l‘uught to [Lay .

But Not 11. Attack.

“'hilc at Uldtow n I saw :1 race lwt‘w ecu
a convict and the bounds. A gaunt c-ul—

vict. Lung of leg 111.11 flank. was sclcl‘ted'

f0? “11' run. “1‘ “its lulil in put "ll.
quickly. circle in the woods. take :1 swift

“:11. This he did. The bound; “1"-
thcll loltillg about the stockadc yard. as
listless a lot of dogs as ever wen- sow-u.
“I'm tempted." >ald Mr. \"illiarns. 'to
tw'o aftcr he has run awhile. I inn 1' had
dogs trail :1 convict on horseback four
miles. and their takl- the track where he
jumped from the horse.“ By this tinn-
tllc tlying coniict was :1 small spcck on

the broad til-Ills. and ill :1 11111111111! more
had rill-ltcd into the huri‘loll and was
l gone. as if. indeed. he had found that

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liberty for which his soul pantcli.:1111i
had gone as the strong \\l!l;_;l‘tl birds 111.
when they vanish in the ltill < ctllcr.

in an hour wc mount-d :vllr 111.r..--
hounds “111- still luating in
the sunshine .\'l1l1l1-:llV\ )lr. Will 11s.
squaring hilnsl-lf in his ‘Si'itllt'_
llll‘t'i' lllltl l1. \ltilt‘l lllusl- “ll illl 1'*r\\'s
born that hang :11 ll\ sidc. .\~ it by
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" Nigger Y" ll1~~1id sl‘lll1'lttiltll~l‘1' Likv
the \\ lllll tin-j. \11-r1: 1 ll. .l.=-\~ to 1hr

ground. tail» 11:1. circling lilu' ile:1gi~‘~.
l.:tl::1“r the citchlls glow, the 11.1.1.1- ~i
lent :1~ spc.t1r~,111-~ and 111m- rating lit"
1:11'1'11 [111 its scllct. “They will
1111-r the ”:11 ks ot I"tll\l1? snlllmls. but
will opcil on tllc til~t singlc tral k 12111
find. if it is the wro:1gtr;1'k_ 111- will
simply sit still. The} will run it :1 hull
llrcd yards or so. and. llotill;r uzlr si‘.
will throw it otl again. “th11 tin-1 :11
the Fight lr:ll'l\. \‘t will hliiiwt :ltlll s’rli‘t
:1ttcrtl11- hollnd that lit‘ 'l‘llc ll‘l. rs
will lain llitlt and thc 1‘1 1' is 11111 l 1- l ‘i

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tll:1ki:lg:ill:1lf citric. with .1: lc.1~' tittl
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to: ml at 11 lllhllltig 11:11: 1 small l'l-ol do;
ll‘;11l $t21l1l1 ill} liil’ i1 1 l- T‘ l: " 1 ll
for instant. with :l-m- it: lir. . :1
lult'st 1 ith turn my to tl11 . 1111 ll-

 

li11111l1 ‘ full titty 11:1is. with land up.
“ill :1 in“ lHl-h lit! :t..:1;21 :311‘ l!‘:t~ l1 n!— {:11
cotlyill. and fowl-11d his hand to tilc
glollllll. lb- l1:11i simply lll'llll' :1 short

cut across the scrnicllc'c. 31:11:1'g 1 :lllgllt
scl ut of the 111111 at 1n tln bustll . lilorc
than lull tcct aw .1} l;1‘:1 £1\\:111' till! lltls
ls i111 rcdillic to Ill-“.15 who l1:11c 11- 11:1'
sci-11 11. I cannot c\pl:1ill what it is that
the tlyillg titan. clad and dull as :1 but.
drcd others. lid on the satin t1 1.1.1.. ll;1lll1'«l
daily to the same chain. and \l1'-‘]1ittg 111
the same bunks :11 night. imparts 11- a
yicldillg twig tolll llt‘ll by his 1’l1'llll'\ ~11
that it attracts :i lioutid till} yards {111:1}.
llllt it ccl'tairlly docs just that.

Thc last 11‘s] was now coming. “’11
were lit-Will}; toward :1 s-pnd 111 1 11111 icts
at work ill :1 cotton ticld \\ 1- had sent
tllc fugitiu- convict through this squad.
We had tllcll made tl11 111 walk in‘ :1
double circle around him. They tln-ll
1 rosscd and rccnusscd his tracks. many ot‘
thcln wcat‘ilngr r\:1ctl1 such shoes :ls lll'

\vorc. One hour latcr tl11- hounds strln k
this point. Thcrl- was not all illstatit‘s
patina There was 1111 llcvmlion. 11-1 let

up in thc pace. Through tlu- labyrinth
of tracks the bounds 111-111. as s11 illitl\\\
through tllc air. hurrying illc\oral1ly on
the one track they had chosen. .

The end was now near. The coinict.
having r1111 his men-was sccn leaning
against a tree and watching the bounds
plunging toward llilli. “Won‘t he climb
tlie-treef“l asked. “No. the bounds
are union! to simply bay the rutlvil‘ts
when they come up with them. Other,
wise the convicts would kill them.
By this time the hounds had sighted
him. They halted about tw‘arty yards
away from the tree against which he
Pretty
music they madl- a‘ltl not decpcr than 1
heaul often and again under a ‘pus‘tllll
tree. .\lr. \"illianls eulledthcui ml and
the convict came forward. “Deni 'pup-

! grinning. and as he lazily swung.r by on

 

lll“ way to the >‘tl1‘ktM‘t‘.

These dogs are not llliuulllollnds. I
doubt if there is :1 bloodhound in Geor-
Kia. though two are. reported near (‘ar-
lclsvillc, deseelldlsl from 11 pair ownl-tl
by (‘olllrlelJet‘f Johnson in the days of
slavery. The Uldtowrl dogs are fox
hounds of the Rally-one lin-cd.tr:1i1;e.l for,
several w-ilciations to hunt nleu. They
are never tempted with other garlic.
They 1m~ neither tielec nor powerful. and
an- rclied 1111 solely to trail the 1-»1111'1ct
and lead his primers to his lair. 711—."me
(Mutilation.

A Sud-850d Inn‘s Illusion.

A sad-eyed young roan handed this one
in over the bark fence the other morning:

As life is full of woes and woes
And death is not. much better.
I‘d marry 1 girl with a million. straight—-
If her dad would only let her.
' —.Iervbant~1‘ntreler.

Nothing is more silly than the pleasure
some people take. in “speaking their
minds.“ A man of this make will say a
rude thing for the mere pleasure 0f any—
i111; it. w en en opposite behavior. full
as innocent. might have preserved his
triend or undo his fortune.

 

 

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1 marble. the veins of which form ill" per

t‘ect nullim- of :1 woman‘s tigurc
.\11 old man of New York makes :1 livr

3 in: by sc‘ling. on "road“ ay. :1! lltrrl' to
peach stories which he ‘
4 has carved into various falltastiz‘ d1 1111 s.

five t"'!ll‘ t-arlt.

i.:ipl:illl‘l1‘l’\'. who nurnlwl 311511111. and lllt‘
Maoris of New Zl-alanli. llllltced 113111,.
103.0100 :11 45.11110 sinm- ll11- 1111's 112’ 1 ap-
taiu t 11.:k, and likely-to iu‘ extinct L1 111.-
}1‘3)‘ ‘3“00.

The childish sport now called lliilld
man’s hull was known b1 various names
in 1-ldtinlcs. sill ll as howlwitlk. blind—
hull. etc, It Was tcrmml hoodlum: blind.
lu-callsc the players were 11:111- blinded
With their hoards.

“llo- is :1 poor cook who cannot li1 k
his own lingers.“ lull-“r :I \ati-‘ly hf
forms this proverb is t-vllld in dili'l-l‘lllt
countries. The ltalialls say' "llc who
ltlziliagl's llllto'l‘ 'N‘tlllll“\ Vlr'ullll llrrls H"!
1:11 sllppcrlcxs to liq-d."
say: “.\ll utiicrl’s :11‘1- :l'l‘:l~}'.h lilzrl is.
some-thing sticks to 131- 111.

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.illl‘lt‘lll Furl-ck

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triruiaals and Their Homes.

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said :1 lr-:1~l‘ tiling than 11llcn he said.
"l‘in-rc‘s 1111 plarv lll‘t‘ home] it was
Sliakrspc‘lrc. wasn‘t it “123. 1~\1-r_\
man. no matter how bad he is. has a
home of some kind that 111- is going to
lisit. although hc knows that 1111- \isit

111.11 l:1tl~l llilll ill St ltc prison for :11-1111
yc lr‘. :111 l as so 111 as in thinks Up 1 «last
is 1 ‘:1~lr he‘s going t-xtll1t home .\h thc
police hzl1c to do is to titul out that hum”.
watch it and nail their 111-111 11 llI“l hr
4.1111 s up

“'l‘herc‘s that than who shot the 111 :1‘11
janitor. "1- gut \\-.-sl and was doing
wcll and ilolnui1 kncw where he “as.
lint llc had to come luck 1.. New lurk
to see his fricltds, 'l‘l11~r1“\.li1nllly Riley.
llc brokcsexcn 11f thv- strong-Ni jails in
the country >il1g Sing the last of
them. \“lirlt did he do w i1cll he got out
of Sing Sing‘ He went straight toTcllth
1111-11111: w'ltcrc c11-r1il 1111 knew him.
Now he's back to Sing \illg 'I'llk to
(E1 ltaill “'nshluirll about Hell’s Kitchen
and other places :1! tl11~ {not of “is!
'l‘llirly—llintll :ulll Forth-1h slt‘1‘~ls in .his
precinct. llc'll tell you that wllctilwcr
he wants one of the crooks who hang out
tllerc he lltls only to go their to get him.
They llt‘Vt‘l‘ try to hide in any other part
of the city. Do you rt‘llll‘llilN-t‘ that burg
iar who killed a lullh‘t‘lllall way back in
the sixties. w hell he was caught breaking
into an arms store in Broadway? Well.
he thought it safe to collie back to New
York after nearly twenty years. and the
first thing he knew he was on trial for
his life. He would have come luck
«loner. too. if he hadn‘t been prevented
by being- locked up in different prisons
out \Vest. ——.\'r1e Yu'l‘ [In-11M.-

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The Inn Caught the line.

lhavc great respect for the “cor-gin

blolulholliul: even though he is not :1
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ples of his skill in trailing 1111-11 that 11 crc j

marvelous. But the Georgia bloodhound
. received :1 black eye ill the matter of T1»
‘1 lril- Jackson. This allcg‘wl dylla-ultet
1 was tucked thmugh about thiny “tiles
of mountain and ravine by a tw11~tll1111—
; uanllalollalr bloodhound. The sluggish
but pelaistent beast hung on the vanish-
’ lug track through storm and darkness,
. relentlw as death itself. This was very
lherolc. But mark the sequel. One uf<
ternoou when the chase had flagged the
l pursuers of the redolibtalble Jackson saw,
: silhouetted against the summit on all iu~
accessible mountain peak. a haughty man
with :1 rope on his arm followed by every
meek dog with 11 rope nround his neck.
stalking across the red sky to n quiet re-
: treat. The run was 1111:ka dog
l was the two-thmmnd-dolhr blmdhound;
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THE FOUNTAIN OP TEARS.
If you travel o‘er M And mountain.
F” ll!“ [‘0 manna-y 11f my“ .
Today. on! tonight. nnd tons-ram.
And may he (or lnrrnths and (or 1 up. '
You shall urine. with I turn Tlm’ Is lair-<21
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You shall «dainty 111m:- t-l the l-v“!1 1211.
At length—to the Fountain 111' 1 :=. s

Very peaceful the plane is. and ova-21'
For [tit-sub [unwitting urn! skull":
And thusv who i‘rll'm‘. ln‘iu.’ 1.: 11‘. 2:1;
Alike than their bur-as nil-l :tr- 1: 1m-
Full of 1‘}'lh\~~||k"' shadows ti.» 1-' o. .1 s,
And stat ins that cover thvr:
But out of the gloom sputus 1.1
And beautiful Pullman: or Tour.

And it films. and it flows With a “ration
So gently. and lovely . ml {Ni-\\
.\11 l murmurs a mu.- ~11 h~11~llfis‘
To Him lab-111mb fllfl’vml and bwnrs.
Y1 -u shall surely without I vu-rd sin-Len.
Kit-tel -l 11111 there and know y-vu‘n- 1mm
“Yukon
Au-l ’1tr‘l‘l to the lurlg-vnrl-ul 11;;
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lotl; it may atlur-l llt1‘ l1 .‘s parents
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not 1 1.! 1151111341.“ with tl wt} 11111 or
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Reteuge W“ Sweet.

colour] \‘11rgcrpn-sr-nt1sl his 11 ifc with
:1 scalskiu suck. She ililllllxliatclv in~
\isn-d 1111 walkingr out with it 1111. It was
very 111“. and he said. with a shiver:

"Ll-i us go home: l‘lualrrlost fnllcri
Ilr dvutli. d

“I don‘t fccl cold at all.“ she trpfiwl.
with chattering teeth. “but let 0‘
back '111d walk lust thr “ilklquul thou-
l’ctcisllys.”

“Ihl: you may gr 1 pucluuorlia and die
:1 painful death. "

“N1 111' mind if I do. I don‘t feel
cold at all as long as [‘11- got this suck
on. "

“But why do you want to go by the
l'ctcrsby mansion again :“

“I want that stuck up .\ rs. Petr-thy to
see my llcw sack uucc ruore anyhow. It
will ill-lke thctn girlish tlicir teeth 11ml
turn gnu-n with envy when the; so.- it
and think of 'lrcir £1111 wiiltcrs cluake
that they arc wearing." N11111:”.

- -.;. -flflw-
Perils of Luke Navigation.

(‘orunlauder Bartlett. 1?. 8’. X.. 1135 ex-
pressed his belief that at has! half the
vessels lost Inst “neon on the lakes
might have been saved by the judicious
use of oil on the troubled wall-rs. But
oil won‘t give a ship sen-room or keep n
sharp rock from piercing n aliip‘s bot-
tom. The fact Li. I good 11111er expedi-
ents that can be Worked to :«lvirntnge in
navigating the high areas m 11.11- hr
. .tie-nble on the lakes on account of

ted lien-room. It is said that there
minor:- vessels lost. on the great Ink-n
annually than on any two ocean—be-
ll». Corinna c5111 Adar-(1‘11".

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