The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 3, 1886, Page 2

ELSIE’'S LOVER. “P suppose it isn’t right to say auch ath ” ssid winsome E.- with a plai and confidant, od Nurse Barnes; “hut Loften wish Pd born. Nobody knows whut with me, and I certainly don’t kaow ive sigh, to her triend to do what to do with myselt ”’ “Dear, dear!” said Mrs. Gwhat are they going todo with you?’ “IT don’t know,’ “Uncle Joseph wants me to go work inthe tactory He might earn tweive snillings a week, said Elsie sadly. and after L hack bad a tew weeks’ prac tice.’” “It’s not hard work,’’ said Mrs Barnes, * You'll soon getusel to it my deat. One can get used to ary thing.” “And Auat Betsey wants to send mic the Manor House to help Mrs, Perkins, the housekeeper,’’ went on Elsie. ‘*l was there a week in the spring. Oh,’ —with a long breath, —“it is the prettiest place! One room ali tull of books, don’t you know, anda hail where they hang pothing but pictures. | used to creep a'l over the place, when the Squire was gone out on horseback, and Mrs. Perkins was taking ber al ter-dinner nap L used to sit do ou the silk chairs, and mvoel with the big scented fins, and iiabe believe 1 was a ereat bots of servan's to order “Ob, Elsie! that was making very bold,’’ said Mrs. awesiricken shudder. “Yes Lknow,” confessed Elsie; heiress, about.” wiih Barnes, au believe, 4 But | ouw Mr. Raven twice, wud he talked “but it was only making ter ail, and nobody knew. to me just as kind -ob! a deal kind er than Uncle Joseph does. And he told me the names ot some ot the sarest flowers, ana offered to lend me books out of the grand library. But Mis. Perkins told Aunt Betsey that | am too idle and = awkward to: arvice. So now | don’t know whether Iam to be bound to Mis- Miggs the dressmaker, or sent to learn the artificial flower trade.”’ ‘It's most a pity, ain’¢ 116?" said Mes. Baines, looking sympathizing ly at Elsic, And just then, as she surveyed the large dark eves, the | checks glowing scarlet under their \staie et gypsy sunburn, the lithe, ; tul figure 1n its outgrown gown, the-fancy suddenly crossed her mind that under some circumstances, El- se Lian might be almost handsome. “You see, 1 have noone really belonging to me,”’ said Elsie sigh- ing. “Even Uncle foseph wasonly my mother’s half brother. And they don't know what to do with me."” “What would you like best to 40?" said Mrs. Barnes who was Pering potatoes for the one o'clock dinner. **I-ahould hike to be an authoress, and eeiite books,” said Elsie, with kindling eyes. “Bless me. child!'’ said Mrs. Barnes, ‘what do you know about authoresses ?”’ “Nothing,” contessed —_ Elsie; “that’s the trouble. Or I should Sike to paint pictures, and to be ta- @ous ; orbe queen of a country that was at war, and lead the soldiers to vetory, mounted on a coal black Yorse; or do something very great and grand, so that people might nev- trtorget my memory.” Mre. Barnes first started and then sghed. Poor soul, there was per- haps a time when she, too, had her wild dreams and impossible imagin- “2gs- “Such things don't happen nowa- days, Elsie,”’ said she. ‘*Women fave to scrub, and wash and sew in sbis country, not ride to battle or! Better leave | amt grand pictures. eff thinking of such a tate.’ “Yes,"*.cried Elsie, with x start, » the clock struck twelve, ~‘And Awot Betsey will be wanting me to att the table. T must hurry home. Sow sive will scold to be sure.” Wut to Elsie’s infinite relief, when abe reacaed home, Aunt Betsey met Ser wit! wo trown “Come in quick, child,"’ said she, »sud change your frock. Mr. Ra- eeu is here.”” “Ota!” cried Eisie, with « skip over the door step, ‘tam [tobe Mrs #vekin’s maid?" 3 . : - . ry t ° “We don't haow,” said Ang je lover's arm. Even Uncle Jo j verdict giving the woman the esiste, never been | Barnes. | thinks I] with | | Betsey mysteriously. * Time witli show. Don’t jump about, my child. Try to take short steps,” and be a jladv. And, of, dread ul tear tharisin vour dress. Never what a mind now. it as Soon as ever you can, and then come down to ‘hebest partor.”” )tallen tn love But long before Elsie Lian’s sin | pie toilet was made, an awful fear | took possession of her that Squire Uncle fo | Raven bad come to tell jseph of te big bunch of hor-house | | grapes which she picked, sad re-a, last spring and gave to Inte Billy Sniffen, mi the ror, the last day she twas at the Manor ilouse. “There were such lots of them,”” | she argued with there in the sunshine, all purple and herself, ‘*hanging fragrant, an? Billy bad just got over the scarlet fever—poor little nite !-— and did long tor them.so. fF knew but the temptation so thar I Mr. lit was wicked, suddenly couldn’t helo it = And now it Raven has told Uncle Joseph, came over me Uncle Joseph is going to scold me.”’ of horor at this idea, but she must face Elsie drew a deep inspiration her fate, and endure 1 as best ene might. And her which Was scant aud taded in best trock, enough Jin all conscience, she descended with a heavy heart tu the “tbest) room."’ “Bring ber ww! Boag ber on!’ j suid Unele Joseph with a chuckle joel never vel suid even a yearling | calf without giving the purchaser a chance to luok at) bis) bargain—ha, | jha, hat! child, Squire—"’ Mr. Ravea rose courteously | put a chair tor Eisie ay she enteres, Aud if you really want the and with drooping tiead and cheeks aflune. "We are old friends,"” he said; “are we now?’ meas Elste At the sound of his gentle, ured accents, the prickings of Linn’s coiwcience became intoler- able. She Iitted her large starticd eves to Mr. Kaven’s face. “I’m very sorry, sir,’” said she. | *Please. I'll never do it any more”’ “Do whats’? said Uncle Joseph, starring ‘*Lam quite ata loss to under stand you,”’ said Mr. Raven courte- ously. “The grapes, please,’’ taltered Elsie, getting redder and more con- tused than ever. ‘*I didn’t pick ‘em for myself; it was for little Biily Sniffen, and—"’ “Never mind the grapes, Elsie,” said Mr. Raven. how old are you?”’ “Seventeen, si,’” low voice. “And, I am seven-and-thirty!’’ “Do I in your “Let me see— said Elsie in a said Mr. Raven siowly. seem like a very old man eyes, Elsie?’’ She shook her head, and then, em- boldened by the fact that Uncle Jo- seph had disappeared, and Auat Betsey was drawing water at the well, she added : **When I write my novel, I shall make the hero just like you. I won't call him Raven, lest people should find out; but Ravenburn, or Belraven, or some such name. You won’t mind, sir, will you?’’ Mr. Raven smiled a strange, se- nous smile. **Eleie,”’ said he, **would you like to come and live at the Manor House >” Elsie’s dusk face brightened. “Oh, so much!"*shecried. But Mrs. Perkins don’t want me; she says I’m too flighty and too young.” “Elsie, you misunderstood me," said Mr. Rave with another smile. *T don’t mean as Mrs. Perkin’s as- sistant—I mean as my wile. A sudden crimson flooded Elsie’s tace, neck and throat. All of a sud- den the scales seemed to fall trem ) her eyes; the world stood before her im its true colors. She was a maid- fenoutot the pages of romance. He | Robert Raven was her lover. took her hand teaderly in his. | “Elsie,’’ he said, *‘could you teach | yourself to love me? For I love you tw.th ail my heart.”* “On flushed face yes! Ob, teil And she cried, ” ; ves! and her ut. his shoulder | in turns She had entered the rcooma chiid; | Mt. Vernon. | sph noticed the cningze, and? Avit | Betsey vaguely wondered what had | co ne to “our Elsie j solved Martie rt So Elsie’s problem ws She went to be lady at the modern King Cephetua who ha Run quick and change | House, to giadden the heart of ths | ninete Ant Pout tate per with ihe century Beggar Maid, bloon dark beauty tect loveling&s, people wo bat they fad heen se bind. But Mr Raven said querh : ! Whe: spark, | beau **L knew at all along. T saw ber picking daises in tt L knew that she was the most sur ttuicreature mali toe ¢ telloin ove with th ever Since.”” « been ia lowe with i But to Elsie the whole thing seems | ke a dream out ot the Arabian | ! A~KIDS” MISTAKE. rs The Colorado Way of Ch of a Dangerous N -semee Montezuma, Cot. . wing a Town eF —Weal tiniselt an ter Burson who sivied the hial’’ has heen m NeXious tothe peopic of thas place tur some weeks past. He assayed the rele of a desperaco, ond getting drank, went about trom saloon tes sa- loon, with @ six shooter la eac Lous George, + good citizen, ay i 12 himself ob | Hhand | pointed lib necd! « commitec of os tu id the town o © MSA Ce Hef wed a nd ’ 1 oaeuited 1 Oicineak + » the “Kid ** “Te wight the “Rid Loveled one of bas jisols atG . str a lize fil cee young ce-porede’s body wit bullets. bec Oo reevnd a by the Whore p parece None zune, held an ioque t. ond the jay nol onty Vindicaed George. bur tee pepulanoa voiced him to be the most popular mani Sama county, Langston’s Advice tothe Negro. the New York p'eased with the sugzestion of Prot Tripune is not Langston, a colere® orator, ‘ior merly of Kansas,”’ that the southern Negrocé may wicrease respect tor ther mghts and secure protec: in their privileges by vo - the democratic ucket. When the negro ceases to vote the republi can ticket, the leaders of that party uous ing Jose interest whim. He was not entranchised so much to protect his rights as to give permanence to re- publican majorities. Butafter twen- ty years ot barren vassalage to the r publican party, the negro concludes that it is time to begin to look out tor himself. Voting, just for the sake ot voting has not profited him. Helping republicans to place so they could plunder southern communities has not inured to his benefit. The taffy given him by republican orators sounded sweetly tor awhile, but when he found that republican ora- tors who junketed about the south hunting place were vagabonds and thieves in quest of plunder the charm was broken. Henceforward the people of the south, white and black will go torward prospering and to prosper, pressing onward to « com- mon destiny A Just Jury. St. Louis, Jan. 37.—Isaac Fore man a wealthy citizen of O'Fallon! Ill, died and left his estate valued at $100.000. A_ will tound dated 1874, which was tound to be his jast wiil, and in which he convey- ed all his money to the American Bible society, the Methodist Pubdlica- tign society and a number of charit- able concerns, His daughter, who is nowa Mrs, Price wife of a bag- gage wagon driyer in this city, con- tested the will on the ground that undue.snfluence was exercised over her father by the religious elements, and thst he did not possess his nor- mal faculties when be made the wiil. She showed she had been reduced to poverty by the unjust clauses of the will, and depended on the smail Stipend which her husbund made. A jury gave her a verdict tor the enure estate. The societies appeal to the case until it reached the Unit was ed Siates supreme court when it was , remanded back, The again yictorious and the women was case was} , and wept aud smiled | ayain taken to the supreme court for , | at the east front door of the court house, in the the southern district of Illinois, >: It was finally setiled | . . { j she went out a woman. leaning on | there to-day by an affirmative of the | | necessary to pay said debt Did you Sup- pose Mustang Liniment only good r rses? It is for inflamma- tion of all flesh. a (Continued from last week.) How Watch Cases are Made. A plate of sorry GoLp 14 2-10 karats fine is suldered on each side of a plate of hard nickel composition metal, and the three are then passed between polished steel rollers. From this plate the various parts of the cases—backs, centers, bezels,etc, | are cut and shaped by dies and formers. The gold is thick enough to admit of all | kinds of chasing, engraving, and engine- turning. The composition al gives it | weeded strength, stiffness and solidity, while | the written guarantee of the manufacturers | warranting each case to wear twenty years proves that it contains all the gold that | can possiily be needed. This guarantee | is given from actual results, as many ob these cases have been worn perfectly smooth by years of use without wearing through the gold. Dusvgce, Ia, Dec. 14, 1880. T have used one of your James Boss’ Go.d Watch Cases for seventeen years. I bouxht it second-hand and know of its having been used before I got it, but do not know howloug. It looks good for ten years longer. Did not suspect it wus a filled cave | until so informed by a jeweler a short time since. I most cheerfully recommend your cases to be all sey are represented to be, and more. ; O. McCrantr, Dep. Col. Int. Kev. 34 Dis. 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Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a certified copy of decree in partition and order of sale duly rendered by the circuit court of Rates county, Missouri, at its November term 1585, in suit wherein Thos. W. Childs is plaintiff and W.H. Ca: and 8. L. Prior, are defe ite, fendan' and to me directed and delivered. I will on Thursday, February 4th, 1886, in obedience to said order of sale, at the east front door of the court house in the city of But- ler in said Bates county, sell the property in said order described, situate in said county, to-wit: Loteleven in block seventeen in the town of Sprague. in said county. To be soid for cash in hand to the highest and best bidder | at public auction and between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5p. m. of that day. W.F. HANKS This Jan 12, 1455. > Sheriff Bates co. Mo. Trustee’s Sale. Whereas George Bartley andC.K. Bartley. by their deed of trust bearing date December 8th, eS, and duly recorded in book No 3, 143, iv office of the recorder of desds | within and for Bates connty, Missouri. con- | veyed to the undersigned trustee the follow- ing described real estate, situate, lying, bein: | in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: The eout half of the southeast quarter of section ten (In), | township forty (4), of range thirty-one (31), containing eighty acres more or leas. In trust | however, for the following purposes, in trust | to secure the payment of one certain promis- sory note in said deed of trust deseri : ‘And | whereas, said note is long past due and remains | unpaid. Now, therefore, at the request of the legal holder of said note andy the authority in me vested by the terms of said deed of trust I wilion Thursday. 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