The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 28, 1895, Page 3

Who fs My Sister Ve_ma CALDWELL MELVILLE. It was at the busiest moment of a busy day that Mrs. Porter answered the door bell to find standing on the steps a pack peddler in the per- son of a handsome young Dago! woman. Her hair, of a silky-blue black, was groomed in most perfect curls about her forehead—a forehead | of a clear olive tint, and her eyes were particularly large, dark and) brilliant. the whitest teeth. Porter took in at a glance as she! hurriedly said: “Nothing to-day, I'm too busy!”| “Oh, let me sel! you something,” urged the girl. “Lots of pretty tings ’nd I sell dem cheap, very cheap.” “Nothing to-day, I said; I time, my pies are burning nov “But I can wait, lady, ‘nd it won't Her red lips parted over | All this Mrs | ‘latch, and the door beside them was a cup of cold water. Beside this excuse for a table sat a man in a broken chair, on his lapa half-famished child of one year. er less than three years old. Be- tween the violent fits of coughing that convulsed his wasted fran he broke the bread, and first softe: it in the water, fed it to the little; ones, barely tasting a few er umbs | himself. “Want more,” as she fished up a floor. said the elder one, article from the “Maybe mamma will come soon,” “Mamma!” wailed the baby. At this moment there was a qi | step on the stairs, a hand on ig open, | vealing the same bright, face that Mrs. Porter had distrus tel) take long to look at de pretty tings.”) “But I haven't any money to day, | at least none to spare, so there is no | need of you and M Porter stepped back making as i she would shut the door. “Oh, lady buy!” cried tie “JT have sick husband; hurt in a fire waiting,” woman, got consumption, lady, ‘nd little ones.” “Ob, that is the same story all you peddler women iell,” returned Mrs. Porter, a trifle coarsely per-| haps, considering she was Mrs. Porter, and this time the door closed emphatically. “Mercy, those pies must be ruin-| ed! How I wish one need not be annoyed with peddlers and agents; but she’s a woman. Maybe I ought to have bought a nickel’s worth. I believe I would if it had been any other time; but to morrow is Thanks- giving and the minister's folks com- ing to dinner, and this afternoon's the missionary society, and my paper isn’t finished, at least the last page does not suit me. It isa fine sub. ject, and I do want to do myself and it justice.” “Oh, I guess the pies are all right after all. Now while I’m alone I guess I'll just run over that sum- mary again.” Wiping her hands, Mrs. Porter— the brightest light and most active member of the Home and Foreign Miasionary Society of “our church” -went into her#library and taking up a quantity of manuscript turned to page fifteen and read: “And now we ask again, ‘who is my sister,’ and venture to deduct from the foregoing this answer: My sister is she, who foreign land, surrounded by every form ot sin and misery, reaches out a hand and cries, save or I perish, no less than the woman at my door, who, despised snd shunned by the world, craves my succor, or my wealthy neighbor, who masks a broken heart with a smiling face. In brief, my sister the woman, near or far, who in any way needs my help.” Mrs. Porter laid the sheet down and glanced across the street, and as she looked, the door of a pretty white cottage opened and the “Dago woman"—as she mentally styled her —came out. “I suppose Mrs. Steel patronized her,” she mused, “but she can; she belongs to no society, seldom enter-| tains, and never sacrifices for the public good as Ido. I might have) bought a trifle, story about the sick husband is all bosh. She is a mere girl, but indeed she is too pretty to bo traveling about the country unprotected. She has such bold eyes; probably I did} as well not to countenance her Weill I guess this paper will do is. in is oas it| Let me see, where do I come in| on the program? Here is after | he prayer: ‘Who is my sister?” Paper by Mrs. Fidelia Porter. And now I must see about the salads | Our minister's wife is such a lovely it cook; I feel quite particular.” That her Unanimously pronounced “just splen afternoon paper was On Thanksgiving morning Mrs. Porter was in her pew—Mrs. Porter made it a point to « tend every ser vice—ar “doin own faultess er table In aroom of a gloomy teneme house in a city aot one huntred miles distant, quite 2 different Thanksgiving dinner served. The room was gu fre, and nearly so of farnishing. | ap a part ofa dry goods box was jaid three hard, moldy biscuits, and | | meat, the day before. “Ninette!” gros the “Mamma!” cried the child | then the three were fairly smothere | | by the impetuous embraces and kisses showered upon them. time, but quickly drew from a bas-| ket some cakes, a slice of bread = and a bottle of miik. “I wish it were more,” she said; “but I've had no luck. Everyone is} so busy getting up their own fin dinners and saying their prayers. Prayers’ she repeated very sarcas- tically. “Yes’ its cheaper to pray than to buy from one, even when I tell them that you are sick, and the} babies——" But here the woman who forced herself to smile from} door to door, broke down, andj} crouching on the cold floor laid her head on her husbard’s knee and sobbed aloud. It was not for long, however; she knew agitation made him worse, and then she had no time for tears. She must do some- thing: The sight of all this suffering goaded her to desperation. She would provide for them, even though she sinned to do it. Rising up, she smiled her own brave snile again, and went out, say- ing she would return soon; she must report at the establishment for which peddled on commission. Once outside the door she wrung her hands in agony; then shutting her lips in a desperate resolve she rushed down the rickety stair, al- most upsetting, in her impetuosity, aman who, heavily laden, was just starting up. “Be this the way to Ninette La— somebody's room?’ he breathlessly. “Tam Ninette Lavonski,” she said, “Well, here's a heap of things I’ve been sent to leave here.” “You be wrong; we send for no tings,” she insisted. “Naw, I'm all right,” pushing past her. In astonishment she followed him, nor was her surprise lessened when, once inside her room, he unburdened himself of two great sacks of sup plies, and laid in her hand one order inquired for coal and another for flour. | “But what means it?” “T don’t know,” she cried j away. “I know it is now; it must be the sweet wo- but of course the man with the silver hair, who lives} in a pretty, white house where i wa yesterday. She asked me questious until I cried a little, and told her }all; then she bought a little, took my name and address, and said maybe | jshe could do more for me some It must be she. She'll never know the good she’s done!” | It was to a yery plain little dinner | that Mrs. Steel sat down that | Thanksgiving day, for she had sent | ™2 almost her quarter's her sister in the city, alon Ninette’s address, and orders it she wrote, allowance to with to la “It is not mu 8 = all out for her. ‘but it may help them to tide over, and some \ she looked h, that every m2adom see hostes row— aay H bata spirited at all, but a lovely never-the less the woman, Perhaps angels about the throne echoed the words, “a lovely woman.” At all events we pass the question on, “who is my sister?” | Leaning against hie knee was anoth- | said the man in the Italian tongue. | handsome | But | |the pretty Dago did not waste much he answered, | ~ he said, and went} ; : | It was in the very midst of her | wonder and thanksgiving that she | }suddenly cried out: I Such ills as SORENESS, STIFFNESS, and the like, THERE ARE MANY IMITATIONS but only one genuine. MOORE'S AIRTIGHT, the best heating stove made. AWFUL CRIME S LAST CHANCE GONE. | ST. JACOBS OIL ; Supreme Court Affirms the Death Sen- W!PES OUT tence—Plaster Containing Poi- | son Fastened to His Foot. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 20— |The Supreme Court of Minnesota |this morning den Attempted by Discharged in New York, New York, Nov. 21.—About 100 laborers employed on the new reser- vior, on the site of the old Jerome Park, were discharged last week be- cause, | {Laborers | | | | ied the motion for a new trial foe Harry T. Hayward convicted and to death last Match for the murder of Cath erine Ging on December 4, 1894. The execution will probably occur | December 6. s cold weather comes on, be do of these rently trie a te fire the con- tractor’s shanties Tuesday night. The men in charge of the work live in old mansion just north of jthe park. Five hundred feet away The Supreme Court sustains the, isa shanty in which are stored 70 \fower court on all its rulings, more | | barrela of oil and machinery. Near especially on that of barring out, by are the S00 shanties occupied by evidence to show ear by also is a shanty where are stored 25. jof On the insanity pound cans of blasting powderi point the Supreme Court says: About 10 o'clock at night there , “Distinction between insanity asa, was a loud explosion near the old | direct issue and as a collateral issue | | she anty. ' noted. | sentenced work ¢ e. Some men apy There is no probabil iis of the Governor interfering. | insanity in the the negroes and Italians. family and also the alleged dise ve new evidence. Two cans of powder and a When an attempt is thus, fuse had been stolen from the pow- ;made to impeach the credibil y of a/der shanty. One of the cans had | Witness the Couct may, in its disere | been set close to the shanty and the |tion, refuse to connected with the powder. jthe insanity of his ancestors and merely exploded and did no damage. jevidence of his prior temporary de-, At 2 o'clock receive evidence of | fuse yesterday morning lusion and aberration until some | there w asa second explosion. Mount- other evidence is first given of his} ed policemen Woad and Shea came sanity at the time of the transaction | up in time to see two men put out testified to at the time of the trial. | the light on the approach of the po- This refers to the attempt of the | licemen and escaped. | defense to show on the trial that; Tis time the can of powder had | Witness Adry Hayward, brother of | been set against the door of the oil , Harry, was insane. shanty. The door was in flames. | Harry received the news this|The fire was easily extinguished. No j morning in his usual manner. He | one was arrested. paled a little at first, and then said) | | nonchalantly: | | | “Well, you see, there’s another | 160 to 1 shot. {t's a gambler’s shot.” A little later he was taken to the bath room for a scrub and a final change of raiment. When stripped for his last bath and examination, Hayward, with a reckless laugh, tore from the sole of his foot a flesh- colored plaster containing the dead- liest of poisons and threw it in the stove. Is Your Tongue Coated, your throat dry, your eyes | dulland inflamed and do you teel mean generally when you get up in the morn- ing. Your liver and Kidney are not doing their work. Why don’t you taxe Parks Sure cure. If it does not make ou feel better it costs -you nothing-— Sold by Hi! L Tucker Superior cook stoves, both wood and coal, have no equal. Also a full line of HARDWARE. GROCERIES AND QUEENSWARE at ae that ite competition. first-class goods. A. L. McBRIDE North side square, Butler Missouri. She Sleeps, Poor ‘Gut! St. Paul, Minn, Nov. 29.—Miss Mabel Tiller of Columbus, Ohio, killed herself here by taking poison. She came here some time ago, took low prices and : eae - ... |@ position in a rubber store and lived “Talk about finding $500 bills eenihar aiater. Co. jand things in cell,” | Miss Tiller was 25 and was pretty. Harry, “why, they could not find} She went home from work and dis- anything. i That has been there a) tiputed a box of candy to her sister long time. os ‘and the children, secretly taking a Harry seemed delirious, so fast| pox of poison for her own portion. did he talk. ; The family went td the theatre in “Speaking about suicide,” he went the evening, and on returning found Square dealing, my laughed ‘NOLAND & BEESON'S. REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE ;on, “a man who is to hang gets no} th f ___EAST SIDE [7 “PR PAPMERG: = ) oe a e young woman so far gone that EAST SIDE [ |, OVER FARMERS’ BANK. odds by killing himself. I have | ghe could not be revived. If you have good Farm or City Property to SELL, RENT or EX-| made up my mind to that after long CHANE, list them with us. We represent several reliable deliberation. The fact is, I have \ FIRE INSURANCE COMPANTE aud insure against loss by Fire, Lightning, and Tornado. will same money by insuring with us. We are —LE EED BD SB’ EE In our business. No competitors goes ahead of us on list, prices and ‘location. We know “where we are at,” so do the people. That is why they come to us. See? beea thinking about hanging so| ; much that I kind of want to. I don’t) Whea Ba give a d—n, I want to hang; tiles ee Tuesday I have expected it.” oe ne When told that the people were betting on the streets that he would kill himself rather than go to the gallows, Hayward said with a laugh: 2 was aC or Castoria, Castorla, Farmers since | Elopers Caught. a oe “Say, I have some money to bet, Sedalia, Mo., Nov. 21.—A_tele- a } on that myself. If anyone will put; 8™@™ received here from Lawrence, Think ™ -els ‘4 j Piper > 7 oa Thinks Cleveland Would Win. Push Retires SPGHEN aio aml mri ho db ne Kan., announces the arrest there of London, Nov. 22.—The Times Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 20.—In 'Fred Chism, colored, and Rosa Thouvenal, a ‘16-year-old white girl, who eloped from Benton county, as able three days before lam hung I will go them. Get me the best odds you can, will you?” jthis morning editorially expresses jthe opinion that it was not Presi- dent Cleveland who was overthrown jin the last elections in the United States. According to the editorial, jin the recent democratic defeat the party was completely routed, but |the prestige of the president was a speech at Demopolis, Monday, James L Pugh, whois serving his third term in the United States sen- poe ee | stated in yesterday's Chronicle. ate from Alabama, announced that $100 Reward $100. | The girl is said to be only half- he would not be a candidate for re | Witter land indignation is at a high election. His retirement is expected to practically settle the split among the “sound money” and free silver factions in the Alabama democracy, The readers ot this ed to learn that there dreaded disease tt able to cure i 1 alli 2¢ pl east one | piteh at her home. been fae Sheriff Laird left Warsaw this af- is the | ternoon for Lawrence, and it is fear- 1 y positive cure known to the medical} tn fraternity. Catarrh being a constity-|€2 there will be trouble when Chism increased rather than diminished. on “It is not unlikely,” the Times | as it insures th election of Governor | tijnaid titutional | ig returned here. conti ut if the demecrats | Willian C. Oates to the senate, if is tal é aa i around i Cleveland he will | the democrats control the next leg- Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 20.—Elders y in the nest | islature Nebecker and Rogers, who came t, ihe republicans | here on Monday to sow seeds of the E y to attract | formon faith, were arrested to day. | Itis the posi-| They were charged with being a menace to the peace, dignity and | good morals of the city. They ofter- led no defense and were fined $200 lor sixty days in jail. The Mayor nd men whicn gives to speech at Secretary the d ber of cure tor it. 2w York, N | N —The commit-| able to . es 2 { tate< t executi judg: is tee of citizens recently appointed en Fla: Tee — oes ex oe of ju — ‘ oe 2. aoa 3 < Ee ape, +s er) ule a] F ance for one arty iuto line with the| under the auspices of chamber fen Hersey ao Gh ay would be held abeyance for - go ye FE na Ss a panish sol- . ae ee ; 7 ssed by Carlisle he | of Commerce to raise a guarantee "hour, during which time they would z 5 | ae [ore diers were sneered at by a gr Ol ‘ited to lenve ioe der w chapierin American | fund of $650,000 for convention i child Cine q e permitted to tea ity under purposes is diligently at work se- oe ren Vayopino, aud ithe escort of the chief of police. a Id ep curing the fund. diers butchered ev one of} | They immediately left town and said hey nee oe 1s chi dren o : t ort |. com ee 2 exerting it the ten women avd a dozen il De) thay would leave 487 Sins N.J., have just scandelized | in the direction of getting the na The letter says the S iands j } = vy al o jetn 1 c tie vention t t r2 4 H - + yas that town by @ ilving picture ex ye j bic "Ne de ae & a ntion to meet after shooting own their victime, Sedaim Mo 2 C 7 i w York or § oga. : : tion in whieh tots fr * to 10 ye rat 7 . tabbed them with bayonets, intlict-| Thovenal, a nme : Siar x orts that results are satis tabbed Se eee ee Se Thovenal, a uously. One ing most horrible wounds. One baby! resides neai n formanee was | was killed at it er's breast, and | county, arr 1 given iu thers *ithe bullet th the search i inquired the mot daug ¢ pat bo: is said has o age tights, there bee that fairly “paper. clue to the elopers mm trade supplied by Louis Mo. Bros. ges Tnceker