Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1880, Page 2

6 THE DAILY BEE: D! CEMBER 20 18S0. A CHRISTMAS PARTY. Such a pair of black faces! Say’s eyes graw tearfully bright. Mary looked rebeliioas, and stared angrily out of the window, whera che hopeles prospect of a huge saowdrif: levelled the gardeu, fields and roads, in one loag, smooth uadulation. «T am very sorry for the girls’ dis- sppointment, bu: they cannot go,” M-, Thornbe= was saying, rather em- phatically, from his post at the break fast table. “‘I: is impossible.” “Qh, papa!” interposed Mary in s dissonsolste tone, and turaing a pair of beseeching blue eyes to her fa her It is of no use, Mary,” he said, ¢ he roads are simply impassable. The wagor would be broken to bits, even if old Prisce could do twelve mles of mountain road in such weath- er, which he could not; inde d, after last night's fall of snow, I would not send lLim out on any consideration.” For two or three mmautes there was & black silence. “Could they not ride?” suggested Mrs Taornber ““What ou?” asked the father €Npither of the harsos is B¢ for & side saddle and the ponies are quite use lese on such rozdsas theraare to duy.” “‘And there are our dresses, tou,” supplemented Mary with a doleful face. ‘It is cert:ia we cannot go on horseback in white terlatsn dressss.” “J do not care what I go in,if I only get there,” spoke up Say rashly. “J would dance in a water-proof, aud carry my umbrella over my head, if only—" “If only you conld find some one to keep you company,” chimsd ia a voice behind, a8 the door opened, a¢ miting a stream of cold sir, and a tail, young good-looking fellow. He came forward withared frosty glow all over his brown face and a smile in his blue eyes. ““4ood morning,” he said, taking a vacant chair beside Say. ““What is the discussion about 1" “Qa, Harry,” began Mary, before Say could answer, “father says we caonot go to the par'y at the Uplands to-night—that Prince connot do the journey.” Her brother looked grave. “Well, I do not think he can,” he sid thoughtfuily; ‘‘the roads are dre «dfui, aud Prince is not 8o young as he was onca.” “‘Can't you suogist something?’ asked Mary impatiently, her blue eyes darting wrathful glances at the enow ou'side. *¢Wrat woula you say to getting on Priaco behind me?" sugg-sted Harry mi-chievously, as he mude atremen- dous onslaught on the pie b-fore him “Don't be & lunatic?’ retorred Mary. ““Father,” turning with an ineinuatiog voice to Mr. Thorober— “‘the snow will be melced with all this sun hefore twelve o'clock, and the road is not 8o bad.” “It is the worst I know,” eaid her father; and to spare himself tne sight of the reproachfu! faces he walked out of ths room, leaving the girls to be- wail their di-appointment with Harry and Mrs. Thornber. And a dresdful disappointmet 1t was, especially to ssy, a city girl, fresh from the monotonous, if refined, dullness of her own home, and abso- lately revelling in the frank, inde- pendent way ot her Vermoat cousins. The pirty in question was to be at the Uplands, a place over the moun- tains near the lake. Two days fall of suow had blotted out every road on the mountains, and made even the valleys almost impricticable. The girls in their desperation had almost prayed for a thaw. When the door had cl-sad on Mr. Thornber's stalwart figure, the two pair of eyes were turned beseechingly on Harry. “J willdo the best I can for you,” he said, ia answer to the pathetic ap- pesl, “‘but I cannot eat my breakfast with such dleful fases opposite to me. Goaway asdlook up your fia- ery. Iwant togo as muchas you, so you may be sire I will not let any chancoe slip Somewhat comforted, and with considersb’y brighter faces, the two girls adjourned upstairs. The dress es were spread out on the bed, a mass of enowy feathery puffs and quillings —~both exactly alike, for Mary's was a copy of Say’s fashionable attire. An array of pale-blue ribbous, gloves and other thinge were laii beside them all ready to put on. ““What is the use of it all if we can- not g’ said Mary disconsolately, smoothing out her blue bows. “0Oa, I fe:l quite content now Harry has taken itup! He is sure to manage it, id Say confidently. “I am 30 glad we shall go.” Avnd in delightful anticipation Say executed a waltz around the room. “Msry—Say—come down here—I want you!” shouted a voice outside the window, interrupting Say’s wild gyrations In haif a minute the girls were downsiairs and at the open door. Harry was standing on the snow- oovered s'ep, with a bur'y, broad- siculiered min beside him, **Jim says it caa be done,” he said as they appeared. Bay clapped her hands tog:-éher. Mary t]\;med toJim. *Can you rea et the oarriag there?” she asked. e et “‘Icould get there,” raplied theman, with an emphatic nod. “Withoat the carriags?" edhoed Mary r_ther dubiously. “Yoe, in the great hay wagon, with the fouc horses.” i) Mary 1 oked inquiringly at Harry. “Yer, I think it wil do. With four horses and that heavy wagon we oan scire-ly come to grief, it will ba wery cold, bat you will survive that.” “It wil be splendii,” said Mary rapturously. *“But what does father say?” ““Ob, he is glad not to disappoint you! We must get there by daylight, and it will take four hours to g0, 80 you must be ready by one.” “All rignt! TE we get there by five we chall jast have time to thaw and adorn ourselves before tha festivities begin,” said Mary, briskly. *‘Say, whom do you mean te bestow your smiles up n to-night?” *“Dr. Feli, I prophesy,” pat in ' softly Harry, with a mischievous glance. *“What a diasgreeabls maa he must be,” said Say, with a scornful pout. | nicest fellows out. Shall I enlist his good will on your behalf?” “T will never forgive you it you do,” replied Say, in high indignation —+I detest your paragon, Dr. Fell.” “Oh, you will change your mind when you see him!” dectared Harry, with a provoking smile, “T shall not. Harry, if you bring Doctor Fell to me, I warn you I will speak to him, not a word.” And Say drew up her sunny head in disdain. ¢ 4T do not like you Doctor Fell I'” guoted Harry maliciously. ‘‘Say, when you are blooming in state among the wallflowers, perhaps you will remember that I offered toprovide an elegible—" “] do mot care I will not be thrust upon anyone,” interrupted Say, in great wrath. “I would rather sit in a corner all night. Harry, if you dare mention my name to Dr. Fell or—" ““For Heaven's sake, come along, Say!” laughed Mary. *‘If you dare H ‘rry to do anything, you will rapent it” . “But I will not have Doctor Fell or any other man,” Say:was beginniug iu great wrath, when Mary seized her sand and dragged her intc the house. “Do come!’ she exclaimed impa- tientiy. ““Never mind Harry's non- sense—you can quarrel with him to your heart's content when once we have started " Witha parting glance of direst in dignation, Say followed her cousin up etairs again, and was soon deep in the intricate operation of stowing away ber finery in a deep basket with cover- ings of o1l cloth to keep the damp out. The half-past twelve dinner wasa farce that day. Punctually at one o'clock the great wagon with its team of four strong brown horses drew vp at the bottom of the garden. The old stack cover—a great waterproof sheet —was fastened over arched laths and tied down at the sides with cords. Tacide the wagon was a pile of mat- tresses, cushions, rugs and shawls and bottles of hot water. Presently Say appeared at the front door, swathed rather than clothed in all sorts of cloaks, furs and comforters. “‘You look uncommonly like Moth- er Bunch,” said Harry, who, in his huge rough ulster, stood on the door- step, sucveying her critically from head to foot. “Is that the costume you contemplate Waltzing in?” Say tossed her head, disdaining to answ.r—she had by no means forgiv- ea Horry yet. *“You caunot possibly take a step in that mummy-li.e attire,” he went on, *‘s0 I shall have to carry you;” and, seizing the avg y, but decidedly help- less bundle in his strong arms, the youngz giant marched dowa the short warden path and deposited her safely in the wagon. Tten he returned, and did the same kind office for Mary, after which the cover was fasrened down. A parting ciution frem the father to mind the bad turning, a gentle re- minder from the mother not to be too late home, a crack from Jim’s whip, snd the etalwart horses started off elowly down the white winding road. ‘‘How do you like it, girls?” in- quired Harry after they h»d gone a wile or two, putting his head and sau- cy blne eyes in at the small opening in the back. It is glorious !" cried Say ehthusi- astically, forgetting for the moment Harry's crimes and misdemeanors. It was very cold, notwithstanding, and their progress very slow. Jim plodded on patiently at his horses’ heads; Harry marched alongside, his tall, strong figure locking tailer and stronger against the background of white snow. After a while Jim drew up his horses for breathing time, and the girls opened ths cover of the wagon to icok av the prospect The brief win- ter sun was setting in a splendor of fire and crimson, bathing the dazzling snow in a fl jod of roseate light. The mountsins 8100d out grandly in the clear fros'y air, broken by dark clefts and precipices. As far as eye could see lsy the smooth undulating snow covering everything. ““Cau you muke room for me, girls?” inquired Harry, lifting one corner of the cover. “Yes, indeed,” responded two mauf- flad 7oices from the nest among the cushions ard rugs; and Harry lifted his tall and not very slight form under the cover and settled himself in a snug nook b side Say, with a langh- ing remark that he was sorry, for her sske, he could not change himself into Dr. Fell. Say fired up in renewed vexation at this challenge, and the two had a lively war of words which lasted with slight intermissions till Jim's gruft voice announc:d ‘‘we're near the farm.” The canvas was pulled aside, and there befire them was a long low building with ruddy shining windows and wide-open door. In another moment they pulled up before a wide porch, tbrough which camea stream of red light, gleaming in the darkness with a cheery hospitabls glow. Out poured s stream of people—a hundred at leas!, theyseemed to say, half dazed with sudden Ight and noise, ‘Chen followed a babel of bus- tle and voices. Everybody spcke at oace, and nobody waited for an an- awer. “First rate!” “What a capital idea!” ‘‘We were afrad Mr. Th?)m~ ber wouldn’t let you come,” echoed the welcoming hearty voices on avery side. ‘*Mary, is this you?” “Harry, old fellow, very glad to see you.” ““‘Som= oue els:! Wao is i11"—as the young girls ware helped out and set down 1n the porch. “One of your youngsters whom I ought to know and dou’t?” ‘‘My cousin Say Mulrose, Mr. Crossthwa’te,” replied Mary. ‘*Ab, my dear, I know your father and mother! Here, wife, Susie— bere's Mary Thoruber's daughter!” And Siy found herself kissed and welcomed by 2 motherly, gentle-faced ln_iy aod a merry-faced girl with mischievous black eyes, Tnen the whole noisy troop marched indoors, laughing and chatting all at once in a genial heavy way, very pleasant but somewhat deafeuing. After a while the two girla found themselver in a bedchamber, a huge fire crackling in the wide-mouthed grate glittering merrily on the queer knobs of the old farniture and on s little table with cups of steaming hot tea and dainty c-kes betore them. Say basked on the heart ight i “On she contrary, he is one of the fm{“ of t:: ”° ; hrug right in | was It L ey e T P A O A T T e R e I Gt T e T U e e B et e e e T e BB e e e Dy e e B e e e e e _———— s - leisurely thawed herself in the cosey depths of a rocking-chair, and Susie was on her knees before the baskets, unpacking the white dresses, and looking up every now and then to answer Mary's string of questions. “Who is coming?” she demanded, stirring her tea contentedly. “‘Oh, everybody—the Shaws, the two Oramer girls, the Fords, and— oh, Mary, the people from Mayville have got the stage coach to bring them!"” ¢“Are the Walton people coming?”’ asked Mary, with an attempt at non- chalance which failed signally. “Of course; though, as I told my brother Jack, those long-legged Carra are of no earthly use only to dance after——" A mischievous smile and a significrnt little nod at the rocking chair finished the sentence. “If you men me, say 0,” quoth Mary equably. “Don’t hint. I am not at all ashamed of my admirers.” “No one could possibly accuse you of sucha thing,” laughed Susie, com- ing to the fire. *‘There, your dresses are unpacked. How pretty they are. Oh, have you heard about Jane Ford's wedding?” And the two went off into a long gossip and chron- icle of all the news of the neighbor- hood, while Say sat sipping her tea and basking luxuriously inthe warmth and comfort. “I must go,” said Susie at last, jumping in hot haste. “‘Can I help you! No. Then I will call for you again in half an hour. You can have no longer time allowed, so make the best of it.” When she appeared again, the two girls were ready, and in the pretty white dresses, Say, with her fair piq- uant face, dark eyes, and dainty grace looking as if she had just stepped out of anold pictare,’Mary as bright as a sunbeam and as blithe as a skylark. Susie led the way down stairs and into a large pleasant parlor. It seemed full of people, mostly young, thcugh here and there were a few el- ders. Everybody seemed to kmow everybody else, and fully one-half seemed to be cousins or uncles or aunts to the other half. #Say, with blank bewilderment, found herself claimed as a relative by numerous second and third cousins whom she had never heard of in her life before, and also responding with | most thorough goodwill to overtures ; from quite unknown quartera. In the midst of it all tea was an-; nounced and there was a simultaneous movement towards the door. Say found herself escorted by a tall, broad- shouldered man with an exceedingly ugly but very pleasant face, whom Mary had brought up at the last mn- ute and introduced as Mr. Mary herself was marching away in triumph, attended by two of the very ; tallest men Say had ever seen in her life, both most ridiculously alike, and both a0 entirely devoted to Mary that they could be nobody but Wiliie and Jimmie Carr. Tea was a long ceremony. Most of the guests had come from a distance, and the appetites matched the profu- sion of good things to satify them; and it was not till a distant sound of scraping and tuning was heard that a sudden move was made from the ta- ble. Up a pair of stairs which led to the ballroom, they all went with one ac- cord. Forty years ago one part of the house had been a hotel, or, more properly speaking, a country tavern, larger and handsomer than most, in- asmuch as it possessed a ball-room. A new part had been added when the business of entertaing man and beast was discontinued, and the old part was not used by the family except on occasions like the present. The musicians—tw» fiddles, a flute, and a violoncelle—hunted out with untold toil aud trouble from distant spots, struck up a merry country dance. A long line down the room was cleared, and the young men began to choose their partners. “‘Now, Miss Say,” said Mr. David briskly, offering his arm, “you have to dance the first dance with me. Come along—we will go near the top.” ¢But I cannot. Ido not know how to dance it,” objected Say. “Oh, Say, it 1s as easy as possible!” put in Mary, who was standing close by with ons of her tall young giants inattendance. ‘‘You come and stand by me, and I will show you.” “But I have not an ides,” arged Say, visions of waltzes, formal quad- rillee, and Lancers floating before her eyes. “‘Nonsense,” interposed Mr. David decisively, ‘‘it comes quite naturally. Tt is only a Virginia reel.” “*It seems very complicated,” hesi- tated Say. All her objections were overruled, however, and she entered into the spirit of the frolic at once. It threat- ened to last all night; but at length, witha grand floarish and crash the musicians came to a fallstop, and so the “reel,” as it was called, euded. After this came a sober set of quad- rilles, then a galop, then a Lancers, and soon. Towards the middle of the evening, Harry came up to 8ay. Quite a knot of young men were round the pretty, dainty girl. With her delicate, spirit- ed face, lustrous eyes, and the pretty dress, she was quite the queen of the evening, ‘Say, you have never given me a dance yet,” he said. “Whose fault is that?” she asked, with an arch face. “Yours, of course,” he ratorted. “What is a fellow to do when he’ can- not get within a mile of you? You must give me a half dozen dancesnow to make up for it.” “I thiok determination might have overstepped the mile,” said Say sauci- ly. “You should have come before, sir. I am engaged for ever dance bat the last galop.” ““Taat of course is mine, Miss Say,” interposed a voice behind, and Mr. David's dark eyes sought hers. ““Nothing of the kind,” said Harry, wheeling round. ‘‘Miss Melrose is going to dance it with me. No poach- ing on my manor, David.” “Mine was the first claim, Harry,” saii Mr. David resolutely, his eyes beginning to sparkle wrathfully I cannot abandon it, even for you.” “1 shall certainly not give up my right,” retorted Harry olatinately, looking equally wrathful. There was s pause, both the young men &l‘dng angrily at each other. It e last dance before surper, and while Mary | it was an understood thing that the David. : partners for it were also partrers for supper. As amatter of course neither of the young men would be disposed to resign his claim to the hand of the prettiest girl in the room, for either one or the other. “Will Miss Melrose decide 1" said Mr. David at length, turning to har. “]1 would rather not,” replied Sy hesitatingly, glancing »t the two an- gry faces betore her; though I think " “Well,” interrup‘ed Harry hoffily, “of course you thiuk it is mine by right.” “‘Scarcely, Harry,"” sa‘d Say gently, “gince Mr. Divid a<ked me and y u did not. But if: 7 But, before Say could explain her intention of giving him the coveted dance, Harry had turned on his heel and walked off in high dudgeon, leav- ing Mr. David, nothing loath, in un- disputed possession of his partner f r the rest of the evening, as far as he was concerned. “Now I have vexed Lim again,”said Say. #Never m'nd. It isunotyour fau't I ought not to have appealed to you atall,” responded Mr. David. “Har- ry soon consoles himself,” ho added romewhat scorntully, as Master Harry came flying round the room in a wind gallop, with Susie Crossihwaite for a partner—“much sooner than I should do”—with a glance at Say. After the galop some ove proposed a game of forfeits. There must have been agood deal of quict treachery and malice about it, for in ten min- utes a pretty iarge heap of pledges were collected, and Mr. Dzvid, kneel- ing with bandaged eyes before Susie, began to impose the pcnalties, the most whimsical that couli be devised. In much trepidation Say saw her own pretty carved fan drawn cut and held up to general inspection as a superfine thing. “Very superfine,” affirmed Susie emphatically. “Vory superfine repeated the blind- fold judge. “The owner must redeem it by standing in the middle of the room and spelling unparalleled audacity.” “Say, it is yours. March off to your place and spell away,” said Susie, pointing to a particular spot iu the middle of the fl wor. Sy walked off innocently enouzh, rather puzzled in her mind as to the number of *“r’s” in ‘“‘unparalleled,” and not noticing that there was » mis- tletne bough hanging just above the plac= indicated. “‘U-n p a-r,” she was beginning, whe+ Mary cried ont frantically— “No, no—stop ! You must choose { gome one to help you.” A group of young fellows had gath- ‘ered round. Shy, still uneusp cious, tarned to them. happened to be Harry and Mr. David. Shie glanced hesitatingly from one to the other. Harry luoked about as grim acd ill-tempered as his jolly young face well could look. Mr. Da- vid had pulled the bandage uff, aud his brghz dark eyes glistened mis- chievously. “Co.ae along, Say—be quick!” called out Mary. Dy you choose Mr. David or Harry?” “We will wait your pleasure, Miss Say. Do not hurry,” apoke up Mr. David, whils Hacry looked blacker than ever. Say's bright eyes gave one glance at his grim half-averted face; and then, turning, she said with a bewitching little pout— “I do not care who it is, but Mr. David will not mind helping me, >y So Mr. David stepped forward. nothing loth, and took her hand, his eyes twinkling more than ever. ““We must try which can finish first,” he 8.id, and then began to spell the two loug words as fust as he could. Say tried in vair to keep up with him. He had finished the ‘¢t y” in “audacity” while she wa3 strusglirg with the double *t's”" in unparalleled He called out the lact syllable, bent his head down, and with a hasty ‘‘By your leave” ki:sed her twice and marched her back in triumph to a sea® before unsuspicicus Say knew where she was. Harry's face of supreme disgnst was a study for a piciure, while Say’s was one unmitigated blush from the waves of her sunny huir to the edge «f the white 1uffiz acains: her sleuder throas. “I will never forgive you,” she said explosively to Me David. “‘How could I help it?"he responded erndolingly, bat with anyihiog bat a regretful faca. If you had finished the word first, you would have got off scct-fres. And I could not let you do taat.” And Say hud to swallow hei wrath, for the musicians a% that momeat struck up, and after the dance they went away to sopper. Mr. David, after contriving to inveizle his purt- ner into the snugeest of emall corners, made himself so pleasant that before many minntes Say had forgotten her anger, and chattered and laughed in entire oblivicn of his former sins and shortcomings. Supper did not last as long as tes. Presently they all tr.oped back into the ball room, and there were dances and games, and the hours sped on too quickly. for when Jim put his weath- er beaten face in at the doorway and announced, “Time to be starting,” Say, at any rate, was by no means rea- dy to say “good-hye” to the gay scene or her very devoted cavalier, Mr. David, with his vgly face and pleasant manners, At last the two girls stood ready in the porch, surronnded by a group of dark figures tose> them off Moery’s two young gian's were in close at- tendance. Say, with a face half shy, half arch, was saying a rather long “good-by” to Mr. David; while Harry still grim and geuff, stood by, wrap- ping a great comforter rouud his throat. *Are you ready?” he inquired cross- ly, as Jimand his team came moving up, and then stalked off to lovk at the horses, Mary placidly allowed one of her tall cavaliers to lift her into the wagon. Mr. David, 81 a matter of coursa, was proceeding to do the same for his charge; bat Say with a determined little “Please do not,” ha'f scrambled, ha!f palled herself un the awkward steps a.id into tha wagos Jim looked into sse thatall wa right, cracked his whip, aad awa they went into the clear frosty wo light, & chorus of “‘good-bys” ringi- : The two nearest ' e e ——— et e e e e sfter them till the turn of the road hid them from sight. It was a brilliant moonlight night, the air sharp and frosty, every steay Jeaf and blade of grass decked with diamond points of fairy fret work, and glittering in the clear mocn beams. The two girls were too exvitad to dream of sleep. They nes'led among the matresses and wraps, and had a lorg gossip about the events of the evening. “But Suy, sfter all you s~id against Doctor Fell this morning, I was sur- prised to see you flirting so outrage- ously with him,” remark d Mary after a whine, ina voice of righteous indig nation which completety ignored her own performances in the same line wi h her two dev: t-d giants. *“Dr. Foli !’ cried Say, opening her eyes. “Wny, T nevir saw nor spoke 10 any Dector Fell at all ! What are you dreaming of Msry?’ “Never saw hn! Why, you danced half the n'ght with him, and went in 10 both tea and su;per with him--not to mention the unblushing effrontery with which you a-k-d him to help him to spell! Oh Say!’ “But th:t was Mr. D.vid,” said upsuspicious Say. “Exactly. Mr. David FIl,"” res ponded Mary, going «ff in afit of lughter. “I'do nt like—like you, Doctor Fell' Oh Say!” “How mean of ycu, Mary!” cried Say explosively. ¢ What a shame to deceive mego!” “Don’t be vexed, Svy,” siid Mary, still laughing. ““It was Hurry's do- iog, thouzh he wis vexed enough about it afterwards. 1f it is any consolation to you, Doctor Fell did ask me to introduce him to yoyu, and I ~ould not resist the temptation of leaving you in the derk. But I am free to confess the result surpissed my expectations. Now, Siy, confess, is he not nice? “D.d he kuow?’ a:k:d Say, a little wistfully. ““No, of couse not. Don’t be vex- ed, Say; there is no harm done." “I am not vexed,” said Siy; but she subsided into silence, and Mary, suddenly bethinking hera:1f of Harry, pat her head out and called-— ““Harry, do come insire; I am sure your p pe must be finished by now.” “No thenk you,” sa:d Harry, stalk- ing along in grim digmty. “I wish you would, Harry,” cried Ssy entreatingly. “Thauk you. Your wishes are s'n- gulirly costradictory at one time and another. Tili [ know what y udesire I prefer to trust to my own instiacts and keep away;’ and Hacry woved ahesd with 1.fiy nonch:ance, and shuck up “The Girl I L. fi Behind Mo L-ft to themselves, the girls began to fesl drowsy, and fin-l'y arcpped off ioto a sound :leep, ouly waking vs the wagon pu'l-d up m the farmyard at home, and Mra. Thornber's cheriy voice was heard sajing— ¢Here y u are, gicls, eafs spn sound. Come in; there is a grand fire. How c.ld you must be !” Then they were hurried indoors and set down by the kircten fire, and then smug.l-d off to bed for an hour or two’s rest, just a3 the moraing sun of another day sent his firat rcd gli:am over the snow. And 80 ended the Christmas party. But 1t was not difticu t to prophecy thes quel. Before the n.xt Christ- mas merry making came r wuad, there was a fair y uug bride ar Doctor Fell's jretty house. Willie C.rr, the taller «f Mury's two gisnts, had sncceeded in bringing his perverse l.dy love to listen 10 resson. while Harry, duclir- ing Say a by e deceiver, and the world ahowling wilderasss, still worships at some new shrine on an aver«ge once every month. Mr. €. H. 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D. 188!, at 12 o'c ock M. of s id day, for tha construction of a wagon br dge across the Repub ican river, routh of the town of Cambridge, in Medicine Creek precinct, in Furras county, Nebruska, said b idge to be 401 feet in lengtn. Ftidde s are re- quired to ac-ompany their tids with pluns a- d specificatios of the work, and also with a bond in a sum double the amount of th- bid, conditioned for the faithful exe.ution of the cont act. The county commissioners of said county of Furnas reserve tha rizht to r-juct any und al bids. By order of the connty eommi <ioners of Furpas county, Nebraska. Duted at Beaver City, wmmas coun y, aska, the 9th day of \avember. A. D. 185+ T.. Kixsuay, County Clerk. dec3-1md&w A= ©@x 'V.A.POR., MERGHANT TAILOR| Capitol Ave,, Upp. Maaonic Hall, OMAHA. - NFB ACADEMY OF MUSIC! THURSDAY, December 3°th. WALITINGFOR THE VERDICT —BY THR— Members of the Upion Catholic l Library, One cf the most successful and popul *r domestic drama on the movern ~taye. Being s vivid picturs of Rici aniPooria Eag!sh Life Ve:y stronz ¢ st. Adm'ssion, 60cent+; Matinee for schoo! chil- dren, Friday a% € p. m.; Admission ; S'VUBSCP.IBE FOR | THFE. WFEKLY BEE, i The Best in the West. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.. Th+~ Genuine SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MAI}HIN’A.’ The popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER in 1579 exceeded thit of any previous year during the Quarter of a Cen ury in which this “Old Reliable * Machiue h1s t een before the public, In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold Machines. Excess over any previous year 74,735 Mac Our salea last year were at the rate of over 1400 Sewing Machines a Day]| For every business day in the yoar, REMEMEBER. The ‘“0Old Reliab’e” That Every REAL Si . inger is the St Sewing Ma- & Tongest, 1,187 ines. Singer chine has this Trade Mark cast into the | Iron Stand and em- bedded in the Arm of the Machine, stracted. THE SINGER MANuFACTURING CO. Priucipal Office: 4 Union Square, New York. 1,500 Subordinate Offices, in the U nited States and Canads, and 3,000 Offices inthe O World and South Am ‘sep16-déwtf i ISH & Mc:MAHON; Successors to Jas. K. Ish, DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS. ' Dealers in Fine Imported Extracts. Toilet Waters, Colognes, Soaps, Toilet Powders. = A full line of Surgical Instruments, Pockot Cases, Truseas and Supvorters. Absolutefy Pure Drugsand Chemicals used in Dispensing. Prescriptions flled st any hour of the night. Jas. K. Ish. Lawrence McMahon. AIZZAFARNE . AM STREBT. SHEELY BROS. PACKING CO,, PORK AND BEEF PACKERS Wholesale and Retail in FRESH MEATS& PROVISIONS, GAYME, POULTRY, FISIH, ETC. CITY AND COUNTY ORDERS SOLICITED. OFFICE CITY MARKET—1415 Douglas St. Packing House, Opposiie Omaha Stock Yards, U. P. R. R. TELEFPEHEONE CONITECTIONS. N DOUBLE AND SINGLE AOTING POWER AND HAND PUMPS Steam Pumps, Evgine Trimmings, Mining Machinery, BELTINC HOSE, BRASS AND iRON FITTINGS, PIPE, STEAM PACKING AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS, CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS A. L. STRANG, 206 Farnham Straat Omaha, Nab HENRY HORNBERGER, SBITATE S£GENT SOR \ V. BLATZ'S MILWAUKEE BEER | In Kegs and Bottles. Special Figures to the Trade. Families Supplied at Reasonable Pric: Office. 230 Donglas [/traat Omaha ITIS . A CRATIFYING FACT THAT THE N WHITESEWING MACHINE , Gives universal Satisfaction and that it is stead- ily and rapidly increasing in public tavor. The White Machine justly claims to be the best made, the easiest running, the simplest in construction and the most perfect Machine in the market. The White Co. employ as agents men of in- tegrity, and purchasers are always satisfled, because they find everything just as repres- ented. Everybody should use this Machine. The salesso far this year are more than double the corresponding time last year. All orders addressed to the [Omaha Office will be promptly filled. JOHN ZEHRUNG, Cor. Davenport and 15th Sts.* Omaha. MAX MEYER & CO, WHOLESALE OBBACCONISTS ! Cicars from $15.00 per 1000 upwards. Tobacco, 25 cents per pound upwards. Pipes from 25 cents per dozen upwards. Send for Price List. MAX MEYER & €0.. Omaha. Neb, Ww. F. STOETZEL, Has tha exclusive sale of the GOLD COIN HEATING STOVE. The Gold Coin is this seazon the favorite of Chicago, is profer- od abrvaail other Stoves comes both plain a-d highly orna. mented, bas the new patent gra'e and fire-pot,1hat wili out wear bnlf dozeu of any other. The Go!d Coin w-ighs wore by flity ibs. than aoy otcer Stove of its size in tie ma-ket, aad is, therefore, more durable vhan any other Stove, isstrictly warranted inevery respect, i requires no salssman tc sell it as city refereace sells without tronble. Cor. 10th and Jackson. mew-f