Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1891, Page 9

SUNDER THE WA RTHSTAN Jun Kte Ludlurn n New ¥ork Ledgr, Brother, you bear vour sorrow With patience that passeth praise The loss of worllly possessins Just at your later days ! How do you bear ite™ the WPhere's love ‘neath- the d man soid, nol bar bor prayed, hstaue!” the Y0, tove isgood, I grant you, Wiien seasoned enough “with gold, But love ina cottage--he shook ais head— “TIsrhyming that will not hold! Loveonly ¢ r lift your load 0f sorrow and Jabor on 1ife's late road.” YAy, the old man answered, Fis white head sturlily mised; “When yehu e lived o my lifetame, Yell éry ‘the Lord be praised !’ Whether o good or 11l shall f? M Love *neath the h'arthstane surviveth a'l “Butyou and your bor SYour ehildren un under the sod J*Good nelgh bor An® what ln'e wo When tove still wife,” urged the neigh- the sod—" he old ran cried, Bone tol o do wi pain glories the auld Warth hen A spiit of aw Onhis face, YAN, friend, “Love ath afraid " A BACKWOODS *I0LD TP BY CLARENCE Tt was frosty New England fore: which the ut mic T D nd wond » to go. the old the is naught FULLEN. own in the north wnd the snow erust arm Murch sun had softencd The red squ and the rustle twig were the only rke thestilln But €oon the of life astir. Amongthe bushes that lined the old Robinson logging road alarge gray woll was standing, with 8 listening. A haltmile bear, n froma wint the noonday warmth had tempted into the outerair, was making the bestof his way back to his den. At the end of a fullen tree in a rondside clearing vicious looking ioup cervier, or Canada lyny, with upturned tuted ears, wus dining off a rabbit. The woll lifted his nose yand acal presently answered by sounds inother patts of the forest, he stepped into the path and Boon there was o glimmer of metul among the leafless t tie crunching of frozen snow under aman's heel; andaromd o tun in the roud came walking rapidly o tall, slender mn dny wasfreoing, Sehitter? aling b rels of some sounrds that were sounds coelked, a black ting, whom awi howled; similur Then waited. yellow youlh canying o large brass horn slung tlu i by strap passing over hisshoul der. This young fellow, Gide: taught the distriet school A. He had left the Petg McDermott an hour before, and was still three miles from home, with not a house tobe scen inthe whole dis- tanc Gideon from Philbrick, in Plantation shingle camp of his tallness and bud- ding whisk seemed aman, butreally was only soventeen yoars of age. His height and slinness were common sub- ject of jesting in the neighborhood. **You must have sprouted in a cellarn own_ rank,” was Deacon Amindab Green’s comments and the young sehool- master had aléo’ been desrepectfully olullnnmd o a potato ball on a whip stick, Gideon, who played the bass horn in the brass band in his native village had taken hisinstrument with him into this remote back wood settlement. The peo- ple loaked with doubt at the great brass piecowith its flaring end “bigger'n n punkin leaf,”” and were not pleased with ts melody. “Capn’ Otis Stinchfield voiced the generalopinion when he said *fora hoe-down he'd gin more for Iete MeDermott’s fiddlo than for a» hull bat- tery o’ such brass plecesas that young prmml ol a school teacher wuz so mas ter fond o' tootin™.” The Pete MeDermott referred to wus & good tempered happy-go-lucky feTlow whomade shinglesin the winter worked at odd jobs inthe summer, and fiddled for the dancers at every memy making in the whole country about” He was always ready for anything but work, so when Gideon taking advantage of a S1ift” on a lumbersled had ited his camp on this Saturday he had gladly taken up his fiddleto join his guest in duetswith thetwo odd1ly combined instru- ments. They had thus pleasintly passed the hours together untilit was over-time for Gideon to start;and now the school- master wus making his way homeward with evel prospect of finishing the walk by strlight. Alout midvay in his journey the sound of far-away howling caused him to quic Ho had now reached the pointwhere we find him walking. A minuto later he stopped suddenly at thesightuhead of what seemed o mon- strous dog facing him from the path. For a moment he paused; then wal ked resolutely onward, hoping that the ani- mal would muke way for him, But the creature grinned fiercely, showing long, white teeth and with hair bristling aiong its backs, stood its ground, The young man folt acreeping sensi- tion at the roots of his hair and down his spineus, for thefirstlime, he realized lhnl‘lu had & woll to deal with. He had gone toofar to retreatand in des- peralion puthis horn to s lips and plew it loudly, beginning with a fright- ful shriek at high C and ranging down- ward througha jumbledehromatic scale to adismal bellow ut doublo Bflat, This hideous and unex pected sound completely demoralized the wolf, which leaped upward us if something hadstung | him, His tail lowered until it swept the { snow, and he whimpered piteously; then witha low, long jump he landed in the wayside hushes wnd bolted over the crest of alotv ridge lying parallel with the logging rond With usig ghof r walked on, the wolf af the young man But presently hie saw that A not gone fur wway, but was running alobg the ridge as i he meant to keep him insight. The sun hud gone down, tho woods already were gloomy andihe lowling hnd come neiver, Ho foresaw. that in_a few minutes mor when darkness had fallen, the wolve woull attack him. As he entered o clearing he looked wildly about for some wayof essape, Near the middleof the opening sood a dend bireh tree of un- usuul wize, its top snd small branehe had fallen and the whito bark was peal- ing away in great patches from the | trunk, Gideon started at full spew | across the snow crust for this tree. Hull way to its foot he looked around and saw | that several wolves had alrendy ent the clefirjng and were comi himat agallop, ? intent wus heon the wolves that he didquot noticeut the end of a large log th o wassof gray fur, which suddenl vealed a savage arriy of teoth and claws, as a loup with a great soarling and leaped dirveatly fo-his spitting, up alwost into his very fac | cles ()\IAIIA Then turning, the fll-mtured croature | o dartedto the tree which Gideon was t ing toreach, ran upits trunkand took o position in the fork of a large branch, It was not aninviting prospect to try 10 **shin up” tho trec inthe face of the angry animal, glariog down with round, yellow , butthere wis worse behind im, s0 clasping the treo with arms and legs Gideon mounted aloft ot a speed that surprished himself. He moveldnone 100 quickly, foras he made his last shuf- flo upwvard andsecured a hold on the rlimbs, the foremost woll arrived, and apairof jaws snapped togethor jus below the schoolnaster’s coat tails with actick like theshutling of a steel tl‘uHL By the time Gideon had settled himsell sccurely among the branches four or five wolves Were jumping at him. He would have felt safer a noteh high or among the branches had it not been for the unpleasint creatire above him, which hissed and svit whenever heshif el his position, Atthe foot of the treo the wolves howled and gnushed th teeth, They had been joined by oth increwsing their number to s€ ven, impatientfor asupper. A now comernow appeared upon the scene, @ large, blick animal, which crashed through the snow erust heading stravight for the t Gideon saw that itwasa bear and gave himself up for lost. SH'L elimb the tree sure, ‘and then wh 11 bet Tho wolves at fivst did not appear to e indlined to meddle withthe great creature, which lumbered along as if it did nov care for anything ght be in his path, themn, wrowling, they fc him, leaping to apped at him from the re ve the others cour they sprangupon his hom loudly in fighten the big animal — from taking refuge in the tree. Then ensued a free-for- | fight, a tumbling muss of geay and black fur, but the bear broke away from his foes and rewched the footof the tree. “Now, lie's coming up,” said the un- fortunate musician to himself, without ceasing totoot his horn. **Its good-bye me. Butthe bear had other plans. In the rocky ground, the main rootsof the tree growing over two or three nearly buried granite boulders had left a hole which the decay of the trunk had further en- largeed. “In this cavity the bear had tuken up winter quarters and he now 5 at hisown threshold, Reaving with his back against thetreohe spavred like 4 boxer, knocking the two foremost wolves sprawling: then dropping upon all four he defended himsell with ~his fore paws s he backed into his den, T wonder what critter’ll head for this tree next,” ho gromed, **They don't scem to know of any other placeto go to. There?! One’s ng now! Its from the sky this time.” A huge form came beoming through air toward him, with white tapping wings and fou kicking legs. Gideon twisted his legs around the branc braced himself hardandblew his loudest note. Atthe soundof the great horned owl winging his way homeward witha rabbitir his claws chavged his course so 18 touveid the treo and went his way into the darkmness. The schoolmaster noticed another good effect of his horn-blowing. At tho fivst notes the loupcervier had run up the tree asfar as he could go, and from the topmost fork, with only his head showing, looking as disgusted and frightened as the forlom human being did o dozen feet below him. Gideon found his perch ahardand chilly one, His legs were cramped and he was gen- erally uncomfortablo. But he could seo 1o prospect of quitting it until daylight might bring reliel, unless, indeod, be- fore that time armived he should be come bemumbed and fall among the wolves. There was litlle likelihoodthatpeople would be moving on the road at that hour, but on the bare chance thata ium- ber teama might pass Gideon kept on blowing his horn. From time to time he v A his calls of distress by falling into the strainsof practice-tunes. Then {0 leeep from getting benumbed bewould slap his sides with hishands and kick vigorously, The wolves, mnow nine in mumber, were all the time moving aboutbeneath him with their e the unhappy musicin “up atree. A bright iden for warming himself and keeping his heart up struck the shivering schoolmuster, wha had some matehes in his pocket. Tearing from the tree trunk a sheet of dry birch bark, he rolled it intoa funnel-shaped torehand lighted it, making a cheerful illumination. When it burned down near his fingers it servedto kindle a fresh roll, which he made ready. 'Lhis wenton until his fifth torch was burning low, when, as he reached forvard to tear away another strip of bark, he saw u little blaze springing upon the snow be- neathhim, The ber, in squeezing out from his den, had scattered on the crust u quantity of dry leaves and rotten wood, and the nlump of u torch had set thernon five. The blaz ecrept to the foot of the tree, the dry birch bark caught firo like tinder,andthe wolves drew back in terroras atorrent of flame rushed upthe tree, Gideon hacked out toward the end o the limb just. in time to eseape a scorch- ing. Twelve or fifteen feet overhead the loup cervier followed his example and now stood eraning its neck in every di- rection on the lookoutfora chance to jimpand run. T he bear beneath them wasnot hanpy, for the flames worlked their way into his den until the smolkeand heat were more than he could stand and out hebolted for the woods. A few feetaway from the tree the wolves fell upon him and their battle was renewed. The loup- corvier thought ita good time to es »and dropping on Gideon's shoulder 1o break its fall—tothe no small dam age to the young man's clothes and nearly knocking him from the limb— it rebounded wthe snow crust beneath and was atones pomeed upon by Two wolves, whom it keptbusyin asmgart running fight. But things that le working i Gideon's favor. Coming along thewood road that night were two noted hujters of the “Uncle’” Ezekiel Chase and Nimr Haynes, on their return from a hunting trip. Onulong “*moose” sled they were hauling the weat and skins that they bad secured. As they came near the ng they hewrd, along way off,a ling noise that caused Uncle Zeke emark: S twas October instead o should think some greenhorn ing” to calla bull moose “D've mind another noise, Zeke,” said his companion, houn’s abaying? It's wolves, savtin, See that the magizine of yer sixteen shooter’s charged "u w'll find out what all that racket means,” Tho two hunters stole noises, and their wonder sounds that they had takem *lie thought; , and_all him. Gideon blew the hope to the knew not of were boo o March, I wus tay Uncle “like a toward the ewast he & Wooses SATURDAY MORNIN N G, \[Al{bl[ 21, ]\Nl—' 'WEL \ E | 1 shaped themselves into the notes of afamiliar old tune. At the edge of tho clearing they paused in amaement at the scene before them, In the top of a treein the opening was an indistinet dark object and on a limb below it, rovealed bya lighted torch, o man was_blowing a frosty homn. Nine large wolves saton their haunchesin a semi-circleabout twenty feet from the foot of the tree, each nose pointing up- wird, and _every ear crect as they listened with answering howls to the learty old tune of **We Won’t Go Home il Morning,” which Gideon, shivering and disconsolnte, was rendering in the measure of a d The two hunters ‘looked at each other in blank surp N before had sich asight appeared to them in all their lifetime amid the woods, “Plich m d, and tell me not dreamin’,”” said Unele Zeke, thing don't seem na’teal. Well, [ de- clare! If the hull affair ain't goin'up in a s trunk Hith 8 blase m\v By gun! We, bein’ varmints, W hat's tearin’ tinued, as bear tumbled in Hw seem to be Neither heasts below him ing hunters who, fifty opened flre with heir into the mass of contending animals, At the cruck, « , crack of the two re- peating vifles the yelps of min grew louderandmore than one wolf leapad into the airandfell back into his death struggle, while the loup cervier took re- fuge ina tree. hefire creptout on the limbs com- pelling Gideon to creep further toward the end of the branch, which he expec ol eve instant to break under his weight.” As hewatched the fight with helpless fascination the rapid discharge of rifles brougrht tohis notico the wel- comesightof the two hunters pouring deadly volieys among hiscnenies. The next moment the limb brokoshort off near the trunk and with acrash he dropped into the deep snow which near- Iy buried him from sight. Pifty yards away the bear lay dying, shot through his body;two or three wolves lay dead about him, and as many disabled ones were trying to crawlaway, The loup cervier tumbled from a tree with a_ Iall _through his head. The wounded animals were quickly dis- patched, and thé hunters then pulled the schoolmaster out of the snow Gideon helped his rescuers to skin the dead animnls and pack the furon their sled. Thisexerciseand the wallke howme in thelr company warmed and limbered him, and acup of papperter by ablaz ing fire conpleted his recovery from the ill effeets of hisnight’s adventure. ts chimnoy o Them wolvés ain't no must hurry up to save a burned alivo or eaten by ed Nimrod Haynes, loose now?" he con- and wolves rolled and snow. “The critters el among them- enraged approach- rls — aw inchesters Gideon nor the heeded th California Law Maker. San Franeciseo Eraminer, When Martinof Placer Throws open his “sasser’ His eweraics all to displease, Then_ Placer’s man Mantin Could stablea cartin That Cave of the Winds, with ease. " 1 the Winds, The Sc™ ool Marm Was Grit, I was driving along o highway in Woods county, Ohio, with a man who was selling farming machines o farmers, and about 2o’clock in the afternoon we camealong to u distriet school house, says the PhiladelphiaTimes. The school ma’am and about twenty scholars stood underan elm tree, about forty feethigh, near the house, and in the topmosi branches of the tree was aboy ubout fourteen years old. “Anything wrong here?”” asked my friend, as we ted before the door, “Budd Haw kins says ho won't and the toacher says must,” cried a little girl. The teacher then came forward, She was @ plain looking girl of about twenty, with amouth showing great firmness, and with some embrassment she ex- plained: “1vs the ter he ror of the school. Ho re- fused to mind,and I started to whip him. He brokeaway and ran out and cimbed the tree. I've been up about twenty feet, but hadto give it up and come down, “Yor can't conguer me!” boy. “Budd, Torder youto come down,” ST wont!” “T have sent for comes,” she said “He’ll come before,” Weolfered touse the ax, but she de- clined the offer'with thanks, and, step- ping to tho tree, she swung the imple- ment around and buried the blade in the wood. *You dasn’t !” shouted Budd from the top. !‘I'II do it or resign,” she answered, as she struck several blows. At the end of three minutes the tree began to totter and Budd to yell in alarm, and o few seconds later it fell with a emsh. I thought the boy was tadly hurt, if not killed, and wis re- lieved as the school ma'um sprang for- ward, \unltul him out of the branches, and whike uprl)mg the gad with one hand she pulled him into the school house with the other, saying *Now, Budd Hawkins, youve got to do some of the awhillest hegging ever heard of inthe state of Ohio or I won't leave enogh hide on you for a fea to bite. He was hard at it when we droveon. - shouted the an ax and hero it as_sho turned to us, down withjthejtree, if not r'e. Wendell Phillips, having been an- nounced tolecture in the parish meeting house, found on his arrival that the committee was not agreed us o the sub- ject of the lecture, says the Youth's Com panion, “How many lectures brought, Mr. Phillips?™ man. *Allof them are here,” answered the lecturer, tapping his forchead. “Well,” continued the chairman, »’llask those in the audience which v vreferto hear.” The audience was ulso divided: called for “Toussaint L’Overture,” while others asked for **The Lost Arts.” At last anold manarose and said: ‘pose we have hoth. Couldn’t you give us both, Mr. Phiilip *Yes,”” unswered the oravor, taking in the humor of the situation—1uwo lectures for one fee, *“Ho gave both, winding from one to the other,”says his biographer, Rev. Carlos Martyn, “*with such deftness that it was impossible to detect where the were joined. The audience retived, fe ing they had got their mun-:\'u worth, - have you awskedthe i adir- ome Boston, the ol ug town in_ Amer- fea, i trying to infuse ecnough enthusissm i its ‘eitizcns who are interested in ¢ reorgize the od Massachuseits dleycle club and start, itonce moreon 8 permanent basis, There bas been nouctive wheell club in Boston for three years, 'STORIES OF LITLE FOLKS. You Can't Fool With Them Without Getting Outs From Their Keen-Edged Wit, HIS MOTHER DIED WHEN HE WAS DRUNK. Even Kids Have “Coming Out' Par- ties Nowadays—A Boy Who was Fed by Contract- Sharp Sayings and Dolngs. gong to a Child. Harper's Weekly. Thou little blossom in God’s world, Thou ehild of s prini-time suns and showers, Whose thoughts s white and puro are whorled About thy soul as ieaves of flowers. Shun not caressing hands that fain Would bless the gold about thy brow, Nor slight ttie lovo that longs i vain For such a gift of God as thou. Be loving, as thou lovely art, all who kneel at childhood's throne; For O, how lonely {8 the heart Ihat loves and cahtiot love its own! Bernhardt's Latest Pet. Sara Bernhardt has found anew pet. found itin New York, and it is feddog nor an underied snwke, but a real livechill. The child is a daughterof a foster-brother of the madame, and it is named Regina Emanuel, 1t all happened in this w “The madame 1s the daughterof & French fatherand & Duteh mother, When very youg she was' taken to France and there” placed under ‘the charge of a uurse whose surname wis ¥manuel. This nurse son, whose namo was Francois, and ording to the F ch view of mat became o foster-brother of the maa- Early in life, €rancois removed from Amcrica and settled in New York, ound business and a wife, Among en was & gitl, who was named . When the madamo reached New York onher last tour she was quite unex- pectedly vare of the fact thatshe had an indirect relative in this country, and making inquiries fonnd the little Regina and at once begged permission to take her in ch ‘Che child is six yearsola and al- y gives promiso of becoming a beautiful woman, The madume has expressed the de- termination to edueate the child in the best sciool of E'rance and ;will send her to that country on April 4 fn charge of a nurse. Little Regina is o aharming bitof childish innocence. She is smd to be between five and six years of age, is so small as to look at least two Shois a vpical child of Laelle France, with rich, dark _complexion, blaek hoiv aud lar sparkling black ‘egess Little Regina goes shopping in the carringe with her new mother daily. Did the Ray Know? Aboy of about 10 capge into a grocery store on Main streot i Lwiston, Me., in a hurry and wanted a man to, come quick with him, says theJournal, “Helsayin',” said the boy, and the way his eyes stuck outwas a caution. The loafer on the cracker barrel took up his hieels and tlew with theboy. Together they ran in between two buildings across a little Lot, and the boy stopped at—a pig ven—yes, pig pen, and there sat a well-to-do, healthy- lunk"ngpnrkur, in & warm pen, contented, and apparently as happt as it 1 given pigs to bein this world. The boy looked sheepish and surprised. The man was mad and dis- appointed. He had expected a tragedy, and not even o glimmer of one so far. “You young rascall” said the man, “What do you ean ¢ Did you—did you; why, you young scoundrel, did you get me way over here to seoa pig sitting on hishaupdies! Bh! Did you?”” and the boy looked upand said: “He “he (sobs)—he eat my brover's hat and he he grunted so I foughthe's dyin’," and then the mau went back to the store and told tho tale of the pig. She not an over- Benny's Loglc. Our Monthly: “What a fine boy Benny is getting to be,”” remarked Mr.Bloobumper’s mother-in-law, who was taking dioner with Bloobumper. _ “Yes, 1ndeed,” replied Bloobumper, proualy, “He's aregular logician, too; he'll ask questions and deduce conclusions in a masterly manner. He's inherited his father’s brain power," added - Bloobumper, modestly. A few moments Jater tho conversation turned upon Mormonism, and Benny, in his seareh for knowledge, asked: “Papa, what is a Mormon " “A Mormon, Benny, is'a man who marries more than one wife,” “Then you are a Mormon, ain’t you papa?" asked Bennie, anxiousto display the deduc tive powers which his father had commended. “L'a Mormon, Benpyl Why, how in tho world did you get such an idea into your head as that! “Why I heard you tell Mr. Spatts yeste day, that you had marmed all your wif family.” “Mrs, Bloobumper,” said that gentleman, turning to his wife, ‘I think Benny had bet- terbe sent 1o bed now, He's been up quite late enough.” Game of Shadow Buff, The game of “shadow buft? differs very materially from blind wan’s buff, but it is equally s amusing, A large piece of white Linen shou'd be fastoned up nearly at one end ofaroom, so that it hangs smoothly. Buff (uot blinded) seats himself on alow stool, with his faceto the linen, and a table, on which isa lighted candle, should be placed about four orfive feet behind him, and the rest of the lights extinguished.’ Buffy’s playfellows next pass_in succession between tho candle and him, distorting their features nas grolesquo_ n, inanner g possible--iop: ping, limping and performing various odd antics, so as (o make their shadows very un- like their usual looks. Buffy must then tr. and guess to whom the shadow belongs. 1 ho uesses correctly the player whose shadow horecopnizes takes b place. Buff is al- lowed only one guess for each person and must, not turn his head either to the right or loft to seo who pass Heard the [Lectura, Alittle Washington {boy, who keops his eyes and cars npunnoulhntl) recently suc- ceeded in rather embarrassing his father, says the Post, He had{been amusing him- self protending 10 trasact basmess “like pipa,”? and insistéd on being shown the respectdue o full- grewn citizen, But he wanted a pair of wiler skates, and when _ho got them spent & good ‘deal of time on tho pavement. . One eveming bis father came from the oftice, and for the sake of teasing the little man, said : “That’s nice isn't it. The ideaof a man playing like that. What would you think of Papa were he come home on skates!” “Well,” said the yonngster,aftera thought- ful silence, “Mama says you do." Great Creation, Anyway. Little Georgie's teacher bad told the class of the things God had made, and then turned to Georgie, whose patnotie mind was evi- dently dwelling upon & mew and beautiful flag his father had purehased the day before, ‘“Well, Georgie,’ she said, *‘what was it that God made on the fourth day ¢ Instead of the expe ted answer, ‘‘the sun, moon and stars,” (Georgie, In a shrill, confi® dent tone, exclaimed “I'hie stars and stripes ! And then be cried when the teacher smiled and said he was Wron g “Well,” he said between his sobs, didu’t make 'em, who did " And then cverybody lughea out loud, and right in Sunday sehool, 100. it God His Mother, Paul Martin, a bright mewsboy of Spring- fleld, O, bas discovered his mother, Mrs, Sarah Martin of Broadway, Ciuclunati, through a newspaper ad. Young Martin is now employed in the foundry of Robbins & Myers, At the agoof two ho was placed in the soldiers’ and sailors’ orphans’ home at Xenia, 0., where he remainod until the age of sixteon, Ho labored under the impressiou that both his parents wi dead. A notice in the Xenia Home Jourial last week siened ‘‘His Mother, Sarah Martin, Cincinnati, O.," ‘was brought to his attention. A friend wrote letter to the address for him and he left for Cincinnati to see the mother ho had never yetsecn to remember her, Chicago Tribune: gates of Gam!” “Who carriod asked the Sunday superintendent, It was the second m after Hallowe'en, and twenty-soven indig nant boys rose upand said thoy hadn't any- thing todo with it. Harper's Young People far now, Tomuy 1~ Yeth farath J.” Little Girl—Your papa has only got_ono leg, hasi't he! Veteran's Little Girl-Yes, Little Girl—Wh, s his other one?! Vet eran's Little Girl—Hush,aear; it'sin heaven, “What are you crying about, little man?" ““1 gotter stummich ache.” *‘Does it hurt much® “O Idon't mind th but 1 on'y had one plece o' pie. Couldn't had moro stummich iche 1£ Id eattwo pleces—boo—tioo —ho Mamma—Merey me ! off the “Can you count I can count ath Don't take so much candy. Little Dot—But you said I could have some candy for taking that medicine. t s0 much will make you sick I, then Ican take soine moro 1d have some more candy,can't I ¢! acher—Johuuy, why is Georgo ! Jonny - Wy, Goorge Brown sister's got a cole; but dat ain't jone o' my sister is done got de smallpox and t'otlier one de measles, but [ come all the same, Fliegende Blatter: Childish bout to =it dow the news of the death of an aunt is re Suddenly little Emile asks, looking longingly at the well filled plate : “Papa, must we cry now, orcan we whait till we have caten din: nert" Simplicity din ived. Coming Ont of Kid Buds. In ihe prevailling Lenten days society fur tions are various, Dorothy Whitney made her debut in the upper ¢ kid society in New York last w handsome home of her of tho Navy William C. Whitney and wife, at Rifth avenue and Forcy-seventh street, was fra. grant with the perfume of spring blossoms, procured for the occasion. L. fuesday! amused the little tots, as well as the childron of i lavger growth, with a variety of tunes she whistled. She also sang dnd dancea for them. Ruby Beoks played o lot of tunes on the piano, and there were plenty of bon bons and prett Miss Dorothy’s friends at the collation served during the afternoon. Of course there was danci Miss Dorothy was all in white, as she always has beeu, with a few blue ribbons added in honor of tho oceasion, Didn't Know His Oapacity. Ayouth with a bulging forehead and a hardened glint in his eyes, strode iuto a frui store at Greeley, Col., and asked the prop tor what he would charye him for what b nanas he could eat on the spot, says the Tribune, The proprictor mimed a modest sum and the boy took him up and started i When he had finisted the eighteenth banana ho paid the sum stipulated and remarking ““my name is walked out while the staring fruitselier gasped for breath and weil nigh rainted. The boy's name is with-held out of regard for his parents,whoare vespect- able people. Arranging © tide the Record, Chicago Tiibune, Little Bessie—Mamma, what makes littlo white spots on people’s finger nailst Mamma—T have heard it said, Bessie, that one of those spots comes on a person’s finger nail every time he telis al Bessio (after a prolonged cxamination of her own nuils) —Mamuna, it's just aw ful cold where the infant class has tos1t in the Sab. bath school. If you don’t get me a pair of gloves to wear on my hands all the time I'm there I don’t want to go next Sunday. Thut's just all there s of 1t.” Doll House. Miss Alice Brown of Springfield, Mas the happy owner of a doll house ens the admiring envy of all her little mates, The house (of two storiesand an L) was planned and built by a carpenter and the fur- niture was made in Boston. The parlor is fitted with a velvet carpet, and furnitura up- holstered in _blue plush. The guest chamber is furnished in pink satin, and the equip- ments of the room are complete to chande- Iiers on the parior walls, napkins on_the din- ing table and the pots and kettles on the cook stove. Ly 18 which awak- Kiss Currc Agnes, aged four, called atan uptown gro cery storo tho other day. I want a tick of gum,” she aunounced. After getting the de- sired article she remarked that she hadn't tany penny.” “How do you expect to pay for your gum?" queried the vender of deiica- cies. “Well) announced the youthful phil- osopher, “T will give you a kiss.” Tho kiss was taken, but Agnas stayed, and finally, flushed with success, she mado another offer. My cousin Ethel would take a tick, and I'll give you another kiss for it.”” Both girls chewed that afternoon. Natural Mistake. Harold, a bright tot, was loskingoversomo photographs with his auntie of some of her triends, and coming upon one whose evening dress was quite decollete, he looked av it closely for amoment, then observed as if it were wholly sottled in his mind : “Gow' to take a barf!” Youthful Sot, Barthold Bothman, agea twelve vears, liv ing in Brooklyn, for a second arrest on the charge of drunkenness, was committed to tho house of refuge. In the meantime his mother, who lay dying, was calling for her boy. Tho father did not succeed in finding bim until after the mother’s death, ——— How ndeed, Boston Courier. Suid quoer Miss Whim, who did through- out Her life to fancied ailments yield, “How could I live without That good physician, Dr, Field!” “Say rather.” said a triend, alive To queer conceits the other kne “iow would the learned doctor thrive Were't not for mortals such as you Easy Lesson Judge, “Ah! whom have we here!” “It is Jay Gould, the great “What i he is looking at.” “It is a beautiful engine which works and also plays a nice tune when one puts a nickel in the slot.” “But what ailroad man,” Mr. Gould waiting there for! ualess he puts a nickel in thy slot, will it.,” 0, yos, it will too. 1f he can wait long enough someone else will |ru\um, in, and thej Mr. Gould can here it play. - ped at Fifteen. Peter Hayden, a grandson of the late mill ionaireof the same name and Miss May Ayres, a wealthy heiress aged fifteen, at Columbus, O.,lnst week aud were marri W. B. Havdon, the young ma's father, France with nis faniily spendin Young Hayden went to the Ayr and calling Miss Ayres out, they drove to the Hayden mansion, wherea clorgyman was in ade nd wife, aud_had rosidence, where Mrs, her duughtor's disapp I 4 them* Both families are rich, 1 is twenty-six years old - gyman—Will you love, honor and chensh him, and forsakiog all wbers, cledve only unto him ¢ Boston Bride—I shall, PAGE THOUGHTS IN LIGHTER VEIN. How the Dude Feeds. E xpress-Gazette, tho railroad ny green peast Waiter — Yoas, have somel Dude—~Yaas, bwing me threo. Waitor—Auything else, sirl Dude—Yans, a stwabewry slices. Waiter— All right, boss, anything elsel Dude-Ah gwacious, whatdo yo take fob, a perfect hog, ah ¢ Dude (at Waltaw! ot rostaurant) ~ it in thin mo Odo to the Hand Press. Attan'a Constitution, You may talk of now inventions That attest the printer's Of the presses that can rat Ten thousand sheets an hour; Of the editors that move them For this glorious country's good; But the hand that vocks the hand press Is the hand that-—-saws the wood. His Sacritice, Washin Star Pastor—What have you given up for Lent! Young Parishioner—Bioyeling. 1 took a tumble Ash Wednesday gowg to church and haven't been able to turn a wheel since, Makes a DI o Erpres -Gazell A man cannot. wait. five minutes for his din ner withoutustantly lsing his_temper and venting his spleen on his wife, but at 1 o'clock when ho returns to lis ofiice, just bo: hold with what angelicsweetness he ‘can wait three-quarters of an_hour for his lady short hand writer o wash _her hands ove e die tates a very important busin Rescoed Feltow Fort. Myers (Fla T. Cormack wy the latter ver near tow tarpon nped and fell on his line to which the tar- pon was hooked, breaking it, and thus he Lost afine fellow that would have weighed hoavy, m s playing afine tarpon cck in the Groat Smithson tions Robinson Smithson had a doliar, Robiuson—-No, but T've a ticket in the same drawing as Brownlee ‘i fons, Brownleo has geeal expecta So'vo I Why, none of your people wInstant Old. New York Sun U ne old almostin a moment the other night “Nonsen Notat all. Sne was sitting with her young man when her Her youth dep: n the parlor rther entered, “The The spider spied his Aud defly wove anet toc He addressed her in the softe: v, In tones ho felt assured would foteh her, But she demurely closed one eye— A fly showas, and sho was iy, teh h Jast Like Lo, Chicago Tritune Reeruiting Oficer -Brave Stump-Taile wouldun't you like to enlist in \.hl:l'nilwl s d Tlustrious Warrior How much pay Tnju “Thirteen dollars & month,'"” p plenty. What Injin have to dof" hing but drill a little occasionally, put up or take down 4 tentoncem a while, and do your own cooking now and then,’ “Ugh! Heap too plenty work. Tnjun got squaws to do that, Injun stay right here and draw rations.”’ Ugh! Sudden ttack. Chicago Tribune, Boston Citizen (on his way home from chureh)—Wait outside & mowment, please, Waldonia, while 1 step into this drug store and geta cigar. Wifo of Boston Citizen—I thought drug- gists in this town were not allowed to sell cigars Sund Boston Citizen—They are allowed to sell them when necded for catareh, . (Todrug- & few moments later) ~Jones, give bea cedt cigar. Bateh, please. Thagks. A Cold Wav: Tiagady. Indianapolis Journat, lonely atticroom, in the gloaming's ghastly gloom, Lay the body ofa poet, young and fair, While the snow flukes, chill aud white, sifted through the broken light And commingled wiih all bis wavy,fowing uir. In a A, the irony of fate! And acurseon winter late! Thus to crush the lark that had just *gan to sing! the poet had been frozea by the blizzard while composin’ A most chirp aug ebeerful ode to “Gentle Spring.” For Cause of the Hitch, St. Paul Pioncer-Press, “Ho seoms tn hayo cosed s attentions And lost his devotion toher. % What was the cause of tho rupture, And how did the biten occurt Answer— They are victims of keen disappointment For each thought the other was rich. The priest turned the key in the wed-lock, And he was the cause of the “hiteh.” of Twins. Washington Star, VW hat part in the economy of the world do twins play ¢ asked a socicty girl of Do Bang- let. “Give it up,” replied De B., who is a bach- elor. 4Of course, you do,” she said, “so Il tell you. Itis to'serve as philopenas for canui- bals.”” Well Supplied with Fire Escapes, Jeuders' Cireular., prummer—Have youa fire escapoin ths otel Boniface—We bave ten of them, Drummer—Thought s0. The fire all os caped from my room last’ night, and I almost froze. Didn't Think it Was a Bare Hunt. Hurper's Bazr, “Ugh!” sait the Indian in disgust. SWhat's the satter, Swallowtail asied the agent. “Big Injun chase whiteman four miles Want scalp, Catch white man. Ugh! whito man balg Another Bac Judge. Mr. Broadwater (the tin' goin’ on! {night—Ch atScandal, banker) atin't Yassir! Da's wl v's yo' gwine ' prove it Broadw Dém_lozzenger chips ob am all pep'mint, au’ I jess smelt sassi- Da’s how I proves it} mine fras. y Are Used to It. Washington Star A kicl that scarce would move a horse May kil a sound Butneversuch a kic May bust a b Ho Forgot, Chicago Tribune, Arzhiong i the wedding My own, what shall I hafze playzhare ring for’ yout I think, my dear a fow shell oystors, Couut Arzioug (at the top of his voice) Half dozen bloops on the halt | Count de tour of ord Bride count, I could cat Musical, Of courseit was a brilliant ex pressman that snded @ musical party, and seeing that the as ol out, asked o friend tostir it § the Kxpr Guzetto, It can’t bo done without interrupting the musie” 4O yes, it can, I will show you, poked the fire belween Lhe bars, ' and he i NU] SATURDAY'S llll'l{ 273, SPORTING SPICE. A Lot of Miscollaneons Gossip About the Game and Players, THE ~ WEARERS OF THE MITS, Int Hoof Beats—The Gun—Billlards Notes —Intercst ing Gossip. sresting Rod and Game Dogy and Breezes Across the Diamond. Ansou has taken his team to Denver for practi Con Daily is dallying with the Philadels phia loaguo club, Buflington, lato of with Kansas City, I'he Cincinnati leaguo elub will play cont admission at home, ! mel John I Rogers doath his favorito sister., Mulford says: “When baseball leazue will be at the funeral." There is 10 room during the season for exe hibition or postponed games, Amos Rusie may Jeave N lurch and sign with” St. Louis, Eddie Mayer will bo the Phallies fielder, and he will be a good one. George Miller of the Pittsburg club, sworn off until the ball season is over. Hamilton bitious 1o Tead tao loa batters and he intonds to make a tey for it, T'wice as many mon as_are needed are dead anxious to play’on the Cincinnati elub toam, Captan Comiskey is said to bo contomplat ing a lap leagueward, Mark Baldwin It was in no spirit of lovity that Mark Bald win could say last week: *“They’ro aftor Ba Watch Miko Kelly and soe national agreement people him The New Yorks may play in Holyoke ast Day the Phillics, may sign to % has just lost by dies the w York in the contore has 0 how quick the will nypnotize April Mickey Weleh lives in thab nd would release Alvor to Cincl i which case Latham would go to st rabid Brotherhood men 1n Cloves ul warm partisaas of the Nutional a letter to Manager Hanlon, Pitchor tton decl: his strong opposition to ay ball-playing The Bostons have been strengthened whore thev needed it last year, viz, at sccondy third and an the field Tack O°Cc ently signed by the I'\H\l-u' ainly did notget any thing ) advance moey. sake, who played with John P. Love el Arms Co, nine las on, hassigned with the Boston Nationa Tim Keefo was offered $3,500 (81,00 ¢ tosign with the New York club this wi and refused. He wants $4,500. That alleged roquest of the Brooklyn club to Baltimore, that it would waive its reserve rignts to Griftin was quite witt Al Beach laughs at Wagnos about the exhibition games, and Al nevor laughs until he soes the right time. Will Columbus have & ball ctub this vear? If s0, would Manager Hanlon's nggregation draw in Columbus¢—Tom Fullwood. The Boston Globe says: “If the Now York Giants pull together next season, it will b strong club, Who can win a ball from them{" “Bid" McPhee's last plaintive wish hea van s0: 1 wish somebody here in C: hctn would fall dead; then 8 fellow coula toll where b Pfefle sh) ole sthreat to sue yan, Burns and Anson met in Spalding’s stove in Chicago™ the other day and indulged 1 a friendly argument. Wasn't that like old tirzes? - Thompson, Mayer and Hamilton make a v strong hitting outfield. In fact, Allon pitcher are the ouly mediocre on Chris Von der Ahe raided Cincinnati and aptured Billy Clingmau before the declaras tion of war, Now hie has three second basos men and Billy is guessing. The Pittsburg club is hardly doing the faie thing with Galvin, The latter should either bo signed ortold he is notwanted, so asto give the old sport a Nash, Reilly, Denny, Shindle, Burns, Lo~ hane and Pinkney, seven of the finest first basemen in the profession, are with the nae tional league. They can’t be matched. Chiids is in Cleveland and will remain until the opening of the season. It is not thought prol thathe will play with any other than the Cleveland elub this'y ear mmy Galvin is stili unsigned by the Pittsburge club. But President O’ Neil says tat Jeems will certainly be on the team, There may be trouble about Jimmy's salary, McKeaa, Childs, Zimmer,” Alvord and Koauss have reported for duty in Cloves land the remainder of the elub wil soon, Cleveland issaid to havea line out for Gecrge Wood, the outfielder., “Phere 15 no longer hostility to John T, Brush,” says John Foster. “All the talk of that nAture is pure theory. Mr, Brush is ab present doing quite as well as Mr, Reilly, the well-known hotel keeper. Billy Shindie says, in view of the fact that he has not res d his salary in full for playing with the Philadelphia players club last year, Wagner's threat to hold him 10 his contract is foolis When the Clevelands leave for the south Manager Leadley will takoall of his nlayers with him, including Knauss, whom the Co- lumbus people declare they will bring pros ceedings againston April 1, Pitcher Knauss has come to the front with arush and is now considered the bt lefte hanaed pitcher in the country. Wonder how Knauss will feel when he ruus up g vinst New York, Brooklyn and Boston, Nash, Quinn, Stovey and Richardsn werg the four members of the old Boston Playe,.d lengzue team that the Boston len really wanted. It got three of the Quinn and Stovey.—Boston Herald, Frea Duulap got #7,500 from Pittsburg in 1888, This ied with Washin gtor for $2.200 —only o matter of $5,500 less than lis old figure. " The king may not be dead,but he has boen hit with an ax.—Times-Star, It isjthe opinion of experts that within three months the assoclution will bein such reduced cireumstances as to compil it to move intoa third-story flat and struggle lll\um,'\\‘nh two servants.—Michacl Angolo ane The association's death would ba a culime ity. There will be 100 ball-players on theiy uppers within two months from date, s tha w stands o withering effects of lion of 1500 will be far reaching,— Times-Sta The Chicago team of the coming season will bave the following strength, based on last scason's ofticlal averages : Batiin average Tiel Kittridg Plefre Guinhert., men, Dahlon and Graf, have only records, Anson's cluo is @ ros markably evenly balanced team, and a team of run-getters that will put up @ bustho gameof ball that people” will like toseo. [ ithas a fault it is in the absenco of good strong batting material and the absenco of beef in the toam Among the many first-class playe signed are: Con Daily, Ed Cr 1ill Brown, Tim Keefe, Harey Vaughn, Dave Orr. Yauk ovinson, Kuehno, Deacon W Lite, Jack Rowe, McGeachy, Audrews, Dick Job s0n, Dave Fouts, Tow Buras, Darby O'Brien, minor le '8 yet un=