Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1891, Page 20

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MAY THE OLD MAN SINGS Fou. There's _wabble 1n the jingle and o stumble in the meter, And the accent might be clearer and the vol ume be completer, And there might be much improvement in the | stress and intonation, And a polish might be added to the crude pron unciation ; But there's music, like & harper played be- fore the ancient kings, When the old mun takes the fiddle and goes feeling for 1he strings; There 1s laughter choked with tear-drops when the old man sings, And wo form a ring around him and we place him in the middle, And e hugs up to his withered cheelk the yoor old broken fiddle, And asmile comes on his features ashe hears the strings® vibration, Aud he sings the songs of long ago with faltering in%onation ; Aud phantom from the distant past bis dis- tant musie brings, Aud trooping from their dusty graves come long forgotten things, When he tunes the ancient fiddle and the old man sings. We let the broken man play upon the broken fidd And we press around to near him as he sits there in the middle : The sound of many wedding bells music surges Then we hear their clamor smothered by the sound of funeral dirges. "Tis the story of bis lifetime that in the music rings And cvery life’s a blind man's tune that's played on broken strings Andso wesitin silence while the old man BRACG 0P, AStory of Camp Life in War Times, in all the By Juln Habberton, Author of *‘Helen's Bu- bies," “AllL e Knew," Ete., Copy- right 1591 by the Author, CHAPTER I—(continued.) By the tmothe runners had reached the last augle of the guard-line the whole regi ment was near the guard-touse tose: the fin- Isti. Bven the colonel was there,and although hiad brought his dignity with him, he was ro much interested that he personally dis- posei the entire reservo of the guard so as to keep the course clear, As the men came flying along and reached the edge of the erowd, one of the sentries unconseiously pre- nted arms aud twoor three hundred men ourst into a tremendous roar of cheering. For what! Merely two men running( two fcures in the utterly ungraceful and dingy army shirt and o trousers whose background of light blue ouly threw into more unsightly relief the scores of greaso spots and mud stuins of halfa year of campalgning and camp founging ! Two men, hatless, with untrimmed hair blowing away and faces notas recently shaven — perbaps not as recently washed—as they should have been! No, for no one saw any of theso things. The stupidest spoctator of the many who crowded to the line craned their bheads for- ward, stood ou tiptoe and shouted them- sotves hoarse, saw only two pairs of tightly closed 11ps, two sets of dilated nostrils, two couples of wide open eyes, two much-con- tracted brows; in short, two faces that ex- pressed all te energy of their owners They aw acouple of men domg with all their might what they wero at —men who,although competing for a prize which was nob worth a thousandth part of the effort they were mak- ing, were putting their entira manhood into tho work ana looking entirely maaly, and therefore approaching as closely to the ap- pearance of porfect nobility as menover doin this world, The officer of tho guard ordered the sen- tryat the starting puintto nalt; thenhe stood facing him several paces distant. The runners were only twenty-five yards away, aud so nearly sido by side that thelr elbows touched. The cheering began ugain: each man “spurted” to the best of his ability, there was agap, which widened to three paces by the time Preacher passed the line, and the roar swelledin houor of the victory. “Tho tobacco is yours,” gasped Tom. “Divide it betweon these two boys.” said Preacher, as the “flold” came panting across theline. “Inever smoke.” Get them their coats, somebody,” shouted the oficer of the guard and immedi- stely a hundred men gallopsd off to various portions of the late courso in search of the missing clothing. Meanwhile a dozen by stauders offered their overcoats and Fait and Homer hurried to their teatto got their mate a pair of shoes. “Hoooay for Preacher ! shouted soma one. Tho cheers were given with a will, Mottray was about to join in them, but sudnenly, in spite of tho overcoat which had beon throw n around him. he folt a cold chill cresping up and down bis back and meandering toward his extremitios, for he heard the eolonel ask- ing the ofticer of the guar “Who started this row " The word *'row” soundea omnious, for Colonel Norton was a rigil disaplinarian and maintained more “style’ fn'the camp of the Two Hundreth than was common in the field after the war was fairly under way, “That man,” stid the oficer, pointing to Mottray.2 “The colonel 1ooked at —the panting runner sharply, at which Tom, having nothing but his self’ respect to fall back upon, puton s best face and returned the commanding 'S gaze. end’ him 1o my quartors as soon as he hus shoes on his feel,”” said the colonel. “Under guard(’ asked the ofiicer. “He “Yes," said the conmanding officer with a grim smile under his moustache; then he ;\u'uull away and stalked majestically to his ut “Be sure vou tell him that you bad my permission and that of the oficer of the day,’” whispered the ofticer. **'We can et out of it easicr than you." The shods soon arrived and Tom, with a stout guard beside him and some most re- bellious thoughts within, was escorted to headquarters. The colouel opened the door of the hut, told the guard to wait and then d to Tom: “Come " The culprit did as he was bid. wi and said: ell, sir, how did this begint" It began,” said Tom, “through 1g to death in camp her no fighting, no marching, no and my tent matos have done_ nothing for a month or two but smoke and loaf, like so many tramps in the back room of & choap rum shop. I started a diversion in our com- pany this morning by chopping a pair of rough Indian clubs from s stick of green wood, then, while the boys' blood was up, I offered a pound of tobacco to the winuer of @ froc-to-all foot ruce around the camp. 1 had the permission of the officer of the day and the ofticer of the guard was race.” During this explanation the Colonel's face was immovable; even his eves, which Tom watched closely, gave no sign of what the ra- sult would be. “What were you dolug before the war broke out(" asked the Colonel. Tom answered freely, for he had nothing to be ashamed of. He had been decently born and bred, fairly educated and had beer, & clerk until bis eniployer moaned o0 much about stagnation of businoas tast Torn, part- ly from patriotic feeling and partly to avoid the dismissal which he feared might come, enlistod “Well, young man,” said the Colonel, “if {ou wiil keeo tho apirit of your company up the standard it has reached within & few minutes, keep it up until the remainder of the regimont follows suit, and see that it doesn 't degenerate at any time into & dis- turbance. 1'll make you s lieutenant as soon s there is a vacaney. Isita bargaini" Ui, with tremendous empha- #ls on the verb, ‘ery well,” sald the Colonel. *“Have a sigart “Thore’are matehes ou the table.! The young man, who had stovped smoking and thrown away his pipe not two hours be- fore, mow took the proffered cigar with rather moro alacrity than his home wmanners would have allowed, and & he lit the wrecious weed be could hardly repress a sigh The Colonel my ais- Thore's exercise and I judge of the light. _The Colonel opened the door, shouted Juerd, you may go,'’ and then said: solutely confidentiul, for it may not come to anyth Thaven't much faith in soldiers working hird merely for fun,even if it's called spor,!! “H'm," said Tom, “I don't know that I have either, but I've aay quantity of faith {n mysel? if there's o pair of shoulder straps in prospect. Good day, Colenel.’ And Tom saluted and left the hut. A cigar isa very small object, particularly when 1t is the possessor's only one, and it has a tendency to grow smaller rapidly when it ls the first & smoker has tasted-in months, but thero was something absolutely heroic in the pose of Tom's cigar as it and its owner passed across the parade ground and entered tho hut where Jim Fait and Harry Homer wore standing and looking greatly excited, Both s prang toward the door as Tomn entered and Homer exclajmed : “What does this mean?" ‘It moans,” sald_Tom, dividing a puff_of smoke botween the faces of his mates, “‘that the old man kknows & geutlemun when ho socs him," Further questioning was evaded by the statement that ho had been excused for the disturbance the race had caused incamp. Then “Tom, declining to tatk any farther, got out some writing material, strotched himself on the floor, took from his breast pocketa small photograph of & being whom ho believed 10 bo the loveliest girl in the world, looked at it_long and intently and then, with the floor for & desk, proceeded to writo & very long letter, CHAPTER IL HOW IT PROGRESSED, Tom Mottray fully comprehended the value of a lieutenancy. To begin with it signified more than ton times as much pay as he received in his honorable but humble position of private soldier; ho could easily save £100 & montk out of his prospecti salary of offcer, so, it the fortunes of war did not cast too many bullets in the balance against him, bo would not have to waita long time after the end of the war to marry the origiral of the photograph which he al- ways carried as near his heart as the cut of avmy clothing allowed. A commission of licutenant would enable him to live in a larger hut than he now inhabited, eat food niore to the taste, have his uniforms made to order —forhe was proud of his figure —ex press his military opinions to men who had some seuse of responsibility and be jn the line of promotion. ‘Lhercwere great chances i the army for men who escaned unharmed from &reat battles: Tom had seen one second lieutenant become & major without pausing atany intermediate rank. Tom consequently resolved to move cau tiously and thoughifully, As the day after tho foot race was rainy he had ample oppe tunity for thought. Tho clinate of some of the northern portions of the southern states, like some politicians during the ~civil war, was somolimes at one extreme, sometimes at the other, but generally “on the fence.” Although the foot. race ~ for Tom’s tobac piug had becn run on frozen ground the shower which began in the night ~ melted the crust of the soil to such an extent that at brouk fast call it was impossible to slide down tho slight incline of the company street which led to the cook house. At guard mounting -9 o'clock —the soil was positively sloppy ; at dinner call the men who ventured out inarmy slippers—shoes cut down to slipper shape—returned to their huts to swear aud change their stockings. By night- fall the tramping ground of each séntry on the uard line seemed as_deep un 1 tenacious as the newly mixed clay in a brick pit. Tom thought a long while: he wanted to call hisold pipe to his aid, but his mates watched him too closely; they did not at- tempt a single visit thatday ot oven to the hut oecupied by the “terricrs’—a quartetto of bad-tempered fellows who could almost always offer a spectacle not much less suvago than_a dog fight. No inspiration came to Tom’s aid, although he felt sure the old pipe could be depended upon to bring him one. Finally ho weat out, visited each hut in the company and anwounced that an admirer of munly sport would givea prize of & to the man who would, at theend of a fortnight's practice, ecxhibit the most proficiency with the Indian clubs. “Why didn't he offer something we need asked a patriot from the Adirondack region. “Ef, now, he'd said a cauteen of whisky, for instance, you'd see the biggest revival of muscle ever knowed iu these parts.” “We'll offer that. beside,” said Tom. “Whurroo " shouted = Denny Gallaty, t“where's the clubs? The whisky’s mine—I feel it in me bones.”’ Several other men seemed to doubt the prophecy of Denny’s frameworlk, for they, too, asked for the clubs. Had they been or dored out for a arill {n such weather and on such soil they would have considered them- selves the worst abused wretches alivo: there would have been a dozen distinct and indig- nant sermons from the army's favorite text, “A soldier’s life is a dog's life,” but & and & canteen of whisky—or n canteen of whisky and #5, as most of them preferred to state the terms--was an inducement compared with which the saving of the union paled into in- signiticance. Within five minutes twenty- six patriots stood in line in the mud and drizzle and awaiting their respective ‘turns” with the clubs, while o twent; seventh, who was Preachier, the recent victor, took a hatchet, went 'into the woods, and made a pair of clubs for his own use, “Wurrekin's Mo use” was uot _one of the crowd, at which Mottray was disappointed, for he'knew human nature well enougn to believe that in things athletic the majority of the company would follow the little fellow as faithfully as if hehad becn & bell mare and theya " lot of vack mules. He made a special and private call upou the little puyil- 1st, who was highly gratified at this mark of respect, for Tom™ was known among the Mouse's adorers as *“Tommy the swell,”” and the roward of “swells” is almost as dear to puglists as the prize ring s fame. But the Mouse explained his position, “I'mnot in condition,” said h 've no musele to start on, sol wouldn't have a livin® chance alongside of the big follows. Then, agin, haif of 'em wonld back out if I went in; they'd think I had the bulge on’em. Don't yo seel" Tom saw; he pondered and then he satd: “Dll give you $5—on the quiet, mind—to give points “to the boys for a fortnight, They'll think they can do anything with you for & teacher.” The Mouse accepted the cngagement, crept futo his overcoat and out of his hut, tock a critical attitude in_front of the man who hap- pened 1o be using the clubs at the time and wan to offer suggestions. I'he whole crowd listened ;eventhose who had dropped into the noarest hut to keep out of the weather until their turn should come now returned aud clustered about the vanquishier of the “Phidelphy Bantam.” The new general commanding the division rode into the camp Just then and his presence was aunounced, but no one departed tolook at bim. He had won his position by holaing a road with part of small brigade against an entire division of the enemy, but what were thousands of confederates, driven back by bullet ana bayonet, to the *Philadelphy Bantam" knocked clean over the ropes of a twenty- four: foot ring! Fecling that the Indian club class was now in zood hands Tom Mottray began to wonder what next to do. His arrangements with the the colonel looked to an infection of the entire regiment with the athlotic fever. So, while trying to devise something new and realizing that bis wits were not as quick as in business days, when the attrition of other men’s wits kept his own in fine working order, he strolled from ouo company to another and boasted so outrageously to his acquaintances of the proper muselo and spirit of the mombers of his own company that in sheer seif-defense the victims lounged down to Company "' quarters o see what was golng on. Suddenly Tom received an fnspiration ; then he went and interviewed the quartermaster. From him ho went to the colonel and soon re- turned with a written order to let Private Mottray borrow what he wanted, subject to return in good order. On the strength of this he borrowed a pick and shovel and_took these, with his inspiration, to the vicinity of the sprivg, from which the reximent obtained its water supply. In ground above the bog line hie dug a hole about threo feet wide and as many feot deop. He was to far from the body of the camp to be noticed at first, but soveral cooks' assistants, who visited the spring for water, returned to their quarters with the story, about as authentic as camp reports are, the Mottray was being severely punished for disturbingz the camp with & foot race; he was compelled to dig a well, all to bimself, ~ beside the spring. Of course story was true, but by the timo they were on the eround, Tom had the hole completed and avenged himself on the crowd by coaxiug soveral of the boys to accompany bim to the quartermaster's and help him drag over a Sibley tent —a cone of canvas—abot fifteen feet wide at the bottom aud tapering to & hole at the top about & foot in diameter, Then the crowd was mystified and Tom was disgusted, for the centre pole supporting the tent should have rested just wherothe centre »0ue Of Lho kind that comes of absolute de- L pole was, Floally the bole was spanned by & bit of board, the pole set in place and the sidos to the ground, which, fortunately, was soft gnough to admit them. “What's it for, Tom! A bear piti" acquaintance. More like a bake oven' suggested & soldier who had been in the regular army. *‘You don't miss 1t much,” said Tom, who, nevertheless, left the crowd in uncertaiuty, borrowed the cook’s hatchet, went to the woods and spont. the afternoon in cutting and dragging over a number of poles to sup- porthis tent fndian fashion, so that the centre pole might be removed. These preparatious and ohanges fnsured the attendance of a large crowd, no member of which accepted Tom's Invitation to get axes or mccompany him and the quarter- master's odd mule, Daniel Webster, with his cart to the forest for wood, “It is to be a bakeroom, then," sald one of the bystanders; this deadened curiosity and the crowd moved away. Tom, attacking & dead tree, soon after mu ttered “‘I've heard before of men working for a i‘nmmluslun. this seems to be a good deal like ‘And he was right. Wood-chopping seems very easy to the tourist ‘“in the big woods" who swings & lumberman’s ax for o moment or two, Just to sce how it feels, and finds the ax sharp as a razor and the wood soft, green pine. But axos were not plenti- ful futhe army and grindstones were still rarer, while “easy” trees in the vicinity of alarge camp were the first to be con- verted into firewood, Nevertneless, Tom hacked away for two or three hours at some dead tranks, and had the satis faction of cart- ing to the mysterious tent quite a lot of fuel. JKnowing that private confiscation was the camp custom whorever good wood wis to be found, Tom slept that night upon his prop- erty, to the great disgust of several patriots who pretended to have called merely out of curiosity. In ths morning he built a fire in the pit and added wood from time to time until there was a large bed of coals, Mean- whilohe again borrowed the mulo Daniel Waebster and the cart thereunto appertaining, and from the ruins of a planter’s house, in the high road that passed the camp, ne hauled several hundred bricks, which he piled upon the coals. Again visiting the quartermaster, he secured at empty pork barrel, took it into tho tent and filled it with water, By this tine the curiosity of the camp lounger was almost as hot as Tom's fire and score or two of exvlanations were offered aic rejected. Fmally, when everything was ready, Tom stood at_the openiug of the tent and made the following announcemer.t All contestants for the Indian club prize, h may be competed for hereafter by members of any company in the regiment, are entitled toafree Russiau bath at this estab- lishment. It1s called Russian bath, in defer- ence to custom, although the North Ameri- can Indians appear 1o have taken it, in this style, long peforo Russia was supposed to hive washed themselves in any way. Bach gentleman will vrovide Lis own soap and tow- els, also a rubber blanket to wear to the cold plunge.” “Where do yon keep yvour plunge!”” asked a cavtious competitor, “T'he brook,” said Tom, motioning toward the stream, toward which the waste of the spring trickled through the bog. “The same place where we bathed and washed our clothing, upto a month or two ago. “Ugh 1" exclaimed the cautious com petitor, starting & shiver which became infectious and ran through the crowd. Several men were so affected that they started for theiv ace—notto e bathing ma- ls, but to et as close as possible to their own apologies for hearthstones But the majority accepted the invitation It scemed awful—the idea of going, in pro fuse perspiration, from Torm’s new teat to tho brook, a run of a hundred vards, ciad onlyin an army blanket, ana then to jump inton stream, the banks of which were fringed with thin ice, which looked unutter ably cold and cueerless. But there was one cousolation in prospect, the experience would vielu a new sensation, and for this a full hul € of the men in camp would williugly endur any agony short of death itself. For a new sensation there w soldiers, some of them arrant cowards, who would welcome any sortof engagement in the field, although they knew by sad experience that the wounded always outnumbered the dying three or four to one, and suTered far more, Inshert, there were so many apolicants that Tom had to count them off {n squads of fifteen, wuich was the greatest number the tent could hold. He had also to be remorse- lessly firm in vejecting all who had not yet come into the Indian club class, the conse- quence of this was that Wurrekin's Mouse soon had so large anumber of new candidates for tuition that he resolved to strike for higher pay. And withinan hourat least a dozen men were at work with natchet an knives, making Indian clubs for themselves, The costume appropriato to a Russian bath is not.elaborate; it is exactly like that worn by Adam before the fall; so, soon after the flaps of thetent were ticd, most of the p: ticipants in the first bath sat upon rubbe covered mounds consisting of their ordiary apparel and looked llke so many statues of “reaignation. “All ready " asked Tom, who stood vy the barrel of water. “Yes," replied one man who was shiclding his eyes from the glare of the Lot bricks, and so was oblivious to the fact that two or three men were yet wreitling with unmen- tionable portions of theirapparel “All right, then,” said the manazer, who dipped from the barrel aquart cup of ‘water and tossed it upon the bricks. Thers was an angry splutter, a wild hiss and then thero seemed steam enpugh in that tent to supply an cugine of the largest magnitude. An other splutter and hiss and the atmosphere grew denser, for Tom had drawn the hood on the top of the tent so no steam or heated air could escape. Wthen thecup was emptied a third time there was a loud howl of anguish, for Denny Geliaty, while trying to buck away from the fire, had fallen from his seat, unconsciously stretched bis legs and dropped one heel upon a hot brick, But nobody knew who it was that was hurt; indeed.” nobody seemed to care, for all who had never before tried a Russlan bath,or any similar luxury beginning with incarceration in a sweat-box, were won- dering how much longer they coula endure their misery and wishing that some one would set an example by breaking awuy from the perspiring circle and escaping from the tent Finally one man made an attempt. He rose abruptly, drew his blanket avound him, took his clothing under his arm and groved for the tent flaps. Justthen several cups of water were thrown in quick succession upon the hot bricks and the cloud of steam was so hot and that the frightened man dropy He did not care where ho might fall, but appareutly s eral other men did, for each perspiving war- rior, as the wretch distributed his body und limbs over several, expressed his mind so freely and used his fists so savagely that the craven, almost mad with fright and pai tried to worm bis way under the bottom the tent, and actually succeeded in dispiayis v red and terror-stricken fuce to’ tue ers outside, Tow long is this bliss to continue, asked Jim Fait, who had undeservec throurh influence with his tentmate. 0, half an hour or s0," Tom replied as he cast more water upon the hot brick {ow long have we been here already ! “About five minutes, Thore was a general expression of dissent from this opinion, and one sufferer, althoush he admitted that he had not heard one of the bugle calls which divide u military day into small portions, insisted that he had been in that tent at least a year. Butsthe beat continucd and the steam be- came densor. retty soon & voice was heard remarking that it wasu't so oad after all when one became accustomed to it. Then Jim Fait intimated that he thought he could stand it all day if he had & pipe of tobacco, just to make him feel as if ho was doing Somothing. ‘The following quarter hour was ,]mm: quite placidly by the crowd; then lom, @iving warning that the management did not supply foot-tubs and that it would therefore be batter for every man to slip ou his shoes as well as his bianket, before start- {ng for the cold plunge, wrapped his own blauket about him, uutied the tent flaps and made a dash for the brook. But the oper- ation required something more than light- ness of foot and a desire for cleanliness, for at least half of the regiment seemed to have gathered in front of that tent, and some of the crowd were inclined to make the affair the occasion for some “running the gauntiet” expericnces. Nevertheless Tom reached the brook and his plunge was announced by & loud cheer. Jim Fait followed him. As he wus & much larger man than Tom he could not afford to appear to have less pluck, but there was 0 much misery manifested by bis countenance as his feot touched the icy margin of the stream, that the crowd howled itself almost frantic for glee. (To e Continued,) asked of Tom " in Denver News. Mr. Easte—Yes, the streets of Boston are very crooked. I once lost myself in them. Miss Weste (sympathetically)—How sad! Aud you never found yourself agaiul HONEY YOR THE LADIES, Open Iace straw.hats lined with surah sille, Waterloo blue flsmue cloth forouting suits. Nice shoes havimg half round toes fow women Large orinoline hmta for carriage wesr im summer, Ribbon trimmed hets to wear with shop plng costumes, Infants' short cemts of white, tan or gray Bedford cording, Twilled silks in glace designs for warm weather gowns, Coaching parasols of diagonal stripes o faint hued plaids, Large hats of white faille of a very large cord for hittle girls. Poplins are in demand for the Louis Quinze coats and skirts new worn. An_effort is being made to revive Swiss muslin for semi-dress occasio imbroldered wings and beaded wings, united or single, are used & great deal in millinery, A whito guipure bonnet, cut In tabs, and edzed with gold; wreath of pink roses and velvet bows, A unique bracelet Isthe oneof woven chain showing strands of silver, different gold and platinum., Coalport china cups and sancers find many admirers, especially when theso rest in'a framework of silver, The nowest flower vases, both in siluerand glass, take the form of a champagne gliss, & thistlo or a water Ly, With regard to ribbons, very wide, soft shot silk find favor for hats, aud fourinch widths for trimmings. A bride's jewel caso is not complete when it does not contain a_diamond bracelet, ea; rings, finger-ring and brooch, Parasol in white laco brdered with white faille Prancaise in keoping with the bow decorating the bampoo tandl Stocking suspenders of gay colored elastic ribbon with silver trimmings ri popularity the silver-clasped Skirt in bluish-ray cashmere; at the sides and across tho front are rowsof chestnut- brown velvet ribbon, edged with gold. Black chip bonnet, fancifully bent, and trimme | with a wreath of black ostrich tip: peacock’s eyes and loops of cream lisse. Tinsel embroidery on solid colors and spots of several sizes, charming little pompadour fhrigs ou satin grounds, aro the leading ideas, Boston Transeript: Do not be in your complainings of the cigar Bear with bim for a while, sibly live long. Plateau of crinoline straw, adorned wire-grounded lace: rows of jot and bow, with pufiing round “tho white silk muslin, The stylish summer hat is in black crino- lins, with wreath of cowslips under the brim. Largo rikbon bow of black brocaded ribbon with yellow cowslips. Valois cape in mastic cloth, with a scroll edging in gold cord, and gimp epaulettes, with tassels in brown and gold: tinted feather trimumng carvied round the high collar and the frout ery styhish spring costume is soft wool material, beige color, with silk passe at throat and shoulders of beigo color usimulated coat effect in faille silk of the same shade, coming from under the arms and crossing in front. T'he favorite blooms for born hyacintis in pearl gray or low primroses, and lilies o ranped in light aigrettes, Mimosa, too, and Mercury’s “wings point backward from em- baoidered toques. Hat in oper faney straw, encircting u soft crown in biack velvet, which 1s surrounded with a galloon spanglea with gold; on the top a black uizrette, springing from & nest of black ostrich tips, which restagainst two plaited velvet loops. A wide-brimmed hat for summer is of black chip. The brim is wirned np at the back ana lined with straw. Ch wle vellow and pink satin ribbon s folded around the crown and died in a stylish long-looped bow in front. A spray of pink roses falls over the crown and low at the back. A pretty hat of bronze-colored chip has its brim strenghened with o _straw lining of o similar color. A ruche of green gauze rib- bon, narrowly edged with black velvet, sur- rounds the crown, and is tied in bows in front and back. Bunches of anemones in mauve and yellow shades are held by the bows in front aud on the back of the crown Close-fitting jack et m ccpper-ed veloutine brocaded with black. Incroyable lapels to atch, boardered with black veaded gimp, h'is alsocorried down the frout, aud ished off with chenilie fringe: oraces of ck satin ribbon sceured on the shoulders with loops, finished off in the center with a long loop falling over the black lace sleeves like the basque, which are also crossed with black ribbon loovs. silk in I8, too harsh tte smoker. He cannot pos- with cabachons orim in A1l for Sister, How much woney have I wobin my bank? Forty-fiv C anger—only want tive cents more, stranger{ Wh h a terrible cough, and people Sy be bad on her if shé don't eet vetter soon, and the folks teil me Haller's suf cough syrun. will eure it vigit up; so yvou sce—five centst Thank you, stranger, DHATRED Gi it A RE Mr. Kimba I's “ oomerang White Horse Arrangem Which Cost Lim Money and Chagrin, They were talkiug about the red-headed- girl-and-white-horse fadat the Kimball hous» the other night when somebody told a good one on Sam Hurdwick, whom everyvody kuows as general passcuger agent ef the _Georgia Pacific, says the Atlunta Constitu- tion : Sam was with a party of Birmingham friends not long ago—gay young soeiety ple, they were, and_all’ well known to évery body in the Magic city —when somebody started the white horse story O oung lady i the party had ideal Titian bair, and the joke was, Of course, at her expense, There were white horses everywhere. Every little station brought another white horse to add to the fair one’s discomfort and corves- pondingly tothe happiness of the man who persisted in pointing them out. Itwis a white horse day. Glimpses of them met the gaze of the party everywhere until the vie- tim of it all vegan to think that every horse and ¢ mule in Alabama was of ihat, to her, detestable color. A bright idea struck Sam in fact. “Now, T'll bet £20," he said to the white horse man of the party, “that there won't be a white bosse at the depot in Anniston when we got there,” The bet was promptly taken, and the com- ing to Anniston was eagerly looked forward to. Tu a few minutes Hardwick looked at watch, and, murmuring something “Swanting to see the enwzineer,’ ward. A minute later the traiu_stopped at a little station, Sointent was the party upon looking at some white mules in the distance that they didn't notice the brakeman, who hurried into the telegraph oftice and Lurried out aguin, Had they seen the message he bore they would have read : “To Blank, Agent, Auniston: Ten dollars to you if you have no white horses or mules h tihim hard, his about went for- 17, 1891+~TWENTY PAGES. OLD, OL STORY The down east trotters are making for their stableg, The tide has come our way, as we knew it would. THE DAY IS OURS. Our trotter has been on the track these 37 years, and we know him sa well that we know just when to pass such fellows as these. Our $15 suit sale wag A Howling Success. We thank our bright minded community, and for the benefit of those who were unable to take advantage of our mammoth offering, we will continue for a few days to sell you Your Chaice of Any Suit in the Mouse for FTE $80 Men’s Fine Sack and Frock Suits . $28 Men’s Fine Sack and Frock Suits . $28 Men’s Fine Sack and Frock Suits. $22 Men’s Fine Sack and Frock Suits . Sizes 82 to BO ’1 hlS cut 1s tremcndous. The suits are the very latest spring styles. The material includes the finest imported and American makes of cheviots, worsteds, serges and cassimeres, in all colors and shades. They are made in a peerless way, and are equal to fine merchant tailor work. STOP AND THINK., ~ Your Choice of Any Suit At Hellman’s $185.00- If you Want a $1.50 Straw HMat Come to the Stors Saturday and Monday AND GET ONE FOR 50 CENTS. That's right. They are worth and sold elscwhere at $1 We've got 1,000 dozen of them at 50 cents. at depot when train arrives. S. H. Harowick.” But they didn’t see it. Sam went back tothe party chuckling to himself and admiriog bis own cloverness, It was but a few minutes when the conductor called *Anmiston ! The young ladies looked out and laughed. _Sam's *face wore a benign smile as he pushied oue of the men aside, and pressiug his face 1o the pane he saw White horses everywhere! In all that con- course of drays and hacks every mule and every horse was white, A tap ou the shoulder aroused him, ir, Harkwick, I'm sorry”—it was the t who spoke-"I'm sorry, butl could get nineteen——" Sam jerked the tclegram from bis hand, but for & minute was speechless. Then with- out a word he hauded a roll of bills to the man with whom he had bet The telegraph operator had made the **no" read ‘0. e DeWitt's Litule Early Risers; best little pills for dyspepsia, sour stomach, bad breath* e Something That Would Take. Washington Star. “1 think,” said the disconsolate farce comedian, ‘that I'll goand get vacciuated.” “What for!" “To see if I can't flud something that will take,” | Any Suit 1n the House, @ $15.00, And Not One Reserved,_ Corner 18th andFarnam Streets.