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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1900-11-09, Page 7:.1.11affasaft% THREE LESSON% There are three lessons 1 would write, Three words iiwith a golden pen, In tracings at etym.! uNilt Upon the hearts of mat nave Impel The Sonde million round And Gladness 11 her face in scorn, Put then the shadow from thy brow-- Itio night but has its pare faitiii Witereer tby hark be driven, The ralm's disport, the teinpest's mirth, Know this -nod rules the hosts of heaven, The inhabitants of earth. • Oar° level Kat IOW atone for one, nut inan as man thy brother call, And scatter like the circling sun Thy eloritips on all. Thus grave these words upon thy soul-- llope, faith and love -and thou shalt find Strength when life's surges maddest roll, tight when thou else west 1,1itid. -Schiller. Arr .C4.004.$4V•i:4<is: AI INTERRUPTED 1..a.ci ELOPEMENT, <'I • 0 ..,,,,,,, The Esigto 'Wanted a non:Lane. o ',%'.,, She 'co.tn.c1 tt Berruggeo, but * Og.c. - •gg'. it theoKind. a Ono 1) Zile Looked For, o se,ggege-ge.y..4GWV:>0. V.i',41:7V,W)01>ce> tar the Ilta Ton meation, Of course We can't Vomit far Certain On your father's forgiveness." "Oh, we caul welcome UO beck with open arms." "I'm pretty gore we won't deserve It. But go on," 'Well. VII put oil my new dress and over to Mame Holliday's in the atter- noon. I'll manage to smuggle over a lot ot things in a paper parcel, and yoll must come up with u new traveling bag, and we'll .pacit them all in that. Then yon can otter the carriage to call for us at 7 o'clock, and well take the train over to Ct'nigsville and he married there." "And you prefer this way to being map ried comfortably at home?" "Don't talk nonsense, dear, You know I coulda't be, married comfortably at home, at least not to you-upless you, di's. guised yourself and married me under an Assented name. Wouldn't that be ro. mantle?" "One romance at a time, dear." The days passed rapidly, especially the DIE MOHAN MK NOVEMBER 9, %N. THE( PET4 JOINT, A $TORY OF HOW THE 11tir4BY MAN, MAY raE0 N QOTH,134. Itreale For a Cent or Two and n Course Pinner For is Nteirel......An Experteace WW1 a. SturN•tng, natio lit the 13'.1g. City and Ile Sequel, A man who intended to go to an ele. Tilted station and vetch a Harlem train was haerrePted the other evenng i, by a sorry looking speeimeu of the genus hobo, who said, "Say, bose, give me a nickel," The ether was passing' without giving hila an answer whim he said; "Bons, e you can't give me n nickel do give me n cent or two, for I'm starving, 1 110),110),boss, honest." "What eau you get to eat for n cent or two?" "1 c'n get n good deal more than I've had today, hose. c'n get coffee and beans and bread." "I'll give it to you it you'll take me along and let me tryhe tsame kind of The specimen agreed, and they started dowu the Bowery, "Uuess we'll go ;Ici the gospel 5614" was all the intiniatiatt he gave of their direction. This was routed to be the colloquial name or the l'euiel Mission rentatirent. The restaurant 111 in tiler' basement under the room in which gospel meetings are held, It is part oPthe mission mid cer- tainly does goot[gby gividg hungry Men 11 ehauce to gektomething to eat for a cent or two. "Are you in earnest about going, ie?" asked the specimen when they came to the stairway that led to thegPasetneet. "Certainly I am." "All right. then,dKiss: cotne in. 1 didn't haedly thinliat Was your kind ef 12 oee They wept' down stairs into a lag, basement. On the left as they entered was a semicircular counter. back of hr which stood tee m or fem. large stoves. On each was a gond sized boiler used for cooking food, There were three met1 back of the counter. They were waiters and cooks in oue. They wore no white aprons or coats, but had on everyday garments: and looked like workingmen from the sttei('ts.. Two long tables ran the Ivigth of the w basement, They were. inaecent of cov- ering. rind there were nyi,gbaira at which the patrons could sit.0,Xlilsre were a do - en men at the tgbles eating, . Others were coming in. ighey were prod) dress- ed. of courseAnd seemed to be inhch down on their luck, but it was hard to make out whether as a rule they were professional tramps or hard up working- men, "Soup." said one. coming ur3 to the counter and layiug down a cent. The waiter went to one of the boilers and ladled out a pint tin cop of soup, reached into a big basket, got tour slices of stale bread and gave it all to the man. The , man took his soup to one of the tables and ate. "What are we •geing, to have?" the specimen was asked, "1 -mw much nil" you stand for?" "All you want. Order for both." "I'm mighty hungry. and I'll make it a regular course dinner if you don't kick," answered the specimen. Then be ordered eoup and beans. bread . pudding and eoffee. The bill for each was. 0 cents. They got a plate of beans an well cooked d good. There was all one wanted. The price was 2 cents. The pudding cost the same, and the coffee, which was in a pint cup, like the soup, cost a cent. They went back to the tables, and the specimen ete. The inves- tigator passed his meal to an old woman near by who N•ras looking longingly at her ,empty soup cup. All the men spoke in low voices. There was little talking at the tables, for eaeh seemed to prefer to eat in silence and go away. At the counter their voices weremw, low, and they spoke in the apologetic tone of the mac who has mfailure of everything and feels that he is an in- tender wherever he goes. There were Scriptural passages on the walls and in- vitations to the meetings up stairs. "Do you ever go to those meetings?" the specimen was asked. "Somethnes." he said. "Kind of like to go there. The fellows that run 'em seem to be kind of good to a fellow, but somehow 1 cen't get interested in this gospel businesS. "Say," he went on, changing the sub- ject, "do you know it's mighty nice to get this bread pudding? Now. there's lots of folks that would think it was all tomfoolery to have pudding in a hobo joint like this. bat it ain't. Some time you live n week on bread mid butter and free lunches end see how n little some- thing nice and sweet goel. Did you ever hear of hoboes throwing stuff away - bread and butter and sandwiches and the like? People get awful hot over it. Now, just Igt me tell you how it is. A fellow will live on bread and butter and stuff for about three days, and then he'll be so hungry !leis weak, end the thought of bread and butter turns his stomach. It's funny, but it does. Makes him sick to think of it. He'll go to a house and ask for son1ething, hoping to get a piece of pie or a eup of tea or something. They hand out loved end hotter again, mid he jest can't eat it. Hes too polite to re- fuse, so lie tithes it out and cheeks it un- der the sidewalk. That's the way it is, boss, and if you delft believe it just try breed 01141 butter some time for a week." Oiling out the specimen was asked "Where are you going to sleep?" He stroked his Stubby beard. shifted his battered derni by,. nked one't•ed eye and, looking doubtfully down the street. said he hadn't decided whethee to t•epose in Washington 8110111081101110 or Battery path. "How emelt would it test to get you 12 (loci '1" "Seven cents."' "Well, here's 15. That will get yen a bed Mid somothieg to eta tomorrow." Then the Investigator went lath the missiott to ask something Minot the re - milts of the restattrant eX)eriment. Wes leaving when he deuced to look in next door. Signs over the door annottle- ed that yen Could have mit' choke of ure Kentucky whiSky, milk putteh �r sherry end egg for 5 cents: Within wits the specimen. to was spending that 15 (lents given WM to pay for lodging And breakfast, He SWitilowea n milk punch And thee took two Mire B.'vetneky vhis Ides, 'The other man went away won - doing which pork his Mead would de - tide to Weep lb. ever t be • in o emb ered Thursda y, It was not a pleasant day. The sky was o'ercast and late in the afternoon it dreary drizzle set in. it was anythlog but an auspicious bride's dny. Fred earue over early with the new traveling bag, which was stieedilY Packed under the friendly direction of Miss [Tel. Wh0 was an expert in the packing line, as well as a very discreet and close mauled person who was generally rtu• derstood to. have been In love and Ws - appointed. Promptly at 7 o'clock the carriage ar. rived. and after a fervent exchange of kisses the would be bride broke away from Miss [Tonicity and was tenderly 'lauded into the carriage by Fred, and they were soon ort their way to the rail. way station. When they reached the Platform. Fred got out to see if the coast was clear. He came back almost nwdiately. "We can't stop here, dear," he whis- pered. "There is a detective on the plat- form. 1 wonder if your father suspicion. ed your purpose?" • "Well, what are we to do?" "Drive over to the up town .station. The trait' isn't due for 15 minutes yet, and it stops here ten minutes longer." So they drove over to the 00 town sta- tion and again Fred alighted.' ile came back in a•half hysterical way. "There's another detective waiting on the platform." :'w'ell. what of it?" "Nothing, save that we can't% leave town by rail for Craigsvillerntil tomor- row morning." "Then what will we do? I left them a note, you kuow, and of course 1 can't go buck." Elsie's robe of romance was fraying a little at the edges. She looked out of the carriage window at the damp and 'chilly night aud shuddered. "I know of an eminently respectable home where you can remain tonight," said Fred, "and I will go to a hotel." "Take me to the/house, Fred." The young, man gave the driver the name of the street'and the amber in a low _tone and then rejoined Elsie on the rear seat of the closed cartiage. It seemed like a long and confused drive. The night was very dark and the rain fell steadily. Elsie leaned back in the carriage and answered Fred's vo. marks in monosyllables. The flower of romance was drooping sadly amid these discouraging sarroundings. "Fred." she suddenly said, "I'm afraid it wasn't right to treat papa111 this way." "It's a little late to look at it in that light now," said Fred. Then the carriage stopped. "Wrap your veil closely around your face and take my arm," said Fred, as she followed' him from the carriage. They hurried up the steps, the door was opened for them, they stepped into the brilliantly lighted hall, and there, holding out both hands, was Elsie's fa- ther! • "My dear children," he cried, "you are just in time!" And he clasped Fred's hand and kissed Elsie. Before she could ask what it all meant her wraps were whisked away by a maid and she was led into the parlor. She, uoticed in a bewildered way that there were manylleWers about the hand- sorne room, and 'Wag it looked unusually attractive. Then:she found herself stand- ing, still by the side of Fred, before a kindly faced man, who, almost before she realized what was happening, had pro, nounced them man and wife. Fred kissed her, and her father kissed her, but she said never a word. And when the'lrindly faced man, plead- ing another engag,ement, had hurried away, her father ma; aud sat by her side and said: "Well, my dear child, this was roman. tic enough, wasn't it?" The tears welled up in Elsie's eyes, and she cried: "Father, I have been very undutiful." The old man took her in his arms. "Here. here!" he cried. "This will nev- er do. Tears on your wedding day! Fie, fie! Everything's all right now, my dear. flue you are with a doting father and the 'best young husband in all the land." • "But I thought you Were so opposed to him?" "Never. He's the young man of all others Whom 1 should have picked fox you. This Isn't news for Fred." Elsie looked at her smiling hatband. "I think you two plotters," she slowly said. "have made a ridiculous goose of Inc." "We only plotted to let you have your own way," said Fred, "You surely cant object to that." "There, there!" Cried the old mat, "By' gones are bygones. This is certainly bet, ter than being married in the stuffy front room of some country parson's home, with your deserted daddy worrying about Yon ISO miles awtty Now yott'll stay hers tonight end le the morning start on the little wedding journey that Fred and 1 have planned for you. It is to last rout weeks and te take in all the big eastern cities. and I don't believe you Will lest anything, my love, in Choosieg tity tout in preference to the one O'er the romance route, In this envelope, Fred. are all the necessary documents, and here, dear, is n gift from your happy old dad which only add .a little spice to the parental Wesslig," And he handed her a slip Ot paper. Her eyes greW large dt alight of the fig. tires On the check, bat before she. Wild exprese her gratitude he hastily inter - earned her. "Yes, yes," he said "Ws all tight, 110 dear, I fully understaed what sem Wahl to Any. taut comethere'e an appetising llttlo eupper awaiting us In the dining room, and I am lotting filMiont to '001 it toast to the blushing bride and another A young woman came very quietly from the side door of the hmulsonie house and stepped softly down the stone walk and through the gateway. . It was a cloudy evening, and her movements were hiddeu by the shadows, She walked to the nearest street corner and W113 imme- diately joined by a young man whose arm she took as they passed along. "Did I keep you waiting long. Fred?" she asked. "It seemed quite impossible to get away without befog observed." "No," said the pottage num; "the wait- ing was nothiug. But why is it neces- sary that you should resort to all this"- he was going to say "nonsense," but wisely checked himself -"this mystery." "It is necessary, I tell you, Fred. 1 can't receive you at home, and there is no other way. 1 have told yon many times that my father would never con- sent to give you my hand. It might be • different if mother were alive, but now it is wore than likely that father would for- bid you the house," "That isn't possible," said the young man. "I am the son of his oldest friend. He has ever professed a regard for me,. Surely there is nothing in my conduct that could prejudice him. 1 am poor, but my prospects are excellent, and"-,. "I tell you, Fred, he intends me for . higher game. No struggling architect is good enongh for his daughter. But he shall not tear us apart." "Of course not," said Fred hastily. "But. really, Elsie. I don't like this sort of thing. It seems"- She drew her hand from his arm. "Don't like it?" she .echoed. "Of course I like it," he quickly assert- ed. "At least I like you, which is a great deal more to the point." The girt took his arm again. "Let mt. tell you. Fred. dear." she soft- ly said. "that if it wasn't for this very sort of thing, this secrecy, the opposition of my father, the romance of it all, very likely I shouldn't love you half as much. The more papa slights you the more determined I am to be yours. Fun- ny, isn't it?" "Delightfully funny," said the young man. and then they switched away from r the subject and pursued their secret half hour stroll. When they returned to the handsome hoine. the young woman. after a tender though brief parting with the young man, re-entet•ed the side door with a most elab- -orate effort to be both cautious and noise- less. The young man walked away softly .ehuckliog. "This does seem like such a sentimental farce," he nummured, "and yet I must play my part through to the drop of the curtain. 1 can't imperil my happiness now tater waiting for it since boyhood. 1 think she loved me all the time, but it bas taken a very ingenious scheme to bring her to a realising sense of my at- tractions and general wot•thiness. Dear little bundle of rottance! Well, 1 mustn't forget to take precious good care that some romance is introduced and retained in our married life." 'The secret meetings were continued, and Elsie assured her lover that the op- position of her father to him was becom- ing more and more marked. "Why, Fred," she cried one evening, "papa said he believed you were a mer- cenary youth and that you had a deceit- ful face. Why, I felt like rising right up and defending you before alt the world and then telling papa that though he threw me into •prison I would never, never, never wed any one but you! But I didn't." That was wise," said Fred. "It isn't quite time for that." There was a moment's silence. "I tell you what it is, Fred," said the Young girl, with a little catching in her throat, "the only thing for us to do is to elope." Fred was not startled. "It's the very thing I was 'about to suggest," he quickly said. "What night do Ton prefer?" "You•dear boy!" cried Elsie, affectien- ately patting his arm, "There is some romithee '10 you after all." "Thank yen," said Fred Stolidly. "What night?" "I want to wear my lovely new Hare'. Ing snit." said nisie, "and it will not be Th finished until Thursday. en 1 must go down to the Friday bargain sales and get a few things that I bead." "Not a rope ladder?" laughed Fred. "No," wild Elsie, with an echoing gur- gle. "Panty a bargain sale with an frill and thoice line of rope ladders for elope- ment 0508. Come early, before the stock is picked over. Ottly one rope ladder will be sold to eachcustetnee.,How's thatr "'Very emusing," geng ld the youman. °glut yon haven't decided a the event-, fel day." "W*1, suppose we say a week from Oext Thursday." "That suits me," replied the young bum "Whet are year Plena?" "1 bate them laid out," replied the Mtn; girl eitgerly. "My new street suit Will be finislusi Wednesday. It's the loveliest thing yon ever laid- eyes on. Mme. Summerson never gave me such a tit before." • "I'm Ovoid we'll soon hare to give up Mme. Srimmerson," said the young man gravely. "Po yon really think so, decker "Yoe, lave. Marrying a poor het hon. VA volved.' erehiteet PrettV diltit Thy Closest* or Patrixit. One Wait in 1776, the DtIlto of flioucester„ the royal brother of George III, then hidlug front his kingly bro wth- er's wrath 111 l'aris, WS regalinga0 ta- ble party of arlittovrats at the• .expense of the king' of LT.:laud with a trench- ant fteeetalt of the "Boston tea, .party," Ills cynical sympalexp Oy was ressed for The American reoels, and lie -dwelt want their need foe recruits to light against ills brother. The table laugh- ed at the tale, was the first the most or them had heard directly on the preposterous. ambitious for freedom or the new world colonists. Among theco, co., ,.iny teas a silent, solemn young soldier who had lititeaed intently to the recluse mall the dinner was lin1511- ed, Theo he strode tigress the roonalo the duke, "I will join 'the Americans! 1 will help them tight for freedom! Tell me how to set about it!" he erica, his sel- low. listless. face now aglow with a etre 110110 of his idle comrades bad ever t here, 1,ief ore. It was. Datayette, the 19.year-old marquis, who -was the despair of his family because he 500010(1 always In a dgowee. Coming' from. one of the no- blest houses of the emplye, be was mar- ried to a lady of high ,degree- and was already. a, lather. Ills wife had been ids hive, but now freedom became the stronger passion, and for more than 130 years he' was to follow Its Mite, This 'vas the genesis of Lafayette. -Edward Page Gastoa lu Woman's flome Com- panion. WAN POULTRY NET-riN "'LAWN FACINGS aro not surpassed in the. WORLD. Their Woven Wire Veneings have iiteOtli stood over fifteen years of very, suecesdat testing On MEM and RAILWAY. Special offers made this year On 11100 1.41ENCING. Tiles() gooas aro all Manufactured by The Ontario Wire Fencing Co., Limited, of Pioton, Ont. or sale by the Ilardwate Merchants and. General Dealers throughout Canada. Also by the Can. Hardware Jobbers. Gen. Agents -The B. GrecningWire Co., of Ilarailton and Montreal. Agent for Railway Fencing -James Co9per, Montreal. efirCerrespoudence with the manufacturers invited. ""es"'"""1"11.,.. eiSrie","e"-eggesssesegggeg Nominating a Preeident. T7util. the constitutional amendment. of 181)4 the president and the vice pres- ident were voted for on the same bal- lot, the men with the second highest umber Of., votes hecoMing vice presi- dent. The .presidential electors have not always '11000 chose!' by popular Vote. Before MOO it• was the general cus- tom for the state legislatures to choose the electors, and. It was pot until 1S2S that presidential eleaerswere chosen in nearly all the states popular vote. As late as 1870 the Colorado legislature chose the three presidential electors to represent that state. There is nothing In the constitution to prevent any state legislature naming its own electors without appeal to the people provided such a. method Of election is prescribed by the state laws. From 1800 to 1821 presidential candi- dates were chose(' by the members of congress in caucus. In the elect- oral college failed to make a choice, from the' c9ndidates so submitted. and the matter went to the house of .repre- sentatives. Hopi years later Tennes- see's ' legislature• _nominated Andrew Jackson without an,y reference to the congressional caucus."... ES : opponent, John Quincy Adams. wattmomtuated In the old way, l)rt net wit(i'-the 01141 or presidentinl nominations by •congres- slonaleatiens. . te-to romaneel Coineo ray And he led the way.ee-CleVeland Plait 1)eeler. Xldt tee, (ler Electric Spa r1c. , "Millie!" • The young linetnan tIvirled bis hat in his hands in an agitated manner 0041 spoke In a voice that sbented to have a tendency to get away from him. "Millie, the fact Is I -I -there's some- thing l've been wanting to tell you a long time, but I een't seem to fetch It When you look at me like that. you know, It breaks me all up. I've been earning here so long that 1 oughtn't to be afraid, 1 reckon. but -but you know how it is-er maybe you don't either. 1 thought 1 could say. It all right when I came In, but you're a little the livest wire 1 ever -1 didn't think it would be So hard when I"- ' Here he came to a dead stop. "Millie," he eXclalmed in despera- tion, "I'm short circuited! I've burned out a fuse!" r:ferry, are marry you?" "Y -yes 1" "Why, of course I will, you foolish boy:" And love's current flowed unobstruct- edly again. lighting' up with its pure 00(11111101' the rose mho -eyed pathway that, etc. r'n:17.751611715277'714 tie •t,; err CAFILLA'S SONS Just KCVNP an VELPublished. DT. An authentic account of the Canadian Contingents in the • South. African War. 135 T. G. Margie, B, .A. Introduction by Very Rev. Principal Grant. LL.D. Based ou the official de- - spatobes of Lieut.Col. Otter and other commanding officers at the front. Complete in One Valium, NO pages, richly Illus- trated, only $1.50. 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