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The Wingham Times, 1885-09-18, Page 7'Y4 th. 4 ,. YOUNG FOLKS. A BLOODY DUEL. HOME. "Will you give us lodging to -night ?" she asked the farmer, who was standing in his front yard, "Me and little Emily has come a right smart way singe daybreak." "Where are you goin' ?" A shade of unoertainty crept over her face, and the restless eyes wandered everywhere. "I musn't tell that," she said, in a low voice. ' James Lee looked at her pale face and trembling limbs. "I had an old mother my- self yself ; she went to heaven last year, and for her ,sake, mother, you're more than welcome to a meal and bed in my house. But what are your folks thinkin' aboat, that they let you and that baby go wanderin' about the country ?" "My folks ?" she repeated. "Why, they're all gone. The last was Sam, Emily's father. When he went to Californy, he said, 'Mother, I'll be back in a year, or I won't be livin'. He's been gone three years, so of course he's gone too, with Mary and Jane and Jacob. All my children is there, you see." The restless look wandered about, and her thin fingers twisted together nervously. Good Mrs. Lee was as unsuccessful in finding out anything about her guest as her husband had been. The:poor old woman answered all questions freely, save those whioh touohed on her destination, and they seemed to excite and distress her. "You can talk about your child dyin' honey," rhe said, "but dyin' and dead mean eternal life. She's a-waitin' for yer ; and as I'll get there first, I'll give her a message for you. I won't forget it," and the bright, happy look came back. "You've been good to me, and I'll not forget it." Every now and then moods of deep thought came upon the woman, and she seemed lost to 41 consciousness of her sur- roundings. When little Emily knelt at her side for evening prayer, she said, solemly,— "Pray God, Dearie, we may soon get home." Rho old woman looked at her with vague trouble in her eyes. She seemed trying to find some clew toj something in her mind which evaded her. The next morning, after an early break- fast. the old woman in her gentle way thanked her kind entertainers and prepared to go. "It's oomin' on to snow, or freeze, mo- ther," said the farmer as he walked to the gate with her. " You'd ;better atop here with us to -day. In fact," looking up at the sky, "1 don't think I can let you go. I'll keep you until the weather clears," " Oh, I know the way. It's straight ahead and no turnin' to left nor right. I couldn't miss the way." She took the child's hand, and trembling in every limb, started off. But when she hadlgone a few steps, she re- turned to Mr. Lee, who was watrhing93her with troubled eyes. " You've been so good to me," she said, "I'll tell you where I'm goin'. Bend down and let me whisper it in your ear. Honey ,I'm ilia' to my children—there !' and then in pursuance of her idea to turn neither to left or right, she travelled straight before her on a long unused road, which led them into thorn bushes, and at last into a dreary wood. "There isn't a mile -post nor sign -board dearie," the old woman muttered ; "but I am sure to be on the right road. I reckon this is the 'Valley of the Shadow,' and He The referee then ordered the fourth ad - promised to be with me." " I don't see nobody," the child said, vance and both men rode towards each oth- shivering. "And, 0 grannie, I'm so cold 1" er. The German's sword arm was wounded, "Come, let's sit under this tree, dearie, but he held his sword up and • spurred his and I'll wrap you up till you get home. horse on, But he had lost much of his No, you don't see nobody, and I can't see, strength, and as the two men came together neither." Gascon whipped his rapier over the German's "I'm so cold, grannie," murmured the arm at the elbow, inflicting another wound, child. It is supposed that the weapon also struck " Can't you walk on, dearie ?" she said. the " crazy bone," for the German's arm fell "No," sobbed the child, "my feet hurt,, helplessly by hia side. Then the Frenchman and I'm so tired, oh, so tired. Lot me get made a desperate rush on his disarmed op - into your lap, grannie, and go to sleep." ponent and struck him first on the breast, Tenderly the old woman wrapped the cutting him from the left nipple to the third child in her cloak, leaving herself exposed rib, laying open the, flesh and exposing the to the oold, whioh was increasing, and chaf, ribs. Again ho raised his rapier and again ed her cold hands, until the little one fell it whizzed through the air in its descent a3r,d into a profound sleep. "I've always hoard cut a gash on the German's arm. The wets - nay," she muttered, "it's darker and more pon was again poised for another thrust stormy the hour before you get there, Per- where the referee rushed upon Gascon and, haps we're very near now, and when the nun dragged him from his horse, The French - shines we'll see it man, enraged at this not of the referee, turn "' l see the jasper walls alight, ed upon him. But tho'referee fled behind a Through cloud and storm of cominf night, buggy that was near the ground and saved 681 blessed home, the way is long, himself. The duel was over. The Gascon But hope is clear, and fe1th to strong,"' party entered their carriage and drove to the Two men found her late that afternoon, Cliff House. The German's friends returned One was Mr. Lee, the other a tall, middle - with a carriage, His physicians sowed up aged man with a careworn face. the wounds temporarily and removed him to " My God !hero she is," said the farmer, a farm house in the neighborhood, where the "and we lest 'so much Vedette tifno goin wounded man was treated more carefully, down the other road;" Before separating every member of the party The other threw his arms around the in. agreed to tray nothing of the affair, as it was sensible form, arid the movement awakened a criminal offence, But it was an event that the child, who opened her eyes and stared could not be smothered in silence, and the at him. But he naw nothing but the face affair having beenheard of, the above account which now rested on bis bosoin. of it was obtained from the referee, "Speak to me, mother," he orled. "I've Dome back to you, your own Tom." Her eyelids quivered, and with a deep sigh she opened her oyes. "It's my Tom," she cried, in tones of ecstasy. "And I've got there at last? Ohl there they all are I'm there at last." Yes, she was thereat last, She had gone home. A Quarrel About the ;Merits of Two Armies -On Ilorsotack with Rapiers. A duel was recently fought with F enoh rapiers in San Francisco, by a Frenohman and a German. The former is named Gascon. and it is said that he owns a ranche of 2,000 acres in Marin county. Tho latter, whose name could not be learned, is said to be a lawyer in that city. The German and the Frenohman met a short time ago and discus- sed the relative merits of the oavalry of the two armies in the Franco-Prussian war. Gas- con was, a eaptaiu of horse in the French army, and stoutly maintained that the oav alry of Napoleon III. was much superior to that that invaded Franc:. The German, who went to school at Heidelberg University, replied warmly to this claim, Their words led to threats, and finally to a challenge to test their own merits with swords, and thus settle the question in regard to the superior- ity of one army or the other. The arrangements were conducted with the greatest secrecy. At 7 o'clock one morn- ing a haok drove up to the house of a well- known athlete, and the obcupants, the Frenchman and his party, asked the athlete to aot as referee of a sword contest that was about to take place. The athlete states that he supposed the contest was to be a scientific one for points and harmless in its character. He readily consented, and getting into the hack the party was driven to the Ooean House, where the G.rman, with his friends; were already in attendance. Leaving their carriages, the two parties, which in all did not number more than ten persons, started for a ravine about 400 yards back of Barney Farley's house. The duel was to be fought on horseback, and the weapons to be used were French rapiers,• thirty-six inches long, sharp on the edges and at the point. The two men stripped for the encounter. Gascon wore light trousers and a blue flannel shirt and steel helmet over his face, . He had a black beard and moustache. In his party was a physician and several of his friends, The German was a large, heavy man, weigh- - ing fully one hundred and ninety pounds. He wore ,a dark flannel shirt and dark trousers. The Frenchman mounted' a big grey horse that had been brought for him, and the German rode a bay. The referee states that when he caw th e character of the weapons he protested, but the two men asserted that they understood what they were doing. The referee, at 1] o'clock, ordered the first charge. The two riders' spurred their horses and advanced with uplifted swords. As they came together they each parried the other's blow and re- tired. A second charge was ordered by the referee and the two men came together again. Again the vicious blows were warded off and both returned safely. A third charge was ordered. G noon rode rapidly towards his adversary, and with great skill cut an ugly gash in the German's right arm. It is said that upon the sight of this Gascon's friends could hardly restrain their excitement. When the blood began to flow a number of the German's Mende, seeing the serious and dangerous character of the affray, fled. The referee states that the German's doctor wall among those who boat a hasty retreat. The referee states that he tried to prevail upon the men to give up the encounter, nut they both refused to do so. The Frenchman's friends grew more excited with the passage every moment, and demanded a continuation of the contest. • HOUSEHOLD. COMMON-SENSE RECEIPTS AtsonTi.n CAKES.—One cup butter, two cups sugar, four cups flour, one milk, four eggs, two teaspoons yeast powder. ANoruEn.—One oup butter, four cups su- gar, two pups milk, three egge, six oups flour, one pound raisins, one toaepoon soda. spices to suit taste. KATIE HUBBARD'S RYE BI;EAKVAST CAKES.—One and one-half cupfuls sweet milk, one-half oupful molasses, two cupfuls rye meal ; mix very soft, One teaspoonful soda and salt. Bake at once in gem pans. MRS iSUMMERS' Cans.—One egg, one cupful sour dream, one and one-third cup- fuls white sugar, a little salt; one and ono - half cupfuls flour, one small teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful soda ; flavor with nutmeg. VARIETIES —Tae above receipt with the addition of citron, currants, raisins or oo- coauut is very nice, Can bo baked in fancy shapes, or in loaf or sheet. It is also nice for Washington pie, Try it, and you will call it delicious, FRUIT CAKES.—Two cups butter, one cup molasses, one and one-half cups flour, one cup milk, one teaspoon soda, two eggs, one pound raisins, one pound currants or citron, one teaspoon each kind of spice. Flour to make a stiff batter, NICE SPONGE CASE.—Eight eggs, two cups sugar, juice and rind of a lemon. Beat the whites of the eggs to a froth, then put sugar to it and beat; add the yokes well beaten, and a tablespoonful less than two cups of flour. This makes two loaves. Bake about three fourths of an hour. SPONGE CAKES.—One cup flour, one cup sugar, two eggs,"one teaspoon Yeast pow- der sifted into the flour, one-third oup boil- ing water. Mix flour, sugar and yeast pow- der together, beat yolks and whites of eggs separately, then together and air into the flour ; then add the hot water. Flavor with lemon if desired. The papers are commenting on the feet that a boy who sold some of his father's furniture in the absence of his parents, re- ceived exactly the same sentence as a man who nearly Milled his wife. Well it is mighty hard to replace furniture. CURRANT JELLY FOR MEATS.—Heat the currants and strain off the juloe; boil it quietly fifteen minutes; add one -hail the weight of it of sugar,and boil eight minutes longer and pour out. A little of this spread on hot beef steak or served with roast pork, veal or lamb, is very nice. Thin slices laid over puddings with sweet frosting are very ornamental. THE TIME -KILN CLUB. il'atadtee hail Itcou:nes Business. On the let of July Sir Irsaae Walpole, act- ing es temporary President of the Lime -Kiln Club, announced the fact thet'Brother Gard- ner, who had gone into the interior of the State to deliver a lecture before a branch lodge, had been mistaken for a member of the last Legislature and thrown into jail, As it could not be told when he would bo released, the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the Secretary. Last week all lo- oal members received a copy of the follow- ing circular BRunnna—Our beloved President was au inmate of a bastile nearly fo' weeks, doorin' which time he was subjected to doh insults an' indignities as few great men hev ever bin called upon to endure What was at fuet supposed to be a case of mistaken iden- tity turned out to be a deliberate an' cold- blooded attempt on de part of eartin jealous - minded cull'd men to degrade him an break his influence. He was charged with arson, burglary, con- spiraoy, embezzlement, sedition an' fa'so pretenses, but bras de Lawd 1 he faced his accusers on ebery charge an' put 'em t' flight. Like de Fenix bird he riz from his ashes purified an' polished an' warranted to stand inany climate. You are heahby notified dat de reg'lar meetin's of de Lime -Kiln Club will be re- sumed on de 20th of Auguet wid Brndder Gardner presidia' arter de same ole fashion. Come out an' rejoice wid us. All dogs must be left in room "A," an' any umbreller not marked wid de owner's cognomen mus' look out fur itself, WAYDOWN BEBEE. Members began to arrive at an early hour, and a shake purse was made up and six Chinese lanterns and a barrel of lemonade were purchased to decorate the hall in hon- or of the occasion. It was au occasion zor hand -shaking and rejoicing. Samuel Shin, who has been hunting for Elder Toots for five weeks past with three razors and a stone in a stocking, now ap- proaches him in the tenderest: manner, and they bugged each other until seventeen lengths of stove -pipe were knocked down. Kyann Johnson and Prof, Bannister had thirsted for each other's blood all on ac- count of a dog trade. It was feared there would be trouble when they met, but in this all were happily disappointed. The spirit of the occasion carried them into each other's arms, and there was scarcely a dry eye in the hall. Col. Cahoots and Rustproof Taylor have been ' oft" for these many days, owing to a diepute over a watermelon, and the Colonel threatened to shoot 264 bullets into his en- emy on sight. There was no shooting, how- ever. On the contrary, they shook hands eve: the bar'l of lemonade and pledged their love anew. HONORARY MEMBERS Many honorary members from the interior of the State and from Canada had rceived no- tice and were present. Among the more prominent ones were Gen. Dissolver Smith, the Hon. Spot Cash White, Judge Endea- vorTomnkins, Trustee Bonelet, Unc:e Till - bury and Spikeroot'Davis. THE OPENING. Brother Gardner was received with sever- al rounds of applause as he came in and took his accustomed seat, and when the triangle had sounded he arose and said : " My pleasure at aoein' you once mo' as- sembled in die hall am too great to be dis- pressed in de English language. I thank you fur all de many acts of kindness an courtesy, an' will endeavor to make myself worthy of your esteem. "De events of de pas' few weeks hev taught us several lessons, chief among which am de fack dat innocence may be. tooken by de neck an' mopped all ober do floahs of a county jail, but she will triump in de eand. "De jealous -minded man, aeekim' to climb up by pullin' some ono else down, may suc- 'ceed in elevatin' hiaself a few pegs, but befo' he gets a secure hold de limb breaks an' down he comes wid a kerchunk dat am heard all ober. "Truth may be shot an' scalped an' club - ed an buried ten feet under grouud, but at de proper moment she bobs up same as if nuffia had happened. "Hypocrisy an' deceit may flourish fur awhile, an' de hypocrite an' deceiver may, emagine he am doin' a atavin' cash bizneee, but fust thing he knows de Eastern credi- tors come along an' close him out an' by am heard ob no mo'. "Wo has passed frew de fiery furnace an' come out all right. No man am any wuse oft for a second baking, purvided the fire am not to hot." TREY SANG. Pickles Smith then brought forward the following jubilee song, bolted together ex- pressly for the occasion, and the entire au- dience !proceeded to sing in a loud and triumphant voice ; Sing, sing an' rejoice I Bfuddor Gardner am free; An' do vilain whe mocked him Am compelled fur to Ileo. Oho,us,-Paas along dat banjo— Sling along dem bones 1 We's gwine to take tho root cif More we seek our homes I Sing, sing an' bo glad— /At rejoicings prevail ; We has beat alt the lawyers An' am sere out of jail! Chorus -Rio your valcos higher— wid alt your might! Rattle up gat mucin Ad whoop 'er up to -night, Home Deooration. Money spent in making home worth liv- ing in is well invested. Figured designs in relief, executed in terra cotta or lincrusta Walton, are being adopted as friezes. It is a common idea that the furniture of the dining -room must be heavy, this to a certain extent is quite correct, but it is fre - quently carried to extremes ; what is re. quired are eorvlceable, comfortable chairs with broad backs and roomy seats stuffed and covered with leather or morocco. A suggestion in order to change the tem- perature in rooms is to open the windows and hang in them wet cloths. Ink stains may be removed from any- thing white by simply putting a little pow- dered aalta of lemon and cold water on the stain, allowing it to remain a few minutes and then wash it out with eoap and water. Tho time when carpets and upholsteringe must all be made to matcb has gone by. There is room for every variety of indi- vidual tas e in making and adorning a screen, a pretty one for a library where there is e n open fire is a sheet of jeweled glass in a setting of wood to match the fur- niture or wood work of the room, it pro- tects from the . heat w.thout biding the cheery blaze. , Amber beads of large size make an effect- ive finish for plush satin sofa cushions. Rooms entirely finished and fu,nished in Arabian style are fashionable. Merely pretty things that please for the moment, but exert no lasting influence, are to be condemned in decoration as in other things. In the majority of houses the hall le generally a -narrow passage connecting the ropme, and only large enough to contain the • stair case, but within the past few years there has been a tendency to bring this por- tioh of the house into greater prominence ; with a little thought and careful planning it may be conver`ed into a most desirable sit ting -room, the etaira may be wholly or part- ly screened, a treatment giving opportunities for a picturesque effect; give is a tiled or polished floor, with large skins or ruga thrown down, and from the point of beauty find cheerfulness a plea must be entered for the open fire place; we all love to gather around a cheerful glowing fire on the hearth of a Cosy home, and exchange pleasant thoughts or dream away twilight hours in the flickering light. Banner screens fastened to the mantel. shelf are best arranged upon tinge attached to a cross bar. Frames of unpolished oak or chestnut without markings are the best for small sketches or etchings, The Kensington art carpets are likely to continue in demand, owing to their artistic patterns, for which a few tints, often two shades, of the game color sufiiee, RESGLy$I). Giveadam Jones then offered a resolution containing the follow lug atrategiopoints : That the annual election and banquet take plane the first Saturday in October, That the club, as a body, return thanke, to the many newspapers and individuals sympathizing with Brother Gardner in hie hour of trial. That the Lime -Kiln Club is here to stay, and that explosions, perseoutions, cy- clones and earthquakes may rip and tear without avail. The resolution was adopted, and on mo• tion of Samuel Shin themeeting adjourned and the bar'l of lemonade was made the special object of deatruotion, VARIOUS TOPICS. Robert Browning again thinks of this country, although h Within a week after pa the perils of Alpine climbi yer fell down a glacier and w Six thousand letters of have remained under Emperor of Russia n tion of a selection. The castle of B monarchy for cent rebuilt by the Em cost of $3,250;0 The head of t in China repor converts have years. Five lost. Prince Leo Prince Fred started on a sesaion of $ pleases. Officers c deal about may sack aaid'serio kind is q Th ex of Euro tees de Cariaba was fist Six o bicycle miles covere but or wheel Th came acoun ing o wood and rom whic Twelve moun bones have been 'point which makes I the remains of Gaulo- in the time of Hanniba the Rhone against that.Genera v- , Big tassels were put by a Memphis wo- man on the ears of her horse, and a broad ribbon bow on his tail, in order to decorate him to her satisfaction for equestrian use ; but hellikedjtheadornment solittl4that he ran away and threw her off, nearly killing her. The c -eases of a separation between a hus- band and wife were that she had until after marriage concealed from him the fact that her handsome teeth were false, and that he negleo:ed to tell her that he snored in his sleep, They could not agree to set one fault against the other. The Rev. Robert Laird Collier resembles Henry Irving so ceosely that, when in Lon- don, he was mistaken for the actor by inti- mate friends, Mr, Collier says that once a member of the Lyceum Theatre company talked an hour with him about dramatic matters, supposing him to be his employer. The worthlessness of the murdered man was the only plea made by a Wyoming law- yer in defence of his client, who had delib- erately shot a barroom bully for merely an- noying him. The Judge said that the ar- gument was unsound in law, but the jury let it justify to their minds, a verdict of ac- quittal. An acute grammarian becemo excited by the incorrect English of a preacher, and, accosting him at the close of a particularly faulty sermon, offered to pay for his tution by a private instructor. The minister took the proposition angrily, and denounced its itr maker in terms forcible, bat at the same time illuatrativof of his need of the lessons. When it became known that Mr, Ruskin was lying seriously ill at Brentwood, on Con- iston Lake, great sympathy was expressed by the pe6ple of the district. Inquiries name from all parte of the United Kingdom, and even from abroad, as soon as the illness was announced, So numerous have theme in- quiries become that it has been found desir- able to issue periodical bulletins, the first of which was issued shortly before noon next day, and gave the welcome intelligence that, although the condition of Mr. Ruskin was oritical, there was a slight improvement, 11Ir. Ruskin has suffered from aimiliar ill- nossesbofore, but the present one is much the worst. For a great part of the time he has been unconscious, and it was with great difl%- (laity that even the slightest nourishment could be administered.