Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 August 1891 — Page 7

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SOMETHING K'ND.

tell me something ltlnil

"C .""ten thought of mo. Juouc»«'tll,tm'8P!rltUP

W°^rthe"vor«K5ipray

Then spc

jf thou

nut K'ta t,i0

theo. dew.

lbcy scem

not from roe anything

Tbftl

runst wll moot some one imvo chanccd to aid.

,.rt0°u°on' r'point to mo some spot I have brighter made,

T6 cn8 oftlywhl9IKrunwme.

fond anil low. _th never hurt

^"n.th^evcr hurts nor harm*

1",ftrt n»k'w-

go tome

with «g»t and warmth onl choer

l) cw",v J« me the world's bright smiles.

Hav-cthrrs

Injured the®.

vil.unl""'5 "ion wilt, tliou'lt f«l jly U'nJcr nympothy. |, some cruel, heedless tongue

Has Btteml u-onl.sof hute, justice or injustlco cursed

B^rMhOT teimme what will bring lint shaJews In my life.

yl kJj£lW

wo all have need of love

TO calm our secret strite:

T..W1

canst tell me something kind Thai has been thought or spoken. I' thou canst lift a spirit up

Too oil 1-v treucli'ry broken. rowai H.«•»"

faUh

'"spire,

However vain it seems 1 would fain he trustful still, N-or wake from life's sweet dreams.

F'ia A. t'-'1"3. Christian Register.

]1KI COI XTKV COUSIN.

-W Nick Woybridgo Got Out of a Bad Scrape.

\,u see. it all happened this way: Wevliriilire had been waiting at

V.ranii

Central depot for the arrival

•he western

express, by which was

j:iv

eld

chum. Keggie Hell. The

press'arrive!

up to time, but with no

therein.

At which collapse of

a, Niok. isii^htilv wroth, stnxle for

Street,

with hands shoved deep in

tpntsers' pockets and his chin stuck tsqi'-arely in front of him like the of a surly bulking, muttering ,a" \e,m!s about "that Hell." •Wliat's that about lielle?" tinted a stii'.ilen sweet voice. Sulky

IxiUe.i up am! lie held two big vel\ni eyes smiling into his—eyes t" face that (ircuze would .veil t" paint, with its dainty peach-bloom cheeks, and its ••.iMse silken net seemed to posiimapeai attraction for gadding

Mtus. The owner of the eyes and ice .was, to use the language of art, tudv in black and white to speak inlji a vi'Uiig woman coquettishly avf', in a widow's semi-mourning. '•What's that about Helle? Don't jbhrav nit, sir! Why, it's all your knit, ymi horrid, impatient lxy! are. calmly strolling off into -•r et instead of waiting where I ..•.ailyou. and you look as sulky iurwitli a sore head, tool" only answer to all this was a -tare. i\hi the matter'.'" she went

Von don't seem to know your rasinv Then, with a charmin :'. "I'm surely not grown so very hi is, Mort, that you can't

K' tiier

I'.ti' was evidently a big blunder. wt*1 lir some resemblance in feaml misled bv the chance remark lie which she li:ul overheard aicli slie took as an allusion to tins Charming stranger had .ir.cn Nicl for some western cousin i! I'Miue to meet. Now, if the •i the girl was really ••joiffilv pretty—had been a '-'h.Htdliing, sober-minded young iitha i..u,!icum of conscience he iliHTcfcnted the temptation and

Mf'laih- right with a polite bow vpljinatiun she would have apol-'.-irf i' there were any need for '•••-'Jrrlk'wcd, blushed and lied and tiiil nave seen her face no more, -ki. wouJii iinve been a great pity. ivtid. in nowise resembled the ""•anl strait-laced, sober-minded

Wan. having no conscience to j" if. am! being endued with a fore"f hruiu.e and the tongue of the •I'tnt, after the first shock delib•'••y ui and spake: lay dear," as calmly as if he «:.ov\-n |ht from a child, "f waited aitnl. ami nc.it .seeing you, con,.'jn wasn't going to turn up, awful glad to see you." Which

"As

for your changing, why,

saw you look so pretty in all And.'this statement also was, 'ibflnfl has it, "tcrewth indeed.' I ..ire very impatient though, -am!stupid, too. So there! l!ut fc'VV you, dear. ^Vhere's your

that 11 be sent on after." k'W'e along then the carriage

-.whistled Xick, under his Jhe carriage is waiting, eh? a

high-flyer

and no mistake,

^ho tlie deuce she is—for that vim am ], too? She's a tliorel. evidently s'pose the 'dear .was some bloated old bon'itr' ,W '10r ^or the sake of fx'"sf

Ii-v',ovu!

a spanking tu-

,,. "aU

hack out here? May „ui

"filler ease of 'vaulting ambition,' '11 hold on. She car't ert •a any ea.se could eat her, thotv

s^.uit! su'eet

enough. Wei1 r-y

is this carriage-step, anu h»re I"™* 'tl"

atu^

»|'ju ?f

ho followed the

l'"*' v'c'or'a-

"Wonder who

'1 supposed to he, though? '•tads

cal'ed me-

Mort? Juml

XIortimer.

Juorton, and

for

that matter. Egadl

'xUh 'er,luP3 I'll wish I were l^nslie Unds out the

"i" ,y of the

•tootJ'vi°rti

Ilnd how is

everybody

av,', ,eet'aa'

113

**0h. thin.* fatcr

Uley swePl UP

ri't:

right," answered the

fc'ainVi,"

V!ltrueness

perfectly

'U^^^^itude.

I nil

sri

like to see tho old place lrJ' and get up tliero

season.

1 ,,

^ng is it, Mort,

X, last there?" 'i :",'r ^rom the nonplussed one. i.ear I won't bother you

now, as I see you want to Ithlc at tlie streets, you rustic old thing, you!" "llal ha!" sniggered Nick in his sleeve. "I am evidently a hayseed. New York, I see, is the promised laud to tne. So tx it, my newly-acquired ..... celvatiie moment across her mind, hut

The way of the wicked man is lianl Nick found it extremely so, and he never enjoyed a goxl dinner less. The inevitable examination began. "I'll try murdering 'em." he thought. So whenever he got mixed on the genealogy or personal history of any harmless person or ]ersons he. ruthlessly slow them anil buried them away far out of the reach of all questions. Whole families went at a swoop when necessary he raised an epidemic—typhoid, cholera, grip—he didn't care what, as long as he got awkward customers, out of the way. Samson's lHblieal jawbone was an inefficient wea)Kn for homicidal purposes compared to Nick's jaw," and poor Kelle was in an excess of grief and amazement at the recent loss of so many friends. Finally he struck on a snag in tho shape of a j^oung lady whom he had consigned to un untimely grave—from too much cigarette smoking, quoth he, irreverently. Unluckily the fair Helle had a message from the dead in a week-old letter. Then things got worse than ever for the culprit, lie got inextricably entangled in the prickly branches of the family tree—hopelessly lost in the lanes and byways of the local topography. Still, with courage worthy of a better cause and a supernatural calinnesti born of despair, he lied on by the carload. "How's Zo/.o?" asked his unconscious torturer. "Zozo?" dubitatively. "Wonder who the dickens Zozo can be? So silly to give anyone a name like that'. S'pose it's a baby. I'll chance it, anyhow!"

Then, aloud: "Oh. Zozo! Zozn's all right." "How can yon say so. when you yourself wrote he was ill, poor dear!" "Oh, yes. of course! How silly 1 am! He caught scarlet fever, but he's much better now." "What ih you mean. Mort? Scarlet fever! 1 never heard of a horse with scarlet fever." "Great Scott!" groaned the pseudo Mort, "here's a how-de-do! Er—er—Oh, yes. Don't you know? Kr—Horses often get scarlet fever, my dear, but of course you couldn't be expected to know that. Why, that bay mure father bought only last year—"

Helle started up from the table with a shudder anil stared at her visitor as though at a maniac. "Vou must be mad, Mort. Poor uncle has been dead these ten years. 1 don't understand you at all." And her' frame shook with excitement.

Nick nerved his flagging wings to still higher, more cerulean flights of imagination. "I'm awful sorry, Helle. darling" (and the villain lingered over these words as over sweet morsels) "but didn't you hear of my terrific accident? I fell down an old quarry and lr. rt my head very badly. Why, at times, especially when I'm fagged a bit and bothered with questions, my mind becomes a perfect blank, and 1 make horrible hodge-podge of everything. My head feels as though it would burst at this very minute." This last with a groan of most ghastly dimensions.

Tho poor girl was completely hocused. and was amazed and indignant that she bad not been told of the "tcrrilie accident" before. Then she cooed: "Poor old boy, poor old head!" so soothingly that it sent a thrill of rapture flown Nick's worthless frame. And she stroked that head, hard as the nether millstone, so lovingly with her soft, plump hand that the Machiavellian one patted himself on the back, all of which only hardened him in lus sin. And when she refr^'neil from asking any move awkward ,4. estions he gloried in li'" successful villa in y, and laid him--el( ov' to lei) And as he looked well, a' U..iced we"., it was uot "iong before the fair widu metaphorically ay 'ti:.=, of coi .-so—at her fictitious ccusir's feet in art excess of reverence and ci_v.'*.ion. She could hardly conceive the great change that had taken placc ®n h' since she Lad seen him lasu "You've developed awfully, Mort, in the last .-wo years." "M -rt," with a grim smile, thought to himself that tho next two hours, perhaps, would see even a more awful development of himself and things in general. lie put the finishing touch to his •work just as be was leaving, lie would have been content with a hand-shake by way of adieu, but poor Helle, with a charming pout and a most provocative raising of her blossom of mouth, delivered herself into the hands of the enemy by pathetically remarking: "You're very mean, Mort you haven't kissed me onco yet." Nick quailed even lie was touched by this absolute trust. He felt almost inclined to blurt out the whole truth and then run for his life, but that sunny, inviting smile

And Uiklng the hint the wily Is ick flashed awnv as quickly, and after piv- n, .*, began to exam.no the brown^tone -fog

fronts of the avenue with an Interest I instructions as to bin war home hade almost suspicious in it« Intensity. He him to lunch next day. particularly delighted his ihrtocont vie- Nick walked to his lodgings in a tun by the sublime ingenlousneSs with hardly enviable state of mind. which he inquired, its they caught a "I've made an infernal lmite of mrglimpse of Central pnrk, what "that

the carriage stopped liefore handsome brown-stone house. "l'oor, dear lOdwanl's sister is stopping with me. you know, but she's out today, so we shall be ill to ourselves to talk over old times. Won't it jolly?"

Nick luirdly seemed delighted by the thought of tin prospective jollity: in fact lie heartily wished himself out of liis scrape. Hut there was no retreat now he had burned bis loats. So up he went to his pressing room, ostensibly to wash otT the travel-stains of a journey he had never taken, really to throw himself on a couch and rack his brains for plausible myths alout people and places lie had never seen.

copious but more than needless

self—perhaps worse. I»ut I realiv

preen place was. The delight she couldn't help it. she's such a dainty took in tutoring his simplicity averted little thing. Why, hang it, I'm over aw kw aril questions, llesides, it was head nnd ears in love with her alreadv. infinitely diverting to an old rounder— she'll never forgive me that kiss, old in experience like Nick. At last I though. What on earth must 1 do? I

can't deprive tho poor little woman of her newly-acquired cousin without any explanation. Heigh, ho! 1 must make a clean breast of it to-morrow."

With which virtuous resolution he 1e turned in. Hut alack a day! Nick was a bold, bad man. and at hi'art quite unregenerate so next day. instead of plead-

bowrr with a e«msinlv

inous flitter in that little woman's eye

morning frown. "Kindly explain this to mo," And she handed him a telepram: "Mas. nKATmv.\iTK: Sorry couldn't eomo. Mollier ill. Comii next wovi:. "MnliT WHITTAUEU/1

Not that XieU read all this. He felt so ashamed of his ignominious position that the letters swam before his eyes. All he could see was a cruel finger and a contemptuous eye directed toward the dour, which enunciated "begone!" more pointedly than any words could do. Nick's llivt impulse was that of headlong llight. Then his forensic instincts eaine back to him— for lie was a rising young lawyer—and he resolved to make a speech for the defense. .So he carue to grips with Mrs. lirathwaite without more ado. "My dear i\s.—er—er—er—Klank" (this in the most dryly comical way that made the widow, even in her anger, bite her lips to prevent a smile, and won a hearing for Nick). *\My dear Mrs. KlanU, will offer no excuse for my abominable conduct and extraordinary tissue of lies, though 1 have one which ought to plead powerfully in my behalf." Here he made a motion as though to point out his client, aud gestured at those silent jurymen—not more wooden than man}* live ones—the chairs. "That excuse, madam, is your own face. Yes, madam"—and he grew aptly alliterative—"your fa?e was my fall and will ever be my fate." Sotto voce—".Sounds like a line of poetry, and ought to fetch her." As a fact, she did seem to be softening somewhat- Then our Choate in embryo went oil just picking himself up in time from starting his peroration with a "Gentlemen of the jury." "Madam, speaking frankly, 1 regret to have to state that I am not one bit repentant—as far as my own sin is concerned—for what I have done. In such a cause, and for such a reward as a few words from those lips, though I may say I am naturally truthful, I would perjure myself any and every moment of the day. An}' man would have committed the same fault, tried by the same temptation. No man could have helped himself. Simon

Stylitcs himself"—and he rolled off the name in the most sonorous fashion— "would have shown his own appreciation of your charms in the same way as I did if you had come up to that ascctic old party and looked and talked as j*ou did with me."

And so on, and so on, for half an hour, ending up with patching to gether Viola's two sentences: "Though am not that I played, I am a gentleman," after which came his pedigree from the lirst generation thereof, so that he overwhelmed the poor little woman in a torrent of words. Then, too. she was half in love with him already. and secretly admired his consummate cheek. Finally he left his card, begging to be allowed to call, having obtained her assurance that she would think over the matter of a free pardon.

Less than a week after all this came a note for him: "De ATi Mit. Wkvohidge:—Out of my great mcrcy you arc forgiven. I shall expect you to live o'clock tea. Your.1*, etc. "IJKl.U: ttnATJIWAlTE."

Nick went to that live o'clock tea, and to many other live o'clock teas and other functions at the same address. The result of all these visits i.s that an argument has sprung up between them. Kelle has been bitten by the sacred Egyptian bug that the Bernhardt brought over, aud is mad to visit the pyramids aud the Nile cataracts, while Nick says that the "doing" of Switzerland and Italy is the proper thing for a newly married couple.—A. II. Sterne, in Leslie's Newspaper.

A Friendly Call.

Talking of absent-minded people, there are not many who can surpass Mrs. It. She made a call on a family, living on a certain street, and was received with much cordiality. At supper she mentioned the fact to her husband. "How did you find them?" he inquired. "Why, easily they live where they always did." "Oh, no they have moved into onother part of the city, and the people living in their old house are strangers here." "I never noticed any difference, and I don't believe they did," said Mrs. U., smartly, and Mr. 1J. let the matter drop without further comment. Detroit FrePl'rcss. '/.'•

He Wanted to 31ke Sura.

Bridegroom (to minister)—How much will it be? Minister—That depends upos how much you think it is worth.

IJridegroom—Well, I think It is worth twenty thousand dollars but I'll come around in a few days and see you.—Puck.

A lUmn to lldea.

would h.iv.- melted an iei'tteru' at all Having used "Mother's Friend" events. it melted his scruples, and the would not be without it. It is a lxx caitiff gluer. liis lips toilers in a most to wives who know thev have to pass uneousinly way-tlat is. if cousins kiss through the painful ordeal of childbirth jus cousins should The ulea that some- Mus. C. Memioukne, Iowa. Write the thing.was wrong flashed for an mcon- Bradfield Itegulator Co,, Atlanta. Ga„ for further particulars. Sold by Xve .t

Co'' C""vford"--'8.^

Putnaiu County Pair.

Ate you coming to the great Putnam county fair. Remember the dates, Aug. 31 to .September i. The largest exhibit ever witnessed here is already assured. A limited number only of stalls remain to be taken. The display of speed will be among the finest ever seen in this section. You are cordially invited to lie present every dav. Don't forget to come. Bring stock'and other exhibits.

ing guilty and throwing himself on the good bearing orchard. Comfortabl. mercy of the court, as he should have house, good out buildings, well done, he lapsed into error and marched

M. A. BWINIKS, Prog.

A. II. A1.1.[siin". Sec.

/•'or Suh-.

1'oit S.u,K—Or will trade for small farm, (-10 acres. l.\ miles from court house. Well set in small fruits, with a

in{.uire

into mv lady's swagger, which abated tho moment he Hood's Sarcapanlla is in favor with saw the inmate for there was an om-

ilU

.]ass,g 1

ail

,j clren.,th

that j/ave hiin a trouseilosh. The g-ame i' J. was up, he saw at once. "Good dav, sir,,, said

Nemesis in a

I'istem, tf.

al ll)is

S1 it eombint

.fi

ecntw

lUt) Doses One Doll ar.

llAlLltO.il) ITEMS.

HAJiVr.ST EXOOISIII.V

Via Viimlnliii Line—will lie run Aug. -•"'. hept. 15 and Sept. 20 at grentlv reduced rates. Full particular! soon! u0:

J. 0. Hutchinson,

Agent.

VANIULIA EXCrilSIONS,

The Lake Maxinkuekee special is continued d: ring the five Sunday? 111 August, leaving at (5:31 a. in. l-'are S'J the round trip.

Saturday tickets to Maxinkuekee at good to return including tho folowing Monday.

COUNTY FAIKS.

The Yandalia will sell tickets as follows To

Hockville. August 17tu

y'd.

$1.20 round trip. To Frankfort, August 21th to 'jst|i, SI round trip.

To Camden Sept. 1st to 5th. SI.95 round trip. To Guion August 17th to isth. SO cents round trip on account the WoodyBloomingdale.

To Terre Haute. August 25th to 2Sth at SI.(!0 round trip on account of the Vigo County Fair and Horse Breeders Association. ••EXlTHSION TO MINNEAPOLIS.

.Vo tlce.

The Sunday "Lake Special" train run by the Vandalia Line. Terre Haute to Lake Maxinkuekee (Marinont station) and return, during the Summer months, will be continued each Sunday durin Angust.

On occasion of National Encampment, Sons of Veterans, the Motion Konte will sell excursion tickets to Minneapo lis. Minn., at one fare for the round trip on Aug. 22nd or 2 lrd. good to reti August 2!»tli or 3()th.

Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.

Merit Wins.

W'e desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's Xew Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's Xew Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand readv to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. Nye & Co., druggists.

Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorie

A StiJ'c investment

Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of the purchase price. On this safe plan vou can buy from our advertised druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for an affection of throat, lungs or chest, such as consumption, intlanmiation of lungs, bronchitis, asthma whooping cough croup, etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe and always to be depended upon. Trial bottles free at Nye ,t Co's drug store.

TRULY

Our Priet'S are u? reasonul»K» as any

& & & helorethe public, consistent with if tf frooilwork. See us before placing an order for your monuments.

Rustle Work a Specialty. O W A & BAKNETT,

Crawfordsvlllc, Indiana.

Corner Market and Green Street.

A. LOFLAND,

Real Estate, Loan, Insnrance.

GOOD NOTES CASHED.

F.aet Ualn Street, with W.T.Whlttlngtou

Diseases of Women

AND SUHGEBT.

Con«u.Ut:on roomt over Smith1! dru| (tore, South Wa*hlngton Street, Craw fordivllle, Indiana.

J. R. ETTER, M.D.

Drs.T.J.&nd Martha E.H. Griffith

0fflKosidonce

218 South Groon street

Mrs, Dr. Griffith gives special attention Chronic and Surgical Dlaeaaee of Women, Children, and Obstetrics. Dr. Griffith, a general practice.

CONSULTATION FBEE.

i^' Sainple Loaf Free.

N.K.FAIRBANK&CO. CHICAGO. Vyou. wish to mate ckfe as white as Tfte sun And finish ,your v/orlC as sooisl as begun.

santa claus SQAP

having once bouqfit it you

fa "Ming Kiat Will ao itr

met

CCXMIITC3-! The Circus for One Day!

But you will find a good stock ot Boots, Shoes and Rubbers.

And the store is open 313 days in a year.

124 East Main St.

will rue it.

B1RDCAGEC.P,KINDS.ALLOF

For Canary, lied Birds, Mocking Birds Parrots and also squirrel cages and cage fixtures at

LOWEST PRICES

ROSS BROS 99-Cent Store.

A woman may sew, A woman may spin, And a woman ache all day. But when Albright's bread And cakes come in her house, Then Vanish all others away.

MY STORE

We will say to the people of Montgomery and adjoining counties that we have given our stores the name of "My Store" to shorten the name of Barnhill, Hornaday & Pickett and from now on My Store will mean

Barnnill, Hornaday & Pickett.

GLANCE AT THE PRICES OF SUGAR. I

Bedroom sets only $15, Beds, $2.50 Cook Stov98 only $10. We could mention other Bargains but space forbids so we ask you to come to MY STORE for bargains. Corner Water and Main Streets.

Very Respectfully.

BARNHILL, HORNADAY & PICKETT.

The Crawfordsville Transfer Line,

R. C. WAiilCUP, Proprietor.

Passengers and Baggage transferred to hotels, depots or any part of the city, OMNIBUSES, CABS AND HACKS. Leave orders at the stables on Market street, or at the branch office at C. A. Snodgrass' store on Washington street. Telephone No. 47.

ixmntls Yellow C\. Jl.OO ^4 Vi hlte Kxira l.UU "'2 (.rnmilnU'd 1.O0 '2'2 oiilecUoners A 1.00 1 ArKucklr's Colb'c *^5 1 Jiion otleo..... 2.V

Furniture, Stoves and Queenswa.re.

We have bought very heavy in these lines for the fall trade. Our furniture store is the largest in the city. We have the largest stock of cook and heating stoves in this city. Remember we sell the Garland and Radient Home Stoves. Our stock of dinner-sets will be complete in a few days and at prices thai cannot be beaten. So go to MY STORE for your bargains.