Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1895 — Page 11

LOVffSWCKIEN E. f BW**+*r—i. Rat-tat-Utt Bounded hi h iln-niy monotone from the di um., ,uv<l. rlyevly, (q ' ■lngle file, the tnlwnilih |>w*-»uur« <-uuw into view. itagg< d, dirty,” unkempt/ footsore, puuliiiH from the blazing August sky, they were truly u pitiable Bight, though they held up lheir liemlx defiantly, and smiled deritihely ui Urn insulting epithet - and grlmnvi » which the lower clash. heaped upon them, vs |wci«lly In the vicinity of any officer's | residence. Th. better class of the llsvaneae tbon- 1 their syuqtutoy in Striking oontnift to the jeers and gibes of the Itoaer sott the men, by their Bullen, indigmu: looks; the women, by frequent soba and tears uml smothered exclamations of “Lon desgruciudoe!" •‘Que laatitual Dion lox tty ude!" The, tiufa -Wan IhSI, directly after Ihe capture of Crittenden, Lopez's brave lieutenant, iti bls ill-starred exjs-ditioti to Cuba. He and his Spartan remnant v»ere theae forlorn prisoners. A hen they reached the Calle de lu namparilla, one of the narrow streets Os the city, the guards suddenly halted tlie atdutuu hod reverently bared their henda.A tube mi proceaalou was up ploughing from the op|toaite direction, and the line Waa pushed clone toward the houses jutting on the narrow footway, scarcely worth the name of a sidewalk. A among the foremost prtaonera, who; evident!). hud not the fortitude of his aider companions. Judging by hie bowed head uml deep dejection, now looked up with a wan smile of recognition aa a pair of dark eyen brimming with tear- gazed through a lat- - tired window at the pitiful sight. “Amalial” be whispered. “Koberclto! Is it indeed you? Oh, how terrible! I did not dreuiu jou were with them." “Dearest cousin, save me,” he replied in Spanish ns fluent us her own. “We are all condemned to be shot in two days, perlmps sooner. I atu too young to die.” “Would that 1 boultl, nino querido, but, alas I 1 am powerless as a lamb among wolves ” “Amalltaadon't say that! You have friends, lovers, among the Sjianiards. For the love of my mother—" “Forward, march!" rung on the air, and the weary oduma passed on to the dungeons ot Morro castle. *That night the Senorita Amalia de Valdes was a dream of loveliness as she reclined listlessly among the cushAs .■ i»h< r hand smite slLts. ■*run, ex<inlinely formed, with JeWy 1 -teeesee-f re m• - v a softly rounded face, with “midnigl.t eyes" so large, so Hq- \ uid, so lustrwnv-rt+iai hw udmvnyw r*l hausted the of tip ir IS’uryed tongues in praising them; wit!, a mouth whose twin carnations, perfect in repose, were still more enchanting wherl' her smile disclosed the dazzling teeth wtthiw'v it la tg> s-mUer she was coin to he tiif beauty es beaiHiel /a a capital faqted for the grace and V-we»4—Am'ot fits women. ■ inc young (.'apt. Antonio de Ramon, who presently entered, was so enrapthatoply the gSSBflf .the. incvii.|La> duetm* rtp »UlliiHkn from throwing hino-lf at her feet in reality, as well us in the formal salutation with which Spanish gentlemen greet all ladies. xiilUfß^K. lo^*" enor4ta " I ryspondvil in the Mime fashion, only hissing fils hand* (figtirntiwfyV instead of his feet. Hut she looked preoccupied, sad, despondent. He seated himself near her, while Uie duenna, IMF tAfS Tit* la.-iet j.-d ; t.o til <f is-i •tain eorflei unu, Opening a praj erlxArß,’ •waSjtoon entirely (to all appyuruucca, ‘at leaiA} absorlx'd in its perusal. “Tell me, my soul,” said he,"why art, you ao melancholy?” A sigh was Tlie only “Ah, yes! I know your tender henjrt. aches for the prisoners you mu** fcavpaeeu to-day. Poor fellows'' Theirsis a terrible fate.^.Jtilf, tell me, what is it you wished to ask me 2 .Cob there. l»e ajpsH'of yours 1 woul 4 iob'gti tify risk of my life, ft heed be? J' fMJRT mttrt safe here,'*and Tie Bqfri tt <lt<yhis h art. “Ymi have but to add 1 will ob’/'j” “Tia fiiiA,'**-iir! Amalia, turning to her. aUßir-Ui-have-mtsbud my pearl or aculei ujatwirs. Will you kindly look for iU‘" The lanishevkha I if llje'idilexpected the request, tin the instant Amalia said to hiin?’-* .. “You huve often sworn that you loWg me to distraction, is it not so, Ajitonito?" iicHg-lt was for him to heartytefc h£he AthingTTvw "11o” Brlded to his name, which, in itself, is s« tanws ln words, !( | ’ » ■ “My Mfe; With nil my heart and sohl,” '’jßPMcteimerlt seeking to embrace her. But she drew buck. “No, 1 givv uiyytilf nyily to him who proves his iqve,’’' “What can 1 do for you, beloved? Dispose of me as you will for fife.’’* “It Is life I usk. Sit here boitidc me, dearest, imd I will tell you." She then related ( lt|ie scene of the morning, her discovery that Itoberto, who had passed the previous winter in Haytyia .with the family, was nyw mnpng "thfe prisqjierk. •‘^%^;is , lhe son of my favorite aunt—so'ybifng. barely 10. He came here ..te.BCfltoJ hugsvU in Spanish, juasU Inspired him with my own enthusiasm for the Cuban cause. Ile has ret urned, alas! to die, unhj» yon will' have him for my sake. Should lie perTsh' l caif never know another happy moment.” I Antqlnojrrew pule us he listened. at your cfcmnmnd willingly, but in tins, even were It possible, 4*kr , volyed ‘ I cannot betray the flog I ttoFatr eJlEveo:>hcn it sanctions butchery,7 eru/1. ho you nW." ” A Jo yjm gfttmot l.nyair n.y lawrt thus. Ask me aqythjng else." . . “You are protflgW'or words, senor," •he ’begun, scornfully, but with a rapid

■oblied. “For you I would give up M J*'* “4WUO via;') jjihf .one and I swear to lieeoid- &M 4 B,, ‘ other ls 1 i wodfd marry you y ui y<*i<> resign jooq |u>t'tfpl comml i drhi |i>hh<- army and seek a home in 111'xleo. rw ill follow, yqn Uteru uud I j the end of the earth." Thu last 1 words witre sobbed on hla flercely-lteatlng hrufl, us he tenderly embraced her With niejulshed look that all his rapture couldigot disguise. “You have won,", lie suld, after a pause. "For you 1 *sll dare anything. They wilf'die day after to-morrow. 1 huve but e short tinp‘. and now must leave you, dearest. fc j|f 1 fail, you will forglyc me, will you fiot? or 1 will not survive my disgrace./ “Yoe will succeed, beloved. It Is a righteous net. They will huve enough victims. You slui|i #efc» rtpt nMyfuf sacrifice.” He smiled sadly. <. •. Zv ... “Ah, if this had only happened after my resignation.” U. .. — lloltertu lay on a pallet beside two Ciber erynr l^f s, I< rt>«» their owhi misery. tribHvo-’cla-er uufl I fortify the boy, exhorting him to meet ' mgnfidiy a <l|>.fi, wl»teh the/ Alt was ev|n* Aiofe tfrfibl.* 1 Ulf him Hsan for them. He had beoti ode of tie most enthusiastic volunteers; hod fought weU, but flow ; nvpr ; deatli seemed to make a coward of him. A soldier who VtpbWe '«! litM Fnglfsli entered the cell at this moment and roughly bade him rise ntrttlbllmvno the | captain's room. ltob^q» ( r tremblingly. “Courage, my boy,’J;fiddleaged uiati, “perhaps it is good news for! you. If not, bew apt Mat Mb wnitg from | you a word about Lopez's plans." “Never fear,” k»tnqjAtk4i»4dAig an! effort to coutrql,hisjigitaQuu.. "1 hate, to die"—here hF■^rtti^ludMf'Msob—l “this way, but be ( Good-oy. The guard t inf?pruif«l4 t . t farther speech by pushing him into the corrlzlur wjth bra musket. “Here is the prisoner, captain." "Very .well; idea‘N4>to,u«di> g.ant.” .. .1 ' Antonio ipcked ilie dwr, a((ur tytjp,, and in a low tone briefly related to Roberto the plan he had formulated! for the li3Bt"s escajie. ’' , 'Eiieh"pns<>uer will receive three' shots. —By diok of milmhbsm ixiHMtry and the cooj>eration of a surgeon, a se-fris*w4-wd UoSmm* cause, 1 have gT* thpt yll yv~~Yilank cartridges tTuill beared aF you. “You must be careful to simulate death us much as > posmble until tire word ‘Amalia* is whispered in your eur. Then you may biwatp<| f*<>r unci <«yir whim, Ur kyot 'Fit t*JßmporalnAlfe. I'u|»r detail rrtl'lieu havllweif. *f rI Wf '* uud t"ld yog. The W a|£ on your part, the least bungling on ’ that of those 1 have employed, though only two are in the secret, will ruin me ,as wall a- CT < • 4tohbrt<> than itott dun Azx/utQiu an 1 promised him implicit obedience. “You must not return to your comrades.” , , “I'oor fellows!” muttered Kulajrto. ’ -“The lAjje hi your ••ytftQ 4mt migiti betnlyt moi it/.Adah dowuegst as when,yx*u rmltyivA if possible. At any rate do not let the guard .have a.dbect look ut you. Enter, serigt |]i Ik’t I|' said, as he entered the door, !“unU 'cbmduet this prisoner to u solitary .cell. Jleunust haxe no commuuit’htf?>h*'WTOi fite-fehw nllbtMtera.” They pufeeU out, -jind Antonis, groaning deeply, murmured: ■ -Trft.-myißtf,- num a gmiHßuei" HI. ‘ The ctJbolyurd ot the castle was thronged w iuT*B»ddiery as Crittenden aisLdiutfiniortonatc/nHujw ere marched ■V>/®is~<d<*Ayr|dace Justa>*4,ay was bredklnjgtherShe beautiful btiyT'Msyr- ■ rßiHidftrtty- ftTrtntty-wifffit'rsrtiier ami hnaßifinjiutrb *tr»i;mt *irrny (<iy lien the faAd them, • ukttA toey Tun'W Ail itopefw iswrfer. . —t'Kiwuh • bliiimstzTUMl g uqnuintud was not obey teisl4iu-p:i>k<lli words that IhvvJ jkiMledytto^iistory: “A KentudtKnkneels to none but /^Ar'st ruggle ensued, in which some were forced to their knees; perhaps all znigks haw beea, Ltul mu tUi ijllicer in ifiirrige, jWI a r<9iii|i of begun’ giving TRe&rifWSr ’ At tlie word "R9 deadly ? ras Ue rollcy th!i,t. iqy? W W but • few w l oW<- r nt»V Hd|*Wl|Qi b»l>P<ly> luid no need to eimiUate death, ...Tlie shock and strain of the suspense had cntAwP MfirfwU-firiMl-lthe surgeon, who hastened to Mb side, gave a deep s'ghl of relidf as he perceived Roberto's rigid uncppß9j<t>sneas. "Curry thia bodyvand this, and this” - pointing to several —"to the hospital.” "If they are not dead now they will soon be under his knife,” laughed one of tlu: assistants. ' himself in a carefully ilui'kened.roixim With joy 'he heard tht* wpt d .‘lApmlln/', in friendly voice. In a day or twoafter"war3," according Io XhtOTild’s' prevlOUviy concerted arrangements, he was in tlsd disguise of a water'nmu*?Bffti Aftlffimn shipin the harbor and concealed in the hold all night. The neat day he thanked God avwlhls coi&K'fll ta wn|affii. r wik a gla<l Sense of frvedoTn, tin’ sbft w-tofls of tI»M _Alu?u'o sea. He never returned fo't'uTiaT though his future life wad MpMUxiwlt b sdQiogfbii tore 3 A rtsip-naHSfr •wmPtW*' iff Apt, .AJU®Ti*o.'kmlffris'dn»rW«'f.<irf»f>i<lll|ifi* , ' I .v KU (A <£ to. Times-Democrat.

M»>r .pw; XBmb>> F»4*»><•*’• U> taiuw Aroai tfw-. M<n>. •J i im a “\Mli.'Ae teeth .ovum fcoHtFJ Kul<t'«l fiaateihte'WMjUteu•> Hn|mrtor, | «wh> >fu|» MCA* ’Mtoh'iteH tel Mi Ils ph In Times man had put tohln;. "WoAldift you MCs'Mukiwvw lu Afa»stb|lM<pllt I tmip IteC'dlrtok ShrfV'Sil.lfttteo. tortb' mw ♦nii«te <rlmvW.lrj*(i WtotMs tpsltd’a mW takiM' ’H <»f ‘tetotM«*WNte tiovi miWte , Mte»>ntiylMwgiwt ■ W<* llmiarf IrtrtfA-'qliniHitlbwdf w ulru«*ffMkli iCtffftA other ptiqlnk* tHAw that they mn/lkf made In'fofnlilv teeth. You iiftt, Horn* big'dFhtal l•■tnbllMh• nientyhfTdt/rth art> Ihnde and j'ou will doubt’le/ik find tfce n-malha of wilrus* tusks Ijlng nroutjd,' and, Indeed, a highly |sdlsh<'-d toojfh njn<|c from a walrus tuslc although not o list nh K<>ry one. “A nXnl is toince runic jo me for an clea .<° ,Kl *«* of pcriii|MM'i(| l lY‘e^p,might be. >na>le for a tiUebf hfr’ Ue wos to s|>arv no <*x|M<hvi. . I found him a tusk, which, *to especially good ot>«. 1 told for f 12AU a. potqxl, the usual price l>clng Twin* W.SV to $340 )M>r pound, I afterAiard lenrued.that the dentistnuule 45'H) ou* ot-tUat setof Uorth. i „t .|,. I ui. .course, it would be impossible for ] deatiMs tiiweli teeth to (diesply as tlwiy j dtrnow if tor.teeth were all made from ’ elephantw' twska. As a matter Os fact, MO'Wwny 7>e<»|itv «r<> nenv Wearing false tel-th thwt I dwaht if the Ivory suitable for tM»* fhirpeae would rwr be found. I am told a goqd maWy false teeth nrr ‘bfti"igitriUle from' vegetable Ivory, ivorIne.’htr. 'ff 'ao.’ttte pfi&'bf teeth nrtist naturally go down, and in time the -twwihißsu ohm u ill pruliubly. bu a bls to 1 replenish his mouth for an absurdly low j sum. A skt "bf lAeth'for f 1.25," eon- | eluded the dealer, laughing, “would ) create a boom in false teeih.” CONQUERS A TEXAS TERROR. ! A Mclentiat Thoroughly Explodes the ■TMehrsVxS" srfpirMtHloh. Q Dr. Schwarz, an expert attached to I! the bureau of entomology, has just rel! turned from a trip to foxas, where be I went to •■htvHrtfgate the sensational li stories about the deadly bite of an insect : known fhtTe hs the “cucurazza." Its bite was said to be certain death. All il through the southern part of the Ix>ne Star statH it Is regarded as a terror, and I is qsually killed on sight. Dr. Schwarz , was informed the creature in quesj tion was too swift to be shot, and that . amputatjgq was of nO avail, inasmuch as the person bitten usually died before a surgeon could be secured. At San Diego, Tex., Dr. Schwarz induced sett-rid young men to capture a k 6ii?urnazA; ' A crowd of people hail assembled fori the purpose of seeing the ! ln;g, hunter ai*d the cucurazza .pqftU mfttp:as'i Lotw.een them. DrSchwarz, with some caution, removed ! the cover <4 the Ih>x containing the sjM-eimen. The terrible creature was there. It was a beetle, about an inch long and very pretty in color, a polished black with a border of deep blue. To ' the horror of al! obsarrera, the doctor placed the insect on the back of his hand | and permitted it to pinch the skin with its mandibh-A. The cucurazza was nothing more or less than a common species of ground beetle —alwohitely harmless, incapable f luting, and actually beneficial to man, inasmuch as it devours caterpillars and potato bugs. HORROPfS OF THE SLUMS. Frclf. Dest'rlptlon the Lower Jn c A .’<> ,4*sra st London. Prof. B.oxley. Jn ( ap especial London parish and w rote of it thus: “Over and above the physical ‘ toe -itrfjwtession has never died out of my mind of the. gupernaturnl and entirely astonishhifiMleadness and ■dtilbneKs of these «<Apl«. Over that parleh llaate’s KjsgrijfdTn, ‘Leave hope behind, all those VvSftJuier here,' might have been written,. There was 'hd' ’drWttsfttneht to diversify .the dull round'Of Kfb except the public house; there was nothing'tO remind the peo ols In thir-ktioje universe beyond their miserable toil, rewarded By slow starvation. In my experience of all kinds of savagoeall over the world I found nothing worse, nothing more degraded, nothing qiore helpless, nothing so intolerably duJU and miserable as •«lre Ilfifc I'left behind the in toe east end of Loudon. Nothing would please pie more |han to contribute to the bettering of that, atato .pf things, which, untoss wise and benevolent men take it ’ ilf hand/M-IH tend to become yvorse and wpjpe and to create something Worse than savagery—a great Serboaian bog, , Which, unto" run,. fßl «w ß ]low up the surfliee crust of-civilization.” • • 1 Vlenvcn Ennngh. ,[\Ujyjio of starvation was bßilijj ystotrtod-.to Hfiuy.w, by, pn.pqgel w ho had been sei* out for tout purpose. “May I look at the other place before we ascend tte»ti*L.d*upouleaaiT" “Easily,” said the angel. So they went below ohd ’*siftrfhihetyfcrdtiiid, taklngifl the'sights. The taigel lost tracl( of the editor and went around hades to hunt him. He fdU*id'hlm sitting by a furnace fanning himself and guz.ing with rapture upon a lot of people iq- th? fire. There was a sign on the furnace which said: “De;]{iijqliqjit Subscribers.” “Come,” sold ‘the angel, ”we must be going.” “You go qu," said,itbe,®djtor; “I’m not coming. This is heaven enough for me.” Ancient Ale Totten In Knglancl. i'hrvalejiisti-r's office ip England was 'an ancient one. lie was chosen at the annual sworn to exwholesome, and spl,<*, at the proper pricey All, defaults of brewers he wn*i>6«Wlfo pAiieht nt-ihe »iCourt leet. >j -I t-uc . U .b.-Aiti BRji/jp*! a "he eyes become bJoodNhot because, b" 4? l *' ‘,» CR te ls V %* <fe , “ iii'di a'ttc toil Hifealßto’ftdlist the Bid cir-piiMi-ios of-the.-hlnod, whim Inflamed they . ujßFMr^iKlrtUvW><* pfifVuWtdbtef and give their color to the white.

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