Richmond Palladium (Daily), 31 October 1901 — Page 3

B ICIIMOND DAILY PAIX.ADIUM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901.

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Interfere Willi Old LrfVir Hisht to hbw the Bride. Terre Haute, Ind.. Oct. 31. John Derby was fined for provoke, whicn consisted of kissing Mrs. Cepha3 Gilman, a Lride. when he met her with her husband in the street. He was re quired to give a bond of $2iK for surety of the peace, because after he had kissed Mrs. Gil man in the presence of her husband, he turned to the latter ana said: "Gilman, If you ever mistreat this woman i 11 cut your heart oul" Derby did not have the money with which to pay his fine, but his wife paid it and he was released. Derby once loved Mrs. Jennie Bays, now Mrs. Gilman, and did not want her to marry Gilman. When the couple met in the street he called the bride to one side, threw his arms about her and kissed her. Mrs. Gilman had been married twice before she married Gilman, who had been married three times before he married her. Both are under 30 years of age. Books DiJii'i Suit Him. Marion, Ind., Oct. 31. George W. Osborn, a laborer of this city, is in jail awaiting trial on the charge of having kept his 10-year-old boy out of school. Osborn failed to give $50 bond, and went to jail. He pleaded" not guilty, but is claimed he confessed out of court that he kept his boy from school because he did noi approve of some of the contents of text books used. Osborn is a Seventh Day Adventist. Webb Comes Back. Anderson, Ind., Oct. 31. Georgo Webb, formerly ticket agent at the Big Four passenger station, has returned home.' It is said that an alleged shortage on his books while ticket clerk has been adjusted ,and that no further claim is held against Webb. His sudden leaving created a sensation here. Mattoi Convicted. Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 31. The Jury yesterday brought in a verdict of manslaughter in the Alonzo Mattox murder trial. The penalty is from 2 to 21 years. Mattox was charged with stabbing his brother-in-law, Sdward Britton, to death. Self defense was claimed. Boys Cauie Trouble. Muncie, Ind., Oct. 31. The two fruit jar glass factories of Ball Brothers, employing 1,000 hands, and the Hemingray flint glass works, are almost completely closed down because of a strike among the small boys employed as helpers. They want more pay. A liter Twenty Wars. Kokonio, Ind., Oct. 31. George Rowe, who mysteriously disappeared from Kokomo 20 years ago, has reappeared -iere. His wife thinking that he was dead married again and his children also grow up and married. He can not find trace of them. iail .esrors Taken. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 31. Late yestterday afternoon near the show grounds at Rutherfordton, X. C, Deputy Sheriff Butler was fatally shot in the head by Bud Logan, a drunken negro, who, with a negro companion, had been ambushing white men and had knocked down four of them. The negroes had out pistols and the deputy attempted to take them when Logan fired. The whites opened fire and both negroes ran, under a shower of bullets. They were soon captured and are in jail. Should Deputy Butler die a lynching is likely, unless the negroes are spirited from the jail here. Xo pleasure In life Without A good Stove. SATISFY.

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THE RUNAWAYS

A Story of Antebellum Days. By ANNA LAUHA GRAVES. "riease. sab., ele Uncle Eyb'um done run away ag'iu. sah. "What-" tUundered Colonel Randolph, starting to his feet. "This is the fifth year that negro has run away. I'll see about this. Aud. catching up his cane and panania hat, he strode down the avenu toward the negro quarter. He stopped liefore the cabin of Aunt Dinah, tbe wife of the recreant, and she met him by answering his unspoken question. "Yes. sah, he done run away ag'in. sah. When I git up dis mawniu' he done gone. It's pow'ful cu'ous. sah. He'll come back. You know, he alius does. Gawd knows I sho' is tonh up In my mind about it. lie knows what a kind ruassa he got, and' 'peahs lak when he come back he pow'ful shame o' hlsself; but he done gone ag'in." As was always the case with him. the colonel's wrath had subsided by the time he had reached Uncle Ephraim's cabin, and after hearing Aunt Dinah's explanation he said thoughtfully: "Well, tell Eph to come and see me when he comes back, and we'll not search for him this time." Then he walked slowly back to the house. At dinner that day tbe family discussed the runaway. He had teen born on the plantation and was a great favorite with them alL He was only a few days older than the coloneL They had been boys together, and the slave had been devoted to "his white folks." But every October for five years Eph bad mysteriously disappeared, to appear again In about two weeks, a little shamefaced, and his only explanation to the darkies had been that he "Jes" had to go." The colonel had maintained a discreet silence. He remembered the long years of unbroken loyalty and devotion of Ephralm. and waited for him to explain his disappearance, but the explanation had never come. This time the colonel had determined to ask for it About two weeks after this last October day a disheveled old darky walked into Aunt Dinah's cabin. His clothes were torn by brambles and covered with the mud of the swamps. He looked tired, but happy. Uncle Ephralm had returned. He said little by way of reply to the upbraidings of Aunt Dinah, who gave him a good "tongue -lashing" for his "ougratitude to ole niassa to run oSf lak a common field nisrah." He winced at the last appellation, for Uncle Eph was quite an aristocrat in his way, having been coachman in the Randolph family ever since he had arrived nt man's estate. He .said uotbIng. however, for he was rather a si lent darky. When Aunt Dinah had "had hor say," she gave Lim the master's message. He stopped smoking, his cob pile went out. At last he arose, put on his battered hat aud. without changing his mud stained garments, walked slowly up to the "big house." Colonel Randolph solemnly surveyed the weather beaten runaway. "Well. Eph." he said sternly, "I've never asked you before, but now I want you to tell me why you ran away." Ephraim, fingering his hat and looking at his muddy shoes, said: "That's jus" what I'm gwine to do, Marse Fhil. Seem lak I couldn't wait to fix up none. I Jus' got to tell you now. You know, Marse rhil" (and Uncle Eph coughed), "we been knowin' one 'nuther a long time. You know my mammy wall yo' black mammy, too, an' you know we done play togedder, we did. an we hunted togedder, we did, an' you know, Marse Phil, you could outride anybody In dis country" "That we could," broke in the colonel, forgetting himself for the moment, unconscious of his role as judge of a runaway negro and remembering only his happy boyhood. "Well. Marse Phil, you know In de fall, sah, when de sun shines sort o' meller lak an when de muscadines an' fox grapes an' 'simmons am ripe an' de chestnuts am droppin", sah. I jes' can't stand it nohow. I jes' 'bleeged to run away. 'Peahs lak I jus recollect de time, Marse Phil, I do, when you an' me used to go possum an coon huntin. an den atterwhile. when I take de chillens an. Lord, sich times as we had! An' now dey'c all married an' gone, sah. but ole Eph, he jes' have to take to de woods once a year an' kind o circumnavigate 'roun. sah, jes' fob de ole times, sab. I're pow'ful sorry to discommode you, Marse Phil, but I tol' dat triflin Joe how to tek keer o' de tosses, sab. an 1 Jes has to go, Marse Phil, I jes' has to." The colonel bad turned and was looking out of the window. He did not speak at once. From the distant cabins came the plaintive echo of a lullaby sung by a black mammy to a curly beaded pickaninny. The gold of evening was melting Into the purple glow of twilight, and the air was balmy and sweet. To the colonel there came the memory of days, long ago, when he had seen and felt all this so keenly, when the young blood coursed through his veins warmed by the fire of youth and when all nature seemed but to be speaking words of welcome. Inviting him to come forth and revel In its beauties. "Well. Eph." he finally said. "I have one request to make cf you. When yoc feel like running away again, I want you to tell me. and 111 go with you." "You go. Marse FhiL sho nufX? All right, sah. I'll tell you, sah-

Th colonel turned and took up his paper. "Don't forget." be cxminiandcd. "I shall expect you to tell me." And the Interview was ended. There were wild rumors afloat among the negroes as to the punishment Uncle Eph was to receive for ruuuiug away, but Uncle Eph hinisvlf rua ntained a dignltb.il silence. He sedately drove the ctIouel and his wife to church and through the country lanes to the houses where they attended the big dinners and teas. The subject was never again mentioned by the two old playmates. The year passed by and Indian summer again threw her shimmering blue mantle over the distant mountains, and the leaves became golden and red and brown. One night the colonel sat late at his study table. He was writing to his lawyer. He was tired, and somehow it seemed a task to him tonight. Suddenly he heard soft footsteps in the baiL Who could it be? His wife bad retired and Bob. the only sou at home, had gone with his young wife to a country hall and would not be home for hours. The door was gently pushed open, aud there appeared the woolly bead and ebony face of Uncle Eph. "l'ze ready, sah," he said in a sepulchral wbisier. "Beady?" Inquired the colonel In amazement. For a moment he had forgotten the compact of a year ago, but ouly for a moment. He pushed aside the tedious letter and looked up at Eph expectantly. "Yes, we's ready, sah." said Eph again. "It's a mighty fine night, sah. I'ze got de guns, sah, an' some meal an' coffee an' bacon, an I lay we ken be a right smaht ways off by mawniu' If we step lively, Marse r-nil." "Yes," said the colonel, and he stepped out on the veranda. How beautiful everything looked in the moonlight! Tbe balmy October air of the south was like a caress. The woods seemed to beckon them. Fhilip Randolph, the boy, could not withstand the temptation. Grasping his bat, be looked at Eph. as he had done years before, when he waited for him to tell him when to shoot. Epb looked back at him. picked up a sack that was lying on the steps, then took up the guns. "De Parker woods Is mighty 'tictn. sah." be said. "Y'es." repeated the colonel and followed him down tbe avenue. A few rroments later and their figures were lost to view In the dense shade of the woods. Both the colonel and Eph had run away. New York Times.

A Cat a Retriever. A very high idea of human patience Is givs n by the account of a correspondent ot Forest and Stream, who has, he says, tamed a common cat to retrieve. Patience, gentleness, entire absence of force, were his maxims. Whenever game had been killed the cat was led to It, and the game was given to him. Next the cat sought the game on li!S own account. Next he was taught to stay close to his master, at first perched on his shoulder. He was then taught not to fear the sound of the gun. beginning with a little carbine, then proceeding to the fowling piece. When the gun was fired, a common ball was pitched forward by the master, and the connection between the report of the piece and retrieving was established. Then a dead bird was substituted for the ball, and it was at first tiirown from the hand aud afterward dropped from the branJj of a distant tree. The education of this particular cat Is now complete. He retrieves perfectly, point3 sometimes and in general conducts himself like a bunting dog. The biologists deny tbe Inheritance of acquired characteristics. If it wre not for their doctrine, this learned animal might become the progenitor of a long line of useful hunting cats. As It Is, be stands as a living monument to human patience and as a proof that even the cat may be educated. Skunks of the Gexi Chine. The skunk first appears In history In tbe year 1G30, when he was described in Theodat's "nistory of Canada." He had been a long time on the earth before that time, however, for there are species of fossil skunks. The skunks of the genus Chinca range over the greater part of North America and as far south as Mexico. Other skunks art found in Central and South America. They live In burrows either of other animals or made by themselves. Their habits are chiefly nocturnal, and ' hibernate only In tbe severest pari of tbe winter. Their food consists of small animals, of Insects and birds' eggs. Grasshoppers are eaten by hundreds. They have been trapped for their fur for many years. The young are bom in litters of four to ten. The adults occasionally rob the poultry yard, but such depredations as they commit are more than offset by their destruction of noxious animals and Insects, especially the white grub, the pest of lawns and meadows. They are easily trapped in box traps and can be killed by putting them, trap and all, in a trough of water. Widespread Ignorance About Clocks There is a good deal of popular ignorance on the subject of managing watches and clocks. Many people manage never to have the right time and expend a good deal of money on repairs of their timepieces that could be saved by rudimentary Instruction. Pendulum clocks are especially liable to give much trouble to the careless or the ignorant, or to those who will not take the trouble to learn how to use them properly. There are many costly pendulum clocks that never tell the time, because the owners have given them op in despair, although there may be nothing the matter with the clocks except that they are not level or that the delicate pendulum has got dis- j arranged by some ignorant twUt

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