Richmond Palladium (Daily), 28 November 1901 — Page 6

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-S I lit riKc.nAi 3 m. rrci m c t ... v Lfumu r The Story of a Girl Who Chose Not Wisely. "Sit here, pleas." said Fanny a sh Stood with her shapely hands upon tht backof a chair that she had drawn a little way out from the table. It was the boast of the proprietor that he had the handsomest lot of waitresses ou the road, and the queen of the collection was Fanny McCann. That's how the happened to he head waitress, for f he could Dot know much pf the business. She had come to toe place partly because her widowed mother was foor and partly to gratify a consuming desire to pose as the prettiest girl there, for she had been consulting her mirror. The fireman frowned, but took a seat next to the proprietor of the Mint Julep. The fireman's face, newly washed and hardly rubbed, glistened In the glare of the electric light, and the tame light played upon the jeweled bands and Immaculate shirt front of the Julep man. The fireman bowed coldly, and the other, feeling a certain superiority in the matter of dress and personal appearance, smiled. The bead waitress, taking a position at one of the wiudows. stood looking at the two men. both of whom had made love to her. She had purposely (seated them so as to get their faces In one frame, as it were, for she had leen unable to forsake one and cleave to the other. She respected the fireman he bad loved hira once and had acknowledged It to him but she was dazzled by the handsome, well groomed proprietor of the Mint Julep. Once or twice the fireman ventured to look lip. but each time he saw her gazing upon his rival, and his' heart was filled with dread. "What time shall I call?" he asked as Fanny banded him his ticket. "Not liefore ! I detest being first la a ballroom." Suppose we say S:30? It will be 9 by the time we reach the hall." "Nine." said Fanny, nodding at the Julep man as he passed out. with bis chinchilla thrown gracefully over his boulders. "But I'm on the reception committee." "Then go and 'recep' and come back for me. I shan't leave the house before 9. My. how gay you are!" The fireman went out with a heavy beart. Fanny was getting on. She bad not used such language to bim before, and it cut hiro to the quick. lie remembered how be bad begged her to keep out of the eating house and tried to bint to her mother that the place was full of lures. "It's only a short step In the direo tlon of danger." he said. "A public dinner room, camp meeting, the skating rink, and" "Stop." said Fanny's mother. "I will not have you bint even that Fanny is capable of being bad." And so the fireman had been powerless to prevent the pure young girl from out: ins herself in this position. Proii'iit'.v m ! o'clock he called for Fann Si would be out In a moment, her mother sid. During the half hour In which be waited for the expiration of a woman's "moment" the fireman noticed a number of new pieces of furniture; also be noticed that Fanny's mother was a little reserved. Fanny herself, while amply deliberate, was Irritable and nervous. Conversation seemed to go slowly with them, like a heavy train on an up grade. When they entered the ballroom, the fiddlers were already fiddling, and they fell In line for the opening walk round. Over In one end of the ball there was a bank of plants and ferns, loaned by leading citizens for the firemen's annual hall, and just in front of the oasis stood the Julep man. Immaculate as ever and wearing the only evening dress suit in the room. lie was radiant and all the more so by comparison, for not a few of the respectable suits worn by the firemen and their friends were beginning to take on that unmistakable shine that comes with age. "Oh. Isaac." eselalmed Mrs. Wolftine to her husband, "what a beautiful young lady: Who is she?" "She ees not what you say a lady. She is waitress from zee eating house." "And who is the handsome gentleman writing on her card?" "He ees not one gentleman, my dear, lie ees ze proprietor of ze Mint Ulep." Now Mrs. Wolfstine marveled that this man should be there dancing with the daughters or the best families in tbe growing western town. But why should he not be there? Every fire man on the division had sold or tried to sell bim a ticket for the annual ball. Tbe fireman was surprised upon taking Fanoy's card to find that his rival bad already written upon It. A half an hour later be took the card again to select a number and found the face of it black with "Julep. Julep. Julep" This man had been called by that name so much that be bad come to an swer. to it and write it. Indeed, few people in the place knew that be bad auother name. I It was two hours after midnight when tbe fireman opened the gate In front of the little frame cottage where the girl's mother lived. "Weil." said the girl, putting the "gate between them, "was tbi ball a success T I "For some people It was a decided 'success." .- j -And for others T " - iTA Bat failure" 'C3r?l

That' too bad." said Fanny, with provoking carelessness. "Oh. 1 don't know. Where there are so many smooth runs and smooth run ners tbre must always le a few wrecks and failures." Fanny yawned and ended it with n forced, half apologetic laugh. "Fanny." said tbe fireman. "1 warn to ask you one question before I and I would like a frank, honest an swer." "Well?" "Io you love me? "I have said that I did." "And you have always shown fLai you do not." "Then why do you ask me?" "For your answer. If you can say truthfully that you love me now. i shall trust you." "Oh. you don't need to trust me if you don't want to! I am sure I never asked you to. Good night!" "Fanny." exclaimed the fireman as he stretched his arms over the gate, "is this the end of my dreams?" The girl twisted the little gold en gagement ring from her finger and thrust it across the gate. Now the fireman wondered that lie had not no ticed till now tbe beautiful diamond that sparkled even in the pale moonlight. . Fanny had Just returned from the little stony graveyard that had grown up with the town. Her husband, the Mint Julep man. was no more. Ills light had gone out in the midst of delirium, and bis body had been sent back east to his people. Suddenly she caught sight of some men carrying a man on a stretcher from the train across the river to the hospital. "Engineer hurt!" shouted a fteckled boy. going past tbe cottage proudly spreading the news. "Who is it?" "Dunno," said the boy. without slowirg down. "Yes. it's him." said Fanny's mother, coming back from one of the neighbors. "Caught under his engine; leg broken and badly scalded."

Fanny put her chin in her hand, and the tears began to run down her pale face. If only she could go to him. But she had no right. Besides, ha might not care to have her. She had seen him but once since they parted in the moonlight at the gate. That was the day her baby was buried. It was a week later that the kind hearted surgeon allowed her to visit the Injured man. "Ah. Fanny, don't you think you could learn to love me again?" "I have never ceased to love you," she said, with her honest eyes upon his. "It was all a mistake an awful, horrid mistake." "Here, here.' said the doctor, entering. "If you're going to cry, I'll send you away." "No. you won't." said the engineer, smiling and taking her hand in his. "She's going to be my nurse." Penny Pictorial Magazine. Tbe Lrgrad of Clebaeh'a Fountain. Clebaeh's fountain was a holy well In the southern slope of Cruachan. near Hoscommon. Irelaml. The legend Is that St. Patrick met here the two daughters of King I-eoghaire. Fedelm and Ethna. as they came from the royal palace of Koth Cruachan to batbe in the fountain. The maidens wonrt) at the sight of the venerable strauger surrounded by his monks, and they questioned him eagerly as to who be was and whence be came and what king he served. When Patrick had told them of the lofty message he bore, the grace of God touched the hearts of the maidens so that they believed and were baptized In the waters of the fountain, which St. Patrick had blessed for the purpose. Immediately on coming out of the water they prayed that they might be united with God. Patrick's king, and be with him forever. Almost instantly the blush of health left their cheeks, and they calmly sank to sleep In death. Their Ivodies were laid side by side in ClebacL's fountain, which became one of the holy wells of Ireland, famous for the miracles it wrought among the people. A Cnmnlnllvr Persian Story. A hunter finds some honey in the fissure of a rock, tills a jar with it and takes it to a grocer. While it !s being weighed a drop falls to the ground and is swallowed tip by the grocer's weasel. Thereupon the huntsman's dog rushes upon the weasel and kills it. The giocer throws a stone at the dog and kills bim. Tbe huntsman draws his sword and cuts off the grocer's arm. after which he Is cut down by the infuriated mob of tbe baritr. The governor of the town, informed of the fact, sent messengers to arrest the murderer. When the crowd resisted, troops were dispatched to the scene of the conflict, whereupon the townspeople mixed themselves up in the riot, which lasted three days and three nights, with tbe result that T0.0U0 men were slain. All this through a drop of honey. Notes and Queries. Like Maitrr. Like Man. In 1S14 Baron Stieglitz. In St. Petersburg, went to great expense to have the news of the treaty of peace conveyed to him by a private courier a few hours before It came to the knowledge of the government. He therefore gained a few hundred thousand rubles. Bat his porter, to whom he communicated the news, tried his hand at a little speculation of his own. In an hour or two he bought up all the lamps be conld find in St. Petersburg, so that in tbe evening, when the whole city was making ready for tbe illumination, not a single lamp was to be found In any of tbe shops. Tbe crafty porter now sold out bis stock at a price which left fcltB a oic UCtle profit of 25.000 ruble.

CHOICE MISCELLANY Masloite Safe to Ilaadle. Hudson Ma situ, the inveuxor of max Imite. which las been adopted by th United State government, says bis ex plosive has satisfactorily sio.d ever test to which it Las been subjected. It is very iuexjeus;e cf manufacture, ha;' a fusion poiut beiow the tt-uitH-rat ur of lKili!ig water, cannot tie esplodet from ignition and iud-ed cannot t heated hot enough to explore, for it will boil away like water without ex ploding. It is therefore perfectly saft

j to melt over an oeu fire for tilliug pro j jeciue; i li tuc r-ii m- maimer iliai as phalt is melted in a street caldron Should t!-e material by any -hau catch fire it would simply burn awaj like as, halt without exploding. Whet cast iuto i-bells. it not only solidih t ito a dense, hard. Incompressible mas.a cooiiug. but it expands and sets hard upon the walls of the projectile, likt sulphur that is to say. it expands ic the same way as water does in freez iug. When a shell tilled with it strikes armor plate, the maximite does not shift a particle, and it Is so insensitive that it does not only stand the shock ot penetration of the thickest of armoi plate which the shell itself can gc through, but will not explode even it the projectile breaks up on the plate.'" What Hike tbe Ball. Rollt There's a Broadway merchant whose ingenuity is daily tickling thousauds. Ile is a dealer in a certain article much advertised of late. In front of bis win dow it is a generous, wide open affair of the clearest plate glass be has placed an odd arrangement something like a giant washbasin or. again, a min la t tire cockpit. If you are acquainted with the peculiarities of that device. Around the edges of tbe basin ex tends a path exactly like a little race track. On this track are constantly in motion four small spheres aimut the size of tennis balls. They circle tii.it track from right to left, and there is no one of the curious spectators who has been able to say how they get their motion. In the center of the bowl is one of the articles sold by the mer chant, and on it is this placard: "What makes the balls go round's This is a difficult problem. But a far more difficult problem to solve is this one: How is it possible for a man to succeed in business unless he uses one of my patent contrivances?" New York Herald. "Shooting tbe flat." "Shooting the hat" is a recognized festal occasion in New Orleans, the hat shot being the straw and the time be ing the date when in the general opin ion summer has ended. This year an early Sunday in October was chosen a the date beyond which straw hat must no longer be worn. Ample no tlce was given in the papers, and anv straw hats worn anywhere in the city on that day were even more liable tr destruction than is tabooed hetidwear on the Stock Exchange. Resistance is seldom made to the despoilers, and when it is the police act leniently. At two or more chosen pla-es iu the city the hat is actually shot. Boys gatliei the old straws into a great pile, which is blown to pieces by the explosion ol bombs. At this year's celebration twe persous were Injured by the bombs. Clean He I on n't I.e. The regard in which the Cubans ol New York city held the late President McKinley was shown on the day be fore his relapse, when he asked that Iu be permitted to smoke a cigar. Senot F. E. Fonseca. who represented the Cu bans afterward in sending the fiorai tribute to the capital, at once instruct ed the expert of his factory to select the choicest leaves of Havana tobaecc and have made 100 cigars to be sent rc the president. This was done at once and they were ready to be forwarded on the following day. each wrapped iu silken tissue paper, with the president's name thereon. His death prevented tht sending of the gift, and Senor Fouseca has distributed them among a few ot the president's close frieuds as meuiea tos. The UnxMl Stone Arch. The longest stone arch in the world is under construction at Luxembourg ! over the valley of Pet ruffe. Tins arch' will have a span of -7 feet aud a ri.-' ; of 10' f,et The total width of the available roadway is ,'2 feet, and tlissi width is divided into two parts by a j Space Ul feet wide covered by slabs ot ! armored concrete and carrying the; footways. In comparison the longest i existing stone arch is that of Cabin ; John creek This has a span 'Jtt feet ', and n rise of 57li feet and is ?tl feet ! above the water level in the creek. ; Minneapolis Journal. A Oreat Pear Tree. No fewer than 1.100 pears have leec , gathered from a Jargonelle pear tree1, in the garden of Bonhwick mane. Gorebridge. England. The tree wa ! planted forty-eight years ago and has ; been pruned and tended for forty -one ; years by the Rev. Walter Wadded, j who has been the incumbent of the ; parish during that period. It is train ! ed against a west walL Tbe present' crop is the largest it has ever borne. ; The average weight of the pears ie ' three to the pound. The Largeit Horse. A coal black gelding, a Shire horse, now at the Union stockyards. Chicago, stands 2HJ bands high and weigh over 3.000 pounds. He Is thought to be the largest borse in the world. Twentyone and one-fourth hands equals 7 feet 1 inch. Speaking: Aboat "Rubber Seka. A surgeon in Lyons, France, has supplied a rubber larynx and glottis for a patient that works perfectly. The rubber neck has a distinct and assured standing in the world of medicine. Hw York Press.

AWFUL LOSSES BY FIRE. Avoidable and t na.oldable t anaea Which Prodneed Them. Durins the year l'. there w re "H. 24U tire iu the I'nited State, whirl burned UfitMKZ plect-s ot prenv it ml destroyed values rvprc--Mcd U jrjy.Mj.-n. An analysis of tltv cau-.- of these tires shows iliat Sl.V-l per cent of the n u in I r ongitjtti.-d from such as defective Hues aud su.okeslucks. over heated sto-s ami slo cpspes. frictioit in machinery, faultily itisTalled ui titgenerated electric wires .uiil ligli!.. or stove accideuts and ej,ioMous of ua line, chemicals, dust, etc Such common causes as lamp as-t i dents, sparks, careless iss,- of matcb. s cigars, cigarettes ami toltacvu p:pcs. ashes, hot coals, open fire places, can dies ami yras jets were reH,nsihle ft i 'icr cent of the amount of the loss. I'roiefty excised to tire originating on other premises was destroyed to the extent of 31.C per cent. Fires originating rom crime ami uiiscbiet such as incendiarism, tramps, burglars, druuket. men. lunatics and mischievous children were res.ionsitile for per ceut of the loss. Fire of unknown origin burned "JLl.-t per cent, it i es ti ma ted. however, that at least .Vl per cent of the tires of unknown or.g n are caused by incendiaries. Of tbe causes which may Ih consid ered unavoidable, lightning whs responsible for U.l" ier cent ot the loss. Spontaneous combustion caused 4.'J." per cent, the result of careless or ignorant handling of inflammable material. From the foregoing ercet!tages it will be seen that nearly all fires are preventable. That they are not prevented Is due in large measure to tbe fact that the eiple f this country are ignorant or indifferent as to the reasons for ati annual absolute waste which has averaged almost I4h.ihki.. Ootl iu twenty-six years. ft e-iiw til !, st tumult r fnlt-n-r fliot

a fire insurance lit y Indemnities all j loss. Imrni'j the past twenty-six years the tire insiir-iiice companies have paid' to the property owners of this country . a sum aggregating sotnethii g over Jl.-, 7U.MiU.l!M The ditTe fence liciween the amount of the property loss, w tut li is placed in the "tire tallies" al SU.s:: -714.0-1 ami the amount distributed by the insurance companies represents what lias been borne tl.rectly by fire. su!l"eiars. The companies have collect ed from policy holders and therefore from the thrifty of this couutry the amount which they have paid in losses. The sooner the public al large appreciates these facts the sooner will tiir li.it- arrive when the general prosperity will be enhanced by a decided less ening of this unnecessary drain. Les lie's Weekly. .nd l;e r'rll Injured. Bill I'-orrower I'm in a deuced hole. Tom. If you can, I wish you would help me out. Tom Wuggins I'll help you any way I can, but don't ask me again to put my name on the hack of your note. Bill Borrower (injured i 1 wasn't sroing to ask you for your credit. Tom. I was only looking for a little cash. New York Times. Brlnrrn TiK. Facetious I liner ito very tall and exceedingly prHT:isti;iatii:2r sirvitori For more than one reason you mi.izht le called a lou r waitier. Waiter Yes; I sometimes measurt half a day from tip to tip. sir. Smart Set. A Snvlnct "Rilkins prt married rather suddenly, didn't he';" "Yes; soiucIkmIv pave him a rallwa pass to Bournemouth for tw". and he didn't want to waste it." Ixindon Tit

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