Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 16, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 August 1885 — Page 1

Vol. 16.—No. 9

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

NOTES AND COMMENT. fsrSw5?s

The reporters can't complain of having bad no new* this week

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The fish liar will have to take a back •eat now for a while, and give the prairie chicken prevaricator a chance'

St. Anthony's hospital has earned its right to the flOOa month, which tbecity council ordered paid to it Tuesday night

Terre Haote may be somewhat slow in coming to the front, but before the curtain drops she always manages show up.

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Daring the last quarter, according the health officer's report, there were 122 deaths in the county, 180 marriages and 285 births. •_

The quartermaster general has order ed in the McKeen Rifles', guns again and this time it is a go. They are now looking for some kind friends who will loan them guns until after, the prise drill at the fair grounds. _jt\

Another "terrible example" temperance lecturer has gone wrong. Jacob Muller, who wan the bright particular star of the Russel blue ribbon meetings here a year or two ago, was put into jail one day this week with a bad case of delirium tremens.

Iprof. S. S. Parr, who has been selected aa head o! the Normal department of De Pan university, appeciates Terre Haute learning. He has adopted as a text book Dr. J. T. Scovell's "Lessons in Geography," which was used by the latter when a member of the State Normal faculty.

The policemen have been supplied with dark lanterns but unlike Diogoenes they are not looking for an honest man They are looking for the dishonest, and if it were not that some Illinois men break in here occasionally their efforts would be fruitless in this upright and highly moral community.

The daily papers this week have given us a surfeit of information about the Michaels-Laugbead imbroglio and the public has become tired of the disgusting case. The sweet-scented members of this "gang" should be sent dowu to the greasery island, and there allowed to settle their differences in true Kilkenny cat style.

The excursion party taken out by Ben Blancbard last week did not get away from Chicago until last Monday night, and are now at Yellowstone Park. Mr. Blancbard left the party at Bismarck, Dakota, and arrived here last night. There has been a great deal of talk about the predicament be was in at Chicago, but his friends assert be will pull out of his difficulties in good shape.

The council granted the Collett Park railroad company the right of way along Seventh street, but it is exceedingly doubtful whether the line will be constructed, owing to the opposition that is being made to the project. There seems to be only oue person who can compete with the Terre Haute street railroad company, and that is J. H. Blake, and be had to go outside the city limits to do fc--

The taxable wealth of Vigo county is returned at 524,016,320, of which 14,564, 550 is in Terre Haute, and 11,785,740 in Harrison township? It would be interesting to know how much wealth in the county escaped taxation by the persistent eflbrts of those persons who lie awake three hundred and sixty-five nights In the year, devising plans to l**t the assessor and tax collector out of their dues.

The excavation for the basement of the new High »cb 1 building at Seventh and Walnut stilus, will begin on Monday, and a month will be required to complete the basement*. Jabob W. Miller has the contract for the stone work aud brick work of the entire building, and for furnishing the joists used is both stories. Some of these are thirtyfour feet Ion#, and will have to be cat to order in the forestn of Michigan. The building when completed will cost about #35,000.

Nevermore will the wild halloo echo from the bane ball park, as the lusty athlete lifts the bell o'er the left field fence for a home run nevermore will the same I*w«y athlete rip his trousers from fore to aft as he tildes desperately for a base: nevermore will the suffering umpire be mopped on the ground from home plate to second base, and be "easead" aimnltaueously by player* mad spectators. Quoth the raven, nevermore. "The times ain't aa they owd to waa,M and the base bell parte was eold this week to Joesph EL Blake for aUeat

car purposes, and the only yelling there hereafter will be don« by the loudvoiced mule, and the dummy engine The gentlemen who loved the national sport "not wisely, but too well," are sadly out of pocket, and many moons will pass e'er Terre Haute will go as wild over base ball as she was for the few seasons before this.

The nailers at the nail works are out against the reduction in the rates paid them, snd it looked for awhile as if the feeders would take their places. They have refused to do so, however and the mill owners threaten to shut down rather than pay the rate demanded by the Mailers. The shutting down means a great deal to our business men, and it is to be hopod that a peaceful and satisfactory solution of the difficulty may be reached. 1

The baud tournaicent to be given at Hulman's Park, on south Third street, will be one of the finest entertainments of the season, and ought to make its projectors some money. Some ten or fifteen bands have signified their intention of attending, and those who visit the park wili hear some fine music. The grand band feature, which was so successful last year, will be repeated during the tournament, two hundred and fifty musicians taking part.

The time is oomingi'altKfeugh it may not be very close, when the lordly citizen of Terre Haute can get all the fresh air he wants with a long* ride included for the paltry sum of five cents. Boarding a street car at Strawberry Hill and depositing his nickle be may take his ease and enjoy the fine scenery until he reaches the fair grounds. On the return he may diverge and take a drive out to Collet park. If he is not satisfied with this we will build a new street railroad and take him out to the cemetery. ,,F.m

It has been considerately kept out of the daily papers, and hence is not known that Postmaster Regan has been paralyzed since 'ihursday evening. At that time he went into the dingy hole occupied by the postmaster, and found workmen engaged in putting up new wall paper. He was unable to stand the shock of such an unlooked for event and fell back unconsoious. The reform government and the owner of the building are disputing as to which party should pay for re-papering the office and some unknown friend has stepped in aad had the work done.

It seems almost impossible to imagine that in a little more than a week autumn will be upon us. The summer was so late coming that it has seemed exceedingly short, and we can hardly realize that it is numbered with the many others that are gone beyond recall. To most of us it has been very bright and pleasant but upon some households in the city it has left a shadow that will never be lifted. Death, with a cruel discrimination, has chosen some of the brightest flowers in the garden, the halfopen buds that were full of vigor and promise, and for many hearts the coming winter will be one of loneliness and desolation. "S

The saloon keeper will bail with delight the approach of cooler weather and the demand for more expensive drinks. Your old whisky soak and your moderate drinker are wise fellows. They do not relish a sun stroke or spontaneous combustion. They understand the preserving qualities of alcohol and during the winter they put themselves in pickle, so to speak. Then in the summer tbey go to the Springs, put their stomachs in repair, doctor up their constitutions, take only light, cooling drinks and get themselves in good order for the winter campaign. And then people wcr.der why it is that our good, temperate citizens drop off in the prime of life while our old whiskey bloats and steady drinkers hang on forever?

Such social sensations seldom occur in Terre Haute as that of Thursday last, when It was announced that Miss Anna McKeen, eldest daughter of W. R. McKeen had eloped with Valentine Shuler, a distant relative of the McKeeas, who has ivn taking hi the racing circuits in charge of Crawford Mc Keen's horse. Shuler came down from Chicago on the early morning train, changed his clothing at the National house, end then repaired to the McKeen residence, where Miss McKeen was in waiting. Her trunk was placed on thb hack, the elopers were driven to the Union depot, took the train for fivansville, where tbey were married by Rev. Frost Craft, a brother-in-law of Shuler's. Thursday night they passed though fcere en route for Chicago, where Shuler drove horse in the races yesterday. Although it was common talk on the atresia, Mr. McKeen knew nothing of the elopement until after eleven o'clock, when he teoelved a note which hie daagbter bad mailed while on her way to the depot In the morning. He bad opposed the marriage when it waa broached to hint recently greatly to Ida surprise sa

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he bad looked on tbeir relations as nothing more than friendly. While thus opposed he would not have carried bis opposition to extremes, and, had he known of the couple's determination would have withdrawn it rather than be subjected to this unpleasant publicity Shuler had been treated almost as a member of the family, and it is a severe blow to Mr. McKeen to have his kind ness thus repaid. Much sympathy is expressed for him in being given this public humiliation. He very sensibly says that he will not send for the runaways, but than when tbey discover the error of their way, they may return.

Governor Gray has commenced bis boom for Senator ratber early. He hired a small boy to shoot in his direc-' tion last Sunday, and then galloped to the telegraph office and sent the newB broadcast over the land that an attempt had been made to assassinate him. Or at least that is the way the doubting people around here look upon the story from the capital. There is no danger of anything happening to Governor Gray, unless he should happen in the path of the Voorhees-Lamb Willi pus-wallopus. Then let him beware! How does he know but this two weeks' hob-nobbing at Hot Springs may not mean that the Senator and John E. are fixing up a scheme by which the latter can be elected Senator to succeed Ben Harrison

It isn't every who aspires to office that can furnish a bond for $400,000. as was done by the new treasurers, Fitzpatrick and Cox, this week. There are some good men on the bonds, Fitzpatrick having for bondsmen, Marcus Schoemehl, John F. BrinkmaQ, Andrew Grimes, C. Fairbanks, C. A. Ray, Patrick W. Stack, P. J. Ryftn, David Fitzgerald, John S. Beach, Frank McKten, W. R. McKeon and Edwin O'Boyle, aud Cox having for MB sureties, Jas. D. Caritbers, John Rankin, Samuel P. Webster,. Nelson Welch, Edward Barnes, Reuben Cox, Zora B. Rukes, Jacob T. H. Miller, Jas. Daily, Edward H. Bindley, James M. Sankey, John F. Brinkman, John S. Beach, C. A. Ray, W. R. McKeen, John G. Williams, John McFall, James N. Phillips, Wm. Mack.

IT is about time for the curtain to be rung down on the spectacle of LOO^OG.' shame and immorality to which the world has been treated for the past few weeks. Anything more indecent and revolting has not been seen in Christendom for many a day. That the Pall Mall Gazette's exposures were In tfce main true subsequent developments have left no doubt. The rottenness of London life is proved by the fact that there is opposition to the propc^d law making the age of consent sixteen instead of thirteen years. That any decent man would offer any objection to such a law seems incredible. Yet here are merchants calling themselves respectable, who openly declare their opposition to such a change in the law because of complications which may grow oot of their employes sleeping on their premises! This is simply shocking and shows the low standard to which Lon don morality has fallen. Such sentiments might not have caused so much surprise if tbey had emanated from Paris —from the people who have no word in their language for Home—but to come from domestic, home-loving England seems impossible. It is a nasty mess but its exposure will result in good by uniting tbe respectable and virtuous people (who are yet largely in the majority) in an earnest effort to stamp this foul 8pedes of immorality out of existence.

WHAT disagreeable things statistics are.- According to some recently compiled, Indiana is tbe center of tbe "suicidal area," that is, more suicides occur in this State than in any other. Figures may not lie but tbe same cannot be said of the people who make the figures, i'his is doubtless a malicious libel gotten op to injure immigration. Of course people do not want to move into a State where folks are killing themselves for tbe sake of getting out of it. Why should our people want to kill them selves? We are just across the line from Canada so that our embezzlers can easily escape, we have a very comfortable asylum for our insane citizens, we manufacture just as good beer and whiskey as c«n be found anywhere, we make divorces as easy as possible, and we have not enough religion to unsettle anybody's mind. What do our people mean by committing suicide and casting such an odium upon our otherwise respectable State Tbe whole statement is a set up job and we call for an official count.

TBB Chicago Socialist* recently gave a large picnic at which oue of the moat prominent mottoes displayed was "Oar Children Cry for Bread." At this same picnic in a single day the Socdalkvtsconaumed three hundred kegs of beer I It la not surprising that tbe children of such people cry for bread. These haul times it is not easy to get mosey for both buer and bread, and the men will not do without their beer*

DREAMLAND.

Through beautiful gates we enter, That ever wide open stand, And are met by watting fancies.

And are led through the magic land. A vast and messureless region, That stretches from rone to zone For beyond the beautiful gateway

There never Is boundary stone.

Everything that we ever longed for, All good that we ever sought Is ours, when we cross the border,

By fleet-footed fancies brought Each song that ever enraptured Our souls, In the days long syne, Oofties to us a softened echo,

With melody half divine.

Each bud that we ever treasured Aud cherished with loving hand, We find It a perfect flower,

In beautiful, bright Dreamland. Phoenix-llke from the dust and ashes, Every bud, though withered and dry, Springs into life, Into blossom,

With fragrance that cannot die.

Here dwelleth the waiting fancies, Our own, a beautiful band, Fleet-footed and never weary,

In a wonderful palace grand, With pinnacles reaching to Heaven, And pillars and portals wide, Cloud-capped in a golden glory,

With the hues of Runset dyed.

Close by is another palace, So like a cathedral dim, That we list for the bells low-tolling, ..

And the chanting of priestly hymn Here all our treasures are gathered, Inside of the sacred wall, We call it our house of treasure,

And sometimes, Memory's Hall.

Wreathed round with lilies and roses Are the gates of the magic land Hope's iriS'hued bow of promise ,-v^

Over nlljifce an archway spanned. Oh! landfwith never a shadow, J&'t How fair thy landscape seems— Region of dear enchantment!

Beautiful Laud of Dreams! —BELLE BREMER.

WOMEN'S WA

Fashionable ladies in Paris now wear short silk socks instead of stockings. Girls at Long Branch wear yellow g-r-t-rs round their left 1-gs for luck.

It Is said Sara Bernbardt's two great ambitionsjare to write poetry and grow

Boston women now sneak out o' nights and surreptitiously ride on tricycles.

Tbe^irl who yearns to be stylish is now anxiously inquiring how to cultivate freckles.

Mrs. Sam Jones says she would rather be tbe wife of Sam Jones than the wife of the president.

Princess Beatrice is ft^great walker, and it is though she will make Battenberg step around, too.

A Wilke8barre (Pa.) girl blackened ber face to be able to marry a negro without having the minister detect ber identity.

A woman at Burlington, la., struck Wild Bill witb a broomstick the other day, and he says he prefers to be tomahawked.

Society people in Boston claim to recognize Mrs. Kate Chase Sprsgue as the heroine in Howell's new novel, "Indian Summer."

Miss Adelaide Rudolph, of Cleveland, Ohio, a nieee of Mrs. Garfield, has been chosen Professor of Latin in the Kansas State University.

Statisticians state that oot of six hundred graduates of a well-known ladies' college, scarcely one-tl ird have entered the holy state of matrimony.

It is rumored that tbe late Mrs. Tom Thumb is not happy with her Italian husband. He "bosses" ber too much, while Tom used to submit to henpe^king without a murmur.

A Pittsburg woman, who watched Iwb pugilists, who were suitors, fight sixteen rounds for her band, wisely concluded to take the fellow who got whip ped. He was easier to handle.

At a party given in London a young beauty dangled a bait at the end of a fishing-rod in tbe faces of tbe young men who struggled for it, A waltz with the fair angler was tbe reward offered to the one who took the bait.

Miss Nellie Arthur is spending the summer In Litchfield County, Connecticut, and when tbe old soldiers of the country around dedicated a modest war monument at the village of Sharon tbe otter day she joined with the village maidens in singing patriotic melodies. Miss Nellie is said to be much prettier than when last seen at tbe White House.

A Hindu lady has been making a remarkable contribution in tbe London limes to the discussion going on about tbe status of her sex in India. Every woman on the death of her husband, even a ctyld husband, Is condemned to perpetual widowhood. A man can marry aseoond wife at tbe death of bis first one, and any number of wives at one and tbe same time. All tbe boys and girls in India are betrothed ladissolubly almost as soon as tbey are bc rn, and are brought together in physical union by tbe time tbey have completed their L2th or 13th year. At tbe age of 8 at latest a husband must be found fear every girt.

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THE DIVORCE MILL. Harvey Huston, who has been acting as special judge of tbe Circuit court during Judge Mack's absence, not long ago granted a divoice to James Higgins from Anna, ojr what he deemed sufficient grounds. The divorce was made a matter of record, and tbe parties have looked upon themselves as freed from tbeir irksome yoke. But on Thursday Judge Mack set the divorce aside or the ground of collusion, and continued the case until tbe next term. He announced that he would hold all divorce applicants to the letter of tbe law, and will make an effort to lessen the number of divorces. An idea of this branch of court business may be gained from tbe following list of divorces granted during the last term of the Superior court:

Elizabeth Wheatflll vs. Joseph T. Wheatfill. John W. Robertson vs. Arrabell Robertson.

Sarah E. Kockett vs. Sterling Rockett. Joseph Van Over vs. Martha Yan Over. Ellhu U. Harrison vs. Virginia D. Harrison. Hood P. Loveland vs. Mattle Lovelaud. Andrew J. Haynes vs. Lauretta Huyces. Hllka Ahlers vs. Pater Ahlers. Amanda L. Braden vs. Thos. O. Braden. In the same court the following cases are on docket for the coming term:

Catharine Riley vs. Geo W. Riley. Elizabeth Thompson vs. Joliu Thompson. Lewis Rollings vs. Amanda Ro lings* John H. Willis vs. Mary A. Wills. Mary Flslier vs. George Fisher. Abram Phillips vs. Minnie E. Phillips. Mary E. Davis vs. Marlon A. Davis. Anna Kidgeley vs. John Ridgeley. Frank L. Burgan vs. Hue Bureau. Alice Flocken vs. Henry J. iloclcen The following divorces have been granted in the Circuit court during the present sessioo:

Margaret Fallowell vs. Wyatt Fallowell. Leourra C. Brown vs. William T. Brown. Ella A. Stanley vs. Win. Stanley. Hester B. Bogard vs. Wilbert Bward. Louisa E. Heath vs. Robert R. Heath. The following new petitions are on the docket for the next term

Kaiie Warner vs. Edward Warner.^ Geo. Robeson vs. narah Robeson. Addle Doxey vs. Geo. Doxey. Besides these divorces granted there area dozen or more in which decreeR have been entered, but a divorce has not been made a matter of record owing to the failure of the plaintiff to pay costs. It was tbe custom for persons to apply for a divorce, secure it, and then pay no costs, and to put a stop to this the court ruled that no record should be made, and consequently ao divorce, where thsre was a failure to pay the costs. Persons therefore desirous of securing a divorce, should first gather together the necessary funds to liquidate tbe court costs, for the rule is, "No cash, no divorce I"

LITTLE SERMONS.

Envy is the confession of ill condition. The manner of custom forges the link of habit.

It is the great at whom envy shoots ber darts. The prayer of fear may be answered by the giftB of faith.

The deed of good entitles the doer to at least a respectful hearing.

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Gild a serpent with gold, and men will welcome it to their bosoms and homes.

In the kingdom of morals conscience only can proclaim a peace and a peace only when it is pure.

Who allows himself to be absorbed in noble thinking is being lifted out of meanness into moral greatness.

Adversity is tbe plow that tears up tbe soil of life for tbe seed of trust to grow a character of loveliness and strength.

Reason is tbe sentinel eye that watches from tbe fortress of truth alike for enemies and friends, challenging each newcomer.

When at tbe judgment the books shall be opened many an old ledger will speak with voice of condemnation from Its unsettled accounts.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES AND MRS. LANOTRY. London Letter in Boston Herald.

Mrs. Langtry was subjected three days after the Lonsdale-Chetwynd affair to tbe greatest slight that could be inflicted upon a woman in her position —a deliberate "cut" from tbe Princess of Wales, who is not tbe plastic doll In the Prince's hand that some people imagine. This episode occurred at tbe Coombe House, where Lady Archibald Campbell and ber pastoral players were Ki7ing tbeir last performance of "Tbe Faithfulle Shepberdesse." The Prince of Wales entered into conversation witb Mrs. Langtry, who dropped tbe usual quaint oourtesy with wbicb royalty is received the Princess of Wales had turned her back, and was talking to some one else. A hundred eyes watched tbe group. It has often been said, and now unjustly, that tbe Prince of Wales Is remarkable for bis tact, but eveu tbe most distinguished social warriors sometimes lose tbeir beads where a pretty woman's interests are concerned, and at this moment, if aoy, Mrs. Langtry needed tbe consolation of royal favor. Tbe Prince plucked the Princess by the sleeve, after saying to Mrs. Laogtry in quite a loud voice, "Oh, the Princess would like to tell you——" Tbe Princess turned around, surveyed Mrs. Langtry quite as though she did not see ber, gave ao slight a bow that the inclination of tbe besd was almost impreceptible, and then deliberately turned her back and resumed her conversation with her friends. It was tbe hottest day of the season, but the tberrxtometer seemed to drop a hundred de-

trees the Prince looked exquisitely Mrs. Langtry's confusion was psinful to behold, snd the social ax bad fallen! But this new scandal may help tbe Lily's theatrical Interests, which hat* of late began to languish.

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AMUSEMENT MATTERS.

ST. ANTHONY'S BENEFIT.

The following is the programme of the entertainment for the benefit of St. Anthonys Hospital, at the Opera house Tuesday night:

1. Orchestra 2. Quartette..

3. Piano

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Mr. Ohas. E. Gould.

"Helen and Modus Scene" Hunchback* i' Helen Alice Fisclior Modus „....Dr. W. H. Hall e. Solo—"In Silence Rose the Dreary

Night" Joulzetti -^v Miss Louise Kussner. PART ti. 1. Orchestra... 2. Faroe—"Dead Shot"— Louise Alice J. Fischer, Chatter (her maid). Kate A. Fischer Capt Canuon Will Morgan Mr. Hector Timid Dr. W. H. HaU Mr. Wiseman ......Geo ah ft re Frederick Thorntou IrnUalder

Williams, Police Offloers, Etc. "OUR FOLKS." The opora house will be occupied next Thursday evening by local talent, under '\, tbe direction of Mrs. M. A. Aydelotte, in the play "Our Folks." Tho play has been carefully prepared and rehearsed, and a great deal is expected or it. The play will be presented with the following cast ,: Capt.Thompsori........rSt.-. —F. J.Uriffllh, a retired shipmate. Harry Thompson—his son... ...Mike O'Brien Capt. Sleeper. Bert Shirk a retired California!!. Teddy Sleeper —Willie N. Aydelotte "full of mischief." Hiram Small—a mill owner Geo. SInhare Phil Dasher J. Bert Shirk

Capt. Thompson's man-of-all-worb. Mrs. Thompson Miss Isabella Stlnnman "good as gold." Mrs. Sleeper Miss A. Louise Campbell "hoping against hope." Becky Sleeper Miss Corrlnne Cruikshaute "the tomboy." Hulda Prime Mrs. Phillip Brown "full of complaint." Silly York Misw La Dcr.% Murphy queer but willing. "Tift AwOOMINQ ATTRACTIONS. f~

The Opera house will be opeued for the regular season on Saturday evening,: September 5 by the new miustrol company headed by t,he favorite®, Frank, McNish, BobSlavinand Carroll Johnson. The other companies to be here during the month are as follows: Wilbur1 Opera company, three nighia Barlow^ & Wilson Equine Paradox (fair week) Capital Prize Two Johns Comedy company Clara Morris Lester, Allen ft Sullivan Minstrels John T. Raymond. That a rare feast is in store for out! amusement goers may be seen by the list of bookings for the remainder ol the season:

October.-—Ivy Leaf company, two nights Lizzie Evans Kruger SkatingRink Estelle Clayton, two nights Minnie Maddern: Siberia Bunch of Keys Fred Ward Thomas KeervB Joe Jefferson.

November.—The World, two nights Gaiety and Lilly Clay company T. P. and W. Minstrels Black Flag MojeBka Tin Soldier Sol Smith Russell Kdwia Tborne, two nights.

December.—Monte Christo Nat Goodwin A Rag Baby the White Slave Haverly's Minstrels Dan Sully M'llo Rhea.

January.—0.1). Byron, three nights Bandit King May Blossom A Parlor Match Paquita Carrie Swain M'lle Aimee B. McAuley.

March.—Sig Salvlni Maggie Mitchell J. K. Emmett. April.—JennieCalef, one week M'lleRhea Btf rtley Campbell's sew spectacular (Cleo) Bluff, the now Burlesque Mary Anderson: Dore Davidson in the drama"Lost Carleton Opera company Abbott Opera company.

THK place of holding the 31st reunion has been changed to the fair grounds,, upon the condition that no Intoxicating liquors will be permitted sold on the' ground. Tbe reunion promises to be very successful.

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THE GIRL AT THE FRONT OA TE. St Louis Magazine. .Some men wopld shut ber out of our literature, but I am not one of them." Tbe girl at the front gate can never grow old to those who have been there with her. Years may come and go, but tbe music of the low voice at the front gate wili not be stilled and tbe memory ofi tbe cherry lips we kissed at tbe front gate will bold out faithful to tbe end. What if the old gate does sag and ita^Y, hinges rattle and its latch refuse to hold iV it shut? What if the posts are sbaky and some of its pickets £onef We love: the dear old relic still. We love it for tbe sake of tbe girl who used to stand y" out there by it with roses on her cheeks nectar on ber lips. We held tbe old ,JW te up aud counted the stars and bid & 4 good bye and then counted tbe stars again. How many times of a night was good-bye said 7 How many times did lips meet o'er the dear old gate 7 Tbe old gate knows, but it will never tell. Tbe old front gate may have countedtbe kisses, but I never did. And I ,, am surethegirl witb peach bloom cheeks never did. And what of tbe girl with the peach bloom cheeks? Ab, met She married another. She forgot ber vows at tbe old front gate, aseome girls will, and married a rich snd handsomer man. And I? Well, I went off to another fiont gate where there were other peach bloom cheeks and other lips as sweet and just ss many stars to count.

And now I have a front gate of roy own and a girl of my own with pesch bloom cbeeKs who counts the stars with the boy of the .girl whose vows made with me at the first front gate were broken. But be la a true, good boy, sod my girl Is a good, true girl, and Heaven bless tbem both ss they stand to-night at tbe old front gate.

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