Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 15, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 October 1887 — Page 3

THEJVIAIL.

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

TERKE IF A I" TP' OCT. 1, 1887.

Twelve Pages.

(Copyrighted, 1887.)

Ella Wheeler's Chat on Flirts.

FLIRTATION IS ONE OF LIFE'S SPICY CONDIMENTS IF SPARINGLY INDULGED IN.

WHAT IH Fr.uyATioN?—How FLIRTS I.MI'RKFTH MEN—THE MOST DANOEROUH T\TE OF FLIRT—MEN TOUOHT TO RB-

OAKI) WOMEN AH HL'.SUAND-HUNTERH, WHILE WOMEN DISTRUHT MEN—A YOI NO MAN WHO DIDN'T UNDERstand—DIFFERENT TYPES OP FLIRTS

THEIR METHODS AND CLEVERNESS.

Special Correspondence.] WHAT 18 FLIRTATION?

What isFlirtation? really, How can I tell you that? But when the smllw» I see its wiles,

And when he lifts his hat.

Tig walking in the moonlight, Tis buttoning on a glove, Tis lips that speak of plays next week,

While eye* are talking love.

Tin meeting In the ball-room, 'Tis whirling In the dance, Tis something hid behind the lid

More than a simple glance.

Tis lingering In the hallway, Tis sitting on the stair, Tis bearded Hps on flngor-tlps (If mamma Isn't there.)

Tis tucking In the carriage, Tis asking

for

a call,

Tis long "good nights" In tender lights, And that is—no, not all!

Tis parting when it's over, And one goes home to sleep. Host Joy must end, "Ira la, my friend,"

But one goes homo to weep.

Some girls cultivate the art of artlossnosn, practice tho "baby stare" before thoir mirrors and delight io being called "Flirts." Thoy report thoir supposed conquests to each other, and laugh at tho simplicity of inon.

But while tliis typo of girl often captivates unsophisticated youths, she seldom makes a doep impression on a man of any oxporionec. He detects her shallow artifices, and is more amused than charmod. Whllo sho is telling her friend ••Doilio" what a "mash she has on that spoony follow" (for the would bo flirt is noarly always slangy), he is smiling over his dgar and thinking how chagrined sho will bo when he leavos her without having committed himself. Or perhaps he is laughing with his chum "Jack" over the matter, and telling him that the girl "actually believes he is in love with her—the idea?"

The most dangerous type of flirt never boasts of bor powers, nover ooufosses to any ono that a man is interested in her, and is lavish in her praise of her rivals. Sho tells the catch of tho season, for whom all the othor girls are angling, that sho thinks no othor oxistonce on earth so desirable as the life of a bachelor Sho says tho most profitless of all journeys is tho one which loads a gentleman into

the

state of matrimony and while

a women is only sure of ton or fifteen years of social popularity, an agreoable man Is always fascinating. She dilates on tho charms of the ladles he admires, and loaves him piqued with her willingness to see him remain single or captured by another. lie determines to intorest her, and ends by loving her—as she knew he would.

Woman is considered tho most trusting of tho two sexes, yet I believe man is far moro liable to be deceived by a few sweet words. It is not from any excess of vanity on his part, but the natural result of tils education. Man is taught to think of woman as a husband-hunter. From the cradle to the altar (or the grave) he supposes her ono ambition is to marry. Consequently, sho need only smile, greet him cordially, flatter adroitly, and he believes she has serious intentions.

On tho other hand women are taught to distrust men and place no faith in their sweet speeches. Whllo there is not a woman living who does not enjoy a delicately expressed compliment from the other sex (if there is, I do not want to see her*, I have known very few girls who were quick to believe a man in earnest until he declared himself so.

Only this past summer I acted aschaperono pro tem. for a lovely girl who was thrown much in the society of a thoroughbred male flirt. She was only twenty and full ofisontimenU Ho was handsome and fascinating. There were all the accessories of summer moonlight the ocean beach, swinging hammocks, and le»fv walks and drives, the dreamy strains of "La Oltana" and the cosey piana nooks. She repeated to m© with all the relish of youth for well prepared •'taffy," his sweet and pretty speeches. But she did not lose her heart or head. She thoroughly enjoyed the experience, however.

I saw another young lady who did not ©njov herself one evening. Sho came up on the veranda with a young gentheaian escort. They promenaded a few moments, and then he said, ••Shall we sit down, and have yon a choice of location She said tt made no dififenmee, but I saw hereytw wander toward two unoccupied chairs placed at n0mo little distance from the de hed group* of plattca-lounger*. Bat wL.it do vou'suppose that dull fellow did? He brought those chairs up under the

'•ir

of the electric lights, close to a circle of chattering young people, and she sat down among them looking utterly tjU®" gusted.

She was young, pretty, and romantic. It was a moon-washed midsummer evening. She would have liked him to suggest the secluded corner—to object to be overruled, until she was obliged to say, "Really, we must join our friends," and she would have liked him to consent very reluctantly.

No woman exists, however sensible, however spiritual, however intellectual, who does not in her secret soul enjoy the deferential and delicately proffered attention of an agreeable gentleman.

If she does not, "She is neither man nor woman, She is neither beast nor human,"

She'sa ghoul."

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Webster defines flirtation as "playing at courtship." There is a coarse fibred being hidden in the mask of beauty who is sometimes denominated a flirt. She "plays at courtship," always with a moneyed lover, merely to obtain financial favors and expensive gifts. After which she quarrels with the gift-giver and seeks new fields. She prefers freedom and independence of action to marriage, and until she is thirty her life is a succession of intrigues. After that it becomes a supreme effort to make a good marriage and to become the associate of respectable people. She not unfrequent ly develops a taste for the arts, and dab blesin literature or music or painting, conscious that the doors of genius are not so strongly barred against a woman without.credentials as the doors of socie ty proper. But this unfortunate spec! men of the flirt vulgaris is more properly called an "adventuress."

The male flirt who "plays at courtship" is a more reflnedand dangerous creature. He leaves it to his less skillful brother to pay the same compliments to each pretty girl he meets. He knows the fair sex too well for that. If all his lady loves meet and compare notes, they will find that he has never been guilty of repeat ing himself. He is original and inven tive, and suits his compliment to its recipient.

To the young and sympathetic girl he talks much about "a wasted life, and says he should have been a different man had her sweet sympathy come into his life earlier, but there has never been anyone to stir his^Ms^JmpulM«^pd now it is too late.'

To the religious young lady who yearns to reform the world, he hints darkly 6t a sinful past which stands like an accusing spirit between him and a p«"-ad,c,n which has just dawned upon him

To the heiress he talks vaguely of barriers which fate builds between a man's pride and hopes of happiness.

He plays upon the emotions of women as upon stringed instruments, and the tender strains he draws forth amuses and entertains him. Tho minor chords are music to his ears, too, but when they become discordant he drops the instrument, for he does not like to be annoyed. His standard for women is high yet he is forever tempting her to come down to the plains of folly, and despising her for her weaknew if she yields. If crime and heart-aches follow his jotsteps he does not hold himself but the frailty of woman in fault,

The married flirt is usually the outgrowth of his own vanity. He is like old heathen gods, who required the fresh sacrifice of a human life each day to keep them in good humor. The married woman flirt is usually the result of a husband's thoughtless neglect or indifference. A woman cravos admiration or appreciation as naturally as a flower craves for sunlight. If the flower does not reoeive the light through the open window it will strain toward a crevice in the wall, even if it warps itself out of shape in the ett'ort. If the light comes freely and generously through the window it does not lean toward the revioo unless it springs from a deformed root.

The fnost beautiful flirtation of all is a flirtation between husband and wife. I saw a doar old couple of sixty summers coqueting with each other not long ago. Ho gave her such tender glances, wrapped her shawl about her, held her hand, and smiled upon her as gallantly as if she were a prise yet to be won. It was really a beautiful sight.

I know another charming man—a younger one—who is full of pretty com. plimenta and quick appreciation and cavalier attentions to his much-admired wife, that she finds the praisea of other men like "water after wine." When the professional male flirt sighs and tells her, "All his life he has cherished a dream of an ideal woman—only at last to find her In the possession of another," she laughs in his face—it sounds so spurious compared to the ring of true lovo she finds in her husband's tender expressions.

While flirtation does not deserve to oe called the apiceof life, it is certainly one of life's spicy condiments. It should be indulged in sparingly, like all condiments. The man or woman who has reached middle life without having participated in a flirtation has no donbt missed an interesting experience. But I shohld not advise any tardy effort toward achievement in that line, as in this matter the o. adage of better late than never does not apply.

ELLA WHKKUSR WILOOX.

NOTHING TO FEAR. {Springfield Republican.}

If there is anybody who fears that woman's enfranchisement will ruin old style of love-making we woold recommend to that person a course of reading In the fiction published by the Woman's Journal. mrratr 0/rjBy om rmsr. jgjjfW11- (Richmond State.}

A man "running for office" Is more apt to get oat of money than out of breath.

TERRE TT A TTTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

FRENCH LICK.

A TERRE HAUTE WOMAN TELLS ABOUT IT.

[Correspondence of The Mall.] Here I am at French Lick springs, whose waters are acquiring almost the reputation of the far-famed waters of Lourdes. Of all the people I've seen from French Lick everybody extoled the virtues of the waters, but everybody forgot to speak of the picturesque beauty of the surrounding scenery, so that has an entire and pleasant surprise for me. After so long a residence on the fiat Ft. Harrison prairie, these knobs seem veritable mountains to me. Indeed I argued with a gentleman yesterday that a certain knob was as high as the poaks of the Alleghennes barring out Deer Dark and immediate vicinity. He would not agree with me but. woman like, I am of the same opinion still.

This is my first experience at a watering place and from all I've heard of the small rooms, hard beds and discomforts of various kinds, experienced by those who go from home for rest, recreation or health, I should say this hotel compares favorably with other hotels of more pretensions. The table is fair. Like all other places where great quantities of food aro prepared, it is impossible to season and flavor to suit individual, taste .and of course there is the usual amount of growling and grumbling thereat. As for me, I come to drink, and if th^ water holds out I shan't grumble about food, particularly as the water seems meat and drink in my case.

I join with the multitude in but one complaint and that is of an abominable system of open ditch sewerage which causes an all pervading, overpowering and nauseating odor day and night, calling to high heaven for reform. If the State board of health have not already done so, I advise them to pay this hostelery a visit, go through house, talk a walk through the grounds and see if they do not unite with the guests in anathamatising either the oriminal carelessness or avaracious penuriousness of the management, that would make such an eye-sore and object of disgust of grounds that an outlay of a few hundreds of dollars would convert into a "thing of joy forever." Nothing bat the positive and almost miraculous properties of the waters would keep people here a day or induce them to return a, second time.

That the waters have.wrought wonderful cures in intractable diseases of stomach, liver and kidneys, I do not state on hearsay. In the ten days I have been here I have seen more than one pale, sallow, discouraged looking individual begin to walk wi,th a firm, buoyant step, his face clear up, hope and satisfaction with life beam from his eyes. Most of the people oome here like poor dog Tray —because their friends have been cured here. Between 5,000 and 6,000 people, as the register shows, have visited this place this season and every soul at onco becomes a hard drinker. Business begins at five in the morning, when you must go to either Pluto or Proserpine and fill yourself to the brim, then walk as fast as you can two or three times over the half mile "tradk" and then fill up again. The one who drinks the greatest number of glasses of water in a day is the hero of the hour. But no matter what his capacity, rest assured some bibulous mortal will win his laurels on the morrow.

Tiring of tho "track" I, the other day, went upon an exploring expedition and came upon a large delapidated house, which inquiry developed to be the homestead of Dr. Bowles, the original proprietor of the springs,'Iwho came into this part of the country forty or fifty years ago from Kentucky. The old doctor's carreer seems from the first to have been a stormy one. He brought with him several slaves and proceeded to set up a Kontticky plantation, but the State of Indiana rose, "shook its mighty mane" and said "No, sah! it can't be done, sah!" and back went the slaves—to Kentucky. Whether they were freed or sent back to Kentucky I did not learn. He was the Dr. Bowles who, during the war, was arrested and thrown into prison with Milligan. If I am not mistaken he was sentenced to be hung and his estates confiscated. Somehow or other the sentence was not carried out and his estate was restored by President Johnson. Things went badly with him however. His wife sued for divorce and gained an allimony of 160,000, to raise which he was obliged to dispose of the springs property. And not even after death are his bones allowed to rest in peace. A few yards back of the house stands a stone vault, doubtless built under his own Supervision, and where he expected his bones and those of his posterity to return to dust. After the death of his second wife, which took place only two or three years ago, the house passed into the hands of strangers and his body and that of his wife were taken from the vault and buried In Paoli. The vault still stands, a substantial monument of the folly of making any endeavor to control or direct affidrs of this world after we have paseed of the stage.

Tbi said that "Satin always finds some mischief for idle hands to do." ThJa was verrified yesterday, when, to pass the time, a party of us hired a wagon and went in search of a whetstone quarry. The road was the very worst one I ever traveled, the famed one of Jordan cannot begin to equal it In hardness up one ateep hili and down another, huge rocks and deep ruts, causing our old wagon to careen from side to tide like a ship at sea. To our surprise we landed at the quarry with limbs all whole, suffering no more serious disaster than a slight scare and a good shaking up. The quarry l*y down another and steeper hill, so taking up the line of march, clinging to bushes and crawling over

huge stones, we came upon a picture of the most squalled abject poverty it was ever my fortune to meet. In an old shed a disheartened looking woman and a boy of 12 were smoothing the whetstones, the grinding being done by horse power. Two babies of about fire and three were urging up the poor old creature whose bones were held together only by the skin which was drawn tightly over them. Now and then the old skeleton would seem absolutely unable to drag himself along. Then the boy would go to the aid of the babies, the skeleton having had time to get his breath, would make around or two when the same scene would be re-enacted. One scarcely knew for which to feel the most sympathy, woman, children or horse. Farther down the hill we came upon the quarrvman. The worst tatter de malion one could conceive of. The forlornest old tramp I ever saw was way royally robed compared to him. He quit his work and entered into conversation with us and'to our surprise we found him quite a bright, intelligent fellow, who talked glibly of stratas and substratas, carboniferous and subcarboniferous ages as naturally and easily as Dr. Scoville himself. The quarry would be a paiadise for geologists, as he tells me he takes out some very handsome specimens that is to say, he finds them but has not saved them, simply, I think, because he did not know where or how to get sale for them. To reach the strata in which the stone used in making whetstones is found he first has to remove eighteen feet of earth, then several feet of stone, the same of a hard blue looking ciay, then a strata of slate and then the whetstone. All debris must be gotten out of the way, the stone broken into suitable sizes for whetstones, sent up the hill and ground, and they are ready for the market and for all this work the quarryman receive the munifioent sum of two cents for each whetstone. Think of men receiving two and three dollars a day the year round and yet growling and grumbling or always just going on just ooming out of or just contemplating a strike. Contrasting their wealth with his it would seem, they ought to feel and live like lords.

About a mile from the quarry is Duffin's cave, where the Archer gang threw the body of the traitor. This county is one of those presided over by the Knights of the Switch, White Caps and other bands of desperadoes. I confess that when I realized I was in the land of bandits, my door without a bolt, a low window opening on a veranda, said window having no ghost of a fastening, my hair was rather inclined to stand on end, but as night alter night passed aud no Knight made his appearance, I grew accustomed to danger and slept as soundly as if securely bolted and barred within the portals of my own chamber.

And now my pilgrimage here is almost ended. I shall soon set sail for Terre Haute, once more realizing that it is the prettiest and nicest place in all the broad earth. Let him who dares say aught disrespectful of it in my presence.

A. L. W. M.

COL. NELSONS LECTURE. Col. Nelson has received several invitations this week, one from St. Louis, to deliver his lecture on Mexico. Speaking of it editorially the Indianapolis Journal says:

The Hon. Thomas H. Nelson, ex-United States minister to Mexico, has prepared a lecture upon that country which he has delivered before the students of the State university at Bloomlngton. and one or two places ontsideihe State. Colonel Nelson, as most of the older residents of Indianapolis know, is a gentlemen of commanding talent, high literary attainments and rare powers of diction and delivery, in fact} as an orator Colonel Nelson has few equals. This lecture of Colonel Nelson's cannot fall to afford agreat treat to those who may be fortunate enough to have the opportunity to hear It The subject, too, Is one or the greatest Interest. The history of Mexico from the days of the Toltccs ana Aztecs followed by the conquest by Cortes, and the Innumerable revolutions, changing from republic to empire, and empire to republic, again and again, its people, its religions and its legends, under the magic power and skillful treatment of Colonel Nelson, cannot fall to interest the hearers as would the most fascinatingjplays, charming, too, with word-painting ana eloquence. Our growing commercial relations with that country and the opportunities that it will afford to fortune and health seekers, give an additional reason why the lecture will be of interest. It is to be hoped that the Indianapolls and other lecture associations of the State will have the lecture in their course this winter.

^HOLDING ITS OATSt' Ind. Journal. George Partington, secretary and treasurer of the Terre Haute A Indianapolis Railroad Company, has been in the city for a day or two on official business. In speaking of some of the stories which have been current regard! ng the financial condition of the T. H. A I. company, he said that no one has yet presented a voucher that has not been pud if properly indorsed no employe has failed to get pay for his service at the usual time all claims for supplies have been met promptly stockholders have been paid their usual dividend interest on bonds

any demands on it which would arise in in the future. The earnings were very satisfactory, and the physical condition of the property was daily being improved. More especially was there a targe amount of improvement on progress on the T. BU A L. division, the mainline being in condition to compare fovorably with the best roads in the countzy.

Ton can't afford to laugh, dear girls, Unless your teeth are white as pear Is— Unless your mouth Is pink and sweet, And your two lipe in rosebuds meet: And you cannot supplv this want, But through the use of SOZODONT!

XdMgfeter Leads a Hew Charm To beauty, when it discloses a pretty set of teeth. Whiteness, when nature has supplied this element of loveliness, may be retained through life, by using the fragrant SOZODONT. 8p Aurora's Gixm is like wit a good thing well applied.

The Fumas cigar leaves no disgusting nor dissatisfied taste in the mouth. For ale at Baker A Watson's.

[Written for The Mall.}" TWO LIVES.

BY H. W. TABOR.

hi uicjuj «ub .uu.u.-o. of day They said, "We'll be happy forever and.aye.' By fields of sweet clover

Where honey bees hum, The swift winged rover Who sweets carries home, Where butterflies hover, Amidst tangled posies Which veiled the earth over,

They strayed,

And close side by side They delayed, And dreamed of the Future untried.

Into the gloaming, side by side, Walked two lovers, husband and bride The morning fled, the day was done, Labor and duty their course had run.

Sere and dead was the clover Where often had come' The now silent rover To carry sweets home. Gone from sight the roses And wings that did hover,SKs fa Whilst entangled posies The earth ceased to cover. •$

They halted, It a ,v And close side by side As steps faltered, Remembered the Past they had tried.

Tnto the darkness, side by side, Pass they onward, husband and bride Behind lies life with pain and pleasure,— Before awaits life and Joy beyond measure.

Into day doth run the night. Into smiles the tears of earth: All the darkness yields to light, Plenty springs from seeming dearth All tlie Joy and all the pain Cordage are they in earth-life, tWhich with sunshine and with rain' Bound them closely, man and wife. $

Earth-life done,

Lovers still and side by side,

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Two lives, yet one,

Pass they on to where Love abides.

Ah, dear Comrade, dear as Life, To-day my Love, to-morrow my Wife, Mav gladsome day and darkening night, Strengthen each holy vow we plight

Then, as one,

Thou gently

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As all days run Into one, All the ivers to one deep, ^,i, So with us from sun to sun, From first waking to last sleep, Let Love weave with master-hand Mind to mind and heart to heart, Making of the days such strand As neither Life nor death can part.

Lovers still, husband and bride, Earths Journey done, Still onward pressing side by side.

Side by side, two and yet one Side by side as the days do run Side by side till the end doth come, Side by side from home to home.

Ah, dear life, so very dear, Midst tho mingling of the days, Of the smiles and of the tears, May we lift our song of praise May our prayers forever be Nearer yet to Him to grow, Clearly every duty see, fc Quick each loving deed to do:

Shall we, tho the stream be far or wide, So softly Enter the Heaven, side by side.

TERRE HAUTF, IHD.

THE G.

A.

R.

Yesterday's Session of the Grand Army Encampment. ST. LOCIS, September 30.—Vandervoor'ts resolution scourging President Cleveland was lost and the report of the commlttoe was adopted. After the noon session, on motion of General Wagner, of Pana, a committee wus appointed to get up a testamonlal to present to Commander-in-Chief Falrclilld. The following were the nominations for commander-in-chief for the ensuing year: Uenerul Siocum, General T. B. Keo, General T. Anthony and General D. P. Speer. Siocum received 16VAnthony 68. Grier llf and Rea2M, Sherman land Warner, of Missouri, l. Rea was declared elected. He was escorted to

the platform by defeated candidates. Anthony 6

WO UKIUU1U1 Uf WLWKHI and Green returned thanks to the encampment as follows: Commander -In-chief and comrade* I esteen It an honor equal to any that can possibly come to an American citizen to elected as a commander of this organization embracing as it does almost the entire number of survivors of the men who crowded four centuries oi progress Into lour years of war. [Applause.] I snail not undertake now to moke a speech to you, but I hope to see you all sometime durlhg the ooming year. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and 1 appreciate the honor which you have coulcrred upon me. In four months from this time and will have reached my majority as a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (applause) I have loved it and have a sincere hope to preserve its honor and keep It true to the cardinal doctrines upon which it Is founded and whatever It to necessary to do that will be done by me. I have only this to say, that I trust that as the events have only this year woven as wool into the wrap of time making a webb of Grand Army history it will be my ambition, it will will be my purpose, as it is my highest hope that there may be In that Webb

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Comrade JSnirchlld, no seam that Will show where your admiration ended and mine began. [Cheers for Rea.] The rules were suspended and Nalson ..]« IfltfaAitvl trniH uaninp vlfat AAlll*

IVk IVW»J uotuioi Tivtv ouepviiuou wiu Cole, of Missouri, was elected senior vice commander. The junior vice commander was John 0. Llnahan.of New Hampshire. General Lawrence Donahue, was elected Sergeant Genend. The Rev. Edward Anderson was elected chaplaln-ln-cblef. When the committee on rules and regulations 1.^.14^ »kAi »ha nevMWMlHrm tha nNL

been mustered Into the service was defeated. The committee on the Logan menvraent reported a rebommendatlon that a fund be provided for the erection of an Bquestrlen statue at Washington. Governor Algiers, of Michigan, subscribed $1,000. Geo. Glemon, of New York, subscribed $1,000. The officers of the encampment were then duly installed.

In the fore-front of the October Wid* Awake it a tale of adventure, shipwreck, smuggling and piracy, the hero of which was a boy full of Robinson Crusoe—a real boy—so he says—and the boy is Maurice Thompson who writes it.

Next comes a harrowing tale of a kidnapper, the pitcher-plant. Here is a sentence r"The inside of the pitcher is lined with stifT bristles pointing downward. It is easy enough to walk over them when with your six legs (supposing you area fly) going downward but the minute you try to turn back you find yourself imprisoned." Grant Allen writes it. .***

Charles Egbert CraddbcVs story comes to an end and Little Rosy wasn't Jerry's! [Began in the August number.]

The Catskill Bear Story is very short. So was the wrestle and the bear got awayl

That series of pApetv telling how bank ing is done takes the banker to Europe in search of railway capital.

The President of Wellesley College lately resigned, who though a Miss still under thirty has been one of the most efficient of college presidents, is the subject of a biographical sketch with a portrait.

In contrast with the cruel account of the pitcher-plant there is a learned paper on the Sports and Oamee of Animals by C. F. Holder,

We have said enough to justify every reader in sending five cents to D. Lothrop Company, Boston, for a specimen copy of Wide Awake.

"I have taken, within the past yeat4 several bottled of Ayer's Sarsaparilia, and find it admirably adapted to the needs of an impoverisned system. I am convinced that this preparation, as a blood purifier, is unequaled."—C. C. Dame, Pastor Congregational church, Andover, Me,

THE OLD LOG CABIN.

AN OLD BOONE COUNTY SETTLER, NOW A JUDGE, DESCRIBES THE OLD HOME.

The ordinary log cabin was about eighteen feet square. In rare oases it contained more than one room, as a genearl rule but one, began Judge J. Julian, at an Old Settlers' meeting at Sujfar Plain, Boone County. It was built of round log* or poles, sometimes though not often, dressed off a little after its erection. It was one storv high, oovered with clapboards about four feet long, split out of oak timber, which, instead of being nailed down, were kept in their places by heavy pieces of timber oalled "weight poles," which were kept suitable distances apart by the use of small sticks of wood called 'i knees." The boards rested on logs extending from ono end of the buildngto the other each asdending higher than its predecessor, as the fcable went up, thus giving the roof the right pitch. These were called ribs except the one forming the apex of the roof, which was called the ridge pole. To prevent the first tier of boards from sliding off, there was placed on each side a split board for them to rest against called the "butting pole." These rested on the ends or logs projecting out from the corners of the house, called "eaves bearets." When any floor other than that provided by nature was used it was made of large slabs out of poplar or ash trees, dressed off on one side as smoothly as was practicable with a broad axe. This was oalled a "puncheon' floor, and was at first confined to families of arisoratio pretensions, but gradually came into general use. There was but one door, the shutter to which was mad* of clapboards and hung on wooden hinges, with a latch on the outside of the same material, to which was attached a leather string, whioh, through a small aperture in the shutter, was made to hang invitingly on the outside the truest indication of genuine hospitality being the fact that "the latch string was out." Generally there was one window, made by outting out of the upper and under halves of two neighboring logs, and filling the space made vacant with greased paper, often such as had been written on at school. The lower part of the chimney was built of thick-hewed pieces of timber, or heavy slabs, lined on the inside with a thich coat of clay, of whioh material the hearth was made. The upper part was built of small split pieces of timber about the size of a common lath and mortar made of clay and straw, the inside being smoothed ot) with the hands of the builder so as to cover up wood as far as possible. It was a nice job to build one of these chimneys, and the man who succeeded well in it, became a considerable man in the community and exceedingly popular with the women who were then as now bitter ly opposed to "smoky chimneys," The openings between the logs were stopped with small pieces of split timber called "ohinks," to which was added mortar made of common day, put on with the hands of the workmen. No cabin was ever considered finished until it was "chinked" and "daubed." Not a brick, nail, plank, glass or shingle was in one of these early homes oi! our forefathers, and such a thing as paint or wall paper was not dreamed of. The internal fitting up was quite as economical and ingenious. On one side of the spacious fireplace, just under the window I have deeorlbed, was set small table, sometimes brought by the family from their old home, Imt generally made on the spot out of slabs and clupboards attached to each other. A few shelves in the opposite corner answered the purpose of a cupboard in which to put away the "pewter' ware. Near the door, perhaps at the side of the window, was suspended, over apiece of paper pasted on the wall, a very useful ana ingenious contrivance pronounced "haazeff," in which were stuck the pins and needles of the family, and in the capacious pockets of which the entire family of combs, big and little, coarse and fine, together with an endless variety of other small "traps" were deposited. Above this in exceptional cases, where the parties were rich, a small looking glass was perched. In most cases there were three beds in the room, in which there was no partition, one in each corner with its foot towards the fireplace, and one placed crosswise between them, On the wall behind the beds was hung the entire wearing apparel of the family, from the oldest to the youngest, including that of the daughters whose claim to tne favor of the young gentlemen depended on the extent of their wardrobe, as well the spun wool, flax and tow of which they couldboftst, all of which, suspended from the joists above, their judicious mothers proudly exhibited to the admiring gaze of their suitors as so many evidences of their matrimonial fitness.

These were sensible mothers. Of course their daughters did not remain long in the market. To use a commercial phrase, "they were taken."

Just over the door rested the muchneeded rifle and on a rack suspended from the joists in front of the fireplace were hung up to dry any quantity of Yankee pumpkins, cut out in rings, resembling miniature wagon wheels without hubs or spokes. In the "loft," as it is called, were stored away the sage and catnip of the women and the hickory nuts and walnuts of the junior Hoosiers. On the outside wall were stretched the skins of divers "varmints" and in the chimney corner, under a few projecting boards, the plough and gear were laid away to rest. Though this description

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of pioneer homes throughout the West, it is taken from one erected by my parents near Centerville, in Wayne County, in which they spent the morning of their married lives, .and in which I was born. Ood bless the dear old place! The log cabin was an unpretentious homo. It was the best, however, the poineer at the time could command, and be was content. It was no place for the exhibition of pride or style. Neither was rated very high in these early homes of our ancestors. Combining the parlor, sitting room, bed room, dining room and kitchen in one room, it was sufficient for all purposes. If a neighbor family was to oe entertained there was ample room, and all were made welcome. If there was to be a log-rolling or corn-husking, the whole neighborhood turned out. including the women, who went to help cook, and the room was ample. If there was to be a wool-picking or quilting, to which the men were sometimes invited, especially the young and unmarriKi ones, the room was abundant and everything was lovely.

A LIVELY CLAS&MEETINdf. [Philadelphia Record.] After a brother had made a fervent prayer at a class-meeting in the Rcid avenue Methodist Episcopal church the other evening his wife put new- life into the meeting by. rising and saying: "Brethren and sisters, that man—my husband—is a fraud he has no more religion than a cannibal he hasn't spoken to me for the last two years." Then her voice was drowned by the leader's as he began a prayer.

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