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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16. 1S91.
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ESCAPED BURIAL ALIVE.
A SUPPOSED CORPSE REVIVES UN
1)EK Till: SURGEON'S KNIPK.
William P. Eliot, Who Apparently Died
In Great Agony from tho Effects of a
Rattlosnalco's Bite, ComcA to Life
Agtiiit A nig Now Jorsoy Sensation,
Newton, N. J., Aug. 15. William P.
EHet, Bon of II. M. Ellet, who live near
Braiichville, Sussex County, was bitten by a
rattlesnako some days ago and to all ap
pearances tiled, and tho preparations for his
funeral wcro made. Tho doctors concluded
to make u post mortem and cut open a sore
that had formed under his arm. To their
great surprise tho young man began to show
unmistakable signs of life, and restoratives
being applied, ho came to, and is now getting
well. Tho caso has attracted widespread at
tention, ami hundreds of people have flocked
to bco tho person who had such a narrow
escape from being buried alive.
Ellet, who lives in Philadelphia, and was
visiting his father on tho latter's firm, re
ceived tho rattlesnake bite while blackberry
inc in the latter part of July. A little boy
who was picking berries came across two
lai go rattlesnakes and called to Mr. Ellet to
kill them. One of tho snakes took refuse
under a stone. Tho lad pointed out the
wrong stono, and Mr. Ellet picked up the
stono under which the Bnake was hidden. The
reptile burled its fanes in tho middle finger ot
Mr. Ellet's linnd. Ho paid no attention to
the bite until ho bad killed the snake, which
was nearly (He feet, long. He then started
for home, sucking tho wound op the way.
When he reached his father's house he could
get no whiskey or other antidotes, and when
a physician arilved an hour later, his arm was
terribly swollen to tho Bhoulder and much
discolored. Across his right side and tho
middle of tho back too skin was very black,
end his stomach had by this time been so
affected by the poison that it would not retain
any medicine. Mr. Ellet's agony during the
next twenty-four hours was beyond descrip
tion, and his death was hourly expected. The
poison thon yielded in a- measure to the pow
erful antidote, but early this week he grew
worse and appaieutly died.
SOME SHARP ADVANCES.
More Tluui Usual Activity in the Stoelc
Market.
New YoiUc, Aug. 15. The atork-market
to-day was more active than usual of late
whilo the tone was stronger than for 6ome
time, resulting in material gains over the en
tire activo list and some sharp advances in a
a few of tho leading shares. The bulls were
more courageous and aggressive than for
many week3 and the Western operators as
well as London were buyers of their favorites,
the former being specially courageous in view
of tho very flattering crop conditions, which
are now receiving their duo attention from all
classes of operators. Tho market opened with
. 6mall fractional gains over last night's figuures
extending to H ve-elghts per cent, and an up
ward movement was inaugurated, which, with
but slight interruption, lasted throughout the
session. Missouri Pacific early took the lead
in tho advance, but later tho Grangers and
Union Pacific came to the front again, and
specially sharp gains were made in the last
half hour. Tho bank statement when Issued
showed only slight loss in reserves and cash
held whilo deposits wore increased materially.
The effect of tho demand1 to move the crops
were not so apparent as expected, and there
was a rush to buy on the strength of tho state
ment, which moved up all tho leaders with
moio animation, and Union Pacific especially
scored a handsome gain Tbo upward move
ment also extended to a large number of spe
cialties and the market broadened out ma
terially, some instances showing advances of
over 2 por cent. Tbo market finally closed
activo and strong at tho highest orices of tho
day. Tho entire list, with a few unimportant
exceptions, Is higher. li. 11. bonds were
specially activo to-day, tho business done
reaching $007,000 for tho two hours whilo
well distributed throughout the list. Al
most everything Is higher, though tho gen
erality of advauces are for fractional amounts.
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An Alliance "Combine."
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 15. George Mueller,
who issued tho Alliance wheat circular, says:
"We havo received replies from tho secretaries
of Alliances in Southern Minnesota, South Da
kota, Wisconsin, and Kansas, a larger number
from tho latter State, where the Alliance is
strong, tolling us of Alliances having voted
favorably on the suggestion. These are tho
localities to which tho circulars were first sent.
Not an unfavorable reply has been received
from an Alllnnce secretary. My opinion is
that the farmers will allow their grain to re
main in tho stack and go on with their fa 11
work, plowlnir, etc., and do the thrashing
afterward. This ot itself will result in a large
percentage of tho crop being held for a time,
at all events."
Freo Trade With the United States.
St. Joiinb, N. F,, Aug. 15, The Telegram
(governmont organ) Bays: The ideas ex
pressed by Colonel Vincent at the Atkenamrn
Ilall are not popular in this colony. The pre
vailing opinion here to-day is that Newfound
laud's path of progress leads us in the direc
tion of free trade with the United States. The
Hon. Caleb Bond's views of the matter are
more in accordance with those of the people.
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An Ouean "Tramp."
JiALTiMOUE, Aug. 15. The British steam-
ship Bretwalda, Captain Hunter, which ar
rived at Sparrows Point from Benlsaf , Africa,
with iron ore, made the ruu in fifteen and a
half days, The way a "tramp" or general
steamer can mpve over the waters of tho
world is Illustrated in tho Bretwalda. In 103
- rs she ba.s traveled 20,000 miles.
A GREAT liITBUARY MAN.
James RubhoII IiOwoll, the Poet, Critic,
Satirist and Seholnr.
America has produced few, it any, more
admlrablo and illustrious characters than
James Eussell Lowell, jthopoot, critic, scholar,
sorator, and diplomat, whoso death on Wednes
day ovoked expressions of sorrow in every
part of tho world where intelligent English
speaking people live Tho doath of Mr.
Lowoll reminds one with impressive force of
tho rapidly diminishing company of America's
"major poets." Bryant, Emorsou, Longfel
low, and now Lowell the youngest of tho
group havo gone. Only Whittierand Holmes
remain. The former, in tho quiot of a serene
old ago, takes up tho pen no more; but
Holmes, though now almost eighty-two, has
lately shown that he still possesse3 much of
that vivacious charm which tho world first
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
learned through the inimitable wit and philoso
phy of "The Autocrat." Compared 'with tho
others of this notable group, Lowell died
young, although ho had passed his seventy
second birthday. In speaking of Lowoll
after his death had been announced,
Edmund Clarence Stedman said : "Mr.
Lowell was unquestionably tho head of
the literary profession in America, and
when you say he was at tho head in America,
as an all-round man of letters, I think you
will havo to iuclude Great Britain also. Low
cll'B governing Instinct was literary. An y one
who know him in his homo life at Cambridge
associates him with sbelves of rare books,
early folios and all things suggestive of schol
arship and literary investigation. At the
same time he also had the senuino New Eng
land character, and never could be contented
to figure as a mero book -worm. He took the
greatest interest Inhuman life, and was born
to touch life at ail points.
"The fine thing about Lowell," added Mr.
Stedman, "was his plentiful and original
genius. This was so rich that ho never was
compelled, like many writers, to hoard his
thoughts, or be miserly with his bright sayings.
When warmed by companionship and In talk,
he gavo full play to this spontaneity, and said
enough witty and epigrammatic and poetic
things to set up a dozen small talkers or
writers. In this particular he presented a
strong contrast to Mr. Longfellow, for in
stance. "Perhaps the only Englishman of modern
times between whom and Lowell you could
draw a parallel after thb Plutarchia'n method
was Matthew Arnold. Each consciously or
unconsciously became the leader to tho
younger members of his craft, and perhaps
Arnold was regarded with more devotion by
his younger associates, not to say pupils, than
was Lowell. But Lowell's genius was far
more original and at command. Arnold had
wit, and so had Lowell, but Lowell in addi
tion had a never-falling humor, and if humor
is strength's richest superfluity, he was by so
much the superior. There Is not a trace of
humor in Arnold's poetry, but it is always
Hashing out la Lowell's from tho first to the
last, and oven enhancing rather than injuring
its ideality."
Sugar Industry In Yuca'un.
Interesting information In regard to tho
growth of tho sugar industry in Yucatan has
been received by the Bureau of American
Republics. Hitherto Henuequln flLro has
been the great product of that province, and
its present wealth has been almost wholly
dependent upon that industry, but tho capi
talists of the State are now investing in
the splendid sugar lands in tho southern sec
tion and are bringing experienced sugar
makers from Cuba to manage the now plan
tations, Until recently much sugar was Im
ported from Havana, the local production
not having been largo enough for homo con
sumption, but it is now believed that the
sugar industry can go hand In hand with tho
growth of Heunequiu fibre, tho latter being
conflued to the partially arid lands in tho
northern half of the State, while tho Tich
vegetable soil in- the southern part is giverr
oyer to tho production of 6Ugar. A signifi
cant feature of the development of both in
dustries is that everything has been accom
plished with native capital and native re
sources, Iuterest In the World's Pair.
Captain Gilbert P. Cotton, tho Special Com
missioner sent out by the Latin-American De
partment of the Columbian Exposition to
Honduras, has arrived in New York and is
expected in Washington to-day. Ho visited
also the colony of British Honduras and the
Mosquito Nation. He reports a deep Interest
in the coming Exhibition, which is constantly
growing and spreading as it becomes clearer
to tho people of those countries that this will
be tho greatest opportunity over afforded them
to advertise tholr resources and secure a for
eign market for their tropical products,
Costa Rica's Increasing Exports.
The Bureau of American Republics is In
formed that a steamer of tho Royal Mail Line
recently left Port LImon, Costa Rica, for Eng
land with twenty thousand sacks of coffee,tho
largest 6iriglo shipment ever made irom Costa
Rica. The large Increase iu exports is attribu
ted to the opening of the new San Jose and
Union Railway, on which trains are now run
ning regulaily.
L00AL STOCK MARKET.
CONTINUED ABSENCE OP IMPORT.
ANT DEALERS.
Consequent Light Transactions nnd Dull
Business A Bettor Pooling lnGrapho.
phone-Improved Financial Condi
tions. Tho absence of stock dealers from the city
and the small attendance of brokers at tho
board last week reduced the transactions to
tho smallest aggregate recorded in tho history
of tho exchange. Tho transactions wore in
detail $600 Ecklngton Railroad G3 at 1001; 10
Ecklngton bond rights at 100; 100 Peticu
matlc Gun Carriage stock at 50 conts por
share, and $2,000 Bolt Railroad 5s at 103. The
Ecklngton bonds, bearing 0 percent, interest,
are considered very low, and tho Belt road
bonds, having thirty years to run and selling
at so slight a premium as 5 por cent, are re
garded as a very desirable investment. Tho
lowest offering of the latter at the close was
at 110J.
The chief event or the week in the local
financial world was tho announcement of an
additional Issue of $100,000 of tho United
States Electric Lighting Company's converti
ble 5 per cent, bonds. The new bonds will
be allotted at par to the stockholders of record
on September 1 proximo, at the rate of $100
bonds to each six shares of stock, and are to
be paid for in four monthly installments of
25 per cent, each, beginning on tho loth of
September and ending on the 15th of Decem
ber. Tho bonds will not bo ready until tho
latter date. If paid for previously receipts
will issue until the bonds are ready. The
bonds will bo delivered with the coupon duo
November 1 on, which will amount to a bonus
of about 2 per ceut. to the subscribers.
It Iins recently transpired that the monthly
net revenues of the United States Electric
Lighting Company amount to $1,700, which is
estimated to bo double tho amount required
on tho stock and bonds for interest and divi
dends. The amount of the issued stock of
this company is but $600,000. Tho fact that tiro
$100,000 of new bonds will not bo issued be
fore December will doubtless make a bettor
market lor tho Issue of May last, which the
announcement of a further issue had the
effect to depress. The last bid for them was
but 103. Sales had previously been made at
112.
As the great and universal depression which
has prevailed over the whole country for
nearly a year originated In the stock markets
of London and New York, the fact that a
most encouraging change has taken place in
both these important centres in the last few
days, will doubtless servo to send a thrill of
confidence throughout ihelength and breath of
this highly favored land. And as itis recog
nized that confidence alone has been needed
a new era of prosperity may bo confidently
anticipated. A comparison of the reserves
now held by the New York clearing house
banks with tho reserve of a year ago Is favor
able to a continued ease in the money market.
A year ago tho reserve was about $2,000,000
below the legal requirements, whilo at tho
present time Itis over $18,000,000 above, and
wrilo it was extremely difficult to obtain oven
call money a' all la6t year for many weeks
past the rate has seldom exceeded 1J to 2 per
cent, per annum.
A year ago the amount of gold in tho bank
of England was but little below tho average,
namely, stated in dollars, $110,036,125, on
August 14 it was $185,541,950, or over $25,
000,000 greater. The same favorable condi
tions prevail at nearly all the great financial
centers of tho continent.
There has been a much better feeling in
graphophone stock, and privately sales have
been recorded much beyond tho bid price,
which has advanced from 4 to 4J. The 100
shares which were offered at 0 havo been sold,
and the lowest offering on the board is at 7.
A prominent and influential board broker has
diagnosed the graphophone market by saying:
"With a little concerted action the stock
could be advanced to 10, and that within a
brief period graphophone would bo one of tho
best speculative 6tocks on tho list."
An important factor tending to make all
kinds of busluess activo and prosperous is the
enormous amount of work going on. There
was probably never a tlmo since tho demise of
tho'Bonrd of Public Works when so largo an
amount of money was earned by tho mechan
ics and laborers of tho District. This money
is nearly all expended, bringing profit to all
classes of tho community.
Major W. P. Builcer'a Death.
Major W. P. Barker, well known in this
city for many years as the superintendent of
the Pullman Palace Car Company in this city,
died ut his residence, 1730 Fifeeoutb street, on
Friday morning from dyseutery and brain
trouble. Tho deceased had a largo number of
friends In Washington, who will deeply mourn
his death. Mr. Barker, previous to his com
ing to this country, was a successful merchant
iu Liverpool, Ho gavo up his business there
to accept a position as foreign purchaser for
A. T. Stewart & Co. in New York. After
being six years with this firm Mr. Barker re
signed to become a partner iu the firm of J. B,
Shaw & Co,, of Chicago. The big fire de
stroyed his business there in 1871, and in the
following year he become connected with the
Pullman Palace Car Company as superinten
dent of tho southern division. Mr. Barker
was 72 years old when ho died. His wife sur
vives him. The funeral will take place from
his residence to day at 4 p. m.
A RemlnlHisenee of II. Shepard White,
When B. Shepard White, the social light
who committed embezzlement and then
jumped his ball and left for parts unknown
except to few, was arrested, he had in his pos
session $304, which was turned over to the
property clerk of tho Police Department.
Yesterday Judge Bradley issued au ordor
turning over this amount to Lewis Jolrnsou &
Co., tho bankers who suffered this loss from
White's crlrno. This order was issued ou one
received from "Saep" a few days ago by the
lawyer for tho bank,
REFUSED A $5,000,000 BRIBE.
What tho Twcotl Gang Offered George
Jonet Not to Expose Them.
The averago citizen would bo vory apt to
say off-hand that tho world contains few mon
who would refuse a bribe of $5,000,000, espe
cially when It might bo accepted without vio
lating any oath nor botraying any trust excopt
a trust reposed in a nowspapor by tbo public.
And it is likely tho averago citlzon would bo
right. Thero aro few men lu any rank of life
whom nn offer of such a fabulous sum as
$5,000,000 would not tempt. A man with tho
fidelity to tho trust reposod in him, tho cour
age and tho conscience to refuse such a brlbo
Is a hero as truo and imposing as any that
history tells of, and his name should bo hon
ored without stint. Such a man was the lato
George Jones, proprietor of tho New York
Times, who died on Wednesday In tho ripe
ness of years. Tho fabulous brlbo was offered
QEOKGE JONES.
to Mr. Jones when tho infamous bandits
known as tho Tweed ring were about to be
exposed in tho New York Times in 1871.
When tbo ring became awaro that Mr. Jones
had secured from the city records the figures
to prove Its enormous stealings great efforts
were made to induce him to suppress the pub-
m:uuuu ui uio irum. ocrong lniiucnco was
brought to bear and fabulous sums were
offered him. Tho neeotiations included, the
purchase of tho Times1 plant. According to a
statement which .was published with Mr.
Jones' sanction in Harper's Weekly, in Feb
ruary, 1890, Richard B. Connelly, then Con
troller of the city and Tweed's partner in
crime, obtained by strategem an interview
with Mr. Jones, and offered him $5,000,000 to
forego the publication of the evidence-he held
acalnst tho ring. Mr. Jones replied: "I don't
think tho devil will ever make a higher bid
for me than that." He refused the offer, and
the damning proofs of the ring's dishonesty
were laid before the public. Air. Jones fol
lowed this up for months, until tho gang of
infamous scoundrels who had fattened on tho
public treasure, debauched tho voters, and
saturated every branch of tho New York City
government with corruption were driven from
flaco and power and sent into exilo or prison,
t was tho greatest and, as those who know
tho power and unscrupulousness of tho Tweed
ring aro well aware, the boldest public service
ever rendered by a newspaper to a community.
His courage and honesty were hardly more
admlrablo than, tho other traits of his charac
ter, which made Mr. Jones one of the greatest
figures In tho history of tho newspaper world.
In his management of tho Times Mr. Jones
set a noblo example to other newspaper pro
prietors of Now York. Ho attended to his
busluess in a businees-liko way, and did not
pretend to be the Greatest editor and pub
lisher in tho world. "He was as modest as tho
most humble of tho clerks in tho model busi
ness department of his great establishment.
No one In tho Tones Building ever heard any
one in his employ speak harshly of him. It
was not often that ho made suggestions or
found fault with tho matter and makeup of
tho paper. Everything goes like clockwork
in the Times' office, and thero is rarely any
turmoil or excitemont thero. Mr., Jones was
a little man, with a larije heart, a largo brain,
aud a quiet tongue. Ho was a generous man
and his acts of charity were many. Mr. Jones
showed his superb courage again in 1884,
when he risked tho future of his paper by re
pudiating thb nomination of Blaine and sup
porting Cleveland for tho Presidency. SInco
that time the Times has been an independent
newspaper in politics, and, as always, a care
fully edited, high-toned, clean, and thoroughly
reputable newspaper.
Prnltie for OJllcer Frayaer.
One of the best and quickest pieces of
police work that has been accomplished in this
city recently was the arrest of Charles Turner
and the recovery of tho monay which he stolo
from Scheller & Stevens, tho druggists, at the
corner of Ninth street and Pennsylvania
aveuue, last Saturday night. Tho loss was re
ported to Officer Johu Frayser, of the First Pre
cinct, and within two hours he had arrested
Turner and recovered all but $17 of tho $171
stolen.
Yesterday Major Moore received a letter from
Scheller & Stevens, in which they say: "Wo
beg to extend through you our very sincere
thanks to Police Officer Johu Frayser for his
promptness and success in locating Charles
Turner, We think It only a matter of justice
that thd said officer and through him tho
efficient Police Department should receive our
most appreciative acknowledgement. No one
would be more gratified to see Officer Frayser
rewarded at an early day bj such recognition
in the way of promotion as Ire deserves, as wo
think his act justly merits it," Major Moore is
sued a general order of commendation to Of
ficer Fray 6er.
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In Camp for Six Weeks.
The members of Camp Helto, No. 9, after a
stay of six weeks at Colonial Beach, are about
to break camp for home, This camp Is com
posed of O. A, Caldwell, E. Drev, T. Bore
land, J. M. II. F, and S. E, Barnard, and has
been the centre of attraction at tho "Beach"
this year. Tho above-named parties aro the
representatives of the "Heito Club," of which
S. E. Barnard is the president, and expect to
help form "Camp Heito No. 10V Ju the heart
of the Blue Ridge next 3'ear.,.- aaift
Telephone for "Faust Beer." " '
IN LONDON AT LAST.
A STRUGGLE "WITH A CARBUNCLE
AMID CHILDHOOD'S SCENES.
How to Treat n Doctor When Ho Present
HI Bill-Back to tho Old Farm tor a
Little Mooning and Thon Back to tho
Strand.
I have a carbuncle on the Dack of my neck.
This Is not quoted from my diary. It did not
occur last summer in Europe. It is occuring
now, at this particular moment in our own
free country. Job, an ancient gentleman of
somo local notorlty, onco turned his attention
to boll culture, and In this enterprise wo aro
told ho was horribly successful. Tho most
remarkable feature about this peculiar calling
aud that which made it most famous, was tho fit
reputed fact that during his whole "boil6ome"
career ho never as much as said " Great
Cresar, how these things do hurt!" This
astonished his countrymen, and Job at onco
became tho topic of conversation at tho corner
grocery, the sewing circles nnd tho missionary
meotlngs. In short, ho was famous, and like
Ward McAllister and Stanley, wrote a book.
But mark you Job had bolls, not carbuncles.
This makes the story plausible, and shows
that Job was a man of discernment and great
perspicacity. Had Job swaggered about and
boasted that ho had produced a single well
developed, activo carbunclo without breaking
up the furniture and kicking every living
creature off tho premises, he would havo been
put down as a aangerous man, and tho peoplo
in tho neighborhood would havo locked up
their valuables and eone heavily armed. But
Job know tho danger of over-doing a thing,
and stopped at boils. After moving about the
house for threo or four days irr a perfectly
rigid position Tery much resembling those re
volving wax figures in show windows, and
muttering words now and thon, which it will
not do to repeat, I finally called a physician.
Now, when lam feeling well, my favorite
pastime is to abuse physicians. I call them
scoundrels, quacks, extortioners, and un
regencrato reprobates. I usually succeed in
tracing every evil, every 6candal, every sor
row, every disaster In short, every undesir
able and unchristian feature of life to tho
existence of physicians. I never pretend to
pay a doctor's bill. If after spending his
strength, time, and much-needed rest in
carefully tidingme over a Berious illness, tho
doctor timidly ventures to present a bill that
scarcely covers the cost of his drugs, I fly into
a passion and ravo like a madman. "What,"
I exclaim In my righteous indignation. "You
havo tho audacity to ask pay for well nigh
killing me nnd irreparably breaking down my
constitution ?" And the man who gives his
life to relieving tho ills of his fellow creatures
goes home empty-handed and sick at heart
when ho thinks of his grocery bill, his over
due rent and his last bushel of coal. Of course
my cigar bill, my wine account, my tailor's
bill, my cab bill, my washerwoman, my fur
nisher, the florist, tho club dues, the theatre
tickets, all these, of course, must bo paid. But
tho doctor's bill Oh, well, nobody pays that,
or if they ever do, it is put off indefinitely.
In Germany the doctor's bill is adobt of honor
and when one fails to promptly pay it, when
he is able, ho Is ostracized from good society
and treated as a sneak.
I onco practiced medicine, but made a fail
ure of it and now never miss an opportunity
to slander and malign everything connected
with tho profession. So I called a physician
to look at my carbuncle. I have abused every
member of tho family so often during tho last
fow days that thoy don't seem to bo surprised
any more and don't even talk back. So I fail
to get my accustomed relief from this source
and thoucht at least tho presence of a physi
cian woufd furnish mo now material formy in
vectives. Ho came and called mo "Sigel." He
has known mo all my lire. In fact, If I re
member correctly, I met him before I had oven
formed tho acquaintance of my parents.' At
various times ho has nursed me through tho
measels, the mumps, hives, chicken pox,
whooping cough, rash, croup, and all tho
diseases Incident to childhood. Ho used to
take mo on his knee and I havo rather a
distinct impression that he used to spank me
occasionally when I became obstreperous. Ho
has had almost as much to do with my early
oxlstonco as my parents. But I had now been
away from home for several years; I had be
come, as I thought, rather dignified and awe
inspiring, especially in tho presence of my old
associates, who still tend the herds and culti
vate the soil. 1 now wrote "M. D," after my
name, had traveled in Europe, and wore loud
clothes. When, therefore, I mot our old
family physician I expected a greeting some
thing like this: "Sir, It affords mo unbounded
pleasure to grasp tho hand of one so dis
tinguished and promising, one who has sur
mounted the obstacles to fame and honor.
Allow ruo on behalf of your early associates to
welcome back to his old homo one who has
been an honor to bis country and a shining
oxamplo for noblo aspirations." But I didn't
get it. The brown-faced, genial old Doctor
bustled in as ho always did and simply 6ald,
"Hello, how's your neck ?" and without wait
ing for an answer moved up behind mo and
began undoing tho bandage. He treated me
in no way different from when I was a child,
aud wholly ignored my medical opinions and
gave all hla directions without oven asking
my approval. I forgave him, though, it
seemed so good to see his accustomed figure
onco again amid the familiar scenes of my
childhood. For the time I forgot the recent
years of my life aud felt myself again back in
thoso early happy days. Nothing is moro
ealutary than to go back to our old homes in
the country now aud then. After a winter
wasted In the hollow mockery of so-called
fashionable society nothing makes one feel so
small, so warped, so deceitful, 60 sin-staiued
as a visit to the quiet scerres of oue's child
hood, hallowed by noble aspirations, puro
thoughts, and unselilsh deeds. How each fa
miliar object recalls some nrauly action, some
honest vow long bluce broken, some laudable
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