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THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLE I3QRO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1891. MISCELLANY. lntry-.MInlrj-. Willie and Hess, (leorjtlc nnd Mny Once, ns llune thllilri'ii ero Imrd nt lny, An old man, hoary nml tottering, cnnic Anil watched them pluylng their pretty game. He seemed lo wonder, while stniidlntf there, Wlmt tlii' inciiiiiiiL' thereof could lie Aha, but the old man yearned lo share Of the little children a Innocent glee An they circled nround with laugh onl shout And told this rhyme at counting out: "Intry-inlntry, cutivy com, Apple seed anil apple thorn; Wire, brier, llnilier, lock, Tweho Reese In a tlock i Some flew east. Home Hew west, Some Hew over the cuckoo's nest! Willie and Hess, Oeorglc and May All, the mirth of that summer day! Twas Father Time who had come to share The innocent joy of those children there; He learned betimes the game they played And Into their siKirts with them went he How could the children have teeu arraid. Since little they recked who he might lie. They laughed to hear old Kather Time Mumbling that curious nonsense rhyme Or "Iiitrj -mintry. cutrey corn, Apple seed and apple thorn; Wire, brier, llnilier, lock, Twehe geese in a flock; Some Hew east, some flew want, Some flew over the cuckoo's nest! Willie and Bess, Ocorgie nnd May, And the joy of summer where are they? The grim old man still standeth near Crooning the song of a far-off year; And Into the w inter 1 come alone. Cheered by that mournful requiem, Soothed by thedolorous monotone That shall count me off as It counted them The solemn voice of old Tather Time Chanting the homely nursery rhyme He learned of the children a summer mom When, with ' apple seed and apple thorn," Life was full ol the dulcet cheer That hringcth the grace of heaven nnenr The sound of the little ones hard at play Willie and Itessle, (Jeorgleand May. Euyeue Field AN ESCAPADE IX C011D0YA. It was nlalnlv evident that he belonged to the better class of Spaniards nnd not to "the people." You could sea that In his finely chiseled features, and In the way his clothes, though slightly the worse for wear, fitted his graceful, slender figure. You saw it also in his winning mouth, full of white teeth, shaded by a dark mustache with just curl enough to suggest the Don Juan ready for fan, slipper or blade. And yet with all this there was a certain air of sad ness about him that enlisted your sympa thy at sight. The swarthy landlady who peered through the lattice blinds had never seen him before, and expressed, rather pointed ly, I thought, the hoi3 that she never would again. The picador who during the null fights occupied a room on the floor above mine charged down upon him very much as he would on a wounded bull, and returned to me, waiting behind the half open door, with a shrug of his broad shoulders, a lifting of his eyebrows, and the single word, "Nadal" ("Good-for-nothing"). Still the silent young man continued to occupy my sidewalk, to bow with his hat to the ground, and to follow me with his eyes around the corner of the narrow street that led to the Moorish mosque. Then a break occurred in the daily pro gram. I had forgotten my brush case, and ran back into the house, leaving my white umbrella and trap on the doorstep. When I emerged again into the blinding sunlight, they had disappeared. I instinctively sought out my silent young man. He was standing in his customary place, hat off, my trap in one hand, the umbrella under his arm. "My friend, you have my trap." "Yes, sefior." "Why?" "It is too heavy for the painter. Let no carry it." His voice was so gentle, his face so hon est, his manner so courteous, his desire to serve me so apparent, that I surrendered the brush case at once; had it been tilled with doubloons I would have done the 6amc. "What is your name?" "Manuel." "Why arc you always here?" "To wait upon you." "For what?" "To keep from starving." "Have you had no breakfast?" "No; nor supper." Below the mosque there runs a crooked street lined with balconies hooded with awnings shading tropical plants, and now and then a pretty senorlta. At the end of this street is an arcade flanking the old bull ring. Through one of Its arches you enter the best cale in Cordova. To see a hungry man eat has always ieen to me one of the most delightful of all the expositions of the laws of want and supply, to assist in equalizing these laws most exquisite of pleasures. I exhausted my resources on Manuel. He had a cup of coffee as big a3 a soup bowl. He had an omelet crammed full of garlic. He had a pile of wallles smothered in sugar. He had chicken livers broiled in peppers and little round radishes, and, last of all, a flagon of San Vicente. All these he ate and drank with the air and man ners of a gentleman, smoking a cigarette through the entire repast, as is the custom, and talking to me of his life his people at home, his year at the military school at To ledo, of the unfortunate scrape which end ed in his dismissal, of the anger of his fa ther, of the beauty and devotion of the girl who caused it all, and of his coming to Cordova to be near her. Who does not recollect his own shortcomings in the hot, foolish days of his youth? 1 could see it all; hardly twenty, straight as an arrow, lithe as a whip, eyes like coals of fire, checks like a rose, and his veins packed full of blood at fever heat. . He had watched me painting in the pla za the week before and had followed me to my lodgings, hoping I would employ him to carry my trap, but had been too proud or too timid to ask for it until chance threw It In his way. He would be glad to carry it now all day to pay for his break fast. Manuel was a prize. He would supply the only thing I lacked In this most charm ing of Spanish cities a boon companion with nothing to do. I made a bargain with him on the spot so many pesetas per week, with three meals a day, he to occu py the other side of' the table. It was delightful to see him when the terms were concluded. His face lighted up and his big brown eyes danced. Now lie could hold his head up. His father per haps was rlsht, but what could he do? Florita was so lovely 1 Some day I should see her; but not now; I would not under stand. His father by and by would relent and send for him. Then he would take my hand and place It In his father's and say, "Here is the good painter who saved my life and Florlta's." We ransacked Cordova from end to end: into the mosque at twilight, sitting iu the shadows of the forest of marble columns stretchtng away on every side; up Into the tower where the pigeons roost; across the old Itomau bridge; along the dusty high ways on the outskirts of the old city, crowded with market people; through the streets at night, listening to the tinkling of guitars and watching the multled figures under the balconies, and the half-opened lattices with the little hands waving hand kerchiefs or dropping roses; everywhere and anywhere; in every nook and crack and cranny of this once famous home of the hidalgo, the cavalier, and the inamora ta with the eyes of a gazelle and the heart of fire. One subject, however, by common silent consent was tabooed the whereabouts of the sweetheart who had made him an ex ile. I knew that she wa young, graceful m a doe, seductive as an houri, anil beauti ful beyond compare. I knew that she loved Manuel wildly, that he Idolized her, and would starve rather than desert her. 1 knew also that she lived within a stone's throw of the cafe; for Manuel would leave mo at breakfast to kiss her good morning, and at mid-day to kiss her again, and at sundown lo kiss her once more good night, and would return each time within ten minutes. I knew also, of course, that her name was Florita. All this the young fellow told me over and over again, with his face flushed and his eyes aflame; but I knew nothing more. One night of each week was always Manuel's. Any part of any other night, or all of It, for that matter, was mine, and he was at my service for sight-seeing or prowling; but Saturday was Florlta's. Except on festival nights, Saturday, of all nights In the week, Is the gayest in all the Spanish cities, for then the cafes are In full blast, filled not only with the city people, but with the country folk who come to market on that day. These cafes have raised platforms, are edged by a row of footlights, and hold half a dozen chairs for as inany male and female dancers. Here you see on gala nights the most be witching of all the sights of Spain the Spanish dances. On this particular Saturday night Man uel had taken himself off as usual, and I was left to follow my own free will alone. So I strolled Into the ganlen of the mosque, sat me down on one of the stone seats un der the orange trees, and watched the wom en fill their water jars at the old Moorish well, listening meanwhile to the chatter of their gossip, w hen It grew finite tlark l passed out through the I'uerta del I'erdon, turned to the right and wandered on aim lessly down a narrow street leading to the river. Soon I heard the dick of castanets and the thrum of guitars; there was a dance somewhere, rushing aside a swing ing door, I entered a small cafe. The room was low-ceiled, apparently without windows, and the air stilling with clca- rcttes. The customary stage occupied one corner of the Interior, which was crowded to the very walls with water carriers, car- gadors, gipsies, hucksters, and the young bloods of the town. They were cheering wildly a black-eyed scfiorita who had just finished her dance, and who was again at the footlights bowing her acknowledg ments. Slie made a pretty picture In her short yellow skirts trimmed with black, her high comb and her black lace mantilla, her bare arms waving gracefully. I found a seat near the door, called for a bottle of San Vicente, and lighted a cigarette. At the adjoining table sat a group of young fellows drinking Aguardiente. It is a vil lainous liquor, and more than a thimbleful sets a man's brain on lire. They were measuring theirs in tumblers. When at a second recall the girl again refused to dance, the manager explaining that she was very tired, the young caballcros began pounding the table with their glasses, shouting out in angry tones, "l.a senorita la seiiorita!" Whf n for the third time the tired girl advanced to the platform's edge and bowed her regrets, one of the group sprang forward, leaped upon a table, and with an oath dashed the contents of his glass over her bare shoulders. A fright ened shriek cut the air, and the next in stant a heavy carafe filled with wine crazed my head, struck the rullian full In the face and tumbled him headlong lo the floor. Instantly the place was In an uproar. 1 all a dozen men sprang past me, one waving an ugly knife, made a rush for the table in my rear, and threi themselves on a young fellow who had thrown the carafe and who now stood with his hack to me swinging its mate over his head like a flail Then came a crash, another Spaniard sprawled on the floor, and a flying figure dashed past and bounded over the foot lights. As he plunged through the cur tain in the rear 1 caught sight of his face It was Manuel I Grasping the situation, I sprang througl the door reaching the sidewalk just as the police forced their way past me into the scattering throng. A jew sharp orders, crash of breaking glass, a rattling of car bines on the floor, and the tumult was over. Humiliated at Manuel's deception, an yet anxious for his safety, 1 hid myself in the shadow near a street lamp with my ey on the swinging door, and waited. The first man thrust out was the ruffian who had emptied his glass over the dancer. His anus were pinioned behind his back, his head still bloody from the effects of Manuel's carafe. Then came a villainous looking cutthroat with a gash across his cheek, followed by three others, one whom was the manager. of The mob surrounded the group, the pri oners in front. 1 crouched close until they disappeared in a body up the street, then crossed over and swung back the door. The place was empty. A man in his shirt sleeves was putting out the lights. "There has been a row?" I said. "Unquestionably." "And some arrests?" . "Yes, sefior." "Did they get them all?" "All but one." "Where Is he?" The man stopped, grinned the width of his face, and, thrusting up his thumb. waved it meaningly over his left shoulder, Manuel had escaped. For half the night I brooded over the unfaithfulness of human nature. Here was my hero telling lies to me about his Florita, spending his Saturday nights in a low cafe engaged in vulgar brawls, and all over a dancer. 1 began to consider and doubt. Was there any such fair creature at all as Florita? Was there any implaca ble father? Had Manuel ever been a stu dent? Was It not all a prearranged scheme to bleed me day by day, and, awaiting a chance, rob me, or worse? A man who could escape unhurt, surrounded as ho had been, was no ordinary man. Perhaps he was simply a decoy for one of the numer ous bands of brigands still Infesting the mountains; and I remembered with a shud der the forefinger of the Englishman for warded to his friends in a paper box as a sort of sight draft on his entire hank ac count. I began to bless myself that mere accident had warned me in time. I would pick up no more impecunious tramps, my heart and pocket-book wide open. When the day broke, and the cheery- sun that Manuel always loved streamed In my windows, the situation seemed to improve. I thought of his open, honest face, of his extreme kindness and gratitude, of the many delightful hours we had spent to gether. I'erhaps, after all, it was not Manuel. I saw his face only for a mo ment, and these Spaniards are so much alike, all so dark and swarthy. He would surely come in an hour, and we would have our coffee together. 1 dragged a chair out on the balcony and sat down, watching anxiously the turn of the street where 1 had so often caught sight of him waving his hand. At eight o'clock I gave him up. It was true; the face was Manuel's and ho dared not show himself now for fear of arrest. Then a new thought cheered me. Perhaps, after all, he was waiting at the cafe, or, It being Sunday, was late, and I would meet him on the way. I ran downstairs into the sunlight and stopped at the corner near the church, scanning the street up and down. There was no one I knew except the old bare-headed beggar with the with ered ann. Manuel often gave him alms. He bowed as I passed, stood up, and put on his hat. Near the cafe" at the bottom of the hill stands a half-ruined archway. It can be reached by two streets running parallel and Itliln a stone's throw ol eacn otner. as nasscd under It tho beggar, to my aston ishment, started tip as If from the ground. e had followed me. "You are the painter, sefior? "Yes." "And Manuel's friend?" "Certainly; where Is he?" He glanced cautiously about, and took scrap of paper from Inside the band of Is hat. It bore this Inscription: "I am In trouble; follow the beggar." The old man looked at me fixedly, turned sharply, and retraced his steps through the arch. My decision was Instantaneous; I ould find Manuel at all hazards. The way led across the plaza of the bull ring, through the market, up the hill past the little niosnut now the church of Santa Maria, the one with the red marble altar and so out into the suburbs of the Ity, the beggar keeping straight ahead and never looking helium, At the end of a narrow lane dividing two rows of old Moor ish houses the mendicant tarried long enough for me to come nearer, glanced at me meaningly, and then disappeared In a crack In the wall. 1 followed, and found myself In a square patio, overgrown with weeds, half choked by the ruins of a fountain, and surrounded by a balcony imported by marble columns. this bal cony was reached by a stone staircase. The eggar crossed the overgrown tangle, mounted the steps, swung back a heavy green door with Moorish hinges, and wait ed for me to pass In. I drew back. The folly, If not the danger, of the whole pro ceeding began to dawn upon me. "I will go no further; where Is the man who sent you?" The beggar placed his fingers to his lips and pointed behind him. At the same instant a blind opened cau tiously on the floor above, and Manuel's fnce, pale as a ghost, teered through the slats. The beggar entered, closed the heavy door carefully, felt his way along a dark corridor, and knocked twice. A shriveled-up old woman with a bent back thrust out her head, mumbled somethin to the beggar, and led me to an opening In the optoslte wall. Manuel sprang out and seized my hand. "I knew you would come. Uh, such a scrape! The police searched for us half the night. Hut for old ISonta, the beggar here, and his wife we would have been caught. It would kill my father If any thing should happen now. ace, here is his letter saying we can come home! Oh, I am so grateful to vou! You see It was this way. It was Horita's night, and 1 My heart turned sick within me. Florita's night I If the poor girl only knew. "Don t say another word, Manuel; you are In a scratie, and 1 will help you out, but don't lie about it to me of all men. If you love the dancer, all right; breaking a carafe over a fellow's head in a cafe, and all for a pair of ankles, may lie "hie to you, sefior: said Manuel, flush ing angrily, and with a certain dignity 1 had not seen In him before; "1 could nev er He to you. i on do not know. 'I do know. 'Then llonta has told vou?" and 1 looked toward the beggar. "Honta has not opened his lips. I saw- it all with my own eyes, and you may thank vour luekv stars that vou were not sliced full 'of holes. What would Florita say? " Honta? Ah, I see: said Manuel, springing forward, pushing open the door, and calling out: "riorita: Are you there. Come quick f A hurried step In the adjoining room and a young girl came running In. It was the dancer! "What could I do, sefior? What would you do if your own wife had been so In suited? See how lovelv she is!" And he kissed her on both cheeks. What would I have done? What would vou have done, uir trlend, with that startled shriek in your ears, and that fright ened face apttcallng to vou, her great eye wet with tears, her white anus held out to you? My hair is not quite so brown as It wa and the blood no longer surges through mv veins. 1 am cooler and calmer, and even phlegmatic at times; and yet had Florita been mine, I would have broken a carafe over everv head In Cordova. While he was calming her fears, kissing her cheeks anil patting her hands, the whole story came out. Day after day he had hoped that his father would relent. One word from him, and then 1 need never have known how the dainty feet of his pretty young wife had helped them both to live. This is why he had kept It from me. That night a painter, with a pretty Span ish cousin, and a servant carrying his coat and traps, occupied a first-class carriage for Toli-do. The painter left the train at the first station out of Cordova, shouldered his trap and coat himself, and took the night express back to his lonely lodgings. The servant and the seiiorita went on alone. When the train reached Toledo an old Spaniard with white head and mus tache pushed his way through the crowd, took the servant in his arms and kissed the pretty cousin on both cheeks. Then a higli-springed old coach swal lowed them up. t. lloikinon smith in October Century. fioil Ailvlrc fromTvvn IklnVrcilt Sources. "Wail on the Lord and keep Ills way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land." "Watch your hat and overcoat; the pro prietor is not responsible for them." These are the Inscriptions on two pla cards that hang near each other on the walls of a Chestnut street lunch house. I'liiladvljihla Hecoril. Elderly but well-preserved widow (in business) "This is an employment agency, Is It not?" Manager "It Is, ma'am. What can 1 do foryou?" 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For tlime drathlv I Bilious frml depend 1.000 will Ym n.il.1 i. for a cae wl.cro vv- w Ion Siu-iiiii ltiT- fill It J.JTTErS iu l TEits. u will cure von Bui nssiti it cure. At v never f..tl. 9 Do yuu sutler with that til i d and all gone feellnc? It to. uto Cleanse the vit.nteil Sw blood when vou see P SOLrilUB IlITTEKS; Us impurities burst- B win cure vou. ing ttiroupti iiio skin in riinplea, notches, and Sores. Rely on SuLNicn UiTTcns, and health will fol low. OnerntiVfMi u Im nn rlrlv(-ntiftni! Iti tl.M uiillaand rl liops; cierks villi o not procure mil), .e it ex erchte. nnd nil vim I are confined imioors, Soxi-iirn HiTTEiis will cure Liver Com plaint. Don't be dis couraged; it will cure you. noma uso M Li nt it Hitters. They will not then be ne&k and slcklv. If vou do not wiih Buuncn Iirrrcns will build you up and make you strong and healthy. to suffer from Ubeuro- atlsiu, ute a bottle of SULl'HUn llITTEUS; It never falls to enre. Bcmmivk lUrrE&s will make your blood pure, rich and strong, Don't le without a bottle. Try it: you anu yuur ursu uaro. ladies In delicate health, who are all ran down, should use Try ben-nun Urr ters to-night, and you will sleep well anil feel better for It. noLrnrn liirrnns rTy riiw hp t rww iuu nun. ,110 WW. Jiicuita, ,l ujn pUUIlUieQ. Bend three 2-ct, stamps to A. 1. OitDWAY & Co , Boston, Mass., and receive a copy free. HANI r m Can Anything Be Safer Than a Mortgage of, Rny. One-third its mine on GOOD land In a Section where crops are assured 1 The Vermont Loan I Trust Go. Offers vou Investments In the famous PALOUSE COL'NTKV of eastern Washington, where poor crop have never been known. Agricultural In terests in the West were never more promising, esptlally In the sections bere our loans are plai-ed. than at the present time. Investors will find it to their advantage to examine our secur ities before Investing elsewhere. 7 Per Cent Guaranteed Mortgages, G Per Cent Semi-annual Interest De benture Bonds. School Hoods bearing from C to 7 Per Cent. F. J. HOLMAN, General Agent, Itoom A'o. 13, Crosby Itlock, Ilrattlc boro, Vt. GUARANTEED '5TOVE5 PURNACE5 RANOE5 F. & W. Co. Oval Fire Box Range, The most complete and best working range ever manufactured. P. P. STEWART HEATING STOVES. Without a rival. The most powerful, eco nomical and durable stoves ever manufactured. Estimntes furnished for "F. & IV. Co." Warm Air Furnaces, Hot Water and Steam Heaters. JOHN CALVIN, 53 MAIN STREET. THUREER AND CORBETT, Main Street, Ilrattleboro. Ever)- variety of bread and pastry constantly on band. Crackers Fresh Daily. Cake of all Kinds. Plain, Ornamental, Fruit, Sponge, Jclljr, Cream, Angel, Ac. Cookies and Confectionery. S'-HaVed Deans and Brown Bread early Sun ay mornings. THURBER & CORBETT. THE PHILADELPHIA AD READING Coal and Iron Company, MISEItS AND SHIPPERS OF NIPPERS OF COALS. Hard IVIiite Ash, r ree isuriitiiK mte Srhuv-lklll Itnl A Slinmokiii and Lorberry AUo the celebrated BROOKSIDE COAL of I.yk.-ns vu!ly Deep red ah, very free burning. Unexcelled by anv coal for ue iu open crates or co-ifctnj: tove. All retail dealer in Sew F.ngland can I urnlh tlieae choice coals. Office of Eastern Department. 70 KII.KV STIirXT, nosTO., MASS., PistributliiK depot at Boston, Salem. Xebury pot. Sew Bedford. 19-U JOHN DUN LEVY, Custom Tailor Hooker Block tip one flight. f leanslnc. repairing and pressing done at tuort n"itce Lumber and Wood of all Kinds IJOR sale at the Steara Mill on Howe place, 1 Vernon, Vt. For prices apply to LEWIS E. SWAIN at th mill. Connected by telephone. JAPANESE SOAP. Mrlcllr lurt. !' t In i' e w 1 1 U - I-timdry, IVmiJi or lutlft. Wttl mt -llo.v, i1ri vr c tn lw i lnUie like mjniw in V MMXtl) o io-tu l ouumt no fllihy iheae-(pi vmi; K -, ('i.iumt Poap Mak. l'ommt'lr cure twiMit cImm. lutiuK We in inufAHurv jo the I.iiri VW, Auiri'-Hii I xtm, Wlitl1 .'ni4iati. lioldrn ltuW? oaK, nil ktuutlttixl bruutUol tlu market. Sold by all proof rs. Manufuctnrwl only by FisK MTU J CO , rM.Himn.'l.l, Muii- FLORENCE Knitting Silk. Soft Finish. If you wish to se cure beauty, durability, and econo my, yu will buy this Sill; for Knitting, for Crochet, for Tatting, for Netting, or for Embroidery. Each one-half ounce ball vt size No. 300 contains 150 yards of pure Silk. ' Florence Home Needlework" fur )9I nhows 2-ou many uses for It, giving you full Instruct Ions n Crocheted Bcarfs, Bilk Blippers, Belts, Headed llags, JUcreme Lace, etc. Tula bosk contains 94 vttta of fully Illustrated descriptive matter, and will be mailed on receipt of So. Mention year. NONOTUCK SILK CO. Florence, Mass. nil wr ii U Jwrs- " I lSOAP. J