ft
I OLD MAN GREENLAW
STARTS DISCUSSION
But No One Can K.vplnlii din Ite
niiirknlilc Success of (lie
Little Hunt.
PEl'l'EK CALLS HIM A FOOL
And Snys Ho Can T,c Induced
to Si( In Aiiiii -The
Old Man's Offer.
n- nivin ,. rriiTis.
"They Is n limp o' things." Kiild old
man Cirronlaw w;ih n malevolent glare
.nn I ... I... , , . ..
cvvMi-u iu ie uueiuie'ii mr wi(' won!
In general, hut which for the momcnl
wns fixed on 8am IVar.all, "what 'pears
to ho 'ntended by n wise nn' beneficial
irovldoneo fo' the betterment o' tnan
kylnd. on'y they nln't nl'ays. Th' ain't
no trllln' whether It's the cili.P(lnpHn o
he human race or whether It's one o'
them p'cool.ar dispensatories o' ovcr
pow'rln' wisdom what gcn'ly works out
wrong. Anyways, It M 'a' been better
fo' him If ho hadn't never been bo'ned,
like the Good Hook says, nnr 'lis. fo' to
have a grlndstono tied onto Ills neck nn'
fo" him to bo ensted out nn' trotuplcd
under foot llko filthy rags."
"Slebbo 80," said Penrsall, "but that
nln't no reason fo' to be lookln' nt mo
In no slch tone o' voice." He was plainly
nervous nt being singled out for denun
ciation. "I wn'n't the on'y nnti what
was into It," ho added defiantly.
"Don't make no dlff'rence," retorted
the old man bitterly. "Kven If n man
nln't the on'y ono what's nlxi'd the boat
when the b'llcr busts he Bits Mowed up
all the name, don't he?"
"Ain't been nbo'd no boat fo' up'nrds
o' two months," said 1'Fnrnnll Indlg
nantly. "Hadn't ought fo' to bo belt ng'ln him
If he had 'a' been," said Hlul.sdell to
W'lnterbottom.
"I dunno," nld W'lnterbottom doubt
fully "All d'ponds on whether she
ousts. An even ir she elon t. a man s
gcn'ly bitter off nsho'. not 'thouten he's
'bleeped to travel. Now, !f It M been
Popper what was nbo'd of her It 'd
been mo' nncltut like an' I'd 'a' been mo'
reconciled. 'Pears like It 'd be mo'
peaceable round here If It was him was
Wowed up 'stead o' Ham. Sam's gwlne
to leave mo' of n Rape Into the c'mun
ity."
"Oh, I don't know," raid Mr. Pepper.
"Th' nln't no call fo' nobody to fetch
me Into It "
"Th ain't nobody llnblo fo' to fetch
yo nit In," exctu med .loo Hnssftt
fiercely. "Wo uns has enough to do
throwln' on yo' out. on'y th' nln't no
body hnd the fn'thought fo' to p'vlde the
grlndstono. Th' old man 'pears to have
the right like. Is yo' nil cot a grlml
stono In yo' pocket, Jim?" ho asked of
Hlalsdell.
"No," said Hlalsdell regretfully, "hut
1 sot a hunk o' salt po'k If that 'II do
any good. An' a piece o' rid chalk," he
nrldcd hopefully, "Mebbe If ho was to
be "
"Oh, hhuck.s'" exclaimed Pearsall Im
patiently, "lied e'hulk ain't no Rood.
Shako tho sand outen his shoes an'
Jrwll ko right up. Th' nln't no call fo'
to bust the b'ller ' fur's he's c'neorncd.'
"Wotlnell Is yo" uns talkln' about'."
paid old man Greenlaw, looking from one
to u.nothcr In great bewilderment.
"Damllno," t-.iid W'lnterbottom. "but
yo' all 'd oiiRhter know. Yo' begun It
yo' own self. Yo' was Kpeakln' o' tllthy
rags, an' Just nachully Pepper dono
butted In, llko he nl'ayH does. How
come the b'ller busted nnyway? 'Pears
l'ko they is trouble enough round hete
'thouten bustln" b'llcrs nn' thlnps," he
added with nn appearance of decided
discontent.
"They is them what ain't got no c'n
slderntlon," taid Hlalsdell, regarding
Greenl.nv with much disfavor, "what's
fo'ever mnkln' d'sturlunces. W'o was
all peaceable n a Utter o' pups when
tho old man broke loose an' begin plckln'
on .Sum."
"I didn't had Sum In mind special,'
Mid the old man petulantly, nnd yet
dlsdalnfuby. "He said hut own self
whnt ho wa'n't the on'y one what was
Into It, an" that's true enough 's fur 's
It Roes, The hull caboodle on ye was
ek ly t " blame "
"W'ot bltln' on yo' all, nnyway?"
inquired Hlalsdell, who seemed to be try
ing to hide some anxiety under nn as
sumption of Indifference.
"Oh, it don't make no dlff'rence about
me," told tho old man with crushing
sarcasm. "I wa'n't noways concerned
Into It, on'y Just how the prtnclp'l
xpense fell onto me. Just nachully that
am t nnthln to nobody else. 'S long's
yo' unn Ion t feel tho Iron hand o' des
titution creepln' over yo' In yo' old age,
freezln' yo' hopes o' beln' nble to keep
outen the po'houso nn' fadln' away like
!' vanished youth, 'taln't to bo
xpected how yo' do no bollyaehln'. As
fn' mo I c- ii surfer In silence V be
strong, but If yo' uns had any o' the
lndnk-s o' common decency yo' 'd be
settln' back on yo' hind lalgs an' beg
gln my pardon on yo' bended knees,"
"Heggln' yo' pardon for what?" tie-
mnndeil liassett In nslonlshmeiit.
"Well, there's c'nslil'able what 'd ought
fo' to bo 'pologlzed fo'. 1 reckon If you
was to be mnkln' a good thorough Job on
t yo' mought start in with 'pologlzln' fo'
bnln' alive an' then perfect) grajully. I
reckon till)' 'd be mo' of a Indication o'
pprlety 'n nnybody'd ought fo" to ex
pert, though, an' I'd feel better If I was
to hear some 'xpiesslon o' regret fo" the
shameful way what yo' uns unloaded a
slice (' my wad onto Hint hellyon what
was play.n' poker In the back room Inst
night.''
"He win It. dlJn't he?" asked Winter
bottom nirtly.
"Yes, he win It," shouted the old
man with extreme wrath, suddenly
abandoning all pretence of self-restraint,
' Ho win r.sln' i,' sixty dollars off'n the
in' best poker players in the Mississippi
Valley, or what p'teuds to he nidi, an'
yo" uns sets round eatln' yo' tobacco
like fo' humps onto n log, 'stead o' set
tin' In oilcloth an' ashes, heaplu' the
dust o' humiliation onto yo' balds, like
the Good Honk snys fo' to do. 'Pears
llko yo- is lost to all shame. "('wouldn't
be noililn' to me f I wa'n't backln' the
game, I wouldn't give' a hoot If yo'
it to inlander yo' hull subst'incn in
riotous In In', as tho flood Hook s.ivs,
but when ( conies to me pnyin' fo' It
I'm doggoncd if I f.'cl like It.
"Hem I he," he continued, gathering
mole bmeiiK -s a he went on. "tiinln
talnin' the prlnnp I place o' 'inooj-ement
in Uk.int-is. city w-'tli the sweat o' my
1 ow an lookin' fo' moral s'po't f'm
rjeiu what 1 done gathered together fo'
vaer.ts. 'Pears llko 1 Is 'milled to mo'
consideration, 'nstead o' which my wad
Is beln' used fo' a football."
"Yo nil ain't did so hell roarln' bad
recent," said Pearsall, making a wink
nttcmpt to excuse himself and his
friends. "W rakeoff last week was
upnrna o- ro- hundred."
"That was last .week," retorted the
old iimn. "Th' nln't nobody gwlne. to
git ricn on what he done did afo'tlme,
This yore Is Choosdny mawnln' an' to.
morrers Wednesday. The Week's
more'n half gone u'rtndy nn' all's to
""' ro it in how n measly little runt
t in nowhere in p'tlc'lar Is done como
in Here nn' win money shameful."
"What's did Is did," said Winter
bottom, attempting no excuse. "Th'
nln't no use bellynchln' over It." It
was evident from his manner and that
of the others that they had been de-
Rraueii in their own esteem by tho
untoward occurrence of which tho old
man complained and that their main
concern wns to Induce him to cease
from his reproaches. Hut worse was
to come.
"They Is some truth In that," the old
man admitted. grudgingly. "I ain't n
snyln' but what there's liable to bo
somepln' lost occasional. If they didn't
nobody never win nothln' Into the game
mebbe they wouldn't cont Inner to come.
Hut what gits me bad Is the way it was
did. 'Cordln' to what yo' nns says, me
not beln' In tho room at the time, this
J ere nellyon done helt a straight tltlsh,"
"Sho did," said Pearsall.
"On a two cyard draw."
"Yep," said W'lnterbottom, reluc
tantly. "An' It was onto yo' deal, Jim." pur
sued the old man relentlessly, looking
at Hlalsdell Indignantly.
Hut Hlalsdell refused to answer. It
was evident thnt the accusation wiui
correct, but he had nothing to say.
"Well, nil's I c'n say Is what that
'pears to been onexcusable," said the
old mem, "but how come he got away?"
And ho looked ut Hassett with 'wonder
ing Incredulity.
"If I'd 'a' hit him" returned the big
sheriff surlily, "they wouldn't 'a' been
nothln' on him left, let alone he wns
that little what they wa'n't no place
onto him fo" to hit convenient. 'Peared
like I Just couldn't fetch myself to do
nothln' to him. If he'd V been big
enough to put up a light now1 " He
said no more, but his manner was In
dicative of deep regret.
"Does yx credit, In a way," said the
old man as If the admission was wrunp
from him, "but that don't pit nobody
nowheres. I'd ought fo' to been called
In. 1 c'd 'a' had him arrested, op sumo.
pin, 'Pears llko yo' must 'a' been all
drunk."
"Wan't nobody drunk," said Hints
dell, "but I was that struck when he
showed down n stralRht Hush what I
couldn't say nothln', 'Peared like I was
paralyzed, an' I reckon the others was
the same way."
They all nodded.
"lie must V helt out on yo'," suggested
the old mnn, as one groping In the dark
for someihlnR that might serve ns an
explanation.
"No. he didn't hold out nothln'." said
Hlalsdell, positively. "He drawed 'em
reg'lar. an' 1 doled 'em to him. If they
Is anybody to be blamed fo' It Pm It
but the way it looks to me Is what the
flRntnln' must 'a' struck. They can't
nobody put up nothln' ag'ln that."
"No," said the old man. "I.en-,stwayH
1 ain't never hcer'd o' nothln'. 'Pears
llko tho hull blame thing was one o'
them catechisms o' natur what swal
lers up n c'munlty fr'm tlmo to time.
It's did, nn' they can't be nothln' did
nbout It now."
"Oh. I don't know," said Mr. Pepper,
who had been listening to the discussion
with no small amusement nnd a know
ing air.
Tho others, regnrded him listlessly
l nder ordinary circumstances they
would probably have Insisted on his
withdrawal from their presence, but
being unusually dejected they seemed
not to hnve spirit enough to Indicate
their puference. I'or some tlmo noth
ing wan .-aid.
Then the old man spoke wearily,
"They Hon t noiiouy iook ro yo all not
to know nothln'. Not never, they don't
Hut what Is it yo' nil reckons yo' don't
know now?"
"Oh, I don't know how they can't
nothln' be did," said Mr. Pepper with
a suggestion of hope.
"Have a drink," said the old mnn.
"They has been times when yo' all
'peared to almost have 'ntelllgence
Mebbo this Is one on 'em. Wisdom comes
outen the mouths o' babes an' suckln
pigs, If yo' nil c'n till any thin' tell It.
Is yo' all gut any Idee who that stranger
was what done sot lu Ixst night?"
"Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Pepper,
swallowing his drink, "but cordln to
what I heer'd I reckon maybe It
mought V been Duck Hawley. He's mo'
'r less of a fool."
He let on what his name was Haw-
ley," said Hlalsdell, with a show of In
terest, "an nobody wouldn t draw to
a three Hush Into a reel poker game
thouten he was a sho 'nough fool."
"Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Pepper,
"I've did that my own self when the
odds was big."
That's what I done said," murmured
Hlalsdell, but Mr. Pcpp r did not hear
him.
1 reckon It must '.V been Huck," he
continued. "I hcer'd he was trnilln'
(his away. An' If 'twas he's fool 'noiigh
to set in again when he comes down
the river lu about a week or so. Mo" 'n
likely he's reck'nln' on holdln' a other
straight Hush."
Not on my deal he won't," said
HlalKdell earnestly. .
"Oh, I don't know," said .Mr. Pepper,
mebbe he mought hold It onto his own
deal, Them things dono happen,"
Things sho' will happen If he does
inythln' like that," observed the old
man grimly. "A stranger c'n hold a
straight Hush oncet on my premises an'
git away with It If he's lucky, bill fo'
him to hold two mi 'em Is inilclous."
Oh, 1 don't- - " began Mr. Pep
per, but seeing the old man reach for Ills
bungstnrter he checked himself.
'I mean 1 don't know but whnt he
mought bo 'njuced fo' to set In again,"
he Kild, "even If that ain't no present
mention into Ills mind. If he does
yo' uns' 'd ought fo" to win lack c'nsld.
able mo' than yo" done lon last nluht.
He's on a cieotln' tower an' he's Ilablo
to he tot In' a wad,"
Yo' all do th" 'njiieln'," ald the old
man, "an there'll bo a rakeorr Into It
fo yo',"
Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Popper
with evident Incredulity. " done heer'd
that kylnd o' talk afo', but I don't take
no Mini; Into it no mo'. The last time
roped si feller In fo' yo' 1 didn't git
nothln' on'y a hard luck story, 'Pears
like he done win out, 'cordln' to what
I was told, but I has my own iilees o'
that. Mo' 'n likely Hawiey mought win
out ug'in, an' where'd I cum In?"
"lie Hint got a clnnrt on nirth,"
lid the old man engeily, "but I'll tell
yo' what IV do I'll put up a humlrod
fo' yo' traviln' 'xpensesnn' yo' stand In
Just the same, On'y o' co'se the hun
dred "II como omen yo' rakeofT when
wo settles," he added awan afterthought,
Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Tepper.
but ho took tho hundred.
POEMS WORTH BEADING.
t)iiiptrguii(er.
Oil, I wrnt llown tha nlil -rk ft,. M
rrn'k, the creek f other day.
Ann on the viuy I nut u e)iot, pals In th
niodtiiigiifi ray,,
Tho Kho.t of nnr. n ltttl a bor. with whom
my lirart atlll ila.
He looked at ine, he noitileil me, ha beck-
iu a with Mi pole,
To follow where we oft liait iron 1o that olil
fl'hlnit hole,
In chccki r of the ulilne nrt ahada beneath
the olil beech bole.
The old hole, the ilnrk hole, wherein wa
marked the r earn
Of mlnnowa atreaklnit. allvery rose, and In
Its deeps n ilrentn
Of BoinetlilnK irons forever down the llm-
inrr or tho atrram.
The oll hole, the deep hole, o'er which we
wntched the flmh
Of bronie and brnim of draironfllts and lis
tened for the splash
Of frogs that Imped from lllled banks when
round them we would dash.
He stoo.l beslje me there again, with fishing
(Mile nml line.
Anil looked Into my eyes and aatd, "The
IWiIng will im flnet"
Anil bade me follow don the atream and
placed his band In mine.
Hat, It was strange! I could not speak, how
eer I might try.
Whrie alt my heart choked up with tear.
and I could only sigh
And whisper to myself, "Ah. Ood, if I could
only die!"
lie laughed at me, he beckoned me, but I
I uti.od wide ed.
A eriell was on my soul, I knew, that kept
me from his side, ,
A spell that held me back from him, my
lioyhnod that had illid.
'Twas Ihere beside the old creek, the cold
creek, the creek of lonir gone by.
I stood upon lis bank iiwhlle when stars
were In the sky,
And, oil. I met and tallied with him, the
child that once was I!
M in son Caweix.
Margaret of New Orleans,
(Among the first of the few statues In this
country erected to women Is that of Mar
garet lliiughery. the baker of New Orleans
whn befriended orphans. Whe was born In
Ireland about 114 I
Above the p lasers In the street
Sit- Margaret,
Her drees Is old nnd plain nnd neat,
And orphans gather at her feet;
while all the eouthern nips glow sweet
Hound Margaret.
Hound Margaret, the biker, who
Worked "Itli her hands that she might
trew
Her charities like summer dew
Upon the orphans that she knew.
A hundred jeans have come and gone,
Margaret.
Since first thine eye beheld th" dawn
Across far waters; but the morn
Was radiant whereon thou w.ist born.
O Margaret, throned serenely there
In that old fashioned kitchen chair.
With placid brow and smooth drawn hair.
The face of saint Is not more fair!
I.ook down thl day with sweet face tvjwed,
Our Margaret,
On childless women, strident, loud,
That clamor in n public crowd)
And pray that they may he endowed
With thy grace, Margaret'
M. K licmr.
Itlo (irumle.
From tit I'M Mull Maoatlnt.
There lies a ship at her moorings out there
on yonder stream.
Her lines upon the water are lovely like n
dream.
And like a dream she'll slip away with the
fleet dawning gleam,
For sho's bound for UIo Grande with the
morning tide
Aye, she's bound for Itlo Ornnde, and It's
with her I would be.
And every rope ulwapl her Is singing to be
free;
Oh, good-by to your sweetheart dear and
good-by to your bride.
If you're bound fur Hlo Orands with the
morning tide!
I heard the eeagulls piping round, and all
they seemed to say
Wast "Corns you out. oung eatlorman. It's
time to come nway;
Oh. heave on donkey's brrakfast In. there
Isn t time to stay
If you're bound for Itlo Grande with the
morning line
It you're bound for Itlo Grande way and
oceans two or three.
And sport a-plenty up and down for likely
lads to eee.
All across the ecus, Johnnie, round the world
so wide.
Going down to UIo Grande with the morn
mg tide."
The lights In Paddy Ityan's bar ara shining
in me snore;
Hid jour friends good-by, Johnnie, pay you
now your score,
For ou don't want the sight or smell o' the
harbor nnv more
When you're bound for Itlo Grande with the
morning tide
And "away my rolling river"' for
the sun a nut out the stars
A-tang!e In her royal ehroutls, and the frost
Is on her spars,
Anil the deep sea hunger's hold of her nnd
not to be denied
Going out to Itlo (Irnnde with the morning
iiue:
CI. Fox Smith.
A l'raer.
Fmm thf Itonnton Pvt.
God of the wnrrlng nations,
God of the waja of peace,
Hark to the plena of women
Arid bid tho warfure cense
Hark to the praers of children.
Their small hands lilted up,
And from lh world forever
Itemove this bitter cup!
In years of peaceful lllng
Thy sen ants bavo forgot
The grief that follows rarnngs.
And now, their blood grown hot,
Thej challenge each the other.
And with no heeding for
The nriklaced nrms of loved ones
They 1 taller forth to war,
Oh. God, remove this mmlnrss,
And make Thy servants sanel
Itemove the llelds of rnmuge,
Where wounded' and where slain
Are trampled in gory remnants!
our God, of war nnd peace,
llrmnte from men their bllnilni
And bid the warfare cease!
A wife stands all forsaken
Arid peers Into the storm,
Above the smoke of lialtto
She marks the tultures swarm.
No !oed one hears her pleading
And to her succor llles
Hesble where she stands weeping
A baby start ei and dies,
God. lift the burden from them
Who bear the burden most
God, touch the hearts of rulers!
God, turn each warring host
I'rom wa)s that lead to slaughter
Hack to tho paths of peace!
God. hear the plaints of women
And bid this warring cease!
.Him MmmMKii Lewi.
The A 11 0 of War.
Armies! Angry nccunatlnna,
Hacking boastful bombulutlons,
raining ceaseless complications.
Healing dangerous demonstration
Km ph a size exacerbations!
rump's fantastic fasclnutlnn,
Glowing ghastly germination,
Helps hate's howl "Humiliation"!
Iterating Indignation
Justine Jove's Jarulatlou,
Kindred kingdoms, khaki knowing
l.lt'le, loudly lainl lassoing;
Misconceiving martial muwlnr,
Naively neglect no-nolng,
Offered olive-branch o'erthrnw ng,
l'allld patriots partaking;
Questing quarter, ipilt ipilte milking.
Hilling reason reawablng,
Suhu'Ulnary slaughter's slaking
Thirst, the tribal trlbule tnklngl
t'nfamlllar ululallnns,
Victors' victims' visitations,
Wasiefully will wreck war national
'Xilipsle 'iarr rbatloni!
Yoke, el Yoke ye yawping "yelowa"
Zealot! ilgiag, zion cealnua!
Qioaaa Jj, MoruwooD.
THE SUN, SUNDAY, AUGUST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Your reminiscences of Hlgnor Hllti re
call one of the most amusing Incidents
that ever occurred.
lears before the; civil war a Missis
slppl ateamer on Its way to New Orleans
was ciuwiMI with pnasensers, atnonir
whom a score of professions were rcpro
sen ted. It rained for dnys, tho weather
being of the most dismal nature. Poker
Plnyliig orcuplcd ninny, among the nnr.
ttclpants piobably being several of those
who have been Immortalized by David A,
Curtis. A party of young men growing
tired of the monotony sought out new
ways of amusement. Finding SlgnorHlltz
registered ns one of tho passengers, they
hunted up the dapper little gentleman and
begged hlln to help them out. Hlltz w
always ready for anything In the nature
of fun and volunteered to glvo them all
the nld be could. He started with them
to find a subject or victim. Ktitcrtng the
cabin, they saw a clerical looking gen
tleman sitting on a sofa, reading a book,
Hlltz winked to his frlcnJj that he was
the fellow he wnnted and straightway
began a display of his ventrlloqulnl skill
A cat under the sofa emitted n territlcd
screech, but the clergyman continued
rending unmoved, He merely glanced over
the top of his book and showed no fur
ther Interest In the party. Then a cur
snapped nt hU feet, but he did not seem
to hear him. About this time Hlltz found
himself nntioycd by n bee that continually
buzzed nt his ear. Ho slapped nt It sev
eral times, but never hit It. Hlltz was
on his mettle nnd worked harder than
ever before, but without any seeming
effect on his subject, who remained nb
sorbed In his book. Meanwhile, the buzz
ing of the bee became exasperating.
Hllti! slapped In vnln. until the nuisance
became unbearable. Suddenly the truth
Mashed upon him, Abruptly cealng his
attempts, he faced his mystified friends.
uentlemcn, " said he. "It's no use
There's some one In this room who Is n
better ventriloquist than I,"
And then the clerical looking p.iMea
get laid aside his book, rose to his feet
nnd smilingly offered his hand.
How do you do. Hlgnor? I nm Prof.
Wyntnn,'
"Tho Joke Is on me." admitted Hlltz
I know you by reputation ns one of tho
finest ventriloquists living, but I never
had the pIvHsttrn of meeting you before
i.et s you and me Join forces on this
trip."
And dldn t those two peerless magicians
turn that boat upside down? The waiter
who nttemptcd to sprit 0 watermelon
dropped It In terror when he heard nn
awful groan from within, with a prayer
mat lie might be spared : the 'fat o d
gentleman at the table Jumped up with
nn imprecation and kicked nt the In
visible dog that was nipping his legs:
the timid maiden fainted at the salieaklne
or a mouse on her chair; waiters fell
over one another and came to blows In
their frantic nttcmpts to obey no end of
contradictory orders, and even the grim
old captain began to believe he "had 'em
again." For the rest of the trio down
the river that steamer was n pande
monium of fun. consternation, bewilder
ment nnd high Jinks.
1 never was ncoun.nted with S enor
Hlltz. though ns a boy I enjoyed manv
of his exhibitions, but I met Prof. Wytnan
nnd, teenllliig the Incident, naked him
whether It wns true ns related. Wvm.in
threw back his head, displaying his line
set of teeth, nnd shook with laughter.
"I-.very word of It Is true," ho replied.
Of course when Hlltz nnd his super-
naturally solemn friends walked Into the
cabin I knew what It all meant. I had
the advantage In recognizing him nt once,
while he did not dream of my Identity.
We became fast friends nnd bo nnd I
have laughed many n time over the Inci
dent you recall." K. S. Ku.is.
Pardon .1 few more words nbout Slirnor
Hlltz, of whom n correspondent lnnulred
under your "Questions and Answers" In
your Issue of the 25th ult.
Signer Hlltz, despite his Italo-Tcutonic
name, was an Kngllshmnn and a suc
cessful entertainer In most of our large
cities. In New York he frcnuentlv nn-
peared In a hall of the Stuyvesant Insti
tute, which stood oa the west slda of
Hroadwny, Just nbove Hleecker street. It
was. If I mistake not, the first home of
the Young Mill's Christian Association In
New orlt. It has been questioned
whether Hlltz was the slgnor's real name.
Though I have no reason for my belief.
1 think possibly his name was Hllss. for
ninny public performers, especially con
jurers, have a trick of adopting a for
eign name, as, for example, M. llartz,
who lived and played In New York for
scvernl years, was Joseph M. Hart. As
for Hlltz, his granddaughter assured me
that she never knew any other name.
Mine. Van Zandt, the opera singer, wns
Hlltz's daughter, not his granddaughter.
About two years ngo I started out to find
when Hlltz died and where hs was
burled, nnd after somo trouble learned
that hn Is burled In Cypress Hills Ceme
tery, Hrooklyn. The plot has seven graves
anil six grave markers bearing merely
the Initial letters of members of the fam
ily. In this centre Is a large monument
bearing the following Inscription :
"Hrected to the memory of Hlgnor
Antonio Hlltz. Horn In Deal, Kngland,
June 31st. 1S10. Died In Philadelphia.
January 28th. 1ST7. 'Till the Day Hreak
anil tne hiiauows nee Away.'
"Maria C. wife of Hlgnor Antonio
Hlltz. Died August 31st, 1859. Aged 47
years."
Thore Is no other name or lettering, ex
cept on the base of the monument. In tho
usual place, la tho one name. Illltz.
Tho plot Is directly opposite the large
circular pioi iieuieaieu to the firemen.
Ah soon ns I found tho plot I 'sent r
photographer to the cemetery and hnd
a photograph taken. This I had enlarged,
and If your correspondent has any cu
riosity In the matter she may see It in
the Btot'o of Clyde Powers on Forty-second
street. New York.
Hlltz's so-called "Autobiography" (I
have a copy) Is a book of over 400 pages,
filled with facts and fancies, more fan.
cles than facts, and Is a cntchpenny nf-
nnr i-viurmiy Km out as nn adver
tisement, it Is entitled "Fifty Years In
the Magic Circle." It Is now out of print
and small loss, IIkniit Hatton,
I wonder If you 11 re old enough to
remember Headlc's Dlino Novels. Are
they nil out of print? W, C. H.
A friend has a large collection of
Hendle's with the original yellow covers
Inserted on ihn boards of the binding,
The collection Is probably unique, n
treasure scorned by the bibliophile, but
a store of literary memories. Hut a
Headle bound In boards: that could never
have been a boy's library half n century
ugo; tho stiffness would have been
fatal, Iterolleetlon brings now lo mini
n i-crles of yellow covers rolled Into tight
cylinders and ttored under the stair car
pot where tho fabric stood clear of the
rlNer. For parents, guardians nnd school
teachers affected a gieat nilsllklng for
this literary type.
Dors tho distress signal for ships, 8
O S, sent out by wireless, represent or
stand for any particular words or Is It
merely an arhltrnry collection of letters?
Secondly: Has there not been n new
set of letters adopti'd hy wireless opera
Pus taklnr; the place of the SOS signal?
C. I). Mann.
The signal Is arbitrary, a peremptory
order to all wireless stations to give
dear e'hrr for the message which nh ill
follow nnd to transmit It to the nearest
point whence tcllef may be sent. This
signal nuts upon International agree,
ment : t replaces tho several signals of
the same purport In use hy various nern
grnph companies, the beat known of which
la C Q D.
23, 1914.
SCHOOL FOR CAItD PLAYERS.
Auction Hrldge. C. 8. says: The
dealer, Z, bids no trump, pnssed up to
fourth hand, who calls two royals on live
spades to the queen ten, three hearts to
tho Jack, with small cards In tho other
suits. Ills partner does not think tho
band Justifies tho bid. If not, what Is tho
ineory f
. There is no object In calling a suit
fourth hand unless two conditions can be
fulfilled. If the denier goes back to his
no trutnper nnd the suit called by fourth
hand Is led It should be good enough to
snvo the game under ordinary conditions,
If tho caller Is loft with It he should be
able to make his contract, or ut least to
lose not moro than a trick or two. That
the hand given comes up to neither of
these conditions Is evident nnd tho bid of
two royals Is absurd.
J. C. n. says: The bid Is four hearts,
doubled and redoubled. The declarer
wins a small slnm. What Is the score
tor ms aiue;
Kach trick over the book Is worth
four times Its normal value toward game.
Six hearts nt 32 a trick Is 192 below tho
line. The redouble makes the fulfilled
contract worth lflO bonus In honors and
10(1 for each of the two over tricks, 300
nbove the line, besides honors ns held.
C. I.. H. nays: According to Hoylo's
dames the sldu that revokes cannot mnko
morethnn 28, On pige nn It i)s that
uin 1 nm no niaue oy me Slue that does
not revoke. We understand that it th.
party that does not make a revoko wins
tho gamo It adds 7 to Its score, making
11. d iur Kiime.
The lloyle that you refer to. recognlz
able .by the page you quote. Is giving the
laws for straight bridge. The number 2S
refers to tho points toward game, but tho
1 on page 120 refers to the number of
tricks over the book. As either side can
score townrd game In bridge, the revok
ing side Is stopped at 25 ns n penalty, so
that even If It was 24 up and made five.
odd nt hearts It would have to stop nt 2S
up, although It would have two tricks
left nfter paying the regular penalty of
inree tricks, on the other hand. If they
mnue nve odd at hearts and the opponents
revoked they could win only seven tricks,
although the three revoke penalty, added
to their live, would bu actually eight.
(1. II. Q. says: The dealer hid nn
irurnp, wnicn fourth hand overrn 1. win.
two hearts. The dealer pass,.s. Keenm
hand holds .1 9 of hearts: A o n
another sp.ule; ace and two smalls clubs;
. a 10 mm nnotiier uiainonil, What
anoiiiu ne say?
The decision lies betwien two no trumps
and letting the henrt contract stand, it
Is dlfhcult to Imagine whnt the fourth
hand can control In hearts to Justify
such a bid If the no trumper Is legitimate.
As the fourth hand Is probably short In
a suit nnd the no trumper Is an all round
hand It looks like a safer game to let
the two hearts stand.
N. C. V. says: Dealer bids n heart.
which his partner takes him out of with
no trump. What should the. dealer do
when he holds seven hearts to the nee.
king and not another trick In his hand
nnywnere? lie understands that the take.
out denies the hearts, but Ills partner may
nave a coupie 01 lime ones to lend.
The correct call Is to go back to the
hearts. It must not be forgotten that
the partner who goes no trumps has no
reason to credit the dealer with anything
but nn nvcrnge declaration, say live hearts
to two honors, with n trick or so on the
side. The return to the suit will advise
him that the henrt holding Is much nbove
nvcrnge, nnd with n no trumper for tho
lummy It should go gamo on the play.
As the no trump tnkeout cannot be based
on 100 uces It must be on strength In
the other three suits and short hearts.
Five Hundred. I.. J. says: A bids
eight diamonds, but makes seven only,
H contends that Im Is set back the full
valuo of tho bid, which Is 240. A con
tends that he Is set back only the value
of the trick which he failed, which Is
30 points.
There, Is no such value In five hundred.
Although eight diamonds are worth 240,
thnt does not mean that it Is eight times
30 nnd that each trick Is therefore worth
30 points. If the player falls to make
whnt he bids, he Is set back as much as
he bid, because ho has probably deprived
some other player of the opportunity to
make nn almost equal amount.
Gin. J. C. M. says; Suppose that
player calls "Pay me" and hows 11 In
his dendwood, and that another hns only
9 ns his cards stand, but has only 3 If
ho Is alloweel to add to the layout of the
first caller, which Is It, 9 or 3?
The usual plan Is to let each player
In turn add to the first caller's layout,
and then If nny 0110 has less doadwood
left that player becomes the winner nnd
nny further additions by following play
ers In turn must be made to the new low
est, nnd nothing can be played to the
original caller's layout, ns he Is no longer
the winner. Should nn Intervening player
have failed to beat the original caller
hu cannot now add to the layout of the
new winner, having made his discards
and settled up.
Nullos. C. McC. asks If there has been
any further progress toward the settle
ment of the, value of the nullii at auc
tion, and If so by what authority?
No otllcl.it action hns been taken as
yet, but since Milton Work's articles on
the subject the general usagu seems to
bn to make nullos woith ten a t I k, l.u'
to nllow them to be outranked by tho no
trumper nt the same value. Kxperlencc
proved that at eight a trick nullos were
not nu Improvement.
Forty-live. J. J. W. says: A ban
played to the llrst trick without saying
anything, nnd on the next trick, trumps
oeiriK ieo, no piays tut; nee or trumps.
H bets the nee does not win the trick
because the holder did not announce It.
v says he did not want the turn 1111
trump and was not obliged to rob.
If A did not rob but held tho ace of
trumps It wns his duty to tell the dealer
to turn the trump card down, as a notice
to tho table, that he held the uce of
trumps. Hy falling to do so ho degrndus
his ncu to the rnnk of the lowest trump,
so that H Is correct and the ace does not
win the trick.
Poker. M. T, says: It Is a Jack not
and no one has opened for two rounds,
tho sweetening being no cents. A Is
rnlled to the telephone, nnd says to pass
his hand while ho Is gone, inking out
his original K'.SO nnd two .10 cent sweet
eners. H bets that If he leaves the gamo
he leaves what he has put Into the Jack
ns well. As there is no outsider Present
to play A's hand, what Bhould ho done?
If A leaves the gnmo In the middle
of nn undecided pot of course he forfeits
all Interest In It, but ho cannot withdraw
his nntes, ns the amount In the pot may
havn affected the play of some others
who were In the gme.
Pinochle. H. T. K. wants lo know
If the, double pinochle Is still worth 300,
Only by agreement, lt.ia now usually
worth 10.
NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.
Judge Hleckley of tho (leorgla Supremo
t.ourt say In Kupferman vs. McClchce:
"Tim demurrer signifies some objectlun
to the prayer of the bill. There Is, Indeed,
a profusion of prayer. Not only earnestly
aim devoutly does the comfilalnant pray
nut ho prays comprehensively. He wants
relief, nnd much of It. He seems to nsk
for everything that ho can think of nnd
then to throw In a general petition to
rover oversights. Overzealoua, perhaps,
he hurries Into some Inconsistencies, nm
possibly no court can grant all he begs
ror. Hut it suitor Is not to be turned out
of court for his much praying. Here the
bill was dismissed. The supplicant was
condemned tu perpetual silence."
In Dorr vs. I,elilKh Valley Hallroad the
.Sew lork Court of Appeals held that
where a. iMsscnger was Injured by the
miuucii application or tin emergency
brake by ibv engineer In order to prevent
Injury to a peileHlrlan nt a crossing the
carrier was not liable provided the train
men were not negligent In operating the
train at the time of the accident. The
testimony showed that the Ilrev.in neg
lected to notify the engineer of the pedes
trian's presence on the track until long
after he first saw him, thus preventing
the train from being stopped without the
violent means employed and also costing
1110 pcuesinan 111s lire. The court said ;
"Upon tho evidence In this record t
might well bo Inferred that tho old man's
death was due In part to his own ?ixe
lessness; but bis contributory negligence
would not uffect the plulntlff's right of
action us a passenger to recover on lie
count of the defendant's negligence. m far
us 11 lesuiteii 111 injury to him. N'or Is It
nirc'Hiry to Invoke the rule which te
qulren a common carrier to ever.-lse the
highest ib'grie of care In the conveyance
ot passengers to support a reeocrv by the
plulntirr In th.Tcasi; oidlnary inro de.
mauds that tho railroad operatives man-
riging the locomotive drawing n pas
senger train ahnll Instantly do evcty
thing in their power to nvold r'luii'ng
down a person lu obou pclil Uon the
iran, aucau.
Speaking on the point that every rule
has Its exception Chief Justice Cltrk of
i ne .ortn ('aiolina Supreme Court K
lu Wilson Lumber Coinnaiiv vs. llutir
"There Is .1 maxim In war. 'Not to leave
1111 annul rort in the rear without mask
ing It or taking It.' At the battle of Cor
liiantowii. Chew's House, a stone building,
wns i.-iken possess on of lie n sm iii
body of the enemy's Infantry, nerli.itu half
11 iiiiiii,iii, wnen their army was In full
jetrest. One of the As-perlciin Uenerals
Ihslstell on nplilylni: the nhciv,. inn Im
of war iiinl halted our advancing line to
i.ikc ine -run.' The enemy rallied nnd
tho American cause lost n snlendlil vie.
tory, and our Inilenciidoiic.. was ld.'i. n,t
several ye-ars thereby To apply the above
maxim or uio land law, which Is useful
In uproprlate cases, to the facts of this
case, with the most remark.ihl.. resole.
which would follow. Is to discredit the rule
nseu anil win call for Its abrogation alto
gether. It Is to be doubted if
in an tne books of the law there an be
found a single case where nn arbitrary
rulo as to the weight to be given one
iiescnptiou 111 a ileeil. which was ex
pressed by Judicial decMon and not bv
statute, ns a matter of eonverilenc. nn.i
for the better ascertainment of the truth.
is upueiu as irrebuttable and admitting
of no exception whatever. vcn when
Its application will be to contradict all of
ine oiner uouiuiaries set out. and will In
crease the acreage fourteenfold. and will
.im entirely ine piai which by statute
Is hid down on the grant. In Its proper
placo nnd In proper cases the rule Is
ureiui. 10 apply It here u 111 im ml.
chlcvous."
A personal Injury suit Invnlvl
of damages for fright was heard by the
-ouri 01 Appeals or (leorgla in Cloddard
vs. Walters, where the court held that
"fright may be considered nn !,,
of damages where tber la nbt-ai-ii in
jury attending tho muse of fright, or. If
no physical injury, where tho fright Is of
such a nature as to produce physical or
iiunmi impairment, directly and naturally
resulting irom the wrnmrfnl or Th.
luainiiii was a woman who sued for In
juries sustained through seeing tho de
fendant draw a revolver on her husband
with the Intention of injuring him. As a
result of the frlirht the nlnlntirr i,.
child prematurely. The court sustains a
ticiiiurrcr 10 tne complaint on the ground
thnt there Is Insufficient evidence that the
"wrong against the plaintiff was wanton,
voluntary or lntentlnri.il." Th. ..n,e
said:
To put the matter In condensed f.,e.
It appears that no recovery can be had
on nccount of fright alone caused by less
than such gross negligence on the part of
one acquainted with the condition of the
plaintiff or with th. farts nnd elrcum
stnnces surrounding the plaintiff ns would
authorize tho conclusion .that the de
fendant must hnve known that certain
definite physical Injuries would naturally
flow from or follow tho fright or nervous
excitement brought about by him. or un
ess the fright resulting In physical In
juries or Impairment of health should
havo been brought nbout deliberately, ma
liciously or wantonly bv the defendant
through an utter disregard of the natural
and piohable consequences to th,- Injured
party or from a wilful Intent to so In
Juie the party."
ii".".1!lnK', from 1110 rullnK 'f the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
wiilch reversed the Injunction restraining
the New- York Central from using Its
tracks along ltlersl,e Drive for storage
nnd switching purposes. Justice lloichkls
made this comment on tlu. respective.'
rights of the railroad and the lllverslde
Drive residents:
"I do not think defem lnrit nli.ti.1,1 1...
permitted to maintain a continuing mil
sance to the Injury of on.. ,.f n... i....
residential sections of the city and serl
ously affecting residents of such districts
..1 .nnr property rights merely to enable
defendant to serve the public with ;.
measure of expedition beyond that to
which It s legally entitled. It Is true
that In pursuance of legislative authority
Plans for radically changing lis motive
power and method of operation wen. somo
.....m iikii iirepaieii oy eierenilant and sub
mitted to the local authorities for ap
proval. How long the misfortunes which
so far have attended ther practical
progress may continue ms wholly
speculative. Hut It Is possible that an
Injunction herein will prove to be a potent
nnd healthful stimulus to all parties
concerneel ami serve to expedite the renin,
dilation of differences which might other
wise continue Indefinitely to the further
Injury of plaintiff nnd his fellow suf
ferers," The following poetic complaint was llled
lu the .Municipal rourt In Cleveland In a
suit to rf cover for IS worth of corsets:
For statement of claim the plaintiffs say
They have been 11 corporation for many a
day :
That under and by virtue of tho laws of
this Statu
They have manned to exist nnd creato
nn estate.
The plaintiffs say this action lies
bor goods and wares and merchandise
Hy plaintiffs to defendants sold
And delivered nt the prices told,
As were ngreed III tho full text
Of th account hereto unnexed ;
Whlrh ndded up and footed true
fllves the full amount for which they sue.
And still the same Iris not been paid,
Nor any partial payments made.
Defendant owes the full ninount
As specllled lu snld account.
Whereforo plaintiff asks this couit
To give It Judgment as It ought
For dollars eight and forty.
And as the same Is overdue
Interest nnd costs please add thereto,
rtl- lis flllnrnei h Inn. nnrtnlne
Thlc claim la Jlgned by R. M. Ewino
11
HOME MADE CABLE CODE.
"Wepe,"
It was not much of n word, hut
Hrown's ryes fairly blazed uh ho gazed
ut It.
"Wlmt 'tis?" Inquired his tiualnct
partnfl', amused from u study of figures
hy Hrown'H chuckles of delight.
Thon ho walked over to Drown'
desk nnd road the cablegram that st .od
propped up against (he Ink Well, nnd
this Is whnt he rend:
212P C 5.,Sp
Port Antonio, July 24,
ireinm, .Veto Voifc.
We tie.
"I'nlnlelllKlble to the uninitiated, like
all I'odo cables," remarked the partner,
turning nwny.
"Hut with u hundred times more In
formation' di-clared Drown gleefully.
.My own code too," continued 'he. "I
Invented It myself. It Is from my wife,
who Is on 11 little, cruise In the West
Indies with friends. It solves nil c du
plications, does nwny with long lists of
words to bt carried, and In the ono word
gives all essential Information to rev
ussuro those nt homo concerning tho
slate of health of tho travellers and
their movements."
Hut wh.it docs 'wepe' mean?" nsked
tho partner, wilio was not qulto miro
how nny very great amount of Informa
tion could be wrapped up In tho ono
attempt at 11 word.
It ti'lls the churacter of tho vvnce.
how she stood It, how she Is nofr, and
when her ship satis from Port Antonio,
besides bringing loads of love." ex
plained Drown.
"I se'o," said his partner, "you cavo
her this code word to cover nil that."
No," answered Trown. "sho mads
tho word herself. I gave her tho rule,
tho recipe ns It were, for tho tnnklnc
of tho word, nnd sho manufactured It
from that recipe. Now here is what
that cablegrum means to mo:
Pour Antonio. Jamaica. July 24.
John llruxcn, 7 .'rutin Jlullillng, .Yrio Votfc.
Airiveii ncrn to-day. Am well. Had
paitly rough voyage. Wns a llttlo elek.
Will nail from hero to-morrow. It.s of
love. Madil.
That would ihnvo cost mo SI3.S0,"
said I iro vvn. "Tin cablegram containing
tho sanv Information mndo from my
recipe cost $1.50, und $1 of that was for
the address.
My automatic code provides for one
worel of four letters to glvo nil this
information. The llrst letter represents
the state of health of f.u sender nt the
time of tiling the cablegram. The first
vowed, always tho second letter, repre
sents the day the ship Is expected to
leave the port from which the cable
gram comes. The thlrel letter, n conno-
mint, tells of the chnmcteT of the
weather and sea during the trip so far,
and the last letter, a vowel, Indicates
whether the sender cxptrlcni'd any sea
sickness on tho trip,"
Then the Interested .ortner listened
n Hrown explained the meaning of each
letter In the worel nnd how It wns pos
sible with the nld of the code to give
In four letter word all possible com
blnatlonrt of sickness, safety, meteoro
logical conditions nnd sailing elates.
Tim llrst letter of the codo word
would be under ii.-.y circumstanced W, M
or S. The second letter would be ono
of the vowels. The third letter wouKl
bo H, P or K. The fourth nnd last let
ter would be a vowel.
lere Is tho complete recipe, slmplo
enough to be memorized:
FIllST LETTER.
W Am entirely well.
M Slightly Indisposed, but Improving.
S Am still rather sick.
SKCONt) I.KTTKR.
A We sail from hero lo-day.
K To-morrow.
1 Diy nfter to-morrow.
0 Thn day following that.
lT Next week.
Til 1110 LETTER.
It Voyage was rough.
P Partly rough.
S Smooth.
I'OI.'IITIt LETTER.
A I was not sick at all.
Was slightly sick.
1 Sick a great deal.
O Very sick for short time,
1" Was sick ull the time.
"Hero Is a codo recipe," declared
Hrown proudly, "from which no less
than 37." different messages can be
produced to tit circumstances ns they
may arise. And each of these messages
Is contained within n little word of four
letters."
How did you get 'arrived to-day' and
lots of love?"' nskeel his partner.
I told my wife before sho left that
she must e'nble me always on the day
she re-ached a now port," answercil
Hrown. "Also I told her thnt the very
fact that she would think of me nnd my
pence of mind wns 11 guarantee of her
love for me, und that l would always
'(insider her cables boiling with lovei
without her having to spend good
money In saying so."
And tho abbreviation of your nd-
dri'ss?" Inquired the partner.
I simply notified the cable company
that I expected certain cables from cer
tain points to 1m nddrcsM'd merely to
Hrown, New ork.' The company reg
istered tills Information nnd the cable
giums lire promptly delivered to your
hiimblo servant, John Hrown, Hrown
Hiilldlng, Ne-w York city, I', S. A."
And the Hrown recipe may be n good
suggestion for somo other vacationists
this summer.
Tho lata Senator Hrudle;y of Ken
tucky was passing thiough our of I lie,
doors Into thn Senate ono afternoon
when Hi imI Smoot of rtah camo gallop,
lug past him with bend erect nnd eye
n-glltter with tho excitement of It nil.
Hi-adlcy stood looking ut Smoot for
Mini! moments nnd then to n bystander
remarked:
"I reckon, now that the main floor
walker of this store has 111 rived, wo
can proceed to business."
Hepresentatlvo Hen Johnson of Ken
tucky Is 11 man of philanthropic im
pulses and when ho used to practise law
lie was constantly being imposed upon
hy 'M-ople who took up his time with
out hiving him much reward,
One old chap used to como In about
twice 11 week to have legal chores
performed und Johnson never "I'lraed
him anything. Hut the old man never
failed to make a bluff of putting his
hand In his pocket and Inquiring!
"Weil, how much do I owe you, lien?"
- knowing well enough that Johnson
would say: "Oh, that'H nil right."
Now Johnson didn't mind doing nil
this work for nothing, but ho got tired
of having the old chap work that bluff
011 1 1 1 111. One morning tho old fellow
reached Into his pocket and asked how
much he owed for legal services Just
as n charity worker entered the olllcc.
"Oh, I guess $2S will bo about right,
was tho startling reply.
The client was game nnd paid it,
whereupon Hen tossed It over to th
charity worker, saying to his client:
"If you ever pull that bluff on m
gain I'll charga you moro'n that."
e. .