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THE DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1889.
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BT O CO KOI w. acaoiT.
A baaatlfot u4 araeafal kerf
Th artist woald ha worshiped
If copied Into nmrbto white
feet turned by prmlM that's manq or Mid,
Poised Uk Ullj Is Um lijht.
' Hr eve r large, of heavenly tana,
la whien ar ma the image true
Of a tweet woman's statu) heart;
Her featu ret eaptl rate tbe view ;
Her aatora triaaiptaa ever art.
Her faultless form, well posed and fair;
The aunhght tangled la her hair
A eheai of toft and radiant fold ;
Ber buoyant etep u light ae air:
Her gift aro graoea manifold.
Add lo her tweet, attraetlre graea
And loveliness of form and face
' The gift of mind by Bator (iven ;
Then in her life of beaut? trace
Pomcthing of earth and more of hear en.
iililniGi!.
We had been apon the Medilerr&n
e&n station for about a year when our
commander ordered the ship to head
lor Marseilles.
I was then a young midshipman
ana enjoyed tbe leave on shore in a
foreign port with boyish delight.
mere were six in our mess, ana we
managed to get shore leave so as to be
together when it was possible to do so.
This was the case one fine Sunday in
the month of December, as mild and
summer like in the south of Franco as
a New England May day.
The singular experience of one of
. l V I at. . m .
our numoer i nave oiten tola since
about the mess table or camp fire, but
have never put it into print.
We were strolling on the sauare
known as Le Cours St. Louis, a sort of
permanent flower market, where the
women sit enthroned in tent like stalls
of wood, ercircled by their bright,
beautiful and fragrant wares, while
the manner of arranging the stalls, so
tnat trie vender sits raised some six
feet in the air. gave a novel effect to
the scene.
While we were idling awav the
Hour in Le Cours St. Louis, with these
roguish and pretty flower venders, we
ware all thrown into a state of amaze
ment and curiosity by the appearance
of a young girl of about 17, who
rushed among us with a startling
speed, and who, hardly pausing to re
gain her breath, said in excellent En
glish: You are Americans, and, I trust,
gentlemen. Is there one among you
who will marry me?'
'We will marrv you,' was the in
stant response, accompanied by hearty
laugnter.
'Ah, you are in sport, but I am in
earnest. Who will marry me?'
there seemed to be no joke after
all. The girl was positively in ear
iieai anu looseu ai one ana all oi us
as coolly, yet earnestly, as possible.
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nere, uarry, saia one wno was
rather a leader among us, and address
ing Harry, 'you want a wife,' and he
gave our comrade a slight push toward
toe girl.
For some singular reason Harry
took the matter much more in earnest
than the rest of us, and regarded the
new-comer with a most searching but
respectful glance. Approaching her
ne said:
'I do not know exactly what you
mean, but I can understand by your
expression of face that you are quite
in earnest. V ill you take my arm
and let us walk to one side'?'
'Yes; but 1 have no time to lose.
And taking his arm they walked away
togetner.
We looked upon the affair as some
well prepared joke, but were a little
annoyed at the non appearance of
Harry at our rendezvous on the quay.
Our leave expired at sunset, and we
dared not wait for him, as Capt. D
was a thorough disciplinarian, and we
didn t care to provoke him and thus
endanger our next Sunday's leave.
On board we went, therefore, leav
ing Harry on shore. When .we re
A J it .
poriea me question was, o course,
asKea wnere rcidsnipman JB was,
to which query we couia rerurn no
proper answer, as we really did not
know. He knew perfectly well that
we must all be at the boat landing
lust oetore sunset.
Harry did not make his appearance
until tbe next day at nooon, when he
pulled to the ship in a shore boat, and,
coming on board, reported at once to
the captain, who stood upon the quar
ter deck, and asked the previlege of a
pn vine. interview. -
The circumstances -connected with
the absence of Harry were very pe
culiar and as he was one of the most
correct fellows on board, his request
was granted by the captain, who re
tired to his cabin, followed by the de
linquent. After remaining with the
commander for nearly an hour, he
came out and joined us.
'What is the npshot of it, Harry?'
we asKea.
'Well, lads. I'm married that's all.'
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iviarnea;- asKea tbe mess, m one
voice: " -. .. .. v.,-. . - . -
'Tied for life!' was the answer.
'Hard and fast?' ,
'Irrevocably.'
'To that little craft you scudded
away with?' ? '. . -
'Exactly. As good and pure a girl
as ever lived, said Harry, earnestly.
'W-h-e-w!' whispered one and alt.
How did Old Neptune Jet you off?'
we all eagerly enquired tbat being
tne name tne captain went by on
' board.'' ', ' , i ;, ;? i$
' 'He is hard on me,' Baid Harry, ser
, iously. 'What do you think! he de
mands, lads?' . ', . ' r,' ;
'Can't say, what ia it?'
'If 1 don't resign he will send me
home in disgrace. That's his ultima
tum.' 'W-h-e-'w!' again from all hands.
Harry told us his story in a desul-
lory manner, interrupted by many
questions and ejaculations, but which
we will put into a simple form for the
convenience of tbe reader.
Julie Meurice was the orphan child
of a merchant, who bad been of high
standing during hi life and who left i
a handsome fortune to endow his
daughter on her wedding day, ot, if
not married before, she was to receive
the property on coming to the age of
20 years. Her mother had died in her
infancy, and her father, when she was
1 0 years of age, placed her in a con
vent to be educated, where she re
mained until his death, which occurred
suddenly six months previous to tbe
period of our sketch.
After his death Julie became the
ward of her uncle, by the tenor of her
father's will, and ihe period of her
educational conrse having just closed
at the convent, Hubert Meunce, the
uncle, brought her home to his family
circle. Mme. Meurice, it appears, was
a scheming, calculating woman, and
knowing that Julie would be an heir
ess she tried every way to promote
her intimacy with her own son, who
was an uncouth and ignorant youth of
i8 years, wiihout one attractive point
in his character.
Hubert Meuric, the uncle of Julie,
was a sea captain, whose calling car
ried him much away from his hom.
During his absence his wife treated Ju
lie with the utmost tyranny, even keep
ing her locked np in ber room for days
together, telling her that when she
would consent to marry her son, Hu
bert, she would release her and do ail
she could to make her happy. But to
this Julie would not consent. Impris
onment even was preferable to ac
cepting her award and repulsive cous
in.
One day she overheard a conversa
tion between her aunt and her hope
ful son, wherein the mystery of her
treatment was solved,
The boy asked his mother what was
the use of bothering and importuning
Julie so.
'If she doesn't want to marry me,
mother, drop the matter. I like Ju
lie, and she would make me a nice
little wife, but I don't want her
against her will.'
'You are a fool.' said the mother.
'You know nothing about the matter.
Her father's will endows her with a
fortune at ber marriage, even if it be
at 17, just her present age. At 20
she receives the fortune at any rate.
Now, don't you see if you marry her
we are all hxed for life.'
Does Julie know about this money?'
be asKea.
'No, of course not.'
'It's a little sharp on her.' said the
boy.
'I'm looking out for you,' said the
mother.
'Just so,' mused the hopeful.
'I am resolved that she shall marry
you, and that is why I keep her locked
up, so i,hat she may not see some one
she would like better. Your father
is expected home next week. I want
you to De married before he returns.
He approves of it, but is a little too
delicate about pressing matters so
quickly. I know that no time is like
the present time, so I have been mak
ing arrangements to bring this about
immediately. I have got a Protestent
clergyman who will perform the cere
mony first, and then you can be mar
ried at any time afterward in the
Catholic church, to make it valid on
her side, for her father was a Catho
lic' This was enough for Julie. She
understood the situation fully now.
and saw that her aunt would hesitate
at nothing. The poor child feared
her beyond description, and yield
ed to her in everything, save this one
purpose of her marriage with Hubert.
Julie was a gentle girl; one upon
whom her aunt could impose with im
punity. She had no idea of asserting
her rights, much less of standing up
for them. But she wa3 thoroughly
frightened now, and resolved to eicape
at any cost of the tyranny which
bound her. No fate could be worse,
she thought, than to be compelled to
marry that coaise, vulgar and repul
sive creature.
The next day after Julie had heard
this information was Sunday, the gay
est day of the week in Marseilles, and,
fortunately, Julie succeeded in making
her escape from her aunt's house. Still,
undecided where to go, and in her
desperation fearing that at any mo
ment she might be seized and carried
back, she had wandered into the
flower market, where she came upon
us, already described.
As she "explained to Harry after
ward, she was intent only upon escape,
aud believed this to be her last chance.
When sho saw a half dozen young
Americans, who seemed perfectly re
spectable, the idea that positive safety
lay only in marriage dawned upon
her, and she actually ran toward us,
as we have related, the moment the
thought developed itself. ,
Harry became more and more im
pressed with Julie's story as they
walked along, while he was delighted
by her innocent beauty and manifest
refinement. It was all like a dream,
almost too romatic for truth. "Our
fate' sometimes comes to us in this
fashion, he thought 'There iB a. tide
in the affairs of men which, taken at
the flood, leads on to fortune.' . Sud
denly he turned to her and said:
'Dare you trust me with your happi
ness?' , 'U. J
She looked at him thoughtfully with
her soft; pleading eyes. Her brain
was very buisy; she remembered what
awaited ber at home, what had driven
her thence, and then, in reply to his
sober question, she pu: both of her
bands into his with childish trust
They wandered on. Julie had al.
ways plenty of money in ber purse,
and they strolled into a little chapel on
their way, where they found a yonne
clergy .nan, who could not resist their
request to marry them, backed by ten
golden Napoleons, and so, though re
luctantly and advising proper delay,
he performed the marriage ceremony,
aided hy the sexton and his wife, who
each received a Napoleon.
As an inducement.. Harry had also
told the clergyman that he was just
going to sea, and that he must be mar
ried before be failed, that not even one
hour wi to be lost.
'Perhaps I am saving the girl's hon
or,' said the young clergyman, as he
finally on&med.
Julie came out of the chapel the
wife of Harry B.. who went with her
to the Hotel du Louvre. From here
he sent a pressing note to the Ameri
can consul, who came to him early the
next morning, and by the earnest per-sua-ion
of Harry the consul agreed to
take the young wife to his own house
until matters should be settled as it
regarded their future course. In con
sul's house Julie found a pleasant and
safe retreat for the time being.
Whatever might be Slid with re
gard to the propiiety of tbe young
folks' conduct, it could not be undone.
They were irrevocably united aa hus
band and wife. Harry was forced,
however, to resign his commission. By
the aid the consul Julie's rights in re
lation to her fortune under her fath
er's will wee fully realized, and she
came almost immediately with her
young husband to America.
Harry B., bv means of proper influ
ence, once more entered the navy, the
second time as lieutenant, and now
wears a captain's epaulets. 'L. M.' in
New i ork Aews.
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almost unbearable; could move about only
with the use of cratches. In addition to this
my stomach became badly diseased, and neu
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A traveling man stopping with me gave quite
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and tbe peculiarities of its combination,
which induced me to try it. I have taken fix
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greater satisfaction than in writing you that
I am a well man.
I believe it to be the best remedy ever
formulated. A. J. Bowley, Proprietor,
Empire House, Independence, Iowa.
oct 21-lmo
WANAMAKER'S LATEST NOTION.
Ho Wants to Reduce Fourth-Class
Postage to Help the Store Raising
a Row.
Trenton, N. J.,Nov. 17. Country
storekeepers are reported to be secretlv
preparing for organization against Postmaster-General
Wanamaker. The
movement originated in New Jersey.
but is said to be spreading into other
states, inerehas tor some time existed
a prejudice among the tradesmen
against the pious Pniladelphian, and
Wanamaker's proposal to reduce the
rate of postage on fourth-class matter
seems to have resulted in an interesting
situation. A man prominent in state
affairs says that a bitter and effective
fight is about to be begun. He says: '"I
have been watching the sentiment in
regard to Wanamaker's actions with
interest. You have no idea how inten
sely the postmaster-general has come to
be disliked. Disapproval and contempt
are shared by Democrats and Republi
cans alike. Many of the staunchest Re
publicans in the state are joining the
ranks of his critics. Business men
quickly saw through Wanamaker's
scheme proposing to reduce the postage
on fourthclass matter. By the estab
lishing of low charges for the carrying
by mail of goods such as dress materi
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large dealers would be enabled to crush
out the small store-keepers. By reduc
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shipping charges to their customers
and almost free to themselves they
could command the trade of the entire
country. That Wanamaker is seeking
to create a monopoly for himself many
are ready to believe. In consequence
ot the course of the postmaster-general
organized action is to be taken to
thwart his schemes. Besides going
through the formality of collectively ap
pealing to congress the country store
keepers are going to combine to outwit
Wanamaker at every point. Rural
postmasters see their danger and would
gladly join the combining ranks of
their unmuzzled brethren, but they fear
that the postmaster-General is too
powerful to be moved by anything that
they can do, and they submit in silence
to save their official heads."
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At the same time, he is liberal in his
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I intend to make a change in my business next spring. In or
der to prepare for it I offer my stock of Clothing at
Greatly Reduced Prices
REGARDLESS OF COST OH VALUE, J
300 Mens' Overcoats, 1-jQ Poys' Suits,
250 Boys Overcoats, JcjO Ohildrens SuUs,
175 Chil.lren.fi Overcqa,:.s,. 300 fair? of Tan ts,
'jQ iep.5! uif8j J5 Poj5n Underwear,
rn fact everything tonally found in a first-class Clothiug Store, t maka
this offer of a
Grea t Reduction in Prices Now!
At the opening of the Winter Season, when you need the goods and when
it will do you good, and when you can take your
pick and choice out of a
$15,000 DOLLAR STOCK !
Ot New and Fashionable Clothing. Come in an'l see me, and I will
save you Big Money.
BERNSTEIN,
WaahintrtoD Street,
Opp. Northwest Office.
THE
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OVERCOATS !
Some of the Newest Novelties of the Season, and they can be
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We have an Immense line of extra
HEAVY ULSTERS !
JTALL KIJMDS OF
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In both lijrht and heavy weight. We ask all who intend buy
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Notice. Be sure and find our store before you buy, for we have
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thinking that they had purchased at our store.
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