Iron County record. [volume], December 08, 1905, Image 6

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H I The Vcssimtj-t J;j
B , , Heboid tho soured pessimist, , J
iiH W'11' fviW bo goes nrotlnd; "
H fffftt lie never cecs the smiling bum, JHM-Vif-
1 IIo Rszes on tho ground; ',
1 V i Tno 0,,'' skies his oycfl cro greet
LH 3Sc Aro '" tllu I'111'1"03 at llls fcot- dtdiSz
H iV Though flowers bloom along tho way J"
H Tlielr grnco ho novcr heeds,
H He searches out with acid cyo
1 . Y The nink. forbidding weeds; -
H Tho dainty roso ho spurns and scorns -
1 And only finds tho bitter thorns.
1 IIo never hears tho ringing Inugh,
B Hut listens for tho sighs;
M IIo always wenrs n veil of mist '
7 ncfore IiIm gloomy cjps;
1 ' Tho way ho goes Is full of gloom,
1 t IIo's always looking to tho tomb.
1 Heboid tho gloomy pessimist,
B i IIo's gladdest when bo's sad,
j And If you glvo these words a twist
, IIo's saddest when bo's glad.
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H (Copyright, 1905, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
H Tho only nnlmato object In sight on
H tho' vast wilderness of flatness to tho
H cast was n pralrio schooner drawn by
H n pair of loan, straggling horses which
H was making Us way towards tho haven
H ahoad.
H Tho weary horses, under tho doublo
H Inspiration of tho whip In tho hands
H of tho unkempt man on tho scat and
H tho suggestion that tho trees ahead of-
H forod, Increased their tlrcd walk to a
M poor Imitation of a trot, which was
B" finally effectual In landing them at
H tho foot of tho slopu whllo old Sol
H was yot qulto a dlstanco from tho
Hl - western horizon.
H As tho outfit enmo to n standstill
H i'thb other occupants of tho schooner
H Imado themselves manifest. A young
H 'woman with an Infant In her arms do-
H scondod tho rear steps, nnd whllo her
H 'husband unhitched and unharnessed
H tho horses, Improvised a bed from a
H miscellaneous collection of clothes, do-
H posited tho baby thereon nnd proceed-
H cd to bring from tho Interior of tho
H wagon tho things Micccssary for tho
H preparation of tho oonlng meal
H "Nell," exclaimed tho man sudden-
H ly, "wo'ro goln' to win out ono of theso
H, days, sco if wo don't."
H' Tho wi'fo laughed happily. "I think
H wo'vo won out now, Jim. Who In all
Jw tho world has a boy llko this?"
H ' "Oh, tho kid's all there, you bot, but
H fc. you know, Noll, you ain't usod to this
H' sort of Ufo and tt'a goln' to stop soon
H now, I can tell you."
l "'TiioroT thero, Jim, don't talk liko
H; that. Everything's all right as long
H as I have you and baby. Now, sir, as
HfV a punishment for being so gloomy, you
H, m can tnko lliat pall and go and look'fdr
H sonio fresh water."
H Ho obediently took tho pall nnd
H started oft In tho direction of tho
H woods, whistling ti merry tuno.
H' Ho had not penetrated Into thorn
H very far bofoio unmistnkablo signs of
H water began to show themselves. As
H ho procooded tho underbrush and
B, ti-eos began to nssumo .a hoalthlor
H look and horo and there small patches
H v of inoss ,mndo their nppeuranco, and
H finely thero was borne to his enrs
H that lowe sweet sound so dear lo ov-
H ery plainsman's, heart tho trickle of
H a ruining stroaih.
H 116 droppod on his hands nnd kneos
H by tho side of tho brook nnd sampled
H tho watbr. The quality suggested
H' springs, so ho decided to walk up
H stream In' tho hopo of finding ono of
H theso treasures of the plains.
H ith this eml 4n vlow ho nroso from
H y his Knees and had stooped over to
H pick up tho pall when tho sharp com-
H in and
H "Throw up your hands, Jim Will-
H Jams!" drove tho blood -back to his
H , heart with a rush. Howovor, ho had
H been brought up in tho west nnd know
H what would immmodlatoly follow if
H tho command was not promptly
H oboyed, so tho snmo moment that
H brought him to his foot brought his
H hands abovo his head in which posl-
H "Throw up your hands, Jim Wll-
j v llamsl"
H lon ho waited stoically for further
H Vvelopments.
H Ho had not long to wait:
H l sco you've had tho right kind of
H Vln'. Dal." said tho camo volco.
"Como on, boys," It continued. "Wo'll
git through with this Job quick."
In obedlenco'to his orders a half
dozen men, mostly cowboys, appeared
from behind various hiding places and
surrounded Williams.
Tho leader, handing his rlflo to ono
of tho others, produced a larlot and
npprfiaching tho man in tho contor of
tho ring.
"Do you seo this rope?" ho askod.
Williams noddod.
"Well, this end of it is goin' to bo
tio to that thero limb over thoro,
whllo this hero end of it Is goln' to bo
With 'buretlng heart he held them
close a moment,
tied around your neck. You follor
mo?"
"My God, mon," cried tho desporato
man, "what's become of Nell and the
kid if you string me up? I'm all
thoy'vo got. Lot mo go nnd soo thorn
first. Glvo mo flvo minutes, will you,
boys?" ho pleaded. "You can hldoiat
the odgo of tha woods and plug mo
if I make a break." "
A sllonco followod this request
whl ell. waB finally brokon by Hank.
"Wal," said ho slowly, "I reckon our
time Juln't so terrible precious but
what wo can glvo you Ave minutes of
it. Whnt do you say, boys?" Hank
had a wifo and children at home.
Tho "boys" woro evidently not In
favor .of oxtondlng this clomency to
Williams; but tho ollenco with' which
thoy received the question was duo
partly to the fact that, in that section
of tlio country, It was considered un
lucky to opposo tho questioner's
wishes.
Hank, acting on tho prlnclplo that
sllonco means acquiescence, gruffly
qrdorod Williams to lead tho -oy to
tho camp.
Arriving at tho edge of tho pralrio,
tho crowd halted and, after being olo
quontly ndvlsed as to what would hap
pon if ho should ho so foolish as to
attompt any tricks, tho condemned
man wns allowed to proceed alono
towards tho wagon.
Noll was sitting on tho ground bo
foro tho fire with baby In her' arms,
rocking back and forth and singing a
soft lullaby. Sho looked up as Will
iams approachod and putting her fin
gors to hor lips, onjolned sllonco.
Williams bont over hor and hold out
his arms for tho baby, and for tho
first tlmo Nell noticed tho absence of
tho pall. Tho dlscovory surprised hor
Into speech.
"Why, Jim, whoro is tho water?"
"Why I I dropped tho pall in tho
crick and como bnck to git something
to fish it out with," ho stammerod, "an
I'd Jest liko to hold tho kid a mlnit
before I go back."
Tho "kid" had opened his oyos dur
ing this dialogue and ns thoro was mo
moro need for quiet, Noll nroso with a
morry laugh and gavo tho baby to Its
father.
Williams hold tho Infant with' ono
arm against his breast and extended
tho other to Noll. Sho ' obediently
sidled up to him and with bursting
heart ho hold them closo a moment.
Tho hoot of an owl warned him that
his tlmo was up, so pushing Nell away
almost roughly, ho placed tho baby In
her arms' and. started off.in tho direc
tion from which tho sound had come.
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Arrived nt tho odgo cf tho woods,
'io turned for a last look nt tho ones
who held everything dear to him In
life. Nell was standing on tho samo
spot whero ho had loft hor and ns ho
turned sho raised tho baby on high in
her strong young trms. Williams
waved his hand in rojil), then turned
hit bnck to tho pair and plunged dog
gedly into tho woods, whoro tho mon
wcro waiting for him.
"Now," ho growled, "go ahead with
your hangln'."
Hank led tho wny and tho rest fol
lowed silently. Arriving at tho place
whero Williams had been surprised
they halted. Thero was an awkward
sllcnco for n moment which was bro
kon by Williams.
"You'll soo that Noll gits to civiliza
tion, won't you, Hank?" ho asked wear
ily. "Noll didn't know I stolo the
hoss. I intended to pay you for it
sometime," ho added.
Still tho nwkward silence contin
ued. Tho rest of tho men wero all
looking at Hank nnd shifting uneasily
from ono foot to tho other.
That gentleman, very red In tho
face, after noisily clearing his throat,
finally spoko:
"By all tho rules of Justice, Mr. Will
lams," ho began, Impressively, "your
body had orter bo danglln' from that
thero limb over thoro, but .after duo
and keerful deliberation on tho part of
theso gentlemen hero," indicating tho
othors with a wave of his hand, "nnd
myself, wo havo como to tho conclu
sion that Justice must take a back scat
In tills particular case, so, accordingly
thoro ain't goln to bo no hangln' par
ty hero this afternoon. You kin pay mo
fer that durncd hoss when you git
good and ready."
Williams stood llko a man In a
dream for a moment after Hnnk had
finished speaking and then tho full
realization of all that his words im
plied camo to him in overwhelming
force, nnd despite his will power his
emotions mastered him and great sobs
shook his frame.
Tho unusual sight of a man In this
condition acted llko a spur on tho
othors, and they turned hastily nnd
started towards tho spot whoro thoy
had tied their horses, Hank swearing
savagely for no apparent reason.
Williams stood whoro they had loft
him until the last man had disap
peared from vlow over tho top of tho
lodge. Then slowly stooping ho picked
up tho pail, filled it from tho brook and
went back to Nell and tho "kid."
Dreaming and Doing.
"Thoso who dream do not do. Those
who do havo no tlmo to dream."
Theso pplgrams from a recent ai
tlclo byr3urjU. Bernhardt apply..not
only to tho,nrt students, for whom
sho wroto It, but with equal aptness
to tho woman ordorlng a homo or tho
business girl earning hor livelihood
out of the home.
"It seems to me," sho continues,
"that tho successful ones aro those
who novesr think at all about success,
but simply work, Thoy lovo art, and
"ftipy toll. Thoy make no speeches,
never seeK to Impress othors with tho
certainty of their own success; nover,
in fact, bother tholr heads about oth
ors or thooplrilon of others at any
timo. Thoyhvork patiently, thoy work
year after year; tholr work Improves
llttlo by Uttlo, nnd thoy wako somo
day surpllsed to find themselves suc
cessful." ' '
' fJunbor'a Dawn.
,The toiler' Slay ,boglm to dawn,
its golrion mbrn'comos gontly on;
Yon mountnln risen from tho night
With helmet glided with Its light.
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Thoro high appears tho morning's glow,
While black extends tho night "below.
Whore piowlftho crehtures of tho dark,
Whero still Ms-heard tho watchdog's bark.
Tho light that tips yon mountain's crest'
Portends the age of daikness past;
That gloomy night shall loso Us sway;
The world of toll shall havo Its day.
The clouds -that clotho tho mountain's
8'do .. .,
Hegln to fall npnrt, divide:
Tho day shall follow break of dawn
And labor porno unto lta own.
Shall peace not usher In the day;
On cloud and crng shall lightning play;
Shall thunder's volco tho vale awako
And wild tho storm In fury break.
Shall rather reason's ray serene
With soft cffulgcnco light tho sceno,
A world whore lovo and labor reign,
With peaco on rth. good will to man.
Charles B. Mllroy.
How Sam Acquired the Watch.
Sam Grove, porter somo years ago
at tho Wilson houso, Boston, nnd
known by all tho traveling mon of tho
state, nnd who Btuttorod very badly,
was arrested, charged with stealing a
watch. It seems , that Sam and a
guest of tho houso played poker and
Sam won all of his monoy; then ho
put up his watch against a certnln
amount of monoy and Sam won tho
watch. Tho next day tho man had
Sam arrested, charged with stealing
his watch.
At tho trial tho Judgo asked Sara if
he had stolon tho watch. Sam said
"N-no." Tho Judgo asked him how
ho camo by tho watch, and Sam ualdf
"T-t-tho d-d d f-f-fool b-b-bot on a
p-ppalr of q-q-quecus."
Millions of Cigars.
Key V9Bt sent to the North tho
first six ."months of this year nbout
15,000,000 cigars; Porto IUco throw
Into tho United States during tho
same porlod about 40,000,000 cigars,
whllo thero camo from Cuba during
that tlmo 25,000.000 cigars.
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UP AND DOWN HIGH BUILDING.
Remarkable Feat of Steeplejack As
J tonished New Yorkers.
Tho latest sensation in New York
is tho "Human Fly." Clinging llko a
fly3 to tho surfaco of tho famous Flat
iron building In Broadway, John Gar
rick, a thirty-year-old steeplejack,
walked up and down the tall building
whllo thousands below stood trem
bling nt tho daring feat. Tho Flatlron
building Is 28C feet high. Garrlck
mado a bot that he would crawl from
tho twentieth story window to
tho ground 270 feet away without
touching a wlndowslll. Down ho wont,
ono foot after the other, and ono hand
grasping tho thin ledgo below, before
ho released his grip on tho upper one.
Never for an Instant did ho falter or
hesitate, but with calm, even move
ments, as though his inch of foothold
was o'n tho stop of a staircase, tho
steeplejack camo down to tho street.
Then Gnrrlck swarmed up tho vortl
cal faco of the Flatlron. Our sketch
shows htm negotiating tho cornice of
tho roof.
Another Centenarian.
In Furstenhut, German Bohemia,
lives Josepha Edor, who has Just
reached her 118th birthday. Sho has
tho distinction of being the oldest per
son In Europe to-day.
Sho has all her faculties and can
read without glasses. To support her
pelf sho acts as nurse In a well-to-do
family In hor vicinity. Sho wnlks
boveral miles a day, and has tho ap
pearance of a womnn sixty years old
er rather than ono of tho enormous
ngo of ono hundred nnd eighteen
years.
Mrs. Eder has always been poor nnd
has had to work over slnco sho was
n llttlo girl. Sho has nover been
known to wear shoes, and even now
she goes barefoot summer and winter.
Sickness has novcr troubled hor, and
eho has novcr had to call on a doctor.
Tho llttlo village of Furstenhut Is
vory proud of tho old lady, and many
tourists go out of tholr way to pa a
ylstt to this famous rosldont of Gor
man Bohemia.
WOULD CHECK BUSY ROOSTER.
Man Files Odd Complaint in Chicago
Health Department.
If tho rooster at 415 Orchard strcot
will change Its hours for crowing nnd
M I will ntlopt regular working
IJk I hours from 8 o'clocu until
viLgjVimo, nnd a willow treo
ii sFVuPon wn'cn tno rostor oc-
J?lj5i caslonally roosts will grow
tfjfi f only In Us own back yard,
W W. E. Furness, 417 Orchard
ig streot, will bo happy.
Mr. Furness has complain
ed to tho city health department that
IiIb neighbor's rooster persists ln
crowing from midnight until tho early
hours of tho morning greatly to tho
annoyancso and loss of sleep of his
fnmlly. Tho willow treo In tho neigh
bor's back yard also persists In grow
ing over tho fenco line several feet,
and tho rooster uccaslonally obtrudes
its presonco on Mr. Furness' sldo of
tho fence.
The indignant citizen does not ob
ject to tho rooster, but to tho crow
ing. If tho fowl will crow ln tho day
tlmo, Mr. Furness Is willing that It
bhould remain, but Insists that tho
health department shall enjoin It from
disturbing his midnight slumbers.
Chicago Nows.
Boiling Spring Disappears.
A boiling spring on tho farm of V.
T. Lundvall at Now Sweden, Mo., that
has not been dry slnco tho town was
first sottlod, disappeared entlroly tho
other day. Tho bottom was scooped
out and wator found at a depth of two
toot.
HISTORIC RELIC OF INTEREST.- JM
Chair Said to Have Been Used by- II
Fugitive Regicide Judges. 9
In the possession of the Rev. A. N. H
Bomors of Sharon, Mass., Is an old H
chair, said to have boon used by tho H
regicide Judges, Goffo and Whaley, H
after their cscapo to America and H
whllo they wort) ln hiding hero from H
tho king's troops. Whaley was a H
Lrothor-in-law of Oliver Cromwoll, H
nnd William Goffo was tho former's I
oon-ln-law and ono of tho strongest H
men ln Cromwell's government,
Tho chair was used by them whllo H
thoy wore In hiding in tho houso of I
tho Rev. John Russell In Hadley, after I
leaving tho hiding place In tho cava I
in Connecticut. It formerly had rock I
ers on It, which It is said woro worn H
off during tho fourteen years of con- H
ctant uso by ono or tho other of tho-
two exiles as thoy sat in tho attic I
room of Mr. Russoll's hbuso.
Tradition says that Judgo Goffo was
sitting In this chair when tho Indians
attacked tho village, and that ho roso I
from it to fako command of tho cltl-
zon forces that drove the savages oft I
after n stubborn fight. I
Aftor the death of Mr. Russoll this
chair, by purchase, camo Into the pos
session of a Mrs. Hadloy, who re
moved from Massachusetts to Burnt
Hills, N. Y. At hor death It passed
to hor daughter, Mrs. Hlnkson, whoso
son Ezrn, sonfo 70 years of ago, la
1880 gavo tho chair to Mr. Somors,
pastor of tho church of which he was
a member In Holland, N. Y. It has
been In Mr. Somera' possession slnco.
"Tho story of tho chair being con
nected with Goffo and Whaley," said
Mr. Somors recently, "camo with so
much directness and simplicity from
such artless and Illiterate pcoplo that
1 havo always accepted It as undoubt
edly true, and of Importanco as con-
.nectlng tho relic with Important his
toric personages. Tho chair Is said,
to havo been mado In Nowburyport.
"I shquld llko to seo It safely ln
possession of somo Institution whoro
It would bo presorved for tho future,
or hdld by Homo prlvnto collector of
historical relics."
'PET LAID AWAY IN MAUSOLEUM.
Sharks of the Pacific Deprived of a
Toothsome Morsel.
Juno, Mrs. George B. do Forost's pet
poodlo, who dropped Into n dog heav
en via the chloroform routo recently,
will not havo to officlato as tho cen- W
tral figure In a shark tablo d'hote, as ' I
has beon tho fate of many pots who- I
havo died In Newport, says a San I
Francisco dispatch. Tho poodlo, In .
a fancy box and surrounded by a 1
thick wall of cement, lies in state-1 I
under tho front porch of tho Do For- 1
est villa, and her shado eventually I
will glory ln tho possession of n real ,M
headstone, of real marble, before- N
long.
Whon Juno becamo so old that fl
llfo was a mlsory, Mrn. rio Forest, In
with many tears, Invested 25 cents ln Ml
chloroform and placed tho drug and H
Juno under tho samo washtub. Juno I
cmorged In such a condition that a J
funoral was an lmmedlato necessity. 3
Tho health officers suggestod that '
tho sharks out In tho bay woro ln ' '
need of a poodlo, but Mrs, do Forest
vetoed tho proposition, and Juno was
burlad in royal stylo.
Dog Saved Little Runaway.
Four-year-old Johnnie Rogers of
Tolland, Conn., wandorod nix miles
from homo, and spent Sunday night
in tho woods. IIo was accompanlod
by his dog. Carlo, and didn't soom to- I
bo greatly worried whon found by I
searching parties, "I slopt warm be- I
sldo Carlo" was tho llttlo fellow's an- i I
swer to Inquiries ns to how ho passed , I
the night. 1
Hard Battle With Monster Fish. I I
Aftor a battlo that lasted an hour f. I
and n half, and during which ho was J I
towed moro than a mile down tho fl
Ohio rlvor ln his boat, D. E. Shearer I
of Huntington, W. Vn.. captured n cat-
' fish that tipped tho boain at 139& I
pounds.