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pE QUEEN, • • • ARKANSAS.
A SONG OF LABOR.
In days of old the saber
Gave honor to the hand,
And those that did not labor
Were princes in the land;
To-day has crowned with glory
The brow bedewed by toil;
The theme of song and story
Has risen from the soil.
No more are felt the shackles
That once held man a slave;
The furnace tire that crackles
Has melted sword and glave.
O freemen all, and brothers!
Find joy In what you do;
The happiness of others
Is laid in trust on you!
O worker! see the beauty
You're building to the skies;
Along the path of duty
You're nearing Paradise!
The flowers of art that blossom
In column, spire and dome
Shall He in Labor’s bosom
And beautify her home.
And Peace shall come, and wonder
Shall till the world anew—
Eternal arms be under
To waft you dangers through.
The sun will shine still brighter,
The stars will sing and shine,
The burden will he lighter,
For labor is divine.
—William S Lord, in Chicago Record.
GfiPTfllN CLOSE
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING.
ICopyright, 1894, by J U Lippincott Co.)
X.— Com i m i n.
Lambert stood speechless one instant.
Thru, simply raising his forage etip, he
m hirled about and left.
The i»oy was thinking of his own
mother when hr tripped so lightly up
that worn old gravel jmth on his way
to inquire how hr could be of .service
to one w hose dignit v and sorrow and
suffering ha<l so impressed him lie had
donned his best uniform for the mis
* < n. and little dreamed how in so do
ing he hud rendered himself much the
mon persona non grata. He, who could
not war upon women and children un
der any circumstances, had not begun
tn learn how bitterly the recent var
had borne upon t he vv omen of t lie sou (h,
<>t how. even so long after, t hey suffered
from its effects. He had gone to offer
ib aid and protection of a loyal heart
ami a strong arm, ami had not realized
that it was the very last succorn Walton
would seek, so long as both heart ami
arm were draped by fihe union blue.
Not ten minutes after his return, dis
comfited and dismayed, there rode up
th» muddy, red bridlepath f< rit was
little more a broad-faced young fellow
who wins attired in the clumsiest of
"store clothing" anti whose Iron ami
long-necked steed looked deletion it
self ax his vigorous rider dismounted,
slung the reins over the gate |>ost, and.
after one sharp and warning survey of
the silent negroes still hovt ring about,
swung cheerily up the walk. To him
the old doors opened wide without a
summons, and eager hands were thrust
forth in welcome.
Iximbert, hearing the first heavy
drops come thumping on his canvas
n-of, thought it was the rain that so
quickly thinned the group of darkies
on the road. Tie could hear the mule
hoofs sputtering aw ay t hrough the mud
as the rain came quicker and faster out
not until several hour 1 - laterdid further
explanation dawn upon him. Then he
heard Burns and Watts in conversation
at the first sergewnt’s tent.
"Did you see how the niggei- kind o’
lit out when he came?" asked Buris.
"I haven't seen him around here since
August. Reckon he knows captain's
away. He hates him like poison ever
since cap interfered in that row he had
with Parmelee.’’
"Looks like ft pleasant enough fellow.
I’d rather back him than Parmelee : ny
day. 's far as looks go. \\ hat’s he doing
here?”
"He’s some kin to the old lady —they're
r >l) related hereabouts and she's sent
Lor him to come, probably, after last
’light's row."
"But they’re talking’ all over thecom
|tmy about .Murphy's yarn- about
there being some relative* there some
’nan last night. You heard it when
h< talked to the lieutenant."
"Oh, yes," answered Burns, evasively,
"1 heard what he bad to say. but Riggs
'•hut. him up short as soon as he was
sober enough to know what Murph.y
was saying. Wait till Riggs tells his
side of t.he story to the lieutenant. 1 hen
I” chaps we’H know what brought Mr.
Barion Potts over here."
Lambert w as up and at tlw door of his
b’Ut in a minute. "Did you say that
Mr. Barton Potta was at the Walton
place now, sergeant?"
‘"Y(w, sir," answered Burns, whirling
almut in the mud find promptly salut
ing.
I hen have some man let me know
"lien he comes out. I wish to sjieak
’*> him. And if Riggs is sober enough
’•ow, send him here."
Presently, looking moist, blear-eyed,
ft r>d dejected, t.he ex-trooper and Ber
gennt was marched up t hrough the pat
h-ring rain, and, with the big drops
tickling down from the visor of his
"'d war-pattern forage cap, stmod sul
'<nly it th? t/mt of his young oom-
funder. Tim guardingsentry, after the
asluon prevailing among some of the
regular infantry at the time, allowed
~ rifle to topple forward from the
carry" into t he grasp of the left hand
a toot or so i.i front of the right breast,
and w.th this well-intended effort at
the “rifle salute" of the ’go’s, Private
.Mulligan reported—
“ Prisoner Riggs, sorr; to spake to
the 1 unite nan t.”
It was the first time Lambert had con
ducted an investigation of the kind, and
he had no precedent to guide him.
“Uiggs,” said he, “.Murphy tells me
your going to town last night was at
the instance of some relative of Mrs.
Walton’s, who asked you to do them
a service. Was that true?”
“It was, sir.”
"Then he w ill doubtless be glad to
come forward and exonerate vou, or at
least explain your conduct in the early
evening. Your later conduct only a
court-martial can properly consider.
Where is this gentleman?”
"I don’t know, sir.”
"W hat is his name?"
“I -can’t tell, sir."
"You know it, do you not?"
"1 sup|>ose I do, sir, but-—I can’t tell
it."
"In the event of your trial he is the
only man who can help you, ami the re
port 1 have to make of your miscon
duct is most serious. Drunkenness
only aggravates housebreaking and at
tempted robbery, as vv ell as assault.”
"1 broke no houses, sir, and attempted
no robbery. As for assault, t.he indy her
self will say I meant no harm."
"But your own comrade admits he
found you in the cellar entrance at the
foot of the steps, on premises you were
forbidden to enter, to all appearances
stealing wine, and he was striving to
get you away when the noise brought
Mrs. Walton upon you. The case Is
flagrant.”
Higgs threw his hands forward in a
des|siiriug gesture, dropped them again
by his side, and stood silent.
“Do you mean you have nothing to
say for yourself?- that you cannot dis
prove the charges ?"
"I have plenty to say for myself, sir,
but nobody to say anything for me.
The worst anyone can ever prove of me
is that I’ve l>een a drinking man. I'm
no thief; I'm no burglar; and I'd burn
me hand off before I'd lay it to hurt a
woman, old or young. I never knew
what 1 was doing, if I grabbed the lady
by the throat. But I'd In* a worse man
than the lieutenant thinks me if I'd
do vv hat he esks.”
"This is nonsense. Riggs. What have
I asked vou to do that would be either
criminal or wrong?"
“To defend myself at the expense of
a friend, sir,” said Riggs, with melo
dramatic gravity. "I’ll never betray
the man that’s trusted me."
"Take him back to the guard tent,
sentry.” said Lambert, hardly know
ing whether to be amused or disgusted.
“The man isn't sober yet."
And then for the first time the young
officer became aware of the presence of
a horseman at the side of his tent. With
his hat brim pulled down over his eyes
and the rain dripping from bit and boot
and bridle rein, there sat his acquaint
ance of the owl train —Mr. Barton
Potts.
“One of your men said you wished to
see me, lieutenant,” said Mr. Potts,
with a courteous wave of his hand. “I
was coming anyhow, but rode round
from the bahn yavvnduh and came in
'long the branch. Excuse me if I've
stumbled on something I wasn’t, ex
pected to hear.”
"Certainly, Mr. Potts. Can you dis
mount and come in? I much want to
talk vv ith yon.”
"And 1 want to have a talk with you,
lieutenant —ve'y much —and I'm com
ing for the purjKise, but not just now.
There are some matters I must 'tend to
in town for my aunt, Mrs. Walton, at
once. But let me add my tlianks to
hers- and much more than hers —for
your prompt assistance last night. I
know that man by sight. I've seen him
around fieri* befoh, and it's Gaw d s mer
cy 1 wasn't there last night. I'd ’a’
shot him dead.”
"You ivan be sure he shall not escape
justice, Mr. Potts, though your aunt
seems to refuse to see me with regard to
the matter.”
"I’ll explain all that Inter, suh," said
Potts, lowering his voice. "I've simply
got to go at once. But I’ll see you to
night; and meantime let me repeat
what 1 said. You shan't lack for a
friend round heah. suh. You treated
me like a gentleinan when 1 was drunk
and ]>ossil»ly offensive —though 1 hope
not, suh —and you’ve behaved like .1
gentleman to my people, and by and by
they’ll see it. Just you wait. By the
bye, you remember Col. Seroggs? '
“I don’t think I do. Some of that
name were among the prisoners who
escaped yesterduy, I’m told.
“Yes, suh. The same family, suh;
Col. Seroggs’ brothers. I can t discuss
them just now, but if the colonel should
come here to see you before ( apt. ( lose
gets back, if you'll take my advice
you’ll listen to him. He wants to speak
about that arrest and square things;
and—well, I know a gentleman when I
see one, just as 1 know a rough Ike
that soldier you were examining. The
colonel was conductor of our train
night before last. Now I’ve got to ride
’ike hell. Gocd day, suh.”
And. pulling off his hat and sticking
spurs to his mud-covered steed. Mr.
Potts galloped a.way along the Tugaloo
road Into the gathering darkness.
Soon after nightfall the rain erased
and the wind died away. For the first
time since he had turned in the night
before Lambert bethought him of the
lantern he had purposed buying, even
it he had to send to Cohen's on a Sun
day. Burns sent some candles over
from the company storesand the young
German "striker” set two of them
alight in his tent, with empty whisky
bottles—off which he had deferentially
washed the labels—as candlesticks.
Ope thought led to another. The pro
posed purchase reminded Lambert that
all the money in his possession was now
the S2O-bill borrowed of Close, and this
reminded him that he wanted five dol
lars in small currency—“shinplasters,"
as the miniature greenbacks were
called at the time. Since hearing Mur
phy’s story he better understood the
straits to which his neighbors were re
duced, and he had determined that the
aid he had proffered in one way should,
despite madame’s high-spirited rejec
tion, be rendered in another.
At eight o’clock he had secured the
amount he needed through the good
offices of the first sergeant, and he was
wondering how soon he might expect
the visit of Col. Seroggs and what could
be its purpose, when all of a sudden
the clatter at the other end of the
camp told him of the return of the de
tachment sent out the previous night;
but it was Sergt. Mcßride, not his com
pany commander, who met him at the
tent door.
“The captain's compliments, an’ he’ll
be back by an’ by. sir. He stopped
over to have it out with somebody that
fooled him.”
“Stopped over where, sergeant? Not
alone, 1 hope?”
“No, sir; the sheriff was along, an’
two others. They were talking with
Mr. Seroggs—or Col. Seroggs—and a
young fellow they called Potts, who
met us across the track on the Quit
man road. The captain said you wasn’t
to worry about him, but we didn’t get
the parties the sheriff was after, and
the captain thinks he knows who threw
us off the scent.”
Manifestly nothing was to be done
but await the captain’s return, and
nine o’clock came without him. Lam
bert had determined to investigate the
butter market, however, and time was
not hanging heavily upon his hands
by any means. Throwing a light-blue
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The ruin dripping from bit and boot
overcoat, such fts was worn by the rank
and tile, over his uniform, he sallied
forth just after nine o'clock, and made
his way around the camp until he
reached the road, and followed it to
the gap among the rose-bushes whence
had rolled the tin pail on the previous
night. All was dark and still. Set
ting the pail just within the hedge,
he patiently waited. Presently voices
—feminine voices*—became faintly audi
ble. "Elinor” had evidently been pushed
forward en reconnoissance, and, after
her recent nerve-racking experiences,
didn't like the detail.
“I tell yo' dey ain’ no one’bout. Mis’
Katie. I done felt fur de pail, an”tain’t
day-h,” was her protest. At this Lam
bert saw fit to give a low whistle, at
sound of which Elinor, with prodigious
rustle of skirts, Imlted back towards
the house, and her unseen companion,
after emphatic and scornful reference
to “baw n cowuds," came hurriedly for
ward, but paused at discreet distance.
“You’re theh, ah you?" was the semi
assertive, semi-interrogative remark in
disdainful and truculent tone. “Ah
hope you’ve got that money at last.”
For an answer Lambert reached in
and shook flie pail. The combination
of “shinplasters" and small coin within
gave a reassuring rattle. Eagerly the
girl bounded to the hedge. He could
just discern the slender little form and
the tumbled head of hair as she dropped
the enfolding shawl and stooped to take
the prize—which the unprincipled young
man had by this time cautiously with
drawn. He could hear her eager brea th
ing and the patter of her hands among
the rain-laden branches.
“Whuh on earth" (w ho on earth can
spell the word as a real southern girl
says it?) “did you hide that pail? Ah’ve
no time fo’ naw nsense.”
Silence a moment.
“Look hyuh, Mr. Yankee! Ah’m not
accustomed to being made a fool of,
’n Ah want that money. Ah’ve had to
wait too long already.”
A sound ns of something shaking In
! a tin vessel, but further away, towardt
a broader gap in the dark hedge.
"Ah’m not going up thuh. Ah told you
twice befob. You bring that pail back
hyuh” (indignantly). Ah don’t be
lieve you've gavvt the money at
all.” (tentatively). “If you had, no
gentleman would keep me waiting—
when we need it so much.” (Symptoms
of vanishing nerve, and again a tempt
ing rattle). “Ah can’t go t here”( plead
ingly now). “Please bring it hyuh, Mr.
Riggs. Brothuh Floyd would be fuyious
if he knew" (pause)—“an’ we had such
awful trouble las' night—all on ac
count of some of your rascally —Oh!
whut’s that new lieutenant’s name?"
(Sudden change of theme and tone).
“His name’s Ike,” was the response
in a hoarse whisper across the dripping
rose bushes.
“Ah don't believe a wuhd you say.
Whut’s his real name?”
"Ask Mr. Potts if his name isn't Ike;
apd come and get your money.”
“Ah don’t have a chance to ask Mr.
Potts anything. They don’t allow me
in the paldor when Mr. Bahton Potts
comes. Ah’m too much of a child to be
trusted with family secrets, it seems;
though Ah’m not too young to find out
how much we need money.—Whuh’s
that pail?”—suddenly coming down to
business again.
Lambert gave it a shake, this time
within reach of a little hand that darted
in among the bushes and firmly closed
upon his own.
“You let go that pail!" was the im
perious demand from within.
“1 can’t—till you let go my hand,"
from without.
“Ah don’t want your hand. Ah
want —”
“I didn't offer it, but, since you like
it so much, here’s the other.” And
through the darkness another hand,
with soft warm palm and long, slender
fingers, closed in upon the hot little paw
straining and tugging at the original
occupant of the handle. Instantly, with
indignant force, the enfolded member
was snatched away, and the stooping
girl sprang to her feet, wild-eyed and
alarmed.
“Wh* ah you?” she panted. “That’s
not Sergt. Riggs.” A window was sud
denly raised back towards the house;
the mournful toot of a tin horn began.
"Quick! Ah’ve got. to go. Roll that pail
through. Why didn’t Mr. Riggseome?"
"He's detained —on duty, but it’s all
right. Where's the buttermilk?”
Through the trees behind the girl
cairn* Elinor at top speed; one could hear
the rustle rods away. “F* Gawd's sake,
Mis’ Katie, come quick. Mis’ Walton’s
callin’.”
But Kate was fumbling for something
in her pocket and bending forward to
the hedge. The next instant, with bril
liant flash, the glare of a parlor match
leaped out one second on the night and
fell full on a laughing, handsome young
face peering in from under the visor of
an infantry forage cap. One second
only, and down went the match, and
with stifled cry bounded the youngest
daughter of the household of Walton —
even the precious pail forgotten.
Ten minutes later a horseman came
galloping up the muddy road and in
quiring for the lieutenant. Lambert
recognized him as one of the deputies
or assistants engaged in Saturday’s af
fair at the jail. He handed a folded pa
per to the young officer, and. in low, ex
cited tones, began some explanatory
comments.
“Wait," said Lambert. "Let me read.**
Tearing open the paper, by the dim
light of Burns' lantern he made out the
following:
“Lieut. Lambert: Post guard at once
around Walton place, so as to prevent any
men from getting In or out. Take half the
company if you need it. I'll be there In half
an hour. CLOSE,
"R'vt. Capt. Com’d’g.”
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
I’at In the Dock.
The other day an Irishman who was
charged with beingdrunk and disorder
ly nearly drove a magistrate mad. The
following colloquy took place between
the two:
Magistrate—Will you sign a pledge if
I let you off this time?
Prisoner —Shun', Oi can't write, yer
honor.
Magistrate—But you can make a
mark.
Prisoner —Phat koind av a mark, yer
honor?
Magistrate (testily) —A cross, man—
a cross.
Prisoner —Across phat, yer honor?
Magistrate (out of patience) —Ten
shillings and costs, or seven days’ hard
labor!
Prisoner (aghast)—Tin shillin's *n*
costs! Shore, Oi haven’t cost any wan
anything, yer honor: Oi paid for all me
d brinks.
Magistrate (severely)—Stand down,
sir—stand down!
Prisoner —Oi always stand up when
Oi stand at all. Is it sit down yer honor
manes?
Then the jailer took the prisoner in
hand, ami the magistrate mopped his
moist brow. —London Figaro.
Kleptomania.
“I am happily able to prove," re
marked the counsel for the defense,
“that my client is a kleptomaniac. To
that end, if it [dense the court, I sub
mit in evidence tJie deeds in her name
to SIOO,OOO worth of unencumbered real
estate and gilt edged securities to the
amount of another We rest.”
The jury found a verdi J of acquittal
without leaving their »<fets.— Detroit
Tribune. |
I
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Int<” I.exnnn for Aviruxt 20,
I SO7— u I Oppuwed a t Eplienus—Acts
10:21-34.
(Arranged from Pcloubet’s Notes.]
GOLDEN TENT.—Take heed, and be
ware of covetousness —Luke 12:15 .
THE SECTION includes the remainder
of the second missionary journey, the re
turn home, and most of the third journey
(Acts 18:18 to 20:3), Paul’s account of
Ephesian life (Acts 20:18-35), and the
Epistle to the Ephesians.
TIME.—The third missionary journey
extended over nearly four years, from A. D.
51 to 58. The account in the lesson text
belongs in A. D. 57.
THE LESSON.
I. Completion of the Second Mis
sionary Journey.—After Paul had been
a year and a half in Corinth ( Lesson V.),
be set sail for Syria, intending to reach
Jerusalem in time for the great feast,
perhaps Passover, in the spring of A. D.
54. This visit at Jerusalem, the fourth
made by Paul, must have been very
brief, as it is passed over very lightly
in the account. In a short, time Paul
went to Antioch, the starting point of
his missionary tours.
11. A Three Years’ Sojourn at Ephe
sus.—Ephesus was not only the capital
of the province, but was the city of the
greatest importance in all Asia Minor,
a splendid city, and the principal em
porium of trade in the east. The ex
cellent tent makers. Aquila and Pris
cilla, exiled from Rome, whom Paul
found at Corinth, and with whom lie
made his home there, went with him
from Corinth to Ephesus, and all three
labored there in the Gospel, Paul fora
brief time only, but. the others remain
ing in that city while Paul continued
his journey. Then/ came a powerful
addition to their force, in the person of
the eloquent Jew, A polios (whom many
think was the author of the book of
Hebrews). Paul, on his third mission
ary journey, returned to Ephesus, as
he had promised (18:21). Here he found
a company of about a dozen men, be
lievers on Christ, but baptized only
with John’s baptism of repentance.
They had not even heard of the marvel
ous gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the
power which came from, His baptism.
They were now baptized into the name
of Jesus. Paul laid his hands upon
them, and they received the Holy Spirit,
as did the disciples at Pentecost, prob
ably with visible tongues of fire.
For three months Paul preached in
the Jewish synagogue. Driven thence,
he preached for two years in the lec
ture-room of a professor named Tyran
nus. He was either a convert, and al
lowed Paul to use his lecture-room, or
Paul hired it of him. All this time
Paul preached through his daily labors,
as tentmaker from house to house, and
by his unselfish conduct (Acts 20:20,
31-35). During this time Ephesus was
a eenter of evangelization for the whole
province of Asia. Paul had with him a
number of helpers, as Timothy, Eras
tus, Titus, etc.” Churches arose in
three cities of the Lycus valley —Lao-
dicea, Colossal and Ilierapolis, though
Paul himself did not go there. All the
seven churches of Asia, mentioned in
the Revelation, were probably founded
during this period.
24. “Silver shrines for Diana:” Small
models of the temple of Diana, contain
ing an image of the goddess. They were
purchased by pilgrims to the temple,
just as rosaries and images of the Vir
gin are bought by Pilgrims to Lourdes,
or bronze models of Trajan’s column or
of the Colonne Vendome by tourists to
Rome or Paris. “Brought no small
gain:" The traffic was large and
lucrative, and many of the people
were interested in it directly or indi
rectly.
25. “Workmen of like occupation:”
Not only the guild of silversmiths, but
those who did other parts of the work,
who made similar shrines of other dei
ties, or who traded in these wares.
26. “Paul hath * * * turned away
much people:” This is significant as
showing how great progress the Gospel
had made, and as a confession of the
weakness of idols.
28. “Great is Diana:" Rather, the
common formula of devotion and
prayer, “Great Diana."
29. “Gaius and Aristarchus:" The
mob of Ephesus made for the house of
Aquila, with whom Paul was lodging.
They missed their prey. “Rushed with
one accord into the theater:” The
Colosseum, capable of seating 50,000
people.
30. “When Paul would have entered:”
Paul was unwilling to allow his friends
to suffer in his stead. He probably
hoped to be able to influence the mob
and quell the riot by his appeal. “The
disciples suffered," permitted “him
not:” They knew the Ephesian mobs
too well.
31. “Certain of the chief of Asia:”
The Asiarchs, or high priests of Asia,
were heads of the imperial, political-re
ligions organization of the province.
“Which were his friends:” They were
either Christians, or open-minded men,
who had observed the character of
Paul, and of those who became dis
ciples through him. 4
32. “Drew Alexander out:” Perhaps
"Alexander the coppersmith, who did
me much evil,” to whom Paul refers in
2 Timothy 4:14. He was put forward
by the Jews, lest the mob should iden
tify them with the Christians, and an
attack be made upon them.
Finally, the city clerk came forward,
and with a very ingenious and rational
speech persuaded the mob to retire.
And immediately Paul left Ephesus for
Macedonia.