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THE "HEATHEN CHINEE.”
Mr. Bret Harte has revived the “Heathen
Chinee” in a now poem in The Hatch Mans
field Quarterly, with Abner Dean, Brown of
Calaveras and Truthful James, who says:
It was raiuin up at Angel’s. We war sittin
round the bar,
Discnssin of “free silver” that was “goin soon
to par,”
And Ah Sin stood tliar a-listenin like a simple,
guileless child
That hears the angels singin—so dreamy like
he smiled.
Brown of Calaveras, who had come “waltz
ing up on his bike, ’ ’ demonstrated with Bryan
ite eloquence how the ratio of silver to gold
should be as 10 is to 1 and drew < ut of his
pocket a heap of silver and laid it on the coun
ter.
“The heathen in his bllndnoss bows down to
wood and stone,”
Said Brown, “bur this poor heathen won’t
bow to gold alone. *
So speak, my poor Mongolian, and show us
your idee
Of what we call ‘free silver’ and what is meant
by ‘free.’ "
Swift was the smile that stole across that
heathen’s face. I grieve
That swifter was the hand that swept those
dollars up his sleeve.
“Me shubbee ‘silvel 1 allee same as Mellcan
man,” says he,
“Me shabbee ‘flee’ means ‘b’longs to none.'
So Chinaman catch he!"
This action of Ah Sin was adjudged extreme,
and Abner Dean proposed us punishment that
Ah Sin should “strike the bimetallic balance
on Mr. Brown’s new bike. ” Ah Bin endeavors
to adjust hi3 equilibrium, but his pigtail Is
caught in the wheel, and he comes to grief.
“My poor Mongolian friend,” said Dean, “it’s
plain that in your case
Your center point of gravity don’t fall within
your base.
We’ll tie the silver in a bag and hang it from
your cue.
And then, by scientific law, you’U keep your
balance true!”
And hero I would romark how vain are all de
ceitful tricks—
The boomerang wo throw comes back to glvo
us its last licks—
And that same weight on Ah Sin’s cue set him
up straight and plumb,
And he scooted past us down the grade and
loft us cold and dumb I
..*.
But not again wo saw his face nor Brown Ids
“silver freel”
And I marvel in my simple mind howe'er theso
things can bo,
But Ido not reproduce the speech of Brown,
who saw him go,
For my words are pure and simple, and 1
never yet was low.
A BICYCLE ROMANCE.
It was a wretched looking old bike,
and for antiquity would have taken
first prize anywhere. My disappoint
ment was intense, and tears of mortifi
cation sprang to my eyes, but I forced
them back as I noticed the look of anx
iety on the face of the old man beside
me, who inquired, with some emotion:
“Have you got a cold, Kathie? Your
eyes are wet. ” “Yes, Uncle Thomas, ”
I replied, “and summer colds are so
hard to get rid of. But nevermind my
cold. Thank you so much for buying
me the bicycle. ’ ’
"Well, dearie,” he replied, “it’s not
quite anew one, but I thought it would
do for you to learn on. ” Oh, how I did
wish ho would away and let me have
a good cry, but as ho hung about I had
to mount and tako a few turns round
the garden, much to his delight, and
he rubbed his hands, exclaiming:
“Well done, little girl. You’ll be thero
before any of them, j r ou bet. ” At last
he went indoors, and hiding myself in
the summer house I wept copiously.
"What should I do? Get my prayer book
and keep on repeating the collect for
rain? Stay in bed the noxt day and pre
tend my cold was worse? No, neither of
these resources would do, and even if it
raiued all night, which was not in the
least likely, I would have to put in an
appearance on the morrow.
Well, there-was one spico of cdfrifort
left—the roads wore inches deep with
fine, white dust I would start early and
get a good covering of it over poor un
cle’s gift, and then, perhaps, some of
its many deficiencies might be hid, and
then, being naturally light hearted, I
dried my tears and went in to prepare
tea, that being a duty I did not allow
our little maid to interfere with. My
mother and I had lived alone for many
years, my father, who had died when I
was 3 years old, being only a memory
to me. He had been captain and owner
of a merchantman, but had only been
able to leave a very moderato independ
ency for my mother, so we two had al
ways lived very quietly, and it was
quite an event in our lives when a let
ter cams from Frisco telling that my
mother’s only relative was coming home
after an absence of 40 yeara I had nev
er seen my quiet mother so excited over
anything. He was her mother’s only
brother, and 6he had only a very dim
recollection of his going away.
“I am afraid, Kathie, ” she said,
“that uncle is only a poor man, for al
though he has corresponded with me at
long intervals he has never mentioned
his affaira Still lam pleased to think
he is coming.” Well, Uncle Thomas
followed closely on the letter, and, true
enough, his affairs did not seem to have
flourished, for his clothes were quite
threadbare and his luggago of the scan
tiest Liko most girls of tho present
day, my great ambition was to own a
bicycle, but unfortunately the buying
of one was quite out of the question, al
though I could ride well enough, my
companion, Florrie Floyd, the doctor’s
only daughter, having let me learn on
Lera
So, after once more discussing the
matter over with mother, I had to re
luctantly give up all idea of joining the
picnic, and I had so longed to go for one
thing. It was the first time Sir Walter’s
demesne had ever been accessible, and
that itself made me more anxious to see
the beautiful grounds that had always
been so jealously guarded from intru
sion. Sir Walter had died six months
before, and the heir that he had never
seen had given permission for this spe
cial party to hold their meet in his
demesne, and, by the way, lib had not
seen the place himself, but was expect
ed to arrive at an early date. Perhaps 1 '
ought to ha\e said that his agent hail.
given the doctor’s party leave to sec the
grounds and not lia
Well, after mother had succeeded in
convincing me of her inability to get mo
even a secondhand mount Uncle Thomas
had unexpectedly chimed in by saying,
“Well, Kathie, if you don’t mind hav
ing a very first class bike, I’ll get you
one.” I was both astonished and de
lighted and kissed the old man effusive
ly and went to bed quite happy, and
now, just before the day of the meet, he
had brought this monstrosity. Well, I
must not be too hard on the old man,
but I wished he had bought himself a
new coat instead. The collect for rain
was unanswered, so was my desire for
sudden sickness. I never felt better in
my life, and the sky was cloudless, so
there was nothing for it but to put a
bold face on the inevitable and at the
time appointed.
I started, watched from the gate by
my evidently admiring uncle. Creak,
creak, went the old ramshackle. It was
awful! What should I do when I joined
the others, every one of whom owned a
first class mount? Should I turn back
and pretend that I had a spill? Oh,
there was no pretense required, for, giv
ing an extra groan, my mount col
lapsed, and it and I rolled over in the
dust below. When I picked myself up,
I found the rim off and the spokes all
twisted and broken. There was nothing
for it but to drag the remains back to
the cottage and take up my daily duties,
and while feeling sorry for uncle’s dis
appointment I could not but rejoice at
my escape from the criticisms of Florrio
and her friends.
Still, there was no use hurrying. The
day was lovely. So, dragging my wheel
to a shady bank, I sat down and began
to make a daisy chain and had almost
completed it when a gig drove rapidly
around the corner. I was on the wrong
side of the road and right in its tracks.
It took the driver all his time to pull
up to escape driving over me, and jump
ing quickly to my foet I tried to get my
unfortunate bike out of tho way, but it
was useless; its ruin was complete.
Quickly descending, the driver show
ed great concern at what he called his
stupidity, but I only laughed and in
formed him that he had only completed
the wreck, and, almost before I know
what I was about, I told the wheel story
of uncle’s gift and my disappointment.
He seemod quite amused at tho recital,
and then told me he himself was jukt
going to Cliff Court, Sir Walter’s de
menso, and would have great pleasure
in driving me there. I was not hard
to persuade, and after he had helped
me to place the remains of my bicycle
carefully behind the hedge off we start
ed, passing on the road the doctor and
his guests. So after all it was I who
got the first glimpse of the beautiful
court and stood on the terrace among
the strutting peacocks when the others
arrived, “for all tho world, ” Florrie
said, as thought I “owned the place
and was waiting to receive them as
guests. ”
I should say my companion en route
left me on our arrival, saying his busi
ness was with the agent, and just as
the others arrived he returned, saying
the agent had given him permission to
take us not only over the grounds, but
through the Court itself. Such a tiling
had never been heard of before and
caused great excitement among us. It
would take mo a week to tell of the
beauties of one of the most stately of
“tho stately homes of England. ”
We all wandered at will through tho
magnificent picture galleries and superb
reception rooms, and then to our in
tense surprise found a choice lunch
awaiting us in the groat dining hall,
where befrilled dames of hundreds of
years ago looked down in haughty dis
dain on ns, as though resenting our in
trusion, and ancient knights leaned on
their swords and seemed to look us
through and through.
But the day waned, and much to our
regret the time for starting homeward
came. It was only then that I began to
wondor how I was to get there, but my
knight of the morning again offered me
a seat, and off we drove, leaving the
others to follow. The drive through the
fragrant country lanes was most enjoy
able, and my companion was very enter
taining, telling me of many foreign lauds
through which he had traveled, and
was describing a visit to the ice palace
at St. Petersburg when we reached the
spot where should havo been the re
mains of my poor bike. But search as
we would wo could find no trace of
them.
I was greatly upset at this, but my
companion said perhaps it was best so,
and then my uncle would not feel griev
ed at the state of his gift Well, quite
.suddenly a feeling of great shyness came
ovor rue, and I began to realize how
free I had bt en with a complete stran
ger and wondered what mother would
think of it all. So I said I would not
get into the gig again, but would walk
home and make my explanations as best
I could.
My friend would have gladly accom-i
panied me, but this I refused, and shyly
holding out my hand said: “Goodby.
You have been very good to me, and I
thank you for helping mo today. ” But
he only laughed and said: “It must not
bo goodby, but only good day, for I
will bo engaged with the agent at Cliff
Court for about a month, and I hope
you will let me call on your mother
and yourself. ”
He watched mo out of sight, and as I
neared home I wondered how I could
tell Uncle Thomas of the disaster to my
bicycle, but thero was no need of ex
planations, for on reaching home I
found poor uncle had met with a sad ac
cident, having fallen from a ladder he
had mounted in order to fasten a climb
ing rose tree above his bedroom win
dow. One of his legs was badly broken
and he had received other serious in
juries. Still, he managed to ask me if I
had had “a happy day” when I stood
crying at his bedside.
“Oh, yes, dear uncle, ” I replied, “the
."happiest day in my life, I am sure,” on
hearing which he smiled feebly and
then lapsed into unconsciousness.
He was in great danger for weeks,
THE TIMES: BRUNSWICK, UA., SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 7, 1807,
and when my knight of the picnic called
I could only sec him for a moment or
two. He left his card for mother and
the name on it was “Mark Urquart. ’’
Well, it became a daily thing for
him to call to inquire how our invalid
progressed, and sometimes I sat in the
old summer house with him, but I did
not understand the hold he had got on
my heart till he told me ho would be
leaving in another week, his business
with the agent being over.
Oh, how my heart ached when I
thought of him going away, and he
must have seen my grief in my face, for
he told me he could not go unless I
went with him. In vain I spoke of my
uncle’s illness, my mother’s loneliness.
He would insist on speaking to my
mother that very night, aid after quite
a prolonged interview my mother called
me in and, greatly to my surprise, told
me she was quite willing for me to he
married privately on account of my
uncle’s illness. She said Mark had quite
satisfied her as to his ability to keep a
wife. So the next week we were very
quietly married in a neighboring town
and then went to tho Westmorland
lakes for a week.
We had arranged to stay with mother
for another week before taking up a
house for ourselves, but as we traveled
homeward Mark asked me if I knew
that Sir Frederick, Sir Walter’s success
or, was to arrive that night to take pos
session of Cliff Court I said no, and
that it would be delightful for us to
mix with the crowd that would bo wait
ing to welcome him before going on to
tho cottaga
So, Mark being agreeable, we took a
fly from the station and arrived as a
light was being put to an immense bon
fire on the hill. Mark said we would
go in by the side gate and escape tho
crush, and wo reached the terrace with
out difficulty. The peacocks should have
been gone to roost, but the noise had
evidently roused them, and they were
strutting about just as they had been
that other day. Just as I was going to
remind Mark of that time a great cheer
went up, and a crowd came rushing
around us crying “Long live Sir Fred
erick!” and Mark said: “Forgive me,
Kathie darling, for deceiving you. lam
Sir Frederick!”
Then before I could realize what he
really meant Florrie came running up
and said: “Didn’t I say that other day
that you were just like the owner re
ceiving your guests? And now yoti are
really part owner. I wish you much
happiness. ”
Oh, dear, it had all come to me so
unexpectedly that I felt faint, and asked
Mark (for I could not call him Fred
erick) to take me to mother. He told
me she and uncle, who had improved
vory quickly, were waiting in the Court
for me, so 1 hastened in and found them,
in a cozy, quiet morning room. Mother
clasped me in her arms and asked my
forgiveness in aiding Mark, who had
told her his rcai position the night he
proposed to me. But while she was
speaking we heard Mark say:
“Is it possible that you are Uncle
Thomas?”
You see, owing to uncle’s accident he
had not seen him beforo. My uncle
laughed and said:
“1 suppose my little game is up,”
and while mother and I looked from
one to tho other for somo explanation,
Mark said:
“I find that after all it is I who must
introduce Uncle Thomas to you" We
are old friends and traveled together
from Frisco. He is the famous Ameri
can millionaire, Thomas Gilford Banks.
The latter name he adopted some years
ago. ”
So it turned out that Mark (whose
name was Frederick Mark) had not
married a poor girl after all, though he
thought he had, for I am my uncle’s
sole heiress, and he gave me a bicycle
worthy of a millionaire as a marriage
present.—Bolfast News.
Mushroom Intimacies.
It is hard to preach distrust to young
people, but it really seems necessary to
warn them against sudden friendships.
Such intimacies almost invariably end
iu decided coolness, if not enmity. “ Fes
tina lento” is a bit of proverbial advice
that is never more apposite than when
applied to the formation of familiar re
lations in anew place.
Mrs. B. calls upon her recently ar
rived neighbor, Mrs. C. The latter is
attracted at once by the frank, cordial
manner which is so taking to a stranger
in a strange land, and an entente cor
diale is at once established between the
two ladies. Mrs. C. finds all too late
that she is thereby thrown into tho un
desirable set of the neighborhood from
which it becomes almost impossible to
extricate herself.
At watering places especially to the
familiarity of daily intercourse are due
many mushroom growths of so called
friendships which are not only unde-'
sirable hut productive of actual harm.
Some author has said that “it takes a
year to know a lover, but half a dozen
to know a friend, ” a commentary which
is very true, indeed, as many find to
their cost.—New York Tribuna
Neat Evasion.
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“And is it true that returning tour
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gage?”
“It is too trua The law is impera
tiva How much baggage have you,
Miss Agnes?”
“Fully §175 worth.”
“And I have $26. ”
“Must I pay?”
“There is—there is but one way to
avoid it Miss Agnes, dear Miss Agnes,
let us share our lives—and our lug
gage. Be my wife I”
“Why, Mr. Littlebait, how you have
startled me!”
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Quick, your answer!”
“How am I”
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“Ye-es, but”—
“Yes, Mr. Inspector, it is just SIOO
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