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VOL. XIX. DECEMBER 27, 1888, $1.50 I N AIXYAN< U S V f f o r m e a n d 1 s a w n o t h i n g \ b u t . . g l o o m a h e a d . I thought m y S e l f a strong m a n , but i s ' i t any wonder that I wept like any child on my p i l l o w t h a t n i g h t # W h a t a N e w Y e a r ’s t h a t W a s ! W h i t h e r h a d m y e x p e c t e d g o o d l u c k g o n e ? ' ■ - - . \ -■ I put the best possible f a c e on m y misery a n d w e n t o n i n t h e d i s m a l p a t h f a t e h a d m a r k e d o u t f o r m e . . “S i n c e I c o u l d n o t h a v e A l m a , w h a t d i d i t m a t t e r w h o m 1 m a r r i e d ? U g l y l i t t l e L a u r a w o u l d d o a s w e l l a s a n y w o m a n . I t w a s f o r t u n a t e t h a t s h e e x p e c t e d no e x t r a o r d i n a r y d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f a f f e c t i o n f r o m m e . T r u l y I c o u l d n o t h a v e g i v e n it. h e a r t s e e m e d f r o z e n or d e a d . Yet i ' ' \ I n F a v o r o f a T r i - S h i r e . M r s . ; E d g e i J y s u f f e r e d ; T h e p a s s a g e o f a r e s o l u t i o n i u t h e a s e v e r e s h o c k c f p a r a l y s i s o n t S a f t n T A NEW TEA R ’S s t o u t w i t h t h e s e c r e t ov S U C C E S S IN IT . ' h s > So r • . Er/'V E - . .H A D . b e e h t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e t u r n O f f o r t u n e which comes to somepeo* w i t h t h e N e w Year. D r . M a s o n , t h e O l d e s t m a n i n t h e r o o m , s a i d : I W i l l t e l l y o u a s t o r y , w o r t h , w r i t i n g a n d p r i n t i n g , t s e e t h a t i t i s h o w t h e f a s h i o n a b l e t h i n g f o r ; m e n a n d w o m e n w h o h a v e m a d e a l i t t l e s t i r i n t h e w o r l d t o t e l l a l l a b o u t t h e : b o o k s w h i c h .i n f l u e n c e d th e m . a n d t h e i n c i d e n t s w h i c h t u r n e d t h e m ' , i n t o t h o h i g h w a y s w h i c h J e d t o f o r t u n e o r t o f a m e . . . W e l l , I a m n o t f a m o u s , t h a n k h e a v e n , b u t p e r h a p s • t h e - e x p e r i e n c e s , o f a m a n w h o h a s e s c a p e d f a m e m a y n o t b e w i t h o u t u s e t o s o m e b o d y . . I h a v e a l w a y s b e l i e v e d i n l u c k . I d o n ’t a t - t e m p t j t o j u s t i f y m y b e l i e f . I k n o w : t h a t I q a n ’fc h o l d m y g r o u n d i n a r g u m e n t a g a i n s t t h o s e w h o s a y t h e r e i s n o s u c h t h i n g . I o n l y k n o w t h a t I b e l i e v e i n i t . ' T h o s u p e r s t i t i o n w a s b o r n i n m e . . T h e r e i s a p r o v e r b i n t h e C a s t i l i a n t o n g u e w h i c h s a y s : * T i e w h o e x p e c t s g o o d l u c k w i l l s u r e l y g e t i t . ” I r e a d t h a t b e f o r e I w a s . I S y e a r s o l d , a n d a t o n c e put f a i t h i n i t . I t c o n f i r m e d t h e h o p e w i t h i n ... m e , t h a t t h e f u t u r e h e l d s o m e t h i n g , e x c e p t i o n a l l y g o o d f o r m e . P e r h a p s e a c h o n e o f t i s h a s that: f e e l i n g , b u t n o t e v e r y b o d y e v o l v e s i t . i n t o a f a i t h a n d r e g u l a r l y l i v e s b y i t . I d i d . I h a d a d r e a r y c h i l d h o o d , : a d i f f i c u l t y o u t h a n d a s t r u g g l i n g e a r l y - m a n h o o d . T h a t p r o v e r b h e l p e d m e t o g o t h r o u g h e v e r y t h i n g w i t h c o u r a g e . U s u a l l y I h a t e d p r o v e r b s . M y f a t h e r h a d a s f o c k o f v e r y d i s a g r e e a b l e o n e s w h i c h l i e s h o w e r e d u p o n m e a t a l l s e a s o n s a n d h o u r s . “ T h e y w h o k n o w n o t h i n g f e a r n o t h i n g , ” “ B i r d s t h a t f l y h i g h l i g h t l o w , ” a n d o t h e r s o f e q u a l l y d i s c o u r a g i n g p o w e r w e r e e v e r o n t h e e n d o f h i s t o n g u e . B u t t h e p r o v e r b t h a t p r o m i s e d g o o d l u c k s i m p l y b e c a u s e o n e e x p e c t e d i t w a s b o t h h a l m a n d i n s p i r a t i o n t o m e . W l i e n p l a y i n g w i t h o t h e r b o y s a n d t r o u b l e • o f . a n y } t i n d w a s i m m i n e n t I a l w a y s t o o k t h e m o s t c h e e r f u l g r o u n d , a n d a s s u r e d t h e m t h a t e v e r y t h i n g w o u l d t u r n o u t a l l r i g h t * . A n d I w a s t e r r i b l y i n e a r n e s t , t o p . I f e l t t h a t a l l w o u l d g o w e l l s o m e h o w . • T h e r e s u l t w a s t h a t . e v e r y o n e t o o k hoxxo a n d m e t d i f f i c u l t y a n d danger as Ms master, not. his victim. The b o y s s o o n l e a r n e d t o d e p e n d u p o n m e f o r . s t r e n g t h a h d e n e o u r a g h i h e u t , a n d t h e y s t u c k tp me with romantic devotion.. I learned t h e n t h e w o n d e r f u l - d n i j u e n c e o n e m i n d c a n h a v e o v e r o t h e r s w h e n i t r e c o g n i z e s - n o s u c h t h i n g a s . f e a r . C a l l i t s u p e r s t i t i o n , f o o l i s h n e s s * w h a t y o u w i l l ; ' b u t m y . f a i t h i n t h a t p r o v e r b w a s s o m e t h i n g m a r v e l o u s . I w i l l a d - , m i t , h o w e v e r , t h a t I a m o f a c r e d u l o u s n a t u r e . W h e n I w a s y o u n g I b e l i e v e d e v e r y a s s e r tion I e v e r h e a r d or r e a d . I w a s not a q u e s tioner o r d o u b t e r . If a m a n a s s e r t e d s o m e thing I b e l i e v e d h i m b e c a u s e I s u p p o s e d t h a t h e k n e w , e l s e h o w o u l d n o t a s s e r t . I t n e v e r o c c u r r e d t o m e t h a t h e m i g h t l i e . B e i n g h o n e s t m y s e l f I b e l i e v e d i n t h e honesty of others. ^ I lived in the eounfoyand I longed to live in the city. My parents were well to do; but it was the custom of that locality to live sim ply and bring the children up to work. Mental accomplishments did not take high rank in the circle in whieh I moved for the first fifteen years of my life. I wanted a better education than I was ever likely to get. Somehow I fancied that I would get it, though I could not see how. The holidays always carrjf me back in memory to some of the main events of my life. I believe that fortune has a habit of making extraordinary changes when the Old Year goes, out and the new one comes. At least it has done so more - thfin ojooe in my and that is why I now tell, this story to you younger people, who naturally think o f new leaves of many kinds in connection with the New Year. I was only 15 years old when one bitter Winter I took a contract to chop a large quantity of cord wood. was one of the few ways boys had m that locality of earn ing a little money. It seems like a rough way to me now ; but we did not think so then. I was up a t 5 o’clock in the morning, and by 6 had had my breakfast, and w as in the woods sending the echo of my strokes far over the hills. I was working for IS purpose. The winter’s chopping would give me money enough to start in a small business upon which I had set my heart. It was nothing less than to buy out a tin shop at “The Cor ners,” the nearest village. In imagination 1 saw myself a “store keeper,” at once a per son of dignity in the community and highly satisfactory to himself. I soared even higher than that. I saw m yself living'Tn'a fins 4u»tis$. growing elderly, pompons* and fat,, *gd to a ll president o f a bank; T i k e J u d g e ' J o h n s o n , i o i r W h o m I t u r n e d o f l t h e s i d e w a l k e v e r y t i m e I m e t h i m a t “ T h e C o r n e r s , ” , a s e v e r y o t h e r y o u t h d i d , b e c a u s e h e w a s * s o r i c h a n d . i m p o r t a n t . N e w Y e a r ’s d a y f o u n d m e i n t h e w o o d s , c h o p p i n g a w a y a s u s u a l . H o l i d a y s w e r e n o t o b s e r v e d i n t h a t c o m m u n i t y , a n d f e s t i v i t i e s w e r e a s r a r e a s a n g e l s ’ v i s i t s . A n e x t r a p i e c e o f p i e i n m y l u n c l i p a i l a n d a b i t o f s o m e t h i n g u n u s u a l f o r s u p p e r - w e r e a l l t h a t m a r k e d t h e d a y f r o m a l l t h e o t h e r c r i s p , c o l d w i n t e r d a y s . / B u t I t h o u g h t o f i t s b e i n g . N e w Y e a r ’s , a n d d r e a m e d m y d r e a m s w h i l e I m a d e t h e a x h u m . ' T h e l u c k I e x p e c t e d o u t o f t h a t w i n t e r s w o r k I c o u l d s c a r c e l y p u t i n a s m a l l k i n g d o m . W h i l e I w a s d w e l l i n g u p o n ' . t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g t l i e m e s o m e t h i n g s n a p p e d f a r a b o v e m y h e a d , t h e r e w a s a c r a s h , s o m e b l i n d i n g f l a s h e s ' o f l i g h t , a n d t h e n — I w a s n o w h e r e , a t l e a s t c o n s c i o u s l y . . A h e a v y l i m b o f a n o l d d e a d t r e e h a d s b r o k e n a n d f a l l e n . u p o n m e . W h e n I “ c a m e T o ” I f o u n d . m y s e l f h u r t a n d s o m e w h a t - f r o z e n , I d r a g g e d m y s e l f h o m e o n l y t o t a k e : t o m y ' b e d f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r , o f t h e w i n t e r . S u c h a w i n t e r a s i t w a s — s o b i t t e r a n d h o p e l e s s t h a t a t t i m e s I a l m o s t l o s t f a i t h i n m y g o o d l u c k . I c o u l d n ’t f i n i s h m y c o n t r a c t o f w o o d c h o p p i n g , a n d s o t h e t i n s t o r e v a n i s h e d . I n t h e s p r i n g I W a s a b l e t o b e a b o u t o n c e m o r e ; b u t t h i n , p a l e , w e a k , a n d w i t h a b a d T h e d o c t o r s s a i d I w o u l d n e v e r b e T h i s w a s t e r r i b l e n e w s t o s h e . A l a s ! f o r t h e g o o d l u c k I h a d e x p e c t e d . A n d y e t i t e a m e * t h o u g h n o t a s I h a d p l a n n e d . I t h a s a w a y o f d o i n g t h a t , I h a v e n o t i c e d . In the early spring ; Uncle Z e p h came t o s e e u s . H e w a s a h e a r t e d , u n s e l f i s h m a n , i a n d h e t o o k a n i n t e r e s t i n m e . - “ W h y , t h e b o y i s n ’t, a b l e t o d o h a r d w o r k . H e m u s t b e s e n t t o s c h o o l a n d t o c o l l e g e , ” h e s a i d > a f t e r h e t h o r o u g h l y u n d e r s t o o d t h e s i t u a t i o n . B u t m y f a t h e r w i n c e d a n d s a i d n o t h i n g . ' E d u c a t i o n w a s b u t l i t t l e r e s p e c t e d . m . t h p s e p a r t s ; t o S g f f i g i I d ^ e r r S l n e d . t o ; , t e l l . h e r o u t r i g h l t h a t I l o v e d h e r , a n d a s k h e r t o m a r r y i m t h e v e r y n e x t , m o n t h . T h e n e x t d a y ! w a s c a l l e d a w a y t o t h e b e d s i d e o f m y . d y i n g f a t h e r , a n d d i d . n o t r e t u r n f o r t w o m o n t h s . T h e n I w a s a c o m p a r a t i v e l y r i c h m a n , w i t h m y s h a r e o f h i s e s t a t e . T h a t i s , r i c h f o r t h a i t i m e , n o t f o r t h e p r e s e n t . I; r e t u r n e d t o C r e s t f i e l d o n N e w Y e a r ’s d a y . I l d s t . n o t i m e i n g o i n g t o , s e e A l m a . A t i s i o n S o f . t h i s m o m e n t o f h a p p i n e s s h a d f i l l e d m y m i n d f o r . d a y s . . I m e t L a u r a j u s t c o m i n g o u t F u l l o f . c h i l d i s h d e l i g h t a t house. “ d o y o u . R e a l l y m e a n . i t , d r . m a s o n ?7 ; b e i n g , o n c e m o r e s o n e a r t h o l i t t l e h o m e c i r j l a w h i c h h e l d m y h a p p i n e s s ; I r u s h e d , u p t o ife * a n d ' h e l d o u t b o t h m y h a n d s , s a y i n g : “ I ' a m s o g l a d t o s e e y o u . . I s h a l l b e g r a t e f u l i f y p q a r e h a l f a s . g l a d t o s e e m e . ” . . b U . H e r e y e s o p e n e d w i d e , w i t h a l o o k t h a t w a a p a r t p l e a s u r e a n d p a r t a s t o n i s h m e n t , b l e n d e d w i t h d e p r e c a t i o n . S h e h a d t h e a p p e a l i n g e y e s w h i c h s o o f t e n b e l o n g t o t b e y o u n g w l j d a r e a f f l i c t e d w i t h d e a f n e s s . - S o m e t h i n g : i n h e r l o o k t o l d m e t h a t s h e h a d n o t ’r e a l l y u n d e r s t o o d n x y w o r d s , b u t w a s h o n e s t l y g l a d t o s e e m e . S o I r a t t l e d o n t a i l i n g h e r h o w ih u C h I h a d t h o u g h t o f a l l o f t h e m w h i l e I h a d b e e h : a w a y , s t i l l h o l d i n g b o t h h e r h a n d s , i n a SENDINQ THE ECHOES OF MY STROKES. “ W h a t e l s e c a n b e d o n e w i t h h i m ? ” a s k e d m y p e r s i s t e n t u h e l e . ■ “ T h e b o y h a s a g o o d h e a d . T h e r e ’s s o m e t h i n g i n h i m . G i v e h i m a c h a n c e . Y o u s u r e l y w o u l d n ’t fo i * c e h i m t o l i v e h i s l i f e w i t h o u t r e s o u i u e s a n d t o o l s w i t h w h i c h t o a i d h i m s e l f . I t ’s a s h a t n e . ” At last .iit was settled that I. was to receivo a t h o r o u g h c o l l e g i a t e e d u c a t i o n , T T n e l e Z e p h , w h o w a s c h i l d l e s s , p a y i n g h a l f t h e c o s t o f i t . H e r e w a s a p i e c e o f l u c k , i n d e e d ; b e t t e r e v e n t h a n a n y t h i n g I - h a d e x p e c t e d . I t q u i t e r e n e w e d m y f a i t h i n m y o n l y p r o v e r b . A n d it h a d a l l , c o m a p u t o f w h a t I h a d d e e m e d a s t r o k e o f t h e h a r d e s t k i n d o f l u c k . T a k e c o u i ’- a g e , t h e n , a l l o f y o u , a n d d o n ’t t h i n k b e c a u s e y o n c a n ’ t s e e l i g h t a h e a d o f y o u t h a t t h e r e is : n o l i g h t . \ , W e l l , 1 w a s g r a d u a t e d a t l a s t f r o m o n e o f the b e s t c o l l e g e s . A f t e r that I took a medi cal course and went to what was then con sidered ;the far west, Indiana, to practice. Patients came slowly, but I expected good luck, as I had learned to do, and had ; patience, if no patients. . I was just beginning to be a little known when I fell in. love. The young lady who had effected this state of my emotions was Miss'Alma Adams. She was very handsome. She had the dark eyes I am so fond of, and a placid, unemotional manner that I greatly admired. She was n ot rich, and I was rather glad of it, because I wanted to win her and to do everything for her myself. I think a man who te a man ought to feel that way. I was very much ih love with her, and I thought that she felt more than kindly to me. But I : wasn’t sure.. She was a queer girt One’ could never tello f what sbe^was thmkihg* I put off learning the actual state o f her. heart lm tU Isaw ipy.w a y clear. to » decent\ prac tice. Th short, till I put some money in my purse. m ./ : Miss Adams’ parents had in the fqmily a niece about Alma’s age, a plain little body, w ho was somewhat deaf and, therefore, some- ; thing of a bore to a selfish young fool like me, who had only eyes and ears for the girl he adored. But Laura, this cousin, was good if she was exceedingly plain, and the girls were very fond of each other. A t last my unspoken love became almost a burden. I thought of but little else than Alma. Rivals I had, to be sure, but. none whom I really feared.. Young W ilcox, sor of the richest man in the growing young town, hung around her constantly; and George Carey, a middle aged swell from “the east,” was also devoted to her. But I was not afraid. One evening as I parted from her my man ner betrayed more tenderness than ITjad. meant to express, though not more than I felt. In thinking of it afterwards I was happy in remembering that Alma had noi seemed surprised or annoyed a t rayexpres sion of feeling. “And she must have under tfood,” I mid t o m g e lf ._ A f X y i ^ j a m * w e l c o m e m a k e s m e v e r y , v e r y h a p p y . N o w , l e t u s g o a n d f i n d A l i n a . ” ' ... —, ) “ D o y o u r e a l l y m e a n i t , D r . M a s o n ? ” a u d . s h o l o o k e d u p a t m e w i t h a s t r a n g e , y e a r n i n g e x p r e s s i o n o n h e r p l a i n f a c e , w h i c h w a s f l u s h i n g w i t h r e d , l i k e a n e a r l y m o r n i n g s k y . “ M e a n - i t ? M e a n i t e v e r y w o r d , w i t h a l l m y h e a r t , ” a n d I h e l d h e r h a n d s t i g h t e r t h a n e v e r ilx m y e n t h u s i a s m . “ N o w l e t u s f i n d ' A l m a , f o r w h o m I h a v e w h a t i h o p e . m a y b e g l a d t i d i n g s . ” : S h e s m i l e d , a n d h e r s m i l e w r s v e r y S 'w e e t , a l t h o u g h s h e w a s s o p l a i n . I n o t i c e d , t o o , t h a t h e r ( e y e s h a d . a s t r a n g e l i g h t , i n t h e m 1 w h i c h m a d e t h e m r e s e m b l e t h e e y e s w e s o m e t i m e s s e e i n d r e a m s , w h i c h ■ s p e a k s o m u c h m o r e m e a n i n g l y t h a n d o t h o s e w e s e e h i o u r w a k i n g h o u r s . T h i s l i g h t . W a s t h e l i g h t o :- joy and nothing else. One does not' see i t : o f t e n i u w o m a n ’s e y e s . S o m e t i m e s o n l y o n c e i n a l i f e t i m e , : : /' .She s l i p p e d her arm in mine and we walked i n t o t h e - h o u s e d o w n t h e w i d e , o l d f a s h i o n e d h a l l t o t h e s i t t i n g r o o m . . “ A l m a , d e a r , ” s a i d L a u r a , a s w e o p e n e d t h e d o o r a n d t h e t a l l , , d a r k e y e d g o d d e s s o f • h a y h e a r t , a r o s e a n d c a m e to w ^ a r d s u s , “ D r , M a s o n s a y s I h a v e m a d e h i m v e i y h a p p y , a n d h e w a n t s t o t e l l y o u o f i t a t o n c e , a n d s o » ■ • - ■ The goddess glanced at both of us, a faint pink color coming into her white cheek, and smiled at us as she would have smiled a t two children, while 1 was longing to take herein my arms and tell her that I adored her. In stead of greeting me, or giving me a chance to greet her, she bent and kissed Laura; and ..then-turned to me. saying: 1 ‘‘You have wouffie sweetest heart in the world. Dr. Mason. I cbngratnlate yom I know that you will return an equal amount of good Wishes when I tell ybu that I have promised to inarry Mr. Carey. We w ill b«~ married next month'and go to New York to live a t once.” ; ' 1 stood, as the novelists say, * footed to the spot.” The whole Scene seemed: unreal, Iv I anticipation, now found myself eng^ed to inarry a woman Whom did: not love, an$ hearing'the woman I did love tell me that she was soon to m airy 'one of my riyate. Atfirst I couldjnqt understand what Alma meant. I thought that she and Laura were enjoying some jjoke too obscure for me. A t last the beaming look in Laura’s eyes enlightened me. She, being somewhat deaf , had mistaken my warm greeting for a declaration of love, and responded affirmatively. With Laura’s arm *till within mine I walked to a sofa and sat down, she by my side. I had hot uttered a word since I met Alma. Speech had utterly forsaken me. And, Indeed, what could I say? Could I tell the trusting creature by my side that i t was all a mistake; that she had misunderstood me; that I did not love her; that I loved her beautiful cousin! No ; I was too shocked and dazed to do anything but sit there in silence, with the perspiration standing in cold drops on my face and my eyes staring vacantly ahead of me. I think 1 could have spoken had it not beau that Alma stood before m e looking placid and even happy in telling of her engagement to Mr. Carey. I j ‘ the situation in desperation. The I froe of life had been suddenly ebfsiii'.':: I TOLD HER THE STORY; V coifld not help seeing that she seemed quietly happy. Her plain face actually began to glow with new life, and there were times when she looked almost pretty. It occurred to me that I might forget my own misery by trying to make her happy. The idea was a spark from the mind of infinite love, for it brought a kind of peace to my sick soul. I t h r e w m y s e l f i n t o t h e r o l e o f p r o m i s e d h u s b a n d w i t h a l l t n e e n e r g y I p o s s e s s e d . 1 s u g g e s t e d t h a t w e s h o u l d b e m a r r i e d o n t h e s a m e d a y t h a t w a s f i x e d f o r t h e w e d d i n g o l A l m a t o M i '. C a r e y . I c a n n s s i m e . y o n t h a t i n t h o s e W e e k s I d e m o n s t r a t e d , t o m y s e l f a t l e a s t , t h a t I h a d s o m e t h i n g o f t l i e h e r o i c i n m y n a t u r e . . , . : y ; ; W e l l ; w e w e r e m a i ' r i e d ; - A l m a a n d h e r h u s b a n d w e n t a W a y , a n d L a u r a a n d I “ W e n t to - h o u s e k e e p i n g ^ ’ a s t h e y s a y : o f n e w l y m a i ^ r i e d f o l k . I d i d m y b e s t t o g i v e L a u r a n c c a u s e to - s i i s i i e c t t h a t 1 W a s . . u n h a p p y . ; T h e q u i e t h a p p i n e s s w h i c h s h o n e : d a y a f t e r d a y . . i n h e r f a c e b e c a m e a. jo 3 r t o m e . I t e v e n re< b i l k e d m e , t p o l I i i w a s p l a i h t h a t s h e l o v e d m e d e v o t e d l y ; a n d , s h e w a s so: u n s e l f i s h i n h e r l o v e , s o w i s e , s o s e n s i b l e t h a t I s o o n / T b u r i d m y s e l f a d m i r i n g h e r . I n w i s h t b d o e v e r y t h i h g p b s s i b l e f o r h e r i n p r d e r t o I’e c o m - p e n s e h e r f o r t h e l o v e I d i d : n o t h a v e t o g i y ^ .. h e r , I t h o u g h t o f t r y i n g t o . r e m e d y h e r d e f e c t * v i e h e a r i n g . W e W e n t t o P l d i a d e l p h i a f o r t h a i p u r p o s e . T h o b e s t . a u f i s t i n t h e c i t y m a d e a m e x a m i r i a t i o n . a n d a t o n c e a s s u r e d u s t h a t t h e t r o u b l e w a s c a u s e d b y a , s l i g h t o b s t r u c t i o n w h i c h w o u l d y i e l d r e a d i l y t o s i m p l e t r e a t m e n t . I n t w o a f i i o n t h s L a u r a r e t u r n e d : p e r f e c t l y c u r e d . : >. Then I begafi. to notice what a very bright woman my wife WaSi'and she seemed to grow sunnier and sweeter eVgry hour. In lessi than six inoiiths I loyed her a thoi^nd timeg more, it Seeined to me, thanT had ever love Alina. When I began to realize I blessed Fate over aiud over again for. giying me my own, even through such inepmpfbhensible w a y s., “I inight have known it,” I said to myself. “I dlways expected tb .have happi ness in my homei and I might have been sure of it, although the light refused to_ shine for awhile.” - T . A t t h e e n d o f a y e a r . J w a s s o i n f a t u a t e d w i t h i n y lo Y e l y l i t t l e w i f e t h a t I t o l d h e r t h e s t o r y o f h o w I c a m e t o i n a r r y h e r . T h a t s h e r e g a r d e d a s t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e - p r o o f o f i h y l o v e f o r h e r . T h e n s h e c o n f e s s e d t o i n e t h a t , s h e h a d l o v e d m e a l m o s t f r p m l h e h o u r w h e n s h e f i r s t s a w m e , - b u t h a d i m a g i n e d ' t h a t I c a r p d f o r A l m a . Y e t i y h e n . I m e t h e r o n t h a t N e w Y e a r ’s m o r n i n g w i t h s u c h e x t j » r o r d i n a r y c o r d i a l i t y h e i* h e a r t r a t t i e r t h a n T O r r e a s o n c a u s e d t h e m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g , . Yet s h e d e c l a r e s t b t h i s d a y t h a t w h a t s h e s e e m e d t o h e a r t r h s , “ 1 l o v e - i n e m a k e , y o u h a p p y a l l t h e d a y s o f m y l i f e . ” P e r h a p s x n y w i s e r s e l f s p o k e t o h e r i i i j s b n i o s i l e n t , h e m * t w a r d w a y a n d I k n e w i t n o t . A t .i^lT e v e n t s I a m g r a t e f u l t h a t s h e t h o u g h t s h e . h e a r d t h e s e w p i ’d s i f , I d i d n ’t s a y t h e m , , I d i d n o t se e : A l m a f o r f i v e y e a r s . T h e n I wondered how I ever Could hayo loved tier. She ivas. still beautifiitibf course; but de voted tb a life bf fashion and show, and was not. at all the vom ajl I ' had ' imagined she Would be. She never knew tiow she had figured in the rdnmnqe of .my fife. You see, I always expected good luck and always got il, but not always in the way I had expected;. After my blimdering mar- Hago tnimed out so well I never doubted my Spanisti proyerb again. It tote nevbr failed me ttiroiighbut■ ■ be eighty, in December; If I were to preach a isermon to young ; people ey< ^ tha week, ! thmk ttie cohcluifing sentence would always be: “Expect good luck apd you w ill get it.” . If I could send a NeW Year’s mes sage to evqry foul bn the earth it would tie to expect the good. Put it on your ^New Year’s cards. letters. Tell it to the little .people. L Meep it ever in naind. B ehevein 4 t ’and osbphy off lifo^is M it / and yon w ill get it. ” v G ertriexb G a r r iso n , ' W a n t t l i e O f f ic e s . There are any number oi prospective postmasters and mail clerks in Attica, now that the election is over, and the re*, publicans are assured of \four years bf offica. From what we can gather, Carl D. Wing has the inside track for post master. Carl is well liked by everybody aud we do not believe he has an enemy in town. He has served honorably in the Union army and is a straaghtout re publican. F. A. Simonds is spoken of as deputy postmaster until the, appoint meht of Postmaster Jones. Among those looking-for the mail service isB. W. Boyd, wbo had to “walk the plank” in 1886. Boyd has been a hard and faithful worker for the party, and if ser vices -performed count, he will, no doubt get t f c e if - i f e w , B o a r d of Supervisors yesterday direct ing that the legislature be requested to pass a law creating a tri* shire for the county of Steuben, to be located at Hor nellsville, was simply a just recognition of the rights of this part of the county. The, expense and inconvenience, endured for many years, of attending court a.i. Bath or Corning have been a heavy burden. No puition of the county suf fers such disadvantages as does Hornells ville and the towns in our immediate* vicinity. Our location at one pide of a big county with sixty uples and a change oi £''VC1 between us the county seat has vrorked^rank Yuj£|fiee in many w'ays Besides entailing heav^ practically robbed many a poor man of his rights.— Times. F r ien d s h ip D e p o p u lated ; Chas. M. Estell, our leading grocer, is to close out his stock at cost and go west. Ferdinand Cohn, the clothier, is closing out his stock preparatory to de parture. M. Unger, another clothing dealer will also close out his stock and follow the example of his Hebre^ friend. A, Bf JBradley & Co., will commence to close out their immense stock after Jan uary 1st, and move to Norwiclj, N. Y., to engage in the same business. C. S, Riley goes to Belmont the first of Janu^ ary, and our furniture store has already Jeft town. The Sash and Blind factory undur the management of Pitts & Brad ley, has sounded its whistle for the last time. Dr. Pitts will commence practic ing medicine again. Last, but not least Dr. Love removed to Bussell, Pa., last A S o u t h A lm a A t t a e l u u e n t . ' O wCh Costello, of Sbuth Alma, is not a lawyer. What he lacks, in knowledge of Blackstqnb however, he makes up in forcible management of details; \ Owtin sold some beef to a man tiamed Stutojr, who resides in that neigtiboitibod. ;: His creditor is slow t.6 settle. Costello learn ed of an intended depaifture to Pennsyi-; vania. The SIafe line was near. There was no oppoitunily tp procurer^ atr tactiment. Costello was equal to the e venmg. She is quite an fged‘lady.C The annual election , of_ cfficere Constellation Lcdjge No. M.,? was held at the lodge room onSS urday-evening. S. S. Caswell is having an imme coffee trade of late. His seaLbrand-J and Mocha are snpeib and have stru the popular taste, Business of salt-making goes smoothly at the Perry saltf blcck^an the quality manufactured seems to ‘ the demands of the best consumers, « Mr. and Mrs. Sam. Cole entertaine'd' large party at dinner on X-mas da which included Mr. and Mrs, Mortim N, Cole, of Castile, among the guested The Sabbath school of the 1st BaptL\ church give a concert and literary ente taffiniorf the church next Sunday ev J Ding, to'whio'li^-rjbolJy a invitation. „ ^ V ^ Several young ladies of t^ v iif^ ® preparing to receive calls on New YeaPaT day at their residences, an old time custom which is yearly “becoming moi popular with many families in town and country. T h e m i l l i n e r y stock of Mrs. George- Daggett, formerly of Perry was disposed” of by public auction on Saturday, bring ing about $ , Maj. W. B. Tallman acted as the silver-tongued orator of5 the occasion with his usual eloquence. The corps of teachers at the academy p r e s e n t e d a beautiful easy rocking chair to Mr. Oscar D. Chase last week for his X-mas presqpt, .in acknowledgment off; his faithful services as janitor of „ the building. Dr. Farlin closed a course of lectures, at White’s Hall on Friday night. The; doctor, who is a genial, pleasant - fellow.; and apparently well posted on the sub ject he handles, did not do a heavy busi- f ess owing to people beitig so busy wit ^ matters,\ rpmptly and deputed; for home gb*#- tiatured with everybody, Mr. and Mrs. George AbramS\ threw bheir. home and entertained; the / members of the Young PePpie’s Miissioni- v ary Society of the- first Baptist ohitfoif ' of this vitiage on Friday nyeningi pfir stocking was fillep to overflowing^ with numerous festimonials of; esteeru? by a number of kind: friends • and adverrl .tisers. on XifoaS,:>b . ^ :onA-iand'ait;vfo^ Press our waifottia^e end/^Hfo o merit ttieir good will. v; -v/ occasion, however. He visited Stutor’s domicile, and took possession of two of the wlieeis of his wagon m arniis. “ Ttiere” said hte, “I guess he won’t leave withput.my knowing it.” . ptutor saw the point, and se.ttled the account, ; and the ‘‘South Alnia attactiment liiteii^D e m o c r a t, /' F o l l o w i n g i s t h e l i s t o f ; j u r o r s d r a w n to s e r v e a t t h e C o u n t y i C o l i r t a n d C o u r t o f S f e s s i o n s f o b e h e l d ( J a n u a r y f o t h , 1 8 8 9 : A r e a d e r - ^ P a t r i c k B r a o a i i e y . , A t t i c a — W i l f i a m M . ^ W a l b r i d g e , N b r t p n , G e o % e T a i i i i e r . . r / C a s t i l e — C h a r l e s T u t t l e , G e o r g e W . S m i t h . C o y i n ^ o U r ^ f o s e p h A i l e n . ; j \ . 7 ; E a g r l e — J . B . B l i s s , R i c h a r d M o r r e l l ; V G a i n e s v i l l e — C h a s . B . C o o k , N e l s o n O i i m - m i n g s , N y r t i m E v a n s . E z r a Y o i i n i a n s V J o h n B e a u m o n t , A :, ; 0 . P a r k e r , T h o m a s B e a m , m p n t j P . Y . L u c a s . J a v a — W i l h a r n M , B o d d y , J a m e s C o n r o y . R . W . M , S t e p h e n s . \ . M i d d i e t i i i r y - ^ F r a n k C a r l t o n , H e n r y : S . : K y V v ^ O r a n g e v i l l e — H e n r y M . M a d e r , A d e l b e r t Jones. v' - • ;; P e r r y — P r a n k H . R o o d , G e o . . H a r r i n g t o n , CharlesS:;Toaii. : : ' '\- . P i k e - ^ H e n r y B u t t l e s , C l a r e n c e L f o i b r i d g e . P . ; J . C o o p e r , 'b : S h e l d o n ^ D o m n i c J u n g e r s . • C h a r l e s O w e n , G e o r g e P i s h , A . P . G a g e , J a m e s E . B i s h o p . - ; ' A Y e t h e r s f i e l d — L a n s f o r d l Y a l l a c e . ;• / • \ \■ v: . ■ E . M . :J e n n i n g s ,J C l e r k . A B T l l r i j k i p E V - W t i a t onr Kei>orter H a s Seen aiid H e a r d ^ iA lL i h e It’s a b o j r and a girl this time, and ML and Mrs.; Frank McGinnis are ttie happy parents; The twins were bom on Monday. his Wife. He feels much pride m his pres ent. L. A. Macomber received a couple of tiun- <foed o f fine looking sheep this week for his Own feeding this winter.: . - • - . - Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Utter gave a dinner trty on X-mas. Among the gUfots were: ^ ev. D; P. Brown and Wife: COndncter Sanders|n Spor^ atii elegant gold Watch, the g ift o f his wife. He does not object, fo telling any one ttie correct : ^ y S^AndroW Lyhd seiit-us a^tnai^:bf.;hMpeer- l ^ s i c e t e r e ^ ' f o r X - m a s : \ ^ iiished a large amount for various dmtier “parties. - His,cream lays, over anything of the kind in the city. - ' \ . - . . - . Married, in Perry, Dec. 25th by Rev. D. P. Brown, Mr. JBdward H . Rude, of L a Grange to Miss-Flora AT Hewlett o f Perry. ; Rev. \L. G. Brown the Evangelist, who held a series of meetings in Perry three ‘ years ago, will preach at the Leicesterfstreet Baptist ctiurch next Sunday. “ \ Don’t ^or^et the. donation to Rev. B . P. Brown to-morrow evening. The marriage o f 'Win. Littledyke and Miss Hattie Duffy will occur to.day. M iss Minnie Curry spent X-mas at Varys- burg; Miss Helen Smith and sister spent X-mas at Arcade; N. D. Higgins and- wife, and Mrs. Ella Matthews went to Fredonia for X-mas; C. A. Carmiehael spent X-mas in town and ordered the T imes sent another year to him at Canandaigua; Mrs. Chas. Wygant aud children are visiting at Canis- guests o f J. S. Westlake and family. Great reduction Jin our stoek of clwks, wraps, etc:, at Williams A Go’s, 77 Main street, Perry, N. Y. paper or wherever publistitid tean- tie. bbteitiedTJof \ us at lower rates ttiau aiiy one wifi offer you. ',:Qur fore; sent out. b? Ate a§ent fo We tiavo samples DL most papers bu^ hand. ; The firemaii’s committee to pttrctifoti^ the fui‘h:iture for the new ^departmenty- tiuiiding' performed their task iasi^week^; and secured A ^ e f handsoine tUxHitufox which will j3o6n tie placed in ttie ■ietif f parlors for use o | the feinen* O i l the 19 th Mr. 0eorge TtimBtisopi while coming home from a; visit to r Rudgers’, met with a bad f^|l p i f c s sidewalk,; Striking upoii tiis tiesd 6 ;reeeiying quite stunning ; ! was picked up and cbnveyed to tite tiomei; Ttie Jleraid says that “M i ^ who now occupies the farm of itiirty‘ eight acres, Xeeney in the Lacy Heigtiti^ tends to lay it out in small j^fruitsandL vegeistiles: It appears to be well located? for ttiA ^ i^ 0 se”;::;:; farmef s about Ferry are: g^Ug tensiyely into the cuJtivatfoa f ' a n d b e r r i e s ' t h a n / f o r m e i l y . ; ; ^ - ' iMany .re-ifofons;: week and the X- inais holidays have; been u more generally observed than kstyear. pressiou on the faces one meets upon the ; street it is; evident ^‘ttie joys\ ojE; The decdraHons at SL Joseph’s, ctiureh: were the; woiik bf ^ttiti ed^^tiy mueh credit i^n th e £ played ih: ^ ........... . & Bifoutfiul. fotte day* ? jMtrs. ^ n n Frteiich,* ttiA foothifo Mm* Hvaus Ensign of this vfilegti \' outfiti 14tti and h$r foumibs were] at Genfoso on the II ............. cifole of mends, and; To^moiro# evenf _' ' the P i^by teonau 8abbath school are i be given ii supper ih Aha ^ of auAthe “ ' ‘ ~ ttie entertainment in onarge pr giving the school a good one m X mas style.. • - ^ \ Last Sunday evening Union were held at the Leicester street church, ’which wero well attendedr the program was in charge of tfae\Wfe man’s Christian. Temperance Union tof commemorate the ~ 15 1 h anniversary ' e € the beginning, of ~ the t & crusade. Tbe address on “The „ by Rev. D. P. Brown was very ii ing and formed a principal feature Of the* program. • William P. Yudros will hereafter receive the weather bulletins and the republiclu^ pole will be used upon which to ’dkplay tber- daily flags and signals, but don’F e S p ‘‘Old Prob.” - “ Williams A Co., are selling the balaneeof with ■'L’ B - i n t e r e s t academy remembered the. teachers eomoX-mas presents on oloso o f sch\>ol. ^ Mias May ceived two large illustrated gif|
