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ntiCOLLKcuoxs UP AX OLDftllKXD Of A IAJWVS MAX

TVhy the Astor Vrnn Not KnlBlilnlIIU-nfllcf

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I Amerlrn Thr Itii tiir> nllh-Porr t nd thi Urcnt Itlotn It Led To

A rumnr Jin lately come from lonnnHint Quenn Victoria Intends to confer thehonor of knighthood on Henry Irving thogreatest Kngllsh actor of the present day As

the Queen has now gntui t > Hilly it IIt notpr > bablo tit this ceremony It IIt occti rs nt allwill take place before Iwr 3lajoty returns toEnelimk hut tho ruuinr suggnts tho InQnlry why tho honor of knlghthool wns notconferred on Macrondy< the greatest nKIhrtor of a former period I can ananswer to this quuMlon IVori about tho nr-

IHH until the tlmo of his doath Ma ready nlidI were vnrylntlranto friends I prohnbly knolttanro about him than any ono else who IU nowllxlng I will profiled what I hB1 ttosny eoncorning this umlncnt Inn with n brief account

irno principal exontof his lifeWllllitm Charles icroidy was horn In Ion

ton on tlio ld of March 17lU antVeJtoasuporMaro Hoinarsotililre on April2J 1 71 His father who was lo sna andmunngor of soraral provincial theatres designed him for ono of the learned profosslonsAt the ago of ton ho xxas placed nt Hughy-Bchool where he nttatued enslllmlll lopu-tatlon ns 1 classical llt tho-

U of seventeen as ho woe lout go to onoof the unlxersltius his In busi-

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most disastrously Young Mncreidytherefore who Intendod to become n barrlstnrwent upon the ntigd fur tho purpose or to

M1CRR1DT AT THE AOK 0135trlevlng his fathers fortune Ho made hisddbut at the ham Theatro in Tune1810 and the reputation that ho acquired Insix years led to an engagement at Covent Gar-

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Theatro when ho was just three unittwenty He made his first nppearanco In Lon-

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ns Ormlrt in Fhllllpps trizedy of thnDistressed Mother and was pronounced by

Hazlltt by far tho best actor thnt had comoout In his remembrance with tho exception ofMr Kean From that time forxvard he con-

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to rise steadily In public estimationuntil ho was generally recognized B tho firstof English tragedians Among his most suc-

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performances aside from tho Shakospearoan 1lurswerolirof iwj Caiu alIand In Knonlcss dramas Mrlan-

tntt In The Bridal Rob Ilnu Gambia Hrr-ner and Richelieu As a delineator of Shake ¬

speares heroes he attempted a wldo range ofcharacters hut was m-st successful In Vacbeth Hamlet Othello Corlnlanai and LrcmletIn 1820 be made a successful tour throughthis country I was then at a boarding schoolin MrdfordMass nod was not allowed to visitthe theatre but I heard and still remember-that his Hamlet was reg rdeaa the best per-

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of that thlt ever beanon the American stage lie was thcnntleothe age of 33 extremely handsome and had

mid a profound study of the partIt JUcready had been called to the bar hewUhave been the contemporary and rival

el EI lne With atine person a graceful dellTirj and a voloo capable of tho nicest modul-ation

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In would havo swayed courts andjuflei as much as over Ersklne did Ho wouldprobably have entered tno House of Commonssod bat risen to distinction In political lifeBut sit this laudable ambition young Macrwdr had to forego In order pay bU fathersdebts and he told me that he paid the lastfarthlnt before ho went up to London tofulfil his engagement at Covent Garden In12i he visited Paris whoro ho was rocelxed-wlh crrjat favor In 1B7 ho assumed themanagement ot Covent Garden Theatre butretired at the end of tho second season antifortwj seasons commencing with 1810 ho-

ld charge ot Drury Lane As manager hedid much to elevate tho standard ofdrntnatlo representations and to ro-

Iheel the theatre of its reputation forImmorality and profligacy Tho enterprisenevertheless was pecuniarily tinsuccosnfiilIlls losses amounted to XSOUD In order toreplace thl deficiency In hit private fortunelie came tf this country In 1U4U and playnd asefIfi or engagements In our principal cltldfIt WAS In iHlithat 1 mndo hi acounlntineoat tlie hoiHeol my Fat Ii trhtlaw the Ito MrJUKtlie Morr In Cam bridge Ho brought Ilit ¬

ters of introduction to hut Judge fruit per-sons

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nf distinction In KncUnd IHO happenedtint when huvlMted Doton In 18434 Ihurowas nothentrq open In which ho eouldact atlifatro was exteiupoiled IIn it musi liatl nn-vSasliliictor street t yi very enterprising periin who came from Montreil The nrholii WilIWas line xvithln a woek It was theroaw Microiily net first in MHobelliI anti afterwiirdlntlio prlnclpil partnof hut repertoireJlioaudlitiies vxproeoiuposed ofI ttbnninsteultlvl oil peoplei IIn lioston and ns IIs usual withItoston nuillonerts they xvorn tomewnat endunit critical but Iho great actor wirmed themInto tntliuslmm aol ho was loudly appliudodAt thu e dflf tho llrsl performaniH he wascled out by loud cheers hut lie would notthe ctiitnln to Ite rung UP until he hauldivested himself of tim costumo In xvhlcli lielied acted sot nrrnyod himself In tlio nvonIngrlressnf I prlxato gentloman lul audlence watt< until ho appeirnd and Ithen hoeimo near the footlights and airilyeril 1 nplt Ill pech on Hi puidie schoolor the cltT hs hail vlsltiU flue IlaIbi1iIthe audiencft Immensely for Iio tnn peophiIujve always been proud of their piirlleschooU-Am

thi Irlol tars Macrtiady eonlalned IIlVni loidln theSSnS I 111 of the Astor Inllwlns In5faJ vi1ff I nlHiindersti ndlnir nf somfilms xiltenro ItitVajuii lE Jwln Kiirren andS12lm the Irn It iii 1orrest threntonod tohHftppmirance ofI Macro idy In Nowof nlihtile neerthah lu plyoh III u number

iKiu8iAtlnr lrtCB HnuseOctober Ipprl IIupn lWell ImnInclnsrfllsgtaar InthuIi wee meflaCial idiotic ollnl llvondai May 7 when he IIIoltln 11

mba was the Coflfshon Pthe 11obliged tin orJr his curtnin tto f I 2Sor wits

Ii iitermination nf the Perf r1 MacreH y

WI TAmMnrtthereupon

butIncline to tv lgnl IU

Uon the hUaIiintlonIn tho floap3pora of nmany citIzen him1111 111 lay

rOluoRtOt nn1r01111promllle to Ihl nllIrolosfloDIul lao ronKcnlod tat rolloloulnl inursoiy ott thatrenlng owing precautions taken topreserve oner In the hnu e he suecuide Inllrlorrlnl his part UulsMo nf the Ilimitrof Forrest aftur xalnlen ivorlog to died an inilrAnre eoniiimnced an attuck upon I lie buildingI wit Ii stones andI otherinlsillos Tho police being mini I IIn ih he mob the military worn ieallod rlsllilafter several volleys of muslcntry hy whichturnlytxTO personn cero killed and thirtysixwllnJIIh riot xvas quelled Th uijh as

nf ant pit rotct han Jlaeready determined to make no further attempt Itnnetin1

J e wr York and KOOII alter tllitcoiinirrIIalAlt Ii on gh I IlivedI In JJo att tlm fHIIII a nfthis occurrence IIH somewhattI oltlnlnorent fiom the Cyclnpitala anal HS my knowbdgn nf Ihl fact ivisdcrireil rrol Mncieulyi hlnisI I profor IInI

Irlt in rftfoliuctiun I think that Itoptrrnrmnn on tlio omnlngnf MIVI JHII wasentirelyI IliitdirilptHrl by tHIH iiotcrInl ju t time onoiich to djvot Mncrpn11UiaMilcall unstiiiau luau Iti asiune hs onloiiry ilreis lit 0t the Ihoain after hnxlnirtaut on 1 ithtcolorfl nvercmt the cnllar nfWthlch tiirna UII ito as tn conceil hha lotlr Aeooanitateth hrtwn or thii tft friendstth8111 tlUr way throulh thin crowd around to

OUI l 1 Unionlr II lulll on51 WhArl ho daxllglite f IntlSliL lolollnl maiming xvas thelnU Uochehie Inchard f a wagon by

nSUTtJinT015nc lawyer of thIs dtrI w IUI li 10lU ot the roucbs-

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rpaait through thin train before It left theilepot Iti Ontrn street In search nf MacrendyIntxhdlng to do him personal violence Theprecduflnns thnt haiti lon taken preventedthIs further nutrag Marreudy honnled tliotrain nt New llnchf and at r oclock lie ur-rlxed nt my house In lioston Hn hail haul notime to return to the New York Hotel eitherhis ficrviintor to g4 his baggngo Whenfnd home frol my office In tilt niternoon Itiiund him in thin Parlor with my motherwhllankItt Iniiio fur mpt On the followingnnriling servant an Iveil with his bag-gage In the course of tho day thn Marnnf tin ell called and said thnt thewh11 force of the elty should bo usedtl piiijvct him If lie would again act In liostonhilt Macrandy xald that ho hail bean tinInnocent eaiiso nf tho shoddlnK of t boil amthat he would never again act in America Ina Inn hniHH aftorwiird u lettercnmo signet bvtine hundred nf thin first trontlomon In Jtostoniiiatkliag hll thin sameofrvr ho ronuesluiUnetl multi tho POlitiC answer to their letter tlmIhe haul mndo In tIlt Mayor xerbally Hornmalnod nl myhoiio ono woek asked binII lie would iillov me lo inxlte fifty or nlxtrit-my friends ladles and Kentlemcn to eoinu tatIii Y hOI nu Mindiy eveningI and hear binIlend Passages from Miltons IaradlsoLost Ho CIInlllo tbts and tile compnnrIcamei HeI IIlionI I with wonderfulI citedbringingI nut thn I iaj withI great I111111tHo roiniiiiuid with mo until tile mlJdlcxveo1 and then ombared nt haitian for LugInn I on one otI the Cuntid toanaor-

haanavIrtaaiaaaurioasvavilagollealwaya4liadwith him n smallI bookciiHonl Ills turn contri-vance

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eiintntnltig lila InvntlfuI I n ut ha tars These

11I phiifd IIn nls stateroom afforded himI

occupation lor thu voyage Onwof Ills fitvnt ItonilthoiH xxas 1npe Jufnre ho left Kngland lorItholtiPt ttlnioI Im printed at late own openLt-hexvhiilo of 1opes poetical works in Hiual-Mxo its at partlnu gift ttn Ills children xvhoso-ediiiiitlim ho earufullysuperlntonded

Uut I must supphiment what IIs sal I In An-pletont ilncycloiiislla concerning that Astorplaco lit v It hi A ful craml imore accuratel ac-count

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of thu circumstances which bjdt to Itllntli tIhl vrlter IIn the oneycloptdhiI of tlie

it rt I Micrendy nil ii tilt writer of tile nrtlch-nn

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Inrresl xprnti1 In vorv euphnnioust termi orthat occurrence U ho writer of tlm aitlclo onMneready xpeaks of It us u mlsundiTHtund

Ill of some years duration betvxeen Furand Maeruady Tho xxnter of tho-

urtlclo on nnott calls It a upturntheir friendly relatlnns and ho 1ntutU to thi zeal with which that friends ofI tar rot copnusod hlsiiuiricl XTandue Itlio dis-KrucelulI riot IIn Aslor place The ttruth IN tthaithin frlundsofI Knirust espoused late nuatrel I e-

ciiiI o tthey knOW that Ito wlnhed to ilrlvo-Macreidy ratio the American stage 111fait instigatedI tthu whole alliilr IHoI

hivo stopped I It lie haul chosen but he didfiat idiiwiMD vats mid I know not with wha-tIruthIIlt checks of Forrest for various sums

r weroseon In that hands ol tho lead-ers

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of IIhi natalWhen 1orrest vent tto London tn not In 1815

MifreUdy xhowolI himI a COlti deal off atten-tion

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I Ito Invited Forrest t I it e at his 111 soblab wits 5 I lurenio toirnce frnntUig thinItogents 1ark IHoI IInvited it distinguishedcompany to leet tho tiolluetor constt-ing

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i of literala editor i momtiara nl tarllnmunt ho far tlieiefprc the re-lations

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I betxreen 1orrest and Macready weieQuito amlcahlo When 1urrest acted in Lithia

Mnvrendy wan there It xvn said that nnurl Mrtcrcxdy hissed satiate part nf Forlet purfoniHucc 1 am not axvaro xxliotherthe lint IIx so or not hilt If Maeruadydid hhs ho ertllnl exorcised a tinylice which clilmcd anal oxurcl > ed by llrittBli theatrical axidlencud lor sev-eral

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centuries llownver the fiat watt lorresttiollnxed that Mieready hao hissed hIm antilie thereupon determined criii h Macrnml-ytt lit first opiiortunlty > u opportunitynecurrel until MacrKiiily was acting In thiscountry Iii UHn It io happened that whenMaoready XXMS fnlllllin tin engagement in1llI I atdl lii lit he wits cii led IUt ununlitht by thnaudience titter thu performance lie ritherindiscreetly mndeanallusinn tat the iipnosltlonwhich he wits then encountering Imputed-it to Forrest Title increased tlio zeal nf lor-retu rrlOldll1I tthe oou sail nt his cause a nilwhen y acted ttheAntni IlueoOpora-Houe on May I1C I1M41 a riot ensued

It romnln for mo noxvto speak of Mneruudys-prOfeBsionnl and Ipersonal character tn givean account ot Ills acting Imfortt thotjunon at-VlndsorOxstlennd to suggest the leisnnswhy the honor of knighthood Wis not

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MACBCADT AT THE AGE OF 71conferred upon him I can entirely subscribeton rumnrlt maths by one of fan writers In thoeneyclopipdlnwhn says that Mncreadys rankas nn Htor wits duo principally to Intelligentstudy his genius belutr HIH reverse nf impulsite and late Imagination not of that plantIcnature which can Instantly seize anal embodyimpiesstnns Whhio title Iis true it IIi also tritethat the actor who relies on Intelligent studyof his author and not nn his Impulses is moreefTcctivo thou IIHewho trust lotbelr power ofInstantly Iimpriissmns-Theelder Keen the 11111 loolhln1 Forrestwere actors nfr tIle celebra-ted

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Mr tilddnns combined tlio latter powerwith deep study of the author Her Imper-sonation

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of 111 Mirlirlti tirought taut withwonderful that Shnkopnare meant tnconvoy Her dltlngulslieil brothur Johnhnmhle had I fancy very I hi tin ofI the impul-sive

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genius taut he produced liis remarkabletltects by lila knnxvledgpnf tile authors meaniIng Kdwln Uooth belnngs Ilo thu clash nf proInund students and1 bin llninlrl hnlclvn tnAmerican audiences n much oftho tort than xvas ever given to It liy players ofthu other description Maeroady It IH truehaiti atone or tile Impulslxo gonliiK which tho-xrriter iibnxo diluted retire tto Hut alit iii augliI hays 1111 great student nf hlmkcspearunil my tho till of tlio tacit unmiliuntu-tor I hixclciixelI i a tat I r knnxvlcilifu off I itsliottt4 nianlng IrlI MnercndyH acting1 thanOVerI have fWI nil UID laO ice that 1 hove

J comit nniv to cpoik of Mncrendvs relationswith thn other membersi of Ilao profession wllhthll he cnnio In fmituct tdn an a manager

It I n stat aMor Mo XXMS a sevciollsclpll-linrlin

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and would not tollrate any dellcioncyIin an actor nr nctwft Iift Ilau couldi Ilk e tIhoperformer sonMidj tthat hu or sho I ii dnlollor He was thoreforu not popular withtininoiilers nf tile profession nut they deI

rhlll In tot great benefit troll hlscrlllcNinI i tul soil IIho iiiifslionit t Itt

nf hits art I ole wit y Itlio honor of k Ipllnlnli

wit nut coiifcrrod upon Mncroidy I thinktbo proper nnsxver to tills iiuostlnn is thl-lIlhllll n loyal subject of tit o Ilrlwl of J n

I was somewhat of a rdleol i his Ipo-lltlcitlI vi taw itt hooch Ihoi wits no ipoliticianlit had great ad ant riti tin for t lie politicalI I In-stitution

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I t t nf ttlio UnitedI Mtaten whichI ho nn-derstnodi as tthoroughly us any LnglWmmni I ottalc time itlthniigh IIH had no bellel r-

tltll1h1e1ecthey vvnuld ever Ibo cnplvd llnI Urent

slight elrcuniHtnnco may also haxocontributed to tho omission nf Junen Mcturltanal her advUers to confer nn Macready thohonor which In co richly deserved IIH a recog-nition

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of thin purity ot late hilt and his pro-fessional

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eminence I refer to xvhat occurredwhen hu received the royal lux Itatloiior comniard as they tail It In Ingland tn nit beforetile Vuouii nt Windsor Castle What I nn-iauouttoielatol received from himself AccoruingI Ito the custom of Ithe reign the lead ¬

ing KiiglMi actor or actress xvujnmelliiics In-

vitud tn act nt Windsor luforo thin Cucnn Iwas unual fur somu compensation un Ir-IllnOIO bo paid trout the privy nurse to

II hon Macioady receixed Iho-rojnl Voiiimnnd coiivtyHd Ithrough titusLord GhlllrllllI he replied tthat liushoulil-bI 11t hnrpy

of let beforeOnvurnmuntlair Mnjesty-

as hutthat Ii3 should decline to recdvo aiye-illiirieflEitiiil Title placed tho Iorltiiamhcrlainin n rather ILrrlolnl 111tlm for ho was i t I eiistoni ulllnI I Itlm IIlwlllnl

I lit her performursi-iiiilu female who camo dovTiiI to supportllaereidy In the tiny which he haiti nhoMn hn-cnuld not Iii caik itI MuercadyxvaH allowed InJit t on his own terms hilt tilt courtiers till notlikn it and probably Ihn 1Ueen nltliough ulio-niiinllciilrd im dlspluiiKurn xrn fiat nnrnP-ICIIKC l thui thin meinbersnf hair householdIII may Iii Pid that tthuro tflat nn pnicedent forlonleirlnc Ino Inmnr of iknichthoo IIjipoi iitiiiemheroMlioHHalrlcal iarualaaIttrl ihitherthis xiak dm iII kind nf sncbil preilIdlcu iigiui t I hil proluHSlon or hUt IIn-snniit lIter piondmt coub

ben and mlghr naslly huo beenHP dot IIMI IrIh i cue Literalrip monscjMiiilms pliyilelaiiit Hiir iiiis arehileets-painiom fciiilptoM nnd military and luxaUntllcers in nuniToiM lntinc lecelvcd tlioliniinr if1 knlihiliio nnd if prolulonal ctiiiIICIICH Ilulln riioniyil Ihy Ithe hail II In was sutIlllenti 11 for honnrlug thn individual acording t mi ancient cnIolll other ciiKesthrl eetubdy xvns ii it n n IIn MILcfoidy H fii e I thinkI tthat hot tritia itu II ii insJaciiadvi republican proc he xrouldhttvelKMi critllled with mid would linvn acptrd tiaha distinction If this distinction Isabout to be conferred nn Henry Irvine as theKriteit Knzllsh actor nf the present day Itwihow that In tlm latter part of her reign

Queen 1moro willing to Include mombot

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rffr the theatric profestlnnrI this Juhllhonor n Iht 1ln the earlier hurt

This lull t nf n pocullnr trll InMncrnaifya ehnrnetdr namely his Ilflnrabout his profession In some reirliked It nnlln tunic tin did not He wits con-scious

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that he had the power nf elevating thepublic tasto nod ut making this theatre pro-ductive

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of the goad nfTeetH which rain bo pro-duced bv itt but In another aspect he felt someHinislhat his profession xvas regarded1 nn akind of Inferior one Turn too his feelingsna father of children would not permit him

allow his children to set Ihtm play Ho didIKI IIlko tn havo thnm k now him IIn nny ca-pacity

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hut that of their fnthT however oeoii-idonnl anal temporary might bo hlsnppearnncoIn nny other dmrictcr

I bollo7t that the lain Marquis of Lnnsdnwnenod lnrd John ItitssHl wIre the noly membersof thn nrlstocjiicy wllh hor witsureIInt a I Intiinate toni whenTrlmo Minister fitpointed au CllcIIJ ho np

lolnlll Mncrcair s somid toI Last I liii hat CnmpnnxH clxllI serviceLord Lnnsdoxviin wits specially friendly to thottroit nrtnr ICulling nne day at Ithe MnniulsHhouse In Tfccadlllj as Matreadyt took Iliave-Lnrd ILnnsilnxvnu Cal Ill tHint hn was going outand Ithat hu xvnuld nceompinyI llefIh1I-BI t Of the dktiiMon lii 4 stay hOII WhlnIthey1 cnmo out his lordshipI look MncrcailyHI

arm and walked with him tho whnlo-teigthi nf Tleiadlllj Mneready true xcry-iniieli pratllt by thisi attentionI nndnltervvild expressed his gratlllcntlin to innYet 11 xvns no tuft hlltr lu> wns Ithat proudot 111 that over hn wits gi ittlfledby I attentiont I Irom Lnrd 1lnof1 be-cause nt tHint noolomnns high hllctr both11IIln1 I statesman IHeI I hnxn110111101 n similar Illnlllln thn tart nf

10mlAot t Ii xx ho didlot ptllolS ns ttlio Mnniulsi of LandsItOlnl AI friend and 1011101 Ma-cready

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was very ilellghtlulI I i1010 I 1 genoral socloty lila manners vora Ilhlfrlllhut exceeilliiglyi Ipolished ia flit I

showing wldo Inturcourco xvllh the world InallI my rliltonl with himI mir I tat cr1011 latecnu moment Interrupted by thu

shadow of n cloud I had mnnynfTeetlonntoltters from luau altei Ills last return to Lnglandbut thor were all iost In u IIro hlcu du-

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trims AT J-Ostrojed my library anti my mot valuablepiporH Fomo years ago In the spring nndsttiniaer air 1850 1 pnseil FlxxveeksinLnndnn-nnd was most eordUlly rCHlvid tv myeminent friend 1 dined ono day at his liousoIn company with Mr Justhi ialfoiirdMr Ho-luno udltor of tlie lop fi Mr Forter editornf ttho jviiimr Mr 1 IFox an Iloijuentmember of the l1oiie nf Commons xvhn xvasformerly u Methodist clergymen and xvns-u follower of John Itrlght aeveral literarymon niul others whoso namui I annnt nowrecall All th appolntmentH of Maeiendys tin-motile etattahhhuntont vvere In than bust style ofKngllsli comfort tall iitaagha not showy oreponsixe Cne nltornoon withIn I wasmaking a visIt them Thomas Carl vie nndhis wife lane Welsh came In Theprincipal thing that I remember about Carltile Is that he carried n xeiy stout walkingstick made of oak anal that ho tnlked In tHbroadest Scotch and In tho nttalnt stylo IIwhich ho generally wrote Mr Cnrlvle nppoured tn he I enMIJo Iright woman withthe remains of former bounty but Cariylohimself talked so fast and In such an Interest-ing

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way hint po ono chat had a chance to taut Ina word edgewise

Mr Slarroadv was twice married Whon asmini hn llrst vvont ta Kdlnhurgh toIYOIOt professlnnal engagement Itheiu

was n very lovely young actress uponthe Edinburgh smge who was a Inlverlllllvorite Macready tell In Ilove withthey hncomo cngngeil ho won hI not allow herto act longer nnihaitiilsrquestshewunttn nbOrIn school tIn cimpleto her education as

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or IKTiObhn wa uninteresting matron nf85 or 40 and xxns tho mother of fivechildren three daughters and two sonsI do not romcmlinr that In which silotiled At a suitable time 1111tier death Maoready married n lady who was very muchyoatgtgcr than himself I am not Bnro whetherslat is living nor dn 1 know whether any ofMucreadya children are

UKOHOE TtcKNon CURTIS

ELECTRIC notDS Jv ouioThey May Come Sonu to Form n Contlnuon

LOu Acn s tihc Htute

CuELIAprl 1In no Stnto nf tho Unionhis system biihurbnn electric rout toadsbeen adopted as extensively ns In OhioWithin two years thero have hoen a number oflinos constructed connecting Inn nf thomore Important towns nf the State pnrtlcularly In the northern portion and within the nexttwo yettiai thor will boa perfect gridiron ofrails following the crooked country roads thathavo hitherto boon llvcnod only by the himboring wheels of tho wagons of than farmers

All the railroads thus built nnd projectednro operated billie trolley system of overheadwires They nro tn accommodate Loth freightand passenger truffle In the former capacltrIt Is anticipated they will tboot Invaluable aidto thin truck gnrdennrn enabling then to gottheir produce to thu markets treat

The most Important electric suburban roadIn operation In tho Mute at the present limoIIs the ono between tho towns of Cantou lintMnsttlllon It Is eight miles length IInd thoplacs thus connected are two nf tho mot Im-

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of tliu Interior towns This road hasho contract for currying the United Statesmalls and Its pn oncr traffic Is uncommonlylarge not only because of the Intercoursecommon to the two towns since onus of thornis than county seat but because strange as IttullY appear It oervea as an Important railwayconnection

In addition to this road there Is one betweenCinnl Dover and Now Philadelphia the lattericing tho county seat of Tuscarnwan countIhoro U another between WelUville toad LastLiverpool bordering the Ohio lllxcr and bothaire successful

Tho number of miles nf1 nrniectolI rond oft bis description In not loss tHIn you Uininportion of this mileage work hiltS already air-than Tho towns of NorwalL and tjitidunkywill be connected with n road lhit Is expf tod-oo bo In operation by IhlIr1 nf Ullolt ThisIline willI i pates tthrough it alit na liar nl smallerilicoM Hint aro tributary to Ilint Iturmlnals ii oatit11is Bxputel that It will he H paring Inventnunt from the taut II xnll traverse thu Irultbolt or northorn Ohio that has always lackedsuitableI trHnsportHllnii IInclhtlei and tiy thateonveyancoof fruit nhno niayyieil H handspnio dividend A railroad IIt projected fromlutnrlat to 1 tifln It will hu thirteen mlleu Inength haiti strong In pissongcr trilllc-

Twn lines havo been built InItial this city ttoSal itU rbtin point and lhtll nave proved prollt-ublo Investment flneo their completion Onoul ttutin IIs to be ntllieil In till futurn for tIltstranaulauli tilt huh of vegetables and fruit tu thutily market and It IIH declared that IIhu garlencri can make n grouter prollt by using thaisi111111111111I I by retaining ilirgo ntublua of horsesty do Iho work

On thn south shorn nf tho Ihike rican thingroup of Islands that Is famous lair ron of-t ii U successful iliultlot that Commodore Terrywon oxera tile Hi IHsh vesMU Ithrre am a iiuiu-iernfI sal lii itl or resnitHI When tlio entireI sy-em of electric lailrointfi hits been eompl teil-n tIlt lath hiturn tort of IhIiIIlIl1t will be pox

Stilts to rcaoii HiifM reports II unit this ely liv-

lieins ofI Hie eleelili rvilinndaI oneItt reducing tilt fun it the eleetile linns to

nJLuie lower HiHI that ciiir u I11i y than steamIiTTlrondftt rill Im al itnxul It 11111111111101 an-iisy inliter to ciniipetH with lila piaaaii hhiiasor IOMI Irilll an i III the nlnre the hider

vlll Ilnii oleclifiliy their lnistaelixe enemyUhi Ipassenger Held

1 hn IInIIIIII1I of so many tines along titusiaIbuavui ti itt tbeMile ills upieilI u lietV IIdI-nr IHut lavtmnkurs There IIs cnnsidrrnhle

thitil gar nf acnlentI avh eat eaisI nit bowlingI

iloiig lit a ILite ofr sliest u liitlo slower Ibiuthu ixerige ffiolgbt train and severalI peoplelave t11 Injured liy rni nn or by iiiiinwny

1I ieldenteauol liy Iii ii Iflight of their horsesit tho en rs IHI IIH proposedi also to demandhat HIH new ronds hpay II poithm of theta grateseeelptstn the counllut vrhlch they traverse

lor this privilege nf using the hlirhwixrrWithin live years It Is not Improbable that Aperson desirous of mating till trip will he

atbhet to cross from the eastern to than westernIlimit of the State by the elccUU Uas

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TlfEI BOO CIGARETTE GIRLS

rnEr nntiany AND AOITATE niBmiry vv JIALIIUUUUT-

rtnln orMr Karri < h Mnrlyr tn ChrgA Night of TruntnUonn FlIrtationsThree Ifomtclrk Ont Hrlnrnrtl ho theIrMolhenThe OilIn In thrlr1 Ilcut Clotbri

A Himdnj rroersstoii to Druid Hilt Piirk-tntrrrhnnte ni ClinfT CorkKnlli her

noom 84 An EvenIng nf Mono

IIALTtMonr April 15Tho 300 rlenrcttagills who cnmct here from Now York lust weekImvo boon n dollalitful rcvclntlon to this townTho Ilicople hero do not know what to makoof them Ilaltlmorn htus never before unit anyexperience with cigarette gIrls but Ilko nitotlior towns In which New York ncwupnpen-arorenil It lied conceived various Itheorlosnmopinions concerning them hut now tall thesepreooncolved notion I are unnoces ianIlaltlmoro ntand looking In oponmoutho-ininni6ient at this flock of unlovlnc girlswho have cnptnred tho town

Tho girls uro Innlni r glorious time Thocity Is tlll strange to them ixnd the peotuionro CO different from New Yorkerp and ovorrthing Is so dllloront front what It IIs on tile IIKtsuIt of Sow York that to nato the wordb o-

Tllllb Drlnnoy Jeo whiz Its Br allTill SU told last week how tiacato gIrls loft

Now York Thoy hail sail boon employedlnDukes clcitrctto factory unit when thai build-ing was hurnvd thor were thrown outof em-

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Tho firm found horrover tlmt In or ¬

dtrtot retain Its customers would unto to resumo work at once Arrangements wore there-fore

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mado with Sail X Ax tobacco manu-facturers

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of Baltimore1 to set nsldn part oftheir factory for tljo use of these girls

A special train of six cars was chartered endthis lovely cargo was hroucht here Mr JanusW Kneed tho rupresontntlvo of Mr Duko wasthe only man who accompanied tho ulrls-Vhon tho train arrived hero a local reporter

asked Mr SlicedHid jou havpacood time on tho war 7

Jlr Snoed looked nt him dolefully and soul1

The girls diull my dour boy The girls had nvery good time Hut deliver roe from everbringing MO Llrls to Daltlmore agaIn Idruther hrins a herd of elephants

Of courso this was sliitnufully uncnllnntbut as tho Gorman paid whun they told him njoke You it was lurnelv traIn rite averagemoo will say to htm elf Three hunilre-Ojlrlsyounc prettyjollytnko em to Balti-more

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Volljust you irlvo tno tlieclinncohalt oh this dllTerencn between tho imaginedpicture and the roalltyl

liiiI Mr hnooil aro wo soon thcroNo Kitty Its threo hours ride totOh door Im so tiredHaVe YOU sot any moro sandwiches Mr

BnceJr=No Mary theyre till goneOh and Im so hungryMr Snood KatloConlln took my pin away

and she wont give It backKiitio why dont j OU clvo Saillo her pinCsuso silo took ono of my cakes and I

wanted to get square with hor-I this Unlliraorc Mr Sncod-Xo

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Its riilladolphl-nAhhhh How nice Say guI lots so

out and take a walk Can we Mr SnoedNrtelrls Tho train doesnt 801 here longOh Mr Sliced I think youre rattanWhat kind of people Is there In lialtlmore

Mr Snoed No answer Jllktor SneodStill no answer Miaterl Oh dearAint ho horrid Iota gone asleep

That Is why Mr Bnced Is not ns enthusiasticas he mlcht be llut to resume the stQryTliono girls land a jolly time during tho rideDefore the train started n number of theirfriends came to tho clopot to see them olTAmong these was Kamle Carroll ono of theofllcers of the Lady Flashes n social organiza-tion

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composed of cigarette girls Mamie Iis 17years old nnd hats a very pretty though somewhut determined taco

Alntelio comla along thoyaskod fromtho windows of tho cu-

rio Mamie answered sorrowfully Momother wont let me I wanted toawfully

Oh com along Manic thor cried coaxIngly tto cant Imvo any fun without you

Ooooli I daresnt answered MamieShe called I couldnt anyhow I haventgot me dos

lo jot two changes Mamie eagerlycried ono girl Ill give rou one till you gotyour trunk

All aboard shouted tho conductor Thewhistle blew the train began to move Ma-

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lips twitched for n moment and thenhnntlly kissing a girl who stood beside lionSlit lumped on the moving train to the admi-ration

¬of II grinnIng staution hand who waiteiaI

her cLint llutter In the breeze A llaity mlnutealitter site But down In a corner of the cur analenjoyed a good err and after that she feltmuch boiler

The reporter asked MIss Nellie OXolllwhether till gIrls enjoyed thn ride on the earn

Dial WB enjoy It t she uldcnthushmtlrnllyWell I rliuuld just Whir wu IIa1 that nicestlino I OUT hud In my life We HuncsonirnandI told Morles What Oh my not PliaLeriienrn-

never icponts IId get its Irom the girls if Itold you any of the storlos-

H got hungry and Mr Snood bought usn lot of nldehs tutu Wo hart lovely timeTln condiietor waist too fresh for anything liekept cnmlnc Into our pair nil tho tim htnrln-at UK just as If we were n lot of freaks I hala lovely cluep Ko tHat tho other girls thinkI Mept nMh nil the way

A Jlaltlinore nvv paper haitI ruhllshed thefoot thnt tliesu girls irene coming to townWhen tilt train arrived thero was n crowd ofnearly nix men ft all sorts and enniiltiono-wnlllnt at the railroad station They haulinch waltliifI nearly nn hour spendlni itheUntoI In ciinjeitiires upon tIlt iippoaiaiice ofthatI tlrl When tlao girls nllghtnd fhim tliotrout the men Ilogan topoBeanil smirk MamloAndeiHon who wit onn nf the llrst to leavetile train looked around her nnd ulzod utt taillnisn men In jui t one clnnre

Ior iaivd H ike gIns sho exclaimed geton t titus illolx lot like the ellurs who wultIn front nf the factory

The girls burnt Into laughter anal stared atI he men with miih lIrllllty Tho men worosomewhat dana hsotl but thor continued toogles the girls Mill Mr tInted was busygetting hi flock together a hlueered Innsrhodld not seem to he more than sixteen yearsold pointedI to ono of tthese oglors shah suitI S

PIta girls get on to Hloudlo with tile yellow whlslierh

This lauuh that followod mode ISlondle turn-ed In lilcli spirits the girls Toadied thntrout anti looted around them Name of themnIl over henn fo fur away from New York taeore anti many thlnga that they saw were

attriiiK to tthemAint those homes funny ono Kir said

Hueh aiieer vIa It is stoopsAnti what finny sidewalks sail another

girl mnlo of bricks I1 thlaak Its Justtoo-C uto

hay alils sail Maggie Cunnell one of theoreladlu you got tn Oct like Iwdlm lIenlont mako peopln think your a lot of jays

JtiHt Ithen a s reel ear hov IIn sight wnd I tingins tnirtt oil I milling It yuua anal ofI thoselittle jlggern Imrdly HV lest lunir that rimrnm Ilao depotito Ithe Ilop of the hill

Moe whu exclaimed Tllllo Dehmey-

huy1J1t1o or

girls said Flla Kelly laughingwhatll tutu do with them rare when hoops

ome In asHn I Well all linac in hare a curlor nairuieh

Come clrlssald Mr Bneed well haveto wall Therii arent enough carriage intown lo hold you nil

I hey formed Into a long proposition by twosomit thrroi and wulknd Hirouuh tho streetsaini art Ira hg Hi naIl nnd much udmlreil AH n no nat

erof laet I Ito Jlrlll IIn athis purl are IIfIU Ii ii-

ally pretty lor elirarotto ulrU It may be thnttile crmngu nlf clliuatuI jian IImproved t lid r oomhhcx lon iirtlnlt I hut pleasure off beligt awayrum home hits heightened Ithe delliihtnil-parkleoI ihelreyeK taut wjiatevor tiae cause

iIIIt it a taut Ithat o good I it kingI and del igtah tial-

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lot ol i I ever Invnled liulllmoro befo-iho tillJ Ude liulr ahiolu ulothaa whlih Hindu

hem look rither plebeian IIIIIIUU Hhall seerecentlyI iv hut a taatii sell tranitt ion Ilimy altervan nndoi tVtIit An Iboy walked thronirli

lilt stiiei a they elialled Kayly and iHiigliednatal madii Ioiiiiiients upon everything thatI HeyI KIVV WIlilt IliilereatedI Itlidni roiiBlderu-ny10 was IIho lihlou aUnit previlUI eiteimlxvlyI

moni wunirii hero of holding up tile skirt iy-leaiixoftll it clnhc HO as to leave Itlinlr IliandH

hlee Tin1 clgnelte girls do nut consider I liisItatI1 e nt allI all tush Thn aleporter acked one ofrhem xvliat madei Ithem look with such ii I cci sinpunI a wiinian wlmsi skirtI was thus faait ID eat

Ali ulaui ii aauintiI Iltlit ok s toiiih hutsthe urea nf a skirt If you got to ktp It pinnedIi P TlnitH what ttlm t raiho4 liar It oiluht to410g If yuu coma to a mudctr place you canpiei it up yourself anti It looks nlcr

Bite clutched liar own kin more tightly andxvung It giacefully to and fro In n very tannllzlng fashion lien view ot the matter Is

perfectly correctMr tineed found that there was no one place

tu Uoltlmort whore siX these gltli could b e-

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iTKomEiodsted so he was compelled to illstribute IsIs nock thronehoiit the city H sumeeerted In securing fIfty rooms nt the MnltbyHouse Into which he rent ltf of the girlsTlm others he sent In groups of tent or twelveto boarding houces

It wits 4 oclock In the ntlrtrnoon when nilthane arrangements were completed unit thoclrls felt pretty tired Most of them went tosleep while others sat down to write lettersIn the evening they wanted Ito go out for iatwalk taut Mr bneed set hlo tool down

Look here girls ho aid 1 nm ronponRlrilotoyqiir parents If unythlm liuppenii tnyou land Im not going to begin iy lilting youroam ainund tho street I nls hue spoko impr 3fitvely lIs a very winked city total youyoung clrls mimt ldo nwfully careful

AhOihhh I and tll1hhh a tlmyex-rlitlmud unt VaO tnke n llttlo lilt of u walk 1WII lao hack liefornlioi lock

ttueh flyosl Such lrll1 Tho FUpcrlntendent relented a nil IIn Ihd ih in Iten flu I n ittaitiiKlrhnriiiln cigarette girls wore proinenHdIIng Ithe streets nl I nltlmnnI ua ThoI jnungci IOlaCs nought Ihit brilliantly lighted nxenuesand that aati hat attfOI11111 IIhn eof root matureyears walked In thus bin Mreiti under hutshadow of t lan trees IItt was n dcllehtfulI nighttunit nilI lialtlmore was nutenjmlniI tthn altI

Of till lii riot honat or Ithat nlcht no man cmever tell It wnaniiiiilni boundless nnd un ¬precedented 1eihalIti wax IIn Ithe air per ¬haps It Oils bccftllso tho girls felt lonely natal11I11 Irk porliiips It was becaiinii the voungmen weic nice HI any ante many a llnltlinniugirl filt ratIngs nf JeMlntiv at seeing tho joungrollers nf Ithn itnvrn talklni spomm Itn-rlcnntte gills llx IDncloekI neatlyI nxerx tilts oftIle tHi gIrls hul paired lire with ionic nl o-

juiing raton who walkedI with her Ithrough thosheets polrrlngI nut ithe plan nff IluiorostIMr Sneeil sat In tin oifi ofI Iho Malthv Ifnunowondering where In blanket r blank thtasas Lrlwere Nine oeloek eiine anal luilfpist II midthen Id niul not utile of IIhem hail returnedThinking thai they mluht huvo KPP M Intotlao lioterilliiibfierxiid Mra Snned went into theIndies PatrIcia them was no one there hut nsho canto out ho hotid voices at thn Indieseotiune

WIII good night girls voice STIOolng to leivo me so pouii u melodiousmac voice pipedVeoesl 1vo got to I lIt nit than otitor

ci this at rut IIn bed 1 lieyllI think Im lostWhn will I see jou ncAlnI dont know nh hero comes ono of thogirls Imtiotso fiood nlcht

Thiio wns n mtlll nil IIr the knot tint n hang ¬

hog of blue door and hurried ioot teut iutthiilath Mr siieed wits thinking very hard justthen IHoI heird ntlier vu lan

Well goth nlabt spokeI a clrlAlilaluI So soon t en Id u boyish voice

Mla Kneed fled Iback ttn I hun cafe1

live mvBonietlilng to drink lieeitoil aorIll Co crazy Ill bn blessed If ovary ono ntI Ii tate girt ii hasnt picked i up n llaltlmoreI yapbefore shoI xrns out to mlniitcHI I iloud LetterI

Oct ready to keep tile hotel lfl all nightI loodnesH only k ia awe who ttheylli get IbaekIf tiny tulle lIkll for me my Im irn ii ta lind

It was n hlvupy wenrrlookliig lot of girlsthat reported at tthe factory ut oclock Ithenext morning Mr Sueed I guy 11111I n leoturowhich added tto their nilcoryI Thero was agreat hal nt silence in the wnikroom thatilaj and when tlio dais retuined to thomII Pill al in az plaeei most of ithemI went to boil

They worked burn during the next few daysnnd did lint go outt much OnI the thirdI dnyMr Snoed upon going IIntoi thats parlor of tthehotel found tlirro nf tlio yoiincwstilrls sittingupon the iofn crying its Ir their hearts irerolovh anaj itt bi I nz Itopleeos-

lmt In lieivens numo are you crjlngabout he nsked them

1 I I wxwnnl In go hhhnme one ofthem wnlled whllu tlio other two sobbed litchorus so dddo I

All rlaht Mr ineed answered kindlySlot vourrfylnu Youll go back tomotrovvmorningTho next day ho sent ononf his asFlstantn

with them Ito Niiw nik IrentingI Ithat ttheromight bo others who wantol to rolurn MrSneed called them together anti asked I laneiswho score homoHlck to ten lot tvarui Thao tillIlooked surprlsml Most of t ha can had hardlyIfur a moment given a thought to homo

lila Saturday night mnnyof shin girls wontshopping Mnmlu nellyI burst IInto alao Ipulorthat night oclalnilng

I think itai u Mume I novor easy attuhicheats In my life Thevxo just doubled tinprices on nil dry good

Yes liii nat oil ain another girl I Imd to piy70 cents for a heliotrope ribbon Im not goingto buy n single thing here

MrSneed thion citrate itututtiass room and nnld-II omorrovv girl worn all going to Uruld

Hill 1ark Von must till er to bud early andgetrendyforn long valkWith many ocetunitluns of joy tho girls left

tthe room and retiredI fur ItheI night I he nextanita fling most of thnm attended the serxleo Intho ICatholic autlueal rail and leturned to liehutch In a very pious mood lint when nt Joclock they nil slatted on tho afternoonsouting this feeling wore away

Last bunday tall IJalt I more wns promenadingThe sky was elcir total the air wit soft andsolId with than bnlm of Kprlng Thn streetswere thronged with happy w lldros ed peo-ple

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whose pulses were jhroiNng with thefualnesta of the bright laCy Through tillsthrong the procession clfnrotte girls madeits wat1 slowly to Urnld Tllll Turk Anti howdlfforent ther looked from the crowd of workIne girls that ImiJ arrived In liallfmoro only nfew days before No woman nn observeronce remarked Is so poor that sho cannothave an extra dress always eleati and neat

To those cIgarettes girls unrl HO it Is In factto working girls exery wlier this extra druKIsonoof IhepleAsuronof life Jutnnuweekheron they had appeared In Now york In thefull glory of new tiastor raiment This darfortlie second time they wor these dressesupon which they had laxislied tho savings ot awhole winter Anitas tills procession movedaliing fashionable hutitxv plaeo many n mur-mur

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of admiration broke forIh front admiringcroups JiiUo and rod nnd ornngo and bolltrope und green and white and even blackflashed conspicuously in thus massnf dressnnd thieffect was tno happy ever tn he de-scribed

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And then HIOBU graceful girlish tigtires outlined by each passing lireere rind tiltred cheekHond langhlog eyes nf thole girlsmade a wonderful pageant Of course they sillwore kid chives and their stresses had sweep ¬

log trauma antI Tillln Delaiieyft sister Mngglohad smith hoops for the onn great happinessIn tha life nf a working girl Is stylish dress

llut radiant tie they xvnre bright as woro-thoir eyes and happy AS were tlainfnes theywere to their very lienit clzarcttn girls frontNow York impatient nf restraint IndependentconxontlnnnlltleH nnd saucy as nutty be

Upon every cornier they passed groups ofmen who hud gathered there to xvatch tho-prncHSKlon They ware recognized at once astim New York girls and the men began tnsIng The flowery tho Huwnry Ill Oliver gothem any anfaro Many of titus girls hook Itgoodnaturedly anti responded by Blueing

I laid at girl In Inlnmiro-HrilirN aaa pea nil nuts Doorbarest ran paMliik by lie liar

I ilunt no there slay nuns

The mon ns n rule did not know exactlywhat to maiL of this Some of Ithem laughedat It as a good joke while others tool it tn ho-an ancry retort Thuro Isnt much humor in-

lialtlmoreSome nf the girls however resented this

Dowery song tto lo lelsenlielmor a talldarkeyed Jewess who lay thn wax Is onu oftnn leading Hplrllst of the 1ndy IlashoH hailbeen walking along xvlth st itely dignity giv-ing

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no hood ttap tile remarks of tile cnrnor-oroxrds llut vvhin ono man elite hy herwlnkod at luor and Bang IhoDowurr duosaid angrily

Aw tiny up you fool Youvo never seenthe llowery-

Ah thorcl crlnd another titan I wish IWIts In New York

I wish you was Tlnslo nnswnred grimlyThe other girls laughed und said Oslosgot lien mini up homo off the other gillssmiled amiably upon Ilhn of tthe mon vyhnhud nice immstntho wIth that result thattIhesu Imppy i oh lows taggud after the prouedon Mien tho girls unified tlm park thereirene nearly hOt moat walking In n mob behindthiXai10 Ioo tliu girls went into ecstasies overIhennlmali

oil nln t those monkeys sxroot they exclii ml oil

Areii those camels too funny for nnytiling cried Anuio titlily I think theyre-

Iiavcntj ii st

thnso ostriches gait long necksone of tbo girls exclaimed lucy examinedthu ostrich carofully ami than ono of thorn

dont like Hioi o footliers n bit I think tboImitationI ones aro over soI much nicer

They walked on tthrough the park wit it ithocrowd of men struggling titter thorn until theywere allthoroughly llred-

Oh Mr Hneed they exclaimed In chorusI could just drnp deadThey sQuat roacuod ono nf the cntos of the

perk Tfhuro Mr Hneed hail arrangeI lo hivnhalf a dozen cabin cam In wallingI tutu tli suecam tile girl clainhuntd falling upon 1thuHead as though they had nut retod tsar n weekAs tIlts earn started hat wholecrnvxd of men tiegun tas pIng Tho Doirery and huts girls Inanimated chorus responded with Ihidiigirl In Jlaltlmnrereaching tile various boarding places hutgirls wen to their rot us tn rust A few mln-ut iH beforo cupper was ready Mr Hneed wassilling in ht > nun n talking to tlm reporterWhen n colnied waiter entered with thieo-cncktnlls IHuI hastily npnlnglrttil und wasleaving tho room whoa Mr hneud In n stirnvoice cilleil out

Hold on t Who arabia oil thnio cocktailsr e

1a a iiiNtike suitI lc lat foh alt oh 11crroom soda

Who ordered thoto cocktulUi Mr hintedroaredI

Dddccmman up stnlrj fall 1s u mistake sah-

louroa jlnr Toll me xvho ordered Hioso-Cncktnlls nr 1111 aiant yii-

Mr Mined putt let a ihandI on his brandy lutkand glaicd at lIla tutor ncgi-

nUhbh Huh Deydiiu lolo ma foil null Vtell ye null Iota du ladles ails jlooui nighlyfidl sah hunt deed I alii dun nufllli

AllI I right bneed sjld Tako them upIll Iho slIpper rnom thnt night Mr rnood

walked over to a tall fnlrylike blondo vrlm-vm eating In a very superior tort of a way andsaid i

Well Clara did you like the cocktailsThe fllrl turned rod and seemed to be on the

point of erring wblcb of course crone up Mr

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Breeds Intention to scold tier Alt that hesaid wits

I think you might risk friend to join yonClnrVn fets brlentf noiL Hho looked up with

stnlllnir eyes aol said1 wanted a conktall awful bad It Justl

made mt tech a million limes I ctterAfter supper the girls till went Into the par ¬

lor xTher there Is n plnnnCorjio on Mury they cried Vlay some

Mary had tn bo enpod n long time hiltfinally sh snt down to than piano and began tohut P n very pretty ii Ilr A few of tthe girls whoknow HIP lint versa sung It and when It rnino-lo tho chorus 2H voices joined In singing

lanti leta Jingle list iiaaC5 asi ths tanyin at tin fun II u iti ri I in n unr In ri urea IrlirTi

Then they sane MvKvxeethenrts tIn Man Inthe JinonI l ho llovvery and Columbia

It ivies H prettv sight tn see nil thorn girlsclustered around the plain their critic nroiiiidnno lIlt 0 lucIte neeki their Ittlr Imishlnu flatit not hers ebeeks ttheir faces Hushed it nth tthoireyes sparkling They stIng tno Mings us iifttheirI I llve depended upon ttho feivnrofI tthomelody Then they danced and told riddleant played PUSH In tho Corner until tileolok struck nine and then Mr Sneod eime In-

nnil told Ithem thev woro miklng too muchnoise unit hnd PotterI gntnlml-

ho thiaty all xrenl up chairs and in n fewminutes nulet lelgutd In tile hole

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Ilritrndnttnn nf Tills Memnrlnl lo the Nn-Itnus tVur Iviutrr

There Is n moxenienl on loot In tho pierentIoazhaaiuil tart of Illinois to ahvlsnl gown rlnmoto rescue Ihat I I icoln ttuean Ia ma ant a t SprlnglloldI

from destruction und its lit aitta gent ent tinadlBcrace That the monument is throitenedwith ucli n lathe may possibly bo n Mirprl totthose who havn Omit visited tho grave of IlncoIn In Ilocent tears Tho systpin by whichtthivmonumenl IIs nt present supported Is adisgrace to the Sin to nnd a discouragementto in itjy patriotic Americans wian go to Spring-field

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to xlexv It A leo of 25 cents Is now ex-

trncteil and extracted Is the only xvord thatMilts hut nctlon from every xlsltor Tomako siiro thit no ono escape n cotago door yard fence Is built croon It

nnd tho gili Is Lout scrutulously closedwith n padlock Itlsopnmled as a spectacleIn mucli tiut same way thait a cycloramn Is inNow York Hy manv visitors this tax Is lookedupon not only as an unduo onellon butt as unIndecency attal a dlsgrieo to Ihut State Heretoforo Ihu trustees haxe defended It hucntise ItIs necassary to Imvua ceitaln rcxcnuo for thnmaintenance of the grounds and thero is noothor way to provljo for it except byxoluntarycontributions UndoubtedlyI many nonplo-wotilil gladly eonttlbiito for sueli n pairIra but tin Hoard nf Trustees linxo not felttree to Inxlto such aid hcxvial blue hattie boon

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Introduced tint Legislature this year look-Ing tto Itho control of tHie monumentt by I h-

aState Honator Tolmsor Introdticod ono call-ing

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for nn appropriation of f 25001 to repairtho monument for iU is sadly In need of simorepairs aint MfiiKi n year thereafter for Itsproper stile if bite ttntn will glxn itguarantenthat tho moniimi nt Khali ho properly caredfor tiles trustees tire perfectly willing tn turn Itover tn the Mate That U that only hitch unitIt In prnhnhlnlthat such action wilt bo takenxvhen the urgency for It Ib kuown

Tho promutorB nf thin Lincoln monumentliaise never been completely sntlslled whit thoresult In design It was garish und In execu-tion

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It was shoddy Whan ttlm association wasformed to build a tomb over tho grave ofLincoln the xvnrK was pushed xvlth vigorWith the exception nf itHMlili xnted liy tlioStatue of Hllnn s end UiKH by New York fewlargo RUbscrlptlnns wore locelved Most ofIthe money that wits needed wits raised by InnuniorahloHmnll subscriptions Thn soldiersand sallnis nf tho nation gum fJKIXX ofwhich ffHOO was the gift of the negrotroops In till tlSOUDO was raisedand nn Oct 15 1874 tIle monument de-signed

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by Lark In G Mend was dedicatedIt has never been completed hovoral-plocus of statutory thnt worn In the originaldesign tire still lacking Apparently tile moniinicnt lit solId gratiito IIn renllty it is some-thing

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nf a sham It Is simply a brick structOrt vAnitnrHit with irrnnftn lilnnlf4 A correspondent of tint Chicago lbrail says thatthan appearance of the monument today Ispainful Vile last portion nf that base Is out oflinn the granite voneerlng U threatening totumble oil audit U certain Ithat t Ito brickworkInside is erackod It in on tho highway to be-coming

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n plctuiesauo ruin It Is estimatedthat at least f OOO xxill bu required tn makooxen tlm necessar repairs Ono man wIn laosrecently nxanilned It sate that a large portionnf it must bo token down ami reset and tliofoundations must be strengthened Then ItIs suggested tho monument should bu takenout of the hands of tile dime museum lecturcIa ami iilacnd IIn charge nff somo one xvho xrll-lrecognle this dignity of Ills task

It IH In that particular that tho presentmanagomont IH n disgrace to Iho State Notile xvbn little ovor paido cents to look at thistal tat it an eaat antI thu museum nf relies withint I ItItllkclr to forget old John Carroll Tower thecustodian lit has guiidcd tills tomb and ox-raetod fetes antI poddled hU wares there soong that Im looks upon the monument as

something of a private snap Power Is flow 75rears old and his unities acre at times absurdIn the Memorial Hall XThleh is n chamber undurthe mnnument he ban gathered a collection nf-

iihhUh about which hat Insists on lecturingletweon ills lecture and lilac efforts to sellfur liO Ills bnnk that ho latin written shouthn tomb Inwor makes himself n nuisanceiut as a matter ot net the trustees dn notmow how to get rid of Power and ns ho Is

nn old man thoy dont like to turn him outntn the cold It Is apparent hownver thatsome ai lout must bo taken not only tn repairhue mnnument but tn see Hint It Is guardedwith moro dignity Onn thing Is certain Ifho trustees dn not gust aid from tho State orrom some other source tho monument will

rumbio to pieces In n tow yearn

ASSAM aiRLn IN A aitErtc-A

ILAYPublic Performance In 3Iity or iii Au-

tlsnnr olHophoeleH-roumiKEKrsu April 11Tho meek Depart ¬

mont of VaAsar College will give tile longalkedof roprusontntloii of tho Antigone ofiorhoiIes In tIm original maul nt tIle Toughlecpsio Opera IIouso on Fiidny uvunlng May20 at H oclock rue pants wIlt be taken onIroly by students off tile collugr nnd the playwill bo performed an nearly as possible In tIlenannernf an Athonlaii tragedy of the tima ofinphnclos Mondolssnhns Antlgono niusln

latin been adapted for tho choruses total willbo sung xxltli fullI orchestral accompanimentI

by a regular chorus of llfteoii assisted bracii itlitoms na t airy chorus all1 uaa utile up of stulents of tho collegeThin piny ns Is well known centres about

Ant igniuc than goes to her doom hociusn ofler loop and louder love f ir her brother Tho-Ing troon bus forhlddun ant ono under

ponnltv of dunth tn bury Tnlynelcos AnIgono ills sister buries him lastIng soughtfirst hull In vain tn enlist thn help of her sisI or I ciii one shu IIs dlscoxercdI and broughticforo tile King Him fearlnsHlr avows herleed IliyI hisI order she Is sat uauaa iieil iii ito andlangs bnrstdfI IIII lien roikhuvn ttomU-

ii rrniixvlll I bo pbiyed I by Miss I tii n hut t of Trov-dencr itiiUaa by Miss Hlmlo gulney Mass

HHHtt MissI Van Sxckdl rieniltujtnnI a N Jfturmoil Ms < Iresbiny Irovllune Kirtilirt

MissI Macaiiicy lnulsxlllo irrrf f MissI I ICoohey IIlalnlleblI S <liirl Miss MixthcMemphis I irrl ilfrrnjer Miss Inllllln inI rat nii cib ci nil Vi cjir Mis TrynnCaiii-nidi e I finln nt Hi1I nintf Ils llcrrj I ni-

txlllc N YI Mcinlersnf ih u a Imriis silo thusMisou Harms Denmtll I Cuinniln I

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unl KleelnT lit nuns Ku iicnr hiuia netMable Jlay JleCiilnyI I xlnrgtn Ujornt IInik

r Iratr Iliidmnun Mindirs hlmoinHniltlirx-vitiiliell IItlcr Week Welch Wlillo fxi i

tiltendantsarelhet I MsI c < hot hnlerloncsI 1

itvintc xiann Warner Turiici IiniigbiF andITgllll T lylni-

V Hpeclil train xxlll run to Now York tatterthis piny

A Colorrd intrmpiiiir Inkr-I inn tit liar >

lltf Ellra WeIr harts young spring chickensurge enough to fryThe above clipping Is front one of our very

rural district exchanges The news mom Upardonable since the editor la a Methodistpreacher

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THE C11EROKE OP TODAY

80M11 ncAX xi >rir ms TOT is oJfJJIf in ixinit

Almost VI1hoii llrorl HIM Nnlton Will He-Jtleh nnil Irolaeroiui IIH lnnc us ThisItvpiibllc Itndiirrx TIie tame Kunccr-

Jr il die AMfit CatS Tim-HIAtiiKQixii I T April 2VIn all till broad

country thoro Is not i man sn much to bo envied nn tho Cherokee tnclo Saul hires rondohimI rich foralttimoI I to como IIfI he has nearIn han world It is not apparent nn tho surfaceHo Is not ro highly elvllled that it becomesopprosixp tn sustain tho strain Ho knowsnothing of high and low tariff and tlio moneyquestion Ims boon roil need to a discussion ottho Government annuity Thoro are only twoMuestlons upon which ho fool deeply andthose ala tho distribution nf the money whlohwill mno the nition rich unit tlio prodorVatlon-of thin nations soveielgnty-

Tlio lifo of tho Churokoo Indian will bo IdealIf the Amorlcin nation tots not fnroo hltnfrom labs present tort Itort and luis whitIIrcdhor rob him of tho money xvhluh Justlybelongs to him Slnco tInt beginning of thiscentury the Chorokoes havo owned tho mostalllnblo lands of the South nnd Koutlixveit-In

jI all thoir pm ossloiis by tho various grantfront the loveriinunt aggregate 81000000 tI

acre Xoxv tliey h ivo boon reduced to jiJless limn onoOW nero liy tlio coin ot th tiCherokee OutletI IthoI Ilast ul ti Ira r isIs Icli willI I evecomo t the nation liy tho rollmiHlshmonl ofIlandsI will hn tech tout apd untilt t hut is bait e line inlisirbed tint Indian blood IIan Chorokocs xvlll Icontinue to llxn ails a trlhe and own the lanai Incommon Ibis In tin light xvhleh liar nationliencolorth in list took anti 11111 rooplothoy arethotoughly iilixo to tlio situation II icna Ittorder to un erxe their Individuality Hint Inn >iliad tChief llirrls tend Itho National Counciltool the Initiative In calling a genoral councilnf Ithn llxn filundlv tails Ilio i hamrokeu aloneitloos not fitI ableI to tnnketho light for thoperpetuity of his atitle nnd hula race It mustbn the common concern of nil nnd If tile In ¬

dian has a fiielid It will buxvlthln the noxtdeeido that lie must como forward to show ItThe laws auulnt Intruders must hn enforcedIn the lottei and the territory wlilch Iemalnimust iInI riMlntisly guarded IIn tthe completesnxoiolgnty which thn llxn tribes now enjoyathem Is absolute sifotv salVo front tile con-stant

¬t ItendencyI to IIntermarry wit II t lao whites

ThemI aro now left less than IIJOOd fullbloodChorokccs out of u Itotal population In tile us-tlonI if LHdiMi Thn while whoi am hero ns-cUlient I a willI I Imvo an abundant opportunityt totuoiulilngi wealth und tthu inlvluro of Chorokoa-nnil wlilublood ninkusa thillly iiooplt

lint with the distribution of n sum of moneyalmost iiiiiiil I Itu thnt which tIho Itnlted tjtato4lovernnicnt paid for Iho Louisiana puretiasa-

cnmos ttho turningI point IIn Ithe nation Bbletorjr-as It cUt today niul very citizen of thin tinHon be he white fullblood halfblood ornegro Ilecogni es Itho necessity for building a jhigh xvall about tho south territory which necmains Tben ni it fovv In tlie nation likellussens IIn titt I ial lIly Valley xvho tern discon ¬ lItented Ibutt I tho Idanger IIs allI from without ttIthu nationI npposus ttliu iIntroductionI of raIlxvns a tad frowns upon thoso who como toestablish new religions and Introduce netscustom I II rise conversant I with tIle condi-tions

¬t tx lIt itit willI I not llnd fault ThoseI onlymenu tun llrst step towind an Influx of outstatIons nnda progression mulch Is forced hayttlio outside world im ans ultlmiitnI lanai kruptcy 11and cia it i Ia hail ha tnt Lult to thonisulxvs tho-clx Hixing Influences already at work wiltbring all thesn tliingH In good tune Thoro areline schools and academies autud flue people arefar from IilllteiuloI I iutl I taj alait old undinmlnt I

bail ediicated nnd rollnud ponplo xvhon thacapital phi tat Ivan1is watt a pisturo groundfor Iho biilTnloes Thuro xvoro only n low ofthese tam lati ii eta to hn ti lie Ihut nnxv tliu nationIIs IllldI xvlth t homes which haxn educated Peo-ple

¬IIn thiiin AndI allI theso pooplo now suck isto bu let alone They recognise their lath 11055

lies mid it Is thu earnest xvlsh of every mannt IIntelligenceI Iin the iaatl out to hunk such ashow id pingiisa that Iho Congress of thisVnlted Stales will assist alicia

Ihero auras only thro esiabllslied ClinrchoIn tile nation Thesoaro tile Muthndlst IlaplUst am Iresbjterlnn Tlie Churokoo Is not c

burdened wllh an ultrarullglous sentimentand hue untliushism Is largely confined to thisIleinalu population 1Ho Is atno easygoing In hisWay thn climatn is tot sott omit nuacturo luaudone hot much for him to give hula religion anyIntensity ha tat ttho moral standard is high for salli that And tif anjllilngI morn Is ilonnmthe ° juwall of conversion IL will come thrnugh these Jt ithrco Chiirchns Catholics and Lplscnpallana i1i 1

have been bairnd anti thootliur denominationswill mini tIle lIvid already covered There sireno labials In tho Chorokoo language and tothis unfurtunnta fact tho Lplscnpallins cannttrlbutn their exclusion from tho nation Itwas alt due tn n Muthodist Interpre ¬ten but tho Indications are that theChurch lost through it Its last oppor¬tunity for n foothold Komn twenty or thIrtyyears ago there xvas an Lplscupat evangelistxvho de lred to establish u mUblonat Tnhe-quah

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lluforo nny aliens vain eomelnto thanation It Is necessary lor many forms tn be ob-served

¬nnd tho oviuisollut was compelled to

nxidaln late bellof anti obioct in coming to no IInterpreter xvho in turn wits to Inform thecouncil The xxnrd Episcopal cannot be pronouncod In the Cherokee tongue and the Interpretur cravely Informed tilt council that Itwall a Church xvlthout a name It was theopinion of the wise men that a Church whichhad done any good or could do tiny would jiavobeen irlxeu a name and than clorirvmnn wastout that he could not teach his doctrine Ydtin nation Tho Catholics wore excluded be-cause

¬ fanf the prejudice xvhlch the 1rntestnntdenominations had engendered and titus thospiritual guidance of tho Cherokee line beealeft to thrco denominations

And to the Churches too thn Chorokees owetheIr two political parlies The wisest man In tseal tins nation cannot explain just now hovr rtho division came atxiut hut a Itnptlst preacherby thin name of lonos IH lucId responsible Thisman Jones will always be romemhored for haWile tho only white man who could over masher tlio Cherokee language He built suminnrles and had n hold on tho people which 3made him a power in tho nation As tile storrgoes Jones was u man nf groat ambitionIloIng at white man ho could not bo chief andho liar been unable to control John Ibis who r-

xxas chief for fortyfour years nr William P IiHOSK his nephew who succeeded htm Up totitle time thorp land been only nnn party forthn r glmnof thu ICoss family Imd not beersquestioned In Lnuis Downing a fullblond lonos saw his opportunity Jonca ihad with hum the Confederate elementnt than Cherokees Downing Iliad served fIn tint union army unit hand die¬tinguished hlmnol us a soldier Jonoepromised tn makes him chief and Downingtook with him many of thin fullblood Cherokoes who served In thin Union army and acombination xvas formed wIth tIle Confoder-ates which resulted In Downlnge election in jIhIllS as chief iSlnco that limn ono of the po ¬

litical parties has borne his name Downingserved for rIght years und although nowload taut party Is still in control of the Gov-ernment

¬It Is tile ambition nf every man latile nation eligible to tho elliott tn bo chief 1f

Personal popularity counts for much Thoris nn election ovary tour yours Kvery malacltlen over blue iiuo of 18 is entitled to a vote iiand as thero Is nothing to mako a permanentpolitical issue the leadership naturally driftsto that strongest mutant in thin trIte

ThaChernkcns oral suspicious rind watchtheir legislator closely If ho makes mis a

tako lie IH called to account antI It frequentlyoccurs that the same Senatorial district electsono Nationalist ono Downing man to rep ¬

resent It Hail tiinitha a fullblood Cherokeefound out to Ills sorrow right years ago thatthem steti C supIne blunders from which a legis ¬

lator could noier recover Hmlth was Oslo otthn brig ha Ost men Iin ttlm Senate and when aprivate company asked for the privilege ot Jbuilding a telephone lino from port Gibson toTahluQiiah hn xras enthusiastically In favorof granting the franchise Hn took It uponlilmsolfI f ilo champion Ithu measure nnd made 1ct

enthusiastic speeches in favor of this step toward connecting tile nations capital with civ l u

Illation Thu bill passed nnd tin xvork OBthe telephonu line wan commenced a

Hut titus tigubtes nf tim Cherokee legislator ithatch just begun lie represented lao Salinedistrict In thn Senate and ida people werenearly all fullldouds Ipon lust return homohe found himself accused nl conspiring to deslroy thus nations Individuality Tho tele-phone was denounced as an Infernal machinefor Inculcating tho pornlcioii radices of thewhites and a candidate van brought forthngntnst him wlinwis In lull sympathy with the ipeople Hmilh riggnl lilmsolf nit with a contrlvinco for Illustrating the xroiklngs of lha-toleplione and wont beforu his people He I

took a couple nf tin vups and titled In cruderesounding hoards nnd connuctod them with ft-

a string Armed with Ihese he wont to talkwhit ills puoplii through them but he mudabut Illttlrt headway IIuitoft Itlio IHrnn hlshome-mudo mncliliie would not work Then againhr wait uhiarutaul illh attempting to Imnosoon-tho credulity of his couttliiinti and hn unt-noneI uiiil or iby an overwhelmingI imijorlty Ltrll

Site KlrUnl Cirilir Iorhrrs Cap-

I ft IJt i Irmtil-Trond st ittt si itlni crniv Is worn rtarlled

jestenliy ifliriinii l lIti a Finlileii vllon of lilcoinn l li I lioiery In mid nt und tliw gTiil-ogmui

>I a prettyI I nunir ii uiuiin vvoo Intd jiiHt-lligbted itI null i Sw > 0ik eiuauas triln filetyomg v nin vn gi> IiicuiatliuI vrliliI a pirlor-in poitor vvlio held fist to it icdCaicd um-

I on xvhleh shit loo hud a jru Mm was 11I lencli from tho stat Ut plungnr nvr a ether toI Imifiiyi biitliilly tips ill her UK lint Tha-

rowdi had xvitclKd thu cvtcd lanikelti ofnrt to guilt po < se iou al afu IispiUcij uraIrellue whiMi nil nt mien Hut dalnsnt UfUd att IIny ort mill iIn it tniceI Ithe IpnuernI inp tintssent Hying across Hut trucks Thn porter gnvii It Itho Il Ill larch i mid simply ttO roth A peal otmerry laughter it > curr > iiignf skirts nnd tha-damsHl coil three ethers of leer typo xverawhisked away tn the Continental xrhere ihevregistered In paine French Isa Miles CoqueUcot jVuacuou lauvette anti Xucmouo-

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