The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

The CedarviUe Hraid. W, BLAIR, PuNl*h*r, CEDARVILLE, OHIO. I ifliMpWl K'H' m '. I 4 t '41 5*FAfHER’fi LETTER. I'msoiBftowritsAlettw ttfaUkoidaatboywho m i l Oat West last yearto practice law and ran for -vj pjm&oit-, n ? fcllAUn allthegotolp I think ha'll like to X’orhehptanlt.aeen thebomo-folk* for goingon nJasr. • , Malt (Morally it'* Martha doe* the writing t •mitaj^MttV* *T it. ' S!* • laaMaciaSr^ai, a M&jpUy, tha duty falls pa me; -' ” gtvwhen the nnppar,thing* are done and put. away to-night, r il drawmy boot* and *hed ay coat and settle down towrite. I'Dtellhimeropaarelooiuagap,wltfcpro#fet* bl*incorn— That, foolingwith the barn-yard gate, the offox hurt his horn; That theTemplarlodge 1*doingwall-TimBen­ nett joinedlast week, TVhen the Prohibition candidate far Congress cametospeak; That the old gray woodchuck’s living still down in the pasture lot— A-wonderlng what’s become of little William, like aa not; -Ohi yes, there’s many pleasant thing* and no had new*to tell Except that old Bill Graves was alck, hut now he’s op andwell, Cy cooper eaya (but r 11not paaamyword that Ills at; / For Cywas always great on spinningwhopping yarns, you know)— He says.that,since the freshet, the pickerel arc 8 0 thtck In Baker’s pond you Just wade In and kill ’em with a stick) The Hubbard girl* are teaching school, and WidowCutler’s BiU - Ha* taken Eli Baxter’s plaoe In Luther East- OldBeaeon Skinner’s dog lickedBeacon How, Ord’e doglast week, And nowthere aretwo deaoona Inoneflockthat will not speak. The yellowrooster froze his feet a-wedlng in the enow And noWhe teenk against the fence whenhe starts in to crow; -ThOnhestnnt ooltrtbahwas so skittishwhenAs .'■■■ went away— . ■ Pve broke him to the sulky and Xdrtvo him everyday; 1 We've got pink window-curtains for the front spare roomupstairs, And Lizzie's made new covers for. the parlor kmnge and chairs. We’veroofedthe barn, and braced the elm that has the hangbird’snesl­ ob! there been lots of changes since ourWill­ iamwest out West! Old Uncle Enoe Packard la getting mighty gay-, i - i He gaveMis*SusanBirchard a peach the other day? His late lamented Sarah hasn't been burled ■- qultaayesr, And so tbie episode create* A big sensation . ■ ..'.hare;.' At the lastdonation party, theministeropined That, it he'dhalfaakpiekmedwhatwascoming, he'dresigned, - For, though theybrought bfm slippers likehe • , wssaosntipeda, - Hispantrywas.depicted by .the oonsequentiel feed. ;■’••• Theea are .the thiage'x^llwrite him,bpr bey ... T;yha$fejfr'ftejPreet».' „ s AndFl) bell him hop wemis* him—his mother » , fhdWfcWwts ? . i Why;,we neverhave anapple-pie tbat mother . 'v.doeaA'tamft: 1 ‘ ■'• m "U* liked .it soyl wish that he could hake f •" ptoeat6-day tn * • i ll tell himwo are prosperingand hopeheU ThatWdhttpehe’ll hare no trouble getting on ■: to waalth.andfame; . / And l«ktbefore«Twrite "good-bye fromfather . ..b^k jhtrtyt.w ,■ " . I ll aaytlutt “mothersend*herlorn" and that ' will ipWaiehimbeat, r- ■ For, whan «fwentawayfromhomo*the weekly newsI heard Wa* nothing to the tenderness I Saw In that endword— - Theearnedaanteofmother—why; evennow, aa then. The thought bringsback thb saintlyface, the gtaekms love again; And lnmyboeom teems to come a peacethat As if aa angel spirit commuted kwhilewith mine; vAt, t *« ■ And one man’e heart la strengthened py tha aaeasagefromabOYb" ' AndeerlMaoemanee|^B#v|piwhen pother, ayaaeher'tore.’ , « . . .. —Xktteaarkld,in Topth'aComphaton. A DEAD SHOT. T h e Bntt TfcAtXnid N. V o te* Dual- . Soma*fifty years ago there lived In the west of United a oartaln Captain Fanton. This man had gained an Un* tetlablAaotorletyin his owifand the neighboring ootmtlee as a suooeMful dualist. Hot only was he known to make the moattrivial dispnta a protaxt for a challenge, hut- it waa- evan re- poctad that, on mors than one occasion, he purposely provoked s qusrreL The meeting, In nearly every instsftoa, •sdod disastrously to his opponent, He had the reputation of being an un­ erring shot. Coolly and collectedly ho stepped to hla place, took steady aim, mtd almost invariably ‘‘brought down his man.” It will, tbersfore, be rssdily conosived that he was dreaded sad shnnaed by hta neighbors. He was a bachelor, and lived alone in a large eeuntey mansion. , At that time thefe happened to be a line regfaent stationed in the nsigh- horiag town of Galway. Captain Fen­ ton wee on tortaa i it Intimacy witii S ot the ©ffioars, -and, though U t hetag a geaem favorite, It not lnftnquontiy ocourred 'that'1Mi dined at iiea iee eon gueet nights Su l when* Over he -one present m air of eeetraihi myaAMgiJKiyl -Afeifc ektiiiAibiih)iiliif!L Hitsda-.'jMeg^a* wirvIMil' N i vl^vppfHWe JKPP ■inwpr &hyt Agt M nytyft weomw arm am mama*^ye —9 wv - 1^1 anng. .^| m memMh weww ^mpwi^wepmnn ■j^owann Iter by the fact that the captain was of n morose, haughty disposition, His con­ versation generally displayed a Uttar sarcasm. Moreover, all present were aware of h!> fame as a duelist. This knowledgerendered themmorscautious in speech, lest a chance wordor.evjpre* sion should affordhhnsufficlentgroflads for picking a quarreL About six' months -after Ha arrlval in Galway the regiment was joined by a junior subaltern. He waa a mere lad, 1being still Ini hlh teens) vet, by all lab- counts, he was a fine, soldierly young fellow. He gave everypromise of mak­ ing a splendid officer, and a few weeks auffloed to establishedhim as afavorltel But, alaat only a short time elapsed before he had themisfortune to fall foul of j^Captain Fenton. Though I have heard the Story from those who dwelt in the neighborhood, andwboyvere fully acquaintedwith every detail, yet I bbve never heeb able to-ascertain the exeat cause of the' disagreement. However, certain it is that a challenge was given and accepted. The affair was kept as aeoret aa possible, and at the appointed time the meeting took place in the cor­ nerOfa meadow about half a mile from the barracks,1 'It wae a bright.spring morning. The peaceful aspect of nature formed a ter­ rible contrast to tbe awful business which bad brought those fine men so early to, this lonely spot Hot much time was lost in preparations ' The combatants wero placed, the pistols loaded, and the seconds retired. The young officer stood with his full front of bis body presented to his opponent He wag a novice in such affairs, poor boy! It is even said tbat at the precise mo­ ment of firing he involuntarily closed his eyes. If such waa the cue, he never opened tbem again in this world! His adversary's ball pused right through his. heart The aurgeon ran forward and raised the fallen youth. A hasty examination showed him that he held a corpse in his arms. While he w u thus engaged. Captain Fenton was occupied in a very different manner. He war carelessly cutting a notch on the stock of his pis­ tol. There were seven other marks of a similar description, and eaob ono rep­ resented a vlQtim to whom that weapon had dealt death. A stretcher was fetched from the bar* raoka and the corpse wu- conveyed thither without delay; The affair would1doubtless have created a pro­ found sensation, blit, for obvious reasons, those'engaged in it were care*: ful to let as few particulars u poulble leak out. The friends of tbe deceased were communicated with. There seemed little likelihood of any unpleasant con­ sequences ensning.. Captain Fenton dined alone that evening, an^ after dinner sat for over an hour sipping his claret with evident enjoyment One more or less to the lis t of his victims was a matter of little account to him; it w u certainly not of sufficient impor­ tance to disturb his equanimity. But on the third day a startling, change took place in the aspect of affairs. .A young, man, travel-stained, pale and haggard, arrived in the town, He proceeded at onae to the barraoks and announced himsolf u a brother of the deceased. Ho w u conducted to the room in which the body was laid. They say the scene which followed w u o f the most extraordinary description, Tho stranger flung himself upon the corpse, and, u he lay there, his whole frame wu shaken by convnlslve sobs. Itquickly transpired that tho brother!; had been left Orphans when mere lads They ware the only children of the family, and through boyhood had clung to eaoh other, feeling'that they wero alone in the world. Their love' waa like that which bound David and Jona­ than together. It can, therefore, be soarooly conceived with what feelings of dismay the elder beard of the death of the younger* When the first paroxysm of grief was ovar, the young man raised himself from the corpse. ..Than, in a voioe half choked by emotion, he uttered a solemn vow to take Speedy revenge upon his brother's slayer. With this objeet in view be retired from the apartment, and lioataatly dispatched a challenge to Captain Fenton. The officers endeavored to dissuade him from each a rash step, pointing out that, instead of avenging the slni nhew as himself sura to fall a victim to his op­ ponent's sfcllL Bat remonstrance was in vain. To cite and alL ho replied simply: “My brother is dead; 1 do not care to live.” tlpdar these circumstances it seemed hopeless to prevent this second duel. Some indeed thought of appealing to Captain Fenton in order to persuade him, if possible; into refusing the oballenge. Bub none were very eager to undertake such an unpleasant duty, especially as there appeared little like­ lihood of theirAfforto being crowned with auooess. Nevertheless, there w u one Mhovent­ ured open tho disagreeable task, a Mr. Martin, who resided in ton neighbor­ hood. The greeter part of hie Ufa had been spent in Austrelie, where he had walked tot extensive ahadp atitien. But went of aueoeaa, or acme other nn* known reason, made him aell out and return to his native Country. Here he rented large tracts of land tor grating purposes. His aheap extended upwards of a ddaen miles, and ha had also uvaral magnificent herds of eat* tie. - He waa gsnerally looked upon m a quiet, nneeauming hid -gentium**, who Sti&iMmif interfered in other peopled I tothiM. M fact, hi* ono aim owl oh- Jp t Iniileaeeated tohothe w tifatoof ip l leaks o*dherd* Son in the prut* ont ihatauoe, having learnt some partic­ ulars regarding the late tragedy,, he determined. It possible, to prevent s repetition of the end event. With this objecthe view he oallad upon Captain Fenton,- - ! •>' Though’ he had turned, ittomopdofe years, Mr. Martin WU still halq and hearty. Like the patriarch of old, "hie eye 1wae not dim no* natural force abated.” A heard of snowy whiteness desosnded from his weather-beaten countenance. B is venerable appeusance would,in all probability, have giyen ooni slderablo weight to bit argument* bad he to deal with one who rupeeted gray hairs.. But-as it was, Captain-.Fenton listened with ill-ponoeslei contempt In answer to the old men's remon­ strances regarding the result of the re­ cent duel, his reply Invariably w u that “it served the yonng oub righ t” Mr. Martin entrusted hip. to relin­ quish hie intention of .fighting the sur­ viving brother. The intaroeuion wu so persistent that M,might have baen anticipated, the captain loatbia temper. Turning upon his visitor, he abruptly ordered him to leave the house—adding an offensive expression .to. the effect that “he would notallowan old bullock- driver to Interfere in his affairs of honor.’ “Sir,” returned Mr. Martin,,quietly, “you have insulted me!” “It seems so,” replied the captain, tanntlngly. “And,”,continued the old m*n, in the same calm tones, “I demand immediate satisfaction.” “With all my heart,” responded .Cap­ tain Fentoq, laughing loudly at the absurdity of the idea. “Moreover, u you have been guilty of: such nngentlomanly conduct,” said Mr. Martin, “I Insist that thy claim' shall have preference over all other engage­ ments.”. 1 “Ob, certainly,” replied the'captain, with mock gravity,. “To-morrow morn- ing. lf you wish i t I am engaged to, meet the young follow in whom you take such a v u t amount of interest in the corner of tbe big meadow s t sight o’clock. Be/there a little before that bCur. But don't he late, tor I want to 'dispose of both affairs and return here in time for breakfut” “I shall bo punctual,” returned the old gentleman; and without saying more he left the house. He was as good as his word. At half- past seven in the morning ho was on the ground, attended by his second. Captain Fenton soon arrived, and later on the party was joined by the brother of tho deceased^subaltern, with whom: was one of the' officers from the bar-; racks. ■ • ■ It was fearful to bobold the wild look Which the youn^man fixed upon Cap­ tain Fenton, Hot onoe during the preparations did hla eyes wander from his brother’s slayer. While the pistols were being loaded, Mr. Martin’s second whispered to him: . “Din’t lose a moment when the sig­ nal is given. Aim low; it is your only chancel” * , “Ho!” replied the old'man, loudly; “I shall strike him full in the head.” It is not known whether this speech reached his opponent’s ears and in some measure disconcerted him. I t ia believed that tho steady gaze of the young man, who thirsted to avenge his brother’s death, was not without effect Certain it is that Captain Fenton did not take his plioo^witb his customary assurance. Tho men wore posted. The rest re­ tired to a suitable distance, leaving ths combatants steadily gazing at each other, A minute of terrible suspense followed, during which brief apace the silence of death reigned over the spot Then the signal was given; and almost instantaneously tho two reports were heard. For a law seconds the smoke prevented the spectators from ascertain­ ing the result, but as it slowly rose, they saw old Mr. Martin standing erect and firm, while Captain Fenton was stretched full length upon the ground. Both the seconds hastened towards their principals. The tWo men from the barracks also ran to Mr. Martin's side, and eagerly inquired if be was hurt. They found the old gentleman bleeding slightly at the nsek, but he carelessly brushed the blood sway with the beek of his hand. Then turning with a kindly manner towards the youth he had risked his life to save, he said, simply: “I don’t think I bad any other way of preventing this poor hoy from sharing the fate of himbrother.” CaptainFenton’s second nowadvanced, and announced that his man was dead. Tho bullet bad penetrated the left tem­ ple. . He requested their assistance in removing the body. This they readily granted, but Mr. Martinand hie young friend held aloof. As tho others raised the dead man, they noticed, -a peculiar hardness and stiffness about the body. On tearing open the garments of the deceased, aery of horror and rage broke from them. They found concealed be^ ■oath hit clothing a tight-fitting coat of u til! The cause of hi* having escaped un­ injured lb so many duels Was now fully explained. He had evidently provided himself with this defense front tho old armory whioh hie mansion contained. Though, doubtless, notperfectly bullet­ proof, yet in nine eases outof ten a hall was Almost Sure to glance off the net­ work of steeh—London tipereMomenta Meedhewt—*“We must pet np a new bargain advertieemsat for to-morrow. W m sk ill we- tty}” Fartner—“Bup p*#» w**dvettie* thptwSsetUtilymak' * profit on War goods, th a t w ill k iff new#”* stiMithini'entirs y ^Atkprlsn, PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL. —Many of the best English joskeys earn over P603 a week: ‘ ’ * —The youngest member of the next Congress will be J. M. Bailey, of Texti, Who Is only twenty-flve years of age. _ —•The Crown Princess of Denmark Is the tallest Princes* in the world. Her height is announced to ha )»ix feet three inches. —Mr* Marla Beers, 102 years old, of .Cheshire,'Conn., can. repeat without a break, It is Said,, lines of poetry .the learned seventy-five years'ago, and the cap write, her name .without the eid of spectacles ^ —Get- AH the, cranberry with your, restaurant turkey th is winter tbat. ths law allows Whatever the potato may b e,, the, cranberries are cheap. The CapeCodcrop is the blggeatever known, andyon can count on a corresponding supply fromNew Jersey, —Helen Keller, a pupil of PerkinsIn­ stitute fori the Blind in Boston, was blind, deaf and dumb, but she has been- taught to speak: intelligently. Though only ten years of ago, ahe has already acquired a considerable education and is credited with the faculty of forget­ ting nothing. , . —Dr. Pellegrini, the newly-eleated President of tbe Argentine Republic, is a cousin of the celebrated English statesman, the late Mr. John Bright; His grandmother’s maiden name' was Priscilla Bright the favorite Bister of Mr. Bright’s father, Jacob Bright. She married a Quaker gentleman of London, named Bevan. who went out in the in­ terests of science to Buenos Ayres. —An American girl writes from Lon­ don to thb Philadelphia Times that English people of the upper classes are far from handsome. She says: “We went several times to the opera and theaters, and as it was during tbe sea­ son we hsd the opportunity of Boeing a good deal of the Englfah aristocracy, and a plainer set I never saw. If blue blood’ looks like that, give me red.” —^-Fortune has coquetted .with Tom Cruse, of Montana! Three •" times she made him a millionaire and three times reduced him to poverty, where she orig- lnaUy found him. Cruse did not de­ spair. however, and is nowworth $5,000,- ,000, with good prospects of his retaining hlswealth as long as' he will require it, as he is now an old man.' He made his money in gold and silver mines,' —A Mexican editor must not bo-too previous printing news the same week it happens. Recently one abode seine little time in jail, because he surprised the officials and most of all'the criminal by publisbing the latter’s wrongdoings as soon as he got wind of it The Mex­ ican officer of justice profers not to no­ tify tho criminal that the public ate onto him until the police are onto tho. criminal. —An interesting auction sale in Lon­ don disposed Of the wardrobe of a fasb- lonable modern beau. Tho most ele­ gant article was a magnificent, overcoat —silk-padded w>thln, satin-faced with­ out, trimmed With an abundance of superb velvet trimmings. There was a lovely shaving pad worked with tho picture of the owner mounted on a fiery stood, which was painted in a very chaste style. “ A LITTLE NONSENSE.*’ —Trsmp—"My dear sir, will you plenseglve me a lift?” Mr. Bilious (ss- siBting the tramp down the front steps) —1"Certainly. BlfI"—Boston Herald. —-Mr*. Fusty (heading)—“Reasonable rates offered to permanent parties” Mr. - Fussy—“Humpbl Is it a grave­ yard they're advertising?”—Texaa Sift­ ing*. —Teacher in Etymology—“Give the derivation of the word ‘restaurant’” Hungry Boy—“Res, a thing; iaurus, s bull—a bully thing. ”—Philadelphia So­ ciety. —Barker—“What ip Sanoho makes that kid cry So?” Nurae Girl—“Bedad Aorr, an’ its mesllf things he sees how much he reslmbles his feyther.”—Van Dorn's Magazine. * —Bless You My Children.—Fond par­ ent—“Aha. So yon are playing at hearts; eh? How does the gams stand?” Blushing Couple—(dropping the cards and kneeling) “A tie."—Drake's Maga­ zine. —There lived In theelty of Worcester Amanwho eoutd crowllkearoooester. bnt as he grewold * lie often caught cold, Andthee couldn’t crowns he crcester, —Lawrence American. —Indignant Bleyotist—“Madam, your dog snaps At me every time I pass. Hero he domes now.” [Starts off.] Old Lady—“Sport! Sport! you foolish dog! Come her*. Them ain’t bones. Them’s legs.”—H. T Weekly. —There has been e great dee| of fun toads of “Simple Simon” because he went fishing in * pall; And yet some of the modern sportsmen seem to find a great deal of sportIn merely * rod end line a id s jug.—Washington Post. —Something of A Corker. —Prof, George Washington Jsakson, a down­ town boot-blaek, displays ths following sign over hW establishment: '“Pedal Teguments Artistically ^Illuminated and Lubricated for the ^infinitesimal Cotopanietion Of Ad. par Gpamtio*,”— Philadelphia 8oelety» —X Beattie girl thoughtlessly told a friend that tike names « f the doners would not be displayed with the pree- en tt ether wedding. Ofeosraetkenew* got abroad and when toa day eetae not teen the present* wem displayed, 'They eeealitod e t fihlttjHtix plated eager (MytefiNfiA-UllA fidMufciffiiAii;-JfeitjtiL w^wiwi^swsvefvs omsewswwiei nempawmu|^v^,wnes^mwwto:”w evrsapeRSi^mOTHn There are fom* patent med. icineF thatr ir e more marvd. low th^n h dozen doctors’ prescriptions, but they’re not tho«e that profess to cute to e ry tten g . ; Everybody, now and then, feel* “ run down,” “ played out* They’ve the will, but 00 power to generate vitality. They’re Hot sick enough to call a doctor, h u t . just too tick to be well. That’s where the right kind of q patent medicine comes in, and does for a dollar what the doctor wouldn’t do for less than five .or ten. •We put in our claim for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, ‘ W e claim it to be an un­ equaled remedy to purify the blood and invigorate the liver. W e claim it to be lasting in its effects, creatine an appetite, purifying^ the blood, and preventing Bilious, Typhoid and Malarial fevers i f taken in tim e. The time to take it is wherf you first fee 1 the signs o l weariness and weakness. The time to take it , 1 on general principles, is NOW. , A NEW BOOK f r o m coven t o c o v e r . fOtlYAMUSTWITHTHET1HES. ■WEBSTER’S INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY w m « uuu«iuiimi»it buv fiDoroucnirju wiaoAaadKnlmigad.nadbaarftUiouuMor Dtottsasry. *—b—*■ , Not feMthin Oflfi Huadrdd Mid •dULorJil UbonftbatabMm»ac«CMI ft ^«a*SssKth*rDici'onu3r O .A O-MEEMAM*CO.. FobUzSan, ____ *S»)»sfl*tdf Xfnsa. U .8. A . ■oldbyallBOokaailara. IlluatnUdpamphlethas. TEN POUNDS f m TWO WEEKS THKOFiTI scorn CfftrfCrtUNtMjMigiptnyfcHtt Of UfIMI MMf K d i contUMmoN, have AB m* there «r« GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. EPPS'S COCOA BREAKFAST. trltton, and^awriwal^ to* nawal lava n w g L S t S i IMRESEfFSACO., N sw toatWoGtoMittt,