The Cedarville Herald, Volume 12, Numbers 27-52

<D, !V The Cedarville Herald. ■i " „ „ ., W. H. BLA1U, Publitbtr. • CEDAHVILLE. j OHIO THE FOREST GLADE. vYlien ttw.rtlm cvi-nlnr; shades pervudit Tips tangled copse, l tie lUisltyglade, The voices of ttio solemn night • Harmonious swell. ns fulls Ilia l!p:'ist, Tbo cawing crows, blow winning lieino, Keecha (n Ulo fulling gloom. The ecotng of the cutimu dove Whh plaintive souud pervaOc'B the fjrovo. ■ TI uj mtawnt thrush Its soul of fioiijf , Pours from tlio thleUet shrill uud louji. The Whip-poor will resumes Its tjjmn, In ivuytdde hedpes, illicit utiU dim .. The fern owl splns- its buzzing wheel, The white motim from their coverts uteal. The cricket chirps Us little drum, The beetle sounds its drowsy hum. The rabbit tuid tho sliulkinif liure, * That love the night, come forth-to share The dewy clover of the ground,- Regardless of the horn and liountl. ’Tfs'a fair spot, a-lovely scene. With vale and stream mid woods between. Yonder along the upward hill The sheep tloclis browso ami roam at will. The cattle o'er tho meadows swoop. ■ Where£K>w the grasses, fetlock n.'op, Tho clover fields in swaths are lAfd . U,v mower with his swinging blade, While down .the winding, dusty ro.vd Creeps the big wagon w ith its load, •. While mingled notes of toll and play Rejoice the night" ami charm tie' day. i —Isaac McLnllan, in Turf, Field and Farm. iCoryright. iSgi. by A . N. Kellogg Newspaper Co.] CHATTER X. WASDA’H PIBST I'li't’UU flow glad George Arundel tviis ,to meet, her, and she (rave, him both her hands, while her face beamed with jov to welcome him.- There was no fear of •this jpenert jus - friend -annoying—her .by" pleading his suit, though she knew th a t lie loved iter very dearly. Women like to tie loved. 1 would not (five a fig fo r tile woman who does not, anil who eau- no.t spare -a little hit of tenderness fo e the mart -whose devotion pleases her. arid y e t be loyal to. hint who" is king- of her-affections. • • So Wanda Arlington exerted h e r best efforts to make it pleasant for her blind' friend, who was in a seven th , heaven of delight. She had s.ttoli tact-, too. as Al­ phonse Damiens noticed with glowing eyes. George A rundel’s w ishes were anticipated before he could, express them . She flitted round his chair with a tender solicitude which was madden­ ing to the young Frenchman, amt alto­ g e th e r conducted herself in such a w ay th a t a hell of jealousy w as' raging in his heart, though pleasant words tripped from h is smiling lips. Outside a storm was'gathering. The wind carat* howling up the. river w ith a ro a r th a t deafened one and dashed .the sleet in fierce flurries against t lie win­ dow shu tters — then was as suddenly Still. “Guesn we’re gwine te r hev a bliz­ zard,” old Dolman said, draw ing closer “ ucess we re owike ra n rev a bu z * zaiw ," <n.n nor,MAjr said . to th e stove, n e a r which lie had been ‘•siting w h ittling a pieto of wood, a fte r the. m anner of the riverside men. “ I hale theta pesky gusts—sure signs o’ a hu rriltin ’ afore itaw n ,” “ What an old croaker you a re ,” Damiens interposed fretfully: “youTl scare Mr. Arundel o u t of all enjoym ent of his drive to-night,” ' “An*of I was Mi.,ter Arundel I’d know v non I was well off* an’ 1 wouldn’t —’’ he saw the warning took of tho French­ man, ami paused to reeover his mis­ take. “ f wouldn't care a durn for all th e storm s as ever blmved along the river, f t ’t’honse himself was boldin’ the rib ­ bons over them young bosses o’ his’n .” “ I have the g re a te st confidence iu Mr. Diutnom too,” Wanda sajd. charm ingly, ’for t am sure he would no t lead Mr. Arundel intq danger.” “No, indeed,” Arundel interrupted, “ This is not the first time I have -been ou t under h is protection, ami 1 can bear testimony th a t no one. could be more considerate and careful tlm n lie is. If harm comes to us to-night, re st satisfied t t will I ks through no fau lt of his,” “ IV,haw!” Damiens sneered w ith a laugh, which showed every one of his white, gleam ing teetlm-tooth for which &duke would have bartered his coronet —“w h a t a precious fuss you people are milking to-night over a handful of snow " »«u u a upful o f wind. One. woutd th ink th a t Sir. Arundel, and myself were made o f maple-sugar to h ear you talk. Make up your mind, Miss A rlng'to \ to forget the storm ; for, if you w ill fortify us w ith a cup of Dolman’s old eider— .hot, w ith a>ro:i,steil crab in it —1 will undertake to land your friend safe and sound a t (llaf.tonbury inside of two hours of the time of sta rtin g ,” ’ . "Y e r couldn't do it!” Dolman cried dispntatknisly, “ Yer couldn’t begin te r do it, Thim se; unless yer crossed the buy at: Jlroekonridge’s fsirm, an ’ no- man in ills senses Ttd try Rich a (fame, a s th a t on a nigh t like th is,” . None but Dolman saw- the threaten ing glance of-the F renchm an's eye as he littered these words. “ Don't you think I’m capable of .hand­ ling the .bashaws. Dolman?" Damiens asked fiercely. “ P’raps you'd like to send one of the ‘gyurls’ to take care of us?” / While Damiens and Dolman, fetched the horses round to the door,- Wanda, w ith h e r own fair hands, was engaged in mu filing up George .Arundel fur liis midnight-ride. “ i t is bitterly cold outside,” she said, w ith a shudder. ” 1 wish 1 could per­ suade yon anil Mr, Damiens to stay till n ig h t.u t the hotel.” s “And frighten poor old lllitOou out of bis wits? Why, lie • would arou-.u tho, whole city with liis lam entations if I did no t put in an appearance.' ’ George remonstruted, with a light laugh. “ Then, pood-by, which. I believe, means ‘God be w ith you !'" Yi’anda said, a little solemnly. “He is always w ith those who tru st in llin n ” Arundel replied,-catching the tone of her mood. Alphonse Damiens’ horses merited the high i n.nimm is passed upon them. They were eonl-bl.iek “bashaw's,’’ with- sk in s oh aleck as satin, and it was all th a t their muster and Dolman eoaUl do to hold thi-m while George Arundel, w ith the awkwardness of -a blind man," got info his place-. “Are you ready. 'Phonse?” . asked Dolman, w restling w ith the bits of the fiery animals. ■ . “ Aye, l e t ’i ni'go!" Anil w ith a hound \\ liieh lifted the cu tte r’s runners from ' the groirnd th e y dashed -at 'headlong speed down the frozen street. “Not eggsacly the team as a nervous ole lady ’ml care to handle;" was Dol­ m an’s .observation, as he bolted the door, and then added w ith a quiet aside: “ I t ’nil bit by (Sod’s mercy only ef them 'two reaches (Hustonbury w ith­ out broken bones- tcr-nighL ” “ Do you think- there is any. danger. Mr. 'Dolman?” Wanda asked, half alarm ed at tilt* mad sta rt they had made. "T hey ’re jest as safe es if they \vst.x n-sitliu’ in these arm -eheers," replied that, veracious gentleman, proceeding to shake the ashes dow n in the stove with mic I iu c la tte r th a t fu rther question injf was impossible. rifA i’Tr.it :g. A »‘A!l IHlJl:. ' AlphOnse- Damiens’ w rists were as* strong a-* Rice), bu t it was mine little time before lie lo n ll bring his .lior,es down to steady trot. They .started at th e ir 'own shadows in the occasional glimpses of moonlight: the fierce g ir ts of wind which came with more con­ sta n t fury terrified th e n bit > mad re­ bellion and, when the snow beat their ■faces and the cu tting elect, la: In il th e ir sides, it was all th a t accomplished horseman could do to keep them in hand. Hut at h:sl lie hueceeded in reduc­ ing th e ir speed to a sw ift,sw inging trot, winch carried them guv) over the ground to the rythm ic cam m v of the sleigh hells. “ Keep the buffalo rube well wrapped around your knees," Damiens .‘■aid. “ 1 th ink we had b e tte r try the marsh; it will save a t least live miles." “ T ry the marsh; do you mean fheliav Dolman was speaking of.’ Is it not ra th e r a dangerous road?" “ Hah! Dolman is an old woman —the bay, or marsh, w hatever you like to call it. is safe enough to a man who know s ins road. Ilut if you m e ufr.uil, w h y—" “No, no. I am in your liau b ." Arun­ del said hastily, “go whichever way pleases you best." "Then, hold on, for we tu rn down a h ill here, anil the descent i , a little awkward." Wo awkw ard th a t it r eemed to George Arundel as though they were going down tin* roof o f a house, but ere lm could confess his alarm , the runners g ra ted on the level rough h e of Un­ frozen river. The relief was instantaneous. The cold, cu tting b lasts of wind lost th e ir fury in tin: '•belter of the high hank, and the h o rse s blown w ith lli.ir furious speed, relaxed th e ir pace to a gentle walk. “ TI i I r is ever so much pleasanter." Arundel observed, “ though 1 th ink we ra n some risk to g e t here. A blind man, you know, Mr. Dam iens may be excused for being a little ti 'icons, anil my being frightened ruv.-t not b.« con­ strued into a slight- of your magnificent, accomplishments as a Jeh u .” “Oh, I’m all rig h t and tin* borres know'’ me,” w as the careless response: “ b u t you ought no t to m ind a little dan* ger fo r the enjoym ent of so much hap­ piness ftsyon have had to d a y . There's m any a m an would go through tv, i*io *u much fo r ninth a rew ard.” “ Yes, 1 have had a delightful day,” Arundel replied, puzzled a t the sudden change of his companion's to n e .' “And, when is the m arriage to -come ort?” th e F renehm an asked abruptly. “The marriage—what marriage?” “ Why y- ’.-r own, of course -.yours and th e i ,v ity teacher's," wan the course reply. “ Do yon mean by th e p re tty te a ch e r to refar to Mina Arlington?" "Who else? Yon :ir-‘ no t asham ed of your choice, I suppose?" "H as anyone dared to h in t a t such a thing?” Arundel demanded in angry tones. “ No need to h in t --I’ve got eyes in my li.ead to .see w ith, I suppose, if you have not,” was the brutal'rejoinder. “ I don't-know iv h a t you.mean by as­ suming this tone* to me," George Raid, highly indignant; “ to ta u n t mo w ith i,uy affliction is not a very brave thing 'to do. Mr. Damiens. Perhaps, if l had the blessed privilege of „ Right, -yon would be more careful in your selection of words' and your manner of using them.” “Hah! Vrbnt iloyon m<*an by snapping, n man’s head off for venturing a- re­ mark? Is Wanda Arlington™" “ Please, Mr. Damiens, le t Miss Arl­ ington’s nam e-rest." i "Oil,'so Miss Arlington must not be talked about, o r even thought about, I suppose,: by anyone b u t Mr, Arundel. How selfish you successful lovers are," George was silent. A re to rt rose to his lips, -but he wisely curbed bis tongue. Helpless as h o ' was, w liat ! » f P c € Y7 i *“j j v v - , ’ * de - • - - -"^•v v * U - WITH THE HimiKK OF A MANIAC ltr. FI.CXO -TUB .REIMS ACKOHR TIIE1K llACKR. could lie do to cheek’ tho ribald non­ sense o f-th is man, who seemed-deter­ mined to pick a quarrel w ith ’him.-■ Hut silence did hot su it Damiens’ mood. "Aye, yon thought .you'd got the game in your Own hands,- didn't you, Mr. Hlind Man? Hut when you m ade your plan's to en trap Wanda w ith vonr sniveling appeals to her pity, you left me ou t of y.our calculations. I guess." .•/Good heavens! Is th e man insane?" George" muttered. Well m ight he ask him self the ques­ tion, for the next moment his compan­ ion's voice, hoarse with, passion, w a s hissing in Ids ea r so wild and incoherent a to rre n t of abuse th a t, he expected every moment a madman’s clutch nprfn liis th ro a t. "Curse you!" he continued, wildly, “ w ith 'y o u r mealy-mouthed wavs to eonn* between me and the only girl I ever loved. Hut do no t th ink PH* bear it, Heaton by a blind man. No, I’m not quite come to th a t. -Pretty Wanda bhall b.< mints despite your trickeries, Hut I'll g u v you .. chance for your life —ju st one elianee." ■ *. You would not murder me,"’ "M urder? Not I." the lTvn,,'iimnn laughed iu wild mockery. “ Hut none the leas youTl hi* to-morrow morning -turk and cold, and Wanda and I will mingle our t -itrs a t the cruel accident which brought you there, unless-*" “ fTile.'-: v" Arundel asked; w ith lji'i atlile:.:, eagernes,. *T n’.e- '• you sw ear by the eternal God to leave the sta te to-morrow—to give up Wain!:! A rlington—and never communicate with her again." As lie spoke lie stopped th e horses and leaped lightly from the cutter. * . “ .Speak!" he screamed, “ will you take the oath?" A thousand thoughts whirled through Arundel".*, brain. No. not even to a m adman would lie p -rjure lumt.elf. “ Y-.ur life h an g , on yo u r answer! Hju-nk!” Dam ien, roar.sl, a s b e stood lines in band jagging the mouths of th e fretful lmrf.es, T o the righ t of him w as th e steep do- iliv ify of tin* ba il;: to the lf*ft, the river more *»:■“ * j mile wide, and now a plain of .‘.now and ice, peaks of ice, r,<ugh and ragged an when the m ighty stream w ith grinding fury piled them iii the fall. Towards this road to certain death D.imicns li::d turned tlu: heads of the pttuiging hones. "M ill yon si-.t speak.’" lie hissed. “ Then God have mercy on y o r r soul!" • His whip was poised in th e a ir for ft moment, and the n ex t lie b rought it down on the flanks of the infuriated animals. T hrice the cruel blown fell. T hen, w ith the shriek of a maniac, lib flung the reins across th e ir backs, l-veri above the ro ar of the storm and the crash of the cu tle r against the blocks; of ice, George Arundel eouhl lu a r his u ihl peals of laughter. CIIAPTMt Xft. WHAT Till; ailMJKRN SAW. Wanda rose early. There was n e t much inducement to do so at, th is un­ p le a san t f-ensun; b u t tho riverside folks were early risers, beginning tho day’p business n t an hour when city people were enjoying th e ir best sleep, mul she had fallen into th e ir tvavs So, by reven o'clock, th e greasy beef­ steak., and muddy coffee had been dis­ posed of, and Mr. Dolman, who always conducted divine service in Ins family in a, way peculiarly his own, had in­ formed the Alm ighty w ith revolting fam iliarity where lie should extend His blessings th a t day, and she was ready ■for-tho usual routine of duty,, It was not'finite ligh t enough to read, and tlie Dolmans were parsimonious as regarded lumps, so i ;I h *essayed to amu.,« herself by watching' n crowd of urchins .playing in th e street. There was not much real daylight yet, ■bu t lh.* storm w a s over,* and tho deep Know lay white and uiiflnrried on the sidewalk. resep.tly she noticed th a t the ehil- difeii stopped th e ir play anil gathered an excited group, while, all th e ir eyes were fixed on t he river. * With .pardonable curiosity Y 'anda opened the front door and .called to ask them w hat they saw. “Oh; teacher, coino here! Come, quick!” was the eager demand of ilia, little ones. -. “What is i,?'.’ she cried, not earing to wet. her feet unneecsKarily. “ Why, teacher,- it’s u. black,. I iovrc a-erntvlin* over th e ice-hills, ju st as though he was wounded," Johnnie Hcggs assured her,' Johnnie prom iin iced it wownded, but Wanda had uo heart to correct him. In a m inute she was with the children. , ■ . “ Where? Where?" sh e -1 naked, ex­ citedly. * "There! by yonder big iceberg!-" Johnn ie’s ideas of icebergs were -as ri'iaeh a t fault us lfi.s orthography. Yea. certainly Ih e fe 'w a s something creeping over the.snow -in the far. dis­ tance- which in the-indistinct ligh t m ight to Wanda's inexperienced eyes have been a vrulf or a dbg-; bu t the urchins were right,-for as it got nearer. Miss Arlington recognized rfc as a hoi-si* ~n black hor. ee-with broken harness tra il­ ing in tin* snow. Ily the time the poor th ing had reached the shore and stood'w ith head b en t low at -tlie font of the bank*-its knees broken and bleeding, its coat cov­ ered wit h fro.-.i. n gouts of blood!.and a g re a t gash visible oil its quivering shoulder -J a m e s ’ Dolman, had joined the e-roup.- ' le-rnsha!” lie .cried, his hu II ijw face tu rn ing even a deeper yellow', "of th e t nin’t one of '1 lumse's bashaws!" Wanda turned sick n t the thought. She would .have .fallen—the stre e t seemed to be reeling round h e r—luld she not (dung toi the arm of a girl standing bv, who looked w ith w ondernt th e young teacher's emotion. . “ Are \ on sure, Mr. •Dolman,” she said as soon ns her trem bling lips could fram e'the words: “ Are you sure th u t it is one of .Mr. Damiens’ horses?” “ Sure!" sneered Dolman, **11101- ain 't another horse o’ th e t breed i’ the hull county." ‘ “And some accident m ust have h ap ­ pened?-" "L ike i s not.' I said how it ’ud be- last night, -when they would start, in tfie blizzard, ’l’houso Damiens' w rists is. like steel, bu t lu* couldn’t hold them bashaws ef the sleet cut ’em ." “ Hut yoh said lnr.t n igh t they would be quite safe, Mr. Dolman. You urged , cjiii ' i ! to tr.psjft level is *.a.'jt& Pm*Hic ocean ,' lieeppKt IAtfc*In (lie V*i s-JU, By far. the deepest lake know a in th« world is Lake Baikal, in S ineria It i« in every way comparable w i.ii some of the g re a t la k e s of America, f-.r, wh.le its are a is only h,(HO square itfi.es, male, ing it much sm aller than tin* fares 'largest of ou r live great kiln's, and about the ex a c t equal *o Lake Uric, in superficial ex ten t, its enurn.'-n*. depth, 4,000 to 0,000 feet-, makes th ■u ,‘.':i vol lime' of its w a te rs almost oiri* u o of L ake ' tjuperior. Its feet above -th a t of tile but, notw ithstanding, its 1 i.ottom is more tlmn 0,000 fe e t bet iw i,t. . 'i hero are many o th e r deep lakes in tho world, but so fa r Baikal takes the, palm, Lake Maggoire is S,000 fe e t deep. Lake <‘onio 2,000, and Lego-di-Garda, another Ital­ ian lake, n e a rly . l,i):?() feet an depth. Lake C on stance'averages a io u t l.oOO feet, and L akes Superior anti Michigan' about 800 fe e t.—St. Louis He public. —Afraid it w as Catchin’.—Mrs. Brown I b e a r th a t you r daughter is away to a" boardin’ school. Sirs. Jo n e s—-She is; but I've sen t word- for •her to come • rig h t stra ig h t home. Mrs. Brown— Why, I. th o u g h t th a t she expected to stay a long time. Mrs. Jones—She did, bu t she w rote homo tlia t all the people where’she is stay in ’ have got culture, and I was afraid it m ight be cateifit:’.— Pharm aceutical Era. • . / W . K i . ; - i .TAMES', nil!,’!.*.:; ri.IMTIKI) HOWSTHEBAXU to tht : mrii; ot* the qt tvniuxo nuns.*:. Mr* Artmd.l to go," Wanda remon­ strated. "Safe! Tsaid no Rich thing. Hut thet horse m int he helped to shelter, an* you’d lteUer go in the house, Cryiti* won’t do no good. Besides, how d'ye know they‘re hurt? ’Taln't. the ’fust time a.cuUer’B bce.tt-tipped over on lliol there ’river--” “Hnt it’s seven h airs since thov've left us," “Mo ’tis. Guess they must o' got hurl­ ed—like es not they dropped in nti air­ hole—p’r’nps them wild bashaws kicked ’em silly os they broke loose." “Then, for heaven’s Rake,” Wanda cried, “give the alarm mid got men to go with y o u 'to their rescue! Oh, if I were only a man!" tho girl sobbed, crazed a t his deli iu ration. "Oh, \vO’il go fast enough soon es we've .got this poor critter in the stable. The boss is alive, miss—the men may be dead, for all we know," anti James Dolman, not to bo perverted from ids intentions by a girl’s tears, climbed down the bank to the side of the quiv­ ering horse. H at by this time tho news had spread through th e village nnd n little crowd had quickly g a thered on the river batik, The men looked grave as they t;is* cusse.l tl*.o situation, and Warn!,-, rath* ored no hope from their sad f a c e r . By this time the mist w it' arising from Hie nver, and eager eyeu were strained along its northern channel. ( lo ’ltE C’OX’fiAbEl).] OKT1J E N J O Y S Both the method and results when Syrup o f Figs is tgken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on .the Kidueys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys­ tem effectually, djspcls colds, head­ aches and fevers nnd cures habitual. constipation. Syrup, o f .Figs is the only remedy o f its kind ever pro­ duced, pleasing to tho taste and ac­ ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its affects, prepared only from tho most healthy ana agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to a l l .and have made it tho most popular remedy known. Syrup o f Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug­ gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. f CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO., ( SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. * i O m m t F , KY. > NFW YORK, fl Y- . 9 9 “August Flower Mr. Lorenzo F. ^leepei is very well known to the citizens o f Apple-' ton, Me., and neighborhood. He .says: “ E igh t years ago I was taken “ sick, and suffered as no one but a " dyspeplic’can. I then began tak- ‘‘ing Augu st Flower. A t that time " I was a great sufferer. . Every- Mthing I ate distressed me so that I “ had to throw it up. Then in a “ few moments that horrid d is tils “ would come on and I would have “ to eat aud suffer Forthat Horrid Stomach Feeling, “ a g a i n . I ti-ok a “ little of your med- “ icine, and feltmuch “ better, and a l t e r “ taking a little mere “ August Flower my "Dyspepsia u.^ip- “ peared, and sitice T.iat tkr.e I “ have never liad the first sign f t it. “ l e a n eat anything without the “ least fear o f distress. I v M i -J “ that are afflicted with that tc-nib’e “ disease or the troubles c.Ttt-t-i by “ it would try August Flower, n-1 “ am satisfied there i-- no mc-dimne “ equal to it." C \ WRITEIPJ f 'l n t n i ''- w tM i.nr Tarcv S a lv a tio n O il _ Wr^iAiaiiTHISTifIR tMaytnwr.u f*hnd. M. fttcote A Son*- MHdkrKoR. Mtph. Ul . >t ftropr of lion. Bcn.-T'.Ikiitn: '• *• fit. eiitHtnU•' Bow to «irr Itrctr." Stalteii j vj m«. MTIMMI n w VAnft»««l |M vnft. 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