Pittston Gazette

              K*TABI,1S1IKID1W50. » VOL. XLV, NO. ".J t Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNK CO., PA., FRIDAY, JANUARV II, 1895. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. I$1in ™anci?m in his artistic work, loving1 art us you polled to exist anna sucn uncongenial surroundings." truthful manner. While lie felt that in the eyes of anyone possessing a sense of justice his blow would seem justifiable, he admitted that he had been guilty of a serious infraction of army law,-and averred that he would humbly submit to any punishment u court-martial might inflict upon him. provocation which led to the assault and of the blameless previous record as a soldier of said Private Richard Brown, twenty-nine days of the sentence are hereby revoked, and after one day's confinement in the post guardhouse said Private IWehard Brown will lie released and will report to the commander of his troop for duty." liny with pines and studded with bowlders. The morning sun was just pceiD- ing over a crag to the eastward, bathing the rugged face of nature in mellow, golden light. On the brink of the precipitous wall on one side of the canyon stood a lordly elk with head erect and nostrils dlstendod gazing across the great chasm to where, on the opposite brink, bUkkI a mountain sheep In the same startled attitude. The animals seemed to have discovered each other at the same moment, and their 1* Dsc, the rising sun and the Boft blush of color which surrounded all confirmed the appropriateness of the title of the picture, "A Morning Surprise." do, but you must not forget, my child, that you do not know him, and that ho Is but a soldier in the ranks and far beneath you in social standing. You had liest tell your father all you know of your new acquaintance, and I can assure you that should Brown's story prove to be true no one would move more promptly than Col. Sanford in endeavorin1 to sever the bond of enlistment that he might be restored to his proper sphere of life." NYE ON JERUSALEM. wore shipped tbert* rrcni 'i'yra oiia tne.'ice per bull team to Jerusalem for the building of the temple. The harbor is one of the measliest known to navigation, for it is filled up with sand, and the river and harbor appropriation of Syria is evidently used by the committee in secret session. v ZiZ^M^y^lDpvlt,at4T 1894. Br Tw Author. AuRights RfWvta "O, you are too hard on the people of the territory," she replied. "I have a number ot valued friends among the good people of San Mureinl, the town just above the fort, both native and American, and I have always found them to be eongeninl, whole-souled, courteous neighbors. You will modify iwir vi.Dwli nf t.he.m when vou come to know them. Even were we cast away a thousand miles from civilization, I am sure we could be a happy community. We are a little world in ourselves, Mr. Vandever." WILLIAM HAS BEEN THERE AND KNOWS WHEREOF HE SPEAKS. In lleplying to a Correspondent He Gives n Few Nslicnt Farts About' This Justly "1 aiu sorry tiiis occurred, lJrown, very sorry. Your conduct ever sincu you joined my troop has been most exemplary, and 1 have hoped to soon bo able to olTer you promotion. 1 fear that this matter will go hard with you Col. Sanford is a most severe discv plinarian, and an assault by a private soldier upon a commissioned ollieer will assume most grievous proportions in his.eyes, lie will insist upop your trial by court-martial, and his views on this question are so well known to the officers of the post that those who try you will, should you be convicted, feel that severe punishment must follow. 1 can only hope the palliating circumstances may bear due weight with both the commander and the members of the court." During the crusades tho Christian armies landed at Joppa, or Jaffa, and killed off several rival denominations. CHAPTER VUL Celebrated Historical Center and Com- When 1 trown was released from confinement he went at once to his quarters, and was accorded a warm welcome by his comrades. lie took a bath and changed his clothing, for the guard houses of frontier military posts are not noted for cleanliness, and then went to report for duty to liis troop commander. Capt. and Mrs. Colby were sitting on the porch of their quarters when ho camp up, and respectfully saluting the captain and removing his cap he said: pares It With Asheville, N. C. [Copyright, 1805, by Edgar W. Nye.] It is olaimed that Jaffa is rapidly growing, and town lots are on sale with that understanding, but the Jaffar who approaches me on this subject will think he has had appendicitis and been operated on. "Hut you forget, Mrs. Colby, that he paid he would not under any consideration have his term of enlistment shortened one single day." A great admirer and constant reader residing on Commonwealth avenue, Boston, writes: "A rather insignificant world," he replied. "You can almost enumerate its population on your fingers. A dozen or so officers, and half as many ladies." "It could be done without consulting his wishes in the matter. If It should be brought to the notice of your father that tho young man Is not only inflicting upon himself really unmerited punishment for a mistake of his youth, but is by his action depriving the business world of a talent which would contribute to its progress, he would scoff at the man's exaggerated Ideas of penance and lose no time in restoring him to his proper station. May I be frank with you, my child, and tell you that in my opinion Mr. Drown, or Mr. Thornton, is a very, very foolish young man. But, my dear girl, you don't know how your story has interested me. I wonder if it can be true? And to think he is in Capt. Colby's troop, too. May I tell tho captain?" In words of eloquence the young soldier traced the artistlo beauties of the raro work of art, and Mrs. Colby listened in admiration of the intelligence of the man In whom she felt such great Interest, but whoso voice she had never beforo hoard. As ho went on and on, dilating upon this point and that, comparing the work of Bierdstadt with that of other famous artists, every doubt of the truth of tho story toli Uer by Alice Sanford faded from Mrs. Colby's mind, and In her eyes tho young man became a hero. It must be remembered that Brown waa Ignorant of the fact that she was In possession of his story, and In the midst of an eloquent speech his position as a private soldier flashed upon him, and in an embarrassed manner he said: "Would it bo too-much trouble for you to write briefly and tersely something regarding modern Jorusalem and how to got there? I am told that you have visited that city within a recent period and could tell us about how to reach it and what to look for when we get there. Wo read all that you write with groat eagernoss and pleasure. What do you think of my penmanship?" | CONTINUE) ] I own some cranberry lots already in North Minneapolis, facing Hudson's justly celebrated bay and water front 1 feel that a bright future lios before you, Mr. Thornton, and you will appreciate the blessings of life all the more with ♦■DDC« experience to look back upon. But I must go now. Papa will become uneasy at my long absence. Will you kindly assist me to mount my pony?" "And several hundred soldiers," she "I awoke the next morning In a long room filled with men, and In answer to my queries was told that I was on Governor's island and was an enlisted man in the United States army. You can imagine my amazement at this startling revelation. I walked about the room in a half dazed condition, my brain being yet prostrate from the carouse of tho previous day. During the forenoon I was supplied with the uniform and necessary outfit of the private soldier, and was notified that I had been assigned to B troop, Sixth cavalry, and would start for the far western frontier on the following morning. "Aftei donning my uniform I walked down to the water's edge and sat down on a dismantled cannon to reflect on my mad action. My brain seemed to have shaken off the grip of the liquor which had been the cause of placing me in such a distressing position, and I thank God that I was able to tiUioa philosophic view of the I left the spot I began to look upon my enlistment as a blessing. I reasoned that had I continued to pursue the downward course Into which I had fallen I would sink lower and lower and one day fill a drunkard's grave. In tho United States service I would be under restraint and be far removed from the temptations of a great city and from the companions who were fast leading me toward utter ruin. In the service I could reform, and by contact with hardships and pri- CHAPTEH IV. added. Those will do me for the present or until real estate takes an upward turn, as my farm in North Carolina does at one end. "O, the soldiers cut no figure in our world, save as slaves to do our bidding. The rl'ff-rafl of the land mu: t not be mentioned In the same breath with ladios and gentlemen. I sometimes think it debases a gentleman to bo obliged to command such fellows." "I am instructed, sir, to report to you for duty." You can land at Joppa on a calm day by means of a whaleboat, or you can trj it on a breezy day and pay $5 for being resuscitated by a fragrant physician on shore. With his aid she sprang lightly Into tho saddle, and once more extending her hand said: "I am glad of it, Brown," the captain replied. "I am gratified that the result of your rash act has not proved so serious as I had feared. I know that you will kindly receive some advice from me, for I assure you I feel a moro than ordinary interest In your welfare."Her face ilushed with anger, and turning her clear blue eyes full upon his face she replied in biting wor«'.s: lie passed out, leaving Brown again alone with his bitter thoughts. It certainly gives me much pleasure to write a fow lines in answer to the above questions, and while at it I would just as soon make them V*se. I can write a first thing just as easily as any other kind. People who prefer a terse "Good-by. I thank you for the pleasure your Bketch afforded me. You must let me see it when it is com' pleted." Lieut. Vandever lost no time in endeavoring to poison the minds of his brother officers against his -assailant, lie pictured him as a brawny bully of a pugnacious nature, and loudly averred that a long term of years in a military prison was the punishment he richly deserved. His words bore little weight, however, for the young lieutenant had become most thoroughly disliked by every ofiieer in the garrison. While there was no outward demonstration to establish the fact, there was not one of them but secretly rejoiced that he had been so promptly chastised for his unofiicerlike conduct. Some take the railroad to Jerusalem nowadays, and some hire a livery team in Joppa, but all around the train is the better way, for, thot&h twipe as far by tail, it costs less and only takes onehalf the time. "Lieut. Vandever, clothes and rank do not make the man. 1 ndeed, in my own experience, I have known the gaudy uniform of the officer tocover far less manly instincts and actions than I have noted beneath the plain garb of the private soldier." "I would be only too happy if you jvould accept it as a gift. Good-by, ind may the Master above bless you tor the light you have brought into my distasteful life." With a smilo and a farewell wave of the hand she was off at a brisk gallop, but soon drew in her pony and permitted him to walk leisurely toward the "Shall I retire, captain?" asked Mrs. Colby. "No, my dear, I wish you to remain. I am not going to reprove Private Brown very severely, nor in the least humiliate him. I just wish to say this. Brown. You are not an ordinary soldier. Your domeanor, your language, your every act Indicates that through some chain of circumstances, which I shall not inquire into, you arc placed in a position far beneath the station in life in which you are fitted by education and training to hold an honored place. You no doubt at times deeply feel the chains of servitude which bind you, and unpleasant experiences which an ordinary soldier would accept as a matter of course, awako in your sensitive nature a spirit of resentment. I think I understand and I believe I can fully appreciate your feelings in the recent trouble you had with a superior officer. Your sense of manhood revolted at the unwarranted abuse heaped upon you, and in your rage you lost sight of your army rank and assaulted him. That was very unwise. The men at the stablos were witnesses to your altercation with Lieut. Vandever, and would have testified to that officer's action toward you in an official inquiry, and had you quietly submitted to his treatment and reported the matter to myself as your troop commander, a thorough Investigation would have followed, and full justice would have been done you. I Have but this advice to oiler you, Jerusalem is very nearly the same elevation as Asheville, N. C.—say 2,500 feet—but the roads are better after you get out of town, though, of course, Jerusalem has had several thousand years the start. Still Asheville is preferable to Jerusalem, and McKissick keeps a good deal better hotel than old Jehoakim Sick-a-Bed-Reddin, who runs the eating works at Jerusalem. "Do you think it would be right, Mrs. Colby? Mr. Thornton did not enjoin secrecy—in fact, he said he had nothing to conceal from the world, yet were his story known it might enforce upon him a notoriety which would be dls♦o V»?rr* " "I beg your pardon, madam. In my pleasure at being permitted to view this beautiful work of art I quite forgot myself, and 1 tear l nave tlroa you. With your permission I will retire." They had reached tho summit of the hill, and touching the rein she galloped unceremoniously away, leaving him biting his lips in confusion. fort. „ Private Brown had strangely impressed her, and as she rode along she endeavored to analyze her feelings toward him and determine what it was that causcd her to feel such a deep interest in the handsome young soldier. In her garrison life she had met but few young men, and theBe were mostly officers of the army. True, they were* polished gentlemen and studiously polite in their demeanor toward her, yet in the actions of each she could observe an air of disciplined dignity that seemed to cast a chill over his social quulities, and even impart an Icy ring to his laughter when called upon to do honor to a refined joke or sally of wit. In Private Brown she read a noble nature, unselfish and devoid of aught but manly pride, a nature luminous with the gold of self-sacrificing heroism in his battle with life. She saw in him a gentleman of culture—a man as greatly put of place in his present position as a diamond in the fillh of the gutter. She recognized in his every action a courtly mien which could not be hidden beneath tha blue blouse of the lower rau\:s. She found heriiolf draw ing comparisons K-f.v. t He rode to the stable and, dismounting, threw the rein to an attendant and started to his quarters in a far from pleasant frame of mind. As he hastily turned a corner of tho stables ho ran into Private Itrown, who was hastening thither oh some errand. Tho shock threw the lieutenant to tho ground, and instantly recognizing in the soldier the man in whose company he had often seen Alice Sanford, his rago was great. Springing to his feet he hoareely shouted: "0, no, you must not. I assure you your criticism of tho picture greatly interests me, and your pralsos of its beauty gratify mo moro than I can tell you. Please be seated, for I love to hear you discuss art and artists." "That is true, my dear, but really I feel that his captain should know it. The commanding officer of a company can do many things to lighten the duties of one of his men, you know. I think I will tell him under a pledge of •ecrecy. Even Brown must not know that his captain has heard of him." And what of Alice? That young lady acted in a most remarkable manner when the details of the uffair reached her ears through Mrs. Colby. She did not turn pale and weep and wring her hands in inconsolable anguish in the conventional way. Not she. A great smile of satisfaction spread over her pretty face, a glad look increased the usual brightness of her eyes, and she poured out tho pent-up fervor of her soul in giving emphasis to the one You can go from Joppa to Jerusalem and return for about $2 via the Flying Levite train, or you can watoh your ohanoes and catch No. 11, mixed freight, which goes slower and gives one a chance to see the oriental stone matchbox architecture of the Wady Surar and the Wady Bittir, with gaudy camels' dung drying for fuel on the dazzling walls. Most of the wood and timber about Jerusalem has been skun off in past years and made up into relics of the true cross, so that now a man without a camel is likely to freeze to death. She motioned him to a chair, and for an hour they sat in Interested conversation. Mrs. Colby was, unknown to him, sounding the young- soldier to the depths, and with womanly tact she drew from him bit by bit little touches of coloring from his early life, and by her ease of manner and gracious demeanor so impressed him that ho again lost sight of his humble rank and conversed with her as ho would with a lady in tho parlors of 6ociety In the east. Sho was a woman of finished education, one who had seen much of tho world, and as she led him on and on from topic to topic, her wonder grew at his intelligence and fine conversatiorjil Dowers. * "Very well. You can tell Capt. Colby and I will tell papa all I know of Mr. Brown." "What a delicious secret we four will have to discuss between ourselves, and how doubly delicious if it prove true that Private Drown is really Mr. Edward Thornton and a gentleman In every way our equal in life. But a word of motherly caution, child. You must not permit your girlish enthusiasm to arouse in y.:ur young heart a feeling of aught but simple friendship and sympathy fur Private Brown." "What do you mean, sir? IIow dare you run against me in that manner?"' Brown respectfully saluted him and replied: word "I beg your pardon, sir. You turned the corner in such haste that you ran Into me before I could get out of your way." She thought not then of rank or station nor of u ny punishment that her friend might be called upon to endure, but only saw a righteous blow struck at insolence and insult by the strong arm of manhood. "Uo.xl!" It reminded me of the old days on the plains of the west when buffalo chips supplied the fuel for many a sad eyed tourist across the sands. "You lie, sir, when you say I ran into you. It was your damnable carelessness that caused tho collision. I am not sure that you did not purposely run against me." AT TIIE STATION. job can always get it hero. Those who are at all dissatisfied with former work done by mo and who desire to return it uow and have it tersod can do so. A slight blush uxiutled the cheeks of the young giM at these parting words. After she had guok Mrs. Colby sank Into a chair and carefully weighed evefy feature of the strange story, nnil tvas yet deeply engrossed in thought when the captain entered. It was not at all unusual for the commanding officer's daughter to send some of the surplus from her own table to soldiers who might be coufined in the guardhouse, and when the orderly 110 BE OONTtWTJltO.] The train on the Flying Levite consists of two second class coaches and one first class. The first class coach is very ordinary, with cane seats, but these are safer than silk plash in a land where everything is contagions except soap AN extraordinary pastime. Crown's blood boiled at the epithet applied to him, and the expression «f anger on his face increased the officer's The name Jerusalem, as most students are aware, is Canaanitiah, though it would seem to have a Hebrew root The Hebrew name is Jornslialaim, and as painted in Hebrew characters on the railroad station oi' the Joppa and Jerusalem road looks to me like the stenographic report of a Chinese autopsy. Joshua speaks of Jerusalem as the shoulder of the Jebusites (Joshua rv, 8); clro, if ziy ncncrj ccrves mo proper i;', i i c!u»pt' r xviii, Verso 10. Joshua farther on refers to tho nico fresh figs which aro still to bo had of th&poanuttist who has tho day run from Jaffa to town. An Alphabet That They Considered t l'lcasure to Ij-urii. from headquarter mght a platter of A general arrived from St. Petersburg in a garrisoa town in the interior o' Ilujtii.t to ho'd iv.i iippccticu of tht troops. After tho review ho stepped into the officers' inesaroom, where he noticed on tho counter a row of bottles, to whioh, instead of the usual labels, white tiokets, with a single letter of the alphabet on er.ch, were r.fTlsed. Tho bcttle s.i. «vl in :»:•D! fite, ii;:d in alphabet ra.ire. nt; D1,1 of the guard French is spoken by tho trainmen and French money received for tickets as well as for glass revolvers loaded with pink candy and sold on trains or along (ha route. French books can also be txnuftt at the stations. Some of these boon explain why there Is no God and also why there is no virtue, thus giving a vivid idea cf the set in which no doubt tho author moves. OJ.D I "Goortrt chc said to l:hn. "do voi Lieutenant, your wordn are 1 »• li 4ji. you must nicvs. r lo.ie sight of your position, and must submit to annoyances whioh you would resent in civil life. Always keep In mind the fact that the humblest private in the ranks has rights which his officers ore bound to +• — v, —« Iiilc y«u rem:: in in ilic raiiko the raulcs aaJ tao gaudily u.:u«i'ij. • oHiocra whoa her fu.lh.cr had taught her were true gentlemen, and Private Brown did not suffer in the least by tile comparison. By the time she had reached ner home the fact hod fliM, Itself in her mind that she ■Iv.ul n«-v. boxore ui. l u ni:m v.hD luv.I i your troop'.'" y Ui 1 ll VulO 1 '«» ii UJ UDv : parlor t. an inferior iu ru.uk. I uux uut u li.n:, air, and my manhood revolts when such a term is applied to toe when I am powerless to resent it." Oil i 1U.C to 1 it \v i.. ■! in to tho prLoiic:- without a questioning word. With the belief that some sympathizing comrade had sent the viands from the troop messroom he set it aside until he should fool bun,Try, and when he at last un- "Brown? Yes. He has several times attracted my attention. He is a splendid young soldier, I believe, always unusually neat in personal ap- "Dont you dare talk back to me. yrro I low Cl:;ro vm liinf at r«- Livii on lints' ii Ill'iil ;Dt. lipinfl h«» h'»H BOnti.lv:! y ouj* t r, \«»a '. »» iD« 1%. Ulx.l U. - tl I picoiVH of pic r ilvlioacic* not to lDo fCDu:ul in the culinary department of pi.Dvi.U'.l I r by t;»o rul ad rc.'ru- 4r= linprcasf.l her as thin private in the ranks. She dismounted from her [Xiny and entered the house breathing the fervent wish that military rank were blown away by the winds, so she could meet her now friend on terms of equality. ters I haw noted his uitelli,'ent language and gentlemanly Waring. Jie distinguished himself in a noticeable manner in several of our brushes with the Apaches lust winter, and I have him listed for promotion when thero is a vacancy. Why do you ask, my dear?" ounr- niciii::! cur.'" ll lKt i la lions povoniir.'f military di:,ciplino. This cloud upon the face of your most excellent record as a soldier is not ineffaceable, and you can soon be In as food standing as you were before tho unfortunate occurrence." "What does this mean?" tho general asked' the lieutenant who was showing him round. ii al order. Many of the Jews look for tho Messiah as a result of the building of the road, and a committee meets all trains, but PAT IX J V.N OS A nihil CANNON. Human endurance could island no more. 1 frown's face paled with righteous raye, and, losing all control of his vat ions fit myself to cope with the rougher aspects of life should fortune ever desert mo. Then and there I firmly resolved to servo faithfully for the term of my enlistment. "That is nu oflicora' charade, yonr excollency," replied the officer, rather embarrassed. Four hundred years or moro Jerusalem was in tho grip of the Jebusites, and the primaries were in their hands. rtrown listened attentively to the kintl words of the captain, and quietly replied: Tho general continued his inquiries and elicited tho following information: A nomination by tho Jebusites during that period was tantamount to an election. "I did more. Miss Sanford. I swore in the presence of Almighty God and of the spirit of my angel mother in Heaven that as long as I should live not another drop of intoxicating liquor should ever pass my lips." As for Brown, his heart went away with the fair equestrienne. lie thought her the most winsome creature he had ever met, and as ho gathered up his sketching material and started toward his cheerless quarters the bonds of army servitude cut yet deeper into his soul. "I have a very remarkable story to tell you, George, if you will promise mo that you will never divulge it without my permission, not even to Brown himself." "I thank you, sir, for tho words you have spoken, and 1 deeply appreciate the spirit in which tho advice is given. I assured you when you so kindly visited me in the guard house that I deep !y regretted my assault upon Lieut. Vandever, and I now repeat it, sir, that I am sincerely sorry I did not bridlo my temper and seek for redress through tho proper channels." "Each bottle contains a different kind of liquor. At the meeting of the officers' club ono of us mixes some of these varieties in a glass so that the initials spell a nauio, and the older and more experienced members of tho club, after tasting it, guess what it is composed of and name the word intended." (I use tho word tantamount by permission of Rev. Joseph Cook, with an agreement on my part not to muss it up.) "Well, it must be a startlingly important secret. Will such a pledge in any manner conflict with my duty as an officer?" The impulsive girl reached forward and grasped his hand, the tears streaming down her cheeks. She essayed to speak but could not, and dashing the tears from his own eyes he continued: Jerusalem naturally seemB to have been located upon a succession of hills and reminds mo of Ashoville, N. C., in that respect. CHAPTER V. "Not in the least, my dear, or I would not exact it of you." Meetings between Private Brown and Alice Sanford became of frequent occurrence. The young girl often rode along the mesa on the trail which led along the precipitous bluff overlooking the Rio Grande, and Brown more frequently than ever before sought the spot of their first meeting with his sketch book and pencils in Joyous anticipation of an hour in company with the angel who had so unexpectedly come into his life. A warm feeling of friendship sprang up between the foung people, a sort of brotherly and sisterly affection, and they seemed never so happy as when in each other's society. Bit by bit Alice had drawn from him many little details of his life not embodied in the story ho had told her, and his manly character and brilliant intellect shone in her eyes with more luminous power as by deft questioning she gradually unfolded his past history, fciho lost sight of his rank, of the humble sphere in which he moved, and contemplated him only M a gentleman of lofty station bowing for the nonce beneath a passing cloud of adversity, and she looked upon it as ft Christian duty and privilege to do all In her power to pluck the thorns from the path which circumstances compelled him to tread. She felt that Mr. Thornton was her equal from a social point of view, and soon came to regard him as one entirely worthy of her friendship and esteem. As Private Brown he was but an ordinary cog in the great machinery of war and military dutv. She seldom saw him on duty—in fact, she had but once noticed him in the ranks, and then at a review of the troops at the post, and his soldierly attitude in the saddle as his troop moved along the parade ground called from her brain a thought which her lips half whispered: "Very original idea," remarked the general. "And are you able to make a guess of that kind?" After David's conquest of Jerusalem it camo more into prominence and ceased to bo regarded as a tank town. "With these resolutions firmly implanted in ray mind I returned to the barracks with a lighter heart, and *wrote a long letter to my aunt in which I called into requisition all my powers of eloquence to oonvinoe her that it was all for the best, and that my moral salvation was the stake for which I was playing. I consoled the dear old woman as best I could, and promised her that if God spared our lives I would return to her at the expiration of my term of enlistment as a man of whom she could be proud. I did not tell her of my assumed name nor of my destination, for I well knew she would spend her entire fortune. If nocessary, to secure my release. She told the story as Alice had related it to her, and the captain's eyes opened wide with astonishment. "Then I promise. lam all attention." 1. The captain regarded the young soldier attentively for a moment, and said: "If it is your excellency's pleasure, I will try," the lieutenant replied. The general went to the counter and mixed a glass, while the officer stood at tho other end of tho room witfr-ms face to tho wall. "If asked to do so, Brown, would you Gfo to Lieut. Vandever and offer him an apology for striking him?" (I should have said at the start that I am only undertaking to give some of the profane history of the city.) "By Jove, wife, I am inclined to believe the man has told the truth. I have never had occasion to give him extra notice further than I mentioned, yet in the light of this revelation I can recall many of his actions which go to corroborate what you have told me. I must keep my eyes on him in future." Brown's face flushed and n look of manly independence shot from his eyes; but, before he could reply, Mrs. Colby, with marked emphasis, exclaimed: During David's rule and for 460 years, in fact, Jerusalem ranked with Thebes, Tyre, Babylon and Nineveh. But she had no opera house, no railway connection with tide water, no system of lighting the town, and even the royal palace was a big stone cistern less cheerful than the Tombs of New York city. BY TOR DIM LIOI1T IIE READ THESE HUMAN ENDURANCE COULD STAND KO WORDS. "Now, guess what this means," said tho general as ho handed the glass to tho officer. MORE. tho soldier quarters, a glad smile spread over his erstwhile troubled face, for he knew it must have come from Alice, liaising a slice of cake from the bottom of the dish he discovered that It had been concealing a folded piece of paper, and eagerly seizing it he ran to the dim light of the grated window and read these words: "Indeed, he would not, Capt. Colby. Tliis man is a—" temper, he sent a well-directed blow into the lieutenant.s face, knocking him from his feet. THE FLOURISHING CAMEL. after looking over the arrivals at old man Sick-a-Bed-Reddin's place they turn sadly away toward their homes. Alice went at once to her father and related to him the story Brown had told her. The old man at first evinced considerable interest in the recital, but at its conclusion said: "There, there, mj dear. I was just testing tho young man's mettle, and his eyes have answered me," the officer interrupted with a knowing smile. "I had no thought of asking him to humiliate himself to a man who certainly wronged him. The testimony given at the court-martial showed conclusively that Lieut Vandever's action toward him was unwarranted, every officer in the garrison knows it was unwarranted, and the action of the commanding officer when reviewing the findings and sentence was a rebuke to the lieutenant which I sincerely hope ho may profit by. You will report for duty to your first sergeant, Brown, and I trust that no similar trouble may ever again come into your army life." The latter drank it at one gulp, smsckod his tongue and replied: "That was 'Anna,' your excollency." "Bravo 1" exclaimed tho general. "It requires a lot of practioe, eh?" CHAPTER VII. People wore their bath gowns to meeting, and candidates for office bathed the feet of voters—prior to election— after which the candidates reversed matters.It is said that the committee nailed Charles A. Dana when he arrived at Jerusalem, but after he had hurled a large red epithet and a valise at the chairman they let him go again, deoiding that they were in error. A number of the stable attendants who had witnessed the altercation ran to the spot and assisted the officer to rise. Ills nose was bleeding profusely from the blow, and In obedience to his command a guard was summoned and Brown was marched away to the guard house. "All nonsense, Sunshine,all bosh. You must not place any credence in the wild cock and bull stories the soldiers tell. Look after the sick men in the hospital, ohild, and let the well ones tako care of themselves." "Your excellency, 'Anna' is easy enough, but there is a captain in our corps who can even guess Nobuchadnozzarl' "—Tif-Bits. "I was sent to the west with other recruits, and the experiences of my two years' service have been but the same ns those of other cavalry soldiers at a frontier post. I have tried to faithfully perform every duty assigned me, and from the fact that I have never re* "You would have been less a man In my eyes had you actcA otherwise. I odmlro you for roscntlng an Insult from one lacking In manhood. We hoar much of tho magnificence of Jerusalem, but Grand Rapids is a better town for investment, and Solomon in all his glory never lived in half the style that I do when times are good. He thought it was an entertainment committee sent down to meet him and show him the race track and slaughter houses. This hope of the coming of the Messiah is, so Dr. Mendes says, founded on the prophecy of Isaiah, whioh reads: Ills heart throbbed with delight, and ho pressed tho precious missive to nis Hps ugain and again. Alice approved his action, and ho did not now fear any punishment that might bo for his offense. Ills one overshadowing fear had vanished through the iron grates of his prison window as he read tho blessed words traced by her beloved hand, and the sentinel at the door was astonished to hear him whistling a "A. S." An Old Time Editorial. "Did I do wrong, papa, in listening to him and showing my interest in his work?" Regarding tho reading of the Declaration of Indopendanoe, says the Baltimore American, tho Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser—now the Baltimore American—in an editorial of July 31, 1770, says: Seated on a bunk In a gloomy cell his anger cooled and he awoke to a realizing sense of what ho had done. In civil lifo he would have been applauded for so promptly resenting an intentional Insult, but In the army it was different. Violence offered by a private soldier to an officer Is a most serious offense, and one which under army rules demands severe punishment. While It is true that tho officer's conduct toward him was highly reprehensible and -such as would lay him liable to official investigation, that fact did not in the least mitigate his offense. Ilad ho quietly submitted to Vandever's abuse he would have been justified in seeking redress in the proper official quarter and justice would have been done him, but he had allowed his anger to overrido his better judgment, and now ho was in for it and must suffer the consequences. Of courso ideas about style were different. While I like fine stock and literature he ran more to harems and social life, but he did not have stationary soapstone tubs in the laundry or hot ind cold water elsewhere in the house. ceived a reprimand from those in "My little Sunshine could not do wrong. If this man has interested you with his skill with the pencil I am glad of it. Your life Is cast amid very sober surroundings, little one, and anything that affords you pleasure and helps you to while away the dull hours has my full approval. If a big, honesteyed Newfoundland dog should come to you for recognition it would be no wrong for you to pat him on the shaggy head and call him pet names. If a private soldier interests you and possesses intelligence enough to treat you as becomes your station in the world above him, amuse yourself with him all you desire. Even listen to their fairy stories if you wish. Soldiers love to boast of what they might have been had tliey not been crowded into the army by some remarkable circumstances. Their romances are all bosh. Sunshine, all frothy bosh." authority I am led to believe I have been a good soldier. "They shall bring all your brethren nut of nil the nations for an offering unto the Lord upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord." "That is my story, Miss Sanford. You may now understand my motive when I repeat to you that under no circumstances would I have you make an effort to secure my discharge." "On Monday last, at 13 o'clock, the Declaration of Independanoe was proclaimed at the courthouse in this town at tho head of the independent and artillery companies, to tho great Joy and satisfaction of the audience, with a discharge of cannon, eto., and universal acclamations for the prosperity of the free United States. In the evening the effigy, representing the king of Great Britain, was carted through the town to tho no small mirth of the numerous spectators, afterward thrown into a fire mado for that purpose. Thus may it fare with all tyrants!" Tho young soldier saluted and was about to retire when Mrs. Colby said: Jerusalem was thus for 460 years the county seat and metropolis until captured by Nebuchadnezzar. It is said that when tho city was taken by Shishak ho gathered up tho magnificence of Solomon, and among other brio-a-brac tho 600 shields overlaid with gold which Solomon had in his country house in tho forest of Lebanon. These shields represented tho sum of $720,000, whioh in those days, when one could buy a whole Dorcas society for $80, represented a sum that could hardly then be comprehended. merrv air. "I have been informed that you are an artist, Brown." "Swift beasts," it is said, is not the oorreot translation, but "swaying furnaces, " whioh gives a good idea ot tne Joppa locomotive when the track needs a little ballasting. Jerusalem, it seems to me, holds a higher and more idealistic place in the minds of those who have not been thera Too much free discussion of Jerusalem, too, has been going on for some years past, and now it has become a sort of museum of events over vdiich there is much discussion also. To an American who loves to see thrift, progress nud industry tho town and its surroundings seem the very essence of dirt and doles* ,ess. Tho pickled olive groves sum to be doing well, and the oelebrated camel, the original and pioneer discoverer of the great idea that he oould drink or let it alone, seems to flourish here, and it is just as well to be about 18 feet away while he is doing his flourishing. Alice had listened to his recital with the deepest interest, and at its conclusion she again extended her hand and The proceedings of a court-martial are always tedious, and tho details In the case of I'rivato Brown will not bo here given. Every whit of available evidence wasoroducod both bv the prosecution and defense, the lieutenant s words to Brown were testified to by the stable attaches who heard them, and the accused was permitted to make a statement of the affair. His manly bearing and straight-forward testimony .coupled witli his uloqucnt speech and gentlemanly attitude throughout tho trial, made a great impression on the Judges, and won for him many an approving glance from the dignified officers who composed the court. Capt. Colby was summoned to testify to the previous character of the accused, and he gr«w almost eloquent In his commendation of Brown's soldierly conduct since he joined the troop. "Yes, madam, but a very ordinary one. A much poorer one than I hope to be some day when again given facilities to follow an art which I dearly love." said ".Mr. Thornton, I respect and honor you. Your determination to do your duty faithfully and to bury your Inclination to lead a dlssoluto life In the hardships and rigors of service in the army is a noble one. I pray God that your future may shine out all the more resplendent from Buch a dark background. There is, I hope, no shadow of deceit in my nature, and I frankly tell you that I believe you to be a true, honest and upright man whose heart Is swayed by the most noble Impulses, even though you may wear the garb of a private soldier. I am glad I met you, ;and 1 shall highly prize your friendship and will do aDl I can to lighten the dark hours of your service. You must call upon me at my home and—" "I have a painting in my parlor which I would like to show you. It was a gift from my mother on my wedding daj, and I prize it very highly. A Needless Inquiry. "What was tho principal object of interest in America when you were thero?'' Jerusalem again regarded her independence B. C. 941 and began sending out commercial men on the road. This victorv filled Jernsnlom with iov and times were better in every way. The commercially speaking all wool clothing trade picked up, and there were less red figure and fire sales. "tie was Dorn to commana. What would Alice think of him? Would she pass hasty Judgment on his act before seeking the details? Would she not now regard him as a quarrelsome bully, and deem him unworthy of her friendship? Tho thought troubled him, and as he paced back and forth in the forbidding gloom of the cell ho was very miserable. Ills gratitude toward the girl for taking so kindly an interest in him had ripened into a lovo which seemed to consume him. Although no word indicative of his new feeling toward her had ever been breathed in her presence, he felt that she must Instinctively know that he loved her, and her eyes had on more than one occasion told him that  friendship toward him was gaining an Intensity which might some day develop Into a far more tender passion. In his dreamy moments he had even dared to picture a future wherein their mutual love would light tho path down which they wandered hand In hand, aad now by one rash act he may have bUghted the bud of affection which bin snrolllnp ♦/.ward huERlinor in her young heart—have Dllgntoa it so completely that even tho sun of future vindication might fail to warm it into lifo again. Had Alice's mother been living she would have been led by a sense of filial duty to go to her and tell her the history of her new friend, and the social equality on which she met him. Her maidenly instinct hinted to her that it might be wrong for her to conceal her relations with the young soldier from her father, yet in the knowledge of his severe ideas of propriety she feared if she were to make known to him the truth her intercourse with her friend would meet with an abrupt ending. The more she considered this phase of the matter the greater it troubled her, and in girlish oonfidcnce she one day went to Mrs. Colby, the matronly wife of the senior captain of the Sixth Cavalry, and related to her the story of the unfortunate private soldier. Tho emihent British novelist looked at his questioner with chilling scorn and replied: Lieut. Vandcver was industrious la acquiring a knowledge of horsemanship, for a call to field duty might be made at any moment In tho then unsettled state of the Indians. In his dally rides about tho post and down the river ho frequently met Miss Sanford and sometimes rodo beside her. Iler treatment of him was always polite, yet she maintained toward him an air of modest rescrv# which warned hiin that any resumption of foppish gallantry would meet with her disapproval. On several occasions ho had pas.'*od by when herself and l'rivato Urown were sitting together, bending over a sketch or quietly conversing, and it shocked him to see the daughter of tho commander on terms of such seeming familiarity with a man in the ranks. In his estimation, the private soldiers were mere soulless machines, which moved only at tho official beck and call, but puppets in exalted hands, and a lump of indignant resentment stuck in his throat at tho thought that the maiden could grant to a vulgar private tho -sociability she denied him. CHAPTER VI "I was, Star. of course."—Washington Indefinite. For 50 years prosperity seemed to follow the fortune of the ancient city under Asa; but, alas, there came then an alliance with the idolatrous old man Jehosaphat and the vulgar Ahab and Jezebel. Clara—Mr. Sandstone wanted me to tell him your ago last night. Maud—But you didn't. Clara—Not exactly. I only gave it to him in round numbers.—Life. The findings of tho court-martial were duly made out, and sent to tho commander of the post for his approval. Brown was found guilty of striking an officer, there was reference to aggravating circumstances, and his punishment was fixed at tliirty days' confinement in the post guard house. "Pardon the interruption, Miss Sanford, but you have forgotten my station in life in your sympathy for the unfortunate man. In your kindness of heart you lose sight of the fact that Col. Sanford would never permit a private soldier to enter his house, unless in the line of military duty." There are other ways of reaching Jerusalem besides the Joppa route, if one desires to extend his vacation. For instance, he may land at Cape Town and go through the dark continent on a safety, crossing the desert by means of a milk oamel, or he may start from the Chinese coast and travel west as far as his vital organs hold out, but the Joppa route is the more direct, though thooffloers of the Joppa and Jerusalem railroad issue no passes, I find. In all secret or profane history perhaps there was never a more unpopular person at the timo of her doath than Jezebel. Sho was turned down by all the better class of neonle. and her funeral may be regarded in the light of historical facts as a frost. Destruction. Tenderly she stroked his throbbing brow. "Tell mo, my husband," she urged, "what is the matter." A shadow flitted over her bright young face, and In a tender tone of voice she replied: That love of justice, which was a marked characteristic of Col. Sanford's nature, asserted itself while he had the finding* of the court under consideration. It is true that some outhide iniluenecs had been at work, but it must not Iks assumed that they could sway .the stern old man in the enforcement of his strict ideas of military discipline. Capt. Colby had taken the liberty to toll of tlio faithful service of the private soldie r, and several officers of the post had freely uired their views of lirown's action in the colonel's presence, and Alice, after speaking of Vandever's attitude toward herself and of tlio views she had heard him express regarding the men of the ranks, so warmly approved the punishment that the lieuteuant had received that the commander gave the matter a great deal of thought, lie had not by any means forgotten Vandever's treatment of old Hergt. Barrett, and when at last the ilndings of the court-martial were published,Uhey bore this indorsement over the Signature of the post commander: Ho turned his pleading eyes toward her. "INDEED UE WOULD NOT, CAPT. OOLBY." Would you mind looking at It? You will cxcuse us a few moments, captain?"Jehosaphat's sou married a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and idolatry was revived. Ho began probably by idolizing nis wiro. xnis snows rnac wo cannot bo too careful, for inside of a year idolatry became general. "Yes, I had forgotten. In contemplating the man my eyes were closed to his station in life. What you say Is but too true. I'.ipa Is unflinchingly firm In his ideas of the Impregnability of the social barrier which separates the men In the ranks from those In official life. Yet I hope to see you frequently when you are out sketching. I feel ft very deep Interest in you, Mr. Thornton, and I do trust unclouded happiness may dawn upon you and ever remain with you at the close of your army life." "Why, Alice, child, what a remarkable story I" the good lady exclaimed. "What a refreshing chord you have struck and started to vibrating to arouse the dreary stillness of garrison life. A gentleman, an artist, a scholar, a philosopher, and goodness knows what else masqnerading right under our eyes as a private soldier. And the heir to a fortune, too! Really, you quite take my breath away. Have you told the colonel of him?" "Tho hired girl," he faltered, "has broken my heart." Rising abruptly, she paced tho room with quick, nervous tread. Hence I need hardly add ihat the roadbed is in a frightful co^_Jon and the rolling stock thoroughly run down. "Certainly, my dear. I must go to headquarters and attend to some business that demands my attention." "That dreadful creature," she muttered, "evidently doesn't propose to loavo any whole bric-a-brac in tho house."—Detroit Tribuno. This wont on till the city was invaded by Philistinos and Arabians, who capture*! tho majority of the king's children and a plurality of his wives. A rival road with a more liberal management would do well there and build up the town. Brown followed the good lady Into the house, and the painting was pointed out to him. He stood gazing upon It in rapt admiration, his eyes glowing with pleasure us thoy drank in every detail of light and shade and bold coloring.Your penmanship, to which you allude, is very good indeed, but ratlior too ornate. You would do well as a bookkeeper and could put in your time shading your beautiful letters instead of transferring the funds of tho concern to your own account Too Many of Them. Idolatry and polygamy seem to have gone hand in hand after Solomon's time. Ho was the first groat historical polygamist and poet of passion. In the midst of his gloomy reflections the heavy cell door swung open, and Capt. Colby entered. Little Karl has been visiting his maiden aunt, who niado him some delicious chocolate. Prompted by gratitude, lie promises to marry her when ho will bo grown up. On the way home, however, ho remembers that ho has made tho same promise already to four other maiden aunts, fie turns back conscientiously and says to tho relative, who answers his ring in person: "Auntie, I'm afraid I can't do it. f here are too many of you."—Fliegende BI utter. "I have not spoken to papa of him since I learned his V tory. I told him of our first meeting and of my astonishment at finding a man of such refined bearing and artistic skill in tho ranks, but he took little interest in tho matter. Merely hinted that crime might lie behind his enlistment." "God bless you for your cheering words," he warmly responded. "They touch my heart with thrilling tender nesa, and tho knowledge that I possess fDne friend above the ranks of the rough soldiers will be a cheering reflection as I plod on In submission to n»y self-imposed penance. I shall look "Up to your sympathy as a bright star jilluminlng the dreary days of my term lof service, and the knowledge that yon jare watching me with friendly Interest -will lighten every uncongenial duty 1m'posed upon me." On one of his daily rides ho overtook her in tho river bottom just as she had reined in her pony to mako tho ascent of the steep hill leading to the fort, no politely saluted her by raising his cap, and she acknowledged tho salutation with a bow and pleasant smile. "Bierdstadt?" "Brown," he said, "what was tho trouble between yourself and Lieut. Vandever?" "How did vou know?" she askci. "Ills name does not appear on the piCC- turo." But our correspondent asks more particularly about modern Jerusalem and how to reach it. So let us pass on rapidly to speak of theso matters of more vital interest perhaps to tho trifling and thoughtless worldling. You write a good hand, and I would be glad to open up a correspondence with you with a view to matrimony. "Captain, I have been guilty of u most serious offense, and in tho light of calm reflection I do most deeply regret it. I was grossly insulted, sir, and iu my rage I lost sight of the officer and saw only tho man who was heaping indignities upon mo. My position as a soldier was forgotten, and I resented tho Insult as I would have done in civil "No one acquainted with his bold touch and happy conceptions c.iuid ever mistake tho work of that master hand," he replied. "There is an individuality clinging to his pictures which proclaims their authorship us plainly as if his name appeared with glowing distinctness on tho margin of tho canvas." "It has boon a beautiful afternoon for riding, Miss Sanford," he said. "Well, my child, you must not forget that you have but his own unsupported evidence as to the truth of his story. Were you my daughter I would oertainly advise you to not place too implicit confidence in tho truth of whnt he told you. He may be, as your father hinted, a fugitive from jv.-.tL-o. Starting out from Boston, ono would cross tho common and either tako tho train for New York or ship direct to tho Mediterranean, Constantinople, whence ono can sail across to Jaffa. "It has Indeed, Mr. Vandcver. J think tho New Mexico climate cannot bo surpassed in loveliness in the whole world." "The findings and sentence of tho special court-martial in the case of Positively lirlUlant. i"kwirr—I tell you, old boy, there's ijitj like u to bn"ht(iu it*} i\ Incredible. "Tho climate Is nil right, but the Boclcty is 'ijx-ii to Fovcrc criticism," no "The native people arc Lat life—as any gentleman would have Jr.tTa v.a:! f run r!y Joppa and is in • i " ' i, l'.nrttf- Mr. Iloirrmnn—Did yonrrnil th:.f - 'b:ill :Cj' 5 "Your term of service will Boon pass, pad it must be a cheering rcflcction to yC.u that you will then return to tho enjoyments of civil life and to the society for which vou are bo well fitted. replied doae, sir." I!ieliard I'.rown, 11 troop, Sixth Th" p:i'"t o:io of th K :.i tic Jo wuout : ■ tlio other c!:n ? The criminal element, you know, i is not drawn entirely from the 1 ii i! f civil Will you tell me wit t 0:1 i :i)ir,iy—Yos. I've noticed that tho t pis Horms to be r.t fnll height ia yonr s of tluD yawnin;*oho .;n ami tho jbouso nl:inr4 any hour of tha night.  BUfrottUilia:.' thj twautaiwUi t- n.iilum Life. liimou iiili. ha.'i of JC vi fruits, •D m::i are Syrian train beggars. Mrs. lIon:cui. —No, Jolm; but, goo'- iK'sa nu1, yC n don t moan to f: v t ■? game has t.iuij to thii?—So.Ui d it i 'like mo a:» \ :iti ill or lD! 1,1 in mnta ui the lial stratus of society. It is not wroii;,'. I think, for vou to manifest an inter.■ t h:it vere that the luilies occurred between youV" Drown relate J all the details ia a in consideration of th troop, ,re a Jal.u wna 15,000 years ago tho port of Jerusalem, and the cetlars of Lebanon uad gentlemen of the army are com- u^irriivatia NeWJ.