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-i A i i 1 1 7-s ry Vi-'-' THE DISPATCH'- RICHMOND YA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1901 6 0 POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW Social and Personal oms length She Is now delightfully In 1Br new home No al west Franklin Street Mr and Mrs Otway Allen are still in It where they are enjoying their vleit to the Exposition extremely having been there for several weeks Miss Kate Harris and Miss Jala Harris who reeenQy returned from Hot Springs will spend November in the home of Miss Colas of Albemarle county Mra Ida BHeraon and Mrs Eugene Masia hava com horns again after a da lightful trip to tha Worm's Fair at Bt Louis dared tha bridal party and tha happy couple left cm their bridal tour1 The bride la a obarming and attractive girt Her father has been county clerk of Frederick county for years ana recently beoeme circuit clerk by virtue of hi onto Mr Randolph la a native of Cumberland oounty and is a member of tha celebrated family of that name Bass Betts (Special to The Tim es-Dia patch) CLARKSVILLE VA Nov i-A mar riaga of unusual interest was celebrated at tha Beauty Street Baptist Church In this place at 10:10 A yesterday whan Miss Marla Louise Bette the onarming and daughter of Mr- and Mrs Whatever your occupation may he sad however crowded your houe with affaire do not fall to secure at least a few minute every day for refreshment of your Inner life with a hit of Professor Charles Eliot Norton CORDES MOSBY 6 CO jj Friday and Saturday 0 These Hosiory Specials 8 No 332 NOVEMBER By THOMAS HOOD Other selections from this writer sketch have already bean printed In Os 8 0 Bought bj ns from an overstocked Importer at a sacrfice The will be given gov for the best hoaierY values you have ever bought Extra Fine Gauxe Fast Black Cotton Hose sizes 9 1-3 and 10 only value 8fic special 19c Ladles' Extra Fine Gauze Fast Black Cotton Hose medium weight and actually worth 85c special pair 21c Ladies' Extra Fine Gauze Lisle and Cotton Hone the usual 50c 35c No-Mend Linen Knee Stockings aU sizes 19c Children's Extra Fine Gauss Ribbed Lisle Iloae sizes 5 to 0 actually worth 35c special 17c Black Cat Slicking That Wear Lika Lsathar Trlpple Heels Soles end Toes medium and heYjr weight aU ellCS eueeoocu mm eraoeeeesaeaefeee sri ajacs as las as 0 ho moon No morn no noon No dawn no dusk no proper time of day No elcy no earthly view No distance looking blue No roade no streets no 'tother aide the way No end to any row No indication where the crescents No tops to any steeple No recognition of familiar No courteales for showing 'em No knowing 'em No traveling at all no locomotion No Inkling of the way no notion by land or ocean No mall no No news from any foreign coast No park no ring no afternoon gentility No company no nobility No warmth no cheerfulness no healthful ease -No comfortable feel In any member No no no butterflies no bees No fruits no flowers no leaves no birds No vember Shis scries begin is Tbs Tlmss-Dtopstch ftandsy October 1L IMS On Is published ssch day CORDES MOSBY 6 CO Chicago irith'her handsome children is visiting her mother William Tucker Carrington Mr Ststtmlus was very popular in Richmond before her marriage as Mlsa Judith Carrington gha Is now one of the leaders in the social set of Chicago where aha has ar elegant home Mlsa Annie Wise Mayo whose marriage to Mr James Brandt Latimer of Chicago will be celebrated November 29tb In St Paul a Church wHl go abroad for her wedding trip sailing from New York December 1st Hr Eliott and niece Mite Janie Bledsoe of Beaver Dam Va have returned home after visit to Mr Dr Terrell jof this city Dr and' Mr Emmet Terrell of this city are vlelttng Mr JsJlett at Beaver Dam Va 'see Mr and Mre Newby have returned from their wedding trip and are now located at No 100 East Grace Street Mr P-C Long la the' guest of her mother Mr A Smlther in Newport Mr end Mre Todd of Staunton nave loft for home after a visit to rela-I tives In this cky Mr and (Mr James Holdsworth Gor-i don of Washington have sent out Invitations for a reception at their home to follow the marriage ceremony of their daughter M's Esther Gordon to Mr Cutbbert Powell Mlnnegerode on the evening of November 17th Mr Mlnnegerode Is grandson of the late Rev Charles Mlnnegerode of Richmond and a brother of Mr Charles Mlnnegerode of Baltimore The Ldmchtourg News of Wednesday had the following paragrsph which said: Among the Lynchburg people who will be In attendance upon the marr'age of Mr James Hancock of this city and Miss Emm Harris of Richmond In Richmond to-n'ght will be the following: Mr and Mr Harris Dr and Mr Thornhill Miss Emma Thornhill Mias Llxsle Adam Mrs Willingham Mr 8 William Mr Joseph Scott Miss Mary Cheatwnod Mr Richard Hancock Dr Rawlings Dr Dew Mr Bibb Dr George Harris Dr Robert Taliaferro Mr Georg Thornhill and Mr Charles Patteson The Anna Elisa Johns Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy of which Mr Berryman Green of Danville Is president will sve an old Virginia dinner on November 9th when the Farmers Institute will be held in Danvlll Miss Lena Oswald of Richmond who with her grandmother Mr Walker has been v'rithig her aunt Mrs AdJowe Morrison In Spotsylvania and friends in this city has returned -home Mr and John Moseley Walker will move to Balt' more within week or two as Mr Walker has been made manager of the Baltimore branch of ths Stan da id Oil Company He has been the manager of the Richmond branch for about three years Hi present appointment Is quite a promotion the business of the Baltimore branch constitute half the business of the entire vision Mr successor In Richmond will be his present assistant Mr Grave Mr A Dearhart and children are vln'tlng Mr Dearhsrt's brother Mr Tucker and family In Gordons vill I 4 Tha Old Dominion Steamship Company's eleventh annual per sonally conducted excursion to New York account of New York Horse Show November 14th to 19th will leave Richmond via Old Dominion Night Unt Friday November Uth at via Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Saturday November lltb at 4 or Norfolk and Western Railway Company 0 connecting with Old Dominion Line Express Steamer at Norfolk arriving In New York Sunday I FOR ROUND TRIP ONLY $1300 GOOD FOR TEN DAYS Including Meale and State Room Berth ou Steamer As Mew York Is crowded during Horne Show' week apply early and secure good steamer and hotel reservation JOHN MAYER Agent S08 East Main Street his portrait autograph and biographical this series Morris in carrying out his programme of pleasure and In chaperoning the- four Richmond girls who have charmed every one they have met and who declare in their letters that they are having something delightful to occupy every moment of the time Walton Minor Miss Florence A Minor the daughter of Mr William Minor was married In Randolph Street Baptist Church )Ved-nesday night to Mr Robert Walton Jr the Bev Robertson officiating Tha attendants were Miss Pearls Thorp the maid of honor Miss Llzxle Walton the flower girl Mr Clarence Hols bach the beat man Messrs Robert Whltemore John Taylor Shorn Frofflt and Charles Shaughncray The bride who came In with the maid of honor wore a pale gray crepe de chine traveling gown gray hat and gray gloves and carried white chrysanthemums The maid of honor was In white' silk mull over taffeta Tha church waa beautifully decorated with palms and chrysanthemum After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Walton left for a Northern trip followed by the beet wishes of their many friends Bagby Jones Mr Harry Bagby and Miss Maude Jones were married Wednesday evening at No 908 East Leigh Street Miss Be rlt Bagby sister of the groom was maid of honor and Mr Herman Glass best man The bride wore a dark blue tailor made suit with hat and gloves to 'match Both young people are well known In this city where they have a wide circle of friends Ewig Harwood Mr John Frank Ewlg and Mr Frances Rust Harwood II o'clock yeaterdi of the bride No 9 South Third Street Rev Dr Young performed the ceremony The couple left on the noon train for a Northern tour and upon their return will reside at No 8U South Third Street Personal Mention Mias Annie Rose Walker his returned from a stay in the Northern cities of were married at half-oast ln home I i i fMMMMi "A Conundrum" Tn not made up my Mid Car- rl "Whether I really dare to marry Men do ouch rude ungenerous thing Not that I'd have them sprouting wings But why why don't they cultivate Soft gentle trays and live sedate? Society would stand aghast If womankind lived half so fast" 4 'That's he answered "In the main Men do live faster Els explain When we left school tyng years ago our ages were the same you know Taking that record of the past I must have lived confounded fast Else how comes It I'm thirty-two And only twenty-four are you?" Pierson Fitz-Hugh McCloy The wedding of Miss Ethel McCloy the daughter of Mr and Mrs John A McCloy to Mr Alves Fltxhugh of Char-' lotte took place at I O'clock laet night In Clay Street Methodist Church the Rev McX Simpson the paetor of the church performing the ceremony Mrs Wythe Gordon of this city attended her sister as matron of honor and Mr Eugene Davis waa best man to the groom The groomsmen were Mr Moffett King Mr Lewis Taurman Mr Randolph Maynard and Mr James Woodward The bride cams In with Mrs Gordon She wore a traveling costume of hunter's green In silk a green ylvet hat and carried Bride roses and lilies of the valley Her Jewels were the pearls worn by the groom's mother at tier wedding Mrs Gordon was gowned In white glk mull over white taffeta and had an arm bouquet of white chrysanthemums Mr and Mrs ntshugh left last night for an extended trip to Chicago the St Louis Exposition and Kentucky They will be at home In Charlotte K- after the let of December The young couple received many beautiful wedding gifts Wright Miss Mamye Butler Wright the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wesley Wright and Mr Melville Garland Wright of this city the son of Mrs Wright and the late Wright were married at CdO yesterday in Bt Chapel Ruther Glen Va the Rev Haley of Seventh Street Christian Church Richmond Va officiating The chapel waa lovely In its adornment of autumn leaves and chrysanthemum blos- corns and the wedding party came In to the music of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin Miss Jane Holliday McCarthy of this city was inufd of honor She wore white lace over taffeta and carried a bouquet of American Beauties Mr Julian 1 Sydnor of Purdue University Lafayette Jnd waa beat man other attendant being Mr Chiles of Louisa Va Mr Lipscomb and Mr Charles Wright of tills city and Mr Aubln flight of Ruther Glen Va The bride gowned In a brown cloth tailored suit with brown hat and gloves entered with her maid of hfinor and met the groom and best man at the altar She wore a diamond and pearl brooch the gift of the groom and carried a shower of lilies of the valley The bridal party was given a reception In Richmond last evening by the brother-in-law of the groom Mr Bydnor of No 1K4 Floyd Avenue The eracious parlors of Mr Sydhor's home were adorned with palms and white ihrysanthemums The color scheme In tU- dining room was evolved In pink and grern After the reception Mr and Mrs Wright lelt over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad far a Northern and Western tour which will Include a visit to St Louis and the World's Fair When they return they win have their home At No Floyd Avenue Out-of-Town Society The marriage of Miss Helen Phipps to Mr Bradley Martin Jr In which American fashionable society is much interested took place Wednesdsy afternoon in Kilitany Church lnvernesshlre Scotland the Archdeacon of London Dr Sinclair officiating Miss Amy Phipps attended her sister as maid of honor Thera was a largely attended recefon at Beaufort Castle after which (he ybrideraid groom left to spend their honeymoon at Coorabe Abbey Coventry the country seat of the Km of Craven Mr Martin's brother-in-law The young couple will take a trip to Egypt and return to New York in season for the winter of festivities Relative and friends of the bride in Richmond and Virginia will desire to read the following mention of the Mill-Monta-gue wedding which took place In Baltimore on Wednesday The notice says: Mr Charles Phillips Hill of Pittsburg and Miss Katharine Mortimer Montague the daughter of Mrs Walter Powhatan Montague and a sister of Mrs Basil Gordon were married to-day In Chriet Church Society turned out In force for the ceremony Miss Montague was given sway by her brother Mr Walter I Montague and was attended hy her sister Mrs Gordon She wore a handsome gown of whits chiffon over satin with a tulle veil caught up with orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley Her other attendants were little flower girls the Misses Leila St Claire Gor- era of the bridegroom and Corcoran Hill Mr and Mrs Hill left this afternoon for New York whence they will sail for Cuba After a brief stay they will go to Mexico to spend the winter On their return they will Uvo In Pittsburg An Autumn Tea The "Thoughtful Circle" of King's Daughters will have an "autumn tea'' In the home of Mrs Lorraine No 408 Barton Avenue to-day from 5 to 7 Recitations and murio will render the programme for the occasion most attractive The decorations and color schemes will carry out the "autumn Idea" Called Meeting of A A called meeting of the Woman's Chris tian Association was held yesterday at noon in the rooms of tha association No 7CA-711 East Franklin 8treet The practicability of continuing the Church Hill branch of the work was discussed and It was decided to keep the boarding home No 26u6 East Franklin Street open The awoctatton -hopes to have the continued patronage of all who are Interested in the work it is trying to accomplish Mr and Mrs Potter Return Mr and Mrs James Brown Potter who have been spending a month In Paris expect to sail for New York November Bth They are scheduled to reach New York November 17th and it is expected that they will be in Richmond by November 30th where they will come to visit Mr and Mrs Frank Powers Mrs Potter's Richmond friends will be delighted to have an opportunity to see her and to offer their felicitations Enjoying House Party Miss Aliena Blokes Mlsa Lily Urquhart Miss Sadie Button and Mias Mary Beime who are the guests of Mr William Morris In a house party at Chestnut Hill near Philadelphia are enjoying the lavish hospitality of their host In the theatre parties rides drives and luncheons which he has devised for their entertainment Mrs Stevens his sister Is assisting Mr g- Jfc La Tails Baa of Manchester The great popularity of the contracting parties brought together a large number of relatives and friend among the number Mr Sidney Baa or Manchester mother of the groom: Mrs Bas of Rices Va Mins Pearl Wlnfre of Dre wry's Bluff and Mr Jamas A Marrow of A lion lie City and many other The decorations consisting entirely of autumn leave with their bright and various shades and tint strikingly brought out hy the flood of light thrown upon them from tha large chandeliers la tha center of the church and hundreds of other taper lights burning brilliantly above and around tha sacred altar pre sented a surpassingly lovely picture A beautiful vocal sol rendered by 1 Mr Hunter Moss of this place preceded tha wedding march Mr Aboil 8 Wood with bar usual grace and skill preaided at tha organ and as the strains of Mendelssohn's wadding inarch pealed forth tha bridal party marched down the right and left aisles of ths church and assembled around the altar the bride leaning on the arm of her sister Mias Mattie Betts who waa maid of honor entered by tha left aisl and the groom attended by his best man Mr Ovls Baa of Richmond entered by the right The marriage ceremony was impressively performed by Rev Bett uncle of the bride The bride wore a lovely dark brown tailor made suit and carried a handsome bouquet of brides' roses and ferns The maid of honor carried a similar bouquet The bridesmaids six in number wore white mull with large black rhlffon picture hat and carried bouquets of white and yellow chrysanthemums They were as follows: Misses Clara Dickinson Cabell Watkins Eva Bruce Nora Wootton Vara Duval and Edna Stanhope Rood and ths groomsmen were Messrs Paul Duval Etuart Magee Henry Wood Jr Watson Bas Aubrey Bass and Warrington Wood Willis Herring (Special to The Tbnes-Dlspatch) CRBVVE VA Nov In the Methodist Church to-day at 11 o'clock the wedding of Mlsa Ruth Brady Herring to Mr William Lee Willi ws oeiebrated Rev Taylor tha bride's pastor being the celebrant The church was beautiful in Ms decorations of green and whit Soft sweet music was rendered by tha organist and a large eompany of friends filled the house The bride wore a tailor mad gown of brown with hat and gloves to match and carried a bouquet of brides' rose fringed with malden-tialr fern Miss Nina Herring sister of the bride ae maid of honor wore whKe eflk taffeta with 4ink liberty eathi ribbon and carried pink carnation Mi see Dataqr Jamas of Petersburg and Dolls Cary of Nottoway as bridesmaids wors white silk taffeta gown with girdles of Nile green liberty satin and carried white carnation tied with Nil green ribbon The groom's best man was Mr Ifrsnk Thus The groomimien Mr Mur-phy and Mr William Berry Immediately after tha oerenmny the happv pair were driven to tha Norfolk and Western depot and boarded the train for an extended bridal tour which Includes (he Bt Louis Exposition Among the out-of-town guest were Mrs Willi tlie mother and Misses Ponton and Cary of Ktaigvltl Tenant Berry (Special to Tha Tlmee-Disnateh) OOMORX VA November Mr A Mercer Tenant and Miss Roberta Berry two prominent King Georgians were united In marriage yesterday The ceremony use performed at BL Episcopal Church by Rev Turner The historic old edifies was very tastily decorated and well filled with friends and relatives of ths contracting parties Tha bride and groom are members of two of the most prominent families of this section and are widely known in many section Boan Edwards (Special to The Tlmas-Dlapateh) LYNLsBURG VA Nov Mr Boan and Miss Maria Good rick Euward a popular Lynchburg young lady wen married last evening at the residence of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs John Edward In this city Mr Boan is a resident of Bedford City and the couple left on a late train for that plaoa for their horn Palmer Dickinson (Special to The Tlmes-DInpateh) LYNCHBURG VA Nov l-A pretty home wedding to ok place last evening at looking keenly ait him Is a marvel to me that thy girdle should have so goodly a span and clip thee so closely If you have in sooth had so little to place within It" stranger" answered fihe pilgrim hava unwittingly spoken words which are very grievtu te me to listen to Yet I should be loth to blame you for I doubt not that what you sold was not meant to sadden me nor to bring my sore affliction back to my mind It ill become ms to prat too much of what I hava endured for the faith and yet since you have observed It I ifiust tell you that this thickness and round-neas of the waist is caused by a dropsy brought on by over-haste ln Journeying from the house of Pilate to the Mount of sakA Alleyn with a reddened cheek that curb your blunt tongue How could you bring a fresh pang to this holy man who hath endured so much and hath Journeyed as far aa own blessed tomb?" "May the foul fiend strike me cried the bowman In hot repentance but both' the palmer and Alleyne threw up their hands to stop him forgive thee from my heart dear piped the blind man oh these wild words of thine are won to mine ear than aught which you could say of another word shall I said Aylward here is a franc for thee and I crave thy bleoaing' here is another" said Alleyn another" cried Hordle John But tha blind palmer would have none of their aim foolish ha cried heating upon hla cheat with hla large brown hand foolish pride! How long then will it be ere I can scourge it forth? Am I then never to conquef It? Ah strong strong are the ties qf flesh snd hard It la to sub due the spirit! I com friend of a noble house and I cannot bring myself to touch this money even though it be to save me from the father" said Alleyn then can be of help to thee?" had sat down hare to die" quoth tha palmer: for many years I have carried In my wallet these precious things which you see set forth now before me It were sin thought I that my secret should perish with me I shall therefore' sell these things to the first worthy passers-by and from them I shall have money enough to take ms to the shrine of Our Lady at Kocam odour where 1 hope to lay these old bone "What are these treasures 1 then father?" ssked Hordle John can but see an old rusty nail with bits of stone and slips of wood" WED NEAR WINCHESTER Miss Annie Lyle Cartmell Becomes Bride of Mr Randolph (Special to Ths TlmesriMspatch) WINCHESTER VA Nov L-MIss Annie Lyle Cartmell daughter of Mv and Mr Thomiis Cartmell was married Mr Coupland Randolph of Rlch-: mond at -Ingieside Cottage the count home of her parent near town yes: day afternoon Rev Dr James Graham pastor emeritus of the Winchester Presbyterian Church officiated and the ceremony was witnessed only by immediate relative The matron of honor waa Mr Blanche Davis of Roanoke and ths groom's brother Mr Beverley Randolph was the bent man The bridesmaids were Misses Bessie Iive Gussie Conrad Katie Boyd and Katie Cover After the ceremony a reception was ten- a if if i r- 1 fi i i i CUT THIS OUT AND KEEP IT YOU WILL WANT TO READ THIS STORY LATER IF NOT NOW THE WHITE COMPANY A OOXAN DOYLE the home of Mrs James Dickerson In this city when her daughter Mies Irmyr became tha wife of Mr George Palmer a prominent Jeweler of Newport New Va Rev Ernest Steven pastor of Memorial Church officiated Mr and Mr Palmar went on a Northern bridal tour and they will bo at homo in Newport News on November IBcfa Tribby (Special to The TIime-DlapeUh) VA Nov i-A pretty home wedding woe solemnised to-day near Hillsboro this oounty at tha reeldenco of the bride's parent when Mloa tiara Jeanette Tribby daughter of Mr and Mr John Tnooy of Neereville become the bride of Mr Cbarlea VV AM eon of the late George Abel of HllUbor TO RAISE FUNDS Business Men to Take Hold of Proposed Rsilwsy (Special to The Tlnw-DUpatch) FREDERICKSBURG VA Nov -At a meeting of the Buainees Mn Association of inis city Mr A Boole of Culpeper county spoke in the interest of the oroDoeed Frecericksburg and Rappanan- nock Railway One hundred thousand dollars Is needed to build tu road through Spotsylvania to Fredericksburg It is un- derstoofi that funds are already In hand ti build It from Rappahannot oounty through Culpeper to the Bpotsylvanla line The subject was referred to a special committee compoeed of Mcaera- iL Morrison B- Flcklen Henry Warden Gartright MUis who will report at a future meeting' Bishop Curtis formerly bJelwp of Wilmington Del now assistant to Cardinal Gibbon of Baltimore accompanied by a friend is spending a few days hei visiting historic potato and enjoying the fine fishing in this section News has bean received here of the death yesterday in Denver Col of Mr John 8 Currell formerly of this cl aged thirty-two years Ho waa a eon of Mr Currell end a brother of Mr I Layton of this city Water-Works Telephone Line (Special to The Tiiwa-Dimatch) LYNCHBURG VA Nov The telephone contracted for some time ago bj tha city of Lynchburg to oonnect the city and the point on Pedlar River from whence It ui proposed trte the water for the system ln course of building nj been completed and in opentloa The line Is about twenty-five mile ln length and will he a mean of much convenience to the engineering dnmrtment of the city during the construction of the which is to cost nearly a million dollar INJURIES CAUSE OF DEATH i Miss Mary Lowry Struck by a Train Dies in a Hos- pital (pedal to The Timee-Dlepatch) CHARLOTTESVILLE VA November Hiss Mabel Esther Lowry who was injured yesterday on the Southern Railway near Buffalo Bridie three miles north of Amherst Courthouse and was later brought to tha University of Virginia Hospital died last nlgnt i Her remains were taken to-day to her homo at Amherst accompanied by her father Lowry Miss Lowry who is but seventeen was on her way to her school and ln crossing tha track was struck by a northbound freight train Her right arm waa badly broken hip dislocated and internal injuries received Dr Hannon to Speak Dr fohn Hannon paster of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church will address the rculor devotional meatlng of the Clay Street Ep-worth League thie evenln at o'e1ock A short business meeting will bo held after the devotional meeting PROFESSOR JACOB REINHARDT the eminent musician composer and teacher who has been allied with musical circles in this city to aq extent which makes hla opinion Invaluable says of THE MASON AND HAMLIN PLANO: oonsider that as an Instrument for bringing Into prominence the Individual qualities tone and touch of tha player that The Meson and Hamlin stands absolutely pre-eminent" Bean ike Ths KMYwHwAhnu BagM Saccharine The Groat Milk-Producing Dairy Food It you want your cowa to give you more milk feed them with Saccharine Wo sre agents for it We keep all other kinds of mill feed If you have not fed Saccharine to your cowg you should give It trial 'Phone or come to see aa shout iL RUFFIN FOUftQUREAN CO 2333 Chestnut uni vi son JAMES TIGNOR PROP Wholesale and Retail Dealer In GUNS RIFLES PISTOLS FISHING TACKLE and Sporting Goods Repair Work Promptly 1719 Franklin SI Mehmand Va 'Phone 883 SaBaBBBBBB THE BRADLEY CONSTRUCTION CO Savaataantli and Dock Sts RICHMOND VI General Contractors MM Specialties: Pile Driving and Foundation Work Wharf Building and General River Work Concrete Construction 'Phone 3018 FloarPalnls Bant Raady Mlxad Palnti Wanna Floar Wax Braskas Eta TANNER PAINT AID OIL CO 1411 gals UmL 'PHONE 399 SMALL BOY KILLS LITTLE BROTHER I A Charge Designed for a Rat Ended a Human Life (Special to Tha Times-Dlspatch) GLOUCESTER COURTHOUBE VA November Tommy pierce son of John Pierce of 'New Upton accidentally shot and killed htyi young brother Maryue this evening Tommy was trying to kill enme rota and Mnryua put hla head la tha rang of the gun and waa Instantly killed for another' quoth the knight as he Hamilton Ware Gordon I sprang back Into his saddle und rode George Brown Hill a brother of off having the Sieur de Cresplgny biting hU nails before the door Ha! by bridegroom was best man In the door save that he would draw an arrow upon us unless we went on our way "Well Master quoth Simon at hist Is but a sorry welcome seeing that hava ridden so far Just to shake you by the 'Canit shake me by the hand without coming said Gourval 'And how that? asked Simon passing ln your hand through tha said he my hand is wounded' quoth IMmon load of such rise that cannot pass It That need not hinder' said Gourval who was hut to be rid of a In your left hand' I have something for thee Gourval' said Simon then? he asked There was am EngUsh archer who slept here last week of the name of Hugh of have had many rogues said GourvaL 'His conscience hath been heavy within him because he owes you a debt of fourteen denier having drunk wine for which he hath never paid For the easing of tils soul he asked me to pay the money to you ae I Now this Gourval waa very greedy for money so he thrust forth his hand for the fourteen denier hut Simon had his dagger ready and he pinned his hand to the door have paid the Egiishman's debt quoth and so rode away laughing so that he could scarce sit his hors leaving mins host still nailed to his door Such is the ntory of the hole which you have marked and of the smudge upon the wood I have heard that from that time English archers have been better treated ln the auberge of Cardlllac But what hava her by the appear to ha very holy man" said Alleyne "And by the rood! be hath some strange ware" cried John are these bits of stone and of wrood and rusted nail which are set out ln front of The man whom they had remarked sat with his back against ri cherry-tree snd his legs shooting out In front of him like ono who Is greatly at hls ease Across his thighs was a wooden board and scattered over It all manner of slips of wood and knobs of brick and ston each laid separate from the other as a huckster vplaoes hi ware He was dressed ln a long gray gown and wore a broad list of the sun color much weather stained with three scallop-shells dangling from the brim As they -ap-pnwohud the travelers observed that he was advanced in year and that his eyes were upturned and yellow "Dear knights and gentlemen" he cried in a high crackling voice Christian cavalier will ride past snd leave an aged pllgrlni to die of hunger? The sight hunt been burned from mine eyes by the sands of the Holy Land and I have had neither crust bread nor oup of wine them two dayw "By my hiltl aaid Aylward CHAPTER Continued large than I had thought" said the other looking down for the kniglit'e gase was heavy upon his eyelid 'And in every way such a glove as might bo worn by the fairest and sweetest lady ln Eng-land' quoth the Englishman may he so' said the Sieur de Crnspigny turning his face from him am myself weak in the eyes and have often taken one thing tlie live wounds many men of war have drunk my wine but never one was more to my fancy than this little my hilt! he is our master Michel" quoth Aylward such men as we do nut serve under a luggart But here are four denier Michel and God be with you! En avant camarades! for we have a lung road before ua" At a brisk trot the three friends left CardiUoc and Its wine-house behind them riding without a halt past St Maealre and on by ferry over the river Dorpt At the further side the road winds through La Reolle Basal 11 and Marmsnde with the sunlit river still gleaming upon the right and the bare poplars bristling up upon either side John and Alleyne rode silent on cither ski but every inn farm-steading or castle brought back to Aylward some remembrance of love foray or punder with which to beguile the way is the smoke from Basas on the further side of Garonne" quoth he "There were three sisters yonder the daughters of a farrier and by these ten finger-bones! a man might ride for a long June day and never set eyes upon such maiden There wns Mari tall and grave and Blanche petite and gay and the dark Agnes with eyes that want through you like waxed arrow I lingered there as long us four days snd was betrothed to them ail for it seemed shame to set one above her sister aid might moke blood In the family Y-'t for all my cure things ween not merry In Hie houM urd I thought it well to (me away There too Is the mill of I-e Souris Old Pierre I Caron who owned it was a right good comrade and had ever a seat and a crust for a weary archer lie was a man who wrought hard at ail that hp turned his hand to but he heated htmseir In grinding bones to mix with his flour and so through over-diligence he brought a fever upon himself and died" "Tell said Alleyne was amiss with the door of yonder inn that you should ask me to observe ye I had well-nigh forgot What saw you oh yonder "I aw a square hole through which doubtless the host may peep when he Is not too sure of those who saw you naught else?" marked that beneath this hole there was deep cut in the door as though a great nail had been driven naught 'No" 'Had you looked more closely you might have seen that there was a stain upon the wood The first time that I ever heard my comrade Black Simon laugh was in front of tliat door I heard him once again when lie slew a French squire with his teeth he being unarmed and tha Frenchman having a dagger" why did Simon laugh ln front of the Inn-door?" asked Bohn Is a hard and perilous man when he hath the bitter drop In him and by my hlltl he was born for war for there Is little sweetness or rest ln him This Inn the 'Mouton d'Or was kept In the old days hy one Francois Gourval who had a hard fist and a harder heart It was said that many and many an archer coming from the wars had been served with wine with Simples in It until he slept and had then been stripped of all by this Gourval Then on the morrow If he made complaint this wicked Gourval would throw him out upon the road or beat him for he wns a very lusty man and hod many stout variets ln Ills service This chanced to come to Simon's earn when we were at Bordeaux together and he would nave It that we should ride to Cardlllac with a good hemjien cord and give tills Gourval such a scourging as ha merited rorth we rode then but when we came to the 'Mouton d'Or' Gourval had had word of our coming and Its purpose so that the door was barred nor waa there any way into tha house 'Let us In good Master cried Simon and' 'Let ua In good Master cried but no word eould we get through the hols Mr the The ushers were Messrs Reginald Reynold Howe Totten Edward Stevenson King Houston and William Hill broth- MANN BROWN FLORISTS 5 Broad Street Choice Roses and Violet Goods shipped to all points (To bo Continued To-morrow.

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