Niagara County News, 1881-12-16

              NIAGARA COUNTY NEWS. VOL 1. YOUNGSTOWN, NIAGARA CX)., N. Y., DECEMBER 16, 1881. NO. 42. MORNING. ! It Is morning, hushed and solemn. And the daybreak soon will beam; Soon the sun's unclouded brightness Over bill and vale will stream. ' I can see the last faint glimmer Of the pale stars through the leayes; I pan hour the swallows twittering In their nests beneath the eaves. All the bright day has no beauty Kike this be:iuty of the morn. When the soft wind uently rustles Through the dewy leaves of corn,— When the fragrance of the flower* Breathes a cloud of incense rare, , And the min i Is still unclouded B\ the weight of toil and care. Then our grateful hearts soar upward. All unstained by taint of earth; As wo think of tnat glad morning Of our soul's celestial birth,— Fur nc-ross death's gloomy river Where the winds and waves shall cease, And a morn of heavenly be 'Uty Crown our souls with perfect peace. THE MAN OF MYSTERY. ■ A dreadful tiling had happened In the • little village of Waldo! A dreadful clri cumstance; and, as » natural con«e- I quencc, the whole of the vicinity for j miles around was alive with itl Three weeks previously, a strange gentleman hud arrived in the stagecoach, and entering himself upon the hooks as Mr. 'Gram.' had desired a room in the second story for an indeflnafc length of time. He had continued at Craig's ever since, and although all the busybodles in town hud tried their best to ascertain the antecedants of Mr. I Grum. and his business In Waldo, all I ! their efforts had most signally failed. This was. In all conscience, bad | enough, but the worst part of the storv lis to come! Mr. Grmn always wore his | coat buttoned up to his chin. No living i person in Waldo had ever »eeu him with | Ills cout open. lie made no acquaintances; never smoked cigars, or drank cider in the | bar-room; declined all proposals to play ; checkers, and remained In his room from I sunrise to sunset, except for an hour just after dinner, when it was hi* custom to indulge in a hasty wsik. Such a state of things had never before prevailed in Waldo. It was horribly mysterious, and many were the leadrlukiugs und conclaves In consequence. The old ladies talked about it at the quiltiugs. and at the close of the weekly prayer-meetings, the men ' compared notes ' at the stores and street corners, and the young girls whispered tremblingly of it to their lovers as they went past, the tavern on moonlit nights. Dick Smith, one of the boldest of the village youths, had followed Mr. Grum, in his mysterious walks, but the Information he got for his trouble was exceedingly ineage. Mr. Crura weutwith Ills head down and scribbled most of the 1 time on a piece of paper; his lips were ! compressed. Ills cheek burning into a i liery red spot, he muttered incoherent- I ly to himself, and, instead of going ! around a mud puddle, he went straight through it. This last net was deemed u sure evidence that Mr. Grum had a guilty conscience; for what person who had no deep sense of guilt on his cousclence. would take the polish off his boots by Hading through u mud puddle? There was no polish on Mr. Grum'i boots.Dick said; they looked as if they had not seen the blacking brush since their creation.Dick volunteered—by way of clicitlng further evidence of this man's character —to cjinib up to his window at the hotel, and observe the movements of the attic room's occupant. A cloudy evening was selected, and Dick, attended by a couple of his friends, and piloted by the landlord bearing a ladder, to the mystic window, to which ho speedily mounted. There was but one lamp iu the room, and by the light of that, Mr. Grum was very composedly shaving himself, a perfectly Innocent proceeding certainly, but Dick was sure that the razor was longer au<l larger than razors generally are; and there was something exceedingly singular In the fact that he had his shaving water iu a six quart tin kettle wftlch was nearly full. lie soon had a proof that it was singular, for Mr, Grum, having finished his performance, pushed up the window under which Dick was listening, aud threw out the entire contents of the kettle full into Dick's face, which had the effect of bringing that half-suffocated eavesdropper down the ladder two rounds at u time. After that, Dick was carelul to keep away from the mysterious lodger's vicinity; lie had no desire to go through another baptismal ceremony. One such experience was enough to satisfy him. Very soon a circumstance occurred which set the whole village by the ears! ,To!ui Green, a drover, arrived at Craig's ' lute in th.'evening, when the house was I | well filled, had been put to sleep In the ! attic room which adjoined that of Mr. [ Griim, and separated from it ouly by n ' thin partition of boards. In the dead of the night, the drover was awak< n< d by the sound of stealthy footsteps in the neighboring apartment, and directly an excited voice exclaimed: " Yes. by Jove! I'll kill her! Strange that I did not think of it before! Catharine has been murdered just six months, and it will be well to have another victim added to the list! It will help people's curiosity! I'll do it. and risk the consequences." Horrified and indignant, lie slipped out of bed and placed tils enr to a crack in the partition, that tie might better catch the stranger's fearful soliloquy. Directly Mr. Grutn went on: "She shall exist no longer! Hut how •hall she die? What means shall be employed to rid the earth of her? There Is poison, shall it he poison ?" Then followed a short pause, during which the hurried promenade across the floor went on with increased vigor; Mr. Gruin was In earnest: "No! poison is too common! Every fool can get poison! Emeline si all die a noble death! There are daggers! too much Spanish about that method! By Jupiter. I have it! she shall be smothered with a pillow—even like the beautiful heroine iu Shakespeare! And I'll do It." The auditor shuddered and grew cold with horror. lie deemed it his duty to n.ake the proper authorities acquainted with the fact that they were harboring a villain of the deepest dye among them, and accordingly he dressed himself In haste, went below, aroused the landlord, and after a lengthy consultation, the two alarmed the house and a magistrate was sent for. The drover gave in his deposition; a writ was issued for the nrre«t of Mr. Gruin for the intended murder of an unknown lady, and when Mr. Gruin came down to breakfast, with his coat buttoned up us usual, he was astonished to be greeted bv a tall, spare gentleman, who placc'l his hand on his shoulder, and exclaimed in sonorous tones: •' You are my prisoner!" "Your prisoner!'" ejaculated Mr.Grum in surprised displeasure. "I told her she must wait; she has played me false." "I do not understand, you, sir." "to whom do you allude?" "My—my—to my washerwoman—" stammered Mr. Gruin,({rowing very red iu the face, and drawing his coat still more closely around him. "We have not the honor of your washerwoman's acquaintance, sir; but we arrest you in the name of the Commonwealth of the state of Malue, for intended murder. "Sir, I protest that I am an innocent man, Good heaven! Hat it come to this. I—" "Oh yes, I know about that. They art all Innocent every one of them. I uevar had the good fortune to meet with a single guilty one during my whola career a« Sheriff, of tl'ls/iounty. Not oae, sir. You mutt come with me to the presence of Justice Shaw, and if you are guiltless, there you can clear yourself." There was noalternatlve, and poor Mr. Grum. followed by a tribe of hooting urchins, at early sunrise wits taken to the magistrate's office, w here, at nine o'clock, his examination began. Justice Shaw was .111 exceedingly diglilfled man, (all justices are,) and fully realized the fact that the hub of the universe rested on Ills shoulders,and the world could not revolve on its axis without his aid and countenance. It is a great thing to understand your own responsibility.Mr. Gruin was ordered to remove Ids hat. which he did, with some hesitation, revealing to the assembled crowd a 1 singularly handsome, intelligent face, pale and cadavarous as if from rcceut illness, or severe mental affliction. The examination was conducted with all formality; the testimony of various witnesses was taken, going to show the mysterious conduct of the stranger since his residence at Waldo; and finally j to cap the climax, and establish the , turpitude of the prisoner beyond a • doubt, the drover was called to the stand and gave In his evidence. Every eye wa« turned upon the accused, evety one present expected to read guilt iu his face, but he bad a most Innocent way of di-playlng his sense of shauie, for at the first few sentences of the drover he had looked amused, soon smiled, and before Mr. Greon had finished, Mr. Grum hail burst into a bard, uncontrollable fit of laughter. Justice Shaw put 011 an awful frowu, stopped proceedings, and asked the prisoner if he intended to "insult this j court?" Mr. Grum would have here replied, but his voice was so choked with laughter that he was unable to do so, ami while the justice was deliberating; on the proper course to pursue, the door ' was thrown open ai d a geutleinan came : iu. Casting a rapid glance around the e apartment, he sprang forward and fold* \ ed tlie prisoner in hi* arms, exclaiming: ii "Arthur! my dear boy! have I found | yon at last?" r ; '• Henry!" cried in an ciny harrassed tone of vo^rp did you , seek me? I have eh. I'>r myself." I. j '• Yes; aud your ch«, chj>ball he ours also. Your motlier wUj cooVPPose youi Come home at once." ep | '• But lam a prisoner "here—a prison! er charged with intent to murder!'' I The dark eyes of the stranger flashed I 1 angrily, and turning to the justice, he said, authoritatively: " Please have the goodness to explain ™ this affair to me at once. I am iu no ■ mood for useless delays." 1 Justice Shaw was a little awed by the • j commanding tones of the stranger, and | proceeded to give the facts of the case f as briefly as possible. When lie had flne ished, t'"e stranger burst into a heartv * !■» • I laugh, as Mr. Gruin had done before ' him. t J •• My dear sir," he said, "you and all a | the rest of th< se good people have been ; | ludicrously taken in. The young man j whom you have arrested on suspicion is [r not Mr. Gruni, but Arthur Gilford, of i.i Portland, and my younger brother. We , j two are the only children of our mother, who happens to be both wealthy and . | respectable. Arthur had the misfor. j tune—excuse me, brother—to conceive 1 a violent passion for authorship, and for | two years lie has devoted the greater I | part of iiis time to scribbling for the , I papers. 11:s mother has always been 1 i strongly opposed to this, and about r i three months ago she told him that he r j must either quit the business or leave . j her house. He chose the latter alterna» I tive, anil behold the consequence! The - murder he was about to commit was a i j murder on paper. He is writing a novel, the heroine of which is named Emetine, i whom it lias become necessary for the . j interest of the story to annihilate. Au thorg are, prover ially. crack-brained • individuals. M". Drover, and probably - when you listened to my brother's midj night soliloquy, his eyes were in a line , frenzy rolling!" , I "I—'l didn't notice his eyes," stam' mered the drover sheepishly. Mr. Gilford, a lias Mr. Grum, wnsdisi charged, and just as the court was • : breaking up, Dick Smith came forward. ■ ' " Mr. Grum." said he, " I want to ask you on* question." i j •' Very well." said that gentleman, ; " you can do so." ' j " Well, then." pursued Dick, pulling I his forelock in tin embarrassed manner, 1 I " I want to ask you what you keep your : coat allers buttoned up for? The g'tls ■ and wlmnien folks are dying to know !" Arthur blushed to the very roots of • his hair, lies.tilted a moment, then re•! plied: i "The reason why I wear my coatbut, ; toned up Is because my only shirt is held i as a hostage by my washerwoman. It! is not exactly convenient to w ear my j coat open without a shirt. Authorship is not the best paying business iu the world." The court and the audience Indulged ' a little private snicker, and the mystc; rious stranger, with bis coat buttoned up, was allowed to depart iu peace. Origin of Names in the Week. In th« museum at Berlin, in the hall j devoted to Northern antiquities, they have the represeuta'ious from tlie idols from which the names of the days of the week are derived. From the idol of the Sun comes Sunday. '1 his idol is represented with his face like tlie sun, hold- i | ing a burning wheel, with both hands ! ;on his breast, signifying his course ! round the world. The idol of the Moon, from which comes Monday, is habited j in a short coat, like a man. but holding | ; the moon in his hands. Tuisco, from ! j which comes Tuesday, was one of the J i most ancient mid popular gods of the j Germans, and represented in his gar- j mcnts of skin, according to their pecul- I J iar manner of clothing; the third day of j the week was dedicated to his worship. Woden, from which comes Wednesday, was i\ valiant prince among the Saxons. His image was prayed to for victory. I Tl'or, from which comes Thursday, is | | seated in a bed, with twelve stars over i head, holding a sceptre In his hand, j Friga, from w hence we have Friday, is , ! represented with a drawu sword in his ■ right hand, and a bow in his left. Sea- I ter, from which is Saturday, has the 1 appearance of perfect wrechedncss. lie j is thin-visaged, long-haired, with a long | beard. He carries a pail of water in ills right hand, wherein are fruits and flow; ,-n.—Philadelphia Saturday Night. —A Colorado editor makes this earn- j jest appeal. Go West, girls, and com- ! fort the poor Mlnws out there. We j want fat and funuv girls to make u« smile all over, and lean and fragile ones i t<> hang u|>on our arms, and petite j blondes who like to show themselves on . ; sunny days, and stately brunettes, so beautiful in the twilight. We have] mineral enough and plenty of coal and | oxide of iron. The only lack of re- j sources is the potent eivilizers of their i pioneer brothers—the girls. A Suspicious Business Engagement.Last week a merchant up-town told " s his wife ttint He wras compelled, from ' 1 considerations of expediency, to take a ! customer from tlw country to the thea* tre. When Ids wife made coinmeuts on • the elaborate nature of his toilet for a rural person of the male sex, ho replied: "Oh, you see, everything depends upon impressing that sort of people favor\ ably." At this moment the merchant's officeboy made his appearance. 1 "Well," siid the somewhat agitated ' husband, - did you see the geutleman I _ ; sent you to?'' "Yes, sir," replied the messenger. , | " And you told him I had seats for I the theatre?'' , I " Yes. sir; and he said he was much *1 obliged, and he would wait for you." '• Was lie all ready?" asked the uu- I suspecting wife. "Yes, all rigged except putting on : his lace collar and fastening his ear! : rings." , J " What's that ? Lace collar and ear, rings?" " Yes, my dear; niy friend is troubled I with weak eyes, and the doctor makes him wear earrings." . | " And I suppose he has to wear a lace . collar to prevent him from taking cold. Well, sonny, you can go back and tell the gentleman he needn't put oil his luce collar and things, because Mr. S. has some little business to attend to at , j home." A n d Mr. S. wilted on the spot. A Drummer's Search Warrant. I j One of those polite unexceptional!)' "fresh'' individuals, known under the < polite name of drummers, (commercial travelers,"! received a lesson in Ithiuebeek recently, which may benefit iiim on bis travels. lie sauntered into the auction store on Market street, and ae- j eosted the proprietor with the remark : •' All! I see you have about every- '■ thing here.-' "Y">s, sir," answered the shopkeeper, "a little of most everything." The drummer yawned once or twice, ' stroked bis promissory mustache, and, j ' bestowing a knowing look of superior!- j ty ou the a-sembicd people, remark- < ! ed: " Well, captain, suppose you give me a Cincinnati search warrant." The auctioneer very coolly turned to his shelves, opened a small box and handed a tiue-tooth comb to the fresh < young man, saying: " There sir, is the best search warrant you can buy. lam sure If you use It you will find what you are lu search of." The national colors up|>earcd on the smart stranger's face, and he itumedl: ateiy bad business elsewhere. A Witty Answer. _ Tim man who travels on ilic railroad : and sits down by tlie side of lone females while laboring uuder tho linprcs- I «ion that he recognizes a likeness in tiieir face* to his wife's aunt's cousin met his mateh on one of the roads lu tills vicinity lately. He sat down in the half of a seat, the other half of which was occupied by a pleasant faced young lady. Ills first question was: "Pardon me. miss, but is your name James? I have a cousin of that name, | whom you gieat!y resemble." '• No, sir," was the reply, " my name , is not .James. Hut, pardon me, is your , ■ name Zinc or Copper?" '■ Zinc or Copper? No ma'am." said j the astonished man. •' What led you | to suppose I had such names?" '' Kxcti'e me," was the quiet reply, i I "but 1 thought yo» irlist be first cous| in to a brass foundry." The man fell over two seats and kick- j \ ed a bird cage half way down the ear in | | his haste to get to the smoker,w hile the 1 young lady smiled a gentle •■mile behind : her handkerchief. It was proof of the old adage that a witty answor til rue th away bores.—Oil City Derrick. —A Sunday School boy upon being asked what made tho tower of Pisa j lean, replied—Because of the famine in i the land. —"Must the American oyster die?" adds one of our exchanges. It must. | If It is tough ei ougii to go through a j plain stew or a fancy roast alive, we | don't want it. —What smells so? Has somebody been burulug a rag, or is there a dead j mule in tho back yard? No, the man is smoking a five-cent cigar. The cigar ' has a breatii oil him like the chimes of 1 NortMaudy, or a salivated cheese fac! tory. It is strong enough to raise a mortgage or lick a postage stamp. The man w ill chew a piece of assaftelid* by j and by to take the taste out of his mouth. FOR THE LADIES. Kmc. Don't put your arm around my neck, You'll rumple all tny rutflos. 11k. Then lot me kiss tou without forew, And tliu» avoid all scuffles. Shk. There is no sweetness in a kiss Unless by force 'tis taken. He. I know it. There! Oh, this is bliss! This style of osculation. SHE. My ruffles you have rumpled, lore, And put mo in a fluster. Hk. Oh, never mind; I'll fix it, dove, For I'm h Readjustee —Kilt skirts are ou woolen suits. —Shirring tins hnd its day of favor. —Uncut velvet Is used for trimmingi —Ostrich feathers trim new hat brims. —The new waist Is culled the Antique. —Black pearls ure stylish for mourn ing— Mandarin cloaks are the latest nov elty. —Nebuleux is a new shade of Russian gray. —New woolen suits are us costly as 1 silk ones. —Earth's noblest thing, a woman per footed.—/. 11. Lowell. —Bright-colored stripes and checks are again in favor. —When Is a girl like a music bookI.' When she is full of uirs. ,—The Mormon question—Will you l>«- a fraction of my wife, darling? — Beauty is God's handwriting, u wayside iacreinent.—Milton. —Row me oh! said .Itillet, as she went boating with her lover.—Lowell Couri ier. —The girl pressed the leaves, but tinboy pressed the girl. The press is mighty unit must prevail. —House dresses are made with plain flowing skirts bordered with simple ruf lies. —An old maid says It's bnd enongh for the men to get married without fools of women imitating them. —Some irlrls are bcrn fat. some uchieve fatness, and some fix themselves up with old newspapers and things. —Miss Leonora Horn, of Peru, Neb., ' has a head of hair sixty-eight inches j long. She has refused $000 for the : treasure. —According to au exchange, the new style of fall bonnets may be photographed by slamming a rlpu tomato against a board fence. —Coronet combs for the hair coin# In silver and gold llligree work. They are very elJectlve for full dress and are worn ! just like a erown. —Short dresses will continue iu rogue for nearly all occasions, and there will ' be no very decided chauge In the uoxi season's dresses. — Large bonnets are of the new uapped felt, brushed smooth and glossy, with the brim left uubrushed, to make it look like fur or plush. j —" Stockings I cuii do without, hut ear-rings I must have,'' a San Francisco belle was heard to murmur lu tin gloaming. —Pretty nets made of silver or gold threads, and also silk nets with gold beads threaded lu the meshes, are being worn once more by very young ladles. —Two females ha v been arrested in the vicinity of the Lake of Killarncy for the manufacture of illicit whisky. This is the first Instance on record of women I keeping still. —Jackets made of leather are all the ; rage in Kugland. Several ladivs wear them of a brilliant shade of red leather, and one has been made for the Duchess I>e Huasear of a light ecru tint. —Austin, Texas, has a female deputy sheriff, and when she tells a man she has an attachment for him he don't know whether to blush and try to look sweet or to light out for the woods. —Kdmund Yates files to the defense of "bangs," and says that "a fringe on the brow of a graceful lady is a tiling c i beauty, and that many faces w 111 look ; bleak enough without it." —New bias ties, to be worn as cravat, j bows, or else passed around the neck, arc of gay plaid soft twilled silk iu new combinations of colors. especially I bronze or myrtle green, with red, and ; golden browu with oruugc. —"And they were talking so tiukludly of you, dearest Louisa, and——" •' And what were they saying?" "Saying that you painted your face; and I told them that it was untrue, and thai your color was only from erysipelas." 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