The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1910 Page: 3 of 4
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l^NTIHENTS
Here’s to the year
that’s nwa’;
Ve’ll drink it in strong
and in sms’,
And to each bonnle lassie
that we dearly lo’ed
In the days o’ the year that’s
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Ring out, wild bells, to the
wild sky,
_ The flying oloud, the frosty
night;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out wild bells and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring In the new,
Ring happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go,
Ring out the false, ring in the true. (?
To the Old Year £
Laughter and kisses—here’s the end.
A wiser end could scarcely be.
You were our lover and our friend, Old *
Year, ^
And so the world and we,
Throw smiles and kisses as you wend
your way,
And speed you merrily.
—A. E. Cordon.
To the Ladies
Lift your goblets high in the air
And drink to the health of the ladies
fair,
For this night won’t come for another
year,
May we live until then without shed-
ding a tear.
—Original Toast by Mrs. Annie L.
M. Breen, Granby, Mass.
—National Food Magaz.int.
j (Copyright, by Shortatory 1’ub. Co.)
1 Seated In a street car, Miss Marjorie
Hollis was absorbed in the latest issue
iof the Literary Post. It contained this
jweek a most unusual announcement,
'and it was this which now occupied
her attention to the exclusion of all
else. The announcement *ad as fol-
lows :
Wo. tho undersigned, executors under
the will of a person whose name we
•withhold for the present, desire to an-
nounce that, In accordance with the term*
of said will, the slim of f250,000 will be
ipaJd to the first person who will submit
'to us a rhyme for the name Rachel. This
bequest Is based on (ho following condi-
jtions, viz.: X. Tho rhyme must be a le-
gitimate one. Dialect, foreign or Invented
'words will not be considered. 2. This of-
!fer is limited to one year, dating from
December 31, 190~.
In explanation of the foregoing offer
it is deemed proper to state the following j
facts: Among the effects of the testator
above referred to Is an unfinished poem i
addressed to a lady whose full Christian
tiame was Fedora Lilian Grace Lorain :
Kildegarde Louise Rachel. The said
poem was written by the testator for the j
purpose of bringing into rhyme each one j
of the names aforementioned. He sue- l
ceeded In writing six stanzas, in which
the first six names were respectively in- i
froduced in accordance with Ills afore- |
a ild purpose; but he was unable to com-
plete the poem because of bis failure to
find a rhyme for the last name—Rachel,
l'or certain personal reasons he provided
in his will that an attempt be made, in
the manner above set forth, to discover
such a rhyme. i
As full conditions and all necessary In-
formation are contained In the foregoing
announcement, the undersigned must de-
cline to consider any inquiries for further
explanation.
DFXDURY & BORDF.AU,
Attorneys-at-Law. Washington, D. C.
‘"ihe ciitracrdlnrly offer to vn cii | ,“
yon haw ter popped wna ire’o ‘n jl
pllancc with tl;c v.i'l of our ln*e client. 4
Mr. Benjamin F. M«..on. lie was 3 I:
trifle eccentric, und one of his hobbies | j
wag writing poetry. lJe took a great jj
feucy to a nephew of bin and spare I
no money to have the boy well edu-
cated. The old gentleman himself bad
a very limited education, and fcc was
determined that big nephew should
not be handicapped ag he had been.
Well, Juet about tho time the boy got
through college tho old gentleman
struck a snag in this poem of bis
about Fedora Lilian Hildcgarde et ah,
and he called upon his nephew to help
him out with a rhyme for ’Rachel.’
The young man informed him that
there was no such rhyme, but his
uncle refused to believe it. He Insist-
ed that as the lad had had a college
education he could And a rhyme If ho
chose. Well, the upshot of It wan that
the old gentleman took It into Ills
head that Ilia nephew was obstinate
and ungrateful, und he cast him oft. A
short time before ho died, however, ho
finally concluded that perhaps there
really was no rhyme for ‘Rachel,’ and
he decided to reinstate his nephew in
his will; but with this proviso: That
a rhyme should first be advertised for
and that should any person produce
such a rhyme within a year, then tho
money should go to such person, in-
stead of the nephew.
“As the executors, we, of course, fol-
lowed the provisions of the will, but,
we were definitely satisfied there wan
no such rhyme. And yet you say you
have found ono. I atn free to say it
seems Incredible, incredible. Still, at
the same time, the offer is a bona fide
one and will be carried out to tho let-
ter if your rhyme proves to be a legitl-
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Circumstances compelled Marjorie
Hollis to earn her living, and against
these circumstances her aristocratic
nod artistic poul waged constant re-
bellion. Her family and her acquaint-
ances generally regarded her as
Epoiled child, troubled with extrava-
gant tastes and a lack of practical,
sense. On her side, she felt that she'
was not understood nor properly ap-
preciated—until she met Carter Dil-
lh.gton.
Like herself, Mr. Dillington was poor
and had literary aspirations, and Mar-
jorie felt that in him she had at last
found a sympathetic fellow-mortal.',
He accepted special Invitations to
tbo house, but rarely called of his own
accord, appearing content to ride-
home with her in the evening. He
was excessively reserved—that was,
one of bis peculiarities—so that not-
withstanding the increasing familiarity
of the acquaintanceship, Marjorie
knew no more of his personal affairs
at the end of nine months than she
did during the first week.
There was one other subject on i
which lie was equally reticent, and
that was the discussion regarding the
rhyme for “Rachel." The remarkable
offer in connection with this matter
was a subject of unending curiosity
and diseusEion in literary circles; hut
Carter Dillington pointedly avoided
every allusion to it. To Marjorie, on
the contrary, tt was one of alluring In-
terest. \
She hesitated a long time before
venturing to speak to Mr. Dillington
about it. His peculiar aversion to tho
whole matter embarrassed her. Tho
mere mention of the name “Rachel”
disturbed him, and her occasional ef-
1 forts to lead the conversation around
to the subject were promptly frus-
trated .
Finally, however, she decldod to ap-
peal to him for help. Only one more
| week remained, and she beheld her
dreams of wealth fading into the dull
reality of drudgery. So, as lie was
about to take his departure after a
short call on Christmas eve, she paid
suddenly: “If a person were to find a
rhyme for ‘Rachel’ it would make him
famous, wouldn’t it?”
“I suppose it would," he answered
dryly.
"And it would make him rich?”
“Oh, yes.” Then in the same breath
he abruptly changed the conversation.
“Perhaps, Miss Hollis, It may Inter-
est you to know that I expect in the
next week or two to come into posses-
Fion of a small fortune, ard I hope
then to be married;” and holding out
his hend he bade Marjorie good night
“Good night,” she responded me-
chanically; and os the door closed she
staggered into the parlor, and, throw-
ing herseif upon the sofa, buret into a
torrent of passionate tears.
Suddenly her sobbings ceased. She
sat up, bewildered, startled. In the
midst of the turmoil of her troubled
spirit there had berat upon her—
without warning, without thought—a
rhyme for "Rachel!”
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Two days later Marjorie Hollis was i
In Washington; and on the morning of i
December 27 Rho walked Into the of-
fice of Diinhury ft Bordeau and quietly
announced to those two gentlemen
that she had ccmo to claim the $250,-
000 for a rhymp for “Rachel.”
For a moment the two me:, stared
at her without utlering a sound.
Mr. Dunbury was the first to find
bis voice. “Impossible!” he ejacu-
lated. Then noticing the sudden flush
upon the girl’s face he checked hlm-
*c-lf. ‘‘Pardc.li me, my dear young
lady! I did not mean to doubt your
word; but you have astonished us be-
yond measure. Let me explain,” and
be placed his chair beside hers.
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“Impostible!” Ke Ejaculated.
mate cno. It will ccrtaiDly prove a
mor.t astonishing revelation to us and
—to the nephew. Carter Diilington.”
Marjorie felt that she was about to
faint.
“?.lay I have Just a moment to
think?” she asked faintly.
“Certainly, certainly! I did r.ot
mean to hurry you. Of course, I un-
derstand, you feel a trifle agitated;
but take your time, and you’ll recall
the rhyme in a minute or two."
Several moments passed in silence
Then Marjorie arose. She faced the
two lawyers, and with a tremor in her
voice that she struggled bravely to
subdue, she said slowly: ‘‘I have not
forgotten the rhyme; but—but I have
decided not to submit it.”
It was New Year’s day v/hen Mar-
jorie again saw Carter Dillington. He
called late in the afternoon. Why had
he come? she asked herself. Was it
to torment her? To cause her wound-
ed heart to bleed afresh? lie appeared
not to beed her constrained manner,
nor the quick flushes that reddened
her cheeks.
“Marjorie,” he said suddenly, with
an Impulsiveness and a familiarity he
had never before manifested; "you
have wished me a happy New Year.
I Do you know that it is you alone who
I can make the year happy for me—
j supremely happy? I did not dare ex-
I press my feelings before I was abro-
i lately sure that 1 could offer you ihe
I comforts and the pleasures you de-
I serve. Now, I am independent—
wealthy; and you, Marjorie, will you
share iny fortune with mo?”
It was late ere tho lovers were ready
to part. “Is it any wonder,” he was
saying, cs he lingeringly .prepared to
leave, “that I uvoided the subject of
my uncle’s outlandish offer? Suppos-
ing that by *or..o possibility then-
had been a rhyme for ’Rachel;’ sup-
posing some one had succeeded in
finding it! But thank fortune, dear
there is none!”
“Yee, but there is a rhyme for ‘Ra
chel,”’ she answe/od softly, carting
down her eyes to hide her sudden
emotion. “Would you like to hear It?
Let us sit down here—on tho sofa,
and I will tell It to you.”
She waited a moment after they
were seated, and then in a half trenui
Iour whitper she recited the following
lines:'
"A fitting rhyme has Ion* hoen found
For ea'-h and all of these—
Fedora, Lilian. Grace, Ixraln
And Hildegarde, Louise;
And in these names themselves \\n t
The hidden rhyme for Rachel;
For, lo, tiie i* tters of these nanu s
Are F. L., U. L.. H. L."
Then In tho quiet glow of the mid
night flrdi. bt the tc’.d h!n her uti>
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Kilpatrick, H. H. The New Era. (Marfa, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1910, newspaper, January 1, 1910; Marfa, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994109/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .