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UUUKKS.
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Over 15 aud r.wt exceeamt 30 - 15 cents
" $30 " -u iis
" 54U " - - 25 cents
A eUigle Money Order may inciuuv. ..u
amount Iroiu oue cent to nlty dollars, but
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OFFICIAIi DIRECTORY.
CITY DlilKCTORT.
CEORGES. SMITH. Mayor.
WILLIAM H. CIJSH1NG, ITeasurer.
J. O. SlMfSON, City Clerk.
WILLJiTT rXHTKXiEK. Eolice JudKe.
K. B. WINDHAM, City Attorney.
1. H. MUKFHV. Chief o! I'olice.
P. McCAN X, Overseer ol Streets. '
C. KUiHX KE, Chief or Fire Oepl.
S. U. ClCUMOSu, Ch'u Board ol Health
cnvsilMKit. "
1st Ward Win . Herald; U. M. Bona. '
2nd Ward J. M. Pattei3ou. J. H. Fairfield.
3vl Ward M. B. Muriihy, J. K. Morrison.
4111 Ward F. U. Lehubolf, P.McCallan.
- KBOOL BOARD
JESSE B. STRODE. J. W.. BARNES,
M. A. HaKTKJ X j Wm. WINTERSTEEi.
L. It. BENNrra;' : V. V . X.KONABD,
frtmatt JSO. W.MA13HALL. '
COl'.XTr DIKECTOBV.
W. II. NEWELL, County "1 reaxurer.
J.W. JKXNsXtiS. County Cleri. .
J. W. vOHNOiN. County Juae.
it. W. Ux'Elfc. SheriC.
Cl'BUS AL'10.S,up't of Pub. Iiwtructloi,.
U. W. FAlKFlKLO. County Surveyor.
P. P. UASS, Corouer.
COUNTY COMMlJslOXEKB. - '
JAMES'CKAWFOKD; South' Beud Precinct.
SAM'L RlCHA.BfcSONv- lt. Pleasant Precinct.
A- - TODD. PlalUuioutU . .
1-afties having business with the County
CommUslooers. will tlnd thum in session the
First Monday and Tuesday vt each mouth.
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HOARD OK TRAPK.
FILANK CAKKU1H. President.
J. A. CONXOtt. UKAitY B.tCJv.
dents.-, i -.r ' r .: - -.. . ,
vru .s. WISE. Secietary. ...
Vice-Presi-
FRKD. GORDKi:.. Treasurer.
Retcular meetiOj; of the Bi;trd at the Court
iiouse.lMe nrtt iueHUy evening oi eayu inuuiu.
J. F.B.'AUltllSTER
FumUhes FreWirrre MCk; '
DCiJY EOEIJ- WAILY.
anecUl caiU attended to. and Fresh ililk
train aaiee - ' lUMisucu
LATTSMOUTH MILLS3
TT8MOCTH KKB
Proprietor.
CI. fl EIS Cls,
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rUttMmoQth Telephone Exchange
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M. It. Murphy & Co.,
lloiilier Mabfes.
County CU ik's otTce.)
K. B. I!l, reklileui'M.
J. V. tt eckbiich, slure.
Wi'Mterii l'iiinu lelcKlpli otllre.
I. 11. Wlittelf r, reniilnme.
D. . Caiiipbell,
K. It. Wimluaiii. "
lui. Wiij man, '
.1. W. .ll-llllillKH. "
W. M. Wl.e. i.llioe.
Mori i.44'y Hi os ofllcf.
W. It. Carter, olort'.
i. W. Fairfield, rid'nv,
M. B Murliy.
I. II. W liee;ercf , nfn-.
.1. i. i'aylor. r-Mtleiici
l il-t .N.tlloliul llilllk.
P. K. ItiilliK-r's nlllcc
.1. P. Yoiiiik. tor".
Perkins JIimiv.
It. W.liyr.reilu!in:i'.
loiirtiitl lii i.
K.m lii'ld' ii v dI.Iim".
Hvhai.o I'L K. Co olllce.
J. . Wi.r, rmideiiue.
S. M. Cliiipiuaii,
W. I. I ones, "
A. N. 5ullivan, "
II. K. Paiiimr,
W. II. helilliiknecht, iIilce.
rtulllv.in iSi Woo.ey,
A. W. AlciiuKlilin. residence.
A. 1'atlersou. iivery.
C. M. Holmes,
L. D. Bennett, residence,
lieo. S. .Sinilli, olllce.
Ij. A. Moore, Hur st.
.1, V. Ilitrues. residence.
K. It. I.ivinntou, oltlee,
J. V. Weckiiavh, residence.
ouaitiaiu vvriKlit.
W. 11.
.Solilldknrcht
leo. S. Miiiith, "
It. It, LivliiKHtou. "
C. C. Ballard.
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114 ill t n I Irik-.a li s l,' I u Ik tai.,ii..
1'apililon, HpriuKnflU, ioulHville Houth Ueml
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
K31ITI1 & iii:esov.
ATTORNEYS AT" LAW. Will practice In all
wiuih iu iui! suite, uuice over First rin
tlonal Bank. 4yi
FLATT8MOUT1I - NKBR4SKA.
UU. A. MALiISIlL'Km .
Jfflce over Smith. Black & Co's. Drug Store,
rirst class dentistry at reasouable prices, 23ly
II. 1IKAUK, 31. !..
PHYSICIAN and SURflEON. Olllce on Main
htreet. Mierroors Block, south side. Oihcc
open uay anu uigni
COUNTY MIYBICIAN. CASS COUNTY.
M. O'DONOHOE
ATTORNEY AT LAW & NOTARY PUBLIC.
Fitzgerald s Block.
I'LATTSMOUTH. - NEBHASKA
Agent for Steii'iiship lines to and from Europe.
ai2W52iy
K. K. I.I VI. li8TO., 31.
PHYSICIAN & BUKIJKON.
ilCL'I D Itkirin m
ur r mu iiutiB, irom to a. ui., to 2 p. in.
nAiiuii.i u surgeon tor u. s. Fension.
Oil. M. ML,I.KIt.
PHYSICIAN AND SIIiffiKdS
Can be found by calling at his oftice, corner 7th
in .. ii. vtaienuau s House
PLATTSMOI7TII. MCKUA8KA.
JA.H. s. (atiii:hn
. ATTOICIKVATLAW.
Offlce over Baker & Atwood's store, south side
" ul ii iuiu Din streets. 21tl
NTMOWE A OLAKK.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in ai
the Courts in the State.
DMrict Attm.jb-j and Sutaru Public.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Heal Estt... v,ri...
Miraiu-caiid Collet-lion, Afjeiicy. Oaee-Cim,:,
i .uiiituutu 'cuiajiKa.
2iu3
l. If. HUKDLKK A CO
,":.ffr"..reaud Lif.- Ii
. ."-" -" nmsiiiuuiu, .Nebraska "n -
l..-toi. tax-p-iyvrn. liav.-.. i-.,:,,;.! slb-trwt
i5 ;
71 oitftlKOA.
AfTOK-VKVAT. . .iS.Var'I.,ub"-.
aud adjoining Counties ; MvesjpecYa atteut, ,i,
K.c"".t!:i!,V.sJ il"a strict, of Jul"' Ute Mi
. vx.i.,1 liiui-K, natisiiioiuii, Nebraska.
iyi
J. C. AEUUERRY,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
rh.nI!lCf '.Vie fr?nt Part of his residence
-7. j c, u trie iie ni v De lound in
readiness to attend to the duties of the o "
ZZZ1 . tf.
KOBEHT . m.MHIAJI,
Notary Public
ATTORN KY AT LAW.
Office over Carruth's Jewelry Store.
riattsmouth.
- Nebraska,
IYI. A. HARTICAN.
X A XV Y E It .
Fitzgerald's Block. Plattsmoutii Neb
liw i!r4icfice.Carerul attention to a Keneral
A. N. SULLIVAN,
Attorney and ICounselor-
at-Law.
OPPfCE In thm ITn;nn ni.ir r .
eecond story, souti. Prompt sttention riven t
all business . ma.r2R
BOYD & LARSEN,
Contractors and Builders-
Will give estimates on all kinds of work. Any
oruers leii iii me LUiuDer kard r Tost
OtSce will receive proniot attention
Heavy Truss Framing,
for barns and larce buildings a arMriaUv
For refeience apply to J. P. Young, J. V. Wee
h i.t i ik li A 0. Li .
v ' s - a. v airi m ah ot olio . Q& W
Dr. C. A. Marshall
.Successor to Clutter & Marshall.)
BEHTIST !
Preservation of natural teetii a specialty.
Teeth extracted without pain by use of
Laughing Gas.
All work warranttd. Prices reasonable. '
Fttzcfrald Blotk. Plattbmocth'eb
J. 1. NlxTIPSO
AGENCY
FIRE.JNSDRANGE GO'S:
CITV, of London,
QUEEN, of. Liverpool
FIIIEMAN FUND, of California
E2PREESS COMPANIES
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO..
WELL'S FARflo & CO EXPRESS.
Offlooio Rock wood Blocic. with-Jouason Bros
dtftn.
The Opal Set '
sVbbMsV
(CLai Ie ConkUntin im Hw York Mercury.
"Au 1 flu long and sftwt ttf it is," Mid 8o
Ui-id, "I am in lev with nerv-more fool
iiicP
With which candid confession, he turned
kuJJci.ly around toward the mantle-piece,
and pretended to find ' great difficulty in re
Lgbtiu his fiipe, which by the way had not
gun oat. A small segment of his right
cheek, however, that remained vkiiblo from
where I sat betrayed the bashful blush that
lib subterfuge was meant to couceaL
"The more i)ity,w I replied; "but you can't
h-ll it. 1m. Rochefoucauld aays; "One may
love like a madman; but not like a fool1
end 1 don't think, old fellow, that you were a
tool in your life. You're too idiilosopbiiiaL"
Sot -r!( les bit his lips.
Yes; philosophy holds very good till you
net! it. My tbmries on the subject are
sound encugb, but they don't prevent me
from feeling. Frank Harley, poor devil I
was one of the most philosophical men I ever
knew. Well, when he got into u tight place,
one fine day, be blew his brains out!"
And my friend laughed a very melancholy
lan-u.
1 tritxl to think of something consolatory
that 1 might say, but nothing suggested it
self. The fact was, that the case presented
no very flattering indications of any kind.
In all love affairs, according to some
writers, there is one who loves and one who is
1 loved. I will not go so far as to indorse this
somewhat sweeping statement; but I will say
that, iu nine outof ten cases of real, genuine
ptuision, there is one victim. In the present
instance, it was the man whom I designated
under his common nickname of "Sobersides."
Poor fellow, he had had a hard thno of it.
Knocked alout the world from early . youth;
buffeted by all the storms of poverty, family
quarrels, failure of business, and unsuccess
ful ambition, he had only settled down at 35,
with a comfortable income, to exist in puace
and quiet for the rest of his life, when I
heel over brad in love he went, beyond hope
of recovery, and without possibility or suc
cess. Of course, the woman who captivated him
was the last one be should have thought of.
Fannie Lovell was hardly the girl to appre
ciate such an affection as Sobe:"sides felt for
her. She had a good deal of the coquettish
element that made her sister Maggie such a
teiTor to "unsophisticated young men, but
without Maggie's experience in guiding it.
The must inconsiderate creature in tlm world
is a y oung gil l. Under l'J or "0, many girls
ignore their future, their comfort, their inter
est, their f rieuds' feelings, and everthing elso
that out;lit to be considered. A sei ies of ca
inici, mere freaks, of ten times brilliant,
oftcner stupid, but always bizarre, socm to
be their only motives; and a series of extra
ordinary and whim-'iical fnncies -c:d U Lxj
their only principles.
Imagine Mobersidos the profound. elftt',
brusque-mannered, tender-heartuil, honest
and earnest Solmrsides devoured ly an nl.
Foi liiiijr passion for such a tjtddv, tonti i-
dictory irl as
Lourtlin school
year!
Kanniu Lovtdl, just limn
iiri'l hardly past lrr JTtU
On being shot forth front the bosom of the
family into tlm whirl and glare and glitter (
society, the first desire of Miss Fannie wa.-.,
naturally enough, a grand conquest. Too
young in years und too incomplete iu experi
ence to comprehend love, she thought only ot
bringing some one to her feet, end, conquer
ing her homage, the flatteries, the idolatry,
in a word, that appeared so sweet to her
dashing and brilliant sister, already Uiv belle
of four successive seasoris.
Miss Fannie's ambitiou was high. Novels
of the ultra-seutiuienral type, and aneiilote
current ut school. f spleudid Cubans who
hud eloped with youn lulies "just out," and
led them, oivered with diamonds and affec
tum, to the sunny island whence tho orange
and cigars come, and whither the oiera com
immes go, hail givuu her some lofty ideas of
the manly beauty and wealth that should be
olfereil at her ehriiie several lML.ro very
season.
At tirst, then, she st her eyes upon Astor
Courtlaudt, who was handsome, rich and cul
tivated, but, curiously ouin;h, he did not
bow beforo her at all, so she Turned from him
t. Harry Tandem, another of ih same stripe,
but n little more "fast." After trying In vain
m mesmeriz his heart with bT great blue
eyrtt, she learned that he had been engaged to
leuuy Way, the W all street, broker's daugli
UT, ever since sne wus I J, ana old May was
rich enough to buy and sell a generation of
IoveIls. 1 hen, giving up wealth ami family,
Miss Fannie flew to genius for cousolation.
r?he danced twice with Cecil Dashe, and had
a long talk with him in Madame Pa von's con
servatory one evening, but the next time she
met him and his sister Nina who also had
genius, and had published a txiok of poems
the little maiden could not help fancying, or
at least suspecting, that they were making
run of her.
Then, as a last trial of tan artistic world,
she had a dash at Graluune Allen, lie called
her "my littlo dear." and brought her a pock
etful of bon-boiu, and sht was done with
genius.
Time passed. Balls and parties illuminated
fashionable drawing-rooms nud died away.
Seasons came and went Newport flung its
cool foam-capped breakers arounJ the Utile
maiden, and for her the pleasant, sparkling
waters arose from baratoga springs. Still
no grand conquest. She began to jjro
sharp a trifle witty, perhaps, and other
maidens complained to their mammas that
she sometimes said rather ill-natured things
about their own private and particular
beaux for the most part, inexperienced
young gentlemen from the provinces, downy
chinned West Point cadets, and the like.
Suddenly, while sitting in a friend's box at
the Academy of Music, there came to her m
stout, plain-looking gentleman, with clear
blue eyes, serious and kindly of gaze.
This individual was the unfortunate doner
sides, her first victim to be.
He came to have ten minutes' chat with
Miss Fannie's friend a lady of considerable
importance in the great world of society
and was instantly presented to the young
girl. That meant something. He must be
eligible. She cast a glance one of thosa
glances that devour every detail over him.
to see bow she should like him for bus-
band. The verdict was unfavorable.
Sobersides was not a magnificent creature,
uor a splendid fellow, nor anything of that
sort. He was not tall, nor pale, nor spirit
ual His hair was neither very dark and
picturesque nor very blonde and classic It
was of a common brown, and getting a trifle
thin on the phrenological organs of "venera
tion"' and "benevolence." His beard was
lighter and more "sandy" in tint than his
chevelure, and he wore it full grown, without
shaving any part of his face. Hough weather
and travel had hardened his face and
bronzed his complexion. Care, responsibility
and troubles of various kinds bad left soun
faint wrinkles about bis eyes and forehead.
An out-door life and early activity upon a
New England farm had made his hands
tougher than those pf Astor Courtland or
Cecil Dashe, and browner. From an inscrut
able and mysterious prejudice, that I find
common among excellent fellows of the
domestic and homelike persuasion, he would
never wear gloves, so his external man
lacked the finish that is only bestowed by
these indispensable articles of the toilet.
The habit of wearing a morning costume.
general !y of stout English cloth, fins r.nd ex
pensive enough but rough looking, made him
k contrast to the elegant young ni?u that
Miss Fannie liad vainly endeavored to van
quish. The costume was more liecoming to
the man than evening full dress, but it pro
nounced him exhibited" his character and
gave bim the air of a man who madu heAuty,
style, elegance in a word, subservient to use
and comfort.
So ho would not do for Fannie Lovell.
But he did not know that. Her pretty.
dainty-looking h rad. with its pale, golden hair,
her eyes, d irk v the violets that grow iu the
moist places ppou the banks cf southern
streams: her arply-chiseled nose, short
upper lip and curved mouth; all these struck
hira as rare, clioice and precious. She some
what reminded him of a roleidil dir4jr''
fu'iceie.-a ruoy a gem of w.ruo fabulous
value, never won and never worn.
The oiera which Solmide loved for lis
music alone drove her from hl mind for a
time, but before he retired that nigbt, h
roteonef the most fanciful and pleaant
little wings In hw volmw, published the fol
lowing year, "The Blondes."
' After this they mot somewhat frequently
and Soliersides fell heels over lu-a.1 in love
with tho young girt
There was an awkward pot in his mind
nome where, lie wu as baohful and senti
mental as a hobblededoy. He could not go
straight to the girl, make love to her, until
! he found out how she liked bun, and oiler
j himself or drop the matter accordingly. IU
! hovered about her, keeping just war enough
; to I in the way, but not near enough to be
j accetttible. He niched and made yes, this
1 even-tempered, tilam. middle-uged man, and
I stood afar off. in hidden corners and alcoves.
eazinz upon her when she floated through
the dance, or chatted with gayer and younger
fellows, all unconscious of his adoration.
Love, like wine, brings out all our hidden
strencrth and weakness.
Of course, this sort of thin Could not go
on forever. The first intimation Fannie re-
rwivM.1 of hr unintentional conquest was
from her friends, who, knowing Soliersides,
and easily seeing through the (Mission ho im
agined so secretly and sacre-liy kept from
sieht. wcrv disposed to tease her a little
. .
about it.
"He is a grand parti, Miss Fannie," said
Paul ltvder. one evening. "His income U
srood enough, if you are willing to live in
Bohemia. Matrimony can't cure him of
Bohemianism, but it fa rather nice, on the
whole. You'd soon get used to pipe smokx
and bachelor suppers."
"And he would write you a little poern
every morning before breakfast, while tlm
steak broiled,' said Grahame Allen
"Wouldn't it be charming?"
"He is a very superior man," said Nina
Dashe. the poetess, warmly: "and would
make any sensible woman happy."
"He is horrid." said Mia Fannie, shaking
her ringlets.
"Yes. dear, replied rwna. "!i would not
do for you."
Allen laughed.
"Bab! there's only one difficulty about
Sobersides. He's too good for this world,
think he'd make a rirst-class angeL I rather
stand in terror of a man who is always in
earnest; always tells the truth; never does
anything for effect, and is never flippantl"
"He is so I don't know whatl" said Mis
Fannie with a contemptuous expression and a
little conceited toss of her head.
Paul Ryder, sitting somewhat behind her.
nxed his quiet, expressive eyes strongly upon
her delicate profile, and smiled a sort of bit
ter, sardonic smile at this ridiculous Miss
Nancy ism.
"He is your first, my dear child," said he;
"you had best take care of him. Remember
the camel -driver who wouldn't pick dates
because he wanted pomegranates, and finally
went without cither."
Perhaps Paul was wise in leaving Miss
Fannie after this remark and joining another
group. The result of all such joking, how
ever, was to make the young girl take a vio
lent dislike to Sobersides. She conceived a
kind of disgust for him. He was "horrid,"
"an old thing," "hateful," "a creature"
everything, in short, that any distasteful
person can be to a maiden "just out." It
amounted almost to a monomania with her.
She would not go a party where he was in
vited; when h called at her home she never
appeared ; she treated him is the most frig
idly olite manner when they "met by
chance," and, in short, nobody but Sobersides
uld help seeing that she despised him.
A new phase of my friend's insanity now
appeared. He began sending her splendid
gifts ruining himself to procure the most
wonderful gew-gaw from Rome and Paris
for her. The 1ovells were not enormously
wealthy, and fine jewels were not purcha.od
by them every day. Maggie, in Imr char
acter of belle and coquette, had oo and f
nice sets presented to her at various times,
but Fannie's llrst ornament was her pn-itv
.hower of ringlets.
Sobersides, then, determined that ibe
should, at least, equal her sister in th "tv
of trinkets; and 1 dout know what extraor
dinary sums he cxiMndtf upon rings, brace
lets, brooches, car-drops, and things. On'
diamond alone, that 1 saw first in Ins (Kisses
sion and then in hers, must have cost him
twice as much as his whole library thtt -ond
object of his utTVction on 'jrth.
When Fannie had amassed, in this way, a
complete outfit of magnificent jewelry, the
envy of all her friends, and the despair of all
her enemies (I never knew a very young girl
who hadn't forty foes!) she suddenly discov
ered that it was improper for her to receivo
rrifts from such an "odious wretch." The
chatting ones bad hinted this, in a quiet and
perhaps a cynical way , but it never struct,
her so. until she was well proviJ.d -itb
gems and gold.
Unfortunately, she announced this convic
tion to us, who knew the position of affairs,
and her resolution was taken a little too soon .
for the uext day she was surprised by the re
ceipt of a neat package, uddressed to her in
Soliersides' handwriting. A small party or
us were present when this new offering cam,
and wa were just in the middle of a tre
mendous onslaught upon Miss Fannie, who,
excited and ashamed, declared that ic wa
absurd to think of, that Soliersides should
ever care a pin for her that she would uever
see bim again for any consideration that sh
hated the sight of his face, etc., etc.
To all of which we replied that we knew him
to Ie dying of love for her, that girls always
disliked at llrst those whom they afterward
loved, and that it would ultimately make an
excellent match, beyond the possibility of a
doubt.
In the midst of this storm the package ar
rived. "Is the express paidf" asked Courtlandt
"Ah, yts; another proof of affection I"
"Can't you reconsider your determination
about rejecting all future presents from bim "
said Ryder.
"Let us see what it Is. anyhow," said
Maggie Lovell, removing the outer wrapper
of the package. '
The inside envelope was inscribed, in large,
plain letters: "For her whose beauty will
best become the gift."
Everybody laughed. It was very cruel,
no doubt: but ridiculous things must be
laughed at, even when done 'by the best
fellows in the world. ' This bit of mediaeval
sentimentality was too much for our gravity,
and our laughter was too much for Mis?
Fannie. She burst into a flood of tears, am.'
hidulged in a most mulignihed tirade again
all of us generally, and Sobersides particu
larly. She would have thrown his present
into the grate, but I caught her hand.
"Excuse me," I said, "but that is unwiao.
Give me the outside wrapper and I will re
turn the gift as you received it. If you hate
him, it is of no consequence what this is, that
your beauty will become so wclL If you have
any word of rejection to send, I will convey
it to him with the packet. Sobersides is no
fool, whatever else he' may be, and be will
readily comprehend and obey your wishes
thus expressed."
She turned toward me with flaming cheeka
and tearful eyes.
"Tell him I bate and despise him!" she
cried, "and that I would not touch any more
of bis presents with the tongs even."
I handed the package to Sobersides that
evening, and told him that the young lady.
believing that her acceptance of the gift"?.
theretofore might have led toamisunderstnud
ing on his mrt, regretted the necessity of
declining all future offerings: from the satn-i
source.
The jmor fellow was quite taken aback
He looked at me, then at the package, then
into the f"T filled n pije, lighted it. sighed.
Iaced the flo r o.iow or twice, and thn. un
doing the envelope (I observed that he burned
the iuner oue), sb iwed me a large shagreen
jewrl-case, which on oiJeiiiiiff, proved o con
tain the handsomest set of opals I ever saw
brooch, necklace, eardrops, bracelets, oulf-
buttons. studs and ring.
'Isu t it a thousand pitieeT' said he "She
would. have looked so gorgeously in them!'
HW kUter, a pretty little marrto.1 woman,
apared in these glittering glories. SoU-r-sides
told her he took them for a debt from a
jeweler, ami seized tho occasion to make bur
go to the opera with him, to exhibit her
i splendor.
! He knew very well that Fannii would !
there, and contrived to obtain the box exactly
next to that of the Lovells. The little
maiden's eye were fixed many time and
a&i-nestly upon the opals. Kolirsides thought
that Khe knew them, but she did not The
fart was that one of her especial boies and
Joys was the opal. Many people are craav
after articular gems. So Fannie Ixivell had
an affection for the opal that delicimn.
creamy gem, in wbose inner depths ues n
single spark of faint and tender tiro a g-m
that is most excellently described as "a i':iil
with a soul in it"
A w?k afterward I met Miss Fannio and
somehow or anothor the talk turned upon
precious things.
"Did you see Sobersides at tho opera last
Wednesday night f she asked.
"No I was not there."
"He bad a box next to ours; Mr. Court
land's Ikx, and there was a lady with him 1
don't know who but she wore oh! such
splendid set of opals! You know how I dote
on opalst I would give five years of my lif
for a set like that!"
"Ah, I suppose so. Why didn't you accept
them when they were offered you if If I rec
ollect, vou 'wouldn't touch them with thi
tongs,' once!"
A iauo eusued so loug that I looked up to
see what was the matter. The littlo maiden
was bathed in tears
"What a fool he he was" sobbed she
"Why didn't ho let mc let me know they
wero o-o-ojalsl"
Maw reek's -Bad Hoy" Fixed turn
Peck's Sun.)
We had company at dinner to-day, and pa
is always in his elemeut when wo have com
pany. He prides himself on his carving.
We had a roast of beef, and beforo it went
on the table I took the stool that pa sharpens
the carving knife on, and made two holes
right through the roast, and then I took
rawhido whip that pa tiasted me with oncn.
cut it in two, and run pieces of the rawhide in
the holes of the beef. Pa began carving with
a smile, and asked the minister if he would
have his beef rare or an outside piece. H
was bearing gently on the carving knife.
when the knife struck the rawhide, and it
wouldn't go any further. Pa smiled and
said be guessed be had struck a barbed wire
fence, and he turned the roast around and
cut again, and he struck the rawhide.
The minister drummed with Iub fork and
spoke to ma and said 'we hud a splendid
meeting Wednesday night,' and ma said it
was perfectly gorgeous, and pa tiogan to per
spire and turn red iu the face, and he said
some words that would sound better in a
brewery, and he tried to gouge off some
meat, but it wouldn't come, and tho minister
said. 'Brother, vou aeem to be having a
monkey and a parrot time with that roast.
and that made pu mad and he said he
could carve his own meat without any sky
pilot's interference, and ma said. 'Why, pa.
you should not be impudent,' and pa said he
could whip the butcher that sold him that
piece of work ox, and ho sent the beef out to
the kitchen and the couqiany ate cold liver.
The girl set the meat in the ice chest, and
pretty soon I wont doivn cellar, 'cause I didn't
like cold liver, and pulled out the rawhido,
ind I bad all the fatted calf I wanted, and 1
pave tho rest to that lame dog you see inn
have here a pe!l g O, a boy can get
enough to eat ir b- has ot uiy originality
.bout liuu."
(trymit. tt illi and Bonner.
fN.jw York Cor. Troy Tirnes.1
Bryuit mi a love of nature, as is evident
fro-i. hi ikihiiis. Heiu.-M lie secured a rura-
homo with sa.-ioii tcrnunds as soon as his
arnifis jinrtiiitted. His selection was K.w
vn. a pretty village on Long Island accessi
by stenm'.Miat, and hen he passed his sum
mors, residing in the city luring the winter
The poet's Itoslyn house is a pretty place,
and be bad enriched it. w ith a valuable t'
rnry. but the increasing malaria impaireri
iti oi.tnn-t.ions, and the poer for som yean?
lifore bis death made New- York his
ome for the gnsiter part of the y.-ir
He died in his '-ity. but '-.-is buried .n
lloslyu by 'lie side of hi wife N. P Willis,
(hi- founder of Tile Home J.iurnal. passed his
.st days at his romantic; -ottago, Idlewild.
nn i he banks of tho Hudson. After bis death
'lie place was purchased by John M. Courto
nay, but as he, too, is d.ad. it is lin in the
market, and so is tho Urvnnt p!-ice at Kos
lyn. Bonner, of The Li!,rir' las a conve
nient but not showy house in this city, and
n.lso owns a farm, but the latter is chiefly do
voted to bis numerous and valuable horses.
He prefers city to country life, but likes to
take an afternoon drive out to his farm when
vur an opportunity may occur
deconstructed Mlaug.
Od City Derrick 1
"Well." said Amy, after patiently trying
for an hour to drown a worm in Horse creek,
without being rewarded by even a nibble,
-well, fishing isn't what it's cracked up to
be." "More slang!" exclaimed the high
school girl; "you should say " Fishing is not
pulverized according to the original inten
tion.' '
Economy.
Chicago Timas.1
Uncle Reuben: "Now, Wenus, yo' know de
orgy men t Yo' cawn't go ter dat disreptable
sukkus an' hab dat new gown, too. So tek
yo' money an' hab yo' choice. I 'vises de
gown." Aunt Venus: "Wall, Rube, I guess
dis yer ole gown '11 hev ter draggle a whil
lourer. Now, dat's economy, hain't hit?"
ohcier
Wicker Work-Basket.
Ladies' Floral Cabinet.
Wicker work-baskets are prettily trimmed
by weaving in the openings inch-wide satin
ribbon of a cardinal color. A row of this
should be threaded arouud tho bent-over rim
by putting the end of the ribbon through
one opening, over oue, and pull it tbrougb
the third to the under side again, spreading
out the ribbon on the upper side the full
width in the center; weave the ribbon in this
way all around the edge, and join the ends
on top with a little lww. On the opposite
side of the basket fasten a little square cush
ion, for pins and loose needless, with a piece
of ribbon placed diagonally around it and
tied in a bow to the basket edge. - Unless tbe
bottom of the basket is very firm and close,
fit a pasteboard exactly to it, and cover
neatly with silesia of the same shade as the
ribbon used. Inexpensive little baskets for
holding thimble, thread and scissors can be
made very ornamental in this way.
Hot Milk a a Stimulant.
Medical Record.
Miik heated to much above 100 degrees
Fahrenheit loses for a time a degree of its
sweetness and density. No one who, fatigued
by over-exertion of body and mind, have
ever experienced the reviving influence of a
tumbler of this beverage, heated as hot as
can be sipped, willingly forego a resort to it
because of its being rendered somewhat less
acceptable to the palate. The promptness
with which its cordial influence is felt is sur
prising. Some portion of it seems to be di
gested and appropriated almost immediately, -and
many who now fancy that they need al
coholic stimulants when exhausted by fa
tigue will find in this simple draught an
equivalent that will lie abundantly satisfying
and far more enduring in Its erf ecu.
Indian I'uddinz Keripe.
Oernbe J. in the Household.
Indian pudding made in this way is an
M her favorite. Boil ' two quarts of milk,
have ready a -teacupful of corn meal with
auougii molasses adJd to fuoi.-ien it well,
pour Iht- lioiinjr mill; owr this, ad i a littie
salt and l-t it stiiud iintd ir.'urly col l, when
pouriu one-half cupful of cold iniik. -ind liiko
very slowly for two hours. To bo euttu with
sweet creaui.
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