A ROMANCE.
Bho wan Btrollln ? by the river
A mild all free from care ;
With a heart us 11/lit ,
And an eye ns brlaht
As the sunshlno on her hair.
And the river's Hindus flow
Attuned her soul to > < eng ; , '
As she voiced ix note
I-'rom her tuneful throat
Thut n seraph mljht proionj.
And her aoin It roaohol an e-xr , ' .
Arid ho sought her face HO fair ; * " % .
' lie. a peasant bold.
With a heart of iold
Hut she laughed that ho should'dira
Ftlll the river SUITS and flows ;
And whore Is the miudcn fair. '
She married a prince ,
.Ha * mourned ever .since :
And'her heart still aches with care.
Inter Ocean.
PERCY AND THE PROPHET.
BYVjr.KIIi COI.LI.NS.
CHAPTER VJ.
Love and Politics.
It was the fourth day after the
ball Though it wus no later in the
year-than the month of February ,
the sun wus shining brightly , and
the air was as soft as the air of a ,
day in spring. Percy and Charlotte
wcro walking : together in the little
garden at the back of Mr. Bowmoro's
cottage , near the town of Dartford ,
in Kent.
"Mr. Linwood , " &aid Charlotte ,
"you wore to have paid us ? your first
visit the day after the bull. Why
have you kept us waitinsr ? Have
you been too busy to remember your
new friends ? "
1 have eounlcd the hours since
\ve parted , Miss Charlotte.If I had
not bepn detained by business " '
"I understand. For three clays
business has controlled you. On the
fourth day you have controlled busi
ness and here you are ? "
"That's it exactly , Miss Char
lotte. "
I don't believe one word of it ,
Mr. Percy ! "
There was no answering such a
lieclaratioii as this. Guiltily con
scious that Charlotte was right In re
fusing to accept his well-worn ex
cuse , Percy made an awkward at
tempt to change the topic of con
versation. They happened , at the
moment , to be standing near a small
conservatory al the end of the gar
den. The glass door was closed ,
and the few plants and shrubs inside
had a lonely , neglectful look. "Does
nobady ever visit this secluded
place ? " Percy asked , jocosely ; "or
does i'i hide discoveries in tbe rearing
ingof plants which are forbidden
raj-stories to a stranger ? "
"Satisfy your curiosity , Mr. Linwood -
wood by all means , " Charlotte
ans'.vcreiJ , in the same tone. "Upsi :
the door , and I will follow \ou.
There is a bench still left. 1 think ,
inside , and a few minutes' rest will
be welcome to me. "
Percy obeyed. In passing through
tho" door-way he encountered the
Larc. hanging branches of some
creeping plant long since dead , and
detached from its fastenings on Iho
wood-work of the roof. * He pushed
aside the branches so that Charlotte
could easily follow him in , without ,
being aware that his own forced ,
passage through them had a little
deranged the folds of spotless white
cambric which a well-dressed gentle
man wore round his neck in those
daj's. Charlotte seated herself on
the bench , and directed Percy's at
tention to the desolate conservatory
with a saucy smile.
"The mystery which your lively
imagination lias associated with this
place. " she said , "means , being in
terpreted , that we are too poor to
keep a gardener. Make the best of
your disappointment , Mr. Linwood ,
and sit here by me. We are out of
hearing and out of sight of mamma's |
other visitors. You have no excuse
now for not satisfying my curiosity ,
and telling me what has really kept
you away from us. "
She fixed her eyes on him as she
said those words. Before Percy
could think of another excuse , her
quick observation detected the dis
ordered condition of his cravat , and
discovered the upper edge of a ,
black plaster attached to one
side of his neck. "You have
been hurt in the neck ! " she ex
claimed. "That is why you have
kept away from us the last three
days. "
"A mere trifle. " said Percy , in
great confusion ; "please don't notice
it. "
' She neither heeded nor heard him.
Iier eyes , still resting on his face , as-
siimed an expression of suspicious
inquiry , which Percy was at a loss to
understand. Suddenly she started to
licrfeetas if a new idea hao occurred
to her. "Wait here. " she said , j
flushing with excitement , "till I come :
fcqek : I insist on it ! "
[ Before Percy could ask for an explanation - j
planation she had left the conserva
tory.
In a minute or two , she returned ,
with a newspaper in her hand.
"Read that. " she said , pointing to a
paragraph distinguished by a line
drawn round it in ink.
- The passage that she indicated
contained an account of a duel which
had recently taken place in the
neighborhood of London. The names
of the duelists were not mentioned.
Or.e was described as .an officer and
the other as a civilian. They had
quarrelled at cards , and had fought
with pistols. The civilian had had a
narrow escape of his life. His an-
taonist's bullet had passed near
enough to the side of his neck to
tear the flesh , and had missed the
vital parts , literally by a hair's-
breadth.
Charlotte's eyes riveted on Percy ,
detected a sudden change of color in
his face the moment he looked at the
newspaper. That was enough for
her. "You are the man ! " she ex-
clairae-J. "Oh , for shame ! for
shame ! To risk your life for a
paltry dispute abou ; cards. "
"I would risk it again , " said
Percy , "to hear you speak as if you
set some value on it. "
She looked away from him quickly
without a word of reply. Her mind
seemed to bo busy again with its own
thoughts. Did she meditate return
ing to the subject of the duel ? Was
she not satisfied with the discovery
which she had just made ? No such
doubts as these troubled the mind of
Percy Linwood. Intoxicated by the
charm of her presence , emboldened
by her innocent betrayal of the in
terest that she felt in him , he opened
his whole heart to her as unreserved
ly as if they had known each other
from the days of their childhood.
There was but one excuse for him.
Charlotte was his first love.
"You don't know how completely
you have become a part of my life
since \vo met at the ball , " he went
on. "That one delightful dance
seemed , by some magic , which I
can't explain , to draw us together in
a few minutes as if we had known
each other for years. Oh , dear ! I
could make such a confession of
what I felt only I am afraid of offend
ing you by speaking too soon !
Women are so dreadfully difficult to
understand. How is a man to know
at what time it is considerate toward
them to conceal his true feelings , and
at what time it is equally considerate
lo express his true feelings ? One
doesn't know whether it is a matter
of days or weeks or months there
ought to be a law to settle it. Dear
Mias Charlotte , when a poor fellow
lovcs you at first sight as he has
never loved any other woman , and
when lie is tormented by the fear
that .some oilier man may be pre-
feiircd to him , can't you
forgive him if he lets out
the truth a little too soon.
He ventured , as he put thai , very
downright question to take her
hand. "It really isn't my fault , " he
said simply. "My heart is so full of
you I can talk of nothing else. "
To Percy's surprise , the first ex
perimental pressure of his hand , far
from being resented , was suddenly
returned. Charlotte looked at him
again , with a new resolution in her
face.
Til forgive you for talking non-
sen.-"C. Mr. Limvoort. " she said , "and
I will oven permit you to come and
sec me again , on one condition thai
you. tell the whole truth about the
duel. If you conceal the smallest
cucumsiancc , our acquaintance is at
an end. "
"Haven't I owned everything al
ready ? " Percy inquired , in great
perplexity. "Din I say No when
ioa told me I was tfic man ? "
"Could you say No with thai
plaster on your neck ? " was the ready
rejoinder. "I am determined to
know more than the newspaper tl'.s
me. Will you declare , on your word
of honor , that Captain Bcrvie hail
nothing to do with the duel ? Con
you look me in the face and say thai
the real cause of the quarrel \vas a
disagreement at cards ? What did
you say when you were talking with
lue just before I left the ball , and
when a gentleman asked you to make
ona lib the whist table ? You said. 'I
don't play at cards. ' Ah ! Yon
thought I had forgotten that ! Don't
kiss my hand. Trust me with the
whole truthor say good-bye forever.
"Only tell me what you wish to
kuov/ , Miss Charlotte , " said Percy ,
humbly. "If you will put the ques
tions. I will give the answers as
well as I can. "
On this understanding , Percy's
evidence was extracted from him as
follows :
"Was it Captain Ucrvio who quarreled
with ? " " . " "
reled you "Yes. "Was it
about me ? " "Yes. " "What did he
say ? " "He said I had committed an
impropriety inwaltx.ing with you. "
"Why ? " "Because your parents
disapproved of your waltxing in a
public ballroom. " "That's not true.
What did he say next ? " "He said 1
had added tenfold to my ofi'ense by
waltzing with yon in such a manner
as to make you the subject of rc-
mark to the whole room.'Oh ! did
you let him say that ? " "No ; I con
tradicted him instantly. And I said ,
besides , 'It's an insult to Miss Bow-
more to suppose that she would per
mit any impropriety. ' " "Quite
right And what did he say ? "
"Well , he lost his temper : I would
rather not repeat what he said , when
he was mad with jealousy. There
was nothing to be done with him
but give him his way. " "Give him
his way ! Does that mean fight a
duel with him ? " . "Yes. " And you
kept my name out of it by pretend
ing to quarrel at the card-table ? "
"Yes. We managed it when the
card-room was emptying at supper
time , and nobody was present but
Major Much and another friend as
witnesses. " "And when did you
fight the duel ? " "The next morn
ing. " "You never thought of me , I
suppose ? " "Indeed 1 did : I was very
glad that you had no suspicion of
what we were at.Was that all ? "
"No : I had your flower with me. the
flower you gave me out of your nosea
at the ball. " "Weil ? " ' "Oh.
' . ' "It
nevermind : it doesn't matter.1
does matter. What did yon do with
my flower ? " "I gave it a sly kiss
while they were measuring : the
ground , and ( don't tell anybody ! ) I
put it next m : heart to bring mo
luck. " "Was that just before he
shot at you ? " "Yes. " "How did he
shoot ? " "He walked ( as the seconds
had arranged it ) ten paces forward ,
and then ho stopped and lifted his
pistol " "Don't tell mo any more !
Oh. to think of my being the miser
able cause of such horrors ! I'll
never dance again as long as I live.
Did you think he had killed you
when the bullet wounded your poor "
neck ? " "No ; I hardly felt it at
first. " "Hardly felt it ? How -he
talks ! And when the wretch had
done his best to kill you , and when
it came your turn , what did you do ? "
"Nothing. " "What ! You didn't
walk your ten paces forward ? "
"No. " "And you never shot at him
in return ? " "No ; I had no quarrel
with him , poor fellow ; I just stood
where I was , and fired in the air "
The next words died away on his
lips. Before he could stop ner. Char
lotte seized his hand , and kissed it
with a hysterical fever of admira
tion which completely deprived him
of his presence of mind.
"Why shouldn't I kiss the hand oi
a hero ? " she cried , with tears of
enthusiasm sparkling in her eyes.
"Nobody but a hero would have
given him his life ; nobody bub a hero
would have pardoned him while the
blood was streaming from thev wounci
that he had inflicted. I respect you
I admire you. Oh. don't think mo
bold ! " she exclaimed , suddenly hid
ing her face in her hands. "I can't
control myself when I hear of any
thing noble and good. You will
make allowance for my .being a
strange girl ? You will understand
me bettdr when we get to be olt
friends. "
She spoke inlow , sweet tones of
entreaty. Percy's arm stole softly
round her waist
"Are we never to be nearer and
.dearer to each other than old
friends ? " ho aslced in a whisper ,
am not a hero your goodness over
rates me , dear Miss Charlotte. My
one ambition is to be the happj' man
who is worthy enough to win you.
At your own time ! I wouldn't dis
tress you ; I wouldn't confuse you ; I
wouldn't for the whole \vorld take
advantage of the compliment whicn
your sympathy has paid to me. If
it offends you , I won't even ask if 1
may hope.
She sighed as he said the last
words , trembled a little , and then
silently looked at him. Percy read
his answer in her eyes. Without
meaning it on either side , their heads
drew nearer together ; their cheeks ,
then their lips , touched. She started
back from him , and rose to leave the
conservatory. At the same moment
the sound of slowly approaching
footsteps became audible on the
gravel walk of the g rden. Char
lotte hurried to the door. "It is my
faiher , " she s id , turninsto Percy.
"C m and b introduced to him. "
Percy fallowed h r into the g.-u-den.
Chftrlott * & d inherited all that
was inost stj iking ir her personal ap
pearance from ber mother. So far
as the q-jestion of stature was con
cerned , her 'ath r was no taller than
Majar Mucfc. Judging by appear
ances , Mr. BoAvmorc looked like a
irutn prematurely wasted and worn
by the cares of a troubled life. His
eyes presented the one feat are in
which tu ilMigbtcr resembled him.
In shape emi color thsy were exactly
reproduced ia Charlotte ; the differ
ence wai ia the expression. The
father's look \v-.3 habitually restless ,
eager ! and suspicious ; not a
ti-ace was io ba seen in it
othe truthfulness and genUennss
which made the charm of the
daughter's expression. A nan
whoso bitter experience of the world
had ioure.l his temper and tiiakcn
,
his faith 1ft his fellow-creatures
such v/us ? [ : . Bowinoie as lie prot
sontua himself on the sur/aeo.
Whatever compensating virtue ? ho
might possess lay hidden deep n his
nature , unil were only disco : rabiu ,
by thuab who knew him ia the closest
relations of ctuily life.
He receive : ! J'eroy politely , but
with a preoccupied air. Every : io\v
and then his restless eyes wandercJ.
from his visitor to an opcr. letter
which he had in his hand. Char-
lotto , observing him. pointed tt > tno
letter. "Have you any bad news
there , papa ? " < i.eaked. .
[ TO in : t
Ilirorios oi Kdao tioii.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth h
centuries there vero four theories of 1u
education. Thepiitistlo , which made 1u
religion and morality the chief end : u
the humanistic , which emphasized
the importance of th * aocionc .augua-
ges and literatuwj ; the philanthropic ,
which made philanthropy the basis
of all education ; and the eoleetic ,
which soi < ; L' to take wnat was best
from each system , and ospcosully
devoted itself to the training f r
neglected and unfortunate , elastcs. a
y
HIS Iitpl J H IOIt.
"Yes , " said fie- important young
man to the youn lady whoin he had
just met , "I have been from pole to
pole. "
"Why , Mr. lirickons. " said the
hostess. "I didn' : know you were
ever out of the United States. "
"Oh er ahem , jou 3 > e I came
here on the electric eavs. I referred
to the trolley poles. ' ' Washington :
Star.
ttiisr T xe < ii Suvony.
The governmentr Saxony has
adopted a novel mctlioil iu secure
the payment of ta\'js. The names of
persons who did no > pay their taxes
last year arc pi-hitou' and hung up in
all the restairanc : > anil saloons. The
proprietors dare not serve those-
mentioned on , the lists with food or-
drink , under penalty of losing their-
license.
A Ofei Success.
Briggs Do you always call on
Miss Twilling in the same suit ?
Griggs Yes ; I want to show her
father I am economical.
Hriggs I guess you have sue-
cecded. lie told me the other day
o
you were the meanest man he ever
c
saw- d
DIvHion of Labor.
"
Mother Children , have you said
"
your prayers ? Tilly Yes. mamma. "
"You were very quick about it. " "I
prayed one-half and Daisy the other. "
Texas Siftings
TABIME'S SEEJION.
A BRAWNY RELIGION SUN
DAY'S SUBJECT.
The Tendency to Pat the Poor Folk
Out of the Church Condemned A
Blow at Faslilomiblo lleligiou Kcvolu-
tiou Is Near at Hand.
Washington , D. C. , May 1 , 1S9S.
This discourse of Dr. Talmage is revo
lutionary for good in families and
churches and nations , and especially
appropriate for these times. Text ,
Acts 17 , 6 : "These that have turned
the world upside down are come hither
also. "
There is a wild , bellowing mob
around the house of Jason , in Thessa-
lonica. What has the man done so
greatly to offend the people ? He has
been entertaining Paul and his com
rades. The mob surround the house
and cry , "Bring out those turbulent
preachers ! They are interfering with
our business ; they are ruining our reli
gion ! They are actually turning the
world upside down ! "
The charge was true ; for there is
nothing that so interferes with sin ,
there is nothing so ruinous to every
form of established iniquity , there is
nothing that has such tendency to turn
the world upside down , as our glorious
Christianity. The fact is , that the
world now is wrong side up , and it
needs to be turned upside down in or
der that it may be right side up. The
time was when men wrote books en
titling them "Apologies for Christian
ity. " I hope that day has passed. We
want no more apologies for Christian
ity. Let the apologies be on the part
of those who do not believe in our
religion. We do not mean to make
any compromise in the matter. We
do not wish to hide the fact that Chris
tianity is revolutionary , and that its
tendency is to turn the world upside
down.
Our religion has often been misrep
resented as a principle of tears , and
mildness , and fastidiousness ; afraid
of crossing people's prejudices ; afraid
of making somebody mad ; with silken
gloves , lifting the people up from the
church pew into glory , as though they
were Bohemian glass , so very delicate
that with one touch it may be demol
ished forever. Men speak of religion
as though it were a refined imbecility ;
as though it were spiritual chloroform ,
that the people were to take until the
sharp cutting of life were over. The
Bible , so far from this , represents the
religion of Christ as robust and brawny
ransacking and upsetting ten thou
sand things that now seem to be settled :
on firm foundations. I hear some man
in the house say , "I thought religion
was peace. " That is the final result ,
A man's arm is out of place. Two mem
come , and with great effort put it back
to the socket. It goes back with great
pain. Then it gets well. Our world
is horribly disordered and out of joint.
It must come under an omnipotent
surgery , beneath which there will be'
pain and anguish before there can come
perfect health and quiet. I proclaim' ,
therefore , in the name of my Lord-
Jesus Christ Revolution ! '
The religion of the Bible will make
a revolution in the family. Those
things that are wrong in the family
circle will be overthrown by it , while1
justice and harmony will take' the
place. The husband will be the head-
of the household only when he is fit
to be. I know a man who spends all
.
the money he makes in drink , as well
as all the money that his wife makes ;
and sometimes sells the children's ,
clothes for rum. Do- you tell me that
he is to be the head of that household ? '
If the wife have more nobility , more
courage , more consistency , more of all
that is right , she shall have the su
premacy. You say that the Bible says
that the wife is to be subject to the-
husband. I know it. But there is a.
"
husband , not a masculine caricature.
There is no human , or divine law that
makes a woman subordinate to a man
unworthy of her. When Christianity-
comes into a domestic circle , it will
give the dominancy to that once who is.
the most worthy of it.
Again , Christianity will produce a.
revolution in commercial circles. Find
me fifty merchants , and you find that
they have fifty standards of what is
right and wrong. You say to some one
about a merchant , . "Is he honest ? " "Oh , ,
yes , " the man says , "he is honest ; but
lie grinds the faces of his clerks. He |
Is honest ; but he exaggerates the value
of his goods. He is honest ; but h.e
loans money oa bond and mortgage ,
with the understanding that the mort
gage can lie quiet for ten years , but
as soon as he gets the mortgage he re
cords it and begins a foreclosure suit ,
and the sheriff's writ comes down , and
the day of sale arrives , and away goes !
he homestead' , , and the creditor bn3
It in at half price. " Honest ? when he ,
loaned the money he knew that he
would get the homestead at half price.
ETonest ? but he goes to the insurance
office to get a policy on his life , , and
tells the doctor that he is well , when
Ste knows that for ten years he has had
but one lung. Honest ? though he sells
property br the map , forgetting to telt
ihe purchaser that the ground is all un
der water ; but it is generous in him
to do that , for he throws the \vatot ia-
to the bargain.
Ah ! my friends , there is but or e
standard of the everlasting right and
of the everlasting wrong , and that is
the Bible ; and when the principle shall
get iis pry under our commercial
houses , 1 believe that one-half of them
will go over. The ruin will begin at '
one end of the street , and it will crash !
crash ! crash ! all the way down to the
docks. "What is the matter ? Has
there been a fall in gold ? " "Oh , no. "
"Has there been a new tariff ? " "No. "
"Has there been a failure in crops ? "
"No. " "Has there been an unaccount
able panic ? " "No. " This is the se
cret : The Lord God has set up his
throne of judgment in the exchange
Ho has summoned the righteous and
the wicked to come before him. What
was 1837 ? A day of judgment ! "What
was 1857 ? A day of judgment ! What
was the extreme depression of two
years ago ? A day of judgment ! Do
you think that God is going to wait
until he has burned the world up be
fore he rights these wrongs ? I tell
you , Nay ! Every day is a day of judg
ment.
The fraudulent man piles up his
gains , bond above bond , United States
security above United States security ,
emolument above emolument , until his
property has become a great pyramid ;
and , as he stands looking at it , he
thinks It can never be destroyed ; but
the Lord God comes and with his little
finger pushes it all over.
You build a house , and you put into
it a rotten beam. A mechanic stand
ing by says , "It will never do to put
that beam in ; it will 'ruin your whole
building. " But you put it in. The
house is completed. Soon it begins to
rock. You call in the mechanic and
'ask , "What is the matter with this
door ? V/hat is the matter with this
wall ? Everything seems to be giving
out. " Says the mechanic , "You put a
rotten beam into that structure , and
the whole thing has to come down. "
Here is an estate that seems to'be all
right now. It has been building a
great many years. But fifteen years
ago there was a dishonest transaction
in that commercial house. That one
dishonest transaction will keep on
working ruin in the whole structure
until down the estate will come in
wreck and ruin about the possessor's
ears one dishonest dollar in.the estate
demolishing all his possessions. I have
seen it again and again ; and so have
you.
you.Here
Here is your moneysafec man
ufacturer and yourself only know how
it can be opened. You have the key.
You touch the lock and the ponder
ous door swings back. But let me tell
you that , however firmly barred and
bolted your money-safe may be , you
can not keep God out. He will come ,
some day , into your counting-room ,
and he will demand , "Where did that
note of hand come from ? How did you
account for this security ? Where did
you get that mortgage from ? What
does this mean ? " If it is all right ,
God will say , "Well done , good and
faithful servant. Be prospered in this
world. Be happy in the world to come. "
If it is all wrong , he will say , "Depart ,
ye cursed. Be miserable for your ini
quities in this life ; and then go down
and spend your eternity with thieves ,
and horse-jockeys and pick-pockets. "
You have an old photograph of the
signs on your street. Why have those
signs nearly all changed within the
last twenty years ? Does the passing ,
away of a generation account for it ?
Oh , no. Does the fact that there are
hundreds of honest men : who go- down
every year account for it ? Oh , no.
This is the secret : The Lord God has
been walking through the commercial
streets of. our great cities : and. he
has- been adjusting things according to
the principles of eternal rectitude.
The- time will come when , through
the revolutionary power of this gos
pel , a falsehood , instead- being called
exaggeration , equivocation , or evasion ,
will be branded a lie ! And stealings ,
that now sometimes go..under the head
of percentages and commissions , and *
bonuses , wilh be put into , the catalogue Pr
of state prison offenses. Society will r
t
be turned inside out and upside down ,
and ransacked of God's , truth , until
Dusiness dishonesties shall come to an
li
end , and all double-dealing ; and God
will overturn , and overturn , and over-
; urn ; and commercial men. in all cities
will throw up their hands , crying out ,
These that have turned , the world l
upside down are come hither. "
In that future day of. the reconstruct
ed Church of Christ , the church build
ing will be the most cheerful of all
buildings. Instead of the light of the
"sun strained through painted glass , un
til an intelligent auditory looks green ,
and ! blue and and $
, yellow , copper-col
ored , we will have no such things. The E
pure atmosphere of heaven. w.ill sweep a
out the-fetid atmosphere tliat has been ?
cept in. many of our churches boxed titl
up from Sunday to Sunday. The day tls
of-'which I speak will bea day of great s
revivals. There will ba such a time tl
tlcl
\a , there was in the parish of Shotts , cl
vhere five hundred souls were born to tl
God in one day : such' times as were ita
seen in this country when Edwards a
gavethe alarm , when Tonnent preached re
reec
ed , and Whitefield thundered , and Edward ed
ecaj
ward Payson prayed ; such times as aj
some of you remember in 1857 , when cl
tlie- voice of prayer and praise was tl
heard in theater , and : warehouse , and
blacksmith shop , and : factory and engine
gine- house ; and the auctioneer's cry
of "a half , and a half and a half , " was. Ii [
orowned out by the adjoining prayer- Iib
meeting , in which the people cried outv C
"Men and brethren , what shall we do ? " Ctl
In those days ofnraich I am speak- tlai
tog , the services of the Church of ai
God will be morespirited. . The min ir
isters of Christ , instead of being anx tl
ious about whether they are going to cc
lose their place in their notes , will get ccPI
on fire with the theme and pour the cl
living truth cif God upon an aroused clC
auditor } ' crying out to the righteous , di
"It shall be well with you ; " and to the din
wicked , "Woe ! It shall be Ul with ti
you ! " In those days the singing will tib :
be very different from what it is now. tli :
The music will weep , and wail , and 01
chant , and triumph. People then will 01gi
not be afraid to open their mouths
when they sing. The man with a
cracked voice will risk it on "Wind-
ham , " and "Ortonville , " and "Old Hun ta
dred. " Grandfather will find the place taC
for his grandchild in the hymn-book ; C
or the little child will be spectacles for si
the grandfather. Hosanna will meet
hosanna , and together go climbing to
the throne ; and the angels will hear ; sea
and God will listen ; and the gates of a
heaven will hoist ; and it will be as a
when two seas meet the wave of h (
earthlj song" mingling" with the surg
ing'anthems of the free. .
Oh , my God , let .me live to see that
day ! Let there be no power In disease
of the sea , to
wave
ease , or accident , or
disappoint my expectations. Let all %
other sight fail my eyes , rather than
that I should miss that vision. Let all
other sounds fail my ears , rather than
that I should fail to hear that sound.
I want to stand on the mountaintop ,
to catch the first ray of the dawn , and
with flying feet bring the news. And ,
oh , when we hear the , clattering hoofs
that bring on the king's chariot , may
we all be ready , with arches sprung ,
and with hand on the rope of the bell
that Is to sound the victory , and with
wreaths all twisted for the way ; and
v/hen Jesus dismounts , let it be amidst
the huzza ! huzza ! of a world redeemed.
Where and when will that revolution
begin ? Here , and now. In your heart
and mine. Sin must go down ; our
pride must go down ; our worldliness -
ness must go down , that Christ
may come up. Revolution ! "Except
a man be born again , he cannot see the
kingdom of God. " Why not now let
the revolution begin ? Not next Sab
bath , but now ! Not tomorrow , when
you go out into commercial circles , but
now !
Archias , the magistrate Thebes. ,
was sitting with many mighty men ,
drinking wine. A messenger came in ,
bringing a letter informing him of a
conspiracy to end his life and warning
him to flee. Archias took the letter ,
but , instead of opening it , put it into
his pocket , and said to the messenger
who brought it : "Business , tomor
row ! " The next day he died. Before
he opened the letter , the government
was captured. When he read the let
ter it was too late. Today I put into-
the hand of every man and woman , ,
who hears or reads these words , a mes
sage of life. It says : "Today , if ye
will hear his voice , harden not your
heart. " Do not put away the message
and say : "This business tomorrow. ' "
This night thy soul may be required'
of thee !
The teaff Insect-
The "leaf-insect" Is a native of the
East Indies , and the islands of the-
eastera archipelago. Dr. Duns , ia de
scribing it , says : "Suppose the top-
of a sprout of this year's growth to be-
broken from a bay , the leaves stripped
off , two-of them taken and laid back
to back along the sprout to within ,
about a quarter of an inch from- the
top , you have then the body and head
of the insect. At the end of the bare
sprout two forked incipient leaves-
stand out. These will do for the horns.
The leaves lying thus along the sprout
give as they taper towards their points-
the aspect of the body ; while the un
covered projecting part , with its half-
formed' buds , represents the head and'
the eyes. The wings bear the most
striking resemblance to an oak-leaf
cut up the center. The regularity of
th& larger veins ; and' the distinctness , *
of the smaller ones , are very marked.
Then1 you have the four legs like frag
ments of leaflets , joined' tothe - upper
parts of the body ; while two arms ,
serving the same purpose as the ten-
tacularof the-butterfly , branch-off from
the shoulder. These are also like frag
ments of a leaf ; but when they are
brought together they form an entire
leaf ( , with its base at the head"and - its
point projecting. " When the insect
rests among the leaves its resemblance
to ( them isso perfect that only a' most
acute observer is likely to detect it :
even whenit flies It looks far more
like a : stray leaf torn from a branch
than a true insect. The leaf-insect
moves about very slowly , and if it were-
not for its extraordinary resemblance
to < the foliage among which it passes
its life , would be powerless to- escape
the attacks of its numerous enemies.
Fhur Apples Cost MlmSGOO ; .
Cashier A. H. Baker of the Jenkin-
town. National bank is. the- owner of
foun apples which , cost hinr exactly
$150 apiece. He was riding in an
English street trolley car on Saturday.
and : had with him a ? satchel containing
600 in bank notes of small denomina
tion , . for use in theday's business at
thebank. . When , he- picked up the
satchel on leaving ther car he noticed
that the lock looked , strange , and a
close examination ; revealed' the fact
that it was a substitute grip. When.
was broken open , it revealed four
apples ; and a newspaper. Mr. Baker
remembered being very much interest
in reading a. war bulletin at Eighth.
and Chestnut streets , , and thinks tile
change must have been effected ( luring
that time. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Aln-
At a recent meeting of the Scckte
nternationaJed.es Electriciens , M Bar-
barat ! described the new underground
cables with air insulation employed hy
the telephone administration of Paris.
Ihese cables are insulated with , paper !
ind the insulation is insured bv inject
ing from time to time dry air under
the pressure. For this
purpose the
ompressed air is supplied by the com
pressed air company ; it passes over
chloride of calcium , and is sent into
each cable by means of taps. This
Iried air removes every trace of damp
ness < and insures the insulation. Some
times the operation can. be facilitated
sending a workman to heat it on
he spot. These cables have been trie-l
aver long telephonic systems and hava
iven good results.
Silent Partner Was Uolsterons.
Commercial Traveler '
Who's ; that
talking so loud and kicking
up such
fuss back there in the private office ?
Clerk ( nonchalantly ) Oh , that's the
silent partner. Somerville Journal.
After a record free
of marks for ab
sence or tardiness for nearly flve years
school girl of Piedmont , W. Va fell
victim to mumps and had to 'stay
lome.