TWILIGHT
Tho d6ws como down, and shadows gnthor in Hold and Inno,
Low In tho west a band of black glvea promise unto rain,
It Is tho twilight hour and given o'er to calm and rest,.
It brings to honle a benediction and Is blest.
The boys come and. bathe their faces at the cooling well,
Afur and faint, then near and sweet, tinkles the load cow's bell.
It is the twilight hour and stars are starting from the deep,
High hcuven's herald sent to watch that men may sleep.
The father comes, a man of many years of toil and care,
Who smiles to see the candle In tho self-same window there;
It Is tho twilight hour and with the farm work amply done
He feels a poor man's Joy to think the food is won.
H $1011 all sit down to eat the evening meal, and far away
A wagon rumbles out the neighbor's name who loves delay;
It is the twilight hour and free from day's unending quest
It brings to home a benediction and is blest.
Boston Journal.
Hiss Fairfax's Husband
y? AMIOS TADDMAN. sub-editor of
ojl the Domicile Gazette, was busily
correcting proofs when the door
of his room was opened rather sudden
ly, and a gentleman of some slx-nnd-
twenty winters entered.
"I say, Taddinun "
"Well?"
The sub-editor Just grunted this out,
nud didn't turn his head.
"I'm In an awful tlx. I I don't
know what to do!"
"What's up?" murmured Mr. Tadd
ntaii, still keeping his eyes Hxed on
his proofs.
"I've got to interview Miss Fairfax,
the great singer. The governor left
word yiat I. was to see her to-night
at eleven after the concert, and that
tho Interview was to go Into to-morrow's
paper."
"Hotter look sharp, then," growled
the sub-editor; "it's 10:15 now. and I
shall want all your copy bv 12:110 at
the latest."
"But but I can't do it!" exclaimed
the new-comer, desperately.
"Why not?" replied the sub-editor.
"You've interviewed heaps of people
before in a fashion."
Mr. Taddnmn didn't think much of
Charles Danvers, the one and only re
porter the Dendene Gazette could boast
of. Danvers was far too amateurish
in his work, and hadn't tho "cut" of
it newspaper man about him. Besides,
the governor had only engaged him
because he was willing to work for
a low salary.
"Well, it's Just like this, Taddman,"
explained Danvers, coining up and
standing at his superior olllcer's el
bow, "Miss Fairfax Is my wife!"
Taddman dropped his pen, and turn
ed round In one and the same moment.
"Your wife!"
"Yes. my wife I swear it I don't
tare to talk about it," the young man
went, on, hurriedly. "But I'll tell you
nil now I've told you some. We were
married when we were only boy and
girl. I was nineteen, she n venr
younger. Three months after our mar
riage we had a frightful quarrel
cnieny necause I had deceived her
about money matters and we parted
by mutual consent. She was at one
of the musical academies, and I had
Just left Hugby. My father disowned
me for getting married without his
consent, and so, instead of going to
uxrord, I had to earn a living how
nnd where I could. After trying vari
ous things 1 drifted into Journalism,
nnd that's why I'm here, working all
I know for twenty-live shillings a
week. And she I have followed her
career, although she has quite lost
sight of me she Is famous, rich, court
ed by the great, written about and
talked about, while I, her husband.
am only a miserable hack of a re
porter. And now 1 have to go and
interview her!"
iie same into a chair and
burled his face In his hands. For
some moment Taddman gazed at him
In blank amazement. This man the
great Fairfax's lawful husband! And
ton! off to interview her! Taddman
was tongue-tied.
Ho looked at his watch. It was
five minutes to eleven.
"Look here, young un, you must
go," he at length said, touching Dan
vers on the shoulder and speaking
more gently; "it'll mean the sack If
you don't. You know what tho gov
ernor is. You'd Hud it rather hard
to get another crib, you know. I'd do
It for you myself, but I can't stir from
here until the paper goes to bed. So
put a good face on it, man, and go.
Bless you! sho won't recognize you.
Her husband was a smooth-faced boy,
and you've got a long mustache and
and (he had never noticed thorn be
fore) quite a sprinkling of gray hairs.
Besides, you look a good deal older
than you really are. Here, rouse up
and get along! We must have the
interview. "
Danvers got up.
"Thanks, old chap," he said, "l.'ll
be off, I didn't think of the alteration
fen my looks. Of course she won't
know me." ' . ' '. "
ON THE FARM.
And without more ado he nut on
his coat and hat and hurried nwav to
n,n i.nii ,....,
.... .... ,,, ru,r,nx mm
consented to be Interviewed, the ren
dezvous being her dressing-room be
hind the stage.
miss Fairfax was rolling up her
music when her maid, Jones, was good
enough to Inform her that "a reporter"
was anxious to see her.
"From the Dendene Gnzete?" she
Inquired.
. ....
ies, miss i uiinic it was some
name like that."
Miss Jones' experience of press rep
resentatives was a very wide one. She
didn't think much of the one who was
here to-night. He wasn't so free
Sliokeil IIS them l.mulnn cmitu
their shiny 'ats and long frock-coats
no, nor so free with his money at
any rate he didn't look as if ho was.
Yes, Miss Jones liked the London .,.
tlemen, especially when they nttribut-
ed to her mistress a host of clever
things which she never said.
"Ask him to mine in." ui,i n
Fairfax. "Good evening," she mur-
mured pleasantly, as Danvers entered'
"will you sit down? And now what
can I do for you?"
Poor Danvers was quite dazzled bv
Ids wife's wondrous beauty. She was
conainiy a very pretty girl when he
nuyried her, but ho never imagined
for a moment that she would develop
inio mo lovely woman he now beheld.
She was In excellent health. Her eyes
were bright and sparkling, and site
looked a very queen as she moved to
nnd fro In her costly white satin dress.
while diamonds shone out from be-
tween the colls of her dark hair and
ournt fiercely on her breast.
Danvers pulled himself together
with u great effort, and put the usual
round of questions to her. She nn.
swered them with astonishing roadi-
ness, and told him tho tale of her
career with striking accuracy. Then,
seeing that her visitor did not aimear
io ne quite ot his ease, the singer
began to talk about the songs sho
loved talked In a low, sweet voice
which rose and fell in glorious cad-
ences, that foil upon the enr like the
purnng or a stream. At any other '
time Danvers would have hailed such
a speech with glee, for it woh oml-
nentiy printable and interesting; but
now ho only wrote mechanlcully, for
his thoughts were not in bin work
only his pencil-point.
During the latter part of the Inter-
view Jones had been assisting her
young mistress in putting on her
"things." Jones, as has been said
was quite used to Interviewers, and
she sniffed Impatiently several times
during Miss Fairfax's dlsemirn,.
her mistress was more eommunlelitlve
than usual far more communicative
Indeed than she was to the Ixndon
gentlemen, who, in consequence, had
to draw upon their imaginations In
order to fill up their columns. It was
qulto Immaterial to Miss Fairfax how
the interviewers who came to see Jier
were dressed. Her business manager
Oi most discreet gentleman) had direct
ed her to grant Interviews whenever
she could, and ho, in giving the repre
sentative of tho Dendene Gazette all
this Information, she was only trans
acting part of her day's work.
It was not likely that Miss Fairfax
likely that she noticed, as Jones did,
that his coat wus very old, and a trifle
thin for tho season; that his collars
and cuffs, though qulto clean, pos
sessed frayed edges; that his boots
wanted repairing, nnd that he would
have been the better for a new hat
Psot that you could find much fault
with Danvers' clothes at first glance
It was only when you came to look
Into them that you saw some serious
defects. After much consideration.
Miss Jones came to the conclusion that
n.e lepuner nan noon good-looking,
She put him down aB Hve-and-thlrty
now, nnd married; with perlmpH half
a dozen children and a scolding wife.
This was because her quick eyes fer
reted out tho gray hairs, and tho lines
along the forehead and certain weary
shadows on his face. Of course, MIbs
Jones had no Idea that the "Interview
cr's" life was a wearying one Indeed,'
for many n time and oft he had to
stand for hours ankle deep In the mud
that is present at every stock sale;
had to rush about over half the county
nt all times and in all weathers; had
to do two and sometimes three men'
work; had to tout for advertisements!
soft-soap good Dendene citizens who
agreed with his paper's "opinions")
had to chronicle a host of silly tittle
tattle, and cover reams of paper with
the common names of nobodies.
So It was no wonder that Danven
had turned a little bit gray, and did
not look peculiarly cheerful. And i
did not Improve his looks to go homt
after handing in his "copy" and 1 1
awake xll night thinking of his beauti
ful wife, In the heyday of her career,
beaded wherever she went, rich, ami
without a ripple In the calm sea ol
her existence to trouble her, whiN
he
But ho was glad she did not recog
mzc mm.
It was about half-past eight on tin
i...- .' ' !.., , . . .. . .. : waH "
following morning. Danvers was male
, fl " r ' 11111111 C'U Sm'
hreakfast, when no less a person thai
, ullli,i,.i,. ui.. ....
, imiixiviiij ouwiiii Him
room ny his landlady, who never put
herself out of tho way to announce i
visitor,
"Oh," began Miss Jones, "Miss Fain
fax would bo glad If you could boo liei
some time this morning. She want!
something altered in tho Interview
and hopes you can publish the corree
tlon next Wednesday."
Mil. -v
xuo uenuono Gazette, wo should
have mentioned, was a bl-wcekly
"Very well," said Danvers. "I wll
wait upon Miss Fairfax immediately."
"f!w.l ! ....1.1 I .
w.wtl Hum, huiu .Junes, laconical
ly, and went.
The quality of the breakfast had
luwi'm' interview another twenty
1 vmi 111 ncr Umntlon.
. xlluru was 11 mS ,lro "Crows
110101 s beat "Ittlng-room when Dan
vors wns s,,own to it. The Ubl
W,,B alK) ,a,1 for breakfast, Danven
uow" WItl " 8,R The ordeal
wasn t over then, yet
. loro was a fro"-f of Hkirts, and
iJanu'rs- tmllng up, bowed politolj
t0 M,HS I,,,l,rf,,x "'hose beauty, ho oh
served, bore the test of sunlight un
mnc,m,'"
"I'ray sit down," she said; "I merelj
w"i--u 10 asic you
Sm! toPPed speaking. Involuntan
ho 'ooketl up at her, and the blood
wu,hou giumiy to his brain when h
saw tlmt 8no was Hurveylng him with
11 wor,(l oC tenderness in her eyes. Sin
rt-'tfi''-,d him, and she still loved
mml
Without more ado she dropped on
ner knccs beside him, and laid one ol
ucr white hands caressingly on hli
ireadUare sleeve.
"0h' Cnitrllo!" she cried, with a lit
tle S()b 111 her voice, "won't you maki
11
110 ll5!0U t "or wildly. Ijc could
not believe it. But yet there was that
,00lc 1,1 ,lor facc
un' no' no: 11(1 exclaimed, turn-
UlK a "it would not do. You ar
m fa,m)s "lid rich, while I I am
wlmt .vou 'see- l 1 had better go,
w,ml wi" people say when thej
H,H fllllui'e of a career, his shabbi.
neHS' hIs wretchedness tho thought ol
lUom overwhelmed him. He would
not tukc "dvantage of her generosity,
So Jo rose to his feet and walked un-
steadily toward the door. But befon
ho lmcl Bno half n ,,ozen Plce. Ih
3 3 1 ,e'
"Oharllo," she said, "I love you
navc alwuy-s 'vcd you. I loved yon
w 11 wo I,arte(1- 1 "avo lr'-'d to find
'i yu were, i name let ui
,uu,tu 11 "Pi
110 Ht,PPeI d looked down at her.
ri,,r oyt'a wuru suffused with tears
y dMrIi:" ,lt! 'V-'lalmed, and,
(MasP'" ,10r " "'s ar". Imprinted on
Ul 1,1,1 "row " KIHH 01 r-'oncIIIatIon,
whk'h dispersed the gray shadows oj
the past, with all Its black clouds ol
misery and hopelessness.
And so, hand in hand, they started
anew on life's long Journey. Rural
Home.
Tlmo Enough,
loaquln Miller was visiting a friend
whoso tastes run to the classical nc
tho "precious" in literature. One day
says Llpplueott's Magazine, this gen
by Bret Ilarto.
I can't see," said the fastidious gen,
tloman, "how an immortal being cai
waste his time on such stuff."
Aro you quite sure," said Miller.
"that I am an Immortal being?"
"Why, of course, you arc!"
"In that case," returned the Call
fornlan, grimly, "I don't seo whv 1
should be so very economical of mi
time."
After overy big failure, it turns out
that, some pretty shaky men get credit
at tho banks. When a really good
man wauts to borrow monev at u
bank, ho I questioned pretty closely!
flpBSjfj
Till. GIONTlil LOVIO OF Oil BIST
ny Canon C. C. richer.
"By the gentleness of Christ." li
Cor., x., 1.
"The love of Christ constialneth us."
2 Cor., v., 11.
There Is nothing so strong as gentle
ness and nothing so gentle and loving
ns real strength. How true are these
words in the Incarnate life of our
Lord Jesus Christ! lie was a perfect
union of gentleness and strength. But
What Is gentleness? It Is quite differ
ent from meekness. Meekness Is called
forth by provocation, Insult. Gentle
ness Is not that. Still less is it kind
ness. Many a man and woman Is over
flowing with kindness, liberal in alms
giving, constant In nets of charity, yet
they are not gentle. True gentleness
is that habit of life which Is the out
come of prayer, of communion with
God. and a careful study of our Lord's
human character; it Is not gained by
copying another; we cannot make our
selves gentle, we cannot be gentle In
manner or speech apart from the grace
of God; we must meditate on the life
of Christ nnd on that attribute espe
cially, for It Is not merely gentleness
that Is desirable, but. "the gentle
ness of Christ." Consider a few eases
or special geutleness In our Lord's
dealings with men when he was on
earth.
Take the case of Nlcndemus. Christ,
did not say to him, "Coward, afraid to
confess me before men!" No; he ac
cepted that earnest desire of his to
have a deeper knowledge, and before
NMcodemus was aware our Iord was
teaching liltn the wonderful doctrine of
regeneration. Gentle 'Poacher.
Think of Christ's way of dealing
with the young man who came run
ning to him and said: "Good Master,
what slialt I do to Inherit eternal life?"
How wise and gentle was Jesus with
III in ! He knew the overmastering
temptation in the young man's way,
the corrupting love of riches, such a
snare to the soul. How he longed to
snatch this brand out of the fire that
he should set his affection on some
thing higher! We read: "And Jesus,
beholding him loved lilin, and gave him
the best of advice; but the young man
loved himself better than God, turned
his back on unequaled tenderness, and
went away again Into the world."
Think of tho Savior's dealings with
Peter. When Jesus walked upon ;he
flowing waves of Galilee he said,
Come," In answer to the Impulsive
apostle's request: ami as Peter walked
upon the waters right up to Christ.
when the boisterous waves arose, lie
lost faith; so Jesus put forth his hand
nnd caught him. What gentleness
ngain! But that voice still says.
"Come:" that heart, which knows our
weakness, our readiness to fall, ntlll
beats with human sympathy; thai
hand, strong to control the waves. Is
still stretched forth with that touch
80 perfect in strength, so winning in
gentleness. .Peter felt It. and knew
he was safe.
Let us also think how Christ deall
with the Magdalene that pattern for
penitent souls. She knelt at the feet
Df the Savior and heard his tones of
gentleness those tones still so gentle,
no wise, waiting for penitent souls as
they come to his feet, saying to them,
lis he said to her, "Go in peace." Why
do I speak so much of gentleness? Be
cause I wish, from the depth of my
heart, to draw you sllll nearer to the
heart of Jesus.
In coining to meditate on the love
of Christ we cannot but feel our help
lessness in undertaking such a '.ask.
We are reminded of what Augustine
Kaid of the child attempting to empty
the sea into the hole It had dug in the
mind. The best way to realize in any
measure the love of God is by trying
lo fathom the depth of our sin' and Un
forgiving love required to wipe it all
nut. If we place ourselves in the
presence or God and look back upon
the your gone by ami try to recall the
proofs of (Sod's patient forbearance
with us. in spite of our rebellion. In
gratitude, and forgetfulncss of hint, we
Mini! be much helprd to realize tho
love of God for us. We can also seo
In man's dealings with ills fellow crea
tures something of the love of God.
ir a fellow man goes on putting up'i
with us in our Ingratitude, our love of
our own way. our unwillingness to
learn or make any response - to his
goodness K that man is still tender,
patient, nnd forbearing, we cannot
fall to believe In the love of such a
man. What. then, must be the love
or God to each one of us? It will do
us good to meditate upon some of the
features of this wonderful love.
It Is an everlasting love, from eter
nity to eternity. "I have loved theo'
with an everlasting love; therefore
with loving kindness have 1 drawn
thee." Ol ir we feel that wo cannot
say Christ has drawn us, for ou
hearts feel so colli and dead, so filled
with earthly cares, so filled with lovo
of the world, then now should go up
from the depth or every such heart tho
prayer O, my Father, draw me to
thyself.
It Is a manifested love, in all his
human life the love of Christ was man'
Ifested, made plain, brought down to
the comprehension of the youngest
child. "Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down bin
life for his friends." Christ's love was
manifested first in the Incarnation In
that, net of Infinite condescension
when he took upon himself the form
of a slave and led that life or human
H.V, so that no one could doubt tho
love of Christ, for his lovo was not
only one of doctrine, but of deed.
Christ s love Is also a personal lovo.
Not only did he love the world which
he came to redeem from sin and death,
but he loves each person In the world.
I ho apostle of tho Gontlles savs. "Ho
loved me and gave himself for me."
Jesus as he looks down upon us nil
now knows Just what Is keening us
back from him, what tho cords nro
that are drawing us away from him
and making us struggle against bin
love. O! let us all pray to him fn
strengthen our wills that we may snap
asunder those cords and be able to say,
".My Beloved Is mine and 1 am his."
Christ's Is a domestic love. Think
of him In that home of Lazarus and
.Martha and Mary, lie gave to those
three a love from the depths of his
heart, and they offered him a homo of
rest and peace and love. What love he
had for Lazanm! lie shed tears at. his
grave, lyid those tears not only showed
his love, but. they show that though
our Lord was the strongest man that
ever lived strong us any man, tender
as any woman he avus not ashamed
to shed tears.
Christ's was a forbearing love. In
speaking of this I can hardly forget t
remind you what a forbearing love. our
Lord showed when he was about to
give that pledge of his love at the lust
supper. Among the assembled guostfi
was Judas, and our Savior gave him
the sop, the eastern token of friend-
ship, that It might possibly still call
him to his better self.
I'll A YliltS AVI I'll OOOI) WOllllH.
ny Hev. Chnrles .. Cimltnnt.
i wo conditions tiro necessary to
physical health and growth repose
and exercise. Some men wear out;
others rust out. A man has no right to
do either. The old wagon that hasn't
turned a wheel In a year Is as unlit
for service as the one that, has been
run a year without oil. For the ChrlH
thin, prayer Is the oil and good works
the exercise, and both are necessary,
for strength and service.
We use the word "wait ' with so
many meanings that It Is necessary to
define II here. Does it mean wait as
a servant, waits upon the table? As iv
handmaid waits upon her mistress?
There Is no suggestion of service In
the word here translated "wail." Does
It mean to wait as a committee of citi
zens waits upon the .Mayor, as a com
mittee of employes wails upon the em
ployer? The word as thus defined
falls to convey the meaning of the
text. Dc.'s It mean to wall as a lover
"waits" upon his lady? Such a defini
tion is entirely inadequate to oxprosH
the thought of (lie prophet.
Ooes it mean to wait as one waits
for a belated train? If you have had
the experience or waiting to meet
friends at our I'nloii Stitlon within
the last few mouths, you have doubt
less discovered that such "waiting" In
not conducive to spiritual or moral up
lift. This cannot be the meaning of
the word, for God Is never behind time.
We are never under obligation to wait
for the Lord in that sense. The word
has in It the thought of earnestly ex
pecting, or hoping for the Lord.
.Many a man has made shipwreck of
his life by neglecting tho rest, tho
waiting, the hoping for the Lord, the
renewing of his strength, by the proper
observance of the hour of prayer.
To "renew" one's strength, or, liter
ally, to "change" one's strength, has In
it the suggestion of resisting an attack.
When the enemy is attacking and finds
the position or the defender too strong
for him he changes his mode of attack
The Christian, prepared by prayer, has
changed his strength to tho point of
attack, and Is the better nblo to resist
temptation.
Would to God wo nil might get out
of the valley of formal service nnd up,
up. Into the clearer light of God's re
deeming love.
They thnt wait upon the Lord In
prayer shall mount up on wings and
get a grander view of both the plans
anil' the character of God.
Few people dlsparago a distinguish,
ed ancestry except thoso who havi
iione of their own. J. Dawes.
