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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1893)
; ' 'll. p , ~~~ 'YOUR TRIUMPH IS MV OWN. - Y - , ■, '‘Others shnll sing the song, . < t{niters shall right the wrong, ** ’ ilnlsh. what I begin, • i~ /And all I (ailed of win. "»■,y King bolls in unroarod steeples 'ft;;; The Jo.v of unborn peoples! ■iff Sound trumpets farolT blown, i;». Your triumph Is my own!" ;X i -Whittle?. ;|iThe Actor’s Story. ft.-'" BV JOHN (OLE.HAN. CHAPTER XI—Continuer. Good God! It was Mnv 12 that :■ , Very day. Yost twelve months ton " day. almost to an hour; and now this accursed thing had como to romind ‘ft, him of his humiliation, his dogrnda lion, and of tho rullianly outrage of Which ho had been'tlio victim! (iriof. I*, shame, rage, despair tilled his heart and fired his brain, and with a wild S'p, cry the unfortunato man fell sense ■ less to the ground. At that moment tho manager, who had como mound to-congratuluto him. ft,ft entered his dressing-room. Mr. ir-, C—-took stock of the situation at ‘ once. ’vjuick! to iny room; bring a •'..a' bottle of whiskey—sharp's the word.'” |ft Said ho to the dresser. it* (sharp was the word, and In a min* g' uto the dressor was buck with tho 0- whiskey. Tho manager in tho interim had unloosed Curly’s cravat und batliod his forohead witli cau de I cologne. Then bo administered a f : glass or two of neat whiskey; tho effect was as lastantunonus as remark* nbia Curly pulled hlmscif togothor, said something about being overcome jft with heat and ovcitnmenu picked up the letter, put it into his pocket no* ceptod tho manager's congratula* tiona nrrungod a boutonniere from the flowers for his last scene. slipped •ft on his dressing-gown, thought he would have another glass of whiskey, ■ft and rushed on tho stage. ;,i It will be ro me in bo rod that this is ft the situation in which Doricourt pro* v; tends to go mud. By this timo ( urly fS hud got tho uudienee in tho ball of his hand and could do just what ho ; liked with them. Round followed , - round of applause, roar followed roar ■ of laughter, and Curly laughed, too —indeed, ho laughed louder than nny one. Evidently he was enjoying tho ft j-pwformance qulto as much us tub' spectators. ft,? When tho sccno was over ho ro* turned to his dressing-room, slipped ;;; on his coat, ••slippod into" tho whis ‘ key. and fin Is tied the bottlo! Do eldedly he was enjoying himself. Yes! bo was having a high, line old timo of it! ft/ Mi Back he went to tho prompt en trance—ho had tied a hundcrchlef grotesquely over his head—and on he . came for his last mad scene. Ho v laughed louder than over—the au dlence laughed, the actors laughed— ft never had a mad scone boon acted so l*. naturally before. Tho house was In convulsions—so was Curly. He had Just announced his intention of '5 ’Hunching on a steak of broiled hip . popotamus before ho wont on a voy age of discovery to tho moon," when ft?; all at once he appearod 10 change his ' mind on tho subject. Standing quite ft still, he glared into tho stage-box to ftp his right It was empty—quite omp • ty. There was no mistake about V that But Doricourt seemed to bo ; under tho impression that some ono ,'*i was there, for ho began to apostro phize an Imaginary ob oct ft/' 'll wasn’t my fault darling, "ho /ft exclaimed. "You know I would have ■ died for your sake; but I had no wea rs pon. If 1 had! if I had! Don’t look at me Uko that dear! $oe. see! 4/ the coach is at tho door; thoy are coming to take you away, but they ft/; shan’t Take your hands from her, ftft curse you!—take your hands from 4 her! Nay. then-" And with a ft wild piercing scream that rang ft through: every corridor and every i' avenue la the building, the poor wretch leaped into the empty box a ft raving mad man. ft What signifies the play or tho audl* ' onoe now? 5ft When Tragedy casts her sad and /ft solemn shadow over tho scene—when ft tho poisoned bowl overflows and tho keen dagger la uplifted to strike tho fatal blow—Tomfool lays aside his cap and bella and the graceless hus . ties Farce and Comedy, retire; and ft hide their diminished heads So ft. drop tho curtain. Mr. Stage Manager. 4 : put out tho lights and send for the ftft!: doctor! f-'T*. ?uvi; • * CHAPTER XII. OH the Scent It so happened on the night of Curly’s debut that there was produced •t Corent Harden theater a new sen sational drama, with a real waterfall real elephants and real horses. At the Haymartcet there was a new oomedy. and as at that time critics were scarce and penny papers were not In being, the mere debut of a provincial comedian In an old comedy ' escaped notice and therefore there was no publlo mention of the scene recorded in the last chapter. It remains to bo explained why Flora sent the paper which had such disastrous results. Poor girl! She had meant it for a peaco-oflering. be lieving in her inmost heart that Curly would accept it as a release from a promise which she felt convinced had been as infamously extorted as it bad loon unwillingly given. She timed the arrival of the parcel to take place on ihe» occasion of his opening in town, hoping, in the innocence of her heart to lend additional signifi cance to this token of her forgiveness. She ordered all the London papers, expecting to see some notice oi her lover’s first appearance. There was not a line. She showed the papers .to Jamieson. He was as disappointed herselt ' '' Disappointment gave way to aston ishment when they found Curly’s namo withdrawn altogether from the advertisements. At this time the electric wire was not in existence. Day'succeeded day. yet there was no NOOgnltion of her communication— ft no lotter forWHHo! Weeks—months —possod. He wrote again, and y«t again, in vain. His letters came back from tho dead letter office. IIU own troubles were as nothing now com pared to his anxiety for Curly und Flora. Mo could not beur to contem plato her sufferings. To-day sho was in n fovor. to-morrow in an ague; ono moment chafing with impatlenco. the next freezing with the apathy of despair. All at onco it occurred to him to write direct to tho manager of Drury Lane. The post in those days took a long time 'twist London and Edinburgh, and a fortnight or moro elapsed bsforo he received a reply. It was sympathetic but brief, and related in ns fow words as possible tho tragic story told in tho last chap ter. it appears mat there were two or tlirco eminent medical men in tho theater, who came behind the scenes, and held a hurried consultation. There was no doubt ns to Curly’s con dition. It was dangerous to himself nad others for him to remain at large. A certllicnte to this etlect was then nnd there prepared, nnd duly attested. Three or four men wore detaiiod to mount guard over him in his dressing room until the morrow. Enrly in tho duy tho manager, with tho accus tomed generosity of his class ar ranged with tho proprietor of a fam ous privato lunatic asylum at Kew to take charge of the poor creature for threo months paying tho sum stipu lated in advance. At night-fall the keepers came to take him nwny. Whon they arrived at Kow the doctor diagnosed the caso. and had his wrotehed patient removed | to tho dangerous wnrd, where after a j time the ravings of despair gave place to blank oblivion. Jamieson's difficulty was to break the matter to Flora but there was no help for it. She bore the intelligence better than he expected—anything wns bet tor than silence and uncertainty. She oven found somo sbadow of consola tion in tho nows. Sho knew, at any rute, that the silence of her lover was not occasioned by perfidy or neglect. When Willio had finished reading tho manngor’s letter she said abruptly ••I am going to Condon to-morrow.” ■‘Alone,” he inquired. ••No; Jeannio will accompany' me.” ••If you could only wait a few days I might get leave of absence to go with you” he said. ••You uro very good,” sho replied; ••but my place is by his side. I can not wait a day—an hour. My God! my God!” she cried, "why can't I fly straight to him at once. There! thoro! I know I am only mad!” On the morrow Jamieson was at tho coach offico to seo her off. She looked more hopeful than she had done for many n duy. nnd as the coucq was about to start sho even smiled, nnd suid: ••Don’t look so sad. be suro I shall bring him back with mo.” ••••Heaven grant you may," he re plied, and so they parted. Upon her arrival in town Bhe took up quarters at tho I!odford hotel. An .hour afterward, aecompauied by her faithful Jeannio. sho was on her way to tho asylum at Kew. Upon explain ing her business the doctor was most affuble. hut regretted ho could be of no service; her friend having left his charge a week ago. Tho news stunned her. she stag gered. and must have fallen had not Jeannio caught hor in her arms. Gradually she began to recoven then she overwhelmed him with questions. Mie could only, however, elicit that his patient had ceased to be violent and that there was no ocoaslon for further restraint that he was merely melancholy and moping, and that his health and appetite hud returned. Thau, referring to his note-book, he said; “Yes, my contract was only for three months, and that expired a fortnight ago. 1 gave a week’s grace expecting to hear further from Mr. C, (tl\° manager), and then of course. I had done with the matter. Let me see, the patient loft this establish ment’at nine o clock In tho morning, exactly eight days ago. Do 1 know where ho went? Certainly not he did not take me into his confidence So sorry—will you excuse me? Good morning.” nope less ana despairing. Flora re- ! turned to town. Next day she called ! at Drury Lane and endeavored to see i Mr. C. Alas! he had loft town, was In Faria and would not be back until the winter. She had never been In London before and oh. what a wilder ness it is to be alone in! Fortunately she had Jeannie with her. whose attachment was more de voted and proround than ever. Be sidea she had money, and with money one can do much. She called the manageress of the hotel to her assis tance. The old lady was very sym pathetic. and suggested the ethploy. ment of a detectivo. Flora assented, and in half an hour's time a bright intelligent man. who looked more I like a gentleman farme*-than a police man in plain clothes presented him | self. I'pon explaining her business I tho detective toolc a hopeful view of the j subject especially when carte blanche was allowed him as to expenses. lie commenced operations by going to Kew, where he had a long interview with the doctor, from whom, he could gain no information beyond what Flora had already obtained. He. however, took uotos of everything, and obtained a fairly accurate de scription of Curly’s personal appear ones the clothes he wore etc., be fore he returned to town. All this he dnly reported at the Bedford. Day after day. was barren of re sults. As for Flora, she sat dally for hours and hours and .watched and waited; theft she could endure inac tivity no longer. Up she would start, and call out; •■Coma Jeannia lass, let’s be mov ing. or I shall go mad!" and the two forlorn women would tramp down the Strand and Cheaps Ida and so on to if- "'iff: . ■ " tie Mansion House. Then down Bol bora through Middle Kow. by St Giles's cnureh. Into Oxford street then to llegent streot Leicester Square and St. Martin's lane always ending among the (lowers in Covent Garden — the sweet fresh flowors which seemed to brentho something of the odors of the far North, where she had lirst mot him! As for food, sho scarce looked at it To be just ! to Jeannic, however, sho conscien | tiously endeavored to make amends for the shortcomings of her mistress. At night to bed. but not to rest nor to sleep—her heart wa3 far away, out in the cold with the poor outcast Thus Gassed away a fortnight and another, and yot another—still no sign. Then tho detective thought of what he should have thought of be foro. anil indeed, it was strange the idea had nol occurred either to her or to Willie although she wu3 in con stant communication with him. Hot ter into than ever, so advertisements nppearod dally in all the London newspapers. in vain, in vain! It was too late! Jeannie's heart some within her as sho saw tho awful change which was taking place daily and hourly before her very eyes. Once or twice sho venturod to hint the propriety of re turning home, but was met with a curt and stern rebuff. At last it occurred to her that Jamieson had considerable influence with hor mistress, so she wrote him in her homely fashion, acquainting him with tho state of affairs; and. to Flora s astonishment, one morning, ho walked into her room at the hotel. •<lood heavens!'’ she exclaimed. ‘•Mr. Jamieson!. What has brought you hero?" The change in her was so great that for a moment tho young man was dazed. He recovered himself, how ever. rapidly, and replied, •Tvecome to take you home." His stronger nature asserted Itself and would not be denied. so; after interviewing tho detective; and arranging with him to communicato with them in the event of his obtaining nny informa tion. they decided to leave London on tho morrow. Perhaps she was glad to have some one to lean upon, to bo near some one who know and loved the man sho loved. Perhaps, too; she felt the shndow darkening—per* haps; who knows? [TO BE CONTINUED. ] THE ACTION OF DUST. Unw It Is Forced Into Houses IVlien the Weather Indicator lilac*. When the air around us becomes condensed—shrinks into a smaller volume—it becomes heavier, puts greater pressuro on tho surfaco of the mercury and makes it ascend in the tube; then the mercury is said to rise. When the air expands—swells into a larger volume—it becomes lighter, tho pressure on the mercury sinks in the tube and the barometer is said to fall. Therefore, every change of height of the quicksilver which wo observe is a sign and moasure of a change in the volume of air around us. Further, adds the Popular Science Monthly, this change in volume tells no less upon the air inside our cases and cupboards. When the barometer falls the air around it expands into a larger volume, and the air inside the cupboard also expands and forces it self out at every minute crevice* When the baromoter rises again the air inside the cupboard, as well as outside, condenses and shrinks, and air is forced back into the cupboard to equalize the pressure and along with the air in goes the dust The smaller the crevice the stronger the jet of air, the farther goes tho dirt Witness the dirt tracks so often seen in imperfectly framed engravings and photographs. Remember, ladies and gentlemen, whenever you see the bar ometer rising, that an additional ohargo of dust is entering your cup* boards and drawers. A Japanese Wedding. A Japanese wedding must ba a very melancholy affair, la Japan it is not good form for the bride to admit that she enjoys the prospect of getting marriod. and. therefore; when she is told about it three or four days be fore the event she is expected to set up a loud bellowing and keep it up day and night until the ceremony comes on. Alter she has been richly dressed for the occasion, she is ex pected to hang back and shriek, and make a show of resisting her atten dant's efforts to lead her to the bride groom. This hollow farce is kept up by one of the bridesmaids finally throwing a veil over the bride’s face, while an old hag takes her on her back and carries her to a sedan chair waiting at the door to take her to the bridegroom's mansion. When she arrives there she is a wife, the simple ride in a flowery chair having the mystic power of transforming her into a married woman. From that time she begins to brighten up. Kafeznarda In a Bank* The Bank of England's doors are now so finely balanced that the clerk, by pressing a knob under his desk, can close the outer doors instantly, and they cannot be opened again ex cept by special process. This is done to prevent the daring and ingenious | unemployed of the great metropolis from robbing the famous institution. The bullion department of this and other great English banking estab lishments are nightly submerged in several feet of water by the action of the machinery. In some of the Lon don banks the bullion departments are connected with the manager's sleeping rooms and an entrance can not be effected without setting off an alarm near the person's head. If a dishonest official during the day or night should take even as much as one from a pile of one thousand sovereigns the whole pile would in stantly sink and a pool of water take its place, besides letting every person in the establishment know of the thefk FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. THE WORST WEEDS THE PARM ER MUST FIGHT. Those That Reach Far Down In the Soil —Preventing Horns—Weaning the Ut ters—Waste LmihI Near Cities—Horti cultural Hints and Household Helps. Pentlferou* Weeds. Other things being equal, the worst woods wo havo to fight against are those with long roots which extend so far down into the soil that ordin ary cultivation dcos not destroy them. They are generally the ones that thrive season after season, and continue to multiply in spite of all efforts to destroy them. They ex tend their tap roots down below the depth reached by the plow or hoes, and while they seem to be uprooted by these instruments, they are real ly only checked in their growth. It is quito essential in fighting tho weeds that wo should know the dif ference between tho long-rooted kind 1 and those that live on the surface \ soil. If tho long-rooted ones are not ; destroyed by digging up tho whole of their roots, they will progress rapidly, and soon overrun a farm. Among those long-rooted plants that injuro our fields are the well known dandelions, burdocks, chicory, the wild parsnip, carrot, bugloss, hound’s tonguo, primrose, teasel, shepherd’s purse, mallow and mul lein. These long-rooted weeds belong to several families, but they can be grouped together by the peculiarity of their long tap root, and it is this nuisance which makes them of special interest to the farmer. The wild parsnip is among' the largest and coarsest of these weeds, says the American Cultivator, and they readily take possession of waste ground, and gradually extend to cultivated fields, if not checked. It lives, however, only for two years, and if the seed stalks are cut off carefully every year they can easily be exterminated. The common dande lions, however, instead of being -destroyed by cutting off tho top, seems to increase more rapidly by this disturbance. It produces several hoads of leaves when the one is cut off. The whole root should be dug up and destroyed. The common burdock is a disagreeable plant, and it deceives many by its size, and attempts are often made to pull it up. The root invariably breaks off, and leaves enough in the ground to start new plants. The wild carrot in many parts of tho East has become a most de termined nuisance, and it seeds abundantly and quickly wherever it has become established. If the flower tops are cut off to prevent seeding, new ones quickly form. It is a biennial plant, however, and if prevented from going to seed its life will bo cut short. But*to prevent this, eternal vigilance is demanded every week or two all through the flowering season. Mullein is a weed that is good for nothing, for no ani mal on tho farm will eat it. unless occasionally a hungry pig will nibble it. This seeds rapidly and maintains its life under most discouraging cir cumstances. It must be uprooted, and the plant burnt to make sure work. Nearly all of the other deep rooted plants mentioned must bo treated in some effective way, to check their growth. The common curled dock must be uprooted en tirely to destroy it. as cutting off only checks growth. Preventing Horn*. The department of agriculture says the growth ox horns can be prevented by a mixture of fifty parts of caustic soda, twenty-five parts of kerosene oil and twenty-fivo parts of water. An emulsion is made of tho kerosene oil and soda by heating and vigorous ly stirring, and this is then dissolved in water. The mixture should then be placed in a bottle with a solid rubber cork. In applying, the calf should not be over three weeks old; from five to twenty days being tho proper age. With a pair of scissors clip the hair around the embryo horn exposing a spot about tho size of a nickel. Hold the calf securely and drop two or throe drops of the mixture upon the horn, and with the end of the rubber cork rub it thoroughly over the bare spot. Apply the fluid first to one horn and then the other, until each horn has been gone over three or four times. Tho rubbing should be continued until the caustio has softened and removed the hair and surface skm immediately around the horn. Care should bo taken that the fluid does not spread over a large surface or run down tho sides of tho face. The mixture must be carefully and thoroughly applied; if used care lessly tho embryo horn may not only be killed, but the face of the calf be disfigured. This is less cruel to the animal, gives a well-rounded poll and presents a more sightly appearance than when the saw is used later in life.—Farmers Voice. Wetmiug the Litters. As a rule the litters are allowed to remain with the dam9 until she sees fit to wean them. This she will do when the flow of milk ceases. Our only exception to the above is when for any reason litters come out of ! reason and it is desirable to mate the j dam when the pigs are quite young, I so that the entire next crop of pigs i will appear together. In instances of this kind the litters are some times weaned as young as six weeks, in case the dam fails to come in sea son while the pigs nurse. It is al most impossible to wean litters and not check growth to some extent. Still the advantage of having the eoming litters appear together more than compensates this loss, which is cot necessarily gre' ♦. if the pigs have been accustomed to eating from the trough prior to weaning and supplied with bran and shorty scalded and thinned to slop consist ency with sweet skint-milk, or hotter, milk fresh from the cow. The litters that are weaned young must not B8' expected to hustle for a bite among the older pigs; lienee should be pro vided with separate quarters and given special feed and care; other wise knock them in the head at once and save feed and trouble. Most dams will nurse a litter as long as the supply of milk holds out, and if there is no special cause for removing tho litter the support the sow furnishes them between the ages of eight aud twelvo weeks is just that much in their favor, and if the sow has good keeping from thence on till tho next litter is farrowed, tho coming littor suffers no injury. If so, in my experience I have never been able to detect it. In case a necsssity arises for a sep aration of dam and litter, coniine the dam and give tho litter as much range as possible. The crumbs they pick up over the farm will off-sat the loss of dam's milk. Tho separation should be as complete as possible, out of sight arid hearing. Both dam and litter will soon cease to be troublesome. To coniine the litters in weaning is simply to add an aggra vation at a critical period. Six to eight days are required to make the separation of dam and litter com plete. In the summer time, if tho dams seem to be flush with milk, al low the litters to draw the milk a few times, which will prevent caking of the udder and, congestion of the m ilk glands, which would render the s tock valueless as breeders. Corn in the ear, with clear water, is the best ration to dry up the flow of milk rapidly.—Ohio Farmer. Horticultural Hints. The growing of celery is on the in crease. If fruit treos are planted in run down land, it will be. necessary to fertilize. A solution of carbolic acid is recommended to exterminate bugs at the roots of vines. For the gooseborry an airy and cool location, with good, moist, but not wot, soil is preferable. Pinching back the new growth oi the berry vines increases the bearing surface, and keeps tho bushes low. Trees ought not to stand so near or so close together as to keep the dwelling-house in continual shade. Bong rows of vegetables and long rows of every other cultivated crop make cultivation more ecnomicaL Some of the most successful of Northern strawberry-growers never fail to protect their plants in winter. Thin out the fruit on the tree in stead of propping the limbs. It will increase the size and the quality of the fruit M. A. Thayer recommends green clover just out of the blossom as the best summer mulch for raspberries and blackberries. Hou<teho!<l Help*. All traces of mud can easily be re moved from black clothes by rub bing the spots with a raw potato cue in half. If a bill must be sent through the mail unregistered, fold it neatly around a rather long visiting card and it will escape, it is said, tho most careful search of a postal thief. | The chimney of a lamp should never be touched with water. A few drops of alcohol, or even paraffine oil, will remove the dimmed smoky effect and make the chimney as bright a9 possible when it is polished with a soft flannel or chamois skin. 1 Strawberry forks are a dainty nov elty for tho table. They are small, usually three tined, though they may be two, and seem with their short handles to be more bowl than handle, the slender tines being quite two inches long. People should never go in th e early morning to get boots and shoes fitted. In the latter part of the day the feet are at their maximum size. Activity and standing tend to enlarge the feet. If people would remember this rule, there would not be so many com plaints of shoos when worn being tight, which when fitted seemed so comfortable. Thirst in the infant is nearly always mistaken for h unger. Give your cry ing child a little cool (preferably boiled) water, using cup or spoon, or try tiny pieces of ice tied in a scrap of lawn and see if it does not provo the very thing needed. Six or seven times every day the babies should be offered drink; it regulates the bowels, cleanses the mouth and stomach, and prevents in a measure overfeeding. ine more freely bedding can be exposed to the sun and air the bet ter, but exposure to the sun should not include the pillows or feather beds. The oily quality of the feath ers is acted upon by exposure to a hot sun. producing a Btrong, offen sive and unhealthy odor—in direct opposition to the results which it is intended to obtain. But there should be frequent exposure to the air, and the more persistently this is carried out the more healthful will be the bed. The best flavor to add to chocolate is vanilla, next to that cinnamon. Beyond these two things cne should use great caution, as it is very easy to spoil the fine natural flavor of the bean. Chocolate absorbs odors readily, therefore it should be kept in a pure, sweet atmosphere. *■ As about eleven per cent of the choco late bean is starch, chocolate and cocoa are of much finer flavor if boiled for a few minutes. Long boiling, however, ruins their flavor and texture. THa fatal buoo7 How the ToneB~i^r~~, — \v— „ " Hl“Ud ^ ™ sanies ot the river a fifio situation overlook- <'CCuPJi* bottom was a more pretenfithe ** than one sees often Fn V'Mw|,«£ and I rode up to it and^i 0c*% lo!" As Is thecustomof thn^i ^ A gawky-looking youn*® co“ntij came out. h J un? man 0, * “Howd’y?" he said rath as a question than a »reeti„» 4 “Do I keep along to reach Parish’s saw-mill “? !• “Yos; Idler it up an’ straight thar.” P an 1111 fke J0 0«p'“' *“">*«»«: „ “My wife.” Ah, and does sho own ♦t,..* i gate?"SSJf hitchod out ‘ies. She owns evervtht,, 80?Ir°^ .hei,e-..includin' Ho didn’t smile and Clares the Detroit Free rw11'1 ^ EvidentlyitwasnoSinlm:^ “You ought to conside/S, very lucky man,” I Sai,i „ ingly. * 1 a d’ enc°nraj “1'hafs what most folks says ” iTsStt rin * tuve spirit and I was curious cative nun ‘•That ought to make it true” r ventured. ’ 1 “Mebbe it does.” ried?”W l0DS haV6 y°“ bsca “Three years.” “Did you live in this neighborly before you were married?” ^ “Yes, and I was p’orer than .fob's turkey, but somehow hlarthy, that', my wife, kinder tuck to me an' I kinder tuck to her, but I ’had J doubts. Kinder felt some times that money wuzn’t everything,” he added rather hastily, as if his preyious re mark might be misinterpreted. “I don’t want to be inquisitive," I said, “but I’d like to know how you overcame your prejudices." “Well,” he replied, as he hirer over the fence, “’taint a long story and’ cz I’m feelin’ kinder talky this mornin’ I’ll toll you. You see, we used to have a spellin’ school every Friday night down at the ford, about two miles from hero, and I alius walked. Marthy had axed me to ride down with her in her buggy more'a once, but I was backerd about it; and, besides, I hadn’t never rid in i buggy, an’ wuz about half afeerd to try it. Anyhow. I never went with her, but it wuzn’t no trouble fer her to get a man to go along, and she didn’t seem to miss me much. Cm Friday evenin’, though, the feller that wuz to go wuz tuck sick at the last m inute, an’ Marthy had to go by herself. About half way thar she overtuck me on the way, an', ur course, she axed me to git in an' ride, an’ thar wuzn’t no way uv git tin’ out uv it, so I got in the buggy, an’ she druv. Well, mister,” he con tinued, with a sense of sentimcntnl delight, “that buggy wuz like i rockin’ chair, an’ beat walkin' all to flinders, an’, somehow, Marthy wai different an’—an'-” He hesitated, as if he were talking too much. “Go ahead,” I said with a smile. “Well, we didn’t git to the spellin' school till it was mighty nigh over," he said, sheepishly. “And since that time?” I asked, feeling that the story was not quite finished. He cautiously looked over bin shoulder toward the house, and beat over closer to me. “Well,” he whispered, “a good many times since that I’ve sorter wished I’d a walked. ” As I rode on to Parish's mill it oc curred to me that a man of much greater refinement could not have put the matter more delicately. An Ancient Mariner. Among the many ancient coasters that regularly visit the port of Ban gor is a small craft which has the honor of being tlie oldest merchant vessel in actual service in the Unite# States. There are vessels which ore said to be older, but they are not in service nor registered in the record of the bureau of navigation. This j* the schooner Good Intent, bap* Watson Wardwell, of Rockland. T“® Good Intent is twenty-three tonsreg ister, and was launched at Braintree. Maqs., in 1813, making her eigW years old. • She has been repa and rebuilt, with hundreds of 9P and acres of canvas, till, like Irishman’s jackknife, she is the s“ old original, and her skipper cia that there are still in the hull tw three white oak planks that were her when she was launched. A Granite Camel. One of the most curious rock forfflf" tions in the world is to be see“ Arizona. It is a short distance of the stage road between I and Oracle and stands on a several feat above the surrounding sand hills. It is a most pe™4 representation of a camel, an ^ ^ It is formed of one piece of granite, about sixty feet high and is white and smooth. There ar wane sou suiuu^ the? few fissures on the surface. an w strangely are in tho pioperp form features. The only .r0* JItIr joction from the surface « ■ t(f0 placed for an eyebrow. 1 m humps are plainly to be so the neck is curved beautifully Oct., •All the suitors for » *>-■- „rnerot« Borneo are expected to be s r in their presents to her. jore ents are never returned. u the wily female defers as ^ possible a positive selcctio happy man. 4