-& II . u r A LESSON IN GRAMMAR. Oa- iittit an owl was prowling round Ixjoklux for mica, when oo the ground lo npied a cat, aod atraiKl'twajr (lew yulte ckjwi to iU "Tu wbit, tu whoo! Oiioth ho. "may I again ne'er tir, If lire, dmiHnl in a coat of fur, I do not ace a four UKfcd owL O, what a erjr funny fowlt It makes mo laugh, so droll flal Lai Ial ha! it are hat ha! La! hat It am. It arts. It really are The droliMit thing I've sern by farT "You're much mistaken, aoornf ul sir," The cat saiii, as she ceased to purr; "For though, hke onu, I often prowl Almut at nik'ht, I am no owL And if I were, why, still would you I'm querrvr creature of the two; t or you look, there's no douht of that, 1 Ixlrcmcly like a two lKgl cat. As for your grammar, 'a my word CKxeuse thU giggle), he-he-be-he. It be. It be. It really be The rery worst I erer heard. Margaret Eytinge In St. Nicholas. Till: FAIR UNKNOWN. Tho oixiiiiii"- of the eranel industrial exposition hud brought me to the city in the early part of the spring of 1879. Tired from long standing anel walking around; i. tore tired still by the shows and wonderful exhibitions of the mighty progress of civilization at home displayed at this cxtiosition. I turned my tups homeward ono afternoon carlit-r than usual. I had taken leave of my friends, making an engagement J or a reunion later on in tho evening, and directed my course to one of the quiet quarters of the city in which my hotel was iiituatcd. Tho less frequent tho Ixizars and show windows became no much more insignificant became the number of foot passengers on the tit reels. Jiut it seemed to me a much more ftylish looking part of the city than the public drives of the central portion, ijccatisc nero tiie nigli, grave looking houses were either govern ment otlices or were inhabited by city omcialsor wealthy private citizens. 13? fore me walked for some distance a young and elegantly attired lady. At a curve of the street I succeeded in getting:'. Heeling glimpse of her pro- tile, and felt myself thereby urged to observe carefully even the knot of of golden blonde, sunshiny hair, half covered by tho dark English hat, as well as the extremely delicate, grace ful 1 1 mi re of the utill vouthtul mi-1. Suddenly her step faltered, sho half turned, lingered for a moment, and then walked hastily towards me, past nie, and back over the road bv which kIio had just come. Not far ahead of ns c: mo saunterinjr along an ollicer. with a lady on hisarm. gayly chatting and laughing. Uotild Ihcy have fright ened my Unknown? A saddened in terest btinvd within me; I wished to gain some insight into her strange conduct, and therefore made a hasty turn, following her and keeping only a few paces behind.' Then 1 saw how she pressed the little clenched hand passionately to her heart, and with tears in her violet eyes, and a half sad, half scornful ex iTsaion, murmured something to her self which my excited imagination fancied to lie: "O, foolish heart, why art thou not quiet; why mounts tho blood to my cheek, and compels me to turn Kick lest I betray myself f'-' The childish ebullition moved me unconsciously, and a feeling of jeal ous3' hioUi over me against that officer whom I h;:d involuntarily thought of hi connection with this young girl. If l had only dared to address her; but that I could not bring m3self to do. Sho evidently belonged to the first class of society, and nothing was fur ther from my thoughts than a desire to insult or intrude upon her. But fortune favored me. A small package which she liael hitherto carried slipped from her arm without her having re marked it. Quickly I picked it up and gave it back to its fair owner, with a few polite words. Sho looked at me with a surprised, somewhat haughty glance, asf I remained standing before her rather longer than was absolutely necessary. Her large, violet, childlike eye3 were still filled with tears, and the delicate faco was deathly pale. "I thank you," she said, briefly, tak ing the package from my hand. But I did r.ot allow myself to bo dismissed thur; quickly. "You r.re not well, my dear young lady." said 1. ""Will you not com mand my services?"' Something i:i my voice, perhaps also my quiet, respectful manner, seemed to'iiu.pi'.-e her with confidence. She looked at mo with wonder in her beantiiV.l. tcaii'til eyes, and said, less curtly than before: "i-on are very kind, sir; I would like to have a tli-oschko," I Ljv.-cd. and. while she stood at the window of a flower store, I hurried down tt'4 ftiiV't and soon found an envpi v vehicle. In which I joyfully and Willi a gc .uie iceiiug vt CApeciawoii t-j what would licppen next, di-ove back -to my lilt!? Unknown. ilL-iuwhile she liad regained her self command; only her hand yet trembled i3 she in entering the car; riagc l.i 1 it lightly in mine, and it felt ice col J thiougii ncr glove. j. cur rciKiCixef 1 asked, jhe named one cl' the elegant streets j.u the west end, and as I called the ad dress to the coachman I knew how certain I would be not to forget it my self. I closed the carriage door ; she then bowed her lovely head at the open window and thanked me for my ser vice; but she spoke confusedly.cud in her embarrassment her palo cheeks colored with a rosy blush, so that she appeared even much more charming than before. ".May I call to-morrow and inquire after your health?" I ventured to ask; hut sho seemed taken by surprise at the question, and hesitated to answer, while tLe blush deepened on ber cheek. "Ilil" cried the coachman at this moment ; the horse started off, and as I stepped again on the sidewalk the vehicle was already rattling away. As if in a dream I entered my boteL I could not refrain from laughing at myself; this ardor, this interest about a young lady entirely unknown to me more beautiful, more dazzling vis ions than this cluldish, Ehy girl had often during my life crossed my path without having attracted mertieu: larly. I was a. riddle to myself; how ever, I made tho firm resolve to find out by to-morrow some particulars about this new street acquaintance. A few hours later I wit with a num ber of pleasant friends in ono of the best restaurants under tho lindens. Tho conversation was lively and cheer ful, and there were many ladies and gentlemen continually going in and out. In tho neighborhood of the table at which wo sat and made ouitx-lvos merry was gathered a largo party, joyous and gay like ours. Some young girlish faces before us having attracted me. I involuutarilv looked around for my Unknown, but there yes. certainly, there ho was next to the little blonde coeiuettc, with the seductive little snub nose, and the showy white felt hat tho ofiicer of Lutzower street, the samo before whom my little friend had taken flight, for although I had no foundation for (he the idea, since n o had met many other men on that street, I could not help thinking of tho large, showy, hand some, but utterly blase and insolent looking lieutenant of infantry in con nection with her. "Who is that palo officer?" asked of mv friend Erich. "Where?" I indicated tho direction to hixn. "The ono with tho black beard, next to the little blonde lady." "He?" said Erich, and laughed. "Why, he is tho lately lxtrothed, the handsome l'aumwolf. I thought you surely must know him. "Iso, no; but what is the story about mm f i inquired. "Well, nothing more than that yon der blonde has with much trouble, it must lie admitted captured him for life, after ho has caused nearly nincty- nino others to urcani ot the same happy fate. For myself, I never could have attained such an elegit.e ?ahn, after breaking oil a love affair. But he has been unfortunate. Young ladies with and without pedigree, with and without, monev bags, bow down to him, after ho lias devoted himself to (hem for half an hour, en l;irely conquered by his irresistible fascinations. And it i just the same with the old ones. Aiany, to be sure, allege, indeed, that behind that titanic brow there is nothing but a cornfield, and that a thrashed out one ! While Erich liad been speaking mv eves had wandered away from I 'aura- wolf. His palo face, framed in by curling black beard and hair, rcmind ed me, in fact, of the Zeus of Otricoli. To me it was in the highest degree re pugnant. "Enough tears have recently been flowing from lieautiful eyes, since his betrothal with Fraulcin Josephs, Muier has appeared in Tho Gazette," "Miner?" I involuntarily asked. "Yes, yes," laughed Erich; "simply Maier with an a-i,' but passably pretty and immensely rich, of course. And since Fraulein Josepha does not look Jewish, l'aumwolf can endure that his father-in-law in spe should havo formerly been a cloth merchant in Frnnkfort-on theO.lain," The conversation having once turned on the handsome l'aumwolf, it did net 6ooii leave the subject. On tho other side of our tabic the people were whis pering about him, and one said: "It is quito incomprehensible to me that he did not rather take little Gcrcls hof, whom he so recently courted. The girl is of altogether different stock from tho Maiers, and she seems to be head over heels in love with him." "Yes, but tho money the money?"' cried another. "Well, at all events, this one is a blonde, too, and a very rude one," re marked a third. An idea suddenly seized me. "Where does Fraulein Gerdshof live?" asked I of Ericlu Ho looked at me a moment without speaking, and then laughed aloud. "y ell, you certainly are amusing this evening with your abrupt ques tions. Besides being called Von Gerds hof, of old Margravite nobilitv, her father is a pensioned general, but whero sho lives I" do not know. Do von wish to console her for tho loss of Paumwolf, old boy?" 1 throw him a glance full of rage, A voung assessor who sat at our table i:d seemed to have heard our dia loguo called cut tome: "I can give yen tno address, Axiron ivur- prinzen street, No. 35," Ah! that was the vry dwelling of my unknown. 1 telt all the blood i v.th to my heart ; then thanking him for the information, took my hat and slick, and without turning to reply to tl.3 jesting remarks of those rcinain at tho table, left tho place to caun tci'l without aim or object, through tLe moonlit streets. How, after long wandering hither r.::J thither, I finally found myself It fore the much thought of house in Kurpriuzen street, I surely cannot tell. I went on the opposite side of the street and looked at tho house standing before mo in the clear moon light. In tho niidst pf blooming gar de r.s the dainty villa rose, with its antique, vine covered and many col umned gallery in front, like the c-n-chi.nte:l castles in story books. And the little fay who wandered about therein? Was sho still awake, shel tered behind the one single window of tho gablo end, which was still lighted; giieving, perhaps, about tho unfaith ful Paumwolf ? With pity', scorn and yeSj I will confess it burning jeal ousy in my heart, I at length turned my'steps homeward to my quiet lodg- After a rather sleepless and restless ?:ight, and several anxious morning hears, I made my way, at tho proper time for visiting, to Kurprinzen street. Iow I was on the steps. Oh tho beat ing of aiy heart, tho almost painful oppression that fame oyer me! My pulses had not thrpbbed so wildly fcinco long years ago, when the first volley of musketry whistled round my ears. In the lonely old family estate of Barwaldo jrj the Mark, the last few years had passed away so quietly and monotonously; grave studies and a-piact leal application of knowledge gained Jn parly and dis tant travels had occupied mo so ex clusively that the etiquette of the great jvorld bad become strange and unknown to me. And yet it was not timidity alona that caused tho blood to fly liko lightning through my veins, which made mo remark with almost tender interest tho elegant brass pi with tho name engraved : "Von Gcrds- noi. inowi iJoura?c: luo bell is pulled I 1 am in for it! An old servant dressed in liverv an swered mr ring, and on mv asking if the master was at borne, took mv card and left ir.o with tin- conventional "I will inquire," but s-on re turned and opened for me tho lofty folding door to tho left of the entrance. His suraneo that tho master would bo pleased to seo mo Bounded verv con soling to me. Within the elegantly furnished palo:i I found the genwal. an old, dignified gentleman, with erect, military bear ing, martial but not unlrienulv coun tenance, and a long, gray beard which, however, was carefully shaved from the broad chin. After 1 liad ex pressed to him iiiv pleasure at bein able to help his daughter in her di lemma, and ho had thanked me for I he slight service he seemed to be in formed of everything, and to haves ex pected me somewln.t wo passed from me usual lorms oi politeness to a lively conversation that extende d over every possible topic. Tho time, passed as if on wings; almost an hour thus passed in chatting with the amiable old gentleman, ami yet Fraulein Eveline had not appcaroel. But when at part ing the general saiei he liopeel to tee mo often at his house during my stay intlieeitv, I could not refrain from pressing "his hand in deep, heartfelt gratituele. Not long afterwards 1 re ceived a delicately written caixl ele cidodly a lady s handwriting in which Herr Gen. von Gerdsholf elit! himself the honor to invite Herr Baron in T. Iodine'. I ir.ust confess I iicver received an invitation with similar joy. What was the excitement unel e:q nic tation of the Ih-A court ball, as com paivd with the imj at ient throbbing of my he-art with which I, on the ap pointed day,- lieloot. myself to the elin ncr. A numerous company had ahvady assembled: many of tho per sons present were I nown to me, were indeed friends, so that I soon found myself most delightfully situated. And the daughter of the house? There stood Eveline, with her friends, her graceful figure moving with be witching giv.co among the guests; for the was obliged lo assist (hat aged, rcnuMvhat. ci:ivet;ti'oual looking lady in eloing the honor:; of the houso- the general's wife hail been dead many ye-ars and I could not help admiring the tact and self possession with which she, in spite of her youth, so charm ingly filie'd the position of host ess. Hero she asked an eld gentleman after the health of his sick spouse; there the whispered somo pleasant remark to a yeiung lady about her tasteful" toilet, or ivpclled a too gallant cavalier with a scornful glance or a Esuey an swer. With each and all she knew just tho right tone to take. She y,as surroundeel by all. Every ono flocked nloiit her, who, like an apparition out of a story book, mtveel nrouuel among those meilded fashion plates. And vet there lay m r.er vie-le-t eyes, when she belie veil herself to bo unobserved, a sad expression which elicl not accord with the conventional smile of the sweet, small mouth. At length the signal for dinner was given. LA-cuno laid tho tins of her elainty fingers on the arm of a tall, blonelo cavalier, a cousin of the family. To my great annoyance, my nefrtion was C-'ountess Souudso, no longer in the firet bloom of youth. I must add lhat I hail secretly hopcel to see Eve line's angelic head at mv side. With i mien which was certainly not very amiable, I offered tho countess my arm and leel her to the places elesig- nated for us. Though otherwise a most estimable lady, sho almost drovo mo to elespair with "her loquacity, and while she even lefore soup inquired about my recent journey in the East, net expressed a eiesire to hear some thing about my last new work, my nco strayed impatiently past the questioner in a vain .search for Eveline. had not had Uie opportunity to ex change one word with her. She had only nodded to mo from across the room, pleasantly and confidingly, as to an old acquaintance. pretty soon 1 felt a gentle totieh on my arm, and a voice . I cmy too well remembered asked, shyly, anel at the same tunc saucily: - "Does mciii Herr no longer recog nize his protege?"' I turned quickly, and, yes, there in eiecd was Eveline, v.ho had been sit ting next to n.e for full live minutes without my having observeel her. My neighbor, tho eountess, and Eveline s escort, tho cousin in the Guards, very soon unelerstood bow much they miglit expect to bo entertained byveline or myself during the four or live hours passed at the table. Uow the time sped anel what wei-o the general topics of conversation wo never knew. But I was entirely happy during the whole time. Not onoe oiel I discover in her eyes that melancholy drooping which had before made me anxious. Oh, if I could only sticcecel in making her forget Paumwolf J To this fond, prouel thought I co le'entrated all my minel and ell'orts. With rapture I noticed how her eyes hung so earnestly on my lips as I told her of my travels, and my restless wandering about from one distant laud to another. And when I spoke of my dear solitary Earwalde, with its somber fir trees and its rush grown ponds, of my immense librarv and the beautiful grand piano which! often trusted to tho hands of my over seer, just to 1 avo some accompanying instrument to mybeloveel violoncello; when I saiel, "Surely Fraulein Evelino also plays on the piano, and very much better, too, than roy pyerseer," a thoughtful sriiie spread over the elear, sweet face. Bhe loved music very much, she replied, and it would give her pleasuie to accompany mo some day. "I hope you will do that at Bar walele," I cned, passionately. iio droppeel her lids over the clear, violet eyes, and a deep blush spread oyer ber cheek, - Eight days afterwards Eveline was my betrothed. What did" I caro for j all the Paum wolfs in the whole world I On ono of tho very first'davs of our engagement we met the 'betrothed pair, .Ma ier and Paumwolf, on the street. "Shall we turn back, Eve?" I asked, playfully, though 1 e-ouM not prevent a slight feeling of anxiety from rising in my heart. Sho hecamo very gi-avo for a moment; then nestling closer to my side looked up at mo with her in nocent, childlike eyes. "You know 1 havo left all that be hind me," she said, softly. I prc-;;-ed her arm more closely to me. "O, Eve! my own sweet Eve:' I w:. mi happy, so proud, that even the bold curiosity with which lJeut. Paumwolf staivelalusin passing could not irritate me. Eveline and I have lived many yer.r.i at our quiet old Barwalde, whero tho sun never seeme'd to have i iscn until Eveline's blonde head flitted through the house and grounds. But the hap piest hours in our blissful life aro tIio;e in which we sit confidingly to gcther al te r thee-aivs anel duties of tho day are v and tho tones of the pia-so and violoncello mingle their their sounds .; the clear evening air. V.-. !:.:!:;U'd from tho German for Th- Bo .'ou True l ia r. r i i;.l il Honesty. P;:!-!:-''- the war Miss N.. a beautiful an. I ! (a Co :: lied Virginian, whoso brother e derate soldier) hail been taken r I.y the Union forces, was de sirous oi odtauunga pass winch would enable her to visit him. Francis P. Blair agived to rr"-; r:i ;:;:;!:v::vc with tho president, but warned his young and rather impulsive friend to be very prudent and not let a word cse-ano her which would betray ier southern sympathies. They wero ushered into tho presence of Mr. Lin coln and the object for which they had come f lated. The tall, gravo man bent down to the petite maiden anel, looking searchingly into her face, saii!: "You aro loval, pf course.'' Her bright eyes Hashed. Sho hesitated a moment. mid then with a face eloquent with emotion and honest tis his own sho replied: "Yes, loyal to tho heart's coro to Virginia! Mr. Lincoln kont. Ida intent gazo upon her for i moment 1 . -m longer, and then went to. Ins rot a lino or two, and handed her mo pap;-;'. Vv nil a bow tho interview terminated. Once outsieli?. thn rv. trcmo vexation cf Mr. Biair found vent in reproachful words. "Now you have done it!' he said: "didn't 1 it!" warn you to i c ve ry careful? you havo enly yoimelf to oiame -VMS. x iiTiii,- i-.t.i,. n,.i .- i .1., 1...... v-l'1.i t""t tijjiiuru iiio paper. ccnfabied theso words: s Miss N. ; i'ho is an honcr.t girl, can bo trusted. A. Lincoln." nd San Franr-r oo. Ai'gunaut. A Lessi.il i;i Oranisnnn, Ono of the stumbling blocks to tho fine writers is tho eld grammatical crux of tlM "Two first." This i ; .-11 rong r.ceouling to the rchcol t;-aoh-a. Tho Herald received end an swered a qqef-tion last week touching ho gramma-ical accuracy of Lisbon Berkeley in tho much quoteti verse: Westward the coaivis if eaipro ti';is its way; Tin; fi-.!r Cn 1 act uhvaJ.y pa: t. Should it not road first four? cJzz the querl.t. Not at all. "But," savs the school teacher, "there er.rmot be four firsts, there e-n only bo one." Oh, yes, there can; there Van bo as many firsts as people want. The pre tense of tho grammarians is, that when you pav first four van sneak more correct 1 v. w i for you havo in mind a second ar:d third four, but this is precisely whero thoy aro mistaken. In the passage in question there is only reference to uve acts altogether, and if you say tho fmt four there can not bo a second four in the thought. And yet the hard headed grammarians labored over this problem for years, until the newspapers showed them it maele no difference in tho thought whatever in what order you placed the word. Chicago Herald. Dry Kct CcntuElous ? There appears to bo such a tiling as a diagnosis of eliseaso in wocii, and the botanical physicians, according to The Northwestern Lunibciinan, profess to know that it may be contagious or sporadic. Dry rot is called conta gious, and it is said that the germ of that di.-ci-.ro may be communicated to sound woe:! !.vV;e-Is which have been t viz in i weed, this t!:e It sy. IS thought pcssihlo t counts for many mccmp: ehensible preai-iagca c i t linkers, iho cuggestion h that sound lumber should not be cut vritli tho f:c:r.-o rr.w that has pe..-.sed thi'ougl; siuh" affected by !i out clcanhg. Tho pccnhr.r ar : Ltion of a color with a :nr.iy.l by which a certain sound will ct once vividly arouse a deunito color, is finite noriual ami has of ro cont years been frequently describeel. The association cf color with smells i3 a much rarer phenomenon, and of color with Cstes perhaps rarer still. Dr. Fere gives an account of a woman, who, after taking vinegar, saw every thing red for a few minutes, and then everything as bright green for mors thr u an hour. Dr. Fere explains this a;i duo to a similarity in the subsiiliary emotional cli'ects r-eccifipanying tho nsaiion. fccience. gnro rsculli to Kr.fialo Mollis. Of thcva.ct number of remedies tried for exterminating that most trouble some pes,, the buiTalo moth, the fol lowing is said to accomplish the ob jeet: Take strips of rod or blue flannel (a these colors aro particularly attractive to them), dip in liquid arsenic, anel lay around tno edges of carpets, or wher cycr tho posts aro troublesome. They will tcon cat a desired amount and col lapse, to tho entire satisfaction of tho housewife, without tho least injury to her carpets, Scientific- American, , To cure a wart place tho thumb upon the -wart ami press it against the bone. Move the wart backward anel forward upon the bono until the roots become irritatea cr sore, when the wart rt v-il di ioaripcar. W ITER Y)OJ'T you hnuw il ? . Of course you do (did you, will irunl warm Underwear ; liliuikcts, etc. o URIJne the city. is Unsurpassed hy any other I handsome -ARJETl' of Sea son aide Dress Goods, Jlroad cloths, Ilenriclta Cloths, Trecots, etc yt. VKU ) liriXG in. C omj oris, llosicrv tea nt- 0U will not I'e'Jret Vartmcnts orer he fore purchasing It icill pay you. Qin'BJVd BUGS and a JI and some Line of Car pets, Matts, Floor Oil Cloths, and Linoleum at Low Prices. &23 a a ""PL"! -DEALER IN- AND ALL HOUSEHOLD GOODS. -LATEST KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND. PICTTOE aTPXSB ' SIXTH STEEET, ELT. MAIN AND IF YOf WILL ("ALL AND 5n T if F.-ii.V CurrnHi A' lias ifiiiliSllrlBsilPii Sj 1 f 4 gfg 4 II il 3 i 'resen Is. l'riees are such that it would not pa- to cror.s th-'. street, let alone going to Omaha, this year. All they ask is A m OPPORTOTITYI 1 O liow von the Fine Goods - thinr you could ask lor in the line, which will lxfsohi if they have an opportunity. 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