a aaaa : aMaajaaaaHMaass ! : rrp worn I V I
AT TWILIGHT.
Wtwn tbe golden glimmer
Uiuimer grows aud dimmer,
And a shadow's tri-moc
HiiifU aoroas tb w&lL
Touch tbe old chords brightly.
Let tbMn tremble aligbUy
lnu tone, and lightly
Tender theme? racttU.
Then thy aoal iurrendec
To ibe soleful splen4or
Of tbe Din, c tender
One with ihee to lj.
Binding kiiiile together
With mi airy tether.
Love encnautad weather,
fain 'a eathanaay.
Let your dark eyes leaning
Up to mine their meaning.
Diviner glory gleaning
From tbe seraph k train,
Hearth mine own. revealing
Passion's dewy teeling.
Droop while I am kneeling.
Draining them again.
Ab. tbe strain is dying.
And 1 hear you sighing.
And your band is lying
Sotdy in my hair ;
And your lips are bending
On mine own and lending
Ecstasy transcending.
Augbt I know or care.
Now tbe pnrple glimmer
Dimmer grows and dimmer,
And tbe shadow grimmer
Spreading o'er tbe wall ;
Bashed tbe music's beating.
Bonis in kisses meeting.
Love and love repeating,
W bile tbe plovers call.
Indianapolis Journal.
ANCIENT LOVE STORY.
I sat spinning at my little wheel In
the sun, for the autumn day wascold,
when i heard someone whistling;and,
looking up, theie was young Squire
Turner loaking over. When he caught
my eye he laughed, I blushed, and
rose and made him a courtesy.
" j was a handsome gentleman, the
squire, and the band from which he
pulled the glove shimmered in the
tun with pearls and diamonds; and
he was bonny to look at with his hair
like spun gold in the October sun
light. When I courtesied he bowed, mak
ing his curls dance over his shoulders,
and said he,
"I've spoiled one pretty picture
that I could have looked at all day,
but I've made another, so I'll not
grieve. May I come in?;'
'And welcome, sir," said L. and
placed a chair for him.
He was grandfather's landlord, but
for all that I felt uncomfortable, Tor
I was not used to One company.
He talked away, paying me more
compliments than I was used to, for
grandmother, who bad brought me
up, said, "Handsome is as handsome
does," and "Beauty is butskin deep."
Cino I'm rollinc the stnrv I'll tell
1H. V X ... I,' . i .... p, ' - J
the truth. 1 had doue wrong about
one thing. Neither of the old folks
knew that I wore Evan Lock's ring
In my bosom, or that we'd taken a
vow to each other beside the haw
thorn that grew in the lane. I never
meant to deceive, but grannie was
old, and a little hard, and that love
of mine was such a sweet secret Be
sides, money seems to outweigh all
else when people have struggled all
their lives to turn a penny, and they
knew Evan was a poor, struggling
young surgeon. I thought I'd wait a
while until I could sweeten the news
with the fact that he'd begun to
make his fortune.
Grannie came in from the dairy five
minutes after the squire was gone,
and heard be had been there. 1
didn't tell her of his fine speeches, but j
there was a keyhole to the door she
came through, and I have a guess she
heard them.
That night we had something else
to think of. Misfortune had come
upon grandfather; but I didn't fore
see that, when the half year's rent
should tome due, not a penny to pay
it would be found.
All this time Evan Locke and I had
been as fond as ever of each other,
and he came as often as before to
talK wun grandpa on winter uiguus,
and still every little while young
Squire Turner would drop in and sit
In his lazy way, watching me knit or
spin. Once he was flushed with wine
and over bold, for he tried to kiss me.
But 'squire or no, I boxed his ears,
ana not more gently than I could help,
cither.
I could not prevent his coming, and
I did not deserve that Evan should
be angry with me. But he was oh,
so high and mighty, and spoke as
though one like the squire could mean
no good by coming to so poor a place
as tbe school-master's. He made me
angry, and I spoke with asperity.
"For that matter, the squire would
be glad to bave me promise to marry
him," said L "He thinks more of
me than "
"Maybe yon like him better!"
"I don't say that But bad temper
and jealousy scarce make me over
fond of another. I pray I may never
hare a husband who will scold me."
Well, Bran was wroth with, me and
I with him not heart-deep, though,
I thought and 1 did not see him for
more than a week. I was not troubled
much, though. I knew he would come
round again, and maybe ask my par
don. For before you are wed you can
bring your lover to his senses. So I
did not fret at Evan's absence, nor
quite snub the squire, who liked me
more than ever. But one night
grandfather came in, and shutting
the door stood between grandmamma
and mc. looking at me, and so
Urangely that we both grew fright
ened. At last be spoke:
I've been to the squire's.'' said he.
"For the first time I had to tell him
I couldn't pay tbe rent when due." .
I opened my Up. Grandmamma
covered them with her hand. Grandpa
drew me to him.
"Thoa'rt young, lass," said he.
. and they are right who call thee
pretty. Child, could'st thou like the
mm Ire well enough to marry him?"
Eli?" cried grandma. "Sure you
am waodiiig?"
Csatn Tarner aked me for this
JrtMt&it- Of all women In Hm
wwU tstra to onlr one be totee at he
timfjtv hie wife, and that to oar
"1 dreamed of gold ring; and white
. .. . - , i, ..;.
roses on cnnsiinas r.ve, miu
grannie. "I knew the lass would be
lucky."
But I put my heaaongranaiausers
shoulder and bin my face. Tw .rata
must out now, lknew.
"Wilt have him and be a rich
lady'" said my grandpa.
"So:" I sobbed.
"The lass is frightened," said
grandmamma. "Say, we mast all
wed once in our lives, my child."
Then grandpapa talked to me. He
told me how poor they had grown,
and how kind the squire was, and I
had but to marry him to make my
grandparents free from debt and pov
erty all their lives. If I refused and
vexed the squire, Heaven only knew
what might happen.
"Surely stoe'll never ruin us,"
sobbed grandmamma.
"All, it was hard to bear, but now
there was no help for it. I took the
ring from my bosom, laid it on my
palm, and told them it was Evan
Locke's, and that I had plighted my
troth to him. And grandmamma
railed me a deceitfut wench, and
grandpa looked as though his heart
would break.
Oh, I would have done anything
for them anything but give up my
true love. That night I kissed his
rino- and nraved that he might love
me always. In the morning it was j
gone, ribbon and all, from my neck. 1 1
looked for it high and low, but found
no sign of it I began to fear the
loss of that dear ring was a sign that
I would never marry Evan Locke.
The days passed on and he never
came near me.
"Oh, it is cruel in him to hold such
anger for a hasty word he had pro
voved," I thought "He must know
I love him."
Grandmamma would scarcely look
at me I know why now and grand
pa sighed and talked of the work
house. I thought I should die of
grief.
One day grandma said to me,
"It seems to me that your lover is
not over anxious to see you."
"Why not?"
"Where has he kept himself this
month or more?"
"He's bus v. doubtless," said I sniil-
"Dinna be vexed," she said. "Jut
bide a wee and answer what I speer.
It's for love of you. for I've seen ye
wastin like the snaw wreath in the j
sun sin' the squire wooed ye. Was it!
your will the lad 'at loved the ground I double nature.
ye walk oa should have his ring j me prompt and
COLD-BLOQDED GENERALS.
Calm Cuder
ti.t Captains Who Mre
Very Trying Clrcum""""-
The great general should have a
in oruer u
oii.ra!iionea u-
jKi n''" !.!cinna ne snouiu uc .
What do you mean?" said L
' Pi
I rode with the mis-
CpauT. of excitement in great and
..111 orvniir - r. T IncA HI V n " ! JAn am a tUTA T C 1 ("Ml. JjUU -
Ail 9as glil M. IAAJ av.aar-w, ' RUU.iICU 1 lJ V-i l, - -
animate his soiuiers
order
and keep
lnnnm a . I ,a ntlin I 110 in 1.. i .
tress to the younjj doctor's Dlac over; them up to a high moral piin, ue
aHfrhti ...u A rtM.i nf enthusiasm ana
oast luc ujuur. auu tucir Bocoiiuu snouiu uc tujww.
1 Wi t nAArllaSS T
ing, though I thought my heart would
burst
"You are going with him, maybe?"
"Where?"
She went to kitchen door and beck
oned to a woman who sat there Dame
Coombs, who had come with eggs.
"I heard you rightly," she said.
"You told me Evan Locke and his
mother were making ready for a voy
age?" "They're going to Canada. My son,
a carpenter and a good one, though
I say it made the Doctor a box for
his things. The old lady dreads the
new country, but she goes for the
Doctor's sake. There's money to be
made there.',
"I told you so." said grandmother.
"I don't believe it," said I.
"Tbey have sold the house and gone
to Liverpool to take ship; and you
may find the truth for yourself, if you
choose to take the trouble. I'm no
chatterbox to tell falsehoods about
my neighbors," said Dame Coombs.
And still I would not believe it un
til I had walked across the moor and
seen the shutters closed and the door
barred, and not a" sign of life about
the place. Then I gave up hope. I
went home pale and trembling, and
sat down at grannie's feet
"It is true," I said.
"And for the sake of so false a lad
you'll see your grandfather ruined and
break his heart, ana leave me a widow
1 who have tended you from a baby. "
I looked at her as she sobbed, and
found voice to say:
"Give me to whom you will, since
my own love does not want me. "
I crept up-stairs and sat down on
my bedside, faint and trembling. I
would have thanked Heaven for for
getfulness just then, but it would not
come. - .
The next day the young Squire was
in the parlor as my accepted lover.
How pleased be was, and how the
color came back into grandfather's
old face! Grannie was proud and
kind, all the house was aglow, and
only I sad. But I could not forget
Evan Evan whom I had loved so,
sailing away from me without a
word.
I suppose they all saw I looked sad.
The Squire talked of mv health, and
would make me ride with him over
the moors for strength. The old folk
said nothing. They knew what ailed
me; only our little Scotch maid
seemed to' think that aught was
wrong. Once she said to me:
"What alls ye, miss? Your eye is
dull and your cheek is pale, and your
braw, gran' lover canna mak' ye
smile; ye are na' that ill, aither, 1
opine."
"No, I'm well," wild I.
She looked at me wistfully.
"Gin ye'd tell me your all, I might
tell ye a cure," she said.
But there was no cure for me In
this world, and 1 couldn't open my
heart to simple Jennie. So the days
rolled by, and I was close on my mar
riage eve, and grannie and Dorothy
Hume were busy with my wedding
robes. ' I wished It were my shroud
they were working at Instead.
.One night the pain In my heart
grew too great, and I went ont among
the purple heather on the moor, and
there knelt under tbe stars and prayed
to he taken from the world.
Oh, Evan, my Bran, how can 1
live without thee?" I cried.
As I spnkettoe wordslstarted upln
affright and then at mr aide was an
elfish little figure, Scotch Jennie, who
had followed me.
"Why do ye call for your true love
now?" she asked. "Ye tent him fra
ye for the sake o the yoang quire."
I tamed on nor fiercely. ,
How dare you follow me and watch
me" Idesaoded.
easeantla-jr attara.
and gave him a ring,
said I dinna ken, but
the tint o' death, and said he,
'There's na a drop o' true bluid in any '
woman:' And he turned to the wall
and covered his eves, an' your grannid
drove home. That's all I ken wuU
it do?" !
"Ay, Jennie, "said I: "Heaven bless '
you for telling me!"
I flew to the cottage and stood be
fore grannie. Trembling and white)
1 said,
"Tell me, grandma, have yoii
cheated me and robbed me of my love
by a lie? Did you steal the troth
ring from my neck and give it to
Evan as if from me? you whom I'vo
loved and honored m life long"'
She turned scarlet
"Your love:" said she. "You've
but one true love now tlie s iuire."
"You have done it:" lcried. "It's
writrcu on your face"'
She looked down at that, and fell
to weeping bitterly.
"My own love was breaking bis
heart" she said. "My husband and
I have loved for forty years. I did i I
to save him. Could I let a girl's
fancy stand in my way and see him a
beggar iu his old age?"
I fell at her feet like a stone, and
knew nothing fur an hour or more.
When I came to 1 was alone with
Jennie. 1 bade her set my hood ami
cloak and her own, and come with
me, and off I went across the mmr in
the starlight to where the hall win
dows were abaze with light, and
asked the prim old housekeeper to
let me see the squire.
She stared at me for my b-jldness
no wonder but called him. So in a
moment he stood before me in eve
ning dress, his cheeks flushed, his
eyes bright, and led me into a little
room and seated me.
"Agatha, my love, I hope no mis
chance brings you here at "
I stopped him.
Squire Turner," 1
you for thinking so
after all that has
"Sot your love,
said. . "I thank
well of me, but
passed, "
I could say no more.
hand as I began co sob.
"Have I offended you in any way,
Agatha?" he asked
"Sot you. The offence the guilt
oh, 1 have been sorely cheated"'
And then I broke down aealn.
He waited patiently till strength
came to mc, and I told him all how
we had been plighted to each oil".-
waiting only for better prospects co
I c wed, and how, when he honored
me by an offer of his hand, I angered
my grandmother by owning to the
truth, and of the ring grannie had
stolen from my neck, and the false
message that had been sent my
promised husband as if from me.
"And though I may never see Evan
Locke again," I said, "I can never
be another man's true love, for I am
his until I die."
As 1 thus spoke the rich celor died
out of my listener's face the hand
some young squire was in tears. t
At last he rose and came to ma '
"My Agatha5 never loved me," he
said. "Ah, me! The news is bad
I thought she did. This comes of
vanity."
"Many higher and fair have hearts
to give as well as I. Mine was gono
ere you saw me," I said.
And then, kind and gentle, as
though I had not grieved him, he
gave me his arm and saw mc across
the moor, and at the gate paused and
whispered:
"Be at rest, Agatha. The Golden
George has not sailed yet"
I liked him better than I had ever
done before that night when I told
grannie I would never wed him.
Oh, but he was fit to be a king
the grandest, kindest best of men,
who rode away at dawn on the mor
row and never stopped till he reached
Liverpool and found Evan Locke Just
ready to set foot upon the Golden
George and told him a tale that made
his heart light and sent him flying
back to me. Heaven bless him!
And who was it that sent grand
father the deed of gift that made the
cottage his own, and who spoke a kind
word to the gentry for young Doctor
Locke that helped him into practice?
Still no one but the Squire, for whom
we taught our children to pray every
night For we were married, and
when our eldest child was two, the
thing I needed to make me quite
happy happened, and from over the
sea, where be bad been for three years,
came our Btately young Squire witb
bis bonnie bride beside him, and at
last the hall had a mistress of ite
own a sweet girl who loved tier lord
as I loved Evan.
This Is an old story. Her that I re
membered a glil I saw in ber coffin
withered and old. They opened tbe
vault where the Son I re had slept ten
years to lay her beside him. I have
nothing left of Evan, my life
love, but a memory; and It seems as
It every hope and dream of joy 1 ever
had were put away under tombstones.
Even tbe Gulden George, the great
strong thip that would bave borne
my dear from me, has mouldered
away at the bottom of tbe sea. And
I think my wedding ring Is like to
outlast us all, for I hare it yet, and I
shall be ninety to-morrow. Ninety!
It's a good old age, and It can't be
long now before I meet Evan and the
rest beyond tho pearly gates. War
erly. - '
How axDOM we get what
neet or expect what we get!
we ex-
i .
. , .z-orff Hi ' , i
Ivory or oiue pi.r , j
the poor, nain goia rings. i
with some motto or i e htaJ of v ur
dieties, were much prizcu; and tliree
or four were often worn ou tbe fingers,
and also on the thumbs. A ning the i
Jews no one was in full dr. without
the signet ring, and ladies had their
rings set profusely with ostiy genn
ru'uies, emeralds and chrysolites Ic-ng
the most valuabIe.-Mrs. Henry Viard
Beecher in Godey's.
BOTH CENtJ
and what she nii,h spirits. It is neeaiess,
it turned him j ,nat the two qualities are not often
perfectly united, and man w,
are found so joined the result is a
military genius.
Gen. Grant was one of the coolest
men in the world; but his splendid
confidence and cheerfulness often
partook of the nature of enthusiasm,
and inspired his soldiers, as well a in
after years his civilian fellow-citizens,
with ardent admiration and sympa
thv it is a somewhat strange thing
that France, the nation of hot blood,
should have produced a long line or
generals who showed the completes!
sang froid on the Held of battle.
Napoleon sometimes assumed a cer
tain ardor, but nothing could excite
him if he did not choose to le ex
cited. Murat Napoleon's dashing
chief of cavalry, whose splendid
enthusiasm won many desperate
charges, could be as cool as his master
upon occasion.
At the taking of Moscow, while t.ie
troops sat in their saddles under a
murderous fire, Murat received a dis
patch to which an answer was re
quired. Though his mettlesome horse
was trembling, Murat laid the reins
upon the horn of the saddle, took his
note-book in one nauu aim a (..
in the other, and bean to write a re
sponse. , ,
Suddenly a shell fell and exploded
on the ground close by. The horse
leaped into the air and swung wildly
around. Murat simply transferred
the pencil to the hand that held the
note-book, calmed the horse with the
other hand, and then went on writ
ing his dispatch as if nothing had
happened.
A shout of admiration went up
along the line. Murat saw that the
enthusiasm aroused by his trilling act
had created a favorable moment for a
charge. He gave tho order, and his
men swept clear through the enemy's
line,
It is said that Gen. Reynier once
saved the French army in Calabria,
in 1806, from a complete rout simply
He took iiiv by the manner in which he siiiokeu
I a cigar. The English infantry lire
had rompclled the French to retreat
. Iteynier fearing a panic, remained to
the last and brought up tho rear.
Though the English (Ire wa.s murder
lous, he had lignted a cigar, and his
retreating men noticed that the puffs
of smoke went up, as his horse moved
slowly on, with absolute regularity.
Tufi: A wait, 'i'ufi: Another
wait Puff! The enemy were pour
ing on, firing vigorously as they ad
vanced, but nothing could accelerate
Reynier's smoking. His soldiers ral
lied under the inspiration of the queer
spectacle, and got off in good order.
Perhaps the most cold-blooded com
mander who ever lived was the French
General, Saint-Cyr. He was a great
tactician, but totally neglected the
morale of his men. He was never
seen on horseback, and never showed
himself before the lines. On one oc
, casion, when he was simply a General
' of the Division, the impetuous Mar
shal Oudinot puzzled to know what
to do in an emergency, asked Raint
Cyr's advice, frankly telling him tliat
he was "non-plussed."
"You Monseigneur," said Salnt
Cyr, "are a Marshal of the Empire,
and I am a General of a Division. I
shall faithfully carry out your orders,
but it would not be becoming for me
to advise you."
Later on Saint-Cyr succeeded to the
command of the army, and then
adopted a peculiar method of general
ship. He formed his plan of battle
clearly, precisely and with admirable
foresight Then he sent his orders to
his subordinates, and shut himself
up in his quarters; absolutely forbid
ding entrance to a single soul. Then
he took out his violin and went to
studying a hard piece of music as tran
quilly as if he had been in the midst
of profound peace
The battle which won Saint-Cyr his
baton as a Marshal of the Empire
was fought while he was Addling In
his tent. He had apparently fore.
seen everything, and the carrying out
in um pmus completely crushed the
enemy. Yrouth's Companion.
Great BosrUnc.
Roch & Robb of the Treasury De
partment has just returned from a
short sojourn at Atlantic City, and
brought with him reminiscences of an
,.riprn a bowlinz alley which
approaches the marvelous, says the
Washingt-.n Post. Strolling Infi a
bowling alley, be stood idly losing
ou at a game in progress. Soon a fine
looking woman, who had just made
her appearance, approached him with
a challenge to roll a game.
"It's the only exercise I take, she
explained, "and you surely will oblige
me." , .
He couldn't refuse, of course, but
informed her of his being a score of
years out of practice Hut this did
not cut any flgtno, and the game be
gan. Mr. Robb's fair antagonist
bowled in great form, while he was
not far behind. The strikes and
spares were so common with the two
that soon everyone became interested,
and a whisjier went around that thev
were both professionals and were giv
ing a free exhibition.
The lady rolled up a total of six
consecutive strike?, and this made
Mr. Robb a little anxious.
"You will excuse me taking off my
coat," he said. "Why, certainly,"
she sweetly replied, and of? came the
coat
Strike followed strike until ciifht
went down to his credit "It seemed
as if I couldn't help knocking them
all down, and no matter how I would
start the ball down came all the pins.
There never was such rolling before
if the keeper of the alley is to lie be
lieved, and when I finally won by a
short margin there was a burst of ap
plause. Dr. Dally was present and
when the keeperof the alley saw that
the doctor knew me, he asked him
who we wero."
"Why, that's so-and-so and his
wife. They are two of the best bow
lers in the United States," was the
doctor's answer. Then the owner
came up to me, and in the hearing of
the lady invited me and my wife to
make use or tne aneyai any iiiue.iiru
of charse. The lady enjoyed the joke,
and for the sake of appearances I es
corted her until we were out of slghw.
I did not see her again."
Weed-Maid.
The Germans have some educa
tional ideas which we In this coun
try have borrowed with profit, and
there are stlii others which we might
be wise to adopt. Among them, no
doubt arc the wall maps of different
species of jx'sliferous weeds, which
hang in schoolrooms where the chil
dren can see them as long as they go
to school.
A practical Idea underlies the dis
playing of these maps. It Is well
known that farmers arc prone to
treat all weeds alike and hardly to
observe any difference between them;
whereas the natures of weeds differ
as much as the natures of any other
plants do, and the s rt of treatment
which will exterminate one will
sometimes Increase and multiply an
other. It is important, therefore, that the
farmer and gardener should under
stand the weeds which they are try
ing to exterminate.
It is here that these German wall
maps come in. They show colored
plcturesof the most pestiferous weeds,
in all stages of growth, and also the
ways in w hich they scatter their seeds
and propagate themselves liy learn
ing them thoroughly, through seeing
them day by day on the walls, i be
child grows up with a knowledge of
the best way to exterminate them.
it has been proposed that our agri
cultural societies offer prizes for the
best labelled collections of weeds
not for the purpose of encouraging
their cultivation, but In order to ex
tend a knowledge of them, aud thus
contribute to their extermination.
Una Mas a Hurajlar, the i,.J
lat-mJ
Here is a story whieh
inrougn uie iari lja
signature oi no lesi ;
Aureiien Scholl.
A well-known Paris
Viscount de Saint-Rie
the other evening
Having forgotten hi
poker at the Sporting Ci
' a carriage ana gave the
: to take him to bis house
: nour, nis vaiei tie cham
haint-Hicul eiiiered hiJ
by means or a night ke
! MILUlll I'Jl u IIHlriil
en ieavoring to open a lit!
stranger turned roun
1 1-.:... U..1- . ...
miu cuwi. ''i "i i-1 iieu
nis nat ana in a courteoJ
AO uoum, sir. you arJ
"Sure enough, "lenlirti
"I am sorry to distu
tinned aini-i;ieul.
"How could a fellow hu
the burglar, "that a
.....,i.i in ., ...... ... ,
"'Jim tun iinu tir
clubman could come homJ
tins."
"1 forgot something
my presence would Ikj jJ
ine uu-giar sighed,
sort of luck of late, and
ing lor a gooa moke, U7
Ancient Hlngs.
Once there was a peculiar signifi
cance attached to rings. They were
regarded as a token of authority. The
En'peror's signet ring placed in the
nanus oi an omciai invested, him for
mc time wnn nis master's power,
Kings aro nrst mentioned in the
jtmie in ocnesis, chapter 41st and
iu verse: -.And rharoh took his
ring rrom his hand, and put it on
josepn s nano, and made him ruler
over an Kgypt "
hen the Israelites coniuered tho
Midianites, they "took all their rings
and bracelets, and offered them to the
Liord.
Ahasuerus gave the ring from his
nanus to ine jews' worst enemy
thus giving him unlimited control to
ao with them and their
whatever he pleased.
ine father received his prodigal
son joyfully, and sealed bis forgive
ness by putting a ring on his hand.
Tho Egrptlans regarded their rings
both as business vouchers and as or-
na n.cn ts. The signet rings be Inn al
wayj used for sealing documents, and
iiowevcr usea, ineir rings were al
ways mined with them and In later
years are often found In their tombs.
ine signet nog was usually of
oroni or surer; but among the rich
gold rings wan used for ornamant.
property
wnicn are aireany laid,
in nere to keep my hand ii
arraid i m gbtgoi, rusty."
"Your explanations art
factory, indeed," said
"but since I happens; (,
time, Just be good cimtizb
"CVrtainlv, sn."
"Tike a cigar?"
"Vith pleasure," said
"because I would be sorn
skunked (brudouil)ol
"The stairway is rghi,
tne viscount, 'So that it 1
necessirvfor me to sho
way. If the concierge sho
discreet enough to ask
you are coming from tell hJ
that you have just left)
liieul."
"Thank you, sir."
"Light your cigar."
Oh, don't take thetroeij
have matches."
"Adieu, monsieur."
"I have the honor to
Anu tne wirgiar went i.
stairs.
C'allrrl Down.
"A month or ago," said the
drummer, "I was making a trip
through Tennessee, and one evening
stepped at a very respectable farm
house, about (i o'clock to stay all
ignu j was informed by tho nm.
prictor that I could be accommo
dated, but that I couldn't act an?
supper until about 9 o'clock, as they
wen: Kuiug io nave a wedding and
supper would be postponed until that
uour, wnen something extra wnnlrl
1x5 had. I wa very hiinr t..,t u
a long drive
where 1 could stop, and I accented
ine conditions. 1 took In the whole
how and in due time we had a most
upper, in country style,
In front nf tTtil Hai . t.t
Iced cake, cut readv to r. rru "
didn't get around to me v.
with the substantial, and to stay my
hunger I took a r .k-
Tbe old man,
varm frleoK
Lincoln
fas a str
thing butir
WrittM Itv m Nllllll"
Man In bis arrogance 4
and anon to harranguc 01
nnil friolkhriOHH of "r''
Well, let him. Who
asks a writer In the
Certainly not the womw
on her wav serene and
I no In l.hA (lent lis of
snare hUrt""?',
Womai
piece ot that rns.
ra at. m
i- mo mot of the tu-
We, noticed roe, but didn't say any
thing. I waited awhile and toik a
small piece mora. nnt
incy awn't come to
mc, and I tried win, but oM
man wouldn't have It
Hold! hold, my friend," he g.
claimed tragically; "coarse-feed your-
wis uian, Dauig-iMQ yOUrSClf Brit"
After that I waited patiently fos
the coarse feed to come around.
"Ah! I catch you buying a porous
faster, do 1? thought your devo
tion to fresh-air theories would brina
you to thla?" lt ain't tbe p attar
that does me good," answered the
crank; "It Is tbe ventilation obtained
through tha boles." T""
supplied with a
..iiton-11
...ii
1. Inn. I n ns a Vm)
Aii uie time tne Lincoln!
Goose Nest Dan NcedhaiJ
champion wrestler in Cta
County. Th Is cou n t y John C
one in which the Liwii
Necdhmi had often been to
would ttnd his match in Ti
coin's toy Al, but lie m
that he could "Ming him V
out of four any day ho la
last they met It was all
raising on the Ainljrai
"Raisin's" at that tirut
"neighbors" fropi manyinia
and I am told rea.t at this
came from as far south as
County, more than forty u
Thomas Lincoln came, ami
hti Loy Abe. After the 4
day, in w hich Abe and Iae
handspikes many times, a
was suggested. Attlrst Al
willing to measure arms
who was six feet four and wi
oanthcr: but when Tbomw
naid. "Abe. rassel 'Ira," At
his coat, and the two im
face. Four times tiny rJ
each lime Seed ha in wasthi
At the ckwc of the four
the combatants aguln M
face. Abe flushed hut sm
trembling with anger. HJ
trlance at Urn honest. t4
face of his opponent cooW
and extending his. rough
said. "Well, I'll be:
this they were wa
ham survived l
and though he was
rrat h lv.lt nothing
for Abe. Several of his W
near the old homcstesi a
Point township, Cumberl
Illinois. One daughter, J
W.P. Davis. a brother o!.
resides on a farm near
-Vohraaka ITnrlc Dan,ai
him, now sleet In a qui
yard hidden away in a w
a hraror lifnrt never beats
liU I Iff! was humble, 1
. .
he did not lack rorawn
ruv The Centra
sight indeed, and maajt
would be the IaM
dress, I 'iuu "utM
visible, bu -thjpj
about It that for uc'
anything that woJ
thought or. "'" ueed 5
little flap that is PTJ
a .l If
what reason ""'T uil
aM. SHIsafVlVer. " .M
lobe conetatent
""""'rrcloW
ciani on w vr--- w0!
ana l am euro -
land agrtM with me.
wts short yoonji
-m - his. she it "
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