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LAUIU'S ROMANCE.
Thirty rear aco there wa a grand
Vru-k house. standing io the midst
( a sweet old gat den, oo one of the
pit-aeautrsl sites of the famous I'.leb
ajoud Hilt H bad once ten the
resideuce of a uoi.le family, but it
wai at that time only a celebrated
school for you n( ladies. The house
itself was a plain, substantial bricif
ooe. and there were plenty in the
vletnitv that in every point excelled
of greater loveliness than its high I
brick wills shut la i
Thu wa e; ecialiy so in tbe
Htrniax and evenings, when the al-k-yi
and tbe ha ei walks and tbe
woodbine artora en- f.iU ot erjupa
ot laut ful yoiug F.ngliah girls
girla wilb (lowing brown hair and
,et aa Hue and clear a heaven, and
iaeM iiuioceut and freah a n each
late had Men made out of a roec
hut ern where ait are beautiful,
owe one will be found loveliest of
all. and Lau.a Kalconer waa tbe ao
kwowied belle of the uppe claaa.
,k wa 19 year ot age but she
till lingered at Mute- Mere' s hool.
pa Ut be auoe it bad been her only
borne (r flte yean and partly be
cause bee guardian considered it to
be tbe beat 1 lace fur ber until
m;i, when abf would receive ber
fortune and become her own niis
trev .-o Laura teniained at Mad
UM'a, atodying a little, hut -still
bavtajg a much larger amount of lib
erty than tbat granted to tbe other
poplla. This liberty perm tted her
voekop with proper en. o t and also
t pay treUat rieiU to acquaint
aacee resident in Richmond and Ln-
()a one of these excursion she bad
wt Lnicst Trelawny, and it ( of
taa gotiUeiuao sue iasocoondentlally
talking to ber chief friend, aa tbey
walk, In ,lie Umtiest part of the gar-1
dVa together.
1 am so glad, Clara, that we met
Mm this afternoon; 1 wanted you so
saucb to see Ernest. Is be not hand
some?" I never saw such eyes Laura! )
And his ttgnre! And bis styisb dress! :
Oh, 1 think be is grand and so well, 1
to uyatenous-looking, as if be was a '
poet or votnethiug. " ;
'And then his eon ver-alioo, Clara!
Be talks as I never beard any one ,
olse talk so romantic, dear "
' Ob. I thiuk you must be a very
happy girl, Laura! 1 often wish 1
bad some one to love u.e as Ernest
loves you.'
Laura sighed and looked up senti
asea tally.
"You have a father and mother,
Qara. 1 am quite alone. truest
ays that is one reason he at first felt
aw If he must love me. "
"Whatwouid Mme. Mere say."
"Madame must not know for the
world, Clara. she would write to
say g ward i an. Oh, Clara, 1 am going
to tell you a great, great se ret Kr- i
eat sod I naxe determined to run
away to Gretna Green and get mar
rtai." ;
"Oh h-b h! Laura, how dare you?
sWaiae will be ure to find it out.
SIM never looks as if she knew things,
hot she always does. When are you
"To-night. E nest will be wal
ing with a carriage at the end of tbe
ganion walL 1 have bribed the cook
to last too kitchen door unlocked,
nasi I shall go tbro gh her room and
own tbe back stairs."
Tnos, until tbe -J o'clock bell rang,
tan two girls talked over and over
wno asme subject and never found it
varieonie. and when they bade each
other a good night in the long cor
ridor, tt was a very meaning one.
They were both greatly impressed
with tbe romance cf tbe situation,
timid little lara envied and ad-
er friend, and could not sleep
lor listening for the roll of a carriage
44 tbe parting signal which Laura
agreed to make on her fr end's
as she passed it
Then Laura made ber few prepara
tions and sat down In tbe moonlight
to await for the hour. She thought
of all ber fav rite heroines who bad
enacted a similar part, and t ied to
tool a they were asserted to have
toil
Half-put eleven!"
Ste rose and laid ber bonnet and
aaatlo ready, ut, io spite of ber
maaotse sitimt on, she was really
Crfiios and anhappy and conscious of
w)-6owt aanatoral depression of
Jswt tbaa tbe door opened softly,
ca4 Msowm Mere, with a candle in
fear band, eutored the room, r-be
two a vary small slight woman, with
aarara, kivahieface and a pair of
ntfJ oy in their dam, dear
ltttt too nterat of her power
aaar tbe fifty girls wbom aba ruled
a aaiwtely with a giaooe or a em 11
( rp MltMt "ore Ilka a
( ,: ua a wvajaa, aad puvuag tbe
" 7invfcad'i draft, dtsi'
,jv , Jzzxtami sal r Km tm
'zZZmVg vataa la tall af Laora's
nrtJzm lR m
x ,rtjiijm'ty,.
,t;;r;tr tss ttsg ,
upon midnight she wuel mi Alt
effort at once. So dur ng a aaoiueut's
pause, she said
Will madauie try to sleep bow""
Ye, I will put out tbe light aud
we will both try."
"Hrst will madanie prrm.l to
go to Clara's room- I bare left ay
things there. 1 .ball Dot disturb
any one."
In a njoiueut madams' s attitude
changed: her eye scintillated wilb
light all the caressing tederneas and
sorrow of ber oice aud wan tier were
gone, she wait like an accusing
spirit.
"Down oo your kuee false girl,
wtioui no memory of mother's loe
could fto! Down ou your kDees,
aud let your praters strengthen tbe
hands of those good augels who are
fight ing your eUl genius this very
moment! I'ray as those should pray
whjse purity aud hoijor, whose very
life and salvation bang upon a vil
lain's ward:' Aud. drawing the girt
down beside her, she watched out
with her these dangerous midtiight
horns.
At 2 o'clock Laura was left to weep
out alone ber shame aud her dtaap
pointmeut Madame had kissed aud
forgiven and com orted uer with such
comfort as was poaeibie: but youth
taaes oaraiy me oreamng os its luoia,
HOii 'l Wii bitter and huuiiiatiug to
near mat in is Daoasouie r.ruest was
1 better kuowu to the poll e cour.s
than to the ooole bouses be talked
about and yet that she had cboen
bin society aud bad beeu willing to
become his wife. Madame had not
inari-d her. ibe had spoken ery
DUiulr of a gambler1, wife and of a
th.el'a home of shame and horro t
Laura t eiuUed to recall adding:
"1 bad willingly kept you ignorant
of Kucb things tor the knowledge of
theiu take tbe flrst blooai of purity
from a good girl's heart: but alan,
Lau a, it you will go forbidden roads,
you mu-L at least 'e warned of tbe
sin and the sorrows that bauut
them."
Laura was ill many days afterward.
Madame bad indeed rorgl . en her, but
it was hard to forgive herself, aud for
a long time even a passing memory of
her first lover brougbt a tingling
blush of shame to ber cbees and a
sickening sense of disgra e and fright
to ber heart
It was ten years after this event,
and Laura, with ber two daughters,
was driving slowly across Cannock
Chase. The pretty children sat on
either hide of her, and she a rove tbe
ponies siuwly, often stopp ug to let
the little girls alight and pull a blue
bell or a haudiui of buttercups. iur-
log e of tbe stoppages as she sat,
ithasnii eon ber handsome face
, watching the nappy little ones, some
one coming fr m behind, touched her
rudely on tbe arm. bbe turned and
saw a man In grimy loathe.- clothing,
- with an evil, cruet face, at ber side.
; supposing him to be one of the
! men employed in ber husband's iron
works, who bad be n discharged or
, who wanted belp she said:
Weil, what is it sir."
Tbe man answered curtly:
"Laura!"
Then I aura looked steadily into
the dirty. Inibruted f a e. And in
spite of soot and scars and bruises,
she knew it.
"Mr. Treiawny. why do "
"liosb! My name is bill Yates
You fooiea me once, my lady, but you
wi i pay me lor It now. 1 ve been
lagged since then sent across for
seven years ooly got - back six
ui nths since. Glad 1 have found
you, for 1 won't work a-y more now.
Come, 1 want a Over to star witn "
A fler?'"
'Yex; a nve pouod note."
'I shall not give you a penny." ,
"Then 1 shall Wke one of them
little girls tbe youngest is the pret
tiest "
t or Uod's sake, don't go near my
children! I will give you tbe money."
1 prefer tbe u.ooey, it will sa e
me tbe trouble of selling the child
to the mere gypsies." t
Laura hastily counted out tbe sum;
there was 7 shillings more in her
purse, and tbe villlan said:
"I'll take tbe change, too. Shall
I lift tbe children into the ph ton" (
"Don't touch them! Don't look at
them: ;b,goaway! Go away'."
Go away, indeed' You were glad
enough once to come to me. I have ,
your letters yet It would be a sweet
thing to show thcru to your busland.
"You had bet'er murder me."
"1 have half a mind to: but it suits
me better to keep you for my banker,
he here next week wilb Ave pounds
seven shillings, aud every week after,
until further notice, or else I will
steal you." chill at.d send them let
ters to your fine husband " '
Tben, with a threatening scowl
and the shake of a clenched 1st io
her face, he went away taking with
him all tbe Joy and peace out of poor
Laura's lite.
bhe now lived in constant terror,
and such a dreadful change came so
rapidly o er the once happy, hand
some woman that her busliand was
exceedingly anxious, both for ber
health and ber reason. What did
she do with tbe unusually large suras
of money she asked him lor Why
did she go out riding alone? Wny
would she not sutler ber children to
leave their own grounds? Why could
she nut sleep at night? Why was
ber once even, sunny temper become
so Irritable? Whv did rbe search his
face so eagerly every nlgbl? Those
and twenty other anxious, snsplcloas
coast loos passed through bis mind
continually, but be hoped that by lg
uorlag the changa it wwuld disappear.
- Alas! . Tblogegot- wort bod worse,
aad one day, a tor ten miserable
raoataa, be was seat foe a from the
; works la . baste. Laura wee raring
aa4 s(tefclaa la toe wildest par.
Mwxaf at wrala-fetwr
'where art UN nlldrwa? rare
eniidroor
Ittoam tmm tbsi ansa.' Jtrrr
waido--w wu& xio now,
ta task artsoas, asoaalag jaaaUi-
T i
but perfect love
! jealousy, aad Laara'e husband dkt ,
ber no iS;uoUoa Tenderly be auraed
i tbe poor, ibmared wife aad meteor
brk to life asrata. tboogb it was aa
almost hupele s task witli tnat asme
lees norrur ever beside her. Dae
night, wbeo see wee a I ittle stronger,
be led her oo to talk of the past, aad
be was so loving aod so pitif ni tbat
in a food of 1 fa-giving teas she
poured out to him tb- whole miser,
able story. Tben (be burden fell
from ber life, aod be dropped bap
pliy into tbe first sweet, healthy
sleep she had had for oearlr a year.
iShe itever asked again for ber tor
mentor, she ooly knew ! hat he had
disappeared from uih Stafford
t-bire, and jov and peace came back
to ber beart and home
But one dev. after the lapse of
!ou- years, she received a dirty, an
uouyiuoua letter full of t reats and
. insolent demands for money. T is
time she went at once to ber bus-
' band wib tbe trouble.
'!. n't l frighteoed. Laura," be
answered. 1 know tbe 'el ow. lie
is one of a- gaag of four wbo have
j us i come to Sackett V Hi age. He
wdl be iu jail to-morrow night This
t iues he soali not escape my v n
geanoe." lie bad scarcely spoken wben a
couple ot men ran up to tbe bonse,
crying
M easier! M easier' Here be
I I mm tt s height atewered away ard
! there' a crowning in."
Tbe iron-master leaped to his feet
and was soon following tbe e.il mes
seager to lee village. He kaew
tnat ackett was all undermined
with pits and wurkian. ae1 it was
possible tbe wboie village wae is
danger. Tbe d Master was right In
the center of it, and he was not long
iu reaching the great yawning
chasm, where tbe earth : bad given
wsy aod down which two roUaajeev
with their InhsbiV.ntM, bad gooei
As soon as the master appeared
then pitmen and iraoatea ga tbe red
roaad bin, thnuga all knew tbat
succor or help was perfectly hopeless.
"Where is BosBbyr"
"Here I be, aeastor "
"What mine was under this?"
Dimmitt's, messier, worked out."
"Is it. deep"
Mi hood red feet",
Dry or wet?"
"Deep water,"
Tbe master looked blankly at tbe
black abyss.
'It's the third frowning In.' I
my time 1" last were In to Cavall's
mine, riii decent families went
down at midnight; tbev were dashed
to bits on f rocks at bottom. "
"Do you know who lives in these
two cottages?"
"One were empty, thank God.
Four strange lads that wo ked I
Sackett s mine, bad t'other tbey
oobbut worked there a week, tbey
wor glad to get shut on them at end
of It"
"Do vou know tbeir names'"
"1 know, oieaster," said Michael j
Raloe the publican, for they owe me
tor a week's beer and 'bacca tbej
score is ag'o John Todd. Ti.n Black,
and Bill Yates."
Biil Yates?' Are you sure?"
"Sure to certain of that name,
measter, for be said be wor come
special to get upsides wi' you."
Tben the ironmaster turned
thoughtfully home, aod as be ksed
his w.fe, said:
"Bill Yates is dead, Laura My
vengeance has teen lateen from me by
Him to whom vengeance beloogetb.
You may rest safely now. darling."
But, oh, Henry, what a destiny
might nave b en mine!"
"Don't say 'destiny, 1 aura. "ui
choices; re our dest ny. Ivolhirig it
ours tbat our choices have not made
our."
This is a true story, and I tell it tc
many thousands of young girls with
just as much earnestness Lauraj
told It to her daughters to show tbem
T . , . . 7 mi i
tbat claodenine love affairs are al j
ways highly dangerous; for a passion
that Is cradled in deceit Is pret,y sure
to end In sin or shame or sorrow.
N Y. Ledger.
Tbe Fighting Tallora,
The Fifteenth Light
Dragoons,
is at VII -
whose brilliant feat of arms at V II-
Uaao was retoalid tbe
tbat wa adlia ber.
li. rs-eo-Coucbe was commemorated w.th ribbon at points to com? just un
it! tbe Pall Mall Uazelle, had a ery der the ears or a little below the houl
sii gular and, Indeed, for a British ' nVs in front Frorn the tied point
cavalry regiment, . i probah.e unlau.
ongin. When in 17,9 it was decided Dfw )tao( bright color
to ml.- certain corps on the model ol i
tbe Prussian hussars Lieutenant
Colonel Elliott,' of the Second Horse
Grenadier Guards. A. D. C to he!
famous later on as tbe "Old Cock of
the't;ock," and Lord Heath field
was one of tbe officers selected foi
this service. Tbe London ta lors
were on a strike at tbe time, and,
with a disregard of prejudice which
was amply just fled b the result thei
Colonel enlisted a whole regiment ol
them, which was known as the r lrst
Llubt Horse On March 10 be wa
ga elted to toe command of It Oo
Aug. i it was at Miuden, and every
Individual taibir in the ranks ap
proved himseli a horseman and a
man. A tbe bead of tbe First
Light Horse, te Colonel was thanked
aira a and again by J'rlnce Ferdinand
for its servl es and wben at tbe ton
i elusron of the war, tbe regiment was
reviewed by i.eorge 111. io H.de
Park, the King wa pleased u ask
what be coaki do Ut saark bv. sense
of its discipline aad smcleocr. LI
Hott nntatal y bogged that tbe First
i Llgbt Itorse might be made Toy si."
la cunaewueeee It beeaae tbe Fii-
toentb at KlngVi Own j Boyal Llghl
Dragoon, aad it staade io tbe arm?
list , to-day as HfWwath (klaa-s)
Uuasaja.awti aad waatiea, ,
Tmb geaialStsww, wi . Us oUr' at
Ayrss MaaaiMSted ft 6i,0Mk
Mftfe raow.eal bat l- att
bm wwtf weilex. ImtBism
U bsaasjM lamkwyear,
GOWKS AND GOWNING. !
WOMEN OIVI MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THEY WEAN.
summer
modes fhow a dia
tinct ehange in
the oo' lara of
rhlrt walsta and
b Urates. J n 1 y's
hot weather
brought a moie-ment-
in favor of
open-throated
shirt wai t-. The
folded eollar was
deen.ed too chok
ing to bear. "By
ronle" ruffles
gained way,
i-.veo with talior
made eostumee.
demanding, one
would think, the
starched front and high collar. lo.e
silk -hirt turned away negligently at
the neck we?e wo n for a time with
eharming effect. But the early days
of August t rough t SO prompt a return
to bib entlars that It appeared as if
fashion was forcing the aeiaon, lor
those eloae affairs might well have
been permitted t await antnmnal eool-
Wlth this small fhaage there Is no
oeenmpanyiag rteerease la the variety
of shapes which bodies aad walaWJ
take. There are all kinds: lake your
alek of those offered. If yon will, or de
vise oooMthtag novel. If you can. That
is not over v- diXenlt thing to sooonv
plleh. for the psrmi-eible met ods of
adornment are of great number. The
current trick of using big bows of sash
width ribbon for-trlmmfilg 1 a great
belp, for one of these big, Raring knots
asey easily be so conspicuously placed
as to he the d ore meat feature of the
whole-end to distract attontkm . f roas
the feet that tbe remainder of the gar
ment Is quite convent oust. Several
stylish methods o. using these bows
are shown in the accompanying pict
ure. As to the loo.il n of them,
thot e Is no rule, o put them wherever
fancy dictates. Their ends mav not
show at all, or may drop lorxely to the
skirt's hem and be left to wave about
breezily. The newest fancy In ro-
ard to these lonsr ends is to
i ape tbem in some novel way,
' and very jaunty effects are thus
obtained. Thj most prominent feature
j of the trimming on the simple street
I gown of tbe initial sketch consists of
straps of velvet which finish in a b w
in froat The material ol this gown
j is a dark green suiting, and it Is made
with a gored skirt lined with si k and
1 finished with a f . ill of the ame inside,
t T. e outer hem Is simply baaded, with
'a bias fold of emerald green velvet.
The blouse waist is w rn nslde the
skirt and ) Ix ned silk lining which
h oks In tbe corner. The bodice
fastens at the sidu, end the back Is
bias, with the fullness gattae ed In t) e
wail its trarnlture consists oi a
trarnlture consists ot
pointed plastron and standing collar of
,"ndJ ft! .frnt'ioL
mentsrle. be Id a tbe mentioned straps
A plain band of wlh, velvet
hoollll? the side gives the belt, and
the sleeves have passementerie trim-
ming. This Is an early fall modal, but
its velvet s-arnlture Is not of the sort
which makes the dress sem uncom
fortable in very warm wrather.
The stole Is very fashionable, it is
I mw&. usu iy 0f chiffon or mull, being
' merely a long scarf aod tied about
merely a lone
eoatrast into the oostuass. . Thus, with
a gown of yellow ani white a stole of
lilac ohtffoa is worn. One of moss
green goes with a fray , m
BUek goa. aad with a roes color a
bvWeasored stole tied about with
klaak adraa the aorrwBt tone v. For aa
' aovol awe f ribbon trimmief,
tsjratatae third a4eare. Ooaifsn
lag a tU bstt in bask, a ebyea M i-
oaro aptoiworearse sBowB,
Maa, fOao, aa Vas Maw M saw '
Baw Torfc eomaaaauMasa:
-Wi sf AT
1 vmi.Trr-TaiHKSD blocss aoinca
a asm awu arrscrtvs sissos mva.
fruia tbei eade husg aeawly to
the b .tfjm of the akin Simple as
such dwVUos are, they gi-.e degr-
of character to the or n which
they ar pear which no amouat o o it
ley will ae -osaplish, if umvocomps .led
bv Lalefal laen lty. This drss
comas from a prettll
flowered orjran-
die, and baa a skirt which is p.am in
froat and laid in deep box pie t- at
tlc'es and lac-, 'ihe bodice 1 (rath
ered b th in front and Uck to a tight-
"lD.cJ IfliVJ Ji-lJ Ati etih hn' !
waist with acrewm-eol redt-l!k ribb n
which ks separate from tt e othe - rib
bon, the latter being only orn iment il.
A to p collar of Iri b i oint guipu .s
worn about the neck, and the -leevos
are huge puffs reaching to tbe elb io
ana tnere garnished with riblxn
rosettes. Whit- kid glo es are worn
below tbem. A companied by a w hite
leghorn hat, tr.mmed with ost. lch tip
and a small bow, it makes as dainjy a
costume as oould be desirud.
Wals.s of br.lllant hues are m ich
worn Ith plain sklrH, and the maid
who is properly out tted has everal
waists to one skirt. Tbe colors dib
A raw soar or i.asra
played la these are very brilliant, an 1.
while all aorta of violent contrasts ar
Indulged in so that the unwary may
faooy Wie bodice of one dress may
with impunity be wora with the sk rt
of another, tbe initiate knows by sub
tle sign that costotno in the moat
striking shad' s are plans d with cer
tain harmonies. An afternoon gown,
for instance, has a skirt of white
moire, o high d taped oversklrt of but
ter-colored lace, the bodlow Is grav
satia with greet puffed sleeves of pink
satin striped with black: but, observe,
there are dcp epaulettm of butter
lace, and tinder the edge of the sklr:
Is a tiny ruffle of pink satin pi pod with
black. The hat worn is a rough gray
s raw, weighted witti great whltt
moire bows, and sharp in profile ri
a point 1 b a k wing. There Is no ba
hasar.1 therein. More methodical
than gue-a-wo k, too, was the planning
of the cotume in the net illustration.
AH the clalx ration comes upon the
bodice, whi h Is of wh te t-llk creiw.
It is made with a full dra;ed front,
which fastens at the side, and is fin
ished with a plain folded belt of the
fame stuff. The straps over the
shoulders, as well as the pretty bows
tbat finish the ii. are of white silk rib
bon. and the standing collar is com
posed of wider ribbon. The odd
sleeves have ample puffs of cete and
deeo shirred cu'Ts of the plain silk.
Satin mav be substituted for xtrap,
collar and culls, If de Ired. 'I hi
blouse may be worn with any skirt,
but the one sketched Is white cloth.
If proof is needed 1 1 t-bow that the
fall styles will lie characterised by
summer's dalntine s a glance at the
final sk -tch should be convincing. No
TWO AlfTCWS MAIDS
pains bas been spared to bare thi i-e
two go vns highly wrought a least in
their upper halve. The left one of
these two 'tresses is of dull g ten
woo en suiting, having a moderately
wide bell i-kli t left ent rely plain. It -jacket
bodice has a vest of g there I
whito mull which is finished wi h a
turn-dowi coll it and a p.o t d frill
that extends jalxit fashion down 'Ho
front. A short circul r b s ue fin
ish's the acket aud is r m ed with
a double cape and two do bio straim
ornamented with st'sel buckles, which
keep the loose fronts in place. 'J ho
moderately wide gigot sleeves are fin
ished with mull ruffles at the wrist.
Cambric which is stiff, starchy and
crinkling is quite the right thing for
a morning gown. Lot it lie made with
a gored skirt furnished with u dee i
hemstitched hem. The bt dloe will
have a high standing collar of mo re
or pi iuet and there will be flora c ffs
to match and a folded belt with a ro
sette at either side of the back, (rem
which fa I Ion 3 stole ends. For col rs,
white is always pretty, and pink with
black moire has an established vogue.
White with a tiny pale green I in.) is
elabirated wl h 11' eo moire, the hat
being green straw with lilac cblfT' n
bows. Blue eambrio has collar, epau
lette aod belt of heavy gray In
White oanibrlo ha finLhlngs of oull
blue d ck, and so on. Contrast and
simplicity roust govern the choice.
For th cool mountain resorts, sotnq
very ebie waUing gowns are made of
white corduroy, wora with mull shirts
muoh b v rilled wit h delicate sou and
confined by el n? saahof ,mull tied in
front A b g mull or leghorn hat om
I nletes sa oddly pretty rig. Overdresses
i of lace net bordered heavily with ap
plique la white look a good deal a if
Lace curtains - ad been used, but tbev
are too graceful and pretty to be
spoiled by such a tb .tight.
utrrns". im.
In aConenbagea paper two vo'eaae i
la leelaae are advertised for sale, the
priee asked beiog 7.X) oaeb.
1 CaMaoa has no gold eolns.
SOMETHINO OF A LIA.
a TMs tk Starr - i
A wmj Wtefc D ar
unrh.n T .it In Arkanaas in
tbe
inntUr business. I used to pend
a
iood deal of lime hooting.
tine day
i bad tracked a deer to the oao oi
the Missis ppi Htver "d ws so close
on his trad "that wbeo I got near the
. 1. s
bank I saw Inm jump into tne wici
nd strike out for the oppos.l slMre.
To my snriirisc a lug nae iunis-.
in after him and lotutnen ed a hot
pursuit The suake was not more
than flftf anis lbind tbe deer, aod
a. though the latter was swimming
for life the snike slowly gained on
blm. The river was high and all
kinds of drift wpic : atiog down
rails, hencoops. outhouses, .etc
About the middle of the slreaiu was
a good -sized patch of drift, will) a
two-story frame house on it The
house was empty, nut the k tcben
fire was not out and smote was com
ing from the chimney. The deer
made straight for the patch of drirt
and bv good luck sue ceded in clam-
i Lcring on to It
'As soon as be got a roomoiu do
darted inside tne house, evidently
thinking tbat a safe reiuge from the
snake. The snake was then not
mora than four or five yards from tbe
drift and going at full speed, i cach
ing the floating mass he made several
attempts to follow the deer, but be
could not get out of the water. Try
his best he could uot get out oo the
top of the drift Finally he seemed
to change his mind aod turned and
swam some distance down stream
and then turned with bis head up
stream. The deer was standing in
tbe front door of the bouse and I
could almost see the hair raise on
his back, as tbe snake caught bis eye
The soake bad opened its mouth and
waS apparently lying still In tbe
stream, while the clump of drill
floated toward him As it ap
proached him I wondered what be
was going to da 1 thought, be
would make aootber effort to get at
tbe deer, but Instead of lhat be last
opened bis mouth about four times
as wide as it was before, and berore I
knew what be was up tc- he had
swallowed tbe whole layout drift
wood, dwelling bouse, deer, and all."
After lhat nobody spoke for a min
ute or two, when the Judge ventured
to remark that It must have been s
very small house.
".Not so very small," said the
auburn hairea man, "but the breed
of snakes 1 am speaking of have ve.y
large mouths." Chicago Times.
JOHN BULL IS EASILY HOAXED.
KapMlalir Sbaa th ftiorr SM.M Sa
LIT. In ths lirrmt WfSlt.
It seems U he an easy matter to
boax our English cousins, for Just
now, according t the New t ork Her
ald, they are accepting In ;ood faith
this yarn about a race alleged to have
been run at Chicago: There bad been
a false start owing to a mistake
made by the man with the advance
t ag, and Id suite o the growlings ol
those who had backed a black horse
tbat was esteemed a -Vood thing."
and, unlike so many good things ol
which we have had constant experi
ence, won in a canter by any numbei
of lengttis, the horses returned to
the post The starter, mu h put out
of course, at the catastrophe, took
bis place and prepared for business.
"While he was standing there,"
the story goes on to relate, "a black
bov, who was so handicapped -by lack
of height lhat it was Impossible foi
blm to see the ruca, spied a place ol
vantage between the widespread legi
of tbe slarter. lie crept up and soon
was snugly Uxcd in his place. The
starter hapjned to glaoce down and
saw tbe black face ieeriog luto space
"Begone you imp." he cried, at tbe
same time bit at the woolly pat
with his 1 ag slick. The advanct
1 agman was keen and watchful. He
did not see tbe negrj, but be wai
conscious tbat the starter's Hag had
dipped. Down went his own again,
and once more tbe field swept away,
once more all was con f us on and
once again the black horse walked
borne first Things were gelling
serious now. Hands stealthily sought
hip pockets, and when they emerged
they bad well loaded six-shooter
firmly grasped within them. It did
not make any difference to the crowd
whether tbe starter's ( ag bad fallen
or not; the black bad won the race
twice, and if there was to he any
more running they would attend ic
the starting themselves. In this
emergency the starters we e sent tc
tbe paddock for a twenty minutes'
rest and while they were there the
race was declared off,"
Wrongly Named.
In an old church register there are
several entries whic i show that th
unnecessary trials of some children
begin almost with their lives: nun
January 17, ( barles, daughter ol
John and Betty Haines. This child
ouiibt to have been christened ( bar
lotte, but, owing to a m stake of tbe
ponsor, it was wrongly naied. 17i,
July 1.1, William, daughter of Will
iam and Sarah WelJdlck, K, ji
lt wa Intended that the child, be
Ing a girl, should bsve been chris
tened Marls, but through a mistake
of the god rather It was named Will
lain. aVtllng Lead.
Anciently. In many pert of France,
when a sais of land took olaon, u
wa ths custom to bsve twelve adult
witnesses accompanied by twelve lit
tle boys; sod, when tbe price of the
land was paid and it surrender took
place, tbe ear of t e boy were
bulled and tbey wees , ballon
severely, so that tne pal thus
lonieted .hould make a IniolS
upon their memory, and irTiauulred
tbey might bear wltneat to VU sale
RtJo-AWAY hasbaads, like rtjuwsj
boys, sboold Ls allowed w fcaoa
running.