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The Wind
It
ft
CM;t on th rolling prairies
It bloweth wiit-re l! will.
Ajid summer time or winter
jB'h- wind Is never mill.
Atiafti.-ii liy sun or starlight,
Tt loiters at the moii;
ft dunces In the wheat field.
And !ein;t,s amid ih" corn.
Sonu lim s It sorely harries
Tbfc farmer at his t-isk,
whether for h;.m or blighting:
The wind dws ne er ask.
yemvHioefr, w.fh .iiiriinir ilnsf-clonns.
ft sears the tender leaf
And makes the land a desert
And fill the heart with grief.
Sometimes, when winter rages,
Jl. rears In solemn glee,
S'hile man and beast grow ftaiful
Tfc.-t death I? riling tiee.
But still the wind is kindly
And bears a healins wing.
Ami greets the growing flower
All In the time of spring
Eri-ets It with gentle blessings,
Rids tl to bloom again,
Tf 11 the earth with beauty
And cbeer the hearts of ni"n.
Ih" winf bears rain ciiruiis over
Tfce wailing thirsty fields.
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A.
"She is no daughter of mine; a
narfeap, a changeling, an unbroken
It who threaten to kick over th?
traces at any moment. What have I
tone that such a misfortune should
fcefaH me?"
Thus lamented Mrs. Gainsborough
ver fcer coffee one sunny winter's
morning, to her husband, immersed in
she Jsily news.
"Eh what's the matter now, Mol
Se?" with easy good nature.
"tfa.ara was a model," she sighed,
"she never gave me a moment of un
easiness from first to last. The belle
f her set, she married advantageous-
ly In her first season; and as for Vol-
thy. she could be lead by a silken
Ihread. But Theodora" and she
threw tip her hands In horror, as tho'
the subject beggared description.
"Come, come, Mollle," he pleaded:
"let the child grow up in her own
way; they can't all be alike it stands
3 reason. There was a god boy in
Teddy, frank,, fearless and honent as
the sunlight; it would be a sin and a
name to cut, prune and pare her
own Into a doll of fashion like the
test of them."
"Oh, you men" in accents of pathos.
"What tan you know about the heart
f a mother, the awful responsibility
jesting upon her shoulders; the sacred
Charge entrusted to her hands. All
depends upon her coming out; by that
he stands or falls; the verdict is fin il.
And when I think how ill she is pre
pared for the occasion; how willful,
ntrained and careless of the conse
quences, I tremble for her future,"
and with an air of tragedy she re
sumed to her breakfast with renewed
appetite.
At that moment the door burst op?n,
and a young girl, in rough skating
rsetume, with a mane of red hair like
B shaggy pony, entered In whirlwind
Sashion, rosy, panting, radiant with
health, spirit and abundant vitality,
"a sight to make an old man young."
"Just in time for breakfast, and hun
gry as a hunter, too. I promise you!"
to clear, ringing tones, and without
ceremony
she seated herself at the
Sable.
"Skating at sin h an hour, Theodo
lm.T' protested her mother. In reprov
krqs tones, "when you should be abed
Jetting your beauty sleep, in prepara
tion for the great event before you."
"My beauty must care for Itself,"
was the careless retort. "Must I cod
ile myself all day because I'm to come
uC tonight? Come ou,"' In scornful
tows. "What does It mean, anyway,
(faddy?" and she turned to her father
with a look of hearty comradeship
and affection.
"Well, Teddy, with most of you it
teens beaux and clothes, so far as I
inters tan d It; vanity and vexation of
spirit, and ultimately marriage, when
fete right fellow comes along."
"Then I'!! have nnne of It." and
with an air of decision she turned to
her breakfast with the vigor of sev
enteen. No mother hen was ever more dis
mayed at the duckling in her brood
than this punctilious leader of fashion
t the daughter now on her hands to
lot through the shoals and quick-
sends of society, and at last anchor
safely In the harbor of matrimony. Yet
he was but a frank, high-spirited girl
who despised forms and conventions
with all her heart; rebelled at mater
Ml counsel and discipline, turned sen
timent to ridicule with the careless
aoeckery of extreme youth. But she
graved a pretty handful to the proud,
cheating mother, whose aspirations
red high in the matrimonial line
knotty problem to solve, which would
tax her wits, temper asd endurance
Beyond her limit.
Tet her debut promised well, and
aaiernal criticism could And no flaw
hi the radiant vision presented to her
view la all the costly simplicity of a
Worth gown, Imported to grace the
atcasloa. 8b had never realized her
hyvellnes before; the plqaant charm
af Tltlaa coloring and laughing dark
yea, the aylph-Uke grace of her buoy
ant ftgur. the childlike ease of her
aarlag, which sustained her well
tkwaghout the trying ordeal.
Aa4 Teddy though she might rebel
, IB adrt ea at maternal authority, was
few praaf acalnat th pleasure of the
aaawatf the dangerous knowledge of
w ettra liaatr borne In upon her for
ttt fral (tea, th laeenac of nasculln
tft far liwplrtUac aualo, the
ral afeani th occaMonT
, nutt Mr. (Msrtwrwch tretabted
Car tsr awStff trv&xm. trlglaaatyj
a-
of the Prairie,
And oh wh-it golden harvests
The piairii planting yields!
It touches all the orchard
With wonder working skill,
Anil roving through the vintage
Ihth wine of life distil!
And cat" Ling i:p the tressed
Of maidens young and fair
It tosses them to witchery
Kre love is yet aware.
Oh the wind, the
wind. Is
wilful
And thougii it smite In anger
It hath a bounteous hand!
Tee trees resist, yet woo it.
The grasses show disdain.
The streams go toughing onward
Scarce ruffled by Its reign;
And all the silrnt landscape
Re joiees that a friend
Visits It when 'lis lonely
A buoyant hope to lend.
And man. full as Inconstant
As winds are wont to be,
Matches it deftly turning
lits toil to liberty;
And thanks the God that made it
To blow, now here, now there
That worship follow plenty
And peace be everywhere.
THE SEASON.
and possible gauherles, It might be
that an odd bizarre character, such as
this, would go down, in social par
lance, even for a time create a sensa
tlon. Beyond this she dared not look
or scheme; one hint of matrimonial
f intentions, such as she cherished,
would rouse the wildest antagonism
cause the downfall of her fairest hopes
and dreams.
Ho the season sped on, and the girl
was tauuht In the current of events
and whirled away; In the excitement
of ball, reefption, theater, opera, the
awakening knowledge of her own pow
er, she was gradually changing day by
day into a striking. If unconventional
! fl.rure in social circles. And Mrs.
Gainsborough, though slioiked, star
tied and confounded In a thousand
ways by the racy wit and audacious
freedom of the daughter she so little
comprehended, congratulated herself
that she was safely launched at last.
with every prospect of a fair and pros
perous voyage.
Where Teddy sat, talkei, or walked.
was the central point of gayety in any
assemblage; her speech was punctu
ated with laughter, her dancing robes
torn to tatters. The young enthusiasm
with which she entered upon any oc
casion was an antidote to dullness and
monotony, a rejuvenating draught to
the most jaded beholder.
She seemed to have the gift of uni
versal popularity; even her rivals liked
and would have copied her if they
could, and with the men she was a
prime favorite, they hovered about her
like moths about the flame.
Hut here maternal criticism came In
and feared for the future. To the men
Teddy seenied more like a good com
rade than a beautiful girl to be wooed
and won; a divinity to be worshipped.
Sentiment shrank from her frank
presence and pitiless laughter, -and
more than one foolish swain had cause
to regret the expression of his admi
ration. The lover who passed the
Hut-icon with Teddy must needs be a
valiant one.
To this free-hearted maiden th
stately (Jerald JIassey, the most eii-
gible match of the season, the syn
osure of all eyes, the target for all
matrimonial darts, was but "Jerry,"
a "jolly good fellow" and the best
waltzr in society.
That she honestly liked him was
manifest in word and act, though It
must be confessed that his lack of
sentiment and nonsense, as she termed
It, seemed his chief attraction in her
eyes. And the liking was reciprocal.
It was many a day since this well-bred
gentleman and invincible bachelor had
revealed such Interest In the most
beautiful debutantes; many a day
since he had encountered such a re
freshing bit of femininity. But
The best-laid plans o' mice an' men
tiang aft agley;
And leave us naught but srrlef snd
: pain
For promised Joy.
Sirs. Gainsborough was a wise wo
man in rer generation, and held her
peace; the time for counsel, scolding or
entraety had passed; one scene of the
kind with her rebellious offspring had
taught her the wisdom or silence on
forbidden subjects. Only the most
winning diplomacy, such as had ruled
her household for years, could avail,
but this chit of a girl could elude her
influence in the end seemed incred
ible. Time brought Its changes, and Teddy
scarce realized the transformation she
had undergone in these winter months
that flew by as on wings. Still frank
and freehearted In thought, word and
act, she had gained In social grace and
tact until she seemed another creature
from the. careless hoyden of a few
months ago.
The season was to close with a bal
masque, and then came the Lenten
period of retirement prior to further
dissipation at mountain or seaside re
sorts. This was the event of the sea
son ,a grand finale to th lighter
amusements that bad gone before ;and
society was stirred to its depths la
anticipation of the coming spectacle, In
which beauty, wealth and fashion
would play prominent roiea.
As by a -touch from an enchanter's
wand, the noble mansion was trans
formed into a seen from fairyland.
In which th rarest exotica exhaled
their fregrance.th moat ravishing mu
sic eloquently discoursed, while the
gorgeous pageant streamed hoar by
hour through atately hall and gallsry
hlftlng and changing Ilk th vision
of a dream.
T TH? t wmmm all tka ffcara
noveH-, and In a rich Venetian CO
tuin of the olden time, her lovely faca
hidden 'neath the mystery of the mask
she had a strange sense of losing lief
identity In that of another. No longei
the daughter of prosaic modern
tlotham, she was a creature of another
race, age and clirr.e, with her pulses
attuned to love and romance, her
heart throbbing with the passionate
Hungarian music that swept through
the corridors,
A stately gallant of the sixteenth
century, bravely attired in velvet.silk
en hose and slouched hat, was her
faithful cavalier throughout the even
Tng; togetner tney danced, BtrottetHtr
the wondrous galleries of art, played
at sentiment, yet, as If by tacit con
sent, preserved the mystery of the
masquerade.
But at last, in the still, dim lighted
conservatory, "neath the shelter of the
shadowy palm and trailing vine, with
the low plash of a little fountain in
their ears, the gallant lost command
of himself, and spoke to her in a lan
guage that startled her to a sudden
realization of the truth the language
of love.
For one breathless moment she lis
tened spellbound; then she tore the
mask from her face with hasty hand;
her cheeks were aflame, her great dark
eyes sparkled with tears.
"This from you, Jerry V she protest
ed, in the sorrow accents of "Et tu.
Brute" "No, no I cannot listen."
But he would r-ot be silenced, anl
unmasking, revealed a face pale with
a resolution that frightened her. "Ted
dy, child is It so strange that I should
love you? Have you not divined It in
all these months, when I have followed
as your shadow, llved-upon your smile,
your wit, the sunshine of your pres
ence? Another had seen it long ago."
"But we were such good comrades,
Jerry," and she caught her breath
with a sob.
"True, Teddy, and can be still; but.
child though you are, I have fallen
under the spell of your enchantment.
become entangled In the net you never
threw. Dear," caressingly, "have you
no word of kindness, of pity for me? I
will not ask for love now."
"I do not know," she faltered,
while her beating heart belied her
speech. "It Is all so strange, so un
real; a part of the hour, the scene,
the mask in a moment I shall awak
en.
"To a reality more beautiful than
he illusion. Trust me, my child, and
t shall be so."
And, shy In the presence of her new
born love, Teddy, the careless hoyden,
he scoffer at sentiment, surrendered
to the enemy like the weakest of her
sisters, while the stirring music of the
hungarlan Czardas filled the silence
with passionate meaning.
When the engagement was announc-
d in the spring, to the consternation
of social circles, Mrs. Gainsborough
oore herself prottlly, who took no
mall credit for the felicitous termi
nation of the season.
Yet to this day she has never under-
tood how it came to pass; how this
trangestrange girl made the match of
he season, alone and unaided. H re
mained to the end an unsolved rays-
ery of the bal masau.
FRILLS OF FASHION.
Bay leaves, laurel and oak with gol-
en acorn are used for trimming fur
toques, especially chinchilla.
Short skirts of corduroy or velvet In
some neutral tint, lined with a brlg:U
olored silk, which Is made Into a
blouse also, are the correct thing for
skating dresses.
The latest tint In pink Is call -d
cameo and a velvet rosette of this soft
shade Is exceedingly effective on a
dark velvet or fur toque.
Beautiful velvet leaves are much
used In millinery, forming In some In
stances the entire crown of a fur
toque, or, reversing the plan, the
haves are used for the brim and the
fur for the crown.
Fine flowers are very much worn
In the hair for evening dress and If
the color of the hair is bright a black
chrysanthemum or a black rose Is very
. i - i lie i, i, 'j ii'jnrj n unuaiiv luoe
rwniriii i ii, n inc nitmii ciirtl.
Some of the flannel blouses for dres
sy wear are more aitistlc with the
fronts tucked and relieved with an
embroidery through which a narrow
black bebe velvet ribbon Is threaded,
while on others coarse lace is judi
ciously employed.
A detachable lace lining for your
muff, with frills of edging at either
end, is the latest makeshift, and a
very beautiful one, too, since In a mo
ment you can transform a plain muff
Intd a dressy one by using two pins.
White moussellne de sole Is exten
sively used for evening dresses this
winter, made with graduated flounces
alternately plain and spangled, often
met by a deep tunic. A bolero fastened
vltb a large bow In the center usual
ly completes the bodice.
One of the latest fancies n hand
kerchiefs shows a row of fine dots In
color Jus tabove the hem and a mono
gram In the same tint In one corner.
Rome thing still more dainty is the fine
sheer narrow hemmed handkerchief,
with only the monogram done in white
and pal blue or violet.
Blowly but surely the coiffure I
hlftlng its position from the top of
th bead to a point anywhere between
the crown of th head and th nape
of the neck. This tendency to lower
th knot is especially noticeable at th
faahlonabl dancing parties and wher
ever ful I evening dress prevail.
Indianapolis New: Dowie Inveatei
about I, MO in hi lac Industries and
then Issued ever l,M0,Mt la stock. It
la ptayi that thla modern Elijah la not
going 't depend a th ravsa to fd
him. -
Incarnation
A CONTINUED
Once upon a time, and very far from
Ihis land, lived three men who loved
ach other so greatly that neither man
nor woman could come between them.
They were In no sense refined, not to
be admitted to the outer doormats of
decent folk, because they happened to
be private soldiers In her majesty's
army; and private soldiers of that em-"
ploy have small time for self-culture.
Their duty Is to keep themselves and
their accoutrements specklessly clean,
to refrain from getting drunk more
aften than is necessary, to obey their
luperlors and to pray for a war. All
these things my friends accomplished
ind of their own motion threw In
some fighting work, for which the
trmy regulations did not call. Their
fate sent them to serve In India. which
Is not a golden country, though poets
have sung otherwise. There men die
with great swiftness, and those who
live suffer many and curious things.
1 do not think that my friends con
cerned themselves much with the so
cial or political aspects of the Kast
They attended a not unimportant war
on the northern frontier, another one
on our western boundary, and a third
In upper Burma. Then thetr regiment
sat still to recruit, and the boundless
monotony of cantonment life was their
portion. They were drilled morning
and evening on the same dusty parade
ground. They wandered up and down
the same stretch of dusty white road,
attended the same church and the
same grogshop, and slept in the sanm
linu.'-washid barn of a barrack for
two long years. There was Mulvaney,
the father In the craft, who had serv
ed with various regiments from Ber-
muda to Halifax, old In war, scarred.
reckless, resourceful, and In his pious
hours an unequalled soldier. To him
turned for help and comfort six and
a half feet of slow-moving, heavy
footed Yorkshlreman, born on the
wolds, bred In the dales, and educated
chiefly among the carriers' carts at
the back of York railway station. His
name was Learoyd, and his chief vir
tue an unmitigated patience which!
helped him to win fights. How Other
is, a foxterrler of a cockney, ever
came to be one of the trio, is a mys-
tery which even today I cannot ex-
piain. i nre was always three av
us," Mulvaney used to say. "An" by
the grace of God, so long as our serv
ice lasts, three av us they'll be. 'Tis
betther so."
They desired no companionship be
yond their own, and evil It was for
any man of the regiment who attempt
ed to dispute with them. Physical ar
gument was out of the question as re
garded Mulvaney and the Yorkshire
man; and assault on Ortheris meant
a combined attack from these twain
a business which no five men were
anxious to have on their hands. There
fore they flourished, sharing their to
bacco, drinks, and money; good luck
and evil; battle and the chances of
death; life and the chances of happi
ness from Calicut in southern to I'e-
shawur in northern India. Through no
merit of my own It was my good for
tune to be in a measure admitted to
their friendship frankly by Mulvaney
from the beginning, sullenly and with
reluctance by Learoyd, and suspicious
ly by Ortheris, who held to It that
no man not In the army could frater
nize wit ha red-coat. "Like to like,"
said he. "I'm a bloomin' sodger he's
a bloomin' civilian. 'Tain't natural
that's all."
But that Is not all. They thawed
progressively, and in the thawing told
me more of their lives and adventures
than I am likely to find room for here.
Omitting all else, this tale begins
with the Lamentable Thirst that was
at the beginning of First Causes. Nev
er was such a thirst Mulvaney told
me so. They kicked agalnBt their com
pulsory virtue, but the attempt was
only successful In the case of Ortheris.
He, whose talents were many, went
forth Into the highways and stole a
dog from a "civilian" videlicet, some-
' "'-, ne anew not wno.noi in the army
i , . . .
Now that civilian was but newly con
nected by marriage with the colonel
f the regiment, and outcry was made
from quarters least anticipated by Or
theris, and in the end he was forced,
lest a worse thing should happen, to
dispose at ridiculously unremuneratlve
rates of as promising a small terrier
as ever graced one end' of a leading
string. The purchase money was but
barely sufficient for one small outbreak
which led him to the guard room. He
escaped, however, with nothing worse
than a severe reprimand and a few
hours of punishment drill. Not for
nothing had he acquired the reputa
tion of being "the best soldier of his
Inches" In th regiment. Mulvaney
bad taught personal cleanliness and
efllolency as the first articles of his
companions' creed. "A dhlrty man,"'
h was used to say, in the speech of
his kind, "goes to clink for a weakness
In the knees, an' la cocrt-martlaled for
a pair av socks mlssln'; but a clane
man, such as Is an ornament to his
service a man whose buttons are
gold, whose coat I was upon him, an'
whose 'coutremenU are widout a speck
that man may, spakln' in reason, do
fwhat he like an' dhrink from day
to dlvlL That's th pride av beln' da
rt nt."
W aat together upon a day, In the
had of a ravine far from th bar
racks, where a watercourse used to
run In rainy weather. Behind ua was
th scrub Jjungl. In which Jackals, pea
toe ka, th gray wotvea of th north
western provinces and occasionally a
tiger set rayed from Central Ind la, were
supposed to dwell. In front lay the
utraasMt, whit 4ar a glaring
? The Inc
of Mulvaney.
STORY BY RUYARD KIPLING.
t sun, und on either side ran the broad
road that led to Delhi.
It was the scrub that suggested to
my mind the wisdom of Mulvaney tak
ing a day's leave and going upon a
shooting tour. The peacock Is a holy
bird throughout India, and whoso slay
one la In danger of being mobbed by
the nearest villagers; but on tnt last
occasion that Mulvaney had gone
forth he had contrived, without In the
least offending local religious suscep
tibilities, to return with six beautiful
peacock skins that he had sold to
profit. It seemed Just possible them
"But fwhat manner av use is ut 'o
me goin' out widout a dhrink? Th
ground's powdher-dhry underfoot, an
ut gets unto the throat fit to kill,'
. wailed Mulvaney, looking at me re
proachfully. "An" a peacock is not
bird ye can catch the tail av onless
ye run. Can a man run on watb
an' Jungle wather too?"
Ortheris had considered the question
In all its bearings. He spoke, chew
ing his plpestem meditatively all the
while:
" Go forth, return In glory,
To Cluslum's royal 'ome;
An round tnese Uloomln temple ang
The bloomin' shields o' Home.
"You better go. You ain't like to
shoot yourself not while there's a
rhanst of liquor. Me an' Learoyd II
stay at 'ome an' keep shop case
anythin' turnln' up. But you go out
with a gasplpe gun an' ketch the
little peacockses or eoniethln'. You kin
get one day's leave easy as wlnkin
Go along an' gi t It, an' get peaeockses
or somethln'."
"Jock?" said Mulvaney, turning to
I Learoyd, who was half asleep under
tue shadow of the bank. He rousvd
slow ly.
"Sitha, Mulvaney, go." said he.
And Mulvaney went; cursing his al
Ilea with Irish fluency and barrack
room point.
"Take note," said he, when he had
won his holiday, and appeared dressed
in his roughest clothes with the only
other regiments! fowling piece In his
hand "take note, Jock, an' you, Orth-
'rls, I am goin' In the face av my own
will all for to please you. 1 mls-
i doubt anythin' w ill come av pernicious
huntin afther peacoi ksi s in a desolit
lan'; an' 1 know that I will He down
an' die w id thlrrst. Me catch pea
cockses for you, ye lazy scutts an' be
sacrificed by the peasanthry Cgh !"
He waved a huge paw and went
away.
At twilight, long before the appoint
ed hour, he returned, empty-handed,
much begrimed with dirt.
"Peaeockses?" queried Ortheris from
the safe rest of a barrack room table
whereon he was smoking cross-legged,
Learoyd fast asleep on a bench.
"Jock," said Mulvaney without an
swering, as he stirred up the sleeper,
"Jock, can ye tight? Will ye fight?"
Very slowly the meaning of the
words communicated itself to the half
roused man. lie understood und
again what might these things mean'.'
Mulvaney was shaking him savagely.
Meantime the men in the room howled
with delight. There was war in the
confederacy at last war arid th"
breaking of bonds.
Barrack room etiquette s stringent.
On the direct challenge must follow
the direct reply. This is more binding
than the ties of tried friendship. Lea
royd answered by the only means In
his power, and so swiftly that the
Irishman had barely time to avoid the
blow. Th laughter around Increased.
Ivearoyd looked bewilcpred at his tig
friend himself as giently bewildered.
Ortheris dropped from the table be
cause his world was falling.
"Come outside." said Mulvaney, and
as the occupants of the barrack room
prepared Joyously to follow, he turned
furiously and said; "There will be no
fight this night onless any wan av
you Is wishful to assist. The man
that does, follow on."
No man moved. The three passed
out Into the monllght. Learoyd fumb
ling with the buttons of his coat. The
parade-ground was deserted. except
for the scurrying Juckals. Mulvaney's
Impetuous rush carried his compan
ions far Into th open ere I-aroyd
attempted to turn round and continue
the discussion.
"Be still now. 'Twas my fault for
beglnnln' things In the middle av an
end, Jock. I should ha' commlnxt
wid an explanation; but Jock, dear,
on your sowl are ye fit, think you.
for the finest fight that Iver was
betther than fightln' me? Considher
before ye answer."
More than ever puzzled, Learoyd
turned round two or three times, felt
an arm, kicked tentatively, and an
swered, "Ah'm fit." He was accus
tomed to fight blindly at the bidding
of the superior mind.
They sat them down, the men look
ing on from afar, and Mulvaney un
tangled himself in mighty words.
"Following your fools' scheme 1
wlnt out Into the thrackless desert be
yond th bs nicks. An' there I met
a pious Hindoo dhrivlng a bullock
kyart. I tuk ut for granted he wud
b delighted for to convoy m a piece
an' I Jumped In"
"Tow long, lacy, blslck-halred wlne,
drawled Ortheris, who would have
don th Mm thing under similar cir
cumstances. "'Twaa the height av policy. That
naygur man dhruv miles an' miles
as far as the new railway lln they're
bulldln' now back av th Tavl river.
"Tie a kyart for dhlrt only,' say he
now an' again, tlmoreously, to get
m out av ut. 'Dhlrt I am,' t, 'an
tb daryest that you Iver krarud.
Dhrive on, me son, an' glory b wldl
you.' At that I wlnt to slape, an'
took no heed till he pulled up on th-
enihankmint av the line where tb
coolies were pllln' mud. Thre was a
matther av two thousand coolies on
that line you remltnber that. Irilntly
a bell rang, an' they throops off to m
big payshed. 'Where's the white maa
in charge?' sez I to my kyart-dhriver.
In the shed,' sez he, 'engaged on a
rlllle.' 'A fwhat?' sez I. 'Kittle,' ses
he. 'You take ticket. He take money.
Tou get nothln'.' 'Oho!' ses I, 'that
fwhat the shuper'or an' cultivated maa
calls a raffle, me mlsbegulded child av
darkness an' sin. Lead on to that
raffle, though fwhat t'.ie mischief 'ua -doln'
so far away from uts home
which Is charity bazaar at Christ
mas, an' the coionel's wife grinnin'
behind the tea table is more than I
know.' Wld that I wlnt to the shed
an' found 'twas pay-day among th
coolies. Their wages was on a tabl
fornlnst a big, fine, red buck of a
man shin fut high, four fut wide,
an' three fut thick, wld a fist on him
like a rorn-sack. He was payin' the
coolies fair an' easy, but he wud ask
each man If he wud raffle that month,
an' each man sez, 'Yes, av course.'
Thin he wud deduct from their wawi
accordin'. Whin all was paid, he filled
an' ould cigar box full av gun-wads
an' schattered ut among the coolies.
They did not take much Joy av that
performance, an" small wondher, A
man close to me picks up a black
gunwad an' sings out, 'I hav ut.'
'Good may ut do you,' sei I. Th
coolie wlnt forward to big, fine, red
man ,who threw & cloth off the most
sumshus, J'Milfd, enameled, an' vari
ously bedlvlkd sedan-chair I iver saw.
"Sedan chair! Put your 'ead in a
bag. That was a palanquin. Don't
yer know a palanquin when you se
It?" said Ortheris, with great scorn.
(To be continued.)
HOW LITTLE IT COSTS,
How little It costs, if we give It
thought.
To make happy some heart each
day!
Just one kind word of a tender smile,
As we go on our dally way;
Perchance a look will sullies to clear
The cloud from a neighbor's face,
And the press of a hand In sympathy
A sorrowful tear efface.
One walks In sunlight; another goes
All weary In the shade;
One treads a path that Is fair and
smooth.
Another must pray for aid.
It costs so little! I wonder why
We give It so little thought:
A smile kind words a glance a
touch!
What magic with them Is wrought.
Open Window.
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Judge Crane in the county court In
Brooklyn granted permission recently
to Mrs. James Clark Bryden Fltzsim
motis to change her name to Klmonds
after February 9. In lv.is she got an
absolute divorce from Mr.Fltzsimmons
and permission to use her maiden
name. She has six children, whom she
says are held up to ridicule by school
hlldren. who refer to them as the
little "Flutes" and In a contemptuous
manner say they are the children of
Bob'' Fitzsimmons. The petitioner
sajs that she understands that Fitz
simmons Is a pugilist.
A knot of men whs gathered In the
smoking rum at the club the olher
evening, relates the New York Times.
t was late, but so cold outside that
hey hesitated to make a move. All
ordinary topics had been exhausted
and they finally entered upon a con
test to see who could tell the most
remarkable story about the fat men or
the lean men they had seen. A veri
table Ananias was awarded first prize
without a dissenting vote when he as
serted that he had met In his travels
a man so thin that he could "go thro'
a flute without striking a note,"
Klsa Condon, head waitress at the
New Grand hotel, Vlncennes, Ind., last
her life as the result of Injuries to
her spine from a fall In trying to exe
cute a banter of kicking a tray of
dishes held high by a playful girl com
rade. She was unconscious twentv
hours In a room at the hotel and three
doctors failed to save her.
Rev. John J. Kberlc of Poltstown.
Pa a retired Baptist preacher, was
found dead In his bed a few days ago.
On July 14, ISfiO. he began the practice
of eating one meal per day, and did
not deviate from ttiHt rule to the time
of his death. He took no nourishment
whatever between meals. From the
age of 17 to 37 years he was an Intense
sufferer from complicated ailment
and adopted the one-meal-a-day meth
od to effect a cure. His health Im
proved under this system of dieting,
and the distressing headaches with
which he was afflicted disappeared al
together. Patrick Tlerney, n eccentric char
acter living at Summit, N. J Is dead.
For twenty-five years he lived alone
in a small cottage, miles away from
the village. His life was absolutely
that of a hermit Tlerney spent prac
tically all of his time In reading works
on religion, and until three years ago
never missed a service In Kt. Theresa's
church. He always Insisted on re
maining standing with his hand high
above his head during these service,
and this proved such a distraction to
the other worshippers that he finally
discontinued his attendance,
Dr. John P. Wood, the oldest prac
ticing physician In the world, celebrat
ed his 101st birthday at CoffeyvUl,
Kan., on January I. When Kanaaa
was admitted Into statehood he waa a
United Hlate commissioner and John
Brown waa twice brought before him.
one cnargea witn murder and
with harboring fugitive ilaves,