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Very Old Son?.
"To-morrow, ma, I'm sweet sixteen,
And Bill Grimes, the drover.
Has popp'd the question to me, ma,
And wants to be my lover ;
To-morrow morn, he tays, mamma,
He's coming here quite early,
To take n pleasant walk with me.
Across the field of barley."
"You must not go, my gentledear,
There's nousenown-talklne;;
You shall not no across the field
With Billy Grlmt h n-walklng.
To think of his presumption, too!
The dirty, ugly drover,
I wonder where your pride has gone,
To think or such u lover!"
"Old Grimes is dead, you know mamma,
And Billy It so loneI !
Besides, Miey say, to Grimes' estate,
Thnt Billy is the only
Surviving heir to all that's left;
And that, they say Is nearly
A good ten thousand dollars, ma
And six hundred yearly !"
"I did not hear, my daughter dear.
Your last remark quite clearly,
Rut Billy Is a clever lad,
And, no doubt, loves yn dearly
Remember, then, to-morrow morn,
To lie up bright and early.
To taken pleasant walk with him.
Across the field of barley."
TRACKED.
IPA.X2.T SECOND.
CHAPTER X.
3IR. DEERBROOK ON THE WATCH.
A strange spirit of disquiet seemed
to reign over the inhabitants of Blake
!y Hall upon that morning with the
dawn of which we closed the last
chapter. The servants whispered to
gether, und looked gloomy. Helen
kept her room, Robert was restless
and uneasy, and lines of thought
were upon Deerbiook's face.
In the dairy Carry looked pale and
anxious, as though she had passed
the night in watching; and, in the
lodge, strangest of all, Mrs. Gandy'b
shrill tongue was silent.
The time was out of joiut, and the
demon nf dicomd reigned overall
'Well, Mr. Simpson, I can believe
my ou n ears," t-aid one of the house
maids who was polishing the oaken
floor of the hall, to the butler who
was looking on ; "and as true as I
tand here, I heard groans behind
them closed-up doors as I was going
to bed last night; and I ran down
again all in n perspiration, and called
up the cook to Iislen, and she heard
it too, and we were in that tremblt
that we didn't know what u do with
ursflve.. I nuvt'r livi-il in a 'minted
'ou-e before ; ami if I hears any more
noises like them I shall leave.'
Mr. Simpson, after making a weal:
attempt to ridicule the girl's state
ment, sauntered away to look for his
friend James, whom he found taking
his ease in a comfortable armchair in
the servants' hall.
Of course, James had heard the
story of the groans and the kuock
ings, which, as the butler said, com
bined witlj his own experience, was
rather a rum ufFair.
'1 tell you James,' he went on,
'that I don't feel comfortable here;
Bomehnw. it don't seem to me tl:a
things are aa they should be, and as I
don't care about living in a family as
isn't recognized by their neighbors," I
shall give in 1113' warning this morn
ing as soon as Mrs. Ulakely comes
down, and ask her to suit herself as
quick as possible with somebody else.'
'And I shall do the same,' said
James, 'as I feel that neither of us is
in our proper spear in this 'ouse.'
When Helen came down about
twelve o'clock that morning, Iookiim
wretchedly ill, this was the hist
news that greeted her. She accepted
resignations without a word of com
ment, but she felt this as another blow
ittroubled her, filled her with alarm.
An hour afterwards, the housemaid,
who had related her experiences to
Mr. Simpson, and the cook, waited
upon her with the same purpose, She
could not resist asking the meaning
of this.
The housemaid looked confused,
but the cook bluntlj' answered that
she did not care about living in a
house where there were all sort of
queer noises, and shut-up rooms, and
other goings on. Helen longed to
ask them what they meant, but she
dared not; and when they had gone,
she paced up and down the room,
wringing her hands and muttering to
herself. While she was in that state
of agitation, Robert came in.
'Good heavens, mother, how ill you
look this morning !' was his first
exclamation.
'I have had a severe headache all
night, ' she answered hastily.
After a little hesitation, he told her
that he intended to go to town next
day. He expected a violent protest
against the arrangement
To his extreme astonishment, she
eagerly coincided with it. Yes, it
was dull in the country without so
ciety, and it was now the height of
the London season ; he could return
for the shooting in September, and
bring some friends with him. She
was about to propose the very thing!
I wonder' what she would say if
she knew of the friend I am going to
take with me?' he thought, 'What
a row there will be in another forty
eight hours!'
He went round to the dairy, and
was quite troubled to see Carry look
ing so pale and anxious.
'I have not fclept a wink all night,'
she said. 'Oh, don't let us think of
that any more no good can ever
come of it. Go away to London your
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA,
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self. ,nd when you come back you
will find me gone. I will get another
situation. I can easily make some
excuse to father. You will soon for
get me, and then you will be glad
that you took my advice.7
But he answered her only by caress
es and by protes.atious of undying
love; and that, were he to lose her
now, It would plunge him into reck
less dissipation; that life, without
her, would be insupportable. These
and a thousand other such words he
poured with passionate earnestness
into her too williug ears, until his
protestations silenced hers.
Thank heaven, he is going away !'
murmured Helen, when she was
again alone. 'Should any accident
happen, he will not be here to wit
ness it. Ah, I had almost lorgotten
that woman ! Money must be sent
to her to-day. Danger on every side,
new enemies springing up daily, and
I have to fight against them all single
handed ; and will baffle them all yet,'
she cried, with the old resolute fire
flashing up in her eyes.'
The brother and sister carefully
avoided each other that day. Deer
brook spent the greater portion of it
strolling about the premises. He
seemed to be suddenly seized with a
wonderful interest in the exterior of
the Hall. Cigar in mouth, he keenly
scrutinized every portion of it with a
curiosity he had never manifested be
forehis attention, however, being
principally directed to the doors and
windows of the left wing.
During the servants' dinner-hour,
Mr. Simpson being comfortably en
sconced in the house-keeper's room,
he paid a visit to the but lei's pantry.
Against the walls were ranged hever
al bunches of keys. He took these
down one after another and examined
their labels. 'Gone !' he muttered,
as he replaced the last ; 'they hung on
that vacant nail. They were there
last week.'
He nextfctiolled down to the lodge,
and had a chat with Mis. Gandy.
The shrew was more civil to him than
to any other member of the family.
Mr. Deerbrook, for reasons of his
own, being remarkably polite to her ;
for he had, at difl'erent, times in a
promiscuous, indirect manner, pick
ed up, in these 'chats, some very curi
ous information, and he continued to
cultivate her good will in tbe hope of
picking up more.
Beneath his smiling face and pleas
ant cynicism he concealed as doubt
less the reader has already discovered
a keen, shrewd mind ; and Mrs.
Gaudy's taciturn and pre-occupied
lu.iiiuer iiiai morning buggeaieil tu
idea lhatbomething unusually impor
tant was upon that lady's mind.
He delicately angled with a few care
less questions; but the fish would
not bite, so he btrolled back to tho
Hall again.
'Something is in the wind there,1
he mutteied. 'I must keep my eye
on Sarah Gandy.'
Helen, dining in her room, he and
Unbelt dined en tcte-a-ieie. The for
mer was thoughtful, the latter rest
less. The meal was a dull cue, each
being too busy with his own reflect
ions to start a conversation.
Slowly and gloomily the hours
passed away. At length, night fell,
and, one by one all the iiiDubitants of
the Hall retired to lest. When the
clock tolled twelve, all was dark, only
the silvery light of the moon glint
ing on the windows. But down at
the lodge the lamp was still burning
in the lower room, and within the
Hall there was still one watcher.
Mr. Deerbrook sat at his bedroom
window, smoking a cigar, and enjoy
ing the cool air ; he did not feel in
clined for bed ; in the present preter
uaturally active condition of his brain
sleep was impossible!
The clc ck struck one and etill he
was th"re, smoking and musing.
Suddenly he fancied that he heard a
slight sound beneath the window ;
the silence was so intense that the
rustle of a single leaf could have been
heard. He looked out cautiously, just
in time to see a figure flit out of the
moonlight into the dark shadow of
the walls, and he instantly lost to
sight.
No more smoking ; the cigar was
thrown away. No more musing;
thought must give way to action.
With almost bieathleps eagerness, he
watched and listened.
The clock struck two, and still
found him at his post. Nothing had
been seen or heard as yet. Then he
put on bia boots, left his room, stealth
ily defended the stairs, pa-aed through
the servants' offices, unfastened one
of ttie outer doors, and issued into the
open air. Keepiug within the shad
ow, he looked cautiously about, then
stopped to listen. Hush 'footsteps
coming toward him. Crouching
dowu in a dark angle of the wall, he
watched and waited.
CHAPTER XI.
IN WniCH A VERY IMPORTANT SECRET
IS TOI.D.
The next moment two figures
those of a rauii and a woman pass
ed so close to Deerbrook that the wo
man's dress brushed against him.
The woman was Mrs. Gandy ; the
man, w ho was tall, aud wore a full
beard and moustache,, walked feebly
and leaned upon her shoulder for sup
port. Neither spoke as they passed.
As soon as they turned the corner
of the building, Deerbrook rose from
bis uncomfortable position, and fol
lowed them. Down the. carriage
drive they went he still keeping in
their wake. Beneath tho shadow of
) the trees he watched them enter the
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1876.
lodge,
and thfe floor close behind
them.
For some moments be remained
standing upon the same spot, in deep
thought; then he walked tip and
down the drive. Ho was revolving a
difficult problem, aud it took him
nearly half an hour to solve it.
At last, with the air of a man who
was 'settled aud bent up' to some bold
adventure, he muttered, 'I'll do itf
If I lose this chance, I may never get
another!'
Io pursuance of his resolution, he
walked softly up to the lodge window
and l.steued. There was a sound of
subdued voices within.
He tapped geutly at the door. No
answer. He tapped again a little
louder.
Who's there?' cried out Mm. Gan
dy's shrili voice.
A friend !' he replied, softly. 'It
is I Mr. Deerbrook.'
What is the matter?' she asked.
'Anything wrong at the Hall? We
are all gone to bed.'
'Yes,' he replied ; 'there is some
thing wrong at the Hall. I must
speak to you immediately !'
There was a sound of whispering
and a shuffling of feet within; then
the door was opened a little way, and
Mrs. Gaudy thrust out her head.
Whatever is tho matter?' she ask
ed. 'Whatever brings you out at this
hour of the morning?'
'I am not the only one who has
been abroad so early,' he answered,
significantly. I saw two people in
the drive just now. Let me come in ;
you need have no fear. I guess all,
and you have done only what I wish
ed to do myself, but did not know
how."
Mrs. Gandy still hesitated ; until a
voice within said, Let him come in.'
Upon which, she reluctantly opened
the door, and let Deerbrook pass iu.
Upon the table there were the relics
of a substantial meal a bottle of
brandy, and half a glass of the same
liquor.
Standing at the foot of the stairs
that led to the upper room, whither
he had retreated at the knocking, his
face haggard and unshaven, his cloth
es torn ami begrimed with dust and
dirt, was Charles himself.
'Come in, Mr. Pontifex. You are
one of the persons I have most desir-
ed to discover,' ho said seating him
self iu Mr. Gandy's arm-chair, Mr.
Gandy having retired to bed hours
ago, utterly oblivious of the impor
tant events about to be acted beneath
his roof.
Deerbrook looked at him steadily
r,tj a uiMMJuttt, U ml then suit?, without
any surprise in his tone, 'I think you
and I have met before. Mr. Charles,
if I am not mistaken ?' and he held
out his hand.
'The same,' answered Charles.
'But I cannot take your hand until I
know in what light I am to regard
you whether as friend or foe.'
'You will find me inclined to he
your friend, if you choose to accept
my friendship,' replied Deerbrook,
quietly.
'Do not he rash in making such a
promise until you know more of me,'
answered Charles. 'I knew your
voice the moment I heard it; but am
I nibtaken, or did I hear you call
yourself by the name of Deerbrook?'
Y(s,' interposed Mrs. Gandy,
quickly, in order to put him upon his
guard ; 'this is Mr. Edward Deerbrook,
Miss Helen's brother.'
'Her brother ! Good heavens!' ejac
ulated Charles.
'Don't let that prejudice j'ou against
accepting my friendship,' answered
Deerbrook. You probably imagine
that I am here iu the character of a
spy. It is true that I have been play
ing the part of one during the lat
hour, but with no hostile Intention ;
quite the contrary. The day before
yesterday you came to the Hall, and
solicited a private interview with
Mrs. Blakely. The business upon
which you came threatened bar with
immediate danger so imminent, that
in a moment of desperation she in
some way succeeded in making you n
prisoner, aud shutting you up in ome
unknown part of the building, from
which Mra. Gaudy has just rescued
you. I would have done as much if I
had known where to find you. I did
not know exactly who the prisoner
might be. although I had and have a
pretty good suspicion ; and I have
thrust myself thus unceremoniously
upon 3'ou simply to offer my services
iu any way they may prove accepta
ble. You did-me a favor once : I have
not forgotten it, and that gives i'ali
another claim upon my friendship.
Are you willing to trust me?'
'I will answer that question in one
moment,' replied Charles. 'But, first
of all, I have to put a question to
Mrs. Gandy, here, in your presence,
and I call upon you to be a witness to
heraiiswer; and I most solemnly
conjure her to let that answer be a
trutimn one.' Ana ne nxea uis
seat cuing glance upon her face as he
said, slowly aud emphatically, 'Am
I, or am I not, your son?'
She he.-itated for a moment before
she answered. In a tone almost inaud
ible. 'You are not my son.'
Then 2 am the son of Edith and
Robert Blakely?'
Again she paused; and again she
answered, in the same tone, 'You
are.'
But irrimediately afterwards she
added, with the air of one who bad
suddenly cast off a great mental
weight, 'There! I have made a clean
breast of it at last, and I feel quite an
other woman already It's been ly
ing upon my conscience like a lump
of lead this" many a year.'
'You hear what Mrs. Gandy says,1
said Chafles, turning to Deerbrook ;
'and you must be aware of the conse
quences that will follow such a decla
ration. As for Miss Helen Deer
brook, after her diabolical attempt
upon my life, I can show no quarter
to her or hers. I shall at once pro
ceed to assert my right; and now,
I repeat, in what light am I
to regard you as friend or foe?'
'As your friend!' answered Deer
brook, firmly. 'By blood both sides
are equally uear to me; but, for sev
eral reasons, I incline more strongly
to yours. You are tbe child of my
poor sister Edith, whom I loved as
much as such a selfish young scamp
was capable of loving auybody. Jus
tice and right are upon your side;
you have be,en.crueliy wronged; but,
Without all these, I could hold no
terms with a would-be murderess!
There is my hand !'
Charles grasped it firmly, and said
warmly, 'I thank you UncleV
Perhaps It would not be well to un
alj'ze too curiously the various mo
tives which Drought about Mr. Deer-
brook's present virtuous frame of
mind, lest we should discovert side by
side with good feeling and fraternal
affection, a desire for revenge upon
Helen, and such worldly wisdom as
prompts men usually to go over to
the winning side.
'All this is not such startling news
to me as you may suppose,' said Mr.
Deerbrook. 'I have suspected some
thing of it for years. The first time
I met young Robert I mistook him
for you, so great was the likeness,
and I did not know who he was at
the time. Further acquaintance with
him only strengthened the impres
sion ; and as he bears a striking re
semblance to what his father was
when I first knew him, aud has
something of the Deerbrook face be
side, I used often to ponder over the
circumstance. Of course I had heard
of the strange disappearance of Edith's
child ; and, being of a somewhat im
aginative temperament, I, in my idle
moments, began to construct a very
pretty romance. I sent a friend to
Mrs. Gripley's, to inquire for you
about thrpe years ago, as I felt desir
ous of sifting the matter. But you
had disappeared, nobody knew whith
er. Since I came down here, Mrs.
Gandy, in the course of conversation,
one day, mentioned that her son had
run away between four aud five years
aco This led to further conversation,
from which I gleaned quite enough
to confirm my previous impressions,
and to come to the conclusion that
tho lust child, Charles Gandy, and
Mr. Charles, of St. John's Road,
were one and the same person
I felt very much inclined, once or
twice, to tell you my story,' said
Charles ; 'but my morbid disposition
to secrecy as often checked the im
pulse. I believe, however, that I
should have told you that day we
were in search of the 'Court Guide,'
if our expedition had not been inter
rupted.' But I canuot understand how a
woman could ever succeed in making
a stalwart fellow like you a prisoner!'
cried Deerbrook, anxious to change
the subject, which had begun to
trench upon delicate ground. 'How
did she manage it?'
As the narrative given by Charles
cantained numerous particulars which
have been already related In these
pages, we shall give and that in con
densed form, only that portion of it
which commenced with his interview
with Helen.
When they were Closeted together,
he at once introduced himself as the
boy who had been brought up by Sa
rah Gandy, but at the same time
boldly declared that he possessed
proofs of being the rightful heir of
Blakely, which estate was now held
illegally by her, the so-called Mrs.
Blukely's son. He hoped by the sud
denness of the declaration, to throw
her oft herguard. And he partly suc
ceeded, although she pretended to re
gard the whole thing as an impudent
imposture, and even went so far as to
thereaten him with the terrors of the
law.
Having, however, soon discovered
that, for once, she had met more than
her match, she dropped her hostile
tone, and begat) by artful questions,
to feel for Vulnerable points.
In the first place she ascertained
that no communication had taken
place between him and Mrs. Gandy
since his flight from Sandybauk, aud
that he hail passed the lodge without
malting himself known to her; next
she ascertained that he had been
abroad ueuny rive years, that he had
only just arrived in England, and
thai he had made no person acquaint
ed with his supposed rights, or with
his intentiou of visiting Blakely.
Resolved to make his array of facts
as imposing as possible, he related to
her the story as told to him by Bilge:
how he, the living child, had taken
the place of the dead one upon the
night of the murder ; how, five years
before, he aud the fisherman had got
into the Hall, how he had discovered
the secret door, and what be had dis
covered behind it.
She seemed to manifest great inter
est in this latter incident. Protesting
that she had no knowledge of such a
place, that this discovery was most
important, she asked him if he could
take her to the spot as she should like
j to investigate it for herself.
Deceived by her smooth manner,
which cunningly conveyed the idea
of a growing sonviction of the truth
of his story, perfectly unsuspicious of
treachery, and, indeed, uevor for a
VOL. 21. NO. 21.
moment supposing that be could re
ceive any bodily harm from Buch a
weak and fragile creature, he eagerly
acceded to the proposal.
With a master-key she opened the
doors that led into tbe left wing, and
once more Charles stood In tbe Ill
omened chamber.
There was the spring; advancing
with an eager band be pressed it, the
panel flew back, but as he was turn
ing to speak to her, she suddenly, by
a violent effort, pushed bitn through
the opening. Unprepared for such
an attack, be lost bis balance, and
fell with a crash that laid hi in sense
less at the bottom of tbe dark stairs
which have been previously describ
ed. When he revived, he groped his
way upngalnandsoughtforthespring.
At last he found it, but It would not
yield. She had doubtless, by some
means hampered it from within ; he
tried to burst it open by main
force, but the paneling was of strong
oak, and resisted all his efforts. He
next endeavored to discover a way of
egress below, he felt sure that such
existed; but It was all in vain. He
shouted and battered against the pan
elling as long as he had the strength,
hoping that his cries might be heard
by the servants. At last, he resign
ed himself to the horrible death from
which there seemed to be no escape.
At this point, the story of Mrs. Gan
dy's proceedings is necessary to com
plete the explanations.
From the moment he entered the
lodge-gate Mrs. Gandy felt all but cer
tain that the tall bearded man was no
other than the boy she had reared as
her own. His sudden disappearance
confirmed this suspicion, and at once
suggested the conviction that ho had
been the victim of foul play.
It was impossible for murder to have
been perpetrated at raid-day, and by
a fragile woman upon a strong man,
therefore he must be a prisoner. But
where? Not in the inhabited part
of the Hall, every room of which was
open to the servants. Then it must
be in that part already associated
with such dark memories. But how
could Helen Deerbrook possibly have
got him there?
Nevertheless in ftpite of such diffi
culties, this latter supposition was the
only tenable one. That night, as
soon as she supposed all to be safe
within doors, she reconoitered the po
sition, examined every entrance and
window, and even the walls, listen
ing all the timo for any sound that
might guide her.
At length at one particular spot she
fancied that she heard a low moaning.
Near about the spot waa adoor, which
she never remembered to have seen
open. There were several bunches of
old, rust3 keys in the lodge, left there
by her mother, and which appeared
to belong to some disused part of the
building. Perhaps there might beone
among them to fit that door.
She went back and fetched them ;
but when she returned, lights were
still burning iu the breakfast-room,
in Robert's, and in Deerbrook's room.
She watched for some long time for
them to be extinguished; but when
the clock stuck two, and they still
burned steadily aa ever, she waa fain
to abandon her attempt far that night.
On tbe next, tbe one at wbich we
have now arrived, she was mare for
tunate. One of the keys did fit the lock, and
after some considerable difficulty and
exertion, she succeeded in opening
the door. By the light of the lantern
which she had brought concealed un
der tbe folds of her dress, she saw a
large stone cell, to which, however,
there appeared only this one way of
egress or ingress j she had never
known of the existence of this place
before.
While she stood hesitating at the
door, a groan struck quite distinctly
upon her ear; it seemed to proceed
from immediately behind the wall fac
ing her.
Putting her lips almost close to the
wall, she asked, in a low but distinct
voice, 'Who is there?'
A faint voice answered, 'For heav
en's sake whoever you are, get me
out of this place!'
The words, though evidently epok
in a low tone, sounded wondefully
distinct. She struck the wall with
her hand it yielded a hollow acund
it was tvood plastered with dark ce
ment to imitate stone.
'There is a. secret springsomewhere,
I think,' said the voice within ; 'but I
cannot find it in the dark.'
Long and minute was the search. She
made; hut ebe found it at last in
what appeared to he a knot in the
wood. For a time it would not work;
at la3t it gave Way, aud there lying at
the foot of a abort flight of steps, in
total darkness, exhausted by hunger
and pain, was the man she sought.
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left, but wears home one which js'be
took away when she married. Now,
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in St. Louis. He won SI, 000 for his
owner by killing another dtg in a
terrific contest, but soon died of jftjte
on that had been rubbed 9U fiia oppo
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Nothing pleas.es Maofc ad much aa
to get a chance to impart information,
and, as I give him ast few opportuni
ties as possible to practice , on, me, he
Is always glad to scrape an acquaint
ance with strangers. He accosted a
gentleman who was standing near tho
main building, apparently waiting
lorsomebody :
Mack 'Fine day, sir.'
This being a plausible statement,
the stranger nodded.
Mack'ThisIs.I guess, the finest
exhibition the world has overseen.'
Stranger 'So I understand, sir.'
Mack 'You would be surprised to
learnj the Immense sum that has been
expended on these grounds and build
ings.' Stranger 'No doubt.'
Mack 'Yes, sir; that main build
ing itself cost '
Just then another gentleman ap
proached Mck's stranger, saying :
'Ah ! Gen. HawJey, could I see you
for a moment?'
Certainly,' replied the General ;
and turning to Mack as he walked
away, he said, 'I may see you again
and get the exact figures.'
Thunder and lightniug!' whisper
ed Mack, hoarsely, as he leaned on
me for support, 'that's the high
mucky-muck that ruua the Exposi
tion VCentenniul Correspondence of
Detroit Free Press.
The Sort of lies a boy lrill Tell."
A Pine street woman bought a pie
at a baker's last night to give her hus
band an agreeable surprise. When
they came to sit down to the evening
meal the pie had disappeared. Wil
liam , the beloved son , was softly seated
at his father's left hand, and the blush
on his youthful cheek proved his
guilt.'' x , j
. 'Bill, wbere's that pie?' demanded
the old man.
'Pie?' queried the boy.
4Yes, pie.'
'Was it kinder round and kinder
flat? .
'Yes, sir.' , . ,
And kinder brown ?'
Yes sir.'
Well, now, If I don't believe t lent
it to Johnny Slade to use for a wheel
for his cart ! I thought it was kjnder
soft, but I don't think much of John
ny, and I wanted to see hl3 cart break
down and kill a man.'
Bill, you scoundrel, you are lying!
exolaimed the old man. 'Own up,
now, or I'll flog ye!1
'Well you see well, father, If late
that pie it was because a feller was up
stairs here looking for you and saying'
you were to have a $1,000 office this
year In this ward, and I was confused
to pieefs.
That was another, but bo stuck to It
and 'father' has been waiting at home
all day for the man to call again.
A boy on bis way to Sunday-school
found 75 cents. This good fortune
was held up to him as a reward for be
ing in the path of duty. He was very
much struck with the idea, until he
heard that another boy had found a
dollar while he was setting up pin3in
the ten-pin alley. And now he doesn't
see his way In the future quite so clear.-
A tall, gaunt Reese River, Nevada
man walked up to a bar and said :
'I've an agid mother back In Mis
souri ; 1 was brought up religious ; I
aint prepared to die; and what I want
to know is, if the .snaiks is strained'
out of them air whisky.'
He smiled beautifully, and said,
How're, Sarah ?' Sarah replied,
'You can't fool dis gal ; I know you !
How's your wife and family ?' Ashe
silently walked way, he remarked to
himself, 'Dat ar gal docs know me.'
A. man's own conscience Is hf3 sole"
tribunal, and he should care no mote
for the phantom "ominous" than he'
should fear meeting a ghost if he'
crossed the churchyard at dark. Bul
wer Lylton.
Every burden of sorrow seems l'lco
a stone bung around your neck. Yet
these sorrows are cometimes like the
weights carried by pearl divers, the
very means by which they reach their
prize.
.": " ' '''
For all that England has done fbf
the Indians, a Canadian chief, who
was lately shown a portrait of Queen
Victoria, was Irreverent enough toex-'
claim : 'Ugh, big squaw heap ugiy.'
'Don't come to see mo any more,
just 3'et, John ; father has been hav
ing his boots half-soled with two rows
of nails around bia toes,' wrote a guile
less Peru girl to her adorer.
An international congress, to con
sider tbe best means of maintaining
and extending the observance of the
Sabbath, was held recently at Gen
eva. A queer old gentleman being asked
what he wished for dinner, replied,
An appetite, good company, some
thing to eat, and a napkin.'
The Burlington Hawkei fell's of
a surgical operation in which a Mil
waukeean had to be amputated in or
der to save hip ear.
Spurgeon saya it te wicked to give
money to the chorcb, so long as yoo
have a deserving relative in need.