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r "--"TJ ! i y chnnhi $dvcrtincr. 0. W. JAXMROTHER & 00., rroprlttoM. AUBURN, "1 j NEBRASKA. vl JTy( IN DISGUISE. Xy brnln Is dull, my hnnds aro tired, I have no hoort for work or piny; Just let tho hours go ns thoy will, I ran do naught ut nil to-day. Xlfo's bnttlo docs not nood my nld; I'll Iny asldo my sword nnd shield; To-morrow, perhaps, with hotter heart I inny ho glad to tuko tho Held. TVImt Is To-day? A fow short hours lu which moil toll, or th.nk, or wcop. I'll lot them Idly drift nway. And sloop nnd dretitn, nnd dronm nnd sloop. Wbnt follyl" cried mv hotter self. " 1,1ft up thy drowsy henrt nnd oyes. Whin Is To-day? Ho Is n king. A mighty monarch In disguise " His hands nro full of sploudld Rifts Honor nnd wisdom, wealth und fnuio, Hnslo theol" poruhnnce thin very hour This only hour ho calls thy iiumo." Then noxiously, with eager haito, 1 went and stood In Duty's place And Just at noontide's wunry hour Fortune and I mot face to faco. Fho snld: "I'vo waited hero for thoo, Ami half I feared thou would delay. Now whut tho i'nst has still denied Is thtiio with tenfold Kraeo To-day." AVhnt Is an hour? Oft fortune, fame, Of weary years tho goal and prize; What Is To-day? Oo servo It well, J'orrlinnen a monarch In dlsgulso. 1MU K. llarr. In Hanxf WeeMy. OLD FOPFLEWELL'S WILL. It was ft great sliook to tho feelings of Mr. Silas Popplewoll to discover Unit liis father had bequeathed a legacy of '2,000 to Ids house-koopor, n certain Mrs. Draycott. Tho woman had en tered tho old man'8 service only about u year before his douth. nnd if thoro had boon anything romarkablo in hor demeanor toward him, it consisted rather of scant courtesy nnd want of attention. Sho hud novor apparently made tho slightest attempt to ingrati ate herself with her muster, who, on ids part, had always soemed to regard his attendant with calm Indlfl'cronce Hut Silas felt doubly aggriovod because his father had Hcruptuously concealed from him that ho had made n will, leav ing him to holiovo thut ho was bound to inherit everything ns noxt to nn hoir-at-law. Silas Popplowcll camo across tho will qulto unexpectedly whilo going through the old man's papers a fow hours after his doceaso. The document appoarcd to bo porfeetly logal, und had evidently boon prepared by a solicitor, whoso name was appended ns ono of tho wit nesses to tho tostator's signal tiro. Ex cept tho legacy of tho housekeeper, it loft ovorythTng to Silas Fopplowoll, and appointed him solo executor. Consid ering thut old Joseph Popplewoll was reputed to bo a wealthy man. most vor buJjb hi oiins- jit3intnrJwould not" havu Htidorod tho unexpected loguoy to dis turb thoir equanimity. But Silas L'op. plowoll was ono of thoso mean, grasp ing, avaricious individuals who cannot hear tho thought of losing anything. Ho considered ho was both legally and morally entitled to tho whole of his lather's property, and vogardod tho legacy to Airs. Draycott as a fraud upon his just rights. Ho was, thoroforo, overwhelmed vith rago and disappoint ment, and worked hfmsolf into a per fect fovor of virtuous indignation. In tho midst of his tribulations it sud denly occurred to him that but for tho Hheetof pnpor which ho hold in his lmud ho would bo a richer mnu by two thou tmiul pounds Btorllng. This eminently practical view of tho situation aroused his worst passions, and ho soon found himself wondoring what would proba bly happen if tho will wero not forth coming. Supposing, for instance, ho wore to lotivo tho document whoro ho found it and say nothing to anybody! Tho chances wero, ho thought, that tho liousokoopor would boliovo tho testator had rovokod it, assuming sho had over boon aware of its oxistonco; whilo it was quite possible, considering his lato fathor's habitual rcticenco concerning Ids iifl'airs, that tho woman suspected aiothing. If tho worst happened, and a Into and cry woro raisod, tho will could ho conveniently found; or hotter still, -who could gainsay him if ho wero to do olaro boldly thut his fathor had deliber ately dostroyod tho will in his prosoncoP Such Insidhnw reflections as thoso tiro apt to blunt a man's moral porcoptlons, especially when ho Is laboring undor a Jveon sense of injustice Silas Fopplo--woll's standard of morality was not. a high one, and ho would any day sooner Jiavo dono a shabby trick than lose a Hixponco. Tho consoquoneo was that after a littlo hesitation ho yielded to an uucoutrollablo Impulse and consigned the obnoxious will to tho Humus. When tho paper was reduced to ash cs, Silas suddonly awoko to tho fact that ho had committed a felony and ren dered himself liable to poind servitude Ho turned deadly palo wlion ho thought of this disagreeable contingency, and for a moment was inclined to ropont of what ho had done But when ho ro Jleotod that his wlckod act had not been witnessed by any mortal oyes, while tho only ovidonco of his guilt tho charred paperswas rapidly disappearing up tho ohimnoy, ho soon rocovorod his ppirits. Having watted patiently until thoro was no longer any trace loft ovin of tho ashes of tho will, ho looked up tho strong box In which ho had found it and loft tho room, feollng tolerably easy in Jds mind. Nothing occurred during thonoxtfow days to'arouso Silas Fopplowoll'sappro honsions, and us ho was not troubled with a'consoionco ho began to congratu late himself upon tho decisive Btop ho had taken. Tho liousokoopor wont about humilities as usual, and did not neofn to troublo hor head as to whothor hor muster Had loft a will or not, from which Silas gathorcd with hoartfolt sat, infaction that sho know nothing about her legacy. Ho could not refrain, how ever, from watching hor furtively, knowing what ho did of his father's in tentions towards hor. Sho was a vul gar, illiterate, eldorly woman, singu larly devoid of personal attraction, and apparently not possessed of much in telligence. Whilo striving in vain to account for his father's extraordinary predilection for hor as manifested by hfs will, Silas was stnick by an expression of determination on tho woman's faco which scorned to indicate a desperate character. He began to suspect that sho had forged tho will by tho aid of ac complices, and was waiting with calm ness tho issuo of hor machinations. If so, sho was doomed to disappointment, thought Silas, and lie chuckled ut tho notion of having frustrated such an in famous scheme When tho day of tho funeral arrived Silas felt strangoly nervous und unconi fortablo Ho was very much upset by tho unexpected number of mourners, tho moro fact of having to provide gloves j and erapo on such an extended scale Do ing sulhcient to cause him serious vexa tion. Old Joseph Popplowcll was a man of very humble origin, having, in fact, commenced life as a common laborer, und Silas scarcely know any of his fathor's relatives. Several of these turned up, howovcr, without being in vltod, and Silas resented thoir presence very much, not only because ho was not anxious to claim kinship with them, but because thoy would no doubt muko par ticular inquiries about tho destination of tho old man's property. It is to bo feared thut Silas suffered his mind to wander a good deal from his old father's obsequies. Ho may have had a soft corner in his heart for tho old man's memory, but nervousness and apprehension ren- uorod it inncccssimc on tins oc casion. Tho solemn words of tho burial sorvico fell unheeded on his car, for his mind was disturbed by tho prospect of having to explain to liffi his relatives that his fathor had died in testate. His newly discovered kinsmen woro a painfully vulgar and coarse minded set, and several fragments of conversation referring to his fathor's suppose testamentary intentions had reached him. The idea that tho old man had loft a will scorned as general us the extravagant notion that each in dividual mourner had been named in it Though ho was guiltless as far as thov woro all concerned, Silas Popplowolf, being agitated and unnerved, shrank from the task of answering their in quiries; while he was seized with sud den terror lest tho housokeopor should tako tho opportunity to give utterance to unpleasant suspicion, When tho mournors returned to tho house, Mrs. Draycott was standing by tho lire-place in tho sitting room con versing with a prim, professional-look-ink gentleman, who, on perceiving miti.i, rttiYiinvoti u iiicoi dm, rubbtng his hands. Mr. Popplewoll, Ibollovo," ho said, with ft slight bow. Yes," replied Silas, uneasily. 'You will doubtlo.s know rhv iiumo whon I mention it," replied tho other; "i am Air. Kcovcs, or u rays' Inn Square" Silas turnod very white and Ids knees trembled for Mr. Hooves was tho solicitor who had witnessed tho execution of Ids fathor's will. 1 I beg your pardon," ho said faltoringly; "1 think thoro mtist bo some mistake. I havo not tho pleasure of your acquaintance" "I imagined your liousokoopor wrote to mo by your instructions," said tho solicitor, slightly embarrassed and glancing tit Mrs. Draycott. " 1 wroto because tho into Mr. Pop plewoll told mo to in caso you did not," said tho woman, looking towards Silas, doliantly. "Ilo wished tho will to bo read at tho funeral." "Will! whut will?" exclaimed Silas, with feigned surprise; und thou ho ndded, as though bracing his nerves for tho ordeal: " Pray bo seated, gontlo men, and tuko a glass of wino nnd a biscuit." Each person selected a chair und sub sided into it witli a good deal of shuf lllng of feet and coughing, but no ono nccopted tho proilorod hospitality. Tlui dead silenco which onsuod indicated breathless interest and excitement. My father lias loft no will," assev erated Silas, taking up his position on tho hearth-rug nmf endeavoring to speak calmly. "I think you nro mistaken, Mr. Pop plewoll," said Mr. Hooves, politoly but (irmly: Your fathor executed a will in my presence which I prepared for him about a year ago. 1 lo certainly lias loft a willunless, of course, ho has de stroyed or othorwiso revoked it." "The will is looked up in the iron box: In tho .study," interposod Mrs. Draycott, with docision. I repeat that my father has left no will," cried Silas, angrily. 'Anyone is at lHurty to search the iron box" if ho likes. As Mr. Hooves suggests, my father dostroyod tho will." 'I don't boliovo it," exclaimed tho housokeopor, excitedly. "Why, I saw it witli my own eyes not a month ago" ' Whon did ho destroy it p Who seed Mm do itP" inquired a voice from among tho mournors. 'Ho dostroyod it in my prosoncoln-t let mo seo hist Thursday weok. I fetched it at his roquost from tho iron box, and ho put it in tho tire of his own froo will," said Silas, lying glibly. Though aflectiug to recall tho. data promiscuously, Silas had boon careful to prepare this story beforehand. On tho day named ho had sat with his fath er tilono for moro than an hour during tho afternoon whilo Mrs. Draycott had been sent out on an errand. If tho de ceased hud Intended to destroy tho will ho would probably havo got tho woman out of tho way on n similar pretence, and tho suggestion was pluuslblo enough. Tho housekeeper gave a pal pable start, nnd was ovidontly im pressed by tho coincidence, but among tho rest of tho audience thoro was a general expression of incredulity, with' a good deal of head-shaking ana some murmurs. " Woll, gentlemen, I must say that Mr. Fopplewcll's account is perfectly straightforward," interposed tho law yer, who, whatever ids private opinions might havo been, probably thought It prudent as a matter of business to side with Silas. Testators frequently re voke their wills in tho manner de scribed. If it is any consolation to you, gentlemen, I may mention that us fat as you are concerned the existence of tho will would have made no diftereuco toyott." "Willvoii tell us, Mr. Lawyer, who will get the mono', supposing whatMr. Silas says is true," inquired a voice in an uggrioved tone " Mr. Popplewoll will inliorit every thing as next-of-kin and heir-at-law," renlicd tho lawyer. This Information elicited a loud cho rus of indignation, and many insulting epithets were leveled at tho liead of tho luckless Silas, who, palo ami trembling, realized that his triumph was dearly bought, oven at tho price of 2,000. Suddenly tho strident tones of Mrs. Draycott became atidiblo above tho up roar, and compelled attention. 'The old villain has broke faith with mo, and a sneaking scoundrel ho al ways was, und so ho died," cried sho, speaking under strong excitement. But I'm no longer bound to keen his secret, nnd I won't. I say, Bill Ailon!" sho exclaimed, appealing to ono of thr mourners, "you ought" to know mo. though it's thirty years und more sinco I was supposed to havo died. You rec ollect Poll Saunders that old Joo Pop plowcll married when ho was working at tho railway down Liverpool way?" "Why, surely!" ejaculated tho in dividual referred to. " Aye, it's Poll, sure enough!" no added, shading ins oyes with Ids linnd. " I was his lawful wife, Mr. Hooves, and ho know it," she explained, turn ing to tho astonished solicitor. "lie deserted mo years ago and married a lady Mr. Silas' mother. I found him out again by accident quite recently, and promised to keep his soorct on con dition that ho would provido for mo by his will. Bu&W has been false to mo as ho was WxA ;ijro, and now I won't keen silence ice u7y longor." "This is jinost serious," said tho solicitor, tiVniug to Silas, who stood aghast wltl, horror and amazement, "if this this; lady riago." can provo hor niur- t. , "Oh! I have iook caro oi that," inter disiint Mis. Dray cot fi 0, l..J'K anp ui a ,.i: r Diiner in i." Mi li ,Mianding it iVind look ut MiW . - the niv f at 1 n 5 It is m buck. Mr. Hoo kJX age cortiiTcate, said .mcin ut it; and turning it over hckiiiloud as follows 1, Joseph FoppJofroll, do acknowl edge that my housekeeper. Mrs. Dray cott, is my lawful wife, which I married under tho namo or Mary Saundors in 18, and I, Iary Popplowcll, or Dray cott, do horeoy swear that if my hus band, .Joseph Popplewoll, leaves mo '.',000 by his will, 1 will keep his mar riage secret. " This extraordinary document pur ports to ljo signed by botli parties," added tho lawyer, handling tho paper reverently, "and I must say that upon tho face of it, taken in conjunction witli the certificate, it appears to bo incon testible ovidenee" "Who gets the money now, thou?" demanded tho same person who had asked tho question before " Well, guutlouien, 1 am sorry to say that Mr. Snas Popplewoll being unfort unately for himself, itullius jiliua, or illegitimate, can inherit nothing," ro plied Mr. Hooves. "Tho estate will, therefore, bo divided between tho law ful widow of the deceased and Ids next of kin, according to tho statute" Tho excitement of tho audience at this announcement found vent in a hoarse cheor, in tho midst of wliichpoor Silas sank into a chair in a half fainting condition. He now understood too lute, alas! whut had caused his fathor suddenly to make a will, and ho was also keenly conscious of tho fact that having borno witness to its alleged rev ocation, it was out of tho question to endeavor to set it up again. Ho was aroused from his bitter reflections by the touch of the housekeeper upon his shoulder. "Cheer up, my lad," she said rough ly, but not unkindly: "1 did not know it would bo so bad tor you as this, and 1 don't pity you less bocauso I suspect you've brought it on yourself. Now, I won't make any rash promise, because 1 don't know how much money I'm go ing to get. But you .shall havo tin -',000 you grudgod to mo, even if I don't receive a farthing more" Tho Newport News says of Mrs. Juliu Ward Howe's recent sermon: "It was a beautifully written and tinelv de livered ollbrt from tho to'xt: '(Jod so loved tho world.' Sho divided hor text into several practical applications, speaking of tho world of business, the world of polities, ;ind tho world of re ligion aitd morals. Sho pictured in glowing language tho insincerity which undorlios much of tho modern sooiotv and tho tendencies of tho day, and tils tho necessity of an earnest, vital, wholosomo religious spirit. Mrs. Howe's maimer of address was dovout and ten dor, and hor fine conduct of the entire sorvico was pleasing." Sinco tho first oil-woll began to flow, i?l,r00, 000,000 havo been added to tho wealth of this country bv th nrnd. j uct of potroleum. DltA. .i i m '.,:: muim;. m-- -m- ' wr irt1 Youths' Department. BABY IN CM'UCII. Aunt Nolllo had fashioned n dainty thlnjr, Or Hninlnirg and ribbon nnd Ince, And mntumii had said, us sho settled It 'round Our beautiful baby's face, Wherotho dimples play and tho ImiRUter lies I.lko sunbeams hid In hor violet eyes: 14 irthe ilny Is pleasant nnd baby li (food. Sho mny ro to church and wear hor now hood." Then Hen, iiR-cd six, hcirnn to toll, In elder-brotherly way, How very, very (food sho mint bo If she went to church next day. Ho told or tho church, tho choir and the crowd, And the man up In front who talked so loud: Hut she must not talk, nor laugh, nor Blug, Hut Just sit as qulot as nnythlmr. And so.on a beautiful Habbath In May, When tho fruit-buds burxt Into llowcr, (Thcru wasn't u blosom on bush or troo Ho fair us this blossom of ours). All In her white dress, dainty and now, Our baby sat In tho family pew. The irriiud, sweet mule, the revorent air, Tho soloimi hush anil tho volooof prayer Filled all her baby soul with awe, As she sat In her littlo place, And tho holy look that too navels wear Beemed pictured upon hor faco. Anil tho sweet words uttered so lonjr nnQ, Came Into my mind with n rhythmic tlow. Of such Is tho Klinrdom or Heaven," said He, And 1 knew that Ho spnko of such as she. Tho sweot-volcod organ pealed forth again, Tho collection-box camo round, And baby dropped her penny hi, And smiled at tho chinking sound. Alone lu tho choir Aunt Nellie stood, Waiting the closo of tho sott prelude, To begin hor solo. HUh and strong Sho sttuok tho llrst note, clear and long. Sho held It, nnd all were ehnimed but ono, Who, with all tho might she had, Sprang to her littlo feet and cried: " Aunt XeiUc, iw'n hctnu hatll" Tho audience smiled, the minister coughod, Tho little b.ys In the corner laughed, The tenor-man sliook like nu aspen leaf And hid his race in his handkerchief. And poor Aunt Nellie novcr could toll How sho llnlshed that terrible strain. Hut says thut nothing on earth would tempt Her to go through the sceno iiiraln. So, we have decided perhaps 'tis best, For hor sake, ours and all the rest, That wo wait, may bo, for n year or two, Bro our baby re-enter the family pew. Minnie M. Udw. fu X. Y. Independent. A aiODEHK W03I) DEITY. In very ancient times, when men be lieved that almost every mountain and river, brook and grove, was presided over by a deity of some sort, it was said that nectar ami ambrosia wero the drink and fooil of these gods. Because those old poots and philosophers indulged in thoso fine stories about nymphs and satyrs, fawns, naiads and dryads, wo call them hea'hen; bu, after till, their myths, liko the fictions of our own writers, are beautiful and entertaining. I havo often thought of a charming story which might bo written by some imag inative boy or girl about a wood deity which haunts some of tho groves of America. It can bo said with much truth thut nectar and ambrosia fill tho cups and pots of this bright and joyous being. I havo soon him sipping nectar more fragrant than the fabled sweets of Ilybla and Hymottus. This is &aj'ing much, for Ilybla used to bo tho most famous town in the world for its honey, und Hynicttus was a mountain, south east of Athens, in Circece, where the bees stored thoir combs with tho purest distillations front tho flowers. But I havo looked into the clean, curiously wrought cups of our Amoricun grove god, when thoy woro full to overflowing with clear fluid. 1 have even lusted tho nectar, although tho cups were so small thut only the merest bit of my tongue could'onter. It is slightly acrid, tliis nectar, but it lias in its taste hint3, so to speak, of all tho perfumes nnd sweets of tho winds and leaves and flowers a. fragrance of green wood when cut. anil of the inner tender bark of young trees. And a racy flavor, too, which comes from tho aromatic roots of certain of our evergreens, is sometimes discoverable in it. Tho being of which I speak is an in dustrious little follow. Many times I have watched him making pots to eatcii nectar in, und cups to hold tho precious ambrosia. These ho hollows out so neatly that they all look alike, and he arranges them In rows around tho bolo of a tree sometimes a maple, often an ash, may bo a pine, and frequently a cedar. Ilo has ti great many of thoso pots and cups so many, indeed, that it seems lo keep him busy for a great part of the day drinking their delicious contents. lie has very quiet ways, and you must bo silent and watchful' if you wish ever to see him. Ho rarely uses his voice, except when disturbod, nnd then ho utters a keen cry nnd steals oil' through tho air, soon disappearing in tho shadows of the woods. In tho warm, dreamful weather of our early spring days you may find him by keeping a sharp lookout for the pots, which are little holos or pits bored through tho bat k and through tho soft outor ring of tiio wood of certain treos. Very often you can lind rings nnd rings of these pits on tho trunks of tho apple trees of tho orchards, every ono of them full of nectar. And now you discover that, after all, my winged grovo deity is nothing but a little bird that many persons call by tho undignified but very significant namo of Sap-sucker! Well, what of It? My story is truer than those of tho old Greek and Latin poets, for mine has something real in it, as woll as some thing beautiful and interesting. 1 sus poel that many of tho ancient myths are bused upon tho fucts of nature and tiro embellished witli fantastic dressing, just as sonio imaginative boy or girl might dross up this true story of our sap drinking woodpecker. In fact, how much happier, howmuoh moro redolent of joyous sweots, is tho lifo of tills quiet bird than tiiat of such beings if tlioy could hayo existed as thoso witli which tho ancionts peopled their groves and mountains! Think of flying about on real wings among tho shadows of tho spring and summer woods, alighting hero and thoro to sip real nectar and ambrosia from fragrant cedar pots! Mauricc&Tiompson, in St. Nicholas. 'Afifr , "Boy Wanted." 3 Passing along tho strects.of this groat, bustling city, tho passer-by often sees in tho windows of tho business houses a placard with tho inscription: "Boy Wanted," and ns thoro tiro thousands of boys who want places, and will make application for them, wo will tell thom in advance for nothing, just tho kind oi a boy that is "wanted." ' The boy that is "wanted" must be active, intelligent, cleanly In his habits, quick to learn, obedient, truthful, and, above all, he must bo honest Honesty is tho pearl of great price in a boy, as ft is inn man, and no boy is "wanted" any where in tho wide world outside of the Penitentiary or State Reform School who is destitute of this essential quali fication. The honost boy is certain to come to thofront,nnd tho dishonest boy is Justus sure to tuko a back seat and keep it through lifo. The boy is not "wanted" in any establishment who will take a cent of his employer's money, for the boy who Btculs u cent will by and by steal a dollar, and after that a hundred and a thousand dollars. Tho honest boy re members the couplot his good mother taught him in the nursery rhyme it is n slu To stcnl n pin. Every day we read in the newspapers, of men who havo gone wrong, become defaulters, embezzlers, thieves and ras cals, most of whom wero probably not the right sort of boys on the start. I'hoy began by boing "sharp" and dishonest in littlo tilings, and the bad habit grew upon them until thoy ended their lives in tho Stato'sPrison, a disgrace to tlieni solvos, and a burning shamo to their acquaintances. Tho boy who is "wanted" is tho boy who does not need watching. Ho is true to his employer undor all circum stances, because he is true to himself. Ho does not shirk when he is at work alone out of sight, but does his beat, as If ft thousand eyes were upon him. "Poor Richard's Almanac" says that "tho eye of tho master is worth one servant," by which is meant that hired mon and women as well as boys need watching. Boys arc "wanted" everywhere in the Acids of th"o farmer, in the stores of the merchant in the banks, at the hotels, in all 'tiro otlices, and in every business placed there is room for the honest, industrious boy. It will not be long boforo tho boys who are "want ed'"in thoso subordinate capacities, in which the pay is small ami tiie respon sibility slight, will be "wanted" to tako charge of the immonsc business of this Nation, in place of tho men who are. now at tho head of affairs. In a fow years moro tho boys that are,' needed to-day to run errands and do' trifling service, will be "wanted" in Congress, for railroad ollicor.s, for Gov ernors, for legislators, editors, lawyers, ministers and merchants, and to take the responsible places in public and privato ullairs, in place of those who fall out by the way-side as tho great ! army of humanity advances. The right kind of boys are "wanted" every where No others need apply. Chicago Journal. X Fashionable Calamity. fe Among thorocent calamities repotted by Paris newspapers is a terrible mishap that befell tv leader of fashion at Trottvillc the other day. At French seaside re sorts it is woll established that any lady endowed witli the least self-respect must change hor dress from head to foot at least four times a day, and wero she to wear the same costume twice during hor sojourn by tho ocean she would irretrievably forfeit her status as :i "lionne." The fushiotmblo lady referred to hud mtulo arrangements to stay at Trouvillo just a fortnight, and had there fore brought down filty-six toilets, just enough to satisfy tho minimum require ments of tho place. Circumstances of a domestic nature required hor to roniain thoro four days longer than she had con templated, and hor consternation at her unfortunate predicament cannot easily be imagined. What was she to do? She could not appear in a dress sho had already boon "seeu in." There was but ono alternative and sho had to accept that. Sho retired to her room mid remained in heroic seclusion, not dar ing to venture out oven after dark, lest a too keen oyo should detect hor shortcomings. French 1'aper. An Amusing Court Scokc. A young Austin lawyer was appointed to defend a negro whowus too poor to hiro counsel ot his own. Aftor the jury was in tho box tho young lawyer clial longod soveral jurymen whom his client said had a prejudice against him. "Are thoro any moro jurymen who havo a prejudice against you?" whis pered tho young lawyer. "No, boss, do jury am all right, but now I wants j'ou to challenge do Jedge. I havo been convicted undor himsoboral times alroady, and may bo ho is boginin' to hub projudico agin nib-" Tho young lawyer, this boing his first caso took tho advico of his client, and. , addressing tho court, told the,Iud"-o ho could stop aside Texas SijUiiys. No person can becomo a chomist by tho study of books alone, Ho must go through acoursoof practical study in a laboratory us woll as study books to learn this art and science A blind man might as woll oxpoot to learn to paint landscapes by hearing descrip tions of scenery read to him as a man oxpect to become export in any art or scienco whatever by reading only. N, Y. Times. A i.