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miii lA1- l-i man ju
was -i-'for the stone. Days
tlnffw n'ong drearily enough at times,
jto- (foiiht, down in tho deep gulches
of tho Kimbcrloy mines, but he lias
probably beenjis often just a heart-sick
in lii.s three years' pursuit of a million
aire as ever he wa 'in the mud and
slush of the South African diggings.
For. apart from the anxictv that must
naturally 'attend the sale of "such a pos
hcvsion, there must he the dismal con
sciousness that from East and West there
are rogues on his track only too ready to
cac him, if they can get the chance, of
his splendid embarrassment. That he
is liable to lie robbed of it has as his
friends know, been an ever-present tor
ture to Mja.and this faot should tosouie
extent nssBago the ferocity of the envy
which humanity not unnaturally regards
t lie possessor of tho third lnrgesf dia
mond in the world.
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In its present state the Rhodes stone
lift!'
carats. r,v H"-4mich tins mav be en
dured before the diainCrLassuincs its
iinal shape under the grindcPh Viands
remains 10 ne seen, out m tuo mean?
while it ranks among tho mouarchs of
precious stones, and is inferior in size
only to the Orloff gem, belonging to tho
Czar of Russia, which weighs ono hun
dred and ninety carats, and the reputed
diamond in Borneo, still uncut, said to
weigh nearly four hundred. It exceeds,
therefore, in dimensions tho Koh-i-noor.
the Star of the South, tho Regent (or
Pitt), the Austrian, and the Sancy
jewels, and in purity of water is re-
tMJrted to rival the Resent, tho finest of
the notable gems. The prejudice
against the products of tho African
nines as compared with those of the
Brazils is, according to the latest word
of connoisseurs, quite unreasonable; for,
though tho Cape stones have often
failed in color, they have as often come
up 10 tnc Highest standard or the mar
ket, and fairly challenged in water and
brilliancy tho choicest produce of Amer
ica or India. And what a triumph of
art and nature the perfect diamond is!
Other precious stones enchant us with
their colors, and in the mystical beau
ties of the; Changing opal, or the glow
jingjicartof the carbuncle, there is a
charm added to tho simplo tint. The
diamond, however, depends for its sov
ereignty upon the flashing, living soul
within it, and, scorning the easy tri
umphs of color, allies itself with
human skill to gather from the
air round it a radiance of pris
matic splendor whieh nothing else
' -but it is subtle enough to hold, strong
enough to alchemise. or nure enough to
return with undiminished brilliancy. It
glitters with a rnddr Juttvifcat js the
despair of bHtoWemtralenagDO
smaragdine. corae e w. fwdtera,
beams as seft andJmm -violets and
purples as any amethyst blazes ia'such
points of fire, as no topaz kindles, and
yet, with, all, its triumphs, lies in the
- hand colorless, and transparent. It mav
be looked through and through; the
crystal is innocence itself. Yet, chal
lenge its powers, aad it lightens up in
stantly into aTB3tle-actmtv of beauty
thai traverses i-a flash the whele scale
of color, and is all the easket-of gems
'. 20 wondswnVcn. that the
diamond aaonM fcavaJbetft se long- the
kiarfyrlBMi,Msiiila,Jf, with only
Hs own fnTmhihhi aWiiii eaaftrefion.
EVCCV
Jasft awMiwwrr arsome
redeeeeadediato the com
io m rirak, ad tiere
aod.ten;
.Mo'tta
take
ueoitfceaaMfcije,
tA
ssnnmra-waat jm liilr,
be. ortlie arena of theaaartM.
unquestionably holds that proud posi
tion among "tho paragon gems," mas
uuicn as it weighs one hundred and
-i, ".. . . zm -i...A.4.crA?-
- s. maju. mv NKm imh ae
MiaUtsdMiw,"i mti
'" "i-:rwiHddtit
.-$&Tt&- jJy
mowraapw naaaw
T- m it. .a,
C-nmvrTn
af'J'j Jfe -foundation of more
In tho meanwhile, if it
maktis his own fortune, lie is t be con
gratulated, and if it serves aho to help
t 1f.jwi1 4 1... hA.:i!m ;...i: .
ony a substantial aervicc.
egraph. ""S
-London Td
s
A Meroiitg Scene.
About eight o'clock -yesterday morn
ing a man smoking plug tobacco in an
old clay pipe walked out of a Michigan
avenue saloon with a rat in a trap. 'He
looked neither to the right nor the left
until he had i cached the middle of the
street. Then he placed the trap on the
ground and whistled for his dog. If he
had a dog, the animal did not respond,
but the public did: In less than two
minutes thirty men were rushing to the
spot.
Hi! there! Don't let him out tilt I
get my dog," shrutcd one.
"Hold on! Wait for the dogs'." yelled
half a dozen voices at once.
"Keep cool nnd form a circle!" com
manded a policeman, as he took a firmci
grin of his baton.
The man with the trap spread a largo
handkerchief over it nnd wailed. He
not a bit excited. On the contrarv
he washes placid as a chin sailing in the
wash-dish.
" Whar' did yo ketch him?" inquired
a newsboy.
Tho plac:d man did not deign to
reply.
What'll vc tako fur him?" asked
another, but his inquiry was treated with
the same slnt contompt.
Then four or live men camo runnin"
up with dog under their arms, ami ten
or lifteen dogs on foot followed behind.
There was a- light between a bull-dog
and a Newfoundland, and thcro woulH
have been a, row between owners had
not a second policeman appeared.
Order was finally restored. The doc-s
wore arranged an a circle and held Cv
their collars, and the placid man slowlv
huockuu me asaes irom nis pipe, looked
carefully around, and then raised tho
trap and shook the rat out. All tho
dogs made a rush, but in ten seconds
each and every, canine walked oft on bus
ear and sdemed to bo hurt in his feel
ings. A boy stepped forward and held
the rat up to view.
".It's a crockery rat"'' ho yelled as
he whirled it around.
" Yes, it vhas a grogcry radt, nnd ho
cost lno den cents!" calmly renlied the
placid man as he walked off with his
trap. Dtlroit Free Press.
Waited t Settle.
Among the passengers in a stage
coach, stopped one day last sprinjr'by
road-agents m Montana, was a Buffalo
man who was out there, to look over
the ground' withaviewof establishing
x clothing -store. He was the last one
out of the coach, and as he was or
dered to hold op his hands, he called
out:' --
"Shentlemen, I like to shot tie disease
like an honest jbjwJ'.v n ,
""Keepjour fiariasup!"
If I can'take an assignment to my
brndder Hoses I settle miitjou for twen
ty cents on der dollar."
"You shut up and shell out!" was the
stern command.
"SbeHtlemens," continued the vio-
tin, as he wrisrrled. aroand. "I Jmf
Jdthri assignments aadfaUedsccx
iuawB.-i. jpmbbuij,.mL I Befer vhas
-treated like. Iwfere. I, shall no
ofc thirty ceetHfet dollar, nnd if not.
dow' take -him I'll ro iato hnkni,.v
d-aty wile .puts afl der cash in her
sins .ara
-le CailHiahwu.jrsii thn
two maw 'nrrivalJcuTbvuw -i
;lair dwghsrs rf CeTatehU, to
'" "i'ii mu pi ut swung prujimicf ngaiusr
Cape diamonds, he will, while enriching
himself, have also done our African col
Marina
lamicu no
not three vards from
mm .. . '
Unn wor a' fouled.
"The sweat poured down my f:
i mnuu lor mo junction again,
knowed I'd saved the train.
prayed again not in words, but w
sort of choking gratitude that came
in bisr burninir lumps in mv throat.
Some of my mates gave me" this 'ero
watch and "chain, and I was shifted up
by the .superintendent to a ganger's
job, but I dunna take so much credit to
mysen, for Providence lit the match
that night in the storm. CasjclV Mag
azine. AbamloncJ Yes?!.
Derelicts
always appear to mo as a
kind. of ocean beggar. Thev hover
about the path of well-to-do ships, wid
exhibiting their mutilated stumps and
broken .side,, cringe and courtesy for
help as tho vessels go by. They are, it
must bu admitted, as a rule, miserably
poor-in rags and without a "brass
fnrden" in their pockets. Tho sea
despoils them first; but if Neptune over
looks amlliingof worth, it is pretty
sure to be carried away by one or other
of the vessels which may "bear down to
have a look at the wreck and overhaul
her. "Found a good quarter-boat
llo.it ing alongside; got it aboard and
proceeded.' Or. ""Nothing to bo
found on deck or below; looked as if
some passing vessel had helped heivelf
to all that was to be got." Such state
ments arc sometimes to be found in
log-books. Hero is one that I at this
moment light on: "The German bark
Kuropa reports. March 2C, sighted an
unknown bark; all sails set, and on fire
aft; found a thirty-foot lifff-boat adrift,
which was taken aloaid, in which were
some tobacco, provisions, and a stone
butter-pot." Doubtless the Dutchman
enjoyed the tobacco, and ate with relish
the provisions and the butter. The
Ocean Swell reported sighting a vessel
right ahcatl, with only a jurvmast
standing. "The isirgo "was all "gone
out of Uio main-hatch, but her after
hold was full of casks. She had no
forehatoh, but I think her forehold
must have been full of caks also. I
fancy that, she has been loaded with
rum and molasses, 1tlio rum being
stored in both ends, keeping' the vessel
afloat. She was full of water, conse
quently the rum was not to be come at,
and so all that poor Jack 'of the Ocean
Swell could do was to look yearningly
down at tho casks and then", with wa
tering mouth, tuniblo reluctantly into
his boat and row aboard hiship again.
A mora romantic domtiofc wn ih
American brig Celeste, the story of
.which I read with iutcrest in an Ameri
can paper a few days ago. She was
found in the Mediterranean and boarded.
All sail was on her, but not a living
creature was to be seen. There was a
fire burning in the galley: dinner was
set out untastcd and not yet cold; there
was somo child's toys inihe cabin, "aadj
a piece of a woman's dress was still
uiiuvr me nccutc .. ot tnc sewing
machine." What had"4)ceomo of the
people? Had they committed snicido
by jumping overboard?' If so, why was
thcir.dinner cooked and served, only to
be left untouched? The easiest wav
pcriiapstosolva,tha.ndilleis to disbt
lieve the story. But if it,be trie it is
extraordinary, and should commend iu
aelf as a marine problem Trr well
worth the notice of a magazine-writ".
on the lookout for a subject.
. .Now and. again, bowerer, -a derelict
is encountered that proves a wonder
fully rich priae. Such was the Falls ef
Afroa, A,t about 283 miles from Ma
rdeira a French vcsael fell in with a
large iron English shin, abandoned. m4
-afce wxs'Conveye4-tQtfcev island Ijy
rrenen "'"-ir nr lnanrafuja., 24e
proved to be the Falls of Af ton, a new
iron ship, loaded, with S,oOOtons ot rail
way sleepers. 150 toss of , pig iron.- ISO
y55
in a,v
time
A'ards
n'lte oi
Indeed, it
that it was a
ing from the Delafl
we had gone a few ml
gan to piU'h and to-tsjnl
increased the motion p-ew mort
Now we .eemed to drop into .i
a gulf.
then to rear into tho aV, and.
quick as thought, to be in the act of
Ieap.ng into a creek. The trees and
fields and houses were liko a long,
black, waving streak. I beiran to feel
faint an t l?.zy. nnd if it hat! not been
for the rushing wind I fear I mu-t have
swooned in that terrible cab. The en
gineer was perfectly cool. Ho after
ward declared that never before had he
gone at o high a rate of sxcd for so
great a distance. 1 told him of mv
feeling of sickness. Ys,' ho said, I
have heard old railroad men tell how
passengers had been made seasick by
fast riding, but 1 never saw it lH'fore."'
When we struck the meadows and I got
a whiff of salt air I braced up a bit. but
I felt queer and unsteady on mv legs,
even alt-r we had readied the station
and I had .lighted. I felfcas if I had
just come in from a rough jca voyage.
Hut I was in time. I onco more" saw
the light of my child's eyes, f.-kling fast.
indeed, but still instinct with life, and
in that everything else was forgotten."
ru'UidcljJiin 7'mcs.
The Resnlt ef Education.
In the elegant drawing-room of a
Cincinnati pork merchant s mansion a
large company was aemblcd. All the
luxury that "wealth could command
contributed to the gratification of the
guests. Upon a blue atin divan Uic
pork merchant's daughter, gorgeous in
silks and pearls and diamonds, was
conversing with a friend. Presently
her father approached and said:
"Pauline, I want to say a word to
you.
Tho girl arose and accompanied her
parent to the tcclusion of a bay win
dow. '
"Pauline," began tho old man,
thoreVa-couplo of Cleveland dudes in
tho dining-room havinga hot talk about.
Copernicus. I was afraid they were
going to ask me to decide the dispute,
so I made some cxcuc to get out and
come to you. Now tell me, who was
Copernicus, anyhow?"
"O father!" exclaimed Pauline, "how
could you be so ignorant? Why, any
school-bo v knows who Copernicus wan.
He sailed from Palos, Spain, on the 3d
of August. UOJ, and discovered Amer
ica the following October."'
Venerable purveyor of swine gazed
cxultingly at his daughter a moment
and then said, with a suggestion of
sadness in his tone:
"Pauline, my child, if I had youi
brains I might have been a United
States Senator front Ohio." Brooklyn
Eagle.
A Bostonian writes that in the Ait
Masenm in Boston an attendant recent
ly showed him some Indian vases, cmi
and other vessels of brass. "one of which
was abonl as huge as a pint menanre.
The attendant, who had been in India,
told him that it was used for holding
milk, and was called in Indiaa deed, r
dude.- -
Sarah Wianemacca, the Finte
ms. has written a book about the
frrnmtUv
Willie trading
Ka reJrrrJ the
dollar otfcml br
for the best arti-
Motvlo Spring and
rntcript.
dgcKallrmdUin
vm-
and
r
is'
rr
d a
.He
Mb
by
i and
rn a
le hat
jbrk-
Ifllt ot
, the chic
ir intona-
'xcue me.
tuv
lie
"Sambo, vou
fit do ra."
my table." .-aid an
guc.t, "that each ono
fe on his plate before
the tuiller di-h. '
ol girl condemns tho
to the racket' as vilo
nj-s "precipitate in the di-
i"l 11 .1 (IIUIU CiC-
r.f l.rr.VI-
ink my
f a
mer ro-
elght-
tt re-
ighteen
ev never
. YoiiUra
boarding
rleas
papa,
ickon."
it eh
line one, my dear.
had tho other."
a-igbtly manner)
;lncketi has onJr
Fthat hn four."
rakflilroi)on)r jnext
inuireii a cinssmaie ot
id. "Hanlly. Hot An-
mo plendid astronomi-
durinir tbe vacation.
nice? Has ho text books
Ti atla?" Oh, Louise, mv clear!
avs I'm all the world to him. and
when I lean mv head on his shoulder he
is my AtIas."-l-rtr(orr lbs'.
" What was the trouble between yon
and another party. Mike, on the avenue
last evcuing?'' inquired an Austin citi
zen of his Hibernian porter. "Well,
yer fee, sur, it was a bit of hesitation
on his part." "A bit of hes'tation?'
" Yc.. sur. You see I gavo him the
choice av mv two fists, an' he seemed
to hesitate loike, an when I seen he
couldn t make ui
ake up his molnd. I il?t gavo
ro av em for luck.' Texas
him the tw
Sitings.
A Roman ecclesiastic, in reply to
nun io uinc. proposed to derive some
amusement for the company from this
well-known peculiarity of his guest.
Saying to him that he had an impor
tant cjucstion to propose, he asked: "Is
it under any circumstances lawful to
baptize in soup?" "I make a distinc
tion.". j-nid the priest. "If you ask: Is
it lawful to baptize in soup in general?
I say no; if you ask: Is it lawful to bap
tize in your "Excellency's soup? I say
yes, for there is really no difference be
tween it and water. f
, . . . .
A Creel Jake.
A broad-shouldered man wa, walk
ing along Chatham street on Friday. He
looked as if he was in great pain.
"What's the tnattT?" asked a friend.
"Oh, Pm in terriole agony! Cot a
boil as big as a watermelon on mv calf.
Can hardly walk. So long!" and the
proprietorof Job's comforter moved o3T.
As he did so another gentleman came
along and shook hands with his friend.
" Pvc got the biggest joke of the sea
son on . There he goes up the street.
He was telling me how he wa fright
ened by a dog this morning. Let's hare
tome fun!"'
The new arrival was "in for it."
You walk up behind him, grab him
by the leg and bark like a dog. His
ntrves arc all unstrung, and we II havn
a tig joke on him to sec him jump."
"I'll doit," said the other, "and you
wale on the other sjde and see me scare
him to death.'
The two parted to carry out the pro
gramme. The latest arrival proceeded
after their mutual friend. Just as he
got close up behind him he grabbed
him by the boil and plavfallr barked:
"Bow. wow. wow," jast'asnatnrallr an
a nog-snow.
The broad-shonldered man went am
in the air. while his fac: looked as if he
had suddenly swallowed a tite full of
persimmons. When he came down he'
recited tbe alphabet backwards and then
pointed his tee thirties-distinct times at
nis playful friend, slammed him m
againsta teJegnph pole, mashed his has
orerhia eyes, and then walked away
TkTa&icasif fae'd like to pt the leg
w-th.Um waterman boU, over am
shsnlder and carry k Tansne.
.After tlw dog'' had maKsd himwsT
onto! his Jtothnhnntcd and down
Chatham street fo4he man whe had mrt
lj.wonhm.mnbe camlsVtmii
whatever question might be proposed,
always began by paying: "I make a dis
tinction." A Cardinal, havinjr invited
. nark trastonkmgi
-fUmftJttimm:" JMraM-aM9:
Hr IVfM M wmx r m vn?U j.
Swrfrji T tr. p?'
AM M1 & a trt.
T " mM fr-amW Cwfj t m&
tWkftltttilor. ft4hrba6
Xtm ft fcsMf I m fm j
A4 9HKBm UJ ctrr Kl.
Wk, rv4 n tm- gmt4n rU
Vr jw rM i rt "i .
At Ki-icr Uf on uf i iT' '
U0 t'--k ttxtm mtts tmi 5wetie, 4rmt.
Wi tllt3 h-rn tvtl nt tr
JJ OkfKirbt tMt "tlnl KMHitflioaJ,
TVr JT lbt Brt tt-r tu hf 1.
vrb a 4 ih ta.t -rw.tof:-
Of Ihr drk Micfcl aa4 U reBc4M.
Ttwn !. rwpl" lnyfMJ r.
Qu'ck brnaik IS i8ir 5r r'V.
AftrraWI a lhn ti oVl wJ iM.
Ta-ttUrli!p-tmVrt tw-U-i ait.
He Uwkr4 SI tw jj tl a wffl.
Up a.arrJ bk tMrr ! ruatwi kU a4r.
He wrnl up to hi mot&" cSJr
Ana li.tM ik-t twtrv. rvl tSr U tvtti
1M UVjc hbo 1 lop .t bf r-4'
Jf r, Akjkj r rrr. tA (xVn ftjyv.
EDDY At THE LOAl-dthK.
iv mtos min2 on th Iwi. loor-
hu raltul wheth-
fay DanM in thr lka dm. hh
lUkie for lion. k KoMaoa .no?. with
T.mtav June for hi man r ridsv.
He wa wondering. to. if the day
her at Aunt iVnriopo wrrv not, at
lean. iwic a Ion? a- thev wens
home. ' th bu.
What would he not give to m papa, j Kirn U myarrlwu k-p4h n KU
mamma. Nrlt and Margir. to av noth- luckc Turn prdwcrt a ; ag
ing of Dick and Tom? l- Tb-a. thruMtag hi hand ato
The tlioufhl of them wa Un, much the ricarU. h inilkd oot l f tl
for him. and though he would ue-r iMpdrmlBg n-ptlki, aud. KoMiag
hac ownttl it. hU blue et CitnpIetrU hU tingvr, handrd llrrf the p
Overowwl. " "jNilogr
"Hannah." said Aunt lVnJojH. ' " 1M nJ m lw oM 1iim
cotiuni; tutu Uiw Kitiyien. "Vu mav
kNtonu .MJine raimi ami cut up Mint cit-
FT , - mf
in. I think III make om Ka!-eaJte
ihU morning
Teddy rubbed hi rvH brwkly nith
his Jackct-sleev, ami hU'tirtt eaurlv
".Mr. Kent U coming to tea. You
may make cutsnl and !!cutt. and
wme time in the caui5 of the day yvu
may bring up that jar of jtrawberrj-prr-
Teddy' face fairlv nhoue. If u hail
cakne.H. it Mraw Ijern pnwrvc
land loaf-cake. A- lor llannali rii
tanU, they wen not to te, equaled an-
wh-re by amlxMh.
It wasn't m bad haing t tay at
Aunt Penelope, after all. At an) rate,
he would wait until to-morrow to jco the
folks at home.
" I declare!" ald gootl Aiuit Pcnel
ojh. an hour later, going into the pan
try, "I neer saw a handouier loaf of
cake in mv Jitc, though 1 uo say it, a
ulioiililn't.'' "
As for Teddy, who, having at length
deeide ujwn Jdaying Daniel. .a bu.
iv eniraireu uiinrmir a tien, ni mourn
fairh watered at tho delicious odor
wafted out to him.
"It'll Ik? aii awful long tlni" till
night." he sighed. "It most tt-ui a
though I couldn't wait."
"O Miss PeueloH. do come rnrl.'"
cried Tim my .Ion'". ruhlng Into the
yanl ju.st then. "TIih babv's took a
lit, and motberV off washing!" n
Mi- Penelope left her cak5 by th
open window, picked up her Min-bonnet
nnd ran, calling to Hannah to follow.
For a few minutes Teddy continued
his excavations. Preuriy, lion ever,
he paused.
"I should like.' he said to himself,
"Ui know if that cake looks n gtKl as
it i-mell.s."
So ucconlingly ho ttol on tiptoe,
turned the .slat $ and peejKxmj,,.
It certainly did look very delicious.
though he could not really gut a good
view of it.
Somehow he liad lost all his iutmt
inDaoiW. , , .
"I'd like to sec how it kka near to,"
he said, after another hurt nana?.'
And I'm very thirsty for seme milk.
"I wish I had a "little picoa. foal a
, fiiilttL Tccntv tonty niece, 'cauae I'm
liomaick! ThsWMbe plenty left. And
mar he Aunt rVneiapn was Miaar to
give me a pfree when Tlm'mv came for
her. She'll bo real liisapjx'rfntcd if I
don't have it." He sighed, full of sym
pathy for Aunt Penelope, of course-.
"Why, Hannah Jane Smith! did you
put away my cake?" asked Aunt Pen
elope. "No, ma'am. I didn't touch it;
haven't oven seen it senco you took it
out of the oven."
"But I left It by tho window. I wa
jnt going to put it in the cake box
when Jolinnv came. Where can it
be?"
"Tramps!" said Hannah, in a horror-stricken
tone. "It's a mercy we
was not here, as they might have "mur
dered us. Anil they've taken some
milk, too," she added, spying the empty
glaM.
"Dinner ready and on tho table."
said Hannah.
"Where's Teddy?" asked Aunt Pen
elope. "I m sure I ve not set my eyes on him
since breakfat." "
"Where can tho child be?" asked
Aunt Penelojx, now thoroughly
alarmed.
They called and called, they hunted
the houc barn and neighborhood all
over, they looked down the rcll and up
on the barn ridge-pole, and In every
other imaginable and unimaginable
place; but no Teddy was to be found.
"It will break his mother's heart,"
sighed Aunt Penelope.
Hannah was on her way up garret for
another search, when noticing the
store-room door open she stopped and
looked in. There In the further corner
on a pile of comfortables was Tcddv.
"Yoh needn't bother 'bout me.'' he
said. brikiy. "I was tired and my
head ached. " You better go down and
eat your dinner without waiting for roC. I
'cause r ain't n bit hungry." K
"MisB'White." called Haamifc, "Vrr
found him, and it s my belief he's goia
to be sick. He looks feyery, and says
he don't want hi dinner, nnd it's se
rious when bovs of his age don't want
that."
Aunt Penelope came up with all pos
sible haste.
"Dear, dear nuv what can it be! I
didn't know there was scarlet fever or
anything aboct here except baby Jones
fits, and those ain't catching.
"Yon needn't bother abitabont me."
said Teddy, very earnestly. "My
mother doesn't when I'm sick; she jost
tct tne cupcrate. she says."
But Annt Penelope preferred to knew
about it-
"Teddy. "-ane exclaimed, as aae toot j
hU rsiher niar and Terr atlekr hand !
toJind kkpslw. 'Teddj, what have
you been eating?
Teddy looked sp at the ceiling, down
at his copper-toes, orer hi the comer,
ererwhere bat an Annt Penelope.
"Teddy." ahe alme gnsped. ami
yon eat my cake r'
"Iyon said it was beaatifa. and I
wanted to see I.tonght ye knesr
voa'd nstm to Jaara some sa-s I
wasayhnmsaf k sajl Iatmjnkimr
sd it went nreilsj mmV Tsssncv I
knowed it." sobied Tcddj. Bnt 1
B4aTtesitau."
t&e wftas ef Jhs mcsH njner
t jry ernMM ntons w smc - j-
mnfced nt
t4 Trj $ f H.'- JVJ Gtmfil.m.im
n a 'i. m
vfacMn
A frw 4t alWT. war WHM MfM
f Hrry n lr 4 rr
j tarsal to cWfv l& t rdiurt
I Ta,, J4 ix. " t ka MM fT
xm torn hUcli jfcnr, 4
bnAri.,
TVm h crcf.r ?cmA an 4J
rxrlMt i nkhk tai rarrWl
M ist. ft4. Jw j SmJ! kt
pr.i iIk trfP$ tlaa.
"at U iWnuatrrr aA4 Ts-
1Ut ti-y -rjd"
I am Vwitclrd T w4-jpafis
Km nlard a tnck HHM'tat: foe het l
(jrYv " rrmarl4 Ti
Who phc TJw wd-nymj4i? .
jrwi kauw krr aArd. Hrrjv M
that ih vx, with a huh- 'Hr
.what t at to knw-isaw Cirrt
rhtVWMW jlte4 allwrjxl-
:ufolrisa-iTTr. fr I w' H
. roqeh that ttotbtaff Xrrc" Uclr4 t
but"
Kvpt oarlf.,, lMtghl 1 -m.
r Von hatw t-ra catrhUtf ht r
commoatr kaon )-1or4a fJisac
t i ln. ant tlwy Uafv ciMHf '" Ul
re uairu ic ik uj w
5!rt
raAcaN for cUtnbUHr
Harr looked au! aw that tta V tT
)hl of each toe ta a ojhrH. ihr tir-
fao of which phkltnt UU an
Jd
I,ihiourt! hirt-(niHt- itte Malt or
hinder jwrt having thetr rlr tw
tmarl tho rnd of the? u ant
plait on tho furnard ttart halg
etlp-i turned tmanl the hrl,
divitllng tlm cuhhH In the nthidte
he
rtr
Ui
lt
jr
at tne. Ijrttxl lir lue tutl cliviilj
S "bin-front. And upon hoklag
mer. iiarry uucverei tnat tn .e.
of the plait werv anuetl vth nt of
ttefdledlke HiltiU, and the tnrcha al
prinefph tion nhlch tho fitt a J
dan net tiKin hint.
" I jm', I J" ! nc!ainiI. "
the llltle raaral run up a wall, tin
paibs upm hl toe Tit and till any
Mine, en place Uncath them, actltt
-it
ft
lf
the h-atlicr tickrr w unI tti tt .;
' while, at the nametlm. the Utt!j m
i nting downward ar brought to
r
M'l"' " "rfaee f th v?u.i. I '
j he continued, "ahotihl Mr. Jltfgltt ) m
." " " ". i ia4n in m
their Mrt just a wrll nnd an? aid- J y
.. --i .
liiu optMAjte el ot pnr and s .
Hurrah for Tom. tho great natural
ne tnouicu, nan in m mimu n
! tlnipped the 1hi fnun under hi ai
the inmates immnliatelvlook a' a-
tage of Uie iptKrttiult to waM n
even directum, peeing which. IItv
' grabbed a( one ami caught It ! '
tail. His Midden en of horror taxied
Tom from hi lit of "laughter; but n'm
a tailless chain)eou dartcsl und a
tlek at hi feet, and he saw Harn ,'
ing with otjteniallon on a imu1ii n
tall which he held la hU hand for a n
ment. and linn dropsd. twisting ai.i
writhing. m the ground, ho broke -t
afrenh and laughed immoderately
Harry looked up at lat. miittr ,g
souk tiling nlMHit It Ixdng hi lf
that the box had eontninrsl imp fiad
of n'ptile. Tom, however, eapln . d
that it w.isyilto an nnlinaryoecurrt t
for till 4HWHtu-nnIwial to mmi wiu t
candnl apaaslag; when, by Mkal mran.
eacafwfrom cafUvliy wn jnaM.
Z. C. ikard, U St, A'Mmi
a
Binat
jtane an cHert; kverr yn
lan
Intends to make smart, lie Is Ming
tarn M fmrti at !. wt "
' he saj. conlldent In lit own good In-
lenuon ami niiiiuie. "in show you
some day " Mhiiv iu now. lad' Show
us now! Now s the time' You'll nerer
hnv! a ix'tter We can't wail; we am
anxious losee jou lrgin. It u at
oncose)ou animated by the practical
purpoe of doing- not by the drtam of
doing and then we will cipher up vutir
future, for vou. Make an effort! Eren
If you fafl the Jirt lime a hundreil
times that' no mailer. Stick to Hi
The reult 1 Inevltaldn! It I only
thoo w ho back out who come to grief.
Fanntnln (lab IUb.
"Many ay that it J impossible to
tame a quail or a partridge." sahl Mr
Harrv Miller, the Treasurer of the
Fountain (hm Club, a In lowered hla
glass to the mahogany table In thr club
room, near Prcjwct Park.
"It h rather a general opinion,"
rcioniiei in' rejjrur.
"Well, then." mntinuI Mr. Miller.
"I will show you a curio! ty - a runt
avlt, a it were. I hTc ataiaa qtiail in
the yanl, and am willing to wager one
hundred dollars to ten dollar that
there ln't it mate In tho county.
George, bring Hob here"
A young man carried Into- tho- roost
a emooth-plumaged quail and pat it on
ibi tabic It was plump am Itcallfaj.,
and. after looking the reporter over
with iU bright little brown eye, walked
toward him and pecked at his hand.
Then it turncraroufid and lumped on Mr.
Miller's arm, where It whittled know
Ingly until Its plamagr was trekeil.
"IJob I a great Wnl." aW Mr.
Miller. "sad likes to be pitted. He It
a bit timid if straagtrs cater. JHt hold
yonr hand .
The reprirter did no, sad Kob hpped
on- JUier sctuing'kimself in a cesnlort
able poftios, hespprared to he eaId-
enng the wisdom ox taking a nan.
, "How did yon tame JSofir
"Jasthy treating him kindly. Hn U
fosryear old. and ha bn in, ntr
possrjMion for the lt three yeanu Iffa
full name is FonaUmXlMb l(h, 1 gM
him atea: with a mlsepHaneom M t
bird, which we intended t set ent for
breeding, I took a fancy to and Kept
him. The hen quail whkh wa with him
died. Bob. hewercr. Lent gad and
strong: I have another W wkh Msn
now. rU show yon where hMrea.
Boba resldenoe h a rerf hurgc cage,
like those nrd for rebiaa. There an as)
perehen In k. and it retsagsat the renr
vall of the bntldmg. Hi mmpnntnfi
onail waa Terr timid, and ran arenas'
"
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iMHktde hU ret tK" Am ifbtg nd
tvtnircful halt. a jMJn-iank'l h4 ll
casl bly. a homo hn mUerablrt
woman proli4t4) dnKsit her vj Wf
along to Htvtdtrl "s ahrtlly,
cmhed aiwl Lonel t the rarth y IJj
abatne u! l ng a drunkard wlfo !
thousand dollar w rtte the rrdlij;
angfl nod turti! In trrn wfrto ftsntu
the pae. " IVn thtuand dB4'
chueklml the nint-oJIar; "I am ihnt
much rtrhef . ntu I nt n bHiky nr
"Ten thousand dollar!" ad the Uvtlf
"Wt a fool! I II hnui hint '. If
hndoMi't liHV wit." "Tri tbkM4nd
dollar," hijn.l a lltlta W.y 'i
bark In the -otiier. wli fntJsor wa
killed hi a dmnknn braMl, " ln thu
and dollar would make my miir
happy, and I wostldu't lone- toU Hrn .
jwjer for a living, and My ott of
achod when my hMrt t hungry fer
Uok.M "Ten lhmi4nd !.M4i?" m
lllcMille tint roimj titan w!m ilmok
lltU. l can't allonl thai.' And Un
Jgueil the pledgw. though h dkl Hot
mean tti.
The ronfetooti wa Ilk a Hrk that
sprang into 1'm flntnn. id rig lllit
rlvid tougtte of flt thrt.ij(h tn vC
atidl-n ij. Tl little to virnt frsanl
with tho throng with alt the utAHBiio
oflrrnU.fhe. Jbi wrote hi lm a
ell a lie etmld. ami jtfHdl) Im ht
pldf caid. WJwn h lit- UfUl JIt.
elf unnotkss.1, he wrvt llr It
Iwek " Fen thottaoi dollar ai 1 for
mothiir hi iHHdflnkiit u f hat o
acth th wav he wrote H. j )h nl
not "Uuj;b. lay l hi own father hl
waMrsI a inueh or Ml tip. nr tww
Id child had no tune to learn t ill.
Ifr m fti aJ da( antStng to tur
an iionet jKiny. anl night. rr f
low. he wa ti tlrfl anrf-rpy to rn
oik at n book.
How io I know hat hi Wfrrfr In
raliJg ffljt hi mi(ii oarl
nthel fnmi hi hand. )I eoohl not
p hack, for lh throng prHjd un, It
w a picked up by the Janitor, glvm t
one of thn otlbvpi In ehargr. nn'l w
nit da KitsI on an Itmwn Wik
lioanl, nl "rrl a a tjt for ,ti .f
the nii;l magnificent lretiu of th
cur. What n Jot of wit handker
chief there- rr whn th )akor wa
through' How rd th lto
eve were ahtioi pw M ti
drunkard no And Jhnwy
there, I didn't mean to tHI
bit of Id Rami w!k ha t4n Uic
to get hi injured eanl. and n. f hn
could sell a ffw lok and jfs-ra.
trT?mbJd Ilkw a Jiraf wjih etrlmHi, f
think hr wa the hero of all that grd
Ulk. sod the csdor went in and out of
hi chrk wllhjtot that .it)y y,i
have in-n In th ky wm tho .Northern
I!Kht wae ami lnmilr, Hy and by
tht gntlcmah calMl .t hn, nW,
aonjcl'O-Iy put hlra on the p'atforro, and
tha th-re was ?rh a tamp ng tul
clapping a you n-rcr hard of l.o&mt
l TOSir III-. Ati'l Jnwdd it altrnd
',f ?w"'' lplo lntrrrud i'mtu
la Ujf! child and !u mother, antf J. mm
gt to school new. aad hi m'rtbr f
matron.is a jTemjHrraac? Hm-.' awl
some day, it xwt don't tn! hard,
tw. Jimmy will Ls? at the top f the
laddz-r whlh you Sfr u.t tfonir to
climb. I want you to mectiiW th
manfor h waa rv. IvJn ni n
who said "It coi n tr tU"ivn-
dollar to hring mf to iu pvint
Ute of perfection," mhJ ihnk of tlv.
oy. nflrnkard'4 orjdraa. wbordTI
to save u-n thocHan-1 dollar far hi
inotW by not .Irlakiag." and if you
are tempted to drmk, jt$ ran iwh
5 ml)LT f0"1 rrvdaflon.
ifr. O. H, HiiUin CimtUr
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andheaiainmV toeaeh M my ckWmi.
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