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IV
THERE
CLOUD CHIEF.
OSMER, Publisher.
A.C.
HED CL01
NEBRASKA
.
AN OLD MAN'S LOVE.
BY ANTHONY TBOLLOFE,
-Author of " loctnr Tlmme," " Frnm'u Varum
ajc," " Is lit J'npmjoyr" " J'liinta Finn,
tlir, Ir ' Mr.mhrr." ' 77r Warde:"
" JiarcliuUr Tuxctrt." Etc., Etc
,.,,-p,. ....
tHAiihUAu-tosiiMm
Don't chaff, because I'm in earnest.
Kattie rorrestcr will be in by the very
1raiu that was to take you on to Lon-
i . i n t, ,....:f . ,i , : .
tun, .m i in iu rwn aim im, nui iinu
Air. Hall's carriage. One of the
laugh tors, I don't doubt, will be there,
J
ris
and j on can wait and see her if you four years was it supposed to be nescs
like to. If you'll get your bng ready snry that he showed his head to a Lon-
;i: timuiiiiiaii iu iiiv ji. iiu iwimu a
iuiriraire. There's the Park
rr.j'i
ioinindown the Btreet now.' I'll
iro
ut imd ston old Steadvnace. flic coach
man; only don't you keej) him long, be
cause I .shouldn't like Kattie to find
that there was no one to look after her
tt the station.
There .-.ceiiied to be an opening in all
this for dohn Gordon U remain at any
rate a day longer in Hie neighborhood
of Mary Lawrie. ami he determined
tieicrmineu
that lie would avail himself of the op-
the op-
porlumty.
ids fr.encl
He, therefore, together w.th
lilake, saw tiie coachman,
aim gave iiiMiMciniiii .i w u uK me-
i r . .... . .,. :...i: .1
hair at the station, s,n(' prepared nun-
self to walk out to the Park. "You can
To
down to tho station," he said to
Jilake, "and can ride back with the
carriage."
"Of eour.-e I shall sec you up at tho
house. said Wake.
Jndeed, I've
been asked to stay there while Kattie is
tsked to stay there while Kattie is
witli them, rolhmg can he more hos -
- . . .. .
pitable than Mr. Hall and his fo.ir '
dnujrhtf-s. I'd give 3011 some advice, j
only I really don t know which you'd
like the best. There is a sort of si mi- J
Inrity about them; but tint wears off
when ou eome to kiriw (hem. I have
heard people sa' thai the two eldest are
very iniieh a ike. If that be so, per
haps on 11 like :he third the best. Tho
third is the nicest, as her hair mav be a
shade darker than the others. I reall
miM, be oil" now, as I wouldn't for
worlil-i that t he train should come in be
fore I'm on the platform." With t at
he went into tho ard, and at once trot
ted otlion his coh.
(Jordon paid his bill, and slarlcd to
Little Arle-ford Park. Looking back
he could ju-t remember to have heard
hi? father speak ot Mr. Hall. Hut that
was all. liis latherwasnowdead, and,
certainly, he thought, had not inen-
t.oned the name lor mam' years. Lit
the invitation was civil, and, as he was
to remain in the neighborhood, it might
be that he should again hae an oppor
ti'tiity of st eing Mary La.vric or Mr.
Whittl.-stafl. He found that Little
Arlesford Park lay between the town
ami .Mr. I lake".'; church, so that he was
at the gate sooner than he expected.
He went in. and, having time on his
hands, deviated from the road and went
una hill, which was, indeed, one of the '
downs, though betneen the park pail-
in ir.
Here he saw deer feeding, and he
came atter a while to a beech grove, quarrelled with me, and for years we
He had now gone down the billon the never spoke. Indeed I never saw him
other side, and found himself close to again. Hut for the sake of old friend
as pr-'lty a laborer's col tage as here- ship lam very glad to mict you." This
menibered ever to have seen. It was i,e said as he was walking across the
.still .June, and it was hot, ami he had
been on his legs nearly the whole morn
1 iiu.'uiv Liie wiiuiu niuiii-
be aifto talk, or rather
uself. " W hat a happy
mg.
Then In
10 think, to
him
fellow is that m.m Montagu Blake! He
has everything not that he wants, but
that he thinks that he wants, ihe
work of his life is merely play. He is
going to marry a wife not who is. but
whom he thinks to be, perfection. He
looks as though he were never ill a day
in his life. How would he do if he were
gruWbing for diamonds amid the mud
and dust of Kimberlcy? Instead of
that, lie can throw himself down on
such a spot as this, and meditate his
sermon among the beech-trees." Then
1... I. .... I.. f.itnL- ul. nt !wr- tint cnrturiii
hk: 4iiiii i" wiiiiii ni.viiiv.1 n. .,.........
could bo mane 10 nine sonic iia 01 01
made to have some llavor ot
the beech-trees, and how much better C(mVersation with great e'iecU Hut
in that eae it would be, ami as ho so lm? 011115 ladies were unable not to
thought he fell asleep. look "as young ladies would have looked
He had not been asleep long, perhaps when hearing the story of an tin
not live minutes, when he became fortunate gentleman's loic And Mr.
aware in his slumbers that an old man j Hlake would certainly hae been unable
was standing over nun. unu nous urns
become conscious of things before the
moment of waking has arrived, so pos
itively as to give to the sleeper a false
senseTof th.'" reality of existence. "T
wonder whether yon can be Mr. Gor
don?" saiil the old man.
"Hut 1 am. said Cordon. "1 won
der how you know me."
"Because 1 expect vou." There was
something very mysterious in this
wlucli, however, lost all mystery as
soon as he was suHiciently awake to
think of things " Y'ou are Mr. Hla'ce's
friend.'
"Yes; I am Mr Blake's friend."
"And I am Mr. Hull, I didn't ex
pect to find vou sleeping here, in Car
Wood. Bnt " when 1 find a strange
gentleman :islcep in Car Wood, 1 put
two and two together, and conclude that
vou must be Mr. Gordon."
"It's the prettiest spot in all the world,
I think."
"Yes: wc are rather proud of Gar
Wood espee ally when the deer arc
browsing on the hill-side to the left, as
thev are now. If you want- to go to
sleep again, we'll walk up to the house.
There's the carriage. 1 can hear the
wheels. The g'rls "have gone down to
fetch your friend's bride. Mr. Hlake is
very fond of his bride as 1 dare say
3'ou have found out."
Then, as the two walked together to
the house. Mr. Hall explained that
there had been some little difference in
years gone by between old Mr. Gordon
and himself, as to nioue "I was very
sorry, but-1 had to look after mystlf.
You know nothing about it, 1 dare
say.
'I have heard your
name that's
all,
"I need not say anything more about
It." said Mr. Hall: "only, when I heard
that you were in the country, I was
y cry glad to have the opportunity of
seeing you. Blake tells me that you
know my friend Whittlestaff."
"I d'nl not know him till yesterday
morning.
55
Then you know the young ladv
there: a charming young lacly she is.
My girls are extremely fond of Mary
Lawrie. I hope we may get them to
come over while you are"staing here."
"I can onby remain one night, or at
most two, Mr. Hall."
"Pooh, pooh! We have other places
in the neighborhood to show you quite
as pretty as Gar Wood. Though that's
a bounce; I don't think there is tny
morsel quite so choice as Gar Wooii
when the deer are there. What an eye
you must have, Mr. Gordon, to have
made it out yourself at once; but then,
After all, it oniy put you to sleep. I
wonder whether the Kookery will put
- you to steep. 'We go in this way, so as
J?-to escape the formality of tiie frontdoor,
ttAi.
and I'll fntroduco you to ray daughters
and Miss Forrester."
CHAPTER JCITL
AT MTTI.U -AUUT'K'lirn.
Mr. Hall was a pleasant English gen
tleman, now verging uj cm i-venty
U'it-of ag;, who had "ii'or had :t
hc'idachu in Ins 1 tV,1 asju; w:n vontU
lioa-t but who lht d ver c:irofi:IIy. as
c:iic who did imt n end to have inany
headaches. He certainly did not intend
t make his headache
the work of the world
dv the cana of
He was very
well ofl-that is to say, that uith so
muj uiuiaiiuae:ii, iii; niaiiaguuio;
live upon half. I his lie had doiu for
very many ears, because the estate
waa enf'tiled on a distant rc!at ve. and
because ne had not chosen to leave his I
children nauners. WIiimi the VU cnmei
." -u ii.u.jii.n. r in.ii luc iris c.iuil j
ne iiiiuieuiaieiv roMiivcd mai ne would I
uevcr go up To Lond n and kept his
resolve. Not above once in three or!
t wti nair-drcsscr. lie was quite con-
tent to ha a practitioner out from
ArIesfordandtop.f,-..: - e. inline in
cluding the journey. His tenants in
these bad times had always paid their
rents, but thev had done so be auj-e
their rents hail not K-en raided since the
.sou i re had come to the throne. Mr.
i Hall knew well that if he was anxicu
j to save himself from headaches in that j
, li,le. he had better let his lands on easy
terms
t..rin4 !?.. u-u vi-n- i.,;.iit;il. ... nit he.
i invi'r rrivi f m-t lt from London, or tish
never
.:" .r". " ' : ' .
. iro,n Soutliampton, or s
i 1)L.aS un the lirst of An
trawbenies or
! neas on the lirst ot April, lie comu
I ' . .. '. . .
give u dinner without champaign, and ,
thought fortv shillinirs a do.en price
......... .1. f..- . . .-...rn. , ...'.ml
i.niiu an ui, i jwiiji "i. .-' i
claret.
He kept a carriage for his four
daughter-?, and did not tell all the
i world that the horses spent a fidr pro-
' nortion of their time at tic plow. The
four daughters had two sad He-
1 horses between
them, and
the father
had another Jor his own urn'.
not hunt- and living in that
He did
part of
Hanu-shire, I think he was right. He
did shoot a ter a maimer of our fore
fathers; would o out, for instance.
with .Mr Wake, and perhaps Mr. Whit- j
th'stan", and would bring home three !
pheasant-, fo.ir partriuges, a hare, and
uiv ouantitv otraln.it- that the cook
mirht ha eordered. He was a man
determined on no account lo li.e be-
, 3'oud his means; and was not very
anxious to seem to be rich. He was a
man of no strong affections, or pecuhar-
j lv generous feelings Tho'e who-knew
him, and did not like him, said that he
was sellish. They who were partial to
him declared that lie never owed a shill
ing that he could not pa', and that Ids
daughters were very happy in having
such a father. U- was a good looking
man, with well-formed 1 eat' ires, but
one whom you had to
you could remember
see oil en before
dm. And as I
have said before, he
ache in his life." '
"never had a head
When your father
wasn t doing tpnto so well with the
bank as his friends wished, hu asked
me to do something for him. Well, I
didn't sec my way."
"1 was a boy then, and I heard noth
ing of ni' father's business."
"I dare say not: but I can not help
telling .you. He thought I was unkind.
I tliourlit that he would go on from
J one trouble to another and he did. He
c? ...
hall to the drawing-room.
lher iiordu
wUl theclorgv
Ull ,.cessarv fi
Thei" Cordon met the young ladies
yman, and had to undergo
ntroduoiiotis. He thought
that he could perceive at once that his
story, as it regarded Mary Lawr.e, hail
been told to all of them. Cordon was
qui'-k, and could learn from the man-
ners of his companions what had been
said about him. ami could perceive that
. . . . .
thev were aware of something of his
story Hlake had no such quickness-,
and could attribute none of it to an
other, "lam very proud to htvethe
pleasure of making you acquainted
with these live young ladies.'" As he
1 said this he had just paused in his nar-
i .
j rativc
of Mr. W hittlestaft s love, and
....... ,.,.,..,, ,.,.,. ,0 m, ,. h.-mtrcd t ho
to keep such a secret.
This is Miss Hall and this is
M iss
.Vlilll.l II. Ill, ;?.llll lili 1.II1IUI. J.
do think that thev are alike.
"Oil. papa, what nonsense!
A. ......... II..1I ' ...:, I (l... t-..tl..,.. i
eopie
You
needn't tell Mr. G rdou that."
"Xo doubt he would find it out with
out telling," continued the father.
"I can'T see it. for the life of me,"
said Mr. Hlake. He evidently though
that civility demanded such an asser-
tion. Mr. Cordon, looking at the two
young ladies, felt ihat he would never
know them apart, though he might live
in the house for a year.
"Evelina is the third,'" continued Mr.
Hall poising out the one whom Hlake
ha I specially recommended to his
friend's notice. "Evelina is not quite so
like, but she's like, too."
"Papa, what nonsense you do talk!"
said Evelina.
"And this is Mary. Mary considers
herself to be quite the hope of the fam
ily; spemgrejis. Ha, ha!"
"What does span qrcgi? mean? I'm
sure i don't know," said Mary. The
four young ladies were about thirty,
varying up from thirty to thirty-five.
They were fair haired, healthy
young women, with good common
sense, not beautiful, though very like
their father.
"And I must introduce you to Miss
Forrester Kattie Forrester," sa:d Mr.
Blake, who was beginning to think that
his own voung ladv was "being left out
in the cold.
"Yes, indeed," said Mr. Hall. "As
I had begun with my own, 1 was obliged
to go onto the end. Miss Forrester -Mr.
Gordon. Miss Forrester is a young
lady whose promotion has -been lixed in
the world."
"Mr. Hall, how can you do me so
much injury as to say that? You take
away from me the chance of changing
my mind."
"Yes." said the oldest Miss Hall:
"and Mr. Gordon the possibility of
changing his. Mr. Gordon, what a sad
thing it is that Mr. Harbottle shou d
never have had au opportunity of see
ing his old parish once again."
"I never k mw him," said Gordon.
"But he had been here nearly fifty
years. Aud then t leae the parish
without seeing it any more. It's very
sad when you lojk at it in that light."
"He has never resided here perma
nently lor a quarter of a cehtury," said
Mr. hlake.
"Off and on in the summer-time,"
said Augusta. "Of course he could not
take much of the duty, because he had
a clergyman's throat. I think it a
great pity that he should have gone off
so "Suddenly."
Miss l-orrester won't wish to have
his resurgam sung, I warrant vou."
said Afr. Hall.
"I don't know much about resnr
gani," said the 3'cung lad r, "uutldon't
Me why the perish sLoultl n t be just
as wen in .Mr. iwatce s iiancts. inen
tho voting bride was taken
.
the four elder Indies to dres?.
t . . ... . .
elder ladies to dres?, and
the gentlemen followed them half an
h nr afterwards.
They were all "'Cry kind to hi in. and
s'ltinj: after dinner. Mr Hall suggested
that Mr. Whiitlestaff and Mws Uawr.o
bliould be asked over t dine on the
j nlxt j.-. john f;0nlon had alreadr
t ,xrfn;K.',i t si-iv until ,o thtni nnTl
hai IIia,je kno;vn his intention of going
back to South Afriea as soon as ho
could arrange matters. "I've got
nothing to keep me here," he said.
- st( t Ihould Ge Had to be
"i fe
aJ w00n as possiole.
'and a there is a jjood deal or monev
there
Oh, come! I dont know ftbont
uui .j.iiwr; iitnuui vv hcvjiuuucic,
y..m tt....... . ..rlt.. fr w ...t. t..W
s:iiil I'.hitrp. Hut. a in Mr. HalPs nrooo- I
sition rejrardinjr the inhabitants ox
Crokcr's Jodge, Gordon said nothiag. j j
He could not obiect to the miests vunu
a gentleman mih -'''town house;
J..i iictiiougnt it improbable that either
Mr. Whittleslatr or Marv should come.
If he oho e to appear, an
witn him, it muit be his
. ..,.. . ..I.I ...... ...!
I III . I . I
ii.ij i ate ne, nuiuun, uouiu p.i uu
eu,. no iiuuiiii uu M.eii au wcu.ki.uh. ,
' ; nu ii;ni ieeu i,'eii;ieii jiiio lulling ma
s,.t.ret lo this ."in-ulou vouu' parsou. I
Tnere was no help tor spflt niiTk; but it
I...I.I. '.I.... Vi. iiii-.. i.i
wai not probable that .Mr. lvaKe wouiu
ro any further, ami he'at any rate must
bu conicut to bear the man's" society for
r,n nttw.r .v.nir..r & Mfm't mm. w hv i .
""" .". -. -. - -- j , .
vou sliouldn't manage to make thing3
ni, ..,.. i.v..i v.i ." -.i'ul thn
par-oii.
. i' t i '... I I . .. " I., i
jhu io mid .ioun "onion maim iiu rrpijr.
lint
In the evenjiir some of the sisters
played a few pieces at the piano, and
Miss Forrester sang a few songs. Air.
Hall in the meantime went fast asleep.
John Cordon could but tell himself j
that hir evenings at Kimberly were, as
a rule, quite as exciting. Hut then j
Kattie Forrester did not belong to him,
and he had not found himself able, as
yet, to make a choice letween the young
ladies It was, however, interesting to
i see i he manner in wir.eii me new vicar
,jr about tho ladv of his love, ami
ti. "evident but innneeiit pride with
uliit-h she accepted the attentions of
! her atlm rer.
I Don't you think she's a beautiful
'girl?" said lilake, com wj to Cordon's
; room atter they had all retired to bed:
"su-h genuine wit, and so bright, and
I her sing nir, you know, is ijuite perfect
j absolutely ".ust what it ought to be.
j I do know something about singing my
I self, because I've hail all the parish
' voices under my own charge for the lat
i three years. A practice 1 ke that goes
j along way, you know." To this Mr.
Gordon could only give that ass'uil
, Wl ;t-h silence i intended to imply
"Mie'll have .L'e.OOi) at once, ou know.
which do;s make her n a man tier equal
to either of the Miss Halls. I don't
quite know what they'll have, but not
more than that. I should think. The
property is enta'led, and he's n saving-1
man. Hut it he can have put by
? U
OOJ he has done very well; don't you
think so?" 1
" Very well, indeed." 1
' I suppose I might have had ono of '
them; 1 don't mind telling you in strict-
est. eonhtfeiice. Hut ooUncssirracious.
Hut good ne:
' :Uter 1 had once seen Kattie Forrester,
there was no longer a doubt. I wish
you'd tell 1110 what vou think about
her."
"About Miss Forrester?"
' You needn't, nrnd speaking quito
openly to me. I'm that sort of a fellow
that 1 shouldn't mind what any fellow
said. I've forme I my own ideas, and
am not likely to change them. Hut I
should like to hear, vou know, how she
. . . .
; st n es a leiiow who has been at ine
diamond fields. I can not imagine but
' that you must have a ditlereut idea
about women to what we have." Then
' Mr. Hlake sat himself down n an arm
chair at the foot of the bed and pre
pared to d.souss the opinion which he
did not doubt that his friend was about
to deliver.
"A very nice young woman, indeed,"
said .Io!in Gordon, wno was anxious to
go to Led.
"Ah, you know, that's a kind of thing
that anybody can say. There's no real
friendship in that. I want to know tho
true, caudid opinari of a man who i as
traveled about the world, and has been
at the d amond-tields. It isn't every
body who has been at the diamond
fields," continued he, th nking that he
might thereby flatter his friend.
"No. not everybody. I suppose a
young woman is the same there as iiere,
if she have the same natural gifts. Miss
i' ., :.i i,. ..-.,. ......,..i,nn. 11
,..,,, . . ., ,, ( '. . J ,. ri
"lhat s a matter 01 course. Auv fcl-
. ... .1 :.n 1...1 .... " v.
solutely beautiful, I should s
iu liu r"tvi mat 11 itu jj tin v. w k
than prettv."
".lust so. It's only a variation
m
terms, you know."'
'Hut then her manner, her music,
her language, her w.t, and the color ot
her hair! When 1 remember it all. I
think I'm the lucki st fellow in the
world. I shall be a deal happier with I
her than with Augusta Hall. Don t you
think so? Augusta was the oueintend-
cd for me; bur.
bless vou. I couldn't
1 look at her afte
r I had seen Kattie For-
rosier. I don t think
vou ve given
mo
your true, unbiased opin on vet.
i-
"Indeed I have," said dohn Gordon.
"cu. x Mioiiiu oc wore iree-spoNcn
tlin tli'tt if vmi .eiri to ?mlr mo ntmtif-. I
..tlV.M T -t I.I 1 r I I
... ...... ..,,.,.. ..v. . ...w ..
.iary iawiie. inn men, oi course.
Mary Lawrie is not y our engaged one.
lt does make a difference. If it does
turn out that she marries Mr. W hittle
stafl", I shan't think much of her, 1 can
tell you that. As it is, as far as looks
are concerned, you can't compare her
to my Kattie."
"Comparisons are odious." said Gor
don. "Well, yes; when you are sure to
get the worst of them. Y"ou wouldn't
think comparisons odious if you were
going to marry Kattie, and it was my
lot to have Mary Lawrie. Well, yes; 1
don't m nd going to bed now, as you
have Oiviu-d so uiuch as that."
44 Of all the fools," said Gordon to
himself, as he went to his own cham
ber "of all the fools who were ever
turned out in the world to earn their
own bread, he is the most utterly fool
ish. Yet he will earn his bread, and
will come to no especial grief in the
work. Jf he were to go out to Kimber
ly, no one would pay h m a guinea a
week. But he"will perform the high
work of a clergyman of the Church of
England indifferently well."
On the next morning a messenger
was sent over to Croker's Hall, and
came back afer due lapse of time with
an answer to the efleet that Mr. Whit
tlestati" and M.ss Lawrie would have
pleasure in dining that day. at Little
Aries ord Park. "That's right,-" said
Mr. Blake to the lady of his love. "Wo
shall now, perhaps. Le able to put the
thing into a proper groove. Yva
always very lucky in managing suc
matters, jtfot that I think that Gordon
cares very much about the young lady,
judging from what he rayrof her."
Then. I don t see why you shouM
interest, yourself."
to u '.loxTixrjKa
Havr the AwarJILsn ait Causal.
Therr arc lively times now at sword-
!hV'nr off ?o Man's I.and and hkclc
r
j Iabiud. Uiis. however, is not a -rt
in u'htfti n fuivii r-?.n tnl:i nnrl. lirent
. . . . . .,, .. . ' . ,t -i
I ejn:riciiv;c a ju m aii; cjuin;ii. i wui
tnie jtwurdlbherinan enn't afford to
! have his luck spoiied by the bungling
' antics of ambit.oiLj and over-cuntidons
' amateurs. K ery ilus mint
iUt r.ght. Tno swonltiih. a
piocfod
hiiu fel-
low. does not show himself, liKe a por
poise, by jumpinir out of the water, not
by "blowing' like a whale He goes,
however, near the surface, and to a
j sharp and educated cc he tdiows one
! sharp pointed lin- omethinir like a
shaik's jiist breaking the surface of
the water. It .s a very incons icuous
object, and would be overlooked by any
but an experienced eye. Hut the out
look who is stat.oned aloft on the mast
,...n
see it at an incredible di-tanee
1
Mjmet nies. 1 hen the ves-el is turned
that way. the harnoonur ",r.c.-rfjtv -! w.
(irr .in, nnn.y Krasom the
weapon, silently await the mom ut of
fate. When, with a lightning-like move
ment, he throws that iron, it is mo-t
' ?"u"m. w , " likely to iwxietrate deep v. if not fatal
id to bring her h fW e inonalcr4 vitals. TllcII
own lookout. . .hen lhc wolluleil fish Wi rushinj:
.. ,. .,,, ,, , ..
f3 ". w o
r
Oil. HIU lIU'.i ! liWl 117 .1
cask that can
nQt sunk lhnm.u overboard, ca.k
n,l
ana.al1: a.lltl nti f v ; xof :i
fre, Viclll,11' k" boating
: ." "L; """-" -u' wie fii
swordhh pulled in, and. if necessary,
I
forty
in
tire, in some l;
.... . .... -..,.. :
WIUU smruil Htnu
length, bnt on the
New Kugland coast they seldom exceed
seven or eight feet (not meisiiring the
sword), and we gh three hundred to
Jive hundred pounds. The sword, a
curious bony extension oi the upper
inced to death at any hour. It is xud and fasten to the frame, A new Huinrf. . iruv. "T, w "r ! " 'V . W"J" B "
or fiftv of these ti.-h are brought if required, is as easily made. Tne work i ,,l r i"urr Uiho k fair before u Umt I ' " Tir " ""M1 ' ' i
:o .Newport every day. J hey mcas- is not ditlicult. and will pay ust now ', ,,"r.rJr ...... m .- : umBRi..m.)M k riw i mij
arts Ot ttlO world, irom when t h elT..et nf iinifnrinitv in ins, nrt. , ..v i uu aim mhi -i niwrf d.
- . ' m . .-VV W M U -. IM1 I. IUW ftfc- KMi V I . a..vkW4 l.lui k-l ... 1 .1 .1
jaw. is three or four feet long, and is a Feather fail, are extremely fashion
veiy formidable weapon. With it the able in evening dress, and the latest
fish successfully attacks the larie-t M los from Vienna are made of pure
i whales, and even thrusts it thro.ih
so eral thit knoase-? of plank in a ship's much larger than the oval fans fortner
bottom. A swordii-.li la?t s immer at- ly carried.' An all-white fan is preferred
t ickcd a man who was bathing in the with a white toilet, but in many ca-es a
(Julf of imliforn a, and came very ntar cluster of crimson roses, a spray of car
killing him before he could get ashore nations, or any seas -liable tower, is
- where he fe I, wounded and bleed ng. added for the evening to give a touch
Vessels troni the Vineyar I 80111111 bring ' of color to tho otherwise colorless todet.
these iish to New London by the cargo. ' The fans are hung from the waist in
The fesli :s solid like old mess pork, ; chatelaine fashion.
and excellent when fried, but rather Stylish young ialie? have seized upon
dry. Hut it is the sport ar-tl exc tern -nt , the pretty little Kusaiau iaeket ix'cently
of capturing the liah that maissword-
I fishing the most eap'h ating of all ti.sh-
; ing-though it is actually particiiated
i in by but comparatively few bnt tra.ucd i
1 hands, wrtjurd I'us'.
Nouns of .Multitude.
Ho
vou say "The
army .? march
16'trt; marching?"
inir " .r " l'lu MI-T11V
"A series of resolutions ims- or ivec in
troduced.'" "The people rw.i in it
might. ' or "The people rVc in th ir
might?'' is the L'n.te I .v tatesa Nation,
. - - - p,
or. .-Ire tho United S'ates a Confed-
5 ..i.n-. j
I I.. ....!. nril...,.l.ni-.nnj.. .. ..-.., ,.f
ill Lain t liiv. 44ii uiua it iiviiii u.
multitude" is u?etl. The
grammars
tell us that while the verb agrees With j most dressy model was tonne I of a dark
its subject in number and person, nouns . shade of 'Neapolitan red velvet, em
of mullilud', though in the singular i broidered in a much darker shade of the
number, take a plural verb. j same lolor in silk floss, the de-ign out-
Knglish grammar, however, e n not 1 1 nod w.th deep colored ruby beads,
be bound bv am rules, lt is just as in-1 The vest was of pale pink corded silk
correct to say "the arm
y irer inarch-;
( ing" as it would be to sa "General
I Grant's army were composed of titty
' tho t.sand men." And, on tho other
hand, it would be incorrect to say
"Tho people present was uttering many
cries.'
Thus no absolute rule of grammar
covers all cases. Ti.at use ot sin
gular and plural verbs is right which
reason hid cates to be right. When a
man draws his alay from the Treasury
of the 1'niled Stales he may prooerly
say: "The 1'nite I States pays me." Un
the other baud lie might be excused for
saying: "The United Mates are grow
ing rapidly in population.'
Every thin; depends upon whether
the ilea is singular or plural. The pay
ment of a salary in the above xample
is a sin ,le act of the Tinted Mat s as a
single, sovereign Government. The in
crease in j opulnt'on refers to what is
happening at a greater or lc?s rate in
many distinct States.
In s ime cases, however, e'ther form
is correct, according to good usage,
which is th' soli basis of I ngbsh gram
mar. A man is before the public in a
certain capacity, and the people judges
(or jtid.e) whether he is qualified to till
the place he tries to occupy. ne may
use either sin .mlar or p oral and speak
gwou i-ng :-u. mis ineien niiisiiaius
1 1 : 1. mm.:, t- :it ...,
the fact that it is the idea that governs
. . . . . . c
I the numberot the verb, and one cm see
ee. nu- j t . - .. . . t i i
uv rather "vn:it 1S tnu '"'-:l "' l',e P0 lker, in re
' ' I gard to tlsc act of the people, by notic-
mg which form he emp.oys. Youth's
Uouip num.
Xewsp.tpcr Editorials in Turkey.
It will be interesting, I think, to the
people of such a free "country as Am
erica to read the extract translation of
the language the newspapers have to
use in Turkey, no matter what national
ity they may be. An Armenian
college in Turkey was totaly ruined by
fire through some Mohammedan in
csdiaries. and. thoutrh the case was
quite clftir to the courts, vet because of
i,; i. .... i.. i. ......... iX .1...
M" w ' '"w
their b(, n Mohammedans the Armen-
- .., ,
1:ins wm , ml 0:ne tiiihcuitv in secur
ing their conviction
au exact translation
The following s
of an editorial of
the leading Armenian newspa4 er, call-
cd Areve'ik. publ.shed m " Constant!-1
nople, giving an account of this tire,
and inviting the attention of the au
thorities to punish the parties who caus
ed the tire:
"We aga n publish a minnte descrip
tion we have received of the burning of
the Armenian College in the city of
Divrig, begging at the same time" the
pity and sympathy of hs august ma
jesty of o.ir Ottoman fatherly sovereign
over this ssd r in of the college, which
was built w.th so much expense and
hard labo an I was reduced to ashes
in a moment. Tiitj good and virtuous
w 11 of our august sovereign Lilian
Hamid. which is as clear as the sun, and
who'e so. ereigntv's motto has always
beentoa-c particular care and atten- .
k o:i: neurit cue aim ;uicu- j
lV.i IU 14.U ilit.ll. IllfilV W tHV.lk.Ul! .4IU !
:... i n. - .. ...i ..-!.. .t -...i
i' - w i- . .l. .
disiDine, according to the require- j
. ., .-.i . i . it '
ments ot tho century, undoubtedly s-1
sans us that this ruined cldition oi
the college will invire thea gnst Sultan I
to be well pleased to wash away, with
his fatherly, most pitlul and merciiul
grace-bestow ng drops of favor, the
tears of his many hundreds of obedient
and grateful children who are in so
great need of education."
Edi ors of American papers would
not enjoy being orced to write in tf at
strain. Cons.a:iimoj)le Letter.
f
The longest train ever known to
have been drawoby one engine was by
a locomotive ojTthe Northern CeatraU
in Pcnusylbia r one hundred and
eighty -threoempty freight cars, ow
loaded, twgf catioosesv and a dead en
gine. ujj5de- This taut wu a mile
ad JKrter long. Ckvclmd JkrmU.
Jw
raitiloR Itrm.
Honp arr3ngi am mor worn tha
anyouier tyl now in 'oo. It U
claixnrd. k vcvrr. that tl- "ndics of
biruor.i:. in aiv furru. snt on to
le nunibwivl among tho :h g tkat
were.
Tliere i a uw way of trimronj; thn
anahole-s of 4rv. A niece of modi-uni-jizcd
velwiur ribbon cocs entirrfy
round, and the to end wh ch meet un
the top of the shoulder are tied in a
graceiul 1oojk.hI bow When the sleeve
is a long one. a Mtnilar trin-ming
placed jut atxve the elbow and t:ed to
coTcpoml. but with no ends of any
length. The band i fre ucntly re
peated at tb neck, tymj; behind-
As f jll bodice-i are so general. wiss
bodices are lielv to come into ue again.
Very der p one are more Khoui n to the
figure than oarrow ouc. and by deep is
meant the reuu ne mjfi. t-ueh ih
- mm -- - '.
Swis. peasanjrr-"iir TfjC.-? are made
... . i
icT-? are
-ut, lunuertvoi civet. a;m. leiieu cioin.
-
or corded dk, and the richest and .
dantiest for evening toilets are made of
white or pale tinted -atin. hand-painted,
with a tiny blooming vine, which ,
forms a delcato Sloral bordering to tho
entire MrtlI or li.init. i
An old .sunshade stripped of its form
er cover ma be easily recovered to
match any costume. Take one of the.
sections removed and cut a nmcli of
the new material as was f.r-t u,ed when
muuiu .unsuatie was new; nave, mem
.stitched together bv mach.neoewing.
de'ails. now so studied, reotiires a
change of panisol for timo. place and
coitume. A little ingenuity and linger
dexterity combined go almo-t a-far.
and -ometimes further, in giving finish
ami eiegan -e to toilet et ceteras.
downy white plumage. These are
introduce I In Mine. Peponsv. of Paris,
us a favorite novelty very appropriate
to the present season. These jaunty
little shapes reach only to th belt in
I front, and end in a snort postillion in
the back. Heneath the fronts, which
part at the neck, is a Plaited vest.
which also terminates at the waist line.
The sleeves are short, with a chie-look-ing
turn-back cuff of lace or pas-emeu-terie
finish ng the lower edge, which,
u .011 most o these jackets, reaches the
o;b"W. The richest mo lei 3'ct seen was
made of black Lyons velvet with a
very handsome border trimming of jet
beaded passementerie, and a vest of
crimson silk laid in llat plaits from
throat to belt, and snugly fitted. The
arranged a
mil (ilfnii nnitk- '.a t In ritn.
.... ...... ......... , ...v.., ... ...w ......
son vest just described.
o me very stylish ores-es for young
girls are. now being made in pla'd and
ea-hmerc. They are very much trimmed
with ribbon loops and ends, and some
have an added trimming of shottafi'etas.
One prettv little suit of pla d, in blue
ami chestnut, has a kilted skirt faced
up the kilting to the depth of six inches
with cht stunt and blue shot tnflctas.
Tho tunic-a la wa -lierwoman - has the
turiicd-up portion faced to match, and
the bodice is of the plaid, with blouo
vest of the taffetas. Another dress of
gray cashmere, crossed with crimson,
has a lacing upon the kilts and tunic
of crimson serge. Above these skirts
is a Russian j:cket of the plaid, with
plaited waistcoat o;' the serge ending at
the waist and linished by a ribUin belt
of crimson satin, clasped with a silver
buckle. A". J. Evening l'of.
The Honest Countryman.
There is a cheip clothing dealer on
Kearny, near t alifornia, whoso con
fidence in mankind ha3 received a se-
e: e set back. The other day an honest
looking countryman walked into Ins
store and said.
"You remember that second-hand
overcoat I bought here for eight dollars
yesterday?"
".cver dakes pack any things ven
vonce solt mvfrent," said the hatid-me-
downer.
"Oh' that
's all right I just wanted I
I found this five hundred-1
to say that
dol ar bill sewed in the lining. Perhaps
the owner may call for it."
"Ot gorse he vill he has call already,
my tear frent,' exclaimed the dealer,
eagerly capturing the money. "You
isii von nonisn man. iiere, i gn vou i
feeftv tollar ash a reward. Dot vill pc
all rfght."
When the honest ipstomer got around
the corner he muimuredsoftly: "I
guess I'd better take this fiftv and skip
j"P .
Dies to
to Portland before the Sheeny turn-
that counterfeit. It's getting
m'ghty bard to shove the "queer round
these parts, and that's a fact. San
Francisco J'osL
Cause aid Effect.
Singular how varionslv the same
cause will affect di lerentsubjects. Now
the sting of a hornet will paralyze a
' spider or a cricket instantly. But tho
same paral zer applied to man will fiL
his sensitive being with the wildest en
thusiasm and cau?e b"m to conduct
himself like the motive power of a.
. Georgia camp meeting, rousin even
his dormantcst faculties into the live
, li stand most vigorous action. Thus
we o ten observe that in the . lements
of individual complex conceptions, by a
system of pereved agreements ana
di crenc's. that what is one man
' rr con it tls t)iiStM .l ma .u.
T :; :' t " .."",, Cl? m.
ftin frtT. u' , r??T
n: . f .t
i'' "' -" "-
...- .l .1 r.-,, ..
.llSYii. U -js, 0-
k iuim;. iuu ctvu men. oiui. me nn-
jnrat,n,i;B ,,n:, ,K .".-,,
dcrstanding lias the nower at will, to
..,.,., k; ,. t..i -Li
w 1 tST t "
Zlf ag. Hoewr ifur.
dctUy in lircokiyn Eagle.
X Xeeded Prescription.
Bride. "I must have yoor advice,
doctor. 3Iy husband gets the n ght
marenearly every night, and frightens
me half to death."
Do'ctor You have gone to house
keeping, I suppose?"
"Bride. les; we just got settled last
week.'
Doctor. "And; I presume, as there
are only two in the family, you attend
to all the housekeeping duties your
self?" Bride. Tes."
Doctor. "Well, kin boom om el
to fe Um- okiag." jarfeg OaJi
i
Temperance.
TUK.' AXP XV W,
rte and w & ;. Mxrj-.tT S &
Tl' tmrrr js snjr wrOiltc Uj irp .r tut
arul)rt.
I t&ttovil-
ifcro aN tiw tvil&tt oar eoC
Aol Stc jr xt thrift Ma taj twrt I
nrgvx Unt fUt .
L: u r thro
i be orohArtl Into l& rtvit N
Whrrw fiirl tV" rch of
0M) t th LOr wo.l
wtTXrcft
WiK-rv .withe & iikrtacv. ttntpr tfUo
MVinrtho faint - irtafeic nh. itr
tic. fpl (i2hk&
Hrn trr art- tferir Mir Wft
c- ," heart k.
tuto
w;ifa tfRjr- WiM. ?Hcj- nrt(;
; I
wa) iorri rt a.
rVrlt Lwrkmtw, 1 lT
. iut 1 ro
o mut
J'HJ
"t; r i!prr ruturv
3Hr r !
heart caa ksuw.
Here ihr- W omk tr, tr ft n:bo-
AnJhr UwtUUe rro hr v hmr
etiiwroti t ) -l
l)oyou rt-jix-mr. Mary, tow rt r gut l
lay
We i.loi lo a.tb our two j--l UcjIJ nU tbo
lhc) rau j i
Wocatittcwa,ohIWrPU.nJtlfrlnota cmi m VAlLiaD Ut lJtar U
irt. ! crtmlaaU niailc U rum u pot fH
nWnTnrChJrt.UP"0ro00en4yt?l li,cl"P lrt rm;jlr. mi ujob hu
We &3H lo.M rioli other. Mary, tiro H the . oaJtfhb-'r. Tl prt!c at !arx hat
iaiii )r.. o interrat In the bunnc of dnmkivnt-
llut totorruu mr wcWinff tlar. J )or. ,...i.i vt'i ii
I
chctik b tAitul 1th toani.
My hdittno U nato witn htm who nhrinusme
in Ills heart.
lc err km so noMr.
Ict u wrISc tuur, Mary, let nK loan um
yotir arm.
It wow so mw 10 Ikj at hmo nnt co the
l'ur oWl 1 arm
I riinetntx-r hiii vtv hktst huro last, t-ofwre
1 vMit uway.
You rro m Wltfl to ttiitiii me Olno.Mary,
kind to lot iho ttty.
Ulneo I left you. Star). ""- yoiitiir nnt hajpy
ife
1'vu iliunW tht lfos ut 5-irrovr, tUt 1 woarlist
ni ihv life.
1 cou l btMr th iIht tif jiovrty, nail lcU-
Us nml iliornctt.
Hut m xor hei t Imiku wttb lOityiiiK to kwk
iijkiii nir Iuc.
At tlrst ray life ww lkrhUil by my liuitwiMl"
ow u'otK.;
I.Ike m pki.s.m uttli tK'fora , the Mitny tut-
Ami vr 1 Hii-trnwl Irom mydrnatn to finUtny
life le.i wwt,
Tlie :cisl motiiur-lore ervjt In nml inmhi inv
ji chmiIu.
I treat til's 1 iot my haiipliio.- mlht tn too
Kret to liit;
Ami lieu my nvcut ohlM tiiAu'l Hint tidsl.
Hut 1 ut in Im. th Mtiliiesi thin that crwjn
HlU,?it!
ni ijiiiit 11 rs 1111 iat;
ilrtiiikanl s uifi.
Ihi5h' lo not cure him. Mary; my poor hour
oi- nun stui,
Tho lie drove nut out Into tho utorm vrhuu I
!! WCilk llllll ill.
Twin ihe .ilrmlc ihnt turno'l hhn ilumuu. I
hne liiMinl him mop nml munti
When th enu- frenzy kit liiui.iiniltiti thought
hiuu'eir iiliint'.
Ami If j 011 si-e him, Mitry, If he comus when I
uni lc.nl
Tell him 1 loved ami pniyis) for him, the last
woriif that I fail:
Tell him my tuiirt was homestok for my little
chihl in Heaven.
Ami If he H111110 thuourMs! cup he yet may
le lori'lven.
I urn very tired. .Mary,
ittaiuetl with t ur.
Wo must part; hut 1 am
ami your check Is
happier than I have
Ikw-ii jur eap.
Who Uiioaa ImiiimkI mnyio him yet. anil
I. if! IiIiii to thitt ic-t
j Where I flnill sptinv to meet him with my baby
( on my lriastf
DtLc it. Alain. in UnOm .Si-j.
THE LI!l'OK SKI.LKK
DKI.NKKK.
AMI TIIE
Two colored barbers, one an old
man and the other a young one. The
yo uig man took ofl" his apron and
started out of the door.
" Yoo's a gwan to git a drink, Jim?"
asked the elder.
"Hat's wat l'se gwan to do!"
" Go an git yo' drink. I yoost ter
do ile same ting wen I wu: ycting.
Wen I wus fust married, thar was agin
mill next do' to de shop wha I wucked,
anil I spent ;n it fifty an sebnty-livo
cents a day outen de doilah 'a half 1
canned. Wall, one mawuiti I went into
do butchah shop and who shood cum
in, but de man wat kep' de likkcrhhop.
"Gil) me ten or twelve pounds
po'ter-housc steak " sed he.
He got it ami uentout. I snrcked
up to de butchah and looked to see wat
money I had lei.
" U hat do vou want?" aed do
butchah. m
" Gib me ten cents wuf of libber,"
wu. my remark.
"Itwuz all I cood pay fur. Now
yoo go and git yo' drink. Yoo'll eat
lib' e but do man wat sells you de
stuff will hev h s no'terhouse" steak.
ie lunn weiiin tie ; 'an eats po lornotiscj ,
i . - .. i. .- i. ; .i . i .
de man in front ob de bah cats libber,
l 3n.t tolulVil I(J, "ff fo' thirty years,
..1 am ea,1 " I0, cr' myself."
Th
aged barber summed tin tho
whole
matter in his little story. 'I he
man who sells liquor at five hundred
per cent, profit can cat anything he
choose, for he has a certain and sure
! income from thoe who drink it. Tho
man who sells may keep half drunk
and it makes no difference, for it take
but l.ttle energy and no brains whatever
to lift a bottle and make change out of
a dollar bill.
In Europe it is a saying that the only
fat horses are those of the Government
once incapable of taking care of him
sen. tie becomes the bond slave of the
liquor seller. Every dollar that he
, . - 3 -" "- -- -----
earns above what is required for the
uu ust ucuvwiuo oi mo goes a.ssira,gni
to the keeper of the bar as drunken legs
can carry it. And the necessities of
life that he has are a long way short of
nece.s,sit cs- Rather than not have hb
stirau ant he accept? rags. So long m
he can procure rum he is willing to go :
hungry. Evcu the natural adection
that prompts a human being to care for '
its yonng is drowned by tnis all-consuming
appetite. He is" not only will
ing to go n rags and starve h mself. but
he condemns his innocent children not
1.. ..- ... I -
vu: iorsgs.uui io ignorance anu crime.
This is the exact size of iu That the
f is me exact size oi iu mai me
behind the bar may have porter-
steak, without working for it, the
man behi
hon;c
man tcfore the bar accepts the liver
and refuse of life.
Tins might be endured witnutit the
intervention of law. it men were left to
tuerasehes in the matter. If men were
free to decide whether they would or
would not drink, the pouerof the law
m ght not be involved to suppress
drink. But men are not so left. The
manuracture of drunkards has become
a business, it U prosecuted the same
as any other bnsinesa. Ihe gin-mill
and beer-shop are no longer established t
to fill du Hi demand, but they are es-i
tablishpd tr fisstA a. demand for the
deat.i they deal in. 'The brewer and
whisky-maker go out of their way to
establish them. They EOfc only estab
lish their places where there " no call
for them, but they go to worksy te
atically to make customer. They ea
tice inaoceBt bov into tiir dens aad
iMd them the Villa aous aff till Um
ppetiUii product taajr tMi
jii iimn in iiiii nan inrtiinr i inanz ni an i - . m i. s - . .. .
and brewers. As it is with horee, o it get it. Better 1; voung.whllcyou can.' '
is with men. Whoever becomc-i the Tom UIJ aid no. but the mtl nefja
victim of the drink habit become at tire irrew weaker and weaker th next.
otoo. t!f wf5. tA mzn ta e mtmm
rtwi. a4 by w . TKf
ut. fftrrT rt V.1WOI le acrfkM
ctI to mke l ti$"
. -w Vwl!i? fad wtrlt kl IM !
i to Le. Tk apftJtu Oce Hv4 lW
' Kro cotht&r foftWr t $ TWjT A
i . . ... . ,1 iU ti m till
.. u ihi sk vkisat caa rars tul
t death rrteM- hi f k toUpv,
I Tbil nhTlfcUwnnllUfrti:t
f thU rosier It Jo rrrtr-ci ti
dn anJ tb Ipni '
pnnt na 5rttsdv vll. II M fa
protect ocjety ?Jt tbH wr
I & tttr 1 1 i lo rltre ?Kty
frHM tlw car of crimin6.U a4 faefru
Itkto art cbrk. t finally id
ml , it.nl tfcii hx Hiorc of tmr if, .
k Mum war, ptlk8cr 4 famUw
J $ " ult U l J&T ,t
i tKMtk rv in .A-. but little ittftit-
K wfet a man caU. c scent to htm
4f. If h eJrct- U rat tircr and givn
then l"rf.f.tcak it t UU on fcui-
lJul J, tlX DO ri11 So rai,l MnucH a
' paupr r or a crtmtnal. nor ka b th
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With pautr ami criminal
crery cilUcn ha jKttstcthltig to $&. Tlo
i i n k. 1 1 - aa tw r m i a.wm iw w
1 dutvn fnm the Ka1 of !irtrTluii
It U rntirwly iwl. tlrvfr, thl thn
prople "hotdd have Mitncth ftj lo y
to whother the utamifaetur? ot tlnmk
nrtU ?hall gi on or nut. At ial thy
hae a r rht t ay wktbrr tl UutMo
j of dniuLanl-maktn; rball ! pnKculml
; or not. At lal 0e liaxea rt t
I oy u huther the buh- ot drunkard-
!' making idiall l pnKmteil or not. Thy
have the nht to naj wbelh men. In
UuenoHl h iho moi dwvmt 1 uglily
' tbnt a t ioLs maukliid, lmll Ik in wait Jr
their on ami i Uiblren to Utti oimI at
I ml n dug them tn tii rauk. ! thu ltror
oalors. Tviotte Itiihla.
Turn's No.
A fine young felJoH' wniTuin Jnllrmy?.
tlmHfC, plefiAiiut atnlgtHHl lookui, 1U3
wn but oighteu hii ko nrt tgnit
"milroading." but In eouli l a Jitik
with the bet WImh hu Uuxr tlvjt 'wi
- auuoiiurl the stul imm. hiMI mmhi
1 mid made uomfstakr (lid Win cnuht
( the gleam of nls plennnt vu, nml kt
j him help them on and off with g ntrful
Mothers lth imro eMMr,.
1 iiinti uiev cou d liinnnir. ttrd nuiiwu
. bundle-la.len ami old men rutogmavd a
friend and madu u of Mm. Nor wmo
the railroad olltetub bbnd Ut the voanar
miin's helptulnrss and popnr.lv. ami.
although lotn did not drwam of it, li
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wsih one on a list of namiM that iiiunut
promotion.
The oung brnkemnn'n rasy-g4lH;
gootl nature, hmvevur, wa ndiautivrr
in one direction He disliked toanv no.
j When a Iran reached Hovlob ho nlwnv
had two hours to uparc. In turn timo
.tome one of the lniy wa. uro to onv.
"Come. Tom, Jet's go to tie barber .""
Now this wounded ery intim cut. Hit
in the barber' it back room wai n gra
door whieh opened on . stairway lend
ing down into a. drinking pa loon. Hro
the men lined Ugilher, a few at a t4iue.
and tako "a lit.le xouielliing "
Tom usually ald hit good-humored
no, that meant a reluctant ve. and
ended by going. Ho never fell wholly
ai ease when taking his iwr. Jta would
not havu gone for it alone. Ovej and
over aga n he acknowledged in him4f
that It wa.i tho laughter cf hh ehutut
that, took hit courage, away, ami
things went on. A Mar ftli ped by and
beer had become almost an viry-d.iy
drink with him, when one afternoon bo
wan summon otl from the "barber!
hop" to the ollice.
" Jeffrcyr." said tb Superintendent,
when he entered. "I have teen vfv
much pleaed with the wy in which
your duties hno been performed on t
road in tho pail, and 1 Hud wr nt!
another condu tor." The eenllemn.i
sti idenly Mopped and the pbwnnt itlt
w.v, gone. "Mr. .JetTro . your breath
tell me that vou have been drinking."
"Only a little beor. sir," said pr
Tom, Mushing crimoi. .
" I am very sorry." replied thoSunur
intendent, "but thai will by all to-day;
you may go."
The young man left the ofllco down
cast, d sheartened. What be had l'm
wishing for. what he had so uoariy
gained, had been Jost through hit own
misconduct. At ho thought of it tho
good-natured lips took on a firmor
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curve. J lie nex
ext day one of tho bov
over to the barber?'
said: "Comin'
"o." repl ed Tom.
"Oh, corm on. what's struck
yer?"
"J hut oarber has shared me all
ever will" was the answer.
bo
Although Tom' no. wmod very de
termined In it sound, there wa vot
something wanting in it. He felt "it.
and when after a few dnvn thn rml
lomrintr for a ffljuu of 11 mnr tn m
make itself felt, tt seemed If thu no
would be ye, in uplto of himself.
"No umj in lockin' the barn door
now," Mid hU chum, "thu ho I. tol.
the 'super. know you re taken !.
smile' now and then, and he'll never for-
thing it would da ves. When thw wa
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a'most accomplished, spurred by hi
dancer, and remembering his 'erlr
train.ng in the right, he went into a.n
empty car. and kneeling on the baru
fioor, prayed for gtrcngth U rtUt.
"And tben,' he natd, "I learned la
speak a no that all the men on thj rod
couldn't turn into a ycs." Coiigrcga
tionaiisL.
Ir a shin in mid ocan abould prin
aleak, ami after the men had tJbd aatl
exhausted tbemrlve in fmitle ef
forts, would they think it uawomaslj
in the women to eome down to th
pumps and hetp save the vejuei' V
m 1I In kr. 't..J. Iw.t m K.l ilium T .
rf" " fcUV ure vs- - c m
fearful bole ju the snip, ami the raea
",u '"c J" w "
"en workingaway-Lo! tfci long
time' and it get no fuai!er. and llm
waves are coming faster awl faster.
Wc have come to klp. Mm. Judnt
Merrick, of A etc OrittXfU. n
C T. l Contention.
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tale to say that
drinks in harvej
piua under
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plosion.
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