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3 I in i 1, If THE DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBER. Worn and weary, seed; nnd and, an editor at lilm down, Mid work nnd rubhlub, paper nnd duit, with many a wrinkled Irown. E sighed when ho thought ot hU pnper bills, hi rent nnd bonrd nnd wood. Anderoancd hen the cony fiend yelled out, n he there In the doorirny stood. What do peoplo fancy," ho Bald, "nn edi tor liven upon? Air Hnd wntcr, Rlory nnd debt, till hit toll some llfo Is done? Ill atop their paper, ovcry one, till their honest debts thoy pny, Aad mark their nnincs oil the mailing book lor over and for nyel Tke this copy, doublo lead, nnt mark with a pencil blue, And send to nil who nro la arrears from 10 years down to 2." And then to the copy hungry boy he hand cd ft pencilled scrawl Ol hieroglyphics, straggling, wild, all tan- filed and lean and tnll. When scarce a fortnight had dragged Its length of tlrod-out hours nwny. There came to the heart or tlio editor a gladaomo joy one day: 'Twas only n Icttor from Gordon's Mill, in a hand both wenk and old, Out out of it fell n treasured coin, ot solid, beautiful gold! The letter claimed his Interest, then, nnd so ho slowly rend The scrnwlcd, butahnplonnd honest words, nnd this is what they snld: "Dear Dditor: I rend tho lines you mark ed and sont to me, Bo I sand this pioco of gold and ask it vi will ngrco To send my papor right along, nnd forget th dobt I owod. 1'or I'vo took your pnper fbr twenty year, and no tar ns o'er I know'd, I never owed no man & cent till about four year ago, When my po' wtfo dlod, nnd tho crops wns bad, and tho fever laid me low. "And ttmo hain't nover boon tho same to llttlo Lit nnd mo For wo nro nil that's lettbohlnd nndslnco my eyes can't neo, Bho nlwnys roads tho paper, nnd It's boon our only cheer, And brought us nil the now and fun wo'vo had for many n year. "I'm getting old and feeble, now, and down with tho rhoutnntlz, 0& thoro'a tho paper left to mo: just that and llttlo Lir. Vi couldn't bear to loso it now, It's been with us so long, Till its very natno is music, liko nn old- timo happy song. 'This twonty-dollar pleco ot gold wi.. Dny for all I owe, Andwhut is ovor and nbove, just keep and let it go Toward paying for tho papor till a bright cr better dny; And send to Lit, sho'll need it then, when I am called uwny." Glad and thankful tho editor was, ni u know that there wns one Who loved nnd could npproctato tho work that ho had dono. He felt that llfo nas not vnln, nnd smiled through happy tears And thon on tho mailing book, ho wrote: Paid up for twouty years." Margaret Andrews Oldham in tho N. Y. Sun. HALOS AND SUN DOGS. Arthur K. Bartlett in Detroit Free Tress. Among tho various phenomena ot nature that occur unpredicted nnd un announced to mankind there arc few Bioro interesting to scientificstudentB, and probably nono bo deceptivo and commonly misunderstood by tho gen eral public, ns tho luminous colored circles occasionally seen around tho sun, and more frequently around tho moon, known respectively as tho solar nnd lunar halo, which, with tho com plicated appearances they sometimes present, havo long attracted tho at. tention of meteorologists, nnd were, until within a comparatively recent time, extremely difficult to explain. Though more frequently observed in tho polar regions, there aro few per sons of maturo nge, residing in tho temperate latitudes, who hnvo not, at some period of their lives, witness ed one or moro exhibitions of theso cu rious and beautiful phenomena. There nro probably no phenomena of nature, either in tho heaven? or on the earth, about which tho people are so profoundly misinformed, and re garding which so many erroneous no tions seem to prevail, ns tho occur rence of solar nnd lunar halos,togeth or with the anomalous appearances usually presented by them, though the amount of ignorance relative to such phenomena is not surprising when we consider their puzzling na ture, nnd the deceptive features they invariably exhibit, which at one time the wisest philosophers were unable to correctly interpret and explain. Whenever, under favorable condi tions, we observe a luminous circle of the various prismatic colors around the moon, the sky within the circle "being much darker than it is upon the outside (which is the peculiar feature of a lunar halo), nn observer is very naturally led to believe that a ring of light does actually surround the moon's disc, while inside the riim there is but little, if any light at all, the sky being dark and unilluminated, and that portion just outside really brighter, though less bright than the ring itself. Now, it is in this belief that we are deceived by nppenrancos, and that tho perplexing nature ot a halo is illustrated; and yet peoplo will claim, as "seeing is believing," they have an ocular demonstration that a real, luminous circle does surround the moon, and that the dark sky in side receives no light from the moon's disc, being actually without any illu wination, as it appears to be. But paradoxical, as it may seem, it is nevertheless n fnct that the sky is really no brighter where the circle of light appears than it is anywhere else nfound the moon, nnd only seems to rut for tho renson that owing to the refraction of tho moon's light at an equal distance from her disc, on nil sides, more of the luminous rays reach our eyes from the portion of the sky where tho circle or ring is been. The lunar halo, which by many is regarded ns a remarkable nnd unex plained phenomenon of tho moon, is to meteorological students neither a mysterious nor nn nnomnlous occur rence. It has been for many years thoroughly understood, and at tho present timo admits ot nn easy scien tific explanation. It is duo to tho re fraction and dispersion of tho moon's light through very minuto ice-crystals floating at great elovations abovo tho earth. Jt is an optical illusion, and originating, not in tho vicinity ol the moon-24,000 miles awaybut just above tho earth's surface, and within tho aqueous cnvelopo that surrounds it on all Bides. A lunar halo, or circles of prismatic colors seen around tho moon, never occurs oxcopt when tho sky is hazy, and presents a dull, leaden appear ance. Usually only one circlo is seen surrounding the moon, nnd it is al ways of largo sizo, being about forty five degrees in diameter, or eiuhty times tho apparent diameter of tho moon, corresponding to one half tho distance from tho zenith to tho horizon. Tho sky with in tho circlo is always apparently much darker than it is for somo dis tance on the outside a feature which is tho peculiar characteristic of a halo when seen under tho most favor ablo conditions and tho circlo ex hibits tho Doven prismatic colors seen in the rainbow, tho inner edgo being red and quite sharply defined, while tho other colors are more or less min gled and superposed, so that tho outor edge ot tho circlo is nearly whito nnd usually not very clearly defined. Sometimes a number of largo circles aro seen around the moon, presont inn a peculiar and Tory complicated appearance, and thoy nro seldom concentric ns in a lunar corona, but intersoct each other with mathe matical exactness, exhibiting a structuro that is olten wondorlul to behold. A truo halo is nover pro duced when the sky is perfectly clear, as a slight haze is essential to its an pearance, and tho phenomenon Is visiblo only under rare and peculiar atmospheric conditions. In connec tion with a halo, whito bands, crosses or nrches nro sometimos observed, which also result from the satno con ditions of tho atmosphere at great elevations abovo the earth. A halo may form around the sun, as well as around tho moon, and all the curious phenomena abovo described aro similarly observed; but a halo is most frequently noticed about the moon, for the reason that wo aro too much dazzled by the sun's light to dis tinguish taint colors surrounding its di.sc.und to seo them it is necessary to look through smoked glass, or viow tho sun by reflection from the surface of still water, by which means Its brill iancy is very much reduced. When a halo is seen around the sun, a whito circlo passing through the sun and parallel to tho horizon, is sometimes observed, which is known to meteorolo- ? lists us tho "parhelic circle," from tho act that parhelia or mock-suns, aro frequently noticed in connection witli it. These phenomena, which aro fre quently called "sun-dogs," nro mint images oi that luminary, appearing at one.two or moie points in connection with a halo, and at those parts where tho circles cross each othor.or cut tho parhelic circle, above mentioned. Such appearances, which aro alsa noticed about tho moon (known ns mock moons, or moon-dogs, are more fre quently observed in tho polar regions, and nro produced by the extra light concentrated at tho point where tho circles intersect, and there being at those places a double causo of illumination, presenting tho singular phenomenon ot a faint white disc, re sembling that ot the sun or moon. Parhelia, or monk-suns, aro generally red on the side toward the sun. They sometimes have a prolongation in the form of a tail several degrees in length, which coincides m direction with that of the parhelic or horizontal circle. A halo may be produced artificially, and its appearance beautifully illumi nated by crystalizing somo salt (such as alum) unon a class nlnte. and then looking tliroueh the pinto at tho sun or a bright light, when the luminous circles above described will bo observ ed. The formation of a circlo of light around tho sun or moon and tho pro duction of the dark circlo to which wo havo referred, may also bo illustrated by an interesting imaginary experi ment, which is thusdescribedby Prof. Loomis, in his "Treatise on Meteor ology," nn authorative work on the subject of atmospheric phenomena: "If we conceive a beam ot light to be admitted through a small aperture into a dark room, and to fall upon a largo number of ice-prisms havim an gles ot 00 dea., and occup,, lug every IU39ILMU iiutmiun mi me incident rays wilt be deviated from their first direc tion, but in no case will the deviation bo less than about 22 de2. A lame number of spectra will bo cast upon thn opposite wall but opposite to the aperture thtom-h which the licht is admitted there will be a circle of 22deg. radius.upon which no spectrum can fall, and tho redsndof each spectrum will be turned toward tho centerofthecircle. Ifthenumberof the spectra be sufficiently great, they will together form a circle ot 22 deg. radius, bordered with red upon the in side; but beyond the red tho dilTerent colors will bo so superposed as to pro uure a ugnt, nearly white. Tho circle within tha halo is much darker than tho space without it, bo cause from no part of this circle can a ray of tho sun, refracted by the ice prisms, reacli the eye of tho observ er." Tho small circlo often seen around tho sun and moon when a light, fleecy cloud passes over them, is known as a ccrona, and should hot bo mistak en for a halo, which is much lareer nnd more complicated in its struc ture, as explained above. These two phenomena are frequently confound ed by inexperienced observers, but they exhibit peculiar features by which eacli may be easily distinguish ed from the other. lioth exhibit the seven prismatic colors, but in a corona the colors aro reversed, the red being on the outer edge instead of on the inner edge, as in a halo; and the circles of a corona, be sides being smaller, are concentric with each other, tho inner one being small, tho diameter of tho second be ing doublo, and that ot the third treb to tho diameter of tho first. The structuro of tho corona is quite sim ple and nover oxhibits tho attractive features observed in a halo, which is a phenomenon of comparatively rare occurrence, whilo a corona may bo seen ovcry timo a l'mht, transparent cloud comes between us and tho sun or moon, nnd is produced by tho dif fraction of tho rays of light passing between tho minuto globules ot vapor in a cloud. What wo havo said re garding tho sizo ot a halo will nlono enable an observer to rccognizo this phenomenon and distinguish it from a corona. Prof. Loomis says: "Tho mean of cight-thrco measurements of of tho radius of the red circleof a halo is 21 dog. 30 min., which is almost identical with tho radius computed from theory." Tho diamentcr of the luminous sir cles of a corona is not always tho same, and whilo thoy arc never largo, tho diamentor of tho first red ring va ries from . deg. to 0 deg. and that of the second ring from 5 deg. to 10 deg. A corona liko a halo, may be easily produced artificially. If we sprinkle upon a pane of glass a small quantity ot lycopodium, or any very lino dust of nearly uniform fineness, and then look at tho moon through this glass, wo shall seo it surrounded by lu minous rings of prismatic color, precisely like thoso that are formed by a cloud; and if on a cold winter evening we breathe upon a Sane of glass, tho breath will con enso into very small globules and freeze. If wo look at the moon, or evon at a street-lamp through tins glass, wo s-hnll see a similar system of colored rings, having violet on tho in side. Moro solar and lunar halos ara usually seen in winter than in sum mer, owing to the favorable condi tions at this season for the formation of icy-crystals in the upper regions of the atmosphere, upon the existence of which such phenomena depend for their production and the singular ap pearances they present. During the past winter the frosty condition ot the atmoBphoro was xmrticularly fa vorable for tho production of these phenomena, and many exhibitions of tho kind were obeerved in various portions of the country where such appearances aro uncommon, and havo seldom, it ever, occurred before. Many reports of such phenomena ap peared in tho newspapers, some of the exhibitions bavins been unusually in teresting and remarkable, but none of tho accounts published with ono or two exceptions explained tho phe nomena correctly or mentioned their real naturo, which was ovidently not known or misunderstood by the writ ers. Of all tho numcious weather prov erbs current among tho peoplo those relating to the phenomenon of a halo should be included with tho few for which thero is considerable scientific foundation, justified by actual ex perience and observation. Thero is perhaps no better known or moro popular weather prognostic than that pertaining to the lunar ho.!o, which has long been recognized, oven among scientific persons, as an almost un failing sign of foul weather, and relia ble indication of an approaching storm. One of tho old familiar prov erbj relating to tho lunar halo is ox pressed in tho lines: "When round tho moon there la n brnjb Tho weather will bo foul and rough." Prof. John Westwood Oliver, in a recent article on "The Moon and the Weather," published in Longman's Magazine, says: "Tho halo is an old sign of baa weather. Of ixtv-one lunar halos observed in the neighbor hood of London, thirty-four were fol lowed by rain within twenty-four hours, nineteen by rain within four days, and only eight by no rain at all." As a halo is nevor seen except when tho sky is hazy, it indicates that moisture is accumulating in the atmosphere, which will form clouds, and utually result in a storm. But the popular notion that the number of bright Htars visible within the circlo indicates tho number of days be'ore the storm will occur is without any foundation whatever, and tho belief is almost too absurd to be re futed. In whatover part of the sky h lunar halo is seen one or moro bright stars are always sure to be noticed inside the luminous ring, and the number visible dopends entirely upon the position of the moon. Moreover, when the sky within the circle is ex amined with even a small telescope, hundreds of stars aro visiblo where only ono or perhaps two or three were perceived by tho naked eye. In Prof. Loomis' "Treatise on Meteorology" may bj found a clear and complete description of the phenomenon, fully illustrated and scientifically explained. There is an excellent popular nvtic.e entitled "The Lunar Ilalo," in Prof. Proctor's admirable work, "Flowers of the Sky," which contains an excellent engraving, illustrating the one-ring haio. most commonly observed, and showin. the dark circh around tho moon, which is the characteristic feature of a lunar halo, and is thoroughly explained in the above mentioned work, together with many other paradoxical feature" and curious illusions associated with the wonderful phenomenon. . -tp . Crown l'rince William hn9 request ol Mr. Carl Schurz to thank tho American and tho Germans In America for their expres sions of HVinpathy on the occasion nf tho death ot Kmperor William, and n!o fur tnoHympatiiy mnniicslou uy tliem lor Em peror Frederick in hU suffering. Mlnlstor Pendleton hnnentirely recovered from tho effects ot his recent strnko of paralysis. Ho has quitted the hoxpltnl and is perfectly competent to reiume hi) diplomatic duties. Faulkner of Indiana, chief of tho record division, ponsinu oflice, in a friend of Vpor hees. Secretnry Vilus lecently removed Faulkner for trylm to dictnto to tho post master general. Fuulkner has been rein stated on the demand ot Voorhees at the order, it is snid, ot the president. And Vilas and Dickinson, two cabinet o Ulcer, have both been rohuked. Carl Schurz is making arrangements for a banquet in Berlin, at which will assemble leading men in politics, science and liteio-ture. nuimiMmmim "I wonder," I said, ns I wns looklng out of tho window of Jack Trevoi's lodgings, "why that girl's rushing up the street without her lint." "Ah!" he sard, coming to the window. "I thought it must be she. She's catch ing tho monkey. I expect she misses mo now BomctltncH. Yon didn't see which way she w.nt, did you?"' "No." I snld. "Is she addicted to limiting nioukoyu?" "Only the monkey," he replied. "I used to do It once." "Dear mol" I said. "It's a fashion able amusement In the neighborhood, then?" "Xo," ho answered, mournfully. "I was ongngcd to that girl once, nnd that beast of a monkey broke tho engage ment off." "Were you," I naked, "cut out by the monkey, then?" "A innn," ho said, "must bo very young to make n remnrk like flint?" "Who Is she?" I Inquired. "Oh, she's Miss Trenialnp," he said. "I'll tell you the story, if you like. It will bo a warning to you never to got engnged to a girl who keeps n mon key. "At present," I snld, "there is no girl of the sort in my mind's eye; but It's better to be prepared for all emergen cies." "I got engnged to Miss Tremalno," he snld, "about three years ago. I met her at tho tennis club and dances nnd nround the place generally hero, but 1 hnd never seen much of her at homo, and I was unaware even of the mon key's existence. As soon ns wc were engaged I wns introduced to .Tncko. He wns a sninll monkey, of ordinary ap pearance, and was not, at first sight, prepossessing; but In the Treinnlne household lie wns n family fetich. It's curious to notice the dominant influ ence in different families. Sometimes it's tho baby, sometimes the butler, soinolliiies a first husband's memory, and sometimes the dally paper. But In this care .Tncko relgacd supreme. Cnpt. Tremalne, who wns xery dead, had bought the beast, and It wns concerned In n touching death-bed scene, or some thing of the kind. At any rate, "Mrs. Trc-malno regarded It n a snored relic of the dear deceased, and lavished all her lovo and nfTectlons on it. 1 -well remember the first night I snw Jacko, nnd discovered the habit that eventu nllv wrecked nn ongnecii out. It was a stifling evening ,nnd I suggested to Maud the desirability of opening a window. 'Oh, no, she said, 'we nevor can have tho windows open In tho evening. .Tncko would get out.' My first hint of Jncko's habits was en larged by Mrs. Tiemalne's frequent nnd objectionable Intrusions to Inquire ns to the beast's whereabouts. A man in the first rapture of nn engngemont naturally dislikes tho inrushes of some one else in pursuit of a monkey. The next morning the nuisance Increased. Tho servant came round--thoy live a few doors from here to tell me that .Tacko hnd Just escaped, and would I help catch him? I found him about lunch time, nnd overhauled him after a long nnd exciting chnse. As seemed obvious, I caught him by the tail, and the brute hit me nnd went on for an other half-hour. Mrs. Tremalne ex plained, reproachfully, thnt .Tacko al ways bit people who touched his tall. "For wime months Jacko continued to be n nuisance at home nnd nbroad. When he escaped, which ho managed to do about once a week, I was expect ed to secure him. This generally hap pened In the morning, when the wind ows were open nnd tradesmen wore calling, and at first, on these occasions, I did not reach chambers until the af ternoon. Afterward I became quite an adept at catching him. Ills plan of campaign was to wait until the pursu er wns quite close and then jump about twenty yards. I bought a large but terfly net with a long handle, and he nevor got the hang of that. When I had discovered this Invention I was comparatively happy, nnd I writed with drnd for the time when Jacko should escape after dark, and 1 should ho rr-mpcllcd to hunt for the brute Ihroirgh the watches of tho night, on tho peril of losing tho regard of the Troninino family. Jacko's nomadic habits were, I may explain, attributed to a desire to find his dead master. At last tho event that I dreaded occurred. One cold winter's evening Jacko disap peared while the cook was interview ing her fnvorlto policeman at the bnck door, nnd got well away. The cook re ceived a month's notice on the spot, and I wns at once put upon the track of the animnl. Mrs. Tremalno was much annoyed because I wished to put my hoofs on before starting, and even Maud seemed only anxious for the monkey's health. After tramping through three or four miles of streets. 1 experienced what I at first regarded as unexpected good luck. The brute came tearing around a corner, nnd hi a second he, was In the butterfly nut. I was Just preparing to return, elatejrt that the run had boon so mercifully cut short, when a crowd also came around tho corner headed by an angry and breathless Italian. I soon discovered the connection of events. The Italian could not speak much English, but f gathered that ho claimed Jacko as his monkey, his carrisslmo monkey. The crowd, who had become excited In the chase, nnd who imagined that I was atienipting to client a poor, Ignorant foreigner out of his only solace In a strange laud, demanded that I should give tho monkey up. Tho vision of Maud face. If the sacred aulmnl spent the night hi the possession of an untrustworthy Italian, rose before my eyes, and I distinctly declined to relin quish Jacko, "hi the coursq of conversation with the crowd I lost my temper nnd a con siderable portion of my clothes, nnd by the timo thnt a policeman arrived, I suppose my appearance did Justify him in convoying Jncko, the Italian and me to the police station. There I spent a most mlserablo night. My ut most entreaties failed tc induce tho police to send to Mrs. Tremalne to ball me out. I think their malevolence was prompted by the policeman who had boon so rudely interrupted In his tryst with tho cook. In the morning we appeared bofore his worship. The Italian and I were charged with creating a disturbance, nnd assaults and breaches of the peace, nnd that kind of thing, nnd, ns fnr ns I remember, the police threw in a charge of drunk nnd disorderly con duct agaln&t me Ills worship asked to see the monkey, nnd when they brought him In, In nnd behold, there were two Jnckos. "After some explanation, tile magis trate dismissed the charges against us, with a caution, on the ground of ex cusable mistake. And, indeed, it was most excusable. Apparently, the Ital ian had really lost his monkey, and whether It wns his monkey or Jncko thnt he had been pursuing when I en countered him, I do not know to this day. At all events, the police had capt ured the other monkey during tho night, nnd had shut the two up togeth er. There thoy sat, two ugly, grin ning, Indistinguishable creatures, both guilty .according to tho evidence, of ag gravated assaults upoii the police. "When wo were released from tho dock the magistrate asked mo to re move the monkeys. The Italian nnd I stared nt ench other blankly. He knew, no more than I which was his property. Of course, It was useless to consult the police about their Identity. As the magistrate pointed out, thero Is no presuiiittlon cither in law or In tact ns to the bwnershlp of two strange monkeys. I appealed to him to decide the question himself, nnd ho pointed out that it was tho duty of tho police to restore property to Its owners. He said that he was not Solomon, but only a police magistrate, and that he doubt ed whether even the house of lords could throw much light on the subject. The matter, he thought, was eminently one to be settled out of court. "At first I tried to solve the dllllculty by buying out the Italian's claim to either of the monkeys, with the ldon ot sorting them nftciwnrd. But he, also, It appeared, had a romantic- attach ment for his cariislmo monkey, and ho declined my overturns with fervent ap peals to most of the saints on tho reg ister. The whole thing, he seemed to think, was a base attempt on the part of n foreign, brutal government to trample on the rights of an Italian citi zen, and to confine his monkey to the dungeons of the Zoo. Then I offered him his choice of the two. and this might have saved all trouble If Mrs. Tremalne hnd not arrived at that mo ment to Inquire for Jacko, and had not learned of the whole n flair from a com ii unlcatlve inspector. "Neither Jacko nor tho alleged Jacko showed the faintest signs of recogni tion. Indeed, they almost at once de voted themselves to a sanguinary light. In which Mrs. Trcur.lr.e Intervened, with considerable Injury to herself. Thon she turned to me. and I could set; from her manner that she considered ine iospoii8lble for the whole difficulty. Vor n quarter of nn hour I had a really lively time. Mrs. Tremalne hectored tho Italian, and tho Italian objurgated Mrs. Tremalne. Neither of thorn un derstood a word the other said, nnd I hnd to act as Interpreter and buffer. "Eeventually, I made the best terms that I could. The Italan agreed, for a consideration, to nllow mo to keep both monkeys for a week, duing which we might discover their identity. Mrs. Trcmnhie quite readily agreed to the proposal, for she wns confident that no monkey but Jacko could possess Jack o's virtues. I was lroro doubtful, be lieving that the virtues were few enough to be common to many mon keys. And so It turned out. Both monkeys made themselves quite at home, over-ate themselves equally, stole ns cleverly, nnd. what was most remarkable, searched with Identical persistency for the deceased '"'apt Tre mulne. Twice that week I had to capt ure two monkeys, and when thoy wore both In the butterfly net, they nearly killed oacji other. Mrs. Tremalne used to look nt them by the hour, nnd sob, and call Jacko softly. They both an swered tr tho nnine. If there was any food about, and at other times prefer red to ho the other n onkcy. "t tho end of the week the orgnn grinder appeared punctually, and a linnrtrcudltig scene followed. No. de cision hud been come to until the morn ing of his arrival, and then Mrs. Tre malne and Maud dilTored as to which was the real Jacko. The question hnd to ho decided somehow, and. thinking it really l.inttered little which wo kept, I suggested that we should toss up. Tho flippancy of the suggestion an noyed them nnd led them to recrimina tion, hut at last we agreed to decide by lot, that being a Biblical way out of tho difficulty, and suitable to tho occa sion. The nrgaiigrittder wont on Ids way contentedly nnd I hoped tho affair was at nn end. But T wns very much mistaken. No scout hod ho gone than Mrs. Tremalno and Maud became alike convinced that they had given up the j real Jncko. They snld they were now certain of It. Toor, dear Jacko was st- ting on a barrel organ In the cold i street nnd engaged In tho degrading oc cupation of collecting coppers, 'and monkeys wore so liable to ennsiinip- ! tlon. and what would dear papa think ' If ho wore alive? ! "I stood this for about ten days, and then I went to the Italian again, hnv- lug obtained his ndtf-ess In case of fur ther complications. Ills nfTectlons I wore now apparently extended to both i monkeys, for be consented to an ex I chnnge for n further consideration. Surely. 1. thought to myself. Mnud nnd her mother will bo content now. But no. the thing hegnn nil over again. : The former Jacko was their darling, and they'd given him up when they'd got him safe, and it was by my advice i and all my fault. Twice more I ox i changed thoso monkeys, nnd' then, nt i Inst, even my patience failed. Wo I quarreled and we parted, and I'vo nov ' or spoken to her since. That's why I say. never get engaged to a girl who keeps a monkey." I'ick-Me-Up. i SU-UIoh' lti-tort to ln.-rerxoll. I After ono of Col. Robert G. Inger 1 soil's characteristic lectures In New I York has met Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, who uau ueeu in the audience and ask ed him: "What did you think of my lecture, general V" "Do you seo that cripple across the street?" asked Sickles. "Yes." "What would you think of me If I should go over now and kick the crutches from under him?" "I'd feel like kicking you," nuswer ed Ingorsoll. "I feel in almost the same humor to ward you. You have kicked the crutch es of my religion from under me," said the old general.Kansas City Star. Sleep the Great Soon. From tho Manchester Guardian. Sleep, tho friend of the wenry, is nono the less a capricious friend, nnd can not always be summoned or dismissed at pleasure. How we sigh for her hi vain sometimes, as tho dreary small hours would they were much smaller of tho night succeed, mid aro rapidly succeeded by others; too long for tired patience, too short as they bring us nearer and nearer to the getting-up hour. And again, what nn effort it requires to shnko ofl tho drowsy mnntle which tho coddess wraps around us sometime) in spito ot our selves. Tho day's task is not finished, tho lecture or tho sermon is still proceeding, nay, the sun has not half run its course, wo have not yet dined, and there we are, nevertheless, over Dowered with languor, and falling hopelessly on to tho sofa cushions n?leep. When a child is overtaken with drowsiness unexpectedly it enn goner ally be allowed to yield to tho claims of nature; the elders aro perhaps thankful to see the restless little mortal compelled to tranquillity for a brie! spneo. So, too, it you are not quite well your half-hour's imp is respected. But if business is waiting you, you know yourself whatover tho cause of your fatigue you must not sleep; tho work mu-t bo done tlionch you havo but oiib eye open. Possibly you do wish just then that if to do nothing were renlly your destiny you could anticipate it by commencing it at once. Your dog or your cat doses cosily on tho hearth-run, and vou, their lord and master, so superior in in telligence nnd wisdom, enn not nrrange matters so ns to enioy tho siimu privilege when so disposed. As well be a quadruped nt once! Husbands! and Wives. From the St. James Gazette. I wonder whether nny question be tween men (whother men of genius or otherwise) nnd their wives can ever be understood from outside. Since tho wifn nf r.lin immm-t-nl K. nnm-ulln resisted the intrusion of tho imperti- her husband in the act of beating her, wives nnd hlishnndn Iirva boon 'oi-ir kittlecattle to deal with. I remember long ago u innn who chose to confide in mo his grievances in rpsnect to ills wife. There wns nothing flinrh nt guilt, which wns out of the quesiton) j ...,.. iic uiu iiuu uau:H our. ono mnde him go to bnlls nnd dance attendance when he was lousing to bo in bed. Sho paid no nt tention to his tnstes. She preferred her own neOTllo to GVerv comfnrh nnd -nm-wi. itnee of his. After listening to n long tirnuo oi this description I ventured mildly to suggest that poor, dear Marv. tllOUidl sho midif; ho n. llt-.r.t wilful, wns, for instance, not half so cuipaoie as young Mrs Jones or thnt middle-need Mrs. Robinson. Mv friend jumped up furious. "What!" he cried, "Mary liko Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Rob inson? You may think ns bndly ns you nlease of hep. hut if vnn smmnso I'll sit hero nnd henr my wife compared iu : it cnci not matter whom. He was a great friend of mine, but I thought he would have devoured me. Mary, ho had just bepn declaring, had broken his heart; but to have said there was nny ono worthy to be put on the same level with her! Thef-e are inconsistencies which every body must have met with. Sup posing, however, tiint I had put down my friend's grievances against his Mary, what an unhappy couple all their friends would, with gratified commisseration, have believed them to be. Croat Eaters. "The eaters of my time," wrote Caremo in 18.12, "were the Prince do Talleyrand, Murat, Jnnot, Fontnues, tho Emperor Alexander, Georco IV.. and the Marquis de Cussy. Men who Know how to eat are as rare as great cooks. IjOnk nt. t.bo nrnnt. iviiiai!n no w..v ...ft,. ... lw..Vti3 and physicians." he goes on with en- Mmsiusni, -iiiey aie an gastronomers; witnp.m Itrmgini nml rimnlrliun ll.nno. sais. and Joseph Roques." Tho last T.'-A.T.t.-IT.fl 1. Alvj-ljl l- ,, .,. l-f 4... -.? 1111.111C1. uui;!.cw luii up in ins treatise on Edible Mushrooms, maintaining that doctors who make a name Cor viart, BroussaN, and half a dozen othets are epicures for their pa tients' sake as well ns their own. They can get a convalescent to eat when nobody else can, a tact which explains their success. Modern Lon don, too, we are proud to say, can boast its successful medical gourmets. De Cussy it is vain to expect an authority from him said that Leonardo da Vinci, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, Baccio Bandun-.lli, Guido, and Raphael were all noted gourmands, a fact which has not yet perhapj had its weight in estimating tho naive abstinence of the dre Raplmelites, who might even have been vecetnrinns nlmo.-t to a man to judge from tho type of their landscape gnrdeninz. None of tho foregoing great men had the beatitude of dying at a table like some ol thesinaller fry. Dr. Gn&tnldy, a man with a wit and a palate so often met with in tho Almannch des Gourmands, died with a champagne glas in his hand and a joke in his mouth. Grimod de la Reyniere's great-grandfathers death was exactly alike in a fit of laughter, his lips still wet with Ay. Hero is a fact for Mr. Ualtoii;finniicial instincts, too, were hereditary in this family of farmers-General of the revenue. Tho Saturday Review. - T- . in The department of state Ih informed by the United States miniu'er nt Teheran that the government of the Shiib, in addi. tlon to aending a Persian minister to tho United State k, as heretofore reported, has determined to appoint a roiiMil-genuriil to resido in New York, and that an American citixent), resident in thnt city, nlll prob ably be chosen fur the office. Sir Win. Ritchie, chief justice of the an preme court of Canada, enme down to tho senate endowed with thn power of tlio deputy governor general, and assented to Hevcrnl bills passed this passion. Anion; them was tho net to rntify the fisheries treaty, which thus becomes a etntuto of tho Dominion. 4 fiiTQbjftfimMtm.
