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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1901)
The Doctor's fjilefutna By Hesba Strctton CltAPTKll VIII. Awfully fiMt lime uped a a > It was the second week in March I psxxed hi fiark ; the second week In May en me up on me .n if borne bj a whirlwind. It n-as omj a month to Mie day so IUHB fixed upon for mil iiiurrhp' . My motlipr began to IMget aboiil m > K'oin over to jUmdon to fit myself out with nodding clothe * . Julia's was going on fast to Completion. Our irip to Switzerland was SUtlnctly pliinucd out. Uo 1 must ( o London : or'.cr my wedding suit I must. But first there could he no linrm in run- ling over to Snrk to see Olivia once morn. As soon as 1 wa > ; married I would tell Julia all aliont her. Hut If ' 'Ither want of attention - arm or ankle went wrmg for tontion , I should n-tcr forgive myself , It wns the List time I could sec Olivia before.my marriage. Afterwards I should ee much of her. for Julia would invite fcer to our house , and lie a friend lo her. I ipuit a wreleliedlj sleepless night ; and whenever I doy.ed I saw Olivia before me. /weeping / ldtierl > , and refusing to be com forted. From St. Sampson's we set sail straight for the Havre Uossellu. To my extreme nrpri.se an I chagrin , Captain Carey an nounced Ids Inte.iilion of binding with ' nie , and leaving the yacht in charge o' his men to await our return. ' "The ladder in excessively awkward , " ; I objected , , "and some of the rungs are loose. Yon don't mind running the risk ' of a plunge Into the water ? " "Not in ( lie least , " he answered cheer ily ; "for the mutter of thitt , 1 plunge into it every morning at l/Ancresse. I want ! ' to see Tardlf. He is one In a thousand , DS yon say ; and one c.innot see such a man every day of one's life. " There was no help for It , and 1 gave | n , hoping some good luck awaited me , I led the way up the zig-zag path , and , ' imt as we reached the top I saw the 'blight , erect figure of Olivia seated upon the brow of a little gnfssy knoll nt a eliort distance from ns. Her hack was ' towards ns , HO she \vn * not aware of our vicinity ; and I pointed towards her with ' on assumed air of in tifTcrcuce. "I believe that is my patient yonder , " I said ; " 1 will just" run across and speak to her , and then follow yon to the farm. " "Ahi" he exclaimed , "there Is a lovely j view from that bpot. I recollect It well. I will go with yon. There will ho ttinu enough to SPP Tardif. " Did Captain Carey suspect anything ? Or what reason could lie have for wish ing ( o see Olivia ? Could It bo merely that he Wanted to see the tyv from that particular spot ? I could liot forbid him accompanying me , but 1 wished him at Jericho. p tllvla did not hear our footslepa upon j , ( _ . the soft turf , though wo approached her yery nearly. The sun shone upon her glossy hair , every thread of which seem ed to Rhine back again. SliO was v'cad- Ing aloud , apparently to herself , ami tlia eound.s of her sweet volco were waftoil I i # | , y tlo | } , . | OWimis , li4i Captain Carey's face became verv thoughtful. n. ii-w HI ! | IH nearer nrongni ns m view of Tartllf , who had spread hU nets on the grass , ami wan examining them nar rowly for rents , .lust at this moment ho was down on his Knees , not far from pltyiii , gathering somu broken meshes to- rctlaf , but listening to her , with an ox- j'rssiun of lingo contentment upon his , liyV nuo : face. A bitter pang bhot thniii//i ) me. Could it be true by any pos- , fiihilili.liiit Ho I hail heard ( ho last tlinsj J was hi S.irkV I "Good day , Tanllf , " slfoutcd Captain -Carey ; ami both Tanllf ami Olivl > st ri- .ed. Unt both of their facu- - , , rinvHlt , , - . at si-eu , , ? UK , OHHS ( , oljr ; , , , , POI11B .back tlv Ver ' - ' . i'-.o.s | ' nlli ( n BWCt.ter fnco tawi.ur , , , , < , , Mmt | , , am very Khul you are come once more , " she said , putting her hand in tnluu ; "you told me in your lait letter you were going to Mnghiml. " 1 srlniiced from the corner of my eye at Captain Carey , llo looked very grave , but his eyes could not rest upon Olivia without ailmlrim ? her. as she stood before - fore us , bright-faced , slender , erect , with the folds of her coarse dress falling about her us gracefully as if they were of the richest material. "This is my friend , Captain Cnrey , Miss Ollyla , " I said , "in whoso yacht 1 have como to. visit you. " "I am very glad to see any friend of Dr. Martin's , " she aiwwored as she held out her hand to him with a smile ; "my doctor and 1 are sroat friends , Captain Carey. " "So I suppose , " he said significantly or nt least his tone and look Boomed fraught witli sitnilicaiicu to me. "Tardif , " 1 said , "Captain Carey oiuiio ashore on purpose to visit you nnd your farm. " I knew he was excessively proud of his farm , which consisted of about four or five acres. He ciuiRht at the words with alacrity , and led tlia way towards his house with tremendous strides , Olivia and I were left alone , but she was mov ing after them slowly , when 1 ran to her , and offered her my arm , on the plea that her ankle was still too weak to hear her weight unsupported. "Olivia ! " I exclaimed , after -we had gene a few yards , bringing her and myself - self to a sudden halt. Then 1 was struck dumb. I had nothing special to say lo her. How was It 1 had called her so familiarly Olivia ? "Well , Dr. Martin ? " she said , looking Into my face again with eager , inquiring yes , as if bhe was wishful to understand my varjlng moods , "What n lovely place thin1 Is ! " 1 ejac ulated. > More lovely than any words 1 eve.r heard could describe. H was n perfect day , and a perfect view. The sea was , like an opal. Tlie cliffs stretched below UB , with cu-rj line of gold and bronze , nnd hoary white , and son grey ; and hen and there a Mack rock , with livid shades of purple , nnd a bloom upon It like n raven's } vlnfc. Rocky Islets , never trod den by h'timan foot , eve > which the foam poured ceaselessly , were , dotted all abou the changeful surface of the water. And Just beneath the level of my eyes was Olivia's fnce - the loveliest thine there though thure was so much beauty lying around us , . "Yes , it is a lovely place , " she assent ed , a mischievous smile playing nliont her lip * . "Olivia , " 1 said , faking my courage b.\ both hnnds , "It i only 11 month ( ill mj wedding day. " Was 1 deceiving m.VHclf. or did she real ly grow paler ? It wiis but for a moment If it were so. llnl how cold the air felt all in an instant ! The shock was like that of a lirsl plunge into chilly waters. and I was shivering through every liber. "I hope yon will he happy , " said Olivia , "verj happy. It is a great risk to run. Marriage will make yon either very hap py or very wretched. " "Not at all , " I answered , trying to speak gaily ; "I do not look forward to any vast amount of rapture. Julia and I will get along very well together , 1 have no doubt , for we have known one an other all our lives , I do not expect to lie any happier than other men ; ami the married people I have known have not exactly dwelt ; In I'nr.t.lihC. I'erhap.your experience has been different ? " "Oh , no ! " she said , her hand trembling on my arm , ami her face very downcast ; "hut I should have liked yon to 'be very , very happy. " So softly spoken , with such a low , fal tering voiceI I could not trust myself In speak iiRiilii. A stern scn * < e of duty t nvards .liilta kept me silent ; and we moved on , though very slowly and lit ) Reringfy. "You love her very much ? " said the utiiet voice at my side , not much louder hnn the voice of conscience. "I esteem her more highly than any MY FU2SII CREPT. " other woman , except my mother , " I said. "Do you think she will like me ? " ask ed Olivia , anxiously. "No ; she must love you , " I said , with warmth ; "and I , too , can be a more use ful friend to yon after my marriage than I am now.L'erhaps f then you will tee.1 free to place perfect conlldence in us. " SJie smiled faintly , without speaking a rtluile which Ii * plainly she could Keep her own sot > ret closely. It provoked r.ic { < > ilo a thing I had had no intention o ) ' doing , ' and which I regret led very much afterward. I opened my pocketiiook and drew out the little slip of paper con taining tuo advertisement. "Head tmit , " \ said. Hut I do not think sun saw moie than the tirst line , for her face went deadly white , and her eyes turned upon me with a wild , buseeehlnij look ns Tanlif de- lerlhed it , the look of a creature hunted and torrllied. I thought she would have fallen , and I put my arm round her' ' . She fastened both her hands about mine , and her lips moved , though 1 could not catch a word shn was saying. "Olivia ! " I cried , "Olivia ! do you sup pose I could do anything to hurt jouV Do not be so frightened ! \\'li\ , I mu your friend truly. I wish to heaven I hud not nliowu you the thtuR. Itnuimnu Cnilli In me , and more courage. " "Hut they will find me , and force me away from here , " she muttered. "No ; " I said ; "that advertisement was printed in the Times directly after your lllght hist October. They have not found you yet ; and the longer you are hidden the less likely they are to find yon. Good heavens ! what a fool I was to show it ( n to you ! " "Never mind , " she answered , recover Ing herself a little , but still'eliiiKiim to my arm ; " 1 w-as only frightened for the time. Yon would not give me up to them it you know all. " " ( live you up to them ! " I repented bit terly. "Am I a .hulas ? " Hut she could not talk to me any more. She was trembling like an aspen leaf , and her breath came sobhhiRly. All I could do was to take her home , blaming myself for my cursed folly. Tardif walked with us to the top of the cliff , ami made mo a fo'rmal , congratu latory speech before ( Milttlng us. When ' he w'ns gone , Captain Carey stood still until he was quito out of hearing , ami then stretched out his hand towards the thatched roof , yellow with atom-crop nnd lichens. "Thh Is a serious business , Martin , he said , looking sternly at mo ; "you are in love with that girl. " " 1 love her with all my heart and soul ! " I , cried. The words startled me as I uttered them. They had involved In them so many unpleasant conseo.neiu'ps , so much cha grin and bitterness ns their practical result - sult , that 1 stood aghast oven while my pulses throbbed , and my heart bent high , with tinnovej rapture of loving any woman as 1 loved Olivia. "Come , come , my poop fellow ) " said Onptnln Carey , "wo must see what can he done. " It was neither a time nor n place for the indulgence of emotion of aiiy kind. ' It wan lmpos > alhi | for me to remain on the cliffs , bumoaiilnz my unhappy fate , t siiode on doggedly down the path , kicking 11 ' loose stones Into the water as they came in mj way. Captain Cnrey followed , whistling softly .to himself , llo continni'd doing so after we were aboard the yacht. "f criimot leave you Ilk * thli , Martin ; mj hoy. " lie suld , when v. went imhoro at Si. Sampson's ; and he put hi * arm through mine. "Yon will keep my secret ? " I said , my voice'a key or , two lower thiin ns.uul. "Martin , " answered good-hearted , clear-sighted old bachelor , "yon must not do .Miliit the wrong of keeping this a se cret fiom her. " "I must , " I urged. "Olivia knows noth ing of ii ; nobody guesses it but you , I mn' * l i-omiiicr it" "Martin , " urged Captain Carey , "como np lo Johanna , uuxl , ( , ' ; ll her all about it. " .lolianmi CnrtfyiwaH one of the powers in the Island. Everybody km'W her ; and everybody went to her for comfort or counsel. She was , of course , related to IIK nil. I had always been a favorite with her , and nothing c6iild he more nat ural than this proposal , that I should go and tell tier of my dilemma. .lohanna was standing nl one of the windows , in a Quakerish dre s of some rey stuff , and with u plain white cap over her white hair. She came down to the door UK soon as she saw me , and re ceived me with a motherly kiss. " .I oh un IIR , " said Captain Carey , "we have something to tell you. " "Come and sit iieiv by me , " she said , making room for me beside her on her ROftl. " . ( ohflimn , " 1 replied , "I am in n ter rible fix ! " "Awful ! " cried Captain Carey ympa- ( helically : lint a glance from his .sister put him to1silence. . "What is It , my dear Martin ? " asked her inviting voice again. "L will tell yon frankl.I I said , feel ing I must have It out at once , like an aching tooth , "I Jove , witli all my heart ami soul , that girl in Sari ; ; the one who has been my patient thcic. " "Martin1' ! she cried. In a tone full of surprise and agitation , "Martin ! " "Yes ; I know all yon would urge. My honor , my afTeipilnn for Julia , the claims she has upon me , the strongest claims possible ; how good and worthy she is ; I what an ImpoHsildlity it is even In look | hack now. I know it all , and feel how j miserably binding it is upon me. Yet t j love Olivia ; and I shall never love Julia. " I A long , dreary , colorless , wretched life stretched before me , with Julia my In separable companion , and Olivia altogether - ' gether lost lo me. Captain Carey and Johanna , neither of whom had tasted the ! sweets snd bitters of marriage , looked sorrowfully at me and shook their heads. "Yon must tell Julia , " said Johanna , iftiT a long pause. < "Tell Julia ! " I echoed. "I would not ell her for worlds ! " "You must tell h'er , " she repeated ; "it. s your clear duly , I Know it will bo j most painful to you both , hut yon have no right to marry her with this secret on your mind. " "I should be true to her , " I interrupt ed somewhat angrily. "What do yon caj ) he-lag true , Martin Oobreet' ' slie asked , more calmly than she had spoken before. "Is it being true to a woman to let her bellevo yon choose anil love her above all oilier women , when ( that is absolutely false ? Noon ; . are too , honorable tor Unit. I tell yon it Is your plain duly to let Julia know this , and know it at onrc. " Nothing could HUMP Johanna from that position , and in my Jieari I recogni/ed ita righteousness. She argued with mo that It was Julia's due to hunr it from my- * elf. I knew afterwards that she be lieved the sight of her distress and firm love for myself would dissipate the in fatuation of my love for Olivia. Hut she I did not read Julia's.character as well as iii.v mouier ( lid. Hnfore she let me leave nor I had promised to have my confession and mib- enuent explanation wlih Julia all over the following day ; and to make this the more Inevitable , she told mo she should drive into St. Peter-port tlio next after noon about five o'clock , when she should expect to tind this troublesome matter settled , either by a renew al of my affec tion for my betrothed , or the suspension of the betrothal. In the latter case shn proml ed to carry Julia home with her until the first bitterness was over. ( To be continued. ) AVMU Hears ia AVindsur l rk. It Is stated that the wild hours In Windsor great park are to be shot , by order of King Kdward , The herd was presented to Queen Victoria by tlio Prince of Wales during his tour In In dia. The animals have largely Increas ed In numbers , and hnve had to be kill ed off periodically. They Uuvc bden n considerable source of attraction to vis itors , but they are dangerous , nnd sev- craj people have narrowly escaped In jury. When a brakeuinn has curly hnlr , his associates call him "Ourly. " Hut If ho Is over six feet tall , however , they always call him "Shorty. " THE BATTLE-JPJELDS. OLD SOLDIERS TALK 'OVER ARMY EXPERIENCES. The. Itlne and tlie Gray Iteviuw Inc.- ! ilcotw of ilie I.ntr \ \ nr , nnd In u Grnplik nnd Ititcrcatltyz Manner Tell of Cnnifi Mnrch nnd Itnttle. UFORI2 the Civ II War had turn ed Into Its second end y e a r the doors of tlio old school w e r e e 1 o sed. Ninety per cent of my boyn enlisted. Highly per cent were Confeder ates. At the be ginning of the second year of t li e w a r there was not a school In the town or county. I cannot describe to you my feeling at that time. I suppose the excllement and passion of the hour kept me from being lonely. My age , health ami fam ily responsibilities kept me out of the ; struggle. The trying' ' moments of tlio situation to me were those in which I saw some of my boys enlisting under one banner , some under the other. I knew the pos sibilities of their meeting In battle. For a year I carried ( ills cross. I said noth ing to any one. but I used to lie awake until J was exhausted thinking of my boys at war with one another. At the end of the second year of the war those of us who stayed at home begun realizing the moaning of war. One night I was called Into my li brary to meet a man whose appearance Immeillately suggested that he was In trouble , lie had come In out of a storm. His clothes were ragged and a queer . / , , , . , . . . , , , Illo , , , , . , I . , . , ,0 , , ( ! , II..I ted Stales cavalry uniform. His trou- I KITS , or what had been trousers , looked like a < dilapidated quill. His slouch bat was in ( alters and almost liinig upon , his neck. He had but one arm. Quicker than It has taken to mo to give you this description , he had told me that he was one of my boys ; that he wiis a spy sent by Gen. Sterling Price , tlie Confederate commander un der \\hom he served. He had come to me for a few hours of rest and because be wauled to see me. I Knew the moaning of war after 1 had seen him and bad beard him talk. In the idd school on the hill ( his "opy" was known us the gallant of the crowd. He was our chevalier. At the time of his visit to me tlie Federals held the town. The hills commanding flu'1 place had been con verted Into a military camp. It bristled with guns which poked their hungry iimulhs from basllons. One of Ihc ollicers in that fort was also one of my boys. And what a band- some fellow he was. His enlistment in , tluI'liion army , however , had cost him tlie friendship of most of bis school mates. It bad cost him his sweetheart , a spirited Southern girl. .My boy who called upon me as a spy tow me ins mission , i neggou him ' to stop before In- bad said too much : , but 1 knew when lie left be was going to the Federal fort on the bill , as i a spy ! I .did not tell him bis old classmate , was an ollicer there. A few < lays later the Confederate spy wns captured. Ilo had succeeded In getting ' the Inforumtlon lie wanted , and \\as leaving when be was taken as a suspicious puraou.Vhuii ho stood be fore the commanding officer It "was known from papers found that the pris oner was a spy. One of the staff of the commanding olticcr was there. He recognized bis old classmate , but not a word passed between them. The spy was confined , of course , at once , and it was the talk of the town , for this was the Hrst inci dent of the sort in our place. And the spy'was one of the old boys of the town our chevalier. My boy from the Federal fort hasten ed to sec me to give me all the partlcu- Inrs. Of course my lips were sealed touching the visit of the "spy" to me before the capture. Again did I realize the meaning of war ! The Incident wns soon relegated to the events of yesterday by more 1m- portaut ones at the front. Once , at the Invitation of my boy In blue. I visited the one who belonged to the gray , al though his uniform did not so Indicate , j and who was held as a spy. 1 messed 1 with both. After the spy had been a prisoner for nearly six weeks my Federal boy came 10 see mu uui infill nut i ii tn , nun njju me In conlldence that "the chevalier" bad escaped. "If ho comes here , " said the Federal ollicer , "you protect him until he can get through ourjlnes. " Itefore 1 could protest , if I bad de sired , before I could realize the situa tion , the Federal was off. 1 heard the hounds of the Iron hoofs of his horse on the stones until It seemed to mo they would never die out. Itut much to my gratification , In some respects , the spy did not come , I was learning more about the mean ing of war ! The hpy was never captured. After the war as over lie came back to camp stricken , as many of tlu-m did , One evening 1 went to bis old home Just out of town. The Federal otlleer , now an ex. , was also there. The old classmates had lived through the storm of buttle and met again. I was the \vlt > ness to the marriage of the "spy's" Bister to thq Federal otHcer who had held the "spy" a prisoner. Kvery ope of the three Is dead , perhaps you have your own opinion as to how the escape of the "spy" was effected. I never had any doubt of It. Perhaps because I knew that before the war the girl wn the Hweetheart of the man whom sli nnlrrlod after the war. Chicago Trib une. Tlie Mnnottn'c * of Ijlfc , While flinrslnire of Vlcksburp wns in its most exciting stage and tlie rations of tlio beleaguered garrison had been reduced to mule meat nnd unground 09111 , a party of Johnnies succeeded , by what seemed to them miraculous good t > rtuue. In obtaining a small quantity of wheat flour. They had not come Into possession of their treasure without dlftlculty. Much planning bad been found necessary in order to ac complish the theft by which the flour was obtained , and It was consequently prized , not only In proportion to Its ( timidly , or rather lack of quantity , but also In proportion to the dlllleulty of acquisition. Tlie little squad of jubi lant thieves , after a brief preparation , determined to make biscuits. The Bis cuits wore accordingly made , and , burned on tlie outside , raw on the in side , were finally ready for consump tion , and , lu Imposing array , were dis played on a blanket with the ( hilly mule beef and the other edibles Issued by the Confederate commissariat. The hungry pilferers gathered round the festal blanket , but when about to begin fhe business of the occasion a shell from a Federal battery came hiss ing along , struck one of tlio party just above the eyes and tore off the upper half of his skull. The body fell for ward on the blanket , the remainder of tlie party fell backward , stunned by the concussion atid momentarily forgetful of the danger "to which their edibles were exposed. One of the uuni'.er , how ever , Instantly apprehending the sig nificance of the incident and the Im portance of the impromptu feast , re covered himself , jerked the dead body off the blanket , meantime swearing nt bis companions for falling down and letting the man bleed so close to the biscuits. "They would have all been spoiled If It had not been for mo , " be angrily remarked , and , after conceding the truth of the statement , the body of the unfortunate was temporarily laid aside and the feast began. These half-famished soldiers furnished - ] ed an unconscious illustration of tlte j ease with which men can accustom ; themselves to surroundings that w'ould j | ordinarily be considered In the last de | gree repulsive. Death at the feast is a grewsome visitor , and in the peaceful walks of life a sudden calling away.by the grizzly monarch of one of the par ticipants in a festive occasion instantly deprives tin * entire party of appetite and enjoyment , but to soldiers in a state of siege , wounds , bhiod and death are so often seen that sensibility is dulled and Up ? most frightful specta cles are beheld without emotion , almost with liullirerence , as the ordinary Inci dents of military life , tlio common occurrences of battle and campaign. The death of a soldier was to this little party of flour thieves no more than any other daily occurrence , but biscuits were unusual , entirely out of the line of their every-day life , hence the sol dier's death from a bursting shell' ' as sumed an importance quite subordinate lo that of the prospective loss of the dainties they bad taken so much trou- oie to procure , in IJIIIIT wurus , inu i j siege , tlio shell tiring , the sight of j wounded and dying men had all be come monotonous , but the biscuits were a decided novelty , hence the death was treated with comparative in- dI ( Terence. St Louis Globe-Democrat Comjwratlre KiiJoyiuciU. "I was in Chlckamauga Park a short while ago , " said an old veteran who had been discussing the reunion at Memphis with a Times-Democrat re porter , "and I was Impressed with the number of veterans who still hang around the bills that have been made memorable in tlie country's history by this tierce battle that was fought there in the ( X > 's. There Is something pa thetic n bout It to me. "They are typical of the character of the man who followed the fortunes of the lost cause. Hut many of them are full of good stories , ami I recall one story told me by an old Confederate , now. running an old livery stable in Chattanooga. He is t'ond of telling It on himself. It was during one of the preliminary skirmishes nl Clilcka- manga. The Federal troops bad reached the top of the hill , and the Confederates had been forced dawn on the other side. They hid behind clumps of trees , fell over behind logs and sought other places of concealment in their eltort to escape the Yankee bullets. 'I fell over behind a log. with my face down , ' said the Chattanooga liveryman , 'and I could hear the Yankee bullets whist ling over my head or burying them selves In the log behind which I was hiding. " 'In bugging up so close to the log I had shoved my face Into a hornets' nest. The hornets covered my face and head , and I lay there picking them one at a time until I found an op portunity to escape. Soo'n after that I met a ragged-looking soldier , and lie said ; "G.ro'at goodness , Jim , what on earth Is the matter with your face ? " 1 told him I had shoved it into a her nets' nest while dodging Yankee bul lets. "You must have suffered fear fully , " he hiild. "No , " 1 replied. "I never experienced a more delicious feeling In my Hfc , " and really I never enjoyed anything as much as I did the sting of those hornets. ' The old livery man chuckled over the Story , and no doubt he really felt that the hoi-Hets' nest wns a pleasure resort under the circumstances/ " In size , not counting colonies , the Eu ropean powers stand In this order : Itus- Bla , Austria , Germany , France , United Kingdom , Italy. Ontmcal nnd l > .TH | > " | in. The Scotch , says the Healthful Home , nrc the greatest dyspeptics on earth , largely owing to their useof half-cooked oatmeal and soft bread. Next lo the Scutch arc the Americans , and no sin gle thing has contributed more to Aificrlcn.il dyspepsia than half-cookt/1 oatmeal mush Tor breakfast. In rural France , where dyspepsia Is practically unknown , hard bread , and vegetables , with a very moderate amount of meat , comprise the chief Items of the bill of fare. Take the center out of a hot bis cuit and roll It a minute In your hand , and It soon becomes a solid mass of dough , a "lead pill. " That Is the thins your stomach wrestles with when It at tempts to digest hot bread or biscuit. A good deal of the cold bread Is just about as bad. Such food may be nutritions for the chap In the circus who relishes ground glass and eats swords and ten- penny nails , but It shortens the lives of average people. Wiltl OriiDC Jellr. Gal her some wild grapes while they are .still green and hard. I'lekthem from the stems , place them In a kettle and add a little water. Cover and boll till soft , stirring jbont often ; then Inclose them In a bag , iuing It up , and place a bowl underneath to receive the juice. Whni bug stops dripping , press out all the liquor , return It to the ( ire and boil without a coVcr thirty minute- . Then measure and add to each pint of Ihjuor one pound of Migar ; stir and conk till the sugar Is dissolved ; remove and tin- Ish as directed. This jelly Is e.\eell'ont served with roasted lueat and game. Apple Hetty. Two cups of tart cooking apples , Chopped , a cup and a half of stnla bre/d / crumbs baker's bread Is Urn I best ; four heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar , one generous tablespooiil'ul of butter , and ( lie grated rind of one lemon. Butter a pudding dlsli , divide the ingredients Into four layers , begin ning with apples and lliiishing with bread crumbs. Sprinkle the sugar and lemon over the apples and cut the but ter into tiny lumps and scatter over tlio crumbs. Hake three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven. Servo with cream or hard sauce- . Inrev ! ! llrotli. To four ovim tablespoonfuls of barley steeped over ' night add one small minced onion and two teaspoon fids of salt , and boll in two quarts of water until soft. .Make a paste of a large tablespoonful - blespoonful of butter and half a teacupful - ful of Indian meal heated in a sauce pan , moisten and thin it witli the broth till thin enough to stir into the remaind er ; mix well , add a little chopped celery or celery seed , and serve. . T "Irawhcrrirx. Press , out the juice from one pint of large , ripeblrnwbeirlus , and mix it JAvllli six tablespoonfnU * of sugar ; shortly before .serving wash and drain one and a half ijuarts of luagu , rip is stniwbciTlus pnt them Into a gliuui dish , sprinkle over three tablespoon fuls of sugar , pour In half of the cold syrup , shake them , un , pour over the other half , and serve at once. Grnliani Ociua. Three-fourths of a pint if Graham or whole wheat Hour , < uu > and one-half reaspoonluls of baking powder , one- half teaspooriful of s.-ili. one-fourth cupful of sugar. Mix together and add the following : One-half pint of milk , one egg. and lastly two tablespoonfuls of molt ell butter. Hake in hissing hot gem forms twenty-live minutes. For Supper. Hake until done live large , smooth potatoes With a sharp knife cut from the tint side an oblong piece of the skin. Scrape out all ( lie potato , m a li ant ! season , adding a teaspoonfnl of finely chopped parsley. Put back Into Ilia skin , not returning the cove r ; place again In tlie oven until the potato In the opening is browned. > ine.i | > | > lc Mrtriiinlnilr. Peel the pineapples , remove the eyes and grate the fruit line. Then weigh the pulp and place it In a kettle over this tire ; boil twenty-live minute. , and add to each pound of pineapple pulp three- quarters of a pound of sugar , stir and boil ten minutes ; then pour Into tlia Jars and finish as directed. A Hint. Almost any kind of plain cake can bo turned Into a good desserC dish. Out the cake Into squares , anil cut a neat , small piece from the center of each square. Fill the cavliy with jolly or marmalade\ replace the pleco tlfat was removed. Cover tin ? top with Icing. Curruul Miei-licrt. One pint of currant juice. .om > pint and a half of water , iho juice of one lemon , one pint of M , , , , . , 01U | . , lm. . spoonful of gelatin. Soak the gelatin In cold water and dissolve It in half a pint of boiling water. . Mix It with , n pint of cold water with Un. sugar , lemon and currant juice and freexe. Cliickcn Crriiictti-M | , Prlncrat St. vie. Chop the cold cooked meat of a chicken - on and mix with it half Its quantity of chopped fresh musiimoms. Moisten with a little Madeira , dip In egg , In breadcrumbs and fry. No snuctwltn these croquettes , u wotild spoil the delicacy of their HIM or.