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By CHARLOTTe t. nRttE tE.
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OH. I"I'I H X 1II-cCollthllwd , '
1t WIIM II hl'IIIIII(1I1 dn ) ' III , TIIIII' , 111111 Ihe
ETnllll old 1'1t ' lit HCIIUI' IlIr rl' tlllll III Ihl !
Bl1n , Itll nrJI'OIlH IIIIIIICI' " /11111 I'IIMIII'M , ItM i
c1oriollM l'ullIl ! nil tlhll1ll1 III Ihl' " 11,1' " nr
flu' Clllr ( ' t 111111 fhlll el'l'rlhllIl'M' 'I'hl' 0111
pnlllcl' Rlnnll 01l1M1l11' IIII' w/llI" II ( ltuIIII' , , :
at tJlIIl' IIlIh' IIIHIIIIII'I' ( rom Ihl' 1"1,1' i
wheN ! thl' ' 1'llItl' ) rllll ! ! WIt'I' ' 1111I1 cll'lIr ; II' ,
h /lhlloet hllllll'lI 11,1' 1II11/:1I1f / C'I'IIt In'I'II , j
' Il'nl'l'll'el IIIWllr.l . ,
All 11111 dn , II hi'
J'tOI11C , ( hl " 111\1' 111111 " " 1'11 Ihlnldllll oe I
Dl'Rlrlt'l' : lit' hntlI COUfUHI'11 ilicli Ihnt
} JC'ntrlcl' Willi wultlillt ( IJI' hlll1 , 111111 'l't Iw
; , ( 'pratctl III hllll/ll.I ( , 11"111 IIlId II IIIII , thlt :
rntrft'I' hlll 111'1'11 elcud nlllll ' 't'UrM ,
It hnlll'l'llI'cl Ihlll wht'll II. . . . Cllrrln o
.tOIIIIlcI , 111111 Ihl' , ll1kt ! IIlIhl 11(1 ! : ouici lI'ull ;
tJroUlh Ihl' l\rcll'lI IIlItl rflIch Ihl' hUUIIO
by Ihl ) 1:11I11111'1111'/11I41 , the I1t'Ht Ihlll" he
uw III Ilw 1"lutUul : wlilk Ihlll lell to thl !
III' , Irol's WUM tI" " , II\\'I'JIIIII/ / ; lI'ulll lIt II I
'on. . : , hlllt'k Ilrl'lIs : he HilII' till ! flJllrl' lit
A II'OIllUII , lillil1lIllrr /11I11 , : ; rul'uul IIq
any or Ihl' wnrlclClIlIlI'l1 IiIUIIII'H , n ( IICU
.0 1I111Jlllnl' nll ) ' bl'lIuIICIII Ihllt 1111 Il1nU
: 'II/ho ' Ha IV It nOlllLl UI't' ! ' ( or"et it , J'l't II fueu
'
/With / n II I or , ) ' 111 It ,
A 1I/l1rl' / , thl ! ellrl' " , ; nne ! line ! ! ot which
] Were nil 1J/II'lIInll / ' , lIe ! llonll ( Iliito HIIt'lit
torI rllW 11I01111'11111 , WUK IhlM whllt hili
drl'am 1I1t'1111t ? wnll thlll Bl'utrlc" ' , Qllite
In I'OIHlltnrl I ) ' he uHI'r\'el Ihu 11111111' ,
"Uclltrlcl' , " hI ! erlNI , nllil Ihe tllll , , ; lnIr1'
b' I1l'l1t'tJ turnoll to him Ilt 011 co , Ah , Un ,
It WIIA nol BClltrlcl' , Wilh 1111 hl'r helluly
the 101lul : tlUCh1'111 ! hlld uot'llf'\lI onuhllit
10 talr. This wall a Ioltlrn.hnlrld WOIIIOII
. -flh n 1'acl ! lIIe a flower ,
"r bl'l ; ' ) 'Ol1r IlIlrI ell , " ho IInlll ; " 1-1 1)/111.
itd you BI/tlrlcc , "
Bhe came luwnrll hll1l , IllId hc tuicl 10
fllmBelf UUlt r/II'I' itAIM wns cellh'I'I..1 . lu
Glvery morelnellt.
"It 18 I who IIhoulrl III' ' : ; Lllirdoll , " IIIIt !
, .1 < 1 'hi II low , clt'nr'Ch l' ; "I nm Ilitrud'
1nR' here , " ,
"Who nr" y.ou7" hI ) nllkl'tI , with IltJrtect
cour oIlJ't'ot.lith till ! UUlllnl'r .o enc who
expecls nit olUl\vur. , I
Hb hda. , . h'u'd "Mbln ' ot t\w' \ duke'K
cOllllulf , hut It WIIK " 1'1' ) ' 'lwl ent tn her I
that hc Willi ROIneOIlC who 111\11 n , rhht tu
uk thc QllelltJolI , . I
"I ' nm ( relic Dnn'l , thl' lIoulhlor ot
Eont'oll D l'CY , the 'ortlBt , " IIho relllloll.
And then tlto duke hold ont hi ! ! hund ,
' " ntllRt Introdnct ! IIIYHel1' , " hl' Kohl , "I
am U1C Duke 'oC ' Ul\Yunl. " .
Ircnc 'bowed , All Ibl' IInkuK In thp.
/Worlll / wonld ,1I0t hnn' h's/lullI'll / hel' H01c.
pOSRclJlllon , U < , I lliulrtJII bor wnJ'brctJ )
' ' "
calm ,
"Your tulhl'r knows t lilli , CXllI'd'II ! , "
) e 8uM , IIIIIIK ho 1I0t tolll . ' " 1111 " "
, She 801111'11 , 81111 the Hlllllu.lIl1l1lo her KO
nutlCItI th/lt tbo dnl.eItzt'tl / II I IlI'r ill
. .IlcntVolldor. .
"To tl \ your grllre the trntb , " Khu Sl1ld , I
"my tuthlr ! nlul 1II 'lIelC 11'ldolll Klltltk ! oC
anythlllg bllt urt. 801ll0tllnl'II Wu Hit 10- ,
gother for honl"ll111I1 110 not Kll\'lIk. Ir I
father 18 1I0t uu orlllunr ' bUln/"I / hulnl : , !
and ho n vllr rellll'mllol's to 1011 11I0 1111) ' .
tJlhlb , no lIIutter how Inl 'tl'Klln& & : It IIIIIY
"
: : 'I ( Qlllte ullllerstaDII , " sIld ; till' dllke ,
.cntly ; 01111 lrcllu cOIIUnned :
"Slnct ! we 1111"0 Jived In tbls bellnUCnl
. \d Iialace , hll hll8 IIl'.n mol'C lillent , 1II0ru
.ln D to IlreuulIl Hllm o\'er , " I
j . " relllomhlr uow , " slIld Ihe cinko , KIUI , ,
tdenl ; "yollr tuthor wrole to al\lc my LICr- !
111111111011 for Wli dnulhtor 10 IICCOIl1IU\U ) ' ;
kIm , AtIIl 'are ) ' 011 Ihut 1Il\lIlhtOl'r' I
"Yea , ( IIUl III ) Cathor's on I ) ' child , " al\lll
Irene. ,
The duke walked by hcr I1ldo down the
; Wludlug I > ulh , I
l III hOlll' , " he IInltl & : Al\nutly \ , "thnt 'on
'IlVO njbl1 ! YOllr'IBIt Ilt're , ami thnt
everyone 111 the 1luce hllR bceu ! UOlit 111.1
tonUvo to ) ' 011 , " '
" 1 hl\vlI bccn hOI\ } } ) ' unll well ( ! !
tor , " 8ho rell1ll.'d.
It Lord Walllo , the tlukuophuw , hnel
becn there to ! lI'l' the Inrln \ sllmce
et Allmlrutloll thl\t thr duke IIVe to the
beAutiful woman ho wdliid bu1. ' CIIIIl'd
.ut. "Dllnster , "
Ironu WUtl a little 11l1 zI0l1 : l'Iho ' hUll nu\-
er hoen11111 , 111111 In ull hOl' T.C"lIt 1111 > '
tress 'thu tucl thut IIhu Willi cxcl'lIugl '
eautlful h'\11 l'sCnllCl1 hothomhtll , hl !
out1eN..u nl tbe tlulte'l ! 1\rllhlt'SI1 ! UIIII hi. . .
evident Ilulermlllntlon lo HI'C 1I10rl of hur ,
bu IIho tlltl 1I0t , as nH1\1) ' \\011111 ha "u
done , thluk thlll It Willi o\\'lnt ; to hl'r own
chnl'mH ,
'l'hllt IIltme uCterllMII Ihe IIuk(0111111
bb 11'1to Ihe , I\rtlst'H ' 1IInrlt'rl ! , 1\1111 O"C\ "
, , 'hcln od hi III with khHIlt' ! ' ' ' ' , Ho woulll
Inslat thlt : the nrtlst 111\11 his Iluuht\r !
.1lQuld 1\111\ \ ' with hlll1 , 14\11\1 : IIrtl'r 1I11tl
dluner Llorl ) ' WUI ! ( WeI' , loul : uth'r Ih" slIn
hl\d ael 111111 th" Uhhlll IUlIrlllt'u \ I\ ' < , r thc
broad river , lrl'uc IIIIt wlltchlu , " Illblut !
IlIght sidell ,
"M'CUlenucc , " IIIII' tmlll ; " "h , hl'II\ "
en , my'IJUlcnuc. . . allll now It , ,1'11111 UI'I\r
.t band , "
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01lAP'l'lm X. 1\ ,
The 1I100U shouo as It . .hhIQ ! ! enl ) ' III II
ttJtlll\n Ilk ) ' , IIIHI the LII\le , IlItrQ Hlnrs , III
Jrhht lIII calm , sltullle" tilt ) hcu"lm : ! ,
, 'l'ht' ! tluke hall IIl11kclI Irenl' nntl hl.'r Cllth
er to 1:0 with him to 81'\ the CtJII6 ' " 1III )
mooullght , Tbo ) " h/ul / , eujo 't'd Ihl' wl'lrll
be/ltltlCIII lIe"uo oC tlH'lr h"lIrb' cOlltunt
SAntou Dllrcy 11'111rrletl : Ollt or him
Fclf ; he looked trlml the IItllrry I > I\t' \ " t ,
tl\e moonlit t'lIrth--tho rallli rullI Ihn
bn8 uo ellllal , alu1 bowell hi : ! IWAd. : J h
snld : "
"Vurll ) ' , the tre\t : G' : > ll I , tlll' & : h ut nrl
Sat ; wo I1rt' hut shntlowlIi' : ,
Ono or two mllte 1I1ctures hnlll1ll'tl hiII'
anll he tllt Ihnt ht' must 1r1lmurtl1l\ \ ; . .
thom " , hllu thl' ) ' lin'll In hili mhul ; I\n
tJ1e inom ut thc cnrrluh I > tollll\11 III th
oltrt'ard whore the 011\08 If < ! W , hI
wIth a hnlr-u\I1rlllurod I\LloIOj ; ) . . hl1 tlmo
to hIs 8tudlo ,
"Shan I COntE : with 1011 , L\aln " IlKko
ircne. '
n t ho nnswerl"d hnstl11 :
" o"l ' : Wl\ut to ho alone. "
'l'ho fire of g n : ' onll lmagiu.1tion ha
been Ihbt In hili soul , aull ho telt thl
110 must be a.lonl. ' ,
Then tho' Dukt. of , nyarll turnel ! i
'
l1er. f
"rVoullor If I dat'C ask II tuor fro :
; Jou. I1sJ ! IlIr J" ? " be sl d ,
' ' 'l'bl're C:211 : bt nothll11 : 'our gr4Ce wOll
allk that I wOllld IIOt do. " she rl'llliell ,
, .Ilt Is II smnll tll'or. but It will Ical !
a gr ntl'r Olll' , " hI. ' lutlll , ( 'Onrtron I ) ' , uTI
1IIIoHQ . i 81) rfght and d1e Btan so den .
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Will 'IIU COIIII' 11110 the nrdclIH , and lot
IIfI M'e holI I he WII leI' Iboks IInder thl !
11I"t IIf the 1110011 ? "
I "I will o with IIIl'Oll1ll'O , It YO\l wlllh , "
flh" " Mllld ,
It Willi1 / srllnll olel tountnln : IIInny II
IInlill/lOlllO / HUlI1I1I1 Ilrllleo hlld Ktooll tlrore
Irl IIIl ! 1I101lUIIlhl , nnd IIIlIlIy R 1111'1.1) ' rllU ;
111111 111'1'11 1'II'clI'll In Ihr HhllllnJ : : wnt.
I'rl ! ,
"I IIIH' thlll 1II'ltl'r Ihnll Iho Co tI II e'lIIlI ,
'I lIolIl'\'I ! , " Hulll hene , "I can Ilrcllthe
hl'rl > ; tllI'rl' I 1\1111 I ( ) l III wonclor : whllt II
uhhl Ihhe IKI"
'I'hl' dul , , ' wnKjlllilill to hlm14'IC. I1I'r
fllce , nH tl1I' Ihhl fell 011 It , wns IIInrvel.
OliN 10 ! lehold-II WIIH IlkuI Iwu1ItiCui
white ( ' /1111'1'0 ; till ! tl1Ik , ! took cOIII'n e CrOtll
11/1 ; ; ' ' - - I IHJlII:11 tflll , Nil I'ntlll ,
tI" , ( l1I , , lon 111111 Irll/I'tl / ' e'lIw.1 . lu 1110
C"om " It ,
" II tI Dllr ( ' ) ' , " III' hl'//In , "I loltl you thn
limn IIl'r tll "ur ; \ ' 1111I'lIllerl lIIe wOllld 11\11
nw COllrllRe 10 IIKI ; Cnt' n Jrl'/ltrr : IIIU ) ' I
clo so IInw ? "
"AHk whnt 'Oll will , " IInlrl Irl'lIe ,
'l'hr "IUII'I ) ' nlll lIohlerllllll 111111 a tn"h'
lon , 111I1t1 ! hit ! OWII , o ( mil Id II I { over. ) ' lit'
11'lIlion he IlItIl tll Iu'r lIellII like tll"or
Ihnt IIhl' hnel Rrlllll..1 ! hlll1 , She 11'1\11
Htnrtled from her cnllll whell hI' soltl , in
n t011l' or Ilelp emotloll :
"I cnn lIlk ! , IInd011 ; CIIII Jrnllt IIn Jrl'nt'
nr rll'or , IIHIJ Dllrc ) ' , I-I 10\'I'd Y01l
Ihe Urllt II1l1ml'lIt I fllIW . ) 'U1I , lIuII I Wllnl
) ' 011 to II ( ' 1I1 ' wlCe , "
gnll In thc 1I10onllght he suw how polo '
hlr ( : lCI' J.rcw , nllll how h'r IIlls t\'Cln' I
hl'd , I :
" \'ollr wltl'l" "ht' rllcnted-"your" ! ,
' "
1I'lte !
" \1'11 , IlItI'tlulI nll Ir I hllIIlloken ,
rUIIII ) ' : III ' 1II0KI dpllr nllil hOllllrotl wlCt. ,
Will rlllt lI tclI to lIIe 0111' 111111111 ( ' , IIII !
DUI' ( ' , ) ' , hltol'e 'Oll , It'clde I kllow th'rl' I
If ! 1JI'l'nt \ ellKll1\ I ) ' hnIWI1I ! 11M , I 11111
olell'r thull . ) 'ollr rntlwr , I hnvc not Ule
hot.IIl'IIled , 100'u oC YOlllh to offer . ) ' 011 , I
huIhe dl'(1IU'lIt IInd mllflt rlvCl'entJlI1 nt-
rrcllon , thut wltl mnke'OUIlII ; hnlJlY ( , per.
hilliS , n ! ! the 1II0st ( IDHBlonuto love , Ll'or
hl'lI I'CII'S Hilke , " hi ! crhll ! , eurllc/lty ! , "do
not 8nthnt ; you nre going to retuRe me.
I-I cOllld 1I0t belli' It ; I dil not thlnlc
Ihnl I enred KO l11ueh Cur you-thInk be. '
Corn ; \011 refllilo 10 ( ' . "
"I nlll'or ) ' HOrrRhe begnn ,
But Inh'rruLltel1 ber ,
"Thllll ; oC thl' IHIW" " you would hnve
-lr 1111' 1:00 < 1 YOII I11IJht ; ; ,10 , , "
lIt ! IUIII 10liehell Ihe ri"ht ! ! Jlrhll ; at I
JOllt , Thc IIIC\d sbe ml/lhl / do , Ihe power
Hhe woule ! hlll'-nh , Ihllt wnK whnt she I
wlllltl'd-I'o\\'cr. All al ollcr II whole vllta
fll'uml'd to OflOIJ Ollt to hl'rlhe : IUld wnl1. I
cll.'red HO 1I1111'h how , In Ihl'lr IlIvlll'd liveR I
11111' woulll I'I'I'r II ( ! IIl1le to IntJuence the
tnllJ oC Sit , Uulhert Elltl11l'rl ! , QUllo KU' " 1
IlI'nly n whulu 1'111111 or IIleaH were tCUIMI )
out to hl I'-ic she WI'rl nueltt'NN or Bn . I
n rll , hohllnJ ; II l\O'lltloli ! ' sI'Cont , to 1101111 , ;
IIUlJell , uC thl' worltl ot CIINhlun , II ' 1'011111 he
eOlllpnl'lItlVll ' I'nflY-lIhl' woulrI ho hlR RU.
( lel'lor thell.
The clul.e woudorl'lI whIll nt encl ! n
I
KlrunI' ! . IlImlllous111111. . , Hl.'rmerl tll crel [ I
tl'OIll her < , yeN to h'l' IIpN , why ber whlto I
lutnllN cllnchl'd thl1U8nlvl'l ! ! , nK tholl/h I
the , ) ' helel lIornnthlllJ : IIl'tw , en Ih 1.111 , 011 , ;
thllt HIit' coultl lour tl'llll hcr heurt the
IIInlllOr ) ' or thnt 11111'1 ; , hllllclKOlItllco Nhe i
hnrlluI'crl wHh IInch (1n ( 8Innnh' ! en'u , 8hl ! i
turned 10 the dllll ) , the IXIII'loI > ilun oC hur
fuce quite chnned ! ,
" \\1\1 \ you tr ) ' to thlnl. tll vOI'nbl ) ' 7" ho
ItHkl' ' ' .
11\1'11 , I Ihlnk I IIIny Ilromlsl' Ihnt , " Rhe
nnRwl'I' ( > , I ,
Ilo khi l"rl the whlfll hanrl thnt lal on
Iho " , nrhle IItolle ot the tonntnln ,
lIutko 11\0 \ very hnllll ' , " 110 snhl ,
lihuilly.
Attl1r thnt It WIIS lIIIII01I91ble to tolk "C
' " cOIlIl1\1mplnco l11attcrs , IrouI' flhll" .
dlretl ! 1\1I 11' IIho werr I old , /lnd the Iluko ,
with his UIIIUII lit/I it OIHSK , IlUmC'dlntl'l ) ' or-
tpl'od 10 o IlIeloOl'/I ,
Irel1Wl'llt nt once to her Cnthor't\ room , .
Shl' 0111.11Id Iho door und \Vllnt In wllhollt
1I1t1c1l1lJ : , !
" 1'111111 , I kllow ) 'OU Wllllt to hI' nlune , "
lilli' IllIlel , " 1111I1 I know l1uII 'Oll w1I1 tpl1 !
UIIIIO'I'II , with Ull' , I Rhnll "llIlurh YOII , j
Ullilwrlutlls \ 111\011 'our in911lralioll. I
( ' 11111101 hl.111 It-L 111 II lit toll ) 'OU , SUIII\ ! ' I I
. Ihhl ! : 1'0 wllllclortill hllll hUllpetlt' ' ' 10 IIII' , I
1'nllll , tIe Ilulle-tllt' DIIIo of Bu'nrtl hUN :
lIf1krcl IU\ ! tomnrr ' him , " HIli' IInhl : 111\11'
: thl'n , 1lIlll'ell , the IIrUMI "It I IIllI'ill to his' '
Ceot , UUII , " :1\0 : 0110 Cf ) or nllllttprllhlo !
B1H'Irll't' ,
I " ' 1'bl' IllIkhls : otkl'll ) ' 011 10 murry him ,
: \rl'ue t CIIU hnrl\l \ , ) ' bl'lIl'vu It , "
T ' 'It ill PUrrl'I'tI ) ' trlle , 1\1\1\1\ , " Rb" " ! laid ,
, " \ Vhnll1JIH'I'r hll\"I' ) 'UII . : I\'I'n hIm ,
1 Irene ? " I
"Nollo nt nil , PUIH1 , L hlll'l' 101,1 him
\ thnt 1 w1l1 thllll ; It Iwer : lIul SI I will ,
Oh , CnUll'r , " Khe cril'll , with plll8lonllto
1t'lIr : "III it fl'lIlI ) ' trllo thnt I 11m no
wlfl" ! "
" l ) ' d'nr I'hlltl , " III'lnhl , 111\111) ' , " ) ' 011
1IIIIW Ihn t tlWrll I" 110 1111t. ' In olnJ : ovnr
thut IIItlst ml"I'rahll' ! ttory ngttl\l-'oll \
Imow it , "
"Whut IIIINWl'r shnll 1 mnlH1 hlm7" 8ho
nskl'll : " "hull I liny 'YI'S' or ' : o\o' ? "
' "YOII IIIl1st 1111) ' jlllli whllt ) 'Ollr hl1nrt
1'1
, 11I 'latl'I , Irl'lIo , " 1\1.\ replied ,
h I ) ' III'Art , " crlt'cI tile Ilrl.rnrntlllly ! ;
" 'Whul u mockcf ) ' oC , , "ords-my hl'urt , It
III hrokl'n , Oh , hl'/\\'clI / , " IIIH ! conttnned ,
with 1Cli' : h ( wlllftl Ilvo nll-wI1alth ,
fort un 1' , tltlo , hOller , 1\Il-m ) ' hl'urt'K core I
e\"I'n , tOf nul' trill' word trom Ih" mnll I
loved , "
" 'l'bl'\'l' III nn thll\ certain , In'lIo , " 8ald
tlll' IIrtlst : "It ) ' 01IJlllrr. . ) ' till' Ihlkp ) ' 011
1\1ust trll him ) 'Ollr story first. "
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rllAl"l'Elt X\ ' ,
: , ' 1:1\1' : COllowln ! ; morning IN'no I\'nt
cI nOle. In thl' IllIkt' \ } ) ' tlnl' lit Ihe IIthllllJ. .
I nlltll , "u'in thllt hl'Corl' IIhl' I\\ ' " U du.
dl chJt'1i nuswI'r to hli ! qUI'stloll she wOll1l' '
1\1(0 \ an honr's cOII\'crs\tlolI : with him
'rho dllko fl'Ut a most rllL\tllfollll rOI\ly
1111)111' ' ; thnt ho thollk < 'll I\l'r thousonl
tlmctl. Shu toullcI him IftlLll1t1ontly pllC
IlIg UL\ and 110wn the \'l''ot ' jri't'lIswarJ
where tOllntollls pillycli uucI thQ tam
do\'es cllmo t9 drink the pure water , II ,
wcnt to meet h'r , bl tncl. ' hcumln : wit1
dc111.1tt ,
IImv "bu wftDnf\\\ tell blm ber snl
Itl story slle coulcl not ntter\\'urd ! iUr , hut \e'
him 8he tlld without hiding An'thlng CJ
to cellt the nal11 ( ' at the man who blill dl
)0 \-1 v I'd her , HI ! lIstllINI to hcr wit
.r , .ho bd attention IIntb n tollowotl .
"
l"flr\1 , fI'rrry 11I01l11'nt ot Ivhlr'h ' I pp.II1t , ; ilkfl
nil hOllr to'h'l'lIe ,
110 WnA tlw IIrHt to A1lI'nk , nl1.1 . flhl'
hnrlll ) ' kUI'w whnllwr hi. . . wor.l . wprl' II
bl1rllen or u re II. . . r , 1\ 1\I\ln orI Illenllur.1 ,
" Iy tlr.nr..t IrI'IJI' , " hp. ! lnll , , "I IIIIVe
11M h'II 011 to YOllr story ; 111"1'11 I 1111) ' thnt I
hl'lIovo o'orVorl , 1111/1 Ihnt I mOllt hOIl'
clltty belle" , , , I ( lXI/rellll lhl' 11111111011 thn t
c\'eryolle III Ihlll worlllVolIlll "Ive " ,11I1n
( 1111) ' thnt ) ' 011 nrl' nil IlIuocent 011 'whcn
YOII were a l'hll(1 nt your CnUu'rl1l Imee. "
III surllre ! ! nt thc worelll , which IIho hltrl
1101 IllIftl' mqlltcII , shl' rlllle(1 ( bill hand
to her llilil nnll klsHetllt , 'I'hat kIll ! ! IIl'lIhll
Iwr Cnle lIull hili : fOl' otter It thu dule\ !
Call lei 110 lIIore ho VI ! glvoll her ilL ) tholl ho
cOIIIII hll I'U 110\1'11 ,
" ( 111\1' , rUVIf ! ( , ' nud rl.'lIlll'ct YOII I1H lUuch
n ( dill lJuforo I h/.rcl . . ) 'ullr story : tor I
do 1101 Hl'l' how hlnall' coultl hI ! ottoclll'd
to 'Oll , UnwltthlJ.ly , nUll thl'ough no
fnllit of0111' ; UWII , ) ' 011 hove 10At ) 'ollr
\1'11) ' 111 life : no\\ ' let IIII ! holll011 ; to ro'
trnel ) ' 0111'l1l'II14 , I.t 111) 10\0 IIhleld you ,
11'1 11I1I11111e Hheltur yOII , lot Ill\ ! Ivo ) ' 011
II 1I01lltlnll IIIIIIHllullnhft' , All tor IIIYIIOlt ,
thl' cOIIIIIt'IICC ! 'Oll hl1l'l' reolud ( ! In 1110
' 1'111 11111' he mlfllllncrri or a hU'I II : ) 'ollr
III'l'rl't will Ille wit1110 \ ! , IInd It will nl\'or
erO H ) III , ) ' IIIIM , Now , I rune , will ) ' 011 ho
111' wi ft' ? "
Hhl ! Inlll h"r blllld In his 1111 Rh , ' 1111'
I ! t\'I'I'I cI :
"I"rulII lilY henrt I thnnk ) 'on Cor 'Olll'
10\'e , 'll\lr \ trn t , YOllr ; : lIel\luels \ ! : troll ! nl ) '
hellrt , I Mil ) ' , 'Yl'II , I will h ! YOII'I'ICl \ ! , ' ' '
110 Ir"H IIlIelll tor 0 few IIIlnutI'9" nnd
then ht , Hillel :
" 1\1\1' \ We clulle tblll slIhject torcvtl' ,
Irelle111 ) 'on toll 11/0 lho nll1110 ot the
II1nn who prnctlcell thlll trlllld uon ) 'Qu'r
( ( CI' f/lce pl1led ,
"I cOIII,1 , nnt 110 thllt , " ) lhe snld , "I
hll'e 11111111.11 ; \ ' \011' COIICl'l'lIll1g hllll , nllli
I Hhnll Ill'ell It : I eOllld not toll ) 'OU hili
nl1l1w. "
A hot lIulih rose 10 tilt' I1l1e old face ,
and Ihe < < luke' " "tl'ollg , whUo hulter were
clluched , I/S he Ilnswered :
fil RhUlIlcl like to know his Ul1me , he.
CI\URO 1 IIhould like to IInel the mnn : and ,
hn , 'In" touud hllll , ( would crush blM tnce
with 111huol ; , ow , ) ' 011 know , Irell ! ! .
why ( would like 10 bl'lIr his nOllle. "
"VI1IleI\IICC III I11lne , I ha\'c sworn to
III\ ) ' It , 1/1111 I will , " Bho reled ) ) , " o
0111' C/III do II for lIIe , alld uo Ollu 8bl1l1. "
'I'ho welk thot the Duke oC Ba'arll
IIlwut at Ihe Imlnce WU8 one Ion , : ; nct of
dOl'ollon to Ireue , 'rhe grund old city
wall rnllHocked to lIud Ilresoot for her-
the most I'xQul'dte cnmeos , Uw finest
pCl1rls , 'fbe dllke ordered veh'et trom
Oonou , Incl from 1'111 II n , llk trom LYOlltl ,
furH frolll ltulisla , Olle hugo pn k't nC-
ter ollother orrlvod , uotIJ Santon Dllrcy
wall ol11used , And told hili daughter that
It WlIs eaBY to sl'e that she WI1B the of-
fltmcud of a mlilioulllre , The uko urgecl
t1111t the ml\rrlugl' should tnke place nt
tbo Brltl b embnll9) ' at ParIs ; he cOllld
1I0t eudure that It should be In nOIllO ,
whuro he had murrlod Doatrlcl" , or in
I nllund , Ivhero Lord \Yaldo'R dilicon.
tuutoll taco won III make him , vretched ,
'J'ho wpddlng took plnce with ul1 the
110m II I\uel 1I1)ll'nrior Imnlllnnhle , The only
rlquest thut Irrue mude wall thtH It
shoulll nOI hu IHlt III the [ lOp01"9 , and tor
this rC'lllll'lt IIhe hud her own wotlvolI ,
nnd tbl' prlnclpftl 0110 wns thai Sir Hul-
Iwrt Bl4tllll're 8hOlllli uot hear of her mar.
rlage , [ fl ! wOllld know that ill ( ! Duke oC
Bu'urll wns murrled ; tht. murr.Jugn ot
lIurh n mighty IH'rHon UllIst ho known to
ull till' wllrlll ; hilt no ono need know
1"11011hc had mnnled , 'l'he tact that he
WIlI4 maTT I d In Paris would noturlllly
lend to thu concluHlou that ho bad married -
ried a ( , 'rtlIcu ludy , So , alt that the Eng-
IIlIh IlnperIJ hllcl to 8ay about the IDurrlugl !
WUII thlthnt the Duke of Bayard and
hl8 hell uti Cui yOUU" duchess wore spend-
IUJ ; theIr hon1110011 In PorlB , and that
thl' mllrrlug ceremony 110d bocn solemn-
\owII \ ; lit the BrlUsb ctnbllssy with the
grelltolt ( Irh'l1cy.
I..orll'aldo's angcr 19'08 grent , 11)- )
Ihough he WIIS courtN\\S en ouCh not to
IIhow It. 'rho dllke wrote hlmselt. telt-
111" him of till ! event a tow dl\8 before
It hlllliioned : but the oliger oC Lord Hurst
hhuHelf WIIS ns nothIng comllnred with
Ihe Indl&notJon & of his wiCe. LndyValdo
llurllt WIIS 8 bcnrtltss ! , brllllllnt woman
of tllHhlon. who bud mllrrlcd ( .lOrd nurst
l'ntln'ly Cor the realion thut ahe 8hOllld
ultimntely bl'cnme Dllchess ot Bayard.
She bud never mllde IIny secret of It , and
II0W her Inrlilnlltlon Willi great , nut
lIettn ! ; Ullon the nlh'lce ot her hllBbllUd ,
Mhn deelMd to cnllCl1/11 her .Inllignution
111111 dhll\lIOlntllu1I\t \ trent the duke ,
"Tnke my ndvlce , Ada , " IIlIld J ordVal -
110 : "llIlItt'od \Unklng th ( yonng IIIICho\5
) 'Ollr ellII1) ' , reCIIKlnl ; to II1rot her , or no ) '
11 II I ) II l'II"e oC that Idlltl , mnke her your
trll'rul , DIH1 th"n , Hhouhl thl'ro be any P08-
! \Iblllt ) ' oC Icurnlllg nllythlnK about her ,
) 'OU will lIrobnbl ) ' tind It ollt : " and Lady
nllrl.Ct Nnw at once IlOW . aeullbl ! Ul0t nd.
vice " 'nil ,
i
OHAPTFm XVI ,
T11e chlet ot thl' great nncestral hewn I
or I nlnnrl , : , Saxonhurllt , stonlls lIurlvnl.
cd Cor Its I11nl'II111cl'11CO ; nnll plcturcsquo
I , btJauty , Thl" Septomher It prcllcnted n
1\lclllrl' not ortou seen , 'fho cllmnUs Wlla
nit 111 flower ; the JlIrdells , were a mnss
I ot gorgeous blossom , In compllauce with ,
the wlBIr oC the beBllttCul 'ollng Iluchess , .
I there WRR no rejol.clnK ovOr the coming
'homc ' , She hod w1811(1 It to bo so. nud
I till ) I\IIko \ hnd wTllton to IliA I\Kcut , Mr ,
Sirettoll , 8u'lnl : tbut lie wl14hOll the Ume
I ot hlA relurn kOlt secret , lI11d the t tht )
Cestlvltlf'1I given In honor of bill mnrrlngo
would tllke. plllcu soou uftor his t'ctllro ,
\Vh n Irene renchod the IlIxllrlouli ! Julto
ot roo"rns [ lfell re < 1 tor bur , IIho lIlU1k 01\
one or the cOl1cl1l's qulto o\'Ort.ome. : In
nlls mugnlficent room , her mllllIIwaltod \
bor , nUll aliI. 1\118 at longlh ut Ilnmo , It
woltlll ho long to tell how. Rlowly alld by
dl'grecs , 8ho bncRDlI ! accltlltomcd to th\ )
splendor nt her IlIrrolmdhlgl : R'I'111111ft \ '
tlwy were , they ecU1d < < onl1 fitted for
hcr , Snnton Dorcy hOll not eomn bomo
with his Iin ugMer. Uo IIreCerrl' < l return'
In to Home , to Huish the work on whlcll
bo WOR cUjnged ,
After a tew Iinys the whole collntry
I rlll'lt : with the Cnme ot the 10Ullg dllchrlls :
. bur wIt , her glorious bel\Ut ) ' , 11t'r W 1\ '
. druutl , : ; rocl" , the sliver ) ' flwHolnei8 of her
volct , . tile uHIKlc at her lultgh-f\1I the'o ! ! '
mode her the suhject oC con\'l'natlon" } 1\-
cry 01t0 ltAlltenl'd to co ) ) npon her , ntHI
el'cryon < , cl1mu OWII ) cbnrmNI , tlellthled
with her ,
'rhl' Co\'orltr room of tJlO yOllug dllChc9S
\\4S Ilcr boudoir ; 1\ gem ot n room , where
o art bl\ll exhnulltoll Itse1t : II room that
h bed bl'en built wltbIn cSllccl41 1.1) & to
I Ihht 11\111 sunllhlne , Thu1'oUo brIght
11 Sl'lItembor 1\\0nllui : , 81\t the , ! uchNlij
11 olouo , On her kltl'CB I'\'sh'd 11 book , 8h
, - \\1\8 not Nlldlug : t1Ju book hnd Callel !
- trum her huuII , lIud & 110 WI\'I ' lI1z\'II1
h I MI ) ' with thu jt > welalrius on ht1r 6n'
.
I. I It rs.
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"hl' Iluor tllll'U" nnll Ihl' IIuk , ' I'lIh're till' '
rODIn , ( II' Ktot/II /llIt'IIt'I' for lillI' 11I1111111' :
\l'hlll' hu IIllrnh'f'(1 ( th , ' hunutlCul I1f" lIrr : '
thell hp wl'lit to hI" WICI' , 111I11 bn.\IIIII ! :
o\'or IlI'r , with nil the grnce u ( 1\11 111'-
c01l11111Hh1'11 courllor , he klt\ct ! her fVhllo
Jowl1leLl hlllllls ,
( To be COlltlllllml , )
THE MEMORY OF HER BOY ,
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Jew the J lIIllrc" " l'II : eltlc'nll AC.
Cected h , . lilt A IIIcrlcnJ1 I'oc III ,
An Amerlcltn womnn , Il noted l'elHler
/Inti elocutlolllHt , rolules a touching In.
cldent In which Hhu hlld n pltrt durin ! ;
her stn ) ' In I IIHlllltd , 'fho prellent
queen , then PrlncesK of Wltlell , jn\'e a
IUllcheoll on honrd the royal ynchl. The
t'locutiouist receIved an In\'ltntlon , nllll
IIccellled , AmollH thu t'o 'nl pur/lollngl8 / : ! .
PI'\IllIt wns the lIadeyed , heautlful
EugtlIle. ! the dethrolled BI1I1II'CII\ the
Frellch'ho HUll rll\'ed ! for berIon / : ,
killed hy nultls ot South AfrIca.
"Aftor IUlleh , and durIng the Idle
bOllr [ ) erorl' ten WOlf sel'\'od , " In ' 8 the
cloeutJonlHl , "the prlnee s asl.ed me It
I woull ! rel'lt ( ! sOlllcthltlg , I II/III oth'n
recited for hel' ro 'nl hlrhllC\1I bcforc ,
but on thlR occnAlon RlJt' wllfhed me to
do flO ( 'lIlIeclllll : , ' I'm' the 1 lnJlrcSH
'
I urenle ,
"I IIlIked the prlllceH If1111' hud any' '
choice all to whnt I HhoulcJ recite , She
sold uo , IInl sUlogetcd ! , ! 011 ( ' of th ( ' IIInllY
chomctcrhttl' little ADlerlel1n poetn '
Rhe hnd hcard 111 ( ' 1'I'lte hl'fore , So I
dechled to "Ive 'l'entnek ' Bellc , '
" : 'Iost A Ulcrlcnn8 lettow the pOl'm , :
with Its (1IIlhetic IItor ' of a thorougl1 ,
bred horsl ! whIch a womnn JU V ( ! to one
ot Iorgllll'lI rider ! ' ! , a IIlxt'cl1'Y1rold
boy who III Shl' bad III1I'IH'd from dentb
to life , to cnrr : . ' him hnek to his 110me.
"The l'UlIH'CHS was close to me , I sn IV
tbe teart ! j.CI'nllul\lIy gatlwr In hm' grent.
Hod eye's , and fnll' alontlr ! down her
pale cheekM , I ! lnd touched , /lnd totlch-
ed deeply , a chord , Hm' memory took
hel' bacl. to A Crlca , where hOl' tle1 boy
luy ph rct(1 to lIw hmrt hy 'the ' 8pcarft
ot the Ho'njCeH ,
" \\'holl th ( ' Jloem endcl the empress
rose , nnd comln , ; UJI to me , folded me to
her heart. HtHI with a "olcl' trembling
wIth emotion , IInld : 'God hless .ou , my
child ! Yon hCl\'O mnde me tcel as 1
ha\'e lIever Ceit since my poor boy was
killed-God hleRlI YOIII I shnll never
Corget thiN c1nyl' Then the Ictsfled me ,
nnd t1rnwSng me to a Reat hy ber and
holding my bnnd In , hers , she talkoo to
me for a lon time. "
,
A 2\loorl h City.
'he l1n nev'r louches tbo ground In
Fer except In I Cew Imlated spacC
owlUI 10 tbe nRrrow stret the helgbt
ot hOURI ! a.d the ha lt of stretcblng
covcl'ed vhles acrOSH trom
trelses wih
sIde to Id ( ' .he confoluence Is thnt
.
It nnturlly dnrk.sldunel citzens , b-
Ing rarely exposed to the fun lght M
day , hve complexions resemhlng pr-
taly ducompo8Pli ptlto HIHoul in 1
dark celnr , rhe Io-cnld ftreets run In
the length of tha
strlght InC entr ,
town , nml lre 1pl'cd wih round.
stones the Flze ot cocoanuts ,
sIooth hy the tread ( t generations ot
slppered feet As thes laurs are no\'er
swept Ind every houReholdL' throws
his HlopR Id rormm out oC doors , ono
mUHt pick hlH way wih exceelUn cnre.
The Wed 01 Jubal ( "IUver of Pearl" ,
dh'ldel the cit Lnto two parts. the new
and the 011 ' .ho "m\'cr ot Pelrl " Is
forlahle In every pnt the rsrt or ev.
ery rou.footed , nd tolegjed beust In
the place : It receives al the drainage of
the ciy , nnd 18 the geneal surce ot
the drlnklng.water Rupply.-Detolc
Free Press ,
A L L Idol
' 'he 11pers say thlt n New York Inw-
yer Is suing R stenmHhlp compauy Cor
$2,500 dlnmJe tor thI IOK ot al Eg3'p-
tln idol which he sblpped to New Yorlt
trom Pllermo , 'rimes hl ve cbanged
sllCI the h 'mn.wrter sug of "to
dearctt Idol I han ! known , 'where'er
that 1101 be , " and pl'aded to he re I
Hoyed of I Here's a nl\ who wats
his Idol hack-n llrett : . ' dear one It thlt1
Beler for him to be content wltb his
dnmlJoH , The lverlge L'lL'tor's It.
toward R oed old l gypUln
tude ! go
must bo ulmost tou worshlLful to be en-
cour ( , In 1 Obrlstlan country , The
hymn-wrler\s gnntuumt WI8 Imtr.-
Hlr r's Wlekl ) ' .
A 1onltlll Parndox. :
IActrelK Llilln Hussen hud a birth , I
day party the other dny. "
. "Uow old Is sh < , "
' 'I'hnt's lot polte , 1103' ftY I wor
nn la only 18 old us Iho 101 ( , "
" ? "
"Wel I
"Wl I 1.llnn Russel WCC twic
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'as old ns she lools ! ht' wou1dn't be
bl1 us old IN I good mun ) ' 'omen wbo
are n gt'at deal yuII ( r-Olevel1nd
Plan DeIer.
lloJruto&'ul.
"Your \ ' ' to
. consth1ItN . " II\'l' Irun N
gh.o you n erenlde.
" 'Yel , " snJd the mem1 , r at Conles
who hl8 grOvn Irrlahle , II suppoe It's
the conRIRtent Ind prop < , r thing to do
My eonRtuelts Il\n:1 R ( 1ed to derive
rive n god denl oC sntllflcton trom
me nwatee I t8-
ton Stnr , I Ih t8Wlshllg
UandRomoRt Prhwo.
Prince Wn1lemar , youngest hroth < of
the Fnlsh qurn , Is nld to he the
' at aU the 'al
ha 1 ro prllNs In
Europe ,
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Japan's ForclJP 'rndo ,
Jllpan's foreign t'lle bUA II thiry
'ers Increnled Crom less tbn $1 to
norl ) " $7 r cnpln pr Ilnum ,
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In the ChinK
altmore his now rewer tbnn 8,0
colore Inhl1lunt8 nnd l.ull\'lo te\t
I er tbln 40,0 St , I.ouls hiI 3,00
I Courtship Is n gme In which a girl
r pla's her bert nInlust a man'dla
I ,
. 1011
: . h'b / waste ot tme to.reltt bnr ,
ralslu& > tore to baldhNde \ me
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'rcntlJ Hot In Penchel
Tbe hl'own rot ot penches Is generaly
tamlar lu grower ! of thlK fruI but I
Iln ) ' are enrol'ls In rIdding tlelr ori i
chnrdP ot the llst , prohably beeluse
they do not apprecllte the damnge the
fungouP h.owth does , The iustraton
( nlrly fhows ho\ the mummlUed
pClcheR look whl'n nUacl.ell with this
IIHnsl lot only la. the Crul ntack d
h ' thlH 111Ise , but the twlH nre nlso
, ] ' rowth IN much '
nlTeeter lUl tll' $
( ormlllnhie durIn $ a dnml' Jrowllg sen-
SOl thnnI dr ' on ( ' ,
' ' to that
I lel'fl t11IWlfNa say
In1h orl trol" ' Crom this :
I'ouhl he Ivoldrd : thlt Is , diICUl:1
II ht Il l hel'd , If th(1c nllmited
HJeclmcm ; WI'I' ( ' Illekl'd fl'om tll Irues
hlCOI'e ! the ImdH Illprlr In the Hln'ill !
As wili IONt ( uniOlf dIR'I ( 'N of
( rull h's ! , thll lrowu , rot ml ' hi' )1.lr ) I
1 ; o\crc01u by Fprl 'lng. I wouh Of.
cupy too mlwh . fpncc to o Into' ' em l' .
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'YUMMlnl' l'JACUI :
tU ! ot thlM dlft'a ! ( Iwre and tel how
to combat I hence the rnder , If I
pench-grower , wbcrever locnted , Is ad-
vlled to Heml. 1 lCjucst to tlI dl'cctor '
or tbe OeorJrl Eperlment Staten , 10-
cated at Expl.'rhnent Stnton PostoJee ,
Ga , I r not a rprhlent of Georgia ,
Bend I 2-cent ftuI ! tor the buletn I.no
Isk tor Buletn No 50 ,
Iepcnted Trin18 of Crp" .
Every farmer' who hnf tried the Ilan
knowH that he trelJucntly flls to jet
R satlHtactory crll oC 80me rln or
vegctnhle. nnd dOl' ; Dot nIWUH RIC'
ceed In getD a stlnd ot the CI'OpH
swn for st.ck , ThlB Is ofe the elSI
wih crImson , nnd
tlover Hometmes
wUh the cow pea and wih a1ala.
Sevprnl recent communicatons trm
correspondents who hnve adopted the
8uggellon oferl'd In tbls clumn re-
gurlng nltolfo state that they tried
the plnl but did not get 1 satsfac-
tory stand , and hence would give I
up. This Is wrong , as the wrier can
testfy , tor on Heveral ocnslolls he has
taied to got a ltstactol' : stnd with.
out any apparnt ( 'a use tor tl tal-
urp cxceJI In enl IORtance , when the
Icd ! was poor.
On tt other hand , other sowlngs
havc brou ht Hood stands , and nddl.
Honnl trIals on the sale Innd where
prrvlous talures bad heen made reo
suIted In suceS8 , I tests on fmlU
plots show tlat ceraIn cropl enn be
grown on the turm , one oUJht not to hu
discouraged nt n HIngle fnlur esp (
clnUy wIh Iuch I crop lS alfala ,
which prmhes 80 much to the Amer.
Ian tarttr ,
1TiklnJ In AUKtrnl ,
In Autrnln the ' hi\I a no\'el WiY
oC mldn In some ot the Inrge dnlrle
whlcl prIlulle the acceR" of dir "nd
fth to UI mik Iial
. Ie
whie mldng. I
" mldug To\'e 01'
tube. 'ho va\ve _ L
( , 'er the teat nnd Is
connected w I J h a
Ion J nurrow tuhi
which lendl to n
covercd pal. The
I orfcel In the ld of
I ! hl' pnl ar just
I
r
,
I ,
I
o
, large enough to ndml Hie tubes Into
I
the pl Ind Ire not "ttnched to them ,
' 'I1e plnn seems to il the most Ctaslhh !
ot nny ot the devIces Cor thu ot
Imro8e
ecludlng rorllgn iuhllnn'H frum the
I mik Ial , I Is'er ' Importnnt thnt ni
doleler0l1 substnncrs he la'pt Crom thl'
I mik pnl In nnya ' tlnt cnn be mI-
I ployed confllstent wlb economy , 'I
I l'rlce oC IUnlcr Twine. .
mnder twine Is higher this : (1nr thln
tor the lust twel\'e ) 'CllrS , with the exception -
ception ot l8DS Whol1811prlc's lre
nhont onc-thlrd hlgber at tht' IlrpSNtt
tme thnn n 'ear nJo , 111 11re hns
I not been I tt ( tor 'Inrs Plst whl'n
I twlno wnf as scnrce lu th ( Ohlcngo
mnrlt't. I ilo IUr\'e"t IdlUld lu \ ht
or It the growth or . ftmw 18 not Ilnvy ,
tbere wI prohlhl he no mutcrlnl 111.
"Ince over lirsent prlcs alll tie sup.
ply ot .twlne wi bl ample , I how ,
I eye we should hl"c flcasonnblc rln
throughout the ( 'otmtr : resultng In a
ranI , Jrowth of strw. thro IR lely
, to bo a twine Camlne , tor the 8hnplo
renlon thnt thre II not twlne enou h
I In the eouttr ' to bind n hea , ' ) ' hlr\est
-lurm I , Flel1 and 1 lr'shle ,
' \ To Iclltro ) 1)ltltl 1111
laud'Llcklnl ot potato buS ! Is. .
' . , Al , , Ito sS , rIIt ( the Bpot Is n Inrge
ono mluy of tbo lllnts1 bu In.
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I Jurrd bY ) tbe beetes be ; re the work If '
fuhlld , On th appunrnce ot the 'I .
I ) eft go o\r tbe plot and spry wUh
lurls grIen , whlth destroy te.
I ( Iulcker than by any other metod. . , .
; Delny In lO doing , even for n dny , 1111 '
result In the vlles being 80 8erlo s t
Injured as to render It Impossible } t
them to recover thclr vialy. UUI ,
yield ot the crop being coneueul , r
duced to a cerain extent ,
Utlbc " .ude 1Jlncel. ) \
Fence corers and waste pIees maJ '
he utized tur the ptl10se of pl Dtl
I Hhnde trees tor wlndbrenks , or eTC. , I
trul treet ; , Where these plncesFhn' r ' ' . J
grown \p wllh large weeds or brush I ' i
8lmllll Illul Cor rIdding them up Is t
teed luhnnls their todder during the
winter In thcse vIcinites. 1n slot h.
wlwre ordlnar ) ' crops wi not tlrlc
wlhm'f mny be plnnted , as the8e wl I
n Inl'ge amount ot wood nle.
n few years. ' When llnd " 'IS worth
$5 nnd $10 an ncro a Ito wnte
nr01nd ttlce 1orers wna of smnl sll
n\lcnnce , but now that Ilnd hos 1IsC
to $ : O nnd $100 per ncrH one ( nno
nlron ! to gIve up the UO of tour o.
I "I ! leres ot lund on Iver ' quarler
tl" . . Ono wrie 11 10wI lolltcat
( ! tmnteH Ihr umotnt ot wnfl ( Inn4
due to Cenl'es In 1 Stute l.e lown ta
lIe 222,000 Ierts , 'hls , It 11 clnlme
crPL rlcht b madl' to product ) prolnllf .
JontltJ COW !
Tbm'u fA nlways more or less IM
plnilt remlnc the blontn at . '
dUI'l1r : tie tlrt weel.s after they baT'
bll'o turned out to pastue , D01bU q
n part ot the trouble lB due to the n.
hual , 10nH deprived of green Coed , OT"
loadlns her stomach end at the 61t
time drlnldng copluusly of wntcr.
Ofe"tmes , bowevC' Ibe truble
'eiher du to Improper feeding or elM
the nnhuul hns an ntnck or IndlgeR
tCI In eiher cn8e tbe reJNly l hr
lt ! cntre change ot diet , nvolJng : n ,
1lod thnt Is not ot tl bet ( } ult
nUll , confnlng : the raln ratwD to &cl
as Irc of easy dlgeHton t
'I'Lc ' Ilualy at the water ( Imol 1 .
lle Inlmal should he looked Into cu'
. : the' wntu
fuly.md partcularly I I
from a strenm In the pasture. It tbr.
.
Is.the slgbtest doubt about the quLt
of thO wuter , the 80urce' or ' .
8UP
8houI be chnnged ,
( ; 'rin one JoLry J lrUin&
Nn rUpert ut diference' betwcl.
' ' . ' ' I.
dilry fll'mhlg Ild' Jr.1ln' fnrmlng
U . nmount ot tll ! flUI thnt Is Mi'
wIth the Ilrotuct Imt11 ot te terlt
'of 11t' rm'm , The n1\11 who 8'11 I.
ton of "hent selN II It abolt * 7 wGh
of rertll plclent , Ild If he dl
" t bl ) ROlethlns to rplntc'them hla
CHrm II PO much Iwortr. 'rhe' ' dairy ,
mln who sels n ton or butter his 60ht '
but IU COlt' worth of fertlzln r.
tcrla1 ImY'lf ' hI Is n god dalrYIn ,
he has prohahly ndded mm'h more thu. '
.
or twent thut to the "wue
/
that tmethut
of the farm'ln t.o hrn , 0\ meal , COt '
ton see < 1 other fed that he n.
chnsed whie tedlng hlscowH tor mik.
11J that tun of huttet It Is In tbl.
wlty that te dnlrymnnH farm Is eon.
tnur.ly srowlhg more prOluctve. nt .
It he doeR not make mnch trm II ,
daIry , h ( should Crom tbe ( rOIS t\lt
he enn grow on his much eniched I
-AmerIcan eulUvator :
,
Dlir , . Note .
8(10 thnt euch cow eats , Iwr I
clpnn , ' i
Cows CI'd ou , rih toad mnke rIch b
nnr ( ! , , '
Bnter fve cows on tul , rel thau tD
,
01 Hcunt rtfons .
' 1 : . ' anlncreuse In ra tone before C : :
demnlng a cow. '
Sk\1 In relUng wi muk vust dlf
ference Il III IlroUt
I hutl1 ! II ovcrworlcd. It wi aho"
al ' 01' look. i
013' jreaR :
] 10t h t the cr'um get thick sour !
chlr when slghty acll i
A gooll sCI1rator doe \onderu\ , ,
co o skln1llnl If Intelgentl ) ' bun
dIll
One eSHl'ntnl to 81CCeP In dulrylnl
Is cow fur a special .
I fted pnros.
Pal 'nn . winter cnl\et wi mnk.
fuly ns J09d dnlry cows IN sllrln ;
cah'cR ,
lch fund wi mnkt rich .mik : UI !
rich lul" wi 111,1 tbe UOlt crenm
,
nnd buttr
I
In llulr 'llg efplclaly , economy of
In 11 1t'UnH the fewest Icres nnd ti.
'
11't eo w ,
One ot thl' 18t WI 'S to judge a
cow's worth I to mik Ilr : the rsul
w\ uH\nl ' be mote Rnthlfnclory ,
Much ( It the buter nlliu on the tnrm
10I luch oC UK'nlue Iefore l'elChll ;
ll rl.et by Inllroper hanllng ,
I 'ou nle nrm' 1 ; 001 dnlry cw , 1
Is not deNlmhl\ to In , } to "nueb strot 1
on hl vln ; 1 ! oed be < r lul111 too ,
' ! H're II no cumplcntc. ' worl. about
1nklng ; 11-1'Il'd Imtlr , If one wi
unl ; folow tbe l'lght llrlnclilles In the
nr\
. pOlnd ot buter cnn Il1 produced 10
us to h' ( I hutl'r prUt thln I qUlrt
ot m1. , If llroler mnlagelent Is
' ' ,
; I'l'n
A Iho'urh wa8hln. with n warm ,
WI'lk 8011101 ut RulHluln , tolowed hy I
hot water 11th , wi t'I'eclh'lI ) " clnn ,
11111 mik \eRII .
Durln Ihe 1\1\ler conlhlenblu car
1 u/ I he t XCrclsl'd , ns the l'rtal leln !
n lte too Wlrl ' a trilo too aclt
Injlru tll quai I ' ot the buttlr ,
wi :
, .
I t Ii othi } to\11 t hl t tbe n uhlll gh. . \
lu ; thc mtt mie IN not Ihl ! ono Ilnt
J1\ tm mosl huter fnt . smnle j
.
' of n cent '
yh'11 ml. wlh hlgllr Iler
ot hutler Clt ln ' mnl , ( ' tht' c.'w tie
r(1al h'mler ot Hi herd ,
I Is ottel tlml tl lolor ot the Ilt ,
tm' Is 10 or le8s '
. lujurlt I l0re ext'lt
h ' worldng , 'fhn
too 1\'h torce 111'
11ed hreals the ; loblllR nnd ( pOIW' '
tbo hln ) whlu stl\rlne nlll lurgnrlHI
I\ their cenlct whlcb Is 01holt
outer 1\1rts whcu Ihl'Y Ino wbole
.