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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1903)
, I . . o ! " . . . . - _ _ _ _ _ . _ . _ . . . _ - - . - II ' ' . , " " A SISTER'S ' VENGEANCE " By CEORCE MANVILLE FENN , . - ' " " . . . . , . . , . . ' ' XIV.-Colltlllllel1" Ol1AP'l'Elt . - ( " It WIIS till ! RI'Olltlllrl'l'H cOlllllUlllulI I'CllIII' al the cull tOl' llelll , thulI hl II IlIlIplu'I'Y ; Rml III ! clllng Rtlll III lIiI 1'1 11'1' , \\'ollch-rltl ; ; wheLllI'r It wns too lulu 1111 hlH Hirulllll ! ] ( ' ' ( ! blllll ll1rell UII\\'III'II. " ' ' " III a hll'lty ! \\'IIIre ure ) 'OU cUllle 'olce. It WIIS to en vo hl8 lite ; but Ihollgh IU IItllphfl' ) ' reCO III1.I'd till ! \'ulce , III' l'ould IlOt SPI'lIk , tor hly tOIiHUe nlld Ihront I\'l'rl. ! dr - . "Arc ) 'OU here ? 110111 0111" cl" l'd Ihe \(111'1' "haln ; Rnl1 thell Ihl'rl' WII ! Ihc lIutlllll of KUllleOIlO h'I'lIn Ulllllll , hili I1IH- lud illl ; 81011I'11 , which kcpl rllttllll IluWII 111111 IIlIllIShlll1 ; 11Ilow. " 'Vhere ere ) 'ou' , " crll'd tlte vull'e nllu\'I' lIulllllhrey ; hili slll1 Ito 1'011111 lIul 1'pl ' , lIls hllmb were JlvlllJ ; wn ) ' , nlld he tl'll thllt his wholl ! elll'rHY III II st hn 1II'\'ol"d tu Ihc enc l'/Tort / ot clllIglng lu till' lust 4're he was pllIlIel1 ; dowlI Illtu tbnt \\'tul Kllit. Kllit.But tllC man who cllln 10 him hl'ord tile honrsely whlspcred QIII'stlon , nlld ltrokc out 11110 a \\1111 serlell ot IIpl1'1I111 lor helll-tor lIIerc-tor pit ) ' , "I.'or hell Vell'llllUke , cllptnllll" he ycllel1 , "savo 1II0-SUVO mcl It WII8 Blnl'k 11I1.- r.llrdl lIe lIuue ] lIIe 1'011I1'1 Do yell heur'l lIel(11 I cuu't hold 110 101lJ.erl : I'm tnll , illgl Helpl Cllrse ) 'oll-III'III ! " AN these cries thrllh'd hllll throllgh nlld throllgh , lIumphrey Wll8 COlillclolt1l 111 thc dllrklless tbnt the hnlllis he hmml rllst- lJlI I\hove him nllli dllllol1Clllg 1110111'11 , every - ery tllll ot wblcb hrolllht torth II Hhdel ( , trom the wretch helow , s\llIleul ' toul hell - t ell his , I\lId theil , ns It HllnsmOlllclIlI ' , lellp , ( ' 11 to his WrilltS , roulll1 which the ' tllHt- enoll wltb a grill like IIleel , ' 1'0 Humphrey Armstrong It Willi nil I uow ilkI' OIiC hll1eoull IIlghtmnre , llul'iliK , which he sll/Terel1 / , but eoulll do nothlllK 1\ \ to trce blmselt. 'l'he wretch'H Bhrlels , \ were gruwlng tnlllier. nllll hI ! clullg III 1\11 I I inert wny 1I0W , while Homeouc seelllel1 tot be mutterlllg ohove : t\ \ "I can do lIotblllg lIIorel I 1'1111 110 110t1l- II Jnl : ' 1II0rel" but the Krill IIhout HUIII- 'i Ilbrey's wrists tIhtelled : , nlld two urlllH reslell IIllon his hllnl1s 111111 sceml'll to ( lrCIiS them closer to lIw stolles to which the ) ' clulI . "Ollptaln-cnltnlnl Are ) 'OU tbere ? " , "Yes , " cllme trolll close to IlumllhreY'1I lnce. "I'orglve me , slc1PIJrrl nllli helll IIII ! UIII ] ' 11 bo tnlthtul to ) 'oul I'll kill Blllck Alo1.znrl1l" "I cnn do notblng , " sl1ll1 the bllcclllleel' , hOllrsely. "You nre be'ollli my rellch. " "Then go nnll tetch the Inl1s nnl1 n rOlle. Dou't let me lall Into tbls cursell , ' watery grn vc. " "It 1 qllit lIIy'holl1 bere , lIIan , you will ltolh go down ; Inless { help comes , nolll' ing can be dOlle , " : " ' .rhcn cull help I Oull belp no1'11(1 ( - taln ' , and I'll he your slthel Ourse ) llm tor' lenvlllg llIe herel 'Vherc' : ! Joe ' ' " 'I'horpe ? "He was killed by l\azzord with n ltlow mennt tor me , " 811111 tbo ltuccuneel" , Ilowly. "Ours ! ! hlml Ourse hlml" llriekCil the 11I011. "Oh , cl1lltnln , snve me , IInll I'll kill hll11 tor ) 'ou. lIe wnlltH to he 8ldp. Iler , anl1 I'll kltl him lor you It ) 'ou'll olllyAh I" lIe utterell n Ilespnlrlng 8brlek , tor as 110 sllol'e II Sbnl'I , tenrlng soulll1 wnH bearll ; the cloth he clllng to gave wa ) ' , ' ftlld bcCore he coull1 get a tresh holll hc was bnnghlg suspelllh'l1 by the bnlt.torn- i err Itrh , He swung to anl1 tro ns he utterel1 one cr ) ' , unl1 tben there Will ! 1111 i I awtul IIlIeuce , Collowed by a plunge tor below. ' Al'nln silence anll the wblsperlng ulld I laplllIg ( aglllllrt ! the sll1es 1U0re taint ; tben ' . gurgling sound , tbe water hent once' ' or twice , 11 tllinter ecbo or two , nnll then I , , 'hnt soulldl'll like a sigh ot reller , nlld II I silence tbot wns Inlllethe ! sllellce ot deu the I Buddenly the silence III tbnt dnrlmess was hrokllI , tor a hoarse voice sold : "Ollmb up ! " "Climb ! " exclnlmed IIulU(1hrl' ( ' , who lIecllled to I1n ve recovered his , "olee , while lJIs trozell IIllrjles nllllellr 11 to eXJlIIl1 : , "Yes , cl1mh. 1 CIlII holl1 you tlllI , but no mOI'e. Tr ' nlll1 ohtulll a tootholl1. " ' obe'I'd ohl' ' wbo , lIumphre ) ) nlr one 's feels II Htrolller will nctlng UpOIl him. "Oall 'ou 1 > Cl ! ( ! my hnllds tnst 'f" hI' .iald. . " ' .rhey are lIumbld ! , " , "Yes. You shnll 1I0t IIlIp now. Ollmb. " 1IIImlllll'l ! ' ohe 'el1 , Rlld (1IIICI'd his tel't upon a ( Irojectloll , HtrO\'I' allll strnhwd , 1IU11 how he Imew 1I0t , tOllnd tuotholll , drew hlmselt UII , 111111 hnlt cra willi ; ; . hnlf 11rn l'd b ' the buceallel'r as hc IIncl\CII UII the slolle , renched the levcl part of Ihc ) lnSSUhl ! betwel1I the ell t I'll 11 co alld till ! dourwa ) ' ot thc hllll'r temille , where hl ! slIlIlIhled on the I1tOIlOS , Il11l1tlllg , exhnust- f'I1 , and with an Icy . tellIng rllllllillj ; I throujh his lIerves , "Col1modore Junk , " be whlllt'fI'II , IlOnrllcly , nil he In ' In the sellll'llarlmess , " 'ou have snYl'11 my lito. " "AH 'ou savel1 mllll' . " 'l'hose twu lu ) ' there In the gloom ' IHlS- IInge IIstelllll to thl' lIolemn whlrerln ! ( s nml lallllngs ot the wntl'r. ' .Iclreell , thoulh , ns tbe bl'uvy Inhorl'd pnntlll ot their brenslB ceusl'd , IIml their henrtH ClUSI'11 hentlllg so tumultuousl ' , a 1II0rl' 'mutterottact'ay at looldllg at thdr JlOfIltion came o\'er tbem. ' ' 'j'r ' It ) 'OU CIIII walk IIOW , " II n 111 the buccallecr In n low yolee. "You will be better III 'Ol\r OWII plnce. " "Yes-i OOll. " 1"lllIed lIlImpll1ll' ' , IIh- ruptly ; nlld ollce lUol'e there was mlellce , 1IIlIcllce brokell at Inst It ) . thc bucca- Dl'er , "Cnptnln Armstron ! ; , " hI' snlll , IIOttl ' , at IlIlIt , "sllrd ' WI ! cnn now be trh'llIls 1" . . Hli'I'lelll1s ? ol " 'hy 1'1111 we ? " cl'led , 111111lhre ( ) ' , nnlrlly. "Blenuse 1 clnlm your lite , till ! IIfl' thnt 1 sll\'el1 , Oli mln beeausl' Lowe J'oU minel" "No , 1101 1 tell YOll it is II1(1ossllIll' ! l lIemlcs , Illr , ellClIIlI'S to the blttl'r elll1 , YOIl lorget wh ' I Chllle Ollt bl'rel" " o , " 1111111 the IIIICCnlller , sndl ' . "Yoll 'cllme to tal'e m ) ' IItl'-tO I1I'stro ' 11IICII' plhllt 1'ate snll1 otberwlsc , nnd ) ' 011 beCIIIIe ! Ul ) ' Ilrlsoller-'our lite tortl'ltel1 to IIwl" "A lire ) 'OU IInre not tnlel" cried 11l1m. Ilhrcy , sll'rnly. "I am olle ot the klng's ol11cIrrl-'our ! Idng'lj men. " "I hll'C no 1 < 111 : ; , " "NOllsl'lIlIe , IIInlll You lire a lIubject 01 1118 Ulujesty Klnl : Geore. " . , , , - " "II ! " crh'd till' IIIH'l'lInl'l'r ' , " " ' 111'11 Ihnt Inollllrl'h CI'I1Ml'd to I\'l' hl III'ollle thl' 111'1111'1'11011 tllI' ' IIKI'I'II , 111111 ( 'rlll'lI ' nlld Ulljlllltl ' 110 IIlsIII'11 them IICI'O q lht. ! Hens fur , 111) 1'1-lIll'r ( 'rltlll' thllil dl'fl'llIlIlI 11 sltller , tllnl Jiln tll'Wr\'I'11 ) 1111 IllUrc ohedl. C/H'e trll/ll / I hosl' hI' wroll I'II , " " 'I'llI' 'Ihll'-IIIII ' this' , " II/alII / IIll1nphrey , wUllllcrillI ! : ' , liS he 1111.1'11 tull III the IIIH'alwI"i CncI' , IIlrugJ.JlnIhc ; / while to /1'111'11 / till' ! 11'\\1 > ' ot sOlUelhlul ; IIIlyty III hili IIIlnd , " 'I'h. . , ! ( \II \ ; ' : Well , no ; but IheleOllle \ "hulII ht' intl'ustll with the ( 'arc ut hIs 111\\11 , " "Htulll"el'il'll II 11 Inpllr3' , rnblinl ; hIm. heir 1111011 on. . 11'1'111 nllli ga1.llI 1'II erb' III tile IIl1el'IIII'I'r's : tllCl' ; "a HI ter-IiI'tl'lIl1el1 -IHIIII I/I'llu ! lellt 1111'11 ) ' tor thnt ! : \0 ; It iIlIIUIHJSflihll' ! Yes-nil I 1 Imuw 'UUIIOW ! AIH'I DI'II I" ' 1'111' hne'nnclrhrllnk hack , la1.llI lit lIim wild I ) ' , " ' 1'hnt Is whnt alwnYII lIeemell Ktrllg' : ; 11111 ; III III ' hralll , " criell 1I1IlUphrey , ex. ( 'IlI'III ' , "OC ( 'ourlie , I kiloII' ) ' 011 now , AI111 ) 'UU wpre lIeut OVer here-a cOl1vlct , 111111 elll'lIpI" ! . " ' 1'hl' hllCI'lIlIl'er 1II'I.Iltnted tor a Cell' 100- 11I1'11111 , with till' Ilccll color olnl ; uul1 CUIIIIII ! ; III hi ! : ! fnce. "YlS , " he IIllid , nt lust , "Abel Dell escllped trolll Ihe drllIry pluututloll whel'e he luhured. " , "AIIII his Hister ? " "Y01l rl'lUemher her story ? " "Hl'lIIellllJl'rl ' Yes , " crlel1 numpbrey , "She liiHIlPIJlJllreli trolll uellr Dartl110uth 'enrH 1110 , " "YeH , " "Whllt hccnllle ot her-poor girl ? " sull1 ltllmlillfl' ' , l'llrlll'st ! ) . ; nlll1 the huccn- IIl'l'r'tI ' checks colored us the wordli ot lilt ) ' ( (0)1. ) "Shc joined IH'r IJr'ltlllr ! out here. " "But he WIUI a cOII\'lel. " "She helpcli him to ellcnpe. " I "I see It nil , " cried Hllmphrey , cnJerly ; "uIIII hl ! hl'enme thc plrute-ulIII 'OU he. cnlllo the pirate-the huccaneer , Cununu , 110re .Jullk. " "Ye . " "Good hellVl'nsl" ejnculatcl1 Humphrey. "Alld Ihl ! sllltr-'ollr mster , 1111111-the hallllsome , dnrle.e'edlrI / who III 1113' cous. 111Oh , hnllg OoulIllI JlllUesl Whllt U scounllrel hc coulll hel" It was the sturd ) ' , olltspoluII exclnma. 11011 at un honesl glllIshllItlelUnll : / , anll ns thc hllccnllecr heurd It , lIumllhre ' felt his hand Helzl'd In n firlll g lp , to hI' held ( or n tew mOlllenls nlld Ihl'lI IroPllcll ! , "But he's dend , " cuntinlled HUlllphrey. "Let hllll rest. But 1t.11 ! Ull'-the sisler- 'Ohl" A Ion I ; look or apology nnl ! pity tullow. cl1 this ejaculation , ns Humphre ' recall. el1 the IIcelle in the tllIIple , the anJullih ot the figllre on Itl ! knecs , allli the pns , slonote words ot IIlljurntion nlll ! Ilra'er , It wns as It n veil which hId hili 1'011111011- 1011'S cburocler from him hnl ! becn sul1- l1elll- torn nllhle nlld lool ot ' ' ) , n ( S'mlllth ) Ienmel , ! trom his e 'I'1l as lIe strelchell out his hnnl ! III a trnllk , 1II(1l1ly tllshloll. "I be ! ; ) 'our pnrcloll , " he cried , sOflly. "I dill 1I0t kllow ull Ihls , I alii sorr ) ' I ha vc hecD so IIhrupt In what I snIJ. " "I hnYe 1I0thillIC tu Curglve , " sa III the hucculII'er , wnrmly , alld his sWl\rth ' checls ! ; Iowed nil IIlIl11phre ) ' gazl'l ! ellrll- estl ) ' III his e'es. "AIIIl Cor the snke 'ot ltrn\'o 0111 De\'oll 1I11d hOllle ) ' 011 Ifpored III ) ' lite nlll1 trentell me liS you hIlVI' ? " "Not tor the IInle ot hra'e Old De\'on , " suhl the bucclllleer , ! trnvel ' , "bllt tor ) 'ollr uwn , Now , CUlllnln HUlIIlhrey Arm- IlItl'Ollg , cnll we be friend ! ! ? " "Yes I" exclnllllcl ! II ulllphrey , co/crly / , as he strl'tcbed Ollt his hnnl1 , "No ! " he crlld , lettlllg It toll , "It Is ImpoHslble , sir. 1 IlIn'e III ' I1l1ty to do to my 1 < 1111 : ulIII theRe I've left at hOllie , I nl11 3'our prisoner : clo with lIIe as ) ' 011 plellsc , tor , U ! ! 11 11'11 1I I'lIIn II , I tell ) 'OU thut whnt 'Oll IIsk Is Imposlhle. " 'I' nre enmllh's , IHIII I I1\lIst escn(1o , " 'hen I 110 eHCIIIIC 111) ' tURk bl' lns IIlalll-to root ollt ) ' 011I' IIl'st at hornets , So tor heovell's IInIH" tor the sale ot whnt Is ( lnst the dn ) ' I eSCIIlc IIrovlde tor ' sotel ' tor ' dut ' 'ollr own ) ; m ) I lUllS I 1I0 ! " "Then ) ' 011 rl'tllse me YOllr trlenllshll ( " "Yes. I nl1 YOllr cnCIIIY , sworn to do n certnln IIl1t ' ; bllt 1 shnll escalH' when the time hllK CUIIH' , I can sny 110 1IIore. " Ol1AP'l'Im XV. 1I1I1II1Ihrey Armilrollg : snt lIzln throulh Ihe o(1enillg ot his ( lrlson lit the dnl'l , tOfl'st yllflas IInll Ilrellllll'lI ot gllK- Illud 111111 Its \'CI'l1l1l1t fields IInll go III-cull' 111'11 lIIelidull's. 'J'III ! whole bllSllll'ss cOlluceh'd with the Dell ! ! CIIIIW bnel , 10 him , 111111 with It the t1 lIre ot Ihe handsume rllstle lishcr ! : irl stlllldlllg 115 It wI're vlYldl ) ' hl'Core hllll , IInll with her his COUSIIl , till ! cnuse ot ull Ihc IIII/TerIIlK / , "lIuw slrallge It hr , " hI' thou ht n alll , "Ihut I sholild he hroll ht 11110 l'olltUCt with her brother like this ! Poor tellow ! morl' III II IIclI IIgnlnllt thUll slllnlll ; ; ; RIII1 liS Cor hl'r- " "Pour ! : Irl ! " 'J'lll'fl' WIIS n IIII ht 1111111111 ns ot some olle IJrl'nthlll ! : hurd , nllli the bllCcllllcl'r stoOl ! lll'tort , him , IIl' tllllll'd ! : rll\'t'l ' , nnll helll Ollt bls hallll : hilt 11l1m(1hrl' ' II hI not IlIlm It , nllll thl'Y rl'lIIallll'lI 1I7.IIIK a I ench olher tor SOIlIl ! tl'W 1II11111tl'II III sllenel' , "l1l1ye 'Oll tholllht belll'r ot lilY 111'0' 110ols , ClilltllillrlllstruII : ; ? " sa III the bllcennl'l'r ' at IlIlIt , "A re we to be trielllls'I" "It I ' , ; 11II(10119Ib1I' , sir , " relllll'lI 11111 - ( lhrl' ' , ' 11111'11) ' , " . \ttt'l' whnt hll'l IIl1s'Iell I srl'Ye to h/'e / 10 rl'jucl YOllr ullnlllc's , " "I can walt , " 1111111 Ihe hllCCl1nl'l'I' , Ila. tll'lIl1y. "The tlnh' will ( 'IHlle. " I1ulllllhre ' shllol , his 1Il'IIII , "III ther ! ! 1\II 'lhlnj. ( 'IJwUllt \ \ ? " "Y I'S , " 5uld 1I1111111hrey , shI\'lIly : , " 1lb , I'rt ' . " "TIII'e It , It III III III ' 11111111. " " , .lbl'rIY cllnllll'll to 'Oll , Iflt' : 'I , 'l'IIl'I'I ! 111111' 1111' 1111111'1' no Cllrllwr 1I1I1IlItlllll'l. ; I wlllllot IIlht 11IIllIlIt : 'Oll ; hilt I'II ) ' 1111' Ill'rlStll\)1I \ ) thlll whut ) ' 011 nsl , CUll IICI'I bu , " I "I cnn wnlt , " Hllhl the hllcrnlll'l'r IIg\ln : , ' IlIlotl ' , 1111 heI \ hlll' : ! 'I'S rl'sl tor n tl'l\ II1UllWUtS IIpOIi hili prlsllner's fa 1'1' , 11m ! thell ! l'ft Iht , rOOll1 , Ihllllllhl'l' ' sprnll 1111 hnllatit'lItI ' , 11111 WIIS nhuIII to luI'e , till' chlllllhur ilkI' I wild hl'lIst 111 II en e wllt'n hI' 111'11 rtl , 'olcc : In th. ! currll1 , ' , ulIl1 tllrectly atllr DlllnJ < < . , \ , - - - f I entered. ' 1'he mnll lookell troublell , nntl IItooll 1I1rt1'1I111 , theu he 111011. ' 10 thl ! cllr- tlliu IInd wellt 11011'11 the corridor , to sillY 'l1way ' tor 1IIIltl' II 1IIIIIrter ot all hour bl- ! Core he rl'tllrllell. "lIe's Ione , lIor , sllCe enouh ! , [ , 'lIlx , cnlllllJn , lIellr , I tnll' liS It I ollHht tu be hllns ; . " "I1I1I1K , 1)1I111) ' ? " "YI'S , sir , tor trenclwry to 8S ltool1 a ( rlelld liS I J\'I'r hllll , " " ' \'hllt du you lIIelln , Dinny ? " crlcd Jlulllllhrey , elilterly , " Iune , 801'1 " 'h ' , thnt nil the Jrllte IIIln III 1111''orlll , Crlllll Cnl'sllr dowlI to I'lIlel' 1I01l0\'nll , hu'e hnll their wilke sltle , I'"c Iot mlue , 111111 I'm a Cnllen 1IInn. " "HIII'lile out 1III1II1Iy , " crlld lIumllhre ' , uqhlllK , "Thllt's jllst wllOt I'm IlollI ! ; , 1101' , " Hall1 Dill II ) ' , with n 'fIJtt IIlIIlh' , "It's IIl\turl. ! , ser , She wns hlld elloulth , nnll thlll YOIl 1Il'IIICd her , Oh , tlll'fl"S 110 ( olhtlll ! nJcu Itl It IIsl'll 10 be . 'm In OlrtllIlId. She Ha'S to the little hlrdH 111 IIII. ! sllrill - I'house ) 'Ollr IHlrlllcrs , dllrllll'H , sIll' Hnys , lIud they ( ' ) \se ( ' 1'111 ; and Hho salll the sallie 10 hllllilin 1111111 , nnd III' ehooscs h's. ' " "Oh , Jlnll ' , It ) 'ou hlldll't qllite Much n lonlo ; tonjlIol" ; crlod HUlllphrcy. "I"lIlx , It's n reltular snrllillt , ser , tor Il'nltth , 111111 jllst nH IIcslI ylu ; hilt IS I Willi slI 'ln , whnt Nlltllre Hn 's III I'wlll Oirolallll In thc IIprlnl ; Rhc SIl ' 11 out 1II're In thlH III1Htl' ur a cOlillthry , whcre thCrl'K lIa'thur Hilrilll- ; , Sll 11I111 I'r , nlltumn , nor winther-lluthlllg hilt a sort ot IIl1Jshposh ot HlIlIshlne anti howllillt thllnder torllls. " "Alld will 'ou rcnlly help me to es- CII ) ! ! ' ? " "Whlsht , Horl " 'hnt nre ye thlnldn uhou11 Sll ldllg II10ud 111 8 coullthry II'lwre the pnrrots CUll tllll ( IIIw Ohrls- tlnns unl1 the threl's Is tull ot ully ChllPS , II'ho sit alld'wntch 'e ulld sny lIothlll , hut howld lol ht wid their talis , ulld thlll 1-0 ; 1I11r1 whlshller their 1I1I 'crcls to one III10ther. " flY ou'll heltl lIIe ? " "Yls , sir , It ) ' 0'11 10 down on your hOIlI1- d klleeH nlll1 tnke 1111 ollth. " , "Ollthl Whllt onth'/ ' "NI\'er to hethl'II ) ' ur tllke part In 'llln- thlllg n ell COllllllodore JUllk , the thrucllt , bravest ho ) ' thllt IYer stePIll'd , " "You nre rlltht , Dlllny , Ill' Is II IIrnve mnll , nnl ! I swear thnt 1 will lIut betra ' or attncl ( hllll , coml' what IIIn ' . Get lIIe lilY IIhcrt ' 1I11t1 tbe IIhel'l ) ' or my mell , lIud I'll bc cOlltCllt. Slop ! I Cllllllot 10 so rnr as thllt : therc arc lilY IIIcn , I IIII'lal' I 11'111 1I0t attllck 'ollr eUltalll wilhoul /1\1111 / ; him duc noUce , thnt he IIla ' er' ! ClIlIe ; bllt Ihls nellt ot hOl'nl'ls IIIUst he bllrned Ollt IInl1 111) ' mell treel1. " "Ah , well , we WOII't IlIlggle ahout thrl- lies , sort SWl'ar this , Her : Ye'll hcba\'e to the cnptnlll IIkl' a gillticman. " "I SWl'nr 1 will. " "Uetilld , thl'n , 1'111 wid ye ; nlld there's Hlle lIIore tn ror I'll he nHkilig ) 'e , SU1' . " " " 'hat Is It ? " " " 'hill wc et snte home ye'll cOllie anl1 give ( lsthress Grl'en.IYs ! nway. " "Yer , ) 'I'S , DiIlIlY. Anl1 IIUW , tell me whn t will ) 'OU do ? " "Sure , I'll haYe an 01 on a hont , nnll HI'e thllt there's sOllie " 'other and hish- Idts anll n Iun In her ; alld thin , ! tor , I'll set IIlht to tbe mnltl11.lne , Cor It'll be a rnle pllsure 10 bioIup thnt owlrl allItle- IIInn ns Is UIWII ' 1I leerlnl ; anl1 grllllliu/ / ; lit me as much ns to say , 'Och , DillllY , 1 kllow all nhout the wlll1y ! , nnll lirllt t'UIe 'C go to see her I'll tl1I Blnek Illzzllrd , 01111 theil , 'ware , huwkl' " " ut when shllll ) ' 011 do this ? " "Flrllt tolme It seems asy , sor. " "In the IIlltht ? " "Av coorse , lIor. " "Alld how shull 1 kllow ? " "II II rI , at thllt , now ! PilLe , nr'n't I telling ) ' 1' , Ror , thnt I'll hlow up the mag- u7.lne' , SlII'e , 1111' ) 'e don't ( lUY so lIIuch IIttelltioll to It whcn ye go to shleell that ) 'e won't henr that ? " "Ot COllrllC I shell hcar It , " said num. phrey , oxcltl'dl ) ' . ' , " ' 1'hln , that's the s II ; 11 11 I , ser ; nlld whl'n It goes Ii 1. 7. , hI' I'Itll1y ulld walt till 1 1Im to ye , IInl1 thlll Iood.h ) ' to the rover's 101Ce. Whlsht ! " . . . . ' . . . A tortllight passld ! , durin ! ; which the huccnlleer ylllltl'd hhr ( IrlliOllcr twice , liS Ie to h'e hllll 1111 olllul'tlllllt ' 10 > lpeuII , hilt eneh tlllle III clllllpuny with Burt. Buth were \'er ' IllIht ulIl1 stel'l1 , nlll1 hut Cel\ ' words II't'I'e suid. lover 'thln : . ; wnll l1ulle to IIInle thc prlsoller's cOluli- tiun lIIorc ellliurable , hut the altellllnllS IIUW were Irksollle ; 1I11t ! thou h Hum- 1111fI' ) ' . \l'lIIstl'UII : ; la ) ' IIstenllll ; Cor toot- tllIIIS ! with the greutest allxlcly , holle which down the cOrl'ldor'erc callie \\'erc nut th01w he wlslll'd to heur. "Onl' ot thcIII IIIIht : hnyc mnnn 111 ! to cOllie allllI / \ ( ' me a word. " he Nuill. tret- tully , as at Inst , wear ) ' at'lItchlll ; ' : till" Rclntlllntlons ot the fire-flies III II dlslallt Olll'lIlnl : , he thrl'w hllllelf UIIOII his cuuI'h to tr ) ' 1\1\11 IIh'ep , tl'l'lIl1 ' thai he wOIIIl1 IIc 'il'ulccCul all IIIht : , whell 1111 lit lIncc , jllllt liS hi' tl'lt IIIn t trnllhlld , his I''CS closll1 , nlld he WIIS deell III n dft'lIl11ll's'l Sll'l'll , lost 10 I'\'l'r 'thlll hilt the tl'rrifie roar II'hll'h sIHIIII'III ' hlll'lIl forlh , Cullow- in : ; II vl\'ld IInsh ot IIKhlllllll : . nllli. ns COllfUSl'd nnd halt sllIlIlIl'll , 1I1I1II1Ihre ) ' sllll'led " 11 , 1111 hll'a ot IIII' proll051'11 1':1' cnlll' 1I1'1'lIlI'd to hlllns9l'd nWII ' , IInll hc Hnt wntehlll ! : tor the IIl'Xt lIalh , 11911'lIlu ; . : tOl' till' lIl'xt Ill'al , thlllltlllg that thlli was n 1II0si terrllie ! ! torlll , u 1I0sh-lIo Ill'nl-hlit n cOlltllllel1 hllZ7. ot yolCl'S 111111 the distlillt 1111111'1'111 ; : ot tl'et , while a dellsl' . 1IIIIIk ndol' ot I'\lltlll- : ( ed KUIIIHI\\'lh'r Ill'III'll'atl'l ] the Corest , nllli I'lltcred the wltlliull' cIse to which Ihl ! I ( lrisolll'r Slit , : "DIIIIItlw Isl'alll'l" ! he cried , I'XClt- ( 'dl ' , as he Illrall : ; 'rolll hili bl'll , tor I\IIW a lIullh did COlli I' wllh IIhllust bl lullll : ; rorcl' ; hut It was II 1II1'lIlal lIash'hlh II'U hllll IlulvN'III : ; wllh I'Xcltl'llll'II1 , n'-1 he sprnll ! ; tu thl' clIl'lallll'd corrldol' ulld IIsll'nl'd there , A stllJ ! DIIIII " : I , Yes , he Imew It weill It waH cOIIIIII ! : 111011 : ; ' the ! : reut SIOlll' ( la911cl : : "Qull'lWI' ! shllll I'asll ' : ; ct nwa ' , tur tl1I' " 1I 1111 crowd nhnul tl1l' C1lltalll , IIsk- hI ! : hllll what to tlo. " DlIIII ' 11'11 Oil rnIIlII ! ' till the ' rl'nrhl'd the turnlll ! : III Ihl' dlrl'clloll ur the olll t 1'11I 1111' , IIl'rl' 111l' ' btl'lIl'k off 10 till' II'ft , ulld tOllllll , 1111 tllI'Y I'lI'al'l'll till' narrow Curl'5t IHlth , Ihlll 1111' lilloI' ot Ihl' 1'\lllod- : I'll : ; UIIIIOlI'dl'r wns IIhllost ovetJhlw"I'III , : \ot II hllllllrl'll YUl'ls ! 111\\ : ) ' VOil'l'1f'I'ft' i heurlllllll'all1l ! : rlllhll ( . . 111111 dll'I''lb'tIel' , 1111',1' WI'I"I' s\ll'lIl. \ ! l11l ! Ihl' ( 'lIlltalll's wOlels , I milK ollt IIlullll ' 110 ; hI' ; : al"l' 01"111'1'11 tn his , IH'olII' ( , thUlIh ; : Il\I'il' \ illlJIIII'1 wns lIut dl'ar tl'lIlI1 Ihe dls11ll1l'1' wlll'rl' lilt' tllIII\s Cl'l'lIt IIlulIl : , , ' IIIl' 1'1111 : n { Ihl' rlllll" , "Are ' 1II1 1111I'1' 'UII an' rIKht'I" whlslH'r- I I'll 11l1l11llhrl' ' ' , "Hohht , BUI' : I 111\'I'r Wlls 1II0rc 1111 , I Whlshl ! Arc rl' tlll'rl"/ " 1 I " "I'H , 'I'S , " CIII1\l' tl'lIl11 dowlI h ' tht'Ch' \ j I ur 11 grt'llt willi. "Oh , DIIIII ) ' , I wnll " I uCrala ) 'OUYlr' ! kllll'llI" . - - "Kilt ! Nny , my dl\rllnl , then' " a d. 0' lite 111 1111' Jet. 'l'nk' b'lwit 0' mt hMI 0111' 011 luch ! . .Id. . IIIIlI wnlk quIck aU.I l Rhtl'llIly , uud I' , ; hnv ! ! ye OWII h , 11 , . sa 'lIllOre , Whl'lthl' bent Is wnltlng , lte- tOft ! ) 'C kllow where ye lire. " 'J'hl'Y Htnrletl o/T / nt II shnrp walk , I > OUIfo InlC at tlllle6 to IIHtl'1I 10 Ihe jllrloll ; ot oxcltl'd'olees hl'hilld , hut rnpldly ud- \'aucln ! : , 011 Ihe whoh' , 101\'IIrl1 their gual. tTu III' cUlltllllll'd" . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PLOWING WITH ELEPHANTS. Jlarlllllll'U llcJlly tll 1.'lIrmcrVho Aslcd If it , , "ollM l'IIY , It may bH said or 1' . 'I' . Burnum that Ill ! WUII tI : ! ! lujI'IJol11o ( or Lord or Laughtr Iwll -utl I , tlw 1II'0toutI VIII- p..Llwr of Al11usement. liow well ho Iwcultlu 1:1u.wlJ through this function one curloull IlIcldun t cert11es ! , Soma yel1t' $ belllt'e he IIled , un obscure Iler- 8011 In Home remote part of Asia Wt'oto u lellcl' , which he Ill'oppoll In the 1OlIt- olllce IIcur him , h'octlll to " lr. Uur. nuw , AlUcrlcu , " 'I'hu letlor reach cd Il lestlnaton without IItI hour's iL" lay , 'l'lw JI"Jat sbowluu ulaifectellly ellJo'cl beilg 10oIn 11'01 the \Ol'y be llnllg ot hil eclobrl ) ' : uiil whol . II foull hil cllebrlt ' lal u tt'ellnd. ous fl\lot' II hil HUCCOSS , he ld eVer ' - thllg that Ic ! could th111 , of to extold thu exploltatlol of his lale. 'l'hll wu : 10t to nourish \'all Imuglnlngs or blcuuse he Iclt eXliltell ; It was to 11'0' lUotC huslllSS , Al'oun his successive homes at Urllglport , Coun" he wns 10l ' or lut- tlg HOlcthlng tlnt suggestel 'I show. ' ' 111'kc cutle , the IIII'rel coW , 01' un elcphant , wCl'e frelluenll ' amolg thc stock to ho noticed In his ! cl s , On ole occaslol he hud ni elcpllnL elglgd In ) lowlng 01 the IIlolng bi whcl'e It coulll 1lulll ' he seen by the the New I pas81Igors on 1IIYen nn Hartford Halt'olll , an agt'culurl ( II' 10\'uton thnt he klew woull get 10' of some sort II e'ul' ' now acr tce ) ) In thc COUltl' ' , I wnl evcn ald tlut ho t'ceel'ed lotel's 1101 fUI'mcra far an wille uslllIg how IUC ! hl ' 010 elchnnt ute , alll If It'ns moro ( - ) )10- ' Iaull to Illowih In elephlut than' wih hOl'sel or oxel , Ils replies We'C , 11\'lrllhl ' flllk , Inl wCl'e of this purport - port : I ) 'OU la0 a 11I1'e wuscum In Ncw YOl'k , Uul I leat Illu ' sen s tmluA ful of pSSI'Icrs within c'e ! hot of thc perrol'lulce , It wi pay , Ind p : ' wcl ; hut I 'Oll hnvc no sucl IU8ttuton , theu horses 01' oxel wi IJ'O"C morc cconomlcal-CI1ur ' Iag' uzlnc. lnll 1 > chnr c(1 11' Hity , As au Instance of Presillelt Uadley' aptness In leetng e\'cl' ) ' sltuatol ! or rcpl'llg to e"cr ' l1rtlncnt or Imper- tueut qucston , the folowlug story Is toll : At 1 rccptou gIvcn for hlw by an 011 frlcld S0l110 UO mies frow New Uu "el , enc hlll\llulII wih I ! ctcr lemory thln tlCt asked llln what he thouht of thc recent ! aselll gu I e , As Yule hn met wltb a dlsllstrous le feat , lle suhject Ilght . ! c caled un- plculalt Wihout. hesitaton presl'l lent Hullley said : "Thcre was I boy Ih'lng In a vlagc whosc unclc lied. The ncxt dlY a Iln drJ\'lng alolg thc roa wus surprised - prised fo Ind the boy wOI'ltng lu I Icll , 'l'hlnklng this dil uot show propcr l'oslJct to the dcal unce , he calcd tle Iud to him and ' 111 : 'John- uy , dldll't you know 'our uncle was lead ? ' -I "Johnny slowly approachcd and lrawlc out : I " 'Yes , I know It-I ba\e cried. " - ' ' Ncw York 'I'Jmes , I " ' ' , Pnwnlrukm"H 1'1100 Hils 'fhu thrce buls ullcd us a sign b , pa wnblkersere Introduced Into En. : lul1 I ) ' the merchalts uul 10ncy brolwrs (1'01 Lombarly , Iuly , who HeWed In LUlllon In the mlddlo ages und they wC'e used by tlem In I'e nlmUlllce or the feuture In I COlt or al'IS thau which nouc WIS more fa. 1111U' II tlllr natve IU'oYlnce , tlat of the Iodlcl lu'll ' . Thcse hals or dlsls II the Icllt'l urms were \'I'lously . cx- IllullCl , the more l11111. su ; etlon helng thl t tl ) ' were II tCUcd ] for pis , II pilylng uluslol to the Ilmc " IL" Ilcl" ( luctol'S ) , WIIII Hoscoe , how- oycr , II hl8 "I.ICe o ( LOl'elZO de le- dlcl" I'ufm's thlr orlln to u moro ) lluslule source , 11 cxplol of A , "cmr- do , ' Chnr- Il Iellel I comUlllllel' luler - lemulu , ' ' 1'hls uoll Wlr'lOl' slew the gllllt Iu elo , whosI cluh he uOl'e lS I trolh ' . This lu'e or cuh hlld Ihrel h'on hals , which the flll ' adopted as their de\'lce. " I . A U.cl' " . ) c\'lce. At u Sulll'uan ulwtun or houschol goods /1 / IICt ve 111 sucecssful ulllel' was a 1ntgolel'Y Onunl ' fa 1'111 Ils pl'chases wel'c Ille I high lu one comcl' of Ihe room , 111 hc WIS HI whel u thl'l'molcler was ' - elgcr olO'- ell , ' ! 'hC'I' wa : 10 hllll : frol luy Illll't\I' , 11111lhl' luctlolee' I'cuchlng It uut to thl l'I'IC' slld : "lcl'e , ! h'u le I ( IUal'lcr fOl' It l1d " talt It alul : ! " : \01 ut ror 10 ! " sa 11 the fnrmer , uaclllg IWI - , " " 'h ' , that's dirt chl'all ! " exelalmcd the luctoneor , "Dol't 'ou WHlt a " I hl'rlometer ? " ; ull" WIS thc Iccll'll r'II ' , "I hnll olle I ynr 01' two IO , Ilul fooled Irolul It 1 : ' lost tle without buil ; nhlo 10 l'IIlo I ut 11 , Wh ' , I coul.in't ' ' " e\'ca ellen Ihe dll'lel thlu : ! III } 'Inlll. BIOIIn 1 WIS , J OII'S 1lcllng IhlUt'Iou' ( thll , he le\'I' got whllt Iw Wil 1111 Hmlh-I t's wOl'se thal Ihnt. 1e 11 ' he ncver gels what 1 ' e\el ll Ilomm't WIII 'rhe ollll'r e\'t'r ' ' , the 011'rOW /rOW ! 10r ' Is to ehlhl's Inelm'l II Itrlhull I I ' ' of 'II ' ' , lemll'l' tl 1 Rllh 11'111 Oliols al'c I 11re\'elltve nu often , I tmes I eUI'u for 111,1 lul to\'er. - - - _ J HWimil ! { - - - r . L : l@m L [ M r : . " . @ " - I \ U / [ @tL L L"l , = I -mmmi } H U mmmmmm mlmnj II , " " , Urhrhtcnilc Olr Home" . In the wlntct' selson a few cholc plalts In the siting room wlnlows add much oed cheer to am' homes. A nlc armngcmcnt Is 8hoWI In the cut. It Is wel 'to have \uI'lcty of plnnts , "Hme for 1owors , others for follge. ' 'hesc mny be t'ca ly procured of IIY forist 01 evcn ol'dm'cd by mll or ex- , ress J luch satsfncton folows the plant- In of I few buluR , such as hyacinths , tulls , I I eR , crcus , ct . 'fheso come Into bloom In n few wcels and arc exceedingly - ceedingly prcty. 'I'here Is a rcat Il'my of folage pllnts thut mny he rradll ' BeCUrI' , BOle also hu\lng hrl ht and . ' lUm' cholo fowerR. .he ! Include crnnhlmR , fuchslaR , prlml'ose , ctc , A 1lm , or two , fcl rubber plant , . ctc" ndd to the greut ornamentaton of n window flled wih plunts , or' to thc , I\II room ' .here arc many styles ot shel\es that ma ' be uscd , A pluln , , sl00th boar - COSY WINIOW. Is oren hlll ' , Abo\e It , on clher sldc , brckets ma ' bc sCI'ewed to th window cnslng , eaCh conlnlnlllg arms wih n tnt , round top , ' plauts , A sland or table In n hay window , ma ' oftcn bc to ' , Things of uRcl alh'antuge this I < nd are very common In city homes ns wel ns II numherless clcer- ful farm homes , But therc nre , as I ruc , nonc too many plants In our homes , As ' brIng fowm's refncment and elcvatn thoughts , let us la\e , . ' , more of thcl-I.'arm and Home Church Work Illt thc BI8Y " 'olllan , Whut wi hccome of church worl , when womcn become too busy to do It ? 'l'hls queston has not 'ct come Inrgcly to the front , but It ccrtnlnly wi In tmc If things go on at tlelr present pace , Mcn hue long ago ceascd to be able to nlend to chm'ch worl" oxccpt when the ' are rogularsalarlcd to do It , or when zeal nnl leisure oxlst 'l'he chm'ch hns looked to women rur the unsalared wOl'k that needs doing : an the women , glad of nn outct for tholr encrgles , have wiingly gI\cn I their bcst and their spare I thought tme to school , Sunday teaCllng missionary mcetlngs , the malln/ aar-eoths and vORtmcnts , nnd thc conduct 01 fairs , fcst\als , chm'ch suppers a11 so on , In tlc lust gcneraton thc uuslcst womcn In each town wcrc Ilwa's to bc found foremost In the churches , 'j'he women of 40 und o\cr are sti to.da ' In chuch wOI'k , lut how nuout thc young and bus ' womcn ? 'Ihe SUIIIY schools bcgln to notlc thnt she docs not afer to tcach , She Is as tred , alur hcr wcek's worl" as a , man , nnd necd , rest on Sundar , She has no free weelday aflcloons In ' 'which to attend mlgslonnry mcotngs , She Is maltng hpr IIIor clsl ! she has clubs an eoul'ses of I'ealing to attend - tend , or Is heal't fnd soul at wOI'Ie In n colege sctmlont , In the church , moreovcr , she must work under the . uutho'lt and slIpl'r'lslon of thc cler- g ' : whm'cas on hORpital boards or In chlrlnulc or anlzntlnns she has al thu authorlt ' nnlnl the IIco ! nltol : Nat- m'al ' , she grows to prcfel" thc lntor , 'j'he hls ' woman IR thc plclwd WOlan , usunl ' , all 81perlor women ha \ ueen to stl'cnth of ehlch gullls nnll mectngs hltllrlo , 'l'lo chureh cllnot aloIl to dll)111 ( nl ' 1110n thl Infedor , woman , slrel - , Cun this ho tw nlal- ' Ing of the slll'les olored to Sllln ' sChool teacll's ] In Rome of 0\ Cles ? 'lhe whohJ qlestol Is al Intclestll 010 fll la ' hn'e SOle healllIg 1111 thc alegel pr'Relt Ileeline of chlch lCe In AIUllcn-Iflpel"s Bnzar , Ch"nslu : Vlcw" . I , "I'VI plctlrl11 IIhe Huil ! , the ml. thut I'l nlll' ' , " " ' reaehill her ' ' 'hel le\'enteellth 'car ; "Ihcrc'l olll , ' ( il' Idlld thut 1 e\'t.r ! \1 AI ] he Illt I hero Ippcnr , / 'hlll lun nlld lusl lie Ihle alld hlllcome hruye I Apolo 111 : llIr : ni 1 Oll' ' AIIII If I cnll't cnpU\'ato Iich lS 1 CI'I'e : , I 'Yh ' , tll'l , I nsel't , I'l hllve 11011. "Al men hn\o thl'lr fallls , " IIhe WfS I heard to exclulm , Whell rellehll her t weltr-fCh ) 'el : ; , "Of COlrC , I 11 10ltllI for nlrlt 11111 fllC , Blt Ilch 11) ' be Ilctln ! 1 feur. I'll 1I' to haye dl llt ' , l'Ollrl : " Inll grnel' , A Iln who Is elrlelt nnll trle , ' Ilron for thc battle 1\1 \ \ ' \ho't for the l'UCl' , 1\\'lf Bllt hlif of thele'Irlles w1 do , " She Cllt I dowI In her thirteth 'II' ; 10' 1111'11'1'1' for 111 thlt Ihl' lL For Ihl' hld teclllcl , It scemcl1 to bl' ' , She el'nr ' . "Iw , I - wnlll'l 11 gll.le tl. - , Inn cOllI Jet 'he , \ lerh11 n Irl. i " 'hnt 1nlws til' AIl'l'll'nn gl'l 1 ' ' ' ' ' hl't' . \ ht'lng II lost all'I't\'l' sel1lolt. del CO , allnlll ' 1111 good tellll'l' , Now , 1 In 10t a IInle'I'r , unl I 1USt Ia ' that Ilret ' WOII IIC UK Ileh hI the Jlnorl ' In the Unll'l Htnh's as II any oth r counr ' , Wl'l09 "Is' ount lIe 'v . , _ r r' , . , , Santo ' 'hyrso , In the 811' Set. Beauty - . ty , Is ' ' ' , You lke goll , scarce e\e' 'whl'e clnnl 1ore gold In CaUfolla thl1 ' In Blrope ; hit e\cn In Culforl : 'OU ccrtnlnl ' 1111 10re dl'oss thnn gold , su I It Is wih WOlen. In 8011 plnee3 , or II I In sonw countries , thc IUlhlI' of Illet- 'I ' ty w01cn Is gl'eltcl' Ilnn In Ilhers , alll In this hrnncl of nutllrl PI'IHlucton the Unied States Is not ulhllhulld , 'l'hls , howe\er , Is only 1 fOI'lgl'r'9 vlcw of the sUbjcct. ' 10 tel the tlth , 1 IUne nC\er 10t an Alel'lnn gill ot . 20 who did not consiler Ilrsllf ( as. clnntlngj this Is self-collfdence , nnl for a W011n to hcle\'u she Is hl'n utlrul Is half WI ' to I'eul heaul ) ' , In the fl'st plncc , n ) luln WOlnn , whu Is a ware at her Illnlnl'ss , Is InhuIy ) , Ian Is a selllh unlmul , and dSlle what 10V- cis say ahollt lad wOlen nntl the power - er of tcnrs , unhullpiless Is lS rOllelal t I to a dlsouse to I " healhy Ilnl lS I healhy lody , 'J'hen , the conscious I plain W01lU gives UJ evlY thought of pleasing. and twrefO'e she docs nolll- Ing to lale hel'solr Itrct\c. She docs 10t dl'ess In n 'becollug wn ' , Rho does not Si le , she does not tlY to ho utt'lctve , She bcc01es 10or dul. , ' or both-Detrolt li'l'ee Prcss , I'or thc YoulJ Mothcr _ I Is n pathoUc trutl thut morc chl lreu are spoied by too much lo\o thal uy too lte , 01' , rtcr , u lo\'u shown ; 1 the wrong WI ) ' . , SO anxluns Is a 'oung mothcr to see hel' l I 0 ute hapJY , sllng anlll19' 0. thnt II quite eal'l ' dll 's she oCtn excles It with phl 'ltg wih I talklllg i ald tossing , when she l\l : fa I' beter . let 1 Iest II1 sloCI > , ' .rhe happest ; Ind healhiest babies are those accustome 11'01 the \'ory flst to le on a thlcl. \nl'm rug on the ! oor , cooing und cl"owlng to thOISO'C fnd 10t cxpet- Ing to be picked up , nUlse roclcd , lossed nnd , excite An Intel' on the happlcst " chllllen It Il'e those taught to walt on and "help , mother , " 10t thosc pe11etlaly expcct- Ilg mother to I ! nshlo her wOII , to amusc them , I Is neaher wlsl nor n' 1ln(1 ( to so wal al a chl 's pleasure , and to speld our nmusln U tme lte . ehlld. plclcng up Its hal , buldl ; .1 houses wih Is bt'lel's , fctching lul 'i ' [ Carr 'ln : rOI I Is to dcstroy Is pow- 4 ers of Relf-rclRnC to makc It .row I ' , I up masterful and se1sh , and unnt It ' for a world In which the most t hepful nrc the most hnppy. Ohlldl'e,1 , mnnll ed In the right way I ' arc quite proud and happy to o I'tte ; 11' : thlngR and wnl on otlcrs , and this should uc cncourageJ , , ! j , Cnrrles Hurnl 1111 lit I 1 I's. Olnles Smih , of E gerton , 11 Ohio , carries tlc mul on I rU11 free ' ' \1 ll'llvll" ! oute , ner tute Is known I' I as No , 2 , out of 1 ; i Edgerlon , lC' home IY Is a mie und a halt r from the postolce , \ , where sle must go t' \ ' to rcceh'c the mul ' I ; betore sturtng out J on tle route , whleh i i' ' Is t wen t ' - SO\'I'n mies lon , One hun- ; dl'cd and clghleon I fnmlcs lve along \ ' route and 81xty tle ns , l , : ITn , il daly pnlcrs nre de lvered b ' hcr , to say nothln of the ' ! lot of ICttI'1 and postnl cm'ds , lrs , , I ! Smih beun to w01'1 on thc routc on 'I JUly 1 und has not missed n single I _ trIp , She ni ends to hcr houslhohl du- I j tcs befolc stnrtng from homc , She J \ carries hcr dlnnor and focd for her ' ! A horse , 1rs , Smih Is a womnn ot ro ; ! ' 'I hust healh and has enjo 'cd many 'r 11 I educatonnl ad\'antugcs , , I \ ShllllnluJ lt Home. I An egg Is one of Ihl hlst clcansers ot I thc houd al1 hah' that can be used , If . \ Bl'enk the e g 111 ueut I ul we ) , Put a ltteUII watcr In a husln , Itan the ( head ovel' It and dnmll the Il'adn ' I hnlr al over , Next dll > the Ingcrs In < ) ' the Iwaten Ig and rub thoroughly f with It , It wi malc quite a In ther ' ! and bln out thc (1I't Procced tlul , the e Is used and e\er ' porlon ot , the hend hns hel'n I'uhbed dth It. 'l'h6 ) hair must now he thoru ll ' anll caro- " ' 1 ful ' rinsed , Islng plcnly of wltr. ' .rho I , watel' Rhoull he ) olIlcd over the head , h ' a Rec < IHI lJrson , When ul the e/g J Is quite t'll ed oI and tw hair eltan I I'lb the head vl/olously to Il' ' I , Ind I then the Ion ! hair , Let It hnn 100s I , fOl' an hOlr or so , alowing Ihe ni' to 'I Illir Ihtuh It Ualr wlue ! III'OVell I h ' dt' 'III It In ' thl OPl I WhOl'l' the sln t'un on , Is ' " I fhlne I I 10t ud\'lslule 10 't dl'esR thc hah' too soon ' , - In . nrcl'usl . " I. < 1 Bcally nrHI \lsloI , Won't : . ,11'1 , ' Amcl'lcun \ An scientst hns come to i Ihe cOlcuslun thnt the tenllenC ' of too . , mllh educatlol ' Inteoetual Ile\clop- 1 ! I Illt In WOII'n Is 10 1111 > thel lose I I ' ' ' , twit' hl'IUI le InflunceH the ll'O ' : of , ' ' ' urc ' . ! WOICI IIIU 'lhl' SIII'ome. 'Ihe\ woo the Iwn , cOltl1 the al'nll's ' tiw i It' homc the , anl nltol trlsmlt II'OIII't ' , and lea \e I he men nothll to I 10 , 'Ihe reful IB , sa 's the sclelltst ; , thlt the ' ur thc 1 ll'st women 01 elu'th , " _ " ' "rll'H : IOHt Gnrscols Icll. Anll COUltcss Du ( asle/me / Hlecls the ' hl'll or II I'lat ladalW De SL" \'I nc , thnn which thcI'e Is no lner In al the wOI'I1 I t Is lalle ot glhltd c "lnr wend Inla11 wih pl'ccloUb stonl's , und has Illntqd II1wis hy the ' JI'cutest 11" " { rs of thJ scvl.nt enth nnd cliht. tI'nth centuries.