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A SISTER'S ' VENGEANCE "
By CEORCE MANVILLE FENN
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' ' 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. "
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" "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
< < . ,
\
,
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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"
.
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- - - - - - - - - - -
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.
