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CllAP''J.m 111.
'I'h ( ' tcnrll were /lcnr'cl ) ' 'et Ilrlc t ,
1\"lIIch he hnd tlhed O\'l'r hili mt'lhcr II
rollin , when Cousin \\11I cn\1le 10 1111 , nnd
In on ( ' cornl1.r of hili jr'cn , 0\111 trunk
tlll'ro Iny OJ tn' of I\oft browlI hair ,
, which he hnd I\\'cred Crom thnt mother'/ !
bend. tIc \\1\11 the I\on of 111) ' mOlllt'r'1I
oul ) ' I > i ter. who , 011 hrr denth 1 , , tI. hnd
l'O\1Imlltl' < 1 hlll1 to the gllnnUnnllhlp oC
mr Co'hn , ollklnj ; hlll1 \1'alll'ntl ) ' wllh
her \\1ywnrd ho ) ' , for bcnenth his Cnull ) '
utl'rior thl'rl' Iny n mine oC ex'dll'ncc
which nnuht : SO\'C wortls of ) o\'e t ouhl
fatli m.
It wns nlJht whl'n he renchl'd Sunny
Bl\nk. nnd'n In l'd , but thro\l h the
closl'd doors 1 couht ! the 11011I1\1 nt hili ,
"ol'c and In nu IUlltnnt 1 l'qwrlt'lIccd !
a e sation oC delight , ns if In him 11
.houll1 lind n kindred spirit. 1 cOIIM IIOt
wilit until morning before 1 snw hll1l ,
nnd , rising , IIoCtly , 1 gropett my wn ) ' dlw,1
the dnrk stnirwny to n kllot hole , which
hllli more dum oUCQ done me scr\'lee
whcn sent frow the room while \11) ' u10th.
u nnd her compnuy toM 10ll1rthln 1
, vns not to heRrl Ile wns slttlnjt so lhnt
the I Iht of the lamlJ Cell full upon his
face , which , with Its h lh , white brow ,
azet eyes nnd mnss of WI1VY hnir , Itcem.
etl to me the most benullful I hnd I\ ' ( r
een. Involuntarily I thought oC Ill ) ' IIWII
plain features , nnd Baying to m 'IICIC ,
. 'He'll never like me , never , " I crept
back to bed , wondering If It were t1'no
tl1at homely little girls mnde lIomethnes
handsome women.
The next morning , wl hlng to IJrodnce
os fl1vorablo on Impression liS pn3slble ,
I was an unusually long time mnldng 10)
toilet-trying on one dress after nnoth.
er , and finnlly deciding upon a white cnm.
brlc , which I never wore eXCl'lt ! to
'church , or on some shnllnr occnllion. Glv.
Ing an extra brush to my I1nir , which 111111
rrown out darl.cr and so ver ) ' curl ) ' thnt
Charllo called me "Snnrly llote , " 1 stal't. II
ed tor the breakfnst room.
"What upon enrth hns the chillI Jot
IIn ? " was jrnudmn's exclnmntiou , while
knother bade mo "go atrnl/ht , bnck nnd
change my dress , " nsklng "why I hnd
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put on my very best.
I "Sollln' h r cav for Dill , I Guest < , " sur , : .
, ested Ohulie , who , bo'like , WnA nlrend ) '
pn terms of great Inthuncy with his
UJlln.
More angry thnn grieved , I went back
to my room , where 1 pouted for hnl nn
hour or more. Then. ! ! electlng the WO\8t.
looking dress I had , I ngnln IleSCllIlcd
to the dining roum , where Ohnrlie l'l'e. '
leutod mo to Will , telling him lit the
lomo time "to spare nil comments on m ) '
npvenrance , as It malle me mnddcl' thnn
' . Mnrch harD to be called ugly. "
I "I don't think she's ugly. Anywny , I
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, Uko her looks , " snld Will , smlllnl ; down
pen me with , those eyes which have
Iinco mndo many a honrt bent as mine
did then.
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Will had alwllYs liv.ed In the city , nnd
'bow , nnxlous to see the lions of thcoun. .
try at once , he proposed to Ohnrll" n
rnmble over the fnrm , Inviting me to nc.
compnny them , which I did wlllln ly , ' not.
withstanding that Chnrlio muttered somo.
thing nbout "not wnntlng a got IItuck
along. "
I In the pnsture wo came across old
BOlTe I , whom Will suld he would ride
. lilt they did In a circuli , If Oho.rllo would
only cL tch him. Thill was an ensy tnsk ,
for Sorrel , suspectiug no ovll , como up
to us quite roadlly , when Will , lenlJill
upon his baele , commenced whoopln ; ; IIntI
bolloolng so loudly that Sorrel's multlo
'was ' up , and for nearly an hour ho rnn
quite as fast as his rider could wish. Thill
wall hla first dny's adventure : tl1t1 lied
one was a IIttlo different. 11'lndln ! ; a co , , '
! II the lane , ho jtled the exp rhnent of
) nll ln , succe dlnss " , -en thnt when
lit I1llht Snlly came In with her half.filled
pnll , IIho declnred that "Llnobnck 'vii
\'Iryln nt' , for sho'd only given a drop or
.0. " For thlll and numerous other mls.
demeanorl , Will also rO ( : lved IIbsollltlon ;
hut when , on ii " econd Sahbnth after
his arrival , hQ nnd Oharlle both were
. . mlssod from church , whither they bad
' .torted a full half hour before the relit
of our family , father lirew fidgety , hold.
Ing hIs hymn book 'nong IIlde up , and sit-
n , ' In. ! Qt stnndln ! : , durlll the prny-
! f thing ho was novel' known to do
before : Ho was very strict In the ob.
Bervance of the fourth commnndment , ns
ludrod were mOllt of the citizens of Sun.
ny Bank , It being an almost Stnte pritlOn
offense to stay Il\vny from church on the
, anbbath , or spenk above a whisper until
\ aft' . . . sunset.
I J Fer a long time the comIng of n circus
j I ' ' had been hernlded by fiamlng hanl\bills
' : 111 red nnd yellow , one of which Will
I ' plnstered on to our rent barn door , from
\ which conspicuous post It was removed
br my father. who conscIentiously turned
bl bt ck upon men and women rid In. ; on
their hend. , declnrlng It an outrage upon
.11 rules of propriety , and denounclnl : clr.
cuses and clrcusgolng people ns utterly
, 1. low and vulgar. 'rhus from my earllp.llt
; " , , romeD\brnneo had I been tnught , and still
I' my heart would throb faster , when ver ,
with the beat of the drum and the sound
of the bugle , the long procession IIwopt
pn t our door , and more than once I had
Itolen to the top of the hili , whence could
be seen the floatIng bonner and wn'in
canvas , wntchlng from afar the eVIl ]
dared not npproach.
Great , then , was my surprise , when
on the morning of the eventful dny , WII
Bugestl'd ; Ulut Charlie , John , 1.11.10 ant :
I shoulll run away In the e"enlng nnl
visit th "dolllgs , " 1111 he cnlled It. I Will
shoclcctl that ho should IJropose my oln.
to sueh II pi lice. "It wns low all\ ! , 'ul
gur , " 1 told him , "nlltI 110 one went tiler.
but lonferll 11I111 rowdh's. "
dut hu nSIlIrel,1ue tltut 1 was mlstnle
U
'en , sn'llIg that "soll1e of oW' JUost reslle
, 'tnble pl'ollll ) attr.ndcd : " and then been
, 'drl'tl "how I Wll8 e\'er to know anythh11
unlellR I ort < , : o In a while went to a circus .
or 1theater. . 01' somethln& . Ie IVnB tier
fl.ctl ) ' ridiculous , " l1e said. ' ' 'f0l' , taiher tl
k OIJ UB COOllcd up ut home. Nobody 01" ,
( litl" tlo. 'l'herq WRII Lawyer 8mlth'
dl\.lIhter , pnd Judge Brown' . niece wh ,
olwlI1went. . Ilud If It didn't hurt thell
' .1 . It wOlildn't hurt me. "
" , t , 'J'I 18 Will reasoned , persuading mo n
; \i 11111t : I1nd just at t1a1'k , Lizzie amI I , 0 :
, l'I'I lt'lj ! of Iolng to bed early , went t
, I ' ( , r'rlllltl1 , clrl'1I8cd ourselves In our bcsi
1111,1' tl" " , " wh"l1 we were ready , Iotot ou
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111"11 till' rooC oC the woodshed , tIellcelld.
,11Ii , : thencIJ by menn oC u IlIddo1' which
I Will nllli Ohnrlie brollJht Crom the barn.
1 hnlt the utmoHt cOllfidence In Will , end
'et nM I tIrew nellr Iho tent and 8n IV
the rnhhle , whoso nlJpenrllnce fully eq1htl.
( ' \1 III ) fnther'lI dl'scrlption , I wlMhed lilY'
. .elf nwn ) ' . .T1I9t thell the bnnd Insidu
strllck " 1' ' , nlHI I : h'llI m ) ' Cenrs to the
willel , I IIrejllell ! forwnrd , once Involun.
tnril ) ' tllrnln ! ; 111) ' hend nsldo ns I heard
a /111\11 nenr thc door exclaim , "Doucon
Lee'li chlltlrclI , nil 1 IivlJl Is the 'va rid
cOlUill ! : to UII cnll ? "
Itltllnnt1r 111) ' fnce 11119hed , Cor I felt
thut Injllslicl' was dOlle to IU ) ' Cuthe1' , IInll
my tirllt 1I1IIII1se wns to ( 'xonernto hllll
Crllln nil hlnmo b ' , ' explnlnlll ! : thnt we
hnll run nwn ) ' : hut'ere 1 couhl clo so , " 'III
IllIlil.d me along , nnd In a Iiloment wo
were In the c10ge , hented atl1losllhel'e oC
thu'nllt nrl'lIn , where weru conlregated
1II0re thnn u thonsnlHI p'ollle of 1111 nes
and conditiollB. I wns conConnded , for It
Rcemed to me thnt ench nnd every ono
wns polntln ! : townrd Ul ! the linlur of
scorn. We hnd he en but n short time
lIented when Will nudged my elbow , nnd
Ilohitln toward a "roup just enterln ,
snld , "See , there's Squire Talhot , his \viCo
and dnughter , Dr. Grlllln nnd lols more
oC Sunn ) Bnnle arlstocrncy. Kow , nln't
) 'ou ! : Ind ) 'OU came ? "
I enjo'ed It vnstl ) ' , nil except the rid.
Ing of the girl , who , I fnncied , hnd on
her IIttio sister's dreslI , nnll when ! 'he
cnme out I looked Cor a plnce whl'ro to
hide my hend ; but hoarlng the spectator !
cheer louder than e\'er , 1 cnst furtive
IJances nt these around me , dlscoV\J1'lns ; .
to my nmazemont , thnt they Beemed more
delighted with her thnn , vth ! nnytl1inj ;
else : while , to crown nil , I henrd Will
telling a young mnn that "sho was a
splendid rider ; thnt he never snw but ono
who cOlild beat her , " Then turuln : ; to
1lzzle , he nsked If she would riot like to
ride In thntVn ) ' ? With on Invohmtnr ) '
shudder I threw mY' nrm round my slst < , r ,
nil If to protect her from whnt I felt
'vould be worse thnn 8 thousnnd deothll ,
I felt that not nil the wealth of tll'e In.
dies could trmpt mo to fill the post tbat
that rider did. Modomol ello Glaralne
wes just finishing up her performnnce by
riding around the circle without tIther
support U10n the poising of one foot on 0
m ti's shoulder , when who should ap ear
but our father !
Ho hnd missed Will and Charlie Crom
fnmlly llrn'ors , nnd hod troced th\JUl O ! !
far ns the POVIIIOII , where Ule fee rec h'cr
demnndod n qURrter ere he would II110w
him to enter. It was In vain that rntll\Jr
tried to oxplaln motters , saying "ho never
nttended a clrcns In his IICo , nnd what
was more , never should ; h 'd only come
for two boys who hnd run aW8) . . . . 'rhe
door keeper wns incorrhible. : "Ho'd lIeell
just 011 honest looking men , " ho snld ,
"who were the Jrentest chents In the
world , nnd If fnther wnnted to go In ,
ho could do so by pnylng the nsual fee ;
If not , he must bUdge. "
Finding there was no nlternotlve , Cath.
el' yielded , and then mnde his wny Into
the tent , scanning with his keen jrn ) '
eyes the sen of fnces until ho slnglcd ( Jnt
Chnrlie , who was so nbsorbed In stomp.
Ing and hallooh11 ; nt Mndemoiselle Gla.
rnlno's lenplng through a hoop that he
never drenmed of fother's presence un.
tll a rough hnnd was laid upon his shoul.
der , and a stern \'olco tlemunded of 111m
why he was there ? Perfectt ) . thunderstruck -
struck , Charllo stnrted to his feet , but
before he could mnke nny explanutlon ,
fnther discovered Lizzie and me. 'Twall
the first suspicion he had of olr bolns ;
there , nnd now , w11e i i wus ho iiir .
ed pnle , nnd fled \ ns If smitten by II
ienvy blow. IIad he felled mo to the
llir. . d have hurt 1110 less than
did the expression of his face and the
t nes of his voice , as he said , "You , too ,
Hosa ! I never thollcht ) 'OU would thus
decelvo me. "
I began to cry aloud ; .0 did Lizzie , nnd
In this way we made our exit from the
circus , followed by Chnrlle , John nnd. .
Will-tho Intter of whom , the moment
we were In the open air , began to talee
the blnmo all to hlmse11' , snylng that we
never wouh ! have thought of colng bllt
for him , anti f1ur estlng thnt , he alone
sl10uld bo punished , as hq wns the &ne
most In fault. I thought this wns very
mnsnullimou8 l Will , nnd I looked up
In futher's face to see how It ntrccted
him , but I could discover nothing , though
the hand that beld mine trembled viohmt.
I ) ' . I presume he thOl1Kbt that In thlll
cuse corporal punishment would bo of no
u\'oll , for wo received none , but In varl.
ous way were we made to fcel thnt we
hnd lost the confidence of the fnR1l1y. Per
Cour long weels we were each night
locleed In our rooms while for the lSome
hmJ.th of tlmo we were kept from school ,
Lizzie nl1l1 I recIting our lessonR to our
mother , while Will , Charlie nl1l1 John , to
UIIO their own words , "worked from morn.
Ing until nhht. "
But the worst pnrt of It nil was , the
tempornr ) ' dlsgrnce which our nct of dls.
obedlenco brought upon father. A half-
witted fellow , who saw him enter the
tent , end who knew that we were ther ! ! ,
hurried away to the vlllago wIth the
stnrtllng Intelligence that "Deacon Lee
and nil hIs family were at the circus. "
l.'he 110WS sprond IIlee wlld.firo , until b ) '
the tlmo It renched us It wns a current
report thnt not only wus fnther nt the
circus , but \rnlldmn \ , too ! This was more
than the 0111 Ind ) ' could bear. Slxtnlne
YOlln hnd IIbe 1I\'cd without ever 11I\\'ln : ;
hnd a word breuthed ngalnst her moruls ,
nnd now , just as her life's Run wes f1\1t.
till ! : , to hnve IIl1ch n thing laid to Ill'r
. Chnrl:6 was too much , nnd she nctunll ) '
worried hl'rsclf Into n fever which cun.
fined Ill'r to the house Cor sIJ"ernl Wel'r.s.
ACter thlll ud\'I'nturo It Lecllmc n tlerl'
. ous qllestloll In fntl1l'r's mind ns to whut
. ho should 110 with Will. who kpt our
heretofore quiet hOIll > eholll In n stnte oC
, lJerpetuul excitement. Nothln. : seemed
- to hnve the lenst effect ulon him sl1"e
the mention of hlil mother , and that Cor
the time being would subdue him : ) .nt
whl'n temlJtatJon came , he h\\'arlably
) 'Iolded , and Charlie , who wus I1n IIIJt
8cholar , was pretty sure to tollow wperl !
his \Tlld , dashing cou.ln led. l.'hero waw
scnrcely any boyish vleo to which Will
waa not moro or le88 addicted , and "neli.
con Iee's sons , " who hnd oCten beeu'held
up RI patterns for their companlouB , be.
gan lOon to proTe the old adaiO true ,
EJ : ift " c
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thnt "evil communlcntlons corruttood /
rnnnnet . " After a long consultation , It
I was decided thnt he should go to sun , and
the next merchnntman bound for the
East Indlos bore on Its deck , as a com.
mon sailor , our cousin Will , \Vho went
from us reluctantly , for to him there
\\1\8 nllu\ht \ but terror. toll and tear In
"n liCe on the ocean wave. " But ther ! !
'NOli no other wny to save hIm , they Raid ,
nnd 110 with bitter grief nt our henrts , we
hmlo ndleu to the woywnrd ooy , IJraylng
thllt God would gh'e the winds and
waves chllrgo concerning him , and that
no dnngcr might befall him when afar
on the rolling billow ! ! .
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OHAl'TElt IV :
Almost from my enrllest remembrance
ten ching 8chool had been the ono great
subject which engrossed my thou htll ,
and frequently , when strolling dowu the
shady hili aldo which led to our school
house , hnve I fancied myself the tcach.
er , thinking thnt If such were really { he ,
case , my firllt nct should be tile cha tlse.
mellt of hnlf a score or. more boys who
wel'O In the dnily hublt of nnnoyhfg me In
"nrlous WII'S. Nvery word und nctlon of
m ) ' tencher , too , wus enrefully noted nn
lal awa ) ' ngllinst the time when I houlrl
meet them , nnd which ( ) nme l1Iuch IlOOllcr
thnn I nlltlclpnted : for OJH ! ralll ) ' 11101'11'
Ins ; when Lhzle nlld I were plu'lng In
the 1 o\'erheard ' fllther "
garret , \ 111) IIn
Ing ther\ ! was u chunco for Hosa to'toaeh
school.
"Whnt , thllt chllcll" wns my mother's
exclamntion ; but ere he could reilly , "tho
child" had boullded down two pairs of
stairs , nud atOOlI nt his elhow , ntlltillJ ; , I
"Who Is It-whero Is It ? And do ) 'OU I .
suppose I cnll. Jet a certillcate ? "
"You teach schooll You lo'ok like It ! "
snld my sister Jull < , t. "Wh ) ' , In less thnu
three dn's ) 'ou'd be teetering with the
girls , If Indeed ) 'OU didn't climb trec/J with
the boys , "
This climbing wall undeniably a Cnll.
Ing of mine , there beIng scarcely a Iree
on the farm on whoso topmost limbll I
hndn't at 80mO time or other been perch.
ed ; but I wns older now. I wns thirteen .
two da's before , nnd so I reminded .Tu.
lIet , nt the sume tlmo begJlng of Cather
to tell me nil nbout It. It nppea1'cd thnt
ho hnd that duy met with n Mr. nandall ,
the truatee of Pine District , who wall
In quest of n tencher. After leurnll\
thnt the Bchool wes smnll , fllther ventur.
cd to propose me , _ who , he said , 'Iwns
cruz ) ' to keep school. "
"A dolinr a week is the most we can
: ; Ive her , " returned Ir. nandall : "nnd If
'ou'll tnlce up with that , mebby we'U tr ) '
her. Nnw beginners sometimes do the
best. "
So It waR nrrnnJ.ed that I was to teach
fifteen weeks for fonr dollnrs per 1II0nth ,
and board ronnd at that ! When Mr.
11andull came to see me , calling me Miss
Lee , nnd when I wes really engnged , my
hapIJlness WIIS complete. In n couutry
neighborhood every Item of news , how.
o\ ' ? slight , sprends rnpldly , and the fact
that I was to tench Boon became ener-
nil ) ' known. creuting ql'to a sen8ntion.
Ono old gentlemnn , who , 'times Innul11or.
nble , had held lIie on his knee , feeding
IUY "nnlt ) . with finttory , and my stomach
\vlth sweetments , was quite ns much dr ! '
lighted as I , doclnrlng "he alwaY's ' knew
1 was destine to make something groat. "
. \\lI1t Sally Wright , who looked upon me
us a "pert , forwnrd piece , " nve her
opinion freely. "Whnt ! Thnt young ono
Iwep schop\ \ ! Is Deacon Lee crmy ?
. \In't Rosa stuck up enough now ? But
He"er mind ; 'ou'll see she won't kcep Gut
more'n half her time , If sJU ! dge. ! w..at. "
Irs. Captllin ThoU1 son , who was blesl ! '
cd with an overwhelming sense of pro.
prlety , was greatly. shocked , &a.'lng
"she'd olways thought Mr. Rnndoll knew
just cnongh to hire a child , " . nnd onsol.
Ing herself with the remurk thnt "It was
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not. nt aU probable I'd Jet a certificate. "
On this point I wus m'self a little
fenrful. rrrue , I hnd been " 8cnt aWIlY"
to school , and hnd heen flnttered Into
the belief that I possessed Cnr more book
Imowledge thnn I did ; hut thlB I lcuew
would n\'nil me nothing with the formld. :
IIble committee who held 11IY' ' destiny In ,
.thrlr hlluds. I rnnsncked the cupboard ,
where our school books were kept , all of
which were for da's my constnnt com.
lIanlons. nnd I even slept with one or
moro of them under my pillow , so that
with the earliest dawn I could study. I
waR just beginning to feel strong In my
own abilities , when one Monday morn.
IlIg news 'vas brought us U1at at three
o'clock that afternoon nil who were In.
tendln to teach were to meet at the
houllo of the Hov. Mr. Paries to be quell'
tioned of wbat they knew nnd what they
didn't lenow. I was further Informed
thnt ns there bael the rear provlous been
s we trouble among the school Irspectors ,
the town had this ) 'enr l1.n/ht to obvl.
utI ) the difficulty by electln ninel
Ono wns hnd enough : .but at the
thought of nine men In spectnclp.tI my
heart sunk within me. In the midst of
( lur trouble , Aunt Sally , whose clothes on
Ionduy mon11ng were nlways swlnjinJ ;
Iln the line beCore daylight , came In , nnd
nCter learnln , ; what was the cause of my
lIushed chocks , said , by way of comfortIng -
Ing me , that "she didn't wonder an I1tom
If I felt Htreakeel , for 'twan't no wnys
likel ' I'd pUSII ! " ,
'l'hls roused my pride. and with the
mental cOlUment that "I'd pass for nll
her , " I got myltelf lu rendlness , .rullet
lending mo her green' veil , and Annn hur
tine pocleot lutndkerchlef , while mothl'l"S
Ioft , warm shawl wns w.'alped . lovingly
about mo , nlld Lizzie slipped Into my
1Ioclet the Multiplication Tublo , which
ilihe thought I might mnnage to 1001. nt
sl'I ) ' In case of an emergency. On our
WilY father r.ommonccd the exnmlnntlon
by asking me the length of the Mlslils.
1III'pl , but I dlln't lenow I1S It had a
lenl.rth , aud In d slJalr hu gave UIJ his
questioning.
" 'hen , at Inst , the eXI\lnlnntlon corn.
moncl.tl , I founel , to my great delight ,
thnt leograllh ) ' wnll the subject Intl'o ,
duced , und my heart bl'nt high , Cor I
thuIIht ; o ( the pnges 1 could repent nnd
ardently 101lcl1 ! Cor 11 chance to dhlplny I
Unfortunl1tc\ \ . ) ' for me , the ) ' merel ) ' qUl'fj.
tlonl'tl liS from the mnp , 111111 brelithleHtll ) '
1 awultl'd m ' turn. At length the ) 'OI1l1S ;
lad ) ' who snt next to me wus alike. } ,
" \\'hnt two rh'ers unite nnd Corm the
Ohio ? " I looked at her sldowa 's. ' .rho
bloom deepened on her cheek , nnd I was
IIlIre she hnll Corgotten. hwolnntRrll ) I
felt tempted to tell her , bnt did not , IInd
Mr. Pnrles , looking Inquiringly nt me ,
s:1ld , "Perhn\IS \ the next one can. Ahem ! "
I poke out loudly and tIlstinctly , "Aile.
h.ny Dnd Mononglhela , " glancinr at my
Cathttr just In Umo to catch a nod of
I encouraaement.
"The Nine" were taken by Burpdse ,
and Instantly three pain of oles with
, laaliOll and six palra without ICluses
w < < xo brouiht to beDt' upon me , t' For. tea.
S\nA belt known to themselves , ther a"k.
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wblch I answered correctly-at leMt :
they made no comment , and were eTI
dontly vastly amused wHh their new ,
sl1eclmen , asking mo how old I WOl , and
cJtchanilng smIles at iny reply , " 'fhlr-
teen , tour weeks ago to.day. " One of
my fellow.teachers , who sat near me ,
whIspered to her noJtt , neighbor , "Sho' .
oldtr ! than that , I know ; " for which Ie-
murlc I've neVl'r quite forgiven her.
Arithmetic was the lallt branch Introduced -
ed , and as mathematics was rather my' '
forte , I had now no tellrs of failing-but
I dldl A question In decimals puzzled
me , nnd coloring to my temples , I roplled ,
" [ dr-n't know , " whllo two undlmlable
tears dropped Into my Inp.
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HEAVY RESPONSIBiliTY.
IrlllbUlnn 'Tbou ht Mnn'lI ! Ulllner ,
IJlIls 1\1ult Be Lnr c.
A public school principal of New
Yorle OIty , who , In the summer time ,
tnkes purUes of Bast Sltlo chlldl'en
Illto the countr ' , tells an amusln
story In connection with a clnss of
girls to whom he gave 11 dny's outing.
'I'hey were all dressed In their best ,
and the llrlnclpnl , who told the eXlJe-
rlol1ce to a reporter for the New York
'l'hnes , said thut when he had boarded
the cal' alld had gnzed down the 11110
of the girls' unltod hnt.brlms , he felt. .
ns if he hlld' got Into the hanging gar.I I
dl'lIs of llab'lon. '
lIe soon noticed that the other pns.
sengers were casting' glances 111 hla dl.
rectlon , nnd since then he hns wall.
dered how mnny of them received the
same ImpressIon from the part ' ntl ll
nn IrlshlQan who occupied the scat
bohlnd hIs.
After they hnd been spinning along
Cor a while the IrIRhnllln leaned for.
ward nnd touched the principal's
shoulder.
"Sure , 'tis a Caine big fam'ly yo
have , " he observed.
"Oh , they are not mine , " the prlncl.
pal said.
"Ah , ye needn't be ashamed of 'em ,
man ! " he said. "Sure , they're Caine ,
healthy girls , Ivery wan of them. "
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they don't belonA' to me ,
peated the principal , laughIng.
l.'he Irlshmnn lenned bacle In his ,
seat , clearly un convinced. lIe survey"
cd the clouds of ribbons , lace and
fiOW01'S which fioated above the bob.
bing heads of the eight girls , and
pretty soon he rose to get air. But
on the step he turned.
"Sure , ye must folnd It comes high
In mill'n'ry , " said he.
llo Didn't Lcnrn 1\ln011.
"And what Is your age , madam ? "
was the lawyer's question.
"My own , " she answered , promptl . ;
"I understand that , madam ; but ho" ,
old are 'ou ? "
"I am not old , sir , " with IndignatIon ,
"I bog your pardon , madam ; I mean
how many years have you passed ? "
"None ; the years have passed me. "
"How many of them have passed
you ? "
"All ; I never heard of them stop. :
ping. "
"Madam , you must answer my ques !
tlon. I want to lenow your age. "
; ' 1 don't know that the acquaintance
Is des red by the other sIde , "
"I don't see why you Insist upon refusing -
fusing to answer my question , " said
the lawyer , coaxlngly. "I'm sure I
would tell how old I was If I were
asked. "
"But nobody would nsle you , for ,
everybody kno"'s you nre old enoughl
to know better than to be askIng al
woman her nge , so there ! "
And the lawyer passed on to the
next question.
Rnow How to Qulot the Daby.
"An 'ono would Imow that , you were
a marrle < 1 man. " said , the matron on )
the train that carries commuters tOI
Yonkers. "You know so well how '
handle babies. " t01'
He had just stopped the howling of
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her yearling by a method all his own. ,
He was a young man with a strug. ,
gllng mustache , and the woman's noisy
appreciation mndo him redden. .
"I just know you have a dear little )
baby of your own , " continued the
matron. "I just know you have. " Tho'
'young man shook his head. "You're'
married , tltough ? "
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"Not Yet. Bold the man.
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"Oh , myl" exclaImed the woman ,
and she reddened. ,
"But I had some baby brothers nnd !
sIsters once , " he explained , and the
commuters tor three scats up andl
down the alsle smiled.
Breakfast Food.
The Eskimo stood betore his wlte ,
wrapped In her turs , with a look of d
spall' on his Cace. .
"Tho blubber. Is gone , we've eaten' '
the last dog and my boots are too
thin to make soup of , " said the cltt.
zen of the far North. "Starvation' '
stares us In the tace. " '
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But Mrs. Eskimo smiled serenly.
"Not 'et. " 8ho answered. "I ha\'o
been reading the advertisements In the
magntlnes nud lenow the "aluo of pat
ent breaktast toads. "
The husband looleed puzzled.
"Wo wIU hllvo ,1' nJee dish of fiaked
snow tor brenl , fasU" concluded his
loving wlte trhlmphumly.-Olnelnnau' '
Commerclal.Trlbune.
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JUI\Jcl by Idul'n Htnnd"'rtl.
" . - \ . magnificent wOl'k , his latest stor1 ,
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'Ot1 sa
"Mngnlficent ! Why , It's the finest
stor ' thllt has been pUblished this cen.
tury. "
" 111l1eed ? 'What's the general Idea ? "
"Oh , halt.morocco , gold or uncut
edles , cloth edition , finished In tour
colors , with lUun nated pages to every
chapter.-Baltln 're News.
It Is true that I\cbl'lors are singular
fellows , and It Is also true that married
men lead double lives.
Even In a thorny path a man cnn
avot 8teppln OD.all. . . the Ulorna.
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TO SEASONABl.E GET-UPS.
: Uta Trlek. for Introtillcln Color
COl1trn.t.-l\lnn , . 'Vn7s III Which
Skirt. ! In , . bo Trlnlllletl-TJlc IJolero'
Jacket AJeul11 lit Decld tI l nvor. '
\leU' \ York correspomcllce :
AltI.Y theru or , )
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shown new tricks
for hltroduelng
collu' cOlltrasts In
spring nnd sum.
mer dresses , alld
this sllrh1's ! IIhow.
Ing III Ixtremely
Interl'stillg. 1 n
mlillY CliseR the
dash or coldi' Is
dellcllte , but soUle'
thiuof / the sort
Is etlpeclnll ' dIJ.
"irahle. owinl ; to
tlw n lny nil
Mllte Jet.u\s \ , nllli
the dilTt'rollt WIIYS
oC mlllllt inl : the
color elTe tu nre
n'r ) ' uumerous.
ume new mute.
rials Include the
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cOlOr 111 tile
renve , nnd In many of these the t1ntll
Ire xquislte. Ono of the \'ery prIJtt ) '
QlCS is CUI broidered fi uretl'olle. . The
ren"o Is thnt of plnln vollo , but till ) '
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lots of color nre embroidered on. A
Icnutiful example of this wus in a tnn
' : lIlIle , IInd the embroidered dots were a
I treer tlln , pink and green. These three
Ihades arc \'ery hamlsoUle together , aud
f'e ; to be recommended because a mnterial
If this'llort gives 8uch n wide choice Cor
; IW color to mllke the seeds up'with. .
i'iured ; chllTons nnd grenndines huve
hclr own daint ' wa 'H of Introducing col.
11' . nlld emuroidcred "rench mulls may
I hnd ! jet off b ' an ) ' fashionnble IIhade.
\\'hls cotton mllterlnls hu\'e delicate
lines of color thrown on them. os w ll
It ! datil , and the dots may be of differ'nt
lizes O I the same mnterinl. ACter stud ) "
Ilg such fabrics , It seems ns if the new
t JllIls were so tIressy of them elves thnt
t wOllld be nlmost impossible to alld
\lueh trimming , but walt till the dl'eBs'
ualer Is done with the gown mul there
; :111 be a pretty bill to pa ) ' Cor Its deco.
1ltlon.
'l'he vnrlet ) ' of wa 's in which skirts
' ho trimmed leuves for '
IIt1 room e\'ery
l1Ie to be suited. If one dcslres to nlld
1d ht to the figure , she mny use lines
If Insertions going np nnd down the
Ikirts , und the yoke nt the top of the
IItlrt cut in ono with the front breadth
tlves line lonr ; lines 1111I1 Is yery st'lIsh.
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from wIde embroidered ounClngR. AU-
.over"embroldorcd gownR nml waists arc
t -he numerou , oome of thl'ln so elaborate -
rate odd elog ntti l to be fl1lrly sta ger-
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'l'he bolero Jacket 1galll Is In decided
fnvor , nnd It npIears In so many dlf-
CIrent ways that It sometimes Is hnrd t ( )
recognize It as a bolero. nuy new ones
have vcr ) ' loose fronts , h nlly any at
them have collurs and they are verT. .
'iluhorlitely ' ! trlnulled , for qlC most l1artJ
Often a wldo box.plent alpenrs ! In the .j
center of the front I1nd back with fonr
or five slde.plel1ts under the box to ! ; Ivo
\renter \ Cullness , Sometimes ribbon trim-
IIIlnl ; edJ : s the lower part of these boleros - '
leros , I1nd most of them nre , yery short
shwln three Inches above the waist i
line. 'L'helle extremel ) ' short , onel ! ere a-
deal prettier than those scen a few years
no , where th ( ! ' sO n/lrro\'Jy / missed Ule
wnlst 11m ! thnt you wontlered 11.11 the tlmo ! ,
whether the ' wIJre Intende I to como to It !
but b ) ' a mlstnke In' cutting , fell short !
of It. " . " ; :
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sOllte of thesl ! fancies anti suggest other '
lIew 1I0tiOllS thnt hn\'II1' ! hnd mention ; 1
here , In the IlIltlnl Is seen a jacket that' 'I '
some I'rcfl'r to Iho mo1'O abbrbvlnted btoo
leros. 'l'hls wns tan cloth stitched In.
hlnck IIlIk nlld wnll wltlt btuck panno
\'eh'et girdle. The outsldo two gures ,
oC till' IIrst group show exanlJlles of the
gowns thl1t I1re better Cor tull. slender
Iinres ! , but wflOse Ht'lIshnesll Is so great. .
thnt the " 11 be rlslted hy stouter women.
'I'he lirst wns naturnl colored pongea'
trimmed with I1ntlllIe lace of the snmo :
Rhade nnd with hlnck lIilk ornoments. ;
'rho other was black chilTon velvet andl
insertlolls of blncle bruges luco
overJ I
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white silk. This blnck lace on black
goods Is a stylish trick , the white or
fuint color beneath the lace gIving It :
distinct chnracter. The model betweeIl :
these two Is of interest because of Its ' " 1
jacket. Its components were coffee colored -
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ored voile , narrow pnsscmellterle In embroidery -
broidery design IInd wide \/lssementerlo \ / .
in set design.lan ) ' compnrath'ely simple -
ple suits are IlCing mnde with jacket of
showy cut or linish nnd thus nro render- I
I'd dress ) ' In nppellrnnco. 'rhe really ;
tIresY' outside gnrment for summer Is I
liIeel ) ' to lie white , . So fnr ns' models
now Indicate the " 11 be remarkably num-
erous. 'l'he ' nrtillt pictures one here--a
white eta mine loose wrup finished wittl
insertion , embroidery and IJlnck silk cord. I
Some of this 'ear's blouse fronts stick
ant surprlsln\I \ ' , It It ! as If the exaggerated -
gerated extenllions beluw the waist thnt
\Jre\'alled two summers ago were made up
for by building out straight In front.
'rhis notion appen1's variously , novelty-
l'vell o ditbeing songht nfter. Be-
cllnse of this senrch for unusualness the
model the nrtlst reserved for her Inst
sketch would be deemed a fine suctess.
It comhlned oddly the new blouse effect ,
surplice finish end bl'rtha , nnd hnd It
deep 'oke besides , Gray volle wns Its
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rlen if 11 lilelldcr womnn .Ieslres . to make
Lerself 1001. 11 IIttlu shorter , she can have
er sldrt trImmed rouud with the clrcu.
br h111ertious , or she cun have It cut
bto rulltes or 1I0ullces for the whole
Itnth or Ilnrt of It. Some new skirts
t 1'1' ml1do III three 1I0\lucet ! of the same .
lI'hlthIud with clJllllll1rnti\'IJly IIttio full.
tl > tlS. tllelr circular cut In urlng llerfect :
t. Skil'tll of nll'0\'C1' I'mhrolderlell mode ;
1.1 Ihls wa1'0. \ eli Iwcln II ) ' Ilretty , and It
' .iIo ltlulu to ha\'o u whule gown mltde. .
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Ince Inscrtlon. A dressmaker In show.
Ing such 1\ model to a customer woul
recommend It Cor Its sloping shonldel
effect. And In this It would bo admirable 'i. . . \ .
provided tha &houlders Insldo It wert
suited to such frank outllulng of theh
true lines.
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English mohair In a very fine quality It
to be much used In the crention of verJ
swa"er tailor Iowns.
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