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WI ' n 1 awoke next mornillJ ; 1 Iwnrd
r , ' the lar5:6 : ralndro118 puttering agllllidt the
wlnd j"hud 011 11l1shhiK IlHlde the cur-
hln"J. , II1W that the dork. heavy cloud"
I : betokened a' ' dnll , rnlny dllY. Involul\-
; , , tarlli , 'I thought of the old gOlr'l : . ! tt
I homo where , on aueh occaslon1 , we lilt -
t ! ways rCsqrted , "rablnl ; Cain generlllly , " i
" as Sail ) ' 'said ; nud when , with umhrella.
blauklt sha\vl , aud overshoell , I Hturl d
r. . for school , 1 10Qlwll , and felt forlorn In-
I deed. Halulng as It was , It , Jld not pro-
I vent Mra. Hoslt Cr m coming out with
I tbe tablellprl1afl over her heael to tell me
that "though she nuver Wllrn't an I1tom
vartlculnr , IInd never mennt to Intel'Cere
with tellcherH , as she knew just whllt It ,
was ' she did hopu I'el gh'u hick the rieat ,
and' not bo lIartlul to George It/lIHIIIII. ' '
When I rebched the school honse I
found George trnnsCerrlng hili hook II' to
another part of the ro'olll , at thl' hllllll1
" could hnve the
tlmo telIIng 1800C "he
disputed sent If' ' he wanted It. " With the
rlglit khlel of trnlnlnl ; 111111 InJlnence hunc
would have been a fine bo ) ' , for l1uJI'o
were In his ellllllosilion many nohle : rlliLi
of character , nnd when ho 8UW how r\'ud.
11) ' George Iave UJ ( the seut , Iw rd1\iled \
to take It , saying "he didn't cure whm'e
he sat-ono IJlace wnll fI iood 1\8 IIn-
other , " '
' 1'hat dllY was lon anel dreary enolult.
Not more thnn half the cltlldr n were
there , and I found It excocdlngly lire-
lome aud monotonous Hltllng In thut
h .rd , 8pllnt.b'ottomcd chair , unel telllll { ;
Emmn Fitch nud SOl1hla Drown , for the
hundredth Vme , that tlte roulld leltIJI' was
" 0" aud the crooked ono "S. " ' 1'helchol. .
ars , too , hegnn to grow nols ) ' , nnd to IIsI.
mo scorcs of uaeless quesllous. 'rhdr
les80ns wcre half lenrned ; IUld If I IlIule
a aUigesllon , I WUy quickly Informcel
that their former tuacher didn't do 1i0.
Detoro ulght homesickness begnn to
creep over mo , and had It not been Cor
the mud 1 should IJrohnbly have footeel It
to Sunny Bank , Just before school wns
out , a IItlio boy crlell to go hOllie , and
this wns the ono straw too many. HastIly -
Ily dhnnlsslnlf the acholur I turned toward -
ward the wlnelow , and my tears fells :
fast us did the rain In the enrly morning.
' ' ' 1'ho schoolma'am' . cryln' , she Is. I
II1W her , " circulated rIlpldly amonl ; the
chlldron , who all rushed back to , Iscer-
taln the truth ( or themlalvel.
,
"I should think ahe would cry , " lIald
one of the clrla to her brother. "You've
acted ully enouh to make anybody cr ) ' :
and If you don't bebave better tomorrow -
row , Jim Maxwell , I'll t ll mother ! "
Aft r the dellverl of thll Ipeech , the
enUre IrQUp mend a"ay , leuln& & : me
aloul ; aul ! lure am I tkere wu never Ii
more I&OQUIII\.c child than w. . the one
wbo , wth ( hlr head lIlnlt u oq e tl lk
lOt tkere weophai fn tbat low , alrt ,
chool room , on that dark , rainy IIfter'
noon. Where now Will all the happlnel.
I had promllod 1\11selt I < < , ! achlnf ? Alul
It W'RI rapldl , dllappearlnr , and I Will
jUlt maklnr up ml mind to bran tbe rId ,
Iculo of Bunny Bank and clve up my
school at once , when a hand was ! ald
very genUy on ml Ihoulder , and a voice
partially familiar IIld :
" \Vhllt's the matter , Rosa ? "
So absorbed \VIIII I in my grief thllt
I bad not heard the sound of Coots lOllI ! ,
nnd with a IItart of surllr1so I luokp.ll 111 ]
nnd mot the serene , hllndsome e'eK of
Doctor Clayton. He had been to visit n
patient , and \vas ou his way home wlu.11 ,
suelng the dqor ajnr , he had COIIIC In ,
hOlllng to filld me therej "but 1 did lIot
expect this , " be contluued , ( Iolntlng tfJ
tllli tears ou my cheek. "What III the
matter ? Don't the scholars behave well ,
or are yon hem slck 1"
' tWs Q eStlon I begllu to cry 110 clo.
tentlY" iIlilt the octor , after exhllu UIIII
, ! Ill his powerl of persuasion , fin u II ) ' laid
ibis hand soothingly on my rough , touKI\d
, cllrlll ere I conld be Induced to stop ,
Then , when I toltl him how dlRappolnted
. [ was , how I wlmhed I hnd never tried
, o teach , and how I meant to give It up. .
lie talked to me so kindly , so brotlwr ,
; l1ke , IItllk \ eplui his hau4 on m ) '
del' , where It hlld fallen when I IICtod UI
cnr baadt tll ! ! lY very call1l. thluk
rng f could ata ) ' In that Cloonil om for
er r If he were only there I n v.7t"iI
i hav i l ld LeCor , veJ ! lImdHome , unl
bls manner was so very fnsclnatlng aUl
his treatment of me so much like wbllt ]
fallcled < ! 1hurlle's would W , were he I
crown-up man and I a II ttl I ! girl , that :
begun to like him very , very lUuch , thlnc !
In/ / ; then thnt my foe ling for him wal
IIlIeh nil a child would entel'tnln for I
Cllther , for 1 had heard that he011 twen
tsevon , und butween thnt alld thlrtIJeI
there \\"IIS , In my esthuotlon , au Imlaslia
: tIe IIIIC.
"I wlKh 1 hnd my bllggy heru , " he IInle
It lnst , "Cor then I could carry rOI
Itome. You'll wet ) 'our C et , and ) ' 01
uht ; not to walk. SUPllose ) 'OU rillo II
.ny Illll : hut no , " he ndded , qUkkl )
' ) 'ou'd hotttr not , for : \Irs. \ ' 1'homllilJ : :
Atld othel' HOIIII would
make It a nelgl :
nOl'hood , tallt , "
' 1'hero wall a wicked look In his oy
liS ho snhl thill , and I secl'eUy wontlere
If hu entertained the SlllUe oplulon f
DI'll thnt he evldeutly did of her All
ter. At length , shuklnlt my hand , ho bl
rue Iood.hye , telllllJ : me thllt the exaulit
Inj ; committee 111111 Illnced me and m
sdlOol III hili chnre ; , llUd that he shoul
Ilroh\bly : visit lUe o lclally on ThUl'lldn
oC the followllll : w ek , Like a Ter ) ' fee
18h dllhl , 1 wutched him until II turn I
the l'oull hid him from view , and thel
"hhI / feelllll ; 1 could not onalyzo ,
\II lII't ell for m ) ' bourlilng place , thlnklc
thr If 1 : ' : II\\ . ' 1111 III ' schon I ) IIhould Wa
ullt11 ufter 'l'hurIHln ) ' .
III till' .1001'\\/1) " with ht'r 81eeves roUe
Ull' 'llhon. hl'r l'III11\VS , nnll her hair , I
"II ! ! In'rl'dC lIallI , "ut IIlxes and t5evenl !
WHII I rd , HOSII , who , aftl'r InCormlnit n
thllt "It 111111 heell n de811ut rnlll ) ' day
nl'k"11 "If I Iwow whether Doctor Clayu
hllll hl'oll to Ol1l1talll Thomplon'l 'Of
' 1'hl'I'1 ! waH no rellson Why I tlhou
Illu ! tIt / tills IUelltlon , but I did , thoul
II ' I'lIl1bolwet ( orlunntel1 concealed t1
fliet. ft'nll : my Illterrolator , who , wltho
' \1'111'111 ; ' : fur UI1IUIIHVer , continued :
"HI ! 1\I'41\'e \ IIl1st hl'rl ! nbout fifteen ml
Ilt'oI ! It'U1111) : ' / ) I gUl'1I8 hu' . becn Ipark
} If I' ' , "
, ' H l'ml ! 11I1\'e hecn nn evil spirit IUI
I' " 'hlr' : : Jll'omltted lilY reply that "hf' h
\1 \ ' 1to school house wltb m. . "
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"Uow 'ou tttlki Islcl , lIe\'Or Knitl a
word ubout Itl" was Mrs , Hoss' : < CJllillll-
tlon , thu blllnJ. : oXllrelllllon of her fllco
Ior : vln" still more blank when 1 told her
the { he did 1I0t come ulltll the schohu'/J
wore 1I'0ne.
"You two been there nll solo alone
slnc ' fuur 01cl ck ? I'll give Ull now I I
hope Dell ' 1'homlll1on WOII't filld it out ,
(01' she'll awful IIlunderouH : but , " IIIJO
ndded , comlug to the RtU and sJJltLlnJ ( : ;
In a whbJJer , " 1'11I IIllId QII't , anll mebby
she'll draw III her hornll If she finds thnt
lIome of the 'unller crullt , ' 1111' she cl\lIs
'em , can be noticed by Doctor Cluyton
1111 well as herself. " '
gqulvocal as thlll compliment WlltI , It
glalllied : mellId : from that momellt I
felt n slllril oC rlvl\lry towllrll DeJl
'l'homllsoll , Stili I did not wish hel' to , .
lutow oC Doctor Cla'ton's cull , nlld so I
Auld to : 'II rll. HOSK , who replied :
"You nl'edn't he nil atom IIColird 0'
lilY tl\lkln' . I Intow too well whllt 'till
to he R sehooltlltlrm ftnd have thu hull
Ileestrict lIeeldn' at ) 'OU , SO If ) 'ou'\'e
all'thlnJ ; ) 'OU want kept , 1'11I thu one :
for I cnn he stili lIB Ithe ru'C , Did tile
doelor RII ) ' allY thing nbout Dell1 l3ut
he didn't , I know , nlld 'tlln't IIkul ) ' he
said an'thlllg IIhont 8n'hod ) ' . "
I replied that he talkeel with me a bout
my school , anll then ns I heard the clock
stl' kc slt : , 1 wullteel nlong. Lookln hack ,
as I entered l\t r. Randall's gnte , 1 ! InV
Irs. HOBS' old 1I1uld shawl und hrown
bllIuct dlsnllJearlnl ( : over the hill as fast
us her feet could tnko them , hut I hld 110
suspicion thut her destlnntlon WI1S Cnp-
tllin 'rhompson'II , I ellil not know the
world thcn as well as I do now , IInli willm
the nett : morning I met Dell ' 1'homllOn ,
who stared at me Insolently , whlh ! a
hnught ) ' Rneer curled her , 1111 , I hOll no
Idea that Rhe was jenlous of me , little
Hosa Lee , whose heart WUK IIJhter , find I
whose task seemcd for eu ler on account
of Doctor Cluyton's ( Jast and promlse
vlNlt.
Snturdny night came at Inst , nnel nry
joyfully I stnrted home on foot , feeling
not at all burdent'd with the cOmpliments
of my patrons or the esteem of my pu-
pils. Oh , what n shout W08 rnlsed at the
shortnell of my three \TOeks as I entHred
our sitting rooml All Inughed at me ex-
cellt my mother. She was not tllsappolnt-
ed , and \vhen I drew Carrie's little rockIng -
Ing chair to her side , rmd tolll her how
hard ml head Wft aching , she laid her
110ft hand careuhlKll upon my brow , nnd
gentlimoothlng \ my Ihort curls , bathed
tnl forehead In camphor until the Ialn
wu rone. Had there been no one lIrel-
ent but 'our ' own family , I Ihould probably -
bly hne cried : but owln , to 10Ule un-
to"ard clrcumltance , Aunt Sall , Wri ht
Wal there Tillting that afternoon , Ind r.
te ch\F 1 ! yl ! ! l.bl ! : ed to maintain my
dli lt 1 eforo TIer PF Tng eles. Almost
her flrlt salutation to me wu :
I "Waal , ROlla , so you' e grown old since
I ) 'OU lelt home ? "
I "I don't understand what you mean , "
I IlUllwere .
" \Vh" I 1I\ean , " so III she , "that somebody -
body told me thnt Mrs. Green told them ,
! that Major Pond's ' wife told her , that
: \hry Downes sa'td thnt 'Nancy Rico
IleA/I ! : \1198 Call'n ' 1'homl1son Rny that you
tQTd Doctor Clayton you Willi IIlxtccn ! "
I knew that the subject of my age hnd
I not c01l\e lip between me and the doctor ,
but It was usoleRs to deny a story so well
nuthentlcated , so I Rahl nothing , IInd
, Aunt Sl1l1y continued : "They do IIU ) ' you
, thrauh 'ern rOl\llll ahout rl/ht / , " while
mother asked "who Doctor Cluyton WUIi. "
I "Why , he's a youn& : 1111\ \ peddler , \\'h''R '
! taken a shine to HOln , and stayed with
, her alone In the school house unUi pitch
dllrk , " said Aunt Sally , her little grCfn
eye II twinkling with the Immense 11\118- :
: faction she felt.
I By this I knew that site had Plno
I Hill all well nil Sunny Bank upon her
, hands , nnd , In eed" 'twns strnnge how
l much Annt Solly did manaJe to attend
to at once : for , besides keeping her son'lI
, wlCe contlnuall ' fretted her
. , anll dough-
. ter constantly Iuarrellnlt with her husband -
band , by her foolish lutererenCf ) , + .here
) . Willi scnrcel ) ' a thing tranlllllred In the
neighborhood In which she did not ha"e
- a part ,
' 1'he next day wns the Sabbnth , nnd IC
at church I dill now nnd then cast a furtive -
tive glnnce at the conlrecatlon , to see If
they were looking at me bacuse I was a
"schoolma'am , " It was a childish vanity
which I have long since forliven. Among
- the audience was our mlnillter's ) 'oun ; ;
bride , and when , Ilfter church , he Introduced -
duced her t(1 me , IInylng , " ' 1'hlll Is Rosn ,
- who , I told YOII , was enl ) ' thirteen OIJd
1 t'lIchlng IIchool , " 1 ( elt qnlte recondled
- to my lot , and thought that aCtcr all It
was nn honor to he II tencher.
CIIAPTEH VI ,
Very slowly Vllssed the duys of my
second week , for my mind wnll constnntl ) '
tlwelllng upon the Important Thursdny ,
which cnme at Inst , and , with more tllllll
usul\l care , I dressed myself ( or Hchool ,
sporting n palu bluoand-whlte mllslln ,
which mother sahl 1 must wear enl ) ' ( ; 1 ]
great occuslons. I at noon went down t
n clear spring In the woods. and thlre
gnvo a few smoothh1 ! ; touchea to lilY tel ,
let , On my return to the school houe ! 1
requested' one of tbe larger glrlH to Hweer
the fioor as clelln as she poslllhly ' onld. .
while two or throe of the bOYR wI're M'1I1
after some green boughs to hang over till
" Indows ,
"I'll bet we are golnl ; to hnyo com
pliny : I thouJht so this lIIornlng when ]
is' sl'e the 80hool1l\a'nm all drctilled I1P. '
It whispered olle to anotlwr ,
In a few 11IInutell the ( act thnt Docto
Clayton wns cQllllng wntl kllowlI both In
duorll and out , nllli wh n I suw how fus
John Thompson took hllllselC hOllll' afte
leurnlllK the n\\\\8. I h1\'olllntnrll ) ' Celt n
If liome evil were IIII\1qnlllll\-n \ : llre.t'lIti
ment which proved correCl , for not 10111
after school commellced therCUIIIO :
( entle rUl ) at the olltl'r door , which cam
cd a Ireat ItrAIhtenlnli : UJ ( 011I0111 : tIJ
scholars , and broutlt Ule Instantly to III
feet , fer I IUl1posed , of course , he III' '
come , What , tlleu , WaB nil lurprll
n ; whell , IOltead of him , I mot a baulht
In lookllll younl ; lad" who , fro"nlnc n\l
jetltlcalJr upon' me , Introduc"d her elf I
- "Mias ' 1'hompson , " saying Hhe had com
I1d to vhllt the IIchool.
I I had nner before had so 5ood : a Tie'
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of her , and 110\\ , when I RftW how ,1Inl- ;
flell IIho nppeured , nnd that th re reRlly
W/lII In her mnnner something ehl ; nt
and refilled , I not only felt myttelf greatly
her Inferior , but I funcled that lQctor
Clayton would nlKo oLserve the ! II tre 1'-
ence hetweull us when he saw ns touth- ;
er. ACttr offering her the sent of honor
-tho spllnt.hottollled chnlr-l lIrot'oll-
eel with lilY dutle:4 : ILK cUlllllOscdly 1111 I'OS- '
sible. When I cust a wliitful & ; llInco o\'er
the long hili , she snhl : "Yoll aeem to bo
constantly on the lookollt. Are YOIl ex-
lleclilllC OilY OliO ? "
Involuntllrlly my c'es sought hers ,
but 1 qllalled bellellU their qulzzlcnl ex-
IIl'essloll , tllIll HClircely kllowhlwh.t / I
Rahl , relll1ed , "No , IIIII'om , " r pelltlnl : the
falsehood the momellt It wnll uttered , and
hul ( re/Jolvllll { to confess the truth , wh'lII
she rejoilled ' , "Oh , I thollght 10U were , "
, dlifc at t'tle IIlImo moment a little , . ; Irl ,
who had bcen fsleep , rolled from her
sent , bmllJltl ( her heRd , nnd rallllnl ; such
nn olltcry that Cor a time I ( argot what
I hAd Hnh ) , and when It again recurred to
nit' I thoulht It wnR too late to rectify
It. Slowly the nfternoon dragged on ,
bllt It hrought no Doctor Claytou : and
when , at II qnarter of ( our , I callef\ lip
my claAII of Ahecednrlan8 to reftd , what
with the lie nlld the ellsapllolntment , my
heart wall 110 ( ull that \ouhl : not force
btlck nil the tellrll which Rtrl1,1mlt'11 : no I
IIl-rcel ) ' for elrells : alld when It cnl11e
Wlllle Hnllllnll's tl1rn to rend , tWII or
Illfee lare ; IlropR Cell IIpon his chllhby
hand , nnd , 100kltlK In mY" face , he p.tllled
out In a loud. distinct voice , . "You're
cryln' , ) 'OU bel"
' 1'hIK , of COl1rR < ' , brought II 11\1IIh , from
1111 the sdlOlnrs , In which I wnH fl\in to
join , nlthough r Celt reRt1 ' chtlJl'ln d
thut I shollld hnve betrayed 110 IIIllch
wenkllesR heCore Dell ' 1'homl''Ion ' , who , In
reCerrltlJ : to It when school WIlH ollt. ! laid
" &he HI1\1\1osell \ \ I wUllted to sue lilY moth-
er-or Iomehod : ! ) ' ! "
' 1'hnt night Mrs. HoslI ctllled at : 'Ilrs.
HlIId a lI's , nnel after sitting Ilwhlle , nsk-
cd me "to walk a little 1I1ece with her. "
I snw there was something on hcr mhul ,
nnd conjccturlng that It might hll\(1 Homo
connection with me , I obeyed willin I ) ' .
'l'wltchlnl ; my IIleeve whcn we were outRide -
Ride the gnte , Mrs , Ross asked If "It
were trlle thut 1 cried beclluso Doctor
Cla'ton dldll't come as he promised. "
" \Vh ) ' , whnt do you mean ? " I said. ' 1'0
which Rhe replied h ' telling me thnt she
just ran Illto Cnp'n 'hompson's a minute
, or two , when , who should she find ther , )
but Doctor Clayton , and when Dell told
him she'd been to"llIlt the school , he
sold , "Ah , Indeed ; I was Intendln , to do
10 m'self this nfternoon , but I wns necessarily -
essarily detnlned by a Tery flick patient. "
" 'That eICplalns why she crl d EO , '
said Dell , and then , " continued ; \Irs.
HOSl , "she went on to tell him how you
loked out of the winder , and when she
asked you It you expected anybod ) ' , you
uld 't\o , ' and then at lut you crl right
out In the school. "
"The mean thine I" I exclaimed. "Did'
lihe tell Doctor Clayton that 1"
"Ycs. she did , " answered Mrl. R. u ;
"and It made my blood bile to h r her
go on makin' fun or lou-that II , klntl
l'r makin' fun. The doctor laughed , and
uld It WSI too bad to dllllppoint you
If It affected 10U like that , but he couldn'
hclp It , "
I bardl , knew at which I " "u most
ludlnl\nt , Doctor Clalton or Dell , and
\ \ ' n ! tld ml aching hend on my pU-
low , my laat thou { were that "Ir Doctor -
tor Clalton ev r did come to the IIcbool
1'4 le jl ! ) know I didn't care for him
-he might have Dell Thompson and wel-
comol"
, chnnged my mlntl , however , when ,
early the next nfternoon , the gentleman
himself appearetl to vlndlcllte his p.uu e ,
IIu'lng he WUII sorry thnt he coultl not
ha\"e kept his appointment , addln , ns he
finally rellnflulshed my hand , "You had
compuny , tlough , 1 belleve ; and' so , on
the whole. I :1m Ind 1 WIlK detained. for
I had rather ylslt you alone. "
Milch all I now esteem Doctor Clayton ,
I tlo not hesltnte to say thnt he WrlS
then Il male IIIrt , a IIpecles of mnnkilld
which I tletellt. lIe was the hnndsomest ,
lIIost agreeahle man I had ever Beell , IInd
by aome strungI' fnsclllntlon , he possels-
ed the power of swaying me nt his will ,
'I'hls he well knew , and hence the wrol1
he commltte,1 lIy worklll upon my Ceel-
Ings. Never pallsed houra mure agreeably
to me thnn did those of thut afternoon. '
And I even Corgot that I wss to go home .
that night , /lnd that In nil probability
father woultl come Cor me as soon 1\8
IIchool was ollt , thns preventing the Qlliet
talk alone with Doctor Clayton , \Thldl
1 so much desired ; so whell , about Cour
o' lock , I saw thu heed of old Sonol ap-
lleurlng over thu hili , my emotions were
1I0t particularly pleusont , and I wished
I hatl not heon so foolish ns to Insist lip-
011 going home every week. The drlyer , .
however , preyed to o Charlie , antI this !
III a measure cOllsolelme , for he , 1
knew , was good at taking hints. I\Ild
would walt for me as long all I deslr ( ' . ( } ;
so I wclcome1 him with a tolerably good
! ; 1'8ce , Introducing him to Doctor Oloy-
tOil , who addres11el } him Of ! { r , r..ee . ,
therehy wlllnlll ! ; his frlendshll at' once
a11l1 ( ore\'er.
When school was out and the acholnrs
i'one , I commenced makhlK preJnrutlon
for my tlepllrture , Ihuttln : ! ! : down the win-
( lows IIml plllnJ ; a way books Hlowl ) ' IInd
d \lherlltl'b' \ , while Charlie , who seemL d
III no hurry , umused hlmsuiC by whlplIlng
I ut the thilltle-toptl which grow nenr the
I door. At Inst Doctor Clayton , turllln : ;
I to him , s:1ld , "Anti so you have ( ! Ome to
, carry ) 'our sister hOUle , when 1 waH
promising mYIIllf thot pleRlinre "
Chnrlle glllnced at my f/lce , nntllts ex-
lresslon , douhtless , prolllpte,1 his anllWll' :
"You can do so now , If you chootlo , for
I like to ride alolle. "
Of course I dlsclfthnell agnlnstllIch
. an IIrrnngement , hut tn ) ' objectiolli were
overruled , antl almost \ teforlI know
whd I was doing , I found myself /lentel
In Doctor Clayton's coyeretl buggy , with
- him lit my side , ' 1'e1llng Charllo "not to
be 8urprlsed If he did not' soUK IIl1tll
! lUnRet , " he drove off III a dltrerf'nt dlrl'c-
tlon ( rom SUllny nnk , remllrklng to me
r that hit was a fine afternoon for rilling ,
- allel he meant to 1'lIjO ) ' It , "
1 hartlb' know whether he had any ( Ib-
Ject III pnlslng Cllptliin Tholllpson's ; bllt
he certllllll ) ' dltl so , howlttg rllclllullb'
, - and IIhowllll : his white It'ith to Dell , who ,
Cl'OIll a Willdow , looked 1IIlUIhUly lIoWII
1111011 m . 'l'hn I1IIht of hl'l' lIutnral1 , . led
hlnl to IIpealo ; : ftf her , ftllli much to my
lurllrl-e , he ukI'd me how 1 IIk d her ,
I clluld 110t a\lllTter truthfuJll aIId u ,
" 1'01'1 well : " 10 I replied thlt "I hltrdl ,
kuew her. She w. . TOrl tlllelooklnl : , IInd
I , .reuu1e Ihe 'us nrl Intelllcent anrl
acCOmlJlIlh d. "
"You are a iood.hearted little Jlrl
Rou , " ulll he , "to Rpf'ak thus or her ,
Do , .U sUPPNle Ibt ! would 110 tbe lIalll (
bl you If Wed a IIMIIAr qUlltioc11"
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, couldn't Rn ) ' I WI\I ! fillelooklnR. Nobody
I ever Hllld'tllllt , "
I "If 1 shuuld tl'll JOIl that I thInk 1011
hl'lter 10oklllJ ; thllll ) > L.1l 'l'hom"son , whllt
: wouhl yun sa ) ' ? " III' nsked , looldlll ; 1IIIder
) ' hOllnet. whltl' , with Ilowlnl ; rhee
I turnell tnY head nwaj , IIl1d rel1lloll , ' ' 1
' am IIUrL' you WIIIIII not mellll It. I IwO ! :
I' 1 IItn IIlly : but I 110 not cllre so 100uch
nbout It lIulV OR I HHl'd tu , "
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HAND OF MONEY HANDLER.
Velvety l'lncerll Not Commoll AmonQ
Men 111 JlIII l.ll1l ! oC Ih.hlcs"
"Loole ut m ' hunels , " snld a mun as
he drltted Into the olllee of a W ll-
known business lt1t1n , tlnd us he fjnld
It he stretched his fingel's out to Uwh'
full length , exposing the pullUs of hl8
hands , ' 1'IJC Insides oC Ills hl1nds were
very rough. ' 1'lInt WIUI exnctly whut
ho wanted to call nttenllon to.
"Do , rou see these crust ' forum-
tlons , " he continued , Iothesu corns nnd
bunions nnd knots und other things of
that sort ? I ook at 'elll. " He stm
his hands open COl' InslJUctlon ,
" ) )0 you know where I got 'em 'f" he
ullked. "SpIl ln' wooll. " umm'ered the
ml1n , "Not much , " suld th ! ! fellow
with rl1sty IUIlds.ll1ulln' : ruUs , "
\'elltured the mnnl \ uh ) . "Nope , " was
tlw whort l'cllly of the man with the
hen v ' hnnds. .1Pullln' u cross'cut
SItW , " Sugcsted ! the llIun as II last re-
6Ort , but he WIIS wrong uguln. "Well ,
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how on curth did 'ou get 'em , then / "
he IIsked wltll a show of hlllJlltlence ,
"Hundlln' money , " WIIS the mun's re-
pl ' , IInd he smiled ut the loolc 'of dls-
gu t and Incredulity which spread over
the Cncc of the mun he wns'tulldng
to. "Yes , sir ; I got all these corns und
bunions and knots nnd other r ugh
things which 'ou see on my hunds by
hnndllng money. You see , I work for
a traction cOl1lpnny uUll have to hun-
die and sort all the money of the com-
pany. A gl'eat deal of the money Is
In smull denomlnutlons an we handle
It In bngs and packugos of'arlous
sizes , 'I'here Is so much of It that a
fellow's hands soon become hard on
the Inside nnd gradunlly grow Into the
kl.lotty condition which 'ou find mine
In at this time. You cun bet that hnn-
dllng money Is not the soft and yelvety
bURlness It Is generally supposed to be.
The assoclntIon of soft white hands
with the business of handling money
Is dead wrong , nud If any man doubts
what I say about It I simply ask him
to step up and tnke a look nt my
hands. "
And the money handler with the
rough hn.nds blew out as suddenly als
he had blown lo-Boston Post.
LEGACY IN CIGAR BOX.
Twenb Year. Klier 'D Qth of LeaR'
te ' . Uncle It I. DI.I1QTered ,
Ten old plece.ll , i ued to the bottom -
tom of a cigar box , formed the legacy
ieft to Rob rt 0 , Herron or 11112 Arch
street , Philadelphia , by an uncle more
than twenty yelU'8 ago , but which only
< 'reached ' Herron lut week.
During all the years the treasure lar ;
undiscovered In &l drawer of an old
de.llk and the Herron famUy were convinced -
vinced that , though remembering all
his other relatives , the uncle had forgotten -
gotten his nephew. A few dnys ago ,
however , some one chanced to open the
clgnr box while rummaging through
the desk , nnd the nephew received his
portion of hlB uncle's fortune.
Herron's uncle IIvod at South bridge ,
Mass" nnd at his denth , twenty years
ago , lert a propert ' , which he In his
will divided as equnlly as possible
IlmonJ : his nieces nn nepbews. Much
to tile sUl'pl.'lse or the family , Robert ,
who had always been a favorite with
the old man , was entirely Ignored , It
now appears that the uncle bad wished
'to be particularly liberal to him and
had put away his Ishnre In gold , which
was TOry scnrce at that time. Afruld
to trust It to the banks , he glued the
coins to the bottom of the cigar box ,
putting In a note saying that this wns
to be Robert's share of his fortune.
It was In this strnnge form , snys the
PhUadelphla Inquirer , that Herron ,
atter twenty years , received his legacy -
acy ,
An 'Elf" : of the Great Auk.
RecenUr ; at an auction snle In London -
don which was judiciously advertl ed.
an egg of the great l1ul. was put up
wblch after some lively bidding was
knocked down Cor $1,2GO , That Is said
to be n vcry good price. Bllt nuk e gs
hn"e been sold In London for ns much
us $ lr : OO , The reason for these enormous -
mous prices Is nllturnlly to he found
In the scarcity of the egg. The hlrd
Is extinct , l\IId not over seventy of Its
eggs nre In existence.
Bloctricit\ ; Dentistry.
Electricity Is taking the place o ( gns
nnd ether In dental extraction. ' 1'ho
current , which Is of the form called
high frequency , Is applied to the jaw
whol9 the operator ( Ieslres to render
It Insensible by means of n heat nppa.
ratus , nnll the patient feels nothing
more than a sll ht heating of the nf.
fected pnrt. This method Is much
saler than gas , cocaine and other nnes ,
thetlcs ,
Economy or ltallway .
The Uulted States hus : ' , . 00,000 miles
of Mlllwnys upon which thel'e are C 4f
emplo 'es for each 100 miles. Th {
cost of operating tIJese ronlls wltli
steam power Is $502,600,000 n 'eur , bUI
to curr ' on the liRme amount or wor
with 1IIell I1ntl horae ! ! would cost th {
country 11.308.500OOO.
Laity. '
"Perka lo Is a . . . .ery IU1 man , " snh
Triplett to TW1nU ,
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"Yea ; he won't enu let : bls friend !
work hl.u-Detrolt ! 'reo Press.
When a boy owns a str'111 dog , hi
\ snys he ltlcked It up on the streets I
10' " dals alter II. dog show le.tt town
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"SPORTY" MODELS.
l\Innnlllh Ty.cI Arc Seen hnt Seltlnm-
HCIII/lIltl for Bevcrlt ) . Comc ! ! m , l'r -
tnt Aanlnli1 : lUnlH1ratenes. 111 Oet-
UIIII-otC ' ! ! 011 1.Itcl'tt I llllhlnnll ,
e\V York l'orr SIOnI1cllce ;
r. I HI ' 1''l'Y ll1uch nll
of recent st'lIlh
t1l1lO1'11I1o ; hna been I
Cree from HlOrt ) '
III 0 Ii l ! I s. ' 1' h e
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"hm'/I ) ' w 0 Il1 n n
nnd IIIInnlllh t'Jes
1111\0 heen ! lcen , of
com'se , bl\t hn\'e i
gonl' IIR eXllrestilonH I
of Irlllh'ldulIl uud
90mewhat eccentric
taste. 'l'hrou hout
the entire field of
fine tailoring there
has been moro or
less IIcknowled - '
ment of the \'ulue
of decOI'ntl\'e fan-
cies. 'l'hese stanel-
ards will heM , probublr , until II eneral
chnnabollt In mode , Lut SOliS lire
thrown IIOW und then to nllmirers of masculine -
culine finish , and olle of these hns jllst
appearl'd. It conRlsts of a suit of three-
Iunrters length coat and 81drt , bareb'
clenrlu the lrounll. Dlnek olld white
shelherel 1I1nhl Is their materlnl. nnd the
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Cnncy goods nre hnndsome In tnllore
jOWnR. Grays uro so nlllllerous n8 to b.
almost o\'Crdone , and nn occasional dark ,
er dross lIIak a pleasllll ; contrnllt. Streel
gowns are made with eVer ) ' f eam of sklrl
IInd b10l\so \ jncket trImmed with a stitch. .
cd banll of the cloth Crom IIn Inch to
two Inches wldo , This Is 0 prelt ' &tyle
Cor thO e whose fiJures wIll benr sucb
dh'ltllng Into sections. .
' 1'ho artist IIhows In her lnl-lal plctll1'4
and In the rllht hand figure of each Inrge
IIhlHtrntion three prett ) ' tullor suits thai
rellect the newest wncl s In embellish.
ment. The first was blue SlcllIun and
nllrrow black braid. ' 111e next was
sltctchcd In whIte callVlW ! cloth , black 'r ,
stitching and blnck IIllk ornamcnta , ' 1'hll \ . . . . . I
third mollel wns coffee colored broadclotb r ,
liulshed with two wlelths of black IIllk t ,
brnlel' Its benuty was accentunted by
helng sho'n over n wnlst of sheer whlto
hnndkerchlef linen. The klnel of braid t
C\npli'cd on such gO\\"lU1 Is an Iruportaut .
Il1l1tler , as the shopper finds when senrch-
Ing for such trimming. Their variety Is
\'er ' grent. In silk , silk-and-wool nnd aI' ' i
wool , there arc mnny hnndsome sorts. '
New Ideas In Inces are cropping out ,
and perhaps they won't be fine on summer -
mer dress-ups I A Lrond new fancy Is 1\
point venlse In which sprays of color
appenr. Then the coloring of Inces mnkes
man ) ' old laces look like new , so tbere 18
no end to the temptntlollA of the lace
counters. And the Impression crented
there Is re'cnforced nnd clinched by the
pretty uses of laces shown In model
dresses. ' 1'lIkc the left-hand dress of to-
duy's f cond ( Ilcture : It was natural col-
orcd pen eo , with reell silk belt antl
clun ) ' lace trimmings , and altogether
cnough to set n woman counting her
money to see how near to dnpllcntlng It j
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finish Is of the severest. Some are strapped -
ped down every Seam. They afford a
chnnce for the would-be sporty looking
crowd. bu some of the consequences are
illnuslng , for women who haven't a look
of self-reliance , with some swagger , look
comically unsuited to such gowns.
'I'hough the suits look simple , their fit
IIIUSt be perfect , nnd their cost Is hllh ,
As W01'l1 , the"re al\\"oys fastened , no
suggestion of lI ht , soft waist showing.
The demand for revere lowns comes
Crom the search ( or nn offset to the elub-
orute dress'ups , But average tnste Is
such that not a great mnny women who
cnn nfford the beautiful elaborations of
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she could afford , Llko tempters .he'll )
find on every sJde of her In the stores. .
W nah materials take on renewed at- '
tractlveness with every fro h Instolhnent ' 1 i \
received In the stores , and If a woman , )
feels that she must not buy more sum- , i
Uler goods , she should avoid the store9 , t
( or the displays are so tempting as to f. '
( Irovu Irresistible. And It Is surprising f
how fast money flies In summer goods , ' :1
Panama weaves are pretty nnd Ben'icen- , f ,
ble , ns they nre firm cnough to launder 'I
beautifully. : 'Iinny Iowns In this weave t
come In embrollered ! pnttern dre Bes. oJ
' 1'hose In the whites are especially pretty , 'G '
' 1'he suppl ) ' of linens Is fine. and an occa-
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allorlnl : can refuse to have them incorporated -
porated In their suits , The av oge
1111\0unt of ornamentation ou tattered
lults Is lessening , but still Is consitlora-
bit ! . Many snits nre trimmed Ilmpl ) '
with .tltchlngll IInd lIolf-strnpplngs , otbers
show braidings , [ lnRemonterles and
tonches of color. Some stitclUnrl In
white on the darker IIhades of JOOI\\ ! ' arc
in such coarse RUtches that 1\\ a tittle
distance the gown looks as If It .Utl held
Its ba.1lngs. Many finIshed Inh1 way
) have a lot pattern curried out In the
; stitching. This la flt. sy work , U the
dlg-htelt dovlfttlon from the pattelJl will
show very plnln\y \ , I\ud that lUe8lU ex-
[ J elU 0 , Others haTe ench Henrn corded
with . liarkl'r color , and IItl11 others hn\"e
11 faU' ) ' lIilk braid down ench scam. The
s 0at8 , Ire nearl , all without collars , nut
: rlmDt Ig of some dOlicrllltlon taking oil
.ho . ! lncs ! ! n t the neck. ' 1'hls Is a pret-
I ) , j and one that looks to be and
" 11..1\-1 III luuch cooler than the heav '
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a11 ! a so common recently. Mottled
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slonal new weave , such as the Ohtn :
graRs linens , show thnt the sUPDly Is I '
) 'et exhllusted.Yarlh gowns shown
models make the shopper wonder hdW
successfully they'll wnsh , this becllt dG
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of their clnborltlt.ness and the
of their llIaterlltll ! , Common pruden e '
suggests IImltllll ; purehllses III thla tl1lI4 : r "
to entlrl' _ rollfthle tltnres , nnd careful , t
cOllshlerntion blforehunll ! of goods and 1
material. Br exercisln ! ; caution therol , t
tlhould be no nl'W flltllcult , . A pretty I
slimmer blltlste IIlIS plnce In the conclud-
Ing one of thello llicturoli. It was an em- l
brolderotl green Well\'e , was trimmed I
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with darker green corll and had n silk
belt.
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ImmenRI ! snake oHtrich ( oothers-the ,
ndd tremendoullly to II hat's cost ,
It Is sold 111 [ > 1)C1I IIIce8 ha6 not the
l1"lntest ! "ogue beellUBO the ) ' wellr abom-
lunbl1.