Meadow Brook
8'1
JnARY J. HOLMES
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OllAl''l'Elt XX.-IConC\aued. \
At the cr qit \ ouo ot thce IIcorcblug ,
lulul daY" ! ! \ il f..nn'lu'Kratid 'Ada lIat
u ou th 'pll\ulllp\loHIJ. : for a breath of
pure , . At.t fl IIld 'of each etoOO , ,
a suff ! 1\lllr. \ } ; IndU CrloulIl , lannlul their
mlltretA s , who .colded them II If thel
\'fore to' 1 > 1.me , btlCIIUli1 tbe air thllil .et
In moUM" } 'f,1IA , hot , } ) d burn.1n&C8 . the
windR W , \ ! 1 bQ1V ! our Ule grent Jelltrt
Df Bahar' . A. U ) .at ther thnslll
old mall camll up from ( be nt'ltro IIUIlr-
ter. , lIu'lnl { "h l j"oluaR , done got IIlel :
wid de eromp , lIi ! l.Q < ) , JeVlllhell "his
mletla jest ctme ! 4\.w. ! . } , leo her. "
But Mrs. t'lIn I1 ! tel her8ell too lan-
luld for exerUouif 'Ati kind , nud tdllng
Uncle Abel tllI t ! fI e , hcrselt wnll flllly as
.Ick ns hili wl 'I. who wn . ulldollblldly !
felinlng , BhO , ' : II\ \ Ijhi'.Jl.np\ \ , w.lth n sinkIng -
Ing heort to' tM col.n ! , wheru hili
old wlfo hlY" rU\IO \ nJolld whOIlHver
the crl1l11lll1 , 1111 she termed tU1J1II1 Reblll
her. Scnrcol ) { ' o \'er , 1111\1 ho enttired
the low doorwny wl en n fairy forlll c l\Ie
flitting do\\11 tile Inrrow ( pntlnvnr , 11l'l'
whlto drCB ! ! , . l nnlbl ! ; thr lIICh' ' the dn k ) '
twlllght , nnlJherJj JQIt'Oll : ' , holr , 'Itrcnlllhig
out behind. I , "a. ! ! Ilttle j es lo , wh ? ,
from her crib , h\l ( helml her nlOthlr II
refusol to uccolliihn ) ' Uncle Abel , and ,
stealing IIWU ) ' IIl1obsl'rrl'd , she hnd . 01ll0
herself t sce Allnt Ohloe , with who III
.ho wes 'qllito 'a favorite.
Unacculltomed all Jcssle W R to Rick-
ness , she saw nt n glnnco thnt this wnll
o ordlnnry cn : j nud , II.nrellng down
besil'lo the nelrcsII ; , who 10) ' IIpon the
! toor , she toolt h r hendlllion her 11111 nllll
' heneaththe Il ' lur-
! : cntly pushll1'hncll. ! : )
bnn , the , lUa ted , grizzly holr , shl ! IIsked
where the pnln was.
"Drese do sweet chllo , " IInRw reJ
Chloe ' "you cnn't toche me with thtlInt \
of a 'cnmhrlc n edlo ' "har 'taln't , mill
leOlUS cr ebery jlnt In mo wall onsol1orln'
when do cramp Is on , " . '
As 'If to verify the truth of this re-
ml1rk , she suddenly bent lip neur ! ) ' 11011.
ble , and roiling IIpon her flice , gro.\IIed
aloud. , At thl ! ! momlmt a nlgro , , , .ho had
gl1lned some notoriety amonK hb com-
pnulons ns a physlcllln , clime In , nl\ll \ uf-
ter 100khiK a 1II0llleilt ut the proHtrnte
form of Chloe , he whllpered II word
which cleored the cahln In II moment , fOJ'
the meutlon of "cholera" hud u powlr to
curdle the blood of the. terrlt1ed hlackH ,
who fled to thclr own 11welllnllI. ;
Utterly fearless , .1(1 ! l11 ! stll'ed on , , 'nd '
when .Tohn , or UR Iw wns moro fOllllllllr ! ) '
ltnown , "Doctor , " proposell going for her
mother , h IInswered , "No , no ; Uncle
Abel hils" ht > eli fM h r Ollce , hut ( .111'
won't cOllle nnlf f she 'knows It Itl dlUl.
era , I l o'll lnlw me own ) ' . "
'rhls convinced the doctor , who pro.
ceeded , to P'It ' In llr/lctl o tla medical
.1dll , yhlch , ho hlld picked UI ) lit inter-
\'als , lIud which wnil ousldoruble for one
of his capacity. By this time , n flw ! of
the women more darlnl ; than the r'st nnd
curloue t 'IUlOW the fate of their COllll1\Il' :
lou , \'I.I1tured ! nel1r th. door , whon' they
Itood g zh lf' woud/tlrigly' / ! upon tllo' oor
old creature who wa fast floating ( lilt
upon thl ! brond rlvor of death. It WIIS n
most. vlolont Ilttnck ) Ilnd Its mnllnlt ) '
wes lcr llPs4 , by , 9.unlltHy , of 1111I.1pj ; : !
fr lt which she hnd oaien lnnt mornrnj ; ,
" 'V1l1 sOlllebody lIIah.e II Ilru'rt' Hhc
said , 'tbelll ) ' : a l lih ! ! felt her life fUHt
( 'hhlng'awu ) ' ; " 'Abel. you prey .lor 1100r
Chloe ; " nnd her glnsllY eyes turned h - ,
loechlngl ) ' towuro her hu bund , who wus
1I0ted , utcnmp , meetlngl for , llru'III I the
loudet ! nu 10u eRt of nuy olle.
But 1118' tronlCfh hodl ft hh lnol11nll
klslling the 'shriveled fnce of his : ) 'lnl :
wlf ' , ho sold , " 'Scuse me , Chide : lie
ISIH "rlt Is' , , , 'l1l1n' , but de tlesh pnrt h :
mljht ) . week nn' shnk ) ' like.llsli ; , les ,
biH , ' yon \ lrny.ha / contluued , JlS the dtlill
CI1I11I ! to hili sill ! ! .
"Yl'S , honey , prny , " gnsped Chlol ! ; uUd ,
knoellnj ; down , the little girl be nu tile
Lord's oceuslonnlly InterRI1I'rslul :
1l wltll u vetl Ion thut "God would tulr.
, the deportluj ; , soul to honvel" "
" ell , dut's It , " whispered Chloe ; "lInt's
L..lior dnu ull tlelll OUo words 'bout kin > : ,
OIII COUIO au' dolly brond : de11 110 for
white fells , 'but. ' God brells old Chloe , < < Ie
thl } } for Inc , to dlo on. Sing. hnlll" ' ,
( jlng , " she snlll , at last : und , IIIln lId ;
with the 101ll lItut1onll of thl ! blncks , there
nl'otll ! im the evonlng nlr the soft ntN (
of the "IIlIlill ) ' Lnlld. " which .1esslo IIun
beudlng low townrd Chloe , who. when th (
lIoug was ended , clus\led \ hl'l' lu hl'I' lIl'IIIS ,
. mid cn1l1ng her "n shlnln' nngel , " Wlnt ,
W/l trust , to the better Innd.
, I.oud and shrlll rose the wnll of 111 (
lI g O 'I , t' 'renRlnl ; In vloll'l1c ( > wben II
WHI known thnt Into nnothl'r culin , thl
IlPlitlleuco hod eutered , Ilrostratinj ; 1bo '
who , In his n ony , cnlletI for Jes > lleIn ! !
Mdi's'r Hlehl1ro , ' tlllnklnl ; th. . . ) ' could lIn
him. , r.u e.ns It wn" Mrs. Innslng , Adr
( I nIl Llnu were still 1\llon \ the plluco :
which W\S f/lr more comfortnbl ! ) Thill
thl/lr / , sleelllnJ. : roolO , where thIJr SUIIP'8 ! ! (
1I0t\1 \ I ulbert und Jesslo were sllfol ) ' 11
lI(1d. ' 'l'hl ! ) ' were just thinking of retlrin ,
whell sutIdenly the midnight Btllluesli Will
llrokrln br n cry so shr11l that Mrs. I.nn
Blag , sturted to her feet , nsklng whnt I
wns.
wns.I"rom het. couch by the open door . \un
Dlnllh I1rose , und going out u few rods
lIsteuel to the sOlind , which seo\lled t ,
conie from the negro quarters , whlthe
at hur mlBtress' command , ahe bent he
st n' . Bllt 1\ short tlmo ola\lsed \ ere sh
\ re urued with th < l stl1rtllnl : news thll
"th cholera wus thar ; thnt Chloe ' 1'11
deiilIInd { \ IInother had got It nnd Mis
Je slo WIIS holdln' his hoad. "
" 'holl ) ' O\'ercome with fright , Ir :
I , lling fl1lntetl , .lInd ' 'Will ' borne to II (
room , where , for Hme , she relllnlnt !
unb nsclous. forrcrful of JIJssle , wll
U 'pd nt the unrter long nftor m1c
ht , mlnlsterinr. to the wllnts , ) f ti !
( ck , ' of which , before monllnghel
( ( 're IYI1 , whllo others , hewed 8)'l1IlltOI1'
) f the ropltIl ) ' sPT odlng dlBiase. As tCO
asl I rd. ! , ullslng returned to conselou
neltill } . ! ! lIellt for Jessie , , vllo came 1"
hltnth' \ , rce\ng ! her mother's rOllrOI
In\\I111e , end fnlllu nway to BI 'ell I
dllllir u If IIhu hud lIot jUBt been 1001
11I : ; lllon deuth , whos ' .hadow wus OVI
Jln ( rolilld her.
' t\rlr \ , t49 , JAYx . .Luornlng , . { \ mun Wi
ill'Ilt'1n l { HL'tthNlhr : : 'QroveJwhi ; i { 1
OC\'t > ! : rOlldl\ll , for the desuoyer met hi
m the , 'ond , nnd III one ot the cl1blno5
, IWhl1l1urlng lll1l1tation he died , forg !
tilli , III Uw InteuRlt ) ' ol his Il\tTerlulC ,
the errand on which he had blten , 'cot :
nud iui those who atte rled hlr knit' "
nothing ot Mrs. Lanllull" bulalr .at T
Pines , It WaR n6ti : untIt. tile I6cUnd da7
alter , the appear. e , ot the cbeltra that
.he learned tile taUt of her leZTant. In
It It to borderlIli alulOit upon dllua.ctloa ,
. .hl'ultcd f r her brother , IIhudd"r
with fenr whoneTer' ' a no" e'II.lO wu reo
port d to her , Rnd rdullng t ,1.lt the
sufferers , althou h nmong : them , ' , fere
SOlUn who hllllllayed \ willi her In childhood -
hood : /lnd one , /In / old Krl1y.hl1lred m ,
" , ho had Aved her from \T.te.r ) ' grave
wilen on the Hn vllnnnh rlvtr sho' hnd
fnllen overbour . But tJwre wnll no
place for Krutltullo In hcr selfl h Irnrt ! ,
IInd the IIIlsernhlu crontures w'ro' left
to die nlollC , Ilncheered hy the Ilrcllonc'l1
of a pn/e / fllce , 8ave little .1esHle , who w n
hl'r Inother's rl'luctnnt con ent to lIe with
thelll , 111111 who , 1111 thl ! cla ) ' long , went
fram' cllhln to cabin , soothing the pick
and d'lnK by her prlsel1Ct' ! , IlIIII 1'111 u. ' > Jcl.
enlnl ; otherH b ' her own Intr'lll lt ) ' .
1'owhrcl sunset , ll's. Lonsll1l : herself
wnl cl : ell with the mnln y. nnd wfth n
wild shriek Ihc cnllt : : on Adu to help
hcr ; but thllt younl ; Ind ) ' wlla herself too
lIIuch Intllllllintecl to heed the cull , nllcl In
nn ndjolnlnl ; room she sat with enlllphor
nt hel' nose nllll brnnd ) ' ut her sldo until
u fierce , dnrthll : poln warned her thnt
IIhe , too , wns a , 'Ictlm. No longer afrnl
of Mrs.ILnn81111 ; , Rho mnde no relllstl1nce
when borne to the 8nme npnrtm.mt ,
where for hOllrll the ) ' 10) ' , bellloaning. the
fnte whrch hnd IJI'onht ; thom there , IlIld
trembllnt ! us they thought of the IIrobo-
blo result.
On(1:1 ; ( ; : , Lnnslng's mlncl there wns It
hl'II"Y lood , IIncl once , wheu the cold
Ilersplriltlon stoocl thlcld ) ' upon her fnco ,
she ordlred ! .1 eRsle IlIlIl Dlnnh fro III the
room , whllo she confessed to Ada the sin
of which ahe had blcn jnllty In decel\'ln
Loth her brother nntI HoslI.
"It wes a wlcketl fIl18ehood , " 8alcl she ,
"nnd If you l1u\'I\'o me , Y9U must toll
them so-will ) 'ou ? "
Adn nodcllcl In lollen thnt 8he would ;
I1nd then , thinking how her own con-
IIclenco IIIlght lie mnde eusler b ) ' II slml-
Inr confeBBlon , she told how she hnd
thought to Injure Hosn In Ir. Delnlll.Jld's
cRtimotion. 'l'hls done , the two IUIjes )
felt grently rolll''cd ; nnd ns the cholerl\
lu their cnse hnd hcen Indncecl mostly h '
fl'nr , It begun ere lon .to ) 'Iehl to the
tlllclent trentment of Dlnoh , who 10 ller
hOll8eleeplnl ; lulllltles ndded thot of beIng -
Ing n Bldllful Iltlr 1O. 'l'oward morning
they were prol\OlIncell dl'cldedly hottl'r ,
nnd ns Jesslo wnR IIsleel > nnd Dlnuh rod-
Illng In her choir , I rs. Lnnslnl ; lifted
hr hend from her pillow , sn'ln ! : to Adn ,
"I f YOIl plenlle , you needn't tel1 what 1
told 'ou 10Rt nl ht , when I thonht ! 1
\\'US going to tile I"
Adn prolllised to be IIllent , IItlll I1fter
wlnnlnl ; n slmllnr promlBe frolll lrs.
, Lunlling , they both fell n8IceI1 , nor woke
llIl nln unt1\ \ tHe SUII waB high up In the
,
heaven . So 1U11ch 'far ' . n sick-lied 'rlpeut. ' !
: I1ncel J
, J 1'hRt 'day wns hotter' 'nnd more slIliry
' t lIll nn ) ' " ' ) lle ! ! hnd Iirecel1ed It : nnd
'I nbout 'the mltldlo of the u lernoon little
.Tl'II le cnme to Dlnnh's side. nnll Il\ylnJ ;
I , her hend upon her Inp , comilloin ! ! of
, , helng lHllh cold IlIlIl tired. llltillltett !
, .
.j wI-ro wrnllilel' ' rounll her , b lt they
, I hrouht ! her no wllrlllth , for . , her , hlood
I I wus chllle b ) ' nlllronchlll clenth.lnd
when 01' nlk the lIegrq I\ketl ! jwll . , he
en me not 0l1l0n thl'tu , tlll' ) ' 1)(1,1' ( , i(11tt
thot tlho wnll d'IIIJ1 ; With strenlllln I' 'e\l' \
: I the ) ' fell 1I110n their knles , nnrl from
th080 hlllllhie cubills there went lip IIIII11Y
u fervent IlrU'er for God to spare the
, I chlhl. Bllt It cOllld not be ; Rhe ' \ \ ns
\\'nlltell III henven ; 1111I1 whln old Hllcll }
, \ :1101'ho : IUIII 11180 beoll 111. erellt 011 his
hands mill Imees to hl-r hedHhle , < : allln ; : :
, 1I110n her nume , Rho did not knol\ ' him ,
fnr IInc nRclollsness wns 1I110n her , I1nl
I In Intlnlta merc ) ' ! lho wnR Rpnrl'11 thl ! linin
liS 11111) ' IIttetlllllnt II110n till ! dlleuC. !
I . \llI1otlt bOl'eft of rellROII unll IO\wl'I RR
tit IIct1I's. : . 1.llnslng sill b ) ' hOl' child ,
whose IIfo wns fnst ebblnj ; UI\'U ) ' . In n
! Bhort time nl1 the nl'h'1'OeR , who were
, ohJe , hod coml ! to the hO\IS \ ' , thl'lr 11nl'k
I fllcos stnlnld with tenrs 11I111 l'XIII''ssh'c
! of the lit most concern. as the ) ' 1001H !
I Ulloll the little girl who In ) ' so whlto
, llll Ntll1 , with her fnlr hnlr t1ontln oVt'r
! tlH' II1110w nntl hlr waxen hnndll fohltd
, Ullon her bo olll.
I "SIII to lIIO , Uncle Dick , " Bh" snlel , nt
10Rt , "sllIl ; of thl ! hOllll ) ' Inlld not fllr
\\'nn" but Uncle Dick WOR not tl1l're ,
nlltl they who wntch11 her were too m\lch
overcolllo with rlef to hell her rlllIo'3t.
Slowl ) ' the hOllra wor ! ! on , . .1111tho \
Sllll'lt WIIS alll108t I 1111 II l' , whell nJllill Rho
lI1urmllrI : "Sin : ; of the hl1lll1) ' Jallhl ; "
I II till liS If In nnSW111' to her Ilrn 'Ir ! , thl1
, hreee. which ull the 11n ) ' lon hnd IlI'l'lI
hll8hed nlld stili , now slhld ! ! mOllrnfnlly
throlllh the trees , while n mocklnll bird
in the dlstlillCO strllek UII his o"enlnl ; Iny ,
nnd amid , the I\lshlnl ; mc1od ) ' of thnt
g wondrous blr of ROlIg nntI the soft
. hreathlng notes of the whlsperlnJ ; Ilh\l's ,
little JessLo Iinssell to the "hnpI'y 111I111"
which to these who wutehed the Jolnj ;
out of her 8hort life RelH1\cd Illdeed "not
fsr nwny. " With 1\ bitter cry the le'
reon > d mother fell U\1on \ her fneo end
wcpt nloud , sll'lng , In hlr henrt'h ) '
hl\\'o \ I thus been dellit , , ; th ? "
In the dlstllnclJ wnR henrd the Round
of horseR' flet , mill ( lro lung her brother
was with her , welplng ns only RtNnl !
men Wle\1 \ over the IIfl'less form which
retllrned him no nnswerlng cl1ress. Sh
lu\l been his lelol.
" , J essle \ ! go lie , HOlln Is Jolnj ; , mill 1
Rhnll ho left alone , " 'he tho1ht. . "Whn1
hnve 1 110no Co dl'.s r\'e II chnstlSl'lI1ml
like this ? "
Soon , howovq , he Jrcw ; cllimer. enl
tll\'lnl ; . "It Is011 , " ho temler ! ) ' l1s81
the 11118 1111I1 hrow of the bellut1f1l1 chillI
who slell1e ! 'to ' sllllle on hlll1 eyon 11
t1ellth ; then going Ollt limon ! ; his pI'opl. . !
ho comforted them as be t he could. drol' ,
IIlng moro tlum < lne tenr to the lIIe111or ;
of those who were dead , nnd who IIUIn
heret ! l'IJht In ull. . \t 1Bhort d.ItIlU !
from the hOllse wns 11 tull C'llrlSs wher
Je 'Ilo hnd often sported , ulld where 1101
a /a / ) house , built b ) ' . Ill'r hund8 but.
f bv Jd a1s11)etord ) : f < ll'btiH.\IJ ! t IltiIIU hyr ; ;
the s\lvery \ 1110011 , the ) ' 111l1do her gru. , ' (
alld whlln the 81111 wnslp , itl r01s fe :
U\lon \ the pile of eorth which hill frol
,
, . ,
. . , - - .
vlow the lIunny ( l1ce nnd soft blue eyes
ot Jesslo , "the Ang 1 ot 'l'ho PincH : '
ClIAP'I'Im XXI.
For nenrly u wCl'k lifter .1csRle' , . t1enlh ,
: \Ir. Dcllll1e1d retJ\ollled lit 'l'ho Phll' " ,
dohlK whnto\'er ho could for the comfort
of his Rervnnts , ulld liS ut the end of
that tlmn the dlsellRo hud whully ' 1111I1\1- \
peorell. ho returnetl to al'l1ar ( Jrove , (00-
COlllpllnle hy his Rister 1\11\1 Adn , who
hnd lenrned by lad experlollco thtlt the
< . ! an/fn'f / ! frolll whIch we lIeo Ilro oftell-
time ! ! leIS thall th080 to which wo KO.
'rhey found HOIa 1I0tter , but .t1l1 Qulto
low , anc1 01 the fner had uot Intlrely
left her , ueLther 1du. Lanllnl nor Ac1a
nntured lItar her room , but .hut theul-
lelves III theIr own apartment.
Oer Dt , Clallon a ellaulII bad COUlo.
1'hl kopetul , bapP7 < lXprellloa of w. . hCII
, , & 8 r pe , and in Ita vlace WAI a look
.t uttu hopel.lauedl. whtch at tlrt ' roUl'
ed Richard' . teus lest UOIA ahou14 be
"ono , ud In IDI.AC ! a1a.na : ko uked If It
were ' 0.
"No , no , " annnred the doctor , "blle
a shad.o'w of pa)1l p.ned over his hand-
IOme teatures ; " .hl will Uve. "
Then hurrlll1K to the window , he looked -
ed out to hide his tean trom him whom
ho kneto bo his rlvlIl , anc1 whu , 1I0W
hnt he was unobserved , lIent O\'lr ! the
eleeplng Hosu , klss ng her wl1stel1 chek
and mourning for her ns he thought how
she would weep when IIhe lenrned the
fnto of her fl\'orlte. Oh , could he 110"8
known the whole , how IJllsslonutel ) ' wOIIM
ho havu closped hl'r to his bosom nn
hold her there as his own , his darllnlf
Hosnl Dut It wus not yet to be , 1111I1
ho must bide his tln1l ! .
Hho hod seemed greatly relle-ell nt his
nbsence , and all the secon (3) ' unCI' his
depurture , she cnlled Dr. Clnytull to her
side , fnnc'lnK hllll to ho her hrother
Churlle. Tl1klng his hnnd In hel's , fhe
told him the whole story of hm' trluls ;
how she hlld tried to bring bnck the old
ufI'ection of her childhood , but could not
becnuso of the lovl ! she hnd for Ulchnrd
Delnfield.
"Oh , Chnrlle , " she exclaimed , "ho
would forglvo me , I Iwow , If ho knew
how much I 8utTered during those terrible -
blo ! lnys , when I thought of giving my
hand without my hel1rt. ' 1'ho "er ' llea !
sot my brain on fire , nnd 111) hend hnli
uched ! oh , .s9 ] anrd , slnc thej1 i but It's
over now , for I conquered nt Inst , 11I111 on
the night before the wClhHng I reslJlnd
to toll him I could uot nud wOllld not
murry hllll. Dut a durk cloud , which
soened lIke the rllshlng of mighty wat-
! ! rB , cnmo over tne , mid I on't know
where I nm , nor whl1t hus happened , enl ) '
ho , hns beell her ! ! , hunglng like u shallow
0' er my plllow , where snt nnother shod-
O\\ " tenfold blncker , which ho salel was
Deuth ; but grim allll hldlous us It wns.
1 preferred It to n life with him , when
m ) ' whole soul WI1S given to nnother.
Whl'n I nm dentI , Churlie , ) 'OU must tell
hllll how It wus , nnd osk him to for ivo
nlld think with lilt ) ' of 1I00r little Uosn ,
who would huvo lored hllll If she could.
Bllt not a word of this toIr. : . DelnOt'ld.
Chl1rUe ; never Itt : him know how I loved
him. My nffectlou Is not retul'nl'tl , nlld
he would despise me-would ne\'er visit
my grnve or think with pity of aile who
died so far awny from home. "
1'hon followed u mlssoge for the lo\'ed
ones of Sunny Bunk : hut this Dr. CIIlY-
ton ld not hear. Perfectly parulywJ ,
he hud listened to her story until his
reoson seemed In dl1nKer of lenvlng him ,
end , long ere she hnd finished he , know
he must , give her. . p , but Dot to dontq.
I.n > ; lng his , hend upon the p1l10w hc ld
thnt of Rosn , wh , weoried'with' ' lier
story , horl falleu usleep , he : wept ns he
hnd never wept before , not even whpn
ho su' " creepln& & : over her the shadow
of donth. Tllrn which wny he would ,
there wus nl1l1jht before him sn\'o the
clurkness of d spolr ; 1111\1 118 wuvo uf\er \
wave broke o"Qr him , hill milid wellt
bnckwnrd to the time when she tuhtht
hn\'o been hl8-wll'u he couhl hn'e IlIth-
ol'ed her to his bosom-und In piteous "c.
cents ho cried 11101(11) : ' lll1ulshment Is
greater thun r cnn bear. "
Dut nl the fierceBt Btorm soonest I'X-
\londs \ Its furyBO , hI ; ' ere. long grew cam
und cnpnble of lIober , serious tlwuht. :
\tosn \ Leo wns'ery dear to him , nutI to
hnve possessetI her 10\0 ho would have
glren nlmost e\'er'thln : ; ; hnt 118 that
couhl not he. ought II ( to stnnd In the
wny of her ha\lllinesH \ ? lIe knew IIhe
wnll deeeh'ed , for ho remembered mnn ) '
things he h011 Been In I r. Delnlield ,
which. thouh ! he hud not thoujht of It
then , cOll\'lnced him now thnt hl'l' nff c-
tlon wus reciproellted ; Iln shollhl he lIot
tell 'her BO , un nt the Bllllle tlmo dll ; .
ciMc to Hlchnrd thotrlle stl1te of nf-
flllrs ? HoslI's qlllot , IIlIohtrlls\'c ! nnd
l'nthl'r r cr\'ell mnnnell hotI mlsloll Hlch.
IIr.l. . no dOllht , or ho wOIIIII long ere thlol :
ho'o < leclared his lo\'e ,
"Yes , God hl1lplng lIIe. I wlll 110 right , "
hI } sllill nlolld , clmlllng hili hllllllil mer
his feverRh hrow , "I w1\1 \ wlltch b ) '
her IIntll his retllrn , nml then comllllttln ! ;
her to hlol : Cl1rl' , I w1\1 \ len"e her for ! , .tr. "
Nl1n-r dltl u tender brother watch moro
cnrl.'ful ! ) oYer n I\'nrllnl \ ; ! llstcr than did
he Iwer her dllrlnJ. : the few tln ) ' ! ! which
clllllscII ere : \r. Delntleltl'H rl-tllrn. Ul !
wns nlone with her whl'n he cln1l ! . rnd
with compurllth'o cllh1llleSH ho ; rl'eted
his rivul , who WIIS Hllflll'isell ut the
chnnt.o : In his luols.
'l'hllt IIIJ.ht : , In the solltlldo of his chnm-
her , the oclur pcnnell two letters , ono
for Hosn nnd tlll' other for Rlchord. ' In
sllbstllnco , the contentR of eoch were
much the snm ! ! . for hI ! toltl them ull he
hnll hel1rtl from Hosn. nml how , though
It broke hiM l"'l\rt " to do so , he hnd I\'eu
her up. "Delli , 'err'er ) ' t'ntl ) ' with
her , " ho wrote toIr. : . D-IIIt1eld. "for
IIlvor ! wns there a purer , J.ent\cr : \ elng ,
or one more wurth ) ' of your 10"0 than
she. 'rhen tuke her , 111111 when ) 'ont CUI }
Is overtlowlpg with hupplness , thlllk
sometimes of olle whu henceforth w11l bo
u lonel ) ' , wretchl'd man , "
' .rho letters hdnl ( wdtten , he pllt them
I a way until such tlme us ho shonld lIIeet
I them. Ollce he thonght to tull ; with
Hlchllr fnce to fnco ; bllt this ho fl lt h
could not 110 : so cine mornhll ; , nhnllt n
weol , nfter the return of the film I ! ) ' to
C < < ! dnr' Gron'IIII whell HO11 wn ! ! ! Gul
of 11I1n r , ho Ilfl'ts ' 11 II burnln kiss upon
her forehend , IIntl Illuclllg the \t-ttIJrll' \ 011
the lIttle tlresslll ) : bllreau whl're the )
, would attruct the hllllll'lllntl' Uttl'llt1ol1 ( , j
I Ir. Delaneld , who , Ill' Iwew , woulll 8,01 :
be there , ho w nt In 411\l'Rt ( It 'Irtl. ! J1m
. RIII , whom ho badl tOOlI. br 118 compos
etll ) ' ns If no Inwllrd lirl ! were conRllmln
him. lInlf nn hour IIftt'rwurd ullll till
l1UtlIug enlne ! , which now Hncll till ) ' chull
dl-red Into towu , wes heudnl ; him a Will
frollll pll1cevhltbl'r hI. ! had cOllie for I
} ij'ilc4 ! r.nn4..f . JlII . which he _ bore ouly I
crushl'unu"lIdID1 \ : 'Lcart" ' SCllrcely. h1l1
he left ItoSIchumbcr wheu n colore'
woman ellterC < l It to "sct It to rights" 01
was her dally custom. She Willi near
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Righted , nnd goln , ; Uv to the drellllnr
bureau , cnrelessly hrushed otr the I ttel'
directed to lUchard. I 'nll1ng bchlnd the
bureau , It lay concouled frolD , 'low , whl1.
till ! lIegrellll procee ed with her dutiell ,
unconscious of the mlRehlcf she hnd done.
In grent url1rlRo lUehurcl heurtl of Dr.
Clayton'lI Rlllilleu d llnrture. "There 1111st
be sOlllethlng " , ronl ; , " he thOIlht $ , though
whnt he did 1I0t know. GOhlK III } to
Hosa' chamher , he found her stili uleep.
'rhe room wes In order , the 8erv"ut 10lle ,
and on the burel1u I"y the letter which
soou caught hl8 attention. OII1I1ClrlJ. : lit
tile 8upefllcrlptlon , he BI1W It wus for
HOII , and thlnk.lng to keov It sufely IIntl1
IIhe could lIuderatoud 1ts contents , be
placed It lu his Ilockot ; then tnklnlt a
book , he sat \ ' , her b dllide until 8he
a"oke. She wu apparently better , but
au unn.tura.1 hrlhtoe. . of her eyes told
that her wind wu .tlll un.aettlcd. So he
uid noWo , to > her concerning the doc-
tor' . < I eautloo , but hhnl8lt ministered to
er "an bI.
In the courlO of II tew dals Mrs. J.nn.
.ln .WIU ! Induced to visit her. Thill IIhe
did morll , wUlIDgI" tor HOIIA bad loved
her little Jes le ; she would weep bltt.rly .
when ahe kllow heVIIS dead ; and the
proud uature of the hauhty womun gnve
wa ) ' to the Bofter feollngB , which often
IJromptB a mother to take a deellcr Inter. '
eat In whnttver was once dour to n lost ,
a preclolls child. So cnlltlng allido her I
nen'ous fenr , Bhe ut IU8t wont frequently
to the' ' sick "room , her own white , dellcato
hnnds sometimes IIrrl1nglllg the tumbled
plllow or hollling the cooling drnuJht to
the lips of her formerly deRplsed jOV-
el'lIess-dl'Rplsed , 1I0t for anything which '
she had done , but bccl1use It wus hers
to 101l0r for her dl1l1y broud. '
( To 110 continued. )
BOUND TO CATCH A FISH.
11111 lrl hlu TrIps for Nlnetccn Years
HIIlI Becn l < 'rultlc811.
" ' " remarked Wood-
"Queer , Isn't It ? 11
bridge street commission mau as 11
friend w'ollped In on him the other day
and found him onrhaullug a box at
fish-hooks I1tHl lIues.
"What Is queer ? " WI1S asked.
"Wh ' , this fishing buslnes. ! . I nm al.
reJ1dy preparing for lilY anuual fishing
xc\1l'slon , which tales plnce each 'enr
from the 1st to the 15th of Jul ' . It'g 1
my first overhaul of the box , aud from
now ou It will be n regular weekly oc-
CUITence. In nnotlwr mouth I shall
begin to dream about haullng out ten.
( )011t1ders. "
"Do 'ou make a regular weekly business -
ness of this fishing matter ? "
"I do. Next year wlll be my nineteenth -
teenth annual excursion nnd I shall
keep It up as long ns I have my full
powers. 'l'here's nothing to beat It. "
"You must ha\'e great luck to be so
enthusiastic. "
"I ha\'e never had nny. It I could
have gone out during these nineteen
yeurs nnd caught three or four flsh I
shollid ha'e been J > erf cqy satlslled to
quit , but luck was nlways against me.
I've been down to Lake Eric. but the
fish were nlways awny that day. I've
been up to Lnko Huron , but they didn't
like my bait. I've beeu to Inlnnd lakes
und sought out. 11 score ot rivers , but
thers waS Ilhyays something wfODg.
Lt. st year I went dOwU , to the setlshorc
'on purpose to fish. I fished trom
wharves nnd I fished or shark , but , I ,
never even got tl nibble. "
"Do you mean to say that. you never
caught a fish In your lite ? " asked the
caller.
"NeV'er n one. I haV' trIed to-henV'en
knows how hard I ha\'e tried , but they
hl1V'e not been tor me. Nineteen years
nml never n flsh-nenr even a bite.
Hundrells of dollnrs and weeks of tlmo
wnsted nnd enl ' rusted hooks and
brolwn lines to show tor It. "
But ) 'Ou wlll keep on ? "
" 1 w1l1 , " he replied , with grim deter-
mluntlon. nccordlng to the Detroit Ii'ree
Press. " ' 1' here shnl1 be no surrender.
Ii'olU' or five months hence I shall start
out on m ' twentieth annual tour. I
shall be lH'Ovlded with tackle nnd bnlt
nml money nnd patience and determlnn-
tlon , and If there Is a sunfish left nllV'e
'hetween ' the At1unth : nml Pnclfic I wlll
seel , him out nmllure him to his death
IIUlI shout victory o\er his r mnln $ , "
" 'hero the Hour Gll1lif II ! Usod.
Among things not genernlly known
Is the fact that the hour glnss Is unl-
, 'ersnny used on board the Klng's ships
when the log Is heaved at night.
I ver ' hour the bontswnln or one of
the bont8Wl\III's mates blows on 'his
whistle a p'C111lnr sbr1ll note cnlled
the reel. 1'he person In the watch to
whom this dut ' Is nsslgned t1wn heuV'es
the log' , a sml1ll plC'1e of wood with a
slnlter fiUell In It , nnll nt thnt moment
the glnss Is turnell. 1'hough termed an
hOllrglass gellerall ' , It Is enl ' a tour-
tecn-second gluss really.
As the lust grnln ruus out the log Une
Is stopped with a jerlt , which also 100s-
eus the lead slnlter. The log \loats \ up
to the surface of the sea , the Une Is
hauled In , nnd an ( 'ntry made In the
book , which , ! 'rom Its conrolnlng this
among other Items of the dall ) ' amI
,
nightly events of the " o 'nge , Is cnllcd
the log boo It.-London Country Life.
The I > ealrell Effeot.
"I see , " said the superstitious man ,
"that the "re llrovllling tor 13.lnch
guns on the new cruisers. "
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"Wel1 , they ought to know that that's
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" 'rhey expeCt them to be unlucky to
I nnrthlllg thut ( . ; ets In trent of them.- .
Phllndelphla Press.
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I A 'Vnlto of labor.
, 1'utor-Hlclll\l'll. ) 'OU w1ll please SO
; to the blacleboanluUlI demonstrate the
. proposition that the squnre of the hy-
. 110tenuse of n right angled triangle Is
equnl to the sum ot the squares ot the
! other two sl es.
- SJ\olled Son-What's the use ? I'm
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, willing to admit It.-Chlcugo 'l'rlbune.
Dr. I.ol.'b sUYI ! ell.ctrlclt ) Is the un.
I llerlylng cnllse ot vital action , but he
8 lias 1I0t 'as ) 'et made a talr demonstra-
- tlon of It.
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nou e lor Uryln" weet Corn.
I hn vo tor sovernl yenrn been raisIng -
Ing sweet corn uuder contl'act , and the
accompaD71ng 1IIuHtration will convey
Borne Idea of my drying hou8e. It Is
11100 my granary , the upper floor containing -
taining l:1'aln bins on one sldl' . The
low floor nud south side of the upper -
per floor are nrrnnfloo tor sweet corn.
1'he nw.t ca ential part ot dr'lni :
IIw t coru 15 to hl1ve a tree circulation
of all' . Therefore I cut doo1'8 througb
a8 sllOwn. 1'hctte doors are OD both I
sides and on the huck. They nre hung I
on hinges nnd can bo opened nnd I 1Ut '
when nl'cded. The Ifwecl com should
bo spread In In 'el's ; therefore we use
rncks mude of 1 by 3 Inch slats IJlnced
twenty Inches to hvo tl'et npnrt , one
above the othl'r. It the corn Is grl'eD
and milky when husked It should be
put on the racles very thin , not more
than two or three ears In dl'pth , and
turned frequcntly , but It It Is more
Illatured amI the kel'Ul'ls nl'e glazed It
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CORti DRYING ROUSE.
U1JlY be put on thicker. I cnn dry
500 or 000 bushels In this bulldlng.-
Corrl'spondence Ohio Farmer.
A Houdy 'Vood IJlock.
On eV'ery farm there Is m ro or less
wood-chopping 'to do , anll , ns n ru 'l' ,
It Is back-breaking work unless some
de\'lce , something 'Jlk that shown In
the cut , Is used. rrhls Is simp I ) mnde
aud consists mainly of 'two pIeces .ot
logs QawM smooth so that tbeYI wll
stand fil'.mly. 'l'h.ese are , set , about , ( o r
teet apart and each log Is about tllrre
teet high. On' { Ol ) of these logs Is
placed anoth' , ; "hlch. r ches from
end to end ot the base , logs , as , shown I
In t1e ! cut. &tn e are cut and tasten-
ed to the log U8. shown , so , ns to hold
lit firmly In } ) Osition. ' .rile : whole nr-
rangement Is planned so that the log
will be of tbe right height for cutting
without causing one to bOlld over too
fnr. In orfier to pre"ent llul1ger trom
fi'lng' ' 'pieces at wood. such ns smnll
twigs ot trees , nn Iron. bent us shown
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A llA:1DY WOOD DIOCK.
In II/\u'e / B. Is fustened to the chOIl-
plil ; : log. I\I\I uuder this Iron Is piliced
the s111ull twl : . : 01' 11mb to be cut , the
ux sh'lklng It on the sille nel1rest the
choppel' , nlll' the bent Iron preventing
It from 1 ! 'ln lip and str1\:1ng \ tbe
worlwl' . A wood blocl , arranged In the
manner Indicated wlll be found to
sa ' 1l' nHUI ' tlllcimches uUlI can be
worked on quite ns well as It the block
Wl'C lower.-lndhmapolls News ,
Grnll1ll1 OW ! ! In Fulltnler.
While In mauy sections gl'llhl t'Cd-
Ing mllst e done this summer , the 01'-
dinar ) ' prnctlce Is not to feC < l graIn to
cows thut m'e on llusture. 'l'hls Is ac-
Imowlellged to e a mIRt"'ce ' br tbose
wllo have tried both met ! o s , provided -
ed their cows were gmde or thorough-
l > rC < ls. In some seetlons the bellet In
grain has been enrrled to the extent
that th cows al'e burn-red the 'el1r
through. Tbnt this results In a od
milk 110w cllnnot be denied , but there
Is some question as to the ud'lsahl\lt \ ) '
ot depriving cows ot grass entlrel ) ' .
On the other hand , there cnn be no
question nbout the , 'nlue at grulnlng
to a moderate extent In connection
with pasturing. 1'0 commence with ,
the supply of grain should bo small ,
sa ' a Illnt a day , Increasing the qunn-
tlty ns the value of the b'1'a88 de-
crooseB. Tbe expense of this plan Is
certainly small compared with the results -
sults , and dur'lng thIs month and August -
gust Is a good tlm to test It.-St.
Puul Dls11l1tcb.
nees 1111I1 JnIllO\lc .
'rhe SUllremo Court of Iown bns
beld , In the cuse of Parsons vs.ll1u : -
ser,03 Northwestern Reporter , SO , Olat
the owner ot bocs , who Imows that
tbey are prone t nUuck horN ! : ! , It
nl'ar them , Is lIable to enc wbose !
hOr8CtJ were stung to death by tbc
bees while tostened to It hitchIng post
In the vicinity of the hIves. 'I'he lut-
tel' were near the highway , Dlld the
post was erected by the owner of tbe
1 : )
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I bocs for the purpose of hitching
horses , nnd was In the COhrse usually
talen by. the I. > t1s ! In Jolng to and
from th lr hl\'es.
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TelUns ; : Cor J'.OOlJ ,
One ot the simplest methods of Q90
.
certnInlng whnt plnnt footl'ls' noedad In
a soil 18 to test the soil with a growIng -
Ing p1u1t. It tlr sol1 10 deflclent In
nitrogen the leavl'S ot grnsses and cer-
cal grains " ' 1\1 \ be either bluish or yeIA
lowlsh , the latter In the case ot th9
graIn , while a d p , vTld ( green Indl.
cutes n good supply ot nltrocn In the
soil. Any fj)1f In which roPe. cabbages -
bages and other membcr8r.ot the turnIp .
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tnmll7 thrive IndIcates that IlUch 80U ,
hn8 a , oed 8upp17 ot phoephortc acid ) . . ,
Where potash In the loll . . abnndanf
the 1 G. ves ot the Jtl'OWln pluta ha TtJ
a yt'llowlsh iTHn cast , whUe It pota
Is d el nt the lbado ot Is of a
blu18h color. Naturally ; it requirea . .
PrftcUcOO. and obaGl'Tant eye to deter-
minQ curatcl1 thcoo thlugs , but the
plan III correct and worth tollowing.
The Indlcntlon of sorrel In a meadlm'
Heeded to mixtures such as redtop ,
timothy nnd clovers , Is a pretty good
Indication tbnt the soil needs lime.
IIowe\'er , the litmus paper test toc
ncld soli Is thQ qUlcl'C6t nnel Is there
oughl ) ' rellable.-Indlannpolls News.
Value of Dry J nrtll.
It Is 'Well ImoWl1 thnt fine , dry dIn
Is one of the best nbsorbcnts and dl&-
Intectunts kllown. It Is 'also plentltul
nnd costs nothing but the lubor of
hundllng. It makes excellent bedding
If covcred over with a tow inches ot
strlm' , nud It renlly Iweps the cows
clenn , e\'cu whell used In the stalls
without strnw , ns It Is easily emovcd
from the hall' with a brush. A stnll
be ded with dry enrtb can be cleaned
out In n lUuch shol'tel' time , nnd , ns It
absot'bs the liquids an gases , quite a
sn'Ing Is effected In that manner. Its
usc goes bl' 'ond the stall. As the
stable shollid be cleanc dally , quite a
large quantity of dt'y earth w11l bo
usell In tbe course of a year , and will
necessarily be ndded to the manure
heap. Although It ndds 1I0thlng to the .L
heap Itself , yet Its l1rsence therein
w11l double the vnlue of the mnnuro
b ' preventlug loss of fertl11zlng ma-
terial. It Is a better nbsorbent than
'strnw or cornstalks , aud Is enslly hnn-
, 'dled wIlen the manure Is . hauled to
the fields.
To Renovate Olll J "nrm .
The best mode ot renovntlng old
'wonl-out ' farms Is to raIse sheep on
'them. Dut In rnlslng sheep the land
should be dlV'ldc Into fields and something -
thing grow11 thereon. the crop only
reaching n height sutliclent tor the usa
of Ule shl'ep , 1'he I1nImnls should ne\-
ler be compelled to hunt for their fool1.
No profit cnn he mnde on sheep , unless
the ' receive care und I1sslstance , With
Ithe production of wool , mutton nnd
lamb , nnd the grndual enrichIng ot the
'
tsoll , the profit Is sure In the end. Do
, not expect too much lu ono 'ear , but
: keep on , nnd good results will surel ,
Itoll01" .
I Cultivation oC Tree. .
, It you ha'e old trees that 1111 vo taU ,
'ed to give pl'ofitoble crops of tnllt , dIG
'the soil up thoroughly and , then' apply ' 'f
a gooll dressIng ot well-rotted stable
manure and wO'k thorouhl ! ' Into ths
8011 , Then. If : rou have them , npply a
rl'sslng of wood nshes. If these tnll
to revive the tree ntter golvlng' n good
\ll'unlng \ It Islast \ redemption nnd
should give WI1) ' to somcthlng bclter.
Good rich foil for three 01' four years
can \lrotltl\1Jly \ plunted to some crop
while the tJ'ecs In the orchnrd nrE
growing , hut uftCI' that the hest plan
Is either to 8ecd llown to clo'cr , and
use as 11 hog )1usture ) , Ot. to cultivate
without nllowlng any crop to grow.
A Grnnll 0111 Cherry Tree.
Sometimes tIll' fruit on a single tre
Is worth mOl'e thnn two or three nere.
of whcat. 1'hl'I'e Is a trcc In northern
Dl'la WlIl'e'ellt ) . 01' eighty ) 'enrs old ,
thnt has produced un aVerllg'c of $ M
worth of fl'llit Ilnllllllll ' for lIearI : ;
tweut . 'l'nI'8. One 'ear the chl'ITlc.
sold fot. : ; :80 : , Hlx 'ellrs ago thIs old
pntrlnrcl bOl'e liftr-four peach baskeU
of delicious frut. ! 01' about ele'cn hUll ,
dred10111 \ < 18. A1II1 all of this ft'\l1t hal
been a frec gift fl'om ] Jntlll' , as th (
old 'l'e has stood In n door 'nrd all
these 'cnrs una ttellllL' IUld uncared
for In l'hen' '
except ) thne-Countr ,
Life InllIerlcn. .
Stltl't with GOOlI JJlrd. .
A few extra gLod birds for the t un
dation stocle Is fllr bettel' thnn twlcf
the same ] Jumhol' ot ol'dlnl1r ' ones. A
good beginulll Is the..short cut" t4
succcss. llu Is too short to breed
from Inferior hlrds. It muy be cbea ,
nt the beginning , hut expenRlve In the
md.-AmerIcan Pou ' .
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Poultry Notes.
Sto e drlnl:1ng yesscls are coolel
thnn tin oneS. .
A qUllrt 'of feed tor twelve hens Is .
gool1 measurement.
' 1'lncture of Iron Is a good tonic tc
glye l1urlng the hot Wl'athel' .
. \IN lulel1 lime l1ustl'll oV'er th.
'ards Is n gool1 pre\'entlyc of gnpes.
When the l'gg shells ure thin It Is nl
Inl1lclltlon thnt the hens need lime ,
Don't torgel to chOIJ U ) ) dandellonr
to ! ' the little IhlCki : If kept where tl1eJ
canllot get gl'USR.
IIollln tIw ml1lt fed to poultry win
check loosln s ot' the bowels , n com
mOIl tt'ollhle In 'hot weuther.
: \Il'kl't nil the em'l ) ' chicks 1I0t wnnt
ell tOI' ) Jext 'l'ar's hrel'lllng. If YO ,
clIonlze ) nnr , let It be the l tel
hntchl's.
If done hutrhlng send the usclesl
roostct's to llIarlet or to the pot In
btl\nter , Oyel'fat and broken-do , , ' ]
bells , 11ltto.
Xm'cl' gh'e crush ell ontll to yow\ ! , J--
chlc s without first sitting out tIlt
hulls. 'I'he hulls , either on or elf tlll
kernel , nre lIabll' to 11l10lluce a star
va. . 10 t. . "ov.
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