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A DOCTOR'S MISSION
J t' BY EMILY TlIORNTON
Author of It HoRus ; gI.I.'s RUII' : , "
W II . ' " " ' ' , MOTlmK , " gTC.
! ' . : : ' . . ' . G r.n-no\ - , 'l'lIg 1"ASllroN AlIlg
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P'l'Blt..II.-COIIIIIIIIl'lI. ( . ) - ,
"l'hlll s 11l' all lu 111l\11I1 \ with hilll IIftl'r
this nllli hu ltll ! . prnMIWn'lI , nllli lid'"rl' "
.Ix 'enr IIIISd'll .nWII ' , SIIl'I'lIlatioli h':1I1 :
10 1'lIrll'hl' 1 hllll t hnt he futllIll , hilll'll'lf
the 11I/1I , 's or of lIIilllollS. Ih'III'ill ; ' : 1111'11
to privlltl , IIfn. hl ) lillll hl 'hiM1111'1' ' \ ill
YOIIwrs ! , ill lII'IIl'r III 1'lIjn > ' hitll I'Jf ill n
Quiet Wflr , BtI ! 111111'IIlth "i'lil"I ! hllll ; II
j IItrol.e oflarlll \ > 'sl'l 1'1'11111'1',1 , :111. : , 'Ii.ll' .
coml'lIl'nth'l'lr ' 1Il'plt'HF ! , , , 'hili' Ihl' IIMt11111a ,
which hl' had I " ! I' 11 Htlhj"I'I'III fOl' IIUltI '
rClII'H , illrn'IIIj,1 10 1111 IIlnl'lIIll1 ; ' : l'xI'lI1.
I "Ullrlll ull thl I hill' 011" " II itd wiMh I
hns ueell hl , 111111 , hili Willi to u" , " Ihl'
m 'serr of' his hrolhl'I" , . filiI' , nllli /00
\ cle:1r : his OWII ooll 1111 III , ! IIf Ihl ! IIl1jllsl
IHlstlll'ioliH thit : 1.1111 cllIIlI.to \ It. , I.IIII'I '
this wish has he'ollle 1IlIl'olilrolllllill' , II , '
IIrn ) ! ! th\t' : \ ht ! Illar 1101' 1111' w th thl ! ' ! RIIIIII
1\1\11 \ cllllr.illli In hlH IInllll' , lit' haR Ihl'l" ! '
fore decllll'll III IIHlt ) ' 1/11 III t lIIII.i'llIl.e the
c/lse for hllll , "
"Bllt , " IIl're illterrllptell IheI / III II zell
lIstNler , "lhere IIInKt he ollle IIIls1llkl' . I
1111 110 IlIwrcr , IIll11p1 > ' n ph 'flci/ln / ; nnll '
ns sllch , whllt eall I , II. . 'I" '
"l "cr > , thlng , We thillk flr 1II0re thall
a Illwrer , " 1'0IliellIr [ : , ( h'a ' . "Of conrse ,
) 'OU WOllhl have 10 , , ( ' 11 ronI' prnetiel' ill
New York nnt ! settle In 1'lIglulI : ) , 'I'lwre
you , II ! ! U JruwlnIlh \ > 'sll'ln / , wflllill aln
the confi ellce of lhe Ilcuple , YOII'ouhl
be OllllllttcII to pIIlCl'K where 110 0110 else
woul , nnd cOlIlll stllll ) ' thl' characters or
rich IIn IlOor.
"Sir Hl'ln:11t1 ; ml'lHII'nllin lIIarriell ,
two 'cars IIftor Iho IlIslIllll'lIrallce or his
IJralhcor , the Sflll1e III I > ' who WflR to hll"e
been his urilll'11 : CfllIstlillce , alltl they
now OCCllpr GlelHlenlllll IInli."OU will
probnhlr he callcll to nllelHI their flllll'
IIr11111 so cnll sce the roolll whl'rc poor
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of Ihe hour , hilt /It the urellJ\fuHt tnblo
III. ' lIIel hl'r.
" 1:0011 : IIlfIrlllll , IllY ! ! Oll , " Hhe slIl ,
pll'/I'IlIlIllf , 011 hlK ( ! IIlr/lIlCl' ; "so 'ou hnve
1'1'1111'111'11 III SlIfl"Y ! "
"I hU"e ; 111111 III /I / peClllllllrr poillt of
, 'h'lthl ! \'I 1t hrollht ; a grent chnll 1 ! for
thl' hnlll'r , I"rolll this tlll ' I nlll to re'
cl.i\'tJ { h'l' tllllI III(1 ) ,1011111':1 : nllllllllll ' . n"
I h'\'I ' ! ell ll'rl'l I 11110 nil l'II II'lIIellt ! tll
fhtl : I'ITI'I'I , "
" : \1\ , ' 1I1'lr : I'arh' : , > ' 011 O KllrpriKe IIW ! "
" 'I'hi'l /lI.\'I'IIH'lIt / \ ohlll.'l'11I0 \ : to lIeli
III > ' [ lI'M" f'e , 111111 IHIII ill 1III0llt oliO wl'ek
to SHWtJ III II "Olllltr ' "iJIn e III gll lallll.h
"Oh gllt'le ! " ,
" : \lfI'lher , , II'flr , OII Hhnll h : , , ' ! , 'ollr
( 'holel' 1111wlll'ther : to flCCOIIIII/III ' llIe nt
41111'1' , or lilloIIIIC to honrll rOil lit > 'our
"rol her'K III this cit ' for U few 1II0llths ,
ulltil I Hllr\'e ) ' the ! ; rn II 1111 , 11I(1 ) flll ! ' es-
ta"lIl'h 1II > 'celf. ; III caKe 'Oll relllnlll , I
CI1I1 1111 > ' t IlIIe tOllle for YOII , nfll'r I ! ! eo
whether It will he n Ill'rlllllllcllt hOllie ,
l'erhaJK [ I ' ! hull lIot care to relllaill nfter
II fl'w 1II01lIhR. "
" 1'lIrlt' : , I II refill thl' OCel1l1. nnll I Hhull
Iln'utI a foreigll hOllle. 1'el'hallS I hnll
ht rl'lIIl1ll1 , UsOll sny. "
n ' the elo'ie of the wc'llrR : , Imen'
sicill was ( 'ol1lfortnhly I'Rtahlishl'l1 III n
roolll flll'nlHhe,1 with hl'l' OWII fnllliHlIl'
thlll K , while the SOli sIICCNlled III ,1111-
posin ! ; of the n'Ht , nR well m ; his ) lrac-
\tcl' , nlHI hall 1'lIgaed ! n ) lnssuge 011 the
Ocennlca ,
A short "IRIt wng then ) lallt to rr.
Hnlllal [ 'c , who 1I"e him fllll directions
I how to proceed , allll lIIany IIIlnllte detail ! !
till ! IlIacI' nu inhauitnutR , I'romlKing
to write weekly , keellll ) him luforme
of e"l'n' mo"cmcllt , the YOUII 11I1111 II few
I hOllrs la''r was IIpOIl the olltWfil' uOllnd
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IIlallor wltli III ! nllllr. Do ) 'OU thInk
thcro 1M n l.h'lIlclall 011 Iwnrd ? "
" 1 11111 0110 1II ) ' ulf. M ' unllle Is Elfen-
sleln , of Nuw Yorlc , Hhnll I sl'c her ? "
"If ) ' 011 will hu ! ! O Idlltl. " .
StOPIIIII 111111110 , ollr "J\lIIg { rlt'ud 811-
\'lIlIcetl 1rIlIlIl'III1H.ly to thc hel'th , where
ho fOIlIl,1 Mr : ' , NO"l'rllIl1 ' III n flllllllnlf
COlllllllolI , eallRed by cdrcltlc exhnllstlon.
With the rclltelt ! RYlllllnthy , the doctor
at OIlCO nIllIed ( ) propcr r'storallveH ,
which fortllMtely hllli the deRlrcII effect ,
IIIHI ROll II the YOIIIIK lrl'8 felus were
cllhllctl.
"Yollr nllllt Is better 1I0W , and r thlllk
Imllll'lIate dllllJer hns IlIlssed , llut 1 will
IIOt dec'l"c ) ' 011 ; Itcr cllse Is he 'oll 11\1-
IIInll Rklll to cllrc , "
"I know It , doctor , nllll Rhc IIIHO Is well
nwnrc of her cOllelltloll.I : ' lillClo died
lu Nl'w York a few 1II0llthli IIJ.O , IInd III
tuldlllcllre of hllll she cOlltrnctl'd th. !
I'oh ! thlll hall ell etl in eOIlKllllllltloll. Our
fUllllly phY'it'lall ! thO\IJht \ ; Hho mllht Ih'o
to r llch IIII' only reillth'es Wc hll"c 011
ellrth , r"shllnl.ill \ r.h' l'pool nllll , 'icillil - .
Do011 thllllc , tltlNor. I hilt Hlle will SlIr'
\ ' \'e' I\IIlI , "r 11\l1l1l1g\ ! Is 1I\1l1lc " ,
"I trlst [ so , OO'HI ' IIlIrllillJ.oftell \ nc'
clllllllllshe'sr mO/'e / thall 1III'IIielnell. , . Wo
will 110 ulI Wl" 1'1111 , Uur IItlltl'l'llfJlIIH nre
flll'tllllntl'ly IIl'ur I'lleh othl'l' , so Hllr time
that I pall hI ! of SI'r'I' . 110 11111 hl' ! itltle
to IlIfol'lII III. ! . . . saltl lIlt. 11.11'1111' , IIH Ill !
hewed II lit I Il'ft Ihe 11111'1'0\\ ' ci II II I'tl'l''I ' : ,
911l' aftl'rllooll ns 1':111'11' : WtlS stnlutin ! ;
11)1011 ) dee ! , looldll Ollt 111'011 thl' Vllbt
ol'l'lIn. he 1'eHIIII' l'OIlMl'lolIH Ihn n Ii-ht ; :
Htl'JI Irall " " "ronl'llI'll 111111 hnlll',1 'Illite' '
Ilt'lIr , It wai11:1'1 : : ' I"'l'I'J.\'III1 \ , While
he"illllill ; : to COllsIIIl'I' ' whl'thl'l' hii" Jll'es'
enl'e " 'ollitl III' III'Cl'IllIlrlo , 10 hl'r , : \11 ex-
clallllli illll of terror stat'lIC'tI hilll , IIlId
J.llIlIl'IlI : ; II/wIll'll thl' HJlOI Whl'I'l' she
stood , Ire I1I1W Ihlll IrC' WIIS ! 'tr \ ' II to
stendr hl'n'1I'lf , belllJ. : tli7.7.r from n lilltl.
Ill'n 1III'I'h of Ihe KlealllC'l' , Jlrilll.\'llIg \ to
her Ride , hl' IlIstlllltir Offl'l'pll hi IIrm ,
sl'III . 1111 she grllt..fllll ' IICel'JlIl'1 it :
"Allow lIIe to IIs 'llIt > ' 011 to U 1II0ro
qlllet plncl' where motloll wl1l lIot he so
Ill'rcel.lIhle . , "
" 'I'hlllll. : > ' 011 , " 1'1'1111'(11'11 ( till' > ' 1111111\ \ ' ! ; irl ,
"I HlIlIIHIRe 1 ollghl I lilt 10 "CIIIIII'e 1IJ1011
tle k nlolw , 1I1111 I'11 liS I nlll 10 t he sea ,
hilt I alii RO cOIl1Iletel [ > ' fllsclllntl'll by nil
thl ! ' ! restll'ss SCelll' , A IIl1t il ! lel'lIII\ ) \ ' , "
"I 1I1"'er 1001. 1IJ1011 a SCCIIC liI.c this , "
said Narlt' , 111OlIghtfllll ' , "without fel' ! .
ill lilY OWII Httlelle'l" . Whl'lI cOlllparl'll to
the _ \ IIrIlHIIIhnlltl \ thnt holtls Ihe hollows -
lows III Its ; ; I'aSll. 1111,1 , rlll"s the wln s
111111 storll1 ! ! , Bill it ' ' ' 'I'JII 'Illite cllhll
IIgaln , Will rOil 1101 jnin nil' III n prollle' ,
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Sir Arlhllr 1I11 ! hiH HIILI fllh' , 111111 CUll
.hul ) ' the locatloll of the (11111' ( ' .
"l.'orIII this trollhleIr : , ! tIlJlllel'e , as i
'wo will stili cnll hlll1 , will 1111) ' 'Oll hlulIl.
Romely , Five thollsall (11)1' ( 1IIIIIIIm shall
be yours liS 101li' : nil ho IIv's ; all,1 nt hi"
tlenth Oll wl1l , If HIICC ( Hflll , he IIIl11illi'
cenl1 ' rewllrtled , UH hl w\ll \ , Hill { \III'
lilgnl'd , CIIII tcstlf ' , :
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" ' wl1l . ' 10 ' hlll1 hlJ'
"Arc 'lIl1 lI\ ! \ Herl'e nK
wishes ? Will ) ' \lllIll'rllll , , ' tire taKI. of
cleurl" his good 11111110 of thl' f01l1 nR'
II\'rilons ; cnst 11(1011 It't"
' ' 10111HIIIHI" IllIrhl ! which
'l'herc was n \ [ HIIIHI" ;
tIle pnle fuce of I'le ill\'ulltl l > eellu.'tI 10
grow 11 I tnlle [ llIhllllel' his ell er aze ,
At lell\'th ! \ the Rllellcc waK hrI I'1I h ) ' Dr ,
ElCellsteill , who Hllitl In 'I eahll , RlcHI : '
tOIlO :
"I w\ll \ IIl1dert:1l.e It. "
' ' ' ' ' " Ulllrmllrell Ihe sick
'l'hllllk 'Oll , 11I1111.
ns he'1'lnchcII fortH hIs hllIHI to Chl ll
that of hili vtor ! \ , "I.'or thiil 'ollr 1"01-
( 'mn pI cd I.\'e \ , I 1\1 \ ; ' Holell1l1ly Ilromisl' to
_ plnce III rOllr hallds , tlrl'oll\'h \ III > ' halll.er.
, the 'el1rh' HUIII uf five thullstllli : tloHIlf : ' ,
nnll I will als. ) Ilrovltl\ for pllir flllltrl' ,
sholllll IIIr dealh oeellr hl'fm'e 'ollr I a l.
Is comlllele , 'l'hill will of mille i. . Ill ,
rel1d ) ' lliclateti. uIIII 0111 , ' II wlIlIlI III ' si '
nnture. Ir. Gra ' . I will now 81111I111011
Mrs , Siebbills nllll Oil , ) Ofrlll ' tllr\"UlIls lr
act I1S wltllesseK , while I wrlm III ) ' 111I1111
to nt ) ' IIIE ! will 111111 h.t : lllUllt. "
MrfC. St\uhllls 1I1It ! II nrrlet Bevier I hl'l
1I1I1ced their IIl1meR oPllIIsite 1111 " , HlIl'sse' '
to the solellln trnllslletloll , nlld 11111\1 \
withdrew , nCler : 'Ilr. 1tl111)I : 'e hnt ! de :
aln' thelll to hill the cOllchlllll1l Ill'elJlr : ,
to cal'r ) ' Dr , NifHlIl\tel1l hncl. to thc dlJlot !
8S he h/ld Llehwli ( II:1K : illg the lIih !
'wHh tllelll.
" \\'hen shall "Oil hI' n'nlh' 10 lea"I' fo
I-111jllInll " alk tl Ir , ltajllwl'e , 1111 h
held his hUlul lit partlll ,
"In nhollt ! ) lle wHl'k'/I tlllle I thllli.
enn settle lilY OWII nffalr" . 1I11t ! IIrrnll ! :
hOlllc for lilY IIInlllt'r 11111'1111.111) \ ' al
lence. I IIhnll tal" , the firMI 1II'I\IIII'r
C/lO , nlld wlil ClIllle n nlll to receive fill
ther IlIslrllctlol\l ; l > efor. . 1 luan ! , If ) ' 0
wish It. "
' 1'hu9 Oluled 1111 hlll'n'll'w which Wll
d'stillctl to uc the CIIII CO of hrhlJ1I11.\ \ I
light e\'I'IIU1 of lhe 1II0Kt hturlllll ! : charlll
' of which wo1I1
ter , the du\'eloplllelltH
plnce our hero " 1II1t1 IICf'IIl' ' ! 1111I1 elrclIll
.tnnccs so terrl " IIl1el trl1\'le ! \ III t1l1'lr II ;
tura that COllld they hll"o hllm fnreto
mltrht hl1vo ClluJlel1 III/lilY / 1IH1l11l'lItll j
hesitation.
OIIAP'J'I.m . III
Dr. F.lfenstelll did 1I0t IIl' hili 1II0th
cm his rutUI'II. 011 Itt'COIUlt of IJJ" , biloU
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1'11',1I1Ir , Hllrrl/lIlHlet ! h ) ' HII'\IIgl'rll , II il !
1I0t a IIIlItter of sUrJlrlFt ! thnt U ftelillg of
"e\I' : llesfi 111111 allllost desolutloll erelll
o"l.'r hilll , Ho tllrlll'd IIWI1) ' frl)1II his Ilnst
of ohser'ntioll 011 etk uIIII sOIl ht the
mnre 1I\'l.'Ir lIalollI , 'l'lIldllg a uook frolll
0111' of Ihl' tllhll's. h ! ' nffl'.tl'll to rl'nll.
I're I.'IIt1) ' hili l' 'I'1I reKte,1 , IIWII 1III ill-
Ille-a ell IlIdy , who I'cellletl in fpehle
healJh , UR she lealll.'d hac ! . lall\'lIhll ! \ '
1111 ea , ' chnlr , while her IIIIII ! fnco nllil i
II It t'l1I I a 11'11 1i-lIre ; 1IIOIe ( of III'olongl' IHlf' :
ferlll\'II ! \ , hilt II Ilatlelll spirit , Her Ilark
e > 'eK cOlllillllail ' wllldl'I'I'tl : towllrds Ihe
oor ,
Dr , Io:1fl'lIl1tl'llI : ! OOI'tI ! at hel' wilh III'
cl'en"llI ; : illl'rcl\l : ,
SllIllll'nl ) ' a hl'i\'hter \ look floated Illto
thn IIII : "s I' > 'I'K. I.'ollowhlthl' . \ rallo : of
hl'l' vlsloll , hI ! wus Imrprhoetl II I Ill'lwllllll ! :
lIlI. ! , II111S1 ( WI'fl'd picture of 'ollthful
1I0llIt : ) ' hi' 1I:1l1 : eHI' "CI Iwhehl. it wa
all I'lIIhnllled III the pursoll of : t 'OIllIJ :
! \'Irl \ of uhnllt I"pnlr HlmlllCr ! ! , who 1111I11
IIII.\'I \ ' Ih'pw lIelll' , Hhe II\lO.I' \ ! , 1111I1 Ih. '
1IIu1..tiilllllIICCl'lItlf of her vuil'e tillt. "
1'11\,1. ; . with Ill'Ilhl ; , . . .
" . \ IIlIt UI'I'U'III , ( ' , lire 'ou weal' ' ' / 1
sta 'I'11 out IOIl\'I'r \ tllIIII I inte ltll'lI , hilt
[ cOllld not hear 10 lose slht ; of Ihl ! ,
fllillll'i1 ! pe'I. of th. , IlInd WlJ ha"e Idl
uehllll , liS , It hllR liB 11IHaj'IIeureli ' no\\ ' ,
111\11 \ 'I hI. ' sea , the ! lell , the , I'np hi lie snn , '
al Ihls lIIolllcnl Is oil I"'l'r > ' ltle , rlshll.\ \ '
111111 Rlllldll In ull Its bClilltr , Shall I
I lend 'Oll to 'our stllh'roolll , allllth' ? I'I'r.
, hals it woulll he at ; well for 'on to Ii (
1101"11 hdor 'ou uecollle 8cn lcl.11111
fll I lit. "
"I fl'el rather lIzz ' ' ' It'e :
( noIII ) , lint
will tlllw > 'our utl\'lcl' . "
HiKIII' ; Hlllwl ) ' , Ihe fecule wOlllnn lean
I'll 011 IIII' , . , tI'on 'UIIII ! ; IIrlll of hUl' niece
111111 hO 1111 " 11 III II Iitah'roOIll qlllll ! 111.111
, III\ ! ( lIIl' IHI ) . ; Iml ; h > ' hilllsl'lf , 111111 th ,
) ' 11111I ; ' : ph's ! 'i.\II tllllill'll l'nlllellt'lll ) ' , thn
the ' wlIrt ! to IJo clo t ! lIl'hhhors llllrlni
Ih'O 'IIJI' ,
lI"lrl1 ! ( la 'K IllH'sctl III ratlll'r nil 11I1
l"'enlflll'a ) ' . hrlhtell'tl ! oecaslonullr 11. .
n ) \'Ihlll \ ) e of tlw rCl\III \ I.\'lrl \ , , , "hoHe nlllll
III' fOllllt1 to be IWII I e"ertall ,
0110 1'I11IJ:6 : 1111,1 btOI'lIl ) ' ( III ) ' WUII ra"
hitll : \ II closl ! whl'n , Il'avhl ! ; the dam
IItmll pllllrll of tht ! tlecl , wherl ! hi' hll
paM"11 eOllllln of hOllrd wlltchllll.III \
1"\111'11 slty 111111 the storu1llIshl,1 wavc :
Dr , 1 lf"IIRtolll , III 111189111110 : hIli Itlltl :
rOOlll , "as stnrtlt.'ll hy 11 low cr ) ' of (11 :
ilia ) ' cO' tlll1'j'rom : tI" , rOlllll of lrll , Nc'
crnll ; , followe Imlll'llilltely by the ( ' 111
frl\htl'lI'tI \ fnce of lIer IIlece , who e :
er cln\rIlNI \ :
11I'1 " ( .h , sir , 80mothlug dreadful Is 11
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nlltIe ? 'I'hl' fl'clih ea hl'l'pze will 110 ) ' 011
oed after 'Olll' cOlltillelllellt to the sick
rOlllll of ) 'lIlIr IlIvlllhl III1I1L"
Dr , E1fplI"tdn 1011I111 hlK 'onll com-
( onllioll 1111 inh'1Iigellt 1I11t1 hrlllinilt COli-
, 'er > laUnllaIiHI. 'I'he flls ! ! lllltinn of her
t'1\1th'nll'll \ IIIl1l1n'ri : IIIIPl'I''I'Jtlhlr [ wove
a fe lillJ ; of hlh'lIfe IHllllirlilion 111'0111I11
his hellrl , of which hl' WIIS iG'lIorant , IIntil
Ion IIII\ ! 10 ' ' ' ' 1'1'1 Whllt , hnd he reallzml
the Illischll'f it WIIIIIII hl' lIl.to \ fulure
fc'lins : , hl' \\1111 hI han' Illude II ( lut ' at
oncc to > III II III'l'S'I ,
( ' 1'0 he contlnncll.1
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OnLwiHIII the I'lIlIetl.
lIel' Wolt'1111 Hchlel'hl'llIlIl , fOl' 11
1011 ; ; tllIlI ! chipI' clII'L'esllollllellt of the
. \s oclllle(1 Pl'esl' ' ! Itl Bel'lill , tolls 11
RtuI' ) ' of his hllli weel s thl'l' " , ' 1'hl
. \Ollllllt : ; l'I'llt'atH the tall ! . Hchll'r
hl'n:1I1 hilll I\'II IlIfm'lI\lIt1ol1 of u tOt
IIIIII\IIII' lIIt1lII110ut the Iwlsel' , 11111
WII" o\h'I'1'11 \ III ! t'IIYI' ,
I 'I'ltl' . \ 1I1l'1't'1I11 ! II hllssatol' ! secUI'el
1\ \ I'\SIII\ ( > III' t wo Wl'el H rot' hltll , (1m'
ill whldl hi' I'ollltl w1l1l1 UII his alTlIll's
hilt he WIIS II lIIal'I"'ll 11I1111 , 1I11t ! tll' '
Iollce HIIIIIIIIWI'11 hllll III ht nl\l ( In ' ,
At IIll1t hhit UllOlI tllO eXI1lllIml
of ) lllIelll II stun''lllhlllllll ' of hllllsel
1111 the frollt IIOl'ch , with lis Imck tc
Wllt't ! thHlt'pet , alill while the pollc
1.oalollsl ) ' wah'hl'(1 the 1111111111 ' ho WII
tIall > ' slllllllll ( ; out h ' n Rhlo 1I00r an
! ; olll ulllllolestell ahout his busilles !
( lIs uIHe(1 ( III 1\ 111I11' of bhw JojJles all
nil oltl sloueh hat.
'l'ho 11I111I11\111 sat III the ch II 11' , wit
olcasslolllli IlItl'l'I'lIlltlolls , t'I'OIlnillo I
the 1I\UI'IIII1 till h'lI nt niJhl , 111111 Wl1
" IlIIlh'll Illsith' h ' a fitrln I.t 1 > eltlllle ,
011 tilt ! lIIot'lIltl of lIery "Oil Sehle
111'I11111'11 Ih'llItI'tUt'O for the UlIll
Htntl'1I It Wllil IUt'llecl wlt ! : I woode
fnco to\\'I\1'(1 the "treet , tlspln'lns !
IHtul1I 111I1CIII'(1 for the cllillcaUon ot tl
poll ( ! ( ' , 1'1'11 III II ! ; :
" ' 1'hulIls ; 1'11I ol ' , "
I yn In Jo1UII"OIll ) ' .
Mother-Io 'ou thlllie that 'OUI
Ulall hils lIIatl'llIIolllul Illtentions , II ,
delu' ? Duu1htl'l---1 eel'tulnl ) ' dll , mnl
ilia. He tried to eJI1\'lnco 11I0 IURt nlg
lIUtt 1 1001tCl.l . pl'etUl'l' III thut two- ,
lar hut 1I1an In the one thut ce
o twelltJudgo ,
,
" ' - _ , " 'U'IP. I .
+ 'H' + + + + 'H + ' : - + + + + + + + ' + + + 'H + '
t :
'r.OLD "
'r.
I FI\VORITES t l
+ + + + t- + - t'I - + + + +
The AJdlOonll of h.at.
\\1lntl Whntl What !
\\'hllt's the neW8 from Swat ?
f\ll lIews ,
lJn nuws ,
COIIICS h ' the cable led
'l'hrollgh the Indlnn oceun's ucel ,
'l'hrouh ! the I'erslnn Gulf the HI'I
Sell , I1l1d the Ied-
Ilerr\lIeflll-he's : lIe/ld ,
'l'he Akhoollll Is deadl
l"or the AldlOolld 1 mourn ;
Who wOIIIIIII't"
110 stro\'e to disregard tht , IIIl'K : tge
stern ,
Bllt he .Akhomlll't.
Dend , tllntl , clea !
( orrow Swats ! ) ,
R\\'ats , whll hill' with Akhuolld "h'II ,
: -wats : , II'hom he hath oftcn le
1)1111'111'11 to a Jor ' Ul'l ,
Ol' to VICtOl' ' ,
. \s the ca e IIIhht be ,
' ' Swals !
ol'ro\l' ,
' 1'I'IIr : ; shed ,
Shcd 'tpars like wfltor ;
LOlli' rent Aidioollil is enll
1'hllt's Swats the mntter.
; \ollrn , City of Swnt ,
Your great Akhoond Is rtot ,
But lalll 'mlel worllls to rot ,
Ills mortlll 1II11't 1110110 ; bls soul was
cnllght
( fiecIIlIsc he wns n good . \khoond ) ,
Up to th\ bosom of' Iahountl. ,
'I'hollgh cnrthl ) ' wnlls his framc 8urroul111
( For e\'r hnllowed be the ground ! )
And scel1lres mock the lowl ) ' moun ,
AIlII sa ' , "lIe's now of no Akhoon ! "
I lis HIIII Is in the slde-s-
'l'he 'aZIII'I' ! ; bides thl1t uend above his
lo\'ell
: \Ietrollolls of Swnt.
I1e sees with larger , other cyes .
. \thwart nil earthly tD'steries- ,
Ile kllows whnt's Swat !
,
Let Swat uur ' the great Akhoonll
\\"Itlt a noise of mourninj ; I\nll of Illmen-
tation !
Let Swat hllry the grent Akhoond
With th'c noise of the mourninl : of the
Hwnttlsh nation !
I'allcn Is nt len th
: 1'1 tower of sirength-
[ I K sun is ,1inunell ere It had mooned ;
Ileu1 : Iics' .he great AldlOond !
The Jreat AldlOond of Swnt
lt IIOt !
- ( corge ' 1' . Lani an ,
I.cedle Yoweoh Strnll ! ! .
I haf von flmll ' IeI'll Ie 110) ' ,
\'ot ollles schust to. mille kllee ;
Her IlIeer Rt schap , er cren test rogue
, \8 cfer 'ou dit s'e ;
Ill' rllllS , IInll schulIIlS , unll schmashes. . .
clills :
III nil l > al'ts off er house-
nut vet off tlot't IIc yas mine son ,
: \lIl1e Iced Ie Yawcou Strallss ,
Ill' - = et tler mensles ulIll tier mumus ,
UIIII efer 'dlng tlot's oudt ;
lIl' shills mille glllss off Iner ! bier ,
Poets schnuff in o mine krnllt ;
lIe IiIls mine ( Ilpe mit Lill1ul'rg cheese-
Dot VI1S er roughest cbousc ;
I'd dake dot \'rom no oder boy
But leedlo Yaw cob Strauss. -
lIe dalces tIl'r lIIilk ban for a dhrllll1 ,
l-lIt1 tnu ; IIIlne calle ill dwo ,
' 1'0 make der schtlcks to ueat it mit-
: \lIne eraeiolls , tlot "OS drne !
1 llinks mine head \'ns schplit ahart ,
llu kicks oUJl liooch n tOIliC-
Bllt lIefer lIIiml , er bo 's yns few _
I.ike tlot rOUII ! ; Ynwcou Strauss.
Ill" n81 s lIIe qlll'stiollS sooclt ns , lose :
Wbo Ul1illtS lIIille 11080 so rCII ?
Who , 'all It Cllts tIot schllloocith hlllce
oullt
YroUl tier hair Ulon mille he ?
Unll , ' ) ( ( ' Ilc "laze oes "rom der Inmp
Yelle'cr tie tHm 1 douse-
How gall 1 nil tJo ill8 ! e gsulain
' 1'0 dot schmnll Yawcoh Strauss ?
I 80me imes llink I schall0 villi
lIt sooch a azr per ,
UntJ vll\h YOllce more I J.ould lIf ! reat
Dn henclful ! 11inltJs onRhor ;
But "ell he yali ashleep IIIled \ ,
So I.\'lIlot \ a n 1II01lse.
I prarR er Iorll , "Duke nnydlnJI5 ; ,
But leaf ot Ynwcoh StrllllsR. "
-Charlcs I.'ollen . AdlllllS ,
MINT CROP OF MICHIGAN.
CUlllllollln FlIl'lIIuf CUIIJI'eM : , ; > lnIl1l TOlld
the l.IITJ"t : , ; Field III thc Wor/tl.
'l'hero Is It plot of gl'ollll III southerl ]
l1chlglln " , hll'll III'oba l ) ' 1I0t many
generations IISO fOl'me lIart of th
- lake of that nnlllO , In course of tlm
It became II I'I'esh-watm' swalllp , af
\'allll'lcss a IIpce [ or pl'Opel't ' as ml h1
be foulIt ! . TO"lla ' It Is a Ilrosperous
CerUlo farm , UIOII which ono of the
- I most Inter 'stl1lg Illllustrles of th !
worltl Is l'onllul'lull Oil n largo sealo
Ditch dlg llI reelllltlll'l1 Ihh ; swall\p
sa 's the New YOl'k ' 1'1 III ' 8 , the I1ltche :
serving I1l'st a ! ! 111'1I Ills. lalt'r for I1TI
: : atlng pUl'lloses ,
I0llmllllll111 1'111'111 , liS Il hils been IIl1m
o ell 1 > y Its owner , Congl'esHl1IlIn 'l'olld
s Is nbout lwo miles wille 111111 Is a :
II Unt ns n lIucl , Ilonll. 'l'IIl'1'U 111'0 nc
, fences 111'011I111 It , hut the I1ltehes nI'l
d lalll with l1IathemlltlclIl Ilreclsioll. A
the eXllct center of till ! fm'l1I 111'0 lIll
h 1.\1l1dln 8 , from which the whole I
n opornted 1111I1 III which 11\0 118 mun ;
LS peoillo ns al'O foulld Itl mIII : ' vll1uges
As the ylsHol' ( h'lI Wli 1Il'Itho : flu'rl
1'l1e sees stretchlllg het'ot'l ! him wha
d [ \lI'I\I'S ( 10 h ' a lulw 01' /:1'1'11 / , cl'IIII.I ;
m LCI\\'eS , which nt IIlghtfall Is CO\'I'I'el
n with 1\ thlcl111101' , He hecoml's COI :
10 BctOUH of f\ml\'tII : ! ; : Itl the e'e8 1111
\ UllglIlI8t'nbat1nll \ III the 1I0r\ ! . Ion'
: lrles 01' the bIg IH'PllI'l'mlllt drops nn
tlcl H of sl'II'l'll ! ' ( 'ulHlr of chlldhoo
(1I\8S ( thl'ough his 11I11111 ,
:11 : ; lIe Is , In tuct , el\tel'lllJ ; the IlIr ef
\y II\llIt Holtl In the world , where j
Inrllised most of the IWllllOrmlnt that I
lit IGl'd In the mllllufllcture ot oil fc
01.- Uu'ol'hl cOIII't'l'l1olls In the Unite
1st Stntes ,
CUlUpnul11 1'l\I'm Is : r busy place , 'r
-
- - -
" , orlonon I1It Itvo 011 the grounlls. It
Is cOlllluctell on U10llel plllus. A large
1 > onrlllng house nccommodates 100
men , fwll Congressman 'I'od Il1\s a
IHlmmer house nenr by. 'l here nre leu-
houses , tarm bulllllngs , warehouses
anll a II brn 1' ) ' , nnd a clubroom tor the
worlcoHu. ! 1'here Is1. . hurn which Is
sald 10 bo the Inrgest In the world.
'l'hls ham solved ono ot the oarllest
Ilroblcms , l1ull lhe most em1 > armsslng
whIch conCrontClI Ir. ' 1'odd when ho
Rot out to cOlHluer tile swamp nnd rOe
clulm It trom the WlIstOS and ll1ako It
useCul. ' 1'hls wus lhe question as to
whnt WIIS to be done wllh the hun-
drells allli laler 'thousnnds at tons ot
mint hny aCler lh011 \ had been ex-
trnclell from It. lIe dolermlned ullon
an experlmellt. lIe purchnsed 1,000
nCl'OS of fl1t'm Innd In the northern
pnrt ot Michigan 111111 11IIt out to a
11I181m'o . herd of OO shorthorn cat-
tle. In the fnll the herd WI1S hl'ought
Roulh IInd housed for lhe winter In the
bl Imrn.
' 1'110 experllllent pro\'el successful ,
liS the peppel'mlnt Illants IU'O excellent -
lent fodder when dl'led , Besilies there
\\'I1S the nd\'l\nlnge of gl\'lng employment -
ment to the workmell In the wInter
months.
' 1'110 bnrn Is built on unique plans.
It Is In lhe shnlll ! at 11 stnr , lhere beIng -
Ing hall' a Ilozen arms rlllllntlng fl'om .
a sIx-shIed rotunda In the center.
: \1Int grows from roots shnllar to
hops aud spreads by runners. 1'he
enllt'e gt'ollllll , Is soon co\'el'ed after
the roots ure Illantcd , 111111 as soli
which Is sutlu1 > le for' mint Is IIlso'gooll
for weeds a large crop 01' these must
1 > e tirelessly exlracted. Arter the sen-
son Is welt allvunced and cultlvullon
Is no longer pmctlcahle the weelllllg
Is Ilone II ' hand nnll lho amount or
labm' rcqulrcd Isl'y lal'ge ,
At har\'est time the mint If ( combetl
nntl carded In oue Illl'l'ctlon h '
means of a powerful twohorse ml.e.
It Is fult of snags anll crinkles , like
a hellll of tousletl hnlr , Mowers arc
then rUII In litO opposite tllrecllou aud
the planls cut ,
The hest .rlel , In quality , comes
fl'om lhe IIl'st 'ear's crop , as the all
Is 111l1lle from the lea yes antl the tender -
der ends of lhe stems , but lhe secontl
anll thlrll , } 'ear's crops are salll to 1 > 0
the most IH'ollta1 > lo , as the ' 110 not
neetl replnntlng , nor so much \\eollillg.
Ench fall the l'oun Is plowe six
inches lIeep anll the crall comeS without -
out resetting ,
.
STORING STEAMER PANTRY.
Lnr c QlIl1l1tItic' ! of SUPIIlIcs Nccl1e
to : 'Icet JCI1IUlltl" ,
Problbl ' not one 11lS5enger : In a lJn-
dretl gl\'cs a thought to the magnllm1e
of the catll'lng done 1 > r the firllls who
ICCII the pantries amI storerooms of
OCean steamers stoclml : wllh fee ,
stulls. An 'et lhe quesUon of meals ,
sn 's lh New Yorl. 'l'hues , Is alwa .s
a y1l111 one to tra'clers , and the quan-
l1I ' IInd quallt ' of the footl supplied
while one Is croslng ! the _ \l1antle Interests -
terests ascetics as well as gourmets ,
! tecent Inllull'ios 1 > rought to light the
fact that tlto largest steamshIp aHoat
uses ] 00 tons of food oyery month.
'l'hls cllormous quantlt , } ' is none too
much I'nl' hllllry ; pn ! : < ; n' ! 'I'S lIud for
the crew , who ulone uumbel' 0"01' GOO
111111\-llluals , The oeean steamships
COlltl'Uel with the calCl'el's fol' a 'ear's
SUI.plll's . , sllpulll tlng that the pro\'blo11s
must 1)1' of the hest qUIlIlt ' procurable ,
0110 of tII'se : catm'Cl'S Is of a statls-
tlcnl tmn of 111lntl , and hils Ugmcd out
that 11' It wm'e Incumbent upon him to
fill the slorcrooms or :1 modern oceau ,
lineI' with foodstuffs sunlcleu t fOl' II
whole ) 'ear's'o 'nge It would requIre
a IH'OCI'ssion or carts dl'a wn hy 1,000
horses to conyey thom to tlle ship ,
and tlJat this pl'ocesslon woulll 1 >
about 10m' miles long ,
lIe SIl 'S that the sUIIII1 , } ' of meat for
a tweIn'month woult ! comprise ] 8 (
tons of hoel' , a100 sheep , l'eprese11t1nl !
ultll't ' lOlls of muttou , 10 : tOilS 01
In III h U lid lOJO ( pounds eacl1 of pori ;
nud'eal. . This would mOllu an allow ,
nlll' ' of uearl ' l\\'nt - tons of meat fOI
ral'lt "ura : , : " , assumhl that the sltll
crfls H'd thtlnullc twe11t ) ' tlllll'l
( smgle'o 'ago ) IIm'lug the , } 'eu"
In : ttlllltiou to this , chlclwus , Ucl.
I1nd othm' pOUH1' ' allll ga111e to till
1I111nher of UUOOO arc usc , anti fort '
11\0 ton'i of lIf1h , fl'esh uml dried , In
chllllug lobster ; : amI sardlues , fit'O ueed
cd to satlsr ' the appetites of lho litiS
SeUCl's. ' 1'he 11101'11111,1 ; rasher of hacOl
01' ham conllomus GOO Inuoceut pigs tl
theil' Inst slupulnud ] r < 'IU''flenls an ad
,
IHtlolI of t welltH'e tUIIS or ayeI' tl
Ihe sl1lp's 1'fl'lgIH1Itol' ,
SIx hUllIll'ol1 tons of 1I0tatoes aI"
oaten tlm'llig the yellr h ' lhe ship'
. patrons ,
_ \ SUPII ' of Hour for Ihls sam
- stl'amm' makes : ! SO tOilS of hrend , lUll
the clullnllt- buttm' used to SIH'cal
- on the staff of life should mnke the 11\ '
, erage lI'a'elel' nshamcII to look a COIn \
In the facc , ggs 10 Ute numhcl' a
300,000 , turning the scale at the a [
Ilroxlumto weIght ot thh'teen tons , ar
nlso supplied , antl 10,000 gallons 0
milk represellt a light estltllatu of th
IlaiUlUtles of lac leal 1111111 consumcl ! .
' ' ' ' 1 1118 nutl
'l'he catercr lu'ol1ucl' > 1111
pOI'S to IH'O\'U that he wns not exa
erlltltl , III1 1I0inied out one ( iocl
IIll'nt shtwltl that twent ' , fi\'e tOilS 0
I'ofrco wm'o usetl durlug HlO : ! all 011
IInll' , the ( IImcllslolls or which nre 11
I\'CSl'nt the mnl'vel of the shlll1 > ulhlll1
, , "ol'ld.
Hc explained tllllt the Items mlJl
tll' > lIcll 1'elll cl'ent enl ' n few oC tl
fOOlIttUI1' which he sUPIIles ! , 1\1\11 II
f1 tII'e out on palwr tllnt the tea COI
lImetl durln a 'ear's'o'uges woul
l lI swimming bath six teot dee
11I1l1 11ft , . ftot long.
- -
. 'l'ho wise mlsslonnry secnreth an al
Jlllimollt am01l1 ; the vegetarian Q'lJ
10 )1' hl'lI thell ,
. ,
,
I
II I
1I'1'lIe Oldest Cede of Laws In the
Worltl , " Imllortetl by the Messrs , Scrib-
ner , Is n trnn81ntloo by O. H. 'w ,
Johns of the recently discovered HIllD-
ulllrnbi cotle. y
Ii' . S. Dellenbnugh , nuthor of "Th ,
Romance of the Colorado Rl.ver , " pub-
, IIsl. ed by G , P. Putnl1m's Sons , Is now
travolln In Utah nnd ArIzona collectIng -
Ing mntorlal for forthcoming books.
Hussell SturgIs has just hantlcll In
to Dodd , Mead & 00. the lDanuscrlpl ,
ot his rewrIttell , paraphrased , aug.
mentetl nnd trnnslated version at WH.
helm Lu1 > ke's "Outlines of lhe 1Ilslol' ) '
ot Art. "
" 'I'heolh : lloolt , " by , y , J , lIollaml ,
Is to he u eomplllion'olume : to the
nulUor's work on hulterlllos" It will
IIppeur In the full with lhe Imprint of " '
Doubledu ' , Pnge & Co. ) )1' . 11011:11111
hns 1 > een at worl. 011 the bool. fOl' sev-
ernl 'ears.
The nuthor of "HIs Daughler FIt'sl , "
Arthur Shct'burlle Hnrd , } ' , WnS Unltcd
stutes minister to Sl'r\'la 1'1'0111SHn to
IDOl , but those were less excIting
times there IImll the present. Ilo Is
I
now at the hen(1 of the American em-
hnssy Itlndl'W : ,
Pl'ofessor Pe1'elynl Lowell , hcad of
lho Lowell Ohsel'\'ator ' at Flugslaf1' ,
Arl" has just 11U1 > lIshed a book of six
POllu11l1' lecluros on " ' 1'\e ; Solar S 's.
tem , " In whch ! hp has much to say
I1bout It\t's , hll\'III made special . - .
stud - of thIs Illanet for some years.
.Tenll Webstel' , n girl whose first
hool.Vhon PLll'ont to College , "
hns heen fa Yorahl ' recelyetl , Is 11
gl'Hutlnleco or Iark 1'wuln. nero father -
ther , Oharles 'Vebstel' , was one of the
partners of the III-fa led publishing
firm or which Iark Twain was a
member ,
AInsworth's "Oltl St. Paul's" Is 1m-
portetl hy the : \lessrs , Scrl1 > ner In the
"Cnxton" thin llaVel' relJl'lnts of fa-
mons I'ngllsh : nO"l'ls'e ha\'e also
E\'el 'n's "Dlnt' ' " III slmllnr for111 , '
lloth volumes ha \ I' lIexll.le ! leather
co\'ers alld lire cxccelllngl ' attractIve
III executIon ,
Street . ' \ : Smith , ew Yorle , nas Is.
sued In attractI\'e vaver co\'cr , "Weo
[ acgl'egor , " lho wlllel ' read slor ' ot
the canllr Scotch 'ounstcr ; , who dip-
lomatlcall ' wIns o\'er hIs pareuls to
hIs way or thllll\lll ; ; , Parents will get
ntUI : ' a good laugh from lhls Ilttlo
1 > 001" whll'll can bo had for : ! ; j cellts ,
r feel lII e sa 'llig .to au ' , } 'oun ; ; girl
who illcllnes to I'h 'me , "Don't sl'nll-
melltalize ! Write more of what J'ou
see than of whnt 'ou feel , : lIId let 'our
feelings renll1. tlt 'msl'l\'es to others
In the shnpe of wOl'thr acdons , ' 1'hen
the ' will be naturnl , lIud will furnish . . .
, } 'OU with something wOl'th wrltlng.- ,
Luc - Larcom.
Charles lln llell LoomIs , In , udtlltton
to "Cheerful Amel'lcms : , " expects to
11\\'e a hors' hook IHl1 > lIshed In 11 few
wOl'ks lIu'ou h the Lothrop Publlsh-
IlIg COlUllanr. : It Is onUlIed "A Part-
rwrshlll III11I : lc. " "You see , " he atltls
In a rel'ellt cOlUmUlllcallon to a fl'lend ,
"It Is th1'eo 'ears sillco my lust book
came out 111111 so r fl'cl justified in
comlllg out douhle. "
" 'rho o\'els 1111I1 Poems of Oharles
Kingsley" 1I1'e lIelll reissued In1. . " 11-
brary etlllion" b , } ' J , II" ' 1'IIrlor : & Co.
I l"our volumes 111'0 HOW ut hand , two
of lhem beIng "IlCl'OWlll'd ' the Wako"
,
l1utl the other "Alton Locke. " 'rho
slIeclal feature of this edition Is found
In lhe Intl'Oductlons to the several
worl.s , prelllll'oll h ' Iaurlco Kingsley ,
the eillost son or the lIuthor.
lIero are some of thc gifts showered
UpOIl Anthon , } ' Halle lho Othol' lI/1.Y
whell he weI'lell ( his American hrlde ,
! lss Elizahetll 81l'lllon ; Edmund
I Gose : , n liquor sot ; 1t's , Humphry
" ' 111'11 , a sel ot'Iallhew \ Arlloltl's p0-
ems11' ; \ , allt11'S ! : , . .J1. : . llarrlo , un
nnl1que cl1hlllOt11' ; : . allliIrs. : . W , L.
Com'tlll' ' , II coal hex , : Uld the Authors'
_ Society , n silver IlItlleh bowl.
.rho l'owel' ol' COII I'tII.
, Durlllg HIe hl:1.zard : which struck
Inllls : : \ at the lIId of April the G1obo
oftchboll pullllshed a good Ozark
stor ' .
Down In the Ozarl. I'oglons or 1ls-
[ ) SOlI\'I h ' SOIllU chalice II newsllnller
strn 'ell Illto II bellightell nelgh or- . . . .
hOod. , 'l'he IIlltl\'l S got holtl of it , IInd
lost 110 time In nlllllng' 11 lUan who
coulll renll , all Iwlllg IIl1xlous to hear
the lIews. Olle 111111I fisl.ed the reader :
"Whnt lire the ' llolllg down there
\\'lIshlllgtoll , 1I0W ? "
" 'l'he ' are dolllg lols of things , " the
l'lndm' I'l'pllcl1 , "Congre s has just
pllssell II law ndlllllg two more months
01to the , } 'em' , IInd 'the ' nro both wInter -
ter mouths , "
'I'ho questloller jtuulll from his Sl'nt
e sll 'llIg , "U'l'mlnee , whl1.1 Alld I IIIU
just out or l'oddll'lJeslollles Itp- !
tIstCl' .
1 lIolI&h to J11i 111m.
110110 Cllnrle-8a ) ' . lohl , } ' , tr tlat
Ila " ' bites mo ho dies , sco ?
I.\I : \ ' -1 bellc\'e , } 'ou ; 1 don't see ho ,
he coulll l'eco\\-Baltlmoro , Ameri-
can.
JlIIW It IInpJleuml.
U1nllSo Bl'a tl'lcl1 Is IInall ) ' mnr-
rll" lIow dill she
co III a 10 tulw the l.
plun e ? T
the-She ! didn't. She WI1S sho\'ed
off by six youllger slstors ,
'l'he ) 'Ollll/ / ; man who fi ul'cR on mar-
) , ryill/ / ; nil helreRs Is npt to o\'ol'loolc the
10 fllct thlt ; tlto heIress may I1lso haya
some Iol1owlcdco ot tDuthemaUcs.