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near Itf ! the stor.nH anll thtc tlro
UIO CI'ut'1 chJldron oC Ingrat1lIJllo.
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hrnmutcl' I\nd IJUthlcn wCl\lth In so-
cle\y \ lEI a Ilathotic sight to the jUdl , ,
CIOIlN , '
. 'rho mlrJllt 'r.rllsIo cltl ( m II ! tit. ) hesl
fllr IhQ contlnuallco nnllJrospot'lty / . or
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"II ! TlHI.'rr-lnqo dl'cllnlnJ. ; ? " IlKlcp 11
'Vt'slc.orll cnlltc'lIIl1orm'y. Why. no.
tI1l\rrl-"J.ll " : III ncco/ltlnL / ,
Sl hi ; ; -the
11I1\1u ! ; cuethe emperor
lit J\ol' a will probahly rmnnln IInno ,
tlcoll lit lho wln s of IIfo.
A \ \ hlsUlng plallo haft 'boon lilvcnt.
, . .IH1 , ' [ ' 110 unclcllt nmlty'oC sO\lnll nnd .
SOIlHU IJfcollles the moro , hnplllcnhlo. ,
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1A.tlJCH' : ! hl\9 gone Ul1 , so nhoes wlll
tll' hllu:1I' : , Shnll we bo ohllgod to
wellr 10. . . . . IIIIoe3 In winter to get evolI ?
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'Phoro 111'0 only 81,722 IlCrsons In jail
' " tllo Unltcll Slatca , IHlt.that takes no
III'C'OI1/11. / nr the IlOrsonR who ought to
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Whl1l ! woman seoklnl ; a dlvorco' '
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IIn\1I \ I hat. hOI" hunlmnd Isl / wolf It Is
( 1J111H lo lIothlns UmL ho would not uC. !
111'1\1 \ fhnt. I e Ia a lamb. '
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A oat , C:11I : : loolt at a Icln , but It ap.
( It'UI'1I thal a Itlng cannot loole at a
( { clIluclcy ! { Irl without c/luslng / her
, mcn fflllCH 1(1 mnlco a fuss. 1
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ThILL South Bond man who walled'
, : IG ) 'c "tI " 1011arrr / wll.l. not hl\\'e'much
( elfiUl'u' ItJ I'o/Iont / In IIhouJcl ho ever
wallt h ) riffe . , ' hla . . . . ImlletuolIH huste. '
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1' < :111110 woo write boolcH , nelvocatlng
(1IrrulIhclI'los \ ' concornln .uuurll1go
CIHIBO JctJa ( JlIlbnrrassmont thl\n UlOse'
W itl ullolUlll to put thc'm Into IIl'nc'
tlc ,
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Wou/II / lho Now York woman who
fMl ; : Hi7OO ! ) without Icnowlnr. 'oho
wml Rloculntlng' ( huvo dlscovored any.
thlnB : 11110111 , It had she won n IIko
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'I'he ) old.tashlonod nightcap 10 com.
I n.ITllo ( nlylo agnln , according to the
W"Ol11l1n'lI Homo Companion , It has
never gone ollt of style , atloas among
, . the Ulell.
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SO/111) / children are In ( ; reat Ihcle.
Tllo RChoolboy who brolco bhJ collar.
, I/ono In the OIJenlnlHoothall. gam of
UIQ senson cnn now devote his school
: -'IU' to study. .
' 1'ho Yankee nldppor repo'rls ooelng
lbOOOO whales Inl / slnglo school. Ho
IIhould allllly Cor a job /lS / expert ac.
ClJuntant , nlllt" fnlllng In this , osl/lb1lsh /
It. IIRLure.faltlng trust , ,
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1. 'A dtAI1I\tch rrom Tnunton , Mas9. ,
saya t.wo mm girls saved $16,000 trom
, thell' enrnlngs In 46 yenrs. Wonder
wbat lhoy would fix as tbe ago limit
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for olel maids In that town ?
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'it'horu II1n ' bo such things as n.ffill'
Ity nnel artlstlo temperament , but
, .henlLhy common people regard ouch
terms as IlI1rt of the vocabulary of the
, Inngungo Imowtl as tommyrot. .
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In r\1.1\\ ' York a Turk hns been em.
POWNCII logal.Jy to cal.J IIlmsotr Joe
Wklto. Ills name meant .wJlllo and
e mOl'oly translated ll.Il'bo orlglnal
-48 f llel.l.ed "Ale Klojoglnn. " And sUII.
" foW' [ lersons Inveigh against Esper.
anto.
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i Tidings from our agricUltural tail'S
.ar : U1l\t the vegetables and'\'frults \ nro
t.hl ) b\St hl number . ot yenrs , not.
wll.llStnndlng the baclcwardnoss of th
; tlCnROn anll the drought As 'for the
, tIlIIIILllclns , , they nl'O all. of llrlzo pro.
41ortloDR , as usunt.
"hat. South sldo artist who 10 an.
n01011 because his mothor.ln.law staya
in his house aud wll.l. not go I1way
6holllli bo made 1\11 honorary member
or the humorlsts' union. Th preHont
mOl1lhors of 'ta\t union need some
, f otltollJolnt. to occaslonall. ) ' .
ACtor n 12.months' test ot the ca.
{ mcllY of tholr sl mnchs to resist
Ull ) prcservatlve used In embalming
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Chlcngo lIwml nos" th ' ' 'IJolson
squad" of the Ill.lnols university ought
Lo bo IJroparod Lo survive nny oilIer
, domal1l1 modern oducaUon c n m"o
111I them. .
WDmOli nro not given to brevity ot
81/each. but they , can admire It on oc.
"asian and' they wllI untrormly un.
p1auel the languaso used by a BalU.
. t moro' ' mnu , who has' just died , In mak.
Ing his wll.l. . Tlll\ document consists
of len words , reading thus : "Thlo la
my wll.l. . I leave every thing to my
wlCo , "
An enllshtenmg oxnmple ot domes.
" ' Un amonltles has boon before an Eng.
e flah court. A wlte going through the
poclcots ot her husband's clothes had
h r haud caught by a rat trap that was
Qot In ono of thom. She brought sult
agall1H the husband to recover dam.
"goo for the Injury she rQcelved. Her
c"s was eloquently argued , says the
'YOUU'B Companion , but the jUdge de.
cleled that the man had a rlgbt to keep
It rt\tl rn II Het In each at ls pockets
It he [ Iloased , and that the zeal for
( nvcaUgatlon on the part or the wife
must be Indul ecl t her own risk.
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( Copyright , y Josllph n. BowlcR. )
Our Jlul1JlJn : er9 were thlntllnl ; out
UB we lrn'clt'd 1I0uthwarcl : few had
the hardihood to olltor 't.hat COVt'r In.
fectoll- tlllosilhoro.
When I quilled lbo trult. at Grallll
. Junction , to talm my place In the 0110 '
coach walllnl ; IIn tlto alllelrack : or
paSI10norn ! \rompllfI ! ! , I Coil that I
WUK I IlOd ) hldllln { ; my lust ad Iou t.o
tho. w rlcl : und my ! lurprll1o was great
when I CoulIll that I WM not nlono. A
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young 111'1 Willi Htll.I. to ho my travollll/ / :
companion. 'fho 1J1ngular be/1llty / alld
InLolI.Igonce of her coul\t nlncTould
have IIttrnclod attontlon at any tlmo
or placo. But here , and nowl Surely
there J/llJlJt / he Ramo mlstalce.
' 1'ulch1 [ ; 11 Heat nlmr her , I nsked hur
dostlnatlon.
"Mom phis , " nho anmverfd , IlrornplIy.
"And may I ask , " oahl I , "what In.
oxornhlo c1ut ) . ca1lR you there at this
dreadrul Umo ? "
"The duty wo al.l. ewe ollcli other , "
Mhe allfJwered quietly , "La Jlvo help III
tlmo or neel1 , Are not you respondlng.
to the SUDP : cal.l.l'
"Ycs , yes , " I said , "but'l am an old
man , and my lleo Is 1111 In the pasl :
with you the cuso III very dlfferont.
'rho beauty oC youLh Is III your face ,
the light of hope In your oyes. Think
woH , my chillI. thlnlt woH , bororo you
luy nl.l. this on the nltar or I fancIed
duty. "
"I hnyo , thOIl ht , " nho s/lld / , with a
modlJst dignity which waived , furLher
Arg'Umont , " ' { 'hu wOl'k of."urslng the
sick Is not IIOW' to I IO. J aDl slow to
contract dlsol\se , nnd alml.l. . se all the
nOCOisar : ) ' precautions. "
Bcforo parlln rr m her that dny I
had /lsked / by what name I should des.
Ignato hor. ,
"SUPIJOSO you call 11I0 ' 1'110 Ol'ay Sla ,
tor/ " she rOllllod. .
IAoklng Into her hloomlng face , 1
said , "No , the name docs not ollit you.
I uhall call you 'La Soeur SoUtalra , '
Cor I am sure I shllll. find no other like
you. "
'l'he name wan well cb080n , That
scoUrge of the 8utumll ot 1878 brought
to the trent umny horolc uplrlts. oC
whom truly the world was not worthy ,
but in all. the band of noble worlmrD I
saw none I.I.ko my "Soour SoUtalre : "
no no glCted with her , , ondrouu IJOWOI'
to soothe r.nll cheer.
The \Yoolco , "ont by , fill.ed with ever
Increuslng hotrorn , with IIcencs of wo
that lIIay not bo told , aud grlafs too
great to name. She IJassod through
nil. with undauntM SIJlrtt. I I1W her
as otton as , wtis 1I09slblo , tor hor.cour.
age walJ needed to rovlve my own ;
butl / dny came whOn I did not find
hOI' , antI the doctor under whom sha
had be'ln nursing coulll 1I0t toll where
she had gono.
I Ilrepllrod 10 malco further Inqulrlosj
but WM IJrOvonted by the prosldont
of the How/lrd / association , who r.amo
to mo just then with /In'llrlQnt / appeal
ror Inlmetllate hell ) . Ho aslced me to
tnko ono or hll.l nuraclJ nnd go to a. fine
old countr } ' scat a fo\ , miles out. "Bo.
taro you consent , " ho added. "I 'must
tol.l. you that It 10 a perfect charnel
house : there were four burlala from
there yesterday , ancl oyory bed In tull.
of Cever patients. YOII aeo how it In ,
the tovor of ' 7a was conllned to the
clly ; and wo thought It would bG the
: lllme th1s time , ao thaI/Bands / of IJOOIJle
ocleed to the Huburbs. Old General
Hamilton , the soul or hospllallty.
throw his doora opan qnUI hlB honse
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was'rllll. . Last weck the fever brokt
out among them. They tried to get
along wUhollt cal.l.l.ng on U tor hOlp ,
but a messenger came In. jl/st / now , to
say th lt the general alld Ills ! Joa are
both down , the hIred nurses Imvo de.
sorleel , nnd . things are In a droadtul
state. "
Wishing to undorslnnd whom I w ls
to rOllOrt to for servlco , I Ilsketl If the
ml troslJ of Lho hou80 WIlS olckllso. / .
"Oh. she 111 ummorlng In Europo. "
I bo answered , "anq I 'suspect ' she w l
not break her henrt over . - her husband's
loss. A fine old gentlomlln , but. 30
) 'oars bor senior it bO'H II. dny. "he
messenger snld ho would not IIvo till.
morning. and two of the Guests are In
dying condlUon. lIero comes the
nurse : will ; you g)1" I .
I consented , and he thanked me
warmly , 11romlslng to send other
nurses I\B soon as they could be pro.
cured.
The ovenlng shndCIiI . were thlckonln ! ;
when wo dlsmlased Our conveyance
ancl walked up 11 stately avenue wblch
led to the spaclous mansion. The
hall door stood 011011 , and Hounds or
1110urqlng wor\ heard trom wlthln. As
wo entered Homo ono came down the
Rlalrway with a lIhtod , taper In her
Imnd. It was "La Soour Solitaire. "
Her taco wlla whUo as marble , nnd
\'horo wltro tenrs on bor cheeks , but
she welcomed us with a calm voice.
"I thank God you have come , " she
said : "wo 0.1'0 In great distress. "
She assIgned us our places at once ,
nnd she hersolt went trom room to
room , mlnlstorJn to Ail , .
Toward mO.Illng . I saw th t General
,1Iamlltl'n , was pnsslng aWI1 . and
call.ed her to bill bedsldo to sea If oho
could mlUgato his dlstross. 110 seemed
deeply troublcd by lIomethlng , which ,
owing to tbo feebleness of hJs volce.
I could not undorstand. She seemed
to know It by Intuition : ciropx > IB all
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her knecK besldl ! hll1l. she la.h1 hur
hand on his , and whlslJCred somethlnJ
In his ear. Instantl ) . the troubled look
Iave flay to one or pence.Scelng this ,
IIho bowcd her hend nncl placed his
hand I/pon / It , There It remained until
his spirit , lJllIllled "beyond the galml. "
"Wo will lay him by his wife , In the
tamlly vault , " she IInll1. "It Is under
the western hilt fllope. at the enlJ of
the myrtle waJ ) < . "
She tO mCGsh ( ' l ) .from 11 cur.
talned cablnot , aUlt h'tl the wa ) ' , we
tollowlng , down the myrtlu wlllk to the
marilio 1I0I\llchol' ) \ unlr / the weutern
hill Rlol1O. 'With ber onon hand "he
tUl'ned the heavy lock , nncl WI ) entored.
The rn n depoaltcd their burden bt. .
sldo a caskc.t on graved "Carollno lilun.
fIlon , " alld wont quickly back to their
work. Overcome by the lIolcmnlty of
the plnco , 1 closed my eyes and repeat.
ed n pr1rt oC the hurlnl ervlce. 'fhe
reSllOIlS08 were made In n brolen
volno , : lnd when I had fiulshec1 , J snw
th/lt / the brllvo girl had abandoned her.
soU to unrestrnlneel emotion. She WIIs
IClwuJlng by the woman's colIln , her
urml1 wcro thrown acroso It , und her
whole trame WUIJ shaken by 80bll.
"Poor chll.l1 , " I fmld , "even yonr
gront slrength can bCllr no morc. You
must have rcnt. Come. "
Hecoverln her composure with 1\
Audden great cUorL , IOhe IJllld , "Yes , J
mUl t go : there Is not tlmo tor tears :
Hogor Is ver : : Ill. "
She spoke ot , young Haml.l.ton : , ho
way , Indecd , very 11.1. so III that for
dayn wo thought ho must Collow hili
Cather : but Pot laot the Ude turned ,
and wo knew he would live. When
consoloufincsB retUl'ned , and ho lilT In
that tate of utter prostration which
tolloWI1 tbe tover , I watched 'wlth In.
terest for the ertect produced on him
h ) ' the IJrCSentu : of the young girl , who
was oVldeutly no tralgcr In the
houne : hut his lnnguld eyes betrayed
no sign of recognlUon , anti though
thly foll.owed her every movement ,
theru was In them no expression o (
fjurprlse ur , questioning. only a deep
( : ontentment which gave 111 ace to rpst.
lessncs3 In er absenco. 'l'here was a
sick child downstairs who ne deel her
care , und now that Roger Hamilton
was convalescent he loft him as much
as posfJlble to me. One ternoon 1
. tound It necessary to administer a
narcotic. and , bavlng seen him fast
u31cop. I wont Into the next room and
lay clown tor a little much.needed rest.
I had ral.l.an Into a doze when my at.
tentlon was arrested by the sound at
bls voIce , Rising UIJon my elbow , 1
Raw thut "Ln 'Soeur Solltalrc" hael
como Into thQ , lp.and was , standing
by bls , hell. HIWim s were thrown up
on hIs pillow , 'j st as I had left them ,
and he had n t stirred ; the gb bls
ey'os were open I knew be was only
half awake , and . that his mlnd was
wandering.
"BeautiCul spirito" he wae I1ylng ,
"you leave mo so orten , nnd Gtny awa , .
so lone ; and I cunnot finel , OU because
I cIo not know your name. 'fell me ,
brIght spirit , by whnt l1 m8 IOn , 1 call
youT"
While he rambled on In thla strain ,
sh atood , motlonlenll , &lnd Beemed 'to' '
bo looking ta away. Atter n while
ahe said , very sottly , and her voice
sounded more lI\ce an echo ot the pnst
than a part of the Ilresent , "I have no
namno name. " Then , tor the first
tlmo since that dny In the tomb , she
10 t her wonderful ReJr-control and ,
cl/lllpln / : her hl1nds over her tuce , she
lort th6 room. aobblng , "He told me
not to ct\ll him brQthcr ; he 8ald 1 had
no name , " .
The next week tou d hcr tossing on
11. bed of tevor. .
AU that wealth. IlI1d skill could do
was done tor her. She bad made her
homo In many hearts , Ilnd those to
wholn she had been a ministering
angel came now and begged the prJv.
Ilege of doing something , anyJhlng , tor
hor. The most Importunate of theoe
was Roger Hl\.mlllon. . and I' telt that ,
ror some reason unknown to me , he
ball a better rlght tlian others to be
near her.
Her attack hall b ell very via.
10llt , almost hopeless trom the first.
As the fatal symptoms 'Jncreased , and
I [ law her beauUful young lire tadlng
out hefore me , I telt no lelle curiosity
to know what she had chosen to con.
coal , but I could not put aslelo the teel.
In/ / ; that I was reslJOnulble tor the
knowledg\ } that had come to me by ac.
cldent , alld that I mlgl1t use It to allay
mlsory , It n' to crento happiness.
But how ? Should Ike Roger Ham.
UlOII Into my confidence ? lIe hael
grown dally ln my 'esteem , and u com.
111011 anxiety had drawn us close to-
gether. lie was with me a great denl
1l0W , constantly In waiting near the
slck slrl's room. One night as we sat
tOJothor anti talked of her I W S 1m.
/lcl.I.ed / to toll. him or the scencs In his
tatll r'o tomb , and at' his own bed.
sldo , Had my words been elnggors
aimed at hlu roaot , I think they could
n' : > t have Innlcted keencr lImn. 1 was
alarmed by tholr effect Ullon hlB nerv.
ous system , weakened us It was by
slcknesu and watchlnc : but , after a I
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time , he roculnpd comllOsnro and
tltmked me for m ) ' confidenco.
"In retul'n , " be said , "I will. tell you
all. I know of her history , thougn I
cannot do so wllhont speaking or my'
s , tor In her pain nnd my romoroo
yolt have soon tbe trulls or my own
violent. nnel , at ono time , whol.l. , . un.
Iovcrnablo temper. Years ago my
mother found. In all orllhan asylum In
Now Orle:1119 , a little girl "ho was
crying bitterly fOI' ber mother. The
poor wOlDan had been bUI'led trom the
almshouse only the day before. No
ono knew more or th. , child , not evcn
ho'r nl1010 ,
"Moth or was cr'lng , too , having
lately lost 11 IIttlo daughter In whom
her fond heart was bound UII. When
t. e orphan chUd saw teur on another
face she dried her own and , ( lresllinc
clol e , to mothgr , ltioked her 1I1ack
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IltC 8 hmdcrly , She \VUe a thin ,
homelY IIttlo thing , wltb no fJugges.
lion of bcauty except In her large dl1rk
eyes. ThruJO mlU' have resp.mbled my
alstur's eyell. but J think it WWI the
child's mute tJympaLhy that went like
balm to my mother's aore hoart. We
hrought the Jlttle girl to OU7 hon1c ,
wbore , with my tatherfJ connent and
apllroval. she was Introduced as an
urpllaned relat\vc. 'U Is no unbuth , '
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lIulel lII ) ' gentle mother to me , .the sons
and daughters ot SlOrrow ni'C bound
togeLher by a tie st nger than the
tlos'ot blooll. ' The child accmed to bo
about three yearn old. She knew only
the pet Dame , 'Lassie , ' by which her
mother had cancd h l' , nnd wo gave
ber no othor. She wns Imown us Las.
Hie Hamilton , and grow up to believe
herself the niece or my father and
mother. She cnllod thorn uncle and
aunt , hilt Ilor wno'JT1 lIttle heart mllst
have yearncd for a closer tlo of kin.
ohlp , for nhp ahvll's cnlled tOO bro.
ther , nnd on me aho lavJshed that
weallh of selt.sacrlficlng love which
we somali mea aeo lIttle 'alstern give to
brolhera elder than themselvol1. I was
five yellrn older than 1":181110. n big hay
with It. wlllCul tempcr which was not
Improved hy these condttkms of lIre
which snrronneled mo nn the only chncl
and the hell'to a largo tortnne. Poor
Lunsle was orton the victim of my
temper , though 1 thlnk I loved her us
much ns It she hael been my own Ills.
tor. At the Umo 1 am going to tell
) 'OU at she was aoout ] 2 years old , oui.
wardly ullattracUve. but remarkably
IntelUgent , and blgh spirited enough
to have 'been n princess. Mother had
died two years betore , nnd my tather
had marrIed II. beautiful and imperl.
ous young woman , , vbo conceived a
utrong prejudice agillnst : this adopted
child ot our liouso , though Rhe never
Juiew t.hat the object of her dislike
was not my father' " nleco. Lassie
would have gone awny hadlt not been
for her devotion to me. How poorly
vms It repaid I One day we had a dls.
pUle over a gtme ot chesil , and flew
lnto a rage. My tempar , which bad
lnown no rcstralnt. slnco mothor's
death , on this occasIon pansed all
bounds. 1 told her not to call. me bro.
ther , that 1 WIlS not even bor cousin ,
anel Hhe ball no rlr-ht to the name ot
Haml.l.ton ; thnt she was th child at a
pnuper and hael no name. Many times
since I ha'e wIshed God bad stricken
me bUnel before I saw the look Ulnt
came Into het' face. but 1 waS too an.
gry to think or t then.
"Lassie was not at upper that
evening , or at breakfast the next
mornlng. Father fnqu1red about. her ,
and I heard n servant S . she had
gone Into the cUy to visit n ochooi.
mate. 1 wns Quito wJllIng , by thls
time. to ncknowledge mYDelf in the
wrong and beg her ! orglvenesB. but I
was ashamed to meet her and contess
thnt.1 had broken liromlse . to my
dead mother. So n 'Week pnssed be-
taro 1 went to brlng 'her ' home. But
uhe wasl not with her ! riend , and had
been there only ono d 'and ' night.
Grelltly alamed , ] went to my father ,
and tound bim readIng a letter postmarked -
marked ClnclnnaU. It was trom" Las.
sle. She thanked him In 'her frank ,
childish way , tor all hIs goodness , and
hoped he 'Would not feel troubled by
her goIng away ; aho had found n sUu.
utlon with a lady traveling north. Rnd
would not return to WI. This. she was
sure wonld be better 'tor hor. better
Cor us : ml. There were tears In tatber's
eyes when ho luld the letter down. but
he IInld , 'Sho Is right. poor chUd ; it
will be bettoi' tor us aU , far bettor for
her. ' 'But we must find her , ' 1 cried.
'We don't know bow she 18 situated ;
she may be workJng for a lI.vlng. ' 'Toll
Is better than strife , ' he answered sad.
ly. ] n justlco to my stepmother , 1 con.
tessed that my cruelt ) . , not bers , had
drJven the child from homo. His dls.
pleasure wao ' 1ery & "reat , and the pun.
Ishment Imposed was heavIer than 1
hnd thought his kind nature could de-
vIse. It was that 1 should take no
stell toward finding and recalling my
aeloLed ) slster , tbat , I should not even
mentlon her name in his presence.
'rhus I wns cut off trom evan the hope
or hearIng trom her until my tather
should cheese to opoak. Years passed ,
nnd I had learned the hard lesson of
self.control before he told me that be
had traced her to Philadelphia. and
founel"l1er 'In n tralnlng Dehool for
nurfl" She was qulto happy..nnd 1m.
movable In her detenntnllUon to mnke
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nursing the sick hel' life work. 1 went
to Philadel1Jhla to beg her forgIveness ;
but she had gone abroad to remain In.
definItely , and ] did 110t hear trom her
naln. : That this Is she there C/ln / be
no shadow of'1loubt ; but. ISO entirely
Is she changed that I did not oven suJ. !
poct the truth until to-night. The eyes
did remlne ) me of Lassie , but ] had
never thought of her ox copt ns , the
thin , plain child grown taller , It my
remorse waft blUer betore , can you
think what It Is now , that 1 owe her so
inuch ? I am ulI\vorthy of her remom.
brance , but that she qoes think of me
and recall. my cruel words , you know.
'No namel' Oh , If the enUro devotion
of my lire can win her con d Uco nnd
nffccUon , phe shall havo.a name-her
rlght to which no man cnn quesUon ,
the n\me she loved In her child.
hood. "
That night 'VlS to me the most. sol.
emn of nIl that Bolemn season. It
comes back to mo bow , the dImly
lIchted room , the white bed , the stron :
lilllrited girl lying In deathlike sUlI.
uess waiting tor h relea.e , the young
man kneeling besl ! ) , } her , almost a.
uUlI , watching , hOIJlng , praying , for
one moment of consciousness In which
she may hear .hll crY of ponltepce.
Surely God heard Jt , tor morning tound
him sUII wntchlng and prayJnr ! upheld
b ; ) ' , new hope that bad crQpt like the
dawn lute his heart. .
She lI.ved. IL wu ns if sbQ bad stood ,
with enger , outlltretched arm. , UJlon
the river's brlnk , and then turned
1I10wl ) " back to comfort bIm.
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i P'I 2\sai : ) rie $ to " " \ ! Ivlf f be vl\'mt \ of HraUlo""e' < ! :1) .
. -P ri Jij Il1 lII iOi ) foR' PIC : $ a .
nll'1t CoH e 1P' 1 ) ' .
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The 31st of October Is the d\ ) ' par
cxcellcnco on which to entertnln.
There Is nlmost 110 limit to the things
to be , done-luncheons. dinners nr.l : :
evening pnrtles can be mnde most
unique , and the stores Ilrovlde a
charmln : : ; area ) ' or novelUes tor favors ,
plnco cllrds and decoratl vo purposes ,
Tben there Is always the charm oC
mystery , the c1elvlng Into the future
tor tolcens of success In 'lovo alIalrs
and the surety that al.I ontens wl.l.l.
come true If tried on Hallowe'en 111
the tIarlc of the moon at the witching
hour ot 12. : i\1me. Merrl has been per.
mllleel to see the preliminary pl:1I1s
and prelJllrntions being made by two
young girls , und she Is delighted to
pass on some of the Ideas to the read.
ers ot the department. .
The Invitations are on red carel
boarcJ , letlereel In billcle. They ure
ornamented with pen and Ink sketches
ot witches , cats , owls , bats , brownies ,
cabbngQs , etc. They read : "You are
Invited to como to the sign or tbe Jaclt
O'Luntern on witch night nt 8 o'cloele. "
A amnl.I boy be rlng a staff on the top
of which will rest a grinning jack 0'
lantern 10 to dellvC1' the Invitations.
Ho will wear a whlto masle with the
teatures market on. III red anc1 black.
The hoslesses are going 'to aress as'
witches In blaeJ. cambric robes ornn.
monted with owls , toaels. cats , etc. ,
cut out ot red clotl1 then appllqued on.
Tall witches caps and masks wIU com.
plete these wlerd costumes. All the
blnek cats In the neighborhood are to
bo bo rowed tor the occasion , while
the rest of , the nn mnls sultalJle to this
night nre' ' belng mnnuCactured to fly
! rom the ceiling b InvIsible threads.
All the old.tlme charms , with ap.
pIes , nuts and tea grounds , will bo
tried , and the dlnlng room Is to be the
scene of the greatest myster ) ' at all.
As mlelnlght approaches a gong Is to
rIng out 12 solemn strokes nnd the
door will open to reveal a reel-covered
table with broad black ribbons across
It. A large stuffed owl Is to bo sus.
pended III a tree bough by red and
black rlbbons trom the overhead chan
dUler. Pumpkfn "jaelcs" and anelles
are to furnisb the only light. , malting
the spiders , snakes and toads , etc. ,
crawling over the table look grew.
some. enough.
A tissue paper pUDlplcln rests on
each plate 'with 1\ tiny black cat perch.
ed upon It , and there are the dearest
I.I.ttlo Un kettles tor balding the salted
nuts. The usual refreshments are to
be served , but the m'stery caito Is to
bo brought In with duo pomp and cere-
money. It will be lI.1umlnuteci by red
candles. will. stan on a platter s r'
rounelecl by burning brandy In which
large table ralslns arc to be scattered.
As It Is passeel urounel each guest will.
attempt to get a ralsln out of tbe
flame. Only one chan < : e Is to be nl.
loweel. The gaining of the bit of fruit
Is supposed to bring good luck. .Thls
Is caned n "Snap Dragon , " and Is
a ver ' old custonC The , cake will can.
taln a coin , ring , pen , thimble , a luclcy
stone tram the 'head ot a sheepshead
fish and a rabbit's foot.
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At a College Party ,
The reign ot the post. card Is sue
preme nnel It Is reany omnipresent.
The very latest ( to mo ) was Its use
at a recent. party where the mon were
either college g..aduutes- were In at.
tendance at some wel.l..known InsUtu.
UOJl.
UOJl.Soon
Soon after tlle arrl'val ot the guests
the hostess , herself 1\ . ' college girl ,
passed 'carc1s bearlDg smeen om-
blems In the colors ot Unrvard , Y&lo.
Pl'lnceton , etc. , to the gIrls , tolling
them to compare with the other girls '
and exchange. until each maiden had. I
the pennant ot her preferred man't )
college. "he men select their fa. .
vorlto anel then each man and each
maid as [ lurtners were found Cor the
gumo to be playetl anel the emblem
) vns pinned upon his sleeve qr coat.
lapel. These cards were simply 110B'
tals with the merriest of glegles on
each olle. '
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A Guessing Contest.
The hostess call.ed this an "Obsor
anco" contest. The ! ollowlng' objects '
were arranged upon n lablo and each
guest WIlS handed a. catalogu . Arter
10 minutes ot close study the table
wns removed and as many ot the ob.
jects' as could be remembered and
Identified wera marked opposite the
list.
list.Out
Out for the nlght.-Candlo ia C lldto-
sUck. ' .
! Departed days-Olel Calendal' .
Scene In Dermudn-Dernmd oatons. '
' 1'he reigning tayorlte-An umllrt'.ua.
Homo of Burns-FhUron.
The greatest. bet ever mndc-.Alph\ . .
bet. .
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A Uno Crom home-Clotheslino.
A heavenly body-DhJper.
A place tor reliection-l\lIrror.
The mute cholr--A quire of papc.r.
Made to shlne-Slver ! 'po.1lsh. >
An abJOrblng ! subject-mottet'
Assorted lIqu\rs-Whlp ? , switch , u.J.IJ'
per. ' ,
The blacl , frlar--A sltlllet. ,
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Common sense-Pennies.
DeeI' In wlnter--Eggs.
A rejected beau-Old hair ribbon.
A slcyllght-A star. .
Colo's memorlals ot the great-Cln.
c1 erSt
The morning caller--A bell.
The skipper's home-Cheeso.
Scene at baseball game-A pitch. r
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MADAME MERIU. .
HOW TO APPEAR TALL ,
Simple Rules That Will Aid Ohort
Women to Attain Fashionable
HeIght.
If you would appear as slender and
tall us possible observe the tollowlng
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rules
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Adopt plain garments , dark colora
and lengthwIse effects. A dark IK'1n
cess gown with lines from neck tc
eelge ot skirt wUl accentuate the ap
parent height 'and slenderness , ( { fry
much. '
Avoid all crosswlso effects an
light. colors : shun plalc1s , bolls , largt
buttons and a yarlety ot material Ot
shaellng at one Ume-nnythlng whlc/ / ; , t
tends to brenk up the long , sweephlr , : '
lines ot the snme tone-as you woul 'w
a pesUlellce. For home wel1r , trail '
Ing garments In one tone , light or
dark , will increase the height.
A s01ld trig , compact. one-tone ef. :
fect must bo the aIm of the well. ,
dressed , Ia.rge , flesby woman. PutrB ,
ruffies and nurry effects are not oor
rightful Inheritance. Her dimples and
c rves are brought out best by the
plain dark garments. Hl\.vo . the ma. . '
terlal as rIch us , yoW' purse will per. ! .
mlt.
mlt.Avold Ught lacing , high , slUr col.
lars , high heels and an thlng that !
would Interfere with your treedom of i
movement. . Freedom and comfort for f
thro1l. ! teet and Waist are absolltely ! ,
essenUal to health and grace.
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A most acccptablo present to mnke n friend , and especlnl1y It she bo on. (
thuslastlc over wntQr ijporto , would bo n sct of dOI.l.Yfi , or 1J0rvlettea.lnd / a \
tea.tablo coyer worked with this sImple design. Linen or damasle might bo ' "
olsed for the fOlUIdatl.on , an the embroldory worked With blue or red Ingrain , ' 1 I
cotton : the edge Is simply buttonholed round , as Illco or drawnthr'ad work
would be out of place. The work Is executed In cording slltch with knot It
otl.tches at 11\0 ends of the flhort lines , The edge should bo run out twJoo to
I make It strong before the buttonhole is worked.
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