IN THE DISTANT YEARS.
\ "Wc met Inst In Utc distant rcarr ,
f t And purled , ne'er to meet ntruin ;
My aching 03 cs were ( Wed with tears ,
My lieni t was sore wllh untold pain.
Hut , though we parted lhut > for aye ,
A Hiiircrnij hope my heart vet holds.
That we may meet again some day
Ere death shall shroud us In his folds.
Wc parled : 'twas the old , old war ;
A tooell trusted Mend's deeelt
Had taken each from each away ,
Both hoping never more to m ' eet.
' v He ttmuirlit that I was fal-e ; while I.
• EuMiadowcd under falsehood's
t spell ,
In anger paid a last good-by
To hhn I once had loved so well.
But now I know the truth at last
I would I knew he knew the same ,
To come to me from out the past
i And tell m I was not to blame.
But , ah ! 'tis maybe all too late ;
That ilay of joy may never dawn ;
J can no more than watch and wait ,
And through the future years hope on.
J. A. JI'Duttald , in Chambers's Journal.
. Quite Cured.
Major Henderson was Hie most obsti
nate man imaginable. For a whole
Jiour Lieut. Mapleson tried to convince
him that it was the hand and heart of
Maude Henderson for which he was
pleading , her comfortable little fortune
toeing a matter about which he was su-
premcly indifferent. At the expiration
I of that hour Major Henderson's decis
ion remained unchanged.
"Save a thousand pounds as a proof
of your attachment to my niece , and I
will give my consent to your marriage
with Iter. Under no other circum
stances will I do so. " This was the
extent to which the major would com
mit himself.
Save a thousand pounds , indeed !
"Why , a million would be equally possi
ble to a man of refined tastes with but
a paltry two hundred or so a year be
sides his pay.
Maude waylaid her lover outside the
library-door. Very pretty she looked ,
as she listened to dear Jack's angry
protestations , her cheeks Hushed and
Jier brown e3'es filled with tears.
"You will be true to me , my darl-
in r ? " pleaded the impecunious lieu
tenant , as his arm stole around her
waist and his tawny moustache pressed
iter roslips. .
True to him ? Indeed and indeed she
would be.
"You know , dearest , you will be
twenty-one in a fortnight's time ; and
• your own mistress. My sweet one will
ily with her poor , loving Jack , then ,
- ' "
-won't she ?
"Yes , " rather dubiously. It was
liard to put aside the prospect of being
followed to the altar by a bevey of
daintily-arrayed br desmaids , although
.she was so deeply in love.
r ) - - True , site would soon be of age , and
consequently her own mistress.but what
-would that fact avail her if she. were
• miles away from her lover ? And such.
12 indeed , seemed likely to be the case ,
' lor her uncle carried her off to a small
-village in North Wales , the day after
Xieut Mapleson had been told of his
. .fate. Of course she left a note behind
„ „
% jg iov "dearest Jack , " telling him the
• Jg jiame of the v lla e to which they
M -were going and earnestly begging him
J Jp fi "to do "something , " although she could
Jj Jlgi | v think of nothing practical to suggest.
I Iff " n l'ie ' mormns ? ot nel * twenty-first
I m birthdaj' Maude came down to break-
; | b fast , looking fresh ami even a little
ag liappjShe had honestlv tr.ed to be
I \m \ .miserable for a whole fortnight , and
f ; 'M had. succeeded for two days. With
i ijl youth and health on one's .side it is al-
\mm \ most impossible to be thoroughly out
, vfl . -of spirits for any length of time , how-
I I'fil i * ' /ever much one mav be experiencing
| Ml I \ / the truth of the proverb about "true
iw . " .
- - love , etc.
1 | The landlady's bright-looking daugh-
Sjwj 4er brought in the coffee and rolls.
Ijsj "Mrs. Evans , opposite , has let her
a .front rooms , miss , " she volunteered.
H -"A gentleman all by himself came and
m took them last night. "
| ! A gentleman , and alone ! Maude's
§ | spirits rose. "Did 3 011 happen to hear
| p , IMrs. Evans say what her new lodger
! | is like ? I suppose , " added naughty ,
H _ deceitful Maud , "he is an elderly gen-
m tleman ? "
(
0 i "Yes , miss , quite. He's a bit lame ,
walks with a stick and has a long , gray
beard. * His name's Mr. Browne. "
1 Maude's spirits fell again. At break
fast , however , she mentioned the new
.arrival to her uncle.
Major Henderson was beginning to
• find North Wales a little dull , so he lis
tened rather readily , thinking there
• might , perhaps , be a prospect of hav
ing some one with whom to smoke a
friendly pipe.
In the course of the morning , when
the uncle and neice were sitting in one
of the many beautiful glens in which
the neighborhood abounds , Maude saw
a bent ligure approaching , walking
'with a stick.
"I think , uncle , that must be Mr.
Browne , Mrs. Evans' new lodger , " she
Her uncle looked up from his book.
/ "Out of health , I should say , " was Ma
Henderson's comment. ' 'He doesn't
jor
r look old enough to be so infirm. "
N When the stranger came up to them
lie paused and inquired the way to Swal
low Falls.
"Maude started. That voice ! Her
i • uncle , however , merely made a court
eous reply. Evidently his suspicions
were not aroused.
' • * " ' S * . "Excuse me , "continued the stranger ,
! % "but have . I not the pleasure of ad
dressing tme who is a neighbor for the
J time being ? I fancied I saw you como
, . _ _ y out of Honeysuckle Cottage this morn
ing with your daughter. "
"Yes , sir , you are right at least ,
my niece and I are staying opposite to
"Your niece ! " and the stranger po-
litelv raised his hat as he glanced at
Maude. "May I inquire if you have
been making a long stay in the neigh
borhood ? It is the iirst time I have
visited North Wales , and I should be
-rrlad to know of the principal spots of
Tntercst in the immediate vicinity. My
health is so shattered that I can not
unde ? ke long excursions , "
"
• , -r S >
"This is the commencement of out
third week , " replied the major. "Like
yourself , wo have chosen rather to en
joy the scenery within walking dis
tances in preference to traveling about
by rail or coach. My niece has been a
little upset lately , so we came hero to
recru t her health. "
Maude flushed up indignantly. Tc
speak of the crual blow which had
been dealt her as if it were a inert
nothing !
• 'The young lady is looking so fresh
and charming that I think she must al
ready be on the high road to recovery. "
This With a stiff old-fashioned bow tc
Maude. "I was about to say I trusted
I might derive as much benelit from the
change only I feared that is too mud
to expect. Age cannot expect to com
pete with youth. "
"With your permission , " suggested
Major Henderson , "my niece and I will
accompany you to the falls. They arc
within a quarter of an hour's walk Iron :
here , and I can give you a few hinti
about the neighborhood as' we gc
along. "
Mr. Browne would only bo too pleas
ed.
Maude walked on by her uncle's side ,
experiencing a mixture of joy and
alarm. She was so delighted to hear
that dear voice again ; so fearful leasl
her lovers stratagem should be dis
covered !
Mr. Browne noticed her agitation
and was careful to divert Majoi
Henderson's attention from his niece ,
in case her confusion should betray the
secret The trio had to cross a stream
by means of stepping-stones. The
stranger offered to assist Maude.
Managing to keep his back to Majoi
Henderson , Mr. Browne , alias Lieut
Mapleson , tenderly pres&ed Maude' *
yielding hand , and with a world of ex
pression in his blue eyes , whispered
• • Be careful , my darling , and all wil !
yet be well with us. "
The next morning Mr. Browne called
on Major Henderson. "I have just re
ceived these , and I thought you woulc
perhaps like to look at them , " he said ,
producing a packet of periodicals.
Major Henderson was glad to aval'
himself of the offer , as current litera
ture was rather difficult to procure in
so-out-of-the-way a place. • 4
After a little further conversation ,
Mr. Browne was asked if he would
care to join the uncle and niece in theii
morning ramble. Again he would be
only too pleased.
When the trio had gone some dis
tance , Major Henderson , wishing to
enjoy a quiet half-hour read , suggested
that he should sit down and rest a lit
tle , while Maude conducted Mr. Browne
to a little spot close by , whence a good
view of Snowdon could be obtained.
"I would fain , like you , rest alittle. "
replied Mr. Browne ; but as the day is
so unusually clear I feel I must make
an effort to lake advantage of it , es
pecially as this young ladjr has kindly
consented to act as my guide. " And
so Mr. Browne hobbled off , with Maude
walking patiently beside him.
As soon as the trees had hidden the
lovers from view. Jack drew Maude to
him , while she , half-laughing and hall
erving , stroked his long , gray beard.
"Oh , Jack , whatever made you come
like this ? What do you intend to do ? "
"This , mv sweetness" ; and the bold
lover drew from his pocket a marriage-
license and a wedding-ring. Half-play
ful ly the gallant lieutenant removed
Maude ' s glove and slipped on the ring.
"What a dear , little hand it looks ! " he
cried , rapturously , "and how happy I
shall be when I can call its dear owner
my sweet , little wife. "
A slight sound fell on their ears , and
looking up thejf beheld Major Hender
son not a hundred yards off.
Maude would have been grateful to
the earth had it opened at that moment
to receive her , but as it showed no
signs of accommodating her , she dis
engaged herself from Mr. Browne's
embrace and hastily handed him back
the ring.
Mr. Browne was equal to the occas
ion , although he had grave misgivings ,
as he hobbled toward Major Henderson.
• • Were you hastening to join usr
You see we haven't got far. lam a
wretched walker at the best of times ;
and in such scenery as this , one feels
forced to pause frequently to look
around. "
"I expected to meet you coming
back , " explained the major. "But 1
was looking for yon in that direction , "
indicating another path more to the
right. "I was quite surprised when 1
saw you coming toward me. "
With what feelings of relief did the
lovers listen to the major's innocent
remarks !
At their early dinner the major drew
from his pocket a letter which he had
received by the morning's post and had
forgotten to read. "With a polite
"Excuse me. my dear , " to his niece ,
he hastily glanced at the contents. "I
must leave for London by the 11 o'clock
train to-morrow morning , " he ex
claimed. "This letter is of the utmost
importance. How stupid of me to
have dehtyed reading it ! "
"Am I to accompany you , uncle ? "
asked Maude , faintly.
"No , no , my dear ; there is no need
for you to do that. I shall be back
here by the evening of the following
dav. "
The major was very preoccupied un
til dinner was over , but as Maude had
also much food for reflection , silence
was agreeable to both.
"I wonder if I could do anything for
Mr. Browne while I am in town ? "
queried the major. "My dear , " turn
ing to Maude , "just write a little note
to him , asking him to step over for a
minute. You know we half-promised
to show him the way to Fairy Glen
this afternoon. I don't feel inclined
for any more walking myself ; but there
is no reason whv you shouldn't accom
pany him , if vou are not tired and he
Is agreeable to the arrangement. "
Maude's note quickly brought Mr.
Browne , and the lovers were soon on
their way to Fairy Glen.
"My darling , we are in luck's way ! "
exclaimed Jack. "Your uncle's absence
will make matters as simple as an
ABC guide. I shall have to-morrow
to make the necessary arrangements.
We can be married the following morn
ing , and by the time your uncle returns
inlhe evening we shall be miles away
from here. "
Maude asquiesced rather reluctantly
•
- , . i \ . . . , „ * .
She loved Jack dearly ; but still she had
some compunction about dcce.ving her
uncle , who , with the exception of the
unaccountable obstinacy ho had shown
toward her lover , had always been
ready to humor her. Jack , however ,
drew such a glowing picture of the
happiness in store for thorn and de
clared with so much conlidonce Major
Henderson's anger would not lust more
than three weeks , when once the irre
vocable step was taken , that Maude
was much comfoVted.
When they returned Major Hender
son pressed Mr. Browne to spend the
evening at Honeysuckle Coltage. Tea
being over , the major asked Maude if
she would mind packing his portman
teau for him.
"I have laid out the things I wish to
take , my dear. You will lit them in
more neatly than I could. "
Maude was delighted to have an op
portunity of doitigat last alittle kindly
act.
Directly she had left the room , the
Major began fidgeting about , and at
length got up and paced the room.
Suddenly turning to Mr. Browne , he
said : "Comparativestranger are you to
me , I feel as if I must tell you the na
ture of the business which is calling
me to London so suddenly that to
speak of it would be an immense re
lief. "
The stranger was all sympathetic at
tention in a moment.
"Mr. Browne , " contnued the major
excitedly , "this time yesterdav I be-
lioved that poor girl up-stairs to he the
mistress of a fairly large fortune. To-
dar if the information I received this
morning is correct I know her to be
penniless. And that is not all ; the
greater part , if not the whole , of my
income is lost also. "
So sympathetic was Mr. Browne that
he begged to know all the details.
These , however , the major was unable
to furnish ; in fact , ho could explain
nothing satisfactorily7 , so great was the
state of excitement into which he had
worked himself.
"Hush ! " he said , as he heard Maude
approaching , "Not a word to her. I
wouldn't disturb her peace of mind for
worlds , poor girl , until I am certain
how the matter stands. "
The noxt day , about an hour after
her uncle had left for Loudon , Maude
received the following penciled note
from Mr. Browne :
"Mr Own Darling : I am the most
unlucky dog that ever lived ! I passed
a wretched night , and th s morning I
am too ill to leave my bed. To be dis
abled when I to have
to-day was ar
ranged for the event which is to make
me the happiest man in England ! I
have sent for the village "bones , " and
if he can but patch me up it mav not
yet be too late. Send a book back bv
bearer , to account for having reeejsied
a letter from your nearly frantic
* Jack. * *
Poor Maude ! The torturing suspense
Df that day ! In the evening she ven
tured to ask the landlady to inquire
how Mr. Browne was. "No better , "
was the alarmng : reply.
Maude passed a sleepless night In
the morning she received a second note
from her dear Jack , even more despair
ing in its tone than tiie former one.
"Fate is dgainst us , " he wrote. "I
{ eel as if I shall never be able to call
you mine. "
In the middle of the day she again
sent to inquire for her lover , and was
overjoyed when she heard he was much
better and was even thinking of getting
up , his recovery bidding fair to be as
sudden as his seizure.
That even ng Major Henderson re
turned. Hardly had he knocked at tho
door when Mr. Browne emerged from
the opposite cottage.
"What news , sir ? " asked the sym
pathetic Mr. Browne.
"The worst possible , " replied the
major , throwing himself into an easy-
chair and covering his face with his
hands. "That poor girl yonder is a
beggar , and I have but a hundred a
year left. "
Maude looked from one to the other
in utter bewilderment , and then cross
ed over to her uncle , trying to com
fort him and gain some explanation at
the same time.
"I feel that this is no scene for a
stranger to witness , " said Mr. Browne.
"Sir , you have my deepest sympathy ,
and I am sure that at the present
moment I can show it in no better way
than by Withdrawing. "
Maude followed her lover to the door ,
She was much distressed on her uncle's
account but did not fully realize her
own loss of fortune.
"Are you really better , dear Jack ? '
she asked , anxiously.
"Yes , thank you. Quite cured , Good
bye , " and he was gone.
That her lover's leave-taking was a
little abrupt did strike Maude ; she was ,
however , far too confused by the turn
affairs * had taken to attach much impor
tance to the first circumstance. When
she turned to her uncle he seemed
wonderfully be.ter , and at supper he
talked quite cheerfully of their future.
Maude passed another sleepless night.
She did not so much mind the terrible
loss she had sustained on her own ac
count , but she was bitterly disappoint
ed that she could not do all that she
had promised for her dear Jack. She
determined , however , to be the most
loving and economical wife possible.
At all eveuts , her uncle would not be
able to accuse Jack of being mercenary
I now. and there was much comfort in
' that reflection. Perhaps , after all , they
, would be able to have a proper wed-
1 ding , onlof course , it would have to
be a very quiet one. How much better
that woulu be than running away and
deceiving her. uncle , who had always
been so kind to her !
When she came down to breakfast
the next morning she was looking pale
and alttleworn , after her two sleep
less nights. The major , however ,
seemed to have succeeded in throwing
off h.s grief .11 quite a wonderful man
ner and was in his usual spirits.
"Have you heard how Mr. Browne is
this morn ng ? " Maude ventured to
ask the landlady's daughter.
• • Whv. miss , he paid up for the week
and went off by the mail-train last
I niirht , declaring he was sure the place
dicfn't suit him. "
Poor Maude ! The blow did indeed
fall on her with crushing force.
"Dear me , rather.ml.leu ! We shall
I va ' .bs the old. ' ge . eia.iu eL , M.ss
! vk
. ' " "V - " > s ' * -
Maude ? " said tho major , as soon as tho
uncle and niece were left together. Ho
hud a slight stress on the adjective , and
there was a suspicion of fun in h s eyes.
It wts , however , no laughing matter tr.
Maude ; she , poor girl , unable longer to
act her part , burnt into an uncontroll
able iit of weeping.
"Poor child , poor child ! " said the
major , compassionately ; " .t's a sharp
lesson 'for you to learn. But it is bet
ter to bear a little pain now than to
suffer for the remainder of your 1 fe ,
as would most probably have been
your case if 1 had not paid that scouii-
drel out of his own coin. "
The threatened loss of fortune was
all a fabrication , Major Henderson hav
ing gone no nearer to London than the
top room in the Honeysuckle Cottage.
The truth was the major had discov
ered what was going on , when ho had
come upon the lovers so unexpectedly.
He then devised the scheme , which ho
atterward carried out so successfully ,
in order to test the sincerity of Lieut.
Mapleson's attachment to Maude.
Major' Henderson had , of course ,
been obliged to take the lanlady into
his conlidonce , and she , fully entering
into the spirit of the thing , had sug
gested the major's occupying the top
room in her cottage , whence he could
watch Mr. Browne's movements. And
so Major Henderson had merely walked
to the station , portmanteau in hand ,
and , returning , had entered Honey
suckle Cottage by the back way.
Maude's grief and humiliation were so
real when she heard these details that
her uncle , thinking she would not care to
stay where her story was known ,
wisely suggested returning home the
following day.
"We can give a garden-party or some
thing of that kind in honor of your ,
twenty-iirst birthday. It will be a few
ditys after the event , but that won't
matter. I would give a good deal to
see that young fortune-hunter's face
when he finds out how he has been
duped. There's no fear of his tittle-
tattling about it , though , for his own
sake , so the story won't get all over
the town. I suppose , my dear , " added
Major Henderson , rather anx'ously ,
"you'll never let him again iind the
way to your kind little heart with his
honeyed words ? " '
Maude drew herself up to her full
height "No , indeed , uncle ? , that I never
will. To use his own words , I am quite
cureH. " .
Before the year was out another
su tor asked for Maude's hand , and on
this occasion the anxious pleader did
not have any cause of Major Hender
son's obstinacy , Chambers' Journal.
The Hotel Singer.
The hotel singer may possess many
charms for the young woman with a
pale , anxious face and prominent nose ,
but men do not smile upon the vocalist. I
The hotel singer is a comparatively
young man. and his hair , slightly in
clined to curl , is of a river-sand color.
He may be a drummer or he may be a
man who travels for his own exclu
sively his own , pleasure. When he
arrives at the hotel , the first thing he
does after washing himself and coiuo-
ing his hair , is to go into the parlor ,
open the piano , which is nearly always
out of tune , and torture out the pre
tense of an accompaniment to "There's
a New Coon in Town. " or some other
song which the negro minstrels have
just put aside. His voice is between a
bad baritone uud a roar , and its strength
seems to afford his greatest delight
Guests passing through the cornder
look in upon him , but , unaffected by the
curious glances of the women or the
frowns of the men. he throws back h s
head and roars so loudly that a nervous
man , in a barber shop below , moves
with an air of annoyance and says :
"There's that infernal hotel singer
again. He worried the life out of me
down the road the other night , an'
now he ' s after me again. "
Occasionally the singer looks toward
the door. Is he expecting some " one ?
Yes. He is not acquainted with a soul
on the place , but he knows the pale
young woman will soon make her ap
pearance. He left her at the "Grand
American hotel" down at Waterbrash ,
and knows that she was not on the
train which bore him away , yet he
knows that she must be in the hotel ,
for whenever he finds a piano , experi
ence has taught him that she is not lar
away. Pretty soon she appears timid
ly at the parlor door. Then , with culti
vated shyness , she enters the room and
seats herself near a window. He ceases
playing , and slowly turns toward her.
She says : "Please excuse me for in
truding , but do you know "White"
Wings ? " Does he know "White
Wings ! " Did he not sing it for her at
the "Grand American , " the "Euro
pean , " the "Continental , " and at the
home-like hotel rim by Mrs. Black ? Ho
tells her that he will try to sing it , and
then he throws his head back and roars ,
while the nervous man , whom a boy is
dusting off in the barber shop below ,
says :
"Hurry up. "
"Where you going ? " a friend asks.
"Anv place to get beyond the
range of that bull up-stairs. "
Who in the town can get beyond the
range of that bull up-stairs ? Do you
suppose that he will grant any one ,
even his dearest friend , such an inimu-
• nity ? Arkansaw Traveler.
The Truth of It.
Miss Cockett Yellow roses are sup
posed to indicate llirtatiousness and
moss roses love , do they not , Mr. Nev-
ersmile ?
Mr. Neversmile So I'm told ; and
white ro-.es means silence.
Miss Cockett Well , what do these
lar e cabbage roses and Jacks mean ?
Mr. Neversmile Bankruptcy , Miss
Cockett bankruptcy every time Har
per's Bazar.
A Fair Valuation.
Lawyer ( to client ) You want to sue
Robinson for $500 for libel , you say ?
Client Yes ; he has blasted my char
acter forever.
Lawyer You think $500 the proper
amount
Client Well , make it $250. I on
ly want what's right. Harper 's Bazar.
WALES AND HIS FAMILY.
Their T.lfo Not All That Fancy ITns
l nlntc < l it Tho restraints or Form
and Position "Wroiijr Jclena About
tho I'rlucesH.
People who envy princes and princesses ,
nnd think they lead a sort of fniry-talc exist
ence , make a hu e mistake , writes a London
correspondent of The San Francisco Argonaut.
From the prince of Wales and his wife down
none of tnem occupy a bed of roses. Poor
"Tummv" himself lias not such an easy time
of It. It Is true be lias unlimited credit ; an
Income of over 100,003 a year ; a pretty wife ;
a clique of toadies termed his "set" to fawu
upon him and pander to his every wish ; the
acquiescent smile of ( nearly ) every woman
upon whose attractive form or features lie
rests his droop-corm-red , fciigjjcstive eye ; the
enforced liom.ie ; of a nation , and the position
of "llrst gentleman In the kingdom. " ire is
the honored and honoring sruest at every place
and on cwry occasion where and when he be
stows his little uudgr presence , he is "the
glass of fash.on" if uot "the mold of form"
and establishes the mode for men In all such
matters as lemrth of cuat tails , tightness or
looseness of trouser-lcjs , width of shirt collars ,
number of shirt studs , depth of shirt cuiTs ,
fullness of coat-sleeves , shape of hats , and
color of neckties ; he Is tho acknowledged
gourmet in food and the admitted connoisseur
In wine , so that his opinion of a dish or judg
ment as to a particular brand of champagne
or claret is accepted as final , anil his every
word and movement are eagerly watched , not
ed , and inwardly digested as the quintessence
of interest and importance by society. He has
and is all these things , but well may he say ,
"and yet I am not happy. "
Why ?
There must he some concealed bitter in the
lecming sweets which , to the world's eye , sur
round and uermeate the atmosphere of his ex
istence. What is it ? One word will answer
the question restraint , the restraint which
holds in royal check every natural sense and
rentiment auu forbids the exhibition of manly
nature be\ond the narrow limits it prescribes.
It is a popular idea in America , quite as
much as if not more than in England , that the
prince of Wales is about the last man in the
uorld to be restrined of anything. All the lit
tle naughty tales uhich has been whispered
nbout him from Lady Mordaunt down to Mrs.
Lang try ; all of the little self-indulgent and
rannliar incidents concerning his Intercourse
with Miss Chamberlain ct al. , would lead oue
to suppose that such a thiiu ; as restraint had
nbout as mneh power over his actions as a silk
thread would have to tether an elephant. It
does uot follow that all that is said of him is
true. Indeed it is safe to say that nine-tenths of
it isn't. Uut if he does sometimes overstep the
• oyal bouudary , if his spirit doss now and then
rise up in arms against the forced cramping
louiiht to be put upon his nature , who can
blame him ? lit * is only a man after all , even
though the British nation are pleased to con
sider him a good deal more. And then , of
course , his slips are more noticed thar. other
people's and molehills become mountains in a
short space of time , once Truth , The World ,
uidVaidly Fair get an inkling of the matter.
I often wonder he is as cood as he is , Jpoor
shap. The princess is rather a dragon , I fancy ,
and does a good deal of quiet ilirtlng with the
sood-lookiug ; equerries and lords in waiting , as
her restraint is less than that of other unmar
ried "roialties. " She enjoys the prerogative of
asking men to dance with her at balls. This
dosen'tlook liUe restrant , certainly ; yet there
is restraint in it It is a right which no nice-
tninded woman would care to exercise , be she
the queen , princess , or what 3-ou like. Her re
straint consists in uot letting men ask her , for
she might hesitate about asking men and
compelling them to throw over previous en-
Kagements , as they would he obliged to do ,
uo engagement for anything ball , dinner
party , contemplated journey , or dance-holding
Kood against a royal command. Knowing
this a refined woman would feci great delicacy
In forcing men to dance with her. The prin-
dcss of Wales , however , doesn't seem to be
troubled much with sensitiveness in regard to
this. Indeed , so far from shrinking from
royal obtru-ivencss , she holds her power with
considerable lack of womanly feeling. Some
time ago there used to be a 3-ouiig man who
tras at all the court balls and other entertain-
tnents where the princess was. He was a
pood dancer and handsome ; but alas ! he had
& heart complaint , and his doctor warned him
Dn no account to dauce. So he used to stand
about and look on. There were loads of love
ly girls with whom he would have risked a
good deal for a few turns of a waltz. But his
physician's orders must be obe _ . cd The prin
cess of Wales found out about it , and , instead
Df commending the young chap for his gooJ
lense and sympathizing with him what aloes she
flo ? Sends him word by an equerry ( that is the
"form" ) that she wishes to dance with nim.
He turns pale , for he knows he can't refuse or
excuse himself. So off he goes , at the risk of
his life , lugging rouud a woman whose lam-
hess does not exactly improve her heavy Dan
ish step , while dozens of his favorite partners
ire with "other fellows. " A woman who can
no that sort of thing is not apt to make a hus
band's home happy.
• If looks mean anything her eldest daughter ,
Princess Louise of Wales , who , by the bye ,
has just passed her twentith birthday , is far
hrom being a happy girl. At Sandown races
ihe looka depressed and miserable. Her high
Uatiou makes her "superior" to every man
Ihe talks to , and she can not unbend and be
natural in any way. It sstraiut again. When
she mairies it will be better for her , poor girl.
As it is , she sits silent and dull. Her dress
ing , too , is a disgrace to her mother. Take
last year at Goodwood , for instance. There
was the princess of Wales , herself decked out
In a light gray satin costume , and her two
daughters , Louise and Maud , dowdily attired
In brown spotted merino frocks and black
sloth jackets 1 Nice mother that , keeping her
girls back so as to remain young herself as
long as she can.
I do not mean to assert that the prince of
Wales has not a good time now an.l then , for
he has. Why shouldn't he ? All I mean to
say is that his life is not one long , uninter
rupted dream of fairv-land. He may do silly
things to amuse himself , but. on the other
nand , he has boring levees to hold for the
ueen , foundation stones to lay , bridges to
open , dinners to go to , spseches to make ,
meetings to preside at , and every heavy draw
ing room and other court entertainment to be
present at. If he does not get away when he
can to smoke a cigarette at his club with his
Bet , have a chat behind the scenes at the
Gaiet } " , or take a run over to Cannes or Hom-
burg for a good time generally with any
briirht , witty American girl who can talk and
cheer a man up , who would really blame him ?
He is only seeking freedom from restraint
He does some unnecessary things , however
things out of keeping with one's ideal of a
man , and then he leaves himself open to just
eriticism. For example , at Sandown races
last week he had young and pretty women
waiters , instead of men , to carry round re
freshments , and went so far in fostering the
innovation as to personally design the cos
tume they were attired in viz. , black cloaks.
thrcc-cornercd caps , short skirl * , and ret
stockings 1 He Is looking a trille too old fa
such nonsense , is "Tummy , " and one would
have a right to expect greater things from the
nation's future king during his mother's
jubilee year ; especially did not one rcmcmbei
that after all it Is hut a species of panlonablt
elaxa ti on occasioned by the habitual restraint
there is thrown over him.
BILL NYE COMING EAST.
Tho Humorist to bo Attached to the J
Staff of "Tho Vorld. " "
Edgar W. Nye , otherwise known a3 Bill Nye , , JH
passed through Chicago yesterday on his waj M
s
to New York. He has entered Into an engage-
ment w Ith the New York World , and will it
the future write exclusively for that paper.
To a reporter for the Tribune he said :
"Yes , I am about to enter journalism ngair
regularly. Since the Laramie JSoomcrauy , Ir
the llrst Hush of 3'outh , departed this world 1
have been somewhat of a strolling player. J
have twanged my h/rc ( please spell that cor
rcctly ) here ami there and everywhere , bu'
now again oue paper exclusively will be sub
jected to my attacks. Well , well , The Work
13 a strong paper , and I have hopes that thej
won't effect It as they did the Uoomerantf
The World I understand , already has a week
] y Issue , so that there will be no complication ,
as arose ou the Boomerang. "
The reporter glanced up inquiringly , am
Mr. Nye hastened to explain.
"Ob , of course , 3-ou don't know about that/
he said. "Well , when we started our dailj
we had not thought of getting up a weekly
but one day au old fellow strolled In ami salt
he wanted to subscribe for the weekly. I tok
him we did't have any In stock , and asked I
the daily wouldn't do , but no he had to havi
the weekly.
" 'Well , ' I said , 'If yon must have the week
ly of course we will get one up for you. Sub
scription $ . ' > , please. '
"He paid his $11 , and then I explained tha
it would take us about two weeks to get itou
but that it would come. He seemed satisfied
and I went to the foreman of the composlm
room and appointed him editor of the weekly
It was a success. We only issued 103 at llrst
but it soon ran up Into the thousand1 ? . In
deed , it was so successful that we began t <
look around to see what made it so much bet
ter than the daily. "
"And did 3-011 find out ? " A
"Oh , 3'cs. There wasn't so much of it" f
"And about 3-our engagement on Tlu \
World , Mr. Nye ? Will you make New Yorl
3'our home ? "
"Well , yeS , " he replied thoughtfully ; "and
yet I shall run in and out occasionally t <
lecture. I was greatly troubled about this
point at first , and I went to the editor anc
frankly told him my doubts. " v "
" 'I don't want to Injure j-our paper , sir , ' 1
said , 'but I should like to leave New York
now and then for a daj' or two. '
"He considered the matter deeply for a
moment or two and then replied :
" 'Well , Mr. Nye , ifou Insist wc will en
deavor to get the paper out without you. ]
fel reasonably confident that such short
absences as you contemplate will not neces
sarily force us to suspend or mis3 an issue. '
Of course , this relieved 103' mind or a great
weight. " 1
In regard to his book Mr. Nye said : j
"I expect a great deal of this last book of 1
mine , and I'll tell 30U wli3 * . It Is a larger. A
thicker book than any I ever published before. fl
What the public wants is a big book ont Jfl
that can he used to prop up the loung ; wb n H
a leg is broken. Such a one is invaluable in i vJPH
household. It can be put in a chair to brins \
baby's head on a level with the table ; it can
well , it can be uut to a thousandrises. ]
have considered this matter very deeply , and
the result is that the next book I publish I
intend to make fully a foot and a half thick.
That will make a success. Win * , look at the
most successful hooks of to dathose that
have the widebt circulation. What are theys
The dictionar3' and the family Bible , and yel
neither of them has any plot. I don't take
any stock in this realism theory of Howclls
No , sir ; the coming book is the big boolc"
Chicago 'Tribune.
2iolcru ( Surgery.
While anaesthetics have rendered the grav
est surgical operations wull-nigh piinless ,
other still more recent improvements have
rendered them comparatively bafe.
It is important that this bhould be under
stood , becau-e dread of the surgjoi's knife ,
once reasonable , causes many operations to be
put off until the increase of the trouble and its
effect on the general health rn.13 * have render
ed the fryati'iii unable to rally from the shock.
In all cases the earlier the operation the
safer it will be.
The changes in surgical methods within a
single decade amount to a revolution. The
surgeon him-elf looks hick with horror on
the Mirgcrvof ten years ago. Then the dan
ger , and it was a great and ever-present one ,
was from suppuration and consequent blood
poisoning.
Su , > puratron was looked on as inevitable.
But science now shows that uo suppuration is
possible , unless t.ie germs of it are introduced
with the hand of the operator , or those of his
assistants , or bv * his 111 > ! .r.tn : nts , his threads ,
his sponges , his planter ; , or h.s baidigeor
they floated in wih the iufeetei air , with
which every hosuit.il was socially charged.
Now it is known that various solutions de
stroy all such germs Tu opjratiug-ro > in is
therefore kept disinfjcwud .So are tlw sur
geons and attendants , especially their hands
and nails.
Instruments and sponges are taken , at using
directlv from the cirholic solution. Plaster :
and l.andagearid all ligatures for tying
bIoo.l-ieasels or se viug up wound ? , an : ren-
dere 1 aseptic , 'the skin of thij patent is
tcrut > b"d .vith soap and water , and the parts
adjacent to the wound covered with d.sia-
fecting towels.
"Pus is a thing of the past , " says the Med
ical It-corJ. 'The wound is nowdressel with
no expectation that fever will ar.se , or that
suppuration will occur , or that the dressing
wid require renewal. The patient eats and
sleeps well from the first , and the surgeon re
moves the dressing only to find the wound
un.ted , " and t'Us , too , though the largest
wounds are fullysewed up , and without dra.n-
age tubes. . .
Formerly , the simplest cases of compound J\
fracture were treated with many misgivings ;
now the worst cases give co specal trouble.
Formerly , the larg.r amputations were terri
bly fatal ; now , even in amputations of the
thigh , death by suppuration and it * results
does not occur. Formerhafter tying a blood
vessel , there was great danger of its bursting
out again , through the effect of suppuration ;
this danger has ceased to exist
Enormous r.bscesses are now freely opened ,
cleaned with a disinfecting solution , and
their e.H sometimes having many square
inches of surface , being pressed together ,
promptly un-te with uniform success. Com
pani'jit.
A new postoflico in Virginia is unmej Ma
laria.
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