Z Am Tbr Knight ,
' am thy kotohk and tbou hast sent me forth
To battle with the demon of despair.
: p conquer iclf , and from Us ashes bring
? ho phconlx of toy boyhood's fervid dreams :
to live the Ion ? , ion ? years and make my life
like to the sewer as he passes by
icuttcrjDff tbo grain on rook and fertile field
To reap or loie as fate shall will it so.
JjTo furor haitthou sent , as those of old
wore lovingly and olosely on tholr hearts
When they wont forth to far-off Palestine ,
But simply for thy word that It Is best
And for the trust and message sent by the *
Do I go on to conquer In the fight
Of man the brute against the man divine. * ,
Count mo no Idle dreamer most of all
I pray you not on some high pedestal
gn trench my nature ; lam but a man
who loves and hates , Is merry and Is sad.
Has known of gladness and 1ms tasted woe.
And holds no higher honor to himself
Than truest love to all things true and good
And pity Infinite for suffering.
Here Is my hand and to the world my gage.
For as I Journey onward In mv quest
I shall not falter , oven whore I fall ;
But having from the strength of thy rare soul
caught some reflection of a light divine.
jTuH-armed nm 1 , and resolute as death
To face tbo utmost rigor of my fate ,
To oleavo to hope , to hope for happiness
To be my better self as best I can ,
Ai d so through nil the lapses of gray time
ao be a man because I am thy knight.
Ernest McGafley.
REJECTED WITH
"Shut in ? "
"If we can only make tlio workmen
hear before they get away. "
"Do you mean that if we do not we
hull be imprisoned here indefinitely ? "
The sudden storm raped about "tho
high tower room in which Courad
Hammond , bachelor and clubman , and
Virginia Redwood , prospective M.D.
and missionary to native Hindu women ,
found themselves , by the crashing to of
a ponderous door , unexpectedly in
carcerated.
The tower belonged to an unfinished
country residence , and that country re
sidence the ubiquitous reporter had
already informed the country press
that it was to be one of the finest in the
country was the property of Conrad
Hammond himself.
An hour before .the slanting sun that
had been shining out of an unclouded
August sky had become abruptly ob
scured , and the young man , meeting
Hiss Redwood in one of the long walks
she was wont to take for miles outside
the sleepy old historic village with her
huge blooded mastiff , had offered her
the shelter of his tower during the im
pending storm. Great drops were al
ready descending with an ominous ao-
coinpaniinent of thunderand Virginia ,
after a brief hesitancy , had accepted
the proffered hospitality , while Hammond
mend , who had been ridinjr , tied his
horse to a tree. And this was the re
sult !
The tower stood on the farther side
of a sweeping lawn that divided itfrom
the house , in which the sound of the
workmen's hammers and saws had just
ceased , and to make one's self heard
from its windows in the tumult of the
elements had become an impossibility.
The wind which , suddenly pouring
down the winding staircase that led to
the tower-room , had violently Hung
the door , above its last step , in the
Jock , carried away Hammond's reiter
ated calls in ineffectual whispers. The
look was provisional and on the side of
the stairs only. And when the entire
situation dawned on the girl's bewilder
ment , she put this last question to her
companion with a face that had grown
3 , trifle white and rigid.
I "The workmen will be back early in
'the morning of course , " replied the'lat-
ter. endeavoring to speak lightly , but
pulling nervously at his moustache the
I while , "and we can't starve in the in
terim. Still "
Are you certain that the door can
not be broken open ? " Virginia inquired -
quired , controlling herself forcibly.
' "Unfortunately I fear it cannot. "
He was a man of muscular build. He
threw himself against the heavy plank ,
pushing against it with his shoulders
until the veins showed on his forehead.
"A faint creaking of the wood was the
only reward of his efforts.
"Then we must wave our handker-
sliiels make some sign ! " said the girl ,
quickly , "burely some one must see
us. "
But even as she spoke she knew that
any such attempt would be futile. The
house and tower were isolated in thev
midst of large grounds.
Evening was coming on apace and
ihoy were three miles from the village.
The thought of the anxiety that would
be felt about her in her home added a
fresh pang to her alarm. She was a
young woman who was exceedingly
proud of her self control , of her
equanimity in all eventualities of 'Hfe-
"But she was conscious now of a'distiiict
sense of painful discomfort. And , ol
all men , to be placed in such an em
barrassing position with this man.
With this Conrad Hammond for whom
she had so very small a measure of
'
consideration or respect , and so' large
a measure of contemptuous dislike !
"With this idle man of the wojrld , stip-
posed to be so irresistible to women.
Without knowing it and. indeed ,
how could a young woman . .devoted to
* uch lofty aims m" life 'linger upon
thoughts of her personalqualittcations ?
Miss Redwood had a face most ex
pressive of her inner soul , an eye beam
most eloquent bf her condition of feel
ing and mind.r Looking" her now
.her companion in imprisonment said :
> "I think I.need not tell you how
deeply I regret that my carelessness in
leaving that door unpropped in thister-
Titic wind should have leu you into so
unpleasant a situation , Hiss Redwood.
Especially as I cannot but feel you
could scarce have met with such a mis
fortune in the society of anyone who
would bo more distasteful to you. "
1 The rain had abated and the wind
was sinking , but the clouds hung
threateningly low , and in these ajready
fihortening August days a glimmering
greyness was beginning to invade the
tower-room. A rough wooden bench
used at some time by the workmen and
half covered with shavings , occupied
one side of the circular room , and on it
Virginia had seated herself , her fingers
interlocked , her handsome young eyes
turned sternly away.
Although this Conrad Hammond ,
whose charms and good looks ( and
riches ) women so liberally ' extolled.and
for whom she personally' 'had always
felt such an unaccountable aversion ,
had had the good taste to take up his
stand at the further 'end of thevsmall
she was uncomfortably aware
thathlf glance questioned Her "with
strange insistence through tbo dark.
Wrapped up in her desire for a useful
and worthy career , she had always
shown herself supremely indifferent
both to her own severe , Diana-like
young beauty and to any emotion it
might arouse in the men with whom she
came in contact. For this man her
usual indifference had become accen
tuated into a latent and irritating sense
of antagonism. All the summerthough
he had never shown any pursuit of her
that could be construed' , iuto deliberate
courtship , she had been conscious of a
silent attention on his part , always
centered on herself. She had resented
it tacitly , at times with an undefined
nervousness which filled her with anger
against herself. She was fired with a
constant wish to tell him how very
poor was the opinion she had of him.
Now , as he stood regarding her with
folded arms , these indefinite feelings
rolled up within her with a complex
force that broke at last in articulate
words. If only he would not stare so
how thankful she would be !
"I don't know "
quite what you mean ,
ihe rejoined , tersely and coldly , upon
his last speech. "No one could make
this predicament itself anything but
unwelcome. It is not a question of
personal taste or distaste. "
He laughed a little , shortly. I '
"Ah ! you are begging the question ,
Hiss Redwood. "
She flushed haughtily.
"I never do that. If you must know
will know the truth. I have no re
spect for your views of life no. And
I judge a man by liin life , " announced
this uncompromising young medical
vtudout.
"You are severe ! "
"I don't think I am unjustly so. "
ffer large eyes Hashed upon him in the
ieepuning darkness with indignant
fearlessness. "I simply have no re
spect for men who live in luxurious
indolence on this toiling , writhing
Barth , where countless millions work
and suffer ! Still less for men who cul
tivate the reputation of Don Jiians and
Lovelaces. "
A silence fell between them. Hammond
mend couldno longer distinguish
"
clearly the features of" her face. The
rain had cooled the air , and with the
advent of night a certain chilliness had
crept into the bare , high-perched tower-
room. Now and again a soughing
gust of wind circled the massive stone
walls about them and died away in a
murmur of trees. At the foot of the
tower Virginia's mastiff barked shortly
and insistently.
"Poor Don ! " murmured the girl ,
softly.
She had seemingly almost forgotten
the man across the room. But she
started a little , imperceptibly , when
be spoke again. His face was quite
shrouded from her now , and she could
but just discern the outlines of his
figure ; but she was conscious of a tone
in his voice that had never been there
before.
"However scant your own respect
may be for a man whom you think of
as glorying in the final "two epithets
you have used. I can prove to you that
such a man is capable of greater re
spect for a good woman , on his side ,
than you seem willing to credit. I had
not intended saying anything to JTOU
now. But before we were liberated
from this mouse-trap to-morrow it was
my determination to offer you my
name and baud to ask you to be my
wife. "
"And I would have refused both gift
and request , " answered the girlslowly
and distinctly. "I refuse now. I am
not so afraid of what the world may
say. My life lines are to lie so far
from the scandalous gossips of so-called
society that I can afford to be very in
different to any unjust blight that may
be cast upon my name by reason of
this miserable accident. As a man of
honor you might offer to marry me
such are the artificial codes of the thing
we call social life. But I , as a woman
of honor , can marry no man in what
ever unfortunate position I may have
been placed who does not love me and
whom I do not love in return. " Her
voice trembled.
"And who tells you that I do not
love you ? " asked Hammon d , ' in com-
- _ ? v > . . x * ti * vf1. . _ _
maj
IiareL. . . ,
passiona'tely
you. You ha e-f , .
' '
contempt upon me. 'Pfia'vVthit lovec
you the more. You are the one love of
my life. T have wanted no other
woman for my wife. I want you.
You may treat me as you will now.
"
The day" will come when you will-
when you must love me. I tell yon
thatere this moment. And there
will cornea timewhen you will re
member jny"words. I am a man Jwho
is notafraid of the truth. When 'that
door crashe3"toaniH realised the posi
tion in which you : 7 were unavoidably
placed,1'I saidto myself that this might
be my opportunity Jhat ; you might
now be'sjiowu what .wasvin my eart ,
and might-coTasent.to niarry-nie. Was
this wrong ? TjEfflsyou. judg"e } me as
harshly for this"as fo itll my othe > sup
positions 'misdemeanorsT-- .Lq e .8uch
as mine for you .makes its owg ; , law.
Do you not realise that ? I maj < have
tasted too many of the bitteristveek *
-fruits of life , but I have never been a
* base man nor a dissipated one. And
now I want to be a better one than I
have been ; to lead a more useful , a
worthier existence. It is you who
have inspired this wish. And if you will
in time love .me , you can make of me
what you will. "
She had heard him through to tna
final word , but now her voice broke
upon the last passionate vibration of
his with a vibration as passionate.
"And you call yourself an honorable
"
man and" take such an occasion as this
to drive me to bay ? You say such
words to ime now now when I am
constrained to listen to anything you
.flay cfioose to utter ? Is this a time to
force a love you have 'justly ' divined
would bo distasteful on a girl so de
fenceless against intrusion as I am at
this instant ? But you have already
declared that you thought this a
strangely happy opportunity ! At least
you are candid in unmasking your soul
and your views , Mr. Hammond ! ' Let
neb"ejejiuallj.candid and assure you.
T * & <
* *
that even had T son ) e feeling T a
possible liking for you which is never
the case this scene , the unmanly and
nngentlemanly advantage you have
i taken of my posltiog , would be more
t than sufficient to kill outright not only
fiuch feeling , but the last lingering
spark of respect I might bava enter
tained for you in the bargain ! "
She paused , and she now for the first
time perceived that she was trembling
in every limb. Hampaond bad made
no Bound had not stirred in his place.
Only after what seemed an inter
minable pause she heard him move to
wards the window. When he spoke
his voice had changed as much as
thouh it were the voice of another
"You are entirely right. I bog your
pardon. I acquiesce entirely in the
opinion you have formed of me. I
have labored under a great delusion.
But it is still possible , perhaps , to save
you in another way from the consequences
quences of this unfortunate accident. "
The scattered clouds had broken a
little and projected ajjainst the pale
square of night-light in the window.
Virginia could see the vague outlines
of his head and shoulders. Suddenly
he seemed to swing himself upward.
A sharp pang of undefined terror
clutched her.
"What are you going to do ? "
"Swing myself on the top branches
of that tree , and trust to heaven to get
to the ground safely from there. "
"Mr. Hammond ! " She had started
forward , her knees quaking under her.
"It is not possible that you can be so
insane , so foolhardy M
Her words broke In a low cry. An
evauescent ray of moonlight had
filtered palely through the clouds , and
Virginia saw the mad leap heard a
sharp creaking and snapping of boughs.
Then the moonlight disappeared. The
clouds closed again over the place whore
it had been.
Virginia had sunk on her knees.
The next thing of which she had a
consciousness was of the bright light
from a lantern that had been swung
upon her face. Don was licking her
hands and face in a canine transport of
joy and alarm. Voices resounded
around her , and she recognised the
kindly accents of a gardener's wife ,
whose cottage , a mile off , she had fre
quently passed in her walks.
"It's fainted she has , poor dear !
And no wonder ! Shut up here in the
dark alone , and how do you expect she
ever got up here ? Mr. Hammond was
right then when be said he thought he
heard a voice calling for help from the
top of the tower as he rode by down
by the entrance to the grounds. "
"It far off to hear "
was pretty , an
swered the voice of the woman's hus
band. "Still , when the night is so
quiet. . . . But the funny thing is
Mr. Hammond didn't stop to see what
it was himself , instead of riding on so
far as our house. "
"He said he wasn't sure , Caleb.
Only when he come to think of it he
suspected more and moro that some
thing might be wrong. But he didn't
have time to go back then. "
Virginia had aroused herself then ,
her bewilderment all gong. He had
shielded her carefully then to the last !
"Heaven be thanked , miss ! " ex
claimed the gardener's wife. "Are you
feeling better ? And how did it ever
happen , ma'am ? "
"i will tell yeu later. Could you get
me home now" ? I seem to have little
trength. "
Before the two worthy people retired
definitely for the night , the woman
said to her husband :
"I tell you It's been a dreadful shock
to Miss Redwood , Caleb. Di'd you see
how strange her eyes looked ? so full of
pain , like ? and white ? White as a
ghost ! "
* * * * *
In the lush freshness of the following
June the county house of Conrad
Hammond stood bolted , barred , and
unfinished. He had ben away nearly
a year , and work thereupon had been
suspended indefinitely. To the letters
of his lawyer and agents h6 had re
plied , "Leave everything as it is. I
don't know when I shall return. " For
the rest , the sleepy old historic village
ceased to wonder and settled again in
to its somnolent indifference.
The silence of the weed-grown
grounds was now so rarely broken by
human voice or footfall that the sud-
, dcn call , "Don ! Don ! Down sir ! "
reverbated strangely under the shade
® jf the pathway. At its turning a man
had suddenly' appeared , and Conrad
S Hammond and Virginia Redwood
looked wordlessly , breathlessly into
each other's faces.
"I thought vou were abroad , " stam
mered the girl. How should she account
for her presence here under the very
shadow of the tower in which such
words had been spoken the last time
she had ever seen him ? and what
would he think of the hot blood crim
soning her cheek , and the trembling of
the hand that held Don in leash ?
"And I thought you had gone to
India , " he said.
"I go next week. "
"And you came here here once
again before leaving ? " He had drawn
closer to her , and his hungry eyes read
her timid ones. "Virginia , are you
sure you did not make a mistake that
night ten months ago ? If I should
tell you now what I told you then
would you answer as you did ? Would
you still go to India ? "
She had covered her face with her
hands. Her words came broken and
slow.
' 'No. I mistook my heart that night.
I have known it since. I know it
now. "
How a Cat Catches Birds.
A Waterville ( Me. ) feline has a great
fondness for the flesh of birds , and , in
order to make her quest for the same
successful , employs a stratagem.
Evidently 'understanding the bird's
fondness'for angle worms , she collects
a number of the same and buries them
in the ground. She then takes her
position in a convenient place of am
bush and when the birds alight to
secure their coveted morsel she springs
from her concealment and pounces
upon them. Many a bird thus falls *
prey to pussy's shrewdness.
In the town of La Grasse , Francu ,
where the making of perfumes is a
great business , phthisis is unknown.
KING SNAKE AND MOCCASIN.
Tlio Little Conntrlotor'a Dpxpernte
With a Venomous Ophidian.
The king snake is the wonder of all
ophidians. A diminutive specimen ,
scarcely more than throe feet in length ,
yet the little fellow is so active , so
wary , and is endowed with such rare
pluck , that , as his name implies , ho is
truly and unquestionable the king o :
the family.
I was out after peccaries , or musk
hogs , and sat down under a bunch ol
chaparral near a stream of water , to
rest and to eat a bit of lunch. While
thus employed I was somewhat star
tled to see a moccasin come dashing
through the grass within a couple ol
yards of me. and go dashing head
over heels , so to speak , splash into the
water. Alter Him , like a shot , was an
elongated .streak of bright green. In
he went , too. and then I knew there
was fun in store. The water was a
sort of pool , without much of an inlel
or outlet , and , unless going across sand
and rocks or by coming back on shore
again , neither combatant could es
cape.
Sure enough , after racing and tear
ing around in the pool like mad , both
pursuer aud pursued emerged from the
opposite sid > , and proved to be , as 1
thought , a cottonmouth moccasin and
a rather small king snake. The latter
was after the other , hotvover , and be
fore the big fellow gave up the race or
could throw himself in an attitude of
defense , the king snake was upon him.
The sole and entire power of the lat
ter reptile lies in his wonderful con
stricting abilities. Ho has no fangs ,
no poison , nothing to attack or defend
himself with save his coils , but these
are so marvellously powerful and so
terrible in compre'ssing that nothing
in the animal or reptile world , accord
ing to size , can begin to compare with
him for this especial quality.
No sooner had the moccasin stopped
and turned to defend himself than like
lightning his enemy jumped upon him
and proceeded to squeeze the life out
of his ugly carcass. Tighter and tight
er grew the coils , always so arranged
that the big one could not strike , and
pretty soon the king's body was near
ly lost to view so slender had it grown
from constriction and so deep was he
in the fat flesh of the moccasin. It
looked like green cord wound tightly
around the hitter's body.
At last the moccasin ceased resist
ance and allowed his body to hang
loose and inert. For ten minutes
longer did the king snake hold his
grasp , than gradually loosened it , but
alwavs readv to resume his saiieezin < ?
should his enemy exhibit any signs of
life. Finally he uncoiled himself en
tirely , saw that the moccasin was none
no more , turned his back on the scene ,
and went gliding off through the
brush.
In some parts of Texas king snakes
are quite numerous. In the lowlands
and especially in meadows and river
bottoms , they are found in great num
bers. Nobody harms them , neither
whites nor negroes , and even Mexicans
seem to understand their good quali
ties , for they seldom if ever kill one.
When soldiers are in camp and find a
great many king snakes in the vicini
ty , they know it is a good sign , for
poisonous snakes will steer clear of
that locality , and never visit it while
there is one of the royal breed'about.
Texas Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Mount Adams' Ice Caves.
Away up 4,000 feet above the Colum
bia river , at the base of Mount Adams ,
whose symmetrical , cone-like peak is
covered with perpetual snow , lies a
beautiful little lake surrounded by
broad meadows and fed by a stream of
purest water , taking its rise in the
snow fields ten or twelve miles away.
The caves are within a few miles of
Trout lake , for so this mountain gem ,
like hundreds of others in this wonder
ful country of lakes , is called , for the
reason that trout-filled basins are so
common that the discoverer , averse to
taxing his brain for an original name ,
has seen fit to dub his find with his
first thought. A yet only six large
caves have been flisnoverecl , but as-the
whole country gives forth a hollow ,
reverberating sound to the heel tap of
the hybnailed mountain shoe of the
visitor , it is highly probable there are
many more. One of these ice caves ,
the largest one , is used by the farmers
as a cold storage warehouse for butter
and milk , and certainly answers the
purpose admirably. The entrance is
like into a cistern."and the adventurer
lowers himself into the chilly atmos
phere by means of a rope. The inte
rior of the cave is composed of one
large apartment about eighty feet
square. The cave is walled with ice
arouud , above and belffw ; with huge
icicles of stalactite and stalagmite for
mation , obstructing a complete view ,
as well as forming obstacles to explo
ration , but affording the most gorgeous
pictures in the light of a flaming pitch
torch.
The effect is simply indescribable ,
bnt at the same time most fascinating ,
especially when seen on a hot August
day. The huge pendants of pure ,
translucent ice reflect and scintillate
the ruddy glow of the torch in a be
wildering maze of color and a thou
sand rays of light. The air is clear ,
dry cold , even on the hottest day.
There is no dampness or moisture ; the
ice is not melting , but is hard and cold
and dry , as in midwinter. A few
moments in the cave and one's very
blood is chilled , a fact which is as yet ,
no doubt , the cause of a thorough ex
ploration of the cave never having
been made. There are , perhaps , other
and adjoining caverns , which very
probably open out from the main
apartment and form an Icelandic
labyrinth.
To Insure Iiorig Iiife.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes says the
first thing to be done to insure a long
life is some years I efore birth to ad
vertise for a couple of parents both
belonging to long-lived families. Ei-
pecially let the mother come of a race
in which octogenarians and nonagen
arians are very common phenomena.
There are practical'difficulties in fol
lowing out this suggestion , but possi-
bl ythe forethought of your progenitors ( ,
or that concurrence of circumstances
which we call accident , ina } ' have ar
ranged this for you.
la the Horning.
r "Tho children gntbor wood , and tie fatten
ktadle the fire. " JJSB. vir. 18. -
When I pit up o' mornln'a for to light the
kitchen 11 ro
An' watch the blnzn po crcepln' up tbo cbim-
bly higher and higher ,
A-snappin * an' a-cracldln' with cxhlloratln'
roar ,
A-Bendln' out the trarmncES clair acrost the
puncheon floor ,
An' I kncol down to toaat my sbinn an * rub
my horny bnnds
An1 see the sparks a-flashln1 bcok from
mother's shiny pans ,
Mr fcolln's goes to warblln * llko a bluebird on
a eplro
When i pot up o' mornln's for to light the
kitchen tiro.
An' then the room gets good an' warm , the
kettle stnrtB to lillo.
An * mother potters down the stairs an stan's
au ynwns n while.
An eez , "Now , pnp , you go an * rouse them
sleepy boys o * yours , _
For it's snowin an' tho's lota to do besides the
mornln' chores. "
An * then she breshos up the hearth with that
old turkey-wing
An * stoops nn' pulls her stockin's up an' tiei
'em with a string.
An'TowHor yawns un stretches out an"
a lltrle shyer
IVhen I git up o' mornln'o for to light
kitchen fire.
An' when the boys como trompln'
BcroiiRO around an * spat
An' kick tbo dog it a' poke tbo flro
down on the eat.
The coffee-pot 'B b'ilcd over an * the
* * r
stenmin hot ,
The snssidges jest brown enougb , , thj
funt-tablo eot.
An' mother sez , "Fetch up the
pours the coffee out *
My cup runs over with a joy tbo
Know about :
Fcrthoblessin'aof the Lord to rat !
drawin' nigher
en I got up o' mornln's fer
kitchen fire.
fire.Edwin S. Hopkinsl
MR. HOLGATE'S
HIS WIFE SUGGESTS A FEW iWEEKS
AT SARATOGA. ,
Bat He Vetoes the Plan and Acquires the
Requisite Shade of Tan by Using Wai.
nut Juice.
Mr. and Mrs. Holgate were sitting at
ihe breakfast table , in their comfortable
lome in Harlem.
"What's the matter with you , Maria ?
Why don't you eat ? " asked Josiah Hol
gate.
"OhI am feeling very much debilitat-
id. I think , Josish , that I need a
change of scene , " said Mrs. Holgate ,
feebly.
"Eh ! " exclaimed Josloh , letting his
ewer jaw drop down suddenlyafter the
manner of one of those new-fangled
[ aiding beds.
"I nm far from well , Josiah. " t
"What are you driving at , Maria ? "
"I think we will have to go to eomo
watering place. "
"Watering place ! " howled Josiab ,
dropping his fork and shoveling a spoon-
: ul of salt into his coffee m his excite
ment , "watering place ! So that's what
rou meant when you said ttat you were
: ar from well. Why don't v u jro to a
lorse-trough , or down on Wall street , if
a watering place is what you are after ? "
"I expected you would raise the usual
row , but I can't help it. My health is
all gone , and it wo'uld do you good ,
Josiab , to spend the summer vacation at
some quiet place.
"I don't think it would , Marie I've
et myself be dragged out of town
icveral times , and I know all about it.
[ t takes a poor , broken-down woman to
itand the wear and tear of a summer
vacation. If I was as strong as I used
o be , I might risk taking a vacation ,
mt I'm BOweak I'm afraid I'd not pull
hrougn. Besides , th2re is the expense.
When people start out to spend the
summer , I notice the money is spent
eng before the summer. There is a
> lace called Economy , somewhere in
Pennsylvania , but it's not a watering
) lace. _ "
i 5EDE QLAKCE AT THE PORTER COSTS A
DOLLAIt
" "The expense is re.ally not no great
but that we can afford a few weeks at
Saratoga. "
"Want to go there , and change your
dress four times a day , do you ? If you
cast a side glance at the porter it's a
dollar , and if you stub your toe. cr
sneeze , it's two and a half. Nice place ,
wtere you cet fresh butter that is marie
In"an Iron Isettlo with a ffro under IV
and tbo spring chicken IB tougher than
an India rubber teething ring ; wber
vou can't co into a bar room without
rubbing against a saucer-faced dude ,
and whore you can got snubbed tan
times a day by shoddy aristocracy.
That's the place where there are more
noisy children than doors in the corridorj
where the man in the next room on tn
right snores , and the one on tuo left
walks up and down all night Oh ! let'i
go to Saratogti and drink stagnant water
flavored with carbolic acid gas until out
livers can't act any more than a society
actress ! Let's go right now ! "
"I wish you would not try to be o \
sarcastic , Josiah. If you don't like
Saratoga ire can go to some other sum
mer resort. "
"Certainly , Maria , by all moans. Let
us go to the Moosogalumcbuckapaquod-
dy House , in the backwoods of Maine ,
and starve to death on canned vegetable !
of the vintage of ' 73 , while wo feed our-
eclvcs slowly to the mosquitoes and
sand fiics. If I am to bo eaten up alive
by wild animals I'd rather bribe the
keeper to let me crawl into the tigor'a
cage in Central Park and put an end
my sufferings at once. "
"The i/iosq id toes are not so bad >
make oy
resort.
"I s/ippose ,
Harbor , where y
med sight ej
1 where
HAVE
fitting
"He b *
painted ,
where
oaken
got our :
miasma. |
dump a
churn at !
where
poison to ,
pulled frr
that's whtj
to da for
there , , by
"Tnen
New
"Where"
that you car
where you
develop just
back home ,
but the meatj
baled hay.
short of froze !
the diet at tl
where the enl ]
dinner is the
you hare to gc
for a pump
drink. That's
principally useftl
dence of there
eggs for breakfaa
casion. Where y\ \
festive bull-frog ,
facility consists pt
suckers from
Marie , I've got a
"Well , Josiab , It
" You really donl
vegetables , salt poij
boards and be bit ?
more than I do.
to forfeit the
by going off during It
the servants close the
tell everybody we are
will live in the back
and evey few days we' '
Manhattan Beach , or uj ]
to any of the hundred
within easy reach of ! N
is a good enough summe ]
With a dime's worth of
will acauire the
and thus we will deceiv
"That , Josiau , is the
wanted to get out of tl
stay rigdt here iu New If
ourselves. Alex K Stceet }
inga.
Monstrous Power of ScJ
From experiments made
at Bell Rock and Skerrj
houses on the coast of Scotia !
found that while the force
breakers on the side of the
ocean may be taken at about a tea
a half to every square foot of exj
surface , theAtlanticside throws "
ers with double that force , or
tons to the square foot ; thus a.si
of only two square yards _ sustd
blow from a heavvi
equal to fifty-fov
this year a
days and
ing out blc
of thres
as if
in so
over
Over
wash
after
wate
direct
estimai
was mo
in the s
groundei
been rollr
of the "W >
This is quij
1890 , show
was the w
coast for 1