f * * -
A Match
EAR BROTHER JIM : This
a verry nice place , and I am e :
joyin' it accordingly. We a :
bout n mile from the village and tl
road Is good and Miss Laura and
drive over twice a day. Miss Laui
lets me drive sunitimes , but she
afrade He get the horse his name
The Dook out of the stile of driVin
that women prefur. And when I tite
tip on the lines and The Dook strike
a lively clipp , she says 'Stcddy , Ton
my , ' and then 1 have to pull him ii
But she is a nice girl notwithstandin
Bhe has the prittiest brown hair , an
luch dope darke eyes , and such
eweet way of speekin' . And the
have a butiful home. Its on a hill an
you can see miles around it. Froi
my window I can catch site of tli
lake thru a gap in the hills. It's
verry nice lake the not depe enuff t
drown me and Laura's father own
tt They say he is pritty rich. M
Rummldge he sells books in the vi
lage and lets you borrow them for to
* euts a day says Laura's father is
vilage Creeses. It tells about Creese
somewhere in a book and he was th
richest man in the State , but I thin
he is dead now. I gess you must hav
heard about him. He was a hystorj
kal carackter. I wish you was hen
Brother Jim. We'd have grate times
Laura's most as good as a boy fo
haviu' fun. Thare I heer her callin
The Peek is a-charnpin on his bi
and waitin' irnpashent at the casse
gait That's the way Laura talkj
She's most as good as a play actoi
Aunt Emmyline says Lauras romar
tick. So I must close. Write just a
soon as you hear from papa and mam
ma. From your loving brother ,
"TOM. "
James Thornton , rising young attoi
ney , smiled over this epistle and lai <
It away carefully in a pigeonhole o
his desk , whence it would be take ]
and inclosed with his next letter t <
the absent parents across the sea.
There was a long gap between broth
er Jim , aged 27 , and brother Tom
aged 12 , and this gap had seemingly
drawn them closer together. To broth
er Jim , brother Tom had never seem
ed the aggravated nuisance that littl <
brothers usually appear in the eyes 01
older brothers. Jim had looked witl
amused tolerance on Tom's wildes ;
pranks , and as for Tom well , there
were few heroes of childish romance
that did not suggest his clever big
brother. And Tom had been left IE
Jim's care while the father and nol
overstrong mother went abroad foi
the latter's health. It was a hot sum
mer , and Tom was convalescing from
a severe case of measles , and so Jim
thought It wise to pack him off to a
little village that nestled In the woods
of the upper Hudson , where he was
sure to receive the best of care at the
home of a superannuated bookkeeper
of the firm of which James Thornton
was the newly admitted junior mem
ber. And it was from Bookkeeper
Barclay's home that Miss Laura Gar-
man had fairly kidnapped him. True ,
she wrote a model letter to Jim. in
which she requested the loan of his
young kinsman , but before his answer
could be received she had him install
ed at Greycrag , and in a position to
add his petition to hers.
He was such a delightful boy , she
wrote , and he would make the hours
at Greycrag seem so much less lone
some. Saving for the presence of a
maiden aunt she was quite alone there ,
her father and mother having gone
toCalifornia to take an invalid sister
of the latter. Besides she was sure
the altitude of Greycrag was quite cer
tain to hasten the return of Tommy's
strength. She hoped this wa ; not
taking a liberty , but she had V ver
Been a boy who charmed her quite as
much perhaps because he reminded
her of a little brother who had passed
away in his seventh year.
What could Brother Jim do ? He
wrote a qualified acceptance of this
letter of invitation. She must prompt
ly return Tom when she tired of him.
She mustn't tolerate him if he proved
to be rude or unmanageable. And he
would ask it as a particular favor if
she would at once communicate to
him any infraction of conduct of
which Tom might be guilty. "Being
BO very much the youngest of the
family , " he wrote , in conclusion , "I
fear that we fail to realize how thor
oughly he is spoiled. No doubt you
will find this out very soon. The mo
ment you do , kindly return him to Mr.
Barclay , to be left until called for. "
Miss Laura Carman briefly acknowl
edged Brother Jim's letters , promising
to faithfully abide by all its condi
tions , and thanking Jim for acceding
to her request.
So Brother Tom wras ensconc d in the
Garman household , and , as his m-iny
letters set forth , was having Hie * ! ni
of his life. At least half of eao'i ep-j-tle
was given up to this theme. vhile tin-
other half was devoted to the charms
of Miss Laura.
"She's just the one girl for you.
Jim , " he wrote in one of his d y
screeds , for Tom had become quite n
letter writer. It may have been
brought about by his weakened health
and possibly took the place of some
more boyish occupation , but It was
true that he had Brother Jim hustling
in the endeavor to keep up with his
busy correspondent. "You'd make a
gtunntn couple. Don't think Ime
foolin. Laura likes me so well that
txne pretty sure she would like you
too. On my account , of course. Can
you come down for a day or two ? "
And Brother Jim , greatly amusei
would thank Brother Tom for his kin
wishes for his matrimonial welfar
and assure him that it would be quit
impossible for him to get away just i
present
And then one day the letter wit
the familiar handwriting was a litti
bulkier than usual. When he opene
the envelope a photograph droppe
out It was the portrait of an unusua
ly pretty girl. Of course , this muj
be Laura Garman. Brother Jim looke
at the portrait long and earnesitl :
Brother Tom wasn't so far wren
when he praised this gentle-faced gir
Brother Jim placed the photograph o
the desk , where he could use it as cor
firmation of Brother Tom's praise !
and then picked up the letter.
"I've bin fishing for bullheads in th
pool , " Brother Tom began , "and co
two and one cot me. It didn't hui
mutch and Laura tied It up with he
handkerchief. Ide know about bul !
heads horns next time. I am sendln ,
you Laura's picture. She don't kno\
it. I begged it from her yesterday ,
want you to get It framed up nice am
charge it to pa. Then when she says
'What did you do with my pictchooi
Tommy ? ' He say Ime getln' It frumefl
Can't you come up and see a fellow
Brother Jim ? N. b it don't flater her.1
But Brother Jim seemed in no hurr ;
to have the framing contract carrie <
out The picture lingered on his desl
just where he could catch sight of i
whenever he chose to look up.
"Dear Brother Tom , " he wrote In re
ply , "I am sorry the bullhead hornet
you. No doubt If you were a bullheat
you would have done the same. I re
member having some experience witl
bullheads myself , but there was n <
charming young woman's handker
chiefs to bind my wounds. By th <
way , that portrait you sent to hav <
framed reflects credit on your taste
Miss Laura deserves all your praise
She is a beautiful girl and I am sure
she is as good as she is beautiful. "
Two. dajs later Brother Tom's replj
was received. It was unusually brief
but to the point
"Brother Jim , " he wrote. "T showed
your letter to Miss Laura. My. how
she blushed. Say , can't you come v r
next week ? There's going to be a big
church picnic. Come sure. "
Brother Jim scowled darkly. Thou
he chuckled. What a boy ! The Idea
of. his showing the letter. What must
the girl think of the liberty he took ?
Still , there wasn't anything really rude
about it But he must be more care
ful when he wrote hereafter.
Then he sent Tom a short note , in
which he said it would be impossible
for him to attend the church picnic.
A , few days later Brother Tom wrote
in a somewhat melancholy tone. He
wasn't feeling quite so weJl , he
guessed he missed his mother and his
father , too , and maybe he wa ? home
sick. He wanted to see Brother Jiir
so much. But if Brother Jiin couldn't
conic , would he send his photograph.
Tt would be some comfort , anyway.
Brother Jim was considerably ala.nn-
2d over this epistle. This precious
roung brother mustn't have a re-
' .apse. That would never do. So he
instily wrote an encouraging note to
brother Tom , in which Brother Tom
ivas advised to cheer up and be a man
and with the note he forwarded his
photograph.
The answer came back promptly , ana
t was again to the point.
"I shode your picthoor to Miss Laura
ind she liked it She made me mad
ho when she said you was better
ooking than me. N. b. I told her it
latered you. Can't you come up Sat-
irday ? "
Brother Jim scowled again and
aughed again. Really , this scalawag
if a youngster wasn't to be trusted
vith anything. Still , if Miss Garman
lad any sense of humor she must find
lim amusing. Then he looked up sud-
ienly at Miss Garrnan's portrait , and
t seemed as if a smile was hovering
bout the pretty mouth.
And then came another disquieting
stter from Brother Tom.
"There's a fellow hanging round heie
hat I don't like , " Tom wrote. "It
eems Miss Laura met him somewhere
nd he came to see her cos he found
ut her father was away. That's the
ray It seems to me. He's got snaky
yes and a little black mustash and he
iffs a grate deal. I don't reely think
bat Miss Laura likes him much. But
e's got such a way of smilin' and
ayin' soft things. Im going to look
fter her the best I kuo how , but I
, Tisht I was a little older. "
T/wo days later another disquieting
jtter reached Brother Jim.
"That fellow is coniin more than
ver Tom informed him. "I think
liere must be something fassinating
bout him , cause Miss Laura elon't
sem able to tell him he ain't wanted
ere. He is in a awful hurry , too. I
ness he is afrade her father will come
orae unexpcckted. He bet my life he
; no good. . I wish I could talk to
iimboddy. But there's no use speek-
ig to Miss Laura's aunt All she
links about is housekeepin .and hired
iris. X. b. he called me a cub twice
ganp. "
The very next day brought the third
isquieting letter.
"We wcr > out riding to-day , " Brother
oni explained , "and I was gettin' in
le little seat behind and I guess he
Idn't kuo how sharp my ears Is. Its
ke that with measels sumtimea I
pose. Annyway I heard a lot that
e said and what doon think ? He
wants Miss Laura to run away ai
marry him. You ought to have hea
him beg her. Ain't it a shaim ? Sut
a nice girl and nobody to she her wh
a mlsstake she is making. Annyw )
I know the fellow is afrade of h
father , cos he said as mutch ai
someboddy ought to find out about hi
rite away cos its Friday nite ho wan
her to go. "
Brother Jim looked at the letter lei
and earnestly , and the frown on h
handsome face deepened. Then. 1
pulled a pad of blank telegraph me
sages from a drawer.
* * * * * * *
They are waiting for him at the v
lage station , Mips Laura in the poi
phaeton and Brother Tom on the pla
form.
And Brother Tom grabbed him ar
drew him to the phaeton.
"This Is my big brother , Miss La
ra , " he cried , with a tremor of prid
and Brother Jim found himself bu :
died in beside the pretty girl , whi
Brother Tom sat up on the little se :
behind.
"We have been expecting you $
long and so anxiously at least one <
us has , " said the pretty girl , with
quick blush , "that It seems quite in
possible that ypu are really here-
doesn't It , Tommy ? "
"He looks real to me , " replied tli
smiling Brother Tom , as he landed
heavy thump on Brother Jim's broa
shoulder.
And how delightfully pleased th :
pretty girl seemed ! Was it an assume
delight ? He looked around at Toniui
and caught him grinning.
And what a charming little feas
they had , and what a delightful littl
mistress of the household the fair gli
made.
And after dinner Brother Tom dre-\ \
Brother Jim away from the lovely pre :
ence and took him for a stroll to th
little lake.
"Well ? " said Brother Tom , as the ,
trudged down the shadowy pathwa ;
between the trees.
"Well ? " echoed Brother Jim.
"Nice , isn't she ? "
"Very nice. "
"Did I make it too strong abou
her ? "
"Is this a confidential conversation ? '
inquired Brother Jim , with a shor
laugh.
"It is , " Brother Tom replied.
"And not'a word to be repeated t <
my third party ? ' "
"Not a word. "
"Well , then , " said Brother Jim , "yoi
lidn't make it strong enough. "
Whereat Brother Tom landed i
leavy blow from a puny fist in th <
nidst of Brother Jim's waistcoat
"Good old Jimmy ! " he cried.
And then it was that Brother Jlrr
? ut a heavy hand on Brother Torn' *
shoulder.
"See here , " he gruffly said , "when
s that black-uiustached fellow witl
he snaky eyes ? "
"Oh , I just made him up , " said
Brother Tom.
And Brother Jim suddenly laughed.
-W. R. Rose , in Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
TIM'S JEWEL DAZZLED REED.
Sx-ConRressnian Campbell Tells o >
Triumphs \ VOuvith His Diamond.
Ex-Congressman Tim Campbell ig
till bemoaning the loss of his $ GXJ (
liamondstud , or "headlight , " as he
ailed it-which was feloniously "liffo
d" from his shirt front by pickpocki
ts on a Grand street car recently ,
ays the New York World.
"That spark , " said Tim sadly , "wa
corker and no mistake. It mad <
riends for me wherever I went and ,
rhat's more , pushed me to the fronl
n every great and festive occasion.
"The spark had a history to be proud
f. I wore it on state occasions and
whenever I went to a high and influ-
ntlal dignitiry of the United State/
overninent to obtain a 'soft snap' fol
ue of my political constituents. ]
ras a member of Washington society
hen I was a representative in Con
ress and I would also wear the sparl
a those most auspicious occasions.
"The late Speaker Reed , " continued
le ex-Congressman , "had great re
pect andadmiration for the gem.
" 'Tim , ' aid Mr. Reed to me on
ay , 'I "want you to do me a great fa-
or. I want you to wear that diamond
rery time you get up in the house t
lake one of your famous speeches. '
" 'Certainly , Mr. Speaker , ' said I ; '
tn only too glad to serve you.
umk you for this compliment'
"I kept my word to the speaker anc
heuever I would get up and speal
2 would thank me for it
" 'Tim , ' he said to me , after I com
eted my last speech in the House oj'
ougress , 'I shall never forget tin
'
ippy moments which I spent listen
ig to you , which at the same tim {
lorded me an opportunity to look ai
nir most magnificent diamond. ' I
"President Cleveland , " continued tht
eat Tim , "was also a most enthusi-
> tic admirer .of iny lost gem. Everj
me I would go to the AVhite HousJ
i ask a favor of the President hj
ould grab me by the hand and leeS
, the diamond. Knowing that he waj
md of the diamond I had made 1
y business to wear it every time 1
eut to the White House. I called ii
y lucky , star because whenever ,
ore it I was always sure of landini
soft political job for one of mj
lends in the district"
A Programme of Inquiry.
lere was a man who once disbursed
Much coin. He had great fun with i |
ley asked , "Where did he get it ? " firs |
Then sighed , "What has he done wit' '
it ? "
Washington Star.
None of the younger children can us
rstand why a man takes such pridj
telling how long he has lived tn thj
me house.
vr :
DESIRING AND OBTAINING.
By Rev. F. B. Chctwooi
Ask , and it shall be given you ; seel
and ye shall find ; knock , and it sha
be opened unto you. For he that asl
eth receiveth , and he that seeketh fine
eth , and to him that knocketh it sha
be opened. St. Matthew vli. , 7 , S.
These words proclaim an unchang <
able , universal , eternal law of th
kingdom of God. They are not a three
fold repetition of a single though
They are rather an announcement o
the three successive stages in the uj
ward progress of the one law of d (
siring and obtaining. These steps ar
not interchangeable. Seeking is no
asking. Knocking is neither askin
nor seeking. Asking Is desire ; seekin
is desire in action ; knocking is activ
desire concentrated upon a definit
purpose and plan.
The words of the text are , we be
lieve , not the language of a "charac
ter" in fiction , but an utterance of Je
BUS Christ. Two of their most 5m
pressive qualities are their unques
tioning confidence and their unlimit
ed scope. There is no suggestion ii
them of doubt of the reality of tin
law ; no hint of a limit to the law ii
time , or in space , or in the nature o
things. Ask , seek , knock , at any time
anywhere , and for anything , and yoi
shall receive , you shall find , it shall b <
opened to you. Painful or pleasant
good or what Is thought to be 'evil
what you wish for , what you look for
what you work for you shall have.
The lesson of the reality and the uni
versality of the law of desiring and ob
taiuing is hard to be learned. Lik (
other hard lessons of human life , this
is to be learned only tiy experience
Man gets opinion and belief from ob
servation. Experience alone brings
knowledge. When one has seen the
fulfillment of a law of God's kingdom
in his own life he knows that the law
is real. This is the foundation of his
faith In the law and in the God ex
pressed in the law. His faith , too , Is
the real faith , which results from real
understanding , which grows out of
real knowledge acquired by man in his
own individual experience. No argu
ment can shake such faith. No denial
can destroy It. Once attained , it is im
mortal.
It would seem that this kind of
knowledge was the foundation of the
faith of Jesus Christ in the reality and
the universality of the divine law of
Jesiring and receiving. He believed
that the law was real and unlimited
because he saw and felt Its operation
! n the concerns of his own holy life
Se knew that what he asked "was be
ng given to him ; that hewas finding
fvhat he sought ; that the doors ai
, vhich he knocked were opened to him
Ele lived to do good to others ; he de
sired , he attempted , he planned , to do
jood to them , and the sick were made
yell , the lame walked , the blind saw ,
: he deaf heard , the dumb talked , lep-
; rs were healed , the dead were raised ,
ind broken hearts were mended. How
: ould he question the universality of
he law when he found that whatso-
iver good he determined to do , and
whensoever and wheresoever he deter-
nined to do It , the good was done ?
Phis was actually receiving what he
sked , finding what he sought , the
pening of the doors through which he
nirposed to pass !
From the point of view of human ex-
leri'oice there was nothing peculiar in
he earthly existence of Jesus Christ ,
'ested at all points as all humanity is
ested , Jesus found what all humanity
nds the knowledge that results from
xperience , the understanding that ac-
ompanies knowledge , the power , the
tilth , the love that come from under-
tanding. He came into this world a
aby groping after power , with almost
imless hands. At the end of his expe-
ience on earth he went out from his
ross the God-man , imbued with all
ewer in earth and In heaven. Because
re believe that the faith of Jesus in
IB reality and the universality of the
LW of desiring and obtaining was an
utgrowth from his experience and
lat his experience was in no essential
articular peculiar to himself , we be-
eve the law to be as real for all as
was for him , as real for ourselves
3 it is for all others. More than this ,
e ourselves grow into actual faith in
ic reality of the law , because we find
fulfilled 'in our own experience ,
hcther in the good which we have
3sired to do or in the mistakes which
9 have undoubtedljmade. .
Whatever we may be doing , there-
re , wherever we may be doing it , we
ill have faith that God givas to those
ho ask and seek and knock , and that
we desire them and seek them and
nock for them we shall receive in due
me that Is , in God's good time , all
) od things all the knowledge , all the
iiclerstanding , all the wisdom , all the
> wer , all the faith , and all the love
! which humanity is capable !
BED FOB CL.EAU . THINKING.
By Prof. Edward A. Ott.
There is no conviction that leads to
tarity so. quickly , nor one , perhaps ,
at is nearer the truth in explanation
the lives that pejple are living than
at they simply do not understand the
possibilities of the human soul or tl
enormity of the degradation In
which they a'.Iow themselves to drop.
So surely as the destinies of the h
man race are high and exalted , so sur
ly is the degradation to which ( the h
man being can fall horrible to contei
plate. To one and all It is time to ci
out for clear thinking , for a definl
definition of life terms , for a measurii
of plans and purposes , for learning tl
art of Christian thinking , for findii
one's place In the crowd and knowli
what badge one wears. The Christis
needs to learn how to think of other
how to think of himself , and what
think of his work.
STRANGERS AND SOJOURNERS.
By Rey. T. W. Woo
We are strangers before thee , ar
sojourners , as were all our fathers.-
1 Chron. xxix. , 15.
When David's long and eventful lif
time was drawing to a close , wit
much to look back upon with than ]
fulness , and with much also to coi
template with regret , the aged kin
declared that , after all , we on eart
are but strangers and sojourners. I
then , one so exalted as David wa
who had passed through so man
eventful periods of life who had dor
so much for Gcd and for his own pei
pie , in spite of his shortcomings :
King David , who had left so much bi
hind him to tell of his greatness , hi
power , and his might , showing that h
had really lived to accomplish might
purposes if David could say trulj
when all was nearly over , "We at
strangers and pilgrims , " surely w
should consider , now we are passln
through the world , as he once die
that Ave also are strangers here , enl
going through the world as if we wer
on a pilgrimage. And yet how fe\
seem to realize what they know we !
is a plain and straightforward facl
one there is no denying , though muc ]
attempt at evading , or at least an ai
tempt to persuade ourselves that ou
sojourning here is far from being neai
y over , and that our pilgrimage ha
not nearly reached its termination
I'et strangers and sojourners we are
and so we must remain to the end o
ife in this world.
We use the word "strangers" ii
2ommon talk in different ways ; or , per
haps , I should say , with differen
meanings. We talk of people a ;
'strangers" at one time ; but they d <
aot remain strangers always e. g.
Then a lad first leaves home and gee ;
rat into the world he Is a strangei
imong the people where his lot is cast
rat in course of time and by degrees
le finds out that he knows them and
: hey know him. Then he is a stran
jer no longer. Again , a man who is
: raveling in a foreign country , know-
ng imperfectly the language of the
jeople , unaccustomed to their mode oi
ife , and feeling strange at sights and
iounds with which he is not familiar ,
s , indeed , a stranger in a strange
and ; but supposing he remains there
or some years , by degrees the strange-
less wears off , and at length he feela
, t home where once he seemed to ba
ouch out of place. So he Us a stranger
10 more. Or , again , let us imaging
nether case. Take an enterprisi-njj
rareler who , burning to make dlscov-
cies , ventures across the boundaries
f civilization and encounters people
nd objects which are new and alto-
ether different from what he or any
ne else has experienced before. Every
lan he meets is a savage , and every
avage perhaps thirsts for his blood ,
nth such surroundings and among
uch people he is ever likely to remain
stranger. And it is1in some such
ray as this we are taught to look upon
ur passage through the world as be.
ig , I mean , a place where we have
0 continuing city , but are only stran-
ers passing through it. At any mo-
lent we may find out this is true , foi
fc the time appointed , not by ourselves
ut by God , we may have to strike oui
; nt , and the frail tabernacle in which
e now dwell may be broken up , while
e ourselves are conveyed to another
: ene.
And we may well ask ourselves ,
hat will that other scene be to us :
7e know that there remaineth a rest
1 the people of God who have passed
5 strangers and pilgrims through the |
orld. And we know , moreover , we
e admonished to labor to enter into
tat rest. Let us strive , then , so to do
id give all diligence , and take al
; ed to enter into that eternal res
hen our sojourning here is over. Le
5 not , through negligence or slothj
me short of the promised rest. A
led soldiers of Jesus Christ let u
jht manfully under his banner , lay
g aside every weight and the si :
, -hatever it may be ) which so easil.
; sets us. Let us run with diligence
id patience the race wliich is set besj
re us , looking unto Jesus , the an-
or and finisher of our faith. Let ui
ways remember that although out
iling along -here may not be always
easant nor agreeable , yet there will
a glorious and ( iflsrlasting rest for1
cse Vtho have parsed through the
orld , as strangers pass through .Q
untry which is not their home. When
2 now look towards this home and
pe one day to enter therein , we may
aly say :
Ah ! then my spirit faints
To reach the land I love ,
The bright inheritance of saints ,
Jerusalem above.
It is not what he has , or even what *
does which expresses the worth of I
man , but what be Is. Amlel. '
GRANT LOYAL TO LINCOLN.
TTould Not Let Ills Name Be Used for
President in 180-4.
Colonel James Matelock Scotrel , of
New Jersey , contributes to the Na
tional Magazine a paper entitled
"Sidelights on Lincoln. " Colonel Sco-
vel , who enjoyed close personal rela
tions with President Lincoln during
the Civil War period , says that Lin
coln was seriously afraid Grant would
allow his name to be used in the Re
publican national convention of 1SG4 ,
Lincoln sent Scovel to learn Grant's
intentions. Scovel saw General Will
iam Hillyer , of Grant's staff. Hillyer
said :
"Colonel , you can go and tell the
President that there is no power on
this earth that could drag Ulysses S ,
Grunt's name into this Presidential
canvass. McClellau's career was a
lesson to him. The latter tried to cap
ture Richmond with Washington as
his base. Grant is as wise as he Is
loyal to Lincoln. Talking of this very
subject , aneut the expected action of -
his Missouri friends in the coming
convention , General Grant said : 'I
could not entertain for an instant any
competition with our great and good
President for the succession. I owe
him too much and it's not niy time.
I regard Abraham Lincoln as one of
the world's greatest men. He is un
questionably the biggest man I ever
met. I admire his courage as I respect
'
spect his patience and his firmness.
His gentleness of character does not
conflict with that noble courage with
which he changes his convictions
when he is convinced that he is wrong.
While stating a complicated case to
him his grasp of the main question
is wonderfully strong and he at oncd
comprehends the whole subject better
than the person w.ho states it. ' "
Colonel Scovel took this message to
Lincoln , whose comment was :
"Ah , Colonel , you have lifted a
heavy load from my shoulders. I was"
a little afraid of General Grant , be
cause I knew the men who want to
get behind the great name we are all
human ; I would rather be beaten by"
him than any living man , and when
the Presidential grub gets inside a ;
man it hides well. That 'basilisk *
sometimes kills. "
Mr. Lincoln , still pacing the room ,
told how General McClcrnand of Illi-j
nois tried to leap into Grant's placd
before Yicksburg , when he laid his
Presidential veto on the intriguants
ind strengthened Grant's hands till
Hcksburg was .captured. Lincola
said :
"I met Grant March 9 , 1SG4 , and as
[ handed him his commission I said :
As the country herein trusts you , so ;
mder God , it will sustain you. ' "
A liiberal Contribution.
Two young merchants who occupied
> djoining stores in a small town wer
ntimate friends. When business wad
lull they visited back and forth from
ne store to the other. Each wad
end of a joke. The Brooklyn Eaglg
ives their names as John , Bruce and
Clint" Pease.
One cold , blustery day when cus
omers were few , Clint sat behind the
tove in John's store. A young worn-
n a stranger came in , and John
tepped forward to wait on her.
"I am soliciting subscriptions foi
iie Fresh Air Fund , " said she.
Now , solicitors for one charity 01
nether were numerous , and the mer
liants usually tried to evade then
[ aims , since it was poor policy to
} fuse to contribute. So John wai
reatly pleased with himself when a
appy way out of his present diffl-
iilty suggested itself to his quick
ilnd.
' 'You'd better speak to the proprle
> r about it , " he said , politely. ' "You
ill find him a very liberal man. H <
back there by the store. "
John grinned as the young womai
? proaehed Clint and related her case
"How much are the merchants gen-
ally giving ? " Clint asked , with
ave interest in the cause.
' 'Some are giving as much as a del
r , " she answered , "but we are grate
il for any sum , however small. "
"John , " said Clint , with an air of
ithority , "give the young lady twi
) llars out of the drawer. " ArU
ihu , of course , had te obey.
ATI h 3Iar i : : 1 Notes.
"I have only a speaking ao
laintance with jokes , " said a learned
an. in great humility. "I know thai
the way I take them. If I don * !
k to have them explained to me , j
i conscious of a c nsuming desire tc
plain them to others. " This tender *
to fit a witticism with a commen-
ry is wide-spread. The New Yorl
ibune says that John B. Gough , ij
e of his lectures , told the story oi
o poets , an old one and a youn |
e , who spent an evening together
Che younger man suggested thai
sy collaborate on a book of verse
t the other answered haughtily
, 'ould you hitch a horse and an ass t <
ther ? "
'My-dear sir , " retorted the youngei
in , in all honesty , "why should yoi
II yourself an ass ?
> Vnen the lecture was over , Mi
iugh walked home with the frlen (
th whom he was to spend the night
'Would you mind" said the latter
ively , "explaining to me the porn
that story about the two poets ? '
'Well ' , " said Mr. Gough , slightly censed
sed , "I suppose the point lies in thi -
ftness with which the young mai
ide the old one call himself an ass. '
But , " remonstrated the other , "th |
. poet didn't mean that he was thj
i. He meant that he was the horse. '
Jothing makes a busy maa quite 8
.d as for idle people to Intermpj
a at his work , and ask him foj
ney they are not entitled to.
