wfc c i L SS - i WHEN PEGGY GOES TO MARKET When Peggy takM her lket up And of to mirkrt fotn Im tupflcl with wonder at How fty much she known Bhe mkr lirr way between the rtll And with Judicial sir Drclclcs that this la so and o And tkat is pretty fair f Ehe knows If fish arc fresh or not And wis as any owl Ehe differentiates between A chicken and a fowl Ehe thumbs the breastbone- of Iho one And pulls the others legs Ehe squints her pretty little eyes To test the new laid eggs The vegtahlts must be Just right For with a critics eye Bhe scans them not Inclined to pass Tljcir Imperfections by Bhe calls the markit folks by name Ah what a lot she knows When Itggy takes her basket up And off to market goesl When rcpsy does the marketing My heart with pride she fills 1 1 go along a useless thing Kxccpt to pay the bills Johnstone Murray In New Orleans Times-Democrat THE SHADOW OF A DREAM t BY 1IEL0ISE DURANT ROSE Copyright 1S90 hv Ervin Uanlman X It was in tlio lntter pnrt of tlio Inst century ami lucked JO minutes of 5 by the white aud gold clock on the mnu tcl shelf In one of the finest salons of the Faubourg St Germain when the portieres were drawn aside and a dainty maiden In flowered chintz gown draped over a gay petticoat stopped across the threshold Pierre Pierre she called glanc ing at the clock and a good looking youug servant in livery Joined her I know what you are going to say Mile Jeanette but it Is early yet Five by the clock and Mine la Mar quise may bo home at any moment You should have lighted the Ore soon er rierre It will be ready in a moment now he answered good naturedly and going to the richly carved woodbox In the corner near the fireplace took out some pine cones and kindled them under the logs already laid on the andirons Jeanette watching hlmjtlie wlille In the shadows of the autumn evening the flames lit up her trim little figure as they also revealed her pouting lips Pierre still kneeling on the hearth looked up Into his companions face with a tender expression but she took no notice of him Always dissatisfied Jeanette What is It you want now Nothing from you she answered rudely Pierre sighed lie rose to ills feet dusted his knees gave a last look at the fire and then leaning toward Jeanette said slowly Why are you so unreasonable these days You always have declared that no woman is reasonable But you are more unreasonable than most women You will not even listen to a compliment nor accept the small est gift Not from you Jeanette replied with a toss of the head You might do worse my dear Some grand gentleman must have turned your head with his airs and I being only a simple fellow loving you honor ably cannot suit the fine tastes of the little coquette I am not a coquette When I offer you my hand and heart what more do you want The girl hesitated I am young and And pretty put in Pierre And pretty echoed Jeanette and I want to see life See life with me urged her lover Can you not leave me alone I want no offers from you You are not only a coquette but cruel And you arc not only cruel but stupid retorted Jeanette turning away and bursting Into tears Pierre stood gazing at bcr a picture of dismay He did not approach the girl fearing to offend her still more Ills honest face flushed as he said tim idly My dear only tell me how 1 can please you You do not know how unhappy your unkinduess makes me What does it matter began Jean ette with n petulant stamp of her foot when the rustle of a silk dress was heard and a tall dignified woman en tered the salon Take my cloak Jeanette she ex claimed and crossed to the fireplace Put some more wood on the fire Pierre The air Is chilly Alack how quickly the summer has fled As she spoke her eyes glanced from the girl to tho young man Has Mme la Marquise any orders he asked If any one calls I am at home Pierre bowed respectfully and left the salon As the marquise unbutton ed ber gloves she looked keenly at the young girl You look sad little one Not home- sick I bono No madame You have been crying Jeanette ITaa Pierre been unkind On the contrary madame Tho marquise knit her handsome brow As Jeanette was about to take the cloak and plumed hat into the boudoir a gesture stopped her Are you unhappy with me asked her mis tress Ah no madame replied the girl with downcast eyes When my old nurse your grand mother wrote asking if I could take you Into my service I thought I should please you both by bringing you here but if city life makes you sad why then little one you muBt go borne Ah no noT interrupted Jeanette quickly Madame Is too good to send toe back to my vilUgo You are young continued the mar Lulse seating herself on u sofa Your duties with uie are light a young man lu my service asks you to marry hlni a young man wlio Is good looking and has already substantial savings and yet you weep It Is not natural un less unless She paused scanning the girls face and then said command lugly Jeanette bring nie a footstool As It was placed at her feet the mar quise lightly rested her hand on Jean ottos shoulder and pushing her down said peremptorily Sit there 1 madame to sit down Yes and listen to me The girl sank down on tho little satin Btool and her troubled eyes looked anx iously up Into the beautiful face bend ing toward her The marquise still keeping her hand on Jeanettes shoulder asked abruptly Who Is he He madame Yes the man who made you weep There Is no oue The marquise smiled Fie what untruths little one Your grandmoth er wrote that she wished you with mo knowing that you would bo safe here Now why safe If there was no danger at home And here with mo protect ed and In good health living an easy life and having an honest fellow devot ed to you you weep And why There can be but one answer some one has bewitched that little head and stirred that little heart Who can it be let me think The millers son Dubois Oh no madame Then perhaps the farmer Landry Never never mndnme Ho Is bo rough Ah Some one more refined Could It be the cures nephew The Idea of that boyl Some one older Why I know of none in your village A stranger per haps but so few go there and you have not been away from home Hut stay did you not go to the Chatonu St Heme for some weeks last spring Yes mndnme 1 went there to help take care of the children as the duch ess had sent away her nurse for a holi day Surely you were not so foolish ns to get a heartache over a servant there No servant madame was the an swer in a low voice Not a master exclaimed the mar quise Ah there were guests of course Is it possible that you would ljsten to the idle flatteries of a pennl fess poet He Is not penniless madame Worse n rich guest amusing him self witli a little maid Not amusing himself Mme la Mar quise - n Really this is alarming So an old roue Not old madame Thin and little Not thin and little Tall and stout Not very stout S Black eyes Blue madame beautiful blue A proud upstart of a mushroom family Ah no madame one of the oldest families Jeanette cried the marquise you frighten me a rich aristocrat making love to a little country girl Alas madame I know full well that I am unworthy of him but he told me that he loved me And did lie wish also to marry you Jeanette sighed and after a moments hesitation replied He has not settled a definite time but promised he would If I If you if you quick quick answer me Jeanettes voice sank still lower as she said If I went vrtth him to Paris I knew It the traitor cried the marquise springing up Oh if we women tried to ruin an innocent life how would tho world deal with us But these gay lords of creation cast their snares kill their victims and so ciety continues to open its doors to them and lavish upon them Its smiles Jeanette and she paused before tho young girl who had risen from the footstool nnd stood downcast and si lent who saved you from this man Jeanette raised her eyes timidly My grandmother arrived one day kissed me mnny times as she said You look pale petite I know that city eyes are looking too often into yours We aro plain country folk and must remain so Come home my child with me and she packed my things nnd never let me out of her Bight until we were homo again I tried to see him but grand mother wns like Iron She has broken my heart and tho girl wept Poor little field flower said the marquise softly This first sorrow like a heavy sorrow bends your bend low In the dust but like others it will pass and you will blossom again fair er than before in the sunshine of hon est love Never never Mme la Marquise Bobbed the girl Listen Jennette You aro young and do not know the world This man meant harm Ho soon would have grown tired of your simple ways and would have put you nslde as he would toss away a faded flower and then he would have married a lady for her for tune Ah no no madame Yes yes Jeanette Your grand mother has saved you from disgrace Come my child dry those eyes and forget flattering words that were false as the man who uttered them Poor little moth you fluttered too near the flame nnd singed your wings Then seeing how snd the child look ed the marquise milled kindly There I shall not scold you more toduy But be sure that your grandmother nnd I ore your truest friends Believe In us for we would shield you from hnrm Jeanette took the fair hand exteuded to her and kissed It respectfully Ma dame In too kind to Interest herttlf In ni nnd my little troubles Bhe has all my gratitude Then show your gratitude by fol lowing my advice answered tho mar quise smiling 1 will try madame nnd taking her cloak and hat Jeanette quietly left tho room As tho door closed behind her tlio mnrqulse crossed to the fire and stood meditatively with oue arm leaning on the mantelshelf The loose rullles of her short sleeve falling back revealed the round while arm On the taper fingers Jewels Hashed In the firelight She was an aristocratic looking wom an adored by her friends and relatives though Parisian society deemed her a shade too serious to accord her the pop ularity which her rank and wealth might otherwise have given her but her wit nmi appreciation of talent tilled her salons with artists savants aud men of letters A certain simplicity of manner had kept her free from the stilted affectations of tin period and her Innate dignity gave little encour agement to the ordinary scandalous gossip around her At IS to please her father she had married an old courtier who died before she was 10 Nearly ten years had elapsed since then and she was still a widow though suitors for her hand had not been lacking among whom none was so devoted ns the Comte de Vauglrard No rebuff could daunt his ardor He had propos ed and been refused yet persisted in his suit She was touched by his perti nacity and had grown to depend upon his continuous intentions As Jeanette left her after n passing regret that her little maid should al ready have had a taste of the bttter Bwoet fruit of the tree of life she dis missed the subject from her mind Vauglrard had returned to Paris and Bhe would ask him who the blue eyed roue could be who had made love to Jeanette while she took care of the duchess children for he knew the Saverlns nnd had visited St Heme With tills reflection the marquise glanced nt the clock Yes lu a few minutes Leon will be here Her eyes grew tender and she sighed ns she took up a book and reseated herself on the stiff backed little sofa But the book remained unread It rested lightly In her lap while she glanced around the salon Yes the red and gold vase wns filled with fresh flowers and the wax candles shed a soft light from their brackets on the wall Tho spinet stood open with songs on the music rack Between rare Turkish rugs the polish ed parquet glinted The and nlctures showed the taste of an artist virSitJi - The marquise cast a satisfied glance around All was In readiness for the expected guest but was she How much easier to say Yes to a man one likes than constantly to refuse him she thought And why do I hesitate What is It I fear Is not Leon all n woman could dsire and he loves mo but how well Does lie mean all lie says Is his heart absolutely mine Ah who knows If I married him and found him false I dare not think what would be the end To be deceived and by the man I trust No We both could not breathe the same nir after thnt Does not ho ask for all I have to give and shall not I then have all he has to give Love for love truth for truth faith for faith or notblngl M le Comte de Vauglrard an nounced Pierre ns a handsome man somewhat over 30 years of age enter ed He was dressed in dark maroon velvet with pale yellow satin waist coat Fine old lace fell over his wrists and In his Jabot on his fingers sword hilt nnd shoe buckles diamonds spar kled Ills three cornered hnt he press ed close to his breast as he bowed low uy iair marquise i am as ever your slave Lot mo set you free then But I love my chains To others I may vaunt my pride but nt your feet I am all humility She made no reply but her eyes look ed at him with affection Vauglrard knelt before her and taking one of her hands he kissed it fervently Am I to kneel forever In vain he pleaded Hlse M lo Comte she Bald hastily You aro not an nctor to play n pas sionate role And yet my passion alas is but too real I love you and you alone For how long Until eternity If I married you Bald the mar quise sadly and you proved unfaith ful It would break my heart You break mine with these doubts fihe held out her hnntl to him Then I -will try to banish them Oh my love May I hope Walt Leon until tomorrow Then And then I will listen to you Now bo seated again like an ordinary mor tal Come you must have a glass of Tokay Your words are as wine to me said the count gnyly Ills face Hushed with pleasure The goal seemed near The prize he hud for years Bought so ly was within his grasp How did you spend this morning nsked tho marquise ns she pulled the bell rope I rode out near Issy The Jasamlnes live there They are related to the Saverlns you know Ah that reminds nie You were With them last spring How lovelj St Heme must bo In May It should have Inspired you with many a poem The Inspiration was lacking as you were not there Hut did none of tho other guests write poetry No one was there while 1 was visit ing St Heme No one echoed tho mnrqulse much startled I was the only friend enjoying their hospitality at the time What No irav riniiiKnln nr nrmul seigneurs to dispute with you the role or ravoren guest t There wus no one Bald Vauglrard yffljs THE NORFOLK NKWR KttlDAY JULY 10 IJKH surprised at the iglintlnti In her voice Did Mm la Marquise ring asked Pierre entering Some Tokay for M le Comte and with a slight pause let my little maid serve it Pierre bowed nnd left Did you hear of other guest r at St Heme asked the count i everting to the subject and doubled by tho man ner of the marquise Perhaps I dreamed It like my other dreams Her tone Jarred on him Ah these di iiinsl ho said impa tiently Forget them Think only of nij love of my devotion Oh Ceilne do you still doubt my loyalty She did not reply but glanced to ward the portiere through which Jean ette was entering carrying a small tray A glass of wine for M lo Comte Mine In Marquise poured It Into the glass while Jennet to stood modestly holding the tray her eyes downcast Your health M le Comtel To you fair marquise replied her lover taking the glass As he raised It to his lips lie perceived Jeanette who at the sound of his voice had started and uttered a Utile cry The glass fell from his hand and was shattered on the polished floor Hush leanette Raid the marqulso It Is only an accident Here a broken glass -there a broken heart Oh madame sobbed Jeanette I did not know why you sent for nie Child this Is M lo Comte de Vaugl rard who did me the honor to ask me In marriage some three years ago and who has reiMiited the offer frequently since then Oh madanie let me go cried the girl Look Jeanette continued her mis tress at the blue eyes of this proud noble of a stainless race Mine la Marquise let mo go Yes go Forgot that you once heard words that meant less than the empty nlr for the May breezes were at least laden with the scent of blossoms Mnrqulse this Is a dangerous Jest said the count lu a low voice Ills fnco was very pule It Is no Jest Ah madanie walled Jeanette Her mistress patted her kindly on the shoulder Courage petite Let Plorro console you The girl turned nwny still sobbing You desire to Insult me cried tho count as they wore left alone No mote than yon Insult me The great honor you did me lu offering the fresh unsullied devotion of your soul I must decline she replied with a state 1 ly courtesy Heavens Could a badinage with a country wench stand between us and happiness 1 adore you 1 worship you Take tlitt worship to another shrine nVx - No no You cannot be so cruel Lot me Implore pardon for what sins I mny seem to have committed Seem she cxrlnlmcd scornfully I need no excuses Our romance Is dead The shadow of my dream is its shroud New York Press IIIm Opinion of 1ie Sick Mnn A certain Mcmphlnn and his wife are In the habit occasionally of going out it night to entertainments and social affairs and at such times they make themselves solid with their little boy by saying that they are going out to see a sick man One week these social affairs came pretty frequently On Monday ulght they went to the theater and told the hid that they had to sit up with tho sick man Tuesday night they went out to visit a neighbor and explained that they were going to give some med icine to the man that was sick On Wednesday night they proposed to at tend an entertainment ami apologized to the young chap by saying they had to put a plnstor on the sick mans back to drnw out tho pain Papa asked tho youth Is the nick man lu much pain Very much my son And Is he pretty near dend Yes hes In bud shape The lad thought deeply for awhile and then remarked Well papa he cant die any too soon to suit me Memphis Scimitar Whnt She Couldnt Do Not long back a young fanner In an out of the way corner was successfully sued for breach of promise by a local beauty Soon afterward there was n big show In the neighborhood and Giles as we will call him decided to go by carriers cart Ho had Just made himself comforta ble In the last vacant seat In tho vehi cle when a young wornnn entered and Btood near the door Giles was the only man In the vehicle and after n mile or so had been covered a fussy old lady remarked to lilm Im thlnkin It wad look better o ye if ye stood up an let the lassie sit doon Nny nay said Giles doggedly That lassie be Sally Sally once snld fhed melt 01 sit up nn she did mek 01 sit up but she cant mek 01 stand And Sally dldnt Short Stories Formed by nn Iinrtliiiunkr Heelfoot lake is tho largest body of water in the stnte and It wns formed by an earthquake In 1811 People who do not live lu this section imagine it but a pleasure resort for fishing nnd hunting parties and do not know that from Its waters at least 1000 people gain a livelihood There tire two wholesale fish houses here and several nt Hickman Ky that have wagons constantly on the road bringing thousands of pounds of fish dully for sjilpment There are lfiOO nets In Heelfoot worked by Borne MX people Taking all that are connected directly and Indirectly with the fishing and hunting nt least 1000 people enrn a living from the lake Nashville Ban ner CrtMtrmnti or Humbler One day lntft fall said n well known Mtiiitiuin capitalist I was rid lug on a train lu my state and got lo be on pretty fair terms with the tialu boy by buying a few of the things he had to sell It was not a cry formal kind of a train nnd when the boy had fin Ished his rounds he came over to sit with me and chin a bit as he said I was willing enough ns lie was n sharp lad ami theie was nobody else to talk to and he went right at things Do you know he said that I can tell by looking at a mini mighty near what he Is Now theres thai fellow over theie In the corner hes a Chicago drummer I can tell him by the way heMets his money go and the flip style he has when lie talls to people And that chap oer theie with the silk hat on hes a preacher from a country town Im lend sure and Ill go ask It Ii n if you say so I didnt say so because 1 didnt care it eoiitlneiilnl aud tho boy went on with his descriptions of lie people on the train At last I asked lilm what he thought I was 1 had on a pietty flashy suit of light stuff and was think lug 1 wiih looking pretty well so 1 was willing to risk the boys venture lie looked nie over for a full minute very carefully Well he said at last youve got a sloo of umtiej but I aint dead sine whether you are a cattleman or u gam bler Washington Slur The Vnlrr or tin- Knrlli Of lale years the general view has been that the Interior of the globe though partly liquid Is for the most part solid Home have considered Unit a section through the earth would show the following 1 An outer solid envelope 2 a semifluid envelope a fluid envel ope I a siiiellluld envelope R a solid nucleus No I results from a reduced temperature only No 2 from a proa sure aud temperature not quite h ti til cleat for liquidation No It from a tern perature sulllcieiitly high to produce complete liquidation No -I from a pressure so great as to prevent even the terrific heat which most certainly exists deep down In the earth from completely liquefying the material on which It works and No 5 from a pres sure which overcomes completely the liquefying power even of the maxi mum heat of the Interior Tills pressure Is estimated to be at tin liter of the earth 71H0RCI7R0 pounds to the square foot a pressure so enormous that no known substance could fuse beneath It ICvon hydrogen at the highest possible temperature would under such conditions become as hard as a diamond Hence It scorns piohnhlo that far from there being a vacuum at the center of the earth there Is a basis of Intensely solid mat ter there PeursouH Weekly Hi- Wiiii I -1 it Drink Some years ago Colonel Crisp was In New York and being lu attendance at a certain notable political gathering lu Madison Square ianlcn was called up on for a speech And did he accept Well rather Huiiiilng ills fingers through his hair adjusting Ills vest and pushing up his coat sleeves he started lu to t prliiklc eagle feathers all over the stage Now the colonel Is a stout man and has u thirst In propor tion lu the course of his passionate harangue he became very warm and asked that some water be provided In compliance with the request a diminu tive pitcher and dainty little glass were brought and placed before him Colonel Crisp looked at It intently for n few moments and then What Is this he thundered timidly answered one of the vice presidents Young man bellowed the colonel his nostrils quivering with suppressed rage cither bring me a bucket and a gourd or lead me to the branch Kan sas City Independent Complete ISxtlnKDlNhmrnt Rupert It was a strange case He left the club one night to go to the opera and was never seen or heard of afterward Harold Disappeared as completely as If the earth had opened and swal lowed him up eh Rupert More so If possible In that case he might have left his hat above ground or there might have been n crack left to show where he disap peared but this fellow mind you dis appeared as completely ns If he had married an authoress Puck Bhe Warn Willing- Young Hllfklns Before you give me your nuswer Miss Ethel I want to tell you that I havent a peuny I enn call my own but my father Is quite wealthy and only yesterdny ho wild our home was sudly in need of a wo mans guiding baud Miss Ethel Well you might mention to your fnther that I would nut be averse to accepting a position as moth er to his only boy Chicago News Not of Thnt Viillocialltr Tho Londoner tells tho story of a gentlemnn who was much annoyed by having his head pinched during the op eration of hair cutting The barber apologized and explained thnt there was an unusual bump there 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