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"AncL-so you are Cal Atterson's
lioy,'said Lim Jucldinashe sat down
on "thp steps of the grocery spre.
"Mv how you -young chaps come on.
And yoH-.Ab Sirver's youngest,' eh?
Hasn't seemed -more -than a. .week
bince J. -saw you riding- a stick horse
and here, ymi are big. enough, to make
loye to th girls. " , " '
Ar Don't make love to 'em? Go on
with you' ni bet your lieart has been
wrung and hung -out to dry more
than once. When I was about your
age I fell sick along about tobacco-cutting
time, and I didn't think I was
ever gqin' to get well. . The cause of
my sickness was a young gal that
came into the neighborhood . to visit
her uncle. I haven't time now to tell
you how beautiful I thought she was.
I didn't believe she belonged on the
ground at all just touched it now and
then to accommodate the earth, you
know. She flew down from a cloud
that the sun was 'a shin in' on and
didn't care to go back. Recollect how
astonished I was the first time r ever
saw .her eat r thought she just natur
ally sucked the honey out of the hon
eysuckle along with the hummin'
birds, and when I saw her worryin'
with an ear of boiled corn big enough
to scare a two-year-old calf I went out
and leaned against the fence. But it
didn't hurt- my love any. I thought
she did it just to show -that she might
possibly be a human being. She didn't
want us all to feel bad. One night
I groaned so that mother came' to
me and wanted -to -put mustard plas
ters on me. She 'lowed that mebby
she might draw out the inflammation.
She thought I had somethin' the mat
ter with my stomach because I had
lost my appetite. I told her that I
had an inflammation she couldn't
draw out with a yoke -of steers. Then
she thought J ought to have an. emet
ic., I said thai if she had one that
wouia maxe me tnrow up my soul she
might fetch it along, but otherwise
it would be as useless as saying, mew,
to a dead cat Then she thought I
must be crazy and came mighty, nigh
hittin' the mark, I tell you.
"A few days afterward, about the
Time I was at the height of my fever
1 met the girl in the road and she
smiled at me, and I ran against a
"beech tree and if I didn't knock the
.bark-off rm the biggest liar, in the
world. When I came to I had my arm
around a sheep, a walkin' across the
woods pasture. w -
"My, my, what a time that was to
Jive. The sun had just riz for the
jjrst time and they had just called up
the birds to give out the songs to
them. They wan't quite done settin
the stars out in the sky, and they
.hadn't put more than one coat of
whitewash on the moon. Music it
-wa'n't -tliere till she came, and the
orchards bloomed as she walked along
INCLOSE an in
teresting clipping
that will appeal
especially to ,you.
Let me know
what you think of
it"
And then she
doesn't inclose it
"and the recipient
of her letter vain
ly hunts for it
The noninclos
ing habit follows
the postal route
all over the world.
It can be car
ried to madden
ing extremes, as
when the young
man who is
stranded in the
west receives a loving letter from his
mother, in which., after telling him all
the little inconsequences of his native
village, she says. "I did not know
what to get you for your birthday .and,
so inclose a five-dollar bill."
Imagine the feelings of the poor ten
derfoot1, down to his last cent when
he finds that she has.forgotten the in
closure.. If only she had forgotten the
village gossip and remembered "the
thing"that "would "h"ave inade"that "par
ticular letter memorable. . ,
In' the same' class as thenoninplos
otr in Thnaft who sav.-"Of- coarse.
George will have written you about''
the --mysterious happenings in " the
house of Cynthia Alendale. .How' do
yoa account for them?",
s. It is more than likely that if George
has written at all he will have said,
"I sappose-that" .Emma has told you all
cbout the blood-curdling affairj at
Cynthia Alendale's so I will not aste
your time by telling you about It But
wasn't it awful? What are we com.
ing4o?" w ; .
If: only George Jand Emma had as
sumed that the -other had not tqULa
single thing about the interesting . af
fair! Here and there are people who
bate to receive letters, but most of us
are human '(Heaven be praised!), and
so in writing l put in all the human
touches you can think of, and don't
assume that "the other fellow" has
written all the interesting news be-
cause you may depena upon it ne
hasn't
-And remember to put In the Ik
eJosare even iffyou-forget to-poet-the
letter containing it -
ir
j VP
down the lane. But she didn't appear
.to know it, and I want to tell you that
I marveled at such ignorance.
"I didn't Have -the courage to go
straight up to her, and one nightrat
meetin. when I was feastin my soul
with merely lookln at her, up walked
a feller and asked if he might take her
home. I looked at him, quick-like, ex
pectin' to' see him drop dead, but he
didn't. Then I waited for the light
nin' to strike him, but it didn't. Then
I waited for her to kill him with a
look, but she didn't She smiled and
said yes. Then I sneaked outside and
whetted my knife on my boot There
wa'n't power enough on-earth to keep
me from bathin' my bands in his
blood. Mother saw that there was
somethin' wrong with me and she
came out and asked me if I was sick.
I told her I was a dyin', but before I
bid farewell to the earth I was goin'
to cut a scoundrel into strips and
feed him to the dbgs. But pap he
came and took the knife away from
me and said if he heard any more
such talk he'd' tan my hide till it was
fitten for shoestrings. I don't know
how I got home that night, but after
a long time I found myself a smoth
erin' in bed. There was' a well 4 in the
yard and I thought I'd slip out and
drown' myself. , Just then I heard a-
rooster crow, and -recollectln that
there was to, be a fight over across
the creek within a few days, I de
cided that mebby I still had somethin'
to-live for.
"But I didn't give up my idea of
vengeance on that, feller, and one day
I met him as I was comin along the i
road. I 'lowed that before I knocked
him down it would be well to inform
him as to how he stood in my opin
ion, and I started put' and I don't know
what I might have said if lie had giv
en me a chance. But he didn't He
didn't appear to think that there were
stars enough, so he began to knock
them out of my eyes and I saw some
of them" as they sailed' away. 'Among
them was a comet with a tail about as
long as a well chain. When I came to
a muley cow was ringin' her bell over
my head. .1 propped my eyes open till
I could- get home, and they covered
me with fresh meat and left me to
think over the situation.
"It was no laughin matter, boys,
I'll tell yon that The next day the
girl came over. She said that she
heard that a bull Jiad met me and dis
agreed with me. What a lie that fel
low had told her; and she insisted on
seein me. She came into the .room
and I looked at her through a hole in
a beefsteak. She laughed. Oh, I
don't blame her now, you understand;
but just at that moment my love
stubbed its -toe and fell, and fell hard,
I want to remark. She -said she, was
awful sorry for me and 1- said she
acted like it
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HEARD a" beau
tiful story the!
other day about
an afflicted , father.
a loving daughter,
and a piano.
It seems that
the father had
long wished Jiis
daughter to be
come a proScient
performer on the
piano, and the
daughter, distrust
ing her ova capa
bilities, had made
up her jiiiud that
chc could never
play well enough
to make her de
votion of hours
and hours of prac
tice worth while.
r- Suddenly, and
almost without warning, her father
was stricken with blindness, and then
the daughter, taking a leaf out of Dick
ens, determined to play Dot to his
Caleb, and she bought a piano player
on the instalment plan. .j .
Her father had been awayfor some
creeks when the automatic player
came-to the house, and-upon his re
turn she said to Trim: "Father, dear,
would you like to hear some .music?"
And her father said: "I would., in
deed, daughter, if you cari" play some
for me. "I want to see if you have im
proved during my absence." v ? ""
So the old gentleman sat .himself
down 6n the sofa and turned his I ear
toward- the piano, and the..daoghter
put a Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt
invits place and. starte4iUejnechanism.
"When saecame to an end he. fa
ther called' her to hita and kis3edjher
upon her forehead and patted her
ebeelcand said: ""What a dear -little
thing it is 'and how much it -loves
to please its. papa. Paderewski;might
Interpret it differently but he could
not play it -any faster.' ."-
And while the..daughter's pride and
.her conscience were having it out be
tween, them,.herfather said; "Daugh
ter. I tec have a surprise."
He "turned" toward her and contin
ued: "While in New -io i visitea
an oculist and X can now see as well
i ever coald. How much do "yon
have to pay a month "for the thing?"
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;Have you a meek husband? '
.Don't .bullyrag him. .4
Remember that even if you did omit
riTf
irstlLove
ite Read
"I tell you love can't stand much
laughin' at It's the tenderest plant
that ever peeped out of the soft lap
of creation, and in laughter if there is
no sympathy - there's frost. When a
feller stops lovin' he sees more than
be did before and yet he is blinder,
lie sees more in other folks, but sees
that they ain't like the one he loved.
And the reason that so few people
marry first love is because that sort
of love takes hold a3 if it wanted to
kill. Don't appear that anything else
will satisfy it. There's no use.tryin'
to dodge it, boys; a thief in the nigh
can't slip up on you half so sly. It is
the oldest thing Hi the world, but
it is so new that nobody knows yet
how to handle it It makes ignorance
as wise as a god and hangs a lamp
with perfumed oil where darkness al
ways fell before. A good many of the
old chaps make fun of it. but when
they do you may know that they ain't
nothin' but money getters, and that
marks the death of the soul. Does mo
good to look at you young fellers; I
like to think of the sweet misery
you've got to go through with. Oh,
yes, there's more than one love. It's
like the rheumatism. One attack may.
be worse than the others, but it's all
rheumatism just the. same, and' no
matter how light yon've got it you
know when it's there. So you are
Ab Sarver's boy. What's your pap
doin' to-day?"
"Arguin' politics with a feller when
I left home."
".Well, he was always a mighty hand
to argue. I haven't seen him in a long
time. It's a good ways to your house,
ain't itr
"About ten miles."
"Yes. and the miles get longer and
the days shorter as we grow older.
But no matter-how old we get, if the
heart remains sound, 'we never forget
that rheumatism I told you about I
wouldn't give the memory of it for
hardly anything in the world. One
qfthese days yon will see her comin''
down the road, a makin' the orchards
bloom as she passes along, and yOnlT
wonder how you can live another min
it, and you'll wish yourself dead just
to make her feel bad. If she laughs at
anything anyone else' says it will send
a knife blade through your heart, and
if she sighs you'll thfnk it's over some
other feller. TherelT be no such thing
as pleasin' you, but Td rather have it
in store for me than a mountain range
made of gold. Weir,, boys, it's about
time I was a goin' on home. There's a
woman there that I fell in love with
years ago, and I haven't fallen out
with her yet.
"So you are Ab Sarrer's boy. You
make me think, my son. It was your
daddy that told the girl I had met a
bull, and it was your mammy that
made the orchards bloom."
(Copyright, by Opie Read.)
the "honor and obey" clause in the
marriage service you were hade part
ners, and as he probably suggested the
partnership in the first place, he has
some rights.
If you must bullyrag him be sure
that-you'do it in the quiet (or tumult)
of your own home. This baitingof a
husband- in public, while it may afford
food for laughter on the part of the
groundlings, can but make the ju
dicious grieve.
A large woman leading around a
small puppy is always a ridiculous
If you make a puppy of your hus
band aad accompany him out of even
ings, remember that some of the after-laughter
will be expended upon you.
If he is a puppy feed him well, treat
him kindly and perhaps he-will be
come a jolly dog.
But do not live a comic supplement
life with him, because the comic pa
per habit is so, general in this coun
try and the types are so firmly ground
ed in the minds of even the young that
you will, be recognized at sight, and
depend upon it, all the sympathy will
go out to the (under) dbg.
Perhaps you are intellectual and
your husband is not. Don't twit him
with your college education.
When you come right down to it. If
he never went to college, you have
forgotten most of what you learned
there, and so ycu are hot 'in a posi
tion to snub him as unmercifully. a3.
you do.
No doubt-your mind-was disciplined
by the very thingsf yon haverforgotten,
but remember that "while' it is 'excel
lent to'have' a" giant's strength' it is
tyrannous fo tise'lt1ikeaiant- Lead
your husband up. -Don'U. "beat ? him
down.' "--- ' .
(CopyrIght;by James Pott & Co.)
Three Men In One.
A. witty writerhas observed" with
much "truth that every man is, In, a
ssnsej" three." different .men. In the
first; place, he is" the mau he -thinks
himself to ber in the second place, he
is the man other persons think him
to be; andu finally, he is-the man that
he really is. . ' '
A Reasonable Precaution. -
"In order to be a regular optimist'' ;
said tlncle Eben. "it's a good idea to
fnht nut Tt-tf -nil nrrsnrpm ntc nil
staht out wif you arrangements all
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made'foh three square meals -a day
an de paymeat'of "de rent' Washing
ton Star.
j PARASOL HANDLES VERY RICH.
!
Precious Metalsr Fashioned Into Beau
' tifiil Shapes, Employed.
The variety and beauty of parasol
handles for a gh-rwho can afford to
buy without considering the cost par
ticularly seem never to have been so
great as this season. Not only are
precious metals employed, but miner
als, well nigh as-priceless are worked
Into most beautiful, if simple, shapes.
Ivory is carved with' the delicacy and
grace of fairy work, while woods, nat
ural and treated, are wrought into
things of beauty. Best of all, the
styles between those suited to a girl
and an older woman are so strictly
defined that there is no danger of the
former being suspected of- having bor
rowed her mother's. Those for the
latter are ornate, while for girls they
are simple in 'their elegance.
Jade, that valuable Japanese stone,
is to be enormously fashionable this
summer, whenever It can be employed.
and it is to be seen for parasols treat
ed in many different ways. One de
sign is simply a long, graceful, pear
shaped knob, its beauty due solely to
the shading and translucency of the
stone and the grace of form. An elab
oration of this, Which might be car
ried by a girl of IS, has the. handle
sprinkled with the tiniest of diamonds,,
deeply inset and there are gold tips to
finish the frame ribs, as well as a gold
clasp for the. strap. These sets of rib
tips, either in gold, silver or ivory,
with clasps to correspond, are now
considered an inseparable part of
parasol mountings and are purchased
with the handles. The tips are quite
unornamented and, while not small,
cannot be called large.
Some v long, slender crooks are cut
from jade, and less expensive, but
truly charming, are handles cut from
carnelian and various agates.
These'showmo8t exquisite shadings
and are particularly suited to cover
ings of silks in solid colors, the
shades, of coarse, matching the
handle.
Copper, beaten and worked in most
artistic forms, is a novelty of the sea
son. The metal treated with acids
becomes a mass of dull yet gorgeous
greens and blues, and so-called "pea
cock eyes" are sunk in for additional
ornament One handle shows this
gorgeous bird, the lines, for conveni
ence' sake, being made longer and
more slender. The tail is enameled in
dull shades, and the bird is mounted
on an unpolished stick of oiled cedar.
In other handles the copper Is mere
ly twisted, bent or chased, but the
dull shading always obtains. The de
signs are not heavy In the hand, as the
forms are hollowed.
The Dainty Summer Girl.
The spic and span girl this sum
mer certainly win have large laundry
bills, for never before have so many
accessories to the summer outfits been
launderable. Collars and cuffs or
starched vests are features of all the
.new coats, and these must be im
maculately fresh and crisp to be pret
ty. The front of every suit shows a
more, or less fluffy jabot, and these
need" frequent laundering. Cream
colofed linen vests in a lighter shade
than the suit color are a feature of
the new linen suits. Even gloves be
long to the enlarged list of summer
launderables, for lisle gloves are
worn already, and washable chamois
gloves in tan, white and the natural
color are among the prettiest of the
season's accessories. The new striped
collar has become too common for the
fashionable girl's . approval.
DOUBLE PHOTO FRAME
For two midget photographs, the frame might be tlio same size as shown,
cr it could be made larger, for carte de visites or cabinets. The foundation
is stout cardboard, with two oval shaped openings cut in it; the "card is cov
ered with white, or very light colored raoire embroidered with the design
shown in ribbon embroidery, shades of golden yellow being used for the flow
ers, green for the little leaves, and darker green silk worked in cording stitch
for the stalks. When cutting the ovals in the moire, cut them a little smaller
than those In the card, and snip the edges; put a thin layer of wadding over
the card, then stretch the moire over that, turning in the edges, and fixing at
the back with a little seccotice; a band of gold tinsel braid is then set in at
the edge of openings, and a piece of glass fixed behind each. Cut another
piece of card the same size, cover it with sateen, and fix to the back either
by stitchings at the edges or by seccotine; leave openings at the lower edge
for the photos to be slipped in.
If to be hung up, two small brass rings should be sewn to back, or a sup
port of double card about an inch wide and half the length of frame should be
sewn at the back just below the upper .edge.
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Robes d'lnterieur.
There seems to be no limit to the
filmy loveliness of the robes d'lnteri
eur; their artistic neglige appearance
combined. withthe prevailing clinging
semi-classical style appeals to the sus
ceptibilities of the vraie elegante in a
remarkably forcible manner. One of
the new models had an under dress of
fleur de peche gossamer chiffon, over
which was worn a long directoire coat
of coarse lace dyed a somewhat deep
er shade than the under dress; the
long pointed sleeves were of laceal
most medieval in design threaded
with gold, the same idea being repeat
ed around the decolletage. Sometimes
these coats such distinctive features
this year are of rich brocade, hand
somely embroidered, or they may be of
a gossamer material of a contrasting
shade finished with a deep old gold or
silver fringe. The Tatler.
Wears Two Pairs of Gloves.
A clever woman has succeeded in
reducing her glove bills by .about one-
third, and by a most simple device.
When she is going out she just slips
a pair of gaazy white silk or cotton ;
MILK AN EXCELLENT COSMETIC
Can Be Used In Many Ways to Very1
Good Advantage.
Milk Is a cosmetic that women of
to-day would do well to Include in!
their list of complexion washes.
For example, when a woman is vei?.
tired and her face has been exposed)
to the sun and wind one of the bestj
lotions she can use is a hot milk com-i
press. For this purpose the milk ;
hot should be put into a basin, and1
then two soft pieces of muslin, large'
enough to cover the face, should be.
placed in the liquid. When these
cloths are saturated with milk that is
as hot as the hand can endure, the
woman should lie down and spread
the compresses over her face. These
should remain on until the cloths have
cooled. . '
The muslin should not be wrung
any dryer than is necessary (a prevent;
a stream of milk from running down,
and as rapidly as one cools another'
warm compress must be applied.
This treatment should continue fori
ten minutes, the final cloth being left;
on as long as one has time to spare.
On getting up the face should be.
wiped with a soft cloth, damp with;
water, and then thoroughly dried. Af--ter
this treatment the skin will be
found soft and white, with none of the
dull or hard look that comes from ex
posure. The milk bath for the whole body,
despite the ridicule attached to it, is
beneficial and has the added merit of
"being inexpensive.
When preparing these baths a rich
quality of fluid Is' desirable, because;
of the extra amount of cream. Bnt
skimmed milk is effective, too: For;
an ordinary tub anywhere from six
quarts to three gallons may be used.
This is poured in. and then hot water
in sufficient quantity to cover the bodyi
is added. In this one lies for 15 or 20
minntes, the effect being softening and
tonicizing to the skin as well as rest-N
ful to the nerves. If this and milk
applications to the face are made
every other day, improvement in the
general looks cannot fail.
For those who can afford it, sweet
cream may be constantly applied. Only
a very small quantity should be used1
at a time, for the instant it becomes
sour not only is Its virtue gone, but
there Is danger of injuring the skin.,
A simple preservative when cream is
employed" as 3 cosmetic is boracic
acid. One half teaspoonful of this
powder is- stirred through the cream
after it has been.dissoIved in a wine
glass full cf milk:.
If this application is used precisely
as ordinary cold cream It will feed the
tissues and soften the skin In a re
markable way. It is not put on- until
after thorough bathing in warm water,
and then as much should be rubbed ia
as the pores can be made to hold.
Orchids ::re again in high favor as.
a dinner decoration. $
Inside bonnets of plaited batiste
wiil be used under hats.
The smartest motor coats show a
revival of the ulster fonn3.
Costly wraps for daytime show a
tendency toward dark shades.
Solid colors are popular for men's
ties; also long bias stripes.
gloves over her kid ones. These serve
to keep the delicate kid free from the
soil they might otherwise get from
contact with her skirts or furs. When
she reaches the reception, tea or din
ner for which she is bound she pulls
off the protectors, and there are her
kid gloves as fresh and clean as when
she left home.
' Use of Perfumes Is Spreading.
Doctors' recommendations have con
tributed to the popularity of certain
scents. The use of scent is becoming
really widespread, asserts a dealer in
perfumes. "The doctors have pro
nounced in its "favor," this man says,"
"and have recommended those of their
patients who are particularly prone
to catching such complaints as influ
enza to use scent copiously, princi
pally by means of the spray. The odor
that is most in demand Is appropriate
ly that of wcod violets, springlike and
refreshing."
Black caat3 in liberty silks are per
haps the nearest of the dressy wraps.
The daytime coats of the momeat
are distinctlr separate garments.
,1
Encompassed by
God's Hot
mm IW W Mighty Sr.
STOftTBY THE -MGHWAY AMD
YWAYniEACHEX .
JCopjrfcut, KM), b j thm Atnfeor, W. 8.
& SERMON ETTE. "-
Lions of evil in the way of ;
g. the Christian are always chained
if he is walking the pathway j
i marked out by God.
& It takes the eye of faith to see
; that the resources and power of
$ God are always greater than
those of the enemv.
The forces of evil can never 3i
c crowd in so close upon the soul :
ss to prevent God's hosts com- ?ij
! ing in between. ;&
i A fact for the Christian to f
& rest on: "The angel of the $
Lord encampeth round about 3;
them that fear him and delivereth
thm 3r
;& The peace and assurance that
j that fact brings: "Though an
host should encamp against me, &
i my heart shall not fear; though l
war should rise against me. in &
this will I be confident"
The unseen forces of God are
3; ever on guard lest evil come $
s nigh thy dwelling.
i Syria's mighty army was but
a puppet in the hands of God.
I; What fools God made of those
mighty men of war as tike
sheep they were led into the $
trap set for them by the prophet.
Surely God "bringeth the coun-
sets of the heathen to naught:
j he makcth the devices of the -
people (evil) of none effect.''
f How wonderful seems this
$ story of God's hosts coming t s
the deliverance of Elisha, but it
is no more wonderful than the
;& experience which may come to
every child ef God. Positively
d n evil can befall the one who Hi
is abiding in Christ save that
& which is to the honor and glory
I of God and the furtherance of
tn Gosper, wit wnat suoiime rH
f courage did the realization of i
this fact fill the apostle Paul and &
tend him fearlessly into every
!& danger and every suffering,
f even unto death. It was thz j
;& realization of this- fact which en-
!? abfed the Christ to turn upon Pi- jjj?
late as he boasted of his
-K niniMii n fnififtt him amf rafm.
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me, except it were given thee
!; from above."
The Christian who fears be-
' fore evil not only dishonors God
but proves traitor to the cause
of Christ in which he har en- ;:
listed.
sfc We need to offer the prayer
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s Of
Elisha: "Lord, open thou zi
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& mine eyes," in
order that we ;&
5if may see the mighty forces which 3j
?7 are at our command in the fight
against sin in our own lives and
!H .the evif.jn the world. ;
3: Not only did; God give sight
& to the. young man so that he i'i
could see the invisible forces 2l
present to deliver, but he shut
?C the eyes of Syria's mighty men
Hi so that they saw not whither
; their way took them. How lim- j
itless are the powers of our God. &
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THE STORY.
ttljf Y MASTER, we needs must flee
Jfllest the king or Syria catch thee
as a' bird in a snare," exclaimed the
servant of Elisha one day as he rushed
into jthe presence of the prophet. The
young man was all out of breath with
his running, and in broken sentences
he went on to explain how he had
chanced to be passing through the
city's gate as two strangers had en
tered and had overheard them ques
tioning those standing in the market
place as to whether Elisha the prophet
had come thither, saying that they
had important tidings for him, and
when they had received an affirmative
reply, they made as though they would
search thee out in the city, and then
by another route they passed out of
the city and hastened ayay.
And why thinkest thou that they
were emissaries of the Syrians?"
asked the prophet, calmly.
"Did not I fellow them, and noting
that they were making, for the outer
gate to the city. I hastened thither,
and from a place of concealment near
the gate I overheard them say as
they passed cut that Syria's army
would not be long in sweeping dovn
upon the city. But we have time to
flee ere they come!" exclaimed the
young man, his voice trembling in
fear.
"Nay," rejoined the prophet, un
moved, "the Lord sent us to Dothan
and here we shall remain till he bids
us go. Cannot God save us from even
the might army of Syria?"
"Yes," reluctantly v admitted the
young man, his fears not by any
means dispelled; "but how, if we re
main here while the army descends
upon the city? The people of the place
will deliver thee into the hands of the
Syrians to save themselves, and thou
knowest how that the Syrian general
has sworn that he" will have thy life
for the many times thou hast dei.v-
j ered the king of Israel out of his
bands. It is for thee that he has been
searching the land, and if he come
thither how can thou hoj e to escape?"
"God will provide a way," was tie
confident response, and the prophet re
sumed his reading out of the scroll he
held in his band, and his servant
turned dejectedly away. He was too
loyal a follower of the prophet to flee
from him. If he was to perish, he
would perish with him, but he felt cer
tain that to remain in Dothan meant
to certainly fall into the hands of the
Syrians.
"Perhaps the Lord will yet send my
master away," thought the young man
! to himself as the afternoon wore away;
"there is yet time."
But the prophet remained busy with
his reading and .gave no sign that he
would do aught but remain where he i
was. The young man watched him
with failing heart as the evemlBff
shadows began ta falL He aoted the
.earnest? look upon the propfcefs face
as he read-along and thea he saw a
look of triuapbaat joy iash forth, and
heard him exclaim .under his breath:
"ItJs" God's "word: He will not
fall!" -
"Hath God sent thee word to go
thitherr' eagerly exclaimed ae yonaa;
mas. breaking in upon the prophet's
reverie.
-" "Nay. we shall remain here," and
the prophet rolled up his precious
scroll and -placed it in the bosom of
his mantle. He had been reading the
Psalms! of David, aad had fallen upon
that portion which read: "The angel
of the Lord eacampeth round about
them that fear him and delivereth
them."' The words seemed to flash
forth a message to his own heart in
its hour of need. It was enough. And
as" he went about his preparations for
retiring for the night, after their sim
ple meal was over, he kept repeating
the words over softly to himself:
"The angel of the Lord encampeth
round about them that fear Him to
deliver them."
He felt as though God himself had
spoken to him and. resting in the per
fect assurance that God would not
fail him, he went to sleep.
Not so'with the servant. Little sleep
came to quiet his troubled heart In
imagination he pictured the army of the
Syrians gathering about the city, and
as occasionally he would drop off into
a fitful sleep he would dream that the
whole army with spears before them
were closing in upon them. Aad then
he would start up and find that dark
ness still prevailed and that ail was
quiet about, and he would lie down
again upon his couch. Thus the night
passed, and just before the dawn was
breaking he again dropped off into a
troubled sleep. This time he dreamed
that the rulers of the city had seized
him and his master fa aaswer to the
demands of the Syrian general and
had carried them to the wails of the
city and then threw thesa off the high
parapet into the aaads of the waiting;
soldiers below. He awoke to find
that the terror of his dream had
caused him to -throw himself from his
couch with- a start aad h had landed
upon the floor. He was- all a-tremble
and the dream seemed so real that he
looked about to reassure himself that
he was not in the midst of a hostile
army. But no. In the light of the
early morning he could see his mas
ter still sleeping over there as peace
fully as when he had Iain down the
nfght before, and all without was
euiet
"But the army must be about tho
city!" he exclaimed to himself. "Ob.
I know we cannot escape!" and, rush-
house and, falling down; in terror by
the side of hi3 master's couch, he
shook him rudely, crying the while
that the hosts of the Syrians were
upon them.
"Alas, my master! How shall we
do?" he continued, 2s he led the way
to the dcor and pointed to the horses
and the chariots which filled the hill
sides opppsite.
"The angel of the Lord encampeth
round about them that fear Him to
deliver them," calmly spoke the
prophet.
"Nay. rather does it seem "to be the
hosts of Syria which are encamped
about us," was the almost impatient
rejoinder.
Ah, but God's hosts are there."
The young man looked at the
prophet half in wonder, half in fear.
Had his master gone insane that he
should talk thus, and be so indifferent
to the certain destruction which was
before them? He saw the prophet
lift his eyes to heaven. He saw his
lips move. He knew he was in prayer.
Then, as he ceased and opened his
eyes again, he pointed in the direction
of the Syrian hosts.
The young' man turned his eyes in
that direction, and the vision that met
hli astonished gaze made him fairiy
shout with joy. for behold! the hill
sides between the Syrian hosts and
the city were full of the horses and
chariots of fire of the Lord.
Unearthed Confederate Treasure.
More than $1,000,000 In confederate
currency and about $4,000 In gold coin
and- bullion was unearthed by the '
prong of a plow on Bret Knox's farm
near here by th'e planter, who had
just taken tho reins of the mule in
hand in an effort to show a negro
hand how to. "ditch" a trough intended
to carry the accumulation of water
from the plot cf ground In cultivation,
says a Blue Mountain correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The treasure is believed to havo
originally belonged to Samuel H.
Thompson, whose father was promi
nent in the confederate cause during
the civil war, but as there are no
heirs Knox will retain possession un
less a claim Is made.
The confederate bill3 were mostly of
$5. $10 and $20 denominations, and
were so mildewed from age that they
fell to fragments when handled.
Buoys Lighted by Acetylene.
The Brazilian minister of marine
has interested himself in the subject
of illuminated acetylene buoys for use
on the coast. The type of huoys la
that lighted by acetylene which will
burn continuously for six months. The
largest of the buoys- is situated at the
mouth of the Amazon and weighs
complete about 20 tons. The use of 25
lights of this character and varying
in 3ize. 13 contemplated at different
points along the ocean coast
"Big Hat" Nuisance.
To remedy the "big hat" nuisance
In Pari3 theaters the theater commit
tee of the municipal council has de
cided to recommend drastic action.
The committee proposes that every
spectator shall have the right to re
quest the police officer on duty in the
theater to call for the removal of any
hat which prevents an unobstructed
view of the stage. If the wearer re
fuses to comply the officer may order
her to leave the theater.
Disastrous Reactions
"b was awfully worried about Joaa
ny when he had that last sick spell "
said Mrs. Lapsline. "and wfc. ,.
tor .told me he was zolar t - I
I went fairly deleterious wit joy"
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