6 THE DAILY BEE : D ) C EMBER 20 1880.
A GflEISTMAS PIETY.
Such a pair of black faces ! Say's
eyes graw tearfully bright Mary
looked rebellious , and stared angrily
out of the window , where . .he hopeles
prospect of a huge snowdrifs levelled
the gardou , fields and roacU , in one
long , smooth undulation.
"I am very sorry for the girls' dis
appointment , bus they cinnot go , "
Mr. Thnrnber w saying , rather em
phatically , from his post at the break
fast table. "It is impossible. "
"Oh , papal" interpised Miry in a
disonsolite tone , and turning a pair
of beseeching blue eyes to her fa her
"It is of no use , Mary , " he soid ,
"ilia roids aw simply impassible.
The wacor. would be broken to bits ,
OYKIJ if old Prince could do twelve
miles of mountain road in such weath
er , which ha could not ; inde d , after
last night's full of snuw , I would not
aen-l him out on any consideration. "
For two or three minutes there was
a bUnk silence.
"O.mld they not ridt ? " suggested
Mrs Tnornber.
"What on ? " asked the father
"Kwithrr o the h raa i fit f"C a side
saddle and the ponies are quite use
less on ench roadaastheroare to d y. "
"And there are our dresses , toe , "
supplemented Mary with a djleful
face. "It is certsiu we cannot go on
horseback in white tarlatin dresses. "
"I do not care what I f > o in , if I
only get there , " spoke up Say rashly.
"I would dance in a water-proof , aud
carry my umbrella over ray head , if
only- "
only"If
"If only yon could find some one
to keep you company , " chimed in a
yoico behind , M the door opened , ad
mitting a stream of cold sir , and a
tail , young good-looking fellow.
fi u came forward with a red frosty
glow all over his brown face and a
tmile in his blue eyes.
"Uood morning , " he said , taking a
vacant chair beside Siy. "What is
the discussion about ] "
"Oa , Harry , " begn Miry , before
Say cjuld answer , "father ays wa
cannot go to the pary at tha Uplands
to-night that Prince cannot do the
joarnny. " Hvr brother looked grave.
"Well , I do not think he can , " he
8 d thoughtfully ; "tho roads are
drcidfui , and Prince is not so young
as hn was onca. "
' 'Can't you sujgist something ? '
asked Miry impatiently , her blue oj es
dart't'g wrathful glances at the enow
ou'sidc.
' Vcat would you sy to Dotting on
Prince behind me ? " suggested Harry
misohiev msly. as he nude a tromeu
dons onslaught on the pie before him
"Don't bo R luimiL ? ' retorted
M ry. "Father , " turning with au
insinuating voice to Mr. Thoruber
"tho snow will be melted with all this
eun before twelve o'clock , and the
road is not ao bad. "
' 'It is the worst I know , " said her
fa'her ; and to spare himself tie s'ght
of the reproachful faces he walked out
of the room , loiving the girls to be
wail thbir disappointment with Harry
and Mrs. Thornber.
And a dreadful disappointmet It
WR , especially to bay , a city girl ,
fresh from the monotonous , if refined ,
dullness of her own home , and abso
lutely revelling in the fnuik , inde
pendent way ot her Vermont cousins.
Theptrly in queition was to be at
the Uplands , a place over the moun
tains near the lake. Two days fall of
BDOW had blotted out every road on
the mountains , and mide even the
valleys almost impncttctble. The
girls in their desperation had almost
prayed for a thaw.
When the d"or hid closed on Mr.
Thnrnber'a stalwart figure , the two
pair of eyes -ero turned beaeechins-ly
on Harry.
"I will do the belt I can for yon , "
he said , in answer to the pathetic ap
peal , "but I cannot eat my breakfast
with such d ileful faces opposite to
me. Go away and look up your fin
ery. I want to po as much as you , so
yuu may be sire I will not let any
chance slip
iSomowhit comforted , and with
Considerab'y brighter faces , the two
girls adjourned upstairs. The dress
ee were spread out on the bed , a mass
of snowy feathery puffs and quillings
both exactly alike , for Mary's was a
copy of S ly's fashionable attire. An
array of p le-bluo ribbons , gloves and
other things were lail beside them all
ready to put on.
"What is the use of it all if wa can
not g > ? " said Mary disconsolately ,
smoothing out her blue bows.
"Oa , I fesl quite content now
Harry has taken it up ! He i ? sure to
manage it , " said Say confidently. "I
am ao glad wo shall go. "
And in delightful anticipation Say
executed a waltz around the room.
4'M ry Say come down here I
want you ! " shouted & voice outside
the window , interrupting Say's wild
gyrations
In half a minute the girls were
downstairs and at the open door.
Harry waa standing on the anow-
covered step , with a bur'y , broad-
fthculierod nun beside him.
"Jim says it can bo done , " he said
as they appeared.
Say clapped her hands softly
together. Mary turned to Jim.
"Can you really get the oarriage
there ? " she asked.
* 'I o mid gf t there , " replied thoman ,
with an emphatic nod.
"Without the carriage ? " edhoed
ilaty r.ther dubiously.
"Yv-c , in the great hay wagon , with
the four horiea. "
Mary 1 > okcd inquiringly at Harry.
' YoI think it will do. With
four horses and that heavy wagon we
CMI scirc-ly come to grief , it will be
very cjld , bat you will survive Un t. "
It will ba splendU , " said Mary
rapturously.
"But wh t doe * fither say ? "
"Oh , he is glad not to disappoint
you ! We must get there by daylight ,
end it will take four hours to go , so
you rau't be rendy by one. "
"All richt ! If wo get thereby five
we shall just have timo.to thaw and
adorn ourselves before the festivities
begin , " said Ma-y , briskly. "Say ,
Trhotn do you rmnn to bestow your
amilesupin to-ni ht ? "
"Dr. Fell , I prophesy , " put ia
Harry , with a mischievous glance.
"What a tJiMgreeabla maa he mast
b , " said Say , with a scornful pout.
"Oa the contrary , ha is one of the
nicest fellows out. Shall I enlist his
good will on your behalf ? "
"I will never forgive you it you
do , " replied Siy , in high indignation
"I detest your paragon , Dr. Fell. "
"Oh , yon will change your mind
when you see him ! " declared Harry ,
with a provoking smile.
"I shall not. Harry , if you bring
Doctor Fell to me , I warn you I will
speak to him , not a word. " And Say
drew up her sunny head in disdain.
" ! do not like you Doctor Fell ! ' "
quoted Harry maliciously. "Say ,
when yon are blooming in itate
among the wallflowers , perhaps you
will remember thatl offered toprovide
an elegible "
"I do not care I will not be
thrust upon anyone , " interrupted Say ,
in great wrath. "I would rather sit
in a corntr all night. Harry , if you
dare mention my name to Dr. Fell
"
or
"For Heaven's sake , come along ,
" . "If dare
Say ! laughed Mary. you
H rry to do anything , you will rapent
, t. "
"But I will not have Doctor Fell or
any other man , " Say v was beginning
iu great wrath , when Mary seized her
r.and and dragged her into the house.
' Do come ! " she exclaimed impa
tient iy. "Never mind Harry's non
sense yon can quarrel with him 4o
your heart's content when once we
have started "
With a parting glance of direst in
dignation , Say followed her cousin
up stairs again , and was soon deep in
the intric ite operation of s to wing away
her finery in a deep basket with cover
ings of oil cloth to keep the damp out.
The half-past twelve dinner waa a
farce that day. Punctually at one
o'clock the great wagon with Its team
of four strong brown horses drew up
at the bottom of the garden. The old
stack cover a great waterproof sheet
was fastened over arched laths and
tied down at the sides with cords.
Ineide the wagon was a pile of mat
tresses , cushions , rugs and shawls and
bottles of hot water. Presently Say
appeared at the front door , swathed
rather than clothed in all sorts of
cloaks , furs and comforters.
"You look uncommonly like Moth
er Bunch , " said Harry , who , in his
huge rough ulster , stood on the door
step , surveying her critically from
head to foot. "Is that the costume
you contemplate Waltzing in ? "
Say tossed her head , disdaining to
answer she had by no means forgiv
en H rry yet.
Ton cannot possibly take a step in
that mummy-liLe attire , " he went on ,
"ao I ahull have to carry you ; " and ,
seizing the aog y , but decidedly help-
lees bundle in his strong arms , the
young ginnt marched down the short
t'ardeu path and deposited her safely
in the wagon.
TLen he returned , and did the
same kind office for Mary , after which
ilia cover was fastened down. A
parting cuition frem the father to
mind the bad turning , a gentle re
minder from the mother not to be too
late home , a crack from Jim's whip ,
nnd the stalwart horses started off
elowlv down the white winding road.
"How do you like it , girls ? " in
quired Harry after they hd gone a
Kile or two , putting his head and sau
cy blue eyes iu at the small opening
in the bck.
"It is glorious ! " cried Say etthusi-
aslicilly , forgetting for the moment
Hnrry's crimes and misdemeanors.
It was very cold , notwithstanding ,
and their progress very slow. Jim
plodded on pitiently at his horses'
heads ; Harry marched alongside , his
tall , strong figure looking taller and
stronger against the background of
white snow.
After a while Jim drew UD his
horses for breathing time , and the
girls opened iha cover of the wagon to
ic ok at the prospact The brief win
ter sun wa > setting in a splendor of
fire and crimson , bathing the dazzling
snow in a fl > od of roseate light. The
mounttins siood out grandly in the
clear fri'S'y air , broken by dark clefts
and precipices. As far as eye could
aee lay the smooth undulating snow
covrrmg everything.
"Cau ynu make room for me , girls ? "
inquired Harry , lifting one corner of
tha cover.
"Yes , indeed , " responded two muf
fled ? oices from the nest among the
cushions and rugs ; and Harry lifted
his tall and not very slight form under
the cover and settled himself in a
snug nook b side Say , with & laugh
ing remark that he was sorry , fur her
sbko , he could not change himself into
Dr. Fell.
Say fired up in renewed vexation at
this challenge , and the two had a
lively war of words which lastsd with
slight intermissions till Jim's grufl
voice announced "we're near the
farm. "
The canvas was pulled aside , and
there before them was a long low
building with ruddy shining windows
and wide-open door. In another
moment they pulled up before a wide
porch , through which came a stream
of red light , gleaming in the darkness
with a cheery hospitable glow.
Out poured a stream of people a
hundred at least , they seemed to say ,
half dazad with sudden light and
noise , 'ilhen followed a babel of bus
tle and voices. Everybody spoke at
once , and nobody waited for an an
swer.
"First rate ! " "What a capital
idea ! " "We were afra'd Mr. Thorn
ber wouldn't let you cume , " echoed
the welcoming hearty voices on every
side. "Mary , is thu you ? " "Harry ,
old fellow , very ijlad to see jou. "
"Somi one elstl Wno is ill" as the
young girls wjre halped out and set
down in the porch. "One of your
youngsters whom I ought to know
and dou't ? "
" .My cousin Say Mblroso , Mr.
Ciossthwa'te , " replied Mary.
"Ah , my dear , I know your father
and mother ! Here , wife , Susie
here's Mary Thornber'a daughter ! "
And Siy found herself kissed and
welcomed by a motherly , gentle-faced
lady and a merry-faced citl with
mischievous black eye ? . Tnen the
whole noisy troop marched indoors ,
laughing and chatting all at once in a
genial heavy way , very pleasant but
somewhat deafening.
After a while the two girls found
themeelver in a bedchamber , a huge
fire crackling in the wide-mouthed
grate glittering merrily on the queer
knobs of the old furniture and on a
little table with cups of steaming hot
tea and dainty cikei betore them.
S y buked on the hearthrug right in
front of the blue , while Mary
leisurely thawed herself in the cosey
depths of a rocking-chair , and Susie
was on her knees before the baskets ,
unpacking the white dresses , and
looking up every now and then to
answer Mary's string of questions.
"Who is coming ? " she demanded ,
stirring her tea contentedly.
"Oh , everybody the Shaws , the
two Cramer girls , the Fords , and
oh , Mary , the people from Mayvillo
have got the stage coach to bring
them ! "
"Are the Walton people coming ? "
asked Mary , with an attempt at non
chalance which failed signally.
"Of course ; though , as I told my
brother Jack , those long-legged Carts
are of no earthlyuse only to dance
after " A mischievous smile and
a significant little nod at the rocking
chair finished the sentence.
"If yon men me , say so , " quoth
Mary equably. "Don't hint. I am
not at all ashamed of my admirers. "
"No one could possibly accuse yon
of such a thing , " laughed Susie , com
ing to the fire. "There , your
dresses are unpacked. How pretty
they are. Oh , have yea beard about
Jane Ford's wedding ? " And the two
went off into a long gossip and chron
icle of all the news of the neighbor
hood , while Say sat sipping her tea
and basking luxuriously in the warmth
and comfort.
"I must go , " said Susie at last ,
jumping in hot haste. "Can I help
you ? No. Then I will call for you
again in half an hoar. You can have
no longer time allowed , so make the
best of It. "
When she appeared again , the two
girls were ready , and in the pretty
white dresses , Say , with her fair piq
uant face , dark eyes , and dainty grace
looting as if she had just stepped out
of an old picture.'Mary as bright as a
sunbeam and as blithe as a skylark.
Susie led the way down stairs and
into a large pleasant parlor. It
seemed full of people , mostly young ,
though here and there were a few el
ders. Everybody seemed to know
everybody else , and fully one-half
seemed to be cousins or ancles or
aunts to the other half.
3JSay , with blank bewilderment ,
found herself claimed as a relative by
numerous second and third cousins
whom she had naver heard of in her
life before , and also responding with
most thorough goodwill to overtures
from quite unknown quarters.
In the midst of it all tea was an
nounced and there was a simultaneous
movement towards the door. Say
found herself escorted by a tall , broad-
shouldered man with an exceedingly
ugly but very pleasant face , whom
Mary had brought up at the last min
ute and introduced as Mr. David.
Mary herself was msrching away in :
triumph , attended by two of the very
tallest men Siy had ever seen in her
life , both moat ridiculously alike , and
both no entirely devoted to Mary that
they could be nobody but Willie and
Jimmie Carr.
Tea was a long ceremony. Most of
the guest ; bad come from a distance ,
and the appetites matched the profu
sion of good things to satify them ;
and it was not till a distant sound of
scraping and tuning was heard that a
sudden move was made from the ta
ble.
ble.Up
Up a pair of stairs which led to the
ballroom , they all went with one ac
cord. Forty years ago one part of
the house had been a hotel , or , more
properly speaking , a country tavern ,
larger and handsomer than most , in
asmuch as it possessed a ball-room. A
new part had been added when the
business of entertaing man and beast
was discontinued , and the old part
was not used by the family except on
occasions like the present.
The musicians two fiddles , a flute ,
and a violoncello hunted out with
untold toil aud trouble from distant
spots , struck up a merry country
dance. A long line down the room
was cleared , and the young men began
to choose their partner .
"Now , Miss Say , " slid Mr. David
briskly , offering his arm , "you have
to dance the first dance with me.
Come along we full go near the
top. "
' But I cannot. I do not know how
to dance it , " objected Say.
"Oh , Say , it is as easy as possible ! "
put in Mary , who was standing close
by with ons of her tall young giants
in attendance. "Yon come and stand
by me , and I will show you. "
"But I have not an idea , " urged
Say , visions of waltzes , formal quad
rilles , and Lancers floating before her
eyes.
"Nonsense , " interposed Mr. David
decisively , "it comes quite naturally.
It is only a Virginia reel. "
"It seems very complicated , " hesi
tated Say.
All her objections were overruled ,
however , and she entered Into the
spirit of the frolic at once. It threat
ened to last all night ; bat at length ,
with a grand flourish and crash the
musicians came to a fall stop , and so
the "reel , " as it was called , ended.
After this csme a sober set of quad-
rillei , then a galop , then a Lancers ,
and so on.
Towards the middle of the evening ,
Harry came up to Say. Quite a knot
of young men were round the pretty ,
dainty girl. With her delicate , spirit
ed face , lustrous eyes , and the pretty
dress , she rrai quite the queen of the
evening ,
"Say , you Have never given me a
dance yet , " he said.
"Whoie fault is that ? " she asked ,
with an arch face.
"Yonrs , of course , " he retorted.
"What is a fellow to do when he" can
not get within a mile of you ? You
must give me a half dozen dances now
to make up for it. "
"I think determination might have
overstepped the mile , " said Say sauci
ly. "You should have come before ,
sir. I am engaged for ever dance bat
the last galop. "
"Tnat of course is mine , Miss Say , "
interposed a voice behind , and Mr.
David's dark eyes sought hers.
"Nothing of the kind , " said Harry ,
wheeling round. "Miss Melrose is
going to dance it with me. No poach
ing on my manor , David. "
"Mine was the first claim , Harry , "
saii Mr. David resolutely , his eyes
beginning to sparkle wrathfully "I
cannot abandon it , even for you. "
"I shall certainly not give op my
right , " retorted Harry obstinately ,
looking equall ? wrathful.
There was a pause , both the young
men glaring angrily at each other. It
was the last dance before sapper , and
it was an nnderstood thing that the
partners for it were also partners for
supper. As a matter ot course neither
of the young men would be disposed
to resign bin claim to ihn hand of the
prettiest girl m the room , for either
one or the other.
"Will Miss Melrose decide ? " aaid
Mr. David at length , turning to bur.
"I would rather nut , " replied Siv
hesitatingly , glancing > > t the two an
gry faces before her ; though I think
it
" Well , " interrup'ed Harry huffily ,
"of course you think it is mine by
right. "
"Scarcely. Harry , " sa-'d S y gently ,
"since Mr. Dwid a ked me nnd y u
did not. But if "
Bat , before Say could explain her
intention of giving him the covotdd
dance , Harry had turned on his heel
and walked off in niijri dudgeon le iv-
ingMr. David , nothing loath , ia un
disputed possession of his partner f ir
the rest of the evening , as far as he
was concerned.
"Now I have vexed l.im ogain"aaid
Say.
Say."Never nrnd. It is not your fau't
I ought not to have appealed tn you
" David. ' 'Har
at all , responded Mr.
ry soon consoles himself , " ho added
pome what scornfully , aa Master Harry
came flying round the room in a wind
gillop , with Susie Crossihwaite for a
partner "much sooner than I should
do" with a glince at Say.
After the galop some ouo proposed
a game of forfeits. There must have
been a good deil of quiet treachery
and malice about it , for in ten min
utes a pretty large heap of pledges
were collected , anrt Mr. David , kneel
ing with bandaged eyes before Susie ,
began to impose the pcnaltien , the
moat whimsical thtt couli be devised.
In much trepidation Say saw her own
pretty carved fan drawn out and held
up to general inspection as a superfine
thing.
"Very superfine , " affirmed Susie
emphatically.
* ' the blindfold
'Very tuperfine repeated
fold judge.
"The owner must redeem it by
standing in the middle of the room
and spelling unparalleled audacity. ' "
"Say , it ia yours. March off to
your place and pell away , " said Susie ,
pointing to a particular spot in the
middle of the fl > r.
Siy walked off innocently enough ,
rather puzzled in her mind as to the
number of "I'B" in "unparalleled , "
and not noticing that there was n mis
tletoe bough hanging just above the
plac * indicated.
"D-n p a-r , " she was beginning ,
whe i Mary cried out fr.mtically
"No , no stop ! You must choose
some one to help you. "
A qroup of yuutig fellows had gath
ered round. Siy , still unsusp ciou ? ,
turned to them. The two nparen
happened to be Harry and Mr. David.
Sliu glanced hesitatingly from one to
the other. Harry looked about as
grim and ill-tempered as his iolly
young face well could look. Mr. Da
vid had pulled the bandage off , and
his br ehs dark eyes glistened mis
chievously.
' 'Co.no along , Say be quick ! "
called out Mary. "Do you choose Mr.
David or Harry ? "
"We will wait your pleisure , Miss
Say. DJ not hurry , " spoke up Mr.
David , whili Harry looked blacker
than ever.
Say's bright eyes gvve one glance at
his grim half-averted fac < s ; and then ,
turning , she said with a bewitching
little pout
"I do not care who it is , but
Mr. David will not mind helping me ,
j
So Mr. David stepped forward ,
nothing loth , and took her hand , bis
eyes twinkling more ihan ever.
"We must try which can finish
first , " he sad , and then began to
spell the two long words as fast as he
could.
Say tried in vain to keep up with
him. Ha had finished the "t y" in
"audacity" while s'le was stru.-gliig
with the double " 1'a" in unparalleled.
He called out the Uit sj liable , bent
his head down , and with a hasty "By
your leave" ki-aed her twice and
marched her buck in triumph to a seat
before unsuspicious Say knew where
she was.
Harry's face of supreme disgust was
a study for a pc."ure , while Say'a ws
one unmitigated blush from the waves
of her sunny h-iir to the edge rif the
white luffii against her slender thruai.
"I will never forgive you , " she said
explosivtly to Mr David.
"How could I help ii"he ret ponded
crndulingly , but witti anything but a
regretful faca. If you had finished
the word first , you would hive got off
scot-free And I could not let you
do tuat. "
And Say liud to swallow her wrath ,
for the musicians af. that moment
struck up , and after the dance they
went away to supper. Mr. David ,
after contriving to inveigle his pirt-
ner into the snuggest of tma'l ' coiners ,
made himself so pleasant that before
many minntei Sty had forgotten her
anger , and chattered and laughed in
entire oblivion of his former sins and
shortcomings.
Supper did not last as long as tea.
Presently they all Inoped back into
the ball room , and there were dunces
and games , and the hours aped on too
quickly , for when Jim put his weath
er beaten face in at the doorway and
announced , "Time to be ata-ting , "
Say , at any rate , was by no means rea
dy to say "good-bye" to the gay scene
or her very devoted cavalier , Mr.
David , with his ugly face and pleasant
manners.
At last I he two girls stood ready in
the porch , surrounded by group of
dark fisurea to so * them off. Mary'a
two young giants were in close at
tendance. Say , wilh a face half ahy ,
half arch , waa saying a rather long
"good-by" to Mr. David ; while Harry
still grim and gruff , stood by , wrap
ping a great comforter round his
throat.
"Are you ready ? " he inquired cross
ly , as Jim and his team came moving
up , and then stalked off to look at the
horses.
Mary placidly allowed ono of her
till cavalierj to lift her into the
wagon. Mr. David , ai a matter of
course , was proceeding to do the
same for his charge ; but Say with a
determined little "Pleaee do not , "
ha'f scrambled , half palled herself un
the awkward steps tad into tha wigoo
Jim looked in to see that all wj t
right , cracked his whip , and a-ra
they went into the claar frosty moii ,
light , a chorea of "gooJ-bya" ringic ?
* f ter them till the turn of the road hid
them from n'ght.
It wa < a brilliant moonlight night ,
the air sharp and frosty , every str y
leaf and blide of grass decked wiih
diamond points of fairy fret work ,
and glittering in the clear rnocn
baims.
The two girls were too exuitjd to
dream of sleep. They nes'led among
the matreases and wrap , and had a
loi-g gossip about tha events of the
evening.
"But S y , after all you sid against
Doctor Fell this morning , I was sur
prised to see ynu flirtinu outrage-
ou ly with him , ' reinuk.dM ry after
a whine , in a voice of righteous indis ;
nation which completely ignored her
own parformances in the same Hue
wi h her two rievi t-d giants.
"Dr. Fell ! ' cried Say , opening her
eyeWny , I never saw nor epoke
10 any Dcctor Fell at all ! What are
you dreaming of M iy ? '
"Never snw h'n ! Why , you
dinced half the n ght with him , and
went in 10 both tea amlsujper with
him not to mention the unblushing
effrontery with whi-h you a-kjd him
to help him to spell ! Oh S , y ! '
"But tht waa Mr. D-vid , " said
unsuspicious S < y.
' Exactly. Mr. David F.H , " res
ponded Mary , going -fT in a fit of
Um-h'er. 'I do n-t like like you ,
Doctor Ftlll' Oh 83 1"
"How mean of y < u , Mary1 ! cried
Say explosively. "What a shame to
deceive moao ! "
"Don't be vexed , S y , " s\d Mary ,
still laughing. "It waa Hirry's do
ing , though he wjs vi-xed enough
about ic afterwards. If it ii any
consolation to you , Doctor Full did
Hsk me to introduce him to you , and
I could not resist the temptation of
leaving you in the dirk. But I am
free to confess the result surpissed
my expectations. Now , Siy , confess ,
is he not nice ? "
"D.d he kuow ? ' ask.'d Say , a little
wistfully.
"No , of coarse not. D n't be vex
ed , Say ; there is no harm done. "
"I am not vexed , " said Siy ; but
she subsided into silence , aiid Mary ,
suddenly bethinking herat If of Harry ,
put her head out and called
"Harry , do come innie ; I am aura
your p pe must be finished by now. "
' No thrnk you , " sa'd H rry , stalk
ing along in grim dignity.
"I wish you would , Harry , " ciied
S y enir Rtiogly.
"Thank you. Your wishes are s'n-
gulirly co-itra"ictoiy ) at one time and
another Till I know what y tudfsire
I prefer to truit to my own ins'incts
and keep awi\y ; " and Harry moved
alieitd with 1 .fiy nonch lance. nnd
8'iu-k up "The Girl I L ft Behind
M . "
Ljft to themselves , the girls beean
to fodl drowsy , and fintl'y ' nn-ppad otf
into a sound deep , only waking ts the
wagon pu'hd up in the faimyard at
home , and Mrs. Thornber'u cherry
VOICH was heard sajing
"Here y < u are , girh , eafe sn
sound. Come in ; there is H grand
fire. How Cnld yon must be ! "
Then they wera hurried indoors and
set down by the kirchen fire , and then
smugil'd elf to bed for an hour or
two's rest , just ai tha morning mn of
another day sent hia firal red Kljam
ov-r he snow.
And so ended fie Christmas parly.
But ic wai not difli&u t to pr phtcy
the a quel. Before the nixt Christ
mas merry making came r > uud , there
was a fair y Uusr hnda a' Dostor Frit's
jreUyhouie. Willie C.rr , the taller
f M ry'a two gi nts , had succeeded
in bringing his pverse lidy love to
listen 10 reason , while Harry , dedir-
ingSay ab e deceiver , nd vfia world
a howling wilderuess , biill worships at
nome new shrine on an average once
every month.
Mr. C. H. Bsvernng , ihe well
known druugist of W asui , Wis ,
sys : Tha ureit remedy , St. J c ihs
Oil , ia having an unprecedented tale ;
much larger than that of all other
remedies combined , and givoj every
customer complete Aatiafaciiun.
I mjaslf cuuld testify ID
the rapid pain extracting
qualities cf the 01. Sjme tuna
since , my riyht Ifg begin to swell ,
and besame parlitlly paralyzed ; in
fact to such a degree as 10 interfere
with my walking. I usfd the Oil
three or four times , and it perf > rmed
a perfect cure. Therefore. I consci
entiously recommend tne Oil to my
customers , knowing full well that it
will do all that ia claimed for it.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given that ealed Ws
will be received at the office of the county
clerk of Hurnas county , Nebraska at
B aver City , the county se it cf said coun
ty. np to he 3rd d y i > f January , A. D.
188" " , at 12 oc otk & 1 of H id Hay , fur th-i
construction of a wagon brde ) across the
TUpub ican river , > outh of the town of
Cambridge , in Medicine Creelc precinct , in
Furi'ns county , Nebraska , Baiil b iifge to
be 40 1 feet ia lencti. Hiltle s are require
quire- 1 to ac-otnpany their i ids with
plxns a1 d specific Unius of the work , ami
also with a bond in a mm double the
amount of th * bid , conditioned for 'ho
faithful exe.ution of the cnnt act. The
county commissioners of said cnunty of
Furnas reserve tha ri 'ht to r.-jact any and
al bids.
By order of the county comml"ione of
Furnas county. Nebraska. Dited at
Beaver City , uma-t cun y , Net r.iska ,
the i9th day . .f November. A. D. 18 < ' .
L. KI.VSJIA.V , County Clerk.
J. C.
MERCHANT TAILOR
Capitol Ave , , Opp. Masonic Hall ,
OMAHA. - - NKB
ACADEMY OF MUSIC !
THURSDAY , December 3'th.
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT
-ET THK
Members of the Union Catholic
Library ,
One cf ibe molt rucctsxful anl popul 'rdoaestlc
drami on the mo-e -tne. . B ! uga
Tivld nlctoracf t'.ici snlPoaria
Ea ? ! h Lile Ve.-y
stronrc st.
AdnlKijn , EOcent * ; Itallnsn for school chil
dren , hriJjy at 2 p. m ; Admission , 23 cciiL ) .
di'll-
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The Beat in the West.
MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. ,
Tht- Genuine 4
SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
The popular demand . for the GENUINE SINGER in 1S79 exceeded th t of ,
any previous year 'urine the Quarter of a Cen ury in which this "Old /
Leluble Machine his > een before the public , f
IrU8T9 we fold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold 431167
MachinesExctss ov < = r any previous year 74,735 Machines.
Our sales last year were at the rate of over
1400 Sewing Machines a Day 1
for every busing , day in the y8 r ,
The "OH BeliabV
That Evey REAL . * 8k
Singer is the Strong ,
Singer Sewing Ma
chine has this Trade the Simplest , the Most
Mark cast into the Durable Sewing Ma
Iron Stand and em chine ever yet Con
bedded in the Arm of
the Machine. structed.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING GO.
Prmcipai Office : -M Union Square , New York.
1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the L niteil States anil Canada , and 3,000 Offices in the 0
World and South America. sepl6-d&wtf J
ISH P/lcMAHON /
,
Successors to Jas. K. Ish ,
DRUGGISTS AND PERFUMERS/
Dealers in Fine Imported
Extracts , Toilet Waters , Colognes , Soaps , Toilet Powders j
A ( nil line of Surgical Instruments , Pocket Cues , Truss'vi and Sapiwrtera. Absolutely Par * '
Drags and Chemical * oral In l > iapen uiff. Prescriptions filled at any hour of the night.
Jas. M. Ish. Lawrence UlcXahon.
SHEELY BROS. PACKING CO. ,
PORK AND PACKERS
Wholesale and Retail in
FRESH MEATS& PROVISIONS , AHE , POULTRY. FISH , ETC.
CITY AND COUNTY ORDERS SOLICITED.
OFFICE CITY MARKET 1415 Douglas St. Packing House ,
Opposite Omaha Stock Yards , U. P. R. R.
DOUBLE AND SINGLE ACTING
Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery ,
8ELTINC HOSE , BRASS AND IflOfJ FITTINGS , PIPE , STEAM PACKING
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
HALLADAY WiHD-ftlilLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS
A. L. STRANO. 206 Farnhnm Rtroot Omnhq. Neb
0
In Kegs and Bottles.
Special Figures to the Trade. Families Supplied ; Reasonable
Office. V.3O Dontrlan
IT IS
A GRATIFYING FACT THAT THE
WH1TE8EWING MACHINE
Gives universal Satisfaction and that it is" stead
ily and rapidJy increasing ; in pnblic lavor.
The White Machine justly claims to be the
best made , the easiest running , the simplest in
construction and the most perfect Machine in
the market. _ \
Tbe White Co. employ as agents men of integrity - {
tegrity , and purchasers are always satisfied ,
because they find everything just as repres
ented.
Everybody should use this Machine. The
sales so far this year are more than double
the corresponding time last year.
All orders addressed to the { Omaha Office
will be promptly filled.
JOHN ZEHRUNG ,
Cor. Davennort and 15th St * . * Omaha.
MAX MEYER & CO. ,
WHOLESALE
TOBBACCONISTS !
Cigars from § 15.00 per 1000 upwards.
Tobacco , 25 cents per pound upwards.
Pipes from 25 cents per dozen upwards.
Seed for Price List.
MAX MEYER & CO. . Omana. N
ETZEL
Has th3 exclusive sale of the
G-OLID OOIIN"
STOVE.
The Gold Coin is this sea3on the favorite of Chicago , is pryfer-
od above ail other Stoves comes both plain a-d hijghly orna
mented , has the new patent gra' e and flre-pot.t hat vnli out wear
b lf dozen of uny other. Th God ! Coin Weighs itore by fllty Ibs.
than any otber Stove of its size in. the market , aad is , therefore ,
more durable than any other Stove , is strictly warranted in every
raepect , ic requires no salesman to sellas city reference sella
without trouble. Cor. 10th and Jackson.