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THE LAWS MUST BE INVOKED.
Accounts o HHIllnnt Wcdtllngn tlmt
Teriiitinto | In tlio Divorce Courts
What Affections arc Worth
Two iilvcs ns Two or One.
In n recent Issue of the Ilarrlsburg
( I'n. ) Telegram It reported eight deaths ,
lovcn of which wore brought about by
Iho refusal of na many men to Hvo with
lliolr "bolter halfs" 011 account of Infi
delity ; while Iho eighth ono , aJoslah
Evans , went homo at a Into hour
ono night , and on finding a stran
ger in bud with his wife throw himself
in the river. The Telegram , casually
remarks the undertakers business Is
prospering , while- the coroner of Dau
phin county , George Shindlc , is buildIng -
Ing a now row of houses.
Blio Iiovcd nriof.
Clinton , Mo , , special to the Min
neapolis Tribune : Miss Annie Sanders ,
aged seventeen , attempted suicide to
day by taking morphine. The young
lady was infatuated with n young miller
by the name of Grief , who boarded with
the family mid Is in the employ of the
Tobo Milling company. Grief came
to Clinton about six months ago from
St. Louis , his homo , llo in a very
honorable and industrious young man.
Having objections to Iho union Mrs.
Sanders yesterday refused to give her
daughter permission to marry him.
To-day a quarrel arose , at the end of
which , and in a lit of anger , the pretty
Annie took n grain and a half of mor
phine before nor mother's oycs. The
best of medical aid was secured and
though recovery is not sure , there are
hopes.
A Romantic Elopement.
An elopement in high social circles
took place at JIarmcr , twelve miles
from Parkersburg , W. Va. , last week.
The parties to it wore Charles Smith ,
son of lr. C. II. Smith , a prominent
physician , and Miss Jennie Pugli , a
Bovontcon-year-old daughter of David
Pugh , of Ilarmor. The young man is
about nineteen , is in the sophomore
class of Marietta college , and stands at
the head. The young couple have for
some time wished to wed , but parental
opposition prevented the union. An
elopement was arranged several weeks
ago , but it was spoiled because the fact
became known to the girl's parents.
Mutual friends , however , came to their
assistance and early yesterday morning
the young couple met at the river bank.
A friend with a skill rowed them across
the Ohio river , whcro they took the
train on the Ohio River road. That
night a dispatch was received by Mr.
Pugh , saying : "Wo arc married. Can
wo como homoV"
It was too late to raise further objec
tion , and so the welcome invitation to
return was sent. The young lady is the
hello of the town , and a great favorite.
" \Vnnts $10OOO For His Heart ,
A suit for breach of promise of mar
riage , in which $10,000 damages is
asked , has been begun in the supreme
court , Brooklyn , by Henry L. Mugford ,
living at No. 100 Eleventh street , that
city , says the New York Star.
B. The fair defendant is Mrs. Jane Norr-
| < by , a buxom widow of forty years , who
- rc > ides with her seven-year-old daugh
ter in a two-story and basement house
at No.01 Second street , Eastern dis
trict. Her husband was the janitor
of the Long Island Historical society.
The plaintiff , who is mentioned in
the directory as a broker , alleges that
in March last Mrs. Norrby promised to
marry him , and fixed the wedding day
for April 4 , but when the happy day ar
rived she failed to como to time.
Mrs. Norrby shed tears last night as
she told the reason she had for break
ing the engagement.
Ono day who visited the homo of her
fiance , and while there discovered from
some papers and documents of his that'
ho had deceived her as to his years.
Ho had led her to believe that ho
was only fifty years of ago , but from the
documents mentioned she learned that
ho was ten years older. She had made
up her mind that If she over entered
again Into matrimonial bonds it would
bo with some ono not more than ton
years older than herself , so she refused
to marry him.
llo May Marry Again.
jSirdsull Dean , of Bubylqn , L. I. , Is
about fourteen years of ago , dependent
cpon his father , who is a carpenter.
Miss Annie Smith is a rather handbomo
woman , who resided in Amityvlllc ,
about seven miles from Babylon. Miss
Smith wears her ago lightly , and when
she testified recently that thirty-five
summers had passed over her head ,
there was a general expression of surprise -
priso in the court-room.
Miss Smith , it appears , had been mar
ried by Rev. M. Si/.or , of Amity vlllo , to
young Dean , and the youth repudiated
the matrimonial contract. Ho declined
to support his bride and sho'sucd him
before Justice Cooper. Wljon brought
before the magistrate Dean said ho
didn't know ho was married. Later ho
said : "I did what I was told to do ; I
stood up with Miss Smith , Mr. Slzor
said something aboutour being husband
and wife , and bhortly afterwards I wont
homo. "
The case was dismissed in this court
for want of jurisdiction , it appearing
later that the bride lived in Queens
county. In a short time the young
bridegroom was summoned hoforo Jus
tice F uoschel , ifl Farmingdale , and the
story of the marriage was gone over.
It was conceded that a marriage hud
taken place , but counbol for Dean sot up
his youth , Inexperience and ignorance
of the responsibilities ho was assuming
as n defense , and Justice Fucschol gave
a verdict against the plaintlIT. The
father of young Doan was , however , not
entirely satisfied , and fearing lest the
marriage at Amityvlllo might stand In
the way of any future matrimonial nlll-
nnco , applied to the supreme court to
have the Smith marriage sot aside , on
the ground that his son was too young
to contract n marriage without the con
sent of his parents. The judge's deci
sion , which was handed down Saturday
afternoon , is very brief. It simply gives
"Judgment for plaintiir , with costs. "
Ho Wanted Hln OKI Sweetheart for a
Mnttioolii-Ijnw.
Miss Mary Jamison , a pretty eigh
teen-year-old girl , whoso homo Is near
Philadelphia , Clayton county , Ga. , has
departed for Mnco , Texas , where she
will become the wife of Mr , Simpson
Mtuin , ono of the wealthiest planters ol
that section.
This is the outcome of a romance in
real lifo which needs no coloring , says
the Atlanta correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Enquirer. In 1803 Mann was
ono Of the moil | > opular young fanners
in the county. Ho was engaged to be
married to the daughter of a neighbor ,
whobo hand was bought by many
Dthora , '
The day for the marriage was set and
lie gue&ta invited. Uufortunuto foi
him , Man espoused.tho cause of the re
publican party , which was in much
odium ht the tfmd. Not only did the.
lady's father object to tho. marriage of
his daughter with n republican , but tho.
young lady herself declared her purpose
never 16 wed ono whoso sympathies
could bo with the party in power.
When the wedding day cnmo It was a
rival , Henry Jamison and not Mann ,
who stood up as the groom.
The rejected suitor sold out his pos
sessions and removed to Texas , whcro
ho has grown rich , while the lady who
was to have been his bride has .bocomo
the mother of an interesting family , the
oldest of whom is Miss Mary ,
A year ago Mann revisited the old
scene still single and with a heart sus
ceptible of love.
Ho sa\f In Mary the Imago of her
mother when ho last saw her In1809 ,
and conceived the single idea of having
his old sweetheart for a mother-in-law.
The daughter contented and the mar
riage was to have taken place at her
homo. o
A telegram from Toxna told of a seri
ous accident to her lover , which pre
vented his coining toGcorgiaand asked
her to go thoro. The bravo girl at
once decided to go and Is now on her
way.
CourtRliln nml Marriage.
lhton Courier.
To-dny I wandered through the grove ,
1 stroll across the lea ,
The music of the feathered choir
Brings memories sweet to mo.
"Twiis hero wo wandered hand In hand
Among the springing ( lowers ;
Alii love , I novcr can forgot
Those bright , these golden hours.
The scene appears the same to day ,
Hero was our tyrsting place ,
But now it Incka one feature bright ,
Your sweet and smiling fnco.
I miss the music of your voice ,
So sweet , so soft , so low ,
Tlio eyes that fondly met my own
One little year ago.
I sigh to have you bv my sldo ;
But , nh , it can not bo ; ,
You cnn not como to mo to day
Uesiilo the -trystliig tree.
A change lins como into our lives
Our courting ilays have Down ;
You've got to miiul the twins , and I
Must take my walks nlouc.
llulcn of Courtship.
Don't disagree with the girl's father
in politics , or her mother in religion.
If you have a rival , keep ono cyo on
him ; if ho is n widower , keep two eyes
on him.
Don't put too much sweet stuff on pa
per. If you do you may hear it road in
after years.
Go homo at a reasonable hour in the
evening.
If on the occasion of your first call she
looks like an iceberg and acts like a
cold wave , take your leave early , and
stay away some time.
In cold weather finish saying good
night in tlio houso. Don't stretch it
all the way to the front gate , and thus
lay the foundation for future asthma ,
bronchitis , neuralgia nnu chronic ca
tarrh , to help you worry the girl to
death after she has married you.
A Unique Elopement.
A Washington special to the Phila
delphia Call says : An olllcer aboard
ono of the United States vessels crius-
Sng in the Pacific station writes confi
dentially to a friend in tills city , giving
the details of the unique clopomentand
mnrriugo of a brother ollicer. The
names of the Interested parties have
been kept secret , but the story itself
has leaked out. A promising young
olllcer of the Pacific squadron , while
ashore at Honolulu recently , became
deeply gmitter. with the charms of a
young native girl , whose dusky skin d'd
not prevent her from entertaining1 very
correct ideas about the attentions she
should allow a foreign officer to show
her. Tlio young woman's father had
observed with a jealous eye the admir
ing glances of the olllcer , and had for
bidden his pretty daughter to receive
the attentions in any form , going so far
as to return to him several nosegays the
American had bent to his inamarita.
The young lady , however , appears to
have lost her heart very early in the
episode , and rebelled violently when
her father informed her that if ho
should intercept another love letter
from young "Brass Buttons , " as ho con
temptuously styled the olllcer , ho would
bo obliged to lock her up until the
American squadron should leave the
port.At
At a clandestine meeting of the pair
this threat was communicated to the
young man , who immediately dcciacd
upon a desperate resolution. Going to
the irate father ho made a formal pro
posal of marriage , which the old gentle
man indignatly declined. The young
man pleaded to no purpose. The dusky
parent was obdurate. The young fol
low then made up his mind to take the
matter Into his own hands. Securing
the consent of the young lady , which
booms to have been forthcoming readily
enough , ho planned an elopement in
genuine American fashion. Arranging
with a missionary to tie the knot , ho
waited for a dark night and slipped
quietly away from the ship.accompanied
only by a follow olllcorwho , after swcar-
ing secrecy , was induced to net as best
man. Rowing ashore with imiillod oars ,
the two repaired to the residence of the
bride-expectant , who was noiselessly as
sisted from a window. The little party
hurriedly sought the ministor.who mar
ried the young oHlcer and his sweet
heart. The bride was then returned to
her father's house , as she had bean
taken away , by the window , and the olll-
cora then hastened aboard ship. The
bridegroom does not appear to have
formed any very definite place for the
disposition of his dusky bride , but from
the account which roaches hero , ho ap
pears to bo sufficiently infatuated with
tier to bring nor to America upon his
return to his native land.
A Ijoup Year Proposal.
Newark Journal : "I think your'e the
nicest man I over baw , and I never
loved anybody before but , well of
course I could marry plenty. There's
Harry Thompson and Mr. Jones I
know they would if I but I'd rather
have von than anybody. "
"When shall the wedding day boV"
"Lot mo see ; the twenty-first 'no ,
I'vo got to go to a wcddlncr on the
fifteenth I don't know. And then
there is Mrs. Wilkorson's gorman on
the twentieth and the ball on the
twenty-fifth. Penhups , about the
twenty-ninth if Mary Fnrullonos
doesn't ' give her garden party. Lot us
say bomo time next month , dearest. "
UiUtlo lietwecn Two Jllvnl Kentucky
Hclles.
Harrodsburg , Ky. , special to the St.
Louis Republican : An award of 1 cent
damages to the plain till" in the circuit
court terminated a very sensational
Eiiit. Miss Annie Davenport , a blonde ,
and Miss Sofronia McCoy , a brunette ,
wore the acknowledged belles of the
Uotliol church neighborhood. Both
were beautiful , but which possessed the
greatest charms was a mooted question.
A bitter rivalry sprang up between the
two young ladles. Recently they at
tended revival services in Bethel
church. They wont with their parents ,
expecting , us usual and customary , to
meet gentlemen escorts on their return.
Miss McCoy mot A young man at the
churc'u Jou ? , Vut Miss Davenport was
loss fortunate and had to ride homo bo-
pido her father. The opportunity was
too good for Miss McCoy , and she" pro-
cocdcd to show off her beau. The two
ladies spoke in not very complimentary
terms of each other * when suddenly
Miss McCoy struck at Miss Davenport
with hdr riding-whip , The horses
were stopped and the young ladies dis
mounted and proceeded to ft ton-foot
fence corner , where they started in to
settle their differences n la Sullivan.
Miss McCoy was getting bested , when
slic called for lior Romeo's assistance ,
but Miss Davenport's father was there
and ho proposed to see fair play and
told the girls to fight It out. which they
did , and Miss , McCoy's hlack oycs tooii
on rings as a consequence : She then
brought suit for damages to her beauty
and the case was decided to-day.
A Clioctaw IJrltlp.
Globe Democrat : Tills evening nt 8
o'clock the Glasgow Avenue Presby
terian church will bo the scene of a
wedding possessing unusual Interest for
tlio public. The bride is Miss Ida Hello
Richards , ward of the Rev. Thomas
Marshall and daughter of the Into Cap
tain * S. C. Richards , of this city , Who
was a cousin of President Arthur. She
graduated at Llndonwood college nyoar
or two ago with the first honors of her
class , and at once embarked , with en
thusiasm , In the field of homo missions.
She wont out to the Indian territory
and worked ns a missionary In the Choctaw -
taw nation. While there she mot the
groom-oloctDr. Eltphulot Nott Wright ,
the son of the late Rev. Dr. Allen
Wright , n Clioctaw Indian , who filled
nil the posts of honor his countrymen
could offer. Dr. Allen Wright was gov
ernor for two terms of the Clioctaw na
tion , was a graduate of Union college ,
Schoncctady , N. Y. , in 1852 , and of tlio
Theological seminary in Now York in
18S5. Ho returned to his home in Indian
territory and became a hard worker
as n missionary of the Presbyterian
church. In 1800 ho was appointed n
delegate to congress during the treaty
between the Choctaws and the United
States government. The son of this
distinguished Indian the groom of to
day studied first at Union college ,
Schoncctady and graduated in 1881 at
the medical college at Albany , N. Y. ,
and Is now practicing medicine nt Lc-
hlgh , I. T. Ho has boon appointed sur
geon and physician to over 15,000 minors
employed by the Attoka Coal mining
comp.uiy , and is also national inspector
and weigher for thoChoctaw _ nation to
secure their rights in the matter of the
royalty to which they arc entitled on
oil coal mined. Ho is quite a young
man , not over thirty years of ago and
shows traces of his Indian blood In his
dark skin and straight , blade hair. Ho
is a polished and agreeable gentleman ,
but presents n marked contrast in
personal appearance to his bride , who
is a pure blonde. The wedding
dress arrived last night from
Tokio , Japan , whcro It was woven
especially for the bride in the silk
looms near that city , and it is entirely
embroidered by the left fingers of Jap
anese workers in Yokohama. It has
been on the way sinco. the 1st of March ,
and has recently been rescued from the
grip of the custom houso. after a sharp
interchange of telegrams. The whole
front of the dress is a mass ot rich em
broidery. The bridal veil will bo fast
ened by the little star shaped blossoms
of the oulvnrin , and the bride will carry
lillies of the valley. The dress is a
present from the bride's sister , Mrs.
Dixon , of Tokio , whoso husband is pro
fessor of literature and languages nt
the Imperial university there , and
the author of several text books used in
the university. Miss Viola Richards ,
the bride's sister , will act as brides
maid , and Mr. Allan Wright , the
groom's brother , will act as best man ,
and the ushers will bo Messrs. Robert
Guthrie , Ed. Clayton , Norris Southcr-
Innil s ; > d Ed Avery , Rev. Thomas Mar
shall will perform the cersaony , as
sisted by Rev. Mr. Thompson , pnstui *
of the Glasgow avenue Presbyterian
church. Rev. Mr. Maraluul has given
the bride , ns a wedding 7 > resent a full
tea service of silver.
A Very Different Matter.
"I am married , dear father , " I cheerily
wrote ,
"To the truest , most loving of wives ;
My income is ugh 1 but the wealth of our
love
Will last to the end of our lives. "
"You'ro discarded forever , " ho hotly rc-
replieil ;
"How dare you wed poverty , shame ?
'Tis u sin uncommitted by all until now
Who have boasted our family name. "
By way of reply I indictcil him thus :
"There's a misunderstanding I fear :
My income is ugh 1 but her income , dear
dad ,
Is exactly five thousand n year. "
NotCH.
A woman in Georgia sat up late in the
night recently to see a pail of ice water
she had hung above the door overturn
on her husband when ho returned from
the "club. " She got tired and wont to
bed. In the morning she forgot all
about the pall until she opened the
door to admit her mother. The two
ladies are still as mad as wet hens and
a divorce suit la talked of.
An Altoonn , Pa. , girl killed herself
because her lover played her falbo at
the very labt moment , and her wedding
gown became her shroud.
Mrs. Theresa Fair , who obtained a di
vorce from ex-United States Senator
Fair several years ago , and with her
freedom received $4,600,000 in cash and
property , lias started east from San
Francibco with her two daughters on a
visit in eastern watering places. She
travels in style in a palace car. It has
n steward and cook and is ono of the
best equipped cars in the country.
Mary Glass was married lust Friday
in Plttsburg to Theodore Brittle. Al
though she is Brittle it is to bo hoped
that Mary may never bo broke.
A gentleman living in Lcosburg , Va. ,
advertised in a northern journal lor a
lady correspondent. lie received an
anbwer from a lady living in Manitoba ,
and the result was an exchange of pho
tographs , mutual admiration , a proposal
and finally an acceptance. The lady by
an agreement with her correspondent ,
journeyed to Licsburgwhoro they wcro
married the other day with great eclat ,
the whole town turning out to tender
pongratulations.
CONNU'niAMTI KS.
Mary Glass was married last Friday In
Plttsburfj to Tlioodoro Brittle. Although
she irf Brittle , it Is to bo honed that Mary may
never bo broke.
In Corca after a man Is married ho wears
Ills hair in a knot at the tup of his head ,
Probably this Is because it bicaks the force
of the rolling pin.
A young Newark woman , after sending
out curds announcing marriage to ono lover ,
changed her mind and her bridegroom ,
though the wedding was on time.
A wedding was lately Indefinitely post
poned at Hloouiiicld , Now Jersey , because
the groom had eaten a peck of black mussels
for supper , and by consequence was unable
to appear in polite society.
Miss Hichards , a cousin of the late Prcsi-
dent Arthur , has Just married o quarter-
blood Cherokee , the son of the tribal gov
ernor , of whom shu became enamored In the
course of missionary work ,
A German who walked most of tlio way
from Texas to Hoonovlllo , Jnd.whero no waste
to marry a young woman , was nearly six
months in reaching bis prospective briuo.
The couple arc now weddeJ and have gone to
Kansas. '
Two artists of very agreeable talent mar
ried at New York Wednesday , Hlshop Potter
ofticiating , They were Auiunda Urowstcr
and Hobert Van VorstSewell , and everybody
will agrco that the match Is very lit and tort-
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Ten per cent discount on Baby Carriages this week.
unatc. Each of them has two pictures in
the academy and twoiu the Society of Artists
exhibition , and Mr. Sewcll will continue to
paint his landscapes and Mrs. Sewcll her
portraits.
A woman at Oakland , C.U. , who marrisd a
man thirty years younger than herself the
other day , before the ceremony made him
sign a paper relinquishing , aU claim in law
and equity to her property , which she had ac
quired by haul work. She had seen three
husbands laid in the silent tpmb , and wanted
to bo quite sure that the young- man who
wanted to bo the fourth was riot marrying
her for her money. ' . ' <
A romantic story comes from Clayton
county , Georgia. Back in Ib09 ono Mann fell
In love with a local bciraty.iuncVall arrange
ments for their wedding were made ; but sub
sequently the father-in-law'interposed an ob
jection to the young niau beqauso of his
politics. The bride , too. suddenly became
advcisc so marrying him on that account ,
and so on the day set for their wedding she
was united with another suitor. The rejected
groom at once disposed of his property in the
county and removed to Texas , where ho lias
since lived , and is said to have grown rich.
About a year ace ho visited the scene of his
former country days to llnd that his sweet
heart had a daughter , agcfl eighteen , who
bore a most striking resemblance to her
mother. Ho lost no time in proposing to her.
She accepted , and this week is set for the
wedding which will make his old-time love
Ills mothcr-iu-law instead of his wife.
PEPPERMINT DKOPS.
Some love the hand that is tapered and thin ,
And some the hand that is plump ;
But any kind of a hand will win when
When hearts are trump.
Oh , why down her checks do the tear drops
fall.
Oh , is there nnncho in her heart , I wonder !
Her shoes are uew and a size too small.
My friend , and they're pinching her feet
like thunder.
If thirty-two is the freezing point , what is
the squeezing ix > inU Two in the shade.
Things always goes by contraries ; the
stamp that won't stick on tcr a letter sticks
tor ycr vest pockets.
Theie is an Indian tribe In California con
sisting of ono man. When he dies bis
language will cease to bo spoken.
There is a young ladies' seminary In Con
necticut where the pupils are compelled to
say "limbislatlon" instead of "legislation. "
A startled correspondent writes to nsk If
it Is true that dog meat is sometimes canned !
Certainly , wo have seen dogs' tails canned
many a timo.
A young man In Maine Is accused of having
voted thirteen times at one election , and ho
is in a fair way to bo convinced that the num
ber is unlucky.
Dr. J. O. Aycr's widow Is worth $23,000,000 , ,
which goes to show that pills and potions
are not so bad when the swallowing is douo
Uy other throats.
Four rash young men of Williamsburg ,
Mass. , expect to iqako a tour through the
wild west without a cent to pay their way.
It is of such stuff that tramps are mado.
Mr. Job Lott You have forgotten to close
the safe door , Stonol Mr , Kirby Stone I
leave It open on purpose. I don't want burg
lars to destroy u $ .2,000 safe to get a few del
lars.
lars."Yes
"Yes , " ho Bald , "I am tired. I've spent
the whole day practicing on a typewriter ma
chine , and it's hard work. " " 1 thought you
employed a typ6writcr ( " "Yes , but I mar
ried her. "
The Kentucky legislature has been asked
to muko poker playing a felony , but the people
ple may icst assured Unit the legislature of
that state will not go back on themselves in
any such wiiy.
Down In Florida strawberry pickers arc
earning only two cents n quart. But they
should not complain. That is much more
than they could get up hero just now at the
saino business.
Mr. I. T. Snipe has been elected president
of the Yale university boat plub. Wo do not
wish to make game of Mr. Sfilpo , but it seems
In order to remark that ho ought to know
how to "feather" his oars.
"Slntlnced for lolfo , d'ypr ' 8ay ? Arrah ,
thin , If the judge had his eyes about him hu
might 1m' seen that Dinnis was that delicate
tlmt he'd nivor live to starve , out a loifo sen
tence , oven if'lt was on'y for three years 1"
Regular printed Invitations wcro recently
sent to a funeral at Kiogmoro.La. , tuut read :
"There will bo a largo funeral at Frogmoro ,
the grandmother of 's wlfo , You uro in
vited. Ice water and soda. Como one , como
all. "
"Dr. Hammond says that 'death is not a
necessity. " "Docs hoi Well , 1 have just
iinished settling up Harklns'l estate , you
know , and Judging from the undertaker's bill
I paid I'm prepared to agreonvlth him. It's n
luxury. "
The spring paragraphor Is abroad , and
among his latest is a story of a bald-headed
man out in Sioux City who has had a lock of
flrey red hair jrrow out in his dcholuio ex
panse of forehead , while what remains of
his original hair is fairish black.
A young man was discussing with more
spirit than was comely what ho was pleased
to call "brain food. " He urged that no ur-
ticlo of food furnished more bruin matter
than baked beans. Just then an old man
looked up and bald : "Young wan , cat all
the baked beans you can get. "
Sweet Girl And dojou really stand and
watch my window every night before you go
homo , George , dear/ / George I have been
doing so , my love , but I sha'n't any more.
Sweet Girl ( anxiously ) Don't you love mo
as much as ever ! Georce O , yes ; but last
night a policeman thouglit I was u burglar
aud took ino to the btatiou Uoube.
LA MONTELAISB.
And the Ijnst SOUR Sung in tlio
Tullcrlcs.
liutfiicnilcnt.
t.
Once upon a time , nt Monteux , which
is the natal place of tlio good St. Gens ,
and also of Saboly , the poet of Christ
mas time , there lived a pretty little
hlondo maiden , with hair as hright ns
gold. They called her Robo. She was
the daughter of the keeper" of the cafo.
And ns she was well mannered and sang
like an angel , the good euro of the
parish put her at the head of the choir
in the little country church. For the
feast of St. Gens , the great holiday of
the year at Mqntoux , tlio father of little
Rose hired a singer to add to the attrac
tions of his cafe.
The singer , who VTSS vounq- , straight
way falls in love with the prclty face of
the cafe-keeper's daughter , and in good
faith the hlondo maiden lost her heart
as Boon to the stranger from the city.
And thereupon the two precious chil
dren , without more ado , are married.
The little Rosette hccomcs Mme
Bordus.
Adieu , Monteux ! Quickly they are
.off. Ah , hut it is charming ! Free as
the air , frcbh ns the mountain springs ,
they had nothing to do but to love each
other and to sing for daily bread.
The first festival upon which Rosette
sang was the first day of Sainte-Agathc ,
the patroness of the Mallanalso. I re
member It all as well as though it were
yesterday. It was at the Cafe do la
Place. The great room was as full as
an egg. Rosette , with no more fear
than a bobolink when it perches on a
willow , stood straight up at the end of
the room in a little alcove. Her bright
golden hair fell about her shoulders and
over her pretty bare arms , and at her
feet her husband sat pjaylng the accom
paniment upon iiis guitar.
Ah , out there was an uproar when
she ceased. They were all follow coun
trymen of hers. The good people of
Cravcbon , Saint Remy , Erayguo and
Mailanalso wcro all there. Yon did
not hear one crusty critic among them
all. There was only ono verdict ;
"Isn't she lovely , isn't she gentle , and
how she sings ! She IB not from far : she
is from Montoux , you know. "
And in truth Rosette did not sing of
vulgar themes. She sang of her native
land , of her country's Hag of battle , of
liberty , of glory with a passion , an
ardor , a fire , which made the breasts of
men expand with emotion , and when
she finished the bongs she cried , cur
ried away by the enthusiasm of her own
uaturo. "Vivo St. Gens ! "
You would have thought the cafe
must bo wrecked by the applause that
followed. Rosette aescondcd from her
place and made , triumphantly , the
round of the tables and the big coppers
rained down joyously into her little
basket. Smiling and grateful us though
bho had received 100,000 francs , she ran
back and poured her sous into her hus
bands guitar , baying : "Take them ; seel
if this holds on wo will soon be rich.
II.
When Mmo. Bordas had made the
circuit of the towns in the vicinity of
her Provencal homo , the desire to try
the larger cities took possession of her
heart. And there , as in the/villugo , La
Montolaiso carried ovorsthing before
her. She sung the Polish national anthem -
thom , a Hug In her hand , and she throw
bo much of her soul into her patriotic
cries that Bho made her hearers tremble
with oxcitoinont. In Avignon , Cello ,
Toulouse , Bordeauxit was all the satno.
Everywhere the common people adore
the pretty singer. And then she said
to herbolf , "Paris next. "
Straightway she was in the capital.
It is Paris that makes or breaks the for
tune of bingers. But hero , oven more
than elsewhere , she becomes the popu
lar idol. Tlio crowds upon the boule
vards fairly worship the mir , fresh fueo
and clear , inspiring voice.
It was during the last days of the
emperor , "tho chestnut binoked in the
pan , " and Mmo. Bordus Bang "Tho
Mursoillaibo. " Nc.ver before had bho
( lung out that hymn with such enthusi
asm , with equal frenzy.
The workmen , the paviors from
the ; streets , believed thcmbelves to
BOO a vibiona resplendent vision of
liberty incarnate and Tony Revillon
eaid in ono of the daily journals :
She comes to us from her mountains ,
WliiTO blows the breath of the BCU ;
She know as u child the spirit
That nils the breast of the free.
Beauty and grace Immortal
Thou dost the soul enchain ,
Eager to follow thy gesture.
Wo spurn the altars of gain.
* March at the head of our columns ,
We follow wherever you go ;
For every man is our brother ,
And every tyrant our foo.
III.
"At the head of our colums ! "
those columns were too soon in motion.
It all came boonor than singer or poet
dreamed. The war the defeat the
siege event upon event , blow upon
blow , and last of all the commune , with
its train of devils following. Tlio fool
ish girl irom Provence , whirled as a
bird in the temptest , drunk by the
furor , the rush of the passions , the pop
ularity of her songs Bung everywhere
"La Marianne , " the last outcry of the
popular heart. She would have sung in
Hoods of the deluge ; bettor still in the
tomptest of fire. Ono day the surge of
the revolution caught her in the street
and carried her , as the leaf is tossed by
the billow , into the very palace of the
Tuilorioa The populace poured in
to give itself o , carouse in
the magnificent salons. Arms
black with powder picked up "Mar
iunno" for to the insurgents Mme
Bordas was tlio very incarnation of
Marianne , the spirit of the commune
ancj. placed her upon the imperial
throne under the red hangings of the
empire. "Sing to US. " shouted the
crowd "sing to us the last song which
these doomed walls shall over hear , "
and the little Provencal , twisting a red
cap about her blonde tresses" , broke
out in the fierce strains of "La
Canaille. "
A mighty cry followed the last re
frain ; ' 'Vivo la Ropubliquo. " Only ono
voice , lost somewhere in the crowd , an
swered in Provencal dialect : "Vivo St.
Gens ! "
Suddenly La Montolaiso was as one
before whoso vision rises a thick mibt.
In her blue eyes two tears glistened ,
and her cheeks grow white as death.
"Open the windows , give her air , "
cried bomo ono , seeing that the blood
ceased to flow from her heart , Ah ,
poor Rosette , it is not lack of air that
disturbs thco ; it is the vibion of St.
Gens in the mountains ; it is the inno
cent joys of festivities among the vineyards -
yards o Provence ; it is all this which
some unknown voice has chanced to call
up from memory to overpower the
present.
Meanwhile the multitude , docking it
self with the draperies of tlio imperial
throne , surgcs _ through tlio yawning
i of the palace. Round the doomed i
'city the roar of the cannon grows more
loud and ominous ; there are discordant
cries in the bomber streets ; afar ono
hears the thunder of the approaching
batteries ; an odor as of petroleum fills
the throat and chokes the breath , and
now high towards the clouds rolls the
smoke and llamo which burst from
every window , casement and door of the
Tuileries.
Poor child singer from the happy
fields of Provence thy voice is hushed ;
thy face is no longer seen upon
crowded boulevard , and no bird sings
above thy grave , That hour upon the
throne of empire was thy last.
BEHIND THE SCENES ;
OH , A AVAIININQ TO WOOJiKH.
Morning Journal : "My dear follow ,
there is not' such another girl in the
world. Beautiful as a dream , and ac
complished to her very finger tips ! "
cried Hary Moody , rapturously.
Will Carter glanced at the speaker
with an amused smile.
"You have a very bad attack , I am
afraid. Lilly Somors may bo an angel
In your eyes , but I would rather have
little Annie , if she is the Cinderella of
the family. Now , have you cvor BOOH
your divinity in anything hut a hull
dress , and with n party sinilo on her
facoV My sister Nell Is very intimate at
the Somors house , and from what I can
gather ( now , don't got angry ) it is very
dillorcnt just behind the scenes , "
Harry Moody was angry enough nthls
friend's remarks , and yet no did not
care to provoke a quarrel , for ho know
Carter would not make a statement
without there was some truth in it. His
suspicious regarding the perfections of
Miss Somors were aroused and ho re
solved to find out for himself if his
friend spoke the truth ,
And at last fate sometimes a very
valuable and upoxpoctcd assistant
throw a chance in his way that might
never occur ngain in a lifetime. Strol
ling ono lovely summer duv in the vi :
cinity of the homo of his beloved. Harry
Moody caught a glimpse of a small side
gnto standing wide open. To do him
justice , at the moment ttio thoughts
which had preyed upon his mind for
days and slipped from memory , and ho
involunfairly passed through the gate.
"I will go into the garden , " he
thought , with a smile. "Lilly is often
there in the morning , she says , and at )
she does not expect mo until to-night I
will surprise lierj and she will bo glad
to BOO mo. "
Alas , the real surprise was destined
for himself , Hews lounging around
us tbeso thoughts slipped through his
brain. Even ns they flitted away ho
came to a sudden halt , for the sound of
voices fell upon his ear. Ho was stand
ing behind a tall hedge of arbor vitas ,
and was consequently screened from ob
servation , yet ho could hear distinctly.
Do not despise him ns an eavesdropper.
I doubt if there is a man in the world
who would have acted othcrwibO.
"How dare you say such n. tiling ,
Annie Somels'i" ' screamed a shrill-
pitched voico-which made the unsus
pected listener start as though ho had
been shot ; "how dare you sny it ?
Apologize this instant , or I will iimha
you I You wretched little , nobody , in
terfering in my affairs1 ! '
"But sister " returned soft
, Lilly , a ,
sweet voice in a tone of deprecation ,
"you know that I am right , and that it
is not honorable for you to do such
things , You did say that you would
marry the wealthiest one of your suitors
no matter which one. I heard you.
And you said also that you would accept
Mr. Moody if he asked you , simply be
cause ho had plenty of money. You
said , too , that you hate him , positively
hate him. Oh , Lilly , how could you'/ '
How could she say the words , or how
could she hate him , which was it ?
Harry felt his heart thrill a littlo. It i
so nice to have a champion , to know
that ono person in the world Is over
ready to defend and approve you in
your absence as well na in your pres
ence.
And shy little Annie would have
almost died of shame had she dreamed
that the man whoso cause she was
pleading was oven then within hearing
of her words.
But Lilly spoke and Harry listened
eagerly.
"Yes , I said it , " returned Lilly Som
ors , in a lower key , but her voice was
sullen and defiant : "I baid It , I admit ,
and I repeat It. I hate him and that'a
more than you do and you know it. "
Harry Moody stared in utter.IncrcduJ
lous amazement. A low sob was heard ,
and again the soft low voice of Annie
Somors fell upon his ear.
" 1 am not ashamed to to care for a-
good man , " she panted ; "and I do care
for for him. But I would bo ashamed
to marry a man whom I hated just fop
Ills money. If you do that , Lilly if
you marry Harry Moody for his money
you will both bo unhappy to the end
of your days ! "
"Sho will never marry Harry
Moody , " cried our horo. sternly , stop
ping buddonly around the hedge , and
confronting the sisters.
Annie , slight and pretty , neat and
dainty as a household fairy , glanced
quickly Into his oves. and then , cover
ing her face with her little hands' ,
darted away like a frightened fawn.
Lilly Somors staggered to her feet In
wordless horror mid astonishment. Lilly
Somors , in a soiled and ragged wrapper ,
with a pair of slippers were much down
at the heel , and her hnir in untidy
curl-papers ; Lilly Somers minus powder ,
rouge and nil the thousand and ono little
tlo arts which go to make up the tollotj
Lilly Somors , a very plain and unlovely
Lilly , indeed.
The young man took in the situation
nt a glance ; then , with a profound bow ,
quietly withdrew. Ho had been
enough.
It was a long time before he met Miss
Annie again , and then she was BO shy
and retiring so almost cold that ha
began to despair. But the memory ot
that confession to which ho had listened
nerved him , and at last ho was nblo to
conquer all obstacles and abk her to bo
his wife.
They were married and lived together
happily , while Lilly , the wife of an old
millionaire , is now tlio acknowledged
lender of fabhion in the great city.
And Harry Moody never recalls that
rude awakening without a shudder ,
followed by a prayer of heartfelt grati
tude for his narrow escape.
A AVcill of Honing AValpr.
Atlanta Coiibtitntion : Liberty Hill ,
Ga. , a small station on the Northeast
railway , Is the scene of a peculiar phe
nomenon. A well on the promises of
Hirnm Leo wont dry just after the
ciirthquako of 1886 , and had to bo sunlc
eight foot deeper before the How o
water was resumed. A few elnyn ago
the family of Lee was much alarmed by
loud reports from the well , sounding ;
like powder blasts or the firing of can
non. On Saturday night another de
tonation wns heard , and the water mid-
donly shot like u goyeor nearly to the
top of the well , with a rit-o and { all like
the drawing in and expelling of Iho
breath in human respiration. Tha
water thus expelled is boiling hot. People
ple for miles around nru Hocking to the
scc.no , and the scientists are much ex *
cited over it.
Serious consequences may cnsuo if
you neglect that cough. Dr. J. II. Mc
Lean's Tar Wine Lung Balm will
tpcudily euro it. 25 cunts u bottlo.