Pages 9 to 12. THE OMAHA DAILY Pages 9 to 12 ,
TAVKXTIETII V.TJAK. OMAHA , SATHWAV 3IOHX1XG , MAHCII M , 18il-T\V10LVK ) \ I'ACJKS. NrMP.KU 2(5(5 ( (
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AVii I ink Mm
Iho snftly pliilncgn'oii ba < led toiils ,
fho ilpnp'iilng mini tnioiititrv louts ,
Illio'imatlc1 twltiKi'i In our Joints ,
\ td liter Hint touw'iio points ,
diij liitmcls worn b > sprightly I HP I ,
ll t whlslus stile trtiiki'il b ) the masses ,
An Itu rcaso tn the sale of ba'r ,
A Holier nnio from olniitli'leor.
A hniitlnw'round for butt ci Hats ,
Mono music from tlio lueUuid nits ,
A honrt SOUR from < i iioot xvi'llmg
I ho willow bmh wlthgroi'ii sii itvcllliiK
A balili of JOI-HO ) maple candy ,
This u'rsolel mi t Itu tlandy f
Al' things , In slmit , from fir anil near ,
I'roilnliu ' tin" fait that spring Is here I
A I'tSK ' OFlllsfSlixllK\TIT\ ) \ \ ' ,
Kulr I'Hil H | rii fifuui ( i
Tlits qlorj retail'sln > w Captain Ku-
dolpb l.vruiiul. If. S A. , wivs guilty o (
end in I unbi'i'omliij , ' mi oMhur and a
{ . 'Cllt Itnill II , .U't WcntUllinmMltll.
\t > w Unit it IH past anil over , tlwuj li
the f < in i'quciii'os wilil remtiln , < 'iiptaln
\criud 1 thinks that ho I'.mnnt bo hold
tul > liino : In tlm niattar , lint possibl ) bo
In not the lost judtfo , IIH Isuspu't him of
Mviotl ) itieoiiir | ; | with the sinjill bo.\
who ti Ku < l what way the u-o o ( teniptu-
tlon II \ on didn't jleld toll.
Ino/\lott him IH HUIO tliut It win not
lior fault ; how , Indent , call slio bo liulil
icapoiisiblo for the Midilon , almost com.
ploto p.iraljhlH of her powers of roiotfiil-
tlou Hint tool : place shoitly after her
ni fix nl on the I'ai'ilio wlopo ? It ocea-
( iloniilly htippuis that those mooting
immlwrs of now people \\lioni thoj
H-arcelv expoit o\er to iiuot ngain ,
piisi-atly llnd thoin olvi'suiiiblo o\on \ to
lu'oynl/o Mich faeoxntnonf , ' the omul as
tliov may wish to remember. This was
what happened to Miss Moiiliim after
hoi1 Iho hundredth Introduction , though
bho tiiod to atttlbulo her failing to thu
illmnto. IndilToriMit at flrst , bho pros
intli foxinil It voij tijing to know
whoth the biislivwhi-dioiod man In the
rornir of the oar as she was Koing down
town was Iho s uno bush -whiskered man
who lind boon lior pirtnci at whM the
night hofoio ; whilolt was nutiifestly ; i
waste of thno to spend half the Horiuon-
linnr In church wondering1 if the nioo
box , thrcopoxvs In fiont to the ri ht xxns
Miuonioobox who had been presented
to her oil llio club tennis grounds lib the
champion placer.
So It came about , after Amoral fatal
fnlluius to ncojjiil/o people , that MIO
grmto bo ilinoutl ) thinktul for am
Mich marked peculiarities inthodro'-s '
or features of lior i.iMinl ai-iUiiiiitiiiu'es |
us Hindu her nioro Ilkol ) to loinenibei
tlll'lll
llerbrotlior , Hk-liard sfriond. Captain
John Hiinllold.Ono Ilundrcillh infatitr ) ,
htatlonodiit Yanooinor bar racks , was a
man of medium height and inllitai\ \
hearing , with keen blue e\es \ ami n
taxx ii ) inonsttuho. These oharactorist-
Irs MibH Mori-iam comuiilted to incinot )
that nho might not omit to bow when
nuxlbhu inut him ; tlio minor dot ills of
his personal nppeaiatu-o she eheerfullv
forgot , for dining the onooveninj * which
lie bidHpentwith Kiohard slneo she had
boon her bi other's guest , she had not ,
found hoiholf espounlly ontoilaincd.
Nevorthele'.s , on tlio morning that she
took the carl j boat to go up lo the C'as-
cades of llio ( . 'oluirbia from I'oitland ,
she svns heartily glad to find him occu
pying the ohnlr beside her as she t-.it
iloxvn to biealifast In the study midillo
cabin. Kit-hard had Intended to go
with her , of cimrfo ; had , indeed , eoino
down to the boat and gone on boaid ,
xx lion n. messenger hey came after him
with u telegram summoning him up the
xallej on a nmttei of business whiih
I'oulif not bo put olf. Itlchaul hesitated
a minute.
" 1 can't got oft" to go again for thieo
weeks , jind L urn nfiuid b\ that tlmu it
w ill bo piottj Miioky. It is bo clear to-
daj thatvoii will have a Riiuidluxvof \
the mountains * * * of course itvlll
ho alittleslow to goalono * * * xvliat
would jou ratltor do , I no/ ? If them
weio out ) tiino to look about , L am faino
theio must be homo oao x\o know on
bomd. "
"Oh , no uiattor , " salil Ine"since I
gotui > at " > o'cloc-K it xxouUl ho a pity to
HO hack without Koinj ; aujtliinp ; , don t
joiithinUV And It isn't ntiy nioro of a
triii than K ° l" ( ! iP | to Albaii ) oil the day
boat. ( ! et oil , Uiiltio , quick ! They are
olnjr to haul the plank in. "
So ho turned and loft lior , whereupon
she hu mediately began to wish th.it she
had tjono too , and vxandoreil about foi-
loinly until it was bruahfa.st time.
U'hb fight of C'nptiiin Hanllulil slightly
revived her < iiirits.
"Good morning , i-aptain , ' bho Mild ,
vx ith a loui-hof returning vivai-iH in her
IOIICH. "Aro you going un to tlio dib-
L'liilcs toilny ? "
Tlio gentleman at her light turned
( juickly and roymdod lior , husltatiiiir.
Kor one awful minute Inez thought she
had inndo a mistake , hut a glniuo at his
thoulder straps rca sined her , even bo-
foio ho cheerfully returned her "uood
illuming , " anil sniil that hew-as going us
far up the t-hor ib'he ' boat would tal\o
liim , incidentally Inn.Hiring her own des
tination ,
Xoxv It is evident that , in addition to
the family likeness ho often exi liiiK1 be
tween nrmj otllcors , ono tawny-mous-
tacbetl man of milltar ) boniliififiiiul me
dium height in aiaptnin'ri unlfoiin looks
not unllku nnothor tawnj-inoustaohed
mini of the Mine carrlage.'i.aine height
und wearing the same iniiforin ; and It is
haidly necessary to explain thnt Miss
Merriain's neighbor wa& not. In fact ,
I'aptain Hnntielil of the Infantry , but
t aptain r'veuirdof the engineei ? .
This Is , perluijis , the place forl'aptiin
Kvorard'b apology , but it is a poor thluy
ntbest If ho had rcrutiin/ed a tilllo
lota olotelj the attractlxe looKiiifj girl
xvho tstoixl outside the forwaul cabin
ilair before breakfast was eilled ; if silo
hnd been a degree lets distintruibiicd in
look ami ( ninnor ; if bho had not vyorti a
gown tliaticminiled liim of his istor'.s
gown ; If t-lo | hail not nddies td him In
Ulh ! a prott ) , coulldont win ; if she had
i-nllcd him bv.tho iiaino of another man
nibtend of using a title which , at le.iht
was rightfully his ; if ho had felt a tiillo
less languid , and she hnd looked a tilllo
let's interesting ; if , inshoit , nnj of those
i ondltioiifi hud been wanting' , ho xxould
lima illholalmed the honor of her
aciliiaintani'o as speedilj iif wns > 1011-
s-lstont with courtesy , and that xxould
n.uo been tlio end of It.
As it wa. * , ho hosltntod jiuu'optibly ,
tlien mot her ha/ol ejc and hesitated
In her relief at llndlng that she \\ould
not ha\w \ to IK- silent all day. Inu ihat
tcunl latlier mine \olublj thin usual
and Captain \eranl re ponileil in his
liniidsoineat manner , though a quoci
smile occasionally cuiled the lorneis o
his mouth. She alluded once or twlco
tothn toliof it would ho tt ) "Uichaid'
Idknou thecaptaln wild on boaid. *
"Tho de\il \ it voulu ! " inurmuivd
r.x-otard under hi inou-.taclii1 : but ho
answivod btaiidl ) inul trulhfull ) tint
thuobllgiitioii < t'litholy on hi < side ,
anil ho should bo glad to cr\oiH her
guide-bonk to all the poliitsof lntore < t.
Ho did not llnd his soU-n sunn'd role
an easy one tit llrst , It ls > ono thing tenet
not the purl of unotlii-r por-on xxheii jou
know vonr iftios , but quite a dllloront
one lu"nUunipl It whi-njouaro Ignoriint
oven as to xvliu-o part jou are Inking.
It Is so easy to bo unaware ol soiaothlng
that thootlicr follow would kmw , and
so hetiay jour dupll'-itj ! ( . 'aptain
'
Kxomril'ho\\ov , \ \ 01 , waspoessodof ewe
taitloalnbillt ) , nnd kept the i'imxoi ! i-
tion as fir as possible iinon ahstiact top-
Ic.suntll he hid loarucdthnt ho WMH n
friend of horlirolhor's , but only an no-
quilntniieo of horow n.
"Lucky for me wo aren't Inthrnto
friends ! " win MH thought , "though If
wo wore , thU wouldn't haxo hnppeneil ,
11 wnsa fjicat lolh-f to him to ills-
i-oMir. latorlu the nioiiilng , llinlhe was
C'lijitain Hanliold from the po t. Here ,
at len.sl , ho was on linn ground , for ho
and Hanflold weio good friumK Ilo
quite felt as though hn had iu-iiirod ( | a
right totheimim by his hour of uamo-
loss sulTorlng.
The day was tine , anil not too ( ro h to
o liable life in to nmiiin forward. When
they went out-hlo , the boil hnd
tumud Into tlu > Columbia. On one tldo
xvas a giuonand level land edged with
round-topped tries ; on the oilier , low
hills , with tlio sharp , oaxv-looth outline
of great llrsiising aboio them. Ahead
xvas a majestic Mtotc-hof watei , and at
the end of the vi-fi a silver slmlo
against the skj , the iniglitj piolile of
Mount Hood ,
I ni1/ loaned nn elbow on the tail and
shaded her o.\eswith her linnd as she
looked up tho'rier. . Her manner x\as > a
llttlu more subdued It occurred to
F\oraid \ that horgraUty was sweet and
becoming.
"Vou people out. line luuo such n lox--
ing , almost patumi/.lng wnj of talking-
alumt jour niouiitniiis , " jho obsoried ,
"as if t'hoi wore jour intiinatesand \ -
fainlliais. It Isory \ prottj. 1 think , "
The captain was a inotinttiln lover. lie
looked up the liver at the white peak
aheadas ono xvho smiles in thefaeoof a
fiiond.
"Mount Hood Is mj father confessor , '
he observed , "the hoar ) piopliot to
xvliom I tell my sins. "
"Ah.don't tell himxerj nisiny ho ib
too xvhito. "
" \Vh.it isjouriiloii of sin ? ' no a uen
rather abruptly , for his lonsolcnco was
tumbling him.
Ineicllectod. .
' I..oil opportunitii1 ! seem to me the
orjmg sins of both of u- \Vo aien't
\cry wioUcd.Vo aie only stunhlly
blind , and wo won't " -eo N\ lion wo might
bo nobler , when wo liuvu chain es tube
more genorotis. To lose an ojiportunity
to taKe a turning ihnt leads up bill
thnt is my Idea of sin , I think. "
"It would base bcon a sin to lose this
npportunitj , ' ' was PA curd's dcumt
iiu'iitalcoumionl , as lie guided thoion-
MMsatlun into tlio oonsldci'iition of fate
and fiee-will , for \\asalreadj begin
ning to undei-staiid how it was that tho-o
who liked Ino/ Merriam at all wore wont
to likoheri.ither violontlj nt lust sight.
Topics olioinoisutioii , often so hard
toeonio by whenwanlyd , wore a * plenti
ful as motbs iti a ray of light for these
two piople Ibis morning. The sunshine
and the ri\or air seemed to freshen -and
gild inery common subjoit with a touch
of unwonted splendoi. Both wore con
scious of being rather uiusinlly good
ioiiipin > Unit daj , and felt a toueh of
innooeiitaniti about it.
Thuj talked , and talked of the couii-
trj and its rosonrcts ; the latest fad in
literature , the niagnilieint sienoi ) of
tlio upper rivoi , when toward noon thej
moved along the narrow ing channel
under the o .stupendous olllliliioh
after all aio onlthieo \ 01 four times as
imposing as tlie 1'alisades ! * " ob < 'rved
Inoalleetlng - to isinko light of them.
"NVouldum say 'only three or foui
tunes as hiaok as s heol"or 'asswett as
lovoj moiUed 1'voiaid.
" " '
'Phcy'u'iteii'-si'Uthoii1 ' musical Hkei and
dislikes , \\lieliier\vti\ed lloorsworo
piofeiablofor dancing , and the ollect of
climate on tlio nerve < . Innakod him
if he did not tlilnlt that Hiehaid looked
tliinor than wben be llrst went out , and
I'veiard icspoiidovl Unit lie could lurdl\ ,
toll did iteem so to her ? She re
ferred casually to ono or two family mat
ters which hu was supposed to uiulei-
stand , and ho < uconud to groiol in bis
own sight und his soul writ hid within
him until the subject was s.ifolj
changed.
They talked pliHunphand \ touched
upon religion ; tbero was little In be.ivi'ii
oronith that they did not speak of , and
when C'aitaiii ] I'.Mjrard went awayas , ho
did once or t\\Ice , to smoke a cig.ir and
think the situation over. lniv. le.ined
back against the sholti-ring wall of the
cabin , and thought dreamily what an
unexpectedly good tlinoshu was hiivinc. ' ,
Unt Captain Kvoutrd mavched gloom
ily up and down the narrow side ,
bfting bis moustache and frowning
at the floor ; for the bettor
the time thej were haUng' ' , the
niorelhej talked , and tlio more plcnsuio
thej found iti euchothei's conxoi o , the
worse it made matler lor him , and ho
could seeno way out of it Ihat would
lead to paths of pleas mtnoss and poacu ,
i , e.a state of things in whkli hocould
visit Miss Mirriam in liei brotlier's
house , unhindued.and jmrstioat leisiiT-c ,
in Ills o\\n poison and with the sanction
of society , an acquaintance which ho
found so oddlj chaim'mgunder the pres
ent imhcaid efciriunistances ,
" 0 Lord ! " ho miirinined , leaning over
the alilo and lookinjr hopelessly ilown
into the gieen water , "what a position
for an honorable nun. I hn\o climbed
up into the sbcr p-fold bj an unappoint-
od waj , and If 1 am turned out fora
thief , it will onlv , servo mo light , " and
he fetched a might ) sigh.
iAir a finv seconds bo iimtomplated the
po-slbilit ) of making immediate lonfes-
hlon and thiowing himself upon her
moicy. lie might go to her anil iy , "I
am not the man , MHI ha\o \ taken mo foi ,
but am another ju t as good. Let 1110
talk to jou for the test of the day on my
own merits as a companion which you
! ia\ohadan onpoitunitv to test and ,
later , I will Him -omo one tn vouch for
mo , to assure Jon that lain aswollortli
talking1 to today as if I had boon Intro
duced toou jesteidaj instead of mean
ing to bo Introduced tomorrow. "
Jlnt ho roinbored ha\lng hoard thata
woman's natiiio is inherently conven
tion d ; mid in bis mindWyoho saw bci
pretty nnpor lip stllTen , and tlie prouil
turn of tlio head with which she would
nunoaway fiom the man who ventured
to makobiich an aiidacioux , if honest ,
speich tohor So he rellocted thatconic
what might , todaj was hisand ho would
not lose it thioughaiiy hope of im-
pro\lnghlf iwsitinu ethioall ) . Ilowonli
boi/o the hour ; afterward If It must
eoino tlio deluge !
lly way of gathering ro eshllo ho
might , lie went back to Miss Merriam
ami plunged wlldh into a conversation
on the da'liuoof duoliny , mid the \a.uo
of a en eof jicr'oml lionor to tlie saf
ety < i | tinnitioiml life
\ Vhenthirencliod t lie ( "a < eado , the
'
the captain'dK'oorod Ihat the boat
would staj there two IIOUH , and , although
'
though ho'lmdcomo up with the inten
tion of ronidulnir o\or-nlglit \ , ho man
aged to accomplish Ids business at the
looks and tmd time besides ( or n boit
walkon thoshoio with Miss Morriam.
I'lui afternoon \\iis shoi'ter than the
morning' , and < | iilto as radiant wossihlj
more so in ( aptain Hveiaril's
o.ves , for not onlj vas it illuiniii'
i'il with gleam ofthat light
"that was never on land nor sea , but It
had also that quality ol pocullni pro-
clousne slclongingto things wo daio
not hope wo miy iiongalii. "
( 'aptain livemrd did not foigot that ho
belonged at thu post , although as n mat
ter o ! fact ho bo.irded in I'oitlanl , so ,
wbenlato in the afteinoon the boat
tout lied at the wharf ill Vaneomer , ho
nrepii'etl to get oil. Ineaio him her
iiiiud at part Ing with a gracious tmilc.
"t owongieut deal of the pleasmo of
the day to ) im , " was her haudsoiiio
acknowlodgomeiit , and she sUioilnt tlio
do and watched him dejectedly climb-
ig- the liltlo lull up to thu bob-tail c.ir
nat plies between Umn and post. Ho
id not take tlio car , however. When
lie bout had gone on down sticam he ie-
iirned to the nhiiifund boiinlod tlio fat
ttlofori ) foi the motor Htation noro-s
lie i her , by whiih means he naohui
lie illy hofoie Miss Merriam , and se
ll red to himself an . .dditional hour of
i i st ry.
I n his own mom he piooeeded to think
vorthecxoiiNof the day , mid in eaih
uccessixo light \\hich ho cast on them
lie ) looked \\OIHO than in tlio last. If
ie had forged n chick or robbed a haul ;
10 lould Imrdh halo IK'OII more misoi-
bio , iiml possibly would bine felt le s
c morse.
lie had acted an uugentlemanly pint
md ho didn't know how ho could for ivo
liniiclf ; he didutlcnow how Ihnlield
ould foigivohiiw.and ho was --1110 tint
10 jouug person of refinement and self-
espeot could bo persmded to uxorlouk
heinoniimental indeliiacy to call ithy
10 harder toim of his behavior In tnk-
ngndviinlagoof a mistake and pilming
litibelf oil as an acquaintance of a
vonmii tiavollug alone. 1 To could hn\o \
lunlon himself for his folly. And
etlf ho werobrajed inn nun ta.r would
hoie. depart from him his appreciation
) f huel ojesand lod-biown haii ; of 1111
uncommon fiuo and a Hedfern L'o\Miy
Iodoubt ° d it , in spite of the strong
anguago he was at present using in
cgartl to thomonitnri wenkness which
md miulo him fall in with fate's little
) laa to trick him into n comic opeia
ituation.
He oNperioncod a Ihely wish to diop
of his life ; hovi hoil he
ould tie it up in a hag with a couple of
tones and dum-ii it as one might Kit-
ens , but ho was well aware that ho
ould not oven ollirt tolguoie it Tbeio
vote apologies to make , and the sooner
bohotler. It wasdei'idedlj priforablo
.hilt ho should goto Jianlield with his
itllo stoiy , than thai , later on , Han-
ield should come to him for an o\planii-
iou , which would bo sine tohnppon.
Having braced himself foi an nnpleis-
uitinteniowwhin , be sought Captain
innlield at tbo earliest possible hour
ho next morning , It was a phock to him
lot to find himself ticatid us such a
rre.it crlininil as ho bad expected. Ho
ould poieeho , ho\\e\cr , that Jiialicld
vns s\i > pomlmg- judgment until he
should hear the other side of thostoij.
/Janlield grinned a good deal in his
noustacho , but slid little , ami his ob-
seuatioi's \\eio not all to the point , as
vlitn ho saidhohad known Kiohaid
Meiriam a good ninny } earsi , anil ho
"was a gentleniin , tir , whoroior jou
) iit liim" a toiiiark at which Dveraid
vinccd. As for Miss Merriim , liiinlield
. nought her a "piottj girl with mijjhty
ittle to say fur herself , " at which eii-
denco of ileai sightedne-s IXerard
smiled sadl Hanliold deilln dlo ghc
in opinion a to how the might receive
K\oraid's apologies , but consented to
take him to i.dl and pioscnt him in duo
foun , sothatlio might have acluincoof
making them.
"For hetueii'ssakelet in go soon , "
siiid K\ornd , feivontlv , "I shall ficl
like a sneak until I o' '
"Possibly \ will not fcol much hot
ter when come awaj , " lemarked
I Jin field , duly.
'lliatovcning after dinner MisMor -
riim , who was sitting oil the \or.indah
\\itli her biother , observed two Cii > -
tnln ihnliclds lomiiig up the toriaco
.steps towaul them. She dropped her
ojes discreetly , wliilo she icllected upon
the probable meanim'of this extraeuli-
nan natural pbonominoii.
\Vhon C'nptuin Hanliold the first m-o-
sinlodCaptain llnnlicld the ' oconu to
her uinier the naiiiu of Kvouird , bhonc-
knovvledgeil the ititiiidiiiltiin with a
inirkod laik of wni'iath , anil speedily
dioppidhot oyohds ngaizi with the look
of a pcihon who has nothing to siv
not , however , before she observed that
Captain ] xerurd was looking hori'bly '
\Motelied.
lie hud taken the seat next her , and
faithest from her brother , while his
companion , with aitful kindness , had
settled himself on the other side of Mr.
Merriim. and after the liist few seconds
pioeoidod to engioss his ontho atten
tion. Thin ga\o Kveraid thooppoitu-
nlty hodcbired to explain and apologi/.o
mill very awkwardly he omhiaoed it.
Just x\hat he snld ho does not know
dhl not know at the tiino , having only a
vague impression that hoxas figura
tively groveling at the feet of it very
liard-hearteil young psrson who xvould
not oxen lift hercj osto look at him Ho
vvondeiod inferably how lashes t-o curly
iinild liido ojes to unkind.
"I e.in baldly expect jou to foigixo
mo , but I wi&h to toll you hoxiniuli I
icgrot "
Uogiot wbntV What bad become of
the rest of that sentenceV Thocuptiin's
xoieo iofui eil to bo Imrdined with the
weight of an ) moio apologies and
stopped xvork suddenly. He made an
elTortto goon , but somohoxv imililnot.
There was bllonto fora few long , hope-
Its- , seconds , a sllonco biokon by Miss
Merriam * \oioo ,
"It is veij shocking , ' ' she saidsevere-
Ij , "Of I'oursojou ought tohavotold
mo you xveio very soiry , but you did not
have the pleasure of 1113 iieqimintunce.
And of course 1 ought to have beeneov-
oicd with uuifihlon all the xvnv up the
liver to think that I hnd spoken to MJIUO
ono 1 did not know but , after nil1 and
fcho lifted the Inches at ln t tokhoxv that
the ojos benoatli weio full of laughter ,
"after alldo you know 1m glad wo did
not doit that wny. "
Thoeaptuln leeovored his voice. "It
was an nxxful thing to do1 he bald , w ith
an av\o-ftiiii'k \ boluuinlty of ono w ho hmi
Obcaned an nvxfid danger , "and if you
know what I think of your gomlnet-s in
forgiving It i pei'ially whon\ou can't
lonli/o the strength of my temptation1 !
I said at the beginning of this etor\
that Captain Kvornid xvnit iiiipiinishcil.
This , of course , is his opinion and that
of Mis. Kvoraul , but it depends , on the
vloxv vou take of matrimony.
Sl'ORlI'lS ' ' OF LITTLE FOLKS ,
Fire Oletns Out Nowaid Ooagnn's ' Ilotol
Where Now York Oainiat Usjtl to Rocst.
TRAITS COMMON TO AIL CHILDREN ,
No I > llorciioo ( Metwooii 1'iliiec iui l
Pauper All Kills nro Vp ( o I'riinks
anil Ilicli lOlilei-H lln > e ( < >
Panic.
Cause nud niT.'or.
M > mini Vnivltui 111 tn W A"if/io' / ' < i ,
j\ little ilinncr jiwty was In projie.ssdou-ii
In low ,
\Vhlloubo\r-stnlis \ \ , ID the nursery , was a
lonely little 1'ied ,
"There Is not hi UK left to dol' ' ho sighed ,
' Unit dock H voii slow ,
\ ndlicn nurse Joes llnisb supper , sbowlll
put mostraliit | ! to bed"
"Xou-.ir tbc\'d lit mo play wltb that1" In )
looked up on tbo wull.
And ( jetitl ) puMied n clialr nloiiK liefoio
him , m he spoke
"I icallvould not iniJcblof It , orvoiry It
at all ,
And I feoliiuttcprottycaitalu I could mend
It , It Hliroko ! "
About live minutes after this the doot-bell
mitf , nnil low
The servant to tlio JnaUer whispered , "Sir ,
lie's at the door
'Iho messenger v > u rang for , " Keplied the
mistoi , "No ,
He'sauiilesoniostupul bluadei " .Ami lie
t.i j : nt of It no itoro.
l'i\o minutes passed : asouiulof wheels , the
servant came to snv ,
"Tliounrilago Is ii-walthijf , sir bollko it's
loino too early ,
Hut tlui mauls \iry positive you uing for a
"I iluln't , ' saM tbo master , nnd liis look
and tououro surly.
Iiitbcsiuno mysterious manner a policeman
untie anil went ,
Aiuln doubtful look was grovvh'g ' now upon
the nnstoi's face ,
An idia baJ ociurrcd to him of what thom
m > story meant ,
And hoas just preparing to follow up tlio
trace-
When , lo ! "A burst of thundor-souuil ' the
en ino drew up promllv ,
Closi ) followed by the hose-cnit ; and diio
con fusion ( -roiv.
Hut the master from his Ooor-stcp , by shout-
Was in time to stop the deluge , nnd 'twas
all tint hoiouldilo. j
htraiglit\va\ \ tlio ahmi lie wont , and cap.
turedMaster ; FicJity ,
\Vhnsoutieil. " 1 only ( js e It such alittle ,
IR'lo Jerk' '
I didn't mem to start It just to try if It was
rcudj ,
1 vaiitcd-iill I wanted ivus to sic if It
would woik" '
OooKaii's Hotel ClnH'd.
Coosan's hotel lias iicrnsancnth closed.
Itsniinowas idelk-ato tilbuteto its dls-
lovoicr , one SUIdily Coogan , newsboy nnd
icsidcnt of no place in particular , and
though tbogeaeiil public was not awnio of
Its existenio , thotr.uisi'icnt trade of COOK U
was of tbollvoliest kind 'iwd nightly tnxoJ ,
the Ciipiuityof that inoJesthostelry , Miys the
Now York World
Coopm'i hotel Is not Hi the dlroctorr nnd
the closest inquiry ai to its whot'cibouts
woulnbo nil In Viln , unlessjou should bnp
lien toask .inowsbov * . 1'licu , if jour appear
mice Inspiu'd suflleicnt conlliloiuc , he would
tnkcou toMailstruct au\l , pointing to the
front sheet \entil.ilor that curves upv/nul
botuivn the ciatr.il columns on the noitli
side ot the postoMi-c , would exclaim witli all
the pithos of nn Intuit ( 'jhia Manus oon-
einilitiii'tbe ( > nil nsof a toy C'aittiaRo :
"Uit ' '
wuj ! Cooglu's
Many months IRQ tliosa cinplovos of the
postollico who \\orlcedlu the ha-senicnt found
that the atniosphoio \ at times uuboii-.ible ,
and the ventilator wm put up in lospnnso to
tlicir ccmpl.ilnLs Its width is about the
foot. Its breul'lils four , unil when tlieeiipiuo
louiucteil witb ills pul in operation : imi htv
torrent of nlr rushes down Its inotul throat
Ihrimi-hout the summer the \cntilitor Is
constantly in action , but u-hen to ) oold
whether conies la it U rarely used. Its oblong -
long mouth st a-nds noirly tin feet above the
pavement , but the boxes which are plnci'ii
around it make It casof \ access
One spoil-illy iol l nlK'lit Skiilily Cooiran ,
boiuuiL' bineathhis arm abntidlo of ovunln
pupils with \\hloli ho had been "stuek , "
wiiiiiliredthrniigh IVhll stu'ot looking for a
coini'iiientnookla to repose until the
hour for " - " sheets
"t-ikinpout" tneiiioriilntr ar-
lived Tlio sp no beneath tlio mail delivuy
plutform whiih runs to the right of Iho
northern uiliMiiiu hal long been u favoilto
sloopinn plneo for Skiddy and bis brother
lirofesslomls , but on thispartliularevenln
overj inch of available spice hid becu pie
einptcd. As tbosoinnifci-ous COOB.HIvrit ; -
( leillils wiiy thiough tha ei-.itlnjj lie was
( reeled \\ith uufrleiully piodf.
llotooKttio nltit ana williure'v.
At that time the war botvxcen the nows-
hoysanU the postofllco watchtneti was in Its
intiincy , althoui'll buidly an houi passed ilur-
hiKtho il.iy without nn eiiKaponioutof some
kind between the brass-buttoned oniclals and
the handllti of the alloys The bojs nlntcil
crapi , pitihed pwmics a nil did \\Uiilj \ \ irrltat-
hij ( thint's diiettly under tlio noses of the
foe , who retailitoU with hot cuts of tl.o lat-
taii when they ( 'ained the \nntago. A ttimes
a Park low pollcemui would saunter o\er
from eltj hall park anil become sufliclciitly
Intcicstud In tlio fr.iv totra\ely \ wave his
elub iiml threaten the small ami bittcred
sklimlshersxlth arrest At nightfall the
hoj s would bo'lii ) to Rather in tlio postollico
eorudors , and from that hour until day biuic
thowatohmon spenttholrtlmoln roiitfiiKtbo
enemy fioni thoout-of-the way holes and ior-
nois \\hiehtho poor little chaps sou u lit to
onjov u limit of sloop
Mho spate below the delverj | platform was
espCLiiillj well suited for the purpose Tbo
corpulent wutihman could not got the
shicwd nndiry small boy , and Inailditlon
it w is vcrv warm. *
Skiduj Coocin , thus boishlj itri\ca from
hisfivouto refuse , shullleil ftloiiK the eoliblo
stones of Mall stioet , dlscoiisolito. Ilisojo
full upon the u'litilator. A funt cloud uf
vnpornlmolt was sugirebti\o ofwarinalr
and plenty of It " \\lth the wqua IJoa tliut
tnmoutllilorwiis a sort of u elm to thatled
diicctly to soniu Itluit ota bli/liif ? fnriiaco ,
SUIdily Coojran cllinhod iin on the hoses and
looked o\er \ tlio edro. A uelieious pull of
warmth Uow full in bit fuu > , und sinrin
Into the dirkiic < s , Skutdy dlscovircd tint u
netof lluht iron piulors filled ttiolhroitof
tbo\onllUtornlio > itthreo feet below him
Hodro\\ himself nmcKl\ over the cdyo anil
vnnhhed
CooKun hotil had boon ilsco\ore } \ < l
Tor neitly a wc-'kHkidily slept aloiioupon
thoilr ; < .1cis , ii\olliiif ( In compmitl\o \ luxury ,
but his sicrot was soon illsiovored anil ho
was foueil to sliiiro his lodKlni.'s with as
many of his filoiulsas could juclc thomsilves
Into tbo 1 by I oblong. 'Iho bar * worocov-
oicd with hopelessly worn out aitli-li's of
clothbiKanil odil bits of utriiy ImiwiiiK that
ttio pations of Coojjan'H ' iiuuiiKid to lay
bands on No matter bow cold it v % as , no
matter how Inul itrainivl , thoinslilo of the
\cntilatiir u.is nlwuys warm and tlrv , and
these foitunnto ouis who found .shelu-i be
hind its tin walls believed thnt they were
suiiounded lij a imiKidlleenie whic-li np-
pioaolieil tholrulj palatial.
A straw lllleil omkuij barrel In Harciav
stieot was uotliliiKcomiureil to It Tliolaelt
of acoinnoiliitloiis utCoo m's hotel was pi u-
ductlvoof Inimmorabl6 lights lluioneiulo ,
tint of ihst come llrst icrved , Kovorned the
obliilillslunont , ancltho lueky sK who cap-
tuicil the tlrst piares ujioii the Kfatlntr usu-
allv had to tlfht for them. 'IhoHO inidiilbt |
commits botmyed the HITOI of Itioventlliitor
to i lie nlKht watohmon , who In turn informed
thopolke and thoofllcersot the soclot\ for
the preu'iition of cruellj to chllilun of the
of the boyV now htilinir phi'o.
Kntpienl raids weiv initdn i.pon It and iiiiny
of lt < linldtntM w 010 luiuled betnro local iniiij
Isti itos unit iMiunnlti'd tolnstltutloiif.
Hie MiitUator , hiu\o\oi , oiintmueil to ln
populut until tlie mont IIro in the postiflloo
bnscAiont , when Iho tluiiios swept mi ttio
ohtito and fat illy but nod ono of the boi s w bo
was sleeping In It ,
'lids filnlueaed the pittvms of Coo in's
\\n. 'Ihronof them \ciitiirul Inek auiiiu
lust Tucsiluv iiluht and were ciptuied la the
inliUt iiftliolrstuniliursM thnpolliv Wntoh-
nun and poln-o nou Keep lodoublod guanl on
Alnll sheet and tbo merry nowsbo } has
bci'oinoa noiieviiluit qimitit ) in tliut nrlitb-
boihooil Tin ) Htnoki'd nail tiitlouvl ruins of
I'eogiuiN is nhon inor to boiomo Iho habi
tation for wild boasts , nad Is fie.niontoil by n
large and siuago 'I hoin.u cut
Snld II IN I'jiH'r < ami ( lie I'nlt | r.
As I was ascending the sit pi of theI ' / '
roil station , not long ago , 1 ncarU stumbled
cncrii UTV small Inn soiled at the hot torn of
tlioseontiil latiiliti ) . ' , suxsniltor in thuN'mv
Yoik Herald llewas an Italian , aboutci bt
yc.us oliiKu Under his arm was a couple o (
iicwspapors , although the hour for silllm ;
them \MS bite 10 | i in Stoppluij on tbo
landltifjaboveto llnlsb mef \ ir before huard
big tbo train , I nmlii not'oiM ' tbo bo\wlio
bad settled bis beid eouiloilibly upon bis
aim and lay aiipaicntly fast asleep A limn
oamo upHlairi , llngoixul a inoment at the lad's
slJc , and tlien soltl\ slipped a coin In the
bot's hand , inikini > no attempt toawakel.ini
\Vheii Ins benefiutor's footsteps died aw in
tliciirililn start oil up to cMUiilne thu coin ,
spit upon tt for hide and slnieil U : nv.ij
The rumbleof niloxMicomliii ; tialn ciusod
Inm to piiok up hise.krsand fall biek ii 'iiln
into hissomnolonl attitude. A ooitiuii Infiin
tlio r.ue peeped forth from his smudgy faiv
aslt In ) nptuinoil , p.irthlly levcaled li ) the
lllckornu ; ( jhro of the jjas Ills pipers
duiglolearelessl ) midir bis left urin that
liiinjf limply and dejeotid like by Ids slile.
It w.w an olTeotho pose In Its pathos
hitcrestuil , I still wnkbed tbo artful little
fllllltl
1'assciiKcis bopin to desooad. T'lo ' Ilist , a
prim , spinster like lemiilo , stopped short ,
niadod liim a coln.bado him keep the eh uiue.
took a pa [ or , advhed him to KO home , und
vent on
After her flipped nn airy , fuir\ like miss ,
amid a Rreit ruslliiiK of hklrts , i.-idlant in
beaiitjthat sot olT to advantiine spiultllnj ;
jew els lad rich raiment She threw up her
Innds In dismay and emitted a little < r ) of
lioiror
"Oh , ( JeorRO , " she eilcd , "sco there 1"
( Seorguas her escort
Ho iMllanllv mosoat oueoto the situation
DlviiiKinto his potket he ttiinsfenod thore-
fiom qulto allttlesuinof JinglingUI.UIKO Into
the boj's ' hand.
Svnipath ) sooincil
utlicr passi'iiKiis ooiitiliiutuii llueraii ) nnil
went their ways leading the hey alone ,
Ilo sit u plight carefully lounud tl.o spoilt
nnil then settled down ngiila lor nioro busi
ncsi IIoi\ lout ; this lasted , whotlur the
little follow bad euilu-il this scheme from
Ins o\\n Innei eonv < loiisnossoi b. en pailioned
so tosay into It , 1 hid no time to ascoi-
tain.
tain.This
This Is but ono incident in a tliousind in
met rnpolitnahfowliiebioveals that oharitnble
licopleaio hoodwinked von often in their
null sci Imi into
Nlrkolsw t'l Vln
"What aie vou doing that for " was asked
of a down town clcv itor boy who was Indus-
tnouslj haikhiKtlie edges ot u rlckul witb a
sharp ku i fe , iei)0i ts tbo Now Yoilt World.
" 1'utthr up n job on onoof do'L/ takes , "
ho replied as ho started the cluiatnrwlthii
iclocity that doubled up tbo knees of a puny
looking man who u tinted to KO to the top
floor. " '
" \Vho arc the 'I/ rakes J"
Ho left two phis on the second floor and
Mowed a ehowed wild at a incssciirer on i lie
third tlien bo answered :
"Homkei are do fellows wilt pull In do
lolu ntdo ilovntcd stitioa windows 1 ) c\ \
( Ink dor mighty slick in ni.ikbi'liiuiio ( ; , : uut
do lu/y wcj ibjv slide it outnmkcs vou tired
Hut wo folleis aie on to 'em
U'o whittles slnrj ) odpes on a
loin like dis and Hop * it down hnnl on do
wood Do man paws It , hut It don't ' ral < o
Ilo tiies it again , but his lingers slip off It's
fun to see him KC\ \ , rattled \\hon dors a itlg
crowd waltiu' . Tren of do fcllors had a
iii.in wilil list night We inixeil up in a"
o'clock oiowil , and each of us h it : i out coin
Do tirltet linn w.w slidln' ihaiiKOlns purtliM
when a. lad chiicked ilown a nickel with
whiskcis on He pulled at it six times' and
then hid to [ > Ick it up After a few people
hid passed I struck liim wld a sbarponed
dime. It took him u inlnutc to i ike U m and
Kim mo eh. ingo , nnil n Holliua turn went up
will abiRirowd pusbin' to irel through de
pto. Don do inonoy ' .lippcil all rij-ht foi a
minute , but another of do gnuf set down a
hxed piece It stuck flno nail iloin.ui was o
mad do station tiuinblfU. It's do last joke
out nint' floor " '
I.CHHOII III I'utltlMIOSS.
1'llUlllt' OlMIJXllll'llll
Dear Wind , last summer in the Holds
Woptajcd topethci , you md I ,
You were the Kcatlest plamute ) then
1 o\cr \ had foi loir.pmy.
Vou kissed inyihcok , yon stroked in ) hair ,
Vou seattereil blossoms at inj foot ,
Vou fannrd mo when the sun XMI- . hot ,
With pulls of perfume , iool and svcct.
Hut now jou'vo grown so strong nml iuJe ,
> ly summer fiiend I soaiioly knou ,
Vou tiy to tear my cloak away ,
And drhe Into my laeo the snow.
Vou pull ire , pintinp , hoio and there ,
And whlil mo loiinil and lound la ilce. ;
Such spoils may no for stuuly hoys ,
IJut they are ( julto too lough for mo.
Vou snatch my hat and punch ni > ehcelc ,
And pull my hair all out of cnil
Indeed , you must romemoerVlnd ,
Vou'ro playinsr with u little girl.
lalccOtlicr < Million.
Since the suddnn and inglorious death of
1'riiui ) HaliUvinof Belgium some intciustliig
stones me told of his childhood When the
prime was qulto a liny bibo ho x\as deli-
elously rosj andilbnplod.and ono of the most
prl/cd soinonhsof turn at the epoch lies upon
n table In the boudoir of thooounte + .sof Flan
ders , In the foim of an o\qnisite 1mb ) hand ,
linoly hculptuud in wbitonnirhlohou \ the
sculpturoiamo to take the e.ist tbo task was
not eisy , for the little prime iMCinod Inebned
to taku'ii cast of his aims and f.ico himself ,
for ho boi-'an ibibtlinr ( hisiosy dimpled lln-
goisln soft , w.um piste , and iimld not lie
poiMiudod to hold tlio hand rotjahodstill , hut
sometimes iiidiil the sculpture , In his fashion
by piling up miiio piste , somo-
thncs by lO ruMily hluiliing H all on" Of
coinso m cry nun laiiglud and onood ] ) the
mcir ) tricks of thoileli hted lubv , who e\i-
donll ) found tnls soft nasle the bosl of fun
Theeast was llaallj iibtalaud with woudeiful
hllClCSS vIlOll Ills llttlu 10) III IllffhllOsS WHS
fast asleep
Iloio is another story of a few yous later :
SVlion about Hi run or four ) ears old tlio
I'rlnco Hiildwln was passing ulonn.iaavoiuio ,
with his nurse and attendants , wheio tlieio
womboviial M'iy laigotubes fjr water hhiK
In tlio road Suddenh he was missed I'lio
mjbtillodattendants were boioiniiiKMilnimi'd
at Ids suJdiMi and uimploto disappear nice ,
ami called to him A moirv luiKb was the
answer , and tlie little \o > ii.viir | appcued
oinirgiiiK from ono of the reit tubes" has
in tiiiveiboil 11 from one mid tutheothei , m
liillottint , ' ii biiiUlon laiuy of his childish
brain
A Mu. > Sot I hem Thinking.
Several gontleinen w 'io standini ; m the
hilihy of a imtcl the of ir oveniiig whin a
rather small sl/ed mos > ingor UD.insliud . in
luidhandul ono of thorn u telogiam Pho
l ontloiiiiin u'laiu od ill the clock us ho sk'noil
tin lilank and said \\cll \ , 1 dldn t know It
was that late , wheie Is tiinogobi ) , ' to , auy-
waj' " 1'iiit ' k us a Hash cainelho ieplv fiom
tint little follow , "Into etunlt ) , " nud plek-
iiiRiip hli biwli honlkiil \ \ out The oddity
of llio loinarli M ruck the men as fnnnv , and
the ) laughed loudlv lit the blllo puacher foi
u moment , and then the laui'h iliul unt on
thiir lln undiaeb ono lookoil as though ho
ef soinetliliiK1 lllie tint which
ho had liiwiil wln'11 he s\n a boy .
llriilal Mrp-Mullicr.
Mis entile Hoclihlll of Oaldand , (1 ( 1 , was
sonteiiced to paa line of JUKI or RO to Jail
for HH > ilaH ) fur beating her little stop daugh
ter Mis Koilihllltiether Insiuioor simply
passionate , cruel and niili iiant , will pinhu-
bl ) have to son o the full thioe months and
ton duj s of lur Hontence , ns ber husband has
said that ho could nut in would not pin her
line , and no one else Is llkel v to
I his Is the slorv tlio elilhf told on the tilnl
" \\liippodino hecuuse I \\iis \ not tomlhif !
thecowsuiid lho > * ; ot into the grain Hold nnd
1 eouhln't ' iliive tlioicd eo\\ out When I
toll liorsho iniito mo go Into the fiont IKOIU
ami taku olT inchithes Then she t-ot a
clothosllno nnd tiid nn arms and fco * tsho
had a liorsi whip , aiitl she wnlnpotl nud
whipped until she couldn't harill ) 111 ! her
arms un ) mine "
"Ijldu'llt hurt nwfulhl"
"Vos , utul , but \\isirtasbadiis when
she made mo Ilo down and jinnpeil o-i ui\
chi'Hl Aftei thai she iniiilc me take oil m\
shoes and stoiliings , and she got tbo poker
and iM'.it mo o\er the Uneos and feet She
told mi1 to n down In the collar , ami then t
ran uwa ) I Imcu tvhat was In I ho evil ir ,1
blirtubof water , nail she wus goinc to tie my
hands nnd led ami bold inv li'iid ' under until
I mopped hieathintr , and then take me out
until I t line to and tlien do il again 1 kueu
It liecaiisosbodld II hofoio.
"I lilt ) in tlio old chicken emip , and 1 was
buiigr.v and then 1 c.uno bore "
She told the nwful storof ciuulty as
oiilml.N as could lie She lifted up hoi hair
and stiowed whore her white foichcad was
cut with a blow fioin a uioonutlck ,
When asked aboul other healings she an
swered
A n uu noi r.Mui > .
"Mnininn was alwiys whlpmiiK mo because
m ) little sister iii'issed up the hoi ii n last
as I lixnl It UIL 1 luidto Ih It up all tlie
time "
I'niicy n tot of tb it sl/o doing houso\\iik.
"Duit't ' vour iupa sav anvtblnn to lior
about ill"
"Ho didn't know , I ( juess. She never gave
men chance to tell him , and she said she'd
\\hlp me woise If 1 did. Ho was ah\a\sgood
: omo. "
She sild that for moic than a j oai hoi
btipmother had beaten her for e\orthing
.she did
She iiad to drive the cows out ncryiiorn -
Injr , and tin ) neighbors told of seeing this
mite ol Inmiaiilty hnohiMilcil and b.uofootoil
timlingtho iin\s thioutli ! the hottest < liis of
sunimei ana the coldest , -Aetlist ilaxs of win
ter
She didn't whip nn little sistcis much i"
saidlottlo. ; "Khuhippoil mo because 1 was
the eldest and shesuid 1 eouldn'tdo anthing
riifht. "
All tluniiKli tlio reeltal the bravo little
\\oiiian kept her ilour eies on the iiiobtloncr |
She answered with a iliroctnoss and uitelli
that \\iso.\tiaoiiliiiar )
( ill oil llali's'1'oo. .
Pour weeks ntro Mis I'lank Hauer of
Miton.U , In came the iiioilm of a babv gill
1 'or tli it ha in hoi foui-jeai old son tnolt the
limit intense dislike , a fi.elinjr that gio > \
stroiiKir o ci\ di ) . The iiiotlicr lift hn
< lilldnn lopi'thoi in the loom She \ \ as irene
onh a nv \ iniiiuhs but when she letiiineil
the Ijiiln \ \ is cninn plteonsl\ . Continued
< ihiK leil lo an oxai'iinatiou of the little
thlnn's liodu hoii the mother uas honilied
to dis-uner that the gicat toe of the iiu'bt
foot had bein hittiii oil neu the llrst Joint
liiu-u IMIOII II lor Mamma ,
Hartford I'ost " .M ) little Kill , how Uo
out diessleoes fust' "
jouinr your \ so
asked n Master stiticl moiheibcn her child
tanio lioino fiomchool witb u rent under her
urin. " 1 Kiiebs llu holding up my hand so
niueh to lot Iho teiichii know I ma ans\\ci
the qu6slions , " was the quick response.
t nlor Mu'ly.
Hani's Horn : A small hoywholnppcnod to
bruise his leg said lo his mother "Oh ,
inimina , how aufnll ) it must hurt to boa
ro'ored ' man " "Hurt , my dear ! Win , what
do ) on moan'Vh ' \ , don't ) ou know , I
tiimhlul down this inoniiiiK and made thnt
bliclc spot on my leg , anil it's ' jusl as sole as
Hum DO nil tbo tune. "
I II l''IMIII Illlt ( ilClll.
A very modern little hey had been tolil the
story of Iots vifo , "What did bo do with
her aftcriNaid' ' asked the voiinJi bopofnl
1 Win , nothing , she toiminoit a pillar ol
silt"said Ills instiucttess "Do yon Uno'v
whut I sliDiild ln\e done' 1 should luuo
eaten her with water crosses , " leplicil Ibis
enfant terrible ) .
\ \ \ ill I'llJ sll's.
A little Hiiifror boy sui-piiscd hjlh his p-ir
eats ami Ins school teachei not a little re-
ceutlj wtiilont dinner Ho propounded tlio
Mlouing scion title ii'jiMion to the tcachei
' \Vhiih \ is the iini-Ucst. | licit oriold' " The
teacher was a little slow alioutontiiHiiga
u ply , but llnallv she tlioiu ht heal was
"I I.al is iifc'ht , said thu shut p yoimgbtor ,
"bccMiiso jou can e.itth u oolil. "
ju\ , i.\i ins. ; .
The llrcam shtl'i.
Old S-ineho 1'ann vowed there \a *
No joy compaieil to sleeping ; ;
And to its soil ombraio w.is wont
To t'lvo hinibelf in Keoping.
In Sancho'sliiiiolho.woienot . then
The nightgown or nijammur ;
The ion of ma.l look piecedeiico
Uofuie the Ilnceluwliiimmer.
Ilnd faincbt ) known the icbedo ch.imbro ,
lOroscon the uibu ile unit ,
llu m\o > - would have left hU eoueh ,
Sleep uoiild ha\u been ho free !
Or could ho wake toila ) and note
Thestylujinaiied number.
Of silken , llni'ti , pongee , lau- ,
Luxnriou3 t' ° wns of blumbor ,
lie d wish to Ine life o'er again ,
Ho'd tuii Ids inonoy h.mel ;
'Jhut ho inlpht near the r.ue iluam shifts ,
AndMoiphuus appirel.
Donl > li''i' < lil Tic' .
In lies tlie newest thing is the "double-
fold. " This isimpl ) obtained b ) folding the
IOUB end of tbo four In hand twlco inslo.ul of
once mound the shinier , asisiialh is ihe
method , 'the knot of the scarf is thus made
riehu'uml fullei-looking- miv be massed
with llio hind in nnj ilever indentations to
show tlinijinilit ) of the fabric to the host ad-
Mintagos. Moie\or , it nulicatos Unit tlio
scarf is a self-tleil one , a nit tliooxtiu length
H-iiulied sho\\s tint tlio mitcrial is not
skinipeil. The little deviation upon the second
end unsof the long end may lie m Moved ny
making the first cross slant slight ! ) iluwn-
\MU d nud llio t > n end stralt-'hl iinosii , 01 , II a
moiepiDnoniHul i-lfect is doslicd , hlightlv
ini aul. Aiio\uiill , Iho necessity of the
scaif pin with this tpo of scarl , tliut has
bcon dlsiuted b ) the ultm conservatives , Is
mnili inoie appaiint , mul Its position at the
Intellect ion is booinl lopimuh
Ni w MJ ION n Ni'iKai. .
In neckwear lor men tlieio will linn prevn-
loneeol matt giouiuts Ibis spimi. , with de-
lachcil llgures spriuldod far apirt on plenty
of pound , wilies the Uoinion correspondent
of the Clothioi ami rurnishor Tl.ero will
not ho marl ) so m my "all over" olTccts
shown aalast season A number ol
shuttle. " pittonm In solid lolors nro put
forward with some bright colored ones as
wull , A now tliiiin' in light smaiu ( > bis a
tlnlloM'i or oilier hrUht spot wotlcod Just
on the i loosing of each line \ Ith another.
Among ; some boiutlful now designs brought
out h ) the Buckingham's for I'arls nro sumo
"wa\j" mutt designs on a twill gium.ii , the
strliu' is of Hint ciinUi ) cmh t'Oiivoluslon
iisod by Japanese ai lists lo lopiosiml M-U
HUMS In twills are also prodiucd holl-
coloied iloMitns looliiim' llki the wavjati r-
iniiiking of a bank chci-lt I'liuio me also
\\iu ) stilpos of altmiati ) "inatl" nu.t twill
\\itliminuio "s\vncllcu" 11 ifulOh In color on
the twill
ti * i ii Itu ( , i ui il L
uiuialaliiwtf aviix fun av.iii0o
SATURDAY'S ' SPORTING SPICE ,
Novxsy ( Icssip Atictit the ( ireat National
ALL AUOUr THE SHOULDER HITTERS ,
I In1 TinoU and Sailillo-Dn Iho Mat-
Hess -sliiMdlng anil Shooloi-4-
Koiiui'l .NolOH iiml Itroi'/ )
Itiiiis , MIlH ami
I'loMdent Spoas Is a bit afiaid of Mllvv'nu-
Uoo
Kansas t'ltv will ho scon In the smno old
uniform no\t su.ison
Dell DullUL' will ho n line aciiuUltloii to
the Minneapolis clnli
What docs Ivans is City want with boHi
Holland and ( 'iricnterl |
l.iirr ) Tvvitcboll will ho n r.itlllns
man foi tlio Western association.
St 1 'nulls after a now thin ! hasonmtt. It
H needed ore bad ci oituh for Insl voar.
Millci was nnott \ ) jrooil sliorl stop for
Minneapolis , but bo couldn't lilt woith a
coat
I'lckott and Walsh ' \lll blue the call In Iho
\\istr.sthe favoilto sboiL stops -Spoiling
Times
Iliek Ciiri-i'iitorluis signed to platldn |
base lot Kau < as I'll ) ii iiin Senslblo Kan
sas Clt )
II .Inik Howe expects to play with Iho Lin
coln team , its about tiino hu was showing
slk-ns of life.
If Milwaukee Is any btronger in Its idtch-
ItigilopiMiiiint tlmu last j ear , H Is Koine t6
ml1 ! snnil.
MlhMiukeoieloased a prett ) fair llrst liaso-
nruihen It lelcnsed Moirissey. Siouv Ulty
gnhliled him
Mncnln and Oinib.i will plav foi the chain.
ploiishlimr .Nebraska. Kinisiis City wimls lo
dimn the \ ktnr
If the American nssoelntion Is so ( load
anxious uftei Western association pi i ) ins ,
wh ) dent it step out and got a few I
TnoVesiein \ association oauld m-iko n hot
ter ll lil and do loss whining tlmu thu do *
sellers fiom tlio national agieomint.
llunington is coming out of his wigwam by
blow itegioos , anil mil ) turn upas u Kansas
C'it ) LOW.UU ) when Iho tknveib begin to
bloom.
1'iank Hinni'll cruilly suggests in tha
Llcxol.inil Woihl thnt some tinstoes ma
noeili'd to take uue of the pool old
lion
Ivans-is C'lU s-a\s U will nol be tbo highest
s ilnt icil loam In the west , this \car Ills
liKnly that Milwaukco will hu\o thai dis
tinction
Aecoiilingto this new scheme , St Louis Is
tube cli on to the Western assoiiatlon Tlio
\Voitcrn will not ohjicl , if Cluls Vou der
j\he is lurrod
The N itnmnl loiigue miisn't Inmghie for
one instant that it Ims a "cinch" on tbo
\\uiltfs i-'iiinipioiHldp Hag1. Hemoiiibor the
fito of Hiou'iivn '
Mr. \ L .Inhiison and bis brlde-cloi t mete
to honcMiiunii 111 Huiope. Thut Ion1 < i as If
the clnneos fur aiompiomise beioviobiight.
He is out of Ij.isohill.
Little Mollie \Vclls , Slhci rilnl's udoillcil
ihughtei , died of uphold fever last \\iulc
tihe vns mi export seoier and a jcneiaL
lav01 Hi * with the plajeis.
Kd Will ! unson has re.dU letiuil and oi
into business .U Chlengii with " .liinui ) "
Woods , the one tiino ball plaerai'ii ex-mun-
npecof the Memphis KeUs.
Milwaukee has succeeded in eoir.illiifg a
inli'lit ) line ti-ain , and their iinitulion this PX
u'ir is to huiilMsiPthovfi.v nfu out of .llmmy
Manning s LMIILT. Will the\ I
The west Is i caily for the season , mil the
pico is going to ho the hottest ninil of one.
I'loin llio looks of tlio t'loroughliicds ' n
bruising llnish is nioro than liKcl ) .
Th 'iigbteou < iiiess iftecteil b ) the associa
tion does not ilovotallm vellitli llio
attempt to hind I'fcflorV.iKh , DnliMiiplo
and ( 'oono > , eon hofoioai vas ileclaiei ) .
Spoiling Tinici Liu ry Twilchcll and
I ) ivo Uow e will not bo in one i ago together
this sci-on after nil Luri ) goes lo Onmbi ;
lOnseijiu'iitU the ubnlisioiial Lincoln will ho
cut down at least . ' " icnts.
Dave Howe scooped in a good in m when ho
signed , Inliii Irvvhi John ! > a Float work"f ,
and in a minor league he h.is ah\a\ b 'on a
tovvoi of stieimtb Ilolianillcii WilUobbmo
In gr'Ml sh ip > ' a few \o ir- , iwo
Theailoisof the unifoniH of the Ivans is
City ilnb were i ! < cidod li\ a \oto in tlio
I'.veiiing Tnnos of thnt uty The "funs"
those hint ; suits and white tilimnings and
white suits and bluett tiimu.iiiKs.
ThcColiiinbiis Ilisp itch's pie i for pence Is
met \\ilh laiistioMiitnf rejoinder fjom
tlio Chlcairnroit "Never fear , old man.
\\hen the ns-,01 nit urn is through with llio
h.iirueilv111 luivn jieaco cnnugh , "
A St I'jinl coiiespondonl 1- . still lidklng
about tlio St. I'liul bill leani opeiiing tlio
Louis\illo giounds.Vatknisxantsto calls
him off or pilch him into tlio MhsNslppl
liver TlicSt I'aul to un will do nothing of
thu Uiml.
rud I'anoll will bung his bildu oast. Ho
'
wines 10 I'liisunrg lUiigiiu iiouiuu. i uu
league xx ill cunic out on top , 'In they me Ihu
tbo people ' I have found that out , although
ni ) efforts against the league xxciuhonost and
above boaid '
iV Now Yoik special to tlio Inlcr-Uccan
savs "if the association is compelleil to
cxacimtu Cliiciiinati. us now seems Illtolv , it
will nrohibly lomlmit Toledo" Toledo
viehledotue Will llio illy In Iho Mautneo
listen to tbo shell again i
Spoiling Tunes Knoll , Clailto anil Uaua
van HID tlio onllOsCived Omnhogs luft un-
blgned C'larke tbreitons'o go ovoi to the
Aineilcan ussoi'intion , anil tlio fnns ot Iho
( iiitol'ity nro onlv afiaid that he'll i-hnnga
his mind anil stiilt to them.
So Mr Von ilor Hoist savs the A noric.in
associ ition will ictaliatc on'tbo Western for
all its losses Mi Von dor Hoist docs't want
to think for a single minute that he will not
bo taikling something a good dual bigger
than the Ameilc.m association
Turn rnllwool , once an jiposlle of the
brotherhood Initli.isu bacKsluler lleohnino-
term's "Albeit L. ' us the "iliamplon hiibo
ball wiocUer , " and is I'luol enonuh to 10-
nmiktlmtho Is "chii ping through his. hai. "
Hut Albeit is now Li t him lost.
"llis.iotiibulion fund" is what Al John
son i illcil tlio S'.VIHM ho has laid aside to bo
used in killing tlie National league Ten
turns that miulixviis sjent for uuniiiinition
last voiirnnil llin loa uo still lives. And now
Allnil lias Itdli'il tlie American nssicmUnn.
t'liailosll. IHrno Is thus iiioloi | ) : 'Tho
nssoelntion shnuid not object uee.uiso any of
tlieii plau'is muli-i i-onti.iet sl n with the
league- . The plavcis bad n bcnitlfulcxinnplo
sot tlii'iu by the sisaoclation , whieli broke a
contract with the National k-aguo ami West
ern assoi union. "
j\ ball phivoi , C'lmilos II I'lnck , VXHH the
ilofuulant in u I'h mouth iMnHs.i d Ivo no
case tlds wci'k ICiiitu I'lai-U iniulu thiu'hnrgo
that her bcgo lord Inul kept uooro just ono
night alb r their wedding mid then UUup-
ne.ucil That was live years iifO. She got
iiei ulouso
Sinn ting Times The Omaha i-oportois nro
tu fiiivo u liaiidMiinoly upholstered Uox of
thi'li 'own this hcamn , iinniiillutulv bchinil
theuitobot'ti stiiiul The prnvlao Inld down
by I'losldont MiCormlilt is that thov Keep it
I'MliHlvily 10 tl-oinsohoH , and not uilm.t
oven newspaper inon not etiuased la ropurt-
ing tlii < gun.es
H is is ban ly possible licit the Auu'rican
asboohulon is not signing tinv wesiorn plivv-
crs , Uucanso it "o.in't" M'n ) u t b u-r t'-i-y
poislhle , jou know lf couiw , tbej aie the
vvhltoit people on earth Kvor.vboJ ) knows
that , mil If a lonl , nlco. fat lnokluu oall player -
or woubl olu < r lo jiunp horn llio VtenUirn as-
sociatmn , ' .bin iiiiKht bu iioiMiiutoil to tuko
him
It is > , ad to s n > that Miciiat I \ugoloinio
111 111. .1 'in , | \ III ; | n | > | H' | li il ! t (
b' i i nut is i , , tin. i ' , 11 , o
In llils upoit ' ! s ii i nju I vi