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18 T1TH OMAHA DAILY BEE : SU3STPAY , AJMUL 28 , 1805.
CHAITCn VI.
THE CUllATB OF DAUlY.
When I returned to Earlstoun 1 found tlic
house In sad disorder. Malsle Lennox I
found not , lor she had ridden to the Duchrae
to meet her father and to keep the house ,
which had had some unwonted Immunity
lately bscaute of the friendship of the Mo-
Qhlea of DalmaRhle. Kor old Roger McQhle
was a King's man and In good favor , though
lie never went from home , but only patrolled
his properties , hindering such whlga as come
Ills way with a great staff , but tenderly and
mostly for show. His daughter Kate , nolng
the way of most women folk , was the bitter
est whig and most determined hearer of the
field preachers In the parish. Concerning
which her father full well knew , but could
neither alter nor mend , even as Duke Hollies
could not change his Ally's liking. Yet for
Knte McOhle's sake the hunt -waxed
easier In all the head-end of HilmaK-
hlo. And during this lown blink old
Anton came home from the hills to
take his comforts of the blen and comfortable
house of the Duchrae , for It promised to be a
bitter and unkindly seasnn. So the Karlstoun
looked a little bare without Malsle Lennox ,
and I was glad that I was to b ; but a short
time In It. For another thing , the soldiers
had been tefore me , and by order of the coun
cil had turned the whole gear and plenishing
over to find my brother Alexander which ,
Indeed , seeing what he had done at nothwell ,
wo can hardly wonder at. Even the Interven
tion of \\ell-aKfcteil cousin of Lochlnvar
could not prevent this. The horses were1
driven nway , the cattle lifted to be provender
for the king's forces In the parish of Carsp-
halrn nnil elsewhere. And It would go
hard with us If , Indeed , we were even per
mitted to keep the place that had bc-en ours
for generations ,
My mother was strongly advised that , 04 I
had not been mixed with the outbreaks , It
was scant possible that I might make soine-
thlnB of an appeal to the privy council for
the continuing of the properties and the sub
stituting of a fine. I was therefore to ride to
Edinburgh with what attendance I could mus
ter , and with Wat Gordon of Lochlnvar to
lead men as a bairn by the hand.
Uut It was with a sad heart and without
much pleasure , save In having my father's
silver-mounted pistols ( for I counted myself
no mean marksman ) , that Hughlo and I
rode off from the arched door of the Earl-
itoun. My mother stood on the -step and
waved me oft with no tear In her eye ; and
even poor Jean Hamilton , from the window ,
whence she could see the great oak where
my brother , her husband , was In hiding ,
caused a kerchief to show white against the
gray wall of Karlstoun. I think the poor
feckless bit thing had a sort of kindness for
mo. Ilut when there was hardly the thick
ness of nn eggshell between her man and
death. It was perhaps small wonder that she
had some Jealousy of mo , riding whither I
listed over the wide , pleasant moors , whore
the bumble bees droned and the stooping
wild birds cried all the livelong day.
At St. John's Clachan of Dairy we wore
to meet with Wildcat Wat , who was waiting
to rldo forth with us to Edinburgh upon his
own ploys. AVe dismounted at the Inn where
John Harbour , honest man , had put out the
sign of his profession. It was a low , well-
thatched change house , sitting with Its end
to the road In the upper part of the village ,
with good ofllces and accommodation for
horao about It the same , Indeed , In which
the matter of Knllion Green took Its begin
ning. Wat cams down the street with his
rapier swinging at his side , his feathered
cavalier hat on his head , and heralked
with a grace that became him well. I liked
the lad , and sometimes It seemed to mo that
I might be his father , though , Indeed , our
years were pretty equal. For being lame
and not a fighter , neither craving ladlis'
favor , I was nn old man , for the years of
them that suffer score the Hues deeper on a
man's brow and on his heart also.
When Wat Gordon mounted into the saddle
with nn easy rpring and his horse bent back
Its bead and curvetted , biting at h ! > foot , I
rejoiced to see the brave Ind sitting like a
dart , holding his reins an I hold my pen , and
resting easily his other hand on his thigh.
John Scarlet , his man-at-arms , mounted and
rode behind him ; and \\hcn I saw them up
methought there was not a pair that could
match them In Scotland. Yet with platelets ,
at paces one or twenty , I was master of
both ; and perhaps It was this little scrap of
consolation that made me feel so entirely
THE CURATE.
glad to tee my cousin look to bright and
bonny. Indeed , had I been his lass < ir one
of them , for , It all tales be true , he had
routh ot them I could not have lo\ed better
to see hint shine In the company of men llko
the young god Apollo.
At the far end ot the village a man
came out ot a white house and saluted us.
I knew him well , though I hud never before
seen him &o near. It was Peter McCasklll ,
the curate ot the parish ; and , as we of the
etrlct Covenant did not hear even the In
dulged ministers , It was not likely that we
would see much ot the curate. Uut Ihad *
beard many tales ot his cayiuKi and his
humori , ( or our curate was not as matt
others dull and tntculent knaves many of
them , according to my thinking the scour
ing * ot the north. Peter was , on the other
hand , a most humorous varlct and excellent
company on a wet day. Sandy and he nso < l
often to take a bottle together when they
foregathered at John's In the Clachan , but
oven th bull of Earlstoun could not keep
sleeks or count mutchklns with Peter Mc
Casklll , the curate of Dairy.
On thlsi occasion he stopped and greeted ui.
lie had on a black coat ot formal enough
cut , turnedgreeu with age and exposure to
the weather. It had never been brushed
slnco he put It on his back , and there seemed
good evidence upcn It that be had slept In It
for a month at least.
"Whaur gang ye screevlng to , young slr ,
so brave ? " ho cried. "He canny on the pulr
Whlggles. Draw your stick across their
hurdles when ye como en them , an' tell
them to como to the Clachan o" Dairy , where
they will hear a better sermon than ever
they will get on the mulra , or my name's no
Peter McCasklll. "
"How now , curate , " began my cousin ,
reining In his black and silting at ease , "are
you going to take to the hill and put Men's
nose out of joint ? "
"Faith , an' It's my mlther's aln son that
could fettle that , " said the curate. " 1'm'wae
for the pulr Whlggles that wlnna hear honest
doctrine an * flee to the bills and hags nesty ,
uncanny , cauldrlfe places that the very mulr
fowl wlnna clock on. Ken ye- what I was
tellln' them the other day ? Na , ye'll no luo
heard ? It's little desire ye hao for cnther
kirk or covenant up aboot the Garryhorn wl'
red-utid Lag and John Graham. Ye need as
mucklo to ccinp and hear Mess John pray as
the blackest whig o' them a' ! "
"Indeed , we do not trouble you much , cu
rate , " laughed my cousin ; "but here Is my
cousin Will of Earlstoun , " ha said , waving
his hand to me , "and he Is nearly as good a
parson himself , and can pray by screeds. "
Which was hardly a thing to lay , for
though I could pray , and read my bible , too ,
when I listed , I dd ! not trouble him or any
other with the matter. Cain , Indeed , hat )
something to say for himself for It Is a
hard thing to be made one's brother's keeper.
There are n-nny ways that may take me to
the devil , but , I thank God , omclousnes3 In
other nun's matters shall not be one of
them.
"He prays , does he ? " quoth McCasklll ,
turning his shaggy eyebrows on me. "A
weel , I'll pray him ony day for a glass o'
John's bj-st. Peter McCasklll needs neither
read sermon nor service book. He leaves
sic like .it hauie , and the service ye get at
his kirk Is as guld and godly as gin auld
Sandy lilmsel' wera up in the preaching tent
au' thrctty auld plalded wives maUkln' a
whine In the heather ancatht"
"How do you and the other Peter up the
way draw together ? " aiked my cousin.
The curate snapped his fingers.
"Peter Pearson o' Carsphalrn pulr craltur ,
ho's Juist fair daft wl' his rldln' an' his
Echemin' . He will hear n pluff o * pouther
gang blaff at his oxter some flne > day , that
he'll bo the waur o' ! An' sae I has tolled
htm mony's tha time. But Margate Mc-
Casklll's son Is neither a Whig hunter , nor
yet as this Peter Pearson. He bides at hame
an' minds his glebe. But for a' that I canna
control the silly fowk. I was feirln' them
the Ither day , " he wt-nt on. "I gJed : It oot
plain frae the pulpit that gin they dldna
coma as far as the ktrkyalrd at ony rate , 1
wad tak' no more lees on my conscience for
their sakes. I has plenty o1 my ain to gar
mo fry. 'But/ says I , 'I'll report yo as at-
tendln1 the kirk , gin ye walls frae yae door
o' the kirk to the Ither wltboot rinntn * . Nao
man can ay fairer than that. ' "
"An1 what said ye next , curate ? " oslccd
my cousin , for his talk amused us much , am !
there were few merry things In thesis sad
days.
"Ow , " said Peter McCasklll. "I Julst e'en
said to thorn , 'Black bo my fa' . Ye are a'
off to the hills theglther. Hardly a tyke or
messan but's awa' to Peden to get her
whaulples named. But I declare to ye a'
what will happen In this parish. Sorra gin
I dlnna Inform on ye. an' then ye'll be a'
eyther shot or hanglt before Yule1 ! That's
what I said to them ! "
Wat Gordon laughed , and I was fain to
follow suit , for It was a common complaint
that the curate of Dairy was half a Whig
himself ; and. Indeed , had he not been ever
ready to drink a dozen of Clavers' officers
under the table , and clout the head of the
starkest carle In his troop , It might have
gone ill with him more than once.
"But I hao a bit sma' request to make of
ye , Walter Gordon o' Lochlnvar an' Earl
stoun , " said the curate.
"Haste ye , " said Wat , "for ye line talgled
us overly long. "
"An1 It's thla , " said the curate , "I hao
to ride to Edinburgh teen , there to tell malr
le-si than I am likely to be sained o' till I
am a bishop an' can leo wl' a leccence. Bui
It's the privy council's wull , an' sae I maun
o'en lee. That tcarln' blackguard , Bob
Grler , has written to them that I am better
affected to the Whigs than to the troopers at
Garryhorn. and I am behoved to gang and
answer for It. "
"Haste , ye , then , and rlilo with us , " cried
Halter , whoso horse had stood long enough.
We ride toward tha Nlth with Colonel Gra
ham , and after that to Edinburgh. "
So In a little the curate was riding stoutly
by our side. Wo were to travel by Dumfries
and Lockerbie Into Eskdale. whither Claver-
house had preceded us , obeying an urgen
call from his acquaintance , Sir James John-
stone of Westerhall , who was still more eager
to do the king's will than he though , to be
gin with , ho had been a Covenant man , and
that of some mark , too. But the fear o
fines and the bad example of his neighbors
over before his eyes had brought out the
hidden cruelty of the man. So now ho rode
at Claverhouge's bridle rein , and the pair
of them hold black counsel on the state o
the country. But the mood of Claverhouso
was only that of military severity , wlthou
heart of ruth or bowels of mercy ; that o
Westernall rather of roystorlng and Jubilant
brutality , both of action and Intent.
So wo rode and wo better rode till we
came to Eskdalo , where wo found Wester-
hall lu his ov > n country. Now I could see
by the betiavlor of the soldiers aa we wen
that some of them had had email good wll
to the kind of life they led , for many of theu
were of the country side , and , as It seemed
wore compelled to drive and harry their own
kith and kin. This they covered with a
mighty affectation of ease , crying oaths am
curses hither and thither Impetuously be
hind their leaders save only when John
Graham rode near by , which more than any
thing made them hold their peace , lest for
discipline's snUs he should bid them be sileut ,
with a look that chilled their marrows.
CHAPTER VII. THROUGH DEATH'S
DARK VAI.E.
Now this Eskdala was the Johnstones'
own country , and one In which I was no ways
at home a country of wide green helms and
deep blind "hopes , " where tha cloud shad
ows bide and linger , and whence they coma
out agnln to scud swiftly over the hips of the
hills. I had been trained to be plnasant and
prudent In my conversation , and there was
little to take me out of myself in the com
pany I had p.-rfurce to keep. Yet I dared not
withdraw myself from their train lest the
Jealousy of our band , which was latent among
them , should break out. So I rode most
silent , but with n pleased countenance which
belled my heart.
Indeed , had It not been for the good lik
ing which everywhere pursued my cousin
Lochlnvar , I cannot tell what might hare
come ot the dislike tor us as "dlenkens
Whlggtes , " which was their mildest word
for us. Yet my man Hugh never said a
word , for he was a prudent lad , ami slow
of speech ; while I , being no man of war , also
looked to my words and let a wary tongue
keep my head. As for John MeikehrooJ
hon st mm. he took suddenly one morning
what he termed . "salr Income in hh wamc. "
and leave being asked , he hied him home to
his wife And weans at the Malm ot Earl-
stouu.
Now tbl * was tbe manner of our ratrefc.
Claverhouso sent lit * horse scouring up on the
ops of the hill * and along the higher ground ! ,
while his foot quartered the lower districts ,
bringing all uch AS were In any way sus-
ilcloua to the klrkyards to be examined. Old
and young , men and women , were taken ,
and often chiefly , It la true , behind Claver-
iouso'3 back tha soldiers wcro most cruet at
.he business , making my blood boll till I
thought that I must Hy out and strike nom&
of them. I wondered not any longer that my
father had taken to the hill , sick to death of
.he black terror that Charles' men caused
dally to fall upon all around them , wherever
In Scotland men cared enough about their re
ligion to suffer for It.
How my cousin Lochlnvar stood It I can
not tell , Indeed , I think that but for the
treadling of his mother , and the presence
of John Scarlet , who was at this tlmo a
nroat king's man , and of much Influence with
Wat Gordon , ho had been as much Incensed
as I.
I.One
One morning in ( special I mind well. It
was R Tuesday , and our company was under
the command of this Johnstone of Wcstcr-
ha' , who of all the clan , being a turncoat ,
was the cruelest and the worst. For the
man was In his own country , and among
his own kenned faces , his holders and cot
tiers , so that the slaughter of them was as
easy as killing chickens reared by hand.
And even Claverhouso rather Buffered It
than took part In It
"Draw your reins here , " the Johnstone
would say , as we came to the loaning foot
of some llttlo white lime-washed house with
a reeking lum. "There are Bomo bible folk
here that wad bo none the worse o' a bit
ca'l"
So he rode up to the poor mulrland liouslo
sitting by Itself all alone among the heather.
Mostly tha folk had marked 113 come , and
often there was no one to be seen but a
bairn or two playing about the green.
Then ho would have these poor bits ot
things gathered up and begin to fear them ,
or offer them fair things If only they would
tell where their parents were , and who were
used to come about the house.
There Is a place , Shleldhlll by name , that
site blithely on a braefcco at the enterIng -
Ing In of Annandale. The country there
abouts Is not very wild , and there are many
cotter houses set nbout the helms and dotted
among the knowes. Westerha' enclosed the
whole with a , ring of his men , and came
upon them , as he thought , unawares , for he
said the place was llko a conventicle , and
rlfo with psalm singers. But he was a wild
man when he found the men and women all
fled , and only the bairns , as before , mostly
feared out of their lives , sitting cowering to
gether by the ingle , or hiding about the
byre.
"I'll fear them waur. " said Westerha' , as
ho came to the third bouse and found only
two-three weans , "or my name Is no James
Johnstone. "
So what did this Ill-set Johnstone do but
gather them all up Into a knot by a great
thorn tree that grows on the slope. This
Tuesday morn was clear nnd sunny ; not
bright , but with n kind of diffused light ,
warm and without shadows , as If the whole
arch of the lift were/ but one sun , yet nose
so bright as the sun we mostly have.
Thers were some thirty bairns by the tree ,
mostly of Westerha's own name , save those
that were Jardlnes , Grahams and Charterlses ,
for those are the common names of that
country side. The children stood together ,
huddled In a cloud , too frightened to speaker
or oven to cry aloud. And one thing I no
ticed , that the lassie bairns were stiller and
grat not so much as the boys all save one.
who was a ladillo of about 10 years. Ho
stood with his hands behind his back and his
face was very white , but he threw back tils
head and looked the dragoons and Annan-
dalo's riders fair In the face as one that has
conquered fear.
Then Westerha1 ro3e forward almost to the
midst of the clouds of bairns , "gollerlng" and
roaring at the bit things to frighten them , as
was his custom with such. They were mostly
from G to 10 years of age , and when. I ww
them thus with their feared white faces , I
wished that I had been six foot of my Inches
and with twenty good men of the glen at my
back. But I minded that I was but a boy-
stay-at-home John , as Sandy called me and
worth nothing with my hands. So I could
only fret and be silent. I looked for my
cousin Lochlnvar , but he was riding at the
Graham's bridle rein and that day I saw
nothing of him. But I wondered how this
matter of the bairns liked him.
So Westerha' rode near to them , shouting
llko a shepherd crying down the wind tem-
pestoualy , when his dogs aie working sourly.
"Hark , ye , " ho cried , " 111 bairns that ye
are , ye are all to dee , and that quickly , unless
ye answer rue what I shall ask ot you , "
Then I saw something that I had never seen
but among the sheep , and It was a moat rJt-
Iful and heart-wringing thing to see , though
In the telling It swnu no great matter. There
is a time of the year when It U fitting that
tbe lambs should be separated from tbe ewes ,
and It ever touches me nearly to see the flock
ot poor lammles when first the dogs come
near to them to begin the work , and wear
them In the direction In which they are to
go. All their little lives the lambs bad run
to their mothers at the fir ft hint of danger.
Now they haveno mothers to flee to , and you
can see them huddle and pack In a frlght-
tned solid bunch , quivering with apprehen
sion , all their sweet little winsome faces
turned one way. Then , as the dogs run
nearer to start them , three comes from them
a little low broken-hearted bleating , as If
terror wcro driving it out of them against
their v.'llls. Thus It was with the lambs on
tha hill , and so also It was with the bairns
that clung together in a cluster on the hlll-
clJe.
clJe.A
A party of soldiers was drawn out before
them , anJ the young things were bid look
Into the black muzzles of the muskets. They
WCTO Indeed loaded only with powder , but
the children were not to know that.
"Now , " cried Westerha' , "tell me who comes
to your houses at night and who gets away
early In the morning ? " '
The children crept closer to one another ,
but not one of them answered , Whereupon
' Indicated oaa with tali finger , the
lad who stood up 150 alralghtly and held his
head back.
"You , young cock-of-tho-iicathcr , what
might bo your black Whig' * namol"
"Julst the same aa your honor's James
Johnstone , " replied the boy , In no way
abashed.
Mothought there ran a titter of laughter
among the soldiers , for Westerha' was now-
wayi so well liked among the soldiers as
Claverhouso , or oven roaring Grler of Lag.
"And what U your father's name ? " con
tinued Westcrlia' , bonding Just ono black
look upon the lad
"James Johnstone , " yet again replied the
boy.Back
Back In the ranks some ono laughed.
Westerhall flung nn oath over his shoulder
"Who was the * man who laughed ? I shal
teach you to laugh at the Johnstone In his
own country ! "
"It was Jcems Johnstono who laughed
your honor , " rcpllc l the calm voice of a
troop sergeant. i
Then Wcstcrha' Act lilmselt without an
other word to' tho1 work of examination
which suited him Well.
"You will no ( ' ' ariswer , young rebels , " ho
cried. "Ken you what they get that wll
not answer when , th.o king bids them ? "
"Are you the ikluit ? " asked the lad ot 10
who had called 'himself ' James Johnstono.
At this Westerhall waxed perfectly furi
ous , and with li pale and shaking fury tha.
I liked not to ice , ? But , Indeed , the whole
was so distasteful tp mo that sometimes
could but turn my licad away.
"Now , til bairns , " said Westerha' , "am
you , my young rebM namesake , hearken yo
The king's command Is not to be made. Ilgh
of. And I tell you 'plainly that as you wll
not answer I am resolved that you shall al
bo shot ilcad on the spot ! "
With that ho sent men to set them out In
rows , and make thorn kneel down will
kerchiefs over their eyes.
Now when the soldiers came near to the
huddled cluster ot little bairns , that lltllt
heartbroken bleating .which I have hean
the lambs make , broke again from them. I
H8t f
: , . . . , -
* . Jv 2L/ > Si2X.xxx'O <
"CANNA PRAY BUT WE CAN SING. " .
made my heart bleed and the nerves tingle
in my palms. And this waa King Charles
Stuart making war ? It was not his father's
way ,
But the soldiers , though some tow wcro
smiling a little , as at an excellent play
were mostly black ashamed. Nevertheless
they took the Imlrns and in rule thorn kneel
for that was the order , and without mutiny
they could not better It.
"Sodger-man , wull > e let mo tak' up my
wee brlthcr by the hand and dee that way
I think be wad thole It bolter ! " said a llttl
maid of 8 , looking up.
And the soldier lot go a great oath am
looked at Westerha' as though he coul
have slain htm.
"Bonny work ! " ho cried ; "de'll burn me
gin I 'listed for this ! "
But the llttlo lass had already taken he
brother by the hand.
"Bend doon , bonny , Alec , my man , dooi
on your knees ! "
The boy glanced up at her. He had long
yellow hair , like Jean Hamilton's little Alec
"Wull It be satr ? " he asked. "Think ye
Maggie ? I houp It'll no be awfu' salr ! "
"Nj , Alec , " his sister made answer , "It'l
no be long or salr/
But Uie boy of 10 , whosa name was James
Johnstone , neither bent nor knelt.
"I hae duns nae wrang. I'll Julst dee this
way , " ho said , and he stood up like one tha
straightens himself at drill.
Then Westerha' bid fire over the bairns
heads , which was cruel , cruel work , am'
only some few of the soldiers did it. Bui
even the few pieces that went went off made
a great noise In that lonely place. At the
sound of the muskets some ot the bairns
fell forward on their faces as If they had bsen
really shot. Some leaped In the air , but the
most knelt quietly and composedly.
The little boy Alec , whose sister had his
hand clasped close In hers , made as if he
would rise.
"Bldo ye doon , Ale-c , " she said , very
quietly. "It's no cor turn yet ! "
At this the heart within me gave way , ani !
I roared out In try helpless pain a perfect
"gowl" of angsr and grief.
"Bonny Whigs ye are. " cried Westerha' ,
"to xlle wlthoot even a prayer. Put up a
prayer this minute , for ye shall all dee , every
one of you. "
And the boy James Johnstone made answer
to him :
"Sir , we cannot pray , for we be tot ) young
to pray. "
"You are not too young to rebel , nor yet
to dl ? for It ! " was the brute-beast's answer.
Then with that the little girl held up a
hand as If she were answering a dominie In
a class.
"An' It pleuo you , sir , " she said , "mo
an' Alec canna pruy , but wo can sing 'The
Lord la My Shepherd , ' gin that wull do ! My
mlther learned it us afore she gaed awa' . "
And before any one could stop her she
stood up like one that leads the singing In
a kirk. "Stan * uplec , my wee mannle , "
said she.
Then all the bairns stood up. I declare It
minded me of BethleCiam and the night when
Herod's troopers rode down to look for Mary's
bonny bairn. ' ,
Then from the lips of the babes and suck
lings aroje the qunverlng strains :
The Lord's my fchiqUrd , I'll not want.
He makes ma iti-uti to ile
In pastures Kreeni * He leadeth me
The quiet water * by.
As they sang I 'Kipped ' out my pistols and
began to sort and prime them , hardly knowIng -
Ing vthat I did , for ) I was resolved to make
a break for U , anil , at the least , blow a hob
c
In Weiterha' that vibuld mar him for life T
before I would iutTor ny more of it.
Out as they sjn I saw troopjr after
trooper turn away his head , fcr , being Scotch
bilrni. they hid all learned that psalm. The
ranks ( bock. Man aft.T man frit out. and
I saw the tears happing down tie'r checks , t
But It was Douglas , cf Maton. that stark
persecutor , who first brcko down.
CurssMt , Weiterha' , " he cried , "I canna
tholo this linger. I'll war nae tnair wl
bairns for the earldom o' the north. "
And rven Westerha' turned his bridle rein
and rodtf away from oft the holma of Shield
hill , for the victory was to the bairns ,
wonder what his thoughts were , for he , too
had learned that ptatm at the knees ot hi
mother. And as the troopers rode loosely
up hill and down brae , broken and ashamed
the sound of these bairns' singing followci
after them , and soughing bonnlly across th
fella came the words :
Yea , though I wnlk In death's dark vale
Yet will I fear no 111 ;
For Thou art with me ; nnd Thy rod
And staff mo comfort still.
Then Westerha' swore a great oath an
put the spurs to his hors ? to get clear ot It
( To bo Continued , )
J10UKS AX I ) ViitlOniCAT.S.
Illustrated Modern Art and Literature , No
G , contains an elegant extra art supplomen
In shape ot a colored plate by Gelger , en
titled "Spring Blossoms. " A double pag
plato , "An Interrupted Duel , " by Garnelo
colored plates , "Twilight , " by Fischer ; "An
More Going On ? " and "On the Thames. " b
Marcus ; full page plates , "Heady for th
Ball , " by Vlnea ; "In Days of Old. " by Gam
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"Summer Clotidi , " by Pradllla ; "Naught
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Senorlta , " by Klesel , besides a number o
Illustrated articles , complete Its splendl
galaxy of artistic productions. Modern Ar
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"Before , and After Taken" Is the title of
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by Charles K. Harris , Milwaukee , WIs.
The description of "A Puzzling Subject
In the April Babyland will be of creat In
terest to mothers who have to deal with un
truthfulness In their children , and an artlcl
on "Tho Preparation of the Sick Iloom to
Contagious Diseases" furnishes some much
needed practical hints for trying cmergen
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mothers. Babyhood Publishing company ,
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The contents of the Kaster number of thi
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beautiful special cover. It has a charming
story , entitled , "An Kaster Lily , " by Ellr.a
beth Olmis ; an Easter poem by Adclald
Prrctor. an Kast.r ike'cli onlit ed "Tlia Com
uiander's Kastcr , " by Rhodes Campbell ; a
breezy bicycle story , entitled "On Wheels , '
by Virginia Nlles Leeds , author of "The
Summer Man ; " n humorous poem on "A
Plato of Buckwheat Cakes. " by William R
Barber. The first chapter * of a new serial , en
titled "Little Kit , " by Elne Adelaide How
lands , and the continuation of "Jack Hob
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poetry , children's stories , correspondence
science , and the always Interesting depirt-
mcnt for wives nnd mothers , entitled "The
Woman's World. " The number contains
twenty-eight pages , beautifully Illustrated
Hobeit Donnor's Sons , corner William am
Spruce streets , New York.
The complete novel In the April Issue o
Llpplncott's Is "Alain of Halfdene , " by Anna
Hoboson Brown. It U a striking tale of the
sea , pirates , rescuers , and Mount Desert In
the days when Wa&'nlngton was president
"At the Hop-Pole Inn , " by Mrs. Poultncy
Blgelov/ , tells how curiously a near-slghtei
Englishman and his young wife were recon
ciled after a flrat quarrel. Mme. Melba , one
of the chief living attractions ot the lyric
stage , writes pleasantly of "Grand Opera. '
"Woman's Lot In Persia" Is described nl
length by Wolf von Schlerbrand. Lee J
Vance writes of the "Evolution of Table Man
ners , " and J. W. Abernethy of "The Woman
llness of Literary Women. " The poetry o
the number Is by M. S. Paden , Champion
Blssell , Charles G. D. Roberts and Roberi
Beverly Hale. J. B. Llpplncctt Company ,
Philadelphia.
; [ LITERARY NOTES.
Five French dramitlsts are at present en
gaged on plays dealing with "Louis XVII"
Sardou , Pierre Decourcellc. Henri Cca
Henri de Welndel and Charles Duet.
The Tennyson Memorial committee has is
aued a public acknowledgment of the gen
eroiis subscrlpMons received from Americans
The memorial will be Inscribed "Erected by
friends In England and In America. "
Mrs. Humphrey Ward's novelette , "The
Story ot Bessie Castroll , " will be begun In
Scrlbner's Magazine for May. Its scene U
laid among the laboring people of an Engllst
village and Is a very Intense and dramatic
story.
Mr. Moncure D. Conway spent a fortnlgh
In Paris at the end of February , working In
the government archleves. whore he discov
crcd some Further Paine documents. He Is
now In London again , preaching every Sun
day at the South Place chapel.
Mr. I. Zangwlll , whose essays are wel
known to the readers of the Critic , Is on
of the prominent figures In the Engllsl
world of letters , and yet np to now his mas
terplece , "Children of the Ghetto , " has been
practically Inaccessible to the general public
Published seml-prlvately. It has been hard t
obtain , oven at a large price , and It is there
fore good news that Macmillan & Co. wll
Issue a now edition of It , In one volume.
HISTORY OF THE PLAGUE IN LONDON
By Daniel Defoe. Board covers. Ainerl
can Boole company. New York.
This Is a rcpublicatlon of an Kngllsh classl
narrating In terse and vivid style the terrl
ble events anl Incidents that occurred durin
the greet plague. Tli2 writer , though a
the tlmo a mere child , lived among pe-ople-
whoso minds the events were still fresh , an
on whore lips they were constantly told an
retold. Both as a thrilling narrative of
historic event and as a socfaloglc study , th
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THE RAIDEIIS By S. II. Crockett. Cloth
252 pages , $1.50. Macmillan & Co. , Ne\
York.
The story Is full of local color , being tel
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ere prone to Indulge In the practice of aid
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region. The characters are well outllneJ , an"
the story Is full of stirring Incidents ,
MISS BAGG'S SECRETARY By C'ara L'Juls
Burnham. Paper , 50 cents. Houghton
Mlfllln & Co. , Boston.
The story Is a West Point romance , and. al
though a genuine lore story with the love
making as abundant aa Interesting , there 1
no mere sentimentality about It. Miss Bag
herself Is admirably conceived and portraye <
but not more successfully than several of th
other people. The author h unuiual ski
In describing critical situations , especial !
when they Involve the futures of two people
From first pageto last the iHory Is amusing
and &UKgestlveand one lays It aside at las
with real regret.
TRILBY. THC FAIRY OF ARGYLE By
Charles Nodler. Translation by Nathan
Haskell Dole. Board covers , SO pages
Estes & Laurlat , Boston.
The story has no connection with Di
Maurler'g famous Trilby , but Is the transla
tlon of a French book , written under th
above title- about the year 1820 , by Charle
Ned er , a member of the French academy , wh
spent some time In the Highlands of Scotland
when ) surroundings and superstitions so Im
pressed him that ho Incorporated them In
this fairy tale.
LOUISIANA FOLK TALES Collected nnd
edited by Alcee Fortler. D. Lt. Cloth. $2
122 page * . Houghton , ilimin & Co. , Bos
ton.
The talcs ot this book are given first In
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"have been carefully written In Louisiana
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to tha philologist. " A large proportion of
the tales arc grotesque fables In which ani
mals are personified. One can find consider
able amusement In the book.
ONLY TEN CEKTS By Mrs. O. R. Alden
( Pansy ) . Cloth , illustrated , $1.50. Lothrop
Publishing company , Boston.
A certain Pansy society is. packing a
Christmas barrel for a southern mission
school. A little girl wishes greatly to con
tribute , but her's Is a poor home. With 10
cents given her she buys a pattern anil
works a biblemotto. . U wan a cheap little
notto card , and cost her "only 10. rents , "
jut It read "Blessed are the pure in heart ,
or they shall sec God , " Some thoughtless
leople laughed at It and wondered how a
cheap little motto would help the poor. But
did ; and the good that It accomplished ,
he light it brought to a dreary home , and
he results it worked allku upon the sender ,
ha receiver "d those about them , are all
depleted In Pansy's well known and graphic
way.
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TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTIES
By Thomas G. Shearman. Paper , SO
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Mr. Shearman is thoroughly conversant
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an Imposing array of figures with which
ho demonstrates the Inequity of taxation on
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AMERICAN LITERATURE By Mildred
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order and in compact form a most lucid and
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