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THE SACRED FLAME.
Wfcca love fin flames
in the human breast
(Coy love, shy love,
love untried and wary),
Love that u naught,
but a sweet unrest
(Mild love, young love,
love afraid and chary)
Then, oh, lover! thou
shouldst feed the flame,
Cover it, and aid it,
and keep it free from blame,
atch it, and guard it,
and prize what it confesses!
And fan it into blazing,
with soft kisses and caresses!
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"When love burns bright
in the woman's heart
(Brave love, strong love,
love complete and teeming)
Love that is all of life,
more than a part.
(Full love, rich love,
love enthroned and beaming) -Then,
oh lover! thou
shouldst tend the fire,
Add to it, and feed it,
and pile it ever higher,
Heap it, and spread it,
and bless it as it blesses,
And fan it ever greater
with soft kisses and carevwt!
When love dies down,
as the heart grows old
(Poor love, tired love,
love alone and weary),
Love that is dulled like
a heart grown, cold
(Tried love, true love,
love in tears and dreary),
Then, oh lover! thou
shouldst speed thy hands,
Plenish it, and aid it,
and build it up with brands,
Shield it, and serf tn it
from winter's dire distresses
And fan it into glowing
with soft kisses and caresses!
Circumstantial Evidence
To Bay that Bertie Forrest was in love
is altogether to mild a way ot putting it.
'He was helplessly, disparinply, reckless-
' ly in love, and as he said, he didn't care
"who knew it. The girl was the daugh
ter ot Colonel McHendree, and with
eyes wbi:h at once put Forrest into the
afore itated condition the first time he
ever looked into them.
She was a nice looking girl, and
'lather liked him. He had plenty' of
' money and therefore was inclined to be
"laxy; wishing to spend his time at two
places, with her first, and when she
would no longer permit him to be with
'her, to loaf at the club. Now, this girl's
"father had money too and was not par
"ticular whether Bertie Forrest or any
other young man showed attention to
his daughter. "Who ever" he said,
"Elsie does fioally chose, has got to
how he is a man, with plenty of nerve."
So when Bertie heard this he felt that
things were at an end with him..' How
was ho to knojr whether he had any
'nerve or not? And if he did have any
how was he to show it9 The awfulness
of the thing striking him he drank more
than was good for him, and went to
Bleep in one ot the window seats at the
club. His friends knew all the incidents
ot his affair, and seeing him in this con
ditioD thought he must either have been
jilted or kicked out ot the house by the
girl,s father, so they pitied him and let
him sleep undisturbed.
Elsie McHendree and her father had
been out riding in the afternoon. He
was a collector of butterflies, and his
daughter- took quite an active interest in
this work, and would tramp over the
country with a net in her hand for half
day, and come home in the evening
Hrith all torts of things pinned on her
tiaw hat.
This afternoon the two bad made an
excursion into the Guy ha country to get
specimens of the rare black butterfly,
They bad tramped and ridden for hours
and with it all had not been very suc
cessful. Just as they entered town, one
ot the wheels of their carriage broke
down and they had to leave it there with
their driver. Luckily another one passed
just as the accident happened and the
Colonel hired this to tike him to his
club and his daughter home.
It happened that just a moment be
fore the Colonel was let out at his club,
Bertie Forrest had awakened from his
sleep and feeling the need of fresh air
had taken his bat and gone. He had
rot gone fifty steps when the carriage
drove up and let Elsie's father out, and
then it started on.
For some unaccountable reason the
horses became frightened just as the
driver started them and instantly they
were tearing up the street to the horror
of the Colonel who was just climbing
the club steps. The girl was clinging to
the cushions and the carriage was sway
ing from side to side, while the driver
let fall the reins, and rprang from the
seat.
Bertie Forrest, who was crossing the
street, hearir g the clalter and noise turn
ed, and saw the horses and carriage al
most upon him. He waB still dizzy from
the excess of bis libations aud did not
easily understand what it meant. How
ever he saw the white face of Elsie Mc
Hendree, and instinctively he leaned a
little to one side, acd made a spring at
one of the horses as they dashed by.
ffe caught some ot the harness, and
dragged a little way. 'Ihe violence of
of the motion brought him to a realiza
ion of what was happening, and in a
moment he was sober.
For all his IdZ'nees he was an active
young fellow and before the horcea had
run a hundred jards he bad managed to
pull himself upon the bark of the one
who was dragging him, and thee stop
ping tbem was easy enough.
WThen he helped her out, she did not
faint nor throw herself into his arms,
but only rmiUd at him a little and turn
ed to her father who came running up.
And when she was leaning on her fathers
arm, Forrest lighted a cigarette and
started off to the club saving, that the
crowd which had gathered was a "beast
ly bore; and he Hushed a little for he
found that his tie was around under his
ear.
Of course he had sense enough to
keep still, and when any of the fellows at
the club spoke of Bertie having nerve,
he only smiled to himself. No one was
the wiser and Elsie's father thinks he is
the finest boy in the club, and takes him
out butterfly-hunting.
Sometimes the 'finest boy' asks him
self what he would have done had he
been sober.
Geo. C. Shedd.
Cholly Every Anglomaniac should
support Henry George.
Chappy Why?
Cholly Think how Erglish it would
seem to have George the first mayor of
Greater New York:
"He bit the dust"
But he was not daunted he had been
eating boarding-house raisins too long
to mind a little thing like that
May Clara and Belle appear to be in
separable. Minnie Yes; they are in love with
the same man and they have to watch
oneanother constantly.
She Such a pretty watch! How long
have you bad it?
Brokleigb Oh. off and on, for five
year?.
De Sapley I'm going to kiss you
when 1 go.
Miss Caustique You'll forget how to
kits by that time.
gainting YT0Uir Home
Is amatter of man, brush and paint more or
less. The paint is not tne least important
of the three. You want paint that sticks
and paint that has color. The main point in
paint besides prettiness is perfect body and v ,
paint that holds on. We sell the famous ' -
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paint. Of course we sell brushes and
everything' for painting purposes. We also ,
line up in the front rank with the largest ,...
glass and paint houses in the west. Esti
mates cordially furnished.
Standard QIass ard Pairxt Go
Wholesale and Retail.
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