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BONNET.
Love mkf the nolid grownes musical;
All ineltcu in the insrvel of its breaths,
Lite's level facts attaiu a lyric ewell,
And liquid births leap up from rooky deaths.
Witching the worUI with wonder. Thus, today,
WiUuliln.T tho crowding neop e In the street,
I tiioiifTht I ho ebbing mid the (lowing feet
Moved lo a delicate K'Wi of rhythm always
And that I board the yearning face say,
"Soul, i !)f me this uew soug!" The autumn
leaves
ThroWied subtly to ine an immortal tune;
And when a warm shower wet t ho roofs at noon,
Soft melodies slid down on ine from the eaves.
Dying delicious in a mystic swoou.
Kiohard Kcalf.
A X0I1LE VICTORY.
The waves break on the shore of the North
eea. A sharp wind from the north sweoi
over its surface, driving tiio waves high be
fore it. On their crests rises and sinks tli
white foam. How the water surges forward,
as if it would, rush far into the land, Bui
again and ar.gn it retrenU from the whiU
sand, only to return in haste the next mom-
On the shore lies stretched out thejvillnge of
Husom. Every little house stands by itself,
often separated from its neighbor by a wide
epace of ierbups tif ty feet, which is generally
made into a garden, in which a few feeble
plants draw a scanty nourishment from the
ground. With no less difficulty do the inhab
itants of Husom manage to got their living.
They are all fishermen, and the sea is their
real home, on which they go cut for miles to
cast their nets. AV'ben the suu shines on a
smooth surface it is an exhilarating oeeup.v
U, .hnr b't a sudri-ju storm springs up
h itlie H i wt inr Irom bind and a fy
it.ki . ;'-r- iij-ou the broad,
"- ' ' Utca ono.unr' 'wd
. n tVw. .xu-u
.Tun-sea- rwu'iTliij-Ji and JinosOf w. .kmiI
have pulled ill to land. Two meu or still
wor!itie t ,wp their property in the same
j. Tney are both young, large, vigorous
iiftt, mm suit but in! laces and toil hardened
bands.
At last their boats too rest on the shore
firmly seeurod. ''Lars," said one of the men
strni-liteuing in and buttoning his short
jacket, "mis will le a fierce blow to-night.
1 he other nodded: "ItlsluoKV that none
of us are out."
Meanwhile they have started homeward.
and stride along together in silence. The
only street of the village is quiet. It is dark.
bore and there a faint light gleaming from
little window.
They am passing a small house, and, almost
as if by a secret agreement, they approach
and glance through the lighted window to
the inside. An old man with white liuir nad
beaid sits h a large urin chair; 14s head has
fallen forward on his breast a pi'-Uireof the
life fast sinking to rest. At the table, on the
opposite side, sit, in bright contrast, a young
girl, sewing a fresh, lovely face, with round
rosy cheeks and luxuriant, fair hair. Kale
Mason i the prettiest girl in the village, and
the most industrious, on whom manvavoui
fellow looks with earnest glnnee. Early and
late she is busy, supporting herself and her
aged lather by ber own hands.
The loiterers at the window have turned
and gone on their way. At last Lars said:
"Good night, Christoph." and crossed the
street to his bom-. He bad heard t ho reply
to his gi-eeting, and now wuited nnd listened,
standing by the fence tlint inclosed his little
tract of ground. Christ pu had not gone yn,
but bad turned back for what? Lars felt a
mi-giviug. He, too, hastened back. The
wind drives full in his face, but he does not
heed. i'o he bears Christinai's sterw ts'fore
him, tint cannot see. for it is very dark.
Theio stjinds the little hou- where Katie
Mum lives. Christoph stands by the win
dow. Lars gel's him pluiniy in the light of
the Ihii: that fulls full uiu him. Ho hears
a tap on the window, and now Curistoph has
his band on tbo door, and it ptns before
him.
' Thou, Christopbf What brings thee so
latef"' Dslcel ICiiI ie, holding on to the door,
which the storm was shaking.
"I was passing and saw thee sitting, so 1
stopped to bid thei- --!eep well.'"
KTbou dear!" b- said, putting out her
hand.
The wind seizeil i he door thus set free, nnd
flung it wide ojk-ii against the wall, liut
OhrHtoph, using i ll bis strength, drew
the girl into 'be hall and closed the door.
Lars grew hot uie
nis coais; j:icket; hot in
spite of the blustc.
to the door and le
in;x w ind. He steppe'l close
ard speaking within, but
could not distinguish anything. He waited,
bis heart filled wiih llm pangs of jealousy.
How long lie stood be knew not; it seemed i n
eternity to him. At last, the door opened nnd
Christoph stepped out. "Sleep well, dear girl,"
lie whispered. .."Ooodby, dear Christoph."
The key was turned in the lock. Christoph
went home, the joy of love requited in his
lieart. The other, too, turned homeward,
but a long time parsed before he reached the
little bouse.
They hail grown up together Lars, Chris
toph and Katie. The three had played to
gether continually oa ciridren, and Katie
would be carried by no others or drawn on
the sled by none but Lars or Cbriitopb.
When they grew larger they went to school
together and were confirmed together in the
lit;! church of the neighboring village. Ko
strife bad ever come lictweeu them, never
bad .the girl shown whether she bad pio
ferred one of the. bids to the other. As these
developed into strong men, Kutio bloomed
into stjJl greater beauty, as was apparent
to other young men of the village, and
Rob .StefTel ventured to intimate as much, in
a rough fashion, to the girL The following
duy bis place in tbo boat wus empty; ho was
sick, his father said the truth was, Rob
would not show bis discolored face. From
that time the joqns fellows held themselves
al3pf frnnr Katw Mason. But between Lars
aiidT"liritoiii the old intimacy began grad
ually to diminish. They went with Katie to
her first dance. Who should be her first
portlier? They disputed long over It out of
the giri'x bearing, and at last, with heated
faces, ap'Hled to her to choose between
them. Katie looked at them, and for the
first time felt a misgiving that if she chose
one the other would be deeply hurt. (So she
said: "It makes no difference to me which I
dance with first, but if it is of so much ac
count to you draw cuts." They did so, and
Christoph was the lucky one. While they
were settling the matter Katie looked on with
apparent indifference, but her heart beat fast
under her bodice, and when it was decided
she almost unconsciously smiled with evident
pleasure.. Lars saw it, and from that day
jealousy began to take root deeper and deeper
in bis heart, and there was no lack of occa
sion to develop it. Margrit Hermensen,
Katie's best friend, went to the altar to plight
ber faith. Katie was chosen to carry the
wreath, accompanied by Christoph. When
Lars heard of it he opposed it vehemently.
Both young men grew violent, and only
Katie's presence of mind In declaring she did
not wish to go to the wedding prevented per
haps the very ivorst outbreak of Lars' pas
sionate storm of anger. After that the two
avoided each other as much as possible, but
sought to be with Katie. Each knew that the
otbtr loved the girl, sunt bUi fell seers tly
roiMofous to whom Katie's heart Inclined.
vlll istopu, uauuer niiu uiurv wu jrvisnr-win i
felt a silent, blissful happiness titkiuz posses
sion of his heart when the girl looked at him
with her blue eyes so sweetly unci kindly. I
Lars, mora vehement, believed nt times thut
Katie loved him, her manner waa always so
cordial But, again, when he aaw hor with
Christoph, a voice within told him that ho wus
not tbo favored one, and ho suffered hitler
torment. So It bad gouo on till tho evening
when the young lUlicrmen returned together
from the shorw. Christopli's heart lient fast r.t
tho quiet, peaceful scene in old Mason's cot
tage, ond it drew him back with irresistible
power to leave a giwling fortlie beloved one
But after he bail entered the hull, iu his effort
to close the door, so violently Uung oWii by
tho storm, he Buddeuly become conscious t
Katie in his arms. "And wliilo it raged and
stormed without ho kissed her, mid in wild
happiness he whispered; "Katie, do you lovu
mef" She did not answer, but her lips pressed
his.
The next morning Lars stow! on the shoi
mending his boat, when Rob StolTol camo by.
"You aiv early, though yon camo home
late, Wero you with your sweetheart!''
Lara looked at him, red with auger. lie
struck the wood with his ax, and the chips
flew far around. . ,
"Ilohol" continued tho other, Vyou did not
have good luck, it seems."
"Keep still!' cried Lai's. "What is it to
you whether 1 huvogood luck or not!"
Kob SSteffel stopjied nearer. You are un
just to mo," he said. "A big felUfw like you
should not take it so meekly, Christoph has
plainly taken the fisli away from you."
Lars made no answer, but his hand clasped
the ax convulsively. "You anil I haveiio
love for Christoph," continued Hob; "let us
Joiu together amnst him," and he held out
bis band. , " 1
'I wiuit,' nothing to do w ith you," replied
Lai-s, und it u iuxl away, resuming bis f ork.
Kob SteJVel laujlied scornfully, am' went
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'JJUa, "S'USaT Wien tlieotber
'iiitf'rifit of i;tit he flung down his ox, and
went hock to the vilige. Hlowly, withdown
cast head, b valked. Before t!i bouse of
old Miisoii ho paused, then with a sudden
resolution ho entered. But, as if bound, he
stood in the doorway in the room stood
Katie tenderly embraced by Christoph. A
painful silence prevailed for a moment, then
Christoph stepped toward Lais, put out bis
hand, and said: "Katie is my betrothed
since last evening. I intended to come di
rectly to you and tell you."
He did not answer, only a bitter smile qui v
ered on his bps. It wus excessively painful
to the girl. S1ij felt what a blow she hud
given him, though blameless herself. .She
longed to say something to him, but could
not find the right word. So she only looked
at hirj, and without speaking held out her
hand to hiin, but. be turned away and left the
bouse.
Toward noon the shore was alive with men.
The sea gleamed in the sunshine again, the
waves piuyed gently, and a soft wind was
blowing. The day was favorable for a large
haul. All the fishermen of the village were
gathered together, tho nets and oai-s were
put into the bouts, the sails spread wide, and
the lilt e fleet hailed far out into the broad,
beautiful sea. K:itie stood on the shore,
sending greetings to ber sweetheart ns long ns
his boat was insight. Then sho went home,
smiling happily tr herself. She had much to
do. After she bail seen to her old
father, who sat quietlv in his chair nnd
smoked a short pine, she went about her work.
How it flew under her hands todnv, though
frequently she stopped, gazing down
lost in -.sweet dreams. Then she worked so
much the faster again. So hour after hour
flew by unheeded. At last tbo dav's task was
ended and Katie went to the door. But tho
weather had changed, the sun had disap
peared behind thick clouds and the sky hung
in gray folds over the sea. The fishermen
nlso hud finished their work. The rich booty
lay in the Iwals. promising a fine reward for
their hard labor. lint in the east it was black
nnd threatening. They must reach home bo
fore the storm camo on. Tho little sails
spread out, the shi;w flew over the water,
causing the fram to break over tho deep ilrin-
piug Mdes. i hen came tho first blow strong
aiiist the sails; tue loaded boat threatened
to u)set. Jho men were forced to take in
sails and tru.it wholly to the oars. It grow
dark, and tbo sea lilted itself restlessly into
huge, far foiling waves. Then the storm
broke loose with wild force; it howled oiid
lnshed the sea till it reared in .'hoi t, foam
capiied waves. The men rowed with all their
might; tho shore could not be far away,
though it was not visible in the darkness.
Ahead of nil the otboi-sshot Cbnstoph's boat;
close behind him wan Lars'. It seemed as if
the two wore running a race for the safety of
the shore. A wave seized Christoph's boat,
lifted it high and flung it with its broad side
gainst the end of Lars' vessel, breaking it in.
Lai's saw it sinking before him. A thought
shot through bis heai-t, frightful and vivid:
Let the waves bury Christoph and Katie is
yours." But the thought was gone in a mo
ment; in tho next be had leuned far out,
grasped the constant friend of bi youth, now
struggling with death. But he lost his own
balance, sitting on the extreme edge. Ho
flung out bis bund to catch hold of something,
but found nothing, and plunged headlong. A
huge wave seized the boat, threw it far from
tbo place, and iu tue roaring of tho waves a
last, despairing cry was lost.
At lat the fishermen had painfully reached
the shore. Women mid old men full of an
guish stood waiting the returning ones.
"Katie," cried a voice from tho darkness,
and the girl felt herself embraced by two
arms.
"Christoph! thank heaven that you are
here'
Bhe led him to ber house. Ho was silent
all tho way, only holding her fast. She. too,
hardly sjioke. V hen they reached the bouse,
she noticed for tbo first time that his clothec
were saturated, and asked tho reason. Then
his mouth quivered with repressed pain,
whilo he answered;
"Kat.-, tl6 storm destroyed my boat.
Lars snatob4 me from the" waves, but he
himself fell into the sea and"
"Whutl" the asked, breathlessly.
"I could not save him," ho said, almost in
audibly. After a few days the sea washed the body
of Lain ashore. It was the only sacrifice it
had demanded thut day. Lam bad no pa
rents living, but even parents could not have
shed more burning teurs than Katie and
Christoph when he was buried in the little
churchyurd. The thought of him, the con
sciousness that his sacrifice had secured their
happiness never left them.
Long aftr Kutie went to the altar with
Christoph, anil when they came from the
church their first steps were directed to the
grave of Lai-s. -Translated from the German
by L. V. Stur.
The Universal Custom.
The only custom which seems to be uni
versal, according to a gentleman who has
just commenced a trip around the world, is
the use of tobacco. In many places ho saw
the weed used by women as much as by men.
Every body found smoking on the streets of
Sangutock, Mich., during the dry spell was
liable to be arrest! under the orders of the
tillage council
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I () )j j-'OUvS SIlAKK J 1 AM
A FEW TYPES WITH WHICH
OF US ARE FAMILIAR. I
A l.rk ot Fervor ill the CreeHn
lmriMl t Waminjr v
Pump l,.iiille-fiblB-llB"l'
Crip of lYIemlsliip.
The bonv shake is not confined
lex; it mav !' found alike in tall aiv
ilout and thin; and consists of an ofToi
bouos only nt the right band: not untj
band closes round tho shakers iulm o
toe! tin) coldness, the lack of forvaf
greeting; there i no response grip
own. but the muscles only of the rlugt
the palm li In your hand, ss thou
worn bundling that which may 1 D
torllioJ as beloiiiiii to one of Hit
ius.-i tit society, one who is a wet 1
un all enjoyment, sees clouds In snnshj
Sua in i.iie undie, ivliose talk sets 'ol
:i edge, inn-: in whose iinoxpivssive e
can .'bid no tram of svnimthy w
The bony lingers should have already;
vu t.l.ui to trust such a one w ill e
von disaster an I defeat.
Tlw Condescending IShake. 1U
nover felt itf I low light i.v the finger
times three, sel loin four and never tin
hand) drop into your palm; yon no i
in' Uvi.uso the condescending tin
pi.sive in your grasp, and tho luiu
would trli you, if it could, bow much
the iuellal ie s.veetness of its own dis)
in even allowing you so K'"t I"'
Tho same hand hot itiuyh ni"t your
fcia-p.'s Ki'iiiul as your own, but. yt
rciiuiit ri otaiioiiary, win-run Vm
wilid.'.ii;. r.'ul curious. Isn't It,
and mUsV. A'-'lllltrt Wtr - t...
"ne'vo'i, nr.isp ot the lingers is cu&nged for a
gonile dropping of the digits in your out
tivtclnil hand.
Tl i'ishv S'lake. Cold and clammy Wrikes
(lie hand you grasp, giving vou n feeling of
ti ssnrislaetinii and distrust ns you Instinctively
think of Uriah I loop, and, under one pedext
or another, furtively Hike out your picket
handkerchief to wi)s; oft the moist ure nhicli
ji-cins to have passed from the palm ol the
shaker into yours. Possessed, us a rub, by
(hose w hose tempers have gone wrong, nhose
milk of human kindness has turned sour, or
whnss bidden purposes it is iaiposdblK to
fathom, the clammy blind frequci.t'y bobngs
to iiiose with whom it isinot pleiwiiil lineal.
In oil fiction the ghostly bund I icy coW. or
flso a fishy, clammy gra ei'ber will io to
fill up the harrowing detail. Even grhn dtath
himself is supposed to touch n with n siuilar
grasp. Take warning in time; never trynnd
perpetrite u joke wiih a mail who hi, a (shy
handshake lor a greei ing.
The Mivhanical Shake. Who is not fa
miliar ith the action of a pump handle is it
it pushed up and down, and in some Inud
shakes the same principle is nt work. Tiers
is no soul in it; the lifting up and i'.owi of
the arm. which, when it is released, fills
down fiat ngauist the owner's side; tho ne
elianical utterance of a few cotinnonphoo
words spoken like nn automaton, nil these ell
you enough of the character of tbo man who
stands I lore you. You cannot gather graies
from thorns, or else you might e.iect nihl
rles to occur again on eurth; und if jou
think there is any enthusiasm Mow the sir-
face ill tbo mind of the nnrhanieal shatter.
why all we ask is try and force it out of turn
if you can.
The (lushing Shake. Tho hiw-nre-iou
hake, w ith the how very large anil loud, the
sort of greeting that fairly takes your breath
way nnd makes you fnr you ill lie eaten
before you know it the jolly man or t lie jolly
woman, to whom life is it pleasure and whose
existence is a series of delights, who wants
everybody to lie ns happy as he is himself and
whose flow of spirits fairly infects you with
mine me .sure of tiie same gof- humor; your
usual o!eriniiiilediies, may lie, omi to tho
rescue just in time, however, and you get
over tbo slight attack of unwonted frivolity;
yet when the shaker has gone it almost seems
as if a ray of sunshine had shown on you, and
the day seems all the brighter for the gleam.
The Dignified Shake. Much affected by
the professions. You are, may lie, iniuici'sed
in some pursuit for the good of mankind at
large, or for your own ecial town (for we
trust you are respectable an 1 belong to some
where) ; big with lmiortanee, you stroll along,
and, so strolling, you meet tbo dignified
shake, you had thought of communicating
your opinions to the lady or gentleman you
have now met, but one touch of the hand,
and away fl es the fancy I Like the frozen
mu:ton of the antipodes, you will want thaw
ing in the warmth of friendship beforo yon
can talk to any one again; and, as the gush
ing shnker gave you life and light, so the dig
nified shaker gives you a douche of cold
water, which takes away your energy and
spirits for the day.
The friendly bhake. The hearty grasp,
which, without being too violent, either
to crush the bones or to hurt the fin
gers, is yet warm enough, fervid enough,
to tell vou that the shaker's heart is
right. Yog bavo only to look into tbo eyes
of such a one to lie able to read tho honesty
of purpose thut shines through tho lamps of
the soul; a grap that tells of a loving heart,
in whose recesses there are sympathies that
can share the woes as well ns the Joys of oth
ers; that can afford to laugh at the narrow
minded, the selfish and the wicked; but can
offer to those whom they respect the genial
hand shake, wherein every muscle, every
nerve, tells of a desire to do nil they can to
cheer tho path in life of those they meet, and
inspire within their fellow creatures' hearts
the knowledge that there are among us still
those who are ready to offer at nil times) and
seasons the fervid grasp that tells of f i-imid-ship,
of fellowship and good will. Jiome
Journal.
A Professional Heggar'sf nernslisj-' i J
A friend of mine tells roe that Tate)' "fcC
other night he was addressed on the street by
one of tho kind who represent themselves as
sorely in need of a night's lodging and be
seech the gift of a few cents to make np the
price required. Thinking to turn the tables
upon the mendicant, my friend pull d a lu
grubious face heaved a sigh and said: "I
wish I could help you, but I'm out of work,
I'm too lamo to walk to my lodging and I am
looking for some one to lend mo fivs cents to
get there in the horse cars." Quickly diving
his hand into his pocket and exclaiming, fer
vently, "You shan't suffer If I can help you,"
the beggar produced a nickel, which ho thrust
into my friend's hand and was off before a
protest could be ir.ade. -Boston Post.
A 1,'se for Ilsnsna Skins,
Tho other day I saw a boy give a banana
skin to a horse which helps street cats up the
Incline from Cornhill to Htate street on
Washington It was eaten with evident rel
Uli, and it struck me that I bad rarely seen a
happier use of a very dangerous article.
Kind hearted people should make a note of
this for tho benefit of draught homes which
stand on the sides of our streets. The poor
things receive so much ill treatment from
vll disposed parsers by that tbo better die
posed should tie gl.nl to make them some com
pensation. Boston Post.
ay o ' out if
llekloj ifouli oliTwIio stoIP ,
.eetfWrrL
o widln J
an' cum ober mi' licked Whalebone
inch of hii life besides.
"Take do case of Bermuda Jones, who lib
nex' doah to Condensed Cunningham. Ber
muda sot down wid piece of chalk an' llg
gered updat wickedness paid !2 ier cent.,
ail' ho went olvr to do grot-cry, backed up
agin a cracker luir'l, an' white ho iiignigod tie
gixvcr i i n niligiisiliscushioii wid ono hand,
he filbil ' i :t bind pocket wid crackers wid do
odder. .! started out of dat gn-ery fwiliu'
dat ho o ils soben cents nheiid an' still gamin',
but what w:is do rwultf A small boy, who
was in dar to buy a will's wol f of tally, seed
do bull perforumiHM an' tol l do grocer. Be
muda was follered homo, knocked down in
his own kitchen, on' made to give updofo'
cans scat cheis in his parlor to set tlx do case.
Did ho profit by his huluessl Did he make
any 200 (w cent, on datf
"Agin, take de caso of Kurnel Ix-fllngwoll
Kabur. I ha 1 six L-ghorn heus in my coop,
au' ho coveted 'em. Instead of eoniili' to me
in a frank, honest way an' offoriu' to buy dose
hens at doir value an' gibiu' mo his note duo
in thirty days, lis steals iihii my coop In do
gloom of midnight an' forcibly raptivaios my
poultry. Ho chuckled to hisself ober Ins
smartness an' bo figured up his iiOO hm cent,
profit, but a Nemesis war' on his ti ail. He
loft ono of do ole blue 14111-11111 011 his pants on
a nuil in do coop, un' when I found my hens
gone I walked ulier to his hiiinbln cnluu nil'
took him by do neck an' th awed him out
doors. Some of you hov probably benid ilul
bo went into a dix-litin soon al ter dat, an' dnt
when do sist mortem was held thnv of Im
ribs war' 1 nnd stiekin' out of bis bock.
"I hev llggcrcd 011 gixxlncn an' badness,
an' I tell iu list luulnessdoan' pay. Koine ul
you mny hev In tsl s bain at deco'iier grot-cry
widout Is iu' caught at it, but y it how did
you feel when you met a iolii-eiiiuii, or w hen
strange knock rum ut dodouhl tiuilt woi
sick a burden on u-r soul dat do hum tastisi
like sawdust, su' you woko up nt midnight lo
see spooks standing by yer beds. Do good
man goes aroun' wid bis hat on his ear,
afcared of nobody an' lookin' elyrybudy
Sfijvu-j iu do eye. If he tiapieiis lo hv de
paii 'l wagon gwine along bed. 11' turnui!e.
If atylxsly bnppcuii to luy a hand 011 bun Im
doaii'tsink later his but"S.
"Huwai'll will d boil man I He's alius
lookin' fur bar tun an' spring guns, lie'i
alius 'spi-tiii' to bo 'rested an' sent up. A
strange knock ut his cabin doali sends a chill
up ku back, (io whar' ho will, ho fools guilty
an' afeartil, un' some lino day when bo 11111
out itijoyin' do buluiy brmze 'loiijj cuius a
detective au' claps de handcuffs ou him, an'
away he goes to state prisou fur ton jars.
You kin il.'ger an' flgger, but goodness am
bound to come under de wire a full length
ahead,"
The president's address created considerable
excitement, and Wayduwn Bebee won ready
with the following preamble and resolution:
"Whoreos, G.xIhomi ar' moa' proflUihle
dan badness, an' also easier on da conshieni-e;
now, dar'fnre
"Ilosolvcd, Dat ft ar' de sense of thi meet
In' dot we stick to goodness."
The resolution w as adopted by a unanimous
vote, and the meeting adjourned with much
good feeling. Detroit Fro Press.
A Mensltlve Monkey.
Dogs and other pets are often keenly alive
to praise and blame, and seem to know al
most Infallibly whether they are being well
or ill spoken of. Tho extremest case of which
wo ever read win that of a canary which died
from grief at being harshly addressed by IU
mistress.
Here is au anocdoto which shows that
monkeys are not wanting in sensibility ot tlw
samo intcresliiig and amlnblo sort. It is
quoted from .Mr. Bates' "Nafuralist on the
Amazons." Ho calls the creature "most
ridiculously tamo," and adds;
"It was an old female, which accompanied
Its owner, a trailer 011 tbo river, in all bis
voyage By way of giving me a specimen
of its intelligence and feebtig, its master sot
to and rated It soundly, calling it scamp,
heathen, thief, and so forth, all through the
eopious Portuguese vocabulary of vltupera-
tlm .
""The poo:
ho poor monkey, quietly seated on the
ground, m-outed to be in sore trouble at this
display of anger. It began by looking
earnestly at biin, then it whined, ard lastly
rocked its body to and fro with emotion, cry
ing piteously, and pasnlng Its long, gaunt
arms continually over Its forehead; for this
was its habit when excited,
"At length IU master altered his tone.
"'It's all a lie, my old woman; you're an
angel, a flower, a good, affectionate old
creature.'
"Immediately the poor monkey ceased It
wailing, and soon after came over to where
the man sat." Youth's Companion.
How It Is Done.
Omaha Capitalist Do you call that a sur
vey of anew railroad) Why, it looks like e
pumpkin vine.
Kansas Speculator Well, you see we had
to twist it around a good deal so as to take
In all the points at which we could buy land
cheap.
"A road like that will never pay. It don't
start anywhere or go anywhere.''
"Ohl We can keep it running a while on
the profits of our town lota: that's easy
enough."
'But what will you do after the lota are
old?" ,
"Straighten It out" Omaha World J
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jffiTTino display of gcxj
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Lm ,,fljllinrm!'l'lie
"Shout in de Book." Then she lookiii our in
tbo window nnd saw the oor ImU "f the
fn-ed people not far nwny, and ia-d In tendr
tones: "Hut lin y don't have dein over llir","
A great g.wpol of ith iiilty and of tender hu
manity si eiinsl siikeii III two In ief sriiU-nnss.
(Jival soul" can movo oilier souls.
"AH TIIK hPtltlT TI.I Hltll "
III the winter of IST1 '2 I sieiit mjiiio time
III Wnsliinginn, nnd .iliout mid winter Inii- I
that KoJoui ih-i-Tun Ii wiu In the city. Had
I not known her ways this would hue
Ihs'ii a sill prise, for the long winter's Journey
from her home nt llattlo ('reek, in the ceu
ler of Michigan, was a serious iindei taking
for a woman near In r Knli birtlniiiv. but 1
knew (bat sl.o always went ".i Hie gisl
spirit told her,'' and tint xuue sli ong bs ilng
of duty to U- i!o:io l.-d ber to tbo i npital city.
Her way ohmhhI, not long after, for oine
gooil service ninnng the fre!iiiiii nt tlie
bop.t.'iN. 1 soon went to mm! In r and she
said, with great earnest iiem: "1 Is'lwve d
goisl Iord wnt vou, f ir you ore do very one
I minted In ut." Asking what wns specially
niiiiU d, sl.o mid: "I want to mi I'll seieut
(iriinl, nnd you ran get me there." 1 told
ber that was easier said than done, but 1
would try, nnd tha next day wrote n nolo to
bun, wiving she nish- d to e bun fit mine lit
tune, t.sik ii to iho White House, s'lil It In
to the biisinevi olll'-e, and a verlail ini-Msitge
siMiii ennte Uick to m in the waiting rooin
that iiiiv iiiKrnliiR would suit.
In a few days Sojourner, with two Indus,
a veuei able friend of l.iimker birth and my
self, went to meet the appointment mid 1 sent
Iu a card, ".Sojourner Truth and friends,"
wlileli luouht back in a half hours iiics-u-ger
to ittenrt us lo l'ri-sltleiit Uranl's ufii -e.
He snt nt the end of ii long bible in the i-cntcr
of the iiHiin, nub ilis-iitnriits idled Is fore
him, and Just riming nil Interview with oilier
hi,oiis. 1 stepjie,! forwurd to ititrisbitv the
piu ty and to bring Sojourner Ik-siiIc loo table.
She bad ue-t t'resident Lincoln, and lie, a
Ikii'ii KeiilU' fcinii, is-iild cull her "Aunty" In
the old f ii ii 1 1 1 in r way, whilo linint, llei;h
kindly, was retiri-iit, nud all was not quito
easy nt Hint, Hut a happy thought canw to
her. Not Jong IvIihv the pnunleiit bad
sigiiid n'lne lull of li"W (;ilarnliU-rs of Justice
to tbo colorid H-ople. . Siesjsikeof tl in will,
gratitude; the tiiiu b.o broke nud words came
fiis-l from Isith, for (ii-.-iut was nn easy tuni
Uncut bilker, but had the wisdom of silem-e
until the lit tune raiim t sp-ak.
Ktiiniliug theiv, Uill and erect while stirred
in soul by tbo occasion, her wonderful cyi-s
glownl ns she tbanl.ed bun for his gissl ihsslt
and gave wise counsel In her own clear nnd
quaint way.
rtxK ami) eiMi-i.a ntoMTr.
Her words came I i tones full of deep power
and tenderness, and ho listened with great In
terest mid re'ct, nnd told her that be
"hoped alwas lo m Just to all and css-clnlly
to mss that the pour and ilefeiimle-s wen
fairly treated.'' His voice and manner toll,
bow bis heart was touched, and his softened
tones showed how "the bravest are the U-n
derest," Khe told him how Ids tusks and
trials were appreciated and how much faith
was placed Iu his upright doing of duty to
the oppressed, and be quietly, yet with much
feeling, expressed lbs hope that h might over
bo wis ami firm and never forgot the bullion
able rights of all
Only great souls can comprehend trim
greatness, and these two imd-lstotsl rneb
other. Nothing in the Illustrious enreer of
Urn. Grant gave mo a fuller sctmo of his
largeness of heart nnd mind thun his unpre
tending simplicity and appreciative resjss t In
this Interview, while the fine and simple dig
inly of Ho join ner Truth also gave me a fuller
sense of bur largo womanhood. (She kind to
him: "I have a littlo book hero that I call my
book of life. A goisj many name aiw In It,
and I have kept a placo on tho same pngo
with Lincoln's for you to write your inline."
Ileieplied: "I nm glad to put It there," mid
wrote his autograph In her littlo book. Hlie
then said: "it will do mo gooil for you to
hnvo my photograph," and with evident
pleasure he thanked her and selected one
from several laid on tho table.
Tho conversation had lasted beyond the
usual time, others stood by, uniting their
turn, yet listening with great Interest, und
the (It time camo to leave. The president
rose from his chair and gave HoJoiii ncr his
hand with a parting word of good w ill. This
mutual iess-rt and appreciative sympathy
between tho president of a great republic
nnd a woman born a slave and representing
nn oppressed people was admirable und Inspir
ing. O. Ii. KUibbins.
Ktrange Control of Hones.
Binco boyhood I lia.-o always had a strange
control of horses, I ran no more explain It
than I could Ml you why my eyes nro b nek;
but It Is n fact that bufore I have bundled a
horse long be will follow me like a dog nnd
answer my command. I once had (he four
horses that pull the engine nt Broudwny nud
Almond under such control thut tit the ins
tance of n bliKrk they would answer my whis
tle and race like tho wind lo see which could
reach mo first. An old lire horse was once
sold to an ashman, Ha was hitched to a post
n block away, and I thought I recngrtizeil
lilm, nnd 1 whistled. I bud not seen him for
two years, but he recognlwid my whistle, and,
breaking the hitching strap, lis crime tearing
to mo, with the enrt rattling lielilml him. A
few minutes lator tho excited owner camo up
and thanked me warmly for rat.-hing his
runaway horse. Assistant Fire Chief In
Olobe-Democrat,
BILL. NYC
Oivea Ills Verslou of the Hlory f Oass,
lotto t'orrinvi
A constant reader of The Qlobe has ttriv
ten to know something of Charlotte UonUr
n.l MM llltfc lilt lit llMM Ims.,11 m,fllPMMl n .... 1
take great pleasure In stating briefly, lnij
)n glowing terms, what I am able tereciOJ
,,r tl, U aniwnti'ln vomitf woman's llfu
, CliuilotUt ConU born n a forw
m!.i,I now known as Normaiufv. nuiu.1 u
honor of the largo ipklt gray bona
with tlin-K, pinna logs aim gross noes, tlm
toma from there to ongiigs In liauling km
wagons in the land of the free and the hou
of the bravo.
lUireClmrlottewMborttintheytNsrJTM
Like the rewird m Mr. Hwrtrus, wlio,
ismklug of bis own eXHirlonne, said tliut h,
early life run quiet as the clear brook b;
which he niMirted, the childhood of OW
lotto Conlay was nluiost devoid of inknst,
boing moiiiiUiniiiM and uiianlmoua, swtuli
iiuule man anld to me nut long since, rsfy.
rime to the clliuute of the south,
She early turned her attention, howotW
to the nmtt'-r of isitrlotlsm, hoping te ob
tain a HvollhtKHl In tho Hitrlnl line sons
dty, Khe investigated the grtovanops o
France, and gave lnr attont
eluslvoly to tha hiventiim of
rinwi tlusw grlo
n, re.hv
rim, and they ought to have b
lion aUnuslut
some wafbi
IflVnuisM. Hnnii
redressed for oauto
banu Mduunalu
thoiiisolves.
AcoorUiiiK to nil account, the grlnvanm
of Kraitue wmrv, at Unit tlinn, In full dna
and short ' eltwves, rwly fur the Loll B
oiin.
ItfoU.tn the H of Charlotte Conk- ,
0u tlm Ixsl). .
Hhe wiu a leiitlfu: girl, with clear Um
FVns. nlinivl at stiiutl illstAlioea from a till
light colored nose; which was iwln wlmn l
rcisise; bii ilusbwl tlsHcoUily ,whcii sho ww
Iu Ussrs. iter rlie nun runny rreiit-n mtmli
ois-iiisl and i-loMsl readily wliett she wuan
l-ajMsl In ci hi versa! Ion, and her white aw
bi-aiiliful shoulders, ever nu I snon, while lb
talkual, Iiiiiiii I tliemsidvna like a lilml ran
on his way to dinner.
Hhe IiikL also, liises of Iwilr of that pml
Inr Titian variety which is supl top
with fns-khss nnd a high tiiiir. Iho hit
torlsii Mtvs that her hair lisikisl block Ml
divided over ber fair forehead and Iiuiii
b.ick acnas her s'iat-ly luiml, but at nbls
s it was draped aenssw the rli-hlv rarm
frame of tlm nil revotr where the fire ligts
or tho Normnii llow ciiisiiiv i-smld pk-i
lliHin It, you wiitild have thought It a Itrtgb
and iiilliimiiiutorv ml. t lsulotto I'onli'
was tall mid groivful, and when her elasU
step and heroic fe t followivl tho light tnnu
nro of sornn gny Kreiioh tune at at tV-tnbs
pumpkin NHdmg, alio could daui-e oa h
lioiirs w ithout Jarring tho glass la the
dows very iiiiu-h.
Her tiniumn w as simple and did not em
groat deal. It connstol of a Normand-
cap maile of cheese cloth iu slin likaU.
tall of a setting In-u, and trimmed In fme
with real Kroiu li Im-o from the ton
counter, lb-r dress was all wool ibilaui
with pin strip, bi it and trimmed with U
Mime. Her other iIi-kkmss were diiTomU
Her "lockings were tall and slender Basra
hanging on the woman clothes line at (in
but h"r heart w as uy and happy as the dti
was Ion
Charlotte fordo if was one of a tars
family wIhm ,b wsndanls were callni Cu
duroy. They wero the Instigators of a etyl
of riiwl Hint bus dono more to shortcsi U
spin. d coliiinn and Jolt the Jejunum im
flinia than nnv other line of invoulice
thmughoiit the I 'lilted Htt-e,
Chiirlntie I'ludar luul a voice whlofc
criusinist her in all Ief rnmbli-s, and It i
said Hint it was very musical and sourkls
first rut.
Her parent were poor, o sho had
few ndviinli -f-H, ns will be notlissl at ow
bv tbo careful student who reails her SI
to day and notion where sb has fnsqtweiU'
s-s-lltsl ml Im;-" with a k. Hbo siiko Krwi
llin-ntlv, but wiu fdiiiihur with no otlmr for
sign tongue liiitever.
Hlie Uk a gmnt Interest In iiUo, b
did not iudorso the odiiitiilstrntion. fill
felt more ins-ji!ly hitter toward a f;ontk
man imms Marat, who woe rather liUran
in his habits nnd wlm also aeUsi a a kin!
of chairman of tbo National Central ours
mitt.-.'. To his ot lu r work ! luul also ail
led the tedious and exliaustiiig task of pkt
lug out (ssipln and Imlorsliig tbein no suits
bio liersons to Ixi Is head "1. Beln-r a jour
tinllst bo had to write bard all tho nvodtn
to get the honk full of red hot isilltlcal sdt
toriul (snpy, and then when Im should haw
gone to ls and to rest, he luul to lake lis
directory and pick out enough pooplofari
mens tlm following tiny,
In Ibis wy .Mn rut was kept very bosy
with Iho foreman nn his heels all day aist
tho guillotine on Ida Ins-Is all night, aad
ever) mini was afraid to are tho dniio
slierliT coining, for fmr ho bad a snlio
for him. It won no unusual thiiijf lit tbo
dnys for a l'roiichrwtn to turn off tho
and go to lied, only to find his shirt colkv
all bloody where tho guillotine luul huijei
his hair Just abovo his Adam's apple in U
morning.
Tlioso wero Indeed squirming tlmna, ae K
lie Ijiinnrtiiie, a bumoioiis wrltor of 1'ranc
has so truly suld. No man felt perfectly
anfo when ho saw Marnt at a iss-lahle or
caucus. II, was imisselblo to tell whether
ho luul come to write tho thing up for h
pnpnr or pick out wmio juoro ficoplo to b
killiil by the adiiiliilsti-ntlon. They got
that Mar.'it rould Imlui-o any of tliein toit
scrllio for his fnpr, and pooplo nilvoTtlseil
in his columns for things I hoy did not want
In order to show that they folt jwrfoctlj
friendly towurd him.
It wus at this time that Ctmrlotto Cordaj
called ono inornitiK at tho iiiwirtmcnt ol
Jir. ntiinit with a vlowtonHinNfnittlnghim
She nt in wor I that a young lady from
t.uoil desired lo see Sir. Marnt for tho pur
kko of p tying her subscription. Hl wss
told thut the islitor was taking a bath. Has
laughed a cold, incredulous laugh, for sbs
hail soon a great iiiniiv Kronch journalists,
nnd when nun of thorn sunt word to nor that
ho was bathing she could 111 i-oprose a lo.
gurgling laugh.
Finally sho waa admitted to Ids pri
niuii-tmnnts, whore ho was Indeed in
bath with an old tablo cloth thrown ov
him, engagml in writings scathing criticism
on tno custom or summer following oW
buckwheat lands and sowing (Swedish tar
nips on them In July, when tho country
was so crowded for cemetery rxim.
Charlotte npologlxod for disturbing tV
great journalist at, such a time, und rmnarlr
Ing that we wero having rather a backward
spring produced a short stub knife wiw
which sho cut a largo overcoat button bom
In the ablo Journalist's thorax.
Sho then panned Into tho oflliw, and leav
ing word to hnvo hor pnior stopped she went
io ine eieciu loner.
liot m learn from this brief bit of history
nover to assasslnnte any ono unions It bedao.
In ealf dolonse. Bill Kyo in Bostoa Ulob
Pointed
Isaan I vatiU to write my name np""
your heart, llopecca, but It voe so hard e
glnss. ,
Ilcbocca Vy don't you try, Isaao,
wi-ico your name mv heart on wid a D"
hiindiirt tollor tiamond ring, ohf Tex
oinings.