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VOLUME IV.
: POniXAND," OIIEGON, rniDATrFEBHUAHY-lrl8r8r
NUMDEU ttS.
HAPfcY . HOME;
oa-w
Tbe H
MMfl TrlBMstatb.
... u':H 'bt hh. a.. DcsrtrAY, J I-
acraoa or "Jritrra nun," "ellbk do wo"
f AMU aSBBV UBS." TCj, BTP.
KnlsraU.xrordlnc la Art of Coitf n,la tb
year 17, by Mm. A. J. DnalCar, ta lit oCloeoT
I be Uarerisa ef Cwnriw M Wahlnli tlty.J
, C'll AfTEH XIII.-
Tbe weeks and months rolled on. Bit
lug, bluer winter euch a wlnUr m
Margaret bad uaver encountered upon
the- Pacific Coast, although she fane-let
she bad seen
eol.l
weather at Htoiie-
hen f some 1 1
wlnter that seJLlli
sun dogs high in the heavens anl plo-
tured It aurora boreall In the northern
eky a a grand conflagration of Immen
sity, dragged iu tedious lengths over the
Belltown moor, locked th river securely
I blue fast nesset i of n I gb ty Ice-gorges, end
drifted ths snows. Ilka low mountain
ranges, along tha fence In (be clearings.
And yet Mr. Armstrong bovsred be
tween f and death. Tua ulna dsya
THE
; goeeip that bad aueoeaded her anarriaga
- with a wealthy denixsn of a far distant
portion ef lb Kepublle, having subsided
rear befura.tr try body except the be
reaved widow Jones,-whose ni other
heart" yearned after ber mieaiug lamb
r kin, a only a mother's heart can yearn,
and poor Jilted Joseph Hamsou, who bad
cVvej It bib. MM alltaHlihaai thaa aart flail a. I asasaaaWi !.
VSJ J Wl BJ VII BlIWg WWBBT BXJ VaPBJ ATTwBBBSBTBTBjr
ble hope that every peeslug day - was
bringing bim yet nearer to the consum
mation of bia dearaet ambition the
L building of a home In which the wJdow'a
daughter was to be Installed a queen
everybody except these bad well nigh
forgotten that Bally Jones Juulor bad
ever existed. t Or, If they thought of
ber at all, it was a of one living In
wealth and luxury, In a land of verdure
"and sunshine, where sabds were literally
golden, and rlche were to be gathered
' without the asking. But the goaaip oe
caaioned -by ber strange return pennl
lea, deranged and ' sick endured
. throughout the winter. ; '-
. Neighbor, were very kind aud very
officious, a they are almost sur ty&e
In a small village where everybody
know everybody else's business far bet;
tor than they know tbeircwHr-"' "
Margaret was the aletlm. of jnany per
eeculloiis In tb way of questioning
"?rou thos wbo came to wall upo her
step-mot her. , Laeklly, the revelation
made y Mrs. AratstroBg to Mrs. Jane
la the "dream wbicb waa bat all a
dream," which ah bad related to ber
prior to relapsing Into a condition of
I noma, from wbicb It seetuad Impossible
to arouse her; had so far put tha mother
npon ber guard, that aha was enabled to
assist Margaret greatly In parrying tbe
' Itiqulsltlv thrusts of lit curious. ,. . .
When tbe child had found It Imposal.
bia to longer hide tb true state of life
- At Btonebenge fartn from tha kuowledge
of the anxious widow, she freely re
vealed to ber all that the reader know
'concerning. "It, wbicb, In addition to
Mrs. Armstrong's "dream," fully cou--vlaoed
her that ber slaughter, In yield
ing to mere mercenary considerations In
breaking her troth with Jhe one loyefjof.
ber youth for the purpose of forming a
matrimonial alliance with a man of
wealth, bad made a mistake, bordering
- eloaety npon tb verge of crime. : '.
; Ab, rfader, 1b day Is eomlbg, la tb
history of Inevitable progression, wben
any other reason for tbe consummation
of conjugal relatione thaa tbe heaven
ordained eae of an exalted afleoUoa will
be everywhere held as a crime. But tbe
natural punUbmeot JLbat follows ooat
missiea of such crime will not the he
- om whit greater than bow. W all
; know that men and wosoea are oflea
- wrecked for life npon tb alter of asatrt
- taooy, niade legal by sUtUte which are
founded la Ignorance and perpetuated
tinder a system of superstition that lays
tbe reaponsiblUUea mt the oousumoia
tloo of an unnatural" alliance upon the
" Immoatabbi as though GoJ, tba In
finite, would desecrate the holy ordt-
' nauQ of an honorable union by libelous
oounterfvlts upon marriage a ii ought
lo be, and as It surely aWwd war
human Jaw and human Jtnowledg In
accord with tba perfect Jawa of nature
andof Ood. c'
Amonf tha throng tf watchers wbof
nightly eongregrated. Iu the borne of
widow Jones to take regular turn In
oaring forthe wanta of tb suffering In?
- valid, Joseph Bameon, tlte llied, waa
always to be found. ' How be slept, or
wheri, or where, Was a mystery no one
could solve. " '
lte would speud hour at a time -in
.'playing with Fred and Chris, the two
babies -of Mrs. Armstrong, who grew
very fond of bim. " ' , . x
Margaret waa at first Very shy, repell
ing ble ad vauoea toward a close acquaint
ance, with a maidenly reserve that be-
eame bsTBnely ? but good Mrs. J noes,
who really loved him as' a ao, gradu
ally won the confldeoce of tbe girl, and
cuaay were tbe ocaverloiie ladalged
ta by tbJlhreO over the eoek log stove
la the back kitchen, aa tbatnetber, un
raveled link by liuk from tbeettd of
Margaret' tongwe, tbe many Incidents
-f ber daughler'a lit, la the protected
matrlatonlaleoodjtiei to which woman
, Is so oftu exhorted to bow, bsoauas
- - 4Ood hath Joined her" to one who has
tnadc bee; life motkciy of Ilea. Dear
. reader, we never toaohupoa thia uee
tlos), but we feel like crying oat against
. turn libel upon (tod and His taring klndJ -
which tbe accusation that lit
makes such matches, fastens aa a human
stigma upon His "wisdom, power, Jus
lice, goodness and truth."
Pr. 8nodgrees, tha physician who at
tended Mrs. Armstrong, was a delicate
little soul, who very much prided him
self upon being a finished disciple of
iEeculaplua. He had graduated at a
western rural college of many pre ten
slona, and his garnered store of learned
phrases proved to be overpowering evl
denoe to bis Illiterate associate at Bell
town that ha fulljr linderstood his pro-
m f - f
lessiou. . j
Margaret, who bad never been
qoalntedjrlth anjfotbIL4)hyslcij
eept Vr. Harding, who bad always
eschewed a vain per! of hie atUlu
menta, conceived a very stsong dislike
to Dr. gnodgraaa, wbicb was overruled
by everybody except tbe faithful friend.
Joo Hameon. 8bs was tuiy one dy by
tbe kitchen Ore trying to warm th
frost bitten toes of little Chris, her-
aelf In no very gentle mood, when
Bam son entered, riding Fred upon bis
back, where tb child was perched at
bis own request, enjoy lug tbe fun to
perfection.
"What do you think of tbe doctor
by this time T" asked Margaret, a she
alternately chafed Christy's toes and
blew warm breath through her bands
upon the little, feet. , .. .i .... , ? ;
m 1 ns ex mlnsiW ai gVit a i L
decided reply. "If Mrs. Jones will dis
miss, him, and tb pack of meddling
busy-bodies that All tbe bouse constantly
with eoarusioa, and leave yon and me
alone with her mother to manage the
case, I believe she'll recover J but, mark
my word, she'll never get well at least
she'll never get her reason while thia
bouse Is turned Into a tavern and tbe
Area Into log heaps around which every
body gathers to see wbd can whisper
loudest.'' " -
Why don'tyou aay all this to grand-
mar' aaksd Margaret. "Yen know 4
have no authority bare.,, If I had, I'd
say 'gttmat a-oaf r to every meddler,
doctor and all, and we'd see if time and
rest and good attention wouldn'tbriBA-
her back to ber aeosea." - -
"i'i'eara Jo ne geUlng married ain't
always what It's craekeo; np to be,-aaid
Uinab, coming io from tbe clotbea Una,
where aba had bees banging up the wet
Uoen with, milieus on. 'fear to ass
geUln' married ain't what it's oraoked
up to be.-. I'd rather be a eullud gal an'
stay single forever, than to be Mrs.
Somebody a few years ami be sent home
used p like Mlas 8ally.'
We are all liable to sickness," re
sponded Mr. Jonea, as aba entered tbe
kitchen front tbe sitting-room, carry
log la the tongs a red-hot brick, which
aba was laklug out Into tbe aoow to
cool -for ns about tbe invalid's bed.
"Tbe Lord sends affliction upon them
Ue lovea" -
The) Tm sure I don't want bim to
love" exelalased Margaret.
Mercy" ejaculated Mrs. Jones, who,
standing In the doorway and watching
the hot brick ae it lay steaming on tbe
aaow, waa Is) poslUoa to her every word.
What a little bsatheu yuu ais, tabi
sure 1 Take care tftat yowr. turn don't
eorae next 1"
"There' no dangetlf the Lord don't
aooordlng to yonr reckoning,1
laughed tbe child. '
Tbe ateamiog baick was transferred to
tbe custody -of mm attendant, and tbe
aaxloua mother lingered near the stove
far tbe purpose of eoctideotlally con
sulting Hamsoa. . p-v : -
"Waat wuld you do for ber if yea
run J ay-eo 7" sue asked ear
nestlr.' 1 . r...r-, " J' t
"I'd dismiss that popinjay of a doc
tor the first thing, with bis pompoua airs
and big words. TIs's Imbibed a littls
learning, and, la his hands. It la a dan
gerous thlag. Then I'd say to very
hefty except isftfssasry atlendanta, Tbe
paueot M oetler oa alone. W prefer
not to have ,bar brain confused by com
pany.' " ' :M -
But I'd offend tbe neighbors, and
they're very kind. 1 hate todlamlsa tbe
doctor, too, tor he's doing all he can for
my daughter." -
"Let 'em gel offesded an' be darned I"
said Margaret. -
PWr exclaimed the widow, look
lag half frightened to death. '
"Where did you leara such expres
sions, Margaret f" queried Joe Samson
kindly. ' ; .- .
T don't know. From tbe boys at
beeae, I guess. . Bat dare' Isn't swear
In'.'' .' r ' , ,'! - i'1 ' .'
"It la nothing elss'ri said the good
woman excitedly "and I'll send yoa to
the poor-bouce and get somebody else to
Uke car of the child re a If yen ever talk
tike that again. Old Ike Armstrongs a
regular heathen r ; :
"You're hi motber-ln-law'r'. reloried
the child with spirit. f -
"Lemm Amkm tAs hutemtf Cried
tbe woman, losing alt control ef her tem
per. ': ' '--i . .
"When I agree to r was lb Arm 're
sponses while Fred and Chris dung to'
her skirts con vuhflvely. rJ , -' ;
' Prolonged srirfek of agony were heard
la tbe room of the sick woman, and a
feeble wall broke upon tbe ear of the
astonished Visitor. " " ' J
With Ihrttrth eft tiny hew life into
the IratfbleamttnckheTf of ' Jos'nATfle. lwd wobM have loved h! and I
earn returning reaaow to the clouded
mlndof tbesofflrtiuf mother.' ' '
'A'mld the rash of cares that thronged
and Ledged tbe pathway of good Mrs.
Jones, tbe Incipient .quarrel between
herself and Margaret had been nipped la
tbe bod. ,
: Mrs. -Armstrong awoke to conscious
ness with ber mind tolerably clear. Kx
eesafvc Illness had left ber very frail in-'
deed, and. rigid, care was necessary to
prevent re la pee.
Tb learned physician, noting bow
widely he bad mistaken tbe ease la bis
charge, very demurely bowed himself
out and returned no more. He doubt-
Jess found it necessary to practice his
great learning In some more apprecia
tive quarter. w-
e surprise of Mrs. Jones, Mar
garet anderetood ths dutlee of nurse to
both mother and child most fully,
Joe Bamson, honest fellow, retired to
bia bachelor quarters with another load
upon his heart, I pwardly -cursing tbe
day of bia own birth, and bewailing tbe
fickleness of all women.
Tbe Invalid waa made comfortable,
and for many hours was allowed to
slumber peacefully, only being suffl
cieatly disturbed at intervals to prevent
tbe Insidious Inroad ofjb sleep tbat
koows no earthly waking.
Reaaon bad dawned upon tbe mother
with the first feeble wall of tbe little
babe that prematurely, and all unbid
den,' came Into the world where there
seemed no earthly room for It
But barbarism and elvilixatioa alike
adapt themselves to circumstances, aud
somehow the little life, with Its frail
tenderness and feeble helplessness, called
up the latent molber-eympatbies of Its
grandmother's soul and awakened Jn
ber a desire to preserve tbe little waif
from" death. It was a daughter, too,
and as focb awakened memories of tb
dayaagone, when ber own daughter lay
as helpless as this blrdllng, In the aruis
of a doting father, long sfnos gone to his
reward. - - '
"' Ii waTMargaret'a order that Cleared
the bouse f--vlsl tors, and indirectly re
sulted In sending tbe learned physician
to more enlightened quarters. It a
she who cat silently beside the sufferer's
ptodrAlfoklug bee pale hair eare iagly.
and praising tbe baby's marvelous
my. " '
"Mamma, you never saw anything
like It l Its eyes are clear, and delicately
blue as tbe sky im April, and if fUUs
hauda and ears look aa pink and pare aa
the' shells we saw at Panama. Poa't
yon remember the shells V
"At Panama 7 Yea. 1 dreamed about
them. : Wbere's Fred and Cfarlssy r
"In bed and asleep, mamma, dear.
made 'em white nightgowns of canton
flannel, and they're tacked away In
blankets like white kittens lu a rug,
You'll see 'em to-morrow If you won't
ask any more questions."
"Where's your miner r
"Out houtlng, I guess. Did yoa know
your mother was here V
"I dreamed about It.- Wben did aba
comer' ----- -' -. ' ' - - - -
"While your fever was so bad, you
didn't know ber. Bball feall bar la?"
"Yen, " and the iuvalld closed ber eyes
dreamily.
claimed, "Mrs. Jones, do come In juti
now. " Mamma think aha' la 8tone
benge, and she wkuls to know wben
Vou cot there and bow you went. Just
buaior her .fancies and praise the baby.
Her mind afn't strong enough yet to
reason 'about anything else hut the
baby. I made her believe father was
hunting. Be very careful about what
yoa say to ber."
"Why, child, where did yoa get your
kill?" - - -''J;
"Front sister Mettle, I guess. .Mamma
was Ilka Ibis wben Fred waa little, only
not so bad, and Mettle would n't let any
body see ber for two Weeks but herself
and me,. Then sb got better, but she's
never becu quite well. . Wbcu lurissy
was Utile sb wasn't out of ber head,
though."
Mrs. Jouea waa quick to act upon the
suggestions of Margaret.
. With ber face wreathed In sympa
thetic smiles, she entered the chamber,
kissed her daughter lovingly and called
attention at once to tbe little babe that
lay upon tbs pillow la a wilderness of
laces and ruffles, tbe very same wbkjh
tweoty-eevea year before bad en
veloped her own wee body within the
earn chamber walla. .. .
'I It a girl, mother?"
. "Yea, dear, aud would you believe It ?
I was steaming a hot brick In the snow
to-day, and where the enow was melted
I found a clump of daisies. A soon as
the baby came I said, 'It Bally' willing,
we'll name ber Daisy f for yoa know
daisies are so pretty, and such a com
fort."1" , . . ... : ;V
"Mother, yoa may call her what yoa
like. But I am sorry she Isn't dead."
The mother was I net presslbly shocked.
"Why, my child r' she queried sadly.
"Because the boose Is overrun with'
children now. Freddy sod Chrlssy get
abused continually ; and I might Aofx,
If It wasn't for having sb large a family,
togt back to yoa la Betllowa, some
time."' . (. -''.
"Poor child, poor cbld r '
"No, don't pliy me. I1" deserve 1 my
fata. Jewftameoa would have beea kind
Jilted him or Armstrong becaufseyeung
Joe was poor and oKI Ike was rich. Yes,
I deserve my fate ? Poor Joe f? and the
MargarelnccaibTsIee V , a T i .i i
with a longing look, as If loth to leave uj U'
It. and hastening to tbe kitchen, ex- uitor f,V "J b
tears trembled oa ber lashes and than
rolled dowa ber pal cheeks laxlly. '
'DWb appeared, carrying- In ber
bands a bowl of delicate broth. - k '
"Wby, Dinah I where did you come
from?" queried tbe In valid J much In
terested. ' V' V" . t "
"From tbe Kltojsn, of co'ss. Just
drink this, honey ; it'sjam up."
' "It seems as though I were at borne
again,! -I wonder If I vr will quit
dreaming f" sb exclaimed ss she drank
sparingly of tbs content of tb bowl and
dropped ber bead languidly npon tbe
pillow. In obedience to a look from tbe
mother, Dinah left them alone. .
Mrs. June busied herself about lbs
chamber, putting everything to rights,
replenishing the Are -and straighten
tng tbe bed and pillows.
Mrs. Armstrong again, fell Into an
easy lumber, and wben she awoke ber
mother Fbeslde lier TUtenlugtothe
angry bowling of the, wintry wind and
watching anxiously for her waklug mo
menta todetennlue whether or hot tbe
awakening would be another dawn of
reason. :
"Has your father come yet, MatlleT"
queried the awakening sufferer. ' :
" Not . yet," the mother answered,
keeping her face In abadow.
"Dear m t he'd buut, and hunt. If he
knew w ware alt dying. -Tbe baby's a
tw-f,lld,yousay, Mattle.?"
Yes, a sweet little girl r and If you
are willing welt call It Daisy.
"That sounds very much like mother's
voice. I've beeu dreaming of ber lately.
ila T bow the' storm rage t Shut Hi
door,' Msttle, please, ii wish I could
quit dreaming about ny mother t or
else I wish she'd corns !"
Controlling Iberself-with a - Strong
eOurt, Mrs. Jones moved forward Into
the light, and bending over ber daughter,
klseV-d her teuderly, uttering soothing
words of sympathy and love..
"My darling child, you.have not bean
holly dreaming.. Your mother Is with
you. iter I am, my child. ,-VU bave
beeu very III; but you re better now.
If yon will promlasUo be very quiet and
not get excited In any wsy, I will tell
you a story." Iwn't you know your
mother?" -,
"I'm afraid ifrjnly-anothenfreamrfdown thetirifwhtteyon: took at tt
And I bave Md so many. t me put
m vliandt uboit Vouf faiee?7- - .
"Once uporTllIme," began the mother,
"a fair young young girl lived In Bell-
towel.- Hhe wae the only daughter of a
zrrinz. -u-r T-.ifriT,-.- TT.1rtwar tir "te'Tirtorrible-cm6adi
wiuowM inotuer, sou ... vnutge oeus.
Her mother doted on her and the girl
grew somewhat way ward. She bad a
lover, too, this village belle, and he was
poor, but Honorable and Industrious, for
he looked forward to a time In the uear
future when he should be able to claim
hla bride and surround ber with such
comforts as sh had been accustomed to
at home." -c:- '
''All went well until one day
at a picnic in the Belltown woods, tbs
young lady met an oldish man .with
plenty of money ailtt -Urge possessions.
A widower he was, with a dozen cbll-
dreu," and the mutftor was alarmed
because ber daughter seemed-to fancy
Its light- had gone, out and the deep
shadows of loneliness stole over ber
heart. ' y
Time passed, aud letters came more
and mors Infrequently, and always
vague and unsatisfactory. Then they
ceased 'altogether. . and - tbe mother
mourned ber child as dead.
"On day la tbe wintry autumn, aa
the mother aat beside her lonely fire, a
child rapped at tbe door. It waa the
step-daughter f the old-time . village
belle. Tbe mother followed ber to the
wharf.' where sh found "ber daughter
sick and partially deraagedajU&Jwe
darling little boys beside her. The sick
woman was taken to tbe mother s borne,
and after weary months of paiu and
languishing and clouded reason," Ibis
darling baby came to bless Its mother
and restore ber poor, dated sens. Do
you comprehend V
Ob, Brother, ta II yoa V and tbe pale
ereaiure reload her thia head to the ma
ternal (ace and flattered her fingers over
the tearful cbeeka. 'kn
"Yea, darllog, I am your own dear
mother, and yoa are safe at hoate with
Freddy and Chrlssy and little Daisy:"
"Where' Mr. Armstrong ?
"Thoaaeads ef miles away."
Thank 0f f , ;
DrVHardlif had clearly divined the
truth wberfibt.saldvto MaUie, months
before, la the seclusion of Btonehenge
barracks, "That woinaa. detests tbat
man. Hbe Beede lbe placing of a con
tinent between herself and h,lm."
"Mother yoaj spoke of somebody
else. Is be la Rfiiiewa T'
"Joe Bamsoiir
"Ysa. Poor Joe I I treated bim badly
once ; but, oh, I did ee much more terri
bly abuse mysslf!" "
"Joe baa beea here regularly during
yonr Illness, my ehUd.f
"Where Is h nowT"
Clone to bU borne."
Ia be to be married V
"No, deart oe. Bamson Will never
marry." '
"I Peg here f"
ATtopefr f..-'-j-f-wPef
AraMtroag-cid Isaae'eda-agbter.
I thought I heard her scolding Chrlssy ."
She to here, dariiag, but sbe doesa't
scold Chrlssy. Bhe's very klad to
him." ,v
- "Wben may I ase Jos Bameon ?
"When yoa get well, my precious
child. Yoa musn't talk any more bow.
Oa to sleep. , Til Uke ears of Delay.
Just rest easy and contented. Yoa shall
never leave your mother any more." "
The recuperative power of woman are
wonderful. An eminent writer my
that man' capacity aeonipered to
womaarlo ewvcr from hardabiy or
abuses, may b aptly represented by
submitting plg-lroa to tbe same treat
ment which yoa sometimes bestow upon
refined steel. - Ko long as tbe steel le not
broken It will ply back to Its place when
tbe pressure is removed, no matter how
long or strong tbe strain npon It Bat
! the Iron doe not possess this power.
Bend It and It will not always break,
'but when yoa endeavorto straighten It
the power of rebounding Is not present
as In tbe steel,
Be' that aa It may, that balmy spring
time brought fresh bloom to tbe check
of the long mmif wlf"f T
strong. , Merry child voices resounded
through' the ttoouee, and tbe Inqnlaitive
gossip of the nelRhborboodcontented
Itself with shrugs ef virtuous shoulders,
and an occasional "I told yoa she'd rue
the day that made ber old Armstrong
wife"
(T be eonttmnex.11
JDm Oardea ef tL (sedar-
If ever there was a place ou earth
where the gods of theureeks and Ko
maua asay be auppoeed to have lived
aud bad a good time, that place must
bave been In Colorado. Near the font
of tbe famous mountain known aa Ilk"
Peak Ilea tbe "Oardea of the Ooda.
It is a small valley, Just oa1 lite edge of
tbe KocKy MooniBirm, snrl ttcomptPtery
surrounded by a - hlRli, tterpendleular
wall Wl will mnwuxir, i , , uw.Wl .i.
two cntraooes IhrotiKh thia wonderful
wall; one of them, tb larger, I called
"Tbe Beautiful Oate." It is a narrow
gap In a mass of rock more than one
hundred feet blah. As you enter yoa
look over a valley fenced la ou all aides
with white sandstoiie; and, nearly op
poeiterBtr lite top ef a bill, 1 another
small gateway, half concealed by a hupe
rock about the size of sh ordinary cot
tage.'!frbls mam of "rork iii so balanced
on tbe sdgeof the slope that It looks as
If it might jump orrand go thundering
The Osrden of, the Ooils abounil
towesliig amid, this loveliness, are souie
of the most exiraordluaryV-queer and
fantastic shapes ever made out of rock.
Ague ago, when this part of the world
-u, af ,k ton, u aui
of the earth lu all sorts of positions.
Borne were vertical; some slanting, and
some were crisscross and mixed up rrn
erally. - Learned men my that was tb
way the layers of aaiMbttone, which
once were flat, got up edgewise aud in
all other witi.Vt must take their
wonlfor It. There waa nobody there to.
see. '
Trees and shrubs, after a time, grew
up around, and the disturbed earth had
peaee. Then came the mountain wind
and the long autumn rain. The wind
blew tbe sand against the rocks, which
were so soft J,hal you could dig bales in
them with a strong Jack-knlfs. - The
wearing of the sand and wind ami water
against three stony surf see carved them
Into all sorts of wild end funny abanea.
Aires and axe itaasod sway, umitai.iv. i
grotestiue sculptures tooaerj I
as they do nowr
Here aud there among the trees rise,
up fantastic shspes Ilk spires, tower
sad steeples. Koine ..of the fanciful
name given tbeea are "Monteauma'a
Cathedral," "Cleopatra's Needle,"
"Washington Monument," "The Cathe
dral Hplree" and "Needle Rock."
But, of course, the balf-bumaa look
Ing objects tbat gave a name to this
curious garden are most-likely to attract
attention. The namee by which they
are kaewn are as fantastic aa tbe shapes
thsmselvea. One, a fiiru'rsof a womau,
draped and standing mournfully alone,
baa many names. It l railed "The
Mourning Bride," 'The Widow," "The
irnlng Bride," "Tlie Widow," "The i.ti.i:.
Maid," end byotlec tltiea, aety erTbr? mmml aatoiUaktog and few ad-4
UM Ma Id," and by oUtee titles, aey m
of wbicb may happea to stick to ths ne
thetlc figure, that might be called "Lot's
wife,': only it isa pillar or stone instesd
water-worn bowlder, mat looks lor ail
the world like a gigantic fmg in tbe act
of gelling ready lo Jump, ou get tired
looking at this stony frog.. lie seem
Just about to leap, but be never doea. He
has beeu In tbat position for I don't
know bow many hundred years, and be
bas not Jumped yet.
' On one part of the wall, where tbe
white sandstone Is mlsed with red, is a
gigantic head of a buffalo. There it
reel horns, ears, nostrils aud all
glowering down at you, Just as if It were
s petrified mammoth buffalo's heed
stuck up there a a trophy, as the head
and antlers of deer arc aomelimea bung
up trophies, of lite chase. Another
singular group Is "The Nun aud the
Heal." You will have no difficulty In
making out this pictare; and, aa the seal
la peering over the rock at tbe auu, sit
aeema to bave been at prayarLtbls croup
1 sometimes called "InternipVeil Medi
tation." If I may be allowed, I should
say it might be called 'Tba HHtbt of
Impudence." It I about fifty feet
high. AT. iVicAolo.." ,
Dox'T aa Too CaiTir xu Whatever
Jo, do, never set. up for a critic We
on'l mean a newspaper one, but la pri
vate lire, ia tne private circle, in society.
It will not do any one any good, and l
will do you haras if yea mind being
called disagreeable. If you tiotVI ilk
any one's no or any on' chin, don't
put your feeling Into word.'If any
one's msaner'e don't please you, re
member your aw a. People are But all
made to suit owe taste, remember that.
Take thing aa yoa 0od them. Keen a
din ber after, It Is eaten, cannot be made
any better. Coetitrael rault-flndlng,
eontiauai eritfeiam of the eeaduct of
Ibis one, and tbe speeeb-ef that one, tbe
address of the other and the opinio bf
t'other wilt not make home the happiest
place aader tbe sua. If yea are never
pliesaiwtth- any esse, sto eae ,wiil be
pieeefcwllh you. And if it Is kuowa
that youUr bard to suit, few will lake
the, pains to autt yea. HeorlK'rmd ,
of a pillar of salt. Tben .there J.f. Jiogili,,f pwp of I hi article to mention a
Woman and' ker Perroativs
1 , ruruH.
- Tb Incident I am about to relate came
to my knowledge a few weeks ago wbils
traveling m tne interest of my business,
and if yea think It worthy yoa caa give
it spaos lo your paper ' .
The principal actor in this affair re
side In a small town In Indiaua, and are
composed ef the- railroad agents his
wife, and a man that keeps a gambling
den in tbe town, where a few selected
friends meet to while away the leisure
hours and chance their surptns rash
end, aa will be aeon, some cash that was
not surplus on tbe turulug of a card.
.A little less than a year ago the afore
said railroad agent waa let into ths se
cret tj which. iiS could and iUl gala ul
mission to tbe dea of tbe "Tiger," and
thenceforward he baa contributed largely
to the support of tbs same, while bia
wife and children bave been left to suf
fer for the necessaries of life. From his
first introduction, be, like tbe fabled
"Bill Nye," played a loaiug game, and
If bis opponent serosa the table was not
a "Heathen i'blnee." be was too well
schooled In the 'wsy s that arc dark aud
me tricks mat are vain" ror an unso
phisticated railroad maut Find! ox hla
own earuinga luaurncieui to Keep, tbe
gamcgorng, do toon irom me luuu oi
tbe company three hundred dollars, and
IbatHlka tbe reet, waa soon lost. Beina
uuabla to aocouut to Ibe oouipaoy loci
lue money, ibey were not . slow in flnd
lug out that he waa a defaulter. Tbe
company was about to remove him from
tbe sanation Be Bad be Id la their confi
dence, when tbe rumor reached bis
wife's ears, and the truth revealed to her
that be bad not only been; getting bis
wages (a ining ne naa denied to ber,
but hadltakenlfrom the cotunauv'a
funds moueyJliat bad.beeo entrusted to
bis Keeping, aud apeut IL ltow, abe
did pot know, but waa sot long ip find
ing out, for she went at ouce to tbe of
fice and begged bim to tell ber what he
bad done with tbe money.-Know lug it
waa useless to try to keep It from Tier
longer, he told her where and how bo
bad spent the money. Without a word
of reproach aha took from the daak a
loaded revolver, threw her shawl over
ber bead and shoulders, left the room
aud went directly to- the "Dive" where
ber husband had lost tbe. money. On
entering, aha fouixfThe proprietor alone,
amf in A very fw words made tbe object
of her visit known by telling bim that
bar husband bad lost three hundred dol
lars there, and she wanted him to ret urn
It. He politely Informed her that ber
husband bad lost tbe money there at
gambling, but be "could not think of
retumlng'lt.Taklbg her baud from
under her shawl, she presented the card
4 that aha expected to win l tlte game;
aim wjm tne revolver oocaen uis in lace,
she toUt bim that rulu and disgrace were
knocking at tbeirdoor, and that he was
tba destroyer oflheir once bappy home.
anu tuai nouiing snort of tne money or
bis life would induce ber to leave tlte
ra-.FltnsriHrmrtvn
ber tbe-deterprfnatlonto doat1
threatened, with tbe revolver atill
cocked aud - leveled at bia head, to
couuted'eut the money. Hhe took It,
left the room, and fettling all was not
yet done, site took the first train for
n-, where tbe officials of the road kept
their headquarters. On arrlviox titers
sh wsnt at once to the office aud re
quested an Interview, which waa kindly
granted ner. nne ioki them wbo she
waa, and what had brought ber there,
gave them the three hundred dollars,
laid litem irtltey would let her husband i
remain in the office she Wuuld assist U
1.1... A 1 . 1 . :
tituj, sim Hvufei iu,n tueir ituajoaas
uoula uol hu-negleeled in tbs future.
To their credit be It said tbey relumed
her home with lite .assurance that for
' present ber husband should not bs
"""fssii
be now not only attends to ber do
mestic duty, but performs tbs duties
and recelvee tbe wsges of a clerk In ths
office of ber husband, and aa she andve
about tbe office making herself useful,
making out waybills aud receipts, sbs
Is at the same time very ornamental,
for along with her other attractions she
Is tbe happy peeaesaor of an extremely
beaetiful lace, and as I watched ber over
tbe top of the paper la my band, with
her little cblld standing at her desk lit a
big arm-chair, toying with ber pencil, I
thought abe was the happiest wife and
mother I bad ever see a. -C Wrr J7oev(-M(
Indianafiolii Herald.
CirjraTraxL - FaMfi.T Hkltiomh.
mirable feature about the rslixfou ofi
the I-atter-'Jay HaluU; but. without
stopping to aiscuss them ail, it answer
circumstance which earn under our no
tice a few days ago, says a 0ntll "ta
per of Halt lk. 'iTsua sample f
many suvh case In HaK Rake City. end
throughout the Territory . la acooiver
salioii with, a 'liberal-minded young
Mormon, the writer asked bim If so and
so of tlte same name were bis brothers.
H topping a moment, as If ta-tudy a
pots le. I he getitlemait then spoke of
several nf his brothers and aiaters, re
marking al lira close that tbese were all
be was acquainted with.
-Bot arc there more1 of yonr family
whom yoirdn not knoWT w iMulred;
wbereuoa tbe party proceeded to ex
plain tbat bis faUter, oa of the foremost
or tne prtrwtnnon, rta many women and
also k great- many chlMren; tbat under
the polygamous system boys and girts
of tit same pateraiiy grow up to ma
turity without ever meeting each other.
Tbey are, therefore, not mere ordinary
friends, bnt aa much st rangers to one
anotlier aa though born in dlfTVreot
Htatea. Hurelr this abase of tbe king-
'dom Is not to be emulated, although It
may afford a solution ta the dneuine or
Brlgbaaa lounc that a man may right-'
fully marry h Is ewnr elate, a bas beeu
dons In Uteb. llrlogTsg chlMren on In
Ignorance of their consanguinity might
help to carry oat the WK ,
Thb CtmisaUATK. Wc bave beea
shown a design of an upholstered front
gate, which seem destined to become
very popular. The loo I-board is cash
lasted, aod there le a wenar aeaprstone
on each side t tbe Inside steo be'iost ad
justable so that a short girl can brtag
her Hps to the line of any given moee-
tacbe wituont trounas. Jl tbe gate I
occupied al lw P. M., an irea baud ex
tend from the gate-post and- takes tbe
young man by the left car, turns bim
around, and' be la at once started toward
home by a steel (aa. Tbe girl caa.Jf
she likes, sei this part at a later hour
than VOX, , . i . ,
Iowa ha fifteen lady uperinteTHle'nt
cf tolteoto. i
Flacky
tiMM Case.
la tha Jail la Balem, Massachusetts,
Use a young girl of all teen, awaiting '
her trial for murder. Hhe waa put to
work iu a boarding bouse by ber step
mother, and while there waa seduced.
Turned out disgraced, ber child -m a
born without a wsioome auy where.
Wben it was two weeks old she was di
rected by ber step-mother to take it to
Boston to becared for by public charity.
Th poor child, ill, bewildered, stunned,
sot snowing wnere to go, inrew uie
baby Into tbe dock.- eihe then returned,
waiting out-doors all night, that ber
mother might suppose site had staid la
Boston.
But tbe dead baby was. found, tbe
mother trarnnl, ami the aad story all
confessed ber disgrace and discbarge
from tbe place where sbe was employed,
the poverty of ber bur u Is. the deaerUou
of the young father, and the desperate
act of drowning!
Hhe waa arrested, brought before ths
police court, waived an examination,
and was then committed to tb Kalem
Jail to await her trial for niurder by tb
urana jury or tue rupenor wirt.
im tbe same day, Joaepn Mcholson,
nineteen year obi. who waa tbs father
of-the cblld, was broughtjbefor tbe .
same court, pleaded guilty, was fined
f 3? and costs, and allowed to go at lib
erty. -
In two year he will be a legal jrotr,
with tha right' to belu make the lawa
wbicb are to apply to such cases aa hla.
This Is tbs Justice which Is meted out
by a court and government all mascu
line. Womeu say they bavs alt the
rights they want, aud would not vote if
tbey could ; a ltd men aay tbay will pro-
tect us, and that we need not trouble
ourselves about the government end
laws. ' .
Meantime, this child of sixteen years,
said to be of feeble Intellect, Is shut up
In ths one nxmi In the Jail which is set
apart foe female prisonerswlth pmstl-
tule for companions, without medloal
care which she greatly needs, awaiting
ber trial for murder.
At least one woman, With a merciful
mother heart, la trying to provide some
thing for ber physical necessity. The
mothers of Lynu aud of balem should
Uke tlte case In band, as women can,
and see to it that at least proper physi
cal care shall be given to ber.
One cannot, help praying that tbe
dealb-angv kiudur tbau men-wad
laws, could carry this weak, neglected
cbIM to the si lent court where Injustice
is Imposaihle, and where cruelty cannot
enter. This ease makea a new demand
for public sentiment, which shall bold
men to a strict a mural standard as it" ..
holds vaeroen, which shall pursue with
added blame a man who seiects a ferble--
mluded cblld as bis victim, with the
fell purpose of leaving her- to bear Let -
sua me alone.
If sertleiceTf'teath Is nronouuead
upau this child, there would be a grim
harmony throughout if tlte $ paid by
be used
IiIln uuiKi tne gaiinwa, anil tne aeuuoer
snail M re me eiecutinner or ble victim.
- - Wben tbe ghastly protects was over,
the gallows, with a card In large black
letters setting forth tbe facts, should be
sent to the Centennial Kihlbltlon, where
It should bave a conspicuous place, aa
siiowiiig-one pnse or a niascuiiue gov
ernment, wlilcti resolutely n-ruses
give naif tb people, wbo are women,
any voice iu the lawa they auffer under,
or any Jury trial by their peers. W'otit
aril Journal.
Maaiacra eLta Innocent.
. .. There are many way in whleh the
masaacre"' of the Innocents Is accom
plished. At this season of tbe year it
Is morefrefiuantly dons by ths exposure
ni inn rniiiiren, smi mors pertieuiseij
of their limbs snd eitremltles, to COM.
A writer la the Itoeten Trowtnri) give
the following description of what be saw
In that city. Tbe writer was walking
at the Wet F.mi iu Boston, oue Tiltler
cold morning, and met a gentleman and
a little girl, the latter perhaps four year
udd, tbe twe being probably father and
iaubur. x I be writer says s
"tbe gentleman's drees was unexcep
tionable ; a complete suit of broadcloth,
thick boota, aurtoot trimmed with fur,
tb collar turned up to protect tba throat
and face, fur glove aud fur cap, lfl
not h lug to lie deelred In the way of
protection frumrhw ley jalnd. Tbe
child's drees might possibly . bsve
beea Intended as an antithesis to th
mau's, and probably ladies would uail it
lovely. lUirluiiiiiK at tlte feel, til clrl
had on ankle-tleff blue Moraneeo; rMh
soles about aa thick as onllnary wrap
ping ftauer; cotton steckiuK Mrs I Med
aotljftttJy OVerTls Ug llialllie Tiiwb was
plainly visible; at the kbeca, a tape
evidently secured the stocking to some
garment above, but from tb knee half
way up ibe tltlgb tbe Uesh was bar. A
alr of drawers were evidently Intended
10 protect the IblghC but what with
stsreb and ornamantal openwork, tbey
might aa well have been wn at home, mn
far aa carrying out that part of lit In
tention waa concerned. Aroeud the.,
waist were secured several Whit skirts
or tiettleoate, boantlful In ornainenta-
Uoa, and stambed so stiffly that tbey
stood out at right angel to tha .body,
ami onerea no proicciieo to tb abdo
men, which It was their office to wsrm.
A silk eacvrar, very gorawouaiy trimmed,
but giving no pmtmtton to the arms er
tbruat, kid glov (two bullous , a para-.
sol, and bat ilk aa ornamented flower
"bed, completed the costume which waa
to protect that infant from a icy a blast
as It wss ever my fortune to face. I waa
chilly with silk drawers, woolen stock
ings, broadoleth pantaloon, hoot with
soiee lb ree quartern ef an laeb thick, aod
beaver overcoat, aud yet ttole baby wae
exposed to tbat cold with clothing In
sufficient for a summer's dsy. pre
sume the mother, when sh sent ber
child out that day, thought there wasn't
another ia BobUhi quit so sweet, and
unquestionably, so far as outward adorn
ment went, she. waa a success : hut so
Jar aa proteettoo was concerned, she
might ss wall have been naked."
.
A little glJT, while playing oh a rail- .
road la Pennsylvania, a few days ago,
got her foot so wedged In a frog tbat she
could not release It. Hr mother saw
tbe predicament aod heard aa approach ,
Ing train. Hhe ran to the rescue of ber
child, but could uot eatrlratetbe foot.
Tb train came ou, and although the en
glnecr Instantly applied the brakes, t
waa clear that It could aot be stopped
quick enough, Tbe mother, finding that
the child could not be teas than maimed,
held her aa far afftb track aa ehs rould
while the cars went by. A fool was "
crashed, bat life waa saved.
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