STORY J 2 l&e Courtship sTcTlliles Standish With Illustration by Howard Chandler Christy 77ie Spinning Wheel L.orth after month passed away, and in autumn the ships of the merchants Came with kindred and friends, with cattle and corn for the I'ilgrims. All In the village was peace; the men were intent on their labors. Rufjr with hewing and building, with garden-plot and with nierejstead. Busy with breaking the glebe, and mowing the grass in the meadows, Searching the sea for its fish, and hunting the deer In the forest. All in the village was peace; but at times the rumor of warfare Killed the air with alarm, and the ap prehension of danger. Bravely the stalwart Miles Standish was scouring the land with bis forces. Waxing valiant in fight and defeating the alien armies. Till his name had become a sound of fear to the cations. Anger was still In bis heart, but at times the remorse and contrition Which In all coble natures succeed the passionate outbreak. Came like a rising tide, that encount ers the rush of a river, Staying its current a while, but mak ing It bitter and brackish. Meanwhile Alden at home had built htm a new habitation. Solid, substantial, of timber rough hewn from the firs of the forest. Wooden-barred was the door, and the roof was epvered with rushes; Latticed the windows were, and the window-panes were of paper. Oiled to admit the light, while wind and rain were excluded. ' There, too, he dug a well, and around it planted an orchard: Still may be seen to this day some trace of the well and the orchard. Close to the bouse was the stall, where, safe and secure from an noyance. Raghorn. the snow-white steer, that had fallen to Alden's allotment la the dlvUion of cattle, might rumin ate In the night-time Over the pastures he cropped, made i fragrant by sweet pennyroyal. TDK when his labor was finished, with eager feet would the dreamer Follow the pathway that ran through the woods to the bouse of Pns cllla, led by Illusions romantic and subtile deceptions of fancy, Pleasure disguised as duty, and love tn the semblance of friendship. Ever of her be thought, when he fash ioned the walls of his dwelling; Ever of her he thought, when he delved In the soil of his garden; Ever of her he thought, when he read In bis riible on Sunday Praise of the virtuous woman, as she Is described in the Proverbs, How the heart of her husband doth safely trust In her always. How all the days of her life she will do him good, and rot evil, How she seeketh the wool and the : . . ' j.- r - i. s - . ' .. ... The Light Foot on the flax and wotketh with gladness, How she layeth her bund ta the spin dle and holdeth the iliftaff, How she U not afraid of the snow for heimelf or her household. Knowing ber household are clothed with tho scarlet doth of her weaving! Po, as she sat at her wheel one aft ernoon In the autumn. Alden, who opposite fat, mid was watching her dexterous flitgers. As If the thread she was spinning were that of his life and his for tune, Af.er a pause In their talk, thus spake to the sound of the spindle. "Truly, I'riscilla," he said, "when 1 see you spinning and spinning, Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others. Suddenly jou are transformed, ore visibly chauced in a moment: You are no longer rrlscl'.Ia, but Hertha. the lleautiful Spinner.'' Here the llsht foot ou the treadle grew swifter and swifter; tho spindle I'ttered an angry snarl, and the thread snapped short In her fingers; While he Impetuous speaker, not heeding the mischief, continued: "You are the beautiful Bertha, the spinner, the queen of Helvetia; She w hose story I read at a stall in the streets of Southampton. Who, as she rode on her palfrey, o'er 1- v " T T Pressing Her Close to His Heart. valley and meadow and moun tain. Ever was spinning her thread from b distaff fixed to her saddle. She was so thrifty and good, that her named passed into a proverb. So shall it be with your own. when the spinning -wheel shall no longer Hum in the house of the farmer, and fill its chambers with music. Then shall the mothers, reproving, re late bow It was In their child hood. Praising the good old times, and the days of Prlscilla, the spinner!" Straight uprose from her wheel the beautiful Puritan maiden. Pleased with the praise of her thrift from blra whose praise was the sweetest, Drew from the reel on the table a snowy skein of her spinning. Thus making answer, meanwhile, to the flattering phrases of Alden: "Come, you must cot be Idle; If I ara Treadle Grw Swifter. a pattern for housewives, Show yourself equally worthy of be ing the model i f husl ands. Hold this skein on your bands, while I wind It, ready for knitting; Then who knows but hereafter, when fashions have changed aud the manners. Fathers may talk to their sons of the good old times of John Alden!" Thus, with a jest and a laugh, the skein on his hands she adjusted, He sitting awkwardly there, with his his arms extended before him, She standing graceful, erect, and wind ing the thread from his fingers. Sometimes chiding a little his clumsy manner of holding. Sometimes touching his hands, as she disentangled expertly Twist or knot In the yarn, unawares for how could she help It? Sending electrical thrills through every nerve In his body. I.o! In the midst of this scene, a breathless messenger entered. Prltiglng In hurry and heat the ter rible uews from the village. Yes; Miles St.indlsh was dead! an Indian had brought them the tid ings. Slain by a poisoned arrow, shot down In the front of the battle. Into an ambush beguiled, cut off with the whole of his forces; All the town would be burned, and all the people be murdered! Such were the tidings of evil that burst on the hearts of the hear ers. Silent and statue like stood Prlscilla, her face looking backward Still at the face of the speaker, her arms uplifted in horror; But John Alden, upstarting, as If the barb of the arrow Piercing the heart of his friend had struck his own, and had sundered Once and forever the bonds thut held him bound as a captive, Wild with excess of sensation, the awful delight of his freedom, Mingled with pain and regret, uncon scious of what he was doing. Clasped, almost with a groan, the motionless form of Prlscilla, Pressing her close to his heart, as for ever his own, and exclaiming: "Those whom the Ixrd hath united, let co man put theiu asunder!" Even as rivulets twain, from distant, and separate sources. Seeing each other afar, as they leap from the rocks, and pursuing Each one Its devious path, but draw ing nearer and nearer, Iiukh together at last, at their tryst Ing place In the forest; So these lives that bad run thus far tn separate channels. Coming In sight of each other, then swerving and flowing asunder, Parted by barriers strong, but draw ing nearer and nearer. Rushed together at last, and one was lost tn the other. (TO IiE CONTINUED.) Hs Had One r.se-t.al. Mr. Leo "Why did you let your daughter marry that little bandy legged sp,ort?" Mr. Monk "Why, he's the best climber 'n the Jungle, and that's nulte Important when food Is so high." Luke 19:3. Deacon "I fear It's the Sunday pa per we must blame for our small morning congregations, pastor." Pas tor "Yes, many of our people are like Zaccheus, prevented from getting near our Lord by the press." Boston Transcript The Mseksst Man. Our notion of the meekest man Is oca who Is afraid to attempt borrow ing a part of bis salary from bis wife. Atchison Globe. What We Live For. What do we live for If not to make the world less difficult for each other? George Eliot. AUNT BETTY'S CROW Hy IlONAI.D AI.I.KN Aunt Hetty lived In a poor little cot tage In the suburbs of the village. Her ouly Income came froia washing, though to be sure there were kind hearted people who were glad to help ber out when her rheumatic spells came ou and she could not use br hands. Her special patron was the merchant's daughter. Miss May Gra ham. As a girl of twelve Miss May used to go over to the cottage and sweep and dust and cook and cheer the patient up. She had come to be nlueteen, and yet the visits contin ued. One day a tin peddler came along with something besides tinware to sell. It was a tame crow. The bird could make a fair attempt at singing and talking. At least, he was a lively crow, and It was purchased to be presented to Aunt Hetty, who hadn't good luck keeplr.- a cat about the house. The bird's antics and chatter would be a diversion. Mr. Crow was tied by the leg for a week, and then he had no thought of flying away. It cniuo to bo known whose crow he wns niid th 'stone throwing boys did not bother him. Miss May had been In the city for four days, to fine" upon ber return that Aunt Hetty's hands and arms were aching with rheumatism. Tl'.u dix tors had said that she could never be free from tlie nlliueiit, but she al ways found temporary relief by rub bltig the fresh plant of the Ittterg: ecu over the affected part. Many nml many an armful of the plant hnd the giii gathered. She had to go down the highway a bit and then turn aside to when the creek ran through a marshy spot. On this day she left the cot tage almost on the run, and the crow followed. bciiMIiis ner for her long Kbsetu-it. Willie she gathered the plants he sat on the limb of a dead tree not far away. Presently the girl henrd Hie chug of an auto, but she hadn't the curlos'ty jto look up. She heard It halt a few 'yards away, but It could have nothing to do with her. "A splendid target, but I'll wnger you don't hit It!" "Three to one 1 do!" Miss May straightened up In a breath. There were two young men i In the auto, nnd one h:;d a pistol on the tame crow, who was locking ! wn w Ithout fenr. "Don't! Don't shoot!" It vjas too late The shot rang out and the poor bird fell. Mls May Dung down the plants she bail gath- ..'.vA. "Don'tl Don't Shoot!" cred and advanced upon the auto. Its occupants stared at her as sho came. Her cheeks were red and her eyes flashing. "You you ruffian!" she exclaimed at the young man who still held the revolver In his hand. In her Indignation she did not take notice whether be was young or old, fair or ugly. All she did notice was that he had big black eyes, and her big blue ones looked straight Into them as she continued: "It was the cruelest act I ever heard of, and you ought to be sent to prison for it!" "Why, I have simply shot a crow!" he replied In a dnzed way. "Yes, but whose crow wns It I Oh, man, It a dastardly act!" "Drive on!" whispered the other young man, with a nudge of the elbow. "Yes. drive on. like two rowsrds!" replied the girl as she caught the words. "You have committed some thing almost as hnd as murder, and now It's for you to sneak away!" "You are mistaken," replied the man with the big black eyes as ha lifted bis cap at last and stepped down. "I I don't understand at all. please explain " Miss May stepped to the spot where the dead crow lay, and picking it Up In ber arms she returned and said: "It was a tame crow. It belonged to poor Aunt Betty. She wlli cry ber eyes out over Its death." "A tame crowT Why, I don't think I ever heard of one. You see, we saw It sitting up there, and I thought I would try this new pistol. I hadn't an Idea an Idea" "No. You thought you could shoot .) CD nt anything that came In your way! You didn't happen t see me, or I might have heed the target!" Please don't be too harsh on mv I'm willing to do anything U make good. Wheie does this Aunt Hetty live? I'll try and make It right with her." The girl passed him the crow, went hack for her plants, aud when she re turned sho led the way to the cottage, crying a little and saying never a word. The black eyed man walked be side ber. while the other drove the auto to the Inn. "Aunt Hetty." said Miss May as the cottage was reached, "here Is a uian who has shot your Pickle!" "What! Killed my crow!" walled the old woinsn. "Madam." replied "'"n- "' hav had thnt misfortune. I saw him sitting on a limb, and I supposed he was a wild crow. It was very foolish of me to shoot at all. but I did. ami I can't tell you how much 1 regret It." "Hut Pickle was company for me. He kept me cheered up Ho was more to me thnn any person except May. Why. the place will he so lonely that I won't want to live any longer!" "Won't you please speak a word for me?" asked the man of Miss May, who sat with teHrs In her eyes and her Up trembling. She brushed away the tears and looked at lilin for a long minute. He had a kindly face, nnd his eyes 1 ked the sympathy and regret he felt. Sho went over to Aunt Hetty and put her arm around her ami said: "It s too bad. but we inusn't cry over It. I I think the gentleman will get you another tame crow, if ho ran find one." "If you will please leave It to tno," was answered. "Here Is my card." It was not glanced at until the win tergreen plants hail lnen well rubbed i n. Then Mis May say the nddrcn read: "Mr. AdNon llrnee, N Y City" "lie-he shot Dickie. but I like him," said the old woman us tho girl was rea.ly to go." "I'.n sure he'll g't Jou another crow " "Ami did you nothe hli eyes?" "I saw they were bl.uk" "And l.e r. It lind. didn't he?" "I I elleve he did " "And shooting a crow -and yeur pitching 1i:to him - ami he com Iiik here anil hewing my pardon and he to .!acl:,g Hi, kit ai.,1 r?.. n falling 111 J line with you Is th.it what young! fi Iks call romance?" : "Aunt Het. are you reilly g"'f out of your mind?" win the reproof as Miss May hurried out of the limine j Mr. AiIIkoii Urine did tint leave the 1 villa;) with bin companion. He set fed rlsht down there .In didn't I hunt for tame crows, but he sent up j town for a mocking bird, ami Aunt Hetty received It with joy Then, after j Miss Craham had given h!in her name. I and her father had ald the Hrure fatu ! lly was of the best, she eti'en-u Irto. a little plot with the murderer of the i tame crow. A better cottage was bought for Aunt Hetty, and she was moved In to Uae poverty and the ' washboard behind her What's a roupln of thousand dollars to a rich young . nan who has shot a tamo crow and Is sorry for It, and who has st the same time found the girl of all tho girls ho wants for a wife? It wasn't so many weeks sgo that th happy Aunt Hetty said to the sing Ing Miss May: "Yes. I guess this Is romance. If only the parlor was big enough tn hold you all Id have the marriage take place right here!" And when tho girl retorted: "What mnrrlHge!' her hlunhes gav, her away. New Heat Unit. The line of nas for heatln. ns well as lUhtlnK has made, obsolete tho old unit, the candle power, oulng to the fnct that this unit rates merely the brlhtness of the flames, not the heat In power, according to a writer In America. Devllle and tnoro recent experi menters discovered a remarkable pro portion between the llKht and heat of a mantle, and imlng this, makers are rating burners according; to tho units of heat alven to them per unit of time In standard calorics, tins of 5,200 calorics efficiency a cublo meter has been recommended ns the stand anl. The latest deslKtia of burners for heat and lU-htlnir require that the Kas have a fairly constant consumption, since tho maximum efficiency of the burned It attained only when tho rel ative quantities of nr and iras are closely regulated. Water as mny be added to prevent cxennslvo variation In rnlorld value. Witnesses. Whenever the Key. filon Jeffr,n called on Aunt Candnco it was her custom to set a plate of Rlnirerbrend before him nnd then ply him with what she called "'IIkIous 'sponn.lln's " "Wha' fo' does tie ,Rwd send epl demies onto de land?" she asked him one day. "When folks rets so had dey must he removed, some of Vm. Hist fan daco. den de Ijiwd imrmii. a . - u n comma ob an epidemic,- snld Mr. Jefferson. mnnerbread. I h h! said Aunt Candace. "Kf rlat'S SO. how Nima A- ....... . , . "' people gets removed along wld de had onesT" . a ""i ones are summonsed fo' witnesses- sBd the Reverend Holon fortified In snlrlt .. -!...-,. . " .. , - "iiiieu m mind by the ttlnnerhrend, although slightly embarrassed In his utterance. "De Lawrl gibs ebery man a fair trial wuiua voiiipnnion. As Eagerly, Drowning men catch at straws." "Bo do thirsty nisn.- I Roots Barks Herbs' Thnt have arreat meiliein.i - k - - w a w, Thnt have great medicinal ro-.. raised to their hlKhr.t m,n,I' V' purlfylna- "'d enriching In hi.Jj thry ara combined In Hood's gT " iiirlllu. i).3A6 testimonials t"'elvd br count In two yrars. U. urs to Hood's Sarsaparilla flrt It todar In Usual 1,,M 1 choculatsd tablets cull.., I a. ...I f " -law The World's Islsnds. 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