COAST GOLDEN ROD.
Imperial baautr, with (hy (towlna; plumei
Turning and wivlna In Ihe nliy alr-
Qwn ut Ilia na uprlilng from ilia wnvei
Llk oid-tlina Veuui with har ibldcti hair,
Bhalcnn In vain bf evry auditan atortn, -Torn
rudely by tha hlitar autumn .ale,
BUM da lay hlaalnii torchea proudly aland
Aa beacooe, backunlnx to I ha fnr-oir aall.
From (Ma tall cliff thy hardy bloiinmi
bend,
W.tchl.g (ha wait ahlpa ai tliay coma
and go
Like landar fhoeta of many t aid farewell
Ifium Ihoaa wa loved aad luat but rearn
fur ao.
Tll ma, brava roldan rod, art thou content
To dwall ll lunaly by tha draary main
While thy awaal Inland alatara bloura la
peace
In alMltarad nook or aunnr waatarn plaint
i
wlft cornea tha amwar to my waltlna aoul,
Horn, on faint achoaa from tha raatlaaa
e.a:
"I'm nothing but a ilmple flowar of aorth,
WIIIH.i to bloom where Out haa planlad
me."
A. Matthewi, la Chlcaro necord-Uer-ald.
: WITH A VIEW
.
TO MATRIMONY
t By Blrtfc.
iHArt a daw anything tnnar (or yc,
j Belly?" laid llob Heron, tha
eoniuan, to nil aiatar, aa ba finlahed
hanging the mud aud "muek" ilT tha
mala agalnit tin oulhouae wall.
"Why, whatever ha' come to ya?"
laid bla ilawr. "I)'ya want anything?"
Fur yean Hsliy bad taken upon her
nil the unenviable ink of looking aft
er her old fither and of "moitieriiig"
her three younger brother!. Her ef
fort! to keep tbem going in food and
clotbel were wont to meet with more
unmerited etmia and foul Innjriiiye
thin II y return In tha ahape of atten
tion, gratitude, or help. Tliia alia felt
the more aa ihe wai a woman with
Kent of refinement that ware nnuiual
in the nelghlwrhood of Frogithorpe,
and took to heart the complaint of
her (treat loutlab brother! thnf'Lhey
Hdn't got nno mother." Itob'i dea'.re
In iiit'M her In any way itirpriied her.
"N'arthen to ilgerby," aald llob,
Veptihly. "Can't a dew narthan
timer?"
Sntly huatled about and deftly tidied
up Ihe kltrhen. Out of the cinier of
hr eyei ihe matched Hob hailing
rnnnd uneomfotably with an evident
h to nik lomelhlag aad a relue
ttinoe to make a itart. '
"Shall a ilueh the brick, down for
ye?" Inquired Hob.
"Come an' do," isld fatly. "Tell ne
whit 'tli. Surely to goodn... yoa ain't
efe.rd."
"Will ye prarmm not to put the grin
on'.ew me?" llob diked.
"WHy, wnnt Jhu! I want to do
that for?" laid Silly, who wai getting
iiiquiiltlve, ai'd knew the only way to
cv.lr.et Information from her brother
wai to evince no eurloalty, "Hut Juit
M ye like. I can't keep muddllti about
here all the mornln'."
"I want ye to tell roe what to eaay,"
Hub gaaped out.
"Say? Ray what? Whatever are
ymi Ut.kin' about? I don't know the
meanin' on't."
"Weill Tbare'i a gall" Bob began,
oervomly.
"Ahl There'i plenty o' them," aald
Siitlly, unconcernedly.
"I want ye to tell me what to may
In a letter," bunt out Hob. "Lor!
Knlly! ihe'i a gre't wench! flhe'i big
ger'n yew. liar ha'r'i that black!
Talti't like yarn." (Sally wai f.iir.)
"She'i big ai me. An' har eyei! lor!
hr eyei fare to goo right trew ye
they be ie ihlry an' le black."
"A love letter?" aald Rally. "Jfo,
H ib; I don't know nothln' about love.
1 nln't goln' to mil up along o' no love."
"Son, nool" expostulated Hob.
"'Tiin't come to that yit. Hut I nee
hnr brother t'other daay, an' he axed
me to goo oover aa' lee her, an' I axed
him if I rhoiild write an' tell har I
wu a-coniio', an' he laid aa he'd find
out."
"D'ye want to walk out with her,
then?" mid Sally.
"I doon't knoo aaackly aa yit," Hob
"nniwercd. "D'ye think ihe'd maake a
good wife?"
"How can I tall?" aiked Sally, with
mine ihow of reaion. "Do I know
her?"
"Noo," .aid Bob. "Hut ihe baln't
tike yew. Rhe'i a itrappln' wench, an'
my miiaui 'ull ha'e to wark to help to
'arn the grub."
"Do ihe wear a fall an' glovei?"
asked Sally, ilyly, reminlicent of
fraternal remomtrancei at her own
occaaional lapan Into gentility.
"That ihe doan't!" laid B.ib. "She
ehin't weer noo full nor noo glovea."
"Vou'H hnve to treat her different to
what you do me," said Sally, "or the
won't put up wl't."
"I'll trate her prarper," Bob prom
ised. "She ihall hev all the grub ahe
ran get down har, but ahe ihan't ha'e
noo bare n.,r stout. They doan't dew
ye a might o' good."
llob win an adoleicent valetudinar
ian in hii way, and wai juit then
atrong on total abstinence.
"I wouldn't write no letter," said
Fail ly; "that'a danguroue ahe might
ber ye up for breach o' promlae."
"D'ye tliluk too?" aaid llob, who in
all ceremonial matter. wa guided by
lilt .later.
"That.'ouM b beet-to ae her,"
null Sally. "How offen hev ye .eed
her?"
"I doan't knoo much on liar, an'
thn'aa a fack," admitted Hob, ftlie'i
In mtrvlce out nt Chetbrldge, an' har
brother axed mi) If I'd like to goo
ouver."
"Well, that appenre funny to me,"
muaed Hully, keeping her cotinte
nnre, but chuckling inwardly, "What
d'ye wont to write for?"
"I'm a gooia' to dew tlie thing prar
per," Hob explained. "Not
iBRtrr
aa yew aa' yar clmp what never came i illently downetalre. '
to nartben. I want to hev a prarper j !) u , tu, , barhclor. But he haa
onueratatidln' afw.r I gite engaged, another girl in hie eye, and wante
an' I hnin't got noo mother, wuae t BflHj l0 u,t her qllnty before he
luck, u' thoto ae yew'd help me." : commlte him.elf to another one-and-
"You get your onnoretniidln' talk- ninepenny Sunday. Alack and White.
In'," ailvleed Sally. "That fore j
etrnnge to nw ahe ahould act her I oitIx Their Llvee to lilraae,
brother on to yoa like that." Caiki are going to be uied In the
"D'ye think eoo?" aald Bob, bar- ocean to determine the direction of
voualy. polar current!. Ilere'i a chance, tayi
"Hot you ever kleeed Iter?" aaked the Philadelphia Timei, for those peo
Sally, elyly. pie who want to go through Magara'a
"Ulaame It, nool" Bob roared. pW in barrel! to gain immortality.
"Hut I ahouid wholly Uke tarw," he j
added, aoftly. rlenaior JJcpew'a taou.1 t.ni k.
"Take her out an' klae her then an' i ,. . , T, . , , ,
be done wl't," wid Bally, more expe-j .AU of S,!nator D''pew,8 gwd luck
rienced in wooing. "Hut do you mind J id not come to him when he wan
you baln't eueked In." j nmrri(.(l. Ho ifl going to get a Mat
"What d'ye maneC r d Bob. ... , ,, . ,.
"Tl,ey ..y a. flah-bawker. crv ! m the Ht-tmtc upon the , repuhhean
etlnkln' flah the londeat," anawere'd rtidc. When Mr. Defjew entered
Bally, eententlouily. "An' har t!io uettte all the dei,ks on the rc
brolher wholly holler tew," ... ., . , , .
...,. i, ,, ' , . publican Hide were occupied and lie
Dye think eoo? stuttered Bob, 1 1
alarmed at unoonaldered poaslbiil. wan forced to take a neat away over
tiee. "But bar eyes maak ye Jump on the extreme right of the derno-
they lie ao bright. She's the prettiest IVrnonallv he did not oh-
gal ye ever ae. I'll maak ye a bet CrftW' 1 ummuy M am not or)-
on't." he added, by way of eelf-conao- J'ti '"f e wan among some good
Uti,,n- ' fellows, but politically it wa a lit-
"I epoor," he ..Id, after a pauee. "I tle embarr(l8t(ing ,ing f(,rc,.d to
epoote yew 'ouldn't write for me an' . . ,
ax her If ahe'd walk out wl' me. I j heftr the conferences of his fwlltical
tmln't got doo mother to dew it, wuaa opponent and being cnt off from
lu'lt' , , ,. . ! conversion with the members of
It may be Iwldentally remarked ,. . , ,,
that Bob wa 22 years of age. and,: own B,lle- growing Weary of
with bla brothers, waa always la- i this elate of affairp, he filed a claim
m.ntiiig the want of a mother. That : p0 (hc R(,at of nutor Kcwell,
lady, during her life, left the choree I . ... . L .,,,,
of her young children altogether to 'loving that the New Jcrncy ren
Sally, and neglectad them and her atnr would never lie able to return
home equally. , thc 8t.,mt(, Hig MM )Ve(
"Yew may take your oath o' that," i. , ... , , , . ,
an.wered Sally, firmly, in reply t0 ; to be well founded, and ywterday,
Hob'i hint, "If yc got nicked in yu'U ! when the fenate convened after the
lay It all onto me. You mut hoe y.,r ! holijavet, thc name of Dcpew ap
ownland. You'd better tell her broth-1 . .. , , , , , .
er you'll meet her o' Sunday." r,l'Hr,;d on tlie dl!lik o( tlie ,ront row
"D'ye think eooTiaid Hob, and sub- 'on the republican side of thecham
lequeutly acted on her advice. i b :r which was for so many years
When Bob adnTu"hed the milking i mi,i,'1 Mr. rjewclIWwhing-
... 9 .... - , .
on humlay morning and arranced f-
an evening eubstitute he grew into
a fever of unrest. "Sally," he c.tlU-d,
"wheer'e my elane shut? Wheer'a
my collar? Will ye bim k my bewts
for me? I'll give ye tuppence. Come
an' tin my lie. Shall a weer a flower?
D'ye think abe'll like to goo to c Imp
el? How dew a look in my new I
clothee?"
At last Snlly got him off and turned
her attention to the midday dinner.
She aat up for hie return at night.
lie ornne in about ten and (omul hla
liater alone; the others had gone to
bed. Hie face wore an expretojion of
mlnffled Imlimiation unit aham.
"W.r. hoW did ye get on?" naked
Snlly. "Hv you had your tea?"
"I doan't want noo tea," eaid Bob;
"le'ae goo to bed?"
"Good night, then." ..id Sail?,
knowing there wne more, to come,
but making a prelenae of turning out
the lamp.
"Illaame it," .truck In Dob, honrec
ly, "she an' har brother met me at
Cbetbrldge Juat aa the Swan wui
oopenln', Bhe aald ahe win dry, 100 I
aied her In to hev aomu'at. T'ree
glmsee o' atout for hnr end free
glaiae. o' aale fer har brother, I
paald foor tha'si nlnepence an' a
irlass o' mild bnare fur tr,e la ten-
pence; and neither o' them offered to
paay a fnrden. Thon arterwar.i.
Tom left ne, an' we walked to St.
Mary'e-on-the-Kern, nn' ahe aald ne
we win travalan, an' walkin' made
har whoolly dry. Soo we went Into
the King'e Head, an' ahe hnd t'reli
moor glae.ee o' .tout, an' a half "
ha'p'ny, and'unpenee ie one and
t'reppenee-ha'p'ny. She never poaid
fer narthen."
"Why, Boh, bor, you muet ha' been
a fool," eaid Sally, chuckling inward-
..',. ,
iy, rur isoo ie notoriously paraimo
),,
"D'ye think .oof he oaid, uneasilr.
Arter that," he continued, "wo let
under the hedge for a bit, an' ihe
axed me to klie her. Soo a did. hut
.he itunk o' be.are .00 a didn't think
much on't. Then .he kep' a .crov.g
in' up agin me till ahe went aileenp.
When ahe woke up we walked to
Turlhara on' I axed her if ahe'd like
too goo to chapel. But ahe anid thnt
WU7. pait aix an' ahe wuz dry; aoo
we went Into the Queen'. Head an'
.he had free moor glaa.ee o' .tout
an' a half 0' mild for me. Tha'.a five- , T .,, . , . , , .
I pence-ha'p'ny an' one an' freppenee- " 1 ' ot ' "V'M '
i ha'p'ny la one on' nine. Gooin' hoonm I ") bill, or expends .he - may here
to L'hethridge that wu. gettin' dark; 1 after contract or incur.
but (he wanted to et under the jt ), JjAg((ARD.
hedge agio. Ilow.omedever, I aaid
the ground wai damp, an' ahe aald n
I wae a ei.rt few), nn' we'd beat git
on to the Swan afore they shut. Hut
I'd hnd enow on't an' conme hooam,
Tha'iii Juat like yew ye rnlxln' tne
up along of a wench what coat me
one an' nlnepence an' would ha' dono
moor If I'd h' let her. Kow'e the
time when I fceal I hain't got noo
mother, I ehmi't gl'e yew ynr ahil
Ilrt thle weeak out o' my money. I
must look nrter myself same aa yew
dew; livln' hare, kap' like a queean
a-dowin' earthen. Nice dewln'i I
call tt."
And Hob went up to bed grumbling
and curelng, while hie aiater laughed
r'ton i'nn
I I in:l tlonit'e Itignlty.
While the United Slates supreme
court was occupying temporary
quartern in tlie nenate judiciary
room and thefumouuold courtroom
I was being rcmoUt-leil, an incident
I occurred which Was kent from pub
licity because of the limited nun:-
ber of persons who were able to
crowd into the room while court
was in seivion. A young lawyer
frym Western state wa preKeut-
I ing an argument. He read lengthy
j extract from the law, continuing
I . ... ,. ' ,
i the patience of one of
I the justices Wi8 exhausted. He
leaned forward in his seat with a
deprecatory gesture, suggesung:
"Young man, will you kindly
presume that the court knows a
little law, and proceed-with your
argument."
"No; may it please your honor,"
answered the young barrister; "that
i wus the mistake I made in the
j 1()Wer oourt.E-ening Wisconsin.
i
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