The Corvallis gazette., April 30, 1880, Page 4, Image 4

LLYCOftV AMIS GAZETTE
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APRIL 30, 1880.
RULES OF THE ROAD.
What man would be wise let him drink of the
riTer
That bears on Its waters the record of time;
A message to him every wave can deliver
To teach him to creep till be knows how to
climb. ..
Who heeds not experience trust him not ; tell
him
The scope of one mind can trifles achieve;
The weakest who draws from the mind will
excel him
The strength of mankind is the wisdom they
leave.
For peace do not hope; to be Just you mutt
8tlll.wrk tor the minutes and not for the
yeir. m
When honor comes to you be ready to take it.
tint reacn o- l-to seize 11 Deiore u is near.
Be silent and safe: silence never betrays you
Be true u your word and your work and
Tour frtead.
Btt't least trust In him wbdVa foremost to praise
yon.
Nor judge of a day till it draw to the end.
Stand erect in the vale, nor exult from the
mountain,
Take gifts with a sigh; most men give to be
nald.
t acne; i nave" is a iuuu-
1 1 had" is
tain
You're
uonssFon
me ,.
Be true tftfi
Your n j
u'e -.hlfitn
h what you saved, not the mil
BUSU1U.
ourself or your plans will mis-
keep a aweerheart instead of a
! by reason, not rod; and mind,
'YbTfK'lBiif when you can, ant your boy when
Steer strarght as the wind will allow, but be
reauy
To veerju.
velers nass:
stitr course is too
steady ' hS?
When thtonf6 meeting goes, that one to
lit a p rnt to
tsacn sees nis ou
OurttrjamB not so wide but two arches may
span tt
Good nelgbbirand citizen; these for a code,
Aid this truth in sight every man on the
planet
Has Just as much right as yourself to the
road.
John Hojjle U'licUiij.
Withered JLeavcs.
For over five years I have been spoken
of as an old maid, and I venture to tell
how it came to be. I am only thirty-five
"yet my dark hair., is silvered, and my
once brilliant eyge--are dim with tears
that will come in spite of me when I
think of the golden summer time when I
first met Earl Vincent. It was such a
day as it is noir, calm, serene, cloudless,
xrt'.h just a faint ripple of air in the heat
ed atmospnere. 1 rememoer it so wen,
it has been fifteen years ago. My
r was a physician . We lived about
ea Itoic trie bustling, busy city,
eet, pretty little cottage, that had
my home since I was a wee baby.
Vincent was ine son oi my iatner s
;e chum, and being in the city he
d Earl to come home with him and
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. see him now walking up the flower-
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no Die and handsome, that my dark
flushed when 1 perceived he was
ing at me with, his calm, dreamy,
nm" Rr .Tja t v inrm ana nnn nn.rir
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Dbiuui a itx v iuK mo uuuu uu ui v
"Claudia, allow me to
mcent.
idle white hand, and
y over it.
meet you, Miss Mor-
1 Imf mw Viaai4. Iwmr
a rmn r sn W! ii nn i Atraii rn
lpsnnrfe on the cool veranda, and af-
terthat we went totne panor, ana .can
asked-me to sing to him. Of all my ac-
cojnpliahmeilts, music was my very life.
I possessed a rich mellow voice, and I
did not hesitafte to sit at the piano and
sing' one of my favorite airs, "La Reine."
He stood entranced as my wondrous
voice filled the airy apartment with sil
very sweetness, after I had finished he
leaned over the piano, and said frankly :
ve a magnificent voice, Miss
; via. yon ever sing in public?
ce, 1 answered smiling, "at a
nana, wish Ail mfi to: I Kiirmn.qp
u iiid 'uuuui. wj &iiu it nuab Hi
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fid merrilv at his earnest face.
riiiomA h was Aaninir with
lOoiisli heart throbbed with
insDniin t o ii l c urn nil'- uvuu ii ui mil ti
e walked in the moonlit garden alter
that, and as lie talked to me so eloquent
ly, with his eyes full of fire and anima
tion, I flit that my heart was no longer
my own. That was the commencement.
We took long, pleasant walks together,
we rode and drove frequently, talked of
poetry and flowers nutil I was perfectly
J ,:il. i, . . . ,-. r, I IrviAw I. a Im-n.J
but had never spoken of that tender
inn on rt T wall T InvPil Him fUX waII
of former; My life was like an en-
tod rlram nntil Mabel Stuart came
Cottage. She was a schoolmate
nf And we were bosom friends, a
beautiful girl I never beheld ft
, fairy-like creature that always re -
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,
was night when she first met Jarl.
We were seated, she and I, in a pleasant
little tete-a-tete, close by an open win
dow. The wax-lights shown brightly
down on her beautiful face, the calm
lir-ese stirred the pale, gold ringlets that
clustered over her blue, veined brow,
and the folds of her delicate evening
dress, fell gracefully around her slender
petite figure. I gazed at our two reflec
tions in the mirror opposite us, she so
fair and bewitching; I, yes. I was
handsome, in my dark, rich silk and
white lace, but for all that the contrast
1 painful to me, for when Earl came
lost tender!:, and 1 uresented him to
a I -i I wt- itnflr lin IMi' nt ifk-an in v-trr
heart.. She was a brilliant con
versaKonalist, and the hours passed too
quickly. I was surprised when the tiny
ormolu timepiece chimed the hour of
eleven. Earl rose to depart when he
bade me good-night, he whispered:
"I never "saw you look so handsome,
Claudia; I love as I never did before."
He shook hands with Mabel, and then
vent avroy to the city, promising to come
d nnish his visit at Kose Cottage, lie
been called away on business two
m . , T 1
e city to see me, because he said
me. 4
T rmewtinnpil after
An vATi HlrA . "P.arl
US
a
Mabel," I said laughingly I was full of
happiness and could joke with my beau
tiful companion.
"Perhaps 1 can. it might not be a dif
ficult task, Claudie, I have won many a
man s heart, just pour passer la
temps."
"Mabel, how could you.' my smne
died away in a frown, I did not like to
hear her so heartless.
"Easily enough, Claud, you know I
never did a tbinp unless it was done
right, a little display of my dimples,
flattery and soft nonsense, then the work
is done. eh. Claudia?"
"We had better retire," I said briefly.
' 'I do not want to discuss a subject I
know nothing about."
We reached the winding stairway, and
Mabel laughed in my face because I was
provoked with her. " Villi von man taie
M'lle" she said, mockingly, "shall I
escort you to your room mon ami?'"
"Do hush your idiotic French, Mab."
I am tired of your gibberish good
night, Mabel."
She put her bare white arm around my
neck and kissed me.
"Don't be cross, Claud," she coaxed, I
was only in fun, you know I am all
all French, the accent isn't off my voice
yet, but I will not try to speak in my
foreign language again to you, good
night." She flitted away like a white shadow;
and did not see my contemptuous smile
at her slightly accented voice and French
manners. I lay on my bed and could
not sleep. I thought of Earl, and then
of Mabel's flower-like beauty ; that green
eyed monster, jealousy, was already
at my heart strings, but at last the god
of sleep overcame me, and I slept until
the summer sun was high in the
heavens.
Mabel and I took a drive in my pony
phaeton, after breakfast. I could not
help loving her; with her childish ways
and even her little sentences of French
bad to be excused, she was so lovely and
wilful. That evening Earl came again. I
was singing at the piano, and Mabel was
standing beside me, ever and anon her
sweet low alto chimed in with my rich
tones.
"You two would make your fortune on
the stage," said Earl, coming forward.
"If your magnificent voices could not
draw a crowd your faces and forms
would."
Mabel laughed. She was used to com
gliments I was not and my dark eyes
flashed with pleasure.
"Will you play for me, Miss Stuart?"
said Earl. "I would like to hear you."
I arose from the piano, and Mabel sat
down, and began singing a sweet, little,
love-song from "Martha." I stood at the
open window, watching the two; the
song was finished, but they were talking
and laughing together, forgetting I was
present.
"Will you walk on the veranda with
me, Mr. Vincent, it is just lovely out
there ?"
Mabel's words, although softly spoken,
sounded in my ears like a death-knell,
and Earl's reply did not lighten my heart
any.
"I would be more than pleased," he
6aid, eagerly. "If Claudia will excuse
us, or perhaps you will g8 to my black
robed nun?"
'Thank you," I said, coldly, "such an
invitation is not cordial. I will stay
where I am. Certainly, I will excuse
you both."
They went out then, arm in arm, and
my face paled with a sudden fear, when
I heard Mabel's silvery laugh floating on
the still night air.
That night my troubles began. Earl
came to stay at my home until he should
go home for good then he would take
his wife with him, and which would it
be, Mabel Stuart or I ? But my mind
was soon at rest why should I say rest,
when I never know any peace.
It was a sultry moonlight night in the
latter part of July; all day I had been a
victim to the headache, and heartache,
too, if I must be truthful; I left my room
to walk in the garden; I knew it must be
cooler where the flowers bloomed, and
the trees moved their branches in the
warm, misty breeze; I went out the side
door; I knew Mabel and Earl were in
the parlor, and did not care to be seen,
as I only wore a cool white cashmere
"negligee," fastened at the waist with a
scarlet cord and tassel that looked bike
blood, in the serene white moonlight. I
sauntered around the garden until my
robe was wet with evening dew. I was
tired and I sat down on a low garden
chair, completely concealed by trailing
vines and pink roses; my heart ached, I
knew that Earl's love was no longer
mine, and I, the proud, the cold and
haughty Claudia Morris, was tired of
living, yet I had my father to live for,
and my beautiful cottage home.
My reverie was broken by hearing
voices so close, yet, I could not see who
it was. I could distinguish the one
voice now, that of Earl Vincent, low,
tender, grave.
"It has not been long since I have met
you, Mabel, but in that short while I
have learned to love you, little flower;
will you go home with me as my wife;
tell me, May, will you ?"
I did not hear the answer, my form
swayed like a broken reed, and I fell
fainting in the soft green grass among
the flowers and dew. The gardener
found me there early in the morning,
and carried me to my room after con
sulting father. For weeks I lay ill al
most unto death, but pride conquered,
and once more in early October I went
down to the parlor where Earl and I had
spent such happy days. They were both
there, Mabel so ravishingly beautiful
and Earl so handsome and looking so
happy. He came toward me and took
my hand.
"I am glad you are well again,
Claudia," he said frankly, "we have
missed you sadly; are you quite strong?"
"Not quite, thank you." I disengaged
myself from Mabel's clinging arms and
sat down by the window, looking out at
the still beautiful garden.
"I shall drive out with you, to-day,
Claudia," said Earl kindly and gently as
ever. "I should be pleased if you would
honor me."
Just the same as he used to be, before
Mabel came like a flash the truth dawn
ed upon me, he had loved me as a sister,
and I had mistaken this meaning.
"When are you and Mabel going to
be married," I questioned abruptly,
soon?"
"We will be married in December," he
answered truthfully, "how did you know
we loved each other, little one? '
I drew my fleecy shawl around me, he
had never dreamed of loving me; why
had I been such a fool, as to believe he
once did love me? 'T thought so" was
my only reply.
1 have missed you so much, said
Mabel's silvery, accented voice, "and I
am so glad to have you with me again for
a 'le companion."
"Did you like the fruit and flowers I
nt yon, uiandia? The fruits were the ,
best and choicest I could find. I hope
you enjoyed them."
I looked into Earl's bonny eyes, God
alone knew how I loved him, I felt faint
and dizzy. "I will go back to my room,"
I said hastily, I did not want him to
know I had given the fruit he sent me,
to the housekeeper. He escorted me
gently to my room, and stooped to kiss
me as he went away. "Dear little sister,"
he murmured tenderly, "what made you
so ill when you were so well and happy
before you had that burning fever?"
"Don't telk so to me," I cried sharply;
"I am not your sister, and never dare to
kiss me again." He looked back at me,
as he closed the door, and I see him
now, plainly as then, so hurt and offend
ed that I called him back, but he had
gone.
So they were married in eold snowy
December, and my love-dream ended.
They are living yet, happy and contented
in sunny France. I often receive letters
from Mabel Vincent, and her husband
always sends a postsccript telling me his
wife grows more beautiful every day,
and sending love to little sister and the
doctor.
I look across the room now as I finish
my story, at the bent form and silvery
hair of my only friend and father, and
sigh drearily. "Don't be unhappy, my
darling," he said taking off his eyeglasses
and looking at me. "Earl Vincent lost a
prize when he did not take yon for a
wife, instead of little giddy Mab. Your
father loves you Claudia.
Well, it eases my pain to know some
one loves me, but then 'tis hard to real
ize, men always pick a flower, and leave
for others nothing but "withered leaves,"
yet in the other world I too may gather
the bright flowers, and be happy in
heaven.
You have my story now, gentle reader,
and you know why now I am called an
old maid. Others have sued for my hand,
but all the love I had was given to Earl
Vincent fifteen years ago.
A Visit to Where Buddha Once Resided.
I have lately explored the ruins of the
once famous city of Sravasti, the mod
ern name of which is Sahet Mahet (pro
nounced Sa-hate Ma-hate and accented
on the last syllable) . It is an out-of-the-way
corner of Oude, about thirty-nine
miles from Gonda. Exact chronology is
impossible, but about 3000 years ago it
was a magnihcent city of great import
ance. It is famous for havihg been the center
of Buddhism, and the principal seat of
Buddhist learning. Here Buddha rested
from his missionary labors for four
months every year, and from this city his
disciples wandered to propagate their
new religion. Some twelve centuries
later a Chinese pilgrim collected with
reverence the traditions of his faith
which still lingered around this sacred
city. After this Chinese pilgrims did
not fail to visit this sacred spot, filled
with temples and shrines and fanes and
grand buildings, all in a state of decay.
In the sixth century, A. D., when
Hwen Thsang, the famous Chinese pil
grim, historian, philosopher and theolo
gian, visited Sahet Mahet, he found the
desolation complete, and only a few
monks haunted the ruins. Very little
remains now of the once famous city, ex
cept the fortress, with a smaller ruin to
the southwest, a few lofty mounds, nu
merous piles of brick, the remains of an
cient pillars all so densely covered with
underbrush and verdure and mold as to
make exploration next to impossible.
One side of the fortress follows the curve
of the river Rapti; the other sides are
more or less curved, so that the outline
looks the shape of a baby's sock. The
ramparts vary considerably, the highest
point being the northwest bastion, fifty
feet in height. The ramparts must have
been partly surrounded by a moat, the
remains of which formed a swamp half a
mile long. The whole circuit of the old
earthern ramparts must have been over
three and a half miles in extent. Inside,
the fortress piesents an undulating sur
face, caused by the remains of palaces
and temples which lie buried. The
main street runs through the center, and
is situated so as to command a view of
the great Ora Jhar. The eastern half is
broken by the debris of buried houses.
The walls are pierced by numerous gate
ways. In the very center of the fortress are
the remains of the palace of King Pra
senajita, who early became a convert to
Buddhism; also a pillar and a well in his
honor. The Hall of Law, built for Bud
dha, is between the palace and the main
street. Near the southeast gateway, not
far from the fortress, is the ruin of
Jetavana, one of the most celebrated
monasteries in India. To the south is a
mound showing the spot where the suc
cessor of Prasenajita sacrificed 500 Bud
dhist virgins because they did not look
with favor upon Buddhism. There is
also a well where Buddha used to bathe.
The Ora Jhar is a mound about 100 feet
in height, and means basket shakings. It
is supposed to be the place where Rama's
workmen emptied their baskets of earth.
It is probably the very oldest remain in
the neighborhood. There is a little
dilapidated temple on the top of it, the
abode of some modern fakir.
This city has only lately been discov
ered and identified, and there have been
but few excavations made, as it is almost
impossible to procure natives who are
willing to work. They have a supersti
tion that the old city is haunted by the
wraiths of departed Hindoos, and are un
willing to enter it. It is one of the
most celebrated places in the annals of
Buddhism, and would delight the soul of
a real antiquary. We dug up a fine
image of Buddha, but it was stolen by a
native before we reached home.
Sahet Mahet, the city of Bnddha, and
the pride of India, is to-day a waste, a
howling wilderness; but the religion of
Buddha lives, and has its seat in Thibet,
and sways more hearts to-day than any
other religion in the world. New York
Observer.
A Dog Stoby. Dr. Calderwood, Pro
fessor of Moral Philosophy in the Uni
versity of Edinburgh, has in his work re
cently published, entitled "The Rela
tions of Mind and Brain," the following
story of a dog: "A dog belonging to a
United Presbyterian minister, killed the
fowls while the family were at church
and buried them in the garden . The
dog was taken to the garden and immedi
ately confessed his guilt. His master
took him to the library, and, having
shut the door, began a reprimand after
this fashion: 'What a wicked tiling you
have done in murdering the hens! You
are a minister's dog, and should have
boen an example to other dogs instead of
doing such a tiling as this. Then, this is
the Sabbath day, and the deed is all the
worse on account of the day on which it
was done.' Thus admonished, the dog
was put out of the room and the door
shut. Next morning he was found dead.
A veterinary surgeon was consulted, and
declared that the dog had died of a
broken heart."
Old-Time-Delusions.
The following fatherless paragraph in
going the rounds of the press:
It is deemed highly important among
the Anglo-Saxons that a child should be
born on a lucky day, on which the whole
tenor of his life is supposed to depend,
for in their opinion each day has its pe
culiar influence upon the destiny of the
newly born. Thus, the first day of the
moon was preferred to all others for the
arrival of the little stranger, for they
said a child born on that day "would
grow fast, but not live long." If he was
born on the fourth day of the moon, ne
was destined to be a great politician ; if
on the tenth, a great traveler, and if on
twenty-first, a bold marrauder. But of
all the days of the week on which to be
born Sunday was by far the most lucky,
and if it fell on the new moon, the child's
prosperity is unbounded. Friday was
an unlucky birthday, not only because it
was a day of crucifiction of our Lord and
Savior, but because, according to Angio-
Saxon calculations. Adam ate the for
bidden fruit on Friday, and was also ex
pelled from Paradise and died and de
scended into hell on that day.
We can add to this list of popular
superstitions during the middle ages
very largely, and from an authorative
source, the" recently-published work of
Victor Rydberg, a Sweedish scholar, who
has devoted much time and intelligent
labor to a subject which is at once inter
esting and instructive. The superstitions
we shall mention, however, were not
confined to the Anglo-Saxons, but pre
vailed generally among all the people of
Europe, changing, of course, somewhat
in different localities. Indeed, some ,of
them survive, in a more or less modified
form, up to the present day, and may be
familiar to many of our older readers,
thereby illustrating the survival of
ancient errors in spite of the enlightening
influences of medern civilization.
Putting the wrong foot the left first
out of bed in the morning was sure to be
followed bv annoyance, and perhaps
serious trouble, during the day. Neglect
to Dut the shoes with the heels toward
the bed at night was certain to bring
erhosts or bad dreams. When children
are born no one must go out or in, or
open the door without carrying fire with
him, else the trolls evil spirits may
find their way into the house and ex
change the child; and no one entering
must say a word before he has touched
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the fire, nor tne same reason, wnue me
child remains unchristened it must be
watched carefully every night, and the
Are kept constantly burning on the
hearth. Before the christening, the
child must not be removed from one
room to another without pnttiug steel by
its side. If two boys are baptized at the
same time, the one named and blessed
first will have the best bodily and mental
endowments. On the christening day
the mother should avoid handling an ax,
knife or other cutting instrument, else
the child will some time be murdered. If
the floor under the cradle is swept the
infant will not sleep. If the cradle is
moved when empty the infant will be
peevish. When a child yawns the sign
of a cross must be made over its mouth
and the words "Jesus, God's soul!"
added, otherwise the devil will then enter
it. If a child lot ks out of a window or
into a mirror at night it will be ill
Children punished on Sundays are made
worse; but a good whipping on Good
Friday promotes juvenile virtue, li the
child runs about with one shoe on, the
mother will have a sore back. If it
walks or runs backward, it drives its
parents just so many steps into hell.
Reading and eating at the same time
gives a child a bad memory. If a lover's
first gift to his betrothed is shoes she will
be unfaithful; if stockings, she will be
jealous. Weddings on Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Saturdays are unlucky. If
a bridal procession halts for any reason,
the married pair will quarrel. If the
wedding ring is too small, misfortune is
in store for them. The one who first
kneels down at the altar or rises from
kneeling dies first. Those who hold the
canopy must not change hands or touch
the bride's crown, for that brings ill
luck and mutual weariness. If in going
out an old woman or a person carrying
water is met, the room must be re-en
tered to avoid misfortune. When the
table is set, the bread must be laid upon
it immediately. Bread must never be
placed with the upper crust down
Great care must always be taken to re
move all substances separated from the
body such as hair, nails, mood, etc
They must be buried in the earth, so as
not to come m contact with diseased per
sons, or fall into the hands of witches.
The cawing of crows and ravc, the
howling of dog, the ticking of the wood
worm in the walls of a house, were sure
signs of sickness or death. If the horse
of a clergyman riding to visit a sick per
son in his parish, lowered its head on
reaching the house; or if a rat were
caught gnawing any clothing; or if
a light went out suddenly, or an image
fell down, or a glass or mirror were
broken -it was a sign of death. To learn
the fate of the sick person, a piece of
bread which he had tasted was laid in a
dark corner and its change of color noted.
Or a piece of fat with which the soles of
the sick had been smeared was offered a
dog. Or a stone were lifted to see if
anything were hidden beneath it. If the
bread turned dark, or if the dog refused
to eat, or if no living thing appeared
under the stone the patient was past
cure. The practice of medicine was oc
casionally quite eccentric. We give a
"conjuration -formula" for bloody flux :
Hangu's mane In venls
8icul Chrlstus in pceais,
Sanguis maje flxus
sicm Chrlstus fun cruci flxus.
Here is one for epilepsy :
Melcblor, Balthaser portans fare; nomlna
Casper,
Soiviture morbo Domini p'et-ue endue .
Perpetretet ternas detunctis pssllere mlssas.
Barachum, Barachatim. Destrue .- ubalgat.
The sick were frequently measured;
sometime as a remedy, at others, to as
certain whether the disease was increas
ing or decreasing. Sick children were
drawn through holes dug in the ground,
or through a split cherry tree.
In 1474 the May bug became very
troublesome in the neighborhood of
Berne, Switzerland, and the people,
after trying ia vain all other means,
called upon the Bishop of Lausanne,
who solemnly excommunicated the in
sect as "an irrational, imperfect creature,
whose kind was never enclosed in Noah's
ark." The bugs were notified to disap
pear in six days, or if they did not, to
appeas) for trial at Wivelsburg on the
sixth day at 1 o'clock. Neither com
mand was obeyed, as a contemporary
chronicle says, "because of our sins."
In the Tyrol, in 151&-20, a civil suit was
actually commenced against ' the field
rats! One Simon Fliss, a peasant, en
tered a formal complaint before the
judge, William of Hasslingen, that said '
field-rats were doing great damage in his j
parish. Fliss chose Schwarz Minig as
his attorney, and the Court showed its ;
fine sense of justice by naming Hans
Grinebner to defend the cause of the
rats. But the witnesses were all on the
side of the plaintiff, and the decision was
rendered as follows: "After accusation
and defense, after statement and contra
diction, and after due consideration of
all that pertains to justice, it is by this
sentence determined that those noxious
animals called field-rats must, within
two weeks after the promulgation of this
judgment, depart and for3ver remain far
aloof from the fields and the meadows of
Stilf . But if one or several of the ani
,ic ,irxi;,.nte health, or unable on
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account of their youth to follow then
they shall enjoy, during iurmw i
weeks, safety and protection from every
body, and after these two weeks depart.'
Whether the rats recognized the author
ity of Judge William, and emigrated in
obedience to his orders, is not stated;
but the probabilities are that tney gave
"straw bond" and appealed the case as a
great many rats do nowadays. St.
Louts Kepublican.
A Blushing camera.
Society ladies often indulge in novel
and eccentric follies to kill time. To
demonstrate this The Dispatch relates the
following story.
A very charming and aristocratic Prov
idence young lady, who may be called
Lottie, was quite recently delighted by
the unexpected visit of a young lady
who resides in New York, on Fifth Ave
nue, and who even in that goodly sized
city, is noted for her beautiful lace ana
symetrical figure. It will do no harm
to call her Lulu.' Well, for" a few weeks
the girls had a perfectly splendid time,
talking of their "own affairs and those of
others; indulging in reminiscences, sur
mises, etc., attending parties, places oi
amusement, driving, walking.and in fact,
doing much that would disagree with
the old saw, "early to bed and early to
rise." Then they sighed for something
new and novel. What should it be?
"Oh, I know," said Lottie to Lulu,
one night as they were disrobing pre
paratory to yielding themselves into the
soothing arms of Morpheus, the god of
sleep.
"I know. Cousin George has a small
camera in his room. He carries it with
him when he goes away on his summer
vacations, and takes photographic views
of the most picturesque localities
through which he passes. He has taught
me how to take a photograph. Now, to
morrow morning we will get up early,
and after George has gone down to his
office, we will slip into his room, lock the
door and have a grand time. I will be
photographer ."
Lulu thought the idea was real nice.
And then blushing violently, whispered
something to Lottie, who also blushed
violently.
"Oh, Lulu! " exclaimed Lottie, "sup
pose somebody should happen to but
never mind, I'm willing."
Then out went the lights, and the fair
girls bounced into bed and were soon
asleep.
After breakfast, the next morning, the
girls proceeded to Cousin George's pri
vate apartment, which was quite near
theirs. The chamber maid was just
leaving the room. The coast was clear,
and so in went the two damsels.
Lottie carefully locked the door, and
dragged forth the camera from the cor
ner of the room. Then Lulu, her face
literally crimson with blushes, began to
disrobe. Off came the pretty morning
wrapper, then the dainty white under
clothing, etc., and finallv, beautiful be
witching Lulu stood in the center of the
room clad only in nature's garb. The
naughty fair one poised herself as the
Greek Slave, and Lottie leveled the in
strument, adjusted the glass and then
walked to one of the front windows and
lazily gazed out upon the street. Sud
denly an exclamation of terror escaped
her lips.
"Oh, Lulu!" she cried, "here comes
George!
Hastily picking up the feminine wear
ing apparel that lay on the floor, the
young women hurried to their own chain
ber, which they managed to reach with
out being seen.
"Wasn't it lucky I happened to look
out ol the window? remarked .Lottie.
"Yes," said Lulu, and then the fair
girl shuddered visibly. "Oh, Lottie,
she said, "we forgot to put that instru
ment back in its proper place. Suppose
that your cousin should go to his room
and oh, dear, how can I ever face him
again !"
"Lulu R ," gasped Lottie. "I'm
the biggest fool alive. I didn't remove
the negative. Don't look at me so, dear,
I will run to George's room and fix things
in a hurry. I haven't heard him come
up stairs yet."
And so Lottie hastily tiptoed along
the corrider and gently opened the door
of her cousin's room. Horrors! There
was cousin George, standing near the
camera, holding that negative up to the
light and gazing at it with astonished
but eager eyes.
Lottie's half suppressed scream star
tied him.
"What possessed you to act so?" he
demanded.
"Oh, George, I implore you do not
expose us, pleaded the tearful, half
fainting girl; "what induced you to come
home as you did?"
Can t get along without my watch,
my dear," was the reply, "I shall insist
on printing one picture from this inter
esting negative, and then you may have
it."
Oh, no, no, George; poor Lulu would
die of shame if she knew of this discov
ery give me that glass, please." befircred
Lottie hysterically.
The upshot of the matter was that Lot
tie's tears and pitiful entreaties induced
the generous, manly fellow to utterly de
stroy the negative at once. Then Lottie
returned to Lulu and told her there was
no cause for fear now, as the teil-tale
glass was broken in a thousand pieces.
Fbtjit as a Medicine. The irregular
eating of unripe fruit is well known to
be unwholesome. The regular and mod
erate use of well ripened fruit is not so
widely appreciated as contributing to
health. Residents in regions where
more or less malaria prevails, have dis
covered that nothing is a more sure pre
ventive of its deterious effects than a reg
ular supply of fruit. But fruit will not
only prevent disease, but, in some in
stances, it has proved one of the best
medicines to cure it. Many years ago a
chronic cough, which had excited a good
deal of uneasiness, was cured by daily
eating ripe raspberries, recommended by
a medical writer of high authority as an
excellent expectorant. Severe colds are
more apt to occur on the first cool and
damp days of autumn than at other sea
sons. We have often cured these dis
eases on the first attack by eating copi
ously oi ripe watermelons. The bene
ficial effects of drinking freely of cold
water on such occasions are well known.
Watermelons supply a larger quantity
than we would easily swallow in any
other way.
How the Ladles Fish.
There is generally about six of them in
a bunch, with light dresses on, and they
have three poles, with as many hooks
and lines among them. As soon as they
get to the river they look fqr a good
place to get down the bank, and the
most venturesome one sticks her boot
heel in the bank and makes two steps
down then suddenly finds herself at the
bottom with both hands sticking in the
water and a feeling that everybody in
this world is looking at her, and she
never tens anybody how she trot there.
The other girls, profiting, by her exam
ple, turn around and go down the bank
on their hands and toes, backwards.
Then they scamper over the rafts until
they find a shallow place where they can
see the fish, and shout:
"Oh, I see one!"
" Where?"
"Oh my, so he is."
"Let s catch him."
"Who's got the baits?"
"You lazy thing; you're sitting on my
pole!"
All these exclamations are gotten off in
a tone that awakens every echo within a
mile around, and sends every fish that
hears it into galloping hysterics. Then
the girls, by superhuman exertions, man
age to get a worm on the hook and throw
it in with a splash like the launching of
a wash-tub, and await results. After
awhile a feeble-minded sunfish contrives
to get fastened on the hook of a timid
lady, and she gives vent to her tongue.
"Oh, something's got my hook!"
"Pull up, you little idiot!" shouts
five excited voices, as poles and hooks
are dropped and they run to the rescue.
The girl with the bite gives a spasmodic
jerk which sends the unfortunate
"sunny" into the air the full length of
the line, and he comes down on the near
est curly head with a damp flop that sets
her to clawing as though there were
bumble bees in her hair.
"Oh, murder! murder! Take it away?
Ugh ! taKe it away, the nasty thing r
Then they hold up their skirts as tbey
gather about that fish as it skips over the
logs, one all the while holding the line
in both hands with her foot on the pole,
as though she had an evil disposed goat
at the other end of the line. Then they
talked it over.
"How will it ever get off?"
"Ain't it pretty?"
"Wonder if it ain't dry ?"
"Poor little thing; let's put it back."
how will we get the hook from it?
"Pick it up," says the girl who
rapidly backs out of the circle.
"Good gracious ! I'm afraid of it !
There, see ! It's opening- its mouth at
me.
Just then the "sunny" wriggles off the
hook and disappears between two logs
into the water, and the girls try for
another bite. But the sun comes down
and fries their necks, and they get three
headaches in the party, and they get
cross and scold at the hsh like so many
magpies. If an unwary chub dares to
show himself in tne water they poke at
him with poles, much to ins disgust
Finally they get mad all over and throw
the poles away, hunt up the lunch
baskets, climb up into the woods, where
they sit around on the grass, and eat
enough of rusk and hard-boiled eggs to
give a wood-horse the nightmare, after
which they compare notes about their
beaux until after sundown, when they go
home and plant envy in the hearts of all
their dear friends by telling them "just
what a splendid time they had.
Tim Asiatic Vampike. The New
York World furnishes a description of
the South Asiatic Vampire, a living
specimen of which was recently received
in that city. It was a veritable "breath
sucker," so much dreaded by the Asiatic
natives. This rare creature, perhaps the
only living specimen of the kind in the
country, is about one and a half feet
long, has a pair of piercing black eyes
which shine like diamonds, a double
row of sharp .ivories similur to those of
the weazle, and its powerful wings when
stretched its full length, measure two
and a half feet from point to point. The
vampire hangs suspended from a bar, in
the center of the cage in which it is con
fined, by a pair of formidable claws, and
when in position of repose resembles a
closed umbrella. Its body is covered
with a comfortable coat of brown fur.
while its beautifully-proportioned head,
which has a remarkable similarity to
that of a diminiutive black-and-tan
terrier dog, is surmounted by a pair of
large, shell-shaped ears. This strange
creature is almost totally blind during
the day, but at night its little eyes
twinkle with astonishing brilliancy. The
vampire is kept in a temperature of
seventy degrees, in order to conform as
nearly as possible with the climate of its
native home.
Rupture
Victor Hugo's last book is called
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know that you can toot the lyre, which is
a stringed instrument.
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