ISFATUATIO.V
There was a little group on the pret
tiest croquet-ground with a dimpled
brook flickering by on one side, and a
eemi-oirole of fine old trees standing
guard on the other.
An elderly gentleman, in a linen coat,
was balf-knoeling on the grass in the
mental and physical agony of a "split
shot;" a youth of fifteen, awaiting bis
tarn, was watching the operation with
emphatic ennui; a little apart, a young
man with tine features and symptoms of
a mustache a good-looking follow take
him all in all was conversing conten
tedly with a yoang lady one of those
tall fair haired creatures, with grand
eyes and superb complexion, who fairly
bewildered one with rare coloring.
"So your annt will be here this after
noon, Miss Fenroy?" he was saying.
"Yes, on the 5:10 train."
The yonng fellow calculated in the
depth of hiH spiritual consciousness:
"It is now three. Two hours' grace.
Would that an accident might befall the
train! Of all things a maiden aunt! No
more pleasant teto-a-tetos on the piazza
no
"Blue! Here, Mr. Remington, it is
your turn. You ve got the most splon
did chance!" called out the old gentle
man, enthusiastically. "J ant knock
Augusta into the brook and go through
the middle wicket: then you can take
Charlie coming back, and"
II ere the pleasant' vision was demol
ished by Mr. Remington's sending
Augusta just the other way, and going
anvwhere but through the wicket him
self. HiscounBOllor gave hitn a look of
reproachful despair, and graapod his
mallet as if he were going to commit bu
icide. or "snthin." with it.
Miss Penroy took her place, and so the
tronie went on.
An hour or two after, returning to the
house to dress for tea, Mr. Remington
caught sight of an angular figure in gray
alpaca vanishing tip-stairs, and a few
minutes later learned that Miss Penroy's
aunt had arrived.
the girls would start by the first train in
the morning. Mr. Remington would
tar Lome to look after the establish
ment.
I am glad he didn't want to go,"
Mrs. Remington confided to the girls,
'he might sav something harsh to that
poor boy and bo sorry for it afterwards."
The next day wm Minnie ana uessio
ever forget it to their last hour the dust,
tho heat, and the depression of spirits
combinod. At last the conductor yelled
some unintelligable sound at tho door,
which instinct and tho time-table told
theni was Eastrodes.
A lank kind of cattle-shod was pointed
out as the depot, and in the oven like
waiting room of it thoy bestowed themselves.
This is dreadful, girls," sighed Mrs.
Remington, surveying the blistering hay
fields on every sido, and the long,
straight, treeless road, where two cows
were choking themselves with we dusty
grass on the edges.
"I wonder 11 there is anything line a
hotel' in the place? Just ask the ticket
man, child."
Minnie crossed tho room, and held a
consultation with a bluuk-minded old
man, who was postmaster as woll as
ticket agent, and who insisted at first
upon informing her that there wero "no
letters." At last she made him under
stand, and gleaned tho fact that there was
"sorter hotel, just back oi tno depot.
A tall, angular woman here entered
the building a strong-featured, big-
eved. black-haired woman, who might
have been very liandsoine, suy n nunureu
and nftv rears ago. nue staiksd over 10
the postmaster, and Minnie joined her
mother
Jnst about seventy miles from the
pretty croquet ground and its accompa
nvinir furmhouBe might have been seen
on the banks of the Hud&en a handsonio
rilla, and in its library, at this moment
at which I write, were assemuioa a reu
faoad old centlcnian. a white-haired old
lady and two pretty girls, as like as two
poas and as pretty as two pinks.
The daily budget had just come from
the Tost Office, consulting this time of
one Jetter for the old lady, who, accord
iace to the superscription, was Mrs. C. H
itainineton.
"From Fred." she announced; "it's
really astonishing how contented he is in
that little ont-of-the war place."
"I thought he would be back after two
days fishing, nttorly disgusted," said
Minnie, one of the peas.
"Oh, I m very glad to have him away
from temptation." went on the mother,
"A fashionable watering place is
terrible training place for a gay young
fellow like Fred and with money, wo.
"He seems to have found pleasant com
nanions at this little place. Ho says
"There are some very agreeable people
stopping here a Mr. Wane and his fam
ily, and a Miss Ponroy, a rory beautiful
. r. i l nrT t,. "
gin, BI1U iier uuui, oivm .uuggo.
"A verr beautiful girl." loughed Bes
sie, the other pea. "That explains the
mystery."
"Penroy is a very good name," said
the old lady. "I hope she is a nice
ffirl."
The letters continued to come regular
everv week, and the old lady continued
to read them placidly to her husband
and dauehtors. Miss Penroy and her
aunt etill figured largely in the missives
but there was not much said about being
awfully jolly there were vague allusiow
to happiness and misery and other con
tradictorv emotions.
At this period tho old lady began to
rat anxious.
"I don't know but what we ought to go
on to this Eastrodes, Minnie. 1 am sure
Mi Ppnrov must be a sweet cirl, but
I'd like to see her."
"W mieht take a run on there next
week," suggested Minnie. 1
"I'd like to go," said Bessie. "I think
we need a little change, and you won't
take us to any fashionable place because
we don't come out for another year."
"I'll think over it," said the mother.
But while she was thinking it over the
next day, a letter came that sent her fly
ing to the girls. . , , ,,
"The climax has come," she cneJ, half
laughing, and yet with tears in her eyes.
"He is engaged to be married. Just
listen to this."
And with a daughter on each side, she
read as incoherent, happy, illogical an
epistle as ever love indited since the
Anva nf Adam.
TW nutans it: we co there next
week. In the meantime wo must 0,11
write to him. and to her. too.
AnrltViPvdid oil write that very day,
letters, giving Miss
Pflnrnv a sweet welcome to their family,
and telling Fred how charming they
were sure she must be, and how glad he
would be to meet her the following Men
That was Thnrsday afternoon. On
Friday evening a thunderbolt was hand
ed Mrs. Remington at the tea table.
Outwardly it was one of Fred's regular
i .n i.i ii m a thunder-
JULieiEf, Ullll lUWttmijr iv " "
hnlt
him nnn.rl it nil nnconscious, read
the few lines, and clasped her hands al
Timst. trorriPftllv.
"Oh, husband!" she gasped, "oh, Min
nieBessie! that my boy should ever do
such a thing. It isn't Miss Penroy he s
engaged to it's her annt!
"Her annt! Stuff and nonsense!
spluttered Mr. Remington, upsetting
the powdered sugar into the pickled sal
mon. "I never heara oi bucu iuiu.
"fill nn- it's nnlv ti)0 true. Just US'
ten to this, "Dear mother, for goodness
sakes, don't write any more letters to
Miss Penroy. I am not engaged to her
at all. I am engaged to her aunt, Miss
Honrs. You'll be here on Monday, so
I'll tell them all then. In haste, your
0 loving son, Fred." Oh, I'll never forgive
her for entrapping my poor, innocent
boy. Such a vulgar name, too Boggs.
"Horrid old thing!" muttereu iuiuuio.
T.fnl creature!" chimed in Bessie
"Girls," said the mother suddenly, "it
does no good to abuse that woman we
must simply go on and stop it."
No dissenting roice was heard, and the
old lady arranged the entire plan before
they left the table. Mrs. Remington and
"Well." siched Mrs. Remington,
suppose we hail bettor go to this hotel,
or whatever it is, and sent word on to
Fred but, oh, dear, it's dreadful to
think he could erer do such a thing! I'll
nerer forgive that Miss Boggs as long as
I live she has just entrapped my uoy
for his money dreadful old thing oh,
mils, onlv think I ltl
"Air you Mrs. Remington?" asked the
gaunt woman, stepping up to the group.
"Yes." answerod the astonished Mrs.
Remington, "and are you" Bhe could
not finish the quostion.
"Yes. Iam. the gaunt woman tartiy
said; "and I'd liko to know what you
mean by dreadful! Your son ain't noue
too good for a Boggs, I can tell you
and you needn't suppose you're going to
Ill I1T III fUVC UB, JVU W1U V, "
ing wroth, and glaring down at Mrs,
Iiemincton with her big eves.
"You awful woman! the poor ow
ladr gasped, "what would Fred say to
hear his mother abused in this way per
haps that might cure him oh, dearl oh,
ilfiar!"
"And as for your sen, he wouldn t be
half the man he is if it warn't for me
if I hadn't nusBed him. and nussed him,
and rubbed taller on his nose, and here
vou come raisin' a fuss about it awful
n-nmnn. indeed!"
"Mother." cried the girl, "you shall
not star hero come to the hotel at
once."
So Minnie picked up satchels, and
Bessie crave nor arm to Mrs. Remming-
ton ami ther all three left the depot, the
gaunt woman snorting and exclaiming
after them to the last minute.
The "sorter" hotel proved as close and
ugly as it was possible for any building
to be. They were shown directly to an
apartment commanding an extensire
view of a blank wall and the roof of the
donot anvtbing more unlike their own
nrttv bed room 8 could scarcely be
imagined. The cirls tried to make Mrs
Remmincton lie down, when they had
dispatched a message for Fred, but she
would not.
"What dreadful infatuation!" she sob
bed, Bitting on the edge of the bed.
can't understand it."
"Just one of those coarse creatures men
fall in love with." said Minnie.
"Fred talked of her eyes great sou
cerg." pouted Bessio.
"I can't understand it." repeated Mrs
Remmington;'she had neither youth nor
beauty not even mental attractions
vulgar bad tempered; but I suppose
she got round him by taking care of
him when he was siok rubbing "taller,
as she oalled it, on his nose ngh! art
ful creature working upon his sense oi
gratitude oh, dear, oh, dear!"
Uut suppose r reu persists in iuit-
ing her we cani uo anywiuB, emu
Minnie. '
I wondor if we couldn t fix her up,
suggested Bessio; "she's not really bad-
looking, you know.
Minnie caught eagerly ai ine mea.
"No, she's not bad looking, and dross
has so much to do with one s appear-
pretty young lady, who was almost quiv
ering with indignation.
"Take me away instantly! she saw;
you should nerer have subjected me to
this!"
"I novor expected it, believe me,"
criod the distracted Fred. "I had not
the least idea you shall not stay here
an instant longer if I can holp it. I'll
get a carriage at once."
And away he bolted, leaving the young
lady pacing the ingrain carpet like, to
use an entirely new sininu, i-aguu iiu.
To got carnage out oi a country sta
ble ia rather a lengthy operation, ercn
whon superintended by a frantio young
man, and, consequently, Fred was absent
some timo.
Meanwhilo, Mrs. Remington, anxious
about hor boy. .wandered down stuirs
again and into the parlor.
"Do you know u n-v sen, iur. uom
ington, is still here?" sho inquired of the
young lady. .... ,
Air. ucmingwn nas jusi gone w unicr
a carriage, was the answer, very suiuy
delivered.
Tho old lady sat down.
"Are you acqnaintod with my son?"
"I have that pleasure," yet more
A light seemed to nasu over iurs.
Remington's mind this was Miss Penroy-
....
"Mr doar." sho soul, getting up and
putting her hand on the young lady's
shoulder, "I know you will help me to
bring that boy to his senses.
What do you mean?
Oh. my dear, he is perfoctly infatu
ated with that horrid woman. I don t
know what to do."
He's not infatuated with any horrid
woman," cried the pretty girl, hotly.
'Ha told me so himsell. said iurs.
Remington, solemnly. 'Of course ho is
desperately smitten, and tries to make
hor out perfoctly beautiful; but I have
seen her, and she's the most dreadful
creature at loast." recollecting herself,
"she's perfectly respectable, and all that
sort of thing; but sho's so much older
than ho is."
"Oh. I can't believe it 1 moaned the
rnnmrorirl. "I don't believe it !
. . w . i . . T M...M
"it is nuiio wue. x assure yuu, wuu
Mrs. Remington, sorrowfully. uo
help mo, mv dear, you are so sweet and
pretty! If" it had only boon you! Do
try to make your aunt see now uiicny
out oi the question u is
"Mv mint I
"Yes. your aunt, dear ; don't be
ancrrv. 1 know sue s very uiue ; uuv uu o
so much older, von t you Bee h your
self?"
"T hnven't any aunt,
"Why yes, you have. Y'our aunt, Miss
Rnirira. Oh. my doar. explain roursell :
I'm noarlr crazr. Are you not Miss
Penroy ?"
'No. 1 am Miss uocRs.
Vnr tha snoce of rive seconds two
utterly bowildered women gazed at each
nthor in the face.
"But whatwho was that tall lady t
stammered Mrs. Remington "that tall
lady with a blue alpaca dress and red
flWem in liar bonnet ?"
"Why, that's my old nurso, Jemima
Staroflold."
"Oh. nir dear. I am so glad!" sobbod
Mrs. Remington, folding Miss Penroy's
aunt in her arms, and giring her a most
metherly hug.
At this juncture Fred came tearing in,
and fairly casped at the sight of his
mother and ladv-love in on affectionate
pnibrare.
"Oh, Fred!" half-cried Miss Boggs,
"inst think! Your mother thought yon
were engaged to our old Jemima! Only
think of it!"
"Vhnt on earth"
Then thev had to explain it to him:
they had understood it by intuition
Uinmsplvcs. but of course ho, boing a
man il ill n't.
"Whr. didn't you. know that Miss
Penroy s aunt was a good deal younger
- Tl l....nlnl l.n inariail
inan Alias i euroj umomn 4"i
"o: how could I. yon foolish boy,
when you never said so? I thought she
iraa noma (lreauiui uiu uiuiu, nuu
after tho wedding, "it's a comfort to
think her name is not Boggs now, for,
though she's the sweetest girl iu the
world, that was a trial, I confess.
Home Improvement.
Tho influence of tho homo unon char
acter and morals is so self-evideut as to
require no particular emphasis; it is an
immeuse factor in the well-being of a
community; it not only steadies, but it
stimulates ambition, encourages an hon
est life, and makes its owner a more in
telligent man, a better citizen. If the
value of ownership is in quostion, from
a political standpoint, oue need only look
at France where peasant proprietorship
is in tno foundation oi tho Kopuuitc.
And this is, perhaps, the most hopeful
condition of American life. With the
exception of the crest cities whoro a
floating population is inevitable, tho ma
jority of our peoplo dwell in thuir own
habitations. Scattered all over tho coun
try, forming a network of onnobling as
sociations, clustered about tho villago
highway, isolated from tho Now England
hilltops, resting on tho great prairies,
adding to tho beauty of our towns, form
ing iu tho West tho bulwark of civiliza
tion these homes, from tho humblest
cot to tho iialaco of the railroad king,
are so many magnets drawing tho hotter
class oi people to an intimato and patri
otic lovo of their nutivo soil.
True to ths kindred polau of Ilcsvca sod
Home."
The affections center in those shrines of
domestic comfort. To thoso who havo
boon merely tenants of apartmonts or
houses, such an affection can bo but
dimly realized. Can anything bo moro
forlorn than the ordinary city lodging
with its cramped boundaries, noisy sur
roundings and glaring publicity? How
can domostio virtues bo cultivated iu a
great caravansary, whero the eyo of
every ouo is upon his neighbor? Tho
very word homo conveys the sensation oi
peace and comfort. It means freedom
to do as one likos, to enjoy individual
liberty to the top of ono s bent. But a
nicro dwelling should not bo tho solo
aim. Ihe Indian lias his wigwam wincu
ho carrios from place to place, but
ono hardly looks upon it as tho
slirino of domestic bliss. Without
intellectual associations, without cul-
turo, without rctiueiueut, without at
least some striving toward beautifying
its interior and surroundings, home is
not homo; it is a baso counterfeit upon
tho old Saxon moaning. "Homo," says
Drydcn "is the sacrod ref ugo of our lifo."
More possession is not cnougu, ior u wiu
homo is indeod a refuge it will bo mado
a pleasant one; tho temple of love, it
must be made fit for tho indwolling of
those who would dorivo strength and
benefit from it. Too many of our so-
called homes aro bare and chooriess
Especially in this case with thoso of
tho farmor and the rural community
generally. Eminently practical in all
his riows, shrewd and capablo in all that
portains to the crowing of crops, tho far-
mcr is apt to neglect tue better sine oi uis
nature, lie looks upon sontimoni as
purely supertlueus; it is with him a
matter oi dollars and cents. "nai,
A Realistic Artist.
"Do you-ahem!-do you ever print
any art items in your paperr asauu a
rather seedy-looking, man with long pair,
a slouch hat, and paint on his fingers,
softly edging into the Post's inner sanc
tum 'the other day.
Tho managing editor glanced savagely
up from his noonday sandwich, and, af
ter evidently repressing: a desiro to add
tlw long- haired party to his viands, re
plied iu the affirmative.
"Becauso," continuod the young man,
scowling critically at a cheap chromo on
the wall, "becauso I thought if you cared
to record tho progress of real esthetic art
culture on this coast yon might send your
art critic around to my stvdio to tako
so mo notes."
"Might eh?" said tho editor between
chows.
"Yes, sir. For instance, there s a
iimnimntli wlntnr.Htnrra lundscano I V6
just finished for Mr. Mudd, the bonanza
king. It's called 'A Hail-Storni in tho
Adirondacks, and a visitor wuo sat
down near it the other day caught a sore
throat in less than fifteon minutes. Tho
allusion is so porfect, yon understand.
Why, I had to put in finishing touches
with my ulster and Arctio over-shoes on.
"Don't say?"
"Fact, sir; and then there's a little ani
mal gom I did for Qon. (llorkins tho
other dav-portrait of his Scotch terrior,
Snap. Tho morning it was dono a cat
got iuto tho studio, and the minute it
saw that picturo it went through tho
window sash liko a ten-inch shell.
"Did, eh?"
"Yes: and the oddost thing about it
was that whon I next lookod at tho can
vas tho dog's hair was standing up all
along his back liko a porcupine. Now,
how do you account ior uiair
"Dunno.
"It iust boats mo. Whon tho Gov
ernor examined tho work ho insisted on
my paintiag on a post with tho dog
chainod to it. Said ho didn t know what
might happen.
Oood schonie, growiod tne rresmom
maker.
"I don't do much ia tho animal line,
though," continuod the artist, thought-
painted a uaiuornia poiocai ior uu x.ub
lish tourist, from tho skin of one ho
killed by mistake for a grizzly up in the
foothills. And if yon'll tako my word
for it. the day I finished its business ond
the houlth officials camo down, fumi-
imtod tha place, and arrested mo for
maintaining a nuisanco.
'D d. oh?"
'Absurd, wasn't it? I did a Bettor
loo- for the same man. and shipped it to
hiiu at Liverpool, uut n seems mo uvub
cot into tho box and bit so many holes
in the canvas tnat lie inrow it uaca uu
my hands.
"Ton bail
"Wasn't it. .though? My best hold,
howovor, is water viows. lou know
Ooorge Bromlov, and how abstracted he
is Bomotimes. Well, George dropped in
ona morninir and brought up before an
eicht-by twelve viow of tho San Joaquin
river, witu a uoai nuu iu mo uu m iua
foreground. I'm blossod if George
didn't absent-mindedly take off his coat
RossUa lines.
On his arrival the prisoner is driven
straight to the police ward, where he is
inspected by the ispravnik, a police offi
oor who is absolute lord and master of
the district. This representative f the
government roquires of him to answer
the following qnostions: His name?
How old ? Married or single ? Where
from ? Addross of parents, or relations,
or friends? Answers to all of which are
entered in the books. A solemn written
premise is thon exacted of him that he
will not givo lossons of any kind, or try
to teach any one; that every letter he
writes will go through the ispravuik's
hands, and that he will follow no occu
pation except shoemaking, carpentering,
or field labor. He is told he is free; but
at tho same time ho is solemnly warned
that should he attempt to pass tho limits
of tho town he shall bo shot down like a
door rather than bo allowed to escape,
and should ho bo taken alive, shall be
sent off to Eastern Sileria without fur-
thnr formality than that of the isprav
nik a porsonal order.
The ooor fellow takes np his little bun-
dlo, and, fully realizing that he has now
bidden farewell to the culture anu ma
terial comfort of his past life, he walks
out iuto the cheerloss street. A group
of exiles, all palo and emaciated,
aro there too greet liim, take him to
some of their miserable lodgings, and
feverishly domand nows from homo.
The now comors gaze on them as one in
a dream; 80me ar0 moiancuoiy man,
othors nervously irritable, and tho re
mainder have evuionny muii w uu
solaoo iu drink. Thoy live in communi
ties of twos and throes, have food, a
scanty provision of clothes, money, and
books in common, and cousidor it their
sacred duty to holp each other in every
omorgoncy, without distinction of box,
rank or ago. The noble by birth get
sixteen shillings a month from the gov
ernment for their maintenance, anu
commoners only ton, although many of
them aro inarriod, and Bent into exilo
with young families. Daily a gondarme
visits their lodgings, insiwcis iuo prem
ises when and how he pleases, and now
and then makes some mysterious entry
in i.io nnta-bonk. Should any oi tnoir
number carry a warm dinner, a pair of
until
"Mr.
Rem-here,
ance.
"Oh, girls, don t give in that way; do
try to persuade him," begged the mother.
"Oh, of course we will; you needn't
bo afraid of our giving up only in case
you know.
And so tney rang iue guane
their messenger returned to say,
Remington was coming now."
..r.,1 1 Tra
1 11 gO UUU mauilliui, dui'A ium
ington, getting up; "you stay
girls."
So down she went, crying all the wfly.
In the lower hall she was caught in the
arms of her son, who kissed ber, exclaim
ing: "My dear, dear mother! What on
earth is the matter?"
"Oh, Fred, Fred! how can you ask
nr.li i onestion? You wicked boy. to
hroftk mv heart in this way to think of
marrying that dreadful creature!"
"What dreadful creature ?" demanded
Vrml i,ternlr. standing up straight.
"That Miss Boggs, of course oh, to
think you should be so infatuated such
a coarse, rulgar creature."
"My dear mother," began Fred, giving
an anxious glance at the parlor door,
"you'll be overheard."
"T don't care if I'm overheard fifty
times! she's a coarse, rulgar woman, who
just wants your money, and doesn't care
inr mn ona bit."
Unthar!" Fred half pleaded, half
commanded.
'Tf von onlr knew how miserable you
have made us allyou must give her
up!"
Fred turned white.
t will not rive her nn!"
"Oh, you wicked, dreadful boy! to
speak to your own mother in that way,
and just for the sake of that rnJ gar, ill
innril mnrcenarr woman!"
i Ia with that she left him. and rushed
sn stair
The saiserable youth turned into the
rarlor ad was confronted by a very
thought that woman at tho depot was
tli ona."
Jemimv!" now finite laughed JUiss
Boggs. .
Just imagine our jemima marryiug
any body. It's too absurd! Why she
.,flrf..t v iintesta an manKiuu.
"T niu't iost Bartin er that." said a de
cided roice in the doorway.
"Wtav. Jemima! '
"Pre been thinkin' er marryin' this
some time back, ever senoo I see you was
n-tliintiu' ev doin' the same, an' to a
likelier man than you'll ever be," turn
ing with sudden asperity upon rreu.
.... v lit 1 1 liiw
"I ve no aouDi, saiu rruu, guuuuuiu
oredly. . .
'Come, jemima,, uoni uu cross,
onarnil Miss BotriS.
Well, Miss Nelly, 1 am t a-goin ter
see you put upon, uu u jvu u mj
1,onr1 "
"There there, Jemima, it was ail a
mistake.
"Yfi" said Mrs. Romington, gra-
pinnnlv. "it was all a mistake, and yon
can scarcely love this dear girl yourself
more .than I do."
"P.nt I want to see this handsomer
miin than ma. Jemima." put in Fred,
"All riirht." assented the molliflod Je
mimi. flvinir to the window. Hezekiahl
VToTakiiili! noma on in here!
And in about throe seconds a tall,
slab-sided man presented himself at the
door.
"Come on in, Hezckiah; you ain't got
nn .ivll o lia ashamed." proudly said 1118
betrothed, as he lingered, red and Bhame
fnroA nt tha threshold.
"TAhv. it's Mr. TerwilliKer: cneu
Trail
And so it was Terwilliger, tho chariot
er of u e villaoro.
.T ,J i -.1.
Jamil ia snrvevcd Dim Willi iuujubo
rride from the crown of his tow head to
. . ... ..I. i i.. .i M
the sole of his cowmue ooois, nuu i-
mart.! with the air of a manufacturer,
that he was "about as good as they made
'Am '
Here a crack-toned bell raised its voice
in tha hull to annonnce supper. Mrs.
Ttaminirton said they ought to tell the
girls about it. Ho the two peas were
sent for and all the criss-cross purposes
explained to them. I am not quite sure
that anybody understood just then, but
fnltit wag all ricrht somehow and
that it was enough. They sat down to
the abominable hotel-tea, as if it had
been a fesat for the gods, and all ate
ttHotm" as thon eh each and
every one liad been separately in lore. .
"Well," sighed th mother the day
he will ask you, "is the use of pictures, ttn(j gtc cioar through the canvas trying
and magazines, and flowers?" forgetting t) ;ump jnto ti,e boat thought he'd go
that lite is more tuau meni ami me uoiiy 0 t rowin(r. v0u know.
No. l don t know.
'Sneaking about that picture reminds
me of a mean triok that was played me
by Dobber, whose studio is right next to
mine. He was so envious of my large
ordnra that the nicht bofore that paint
ing was to be deliverod ho olimbod over
the transom and smeared out tho rope
hat anchored the boat 1 speak oi, to tue
shore. The next morning tho skin was
gone floated off down stream, you
see!"
"Tdo do I?"
"Tt. ooV fonr davs to paint it in again
ilnad loss, vou see: although I behove
the purchaser did agroe to pay mo $25
extra in case it camo back on tho next
tide. Pretty square on mm, now, wuau
it?"
"Have lliov carried out that lournoy'
man with the smallpox?" said the editor,
winltintr at tho loroinan. who hau come
in innt than to swear for copy,
"Mmnilnnii? That reminds mo of a
roallstio historical subject I'm engagod
on -w, entitled 'The Plague, in Egypt.
than raiment. And what is lifo if it does
not minister to the higher side of our na
ture: if it means merely food and drink
and clothing while the mind is less deso
late, without ono beautiiui association,
dwelling forerer upon tho sordid claims
of every day existence? lo those wuo
have mingled with the world and grown
woarv of drifting from place to place,
this yearning for a home grows with
years. Thoy considor it a happiness to
toil and denr thomselves that a porma-
" . it
nont abode may be provided ior meir
families. They kuow that they will bo
coma stronger and better men. And
when those hopos are realized they luei
m At . .1 1 1 1 -
as u a portion oi tno eariu uuu wvu
eiven them in trust, and thoy are eager
not to fall short of the responsibilities
thus devolving upon them. Boston
Travellor.
nowly mendod boots or acnange oi imuu
to somo passing exilo lodged for the mo
niimt in tha uublio ward, it is iust as like
ly marked against him as a crime. It is
a crime to oomo and bob a friend off, or
accompany him a little on tho way. in
fact, should the ispravniK ieei out oi
Borts tlio effect of cards or drink he
rentahisbad temper onaheexilos; and
as cards and drink are the farorite
amusements in thoso dreary regions,
crimes are marked down against tue ex
iles in astonishing nmmbors, and a re
port of thorn sent regularly to the gor
ornor of the province.
Winter lasts eight monuis, penuu
during which the surrounding country
firosentsthe appearance of a noiseless,
ifeless, frozen marsh no roads, no
communication with tne outer worm, uu
means of escape. In course oi time
almost every individual exile is at
tacked by nervous convulsions, loiiowea
by prolonged apathy ana prosiruuu.
Necessity of Cleaullucss.
As a rulo, every boy and girl, evory
young man and woman who win, can
have clean clothoB, a olean body, oloan
face, clean hands and foot, cloan tooth,
and a clean, sweet breath. Now, in your
own mind, contrast cleanliness with its
nnnosite. If we were only Booking to
ii --.
please the eyo, tho lormor is worm au
ihe caro necessary to secure it; wo go
farther than this howovor. No one can
be carolcss of his person, and uncloan in
his habits, without producing or perpet-
. . . i i;ii
uating like disorders in minu, anu in an
he does. Our bodies are covored with
innumerable pores or holes, so small
that the naked eye cannot seo them, and
tli much those there is. or should be, a
constant nassonre of offoto doad matter.
In warm weather we are mado sensible
of the fact by tho perpiration which
stands noon our faces and hands, or sat-
nrates our clothes. This effort of the
system, to cloanso itself insido is con
stunt, whether we know it or not. Sup
pose, now, that you nogieci w kccu jour
body clean outeido; these little holes are
I ha, just completed four of the princi
pal &K nres when last xuesuay mo jani
tor, wi i sloeps in the next room, was
taken ov.t to tno uospiwi wiw mo
pronounced case of loprosy you ever
uaw, and this momingthe boy who mixes
the paints began to scale off like a slate
rooi. 1 rcaiiy uuu m
koop on with the work or not. How does
that strike you?"
"It strikes me that you had bettor
slide," said the unesthotio moulder of
publio opinion, gruflly.
"Don't care to bend the reporter
round, then?
"No, sir." , , ,
"Wouldn't like to give an ordor for a
life-size 'Guttenberg Discovering iue
Printing Press,' eh?"
"Vnrw nfilnr. '
"Don't want a Boven-ky-iino group of
the staff done in oil or crayon?
"Kn " ftfti ! tha editor, as he again low
ered himself into the depths of a leader
Ttnnmanian imbroglio, "but if
L'hey begin to quarrel, and even to hate
each othor. Some of them contrive to
forge false passports, and too miraoie, as
it were, make their escape, bnt the great
majority of these victims of the third
Boction oithor go mau, oomum .
or die of delirium tromens. Their his
tory, whon tho time conies for it to be
studiod or published, will disclose o
torriblo tale of human suffering, and ad
ministorod evils and shortcomings not
likely to find their equivalent in the co
temporary history of any othor European
stato. London Standard.
How Dees Build.
When a swarm of bees is about to leare
its old home and seok another, each bee
fills itself with honey. After entering
thoir now homo the gorgod beoB suspend
thomsolves in festoons, hanging from the
top of the hive. Thoy hang motionless
for twontyfour hours. During this time
the honoy has been digested and con
verted into a peculiar animal oil, which
collocts itself in scales or lominro be
neath tho abdominal rings. This is the
WAY Ona of the workers, called the
foundor, then draws
bodv. bv means of
from its own
its clawed feet
scalo of wax. auib n
breaks down and crumbles, anaworaa
with its mouth and mandibles till it bo
comes pliablo, it then, issnes from tho
mouth in the iorni oi a i""Bi
ribbon, made white and soft by an ad
mixture of saliva from the tongue.
Meanwhilo the other boos are making
ready thoir material the same war. ua
the coiling of the hive an inverted, solid
arch of wax is built, and now from this
time tho first foundation cells are exca
vated, all the subsequent ones being
built up around those, which are usually .
three in number. The size and Bhape of
the cell is determined by its lumre use,
lint nil nnmh is formed of two sheets al
ways alternating with one another. If
. " . .... I .1 luiant.
the comb is intenueu tor urou, vuV
live cells of worker-brood, and sixteen of
drono, go to the square inch. The
larm.
i ". 1 il - n l.i.l. uliniil.l
SiUUIWU, Uin UCUU 1111. L l n ni. .uvu. v. 1
come out is kept in, tho blood becomes you care to touch up two window frames
. .. n . i: iuu,u Kmn. ln.li Afft. and the flehting editor s
imnure. tho brain wearies or
lazv: we are lazy all over; then we got
slack and careless; we do not like to
study or think, even of nice things, and
bo we are injured all through if we do
not keep the surface of tho body clear.
Of course, while we ore at work or play,
wa tet uiu- eh.thes. face and hands
soiled, and so-uuliiues our whole bodies
are covered with dust and perspiration
then what a luxury it is to bathel It is
not bad that we sometimes get uirx on n
while doing our duty, but it is bad to be
careless and let it remain there.
black eye for four bits and a lot of comio
exenanges, you cu .
"It s a whack, prompuy cjawunwu
tha iliacinla of esthotio culture, and.bor-
n.imr a ritrarette from the dramatio
critic on account, ho drifted off after his
brushes. San Francisco I'ost.
At
tha minra in Brooklyn the othor
a nartr in one vi iuo uu.ra
Prof. Tracy, of the Missouui Agricult
ural College, Columbia, has been en
caeed for several years in testing the
comparative yields of different varieties
of wheat. He has carefully tested over
100 sorts, and not being satisfied with
the result of these testa alone, desired to
learn what the yields have been in other.
portions of the country. I'arties engag
ed in wheat on-owing will confer a favor
by sending him a postal card giving the
names of tha varieties grown in uie
neighborhood and the yield of each
Thaaa ranorta will be published in COn
. 1 Tl t m sAnnvt .r,l
necuon wun i rui. inwn
a copy sent t all who render assistance
in gathering the uiormauon uesireu
Avnninir.
i,nmanlvp verr annoving to erery
body in the vicinity by laugning biiu
irhont the first act. ho
oldost gontleman in the party was subse
quently handed a card upon which was
written: "Remember, yon are not in
ronr own bouse." The card was handed
- i i : 1 .l.nunrinv
around, anu oruer roiBuuu mcicmv
Tha Galveston News says a stranger in
ti.ut mtv asked an old resident how ma
laria fever conld be distinguished from
m . i a . 1 l.f " varan
VOlIOW lever. AS B gcneriu mm, -
the renlr. rou can't tell till you have
tried it, If you ain't alive, then
most likely yellow lever.,
rlaa- Imb said: "When you
1 a Imnk to Coleridge, it returned
with aiMitinnal value. The treuoie
with most books that are leaned is, they
don't return at all
it is
Forgetful Passenger.
"I say. Cap'n!" criod a keen-eyed man
as he landed from a steamer at ncan
"I say, Cap'n, these uero mu .
I have something else on board, that s a
fact!" , . .
"Them's all the plunder you brought
on board anyhow,'' answered the com
manding officer. .
"Wal, I see now! I grant it all U.
K.. according to the list: Two boxes,
three chests, two ,Dnuuu,
manty.two hams, and part cut, three
ropes of inyens, and a toa-kettle. But
see Cap'n I'm dubersome! I feel there s
a short, thongu i re coumu
times orer and never too wj
urn while on the craft. There s some
thing not right, somehow!" .
nU.l Dranrrnr time B up I
all I knows on. bo jest letcn your w;
n out oi the caom, --"
and children out
going to push off."
ifa
in
urn!
Darn it! thems
I know'd I forgot something!"
In a communication to the Vienna
Academy of Sciences, G. L. Cismieian
announcee that he has discovered that
the spectrum of ths metals of the alka
line earths is made up of the spectrum
of magnesium and of the less refraagiela
half oi th complete spectrum of oxygen.