ADOPTED."
It's Terr strange," muttered Blanche
BlOWiy weaving taiuo tus
of scarlot autumn leaves with
decorating her brood-
wreaw
. j.mt.l Htraw bat,
She made ft beautiful picture there, all
alone in the mellow gold andoolor of the
October woods, enmaon ahawl droop.
V from her ghoulders.ond the sunshine
lighting up berbrightanburn enrla with
flittering threads of gold, while upon
. aa trunk that fnrmod her im-
Amntn seat lay ft tiny branch of
I ' 1 .ilnitinil Anwar. Kim wan
and aatumnal flowers
transparently fair, with purple veins in
,n waxen temple and ft faint pink
bloom on her cheek, while hor eyos,
large aud brown, seemed to look at you
with the grave, tender expression of on
B yes, it is vory strange," went on Miss
Penroy', musing withiu herself. "I
know so little about him; I have only
known him about ten days, yet when he
poke about leaving Elm Point last
night it seemed as if all the sunshine was
leaving the world for me. Oh, Blanche
naughty, naughty, naughty little
Blanche r she added, leaning forward
d apostrophizing the fair face mir
rored in the Blream at hor feet. "Is it
possible that you've allowed yourself to
fall in love with that block-eyed young
man? Ten days ago I hod never seen
hiin-and now!"
The roses mounted up in ber cheek as
she wondered within herself whether
Mr. Evering cared for her.
"I wish I knew!" she muttered, oloud.
'Knew what?" domonded a calm
voice.and Mr. Evering took up the bunch
of flowers and coolly seated himself be
side her a tall, handsome man, with
brilliant dark eyes, rather irregular fea
tures, and a doep color glowing through
l.i'a nlivA rkin.
Blanche demurely looked up at him;
he was not to be taken by storm tnus
nnilv.aiid asked:
"Do you think it will rain to-morrow
f jr our picnic?" I want to wear my
mliita India ghawll"
"Oh, the picniol I had forgotten that
when I spoke of leaving to-morrow. Of
course, though, my presence or absence
will make no great difference."
Rlnnnlie was silent. Somehow that
scarlet and brown spotted loaf required ft
good deal of adjustment in the ribbon of
iierbat. , A
"Blanche, shall I go or stay?
A voa please. Mr. Evering, of
' -
"No as somebody else pleases. Yes or
no! And I forewarn you that yes means
a great deal.
How much does it mean?' qnes
tioned Blanche, half archly, half timo
tously.
"Everything!"
'Tlmn von mov stav."
"My Blanche my little daisy!" he
whispered, bending his stately head over
th Kinder hand that lav on the autumn
leaves. And Blanche felt that in the
golden stillness of that Octolwr evening
lm had turned a new pace iu the book
other life!
Sim was verv. very happy, and all
that day she seemed to be walking
through the bright mysteries of
drpum. But with the morning came
sithpr feelintrs: alas! that shadow should
always follow sunshine in this world of
ours.
"I'm not disposed to be unreasonable,
Blanche!" said Gilbert in a whisper, as
he arranged her white lace shawl for
lier amid the merry tumult of the picnic
,1 "but I do think you have
waltzed quit i often enough with Mr.
Birmingham!" ,
"JpftlnnR already. Gilbert?" taunted
th cirl. flushed and rosy with the
triumnhs of her beauty, and the irre
.audible instincts of coquetry. She eol"
nrprl rtpp.nlv.
"Of coarse vou'll do ns you please
Blanche: only I warn you it's a choice
between Walter Birmingham and mo.
You dance again with him at your own
risk."
At the same instant he came up.
"May I have the pleasure of the polka
with you. Miss Penroy?"
And Blanche, defiant, willful and a
little piqued, answered, "Yes."
She glided away with her hand on
Walter Birmingham's shoulder. Gil
bert had no business to be so unrea
sonable. His grave, stern face rather startled
her as she caftie once more to the rustic
seat of twisted boughs, whon the band
was silent, aud Mr. Birmingham had
gone to bring her a glass of iced lemon
ade. "Gilbert! why do you look bo cross?"
"Because I have reason. I am sorry
you pay so little attention to my wishes,
Miss Penroy."
She drew herself up haughtily.
"You are beginning to dictate early,
sir!"
"Have I not the right?"
"No, Mr. Evering."
"Be it so, Blanche," he said, in a voice
that betrayed how deep the arrow ran
kled in his bosom. "I give up the right
now and henceforward."
Blanche was startled. She would have
eaid more, but Walter Birmingham was
advancing toward her, and when next
she had leisure to look around Gilbert
was gone from her side.
"What have I done!" she thought in
dismay. "I'll see him this evening and
coax "him into good humor once more.
He surely can't be vexed with me for an
i.llo vrnrA lib A that"
"Ah, little Blanche, it is not the well
considered sentence that does most all
thn harm in thin world it is the idle
"Such a charming day we have bad
Mrs. Traine," said Blanche, as she came
in radiant and smiling as H tne worm ro
at her heart.
"Yes," said the blooming matron, who
was reading in the easy chair under the
h1nw t th vinea. "But what sent
Mr. Everinff awav iu such ft Ti
hurry?"
"Kpnt him awav?"
"Yes by the evening train. He came
Lome, packed his things and drove away
as if thera was not moment to lose.
I am verv sorrr: we shall miss him so
mnch"
lovlr upstairs and sat
down by her window, looking out at the
purple glow of the evening landscape fts
if it war fottnrolpan blank. So DC
was retllv cone awav: and by her own
folly she had lost the priceless treasure
of Gilbert Evenng s love.
"And I cannot even write to him,
I do not know his ftddreas.'lshe thought,
with clasped hands and tearless eyes.
'Well, it is my fault and I must abide
the consequences."
So Blanche Percy went home from the
gay, fashionable place ft sadder and ft
wiser woman, and the November mints
drooping o'er the brick and mortar wild
erness of ber city home had never
seemed half to dreary to her as they did
now.
"I suppose I shall be an old maid."
she thought, walking up and down in the
fire-lit darkne of her room, her dim
pled bands clasped behind ber waist.
"I never cared for auy one as I cared for
Gilbert; aud I dure say I shall keep a
cat and grow fond of greeu tea. Ah, well,
life cannot last forever.
A dreary comfort that for ft girl of
nineteen summers.
She rang the bell with au impatient
jerk.
"Are tnore auy letters, Sanderson ?
"One, ma'am; it came by the evening
post about five minutes ago."
"Light the gas, then, and give it to
me.
Blancho sat down by the fire and
opened the letter, suppressing a yawn.
"Uiacseiged ana biocs-seaiedl bo
poor Mrs. Marcbmont is gone at last!"
It was from the executors of Miss Pon
roy's distant cousin, formally and briefly
announcing her death, which had taken
place in ouo of the West India islands
somo mouths since; but of which the
"melancholy news." as the letter ran.
had only just been received. It was not
entirely unexpected, as Mrs. Marcbmont
bod been for some years slowly lotting
out of the world, ft victim of hereditary
consumption.
"Tallinn tlin nliiM a inn " blnwlv r A.
peated Blanche, leaning her cheek on
her hand and looking down into the
fiery quiver of the white-hot coals.
"Poor little follow! he must feel nearly
as desolate os I do! Only I bavo one ad
vantage I have at least ft suflioioncy of
this world's goods; and this orphan child
must be thrown penniless and alone on
his own resources, for, if I remember
aright, Mrs. Marcbmont forfeited all the
wealth of her first marriage by her seo
ond alliance with the poverty-stricken
lawyer whose death plungod ber into
such bitter mourning. That was a gen
uine love match, yet how much grief and
trouble it brought with it, 'leaving one
child a son! Why should X not adopt
the stray waif, ond make it the business
of my life to cherish and comfort him ?
I have no object in existence; here is one
thai Providence itself seems to point out
to me."
Once more she rang the bell, with
fresh color glowing in her chocks and o
new light in her eyes.
"Bring in my writing-desk imraedi
ately, Sanderson, and get ready to take a
letter to the post for me as soon as pos
sible." Tim old servant obeved. wondering at
his mistress' unwonted energy, and yet
well pleased to see some of her old ani
mation returning.
"She do look more like herself to
night, do Miss Blanche, than she has for
a long time," he said to the housekeeper
as be came down stairs after obeying the
summons. "I only wish Miss Blonohe
would take a fanoy to some nice, prop-erlv-behaved
vountr man; it don't seem
right that she should live all by herself
in this big bouse, so forlorn like."
The housekeeper nodded sagaciously
to old Mr. Sanderson's proposition. She
agreed with him.
"Only Miss Blanche was too wilful to
linfpn to a word of advice."
Tt was a verv simple lettter that
Blanche Penroy wrote to her "far away"
couein s executors, dictated oy tne iuu
np.aa of her heart.
"I shall never marry now," she wrote,
"and it seems to become my plainly in
.IiWa.I rtnlv to undertake the care of
this orphan child of Mrs. Marcbmont
With vonr ooproval. therefore. I pro
noon to adopt him. and endeavor us far as
in my power, jto supply the place
nf hi lout mother. You may at first
deem me rather too young to undertake
so grave ond serious a responsibility; but
I was nineteen last month, and I am very
older in thought ond feeling than
in years. Of course at my death tho
phi'hl will inherit the property which
was left to me by my deceased parents
"I hope my cousin s executors ore
like the nioe, white-headed old lawyers
one reads about," said Blanche to herself
oa qIia fohlnd the little sheet of paper,
. . .1 i it
"and not cross old ludges, taming 01
'expediency' and 'appropriateness;' for I
do so much want somebody to love and
care for; ond I've a sort of premonition
that this little fellow will be nioe, rosy
and lovable. I think I'll teaoh him to
call me 'Aunty.'"
Exactly ft week subsequently a prim,
legal note was received irora Messrs.
Alias ACorpus.the deoeased lady's exeou
tors, stating that "they saw no valid ob
jection to Miss Penroy's very laudable
projects, ana mat in wiuuruuuuo
the child of the late Mrs. Marchmont
would arrive at Miss renroy s residence
on the following Saturday."
"Satnrday, and this is inuay, ejacu
lated Blanche, with o new , brightness
dancing in her hazel eyes. "Oh, how
glad I shall be 1 Bonuerson, wu ui.ro.
Brown to have the blue room fitted up
immediately, for Master Marchmont.and
you had better go yourself to the station
with the carnage tu ue
.n tn mApt him.
'Yp ma'am." said Sanderson rather
stolidly.
The apparition of a great, unruly boy
ramnintr with muddy boots on the vel
vet carpets, ond disturbing the house
with balls, marbles ond halloos, did not
possess the charm in Sanderson's eyes
that it seemed to hsve for bis mistress.
. ,i a, an untipnt Mrs. Brown remarked
,;!. & r.ApiPs of exasperation that "she
f1i1n't AAA what put this freak into Miss
Rlonclip'i. head. '
Kfttnnlflv was a day of hail and tem-
r,of nH anftlv falling snow, and by
iviv tha .Irawinar rooms were lighted,
ami thA crimson "silk curtains closely
Jrawn to exclude the stormy darkness
without.
Hir f,n.p within the last fifteen min
utes had Blanche Penroy looked at her
watch, as she stood by the fire waiting to
v. rtnrnin7 carriage wheels.
She was dressed in rich China-blue
silk dress, with pearl pin and ear-drops,
and little point lace at her throat and
.. Ami the color in her cheek, and
the golden tinge in her bright hair made
nnMMoiouslT. very fair to look
uw,
You wanted to adopt me
A RfBftrkable Fet. 1
W. L. Kosekrans, of Albany, while on
a trip during the past week performed
the remarkable feat of being in three
counties at one time lie sat on ft stone
in Fulton county and rested his right
foot in Sa-ratogo county and his left foot
in Montgomery couuty.-Albany Times,
Satnrday.
lteuiarkable as the above may seom to
our evening contemporary, a feat still
more remarkable can bo performed by
any person who will take the trouble to
ascend the mountain which separate the
towns of Pownal, t., and Petersburg,
in this county. On the top of this moun
tain there is a stone which marks the
spot where the States of Vermont, Massa
etiusctts and New York come together.
A person can stand on the top of tho
stone with one foot, being not only in
three counties at the sumo time but threo
States as well. During the time when
quite willing to be adopted particularly the prohibition law was not a dead letter
n ,,t mrri..l to Walter in Vermont and Massachusetts the peo-
Birmingham.", ' ta0s6 States who resided along the
Blanche struggled with tears and York State line were in the habit of
lauL'hter. uncertain which would best ex- orossing over on this side to purchase
iinir.illu.rt F.vprintr their alcoholic boverages. An enter
drew hor tenderly' toward him. prising resident of Petersburg, to moot
"If yon adopt me, dearest, it must ue the wants oi uis neignoors acroas m
for life. Nay, do not hesitate our hap- mountains.ieased a small strip oi ground
ma ia . iwi.iv in too much at tne irom me owners oi ui iuuu wuitu ur
. . ... ... . . .
thought Blanche, with that instinctive
yearning for love that enters every wo
man's heart, as the door opened.
"Here's the young gentleman, miss,"
said Sandorson, with ft half-suppressed
sound between ft laugh and a snort.
But instead of ft child of seven or
eight years old, ft tall apparition stalked
in something over six feet high, with a
black mustache, and merry hazel eyes
brimming over with mirth. For an in
stant Blanche stared at him as if she
could scarcely credit the evidence of ber
senses.
'Gilbert !"
"Exactly.
aud here 1 am.
"No, but, (tilWt "
"Yes, but, Blanche!"
"You are not Mrs. Jlureuuioui son:
"I am by her first marriage. And
although I am by no means the penni
less infant you sceuied to suppose, as all
mv father's wealth conies to me, 1 am
mercy of trifles. You will not retract
your offer?"
"Well after nil. saui uiancuo, de
murely, "all I wanted was somebody to
love and care for, and"
And I snail do very wen in mat
capacity, eh
And Sanderson, wuo uaa oeon imma-
ing earneHtlyat the door, crept down
stairs to inform Mrs. Brown that "they
were going to have a new master.
lull llarenn.
Yesterday, ben the Uoion Paciflo
tie, and people were seen running hither
and thither in arorcu oi expeuwu irmuim.
Folits U Favor of Sherp.
A Bridal Trousseau.
The London Queen gives the following
description of trousseau prepared in
Paris for an Italian lady: The bride is
A Spanish proverb says: "Sheep have
ftoUlea feet, ami wherever the print of
1. Am aMHai anil m ii rnAil .tit A
iudiu ni'i'Tjaii wuo bwii ii" M I 7 . . . i i tm
gold." The historv of farming in every Hignonni wucceiian , 0l '""wwi ,
..... I ftl. t,.1.1,..n.tM 1wi nOA I ilAftVO.UMll Iff
In the world shows that the rais- uiw' kwui ""- """7.
country i
nered at the stone spoken of, and erected
three-cornered shanty thereon, the
stono being in the ctntcr of the build
ing. He thon put up a bar in the shapo
of a triangle, oue side of which was in
Vermont, another in Massachusetts and
the third iu the State of New York. To
save expense he took out no license iu
this State, but laid in a good supply of
liquors, which he sold by the drink, or
jugful, aocording to demand. The fact
that be was violating the laws of the
commonwealth of the old Bay State was
roported to the authorities in due time,
and a oonstablo armed with ft warrant
for
Williamstown to arrest him. Wheu tho
officer arrived at the shanty be found a
nnmber of the residents of Massachu
setts standing at the bar on their side of
the line, treating each other in true
YAnltpn xtvln. The constable stepped
up to the bar, and pulling out his legal
document, hurriedly read the contents to
the dispenser of corn juice, and added:
"I arrest you in the name of the com
monwealth of Massachusetts, ana by vir
tue of this warrant."
The bar-tender.pointing to the corner
atone which stood inside the counter,
laughed in the face of the New England
npaca-nroHerver. and replied:
"That's all very fine, old man; but it
strikes me that your warrant doesn't
rnanh a man in the State of Vermont, and
I call your attention to that official cer
tificate, that I'm out of your jurisdic
tion."
A few dova after the bar-tender re
ceived on official visit from a Vermont
nonntubla armed with a warrant for his
arrest for soiling liquor in tho State. But
the some tactics were employed as on the
of the first constable's visit.
The two constables not long after the last
visit happenod to moot, and a plan was
affred noon for tho capture of tho de-
fliint rum- seller. The Vermont oflloer
rrmnarcd at the mountain top in dis
guise, ond remained about the shanty
during the forenoon, drinking now ond
thon with those who camo in to replenish
their iucs. About noon tho Massachu-
.. " ..1.1. ...1 -n.l.l
. 7 . 1 1 . :-L 1 .. nottes constauie arnveu, mm uiumm
missionary wuo couia poiu uuv uu nnd h ovor
the .fourteen-year-old Swedish girl who o ogau or
intn the Vermont corner of his domicilo
ond hist as he did so be was soizod by the
. . .a . ii a 1 a. --.1. .! 1
oonstable Irom that Btaie, oui wuuu iuu
latter was nulling out his warrant and
handcuffs the New Yorker broke away
from him and got over into the Stato of
New York, where be was beyond the
inriiuli.'tion of both. After a timo, how
nvnr. it came to the knowledgo of the
authorities on this side of the line that
tha man was selling liauor without
license and a warrant was obtained for
hia arrAxt for violating the laws
the irreat Empire State. When
11. a Pfltflrsbnrir constable op
riAarml linon the scene be found
that thfl man bad removed his stock
the Vermont side of bis house ond was
retailing drinks in tho State of Massa
chusetts. Of course the ollloer was pow
erless to go across the line to arrest him
aud he again escaped. The affair was
the talk of the country for miles around,
finally tho officers of the three States
moved upon the shanty ot ono and the
same time and the defiant rnmseller was
now in hot water. He carried out the
"joke" to tho end, however, for getting
on top of the stone which stands partly
in the three States he shouted: "Come
on and divide me into throe ports, but
I'll moke it hot for the one that takes
the two-thirds of me that don't bolong
to him!" He bad, howevor, taken too
large o quantity of his own medicine to
enable him to preserve his equilibrium
on top of the stone, and while defying
the constables he fell off ond rollod over
into the State of Massachusetts, where
he was secured by the officer from that
State ond taken to Williamstown in tri
umph. The other two constables con
cluded that the liquor was partly in the
State of Vermont and partly in the State
v.. Vnrk Ami tlmv made, an eouol
division, each confiscating one-half 01
thA Blvk in trade in the name of his
State. Troy Telegram.
Many scenes of interest were witnessod,
where relatives met and shed tears of joy
togother after a separation of many
years. But there were other meetings
less affectionate and more in tho shape
of business. Ono cuse will illustrate bow
the old polygamists enter into the busi
ness of bartering lor tue trauspormuou
aud purchase of the young girls to be
oome additions to their harems and en
ter into a life of wretchedness in the
name of religion. Missionaries are sont
by the church to proselyte in Europe for
converts to tne surine 01 juuruiuiuum,
Whon a sufficient number are persuaded
to leave the low walks of their native
ItnmpR for lltah.where thov ore promised
aneortbly paradise, they are gathered
together and stoweu away lnavessoi
and sail for America. Their trip across
the ocean, and thence by cars from New
York to Utah, is mado under the direc
tion of some of these missionaries, who
look after the matter of transportation
and keep, if possible, members of the
crowd from straying. Those missionaries
are of the shrewd class, and know how to
act the part of shepherd over the flock,
ond ot tne same time make the most out
of the business. They, too, ore very ac
commodating, and ready to take charge
of special cargoes of girls. When the
train arrived yesterday that old reprobate
nolvcamist living down Webster river
had no trouble in finding tho returning
lm.1 hppn imuorted especially os anaddi
tion to the harem of this old gray haired
saint. Going up to the girl he greeted
her in a very business-like manner, and
taking her by the hand, went wandering
among the crowd ond around the depot.
The girl was not specially pleased with
his appearance ond preierrea no wj ac
cept him as her fractional husband; but
then her fare had been paid all the way
from Sweden by him and she bad boen
shipped on the condition of being his
nnon her orrivol. ond she felt
ing of sheep has on important connection
with keeping up the fertility of tho soil.
For reclaiming a worn-out farm there is
no stock ennui to sheep. The manure
they make, however, is seldom reckoned
among the profits of sheep husbandry,
but it is in reality one of the chief sources
of income. Sheep are vegetable scaveu
gers, and they eat and digest a very
large number of plants that horses and
cattle will never touch. They will make
a comfortable living on little more thuu
the leaves of bushes. As a rule, oue
sheep may be kept to every oow or horse
in a pasture without detriment to the
food which these large animals
consume. Such is their dosire for
variety of food that they will ofton leave
grass to feed on the leaves of woods and
bushes. Sheep will search higher and
lower for food than horses or cattlo.
They are the last to leavo tho pasture in
tue lull, and tno nrst 10 return iu uie
spring. From soven to twolve years of
its life a shoop will yield a neece aimosi,
if not quite, equal iu value to the body
from which it is taken. During all this
time the increase in number will pay for
tl.A Laahmii. TIia .litT.irAnnpfl lwtwAnn
the prices of wool at tho place whoro it is Plg the chomiso bos
shorn and where it is morketed is less workod hem, bordered
than for any article produced on a larm,
wit 1 perhaps the exception 01 cueoso, oe-
cause it is light and easily transported ;
and if the price does not suit whon tno
doece is taken from the shoop it may bo
stored cheaply, ond will inorcase in
weight in a year enough to pay one por
cent, for storage, and it mny be kept as
long os desirable. In all old oountries
where agriculture has made the greatest
advance, sheop-raisiog has constantly
grown in importance, us it is now grow
ing in this country, curing 1110 pasi
hundred years tho number of sheep in
Great Britain has doubled, the price
of wool has doubled, and tho
prioe of mutton has quadrupled.
The demand for mutton always
inoreasos as a community increases in
age and wealth. Shoop are the best
adapted to furnishing moat for a fnrmer's
lamuy 01 auy auimni 110 miaon. mo
cass being Bniall, it can generally bo
eaten fresh, without any of it being lia
ble to injury. Mutton can be kept
longer than beef under tho same circum
stances, and its flavor is improvod by
its being kept a
and
old
that she was bouna
annpiit the situation. The
brute, in bis attempts to consolo her ond
make the situation pleasant, put bis arm
aronn 1 hor waist. This was too much
for the young girl, ond in her innocence
she broke down in sobs ond tears. The
lust seen of her she was in a wagon with
a motley crowd and by the side of the
old sinner, traveling toward his home,
and we presume she is to-day more of a
slave than ever was any of tho colorod
race in the South, for tho breoKing 01
whose chains came the long and biooay
war of the rebellion. Such cases as this,
we presume, ore far from being uncom
mon, but the actors in most of them pos
sess too much discretion to permit pub
lio expose. When girls ore selected in
Europe in the same manner mm uuv
stock is to b6 shipped to America, os was
the case in this instance, it is time that
the nation should arise ond crush out
the hellish system which carries on its
disgusting business in the name of re
ligion.! Ogden Pilot. ( '
Rome. The house and body linen are
magnificent, and comprise three differ
ent types: First, renaissante embroidery,
enriched with deep guipure, massive de
signs copiod from bas reliefs, after tha
Byzatitiue school, and this ornaments
sheets, pillow-casos, petticoats and
peignours; second, embroideries in mod
ern style, light bouquets of flowers and
gardens of foliage surroundod with fine
Valenciennes laces for chemises, petti
coats and summer sheets; third, Russian
and Bulgarian embroiderios, with large
flowers and grecqnes in colorod silks
the dye and shades being guaranteed for
washing and some fine gold embroi
derythese principally for serviottes, ta
blecloths, sheets and bournousex
for the bath. Among the
twelve dozen chemises there are
somo of a very novel cut. lue top
of the cbemiso is low aud round, edged
with light Venetian guipure, below
which is a garland of Margnorites, em
broiderod in white satiu stitch, the hearts
boing pale yellow. The frout is gathered
and a branch of Marguerites falls grace
fully over the flue guaglngs. The Greek
sloove has a similar enbroidory, and the
a wide, open
with narrow
guipure; the initials R. O., with a prm-
oess coronet, are embroidored ou the
left shoulder. The wedding dress, in
viow of the extreme heat of Rome, is in
orepe lisso ovor white satin. The train
is embroidered with orange blossoms
and roses in white silk, with silver vein
ings and a thick framework of lace. The
skirt opens in front over satin tablior,
covered with point Paignile, embroid
ered crepo bodico, wroath of orange blos
soms without leaves round the chignon,
and a long tule veil, worn l'Espagnole,
falling over the hair and dress, and not
over tho face.
Table Adornments.
The dishes on which fish, jollies and
croams are placed should be large
enough to leave a margin of au inch or
so between the food and the lower edge
of the border of the dish.
It is well to pour the sauce for cold
puddings around the pudding, especially
if there will be a contrast in color.
It is ft great improvement to have the
reasonable length of P " L", ,'V" t
mA r. r manr 1 iiiiiiiiriiir lib iiiiiliiiu . . .
UUlOl 1V SUVH hiijvuv.
eaten
whon cured with salt, boilod, or
with vegetables. Cold roast mutton is
superior to beef, owing to its flno flavor
and excellent keeping qualities. A nice
mutton chop is tho best Droaniasi uisu
that can be found for the same cost. It
is easy for formers to supply themsolves
constantly with this meat by keeping a
few sheep in a small pasture. Sheep
pelts always bring a fair price, In fact,
t. 1 .1.- : 1
dish garnished with bits of parsley .colory
tops or carrot leaves.
When sauce is poured around meat or
fish the dish must be quite hot, or the
sauce will cool quickly.
Small rolls or sticks of bread are served
with sonp. Potatoes aud bread are usu
ally sorved with fish, but many people
prefer to serve only bread. Butter is
not served ot the more elegant dinners.
Two vegetables will be sufficient in any
. . . . . 1 . . . . 11
oourse. Uold disues snouiu oe very cum,
the sheen is the animal that furnishes
clothing and food, and eats, what other cou-
animals reject, whicu crops iiinsidcs - - have dish of
andAichisUfore oneof the most 1S& and
profitable animals to raise. , ,, rvfi,i i
profitable 1
A Story Tor the Young Folks.
Mary Clark, or Mamie, as she was fre
quently callod.wantod a protty red hood.
Susie Gray had ono. Dot Miller had
one olso, in fact, nearly ovory girl in
Miss Rimmer's school hod a worsted
hood. Mary's fatbor was dead, ond her
mother worked vory hard. Mrs. Clark
made pockot-books for a man iu Boston.
She made a great many for a vory little
money. It took ber a long time to earn
radishes, and tomatoes when served in
Blioos, should bo chilled in the ice chest.
Bo particular not to ovoido the work
of decorating. Even the simple garnish
adds much to the appearance of dish,
but too much doooration only injures it.
Garnishes should be so arranged as not
to interfere with serving.
Totato balls and thin fried potatoes
make a nice garnish for all kinds of fried
and broiled meats ond fish.
Cold boilod boots, carrots and turnips,
and the whites of liord-boiloa eggs
onoy. It took her a long time to earn gtam out witU a fanoy vegetable out
barrel of flour. It took tho little Clarks . make u garnish for hot or cold
"""Oh, I hope I hope he will like me,
a abort time to eat one.
Mamie, Harry, Fred ond the baby
were oil hungry little peoplo. Some
times poor Mrs. Clark was sorry they
were so hungry it was so hard to find
food enough for them.
"Oh.doar.I wont a red hood awfully,'
said Mamie ono day. Susie Gray was
passing with one on.
"I wish I oould give you ono, my
darling," said ber mamma.
"I wish you could, too."
"I would not use that word 'awfully,'
Mamie,"
"Why not, momma
"Because you do not moan it.
think for one moment. Awful
filled with awe.torror or droad.
' I see mamma. I do not want the
hood awfully, but very much."
Hart y heard all his sister said. The
next day bo went to a store and asked the
man the price 01 rod noous,
A ProhlbHlonbrton bis Travrli.
Amonir the thirsty ones yesterday
hunting up and down Woodward avenue
for something to quench tbirst.was a man
in rusty black who entered a drug store
and inquired:
"Have you ft temperance ariun;
"Two or three. Will you take soda
water or ginger ale?"
"Well, now, our society aoes noi re
gard either of those as a strictly temper
ance drink. Both are associated with
stronger liquors.
"How would root beer onswor:
"Suspicious suspicious," was the an
swer.
Ah! I've got it now."
Ah!"
t can cive vou ft straight temper
ance drink, as cool as ice; but it comes
high."
"How much.'
"Ton cents a glass."
"Very well," said the old man as he
put down his dime.
Tha drneirist was absent only a Dam-
Trr T)oo. The following talo is
true one: A gentloman.owning 0 kitohon
irardfln. remarked that a bosket which
held o quantity of fresh carrots got
quickly emptied. He osked the gar
dener, who said that he oould not under
Aml it. hnt would watch for the thief,
A nnarter of an hour had not elapsed
when a dog was seen to go to tho basket,
take out a carrot, ond carry it to the sta
ble. Dogs do not eat raw carrots, so
fnrilmr innnirv was necessary. The ob
sarvpra now fonnd that the dog bad
hnainpxa with ft hurso. his night com
panion; with wagging tail he offered the
Ut.r thn frnit 0 his larceny, and the
horse, naturally, mode no difficulty
nte. and then returned and placed a glass onnpntinir it. The gardener seized
of liquid before him. The old man y k ,ua WM aDOut to avenge this act
drank half of it, smacked his lips, and
asked;
U T Atr what von call it?"
"Certainly; it is called water. I just
drew it from the hydrant."
The excursionist set the glass down,
buttoned his coat, and with ft glance
meant to reduce the druggist s weignt
to 120 pounds in five seconds, went out
as stiff as a bean-pole and crossed the
street after lemonade flavored with
peppermint essence.
of too complacent good fellowship, but
bis rooster stopped him in order to watch
further. The scene was repeated until
the carrots were all gone. The dog bad
innr mailn a favorite of this horse
There were two horses in the stable, but
the other received no notice, much less
carrots !"
Don't be in too great hurry to sue
aaa.1. Work hard to deserve success
and fortune is sure not to forget you.
Let us
means
mAntft.
Thin slices of toast, out into trianglos,
make a good garnish for many dishes.
Whipped oream is a delicate garnish
for all Bavarian creams, blone mangos,
frozen puddings and ioe cream. (
A Kentucky LochlnTar,
The story of ft romantic chase, iu which
two young lovers and an irute pursuer
figure conspicuously, oomos from Ken
tucky. Joseph Corpontor and Ollie
limwn a lass of fourteen, have made
one or two attempts to elope, the girl s
parents, who live in Soottsville, about
fifteen milos from the Tennessee line,
having opposed the marriage of the
young people. A few days ago, how
ever, their lovo affairs reached a climax.
Young Carpenter drove to the house of
his sweetheart in a buggy, and pleaded
on ntinm lnvnr pan. with the
"Here is one for thirty-five cents," said motnar of the girl, who proved as obdu
rate as ever. Nothing duuntod, ne asueu
the girl to choose between himself and
her mother. Her answer was oil he
could desire, and "catching ber in hia
arms," as tho ohronioler reports, he
leaped into the oarriage and drove off.
The alarm was raised and a young
jnstice of the police court,
mounted on ft fleet thoroughbred,
started in pursuit of the runsway pair.
The race was a hot one, and now fortune
seemed to favor the lovers and now the
arm of the law. The Western Lochinvar
had provided himself with a good horse,
and lie reached the Tennessee line few
minutes before the justice. A town was
reached. Squire Fikes was hastily sum
moned; the knot wss almost tied, when,
alas, up rode the horseman, hot and
and lorboae tne marriage. iuo
the man.
Harry looked sobor. Ue wont owoy
and tho man called ofter him, "Here,
littlo shaver, who wants a hood?"
"I want one, sir, tor mv nttie sister.
"Have you any money? '
'Yes, sir; I sold my knife for fifteen
cents."
"Is that all?"
"Ko. air: I lot Joe Blake hove two
agates ond my best top for five cents."
"And is that ail:
"No. sir, I sold some evening papers
and earned five cents more.
"Where did you get your agates, kniio
"Mynnclesent them irom new xora.
"Well, boy, you .may have the hood
inr twentv-flve cents, 'lo-morrow, 11
your ma ia willing, you may come bore
. . . I RUK1J , " " . .. .
and do my errands. I will pay you rudont Squire hesitated, and while he
well." was pondering over the case the young
"Thank you, sir." people slipped away and started in hot
"A boy who will sell his playthings to tte for Gollotin. The justice was after
please his little sister must be ft good thom witu eqUfti .peed, but his horse
bov." ... threw ft shoe and he succumbed to fate.
Mamie Clark wears the red hood every . grriyed. however, in ceason to con-
day to school. She does not know ltw grgtulate the couple with the best grace
Harry earned tho money to buy it. Her ponsible ft few minutes ftfter they were
mamma knows, and she told us the story.
The Esquimau husband in not ft fool.
He knows the value of ft wife. It is
little cold in his country, and in build
ing the snow buta the men wear long
mittpn made of reindeer fur. which are
narrind in the eledge until wanted for
e. Naturally they !ecome frozen and pond, but her feelings sustained ft c
iff. and it is the wife's business to thaw .hock when this "thing of beauty '
' . .. S 1 At I. . . 1 L ..a1! ah am
use
A till
them for her lord's use by placing them
in her bosom, next to her bare skin, that
they moy be ready when be needs thom.
If she fails to do this she must put them
on her own hands before her husband at
tempts to wear them. One can under
stand that the Esquimau travels, as
rule, accompanied by his wife.
married at the principal hotel of the vil
lage, iu the presence of some "specially,
invited guests."
A Boston Lady Buuniif u! " luts CC-
stacits about the lovely, saintlike expres
sion of a boy of nine who formed one of
ti.A rhihlrnn'a excursion to Walden
...w ,
cruel
was
heard to exclaim when sondwiohes were
dealt out: "How in h 1 do these ladies
expect a feller to eat sandwiches without
mustard ?"
Youth is the Ussel and silken flower
of love; ge is the full corn, ripe nd
, solid in the ear.