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BAD END OF JOBKlSt Tvti liTotbtl. In iba mnat way, yule JobMliu lli.ow hlnuelfaway. j n b!Dgo(nlrtmrlr wIf, . J ir cn maiiiea cut lila e;cs. And item b wm fair and yoniiT. lie I'lt J lo bu( lo' b' u,Bue' little late r, II apneara. He lent the aDgel bulb hit ears. And imlllen wl'b her many rharme, Cuto we darling gave hli araa. But not b'ore.!n euchm play, Ue'd threw a two i pltudla bandi tway. Of cruiae be 1" ' Ircaanrewln: lbco iwiclix) wipeJ offlila chla; And on t handkerchief eo ay Ho blew bU nuelben right away. Hlif looked, and then ha. turning red, lcawe oouluaed ai.d lost bb head; And atumbled when ahe amiled ao eweet, rrom uuder Uiin alipped both UU feet, Hoantne'l.butbtranaircr t;rand Lcftbiin no Ugtou which toalaud. jiow wea tbo time fur her to part, Aud lo ! alio atole tway bla heirt. Affrlubtened In the darkaomo lia.U,t H: ety UaU began to uiawl. And then bli terror made It known That he, alas I bad no b.ci-huue, All that wai left of Jobklni gay Bt'gan to quickly molt away. And he, who might bare lire! for yoari, Duaolved completely Into lean, MAOfXlFICEXT MISS STANLEY. It was a pretty scone. Toll forest ' trees, with shining foliago, green hedges and lawn, and a large pond covered with rostio bridges and fantastic ornaments A young girl sat in a half reclining po m'tinn non the trass, watching the cold flab as they appeared from time to time npon the surface of tho water. She was not pretty, but there was something very piquant and pleasing in the expression of Lor face, which was nnnsually serious for one so young. The day was warm . and sultry, and she was sinking into a quiot slumber, whon a little dog sprung toward her. Darisiug sunny. "Why, you horrid. little thing!" sho exclaimed. "I wonder if your master is as homely as yoa are. "Yon can judge for yourself, miss," said a voice close beside her: and, spring ing to her foot, she was confronted by a tall, good natural looking young mm who, although not very handsome, was by no meant uuusnally homely, either "Well, what do you tniuk?" ho asked, as she stood staring at him in utter amaze ment. "I think that you are very bold to in trade in this way," she said, at last, niak ing a very palpable effort to be dignified "Intrude? .Now that is pretty cool considering turn 1 am on my own ground." "Are you Mr. Qresham?" "I had no donbt of it until this mo ment. Are you Miss Stanley?" "Uli, myl no what an idea! I am only Miss Stanley's cousin. I will go and toll her that yoa have returned. "No, don't! I have seen my aunt.and that is enough. Sit down again, if you please. "But we have not been introduced!" "Yes, we have; we have introduced ourselves, and that is a great deal pleas- anter than to have some one say: 'Mr Greshain, let me present you to Miss you ever of "No, no; Miss Stanley would eav " 'Mr. Gresham, this is my little cousin;' " and she drew herself up in a stately manner, nnd 3poke vory slowly and pro cisely. He laughed and said: "But you havo not told me your namo jet? "Amy Gladden, at your pleasure." . . "That is a vory pretty namo for a young lauy. ' "But I am not a young lady..' "Not a young lady?" he repeated, with v. a look of surprise and disappointment in nis lace, lou are not married, hope?" . "Oh, doar, no but I am only a little girl." "A little girl?" "Yes. How can I bo anything else when I have threo unmarried sisters older than myself?" she asked, in an ag- . grieved tone, whioh made him laugh lieartily. "True enough," ho said at last; but how is it that your sisters are still un married? They cannot be as pretty as you are." "I'retty as l am, Mr. Uresham? 1 am the fright of the family." "Indeed! Then if you are the fright, I should like to see the beauties. They . must be paragons. "Oh, Miriam is lovoly! She has tho brightest golden hair!" , "I prefer brown," he eaid, glancing , at the hod before mm, crowned with -bands of shining chestnut colored hair. . "And the loveliest blue eyes!" "I prefer brown." he said again, look 'ing straight into the soft, liquid eyes of - ins companion. " "And sho is so tall and elegant!" "I like little women best." ' "Pshaw!" sho erioJ, impatiently, "you are jnst trying to flatter mo. You know that I am as homely as" "My d jg?" ond thon he laughed again. r "IIowj judolaugh. What makes you laugh so much?" "Because I am young, I suppose. And I wish you would laugh also," he said, t growing serious all at once. "It pains ,,. me to see you look so grave." i . ... . "If you wore a poor minister's daogh- tor, with five sisters, I think yon would . look grave too. But I do lough some- times, just whon I ought not to. If . there is anything absurd, that shonld be . passed or unnoticed, I am sure to see it u d laugh." "You have a keen sense of the ridicu lous." "I suppose so, and it is roally dread ful. I think it is a great misfortune." "If yon were a writer ,you would prob ably find it a great advantage." "Bat I am not a writer, thank for tune." "Why thank fortune?" "Becanse my sister Julia writes, and r he ib always tormenting me to listen to 1 articles 'outpourings of genius, be calls them and I wish her genius would cease outpouring." "Don't you like to read?" . "Oh, yes, indeed 1 but I don't like to "isten when other peoplo read; I get ao T impatient" "I am sorry." I'Why?" t "Because I imagined mytelf spending many a pleasant hour by your side, read ing aloud to you, while you embroid ered, knit or sketched." "But I never embroidor, knit or skot.h." "You do not?"' "No; my sister Emma embroiders and Mary fetches. There is not a oow in our neighborhood that has not posed for her. And Emma made six big, histori cal pictures io worsted. Oh, it is fearful to think of." "Hasn't sho lost flesh?" "Ob, no sho gains it and that is her cross in lifo. But you can road to Miss Stanloy." "Hang Miss Stanley." "That is not polito. Uavo seen her?" "No, and I do not want to. I asked aunt not to have any young ladies hero. Oh! I beg pardon. But then you are a little girl." " Yes, I am just seventeen. " "Well, I think we can manage to have some gay times together in spite of Miss btauiey. "You will not look at me after you nave seen ncr. "Why? Is she gorgoona?" "Awfully, fearfully! She is nearl six feet tall; and when sho wears her crimson velvet dress, you think of Cleo patra and tiuoreua Borgia. "That is not a flattering comparison. "Oh, I mean in f ppcarance morelv because Miss Stanley is as good as sho is handsome, bbe is so admirable in every wav that it makes me feel tired liko people to bo wicked onco in a whilo don tyonr "Yes, it makes more variety, course." "You will admire her beyond word to express. Everybody does. When sho conies into a room it seems as if she tills every portion of it. I never see any on else. "She never would prevent mo from seeing you." "You havo not been tried yet." "I prefer violets to sunflowers.' "Oh, don't compare her to a great snuflowor. They areugly, oven if they ore rcsthetio. (Jull her a dahuu, "I detest dnalias." "Well, wait and seo; and, turning suddenly away, she ran like a door over tlie lan. Walter .Gresham had just returne from a long European tour. He was twenty-four yoarsold; and, his parent being dead he was now monarch of all he surveyed that is, in his immediate neighborhood. An aunt had occupied his elegant home during his absence, and he bad given her permission to livejgayly as sue pleased; only requesting liornot to have any fashionable young ladies there when he returned. But Mrs. Simoox was an invoterate match-makor; und she imaginod that Miss Etnnii Stanley was the one woman to.mako him happy. Certainly, if regal magnincenco could make a man happy, Walter (Jrcshain should have been per fect.lv satisfied. It sooms as if that im posing word had been especially coined for her. bho was magnificent m boauty, toilettes and- sou-conceit tho last par ticularly. Thero was something nbso lutoly sublimo in Emma Stanley's ego t ism. it never deserted her. .nothing could modify it. I ho rude and ill-bred m'ght nuiUHO themselves in the most an blushing manner at hor expense, and sho, in hor snpurb unconsoiousness, would nover know it. The fear of rivals did not and uould not disturb her, and the idea of littlo Amy Gladden ever ap pearing in that character was too absurd to bo entertained for a moment. Whon Mrs. Simcox suggested the propriety of her marrying Waltor Uresham, she as sonted graciously. Sho was twenty five vears old, and felt that it would bo as well to establish horself now for lifo Walter was a littlo younger; but then hu was agreeablo, cultivated and rich. His estate was old if he were not. Of course he would have no objections That was a contingency 'of which she nover dreamed. And wncn waiter was introduced he was so "completely stun ned," as he told Amy afterward, that Miss Stanley was convinced that she had made a great impression npon him "But your description was not quite correct," he said to bis cousin. "She did not fill all space; I saw you in spite ot nor; ana reany, miss Amy. it was a great relief.' "Why? tho latter asked. "Because you made me think of calm. pure moonlight, after the heat and gut ter of a hot summer day." "You certainly think her very hand some?" "Wonderful 1 Stupendous ! Terri ble I" "How you do talk. Just wait a while. and you will be as eager as all tho others are to carry her shawl, and fan, and bou quet. 1 know how it will bo. '.'Are they oil so eager "Yes. of course, Didn't you know it? They areall crazy about her. She is re ceiving offers all tho timo. I think it was twenty she had last year." "Oh, now, Miss Amy, isn t that a lit tle just a little, you know" It is tho solemn truth. She is as rich as she is wise and handsnmo, and money you know adds such a lustro to beauty." "Ion call yourself a litllo girl; but that did not sound at all liko a littlo girl." "Well, hard experienoe'has taught mo great deal; and I do not blamo people for liking money." "It mnst bo very uncomfortablo to be without it." "It is perfectly awful! I had rather rich than anything else in this world !" "Do not say that." "It is the troth." "Would von marrv a man vou did not like, just because he could give you money?" I do not know x nave never been tried." You would not do it, I know. Money does not always bring happiness." "It brings an immense amount oi comfortanyway. Mrs. Simcox Li calling ns. A humbler person than Miss Stanley would hardly hare been satisfied with Walter Giesham's manner towards her. He was evidently impressed; bnt wheth er the impression was favorable or not was somewhat uncertain. She attrib uted bis reserve to diffidence, and rather admired it as something desirable in a young man. And when ne tongm Amy s side and talked with her so unreservedly (as it appealed) she thought he did it to be out of pure kindness, and a him all the more. Eortunntoly sho did at hear their remark in rogard to her self; and when she saw them togolhcr so often afterward, she still ascribed it to his genuine good nature, and felt co un easiness whutever. Mrs. Simcox, however, did not feel so well satuued. aud concluded to speak to Mis Stanley in regard to tho growing Intimacy bi-tween the vountr uooulo "Emma," sho said'Waltor and Amy are together a groat deal of the timo. "Oh, yes," she replied calmlv, "it is very kind in him to omuso tho child he does. He must bo very fond of little gins." "He seems to bo fond of this littlo girl, at any rato. I would send her home if I were in your place." "Why should I send her home? Do you dislike tho child? Docs b'lo aunoy you.' "Cortuinly not. I liko her very much "I have olwavs been fond of Amy She is so quiet anil iuoffensivo. Sho seems very happy how. aud her own home is so crowded. I pity the child "I was not thinking of mvself at all for I liko to havo her here. She is good girl, obliging and pleasant; but sho seems a littlo too attractive. Walter is evidontly much pleased with hor." "Sho doubtless amuses him. Sho i truly unsophisticated, and really quite original iu her ideas. "And are you not afraid" "Afraid? What should I bo afraid of? "Well, perhaps I am iinueeesporilv alarmed; but I had quito set my heart on seeing you the mistroes here.Lmma. "I have seen no reason as yet change my mind in regard to that ar rangeincur. Walter is rather young.but he is manly and dignmed. ' "Yes, Amy thinks so." "Sho has very good judgment, al though hor exporienco is, of course, lim itcd. And Mrs. Simcox loft hor in despair, Soon after this Waltor was taken sick with slow fever, and almost immedi ately afterward Amy received a mossago from home, desiring her spoedy return She was obliged to go, without bidding the sick man good bye, and she csrnei away a very sad heart in consequence Miss Stanley was a splondi 1 nurse and she dovotod horself unremittingly lo tho patient; but he longed for a sight of Amy s piquant face and girlish figure. lie was very much in Jove; and his per feet consoionsuess of the fact prevented his making any inquiries rogarding her. At length, however, ho conld oontatn himself no longer; and one day, when Miss Stanley s splendidly-dovolopod fig uro was turned away from him.he asked "Where is Miss Gladdon? Is she well?" "Oh, yes; but she had to. go home They sent for her. But I want to thunk you for all tho notice you took of the littlo girl. It was very kind in yon to do it." "You give mo more credit for unsolf inline than I desorve. Miss Amy is t dolichtfnl companion." "Yes, her naivete is very amusing. She has lived in the'eonntry all her lifo, poor child, and knows very little of tho ways cf the world." "Perhaps that is what makes her so charming." "Sho has a great deal to learn, and hope to have her with mo again before long. Sho cannot have any proper ad vantages where she is, and her mind and manners both need cultivation. Ho said no moro then; but ho grew very impatient to be np and about again, and as soon as he wan ablo to leave the house he announced his intention of go ing away for a few days, though whither they oonld not find out. Amy Gladden was seated one morning in a little rustio arbor near her tatner s house, looking even moro serious than usual, when sho heard a familiar voice pronounco her name in eager, questioning tones. Ruining her head qmck.lv, she saw Walter Uresham stand ing before her. looking very pals and thin, but with a glad, happy light in his eyes. "Uli. Walter! sue exclaimed, invoi untarily. springing from her seat. "Are vou glad tJ see me, Amy ue asked, watching, with a happy smile, the bricht blushes eome and go in her cheek. "Yes." she soul; "but you look so tired and palei- Sit down at onne;" and sho mado him take a scat. "Are you nuite well? "Uh, yes! And you aro you nappy t "I am just now." she answered, frankly blushing again as sho saw tho beaming look come into bis face. "You blessed little darling ho cried, throwing his or as around her waist. "Oh. but you musn t do that." she said; although she certainly looked more pleased than angry. "ies. I shall lor 1 Jovo you mv darling, and I am going to" and hero Amy's face was completely covered for several seconds. "Oh, Amy," he said, suddenly, "you do not think money is tho most desirable thing in the world now, do you? Is not love a great deal better?" "Do you want me to tell yon that I am sorry you aro rich, Walter? I cannot do that. I lovo you dearly, dearly, with my whole heart; but I am just as glad as I can be that you aro not a poor man." 'What a frank little thing you are. Amy. And of course you are right; I now I shonld not bo contented witnciu money; anil it make3 mo very nappy io think that I can surround you with lux uries." 'I have always longed for nice things, but I never dreamed that I shonld have them. Oh, Walter, I am so glad that it is you who will give them to me." 'I would like to see any other man dare to do it." "How atrange that you should prefer me to Miss Stanley." "St ange? It seems the raojt natural thing in the world to me. Amy. I told yon I liked little women the best." "There is a good deal or traM. "She makes me think of the Sphinx." "Now, Walter, dear, you must not laugh at her, because she is good and kind to me." I know it, Amy; and she has been very devoted to me too. But your fath er, my darling, he will not object to this arrangement, will he?" 'He will be greatly relieved to bave on daughter disposed of." Here Walter burst into a bearty laugii. in which ahe soon joined, although she conld not see anything fanny in what ahe had said. 1 Her father at onco gave his consent! ana they were soon very happy, He reuiiiued a week, snd upon his re turn, going straight to his aunt, with fnes fairly radiant with happiness, he sui-i: "Cou?Mtulalo mo, aunt!" Coiigratulalo youV what for? Has Em " "Amy has proroinod to bo my wife." "What is that? Amy? Aro you crazy?" i-rsKvf ao, i am as sano as you aro. "Did yen say that you iutendod to nurry that child? ' "That child will bo eighteen in Do winner, and we shall bo marnod on he biitlulay." "But Em-. Miss Stanley?" Mrs. Sim cox inquired in a dazod, bewildered way "what will sho say? Theu Walter loukod somewhat bewit tiered also that 11 for a few moments But he began to laugh immediately after mni, uuu mi.i; "I do not know what Mias Stanley ha io no wnu it. tuo is not my mother, or guardian, or maiden aunt, or "But 1 think sho expocted "Expeetod what?" "She has been so attentive, Well, I certainly am very much obliged to her for her attentions." "Think how sho nursed you." "Yes, sho was awfully kind." "I think somo explanation " "Aout Ellon, what do you mean?" "It is such a dolieato matter." nang tue uncacyi uo you moan that she expected I would want to marry her? "Well, yes, 1 think indeed I am quite snro mat sno uiit. I am very sorry, thon, that I Onnnot oblige her, and I will go at once aud tell her of my engagement. "No, indeed, it will be better for mo to do it." aud she started at ouce to fill fill tho dreadful duty. Sho found Miss Stanley looking very imposing and elegant iu a scarlet sutiu wrapper. After talking a while upon iu different subjects, Mrs. Simcox said: "Do you know w hat Waller went away lor? "Ho wcut upon some business, I sup pose. "He went to see Amy. "Did he? Just like his kind heart." "It was not kindness at all; it was love." "I do not understand vou." "Ho is engaged to Amy, and thoy ure io do mnrrieu in uoceraoor. For the first time in her life, perhaps surprised. More astounded. But usual admirable Miss Stanley looked than that, sho looked soon recovering hor composure, she said: 1 hope ho will be happy with tho child, bho is very young and inexper loncod; bnt she is a good littlo girl. It is an excellont thing for tho family, as they are very needy. "W ell, I must say that I fool greatly disappointed. lou need not bo. Amy is vory muck to learn, and, with only a fow hints, she will fulfill hor duties hero very grace fully;" and Miss Stanley resumed her embroidery, with a gracious smile, as if ovorytbing had transpired according to her loudest wishes, As Mrs. Simcox wont back to her room sho thought to herself: "It is just as well. So superior a por- son would not be likoly to suit Walter." Miss Stanley s manner toward that young goutlomuu was tho very perfection of stately grace and urbanity; and when tuo hiarriugo took plaeo, Amy received no handsomer present than tho cosily diamonds bestowed by hor bcnignantly- sminug cousin. After they had been married a yoar or two, Walter carao into his wifo s room on day, and said: "Amy, I have somo nows for yon. "Oh, tell mo, quick!" she exeluiuiod; "what is it?"- "Miss Stanley is ongagod to an Eng lish nobleman." 'Oh. that is splendid! What a sensa tion sho will make." "I hear that ho is a vory fino man." "Ho ought to bo. I hope that ho is handsome, and good, and intelligent for certainly no common man should ever marry our magnificent Miss Stanley." I'ol-ion in the .Sultan's Palace, la November last Gonoral Fuad Pasha was arrested and tried by a tribunal in the palace of Yilditz. The charges against him were of a vaguo. character, but thev were founded noon some rash after-dinner talk attributed to Fnad, who is communicative ovor his champagne. Tho tribunal found nothing against him and ho wr s released and rosumed his du ties as aid-do camp to the Sultan. About three weeks aftorward ho was again ar rested and confined in ono of tho kiosks n the paluco grounds. No charges wore brought against him, bnt he remained nndor arrest until the 2a th of January. when ho was rcleasod. A private letter from Constantinople tells us how tho hero of Xatchiidewo uud Elena regained his liberty: "After re maining in confinement for moro than three weeks, Fuad declared to his at tendants that he could endure it no locger.and lhat h would rut her diothun continuo to live under such persecutions as that to which ho was subjected; ho was resolved to take no moro food. His attendants thought it merely a "fucon do purler." Bnt Fuad iituck to his word and for three days ho ate no solid food; but lie smoked all day long, consuming from eighty to one hundred cigarettes por day. On the evening of the third day ho bad a eort of cataleplio fit, and re mained in a comatoso condition for some ours. This caused much alarm, and the fiist chamberlain tcld the story to the Sultan, who exolaimed: If ho dies what will they say out side?' The chamberlain replied: " 'If ho dios it will bo said that Fuad Pasha was poisoned in the pulaco.' Wheroupon the Sultan ordered that Fuad l'aslm should be sent home with a present of 500 to console him for what he had undergone" St. James Gazette. It takes twenty blows of a hammer in the hands of a woman to drive a ten penny nail three inches. She misiesthe nail twice where she hits it once. How many blows does she strike in all, and bow far can her voico be heard when she strikes her thumb? - Itaw starch, applied with a little water as paste, will generally remove all stains from bod ticking. Vouiiff lYIuu Donas. The Detroit Free Trof s is responsible for the following: General Juo VS il.son and Colouel CI if- ton Bell met in Colonel Muluueen boudoir of bibulation vestoiilav aud cx changed tho compliments of tbo bdison Eich was stepping higher than a blind horse. "Good morning, Colonel Bell," foid General Wilsou; "how is your daughter this morning? "Pretty well, thank yon."- replie Colonel Bell; "sho hod a slight attack last night, but h!ia rallied toward morn ing, and when I loft tho house un hour or two ago sho was playing on the piano as chipper and natural liko as over." "I am glad to hear it," said Gonoral ilson, "and by tho way, I would bo very much pleased to have your daugh ter call upon my daughter uud praetico duets with her. Wo havo a lino col taction of Chopin's etudes, nnd M-n delssohus soncs without words. Has your daughter a decided talent for mu sic?" "I think sho has," answered Colonel Bell. "In fact, I feel sufe in positively aborting that she has. Herpcnchaut ior vocal musio is marked. I havo lain awakeat night on numorous occa sions to hear her sing, and to mo her voico is tho svcetCHfl ever hoard." "My daughter, too, has a beautiful voico," said General Wilsou. "With the advantages I contemplate giviug hor sho win ixlak.i a great cantatrice. Thero can be nothing finer than her upin register at two o clock in tho nioruiue wheu she exoentes an aria about her hot tlo of warm milk." "Ah." said Colonel Boll, with an in credulous smue. -you should hear mv daughter warblo and trill on tlio G cleff, one timo and threo motions when there id a piu Btiakiuu her." ...i.. . . .... "IbeBo puis aro wonderful beincs." observod Ueueral Wilson, philosophically. "They are. indeed." replied Colouel Bell, 'Aro you over lmrasso.i " inanirod General Wilsoq, "by iho fear that your daughter's head is going to fall off? l reqncutly when I am holding and ca ressing my Johcuhino hor head rolls about in a manner that iuspircs me with a dread lest it fall oil its nock. That, dosen't bother mo so much." said Colonel Bull, "as tue complexion which my daughter has. So far from inheriting tho clear, fair complexion of hor parents, sho has a dreadfully rod sum, and looks as u sue had acquired even at hor tuudor age, habits of mtoiu peranco. It worries mo a good deal." un, mat u bo an right in timo," ex plained General Wilsou; "they aro all that way at first. They b loach them out as they get older. My daughter nsod to bo so, but she s as fair as a lily now. 'I am greatly relieved to hear yon spoak so encouragingly, " said Colonel Boll. The Decoration of a Itooiit. Crudo whito is in favor with houso wives for ceilings. "It looks so cloan." That is just its lault. It looks so clean, even when it is not,that it makes all else look dirty, oven though it may be cloan. To paint the fl it ceiling of a modorato- Mzod room by hand is simply a waste of labor. It is only at great personal in- convoniouco that ono can look long nt it, whilst, as a mi t tor of face no one oarcs lo do so. You seo it oaaasionally, by ao ident. nnd for a moment, and, that casual glunpso should not bo a shook to the eyo it is as well to tint it in acoord auco with the room, or ovou oovcr it with a simplo distempered paper, whioh will, to somo extent, withdraw tho attention from the cracks that frequently disfigure tho ceilings oi modern houses. What hand-painting wo can afford may bust ho reservod for tho panels of the doors, win dow shutters and tho liko, whoro it can bo soon thoao doors and the other wood work being painted in two or three shades of color, link or varnished, accord ing as wo profer softnoss of tono or durability of surface. Perhaps it will bo best iu this iustuneo that tho wood work should fall in with tho tono of the dado; but this is not a point on which any mlo can bo laid down. The docora tion of the panels should be in kooping with tho wall paper patterns. It may bo much more pronounced than they, bnt still it must not assert itsolf. One groat point of consideration in tho decoration of a room is the relation of the various patterns ono to another. It may often be well to saorifico an othorwiso admir able design imply beoaiiBo you can find nothing else to go with it. A single pattern, once chosen, will ofton control tho wholo schome of decoration. Maga zine of Art. A Miner's Thrilling Experience. Thomas Smith, ono of tho miners at work in the Diamond Mine, at Braid- wood, Illinois, where upwards of seventy men lost their lives by the nuno s sud den inundation, gave his experience as follows: "I went into the mino about 0 o'clock, and made my way at onco to the 'west dip,' ubont one ruilo from the shaft. W hen I arrivod at my lay-out I weat to work, ofter making somo observation on tho Htrength of the roof, as it is my cus tom to do. With me thero was working man whose name I do not know. Abrut 11 o'clock w e ate our dinner and had just began to make a now insertion into the seam when the voiee cf the driver, Joe Keeloy, was heard not far away calling out the water was coming into tho mine. I had been in the mino when it was flooded in 1880, and bo I knew of the danger that we mnst run if we stopped to block np our coal, as somo of the men did, and so we made for the shaft, a mile distant, at the top of our speed. As yet I bad seen no water, and I was just be ginning to think I won Id get out safe nd dry, when I beard a rushing sound f moving water, and in a fow seconds a wave of water about one and a half feet high, came rushing around us, com pelling ns to retire before it to a placo not far from where we started.and where another sido gallery led to the air shaft. Spurred on by the belief that escape was almost impossible, wo ran as hard as we eould down tho crooked nsssago.bobbing p and down in the undulating surface of the roadway. When we were about 200 feet from the main shaft the water again struck ns and quickly rose to the depth of three feet, so high, indeed, it was utterly impossible for ns to make any speed. Near the air shaft there are several places whore tho passage dipped and thon roso again, forming a pit be tween each rise of the roadway. When wo reached this place tho water was so high that wo had to swim acrow thoso hole, and in doing so wo jainmod our heads against tho roof. Almost fainting from exhaustion, wo ot last camo ont at tho air shaft and were helped up the stairs by willing hands, I forgot to say that wheu I was nearly up to the shaft I came ncross two boys who woro swim ming iu tho sumo direct inn I was going. They cried out for mo to help them, for they were tired out; but I knew my only hope was in a rapi.l movo, and so I was compelled to leave them behind to perish." Smith was tho last man who ovor came out of tho mine alivo, and ho was as happy a man as could bo found any where, Coinniuilore Phelps' KcntoTul. Probably nothing lias happened bore for years that peoplo have discussed moro fully, without reaching satisfactory conclusions, than the removal of Cora modoro Phelps from tho command of the Navy Yard aud his orders to tho South Atlantic station. In the first plaoe.Com modoro Phelps was not iu coo maud of tho yard tho usual timo by suite ton mouths; in tho eccoud place he desired to remain hero, "moved hoaven and earth" after his fashion to that ond; and yet all his iuflueneo, nnd ho was accred ited with not u littlo, and ponderous peti tions bearing five hundred names, availod him not. Tho presumption that tho Navy Department had no other availablo officer to order in com maud of the South Atlantic siiuudron, seems to have boon effectually exploded, and there certainly was somo other motive that lies at tho bottom of the commodore's strange ro- moval. It is said that young, designing and powerful fellow-olllcors put the scrows to tho commodore in tho hone that he would ask to bo retired and thus cause th'oir advonccmcnt iu grade. It ia talked at toa parties that Miss Dora Mil ler, daughter of ono of tho United States Senators from California, was piquod at trcatmout sho received at the hands of the commodore's family whilo visiting at the Navy Yard last full, and that hor fiithor has resented it. It is tho talk furthermore that politios effected the re moval and tho accompanying unpleasant orders. It is said, iu tho samo connec tion, that tho commodoro pcrmittod him to bo too much of a tool in tho hands of politicians, and has thus brought upon himself tho visitation of that wrath that mon more powerful aud hard to reaoh . than ho, have failed to esoauo. Vallejo Times. True Love A pretty story is told of the late Czar na of llussia, who, ns is woll known. was a most faithful wifo, in spito of the long-continued harsh treatment and neg lect of the Czar, and a wise and dovotod mother. Although a strict observor of the rules of tho Grook ohuroh, she al ways oppoHod tho tundonoy to substitute forms aud aseotio ceremonies in religion in placo of true feeling uud doiuostio overy day duty. Whilo visiting tho bmiinoio for girls . some yonrs ago, the Empress, during an examination of pupils, suddenly asked, What is love.' The young ladio bluihoJ oi though an improper question hud boon asked, became confuse. I and woro silmit. Mmo, Looutig, tho dirootoress, 'kneeling, bog god leave to state to her mnjosty that ail kuowlodgo of this dangerous subject had been prohibited by her, and that in all probability, tho pupil did not know tho meaning of tho word. Tho Czarina frowned, "bo far from being a dangorous word, madamo," she said, "love should bo tho pure main spring of a woman's lifo first, lovo for hor parents; then love for her husband; lastly, love for her childron, and love for God always. If your pupils havo not loarncd this, they aro badly propared for the duties of lifo." The Empress left the institute, and the next day Madame Lsontiff was romoved as inoompotent by the Imperial Ministry of Education. Th urlow Weed ond His Sweetheart. "When I was working in Coopers- town," Mr. Weed said,"f and two other young fellows woro arrested for insult ing somo girls whilo goiiig home from mooting. I never wus more innocent of anything in my lifo, but I had no friends and was threatened with ,jail. A man whom I did not know stepped forward and gave bail for mo, and a lawyer I had barely seen offered to serve me as coun sel. My trial camo off and tho girls completely exhonoratod mo from bavins anything to do with it. A year or two aftor this I fell in lovo with Catherine Ostrander, of Cooperstown, and married her, and a hotter nifo no man ever had. It was ten years before. I found out how I had been defended. Meeting the law yer in Albany 1 asked him. 'Why,' he eaid. 'it was Catherine Ostrander'a work.' Sho had full rather shy and had not told mo in all that timo. Bnt tho next year that lawyer was surprised by being nominated and.electod Attorney Goneral for that State. Not altogother because ho had interceded for me; be was just the man for tho placo. I very rarely hud a man eleotcd or appointed to office for rooBons porsonal to myself." A Friendly Exchange. "So you say he called you a liar and kicked you twice. Now what did you give him in return for these assets?" in quired tho Austin Rocorder of tho accused. "I just kickodhira twico and called him a liar," was tho reply. 'Did you kick him with ' tbo same emphasis with which he kicked you, aud on the same portion of his body?" "I did, your Honor. "Then vou paid him back jubt as much as you got?" "I did." "Then I dismiss tho case. This Court holds that whore litigants among thorn solves harmoniously make a friendly ex change, each ono receiving a valuable consideration for services rendered, the arrangement between them will not be disturbed, tho object of the law being to promote the harmonious relations al ready cstabinid." iexas tunings. The latest mathematical question runs as follows: Two girls meet three other girls ond all kissed. How many kisses were exchanged?