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1 11 - r t. I: ; 1 '4 EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. L. CAMPBELL, rroprttr. EUOENE CITY. OREGON. WHICH ONE? I have a iranlen (nil of flowera, l hloiiiii aweet nml runs Ami wileli, my ir i ii'l liua nuked of me, I lldlll 10 lU IIIKat lull ? To ananer him, wo outer throi'Kh A liiii' where. IvIi'K twine,; fur wlinn aiiiMTii( the, lluwma, ini tlilnk , iiy aoeret lio'll ilivlno. A ulnw of color (rrii lii I ho eye, Ami fniurniiee. HUH I lie nlr. KlOIII ttl 1 1 1 KilV, HMll 'lllllil'lllll, And vliilt-ta here mill there, Tha jonrfii I Ik hrlirht urn nil In lilooin, Aid pinks ol love' own hue, A ml liiHrUiiime aweet, iiiii culumhlnei. And dulnly hiiniliulla blue. The nmlilliiK iioppuH. hlimlilnir ro I , lirnw in n r (mr llllea lull: Ami i ri i pniu vines tlieir tunilrlli spread I pon tliu Kurili'ii wall. Tim Hlnea. wllli tlii'ir itrnopliiK Hprayit The purplii nml Hi" white Am m ml ni'iir liiiiliTi-up thitt drop Tlii'ir hIiIiiiiik petula briKlit. Tim nun ifoll atnml nil arrayed, -i Khi Ii with h crown of K'il'1, 'Ullil Johnny Jiimpera spritmln up l.lku littlu warrior hold. A wealth of color, rich anl wurin, In seen at every turn; W hllit alnllcreil liy llin Iciifv lltl'lif), IVcpa out llm (iiinili'd II I n. My frlcmt, tin plain, Ih ut h Ion To lines the hum I prize, And yet lii'forc linn, leUlil anil fair, My Uciir old giinleii IIch. "11 then I tell hlin. If lio'il know Tin) seiret of my Joy, Tli ut ho iiiuni nity winch hexf ho lovcn, llm hluuryeil kIiI or hoy Ho lon nt answer, no I feci My hi-c ret he hut a-uest-i. Ah, yi N, he known, full wi ll lie known, I love rwk uttr till) hl'Kl ' Jut iiliiui Cannlnv, in (limit lluuirkrrpiiig. KOLL Kli'S VICTORY. A Gonulno Lovo Affair at a Water ing Placo. It Iim been no mini y yours slnro a pciiuino lovii iilTuir (mtihtimI at a witU-r-plumi It i tit tlm iiiiii liclwi'cii Holier niid tliu rrcni'li pivrrhi'NH wu rrjrurilctl hh a mkum'hhIoii of liciioiiit)iiiu Tliu Until dun wim tlm Intent typo of irsllietic huiii mcr lioti'l -it luro (jiiccn Anno liiiin ion, Hurroiiiiilcil with cottiicH uijimlly QuiH'fi Amu1, h'jfli In ultitiulu u In larilf, ii tlm Anglo-Saxon; my. Tlm cotliij;i'!t went tltt! resort of llio.se fiivor llu of foilntio wlm, wi'iiryliig of New port nml l.ciiux, Huiij;it n ihu'ii wlnre lliey coulil htivo it fnrtitiglit'r) rent from tho bliNincsM of pli'iisnrt'. Tlm Hlylu ol drctw wiw KKcrcly pliiin among tho WOIIUMI, nml lliti men nll'eeleil Norfolk jnckelH mill hIkioI iij; i-niits. Tlieso pit culin l ilii M wi re unknown to tin) Hurt I.oIiIiimmih wlicn I lii'y took tin) most ex Jielinive cotliigtt for tint season. Tliey only knew It wiut very lilgli priivil nml vnry cxeliiHive. Tlm lime cumn tlurlng tliu Hojourn when they lilii'-lieil for tlm IHimlierleHfi pirpiitim loiletn dUpliiveil by Lilliiui liiirl-ltoliiiiNun, mnl fur aIim. lliirt-ltoli nvin'ii illiiiiiiiniU it's hirj;o us Ihmih, wliirli hIi worn every (Veiiinj;. Tlm lturt-Kob nsiins liml Uen evolveil tliim: FrsL ilifrxwaN JomiiIi It. Hdli n. on, limilwaro merelimit ami (leuler in KT'diltiiiitl implement, then it Hint house m V ifty.,.ijrht Htreet, nml cmiU iiRrnvt-! "Mr. nml Mrs. .lo-lali Hurt lUiblimon;" next it box Ht tlm opera, notieeil in tlm Mieiely papers iw that of tlm lIuit-HubiiiMins; hiiiI ut last simply tho lliirt-Kuliinsiius, as peoplo m llm llowmil lie KeilelvlViM. They bail not, liowcver. pot ouite up to tlm level of the Howard tlii Ueilelvll'cM, or they wuiilil not have l eeu fouiul at tlm Hraml. n House, with Lilian tho tlnuhter, mul Clui'i'tieo the son. ami lit tle (iwemloleii the Im by, with In r Freneh Jfoveruess. Minn ,e(i-vre, iim they nil voted it poky, and only came licciiiiso (1( tlm Hciiiiainlances o' e mailn. .Miss Lilian lirt'l thoiii'ht tu ilo ;iriit things M ilh her pretty blund hair blowed over lier blue eves mid her InnuniciMlile Ibillv wlite lullets. Mm had siiirne.-tcd brin Ug thoe;iivenm aluii";. tlunkim; in the depths of her heart that Mm l.efevre's dark skin mid trim bhnk dresses would make jjuod fod fur her own bright Is'Biilv. Tlm pivei'nesa was certaiiilv Very ilaik mid had no elolhes to speak of; but lm hud eves as b'm-k us soies, ami the wnv she wore her simple jjuwns wan truly lvaris an. There was one ih'njj Lil an did un derstand, mid that was muse. Tlm Itritiulun did nut indulge in anv thinj; no iHiiuiuoiiplaee as a regular orrhetra, but it had it euupleof ymiiio; lieimans, tmeof whiiiiinaed un the piauu am'l the o her on the eunict, while Holier was the vlul nist, whu rendered" Wajrner, Sehuuiaun and liaiV must art s lleallv in the ejeat dim drawm-room every inui u ii' and evenine;. Lilian, nllluiult j;i,u u allect.tliun, could truly say that Mm "adored" to hear them play; but them as a mvstety almjit Holler which attracted her. 'True, lie was only tlm violinist at it sunuper hotel, but there was a delicious aroma of I'f.unily" lluatin around him. Somebody said ho was a count, or had lvn a count, or was v'oinij to I ( count; and onomorniiij;. us the Iturt-KobitiMms Ml listenini; to tlm last strains of a con certo, Mr. t'nvH-ott Kaiibauks, tlm most fa.-hion:ibUv KiSiia ntaiu e thev had in tho world, eame up to speak to them, and ee ng Holler, started Isiblv. Then be went up to nim nml said, holding nut his hand: "Why, fount - tciiM me, but unrely 1 am not'm stukmt - 1 knew Count Maur ii Holler no well!" Holler rolorod up to llm roots of his curly yellow hair, and awkwardly ac cepted Mr. I'rcscott Fairl'itnk'i out utrcU IuhI hand. "Yes, 1 am Holler, but Jn .-omcwliat hard eirciimstamv. I would prefer my family did not know ' Then he slopiK-d. short It was cnial ly fiutiM-rawing to Mr. I'iseitt Fair laiik. "Pon t let me inteirui t vou," he said, huri iislly, wav n' his hand as If Holler were' phivins; lor his own amusement, -rrcsetulv we'll have a talk." ' Holler went back somewhat trvinu- jous anil cxcilisl to his everlasting eon tvrltx ami iiui'turnes. M s. I..l air.vltsl Air. til lank. "lo tell me it I ttlsjul h 'ii n"il w :it brought him here." i-lie Wli.rpered lis !:e Ii'-Tlt il i'.Mi. . "( a i't, my d a voun;; lady. N'ufai was mow njepriseil n my I fn Lmm time 1 saw Ii in I w.n ut his falner's p;il (wo ill Munich. Mo-t ciiili.ina s n:a coi'rc" That was nil, I lit lliat wim enoii 'li. Mr. Kail banks pri Mi it y cscapi d Iiomi tint ladies; was seen no mure un'il some (im; caught him coining . ut of 'he cot tatri! wlreri! the iiniHu.'.an lodged, ami left on tl o niijlit train. Noboiiy else but the lIiirt-KoliiiisunH bad wiliies-cd tlm KnlrlmiikH episodo, mid they tacitly njjrcod to keeo it to thcinsi'lves. Hut to Lilian a glorious vista opened up Shu was not w'thout that orain of roimiiiei' that is seldom left out in wom en. The CoillitesH Maurifii! Holler was not lliat ipiiti! its 'ood its the half ilo.cn coiiiili-siM slut read about in the society column of tlm paper? Am! then tho romance although :t wcult; be us well not to ilavo it too w'dcly known; nml if it was n money troulie wen; there not many hundred thous md dollars Is'lonifin"; to tlm liiiit-Kob'n-hoiis, nml but three to divide it union'.'? 'Mien Maurice was so haml-oinc, nml played so grandly only the sooner lr slopped playinir tint letter. And so Miss Lilian dreamed nml pliinue I, sit tininii faultless altitude in alai'." m ill-chair, slowly flutteriii"; her W'at U'lill fan, wh;Ii! tlm breeii as sofily tlut tcrcd tier lilmy (lraier't!s. Next to her sat mamma, as dutiful ami obedient ns tliu AiiiiTiiimi in :i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ;i in-ually is in families of the Itiirt-liobiusoii stamp, and b 'ck of lliem the I rem Ii j:ii- w th (iweudoleii sprawled all over her lap. The Iirt tin it tin; ever of .leunne Le fevrc and Holler had met, somelliin?; like an electric slun k had p issed In tueep ihem. Ji'iiiiui' had tliuiieht ii was hale, ullhuii'.'li it m ; have Keen love, as the boundary Iim-bet w en lin-e two emotions is not always clear v do li in I. Icnnne'N father had been iiii of licer :n the I'l'i ip h army, fi -nn Alsaee. mid had been killed in the sortie (rum Met; mid Holler had actually In-'on'rcil to the army of occupation, and hail Bpeiit I wo years in garrison iitMrifbnr, lis she loiiml out in some way. Natur ally she hated him, mid Holler, seeing tlm licrceness of tlm hatred that tlaiiied in her pretty face, had determined to bit revenged on her. lie had bad his vic tories, and he said to himself that ho would make this black-hrowcd French girl yet give him it soft gluiico out her Southern eyes. He had it way of looking nt her- tou derly, intently that exasperated her. He played ut her, things who knew, full of sentiment ami longing, that madii her yenrn to box bis ears. And yet hit wan so stealthy about it! Ho saw, what every body saw, what filled Mrs. lturt Kob iisoii with unguis'), that Lilian was making what. Is vulgarly mid with vul garity called "it dead set" at him. Why, lie could not imagine. Why liny girl on earth, with Lillian's beauty, her youth ami her money, should want to marry n man whom cv everybody supposed to 1st a penniless tieruian violinist, was tieyoml hiui. He mistakenly fancied that titles without money wero not valued in this glorious Itcpiidlic; mid having siputinli'rcd all that ho could lay his hands on, mid hav ing nothing hut'his violin at present be tween himself ami starvation, hu miw no more reason w hy Lillian should de vote herself to his capture than to that of the cornet, w ho was also it remarka bly good-looking young fellow. Hut Miss Lillian knew' her game. Count Holler's .iiilactt in Munich lived it. She would not in the least mind hciuir Counte-N Holler, and if the violin cp -Hoilo got out it could bo treated a lurk. M'ks Lcfevre, sitting far back, and glower ng darkly at the handsome young liei iniin, rather amused Lillian, until, in a paroxysm of ill-temper one lav, she remarked that she didn't be lieve Holler was u Count at all. Some thing like thrill of fear shot throm'h Lillian s heart. Snpp isc, after all her languishing and posing, th,. violinist should turn out no more than the cor net? Hut Mi reassured herself: she had Mr. I'rcscott Fairbanks' word fur it, and when, alter a triumphal pruercss to Munich, gilded by the Iturt-lddi iisoii toUai's she hurst no. in Ni wtorkina blae of ''lory as the Countess Maurice Holler, she would reap a rich harvest fur her penetration. After a wit 'e a I ttle rivulet of talk gan to trickle leiwcen the violin si and the sola whereon the Hurl liobin sou sat. Very tidily Holler would get the rivneli girl m ronViTsittion. They would tit k about mu-ic in the pauses between the nocturnes and concertos, and Holier would, iuadvertaiiilv as ii were, drop, into French, This made Jeanne t ngle the tir-1 t in - hn d d so. When the music was over, it nl the pit i ide would stream out of the vast room, Holler got into the way of saunter n along toward the Hiirt-Uobiuson col lage, nml linally to sitting on the little red iiinl green' porch. In vain Mrs. Hurt Ituniiisoit entreated, almost wept, and pointed out to l.il an how u eessarv it was for them to do like other peopV, and that Holler Went to no other cot tage. I', uk and white Lilian had sonic of that nerve and enterprise about her that luiil hcScd to make Josiah Hurt Kobinson, out of small bcg'nnings, one of the greatest hardware men in New York. The Van Santvoords mul the Van der Trunks had made overtures to Holler on the strength ol the floating rem rts, which -lay by day Kvamc crvs tai ed, about his snperiontv to his cm ployim nt. and of tfi.s Miss Lilian d:d not fail to rem ml her mother. And so. w ith hcail-bui n li-js mid auxiet es mid much gossip. Holler gradually b eanie an A.ih.'ki- of the Hurt Kohiiison cot tage. For himself, he thought it much tx-t-ter to sit m the shade and watch L. ban's giaeclul wh to-ruled ligure swinging in the hummock than to diink beer 'and plav dominoes wuh tlm comet. His who'e soul w as i.l.surls d in one idea -to make money enough to got back to t;niau ered.tat'ly, and with an outfit winch would not reveal tho straits to which he had Isvn put after getting rid of the h.tndsouie allow ance made him for his (our. J.-aune Lefcvm was an episode. Ami ricans puhsl him, but this ronch girl he saw through c.is.lv cin.uu'h. Mie hatisl (ierinausrshe luiil her orphanhood, her povoriv. her i haip. e l p 'sitio-t. all to llm tieruian-, a d site te I her resentment on this cool, li.m.l-oiii lining fellow. Holler adored aik ee. and Jeanne' glowed y chnrnilnirly when tlicy rested on littlo (iwendolen, which was the only genuine thing in the HurtrUobinson family. Hy slow ilcgn est ho got Jeannn to look at him, and then gradually tlm li'-rceness uii-lt 'l out of her face; and wh-n she smiled she was beautiful. The lirst tirno Mm answered h' glance, ns ho sat, play ing Chopin in the h If-Hght, Holler fed that lie had won a hard-fought battle. It was gi-tting ln!o in the season; sum mer had uttered her mysterious, "Hush!" lie.'ori) she takes her flight: there were bill few People left ut the Hramhui House, when, late one afternoon, Holler and Lilian, siiuntcr'ng along, met Miss ta'fcvre. (fweiidoleii, for one, wits not with her. The two young women saluted each other coldly, mid Lilian walked on when she caw Holler dis-po-ed to loiter behind. Iii a moment or tvo they had disappeared. Miss Le fevre stood still when they were out of s!ght. that tlicy m'ght get a long wav ahead. Presently, us she moved slowly down the wind ng path, she aw a fan', n.l expens've Irille that she roeog'iized at once us belonging to Lilian, ly n; in the path. At that moment Holler ap peared. "(iood-eveniiigni'ain.tiiadeiiio'si'lle," said he, addressing her in French. "Mademoiselle Lit mi reiiie-tcd me to return mid look for her fan, which she had dropped; and as il led im; toward you. I came willingly." "There it is," said Jeanne, sullenly; nml us Holler stooped to pick it up, she snatched it from tin- gr mini, and ,n an Instant her strong white lingers had broken it into a dozen pieces. Holler caught her wr s's. "What are you doing that for?" In- cried. "Itccaiise," said Jeann ', coolly, "it belongs to her, nml because vou came to look for it. See." She took th shreds mid splinter in her hand, and threw lliem with no ignoble skill into the pond, lift y varils away, Holler stareif i't her blankly. Was it possible that rose-bud Ldian ill-treated ills dependent? His heart swelh d within him. as it man's heart is apt to swell at the idea of injustice to any th ng young nnd pretty of the other sex. "Does she treat you ill?" he asked. Jeanne looked ut him with line scorn. "!o you not think," she asked, iir her prdly Frencli-Fngl:sh, "that I could take cure of myself from that - that lit tle thing? Hut I tell you what, nnui Mour," she emit nucd as Holler remained silent, "you need to take can,' of ifunr ''. She knows you are a Count. Hah! these Americans!" Holler bit his lip mid looked annuyi d, but at last burst out laughing, and then Highetl it '.lorniantiigh. "Mademoiselle," sa d he, "do not deprive me of my only friend. This M ss Lilian Hurt-ltobinsoii is k'ml to me w hen you are not. She feels sympathy for me, a stranger and an exile; you do not." Jeanne, being desperately in lovo with Holler by this time, could make but one answer to these reproa -lies, which was to burst into violent weep ing. Holler reiiia ueil calm. Hi! knew something about women, and was not inordinately disturbed by their senti mental tears. He attempted respect fully, after the Continental fashion, to take her hand, but Jeanne rudely Re pulsed him, and ruMiod past, saying, U'lween her sobs: "Yes, yes, you me the lover of that little thing. Take her mid b' happy. Forg. t all about .Icanne Lcfevre. I am rightly served. The (icriuans have done harm to me and in no from the l.rst. I wish I could hate vou as 1 ought, and and " Holler saw her slim black ligure tlart iniT ahead of h m in ihe gloom. As he w alked slow ly back, null ng his blonde mustache, he concluded that he really loved this little French girl, and tliu only tiling for hiin to do was to marry her and take her back to Munich. lii the joy of the prodigal's reiurn, his parent would probably forgive him, mid he would be free from tlm pc.'sccu tious he endured in regard to fall ng in love With a certain Baroness von Hafcl stedi, who had eves I ki' the bottom of u pewter plain, and weighed twice us much as he d d. It is ea.-y to cony'iiee one's self of the wisdom of whal one strongly desires; so Holler's mind was prcitv well made up Indole ho reached the Itiirt-llob iisoii cotta;e. Lilian was waiting for him in a dark corner i f the p.irch. "Weil, where is my fan?" Holler's In-art gave a jump. He ha I forgnit 'iiall about the fan. "I I as sure you, inadenio selle, 1 .searched -at d I'm sure it is not in the path." he adde I. w th sudden boldness, for it was surely at tin- lolloni of the pond. "You prol ably met 'the governess," sa d Lilian, with sarcasm in her .smooth voice. "I di l," replied Holler, laniclv. "Ah!" She rclh'cti d. It was now or never. Holler, in his supposed position, would never dare to make the lirst advances to her; that had been fully divided. Conni es Maurice Holler - well, it was worth the stake, and she had read in several nov els vviiero Ihe heroine had verv -110- ccsstullv proposed to the hero, and had. U'cu accepted. She rapidly ran over in her mind the genci at furu'i of the pro p.isit:on. Kol'er," she said, dramatically, "you (re poor unknown - a wand. t ing mm- slrel "l Is'g your pardon, mademoiselle, I have a regular contract with tho pro prietor of the Hrmntoii House for tuiir months. beginning Ktst June." That is nothing." said Lilian, vexed to have her exordium so disturln-d. "Hut do you not see bow it is? lo you not feel for me?" To have two w omen throw themselves at his head the same afternoon was nioro than even tieruian stolidity could stand. Holler M-trd his hat and' retreated to ward the steps. 'Mademoiselle," ho said earnestly, "1 assure vou I feel for yon. To lose nn ornament like umr fan', cherished for a thousand tender association, the gift, ivihsps. of n favored lover a-ah? pod evening, mademoiselle," and ho w as gone. Lilian stood, angry and irresolute. Just then she saw the lamps 1 ghtisl in the little drawing-room, and Jeanne enter, tv.th (iwendolen tagging after her k Usual. It suddenly oii tirivd toher that perhaps it would "bo as w ell to .send the French goicmes-i home. Mie tepH-d in through the open window. I've Kvn thinking,' she said, mni ablv. to Jeanne, "that von must tm,l it I 1 a: In r Mnnuluphoro, nnd perhaps you'd Un to pay a vij t to jour fi emls''or fevr week. I'm sure mamma will agrea to it," "Hut I have no friends nearer than France," replied Jeanne, doggedly, fitting down and disentangling a won derful piece of crocheting belonging to Gwendolen. "Then vou ran go down to the hoimo in Fifty-efghth at runt." "Hut why do you wish to get rid of me, mademoiselle? Do I interfere with your plans) in any way?'' It will bo wen that tho two young ladies were rapidly drifting into a quar rel. Opportunely Mrs. liurt-ltobicsoti entered. "You up at this time, Gwendolen? It's a quarter of nn hour pat vour bedtime. Miss U'fevre, you should not allow (iwendolen to sit up until nearly 1'iL'ht 0 cluck Jeanne marched Gwendolen off to bed. So th -ii she was to le sent ba k t' Fifty-eighth s'rect. Well, it did not matter; she would tell Mrs. Hurt-llob-inson she was will'ng to go, and she would be spared the sight of Roller's nml Lilian's billing and cooing. Next morn ng it was nil arranged ls-fore breakfast. Mn. H irt-Koblnson, who had, of course. I ') 11 dragooned by M'ss Lilian, gave some preposterous reason for nil ng her buck. 'J he house was open. Tin- housekeeper and two ser vants were there, and Mr. Hiit't-llobin-H011. And M ss Lcfevre left on the mid. day train. Two or throe nights after ward. Mr. Hiirt-Kobinson was smoking his afier-dinncr e'ir.ir on the balcony, w linn Holler's card was brought up to him. Mr. Hurl-l'obiiisonVs heart sank. H' had heard In some way how things w, re go'ng up nt the Hran don, and he was cohvineed that Holler came to a-l; h 111 for Lilian's hand, mid inferentially for a large sum of ready money. If there was any thing om earth this excellent hardware merchant loathe I, it hip a German Count. Next to an Italian Marquis , he esteemed them the most odious of their species. Consequently liisgreeting to Holler was any thing but conciliatory, "Mr. Hurt-ltoiiinson, said Roller, standing wdh his handsome head bared, ami his hat held at a correct nnglu, "I came to you ih the nearest and only friend of a young lady in whom I am deeply iilt Tested." "Go on, sir," snorted Mr. Hurt-Robinson. "I am deeply attached to her. I wish to ask her to bo my wife. Not Ix-ing familiar with the custom of the country, I have only my own instincts to guide me. I refer to Mademoiselle Jeanne Lcfevre." Mr. Hurl-Kobinson jumped up nnd grasped Holler's hand warmly. "A most excellent young woman. Anv thing I can do, you may command me.' "I can refer you to tin) Gorman Con sul," said Ko'lor, fumbling in his card case. "You will perhaps understand lilt; when I say that 1 prefer having cer tain circumstances in my favor, p-r-Imps -remain unknown." He handed Mr. Hurt-Hobinson a card with his name, "Count Otto von Holler," engraved on it, and in a corner a coronet. This last impressed the sturdy republican deeply. "If I can gain M ldenio's 'Ile Lcfcvrc's cons "tit, I would choose t be married nt the French consu'a'e here. 1 under stand there is great simplicity in your marriage laws, ami if rightly vised by German representatives here, it will bit quite sullieient." "The laws of tho 1'iiited States, nnd of tho Stale of Now York in particular," impre-sively remarked Mr. Hurt-Kohin-son, ":t'c good enough for any man to gel married under." A week or two after this, Roller and Jeanne were on the steamer sailing away toward Germany, with a cable gram from the parents of the bridegroom mul another from the mother of the bride securely laid away in Roller's pocKct-iMiok. i.uian was cross for a month or two, but, not licing a I ad heiirted girl, she rot over it, and found some compensation in bragging of her friend Countess Maurice Kolh r. As for Jeanne, A'sa s' an I Lorraine are for gotten. Mi is quite vvill;ng t let by gones be l y-i'onos, -md lavs the Franeo Gorinan war to the machinations nt uil itieians. Il,fjr's ItVii'- HE WAs? EXCUSED. An Old Hiirki'n Nirtkluic Arsument In 11 Oilesllnn of Niiturill lllstorv- Hovvn ill the woods of the Chicka inaiiga battle tields rabb ts skurry from one brush-heap to another, mid the squirrels chatter as thev look down from their po'clics at men wandering from point to p. lint in tlie openings. We were sk rting Snudgrass Hill when vv heard a gun go olV, followed by a s'-ries of veils and whoops, l'us'iing into tlp wootls a few rods we came upon un id 1 ilarkv scaled on a log with one paid I --. rolled up. Then' were four or live t nv streams of blood running down, and i' was plain enough that some .scattering -hot had struck him. As we reached huu a i ilorod bov a'" ut sixteen years old came out of th I r -h with a I ght shot-gun in his hands, and the old man looked up and said: "Julius, look heah! You has dun shot your ladder in do leg!" "Why, pap, I dun 'spoed you win a rabbit. I seed simthin' mo'vin' in tie brush, an' 1 bla.cd away." " V.aetly, Julius 1 correspond. You dun took an ole nigger weighin' one hundred ami eighty pounds fur a little rabbit 'Unit a foot long an' jist 'miff to make soup for one! Julius, Ie gwine to show you do difference between a rabbit an' vour fadder!" Ho had Wn cutting a green llr.ib as ho talked, and when ho tinishitl he took the boy by tho collar and played the "bud" to him until the young man jumped two foot high mini sung out 1 ko a brass band. Hy and by wo gently in terfered to prevent further punishment, and the old man held tho bov oil and Sk-ktl: "Julius, does vou soo me?" "Yes. f.Mor.' "IKh's vou know nio fruni a rabbit?" Yes." "lVn you start fur hum an' pick up dat lw an' make dat co'ntield ache, nn' do ncx' time you go huntin' vou holler Oliver moufhefo' you shoo't off yt.r gun! ticnrioii, good inawnin'. im' please 'sense dis lectio disrupsliuu." The Cr.-g n lumber business is said to Iv in a il,. irishing cond.tiou. LATE FASHIONS. I'rrtty anil Myllnh ! That the ladle Are N"w WonrliiK. The fronts of many bull dresses aro of brocade, embroidered catin,, or net, or tulle, or net wrought with jet. The backs aie draped very full with tullo or velvet. A handsome dinner dress lias tho vest and plain skirt of dark green vel vet, the polonaise of rich green fuilkr, buttons down upon the vest, nnd is ilrnped h'gh In front, fulling in long full folds ut the back. In I'aiis the old-time gown inado with a demi-traiif. which w looped up m ow'for street wear and worn long in the house, is revive I. It is made of cloth or Velveteen. A bull dress of rrwln tulle with chen ille tu.ts of tho Mini t color is worn over sk'rts of net of the exact shade of the tulle. The neck nnd sleeves of the low-cut bodice are finished, with 11 full ing of tulle. Apple blossoms ami leaves of the mo-t exquisite workman ship form the trimming of this beauti ful nml airy toilette. Hlack, white, yellow in nil Mindes, pink and blue are tho favorite colors for evening ilre-ses. In Paris, for full dress, scarfs of gold and tinsel-worked net. ruehiiigs of net with loops and ends of satin ribbon, nnd folds of tulle forming braces inio which brilliant butterflies nre placed at intervals, are more fash onablu than (lowers. Vests covered with gold embroidery are used with cloth dre-ses. A dark brown cashmere dress has tho skirt made with white pleats edged with brown velvet. The bodice is part ly covered by a capo of brown brocaded velvet trimin 'd w tli cheu lie fringe ami broad enibro.dery of gold aud brown beads. A ruby cashmero toilet has a pleated skirt The overskirt is pointed in front and draped full in tho back and is trimmed with cream lace. Tho blouse waist has a ruby vr1 :et collar trimmed with the cream luce and fastened by a bron.e buckle. A reception toilette is of black Sicilienne; tho bodice and tablier are of brocaded silk tr ninied w.th rich lace and bcjd embroidery. Foulard covered with laco Is much worn for evening dresses in F.uropo. A dinner dress of citron-colon d vel vet is trimmed with narrow bands ol marten fur about tho bodice and the front breadth. Tho high collar is lined with poppy red silk, nnd the tlouuce on the bottom of the skirt has the plaits turned back from the upper edge showing a similar lining. An evon'ng dress is made of scarlet S'lk, covered with jet-embroidered net. The low-cut bod ee seems made entire ly of jet. The sleeves are formed of three festoons of black beads. A dark green cloth dress has the sk.rt made w th k:lt plaiting and pun els alternat:ng. The panels arc trimmed with gold braid in leaf design. The heavy corded Jer-ey bodice has a long spray of leaves on the left side just below the waist line. The edge of the bodice is concealed by the overskirt. which is ilrnped very short in front, unrl full ami lonir in the back. SENATOR BOONE'S OPINION OF PR. DARRIN. San Francinco Chronicle. The reporter wended his way to the office ot ScriviKT & Hoone, attonieys-at-law, &!0 Cali fornia street, with the view of applying the re porter's exhaust puii.p to the Hun. John L. llooiie. who was cured hy Dm. Darrln. L'lion slaliiiH tliu object of his visit lie found Sir. lioonean entliiisiaHt on the buhjoct of his treat ment unci cure, lie sail!: "I was troubled w ith eczema, which had at tacked my nose. This itave me the anueurance of beiiiK hard drinker, when, as a mailer of tact 1 have always been must abstemious in the tmelot liipiorK. 1 wan for ten years under treat ment with the best physicians iu the city. In stead of KttiK bi iter 1 Rot worse, though one of my iliM liirs, 1 am putinttcd. did the best he could fur me. Indeed, he declared that lie would stake Im reputation as a physician on niy ease, and if lie failed would consider him self disKriieed. So Knat was my annoyance that It threatened to drive me from my profes sion. Kinally, bci-oimnic distrusted with these repeated failures, I consulted Dr. Darr-n and placid myself under his care. Mv improve ment was imiiuiliate. and after a few ds.is, to my inexpressible relief, the disnim euble erup tion was enliroly removed. Int. HakkinV MAUSK1I0 ThKATMKVr ITKKI1 mk. This was more than two yens ami, and none of thcs.vmp loins hav e since reappeared. Dr. Damn is a well-read, si ientilte anil skillful 1111111. and I am Kind to testify to his attainments. My previous experiments lind cost me lattte sums ut money, which was worse thn thrown away. One thousand dollars would not tempt me t i niiain become similarly Htllieled. if 1 cetild nut aiiuiu come under this mini's treatment." & LADY'S THANKSGIVING. To Tim IVlil.lc: This is indeed a ThanksKiv inif Hay for me. and I know of no better way lo express my thanks than by Kh un: the public the marvelous way in which lira. Harrin of li: Mot ktnli street. San t-'runiasco, cured me ut deiU'ness. 1 had been deaf a liini; tipte, which hud itr.idually come Umn me. i applied to Ihe lhH tors. Hint throiult their tmiirnetic treatinint 1 am restored. M Ut. M. ('. I'KTrlltSUN. !.'! Cat ilic street. S. F. November 2., lsNi. Dr. Darrln can he "een daily at his farlurs, ll;t Stooklim street. Sau 1'rntieiseo, front 10 A. M. lo S I'. M. The poor treated free of charge u to lliihiily. S'tid fjr . iivuiar. Kiauiiuutiuu free. Three negroes were lynched ear Hood town, S. C. A LOVELY COMPLEXION. "What a lovely complexion," we often hear persona say. "I wonder w hat she doea tor itf" In every case the purity aud lovelities of the complexion depends upon the blood. Those w ho have sallow, blou hy face may make their akin atiiooth and healthy by takitm enough of Dr. I'ierce'a "Golden Medical Discovery" to drive out the humors lurking iu the system. J. C. M Her was shot and probably fatally wounded by U. N. WaJker in Washington. PALPITATION OF THK HEART. 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