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LONE HOLLOW; Or, The Peril of (lie Penroy3. A Thrilllnor and Roraantlo Story Of Love and Adventure. t j a mm h. mkhkii i. ai raoaoi "iiooui Bill, Tunm Jot" aso OintH Hturiim. (eesyrtaV, ISM, tiy Ctt A .V Ulft Atw m, oOTrsn. I KflfW '" "I" s '"' """ wild talk id u SMdaW, in wb i i i ad fll-u iifi4reMarinir fr in death at Ibe hand nf trumps, u I then supposed my lulo istailanjs to I"' " Of course I fi'lt uneasy, BBS wat lous U make my ttoapt, Ml this I "OOM oot do, since Den Benito kepi cIom i upon my movements. In my opinion Hi" evo ww esnsrtlsd by berte-tblevei or counterfeiters ; and I Ml of tee Dpi I kNI that tbo present dweller Buy here betnal tin,.- member nf tin' ""I I in I'l'1 ii" uch suggestion I" I'1"1- lio-.v-v-r II'1 will eonstanlly harping BOOSl Ma ayroo(i,aod assuring mo that Ibe Dogl end atteaiptsd to murder bim will' kit SWS I''1"1 pmvo till aaacrtion In- showed tne 11 sc.ir over his right ear, where the assassin's blow had been iIHiviti I " Of 'u I hummed his hallucination, tod mi we gut on swimminc v t-'ii'-tlicr. Of oourMt liu li-fl Ihu ruvi' is -rjsi'iiially. in. I went in quest nf prorteloM for Ml On UetMoocaaiooi ks looked ma in i rooea opening frniii IM DWU cum-, Hi" dOM oi which meaueeol bsaryonk I preeunw It bed bora used as Hm prison room of (In outlaw wlm nui-e in hit i'iil Hi'1 purr " It wan nut until vi'ry KMBtl Wall persuaded my lni'T t.i x'i iint in-loin oomiwiii lulu "ii a visit to Wom-hi-iii, Bad in the night nnd on fool It wus t l--n thai I gave 1 1 1 it i tim ulip uihI MMUkgsd inkssp safely nut "f Mi eluteket I knee Bhtl Austin Went word since, and I' .in" l f i 'in kmi that Dea it" hit i iiii been known i him for u long tiui'' II" eniiHnlcrs ibe old friiow harmless, hut asoidMly n lunatic " it wa a teraaga story Indeed thai l.uru Joyoetnld (Jruoe IVur.ry, under Hi" glnwnf th swinging laaw in lot privacy of bar own room. It iIhI twin inurh likrn fan ; uin, ami i' Hi" preeenoe of Uira wai proof thulebo liuil i'K-iiM'il ili-utli It must b true; In furl, (Intro never Ihnughl t" doubt for inn' hp 'liu ii' "It a strange slnrv." Iin "Ui"l i r.t. at Ifiifili "I' aii'ina likn n dream to me, end I can not lm too tli inkful t" Imvuyou bai'k, Blhfl u 1 1 t wait 11 "To you I uin ulivi' mid wi'II, I" n'hera I must yet be us one dead," said l.uru, in u low, guarded t un', us though alio foured th" whin might ban luddenty nOQUired the (iftof bearnuf, ",Wliy is ttuit I" "That I may tlio better fru.lruto hl wb'kiii M'liouiaa " "To wboui ilo you roforl " "Buruly you cm guess." " I ran not." I.uro rogurded hop friend In appaimit 111 biuiahmriit "li II pottltilt I hit jron do not " under taml tho Iruo churartor of Clinton S' n bjWbtt'' "I BadertUuid him HipfiH'lly," aumvopi'il Oraro "ii" bni been ran bind t" no iMoe freedpn died, end ban taken all n pcniiiiiiiiii hit my handi of looking aftni affaira elamt LoM Hollow," "Ami ho win liadly nMOBM owtrol si the million or mora your poor RPHOd fat to i h'ft." petupned Uora, irlmi.t "That la wlml ln i uftcr. Um't Irutl bin Urartv Ho it u w'i'HMil, two i.'lrd iiii troarlioruut. I bi'ifyoulo Ihuvhi'i of tint' mail, who in owl from lh nolo of hit font to bboorowo of in biad fou will beware ol bun, U'll III" rOU wdlf " Kop iinro Ijiiru J.n'.ti m'l'nii'il in doiully oiti ii' i . uii'l IktPI iv it h i IntN ' p 1 1 1 in,' ktytdoennd mien u tba benl toward kar Ooualll "I do nt fear klia, bul ranrd laaOap laiunea fnoiid," pi tamed BraM "Yet, to pioaan you, I will beaver on ttyftiard " "Thank" UO not liiriition Hi" I MM o( fOUf Mtog mi' to a bring a i ii Keep my until i bni ron p tab tad you w u uerar re- BM it PfO Hi"" III i Hut, (liar" " "I protniK" rri'l mi ) Thou Lnra i prang up, enbrnoed tad kitted kef ffonrHi and turned toward tho door " I mutt Ki noWi deareal, bul wb ibal onx't ai(iuii tft kMg Good ulgltl " (juirkiy tiii'iiinii tho key Lure opened Inn door ami gUdaaj from Hi" POOOV HWIftly ahr inf.. i .i uwi iktfjIMrt ladtkanot out Into tho akfbl teMtpked iht pained Ibe itum "n th' rmw wtiou ibe t'M a loueb on b pi Tim Man )utt ibet iliaolatad lit nwe, "Uai I itaagbi n, ban Jewel Nm d' i i iiut run than die hi iiii alber Minute " A pair "f dlifita, ituoI ua death, rloaail Iwaattae leroalui Lura, and abb fill nei etlf aiukiu(. falnungi djrtegi to ihu rbvad OgUPTM xvui. run . iia AI wail In vain l.uru J..,r Inrd t.irry out. Tho lomblo IliiKrra ulniil Imr tin out hliuloff a.) nrtii'UlatiKii m Tat, you aball die I" Meted the voloa ol ciiuuui Him krlgbt, ua kt n ntbed btrto t bt ground, ami otulgtO kM throat Wttk 111'' fury of a ntdnltt Uo did tint know kaw tat came to ipt ftaaj. tkt doow of lha philck kt only katn that alio at u no and rrady to il" him Ho' Utuioat hat m Ilo ttW hrr nil r tbl bOUte, bo guraai d Um II alb, tlthOUgb kt hud ikiI eeeii Lrr (arr, end had lain In wail Ullll abt car .. out. Ilo hail imiiio loo IK-ar Iho if.uil nf h.t am bltloua di'in tofultrr at Intl. or ut tlio earridoe nf huiaan Inn Tlinv w.it i. Biorry iu Ida hoart aa bt pTttaid UM MM dor girl un, lrr lot baadt to tho On! t a Pour Laral PJMp grow faint, tnd iin uu.lt e ttraagl gigkla AlUfd bofort hrr rtttoa. Wat H i. deatkl Would uo one oont to Hit roauui Tareo Ikntigklt Mttod Ikrougb Um bt ouuitMtl la am i I Hi" (lying git I. and Han Ui durkucaa of kiaentioUUj orepl in it Ml "8oouuili I. I bai ( potj ut lat A band oitttobtd Ibe arm of lee Winked naaaaain, tad tot Rtll UttlnBl bt wet bar ltd rudely front kit rUlltn. Captain Hlarlirigbt uttrrrd u low, al.u mod cry. ltuat no onlinary uffuir to bteaUgkl la auch aKitition, and lionaliKM Intdangrr et on or Urawmg ln hat low, ho attempt',! le eacape. bat it ulern voire bed hit -,un,l out a pMU ol alarm to Ml n a tt i MFl "Kun, or offer le. and I lire ' Then the Captain aaw thai he waa e.'- end by a MeBtttan rtrolver Hi own baud fell to bit h p To hit rliaci ho ever, he dlacxirond that he waa unarmed "I kn. toil. Cunt Htarbrubl. " Ihkmh! tboatm 'Tkt gold Milt oi CaUforuli haven mar return in vain .'hrn'i n hnlt- winch Judge l.iu.li hat kmt'. niurdervr Your naak do oelvetl I even the wido fltpauae of e oonn 'u you and your crime Will i i Murder I That ttetM to 00 ynui taiiiiia, amu II it ouClM-UUIini jour character - At Uua moment Die niuuo iiluiuinalitl ihu tetae, end the l ranger a floe wan fu..) iv. (Captain Huriiriahl '.uterrupted him wita a gnat err "My Uod ' tf u Aaw fmtM ' "Ape! and the avenger of t ie wronired I've tnuled you to your bur, Uu putter, IMef, eaaaaaiD 1 Huw dia, coward that you arel" A taarp report followed Captain Htarbrigtt aank to tho ground, and for tome momenta ibe nreager beat orer bit ytotim. "Dead r be Anally rkeulnted Tnea, bearing alcoa tnd vuicra aourua bins, et- triu'ti'd iloiibtleta by the rVpoA of the re volver, the man turned and glared at Lun Joyce, who atlll lay inaonalble ou the ground. "The lady la dead I have a claim on her 4 riuin, thai ta greater tnnn tbeee people with their tuillione." Hu bent quickly, lifted tho girl in bla anna, and with a defiant cry, ruahed nwny with l.ura into tbo ahadowa of the hollow Itiiiiiediatoly after two men camo to tho gale with a lantern. Oub waa Hani, ice black aUblo hoy, and tbo other the garden i r, Otoar Kugan. "Ilniu! whet' a thin f cried tho gnr rteni r, aa ho flung tho raya of hla lantern ovor tbo proxtraUt man iu tho road. "It't tbo Cap'n, marto Oacar." "tt -i" HtarbriibL for a irota" ew ..ii(t. ragan. r, ommr wiiat a come over Mar' " BoM una tliot the marte." JuKlthcn, however, the Captain moved end tut up. H prorad that be had not bocn toaobad by IbebnUet, tat had fanned from Iheuxtuiiiidini'iitrauaed ataoolugund rccog uiziug Iiih iiKtuilunl. "Nn karad0BaN taul Captain HUrhrlgbt, "only I waa uMtiiultfd by trnuipa Keep n ken lookout, Pagaa. Vll MH naearch for the KroiindreU in the morning " Tken Oaplail HUrbnght haaU-ned to the houHoiiii'l wait not long iu gaining the prea nnroof Mm rrnmy. The Captain waa more deeply troublod to nighlthan he hud la-en In yoara. A tcr ribln danger nieiiared, mid before III" men I.,, ihion .la. iv "I a liungiuan't rope lie wat iu ii tremor of excitement, and bla fere waavety pule when he entered tho prea euro of the widow 1'enroy " What it the t.roublel You aro aa pain aa a ghOlt, Captain." " Mm. Ponroy, m trt plating fai with me, ' cried the Captain, iu " almrp tone, thai tMrtrtd Willi unger " I do not underatund you, air." "An atleuipt baa jutt la-en made upon my life, mid I believe ym are at Ibe bottom jl It," lot declared, fiercely. "You aurpnae mo." Tin- w nlow wua ralin ut an n irlr, and Una iilinnraa only aerved to enrago him tbo more. Mr pared Hie floor ami curw-d iu a way lliut waa terribln to hoar "Cupliiin Kiurbright. I will not buvn tlni in my bOUtt," taul Mr I'l'liroy, with an iiiiiinuiil ih grcoof emphaala. "Youralorm lag will no no good What you mean by aa trrtlng that an ultempt haa been made agalntt your life I do not know, but ono 'lung I do know, ami thai la Unit I have d nlrd toitttrrtiny nulhority I know well moogk that I am Ibe only rightful heir to ny fiilher't property, and I thull atonco an ten my olalat. Here waa rebellion Indeed. The Captain waa unite iitlounded. linen heretofore the widow had been u meek pup pet III Ilia lunula. "Youreluim, imidiiinf" affi rting a amilo. The will of Morgan Viniillble left nil bit proNTty tudrure " "I have aiN'ii no will." "Il la In the hauda of the proper hthoii ami Mill In produced in gixal time." "That la what gou aay," retorhil tho pfidOWi with a allow of uiiuaual aplrit, "but I will ii"t aii'i'pl your aaaertlon 1 bo Unvt Ibere wta no will, tad that I um the proper one to take charge of l.ouo Hollow and tin- oiln-r property I thull vmil Mtuiin Held to nmi row and lay tho caae laTforii a Utwytr I will no longer ho iliiK-d by you and your PjtUkraU, fjtptMt Hturbright. I fell in with lour plant ou a former OOOttlOB botnUlin I Hi i i - my father mralit to dlt Inhrrit in,', anil that tb "ire prrtrnlMxl by yon wnn the only one wktrtby I rouid retain a DOOM, (Inc word from M at. Hint lime would hnvo runted fallier lo will every Hung tWtl from hit pelatlvea. Hluco I uin convinrrd that ho uiiidn no will I um flalai iiiliml In attart my rlgble, end I now Inform you, OtptatS Hiurbnght, (but your Ki rvirrt art no LoUgtf required lit LtM lloiiow Purther, I refute to oobmbI to ynnr nun l ingo w ith my diiughlor." "Indeed : ' The in.olatn b'ok I pinch of muff trom n gold ciwrrcd box ill hrr tide, and regnrdmt hrr yitltor with IBB QOOlttl dildiilii. At Mot tbl Captain Huaight of hla encounter in the pond, and Junpnd u a indden ronoiu- moii Willi PngtPd to Mrt. I'ruroy'a auddeu oliauiro of front. "Madiini. you will ruolliia-" " No lluratt, Ciipum. I know what I am about " "Ituppoat to," angiily. "I ataud Wb" bat pnl yOt up lo drfylng 11 1 nnyn oomulted only my 0 tea." " i do not belle yt it." "Have il rare, or your Intolrure may bo.-w BBBtod." "Tho villain I oniviunterod In tho roml Juat now bat botfl hrro ami act you g "pen re bell km iigumtt BO, and ugumti your daughter You have iloiibtleta agreed to divnio Hie -i .t Willi bun." Tbt tUrpriatd look OUher face wat evl denco thai Mra. lVuruy did not fully com prebend the mail's mottling 11", however, icat ikrawd Ibaa ununl, to uiimiiti by imiig- n at ion w at In , failitl lo comprehend, nud prootadod, with Baron wntki "It it Karl Vaudilile, tho runaway vaga bond nud kh-uiI uutcaat, who bat romo ben and tel you up to defv Iho exprcaaed wttktnotnnr fnUmr Hut let mo tell you unit your tokoMWUlfblL It iknU kt air work to OX pOtt hit villainy am! yourt, and to ttoUrt to Hull kind old nun t grand gnngbttr tbt property thai be in Mi dying OJOJBBBtl tiiiil tho hbould have." For n full minute Mrt I'mnoy could not ieuk from IlklBllkmUl " Karl Yandtble It dead You told BM ao yourtrlf " "Ho I thought, but ho hut returned, ami BUlgb1 BUttt an attempt lo mui'dcr mo, 1 la-lane, at your tuggeatloii." "Are y Ml BMd, Captallll" "rri m ar it, I believe, on mi-cunt of your ingratitude, utter I have done to much for you. ' "So much, indeed !" aueered tbo woman "I btlle Vt not lung you aay. Kveu If Karl abould live ho haa no claim ou my father't proparty " " No, but ho will nttlat you to win ugatntt the witbrt of the dead, and in Pfl' uUdb to tot lattreataaf Qrnoa it it a nisa plot. Out it will uot work, ntl attured of that " "if Inert it no Will I ahall win." "Hut inert it a wtfl " "Then I call BB you to prinlintt It." "It will la' fori h,t 'mm n in gixtl time " "Yen gittl, I will tee aUml that. Again any that you ure no longer wauled at bona Bellow, Otpjnabi Htarbnghu" ".I uiav not choote to no at vour Nd ding. Von, BBB mytell, iiH' oniv a guoat In ir." tan) the Captain, with a amile tlial had in it more ol venom than pleasantry. " I will tbow you " Mm IVuny aprang up and aeunl a t-ii pull. Mtie at uoi quirk enough, however. "I will retire, but not from laino Hollow," neat KM Captain, bowing and atruluig from the roeau i IIAI'I Kit XIX. Tin wiiNiar hkahh a atrai atiiim Mrt I'rntcy hetitatitl a uiouieut about rtnaing. tUfeU the Capt.uu had made good h.t rv.,i-from the lioute, then the rang, ami to Hie tenant who auawcrcd ahe celled for 11 rare The latter waa in her ruom preparing to re ire I r -. ... ; i;, !.,,,( not heard th' i- tti i ti u ,i . uhlivtoue of the daugert that hail meuaritl I.ura Joyce after tier drarlurt' from lame Hollow. '' a' ,. .. ' wm.! t hrr mother "So yu rm autwrr when 1 rail." .-.I Ito in moat unpieaaanl "lalwayt do, mother "Ihi you!" with e tneer "Heal dutiful all at oece, ereo't you I Have you eeen Cainain Starbrigbt this tvcoiagl" "I have n;it " ' DM you hear tbal hia life had beeu aa tailed." "I dal not " "1 beard oou commotion ouuide, but do nut believe it w it aay thing aerx'ut To Captain haa beeu carrying eSaira with a L.,:. d betl . ! MBj al.4 I aA. to put a ttnpto It" Grace regarded her mother lu aurpnae. It waa through Mra. IVnroy that Captain Htarbnght gumiila footing nl Ixme Hollow, and fJlBJt bail aw-n tbo two much Uigelbor and behered them the beat of frienda There It little wonder, then, that alio re garded Hi" proaent outbreuk with wonder "I aupiaxoxl Onptam Hturbright waa a welcome gueat here, mother." "Novertholeta ho la uot," retorted -la fmliti widow, Luk i n if a plurh from her gold auuff liox. "I with you would turn him the cold ikmllfT hereafter. He la almplyu fortune huuU-r of the wortt type. It it my Wiab that you do nut uountouanru bin. fu.ther " " It hna hfoto to d1osv "". tnnt 1 have or-raleniueed him at ail."' daclared Oraoe :viti i oa nav ni very dutiful. I."' ua aoe if you cau lie an uim-b ao In lla future. 1 have ordered the Captain to n main away from Ione Hollow In the future, llerortnlnly will not roturn If he doea not have encouragement from you." "Haa he guuo away voluntarily I" "No. I ordered him to leave, I U'll you." "Hut I thought" "No matter what you thought, It'i aottlod thatlheCupt.ii, la hereafter n at ranger here. I will call in advtaera and settle your grandfather's ettatu to suit myself aa his only heir." flrare waa silent. Hhu waa puzhtd to know what bad come over her usually docile mother, but she re fused to gratify her curiosity by asking quettious. "You may go now, but remember that I forbid you huving augbt to do with Captain Htarbnght." Oriiru rote to leave th rnoui. Hhe had reached tlio door when Mrs. Feuroy said : "( io word further. It is puatiblo thul you have MM sm-iiking regurd for Austin Wentwnrd. 1 may BS uiiaiuknn in this, tincr I have not teen him almtit in some time; but let um warn you Heat At must re main away ua well. I'll have no sneaking beaus alxnit they're all fortune huutora to the last man " Grace s cheeks reddened with Imligna Hon. Her mother but alwuys treab-d her harshly, und now she felt that It was wholly unjust to treat her aa though she were a little child to bo repriuiambtl at will Grace was like her father, bOBOtl und gen Ue.with a trusting nature that mado friends, yot rendered her eutfly Imposed on. " Mother, I will obey you in all thing right, but you must nut spouk harshly ol Austin PTaBtword." "Musu't II" with a sharp intoiiutiou. "Well, well, has it 0BM to this that I em U be dolled In my uwu Imust and by my own daughterl Who is this Weiitword, I should llkn to ask, that ht must bo treated with surb immaculate re gardl Nothing but n low mechanic, with ito thought abovo n saw und Jurk plaue. think-" "Mother!" " I will goon, and you shall not stop me until I've hud my say," Insisted Mrs 1'enroy, growing hot wilb her own conceit. "Austin Weiitword MpBOBBd that you would aome Bay b rich, und that was why he puid you such assiduous court. You buvo uot even biui since your grundfalher'a death, I take III" " I have not" "True. Well, lm won't bo apttotroubk you again. Why I Hiuiply beruuto ho has doubtless lanpaotod that all is uot gold that gliltrrs, and (hat tin) supHited heiress has hern rut off with a shilling. 1 under slaud theto man, they urn all sordid crent ures " ' Mother, Mate, I pray you. Have you forgollon my falhorl" told Grace, lu i in,.. ,i undertone. "No; Mr. 1'ouruy was a guvd uiau, thi bett one I Ivor mot, yot ha bad bts faults. " " W ho bus notf "Tnie; but It WM of Weiitword that we wen spcuking. Do you expect luui uguiu to seo you I" (liaro was silent "1 understand your feelings ; you hope he will return ugiuti, but, let mo tell you, hi' hod better not I would sooner seo jou dead Hum tho wif" of a low mechanic." ' Mother, why will you peraitt iu speak lug thus disrespectfully of Austin I" "I express my true opinion." "1 bOpO not" "I seo that you entertoiu n sneaking affoo Hon lor lilin." cried Mrt. l'euroy, angrily "l,et me tell you that you receive hia fur titer ulteutioiis at yuur pcriL Hbould you dare marry such ua bo I would disinherit you." It was Grace's turu to show resentment now. Meek people are usually Urui enough a hen Hit- riH'k of forbcaruuoo has been pasted "Molhnr, 1 will not listeu Y'ou talk ol dlaliiheriting me, bul that you can not do, sin, " you huve nothing of your own ; luy iu hrnluticc comes direct from Gramlui Yuudihlc, and you cau not touch it While 1 live, however,' you shall uot want for a home and all the comforts that money can give, but you mutt not insult my feeling aa you have done lo night" The girl ehokod-at Hie last and there wcrt tears in tho honest gray eves, for it grieved the heart of Grace to tt-ak harshly lo bet mother, even under provocation. A sneer curled the lip of Mrs 1'enroy, win. h fulled to improve her looks, and in her faded eyea than camo a auddeu, un readable gleaui. " Ho! ' she aspirated, "I eon that the lm maculate Captain Htarbnght has played hit rank, well , bul in spile of thai ho shall uol Mooted I" " Captain Hturbrighti" " Yes He baa uivcn you to understand that Morgan, my father, made a will ou the light Of hit Intl illness, giving you every tluug. Will you deny III" " No, for il is true." "1 knew it. When Captain Htarbnght told you that your irraudfather left BWttl M MM, IM no sin ii was touud, nnd am the only heir to my father's prop crty. You s,v. iho shoe la im the other foot and that get remain an minute of I .our Hollow at my sufferance. The little plot arranged between you and the Captain U wtu a million haa failed 1 am not th dupe and foul you and Captain Htarbrighl Iniagiucd " The widow tappi-d her gold anufl box to give emphaaia to her words. Grace ngarded her lu horrified silence Her mother mutt be losing ber rcaeon, It seeuiitl lo Grace, else she would never make such an accusal um, ao causeless nud wicked "Htand then and gape, like the silly fool that you MB," cried the uuuatural mother I " You didn't imuirine lhal 1 would m through your scheme, it waa ao ueally plan uod " "Mother, pirate don't," pleaded Grace "Hut I will, just the same, you ungrate ful girl I will not submit to bo driven from home by you ami that eeoundnlly Captain I " " Mother. I can not listen." pretested Grace 1 know you an not yourself to ntght Home other time, wheu vou nra caliu, I will talk with you on tint subject " ' 1 am ralin now, " dit .ared Mrs IVunv " I with you to tell methe truth ngardiuf this Captain Htarbnght " " I know M men than you do about turn " " Ml he B you that your grandfather left a w-illl " " Yea I know he left ouc, for I saw It wnn my own e -t When! When I" demanded Mrs l"on ny, eagerly Grace explained bow. on the morning nf Mr Vendible t death, the bad thought she heard his voice calling mid she had rushed Into find him It mgt tui and white oa the pti low. "The anil re lying befon him, ami n stranger, e lawyer, I suppose, and Captain Htarbnght sUasJ at the bad tide Grand father waa dead even then, bat In my ex t-itemeut I did not rully renline It" And you tew the wiU, you are sun of BMP " I am sun of thai" " Did you know what it contained!" awen t t nun on Us watwa s ..range. g""r in inn faded eyes aa she aaked tbo question. " No, I did not" said Iho girl. "Then why do you imagine that my father dialnberlted me, his only child, to take up with n more disuul nlat ml" " 1 only know that be so declared bin In tention many timet" "To you I" " Yea, to me " " Indeed.'' 'Will you permit me to ask you n ques tion, motherr " Cartainly." " I Imve uo wish U) claim what ii not my own by law and right mother dear," pro eoded Grace, as sbu sank lo a seat and re-anb-d Ura prnrov wit i u saddened uiw oi toe uoneat gray eyee. "I only know mm grandpn executed a will la my favor, but there is this tbal baa puziled me. If tin will wti not signed, would it be lawful when it waa sunly the testator's wish tnd inten tion to plnoo his name to the instrument death alone preventing!" "Of course luchn will could not be lew- ful." "Then I bow to yuur claim, mother dear. The will that I saw that fatal morning wu Wit fig 11" "And your grandfather wat dead I" "Yes, I am sureof that" A gleeful, exultant light shot into tho eyes of tho vfidow Hho fairly beamed Usin her daughter, and in n voice tremulous wilb emotion she said: "It is well. An evil man baa been frus trated You may go now. Grace, and seek neled rest. You shall not repent this frankness, for wlulu I huve n home you will have one. Good night my child; we will talk further on tbis subject at another time." Mrs. Peuroy rose, wont to bur daughter'! side, kissed her with seeming tenderness, nnd then Grace went from the room. "Huved' thauk Hoaveu!" forveully ejac ulntod tho widow. Iiitomnls It Dangerous. Dr. Rani B. Cliase is n jj rent believer in retting- the brain. She said : IVoiilu tlio sooner from bruin work than tlii'vdo from over physical work. We ought not to be obliged to work so us Ui kill ourselven. We can stand a gjPBBt deal more of physical yvopk if we huve iironcr conditions of life lliuu we cun brum work. The bruin is a very paouliaf org;an, and requires Daoro Bitention nnd osxb than parhapt any other organ of the Ixxly. It must have plenty of rest and plenty of ohanga and reciration. The only way to rest tho bruin proierly nnd thoroughly is by takinjf glstp, If tho bruin becomes overtaxed and weary through o constuut amount of work and worry it must bo rested by having an entire clianpe of sceno and condi tion. When the brain has become wearied the whole body becomes (lis orpiiiiiml. i id for a man to be in a healthy condition his brain must be strong and cleupand active. The brain is the most active and hard worked of all tho oro-ans of the body, and great care must be token that it is not over taxed and overburdened. Students particularly shouldavoid studying too hard. PertODl who are troubled with ins nia are in a very dangerous con dition. There are many who obtain onlv two or three hours slcen in a niglit nnd yet feel comparatively well und free from pain. They will, how ever, break down very suddenly. This it caused very often by their norvc.t imt being in a healthy condition, and unless attmded to Bt once may develop Into insanity New York Mail and tlx press. A Woman's Gift It is, indeed, n fitting thing that the BrOmU who is enriched through rev eiiue baaed on u Pittsburgh rent roll, should bestOW upon this city uprincelv gift in the form of a purk. The gift made by Mrs. Sohenley isn graceful us well us a noble one, destined torn shrine her memory most felicitously throughout tho years to come. Pitts burg's greatest need is met by a woman, and Bohenley park will be, for sue feeding generations, a monument to her memory. The locality seems to nasal all tne requirsmsna and trill give to Pittsbupgers a breathing place second to none, when art shall nave fully aided nature in developing tat possibilities of the tract. The pur chase of the additional 3(X) acres, al lbs reasonable price named by Hrs. Bohsnley, must surely come to puss if this city und its people desire to em brace a golden opportunity, Piltsbun: is no longer to be a purkless city, tinJ she owes her new found privilege to a Woman. Pittsburg liulletin. CEYLON TURTLES. The Shells of the l arge OMt Dttd as Srals " bv the Natives. The oorretpondtnl of n Osyloa jour- nul descritM's the turtles on the roast in the Bslghborhood of .latTna, in the north jf the island, as ladng lnnuiiieruble. 1'hey are of three specles,called sou. milk ami pariah turtles respectively. The .irdinury or sen turtle Is generally largo in sise, and is met everywhere at sea around Jaffna. Two liny Islands, railed oviti.itivu. an' literally swuttuiug with them. The islands themselves are sterile and always exposed to inunda tion; the inhabitants are poor und igno rant of agriculture, and UrS Obisfly OS the turtles. Thry use the shells of the large ones as seats. Iu the town of latTna the ordinary turtle is always pro curable, and it la n favorite urtirle of food with the people. During Lent when meat Is forbidden, it is largely used by the Koman Catholics of the place, and tho fishermen do a good business in it. The milk turtle is small in site, and is to bo found only in wells and banks. It is net an article of food, except with the iKHirer classes. The pariah turtle Is curiously shaped, hav ing a high hack, the shell of w hich some what resembles that of the tortoise. It is found in marshes and ditches. It la not an article of food, but is highly val ued by native medical men for certain medicinal proprieties which It Is said to presses. Its flesh and blood are sup posed to la' a panacea for ailments pe culiar to children .laudon Tiu. '(.. ntlcoiniA So DlflVrffUt Apropos of hotels, I was chatting; a few days ago with a waiter, nud we attacked the subject of tips. "Gentle men's aodillerent, sir," said he. "Now, the other day I was ono of twenty BraJten w ho were serving a very ex pensive dinner to over fifty. After it ".rout t be host called to the head waiter nnd said, 'Thomas, the dinner was splendid, nud tell your men I ntu very much pleased with their alien tion. Here's something for them.' What do you think it wntl" "A novereign." "Gueat again. " "Twc aovcreigns. " "Two thflUngsr Tab leatu I I dare tay Umt hott thought ht wnn doing the thing handsomely. "Geutlcuien'tso different. "Pall Mall Buihrei TBerellan ben n marked decadence In the use of the French language nt Montreal during the Inst ten years. Formerly It was the prevalent tongue, but uo jbe KngUsh predmuinntea.. I A. SUTIIKIIN'S HUMOR. RULING PASSION OF THE CREATOR OF LORD DUNDREARY. Tha Hop and Proverbs That Mada ths Actor ramoua Hlrds Thai (Annot Plock. Tha MfedkMa lu Which Ha Was Assisted by I ii" aod a Mlnslral tompaoj. Tbs su.ry of the genesis of Uotbern's great part, I,rd Uuudreary, Is a very curious one. On May 12, ISM, was produced for tba find time the piece known as "(Wr American Cousin." by Tom Taylor. Much to but duv gust. Hotlwrn waa cast for the subordinate character of Lord Dundreary. bo was In (coded to be an old man, and who bad only forty-seven lines Ui speak. At first he de clined to play the rt, but sulepiently, on the condition that he should be armtttd to rewrite it on lines of bla own, undertook It. Then ho commenced putting into It every tiling ho bad seen that bad .truck bim as wildly absurd On the Br.1 i.i'ht the part was by no means a success. Indeed, it was some two or three weeks before the public began to understand what an actor whose name had hitherto beeu identified with char acters of a serious and even pathetic type meant by this piece of wild eccentricity Only one thing connected with the im portOaStioa - the quaint little hop, that odd "ItipOlllBIlM In his gnit." which bo (Mat a much rt and parcel of his lord hip as the kBBSdinMSt. in his .peetb was the result of Occident. At rehearsal one cold day Hothern, who was ever of a restless dis oositiou, was endeavoring to keep himself MIB1 by hoppmg about at the back of the stage when Miss Krune sarcastically inquired if "he was going to Introduce that in Dun dreary f" Among the bystamling actors and actresses this created a laugh, unl Hothern. a lio at the time was out of temper with Ilia uirt, replied in bis gruvest manner: "Yea, .liss EtBMI that's my view of the charae ler." Having so far committed himself, be felt bound to go ou with it. and llmliug a the rtkSSItBl prOgTttnd that tfal whole com isniy, including the scene shifters, were con Milscd with laugbu-r he at night made cap! lal out of a nuslitled hop. "BtaDS or a ii.vini.1. ' The following example of Sothern's plan of putting into Lord Dundreary all the ec centric things ,10 '""I tvtr heaid, Is told iu tin- aetOT1! own words. It has to do with his Imbit of "twistitik' ubniit funiiliar proverlsi," which, it may be reWOUbtrod, constituted one of the gmtt "hits" of the nlisrswknTi "A uuuils-r of us were, yenrn ago, taking up'r in llnltfiix after a performance, when a mini aUttrtd the POOtn, and, lisiking ut us. said: 'Oil, I see! Birds of a feather!' 1 in stantly saw the weak side wf tills fragment of a well known maxim, and winking at my bio! her actor- nnd ussunung utter iguor mice, 1 said: 'What do you menu by birdsof a feather!' He hsiked rather stuggcred, and replied: 'Whut, huve you never heard of the old Knglish proverb "Birds of a feather flis-k tiigetherC" Bvnry one nbook bit bead, He then said: 'I never met such a lot of igno ramuses in my life.' That wus By cue, and I la-gnu to turn the proverb inside out. I said to him, There never could have been such a proverb- birds of sfMtkaYl The idea of a holr Bosk "f blrdl having only one feather! The thing is utterly ridiculous. Besides, the lsir bird that hud that feather must have flown ou one side; ctiii.scUciitly, an the other birds oottldn't fly ut all, they couldn't flock together. But eveu acceptiug tbt alwurdity. if tbty flis-kwl ut all they must flis-k together, us no bird could pondbly bo such u fool as to go ulo a oorntr and try atlil il'K-k byuiav self.' Our visitor begun to see the force of iho logic, and wns greeted with roars of laughter. 1 made a mrumranduiu of the iu-i-idcnt. anil years afterward elaborated the idea iu rtiiiinj; Dun dreary." Botksrn often orgnulntd his "sells," as his tttngrspAnr calls tbtttt, on a scale so giguntic and mi eiuisuute tiiut they may Iss olneatd ai fnrivs in real life. If we ran forget Hie an liny mire that must huve lieen caused to ibe utifortiiiiute victims, iiiiiny of Uieiu are irre iistibly luuglinlije. . Till: HANOI XT IN BOUEMIA. It was nitli Miss Neilson's husband. Mr. Philip Us-, for n victim that he perpetrated that which was proliuhly the most extent! Vt and Mptntlrs of all hisextravugautly cou eiiisi und osmf ully onrrled out "sells." Un Bortsnstely for Mr. l-e, M iiltateil, on bis llrst visit to New York, and in Sothern's prtmMO! doubts us to the existence uf the wild and delightful Aincriruu Bohemian life f wblob In- had bmrd. Sotkern told htm that his letters of bltrodnotsOO were ull to the wrong peopSh but that If he like,l he ooold Introduce him to the right srt, nnd, Mr. Iav having expressed his grutitutle, a sujijaT pnrly us iirrunged. t'overs were luid for Waive, Botbnrn presiding, and Mr. Lib, as , lio guest of the evening, silting ou bis right hand. Previously, It should In- stilted, be hud been Introduced by bis host and Mr. W. J. PIONBM Ipbn mi inveterate joker, and, ol i-oiirse, m the secret! to the other (supposed i notabilities, who gathered round the sumptu .uisly spreud Isiard. For a tune all went will, Imt while the soup was bring served me well known mini was seen to take from under Ins rout a battle ax, und another cele brity drew from Isvurath his collar a dirk knife itli a blade over a foot long, which h ravely unclasped and phuvd Issside bis plute. 1 lieu nnother t.sik a six shooter from his pocket, while his ueighUir drew a scythe and polnt'innus ntatT from under the table and laid them in the middle of the board. "For heaven's sake," whispered tbenston ishol Mr 1as into Sothern's oar, "what does (his liirnnf" "Kivp quirt," repliisl Sothern, "it is Just what 1 most frared. These gentlemen have bean drinking, and tkty iiave quarreled abovl ii friend of Usttra,! Mi tVi'Viuyss Jobaou, DUlle SB ntntotnl scholur and a very est una ble gMtlMnSBI but I hope, for our sakes they w ill not attempt to settle their quarrel here. It is dreadful; but I hope, dear Isiy, that they will go away quietly and have no row. It is a fashion they have here to settle Iheir disputes at a table, or wherever they meet. All we can do now is to await events. "Hut there will be murder here!" exclaimed Mr. loir, "(.'an we uot give warning to tbe lliecf" "lnis.ible, mv dear fellow," said Sothern. regretfully 'Vi'ere you eveu to lie su paottd by these BH of any desire to leave Hit room, yOB would tie shot like a dog, and no satisfaction would ever lie given your rel atives iu a court uf justice. Such is tbe ivuntry." "It is an infernal country, then :" muttered the guest Fern few moments all went well, when suddenly a quarrel broke out at the end of tin-table and one of the party, springing to hi. tivt tiercel exclaimed: "Whoever nays that the 'History of the French Itevolutiou,' written by my friend. 1 lav id Weymysa Jobeon, is not asgssl a hook iu every respect as that written by Tom t'ar l U- on the same subject, is a liar and a thief , and if batrt is any fcxtl preM-nt whodeairrr to take u up, I aui his man:' All the guests rose suddenly, ami every man tosisl bis weapon; shots were fired ami (be ri an w as tilled with smoke and up roar. ....... of ibe gueata chsssl and strug (led with each other, and ooe of the conspit : ators, thrusting a long knife into the amazed -ti ni' now trembling hand, aaal: " Defend yourself: Una la butchery sheer 1 butchery I" But St'thern sat quietly by, nnd gave as his advice "Keep cool, and don't (et abut," B; this time the whole hotel wat roannd. and ! fancy tbal the "Joke" went further than even Sothern In hu wildest mood in tended. His guests of the evening were a troupe of knockabout negro minstrels, who aad bera instructed bow to net. Edgar Pembertoos Memoir of Sothern. Sksaaa ef CelekTllbst. Tbe bast foot for all-round snrvios it that of tha native born ametaan. our avtaert any nation that el,7.utu so ibs as order to go well shod. Tbe reader may be Interest In knowing how mie gr.-t men go shod. President Harruwi wears laed shoes, with broad toes, si No. 8. . Vice President Morton wear No. but tou gaiters of the best quality, Ei-Preaident Arthur won nug fitting lace shoes, sixe UK- Henry Clews, tbe banker, wrs a No. H laced shoe, which is quite il proportion t- hu build. , Cyrus W. Field pays 120 a pir for bis No t booU Tbe price u blgl not owu-, of the site, but of the fine qutllty of sbs-k that he demands to cover his og slim loot Archbishop Corrignn wen n trim con greas gait'-r, No , Bishop Potter, of the dioce of New ork wears a button gaiter, No. 7. Mr. David Dudley Field want a laced shoe, lite HMl but u n,,t When wecu" sider that he is fl feet 4 inches tall. Oen. Adam Badeau wears longrest gaiters Police Superintendent William Murray tabes pride in his No. 8 laeefl boots Amos J. Cummlngs pays trhute to tbe eter nal fitness of thiugs by wea-lug congress gaiters. Tbe site Is No. 8). Oen. Horaiw Porter covert his muscuar foot with a pair of laced shoes No. 8. Judge Patrick Duffy, whose fame has gone beyond Jefferson market police court, wear, a congress gaiter No. 8. Richard K. Fox, of sporting fsme, hat a ihaiely foot, which be covert with a pair of lace shoes No. 7. P. 8. Oilmore, wheat baton bat waved t: the delight of musical ears, wears button gaiters No. 8'a.-Avard Moors. An Emperor's Courier. The Chinese papers deecribt the reception of the imperial courier from Pekin, who con veyed to the viceroy of '"anten tbe newt ol bis transfer to another provsice. Arriving at tbe viceroy's yamen in tbe afternoon be was received with a tslute of nine guns. Every one of the doort feem the outer gat Into the sanctum sanctorum of the viceroy ere instantly thrown oncu, and the courier, .1 ,! from hia horse, was met by the skews in rirhlv embroidered robes (if state. ifrp rr.s.tiiii's the courier was conducted las, it,, nut hall nt in.t ire. where a table ulth incense anil candles was set facing north ward. The courier walked up to tbe table n.l funk f nun the folds of hit dress tbe im perial edict, gorgeout in yellow satin, and with averted face unfurled the roll in front of tbe viceroy. Suddenly every one in the room, from the viceroy to the lowest attendant, fell down on their knees and performed nine prostrations, at the end of which, all stiU kneeling, the courier read out, In n sonorous, sing-song ttyle, the iuqierial command. The viceroy then rose, and, taking the edict In both bauds, raised it aloft. The courier then retired, no. a word having been spoken; but, Instejff ,,f going out as he had come in (by $to front door), he went by an obscure, oie door suit able to his rank, as onctj tin- edict waa de livered he reverter) to his own rank, and, being now without a message, lost all bit honors aj an imperial messenger. A few moments before he was treated as all but an emperor; now he was only a small official. Loudon Times. Outdoor Exercise. Dr. John T. Nagle, of the bureau of vital statistics, believes iu resting iu the open air. He said : For some persons the most beneficial kind of rest that they can take would be yachting. Others find rest in driving. Kent, like recrea tion, should be taken in a manner that i most congenial to tbe one who wants rest. You will find a great many persons who art very fond of tbe water, and as toon as their day's work it over they make a rush for the boat. Borne are fond of horseliark riding, and as soon as their downtown duties fur the day are elided they will make fur their stable just as fast as possible, get their horses and ride through the park. Others Hud rest in twinging in hammocks and reading a book. Some tind rest iu walking. In fact, anything that changes the scene or changes the thought! constitutes a rest, and if a man has mfflrittnl control over his mind and his thoughts, sc that he cau put them entirely away from bim at intervals during the day and give hu miud and brain a rest and a chance to gail strength, he w ill derive a groat deal of lieno fit from so doiug. New York Mail and Ex press. Painted Dofe. Painted dogs are iu great favor iu tom quarters. There are many reasons which may nccouut fur tbo paint. A new owner ol an old dog may wish to change the canine i DOmpltxloo to suit his furniture and new sur roundings. "I had a dog with three black spots on each tide," remarked a South Sider. "Hettrayed and I lost sight of bim. By mid by I ob served a dog of about his sixe and build at a .tore by which I passed. He was perfectly white, and I kept revolving in my mind the argument in the 'Origin of Species,' endeav oring to determine whether a full grown, black spotted bull dog could be 'evoluted Into a milky white one. I found he could by way uf the paint brush. 1 hailed the dog. He knew me, sprang to my side and I led him borne to find a thick coat of white ovei the tell-tale spots of black." Iudiaunpulu News. A Morphine Antidote. Professor Bokai lielieves that the best anti dote for morphine is picrotoxin. The twc substances act ill an opposite manner on tht respiratory center, morphine paralysing it action, while small doses of picrotoxin in crease it As in siisoning by morphiue deatb occurs from luiralysu of the respirnUiry cen ter, mid as picrotoxin binders this paralysis it follows that picrotoxin is likely to be ol real use iu morphine poisoning. lYufeeaot Bokai also boliSTW that picrotoxin will Ik found of value in preventing fatal effecti from asphyxia from too free aduiiuistratioc Of chloroform. New York Telegram. 'YraAleaL Horace Greeley had the reputation of be ing a practical philanthropist , ami bis advice wat sought by hundreds of strangers, whose only excuse for intruding upon him was that they needed counsel, and that be bad the brains that could advise them. One day, while he was writing an inqiortant letter in hu office, a boy, 1 years old. entered the room, and, standing near the door and behind the editor's chair, mid, "Mr. Greeley, I have come to ask your advice." "Say on," answered the editor, without lopping uu pen as eveu glancing al vne HOT. ineomyreiauveinav.nere, coniiuueo the bov, "is mv sister. I have been hoarding with her, and she let me bare board ao cheap that I could earn money enough to pay her, and have something left to buy my clothea Now I have quarreled with her, and am boarding at another place, where they chargt me all I can earn for my board not ao good as I had at my sister'sand 1 having nothing left to pay for clothea What shall 1 dor "It your sister married f asked Mr. Gree ley, without looking up or stopping his pen. "Yes, sir." "Is she a respectable woman T "Certainly, sir." "Go straight to you sister and tell ber that you are ashamed of yourself , and ask her for giveness If the will take yon, go back and live with ner. and after thu remember that if your own titter is not your friend, yon will not be likely to And aay friend In New York city." The boy departed without another word, and Mr Greeley tied not oven seen him, ao engrossed was be with bis wntmg. Thu pour boy did not personally know Mr Gree ley, but being in iltttrf , aought him out In I n city of asvwral hundred thousand people m the man to give him good advica "It was a higher com pun-mi than I had ever before seen conferred upon aay one, writes the Hon. Eli Thayer, who waa present at the interview, and reports It in tun "Hie lory of tbe aUasas Crueade. "-Youth t Cum rWO WONDERFUL THEES. rHEr ARE THE LIVING WONDERS OF THE WORLD'S FORESTS. rne Stloflac Tree ef Australia. Which Causae flreat Bunrln to All Who Toueh It--The Devil of Traee," Which la a Varltabla Canulbat One of the moat remarkable not tbe most remarkable treea known to tbo botanlat Is the stinging tree of Queensland, Australia. It hardly attains to the dignity of a tree, sel dom growing to be more than 10 or li feet in height, which, even In tbis country of lens luxuriant vegetation, would rank it with tbe shrubs and bushes. Whether the tree It a foot or I'.' feet In height. It alwnyt grows in a cone shape, with whitish, birch colored limbs and trunk, with saucer tbaped dark colored leaves and flaming red berries. The edg" of tbe peculiarly sba(s)d leaf is deeply BOtSBSd. each point being provided with a thorn like that of tho thistle. I bis tiairu u mo lamous "sting" nbout which travelers tell wonderful itorles. A puncture from one of these thorns leaves no murk, but the paiu it said to be madden ing iu the extreme If one Is stung on tho right baud, tbe pun extends all over that ode of tbe body, causing r xcrueiating agony for hours or even days afterwards, having, in fact. Ieen known to cause lossof the MOStS tnd even partial or total paralysis. An Aus tralian hunter tells of how he was reminded luring every damp sdl for a perhsl of nine vearsof a slight wound 00 the wrist. Gallttddk by one of the withered leaves of this tree blowing from one of the hushes and toucliim nun in itsfllght If ahorse, while grazing. ue P ideutnlly touches his inso) to one of the leaves, he exhibits every symptom of an nn " null suffering from hydrophobia He rus ,iien mouthed at every moving thing- ' ibso, weed or anything, that attracts jfT tention and almost invariably must f ,.. 1 of ill the same manner as if ftuffvn, (rom the terrible malady above '.nll,ntull,., Dogs that have been stung on t'M , by t(w isoisonous spikes of the stingiiii 'tr,."(.h(. ,,(T the limb above the wound an (() . the pain cuused by the m.( 1(,M compared to that caused by ()( j(. THK CAKMn.W TR1(t The canniUI tree, wl .h , tempieu lo cun ..et wonderful Of U.hI'i many wonders life, ooatesta I ipoeo to spread its 10rrill t,uvej , .tinging monster jM, 111))llt(imwl in ,.lv ,rts of the Soutru Au,trttlan juK(W. f the stinging tre m1J BI,p..,rj,lt,.v ,ty led Hie dc.nof th(J umjIK,llall ,'. uunibal tree u uri,)v ,)Ulll ;auuted bro,,, ,, a Wilson says of the feelers "f "."fJlt'Cil fish. It grows up in the shape of y huge pineupple and seldom attains u height of over 8 feet, in rare instances II to II. Its height has no control of its diameter, us the reader may imagine when told that MM of I feet is frequently H to feet through ut the ground. The leaves, which rstttttblt wide hoards of a dark olive green more than any thing else, are frequently III to UI feet long and inches through in tbe pulpv part, next to the trunk. These thick, board like leaves ull put out from the lop of the tree und hang down to tho ground, forming a kind of um brella around the stem Upon the npex of the rone, around which all these mumii .th leaves center, mid looking much like tlio pistils of a huge SoWST, art two concave figures, resembling dinner plates, strung one tbovt the other OB t stick. These are constantly tilled w ith n sickening, intoxi cating honey distilled by tlio tree. The natives of South Australia worship the cannibal tree iu the BBBM 0( "The Devil uf Trees," and irrforiii ninny uncanny rib s alsout its death dealing leaves, not bfrs quently going so far as to MtrlBut one of their manlier to the blissl-thirsty monster. an a wit I. BOOU, A description of n BOOM of this kind, w rit ten by Cherrie, the Scotch traveler, and printed iu The South Australian Register, March 11, lsTo, I give lielow: " My observations on tliisis.-cnsi'in were suddenly interrupted by the natives chanting What Hendricks told me were pne pltlStory hymns to the grcut tree devil. With still wilder shrieks and chants they now surrounded one of the women and urged her with tbe pointl of their javelins until, slowly and w ith despairing fuce, she ffHmbod up the huge leaves of the tTM tnd Stood Uhiii the concaved honey receptacle in the center. 'Tlsk! tisk!' (drills: drink 1 Gfild the men. Stooping, she drank of tho viscid Bold in Hie cup. Ktsing instantly, with wild frenzy in her face und convulsive cirds in her linibs, she made uu effort to spring from the fatal spot. But, oh, no! The utris ious eaiiinlal tree, that demon that had stood so inert nnd dead, came to sudden and savags life. Tlio delicate but long uilpi, like the threads in the center of B flower, dsnood alsivo her head with the fury of starved serieiits; then, s if they hud instincts of demotiiuc intelli gence, they fastened Umn her iu sudden coils around and around her tu ck und anus, nnd while her aw ful screams and yet more awful drunken luughter rose wildly, to U instantly strangled dow n again into a gurgling BtOBB, the tendrils, one after another, like greut green serpents, with brutal energy and in fernal rapidity, rose, protracted themselves and wrapped bar about m fold after fold, ovui tightening with the cruel swiftness und sav age tenacity of anacondas fastening upm I heir prey. "It was the barbarity of tho tiBOOOOn without its beauty tbis strange, horrible. tOBrder, And now tbe giant leaves, which Had bung so limp and lifeless to the ground, rose slow ly and stiffly like the arms nf ad If rick, and erected themselves like a huge pointed chin ch spire high in theair, npproarli nig each other and locking their bony DttSJOt over the dead an t hamsred woman with tha silent form of an hydraulic press and tl.e ruthless piii swu of n thumb screw. A mo ment more, and while I could sou the bttOM of 'these great level's pressing more tightly toward each other from their inti rsti'va, tn trickled down the trunk of the tree jreat strOSMal of vis -id, honey like flai l, mingled Imrribly with the bhssl of Ibe poor victim. Al sight of this th.? savage hordes around tne. riling tnadly. Uiuinled forward, crowded to tho tree, clasped it, and WHS ii-. leaves, hands and tongues, each one obtained enough of the liquid to send bun mad and frantic." J jou W, Wright in St 'xiuis iiepublic Itetlffiuus I . ....n. Thrown Away. Rebgiou slips through some people's fingers as rapidly as 111 gotten mouey. An old Scotch minister told bis congregation ihe trutli wheu , ..Hretbren vou are lust like the duke's swans iu tbo lake yonder. You come to tSMarrh every Sabiiath. and 1 lave yon all over with the i . --. water, and 1 pair it Upon you until you are alnuat drowned with it: but you just gang away bnme and sit down by your fireside, give your wings u bit o" llup, sod you are just at dry as ever again.' Scoltisb Auicncuii. ApraantMaStts, once made, become debts. If I lime no, I. an appointment with you, I we ton snni IBSBIT 1 have no right to 'hi"" yuur time, if I do my own. JBrM Women have liad full suffrage Id Wy- omiug for twenty years, and the people hair incorporated that feature into their sta'e DOnMStBttanfl by a majnritrof 8 to I. -ibrarianshlp Is the new' profession, nnd an nttrsctive one it is in many wart. A school for training- in this direction is successfully operated in Albanv under the supervision of Columbia College re gents. and nineteen young men nnd women, chiefly college graduates, are there fitting tfaemselree to take entire chnrg of the State and public libraries which can use tSjBSP Brained enrvieu. I