EUGENE CITY GUARD.
' EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
PRINCESS CINDERELLA.
Tbe DaoshUr of it Hweillah Prlaee Or
elally Ignored bjr Koyaltr.
Print 0:ar Karl August linrnadolto,
the ton of the Kin; of Sweden, m Ii
well known, In im married a Ml
Munk, t daughter of Swedish citizen,
and for the sake of love reslgnod hit
right to the throne. Hi marriage, of
court, placod ltlm In a ratlior pocullar
and, in many respect, an awkward
poaltlon to the royal family. Mutthlsl
till more true of bl wife and daughter
and tholr mutual position and rank both
In sooloty and In reflation to the Prince.
The Stockholm Dugblad, in apodal
article on thU dllomtna, report that the
Swedish official calomlar mention
I'rlnoe Bornadotte and wlfo, but nflt on
the aame page with the other member
of tbe royal houso. Tholr daughter'
name 1 omitted, and U therefor not
officially recognized a of royal blood.
In the Almanak of Sweden I'rince and
Princes Hornadotte are again named,
like wine aftor the rest of tbe royal fam
ily, but tholr poor daughter U treated
a not existing. In the ealondar of tbe
Swedish nobility the I'rince' name 1
recorded undor the Munk family a mar
ried to one of it members.
Ill child' name was not admitted.
8be 1 evidently not even conHldored a
member of the nobility. Tofot her
name Into the list of the proud nobility
of Swedon she must, like her father,
marry one of Its member. Tbe Svonska
A'ttartal, it si'ems, 1 tbe only almanao
which think It worth while to mention
her namo. As if to excuse itself, it in
form it readers, moreover, that both
Prince Ilurnadotte and bis wlfo are de-
atArwtatita fif MurcrarntA. the ITlOthor of
Karl, eon of Knut, ancestress of Gustaf
Vasa. Now. it Is strange that white in
ber own country the daughter of a royal ,
prlnoe should not appear in tho list ol.
royalty or aristocracy, to wait many a ,
year for tucli honor, the Almanach de
Uothaanouia nave lateen puy upon wis
Princess Cinderella and montlon bur,
together with her parents, but, of course,
not among tbe member of tbe royal
family, whore tbe Prlne 1 also listed,
but in the supplement Who know
whether or not bor boauty, which sh
1 said to hare inherited from bor
mother, some day will win for bor
prince' heart and title?
ABOUT YOUR NOSE.
If That Orfan U Intaot Every Thing la
Wall With Von.
It Is refreshing to meet a doctor who
will talk to one about some part of tb
anatomy othor than the stomach or tbe
bead. A clever old gentleman baa an
office in one of tbe down town hotels.
I think be call himself resldont phy
sician or something of that sort, lie
met me the other day and askod: "How
U your nose ?" The inquiry was now.
He oontlnuod I
"I ask you that because if your nosi
la not well your whole body 1 sick.
A man dorsn't appreciate hi noso.
Nelthor doe a woman. If a man has
n eruption or an abrasion on his none,
I don't care bow indifferent ho may no,
be can't Weep, his band away from It,
and be thinks, very properly, that ev
ery one ha meeta aeoa that hit nose ii
not what it ought to be. You can't hide
your nose. It la like a city set on a bill
More appropriately, It 1 like a red
school-LoiiKo on a hill. All groat men
have been sensitive of tholr mwa, TU
surgeon ha the highest respect for tin
nose. How seldom he touches it with
bl lance I A woman will go to tbe
opera with a bunion, with a pain in her
tide, with the neuralgia, with almost
any ailment, but it there 1 an eruption
on ber none she won't bud go from hoi
room. 81np a man' face or bit him on
tbe back, and ho may not resent either.
Tweak his none and it there I any man
hood in blin be will fight. I have
adopted a new rulo, I ask a patlcnl
when bo call bow bl nose Is. If thai
organ la Intact I have no trouble iu
treating him." Chicago Tribune.
THE VALUE6f ALASKA.
What tli 0nli'i( of Ilia New Country
Miis4o Amrrlrana.
Americans are just beginning to lenrn
something of the value of Alaska. Fur
cala and Icebergs are not its only pro
ductions. The gold mine are valuable,
though they have not developed as rich
ly as was expected, but it serins that
the fisheries will outrank all other in
dustries of importance, not excepting
gold-mining and seal-taking. It Is now
known that the rivers of Alaska are till
ed with the finest salmon. The quan
tities are so vast that constant rapture
can not diminish them. On tbe small
Island Americana have invested a capi
tal of J4, 000,000 and take and cure ftt.ooo,
000 worth of salmon annually. Mm
liar establishments are found In other
part of Alaska, and it is said that there
1 enough salmon In the Territory to
lupply tbe world for generation.
Traveler have recently been pouring
Into Alaska, and thoy aay that In the
southern part of the Territory vast re
gion are habitable, that the climate is
tolerable, the soil fertile, and that the
conditions upon which thecomfortotmsn
dependtare hetterthantn many northern
countries of Kurope which possets a con
siderable population. We must allow
something for travelers' tales, but It Is
nevertheless a fact that the climate on
our Pacific coast 1 much warmer than
that of the Atlantlo of tbe aame lati
tude. While it is not probable that Alaska
will ever receive more than slight Immi
gration, at least, not until the world Is
crowded, if that day ever arrives, that
country may become, notwithstand
ing the lack of people, an important
source of supply. I or fih and furs It 111
be unrivalled, and these are two cum mo
dules very Important to the civilised
world. hat it mineral wealth 1 no
one can telL It may possess more gold
thsa ever Australia or California had,
but that la fur tbe future. Y only
peak of tbe treasure already revealed.
There can be no longer any doubt of
the great Value of Alaska. Secretary
Seward' bargain wst not a Louisiana
purchase, but it waa not the least profit
able Investment the I'nlted Mates
bat made. Chicago Juler Ocean.
The Raal Vaaaoa.
"Well. I'm sura,' ssld Mis Paeae as
ber poem was returned to ber, "I don't
see why tbe editor fumed It"
"iiocause you see', a stamped and dl
recWd envelope, my dear." K, Y. Sua.
Tbe bund.od ir twenty-fifth house
keeper of tan o'l owev of Plcatant
il!e, P.,'gav.' b thrashing the
9tborday. . .
A DEAR LITTLE MAID OF TWO.
I'll lng rou a onf to s nursery tune
, drur little maid of two,
Who ha pearhca rbw.-lo autl rosebud lips,
And eyes of s Soft ar blue;
With rharma of s gleeful Innocence,
That are ripe at lti sire of two.
plio la not sr. awL no, no, no I
And Heaven be pralM for Ihsti
(the la lulrlj human from top to toe,
With lluib. that are dulntlljr 1st
jlncl where "he trots, be It hlxh or low,
There Is woultb of surprUlnx chat
gomrlxxly's hrart la strong and brats,
And norm-body's love I true,
Jlv dur. by riilit. tlmy are amply tried
lly this little maid of twoi
Hut soui'-liody's love would never tire,
Had It Urn times more to do.
What reward does somebody get
D.-ar'urrimcr with eyes of bluet
A sIm, s anilltt, from the rufulnh pel,
A Winder csri-M or two.
Why. esub of thrwi Is s Hnaven of bliss,
I'rom a swent little maid like you.
Come, happy msld. with the sea bright yes,
And prattle shout my knee,
Thirn lay that soft roulid ebnek to mine,
And lauifb to innocent glee;
That childish talk and downy touch
Olve Joy and strength to me.
Then grow, my sweet, as well you may,
And be like somebody, true,
For high burn dames of noblest heart
Have been as tiny as you
And In the mslden of twenty-one
Hay we and tbe msld of two!
-Henry Johnston, tn Oood Ward.
THE GILA MONSTER.
Facta Concerning This Myntarloua
and Dreadful Lizard.
II la a ainfglsh Kapllle lint When ioddaa
If Attac ked ort'ornared SplU a Dead
ly I'ulsoa-Hladylu a Captive
by Submitting It to Teats.
The Glta Monster (Ih'o&rmo horrir
dum), which live in the valley and
sandy plain of Arizona and Honors,
is called by tbe native Mexican l'$mp
ion, which moons "Hplttor," derived
from tbe Hpsnlsh verb ucupter, to spit
It has st all time given rise to many
lomlngly improbable stories, and ex
cited considerable curiosity; so It may
not be amiss to take a closer )ok
at tbe mysterious object In tho light of
recently-dovelopod facts, and an expo
rlnnco of many years spent In tbe regions
of this animal' habitat The Heard
for auch it evidently ii varlos in
length from fifteen to thirty Inchon, and
basabeavyroundod body, which touches
the ground when the animal croops
along, unless enragod, when it assumes
a more erect posture, moves quicker
and begin to spit It coloring Is like
that of tho rattlesnake black figuring
on yellow, the entire body being ap
parently aculy, though In reality tho
whole skin I composed of small parti
cles, olosuly jolnod togethor, like an
embroidery-work of bo ails. It Is the
only one of the lizard family that Is ex
tremely venomous.
. Mr. Paul (X Ilrowu, In a most Interest
ing recent article, aay that tbe long
dubated question as to the venomous
nature of the (ilia Monster was brought
up at a Into meeting of the College of
PhyHloluns at Philadelphia. Drs. Mitch
ell and Kclohurt had on hand live, vig
orous specimens of tho lizard. Dr.
Mitchell caused ono to attack the edge
of a dish, and some of the stillva was
caught In a watuh-glus. This was first
tosled. The venom of poisonous reptiles
is sold, but this was alkaline. A minute
quantity was thou injected Into a live
pigeon, which died in less than nine
itiiuutos. Other experiment were tried
which demonstrated the dangerous char
sntor of tho poison. According to these
learned doctors, "rattlosnako potion Is a
bagatul'.o In comparison."
Tho writer' personal experience with
this saurian, which covers a period of
over twenty-two years, may lie con
densed Into the following fact. In
1807, while in the employ of the United
States (Juartohnastor Dcnsrtinont, I
was etutlonod at Fort allou-lnce
abandoned in the Territory of Arizona,
on the upper Han Pedro rlvor, and hav
ing considerable leisure time, I occu
pied myself frequently In collecting
tarantulas, centipedes, anakos, camps
mochas, etc., and studying tholr habits.
Ono day during the summer, our mall
rider from Tucson reported to me that
he bad met on his home-trip In fact,
that vory morutng with a horrible ani
mal, at sight of which hi horse shied
precipitately, almost unseating him.
Ho quieted the horse. hies, although
trembling in every limb, oame to a
Hand, lloforo the rider bad time to
pull hi revolver and take aim, the
strange animal disappeared among tho
rock which line both sides ol the rosd,
at that p'.aco. Ho described tho animal
as about four fuet long, and not unlike
a young caiman or crocodllo (tbe rider
was a native of Loulsluna). We had at
the fort several Mexicans, employed as
brick-maker ami herders; and upon
their hearing bis Imperfect description,
they came unanimously to the conclu
sion that he bad seen an wpw; only
they shook their heads at the alleged
size of the animal, all stating that they
had never soon one exceeding a Mra
(thirty-throe Inches) In length.
In the evening I culled these men to
the office, and ottered them five dollar
for a live specimen, and half that amount
for a dead one, not mutilated to any
great extent On the following Sunday
two of them atarted out and towards
evening brought In a tills Monster
tweuty-elght Inches in length, which
they had lassoed while It was asleep, or
apparently so, on the sunny surface of
a Urge rock, which allowed them to
crawl up from behind un perceived and
to throw the noose over it head. Thoy
were carrying It belwecd them, hanging
from a lore us pole, the ends of which
rested on their ah uldera, leaving be
tween the dangling animal and lis car
riers a distance of at least six feet
hllll they appeared to me to be uncom
fortable, and as soon a I approached
in my Ignorance and esgerneas some
what close to the reptile, they both
burst out with: ''Por Dlos, senor,
euldsdo!" (Por Hod's sake, sir, take
care!)
There being aq eniptj grsln-room
about the place, I lodged tbe saurian in
It attached to a raw-hide rope t istenrd
to an Iron picket pin, giving him about
tear feet playroom. ThU I did with
the help of my two Mexican Monde,
armed with long bls-kamlth'a longs,
while they continually cautioned me to
look out for my Angers and keep out of
reach of the animal' spittle. After
paying tbe men. I ecnt tor something
from tbe sutler to coropoae their nervee,
ia order to ascertain from them tbe
cause of their abject fear. Their Urle
mainly coincided with those of the
other Mexicans and Indians whom I
bave Interrogated upon the aubteel
since, and thou-h but hearsay evidence,
I would atat that these reports may be
accepted a fait, tp narrator being
men of unquestionable veracity, and my
later experiment bearing them out in
their assertions.
A wood-cutter who bad laid down In
ttvwplete health to sleep, wrapped op in
bl blanket, failed to arise in the morn
ing when bl co-laborer called blm.
I'pon uncovering bira they found blm
stone dead, and near bis body a Oils
Monster, which, In the bustle and con
fusion of the moment made good bis
escape. The body of the man bore no
mark of a bite or other wound.
Near Magdaleni, honors, a man was
hunting rabbit with a dog. The UtUrr
Inserted bi snout into rabbit bole but
Immediately retreated, uttering fearful
bowls while be w as trying to shake off
a (ilia Monster which had fastened Its
tooth Into the dog' nose, nd although
snarling and spitting without Interrup
tion could not be made to let go its
bold till It was killed, and even then
Us Jaws bad to be forced apart with an
iron rod. The dog. upon being released,
began to act very strangely, and showed
something like the same symptom as a
horse doe when suffering from the
blind staggers;" butsoon began turning
around itself in a circle with the bead
for it center, and In about twenty min
ute foil down dead. Tbe aame actions
before death were observed In a mule,
only this animal was bitten in a bind
log ard lived for several day.
A ydung miner while prospecting was
bitten just above the shoo. Although
previously in the bet health, be at
once began to lose flesh, became melan
choly, and died after a few month In
tho manner of those who auooumi) to
what In Germany 1 called tho galloping
consumption.
Ifapane allowed, I coalo enumerate
many elmllar cases, more or less au
thontloatod; but suBlne It to aay, that
among the natives the universal belief
Is that the spittle or saliva, and even
the mere breath and exhalation, of the
animal In an exulted stato Is deadly
poison. I bave been told by many
Mexican that the Ysaul Indians bunt
tho (Jila Monster for the sako of Its
flesh, which Is Indeed appetising enough
to look at; but several Yaquls to whom
I spoko about the muttor bave denied
the assertion.
After this digression, let ns return to
my prisoner in the graln-nrom. The
roudor may lmaglno that after tho ro
Dottted cautions I had received from Its
captors, I personally gave tho animal a
wide berth, although I tried to Induce
ft pointer, which wo kept for hunting
quail, to Investigate tbe naturo of the
new-comer' temper. When tho dog
perceived the big lizard he stood per
fectly still and trembled with fonr, then
turned about and fled. One of the men
now brought a very brave and even
vicious rat-torrlor, who entered boldly
enough and walked, sniffing oautlouslv,
towards tho (111 Monster, which, In Its
turn, c.iine forward to the length of tbe
ropo. The two animals wero now only
a few feet apart; the dog began to whine
and bark alternately, advancing a few
Inches and rctroa.ing again, showing
plainly that ho would like to go In and
ahakehls adversary, who by this time
hud straightened his legs and was spit
ting furiously, shooting out hi forked
block tongue, while his llttlo black eyes
exhibited tho "uncanny" Are of an
angry snake. Tbe dog could not b"
Induced to go any nearer, and the light
win abandoned. The lizard was then
given the corner of a woolen blanket.;
Into this It bit furiously, holding on
with such tenacity that we had to pro
euro a ero-vlmr to pry its jaws open.
Cuts pluced In tbe ssme room which
bad no door with the suarlan would,
upon perceiving pin unlmal, bristle up
:iko the "fretful pon-upino" and make
a vory speedy exit. I placed some
thopped meat and a bowl ol water with
in the reach of my captive and left blm
to himself. On the following morning
be was gone, having dexterously slipped
tho noose over his head at least there
was no vlslblo sign of gnawing on any
part of tho rope.
Hlncn then 1 have, experimented with
many spocimiMHlii Uct I buy a to w
every summer, either for that purpose
or for stulllng. Oio I Uxpt for over
three months, It appcarqd to be quite
old, and 1 used to place la Its prison n
large dry -goods hot rats, mice, llzardt
und birds with clipped wing. It re
m ilncd entirely tnolfenslvo, but tho an
imals thus Introduced into tho box
would at once rctiru Into tho farthest
corner and remain there with evident
signs of abject fear.
Finally I resolve I to stuff it and now
ccamo acquainted with a new feature
of this animal's nature, a feature so ex
traordinary, so altogether Incredible,
that I almost hesitate to relate It, al
though 1 can prod in e several eye-witnesses
to the porlormunoo. In order to
prosorvn tho skin without tha least
mutilation, I thought that the best way
to kill tho anlmti with the least possi
ble suffering would bo to drown It 1
therefore attached a heavy atone to tbe
wire which hold tho animal fast around
the shoulders and Immersed it in a bar
rel full of wator, keeping tho lizard
completely under Its surface, anchored,
ns It were. Hut when I found, after
twelve hours of continuous Immersion,
that the saurian was as alive as ever, I
then, with the help of another man,
tried to strangle tbe animal, but did not
succeed. At this stage a friend arrived
at tbe bouse, and I related to blm my
perplexity; and bo t native of Sonora
killed the animal t a second by giv
ing it a modcr.ttc abort dry knock with
the poker on the back part of tho skull
where the latter Joins tbe backbone,
telling me that the tills Monster had
soft sMi there, which I found to be thi
caso while stulllng tbe animals.
In dinvt-ontraU alth the last-men
lloncdj peacufully-lncllucd spcvluior
were several which I kept at different
times, They would pounce up 'n any
thing that came in an aggressive
manner near them; and 1 do not remem
ber any small animal or bird that
lived longer than from tea to thirtr
minutes after being bitten, with one
exception, Small creatures, like mice
and little pullets, would die almost tin
modlttelr. A good-sisnd three-year-old
rooster, however, which had a light
with hlui one day and wo bitten tn the
leg, survived the battle for several
yours, although remaining lame, Tho
lizard had one eye put out and was
otherwise pretty badly UM-d, so tnal 1
killed him In order to make a new ex
periment 1 Soiled him for about two
bouM tn a well-cleansed korwtcne ran,
and then gave a street cur about one
pint of the liquid substance. He lapped
It eagerly, as If It were beet-tea, ap
peared to enjoy It greatly, and mani
festly looked about tor more. Although
I kept bliu locked up for several day la
my courtyard, I tailed to discover In
him the least Inconvenience resulting
from the unaccustomed diet This ex
periment I repeated at different times,
whenever I received a specimen whose
mutilated carcaM did cot admit of
tuffing, and alway with the am
harmless result; to that I cam to the
conclusion that either the process of
boillnir or tbe ifintrlc iulce of tbe dog
toraaeh neutralised the venom.
Hut where Is thi deadly venom lo
cated? When I dissected tbe first UcUf
dtrma, I found, to my great urprlse.
that notwithstanding the evldont outer
resemblance of lu bead to that of the
..hi,..,.. i (hum were no fang, no
venomou bladders, no visible recept
acle for venom; and furthermore, mat
wberea tbe Jsw of venomou nake
are almply held In position by a num
ber of elastlo skins, which allow their
throat to stretch to a great extent and
fhna enabla them to swallow bodlc of a
much greater circumference than them-
" . .... 1 1 I I n
elves, the Jaws ol me jicoucriiHt u
well locked or btngfd like those of tho
quadrupeds.
Although I have always uecu
tint tn nnmo In direct contact with a live
Gila Monster, I bave never taken any
particular precautions for my bands
while tuning one ana nave uuuuieu
iah rret.lv. The animal ba two rows
upper and lower of very barp teeth
on each aide, those ol me upper jaw
being sonslderably longer than tbe
inurnr. Thn stomach 1 very small.
Strange to say, tho skin l thinnest on
the back and along the spine is as mm
a rtta not1- tt. li Mn it Itecomes thicker to
wards tho belly and Is thickest around
the tall. The little paws are exquisite
ly shaped and tho foropaws resemble
tbe thumb excepted very much a hu
man band In form.
I have never yet seen a Gila Monster
eat or drink, although I had several
that becamo tame enough. What little
they did eat or drink was made away
with either at night or when nobody
wa present I gcnorally gave tbem
chopped moat or earthworms; but am
positive that quite frequently, especial
); llUt sns recently captured, they
would go without food or drink for a
week or more. IU natural food I sup
pose to consist of small insects, bugs,
wormsand larva; and a It has never been
eon before April or after September, it
i rational to conclude that It hllcrnate
during tho cool and cold season
Chambers' Journal.
SAVED BY A TRAMP.
A Railroad Mnn Hnalrhrd From Certain
Krslh lly Truck I'ssst-nxer.
"No, we don't bounoe the tramps who
ride on the bumpers of our freight
train," sold s freight conductor who has
a run to tho West "I presume that we
carry an average dozen each trip, but If
they remain between the cars we pre
tend not to soe thorn."
"Hut it Is against orders," was urged.
"Oh, yes, but thero Is a higher power
than general orders, even for railroad
men. Five or six years ago I used to be
hard on tho railroad trump I'd have
the train looked over at every stop, and
If wo caught a chap ho got handled
pretty lively. Nowadays I throw out a
bint to tbe brakemen to shut both eyes,
and, If tho tramp don't presumo too
much on my good nature, no one will
disturb him."
"What happened to change your
mind?"
"Oh, a little Incident of no Interest to
the public, but a great deal to mo. I
was married In Decomber throe years
ago. On tho third night I got orders
to run out with an extra. There
was a cold rain, which froze as
It foil, and ono of my crow got
hurt at our vory first stop. This
left us short-hiindcd and ' a we
could not supply his place I had to aot
for him. We wero back In the mount
ains, running strong to mako time, when
the engineer whistled brakes for a grade.
I climbed out of the caboose with tho
brakesmen, and hau sot two brakes and
was alter tho third, when a lurch of the
cars throw mo down and I fell between
two of thorn. I had just one glimpse of
tho red-cheeked bride at home, Just one
swift thought of her In widow's weeds
and her heart breaking, when a band
grablx-d me. I was going down bead
Unit, but the strong clutch turned me
over and my feet struck tho bumpers.
I'd have gono then, only some one put
my hands on tho ladder, flung his arms
around mo from behind to hold mo there,
and said:
" 'You are all right, old man. Your
nervo will come back pretty soon,'"
"And It was a tramp, eh?"
"It was, and be hold mo there until
the train reached its stop, and then
helped mo down, for tho sudden fright
had taken all my strength and nerve
aw-ay. Hut for him I should have been
ground up under tbe wheels. This Is
the reason I keep a soft spot in my
heart for tho genus tramp, and why,
when I sometimes walk tho length of
every train and find evepy bumper occu
pied, I look skyward and' pretend not to
seoa much as an old fur rap."
-
I'ho wise prove, and the foolish con
fess, by their conduct that a life of em
ployment is tbe only life worth leading.
Palcy.
Tho widow who wears the longest
mourning vail Is generally tho ono who
cuts across lots to find another husband.
Eluilra Star.
Hotter follow the sternness of a
truth than tbe glittering delusion of a
lie. Men often follow He because they
hlne. T. T. Lynch.
One unqulot, perverse disposition,
distemper the peace and unity of a
whole 'arully or society, a one jarring
Instrument will spoil a whole concert
Whenever a man visits places where
be would not like his wife or sister to
bo seen, ho is way off from tbe road that
leads to manhood and respectability.
Western Uural.
An easy-gelng moral existence is
very well to talk about but the results
of it aro disappointing. It Is only by
agonizing, that we achieve what I
Worthy. 1'nited Presbyterian.
It doc us good to admire what Is
good and beautiful; but it doe us infi
nitely mere good to love It We grow
! like a bat we admins but we become
lone with what we love. Rural New
Yorker.
Surely light Is reflective, like the
light of heaven, and every countenance
bright with Mullcs and glowing with In
mven: enjoyment is a mirror transmit
ting to others tbe ray of a supreme and
ever smiling benotulcnoc. Old Homo
stead. Men talk In raplurea of youth and
beauty, ait and epriebtlinevi; but after
seven years of union, not one of them I
to lt compared to go-id family manage
ment, which is M-rn tl every meal, and
fell ot cry hour In ti. husband's purs.
W ithorpoon.
Som. -ep epeak as If hypcrltes
were t- i.t'.ntsl to rv-lgion, but they are
every a here prop! preteuding to
araUh al.rn thoy i. ve not a sixpence.
asMiitiiiij km wlelg 'f which they are
isnomnt, than nun - cnln.re they er
far rniicd from, adopting opinion
'bey do not bold.- Uv. A.OvrlUood
rick.
mm iub
A Story of American Frontier
Life.
Bj Oapt CHARLES USQ, U. 1 A,
4fAoro"rCoeiifi3ae(lAfr.'' "from
ths Kk$' "Th DeurUr.' if.
The next sensation wa the eight of
Dr. Quin galloping buck to the post lik(
oiad and bolting unceremoniously intc
the colonel gate. Then Stryker wo
sent for. and the thre officers held an
excited conversation. Then tbe orderly
went at a run over to the quarters, and
in fire minute Sergt Uwyniie. erect af
ever and dressed with scrupulous care
looking anything but like a guilty man.
was seen crossing the parade towards hi
colonel s house. The men swarmed out
on the porches as the tidings went from
lip to lip, and some of the Irish trooer
in Wayne' company were remarked a
being oddly excited. Just what took
place during that interview none could
Ull. but In ten minutes the news was fly
ing around the garrison that Bergt
Owynne was released from arrest, and
in loss than half an hour, to the wonder
ment of everybody, he was seen riding
away towards Dunraven with Dr. Quin,
and for two day more did not reappeai
at Rossiter. .
But when the story flushed from hous
to house alwut the garrison that Sergt.
Owynne was not Sorgt Owynne at all.
but Mr. Archibald Wyndhaui Quin Mail
land, late ef her majesty' th Lancers,
the only surviving aon of the invulid
owner of Dunravan Ranch and other
valuable properties, the amaze amount,
ed to stuixif action. It was known thai
old Mr. Maitland lay desperately weak
and ill the day that Quin the doctoi
came riding back. All manner of storie
were told regarding the affecting na
ture of the interview in which tht
long hit aon wa restored lo hi over
joyed father, but, like most stories, they
were purely thooffHpringof imagination,
for at that Interview only three wer
present: Gladys led her brother to the
room and closed the door, while good
Mrs. Cowan stood weeping for joy down
the long corridor, and Dr. Quin blinked
his eyes anil fussed and lidgeted and
strode around Perry' room with kit
hands in his pockets, exploding every
now and then into midden comment on
the romantic nature of tho situation and
the Idiocy of some people there at Ros
siter. "Joy does not kill," ho said.
"Maitlantl would have been a dead man
b the end of the wwkinit fortius; ll
will give him a new lc;wT life."
And It ditL Though the flame wn
feeble and flickering, it was fanned by n
joy unutterable. The boy whom tbe
stricken father believed his stubborn
pride and condemnation hail driven to
despair ami suicide was restored lo him
iu the prime of nmnly strength, all ten
demo-is. ull forgiveness, and Maitland's
whole heart went up in thankh;iving
lie Is-ggetl that lir.tinard and Stryker
w ould come to him. that he might thank
them for their faith in his son; he bade
the tliK-lor Kay to I'erry that the moment
he could be lifted from his bed he would
come to clasp bis hands and bless him
for Is-iiig a Tar better friend to his son
than be had twen a father
The sergeant's return to the post was
the signal for a general turnout on tbe
o ll-f Mien. i.;l of whom wore curi
mv bow nr -vuuid ftp-car now that
ntity was established Of course
assailants could not join in the
at thronged nlsmt him, but they
with eagerness to everything
told. "He wus just the mime
aid all accounts lie hat)
intimate with any of them
tut always friendly and kind One thiiig
srent the rounds like lightning
"You'll be gutting your discharge now
lergoaiit," said Mrs Reed, the voluble
A'ife of the leader of the band, "und
waiting up your residence at the ranch, 1
lupposo. Of course the Hritish minister
San got it for you in a minute." .
"Not a bit of it, Mrs Recti." was the
laughing answer. "1 enlisted lo serve
Uui'leKaiu live years, und lie's been loo
oih! a friend lo me to turn from. 1
ihall serve out my time with the -lh.'
And the sergeant was true to his word.
! old Maitland could have prevailed, an
tpplirution for his son's discharge would
have gone to Wu-sliingUm, but this the
toldicr sMitively forbade Me had eight
months still to serve, and he meant to
Sirry out his contract to the letter
Stryker offered liini a furlough, and
Owynne thankfully took a week, that
he might be by his father's side and help
nurse him to better health "Hy that
time, too, the garrison will have grown
a little mora accustomed lo it, sir, and
I will have loos embarrassment in going
on with my work."
Two il;i) before his return to duty
there on mo a modified sensation In tbe
sImm of the rcKrl that a trooper of
Wayne company had deserted He
was a man who had borne a bad reput.v
(ion as a turbuleut. mischief timking
fellow, and when Sergt Loary heard of
his going be wns in a stale of w ild ex
citemeut He begged to be allowed to
see bis captain, and to hiiu he confessed
that one of his little party of three hud
seen the ring drop from Mr. Maitland'
finger the night of the first vi-.it to Pun
raven, b l 1 managed to pick it up mid
carry it away in the confusion, and had
aliow n it to his friend in Wayne's troop
wnon inoy got nock. I lie latter or I
untied him to let him take it. as the !
lockers of the men who wore at Dun
raven were sure, he said, to be searched '
It was known that he had a grudge !
against Owynne; he was one of the men i
who was to have gone to the ranch the
night they purposed riding down and I
challenging the Englishmen to come out
and fight, but had unaccountably failed !
at the last moment They believed that i
he had chosun that night to hide the i
ring In the sergeant's chest: he could j
easily have entered through the win- J
dow. Aud this explanation the only one i
ever made became at once accepted as j
the true one throughout the garrison.
During the week of hi furlough the
sergeant found time to spend many hour i
by the bedside of Lieut Perry, w ho wa '
rapidly recovering, and who by the end
of the week had been lifted into an easy 1
Invalid clutir and wheeled in to see Mr. '
Maitland. When not with Mr. Perry, '
the young trooper tougue was ever '
wagging in hi praise. He knew many I
a Kne ortlcer and gallant gentleman in i
th service of tb old country, be said, '
tad he admired many a captain and sut I
altera in that of hi adopted land, but '
th first one to whom he "warmed" the '
first one to win his affection wa the
young cavalryman who had meihja paJa- j
ful wound In their defense., Old Slait
i j i:.,n,i tn it all eaeorlv be had
already given order that the finest thor
oughbred at Dunraven snouiu ue i ij
the moment he wa able to mount again
..a .-nnkt.-intlr revolving in mind
bow he could show his appreciation of
Die ofllccr who had Dernouiieu m
Mr Cowan, too, never t .- o
Perry' praises, and eagerly questioned
when the narrator flagged. There wa
another Absorbed auditor, who never
questioned and who listened with down
cast eyes It was sue who eviuo... ..."
near Perry during ins convuitm .-......
who startled and astonUhed the young
fellow bevond measure, the day the am
bulance came dowu to drive him back to
the fort, by withdrawing the hand he
had impulsively seized when at last she
appeared to bid him adieu, and cutting
short hiseager words with "Mr. Belknap
will console you. I dare ay." and an
rujrtly leaving tho room.
Poor Ned! In dire dlstres and per
plexity he was driven back to Rossiter.
and that very evening he did a most sen
sil.lo and fortunate tiling; he told Mr
Sprague all alxut it; and, instead of con
doling with him und bidding him strive
to be patient and saying ttwt all would
come right in time, the little woman'
kind eves shone with delight, her cheek
flushed with genuine pleasure; he fairly
prang from her chuir, und danced up
and down and clapped her hands and
laughed with gle, and then, when Perry
ruefullv asked her if that was the ym
pathy he had a right to expect from her,
he only laughed the more, and at last
broke forth with:
"Oh, you great, stupid, silly boy! You
ought to be wild with happinesa Can't
you see she's jealous?"
And the very next day she bad a long
talk with Dr. Quin. whose visits to Dun
raven still continued; and one bright
afternoon when Gladys Maitland rode up
to the foil to return culls, she managed
to have quilo a chat with her, despite the
fact that Mrs Belknap showed a strong
desire to accompany that fair English
girl in all three of her visit In this
effort, too, the diplomatic acrvices of
Capt Stryker proved rather too much
for the beauty of the garrison Was it
possible that Mrs. S,)rague had enlisted
him also in the good caue? Certain it
Is that the datk featured ctptnin wa
Miss Mnitland'a escort as she left the
garrison, and that it w aa with the con
witisn?! of impending dcfuat that Mr.
Bciknap gave utterance to the opening
entente of thU-r.ajiti'is Mr. Perry had
distinctly avoided her ever since his re
turn
One lovely evening late In May Mr
Perry was taking his first ride on the
new horse, a splendid bay and a perfect
match for (ilady Mailiand's favorite
mount. Already had this circumstance
excited smiling comment in the garrison,
but if the young mail himself hail noted
tho close resemblance it conveyed no
blissful augury Everybody remarked
that he had lost much of his old buoy
ancy and life, and it must bo confessed
he was not looking either blithe or well.
Parko had suggested riding w ith liiin
an invitation which Perry treated so
coldly that the junior stopped to think a
moment, niul began to see through the
situation, and m Mr Perry was suffered
tr set lorth alone that evening, and no
one-was surprised when, after going out
of the west gale aa though bent on rid
ing up the Monee, lie was presently seen
to have made the circuit of the post and
was slowly canterin- down towards Hit
lower valley Out on the eastern prairie
another horseman could be seen and
presently the two came together Col
llniinard look down his binocular and
gazed out u.'ter them.
"1 declare," said lie, "those two' fig
ures are so much alike I cannot tell
which of them is Perry."
"Then the other is Sergt. Owynne. col
onel," said Stryker, quietly "Put him
in our uniftirjii. und it would indeed bt
hard to tell the two figures apart Mr
Maitland told mc hist week that that wai
what so startled and struck him the first
time lie saw IVrry."
"How is Mr Maitland now, do you
know?"
"lie gets no be.ter After the first
week of joy and thanksgiving over hii
boy's restoration to him, the malady
corned to reassert itself Dunraven wiL
uaveu new master by winter, I fancy.'
The colonel wus silent a moment. The
he suddenly asked:
"Hy the way, how was it thatOwynnt
wasn't drowned? 1 never understood
Hint."
"Ho never meant to be." said Stryker.
"He toltl IVrry all alxmt it He wai
ruined, bethought. in bisprofesslonand ir
bisown country, and he knew bis father'!
inexorable pride; so he simply decided tc
put an end to Archie Maitland and start
a new life for himself lie wrote kit
letter and arranged his property with'
that view, ami lie called the steward ic
enable him to sw ear he waa in his st-ite
room after the steamer weighed anchor
Then in a jilTy he was over the uido in
the darkness; it was flood tide and he wai
an export swimmer; bo reached a cost
ing vessel lying near; he had money,
bought his passage lo France, after
few days at t'ape Town, and then cairn
to America and enlisted He got a con
fession out of one of their Irregulars wht
was with him, perry says, and that wa
one of the pniers lie was guarding c
jttilously Ik had given others to Perry
that very night"
"They seemed to take to each otlioi
like brothers from the start," said tlx
colonel, with a quiet smilo.
"Just about." unswered Capt Stryker.
Meantime, Perry and Sergt Owynnt
have been riding slowly down the valley
Night bus come upon Dunraven by the
hour thoy reach (lie northern gate nt
longer closed against theiu-antl as they
near Hie house IVrry slowly dismount
"I'll take the horses to the stable myself
1 want to." says his trooper friend, ano
for the second time the young officei
stands tiion the veranda at the doorway,
then holds his hand as he hears again tht
oft melody of the piano floating oul
upon tho still night air. Slowly and no)
without pain he walks around to theeasl
front, striving to move with noiselesi
tops At List he stands by the oner
casement, just where be had paused Ii
surprise that night a mouth agone, anc
lowly drawing aside one heavy fold ol
curtain, gazes longingly in at Oladvi
Maitland. seated there at the piano, ju'sl
w here be first saw her lovely face and
Turin. . . .
Presently, under the soft touch of hei
fingers, a weet, family oieMv come,
npplmg fort!,. U remember, it in
Untly; it u thearue he heard the night
or his hrst visit-that exquisite "Spring
W of MondeUeohn.-.nd he lisun.
anll tMu,.l i ii .
. .... . luuueg m iweel
tram are broken off. the music cease
! has thrown herself forward, bowed
ner queenly head upon her arm, Md
Wanin the keyboard, ber form b
hal:cil by a storm o7 passionate
IVrry hurls aside the sheltering curuit
and limp rapidly acromi the aufj
noiseless rug She never dreams of hj,
presence until, close at her side, a v
he bus learned to know and know (
a voice tremulous with love, ytupai),.
and yearning -murmurs only her naina
tfllady." and. starting up. she
one Instant into his longing eyes.
Sergt "(iwymif" Maitland, liftng Ul4
heavy poriiere a moment later stou
short at the entrance, gaze one seco
at the picturesque ceue at the piano
Urow the HU-tiere. and vanishes, Utln
titeil
Things seemed chungod at Duliraven of
lute years Tbe -Hi are still at Rtmsii
to is Lieut. IVrry It may be the climuu
or asH-iatltin with an American sister
hood, or who knows? -perha ,,,
body has told her of Mr Helknap pr
diction, but Mr Perry ha nut yet begui
to grow coarse, red fuced or stout SI
ia wonderfully populur with the ladiWo
the -th, ami ha found warm friendi
among mom. mil sirs, npragueof tli ln.
fantry is the woman she iwrticularlv fan.
cies, and her gruff obi kinsman Dr. (juin
is ever a welcome guest at their fireside.
It was he. she told her husband long
after, who undid the mischief Mrs. IW
knap had been aide to sow in one brir
conversation. "I've known that younu
woman ever smew two wore pinafores
liluilvs She has some good points Ln
but her one idiosyncrasy is that everr
man she meets should how down to anil
worship her hue is an Alexander in pet
ticoats. sighing for new worlds to con
quer, lias Ikvii a coquette from thecradls,
ami- what she can't forgive in Neil IVrry
is that he simply tlitl not fall in love will)
her a she thought lie hud."
Down ut Diuiraveii the gates are gone,
the doors are very hospitably open
wcn is still munager de jure, but young
Sir Miiithtiitl Ihe proprietor, is manage!
de fiu'to, ami though there is constant
filing and coming Mwoen the fort and
the ranch, ami the ollit-ers of the -th
ride in then' at all hours, what inukisi
the ranchman so Nipiilar among the rank
and Me in tin furl thai Sergt "tlwynne,"
as they still chII him. has a warm plaet
in his in-art for one anil all, and ever;
year when the date of his enlistment ia
the lh follies round liegivesabarUrut
dinner to the men, w hereat there art
feasting ami drinking of houlllis and
song ami skvcIi making, and lcary stij
iMnovaii and even the recreant Kelly
are apt to be Isiisteruuslv pmiiiinrui ut
such occasions but blissfully sofor
there hasn't Ikhmi a shindy of any kind
since their old comrade stopptd kite U
possessions at imuruven luuicn
TIIK F.NI
LAWYER AND PARSON.
A Maine Cleri(ymiii About Wliuui gum
lo d Things An Told.
That a moderate reputation at tbe bat
is not to be regarded a an lnsurmounl
able barrier to vital piety of church
membership has been deflnltoly settle!
In a certain Maine town where an Inter
esting revival of religion has boen la
progress under the ministration of Fir-
son llrown, an ablo preacher and some.
thing of a wit A young lawyer huf
been a regular attendant at tbe meet
ing nnJ hid pone forward to tbt
anxious seat, yet seemea to tie In no
hurry to unite with tbe church. Th
sickle having been thrust ln unsparing
ly for several weeks, the good pamos
was naturally longing to gather In tbi
sheaves. Hoping to hasten the harvest,
he invited tho lawyer to tell his exp.
rience and explain the difficulties which
prevented his joining the church.
The hesitating convert arose and said
that he felt the need of being a Chris
tian, but ho was just starting In tbt
world and had no way of making a liv
ing1 but by practicing at the bar. Hi
doubted whether a man could be a law
ver and a Christian, too.
At this juncture Parson llrown called
out: "Come along, brother! Com!
along! You are not lawyer enough U
hurt!"
That church now. numbers a disciplt
of Hlackstone among its members.
Parson llrown, who loves a joke,
though it be at his own expense, ll
fond of relating his experience n circu
lating a subscription paper for the pur
pose of raisin? funds to shingle
church. Among other be called oni
merchant who was a liberal man when
the object was praiseworthy In thi
present Instance be ubsorlbed live aoi-
lars. Shortly aftorward tho parsoa
called to collect the amount, but thi
merchant having bad occasion to pi;
out all his money that day, informed
the clergyman of the fact and 'nvitel
blm to call again. This did not ex
actly accord with the parson' view.
Looking around the store he discov
ered a kit of mackerel, which he tnougni
mlirht be easilv converted Into cash.
"How much for mackerel?" he asked,
"Five dollar a kit," replied the mer
chant
"Well, If you have no objection, HI
take that kit for your subscription."
"All riirht Daraon." said the merchant,
heartily. "You're welcome to any thing
in mv store to the amount of Qve dol
lars, but though mackerel are faraoui
for making a man dry, I wouldn't shin
gle my church with them It I were j
The parson once numborod amonjf nil
parishioners an eccentrlo character
known as "Uncle Mark," who invirhv
blv went to sleen ln church. Sometime
It happened that he began his nap be-
fore the commencement of the sermon,
thereby relieving the preacher of tbe
responsibility of putting him to lwa
On one ot these occasions, when tbe
drowsy worshiper had snored throof
the opening exercises, the parson w-
and In a loud voice cried:
"Martr'
Taken completely by surprise, UwJ
Mark awoke with a start and promptlj
responded: "Hello!"
rorfuctlV regardless Of blm th V
son continued: .
" '.Mark, I say, the perfect man ni
behold the upright, for the end of
man Is peace. "
Having thus announced his text tn
parson went on with his sermon, dunnf
the delivery of which, it l needles'"
add. Uncle Mark managed to
awake, Lewiston Journal.
A physician residing In Benf1
India, has been experimenting with
venom of snakes upon snakes to find
whether it is fatal for them or not,
he found out that the venom Is neitbef
a poison to the snake Itself nor to
ol it own species.
A Georgia fisherman 'ecent!Jb"!7
hi set books with small green fro?
He left hi books ln the water all :
floating having been told that tbl JJ
the best of bait expecting to
next morning and find fish by tb j
He returned and to bi surprise "
hi baited hook were Betting utoa,!
hanka lsw.1,1.... . .nit 14 be
. ,.,i,a Ba u..u. . ,.p
close to tbem they would JampbafX"
tbe water "ker chunk." Ue dm
r.euc. but no fish.