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CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT. .1- 72 Ci.j7Ztn ' f iW tan Via. JT7 " jk w VvfflgS ms mil J mereial age K there cun bo no Vwhy Tilt.ury l villago should 'litit been placed so ne.ir the miminit of tho hill, but so It is, and all but a few of tho fanners around bout have to toil upward in order to reach the half dozen stores tlieru ami the threo churches, I'crhnps the original iettleni of western Massachusetts linil an eye, or two, for the bountiful, for there is not a habita tion In Berkshire county that commands a more extensive or plcturepio view. The natives of Tilbury seldom niontion the scen ery, but not many ;eurs ngo It attracted the 'admiration of wealthy people from a dis tance, and they net u their summer home there. It made a marked cha'i,M In the vil lage, the more bcnniso a portion of the new coinem found it plcnsiirouble to remain through the winter. It wan thus that evil entered nnd brought unbiippiucss to Here kiah Martin. My mind wanders back to that time when as a child 1 listened to Ilia stentorian tenor voice Itvding tho uniting from tlie choir loft of the ancient Congrcgntioniillst churcli. There were two Ions services every Sunday then, and I recall that when the new preacher Joined in the movement to abolish tlie after noon Heruion llezekiah was one of those who stood hardest for the old custom, and when the liievilnlile roforin was tltully accom plished, tlm Klurdy chorister never lixiked upon hi minuter in the sunie light thnt lis fcad iK'fore. Ilo was more faithful than ever and snug all tlie louder us If to make up In fervor for lack of opportunity; but when the daring divine dually went his way, and an other preacher took the pulpit, tlie chorister felt as if a great burden bud been lifted; as if the (Kki ish bud escaped u must dangerous miction. ri'k . . ..... ...I .t..n.M.. l,.i .ml ITtiVO. IUV JlIO IUI lsi bw-.ii. i i kin.li overcame every diillculty that choir loader are subject to. tie pacitlcd tho jealous sopranos, raised up no bassos, sung four consecutive Humlays all alone when the choir deserted him In high dudgeon becauso tie refused to approve of a new anthem book, and in many other ways demonstrate! his fltneiw for the work until proserlty in the shape of summer visitors fell Uion Tilbury. Then liegan a quiet, insidious trouble, as Im perceptible at first as the approach of eld age, that eventually overcame him. The Hint manifestation of revolution came In a division of opinion In the parish over the choice of a new preacher, for old Mr. Bpooner bad Iwguu to fool that he was some how In the way, and lie resigned before the people were fu ly awnro that they wanted to bear a new voice. There were two leading candidates for his place, a young and elo quent preacher nnd a nculoui worker, and an elderly mini against whom not a word could j tie laid, l lie newcomer in i uuury, joining bauds with the younger members of the church, elected the yonng man, and as the contest had u.t been long or determined, there was a sHvdy healing of differences and uo luck of hiiruioiiy. Kven then Hexckiuh felt a vague presentiment that all would uot be well wiiti him, but several months passed before he received any direct Intiniation that the (Ntrisb would appreciate a chaugo in the choir loft. The first he heard of it was lu a discussiou aiming his singer at a Saturday evening rehearsal. It was not meant that he should hear, but bo entered the vestry un expectedly. Sum Hinckley, one of those very bassos who had been patiently trained by thechorisier, was saying: "Wall, I shall lie sorry to see the oltl man j feelings hurt, but he can't expect to lead , siiigiu' forever." And pretty .Maria Jasper, tacitly uinler stoud to be iiiui sweetheart, rtoudcd sharply i "Hut I think It's just too mean, and If Kiah has to go I follow. That's all !" And then they all saw the cuoristcrcoming dowu tlie alsl mid a (viinful hush fell upou them. Ibn'kiah liownl gravely as he ap proached the group and said: "Uooil evening, neighbors." T'jat was the way be alnnys adilivsHtil th choir at ro beursals. I'erha he avoidi'l a greeting to each individual Irom fcur uf arousing Ji nl ousy by wvuiiii purtialiiy. At all events 1 liever lnyitd of his varying th fonnula. He continual, as he refi u a small slip of lr in his hand: "When the lrJ wills will all go, and not till then. Iti not our purt to uu-ddie with what U In His bauds. Tho minister has chosen hymn &1 for tlie Drat piece. We will ling it to the tune of 'Cambridge.' At that relM-nrsal and during service next day everything went as usual, but report of tbe talk that hesekiab bad heard flew about tha paruh quickly, and not a f remarked that the chorister looke.1 unumiilly grave. "1 cal'late," remarked Mr. Davit, the sheep raiser from luiiu's Iliil, to bis wife as they drove home after meeting; "1 ral'lat 'Kiah Uartiu feels his years a growing ou him ; hay P "And Ical'lata, Philander Darin," returned Mrs. Ditvu, with siguitlonnt tuiphatit, "that h aint so much hit aatarul years b feels as Uw loss of bit friends." . "fcuol UdTiuy, be aiu't lost no tricsdt, Kiah hain't; I think Jen' 's much of him ' ever I did, air yit I'm 'bleeged to admit that when a man gits along in years It's time for bim to let stouter men bold the plough. Havf Now, the fact was that Philander Davis was one of the few among the older beads in the parish who sided with tlie reforming el niont Mr. Davit wo ambitious for Tilbury ml all in it, and he prided himself somewhat on being able to entertain new ideas after having passed the age of 60. At the lust churcli meeting bis support hail lieen recog nized by his election to memliership of the piirlsli cnimnittee, and he, therefore, was well Informed on the restlessness of the younger nieuiliers regarding the matter of music. It was the one point of serious difference be tween bim and his wife, and she was uot to be hoodwinked by his sophistry. "Don't Udl me. Philander," she replied In answer to his last expression, "I know just bow you feel. You want to please the smart folks on the bill, and I haven't got a word to toy agnlust them, cept it does seem's If they needn't come to Tilbury and expect to run things in city style. They want a quartet, now, don't they I and they want to lnterduoe new music, don't they land not let the congre gation Join in, 'cept on one hymn, don't tlieyf and they're goin' to try to mnke llezekiah step down on account of his ago, and be been chorister for fifty yearj, don't theyf aint they, I should suyP "Git up, there, Jim, g'long with ye!" ex clnimed Air. Davis. "You're putty sharp, Marthy; ef you was to look through the hole In one of my millstones and see the other a grindin' you'd think you saw clean through both, wouldn't yef liuyf but I don't think you'd mnkn much of a band to run a church, Murthy. Ilayf" And so, Willi good-nnturcd obstinacy the discussion was continued until Mr. Davis heled bis wife out and led tlie burse into the barn to unhitch. Now that tho chorister knew that there was a feeling that bis nervines were not re quired, tho parish committee hoped that be would relievo them of discomfort by resign ing voluntarily; but weeks passed and lleze kiah retained his place without a word. Ho at last it was determined that he must be approached in a Christian, neighborly spirit, and Induced to consider tho matter iu the right light. A the oldest member of the committee, riiilander Davis was deputed to do the talking, but. though ho had accepted the appointment with a cheerful sense of its Importance, his coulidciice failed him when ho faced the old chorister one October even ing in Hozckiah's little parlor. The other member of the committee sat looking al their huts while Mr. Davis coughed uwk wnrdly and began: "Keelin' tolerable well these days, 'Kluhf nayl" "I've been enioyin' good benlth all sum mer, Mr. Davis," responded llczekiub with dignified asperity. "Willi," said Mr. Davis, after a wretched pauso and another cough, "we've come up to talk uliout the music." Mr. Davis waited for the chorister to lend the way to what must follow, hut llczekiuh kept silent. So the spokesman continued: "You see, 'Kiah. the parish think they'd ought to lie something of n change." ileiekiab could hold out no longer. "Neighbors," bo said with a trembling voice, "1 can't make no chunga - I've stood up In the loft Uhto more'n titty years anil haven't missed but two Sundays. I've sung the good old musio that you and I, Philander, was brought up on, and I can't sing much else. I've kept the choir together for you, and If the money stood iu the way (llezekiah received t-'tO a year) I'd keep it up for noth ing. No, don't say 'tuint money; t know that; 1 know you want a high toned quartet and that you're willing to pay. Out I've done my liest, iieighbois." The old chorister bowed bis head upon his hands, and the parish committeemen wished they bad not come. Mr. Davis rubbed the back of his bead and bis colleagues looked sternly at him, "We bate worse'n thunder to hurt your feolln's, 'Kiah, bay I" be began again, when the chorister stood up and interrupted him. . "I know," be said; "you dou't want to tell me I'm too old. Hut, praise the Lord I l'il not stand In the way of the parish's good. I resign right heiu" Hut the committee wns not wholly lacking In human syniiathy, and it was agreed that llezekiah should sing until the end cf the year, and the chorister consented, though with less appreciation of the favor extended to him thau mot of the committee had ex pect i "Hhvsed if I didn't feel sorry for the old man," said young Deacon Uoodspeed, shak ing of the matter several days later. So did a good many others, but as the end of the year approached the sympathy lost Its kecn uej uud ill the same degive tho ambition of the younger members increased, so that eventually the desire to have a big display of musio on Christmas led to another call on Ilen'kiah, tbo result of which was that tlie old chorister yielded his place at once with out a w ord of protest. The celebration of the kindly foftiral be pn with a musical service on Christmas ere. The new quartet was lu place and llezekiah tut with the audience. Iu deference to old time custom some of the hymns were sung by the entire congregation. The eld chorister tried to slug with tlie others, but after a few bars the tears somehow got entangled in his voice, and, at he could not ting and weep too, he stopped singing. When it was all over several of hi neighbors ap;iroached bim to any that they didn't think there'd been any improvement, and llezekiah shook etch one by the baud and answered nothing. The luti ng couple had kit the church, the sexton had blown out the lights and locked tlie heavy door Iwtiind Unit, blelgb bells Jingled fuintly uwav out of bear lug, arid the slow foolts of the sexton crunching on the half trodden snow mingled with the tones of the clock In the high tower striking ten. Then ad'ior Inside the vestry 0!iicd, uud out of a closet here brooms and dust pant were kept an old man came hesitatingly. Ho made bis way very slowly op the broad stall's to the main meeting room. At tho door leading to the choir loft be paused a moment. His band was on the knob, but be turned it not. More slowly than before ho went down tlie aisle ami dropped into pew. He sat there in the darkness a long time, his head sunk forward ou hit breast. A bulf hour, may be, passed, before he rose and marched with determined step to the choir door, and up the stairs to the familiar loft. He found a match in bis pocket and lit the lamp that bung near the bench, where llezekiah for moro than fifty years hail sung liod's praises and carried the voicesnnd spirits of the congrega tion with him. Tho dim yellow ray threw gloomy shadows of tlie icw bucks into relief, Just disclosed tlie pulpit at tlie further end of the church, gave faint hints of evergreen fes toons on Uie walls, ami here and there the laurel worked words "Kmunuel," "Olory to Ood in the highest," and so on, that bud been placed there with great toil by the young men and women of tlie parish in honor of the day so near at hand; but had you been there you would have seen only the patriarchal form of the chorister with a sadly bitter look on his faco gazing ut the gloom about tho pulpit Was ha thinking bow often he had stood solemnly thus while the minister was prnying? Perhujis so, for after a moment his li parted, and a tremulous "Amen!" uttered softly on a high note, sung to the evergreens and the shadows. Then llezekiah looked about the bench in front of bim. Ho picked up one of the new anthem books brought iu by the quartet. Ho glanced at tho cover and let it full Tuking the lump from its socket ho held it so that be could see, and presently drew forth the an cient collection of anthems, every tuno in which be knew by heart, so sacred to him. anil yet so speedily bidden awny where it ch.m'i.t tti.rvn nolttklv. He rciilaced tho lamp and turned tho pages to "Coronation," the flint piece suns by a choir unuer nis oirec- tintl lllllID th.nl n lifetime ana Fondly he looked at tho familiar notes and then, bis chest thrown out and bis bead held up, he sung the grand old tuno and its magnificent words with all tho fervor and all the power thut his voice ever had commanded. From lu.-iimin? to end tho livmii rani; through the deserted gloomy church, and Dr. Williams, driving by in baste to attenit ISO ins oi a iar nir tuii lent, wondered thut the rehearsal should have been continued so lute. When tho lust note had ceased llezekiah stood with tho luioL- still onen nnd his head still lin. but the tears were coursing down his face in tteady streams. At Inst, ha sank into a chair, and with great pang nt tho heart he saw upon the bench tx-snle tuo volume oi newiaiigicu luues a little liook of manuscript music. When he was a young mun or not mora man ou uez kiah had taken it into his bend that he would writn ninstc. nml the several anthems that ho tin. I mmncnl iii ntiro harmonv. but with crudo progressions, hnd been laboriously copied into books, and had been used oc casionally ever sinco in church service. What bad they been doing with bis musicl Was it not enough that they Bhould discard him in his old fl'-e. nnd his wus and his books, without hunting up hi feeble but earnest comHitioiis to lau:-h nt them) That could not bo forgiven! Willi melancholy fingers he turned the leaves. His insiiection stoped at an niitliem for Christmas, com- nntn.1 nn U'oritfl fn!:ptl lifel'.'lltv from the Scriptures. There it was, with its introduc tory recitative tor uass, ana a uoutue iiiguo, b 1m lnil it. when t.hn Hte-els' chorus was reached. Hi wifo had sung the treble be fore she left tho choir, and wlien Willi patient wai-iwiti(tM tin liml Iniil her ill Mia rrnVA. his duughter hnd performed her part, und sinco the mamcu ami moveu awny me nuiuem hnil nut iieen suiiL. With what crnnd emo tion ho had hoard the voices begin the first lugal movement: Glo ry to God la tho high IV Hn - tn r.tu In Oia (ilo ry io prise in your honor. They're gom' to ting rnur piece." The old chorister broke awny from the icxton uud hobbled up the stair. hen he reached the organ loft they were singing "Anil on earth peace, good will to men. IiezeUiuh waited until they were done, and theuinalow. grave tone that startled the singers, he said. 1 wish you all a merry Christmas, neigh bors. I've iinil hard feelings against you. and I p:ay that Ood will forgive me and cause you not to look unkindly on an old num. This is more thun 1 deserve." V, 11 DUIITOX. Jf va&t tVv-Ci '' j H HAVEN AND HELL While forrert u dwell span from thy dear fare. Ix linked nil Morrow I" I nie liy the hand. Anit launni inn itoiiiilinii heart to unilerstaud Thai which lias piiMleil all I tie human race Pull many s uire nas uuexiiuueil where lu space Ihuw iiinue world am where the niysllf nirainl Thai eiurales them I have found each laud. Ami hell is vast, sail heaven s narrow place, lu (he small coiuiwmh ut thy cluspina anus. Id reach tml sinhi ot thy deal li" anil eye. There, there, for mii the oy of toeaveo be. OulMulu- lo- chao. lerront. wilil alarms. And all the dew imi urn Here and tell Uf told and wIiiiik iioiniiiKiiew make hell -tils Wtieelei Vi llous lo The Uwiiiupulitao, -d-JLrJ. as " 3 rr- Glo ry to a 'I r- to God in the hlih- est I Glo ry iiimi in tno mun uio ry to Uod In tho high - est I And how sweetlv tho second movement followed I and bow they worked in together I Clt-iy U M It U Mbt,uJ AS m avtb pam, food mil ' . . k nl I I U A St , JJ - 111.. finJhllukblML And now it wns all held up for the smiles of modern quartet! The old choristers bead tank upon the bench, and bis tears blurred the uotos on the ancient page. "Gracious massv I llezekiah, wake up! wake up 'Kiah; you'll ketch your deuth of coldf Come!" It was Peter' Stone, tho sexton, dum. founded by surprise, shaking the old chor ister violently by the shoulder. Painfully Uezekinb raised bis bend. "Merry Christmas, Peter; I'd rather star here," be said feebly when be saw where be was. Feter laughed almost hysterically and tugged away persistently at the eid mau't shoulders. "Come down to tho fire," be exclaimed: "the choir will bo hero right away to re hearse for the service." "Yes, I'll go," answered llezekiah, and ith great difilculty bedra-ged his stilfened limbs down tho stairs into the vestry, where the furnace wns already roaring with a freshly made Urn He submitted to be rubbed and slapped by peter to induco quicker circulation of bis bl.xxl, but he gave no clear answer lo tuo wondering Inquiries to how to camo to be locked into the church over night. Presently tho organ m stairs began to suund. llezekiah shivered and Peter rubbed bim tho harder. Then the voice of the luus in the new quartet was beard reciting: And lucre were shepherd abuLnz in the flcM." The old chorister listoncd with ttarine eye. Could it bel The long recitative came to an end, and then all the voices took up in proper order tho angels' chorus. W hat docs that mean. PoterP exclaimed Hexekiah, starting up. t by, lws meant at Christmas fur THE ACE OF Sl'ADllS. It was a whirl of black coats and white shoulders, and (hose ot the men who did not dunce still leuiuiued lu the salou to admire the beautiful wultzcrs M d'Arcut'il. In bin quality of master of the house, wan doing hi duty turn by turn with all those women that without his example no one would have though! of inviting Tho card room, however, was empty, and at tho same moment .that Mme d'Arcucil. across whose churniilig head twenty live springs hud come and gone, perceived the inciiiiibernieiit of her salon a young olliccr of !)(). perhaps, so licited the honor and happiness of a wullx with her. "Upon one condition." she responded, "that we have a jranie of curds first; but I warn you that 1 know only ecarto " Tho young ollicer did not stir, und Mme. d'Arcucil, with that freedom of tono that distinguishes tho I'arisieiino, added smilingly. "Who loves me follows me!" Immediately not less tluin twenty of those solemn men who believed it aero gnted from their dignity to dance, and who had been invited solely on account of their wives, trooped after her to the card room and placed themselves ut table. "Every ono will thank me for this," said she, "uud the ladies will bo ublo to move without tearing tlitdr trains. Mcs Bietirs, I give vou tho right to piny." "Lucieniie.' demanded in a low tone the young olhVer. "tell mo quickly the truo meaning of this!" "Simply that wo may have a pretext for talking together without disturbance. Besides, I should have (V'd in the midst of those dancers Cut play, Lulls, play!" Lie obeyed uud niecliuiiicully distributed the cards, turning up the ace of spades. And they played, but in the bundling of the cards, in pronouncing insignificant phrases, in giving cluingo lo the players, or chutting graciously with the guests who pussed beside t hum, Lucieniie, who wns deeply in love, and was e.ericnciiig how cruel tho torture could be, was forced to bring the same upon her lover. Her husband, cx-anibnssndor from Franco to Spain, hnd been charged with a secret mission that required a prompt de parture. Well, M. d'Arcucil hud decided that his wife during his absence, the pro cise duration of which he wan unublu to tell, should remain ut Andelys, where her family were then residing. And ho. Louis de Bremont, captain in the 1 It. would have no right to leave Paris, since his regiment was on duty there. As he made this reflection lie distributed the cards for tho third time, and for the third time the ace of spades was the turn up. "Again!" cried Louis; "clearly it is sig nificant of something." "Significant? yes," murmured Mmo. d'Arcucil, "of tho manner, perhaps, in which we hiivo trilled with our hearts us we now trillo with these cards!" "But, Lucieniie, why do yon go? Why do you not resist? Why do you not refuse to leave Paris? Why do you permit this man, whom you do not love, to command your lifo in this wuy? Why do you leave mo, and my love so ardent, so faithful? 1 say my love, you see, for I know well that yours" "My love, Louis, so beautiful and tweet! I beg of you not to alter it by uu Just reproaches. I have committed sin enough in loving you recognize this in place of torturing me by suspicions. I shall be punished sufficiently when to morrow I hud myself aloue all alone with him!" "Alone with him!" repeated M. de Bre mont. desnair. ancer. iealnusv. disgust tearing at bis heart, while the imliffcrentg that surrounded him took ices, played, danced, arranged intrigues obeyed, in short, that odious luw of antithesis that since the world begun has encompassed iu clouds of joy, in rays of sunlight, the sad dest sorrow. "Pluy, Louis, play!" cried Luciennesud denly; "some one comes." "But is it ended?'' ho murmured again; "have we met, have we loved, and do we now part forever? For a year you have been to me tho universe you who tell me with so calm a tone udieul And I I must respond to you. adieu! And after it, Luciemie. after I have said adieu when this night is over, is it to be nothing more am 1 to see you no more? Is it and I ask it for tho'last tuno is it eudeuv" "Yes," she answered, "for I must go Icannot do othcrwiso; and I beseech yoa not to speak to mo in thut way uot to incite me to commit iinprudencvl If 1 have refused my love to M. d'Arcucil I have still known how to respect his uotuol Ut, too, they regard u curiously I" And Lucieune d'Ai-cueil gave the card new turn. "Ace of tpades!" announced the captain. "Always that!" she answered aloud and holding it up with smile that showed two ran t of teeth as small and white as thaw of child, itetidedly, I shall have to go and consult fortune teller. Doesn't It tiara you." the ddcd, "that It it always tia ace of tpadca that is turned?" "&ot particularly; mere matter of cliioxo. 1 have soc'a at Spa series of vets ruor surprising occurrence than im. uaa. tuo persistency of this see of (padea ur Lave tataaiuf that we caa l tUveuts, I wiU make vn proposition, IU au, uuitoiiwhip, i-liiupa wliLoLi poutiblo reuult, but you foci tho tuMiltiS -f ttrd portentous of boqw ti,Ij", "i nd l'- eay tusr9 k 0 Ceal c' pL'v-c'j bU.nl I call upon it to mji vo nie! If J turn it fcuU tula t lules. you v 121 rio iu tho right to tend lor you, ui ctil o j to jae, no. matter vhcre, to nut ur Lo'. no imXW tt whet hour, lj or tvireas Kid vc T.I1I Uud ourselves ta-cU-w once more. Do you rrco to it? Ih, I Luow whet you would tty tltct ciy liopthi wibJ.lufleuBttejthot I nuatgivoun; to wuc!i t! orso for nwl But you you ritfe LutbUiy:; uis 1 wliowlll struggle t. ith tue ends, uud L I f;lvo jou uy tvoiJ upou lt-i'ill no cotbli:g to trick you. Vol rvluso? bo It; JoU Bhf.ll UOt 0, or, raut, II you lo, I follow you r.t ovcry Bt'criiitt tlwjitto your Lusband, dccjlw jyUToClf otfC'U ' "ij.c you v oald Co this? You would coircoir.i-o uo thus if I docllno to sub ioct'uytclf to iliu cv.d iro;3ltlon?" CliO Llailfed. ill ...li'.a'" ii rt f.nci: "decide ouicltlv. liy inooJ hi ZiX CU0 to 13 Uijod V.UUI t4) you tecepw "I accept!" the responded, In shaken rolco; "sluitllo the curds uud begiul" Louis eliutllrd them feverishly, then placed them before his vis a vis. fixing upon her a look long, piercing. Hery, as if he would compel her by the force of mag netism "I wish." said he, "I wish Hint the are of spades should be the tum-upl Cut. madume!" She cut, and Units distributed the cards lie turned one It was the ace of spades! "Vlctoryl I have wonl" ho cried "By enchantment, then." "No. Lucieune, uol I love you It is the enchantment of love that-wins!" "Uut my revenge, monsieur, you will permit me to have my revenge?" "lUivenge?" Certainly; I desire to play against you Did you think I would yield without struggle? If I win the matter ends here." And at it was not, after all, the game of ecurte they were playing, and the turned curd wax the only one In which they had the slightest interest. Mmo d'Arcucil quickly gathered them together, shutllod them and gave them to her op potieut. "And you wish the turn to be" "The queen of heurts." The eight of clubs showed Itself upon the top of the pack Lucieune had lost "Again!" she persisted, "try it again!" For well did she realize that it was more than the ace of spades thut she hud promised to obey: that Louis, her lover, would not be dilatory in appointing the rendezvous to which it, this ace of spades, would call her s rendezvous that, after all, must end In parting; upon which scan dul possibly would spy and tattle, and chastisement attend for a reckless, erring wifo Luciuiiiio shuddered. "1 cannot," she cried, "I dare not I am afraid I dure uot abandon my des tiny to the will of a card! You are a gal lant man, Louis, lielease me, 1 beg of you release me from this thoughtless promise." "No; impossible! and If I should you would still sulTcr tho same. I love you you know it. and I believe, thut you love me. No, it is Impossible!" Then begiu anew make the test over again!" "Willingly something tells me I shall win. What curd will you tako now?" "Tho one that came up before the eight of clubs " "Eh bicul Shuffle and give them to me yourself." Once more she did as he told her, shuf fled the cards und gave them to him, and onco more, us on tho other occasions, tho curd thut Do Uremout turned was the uco of spades. "Ah!" she cried, rising as if something had stung her, "I wus right it is en chiuitniciit!" Whether she were sorry or glad Lu cteuuo d'Arcucil could not at tho moment have told you. It was very lute. The orchestra was playing the lust waltz. Without a word Loui3 placed his arm round Lucieutio's waist, and tho two lovers, heart to heart, the one with the other, found themselves iu the wave of dancers. Soon tho music ceased, the guests mado their parting compliments the ball was over. The next morning M. d'Arcucil con ducted Lucieniie to Andelys, and the day afterward departed ou his secret mission. Whilst diplomats occupy themselves at distance with the interests of France-, the soldier also has his duty as a French man, and almost immediately following the depart uroof the D'Arcucils from Paris the th was ordered to depart for Africa. Tho news of such an order was not re ceived with delight, but gradually, as the hour appronched for them to start, Louis de llremont felt his ambition to reawaken the captain desired to see himself a colonel. With scarcely time enough to put their affairs in order, to drop a fare well line to friends and parents, to climb Into the wagons, stop at Lyons and then t Marseilles, the regiment embarked upon the transport and in due time put their feet upon Africuu soil. De Bremont. like the majority of French oflicers, had made his debut in Algeria, and now between skirmishes amused himself revisiting places where, as simple lieutetiutit, he had tirst pitched his tent, the held where he hod won his "maiden spurs," the bourgade or straggling village wliere he had left a lady love, for soldiers do not give up these pleasing pastimes wheu they turn their backs upon Paris. Three months passed thus. By the end of the fourth ho was well under way with promising love affair with a young in structress of music, born of French pa rentage in Algeria, but Parisienne by in stinct. One knows that Arabs are always In state of insurrection. Louis was likely to remain in Africa a long while. Nor was he astonished one morning toward the middle of to be ordered to make a sortie against the tribe of Chachouia, then, as tho military governor had been informed by courier, making daily ravages iu the lie'ighhorhood of Con tautkie. It was his regiment that hud been selected to nrotect l h oolnnwtu ami quell the disturbance. tio went without reluctance, for those Of Lis Comrades who kn ew tha nmvitira i if Constantino spoke with enthusiasm of iuai wonueriuuy ooautiful -couutry, rttn ltt plain of the Gazelles, it mminiit. nt Albatre and bel. A splendid conutrv. but one la which, behind its thickets of luurel roses. Its intoxicating perfumes, its cliffs, Drecinices and futiierii.'n hxlma H lurked perpetually, danger from the wiiy Chachouia, ready to train upon you with out moment's warning the shining bar rels of their moukalas. Ou the eveuing in question Louis de Bremont and the Sou men won i h haH taken with bim on the expedition were resting at their sixth nd last halting place before reaching their destination, gathered boot, . clear taring. A hua. Crcd cctcrs further w,f.v, 1 tvero posted who gtiarisd tfc. 'i nt cf tho SoluderTl, h moudod their uniforms. sleepy, not at til ia the imJ8 luff the count nM1 JmailC carrot of Vhe -tittle mX:. dewidoJly weur, not tout tl!?S "Pky ccrds. faen!" crM i catty, a llttlo subaltern. a.. -'ttini Hi,; H03o; "what d i you w l'i'.iuu oi cu.u.r t.i'.i i.. i.. u lour iu a roinnta .... t!io lioutcinut of thetAxm" v. in, mora st :io pity " ""' "And vou. Da Lwmomj.,,. . ".iti w iio wbi, ra ' rvj.ii.od. A:id Llrouiy tCl?1. I i.. i . - wrniKo t-cy called the orderly mess. Li d owned . ., rc.wsu ted t.ua lost iu lis Cvm'm JS? one objects that soldiers kN ClftU litui tlio :ir.lkiifr .rWTt Lerntldey, cniujilnliiingly. sndiil. pick up a roll of sonietliinrtl,,ikr be desired In the wv of comfo-... quate light uH nrg twoen Louis nud IiIh friend of the trunk uow cl- Md guuiinu IUOIO. V....M .. . . . . u.. u . nn-m oeiu better UAv from the trunk as th u..i.Jr4 plared the pontents: "if. a..: , ' Hckllur .n I I. yourselves Zounds!" I VuX lighting upon ihe packi, "heres lind it's a naner!" i "Aad tho game what h.n s., manded Do Hreinont, rutting fo,' "Are you ready?" cried U. folding tlie sheet; "you wonldu, i me. so I reveiiL-'o mvwlf h. -i.. you. Political Itulletin-Pari. Tf Th f!ll.ltU ,ln tv .. ,.1'" iuum mum - "Oh. enough, I'nough, LeciU4r Louis; "throw it iu the fire.. the stuff!" . v ass juii s-uirt vt hiu; "No. I won't!" replied D, tn "volla! mv resKjnse I ture mu," of spades! ""'o J ! mercy! LiecsilUOJ! Slit Brctnont s adversary; "fiitcbltinr Infernal paper' (iive ustrettfiusi tics and b'miiice!" "Don't listen to liim!"Mldthtoa rri.t..i. ..r ... " luiiin ui ino darnel atteDIIOfiS turn up. ace of spudes!" "But the news of Paris, tbtkJ from Italy, follow the 'uifonuira turn at the news in the protiiwx aopoiutmeiits. the hunt, tbebtlli'- "ivicristil Irom time to time iss the little subaltern, "but itikej j jouniun Nevertheless the readint vrat with it the griiiiihliiig-"'i'he; hi l to struggle with the Lbachoais. w with Lecuildey mid his 'divers ftrti Again it was H llreuiont's dIii again he turned the ace ol spades you, mv readers, the card 8iluw; to him it said nothing! Lure.jm goes so quicklv! "Clironicloof the court," read Uar 'lnmil utT,iiu" I. nt I1L-. Inra llulv. nnTwir him ittt iTiit IIih lipnlwiia 'A como at last to fatalities, to niirm deuths. "Etienne Godefrey, aged 3, E. Courcelles." "Alinn Bernicr. 82. T.ue Saint IU "Jeun Lysurt, et cel., ft ret.," Ii era meanwhile continuing to oiu.; the cards. Ace of spades!" called Uini! k third time, iiiaking the tuni up. "Lucieune d'Arcuell." rouclais caudi?v. "widow. 2G years, Bis 4 Ger" Do Bremont started to his feet "What did you say. Ucauilw!" a "Lucicnno "d'Arcucil, nwn ni; finishing up the list of deuths!" Luclmino d'Arcucil! lVad! t and that curd, that tscoof snsdn.-' beticiicciit, tociny su arcurswl. m returned anew at the name ss il-' at tho name of Ids forgotten M lint would LucicniiP l In Imr lover had railed if been arranged he slnmid do! tlm niipstion the caWnill SskfilBB he stood there, hiseycsfiiedit" of snades thut ho hadseiiwlBW' All at once a shot broke I" the night. . "To arms! To arms! rrw ' of the sentinels, foUuwei bj"1 vollev. . "To arms!" repeated the op the words died in bis throat. not time even to draw bin'"' had struck him in tho htn"; fatul card riddled between bis to? it- i,,i n..t Aniieil jirienMiw uc unu uvu ........ , the rendezvous of love. w , , , , .i ....U...I liim'-ll ana aeaa, nuu camu t j from the French fur The .V 1 cury by E C. Waggemr. The Ponideir of SoW The water which drowns y stream, cun be walked up ' . bullet which, when fired '" carries death, will he bw 10 ausi oeioro oi l"?; lizedpartof the oil " Its fragrance-a solid at orJW atures7 though n-ndilv volst OH pounu B.iosu..--. BUUiU riCUIl'iiio. j.L fJ proportions, as the p llgui. our mm-ia. , drink, with benefit and pk palpitations, nervous treu. paralysis, if taken in peculiar organic. agei . k which teaowes iisqun." - p by itself (us theinc, not ny apprecmtiie cue. .v the water wliichvi !tl!J thirst augments h"L&: snow; so that it is sta ted " . tne Arctic regions - i.,.i the utmost ICl CUUllonf, . M It- thirst rather than tkf A Klf AOtintT BIKlW. I1 i Ala melted it becomes "JJ;, evert hcless, aii"""b-: jr entenng the hiouuk like other water. h . , i ... 1... .nmlsit moutn it mis iw -n .it.t der this paradox mort only to rememlier tlwt more slowly in tiie cioji n. , In allaying thirt.-b line. ' Her I noir- w Uncle Koi)en is."v , girl, I fear there is i" - ness in yotir nature. . Helen-Dear 'W.cnaj mLstaken. I am fc"i rr 1 D In H.'VOUt ' girl after my own . Helen (fieiuun-i.v .. .-.i mil win have orange dwhu- PiiUburjt BuUctin. t