EUGENE CITY GUARD,
L J CAM rVKLU
ITeprleier.
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
U IUN HIM.
A DIPLOMAT'8 DINNER.
A TMu end Cbmp Banquet Where Every
body Wee Kitraiuoly Well Pleaded.
Some yean ago an accomplished diplo
mats at Washington, tlie representative
of a power not of the flint importance,
expressed hi regret to a friend that he
could not give dinner "because,' he
aid, ''my government is poor, and I
cannot afford it. " The conversation oc
curred at the profuse and splendid table
of a rich and courteous host, whose feasts
wers of great fame, and whose invita
tions were credential of admission to the
beat society. A young diplomatic com
rade, who ant by huird the remark, and
smiled as he said: "My government is
poorer than yours, and I am but lately
arrived. Cut what U diplomacy without
dinners? and I am going to give one. It
will not be like this, hut the splendor Is
not an essential purt of the feast, I shall
give a plain and cheap dinner, to which
1 invite you both."
His manner was gay, and Ids in vita
tion was gavlv and gladly accepted be
cause ho wits' one ot the delightful nv-a
In Washington, lliscolleague, however,
who had sicken lirst, hhriigged bis
shoulders, and suiil that, foi his part, lie
couldn't do it; he couldn't twk people to
come to hie hoiu and wit a poor dinner.
'Not so fast,'1 replied his friend; "I
didn't say a poor dinner, but a plain and
cheap dinner. I hope it will be good,
nevertheless, although there limy bo no
baked carp or stewed nightingales
tongues. But come and see."
The young minister of the small ana
poor kingdom was one of the most ac
complished men in Washington llo was
known to have corrected a justice of the
supreme court in regard to a decision of ,
a United States court in a western state,
and to have made the correction In Eng
lish, which was a foreign tongue to him,
but in English so exquisitely chosen end
urbanely expressed that the justice was
probably unconscious of th mortification
of the correction. The young minister
bad no foolish, fond reserves. "My gov
ernment is poor. I am poor, we are all
poor in my country," ho said, 'and I
and my secretary work like day laborers
bere in Washington to acquire and to re
port necessary information, to my gov
ernment." Hut nobody was more sought;
there was nolmdy whose coming more
surely brought pleasure to any circle
than that of the young minister.
The day of tho dinner cume, and a
plainer aud plcasunter dinner was never
' known in Washington. Every guest,
from the secretary of staU) and the Eng
lish envoy to all their neighbors at table,
gave every week, indeed, repasts much
more magnificent. Hut tho simple din
ner, admirably cooked and served, with
out display of table service, without the
carp and nightingales' tongues, but with
the enlivening and inspiring churm of
the ho"t and tho welcome variety of
plainness, after th luxurious extrava
gance and ostentation of the usual din
nor, was so fresh and delightful that the
satisfaction aud pleasure wore universal,
and the skeptical colleugue who had
thought great cost essential to a success
ful dinner owned himself converted, and
the next month ventured upon a similar
feast, and with the same success.
George William Curtis In Harper's Maga
oe. L!1 Ih a Thousand rounds.
To lift 1,000 pounds on the health lift
Is no very rvmurkublo foat for a person
of average strength, giving sulllcient
time didly for a few months to practice.
Mr. Blaikie learned in this way. at the
8g of 17. to lift 1.000 pounds after only
six muiitlis' practice. Those who prefer
to lift an actuully measured weight will
find it necessary to adopt some such plan
was emnloved bv Tonliani. preparing
a framework to bear the weight and
standing In its midst, so as to lift the
weight by means of symmetrically at
tached straw. For the body cunnot,
wheu at all aslant, boar such a weight as
1,000 pounds.
. Whether such exercise is good for the
body as a whole dopr-nds a good dual on
the opportunities which a man has for
correcting an abnormal development of
the lifting muscles by means f other ex
ercises, Increasing the development of
other muscles and giving activity as well
as strength to the frame. Richard A.
I'roctor. '
Georgian and Ctreasalan.
The Georgian lias a beauty quite differ
; ent from that of the Circassian. The Clr-
cassisn is dazzling, queen like and stately,
She has a fair skin, lho is elegant in
form. Bho U kindly and gontlo in voioe,
"mt lazy In movement and without spirit.
lne of her own sex has snid : "There is
; soul in a Circassian beauty; and as
pillows her pure, palo check upon her
ill dimpled hand, you feel no inclina
litto arouse her into exertion; you are
cunted to look upon her and to con
jee her loveliiuWN ThoUoorgian
""kSturewith eves like meteors and
t1" oat as dazzling as her eyes. Her
,U0U'n'S not wear the iwect and un
STfnlo of her less vivacious rival
uuiw.e,w(i e3jir,wion that sits upon
finely ar , accords so well with
her ttatolrnl anJ lo(ty htavr t,mt vou
do not sa to cimg0 fa character.
Y-
Oflgf, f, , . nilndnMS.
That lie orih i,i:,i,.
In tlie Jrain, nllt ln ,lie CTe hag bron
iUgK.ted by 'Vto. R.miHay. While
engifed lu teachy m ,me
ye, ago, the pnrv, of a .hooI
aeu in vesting ev caw o( the
0 dependent on the.iu 0p t)l0 pupil
dli remedy was the rc Tllig
seamed a tyrannical a-i unwarranted
; treatment, but the mulwas favorable
, to his theory. Is it jwemL, timt thor
' ugh exammntfon will ultiialt,T demon
strate that the knit lies vw u. i
tlie shiftless metjiods of observation
wmcn nave crown ud und n, u
classical system of caseation, end which
have to a large extent Voouw hereditary?
The Conrvollonvrr "1 ladla.
All kinds of India swevtunuts mmul.
of brown sugar, many of thyn molded
into various shapes of birds irvl bistii.
Tubes also are made, filkxJ wuV honey,
and twisted Into various formsV Thn
tlxers are bulls of sugar and clarillM but
ter. Tbeas confectioneries are soft aM
melt in the mouth. Those made brta
higher casts differ from those madsW
the lower, so absolut are tbs laws
casts. Wide Awsks.
B; ELIZABETH BELLAMY,
("EAMBA THORPE,")
Author of "Four Oaki," "LUtU Joan-
na," Eto.
wci3 srrnKiit wltb the B.lford' Oompuj.
k"Andrmy house at a standsllll.Tieaven
knows how longP fretted Mrs. Thorne.
"And it is going to be so unpleasant here
after this."
"We might go up to Tallahassee and
board," Flora suggested.
"Bourd! Nobody who is anybody ever
boards, Flora. I am surprised at you.
We way as well pack our trunks and go
fr th rent of the summer. The
...i..r.i ...nn't consult me. of course. He
m oim.iisa Furnivul at daybreak to-
It will be a mercy if he
j..n't tlie man s brains out.
Hut there was not so much danger of
f i.i. Mr. Thome fancied. The colonel
held that Furnival was to blame, more
or less, but he had no intention of soiling
his hands with tho blood of one so much
beneath him. Ho did not consult Mrs.
Thome; to what purpose should ho do
so, having fully riiadu up his mind? If
there should be a suit for breach of con
tract, of course ho himself would defray
expenses; but he did not wish any dis
cussion of the subject; ho was accus
tomed to give orders and to be obeyed,
and Furnival must go.
The colonel rode away In the early
Hnun fin Impetuously as Nicholus had
ridden away in the rainy night, l'hesun
was just rising, and work had barely
liegun, when he entered the gate at Mrs.
Thome's place.
Furnival was smoking his pipe under
,l,o ...n.rnoliu tree ill front of the house.
The news concerning Nicholas had not
yet traveled beyond inome inn, uui
Furnival knew, as soon as he caught
sight of the colonel's black frown, that
the secret was out. lie extinguished
his pipo forthwith, and prepared for
talk," being a wordy man.
"Mornln', colonel," he said ingratia
tingly; he didn t intend to nave a -row,
if It could be ielieu.
"Collect your tools, said lne coionei,
with a vigorous sweep of Iub right arm,
"and vacate these premises, instanter."
"We II," said Furnival, with deliber
ate utterance, una loosing m
straight in the eyes, "them is pretty
short orders to come from anybody hut
the owner of this place, my cawuirao
is with yo' brother Leonard's widow,
'cordiu' toe my understandiu'."
"I want no words with you, sir," said
the colonel. "Your place is to obey
nnlpr."
"It hanoens to most of us," said the
carpenter, coolly, "to git what we don't
want; an' so fur as words air eoucerued,
r v h cood a riuht to speech as any other
son of Adam. I moughtask what ails the
job? But I know very well, colonel, it's
ull because vo' son Nick has made aaurn
f.vl nf himself, an' this ain't the fust
time I've said it."
"Nobody asked your opinion, sir,"
said the colonel, who had not been able,
,,r cntliM-iii!? raire. to interrupt. "Will
you leave jieiujeably?"
"Not till I've had my say, by thunder!'
retorted Furnival. putting his bauds in
his Dockets and planting himself dog
iredlv. iust within reach of the colonel's
ruling whip. "I've got some of the
feelin's of a payrent myself, though they
don't take the" same track in me as it
"pears they do In you. My girl Dosia is
a good girl, und as pretty as aire Thorne
ever 1 sot eyes on; an' so fur forth as
tlii nruceedin' is a insult to her, I'll re
sent it unto blood."
"You've been drinking, slif ' said ths
colonel, la u great rage.
"No, Bir." returned Furnival, paren
theticallv: "I'm a son of temperance-
to please Dosia. She'll make Nick
Thorne ix better wife than ho deserves."
The colonel urged his horse a step
, ,. i ii: l.
nearer; but mrnivai uiu not uiuuu,
neither did ho hesitate In his deliberate
drawl.
llows'ever.as I war a-sayin , ho con-
tlnued, "so fur forth us this proceedm Is
a holding of me to account, I'm free to
justify myself; an' I toll you. right now
an' right "hero, I ain't no bettor pleased
with the match than you ho.
"Will you go?" cried the colonel, furi
ously. "I'll go when I've had my say, an' not
a minute sooner. I told you. a while ago,
that Nick had made a blamed fool of
himself, hut for that matter, I'm free to
declare, Dosia Is a blameder fool than
him; hows'ever, she's my daughter, an'
therefor he's my sou!"
jackauapesl
ln the corner of Ihe field, on the edge of
Eden, his horse flecked with foam, him
,elf drenched with the storm.
A bird was singing In the bloom 113
elder bush that grew near one or
windows; it was Dosla's window that
looked toward Leon county. Th.re
were no blinds, and presently the white
curtains were drawn aside and Dosia ap
peared; the small, square, high set vi in
dow framed her like an old fashioned
Dortrait. Well migu we'
. . . . I ..! I, MMt (IT a
...if.hinr, ih'iulti " --
and Do-
You Insolent, prating
... . 1 tl .1 1 l.llit.l u llli fil.rs Uti I
? , .... ..... ..: :.... 1..... i.. , Trifc. no nonsense here.
"'"" T ' .TM .L7.rrr "l tell you Dosia
Furnival, catching the whip iu his mus
cular hands, "I'll bounce you plumouten
yo' saddle. You got no cause to com
plain ef I take what you fling away; an'
so, good inornin' to you."
As Furnival let go the whip the col
onel's horse reared and plunged, throw
ing his rider into the dust; but the car
penter walked away, too angry to offer
assistance.
"Peter," he said, to an old negro who
was mixing mortar on the other side of
the house, "go pick tip Col. Thorne, whar j
his hawse throw eU him, out yonuer.
Thus Col. Thorne hud had his way;
n.t. in suite of it. he foil beaten, and he
rode homeward, moody and bitter, with
a dejected head.
r. . .. .1 ln.nntv! It was of a
ui ... "' " n - - ,
trw that needed no adorning
.ia, as she stood in the window, was none
the less an exquisite picture that her
black dress was so severely simple. Iler
luxuriant dark hair ciush-tcu ... -
rings over her lew. fair forehead and
around her shoulders, a graceful riot of
curls. There was a smile, wistful and
tender, on her perfect mouth, and a far
Bway look in her splendid eyes, that ig
nored the near surroundings and pierced
the distance wltb the soul's vision.
Out of sight, behind the screen of
dripping elder bushes. Nicholas beheld
this benediction in his young wife s eyes
and tears blinded him. "Ah. dear and
beautiful and good!" he sign. '
do they dream what an angel they scorn
in you! If they omy
they will not! And so farewell to them;
henceforth I have only Dosia, dearest
and best! And to what a late iui .
compelled you, unworthy that 1 am!
Like the unjust siewaru, 1
to beg I am ashamed.' But happiness
yet is mine, and I can neither repine nor
f rw,i.i ahut the window, and Nicholas,
dashing away his tears, rode around the
corner or tne ueiu w n
house.
Now. how Bhall I ask for her, at this
hour of the morning?" he pondered, not
without a certain sense of amusement.
"Her excellent cousin, Roxanna the
Ki 'id, knows nothing of our marriage.
The old Methodist minister who per
formed the ceremony is somewhere 111
Georgia; her mother is dead; her lamer
is away and he II be invueu, wuuiii uu-
other hour, to knock oil wora at ray
aunt's, I'll bet my life!"
Dosia's cousin, or, to be more exact,
n tl.,.:..
her mother s cousin, Koxanna ..nuo.
was 0110 of those women providentially
left, for the convenience of others, with
out settled habitation, rortunalely she
had no objection to "living around; she
liked change. She had nursed Dosia's
mother in her last illness, and she re
mained with Dosia now. in her loneli-
.iPKfi. not unwillingly, for she was far
seeing, and the day might come wheu
Job Furnival would be seeking consola
tion; she ate 110 idle bread, and Job
uiiirht vet learn her valua
ltoxtuina, according 10 ner wont,
. . .. !. ...l I, ,.;..
up betimes mis nioiuni),, u"u .'.
browbeaten the hired negress who did the
cooking, she bounced out of the front
door, broom in hand, to sweep me ironi
iwjreh, just as Nicholas Thorne came up
the steps.
A tall, strong, gajiut woman was kox
. . 1 1. 1
anna, In whom naru worn mm 111
fare had left scarce a trace of the buxom
beauty that had distinguished her youth.
In her dress, narrow ami snort, mere
was no effort at adornment. "Them us
likes may put in their eight or nine
breadths," Miss Roxanna was accus
tomed to say; "but four is plenty fur
iinv mortal woman, an' mo' convenient
to pocket an' backbone." No ruffles, no
tucks, no manner of superfluities for her.
Her only vanity was her hair, which still
retained its color and its gloss. She had
tied a towel over her head to protect it
Irom the dust; but truly the dust might
hardly reach her head, so high it was
above her broom.
Now, Miss Roxanna White had never
approved of the admirution Nicholus
evinced for Dosia. She was decidedly
of the opinion that it would never do to
have this young sprig of quality hanging
around a girl whose mother was dead,
and whoso father was away. She would
have liked to sweep Col. Thorne s son off
tho porch, with the two or three leaves
she espied upon the floor; but us she
could not do this, she towered in the
doorway, aud held her broom crosswise,
as she exclaimed, forbiddingly: "Land
alive! Nick Thorne! What brung you
here this timeo' day, befo' even the cows
is milked?" And to herself bIib thought,
"I've writ that aunt o' his'n a warniu';
why ain't she tltten to keep him home?"
Nicholas laughed; the fuu of the situ
ation was irresistible; it made him, for
tho moment, oblivious of its tragic as
pect. "I've come for my wife," he said,
and turned suddenly sober und scarlet
with the humiliating reflection that he
was seeking shelter, not offering it.
"Land o' Goshen!" excluimed Miss
White, irately. "Why ain't ye mo' re
spect fur yo' s'periors iu ago and wisdom,
bov? I'm s'nrised at ye; an' I dunno
why I should lie, neither. 1 don want
Uitout!
is my wife, said
Nicholas gravely. "We were married
by old Mr. Drummond, in her mother's
presence two duys before Mrs. Furnivul
died."
Miss White's sallow face underwent a
variety of contortions; she nearly swal
lowed the little bit of athea stick with
which she had been taking her morning
"dip," and which she habitually carried
in her mouth; the broom clattered from
her griisp, as her hands hung down,
helplessly. She understood now why
she had been sent to visit a relation six
miles distant, just two days before Mrs.
TilU PASSOVER KITES.
OPEN FOR
jrwiSH D00R9 LEFT
THE EXPECTED MESSIAH.
Bunting th. IUm.....U of
llr.4-Th. Making ot CnlB.nl
Br.l-B.llslou. S-rvlors, Wt sl
Csremonle-''"""0 K',
Itbe.von.ng,two.gh
Mw them there, and she immeuv
slummed the front door. ,
"You've been in the rain," said Dosha,
accustomed all her life to w"1
How wet your clothes are! You roust
have ridden all night."
I did," Nicholas answered, with a
dark frown; then, with a burst of bitter
laughter: "Have you any clothes IW
I don't know that 1 have any, unless 1 ve
left a few scattering about Sunrise plan
tation that I may lay claim to.
Your father has?"-Dosia faltered.
"My father has"-responded boii.
Indicating with a wave of his hand that
words would not express the sentence
passed upon him.
- .i oi....no,l chiicrinir
IJosia sat silent uuu c, -
to his arm; for herself it did uot matter;
but for Nicholas-it seemeu ni wi
ruent more than she could bear
"My wholo fortune," said Nicholas,
with covert bitterness, "consists in my
horse and my watch; we'll sell thene.
Dosia, and defy the world." n
"I hare done you a great wrong, she
whinnered. fmm
-You've done yourself a great ms. 0.1 aro ...., of the
it may I. dear heart." said Mcho a,r4A-when. about
nut at least we have each other. Oh ' ,hlittie package is put in the firs
Dosia! Dosia! my wilei . l,"7.""Y' BIld turned.
inn inn, -I , ... imB W,en tnose remimui- y.
4. ...... .... .i..,.i, ih
THE C03T Of t
Wu.t.Crr........ Mw.I.m.d
..atUthegenendotllnm
of fuoso who come herof" I askoa iu
b,d me. evcryt!..ngv. the right
T.C.Z ' at: some to get lean;
some
oug
LlLi.ira that cruee of carriage so
Th Sf on Pavement or carpet; some to
show off in the park later on. wost 01 ...
necessary. . .mug,.
Wbv. it is nor, sum a..
' . .. ...... .....,r .i.rnu"
A LOUISIANA
CELEBRATING
THE UST
01 OF
CANE,
Tlgnrous Work at
Envied Mmi Hanner.
cinning of j-uMOver ww, ... -"""Z
JevrUh families, certain preiiraiory
...i,.. Tim futher. as bead
KThlstroftuoroagtlP
b domicile, seeking for remnants of
iLvened bread, first lnTokluBlBP
bi. ta.lc.and then preserving a lemn .acnee
until the conclusion of bis search. Care '
tZ that there shall be some scraps le" for
L m to find, and that he shall know where U
Ktottam. but the form of suarchjscare
fully preserved, aud bis wife makes wry
tLt no other fngmente are left bo
Hum intended to bo -'i-uud. which are always
those 1"W""T. Mliure(l In a spoon.
the I'HBSover ot w ':'.r,
o easily wrapped in a clean bit of
"n "t in
long I'rocuwluu of u,lp. 7
Negro Orutiiry SiijiK.r.
A tlmelionoredcustouiatnn... .
on a su,'ar plantation Is tuei.S
tho tlay wheu the last loml .j t
..,.,!.l f.n.. l,o (I..1.I.. . . .. W ttluu
rnn llosla. my H.i
nolKxly like you. You had faith in me.
and you saved me. Compared with you.
what are they all? Henceforth I live o.dy
for you. Missy, Missy alone - he fal
tered. "Poor little sister ana , ""in an v of the tiling, that may not
cast ids off! Uow she cried 10 uie, uuB. WB during that season.
darkness, to take ner hi. . -. - - " iremcnU ot the truly orthodox
I seemed to hear her every with reference to the preparation 01 vn.
1 r, v from home, aim ,vprv r Eid. A commiiww w f-
vened bnad are burned, TO u
wlado of the succeeding seven day. no other
brcail is eaten than the matsos, or thin flakes
ot dry baked, crisp, unleavenea uoub... -
. L.ister! she has not the orthodox Jew is not supieu w
otfl Uow sheened to me, tnrougi
the rainv darkness, to lake mi
liauled from the fields to tlisnJLk
There are few planters whoolii.JT
fo:ival, and there are not V
t! l.nM .Illt.V
thnt vou know. Ail, no, .iwi - noiiited rrom em-u w"'"" :
at me with your heavenly ej es, say you m The grinding
i..u ..v win believe 111 me
And Do-da looked at him. She did not
speak, but she smiled through her tears;
und then she drew away from him and
rose. .
"You ore going to pray over tho situ
ation,' Dosia, you know you are; my
beautiful saiul!" cried Nicholas, with a
smile of reverent admiration.
"I am going to find ou some of my
father's clothes," said Dosia.
"Good wife! You are better than any
iimi" Nicholas declared; and he
I !. .-1.1.. f.l,tl
of it into Hour must no uum -
has U-en thoroughly cleansed from every
Mntaminating speck of other Hour, and
when this work is completed the product to
c nvf ully Uirreled and seuled to be kept until
required. In the preparation of them zvos
-alsjut which there is a peculiar sacreduess
-the gi-lnding of the grain into flour is f re
n ientlydoneinahnndmill that is kept for
that purpose and no other. For' every stop
in its Ingres, from the field to the baking
even tlie Hour is sanctified to its uses by pre
.,.riii nravers uttered over it. The baking
should properly be done by each congrega-
lauched. He was very happy, in spue tion iu ju own bakery, me quaum.
of the "situation." quired for each family having been 1 ascer-
Miss White had finished sweeping and tallied in advance. Iu practice in 1 thtocoun.
left 1 ix,r,h. She had no grace of .try. however, the matt. are.
... io.iu.ii.riM owned and controiieu vr
t.. x.rntiiilouslv observe in their
reuuirement of their law,
a.id this is looked upon as sufllLlent. In the
.nkiii!r of the Hough, the nour is siiuh'J'
manner, lul ene was uy uu m
void of grace of heart. That this mar
riage was a wretched business, a miser-
. 1.1 . 1.1 1... ..... n.. ...!iiiii, fir ivnllM
amv uu ,,uur "r r z :r;:7o.,h ..w to therequirsdcon.
not melt out 01 tier; neerim ir.-, ".', , lf i. f nnv kind or
. 1. .1 ... .1.. .. ...c,u V.iniiri.l liswnev, without salt, leaven ot any Kiua, or
una no u.o o. ! Bv other foreign substance, is rolled very
when the tune should come, aim sue was --v . . . ,
entirely willing to spend herself in help- 0u tho mxt evMing after religious scr
im? to take care of tlie foolish young I
Ai-kiirtlu Slip liu Rllllllllt(kll the d(Xr. tlOt art-ml. WlJ'll family retires to its
' " H1VUIU . . . , .
1.. .....fi, I,,,, mih.lv hv wav of L'ivinir anil there soleiunlr celebrates the com-
them to 'understand that she meant to numorative feast with which 1 the festival be
leave them untranimeled enjoyment of gins. Upon the family toble is sot a great
tlfeir Fool's 1'aradise: and she now con- plate-of sHver, if ,lo-vered whs
. ., , . , 1 ., c ..uu uankiu, on wnien ui o uuu mun,
siderately avoided returning to the house J van imp. of
to put away her broom, but went round lrcn(J BIMirt for this esiecial use.ar' to
to the kitchen to get Nicholas a cup of thig enj ua,.tit.ularly consecrated by the
colfee. 1 rabbi's prayers. Uikiii another plate appc irs
"He's next do' to a fool, I deem. tlio shank bone of a shoulder ol lamb and an
grumbled she: "but that aiu't no reason egg, both roasted upon coals; in a third
why he should perish unto my bans; 'n plate some lettuce and celery, or Phervd
if he don't git so.uethin' hot inside luni. parsiey, some u....u ---"
' , r, . ., . : 1 -ii cuo contanimg salt water or vinegar; a
after thai ride all night iu the rain, ho I p c
that StolO 111 his ' , m. nnat.M4h nomnn nrent.
B1UM VI 1 "
. . i. 1
111 aX. but to pay tuition
toBSnP on . horse, shop girls and
newsboy, might ride; but,
for a horse, 10 for a riding bah It , Ufr
a saddle, t for top boots and $3 for 1 wUp,
Then one who has one wit 'J
on. to practice in, one to show off u Be
sides, there are road ;
$J; leaping lesson. W; board for horse, tJU
U mouth; extra practice hours reimir. to
saddle- (Jh, yes, one can do without some
. . .h must discount that
danzorof sec Went, moruucunou -
. . : ...... At. the east estimate,
iort at vwi 1 j
fVJOtotake a ride in iui.-."
like decent shai A lady's fonPltVu'tJ
pants and all, cost in the neighborhood of
150; boots, VM or f.
iitt
"Oh, certainly. No riding suit is complete
.ui..,t ...... 1 a Rwi that teacuer
that young lady In the green habit to mount.
Bee him delicately raise the bottom of the
skirt, just about a. a she
1 rn A tin II nT klKHH. OOT M" Ol
oncei twice. Well, that is pulling down her
pants, which feat she could not very easily
..,L. ,. i,anir This earmeiit is made
5 -i.,th tli uiine as the suit, aud when seen
without the skirt looks precisely n
dress trousers. A dressmaker at home usu
ally makes these garments. For the rest
...iinn. knen the measurements, and
all a lady has to do is to seud in her order to
secure a perfect 111 on siiorv uw.o
im., nf in irreutest luisaucra nnu
we have to contend is the corset. I say em
phatically and absolutely, no woman can
I..--.. ri.ia nrniierlv with a corset on. bhe
caunot obey instructions. Besides the dis
comfort of it, she Is in constant danger
through lack of control over uer nurse, duo
-,..., iw. oinlntlv fine fron constriction on
every portion of her body, and be able to
breathe, beud and throw her arm over the
head with facility, if sue wouiu euru w
oiHi irrnm and safetV.
"Same way with gloves. See the difference
ln the management of those two liues over
.i,o n,m with a ticht flttine buckskin, the
niw'n UrirB. soft chamois. Aud the differ-
la m,. manifest still to the wearer,
Many wear thick webbed jersey combination
suits under the habit; some flannels; some
both. Many here are riding without corsets.
New York Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
u object
assist personally Iu lu oml
account ot one of these celkhi..i
... ..1 u. ..!.!. ..I , --UUM
UV UU UIUIW3W 1IULI11UL JllCtUre Of il
there is little variety about tl.. '"'
It is a clear, suimv. iM.i
the hauls work vlirorimslv m n..7''"i
of cane. Cane knives glitter U
be laid up nsin with
lung. If 'taint his lung, leastwise twaa uJ another, that stands . untouched
miirhtv close. Hit would lie s mercy o' , ti.Pnm,hoiit the ceremonial, as a symbol of
the Lawd, an' a jedgement, if he was to tUowolcome ever ready for the long hoped
drap olf suddent, an' spite the colonel to fW Messiah. Each person present is re-
1 conversion; but tain 1 nono o my oui- quo uu w b--- . ---
tiilmrrv his end bv coin becinst Uunug toe progress ui u. u ""
ness fii hurry his 1 n i ov to.n otfe housou0ld, f rom iupatri-
tuy hsh s to neglect h ... to the Uumblust
So Miss lute uiiule Nicholas drink iUotber at tuis rassover f,ast, for all are
the coffee scalding hot, and then she de- e(,ual0 More t(je Uod to wnom they offer
parted to spread the news, that being tlie tll'eir thuuksgivings for his inlliiite mercies
sole satisfaction she could derive from to race; UH ai-e children of those who
the event. wore by him brought out of bondage.
Two hours later she returned in better And the things thus displayed on the table
1 . ..I,....:.. " -1... ..m ,.l.n,..fnlW hava their embleniutio siKuiflcauce. The
IIUIL. UKmiU, oi.w o,.an, v..v ... . - - . ... t .
It norse rauisu ttuu . i v.
recall the bitter servitude in agypi; me uu-
"I'm a-goin' to stir up a poun cake.
don't seem proper, nur'cordin' to nature,
not to have somethin' to give a feature
to matrimony."
CHAPTER XII.
COMPLIMENTS PASS.
A
jnteiiiL
leavened bread, the hasty preparation for
flight to freedom iu the desert; and other
inuauings attach to each of the other articles,
as, for instance, the apple sauce, of the con
sistency of mortar, which is a reminder of
the clay from which the agypuau iass
masters compelled their ancestors to make
bricks without Btraw.
The head of the family takes his place upon
a chair, on wmcn a p.uow uas oeeu luiu,
to distiiuruish it as a sort of throne. He is
the l atriarch, tlie master, the teacher.
Arouud the board before him gathor his
family and deiieudonts, all attired as if ready
to set forth ujioii a journey. He and they do
not assume the easy attitudes common at the
social board, but sit erect as it alert and ex
pectant, llo offers up a prayer. Breaking
across the middle one of the three mizvos, he
lays aside half of it to be kept uutil the next
Aref-Pesaeh, when it will be burned. To
each person seated at the board he gives a
fragment of that mizvo and of one of the
others, also a small portion of the herbs
which are to bo dipped into the salt water or
vinegar and eaten. Then all take hold of
tho seder plate, upon which the mizvos
have been exposed, aud together thoy sustain
it above the table while he utters another
prayer. It is then replaced upon the board
The Country Lout of Cuba.
Tho trnniiro. uronerlv speaking, is the Cu
ban country lout; the same follow you have
seen louugiug about remote country cross
roads stores in our own land; the follow who
la hiimnnd and callow, scraggy of hair, with
spreading legs, swinging jaws, sileut tongue
and sodden eyes the being here not so bright
no ihA .inirro of the tonics, nor so sunny, nor
even so little aspiring. He is a sort of spirit-
li-a animal, never exactly harmful, never
wholly helpful, always contented with a rag
eed sombrero of any sort of stuff, a pair of
leather broecnesj a nuuy suu i. num
these, any vile cigarette, like our own noble
American youth, a cockade, and a machete,
or any othor villainous knife, though a tap
from a riding whip would drive him into a
paralysis of fear.
.. . ...... X. I.. 1 1 It- Aa.
tle is not vicious, muugu uu
peratelv. He does some lubor. lie does mat
. . . t T..i I l ll I..
not wholly unaer protest, out uo u,
all, only another one in summing up popula
tion. If he be married he lives in a palm
thatched but anywbore. His wife, wnose
evade of intelligence is even beneath his own,
- ... . . ii.. .pi...
is proliuc of children anu expeuieiiia. mau
is, she will give her husband from a dozen to
a score of healthy young guajiros, and kuows
how to boil roots and mend the thatches of
their cabin. These duties are about all their
condition imposes. Over there against the
mountain, where I have been for a tew aays,
are a number of these guajiros' homes. I
counted ninety-three children iu seven fami
lies. Of these over one-half were ualsed.
Edgar L. Wakeniun's Cut Letter.
of which she could hardly stagger.
'I've brought you your pass, (j.lbert.
CHAPTER XI.
MISS ROXANNA MAKKS IT UER HIND.
tmmh
WW
, Tlie test of the twelve-inch tSfihVi-.
proved that a shell from the .UwtsffUuAs'trS'ni
eoald penetrate the deck am ikufM tvrtiia.
war vessel afloat at a distaiice'oF mxii f
tnlles. The Teloelt ol the nroiy1"! '0.tiMis raiu ci
fired a as 375 feet s seoond. iuue to that sorrv
olas I
1
httk
n..,l na tt flisa vniiltcrnr TT.tm.lMrfl nf tllA
Ana ume VnV ami ,w,jy auwn u.r,. , , f . . Dre8Cribed
11 wus .hiss civiras wish unit uiiovm questions as to why they are so as-
should depart on his mission without the ambled with the objects before them
know ledge of the rest of the world at that so meagerly furnish forth the family
Thorne ilill: therefore she herself took table. Iu response, tiie patriarchal head
him his "pass'' in the dark of the even- of the family tolls the grand old story of Is
lug. stealing out of the house with a reel's slavery and redemption therefrom by
heavy covered basket, under the weight XZCZZ?
tho Red sea, and humbled the pride of their
........I fi.n.v.u. iru A. Iia rttpitafl tllft tATl
Furnivul died. "Wha what?' she 8he panted; "and some provisions. You rilaeuos sent uiion the Egyptians, at the
gasped. Then, under strong conviction, . Ure to return to-.uorrow and bring word, niontioa of each every one seated at the board
she lifted her right arm straight it near-j you kn.ivv. He sure you put some pro- dips a little finger in the glass of wiue before
ly touched the lintel and said, with ; vender in the cart for the ox." Thatone him or bur, aud scatters a few drops upon the
..... .tl.no;.. .1MI Kat 111V llltllllutM j ... .1... Tl.. ....... 1T:1I ......n .l...i,t.l Iu. f..,! floor.
01 ... 1 A nM f.illnn-. Ilia .nlamn PAmtnl Tlnnria
picayune the colonel aw t consenlm . I from the Furnival corn crib was ignom- ' , . tha whula of the emulematiQ
"Never you mind the colonel, said ; h,y lint to lie endured. ' ,.,, , .,J,ilu,T,n.ins. ,h
Nicholas, shortly. "I mujt see Dosia. "I gwan do -dull" old Gilbert assured h:df mizvo reserved-U consumed. Durinz
Dosia had heard his voice; she came her. He held the same views that Miss t)artof this ceremoniul feast the door of the
out into the little entry that divided the , Elvira held Iu reirard to the feeding of house must stand open, that if, in the fuU-
rooms, and stood there, pale and trem-, tho Thorne Hill oxen; and furthermore, ness of God's providence, the hour shall have
bling.
"Dosia! Dosia!" cried Nicholas, wild
ly, as he pushed past the demoralized
spinster; and the next instant she was
in his arms.
"Dosia," said Miss White, hoarsely,
"you're a cawnsistent member of the
Methodis' chu'eh. an' so fur fo'th ei I
know, you ain't had naire a fall fmm
grace; ef you say hit's true that ye air
he thought. "Is I gwan reek old Brandy
on mouldy nubbins?"
"And, Gilbert," said Miss Elvira, com
ing back after she had started away, as
if what she had to say was an after
thought and not a deliberately premedi
tated design, '-if Nicholas should take a
fancy to anything in the basket, you
needn't bring back the jars,"
"Yes. ma'am," said old Gilbert, with
come for the adveut of the Messiah which,
according to their traditions, will be in Pass
over tmi-his entrance may be unimpeded,
and bis'welcoiuo, symbolized by the full glass
of wine left untouched on the table, shall be
ever ready. A fervent prayer of thanksgiv
ing concludes the rite, and the rest of ths
evening is devoted to innocent enjoyment
and doiuestio felicity. New York Bun.
The First l'lionoifiapli.
A Boston man savs that when Edison first
thought of making a phonograph he perfected
most of the details before even drawing a
plan. When he had the idea well developed
he told an old Uermnn, wuo maue moueui ior
him, to make a machine after a certain pat
tern. The Inventor didur. hint wuat ne
wanted it for, but occasionally Bent an order
for a change or alteration to be made, with
out even looking at the model. Finally the
German took the machine to Mr. Ellison,
who fitted a bit of tinfoil into it, turned the
crank, aud spoke into the f unnol the words
of that famous poem beginning "Mary bad a
little lamb." The Uorman looked on as
though he thought that the inventor had
gone crazy. Then Mr. Edison reversed the
crauk, and in that queer, piping voice now
so familiar, the machine repeated the hues.
"Moiu Gottr said the German, throwing up
his hands, "Mein Gottl it talksl"-New York
Sun.
Hoot and Shoe Etiquette.
The boot and shoe etiquette sorely per
plexes native ofileiuls 0.1 ceremonial occa
sions. In the w if ussil it is customary for all
native eover.uneut officials to take off their
native shoes before entering the presence of
their superior, but if they wear English boots
no such change is required. When the gov
ernor of Bombay held a levee at Ahmedabad,
a number of Hindoo ofileiuls clubbed together
to buy a pair of English boots, so as to avoid
the indignity ot appearing before his excel
lency with bare feet. Each took it in turn
so wear the boots as he was presented to the
governor, and no small amusement was
created outside the levee room by the officials
rushing backward and forward to exchange
the solitary pair of boots with the next
comer. London Glube.
A Modest Man.
When the Vanderbilt lines wanted the late
T. J. Potter as general manager of the "Bee,'
says The Chicago Times. John Newell, presi
dent of the Lake Shore road, conducted the
negotiations, and it is said the following in
terview took place:
Mr. Newell Mr. Potter, the Vanderbilts
want you as a general manager. What will
you go fori
Mr. Potter (unhesitatingly) Forty thou
sand a year and full power to do as I please.
Mr. iNewell hat I Forty thousand 1
year! Why, that is more than I get as presi
dent of the Lake Shore I
Mr. Potter (again unhesitatingly) Well,
that may bo, but, then, you know. I am a
better man. F.ichnnge,
rt ,1... (.llU.lltin, .PI.u....
IJL ll.U h'OTIl LilUH. Ilia. 1-
gleam of brluht steel ulonK t
quick stroke near the ground '
pders lift the clean Btalks iu t,im1t
lor the leaders to toss la ffreat. ,
the men waiting iu th0 mlti Jt
heavy, and it requires a niarvdira..?
of hand and some muscular power to
a b.indlu of cane flying into th
anoiner person, jumped with
t stalks and the rusliinif sound i iJ!"
cane tops, comes the even melodv ofiS
npL'roes as thev chant d.1,.1 '
There is only a little cane left, jJJ
hold back, milking a desperate anpearTlI
of hasto; but not cuttinx mors 7
call help. Each muu tries to deceit. it
neighbor, but the overseer is lookin,"
mill tha P.flllH nitlHt. u nit. c-!.t 1
" " -"" o.i,n tfjjL
the last stalk Is almost reiu-w
who will have the glory of emtio, j.
The tncu are eager and excited; th, J,"
seer hurries them np; one after ttaZ
the stulkB fall aud, hurnihl tin Try
u.ui. v..v, ..r.v, mm natron BUIMt
antly above his head. As the laaikeu
piled ou a cart, cheers loud and low ,.
tl... K... . .1. ,""
uuuuic mo Ln.-ii.iuu3 ui me celebrate
n ANN LltS OF ALL SOItTS,
Tho planter has supplied the im.
with banners of all sizes. The caoetm
are decorated with these, and the th,
lour niuiea ui uti-iv curt nave Ibni
rosette, surmounted by a small Cm;
States flag, placed above each longest.
Besides these there ure from ou t
three great Hags supported lu every tig,
by a proud darkey, Mulay or white tu.
as the caso may be. lien the lint
formed It has a very imposing lout Fba
comes the lender's cart, in which fen
the mun with the last stalk hel l upri
and 0110 or two big flags which the It!
of the planter's household are lotcy
each year to manufacture; and 1114
euvled Is tho mun lu whom the; tap
sented, for they are as attractive aitut
of ti'l-colured flannel, ribbotis and gilts
vices can make them. There are aha tt
ners made by tho colored women-ne
vels in the way ot streamers and pi
patchwork.
The long procession forms behiod ts
last load of cane, surmounted by ttsgi;
decorations, and moves toward thenar
mill amid loud songs and deafening chw
for the planter, manager and otmsh
All the mill whistles are blowing, udig
much respected plantation bells are left 1
the power of the people, to lie magma
the arms of the ringers are worn out T
procession is greeted at the sugar hw
with great rejoicing, speeches are indtujsl
in, and the women und children itrai
from the quarters and clumber Into is
rarts.
There is a great shrieking of Mlstla
roaring of machinery, crashing 01 on
mingled with the sounds of song at
nheertne. while toasts are drunk tntw
variety of wtfiky but the best. Amldil
this din min or noises are unheard. Alts
leaving the sugar house the troop t
darkeys files uround the mansion ot ta
planter, cheering the family, whoantt
pectetl to make their appearance and 1
looked lit. Addresses are made to At
planter, who, of course, has to rttm
thanks; for if there Is anythinftdeartota
soul of the darkey it is sieechuuiking,n!
tho father and brothers of the planter,!
he has any, come in for their full shin
negro oratory.
TREATING THE CROWD. s
Money is given to the leaders to W f
the crowd, aim ine pmiuci
every excuse in his power to prevent la
self being hoisted upon the sbouldaW
the joyous negroes. This ceremony teg
over, oranges are thrown into the art
- ii...:H vwamm t3b
the leaders return to uku
rattle around the grounds two oriWE
times, with beating of drums, iqaaWf
ot fifes, cheering and other dear
tions. Then off they go to get heir )
ond installment of whisky at "deM.
where the plantation storekeepers rtw
their share of attention. The process
coes to as many plantations i
and in the dusk, as the fog comes W,
ln from the river, sweeping wr
empty fields and winding in
the border 01 tne woo.., -"-"i
awivy, one hears tho sound of anew.
negro melody, 5
We are waiting on de Lord, f
rising and falling sweet and cleM
..i.t .i. A,i thon t he carts come m
Kick Tkorn.m
of ths Thorne urg-
kft his father's
driving rain; aud
at dawn, he bad
un pa Luted bouse,
Hint to HouMkrepm.
marrietl. ei he tclls-beaide Cousin Man-! '. : , ... dollhM ov wilb "T" .T wno.na" n aoeuawrnca
dy's bed o' death-I'll Udieve it," 1 1 s " VL ol uok 1 when M ira 1 ?,Judg, t ,S ? , S" T '"n
!. 1 " ;i n iil. .mil. asmoiiiered chuikie wnen ansa tmra, mhty of the rear end of the breast bone will
u is true, saw posis, viiui amuea. a ..jg ghe cipan pium- furgot ; b, prieved to learn that unprincipled poultry
snd tears and blushes. ! Mmvse Nic k is a bawn Thorne? lie aiu't ! dealers pound the breast bones of aged tur-
M.sa W lute pu led up her broom and tt,toll Jat 1.. but I gwan haul ! keys untU the tip attains the flexibility con-
went to sweeping on tne porcn. one , jt jts- de Mlue
made two commenta mentally, one iui
reference to Dosia's mother, the oUier to J " "Wt. ,
IVwia's father: "Siie must a-turned plum' Tlie Nebraska law making eight hours
fool befo' she died;" and, "he's got 'era ' a day's work in all occupations exiept
to tote. I see." ' farming snd domestic service is not like-
Nicholas and Dosia sat down on the to lie verv rigidly enlorce.1, Icai se it
istent with youth, and thus render them
marketable. Chicago Herald.
The Fmprru' "Own" Palace.
At the distance of s short drive from St
Petersburg is a charming miniature palace,
inTinc home holding a half Moim,
Wholly happy crowd. There is . f.
supper waiting ior mem, - .k
thinks of the depredations comrJ ,
forehand upon other men
way of pigs ana poiuuj. "-""
untiring crowd until a late ho.
Before
sweeps
golde
dnink, more speeches w -r.
planter's entire fence is serensdea m ,
. . . .....n i...a hniir. r
irowu until ,
i..i.. i,nil nna 1
ore ine riiu -- , ,
Min etldying folds, whits rfji
n. into the blue oak woods,,"1'!
closes the qunrters sileut, for .
dogs are sleeping. Here
smoke curls tip above the rota
quavers its summons, wn
waking howl from the
CiiUs of negro women. Soon a -of
the previous day's prrfP
enacted with unabated enW ,
Kuth K;tmuy iu New Orleans j
Democrat. - I
The E.klmo'. Endur J
We look upon 30 to 40
tero, which our northern ne
casionallysee, as a temperature ,
about the limit of human endwjw )
any degree of cou.fort (and
with even our best met IkhIs ot
iti, and so we stand aghast ; wat
of the Eskimo out slcdduS I f.
at 50, 60, and even 70 dei
forgetting all the time hat I W.
have a clothing, which is
much warmer than their lowest
ture Is colder than ours; Bfl ,,
with equal if not less weig hti f
clothing. They are, therefore
pared to endure it than we cm r t
be. Frederick Schwatka.
Bonbons Instead of I
Engaged couples in France 00
change love letters as we do. .
see a rrericn gin " "
daintilv tied package of leue m
j the key never leaves her P V
tluncs are unheard 01, o"' "(P
fthe Loved to Rrold.
An old woman in New York, wdom will in
now heinty rnntMtAl hrtr- vaiM . ia
practice. Like a good many others of her bonsand exquisite flowers "Vji
.1.. 1 . , . . . . . 1 . .... 1 1 .k. future n"
" ""m i" koio, out as sue paesied i aay with tne caru 01
about everything sbe could wish for such I T1ia Artronaut.
Mnnm..,.:. :..J..,. . .. 1
"I'l1"' -ui.iinTi u, muuigo in ner tavorite prao
Uco were necessarily limited. To remedy
this defect, however, she hired a maid to
read her extracts from those newspapers that
sbe particularly disliked aud then scolded
the girl for their content Thus the girl
was considered personally rt-mousible for
everything that went wrong throughout the
Bib Broken by Coo
A London coroner has
tion whether a mancancou;
to pieces. A broken rm
dectased lunaac, when vf
w hronr-ht forward to show v
certain abnormal condition
owned bv the empress, and known by the
U .OWi KH V. W .. vu ... ' t . . .... .. . a
Linir m-omlen Iwliih that miuttituted the u igr emu i""" urr rmiu. i w -- i (ran imtu vi kiuuu - , ..TnrtS. .
KingyOO.ienuen.UWlt Oousiltuieu tue . i .... tnvelv imxinrl. inn- i hnriT retirinir nlr resnonsibditv k nnt PV,,l.,..v:. K . mnsrular etloTt j
t .1. 1 :1 I .1. .1 ... -T.ma . . . r . . . I". I ' ' .
come to it. Louise Chandler Moultoa. I
i. f . . 1:..!. . . .
Ull I T IUI I1IE.II1IIK O. .119 .ll.IV LWWdKCk . . , . . . . . .
. . . . ., amount paid him lor the previous hour s
Miss N bite, laucing over Her shoulder, i i
bv a Tiolent fit of cougar.-
Iraveler.
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