EUGENE CITY GUARD.
trmprUtmr.
EUOENE CITY. OREGON.
LEAR't .i , C"l-'.MAKIfQ,
Apprentlres Inllila I I.I.I ml l.laaar l W
list mm l.ua lt..a.l la 1 revel.
For way that nn il.irk nl tricks th
re in In tain th iln asmakrr U very p
cuiur. In prot tint truth nf Misstate
ment on has only ti gain tb confidence)
of It little aprrtiilcgirl that work for
on Ihrm ami to Iri her talk.
WblU aoiiis of Ibr girls undoubtedly
And kind ami rnldcri employer, tba
l majority of tliriu liar a very rocky
listd to travel.
Tin young girl at nr-t luff an apprentlc
rwrlvra mi salary r pay nf any kind ami
baa to btstnl ami l.slge al home. On ar
riving al Ilia nut or bona of ber em
ilnjrrr III th morning brr first duty la
usually the l.iniM work, washing the dishes,
dusting, tic. Tli sweeping aha baa dune
the ulglt before. Then alia rune, or, to be
morn accurate, walka, oil all th errands,
twr) ing iln-ss.-a home toruslnmrra, buying
the gns-cri.-s ami oilier prov lalons. Many
dressmaker krp several girl doing uoth- ,
Ing hut what U in buli-nlly known as "sain- I
pling."
A clrl will start out In the morning and
make the round of all the prinrliinl stores.
asking fur samples i,f nearly everything
LIFE ANO DEATH.
Thai's fur tii balaf
Why, UMAltmr't ra, -Twin
patch of ihoaa sasss atlas
That lssmas.1 oa bin In parailU.
WhaT forth child?
With far to akin.
To last lha hooaiauckWa' Up
Tba tHilurfljr'acoioaulaaaiilB.
What's fnr lha boy
Tla l.anntsd wold
Tba Minimi's nest la Uafr bold,
Tba rainbow's faulsaj put of gold.
What's fnr lha onil,f
To .Irawia of fama.
In shifting sand la writ 1.1 nam,
Wit alalia to faa a passion's Oaiua.
What's for tba man?
ours to bsar
Tba ksvl of Mi ami nf rara.
And ihimi Iru lirart Ita wslajhl to share.
Awl what fnr meet
I'slna prlaon bar,
rnmfnrt that vrjr Irin man,
Uimnrm ami rar-d I he a th it and
-4iurg ilortoa In Harper' Weakly.
KUaMIJEU THREE.
rfl...4 MM . . . T t - I .
p""" " i't . vi i ' riiriwn, w no waa
dirtouiing una of bla auul'a l-i-l hnmUit
with bis 6xmd, a always, upon l-.
(ilata.
"Iton't Iri tt eat," oontlnne tba wall la
lomiNl roung duui, "but thrrs'i No. I!"
Vol" "Voti don't aay!" "Comar wrra
lb Inrmlulixia ajaoulatlon of lifting
wall's aaxiciatea. TlirT bad Dot UlleraJ
bim rapabla of aucb rapid manaurarmg.
"Karl, tbootfh. That fvJlow baa an ad
drraa book cnmpllnd by bis aunt, and tbi
Klrl waa tblrd Inlballo. hba Isn't as strong
a Na I, nor a wrll luratl aa No. J, but
aba Is prrtt jr. and ah baa 7,(M) or (N.uuo In
brrown litfbL"
Tlila array of facta waa rrsjwrtfully lis
tmed to by all xcrt Dan Jm k.ii, bo
reached acomfully mt:nmm tba labia fur soma
wprt pirkrls. Dun wsa IS aat ba.1 a dua
onntpinpt for malrlmoninl gfiaalp. j
Tbasprakrr looked amunil tba clrcla trl
nmpbautly brfor milling bl remaining
bit of information. "He's waiting her an- 1
swer now aim sua a a Jlartwrll young
My."
Tbrr waa chnnis of quirk gnnwra and
offer to bet no stake on naming her In
threacbancra, hut tba well Infurineil rnutb
roM and sbovnl bis chair nmler lb table.
"No," ba said uprightly. "I've gun too
far now. You dou't get her name out of
Die."
Aa matter of fact, though all b had
aid waa true Munich, he did not know her
nam himself. The other crowded aftr
blmontof the room with even mora than
the usual hilarity, luavlng young Jaakaon
aJunaat the Uhle.
Dsn poumt himself a final glaaa of milk.
Thcatipprra at Mr. Jarkann'i bnardlna'
hotiaawer generally eonnlileml ber moxt
aeceasfulrrrnrtoftbeilay. Tbrr waa an
nndrnlnble anmeneaa aluMit tb tveakfasts.
j and tba theoli.ral atmlenta who boarileil
tbr were lurlinrd to awallow tbelr coffe
i rnoroaely and hurry to the seminary. Tb
dinner liiluht well bar hern worse than
llmt Is insight- Imi-a, dm-M kK Ji-U and tbey were. thiMiuh meat waa alwar ixme walling bis aunt's enl ram. He ralnml tb
trimiiiltig of every ili- ri.icn. TIm-mi.Ii and high In llartwrll, and It waa Impuaal- "ilk to bis lip and then set it down again
taki stn Iter employer, with l hit price at- bl to keep a Ibeolugu very plump al tl.M wllb troull rxpreaalim on bis freckled,
taihid loea li ami the name of lb slor week, lint by tea tlm Mrs, Jack un !"mrly '"- II waa trying to put two
In whh b she gt eai li sample. Waa wont to repent of all ber small amno- thing together.
Hiewi the ilnmiiki r suhmlta lo ber m lea, and being ainater band at bash It bail hern bis turn on the prerlou Sun-
ru.toiiii-m, whoM-lect bat they want and and erortieltea and hot pastry ah galnwl TW'I"B to tak tea with hi Kunday
give ber th money to pay for It, or else for ber aupprra a reputation that spread r,"' teacher, Misa Arluiali Millicent. hh
they go personally to the store and order lb rough the seminary. ' ba Ur" him gorsl thing to rat and hail
the K"l sent to them In rara of their I Tben, too, her theolognea at thacloaaof Iwn very etilrtaiiiliig-b was I lie only
urriiiarr. i he nig su.rea alluw all Ibe day wrr nsually In a cheerful mood "lr "unuay acnooi teacher In ilartwell, aa
drrMmakrr a ilitmunt or rommlMloa and reaily to be pleased with trifles, culinary "' lnT ailmltlxl but when ba bail
ranging fnun 0 lo 10 per cent on all bills. and otherwise. They sareil their beat lokea. P"'l"ed going home, anon after tea, under
The iln-wunnUr v.ith a numlirr of cue- culled from th funny corner of tberr-llglou
tomer thus ahl very nuiterlitlly to ber paper, for tbi evening meal Hera they
income by what apicara to bi r iatrona to mimicked tba professors and delivered
bean act nfaccoiiimoibiliiin. thrmsrlre oracularly cnncernliM politic
Thiisilis' th milk r i ii(l from tbecooisv and aclenc. Must of them wer second and
n,lt- tbinl year men and could chaff on another
On apprrntli girl employed by an al- upon preaching eipr1rnrca, theatre of con-
mie.tuiikni.wn but Mriik'gling dressmaker fregnt.ii and th probability of calls.
Iix-ntcil iiiimi-of tliesmallaiilestrn-t where When all other topic failed, thee waa one
two day, she Ibvariat.ly waiitad to cry, fur
l.e liml nrtrr l.vel an) body that Is, any
r . i' i V t i v i t . -.f she waa th merest
kii -1.1..1 ogiuawsii) waa now lucapalila of
tba emotion that other people aremrd to
feel Tb happiness of It might b meant
for other people. Hh bad always bad
quiet, virginal happiness of h'-rown. And
still she waa In aura. l'n imp lov had
to grow like other beautiful things, and
Very likely rrsiiert waa the proper sol I for It.
hb certainly reaperteil .Mortimer U. lief
flngwell very nun li Imli-rd. IJk herself,
be bail lieen early conserrateil to the for
eign field, and b waa now ripening lo
I give up a great ileal that waa templing to
biin In order lo go to henrgitmbia. Thus
d.uk f.trea rallttl to him day and night, be
bail aaid, and ba bad adiied, with closed
errs, that lis was sure she, ton, would obey
I the call. And there were but two day for
h. r anwrr. Oh, the t line was so short I Ami
It hnd al reaily rtplmll
i Three was a sharp, tinrompmmislng ring
at l)enrmn Millliviit'a front door. Mi'
I Ai hsah Pe unstrailily. On hand was
pressed to bir side; th other full to lb
table ami rested on lha map of .Scnegamliia,
rib glanced downward at It Involunta
rily, and a sens of her duly flashed upon
ber. The pn.viileii 11 way waa mvlu
straight. Wi would accept Mr. lulling-
well's orTer. riluwly sh movnl Into the
front ball; she did not wlh to os-n th
disw too srxili; it seeineil srHrrely lnu.le.it.
Molest f hberaiiglit ber breath again. It
waa Immoli-st to admit a man to th gen
tle, prim seclusion of her heart when she
Dior than half suspected lhat sh did not
lov bim.
Her answer should Inv "Not" And yet
sh hesitated. Tl. Ml rung again. almost
angrily. "Ves" nr "XoP" In an agony of j
''llomst TiiJuii liop to die," fflrmr-l
Daniflootiillv. "11i:.iieo1.igurai.cil.tii ;li
log almul il al sn;i'-r t'MiUht."
MlsaAchsah did In lift her right baud
from tba boy's shouliler, but with lb left
sh reached around to the tibl la-blud ber
and noiselessly closed l j map of rVnegaut-
bla.
"Dm, "she reuiark.il. with ton of mat-'
teri f fart bospiiulity lint relu-vml him, "I
don't brlirv you lisio I ) ...i j ist yet. Let's
go out in the kitchen and mak sum
molasses canity, and If any on calls you
can com In and say that I'm enf,-.ged."
They made candy with gpnt gliw and In
an umlislurlsM serlusion until tbesvailrmy
n-gulatlon forced Dun to take bis depar
ture at II vat rrfliiiile Is-fura in. It waa(iiit
too lute f.sr ber toexpert any other callrs
Just as be waa going out of the d.sir Mis
Achuth, to bUutt. r amiui'ineiil. In-lit Im
pulsivrly and kisseil th boy's forehra.1.
s
Mr. Mortimer 0. l-i-f!lii,'wrll awok th
next nioniing wlih a sort of half regret.
lie boil luleml'-d to call upon Miss Mil-;
licciit the previous evening, linhiil, very
NETTIXfi Win SALMOX.
AN
EXCITINQ DAY'S WORK ON THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
Haw the I'lss Colored t'lshe af tb ertfc.
west toast Ar Captured For Market.
Uvely Mark W bile the Tide Lasts astsa
et A a ay After All.
A STRANGE Wahmsq.
aad Kiclllng lUperWs. n
-In my youth w. net.., ,
thing you call mental 1. 1, .,,,. '.'! u,
phy aud th llko. but eve,. ... ' r' 11
tagtilar
eourag
""J lUa
phy aud th llko, but everr n,
ucr llATft( At IIOVT
rhluk n.is.l.ul il .il . . '
had no name t,,glr, t. phn,;,,,,,',.'."
Ilk most young girl,, ,k, ; ''",
all that waa
thought of It at all. v. hi.7,, ;;','' "V 1
aniii i nail
tell you of,"
a .
'" urn
the rn. r. t " '"".
, : inn x...,, ,
sll III nil .1.1. .1.. , "I l
.... . ' "t
in ri.ii.i.i,
" -I. e'.t'.rriiiK in I'l, ,,l. I. , .
conlliiir Ui Tim 'In..... ....... ''"'a. at-
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Tb vessel was the ordinary trim fUhlnf
Imat, and tl.rre ieople and an Immrns net
tiled It pntty well. In short tlm w
real lied the place where th net waa to I
thrown out. The flb ruu with the lidr, so " ,M n 1 w" I vl.lt.il N, y rk
Ih men must work wheu tbe tide la right, i ,h J"''1 ,J u'1' " '"I - "-n i.t. I ,,','.?
be It day or night, aud v. could sc boat :,'.!',,,. . ""- f the ,iu;
Sll aniutid us, sm just getting the nets
sut, ollum pulling them up and killing th
C-ll cililklil iu the mrshi-a, while still other
acre i niiilug swiftly nut from the island to
Is-vin work. As cm li man Is paid for ths
(Mi he cut. lies, there Is no law alxitil turn-
: i ... i - i. ... ... r. i i
... air sun-r, ouv us,.,-. , p,. -a , ml r(M.n ,Ur,, WOPnrrer J,,
up a o- ... ... an . ".- u iimsnig ,,r- rhlKH A nri ,,, wi, ,,o0 the ground
noli the li-sa sigiiillcnntly ii.u the aeo
oml piiii.t In bla suiteiii. nt of fuith. It ha.1
llitereeteal him ruivediugly, but be was able
pnti-d In limny of tin. gntnl.., , ( ,,
t.no .iiirni. s nr n.tn.i. .... .
lion. I dlsn.lstl nivs. lf ..f . ." .r"c
..... . "-
i.h mh-- .... iiuwii tu ,ru..
Is-loro n tlrlnif. My s.-at n.
of n birg!. glu.s ulaiv.. ir ,r
was then called a luirnui,' on w
plinfd tho Jewelry 1 )IM ,.r j
soma very vniuiiiilii illaniouil
Ctrl,.
" h.ilr
in frmt
' ' t. !:.lt
' h I l,,vt
" 'Ullll.j
to say wbcu be laid it down that II bail not
shaken single cluusruf bis o u system of
thoiiitht. i
The evening hail Isren therefor well
tent, though in hi concentration UKin
the article be bad forgotten Misa Milti.vnt ,
at t lie turn of the tide to make sure of get
ting the veiy plai lis considers ths liest
IMnng gioiiiul, white an Idler will bs half i,,w t tnw .vnlvlm ii ir .
----- .in
rui pi y air ino iigum of
the tide in getting out and at bla work. It
tells in the day's catch if a man is early or
;-itc.
i n r Ih at a as neither among tbe first nor
tho I .-t. W e still boil a fair choice of
ground, and iu few minutes the fisherman
...... i. . .. .
..,;. ., . , , . , . . . ... .-.. I . lie U.T IIIV SI.IO I1U I II
until tt was too late to think of rul tig . , i . . ,, ...
. i . .1.-' .. ii . i : '"n'liuin was rowing tip tide ton low of tb
uiKitihi r. II would go after (I nner today . . ? .
i. . i ii... i i i . .. 7 tut Is nig pniul out as fio.1 as pisthbe.
: . r ' ti, m. v.r nf.t i..ug
ui ntnnji M-, iiitr iminiv iiiif turn IV
"As I piled the brush i.iv. v. . t .,.,,-,,
f. ll on litis mirror, wl.1. h 'n l!.. t.'j ,,r
, nsint Is hind mo, and n I ,,,, ,,.,
npl -.r. f'.jtm.ta
a Ulan 11
W..II .I.U..I ...... . , "" U
" "" ' " " ") ""my, unit w mf.
a f.uhluii hiiiidsome, I, til il.,iihli ,.,p
his cy.-a gilt t. nil feverishly. 'i; 'r
nearer and nearer In mi.
uncertainty the girl tis.k tbe gambler's
rente ar cb.np brought bom after on
day 'a shopping lour recently no lea IhanU
saiuplcanf valuable bv-e, and all from on
store. These cost ber nothing, but must
have ctstt tbe stor a considerable sum.
iKs-a the linn Ins It. or do the purchasers
which bad for them a perennial fascination.
Whether they approached It coyly or with
practiced nonchalance there wa not a man
out of dmcn wbn did not feel that his fit
tur profession and bis (Mist eiirleiira war
ranted bim In mentioning woman with lb
th supiiosjtioti that it waa proper to men
tion going and then yield lo ieruaaiona to
remain, alia tml not iirg.il him to star, and
b bad been force.1 to come away Iu some
cnagnn. At the gate be boil met this lcf
flngwell going In. lie thought nothing of
It at th tlm. Ihenlogue wer always
calling at Deacon Millicvnt'a. Hut what lis
bail Just beard startle. I bim. riuppose A f.
flngwell wer really going lo marry Mis
Artisan I
Hy (ieorgr, ba, Dan Jackson, wouldn't al
low HI hh waa too gil for hi in a mil
lion llmea loo gisal. th waa the prettiest
girl In Hart well. If she waa getting a little
pay enough uinr for their pun hosra to Uil-1 assuranr of one who knew wheraof h. Old, and tb nicest girl anrwhcni. Hhs
mthacrountr I souk , ought to marry a big lawyer, or a hotel
Is it not far more likely that the meaner I Msietmm.. ... r... i..i. ' keewr, or th president of a railroad. To
pittance dul.il out to the sales and cash- and tin.l.len.Mile.l .ir..ie i. l- i . . think of ber marrying missionary who
.......... .,.. ,., aoian.w niaae gissi upon at Idle momenta aa one of th possi Krv " wu" "r " " I"'"
I I.S ll I fT tktu.f I 1 , . m a, . I lllll sLa s.,,i,t 1 ..lull... I Jl St -
nilllleaor aillstant rut lira. Very far from ' .unigweii ner
It, Within two or three years al most they nwer that very miiiute. Dan gulped off
alleiprrtetl to l married aa a matter of
eours. Their widest usefulness in their
chosen calling, for Instance, depended
largely upon lb abnegation of the single
Stat. Some of them hail lasrn engaged to
b married fiar year and years. There
wer faithful schoolteacher and farmers'
daughters iutieully waiting until their
lovers should Mulsh th college and semi
nary coursa, it bapsueil, however, that
moat nf Mrs. Jackson's boarder, though
r lir.l. I (i i. M .1 Mrf.l.... a. al.....
ben the iippn-ntirt' girl boa luusml safe v I ..In... ........ li.i.. ..m .
. . . - - - , - , - ...... uiitii iocs...-
through this. -mbn.wio stage In tbe Ufa of vlctlon as to the enact person whom IWI
one of the future dictator, of Ih faslilotia, delios n.lghl Indicate aa their life coinpan-
ami ,-ry few of tlx in comparatively bat e Ion. and this slight air of uncertainly aa to
the patience to do so. she hccoiin- an lin- partlciilara mingled curiously with thru;
pniver. Iloraagt-sarenowanrwlirrefroiii I ll IkakTtssitl I atstafsat at tire aaaa at lumt aa..as. s. I
to 1 urii, mill hUo mil luivr rnjoy the vrmi
wlUfuctlimof It our ll.o Dw lrl a' ot,Mt.r W(III(I hjlv. . B
smused than lrrltale.1 by It all, but thee
was only one imiitbcologiral lawrdor at th
table nephew of Mrs. Jackson, who did
cltorea for bis lasted aud attended Ih acade
my, and who was not old enough to sink
bis irritation Iu bis miiaenirnl. Dan Jack
the illlTcn nrrf
The apprentice girl who bos workul with
drcMiiiukrr for six month Is considered
fiirriiougli ailvanml to Isj Intrusted with
the iiiint ruiliin. niary sirtion of lha mya
Icri.s of constniitliig adicsa. hlie I al-
lim.il t overhand the scrims, to Imste on I
th hniidaud other simple Ihiiig. Korlhls
he villi l rcinuncral.il, HHvsibly, by I he
princely or prinressly salary of f I a week.
And from thlaailisliictiou I made for all
boliilaya. I he ilr.-M.inak.-r dis s not rensg
nice li'unl hul iila) a. hhe count them aa
data almciil.
the foot
v. bo baa takeu tbe vacant plao
oi ma IMii.i. r.
The hours of labor demandtil of tb Im
prover ar fniuiN o'clock in the morning
until noYI.s k at nighu Hut with lb a-pn-ut
ice girl tin y iiru iail.U. of gnut i-las-lli
ity. When the liuprotcraare ready logo
home, the appren.i.i. I. ,.r..parinU to.l.-ll.r 7. .. ' 7 .
lb. vtork that hits Im, co, -7e.l durina " '- '"
-I a , ' " '"'" I all MIKltlllB l 1 IltS
l.mai t.x I. a..-. I al.- ..1.1 .
;ithii,.,, .....v i..f..r: . :"rz r" ."" irtweii.
' - whw w I ft, . ..... a I. ...la
lotro tal
ner own iiumn.
A certain girl, wbiim the writer know,
had lo ha at her employer a lu.usa cacti
nioniing a half hour in advance of I hoot her
t-'irl Iu order that ehrciiuld buv Ihuttln
d.nt v.ush.i In foru the hour of regular
business. -.4.w York Herald.
Measuring III Mountains lha Moss,
Ily ineons nfag.sal trlesroe a very dis
till, t view of the ilium's nil Ime inn) ! i,U
talneil. With agtasa having a power of
l,in diiiiuct. ra tie. are brought within 9
niileanf tint "ile orb of liighl"-th.at Is,
),) illanieter of M.er liuiviilllca lliesur
face of our sl.ler v.oil.1 until ll ilmt not
apprnrto la. over Z'.t inll.-s away. With
Ih hiuh.-sl (Miner j.-t brought to .H-ur,
nun ever, no iracc of Inhabitants of any sort
has as jet lai n discovered, tboiiub did such
a thing nsa hiri,.. town ut it cmhl U
easily ilellii.il with such a giasl view of the
lunar surface as lhat ohtaiii.il by employ
aud the elm tree Inula lo redden, and Ilia
tbnilogue lo prep'tro fur their final exam
inations, Dan Jackson's weariness prrocp
tibly InrreaMil. Three of the graduate
were to Iw married In a nioiilb, ami eoc'i
day they bail lo face ronceulnl Iwllery of
commciil ami Intcrrogatioii and coiijrctur
from their fellow lawnlcr.
Thru, list, there was Is-ningwell's case,
la-llliigwell waa ciui-l.ler.il Ih lawl all
around man In lha senior class a stubby,
old faced fellow from the f ir west, with a
preteruat u rally tti.la skull, fl.it on lop,
and with high cheek bones. His hair waa
tbin, ami his big rara moved slightly aa ba
at. Whenever he slated a proimaillon or
Indulged iu reutrt.w he cl.s.i bla eyes Iu
order locoiiceutral bl fiu-ulliea iism the
tiucsllon In haii.L He was rutitl.il by
rights to lbs llerlitl fell. m ship fur the next
two )ears, but III pursuance of a long cher
ished wish ttaa alsmt to sail as a mission
ary to rH-urgnmbia. He hod refused Iwo
chair of philosophy Its western Institutions
and was apulurly rt-pulcd at the seminary
a pliiliMuphi.-al aysteni of
lug a glass sui ll s lhat llielillun.il.
Kveii to the luikul ce the liusni presa-nt I to bav dev isas
me appearance oi Having raguiil and tin
rvrn siula.e, ami it Is mull.-, t.ia.ld that
the tcl.-moiie ronllrnm this oiiIii1i.il As
tronomers tell us that on many utrtaof the be boat mast.-r.il lb rieiirgaiiihiuu tongue
bis milk fiercely. Titer waa no tlm to
lisaa. rloinetblug bail to Iw dun about It,
and there waa apimreiitly no one but bim
elf who would or could do anything. Kiht
miuut b gauil dmpairingly alsmt the
room; then be looked suildciily at bla cuffs
and fell of bis necktie. Mrs. Jackson
icame In.
"Duu i," aaid she, "don't you think you
better Is; a clearing off those illshcsf"
Dan tttmm witbdlgnity. "I aiiiKse you'll
bav to excuse m tonight, auntie. 1'v
I got to mak a call right away."
"Why, DanT, where on earth ar you
' going to make a call V
i "t)ii my Sunilsy ach.s.l teacher." sni.l
Dan virtuously, ami Mr. Jocks.ui men
tallyd.-clil.il, for the sec. mil time lhat day,
I that after all waa aaid alsmt his breaking
diahea DauT heart waa In the right place
ii) how.
In a quarter of an hour th la.y hail ar
rayed himself In hi summer suit, doumil
a red necktie ami high collar and had pain
fully written "D. Wi.ls.ler Jackson" in vio
let ink iiN.n a lavcl edged canL Then be
atart.il stillly down tb long street towanl
llem-oli Milliceiit's, bl laiyiah heart still
full of stern suspicion and righteous wrath.
Misa Acbsiih MlUiii-nt sat under lb
hanging lamp hi Ih sitting room ga.lug
al.stnu t.illy at a map of Sciiogamhia. Mi
bad on her Is-st caahiiirr-it was two
years old, to I lire, but she had put iu
full sleevca that spring and bad ailil.il vel
vet curTs. lVrbast it would last until
well, until she bail several new gowns at
once; then she ttotnlered If they wore leg
of mutton sleeve iu .Sciiegambio, and then
she knew sh wua blushing, and she
glanced timidly around the liuinaculuto
room, hhe w is alone in the 1101110. The dea
con was attending a coiifereiu-e meeting In
an adjoining town. Her mother had been
dead fur many years, thitb mother ami
father hud early consecrated their daughter
to the service of the l.or.1 In a foreign Held,
If the way should 1st provident inlly opened.
Tbe deacon bad told ala.ut It in prayer
meeting so often that it was a standing
ke In ilartells.K-etv.aii.ltheclrll.lt
heart lx-at faster whenever her father
ros lo sH-ak, through f.-ur lhat be might
forg.-l bis promise and tell the clinnU
auuln alsmt that early Vow, for thus fiu
there bad never Isi-n providciilially opened
way lo its fulfillment.
Achauh Millicent bad known liianv theo
.lcat aludelita who
v lull 1I0 iM.rtl.in isf I ho moon v.-rr l.h-l. I be would nulilish bis svsieni In il.st
imiuiilaiti exist, also that the elevation of guage ill au abridged form, thereby at one
the ci.ks has h.111 deieruiimil l.y m.-ns allaying the iialiv phibsxipbio doubt of
tiring and carefully iilna-n lug Ibe shallows th Hciicgainbiaiia and putting them In
they cast when tbe sun shluea olillijtlely touch with the ln.s.1 recent occidental
Uin tbeiiL thought. ThelHtant boil alr.-o.ly accepted
' cry accurate maiwof ihcimatti'esiirfar) him provisionally. His statement of f.ii: Ii
bav lately lai n drawn, somsof llirmiiain waaoiHisldrrvd t be iiustt masterly d.s'tiim ul
a Very large scale, tin some of these maps euniaisrd by a Hart well man for 10 years
the I. a atiun of the ililli r. nl (Hvtkala rhai It trausiiareiitly simple III outllii and Scrln-
s.1 forth, ami the height of ra, b In f.vt Is tural in term I mil. vy, l.ul inwardly packed I
Ii".-.. j,,.v inraaiiiea Willi tit mountains I lull or 1-elIlligv.cll s Irrt-rragable system
on th earth. M.st of llietnoiiutaliisoii lha I that anr allcmnt lo nick flstrs In Ita...
bis own completely rtwiicilmg tb claim , ' ' 1 siu.ienis who exsvt.i to lie luls
of religion and of science. ' anrtmrl.n, and some of Ihrm bad lt-ii very
It warnm iitly believed that a a.s.n as 'w "I ners, mil none or them ho.1
ter aaaeo ner 10 marry nun. .orlial any
ims.n are I1am.1l fr ci-leliral.il uin.iw.
niers. New tou's peak shutting up aa
bright, shining r.s k I'l.tM fc,-l Iu height.
ht, limn Kcpuhlin.
VglcaJlyaa ilang.-r.Hia as to uie.1.11 with
dynauiita. No serious crilli iam bail even
been offered iiaui It, and there wa but on
obstacle lo laefllugwc ll's Imnieillate IB
barkmeiit for b 1 lie 1. 1 He was a bachelor.
The Anllqulty of Ih Cat. I and lb board preferred lhat ita rrtimaeiiL.
Tt seems hard to Is-ln-ve lhat iliirinii all " lu bcuegambia should be a Uiamnl
in long age win, u imsMil la-tween the Bian.
lUntiof ritiliulmii and the Christian era
Ih Human and (..reeks should hat elwa-u
1,-noraiil t.f theniimt familiar pet of our
lunice the common cat. Vet no foci
seems rstahlish.il more rl.arly thou thla.
Ilal.n. In his "Wanderings of I'lanta and
Aiiimuls." Insl.te.1 iiimio it. and It lia.sin.-e
Itungwell's plight waa thoroughly ap
preciated by hi fellow students, and lb re
times a day Ii waa obliged to run th
gantlet of their suggestions ami adinotd
lloua, Open raillery was v en 1 11 ml upon
but seldom, for l-a-rtlngsrell's deliberat way
M Closing nts eye ami sel.il lug th ad.
ons rise. 1 or 10 tears she had been
al.l. re.1 the "nlits4 girl" Iu llartwrll, and
niimtK-rlesa young men ho.1 ailmlreil her,
both afar ami In tolerable proximity, but
no man bad ever told her thai be loved her
no man, thai Is, except Morti r IS. U-f-
flugwcll, who bail 11s.ul that rxpmwion on
tho iireviou Sunday evening and hod
a-ke-l her to accompany bun to St-n.s
g.tiulila,
Sh b.-vl ri,ii.it.il two day for consid
eration, and thla wua the a.von.1 day. 1 1 had
Is-eu a strange experience, not at all Ilk
hat she bail at timea Imagined It would
Imi if ll ever came to brr. He bad not gone
down on one knee, nor waa Iber any lov
light Iu hla ryes, H had sat quits tran
quilly with hi knees crossed and on of
bl feet dangling deliberately. Hla ryes
wer) cl.ssil iu h fonnulatrd bis pntpost-tl-ai.
.Visa Mtllicrnl waa consdnn of
vagu disapiHituimeiil here, and yet ah
wa n.-t sure but Mr. larfllngwell would
have ha.ked ridiculous If be had chosen any
ot brr war.
lain eslahli-h.il by the united cllorta of Nual epllbet ftsr retort waa dlscousertliig
sctiuiar i x.M.lonl.ts. W know now
mat our dumiKtio favorite- w lib Ita win
ning, coy way, uneasy a h. ti n-movnl from
man's society, and jet never oomplrtrly
Inistmg It, with its intsierious old World
air-wsa unknown lo the chief nations of
antl'tuity till after the t hristian era.
lias Hi patient and glft.il nation of
th Nile vall. y who built the Hall of Col
umn at Karnsk. and Mho reaml such
Colossal statue as that of I tallies II si
Memphis, hot lo a,Kk of the ptraiuids,
thai lint lam.d threat. Hereditary an(l
Sthyaa il.i-pos Ib.il which retains la-twea t
II. feline raceai.d luaiikiiid iha n,4 ilia
out In a generation. Countless tears ami
many dyti.wti.w must hate wtssej ere tl
il.l.wt nieiiil-rs of ci.atlon becam th
nuavl faithful Mrt.oila if lii.mk tll.L la
I'gypt w know H at ,-,is were n-gardi
a lib Veneration and 1 u,Ulm.i and butiesl j
siU-r tbrir deal U.- 1 J.li.l.in Arauleuij. 1
ar la rIL
Mlklns-y
our fri.-nd Scril.l.ier mm ins to !
b always short is fund If bla Ua.ka
d.'t sell, why d.m't you try bun at om.w i
w.rk when you n.til a new niauf
Ibasiuer No use, A man mho can't sue
red aa novelist hasn't linagtuati.A
lo his adversaries, borne of their choicest
witticisms, thereforw, Wer reamed until
fWrIrnugweirdrartur frouitbctal.l. '
Ouvrutiig late In April bwa so uiani- '
fsstly alasork-U and III leuis-red lhat two
Of lilS thatoliuniM Sllik.l .1 aM.-k 1. . L. I
lfl the room
"lA-fllngweH's ratbrrdown 00 bl lutk.
Isn't be?" remarked one.
"Looks lik ll Cau l say that I blame
bim, though -Iwo refusals Iu ibrr weeks
niust ruftt even a pbll.aopher, rhf How
Is that, T.juiii) "
"Speak for yourself, man. I diia't know
tb sriisstlua" Aud lb y.oitb glauosd
blandly al an engagement ring tba b has)
Worn for six Vrara,
"How do you know he baa bad th tu it
ten twicef" put in another.
"Never mind that - ll a straight Iv
seen both their phol.vrapb. t 111 of them
Lrcfrrrrd Jaan and. tb other didn't fancy
tm because he proasrd by letter."
"ticaal f.sr ber," asud th man with th
ring. "He deserve lo ls blue."
"Hut that Isn't the reason why he's bin
now. T.siiimy." rrie.1 the caiser delightedly.
' ls.k here, yon fellow vtno't aay aaf-
luuigr- 1 brr wee Ixil r.s.1 or Bt buard-
A It waa, b had not been ridiculous al
all, though perhaiat llttla prusal& Sb
uaiiecte.1, however, that be waa rather
mailer of fact person, though sh kuw b
was very bright aud that lb professors
Considered bim an ornament to tb semi
nary, tie would undoubtedly make a good
husband for som one, and sh herself
well, she waa no longer a schoolgirl and
ought n. to expect a proposal In ths term
nf a sch.a.lgirl's fancy. It was enough that
he had pratard al all. was it uotf All the
years ah had bora waiting for Just that, had
she n.4f
I Hut at lost the d.s.r had hern os-ncl. and
Why should she stand hesitant la-fur lt
j Il.r father would praise the I-ord f.sr his
mercy, she wa sure; her mot ber, In spite of
Ui fact that Mrs. Millicent had alway In
sisted that brr chief trial In life waato hav
man around, w.aul.1 bat rrj.ticed with
' Ih deas-tm had she la-en alive, lYrbapssh
I knew all alsmt it aa It waa. Achsah Milli
cent had never felt so near her mother aa
sbedld lnth.etwo.Uvs- full of enft aiTeo i
tin fur her and an intense lunging lo bav
I ter back again. Yet. after all, sh reflected,
tb main question wa not concerning ps
1 rental approval, but whether sh loved Mr.
1 larrtingwelL 1
Did sh ..v him Pb wsa n4 at all
etir that sh did, and yet When sh
rv-lcl ul ptunt In tb circl of Inn
cbolea she would let l-fllnuweU's fares.
t le I he quest ion when she os iki he d.s.r.
If Iber waaacrtaiii sotnelbing In it, sh
would marry him. She did not know what
It would las, but she felt that she could tel
If ll waa there, rib chased her ryes an In
a.siii, men sue 1 nre w ineuoor wiuopeu
ami sti-pMi ink K.
Dan Jackson sfnnl there with bl red
necktie and hi lulairiotislr written rani.
There was a determined scowl alx.ve bis
honest eye. Hla hair, still wet from tbe
brush, was rigorously imrtcd. A flush
emliarrnsaiuenl waa Upon bis fm-klnl face.
Tbe iil.i-it girl In llartwcll g-,v ltt,
gasp. Thru with a smile that would bav
quite tiirn.il the head of a less inflexible vis
it.. r she put out both bands to him.
" by, Dan!" she cried. "I'm so glad to
see you. 1-1 ili.lu t rxect you. Come In!"
She relieved him of bis bat and the bevel
edged card and olTereil bim the lo?at chair
In the sitting room. Ita oat up very
straight, looking at her with admiring
Brnitiiiy. uisgaxe made ber trifle tin
Comfortable, though it pleased ber too.
11 is very goou 01 you to come to see me.
lion, sue saiu. I am all alone this even.
lug.
Well," ho remarked, with a covert mean
lug w hich she did not grasp, "I am glad of
that. I il 1,1 n t know that you would be."
He piill.il out bis clean handkerchief, and
without unfolding It passed It over bis
forehead. Hi .Millicent sitting room
scein.il warm, and b hud a great tusk Iln
p. mil iihiu bltu.
Jllsa Achsah ota-iie.! a window and let
thensil April night breeze Into the room.
A Una roiu wa fulling.
hy, yiHi came down In the rain. Dan!"
she exclaimed. "I did not untlceit."
'I don t mind tb rain." he sahl "I
haven t carried an umbrella all w Inter."
Indeed? Isn t that rather imprudent V
..ui 1 uaie to isiiuer Willi ohm. .a,i a
goial umbrella, thougli. last r.ill st 11.. 10
iimlircllav ami one of lb.swlh.i.logtiea sU.lo
11 1 rom me."
"Do you really think ao" she said laugh
Ingly. "That's a serious charge. Dun."
"Well, It's true," bo went 011 vindictive
ly. '1 hose fellows will do all) thing. You
have to watch 'em all tho lime. I leave it
lo any academy Uiy."
"I'm sir ild lhat wouldn't lr quite fair.
Aren't the Is.ys jiiit a little prejudic.il?"
"I ilillino miiylar," bit admitted mag
iiuiiiiuoiialy. "Hut 1 ain't, 1 live right
there with 'em, at my aunt's. I eat with
'nil threw tlimaaduy. I know all about
'em. I t.-ll you, you tvmit to i,k out for
'em." She was amused by bis growing
nciH, wiimuii 111 tne Icust limleralatidiug
tho n -0.1011 of it, and she l.il him on a li'.tU
M khly. Any niou.ent Mr. Ix-fUiigwrll
might npH-ar at the front ihsir.
"Why. Dan. any one would think, to
listen to you, that tbe theological studi-nts
w.-ro criminals. Now you know better
than that. You nally ma-ct tlietu Very
much. Come, Iw h..u.-t :"
"ltesN-cl 'cm," he cried Incredulously.
Hut she wiw hs, Ling bim in the ryes, and
ie was forced to imslify bis statement.
"Kcsiicct Vmf Why, of course. I rvsisrct
aomui.i cm. 1 Here s one at thetilail boll
who was suli.tllute half Imu k on the Yul
team. Ilvsall right. And one or Iwo at
our Iioiimj may Is all ribt. Hut take 'em
together they make me timl. And if a
man mnke you timl, Misa Achsah. Idoii'l
see that it niiik.a any diltereiice whether
you rvMHi t Mm or not."
MiodropHi lo r i ves a little; h.-r fliim-rs
were ilriimining on 1 ho ujh u map, as if she
went turning over t lit? la.y'a aphorism In
her mind. Dan Jackson snw lhat she lu-s
llnt.il, and be dn w a long breath and took
the plunge.
"Now, for instance," be rontiiiu.il di
passionately, "there' a Ihmlofcue w ho alia
npille me at Hie table. He's got a head
that s tint on top. Just a flat aa dirt
court, l on could play tennis on it, Imu
rally. If It wua a little bigger. Aud wheu
bc'sgot anything lo say of any lms.rtuiio
he kind td shuts his t-jc and orn his
mourn ami nn-a at you. ids name is I f
nngwrll .Mortimer ti. l-rltlugwrll. He's
n.lngto Ik1 a missionary sotnew here, and
b 1 Lake ma tlrvd. Now I want to know
whether it make any dlffennc whether 1
respect mm or nutr
Sho waa silent an Instant, and ths bor.
rnrrinl away by tb trluiupbaiit fore of
tits own argument, made an Incautious
move.
"He Isn't a friend of yours. Is hrf 1 don't
suppos I (Might to say anything against
bim if he la"
Miss Acliaab detected the transparent hy
pianar. "Mr. Ufltngwcll la a friend of
mine," she said quietly. "I am sorry yota
don. 4 like biin, Dan. II U a very noble
man."
Dan's heart came np In hi throat. Ills
wont fear were true. then. "Oh. that'sall
right." be said weakly. "If all right if
. you like bim " Then in passion of revolt
( be add.il, "Did you ever watch bis ears w ag
1 hen he eats'"
I The girl laughed In aplte of herself.
I There wa no denying It Mr. I flliigwrll
Waa .Miasi.aiaily ridiculous, ami all tbe
gi-ntl.. proprieties nf Misa Ai baab'a natur
rco.H,niod and rc-ni.i the fait for tb
- first time. Hut the la.y thought she wa
laughing at bim, and toar of helpless an
ger -tartcd t.t biaerca. He did n know
hat more he could say against luffing-
. well, he gron siiiungthe ch.vat of senssv
lions Iu his minds a diver epreada his
arms uncertainly In t be dim underworld.
Then his timvr rl-e-d nrton something.
"W.II." ... a.,,,1 r.i: Iv. "I don't
s,ipK it niak.-s any .lilfcrencv whether I
Use In m .ar li..
I was lo bring the mail Hung a liottt into bis
lap. .Mis .M, III, i-iit, while rooK,'lllilig th
privilege and honor extended tu her, w n.t
lhat she fell Colns llcil to dii'liue bis offer
and Is ggul niisalvramestly thai ths subject
might not las alliidul In again.
U illngivell ejaciilat.il a line of Hebrew
and lipHi bmk moiinifully in bla chair.
It was a grrut dlsnpisiliitmeiit to bim. He
hwl mode up his mind that she was Just
tb wife he needed. It bail seemed such SO
unmistakable indication of I'rovidctice that
the two previous one dec lined I Ami yet,
after all, he rcUcctnl, N-rhaa Ills feeling
almut the providential indicator hud been
right, and il wus simply the iiuinla-r upon
which It accidentally rest.il that was
wrong. He therefor tk bis addrt- MIK
out of the draw.-r. but ls-fore tnnilng to the
next name on Uie list be sM-ul a moment
ludruwiiiga pencil mark regretfully and
rlals.nttely through the name of No. I
Hlias ferry iu Two Talc.
THE 60UL LIVES.
Wbn th drad In their old srar ar lying
As Ire n. tu wsk never sarain.
When ,stat sre Ihrlr sniilesand Ihelr sighing.
tin: any siiiiuiu itirir memonea rsiualnr
Though aunshln and spring may bav light.
ennl
1 o wuu nower mat mow on their gravea,
Tuvugh summer Uwlr tombslon bav
uilglitrned.
And autumn have pall'd them with leavi
Th.mgh winter hav wildly bewailed Iheoj
With her illru wind, as sail aa a knsll.
Though the shnmJ of brr snow wreath bar
veiled them,
Htlll how dn-p la our buamu they dtraUl
Ths shadow and sun spark I vanish,
Th cloud ami Ih Hat lit tier! away.
But man from hit hrart mar nut banish
fcv'u I hough la thai ar torment to stay,
Th reflection leutrts front th river.
When the Ire that hung o'er Is cut down.
Hut on Mrtuor) 'a calm current forever
The shade, without subataiir, I thrown.
When quenched In th glow of thmbr,
hen th life fir ceases lo hum.
Old why ahou IU the spirit n-mriiibrrf
Old why should th parted return
Becatia thai th fir la till shindig;
Itcrauae that Hie lamp Is still bright!
While Ih Inaly In d 11st Is reclining.
Th soul lives in glory and light.
- hsrlott Ilruul.
A liny' Itrasonlng.
A mother of my arquiilntnno waa Im
pressing 11 1 sin her little son the greatuesa
and g.aaliicsa of (.od. Ills blue rye wer
wide oiN-n wit Ii the wonderful story, thotttrb
bisdiinplnl linger never ceased to caress
the fnce of a small dummy watch that bad
heen pn--nt.il to him on Christmas day.
Il was evident that his mind was divided
between the Creator and the created.
"( .mid (oil do anything, mammal1" ha
Dually inquired.
"t ertoinly." waa the reply; "anything!"
"Could ho make my watch keep timet"
This rather HiH.rcd mamma, and wb.le
he was thinking up a wise answer the lil
tie chap broke in:
lif course I don't want bim to do it If it
I going lo make him let the stars go out,
but I'll tell you w hat I would do If 1 was
in his plan.. ', make all the figures on
watche ami dorks Ilk these Instead of
like those no I heel, a k and on papa's watch,
so we could always tell what lime it la."
The figure 011 bis dummy are Arabic,
and why shouldn't they be In the figure of
on Unary liuaincs lis instead of In Human
liuiueraUr The latter are invariably uiiiil
nl 011 dork face with arbitrary Incorrect,
nesa, an) how, the 4 being mode thus, till.
Instead of thus, IV. Hie sol.ii-m quite
naturally makes a 4 year-old child d.mU
the omnisi-icnce and otnnlitcnce of tb
trentor. .New lork Herald.
A llroad Kipsns of I'lala.
"If tb burs could stand It," said
A. Kowlaithan, wrll known resident of
" liinll-g, "a man could Icav Wiuiilne
snd ride l,Oi mil.- west and north we.
over a level prairie Is-for be would larob
structeil by the moiintaina. This give an
Idea of Ih great territory lying west of
vt luntiH-g, w til. b to the eastern man seems
way out of th world. Th soil of this
pratrl pnslucts the lineal spring wheat
grown anywhere, and this enormous nluin
I've JiUt meiitiomil will in a few vear 1st
me grcni grauary or th world. Kaatorn
ptupl bav a misty Idea of our expansive
territory. W ar Just cominrncinu to
grow wheat compared lo a decade heiu-e.
tnougn our crop two years ago waa 3U.tuu.
OlM bushels.
W hav but little snow, and In the
many years I resided In Manitoba I 11 ever
saw the tops of the bright prairi grass
coverou. x ante lairty roll In fat, ami w
are lamimiug a great cat tie count 17. While
nuait 01 our sit tiers ar from aensts th wa-
ter, yet the nuinlarr from lb western states
is yearly Increasing." asbington Star.
A Mlalala B Ih Mhl.
It waa 14 years ago, I have hail 10 chil
dren. but nothing baa afforded me nior
amusement during my married life than
tbe "blunder" 1 made one night w hen my
oldest U.y wa a lals. 1 had not gist used
to lacing awakened early, a I afterward
did. I kept bis crib rhst to my bed, and if
he should cry during tbe night would giv
memo a lew snake to quiet him. On
tills night I beard him crvuur and ih...ic-l,i
I waa nuking the crib, but iiiairad bail hold
or my nusiian.l s nose, swaying bis bead
hack and forih. wh.o be cried out, "Klla
w hat In the dickens are you trying to do?"
I ins awoke me, aa well as the
like bun. and they'll go off and Is- mission
aries. Ile'agut a regular list of girls, and
as fast s one of 'nn won't bav bim b
Just trie the next He' tried two In th
last three weeks,"
The ta.y's vni.an waa so blurred that h
could not are !ia Ai hash's, face. He got
op awkwardly. t proud lo let brr suspect
bis miery. "I suppaase I must go now.
Miss Millicent," be remarked formally.
"I've bad a very pleasant time."
"Dan." aha said, rising swtftlrand lav
lng brr right band isn hi shoulder, with
las la miiA
ran get some girl to I J1" "'""'ruity of tbething started me laugh
lug. but he could nut seranvthniiMa Liu.-!.
at, though I did. and still do at ta. Cor
New York llecordrr.
Why rig lusa I Called
"Ilg iron" I a mere play upon tb word
"ww." When Iron 1 melted, it run off
Into a channel 'called a sow, lb lateral
branche of which ar called tb pig. Her
tb in rool and Is called pig Inm. Sow
has nothtnf to do with swine, but la from
th Saxon "aawan." to waiter Hating
ww ..ar taiv parent cnannel.
It reOUlrsd tan
wuw thai sraml bim by Ita InUnsity, "Arm J great rff .art of wit tocall tb lalsraj grooves
uotigt. forthrrJ eslat buainas,- rrmalnin. at Oa labia, tad g.(J a4 , nwatflUUvw tjuiia Ukf tuuaw wo yg4 piaklng that na s'vl Ha Iil;-' j UtU p:s.-txthjuiga.
ong ami waa '
fltte.1 w ith sinkers on on nlgo, w hile th
; oilier wits suppli.il with a line of float. Ily 1
libit means il was held ill asition ill th
water and rom.nl sort of fi nee against
which tho fish 1lash.1l iw they swam up the
t n-n in. Tbe meshes were rnth.-r large, and
the small fish were able to swim through
and continue Ihelr way up the tide, while
large on.- were cnugbt by the gills.
In a few minute the net waa all tnldout,
ml the fishermen sat down lo wait for tbe
first llsh lo get rutuiiglnl in t he meshes.
The bout mini piill.il leisurely up tho stream,
and the row of la.bl.lng floats strung out be
hind 11 l.a.ktil like little bubbltaontb
surface of the calm water.
Suddenly one of the hit Mile wa Jerked
down, and in nn Instant the boat was headed
for the plm-r w here It bad float.il moment
la fore. The llsheniinu stretched out over I
the side of the boat and caught tbe u.-t by
tbe 11, il next to where tbe sunken one bad
la-en and pnllnl iu the net band over band.
A splash, a flurry of foam, and the steel
gray bead of big salmon apieanil above
I bo surface.
Tba man cnugbt up queer weapon,
which I hod noticed and wondered alsmt,
and t nick the llsh a blow with the knob of
Iron on one end of the bar, then turning It
he thrust the Ina.k on theothereiid intnthe
gills of the half stunticil fish, nutl with
pull laiiil.il bis struggling captive Inside
the Is wit. A Jerk freed the net, which sank
bark Into its place. The big llsh was flop,
ping viciously nlsiut, and the innn struck it
again and again with his big Iron club be
fore It succumbed to Its fitte. We often
sjieaK or eye aa having "110 more rxprcsv
sioii than a fish's eye," but I never saw lints
and anger more plainly expressed than In
the eye of that first salmon.
Mruiiwhilo the bout bad Issen nulling
rnpiu ly now 11 1 lie net lo w here anot her float
ha. li-n dragged under. This time th
llsh was nearer tbe surface, and the water
wa laming nrouiid the edge of the net aa
the sal 111011 pliiiig.il and tore around Iu hi
ell oris lo free himself from the unseen
Isuids which prisoned bim. The flahcr
pulled in the net a la-fun', but as be drew
iuu k his arm to give hi blow full force
more isiwcrful cITurt than la-fore tore tbe
gills fnu from the restraining con Is, and
Hie fish was olf and away like a flush of
blue flame darting through tbe water, lint
if liui-Muia.il there Wen-1 wo others caught.
one a little la-low us, the other away up at
the further end nf the net.
This w 11s one of the times w bl. h nnulre
quick decision. Which should they go lor
lirslP The one nean-st was seemingly not a
very big llsh. for the float would Ix.h 11 11 lo
the surface every few M-coinls. while the
other one wiisdiodiiiig the water into foam
In Ins t lTorts toesct.ts. from the net. Kvi-
dciitly be was a big fellow, so the boat was
ttmi.il toward bim. The bontinau nullnl
a If his dinner 1lcpc111l.1l iih.ii our getting
1 mil particular fl-h. The splashing and
limping grew more energetic nawedn-
near. 1 no iisueniiuii PUUnl Ills a cevca un
lurtncrou nisnrms to give himself n Is-tt.
show for tho coming struggle. Tho bout
reached the stsit; a duck of the head, ami
tbe man boil bold of the net; a pull, mid up
came a oil 01 a llsli not niiicb over a f.a.t
ug, and a hiimpluu k al lhat. A IUh Is
sh, so it was taken iu, but the look of dis
gust on Hie fucca of tho two men wua com
leal to see.
.Meanwhile the lower float hud Ixi-n l, la.
bing up and down while we wen. killimr
our .i.sigiiiiicaui. captive, ami the (suit was
liirn.il and piill.il rapidly back to that end
the net. Again Hie ll-hermuti d111k.1l
and caught the m-t, again be nullnl. but
this time the m l did not come home mi
rnny ashrexiMi-t.il. Anuther imlland .
another La-fure Ihc heml of I be I1-I1 shown!
hImivo water. He was an lininetise fellow.
..1 - ., . 1 .1 .
uKK r ntr .nan 1110 ursi, ami a smile re-
pl.Mtil the luok of disgust on the Usher
man s face na bo drew biu k bis baud to
gnoip bis club.
Just as he waa nlamt to strike the fatal
mow the net was Jerked from bis buld
Another fl.aiit but a short distance further
wu piill.il under. There were two llsh to
or Ian. l.il now Instead of 0110.
The net wa with dilllciiltv rais.il sen In
lo tbe nlgo of the Iseit, mid the first flab was
secured. He waa the biggest salmon I ever
". He 1 t have wcigh.il nearly PO
iHiutiils, as lie was far bigger than one wl.l.-h
I saw weighed that touched the beam at Ci
pounds.
Tbe monster waa thrown Into tbeboaL
stun11.1l by a blow, and the man pullwl awuy
..a, aue s.11. 11,1 iiu. j nal waa also a Very
rnrgo one, out nut riiini 10 our monster.
aiusi aa the llsheniinu wasiiushiiiuh.ah.a.k
flown to try and catch the llsh bv the cilln
tbe lug one Just thrown into the boat L-ave
one nop, piuugetl over tbe side, and fulliug
fair iiji.ti the arm which held the net tore
11 lire, ami Uitb fish were irone.
I be two men sat and ha.k.d al esel, n I,
lurnniouiciit.aml I know th.-y wlsh.il they
aiooe 111 1 ue issti tual Ihev iu g it timl
some relief for tlu ir lacerated feelings lu
language which politeiiesa nitrnin.,1 ti,..n
rroin using u-fure me. Sau IV
inrouicle.
so Oltelj
I 'ri
ft ".ten
In.', hut
ii-aftin
f Hut
rnt.t
s.i-11-o,., ... ... .
a.lh a. ffltn .1 1 ...... I . 1 . '
.. ..aaaeiy al r. n ,,, .
tho tablo la-fom mo, hut hi r.! t I.', I
wa Ibriiat Into bla breast, oml.i. i,,.
over mo bo suddenly J, rk. I It . A".
rnisil high nlaivo mo a small Sp.n.i-i, ,,.,1
gcr, tho bill of which was of .1.
or r.iriisa-n.i gou, a It Is call.. I. ),,,
n .na aa-fr fi I, .. riiuies, w 11 It'll I 11-.' . , , with
a...a .i ...... r ... .. .1 1 1. .11 .i iri'lii
Ulsplay.il lii mom. nts of ihiiiu, r.
"I p to this jMdiit I boil I-. ii i
fled to cull out or even to ,,. ,
turning my b.-nd to l.s.k U -bi.'.d
wntoiilng the iiiovem.-iiu of th,.
as limy wen. rcll.s t.il In th,- mlrr.
... , .. ...
as nr o.ougui ...iw ii nis nan. i. w it ii a swift
murderous motion, to strike n.e fn-m m
rhnlr with slnglo blow, the , ,
hrnl held mo siuiiail, and 1 spring t hl.
f.vt with a shri. k of terror ami tn.li.j lo
tho ih sir.
"Kveii as I rnn I wondend at .iut,n.
; .iniiiicriiiK i no man, inn ttiutigii , ...ulj
not rcmciiils-r nft.-rwanl s.-.-iiig ,:m a,
I nil i nui not siny, nut unl.a kliu thed-a.r
Hung It os'ii, still scn-niiilngua l.i-t as tho
sounds could Insii.. from my li,n. It ip.
penod that two of my young m. u r.,u,im
had llngcnd later than the n-t ,f tin
family at the entertainment n f. rr,,lt,
and having Just cumo In woro nuinii; up
thn main stnln'ss.', close tu n,v r.,in.
Hushing to Hies.', I throw myself lutotu
arms of the iieun-st, Cbrlstopher, f, rl.k
lng: 'The nuiiit Ob, tho man:'
"The two young men burrl.d tu my
Mkiiii and bsiked alsmt, but cmhl mv im
one. Tho window wcro nil f.i.tem.l. nn,
na I hod in v sa l f Just cimo out of th.-.in-glodiHir
to the nmrt incut mid fn.m which
no Olio else could have slip, ml Ith-.i.t ,,.ir
su ing them tho only chimcc wus f.,rih
burglar to have cotut nl.-d IiIiiim If In iu
rtsnii.
"Hy this lime tho rest of the lion-, h. Id
Wcro aroused, nnd n thorough nn !i n.it
mmlo, but notrmvof tho sirmigo ti.lter
Thumbs and Mechanic.
Two men got Into an arvninrnt .
day ovwr the expansion of steam in n cj lin
dcr. "Why," sa "you don't know
auyining aiajiit nuu hln.-ry and the princi
pies) of lll.l hatliis Yolir thllllilai sr. n...
aha, sil right." He then went on to explain
that a man with long, thin thuinls. did not
have a m.ih.nnlcai tuni. while th.aaat whl.
thick thumbs, bnstd at the ends, were list
nral Isirn machinist. 'T never believed in
physiognomy." be aaid. ",t ,,0 believe In
tbumlsk"-New York Tnlaine.
Th Trwe Teal of ftreataea.
Richelieu said that in the bands of a man
mtirely great the rn 1 mightier than th
word, and It my lavas truly said thai f..r
man etitin-!y great be must also bare the
qualiUcaof true g.uduess. Norfolk Land
mark.
There Is a queer reptile in the Sacramento
talley, California, known a lb blowsnaka
A full crown anakaof thla atsscira think
nothing of swallowing six eggs al a lima
In th schools T I-oodoo th nuDils num
bwril in lsvo-1 C.XA: tb total cost of lha
board schools waa 4.1 .1SJ0.U0, of which U
171.010 wsa Uirown oa locti rue.
Tim AfPAi:iTliil IS TIIK VI!:i;oj:.
ootild lot found, so It was thought I I 1 1
rnllcii nalocp In my chair iiinl my fri.l.t
wn tho n-siilt of n ilnvuii.
"Hy tho next night I hud - t'l-.rot :;!,!
been laugh, il Into Is llcvlng this lh.it 1
tis.k my M-nt Is-foro tho mirror and l g .u
brushing my hair ns lion. -balantly n- .-1
llrat, vi bcii, to my utter horror, I -aw t!..,t
flguro fonii Itself from nothing nl -..Int.
ly nothing mid agnlu ndv.-im-o u ti n -with
that menacing ntlltmle. Again It
raised Ita bund to strike, the terrible i -seemed
lo glare Into in I tie. flx.d in t!;. .
In the mirror, nnd, ns la forc, n l. a-, .1 0 1 1
tho horror that held mv l ri. k. n into mar
bio, I lea, s-d to my ftvt mid ran. s. nam
ing, Into the corridor without. gl.m ..1
back Into tho nsun, but then' tva. i a
Vlsllihi th. ro, but I wna not to Is- iui-i i' i
rd this time that nil 0vcrheiil.1l Im.i. .
lion was to blaino. I tl. il to my a n 1 .
door, nnd ns sho opt nod it fell, falmu.g. 11
her arms.
"The next night I liislst.il that M..ti ,1.,
my Innl.l, shotild ocrupy n lilile ant, , I ..n
la r iH-nlng Into mine, nnd my stalw ,rt
cousin Christopher slept 011 net In:'"
ball Just outsl.le my d.air. H.-lurnli g l .'n
from a ball, f wa t.si fatigm d tu I r,. Ii
my hair ns usual, but sat for sum.- 1.
nients linking nt myself in the gla- I
was a little vain In iIiom days w !.. 11 !1
at once I saw Is-hliid Ino the man, :t!i
his k 11 1 fn In bis bund.
Hut this time ho did m l ivulve "1
sir, but was th.-ro n nl llh nnd hl.s.l. I.
hot bn nth nearly scon-blng the I s
my neck. I lin,,l to my f.it, vm:I t
scn ain, and as I did so bo tru k at
but tho blade glanctil nsldc, w. nmlip.' ' "
only slightly In tho should, r. I r -u .-!
loud, and be r.-lhil mo with a l-l--w j'.-t
a Marian and Christopher enme ru-h:: g
In, Seeing them, the rubber mid a--.i- in
rprang for the os-n window iind w.n.i '
bare escaissd l.y leaping an r.i-y f. at f r
muscular man In tho wliulotr : t1
bouse next diair, which was ul-u '-- n " I
only staiut three f.il distant (tins 1 '1
evidently la-en tho way by whl. Ii .' 1 I
entered and which he liw-,1 ns an . gn -',
but Christopher caught bim uiul (lra.v .1
bim back, and after struggle f u - I
Mm, alil.il by bis brut hers, who In I-
summon, -d by Marian. So w!.i 11 I I ' '
my ryes from my swoon It n l-'s-would
1st lnunlrnr Ivlng bound. !
Dear mo lay a small duggi-r, with a!
d of Ktruscnn gold, H1nhl.1l with ru'
My assullnnt Wu the son i f the I..'
raslding next d.sir, and fn-m li.el '
dn and plcasiiro laryonj his means I
Involved bliiisilf hi ,'s l.iy In iHl.i
cvlng my diatnonils hail con.iiv,.! t
Idea of killing or at least ail. m -i-g 1
nd stealing them to pay his 1. 1 '. I
Uiough bl mind had dw. lt r- -
on tbe st heme, he had Ik k. l ' ur '
5arry It out until the night of tl U... '
I
..I
llesdji for lbs Iri I m.
fll total dilate of the sun. to "' -:
In April, will, it is gcncrailr nip;- -
be one of tbe lotiput in duration t-f 1 ' e
prnv-nt centnry. Lxt.-naive pn-pan!; ''
ar U-ing niavlo all over the world f- r !''
oWrration. One ilnglisb party g- - : 1
lUtburst, Africa. aiiJ one to I'.n.
bncYi, Druzil; the Hurvna d.w Lot;.".!" '
Pari, sends an eija.liti,n to Afr-
Harvard trvlleeolsvrvat..ry will ! r ;
rnaentcd at Aniitiijia, IVrn. st. I tl;o I- 8
otatervatory st station iu U..U A
nnniber ot other AmericsUui will ; rV
JjIj follow.