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CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE NKW8.
The liors that Mrs. IVter Tubbs rmle
t&ml liny i the Image of the
charger that John Ingieton bad ridden
on tite memorable Independence Day
when ahe had felt tlie frultlou of earthly
Mies as his affianced wife, that she loved
to fancy it was one awl the name.
"Por John !" she said, aloud, as the
stroked the animal's mane with her
riding-whip. "I've always been sure
ray fattier drowned his horse Reuben,
and if lie soidm to Oregnu again I'll
give bim thl one. My oonsclence will
rest easy theu oo thai score."
!rut the horse Isn't yours to give!
He belongs to your husband, under tiie
law t" exclaimed the voloe that seemed
to some from nowhere, aitd yet was
strangely -udible ; the voice that she
hud several times before been startled
nut of her deepest meditations by hear
ing suddenly.
"True too true; I bud forgotten,"
she answered, as though addressing a
human being. "But why are these
things so 7"
"Because man is Ignorant, aud there- .
fore a sinuer," was I he prompt response.
She checked the ltorse aud gazd
about Iter, but, save her brute compan
ion, she was alone. Tile bending sky,
with Its serene aeure zenith, and a mut
tering volley of clouds iu lis western
horison, mutely kiseed the mountain-)
in the dislsuee, and the grassy turf
Made only a mullliif answer In her
borsea' unshod feet.
"Are we always to be thu ignoruiit
and sinful V site asked, aloud.
"No 1" was tle quick reply ; and so
emphatic ami startling was It that it
made Iter half afraid.
"The very universe is alive with
thought," she aahl, reverently, "and I
believe we never are alone. B-tt why
have I been led through all these years
tluough such thorny paths, I wonder?"
"Because yon are a child of destiny, a
oiilhl of genius. Then- Is yet work for
ymto U uork for which it was nems
sary to fH you by taking you through
the vocit.le of a sad experience. th
ins; Is mule In vain not even sin or
rrrow, whleh are but stepping stones to
higher life. Many fall to profit by a
)We of dleappolntmeut. You have not
tailed' yti wtll not fail. Press on !
Ton have au important lesson yet to
learn, a lesson which you must impart
to lite work! The end Is not yet,
Light shall lie given as you shall need
It. Be of good cheer."
She was so interested in this com
uiunion with the voiee that alio was not
aware that a storm was brewing till the
great rain drops fell upon her bunds ami
face, aud a few sharp gu9ts of wind
proclaimed a cowing tempest. She put
whip to her horse ami galloped forward
through the suddenly falling darkness,
with the faint refrain of thanksgiving
over tlte hopeful words, "Be of good
cheer," to keep Iter company. It was
night wheu site reached the hotel at the
oounty town, and she was thoroughly
drenched by the rain
"Take good eare of Reuben ami never
miod me," she said to the landlord, who
met her at the door.
"Bail time to be not, ma'am ; but I'm
sure I don't kitou how you got the news
so quick," said the ltost. Indicating the
way to the parlor, and starting away at
once with the horse.
"He means the news about the will,"
she said to herself, as site ascended the
stairs.
A group of gentlemen were gathered
about the stove In the ladles' parlor, the
most of whom she knew by sight,
though they did not recognise her.
"A bad night for anybody "n be out,
ma'am," said a kindly voice, as the
speaker rose from his chair and oilered
It gallantly.
Her strength forsook her, and she'
dropped into the seat, stupefied ami
speechless. Her black cotton clothes
were sodden with the rain and bespat
tered with the slop of the street. Her
eunbonnet, also of black, which had de
pended on a liberal supply of starch for
stlflenlng, had fallen in limp disorder
about ber head, nearly concealing uer
features.
"Do you tbluk you'd have deeided ex
actly as you did, Judge, If the will
maker bad not been a worn a u ?" asked
one of the lawyers, as be looked adroir
Ingly at the gallant gentleman who
stood deferentially from force of early
good breeding In the presence of the un
known woman who occupied bis chair
"Oh, no! If a man makes a will, tie
generally knows what he's doing; but
there would be nothing fair about rob
Mng the thrlfly son of a family, like
John Hardlne, aud giving away the
property to a worthless son-in-law like
Peter Tubbs."
"The property was uot given uTubb-,
but to his wife," said another.
"So much the worse," answered the
Judge,. blandly: "It Isn't best to give
P-x .- TW .
women, wmuoptpower.-
"But there was the law, Judge ; how
could you get around that?"
"Easy enough. There was no trouble
in ascertaining that undue influence
had been used over ber mother by the
woman to Induce ber to make the will
SIir was weak-minded and old, and ber
daughter was deuced clever aud strong
minded ; aud she wrote gushing letters
to her mother that tin doubt bad undue
power over her. John Hardlne will
make a live Administrator. He's given
the proper bonds already."
"But what will become of Mrs. Tubbs
and ber children?"
That's for Peter Tubbs to say."
"But you forget tho late news."
"I did. That's so."
"Do you suppose he'll eseape?"
"Oh, I cau't tell. 'Tisu't likely.
They seldom do."
Mrs. Tubbs drew her slouched sun-
bonnet more closely about her face, and
leaned forward in the unconscious atti
tude of eager listening.
The group of men were so deeply In
terested over their own gossip that they
seareely noticed her.
"He's got a lively start by Ibis time,"
said one.
"How did be ever manage to draw
the money ?" asked another.
' Oh, it was easy enough," said the
Judge. "He presented bis wife's checks
aud endorsed them. It wouldn't have
been a criminal act if it had been dono
before the final decision was made.
But, when he found that the money
didn't belong to bis wife, as he'd sup
posed at the time be drew it from thu
bank, and he'd have to give It up if he
UIdu,t , away thfMJgllt ,le,j oe,ler
skip the country."
"What!" exclaimed the wife, now
thoroughly alarmed. "Has anything
happened to Peter Tubbs ?"
"Yes," said tho Judge. "Did you
know him 7"
"He was, or is, my husband."
Then I beg your pardon. We were
thoughtless or we would not have been
discussing bim thus in the presence of u
lady ami a stranger."
Llze sat fur several minutes as ono
turned to stone. All eyes were turned
upon her with Interest.
"Too bad that this should happen to
her, poor thing!" said one, aside.
"She'll have a haul row to hoe In her
verty, now that slit's a graM widow,"
was another charitable comment. j
After a liile she rose to her feet and
threw back her slonah bonnet, uncon
sciously revealing her wonderfully
beautiful hair, beaming eyes and fresh
complexion to the gaping crowd.
"By George, but she's lovely !" said
the Judge, aollo voce.
"You, sir, are Judge Orlando, I be
lieve," she said, turning ber eyes upon
her admirer with a searching gaze, as If
reading bitu through aud through.
"Yes, ma'am. I have not had the
honor of your acquaintance before, but I
have long known your brother, John
Hnrdiite." he replied, gazing at her
with a look of eagerdellght that angered
her to the highest pitch of indignation.
"How much money did Peler Tubbs
gel away with ?" she askt-tl, aiTiiptly.
"Only about four tlioli-aod, ma'am.
I don't think he meant to ruu away
when he cashed the check. It Is true
that the will was before the Court when
be did It, but he bad been led by out
side parties to believe that It was valid,
and so he took the mniiry as his own.
But, when lie heard the decision this
afternoon, he took the stage for South
ern Oregon."
"Aud why was unt the will consid
ered valid, sir?''
Judge Orlando would have gladly
given the thousand dollars that, "uu he
known to him," had been pocketed as a
bribe, to have been at the antipodes just
then.
"Because, ma'am, you see, it is neces
sary that any person, to make a will,
must be of sound mind."
"But my mother had the testimony
of medical experts, as well as that of all
ber friends, to prove that she was un
commonly successful as a busluess
woman, and every waj competent to
manage her own aflalrs."
"I have no desire to talk upon points
of law with ladies, madam. You, being
a ,,,., uot be eJtrM.ctcd lo cmpre
iietid the iutricacies of the law. Un
my word, you are quite too handsome to
be worrying your mind about finances."
The cheeks of Mrs. Tubbs flushed scar
let, and she restrained her indignation
with difficulty. How she longed loglve
the learned protector of women a piece
of her mind!
Bui the profound jurist could not
fathom her thoughts, and he continued
to ogle tier admlrlnt.lv ...i,u ti.
lookers-on exchanged winks of amused
satisiaetlon.
"I say, sir, that my mother wo. not
unsound iu mind. It ia a,
version of well-at,tl1P,lc(w ,uctl) ,
say she was."
"Go It ! I'll hold your bonnet 1" nrl-l
an eye witness, whose coarse remark
was luitowetl by a general laugh.
'Vmi 1. . .n i .1 . i .
...c siu mo. unuue intiuence
was exercised over my mother by my
self, sir, aud I prouounce this accusa
tion false and villainous!"
"Gome, come, ma'am, duu't get an
gyl It will spoil your fine complex
ion. As handsome and intelligent a
woman as you are need never want for
pleuty of spendiug money, uo matter
bow poor she Is."
"Sir! If I should ever be tble, by any
I-Or.TL.VIVr,
maimer of invention or auy figure of
speech, to coin the words to express ray
loathing and contempt of such a low
lived sneak tlilef as yourself and Judge
Hardpsn and John Hardlne, I'd say
them ! But they'd blister you all over
with compunctious blotches, and turn
you wrong side out with the force of
their meaning, and then I wouldn't tell
you half the truth ! You have entered
into a conspiracy with John Hardlne
and Judge Hardpau to rob me of my
honest Inheritance! John Hardlue has
glveu you a thousand dollars for your
decision, aud I know it! As Adminis
trator, he can manage the estate to suit
himself. My mother knew how grasp
ing he was, and how much I had done
for her, and how little my father had
done for me. You knew that John
Hardlue had gold. You made a bar
gain with him, through Judge Uardpan,
you know you did ! You conspired with
them to rob me, and your pockets are
this mluule lined with ill-gotten gains!
But I'll get even ! I'll carry tho suit to
the Circuit Court. Happily we have an
honorable man on that bench this term,
and this Iniquitous decision will be re
versed. I uever mentioned my moth
er's will to her. I never saw her after
It was made till I saw her In her deutb
sleep, aud I had uot seeu ber for two
years prior to the date of the legacy.
All this was testified before you, sir,
and not a word was refuted. But what
was honor to you when money was at
stake? or what was principle when
your contingent fee was u thousaud dol
lars? Judge Orlando, have women a
couutiy ?"
"Certainly, madam. And, if you
could but know how beautiful you look
when you grow eloquent, you'd never
relapse Into tameness of expression
uever! What a born orator you would
have been If you'd only been a man !"
"Is there a gentleman iu this room ?"
she asked, glancing hurriedly from one
startled visage to another. "If there is,
I call upon lit in to protect me from this
reptile's insults !"
"When a lady keepH her place,
ma'am, there's no man in the laud who
has mora sympathy for her than I
have," said the Judge, chokingly; "but
when a woman steps outside of her
sphere to take the place of n man, say
let ber take the constquencus like a
man."
ud what, pray, do you call the
sphere of a woman ?"
"Her place, ma'am, Is at home, at
tending to bur husband's Interests. If
she steps outside of that charmed clrole,
she must expect that men will not re
spect her."
"Aud you claim that men protect
women, eh ?"
"Yes; in their place."
"Beautiful protectors you are, to be
sure! You will shelter your own, If
you're iu the mood for it ; but you make
laws to suit yourselves aud interpret
them accordingly. Aud when It suits
yourjiockels to make unjunt decisions,
you do not hesitate to rob both the liv
ing aud the dead !"
"My wife has a hotter opinion of men
than that, ma'am."
''Then it's becauso she bus Imd a dif
ferent experienci"."
"May I ask, ma'am, the cause of your
appearance among us to-nlglit? It is
rather an unusual thing for a prudent
woman to be out, traveling alone tin
such a night as this."
"I name, sir, to see a lawyer nnd take
the necessary steps to carry my mother's
will cae before the Circuit Court-"
"Then I may as well tell you, once for
all, that you've come on a fool's errand.
A married woman cannot proceed in a
legal case without the co-operation of
her husband. You see, iu law, the hus
band and wife are one, and the busbai d
Is that one. Your Identity was merged
into your husband at marriage, and
anything that belongs to you is bis
property. You are, yourself, his prop
erly."
"Aud yet, sir, you have the audacity
lo tell me that women have a country!"
'Certainly, ma'am. They are pro
tected and supported by their hut
bands."
"Aud if husbands fall, what then 7"
"Dan't get angry wheu I answer your
question civilly. A handsome woman
cau always find admirers. It's a shame
for a beautiful creature like you to be
battering your hands with hard work
when there aro so many gentlemen
ready to protect ami shield you if you
will only let them."
The insulted woman stepped back
ward a few paces and looked anxiously
around the room.
"Is there no one here who will pro
tect me from this man ?" she asked, In
a piteous way.
An honest farmer who had silently
witnessed the iutervlew arose, and, com
ing forward, stopped short aud con
fronted the protector of women.
"Have you a mother, sir ?" he asked,
abruptly.
"I have."
"Was she a woman?"
The Judge looked abashed.
"If you have no respect for yourself,
sir, pray remember that we have all bad
mothers. I,audlord, give this lady a
room. Lei it t,e dry aud warm, and see
that nobody molests her."
"Would to heaven that I had words
to thank you!" said my heroine, burst
ing Into tears.
"No thanks are required, mum. Pro
a plain farmer. My name's John Smith,
Free Speech, Fres Press, Free People.
OKEGON, TIIT7HSI AY,
aud I don't make no noise In the world;
but I'll see no woman mistreated, even
by the President of the Uulted States,
while I can help It, If I know myself."
"Mrs. Tubbs, your room Is ready,"
said the landlord, leading the way with
a candle as he spoke.
The mn looked at each other Iu si
lence when the robbed and Insulted
woman had gone.
Judge Orlaudo was the first to speak.
"Why didn't you Interfere sooner,
Mr. Smith ?" he asked, humbly. "I as
sure you I'm heartily ashamed of my
self." "I'll have Interfere! iu a minute if I'd
had any idee you'd take It In this lamb
like fashion," said a mentally puny
sycophant, who always truckled to a
supposed superior. "I thought the
Judge was forgetting himself all the
time."
Once aloue in l.sr room, with a good
fir. burning In a little stove near a com
fortable bed, and the door securely
locked, Mrs. Tubbs sat dowu to canvass
the situation and lay plans for the mor
row. "Peter Tubbs has not run awuy. I
know he hasn't!" she sad, firmly.
"Ho wouldn't have his pockets full of
money half an hour before the sharks
be runs with would get It all. They've
hid liim away s.imewhere till they'll
have a chance to spend it. I'll find liim
to-morrow !"
ITo be coiillnued.1
SPOILING WOMEN'S NAMES.
The Sun says that many, If not a ma
jority, of the names of the eight or nine
hundred girls from the public schools
who have been examined for admission
to the New York Normal College give
the Impression that they belong to
mere household pets rather than to
young women who are approaching
maturity, and who ure engaged in seri
ous work. Tln-se girls apparently pre
fer the nicknames by which they are
known Iu the family circle ami to Inti
mate friends to tho-e with which they
were christened, and therefore take
pains to adopt them Iu their signatures.'
Iu so doing, the public school girls
are not exceptional among our young
women, for it Is quite the fa-dii'in now
adays for them to grow so enamored of
their nursery appellations that they
cling to them ns their fixed and proper
names. They may even be ollorided
when they are addressed by their cor
rect names, which they Imngiiicure le"9
pretty than these pet diminutives ; aud
some grave grown-up women win put
Hattie or Gussie or Mamie .:rSillIe on
their curds as if they were iu pi.iaforrs
still.
Tiie fashion is American, but our pa
triotism ciuuot make us grow fund of
It. The nicknames which appear in so
large a share of these public school girls'
signatures would do very well for the
pets at a dog show. W hen they are
used to express the ollectlouatc regard
of near frieuds and relatives, they also
may be pretty aud appropriate, but they
look very silly In a formal signature,
nnd surely do not befit the dignity of
womanhood.
For instance, there are among these
eight hundred names scores of Minnies
and Mamies, and only here and there a
Mary, a much more euphonious as well
as dignified name. Jane is transformed
usually luto Jennie, Caroline Into Carrie,
Kllen into Kllu, Elizabeth into Lizzie
ami Bessie, Katherine Into Katie, Mar
garet Into Maggie, Anne and Anna luto
Auuie, and Harriet into Hattie. Such
absurd names as these appear quite fre
quently: Chattle, l.idie, Millie, Tillie,
Kittle, Bosie, Nettie, Llbhie, Aggie and
Margie.
The great aim seems to be to manu
facture a name which ends iu ic, and In
accomplishing it the finest appellations
for womeu we have names renowned
In poetry aud iu history, aud of a sweet
and melodious souud are chopped up
Into childish diminutives. They convey
au idea of pettiuess, aud do not rightly
belong to girls of dignity and character
girls like those who are going to the
Normal College, o many of whom will
have their living to earn. Aud yet
these girls think It is pretty lobe known
by such pet uames, and so discard as
ugly aud old-fashioned the names by
which they were christened. What
would tbey think to see a college regis
ter which gave the young men's uames
as Jlmmle, Biltie, Bobbie. Torn mi
Charlie, Sammte aud Dickie?
The London papers say that when
John B Gough, the. temperance lec
turer, recently spoke in Kxeter Hall of
Airs. Haves' crest moral courage in re
fusing wine to her guests at the White
House, the audience gave lliree cnei-rs.
Whereiition Derrick D-idd. Iu the W,
proceeds lo remark, iu his re-lie-able
way : ".Mr. U. railed, However, io state
that there are twenty-one new saloons
now riiiiiiiiit; within half a block of the
Executive Mansion, all of which are
coining money. Onesaloon keepertold
a cm respondent that the rusn 'notii uur-
li g aud'after the President's receptions
was something enormous.' Aud the
proprietors of the entire twenty-one are
for Hayes re-eieciioii tu a uiau. -
Wm. H. Vatiderblll's youngest daugh
ter has become engaged to marry Vis
count Duppliu, son and heir of the Etrl
of Kinnoull. Lord Dupplln Is 30 years
old and a widower.
The Philadelphia Grand Jury meets
with encouragement Iu lis proposition
to revive the plllory.and whipping-post
as a means of puolshraeut for petty
crimes.
JULY tZO, l&SO.
"THE EABTH WAITS FOB HEB
QUEEN."
nr 1IESTKK M. POOLE.
When a Judge In New York City, ou
sentencing a man for cruelly beating his
wife, said, "By the law I can only give
you six months In prison, but bad you
beaten your horse I could have given
you two years," he uttered the severest
satire on the law of the land which lips
could frame. I grant that multitudes
of us are cherished Inmates of happy
homes. But what of those wretched,
struggling creatures who suller In
silence the thousand Ills which aro the
Inheritance of a weaker class? They
who feel the wrongs of others as thouglfl
Inflicted upon themselves still more,
they who have rlseu from the personal
luto a realization of Justice, that first
p-and principle of spirit cannot rest
until all human beings have an rqtial
right to life, liberty ami development.
Libert means more thau we can
comprehend, save In rare, Inspires mo
ments. Freedom before the law Is only
the first step toward freedom for the
soul. Following it must come fretdom
froin dogma, superstition, bigotry aud
prejudice; freedom to Investigate, to
reason aud to labor In auy field of
thought or action ; freedom to develop
from the soul's own center to reach
outward and upward toward the sun
shine of Divine love and light, as the
tender plant unfolds leaf, bud aud blos
som In the warmth of early Summer.
Unjust luws, the tyranny of sex, and
Ignorance, now chill and blight the fair
unfolding of womanhood, as cold winds
and frosts destroy the promise of early
bloom; bat as surely as warmth fitfully
advances by the chaugele-o laws of the
seasons aud the full glory of Summer
conies apace, so certainly shall woman
develop new power and grace under the
supshlueof a better civilization. And
as In vegetation the power of growth
lies within, it is the all-powerful, in
ilwollilig flame of God which inhabits
the soul, that immanent and eternal
spirit whluh is one with all other spirit,
that glows aud burns and soars witblu
the heart of us and leads us toward a
larger freidom aud a higher life. Tills
Interior growth has more thau kept
pace with the removal of arbitrary aud
external restrictions. Unjust laws re
main iu thecodts of the General Gov
ernment and the United Stales. We
have uo representation, even wuii sub
jected to taxation; the mother is denied
the care of minor children upon the
death of the father; she bus but a small
portion of their joint earnings upon the
death of her husbaud, aud frequently
sees the fruits ol her own industry and
economy go to his relatives who have
uo right to them. If during his lifetime
be be coarse and brutal, her marriage
hus beeu a season of prolonged misery.
If she falls into offense of the law which
she had uo part in making, man is her
iudicter, her jury nnd ner judge. If she
be condemned, he is her jsiler, her phy
sician, her priest, her adviser. She
cannot weep her sorrow or penitence
upon the bosom of a sister. She Is ex
tosed to the coarseness and ferocity of
iiascullue keepers, aud becomes hard
ened by every experience. If her poor
brain becomes uubalanced, she Is sent
to au insane asylum managed by men,
who are vainly supposed capable of re
adjusting that delicate ami tangled
mechanism which by uo possibility can
they fully understand. If site be the
victim of foul crime, a coroner's jury of
men is summoned, and no woman's
presence is allowed to soften the terrible
features of the case or veil the scarred
remains from the pitiless touch aud
gaze of surgeon and reporters.
Uuder all these drawbacks aud more,
woman drags her footsteps with baiting
weariness up the mount of progress.
What wonder If she sometimes stoops
to vanities or yields to the allurements
of pleasure? The wonder Is that so
many cling to the substantial aud en'
during and win by dignity aud sweet'
uess a consideratlou which legal enact
ments have not given. Ouly by com
paring the present with the past, our
own laud with benighted countries, the
wise and good with the weak and rude,
can we arrive, even approximately, at a
conception of what the truly unfolded
woman will yet become.
More than a quarter of a century ago,
Margaret Fuller wrote the following
lilies with that diamond-pointed pen
which sketched such broad, noble out
Hues for this and other generations to
flulsh. The darkest shadows were al
ready there; half-lights are appearing;
when shall the high lights be added?
"The growth of Man Is two-fold, mas
cullne anil feminine; man, Iu the order
of time, was developed first, as energy
comes before harmony, power before
beauty. Womau was therefore ifuder
his care as au elder. He might have
beeu her guardian and teacher; but, as
human nature goes not straightforward,
but in an undulating courre, be misun
derstood and abused his advantages, and
became her temporal master Instead of
her tender she. On himself came the
punishment. He educated woman more
as a servant than a daughter, am! found
himself a king without a queen.
"The children of this unequal union
showed unequal natures, aud, more aud
more, men seemed sons of the hand
maid rather than the princess. At last
there were so -many Ishmaelites that
the rest grew frightened aud Indignant.
Tbey laid the blame on Hsgar, and
drove her forth into the wilderness.
But there were none the fewer Ishmael
ites for that.
"Then men became a little wiser, aud
saw that the infant Moses was, in every
case, saved by the pure instincts of
woman's breast; fur, as too much adver
sity Is better for the moral nature than
too much prosperity, woman, In this
respect, dwindled less than man, though
in'otber respects still a child iu leadine
it rings.
"So man did her more justic", and
grew more and more kind. But yet
hla habits and bis will corrupted by the
past he did DcCclearly see that wvnsn
was half himself, that ber interests were
identical with his, ar.d that by tin) law
of their com moo being he could never
reach his true proportions while she in
any wise remained shorn of hers.
"Aud so it has gone no to our day
both ideas developing, but more slowly
than they would, under a clearer recog
nition of truth and justice, which would
have permitted the sexea their due In
fluences ou oue auother and mutual im
provement from more dignified rela
tions. "Wherever there was pure love, the
natural Influences were, for the time,
restored. Wherever the poet or artist
gave free course to his genius, he saw
the truth aud expressed it in worth'
forms, for these men especially share
and need the feminine principle. The
diviue birds must be brooded into life
aud song by mothers. Wherever relig
ion (I mean the thirst for truth and
good, not the love of sect and dogma)
bad its course, the origlual design was
apprehended In its simplicity, aud the
dove presaged sweetly from Dodona's
oak.
"No age has been left eutiiely with
out a witness of quality of the sexes iu
function, duty and hope. Also, wheu
there was unwillingness or ignorance
which prevented this being acted upon,
womeu had uot the less power for their
want of light aud noble freedom ; but it
was power which hurl alike them aud
those agaiust whom they made use of
the arms of the servile, cunning bland
ishments and unreasonable emotion.
"Now the lime has come wheu a
clearer vision and better action are pos
sible when mail and woman may re
gard oue another as brother audsister,
the pillars of one porch, the priests of
oue worship.
"I believe that at present the women
are the best helpers of one another. Let
them think ; let them act. We only
ask of men to remove arbitrary bar
riers." A PLEA F0BTHE BOYS.
Our theme is unt a new one; it can
never be old. As long as one-fourth of
humanity Is represented by the Irre
pressible hoy, so long will the happiness
and well-being of Hie boy be of moment
to all.
We shall preface our remarks by re
lating an Incident, the facts of which
came under our immediate observation.
A sister and a brother, nine aod seven
years old respectively, whose home was
iu t lie Far West, went to spend the
Summer with their grandparents in
New Eugland. It was a large, many
roomed house to which they weut, and
upon their arrival a carpeted room with
dainty belongings was assigned to the
little girl, while th boy no less dearly
loved by his grandmother was glveu a
chamber, airy, ami comfortable, but
guiltless of ornament, save the glorious
rays of sunlight that waked the little
sleeker each returning morning. Judge
of the surprise of the family, oue after
noon, at finding all the little fellow's
possessions his box of clothing, his
fishing tackle, his balls, his top, his
miniature cauoe transferred to his sis
ter's room, he averring, upon being
questioned, that be liked pretty and
tasteful things as well as his sister did,
and that he was not going to stay in the
old, bare room.
Now we do not sty that every mother
cau give her boys pretty, carpeted
rooms; but we do insist that the boys
should have their share of whatever of
grace and beauty the house affords. If
the little sister has two pretty pictures
In her room, let ber give one of them to
the brother. If she has a dainty cush
ion for her toilet table, let him also have
one.
Then there are the boy's own treas
ures. Give him the prlvllegol arrang
ing them In bis own way. Doubtless It
will be oftentimes a very Individual
way; but what of that? Do we not
every day sacrifice our own tasles for
fashlou's sake for friends? Surely we
can do at least as much for our boys.
There Is In our mind the memory of a
hoy just In his teens, who for the first
time was to have a room by himself
With his mother's help, his treasures
were given each Its place of honor or
convenience. Most highly prized of all
was a gun, the gift of an older brother.
His taste claimed Its installment on
brackets on the wall of bis room, and
his mother, stilling her woman's fear of
fire-arms, gave him her help In arrang
ing It there The look with which he
thanked ber will be a pltassnt memory
for years.
Let ns do all we can fur our boys. Let
us "make home attractive" to them, not
only by filling our bouses with things
beautiful and tasteful, but by making
them feel that tbey, not less than their
sisters, have a share In Its arrangement.
When the echo of children's footstep
mpi'
shall be no longer betid iu lb
and the tired hands have more .
rest, we shall be glad to recall Hit
happy face of the boy of twpBtw
ago, as be Blood by our side w
IflUt
its t
e.. f r
i
. we
put the last strong stitches J
the cover
of bis ball, or fastened on
b-tb on
his cherished kite.
In the cradle, in hlsj
Clothes which launches'
world ns the Individual bo;
sttiiMi iroin 'little boy" t
from the "big boy to the)
stand by hitti with on rill
and our prayers.
A Diazsrtatirjn on Preefleali of 1
and Where Ttay Are M;
A stody f tl.. ' does wb
men propose is a curious oae
lor is the place where hdles a!
mm oaual v nieot, and were pro
as simple and easy a matter as
seems to a mau when he hasn't 31
of doing it, nearly all the n
would be made there. It appsan
a vast mass of letters and diaries wcam.
ined by a Times expert that jp.aMftiBd
red proposals only about ten- w made
in the parlor by gentlemen wh have
proposed before, aud ouly two eases
discovered where a gentleman had uwtd
bis third proposal iu the parlor.
A reflective ner sou with some etperl
ence will have little difllculty lo 1 1 v i i j -
ing the rea-on lor this. Xheresj :so: .
proposal are momentous. Eve
i: i
answer bo allirmntlve, there is u,.
immensity about the doliriuo
that soon becomes overwheltnii ;
relief is obtuiued by separatio :
change of scene. The formality '
taking iu the parlor Is therefoi.
jecliou. On the other baud, if
live aus-.ver is given, the veil c wi n
too quickly dropped between t' -anwr
and the lady who !.ia't suited
length of lime that must elapse I
the moment when the gentleir ,
fused at the remote end of a l:
lor, and the moment when he s'
the front steps and slams the
hind him, can be measured onl.
lories, If the amount of miser.,
eiiccd duriug it cun be the basis
'I i
vet a
,i r--psr-'f
on
risen-neri-
uremont.
The dance affords therequirite prox
Imlty, hut a degree of repose is imp i
tunl in proposing that is out of l!ie ii -tlnn
when dancing.
The conservatory Is an aoV
place for this Important event, I
many houses are unprovided wit
improvement that the percent .
conservatory proposals is not le
proceeding to the conservatory i . .
usually takes the arm of her es :
al -
I
i .
! Of
lb
atiy
aud
led.
thus one of the conditions la
I'.
The beautiful, represented by
era, gently im.lates the s, ,
whieb is wrionAy increasing '
ity of the young man's pul-e.
jSol less lliuti forty iter ee
' pro-
" either
liy any
posals are made at the front d
just Inside or just outside. H
situation 13 more conducive
' propos-
ing than sitting ou the front
ooor-step.
Hie, suialluess i.f Hie rug, or .i desire lo
leave room enough for penp to paw,
obliges the gentleman to sit near the
lady that he need uo; speak vfr kwul.
The balmy atmosphere of b Summer
evening pleasantly excites the tender
emotions, and if the moon shines the
situation Is everything "hat could be de
sired. If the lady refuses, escape is the
easiest thing iu the world for the geu-
tieiuau.
The leave-taking in the hall also nr-
seots many advantages, and "i Winter
is to oe greatly preferred to h . -g ou
the front steps, even if there - - -now
on them. In bidding the I . o-imH.
night, it is permitted to the . . erstn
to take the lady's baud, and t,j gently
but firmly pressing it be is uten ena
bled to tell whether it would t lurfi-
cious or uot to propose. It is uol unusual
tor a lady to stand on the 1ow-l tair-
case while the gentleman Is t n-pariug
w wuuuuw. ii mey are ol Hie ordi
nary proportions, their lips n- about
ou a level, and cases have ,T,irii
where souls huve manifested atlesite to
rush together when the lips are In good
condition to meet. But this losltiou'ln
not always lo be relied upon If the
lady's lips are a little the big' tr, the
meeting could uot lie effected ln -s li
beut forward a trifle, or he as ft -d i
her standpoint. Site maybe!'' v to
do the former, and for lit in tm! . i,B l.i
ter would be too artificial lo lie graceful.
I lie trout hall, however, is & i i-asat.'
place to tarry in, aud an easy p . t
escape from. Tiie gas usual1 y
more dimly thau Iu the pari tod if
auy member of the family lutrinj j at a
late hour, it Is convenient for :l e gen
tleman to be seen iu the act of - viuk
People who are brought up ami 1 the
artificialities of city life, iand where
bouses are a dozen miles frfm a ceme
tery, have no Idea of the amHiinl of pro
posing that the rural tftmlaUne 1- .
wituessoi. many larui-uu-jfes nmve f i
parlors, ami lo propose In the alt!',
room in the presence of tile fau.i r
would be entirely out of taste Ti
burial vault is a cheerful and cosy ( '
compared with many country prlo.
Wheu a gentleman Intends to mske -proposal,
discretion requires tht i
should do It at some place whetn th is
a prompt and easy means of -tita'
For this reason he should not prop f
wheu rowing with a lady on th lae.
Rowing ashore with a lady wl i.m t!
oarsman would gladly see drov ned is
not the height of happiness.
Proposals have been made In u church,
at the theater, wln-n skating, and Iu
many other places, but the most expe
rienced proposers declare that there is
uo place like home the young lady's
home especially that part of it wbic!i
is In the Immediate vicinity of the from
door. Chicago Times.
Philadelphia has 472 public, schools,
instructing 103,507 pupils by m-ans if
2 070 teachers, only seventy-s'en or
whom are men. The valne of schoo'
property owned and in use by t'ie city
is nearly $0,000,000.
This ia the season for cramps. Avoid
early swimming, eating early cucumbers
and watermelons, aud listening :o ama
teur violinists.
The Philadelphia Ledger's Idea of
blasphemy Is a man who curses b.s
Maker when he cuts his finger with a
stolen knife.
Mules live to a greater age in France
than anywhere else, while the gooae
puts id the most lime iu the UiH-!
States.
Correspondents wrIUnKOveraaeMMt
tares mast make known their runner
Editor, or no attention will be given
eontniBnleatlona.
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