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THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAr, lARCH 10, lSS;
HOMEBODY" MOTHER.
The mmr wu id ebd rested Jd rWi V
And bent wit the chill Of the Winter day.
Tle street Vu wet with a' recent snow,
jji4 ti voounf feel were aged w4 slow.
he too4-t the crossing and welted long,
Aloof, nnrared lor, amid the throng J.
or bimai beluga who f ml bT by,
Nor the glance of her anilooe eye. '
Down the street, with' laughter and hoot,
Olad U the freedom of "school let oat," .
Cane the hoys, like a flock of sheep,-
H Ailing the anew piled while and deep,
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pMt the woman so old and grey
Hastened the children on their way, '
Xor offered whelping bend to, her."
Bo meek, so timid, afraid to stir
Lent the carriage wheels or the boreac feet
Bhoald erowd her down In the sUppery etreet.
At let come one of the merry troop
IXbe gayest leddle of nil the groap..
He panted beside her and whispered lowj
And 1 hope some fellow will lend n' head : ' -
To help sp mother,, yott nndersiAad, '
M If erer sheHi poor and old nod grey.
When her own dear boy U far away.". . -
And -somebody's mother bowed low her bead
la her home that . night, and the prayer she said
Wast-Ood be kind to the noble boy.
Who la somebody son and pride and )oy !.
willow grange:,.
.A Stoat or Life i Easter Oregox,
BY BKLLK W. OOOKE.
ACTItl r."tiie i TICTOT.
f Enured in the Offlee of Librarian of Congress at Weshtag
; Ion, a C,ln the year tam)
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bad reason to change hla mind about Cnp
UlB7"Alvlfnn' before many months had passed.
Anlce had never more faithful admirer, and the
had not th heart to treat him coldly. He came
and went and aaid no word of lore, but every ac
tion when he was in Anice's presence showed his
entire deTolUn,-n
tan to the teat. '. .V
Anlce was weighted down with that feellnf of
obligation of which she had spoken. She could
not feel that aha had any righttojr1vhlmJh
slightest palnhy rtg1diij7'r
ie could enjoy ma or not. an nave ior-
V. tlu rV nl.lfl Lwa.1 RP It Bm.l tt
her that ahe would ttarefaiHia "Elm ellhtIuTj
companion: As It was, she felt such an arersion
to the thought oCtTwr again entering that nn
equal partnership which ahe had found marriage
to be, that ererything which reminded her of It
was distasteful to her. Before her, marriage,
Ilarry had been attentive and kind enough, but
afterward he had aeemed to ansa me all the kind
ness and attention to. be bis due, and was careless
about making return. Anko found ahe was ex
pected to give all, and to receive and be content
roflut f ui wuttWj
Such Is often the caee with young married men;
and lajt any wonder that marriagea prov nn- I
nappy, wnen the ensnge in conauet oeiore ana
after marriage la eo great? Selfishness is always
nnlorely, and if allowed to rule In either man or
woman must awaken a. f eell ng of dialikeor dia
gust In those to whom It is ebihitf, ,
But Anlce saw noselflahneas In Hartley Aidenn.
If there was erer an opportunity offered him to do
her a serrice, he was sure to grasp It eagerly.
And his kindness was not confined to her alone,
but extended to all her family. II er brothers be
came his deroted admirers, forthey saw and rec
ognised In him the high-minded, generous gentle-
And yet Anlce was not won; 6hj had seen one
. before whom she had Imagined possessed all these
qualities, and found herself so disappointed that
ahe feared to trust her own estimate of character.
She failed to distinguish between the Imaginary
quality and the real'thing. - -
Months went by, and Anlce passed through the
Summer mention, enjoying the days with Bertha
ery fully. She began the new school year with
m brare heart and a feeling that, after alL to be
"Independent was a rery desirable thfog.
"I hellere, said she to Bertha, that It Is bet
' ter for a woman to depend upon herself, and then
ahe will not need to be so bitterly disappointed.
6h will know what to expect.,, .
Perhaps so," said Bertha. "But, after ajl, we
. are obliged to depend on other persons In a tneas
jtre, and I cannot help thinking It Is preferable to
4 hare one who lores us to lean upon. 11 you were
to lose your situation, from any cause, you might
think ao, too.
. "If on could only be sore that the one who
loTed us would last or the lore would last, said
rAaicew '
"I think Captain Aidenn's has stood the test of
jUmeTrrxweU, aaidBertha. "Why can yo be
ro hard to him, Anlce? He seems to me tone
stseof Katare'snoUemen.4 71 " .
l am not hard , to him,, replied Anlce. "I
t -re endured his kindnesses and his persistence
fear I mar be azaln deceived, and when I think of
that erery fountain of affection seems closed.'?
"Do you not see the wide difference between the
two men?" asked Bertha. "Harry was seinsb,
small, unprincipled pardon ma for saying It, but
yoomust- know It to b ' tru whtl Captain
Aidenn is the opposite of all these, and will never
disappoint you, Anlce, l ata sure, if you can only
return his lore.' .
"Perhaps you are right I will endeavor" to
open my eyes to his noble qualities, if possible'
replied Anlc.-' ' -,
AjT the' Winter came on, Anlce found, her
strength falling her, and before Christmas time
was obliged to gire up her place In school for a
time, and finally was confined to her bed by a low
ferer.Bertha7 of course mlniatered lo Tuer wants'
as faithfully as any friend could hare done, and
the Captain was untiring In his attentions, com
ing in and assuming the care of little Hsl, and
taking the little girls out to ride for hours In or
der that the house might be quiet t ;
ff 2Z6w, said Bertha, "how about depending ou
gwOnilHTr ; .r1.,., ,. .
Anlce smiled, and said she would soon be well.
Her recovery was rery slow, but on Christmas
eve she. was able to be up and(dresed, and sit In
her easy chair to give directions for the decoration
of the Christmas tree, which was being arranged
by Earle and Bertha.
Anlce looked rery sweet in ner delicate wrap
per,' with a knot of purple ribbon at her throat.
and a pale pink flush on her cheek, which was
produced by the excitement of the occasion.
The arrangements were well-nigh completed,
wnen Captain Aluenn was nsnered in, nis arms,
loaded down with presents for the little ones.
An ice's preparations had been rery scanty on ac
count of her iilnees, and, ha4not Bertha helped
out the offerings liberally, the Chritmastree
would hare been almost a fatlurewBui7wfaenthe
Captain's splendid array of presents were opened.
It was found that no one of . the whole family had
been forgotten. ' It must bo admitted,, too, that
great' wisdom as well as delicacy had been dis
played in the selection. For Anice's children,
there were lovely toys; for each of her brothers, a
nice hat I for her mother, a beautiful book; for
herself, only a choice boquet of hothouse flowers,
that ahe could not have refused from the most
frienL: -
But Anlce was overwhelmed with obligation.
She sat . In alienee, but the smile faded from her
face, and Bertha feared she was goings to refuse
the whole. . ' .'"7 . '-. :
rtitiia T..w.rU rnfi'lf rir" to leave Anlce
alone In the Captain's company, as BerthaTn lib 1 "U4 not bear It
her usual qqjckneaof perception, saw that there
was a climax Impending.
T2o sooner had they left the room, than Anlce
said to the CspUIn : v"- - "...
"How could you place' m under such obliga
tions, Captain AJdenn ? Do yoo, not know how
hard It Is for me to refuse your kindness, knd yet
that It would be harder for me to receive all this ?'
Why, my dear friend, you are to receive only
a very small portion, a simple boquet. i ou
surely will not deny me the pleasure of making
the children happy, ao long as 1 iiae no one else
ifl.rJeaer? ' ..
Anlce saw that she had been guilty of presump
tion In thinking that Jthepgescnts, werswgiven
wholly on her account, and therefore that she was
assuming a right to refuse them for the others.
She did not know what to say. She blushcdand
beslUtedand finally said t . '
"I ask pardon. Captain. I do not know as I
have the right to refuse for mother and the boys,
but I certainly have for my own little one and
myself, said Anlce. .
' "You surely would not refuse a boquet, or to let
me give to the dear little boy whom I saved, and
whom ! kve so dearly, a Christmas present r?
Anlce was ashamed of her fasUdiouAnesa. Tbe
dear, little boy whom I eared, showed her bow
unreasonable ahe had been to deny to him who
had eared her only son from drowning each a lit
tle thing as giving Christmasr presents, a priv
at -e. e 'a
liege that was quite free to even, the most super
ficial friends. Yet In her heart ahe thought she
was right ; that Captain Aidenn was hoping by
these, as well as all his other kind susses, to pur
chase or compel her love, and she wished to unde-
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reive nun, u sucn were uie caee. i c ao cwiw
not speak until he had gi venjerjrertsin occasion.
While these thoughts were passing In her mind,
he too was thinking. He saw her position. lie
read the cans of her hesitancy to receive gifts
from him. II Interpreted It a accurately as she
would have wished him to. Finally he spoke :
"Anlce may I call you so Just this once? I
think I understand you. Yoa think, and think
truly, that all these gifts are given chiefly on ac
count of mr love for yoa. ot that I do not love
whom I give them, but that I love them
they belong to yoa. This I cannot deny
But I will ro further. You think, rerham. that I
those to
because
am trying with these gifts to buy your lore, and
Lwill expect a ret urn as from debtor to creditor.
Anlce, Indeed this Is not so. I beg of yoo not to
think so meanly of me. I believe If I knew
should never be dearer than I am now to yoa that
I could live n for years, and love and be kind to
yocr dear one for the love I bear you. I will ask
for no return but that which comes from your
Anlce could find no fault with.
estedness. so she said : 1
"I do not think you unworthy, far from It I
fear I am Incapable of returning your love. I en
Joy" your society, or should do so, if it were not
that the thought of marriage is distasteful to me
if all the romance were not gone put' from my life.
Oh, Captain Aidenn, the idol of my youthful love
turned to ashes lit my arms, and I found myself
so bitterly deceived that I feel loth; to give my
trust a second time and take the chances of seeing
my lover grow cold and my tenderness unrecipro
cated and my heart left widowed, even before
death comes to finish the work.". . "
"Was this your sad experience, dear friend V
replied he. JAh, I canunderstand-you.bctter
nowTTah see why you have always seemed so
distrustful of me. But have I not been faithful?
I have laved you for all these years hopelessly
for the greater part of the timer-1 iiave kept my
love hidden away in my own heartland should
never agaipj perhaps, have given It expression In
words If I had not seen that you were mistaken In
weTanif thoughtlharTwal
from hope of reward. I will never urge my suit
against your wishes. I will be silent as I have
been, If you desire, but I can never cease to love
you? nor to crave the privilege of helping you."
Anlce was touched by his eloquent earnestuessy
Her heart was tenderer, perhaps, fiom her receut
illness, and the words of love sounded sweetly in
her ears.' . ' ' "
"I ought at leas to be grateful to you," said
Anlce. ': 1
"Do not be grateful T' he exclaimed. ' "I have
done nothing that any man might not have done.
I do not wish you to feel under obligation to me.
If I cannot have your whole heart, I do not want
your dutiful grrtitude. I had been foolish enough
to boy n ring Jor your (Thristmaspresentjbut,!
saw Immediately that It was of no use to think of
offering It when you were not willing to receive
even flowers. You see I had been hoping against
hope. ,1 will go away from here and try to forget
again, for I realize that I can never, be anything
to you, 1 1 have longed so to give you a home
where you might not have to work so beyond your
strength, and I trembled.Iest you should never be
well again ; and I was obliged to stand still and
lovely trio of little girls, Jor, Blossom and Bertha.
are chattering on the broad porch, with little Hal
and Coe In their midst on their beloved "feloci-pedes."-
They are discussing tho carriage that
stands at the, jrate. r ' - - nl -- ,
"Thaf-carwidge Is going to bp my mamma's,"
said little Bertha. "CspUIn Aidenn said so.
Then It will be part mine and Blossom's."
"How does you know, Berfa ? I dea it will be
part mine, too," said HaL ' . '
"No ; the Captain gave you that velocipede; and
that is endugh," said Bertha.- 4
"Well, he will he part mypapa,V 'said Hal ;
'and Is better ran carwidges." ' - r - ' -
There Is presently a stir among the Isrger peo
ple, and the children are, called into the parlor
Anice's childrenstand near hpr as' she comes into
the room 'leaning on the arm of her noble-looking ,
husband, with a flush of happiness on her cheek
and a look of, perfect satUfactionTid fcereyes. :.The3
word that make of the two husband and wife are
spoken, aud Hartley Aidenn enters into his Para
dise, ". "' ' .
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
fund to secure fresh animals as they Are needed.
England is famous for her elephants, tiger, Hons
and Zfbras, having the right" of way In. those
countries where they most abound ; but the sup
ply, is practically, unlimited, If enough money is
raised to make expense no object The land on,
159th street, which Is now tinder examination,
contains a deserted stone quarry, which It Is pro
posed to utillxe as a bear-pit It being intended -
do nothing when I would have given my very life I that Bruin shall be exhibited in all his variety of
to have saved yoo. And now, when I come with I form andeotor: The pi e'Ut Central Park menag
erie is rather a mangy concern, mainly ueful to
circus men to board out their animal free of
charge during the Winter.
-'Peter Cooper celebrated his ninetieth birth Jay
last Friday, having outlived all his business con
temporaries. The last of his personal friends was .
William Culien Bryant and the aged philanthro
pist felt the poet's death .keenly, Cooper has -not
been without his political aspirations,' but
they never bore fruit Bryant, too, had the same
weakness, and was disappointed In not getting a .
first-class foreign mission under Grant Cooper
has always labored under the delusion that he la A
very popular man, on account of his gifts to sci
ence, and education, and he has been at any time,
ready to run (or officer" It was-an amiable weak-
ness in his case, and' his friends have often scored
him for making himself ridiculous by accepting
nom 1 nations on absurd Ttlstfnrmi i H .! half .a .
my poor little gifts, youwould have denied me
even that pleasure. Ah, I see I can never hope to
win you." x ' ' . . -
Hehad poken his whole 'heart and turned
away witn sucn a look or Anguisninat Anlce
"DoTsot go!" said she. "Perhaps perhaps I
may feel differently toward you. Indeed, I seem
to have changed while you have been talking to
me. I have not ruiiy understood you. it mignt
have been better for. you not to have been silent
Your words have shown me your heart as I have
never seen it before. ' I think I could not afford to
lose you, dear friend."
And ahe looked up Into his face with her eyes
suffused with tears and a happy, trustful smile on
her Hps, a look he had never seen before on her
face. . . . '. -' "
His own expression changed Instantly. to one of
the most intense hopefulness.
Ob, IfTjcAn onJjJiDdia
he, as he clasped her thin hands in both his own
and then pressed them to his lips. "May I leave
the present without blame?' . ;
"Yes, indeed," said she. "It seems to me now
that I was so cruel to think of refusing them. I
did not know what you were suffering all the time
I was sick. I even thought you -might come of
teoer." .
"I did nor dare to," said he. "I feared to show
what I felt, and I had not the right to attend you.
I could not bear to come, nor to go away when I
did come. You little knew you are righCMay
you never suffer as I did. I never slept a night
while you were at the worst, but walked the floor
till daylight But you are better now, darling
may I call you so ? And I may hope t"
Anice's heart gave a happy throb a she under
stood more and more the great treasure of lore
that she had beep holding aloof. -
"I will trust him t I do not believe a lore like
his will change," she said to herself.. '
"You may gire me the ring," said ahe. "I can
trust you fully,
ow, Indeed f T esJdrbe, "Paradise opens to my
eyes, and I enter the valley of blessing. -Do not
think me profane. -I feel like saying, 'Let us give
thanks T Eden was only such ground as this I
Am treading, I think." -'
"Do not be too sure of Eden till you have tasted
the tree of knowledge," aaid A nice, with A smile
of Eve-like sweetnesAT
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Lovely June has come again. Anice's school Is
over, for this year, at least and on the anniversary
the home of Mrs. Merton towitness her daughter's
second marriage.
Rosroe Wills, with his happy little wife Flor
ence and her sister Jennie, are visiting at his
f sitter's, while Charlie Clea veland and the piquant
Jalla are at Bertha's elegant home for A pleasant
jammer recreation., These, with Jolly Mr.
Nlmms and her two girls and Earie RameTl an 1
a jkhj logical' oakdex pkopo8ei peter coop
EE's flXETIETII BrBTJIDAV THE
WORLD'S . PAIR. . o
lBEGrLAa.coitaKMi-oxDKrs or thk xiw hoktbwebt.
New York, February 19, 1&80.
An organited effort is at last to be made to sup- .
ply New York with such a zoological garden as'
befits a great capital a collection ,to rival the
"Zoo" in Loudon and excel the Jardin desPlantes
in Paris. Three millions of ' dollars is named as
the sum to be raised for .the purchase of lands,
fcylldinge, will! limits, itfc, and-to-etabliith-m
dozen years older than Thurlow W eed, but the
t wo hare- never- been 4 nti mate Thei r -wayr knd
Ideas were never alike. ' As all the wprld knows,
Weed had abundant opportunities to fill elective
or appointive offices,' but he has always declined.
He has found Jtmoreprofltablelo. he-ihe-power
behind the throne. Contracts have been his best
hold, and at Albany, at Washington and in this
city he has been a silent partner In some of th
fattest Jobs that ever passed official hands. In the
desiccated meat and vegetable contracts for the
army from 1S63 to 1865, Weed had an Interest that
yielded him over a quarter of a million dollars as
his share of the profits. It was one of those case
where patriotism paid. .-.
Claims hare been made and strenuously urged
that the time for the preparation of the World's .
Fair in 1SS3 is too short and In support of this
claim I am told that a score or more of the State
and Territories which now hold biennial sessions
will not meet again till next Winter, and that
after that It will be too late to make appropria
tions. I do not know bow many of the common
wealths have already prepared for IhlsflnanclaT
eoTttlngepcy, hot T do know lhai-th. sereraiyirf
the Com mission ; told m the other day that all
talk of the necessity for postponement Is absurd,
because ererything in connection with the fair
of 'S3 Is a year In advance of preparations tor the
falrof T3 at a like length of time from the opening.
Eleven foreign governments have thus early given
notice of an Intention to participate. England,
France, rJpain, Norway, 8weden, Denmark, Aus
tria, Turkey, Greece, Guatemala, Venezuela and
Germany in particular, not to mention other na
tions, will certainly make A far 'more creditable
Bertha's wrMipr mirry mmpany,gathrsat I showing here than that-whlch lixtlly dKnaoTe-
than misrepresent them at the Centennial.
N ' . Arotrsr.
"Is your wife a Democrat or a Republican?
asked one Rockland citizen of another in A store
this morning. he's neither," was the prompt
response ; and then, glancing cautiously around
and sinking his voice to a hoarse whisper, ex
plained, tbe'a a Home Ruler." RockUmd Co-
'.t&ttor&U the
dftrecouldldo? He has never asked for more."
.a ;yoa.jjfciiijhiaAjiUf3yg
Ired I hare none to gire," sAld AaIca. "I
confUeoce, or your heart reuses to give me any
Kkdlrtlarn, da ijotudeny xne the only pieaaar that is
left to me, that of helping yoa' bear, your bur
dena.1
rjeceary rrepeyCTentj2rtt wrtsHnr Asvl
now they All await th coming f tbe-cciatixi t Cnxtos EnglAnd' first pTintr,-iir the shape
eWrmV - mud n., window in Ihe Church of St Ms
clergyman.
The younger
peopU, Cliff And Kit and the lis dose br where Cax ton set no his winUng 1
Of A"
arga-
forlt
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