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THE. KBWNOBTHWEST, THURSDAY, PEOKMBEB 15, 1881.
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TO LET---K I PPLE GRANG E.
BY LUCY BAND AIX COMFORT.
Mr. Plxley wu a rest evtale agent Mr. flxler
baa bad a goodly number of bouses on bit IIsC In
. bis time, but never one so persistently, unaltera
bly, perseveringly on his list aa Klpple Orange.
Vf 'teryearJt had figured, on his book aaa
, "Desirable Country Residence, to be had on rea-
' aonable terms ;,rand year after year ft still hung
nopeiessiy on bi nauasi . - . r-t: k
- ' Nor was Mr. PI x ley the only real estate' agent
wno uaa wreiiia,, n 10 speas;, . wim jvippie
IQrange. Other land brokers and rent collectors
had bad their "try" at It, with equally unsatlsfac
tory results. - It bad been advertised in newspa
pers and posted upon 4uiletln boards, and still it
remained "Klpple. Grange To Let" - ,
- "Hang the old place !". ssld Mr. Plxley, vehe
mently, scratching his bald head. VI wish ' it
would burn down or blow away, or something!
It's a disgrace to a business man to keep such an
eyesore on his list-"I've a great mind to put Miss
"Brlggs Ihlolf tp eepUi In-order until J an rt
better tenant- Hbe wants a place cheap. I'll let
her have that Klpple Orange for nothing."
Ho when Mls lliiggs came tiptoeing Into the
real estate omce a faded, melancholy little old
maid, leading her terrier dog by Its string, and
wearing a green val to neutralize the Hpring
winu ur. rixiey told her that Klpple Orange
should be hers for the present, at least
- "You'll probably find It lonely," said he.
"I dote on the country," said Miss llrlggs.
"And very much out of repair," he added.
"I doubt not It will do for me," said the little
old spinster, her faded eves brightening.
"frpbabiy, also, there's a gnoat about the prem
ocosely uttered the agent 1 .
"It's live people I'm afraid or, not dead ones,"
she replied.
"Well," said Mr. Plxley, "Klpple Orange shall
be yours this quarter, If you'll fix up the garden a
little, and give the place a lived-In sort of look.
Of course It will be for sale, and I shall expect you
to do the best for our Interests."
And Miss Brlggs courtesled, And said "Yes, I
will," and withdrew, greatly elated in spirit
Upon the same day. the 25th of April. Mr. Ilear-
faralVtto-real-estate-ajtrtMXirchea
Kippie urauge to old Mr. Hyde, who was a natu
ralist, and a botanist, and an entomologist, to say
nothing of half a dozen other Ists, and who wanted
a quiet country home, with woods and meadows
In Its vicinity, wherein to prosecute his beloved
sciences.
And Macpherson A Co., of Iiong Island, made a
bargain with the Iter Mr, HellalrsajLln valid
clergyman, who was In search of country air and
complete repose. Mrs. Bellalrs was a pattern
bouse-keeper, and gloried In the prospect of grass
bleaching Jiew-lald egg, wild raspberries, and
plenty qfjplunis and apricots for preserving pur
Poses. TTr-;: .
Andrsirangely enough, It occurred to none of
the real estate agents to let the other two know of
bis action.
AThere Is never any demand for Kl pple ( Jrange1
the path," stopping here and there to examine the
Srowin or the sliver-green house-leeks on the gar
en wall. . - '" .. .
Miss Briirir. who was somewhat near-siehted
lumped at ouce to the conclusion that this Inter
loper waa a tramp. Hhe hurled the tin can reck
lessly down Into the budding currant bushes.
"Oo away!" she cried. '
Mr. Iyde peered upwards, with ope hand back
oiniaear. i
L. "Kh?" said he.
"Or I'll set the dog on you," squeaked Miss
ungffs, encouraged by a shrill bark of the terrier,
. "Wonian." said the scientist "who arevou?"
"I'll let you know," sahl'MIss Brlggs. waxing
mnre ana more excited in tier great Indignation
"How dare you tretiDa&s on mv premises ?" "
. "How dare you trespasaou mine ?"-retorted the
ojo ireniieman, curtiy. ' ' i - ' ir
"Here's a madman." thought Miss Brlggs,' and
she remembered, with a thrill of terror, that there
was no key to the big front door, and the bolt was
hutted Into two pieces. --. v
At the same moment the sound of whooping
voices was heard through the wide, echoing balls,
and three chubby lads rushed hilariously in, tum
bling over one another as they came. '
"Hurrah 1" they shouted : "hurrah 1 Ain't this
a Jolly old cavern of a house ! My. bere's a fire :
and here's an old woman !"
M 1 ssUrlggwho "had drawn, her liead-Jarom
- said Macpherson Co.r Indifferently.
. "I'll write to Plxley and old Mao when I get
time.'' said Deggarall.
"There's no hurry about Klpple Orange,"
thought Plxley. "If Miss Brlggw keeps It from
tumbling all to pieces, she will do very well."
Meanwhile, Mrs. Klpple herself, the plump
wiao wT-w lMe- g ra ml fa t he rtm"t he-tTTJtTann'lsi(I
had bequeathed her thla Impracticable piece of
property, began to think of running dqwu to look
at It herself. - v.
They tell me there's no such thing; letting
It," said she. "I've a mind to go down, and see
formyaelL One really plnes'forlhe country. noW
that they are selling lllao blosaoms and pennies In
the street I and I'm sure a change of air will do me
good. I'll take Dorcas, ray maid, and a few cans
of peaches and sardines, and we'll picnic at Klpple
Orange, Just for the fun of the thing."
fit never rains but It pours," says the ancient
proverb, so upon this windy, blooming April dayj
when the sunny meadows were purpled ail over
with wild violets, and the yellowjnarchwu wast
shaking Its golden .tassels over the neglected bor
ders of Klpple Orange, the old brick house, which
had stood empty for. six good years at least, be
came allot a sudden alive.-It was an ancient,
mildewed structure on the edge of a wood, an old
red bouse, whose front garden, tangled over with
rose briers, and grown with the fantastic trunks
of moany pear-trees, and apple-trees that leaned
almost to the ground, stoned down to the bank of
a merry little rivulet Here the tiger lilies lifted
their scarlet turbans In the July sunshine, and the
clumps of velvety Hweet Williams blossomed first
and sweetest. Oreat-cream-hearted roses swung
against the tumble-down wall, and love-ln-a-ralst.
Iiondon pride, and all those rare old-fashioned
flowers of our ancestors, ran riot sprawling across
he grass-grown paths and packing themselves
nto the angles of the fence, where the honey
suckles had trailed, and the scarlet poppies
looked like drops of blood. The old garden pfl
"Krptnevi range wa uae a norucuiiurai hiiuw gone
maf at midsummer. And even now it was sweet
" with tuft of crocus, blue velvet Iris and daffodils,
while at the rear rose up.thesllent hemlock wood,
still and scented and emerald green, In the twi
light r
Miss Brlggs, with her terrier dog, her band
boxes, and her poor little hair trunk studded with
brass nails, had got there early. Bhe opened the
windows to let In the yellow glow of the April
sunset, kindled a fire with strsfght sticks on the
deep-tiled hearth, and was sitting down on a
Starch-box turned upside down, and was drinking
cold tea and feeding her dog with occasional
scraps of catftfed bccLand baker's breads
"It seems rather lonely here." said the little old
spinster to herself, ''and the rooms are very large
and dreary looking; but I dare say lean hire a
little furniture lnlheyiLlsge. and theganienjis.
"really" superbn never saw such tulip roots In my
life. The little brook twinkling at the foot of the
r.lf la an Ml In Itutlf tt .
wmu m sap wm mm
Miss Brlggs, wha liad a good ideal of poetry In
her starved soul, set down the can and reached
over to look out 'of the window at the golden west
ern sky. .- v . '." ''.
... " , a a u a ai i a mi m
J.'JM.HUitt, too l" aaM sne ? eeeuioea i1;
But to her amaemenLMejven.f,sshel.()0
"TMeTVedlli'enhlrureoTh slout old gentleman.
bald and spectacled, and carrying an Immense fiat
traveling case under his arm, who was picking his
among the rose briers that lay prone across
the window, stared at the .three cherry-cheeked
Invaders, who returned her gafce with Interest.
"Boys,sald she, severely, "what are you doing
here ?'' . . - - -
"Vhy,"sald Master Bruce Bellalrs. aged eleven.
"It's our house. ' And pa and ma are helping un
pack the cart at the south door. '. And I've got a
redblrd, and Johnny's got a brood of . Brahma
cnicaens iq a Dasxets, and nerre nas a monkey."
"ijui, poys," said Alias isriggs, with a little hys
terical gasp, "this is my house."
- "No. It ain't" said the three Master Bellalrs. In
chorus ; fit's ours ; we've rented It for a year, and
pa ana ma are unpacaing uown siairs.' l.
"""Is that your pa?" asked Miss Brlggs, with a
sudden Inspiration, as she pointed to the old gen
tleman In the yard, who stood stock-still, like the
r-gypusn obelisk.
"ISO, Indeed "said Pierre, very contemptuously.
"Nothing of the sort," said Johnny.
"Our pa ain't such a guy as that" chuckled
iiruce.
"I think-1 must '.be asleep and dreaming." said
Miss Brlggs." as the door., opened and a stout
blooming matron entered upon the scene, with a
ieronene lamp 4rt one-hand and a basket Tr C4i-u-
ruiiy packed china in the other, while from her
nnger depended a bird cage.
Oenlus does what It must, and talent does what
"My good woman," sald-Ilev. Mrs. Bellair, "I Itrattr OwcmMertdtthi
suppose you have come here to see- about a situa
tion. If you can bring your reference as to char
acter"
"You are entirely mistaken, madam," said Miss
isrlggs, with energy. "I am here because
Bu rat that moment: M rsrKIppIe Jiferselfprl t h
Dorcas, her maid, appeared. Bhe-was a till,
and she used an eyeglass when she talked, and
somehow she seemed to take up a great deal more
room than anybody else. .
Mrs. Bellalrs set down the kerosene lamp and
the bint cage, Miss Brlggs' terrier stopped bark
ing, and the three boys uisiMtetiveiy retired be
hind the starch-box.
-'-"AVhoare-you all ?,Jbld-MrsrKlpplevaurveFT
ing mescene inrougn ner eyeglass; -anu now
came you to beiiere ?'.'
"I have-taken this house," said Miss Urlggs,
with dignity.
"So have I," declared the bald-headed old gen
tleman, who had by this time made his way up
'JjnUxtbruddy-44ghof M hs-Brf ggs1 rlrerandttRKt
klliv, vivmrijr iiukkmi III, lia, liafCHUK mnr .
"Dear met" said Mrs. Klpple. "this is very sin
gular. And I have come here because the house
wasn't rented at all."
And then eusued a general chorus of ex plana
tlons, laughter and deprecation, -whose general
effect was heightened by a single combat between
Master l'lerre llellalrs' monkey and Miss JSrlggs'
terrier. -
"What are we to do?" said Miss Brlggs, plaint
ively looking at the hair trunk studded with brass
nails.' . - : .'
"Do ?" said Mrs. Klpple. briskly. : "Why. there
is but one thing to do that I see. The house Isblg
juHe Miss Briggs. 1 he sclentlllc gentle- U ma,. the scalp white and clean. It cures
hed himself on the ton floor, where he dandruff and humors, and falling out of the hair.
enough for us and half a dozen families to boot.
Iiet us all live here together."
"I am sure . I have no objection at ail," said
Mrs. Bellalrs.
Neither have I," said the old gentleman, set
ting down his nat traveling case wjtnasign or
relief. - ;
"Birds In their nests agree.' " "quoted the Rev.
Mr. Bellalrs. who had by this time entered upon
the scene with one Joint of a bedstead balanced
across his shoulder, "and It really seems to me as
If we might do the same thing."
Ho Klpple Orange was. let, and good, earnest
Mrs. Klpple and Dorcas established themselves In
two sunny rooms, facing to the south, where' the
apple boughs brushed against the lorenge-sha'ped
K nes or the casement. The iteiiairs lamiiy set
d down all over the rest of the floor, In a mis
cellaneous, cosmopolitan sort of way. mixing up
birds, old china, sermon paper, patch-work and
theology
Homer gen
man ne rolled
could have a good outlook with his telescope and
set up his case of specimens without let or hin
drance. And Miss Brlggs made a home-like little
home on the second story, and devoted her whole
energy not without a degree of success to keep
ing the peace between Uhlco, the mop key, and
Nip, the terrier. ...
Mrs. Klpple. however, got tired of rural fellclfy.
and returned to the city In Autumn":
Mr. lieiiairs received a can to a Delaware par-
tail wli.M .-t. . .Il n. m.APIAl Ikl.k., tAM I. I a n L IiawIa.
aud the climate was as soft as that of Italy, and
baaocepted It promptly, m-jmu-. -'-Hf
"What snail we do now 7" said Miss llrlggs,
ho was disposed to take a timorous view of
things. v
I rilyde . pushelepeetaeieen-thetoTr-pr
s headw."
Don't you like the house?" he asked.
"Ye", Miss Brlggs admitted: "I like the
house."
'.And don't you consider the situation salubri
ous?"'
Certainly," said Miss BrlggsT-
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TTfrle!l Falve in the world for Cuts. Bruises.
Sores, Ulcers. Salt llheum. Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all kinds of Skin Eruptions,
ireckles and Pimples. The Salve Is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction in every case, ormonev
refunded. Be . sure you get Henry's Carbolic
Satve, as all others are but Imitations and coun
terfeits. Price. 25 cents.
..I'lbeiuILsald MrUIydevlooklng at the edge of -. -r. rr-' " "" mmm
(LLJUsUgeQlogleal hammer, " why-don' t-you-sUyH J.-HrOarri son; ft-Co. , of the "lAdlesTEmporlum
"We both like the place," said Mr. Hyde, "we
like the situation, and we like each other. Why
shouldn't we settle down here for life V
"But I have never thought of Such a thing,1
aald Miss Brlggs. In trepidation.
Think of It now,'' said Mr. Hyde, in accents of
scientific persuasion, aa he laid down the hammer
and took her black-mlttened hand tenderly In his.
fa I V S I . M A - a M a.
Ana air, JW4iairs marneq uiem oeiore ne wrni
away, and Klpple Urauge has never been to let
ulnce.JtarperiJsqtar. y '
TONS OF OOVEIINMENT-LITERATUBP-
The other day a Washington correspohdentof
the Sun stumbled upon an interestlng-piie or lit
erature. The'ptle was interesting, although the
literature was not. Ten tons of expensively
printed public documents 'and ' reports were on
their way from the' storKWMsof the House; of
Representatives to a Junk shop. Two cents and a
half a pound was what the choicest productlonsof
the government publishing house etched In the
open market. 1 ..
: Just before going out of office, Le Due confessed
that he alone was responsible for 8."8,38l,675 pages
of agricultural documents and reports pages
enougu-io- reach II ve t i mes-around 'theiflotoe,'1f
pasted tegetherso-as to make a continuous strip ;
read! tig matter enough to reach ten times further
man. me moon ir printea in a single line, iiae a
telegraphic message on the tape; .
Suppose the Harpers or the Appletons should
begin to print books for which there was abso
lutely no demand books which nobody would
buy orUke-the gift of and should empty their
sneyes inio ine -junKt-snops every nine wniie in
ordeit to till up again with a new stock of unsala
ble literature I That Is what, the government Is
doing. ' i r
Year in and year out' the tremendous public
publishing concern Is busy printing and binding
edition after edition of useless, hopeless rubbish.
Congress votes so many copies ; the people pay for
paper and' ink, composition, prooi-reading, press
work and binding; and the only result Is to choke
up the channels of the Junk Industry, and to drive
honest rag-pickers out of employment. What
becomes, of all the stuff? Nobody knows. It
finds Its way somehow back to the mills, and
finally reappears as wrapping paper of the coarser.
sort, uovernment literature does not even make
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OKNIUS.
Oenlus makes Its observations In short-hand :
talent writes them out at leagtb.9o(X.
Oenlus Is subject to the same laws which reeu
late. the production of-cotton and molasses.
alamulaff. . . - . .
The merit of great men Is not understood but bv
those who are formed to be such themselves:
genius speaks only to genius. StanMaui.
Oenlus Is to other gifts what the carbuncle Is to'
the precious stones. It sends forth its own light,
whereas othexstonesohtV reflect borrowed llcliL
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Oenius does not seem to derive any great sup-
JwrtJroniylIismsr-Its-cttrrlage Ts free; Its
manner has a touch, of Inspiration. We see It
come, but we never see 1( walk. Count de Maittre.
The three lndiiensables of genius are under
standing, feeling and perseverance. The. three
tilings that enrich genius are contentment or
mind, the cherishing of good-thoughts, and the
icxerciwe ji -memory. .WwMyr
The richest genius. like the most fertile soil.
when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest
weeks, and instead of vines and olives for the
pleasure and use of man, produces to It slothful
Lbwner the mo t abundant erop of poisons. iume.
Oenlus Is the Instinct of enterprise. A bov
came to Mozart, wishing to compose something,
and inquiring the wayjo legln, Mozart, told him
to Walt. "You composed much earlier." "But
asked nothing about it," replied the musician.
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M. Planet has succeeded la encravlnsr on elas
by means of electricity. The process Is as follows:
The glass Is laid In a horizontal position and cov
ered with a concentrated-ttoixitlon of nitrate of
potash, the liquid being retainet by a shallow
vessel in which the glaaa-ls placed. A platinum
wire Is dipped In a horizontal position In the solu
tion along, the edges of the glass,- The wire Is at
tached to one of the poles of a secondary battery
ui tmjr m sixty elements, ine lines are traced oy
hand. with the point of an Insulated platinum
wire, connected with the other pole of the baiterv-
The parts of the glass covered with tile alkaline
solution become engraved when touched with the
end of the platinum wire, however rapidly this Is
moved, tne thickness or the lines .varying with
the thickness of the wire. The current from
either pole may be used. In the writing wire.
Haix'h Vkhktablk Sicilian Hair Hknkweh
Is a scientific combination of some of the most
powerful restorative agents in the vegetable klng-J
It furnishes the nutritive principle bv which the
hair is nourished and supported. It makes the
hair moist, soft and glossy, and is unsurpassed as
a hair dressing. . It Is the most economical prepa
ration ever offered to the public, as Its effects re
main a long lime, making onJyjmMXajaoMap
plicatiojDLbecessary It lsTtcoin mended and used
by eminent medical men, and officially endorsed
by the State Assayer of Massachusetts. The popu
larity of Hall's Hair Renewer has Increased with
the test of many years, both In this country and
In foreign land, aud It Is now known and used in
alt the civilized countries of the world. For sale
by all dealers.
llarjra 'jaralle;Half
'Falve In the world for Cuts.
here?"
"What, all alone by thyself?", said Miss Brlggs.
"No," ld the scientific gentleman, "with me I"
"Oood gracious I" cried Miss Brlggs. .
and Lace House," 167 third street near Yamhill,
have received a fine assortment of real and cheap
laces and embroideries for. the hoHdays, which
they will sell. at the lowest possible prices.
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