THURSDAY, JUIY i, iood.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTOMA, OREGON.
MARY'S
INSANITY
By LouIm Jickwn Strong
Coj)rtM I, filial V. I'MUd 6 0!
"Well, Moliyf 1 Mm, Itrlggs kissed
dor doiuthter uipiln iendorly, "I'm glad
to get you biuk. It was uurmisonablo
In your Uncle Page to keep you for
inoiiui. i ll twM spare you long
gain,"
"Ttint Isn't the only thing Undo l'agn
la unreasonable about," Mry replied,
, following ber mother to the Iniggy, '
Mrit. Itrlgg said nothing more until
tll7 WITO jugKllig Biol) tlio pleASflllt
road. Then she turned with a tluubt
fill iiiillc, "Wo may a well linvtt It
out and dorm with, Molly. Of course !
know juii moan that your uncle I un
reasonable about tlmt schoolteacher,
but Iiv'n t good Judge of urn." '
"He Is too prejudiced to Judge fair
ly," Mary declared, "And lie prejudlc
d you ngnlnitt Allen too. It, you only I
dkiiihi uiiiii yon nun ueronte n.equniu
4 with him, mother' , ,,t . ,
"I would never consent to your war
rylug a mere sehooltcaeherl" Mm.
Itrlvim broke In.-
: "Allen hasn't taken It up as I life
profession," Miiry hastened to explain,
"Time he's pottered arouivl at coun
try sebool tern-hlng a few years he'll be
polled for nnyttilng else," Mr. Hrlgtr
assorted; "and I can't have you tied to
thaf kind of mart, dear."
Mary was sllout. and tier mother
acrutlnlaed tier face, finding It thinner
ttiau It should I an J jxt !. now th ex
citement of their meeting had passed.
Tbat made Ikt anxious.
"Yon can't really hsve rar4 for
blm, Molly, ho aa to make you unhap
py! You had never seen )ilm until you
went up there, and your father and !
were two year, off and on, making up
our minds."
"I think It la different with souie,"
Mary said ahyly, her cheeks ptuklng.
'lt seemed an If we had known eaeb
other always, from the first, ami I aaw
lilm constantly, you know, till Undo
Pago Interfered. I faro for blm mow
than I en ii ever faro for any ono else,
but I couldn't defy you, mother."
"I atiijKo ho was atii,Ty over my let
terJ" Mra, Itrlgga'aald tentatively.
"No, he wasn't angry, but ha fait
that you were unfair In not giving bits
I Wit -v
aua flukokd oci ona tbi vbexl.
jcbauco to abow what waa la him. lit
yveut away, aa you bad forbidden ma
to ace him, and 1 have known nothing
of blm alnce," Mary aald wUtfully.
Mra. Brlgga felt a audden contempt
for the young man who had obeyed ber
mandutea ao completely without
struggle. However, It ouly proved blm
poor thing, unworthy aucb a prlae aa
Mary, and the dear girl waa young,
8uo would get over It and be bappy In
the love of some man who waa man.
Such a one waa at hand, and Mra.
Urlgge conaldered hlni ao desirable aa
aoq ln law that ahe already regarded
mm aa aucb prospectively,
"Well." ahe aald Anally, "I am glad,
Molly, that you bold no grudge agalnat
tne. I told you about the Judge'a neph
ew, a Quo, mnart young follow. Mra.
Brown baa a couple of girl coualna vis
iting ber, and the Hendersons have
several nice young men among the
boarders. Our little town will be gay
this summer, and I've flxod up a bit,
o you can do your share of entertAln
Ing." Mary shrank, exclaiming, "Ob, moth
er, I want to stay quietly at borne with
you!" . ' ' v' v: ;
"And have people saying you're mop
ing over a disappointment?" Mra.
Brlgga spluttered.
"I don't care what they say. It'a no
use, mother. I eoe what you mean for
mo, but I can't forget." Then, 'with a
iwan smllo, "I am not behaving very
well, mother, but don't mind It. nnd
let's Just go on ns tmual."
"And don't fling Ino nt the Judgo'n
nephew," she nddod'montally.
"I have naked the noplnvr mil nor:'
for this evening," Mrs. H:-!" Ml'
presently,. "but I enn twid Jo!!n to tel
them you are toQ tired."
"John, the now, hand'."' M iry eon
nented absently. ;
"Yes, and he's a woudorfu'j iuaiiiiiiw
There he Is." Mrs. BrlggH poiutoJ wit!
ber whip as they rqtiudnd the lionii
corner. , .. :t s ' .
Mary glanced Indifferently at the fig
ore beyond the grove, then with a low
cry lenned forward, gaging Intently,
"John" she repeated, turning a be
wildered face to M astoolsnM'motti
t, '"'-
"Why, Molly I What ti itr, Mr
Brlitga cried, aomewbat alarmed,
'i lie young man took otr bis tint and
tossed back bla hair with a peculiar
trvsture, and wljh a slirlok Mary jerked
hp Dobbin, plunged out over tl wheel,
darted to..Ue burUd wire Amee, droti-
peil flat, rolhHl smoothly under It and
flew, stilt ahrleklug, across Uie meadow,
I'nralywd with dreadful fear, Mr.
Iirlgga guxett helplessly. There could
be hut one biduous explanation of the
atlotindliig NCMuWMury was suddenly
solsed with mental derangemoutshe
had takoti Uml; miserable affair to
heart; she bad brooled over bor trou
ble; her whole expression showed that,
and now, having It all ' brought op
kgalu-ob, horrible! It was ber owh
mother who hud
' "Oh, lordy, lordy!" Mrs. llrlgirs
moaned, backing clumsily out of the
buggy and fluttering along the fence1
like a ben nt the gurdeti pickets, but
ahe could not roll ber plump figure uu-
derueii tli. Khw would ha ve to h round,
aud (hat pmr child running headlong,
perfectly wild. Kite was tiuw diHiip
petrlng In tlio grove, In her frenry
she would rush ou down tlio bill be
yond, and the creek was high.
John! John!" Mrs. HrlRgs screamed
frantically. "t'tcl ber, John!"
, John apparently understood aud dis
appeared In the trees, while Mrs,
BrliiK", stinking with sobs, scrambled
Into the buggy and hubed Dobbin Into
run with a suddenness that flung bis
beels to the top of the dashboard. She
slid to her knees In the box and piled
the whip, walling aloud at every. Jump
of the horse. At the pasture luiie she
turned so sharply that the butcny tilted
against the post, nearly tipping bet
out. but alio only urged tlio astonlshod
Dobbin on, tier Imagination picturing
ber darling already at the bottom of
the awfrling stream. Hhe dashed
throned the often gate of the potato
field.
flhe could sot wait to take down tbt
bars of the small oat patch that inter
vened, but sjueeud through and ran,
panting bronlbleesty, too exhausted tc
call. Boon she caught sight of John.
He bad Mary safe. Her abnsed kneel
weakened at tbnt, but she straggled tc
them. John clasped Mary close la bl
arms, and she waa laughing shrilly
trying hysterically, "Ob, It Is Allen; II
la Alien!"
. "Yes, honey; yea," Mrs. Brlgga qua
vered. "Oh, lordy, lordy! Come to tb
house with mother, deary. Don't let jc
of ber for your life, John, I've bees
wicked cruel to her- Yea, honey; yea;
It'a Allen."
"It'a Allen, Allen r Mary reiterated,
her face on the young man's breast
"Ob, lordy, lordy!" ; moaned Mr
Brlgp, the tear breamlof. "Ilumot
ber,, John, Help me get ber to tbt
bouse, then bring the doctors.' Yet,
ho-boney; It It's Al-Allen." ""'
"Mrs. . Brlgga John patted bei
aboulder comfortingly "yon needn't be
frightened. Mary la all right It ti
Allen-John Allen Bmlthera, Instead ol
John Smith. I wanted to prove to yon
tbat I wasn't a mere good for nothing"
Mrs. Urlgg sat down auddeuly "and
I hope you have changed your opinion
of me and will accept me aa your son
In-law."
"For I'll never, never have anything
to do with the Judge'a nephew f Mary
declared a ggreeslvely.
Mrs. Brlggs started, then burst Into
peals of tearful, choking laughter.1 "I
guess we'd better atop and see where
we're at" ahe gasped. "I'm the only
one that's crazy, It seems. Who wants
you to have anything to do with the
judge'a nephew, mlsaieT So, yon young
scamp, you're Allen, are you? And
you've worked a slick game on me, but
I'm suited. Why, If a the very thing
I've been planning for weeks!"
Then, with fresh shrieks, Mary fell
upon ber mother, and they kissed and
cried and laughed together, while John
Allen looked on, grinning foolishly.
HEALTH AND HABITS.
flseae mm Eslar Ummi
Be Mate ( Bataaee.
The day must come at some future
period of sociological development
when" the Instinct of aelf preservation
If ill overrule the pernicious bablt and
customs of the present day fashions
and necessity Men will come to learn
that tissue income and' expenditure
must t adjusted to better balance If
the human nmchlno Is to be kept In
smoothly working order; that excerof
flthor Is a physiological sin which na
ture will aurely avongo eijlier on the
Individual or on his descendants; thus
sustained work of the best n utility can
only be performed when effort la kept
wen vvjuiiu the margin of accomplish'
went; that luxurious idleness and art!
flclal excitement, when carried beyond
the limits of a healthy eotinterpolse to
Hie dally routine of active duty, bring
about thelrj neurasjlhenlc nemesis as
surety as overstrennous endeavor, and
that the cotnljig generation can be tit
ted to battle. with the Increasing com
ptexlfJoa of llfu only If udowed with
bodies that are structurally perfw
and with nervous centers capable of
producing; throughout an average dura
tlon of life suflleleiit eueigy to enable
the umchlno to perforin satisfactorily
the work whereto It has been set.
A. more vigorous ' public sentiment
fostered by an example of greater self
denial audi more rigid adherence to
simplicity of llfo on the part of those
who set the pace and lead the fashions
of the day, would do much to arrest
the downhill rush of the multitude
pronounced social disapproval of the
Immoderate Use of alcohol and tobacco
and the stern forbidding of both under
the age of puberty would shield the
nervous centers from two of their most
deadly enemies, and, though It might
at first grate against popular feeling.
the Introduction by the kglslature of
an enactment whereby some form of
compulsory military service waa 'ex
acted from every healthy young man
would materially contribute to the
preservation of active minds In vigor
ous bodies to those who are destined
to make or mar the future history of
their fatherland. iuthrlo Itankln,'M
D., In Detroit News-Tribune.
CHILDREN'S GAMES.
. The game of hare and hounds origi
nated In England about KHO. '
Leapfrog Is mentioned In the works
of both Shakespeare and Johnson.
The game of bide and aeek came
from Europe about the beginning of
the seventeenth century.
'Blind man's buff found Its origin
with the Greeks, among whom It waa
often Indulged In by adults. ' " . '
Skipping rope la a childish pastime
of ancient origin. In place, of rope a
vine stripped of leaves waa originally
used.
Tbejiptnnlng of tops came from the
Creeks. Records show tbat this kind
of fun waa In vogue at the time of
Ylrgll.
Kite flying la about two centuries old
In Europe. Probably It originated In
China, where the practice of flying
kltea la very ancient
The game of aeelng who can bop the
longest . on one foot came from the
ancient Greeks, among whom it was
practiced by the youths for wagers.
Nooa as Nalara's DlalasT near.
Tenons who keep close watch on
themselves are of the opinion tbat the
hour of noon la the. most critical pe
riod of life. At that time the human
fromo undergoes serious changes. The
stomach has dlapatcbed the morning
meal and send scouting parties, In
search of another. The eyes and brain
are on the alert and there is a sort of
all goneness pervading the anatomy
that sharpena the faculties and puts a
now edge on the teeth. It la nature's
dining time, and everything about the
healthy man or woman Is attuned to
the demolition or enjoyment of what la
called a "good square meal." Those
who pay heed to the prompting of na
ture at tills divine hour have their re
ward In good appetite, good temper
nnd excellent digestion, which is con
ducive to all the good, that flesh Is helr
to. But those who, .following the Im
perious dictates of fashion, defer the
hour of dining until all natural long
lugs are dead aud have to be resurrect
ed by 'adventitious aids lay a train of
evils and discomforts which sooner or
later become the plague of their lives.
London Telegraph. .
A Polite Bdltor.
"Why did you tell tbat poet to hitch
bla wagon to a star?" ;
f'ThaV' answered the editor gloom
ily, "was my polite way of saying I
wished he'd got off the earth." Ex
change, . ," ;:' i I ' ,
'He Got Her. ''
"Oh," she said, "your conduct Is
enough to make an nngol weep."
VI don't see you shedding a tear," be
retorted, and his ready .wit saved the
day. ,, ,
I've never any pity for conceited peo
ple, because they carry their comfort
about with them. George Eliot
CathoaraTs Title Cfcala.
There is one thing Id particular In Bt
Patrick's cathedral In New York that
you eannot see In any otber building
in the city, If Indeed In the country. It
la a framed sheet of paper banging on
the wall of the southern entrance tbat
coutalna the complete chain of title of
the . property on which the edifice
stands from the time It waa first sold
until the church authorities bought It
The only reason for ltaj being there so
far aa any oue knowa la to put a atop
to the old story that the property waa
originally purchased by the church for
a dollar. To settle this point the chain
of title shows bow much was paid for
It In the beginning, and from tbat
point on each change of ownership la
accompanied by the price It was sold
for. ,j
A Qoalnt Old Tow. '
Salem, N. C, Is one of the oldest
towns In the United' States. Driven
out of Saxony more than 200 years ago
on account of religious persecution and
led by Count Zlnsendorf, the followers
of the Moravian church journeyed to
North Carolina aud. settling at the foot
of the beautiful Blue Ridge moun
tains in the western part of the state,
founded the town of Salem. Among all
the changes brought about by the proc
ess of time Salem has always preserv
ed Its Individuality and the atmosphere
of the long ago. A visiting globe trot
ter once remarked that the only thing
lacking to make It a complete repro
duction of an old Saxony town was the
clotter of the wooden shoe. Salem Is
the twin sister of, the modern town of
Winston, and the two are commonly
spoken of as Winston-Salem, yet to
cross the railroad track which marka
the dividing line between the two la to
step from the twentieth century Into
the seventeenth.-New York, Press.
- Carecoraed Dreams, 'A . '
The subject of dreams Is one of the
most Intricate and perplexing In the
entire field of mental philosophy, and
It has not yet met with that amount
of attention which Its Importance
would, seem to demand. Sir William
Hamilton, "the gneat metaphysician,
held that "whether we recollect our
dreams or not, we always dream." To
have no Recollection- of our. dreams
does not prove that we 'have not
dreamed, for It Tan often be shown
that we have dreamed, though : the
dream has left no trace upon our
memory.
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