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THE ROSE.
X the rose, am glad today. '
Slumbering in the summer beat.
I beard my lady Joyous say,
"I'll wear this rose of fragrance sweet
When I my guests invited meet."
Ah, kindest fate, that 1 should grace
Such beauty as my lady's face;
And she will place me, soft caressed.
With lingering touch upon her breast
Strange ungers plucked me yesternight
'Mid swiftly falling drops, dew bright.
They said an uninvited guest.
Greeting my lady, bade her rest.
She lay in fair and fleecy white.
With smiling Hps. Thro' pale moonlight
They measured steps, with sound supprest,
And laid me softly on her breast.
And kissed her cheek so ivory white,
i, the rose, am sad to-night.
-Ida M. Doris..
LOCATING THE TRAITOR.
One bitterly cold winter's erecting five
men were seated together in a email
room in a hoose situated in the Jewish
qnarter of a busy and largely populated
Russian city. The appearance of the
room was as . wretched as the external
aspect of the house itself. The solitary
window was totally concealed by a
heavy faded curtain depending from the
roof, and as the wind moaned dismally
through the broken panes of glass its
somber folds swayed to and fro. The
inmates of this mournf ul den were seat
ed round the table smoking their pipes
and talking, as if furtively, in whispers.
As the feeble rays of the candle fell fit
fully upon the company they revealed
the youthful faces of four students. The
chief spokesman, however, was a much
older man, apparently about fifty, with
a short, pointed beard, shaggy brows
and keen, penetrating eyes of the dark
est hue. The others deferentially ad
dressed the speaker as "professor," and
such, indeed, he was at that time, at a
well known school of medicine in Russia.
On the present occasion, however, he
was speaking, not of science, but of the
terrible doctrine of assassination.
Professor V was a nihilist, a re
puted Colossus of craft in the dissemina
tion of revolutionary doctrines, and on
the particular evening in question he
was engaged in advocating with fiery
eloquence the assassination of a certain
colonel who had lately been promoted to
the rank of chief commissioner of the
secret police. As the night wore on
their whispered conversation was sud
denly interrupted by a low knocking at
the outer door. In a moment the con
spirators sprang noiselessly to their feet
and listened with bated breath. The
Bound was repeated a peculiar whistle
was heard from without, and the listen
ers exchanged significant glances and
quietly resumed their seats. Presently
cautious footsteps were heard in an outer
room, the door was opened and a young
man hastily entered. His face was pale,'
, liis manner agitated, and as he returned
his companions' salutations he regarded
them with a fixed and angry stare.
"You have kept us waiting, comrade,"
exclaimed the professor, puffing calmly
at his pipe. "Ugh! we are almost frozen,
for the air of this wretched apartment is
quite Siberian. But now to business,
"We will warm ourselves with talk, and
fire our minds with the prospect of re
venge."
There was a murmur of approval. It
was noticed, however, that the young
man who had just appeared upon the
scene took his seat in silence, and 'rest
ing his elbows upon the table slowly
scrutinized the faces of his comrades.
"My dear professor," he said at length,
"we cannot possibly proceed at present
with this business."
"Why not?" was unanimously asked.
"Because," replied the latest comer as
he quietly snuffed the candle, "because
ne of us is a traitor."
"A traitor!" exclaimed the men, start
ing to their feet. .
"Yes, comrades, we are betrayed; and
as no one knows of this plot of ours ex
cept ourselves, it is plain, I think, that
one of us has turned informant."
"You are mad to say so!" hoarsely ex
claimed the professor; "but in heaven's
name what has happened? ,Come, tell
us quickly. This is no jesting matter."
"Listen, then. ' On my way hither,
comrades, I entered a Cafe de Paris to
op a cup of tea and smoke a cigarette.
X happened to sit down beside two offi
cers of the secret police, and, as one f
them was (somewhat tipsy, I could dis
tinctly hear his conversation. . I found,
it rather interesting. He told his com
panion that he was under orders to sur
round this old deserted house at mid
night it is near 11 now and to arrest
all persons found within. He mentioned,
moreover, all our names, and added with
A maudlin laugh that a certain person,
to whom the administration is eternally
indebted, would he found in our midst
playing the part of conspirator. Now,
comrades, I . have done. What shall
we do?"
The men looked at each other in dis
may. A dead silence filled the room, for
the mere suspicion of treachery among
the men who had solemnly dedicated
their lives to the sacred cause of liberty
seemed ..to hold them dumb. Such vil
lainy in their very midst among men
banded together in sacred brotherhood
was a greater crime than the merciless
acts of a despot and his minions.
"If this is true," said the professor, in
a voice of suppressed rage, "then I will
no longer believe in human fidelity or
the future of our cause. But death 1 if
' the story is true. Which of us is the in
former- added the speaker, staring
fiercely at the pale faces of his com
panions.
"Bah! it is useless to ask that, my dear
. -professor, exclaimed Ivan such was
the name of the youth who had brought
the strange intelligence as he advanced
to the door of the room, locked it and
placed the key in his pocket. "Every
one will assert bis innocence, of course.
But, comrades, suppose we endeavor to
find him out? Let us search each other,
The traitor, whoever he may be, must
doubtless have in his possession some
proof of his guilt. At least, the experi
ment is worth trying. What say you?'.
'Agreed! agreed!." exclaimed the ui
hilists. as with one accord they sprang
conclusively to their feet. One of the
. students, a tall, lank youth, with a some-
j what foppish appearance, objected, ho w
, ever, to the proposal.
"But why?" houy demanded the pro
fessor, who seemed all eagerness to begin
the investigation. .
"Because," was the hesitating rejoin
der, "because it is unnecessary. Our
word of honor ought to be enough. Be
sides, there is something degrading in
the idea of searching one another, as if
indeed, we were a lot of pickpockets.
So let us break up the meeting. This
excitement is absurd, and renders the
discussion of our plot impossible. As for
the story told by the drunken soldier to
the cafe I dont believe a word of it."
These words produced an angry mur-
toot jnrrig toe excuau conspirators.
The protest seemed so rkHcnkxus, and as
the clamor increased Ivan turned tothe
speaker and warmly exclaimed: "Very
weQ; we shall abstain from searching
you, since yen wish it, but remember
thie, that if we fail to find a clew to the
informant among those who willingly
sohauit to the examination we shall then
know upon whom to fix our suspicions.
Now, comrades, search me first; I am
ready."
In a moment the speaker s pockets
were emptied of their contents, and
even the linings of his clothes were care
fully searched; but beyond a few old
love letters, some political pamphlets
and an English newspaper with a para
graph obliterated with lampblack, noth
ing of an incriminating character was
found. A second student readily sub
mitted to the test if test it were with
similar results. Then a third stepped
forward aud placed himself in the hands
of his companions. But at that mo
ment a curious incident occurred. An
invisible hand suddenly extinguished
the light of the candle, and in a second
the room was plunged in utter darkness.
What did it mean? Who had quenched
the light? For a moment the nihilists
remained motionless, as if rooted to the
spot. As they listened in alarm, they
heard a strange creaking sound in the di
rection of the curtained window.
Suddenly the voice of Ivan exclaimed
in the darkness: "Comrades, this is a
trick! Listen! Some one is endeavoring
to escape by the window! It is the
traitor at last. His attempt to escape
betrays his guilt. Stand back! I know
how to deal with him!"
In an instant the report of three re
volver shots rang through the room, and
was followed by an agonizing yell as
some one fell heavily upon the floor.
A profound silence then ensued.
It was an awful situation.
At length Ivan spoke to his terrified
companions.
"Strike a light now," he said in a
trembling voice, "and let us look upon
the face of a traitor. Will no one move?
Are you all afraid to gaze upon the dead
body of a miscreant who has betrayed
us to our enemies? Come, professor,
where are the matches? You had them
last. But hush! What sound, is that?
Listen! By heavens, comrades, the po
lice are upon us already. The house is
surrounded! Quick! Here is a trap door,
known only to myself. It leads to the
main sewer, and is our only hope of es
cape. Follow meP' '
Groping hand in hand in the dark, the
affrighted men followed the speaker's
direction, and after some momentary
confusion, disappeared into a noisome
abyss. None too soon. In another in
stant the door of the room was battered
to pieces and a company of gendarmes
entered. Lights were now flashed in
every direction, but it was obvious to all
that the conspirators had escaped. The
officer in charge swore long and deep,
and ordered the men to search the house
from top to bottom. Then, advancing
toward the window, he stumbled over a
human body.
'What s this.-" he exclaimed, examin
ing the dead man's features with a lan
tern. "Ha! so they have caught you at
last, my friend, have they? Well, you
played the spy long and well, but it
always comes to this in the end."
And tearing down the window cur
tain the officer threw it over the rigid
body of the professor. A. McDougall
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handsome men are so apt to marry ngly
women and vice versa. Beauty is only
the bait, its use being merely to draw
the prey within reach. Continguity
once established, by accidental or other
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It Was a Bear.
Oeorge Hillyer, a Pennsylvania farm
er, had a hog in his pen weighing 230
pounds. A black bear climbed into the
pen, killed the hog and had carried the
body eighty rods and over two rail
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THE SUPERSENSITIVE.
tfEN WHO THINK THEY ARE CARICA
TURED BY AUTHOR AND ACTOR.
Sothern's Experience with Count Joan
nes A Duel -with Cannous Proposed.
People Who Were Unconsciously Of
fended by Wilkie Collins.
One of the most popular entertainers
the world has seen suffered greatly, ow
ing to the persistence with which people
would see likenesses to themselves in
the creations of his fancy. If he chose
the name of Brown, Jones or Robinson
for one of h characters, some real cog
nomen wrote to him, complaining bitter
ly against his "satirizing a class," and
then pointed out certain of their dis
tinctive peculiarities whioh were, they
alleged, burlesqued.
On the other hand, if be invented, as
he thought, an uncommon name, some
body wanted to know "how it was he se
lected him for ridicule. Why, ashed
the indignant writer, did not the enter
tainer choose some common name, such
as Brown, Jones or Robinson, and not
that borne by him? It was useless to
point out to such people that the enter
tainer had never beard of their existence
even, jsacn or tnem nrmiy believed that I
he was the original of a certain character.
SOTHERN AND JOANNES. i
Sothern again; what a curious expe- i
rience was his! The actor, when play- j
ing in America as Fitzaltamont in "The i
Uruenea -Tragedian, one morning was
called upon by an "interviewer," who
told him that a Count Joannes, once an
actor of the old school of which Sothern
made fun, had brought a suit to stop the
performance of the piece on the ground
that the comedian's makeup maligned
him and burlesqued his identity. Soth
ern thought the affair was a joke, but
when the reporter assured him it was
serious he said: '
'If I have to go down to that court to
show cause, by George! I pity the man
that brings me. ' I won't let him rest
while his worried life clings to him. He
shall get telegrams and postcards from
this time on forever. Do about it? Why,
I shall appear, of course."
Presently another reporter was an
nounced. Sothern again professed never
to have heard of the suit brought against
him.
"How would you fight it if the count
should challenge your asked the press
man.
. "I should prefer the date to be the 1st
of April, and although I haven't very
fully considered the question, I think
the weapons should be cannon. Yes, on
reflection, I am sure I should insist on
those cannon that discharge 170 shots a
minute. He should sit upon one of those
engines and I upon, another, and we
should continue to discharge them until
there should be no remnant of either
count or Sothern."
All this and much more was published
under startling headlines on the follow
ing morning. Count Joannes, however,
was terribly in earnest, though, of
course, nothing came of his suit except
a capital advertisement, of which full
advantage was taken.
ANGERED BY WTLKIE COLLINS.
Of modern authors Wilkie Collins de
cidedly had the most remarkable series
of encounters with the class of people
who identify themselves with purely im
aginary personages. "A bourgeoise of
Paris," he himself has told us, "reading
'The Woman in White in a French
translation, wrote to say that he had
flung the book to the other end of the
room on discovering that Fosco . was an
absolutely perfect likeness of himself.
He naturally insisted on receiving satis
faction for this insult, leaving the choice
of swords or pistols to me, as the chal
lenged person. Information on which
he could rely had assured him that I med
itated a journey to Paris early in the en
suing week, A hostile meeting might,
in such circumstances, be easily ar
ranged." Arrived in Paris, Wilkie Col
lins looked for his honorable opponent in
vain.
Again Mr. Collins invested a charac
ter who was so careful about the quan
tity of his food that he weighed it in
little scales at table. Shortly after the
publication of the novel a gentleman
called upon the author. '
You have no right, sir, to caricature
me!" exclaimed the caller to the aston
ished novelist; "I weigh my. food in lit
tle scales, sir. Here they are, sir. I
always carry them about with me by.
the advice of my physician; but is that
any reason why I should be held up to
ridicule, sir?"
And the gentleman refused to be paci
fied, though Mr. Collins protested that
he had never before heard of such a
habit. On another occasion a reader of
Armadale" called upon' him and up
braided him for putting his house into
print. The description, it is said, was
exact, although the popular writer bad
never seen the place. Cassell's Saturday
Journal.
The Tale of Bluebeard.
The tale of Bluebeard is familiar to
every child, but. many have speculated
on the original of this bogey, merciless
tyrant. Some say it was a satire on
Henry VIII, of wife killing notoriety.
Dr. C. Taylor thinks it is a type of the
castle lords in the days of knight errant
ry. According, however, to a popular
belief, Charles Perranlt, the French
author of this fascinating story, founded
it on the history of a certain Giles de
Retz, lord of . Laral, who during his
lifetime was known by the name of
"Barbe Bleu," or "Bluebeard," on ac
count of the peculiar bluish black hue
of his beard. This lord had a mania for
sorcery and magic, and was accused of
murdering &ix wives. He was ultimate
ly strangled and burned in 1440. -New
York Ledger.
Marked Progress.
Ignoramus How is the work of civil
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ing? Cultivated Friend Very nicely. The
European powers have finally succeeded
in dividing the land among them with
out a war. New York Weekly. ,
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