STREAM AND SOURCE.
tfcat flow
Out of the clefta of the rock, ' :
Sot they widen into the river below.
Where tlw shepherd waters bis flock;
And behind and above them all.
The rivulets and the river,
Vie pnugu that are hid 1 1 the heart of the
hill
Feed them In secret forever.
Bender the streams of good
That flow from the lives of men.
Bat united they swell to a gracious flood
That blesMeth a Tain and again;
Ami, like the fountains that feed
The rivulets and the river.
The wells of God's trace are the source of
all good,
And be is the secret elver.
McEwen Kimball In ConTregaaonaust.
A HANDSOME BLONDE.
They boarded in the same house. ' She
ma a sparkling brunette, with a plump,
shapely figure, rosebud lips and deep
sod cheeks. Her raven locks fell in
pretty clusters over her noble forehead,
ad were gathered into a massive coil,
artistically braided, in her neck. Her
deep, glorious eyes were resplendent
with a warm light, and had in their half
by expression a charm which fascinated
for weal or woe. She was endeavoring
to enjoy her dinner, but was nervous
and restless.
He was a blonde, with a quantity of
anostache and whiskers close cut. He
at at a table opposite the. charming
brunette, and, do what he might, he
ould not avoid gazing at her. Ever'
two minutes their eyes met, at which
lie regularly blushed, fidgeted and
frowned, and he inwardly blessed the
good fortune which had placed him op
posite such a revelation of loveliness.
i They were, ere long, introduced, but
their acquaintance seemed not to pros
per. One thing and another occurred to
separate them. She had other friends
and needed him not; he was busy and
cared not for her.
Gossips will circulate in a boarding
-bouse mysteriously, to be sure, but still
ft goes. And one day while she was in
her little room his room was at the op
posite end of the hall she overheard
two of the servants discussing certain
photographs. She learned they were in
his room, She also learned that they
were photographs of ladies.
"Can he have, another girl?" she asked
herself, and then quickly answered it:
Of coarse he has. But perhaps he is
engaged! Think of it! Is such a thing
possible?"
. And, fully impressed with the horror
. of the thought, she flung her door open.
There was no one in the hall; the door
of his room was open, for it was the day
after Christmas and be was ont of town
gone to see that other, perhaps. Her
mother was out no chance for detection
from that quarter. She remembered
that the occupants of the other room
were also away for Christmas no one to
discover her there. Surely the coast
was clear.
Yes, she saw it, and with a rapid step
walked boldly into hin room. 1 Ah! how
he flushed at her own pretty face in the
mirror a dainty, hand painted thing
. , a. . . i 'i 1 1 1 , i .
naai otnerr sue iookcu . aroanu anu
saw, not one feminine face, as she ex
pected, but many. Bnt there was one
which seemed to have the most promi
nence. This stood on the bureau, and
he bent over to examine it closely.
The upper drawer of the bureau was
open a little way all else was in good
order. She had been studying the photo
graph, perhaps a minute, rapidly and
critically, when she was horrified by
hearing the front door in the hall below
open and shut heavily and a rapid step
come hurrying up the stairs.
She turned pale with fright, for she
TCcognized his quick step, and never had
it seemed so dangerously quick never
had she experienced such a sensation of
perfect dismay. Not pausing longer she
turned abruptly to hazard a run into her
own room, for he had climbed but one
flight of stairs there was yet time.
At her bosom she wore a dainty glove
hnttoner of oxidized silver a pretty
tiling, the gift of a dear friend. It had
become dislodged from its resting place
as she sat reading in her own room, and
.when the thought of those photographs
came to her she rose so suddenly that
she still further loosened it. While bend'
ng over his picture on the bureau it
hnng by just the slightest thread, and.
when she turned quickly to fly, it fell
into the partly open drawer. She heard
the noise as it fell, but could not pause
- to nod it at so critical a moment.
When she entered the room his room
she easily dodged around a chair
which was placed a little awkwardly in
the center of the room, but-in her eager
ness to escape she thought not of that
obstruction, but rushed into it, over
turned the .chair, which. Cell, with a
crash, and. humbled most piteously, she
sprawled full length upon the floor, a
dozen hairpins flying m all directions.
Alas! for her lordly dignity.
Just at this juncture he, a little wear
ied with the climb, reached the upper
hall and swiftly : approached his room.
It would be utterly false to say that he
was not surprised. It would be equally
. raise to say that he was bteraUy than
He paused abruptly upon Vae three-
hold as if spellbound. His valise and
umbrella fell to the floor, and he swayed
back and forth until he was forced to
grasp the casing of the doorway lest be,
. too, might fall. . '.
Xius weakness of course lasted but a
moment, and as he realized the situation,
as he saw the chair upon, its back, the
proud girl motionless upon the floor, her
profusion, a faint smile lit his face
Burely this was pardonable.
The next moment, however, his expres
sion changed, for she remained so quiet
that he feared she might be dangerously
hurt. So he bent over her, lifted her
gently to her feet, and sought to assure
her thai no harm was done. -. .
Her hands were braised, likewise her
face, arms and many parts of her body,
for she fell heavily; but, alas! her blood
.came-and went as usual, and her mind
perfectly clear. His arms were
about her; his hands were wiping the
V blood from her face a little scratch re-'
ceived from the corner of the chair his
voice wast speaking, polite and comfort
ing, and it even seemed affectionate,
words, but still she sobbed, her heart
nearly broken. : ,
He inwardly thanked God for this op
portunity, but was a kind hearted man
after all, and as he appreciated her
situation he gently drew her toward the
hall. -
"I I will go go by myself," she
stammered, as she reached the threshold.
"Very well," he answered. . "I hope
you are not seriously hurt."
After which he withdrew his support
ing arm, and she would have fled
precipitately. . But when her whole
weight came upon her shocked muscles
they refused to give her their accus
tomed aid, and she staggered so hope
lessly that he at once came to her relief.
A few moments later she was reclining
m a large chair in her own pretty room,
and he was standing in the center of his
wondering how she happened to. be
where he found her.
It would be wrong to say that he ar
rived at the proper solution of the problem
at once, for although his wits were fairly
sharp and the correct thought came to
his mind, still he was not so conceited
as to believe it at first. He collected the
hairpins and a dainty lace trimmed
handkerchief, and placed them carefully
in one corner of the bureau drawer
above mentioned. . - ,
As he was about to turn away his eye
fell upon the glove buttoner, and with
An inwuTvl lunch M.rul . nfr hi Yrw.rt fr.Al
twinge at his heart he gazed raptly at it, T
and then with a sigh, which may have
meant very much, put it with the other
spoils and dropped into his great chair
to think.
Sunday came, and he felt sure that
she would then show herself, but he was
disappointed. Suuday evening after
church he was so much worried and
troubled that he summoned the neces
sary courage and asked her mother if
Miss was seriously ill. And this
was her answer:
"Yes, we are greatly worried about
her. She sleeps not at all, or only in
fitful naps. She eats almost nothing.
She has a high, fever, and really we are
much alarmed. The strangest part is
that we cannot account for it in any
way.".
Hearing this, it is not strange that he
found little sleep Sunday night. He saw
that her pride and shame were killing
her. He knew not why, but his own
heart was filled with very peculiar sen
sations, and do what he might he could
not think consecutively of anything or
any one but her.
This state of affairs continued until
New Year' s morning at about 11:30
o'clock. She, for the first time, left her
little . room and quickly entered her
mother s.
His door was open a little way and he
caught a glimpse of her dress the same
she had worn a week ago when he so
surprisingly found her. - He was at that
moment examining for the hundredth
time her belongings he had careiully put
awav.
And as he saw her enter her mother's
room a thought came to him or rather
courage came to him sufficiently to
carry ont the bidding of a thought he
had cherish! for many days.
He stopped not to consider for fear his
heart might grow faint, but quickly
wrote a few words on his card and tied
the hairpin, glove buttoner and hand
kerchief with it into a neat package.
Then tremblingly he sought the mother's
bedroom door. The honored lady re
sponded to his knock, and with a very
flushed face he stammered:
"Pardon I think I should say this
or these belong to your daughter."
After which he made a very shame
faced retreat. - A few moments the good
woman stared in blank amazement at
the package she held, but she had not
long to meditate thus. . . . " .
The daughter, who was reclining on a
sofa in a. most exhausted manner, sud
denly received new, strength as she
heard his voice, and, springing to her
feet, she pulled her mother into 'the
room, tore the package from her and
burst its .cords in almost : breathless
haste. . , ' . . .
The mother was by this time thor
oughly amazed and sank into a chair,
not really knowing what to expect.
The daughter read the few words
upon the card at least a dozen times.
Tears came to her eyes, her bosom
heaved with mighty sobs, and she buried
her face in the cushions of the sofa.
Alarmed at this the mother went to
her child, and when she became more
calm she laid her beautiful head upon
her mother's lap and told her every
thing.
Then she seized a piece of paper, wrote
also a few words, tied it with the relics
if they may be bo called and induced
her mother to return it to the room at
the end of the hall. ' ,
This done, the mother entered the
daughter's room, and the heart stricken
young man almost flew into the larger
room, where be again met that most be
witching brunette.
. And now my tale is done. ; It were
not proper or fair to tell what words,
what - sighs, what promises were ex
changed that ' morning. Sandra Tele
gram. Sizrgleml Inatrwmesita.
A thing the general public does not
know is that there are few, if any, pat
ents on surgical instruments. When a
physician gets up some new device to
meet the needs of the progression of
surgery and medicine he does not get :
patent on it, bat any one is free to make
it, and the profession gets the benefit c
that fact. Cincinnati Enquirer.
JwMt Stop Dodging.
don't yon " marry, Mr.
"Why
eJorr
Bach-
"W ell, I've been trying for years to
find a girl." '
"Have you got any money?" .
. "Enough, I guess."
"Then you just hold still a while and
the girl will find you. " Warrington
Star. ,
ON THE BEACH.
Vteet Atalsnts, skimming the pray sands.
As runs the hurrying beach bird, airy light,
With radiant eyes and floating locks, and hands
Outstretched, and flattering garments snowy
- white!
Hay never golden apple roll between
Thee and thy victory : Keep steadfast on.
Reach thy far goal, and so be crowned a queen.
Thy race accomplished and thy triumph won.
Before thy feet the world is sure to cast
Its gilded fruit: be faithful to the lost.
And run thy race with Time, outstrip tliy friends
Not for ambition, empty, feverish, vain.
But shape thou toy life's course to nobler ends:
Strive to be foremost a pure heart to gain":
To win forbearance and sweet charity.
Truth, patience, faith, a conscience crystal
clear
Cor these press on, nor pause, and thou shalt be
Lifted into a peace that knows no fear.
And thy sweet childhood's bliss be thine alway.
As on the breezy sands this summer day.
Celia Tbazter in Youth's Companion.
Favorite Initiations at Harvard.
The favorite mode of torment seems to
be to make a man go out and Bell some
thing, or perform some manual labor in
the streets. Not long ago a student who
was very much in love with a pretty
Cambridge girl was compelled to go to
the home of her parents with a Jew ped
dler's pack and sell all ' the members of
the family the cheap handkerchiefs and
atrocious brass jewelry with which he
was loaded down. ' The match was not
broken off, but there was a frigid cool
ness in that bouse until the real object
of . the visit was afterward explained.
Another rich and immaculate young
swell was ordered into a ditch where
some Italians were digging in the main
street of Cambridge, aud into it he went
with pick and shovel, clad in a dress
suit,. which was made part of the com
mand. Rubber boots, an ulster and a fur cap
are frequently ordered on a victim in the
hottest days of term time, and they must
be seen on him whenever he appears out
side his room. Cambridge, like other
college towns, has become partly accus
tomed to these college vagaries, and
whenever any one is seen upon the
streets acting particularly like a lunatic
people class him at once as a candidate
for a college society. New York Star.
AN OLD TIME INDIAN TERROR.
An A$ed Indian Who for Ten Ye&rs Ter
rorized the Settlers of Arizona.
They were talking about Indian out
breaks when one of ' the party, who had
been for many years a . resident of Ari
zona territory, remarked:
I tell you, gentlemen, that this Indian
business is pretty serious. Why, down
in Arizona we lived for fifteen years in a
state of terror on account of a maraud
ing band of Apaches that had things
pretty much their own way all this time,
in spite of all the government troops
could do to keep them in check.
I call to -mind particularly Old Vic
torio. There was a warrior for you. Ha
commanded a band of some 200 bucks.
They were the Chiracahua Apaches, and
the murders, robberies and depredations
committed by that band during those
ten years in which they were on the
warpath are almost incredible.
, Old Victorio was nearly. 90 years of
age when the troubles began. He ruled
those redskins with a rod of iron in
spite of his years. And he was para
lyzed, too, completely paralyzed. He
was only able to use his left arm a little,
just enough to lift a cigarette to his
month.
He was constantly in the saddle, and
had to be strapped on like a bale of
goods. His band had the finest ponies
to be found anywhere. They would
sometimes appear at one place, and in
less than twenty-four hours you would
hear of them some place 100 miles dis
tant. All throughout southern Arizona
and northern Mexico old Victorio con
tinued his raids until the settlers finally
gave up in . despair. The government
troops appeared to be utterly powerless
in the matter.
Why, that band of redskins would
sometimes plunder a wagon train right
under the noses of the troopers, and by
the time the latter were mounted and
ready to start in pursuit they would be
out of sight. . The next day, perhaps, the
wires would tell of some fresh depreda
tion committed by the same band in a
section of the country over ,100 miles
away.
lnis oia war aog, however, was
finally rounded up and shot. - He died in
the saddle, fighting to the last, and his
band, what was left of it, dispersed. Of
course the settlers heard of it and were
delighted. Dismay followed, however,
when Cochise took the field. This In
dian ran things pretty much the same
way for five years, and then came old
Greronimo. New York Herald.
She Had to Wajih the Pets.
A curious case of special interest to
elderly spinsters and lovcra of house pets
is shortly to come before the Berlin
courts. A young woman was engaged as
companion to an old lady at stated wages,
but ran away from her place two days
after entering service.
Her mistress procured her arrest under
the law that a servant must give due no
tice before leaving her situation, but the
police, after hearing the girl's statement,
told the lady that she could not compel
the girl to return, and could only claim
damages in the civil court.
For the girl stated, and her statements
have been proved true, that on entering
the lady's flat four immense dogs jump
ed at her, although they did not do her
any harm. In the next room another
big dog, with a litter of pups, met her
gaze, while the third room was tenanted
by at least three dozen different varieties
of birds. : : : . . ; ,
The kitchen of the old lady was given
over to cats, and the girl's sleeping room
was converted into a temporary hospital
for invalid members of the animal world.
"The old lady," said the girl, "wag
very kind to me, but as my duties con
sisted in washing all the dogs daily, and
I had to share my bed with half a dozen
dogs and cats, I was obliged to run away
to avoid sickness." London Telegraph.
Mrs. Clarissa Buzzell, of Brooks, is 91
years old, and her grandson the other
day pulled the first tooth she had ever
had extracted Bangor (Me.) Whig.
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