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SLEEP.'
Vvhen for departed Joys we blindly weep.
Or, overborne with toil, are fain for rest.
Comes, with still feet and soft uncinctured
vest, - :' . - '
The pale, sweet angel that the world calls
Sleep.
She doth onr eyes with braised poppies steep;
She salves the wound that rankles in the
breast.
Drives sorrow from the heart (unwelcome
guest). :
And laves us in Lethean fountains deep.
Gentle is sleep, but fast she binds us alL
Rebuffed, resisted, sure she stands and
waits.
As sure and patient as her sister. Death:
At length the closed lids and even breath
Proclaim her conquest. Then, at her soft
call.
Grim Fluton sets ajar the ivory gates.
James Kuckhaai In Springfield Homestead.
MY LONGEST DAY.
George Parsons and 1 were enemies
irum tue nrst; we uiu not a innate as
boys in the village school, and as we
passed together into the higher grades
we became even less friendly. We did
Xkot nse our fists on each other, bnt with
in each breast there still rankled the re
membrance of unsettled old scores.
Later on we bestowed onr affections upon
the same lady. Laura Marshall was not
long time to make up her mind which,
one was to be the happy man. When
her choice was announced Parsons was
furious and we had bitter wordB before
witnesses.
About the time of our marriage Par
sons and 1 began business in the same
Hne. This was unfortunate, and had
either been aware of the other's inten
tion, it is doubtful if we would have be
come competitors in so small a place;
as it was we never missed an opportu
nity to injure each other. It was a fool
ish feud between us. but such silly quar
rels are common in every country vil
lage. ' -
I think Laura worried over the mat
ter more than any one else, and often
attempted to heal the breach between
1 Z t - .1 ? 1 .
us, uuv ib w lueueu every uay. vreorge,
however, was as agreeable to her as he
was bitter to me. .
One day our townspeople were startled
by the announcement that Parsons had
disappeared. His business affairs were
prosperous and everything in good order.
He was a reticent sort of fellow, but had
he . left of his own accord he would
naturally have left some word with his
clerk or at his boarding place, but none
could be found. As time passed the
mysterious disappearance became the
one topic of conversation in onr village.
On the morning it became known 1
discharged our servant maid for a fre
quent neglect of duty. She was cha
grined at her dismissal and soon spread
stories that were founded partly on facts.
3f y wife had been seen in earnest con
versation with Parsons the previous day;
we had a little.tjff at the tea table, and I
had not returned home that night till
quite late. It was plain to be seen that
public opinion was forming against me,
m it became necessary that some one
oust be suspected to give the gossiping
tongues an occupation.
In less than a week Borne boys found a
man's body in the river just below the
village. It had apparently been in the
wafer but a short time, but the face had
been eaten by eels or beaten out of hu
man shape. The skull had been broken
by a blow, and the medical examiner
proved, to his own satisfaction at least,
that the man had been killed before be
ing thrown into the water. It seemed
to require no effort to identify the re
mains as those of Q-eorge Parsons, and it
was but natural that my arrest should
follow.
I was as willing am any one that my
trial should take place at once, confident
that my innocence would somehow be
proved, despite the circumstantial evi
dence which was gathering against me.
Accordingly the case was entered at the
term of court then in session. As I re
call the testimony I do not think a sin
Kle witness, unless it be our former
servant, testified to anything but the
truth.
My wife had fallen ill, but her testi
mony, even if it could have been ad
mitted, would have proved more against
than for me. It was easily determined
that Parsons and I were unfriendly; that
we had quarreled; that I was jealous of
my wife for speaking to him, and thai
it would be to my business advantage
and domestic peace to have him out of
the way.
Could I have proved that I passed the
hours from 8 till 11 o'clock on the night
that Parsons disappeared in walking
opon a lonely road, all the other testi
mony would have proved worthless, but
I did not remember meeting a single per
son abroad that night after 8 o'clock.
When 1 returned home the streets were
deserted. 1 was harassed about business
matters, vexed with my wtfe and suffered
from a headache, but when I explained
this it was evident that my story was
not credited.
My counsel was an old and tried friend
of my youth, but he did not possess the
ability to show the jury the flimsy char
acter of the evidence of the prosecution.
It was against his advice that the case
had been put on trial so early, but so
confident was I of acquittal that I did
not realize on what precarious ground I
stood. . 1 felt that in some way my inno
cence would be proved; although I stood
almost alone in my belief.- The trial
was a brief one, and the arguments of
the lawyers were soon finished. To these
and the charge of the judge 1 listened
like one in a trance. The jury passed
out and a few friends came to me with
words of cheer and hope.
.
Hark I the jury is returning. Surely
they cannot . have made up their minds
in so short a time to condemn a fellow
man to life imprisonment. In response
to request irom ine jnuge I stand up
and face the jury There is not a
friendly countenance among the twelve.
I barely hear the ominous word "Guiltv!"
which the foreman speaks. ' The shock j
. is bo unexpected that I scarcely realize '
the meaning of the judge's cruel words j
as he pronounces the sentence of impris- j
nment for life. - The hour is late, and i
he is anxious to be at home. He has no
compassion for me. They lead me back
to my cell, and, thanks to some unknown
friend who drops a potion in my coffee,
I. soon .fall asleep. Exhausted nature
can stand the strain no longer.
I am aroused in the early morning,
and a few friends come in to say fare
well; they realize the situation more
fully than I do. , , A short railway jour
ney, a ride in a boxlike carriage and the
prison is reached. I answer a few ques
tions mechanically and exchange my
clothing for the striped dress of a con
vict. With an officer I pass down a
flight of steps and through a long corri
dor lighted by a single flame: .1 am
pushed into a small, dark, ill smelling
cell, and for the first time realized that
the judge's last words to me were, "And
the first day thereof shall be in solitary
confinement."
Everything had been a dream up i"
this moment, but the awakening is ter
rible. As 1 hear the last echo of the re
treating footsteps I comprehend my posi
tion alone in prison. It seems as if 1
shall go mad: a feeling of suffocation
overcomes me, as in vain I attempt to
cry out and clutch .at the bare stone
walls, ily head throbs as if it would
burst, the wildest thoughts crowd to my
brain in a confused mass, I do not com
prehend them. My blood courses through
its veins like rivulets of molten fire,
burning the flesh at each pulsation.
How long the paroxysm lasts I know
not, as in the darkness I can take no
note of time, bnt when I grow calm I
think out the course of the trial.
I review my past life, live over again
my childhood, watch the purling brook
that in the summer kept me from my
books; I can remember every angry
word that Parsons and I have spoken,
and groan in anguish; then the days of
our courtship rise before me; how proud
was I on the day Laura promised to be
mine; how happy our brief married life
had been. ' I realize that no farewells
have been spoken, but she must visit
me. How long must I wait before we
should meet again?
The long hours pass away until it
seeni8 as if the night had come; I find a
can of water and gratefully cool my
parched throat; then I seek to lie down
for the night, but the cell is too small.
The light apparently grows dim, and in
a cramped position I try to get a little
sleep; again wild thoughts 6urge through
my brain, but at last I lose conscious
ness. . '
, ' . '
Again I am wide awake. How loag 1
have 6lept 1 know not, but I am cold
and doze until it seems as if the night
wonld -never end. I never experienced
one so long before; the silence is oppres
sive. There is a rush of cold air, and I
feel that another day had dawned. 1
remember 'that I have eaten nothing
since entering the prison, and also that
a loaf of bread -lay beside the. can of
water. I clutch it ravenously, but the
mouthf els chke me. Must I go on, day
after day, in this prison? Is there no
help for me? How slow the hours pass;
have they forgotten me in my solitary
cell, and would it become my grave?
Oh, for the sight of a living face or the
sound of a human voice, even if it was
but to urge me on to harder tasks; wil
lingly would 1 work if I could only be
among other men. .
After I have almost lost all hope of es
cape, I hear footsteps approaching. At
last the hour of my deliverance is at
hand. How long it takes the jailor to
reach my cell; he is walking slowly. He
halts before my door, deliberately inserts
the key, the bolts move slowly, the door
swings open and I step forth. I devoutly
offer a mental prayer of thankfulness. 1
follow my conductor and soon stand in
the presence of the warden, who grasps
my hand, saying: "I have good news for
you you are free."
I tottered and wonld have fallen had
au officer not assisted me. I cannot re
alize that my imprisonment is at an end.
My amazement is even greater when
George-Parsons comes forward, but in
the hearty handshake that follows we
became friends. His story is soon told.
He had received a letter stating that his
uncle was seriously ill in a neighboring
state and wished to see him; at first he
determined to start the following day,
but found that walking across to a junc
tion he could take an express train that
night.
Hastily preparing for the journey he
wrote a letter of explanation Jtor his
clerk, but it was laid in a book and not
found until his return. ' He found his
uncle dying, but arrived in time to re
ceive bis blessing and a fortune. It now
became necessary for him to make a
journey west, and he left immediately.
Not until his return home did he learn
of the supposed tragedy, and lost no
time in-coming to the prison to release
me.
"I have telegraphed to the governor,"
the warden said, "and if you gentlemen
will step in and take dinner with me
you may take the afternoon train for
home. It will be an unusual sight," he
added jocularly.
"But," 1 asked. "How can we reach
home tonight? There is no train to our
place on Sunday." v ; , . .
They looked at me in astonishment. :
"How long do you suppose you have
been in prison?" asked the warden.
"About twenty-four hours."
"You were in the solitary forty-five
minutes," was the reply.
But it was the longest day of my life.
Merrimac Budget. ,
Coincidence In Phrases.
So much interest is taken in the origin
of phrases that the literary editors of
most of our large dailies are kept on the
alert to answer the inquiries put to
them. There is just as . much interest
taken in the coincidence of ideas and the
similarity in expressing them.' Not a
few of such instances have been attrib
uted to direct appropriation, and some
times justly so, but more frequently
without taking into consideration that
the same ideas, comparisons and illus
trations may occur to different writers.
It must not be forgotten, either, that
there is a "nebulous" condition of the
brain that may lead to unconscious re
production. Philadelphia Ledger.
MARRY1NGTT-ITERARY MEN
A Woman Very Ably Answers Andrew
Lang-. Who Says "Don't Do It."
, Your quotation from Andrew. Lang's
essay in Longman's Magazine headed
"Don't Marry Literary Men," draws
forth a few remarks from me, as 1 fear
there are many young women who will
look upon such penny scrap writings in a
serious light.
In the first place women should know
enough to attend apd conduct their own
business undirected and unmolested By
men. Secondly, love for a man does not
necessarily mean that each and every
minute of the husband's time should be
devoted in listening to what his wife has
to say. -
There come moments when woman
wants solitude, time to think and delib
erate. And every woman who is intel
ligent enough to think and act independ
ently knows very well that every man
must do the same thing.
Mr. Lang is mistaken when he thinks
it only misery to live with a literary
man. Forsooth, even were it so, I would
rather by far have an intelligent person
about me, moods and all (not meaning
that all litterateurs are intelligent), than
to have the constant company of a per
son who is led by the nose like -a blind
mule in a salt mine.
Then, too, Mr. Lang, if he is really
studious, must know that woman today
is also deeply interested and moved by
some of the horrible and shocking doings
of society, which . are apt to make the
most intelligent of them moody also.
The average young woman imagines (a
thought put forth in dime novels and
other such literature) that "his thoughts
must be her thoughts." This is a grievous
mistake, if not a malicious lie on" the
part of authors who so habitually use
the expression in one way or another.
The trouble is that young people jump
into matrimony without the slightest
knowledge of each other's characteris
tics and natures, blindly but firmly be
lieving that marriage settles everything
mental differences and physical weak
nesses. In fact, the average young per
son is so mentally weakened by indus
trial worriment that mental prepara
tions to marriage are altogether strange
to them. .
The real science of a married life is
the preparation for it. Mentally, there
is no such thing as a "woman's sphere"
or "man's sphere in life." What is right
for a man to know is equally right for a
woman to know, and vice versa. And I
venture to say that the average woman
will never be free, mentally and physi
cally, before she discovers this unde
niable fact.
Conditions of today, seriously consid
ered, no man will ever liberate woman
nor can woman liberate man. Each per
son, with a kindly feeling and consid
eration for the rights of all others, must
pursue a course of self thought , and
study, individual culture and personal
purity. It will be only when the world
becomes, through this process of self ed
ucation and self refinement, more en
lightened, or at least civilized, that the
average marriage will be a thoroughly
happy one, intellectually honest v and
physically pure, whether husbands are
bricklayers, doctors, clerks, barristers,
litterateurs or what not. Elenor Mete
in New Y&Tjc Sun.
Prompt and Heroic.
All Australian boys are taught the ne
cessity of guarding against snake bites.
The treatment of such wounds is a nec
essary part of their education. One day
two little fellows six and eight years
old went into the bush to play. ! The
smaller one, chasing a rabbit into a hole,
pushed in his hand and brought it out
quickly, with the head of a venomous
snake attached to one of the fingers.
"Quick," Charley!" 'he cried, putting
his hand down on a stump. . "Chop off
my finger! The snake has bitten it."
Charley, without-a pause, lifted his
ax and chopped, not only the damaged
finger, but two of the others as well.
Then the boys ran straight into town,
over a mile distant, and sought a sur
geon, who dipped the injured members
in ammonia before dressing them.. Im
agine the pain of such a burning bath!
A young Australian lady wan one day
walking along the 6treet, when she saw
a dirty and wretched looking tramp to
whose leg a venomous snake had affixed
itself.. - . -
After killing the reptile with her para
sol she borrowed his pocket knife, cut
the trousers away from the wound, and
then, cutting a cross upon the bite itself ,
applied her lips to it and sucked the
poison away. The tramp's life was
saved at the sacrifice, perhaps, of some
dainty scruples. Youth's Companion.
Old English Holdings.
Among strange conditions connected
with the subject of holdings we learn
that the town of Yarmouth was bound
by charter to send to the sheriffs of Nor
wich a hundred herrings, "which are to
be baked in twenty-four pies or pasties,
and then delivered to the lord of the
manor of East Carlton, who was to con
vey them to the king." We are also
told that three noblemen held . thirty
acres of land in a town in Norfolk by
the sergeantyof carrying to the king,
wherever he should be in England, two
dozen pasties of fresh herrings on their
first coming in.
In like manner some lands at Bishop
Auckland, and also the manor of Lock-
I burn, are said to be held by the bishop
f e I . l - - m
"j. uuiuiuu uy tue easy service or pre
senting a falchion to every bishop on his
first entrance into his diocese. London
Tit-Bits. - .
Color lllindness.
An English engineer, forty years of
age, was dismissed from his situation be
cause he was unable to correctly distin
guish colors. Dr. M." Reich, who' exam
ined the man, and who afterward pub
lished the results of his examinations in
a Russian paper, found sight, focus and
sensation of light normal, and discov
ered no disease by the ophthalmoscope,
yet the patient could distinguish no col
ors when of a dark shade, and only yel
low and blue when of a light shade. The
patient assured Dr. Reich that , he had
been able to distinguish colors correctly
and with confidence upto the summer of
1889. ' He said that through overexer
tion and "insufficiency of sleep he had
then suffered from violent headache for
two weeks, and that afterward he saw
everything as if it were red. The latter
symptom had continued for three months,
after which time he had lost all sensa
tion of color. In the beginning of May,
1890, he presented himself again, declar
ing that he had perfectly regained "the
power to distinguish colors.' . A thorough
examination completely confirmed the
assurance given by the patient, who was
consequently aain fit for service. Dr.
Reich believes that "erythropey" is due
to central mischief. The case seems to
show that sensation of color is perfectly
independent of the physiological func
tion. New York Ledger.
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