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The Oregon Scout
JONE8 &. CHANCEY , Publishers.
UNION, OREGON,
I.lfo In tho nalinnins.
Dwellers In tho dark and somber north
can hardly realizo tho charm and joyous
ncss that seem to radlato from earth and
air in tho lotus eating southern climes.
Tho mero senso of oxlstcnco becomes in
itself n happiness; 0110 can understand
what animals probably fuel in pleasant
pastures on brilliant days. Then, as tho
sun sinks slowly downward, tho golden
Leaven glows over a rejoicing earth1, flush
ing every moment into richer beauty bo-
neat h thodcpartlng rays, while rosy beams
of light streaming upward liko so many
auroras Is a singular anu very beautiful
clicct oiten to bo seen In a liauama sunset.
When tlio sun lias set now beauties ap
pear, overy bush and tussock becoming
olive witu thousands or liro llica, anu wuen
a silvery creen moon rises in tho calm
deep supphiro sky, it is dillicult to decido
whether night or day bo tho moro full of
loveliness. IJoshlcs tlio liro tiles, a nro
bectlo 0110 of tho Elytra is a singular
insect, with a brilliant green phosphor
escent light proceeding from two round
pots on tlio thorax, ndded to which, when
excited, tho insect has tlio power to emit
11 regular blazo of light from tlio segments
of tho abdomen, of such brilliancy that
ono can read by its light. In Cuba ladies
fasten theso elytra as ornaments in their
Lair, or let them Hash beneath tlio folds
of tullodrcsscs. Mrs. Wake in Nineteenth
Century.
Mexico n Good Neighbor.
Do wo want Mexico? Perhaps it would
bo hard to make tho man who lias uover
been thcro understand that wo do not. It
is a rich country, and will dovelop yet
greater wealth. It grows every fruit and
crop grown on tho globo. Portions of it
grow four crops a year two of wheat,
ono of corn and ono of beans or pepper
and continues to do so year after year for
centuries. By lying so far south it will
never, no matter under what rulo or cir
cumstances, become liko tho United States
in habits, customs or ways of thinking.
Mexico will, however, In tlmo mako a
good neighbor, President Diaz is friendly
to this nation, which, under Mexican
rulo, means n good deal. Thcro should bo
n still further increase of tlio American
population there, who, when they con
form to established habits and customs,
will make money. American houses have
started and failed, but they foiled becauso
tho managers insisted that things should
ho dono tho Amqrlcan way and not tho
Mexican way. It would havo been a mir
acle if they had not failed. Mexico Cor.
Kansas City Journal.
Almost a Monologue.
"How do you liko my now dress?" In
' qnircd Mrs. Do Jalson of lior husband.
"Isn't it a llttlo"
"No it isn't. Now, Alfred, I think
you'ro just horrid. It's tho uow color,
emerald green."
"Yes, dear, but I was only going to
Bay"
"Oh, I know! That It isn't tho color I
ought to wear. If It was that horrid
Miss you would think it lovely."
"Hut I didn't mean"
"Yes, you did. too. You'ro mean
.enough for anything. And you'vo novcr
noticed my now chip hat, cither."
"Why, my lovo, I thought"
"You thoughtl Of cotirso you did
that it makes 1110 look frightful. I I
sob, sob declare it's to-o-o b-a-dl"
"If you'd only lot mo speak"
"Speak I Why, what else havo you
dono for tho last half hour just to llnd
fault, too, with ovorythlng I had on?
"What's that? A diamond for my birthday
present? Oh, you dear, precious old
B wool I Why didn't vou say so, and not
teaso 1110 so? I could not imagino what
you wanted to say." Detroit Free Press.
Changes of tlio Chameleon.
If wo tako three pieces of glass, and dls
trlbnto ovor ono bovenil small drops of
brown paint, by pressing on this with an
other glass, tho drops aro spread out, giv
ing to tho whole glnss 11 delicate brown
tint. If wo now separate tlio glasses n
llttlo tho paint collects In drops, and tho
tint partly disappears. If wo tako tho
third glass and pluco on it a few drops of
green paint, and then press It against 0110
of tlio others, u green tint will show
through tho layer of brown dots. Tho
uklu of tho chameleon is, roughly speak
ing, mado up of three such layers, with
dots of pigment called chroiiiutophores
between them. Theso dots may bo con
tracted or spread out In thin layers, tlio
resulting color depending on tho color of
tho chroiiiutophores affected. Tho power
of adaptiug color to burroundlng objects
,is known to naturalists as "protective ro
BOinblanco," and luuny cases of It ore to
bo fouud In both tho animal and vejjo
tablo kingdoms. Tho Swiss Cross.
Tho TrlcU f u Thief.
A llttlo boy was passing through Riving,
ton street tho other afternoon with four
now pairs of trousers slung across his
tihouluor. A man stopped him und asked
if ho wanted to mako 11 vo cents. Tho boy
uald ho did. "Well, go up in that house
and ask fur Miss Smith und tell her Mr.
Johnston is waiting to seo Iter. I'll hold
your bundle till you como down." Tho
llttlo fellow did as requested, but when
Lo returned neither man nor bundle was
to bo found. There Is a gang of such
thieves at work on tho east side. They
havo been known to tako a pitcher and
pennies from a llttlo girl sent after milk.
Another of their tricks Is to tell a llttlo
boy that his coat Is dirty and offer to
clean It for hint. Tho unsuspecting llttlo
fellow will taltu off his coat and tho thief
will mako off with it. New York Suu.
Imtluu Slavery In llrtull,
. Indian Bluvery Is wild to havo replaced
negro slavery In llrozll. Mr. Wells, a
great Brazilian traveler, says that "In
tho wildest regions of tho tributaries of
tho Auiaton bauds of India rubber gather
ers curry on an Iniquitous trulllo with
many Indian trlbos, from whom they ao
qulro captives from other tribes. Tho
lawlessness of their proceedings Is fully
admitted by tho Hrazilian government,
but over tlio vast ureas in tlio distant
regions through which they roam it is ab
solutely impossible to maintain any check
over them. Now York Sun.
A Uso for Floral Tribute.
Slnco there must, or It Is thought thcro
must, bo Moral tributes to actresses, tho
tmggeMiou of a New Yorlc manager that
tho surplus supply bo teut to hospitals is
wortli heeding, After doing duty as
blinds to tho spectators two or three
nights, they aro generally loft to wither
mid waste their sweetness 011 tho car
bureted hydrogen air Only let thoin lo
M!iil I io f 010 they are too far gouo. Chl
w0 llwald.
A SOUTH EH W SONQ.
Ixrre kissed my cye, imtn they grew
To sun and moon ncrenely blind, ,
Nor saw the shining stars, nor knew
Tho delicate presence of tlio wind.
Singing the rose's hrnrt away,
Through many a golden summer day.
Lore kissed my eyes, nnd then he Hew
Across the world, nor looked behind:
The terrlhlo ml.itrel rose nnd blew.
Far off tho hills frowned. snor enshrlned-
And wan and comfortless as they.
Too sea crept near, nthlrst to slayl
Ah, happy eyes that never drew
Love's wanton kiss! ye shall not find
Life's prison house too strait for you.
Nor death a terror half divined I
Sweeter than birds' 'mid scented may
Tho songs yo sing, the prayers ye pray.
Kvelyn Pytie in Woman's World.
An Argument Against Corsets.
A littlo comedy was enuctcd in a store.
Tlio place was ono where nothing but
ladies' underwear of tho most exquisite
description is sold. Such positively de
licious littlo nrticles in delicately tinted
silks cannot bo found elsowhero, nnd to
mnko tho display still moro interesting
tho proprietor not only has gay bunches
of chrysanthemums nnd roses stuck in
hugo vases about tho room, but tho
yonng women who net ns clerks nro noblo
Bnecimens of physical girlhood. Ono of
theso, h perfect legendary umnzon in
point of figure, was waiting on n very
scrawny and Hat customer 011 tlio day in
question. That useful but very un
romantic item of feminine structure, tho
corset, was undergoing a careful exam
ination by tho purchaser, who finally
settled upon 11 pair that was valued at
tho superlntivo figuro of $10.
No ono but n woman of fashion knows
how corsets enn bo mndo to cost this
much money, but tho unescapablo fact
remains that thoy can, nnd therefore tho
young lady of tho flat figuro evinced no
surpriso at tho prico of this especial pair.
After saying that elio would tako them
sho looked carefully nt tho glorious
shapeliness of the girl who was waiting
upon her, nnd said:
"Yon havo nn mhnirablo figuro. I
presumo you wear corsets from your own
stock."
"Oil 110," replied tho girl, "I could
not afford to do that."
"Indeed," said tho customer. "Why,
I should not think nuoh n form ns yours
could bo attained without tho aid of tho
most expensivo corsets. Pray toll mo,
how much do yours cost your"
"Nothing," replied tho clerk, with a
blush.
"Oh, you linvo them given to you?"
"No," responded tho girl.
"Well, I don't understand you then."
"My corsoln nro are well, madam, 1
never wear nny," explained tho confused
cleric.
This ended tlio conversation. Tlio rich
woman paid for her corsets, nnd left tho
bhop wondering why tho world is made
fo unequal us it is. Now Yorlc Sun.
An Ilolri-HH' Yearly I'x(iciikcs.
A short tinio ago Mrs. William S.
Engnn, of East Sixty-fourth street, peti
tioned Judge Beach in tho court of com
mon pleas to lmvo $-1,000 of her lato hus
band's estate set nsido for tlio education
nnd niiiintonanco of her littlo daughter
Josoplnno Eagau, aged 7, of whom sho is
guardian. A cry of horror und astonish
ment was raised nniong tho relatives and
lawyers at tho stupendous demand, but
Mrs. Engnn know what sho was nbout
nnd presented nn itemized account of
probablo expenditures. IIoro it is:
Ice per month. $" ifCO; household ex
penses, .$1,020; toys, books am1 dolls, $50;
governess, 1.0; nurse, $180; music les
sons, vocal, $00: clothing, shoes, hats,
etc., $500; laundry, 050; medical treat
ment for nervous disorders, $100.
This bill is interesting in showing tho
disparity between tho professions of
nurso nnd governess. Tho !?500 item for
clothing mny seem extravagant, but as
;ui heiress to 11 $200,000 cstato thero is no
reason why Miss Josephino should not
wear Irish embroidered muslin frocks,
Persian lamb tojicouts, French kid boots,
Rembrandt lints with ostrich plumes,
nnd sheer linen nnd pressed flannel un
dergarments; but how theso delicato
things can bo washed and ironed on $50
a year, which is less than $1 n week,
docs not appear. New York World.
Soma Pretty I.lttirury Women,
In London they nro bringing up tlio
question again 11s to whether litorary
women nro always ugly. Now, they nro
not, by u long manner of means. You
seo, too often fame comes to them when
ugo is beginning to appear. Now York
can boast of some extremely pretty wo
men who earn their living by their pens.
Ethel Richmond, who is just uow
abroad, looks liko u dainty littlo lady
who has just stepped off an Easter card.
Mrs. Percy, tall, blonder and dark, with
mngnificont eyes, looks liko a Spanish
woman. Lillio Hamilton French is an
other dark beauty. Frances Williams
has groat, soft eyes, beautiful brown
hair and a skin that any socioty girl
might bo envious of, There is Agnes
luih-sell, dark mid with 11 chic air that is
essentially French. Why, ono could
keep on for half tin hour telling of tho
women who are pretty, and are at
tractive, and aro well dressed, wliilo tho
dowdies could lh counted off on your
lingers, and aro really tho exceptions
that prove tho rule. Now York Sun.
i:xiiiUlt Salt Celhirv,
Ono of tho latest and most dainty
things hi individual salt cellars is a full
blown rose or chrysanthemum in cameo
glass, tho delicato, translucent buff or
crimson petals of which overlap each
other and leave tho heart of tho flower
hollow. Theso artistic salt cellars are
sold nt $10. Thoy aro mndo by that En
glish house which Anally discovered
cameo glass, tho secret of tlio famous
Portland or Darborini vase, which so
long bailled tho skill of potters and glasi
workers. New York Tribune.
Women's Munela.
Six women at Castile, N. Y., eolrcd
hold of n rope with tlx men at tho other
end, and tho women pulled so strong
that tho foremost man was pulled down
ami had his nose broken. Thoy wereu't
picked for their muscle, but just liap
pened along in time to tako a hand iu.
Detroit Free Press.
TO THE LAST WRINKLE.
An Appcnl for Individual Taste In the
Choosing of Costumes.
It is perhaps a sign of tho times in a
regard that is to bo regrcted in this
country, if in no other, that it should be
thought matter of sufficient moment as
an item of news to send across tho At
lantic ocean that tho Princess of Wales
still clings to tho tonrnure. It is quit?
enough, and moro than enough, that
English women find that circumstance
one of importance; but when it interests
American women generally wo are led
to fear a widespread servility, a rever
ence for rank nnd title improper to us;
for, according to infallible newspaper
tests, items nro published of tho sort that
readers aro eager to have.
But this bit of information has at any
rate somo uso in giving us tho question
why every woman in this country, whero
nil nro sovereigns, should not bo as inde
pendent ns tho gentle princess is, and
why wo should all bo so slavishly obe
dient ns wo aro to every whim of fashion.
No matter whether we nre tall or short,
stout or thin, ono design nnd cut has to
nnswer for all of us. In tho day of tonr
nurcs tho fat woman proudly rolled nbout
like n puncheon in her dress improver,
liecauso her next neighbor, who was thin
ns n rail, mado herself visible to the
linked eyo by her enlarged draperies.
And now, when that day is done, tho
one thin ns n rail has beconio ngain the
shortest distanco between two points,
vainly imitating tho corafortablo flow of
tho other's skirts. It makes no difference
to any of us that our chins nro peaked
and our heads aro long, wo will have no
headgear but that which appears above
tho dimpled chin und tho applo shaped
head of our companion, nnd wo even go
bo far, when fashion has upproved of a
certain color, as to uso that color indis
criminately, without regard to our
blowzy or our pallid faces, our hair that
quarrels with it, our eyes that aro put
out by it.
Perhaps nothing but a national cos
tume, an nrticlo which wo never shall
attain, and which it is hardly desirable
that wo should attain, will do away with
this subserviency. But is it quite im
possible that each one of us should make
tho world a littlo less monotonous by tho
uso of a variation of individual taste,
and while obeying tho general trend of
tho prevailing fashion, modify it to tho
exigencies of our own personality? If wo
disliko tho short skirt, find it only bo
trays ungainly feet and makes us
bunchy nnd dowdy nnd ungraceful, why
not, in ndopting in tlio main tho decreo
nnd design of tho urbiter of dress ns far
as may bo best, lengthen tlio skirt if wo
wish? Or, if it is tho long skirt that is
decreed, nnd it seems to us unsuited to
our needs, nnd wo feel soiled and drag
gled nnd stringy in it, why should wo
not, still keeping tho main lints in other
respects, shorten our skirt to our con
venience? Not needing thus to depart from tho
prescribed mode widely and in all re
spects wo should still be unnoticeable,
but wo should bo coinfortablo in body,
nnd if others allowed themselves tlio
samo freedom wo should bo comfortablo
in mind ns well if when tho fashion wero
not to otir convenience wo dared to dis
regard it, or to modify it to an extent
sufficient for our needs, and not suffi
cient for conspicuous remark. It might
very possibly givo us moro work in the
planning nnd cutting, require moro at
tention to tho demunds of tho mode
throughout nil tlio rest of tho toilet, in
order still to keep in touch with tho
style, but it would nt least relievo our
parlors and our sidewalks of dead 1110
uotony. Harper's Bazar.
I'rom .Society to Socialism.
Speaking of ministers reminds mo of
a littlo story I heard recently. Hugh O.
Pentecost, who started out ns a Baptist
preacher, broke away from his church,
ran for mayor of Newark, N. J., and is
now editor of Twentieth Century. Ho
married a very prominent socioty girl of
Hartford, Conn., nbout ton years ago.
Their wedding was a very swell affair.
Afterward Mr. Pentecost accepted n pul
pit in Brooklyn at n salary of 10,000 a
year. Everything seemed bright for tho
young couple. Tho wife was Imndsomo
and popular, tho preacher was eloquent,
earnest nnd successful.
A few nights ago somo old friends of
Mrs. Pentecost, who hud known her in
tho days when she shone as a society
bollo, went to hear her husband address
a crowd of worl. ngmcn on tho east side.
Imagino their a tonishment when Mrs.
Pentecost ennio ut on the stage and, at
tired in a most striking garb, Bang to tho
assemblage a revolutionary song. Sho
has been a most loyal wife. Sho has sup
ported her husband in overy step ho has
taken, aud has been of great scrvico to
him in his rather peculiar career. Con
sidering her former life ns a society
woman, her present career as a singer of
socialistic songs is picturesque. Now
York Cor. Kansas City Journal.
I'eiiiulo Artist III 1'arls.
Mmo. Leon Bertaux, president of tho
Association of Women Painters nnd
Sculptors, supported by many mon of
note, is trying to obtain tho admission of
femalo studeuts to tho classes and privi
leges of tho Eeolo des Beaux Arts, in
Paris. Several of tho members of tho
council of tho school favor this enlarging
of their borders, and tlio minister of ilno
arts has promised his consent, so that
tho famous museum is likely to echo to
tho footsteps of that pernicious sister
hood which its founders comitod it very
6tuff o' tho conscience to keep out.
Paris Lottor.
Color of Noted Writers,
I notico that tho majority of literary
Indies seem to affect certain colors fur
their gowns, Mrs. Ella Dietz Clymor is
generally in browns, Mrs. Mary Bryan
in pink or black, Mrs. Hodgson Burnett
often wears crimson, Mrs. Frank Leslie
prefers handsome black costumes; Miss
Gilder, brown or gray; Mrs. Louise
Chandler Moultou, a light gray, nnd
Mrs. Koso llnwlhurno Lathrop, black
velvet. Probably thoy study what u
suitable to their special style, for thoy
always look becomingly dressed.--New
York Star.
"ONLY A YEAR."
Ono year ago a ringing voice,
A clear blue eye.
And clustering curls of sunny hair.
Too fair to die.
Only a year no voice, no smile.
No Rlance of eye,
Ko clustering curls of golden hair,
Fair, but to dlo'
Ono year ago what loves, what schemes
Far into life!
What Joyoiu hopes, what high resolves.
What generous strife!
The silent picture on tho wall.
The burial stone.
Of all that beauty, life and Joy
Hemain alone'
Ono year ono year one llttlo year
And so much gone
And yet the eveu flow of life
Moves calmly on
The grave grows green, the flowers blooD
fair.
Above that bead;
Ko sorrowing tint of loaf or spray
Says he I dead
No pause or hush of merry birds
That blng above
Tells us how coldly sleeps below
Tho form wo love
Where hast thou been this year, belovedf
What hat thou been?
What visions fair, what glorious life.
Whero thou host beenf
Tho veil! the veil I so thin, so strong'
Twlxt us and theo;
Tho mystic veil, when shall it fall.
Thnt we may see?
Not dead, not sleeping, not even gono;
But present still.
And waiting for the coming hour
Of God's sweet wilL
Lord of tho living and the dead.
Our Saviour dear'
We lay In silence nt tby feet
This sad. sad year.
Harriet Beecher Stows
A Freak of riant Lifo.
A story of one of the most interest
ing freaks of vegetable lifo is told by
Ellwood Cooper, of Santa Barbara,
As coming from him the story cannot
bo anything but strictly in accordance
witli tho facts. Through Mr. Cooper's
garden there ran some years ago a
sower made of red wood timber. This
sower was ngnin incused by an outside
sower. Across tho sewer thero was
built a brick wall many feet high, und
in sucli u way that it wna pierced by
the inner sower, which it inclosed tight
ly, while tho outside sewer ended ab
ruptly against tlio wall.
The outside sewer casing had In
course of time decayed, und n euca
lyptus tree standing some sixty feet
away had taken advantage of this and
sent 0110 of its roots to the coveted
spot in as direct a line ns possible.
Hero the root entered the outside sower
and followed its course as far as it
could. At last it came to tho wall
which shut off its course, und it could
go no further, the insido sower being
perfectly tight.
But on the other side of the wall tho
sower and its double casing continued,
and this eucalyptus tree evidently
know how to get there. Somo three
feet high in the brick wall thero was a
littlo hole an inch or two in diameter,
and this tlio eucalyptus tree was awaro
of, as its big root began to climb tlio
dry wall and face the sun and wind
until it found the hole, through which
it descended on the other side and en
tered the sewer ngain und followed it
along as formerly.
How did the tree know of the hole
in the wall? How did it know that
the sower was on the other sido? Did
it smell, and if it did how could it di
rect the root to go and find tlio place
with such precision? The roots of any
plant grow always and unerringly in
the direction of its food, just as the en
calyptus tree did. San Diego (Cal.)
Sun.
Ho Wu Too Previous.
Ho Is a young and popular business
man on Second street. lie passed bust
Sunday evening with a number of
young lady friends, and "I felt sure,"
said ho, "that there was one of them
who wanted very badly to bo kissed,
and 1 made up my uiiiul to accoiuino
date her if I got a elinnco. It came
when I got up to go Tho lady went
with 1110 to the door. In tho semi
darkness of the hall I put my arm
about her gently, turned up her (lower
fnee to mine, and holding her fust
pressed my fnee to her cheeks, kissing
her on the forehead, the eyes such
eyes they are and the rose red lips.
There was 11 (.tilled s-ereain, and I saw
that sho was genuinely iiulignanL
" '1 1 beg your pardon.' I stain
mered.
" 'Mr. Jones,' snnped she. 'if you
ever come hero again without having
been shaved for a week I'll novcr spenls
to you. My face is just raw.' " Seat
tle Journal.
A Sheep With but Two root.
A fanner of Switzerland county,
Iiul., has on his farm there a lamb
which walks on two feet and In an up
right position. The forelegs are per
fect, but the hind ones nre only stubs,
nnd of little uso in walking. So his
lambship, when he desires to go up
hill, just tdnuds up on his forefeet and
moves off. He presents a ludicrous ap
pearance while on a jaunt about tho
farm for his morning constitutional,
nnd is withal a remarkable freak of nat
ure. Uam's Horn.
It Wu Not 11 Hobby.
Ponsonby There's a man up town
who has at least "00 clocks of all kinds
and descriptions.
Popinjay That is a remarkable
hobby.
Pousonby Not so much so when you
remember that ho keeps a Jewelry
store. Jewelers' Circular.
Well, Ho Was Ulght.
First Passenger Do you know what
tlmo it is?
Second Passenger (consulting watch)
Yes. (And resumes Ida paper.)
Jewelers' Circular.
A MISER SEES SATAN.
THE DEVIL CAUGHT HIM STEALING
AN ACTOR'S FIREWOOD.
His Satanic Majesty Was Only Imper
sonated, but the Hotel Keeper Thought
It Was a Ileal Vision Milton Nobles
Iteforms a 1'ennrlous Landlord.
Milton Nobles is a brilliant conversa
tionalist and a food storv teller. Among
the many anec -:l' civ .li tod to llim, tho
followi'iiT exiriv. ace which ho relates
will prove interesting reading:
In 1CG7, during my first year of the
atrical life, I was a member of a small
traveling "Black Crook" company, un
der the management of tho lato Tom
Davey. Wo wero playing small towns
in Wisconsin nnd Minnesota. Ono cold
January night found us in n littlo town
in Wisconsin, whero tho theatre and ho
tel wero under ono roof, and owned and
run by ono man.
The man has been in recent years well
known to profeasionals, nnd thero nre
many stories extent of his peculiarities.
He was very wealthy, but a confirmed
miser. A stranger entering his hotel
would invariably pick him out as the
porter, and indeed ho performed the
most menial offices, even to blacking the
boots of his guests if asked to do so.
Yet he always kept a good hotel. On
"show"' nights he cleaned out tho dress
ing rooms and acted as janitor in gen
eral. From the second story of this hotel
there was a hallway leading to tho stage.
Tho actors were usually assigned to the
rooms along this hall, and would occa
sionally uso their rooms as dressing rooms
at night, n proceeding to which tho old
man seriously objected. Tho old man
would watch tho doors like a cat, and as
soon as a room was vacated ho would
let himself in with a pass key, and if the
gas was left burning ho would turn it
out. He would also gather every stick
of wood from tho rooms nnd redeposit
them in the big box at the top of the
office stairs.
THE DEVIL.
I was playing two or three characters
in the piece, among others that of Zamiol.
My room was near tho stage door, and 1
could hear tho orchestra and so tell just
how long I could snfely remain in the
room before my scene would como on. 1
finished my first character, and taking
my costume for tho Devil went to my
room to mako tho change. Tho dresa
was a combination of flaming red, black
and green, tight fitting, with big bat
wings. The feet wero long and pointed,
with cloven hoofs; there wasa closofitting
skull cap with two protruding horns. 1
mado the face a flaming red, with large
pieces of green foil paper under the eyes.
There wero a largo skull nnd cross
bones on my breast, with red foil paper
set in the eyo sockets. Tho long scarlet
tail was forked at the end and illuminat
ed with foil papers. As I completed this
satanic toilet I could hear tho orchestra
playing the ballet music of tho grotto
scene, so I knew that 1 should not be
wanted for at least twenty minutes. I
dropped two or threo pieces of pino wood
on the open grate fire, and drawing a
big chair to ono side of tho grato seated
myself comfortably for a short snoozo,
placing my feet in another chair directly
in front of tho grato, nnd hitching Za
miel's forked tail gracefully over my
right shoulder.
I was just dropping off when the door
was opened softly, and by a reflection in
the mirror I could seo tho old laudlord
sneak into the room. His eagle eye
missed me, half hidden in the big chair,
but lit on tho single gas jet burning nt
full head. Ho turned it off quickly and
moved toward tho well filled woodbox;
ho filled his arms full, leaving two or
threo small pieces as a blind, and turned.
This movement brought him face to face
with tlio apparition in tho big chair
Tho darkened room illuminated by the
glaro from tlio burning pino ndded a
weird effect to tho scene. Tho wood fell
from the nerveless arms, and his lower
jaw dropped to the point of dislocation.
I remained motionless, staring nt hiia
through my green foil eyes.
THE HISEK SCARED.
Tho old miser seemed to have grown
to tho floor; ho must have stood for
thirty seconds without breathing. Final
ly his breath camo with a gasp and a
gurgle. With 0110 hand I gently shook
that forked tail, tho end of which was
standing on a level with my head,
liaising my arm slowly I leveled at him
tho long red foil tipped finger. With a
gasp ho rushed for tho door. As he
reached it I stood erect, my back to the
fire, scratching my ear with tho tip of
my tail. The old man gave 0110 glance
over his shoulder, and, with nn un
earthly scream, fell agaiust tho door,
and seemed trying to push it through;
but tho door opened in. I took oil 9 step
toward him, and ho gave another screech
and tried to jump through tho transom.
At that moment Tom Davey, my
roommate, pushed the door open nnd
tho old mnn fell across tho threshold.
Ho gathered himself quickly and flew
wildly into tlio hall. I explained tho
situation briefly to Davey. Opening the
door ho looked down to whero tho main
hallway intercepted tlio main Viall. In a
fit of wild extravagance tho miser had
turned tho gas full on and stood Etarinp
in tho direction of our door. Tho old
mnn motioned to Tom and asked whethei
ho had seen anybody in tho room. Tom
assured him that thero was no ono in the
room. "What! Nothing at nil?" "Noth
ing at all," auswered Tom. Tho old man
stared at him vacantly for a moment
and then sneaked down to the office,
keeping ono eyo over his shoulder.
It is said that for a year or two after
ward ho never ontored an nctor's room tc
turn down tho gas or rob tho woodbox ;
but gradually the forco of habit became
6trouger than the terrors of memory. A
fow years ago ho died miserably, leaving
inlllious for othors to squander. Atlanta
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Of the Hotel l'ortland Hon- She Was
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ACahii. I have been suffering for a
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