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1 ,, , The Lady: from y ?y by me asa Aullior ol " When !!' Ar Oul and Love'i Afield." "'"' vn villi -th Ship.' "A Doctor ol Philo.ophr." " Tli Soulhmr." tc - - Corvrisht, 1005, by J. It. Lip mnodit company. CHAPTER ' I. I '.:i: inm-il. 1 Now ihe statero.mi in which Ellen luul confined hiMst'i f o;umh'.I into the mam cabin in which Smith s;it. All that was said in the main lah'n was distinctly au dible in the stateroom, and vice versa. As Chloe proceed. si solemnly In asseverate lh.it her message luiil -ont :i in.-.l tin' i'i sulling language in ipies:ion Ellen could stand ii no longer. "Vou wivu !ir;I girl!" she cried vehe mently from the nvcss.'s of her apart ment. "I s;t iti nothing of the kin.l." "Woman, what do you in'an'.'" thun dered Smith, rising and standing over the frightened Mai-k woman in a mo ken of menace. "Do yon no: know that 1 am the captain of this ship'.' This is rank ninthly! I em Inns yon io the yard.imi for it." "till. '.issa Cap'n. p! flat !" groaned the s-n anl. as.' doati falling on i terror. .1 Miss I) t htm.' be do ht'l' lien. vv . iM t in fon. knot's a .'id turning g"ay ii;' "('h'o." again i!i'i""'iiptt' Ji'ilii:: ; aside the . nr.ain tl a ti:e s:-i. rod do-n- ; :,:-in-h w : f.-'t' lor woman her k li en !: a in. l ti i .' I !.' vo: I'.'l'tir lie's on';, work on C:::ai: try I'm to i: N but :h.-d. tn-'ti- ,i d:':l bling. ,! inati'-.li "Yas. suh ! .! "tt'ti ; ii. I'll ! unie ah. 'd '.'1 I will, sh, d:s time." ' mis- rt-ss," sai.l t' I t.'il h.-r that as (-a ord! r hfl' io a pp !y !" doe. not at all rea it captain K:ave',v. tain of ;his siii before me inime. The fnghlenei eured by In r mi fled to licr feet stateroom anain. ''Missy EU'n, 1 li.it. 1 Ch -t re am! ejaculation, stru iiirst into the litt bi'trah come right I .i t outdacitius man lie done gwine hang inter de big cabin, lie say vo' cot ter. me by de t'roat tve!l I's da ill inter de liack yard yonuah t. 'let '" "I made no such threat, woman." call ed the captain, delating his voice. "I imply told you to tell your mistress tint I commanded her presence h-re ar once." "Y:)s. Miii. lat's w'at I done tole hull." Answered j-oor Chhie. "Tell him from me." returned Miss Kiien promptly and (irmly, "that while he commands the ship, he doesn't command me. I won't come .'" In another moment the trembling Chloe tood before the inexorable captain, who was gieatly enjoying the situation. "Oil. good, kin' Massy Cnp'n," liegan the negro deprecaringly, "dat po' liT Jamb yondah. she can't come, suli, she's eick, suli. She'd like tpr 'bey yo' ordahs. nih, but she's done got dat rheumatics in lier laics an " "Chloe!" cried n senti.lalizetl voice from the stateroom, "tell him I won't come end say nothing more." "("m !" said Smith. "You go back again and tdl your mistress that if she doesn't come here willingly I'll have her brought ." "Yo-all betta done come out Missy it niin 'noujh EH'n." givine t am." "He a very to av.ii I; ,or Chl.e... er He r 1 i.ive u I . T cli I . IO loesn't dare," said Mis Ellen in loud tone of voice, not choosing herself of 'hloe as a further in- terpreter. 'aptain clialleng". "( )rd."'!y A sailor Smith instantly aer-epted h'T : lie called in a loud voice. standing outside he door for ward in the main bulkhead opened the door, stepped inside, knuekb'd his fore head, and made a sea-scrape. "Send me the l.o's'n's mate and two Kearnen here immediately,' said Captain Smith. "Ay. ny, nir." A few moments after old Hob Oantlin. followed by two other seamen, shuffled into the cabin. "P.os'n's mate." sahj Smith austerely, pulling out bis wa'ch as he spoke, "if by the time I count fifteen the young lady in the starboard cabin yonder is not in this cabin, you and your mates will go in and bring her here. Handle her gently, using 88 little force as necessary, hut do the job up handsomely." 'W'ot ! me. sir, lay a fee mile aboard, Bir!' exxistulated the old sailor feebly. "You heard my orders'?" "In course, sir. but " "Well, then, stand by to carry them out." "Ay. ay. sir.' said the trallant old tar thus adjured, his eyes rolling about ter rifically at the thought of the dire pros pect before him. "On''!'' count"d the captain, looking solemnly at his watdi. He would never dare!" murmured Mi-s Ellen under lo-r breath. "Two!" taid the captain impert'irba bly. "Ell die first !" she continued, while the remorseless count went on ; but in Kpite of her agitation she took good care not to lo-e track of the count. At fifteen the captain dosed his watch and nodded. The old boatswain' mate made a step forward Rlowly and hesitat ingly. He was followed at some dis tance by his mates. Evidently they rel Wied their job no more than he did. The big-footed men slowly shuffled across thp de.4. It seemed to Smith, who was cool ly watching the performance, that it would take f'antlin and his mates an hour to get to the stateroom door at the rate they were traveling. The old man had his rljtht arm extended in front of him aa If to ward off some possible attack. He had removed bis chew of tobacco be fore he entered the cabin, but his jaws were working as if within fhem was the tisoal upiid, whether from habit or nerv ousness -nId not be told. He shot an ap pealing glance at the captain, but that young man was unrelenting. He mo tioned to him to go on. It Uiera was couiedv in the cabin thare CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY- All riehts retrnred wiis tragedy in tin stateroom. The girl did not believe that such a thins could he jxissilde. That the man who pretended lo love her. even if he were captain of the ship, would resort to such on expe- ilient. liad seemed ineredihk ni"ii were in p roach inn he yet ltere the r door. She stood wiin elencneil lianils, nusneii lace, heaving bosoip, the picture of indignation tempered with a deadly fear. She would have given a year of her life for a stout, solid door and a lock and key. She wait ed until the last second during the slow approach of the sailors, hoping that he fore the seamen entered her stateroom Smith would call them hack. Hut no wel come suspension of the order fell upon her ear. Chloe had sunk to the floor and was sobbing wildly, dinging to her mistress" khls. dust as Smith had about conclud ed to stop the boatswain's mare and give it up as a bad job, a self-confessed fail !!!. Miss Ellen's courage gave way. or p-'i'ha; li-nw it were belter to sav. under the it ciri'itisKancr In a perfect fs. her rage overmastered her. tempest ot passion sue sun open the" door and dashed t brew The boatswain's mate ha 1 his hand e- :d.l in the very act of tiirning the toh. Iler sudden action completely rew him off his balance. With a howl terror he went down in a lnidled heap tie' deck. He would have boarded an ii lad and have enjoyed the chance, but is mis more than he could face. As 'I! his mates tripped over him and the , . , i . -it Wl:o con:' tarty went reeling nncK in wn.i n. Thi'V didn't stop for orders. for explanations, for anything else. YVit'a i -.viiil yell the two seamen bolted out of tite cabin door followed by old tiantliu on his hands and knees.. It was a most ignominious retreat ! Miss Ellen's entrance had been most dramatic. Hut then the thin division be tn n tragedy ami comedy was broken through by the assistance of the unlucky 'hloe. As her mistress had stepped through the door she had pulled herself away from the terrified maid, but Chloe, thinking perhaps to go to a brave death with her mistt ess. had lunged after her, fallen at her feet, and again caught her around the skirts. A little pitch of the ship sent her mistress straight into the arms of the capta'n. lie caught her skill fully and before she knew what he was about be set her down on the transom rather harder than he had intended, owing to an unlucky roll, it must be admitted Miss Ellen sat up with a feeling like that of a recalcitrant chid who had been vio lently thi-ust into a seat. "This is positively outrageous !"' she cried. "Oil, please, stir. deal). kin' Mass' Cap'n. doan hang us bofe in de back yard, stir." "How dare you!" raged Miss Ellen, furious with anger at the captain. "Heed. suh. ef yo' mils' tek' anybody, forgih dat po" liT lam' an' tek " "Silence!" cried Miss Ellen. "He's not going to hang you !"' "I ain't on'n fo' masef. suh. Ma thought its' fo' mi vo'ing missy. Ma 'i-ont am ies' aikin' fn' de rope. suh. et e'll only lef yo' go. Mi-sy EU'n." With a preternaturally grave expres i,,n h,. was ready to shout with langh- . .- i . . . ..i. : i.l ter, it w as all sucu tun. nut i ins houiu . . . h: , r -1 1 .. v. have eves- ruiiieil luni forever in .uiss i.iu'ii s -Captain Smith hauled Chloe to her feet, and telling the frightened servant that no harm would come to her now that her mistress bad so graciously complied with his reipi.-st. he calmed her down and ordeivd her to leave the cabin. "Hon't go. Chloe," said Miss Ellen sternly. The captain pointed his inexorable fin ger at the door. "'Heed. Missy EU'n. I's got ter. Can't nobody refudge ter 'bey dat Massa Cap'n." "You stay outside within call." said Smith. "I wish to speak to your mistress alone." Chloe turned and. with a deprecating look at her indignant young mistress, shuffled out of the cabin. CHAPTER VII. Miss Ellen had risen from the tran som, whereon she had been seated, and now confronted her oppressor with the mien of an angry goddess. Things go by contraries. Never in her life had Miss Ellen looked so nearly beautiful as she did at that moment. Prob ably never would she look so nearly beau tiful again. At bust, that was th- ti tiinony of her lour. Never, on the con trary. were his homely and commonplace features more dearly realized than dur ing that dashing of will with the woman be loved. At bast, that was what she told herself. Yet while she vowed in InT heart that she hated him there was in her mind a certain amount of respect for him for the successful method by which be had ext raited lur the word is apiio site, it wa more like a dental operation than anything else! frmn her cabin. As a preliminary to the conversation he re sumed bis scat at the talde and at the same time courteously motioned her to sit down. sayiiiL' : "You had letter sit down. Our conver sation may be extended, and you will get very tired standing up. Miss Ellen." "You brute!" she ori-'d. "I never was so insulted in all my life! Those great, hulking men to drag me out !" "Thev didn't lay hands on you, did they?" "If they bad, it would go hard with them," said Miss Ellen, glaring at her captor savagely. "If I had a weapon, I'd ki" all of you !" "How fortunate," said Smith persuas ively, "that you are armed in beauty nd womanhood alone. An angry flush greeted this courteous and delicate compliment. "Seriously, though," he continued. "I entreat yon to sit down, dear Miss Ellen." Miaa Ellen stared at him in silent '"at tempt for the moment. The wind ws freshening; the ship was rocking ia,nd pitching unite perceptibly. As she gays no sign of compliance with his requei'li'ti spite of her unsteady footing, he joo arose. . . "The pitching of the ship is so greivti" he remarked, "that I shall probnblyjw tinder the happy necessity of assisting, you to keep your feet if you choose to remain standing. Allow me." . ' "Anything rather than that," said' the perverse young lady, promptly sitting down. " "! thought I could get you down.'-Vihe re'orieil with tirovokiitg coolness. "Indeed." she went on hotly, only." re strained from bobbin?.' up again by fthe silliness of such a performance, "I am nlone and helpless. You have the brjlte strength to compel me to obey your com mand." i . , i "I" am glad you appreciate your posi tion, although you state it with unneces sary harshness," said the captain grave ly." "It is the truth that is harsh, nottlfiy stating of it," she replied deftly. "However that may be, Miss Ellen, you. must know that I have loved you for four years, and " "Hid you drag me out here to tell me that'?" "Partly." "I admire your gentle method of woo ing a woman." she replied caustically. "1 am glad it pleases you.'Mie returned smoothly, "for I will admit that my dear est hope is some day to hear you say that you will 'love, honor and obey' me at the altar." . "You will never hear mo say ibose words !" .stormed Miss Ellen : "and if I can get the ear of any other foolish woman who may be inclined thereto, I shall relale this little scene as an evi dence of your character and prevent her, if possible." "Y -ir solicitude for my future. Miss Y. . " Miss an if you idea so Is t rulv touch! I may not hear you that yon will love, but for the present s-a y I'o- r i iome turn1 cior aoi 1 obev mi' ei will do at "Which one least one of these thing "t dev." The girl's an!s grinned the arms of the chair. She shut her teeth tightly, Due made no reply. "I am ho'.iel'ul. too," continued Smith with portentous gravity, "even in spite of the disadvantage under which I labor in this interview, that you will also even tually do the other two whether you promise or not. Indeed, from what 1 know. I think you do love and honor me just a little bit. don't you'?" "You should not judge from the past, snapped Miss Ellen. "Oh. then, you did?" "I hate you now! That's all you need to know." "That's just what I don t want to know." answered the captain, gently and smoothlv. "and you will pardon me, I am sure, if I tell you that I don't believe that's unite true." "Your beliefs, or non-beliefs, are noth ing to me. You surely did not have ma dnv'ed from the cabin by force to dis cuss ethical questions of this kind, in which I" assure you 1 have no interest whatever." , . "No vou are right, although ethics is always' 'interesting." assented Captain Smith. "I begged you to come out here t0?o.rr.d me with a boatswain's mate imd two ruffianly sailors," she interrupt ed scornfully. . ..n ite so. poor fellows. P.ecanse wanted a paper you possess." "What paper'?" cried the girl. "The mate to this," answered the cap-,-v,, lifting hp from "p t:,,,,n ,h' ,m E chart of th- estuary of Pamlico Sound. The original chart had bee. so torn in s that no one Iti possession ot piece could make head or tail two p a si ni: of it. , ..M-i,e,... ,lid vou get that? a -ked the girl impulsively. ' -I took it from a letter addressed to Captain Ever, as you heard me say when I boarded the ( ireyhound. In the letter wis a statement that the other half of the chart was in the possession of his passenger, the supercargo. You are she. "What do vou want with the chart? "That does not especially concern you." "Courteous!" sneered the girl. "Oh. well." said Smith equably. "I'm going in with this boat to cut out the Ellen, as you have probably guessed, and 1 want to know the way up the inlet. That's all." (To be continued. The Oilier JonIhiii. rniteil States Emory Specr, of the United States Judge Emory Specr, of the Southern Hist riot of (.eorgia, recently had before bis court a typi cal mountaineer on tin; typical ('eor gia (barge of illicit distilling. "What's your mime?'' demanded the eminent jurist. 'Joshua, je.dge." drawled the pris oner. "Joshua who made the sun stand still?" smiled the judge, in amusement tit the laconic answer. "No. sir: Joshua who niado the moon shine." answered llie quickwit ted mountaineer. Oakland Herald. Sellnii' l pporl n n 1 1 y . "Iion't you think you are taking big chances in permit i ing your daughter to marry that man?" "I'1 be taking bigger chances not to." "I don't see bow." "She might not marry at all." Houston Post. Thunder Artist. Ffiote Light W hat is your brother doing now? Miss Sue P.rette He's engaged to make the thunder for that new drama. Foote Llghte He always did say we would hear from lilm on the stage some day. Yonkers Statesman. Transformation. 'f?Tie was all agog to motor." "Ye, yes. "And now phe'a all agoggle." Bir mingham Age-Herald. Potatoes In France are nearly double the price of last year. mm A New Hit In nee Trick. , TIiIsJh one of the nt'utr.st and most curious 'of fmlanrlnj; "trirkH. Cut the tops to (vo-long ciu'liS Into vmtgt; shape, Insert , the- corks flrmly in the necks of two bottles of equal height, a ml" pla'co the bottles on the table .about .ten Inchet apart, with tho pages or rue corks parallel to encu otu er. Now try To linimice a tubU knife on one of the sharpened forks. If you succeed, reject that knife and try one with a' 'heavier handle, -'for we 'must have two knives that -will not balance unaided. Having found two ' suoh knives, hold ''them -lover on the corks with their points almost iu contact, moving the bottles if necessary, and set on their points a small, thin wine glass or tumbler containing Just enough wa ter to make the whole affair balance when you take your hands off it. This is a good deal easier to say than to do, but Jt can be done, though It may take more than one pair of hands to do It at least, at lirst. So far you have accomplished a striking ami "ticklish" balancing feat HOW THE Il.U.A.NCK IS MADE. and that is all. Now attach a bullet, coin, or any small heavy object to a thread and carefully lower It into the water in the little glass. As soon its the coin touches the water the glass begins to go down, the knives turning like seesaws on the corks, and lower goes the glass, so that if the coin is huge you will have a smash before It is half under water. ?ut you can pull it up at any instant. As you do so the glass follows as if it were glued to the coin, and so you can keep It seesawing up and down. Perhaps the reason of this is not clear to you. The coin is held up by the thread and does not touch the glass, so how can It affect It? Well, the coin is not held up by the thread alone. The part that is under water is held partly by the thread and partly by the water, which buoys it tip with a force equal Io the weight of an equal bulk of water. The coin there presses the water, and consequently the glass, downward with an equal force. Now when you pull ouf the coin this extra weight is taken off, so the glass rises to its original position. - You might make the glass bob up and down by pressing it with your fin ger, but it would be a ticklish experi ment, while with the suspended coin you can move the glass so very deli cately and safely that you can even make it dance in time to a waltz or polka played rather slowly on the piano. So it makes a very pretty little trick, especially if you substitute for the coin a tiny human figure or doll. An Alphabet of Sport. A is for archery, sport with the bow, 11 is for balls of rubber and snow; C is for catVcKidle, coasting and chess, I) is for dominoes, played with success. E is for euchre, an old (Jernmn game. F is for fishing, a sport of great fame. -( is for golf, a popular piny. With men and with women, merry and Rfiy. II is for hare and hounds see the hounds run ! I is for Indian, boys think it fun. J is for jackstravs and jackstones, too, K is for kites, far up in the blue. I, is for leap-frog Jump over his back, M is for marbles, blue, yellow and black. N is for ninepins roll the ball straight. Down go the ninepins, five seven, eight ! O is for "Observation." so keen. Try to remember the things you have seen. P is for polo, played in tho park, 2 is for quoits, pitched at a murk. H is for rowing, by river and sea, S is for skating, for yon and for me. T is for tennis, a game to allure The hand and the eye that are skillful and sure. I' is for umpire quarrels he'll quell, V is for vaulting, jump high and jump well ! W for wheeling, for man and for maid, X is for Xystus, whore Greek games were played. Y is for yachting from port to l,(rt, 7. Is for ligMR. the very last sport. Price "of a Hore. There are two ways of nguring out a sum i arithmetic, as a boy proved to a teacher ft few dnys ago. The teacher stated the ease thus: Your father bought a horse, you nay, for 'WO and sold him for $2.10; now, James, how much did he lose?" "Well, nliont $(.' "Wbat?" cried the teacher. "Why, there Isn't another scholar In the class that would, not Lave given me a cor WL9 " 1 1 t. rect answer to that question. I'm as tonlshed at you, James." "There Isn't another scholar In the class that knows anything about it," said James. "That burse kicked a set ter to death that was worlh at least $100.; He smashed a new buggy to Hinders, broke father's leg. unci did the same for two of the Jersey cow's ribs Let some of your bright scholars llgtirc that out and see what answer they get, will you?" Chicago Nynvs. . . i . An I n veil! Ion. ' A London paper notes a somewhat remarkable Invention that has lately been made. lt Is the work of a (Jet- man, and consists of a safe for tint storme of money anil valuable paMi-s. If any one should tamper with tin look, the safe will throw open its doors, seize and drag in the burglar, handcuff hint and then patiently wait till soini lwidy comes to carry the thief off to Jail. That's a rather, smart-safe, isn't It"? A boy on reading the account of the inventor's genius, said that he would dearly love to meet hlio.-.-IIe thought It entirely possible that a book might be invented that would lake hold of a boy, crowd into his head all the knowl edge the book contained, and then take the boy to school and tell blur the best way to recite his lesson. The Saerol AVhlle Kleplui n t. In Slam when a sacred elephant dies It is given a funeral grander than that accorded to princes of the royal blood. P.uddhist priests ollh-iate, and thou sands of devout Siamese men and wom en follow the deceased animal to the ;rave. Jewels representing much wealth are buried with the elephant BOUNDARY OF ALASKA. Some 1 iilcrrstl Old lim-n iiii-ma 1 I -cm creel lit Sllt.H. Documents, which would have been of great importance at the time of the conference in London in regard lo the 'anadian boundary ipiestion, have been recently linear! hod in Alaska by Leo Nabokoh", a friend of Count Leo Tol stoy. I hey are ancient Kiissiini papers bowing how Kussia managed to lay Itiim to the entire northern coast of North America, says the Seieiitnio American. Nahokoff has forwarded some of the lociunents to the (Jovernor Cotiorarof Canada and they will in all probability be exhibited in the dominion building it the Ahiska-Yukon-Pacillc exposition. which will be held tit Seattle in T.Mi'.l, ns they would have played an import- mt part in the history of the countries the fair will be held to exploit had they been brought to light sooner. It w;is while in Sitka, where he was sent by his government to put in order the archives kept by the Russian au thorities, that Nahokoff discovered the paiers. They were written in old Rus sian, which he had studied. One of the records was an order from the Rus sian government to the Czar's (Jov ernor of Alaska to bury tablets bearing the Russian ooat-of-arms at different points along the coast, which were to lie carefully noted, so that in after yoari when the country became val uable they could be dug up and used by Russia to claim the territory. This was done in part and the purport of some of the documents is that Russia appropriated the whole of the Alaska coast. Had these records been brought to light before the boundary decision some live years ago they might have affected it, but now that the coast line is forever settled, they are chietly of interest as relies. Nalxikoff located some of the tablets and they will be secured for exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacilie exposition. They were buried ns far south as lirit ish Columbia. Had they been unearth ed and claim laid to that territory the I'nited States, by the purchase of Alas ka, would now own the entire Pad lie coast from Mexico to the Arctic Ocean. lie Wan Careful of HI Voire. P.rignoli, the famous tenor, was very susceptible to flattery, and it is said that once in New York when the orchestra vigorously applauded one of his favorite songs he was so touched that he came down to the footlights and invited them till to a champagne sugger at the Everett House. The supper cost him $.KH). P.rignoli was very careful of his voice and was terribly afraid of drafts. It was once stated that during the winter It always took him throe-quarters of an hour to get from his room to the street. first lie would on leaving his room pace the hall for ten minutes to get acclimated. He then descended to the lobby, where the tem perature was ti little lower, and spent twenty minutes there. He then ven tured to the vestibule, from which the door opened into the street. He would parade the vestibule for fifteen min utes, occasionally opening the door to let In a little cold nir. P.dng now ac customed to a cool temperature, he would button up his coat and sally forth. A DlRtlnrtlnn. "She's ns pretty ns n picture" There is sunshine in her Rmile,' And she has n pair of dimples That are fashioned to beguile. "She's ns pretty as n picture,' Hut it may as well be known That she isn't, to be honest, Quite ns pretty as her own. Chicago Evening Post. A man isn't necessarily an ex-convlct because he doesn't care to talk about himself. He may be afflicted with mod esty. Young men who save a dollar earlj In life will find that it lias grown to $4 wben they are old, and need It most; 3 5 it Old Favorites Keep n SI I It lrmr Up. There has something gone wrong, My brave boy, it appears, For I nee your proud struggle To keep back the tears. That is right ; when you can uot " (Jive' trouble the slip, Then bear it, still keeping "A stiff upper lip!'' Though you 'can not escape Disappointment and care, There's one tiling you can do It is, learn how to bear. If when for life's prizes You're running, you trip, Get up, start again, "Keep a stiff upper lip." Let your hands and your conscience He honest and clean : Scorn to touch or to think Of the thing that is mean; Hut hold on to the pure And the right with firm grip; And though hard be the task, "Keep a stiff upper lip." Through childhood, through manhood, .Through life to the end, Struggle bravely and stand Hy your colors, my friend ; Only yield when you must, "Never give up the ship," Hut fight on to the last "With a stiff upper lip." t -Phoebe Carey. .llnule Hell,. Dashing through the snow In a one-horse, open sleigh; O'er the lields we go. Laughing all the way ; Hells on bob-lail ring, Making spirits bright ; What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing sung to-night! CHORES. Jingle, bells! jingle, bells, Jingle all the way ! Oh. what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh! Jingle, bells, jingle bells! Jingle all the way ! Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse oikmi sleigh! A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fannie Hright Was seated at my side; The horse was lean and lank; Misfortune seemed his lot; He got in'o a drifted bank And we we got upset ! Now the ground is white; (io it while you're young; Take the girls to-night And sing this sleighing song; Just get a ln)b-tailed bay, Two-forty for his speed; Then hitch him to an open sleigh, And crack ! you'll take the lead. LYDIA THOMPSON. Denlh of mi ArlreMH Who Once C're ii ted n Furore In Thin Country. The death of Lydia Thompson, an English actress, recalls the wonderful change that has come over the Ameri can stage in a lit tle more than a generation. When she c ii in e hero with the Rritish P.hmdos in IxiiS women In tights were not permit ted In any but the 1 o w est theaters. T li e excitement a n d controversy that followed the x tic ' I.HilA TIIOMI'SON coming of the Hlondes were tremeii- dnus. The newspapers criticised them severely, calling their appearance inde cent, and ministers denounced their per formance as the work of the devil. And now we have the Salome dance! Notwithstanding the newspajiers and the ministers. Lydia Thompson met with great receptions. She first ap peared iu New York in the burlesque "Ik ion," and Is-eause the women of the company wore blonde wigs they were dubbed the "Rritish Hlondes," a natno that clung to them. One of their per formances, "The Forty Thieves," ran for 1h nights something at that time unprecedented. All told, Miss Thom son made four visits to the United States, touring as far as the Pacific const. Her success may be Indicated by tho fact that when she was In Cincinnati even the lmotblacks sub scribed their dimes to present her with a silver wreath. In Chicago she horse whipped a newspaper man who had written an Insulting article concerning one of her songs. Miss Thompson first appeared on tho London stage in X'2. Four years later she toured Europe and she won such favor that In many cities she was sere naded and escorted by torchlight parades. Her Inst appearance on tho stage was in 1S'.r, in London. She wn8 72 when she died recently, having been born In IS.. Tamed. "Gracious! hear the wild geese!" said papa, laying his paper aside and sitting up.. "That isn't wild geese." explained mamma, "that's daughter's tame goose honking his auto horn to let her know he iu coming." Houston Post. A Cheap lUnwnot. A canny obi Scotchman, MacDongal, Who. like all of his people, was frugal. Whene'er he felt fine, 'Stend of ordering wine Would go blow himself on a bugle! Success Magnsine. A young doctor calls diseases by their Iatin names; an old doctor la not bo particular. Pi' fS. Li
