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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1903)
(l.iii.4lAJ.4.444.i4A14,iAAA14.l,i,VMHiXA4.4.4..i,J MfTtf tTTttTfTTTTTrrTrfTTYYtTTTTTTTTTfTTTTf TfTTTVTI OIIAI'TIIII XX. Mm. Clayton wna atlll n rlrh woman, nllliiiiidi did not, of coure, ncn more tlinn it ( I 1 1 of her huabunira in ( OHIO. H l II I . Umi wn enough In lilvc lnT every luxury Hint alio liml been iiceua turned in, mi. I in keep Iiit Hi n manner In'lltllng Iter million. Hha could not pre ti'iiil nny ili i n aorruw for the la of n inn II who liml been cruel, nciileetfid n ml almost lirntiil In Iiit; lull Urn lime "lie Illlil litrn absent from li 1 ill liml III II menu lire Miflcucil I he lmr.lilie.il of lli prcvl' OM4 memories, ninl I lie anil '"I" which liml overtaken lilin fnrbndp In her forglv tnit lienri the niutry remembrance of nil wrimit. "Perhnps, mini," alio snld, In n low, re gretful voice, "If I hnit been tnori) for bearing ami leu provoking tu him liu llllltllt Iihvu lieell different nil I lie lime." I .ml Miirlim looked up frmn lier liouk. "Il Is always rliiht. dear, In think klli.l ly of people who lire gone, mul I should feel It wrong to apeak ngnlnst Frnhrls Clayton iinir; hut I i-nunot hrlp tlilukliiK Hint tin amount of goodness or gentleness colli. I Into imirlie.l a heart so lilttrr mnl cynical tin hla." Mm. Mnxwell ili-rllneil nlnlutcly to be prr.rlil at Winifred' wedding. An alio wns utterly Indifferent now to tin- fnor or il(fn vr of her relation", aim illil not trnillile to imike miy excuse, hut content eil her. elf with saying .lie Jlld not frrl Inclined to l.f our of thn party. "I alwaya disliked ihn girl, an.l thought her Intriguante," he wrote In her moth er. "It woiihl tw n ierfeel farce for me to tw prracnt at her nmrrlatro. I hav not the leant aytupatliy with lirr auccras, althiMlilh I nilmlt alio haa played her tarda well," The wedding waa lump the Ipm happy or magnificent (or Mra, MaiHell'i ab-pni-e; everyone pronoiinrpil It a very splendid affair; ninl thl lime the sylupn thlpa of all were enll.tp.l fur tlir- lirliln ami bridegroom were Ixilli younit ami handanine anil happy. Mr llowaril carp Wlnlfrpil away, anil hrr husband rccclv l hrr with Infinite, gladupaa ami linilcr neaa. All Ihn fur inert ami vlllagcra came ruiinil to aee Mlaa (lyre, "that thpy hail known from a rhlhl," married. At llaicdl Court there were great fea tlrlllea; illnnrra for all the tpiianla. ami gamra ami tlrnwnrka In the evening, anil a real military loin. I from Iin.luii. Captain l Marehant waa lveat man. of course; Aila Fordycn chief hrhleanialil, nml Uir.l llarohl Hrskliic waa nhli. to be pre.ent without suffering any panes of Jealousy. II waa to I mi lnarrle.1 hlm.elf In a month'a time. Mnilauip tie Mnnto lieu hail actually heeu per.ua. I.-.I to t pre.ent at tli v wi-.l.llnir. "When we come hack you will alwaya lire with ua, dear mailaiiip," Wltilfrvd liail aahl. "Not yet, my lotp," Hip odd lady' an- awercil. "Young people aic heat hy them-arlrt-a at flrat. I ahall aak l.aily (I rare to keep mo a little longer: ami then. If In all montha or a ycar'a tlmp you carp to have Inc. I ahall rejoice to come tu you." The aprlnir hail cniup rouml aicnln. anil Mr. ami Mra. Ilaatlng-a wrrc at llaaell 'ourt. Mra. Clayton wna atnylng with them. Slip waa hpraclf again now not en hrlght ami apnrkllng, perhapa, aa III Hip oM ilaya, Imt very awcet and cihhI Hhp and Winifred were altllng togfther In the green morning room na the twilight waa coming on. "I think the old Court la dccldrdly Im- nrorpd uy thn prraencp of n inl.tre... aald Mra. Clayton prnaently. "I alwnya thought It charming now It la perfect. ' Winifred laughed a nliort, happy laugh "Oh, do you really think an? It aecina to me the plncp ought to bnvp a much grander inl.tre.. thnn I, l aney n girl lirouglit up to n almple country ifv com lug to audi atalp and grandeur! I feel ii. If I ought to he like l.mly llurlelgh on. I. Inatend of making in) self o thor oughly at home, to pliu- nway nnd dl "It la a good thing Krrol ia not hern to hear you, or !in would hp very angry nt your aaylng nitch fooll.h thlnga. If crer anjnne waa horn with n thorough appreciation of Hip poiupa nml rnulllea of the world, It la you, I think. It makca inn Inugli when I reuieiuher how you u.i-.l to prench to mo about lovp In n coltnge, nml mnrrylng the man you lorcd If lie lind not a .hilling. "And ao I would hnro married Ilrrol If lie hail been aa poor aa " "Ho llinnUf ill. ma hello, that your Iovp waa not put to audi n tcrrlhlp teat." Theic wna alienee for n few momenta, nnd thin Mra. Clayton apokp again, with n voice that betrayed noma agitation; "Winifred, did you over know how iiindi I cured for Col. d'Agullar?" "I know ho cored n grcut deal for you, IW "And you thought became I could not innku up my mind to alinrp poverty with Mm, tli ii t I did not lovp him?" "Nny, l'"ci', I would not any that." "Well, th " cried Mra. Clayton, lm- pctuoualy, "I tell you I loved him both before nnd nfter I married Knincla Clay ton better nfter, iierhapn, thnn before. 1 may na well coufeaa the whole; I nni not nfrnld of your repenting It. When I wna ho mlaeriililtf wp met again in Lon don, mid It hccuiciI my only comfort to get hi nynipntliy for my trouble. At hint wo purled, with tliu Intention of not meeting ngiilli. I have, never acen or heard of him since. I call guea why ho keeps nwny." "You think ha docs not llko to neck yaw hccamio you are rich aa well aa free?" Winifred auggeated. Mra. Clnytoii bent her head, "And I want you to do noinethlng for me," aha aahl, nfter a pause, "To auk him hero, dnrllngl" salt Wini fred, gently. "Yea," niuwereil Pee, almply, "NitoI alinll wrlto to him nt onco. I lainw he like lilni. I aupposo lio la lu KngliiniU" "I aliould think no," mul Mrs, Clayton roe aluwly nnd left the mom, I'l-caeiitly Mr. Hnntlnga enmo In, "Ilrrol!" aahl hla wife, "Yea, my pet." "I want you to write lit once and In vile Col. d'Agullar to come nml atny." "Do you, ilenr why V" "Never mlml. You nro not to nk nny iUCitlous, I cannot tell yqu tlio reiuoui nt all event, not now." He went up mid kissed her. "You seem In linvo nil eijual opinion of your husbuud'a powern of divination and discretion," ho said, luugliliiB, "Well, Kirol, hut will you?" pleaded Wlnlfreil. "Of course, I will do anything you llkp," ho nnswercd, "It Is too lata to wrlto to-ulght." j WlssasaSj NLY A FARMER'S DAUGHTER. Uy MRS. FOR IMS TltR,- "Not If you send thn letter over to f lot ton, Hrrnt,' "Winn! la It ao Important n nil thntT' "en, dnrllni," alio nnnwereil raiixlnilr. Iiuahliiif lit in Into' n chnlr, nml bringing the writing innlcrlnl to him. "Very well. Ill 1 1,, lyrnnl. Hut whern la hp I- what la III. nddrcss?" "(J. I.rrol. I can't tell you," cried Wlnl rre.i, lookliitf lilnuk. "Ho ion not know? "I ilou't, IiiiIi-piI. I li.'lleve lilt rciilinent una left lloiiiialow." "Will, cannot you acini It to hla ctuh?" "Yea, I ran iln tlint; hut you aeeme.1 In Hill n lerilhln hurry, mnl If liu ia not In town, thn chiinica arc he mny Hot Bet It for ilaya. I'erhapa pep known." "Now, Krrol, how aliouM alio?" "I ilou't know, ilnrtliiK, I nltvnya th'iiiElit they were audi great frlcmla, "Why, Ihey hnvc not met for imiiilht ami mniilha." "I'crlmpa they inlitht not llkp to meet, then." aahl Mr. Iln.tllli;.. InokliiK up at tviniireii, mm a 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii if n utile tniillcloui "Mail you not belter con. tilt IVp flrat?' nml then Wlnlfre.l fairly Innitlieil, hut would not he Imlueiil to any miyllilux inorp on Hip aulijpet. IIowput, the let ter wna iluly written nml aent, ami In three ilnya' lllne the an. wit nrrlvpil. Col. rAKtillar wiiulil harp much plenaiirp In pen. Unit a fpw ilaya at Hip Court, anil Mr. Ilaattuica mlitlit cipect him the fol lowing ilay. CIIAI'TKIt XXI. hen the Colonel came there waa an pnibarrnaainrnt In hla nm liner towarda Mra. Clayton; hp waa gravp. kind and rourteoila, aa though there had Im-co no mure than an ordinary frlen.l.hlp he tween them, lie wna rraulved not to apeak a tingle word of lore to her. lie felt her wealth to Ihi a barrier between IhiMii. and could not bear to any what wna In hla heart for her, for fear any doubt uf hla great lorn ahoillil come between them for fear any baap thought aliould creep in and aep a sordid drslro lu Hip renewal of hla paaaion for her. The laat few montha had been rerr pn Infill to him. hen be heard of I ran rla Claytun'a aiidden death, a feeling that hp wna aahatned of camp oier him. lie waa not glad, not actually clad-liny, he fell a kind of pity for the man who bad been cut off In Hip prime of hi. life, aelf- Jli and III apeiit though It had Ihm-ii: but hp could not forget that rep waa frep. Hp felt that she mint be tin- first to hold communication with him. Would she do ao? Did "he alill earn for him. nnd hnd he believed truly in the Ulnellliluii-.. of hla renunciation of her? Mra. Haatlnga waa by no ineana aatla- fie.l niih the prngresa of the affairs. In alead of the flrat natural reserve between Col. d'Agullar and her friend being dlasi paled It aii'ined to grow stronger each lay. Ihey avoided, alHirp all thlnga, be ing left ah. lie tugetlirr. Winifred want ed to help them: aha felt certain they car ed for ench other, and, bealdea, women In the first llu.li of a happy marriagu ar always lureteralp match makera. "Krrol," aald his wifp one day at lunch "I want tu )rlve you over to the Minor this afternoon. I am going to see grand papa, and he haa grown ao fond of you hn never likes too to go without you." "You forget, dear," replied .Nfr. Hast ings, "we cutinot b so uncourteous as to leave our gueata." "How stupid and provoking men are!' Winifred thought, pettishly. She look ed up at Cul. d Agullar pleadingly. "You will excuse him, will ou not?' "I was Intending to nsk permission to ride over and call on Lord l.anclng this afternoon." ho answered, fabricating a pollto Action for the occasion. "And I have a headache nnd do not care to go out," aald Mrs. Clayton. "Then we shall go orer to tlio Manor ns you wish, Wlnlfreil. Have you order ed the ponies'" "No, picnic ring the bell, nnd nay 3 o'clock." "I urn Just going round to the atnbles. Will you come. d'Agullar? Whnt will you ride this afternoon?" and thu two gentlemen went off together. "rec, said Winifred, suddenly, "you ami Col. d'Agullar aiu very provoking." How. Winifred?'' You arc so strange and distant to each other. Why do you not let him see you care for hliu?" "I do not think he care for me any longer," Mra. Clayton answered, despond- ngly. "How can you be ao blind. I Ye? You mint know what ha feels. Is It not quite natural that ho should hesitate to remind you of tho past now that you nro rich?" 'Hut, Winifred, a woman cannot speak llrat." 'Of course you ennuot nsk him to mar ry you, but you cnti let him see that you nro nut utterly Indifferent to him," Mra. Clayton inndo no answer. "It is so tlresomo of him to go out," continued Winifred, presently. And defeat your intentions, little match milker," added I'ce, looking up When l.rrol and bis wife hnd started Mrs. Clayton took her book to the green room nlid begun to rend. Col. d'Agullar came to fetch n letter he hnd written In the' morning. A midden thught crossed Kee n mind t tin t scut tho blood rushing over neck mid brow nml mndo her heart bent In great throbs. "Col. d'Agnllur," she nld, with n voice almost Inarticulate with nervousness, "Yea, Mra. Clayton." "Aro you really going out?" "I am just Blurting for llolton." "Won't you ntny with me? 1 'ahall be so dull nil alone." Ho liesltnted for n nionieiit. "If you really wish It I will." "Of courso I wish It or I should not nsk," I'Yo responded, a llttlo petulantly. ' I lien I win go nnd send tho groom hack to tho stables." And ho left tho room. Mra. Clayton was excessively iinensv lu her mind. She could not form tho least resolve whnt alio should say to him when he returned. You will not llinnk tup for spoiling jour ride," wcro her lirst words to him. I would much rallier bo here. I only proposed riding to llolton becnuso 1 thought Mrs. Hastings was anxious for her husband's company." "Aro they not devoted? sighed t'eo. I never saw ntnnti fonder of a wouiun. I do bcllevo ho fancies there Is Ho one like her so graceful, bo unliable, so clever." That Is na It should he. Is it not?" naked Col. d'Agiillur, smiling, Of course, lie Intends her to mnko quite mi Impression this season. Ho has taken a mansion for three months aud uu opern hof, ind I know ,er to Imvn her haiidaonieal cnrrlnki. and horaea In London. I''nney a woman linrliignll thht nlul n linml.omn hn.bati.l whom aha lovea beside)' And tlier wcro tears in lira. ('1iylon'a Mrs. "Hhp .la very awcet mannered, I think she deserves her liiipplneaa." "I am sure .he doea," responded Mra. Clayton, warmly. "Hhe would have mar ried him Juat the an mi. If he bad hern poor. Hlie was not llko me, Col. d Agul lar." "You forget how differently you wera brought up." ho exclnlmad, eager to de fend her from any Imputation, even llniilgb II came from her own lips. "I'or erty would hare been n terrible hard. hip to you. Hho hail been used nil your life to luxury." "Il la very gpiieron In you to excuan tny selllahneaa." IVp anld, softly, "allien you surfered by It. Did Jnn stirrer?" she asked, wllh n quick alteration of mood. "Ilnrdly," she ndded, with the slightest HllKii of blltertieaa. "or you would not knve been so ready to give Inn up." It wna Oil. d'Agullar' turn to feel hurt and hitler now. "I believe women never give men credit for real iinselll.hnc.a." hp said. "A wom an ha more faith In tlio pnsalon that McrluYra than In thn lore that spares her." "Col. d'Agiillnr," snbl Mrs. Clayton, wllh bright tears standing In her eyes, "I would give the world to know If you left uic because you really laied me." "My love could have little worth for you." he answered, sadly, "If n doubt of my motlvtt could have found room In yiiur henrt." There cmne then n long alienee between them, nml both looked atrnlght nway from each other, as though they feared the next words that might be spoken. At Inst Mrs. Clayton turned her face townrd thn man, whom she loved nml esteemed mom now thnn she had ever dono In her life before. "Ivors," aim aald, in a low voice, that trembled from the deep iiniler-current of rmritlon "Ivora, do you not know how hard It Is for a woman to ask for a man's love?" Hp turned quickly toward her. "My darling! do you think It neceasary to aak for whnt 1 ham given you, wholly and entirely, from the tlmp I first saw you? Do I need to tell yon that I lorn you heart and aoul, and that I can never cease to care for the little fairy who first bewitched tnu until the day I illo?" (The rod.) THEIR RULES OF HEALTH. Air, Hmialiliie nml filet DUcusaed lij Mine. Ileriilmnlt nml Hliiuem. Mine. Paul's declaration Hint ulie has nlwnya kept Hie window of her room opcti nt night mul day. In order that tlio u Ir might Ik- fresh nml Hint she nt tribute her good health to this prac tice, lm lirouglit out nn answer from Hnrali Hcrnlinrilt. who huil iiilie a dif ferent experience, nml yet enjoys audi health Hint her remarks on tlio subject are worthy of attention. itf way of life la exnctly the oppo site of Mine, rati IV the Krench ac tress sab), "for she demands nlr while I live iilwnyii shut lu. "I drive In n closed carriage to the theater. Kiithualnsui keeps mo nllvo nnd well. The fatigue of the theater delights Instead of weakening me. "I go tu bed at a o'clock In the morn ing nnd get up nt t o'clock. 1 nm for 13 hour In the thriller without the fresh air or the daylight At Hello Isle, lu the summer. I nm continually lu the open nlr. for even when I nm In the house the windows are wide open." Mot of the other celebrated women questioned about their dally regimen emphnslze the Importance of fresh air. Jane Hading found her greatest recro- ntlou In resting nt her Ncullly villa and In travel. Yvctle Ottllbcrt. who has been nn In valid for three yearn, and Is, therefore, less of an authority on tho subject than some of the others, recommend bathing nn the bent mean of keeping In Mtreugtli nnd health. "Water, water, water." wna her con tribution to the symposium. "I prize nothing ru much n the warm tin tli In getting nil nnd going to bed. I drink only water, utiles a bo nn occasional glass of milk. "I sleep 10 hours and go to bed Im mediately on tny return from the then tor, without stopping to take supper. The stupid pn.'t of the whole thing I that. In spite uf all these rules, I look moru than 1", lint even If they don't protect one against the ravages of the years, they nre at least worth trying." Jean ile itcszke s usual mode of life resembles Mine. Harnhardt's more than Adellnn rnttls. as he tiirelygops out of tho house, except when he Bteps Into n tightly closed cub. He uxervlses In his apartments to keep his muscle linril, and In this way manages to con trol his figure nnd help himself from growing too bulky. Hut when ho goes to Poland In tho summer his wny of life Is quite differ ent. He is rarely Indoors. Ho divides his time between his sta bles mid Ills piano, which he has placed on n piazza In the summer, so that ho may play and yet be In the open nlr. In the evening It Is moved Into the music room, us the tenor Is too pru lent to sing In Hie open nlr. Mill I.climnuu attributes her Duo physical condition anil great ability for work tn her il I most complete iibstlu- nee from nieat. She eats llsli. vege tables mid eggs. Her supper nfter an operatic per- fofiimnco or conceit consists regularly of on egg. nn apple mid two slices of bread. Her other meals nro almost ns frugal. New York Sun. Iiiltiieiioo ot l'o (l. "What do you think of tho theory Hint food has a potent lutlueiice In de termining character? usked Mr. Snilthtleld, ns be put three lumps of ugar In liH collec. I guess Its all right, replied Mr. Wood, as he Bevered a portion of his bei'l'stoiil; "It nlwuys m'oiiis n little cannibalistic to tue when you order lobster." "Well." retorted Mr. Smltlillebl. good hmiiorcilly, " louglit to have known It was dangerous to lend you money niter 1 discovered your fondness ror beets Hut, seriously, If there were niiylblng Irt tlio theory, wouldn't It make u inuii sheepish to eat mutton?" "It would, mid prl.o fighters ought to restrict themselves to a diet of scraps." iMttHliurg Ouzcttc. Huh u Tliluk Hide, Tho bblo of the ulppupotnmua lu somo parts is fully two Inches thick. Hossuet was tho most gifted orator thu llomnu Church over produced. ' flllMOJt OP Til K WKKIC 11 UillUJV UX' i ilij U LlLllV I STORIES TOLD DY FUNMY MEN OF THE 1'HEbO. Odd, Clirloua find I.unuliahla f'hnaea lit Itumall Nnlnra (iraplllcnllr I'or trvyed by l.iiiloeut Wont Artlnta of Our Own layA lludicat of Iuu. "Here's; nn nrrotint lit r woman who Votiiiilltti'il sillclilii becnur her him Imii't liml died," no Id (Irowella. na he glRiiceil up from bin impcr. "Wlmt do you think nt that?" "I think," nnsweriil Mr. O., "Hint hp mnrrlnl the otio mini In about IJUWJIXWlW." rinmsthlnic III n Nnme, Mlsn Dnshflwity -It wit viry good of you Ui nam your automobile after me. Hy tlio way, what I It llko? Mr. Cashlelgh Well, It Isn't n thltiK of beauty, but It's tlio fnntiKt bunch of wheel that over rami down thu boule vard. Or eric Meet. Orrek, Merclmlit Your refiTenccn neem to lie nil right, nnd If yon can put tip (I.OoO ciisli serially you can have the J-.1i. Appirtnnl Tlmnk you, sir. Hut whnt nocurlty can you put up for my ?1.(XJ? rrom lln-t to Worae, ratlin! The bent In no oppressive. doctor, that I almost feel Inclined to commit suicide. Doctor Tut, tut! Thnt will never do. What you jieetl I a change of climate. I'ualilntr lllm Alonir. "Would you mind pinning a flower In tny coat when I go?" naked young Delloretn. "Certainly not." replied Miss Wear- yun. "It wJH afford tne plcaaure to do It at once." A Mn of Ilia WM. Mr Nokoyni I'd give you the mou- Ly for Iu.w jat next week Jlrs. Nokoyne -Hut that' what you aid last week. Mr. Nokoyne Yes, and I'm likely to say the nnme thing next week, too. I'm not the kind of a man who any one thing one week and another thing the next week. An Optn Fecret. The reason for embracing We need not seek afar; Men love to hug deluslons And girls delusion are. Aa Uaflned. "Pay, mamma," queried little Mary Ellen, "what's a dead letter?" "Any letter that I given to your father to mall, my dear," replltd the wise mother. Gom1 Re.ian for Hla Panchnnt. Hlckn Henpeck Is very fond of en ((rtalnlng, lan't he? Wlcks Yea: hi wife Is always pleasant to him when there's com pany lu the bouse. Philadelphia Pre. Ilia Herniation In Peril. Tcsa He' a gay Lothario. lie tries U) flirt with all tho pretty girl In our street. Jess I've seen him trying to flirt with you, too. Philadelphia Press. The How-Wow. This .Mr. Wlng-Wung of HungChow Walked out with his little bow-wow. "How nicely!" he snld, "A dog mny be led,. Provided you only know howl" The Wny Out of It. She He can't bear to have girls got nlicntl of him. IIi Then why doesn't he stop run ning after them? Harvard Lampoon. Jlnrcd to Dentil, Tcs Clrnclous! You'ro ns cross ns two sticks this morning. Jess No wonder. That's what I had calling on mo Inst night. TensWhat? Jess Two sticks. Phlla. Press. 1 oor lloyl "Your new brother Is the eleventh child tn the family, 1 he not?" usked the caller. "Yes, ma'am," said the little glrL "Have you named him yet?" "I think we're going to namo him Jerusnlem. That's whnt papa called him when he was born." Chicago Tri bune. Itecoverlmr l'Votu the Delusion Ilouudlclgli Towne Do you bellovo 111 art for nrt's sake? Cashlelgh Splash I had to for n while, but I'm getting orders now nil right. New York Sun. Then Ho Went. 'Will you thlnts of ino when I'm gone?" asked tho lovclorji youth, who scorned unahlo to tear himself from her presence, On the Auto, of Course, "I ran across old Hopkins In Boston yesterday." "Casually?" "No; fatally," Harvard Lampoon. i n nr-wj-ii nirninini Mail Hnpport tha Vmllr Dlnnlr "Iiok hyar, Ham, we done I bin tnnrrled fo' or live, ilaya now; donn' yo' reckon yo' hcttnli go out an' look fo' aomn wuck?" Hnm: "Ncbnli mind 'bout dnt ylt. I'll find some wuck fo' yo" time 'nougli. Imt I donn" want yo' ter t'lnk oh waahlti' an' Iron In' till de liotinymi.ofi am past." Philadelphia I'rewi. Why Hh. l.aiiRtmt. "llrldgct," raid .Mra. Hyflyte. "your ldy friend mustn't stay so late here after. Her uproarlotia laughter woko me up nt 1 o'rlo-ck this morning." "Yla, mum. I wna tellln' her about how you tried to make cake wan day." Indianapolis Hun. Had tn (Ut Well ftonaetlmta. .Martha I meant to come to see you while you wero sick, Mary. Mary Well, I couldn't slay nick all summer to oblige you. Detroit Free l'resa, A Natural Uueatlon. Mrs. Ilenpeck My! my! What an awful catastrophe happened to young Jinks. Mr. II. (absently) Eh? Whom did he marry? Had Mothlnar to (how, "Bay, doctor, what'a that Inst 13 Item In your bill for?" "Iet me see. Oh, yea. I gar 70a a thorough examination on that y. Don't you remember?" "Bure. I remember. Hut do you ap pose I am going to pay you for that when you took up an hour of my time and then could not find anything 6ti matter with me at all?" Buffalo Ex press. One W.allhr Invalid. "How much I he -worth?" "Six millions." "And how doe he enjoy life?" "Well, thff doctor say that If he's very careful with himself he'll bo able to sit up and make hi Trill one of theto days!" Atlanta Constitution. The Wr to Civil Pervlcn. Tlte There's only one way to get civil service. Jcnka How's that? Tlte Why, make the tip a big one. Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. Deadly Inanlt, TIrcdout Walker You seem bo nerv ous, Willie, what' the matter? Willie Weariness I've been Insulted. That man back there said I was work ing for him, mind you, he said "work ing." He Had a Great Nimf. Miss De Style By the way, count. It Is very awkward, but I do not know your name. Itusslau Count Vould you like to hear It? "Most certainly." "Den, If you haf ten minutes to pare sit down and I Till tell It to you." London Tlt-Btts. Keeping- Tab. "You should sleep on right side, mad am." "I really can't do It, doctor; my hus band talks lu his sleep, and I can't hear n thing with my left ear." Town Topics. Couldn't Trust Himself. IJleeker Hut If you and your wlfo are not congenial why don't you get a divorce? Meeker Because I'm afraid, lllcekcr What are you afraid of? Meeker I'm afraid I might bo fool enough to marry again. A Maidenly Amenity Tho spinster showed her visitor a beautiful hand-made lace collar and said proudly: "This Is over fifty years old." "It Is beautiful," purred tho girl. "Did jou make It, dear?" New York Press. Our Greatest Frontier Judge. A man who sentenced 172 criminals to death, SS of whom were hanged; an upright Judge, holding sway for twenty-ono years over 74,000 square miles of the most lawless territory In tho United States; a stern, Just Judge, whose name became a terror to evil doers; n very kindly, sympathetic gen tleman and public-spirited citizen few characters have been developed in our West who have played n more striking role than Isaac C. Parker, United Stntes District Judge for tho Western District of Arkansas from May, 1875. to September, 1S00. Los He's Popular Monthly. lleonuse of Principle. Tho Hov. Frank Bachelor, of tho South Congregational Church, Hock anum, Conn., has resigned his pas torato because leading members of his Hock refuse to abandon the culture of tobacco. Chlneso lonr Heat. Chinese Urcmen seem to be Immune to the fierce boat of the flreroom on ocean steamers, and stand up to tem perature that would prostrate white men. ill ---An Exchange i HTiwtHTittTHniii nniiiH mfnnfiinmin rt ii ATi; everyuiing in ion worm, II assorted the girl, nweeplngiy ami defiantly, "everything nnd every body except, of course, you. Aunt Hester." "Kitty, dear, don't talk so wickedly," replied a voice so fii-blc nnd tired, though sweet, thnt there was no need to' be told Aunt Hester wns 111. "It's ipilte true," repeated Kitty; "I do hate everything. I hate never hnv Ing any money and living In these two poky little rooms, and not being nble to take you abrond, which the doctor ays would Very likely make you well again, nnd having to slave day after day teaching tliise horrid children who never seem to lenrn nnythlng. I loathe It nil! I can't help not being patient like you, Auntie, nnd if It is wicked to hate things, why then I must be wicked!" The girl stopped, completely out of breath, and the elder woman sighed but said nothing. She knew how hard the poverty of their lives was to the pretty girl of eighteen, who bad youth's natural desire for pbasure and pretty things. She understood how Irk some It was to Kitty to tench three dull children for live hours dally for the munlllcent sum of 14 a year, which money, with the addition of a very small annuity of hers, waa all they had to live on. She knew, too, better than hor niece, better even than the doctor, that so far as she was con cerned. It would soon be over; that not even the visit to Switzerland, so easily advised, ao Impossible to ob tain, would make very much differ ence or very materially lengthen the days before Kitty would be left to fight the battle of life alone. "Only 10," she went on bitterly. "I have worked It all out. For 50 we could both go to Lausanne for ten weeks. You know that pension where Llzble stayed; they would take the two of us for 3 a week; that would leave plenty for the Journey. Fifty pounds! less .than heaps of women spend on one dress! I call It hateful horrible unfair. Why should we have nothing and others so much?" She made for the park, and aa she was walking along one of Its most de serted paths her foot knocked against a stone, which she kicked Impatiently away. The softness of the stone struck her, and she looked down to And she was kicking a purse. She picked It up and examined It carefully. It was nearly new, of green leather, curiously worked with black, and the monogram, "A. K." stamped In gold In one corner. "It Is so light there can be nothing In It," she said to herself, and opened It. A shilling and four pennies fell Into her hand, and then some pieces of folded paper, live Bank of England notes for 10 each. There was no one near. Kitty's bead swam, her eyes grew misty, she. ftlt sick and faint aa the temptation unfolded Itself to her. Here was the exact sum needed to re store Aunt Hester to health: there was no name In' the purse, no clew to the owner; surely, since It had come to her at that moment when she so much needed 50, It must have been sent by Providence. Surely It would bo only right for her to keep It. Thus she rea soned, knowing the weakness of ber arguments, realizing, but refusing to consider, that she contemplated com mlttlng a theft. And after the theft. lies would be necessary, for If Aunt Hester bad the faintest Idea of how the money was obtained, she would certainly refuse to even touch It, and would Insist on making every effort to find Its owner. If Miss Ormond had not been the most simple-minded nnd unsuspecting of women she would never have be lieved that Mrs. Harper, the by no means rich mother of ber niece's pu pils, would give her a present of 50, for this was the very feeble He by which Kitty accounted for her posses elon of the money. Miss Ormond was anxious to write and thank the lady, but- Kitty averred that Mrs. Harper had made a condition she should re ceive no thanks for her gift and Miss Ormond, Into whose guileless mind no shadow of suspicion entered, obeyed, tuougn a lime unwuungiy. "Much a magnificent, such a princely gift,' she kept on murmuring gently, "It seems rude and ungrateful for mo not to thank her, but of course we must do as she wishes. I hope, Kitty, you said how deeply grateful we both are." A week later and the dingy lodgings wcro left and aunt and niece started for Switzerland. Aunt Hester bore the Journey very well, and they were soou Installed In a comfortable pension overlooking the azure waters of Lake Leman, on the other side of which In suow-clad majesty the peaked Alps keep guard. Then suddenly one day when they had been In Lattsnune for six weeks, nnd Kitty congratulated herself that her aunt was so much better she had not slnued In vain, the end came. Aunt Hester returned from a walk, felt tired, and went to He down. In two hours the suave little Swiss doctor was assuring the almost frantic Kitty that nothing could save Miss Ormond. "If all your famous London doctors had been here, Mademoiselle', they could have dono nothing. Her henrt failed suddenly. I sympathize much with you." Mrs. Allen, the lady with whom she lived, wns so sorry for the lonely girl that slio always nsked her to Join any little entertainment that took place. Kitty never accepted these kindly meant Invitations, She was so un happy that she had no heart for any thing of the kind. One evening, how ever, she relented. A small musical party was to bo given and one ot the pupils, a girl of whom Kitty had bo como very fond, begged her to accept Mra. Allen's Invitation to join It. My brother, who Is staying nt Lau sanne now, Is coming," she said proud ly. "He sings splendidly, nnd you play accompaniments so well that 1 want you to play bis, I told Mrs, Allen I -wonia implore you to come. Do, there i darling. You needn't stay down stairs nit tho evening If you are tired, only I do want you to henr Arthur sing and see him, too; ho I Just per fect!" For Jaule thought there wns no one In the world lit to tompnro with her eldest brother. Kitty ncceiled to the earnest request, though when she found herself In th.i ilniwlng-room that evening she wn almost sorry she had given In. Thero wan no help for It then, howivcr, nnd she bowed gracefully to the tall, dark young man who was Immediately In troduced to her by his enthusiastic sister. "Mis Ormond I going to play your accompaniments, Arthur," she said Im petuously. "She plays beautifully and I have told her all about your wonder ful singing." The man smiled. "I nm nfrnld my little slater talks) too much," he said. "She Is so proud of my singing thnt she expects every one to be equally enthusiastic!" During the evening he nsked his sis ter why Miss Ormond looked so un happy, and she told him that Miss Or mond had brought her aunt out to Lausanne hoping thereby to restoro her health, and bow she had died sud denly. "The poor thing Is qul: alone In the world, and very poor," Jnnlo continued, "so Mrs. Allen asked her to live with ber. She must have loved that aunt awfully, because It Is mors than two years since she died, and Mlsa Ormond always ha that sad ex pression." The young man found that Janle had by no means exaggerated Miss Ormond' playing powers, and al though not at all Impressionable, hs could not help feeling Interested In the beautiful, sad, and apparently friend Una girl. He stayed In Lairsanne for some time, and very often saw bis sla ter, and always managed to see Mlsa Ormond at the same time. "Kitty, dear," he said tenderly, "why are yon so much astonished? You must hare known I loved you. My poor little girl, all alone In the world. Janle ha told me all about your trou bles, and now I am going to make you happy again. You are too young and pretty to have that sad face always." But the girl shrank from him. "I can't," ho murmured brokenly. "I love you, ob, yes, I love you, but I can never marry you nor nny other man!" The anguish In ber voice and face was so Intense that the man looked at ber In astonishment. "What Is It, my darling? Why do you talk so strangely? Why, It you love me, can't you marry me? You speak as If you bad committed a crime!" "So "i have," she answered, nnd It was his turn to start back and ex claim, "Kitty, what do you mean?" "Listen," she said miserably, and then she tells ber story. Her eyes were on the ground, and she did not see the curious light In bis. "It Is odd there was exactly the 50 you wanted, no more, no less," be ob served quietly, to her astonishment. "There was something else," she an swered, "a " But he Interrupted her: "A shilling and four pennies were In It as well; the purse was green worked with black, and A. IC was stamped In gold In tone corner." "A. ICt" she cried. "Arthur King! It was your purse. Oh, let me go. Let me go, let me never see you again 1" He held ber firmly. "My darling, the money Is nothing to me In comparison with what you bare suffered. I am glad you had the mon ey, glad that through me you wero able to give your aunt a little happi ness at the end. And for yourself, Kitty, you must be happy again now. After all, you used my money, and It Is only fair you should give ma some thing In exchange." "I have nothing to give, at least hardly anything. I have only been abls to save 10. Ob, Arthur, how you must bate me!" "I don't want money, Kitty. You can give me the only thing In the world that I want, and that Is Shu looked at blm In wonderment. "Your self," he finished, and she said no more. New York News. The Wounded Duelist. At the recent congress of physicians In New Orleans a story about Dr. Lorenz went the rounds. Dr. Lorenz. some years ago, waa summoned suddenly to the bedside of a Frenchman who had been wounded In n duel. "Come Immediately and bring a plenty of surgical appliances," said the summoner, "for you will nnd your patient In a serious situation." Accordingly the physician and hla assistant loaded Into their carriage a great quantity of bandages, and Iodo form gauze and absorbent cotton, to gether with probes of every size and bape, anaesthetics and splints. They were equipped to dress the wounds ot a smalt army, and great, therefore, was their disgust, upon reaching tho Frenchman's house, to nnd that noth ing ailed him but a mere sword scratch In the forearm. Dr. Lorenz, with a smile, sent his assistant for some warm water, and waited for Its arrival to dress the tiny wound, Tlio Frenchman, groaning fearfully, said to him; "Is my arm hurt serious, sir?" "Very serious, Indeed," replied tho physician. "I'm nfrnld, If my assist ant doesn't hurry It will heal of Itself beforo he gets back." Aincrlcuii Cigarette In India. It Is now said that tho crgarette trodo ot India an enormous and grow- lug one, for every native smokes has been captured by America. It 1 the old story over again surplus stock sold at ruinous prices. Ten American cigarettes, done up In a box, can b bought to-day In any Indian bazaar for halt a penny. Ii I ifcsfc ft Jk