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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1904)
Second Cousin 5arah nr tiik aviiiuh or "Anne jvdiik, .wuhtkh," "imir. haw niHnr." vUi CIIAITr.lt XII. Tlio riiiiii il im'iiIMi nf Hhuuti I'ultvh k nf Hedge Hill, Wnrciater, hla position In till' I'llllllly III' IllH lllllll of till If, ill't Mill ixiiclae un ii'Hlrnliil Ul'uli tlm pii'iillnrltlca nf tlii- iiiihii wuliiun whu confronted IiImi; who leaned aciuaa the In Me, Uliil unci rcuiniiloualy snatched from lil lunula the painting Unit aim liuil pluc i'il lii'tnri'ii tlii'iu. There waa no reaped fur I ..Tool I X III thl llllllll lit I.llcy Jelllllllg, lapeclnlly wlii'ii her I I I wn tip. "Wlinl iln you menu 1 iy nothing of tlm sort?" ln' I'li'lnltiii'il, ml nt the (milium llimlilliK uf Iht ('( HI moil ('iilwltk'a low it Jmv ilruiii'il; "Imvi'ii't )im come In nil humility, mill kliiiluena, mill liirl.llaii ihnrlty In I Ilia linllao?" "(Vrlnlhly mil," anld Mr. Cutrtlek, making n at ninl fur It. "Mil ilnwii, please, while I talk to you," nlil I.llcy very frvrrlaliljr, nud lit tlm jming womnu'a excitement Mr. CuLvIck tllarnl In in i ( niiiiut-iuciit. "Have ynii I'Vi-r tlmiiclit whnt In tn become nf J on, nlil iiiiiii. w In n ymi nn closer tn the grave lli.in ymi ii r i' imtv? Wlirn you nr dying, ninl nil your irll nml wealth urn not worth tluil," aim rontluiicil, with n quick ninp of lirr llugira mi clnae to lila face Unit Im win imi I nml drew buck III licml with nlncrlly. "Vou- you wretched wniiimi!" cilcd Mr. Culwlek, llmlluii hrentlt to reply, nml clutching tlic nriiia of tin clmlr with l,otli linmta, ninl slinking them In Ida ,-ugc, "Iniw iliiru j ou apeak to me? Do )uu I now lliut that I hmr, utter been tulk i.l to In thin wn) In my llfr that tlila la mi uiiwnrrnnlnlile liberty from ouu In your piialiinnV" "I ilmi't rnrp for your poaltlon," cried I. ury Jennings; "I wouldn't rhauge my I 1 1 1 ii ii for joiira for twin' your iiiiniiy for llfty times nil lliut you have lionrtl ill together, nml hardened your soul with. Whnt H rp you Imt a aelflah olil Imu-r, who broke lila lfi''a lirnrl, aud tumid mi only ami out of doors, ami nim inuat Imiil la'for lila (iwl nye. sooner tliau lii thinks, perhnpa," alir added, wllh in im cry hnng upon llir tal.li' Hint aliook tlii nlioli' hotim, alul look Mr. Jemiluga diiiinaliilra with n lunillnnc plunge, 1111 ili'r tlu Imprcsaluii tlmt hla alork had ex l lmliit "i nnatvcr for laiili crimes?" "look here." 'limited Simon Culntrk, "I llHVP llll'l enough of filial." "Vou lll hear mo out," anhl I.ucy, hacking ngnliinl Hip door with her chair, li a hp roup from hla sent; "you hnp cum' nf your unii frrp will to thla hotiae, wlirre no oiip la IlkiTy to In- nfrahl of you. You nrp lii-rp boasting of your wnnt of unYo- II brngglllg of till' poaalhmty of wound- Ins one nfrt-i.li whoa llfp you tinrr al ri'inly ilnrkrupil, nml I will till ynn lmt l In hppoiiip of you hrrrnftrr." "Vou nrv n fmmtlr. Vou'r rirlm; ninl," an lil Simon Cultrlt k, ilrnpplnt; Into hla ai'iit nuntn. "I linvp mi morp tn any," alip cirlitlin til. ".Now think of It, nml do your duty, li a I hnVn iliuin mini', hpforv It la too lati'." 'I'lu'ro wna n aUuimlUk of Ihr door, nml lip oppupil hla ryra tu II ml that hla tor mrntor hud kuup. Ilu roo at onca, nml took hla hut. "U'lint n horrlhlp crpnturt'," lip unt il ml; "I Mill not alop mint he r uiuinvnt." Hp wna hnlf wny lonnrd thp door whpn Hip plrturt' nttrattril hla nttrutlon again, nml lip rlii'nil. It wna hla ruling pna- Inn; tut'ri'aa In bualnpaa, prrarnt power, fin ore Impplnpaa, wrrv not upon hla mind now In niiy Kront ilPKrrr. Hp went Imrk to thp plcturi), in J knit-d-d hla liroita nt It, na n man might do Inliiilly puizliil with n problem of more tlnin ordlunry illlllonlly he look It tu thp window; hp pin red it on the table, l.lnl hid hlmaelf In the curtnlu fnlda, behind the Unlit to erne at It; ho put hla lint en the Moor, mid ant down with thp plclurn In front nf him, nml began rubbing It I'nri'fully Willi the palm of hla linml; tlnnlly lip throat hla hnnda Into hh pock- I h. nml atnr.il nt It. forgetful of time ami pint'!', nml of the iiinln object nf hla xilt. Hu wna n mnn pnaaeaaed nf one l.l.-n. Therp were feet naeendlng the atnlra now. lightly nml aprlnglly. There wna n voire lie ahnulil hnvn reeollected na be longing to old ilnya. t waa only when the hiindle luriu'd ahnrply, nml the door opt'iii'tl, thnt he awoke to the couacloua inaa of wherp he wna, nud whnt llgurn Innl i'oiiip Into the room from the world Hint wna an different to hla own. "1'iitlior," anld Iteulien Culwlek, aa he mlvniiiiil tonnrd him. "Voti hnre como tn are mii". mid I im elm!." "Vimi huu'n't mlleli to ha glnd nhout nt preai'iit," rt'plled thp father; "I wna In tlio neighborhood, nml I thought that I Mould i'iiII nml aep where you weru lodg ing, nud whnt you were doing. I haven't i.mio from Worceati-r eipreaaly to lee j ii." "II dma not ninttcr; tirny don't nnolo- pli'," Hiiid Itpuben llghlly, na he took Ida apnt nt tint ileak, opened It, and glnne eil I'liri'leaaly nt tlio lettera nnd pnpem wbieli hud nrrlvid. "I linvei been Ihluklng n grp.1t denl iibiiut )ou liilety; yo'u hnre bothered me." "Inili'iil!" "Vou oniiip tn fipilgo I (III you wero lii lira! tn wrlto to me the drat to uiake uilvmii'eu, And nlthough cnlllng on ice only proved that yutt were aa obatiuiit n m ever thnt wo ahouhl nerer get on," he eiintiuui'd "allll I itceepted It na nil iipiiltigy. And It atrurk nia that tliero vna aoiiiii nuiotint of reaped for me hi your lieiiit, pnaalhly aoinc regret for all thnt Iiiih purled ua." "WVIIV" "Vou remeinhiT' what w ijunrrcleil nhiuilV" "IVrfi'tlly." "I minted you to murry Mlaa Ilol Innd." "Vea." "Thnt l the girl whom you aw nt my IioHhp luat Mil)'," "Vea." " "Then," he snlil, after a atraugo fight Im; with hla brenlh, "marry her now, ami I'll forget everything," Iti'iibt'ii wn prepared for mnny atrmigii rriiHoiiH for hla fiithcr'a preaenco in Hope ulri'i'l, but thla one took lilm completely off hla gunrJ. Ho ant buck nnd glared nt hla father. "Vou don't nimwer me," anld Simon Culwlek, In hla old aullen nnd nggrluvcd toiip of volee. "I muat ilecllne to marry the liuly." "Vou you fooll" blurted forth the fill her. Simon Culwlek map, buttoned up hla cunt, mid act hla hut (irmly on hla head. "('nod morning to you," "Ouo moment. Ia Mlaa Holland uwnre of ynur propoaltlon?" "Certainly not." "I mu very glad of It," "I don't t'o anything to ba glad of," anld Mr. Uiilwlck, na ho walked towird tlm door, where ho pnuaed, nnd looked at the picture. "I had forgotten thnt," ho muttered, an ho returned to tlio tublo, and where Itcubeu waa atuudlug tlm lnataut uflerward with the picture lu hla hand, "Vou will pardon me, but Mr. Jeu iilugM will mt sell thla portrait." "lie hna nlri'itily " ".Mr. .Ii'iinluga will mil aell It, I naaiirn )inl," Mil 1 1 1 Iteulien, wllli great urbaiilly of inuimer. ua he bowed ouup morp to hla fnllier, nllh Hie pleture prpaaeil to hla liri'iiat. Mr, Culwlek, aelilor, deaceudi'il the atalra Willi pxtreme rnrp, mid pnaaeil through tlo pnrlor nml ahop without be atnwlng uuy furllier iittentlon upon Mr. .lenuluga or Hiiruh Hnathell. Htiiudlng at the ahop door waa I.ucy .Ii'iinluga. Hhe aloud ualiln nud aa alio pnaaed her, alio anld In A low tone: "Try to li'ini'iubcr huw lloae ton mny be In your grate, before ) oil leave II. la houae aa wicked n ninll na vou entered It." Hp Kin nil at her defiantly; hla llugera i t en cloaeil iiio;i iln. allek, na If Ihu luen of atrlklug her with it had auggealeil llaelf, then he alopped and put hla fneo cloae to hern, eagerly mid cnnlldenllnlly. A ten pound note for Hint picture mid I'll take It awuy with me." "Vou will tnkp nothing awny with you hut our contempt," anld l.ury, hunging Iho door behind him, nud ahiittlug him out In the front garden, down which hp ploeeeili'il alowly. I To turned lu the direction of the Cum- lierwell New Itond, but altered hla mind mid puaalug the houap agnlu, looking up at Hip window of tbe flrat Hour, and even bealtnleil, ua If the Ideu of re elilerlng had atruck him, then he went on to Will worth Itoad, where be loat hlmaelf. Hu K n ire up naklug the way to Loudon llrldge ultrr a wlille, mid looked oil In u purpnai leaa faahloii that waa new to him, until he found hlmaelf aliiudliig by u lump- pot lu n rrunded thoroughfare, thinking of hla aon, ami linn of Ida dead lfi which waa veiy atrnnge Indeeil nml then of Mnrjr Holland, down lu Worcester ahlre He alepped into the mad mid ninth' fur the oppoalte aide of the wny. Th'Te were wogona and ouiulbiiaea nml pjrta coining In nil dlreetlona, nml their driv er a ahoutiil at L I in. nml foot piiaaeuiccra acrenuieil wildly at Ihu.dnuger which ho had not aeeu for hlmaelf. Hla glddliieaa overmaatered him, ami be fell amid clat tering, atumblliig Iron hoof a, nml whirl ing, grinding wheela, nud It wna beyond maii'a help to anve him. CHAPTIIlt XIII. Mra. KnatU-ll walled very pntlelitly for the return of her granddaughter to thp nluiahouaea. Hhe wna very hup"py In ner neat, ah anld. Snruli wroto her lettera; Miaa llollnllil rend them to her; every ImhIj wna kind, ami her granddaughter ivoiilil toon be home rgain. What wun there lo dlaturU her old head In any way? She waa well lu heullh, too, ami wonder fully alrong. Suddenly the tlalta of Mary Holluud nbruptly cenaetl, nlllmugli n meaange wna aent to the old Indy Hint Mra. Mugr Idgp'a niece hnd been televrnphed for lo 1 Pinion, and would return In a few dnya. The niece wuuld tnke that opportunity of cnlllng upon Snrnli Knathell, nml bring liack to orceater nil the uewa poaai- bly Mlaa KnitN-ll beraelf. If abu waa alrong enough to lenve. I low long Mary Holland wna awny Mra. Kaatbell did not know, one duy being very much llku nnotlier. and lime paaaed nway aiuoothly nnd enally with thin complacent npcclmcu nf age, nud then, one nflernnon, when the kettle v. nn ringing on the linmlful of tire which Mra. Muggrrldge hnd mnde, Mnry Iloll.iml enmo aoftly Into the room, and atood by Hie lietlalde of the woman. "I have returned," alio anld; and Hie etelnahea of the llatcner quivered at the voire. "Thank you, child," wna the nnntver, nn the thin yellow hnuil crept from be nenth tlio aheeta to welcome her. "Ilnvo you brought Snrnli with you?" "Sho will be in Worccater to-morrow." "Now thnt'a good bearing! Ia thnt nil you have to tell inp?" "Oh, no I have brought a grpnt deal of new a with me good nnd bnd. I tin nfrnld thnt you muat have them lnb to gether, for they both affect you, Mr. Kaathcll." "(io on, girl; let ua have them In the lump, then. Hut," ahe added, quickly "la It mi) thing to do with SnruhV" "It conccrna yourarlf moat of nil. Can you feel whnt trimming la oil my aleerp?" "Vea," aald Mm. Inatbcll, "crape! Vou have loat aoiiip one?" "I have loat one who waa kinder tn nut than tn any living aunt, I ahall lip i n richer for Ida death. 1 never eip"ctcd mi) thins. It wna nn the roudltlon thfit I ahouhl never touch n halfpenny of Ida money Hint I became the keeper of bin houae, the wntehcr nf hla luiudy life.-II U fnlhrr nud mine, hnd been grent frlen.li. but they hnd quarreled nt Inat, na every body quarreled with thla mnn." "Vou muat menu my brother Simon?" "Yea," wna Iho reply. "la ho really dcnd'i" alio naked In n tthlapcr. "Yea; he wna run over in the slp-eta, nml ho died ill the lioapltnl next day." "I'oor Simon; I fancied thnt I ahould out lit o li 1 in, old na I wna, though I didn't think ho would go off in n hurry like thix. I hnrc been walling yearn for him, mak ing aurc that ho would come hero lome duy, nnd any, 'Slater, I'm aorry Hint we ever hnd nny words, nud thero'a nn end tn It;' nnd luntead of thla, there' a nn end nf him! Well, be wna n good mnn, with n will of Ida own, like the rest of tlio Tmnlly." Mra. Kaatbell had certainly received bnd newn with compoaiire, na ngo will do very often, but allll Mnry Holland tvna nalnnlahed at her equnnlmlty. "Vou are not allocked?" alio naked wonderlngly. "I tin too near, the end myself, child, tu be aurprlaed nt Simon'a atartlui; be fore mo the right wny, too, for ho waa nil lioueat, ntrulghtforivurd fellow, wasn't he? And llculn'ii comes buck to Ida rlghtn nt Inat, and ull'a well." "All la not well with Itcubeu Cultvick, no far nn Ida rlghtn nro concerned, lila father hna cut him out of hla will, ua he anld that ho would." Mnry exphilued Mill further, "nud us I knew thnt ho would." "Then who hns get tlio money?" The young womnu'a hand touched the dry nud withered ouo lying clone to lur own. "Vou have," suld Mary Holland, after n moment's alienee. "What's that you aoy? who'a got tlio money? mo?" sho screumcd forth. "Vea, you are the heiress," suld Mnry Holland, somewhat satirically, "How much money la there?" abo ask ed, so keenly that Mary ulinoat fancied that tlio old woman was pcerlug at her from under her sealed lids, "More than you will know what to do Willi." "Not more than I can tako caro of," sho added, with one of her low chuckles of satisfaction, 'Tor yourself, and for those, who come ufter you," said Mary, la a low, thought ful tono. "Yes but I must cujoy myself first. I hnren'l bud much plenaure lu hit life allied In-re llko a 'lily I'm, gooitnea) ktiiitta!" "Wlnil do you think of doing?" naked Mary Holland. "I ahall Inko poaaeaaloil to-night," anil I lie old luily; "I muat gel to Hedge Hill. I ahall la able tn welcome my graiiihlinmh lor In her ni'tv lniliio then. I inn alrong wiinigh, If aouieboily will only drpaa u ", nud send for n ennveynnre. Why almuld I slop? Haven't I had enough of thla prlanu and thla poverty? I can't Iln hero any lunger." ' Mnry Holland thought It would bav lieeu wlaer lo hnve brought her news nt mi earlier hour then. Hhe nideiiviri'd In perauiiile Mra, Kaatbell tn real till the next day, hut Hip old Indy wna obaii nalc nud not to be turned from her In tentlona. Mnry Holland gave her ten, hut al though ahe went from tlio room, she did Hot prnreiil in aenreh of n riiiiTeyniii-e to Hedge Hill, hut i-nlrilated Hint rouiinia alon In the old Indy next door. Hhe won tiered if Hie old womnu'a alrenglh vy.ulil luat to Hi-dgii Hill, or if the reaction would come nud lenve her proalrnte. Hhe waa not prepared fur Hila aiiilden awuk ililug tu n new llfp; It bewildered lur. shrewd little woman though ahe wna lu mnny thliiga, Hhe hnd wlalied to hrenk the uewa tn Mra. I'natbell, mid the tnak had been lutruated tu her accordingly, bill had It been done wisely, nnd wun this n wian alep.'on the part of Mra. I'natlx'll, tu leave Ht. Oawnld'a In ungrateful hnatn? "Whnt n time the call la!" anld Horali Kuathfll suddenly. "Ill your happier atatn npnrt from thla life, you will not forget tlm mnn whose plnen you take, whoau home Is youra, whoae fattier act him anldu without fair ciiuao," urged Mory. "Thla lau't u time to worry mo nbout him. I liate no fault to find with Iteu lien he's nil excellent young iiiiiii but Ihu fa no reason why 1 should talk of him tn-ulght." "lie la poor." "I duru say he la," waa the reply, "but I muat think nf my uwu family first. I cnli't be bothered with nephewa just now." Mra. Muggerldge'a head peered round the door. "The enh'a come," alio sold; "do jou Ihluk you can walk to the outer gnte, Mra. Kaatbell?" "I could walk a mile. There's a teapot uf iiilnu ou the hob, and It draws beauti fully. Tnko It, ten mid all. nud don't forget me. (iood-by. How very glud I mil to get nwny from here! This wny?" "Vea, thla wny," anld Mnry. "The night'a cold, and though I am rot uaed to night air, I enn go through it to Hi)' new house and my new life aa brlak ly na you enn. Whnt a change for mo ami Sally!" "And for more thnn you two," added Mnry Hollnml. (To be continued.) A PIQ8TY READING-ROOM. tJiilijlle I ut It III loll HturUit lijr lloilllali Colliers unit Kuruetiien. A rcnilltig-rooui nnd library that can exist In complete Independence nud probable Ignorance tbut nny such ier son as Mr. Carnegie ever lived Is until ceutly unique to coiuiuunil attention. One such not only exists but nourishes lu a pigsty In Iln Mahay, n little Derby shire1 hamlet, ami Its beginning and Its present condition have becu re cently described In Country I.lfe. I'p to lblU the tueii the Hobcr-nilntl. ctl oiien-bnil no other meeting-place In Hnrtsliuy after tbe tlny's work waa done than the bridge over the Crom fonl and Derby Cnnnl. There they sniokeil, rend the evening pnpt'r aloud, nnd talked over current cvenls. This wan not a bad rallying place when tlio weather was warm nnd fair, but In tlio winter It was not quite as pleas ntit. Then, when It rained or wna very cold, they walketl down the tow pntli and held their meetings under the bridge. In the nuttimn of that year one of the members of tbe little assembly caine Into undisputed possession of n pigsty, the Conner occupants of which liatl been converted Into pork. The new owuer furnished It with a few boxen for sents, nnd Invited Ids mates to make It their winter headquarters. They Jumped nt the chnnce, ami thenceforth met nightly In the pigsty. It was the rudest hovel, barely six feet square, and without windows, so randies were necessary day nnd night. To enter, It wns necesmry to crawl through the low door on hands anil knees. Nevertheless, the former hab itues nf the canal bridge promptly con stituted themselves a society, uiul drew np rules for the government of Lower Hartshay lteatilug-Itoom. New members should be pressed anil seconded, nml pay au entrance: feu of sixpence. Twopence a week should be paid fur the purchase of a news-1 paper and the provision of candlcH. i Two nights were set apart for rending Imiil. Members were required to dean out the room once n wit-k. tiam-, tiling was prohibited; nlso the Intro-' ituctlnn of alcoholic liquors. Ami rulo eleven ran: "Members are requested in swear as nine iin pussiiue. Soon n rough table was added; n dally nnd n weekly newspaper were taken In, and lu addition to the few books that the members owned, n number were contributed by outsiders. 1'lve nlglitH In the week rending, smoking, games and social Intercourse were In order, but Wednesday and Frl-) day evenings wero devoted to reading aloud by tlio best scholar, and tlio first two books thus read wero Crtr- I lyle's "French Revolution" nnd (lib lion's "Decline and Fall of tlio Ho man Umpire." ' When- there were twenty or more members they deckled to take the ad joining pigsty. A full-sized duor wns put In; it skylight placed In the roof; i rough wooilcn benches added; also a battered and smoking stove; the walls wero whitewashed ami book-sbclves put up. All the worlt was done by tlio members. I Thanks to good financial manage ment, the shelves nroiow laden with I books; otherwise the pigsty library 1 has not been further Improved. Nor Is there need of liner surroundings; tlio men are the thing, Derbyshire colliers nnd forgemen who read (lib bon and Carlyle by tlio light of tallow candles In a pigsty six by six can af ford to do without modern refine ments, ami Improvements. Indeed, Ihelr sturdy figures would look out of placo lu Homo modern rcndlng-rooms. Ho thnt fancies himself very enlight ened. Iiernuso bo sees-the deflelencleM of others, may be very .Ignorant, be cause no una. noi tiuutcv urn-ru. in wer, GRCAT MAN OF A DM I It A I. Al.KXIKlF. Admiral I'ugcno Ivanovitcb Alcilcff, 'who Is considered to bo the great man of the far Kant, la not only n naval and military rommnnder of approved skill, but nn ustutc diplomat, In whom bis Imperial master, Czar Nicholas, places the utmoat confidence In rarloui rapacities AlexlefT has shown the ability tbut he pokaesaea. He has been governor of Ilusslun Manchuria, Kovernor Kenernl of Eastern 'HlbcrhT, nml before being appointed viceroy lu the l'nst had been for n abort time foreign minister nt St. reternburg. He lina brought the Muscovite navy to such n high Ktmidanl that It nqtr tnke third rank In Unrope, For distinguished services In the Iloxcr rebellion the Czar presented lilm with n sword studded with diamonds. Admiral Aleileff Is now GO yearn old, nnd Is ilesrrlbPil as being hale and vigorous nnd pos tinning n gnilal disposition nud wonderful will power. I BATTLING WITH AN OCTOPUS. That vampire of tbo ocean, the nciniui-t nnnears from time to time In real-ltfo narratives ns fascinating ns llctlon. Such Is tbo story told In the Iloynl Magazine by C'npt. S. F. -Scott of llrltHh Columbia, llo was yntcbliig off Vlctorln with a party of friends, and while nlono one evening In a row boat u mile from the yatch, got Into a school of blnck-flsh, one of which itruck tbe little boat with such force I that Its occupaut was sent dying into the water. Captain Scott continues: I It seemed a Joke to bo upct like that, and 1 laughed. Hut tills wns to bo 'my last laugh for a long time, for 'just ns I hnd swum back to the' boat 'and laid .my handa on tbe upturned t,...i t ..i ,vfir seized round the Irga half-way below the knec. seized with such strength and suddenness and pulled down with such tremendous force that tbo boot was Jerked clean over, and camo down on top of my head. .... i I.lko lightning came the truth, i wns In the arms of n devll-flsh. 1 knew that the waters swat mod with the deadly octopin. 1 knew that ouo bad got me. There Is no mistaking the grasp. Every one of the devil fish's eight powerful nrms closes upon bis -prey, and he pulls down, down, until be drags It to the bottom. With n desperate kick I freed my- .. tlm rrrnture below me. Seizing tbe boat. I had my arm under ono of the thwarts when the devll-flsh caught mo ngnln. I felt bis grasp tighten. The pnin wns excruclntlng. Willi every move ment thnt I made my flesh wna laccr- t i.nt.nn in urnw weak from loss of blood. Hut I never relaxed my bold of tho boat. .... Tbe ngony must have lasted for only . .initio in reulttv. but It seemed an eternity before I felt the clutch on my legs loosen. I kicked wltb nil my strength, struggled, twirled, and then felt myself free. I think my solid boots must have Injured the arms of tbo octopus and compelled him to let go. It wns not until an hour and a half Inter that my friends noticed that my boat wns motionless on tho water, nd came out to see what was tho mat ter. Tbey fouuu mo more aeau man alive. The skin was nearly nil gone from iuy feet to ray knees, nnd above that It remained for weeks as block as n man's bat. For two months afterward I lived only on milk. Altogether I was laid up for seven months as tho result of my encounter. ORIGIN OF CANT PHRASES, i Where Hiiiie Kxprcailoua Ualljr Heard Klrat Came Into Ua. ltoynll Tyler, who was bom In Hos ton' In 1757, visited London lu 1800. From there bo wroto n letter to n friend In Now England, n bit of which may not bo uninteresting to readers of today: Some yenrs slnco "all tho rago" wns tbo cant, and an Englishman asserted that universal philanthropy nnd peace wero "nil the rnge." To this succeed ed "quiz" nnd "quizzical;" ovcry mnn of common sense was n quiz nnd every blockhead quizzical. To these succeed "boro;" everything animate and even Innnlmnto was n "bore." n "horrid bore!" I nm not certain that I glvo you tho correct order of succession, for, Indeed, I nm not ambitious of tho cor rectness of the genealogy of nonsense. The cant expression now in vogno aro "I owo you one" and "Hint's n good one." Hut besides theso evnu escent vulgarisms of fashlonablo collo quy there aro n number of words now familiar, not merely In tvanslent con verse, but even In English flno writing, which nro of vulgar origin nud Illegiti mate descent, which disgust nn nil mlrer of tho writers of Ihelr Augustan ngo and degrade their llnest compo sitions by n grotesque nlr of pert vi THE FAR EAST. vacity. Among these Is tbe adjective "clover," a word not derived from those pure and rich (ourcei which have given nil that Is valuable to tbe English language a word not used by nny English prose writer of emi nence until tbe reign of Ueorge III. nor even Introduced Into n serious poem until adopted by Cowper n word which. If we may Judge of ad jectives as wo do of meu, by their ns sorlntes, hhows the baseness of its origin by the company It keeps, being generally coupled with "fellow," n term I conceive of no respect except In courts nnd colleges. IlrooUlyn Eagle. FREE SMOKES FOR SINNERS. Tobacco Uaetl In I'rlanus Iloea Not ray a Government Kcvcnuc Tax. Convicts serving tlmo In the vari ous prisons of the country have one privilege people outside the walls do not enjoy. The commissioner of In ternal revenue has decided that It Is permissible for state prisons to manu facture tobacco or cigars for Its own Inmates without paying license. The commissioner says: - "I would say that upon careful con sideration of tbe question Involved, It Is held that a chnrltnblo or other In stitution conducted by the state aud under state authority, with Its own operatives, has the light to manufac ture tobacco, cigars or nny other to bacco product without the payment of tux when all such manufactured to bacco Is used exclusively wltblu tbe state Institution. "The tobneco must, however, be man ufactured within the limits of the state Institution, nnd no portion of It be re moved therefrom. If any portion of such manufactured tobacco Is found outside of the limits of the Institution, It will be liable to seizure and forfeit ure tbe same ns any other unstamped manufactured tobacco which might be found upon the market." Iluther Iluril lo Please. Mrs. Moke Smith, of Calwood, Cal laway county, has perhaps the most varied aud remarkable matrimonial career of any woman In Missouri. Her life shows what may be accomplished under the marriage and divorce laws of this State by a woman who Is ac tive, Industrious and not slow about falling in love or falling out again. Mrs. Smith has Just been married for the third time. Her maiden name was Fanule Terrauce. Her first husband was Moses Shaffer. After living with Mose n while she got tired of hlin, secured it divorce nnd married Moke Smith. Tiring of Moke, she got n divorce from him and united herself to Ferd Althelser. After liv ing with Ferd a while she concluded Moke was n better fellow thnn she had thought nnd she left Ferd nnd was remarried to Moke. Tiring of Moke n second time, she ngnln separat ed herself from him aud In due course of time was wedded to J. II. Berry. Kerry, however, suited her no better than Shaffer or Smith or Althelser and sho soon left htm. Not long after ward sho was remarried to Hcrry, only to soon weary of blm and get a dl vorco from him. Now she Is trying Moko again. Kansas City Journal. Entitled to a lMrtlon. An nmuslng story Is told of "I'nclo Dick" Oglcsby, once govenor of Illi nois. Ho madn n tour of Inspection of tho Jollet prison, and came to a coll lu which n hideously ugly man wns conllned. Tho mnn was so HI favored that tho governor stopped to ask about him. "What's bo In for?" be asked. "llo forced n young woman to elope with lilm nt tho point of n pistol," the keeper replied. "Well," snld Oglcsby, "I guess lil pardon blm." "Fardon blml" protested the warden. "Why, governor, Iho proof ngalnst him Is absolute." "1 know," said Iho governor, "but ho couldn't get her lo marry Win in any other wny." MOTHER'S HANDS. My mother's hnnda nro soft and while, her Angers long lo see, And oh, she does so much with them, for nil tho bouse and mot , ,- , At morning, mother's lingers Inrp my shoes and comb my hair, Ami feel my apron over well, to find a tiny tear. ' They bring my bowl of mush nud milk, they hold my two cheeks so, (Julto cool and soft and loving nine, when out to play I go. Then nil day long thoy sweep nnd dust, and Imko and sew and ny, My fingers do not know the wny, no matter how they try. And when the day Is over quite, they help mo Into bed, And smooth the sheets and pillows down, and stroke my sleepy head. Farm and Home. ONrofNIi the girl! Where on o.nth did she ever get such Ideas? 1 In e it cigar, Tnl " Tln'oibiif Ixird lighted the proffered wriil n ml smoked thoughtfully for sev-i'l-nl minutes. "Vou have me there, Judge," ho said nt length. "I'osslbly from some of this lot ter day literature. It seems to me us If I had read something similar." ' Very possibly," "said Judge Martin, frowning. "Vou any she thinks the af fair too rut and dried?" 1-ord smiled. She doesn't, express herself In Just tho-ti" terms. Sho says everything Is too obvious," said he. Judge Martin snorted In disgust. "Too obvious! Too obvious! What In the world does sho expect or want? I .on't rare If she Is my daughter, Ted, I do think women folks nowadays get the wildest notions In their heads." "She says," Lord continued. "It has been too glaringly apparent how ev erything would turn out. She can't re mcmlier thp day, she claims, when It wasn't obvious that she would some day marry the nice little boy who lived across the street. She presumes, too, that It was Just ns obvious to the nice little boy that he would some day marry Judge Martin's daughter. Now, TIlfilE, YOV AHE MISTAKEN. she says, It Is obvious to everybody that we were made for each other. In fact, things have been ho terribly ob vious from the very beginning that Bhe fears we don t know our own minds, and perhaps Inter we may And we have made a great mistake." Judge Martin ran bis Angers ner vously through his buhy white hair. "1 always thought she was the most sensible girl In the world," said he. "She is," said Lord quickly. "There may be reason In what she says." "I know sho thinks the world of you, no matter what she says," said tbo Judge stoutly. "I've bad the temerity to think that myself," said I-ord, "and I've tried to think this state of mind Is merely tem porary with her." He blew smoke rings thoughtfully. "Perhaps If I went away this win ter," bo continued, "It might help mat ters. There's tbe trip to California, you know. I might take that." "Nonsense!" tho Judge exploded. "You can't leave your practice here. And you can't afford It, either. You'll need all your money for your house. The trouble Is, Ted, this affair of yours has been altogether too smooth. It needs opposition to stir It Into healthy life. I believe a little touch of ro mantic opposition would work won ders with Elizabeth." "I'm Inclined to think you're right," said Lord slowly. The Judgo brought his list down on the library table with a bang. "Confound It!" he said, his eyes twinkling. "I don't wnnt you for a son-in-law. I'vo never thought of such u thing. Marry my daughter Eliza beth? Never, my presumptuous young friend. See tbe point, Ted?" Lord sprang to bis feet. "Judge," he said, "you're a thor oughbred." The Judge was evidently well pleased with himself. "Somewhat better than California, I fancy," he drawled. "Inllnitely," tho young man said with enthusiasm. "Como nround to-morrow at 3," said the Judge. "Elizabeth will be hero then. Oh, I'll sit you beautifully. Tnko nuotber cigar with you." "To-morrow nt 3, theu," said Lord, picking up his overcoat. Tho Judgo nodded nud dropped ono eyelid deliberately. The following afternoon at 3 o'clock Theodore Lord and tho Judgo were again seated tn tho library. They looked nervously at each other, as con spirators have looked at each other for all time. They even grinned at each other u bit sheepishly. "Hush!" said tho Judge.- "Sho will bo coming down the stairs In a mo ment. When I speak loud you do It, too.. There, that's her door, now. She's coming." Then, with n sudden change of tone: "No, sir, I most ns- suredly do not propose to hand my daughter to you. It Is tho height of presumption to suppose thnt I would bo willing to do any such thing. Nev er!" Thp Judge's volco quite Bboob with fury. "I scarcely expected you to fly Into n rago, sir, merely becnuso I como to you nnd ask for your, daughter's baud In honorable marriage." "You dlta't, eli?" Tho spasmodic C mm ifm m . mmrm Baffil W f I II I .- nnger nf tlio Judge's volco was beau tifully done. "I confess I expected qtilto a differ ent reception," said Lord. "May I ask." said tho Judge, hoUy, "on what such expectation was bnsed?" "I thought you knew, sir," Lord said calmly, "of my honest affection for Elizabeth. I thought thai would be very apparent, even to you. Indeed, your actions have led mo to believe your consent would bo freely given." "Young man," sneered the Judge, "1 like your nerve! Your supposition that I would give my consent for Elizabeth to marry a penniless young saw-bones Is quite on a par wltb your other men tal processes." "I'll admit my practice and Income are neither very amazing," said Lord with some heat, "but I think you'll And them sufficient to warrant the re quest I have made; besides which, I have health and ambition and no In tention to stagnate." "Your practice and your Income, In deed! I like that I've taken the trouble to And out a little about your practice and your Income, which you're so free In alluding to, and all I have to say Is that If you had as much of either of them as you have of amazing nerve you'd be the richest doctor In the country. Hut I prefer something a little better for my daugh ter than slow starvation. The upshot of the whole matter would be that you'd be coming homo to me and I'd have to keep you both." "What you soy Is Insulting In the extreme," said Lord. "Hut I must re member that you are an old man and I you are Elizabeth's father. Therefore I will pass your Insults by. What I want to know Is, do you flatly refuse your consent?" "How many times must I tell you so?" the Judge howled. "Then It Is only fair to you to say. I shall try to win her affections with out that consent," said Lord angrily. "Do so, by all means," roared the Judge. 'I can tell you now she doesn't care n Bnap of her Angers nbout you." The portieres were flung violently apart, and Elizabeth, white but with proudly lifted head and flashing eyes, stood before them. "There you are mistaken," she said. In a sbaken voice, looking unflinching ly at her father. For a moment there was silence; then tbe Judge turned to Lord. "Leave the house," he bellowed. "Father!" said Elizabeth. "Leave the bouse before I throw you out," said tbe Judge. Elizabeth walked over to Lord and put her band In his. "You may throw mo out, too," she said quietly. . The Judge turned away, ostensibly to control his wrath. "Keep the young idiot If you want him," be said; "I'm going to the club." Late that evening Lord found the Judge In his favorite corner at the club. The Judge grinned ns he came up. "How about tbo opposition, eh? Have a cigar, Teddy." Pittsburg Ga zette. A SAFE DIET RULE. Eat the Smallest Amount of Food that Will 1'reaerie Good Health. How shall one determine bow much food to cat? Too much mystery has been thrown upon this subject. Let your sensations decide. It must be kept In mind that the entire function of digestion and assimilation is car ried on without conscious supervision or concurrence. It should be entirely uufelt nnd unknown, excepting by the feeling of blen-etro which accompan ies and follows Its normal accomplish ment. Satiety is bad. It Implies a sensation of fullness In tho region of the stomach, aud that means that too much food has becu taken. Tho exact correspondence, In n healthy animal, between the appetite and the amount of food required is extraordinary. As n rule, the meal, unless eaten very slowly, should ceaso before tno nppe tlto is entirely satlsflcd, because a lit tle time Is required for tho outlying organs and tissues to feel tbe effects of tho food that has been Ingested. If too llttlo has been taken, it Is easy enough to make It up at the next meal, and tbo appetite win De onty tho better nnd tho food more grato ful. No ono was ever sorry for having voluutarlly cnteu too little, whllo millions every day repent having eaten too much. It has been said that the great lesson homeopathy taught tho world was this: That whereas physi cians had been In tbo habit of giving the patient tbo largest dose he could stand, they havo been led to sco that their purposo was better subserved by giving lilm tbo smallest dose that would produco tbu desired effect Aud so It Is with food. Instead of eating, ns most people unfortunately do, as much as they can, they should eat tho smallest amount that will keep tbem In good health. Century. An ardent lover Is pleasanter in a book than In real life. In real life, If his sweetheart doesn't love htm hard enough, ho Is Ilablo to shoot her. A great many peoplo speak of "wanting to do what's right," as If they hare a monopoly of the desire.