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.