EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD.
CAMrBBLL BKOI., rraprletor*.
EUGENE
OREGON,
That new contrivance which does
away with the telephone girl still re
tains a feminine feature It answers
back.
The Sultan of Morocco 1» learning to
play the bagpipe. He must have un-
bounded confidence in the loyalty of his
subject».
The story that Mr. Morgan had ac
quire 1 the Washington monument aud
would chop It up into fem e posts for
bls estate in the country 1» denied.
Rome old settlers still occasionally
get excited over Ixiseliall games, but It
is a long time since we have beard of a
case of apoplexy due Io this cause
•
When Gatling's horseless plow takes
on a big stone tlie driver uses the same
einprthilc language tiiat has been vn
regie In the past when the horse plow
Jabbed the ribs of our veteran agricul
turist.
The Chicago professor who bragged
to bls class that he had never yet kiss
cd a girl is getting the laugh all around
We advise the girls In his neighborhood
to go Into baseball musks. The pro
feasor Is doing some thinking.
measurable harm.
If husbands and
w I vm uwy 1« taught off.or ot> with the
aid of the <a>urts <4vlllzatk>n has de
generated to a depth beside which
Mormonism assumes an a«|M*ct of mor
al grandeur. The court doubtless had
no alternative. The deserted wife wai
confronted with the necessity of going
to n public poorhousc at whose door
she would be separated from her chil
dren. Rhe did uot brilie the court to
give her a dec/ee. That would have
been hers anyway. Had the court been
able to provide for the sulsdsteuce of
the deserted wife and children other
wise he would have rejoiced to sen i
the miscreant father to a penlteutlary.
there to work, that hia labor might be
Used In part to contribute to the main
teuance of those helpless ones he had
brought into the world. But such are
the defects of our social legal system
that the family deserter goes free and
the polluted purchase money Is paid by
one wholly detached from legal ac
countability. Thus a criminal Infatua
tion acquire« judicial seal. Dishonor
of wife, children, home is established
as nn encouraging precedent in the
American courts. Divorce by purchase
will lie a more alluring gate hereafter
for tiie dissolute of the aristocracy of
wealth. Reaction cannot set in until
wife desertion shall be added to the
category of felonies and the criminal
shall be held In durance for Hie sup
port of his vi<-tIm and their children.
Prince Kropotkin say
dors not lj[lng bappint
course, is not a w holly
The seventeenth century has been ment. nor yet one which
and Is being badly trampled by the upon as Indisputable,
novelists If the action Is located In godmother should makv
Rlxteen Hundred and Something and nnce and. driving nil wol*
the hero says “zounds'' and “ods bod mid all skeletons from <
kins,'* the sale runs Into the hundred the places of these grim t
thousands. Brethren, let u» come off! little fortunes, the Chl<
thinks It is safe to predl
Edward VII. appears to have Inherit- tain amount of happiness
eed Home of Ills mother's economical I As to bow long-lived tin
habits. The old lady got In her da>' ■ wotiM tie 1« another que
thousands ii|»on thousands of India are certainly new ideals
»u—-u. ns presents. These she gave the relation between rlelit
away to brides as her wedding gifts. news springing up. and oi
There was a Hue stock of them left and frequently reflected In II
these, together with a large number j used to lie that an author
of engravings signed by the artists, are , secure the happiness of lib
liow being sent to the King's friends . stowed upon her. besides
| husband. one of tlrose lai
who are taking mates.
, tiiat only novelists have t
Plagiarism must lx* an original sin. jMisal. But now n writer •
for It Is committed by persons who guarantee of happiness
would not do another dishonest thing gifts, lint will give the read
At least once a year some college stand that the use Ills bet
orator Is convicted of stealing the of both husband nod form
apread eaglelsm which won him the civic the matter of liapplm
prize In the contest. In most of these child, at some period of ex
Clises It Is proved that the culprit “lift tertalns the sweet convlctlv
el" I lie speech from the effort of some lifv- of ii confectioner Is th<
college orator of other days, usually to lie envied and emulated, I
not so very remote. In fact, these col comes the realization that
lege contests are productive of a great lx* drops of bitterness In such
that a man with unlimited
deal of this sort of deception.
tlie <lls|M>sltlon of pepperm
"Murry young." says Father Hogan. ! may be himself in ¡liferent t<
the oldest priest In Trenton, N. J. “The lights. Wealth Is largely a
question of salary should be no bar peppermint sticks, ami only
against this step. A young man earn has trivsl to consume a wlK
Ing 9 Id a week ami upward could keep these sweets by himself kn
a wife just as well as be can pay *5 a cloying they may lx*eouie.
week for board and attend the opera less, riches as a sourc«. of p<
every ulglit and take In all sorts of force will go on alluring uiank
amusements. The young girls should eml of the cluipter. As Enter
take this advice home to themselves. { "Rome men are bora to own,
too. They are as responsible as the animate all tlielr possessions,
young men. They will not marry a I cannot; their owning Is not ;
young man nowadays unless he Is earn seems to be a compromise of th
Ing a Inrge salary, so they can dress In ncter; they seem to steal th
illks and satins mid make a great show dividends. They should own
ing on the streets. If this step Is not administer; not they who ho;
taken early In life the young man for conceal: not they who, the gre»
ever abandons tlie Idea of marrying prletors they are. are only the
after lie has passed the 25 year mark." boggiirs, lint they whose work
There Is a great deal of this starting In out work for more, opens a p
where father and mother left off. But all.“
not all of these marriages are happy.
WHAT THE FOOL SAIL
More often the couple that struggles
»long up together from poverty to com
Story of uiv Farnawt seeker, x
fort looks buck with satisfaction at the
tivu hvk I Who Wrote It,
way so painfully trod There were les
An Ignoramus, not kuowIng t
sons of life In II and character develop
I tier of the line “Though lost to
ment.
to memory dear," appealed to
The recent decision by a Judge In son of discretion. "Y'ou don't
New York that a husband Is entitled to to tell me you don't know?” la
lila wife's earnings sounds as If It tin* |H*rwm of discretion so rmlel
might be the Judgment of some wise the Ignoramus sluuk away ash
I'lm klng up his courage he app
acre of comic opera. It Is surely a pe
cullnr partnership In which the head of <*vl a diplomatist: "Tin* same a
the Hrin la entitled to all the Junior that penned the line ‘Consistency
partner's profits. while the poor little art a Jewel.'” was the answer.
junior partner Is entitled to only so Ignoramus asked a man who Is
«■m b of the senior's as he chooses caught napping. "Of course I
vwaAtewe.“ "«Wt tlie man who is I
In «task» «-w% bws bests*«
Injustice for you! A married woman's caught napping. "It's ahem-conf
wage earning ability, according to the It, I've forgotten. Tlie name Is m
New York Judge, belongs entirely to very tip of my tongue, but how
lier husband, lie may employ it or not, plvl I kuow perfectly well, you k
ss he sees Ht. and he may exact and but your asking me has knocke
ex|H*ml for his own private use and dear out of my bead.” The Iguora
pleasure the money ac< ruing there went to a wise man and told him
from Were the husband |H*rmaneiitly “Three separate students lipin t
dlsabled and unable to contribute any separate occasions were asked
thing to the living expenses, then, this different questions," mtld tlie v
decree holds, the wife might have some man. oracularly. "The tlrd quesuvm
jurisdiction over Iler wages, but other
wa«. ‘What was the exact numlier of
wise the mail holds the pursestrings the ancient Grvs-k chorus?* tlie second.
even If the woman Hila the purse. If 'W hat is the <mu»e <»f the aurora bore-
Buch a law does not help to till the all» the third, 'W hat Is the source of
ranks of the woman suffragists with animal beat?* To each qwstlo* each
married women who must work to sup students gave the same answer. 'I
|a>rt their laay liege lords, nothing In know.
but I've
forgotten.' am)
the world will It Is unfortunate that each instructor. It Is said, made tlie
this class Is usually too busy keeping same comment, ‘To think that the only
the wolf from the door and puttlng luau who ever knew should have for
fissl In the mouths of tlielr Infants to gotten!' still mystllevl, the Ignoramus
bother with legislature« and public asked a f<vs»l there was no doubt slvout
meetings One thing Is certain, how
hls Ix-lng a fool, because everybody
ever. If one must work to support a sold so Ills answer proved It “I don t
husband It had l*e«t be a sickly one know." said the fool. New York Even
Indeed, sickly husbands are made de Ing Sun
slralde. after a fashion, by this unjust
law
Why the money that a woman Man's Nodal Ntaadlng In the West.
The majority of Western tueu are
works for should not lx* hers absolute,
ly, to spend as she pleases, to w aste as out of tlielr element, says W, It. Ly.
she pleases. Is yet to Is» shown, unless. man In the Atlantic, In anything ex
Indeed, all men are not created equal cept business and polities. The wife
and the Ihs laratlon of lnde|H'ndenee Is usually acts aa head of the family In
all manner of social ami religious
In error.
crises, as Inviting a ministerial guest
Publi< ati.in of the Herron divorce pa to a»k a blessing at table or conduct
perv, Hiw t 'tils ago t'hroniele declares, family worship, while the masculine
dlacloses otic of the most scandalous partner slouches around at such times
transactions ever Ju llelally approved In hulking ami uncomfortable <-,>n
In a civilised country. The wife alleged selousnoM of bla own lack of piety and
desertion of herself ami children, fruit polish That solemn sense of his own
o’ live years' marriage. The husband dignity as head of the bouse that
dlvl not deny the charge, but. although shrinking deferencs paid to him by the
notoriously Imiwv-uuloos ami prof.*« "weaker vessels" of his family, which
slonally o|qs>se<l to the right of private magnifies the |>ater famlilaa lu Eng
prujierty. he settled upon his wife alt land, aud to some degree In the old
tuony so genemiis that her attorneys fashioned New England community
adv toed the <i>urt of her acceptance of this never lightens up the pathway of
the settlement, ami thus the pro. red tlie average Western householder, lie
Ings came to an end The money. It Is
*
s' t'
k If
well kites» w aa provide I by another tie Is not discrowned entirely
pcfaoti for whom. It la equally well
known. Prof. Herron abandoned bla
Too many men In thia country vote
lawful wife ami family The precedent a« they pray and they never pray un
thus Jmluiall,' set la fraught with lui
lees it la to ask a personal favor.
TAX COLLECTION IN CHINA.
Frauds Perpetrated Upon toe Pcop*e
• nt I pun the Government.
The Chinese plenlpotent lares are ob
jecting. of coi'^'e, to tue amount of in
demnity demanded by the powers, and
representing that it will cripple the re
sources of China for years to come; but
examination shows that the interest
and slaking fund of the capital sum
can be easily met with a very e emeu-
tary reform In the financial system of
the empire. An enormous sav.ng can
lie made by doing away with the tiibute
rice system. At present two gnat rice-
grow.ng provinces. Anhal and Klangsu,
are obliged to send up to Pekin annual
ly something over I.OOO.IM j O tons of rise.
This la supposed to be collected In kind
from the farmers, but the officials real
ly collect the tax in money, tiling the
rate at wbl h the farmers commute at
about two aud a half times the market
price. The required quantity of rice is
then bought In the market by the off!
al«, and here the Government begins
>y losing tlire - fifths of the money actu
ally paid by the farmers. This rice Is
then shipped In Junks by the Grand
Canal, and In steamers by the sea route
to Tientsin. and 30 per cent 1» allowed
for waste anti damage on the way.
A further loss accrues to the Govern
ment In that the crews of the Junks al
ways take a quantity of general cargo
>n tie r own account, on which they
pay in duties, tlv <"’•••-* ’
t
........ .• soo met turn Iveenme his
friends. Tkey obtained pupil» f,ir hint,
and also contributed imrsoually to hl«
support.
Among those lie taught wa« the beau
tlful Rosa Walker, whose picture ap
pear« here. Often she uaed to sen.I
bltu flowers to brighten his lonely stu
dlo. or delleacfes to tempt him when he
wa« III. one day last fall, while play
mg an awonipauiment to tier ainging.
h« fell In a swism When lie revived
the girt was bending over him. Tho
thought of her klmlness overvame him.
"Your name Is Rosa." he said. “I
shall write a song to you. It will 1*>
my la«t. When It Is finished I shall
go "
When he reached his ntudl« he began
work on the com|«>«hlon «nd tollec' all
night, despite his weakness. At dawn
he had completed “My Rosary." ant
carried the manuscript to the girl's
home where slve «iftig it for him Then
he went tvack tn his room to die
While he lay III the song travelev! far.
and wa« sung from one end of the
country to the other. The young girl
sent him flowers every day. and wnj
with him when he died Rhe sang “My
Rosary" at his funeral, and *n the
grave of her dead friend placed a
mound of the rosea tiiat be bad loved
la hhi last <lar<
OUTDOOR PANTRY.
I rvvk Air Fois-t »•<« < ondactr.! la I'»-
rallar • Sathern si» c
Pantry requirement* are a trifle par
adoxicnL In that they are air and light
an«l darkness. A pantry window I« ea
«enfiai, even If It he no more than a
tiny two-light sliding aa<h. set gay taw
n the outer wall. A regular win.fow
ls much better.
It nervt not waste
wall space shelve«, hut can be So placed
across ft as to admit Its working.
If a pautry . »□ b- •I»*’"*'*1 “ uiucb ”
six feet of h. nve waU it Is better to
have the window set crosswise, with
the lower edge a little more than breast
high. Then, by making one sash of
glass, and filling ’be other with wine
gauze. the pautry can have a bandy
outdoor closet. Have a tight deal par
tition running out from the sash di
vision. as far as the space penult».
I’ut shelves aroued three Bides of the
two compartmeptB thu« formed, and
close them with tight light deal doors.
Thus the Indoor pantry can subserve
Its proper purposes, and the outside
closet banish the Iceman for six
months in the year.
People with plenty of ground spare, :
yet constricted houses, may profitably
take a leaf from the book of south
country household economy. It Is com
mon there for country folk to have a
sort of outd.wr fresh aircloset, a small
detached structure set in the shadiest
place possible, standing upon four tall
entertain her; and by thTT?'
tea was over there —
.T Ulft
w.iT
'‘• ‘ ‘’k u
child in the world than
Mrs. Mason so.,n d.»u.ls’*,M*> j
own room, where .Ue
Wu
Anin«a»<i
k*»B««aslF - with
..-V w.il
ur **• K
amused herself
light as it graduali,
the hill, which UybeyoM’^5
when it all was ,one. .^"<5
g»n to come out. ,U.
»*1?
toward one which ha i »1.^
her to be her mother » >o71*’L**<k
npia her from the wiX.^S
Now to-night there shoB,
smaller, feebler «ne an^u"*i
clouds Which floated areLÌ?1 S
cied she could define the f» ‘ *• U
sis’er. Involuntarily
she ened, “Oh, m
h
her go to a better home, so he tried to hands,
am ao h.ppy now." „.j t0 *r'
be cheerful.
agmatton the stars »mile-i
Aside from him. Sally was the only her. while the evening wind
composed one. It la true her eye» were moved the boughs of the òli; i ***
very bright, and there was a compression seemed like the rustle of anJ.
about her mouth seldom seen, except just Who shall say the mother,
>
before one of her frenzied attacks. Oc not there to rejoice with her < *
casionally. too, she pressed her bands up over the glad future op..nin. '**»1
on her head, and walking to the sink, before her?
bathed it in water, as if to cool its in
(To be continned.)
ward heat.
NO WONDER HEJ^S
CHAPTER VIIL-tContlnuedd
Our morning about »•» w‘*k’.•*.¡1«
ward Mary was in the meadow gathering
cowlips for dinner when she heard aome
one calling her name; an.l lo”k D« p'
»he »aw Jenny hurrying toward her, her
.unbonnet hanging down her back as
usual, and her cheek, flushed »“h vio
lent exercise. A» soon a» she v«ule * p
she began with. "Oh, my. am t I ho and
tired, aud I can't stay a minute, either,
for I ran away. But I had auch good
CHAPTER IX.
newa to tell you. that I would come. You
Very different this time was Mary's
are going to have a great deal bet er
home than this. You kuow where Rue ride with Mr. Knight from what it had
been some months before, and after
eft.r
Corner is, the district over east.
Mary replied that »he did, and Jenny brushing away a few natural tears, and
continued: "We all went over there yes sending back a few heart-sighs to the lov-
terday to see Mrs. Mason. She« a real ed ones left behind, her spirits rallied,
nice lady, who used to live in Boston, an l by the time they reached the borders
and be intimate with ma. until three or of Rice Corners there was such a look
four years ago «hen Mr. Mason died of quiet happiness on her face that even
We didn't go there any more then, and Mr. Knight noticed it. As they rode on
I asked Rose what the reason wa». and Mary fancied that the country looked
»he said Mrs. Mason was poor now, and pleasanter and the houses better than
ma bad ’cut her;’ and when I asked her in the region of the poorhouse; and when
what »he cut her with, »lie only laughed, a sudden turn of the road brought into
and said »he believed I didn t know any view a beautiful blue sheet of water, em
thing. But since then I’ve learned what bosomed by bright green hills, her delight
knew no bounds. Springing up and point
it means.”
“What does it?" asked Mary and Jenny ing toward it, she exclaimed: “Oh, please
stop a moment and look. Isn t it lovely?
replied:
“If a person dies and leaves no money, What is it?”
no matter how good his folks are, or how
"That? Oh, that'» nothing but *Por-
much you like them, you mustn t know dunk Pond,' or n» folks most generally
them when you meet them in the street, call ’etn. seein’ there’s two, North and
or you must cross over the other side if South Pond.”
you see them coming; and then when la
"How far is the pond from Mrs. Ma
dies call and speak about them, you son's?” asked Mary, casting longing
FRK«H A!R FOOD RAFÄ.
must draw a great, long breath, and won glances toward the distant sandy beach
i a flat shingle roof of barely der ’how the poor thing will get along, and the graceful trees which drooped
itch to shed raiu. The floor she was so dreadfully extravagant.' I over the water'» edge.
t four feet from the ground, positively heard mother say those very
"It's farther back than 'tis there, ’cause
whole structure hardly big words about Mrs. Masou; and what is so it’s uphill all the way.” said Mr. Knight,
» reach well across. There ■ funny, the washwoman the same day “but here we be at Miss Masou’s-tbis
■s all around, and the weatb- spoke of her, nnd cried «lien »he told house right here,” nnd he pointed to a
’ up next the roof is full of how kind «he was, and how she would go neat, handsome cottage, almost hidden
without things herself for the sake of giv from view by the dense foliage which
- boles, The door tits tight,
ing to the poor.”
surrounded it.
is with a lock. Around each
After a moment’s pause Jenny proceed
There was a long lawn in front, and
ir legs Is commonly a tar ed: “This Mr». Mason came into the into the carriage road on the right of it
ipplied six inches above the country and bought the prettiest little Mr. Knight turned, and driving up to a
his traps venturesome auts. cottage you ever saw. She has lots of side door, said to Mary, “Conte, jump
I their kidney, thus keeping nice fruit, and for all mother pretends in down, for my foot is so lame I don't be
clear.
The structure is Boston that .«he does not visit her, just lieve I'll get out. But there's your chest,
•d Inside and out twice a as soon as the fruit is ripe she always You can't lift that. Halloo! Judith,
»t weather floor aud shelves goes there. Pa says it's real mean, and come ’ere.”
In answer to this call a fat, pleasant-
every morning, and scoured lie should think Mrs. Masou would see
looking colored wouian appeared in the
ck. Such a fixture should through it.”
"Did you go there for fruit yesterday?" doorway, and as if fresh from the regions
r three or four dollars, even
of cookdom wiped the drops of perspira
asked Mary.
it built, aud it is certainly
“Oh. no,” returned Jenny. "Mother tion from her round, jolly face.
mndiest thiugs on can have
“Here, Judith,” said Mr. Knight, “help
said she was tired to death with staving
>use or yard.
at home. Besides that, she heard some this gal lift her traps out.”
Judith complied, and then bidding old
thing in Boston about a large estate in
iff" the Itule Abroad.
England, which possibly would fall to Charlotte to "get up,” Mr. Knight drove
contractor who has just Mrs. Mason, and »he thought it would le away, leaving Mary standing by the
n abroad tells of an expcri- real kind to go and tell her. Mrs. Mason kitchen door.
"Come iu and sit down,” said Judith,
ell h!m in Munich I lttst-a- has poor health, and while we were there
fference in pretailing cus- she asked mother if she knew of any good pushing a chair toward Mary with her
foot. “It's as hot here as an oven, but
I with a uumbir of letters little girl she could get to come and live
I had crambry sass and ginger snaps, and
with
her;
’
one,
’
she
»aid,
‘
who
could
be
on to European ra Load
massy knows what, to make this morning
quiet
when
her
head
ached,
and
who
^.ade it a point to Inquire
and I got belated; but set down and
>Ings of the various sys would read to her and wait on her at make yourself to home.”
other time».' Mother said she did not
Mary took the proffered seat, and then
•is treated with tin form know of any, blit whin Mrs. Masou
Judith left the room for a few moments,
went out to get tea, I followed and told
be thought h** had ac- her of you. and the tears came into her saying when she returned that, as Mrs.
nformation he was after. eyes when I said your folks were all dead, Mason was still suffering from a head
• sed out of the otfice of aud you were alone and sorry. She said ache, she could not see Mary until after
dinner. "And," cootiuued Judith, "she
whom he hail lieea talk- right off that she would come round and tol.l me to entertain you, but I don't know
iis hat. He had » an el.v see you soon, and if she liked you you what to say nor do first. Harry died
out when It o cm re I to should live with her.”
just a week to a day before he was to be
So saying, she ran off; Mary, having married, and so I never had any little
• was <>ue inat’et about
gathered
her
cowslips,
sat
down
to
think
girls to talk to. Can’t you think of some
fnrgotteu to Inquire. “1
of Mrs. Mason, and wonder if she should thing to talk aboutWhat have you
»traced my sti ps,“ * a d
ever see her. That afternoon, when the been used to doing?"
¡an, "ami again entered dishes were all washed, she, as usual,
“Washing dishes.” was Mary’s reply,
ctlng to remove my hat. stole anay to her books. She had not
“Wall,” answered Judith, “I guess you
e official with whom I been long occupied ere some one called won't have that to do here for one night;
tg. and. ap dogix ng for her, saying Mr. Knight was downstairs when some of the neighbors were in I
-inch of bis time, i put and wanted to see her, and that there heard Miss Mason tell 'em that she got
was a lady with him.
jilm.
you to read to her and wait on her. An ]
Mary readily guessed that the lady then she said something about your not
ord he reached up. took
p'aced It in my i and. must be Mrs. Mason, and carefully brush having an equal chance with your sister.
ed my query and bowed ing her hair and tying on a clean apron, You han't but one. now t’other’» dead,
she descended to the kitchen, where she
■ me feel rather cheap." was met by Mr. Knight, who called out, have you?”
Mary replied in the negative, and Ju
“Hallo! my child, how do you do? 'Pears dith continued: “Wall, now you've got
I Great Prive.
to me you've grown handsome. It agrees over the first on't, I reckon yon’s glad
■n <>f old tiooks and au with you to live here, I reckon, but I'll the baby's dead, for she must have been
Tered for sale recently venture you'll be glad enough to leave kind of a bother, wasn't she?”
tivn bouse. One of the and go and live with her, won't you?”
Instantly Mary’s thoughts flew back to
■ of the collection wa» pointing toward a lady who was just an empty cradle, and again a little golden
favor of Henry VIII.'» coming from Mrs. Parker's room and to head was pillowed upon her breast, as
atherlne of Arragou, ward whom Mary's heart instantly warm often in times past it had been, nnd as
it would never be again. Covering her
yn de Words, a pupil ed.
"You see," continued Mr. Knight, "one face with her hands, she sobbed, "Oh.
v three other copies
Allie. Allie! I wish she hadn't died!”
known to lie In exist- of the Lincoln girls has taken a mighty
Judith looked on in amazement, and for
shine
to
you.
and
It's
queer,
too.
for
»t Greek grammar
want of something better to do placed a
they're dreadful stuck-up folks.”
in 1497. was another
“If you please, sir," said Mary, inter fresh stick of wood in the stove, mutter
« of the collection, rupting him, "Jenny isn't a bit stuck-up." ing to herself. "Now. I never! I might
estauient. dated 1552,
“I'mph!" returned Mr. Knight. “She of knew I didn't know what to say. What
Ralau Willi a wooden d.ies not belong to the Lincoln race, then, a pity Harry died. I’ll give her that big
tible, printed four I g less. I know them, root and branch. ginger snap the miuute it’s baked. See if
I don'»."
uen. aud Cromwell's Lincoln's wife used to work in the fac
Accordingly, when the snap was done.
.
ig ilown bear-baiting tory at Sontbbridge, but she's forgot all Judith placed it in Mary’s hands,bidding
ami t wrestling on Sundays are evjually about that, and holds her head dreadful
her eat it quick, and then go up and see
of Intcr- sf Autographs of Pitt, Fox, high whenever she sees me. But that's the nice chamber Mrs. Mason had ar
neither
here
nor
there.
This
woman
Burke. Warren Hayings, Voltaire, and
ranged for her.
wants you to live with her. Miss Mason,
King Edward VII were Included.- this is Mary Mary, this is Miss Mason "
“Come," said Judith; and leading the
IxmdoD I tally Mail.
way, she conducted Mary up the stair
The introduction twlng thus happily
case, and through a light, airy hnll to the
over. Mrs. Mason proceeded to ask Mary
door of a small room, which she opened,
A t autious Millionaire.
a variety of questions, and ended by say saying. "Look, ain't it pretty?”
Mr. Midas (ab mt to make a wlll>— ing she thought she would take her, al
Mary's heart was too full to speak, and
in disposing of my estate, while I am though she would rather not have her
anxious that my son shall have the come for a few days, as she was going to for several minutes she stood silent. With
tonetit of a goodly share of It, I do not be absent. Miss Grundy wa« now inter the exception of her mother's pleasant
parlor in old England, she had never be
wi«h him to become possessed of It iu rogated concerning her knowledge of fore seen anything which seethed to her
work, and with quite a consequential air so cosy sn*l cheerful as did that little
bulk.
Lawyer Excuse me for saying It. she replied: “Perhaps, ma'am, it looks room, with its single bed. snowy counter
but the inference of that instruction too much like praising myself, considerin’ pane. muslin curtains, clean matting, con
that I've had the managin' of her mostly, cern. Ut toilet table, an I what to her was
seems to do your son Injustice. He
but I must confess that she's live-1 with
hasalwaysseemed to me to lie a young me so long, and got my ways so well, fairer than nil the rest, upon the mantel
man absolutely free from any tendency that she's as pleasant a mannered, good- piece there stood two small vases, filled
with sweet flowers, whose fragrance fill
to dlssi|>atlon.
tempcre.1 child, and will scour as bright ed the apartment with delicious perfume.
Mr. Midas Very true, but you can- a knife as you could wish to see!"
All this was so different from the bare
not tell to what channel ambition for
Saturday came at last, and long before walls, uncovered floors and rickety furni
the
sun
peeped
over
the
eastern
hills
notoriety may lead him; he may take
ture of the poorhouw that Mary trem
into his head to become a I'nlted Mary was up »nd dressed jBst a, ,h(, bled lest it should prove a dream from
was ready to leave h< r room «he heard which ere long she would awake.
States Senator Richmond Dispatch.
Sally singing in a low tone, "Oh. there'll
When Mary was finally » nt for by
American Footwear.
•
Mrs. Mason «he hail lx en so much accus
American made boots and shoes ar* mourning; Oh. there'll be mourning when tomed to sick persons hat she knew in
tuitively jnst what to do atxl when to
driving British made govxls out of Aus Mary a f.»ne away.*’
About nine o'clock Mr Knight drove do it. and her step was so light, her voice
tralia ami the British colonies In the
East ami West Indies and Africa. vp alone. Mr«. Mason lieing sick with so low. and the hand which bathed the
where they have always had a (DO nervous headache. “I should hare been sehiog bead so soft and gentle in its touch
here S n r. «aid he. "but the roads is that Mrs. Mason involuntarily drew her
nopoly.
awful rough, and old Charlotte has got to her bosom, and kissing her lips, called
Improving Grant's Tomb.
a «tub or «»methin' in her foot. But her her child, and said she should never
leave her; then, laying back in her easy
The grounds areusd Giaut s tomb at where'« the gal? Ain't she ready T'
He wa« answered by Mary herself, who chair, she remained perfectly still, while
Riverside are to be beautified
The
trees will be planted, the steep embank msde her appearance, followed by Billr Mary alternately fnri ber hair
bearing th.* box. And now commence.! smoothed her forehead, until she fed into
ment terra- ed an I asphalt walks laid.
th.- leave taking«. Mi«« Grundy's turn a quiet »lumber. fr..m which she did not i
owning first.
awake until Judith rang the bell for sup- |
Tevas < m-IMpr l ine.
A pipe line will tie twilit in the oil
May I kiss yon. Miss Grundy?” «aid per. which was neatly laid out n a little >
belt of lleanm -nt. Texas, with a com Mary. Mi«s Grandy bent down and re dining parlor, opeuing into the flower gar
ceive! the child's kiss, and then darting den There was something so very social
pany ba. king It for ||a.nsi.issi
off into the pantry, went to «kimrning and cheering In the appearance of the
o*n, and the arrangement of the table
The average girl I» engaged so many pan« of milk already skimmed, fncle r>
with its glos.y white cloth, and dishes of
time« that the engagement
ring » mp!y Peter between time« kept ejaculating th* MSM hue that Mary felt a’rnost ss
•agrrn-
«erte» n« »sd of a th <ad to -«mind O!f. Ixvrd oh. ma««y sake!—oh. for much like weeping as she did on the n uht
Bi!!y knew It would be lonely
Bor.
without Mary, but ha was glad u h,T, o her arrival at the pnorbonse. Bu: Mr«.
Mason seemed to know exactly how to
Difliculties the French»». ,
enced iu Learning
A I- iciivLiuau thirsting f0* “
superiority recently began a
English lessons with a teaeb«/*
guuges. After toillug couci J l *
through a good many ezerci*»^}
lowing dialogue between the
J
bls master was overheard:
"1 And the English very iUn*.
complained the Frenchman, - r »;
you pronounce t-o-u-g-h?"
"It is pronounced 'tuff.'"
"Eh. bien, 'tuff;’ 'snuff,' thetkin-
s-n-o-u g-b, 1» it not?"
’ *
“Oh. no; 'snuff' is »pelt
a matter of fact, words en^,
0 ’1 -g h are somewhat irregular '
"I see; a superb language:
Is ’tuff' and c-o-u g b is cuff.' jjV
a very bad cuff.”
“No; it is 'coff,' not 'cuff.'"
“Very well;, cuff, tuff and cot w
d-o-u-g-h Is 'duff,' eh?"
“No, not 'duff.' ”
** 'Doff,' then?”
“No; 'doh.' ”
“Well. then, what almut h-o-wpi
“That is pronounced 'hock.'"
“'Hock!' Then I suppose
J.
the farmer uses, the p-l-o-uj.^
•pluff,’ or is it 'plilock,' or ‘plo? ju
language—‘plo.’ ”
"No. no; It Is pronounced •plow;«
"I shall soon master Engliak,l J
sure. Here we go. 'Plow,''cofw
'hock,' and now here is anotl».
r-o-u-g b; that is 'row,' 1 suppose*
“Oil, no, my friend; that’s -f
again.”
"And bo-u-g-h Is 'buff?'"
"No; thnt happens to be 'bow.”
“Yes, wonderful language. And1
have Just e-n-o-u-g-h of it; that's 'em
is It not?”
"No; 'enuff.' ” — Sheffield Wed
News.
Peace with Humor.
An old Indian, says Joaquin Millet
hls recent book, 'True Bear Stuns
was terribly frightened by an old«
ster grizzly and her half-growncub<
autumn, while out gathering uianz
ita berries; but badly as he was trig
ened he was not even scratebeL
It'seems that while he had L;sM
raised, and was busy gathering i '
eating berries, be almost stumbled)
a bear and her cub. They lud et
their fill and had fallen asleep in
trail on the wooded hillside. The
Indian had onl.' time to turn «
heel and throw himself headionj
the large end of it hollow log. wl
luckily lay at hand.
This was only a temporary rrfi
but he soon saw. to his delight, that
log was open at the other end.
corkscrewing Ills way along toward
farther end lie was about to era
when he saw the old mother lit
down, quietly waiting for him.
After recovering his breath he elb
ed and corkscre«'c<l himself liaikto
place at which lie first entered. But
the bear was there, sitting dowih
sinning and waiting to receive biB
Tills, the old Indian said, wairrfr
ed time after time* till he badnoka
strength to struggle. He turned«
face, whereupon the bear thrust
head III. touched the top of hls 1
gently with her nose, and then d
back, took her cub with her,
shuttled away.
Mr. Miller went to the spot with
Indian a day or two after, and
convinced that hls story was e”
true; and when you understand
the bear could easily have enteral
hollow log and killed the Indian it
time, you will see that it must 1
been a sense of humor which cn
her to piny the cat and mouse f
with him.
____
I.ady "Bob«" «nd Her Treat*
There is a story going around il
Lady Roberts and her trunks. M
truth of which, says ’be "estm«
Gazette, a man returning from
Africa vouches.
.
At the height of the transport®"
ties. Lady Roberts carried dgM*
trunks from Cape Town to K**
tein in tlo* very teeth of tbe«*T
Everybody wondered.
grumbled. No one but LaJ?
could have taken the things
The transport of stores had
ped for the time, the sick la«"
comfort, nnd those who were
were half starved and only «
Therefore, when a fatigue re
told off to fetch those eight trua ‘
Bloemfontein station, some r*r^
complimentary thing' «ere
women travelers In genera
latest transgressor In partlcu, ■
Next day seven of ’b* rtib
were unpacked, and their
trlbuted among the soldsere-
lady had snapped her ting*"
tape, nnd had smuggled t >r
forts for the men. One smal:
talned her personal belongt*
Rea M«h In
The deepening of the
#
canal system has had
L..- other *
o1
tlinn to allow tlie pgv»a<e
I«a*
freights^'.
going
here
wake of the vessel« --- »es
— ÎD
made their appearance
and are being eager1?
tario.
by the fishermen.
Prelimin»rT
"Are you edu< at ng 7ozr
a view to hia future
“Oh. yes; he's got to
week and take a drop o’
three times a J*J-
,