She WJn’t be angry *
"Wull she no’? I doot it. I yinst
made a mlstak' in her passbook—It was
ESS ua CO.
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By J. J. BELL,
Author of “Wee Macgreegor,” “Mrs. McLerie.” Etc.
COPYRIGHT.
1004.
r'»APTER VII.
I'UOI'IT AND LOSS."
I can carry it easily." said
Mrs. Houston, referring to
lue small order she had just
given the grocer.
______ a,” returned Mr. Ogilvy firmly.
It Wl tin- utmaist plcesure.
^^^Kddiv O
1» JlSt fatin' bis
M it
for want
some-
due. Ye see.” culitiuued the
1 wlio had been vainiy kmging
il the afternoon for some one to talk
. "ye
M - ress Houston, it's no'
the simm,-r, wlien things is
brisk
ns brisk us they
but jist kin* o' brisk—an' the
audio’s firry In' mess _■
day
:o the v
I near riu aft'
lin twa : •
•• a i■
■ ■
folk
thaifo
what they’re needin' till the
aet ■Bruit un are ower prood to calr-
r.V • pa
in' jools
Heed. . a! It’s fair monsterous the
■rey SOI
> the
■K as
.se be mentionin' sic things, Mis
tress B<
11 lli,‘ organs I
to
txpectin me to send provsesions to er-
o’ the compass us quick as ye
‘Jack
■ It's a
thing you have a good
temper,I Mr Ogilvy," Jess remarked,
preparing to depart.
“I doo ma temper’s no’ aye that
guid. S' >me o’ the messages is hardly
worth cairryin', an’ it’s suffeecient to
mak' an or’nar’ buddy like masel’ bile
^^^^Ktnmandit. for example, to -end
worth o' bird seed a milealaug
the shore, wi'oot delay, to a leddy that
gets next to naethln’ frae me as a
rule.”
"What a sin!" exclaimed Mrs. Hous
ton sympathetically. ,*
Mistress Houston. I whiles
to th ink of Job bein’ a grocer, but
r a’ it's maybe jist as weel for him
wasri ;
loot he wud ha'e fined up
I did. though I tried no' to show it,
en a ledd.v cam’ tn yin mornin’ in
ordered all unci* o' pepper-
to be sent hauf a mile in a burry
her cook was waitin' on them
NW wasna gaun strut ht hame. She
__ftvera guid customer, but I tell't
her as nice as possible I was rale sorry
I had naebody to send wl' her es
teemed order. I said 'esteemed' ablow
ma breith, ye ken. But she turned on
me as if she was a doo hess an’ me a
bit o’ dlr’ an’ spiert in an exceedin' of
fensive v'ice if I didna keep a boy. 1
was that angry I didna care if she
never darkened ma door again, an' 1
tell’t her I did keep a boy. but he was
Jist a human yin wi’ twa airms an’
twa legs an’ no' n u"w patent fleeln'
machine fit to cov.r twa-three liunner
mile an ’oor an’ deliver messages as
shin as they was oot the customers’
mooths. An' she smiled gey soorlike
an’ said I sud keep malr nor the yin
boy. I was gaun to gi’e her a reply to
that but jlst then the laddie cam' in.
Bn’, think In' it better no’ to create a
Scene, as it were. I sent him alang wi’
the peppercorns."
“That V
-• >od of yon. Mr. Ogilvy."
I got a rich an' braw re-
■«rd! fillo sent them back the next
day because they was black an' she
BfiBtit White. It'S us true as I'm here,
Mistress Houston!”
Jess tried not to laugh nnd murmured
something sympathetic. "Well. Mr.
Ogilvy. I must be going. Thanks for
•ending the things. There's no hurry
tor them ’
“I’ll sen them Inside the 'oor. The
.laddie's st his tea the noo, but he'll no’
be lang.' said the grocer, who did not
want her to go Just yet. "Ye'll be gey
prood o' David's new place," he re
marked “I never seen a finer jlner’s
shop. I was through it wi’ David the
ither day an' was fellin' him it was
Jist like i palace efter the auld plat«.
IMy. it was unto net er o ye to in.nd
• *«oot th" insurance. Mistress Hous-
I!" h'
vole
"Did he?" said Jess, looking and feel-
»ng shy.
"Aye. he tell't me. Ye're no' vexed
J at me kennin', ar»- ye. Mistress Hons-
ton?”
"Noi no But there’s no need
anything al»out it to anybo»ly else.”
,| "I fu.ua use that- uae rears! I'm
fIsa eecrc. ns a- a -tinned tongue," re-
j turned the grocer, finding a sudden in
spiration on his counter. *'l am that
Mlstres- Houston An’ I ken fine Da
I vid tell ’ me aboot ft in the fullness o’
his hert for be said. ’If it hadna been
for ma wife. Ogilvy. I wud lie a ruined
man th day.' That was when he was
lettlh’ tn.» see the new premises, so to
>1 •peak. An’ he was fellin’ me boo da-
•d rent a'
by J. J. BELL
"Stie gaed to the toon this loomin'!
I It’s queer I didna see her gaun to the
boat. But I mind noo that ma atten
tion was occupied wl’ pickin' oot a
hauf dizzen chippit eggs for Mistress
Waddell—puir buddy—jist when the
boat was cornin’ in to the pier. An’ Is
yer aunt for Lidin' lang in Glesca. Mis
tress Houston?”
"Oh. no! She’ll be home with the
last boat tonight.”
"Jist that. Aye. Mphm! The last
boat the nicht. Aye." said the grocer,
with nervous satisfaction, putting down
the knife and absentmindedly laying
his hand on a bunch of sausages and
then drawing It away with a start at
the dummy contact.
“Well, goodby just now. Mr. Ogilvy."
said Mrs. Houston, turning toward the
door.
The grocer, however, seemed not to
hear her. for, keeping his gaze fixed on
the sausages, be continued:
"The last boat the nicht. Aye. Jist
that. Eh--what was it 1 was gaun to
say noo?’ lie halted, scratching the
up of nis nose in a thoughtful fashion,
while Jess felt both Irritated and
amused. "Wliat was it I was gaun to
ay’." be repeated. "1 doot I'm lossin'
aa mem'ry."
"Was it anything about Mrs. Wcl-
a<
Jess asked, unable to resist put-
lug the question.
"Weel." returned Mr. Ogilvy, who
lad now reached what might be de
er.bed as a twittering condition, "weel,
listrcss Houston. I—I wudna say it
vastia. In fac', I micbt venture to say
.t—it was aboot yer highly respectit
.’Jilt.
Ay.-, i wud be fellin' ye an uu-
ruth if I said it wasna.” Here be
taused. transferred his gaze from the
■ar.si’.ges to l.is boots and. heaving a
oft sigh, passed his hand across his
orehead.
"Yes. Mr. Ogilvy?” Mrs. Houston
aurmurtd encouragingly
“Whaur was I?” helplessly Inquired
ue grocer. "Oh. aye. I was speakin'
¡boot yer aunt, as it were. Was I
to’?’’
"Yes." said Mrs. Houston agai 1, be
ginning to wish she bad not waited.
”1—1 hope. Mistress Houston, ye ha'e
tu.e objection to ma speakin’ aboot yer
highly respectit aunt?”
"So long as you don’t say nasty
things about her," replied Jess as light
ly as possible.
"Aw, Mistress Houston!” exclaimed
the grocer. "Ye ken fine I wudna dae
that. The words wud choke! me, jlst
ns if they was fish banes. Aye. wud
they! I micbt say I conseeder Mistress
Wallace a—an exceedin’ admire-able
palrty. I dae that.” Again he wiped
his brow.
The young woman checked a smile
and looked through the open doer.
"An exceedin’ admire-able palrty.”
Mr. O riIvy refloated almost to himself
and ix.apsed into silence.
"I>id you want to give me some mes-
sage for my nunt?” Jess Inquired af
I
last. ‘‘I'll see her tomorrow morning, I
But she'll likely be coming into the
shop on her way from the boat to-
night.”
"Na. She’ll no’ dae that. I ken she’s
no’ needin’ onythln'. She got extra
proveesions yesterday, an' I was wun-
nerln' at the time what she wantlt
them for, no' bein' aware o’ her pre-
meditated jaunt to Glesca. Na; she’ll
no' be in here the nicht.”
“Well, if you’ve any message. Mr.
Ogilvy. I’ll be glad to give it to her to
morrow.”
"I'tn shalr I'm vera greatly obleeged
to ye. Mistress Houston.” said the gro
cer. moistening his lips and clutching
gently at his .".pron. "Ye see—ye see.
it s a maitter that I’m kin* o' swelrt to
mention to her masel'. I’ve tried to
mention It mair nor yinst, but ma
stammerin' tongue wudna let me. So
If ye’ll be as kind as to”—
Rather alarmed. Jess interposed, say
Ing. "But. oh. Mr Ogilvy. if It’s any
thing particular I really think you
should say it yourself."
“I canna. I canna!" he asserted
gloomily. "But I'll tell ye aboot it.
Mistress Houston, for I ken ye’re rale
discreet, and then ye can de-ide if ye’ll
tell yer highly respe<--:t aunt for mt."
“No. no! You mustn't tell me. Mr
Ogilvy” cried Jess, flushing, 'Tni
sure It's none of my business”
"If ye please”—
“Ob. no! I must go ur.
will be wondering what's keeping me
I was to call at the shop for him
Good"—
"Bide a wee, bide a wee." he Im
plored. “Ye tee. It wasna till I get the
quarter's accoont fra the merchant.'' be
said rapidly, "that 1 fun' oot I had
beeu chair gin' her for weeks an' weeks
a penny a pun ower muckle for her
ham.”
"Her what?”
"I'll Ull my nunt abnut the liiim ’1
a wee blot that pit me wrang; 1 thocht
it was a saxpence when 1 was addin
it up. an' it was jist a penny- an' 1 can |
tell ye she was gey pit oot. an' I felt
gey sma'. I'm feurt for neither mun
nor beast nor deevil, but 1 cuilna thole
her vails o’ wrath, as it were. It was
.1st terrible!”
"Was she not joking? She's fond of
her joke, you know?”
“’Deed, aye; 'deed. aye. But I dinua
think she was jokin’ aboot the pass
book. Na! As sbair's I'm here. 1 bad-
na the speerit o' a wulk when she was
dune wi’ me. But— but, ye see. Mis-
ress Houston, ma chief object o' askin’
ye to—to break it gently, so to speak,
s—is that I—I dinna want to—to feel
like a wulk a secund time. Na, it’s uo'
xac'ly that either,” corrected Mr.
Jgilvy, the beads breaking out on his
.'orehead.
"I think I know what you mean.”
"Dae ye?” he exclaimed eagerly.
"You mean that you're afraid you
might get angry yourself if my aunt
sail much and perhaps quarrel with
aer. Is that it?”
“N-nn. I wudna get angry. Na.
That’s no' my feellu', thenk ye kindly
t' the same. Ma feelin' is somethin'
:nalr—nw, hoo can I describe It? Eh—
somethin' malr saftlike.” With thlB
Mr. Ogilvy grew so red in the face that
Jess knew her suspicions were only
too well founded.
"I'll tell my aunt about the ham.”
she said from »he doorway. "And I'm |
■ure you don't need to bother about
• Mr Ogilvy.”
"Thenk ye. tbenk ye." he murmured.
"Wud ye mention, think ye. that ma
,'eeliu' is—a—kin' o' saftlike?"
But with a hasty goodby Jess fled,
■nd it cannot be definitely statrd that
-he heard his last sentence.
"Samuel Ogilvy,” said the grocer bit-
erly to hir. e!f, "there's mair nor yer
fee'.l-i’ srftlike!”
»»»••••
Mrs. Houst n pushed open the doer
f the workshop and entered with the
regvetfill feeling of having neglected
let husband in a most unwlfeiike fash
ion.
"It's yersol'!" cried the joiner cheer
fully. sliding off a bench upon which
lay an unfinished panel and folding up
¡he last number of the Gardener's
'hronicle.
"I'm sorry I've kept you waiting.
Davie." she said, nodding and smiling
to old Angus, who. after respectfully
returning the salutation, seized a large
plane and proceeded to trim a piece of
board that lay handy as if he had been
engaged upon It all afternoon.
“Och. ye didna keep me waitin'." re
plied David ns he placed the paper In t
his po« ket. "1 henc ye didna hurry for
me. Jess?"
“Of course I didn't hurry.” she re
turned. naturally a little Irritated.
"But I'm later than I said I would be."
"Are ye? 'Deed. I thocht it was an
’oor earlier onywey." said David easily,
consulting his old s!!ver watch. "But
I'm ready for ye." ! e adileil. flinging
his apron on the be i i and taking bl
jacket from a peg In the wall.
"There's no burry,” sa d Jess, the
least thing coldly. "I can wait till you
".Ateh the work you were at when I
came in.”
“Oh. I was jlst takln' a keek at tk
Chronicle. There's a fine bit o’ writin'
■boot”—
"What's that under your apron, Da
vid r
“That? Ob. there's nae hurry for
that ItU dd< fine the morn."
"But you're g dug to Mr. Donaldson’s
■t Corrienit re tomorrow.”
“fio 1 am. Weel. It'll dae fine the
next day V»>'.l awn' hame noo.”
"How long would it take you to fin
ish that bit? ' she asked, indicating the
panel.
"No' nbln ten meenita."
"Well, do it now. David, and I’ll
wait."
"Na. na. I'm wantin' ma tea. an' »o
are you. lass i’ll leave word for Bln-
nie to fe»-:iis!i It first thing 1’ the morn
in' '
He wi« on the point of telling
old Angus to tell Ixmald Bitinie. wuen
Mrs. Houston pre ven.« d him.
"Do it y un-elf, David.” she said
firmly
“V»
. « ti: e UM! of leaving
over a t«m I nnt<w’ JobT’
«W». 1 la r. hang
• A ,*•!.“ b»- - id K 1 1 UJiUrrHIi
I rk up Ui« < »r. *.il t Lr »wJn< a»>ide the
•proit* ‘wErn ! rr>mi* to t’.unk e' X i
"Her ham. She's the boy for ham,
yer aunt! Michty me! What am I say
in'? I'm shalr I didna mean onythln'
tusrespectfu'. 1 merely wantlt to gar
ye perceive that, consvederin’ the quan
tity o' ham she conshuines. a penny a
pun mak's a difference in time That’s
a bad hvast ye’re gotten. Mistreat
Hous’ >n. I’ll ba e to gi'e ye a wheen
JkJubes,”
"I'm all right now. tl.snk yon.'
Jess. recovering ber-sif "I>o
Aî* . »
11*4» *t UU •• if^a Wt. » 1« Ml Jfttft-
mean that you want me to ex[
my aunt about the bam'"
•*k «a.Jfii
let* •« iWl* Û a
"Jist that. If ye plea»«-.”
nt up to the town this
"But surely you cap fill her ye
I
Q!<*
4!
lettlnf the Jobs staun' till be was in a
poseetion fur to attend to the:
an
« whorl I tell't him it was Jist
ai.- ’
0 they kbit wl ■ ti t. • . hud a - : ,1 m
, h» tur
. y <jn . k
’It’ll tt o f • t! at broclit a' the luck!’
An’ I b. lev.. ;
wi»na fa or wrung
Houston.
Ogilvy."
the
/ •
• a z:s rrutne. succeeuen tn suppress.u,
THE WORD STAPLE.
A LAND OF WONDERS.
. chuckle mug . wiukiug violently, wen
a with hi» pmtuug. muttering to him Bew It Cam* to B<- Cppll*«l co Ar
• om* ut th* Queer Thin*» That Ar*
»elf, "She kens the wey she kens th<
ticle» ut Comm****.
to Be Foand In Korea.
v»'. !*’ over and over again.
The word "staple.” applied as an ad
Three
scientists, two from America
Vv i bln the time Ue had mentioueo jective to distinguish certain articles
av.d blew the last cloud of soft dust of commerce, had its origin Iu England and the other from Britain, are ra
. ,.i the panel and smiled again at hl- in the early part of the thirteenth cen t' >rted to have iqs'iit several months In
Korea trying to elucidati- the wonders
vife. receiving a smile iu response
tury. The merchants of the staple
"Augu
Ue cubed us he doum hi- were the first and most a Helen: and of that at range land.
The wonder« In queatlon consist of a
acket. “ye can gaug noo. What's that were as called from tbetr exporting tlie
hot mineral spring which la aupponeck
ye're weritiu' at?”
staple wares of the kingdom namely, i to heal auything from a cut to a can
The old man laid down his tool, wool, leather, skins, lead and tin The |
cer; two springs so arnuigt-d that
tared for twenty -exends at Lis ham!
king's staple was established In certain I
ork r.nd ti., n looked over at his em towns, and certaiu goods could not be ; whin one Is full the other Is empty; a
. ioyer. “I-l doot I've duue the—th" ) ex|H>rted without being first brought t.- cavern in th»- mountains In which »
old. piercing wind rages p,-*. tually;
vrang thing." he stammered, hold'.n. those towus and rated mid charge,'
a large grove of pine trees which will
up the board.
with the duty payable to tlie king. The
Houston's face clouded and his lips grower of wo»l content»-,! himself nt sprout again dilectly they ale cut
lightened tor an instant. "Mun. ye first with the sale of It at his owu door down; a stone which floats In space,
-ind. Inst, but not least, a rock which
-udna ha'e"— Le began.
or at the next towu. Thence arose a
"Liav.e,' whispered Jess, "don’t say ; class of men who bought it from him 1 gives forth great heat however cold
laythiug." She rose and cross d the I and became a medium between the th»- weather might be.
floor to where Angus was standing, grower and the foreign cloth mer- I The aelentiatB studied the springs first
-azing piteousij at the tine wood he chants, in 1311» the comp :.y had the of all and. falling to understand them,
,,:.d sixjiled, for his sight was failing legal form of a corporal, n mid was turn-si their attention to tlie wonder
,.im and be would not h ive spectacles. the oldest mercantile corporation iu I fill cavern. The moment they entered
'Angus." sli» »aid brightly, “that's Just England. Edward II. bad for the bet- | tlie interior they were almost blown
wliat i'm wanting tor a shelf in the ! ter collecting of duty ou o. 1 ordained , >;T their feet, and, although they adopt
..itchen. Just the very thing. Isn't it. that the staple for It sli >uld be a cer ed all manner of do<lg>-s to find the
Davie':" she asked, looking around at tain town In the Netherlands, mid Ant- origin of tlie wind, they had to return
in r husband.
I werp was flxeil upon. It was after tn t’"' open sadder but not wiser men.
They next walked Into the grove of
"But th» wudd's faur ower guid for wanl «uccesalvc.y removed to St.
a"— David was trying to say wbeu u
Omer's, Bruges. Brussels, Louvain, pine trees, known as tin- “Ineradicable
vas checked by a secoufl "isn't It. D;.
Meeklln and Calais, in 1363 the staple forest." and here again they were
vie?"
wus fixed at Westminster, which caus stump»*’. Th y d»>stroyed several of
“Aye." In replied lamely. Then, p.-
ed so great a resort of traders that the tris's by tire during the night, and
eiviug what w„.; required of him. l.v from a village It was raised to the dig next morn.ng they were rvgrowiug
•ailed to the old mau; “Aye, Angus, uity of a town. In J37S it was removed strongly out of the very ashes!
The fifth wonder of Korea, the float
its jlst wliat Mistress Hou.-.; n was to the place still nmm*d Staple Inn. In
want in', it's tuny be a wee thing to Holborn. llem« “staple goods" are ing stone. In h >nor of which a temple
l.e lang side, but ye cun tak’ twa-three such as have been duly appraised and lias l>eeu built, trlisl the scleutlata*
pntiene»» to a inaddeutug degree.
■ uche
f it the morn."
have paid the regular customs duties.
This stone, to all appearance, rests
"But I've dune tlie wrang thing,
on the ground, yet when two of the
murmured Angus dejectedly.
MILLET’S INFLUENCE
men sti>>d ui>on it. one on each side,
“I'm glad you have. Angus,” sail.
Mrs. Hous-, n cheer..y. -t-ei-nuse nov. A Host nt I’ h I ii K th F o I1 o » v *<1 Him In tlie third was aide to draw a thick
string underneath without encounter
i'il get my shelf so aer than I expect
Depleting I'eoniU Life.
d. Now, away and get your ten.”
In ills owu words Millet tried to de ' ing any obstacle. Why, they were
The old man, with a low spoken plot “the fundamental side of meu and : never able to discover.
.. aid night, left the workshop, but ir.- things.” ills subject was the peasant i Th»* warm rock, tlie last wonder, also
..e closed the door beulnd L,m he look- life—not the represeutatiou of It such ' pnzzhsl tlie.r bruins. This roek is
d back at Jess with a benediction Iu as one sees in opera or the pretty, seu- , really all immense stone, on the top of
..Is eyes, and all the way home he ki pt tlmental aspect of it. but the actual which a small inn has ls-en erected,
.tying to himself: "She kens the wej . drama of labor continuously proceed- t TI <• building equlres no fires for beat
She kens the wey!”
, Ing through the four seasons, tlie “cij lug pi:ri>oses , "her tn winter or sum
With her band Jess was brushing i of the acuL” echoing in the hearts of | mer. for the rock always keeps it
Jiue powdery wood from David's the patient, plodding. God fearing toil- > warm.
'.vuistcout when Le softly exclaimed,
The scientists jum|M>d to the conclu
ers. Everything was I,, .deal. We have
and not without dlliiculty:
‘ spoken of bis "Slower." Of uuotber pic- | sion that the stone was situated over
"Ye're an uwfu' nice wummau, Jess!'
j ture the critic Castiignary wrote: "Do ■ an underground volcano which still
"I Eke to see you tidy, Davie.”
1 you remember Ids ‘Reaper?’ He might hail life In It, but on taking soundings
“I didna mean that. I meant the
they found that they were mistaken.
| have reaped the whole earth!"
vey ye saved Angus, for I was gey
Everything that Millet did was full There was no natural furnace below;
.. ¡id at him for spilin' that bit wudd.
I of a deep seriousness and sincerity. He Indeed, tlie ground whs quite cold, If
f ye uadna beeu here I doot I wud
never was au "easy" painter, so that uot a trifle damp. Pearson’s Weekly.
la’e lost ma temper. The wudd was
■
. special bit for young Maister Cocli- his greatness as an artist Is perhaps
M*rv* a »»»I Y*rvon».
clear In the black and white than
rnne—him that's uie workln’ ut models 1 j more
A celebrated English surgeon asserts
in the colored subjects. Certainly In
an' I'll ha'e to send to the toon to re-
his crayon drawings, lithographs and that"the Japanese "have uo nervous
luce it.”
| etchings he proved himself to be one system" and that "nerves,” as west
"I'm sorry for that, Davie.”
ern nations know the term. Is untrans
“Weel, weel. dearie, i'm glad ye kep' of that limited uumber of artists who latable In Japan. This invites a refer
may
lie
re
kond
master
draftsmen.
ue frae I >ssin’ ma temper. But whiles
ence to tlie significant history of the
i dinna ken what to dae wi' Angus. Moreover, the dsarncter that be ex words "nerve" uud “nervous.”
A
He’s been nae use since tiie fire, an' nresst-H is of that graud and elemental “nerve," by derivation from Gr«-ek and
he’s been less since his sister dee d. I quality will- h - "iuetlu.es reminds us of I.atin anil by earlier Eugllsh use. Is
wantlt to gl'e him a k.u' o' pension, as ; Michael Angelo.
really u Blnew. Wheu Pope speaks of
t- ken. Jess, but I seen he wud be of- I Millet's Influence produced a host of “nervous arms" he means exactly the
|
painters
of
the
p
eis-int.
among
whom
,'endit. He said be wud never eat the
"brawny urms" of the village black
refd o' idleness us lang as he was the stroi,g-«t are the Frencbinun I.'Her- smith. and this sense survives meta
■evin'. puir man. an' I liadna the liert mitteand Israels, the Dutchman. These, phorically in a "nervous style of writ
like him. h.;ve represented their sub
> pit him awa’.”
lug," which iu very different from a
“But he was working wheu i came Jc-t with sympathy and with uuder "neurotic” one,
Shakespeare used
standing
also.
St.
Nicholas,
l.” sc.id Jess, flicking some specks of
"nervy" In the same seuse. But uow
a>t fr a I :• Uusb.-nd's 'acket collar.
that “nertes" no longer mean Alnsws
Th* R t IK n I i »leaker.
"Aw. lie aye stairts to work when
Not only does the speaker of the “nervous” In tin- common use has al
ou or yer aunt comes Into the shop,
most reversed Its old meaning. Iu Dr.
or. ye s e. be winna let ye think he's house of commons enjoy the material Johnson's time "nervous” In tlie mod
l>eneflts
of
a
lordly
residence
at
West
uue, but Le usua.ly d.s the wrung
ern sens»- was still ouly "medical cant"
'ling, un'—an' It’s gey provokin' minster pftlnee, a salary of ffi.Otw» a Now men of “nerve" ure very different
year, flbii n year for stationery an-»
■hllcs."
from meu of "nerves.”
“8 > .t Is, Davie. But can t you give two hogsheads of claret and
ounces of plate on election, but be en
im bls own work to do?"
A Lena,,air* L*»»oa.
"Ay
ilut Le forgets au’ turus joys the I“«« «ubstantlal advantage of
Beuutiful Is un udjeetlve applied
leepy i ke. i. :i' forb; e that lie dlsua sc« taking preiaslenec of all other corn
chiefly to brides, heroines of novels and
era weal. We maun Jist tuole wi' hi.. motiers. By mi wet of lCtllt ft was pro
.•< ys an’ dae the best we can for him. Tided that the lords c »mmlssloners of ladies lu distress. It la employed prlu
the great seal not being peers "shnl! clpally by society editors, novelists,
n’ I tnnvtt ket-p tr-t temper wi’ him
or. to tell ye the truth, tna dear. I have and take place next after tlie uewspaper reporters mid poets and
peers of the realm nnd tlie speaker bolds its age uud shape well In spite of
vudna like to see the shop wantin
of the bouse of commona.”—London coustant activity uud overwork. T ae
im. Weel. we’ll gang noo."
only novelist who never used the word
"But.” said Jess when they bad Chronicle.
was Rh'Xiu Broughton. Her hero.; -
tarted on the way home, "how would
Belinda was green eyed, freckled nnd
An Ey* Teat.
t do to put him to work in the gar
cantankerous nnd Is the only unbeauti
Most
people
Is-lle
’
e
that
they
see
the
en?” She half smiled, unable to keep
fill heroine on record, Just us the count
from thinking 'hat the suggestion was same w Ith Ixith eyes. That this is 1. >i
th»- cnse one can e tally convince b :■ In Wilkie Collins' “The Woman in
i brilliant one.
self by the fol'ow'- g simple experi White" Is tin- ouly fat villain, 'lire ouly
"Na, na!” came the decided reply
ment: Cover one of t'<• < yes w'th i poet who lais never used It Is Swln
‘The galt-den's been neglectit eno’ig*.
hand
or a bandage and let the experl burn»*. He always compares his hero
•his while back wi'oot plttln' u man on
mentor attempt to snuff out u candle ines to serpents, they are so wise and
io it that wn<! spile it—ruin It—a’the
sinuous. The society editor or newspa
gither. I supp > e ye was Jist jokin'. suddenly placed within a few feet of
him. He will almost Invarlnbly miss per reisvrter who has never worked it
Jess?"
to u silvery <-dg<- does uot live, contrary
"Well, peri.ups I was.” she n-plb-d the flame, either overreaching, under
to tiie rules of tlie Society For the
renchlng
or
putting
the
fingers
too
fnr
i
i ying not to look di-.i; >oliit«-<l.
Prevention of Cruelty to Inoffensive
'I thocht that. Fcr if Angus bad to the right or left of the flnme. With 1
Adjectives. St. Douls Post-Dispatch.
! <n eny guid nt the ga nlenfn' I wud both eyee normal and open the accom- |
ha'e Lad him at it lang syne. It's a modntbm for distance and direction Is |
Ilu»» I»» Seal Letter*.
perfec* bertbreak to think o' th* «»ate Instantaneous.
It
Is
often
very desirable to know
the place has been In since the spring."
A Corin«» Tnl»l*rlo<h.
how to seal u letter so that it cunnot
"Never mind. Davie. Yon had a hard
The German emperor owns a curious I be op»ned without b».*traying the fact.
1g!it, and J u g it the best of It. nt.!
tablecloth presented long ago by the Steam or hot water will «pen envelope«
everybody's proud of you," said his
v. ,fe warmly. "1 know how hard It womi'ii of Heswick Holstein. It Is en j clostsl with mucilage and even a wufer.
tlrely worked over with moral sayings A hot Iron or a spirit lump dissolves
ha I. -en for you."
that IncliKb- th« following: "Do not Is
sen ling wax, an Impression In plaster
‘Tits! It —"'till ns laid as a' that
lieve m H yon hear; do not say nil you I having been taken of the seal. By the
An’ I’m shu
I v ' never ha'e been
kno— do not do all you would like.” | combined use of waf»«r and sealing
whaur I am if It hndna been for yer
sei’, ma dear. It's it peety aboot tl e "Wilt thou her»- have spans (fum be ' wax, however, all attempts to open the
careful wl'h thy glans.” "First weigh letter otherwise than by force can be
irden. but i'd shlnner see 't like a and eonnlder, then dare." “German I frustrated. All that Is necessary Is to
Liiuden. plantlt wi' uuld tin cans an house German land guard It. God. close the letter first with u small moist
broken glens, nor let Angus try bi» with mighty hand.” “Contentment la a wafer and to pl»-rce the latter with a
course needle (the same applies to mtt-
haun at it. Guid sake. Jens, the puir rare art."
cllagr'i. wbereup *n sealing wax may be
body »'
t ken the difference atw-.-ea
A<r*«-g With H*r.
us»-d In the usual manner. TIHa seal
a dahi... uU' a dandelion, an' I doot I!
ffranip (nt t!i<- doori—If yo-1 please, can neither Le opened by dry heat nor
be would ken a crocus bulb frae a
lady - Mm. Muggs (sternly» The»-»- by moisture. -Chicago News.
Spanish Ingin! Ye see. be never bad
thst will do. I am tired of this ever
ony fancy for galrdenin' "
lasting whine of Taidy. lady." I inn
Miiklntc »»
•'I've beard him talking about your
Just u plain woman, and— Trrmp
Four things are required to make ar
flowers." Jess remarked.
You are, madam—one of the plainest
good lawn time. soil, cllmat»» and In
"Ob, aye. he'll talk alx»t onythln' L«
women I've ever seen an' one of the telligent labor In England they have
thinks 'll please ye, lass. Rut mayNe boncstest tn own tip to it.
a saying that It requires 100 years to
Le was wrang when he tfc< cllt talkin’
make a lawn nnd 2»K> years to make s
al -tt ma flo "rs - »■ • pl....... ve,” as! ’
4 Hrjiroof.
good lawn. In flils country, where we
1 > id. with a sly gla ne»- at Lis wife.
“Oh. children, you are to nplsy today. are trying to make suburban homes
Iiavie!" sue crle-i r»p. .'u.ii.iy.
Can't you lie i little qnleter?**
while you waft and where a tnont'a or
D'ye keil. I wi ile- I tii ink ye UkJ th»
“Now. grind'
y<n r-tnt in- nines two s»-,-ms a very long time, people are
lien le i*r the We ■y ,i is no mir th-
A
eonsHerate an»l not »cold ns. You
♦oi In patient. It «p- ,k- well f »r th, !;
it w s a tv,..: I a, -itb syne. Eh
if It wasn't for us you wouldn’t le- a ■ mbltl >n tii it they want la writ as soon
grandma at all.”
n« they move into their bouses, but
they are really expe».-t!t»g too much. At
Iff« Temper,
the very last It requires no less than
Blobba — Wigwag has a frightfully
thr»-e years to make a preventable
bail tenqier ><lob st—Well, It doesn't
lawn and five or teu years to make
i l.ke y -u any
lad,” she
seem to make bint any mor»- am lutile '
what we uncritical A-nericsna ''•■ •
when ha loses It.— Philadelphia Rtcord I good lawn Osrrlen Mafarln».