W A S H IN G T O N
T H E S O N Q O F PA N .
M od w ith lov«», nnd la d in
W ith Im m ortal pain,
P a n p u rsued n uiaiuen—
1’a u , the god, iu vain.
F o r w hen P a n had nearly
T ou ch ed her, wild to pleao,
S h e w a s gone—an d clearly
In h er place a reed!
l-ong th e god, unwitting,
T h ro u g h th e valley stra y e d
T h en a t last, submitting.
C u t th e reed, and made,
D eftly fashioned, seven
Pipe«, and poured his pain
U n to e a rth am i heaven
In u piercing stra in .
So w ith god and poet;
B eau ty lures them on.
F lies, and ere they know it
L ik e u w raith is gone.
T h en they seek to borrow
P le a s u re still from wrong,
A nd w ith sm iling sorrow
T u rn it to a song.
-A rch ib a ld L am pm an.
AN AWKWARD
SITUATION.
a m in i i on to g e t len d in g p a rt* In d u ced
tn e to th ro w u p a good p o sitio n lu th e
n o rth o f E n g la n d to Join 1 m a n a g e r
• t a r t ln g a t S a lisb u ry . T h e b u sin e ss
tu r n e d o u t d is a s tro u s , th e • h e n tu clos­
in g In n fo rtn ig h t. I, a n u t t e r s i .a u g e r
In th e p la c e , w ith a w ife a n d b ab e, w as
ta k e n ill, a u d could h a rd ly s t i r fo r d ay s.
B u t f o r n g o o d -h e a rte d In.nil", ly I do
n o t k n o w w h a t w ou ld h a v e becom e of
as.
O n e m o rn in g , h o w ev er, o v er a m e la n ­
choly |d p e lu d ie g r a s s y hollow below
O ld S a ru m , a ra y o f h o p e d a w n e d upon
me. In iny a n x ie ty a n d d e p re ssio n one
•Id a c q u a in ta n c e h a d a lto g e th e r slip p ed
m y m em o ry . T h is w a s a Mr. A th e r ­
s to n e , a n a r t d e a le r o f B ond s tr e e t.
H e first k n e w m e w h en I h a d becom e
a s s is ta n t t o n w ell-k n o w n e n g r a v e r a n d
w a tc h e d m y p ro g re s s w ith g re a t In te r­
est.
1 w ro te, te llin g him th e w hole
s to ry o f m y m isfo rtu n e . A p ro m p t re ­
p ly fo llo w ed .
A p a rt fro m p ro o f o f Mr. A th e rs to n e 's
good fe e lin g to w a rd m e Ills le tte r co n ­
ta in e d n e w s th a t I read w ith s u r p r is e
a n d p le a s u re —n o t w ith o u t re a so n , a s
th e fo llo w in g e x tr a c t w ill sh o w :
" I w a n t y o u to u n d e r ta k e n c o m m is­
sio n th a t r e q u ire s ta c t anil d is c rim in a ­
tio n . I t Is n p riv a te In q u iry , a n d h a s
to b e c a r r ie d th ro u g h n t S h re w to n
c o u rt, H e r !r a le , th e s e a t o f I.o rd M ount-
fa lc o n . w ith in a fe w m iles of S a lisb u ry .
O b ta in p e rm iss io n fro m th e o w n e r to
sec h is a r t tr e a s u r e s . I sh a ll f o rw a r d
to y o u a Je w eled ill I it la til re o f I.o n l
M o u n tfa lc o n , a n il w a n t yo u to a s c e r ­
ta in If It Is n f a e sim ile o f o n e lu th e
co llectio n . T h a t Is th e le a s t Im p o rta n t
p o in t o f th e In q u iry w ith w h ich I In­
tr u s t you. K ind o u t, n t a n y tro u b le a n d
w ltb a ll th e sk ill y o u c a n c o m m a n d , th e
c irc u m s! o n e r s u n d e r w h ich th e fa c sin i-
tlo ca m e to h e p a lu tn l. T h e re Is a k<-cp-
e r o f th e g a lle rie s : tr y to m a k e f rie n d s
w ith him . K e e p th e o b je c t o f y o u r visit
n s d a r k n s p o ssib le."
O n a g a in h e a r in g fro m th e a r t d r ille r
1 w ro te to L o rd M o u n tfa lc o n . a s k in g
p e rm issio n to v isit Ids p ic tu re g a lle rie s.
B y n e x t pc r I h a d th e m o st c o u rte o u s
o f rep lies, a c c e d in g to m y r e q u e s t. < > 11 <■
U ilng p u zzled m e. th e h a n d w r itin g of
th e n o te sig n e d by th e n o b le m a n w a s
f a m ilia r . W h e re I h ad b e fo re se en It
1 .co u ld n o t reco llect. N ex t in o m lu g I
w e n t o v e r to M crivnle. K b rew to n , o u r:,
c ltu a tis l In a s p a c io u s p a rk , c o m m a n d s
m a n y p ic tu r e s q u e o b je c ts . O ne is a
g r a c e f u l Io n ic tem p le, h a lf b id d e n 111 a
pi a s s of ties a n d w h ite elm s. S > m uch
d id It s tr ik e m y fa n c y t i n t 1 i n tin-
p a th w n y to o b ta in n rli so v iew . It w a s
p re v e n te d , h o w e v e r. I»\ a s in g u la r in ­
c id e n t. A s I a p p ro a c h e d a y o u n g g irl
In w h ile b o u n d ed d o w n th e m a rb le
ste p s. H e r m e la n c h o ly , y e t b e a u tifu l,
f a r e , a u d s u n n y tr e s s e s d e c k e d w ith
p a n s ie s a n d lilies, m ig h t l a v e been
O p h e lia 's. T o m y p e rp le x ity , sh e nil
r a n e e d a n d c o u rte sle d th r e e tim es. IH-
f w t l y a f t e r w a r d n m a tro n ly w o m an
r a n o u t o f th e b u ild in g . S h e q u ick ly
took th e g irl by th e h a n d a n d led h e r
aw ay
T h e S h re w to n co llectio n w ould be f a ­
m o u s If o n ly f o r l t j I 'lo r e n tln e a n d V e­
n e tia n m a s te rp ie c e s . W h ile ntxtordied
b e fo re th e m , a lig h t fo o t fa ll b elilu d
a ro u s e d m e. I tu r n e d a u d s a w la ird
M ount falco n . I l ls open, h a n d so m e fa c e
w o u ld h a v e b een a n e x c e lle n t le t t e r o f
in tro d u c tio n a n y w h e r e . H e sa id :
" I h a v e se e n y o u liefo re; w a s it not
a s C h a rle s S u rf a c e n t E x e te r? "
F ro m t h e a tr ic a ls l.o rd M o u n tf.ileo n 's
t a l k g lid e d In to m a tte r s o f p ic to ria l a r t.
In w h ic h h e w a s e v id e n tly an e n th u ­
s ia s t. H a lf a n h o u r p a sse d , a n d Ids
lo r d s h ip re m a rk e d :
**1 m u st n o w le a v e yo u . O n no a c ­
c o u n t m is s th e s m a ll b lu e g a lle rie s.
T h e r e hi a p o rtfo lio o f R e m b ra n d t etch-
» lu g s th a t m u s t h a v e s p e c ia l v a lu e lu th e
¡V y c a o f a p r a c tic a l d r a iig h ts in in . P e r ­
h a p s y o u m ig h t a ls o lik e to look a t my
b r o w n s , c a m e o s a n il m in ia tu re s ? "
“ 1 sh o u ld , m y lo rd ." I a n s w e re d ,
“ v e ry m u ch . A re th e r e m a n y ? "
"Y es. a la r g e n n m h e r ." re p lie d Ids
lo rd s h ip , “ v e ry re p re s e n ta tiv e , fro m
H illia r d a n d C o o p e r to R o ss a n d Mottle.
M y p o r t r a i t liy M oule I re g a r d a s line
n s a n y t h i n g p a in te d b y C o sw ay . T h e
k e e p e r s h a ll n o w a t t r n d to you. l i e
W ill h a v e o r d e r s to le t y o u se e a n y lh lu g
In w h ic h y o n m a y h a v e a n In te re s t."
W h e n th e k e e p e r e n te r e d th e m y ste ry
v a n i s h e d a b o u t th e h a n d w r itin g s e n t to
m e t h e d a y b e fo re .
I h a d k n o w n S a m u e l C ra e K e n tb o rp e ..
n n d w e w e r e n o lo n g e r on s p e a k in g
te r m s .
W e b a d b e c o m e In tim a te a t
K x e te r . w h e r e h e w a s th e n a l a w y e r s
c le r k a n d a s m a ll m o n ey le n d e r. I t w as
p o t lo n g b e f o re I fo u n d o n t h e w a s a
m e a n . w ily . In trig u in g , tr e a c h e r o u s felt
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p e r fe c t s tr a n g e r s , h u t C ra c k e u tb o rp e 's
m a n n e r w a s p o lite, ev e n to olisequi- I th e k e e p e r, tu r n in g p a le .
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poorest. I t i , the best investm ent in th is
tu re s. T h e y w e re c o n ta in e d In th r e e ( u u tll a n h o u r la te r.
A s 1 s a t d o w n o v e r m y lu n c h e o n I be- i fine- nest < uiv, a u d tliep ro i.c i are sure, tie
la rg e eases, p laced upon tile ta b le lu th e
it » ill surely ure. T his is so well
s m a lle r c h a m b e r o f th e b lu e g a lle ry , g a u to se e m y w ay to th e p o ssib ility o f cause
know n It l»sliuo»t a im iiim , so d so much
a n d unlocked a t uiy re q u e st. J u s t n s I o b ta in in g a cle w to th e h isto ry o f th e good is w rought out of the free use of so
w a s p re p a rin g to e x a m in e th e w o rk s o f m in ia tu r e in m y p o c k e t. A th e rs to n e little th a t a -iro n g , active wurkm uii ean t*e
m ade o a t of u m an w ho before muv h in e
a r t a footm .au e n te re d a u d in fo rm e d h a d g iv e n m e som e fa c ts , b u t 1 b ad been a helpless invalid o r a hobbling
m e It w a s h is m a s te r 's w ish I sh o u ld b een s e n s itiv e a b o u t d isc lo sin g th e m . cripple.
w a s p illin g f o r t h e old hom e, thongn
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ed se p a ra te ly . B u t I e x c u s e d m y se lf a lull o f c o n v e rs a tio n h is lo rd sh ip o b ­ k e e p e r ou S ta te stre e t, B rid g ep o rt.
su t In a v e lv e t-c u sh io n e d pew , did not
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s ta tin g th a t s h e w as iu te rrib le agony. ro u g h , w e a th e r-b e a te n itp p le tre e s b e ­
for, f o r «¡oil, n s It se em ed to her, was
v isit n e x t d a y . L e ft alo n e . I e x a m in e d in g yo u to M e rlv a le ? "
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u n h o o k ed th e M o u n tfa lc o n p ic tu re . It
je c t In h e r th r o a t an d w as In c o n sta n t fa ith fu l g u a rd ia n s. T h e low red h o u se If s h e c o u ld o n ly g o h ack a n d tell her
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su lta tio n It w as decided to reso rt to o f a m o th er b ird b ro o d in g o v e r h e r w in re J o h n u se d to seem to come and
A f te r th e c lo sest s e ru tlu y I w a s eon- r e s is te d m y d e m a n d o f y o u r b ein g
tra c h e o to m y , a s th e p a tie n t w as liable w ell-tilled nest.
B u t th e n e s tlin g s jo in h e r. T h is fe e lin g g rew an d grew,
v iu ced th e m in ia tu re I c a rrie d In m y s e a rc h e d ? "
to die. D r. C. E. S a n fo rd an d D r. C. N. w e re all g o n e n o w —h ad w a n d e re d fro m th o u g h , n s th e r e w a s no o n e to tell It
"B e c a u se , m y lo rd ,” I a n s w e re d . “ I
b r e a s t p o ck et d iffe re d In n o th in g fro m
P a y n e got th e ir In stru m e n ts re a d y au d th e old hom e w hich seem ed to th em to. s h e s h u t It u p In * h e r lonely old
th e o rig in a l. It w a s p e rfe c t lu s im ila r ­ h a v e su c h a te r rib le w itn e s s o f g u ilt In
w ere a b o u t to a d m in iste r e th e r to th e
n h b i e r a n d m o re c ra m p e d e v e ry tim e h e a rt.
ity o f Jew els, a r m s a n d s e ttin g .
I t m y p o c k e t."
w o m an w h en o n e of th em ste p p e d on th ey in in e L ack fo r n sh o rt visit.
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" W h a t w a s It?” o b se rv e d th e noble­
s tr u c k m e t h a t 1 w ould c o m p a re th e
som e o b je c t u n d e r th e edge of th e bed.
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"O n ly th is ," 1 re p lie d , h a n d in g o v er
T h e lig h t b ein g less s tr o n g In th e
m issin g p la te a n d teeth . It w as sh o w n th e busy so n s n n d fa sh io n a b le d a u g h ­ c o u ld t h in k s h e w o u ld b e likely to wan­
n o rth e rn th n n s o u th e rn d iv isio n o f th e th e rep lica.
to th e w om an, w ho w as a b o u t to go into te rs called It lonely an d th e g r a n d c h il­ d e r, b u t In v a in . S h e w a s gone. Then
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by sid e . I w a s a g h a s t f o r a m o m en t clock. "I a m a s to u n d e d .” c rie d th e
a t once reco v ered .
open c o n te m p t upon th e stiff old f u r n i­ la te . H is w ife fo rg o t h e r cultured
le s t th e y sh o u ld becom e d isp la c e d . T o n o b le m a n . " S u re ly tills is m y m in ia ­
tu re n nd th e tin y p in e d w in d o w s, th e c a lm n e s s , a n d jo in e d lu th e search
te ll w h ic h fro m w h ich w ould h a v e b een tu re . Y et. no! My o w n w a s slig h tly
good old la d y listen ed n n d sa id n o th ­ w e e p in g b itte r ly . H e n r y le ft Ills desk
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ing. b u t h e r h e a rt th ro b b e d w ith p ain
f o r o n c e n n d g o t te le g r a p h wires ta
p o ck et, I re tu rn e d , p la c in g th e o rig in a l T o w hom d o e s It b elo n g ?"
a s th o u g h she h e a rd the m a lig n in g of w o rk , n n d c o n fu s io n a n d g rie f reigned
“ I a m ig n o ra n t,” w a s m y a n s w e r. “ It
on a sm a ll ta b le n e a r th e cases. S om e
som e d e a r frien d . "T h e y d o n ’t k n o w , su p re m e , w h ile t h e so n s am i daugh­
fe e lin g im pelled m e to a g a in v isit th e lia s b e e n in th e h a n d s o f a d e a le r fo r
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a m in e d e v e ry p o in t In th e p ic tu re Mr. a s c e r ta in liow it c a m e to be p a in te u ."
o th e r ey es it m ay seem po o r a n d old- lm d n o t d o n e f o r y e a r s . H o u rs passed
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faslilo u ed . to m e It ca n n e v e r b e so. n n d n o n e w s c a m e fro m th e missing.
"1 h a v e no k n o w le d g e ,” I rep lied .
th o u g h t w a s to g e t a c le w to th e h isto ry
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b ro k e n by a f a in t slg h -llk e so u n d fro m w o u ld pn.v a h a n d s o m e r e w a r d to find nse in th is o ity , th e n am e of w h ic h has m a n n e r o f th e old. w h o o n ly h a v e a
P e r h a p s s h e h a il g o n e home. The
th e In n er a p a r tm e n t. 1 looked a r o u n d ; o u t th e h is to ry of th e th in g . H a v e yo u becom e a h o u sehold w o rd a n d th a t is h a p p y p a s t a n d a n e m p ty p re se n t w ith ­
th o u g h t w a s s u d d e n , a n d , too impa-
th e p re p a ra tio n k n o w n a s ' “ P in k P ills
it w a s p e rfe c tly so lita ry n n d sile n t. B in a n y k ey to u n lo ck th e m y ste ry ? ”
o u t a lu rin g f u tu re h e r e ,s h e fe lln - d re n n i- tle n t to w a it f o r t r a i n s not due for
"N o ," I s a id , “ b u t m o st lik e ly C r a c k ­ ! fo r P a le P e o p le .” S h ak esp eare 6aid,
on r e tu rn in g to re p la c e la ird M ount-
. “ a rose by an y o th e r n am e w o u ld sm oll lu g of bygone d ay s, w hen h e r f a ith fu l h o u r s y e t, th e y s e t off a c ro ss th e coun­
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a c ro s s -e x a m in a tio n in y o u r n re se n c e ? ” as s w e e t.”
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"B y a ll m e a n s ," r e tu rn e d L ord M ount- p ills p u t u p by an y o th e r n am e w o u ld
s e a rc h e d in v a in . E v e ry th in g else h ad
J iy ,
fa lc o n : “ it m a y p re v e n t h is t i lug lodg­ n o t h av e th e sam e a ttra c tio n n o r p o p u ­
b een u n to u c h e d . A m id b e w ild e rm e n t a
ed in Ja il. T h a t u n lo ck ed d o a r In th e la r sales t h a t P in k P ills b av e in S po­
te r r ib le idea o c c u rre d to m e. I k n ew
b lu e g a lle ry lia s re v e a le d w a a . a g ro ss­ k an e, W ash.
C ra o k e n th o rp p 's
m a le v o le n t n a tu re .
A re p re se n ta tiv e of th e M in n eap o lis
ly d is h o n e s t fellow he Is. A sk him
H a d he, I th o u g h t, fo u n d u u o p p o rtu ­
J o u r n a l s ta rte d o u t th e o th er day tt> in ­
w h a t y o u p le a se ."
n ity to p ay off h is g ru d g e a g a in s t m e?
v e s tig a te th e m e rits of th is p o p u la r and
S am C ra c k e n th o rp e , fe a r fu l o f b e in g
w id ely -so ld h o u sehold m edicine. T he
I t w a s tim e, h o w ev er, to m eet th e dltll-
p ro se c u te d by h is m a s te r, a n s w e re d e v ­
ev id en ce w as on every b an d . H a m il­
e u lty . S ta tin g w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d . I
e ry q u e s tio n I p u t. T h e e x a m in a tio n ,
to n B. M e rrill, a y o u n g m oney lo an er
re q u e s te d C ra c k e n th o rp e to n t o n ce
a s n e a r a s I reco llect, w a s a s fo llo w s:
of S pokan e, w as seen by th e n ew sp ap er
Kiinimou h is m a s te r, if a t hand.
“ W ell, M r. C ra c k e n th o rp e . you k now m an . M r. M e rrill m ad e n o secret of
L ord M o u n tfalco n liste n e d to my th is f a c sim ile o f th e m in ia tu re yo u a s ­
h is re m a rk a b le c a re by th ese little
s ta te m e n t w ith th e g r e a te s t c a lm n e s s s e rte d I h a d In m y p o ck et i "
p ellets.
an il p a tie n c e . In re p ly , h e sa id m ost
“ Y es.”
“ Do I k n o w th e efficacy of P in k
lik e ly I m u st h a v e I n , lv e r te n tly d ro p ­
" W h o p a in te d 1* f*
P ills? ” h e re ite ra te d . “ I sh o u ld ru th -
ped th e p ic tu re a m o n g tile p r in ts o r o th ­
"M r. M oule."
, e r th in k I do, Ihey h av e been a blessing
e r t ’llu g s on th e ta b le . T h e k e e p e r an d
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* to m e. I am n o t in th e h a b it of prais-
n fo o tm a n w e re th e n o rd e re d to m a k e a
“ I n m y s ittin g room ."
j in g p ro p rie ta ry m ed icin e, b u t I m u st
s e a rc h th ro u g h e v e ry th in g . It w a s p e r ­
“ W h o o b ta in e d h is s e rv ic e s '*
eay th a t P in k P illa as fa r as m y case
fe c tly fru itle s s. T h e n o b lem an , w hose
" I d id ."
goes b a v e n o e q u a l in th e w o rld . A
e y e s h a d n e v e r le ft m e, sa id :
" A t w h o se re q u e st f”
l i t t le over a y e a r ag o I began a ilin g and
“ W h a t e x p la n a tio n h a v e y o u ? 1 le a rn
“ A la d y c a m e to see th e g all •• - a a f t e r oum m enoed to lose flesh ra p id ly . T he
t h a t y o u h a v e b een alo n e w ith th e Tam! M o u n tfa lc o n w e n t off ro th e M ed­ d o cto r to ld m e to sto p sm o k in g ; th is 1
w o rk s o f a r t m ore th a n h a lf a n h our, ite r r a n e a n ."
d id , b a t th e re s u lt w as oven w orse.
nm l d u rin g th e tim e no o n e h a s b een
My h e a rt b eats d ecreased to lesa th a n
“ H e r n a m e ? ’’
n e a r th e g a lle ry .”
fo rty a m in u te .
I w as prescrib ed for
“ M iss V<Tneaimton."
" I t ts a m a tte r o f opinion, m y lo rd .” I
“ W h e re dlilY die see th e o rig in a l m in ­ by m y do cto r, b u t w ith o u t receiv in g
re tu rn e d , looking h a rd a t th e k e e p e r; ia tu r e ? ”
a n y benefit w h atev er.
I co n tin u ed
" a n o ise I h e a rd w a r r a n ts m y b e lie f
"A t M oslem , th e Je w e le r’s, in P lca- d a lly to g ro w w orse aud my p a re n ts be­
cam e a la rm e d over m y co n d itio n . Som e
th a t so m e o n e s e c re tly d id e n te r."
d illy .”
" W h a t s to ry w a s to ld th e m in ia tu re one su g g ested P in k P ills; I th o u g h t I
“ D o y o u w a n t to th r o w su sp icio n on
w o u ld tr y th em an y w ay . A n d I te ll
m e?" ex claim ed C ra c k e n th o rp e .
" I t p a in te r to b lin d h im ?”
“ T h a t h is lo rd s h ip 's s la te r s e c re tly yon I c a n n o t en d o rse them too h ig h ly ;
w ould i! .t lie th e U rst tim e y o u h a v e
th ey w orked lik e a ch arm in m y case.
w a n te d n co p y ."
fa ls e ly c h a rg e d m e w ith d ish o n e sty ."
" H o w c a m e M ias W ln c a u n to n io w ish M y h e a r t soon becam e n o rm al ag a in ,
T h e n o b le m a n w a v e d h is b a n d a n d
m y flesh in creased and 1 felt liko a new
f o r n co p y ?"
r a id to m e:
W IT H IIE U O LD G R A Y H E A D B O W E D O N T H E F A M IL Y BIBLE.
" I t Is v ery p a in fu l to m e. b u t 1 h a v e
" B e c a u s e s h e sa a d m ire d th e like* m a n . T o te ll you th e tr u th 1 am still
ta k in g th em . I h av e a so rt o f fo n d ­
no a lte r n a tiv e . You m u st be s e a rc h e d ." n e s s.”
ness for th em y e t an d I am lo ath to d e a r old hom o, w hich se em ed so g r a n d n e a r th e o ld h o m e th e y fo u n d news of
T h re e m o n th s a f te r w a r d Mr. A th e r ­
" F o r b e a r , m y lo rd ." I calm ly re p lie d ;
g iv e th em up.
a n d b e a u tifu l th en . H o w co u ld it e v e r th e le s t o n e. S h e h a d p assed only
" s p a r e m e su c h h u m ilia tio n ."
s to n e ar.d I w itn e s se d th e c e re m o n y o f
“ J k now of a y o u n g la d y liv in g in seem lo nely a n d h u m b le to h e r w h e n It n lm u t a n h o u r b e fo re , p lo d d in g wearily
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th ia c ity , w hose c -ed itio n Was even w as so rich in a th o u sa n d h a p p y , b le ss
a lo n g th e f a m i li a r ro ad , an d , with
th e k e e p e r. ” 1 a s s u r e y o u h e is n m an I s q u a re , b e tw e e n L ord M o u n tfa lc o n an d
w orse th a n m in e, ahe took P in k P ills ed reco llectio n s? H ad n o t th a t b een lig h te n e d lir n r ts , th e y
h u rrie d on.
o f d is r e p u ta b le c h a r a c te r .” nnd. creep - ilie b e a u tif u l L a d y S u sa n B re w s te r. A
a n d is ouo o f so c ie ty ’s g ay est y o u n g J o h n ’s fa v o rite ro se b u s h ?
H a d n o t W h e n th e y c a m e to th e lean in g old
In c rli.--.-r to m e. C ra c k c n tlio rp e s tr u c k : rlv a i. M iss W ln c a u n to n . h a d In sin u a te d la d ie s now
I w ish 1 w ere a t lib e rty
m y b r e a s t p, .-kit a n d 1 Is -c.l o u t. "IVlin* th e n o b le m a n w a s in love w ith h er. p ro ­ to g iv e h e r n am e, as I am su re she w ould sh e an d J o h n p la n te d th a t v e ry m o u n ­ g a te , th r o u g h th e w e t g r a s s th ey could
ta in ash to g e th e r? A nd co u ld th e roonia se e a s o lita r y p a th w a y tro d d en hy
li iv e y o u th e re ? "
d u c in g a s p ro o f th e m in ia tu re sh e hail I o n ly be too d e lig h te d to giv e th em a
o v er seem e m p ty a n d c ra m p e d to h e r o n e w h o h a d firs t v isited th e low
1 k n e w fe ll w ell, h e a v e n kn o w s, b ui o b ta in e d u n d e r .uouli m enu a u d c r a f ty h e a r ty send off. I b eliev e P in k P ills
w hen ev ery nook a n d c o r n e r sp o k e to m o u n d , w ith t h e tin y o n e beside It,
w h a t could 1 d->?
c irc u m s ta n c e s . L ad y B rew . :e r r e t u r n ­ c a n n o t be too h ig h ly recom m ended.
l.-.-r so m e tim es o f th e liv in g o r o f th e n n d fro m th e r e It le d s tr a ig h t on to ihe
"1 h a v e no p ro p e rty o f L o rd M ount- ed L ord M o u n tfslc i.n 's p ic tu re lu a til T h ey are gem s, in d e e d .”
d e a d a s elo q u en tly a s to n g u e s co u ld h o u se . So. w ith t e a r f u l eyes, and uot
fa lc o n ’s." 1 sa id , “ a n d Mr. C rn rk eti- o f a n g e r, b e lie v in g th e falseh o o d , a n d
M r. M e rrill is a y o n n g m a n of 22 or do?
a s h a m e d o f t h e i r te a r s , e ith e r, th e par­
th o r p e k n o w s th a t p e rfe c tly w ell."
b ro k e off th e • .g a g c in c n t. ( la Mr. Ath- 23 y e a rs of age an d to d ay is th e p in k
H e re Is w h e re sh e u sed to s it a n d ty tip to e d lik e c h ild re n u p th e low,
"D is p ro v e hla c h a rg e , th e n , by p ro ­ e r s to n e c o m m u n ic a tin g th e f a c ts o f th e of h e a lth . H e h a s a sp le n d id co m p lex ­
w atch th e fire on w in te r e v e n in g s, ric k e ty ste p s , th r o u g h th e
hall and
d u c in g w h a t y o u r p o ck et c o n ta in s ," c a s e L ad y S u sa n b ec a m e reco n ciled to ' ion an d w o u ld he th e la s t person to be ,
ro ck in g th e c ra d le a s s h e k n it. T h is p a u s e d r e v e r e n tly n t th e door, w ith re­
w a s th e a n s w e r. "1 c a n h a v e no m o re tier old lover.
ta k e n for one w h o h a s been so se rio u sly d a rk sp o t o n th e w o rn floor Is w h o re m o rse fu l hen i ts t h a t lo n g ed to toll the
d e la y . If y o u a g a in r e fu s e w h a t Is de-
A f te r th e c e re m o n ia l w a s o v e r Mr. il l o n ly a f*w m o n th s ago.
H e is a h i h y M ary h ail sp illed th e in k w h ile g e n tle o ld m o th e r, a s th ey w ere wont
m a n d e d o n e o f m y s e r v a n ts m u st rid e A th e rs to n e tixik m e o u t fo r lu n ch eo n . sp le n d id a th le te besides an d m oves iu sh e silt th e re w ritin g to th e so ld ie r
to d o o v e r so m e clilldM i d'*iiii"dletec.
off to S a lis b u ry fo r a c o n s ta b le ."
L a te r on. d a lly in g w ith a c ig a r nm l a th e host circ le s of society here.
f a th e r f a r a w a y w h ere th e b a ttle ra g e d th n t th e y “ w e re su u iy , m o th er.”
S u rv e y in g th e w h o le s itu a tio n . I a n ­ b o ttle o f c la re t, tile a r t d e a le r sa id :
D r. W illia m s' P in k P ills co n tain , in on th e lo n g , d re n ry m arch . A n d h e re
T h e s tilln e s s o f th e old house g-ew
s w e re d :
"1 th in k w e a r c lu d u ty b o u n d to d rin k a condensed fo rm , a ll th e elem en ts beside th e o ld -fash io n ed
ta b le ,
on o p p r e s s iv e w n lle th e y sto o d -ncertaln
"A llo w m e a p r iv a te In te rv ie w . L ord th e h e a lth o f th e b rid e a n d
b rid e ­ necessary to givo n ew life an d rich u ess w hich «till lay th e w e ll-th u m b e d B i­ a n d , th o u g h th e y liste n e d th e re was
M o u n tfa le o n . n n d 1 r u n g iv e yon su c h g ro o m .”
to th e blood an d resto re .sh a tte red ble, she h ad k n elt a n d p ra y e d fo r tw e n ­
n o f a in t f o o tfa ll n s o f o n e going alwnt
a n e x p la n a tio n th a t m u st rem o v e nil
"B y th e b y e ." c o n tin u e d
m y old n erv es. T h ey a re a n u n fa ilin g specific ty y e a rs w ith J o h n —p ra y e d fo r h e r n f t e r th e fn slilo n o f o n e Ju st gutting
s u s p ic io n ."
frie n d . " I s h a ll ru n d o w n th e w eek a f ­ fo r sunh diseases as locom otor a ta x ia , 1 little o n es In te a r fu l g r ie f w h e n h e hom e.
W lia t th e n o b le m a n 's a n s w e r m ig h t te r n e x t to S h re w to n c o u rt, fo r L ord p a r tia l p a ra ly sis, St. V itu s ' d an ce sc i­ w as gone—p ra y e d fo r th em w h en th e y
T h e y s o f tly p u s h e d o p en rho door of
h a v e b e e n I k n o w not. A t th e m o m en t M o u n tfa lc o n to ld m e lie b a d fitted yo u a tic a , n e u ra lg ia , rh e u m a tism , n erv o u s rim- by one slip p ed fro m h e r a r m s Into th e old f a m ily s i t t i n g room , a u d tlicri,
a w ild, m o ck in g c ry c a m e fro m tin- u p c a p ita l q u a r t e r s a s th e new k e ep er h ead ac h e, th e a f te r effect of la g rip p e, th e cold w orld, an d w h e re sh e still w ith h e r o ld g r a y h e a d bow ed ou the
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g a rd e n .
low com plex io n s, a ll fo rm s of w eak n ess fo r th en , a n d th eirs.
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e x c h a n g e n n d n o tleed hoiv c e n tr a i » box, or six boxe» fo t I M O . hy sd rlr-s-
lery . Soon c o n fu se d voices. In te rm in ­
it w as d ecided in fa m ily co u n cil th a t
w o rk s. It is a m u s in g to w a tc h th e he- * 'n ff D r- W illia m s ’ M edicine C o m p an y ,
A m u s e m e n t f o r H en s .
sh e m u st m ak e u p h e r m in d to co m e
g led w ith th e a n g r y to n e s o f th e m a s te r
b a i lo r o f th e m a n w h o c a n n o t g e t ret*- S ch e n e c ta d y , N. Y.
T h e re w ill b e m a n y d a y s this win­
au d live w ith one o r tlie o th e r o f th em ,
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a few m in u te s la ir d M o u n tfalco n .
Y oung M an—A hi H ow do. D ick ? Is tl.m fo r h e r to re m a in In th a t g loom y co n fin ed to th e h o u se a n d shed, so he
he goes th r o u g h t h i s p e rfo rm a n c e :
old ho u se alo n e.
So, o n e sa il d a y . s u r e to p r o v id e a m u s e m e n t fo r them
s -ra n g e ly p ale, re -e n te re d nn d laid tile
H e tu r n s th e h a n d le sh a rp ly . Jal-s y o u r s is te r a t hom e?
m iss in g m in ia tu re o n th e ta b le , l i e th e r e c e iv e r a t h is c a r. a n d s h o u ts " H e l­
L ittle D ick —W hich s is te r? T h e h o m e­ o v erp o w ered liy th e to n s a n il d a u g h ­ in so m e s h a p e , f o r “t h e d ev il finds some
te rs w ho m e a n t to be k in d , m o th e r m isc h ie f s till f o r Idle h e n s to do.” Idle­
s a id to m e . W ith e x te n d e d h a n d :
lo!" th ro u g h t h e tr a n s m itte r .
A fte r ly o n e w h a t's g oin' to h av e all p a 's
" I d e e p ly re g re t w e h a v e c a u s e d yo n w a itin g n m o m e n t o r so. lie repeat* m o n ey , b ecau se sh e’s likely to lx- an wi n t so ftly to a n d fro o v e r t h e old n e s s is th e f a t h e r n m l m o th e r both ot
so m u c h a n x ie ty . H e a r m y e x p la n a ­ th e a c tio n . S till no a n s w e r. T h en , u n ­ old m aid , o r th e p r e tty o n e w b a i a in 't ! .“ '.’T ,n k 'i*,K
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v isit to th e tw o a llo w in g th e fo w ls to g e t too fat, and
tio n . A n ie c e o f m ine, u n f o rtu n a te ly less h e is a c h u rc h m e m b er, he uses g c o in
ln ' ’ to h a v e a n y th l in ?
m ournls u n d e r th e d ro o p in g e lm s w h e re th n t m e a n s lo ss o f e g g s alto g eth er, or
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