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.fyif ..... n I 5"' Ni .'"! . '' y-"i'i - Oturvrt rhr' going lo Ik I railroad up In Iee laud. In Ireland. A o.l what funny r.il!rosd It will b ! I wuulj never think of k-alaud a a nlc land, A nlc la ml. Fir week en, Is at a cottage ny th ees. fur tli tralna will very likely K on run ners Ilka a alelgh. And they'll harneaa up tha angina la a Jlngl bells array. At least, 1 cant' liuaglu It tn any other r. Ia Iceland, Toi won't oeei your thermometers In Ic land. In Ireland, And jrou won t liars any fretful Tla a via I or up there In that snythlug but plc la no. Hut aplr land, Tha rara ire always n.lil aa they can ur. Oh, tury'll have to (Hk tha aleepare out a ili.ien tlinea a ilay, Or peril a pa they'll tunnel through tha great lilir Icelierg In tha bay. And that will l lint bully till tea Ice berg nmva away, In Iceland, A Journey will he jolly up In Iceland, In Iceland, Tha scen.-rv's so w-undi-rful to e I It will aeein Ilka nothing abort of para dise laml. 1'nra.llaa land. Aa (he nun ri nhiilliil n'er th lea. they won't have any arnedul ao there'll never le delay, Tba rate will he ao low that almoat any one can uav. far Id (hat rurl.nn climate It la CbrUtmaa very day. In Iceland. Little Baiy Beth g Dy Caroline H. I T was New Vear'a eve. Downstairs In the parlor was Iiaby Itetb's C'lirialinna tree, Just ai It had been arranged 4 week ago hiaqu doll. tori, glittering balls, marvelou ingnr dog and bear and "elphunts," candy applet and heart, popcorn, colored tapera Just ready to be lighted and upataira J ! by Itelh wa dying. All week long, with the fierceness of a tlgreaa fighting for her young. Margaret Thorn had fought for her child' life. From the mo ment that the first hoarse cough amote upon her ear and Hot a had aaid, "Mara, ma. It hurt a me here when I toff," ihe had loat no time. All that dortora, tiuraea, servants, friend mother love could do had lieen done, and now in her darkened chamber the mother eat with her baby on her kneea and waited. To ward night a change bad come. The liarsh cough ceased, the panting breath came mure quietly. "Didn't she teem eaaler?" she had Bak ed, and the doctor had answered briefly, "Yea." Then, after an interval of wait ing, "Wasn't her breathing lea labored?" The doctor made no reply. "Doctor," piteoualy. "don't you think lie la better?" Dr. I.emoyne turned away. lie had practiced many year, and wltneaaed many a acene like this, but to hi kind keart each one waa new. "My child." he aaid, "she will never be ny better she la dying." Margaret Tliornn made no outcry, shed no tear alio would have "to-morrow and all after life for tears," to-dny ahe had her baby. She bent over the child and half airetched out her anna with the Im pulse to take her and go somewhere anywhere away from everybody. It waa the Instinct of the wounded animal. Then ahe fell into the tnonntonnua twinging mo tion of the kneea, familiar to mothers, flatting her little one softly the while aa if ahe were putting her to sleep, It waa heart-breaking. The women to whom the child waa only a dear little baby who "would be better off In heaven," A the phrase goes, crept about the room weeping softly with aching hearts. Af ter a time Margaret looked up. "lHictor," ahe asked, "how long?" 'l can hardly tell," he answered, "but only a few hot.r. at beat, 1 think." .She turned to the women. "Send for her father," ahe said briefly. Taupe waa a alight atir of aurprlse. Sig nificant glance passed from one to an--other behind her bowed head. Then they went out to do her hi. Ming. The message waa quickly sent and as siuickly answered. The caae brooked no delay. Margaret Thorn heard the' fa miliar atep in the hall, then In the room 'below. A moment later he came in. The women apoke to him in the sympathetic key of the eick room and the doctor si lently wrung hi hand. Margaret looked up with a alight movement of the head, but did not offer him her hand. "Margaret," he aaid. "it was very good of you to aend for me." "It waa only right," ahe aaid. her voice hardening In her efforts to steady It ; "ahe a your mini, 100. lie made no effort at conversation, and o they at, the silence of death npon them. It grew oppressive. The women, on by one, stole out of the room, and the doctor finally muttered something anour going into me nnrary to lie down telling them to call him If there ahould be any change. The two were left alone witn the dying child. It id a atrange scene. Each held a hahy hand ; each with a burden of grief unutterable bent over the little form and watched the flickering life go out: and each ah nt up and double-locked and bolt ed the heart that the other should not know what waa therein. They were but hand'a breadth apart, but between them was a great gulf fixed. John Thome had not eeen hi child since that never-to-he-forgotten day when lie gave her and his home Into Margaret's hands and went forth alone. How be had longed for a eight of the baby face, for a touch of the baby hands, none but him self would ever know. Hut he had been t.i proud to nik to see her, anil Mar garet had aaid in bitter scorn. "It ia the way of the sex. A woman would never have forgotten her own child." And she bad clasped Ileth passionately to her heart and cried out, "I will he father and mother both to you, my baby, my poor, .rsnk"n baby." A he bent over her now, all his heart In his exes, a strange finding of doubt le gan tugging at her heart. Il.i.l he really loved the chill l.ke this? t'ncomfortnhle regrets t.ik possession of her. fVuild she have misjudged him? She might have sent I'.ettl to see him occasionally. It si-emed to her now, when slie ha.l her all the lime. He hud been more generous than he. She glanced furtively at him. lie rest ed his head on his right hand, his left clasping ISeth's. His eyes were fixed on the child a if he would In these few mo ments left feast his famished heart non that which had !een o long withheld. think of on other night when they had at like this and watched Heth throngn the croup, and how they had felt that if l.l ..! snare her tlleT could hsv m.thitiff In life to trouble them again How gentle aud tender John had been that night ! And then there waa the time that Ileta waa burued and John had walked with her the whole night long and would not even let th mother rest him. because ah ... u...b .n.l ha waa strong." he had said. How the memories csme thronging utHin her! Oh. if she could only wake and find that this year had been a dream a horrible dream and ther bad been no quarrel ! The clock ticked on, the fir sputtered fitfully, but the silence of th vigil was unbroken. Jonn Thorn raised bla bead and looked at Margaret aa ahe lay wltn cloned eyes. Her white, suffering face touched bis heart. How much older sne looked. It waa only four years since she had stood a bride of nineteen and given heraelf to him. Why. could It b only four reara? It seemed Ilk an eternity Th breath comes slowly. The little hands ar verr still, and yet, O baby rs through the solemn watches of this night, thou'rt gathering up the tan sled, broken threads of these two lives, and with a touch no other hand might uae. art weaving them together, deftly, surelv. with heaven-sent skill! There wa a slight stir. The mother and father felt a quiver pass through the little form. With startled faces they bent over her. There was a gasp, a sudden throwing up of the little hands then all was still. In an Instant hi arms wer around her, her head on bis breaat. "Margaret, my wife!" "O John. John !" she said. The clock struck twelve. A New Tear had dawned. In th twilight of a summer day a man and woman stand beside little grave. There Is an air of subdued sadness about them that tells to whom the little mound belongs, and yet when they apeak It is hopefully and cheerfully. It is a tiny grave "only a baby, a stranger would say but we who have stood beside such know that love and grief are not measured by feet and Inches. The glory of the setting sun fills the place. It lights up the faces of father TP ri S-.Kw LET'S KEEP SANTA CLAU3. froleet . .Mck. II K memory of happy day long ago should ever protect Santa C'lau. When your boy look you ouarely in the eye and ays "I'apa, Clareni-e Mctiuffy said there isn't any Santa Clan and I punched blin, for I know there T I. what are VOU JCy going to do? For iv th blow and cling to a happy myth or deatroy your boy's faith in Santa l laus, ami, luciucm ally in a good many other things h be lieve tn, but doesn t understand r "Why discuss the matter at all?" I natural Question. Ilecana it Is ques tion that always arlsea at Christmas time. An Eastern preacher is discussing It from the pulpit and hold thfit deceit la sin and that the truth and only the truth is the beat steady diet for both young and old. The man or woman who would tag from a child his sublime faith in a Mys terious Heing, who rewards all th good children and skips the bad one on hi annual tour of countless chimney, ha shriveled heart. W want more happi ness; not less. W need more good Indu ences In the lives of our children, not fewer. Nothing but good ever came from the Santa C'lau Myth. He is a glorlou ehost. a delicious Impossibility, Is thl friend of the children. He teaches kind ness, charity, goodness. II Inspires and . a t 1 . . . It encourage. lie origntens me lives 01 millions of little ones with the Joy of an ticipation and the gladnea of receiving. He is a companion of brownies and elves and fairies, and flowers that speak. When w abolish Merry Old St. Nick lets burn all th story books, tha fairy tales, and all the make-believes that wield an Influence for good in the live of chil dren. Hut Santa Claut I In no danger, for If th children love him, ao do the parents. Memory of happy days 01 long ago protects him. A century hence he ill be making bis rounds and laughing, wlneglassfuis 0 irand. one-iuarTf pou.-i of itr,.n. cut on. Mi ail th th night btfi.r,, la th morning be fore putting it 1,', rloth stir two ts- blespoouful 0f w(lWt tlour, beat th cloth aud sprinkle with f"1"- Ti tight ly and boil four hUre. I'ut P'' ,urn d ou th tinder t..rt In th pot Under th pudding, ,jj ciunauiou And uutuieg if liked. Most of u i,m-, .hat th Christmas tree come to u. direct from tjeriuany. And w know of the tre worship of the Prulds which obtain"! ln England and France, and which probably had oin In fluence on the later. us of th tre in th 1 nriatian festival. I'"1 w no( ' know that a similar festival with th tre as a crowning feature I observed among many heathen nation. "d that it comes from sun worship, which is older than His tory. A '."' II THE IRON PIRATE A riain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea By MAX PEMBERTON -co- CHAITEIt II. (Continued.) "That, Mister Hlack," he said, putting a miniature of exouisite finish aratnat The revival of th sun after the I the whit fur on the, floor. "I a Dortrait winter solstice has ever been the subject of the Emperor Napoleon, sometime In of rejoicing and of celebration by cere-1 the possession of the Empress Joaephin j monies which represent th new light I that is a gold chain he was eighteen carat one th property of Don Carlo; her is the pen with which Francis Hrak wrote his last letter to th (Jueen Elisa beth beautiful goods aa ever was, and cost nioowh money !" "To the dead with your much money," said the Captain with an angry gesture, yacht he ha only hired her, and sh I aa he anatched the trinketa from him, and railed La Prance Kera of th. vaeht English yule log is a faint survival of this fyed them to my vast surprise with th I will be news of me. and I shall be clad festival. Hut it is beyond these that I I of prncths-d connoisseur; "let's han- to think that someone Is at mv back in wish to draw your attention, back further the stuff, and don't gibber. How much this big risk. If you should not henr of ven than the Iiruid mysteries 01 tn ual- mis: tie held up the immature, and m. wait a month : hut If von et rlefinltn It is to China, iliac uouie or ura.rauun betrayed Itself In u. eyes. lie wan painted by Sir William IUs, and I sell him for two hundred pounds, my Captain. Not a peny less, or I'm a ruined man!" "The Jew a ruined man! Hark at him! Four-Eies" this tn a sreat lankv brought back to the world. Our tree. with its small candles, its gilded knlck- nai ks and tovs for the children, Is a di rect descendant nt this old festival In honor of the sun. Traces of It exist In Iceland, where the "service tree" I found adorned with burn ing lights durine Christmas night. The I on lock sig feet of rop for that man." It waa light with th roseate, warm Ifght of a lata summer's dawn a w retch ed th hotel. I'arls ahpt. 1 was hungry for aleep, and too tired to think mor of th strange dream-lik acen I had wit nessed; but Hall followed m to my bed room and7 had yet a word to say. "Before we part I want to ask you to di m yet on mor service. Your yacht Is at Calais. Will you go aboard this morning and take her round to Plymouth? Ther ask for news of the American's lie forests. all wonder and of " history. It has been shown that aa long ago as 2(7 li. C. a tree with a hundred lamps and flowers was placed on the steps of the audience hall. This appear again in the records of i'rlncesa Vang, who lived tl.i-Tovi A. proof of my death; break the seal of the papers you hold and read." So saying, he left me with a hearty handshake. Poor fellow, I did not know then that I should break th seal of his papers within three dnys. I)., and who caused a bundred-lauip tree I fellow who lay asleep In the comer "the eighty feet high to b erected on a tnoun- ' Jew can't sell 'em under two bun CHAPTER III. IT,. ... mu. .ail r . 1 1. tain. It waa lighted during New Year's "'d, I reckon; oh. certainly not: why. ., . . , ,,i m iTurae, night, and the illumination was seen for hundreds of miles, eclipsing th light of the moon. This caadl tre is no longer lighted in China, being replaced by an unusual number of lanterns, which are hung everywhere. A suggestion of the tree, however, still survives in Japan. At 11 ere you. milliners, dot mm ii ,.. . .i..i...i . t. ror 1 1 thick-skinned, thieving shark, and wkh me waa waiting outside. I said, h k ju'",Jre41 for the others." -0 tht man hpre antJ prwnt, h me boy Splinters, who was a black lad. entered, when to my Intense surprise I eemingly about 12 year old. cam up found him to be no other than on. of th. at the word, and took a great canvas bag from a hook on the wall. He counted Jfrst anrfjfcsl'tf Citrons $tories the New Year two evergreen trees are! three hundred gold piece on the floor placed without, on either side of the door, pieces of all coinages in Europe and Their tops are tied together with th America, as they appeared to b by tlLaTkr laces, and Hall picked thero up. Mister Captain," he aaid. "I shall bar 0r.J t(z Wert if? tte ietouoTry jljcf )trM AbiJipg Is ftelj, keepirg . wafcboxccr tteir flock" by pigrr; CJnd, lOe i?5el of tfje Lord crr;e opootfvQ.&ndfa jjloryof Lord sljooe JAjrjd ff) 9l Aii at)fo tf";en?,reAr Dot, for.bebold I brip yoo ood tidily j-. of iresfoy, Wljiclj 59l fce"rb aII people. 0r ooTo yoo 1 borr; ityyUy 117 rlje cif Of Pivid aSavIooo i Chrijf Tc Lord. , SijAirbeA-slrjayoaesb'1 fiw-fpc ba.be. wrApped 19 sWAddliQjf clo-rf)e5.lyi93 tr mr)$er. , , , Idlod sadierfly tt)ere w&, will) toe AOel A roolrnade ot ffje teer;ly r v, bojt-prAi!ptf' God, Af?d jAviip, . lyjlory to Ood 19 tf?e ?i$be Q 00 CArt fece, good will 8wArd n?cp. 1 T.J WW and mother as they lay, with loving hands, forget-me-nots upon the green tnrf, and then, hand In hand, go forth. A stray sunbeam falls across the white atone. We stoop to read the inscription. It is a very simple on ; n.ny petii. Afirn TURKIC. "And a little child shall lead them." The Housewife. Sodir"e&rr;eto a. teA-iel, wtre 309c awav frorpfljer? itpfo f;eveo,e ibp,rd W o?e atjfo A90tJer, let ay qow o eve? f j Leel?r?'t7d e vb'cb icorr;e 13 tAi,wIcb t?e r Lord bAir) n)Ade k90W9 Qtb dj,- ' r ' rJ 1?)ey cme w.tl; bte.Ad' foood MAry,At7d Jojepr;,Aod ffe Ube lAJrwben tfjey ,'f- tey rrjAde kr,ow0 AbroAj tfje 5Ayini a "7 frs V2- yArd irWooderedAttrJo5etTjirjJwbicbverw fold Mof ry Vtpt All tr;i95Ar,d po0dert3 tfpea? .9 t)er beArf. VT) trm tfATe IjAd rpeAr3 Ai?d eea7dif wAfcU a9r0 tlkm. "easassssss. m rt . , , l. '-ssaaasaBassisiBSSBSSBBSSifcBSBSSSaSaSBsmBSaaSaSSa - aw I, IT.ii I II I M M r a rufllans the on called "Four-Eyea," I had met on the previous evening. lie walked Into th room with a seaman's lurch. His first words wer somewhat unegected : "Ol was priest' boy In Tlpperary," said he, and then h looked round as If m U. . i-iymoum to-morrow a that information should put him n good relle of the great JiJin Hawkins, which, termt wtn u as nn alive, you shouldn't miss. I have W11I you ,'It down penwr wsg m; ui Vr'u th8t J J' th v"7 word request as he stood fingering his hat. with which he cut the Spaniards' beard. "Thanking yer honor. It', meself that Mnce you have told me that you sail to- ,in'f rii v.. morrow, I have thought. If you put me on Ltlln(in sure, an' gettin to the wrltln' h I . l"'ouln' 1 coum which Is fur yer honor's ear alon aa m """" '"u l" ami you snnu nave Mnstruckthshuns goes, 1 .em cneappoauurul goods, ir I los py I rIe eav, m9 , ,et, .., rj; iiiii'i 1. 0 ; i uiin..ii.i.. ST I IIKP TT -D " ' ' eSS$3 them." Now, Instead of answering this appeal as he had done the others, with his great guffaw and banter, Captain Illack turned uiM.n Hall, and his face lit uu with pas sion. I saw that his eyes gave one fiery look, while be clenched his fist as though to strike the man as he sat, but then he restrained himself. "You want to come aboard my boat, do you? drawled the Captain, aa he soft ened hi voice to a fine tone of sarcasm. 'The denier wants a cheap passnge; so li o, what do you say, Four-Eyes; shall we take the man aboard?" Fou-Eye sat up deliberately, and struck himself on the chest several times as thoug-ti to knock the sleep out of him. Ho seemed to be a brawny, thick-set Irish man, gigantic In limb, with a more hon est countenance than his fellows. I thought him a man of some deliberation, for he stared at the Captain and at Hall before he answered the question put to him. When he did give reply, It waa in a rich,, rolling voice, which would have given ornament to the veriest commonplace. "Oi'd take hlra aboard," he shouted, leaning back as though he had sMken wis dom, and then he nodded to the Captain, and the Captain noilil.il to him. 'W anil at midnight, tide serving," said the Captain, as be picked up the miniature and the other things; "you can come aboard when you like here, boy, lock then In tha chest." Th boy put out bis band to take the things, but in his fear or his clumsiness, he dropped th miniature, and it cracked upon th floor. Aa th lad stood quiver ing and terror-struck, Hlack turned npon him, almost foaming at the Hp. "You clumsy young cub, what d'ye mean ny tnatr ne asgen: and then, as th boy fell on his knee to beg for mercy, casting on pitiful look towards me he kicked him with his foot, crying: "Here, give him a doaen with your trap, one of you." He had but to say th words, when a cotossal brut seized the hoy In his grip, and held his bend downward to the table good paper. I writ It here: "Captain Rlack presents his compli ments to Mr. Mark Strong, and" hopes that It will be hi privilege to receive hltn on his yacht La France, now lying ove rn gainst the American vessel Port land. In Dieppe harbor, at 11 to-night." Now, that was a curious thing. Indeed. Not only did It appear that my pretense of being Hall s partner In trade was com pletely unmasked by this man, but he bad my name. Whether such knowledge was good for me I could not then say ; but I made up my mind to act with cunning and to abield Hall ln so far a was possi ble. "Did your master tell you to wait for any answer? I asked suddenly. "Is It for the likes of me to be advlsln' yer honor? '.Sure,' says be, 'If the gen tleman has tiie molnd to wrolte he'll wroite, if he has the moind to come aboard, he'll come aboard.'" "Tell your master, with my compli ment," I' said, "that I will come another time I have business in Paris to-day." He looked at me earnestly, and when he spoke again his voice had a fatherly ring. "If I make bold, It'a yer honor's forgiveness I ask but, if It waa me that was In Paris I'd stay there." When he was gone, the others, who had not spoken, turned to me, their eyes asking for an eiplanatlon. "One of Hall's friend." I said, trying to look unconcerned, "the nmte on the yacht li France th vessel' he Joins to-day." Roderick tapped the table with his fin gers; Mary was very white, X thought "He knows a queer company," I added, with a grim attempt rt Jocularity "they're almost as rough as. he Is." "Do you still mean to sail to-night?1 asked Roderick. "I must; I have made- a promise to reach Plymouth without a moment's de- lay." "Then I sail with yoov aaid h. being very wide-awake. tin, nut you rani wave i'arls; yoa promised Mary ! Yes, and- 1 release him at once," frr- Tb morning passed, a long mnmtng, with a sea like a mirror, and th sun a a great circle of red fir in the bale. Hour after hour w walked from the fore hatch to th tiller, from th tiller to th fore-hatch, varying the eierclse with a full Inspection of every craft that showed above the horin.n. At u U'lla some dark and dirty clouds rose up from the south, and twenty hands pointed to them. Half an hour later there was a shrill whistling in the shrouds, and the rain began to pat ter on the dick, while the bo oina fretted, and w relieved her In part of her prea of sail. When the wpiall struck us at last, th Channel was foaming with long lines of choppy seas; and the sky south ward was dark as ink. During one hour, when we must ha made eleven knots, the wind blew strong, and was fresh again after that. Nor did the breeae fall, but stiffened towards night, ao that in the first belt, when we came up from dinner, the Celsis waa straining and foaming aa ahe bent under ber press of canvas, and it needed a sail or' foot to tread her deck. W had hardly cmne abov when we heard Den bailing ; "Yacht on the port bow." "What name?" came from twenty throat. "La France," said Dan, and the word bad scarce left his lip wheu the skipper roared the order : "Stand by to go about !" For some minute the word " "bout ship" were not sjKiken. The schooner held her course, and rapidly drew up with the yacht we had act out to seek. From the first there was no doubt alniut her name, which she displayed in great letters of gold above her figurehead. When sh had made som few hundred yards to ward the const, she Jibbed round of a sudden, with an appalling wrench at tha horse; and there being, a it apjieared, no hand either at the peak halyards or th throat halyards, the mainsail presently showed a great rent near the luff, while the foresail had torn free from the bolt ropes of the stay, and was presenting a sorry spectacle as the yacht went about, and away towards France again. The obvious fact that the yacht we bad sought and run down was without living men upon her decks had taken the lilt from th seamen's merry tongues, and a gloom settled on u all. Perhaps It waa more than a mere surmise, for an uncan ny feeling of something dreadful to com took hold of me. "Skipper," aaid I. "order a boat; Tm going aboard her." "When the wind falls, perhaps; but now !" and he shrugged his shoulders A the dark began to fall and the night breeae to blow fresh, while the yacht ahead of us swung here and there, almoat making circles about us, we hove to- for the tim and watched her. I begged Mary to go below, but she received, th suggestion with merriment. "(Jo below, when the men say there's fun coming! Why should I go below?" "Heeause it may be serious fun." The skipper called presently for a blu flare, which cast a glowing light for many hundred yards, and still left us uncertain. "Flash again," said the skipper, and a th blue light flashed we saw right ahead of us the wanderer we sought ; but ulf was bearing down upon us. (To b continued.) CREDIT WITH PETER. How a ol CH-ISTMAS IN DIXIE. A Qoalst Custom the Survival Slavery Hays. In nnit parts of th South, notably Alabama, the olwervanc of Christmas is kept up after the manner of slavery day. Two week before the festival brawny colored men in the employ of the planta tion owner search out a timber tract, fell the tree of greatest alie, cut off the trunk where the circumference is greatest, big enough to admit of it filling the apace of the open hearth, fasten heavy chains to it by driving in spike, haul It to the near est river or pond, sink It and anchor It well below the surface. On Christmas eve It ia drawn up. taken to the owner's man sion and in the presence of his family, relatives and friends the dripping log li placed on a roaring fire In the hearth. To reduce the water-soaked wood to ashes Is a alow process and sometimes a week elapse before this is accomplished. ln the meantime the plantation darkies do not work while the incineration is In pro gress. On Christmas eve the hostes serve the company with eggnog and ahe supplies them with eatable while the log iics in tne nre place. The banjo and gunar are Proliant into play and the old melodic are sung and Ji;s and other dances sre gone through with lest. The white tola taae a hand In the fun mak nig. ioo, ami wita s.mg and story make the colored folk happy. At some of these gatherings .wp person take part, the old cspaciou mansion giving ample room for all. with the children, at those who would de stroy him. Cincinnati Post. Tha Weu li-r..- 'Tl the week heron. I'hri.... .. through th. piac. r.acn woman goes shopping, with worn, weary face ; I'l'.'t 10 hl,n', U long '"rm" Of name, that could almply by no mean. 8o .hopplnK.o,, .hopping, and shopping iiumped. shoved, pushed, squad and tn row. and tangled In Th" 'la' .Yd"1 Ma" Chr,",m. f.l Though mother and slaters are alt of thero Poor father reflect, on ,na m of hU And brhon eipsrue that tell on ht nU nm..ni!ah;.r-r " tht -'"a Chr't Th. rest of th.' ,r-. for ftthr fo 'TIS the week betora rhri... the coy girl --" una now 0cut.h",rf1,,l, . he, And "?.'," th' "T', lth baa To ,e".h!:!L ?rVanw b" And he he forgive her. low A you .no,h "k Chris,..,. 'TIS tha Th. gs Is turned week tiefora rk.i.. u through th. horn ,n" Ann win len thev or rhet They are told they the behest : Ana u. th ..,,-Rant. ,, eom, Chrl( That t ost ly Seaaou. "What makes your father look so blu. to-night?" "S - sh! Somebody thoughtless! mentioned the fact that Cbrisuua Is com. tkiuieth.ng In his position made Maraaret lug." Chicago Poet. approach any wardr.,1 miiat itop,nj oli sweet ehli.tu. - are ther ' "O faith .AM ' n.a 'T1V h.; r.:,7hk ,7;drhr"'' ... rhtme 7 uase.i on l That a.imeiMiilv Jtnaled m,f Hut wher. I. ,V T on . flm alng pmpnet who wishe. to That IV taw Ik. a. -w' "' "t. HUcae, Trlhn. riuaa l-addlu.. Dn ponnd of er.f...i . quarter pound, of ..,". '. ""d Chrlatma, round Ugar. of raisin. twclv grat, !l Pound net. of on. w.U be.a; uj board, while another stripped his shirt off ferrupted fary. th ewlor coming and go- and struck him blow after blow with the Ing in her- pretty cheeks. "I shall sail great buckle, so that the flesh was torn, I from Caleb to-night, with you- and Hod while the blood trickled upon the floor. I erlck." When the lad fainted they gave him "We mean to come." added Roderick. few kicks with their heavy boot, and he I "Oo and pack your things. Mary; I have sarred h.nj f straw, and various objects, lay like log on the Door, nntil the nrf- something to say to Mark." - . I a t. rt i T V. II , . I m- , V , m t . . dried lobsters and orange are fastened t. I nan nurnra """ """u p.cseq mm v were a .one. ne sou g, nur trier waa their branch.. Woman' Home Com-1 up and threw him irrto the neit room. T?ie between ns the flntt shadow that had come pan Ion I Incident was forgxatten at otioe, and Clip- upon tmr friendship. tain inacg neewnte quite merry. Food was put npon the table. It was rich food, stews, with a profuse display Curloa (lorn of Oifordahlr. " aoine niai . in...., . , v t n nd. It was the right of every mah! aer- "r "'V cnl7' , "a', ro" "! Pn" vant to ask the hired man for a bit of lTJ to trim the house. If he turned a deaf ear to her Importunities or forgot her requeat ahe would steal a pair of his breeches md nail them to the gate in th yard or on the highway. This was sup posed to debar hlra from all privilegea of the mistletoe, F.mT n Happy. Mra. Negdoor Aren't you always worried half to death when It come to huying Christmas present for your n,iban1? Mrs. Sunshine Mr, no! I buy my husband something I want for myself, nd he buy me something h want for himself, and then we trade. Tommy Oot Oaa. Tommy (on Chrlstma morning) Where does Santa Clau get all hia atuff, niamm? Mamma Oh. he buy It. Tommy Well, he mut be a jay to let "n.vni palm off a tin watch on him ! Town Topics. ftfetyl uwii, j II rtlnw th trumpet, best th drum. Glad am I that SinU'i oan I be away from a place whose armoaphere poisoned me. I whispered thl thought to Hall and h said. "Yes," and roe to go, but the Cnptain pulled him back, crying: "What, little Jew, you wouldn't eat at other people cost I Iwn with It. Well." said he. "how much am I t know? I distrust Hall, who seems to me a perfect madman. Hell drag yon Into some mess. If you'll let him. I suppose there's no danger yet or you wouldn't let Mary comer "There enn be no risk now we are go ing for a three days ctuIm In the Chan nel, that Is all I went at one to th offic of the no tice, and laid a much of th case before man, down with it; fit! your pockets, stuff on of th head aa I thought needful to 'em to th top. Lat see you laugh, old my purpose. He laughed at m; th ywcht wlen-fare, a great sixty per cent croak coming from your very hoot here, you, John, giv th man who hasn't got any money some food." Th men wer becoming furiously of fensive. One of them held Hall while th others forced food down his throat, and the man "Roaring John" attempted to pay m a similar compliment, but I struck his hand, and he drew a knife, turning on me. Th action was foolish, for In a mo ment a tumult ensued. I heard fierce cries, the smash of overturned board and lights, and remembered no more than om terrific blows delivered with my left, a sharp pain in my right shoulder as a knife went home, the voice of Hall cry ing, "Make for the door the door," and the great yell of Captain Itlack almve the others. His word, no doubt, saved na from greater harm ; for when I had thougth that my fmlhanlinesa had un done n. and that we should never leave the place alive. I found myself in the areot with Hall at mv side, he torn and bleeding as I was, but from a slight wound only. "That was near ending badly." he said, looking at the ekin-Ieep cut on my shoul der. "Hall, what die It mean?" I asked. "Who sre these men, and what business carries you amongst them?' La France was known to him as the property of an eccentric American mill ionaire, and he could not conceive that anyone might b In danger aboard her, A ther was no hop from him, I drov to th embassy, where one of the clerks heard my whole story; and while Inward ly laughing at my fears, aa I could see, promised to telegraph to a friend In Ca lais, and get a message delivered that might rail Hall back to Paris. I had done all In my power, and I returned to the hotel, but the others had left for the station. Thither I followed them. Instructing a servant to come to me If any telegram should be sent; and so reached the train. It was not, however, until the very moment of our departure that a messenger raced fo our carriage, and thrust a paper at me; and then I knew that my warning had come too Inte. The paper said : "Ia France ha sailed, and your friend with her." CHAPTER IV. It was on the morning of the second day; the wind playing fickle from east by south, and the sea agold with the light of an August sun. The yacht lay with out life in her sail, th flow of the swell beating laiily upon her, and the great mainsail rocking on the boom. We had "That you'll learn when you open the been out twenty-four hour, and had not paper. Did you hear him aa me ro sail made a couple or Hundred mile. The de- with him from Dieppe to morrow?" lay angered every man aboard the Celaia, "I did, and I believe you'r fool enough since every man aboard knew that It was to go." matter of concern to m to overtake "I must risk that and more, as I hav th American yacht. La France, and that risked it many a time. One aboard his a lif might go with long continued fall yacht I ahall kav th key which will art. Church-Goer pat TS rents In Contribution Hm. Ilclng nn occaxlonnl church-goer, ho was euiipoHcd to b able to lihuv proi erly and preserve Ills tMiinnJinity through any ordinary service. Ills fninlly was therefore aomew lii t curious) when he returned from church one Sun day nfwn with a most dlscotiHoluta- air, says the Provlilimcu Journal. "Didn't like the sermon?" asked bit wife. "Oh, the sermon wns all right, X guess,' said tie, glumly. "Well, what's the matter?" sh per stated. "Nothing's the matter," he retorted sharply. "Cun't a iiinn look solemn when he gets back from a solemn rellg lous service without causing a riot In his own home?' His wife said nothing for a time, and then, with a happy turiplrattuti, asked casually : "How rmwh did yoa put In the contri bution Ikix to-dny?" There was a pronounced pause, and then tha reply enrne? wtth serious delib eration "Seventy-five cents." "Wasn't thnt rather liberal?" she) In quired, knowing that he usually played a quarter limit. "Rather." he answered. "Rather lib eral it struck me. Kather too 111!." Then he chuck led and went on with out further urging. "Yon ste, It was this way: Was sit ting alone In a hack sent on th other aisle. Vhen the deacon started down for the contribution I felt for some change and found I had Just two pieces, a quarter and a half. Somehow. I felt pretty good-natured and was thinking of putting In the half Instead of tht quarter, as usual. While I was deliber ating I'm blessed If the half didn't slip out of my fingers and roll out Into tho aWe. close to the second Iew In front, I illdn't want to scramble for It then and fifTured I could pet It at the close of th service. So I sat hack and waited for the Ix.x to come along, dropping In the quarter. "Just as he got to nie, the deacon no ticed that he was half a lap ahead of the deacon on the other side, and stopped there to wait And naturally, while) he was waiting, his eye lit on the hnlf-dollar lying In the aisle In front of 111 in. And what 1ld that old sinner do hnt grab for It, look around curiously a minute and then drop It Into the box. And 1 didn't have the nerve to hreathn word. Just sat like a dummy and watched the half go with the quarter. Seventy five cents gone to the angel and me without another cent In my clothes, having to walk home Instead of taking a trolley. Wouldn't that maka you mad?' Then he added, chuckling again: Wh.it I'm wondering now Is whether I get credit from St. Peter for glvln the whole 7." cents or Just a qunrter." Inti won t get credit for any of It .il.se.-ved his wife. "St Peter'll rheck ofT the credit for the quarter to cover your wicked feeling when yoa snw the half-dollar go, too." Thafd tie a mean trick." he resta.n.l. ed, as he reached for his Sunday paper. laherlled Heroism. Did he get all those medals for as.. Ing people?" No; he got them by Inheritance III- father did the aavlnir "4 'in. i I'ltOa Deal
