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'ypr 7?'nTfl TyTs-p - i'a 111 ! Strong and Steady By IIOKATIO CHAPTER IV. (Continued.! Waller raised hi eye and w JcMhua, whose small, mean feature, closely resem bling hU father's, expressed considerable curiosity. Walter secretly doubted wheth er he should like htm, hut Ihli doubt he kept to htrayeK. Mr. Drummond opened he outer door, and led the way In. "Thin Is my wife. Sir. Drummond," he said, nil she approached, and kindly wel comed the young stranget. "1 think I shall like her." thought Wal ter, suffering hla glance to mt for a mo ment on her mild, plartd features; "she I evidently quite superior to her hu jand." "Joshua, come here and welcome Mr. Conrad, wild hti fnlher. Joshua came forward awkwardly and hi Id out hi hand with the stiffness of a vurap handle. "Howdy dor he nM. "Jut come?" "Ye." ld Walter, accepting the hand, and shaking II slightly. "Are jou lired with your Journey. Mr. Conrad?" asked Mm. Drmnmond. "Per twin you would like to he shown to your room." Walter went upstairs. preoviM by Mr Drummond, who lnetrd on carrying his carpetbag, for his trunk would twt ar nj till the next day, bavin been for warded by expre-et. At five o'tWl they Ml down lo supper. "I hope. Mr. Conratl." said Jacob. "ytu will be able to relish our humUe repast." "Humble again!" Ibousht Walter. He wan about to nay that everything looked very nice, when Joshua said- "If you call thin humble. I don't know what you'd nay to the upper we com RMnly" hare." Mr. Drummond, who drsln-d, for thii day. at leant, lo keep up appearance, frowned with vexation. Joanna." he said, "I desire that yea will act In a more gentlemanly way or else leave the table. Have you ever been In Stapleton before. Mr. Conrad?" "No. lr; neer." It U not a lars place, but It U grow Inc. the people are plain, but they hare kind heart. I hope you may like the town after a while It you feel Inclined to walk, Joshua w:U go out with you af Ur supper, and show you the mill dam. the church, and the siool house. He will alw point out the store It la only across the way where. In my humble way, I try to earn a living I ahall be very clad If you will come In and lake a look Inside. I may be buy, for work baa accumulated during my absence, but Joabua will ihow you aronndT "Thank you. air." "May I ask. Mr. Conrad excuse my Intruding the question who U left execu tor of your father's estate?" "Mr. Shaw, the lawyer In our Tillage. He Is an excellent man. very honest and upright. He was an Intimate friend of my father." "I am glad to hear you say so. So many lawyers, you know, are tricky. We have no lawyer here," pursued Mr. Drum tnond. "You will perha be surprised to hear It, but my humble services are fre quently called into requisition. In admin istering and settling etatrs." "Indeed, sir." "Yes; but I am glad you bare got a man you can Irast. Mrs. Dromroend. I think Mr. Conrad will have another pice of pie." Supper was orer at letigtb. and Walter, by iuvitatlou, went out to walk with J tubus. CHAPTHIt V. Walter did not anticipate a very pleas anl walk with Joshua. The little he had seen of that young man did not prepos sess him In his fator. However, having do other way of spending bis time, he had no objection to the walk. "That's the old man's store Jutt across the street," said Joshua, as they emerged from the house. "Tour father's;" "Of course. Don't you see the name on the signT" Walter did see It, hut never having been accustomed to speak qf his own father as "the old man," he was not quite sure he apprehended Joshua's mean ing. "You were an only child, weren't you?" uid Joshua. "Yes," said Waller, soberly. "So am I." said Joshua; adding, com placently, "Itetween you and I, tha old Mian baa laid up quite a snug sum. Of course, It'll all come to me some day." "I am glad to bear It," said Waller, wondering that Joshua should have made such a communication to a comparative stranger. To hear the old man talk," pursued Joohua, "joud think he was awful poor. He's stingy enough about everything In the house. There Un't a fatally In town hat don't live better than we do." "I thought we had a trj good aupier," said Waller, who experienced not a Utile disgust at Joshua's charges agaiust his father. "That was because ou were with ui. The old man laid himself out for the oc casion. It's the first decent supper I've eaten at home since the Sewing Circle met ut our houso three years ago." Though these communications did not mine Joshua In the estimation of Walter, the latter could not help thinking that there was probably some foundation for what was aald, and the prejudice against Mr. Drummond, for which he bad blamed himself as without cause, began to find I vm extenuation. I ALGCR. JR. "When I talk to tbe old man about hU tinting me so," continued Joshua, h tell me lo go to work and earn som money." "Why don't you do It?' "He wants me In go Into his store, but he wouldn't pay me anything. He offered we a dollar and a halt a week ; but I wan't going to work ten or twelve hour a day for no such sum. If I could get n llrht, easy place In the city say at ten dollars a week, I'd go. There ain't any chance In Stapleton for a young man of euterprbie. "I've thought sometime," said Walter, "that I should like to get a place In the city; but I rippose I couldn't get enough at first to pay my board." "You get a phice"!" exclaimed Joshua. In astonishment. "I thought you was giving to college." "Father Intended I should; but his death will probably change my plans. It Is expensive passing through college, I cannot afford It." "Oh, that's all humbug. You're talking like the tM man. Why, you're rich. The old man told me that your father left a hundred thouxnnd dollar. You're tbe only ."wii : you told me so yourself." "Your father I mistaken." "What, wasn't your father rich?" asked Jehua, opening his small eje In aauie mDt. "My father was unfortunate enough to git in tolled In a speculation, by which be bwt heavily. I can't tell how his arts Irs stand until they are settled. I may be Uft penniless." "Do you mean that?" asked Joshua, stepping abruptly and facing hi compan ion. "I generally mean what I say," said Waller, rather stiffly. Joshua's answer was a low whistle of a twite men t. "Whew r he sahl. 'That's the biggest Jake I've heard ef lately ;" and be follow ed up this n-raark by a burst ef merri ment. Waller looked at htm with surprise. He rtrtalnly did net know what to make of Joshua's conduct. "I don't see any Joke about It," he said. "I dsn't cum;laln of being poor, for I think I can earn my own living; but It doesn't strike me as a thing to laugh at." "I was laughing to think bow Ibe old man Is taken In. It's rich I He thinks you're worth a hundred thousand dollars." said Joshua. "Well, be Is mistaken, that's all. I don't see bow he Is taken In." "He's been doing the polite, and treat ing you as if you was a prince of the blood. That's tbe reason hs told the old woman lo get up such a nice supper. He expected lo get you to take him for a guardian, and then he'd have the hand ling of your money, Won't be be mad when he finds out bow he's been taken In? Giving you the best room, too! Are you sure that none of the property will be leftr "Prebably not much. I am sorry to think that your father made such a mis take. I will take care to undeceive htm." "What! You're not going lo tell him. are you?" "Certainly. I meant to do so; but I did not suppose be Invited me Just because hi thought I was rich." "What for. then?" "Iteing my father's cousin and nearest relation, it didn't seem very strange that he should have invited me on that ac count." "The old man's pretty shrewd," said Jeshua, rather admiringly. "He knows which way his bread Is buttered. He don't lay himself out for any poor rela tion, not if he knows It. Don't you tell him about It till to-morrow." "Why not?" "Ilecaute. if you do, we'll have a mean breakfast as usual. I just want him to think you're rich a little while longer, so we can have something decent for once." "I don't feel willing to deceive 'your father any longer. I have not willingly deceit ed him at all. I would rather be ktivw at once." "To-morrow will be soon enough." "At any rate, I shall tell him to-morrow then. Hut I've got tired walking. Suppose we go back." They went back together. Mr. Drum mond was In Ibe store, but Mrs. Drum mond was at home. "You didn't go far," she said. "Hut I suppose you were tired, Mr. Conrad." "A little,' answeerd Walter. "I wonder," thought our hero, "whether she will change as soon as she find out that I am poor?" Somehow be felt that she would not. She seemed rry dlffernt from her husband and her son, and Wal ler was Inclined to like her better. Joshua went out again soon, not hav ing much taste for staying at home; and, as Waller retired early, he did not see either him or hi father again till the next morning at breokfat. "I must go back lo the store," said Mr. Drummond the next morning, when break fast was over. "Joshua will look after )ct, Mr. Conrad. I hope you will be able lo pas tbe time pleasantly." "If you can spare me five minutes, Mr, Drummond, I should like to speak to you In private," said Walter, "Certainly. I can spare five or ten minutes, or more, Mr. Conrad. Won't jou walk Into tbe parlor V Mr. Drummond was far from anticipat ing the nature of Waller's communica tion. Indeed, he cherished a hope that our hero was about to ask hi assistance I lu Mttllng up th estate request with I which, it Is needles to say, he woulil glsdly have compiled "I don't suppose ton know how I am situated- 1 menu lu relation to my falh er's estate. It I not certain that my falh er left anything," said Walter, thinking It best lo reveal everything at once. "What!" exclaimed Mr. Drummond, his lower Jaw falling, ami looking very blank. "My father made some Invest incuts re cently that turned out badly." "Hut he was worth a very large prop eit) It can't all be lost." "I am afraid there will be very little h ft. It anything. He lost heavily by som mining stock, which he bought at a high figure, and which ran down to almost nothing." 'There' the house left, at any rate." "My father borrowed Its value, I under stand; I ant afraid that mint go, loo." Now, at length. It Hashed upon Mt. Dmmmond how he had been taken In. 11 thought of the attentions he had lavished upon Waller, of the extra expense he had Incurred, and all. as It appeared, for a Ivy likely to proe penniless, lie might even expect to Hie upon him. The thoughts, which rapidly succeeded eacfr other, mortified and made him angry, "Why didn't )ou tell me llil twfore, young man?" he demanded with asperity Ills change i.f ton and manner showed Walter that Jiwhim was entirely right In his estimate of his father's motlrcs, and he In turn tweame Indignant. "When did jou expect me to tell jou. Mr. Dmmmond?" he raid, quickly. "I onlv arrived veteray afternoon, and t tell you tlfls morning. I would have lutd you last night. If you bad Iwen In lb houe. '"Why didn't you tell me when I was al Wllloughhyr "I had other thinks lo think of." aakl Walter, shortly. 'The thought of my frtbrr's death and of my loss shut out everything eee." , "Well, what are you going lo do?" auk I Mr. DnimtaoiMl In a hard tone. "I shall have to earn my own living." said Walter. "I am well and strong, and am not afraid." That Is a good pkn." M Mr. Drum mond. who knew Waller jo little as to fear that be wanted to liecoine dependent un him. "When I was of ymr age I had y own lltlns to earn. What do you propose to do? "Haie you a vacancy for me In yor store? Jeba tohl me jou wished him la go In." "You couldn't cam much, for you don't kiww anything of the business. "I shouM not expect to. 1 am perfect ly willing to work for my board until t find oat how my father's affairs are going to turn out." This propoal struck Mr Drumroomi favorably. He Judged that Walter would prove a valuable assistant when he was broken In, for It was easy lo see that h had energy. Hesldes, It was desirable to keep him near until It was decided wheth er Mr. Conraos affairs were really In a-s tai a state as his son represented. Kven If a few thousand dollars were left. Mr. Dmmmond would like the handling of that sum. Then, again, no one knew bet ter than Mr. Dmmmond that Walter's board would cost hlra very little; for, of course, be would at ooce return lo hi urual frugal fare. "Very well." h ald ; "you can go Into the store on those terms. As you say, you've got your own living to earn, and the sooner jou begin the better." Waller had not said thii, but b agreed with Mr. Dmmmond. Il may be thought strange that our hero should have Ix-en willing to enter the employment of such n mean man . tell he thought It wisest to remain In the neighborhood until h could learn something definite about his father's affairs. He prepared to go lo work at once, partly because be didn't with to be dependent, partly because be foresaw that he should be happier If employed. When Mr. Dmmmond ami Walter can cut of the parlor, Joshua was sitting In the next room, and looked up eagerly to e bow his father bore the rommiinlea tldn. He was disappointed when he saw that Mr. Drummond looked mum at usual. "Conrad has been telling me," aald Mr. Drummond, "that his father lost a good uVal of money by siiilallnn, and It It doubtful whether he has left any prop erty." "I am very sorry." said Mr. Dmm mond; and Walter saw and appreciated her look of sympathy. "A be will probably have to work for a living, he hat asked for a place In my store," pursued Mr. Drummond, "and I have agreed to lake him on trial. Con rad, you may get your bat and come oer at once." Josbaa whittled In sheer amaxemrnt. Th affair had by no means terminated a lit anticipated. (To be continued.) i ssacai The I.dr In Stoun. An amnteur astronomer writes of the "lady In the moon:" "It In n very beau tiful face gcrn In profllo nnd uplifted, as though In proud disdain oT thing UTn-Htrlal. The mrvo of the throat la exquisite, and Imlrcil the entire outline Is mnrvulotisly lifelike. The moon Inily may boat be obfcrvrd IhroiiKli a Hinull opcrn claaa when our satellite Is at half. At that tlmo tbe tip of ti.o chin about tourhea the terminator that la, the dividing lino between Uio IlKht nnd dark torllona of the lunar surf nee. Most people enn rocognlzo the man In the moon. Well, tho hnlr of the Indy, In which I run nlwnys fincj- I n Hprny of ornnjeo bloom, forma the kiuii'm left eye, the novo und tnoutli, hl now, nnd tho chin and throat the man'a mouth." Olivloos, tip tho waiter where you "Do you dine?" "Baj, do I look tarred r J A TRICK OF MEMOIIY. ' Momory Is otio of the most useful ami least trustworthy of our faculties. "I mind It wivl, but I line ma iloota u' mn mlmtt" snld a canny Scotchman lu tl wltnena box, A wholesome charity for the uiUtakea of other wna learned by a certain woman from her own ex perience. She was about tu crust the continent for a thrvo mouth' visit. On the day of her departure s!k went to the safety deposit vault where she kept her valuables, and aald to the manager that she wanted to take her Nix, with Its contrnt. to her lawyer's ottlc for ah hour. Could he arrange that for her? Tho manager assented, am! wrnpim! tho box In n iiewapnpcr, that It nilgh) make an lncmptcuoua bundle. T'w day pasted anil the woman did not return. The next morning. Inquiry revealed the fact that she had gone on her Journey Tho manager wa curlou enough to ask her lawyer If he knew anything nlnit the box. ".'the left here Intending to lake It directly to you." aald the lawyer. That was enough to justify a tele gram, n soon as the woman hail reach tM her destination, six ilnya later. Tel egram: "When1 did ymi put jour nf ty deposit box?" Answer: "In the vault where It lielonged," Telctfrnm . "It Is not there. Kcturn at once." Another week passed In wretched sui'iiw for everyone concerned. When tlio woman arrived, she was In n state of nervous rage, and ready to itcnisa the olHclul of every crime In the cal endar. She declared she had driven straight from her lawyer to the vault. The malinger had htmelf let her In, ami talked with her Her story was complete In all Ita details. Hut the mCNCH MAKK MOflEY HEAJlINa ANOOIIA HAIHHTS. MMflBBataikl- ittHiL -HUttlJ''' COMIUNO 1IIB IIAIII. PICKINO IT. AND I'ACKINO FOIl MAHKCr, Thrifty French men and womcu makii tidy sum of money rearing An gora rabbit, and selling their hnlr or tierce, which Is woven Into a superior quality of cloth much like allk, and I wnru next tho skin by those affllctr.! with rheumatism, who say they derive beneficial result. The belter the animal I nourished and rnred for. the longer, finer and thicker I the hair The rabblta arw also consumed for fid. It I said that with proper care each rabhlt may be made to yield a net profit of thnt) dollar a year, ami the occupation la very pleaaant. records of the depoalt company did not substantiate It. That ct doubt enough on It o that It seemed worth while to look up the cabman who had driven the woman on that fateful day. He waa found. He remembered th circumstance well. Had lie any recollection of Mopping anywhere else? Scratching hla grlixled hiwd. be slowly retraced the course, and then aald, "Why. ye I We ad-pped at tho bakrahon on the corner of 3d alreet. and you went In! Here waa the clew. A hasty visit to the bakery revealed the newspaper bun dle tucked uway on n hlRh ahelf, with Ita precious content undUturbed. There It bad stood for a fortnight, while a woman and a half-dozen men wero staying awake by night and fret ting by day, acvuilug each other of lying ami ateallnjt, all because one woman' Intention cot ahead of her performance ami Imprinted a He on the tablet of her memory. Youth's Companion. HO LONQEIl tOVED. VloUta rarcbassd Olilr lf Old-fSMtb. lQHd Hen IVkt Bar "Thaak You." If straw may ihow which way tbe wind blow, tay well-known news paper writer, then violet may also serve a a van to Indicate the paining tephyr of society. In the present vanlahlng of the violet, there Is no better indicator of thl radi cal change between th woman our father used to call "mother" aa the tltcbed and sewed and smiled upon her little brood, supremely happy with the bouquet of violet that aomotlme graced her gown, and the smart, up-to-dnto Mrs. H. Formerly when flowers were distinct ly emblematic, doi with esoteric meaning, there was no greater compli ment than to be presented with a bunch of violets. Poets tho world orer, since Adam delved and Kve went vloletlng, have rhujsvxlled over the womanly sig nificance of Its quiet fragrance. From first reader dlttle about tho "mossy dell where tho bumble vlolots grew," to Napoleon' eloquent tribute as ho plucked It as the sprlugtlmo emblem of his return from ICIba, and also of Jo sephine' devotion, everywhere from garret to throne, It has noddod Its low ly bead, with success undreamed of by haughty garden beauties. Modesty, sweetness, innate gentility these glowed III the deep blue f cndi fr urnnt messenger. Hut. itrtcloua nllrn who wniila to be that nowaday? V v rjtefwV "Violet? Dear met Don't get those,", rf I T Jr Vt v sahl the llorlat with n prescient hUiic IOIjU' ) '''4Ay llkn nn up-toiimo Sybil with n fnt Nnk IV ,CT Kw Jff LMf account. 'They'ro way out of ntyle.. r lirvKe, r4AjPw No one ever buy vlolela any morel IWl jVLtJ They're too little, too modest," ah polntrxl to n few meager bouquet that looked very modest Indeed, drooping o their willed atema. Itt.us .... I.tflf sl.Awa astuMleSrt It I it quite ,rm:." Z tatncA 7h -M. ' r.-M Oon.,1,,,. nlto finality, "and one might Jint a,u,,' , well be. out of the world a out f tin Hedd-Wlint kind of a iimchfni. hv sivle. von know. Of iMiirwn they're J K"t now T Urreiie A riiimbmil Il sweet nnd pretty and fragrant, and nil that," he said, giving them n vljnnnt shake, n though they needed a eoiire lu gymnastic. "Hut who wanl any thing llkn that, Indeed? "Oh, J en. sometime some men, the old-faihloncd kind, that wear llk hat and say 'thank you,' ocenIonally buy them, and tlien, too, when a girl I In mourning and can't wear anything else, there Is a slight demand, but to scud violet to a girl" he held up her hands In horror. "Why, I am sure she'd give them lo tho cook." "Well, what do they like?" I asked. For nnswer I waa treated to a glance that would have been a credit tu an emigrant ltip.vtnr. r "Like?" echoed slut rp eyed Sybil "Why, anything that stand out, show off! let every Uxly know that you're wearing litem, speaks for themselves; thai' what they want." She Nwetil lir a Uiwer of rose, dinky Willi udvet lauiy, and pointed to a great patch of gaudy orchid. There! there!" she exclaimed. That' the kind that makes the lilt 1 Just look at them. There won't he one left after the ball lo-nlcht Of course, I'll have to fall bark on the rose (o help out. but It'll be those bright one. there." h jointed to crimson blot talnlng some snow-white hyacinth In the case beyond. "You know," the com Oded. "I do believe some gr wnid.i wear sunflower If (her went onlr r.t. lonable. Tk chryssnthemums and aense-Th Jewish lilger .,.f !.rm d,0.,Tk" "n 'wfu h,,'l "WIIHe. did you put your nickel In torlZJjVu e f0"0,TH hM contribution l-ox In Sunday school ! i .? '., r""" m-,,hlc"' ""r -NS mamma! I ast Kddy STn.r -r. ,,n.e!l,m,,, ,,Ir ''"'Uke, " Preacher-, mm. If I couldn't of all." l",lMUr' a"d '"''o !.! ,, m)1 pcrmU.!on"-Ienvrr New. "Vlolri " sh .k.w.i, i... i j -. "Young man." said the poinjwju In- .--is :' ;; "'. ;-',"; .;;; -- iio even lo l consldere.1, jou know." 1urr of a Ve TrupUr, Hose Oarth. of Clinton, probably made tho first corn shelter used In Ml sourl. 1'lfly years ago, lit 1W.S, devised one from wnteroak plank nnd tenpenny nail. He used It on hi fann until inji, when Price' men cam.. throuch there, saw It ,... . .. ....". , .. H kni IlilllK I son iook it uown to Jackmm'a mill. ml took It down to Jaeksor.' ..on where It was used m .hell thn ,, which waa ground Into meal for federate soldlera. The old corn aheller was lost track of for a number of years by lu maker, but afterward he was Informed that It was being pre served at Washington among other cu rlou trophies captured from the South. Clinton Democrat III! Stiller. "Well," said be, anxious to patch up their quarrel of yesterday, "aren't you curious to know, what's In thl packago ;" "Not vrry," replied tho still beg. orent wife, Indifferently. "Well, It's something for the one I lovo best In all the world." "Ah! I suptmiu. It' those suspen der you said you needed,"- The ctli olio Standard nnd Time. In (InnrUeil Tonss, lllchuti - Money talks, you know, Pooran Yes, I know' but when It converHos with mo' It nover speak above n whisper." Illustrated Hits. After un affuotlng srouno at a lay tho men all blow tlvulr none vigorous ly, and the women at Choir eye. A man's vnay ot crying Is to blow blr.lnx have changed) any time you want 3rSf-" . .ia (tSJakv teareaNeN "I understand the new inngailne lint a high standard." "Indeed It ha. It will run atKiut n blink, and then stop. -Youkcr Statesman, Authorr- I'm very happy In my married life. I find my huslmtid audi a help. Friend-1 ndii ill Di h cook, or write?- l'llegetide Hlaellrr. '.Maude w,i nfrald the girl wouldn't notice her engagement ring." "Did they?" "Did Iheyl Six of them rce ogulxed II at one." Cleveland I'Uln Dealer, "I hear yer frlrn' Tammm' umrrlet again." "Aye, so he I, He'a ltii a dear frlen' lae inn. He' cost tilt Ihreo wedillu' present nn' twn wreath" - Umdim Tttlllt. "I your husband tornrlnu lu hU appetite, madam?" "I cnii't ay ns U Is, doctor. He'll eal nnythluk and ev rrythlnk a long a there nnjlhlnk to eat." Ilaliluioro American He- If you rrfllM. mn I shall go out and hang mjeolf tu the lmnt In front of your Innm She Now, Heiirgr, J'u kiww fu'lier wild he w.iuldn'l hav J" hanging around here.-- I.lfc. I "V.tr Congress Ih- session?" 1 "No," replied Fanner CiiImiss, "tint I .know how It lk. I hev a III nil man who kin git a buy doing nolliln' st milling on earth."WHlngteu Her ald. Mr Ncwlywed Hut, my love, why are you weeping? Mr. Nrwlywrd -Oh, John! John! I Jut eeil Into the kitchen ami saw that itik ha mi her traveling gwn. Harper' Weekly "I want a man to do odd JN about the houte, run on errand, one that never answers bark am! I mIwnj ready to do my bidding" "You're looking fur a huiband, ma'am, not a man"- Th JewUh lilger 111 Tragerdy Yes, ere openeit In (h koh. Isiwe Comenly And what did your audience think of your "Ham let?" HI Tragerdy Wey er- he went out before I had chance to ask htm. --Philadelphia I'rrsa. Ctieer up, old man," said the nnis.il Ing friend. "You know love laughs at locksmiths." "Yea. I know," replied th dejected lover. "Hut her father ain't a locksmith; he'a a bollcrmakrr" -Detroit Free I'rrsa. He-Mo your father thought I want ed to marry you for our money Whl did you y? She I persuaded him that rou didn't, and then he said If lit,., ... it,. n,n itnln'i ha mr chuckled the youth. "When I first started In life I couldn't walk." -The Catholic New. NellHe doesn't know anything about the little niceties of nylug at tention lo girl. Helle Why, I aw him typing your shoestring. Nell -Yea but'tie tied It In a double knot, so It couldn't come uutlrd again. Phlla ..... .. . UWP "ewni. "What you want I a trnogrnphrr wn0 "P1' nti lolutely nccurale." Oon-I""'" n,wfrMl Mr H8l. "rapid- Ity is all right, but as to sccurary-" well, I don't want to he held down strictly to my own Ideaa of grammar," -Washington Star, Mis Cutting I see by the paper that ill th swell set was at the As sembly ball Isst night. Mlaa Mclllurf Yes) I expected to be there, hut wss prevented Miss Cutting The Ideal I hope the doorkeeper wasn't rough with you, dear. Catholic Standard and Time. Tommy Do you believe It Is fortu nate to be the seventh son? Mickey Now I I'm tho seventh son. Tommy Hut tho fortune teller say tho seventh ion has all kinds of lurk handed down to him, Mickey Huh I All I havu handed down io me Is mo six hrnthrrn' old clothes. Chicago Now. First Oi'iitlt'innn (entering tha apart stent of second gentleman) -About a rear ago you challenged mn to fight i duel. Second Oeutlemiiu (sternly)-' I did, sir, First ticntlemitu And I told you that I had Just got married, ind I did not enro to risk my life it any hatard. Second (luutlemati (haughtily) I remember, sir. First Ocntleinan (bitterly)- Well, my feol- to fight, Ut mo know, Human Life.