Terser y go we would run ’round to Stella’s BY MATTi£ DtER BRITTS. awhile, thia evening,” »he answered, putting her hand on which her dia­ mond ring again ahone on his broad shoulder. “But, the baby?” asked Charley, doubtingly. “Sarah can do very well with the baby,” raid Kate, though her cheeks reddened under his glagce. “Sarah? Why, Katie, what does it all mean? Is it possible—” “Yes. it is quite possible that I am not going to neglect you any more, Charley, my dear,” she inter­ rupted, bluhng redder. “rfalliujah!” and Charley caught her to him in a swift embrace. “Kate, I’m the happiest fellow in town just this minute!” “Then I shall take care to keep you so,” said Kate. “Come to sup­ per, silly boy.” She kept her word—and her hus­ band. Miss Jess found it of no avail to cast her sweetest spells around her handsome cousin, for his wife was wide awake and learned, before it was too late to eave a heart-break, that “worth winning worth keeping”—especial­ ly when one has a home treasure to defend. r Pavette idah ED.L.WUNiliElR ¿and Äther HONEST G FMI -fro «SIÉNTE« Harner’s Mag, $ 15^?^. ' pw O HARPER’S PFRlOPlCrt P*r Y«W: IT(X K BRAXDB. „kilo uh. From New York Weekly: “Augusta Vivian! why, what on earjj1 are you crying about?” jj;gs Vivian dashed the crystal drops petulantly . , - lashes, ..Cryingl what nonsense. I'm not crying.” you had Sbe Bat there on the low, velvet- ar! Giv- covered divan, with the exquisite hat!’ the bridesmaid’s d rcss in her lap— i her silk- wbite tarletan, barred with shim­ set chair, tiering lines of silver—while just as fresh beyond lay the wedding-cards, am quite tied together with snowy ribbon, like drifted snow. te opera, And Aunt Bessie, seeing that re- te, rather monstrance and argument would words. alike be unwelcome just at the mo ■med like ment, went quietly out of the room les again. with the ivory needle case she had l’,ou he come to seek, leaving Augusta alone ut riding orce more. ttled on. “Three times a bridesmaid, and ake ycu, never a bride.” t°” Was it. then, that there was act- inr time, ua| truth in the words of the old :d Kate. Raw which people quoted against leave the ber wj(b so much malicious fun? id Stella por the third time she was to be a niled and bride’s attendant now—and .her- hed slid- Be|f? Why does no one come to nht idea. ¡eatj her to the altar also, to fulfill 11 Charles a woman’s sweetest, proudest desti- riters de- nvy « that dav. It is ail sheer nonsense to say ome in a that a girl uniat not admit visions ;k or two of ]ovc alHj matrimony into her •»ere tak- bead. She would be but a lifeless, rchly, to loveless statute otherwise; the vis­ ions will come unbidden, and ex- 1 that I istence would be uncomplete with- hat If I out their enchanting glitter So it ou?” was with Augusta Vivian at eight- ightened, and-twenty. People were already laid, very speaking of her as “an old maid;” as bright the young, sixteen year old damsels thought her “shockingly old,” and Lily, ber married sister, with two whis- babies, patronized and pitied her. it to kiss “Poor Gussie,” said Mrs. Lathrop, e. And “it isn’t likely she will ever marry e squeeze now. Why, I was engaged before I was eighteen, and Gussie is near irsery as |y thirty. However, I always want- one, and cd an old maid sister to live with lap with me and help about the children and the housekeeping.” my hue- Yet Augusta Vivian was lovelier □red. “I now than she had teen at eighteen, see that. Not a wrinkle marred the marble I just hs smoothness of her brow, the gold-i veil—I’m bright baiy waved in iuxurous my eyes masses from her blue veined lent- kstoyou, pies, and the I loom on her clucks! low, tny : was red and ripe as that of a peach muKt lie very I —a,,<* yrt s*le »ever .vet had had one offer. For It was hard, toe. Augusta Vivi- >ire with an had K|] tbe wifely instincts bc- 1 have a longing to every women worthy of befor to- the name—she had her aspirations, I hopes and dreams, ami it was Ch rlis i dispiriting to see them blighted one . ‘ ’ | by one. ing a lit- “Nobody cares for me.” thought need not Augusta, mournfully, and notwitli- e to din- out a spice of bitterness in her de t for the*icc,’on' **^'° n,a” evcr *P°ke ,n , ! me of love—no home ever vet lie turn« OjK>lle«s*rt-:r>nft. wrp*r- •*’*- f ? truth aad pari» . rritchto; ! diet which invigorates while it oc- (••art, «t •«»!» bi»w*’'w*î rl an y . llave n t .. »fl fmj»r lu y.»nr far-.ly. F ha* • v l»v>l»v«r* *»r •is han4- ''•pl** *hen>; but women oan only i f ’’ •»;«• - k« «« v.-r ' th- F»"r* ou vil*. <’■ h» rSwg ¡awro ~vosr-e t».u Hzcnzn*: P rinters I nk EAmr.a- PEARL (Andrews C: Co.) THE 3ELF-THREADING MFC CO. *E;>, S Avilar», EL