w h at he s l id 1 had only th e v a g u e st
notion.
T h e b la n k n e s s of my fa« «•
m u st h a v e s tru c k him at la st, foi he
sto p p ed a b ru p tly .
W ait, d o n ’t say a n y th in g y e t.” ,»••
said
W e wert* «Iraw ing n e a r to my ow n
horn«*, but tin* h o rse w ent very slow ly.
" i f you co u ld tell in«*." he Iw gan
th e r e w as so m e th in g piwdtlvely u n can
t.y a n d a w fu l to m e In th e h u m ility ><f
Ills to n e "b u t d o n 't say a n y th in g tin
1« ss it is ‘y«‘s.’ T a k e tim e any len g th
o f tim e .”
'lim e ! It s i c ii i f il to m e th a t It let«,
been l.tMM» y e a rs a lre a d y . It w as stieh
a n old. ol«l fa c t th a t Dr. G riffin h ad ask
«•«, m e ,«» m a rry him th a t 1 f«*lt th a t 1
h ad lx*-n lx»rn w ith tin* c«»nscl«»ustn*ss
o f ,1. I trle«l ,«» rc u e tu lx -r how th in g s
w ere b efo re It hap|x*n«*l, but in», th e re
« a s n o th in g lx*f«»re th a t.
N eitln r s,x»ke as In* ,i«*l|»«*l m e «nit of
tin* b uggy am , solem nly walk«*l vvl’ li
m e up th e long g re e n y a rd , lie pause«,
a t tin* jiorcli.
" I f." In* sa h l. "y o u could possibly say
•yes' d o n 't m a k e m e w ait."
I ra n up th e ste p s w ith o u t rep ly in g ,
an d op«-tn*«l tin* door. sto p p in g w ith my
h atn l h , m » ii tin* knob, a n d looking back
nt him sta n d in g u,x>u th e w alk lx*low.
i
"Y es.” 1 sal«,, am ,, h a n g in g th e d«x»r,
I flew u p s ta irs to my ow n room .
;
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j
fl,U tter* atn l 1 saw th a t he ha«l lx»vv«*d
Ids h ead on his h a , fo r a m o m en t, as
,f h e w e re in c h u rc h .
W h a t a rid icu lo u s couple we w ill be!
A ST R A N G E P E O P L E O F OLD.
M a r c o P o l o D e s c r i b e s O n e o f t h e Pe«>-
l>le t i e M e t In H im T r a v e l * .
B uikisliun Is a P ro v in c e In h a b ite d by
p«*«»ple w ho w o rsh ip Mah««mm«*t, an d
h a v e a p e c u lia r langnag«*. It f o r m s a
\,*r.» g re a t k in g d o m , am i th e royalty Is
h e re d ita ry . All th o se of th e royal ,»,«»«» 1
a re ,«*scem,ed fr«»m K ing Al«*xam,«*r
an d th e « lau g h ter ol K 'n g D a riu s, w h «
w as !ord o f tin* v ast e m p ire «», P e rsia
t i n , all th e s e king« call ,h«*m*« h »•* lit
th e S jira c e f lo n g u e Z u lc a rn ia ln . w hich
is n« mu« h a s to say “ A le x n m lc r;" am i
a h is .»ut «»1 rc g a n l fo r A le x a n d e r th e
te r s an d w ell m«-atiliig im b ecility th a t
w o rk s da m agi ugly (>U a ro u n d . My <«»r-
r«*Nponil<*tit fu r th e rm o re w ro te th u t he
h a d ’le a rn e d to d is tr u s t th e la w .’ All
th e m ore reaso n , th e n , w hy he shotibl
sta y In th«* law . W e <*annot ,mpr«iv«* a
th in g by s ta n d in g off am i ’d is tru s tin g ’
lt, but by Ju m p in g in am i c o n v e rtin g It.
If all th e cons« «■ration Is ¡»ut Into th«.*
m in is try am i all th e b ra in s Into th e
o th e r p ro fe ssio n s n e ith e r th e p u lp it nor
tin* w orld will profit. T h e su m am i
subs,•in«*«* o f ».11 n t w hich is th a t w heu
a young m ao lies com«* out on to th e <lls
tlm*t C hris,Pi», g ro u n d of p u ttin g h im
se lf u n d e r c o n trib iiy o n to tin* publk*
w eal, th«* select ion o f a c a re e r, ,x*st suit-
«*<1 ,«» h lm scl, am i ,«» tin* „»•«•«Is o f h u
m a n ity , Is sim p ly a m a tte r of s tu d y in g
a d a p ta tio n s , am i d<*«*i«,lng by w h a t a r t,
tra«,»*, b u sin ess or p ro fessio n he can
su b s e rv e t h ’i, w eal tin* b e s t.”
ID Y L L IC L IF E IN JA P A N .
l i a i n t y L i t t l e H o iia rM R e t in a
G le n .
R u a tlc
T h e re is an Isolated, a ris to c r a tic q u a r
ter o f tin* v illag e in th e ra v in e lie h ln l
th e tem p le, In h ab ited by p rie s ts an d mu
;.« rio r folk; a n d th e f a r ra v in e holds th e
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in th e m o st p lctu rw iq u e B etting e v e r
fou n d In J a p a n . T h e re Is th e u su al
la rg e liv in g room , o r office of tin; la n d
C o n v ic t H o w l B u ild e r * .
lord, am i a g e n e ra l “ food preparing**
T h e ¡.lan o f b u ild in g le -tte r ronda by
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room fo r th e e sta b lish m e n t o|N-ulng on m e a n s o f co n v ic t lnl»or w ill p ro b a b ly l»e
tin* ro a d w a y ; b u t w ithin th e g u tes one g e n e ra lly a d o p te d in C aua«la. In «*on
«I r e s t .
finds a deep, g reen glen, an a w fu l ij **«-,ion th«*rewith a novel p ro p o s itio n ,»
F «»,««, Mro««l«-M mik I M u m p * .
It Is In th is p ro v in c e th a t thos«* fin
'•lutsiu Bonn* fif,«•♦•,» f«*et d eep a n d tw ic e a*lv<s*Ht««l. It Is s u g g e s te d th a t th e
It is r«*iM»ri«*l th a t a te r rib le ep h lem lc
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as w ide, all filled w ith d e lic a te , a lrv c<»nvl«*,s , m * ¡»aid r e m u n e ra tiv e w ages,
a re lo tin d . T hey a re got In c e rta in <>f tiu-aslcs an d m u m p s Is ra g in g In
h a d dn»p|x*l off, a f t e r a n a tte n d a n c e
b r a n d ie s o f c u t-le a f m aples. A terrl- am , th a t th is m oney Is* u««<l fo r th e
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q -re a d s o u t Into a la k e th e size of a
T h e g o v e rn m e n t s u p p r e s s e s
m ine, s fo r silv er. T h e re 1« but one spe w eeks.
W e T ro w N o t.
DID N O T P R O V E AN E D E N .
b y th ia d ev ice o r he sc a re d m e Into te m n o t esp ecially g e u te e l p a rt o f th e city ,
Pirg«- d in n e r ta b le, w ith a wrooden sam e
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*t .* called S y g h ln a n . T h e sto n e s at«* i i«*asl«-s is a m uch m ore d a n g e ro u s d is M i a e r u b t e F a i l u r e o f a N e w B u g ia m i b o at moor«*d a t one Bide.
A t an y ra te . I w as «Minacious th a t a s a saw th a t I sh o u ld get lost. 1 sto p p ed
C o l o u r in M e x i c o .
E ach v a n ta g e spot on th e Bleep bank
lug «>,t th e K in g 's a«*«s»unt. am , no one e a se In c o u n trie s w h e re it h as n e v e r
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• f f«»rfe,ture of life a s w ell as goods; ica. It p ro b a b ly Isvatm es tn lld e r by be th e g low ing p ro m ises am i high hoj*-* h o u se su c h d a in ty , e x q u is ite little tov
p a p a sh o u ld h a v e h a d th a t Illn ess Ju st a n d w hom 1 h a d Ix v n v isitin g fo r som e
, o r ,. ay a n y one c a rry th e sto n e s out ing filter«*«! th ro u g h th e Ix sltes of su c w hich som e y e a rs ago a tte n d e d th«- for d w ellin g s, w ith su ch fa iry balconies,
th e n , w h en m a m m a a n d Is a b e l w ere In tim e.
\\ hen m easles m utton of u colony o f Am«*ri«*ans a , such sp o tle ss sc re e n s a n d soft sh in lu g
« , tin* kingdom . B n, th e K ing a m a s s e s c essiv e g e n e ra tk»ns.
H is m o th e r re ceiv ed m e In a cold,
B a ltim o re . M am m a h ad g one th e re to
th em all, a n d se m is th em to o t h e r king* first g>iltie«l a fiMithohl lu E iJ, It w as a s T«jpolobauq»o, M«*x. T h e pla«*e w as ¡»ic m ats, tlia t one h e s ita te s to d«-s«*crate
t e u n d e r th e c a re o f l»r. B ak er, a n d sh e stu ffy little p a rlo r, a n d e n te r ta in e d me
tur«.*l a* an E d en , am i m any ¡».«»¡«I« th em w ith th e clu m sy , defiling. d e s tr u >
w li«*n In* h a s a tr ib u te ,«» re n d e r, or v iru le n t am i a s fa ta l hh ch o lera.
could n o t com e hom e, a n d Is a b e l could w h ile Jo h n n ie w as l»elng m a d e read y
w ent then* e x p e c tin g a life o f e a s e am , tlv e a|»purtenan<*es of th e sim p lest for-
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n o t leav e h er. If w e h a d only h a d ou*
ln d e p e n d e n c e aft«*r u few y«*ars. Her»- elgn liv in g ; am i as fo r h im self fittin g
¡»reset,,; am , su eh only a s in* pleas««» he
G re a t s ite of h ead am i b ra in is ln- Is w h at a S an Eram*,s«-o ¡»aj»«*r ha« tu in to on«- of th e se m b ,g et m an sio n s, t
good old d o c to r It w ou ld h a v e l»een b e t ra lly to a long n a r r a tiv e o f th e h e a rtle s s
«ait*«-* to ,»«* sold 1 hits lit* a«-,* in <<r
t e r , b u t he w as In E u ro p e , a n d p ap * tr e a tm e n t sh e h ad receiv ed fro m h e r
,s G u lliv e r aliv e am o n g th e L illip u tian s.
to k eep th e B ala* a , a high v a lu e ; fo r ,f <1 c a tlv e of e x tr a o rd in a ry m e n ta l p o w er say o f th e colony:
• »rii th e w heel is giving
h a d called In th is D r. G riffin. w ho. peo p h y sic ia n , w ho really d id s»*em to h a v e
rid «if p e rfe c t bliss,
he w ere ,«< allow every I mx I v ,«» dig. th e y cn ly w heu " o th e r th in g s a r e e q u a l,"
Six ¡»«s.ple -d estitu te am i dis<*»urag«-«l O u r Ilf»* lu th a t glen of m ap le leaves
p le seem ed to th lu k . w as so m e th in g n e g le c te d h is poor little p a tie n t, am i
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life l«e w o rth th e living
w otthl e x ,m e t so many th a t th e w orhl th a t Is t«> say. w hen th«- q u a lity of people—a r e all th a t now re m a in of the w as full o f In te re st, from th e m om ent
W e r e all th e ro a d s like th is ?
w o n d e rfu l. It w a s sa id th a t h is p ra c to h a v e been ru d e a n d o v e rb e a rin g b e
w ould be g lu tte d w ith th em , am i they b ra in is fine am i th e v ital fu n c tio n s c»lony of V erm o n t am , Ma»sa<*hu.*«*,t> of slip p in g back th e »»Teens in th e
tic e w as re a lly so m e th in g p h e n o m e n a l sid es. 1 h a d p a sse d him o n ce as I w en t
people, c o m p risin g se v e ra l h u m lred m o rn in g w ith som e a n x ie ty lest th e
w oubl «*«*a*«* t«» ,M*ar any v alu e. ,letic> g en erally an* o f a suj««T:or o rd er. P ro
I adies* Horn«* J o u r n a l .
G « x x l K i t a d i in M i c h i g a n .
f o r so y o u n g a m a n th e w as v e rg in g on In. a n d h ad n o ticed how red a n d b lo at
1, is tlutt he allow** so few to be ta k e n p o r tio n to th e size am i w eight o f th e fa m ilie s, w ho e m ig ra te ., som e eig h t m ite of a glen am i ts m idget lak<- w ere
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o u t. am i is s«> s tric t in tin* m a tte r.
A PO ET S TREA SU R ES.
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t b e w«-alrh a n d pr<»»i»er1ty, to T«»i»olo- H id som e o th e r c h a rm in g J a p a n e s e d ro p ,
T in re U* also lu th e sa m e o iu u tr y a n
g an th is *»-ason, an«l in m an y ,
1 h ad I K u g ra c F i e ld * » Q u e e r R o o m a n d I t . o th e r m o u n ta in , lu w h ich a z u re is th e slz«* o f th e h e a d 1» n«»t a d ire c t am , l»ainpo, on th e M exican co ast. T h e c u rta in ¡»ut In Its p lace to th e last j
pose he h ad to eco n o m ize h is fo rces, b u t clan . 1 supp«»*«». of no s ta n d in g
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B efo re we go „¡»stairs ,«» E u g en e got I n a vein like silv er. T h e re a r e a l* i g re a tm —s 1* suggeste«! by th«* re m a rk in d a y from v a rio u s s o u th e rn port*, ¡»ut fcrf-reeus. a t n ig h t.
Ix-lt th«- grow er» a re aw : ken'.ng
c am e In th a t first d ay . S om e p eople 'p h o n ed fo r D r. G rlrtln. My h u sb a n d F ie ld 's rexim. th e one w hich ho ld s his o th e r m o u n ta in s w lileh e o n ,a n a g re a t h re c e n t b io g rap h y of I » u l s A gassiz Into th e little h a r ls .r a t th e m o u th of
T h e d e e r w ere frien d « an d n eig h b o rs
»- fa«*t tiia t It is m uch m »ney in
m a d e su ch a h ero o f him th a t I fe lt a said . 'D o n 't you l»e b o th e rin g D r G rlf I ch o ice st tre a su re « . It is n e c e ssa ry to a m o u n t o f s ilv e r ore. so th a t th e c«»un «hat w ill.- C u v ie r an«, A gassiz b-.th th e F u erh x i riv e r, th e n e a re s t coast .*r«»m th e m om ent o f o u r a rriv a l, com ing
p o c k e ts to lx- a b le to d e liv e r rh e lr
little c u rio u s to see him , a n x io u s a n d flu; h e ’s got m o re 'n he c an do ’te n d in g 1 ic m tn d you a g a in th a t he h a s a ch ild 's try I* a v ery rb*h one; but it Is a lso «It ¡M«Mvsse<l “en o rm o u s head* am i larg«*ly ¡s.ln t to ToiM»k>lMtmpo. It w as th e firs, to d rin k fro m th e m u sical fo u n ta in Jet
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s te a m e r s»*en by th e few In h a b ita n ts :n o u r th r e e f«-e,-square c o u rt of e n
tro u b le d a s I w as. a n d 1 sm iled a t him
ill«- fa rm e r* In g*-n«-ral
JD a rw 'n w as a b n o rm a l ns re g a rd s th e In o v e r tw o y«*t«rs. Cnj»t. Jatis»*u r»- tra n c e , am i th en to th e **lge of o u r a re ta k in g mu«*h m ore iut«*reut In th e
a s nicely as 1 could a s p ap a said , "M y F> ’te n d to p o o r p eople, too. a s w ell I co lo rs am i eff«*’,a. 11«- w as especially du«-«*s n u m b e rs o f exeell«*„t h<
t
►Ize a n d d e v e lo p m e n t of th e h e a d .”
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¡M»rts th a t ev e ry m an. w om an am i <*hild ¡»orcL to lx»b th e ir h e a d s In well m a n m a n n e r in w hlch th»- rou«l ta x e s a re ex-
d a u g h te r, d o c to r” —th o u g h he w as li t k n ew . A nd 1 ’p h o n ed am i he cam e. fo n d o f r«*«l. T h e room in w hich he m a r k a b le f«»r th e ir *j»ced
d ied is |Ki(H*r«*«l w ith a f a n ta s tic , sw irl n o t rlnwl a t all. a lth o u g h c
w ho coul«, possibly get «»ut of th«- «,*-*«. n e r e d api**al* fo r d e e r cak e. T h ese ¡*en«l»*l. B e rrie n S p rin g s re-sidenta h a v e
tle leas th a n a p p a llin g ; e x tr a o rd in a rily I A n ’ h e’s a n a n g el in a sick r o o m !”
A B ln C h u n k o f S i l v e r .
T h e c o m p ariso n s tru c k m e a s so lu- !ng p a tte rn on a m l g ro u n d , w hich ,s „»•«•d lu tm m nta'.tious c o u n try ,
tsU an d g a u n t a n d a w k w a rd , w ith v
In ft j*«¡«ular h .sto ry of A m erl.-a p u b la te c o u n try h a s endgrat«*! long «in«-«-, p re tty b e g g a rs, w ith th e r lovely eyes, fo u ix l th«* impr«»veni**nt o f th e h igh
tu g g e d , s e rio u s fa c e a n d a sh o c k of d 'e ro u s th a t a sm ile a ro se to my fa c e ; a b so lu te ly e x a s p e ra tin g to th o se peo v ery l«od r«**«,* T h ey go a t
lish ed m any y e a rs ago an acco u n t 1« all p ro b a b ly «till d e p lo rin g th e ir fool th e ir s h a r p m uzzle«, an d d e lic a te f«-et, w ay* to th e lak e »bore a p ro fitab le ln-
o efo re I c o a id c h eck it.
p ie w ho p re f e r so ft b ro w n s an d dull pa«-e ev en d o w n Steep d«*sccut
ta w n y h a ir like a lio n 's m ane.
giv en o f th e d isco v ers o f a silv e r m ine h a rd in e s s in liste n in g to th e tale« o f th» ***em«*l to know th e v alu e o f th e ir Ter -.nent. T : k - o rig in a l ln ten tlo t» w n
" I f 1 w as Q u een V icto ria a n d J o h n
re*Ls. Few p e rso n s u n d e rs ta n d w hat o th e r hors«*» n e ith e r w >ul«l n o r
1 w as a b o u t to go, b u t as he d id not
In P e ru by an Im lian . who. w hile chas- ¡wwiple w ho urg«*l th em a w a y from com efian n * . a n d h a v in g no f«-ar of m an. to attra«*t ni««re* tr a d e to th e v illa g e
told
g l* n ce In my d ire c tio n he w as p ro h a n ie w as th e q u e e u ’s so u he c o u ld n ’t lx- 'I.s d« a w as In se le e tin g th is m l p a p e r th e Ilk«*. A m, M esser M arco
• ng g a m e In th e n. «untalna. *.-:z«*l a fo r ta b le hom es :«» a reg io n o f n»cks an«, ha«, only to ¡x»«e a few m om ent« to move fro m ’. h e n e ig h b o rin g fa rm e rs , b u t , t
«and. wh»*re little o r no w a te r e x is ts th e «tonle«t a n d m<«st Indolent h e a rt ha« a lso result« 1 in m ak in g a ta v o rlto
bly n o t a w a re o f m y in te n tio n .
li e k in d e r. N ow. y o u can Ju st w alk rig h t w ith Its g ro te s q u e y e t c o n v e n tio n a l th a t not long ago they j «s*,—s«
s h r u b fo r su p p o rt, a n d th e s h ru b , com-
am i n o th in g will grow . T h e *.x w hite to w ait on th em . It w as even m ore ro u te fo r ¡arti«*s o f C hicago w heelm en,
sw irl, in H e n ry B. F u lle r’s "W ith th e p ro v in c e a bree«. of h rs«*« «1
s 'lg h tly Inclined h is h ead a n d said : lu a n d see how ¡x-rt J o h u n ie 's l»ett‘u’.'
'n g loose In hi» han«ls. re v e a le d g litte r
¡«•«.¡«le w ho r.-m ain a re th e re , he says, Id y llic lu th e e a rly m o rn in g to find w ho rid e up fro m B enton llarix » r an d
A fte r le av in g th e re I w alk ed on. an d l n»«s**>sl«»n'’ th a t a u th o r tells a b o u t a from A le x a n d e r's horse B ucep
"M iss M acon w ill p le a se go o u t.” W h ich
ing
m
asses
o
f
s
ib
e
r
clin
g
in
g
t<>
Its
ro
.
»ts
• i.c.tg ■ w >n in n am ed S u sa n B a t« - o f w hich h a d fn«:n th e ir b rth a i»
on. a s th e sto ry lxx»ks sa y , a n d it r e a d ,
Mias M acon did w ith a ll d u e c e le rity .
T h is sto ry Is recalled by th e re c e n t d is sim p ly l»»*«-aus«‘ th ev «*anuot g«i out som e antler«*, frie n d , o r an eq u allF g iv e th e v illa g e a n ap¡>«e•ran<*e of life,
will»
Th»
»f T«fi •* »I« >i si u
l»-arl«-** «b»e an«, h er tin y fa w n , w a itin g w
h a s lx*-n larg ely a b se n t sin ce the
T h a t w as b u t th e b eg in n in g of a se d .d seem tlia t I h a d e m b a rk e d upon w ho fu rn is h e d h e r w iiolc h o u se m ag u la r m ark on th e fo re h e a d . T
co v ery in P in a l , ’o u n tv . A rizona of a
w a s e n tire ly In th e bau d * of
by th e lak«*sl»le to » h a re o u r b re a k fa s t. re-mova! of th e co u n ty »eat.
rie s o f s h rin k a g e s th a t 1 u n d e rw e n t o n e o f th e v ag u e, u ig h tm a re ls h q u e s ts idflcently e x c e p t «»tie little room .
n,
I p««n th is room sh e sjw n t a g rea of th e K in g 's, am , in «■ «u»« ;
A fte r M iy ajim a one m ay well b o ast
d u rin g th is Illn ess o f p a p a 's
I am o f th e N orse tah^s. T h e e n d of my
,«*al
o f m oney, an«, v isited m an y old h is re f u tin g to let th e K ng llA
jo
u
rn
e
y
seem
ed
a
lw
a
y
s
Ju
st
a
t
h
an
d
,
of h a v in g live., ,n A rc a d ia , an d e ach
G o o -1 R< a 1» B c a a n i n K r y p t .
o n ly 5 fe e t 4 to s t a r t w ith , b u t ev ery
g.
b
It v. , -ild be n tere« t:n g to know how
la y . m ore Idyllic th a n th e o th e r, p u ts
in terv iew w ith th e d o c to r m ad e m e fe e l a n d still It le n g th e n e d , length«n«*l. t 11 f.-udi .>n«-d sto re s. In o rd e r ,«» fu rn ie h I, th e n ,, th e la tte r put him to d«-
•n a* ,»-.ng
1 k e a p rim itiv e one sh e luid occupies, w tdow th en , lu d esp ite, d e e tr
1 ro u ld fan cy th a t I w as a lo v elo rn p rin
one In th e b e tte r s p irit fo r en jo y in g th e m » n j of th «e tlia t «iam or fo r g»xxl
a foot o r tw o sh o rte r.
W h en 1 looked out o f t h e ’w indow one c ess lo oking fo r th e C a stle of th e w hen a g irl in h e r fa,h«*r's h o u se Now w hole b reed. an«l It Is now ex
ra r e Ja¡«an«*se c h a rm of It a ll
T h e n«a ls know th e history o f road bulld-
In th • m o u n ta in s th e re a r e v
i is *1
h is w a - ¡«artly E u g e n e F ie ld 's ,d«*a in
¡x-ace of th e Island i» as perf«*<*t a s its l..g < i xxl r «Mb* an d th e dewire* fo r th em
d ay an d a c tu a lly sa w m am m a a n d I s a C 'e u d s. If B o n a p a rte P lu n k e t h a d 1 ••
ird
d
In
p iety , a n d few *«un-1* b u t th e g ently l* -g au w ith H t .lizatlon an d have k ep t
bel g e ttin g o u t of a c a r r ia g e a t th e d o o r ed e a s t o' th e su n a n d w est o’ th e m oon, ’ u m i 'h in g hi* ow n room . H e w as fond b e rs o f sh««*p 4«<». f**» «»r »*«• i
P h a r a o h t h e • •ppre»»*« <r.
flock an«l all of th em w .hl; at.
d a sh in g stre a m a n d th e flu tte r of m a ¡>a«-e <»ne w ith th e «riher e v er slm-e.
it w as a s If a to n w eig h t h ad ,x*cn lift o r a t an y o th e r o f th e a d d re s s e s g iv en of g ro te siju e eff«*cts. he love»l r«sl ¡«a»
1.
*
*
•
’ti;«
T21 ’ Tt
T
h
e
w
orst
b
lot
on
nal Mu
le a n t o f th em a re ta k e n , th
It w as ree«gntzed long ag o th a t go»«d
ple le a v e s dl«turl»»*l o u r e n c h a n te d lit
ed fro m me. T h e d o c to r w as w ith p a p a In th o s e v e ra c io u s h isto ries, he co u ld s io n a te ly , am i he w a u tis l a re m in d e r
1 is ruth!«-»» destructi<»a of
s * n i to get a u g h t th e s«*ar«
tle glen. D ue «¡».ke s o ftly , a* befltt«*l r'«a l* u.**ant th e life o f a n atio n , fo r
(w ho. h o w ev er, w as a lm o s t well», a n d I n o t. It seem«*, to me. h a v e l»een m o re of tin- fu rn sitin g s o f a c e n tu ry ago.
h is ¡»redecessors No d**u
T h o ae m o u n tain * a re * ■ lofty
W hen* In* fo u icl tlu tt gorg«*Hls re,, ¡si
Ah»»«S o f T h e m .
¡»lace of «ucl, jx-rf«*-! b e a u ty . Ne gh- o n ce ’ ..«-re w ere no m >«ns of tra n sp o r
w a s In m y ow n room k e e p in g o u t of hi* ta n ta liz in g ly In accessib le. H e took on
tim e «»f d is tre s s, lt w ould
a h a rd d a y ’s w ork. fn«m n. •
I
er.
o
r
th
e
««1.»
fashion«*,
calnx»
fo
r
th
e
Be
a
t
la
s
t,
a
h
a
lf-m
y
th
ic
a
l
c
h
a
r
a
c
te
r
La
.rs c am e to th e d«»ll bous**« acres« th e ta tio n oti.**r th a n th ro u g h th e m edium
w ay . 1 d a sh e d d o w n s ta irs lik e a m a d
t»u|»ply
w
o
rk
m
en
fo
r
p
u
b
ln
w ould tie dlffi«*ult to »ell. ev en in g , to get to th e t««p of t
u rt:
h asn i. b u t o nly th e ra t-ta t of tb e ,r o f g .-x , r*«a«ls.
tu m g a n d h u n g m y foot so m eh o w o r .ny m in d , a s 1 could find no tr a c e of
d
ut hit
g
e
ttin
g
up.
you
find
a
n
e
x
tet
*
h a d a kna< k fo r d isc o v e rin g
l «»r < ae »f th e good roads of th e olden
J«e» on th e i s i ü l x ú cu¡»s of th e to b acco
« a u g h t m y d re s s on a loose sc re w 1 him .
;u, hings w h ich o th e r |>«s«ple p a ss w ith g re a t a b u n d a n c e o* g
li e n s a n d chick« as ra n s«¡uaw king
ra y s w as evld«-nce of th e ir p re se n c e tim e s th e w orld 1» in d e b te d to C heops, ’
h a v e n e v e r k n o w n which», a n d fell al-
tre e s, a n d «s ; a* sp rin g s
>w b
««ne . . f t
grvateiit o f E g y p tia n kings.
th ere.
in-»*t fro m th e to p o f th e flight to th e a c ro s s my ¡«ath: ge M* h seed a t m e, to by w .ih «nt notl«*e. W heu ,t is ad«led w a te r ru n n in g «,• w n th r
ra*t
th
a
t
th
e
n
ig*
on
th
e
fl«»or
a
re
a
lso
n*«l.
*onn»oeure:
p
u
d
d
les
aiy
u
tL
s;x
ak
ab
le
d
c
In th a t sim ple. In tim a te life th e re H e. w ith o th e rs o f Ids tim e, believed
b o tto m .
T h e d o c to r ru s h e d o u t of
m v lu es.
lu th o se bi>»ok* a
y« trs a f te r he di«*l he w ould
w ere no m y ste rie s, n«»t even o f th e th a t
p a p a ’s room a n d w as a t th e foot o f th e O< 111-smelling w a, r a p j s a r e d on th e ¡M'rhup** it m ay 1 m * Im ag in ed th a t th is tr o u t a n d m any o th e r fish «
room
Is
o
d«*ous.
B
ut
It
Í*
not.
T
h
e
A p a r ti
ty
w
om
en
a
n
d
chil
n
«-an
*
d
e
w
a
lk
s;
d:
. . . in the flesh. H e
m en u . All th e v illag ers w ho ¡«asiM-J
s ta ir s alm o st a s soon a s 1 w as M am m a
k in d s , an«, th e a ir in tl.o*e reg
r«
-gan
th
e -x»nstructlen o f th a
m
ig
h
t
sto
p
a
n
d
wat«-h
o
u
r
<*.x»k
m
ak
in
g
u n d Isa lie l a p p e a re d fra n tic a lly fro m ■ re n sw arm «*, a b u t th e doors, a u d long b»«>k as«* on one side, th e w h ite pure, a u d resid e n c e th e n *■• 1
HI
«olum ti in th e m id d le a n tu m l w hich an*
«f G izeh, w hh lt is
feu«^»
, « L g h ly colored « urry f.- ro u r m k ld ay P y ra i.
th e o p p o site d ire c tio n . pai«a cal", ng still B o n a p a rte l ’lunk«
th
a
t
wh«-n
th
e
m
en
w
ho
«lw,
a rra n g e d shelve* h««l«l t ig Mr. F ield'*
1
w ide a n d stam l» in t x t to d a y .
m
e
a
l;
an
d
th
e
¡*e«l«ller»
w
ho
cam
e
to
fto m u p s ta ir s a ll th e tim e to k n o w d en c e e v e r re*.*ed.-d fn
, r«*:i*ur«*s. a n d a gray *- r»*«*n rep«*»tlng to w n s, an d In th e valley* at
\Y
T m p y ra m . I w as r o n s ’ru«. t«*l o f g re a t..
te m p t th e te a bou se m a id s » th gay
w h a t It all m e a n t. 1 w as so a sh a m e d to h a v e a d is tin c tly d is re p u ta b le f
v i t h a s i.g h t v a rla t. «n th e sam«* s in g u find th e m se lv e s atta«*k«sl by
lug.
a
s
if
I
w
e
re
b
eco
m
in
g
a**inilL
bkx-ks «»? «• n«-. w h ich had to be tran»-.
k
.m
o
n
o
p
a
tte
rn
s
watch«*!
hls
stra
n
g
e
o f h a v in g c au sed th e co m m o tio n th a t I
la r sw irl th a t i» u¡s>u th e w a lls relieve o f f e r e “ o r o th e r a ilm e n t tlia t
« >
.on*, am i «-*ught p re te x ts to ¡••»rt«*l fre-m a d is ta n c e . T o f a c ilita ’
tr ie d to g et up h a stily a n d close th e to iny sq u a lid e n v iro n m e n ts, am
th e ev e to su ch a n e x te n t th a t th e effect they luae no tim e in going ?««
vol»
fa
in
t
fe
a
r
ar<*e
w
ith
in
m
e
a«
I
real!
« a tc h o u r f u r th e r ¡»lay w ith th e k n .fe th e ir tra n s p o rta tio n C heops b u ilt a ros
In cid en t.
am , a f t e r a b ld ng th e re tw o
«1 <«nb
« -i a to n e fro n t th e q u a rrier
z e d fo rk a s w«* »at a t fe a s t on o u r lit
“O h. It’s n o th in g . 1 ju s t slip p e d .” I th a t I h ad not th e slig h te s t id ea In
«Lays, they q n lte re c o v e r the
w
o
rld
o
f
w
h
e
re
I
w
as.
Y«*s.
I
w
as
I
tle vetan«,a o v e r th e take. T h e sm all th e Nile, to th e p y ram id .
lx*gan. stru g g lin g to m y fe e t a n d th e n
th
ro
u
g
h
iL«
«
v.-ell«
• f • i’
A
n
l
«1 w
1 s to o d still an«l looked b la i
In th e c o n stru c tio n of th a t r o a .l
boy o f th e ,«*a house add«*l th e com ic
a g re a t, ¡« alp itatln g d a rk n e s s m Tied
M eaner M arco sa «l 1.«* h a d p:
in«,
abound
me.
b
eg
in
n
in
g
.
a
s
th
e
«»«>'
m en w ere b u s ily engag«*d fo.
elem
en
t,
an
d
his
m
e
ritin
g
p
u
rsu
t
o
f
o v e r all. I re v iv e d to find m y self,
by experiem -e. fo r w log, ;:i th
11 h
i-ur d in n e r c h ic k e n w as a lw a y s a fe a y e a rs. T h ey d ra g g e d th e g re a t lx
I S 'ra w . to feel th a t m y a n k le
w ere. "In th e c lu tc h e s of a griffin
he had b een 111 fo r al»out a ye.
U
tu re . H e w ould ch ase th e an g ry h«-n o f sto n e o v e r th e p dished rooth
h a d long a p p lied h is n a m e to him in a g iv in g <mt. I w as Ju st u n k in g up
»«on a* lu- w a s a«D e***l i«>
anda«
n
l
n
d
to
ask
th
e
-w
a
y
to
ih
e
n
e
a
re
s
t
-
-
.<■» ks
a ro u n d an d a ro u n d th e take, an d w hea
d is tin c tly o p p ro b rio u s sense.»
areli*. W ith little o f «x-ruj
m o u n ta in he «1.«, so a n d go
lid
h u e o f th e n e x t ¡»erson w hom 1 sh< ml«.
it fl«*l c a c k lin g up th e b an k , a s w if t h a u lin g ««I th -in. T h e road of p o lk
" W h a t do y o u m e a n by te a r in g al»»tit
or
o
f
feelin
g
,
he
w
as
y«-t
r
»u» th a t ni
m o v em en t of his palm a c ro ss th e lak e »’ ae wa« tw e lv e m iles long. T h a t <
th e ho u se in th a t fa sh io n * " he d e m a n 1- m eet, w heu 1 saw a buggy «soil
a b ility a n d en«*rgy fo r a «
d
o
w
n
th
e
s
tre
e
t.
A
su
d
d
e
n
boj-e
,
Th.
w ould s p u r t su ch sh o w e rs o f w a te r on th e 1* g. in .n g o f th e g «*1 ro a d s mF
ed. sto p p in g a t th e d o o r a s he w as
;i «u. « n J tl. >ugh w e m ay ,
a 1. F leh
¡.oxsessk-n o f me.
li e a lw a y s c:
th e ra t”.«*! fow l as m ig h t soon em p ty m eat, w h ich has eontlnu«*l e v e r sin«,
w ith a T r a ja n , a B e lisa r i
leav in g .
w h eu I w as In som e u n d ig n ified
th e w hole v a st d eep a n d rob th e r a w ith more* o r l«*ss ard««r, h u t a lw a y s a*
1 red. y et It w ould lx* h a rd
B u t so m eh o w 1 w as not so a f r a id of
.* ste d
,
v ine of Its ch o ice st la n d fr'a p e o rn a m e n t. v a n c ln g .
.h e «-ompany o f a V espa»..
b im now . a n d fo r rep ly 1 o nly la u g h ed rid ic u lo u s p lig h t. Ami y es!
lik.
“ O h , D r. G riffin !” I
«1 out
The
R
o
m
a
n
s
w
ere
fam
o
u
s
road
bull«
d
:u
s
G
.-th
-us.
a
G»*»«rge
«::
Wh«*n
th
e
te
a
house
sta
ff
h
ad
com
bined
fe e b ly a n d In an ely fro m m y s ta tio n on
H e pull«*, up a t th a t qt
it* c > r> a n s vied w ith th e t
M any new sp fies an* ad«l<
V: >r E m m an u el.
e n tu rv .
a g a in s t th e hen. o u r m aj.*rdom o w ould
th e sofa. It w as w ell th a t m y te r ro r
a n d looked a t m e fo r a m
to m ak e easier t l
a* previously n n e x p lo r e d
b rin g th e c a p tiv e to us in his a rm s an J
o f him h ad lessen ed , fo r th a t m ise ra b le
blank»*»t a m a z e m e n t.
th et r a mile*. T t
\ !*<» C * < > ift* t o H i* l i t t l e 1 n e - i d * . «1 sp lay th e flue “s te w ch cken."
sk in s of lx*;.St*. fo
id eU T seag erR
sp ra in e d a n k le re q u ire d h is a tte n tio n
"A n d w h a t a r e y o u do g in Rock- wen* ¡«
A s w e all k n o w , Mr. F ield w a s ev er
.ng v alu a b le
a m o n g tin m . T l
There* w as a so lid ity a n d an a d a m a n sy s te m of t*««ls u n d e r th e pow er of t}
m o re o r less th ro u g h o u t th a t w in ter.
d«l«d
g e n tle a m i te n d e r to th e little one«. If tin e fibre to th e M iy ajim a fo w ls th a t R om ans, an d p a rtic u la rly a t th e tin«
e v e r, a n a rr a y e d
o f scleuce.
A s tra n g e th in g h a p p e n e d soon a f t e r ♦ t».*. u iu isr” he deman«!«*, a*
a ttr a
m
e
in.
.» C a re a r m ade h istory, wa»
they w ere n anv w ay w e a k o r affi ,*ted. n*s!st«*d " r d in a ry cc»>>klng. a n d we e«»tn-
tell you th e * ty le
a lre a d y kne w n >
gn*
Ir «It
m a m m a a n d Is a b e l c a m e hom e. Is a b e l
«1 a
.*. w ild w av e «»f e x h lla ra tin
all w e a r ,rom»«*rs
n a tu r a lis ts an* som etim e* tt-. y app* ai«*d a ll th e n. -re stro n g ly ,«> niand«*! o n e d ay th a t th e b ird should e x te n d e d iu to F ra n c e a n d G«*rman}.
Is v ery p re tty a n d v ery b rig h t.
We
q u ai
» 'id into th e tnak ng o f th e s e * no* w !1
. keep tra c k o f th em , a m , a th e love o f u l».< h Iris h e a rt w a s so full Pe dlv «,«*, a t e v e ry Jo .a t. th e body q u a r a n d th e f o u n d a tio n » f o r th e g>x«l re w d a
■were s ittin g to g e th e r a f t e r te a w h eu «»v«*r m e w heu i fe lt tu y s e lf »
an 1
V»
h
id
e
.
■ -
- - -
.
ter«*!. a u d all k«*pt ste w in g fo r th re e fo r w hich F ra n c e is fatuous t<«-day
p u t six ty , eig h ty o r even !•»> e l’s o f
i Ju st been se t on foot In t i e r
th e bell ra n g , a n d w ho sh o u ld be ush
<1 i,
ca 1 1
“
I
w
as
o
nly
p
a
y
in
g
som
e
a
n
d
lie
lov«d
th
e
c
h
ild
re
n
’s
toy»
a
s
h o u rs d u rin g w hich we e x p e c te d to be were? laid by th e R om ans. Th« R txnana
stu
ff
St.
N.«-i;
la*
ti
th
e
m an y to p u b lish a w ork n w!
e re d in b u t I»r. G riffin. An<l w ith hl«
e n tire a n im a l ¡M«j'ula,s«u of th e globe m u ch a* th e y d.d. H ls svnipathetl«. e n gone on a n e x c u rsio n . Su::.:. '.<*1 to e x te n d e d c. sy stem into E n g lan d and*
h a ir c u t—w h ich w as no t a t all a n im said ,n a n off h am , w ay. "A r
R e c o g n iz e I a t l,» » t.
sh a ll lx* a rra n g e d an d dcseri,»ed n a jo y m e n t of th e ir ¡«leasure :u an y new *«*«• if all w as rig h t, w«* fo u n d ti.« ¡«alud, b u ilt ro « 'ls th e re th e foun«tatlons o i r
p ro v e m e n t—th o u g h I h ad th o u g h t th a t c la im s o f so ciety bur«lens<>nie
"M ik e” W al»h w as a u n iq u e chars«' u n ifo rm sy stem . T h e pu
•ation is t i toy w a s a re v e la tio n to th e ev e ry -d a y u n o v k e d ch ick e n d ism e m b e re d t«j th e w h ich reii.a ii t th e ¡«resent tim e.
a n y c h a n g e w ould be. It w as so wo.i r« a lly tire d .”
“C a lls!" he re p e a te d . “ An»
I . •
-
te r w ell k n o w n lu New Y ork ab««ut t e b eg u n n ex t y e a r, an d
q u a r te r of m a n o r w om an. O ne d ay I w ent w ith la st Jo in t; b u t th e w hole puazle had
d e r iu l to see him s ittin g th e re la u g h in g
II« *•
w
e
re
yon
c
a
llin
g
in
R
o
c
k
e
tts
?'
d
o
not
seem
to
h
ave gone a tw u t It m o ck
I.
ni
nto
a
tov
sto
re
to
g«*t
s
•:„«•
little
neen
n«*ttlj
p
u
t
to
g
e
th
e
r
a
g
a
in
,
a
n
d
th
e
fifty
y
ear»
ag««.
a
m
an
w
ho
lx*gan
llf«»
a
«
e
n
tu
rv
1»
a
ssig
n
ed
as
e ¡»robable
a n d ta lk in g , "lik e fo lk s," a s M am m y
“ I w as goin g to th e P lu n k
ms a p rin te r a u d turm *d his a ttc u tio n :«» p eriod n eed ed fo r it« com pletion.
Not th in g s fo r th e b a b •**, a s he ra re ly w ent b ird w ou n d o v e r a n d o v er w ith th e d ifferen tly th a n we do to d a y . T heir
J u d y used to say . th a t I could n o t do
said . “ B u t n e v e r m ind It isii t tl
politic». H e w as dvvot«cd ,o p ra c t .«I only G erm an , b u t E n g lish . F re n c h a n d hom e em p ty -h a n d e d . A fte r he h a d pur- c lo se st n e tw o rk o f fine spool c o tto n —a ro a d s w ere fro m fo u r to seven feet
a n y th in g b u t s ta r e a t him . A nd w hen
d ay a n y w a y .”
J««k»*x. a n d <»ue d a y «nrrie», o u t a n ela,»- Ameri«-an n a tu r a lis ts w .11 h a v e a h an d c!ia*-*I * everal th in g s, he o rd e re d a doz s tra n g e tr a v e s ty on th a t G u lliv e r to tin k am i w«Te m ade up of ro ck s of dif* <
l'r e d C arey c a m e In I w as poairiv ely
en m«*liuni-sized b isq u e «lolls
1 w«»u w hom w e w e re a lw a y s c o m p a rin g our* fe re u t size*, th e lo w er la y e r being
1 l»egan to rej>»-nt my n »ns»
o ra te am i preni»*ditnt«*d p le a s a n try hi in th e w ork.
p ro v o k ed . B u t th e n I n e v e r saw F re d
d e re d w h a t he w as g :ng to «1.» w ith * m Iv es.- O n t u r y .
he took a little r»-«l n o teb o o k «»ut o f h *
b lo ck s of sto n e firt«*d to g e th e r by b a n d . .
th
e
A
ssem
b
ly
C
h
a
m
b
e
r
a
t
\l
b
.in
j
q u ite so stu p id a n d u n in te re s tin g
den
ra a n r . an d p u , th e q u e stio n to him . H e
T h e F c l r n i ' i o f I r n « ,» .
S m aller *t'*u<■* *u<-v**oded a n d th e t<*p
p o ck et, am i. u tte rly Ig n o rin g my ¡>r- *
Mr. Wat»«»n. a m euitxT fro n t A lbany.
N ot v ery long a f t e r th a t a n o th e r re*
A L e o p a r d H u n t tn A f r i c a .
E n g l,
Mr. I
A tr a n s la tio n into E n g lish o f th e a n s w e n * l: “O h, 1 like to h a v e th em ,
la y e r wa « of tine sto n e rolled d o w n to
«•nee,
,M-gan
to
look
o
v
e
r
It
w
ith
knit?«-1
1
»«1
red
h
a
ir.
au«l
a
very
sm
all
am
o
u
n
t
m a rk a b le th in g h ap p e n e d . T h e fir*r
Start«*, out h u n tin g a t ó o \l.* ck G am e a sm«x*th su rfa c e .
« rn
b r o w s . W e d ro v e on ,n ¡»erf»*»*, *il«-,»••»•
• *
o f ,t; he ha«l ,»een al»*«*ut s»*v«*ral «lay* w ork of th«* g re a t G e rm a n a u th o r ity xm l w h en little g rls com e to *«»e tin
w o n d e rfu l th in g , by th e w ay. b e g a n 'n
u pon a sm a ll h e rd of m s w a la . follow ed
ttu* o th e r, daube»,
on
fe
rm
e
n
ta
tio
n
,
-P
rof.
E.
C.
H
a
u
se
n
,
1
c
a
n
g
ive
th
em
a
dolly
to
ta
k
e
h
o
m
e.”
W ith th e a d v e n t o f th e l«vcomotiv«*.»
fo
r
se
v
e
ra
l
blocks,
a
n
d
he
m
anifest«
-1
fro m th e A ssem bly, b u t ti«»w he re a p
h a p p e n p re tty fr e q u e n tly a f t e r a w h ile
r p a in t , u*»-«, by M r.
- tim e aft«*r h ■ .l«*atii. th e fam ily «hem c a re fu lly , b u t could not g et n e a r h ig h w a y s w ere mgl«*ct«*d a n d d e te r io
p e a re d w e a rin g a hug.* b lack w ig H e ta i l s a ttc u tio n to th e luqx> nant s e r *
1 th in k 1 h a v e a little k n a c k o f rh y m in g no In te n tio n o f re s u m in g th e c o n v e r» ,
aim* p lay . N eith er
vice«
w
hich
scien
ce
h
a
s
re
c
en
tly
re
n
foum
l th e lx«x th a , liad «*outa tied th , • t.o u g h to h a v e a sh o t. A fte r a n tv-ur ra te d g ra d u a lly u n til th e appearanc«
tio
n
a
t
all.
w
h
ile
1.
on
my
p
a
r,,
w
as
i«*e to ren«l a »¡«eech on som e q u e s
a n d one d ay a m ag a z in e —a re a l m a g a
*
H
aw
tli«*riu*’rt
gin
l«»llx.
T h e re w as only one le ft, an d I fo u n d th a t I w as not a lo n e lu lx*.ng of th e bi« y» le. T he w heel rev iv ed in
d
e
re
d
to
th
e
b
re
w
e
r»
of
th
e
"
F
a
th
e
r-
tio n ,x*f«»re th e house, b u t lx*fore he
zin e—took o n e o f m y pieces. S uch a o ccu p ied ,n re g r e ttin g th a , I b ad to ta lly
Mr. G la d sto n e g av e
la n d .”
A bout te n y e a rs ago P ro f. th a t oue in som e w ay had t«een brok«*n ,uten*st«*l in th e u isw o la. A leo p ard ess te r e s t in a n , th e n ecessity fo r goou»
fo
rg
o
tte
n
th
a
,
1
w
as
“on
my
d
ig
n
ity
.”
b
e
d
p
rw
e
e
d
e
d
fa
r.
Mik«*
W
alsh
s
p
ra
n
g
th in g h ad n e v e r hap,»ened I»efore aw l
u* a x Is *usj»<-ml»*l
F 1 . 1
It w as o nly a few w eek s ,x*f«>re hls liad step¡x*l In lx*tw«**n m e a n d the roads, an d Im p a rte d a n im p e tu s wh:«*tJ
H a n se n e x p erien ced m uch difficulty
En¿»
up. am i sh«»ut«xl. "M r. S p e a k e r!”
h a s n e v e r h ap p en ed since. It w as a a s n iy old n u rs e w ould say.
gam e
W h e n I fir*t saw h e r *he w as h as
S
;.
Nleli««hi
*
life
en«l«*d th a t he b o u g h t the*«- dolfe
a.id
op
p
o
sitio
n
lu
o
b
ta
in
in
g
a
d
u
la
t
io
n
a lr e a d y
w ro u g h t
w o n d e r f u l*
"W ell. M iss F ra n c e s ." he sah l and
T h e s p e a k e r q u ie tly rem ark«*, th a t
s e n tim e n ta l little effusion, w hich w as
*o he m ust h av e h a d m any % * •* fretn cre»uch«*l like a «-at. T h en she m oved ch an g es.
to
th
e
<»1«1
C
arls,x
-rg
b
re
w
e
ry
fo
r
th
q
d
e
n
ly
,
w
ith
o
u
t
lo
o
k
in
g
up,
"
h
a
v
e
you
th e g e n tle m a n fro m A lbany h ad th e
n o t a b o u t a n y th in g or a n y b o d y in p a r
s te a lth ily a n d q u 'e k ly to w a rd th e gam e,
I !«•'«,■* I «»•» tu e * * l o r ( ’b i t I r e n .
»»urpose o f c a rry in g on re s e a rc h e s lu .a his «lttle frie n d s St. N icholas.
T h e L eag u e of A m erican W heelm en,
floor.
tic u la r. b u t It seem ed to m e to 1** p re t .’ ««rglven tn«*?”
c re p t ra p id ly to w a rd th e buck. F o r to wh«»ui c re d it ts d u e fo r th e improv«*-
E u g e n e F ield wa « a m an o f g en ero u s,
th
e
o
n
g
tu
am
,
n
a
tu
r
e
of
th
e
y
e
a
s
ts
on
"
F
o
rg
iv
e
n
you.
fo
r
w
h
a
t?
"
I
q
u
e
stio
n
’ Mr. S p e a k e r," cri«*d W alsh. "1 rise
ty , a n d It so u n d ed a s If It m e a n t a good
S iz e o f a n K a r th q w a k e W a v e .
a b o u t a q u a r t e r o f a m ile I niov«*, m en t on p u b lic roods, h a s l«eeu very a c
w hich th e p ro d u ctio n o f ,H*«*r d e p e u d s
ltigly rep lied , b u t a re m in isc e n t w a v e te n d e r sp irit a n d 1 M»uudle*s s y m p a ,liy . to a ¡»»Int o f o r d e r ."
de*L
Selsrnolog sts sa y th a t ev ery g re a t a te a lh tlly an«l qui«*kly to w a rd th e gam e.
1.1 th e l.»v«* .»f little
H»*
g
ain
e
d
am
i
he
T
he
b
re
w
e
rs
w
ere
p
ra
e
tle
a
lly
fa
m
ilia
r
tiv e in b rin g in g ti l In te re ste d to t •
T h e n th e s|x*nk«*r ask«*»l th e g e n tle
1 w as s ta n d in g on th e p o rch w hen I o f niortifi'*at,«»n sw e p t o v e r me.
e a r th q u a k e eaus«*s p u ls a tio n s w hi«*h ex 1 w is th e n w ith in a sh o rt d is ta n c e of
re a liz a tio n o f th e situ a tio n .
H e g a v e a sh o rt lau g h , still tu rn in g chib,t«*n am i o f m «n am i w o m en ; fo r t-ian f r o m A lbany to lx* s e a te d w hile v lth th e c u ltu re o f y e a st, an d did u >t te n d fo r th o u s a n d s o f mil«*« in all «1,
o p en ed th e le tte r w hich th e p o stm a n
th e m . an«l co u ld fa in tly h«*ar th e c re a
i’. h 's w rit tig s In* apj»»*.-,l»-l to y«»tiug
M a tte rs h a v e p ro g ressed so f a r th a t
tn e g«*ntletnHU from New York sh o u t.1 believ e th a t a scien tific p ro fe sso r could r e c I o n s on th e globe, am i P ro f. MUuc tu r e s lu am o n g a clu m p of trees. I
h a d Ju st hand»*d to m e. I re m e m b e r it tn e le a v e s o f his book, l»u, «11«, not an
a n d «»hl. a n d ev ery g c u tle n a tu r e re
,«•11 th em a n y th in g new o r u se fu l alx»ut
w ith in a c o m p a ra tiv e ly sh o rt tim e g o m ly
sw
e
r.
s
ta
te
1,1s
p
o
in
t
of
o
rd
e
r.
w a s a b e a u tifu l sp rin g m o rn in g , w hen
lik e n s su ch p u ls a tio n s to th e loug. low- w as th in k in g how lx*st to s ta lk au«l g et
As he s a t lo o k in g d o w n , w ith h is brow- sp o n d ed ,o th e m agic of hie h ones,
“ Mr. S p e a k e r,” said W alsh. "1 shoilL I th e su b je c t, a lth o u g h th e y en st o fte n sw e lls th a t sw eep acre»m th e «**ea:i. a sh o t, w hen th e l«*qureh *<* a g a in aj*- re « d s will lx* a s com uiou a s w ere poor
m y cu p o f h a p p in e ss w as ru n n in g o v er
vers**.
lx*haved
in
a
m
a
n
n
e
r
w
hich
th
ey
could
ones h e re to fo re . T h e resu lt w ill be
like to k now by w h a t rig h t Ig n o ran t
a n y w a y , a n d th is la st d ro p w u a lm o st fu rro w e d an d h is ru g g ed fa c e sh o w in g
R«**etitly P ro f. Cliarl«*s D av iso n h a s at p«*are*d alx tu t e ig h t y a n ls from me a n d
H e w as a g re a t lo v e r o f a n im a ls , am i
not
e
x
p
la
in
atnl
w
hich
cau
sed
th
em
th a t th e to ta l v alu e of p ro p e rty , farm
:
e
v
e
ry
h
a
rd
line
a
t
Its
har«l«-st
in
th«*
a n d stu p id b o res, n««t m em lxT s o f th is
to o m uch. I w as a b o u t to fly in to th e
w as consT ..nt,y m a k in g p e ts of th em .
•nuch dlsapi«oln,nt«*nt an d loss. B ut te m p te d to m e a s u re tlie h e ig h , a n d close to th e m sw a la . She had clev erly p _
’.« Pl .■
. .17. w 11 lx in c re a s 1
ho u se, a s fa s t a s m y d is a b le d a n k le , «-tear d a y lig h t. I sto le tim id g lan ce s Il«* w as very fo n d o f b ird s, h u t. a s he h o u se, d a re go, w ith in th e ra ilin g o f
w ithin a few y e a rs th«* prof«-ss«»r h ad le n g th o f th e w av es o f an e a rth q u a k e «•rep, ,o w in d w a rd a n d w as now a lm o st e«I nutuy m illions o f do llars.
a
t
him
a
n
d
w
o
n
d
ered
how
I
b
a
d
e
v
e
r
»his
as*«*mbly
am
i
a
tte
m
p
t
to
inflict
u
p
■would allo w , w hen I h e a rd th e click of
<l;slik«*«l ,«» se e th em «-ag«*«l. lu* l«tok<*<,
d isc o v e re d fa c ts th ey had n e v e r d ream - th a t tx*t'urr«*d ,u G reece on A p ril 27. tv lth tu s trik in g dls,an«-e. S he cre*ucli«-l
on us th e ir stu p itl s|xx*ch«*s!”
th e g a te . 1 w a v n l m y le tte r to Dr. ! h ad th e te m e rity to re c ite th o se m is
th«* p u ls a tio n s o f w hich w ere jx*r a n d m oved h e r h e a d slow ly from sl«lo
fo r w a rd to th e tim e w hen he « «»ul«l ad d
H e I t o i r e d M « x le ra tl« > n .
By th is tim e m<»st <>f tin* m em b ers «*1 of. h ad ta u g h , th em a lx*,,er sy ste m re iv e d by th e a id of a sp ectallv eon to sltle lu o rd e r tn««re* cl«*ar,v ,«» *«** he?
G riffin as he c atn e u p th e w alk, a n d he ! rr a b le , s e n tim e n ta l v e rs e s <»f m in e to ,«» h * m*w hom e a g»xxl <*ons«*rva,«»ry.
,.«f c u ltiv a tin g y«*ast. am i had ma le
I t 1* a n u n m is ta k a b le a u d u n fo rtu n a te
sm iled a t m y a b s u rd ly ra d ia n t fa c e , .t Llm, of all m en! I blush«-«, h olly a s I w h e re th e b ird s m ight fin«, a hom e am i tx»gan to s«*»* th e «lrlf, o f th«* j«»ke. Th«*
iir
u
e
te
d
p
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irm
in
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o
get
a
lx*tter
view
she
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w
ly
t»IM*nker, try in g to s u p p re ss a sm ile, said th e lr br«*w«*ry fa m o u s th ro u g h o u t th e L n g la u d . T h e p u ls a tio n s, o r w aves. m U e d h e r h ead a n d s a t on h e r haun«*h- fa c t th a , too m any refo rm atio n » a re a s
w a s a lm o st w o rth w h ile to lx- so g rltn th o u g h t o f my folly.
llv in a n d ««ut am o n g th e p la n ts. A fte r
scien tific w orld, on ac«*«»uut of his ex-
Im xntiplete a s n th e follow iug case,
T
h
e
h
o
rse
ha«l
sla«*kene«l
his
p
ace,
h
u
t
g e n tly ;
loo k in g , to be so tr a n s fo r m e d by *
p.is*«-«, th ro u g h th e ro ck y e ru s t of th e <>s- T h e n sh e t«x«k a s till b e tte r view by
,n* I i - i «1 «»rn-«- lx*co,ne a tta c lu s l ,«» a pet of
"T h e c h a ir 1» o f th e opinion th a t th e P e rlm en ts.
V ario u s k in d s o f y e a s t
told by th . W a sh in g to n S ta r:
sm ile, I th o u g h t to m y self. I did n o t th e d o c to r «lid no, s«-em ,«» noth-«* It.
<
artli
w
ith
a
velocity
of
a
b
o
u
t
twomll«*s
p
u
ttin
g
h
e
r
fro
u
t
paw
*
on
a
l«»g.
w
hich
an y kim l n w as e x c eed in g ly h a rd f«»r
c a u se "«liseas«*" Iti ,x*er. and H an sen
“ Y essb-ree," sa d (-‘firm er C srn to sa st. •
"
H
a
v
e
you
b
een
w
ritin
g
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y
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m
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from
A
lbnnv
Is
a
niemlxT.*
w ait fo r g re e tin g s o r q u e stio n s.
a s« «*on«l. a n d e ach of th e la rg e st of ;als«*l h e r tw o o r th re e Im-lies h ig h er.
hint ,«» g ive It up. F o r sev eral y e a rs
it«* td;«*l h ack In th e rex*king-chalr
” 1 tell yon, slio u ted th e J««k«*r. “ th a t h a s dlsct»ver«*«, tin* m ean s of g u a rd in g th em , accorellng to l ’rof. D avlstm . m ust T h e n she show«*l h er h«*a«l am i sh o u l
“ I h a v e got a p iece acce p te d by th e p o e try ? ” he ask»-«l, a s If tsw o m ln g con
lu* p a id llu b o ard o f tw o «>1«1 d o g s at a
a g a in s t it. H e h a s also d«*\ ised uieth-
an d l«t th«- ¡'iiix'f fold Itself o v e r his
i scio u s <»f th e c la im s o f civ ility .
Mr.
W
a
tso
n
Is
th
e
memlx*r
from
Al
----- m ag az in e!” I said , eag erly .
d
e
rs
ab
o
v
e
th«*
g
ra
ss,
am
i
1
succeed«*,
h av e ,x**n alxuit tw e n ty -e ig h t m iles in
ta r m . S o m e of his frlem la tlm u g h t th is
ods o f p re s e rv in g ’’ itoek" v e a s, so th a t
k nee. " I ’m « red-hot. >»«t an d -o u t te e
"N o," I sa h l stiffly.
” A h, t h a t’s good!” h e rep lied ,
’A nd
len g th , b u t only h a lf a n inch in height.’ lu p u ttin g a S n h le r b u llet th ro u g h her.
a f«M»lish e x p e u se ; but lu* sah l b e w ould b a n y !"
It
can
lx*
k
ept
p
u
re
fo
r
y
e
a
rs
,
am
i
to ta l re fo rm e r « very tim e.”
H e m a d e no p re te n s e of In te re st ,n
T
h
en
,
a
p
p
a
re
n
tly
w
ith
a
su
d
d
e
n
w h a t ar- you sc rib b lin g a b o u t? ”
S
h
e
w
as
six
f«*et
lu
le
n
g
th
.
It
ls
a
very
no, h a v e th e d ogs kill»*«!, as th ey h ad
" W e ll.’ rep lied Mrs. C o rn to ssel. "F ax
T u r n ip * A m o n s P o t a t o e s .
"O h, It's Ju st lovely!” I said, ’D o n ’t my a n s w e r. In d e e d , he w as quit«* e v i b een fa ith fu l to him In th e ir y o u n g er th o u g h t, he l«*ft his ¡»lace, walk«*«! up transport«*! saf«*ly tln iu sam ls of m iles.
rare* th i -g to see a le o p a rd a t all. a n d
rig
h t g lad to h e a r you say so ."
If
th
e
¡x»tat«x*s
a
re
not
to
lx*
d
u
g
w
ith
d
e
n
tly
m»t
nt
all
a
tte
n
d
in
g
to
w
h
a
t
1
y o u w a n t m e to sa y It to y o u ?”
m o st u n u s u a l to see th em lu th e day-
»lays am , lie «,,«1 not b«*lieve III dcs«-r,llig to W atso n . nn«l st«x«plng dow n. l«»<>k>*«l
S e l e c t i n g s Y’o c a tl« » n .
"W h a t fu r.”
,i m achine, tu r n ip s can lx* grow u am o n g tim e. T h e n a tiv e s w ere d«*light«*l. I
•‘G o a h e a d , a n d d o n ’t Ju m b le It,” he »aid. "I d id n ’t like th a t w h a t’s Its ol«l frie n d s S e v e ra l y e a rs a g o a J e r u a , him s«*nrchlngly. H e th re w up his
"T h e y o ung m an w ho say s. ’1 h av e th e n , w ith profit, a n d g e n e ra lly w ith
"W .-ll, ef y e r g eiu’ iu f u r refo rm , I
rep lied , d ro p p in g d o w n upon o n e o f th e n a m e ? so n n e t o f y o u rs.” he r»*iiinrk«-il. sa le m d o n k ey w as g iv en ,«» th e F ield h a n d s ,n w ell slm ulat«*! amnz«*m«*n'
find th e k illing of th e le o p a rd raise« me
g,v«*n
my h e a rt ,«» th e L ord, a n d , th e r e ,x*tt«*r a d v a n ta g e th a n am o n g corn.
re'ck>«u uteblx* y e ’ll l»e out o’ l»ed ‘fo re d
, d a p p in g th e hors»* w ith th e rein s.
•
I
t
ls,”
he
shout«*l,
"It
,s
W
a
tso
n
!"
«teats on th e p orch.
to
a
h
ero
ic
p
lan
e,
w
hile,
as
a
m
a
tte
r
of
, m ». vs . am i th ey n am ed It Don C a e sa r
for«*. 1 am going to stu d y fo r th«* m in 1’o ta to toj*s «lie d o w n lx*fore f r o s , lu-
"A h ,” I sah l, a s ,f , h a d no, alr«*a lv
fa c t, th e mere* k illin g o f th e b east w as in th e tn o ru iu ’ a n d ' h av e sto v e w«xxl
I clasp ed m y h a n d s t»ehln<l m e an d
«1«* B u ena. A fte r they ,x*esm e ,<*► <»1«,
is
try ,’ mis.*«*.*' th e e iitire p o in t,’’ sa y s j ’»re*s th e corn, am , a f t e r th e ¡x»tato«*s
ltm l T e m p e r c « ! B u l l * .
r.s e a sy a s th e sh o o tin g of a re trie v e r hand;, f u r th e breakfas* tire, a n d do a
r a ttle d off m y piece, flu sh in g a little a t 1 t«een crush«*«! by th e sn u b b in g with* i , » d riv e w ith him . 1, w a s a se rio u s q u e s
Dr. P a r k h u r s t In an a rtic le on "S«*le«*t- d u th e tu r n ip s h a v e all tin* p la n t f» hh !
leetle , u ru a t th e uillkiu* uncev In a
E v ery y e n r we h e a r o f so called ace,
d«*g.—C e n tu ry .
I d id It fro m su p p re sse d la u g h te r a t ! It h a d receiv ed .
tion w h a t to ,lo w ith "D«»n.” F o r som e
lug a t'ar«**r,” In th e I.a«li«*s
Hom«* t«» th em selv es. B u, there* Is a n o th e r ad
w hile, a u ’ g t, y e f ap p le s lu to tow n ’fore»
d
e
n
ts
w
h
ere
m
en
h
av
e
been
k
illed
by
"D
o
you
w
a
n
t
to
kn
o
w
w
hy
1
d
id
n
’t
iny ow n a u d a c ity . A nd th e n I looked
I .n t c T o m a to p « O ft e n P a r ,
*,n»e h«* w as ltoarde«! a , a liv ery sta b le , j
J o u rn a l. " T h e re Is no ‘therefore* a b o u t
th e y 'r e dow u to fit» c e n ts a l a r i o n ---- "
a t him fo r ap p la u se . T h e re w as a b lan k ilke ,t? ” he w e n t on. H e p u t h is htxik H is lM«ar«l bill soon txs*ame q u ite n se b u lls th a t th ey su i »| h » m «*1 w ere p«*rf«*ct- It. T h a t is a ¡x*tttfogging w ay of m e e t v a n ta g e th»* s tirr in g o f th e noil re-
W hile th e v ery e a rlie s t to m a to e s a l
” H o,q on. Mandy-**
{he solem n
h an d d ig g in g th e ¡x>tatoes d e w a y s b rin g th e h ig h e s t prices, th ese do
silen ce, a n d m y ey e s s a n k an d ch eck s -l«»wn a u d looked a t m e w ith a q u e e r ”tous m a tte r. B u, Mr. F ie ld w«»ul<l uo, ly docile. T h e re 1» n e v e r an y d«*|x-n«l in g a gr«*a, s itu a tio n . 1 <iu«»te fre tn a tiuirexl
In te rru p t ton; “ hole on! 1 said 1 wa» out
velops
p
lan
t
f«x*l
am
i
kills
m
an
y
w«*eds.
etice
ou
a
bull.
E
ven
th
o
se
a
y«*ar
old
I sm ile.
g re w hot w ith m o rtificatio n .
not
c
o
n
tin
u
e
long,
a
n
d
th
e
glutt«*l
se
a
ia v e him sold, fo r fe a r th a t th e chll
le tte r th a t 1 r«***iv«*l re cen tly fro m a
“ Yew,” I sah l, b u t still w ith tl,e tlre n ’e old c o m ra d e m ig h t fa ll Into tin h a v e lx*en k n o w n to su d d en ly tu rn am , you n g la w y e r in O hio: ‘In m y «tally life tx*si«l«*s rem o v in g som e of th e s u rp lu s so n befflus w heu th e ere»,» ,u y ear» o f f u r re fo rm a n ’ I’ll stan* by it. B ut I ’m
“ H u m p h !” he sa id a t la s t, g e ttin g up
tu r n ip s a n d giving th o se w hich rem ain p len ty c an h a rd ly be g iv e n a w a y . W e L lam ed e f I’m g olu’ lu fu r an y rev o lu
a
tta
c
k
th
o
se
a
tte
n
d
in
g
th
em
.
W
hen
haiightln«*ss
b
o
rn
of
In
w
a
rd
h
u
m
illa
fro m h is se at. “ W ell, how Is th a t a n
a,x»ut th e c rim in al c o u rts 1 h a v e s«*>,i
k in d liathls. At la s t a frie n d In K en
tio n .’*
; (
a
lx*,ter e h a u e e to rem ain .
th e b u ll Is a c a lf a sto u t ring sh ould be m any a sad scene, a n d a t la s , It h as
’.ion.
k le o f y o u rs? ”
h a v e o fte n fo u n d a read y sale la te lu
tm kv off«*r«sl a hom e f«»r th e d o n k ey
H e t«s»k off h is lint am i hx»kc«l car«* am i 'h e r e Io* Is now , sp en d in g I lls last In s e rte d tn bis nose th a t will lust him com e to th a t ¡m int th a t I am a lu m st de-
I t seem ed m y fa te a lw a y s to be se e n
th e season fo r to m a to e s fo r p ick lin g a t
S o i l in a P o t a t o F o , «•-;«.
H o w l t I tiip p r n r il.
by D r. G riffin a t a d ls iid v a n ta g e —fro m fu lly Into th e cro w n , fro w n in g a s If le* «lays lu lu x u rio u s e a s e ou a b lue g ra s s tt.ro u g h life. T h e n w ith a cord ty in g eld«*l to «-as, a sid e my b rig h t fu tu re In
l t lias long beeu know n th a t b e a n s
” 1 u n d e re ta u d th a t y o u r sld«* l«»6t Ix 'tte r p ric e s th a t, th e b e st-rip en ed
th e rin g to a sto u t stick tin* a tte n d a n t law . am i e n te r th e se rv ic e of th e Eor«l.’ som e m en iu a n e n g a g e m e n t w ith th e w ould b rin g a few w eek s p rev io u s. T he w ill ru s t If they a re c u ltiv a te d w hile
th e tim e w hen he Ju s t sav ed m e fro m h ad th a t m o m en t r»*mem,x*r«*<l le a v in g fa rm . Si. N icholas.
can a lw a y s h a v e th«* bull u n d e r <•«»„,rol 1 a n s w e re d him th a t he w as w ritin g C u b a n s."
m u rd e rin g p a p a w ith th e w ro n g m e d i so m e th in g o f th e h ig h est vain»* w hich
a d v a n ta g e of th is la te crop Is th a t th e th e ir le a v e s a re w et so th a t soli w ill
s o th a t no m a tte r w h at hls will m ay I»»* n onsense. W h at he m ean t by ’tin* ser-
c in e on th ro u g h v a rio u s m is a d v e n tu re s seem ed to b e m issin g . Aud th e n In* p u t
Th«* ijM tnlsh officer glare*! nm l said g re e n touia,vK*s are* e v en more' sa la b le stic k to th em . M any fa rm e rs uow be
If y o u r m«*n fo lk s strew th e w orn
a lm o st to th e p re s e n t d a y am i I h av e lt ou a g ain . H e «*,e a re d his th r o a t am i c o a ts am i l»«»«»ts all o v e r th e wooilsli«*«!, he will 1 m * p o w e rle ss to effect harm .
th a u th e r,i»e ones. It 1« a lw a y s c u s lieve th a t th e leav«*s o f th e ¡«otato. es-
vl«*e o f th e Ix»r«V w as th e C h ris tia n m in n o th in g .
t i l t e d him a fr e s h ev ery tim e, a s If It je r k e d Ht th e rein s.
to m a ry to w a it u n til la te lu m ak in g ¡x**lally lu th e la te sta g e s of th e lr
istry . am , th a t Is no m ore a serv ice o f
“ B ad g e n e ra lsh ip , e h ?"
h av e a close, mad«* by p u ttin g up tw o
N ev er eat a fu ll m eal w hen Ixxllly <*\ th e E o n , th a n any o th e r re p u ta b le c a ll
"I d id n ’t lik e to th in k of y o u r w him
w e re all h is fa u lt. S om e p eo p le a l
” N«». T y ,x»graplileal e rro r.
W ash pickles. A fte r th e h o tte st w e a th e r ls g ro w th , are* eq u ally liab le to be Injured^
b o a n ls on e ith e r sid e a n d h a n g in g a
b> c u ltlv a tio n q w heu w et. It I s a g«xxl
p a s t th e p ick les keep b e tte r.
w a y s see o n e a t h e r lies! he a p p e a re d ¡»«•ring alsitit som e wliip|M>i*Ntiap|x*t-.' ¡u liit c u rta in a n d p len ty <»f n ails am i a ha u s, cd. A c r a c k e r a n d a cu p o f hot ing. l t Is not w h a t a m an d««es th a t lu g ,o n S ta r.
j «In n to let th e c u ltiv a to r He idle In a
ou th e scen e in v a ria b ly w heu one w as lu* s a h l, “ w h e n I w a n t you m y se lf.”
sh e lf at th«* ,<»p to hold n ew sp a p e rs te a w ill b e th e b«**t th in g to ta k e . T he m a k e s his s«*rv,«-e C h ris tia n ; 1, ,s p u t
In o rd e r ,o th o ro u g h ly en jo y a novel,
te a w ill give t-nough stim u lu s am i « tin g hls c a re e r u n d e r c o u trih u tio u to
M eat, acco rd in g ,«> e x p e rien ced eo«»ks, a tnarrl«*, w o m an m u st te m p o ra rily ra in y tim e a n y w a y . M eeds a re k illed
W h en th«* tr e e s am i h o u ses ha«l s«*’ a f t e r read in g .
le a s t d esiro u s o f sp e c ta to rs.
lltttle
s
tre
n
g
th
,
a
llo
w
in
g
th
e
lxxly
gra«l-
l e t t e r w hile th e soil is d ry , w hile if
sh
o
u
ld
n
e
v
e
r
be
w
ash
ed
.
It
m
ay
be
th e pu b lic w,
b • t«-a«l o f m o rtg a g in g
1 s ta rte d o u t w ith r a th e r a sin k in g i tied ba«*k Into ,h«*lr n o rm al ¡»lace«« am i
fo rg e t th a t sh e Is uiarri«*!.
cultivate«, d u rin g a rain y s|x*U th ey a re
N’o w o m an re a lly l«»«»ks a s nl«*e w ith u ally to re g a in Its u su a l vigor, a n d ,u It to hls ow n p re ie rm e n t, th a t mak«*s cleans«*«! l»y ru b b in g I, w ith w et elotli
h e a rt n o t long a f t e r th e a d v e n tu r e of ' th e w a te rfa ll h ad c«*ns«*d ru sh in g n ’t ,
only
tra n s p la n te d a n d m ade h a r d e r to
tw
o
hour»
a
h
e
a
rty
m
eal
m
uy
be
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ristia
n
.
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re
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lose
flav
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placed
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direct
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v
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y
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ia
u
t
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a
,
e
v
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lu
my
e
a
rs
I
looked
at
him
nm
l
h
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r
<'loth«*s
a
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• he poem —w h ich In cid en t, by th«* w ay,
w ith o u t IU re su lts.
k id th a u e v e r,
. . » - -
liv e d h u d a n I n d u lg e n t h u s b a n d .
lo t o f s m a ll t h in k in g a b o u t t h e s e rn e t- c o n ta c t w ith Ice. •
h a d ra n k le d n o t a little in my m in d - sa w th a t he w as ta lk in g on, b u t o f m e n ts m a k e h e r look.
IN THE CLUTCHES OF A GRIFFIN.
I
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