Moro observer., January 21, 1897, Image 4

Is la m e a n d I w a n t to ra ise 51.000 to
p ay a »lector fo r s tra ig h te n in g his leg.
1 h a v e $320 now . a n d 520. you sra ,
w o u ld go a good w ay s t»»wards m a k ­
in g iq» th e bill it I co u ld only h ink it
rig h t t»» ta k e it!"
" lin h 'c d !’’ said th e g e n tle m a n , look-
in g g re a tly interest«'»!. "A n d m ay I
a s k win» is tin d o c to r you w ish t«» eii
s gag«*:
“ D r. D elm o re tin 1 oue th a t set J a c g
i R a in e s’ a rm ." sa id A lv ira .
T h e g e n tle m a n sm ilc«l a s if h e w ere
■ I h » i it a m u s e d a n d pl«as«>d.
"My »lcar y o u n g Im ly.” In* s a id . “ I
am Dr. D elm on*. a n d . if you like, w e
w ill s e ttle th is o b lig a tio n w ith o u t an y
they say it’s as well a s th e o th e r one tr a n s f e r o f m oney. I w ill be g lad to
now .”
,1»» all I « a n fo r y,»ur b ro tlu r. in «»>nsl«l
“ I’d lie w illing to live on b read and e ra tio n o f w h a t y o u hav«' «Ion«* fo r tae. ’
THE B E T T E R NF.W Y O R K .
R e f o r m » t h a t l l « v B e e n A d o p t e d In
t h e M e tr o p o lis.
l>*t h a d not k n o w n th e su b je c t of th e
se rn io u w hen lie selected th«* resp o n se,
am i th o u g h t n«> m ore a b o u t It a f t e r iie
h ad c«»mpB«*d Ids list of livm ns.
Tii«* p a s to r fu m b le d w ith th e list,
co ughed, am i l«»«»k«'d a trifle «•nib.^rrasH-
«•«I. Th«* o rg a n is t b eg an h> p lay th e
a ir p ian issim o , am i a b ro a d g rin spr«*ad
o v e r «»very fa«'«*. D r. M cP h erso n l*x>k-
e«l ap p e a lin g ly u p w a rd to th e o rg a n
1st. a n d th e n tu r n e d o v er th«' leav«*s
o f th«* liym nbo ok w ith d e s p e ra te e a g e r­
ness. Mr. M«'<’a rr e ll left his p ip es am !
h u rrie d d ow n to th e p a sto r.
“ W e m u st c h a n g e th a t re sp o n se,"
w h isp e re d th e p asto r.
“ W h y ? ’’ ask«*«I th e o rg a n is t, in n o ­
1 HE IN D IA N M IN D
F lo w in W it , P o o r L o G e n e r a l l y G e t*
t l i e W o r a t o f a B u r ic a i» .
In a contest of w its tlie N orth Ani«*rl-
c:ui Indian is nlmoat alw ay s at a d isa d ­
v an tag e w ith the w hite m an. His mind
£<17* <
“ 1
is not a<'cw»tomed to the «¡tilck thinking
w hich ce n tu rira of civilization have d e­
veloped. An old rosldent of Sjtokan*'.
W ashington Mr. Cowley has told to
tiie Spok«*sman-Revlew of th a t city
m any storl««« of the ohl days. whl«-h il­
lu stra te th«' «¡uallty of th«* Indian s
tliinking when he come« into contact
w ith the w hite m an's Intelligence.
Mr. Cowley once ca rrie d on busln«*««
as a buyer of grain, am i Indian fa rm ­
cently.
¡.y,
7 Z<-' .
. y
“ I h a v e b een p re a c h in g ou ‘H e ll.’ ” ers brought him th e ir product«. On«?
tlotl w ith the sam e." say s oue of the
«lay
an
Indian
told
him
th
a
t
he
abould
sal«l
Dr.
McPli«'rs«»n.
"a
m
i
th
e
r^
sjx
'tise
b riefest blit nn»st benetl«*eut law s ever
A l u m i n u m f o r C o in .
w ate r all my life If H iram could onlv
you hav«» «•h«»seu is 'W h a t M ust It Re no longer sell him his oats, because a n ­
A lvira press»*,! h er h an d s tog**’ber 1 en acted by tin* people of tin* S tate of
It is re|x»rt«td th a t u iu iiiiu u n i, w h ich to Be T h e re ? ’ W e c a n n o t n a v e th a t .” o th e r w hite man wrould give m ore for
) be cured." sighed A lvira. sorrow fully.
w ith a little c ry of d«*light, am i tin 1 d«ic- | New York. It is all th e re is of It. but P
G o o d R o a d » in k a t i m a
Mrs. C a p n er w as not a little touched. to r n ev er f,»rg«»t th e look «»f g r a titu d e sta n d s for a go*xl deal. No child of h a s n e v e r y e t tx*en tis«*«l fo r «•oluage. Is
E v en tii«* so lem n o rg a n is t gil.ui«*«! as them .
T he business men of Watnego. K an.,
t«> lx* t«**t«*«i a t th e P h ila d e lp h ia m in t a s he cllnibe-1 to tlie o rg a n a n d s ta r te d
“ I only w ish I knew hew to help yon. w itli w h ich sh e re g a rd e d him
“
Very
well,”
w
as
tlie
answ
er.
"I
c
a
n
­
New York. p«x»r or rich, shall h ere after
ROM the M ow rie house one saw
have orgauizw l a tRxxl Roads s .«-ieiy.
Rut $1,000! T h a t's alm ost a fo rtu n e!
W e a ry ? " C hicago not afford to pay you more."
Tin* «xiachiuan cam e ,l«»wn th e r>»a,l 1»«> .l«>sp«»:l.-d ,»f las b irth rig h t a chance «»ue of tlie ixkssiitle a llo y s fo r m ak in g up "A rt T h o u
a stretch of rugged. wooded
and an* actively at work circulating
m in o r coins. Th«* sugg«*stlon lias lx*en T im e s-H e ra ld .
A nd 1 believe l>r. D elm ore w ould not ¡»nsently am i resuni»‘»l ch arg e «»f th e
Rut
a
f
te
r
a
while
th
e
Im
lian
fa
rm
e
r
country, w ith a slender looking
to play: am i as fo r tin* streets, does any
I even look a t H iram ’s leg for less. \\ by. hors,« am i » arriag c . T h e ,1»»« t»»r w as on
o ffered th a t o n e-ceu t pieces com posed
cam e back and offered Mr. <’owl«*y a Muiiscription lists for «*a*>:i. work a id
railro ad bridge sp an n in g the gorge be­
one Im agine th a t Xew Y orkers will
CC M P tN b A T IO N .
m aterial. The society's first en<I«*avor
he tra v e ls aro u n d w ith a m an -serv an t his way t«> Cr«*>sw«‘B to visit «ill«* «»f his
p rin c ip a lly o f a lu m in u m w ould |x>asess
load of oats at the old price.
tw een tw o hills. The tops of the h gh
ever lx* jx*rsua»l«xl to b a rte r aw ay th e .r
will be to repair a i d improve tlie
all rigged out iu b ra ss b u tto n s like a p atien ts. On ids re tu rn he call«*«! at
tlie g re a t a d v a n ta g e o f Ixdng ea sily l l o w t h e > h u r t F a t M a n G o t A h e a d o f
“
H
ow
is
this?”
aak«*d
Mr.
Cowley.
pine trees, which grew dow n in the
clean am i noiseless p av em en ts am i pur«*
Wamego-I/Ouisvill«* ls»ul«*var«1. which .-
soldier. You’d b e tte r not b o th e r alx»ut th e M owrie house am i saw H iram . He
d
is
tin
g
u
is
h
a
b
le
fro
m
o
th
e
r
«*0111»
of
s
im
­
“
I
h
s
s
u
’t
the
other
m
an
still
l»ay
you
t h e T a l l l- e a n h e t l o w .
valley below the cliffs, reached nearly
in au alm ost im passable eoodition.
such a sw ell doctor, girl. A nyhow . *li,l not say th a t tin* in ju red leg <*ould a ir for th e w hirling «lust-clou,Is. the ila r size by th e ir lig h t w eig h t.
to the rails of the bridge, and it w as
A C h icag o s tr e e t c a r w as cro w d ed , your price?”
G re a t interest is l,«*ing taken by the
H ira m 's leg has h ad its cn x 'k e d u css lx* stra ig h te n e d ; but he told Alvira to su m m er st«*uch«*s. ami the w inter
"
l
i
e
pay
me
m
ore
for
bushel,
said
a thrilling sight to see the tra in s craw l
tow nspeople iu the movement, and
for tw o y ea rs an d more, an d 1 doubt w rite to her fa th e r for perm ission to sloughs of «»Id. seasoned w ith no m at­ W h e n E l e p h a n t « I n h u h ite « ! E u r o p e . am i th e r e w as b a re ly rixini fo r tlie tall. the Im lian: “you pay me more for load.
along in the a ir over the tree-tops, tw ist
R«x*ent s tu d y of th e remain«« o f st«»n«' so m e w h a t flash ily dr**sxe»l m an w»io
goo«l results an* looked for.
w h eth er even D r. D elm ore could cure h av e h er b ro th er ta k e u t«» a hospi’ il in te r w hat m ess of political p ottage? If
T his w as as m uch as to say th a t the
about like a serpent, and then th u n d e r
•o, he is grievously m istaken. Col. a n d filiit Im p le m e n ts fo u n d u e a r A bbe- sw u n g hlm m df ou th e b ack p la tfo rm
him
."
o
th
e
r
m
an
had
given
him
a
g
re
a
te
r
th e city fo r trea tm e n t.
down th e slope on the left side of the !
A W in te r K o a d m a k er .
W arin g has show n us th at the street» ville. Fran«'«*, h a s s tre n g th e n e d th e be- I a u d s,|Ueez«*«l ids w ay to th e ra .l ng. li e
A lvira rose to go home.
T h is A lvira «lid. Mr. M o w n e s a p ­
price at the expense of th e m«*oaure-
How fo rtu n a te It is th a t Ja c k F ro st
ridge.
“T h an k you for tellin g nie the tru th . proval »atm* in th e next mail, am i in a of New York can be cleaned, am i any lief th a t w h en th o se im p le m e n ts w ere : d re w a n e w s p a p e r fro m h is p o ck et a u d nient of the g ra in ; b u t th e untutored
Rut the passing tra in s had an o th er 1
com es to the assista n c e of tlie farm er»
fu tu re city governm ent, no m a tte r how m ad e by p re h is to ric m en, « dephants lx*- in a m o m en t w as a p p a re n tly a b so ib -'d
Mrs. C apner." she said. "G ood-by."
few d ay s llira iu . ae«*ompnni<*d by Dr.
mind of tlie sav ag e liad taken in the along ubout the h o lid ajs. and make«
in te rest for the young M ow nes be- j
co rru p t or despotic, w ill have to reckon longing to tw o species w ere ab u n d a u t in its contents.
“ H ow shall I tell poor little H iram D elm ore. ma«le th e Journey
tin* city.
sides this p icturesque one. X »w and
He soon workixl his way .round until fact only iu th e way his reply indicated. w hat m ight oth erw ise is* im passable
w ith him. Ami right well the euem y in th a t p a rt of Europe. But of «course
th is?” she m oaned to herself, a s she
One «lay A lvira, win» w as alone in the
then a passenger threw a new sp ap er
A nother story told by Mr. Cow ley w as roa*ls fairly good am i h an l highw ays.
he
sUxxl fa«*ing a short, h«*avy-set m aa
know s it: he may uot refrain from th e d ate iu centuri**s, o r even in th o u ­
little house on tin* cliff. rc«*clv«sl «'n in
out of the window , and to A lvira :u«l tram p ed th ro u g h th e woods.
picking our pockets In fu tu re, but he san d -y ear periods, can n o t be aseertaiu- wiiose b reathing w as som e w hat Inter­ of the visit of Gen. P hilip S heridan to T h is fac t Is doubly interosting when
T he sun w as sinking behind a m oun­ h er b ro th er th e f,»Bowing le tte r:
little lam e H iram such a “ find” w as
will a t least have to do it w ith due re­ ed. No w ritings or inscrip tio n s or tr a ­ fe re ! w ith by tii«* pros sure of the crow d the Kpokan«*s iu an early day. S heri­ we eonsider how m uch visiting lta«-k
tain peak w hen she reached home. H i­ My D ear B rave Viry:
alw ay s acceptable.
ditions have been hauded «low 11 from about him. Tlie tall m an's paper half dan relat«d to the Indians, through an aud fo rth th e ¡x*ople of rural «•omuiuni-
Dr. D elm ore say s I am going to get g ard to the decencies of life.
Since her m other’s d eath the house­ ram w at sittin g on th e doorstep.
In terp rete r, th e w onders of the ra il­ ti«-s d«*siro to «lo about this season of
“ H u rrah . V iry!" he called out Joyful­ w ell: am i lie says. too. th a t som e »«*■
M ulberry Rend is gone, and in Its th a t ea rly race of men to th e ir civilize«! hid the fa t m an from view , am i cover -d
hold d u ties and th e care of H iram had
road, aud then w ait«d to see w hat e f ­ the year, w hen they have more leisure
the
u
pper
p
a
rt
of
IBs
body
like
a
blan­
devolved on A lvira, p rev e n tin g her ly. w hen he cau g h t sight of his sister. ; ciety is going to give you a gold m edal. plat*e have com e g rass and flowers aud d escen d an ts of to-day. All we hav»?
fect the revelations would have upou th a n at any «rfher tim e.
“
Am
1
going
to
w
alk
like
o
th
e
r
boys?"
ket.
been
able
to
learn,
from
the
rem
ain
s
of
sunshine.
A
cross
th
e
B
ow
ery,
w
here
from ta k in g ad v a n ta g e of the short
It has b ran iu tin* newspajM-r- tli i; y«»u
them .
T he av erag e ea rth road, when the
T
he
c
a
r
Jogged
along
throtign
I
aSalle
H
e
held
up
bis
crutch,
lau
g
h
in
g
a
s
she
chi|»p«*«l
stones
and
bones,
is
th
a
t
they
school term . Mr. M owrie w as em ploy­
stopp**»l a ru n aw ay horse w ith a sun- 324.UU0 h um an beings were show n to
“ W hat do they say?" he ask«d the in ­ ground is frozen and froe from snow,
str«*et
tunnel,
the
crow
d
on
its
f«x*t
cam
e
near.
“
Is
it
good-by
to
this.
lived
am
ong,
and
fre«iuently
hunt«*,!
live
o
ut
of
sight
an
d
reach
of
a
green
ed on one of the riv er boats, and his
i bonnet. I h ave th e piece cu t out am i
become» sm ooth and h ard if beaten l»y
te rp re te r.
V iry?”
trip s often com pelled him to rem ain
put aw ay . It is a splendid piece. It spot, four of th e most crow ded block« am i fought w ith, an im als th a t had ceas­ sw aying l»a< k and fo rth w ith the tu rn ­
'•They
say
they
do
n
't
believe
it."
was
hoof aud tiro. It teach«*« one of the
A lvira could not look a t th e glad lit­ calls you a heroine, and th a t is *..hat have been seized for dem olition, to ed to inhabit Euroix* when r«*c,»rd«*d ing of the curve«. As the ca r em erged
aw ay from hom e for three or four
fu n d am e n tal rul«*« of road-building.
th e answ er.
tle face. She did not sp eak un til she
ou
the
o
th
e
r
side
the
conductor
for«-ed
history
began.
m
ake
room
for
th
e
tw
o
sm
all
p
ark
s
de-
w eeks a t a tim e.
you are. Viry.
HIRAM.
S heridan then d escrilx d the stearn- Make th e road hard, first of all. then
had
ta
k
en
a
se
a
t
beside
her
b
ro
th
er
ou
his
way
th
rough
the
re
a
r
d«x>r
and
be­
m andtxl by th e T enem ent H ouse Com ­
T he M ow nes did not own a farm .
- - -
A B ir d o f t h e F a r N o r t h .
lx«at. and the In terp rete r ro¡x*at*d this. sriiootb It. and the secrot of a goo«l
m ission. R,»ne Alley, rtxlolent of filth
T h eir place w as a scrubby h alf-acre on th e doorstep. T h en she said, very
D uring Dr. N ansen's long voyage Into g an collecting faros from the crow d ou
“ A soft answ er
"W h at do they «ay to th a t? ” the gen­ highw ay is »olved.
A N ovel M r ilin g l,r«M>a.
g
rav
ely
:
th
e
platform
.
As
he
pushed
his
way-
an d sq u alo r and w retchedness, is to go. the A rctic sea in search of th e tn»rth
the top of the cliff, an d th e ir house a
tu rn e th aw ay w rath,” but a soft road
eral
a»ke«l
again,
seeing
the
Indian
T
he
y
o
u
th
fu
l
heir
to
th
e
th
ro
n
e
of
J
a
­
“ Look here. H iram . O nce you said
and th e children of th a t train in g neigh- pole he cam e up»»n a group of four isl­ out th e re was tlie usual «u|u'rm ing and
m ere hu t of unhew n logs w ith tw o
stirre th up ang«-r.
(«<■«•» all im passive.
little lo ft ch am b ers above th e single you w an ted to be well so th a t you could p a n is ta u g h t to w rite by a rose-w ith- borhtxxl a re to have a veritable little ands. iu the nt*ighi»orho<>d of E ranz- tw istin g to m ake room, am i the tall
T he “b reaking up” of the roa«ls in the
"T
hey
say
they
d
on't
believe
th
a
t,
o u t-a -th o ru m eth o d .
do
b
rav
e
things.
P
erh
ap
s
it’s
o
rdered
Coney Island, w ith sa n d h ills ami shells, Jo se f Laud, n ear which he saw large m an leaued over his vis-a-vis and half
d o w n sta irs room.
sp rin g plung«*» the farm ers from a solid
eith
er.”
T
h
e
young
D
alm
io
is
su
rro
u
m
led
by
To th e n ew sp ap ers throw n from th e th a t you'll h av e to tie b rav e in an o th e r
establish«*,! a t th e ir very doors. Who nuudx-rs of a very rare am i lx*autlful sm«»ther«xl him w ith his new spaper.
T hen th e general gave an account of “ fro st” foundation into th e depths of
A m om ent la ter the tall m an hurr'.«*d
p assing tra in s A lvira an d H iram w ere w ay —b rav e to b ea r in stead of b rav e to a bevy of b ea u tifu l «la n ise is, w ho are can d«»ubt th e influence it will have bird know n as K« mm ' gull, it is d escrib
We ra n hardly wish th a t the
the
telephone, and told bow a m an at mud.
co
n
stan
tly
com
ing
am
i
going
in
o
rder
m uch Indebted for w hat they knew do.”
upon youug lives heretofore fram ed ed as "th e m«»st b eau tifu l of all the a n i­ ly elbow ed his way to the steps, ami.
th e en«l of a long w ire ha«l talked to a froet wouhl rem ain in the roads ail th;*
H iram understood. H is sh a rp little to supply the tu to r am i his pupil w ith in g u tte rs?
ju
m
p
in
g
off.
walk«xl
rapidly
d«»wu
a
of the w orld beyond the cliffs, an d the
mal form s of th e frozeti regions,” an<l
m an at the o th e r eml of It. T he In ter­ y e a r round. T he lx*tter way 1» to find
village of C ressw ell about four m iles fe a tu re s grew p ale in th e tw ilig h t: b u t all they may require.
1 q u estion w h eth er the great«*st wr.»ug as the “ m ost m arkedly [x»lar of all bird aide stro et. T h e fat m au put his hand
som e sulxititute for keeping the road*
p
re te r rom a:n*d silent.
D
u
e
o
f
th
e
m
<liss«»lves
th
e
In
d
ia
ink
in
d is ta n t How they enjoyed th e stories not a com plaint, not a cry. not even a
done th e childreu of th e poor In th e past form s.” It Is distinguish«-«! from o th er up to his s«-arf inquiringly, and quietly
Good
• W ell.” said tlie g«-neral. "w hy don't free from w ate r in solution.
a co atlv h o w l; a n o th e r sm o o th s o u t th e
th a t occasionally fell into th e ir hands! sigh e sc a p e d his lipa.
has uot lx*en th e esth etic sta rv a tio n of s|xx*i«*s of gull by “its b eau tifu l rose rem ark ed :
d rain a g e is the first requisite, and a
you
Interp
ret
th
a
t
to
them
?”
A
lvira
an
d
H
iram
did
not
talk
any
j
p
ap
e
r
which
a
th
ird
lias
brought
iu-
W hen these w ere of th e “co ntin u ed ”
"T h a t rascal has got my «¡»ark. I
th e ir lives ra th e r th a n the physl«*al in­ colored b reast. Its we«lge-sha|x*«l tail
••R«*rause I d<»n't believe th a t storv roadtxxl of broken stone or of sand and
kind they w ould am use them selves
ju ry . A gainst the la tte r, provision liaa and its airy flight." Sjx*aklug of tie- thought he w as a fte r it all the tim e.”
m
yself." an«wero«i the in te rp reter. He e a rth properly mixed, w here m acadam
im agining the conclusions.
“ Why d idn’t you nail him lx*foro he
lx*eu m ade by strin g e n t tenem ent house discovery of these h in ts Dr. N ansen
wa*
a eottsciention» m an. and <*oul,l not r«»ads a re too expensive, will go a long
At presen t the story th a t Interested
law s, by the vigorous w arfa re m»on says: “ H ith erto It has only lx*cn seen got «»ff th e ear?" exclaim ed th e c»n-
aeeuine the m oral responsibility of re­ w ay tow ard m akiug travel a Joy all
them m ost w as one ab o u t a lam e boy.
child latxir. by th e extension of the by chance on th e utm ost confines of th • duetor.
th e year round.
w ho had seem ed to be in a fa ir way of
“<ih. 1 w as not anxious to m ake a peatin g »m-h an ¡m rodible tale.
la w 's protectl«»n to »tores a* to factories, unkn«»wn polar s«-a. and no one knew
We should not depend on the w eather
S om ew hat m ore “canny." as the
g ettin g w ell w hen th e story broke off
and by the restriction of the sw eat-shop w hence it catue or w h ith er It w ent: bu» row. atxl. Ixxildea, 1 «loo t think 1 have
Scotch would rail it. w as the response to m ake ou r r<«ads.
in th e la test n um ber of th e paper.
evil. In the p ark to lx? laid out by the here we had unex|x*«-tedly come ujx»n any ca u se to «•oniplaln. W hen I felt
which w im eof the fa r N orth w estern In
“Say. V iry.” H iram w ould som etim es
Schiff f«»untain. in th e sha«low of the Its n ativ e h au n t, and although It was him w orking at my diam ond I quietly
C « re o f R n » 1 *.
«Hans used to m ake to th e mi*»:'*nar!e»
ask w ith a w istful look on his face, “do
H ebrew In stitu te —one of the noblest too la te In th e y ea r to find its nest» t«x>k h s w atch out of his pocket.” hold­
The article in the B ulletin of Dec. 4
you s’pose th a t lam e boy e v e r got
when
reproached
by
them
w
ith
th
e
ch arities a great public b ath is to r.se th e re could be no doubt about its breed­ ing it up. "aud as it is a gohl one ami
in regard to the m aintenance of E n g ­
w e lir
looks to lx* w orth ab o u t
1 guess 1 w ick«*dn«**s of th e ir race. T hey declar- lish roads, show ing, as it doe«, the ben­
upon the site of th e presen t rookeries, ing in th is region.”
“Yes. I th o u g h t It w as w orking round
«xl
(hat
wheu
C
hriet
ha«l
accumpli*h«*d
atu ah ead of the gam e. My diam ond
harliin g er of o th ers to come. All about,
efit of constant rare, should be brought
th a t w ay. H iram .” A lvira w ould a n ­
looked tem pting, but It w as not w orth 1 H is m ission to the w hite men H e was to th e atten tio n of all those having
new school bouses a re g«>.ng up. on a
T h e B le c p o f S e e ta.
sw e r hopefully.
•
alx>ut
to
ca
rry
the
g«xi|H*l
to
th
e
Indians,
Prof. l*e Candolle, of G eneva, ha» o v e r $1” I uever picked a m an's pocket
plan «»f stru c tu ra l j»erfecti«»n ami arc h i­
charg e of public highw ays.
H ira m ’s lam eness w as th e resu lt of a
before, but u n d er the circum stances I but some envious w hite m an said. “ If
recently
brought
to
g
eth
er
m
any
inter-
te
ctu
ral
ex«'ell«,m-e
a
t
which
earl:»r
It is a fact th a t a great m any of the
fall over th e rocks a t th e railro ad
we let H im go the In d ian s will btvom c
srh(x»l hoards would have stood ag h ast. «*sting facta about th e laten t life of feel Justified, am i am really under ob­
m acadam ized roads in th is country, a l­
bridge, an d th e village doctor h ad pro­
t«x>
sm
a
rt
for
us."
So
they
cru<-ifl«xl
T he first b a ttle f<»r the schools has been see«ls. am i th e ir ability to w itbstam l ligations to the gentlem an fo r afford­
though well m ade, a re allow ed to be
nounced it incurable. T he knee w as
I ILm . and the In,liana have ever since
fought and won. am i though then- be very low tem perature«. A fter ret ailing , ing me this op|x»rtunity to get a g«x*J
ruined for w ant of proper r a re and su­
bent a t an angle, an d th e boy could
i lx*en left in a s ta te of d ep rav ity for
cauqiaigniug ahead w ithout stint on in stan ces in w hich see«!» have sp ro u ted I w atch #.» cheap.”
pervision to k rap them in order; and it
m ove ab o u t only on crutches.
w hich th e w hites «-ould blam e only
th a t •«•ore. th e day Is in sight wheu a fte r lying ap p aren tly dead for h u n ­
srau is th a t a large numl»er of those wb««
O ne su m m er aftern o o n , a s th e sound
Q u e s tio n «»f Lu« k .
them selves.
every child who ask s shall find a scat dreds of y ea rs in «»ne rase 1.50b y e a rs -
have charge of roads Jo not appreciate
o f th e locom otive’s w histle echoed in
“ I hate to h ear ¡x-uple say th e re 's no
provide*! fo r him in th e public school, he gives th e result* of exp erim en ts on
w hat is required to m aintain them iu
th e distance. A lvira cam e into th e •
such thiug as luck." rem arked the mel-
T h e y W a n t Letwi N o i s e .
and when th a t scan d al of the age. the •uhj«*cting setxls to a fr»x*zlng <?old.
g«xxl <*on«litR>n.
house w ith a single page of a new spa- j
am-holy Mr. IbMilittie.
T
he
screech
of
the
peddler,
the
m
usic­
m ixing of tru a n ts and thieves In a Jail, Corti, oats, fennel and some flower
To keep a m aradam ized road in good
p er in h er hand. I t had evidently held
“ I don't see w hy.” his w ife rojoined.
al m endh-anL aud a score of o th e r »lrap- o rd er tbe dust should lx* rem oved from
shall have finally ceased, even as It a s«*e<ls w ere exposed d uring 11*» d ay s *o
som e one’s luncheon, but A lvira b ru sh ­
‘ iUsauM- it Isn’t true," be retu rn ed d istu rt'in g and nerv«*-d«**tn»yiug nuis-
ALV1RA AND TH E DOCTOR'S RUNAW AY U O R 'E .
a te m p eratu re of 40 degree» F ah ren h e it
th e su rfa ce in dr.' w«*ather an d tbe mu«l
_ now forbidden by law .—C entury.
ed aw a y th e cru m b s carefully and
w ith aap erity. “A m an «-an go ou try ­ am 'es in New York will proltably l«e when it is vre£ so a* to k rap the su r­
below xero. A fterw ard, w hen pla«-ed
sm oothed out th e w rinkles.
m ore ab o u t Dr. D elm ore. but th e girl «•ased in p retty , bright-colored cy lin ­
ing aud try in g anti never get along. m ade the su b ject of legislative action
face clean aud the d rain s au d gutt«*rs
Q u ic k P ro fits.
In su itab le «urrnum lings. m««rly all of
“1 guess. H iram .” she said in h er «lid not cease to th in k of him. W hile d rical case«: a fo u rth is busy ta jx rin g
Ami som e o th e r person will go ah ead th is w inter. The foundation has been
kept clear, so th a t no w ater may lie ou
“
B
usiness"
is
the
w
atch
word
of
the
m otherly w ay. glancing over th e pre- ( h er busy fingers plucked th e
th e fennel, oat and corn aeed«. am i
wild th e p ain tb ru sh w ith her d elicate fing-
and tum ble into gcxxl things w ithout laid for the S«x*iety for the P revention
th e surface.
day. and the sm all boy is developing m any of the others. germinat«*d. He
clous bit of paper, “ you’ll find tw o o r b lack b erries th a t grew in th e wtxxls ers. an d so forth.
m akiug any effort w hatever.
of Noise. It w as a n idle fancy which
In E ngland tbe d rain ag e of the roads
th re e w hole pieces here, and som e a d ­ an d th e th ick ets, her b rain w as busy
You m ight im agine th a t all th e m u ? « on th a t line w ith a rapidity whk-h as­ roncludea th a t the protoplasm , or the
"Hiram , no groat m an has suo-eeded l«*d IW* Jo h n I I . G a rd u e r to w rite an a r ­
is considered of «o m uch iinportam -e
v ertisem e n ts.”
w ith devices fo r reaching th e g r e tt had d«*seended to ea rth , to clear aw ay tonishes the previous generation. Rut principle of life, in a rostiug see«!, is In w ithout h ard w ork.”
ticle for the S eptem ber n um ber of the
th a t p roperty ow ners, through w hose
T h e boy took th e h it of n ew sp ap er m an. Som etim es one m ight have seen a u obstacles in th e p ath of learning the practical side of his n a tu re ha» a s ta te of Inaction not rom j»aral le to
" T h a t's the kind of talk y«,u a l­ N orth A m erican Review calling a tte n ­
lands an y d rain o r ditch which rarri«*«
not
obscured
th
e
p«x*try
of
childh«xxL
th
a
t
of
a
sm
olderaig
fire,
but
ra
th
e
r
from his siste r's hand, an d w as soon j,e r com puting a “sum ” th a t w as not m x ltleu by th e young Prin«'e. an«l to
w ay s hear. Rot uiue tim es out of ten tion to the inferu al noisea of New York,
quietly absorbing its contents. Mean- in th e a rith m e tic w ith a stum py lea ! m ak e his task as easy and p leasan t as T he fairy tale is as potent as ever, like th a t of a chem ical m ix tu re which it is all ow ing to the opportunity th a t and suggesting tbe form ation of a x>- «•ff the w ater may rua. a re required by
law to k«*ep tbe d ra in o r ditch in good
and th ere w as a sm ile of p leasu re «>n la «-apable of form ing a c u n bination
w hile. A lvira labored over a g arm en t pencil on th e m arg in of a new-«i^j •
possible.
¡»resented Itself. F o rtu n e Just seem s ciety to supp ress them . T he suggestion
th«< she w as try in g to cu t and fash io n She n ev er finished th is sum q u ite to
T he tu to r p rese n ts him self a t the a p ­ th e fao* of the lad who rem ark ed at w henever the required conditions of to lie in w ait to kiduap some men. Lo«»k took root Im m ediately. Dr. G ard n er order.
T he p ractice of only m acadam izing
w ith o u t any p attern . She w as a tall, sa tisfac tio n , b u t sh e o ften lock »-«I -ip pointed hour: he silently an d d eftly ap- b rea k fa st:
te m p e ra tu re and illum ination are p res­ a t S ir Isaa c N ew ton. H is nam e is received le tte rs from bro th er p hysi­
th e cen tral p a rt of a road is ha«l. as tb e
“ I had a b ea u tifu l dream last n ig h t" ent.
strong-looking girl of 17. stra ig h t a s an from h er w ork w ith a hopeful expr«?»- proaches the Daim io. gliding, as it
ham led dow n from g«*neratlon to g en ­ cian s com m ending the suggestion an d
“ W hat wa* it?” his fath e r a»ked.
d irt «>n th e si«l«*s is carried by the
arro w , and p re tty in sp ite of h er 111- sien, say in g som ething like th is:
were, noiselessly and resp ectfu lly over
eration. Ami w hy? Simply because telling of the practical imjx-»«sibility of
T h e I ft,e s c jr o f \ a r c i n a t i o n .
“ 1 thought I w as out in the wood»
fltting clothes. P resen tly H iram broke
“ If he’d only w ait. I guess I <*oul«l
w hite ru g s w hich «-over the fl«wr.
T he E nglish Royal Com m ission on be wa» sittin g u nder a tree an d an tre a tin g neurasth en ic p atien ts in noisy w heels ou to th e m arad am . keeps it
get th e w hole th o u san d paid up In ab o u t
ou t w ith a cry ° f delig h t:
Not a sound h era ld s hi* ap p earan ce: an d 1 saw a m«»*t gorgeously dress«*d V accination, w hich lias been busy dur- ap ple haj»i»'ned to drop on him. You New York. T he article« w ere ropi«-d dirty , and w here g ra ss and weeds a re
allow«?d to grow on these d irt »ides it
“O. Viry! H u rra h !”
fo rty y ea rs.”
his m outh Is cover»xl w ith a w hite n ap ­ lady com ing to w ard me.’
ing seven years o btaining inform ation, ,-au't pretetfd th a t a m an is in a posl- across the A tlantic, and the doctor has
“T h at 1» a g*x»J «leal like some of
•oou form s a g u tte r a t the edge of th e
“W h a t is It. H iram ?” asked A lvira
O ne afte rn o o n w hen A lvira
w as kin to keep th e m an 's b re a th from con­
recen tly m ade an in terestin g report. !
claim superior m erit sim ply be- bran deluged wdtb le tte rs telling him
eag erly , dropping h er scissors w ith a picking b erries a few rods from th e f a r ta c t w ith th e P rin ce’» face. Ja p a n e se th e stories th a t you have been read ­ T h e com m ission conclude« th a t th e pro- j cause, through no action o r p reference w hat had l»ran d<»ne to stop th e din of m acadam , as th e «lust in dry w«*ather
collects «»n the grass, an d iu wet w eath ­
ra ttlin g noise, “it isn 't th e contin u atio n end of th e railro ad bridge, on th e brow : stx-iety is very sen sitiv e in such m a t­ ing.”
tectlou w hich
vaccination affords of
ow n. he gets hit iu the head Ixiudon. T he clim ax w as reached the
“ Yea. It d«»esn’t get very different
e r it is w ashed on it. gradually raisin g
o f th a t story about th e lam e boy. is it?” of th e hill opposite to th e ir house, she ters.
o
th
e
r
day.
w
hen
th
e
d«x*tor
rvraived
a
w
ith
an
apple,
ra
n
you.*”
ag ain st sm allpox is g rea test d uring the
its level and p reventing tlie w ate r from
“ I t ’s b e tte r than- th a t, Viry! J u s t h eard th e sh a rp c la tte r of horse-hoots
A fter th e w riting m a ste r has gone u n til the end. 1 knew by her looks y ea rs im m ediately succeeding tb e op­
le tte r from a Chi«*ago publisher, pro­
"No. H iram ."
reaching th e gutters.
look! H ere’s a piece ab o u t a real doc­ on th e stony road leading p a st th e th ro u g h a d u m b show of emliexs sa lu ­ th a t she w as the fairy queen, and 1
“T h en don't tell me about th ere not posing to s ta rt a weekly Journal railed
eratio n . and th a t w hile the tim e varies
T here is one point in regard to th e
to r th a t cured a real boy! O, Viry, if bridge.
tatio n s. he s«|iiats dow n am i I »egins to m ade up my m ind th a t I w asn’t going in different rax*», th e av erag e ¡x*riod being any such thiug as luck.”
’ lx*** Noise.’
dust and m ud cleaned off from th e s u r­
I could only get w ell!”
T he sound becam e more an d m ore «lraw stra ig h t lines on tlie |»aper w ith to lose chances like some of th« boys of highest protection may be fixed a t
" I t s«-onis to me th a t you’ve chosen
Dr. G ard n er said: “I think this m at­
W ith a g rea t hope s tirrin g in h er d istin ct, un til p resen tly th e girl cau g h t au ivory ¡x-u. W hen his pupil has copied in story books, who d id n 't kn«»w a nine o r ten years. A fterw ard tbe pro­ a poor exam ple in supixirt of your a r ­ te r will be brought before the L egisla­ face of a road w hich I have uot seen
g«xxl
chan«*e
when
they
»aw
It.'
m entioned, viz., its value as a fertilizer
h e a rt. A lvira took th e page an d p ro ­ sight of a ru n aw ay horse d rag g in g a th e strok«-*. it Is p art of th e pro fesso r's
tective efficacy rapidly dim inishes, for gum ent. T he case of Sir Isaac N ew ton tu re th is w in ter and the police lie in­ for grass lands, especially w here lim»*-
“ l»id »he offer you th ree w ishes*'
ceeded to read th e a rtic le th a t H iram carriag e. E v idently th e rid e r had l»eeu d u ty to m an ifest liis g rea t a«lmirati«»u
“ Yes. And I railed to m iud h«»w w hich reason th e com m ission d ram s g,x*s to show th a t the difference is In stru cted to arrest and punish people stone is used for ma«*adamixing.
In
h ad pointed out. It w as en titled "A th ro w n from his seat, au d th e occu­ am i delight.
she
som etim es t«x»k ad v a n ta g e of a th a t th e value of re-v arain atio n can th e people. If It had been some men who in terfere w ith the sleep and rest E ngland it is sol«L an d heljis to pay fo r
T riu m p h of M odern S u rgery.” a n d it p a n t of th e vehicle w as pow erless to
H e m ust a p p e a r to lx- deeply aff«*ct<*«l
m o rtal’s being excited and nervous s«-arcely be overestim ated. As to th e th a t 1 know of Instead of N ewton, the of nervous people and invalids."
th e labor of reuioviug it from th e sur-
d etailed how a ce rtain Dr. D elm ore help him self.
l»y the w onderful talen t d isplayed by w hen he wisb«*d. In o rd er to m ake him in ju rio u s eff«x*ts all»*g«*«l to resu lt from first th iu g they would have done a fte r
Dr. G ard n er would m ake rub b er fa«*e of th e road. T«x» m uch e a rth is
A lvira had had som e experience w ith th e lx»y. th e o u tw a rd d isplay of his feel­
b»d perform ed su«.-cessfully a difficult
th e apple fell would have been to go tires ou all vehicles com pulsory, hav«*
an d d angerous operation on a lam e horses, fo r she o ften drove Mrs. Cap- ing* l»*ing confined to g estu res, as he w aste his o p portunities and have a vaccination th e com m ission says th a t into th e house and nuxin for the arn ica anim als kept w ithin doors, peddlers also us«*d. both in m akiug new roads
go»xl laugh at him. So. w hen she said. w hen considered in relation to th e e x ­
aud repairing, the effect of w hich is
!
n
er
to
an
d
from
C
ressw
ell,
an
d
some-
child.
I is not allow ed to speak to the Prince.
• L i t t i boy. I'll give y.»u th ree wishes.’ te n t of vaccination w ork done, they are bo ttle; then they would have spent tw o muzzletl. m endicant m usicians kept off
“W hy, th is Is th e best th in g I e v e r tim es she assiste d Mr. C ap n er w ith his
How ever, be w ill « all on«* of th e «»ld«*st I d id n ’t Jum p a t th e chance. 1 said. insignlfi»*ant. B«*ide. th ere is r»*ason o r th re e hours of precious tim e talking the street, and church b ed s mePed. He th a t iu dry w ea th er th e ea rth t»ecomes
dust aud allow s the stc o e s to becom«*
h eard of, H iram .” she sa id delighted- ¡ farm w ork. B«*sides, she w as retries» . m aids in w aitin g aside, au«l «'barge her
and his sym pathizers aim to m ake New loose, form ing boles In the su rfa c e of
•Will you xl’ c me w h atev er I ask for?* to believe th a t they are dim inishing about th e ir had luck.”
ly. w hen she had finish«?d reading. In a m om ent she had tak en off he.* b g to in te rp re t to tlie la tte r his a d m iratio n
York the city of the silent night.
the road, in w hich w ater collects and
C h a r g in g a t t h e F la s h .
“ I'm going right aw ay to Mrs. Cap- sunbonnet. an d w as le ttin g ou*. th e am i en th u siasm fo r the calig rap h ic ta l­ She answ ered. ’Yes; you may have u n d er the b etter precau tio n s of th e
pres«*nt day.
still fu rth e r sixtils the road, and in w ei
W hen ahootlng lions a t night a ca u ­
n e r's to ask her about th is Dr. Del- “d ra w strin g .” She sttiod on th e em- ent of his pupil. H appy P rince!—lai th ree w ishes.’ ”
W o r t-B 1 1 n d n e« s .
“ W hat did you do?”
tious h u n te r alw ay s mx*s a double rifle.
mor«. I gu«*ss Mrs. C apner’U know .”
b au k m en t side of th e road a s th e horse Vie C onteinjxiraire.
An ex tra o rd in ary case of “ word- w ea th er the ea rth form s m ud. As a
T h e C o m p » n lo n o f I h e I»«»» S t a r .
“ I wish«»«! for four.”
H
e
know
s
from
experience
th
a
t
a
lion.
And she put aw a y h er sew ing h astily, cam e dow n th e grade. A plan had 0«
blindness" is m entioned by Dr. W. fact, th e c o a d s referre d to in the article
Sirius, th e dog-star, w hich Is tbe
If only wouud«*d. is a p t to m ake a dash P ringle M organ, of S eaford, in the m entioned a re m ade w ithout the use
an d set fo rth w ithout delay. T h e Cap- cu rred to her. one th a t she h ad ueard
b
rig
h
test
to
our
eyes
of
all
tlie
flx«*d
V
sea
o
f
F
r
n
t
t
.
T h e O u t w i t t e d lt«»bl»cr.
of any ea rth , but ,*are is taken to a l­
n er house w as situat«?d on th e o th e r of.
I have eaten apples all my life, b u t sta rs, has a very rem a rk a b le co m pan­ at th e sjxit w hence the flash of the guu B ritish M edical Jou rn al. It is th a t
"Strat»*gy. my boy! Strat«*gy «li«l it."
w ays break up tlie old surfa«?e and
side of th e wootls. ab o u t h alf w ay be-
“ I t’s th e only th in g to be done.” she
ap
p
ra
re
d
.
It
would
go
h
ard
then
w
ith
of
a
w
ell-grown
lad
of
14.
the
sou
of
n ever learu«*d how to m ake the best ion. never visible except w ith pow erful
tw een th e M owrie house an d Cress- th o u g h t, as. a few seconds later, she an ohl W elsh postboy m ight have re- use of them till last w inter, w rites a telrarap es. It w as first seen in HW2. a h u n ter, who had not a n o th e r barrel Intelligent paren ts, who finds it im­ property g rade it lx*foro p u ttin g on new
well. A lvira had g rea t respect fo r sp ran g a s close as »he d ared to th - fly- I»li«*<l w hen a*k«*d how he o u tw itte d th«* correspondent to A m erican Gar«leniug. ami in 1st»» It disap p eared , th e reason or a apace rifle. Mr. K irby. In bis possible to learn to read. He h as bran m a teria l.—L. A. \V. Bulletin.
Mr. Balm*» tells the
Mrs. C apner an d fo r h er opinions, ing horse, an d d eftly th re w th e bonnet h ighw aym an.
H a u n ts of W ild G am e,” rela tes an In­ a t school or under tu to rs since he was
atory
in
his
volume.
“On the T ra ck of Now we eat apples half an hour before of Its d isap p earan ce being th a t it had stance. bearing on the caution, which
S ig n a lin g T o r c h .
W hen she w as in perplexity ab o u t any o v er his head.
7 y ears old. and the greatest efforts
moved
so
close
to
S
irius
as
to
lx*
l«»st
b re a k fa st and d in n er Instead of a fte r­
A
new
torch
for m ilitary signaling
th in g It w as alw a y s to Mrs. C ap n er
cam
e
u
u
d
er
bis
ol»s«'rvatlon:
have
b
ran
m
ade
to
teach
hiui
w
hat
v
a­
T h e "b lin d " acted a s A lvira th ought th e Mall Coach.”
to view in tbe overpow ering light of
T he ohl postboy, w hile crossing w ith w ard.
A lloueaa had killed an ox close to rious com binations of le tte rs six*ll. bu t consist« of an asbesto« ball iu a w ire
th a t she w ent.
it would. T h e frig h teu ed horse lecix-d
th
a
t
g
reat
sta
r.
D
uring
th
e
tim
e
of
its
T
he
aetl«»n
of
the
acid
Is
then
ad
m
ir­
th e m ails a lonely sixit iu Glam organ«
8he found her neighbor seated on to th e o th e r side of th e road an d tried ! »hire, w as h alted by a hig h w ay m an . able in aid in g digestion, w hile if eaten visibility tlie fac t had b ran ascertain ed sev eral w agons aud dragged it off Into in spite of p e rsiste n t and laborious cage, at th e end of a long staff. J u s t
th e bush. T he ox had uot lx*en ti«*d up train in g he can only w ith difficulty below the asb esto s ball Is a copper
th e b ack porch, aDd she a t once opened to sh a k e off th e unexpect«?d obstru«-tiou
, who. p resen tin g tw o pistols a t him. «le- a fte r m eals the apple is likely to ¡»rove th a t It w as revolving about Sirius at a w ith th e span, as it w as lam e. On the m ake out w ords of oue syllable. All drip cup. T he ball is dipped into a
np th e subject of her erran d . Mrs. to his vision.
ra
te
w
hich
would
carry
it
com
pletely
a burden.
bucket of kerosene oil. and is set on
A lvira had jus*, grasped th e bridle ' mamle«] th e m ails an d bullion.
C ap n er w as not a little surprised . She
W e follow th e sam e line in using around In som e fifty years. T he sham* follow ing «lay the ow ner of the w agons his life he has been a bright, in telli­
"T oti't shoot me. am i 1 will give you
found th e carcass, aud built round It a gent boy. quick a t gam es of all aorta, fire a t a little bonfire, which is kept
supposed th a t th e girl had com e to w hen th e door of th e ca rria g e opened,
of
Its
orbit,
which
is
an
ellipse
w
ith
graix*s.
peara.
ch
erries
and
berries.
If
' all I liaf got.” aaid th e postlxiy, pre-
b u rn in g du rin g the operation. As fast
borrow som ething, for now an d th e n an d a well-dresse«! m an cam e o ut au d
dlsturlxxl by a h eadache or dysjiepsla S irius situ ate d in one of the fo d , being fe u ra of thorn bushes w ith a narrow- and in no way in ferior to o th ers of his
1 p arin g to b an d over th e l»ags.
as th e oil b u m s out the torch is dip­
age.
Ills
nam
e
is
P
ercy,
but
he
seldom
en
tran
ce.
n
ear
which
he
ftx«xl
a
spring
A lvira asked for the loan of an "easy h u rried to h er relief,
calcu lated , astro n o m ers felt certain
"P u t. 1 w iss you wouhl fire a pullet in sum m er. 1 cllinli a ch erry -tree and
succeeds in placing th e five le tte rs ram - ped in the oil. so th a t the signaling
p a tte rn .” o r for th e w eekly p ap er th a t
-T h a n k you very m uch,” he said in a
th a t in a few y ears th e vatiisb«xl sta r gun.
ea
t
all
I
can
reach
and
relish.
In th e night the gun went off. the re- , posing it in th e ir correct order, and ra n go «»n as long as the kerosene lasts.
lire . C apner subscribed for.
g rate fu l, p le asa n t voice. “ You did a th ro u g h my h a t to help me to satisfy
Iu o rd er to have cherries all su m ­ would reap p ear as it niov«xl Into a p art
my
m
a
ste
r
th
a
t
I
h
a
f
been
robbed.”
"H a v e I ever h«*ard of Dr. D elm ore?” very b rav e th ing, aud d o u b tless saved
of Its orbit m ore d ista n t from Sirin* port Ixdng follow ed t»y loud, angry , even when he has done so. five min- T he torch is extinguished w ith a «Mp
Rang! through th e h at weut the b u l­ mer. I ra v e r a dozen tree s w ith mos-
th e w om an repeated. "W hy, he’s th a t me from an accid en t.”
grow ling, which continued several min- utes la te r he is un«*ertain w hat they per snuffer. Tlie old form of tore!
T his expectation has now b«*cu fulfill
«lulto-uetting to k«*ep «»ff the birds.
high-toned doctor from th e city th a t
- j w as a fra id th e hors«* w ould reach let. am i th e p«istboy exclaim ed:
nt«*s. am i then ceased. Next day the ' represent. W ith arith m etic and alge­ w as a large copjx?r cylinder, w ith an
ed,
fo
r
recently
the
m
issing
s
ta
r
was
C u rra n ts am i gooaeberri«*» 1 find very
"T
lieer.”
holding
out
th
e
h
at
a
t
a
rm
's
o rd in ary wick at the end of a staff.
th e Rain«*s«-s got to set th e ir J a c k ’s ¡he b ridge au d plunge th ro u g h .’ said
w holesom e eaten raw from th«* bushes seen again at the F lag staff O bservatory m an w ent to the »ix»t. when* lie foutid bra he finds no difficulty w hatever, b u t
arm w hen it w as broken so bad! R ut A lvira a s sh e st«xxl b«*si«le th e p atitiu g l«*ngth. " th a t will do; it will m ake ¡x* before going to the «lining tai»!«*. Na­ in Arizona. Although it is probably th a t the lashings, by w hich the rifle printed or w ritten w ords have no m ean­ Tlie cylinder containing the «»il coul.i
lx* used for only a few m inntes a t a
sit dow n, A lvira. and m ake y o u rself a n im al an d stro k ed its neck. "I guess lief th a t tin- pullet w ent alum st th ro u g h tu re has p rep ared a large am ount «if h alf ns large as Sirius, it is but one had lx*en s«*cured. w ere to rn dow n: the ing for him.
tim e, because it becam e beat«*d ami
my
b
rad
.
Now.
«
1
«
»
you
m
ind
firing
a
n
­
1 you m ay tr u s t me to m ind him if you
a« home."
fo«xl alread y cooked, exactly fitted for ten -th o u san d th p art ns lum inous as th at rifle itself—w ith bent b arrel, trigger
M u b « tltu te « f o r N a lls .
rau se d the oil to explode. T he new
o th er th ro u g h the b reast of my co at?”
A lvira sat dow n on tlie edge of th e w an t to h u n t up th e d riv e r.”
am
i
trig
ger-guard
sm
ashed,
and
only
a
all d em an d s of th e hum an system .
sta r.
_____________ _
__
T he first nails w ere undoubtedly the torch gives out a much la rg e r flame,
an d he held hi» eoat oix*n.
c h a ir th a t Mrs. C ap n er had placed for
T hank you ag a in ,” said th e man.
I am by no m eans a vegetarian or a
few sh a rp sp lin ters of wood doing sh a rp teeth of various an im als; then, it which can be seen with the naked eye
T
h
e
th
ief
fired
again.
"T
h
a
t
iss
very
A
S
u
g
g
e
s
tiv
e
R
e
s
p
o
n
s
e
.
her. H er cheeks w ere red from ru n ­
fru ita ria n , b u t I am ran v ln rad that we
B ut I know th e coachm an is not Hurt.
d uty for a stock lay In th e g ra ss sev­ Is ix'lleved pointed fra g m en ts of flint for tw elve miles, and through a field
U nconscious harm ony betw een
ning. and her ey«*s w ere b rillian t au d fo f j
hlm pR k him self up am i rfin goot,” said the postboy; "th ey will lie have uot yet raeasur**«l the value of
eral y ard s aw ay, w hile fifty y ard s followed. T he first m an u factu red m et­ glass for tw elve miles 011 d e a r nights
ea g er as she continued:
a fte r tb e r a r r iaffv. n e will. 1 th in k , lx* satisfied th a t I h ad a fery narro w «*«- fru it as a diet, w ith milk, eggs and mon and response w as t«xi mneb for f a rth e r on lay the lioness dead.
al uails w ere of bronze. T he nail w ith aud a t a g«»od distance lu rain or m ist.
cape from a pullet th ro u g h my h ea rt.”
th e Rev. Simon J. M cPherson y ester­
“ Mrs. C apner. does Dr. D elm ore here in a few m inutes. In th e mean-
vegetables.
She had got the bullet t«xi fa r back. I
j a »*l killixl Sisera w as a wood­
Rut
as
th
e
robber
w
as
w
alking
aw
ay
day
morning.
He
preached
on
“
H
ell’
c h a rg e high? You see. I w as th in k in g t ime ¡et me learn your nam e, an d be
am i had at once charged a t the spot en tent-pin probably pointed w ith iron.
(ta c k le « In th e R o m a n A n n y .
O n ly A p p l a u s e A llo w e d .
w
ith
th
e
bags
the
postboy,
seizing
him
in
tlie
Second
P
re
sb
y
teria
n
('¡lurch,
o f g etting him to look a t H iram 's leg.” pennitt«*«! to rew ard you. in a m easure.
w hence the Hash cam e, and w reaked B ronze nails have bran found in the
Some
form of buckle w as in use In
Iuist
s«*ssi«>n
w
hile
Jo
h
n
Allen,
of
Mis­
by
th
e
collar,
p
resen
ted
his
ow
n
loaded
but found the response selected by tlie h er vengeance upon th e gun th a t had
"Gtxxl gracious. A lvira M owrie!” for w h at you have done for me.”
Sw iss lake dw ellings. In several place« the Rom an arm y before th e C h ristian
sissippi,
was
m
aking
a
s|»ee«*li.
a
mem­
pistol
p
o
lntbiank,
saying:
Innocent
o
rg
an
ist
was
alto
g
eth
er
tr
a
cried Mrs. C apner. "yon don’t know
By t |lig tilIie th e horse w as sta u ling
m ortally w ounded her. T he ja w s of lu F ran ce and in the valley of the Nile. era. These buckles w ere provided w ith
"G iff me pack my m ails, you rass- b er on the opposite side of th«* cham ber appropriate. T he hym n w as changed,
w h at you a re saying! Dr. D elm ore! ' quietly, needing no one a t tlie briille.
tlie lioness w ere much torn by tbe
tongues which passed through hole*
sought
repeatedly
to
In
terru
p
t
him.
H is T h o u g h t« .
b ut not before tlie air had been played, broken iron aud wood.
w hy, you m ight as well m ake a tea
gen tlem an s|x»ke, he produced kel, au d y o u r em pty pisto-ols, or I will
in the belt. In th e reign of C harles 11.
Mr.
Allen
paid
no
atten
tio
n
to
him
plow
your
p
raln
s
out!”
to
an
accom
panim
ent
of
a
broad
grin
W.
S.
G
ilbert
was
chatting
with
some
p a rty and invite Qu«?cn \ic to r ia . All
poegetlxxik an d handed E lv ira a
of
E ngland buckles instead of slnx*-
J
a
p
a
n
e
s
e
W
o
m
e
n
.
w
hatever.
F
inally,
iu
a
d
esp
erate
ami
T
h
e
tab
les
w
ere
tu
rn
ed
upon
the
t«x>
on tlie face of every one present. Dr.
friends iu a well-known literary club
th e money you couhl get fo r your place gold coin.
ste n to rian voice, the m em ber on tlie M cPherson does not consult w ith the
E verybody sm okes in Ja p au . The one day. when the late Bdm und Y ates e trin g s becam e fashionable, aud w ere
tru
stin
g
h
ighw
aym
an.
on th e cliff w ouldn't begin to pay Dr.
"D o n 't h esita te to ta k e it. N ever w as
o th er side calhxl out: "W ill the gentle­ organist. A. F. M cCarrell. as to the se r­ pipes hold a little wad of flue cut to­ enteretl. looklug very thoughtful, and m ade of groat size, som e coveriug th e
D elm ore’s bill!”
money b e tte r earn«?d or m ore fn*e|y
m an from M ississippi allow me to In­ mon he in ten d s to preach on Sundays. bacco as big as a pea. It is fired, and sa t dow n In moody «Bence. "W h a t’s whole instep.
T
h
e
G
r
a
v
e
o
f
M
o
t
h
e
r
E
v
e
.
A lvira felt a sudden sinking in ber offerod,” he urg«?d.
te rru p t him f o r a m om ent?” "Is it for Mr. M cCarrell docs not w orry th* pas- the atuoker takes a long whiff, blow ­ the m a tte r w ith Y ate s* ’ w hispered one
T
he
supposed
g
rav
e
of
E
ve
is
visited
A lvira had d raw n hack a little, a s if
h e a rt
T he color left her ch«*cks as
A G ood M«»tto.
applause?" ask«*d Mr. Allen; "th e gen­ . tor about the hym ns he selects for tin ing the sm oke in a cloud from the o"j the p arty ; "he m alutains q uite a re-
she gazed Into her ueighlior's eyes in a frig h ten ed by th e offer of th e rew ard . by over 4O.BW pilgrim s iu each year.
A
boy
w
alked into a London m er­
puzzled, helpless way. M eanw hile th e A11 b er n ativ e in stin cts w ere oppose«! It is to be seen a t Je d d ah , In a cem e­ tlem an from M ississippi allow s no In­ w orshippers to sing. Roth tru st each : m outh and nost*. T he ladies have pipes |¡g|OUa silence.” "Yes." said G ilbert, c h a n t's office lu search of a situ atio n .
other
Implicitly,
but
In
fu
tu
re
Dr.
Me-
*
w
ith
longer
stem
s
than
the
meu,
and
..be
is
thinking
of
the
next
W
orld."
te
rru
p
tio
n
except
for
applause.”
w om an thou g h t th a t th e girt e ith e r did to accepting money for a service of tery outside th e city w alls. T he tom b
A fter being put through a series of
P herson will l«x»k over th«» list of b ym us ' if out* of them w ishes to show a g en tle
. ...
not believe her. or th a t she w as too th is kind. Rut th ere w as also w itter, is five cu b its long and tw elve wide. T he
H o rs e s h o e s o f P a p e r .
R a ilr o a d F ig u r e
questious by tlie m erchant, he w as aak
before he goes into the pulpit. Dr. Me- I m an a special m ark of favor she lights
A
rabs
e
n
te
rta
in
a
belief
th
a
t
Eve
wa»
h er a n o th er th o u g h t, striv in g ag a in st
stu p id aud Ignorant to und«*rstaud.
It is said th a t the horses of G erm an P herson preached on "H ell.” and pic- j h er pipe, tak es half a whiff, hands It
Illnols has a g rea ter n um ber of miles ed: “ Well, my lad. w hat is your m otto?"
"W h y ,” »he w ent on, try in g to m ake these f«?eiings. Should she not sacrlti *«* th e tallest w om an th a t ev er lived.
cavalry regim ents are to lx* entirely tu red in b u rn in g w ords the te rro rs , to him and lers him finish the whiff.
of railroad than any other S tate—10.- •'Sam e as yours, sir." he replied. “ S am e
thing» plainer. “Dr. D elm ore ch arg ed her pride fo r H iram ’s sake?
shod w ith p aper shoe«, recent ex p eri­
S110.59. P ennsylvania is second w ith as you have on your door—push." lie
. . . I U . . « .he ..n r , w i c k e d
In !
,
th e m. n of w b„ m no.
T o ls to i's l a i t h f 'u l F o llo w e r .
"P lease ta k e th e money.” insist«*«! ihe
h r . B aines $1.000 for th e se ttin g of
m ents ns to th e ir d u rab ility and light­
O.ikU» m iles; T exas third, w ith 9.222.88 w as engaged.
.he
next
world.
Ill»
».rmon
made
a
|<i()y
„
„
„
dn>p,
P rince D im itri K hilkoy, a R ussian ness having prov«*d very sa tisfacto ry .
J a c k 's arm ! Of course he had to come g entlem an, kindly.
miles. Rhode Island has the least
deep Im pression on the congregation.
"M y nam e Is A lvira M owrie.” sh e noblem an, has follow ed th e advice of
We often w onder w hy a w om an with
a long distance, an d it w as a v e ry h ard
ev ery th ing aud runs.
m ileage—221.0& New York has 8.-
At
th
e
conclusion
of
the
discours«*
the
It is clearly evident what is expected
case. T be village doctor said th e arm said, th ro w in g her head up proudly. C ount Tolstoi, an d divided his estates
078.25 mile«; Ohio, 8,590.23; Indiana, a real d ark com plexlou will ever w ear
Every
one
overdo**»
the
m
artyr
bus:
pasto
r
usually
announces
the
hym
n
w ould have to be a m p u ta te d ; it w sa "O nly for H iram 1 would not th in k of am ong th e peasants, reserving but of a young man when member« of her
a white hak
C2MU&
ttese
family invite him to a family reunion.
aung a» a response. The org ui
broken la three places, you know. But taking a reward. But my little brother seven ac res for his ow n cultivation.
I
F
I'p o n tlie ro ad w hich New Y ork has
been tr e a d in g th is h a lf sco re y e a rs then*
is at la s t n»» tu rn in g b ack. T h e stre e t*
e v a c u a te d by th e tr u c k s h a v e b een oe-
e u p h si by tin* ch ild re n , tin ' tr u c k m a n ’s
w itli tin* re s t, fo r th e w an t o f b e tte r
p la y g ro u n d s, am i th e tr u c k tn a u has
a b a n d o n e d th e tig h t; am i w h e re they
cro w d thl«*k«*st. p la y g ro u n d s o f th e ir
o w n a r e b eing fitted op f o r th e m in
school a n d p a rk . “ H e r e a f te r in» school
bou se sh a ll lie c o n s tru c te d in th e city
of N ew Y ork w ith o u t an «»pen play-
, g ro u n d attach**«! to o r used in counec-