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FROM
IP00RH0USE
BY MARY
CHAPTER XIX.
The morning train bound for Albany
toi in the depot, waiting the nijrniil to
Urt. an.l just before the fiual "all
board" to Hounded a handsome equip
age drove slowly up, and from It alight
ed Mr. Lincoln, bearing in hi arms bis
daughter, whose head rested wearily up
on his shoulder. Aecotnpiiiiying liiin
were his wife, Jenny and a gray-graired
man, the family phyificiuu. Together
they entered the rear car, and instantly
there was a hnsty turning of heads, a
shaking of curls and low whispers, as
each noticed and commented upon the un
earthly beauty of Hose, who in her fath
er's arms liiy as if wholly exhausted with
the effort she hud made.
The sight of her, so young, so fair and
apparently so low, hushed all selfish feel
ings, and a gay bridal party who had
taken possession of the ladies' saloon im
mediately came forward, offering it to
Mr. Lincoln, who readily accepted it, and
laying Itose upon the long settee, he made
her as comfortable as possible with the
numerous pillows and cushions he had
brought with him. As the creaking en
gine moved slowly out of Hoston Itose
asked that the window might bo raised,
and, leaning upon her elbow, she looked
out upon her native city, which she was
leaving forever.
Toward nightfall of the next day they
reached Glenwood, and Itose, more fa
tigued than she was willing to acknowl
edge, now that she was so determined to
get well, was lifted from the carriage
and carried into the house. Mrs. How
land hastened forwurd to receive her,
and for ouce Kose forgot to notice wheth
er the cut of her cap was of this year's
fashion or last.
"I am weary," she said. "Lay me
where I can rest." And with the grand
mother leading the way, the father car
ried his child to the chamber prepared
for her with so much care.
"It's worse than I thought 'twas," said
Mrs. Howlaud, returning to the parlor
below, where her daughter had thrown
herself with a high upon the chintz-covered
lounge. "It's a deal worse than I
thought 'twas. Hasn't she catched cold,
or been exposed some way?"
"Not in the least," returned Mrs. Lin
coln, twirling the golden stopper of her
smelling bottle. "The foundation of her
sickness was laid at Mount llolyoke, and
the whole faculty ought to be indicted for
manslaughter."
Jenny's clear, truthful eyes turned to
ward her mother, who frowned darkly,
and continued: "She was as well as any
one until she went there, and I consider
It my duty tao warn all parents against
sending their daughters to a place where
neither health, manners nor anything else
is attended to except religion and house
work." Jenny had not quite got over her child
ish habit of occasionally setting her moth
er right on some points, and she could
not forbear saying that Dr. Kleber
thought Hose had injured herself by at
tending Mrs. Ilussell's party.
"Dr. Kleber doesu't know nny more
about it than I do," returned her mother.
"He's always minding other folks' busi
ness, and so are you. I guess you'd bet
ter go upstairs at once, and see if Hose
doesn't want something."
Jenny obeyed, and as she entered her
sister's chamber, Hose lifted her head
languidly from her pillow, and pointing to
a window, which had been opened that
she might breathe more freely, said,
"Just listen; don't you hear that horrid
crouking?"
Jenny laughed aloud, for she . knew
Itose had heard "that horrid croaking"
more than a hundred times in Chicopee,
but in Glenwood everything must neces
sarily assume a goblin form and sound.
Seating herself upon the foot of the bed,
she said: "Why, that's the frogs. I love
to hear them dearly. It makes me feel
both sad and huppy, just as the crickets
do that sing under the hearth in our old
home at Chicopee."
Jeuny's whole heart was in the country
and she could not so well sympathize
with her nervous, sensitive sister, who
shrank from country sights and country
sounds. Accidentally spying some tall lo
cust branches swinging in the eveniug
breeze before the east window, she again
spoke to Jenny, telling her to look and
see If the tree leaned against the house,
"for if it does," said she, "and creaks, I
shan't sleep a wink to-night."
After assuring her that the tree was all
right, Jenny added: "I love to hear the
wind howl through these old trees, and
were it not for you, I should wish it
might blow so that I could lay awake uud
hear it."
When It grew darker and the stars be
gan to come out, Jenny was told "to close
the shutters."
"Now, Itose," said she, "yon are mak
ing half of this, for you know as well as
I that grandma's house hasn't got any
shutters."
"Oh! mercy, no more it hasn't. What
shall I do?" said Itose, half crying with
vexation. "That coarse muslin stuff is
worse than nothing, and everybody'U be
looking in to see me."
"They'll have to climb to the top of the
trees, then," said Jenny, "for the ground
descends In every direction, and the road,
too, is so far away. Besides that, who
is there that wants to see you?"
Itose didn't know. She was sure there
was somebody, and when Mrs. I lowland
came np with one of the nicest little sup
pers on a small tea tray, how she was
shocked to find the window covered with
her best blankets, which had been packed
away in the closet adjoining.
"Hose was afraid somebody would look
in and see her," said Jenny, as she read
her grandmother's astonishment in her
face.
"Look in and see her!" repeated Mrs.
Howland. "I've undressed without cur
tains these forty years, and I'll be bound
nobody ever peeked at me. Hut come,"
sho added, '.'set np and see if you can't
eat a mouthful or so. Here's some broil
ed chicken, a slice of toast, some currant
jelly that I made myself, and the swim
minest cup of black tea you ever see.
It'll eenamost bear up an egg."
"Sweetened with brown sugar, ain't
it?" said Itose, sipping a little of the tea.
In great distress the good old lady re
plied that Rhe was out of white sugar,
but some folks loved brown just as well.
"Ugh! Take it away." said Hose. "It
makes me sick, and I dou't believe I can
eat another mite;" but, in spite of her be
lief, the food rapidly disappeared, while
she alternately made fun of the little
.silver spoons, her grandmother's bridal
gift, and found fault because the jelly
was not put iu porcelain jars instead of
the old blue earthen teacup, tied over
with piece of paper!
Until a late hour that night did Rose
keep the whole household on the alert,
ittiat tbe thousand useless things which
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J. HOLMES
her nervous fancy prompted. First the
front door, usually secured with a bit of
whittle-shingle, must be nailed, "or some
body would break in." Next the windows,
which in the rising wind began to rattle,
must be made fast with divers knives,
scissors, combs and keys; and, lastly, the
old clock must be stopped, for Hose was
not accustomed to its striking, and it
would keep her awake.
"Hear me!" said the tired old grand
mother, when at about midnight sho re
paired to her own cozy little bedroom,
"how fidgety she is. I should of s'posed
that liviu' iu the city so, she'd got used
to noises."
In a day or so Mr. Lincoln and Jenny
weut back to Hoston, bearing with them
a lung list of articles which Hose must
aud would have. As they were leaving
the house Mrs. Howland brought out her
black leathern wallet, and, forcing two
ten-dollar bills into Jenny's hand, whis
pered, "Take it to pay for them things.
Your pa has need enough for his money,
anil this is some I've earned along knit
ting and seuing butter. At first I thought
I would get a new chamber carpet, but
the old one answers my turn very well,
so take it and buy Itose everything she
wants."
All this time the thankless girl upstairs
was fretting and muttering about her
grandmother's stinginess in uot having a
better carpet "than the old, faded thing,
which looked as if manufactured before
the flood!"
CHAPTER XX.
On the same day when Itose Lincoln
left Hoston for Glenwood Mrs. Campbell
sat in her own room, gloomy and de
pressed. For several days she had not
been well, and besides that Ella's engage
ment with Henry Lincoln filled her heart
with dark forebodings, for rumor said
that he was unprincipled and dissipat
ed, and before giving her consent Mrs,
Campbell had labored long with Ella,
who insisted that "he was no worse than
other young men most of thein drank
occasionally, and Henry did nothing
more!"
On this afternoon she had again con
versed with Ella, who angrily declared
that she would marry him even if she
knew he'd be a drunkard, adding, "But
he won't be. He loves me better than
all the world, and I shall help him to re
form." "I don't believe your sister would mar
ry him," continued Mrs. Campbell, who
was becoming much attached .to Mary.
"I don't believe she would either, and
for a good reason, too," returned Ella,
pettishly jerking her long curls. "But 1
can't see why you should bring her up,
for he has never been more than polite
toiler, and that he assured nie was whol
ly on my account."
"She isn't pleased with your engage
ment!" said Mrs. Campbell, and Ella
replied:
"Well, what of that? It's nothing to
her, and I didn't mean she should know
it, but Jenny, like a little tattler, must
needs tell her, and so she has read me a
two hours' sermon on the subject. She
acted so queer, too, I didn't kuow what
to thing of her, and when she and Henry
are together they look so funny that I al
most believe she wants him herself, but
she can't have him no, she can't have
him," and secure in the belief that she
was the first and only object of Henry's
affection, Ella danced out of the room to
attend to the seamstress who was doing
her plain sewing.
After she was gone Mrs. Campbell fell
asleep, aud for the first time in many a
long year dreamed of her old home in
England. She did not remember it her
self, but she had so often heard it de
scribed by the aunt who adopted her that
now it came vividly before her mind, with
its dark stone walls, its spacious grounds,
terraced gardens, running vines and
creeping roses. Something about it, too,
reminded ber of what Ella had once said
of her mother's early home, and when
sho awoke she wondered that she had
never questioned the child more concern
ing her parents. She was just lying back
again upon her pillow when there, was a
gentle rap at the door, and Mary How
ard's soft voice asked permission to come
iu.
"Yes, do," said Mrs. Campbell. "Per
haps you can charm away my headache,
which is dreadful."
"I'll try," answered Mary. "Shall I
read to you?"
"If you please; but first give me my
salts. You'll find them there in that
drawer."
Mary obeyed, but started as she open
ed the drawer, for there, on the top, lay
a small, old-fashioned miniature of a fair
young child, so nearly resembling Franky
that the tears instantly came to her eyes.
"What is it?" asked Mrs. Campbell,
and Mary replied:
"This picture so much like brother
Franky. May I look at it?"
"Certainly," said Mrs. Campbell. "That
is a picture of my sister."
For a long time Mary gazed at the
sweet, childish face, which, with its clus
tering curls, and soft brown eyes, looked
to her so much like Franky. At last,
turning to Mrs. Campbell, she said, "You
must have loved her very much. What
was her name?"
"Ella Temple," was Mrs. Campbell's
reply, and Mary instantly exclaimed:
"Why, that was my mother's name."
"Your mother, Mary! your mother?"
said Mrs. Campbell, starting up from her
pillow. "But no; it cannot be. Your
mother Is lying in Chicopee, and Ella,
my sister, died in England."
Every particle of color had left Mary's
face, and her eyes, now black as mid
night, stared wildly at Mrs. Campbell.
The sad story, which her mother had
once told her, came back to her mind,
bringing with it the thought which had
so agitated her companion.
"Yes," she continued, without noticing
what Mrs. Campbell had said, "my moth
er was Ella Temple, and she had two
sisters, one her own, and the other a
half-sister Sarah Fletcher and Jane
Temple both of whom came to America
many years ago."
"Tell me mora tell me all you know,"
whispered Mrs. Campbell, grasping
Mary's hand; "and how it came about
that I thought she was dead my sister."
Upon this point Mary could throw no
light, but of all that she had heard from
her mother she told, and then Mrs. Camp
bell, pointing to her writing desk, said:
"Bring it to me, I must read that let
ter again."
Mary obeyed, and taking out a much
soiled, blotted letter. Mrs. Campbell ask
ed her to read it aloud. It was as fol
lows: "Daughter Jane I now take this oppor
tunity of informing you that I've lost
your sister Ella, and have now no child
saving yourself, who, if you behave well,
will be my only belr. Sometimes I wish
you were here, for it's lonesome living
alone, but I suppose you're better off
where you are. Do you know anything
of that girl Sarah? Her cross grained
uncle has never written me a word since
he left England. If I live three years
longer I shall come to America, and un
til that time, adieu. Your father,
"HENRY TEMPLE."
"How short and cold!" was Mary's first
exclamation, for her impressions of her
grandfather were not very agreeable.
"It is like all his letters," answered
Mrs. Campbell. "But It was cruel to
make me think Ella was dead, for how
else could I suppose he hud lost her?"
Then, as the conviction came over her
that Mary was indeed the child of her
own sister, she wound her arms about her
neck, aud kissing her lips, murmured,
"My child Mary. Oh. had I known this
sooner, you should not have been so cru
elly deserted, aud little Allie should nev
er have died in the almshouse. But you'll
never leave me now, for all that I have
is yours yours and Ella's."
The thought of Ella touched new
chord, and Mrs. Campbell's tears were
rendered less bitter by the knowledge
that she had cared for, and been a mother
to, one of her sister's orphan children.
"I know now, why, from the first, 1
felt so drawn toward Ella, and why her
clear, large eyes are so much like my owu
lost darling's, and even yon, Mary "
Here Mrs. Campbell paused, for proud
as she now was of Mary, there had been
a time when the haughty lady turned
away from the sober, homely little child,
who begged so piteously "to go with
Ella" w here there was room aud to spare.
All this cumo up iu sad review before
Mrs. Campbell, and as she recalled the
Incidents of her sister s ileatn, ami
thought of the noble little Frank, who
often went hungry and cold that his
mother and sisters might be warm aud
fed, she felt that her heart would burst
with its weight of sorrow.
"Oh." said she, "to die so near me
my only sister, ami I never know it
never go near her. I with all my weaun,
as much hers as mine and she dying of
starvation."
Wiping the hot tears from her own
eves. Mary strove to comfort her aunt
by telling how affectionately her mother
had always remembered her. "And even
on the night of her death," said she, "sho
spoke of yon, and bade me, if I ever
found you, love you for her sake."
"Will you, do you love nie?" asked Mis.
Campbell.
Mary's warm kiss upon her cheek, and
the loviug clasp of her arms around her
aunt's ueck, was a sufficient answer.
"Do you know aught of my Aunt
Sarah?" Mary asked at last; and Mrs.
Campbell replied:
"Nothing definite. From father we first
heard that she was in New York, and
then Aunt Morris wrote to her nde, muk
inz innuiries concerning her. 1 think the
Fletchers were rather peculiar in their
dispositions, and were probably jealous
of our family, for the letter was long un
answered, and when at last Sarah's uncle
wrote, he said, that 'independent of old
Temple's aid she had received a good
education;' adding further that she had
married and gone West, and that he was
intending soon to follow her. He neither
gave the name of her husband nor the
place to which they were going, and as
all our subsequent letters were unanswer
ed, I know not whether she is dead or
alive; but often when I think how aloue
I am, without a relative in the world, 1
have nraved and wept that she might
come back; for though I never saw her
that I remember, she was my mother's
child, and I should love her for that.
(To be continued.)
HOW A SAILOR'S PAY GOES.
Jack Tar Usually Pqn.in 'e: IliaWauea,
Sometimes by I roxjr.
What do the jack tars In tiie navy do
with all their money? bun often been
asked, although most people have an
swered the question to their own satis
faction beforehand by deciding (bat
they spent It the first i-liau" they pit.
Many of the younger or newer mes ito
got rid of their cash at the Irat oiior
tuuity, but then they spend It them
selves and get their money's worth, or
what they think or are made to helieve
Is their money's worth. Those who are
really warm In their following seldom
take all their wages from the paymas
ter. They let him keep It (luring the
cruise and draw 4 per cent Interest on
It until the cruise is over. Then, of
course, some spend It all before they
go back to the ship. They have a od
time all In a lump aud are satisfied to
wait for extravagant days again uuiil
another cruise Is over. These nr. the
men whouaveno one except themselves
to care for. While on the mau-of-war
they need not go short of anything aud
yet not use their money. Moreover,
they will probably attend to their du
ties better and have a much finer time
when the cruise Is at an end.
Those who have wives or families or
relatives to care for usually send their
money home regularly and fiiitlif'ullj.
Often, however, their coufluVuco is
meanly abused. Married -,tnou make
up this class. They send their wives
comfortable Incomes and Mint is all
these wives care for them for. 'Iheso
are the wives .who married simply for
what there was In marriage In a money
way, with the additional advantage or
convenience of not bavin? a lidslmml
around much. Unluckily foi women of
this class, not all jack tars can main
tain wives. Only chief p.tt y officers or
first-rate petty officers can afford the
luxury of marriage, and even they
have to watch out pretty keenly not to
impair the due to their better halves.
Many of these better halves are ad
venturesses pure aud simple, who
make it a business to get acquainted
with naval men, make nn Impression,
get married and then take the money
sent to them and do what they please
marry someone else at another navy
yard belonging to another ship some
times, and keep track of the cruises of
the vessels. -
The older men seem to fall most
easily before the adventuress. And
when they discover their mistake and
have obtained divorces and are free
again usuully get back luto the same
boat. .
Still, many a woman Is a sailor's wife
who has not seen him for years who is
Just as good and true and saving as
woman ever was. She takes care of
baby while he Is away and almost dies
for joy when she can meet him at the
end of a cruise. Sailors, too, In many
cases are just as true to their wives.
although sometimes with them only
two months in three years. Then,
again, others slave simply that a son
or a daughter, a brother or a sister,
may get an education and will not
have to work as hard as they do, or are
sailors so they can earn enough to keep
an aged parent out of want New
York Press,
surrosE we smile.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.
Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Kay lag that Are Cheer
ful to Old or Young-Funny be lec
tion that Kverybody Will Knjoy.
An Expensive Luxury.
"Yes," said the reformed man to an
Impecunious friend, "why don't yoj
give up some of your expensive luxu
ries? Now, for Instance, look at me.
I gave up smoking about a year ago. I
decided I could do without It. Last
month I made a calculation as to how
much I had saved up to date, and it
amounted to a considerable sum. I
then opened an account In one of the
many New York savings banks,
and "
"Could you lend me $10 " broke In
the other impetuously. "I'll pay you
back "
"And the bank failed yesterday. Er
you, haven't such a thing as a cigar
about you, have you?" Judge.
liehinl Her Itack.
Nell-Do, you think that is all her own
hair?
Belle No; part of It Is her sister's.
At least I saw her sister buying some
Just like It- Philadelphia Record.
Hound to K ick.
Sharpson You made fl3,000 clear
last year, and yet you're complaining
of your hard luck!
Phlatz-Well, blame it, look at that
"13!"-Chlcago Tribune.
The Secret Divulge!.
He But you've known her all yout
life; how old Is she?
She I'll tell you, but it's a secret,
mind. She Is Just at the age when one
doesn't look It!-Life.
HI. Kxaltel Mission.
Woman of the House You've been
here half a dozen times and got noth
ing. You ought to have learned some
thing by this time. What do you keep
on coming for
Tuft'old Knutt (with Impressive dignity)-!
ain't no common -tramp,
ma'am. I'm around studylu' condi
tions. Chicago Tribune.
He Raise! Them.
"That's Gilders. He's made a big
pile."
"Yes, and there was a time when he
had to depend on my brother Jack to
bring up his children."
"Nonsense! When did that happen?"
"Often. The kids used to run In pret
ty frequent to their father's office,
which was In the htiildin' where Jack
was elevator man." Philadelphia
Press.
Nothing New.
The Hog (with paper) Well! well!
Wonders never cease! Human beings
are now taking mud baths.
The Gobbler (the last of his flock)
It Isn't at all uueotnmon for human be
ings to make hogs of themselves.
Puck.
Kniergencr Ability.
"Women have no originality no In
ventive genius."
"Nonsense; I've seen my stenograph
er make a memorandum with a hat pin
on a cake of soap when she had no
paper handy." Chicago Record-Herald.
Willing to Try Solitaire.
Miss Oldley-It Is too bad that it
takes two for a wedding! Meggen
dorfer Blaetter.
His Pa Explains.
Bobby Pa, when does a man get too
old to learn?
Father When he gets too old to mar
ry, my son. Puck.
Of a Certain Kind.
"Skewjaw Is quite a recluse, Isn't
he?"
"0, yes considered subjectively. He
plays the clarinet." Chicago Tribune.
Lost in the Crowd.
Tess (meeting Jess on the street)
What's the matter?
Jess I've just lost something, and I
can't think just what It is.
Tess It wasn't your
Jess O! I know now. It was that
little Mr. Snipp, who was walking with
me.
Tess Then it was nothing, after all.
Philadelphia Tress.
Why He Consented.
"Keeter says his wife is doing her
own cooking now."
'That accounts for it. He finally let
me write him nn a life Insurance nolicv
this morning." Philadelphia Press.
Only Time They Are.
"Misj Passay says she can never tret
any shoes to fit her."
"Oh, pshaw! She Just says they don't
because she likes to go to the shoe
store and see a young man at her feet."
-Philadelphia Bulletin.
May Millinery.
'Harold, how do you like mv new
roiiage natr
"Harriet, you must hear the truth:
you look like a plant stand." Detroit
Free Press,
A Family Kmnoaure. ,
"I never see you lounging in the ham
mocks, Mr. Subbs."
"No; these gay, front-porch ham
mocks are for company and for orna
ment; the old rope thing the folks let
me swing in is around in. the back
yard."
fllowTatkar, Perhaps.
He I know I'm late, dear. You see,
I was detained a couple of hours by an
old friend who Just got back to town
after a long absence 1 had to tell him
all I knew. t
Sho (snappishly) I dou't see why
that should have kept you so long.
Philadelphia Press.
Well Kecnru mended.
Mistress You say you are well rec
ommended? Maid Indeed, ma'am, I have thirty
nine excellent references.
Mistress And you have been in do
mestic service.
Maid Two years, ma'am. Glasgow
Times.
Averting a Sarcaaiu.
"You seem very self-satisfied to-day,"
said Miss Cayenne.
"Yes," answered Willie Wlshlngton,
"but don't let that influence. Every
body says I've got dreadfully poor
taste." Washington Star.
So Hndden.
"That Miss Fortysuiniuors Is subject
to fainting fits.'
"Is she?"
"I started to ask her to Join me in a
glass of smla water the olher day, but
when I got to the word 'Join' she keel
ed right over Iu my arms." Ohio Stato
Journal.
Automatic Kzertion.
Tolly What Is it you like so much
about croquet, Dolly?
Dolly Oh, it is such a lonely, restful
game; the stupider one feels the better
one can play.
Obliging.
"Late again, Jane! You are always
behind time. It's no use talking to you.
I shall have to get another girl."
"I wish you would, mum. There'd be
plenty of work for the two of us!"
Punch.
Surprised.
"I want you to come around and take
a look at that horse you sold me the
other day."
"Good heavens, Is that animal still
alive?"
A Chance for Troub'e.
"Throwing an old shoe after a bride
and groom means that all Ill-feeling is
thus thrown away."
"Yes, but suppose the old shoe should
happen to hit the bride."
Under Control.
The Couut Your daughter, madam,
says she es pafectly willing to have me.
The Mother Yes. She Is very dutiful.
Consoling.
Penelope I'll Just ruin my complex
ion going In bathing so much.
Perdita I wouldn't care. No one will
notice it
Hopeful.
He Do you suppose we will ever
have enough to get married ou?
She Surely. Why, Jack, we don't
need a million. A couple of hundred
thousand will do to start on.
Exasperating Amiability.
"Amiable people are often so exas
perating." "Yes; I wonder If that is what makes
them feel so amiable."
Not Without Excitement.
"You are not addicted to any kind of
athletics, are you?"
"Athletics? Gracious, man, I earn a
good living for a family of seven."
Carried It Too Far.
"Nothing that Is produced in this
country is ever quite good enough for
Mrs. Willoughby," declared Miss
Frocks. "Everything must be import
ed." "That's true," added Miss Kittish.
"She even carried her prejudice against
domestic goods so far as to marry an
imported husband."
Fearch for Knowledge,
Jinks Hello! Well, I swau! Study
ing a book of etiquette, eh?
Old Gruff Yep.
Jinks Want to learn how to treat
folks politely, eh?
Old Gruff Naw. Want to find out
whether folks are treating me politely.
New York Weekly.
Criticism.
Uncle Josh Didn't the President
warn Congress ag'iu' beln' extrava
gant? Uncle Silas Yes; but he oughtn't to
have let 'em know there was so much
money in the Treasury. I'nck.
The Rabbit Fired the Gnu.
"Brer Rabbit" has been outdone In
real life, and a West Virginia rabbit
family has a hero. The iucideut oc
curred iu this wise, according to the
Chicago Trlbuue:
Peter Frees and his son Louis went
out rabbit-hunting in the woods near
Parkersburg, West Virginia. Their
dog soon chased a cottont-all Into a pile
of brush, aud Louis rushed up to get
him out. He put his gun on the ground,
and taking up a long pole, began to
punsh in the brush-pile to dislodge the
rabbit.
Finally bunny ran out in an unex
pected place, straight over the gun,
which was cocked. His hind foot
struck the trigger, sending the charge
of shot into Louis' leg, and some of It
Into the dog. The boy yelled, the dog
howled, and In the midst of the excite
ment bunny got away.
A Figaro of Speech.
Even when a man says that he is hun
gry enough to eat a horse his wife
knows that he will find fault, in nine
cases out of ten, if the dinner isn't ail
exactly right Somervllle Journal.
SWINDLER WITH KIND HEART.
Why a Detroit Man Was Willing to
Bail Out a Crook.
"By Jove! Arrested for swindling,"
and the man who w'as reading his pa
per at a table Iu the auucx turned to
three or four friends. "If I'd been there
I'd have gone ball for him. I saw him
do a thing ouce that showed be had a
big heart and the Instincts of a gentle
man. I was ou the way to thu High
land Park races last summer, and just
ahead of me sat two gayly dressed
women, and next to them a gray-haired,
kindly faced old woman. The
younger ones were talking about one
of the ruuners on which they had a tip,
and said that it was Just like finding
money to bet on him. They kept it up,
and It was evident Uie old woman was
getting excited.
"She turned to me and said If she
thought she could double her money ou
that horse she would try It. It would
enable her to pay her rent, aud she
had received notice. To my right sat
this 'swindler,' showily dressed and out
for a killing.
' 'Sure thing, he replied, before I got
In a word 'Gl' me jour stuff and I'll
do the betting for you. Take this tick
et. 1 have two.'
"I wanted to Interfere, but he looked
as though he meant to be good to her,
so I contented myself with a resolution
to keep my eye on him. He put her
money on the favorite, and the favorite
lost. I followed him back to the stand,
where the old woman was In tears and
the dressy women were making game
of her. He gave them a Umk that
straightened their faces, and tliu
seized the older one's hand.
" 'Here, grandma,' he laughed; 'I was
too smart to put your money on that
skate. Your stuff backed the winner,
four to one,' and he slipped two crisp
new tens to her, and told me that was
the happiest He he ever got off. You
bet I'd have bniled him."-Detroit Free
Press.
GOT THE DESIRED BABY FOOD.
Father of a starving Youngster Shows
He Is a Klp'oniat.
"What shall we do for the baby?"
was often asked In a certain West Side
household recently. And certainly the
baby needed something. It was pale
and puny, and seemed half-starved.
The child was at the intermediary age
when Its natural food was insufficient,
and still It was too young for beefsteak
and potatoes.
"The child must have some baby
food," said the mother.
"Yes," said the father, "he could have
It if I weie rich. It would cost $3 a
week at least to supply him with baby
food, and I get only $10 a week."
"But, are you going to let hi in
starve?" she returned.
"No, I will mauage some way to get
It," he said. "If you will press my suit,
dear, I will try to got some food to
morrow." "What has the suit to do with it?"
she asked.
"You will see," he said.
So next day the father of the starving
young one went down town. He wore
Us Sunday suit that had done service
for two years. When he entered one
of the big drug stores he looked to be
worth at l?ast f."i,0K) a year. To a clerk
he said:
"I called to see about baby foods.
Our child Is In need of some auxiliary
nourishment, but I do uot know what to
get for him. My wife says our cook
told the second girl that you probably
might furnish us with some samples of
the various kinds of foods you carry In
stock. If you can do that we will try
them and tlieu I can order a supply of
the kind that best agrees with the
child."
"Certainly," said the clerk, and a
package containing samples of seven
kinds of baby food was forthcoming.
The quantity was sufficient to last a
month. When the supply is exhausted
lie will go to another drug store and
tell the clerk what the cook told the
second girl. Chicago Infer Ocean.
THE LAZIEST CREATURES.
Indolent Aquatic Kwl Are Found on
Shores of Western Lnkea.
"During the recent trip through the
lower western section of the country,"
said a young man who had recently re
turned to New Orleans, "I believe I dis
covered the laziest and most stupid
form of life to be found anywhere on
the globe. It was an aquatic fowl,
with a big, clumsy-looking beak, In
form something like the dodo, now ex
tinct. I have spent" some time In
watching this fowl, which Is found In
Nome of the shallow Inkes, and the
chief point of Interest to me was the
startling stupidity displayed. They call
them shags, I believe, out west. Tliey
generally squat on stumps or logs in
the lake and watch for the smaller list)
that play around the surface of the
water. They are fairly clever In catch
ing what they want, aud they throw
out their bills with considerable preci
sion when they dig for game, and they
never get to eat what they catch until
they have fed at least one and maybe
more than one member of another kind
of water fowl. Whenever a shag be
gins to catch fish a long-legged water
hen will take a place Immediately be
hind him. When the shag lands the
fish the water hen simply reaches over
and gets It. Without nny show of re
sentment and without turning around
the shag will continue Its watch for
fish and this Is kept up until the water
hen has finished Its-meal, and then. If
no other euterprising member of the
same tribe comes along, the shag Is per
mitted to enjoy the product of Its own
sleepy efforts. I have, on one occa
sion, seen one sling feed as many as
three water liens before eating a single
fish. It Is certainly a singular display
of stupidity, and after having watched
the performance a number of times I
am convinced that the shag is actually
too dull to even know that the water
hen stands behind him to steal the fish
out of his mouth." New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
I'etroleuin for Fuel.
It Is reported that the United States
Bureau of Steam Engineering has ex
perimented successfully with the use
of liquid fuel. A ton of oil, it is said,
gives about twice as much heat as a
ton of coal; among the advantages
claimed for It are ease of handling,
since it can be run into the tanks and
carried into the furnaces without the
use of hand power.
GEO. P. CROWELL,
Suceesxnr In K. I,. Smilh.
Oldest Established Home In t he valley
DUALLR IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
Flour and Feed, etc.
This oUl-establislied house wil con
tinue to pay cafli (or all its goo'ls; it
pays no relit; it employs a clerk, but
does not have to divide with a partner.
All (Hvi leiids are made with customers
in the way of reasonable prices.
GEO. T. PRATHER, FRED B. BARNES.
I'. S. Commissioner and Nolarv I'nblie.
PRATHER&BARNES
Hood River, Oregon.
Abstracts,
Conveyancing,
Real Estate,
Money to Loan,
Insurance.
LOTS & BLOCKS FOR SALE.
Taxes lis Id for non-residents.
Tow nship 1-Ihib unci Wanks in Mock.
Telephone SI. Correspondence Solicited.
DAVIDSON FRUIT CO.
HOOD RIVER'S FAMOUS FRUITS.
I'ACKIillN OF TIIK
Hood River Brand of Canned Fruits.
M AN CPA(T1'KKI(S OK
Boxes and Fruit Packages
I'KA l.KHK .N
Fertilizers & Agricultural Implements.
THE REGULATOR LINE.
Dalles, Portland & Astoria
Navigation Co.
DALLES BOAT
Leaves Oak Street Dock, Portland,
7 A. M. and II P. M.
PORTLAND BOAT
Leaves Dulles 7 A. M. and 3 P. M.
Daily Except Sunday.
STEAMERS
Regulator, Dalles City, Relianze.
WHITE COLLAR LINE,
Str. "Tahoma,"
Dally Hound Trip', exc.-pt Siinilny.
Tim: JAIlli.
Leave Portland ..7 a.m. I l.eiive Astoria 7ii.ni.
The Dalles-Portland Route
Sir. "Bailey Gatzcri,"
I'aily Hound Ti i . except Monday.
VA X (iVX Kit, A-( AliK LOCKS, llonli
KIVKK, WIHTli S M.MON, I.YI.Kand
Til K liAl.l.K.s.
TIMK (Alii).
Leave Portland..." a.iu. I LeaveTlicDalli s 1 p.m.
A rrive Tlicl lallcs li ji.im . Arrivel'urtlaud lop. m.
Menl the Very Best.
Thin rente 1ms the urnndct scenic at tractions
on earth. Sunday Hips a lending feature.
Lauding and otiiee, fool ni Alder street. Until
'phones, .Main 3."1, I'ortlund, Or.
K. W. CKICHTON, Auciit, Portland.
JOHN M. K1I.LOON, Airetit. The Dalles.
A. .1. TAYLOK, Aite.nl, Astoria.
PRATHER & BARNES,
Annuls at Hood Kiver
OfJEGON
3ioit Line
and Union Pacific
Depart
I TIME SCHEDULES
I From Hood River.
.
Bnlt Lake, Denver,
Ft. Wurth.oniaha,
I Kansas City, St.
! Louis.C'liieaijuaud
I Last.
Chicago
Special
1 1 :'l j a . m.
Portland
Hpeell
2:05 p. m.
Walla Walla Lewia.
ton, Spokane, Min
BinLano
K!yer
i:2" p.m.
Portland
Fiver
4:30ii, in.
neapolis, St. Paul, I
lluliith. Milnail-!
kee,( liieatjoAKa.t
Halt Lake, Denver,
Ft. Worth. Omaha,
i Kansas City, Si.
l,onis,f niuniioand
Last.
Mail and
Kxpiess
1 1 ;i2 p. 'in.
Mail and
Kxpre.
5.4'J a. in.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
HiOM I'OKTLANIl,
ti p.m.
All Falling dates 4:00 p. m.
sutjjeol to change
For Fan Franeiseo
iail every 5 days.
Dally
Fx.Huuday
:uu i. m.
Saturday
111:01) p. m.
Columbia River
Steamers.
00 p.m.
Ex. Sunday
To Astoria and Wayl
LandinKH-
6.4. a.m.
Fx. Sunday
Willamette River. 4:30 p.m.
Orefton City, New- Ex. Hunday
berf?, Salem, imle-1
rendenee h Wayl
andinge.
7:00 a. m.
Tiiea., Tliur.
and Sat.
Willamette ana Yam-
3:30 p. m.
Won.. Wed.
aud Kri.
i lull Rltert.
'Orefton City, Day
ton, A W ay Laud
! in.
" 6:45 a. m.
Tufa., Trior
Willamette River.
4 30 p. m.
Mon., Wed.
and Fri.
and Sat. : Portland to Corral
li b Way Land-
inc.
Ix. Rlparia Snaks River.
6:3.ia.m. Riparia to Lewiston
dally I
Lv.Lwiton
9 a. in.
daily
For low rates and other information write to
A. L. CRAIG,
General Passenger Agent. Portland, Or.
J. BAGLEY, Afent, Hood Hirer.