THE BACKLOG FIRE.
rm in for progress and all that,
Nor with a scientist would spat
Unless he should arouse my ire
By sneezing at the backlog fire.
,
Nu«..
lone ever prized improvements m-»re
_
X—in I do- when they save a ‘chore’*—
Tba:
But let none of 'em dure aspire
I To get beyond a backlog tire.
The hotel "lift” and i : roscaph.
Th. engine and the telegraph—
:'S.These works I praise of steam and w ire,
K But also, please, the backlog tire.
The phonograph and autophone—
All Edison’s electric zone—
W Are welcome if they don’t conspire
I k Against the rare old backlog tire.
I
H Your patent heaters, low down grates
And oil stoves make not rueful males.
But when I tune my golden lyre
W I'U sing about the backlog I.re.
Fasl lion', votaries flutter roun •
The register when “teas" alxiund;
»? They favor not the meek attire
That best befits a backlog tire.
At Ices and bonbons, fancy fruit
g And dainty cigarettes to lot
ai Are apt to wear an aspect «lire
If served beside a backlog tire,
K But if a tale you like to hear.
■ Crack nuts, eat apples, make good cheer,
■ Then have the crown of all desire—
i A blazing, roaring backlog fire.
—William Struthers in Detroit Free Press.
HER COMPLEXION
Mrs. Redmayne was decidedly pretty.
She dressed well and was very careful
itnrearing only the colors that suited
her She was a fragile, delicate looking
little woman and affected naif lights,
like a rare fern; the strong sunlight with
it* fierce glare did not suit her. Her
little drawing room—“my little nest,’’
fifilhe used to call it—was shaded by
Ktvy lace curtains; stained glass, Jap
anese screens and a thousand and one
pretty things, each interesting and beau
tiful in its way, were crammed into it;
but not one of the pretty trifles was half
M interesting and beautiful as pretty
Uttle Mrs. Redmayne herself.
i
She was a pathetic creature, too, dou
bly fascinating, doubly dangerous, when
rrating the troubles and trials she had
perienced during her married life, and
th her troubles and trials she was ac-
Itomed to entertain her numerous
Brers in the drawing room of her little
¡ou residence in Blank street, Mayfair,
ere was something almost intoxicat-
ig in the heavy odor of sandalwood
ami potpourri mixed which pervaded
the apartment.
J Mrs. Redmayne herself, like most emi
nent consulting physicians, never re
ceived more than one patient ut a time.
Her visitors were all men—not that there
was anything shady about Mrs. Red-
uiavne. but site did not encourage lady
callers. She invited a few female in
timates to dinner," but she took very
Eood care that those ladies whom she
Jdistingnished by her friendship should l>e
good talkers and at all events plain
enough to act as foils.
g The real fact is that Mrs. Redmayne
■bad married the justice because he was
reputed to be a very wealthy man. and
fcissy Redmayne herself, as a girl, had
jt’.mwn all the real bitterness of pov erty,
iteing a poor curate's daughter. Justice
FRedmayue's income was very large when
i he married the paui>er curate's only child,
h'hongb he was GO. and an exjierienced
Kuau of the world, it was purely a love
■uatcli on his side. Till she was 17 Miss
k'issy hud dreamed of pretty frocks and
n pretty house, of good living, of an end-
□ess succession of balls and entertain
ments and of the public recognition of
Mier own beauty.
I In marrying Justice Redmayne she
Lx-ured all these things and escaped
(from co'. 1 mutton nn l p.-nnry. But the
[justice, though he fondly loved his pock-
fet Venns of a wife, loved old port wine
Mill better. and after 10 years of hap
piness the justice fell a victim to hi*
[favorite poison and left Cijsy £5,000 in
[hard cash and the freehold of the little
honso in Mayfair. And then Mrs. Red-
imivue made tho following simple calcu
lation. “lean live at the rate of £3,000
a year for three years, somebody worth
having will marry me in that time, and
if I fail to find the somebody I must
throw up the game and go back to paps
and cold matton."
From this it will be seen that pretty
Mr«. Redmayne was a practical minded
little woman. She lmd Ixx-n quite right.
Several somebodies and a good many no-
Ixxlics had paid her a great deal of at
tention. bnt not one of the somebodies
got half so much encouragement as
Lientenant and Captain Strongithearm
of her majesty’s Carjiet Warriors. To be
a Catqiet Warrior nowadays needs a con
siderable deal of money, blood or inter
est; Jack Strongithearm had money and
interest too.
He was a fool, bnt the mere fact of his
being a fool by no means disqualified
him for the Carpet Warriors. They have
their own special dub. where they drink
magnum* of costly dark and peculiarly
dry champagne for lunch; they play
whist there on an afternoon and bac
carat. nap and marmora until the small
hours of the morning, and a good deal of
money changes hands. A* a rule, save
for tlie wealthy, three years as a Carpet
Warrior is seldom exceeded—a man
either marries, exchanges into a cheaper
regiment or burst* tip. It is a short life
and a merry rue. and it is a very great
privilege iml -ed to be a Carpet Warnot
st all.
Now. Lieutenant and Captain Strong!
theanu. being wealthy, was quite a vet
eran among the Warriors; be had been 10
y. nrs in the regiment, and he was de
ls rvcdly looked up to by hi* brother of-
l«tT* aa a connoisseur au<l judge of
beanty He waa very critical and terri-
bl< It r l to please. He it wa* who Lad
Li -tel the chances of Lady Dorothy
Fitz-free when be gave her the nick
u.i't»e of “Dolly tlx- Dairymaid” and
V wd her lovely piik and white cotn-
| '-xiwa to strawberries nn«l cream,
ii my had been the nets lail by wily
m,.-.e rs for that too wary bird. Captain
fitre.j ,-itbearm. but no one. till be met
Mr- Retlmayne. h»l succeeded in put-
ti _■ «alt upon hi* tzil. But bir-ogitbe-
ar a was very far gone iwleed upon ths
w> ow.
Twice during the justice's lifetime had
he solemnly entreated her to fly with
him. On the first occasion she had sim
ply replied, “If you were not so Urribly
tall. I'd box yourears.” The second time
he had been shown the door and Justice
Redmayne's wife had cut him for a
whole month. Nothing increases a man's
affection like a real good snubbing, aud
Captain Strongithearm, now she was a
widow, not only fervently loved Mrs.
Redmayne—he actually reverenced her.
He assiduously paid her court. He was
never tired of dancing attendance upon
the little widow, and he praiced her till
his brother officers were sick of her very
name. And now he was her accepted
lover, and although their marriage was
not announced it was tacitly understood.
Strongithearm had but one failing; he
smoked morning, noon and night. It
was a real grievance to him that the
queen’s regulations did not allow him to
smoke on parade. Now, Mrs. Redmayne
hated tobacco, aud ever since his court
ship Strongithearm had become a non-
smoker for her dear sake. It was a se
vere penance to him, but he bore it like
a man; he suffered in silence and never
complained.
But one fatal af ernoon Strongithearm
was tempted and Strongithearm fell. A
very exalted personage, indeed, was ac
customed occasionally to drop into the
Warriors’ clnb. Once inside its exclusive
walls the exalted j>ersonage used to un
bend and become very much like an or
dinary mortal. His proceedings were
always exactly the same. He would take
up his position in front of the fire or at
tlie window, according to the season of
the year, order a brandy and soda, pull
out his cigar case and politely offer a
cigar to one of the Warriors, and then
for the next half hour the distinguished
1 ersonage was but an ordinary member
of the club. But there is an etiquette
even in little things.
No one had ever been known to refuse
to smoke tlie offered regalia—it was a
Lind of royal command which could not
I e disobeyed—uud so it hapjieued that
Strongithearm. who had been innocently
sitting at the window waiting for Mrs.
Redmayne's li;tie victoria to pass found
himself the recipient of the royal bounty
in the shape of a very dark looking Ha
vana of exquisite flavor. There was
nothin.' for it. The captain lighted up
v.ith a smile and a groan, and all the
ether Warriors envied him his luck, and
then he and the distinguished personage
continued to stare out of the window and
criticise the passersby.
They had not been three minutes there
when the little victoria flashed past, with
its cockaded coachman and its pair of
fiery chestnuts. Tho big pink sunshade
was tilted on one side, and pretty little
Mrs. Redmayne looked up at the win
dow and smiled. Then Strongithearm
blushed to liis ears and returned her sa
lute. as did the distinguished personage
ut hi) side.
"1 fancy that bow was meant for you.
You're a lucky fellow. Captain Strongi
thearm. Ahem! Who is she?"
Strongithearm would have liked to lie
to l;im. bnt that unfortunately is con
trary to etiquette. “Widow of Justice
Redmayne,” he replied. “At least I be
lieve so."
“Seemed to know one of us at all
events." said the distinguished person
age. “Splendid complexion. Wonder if
it is her own?"
“Oh. it's perfectly genuine,” blurted
out Strongithearm, and then he felt that
he had made an ass of himself.
The president of the Warriors' club (he
was likewise the titular colonel of the
regiment) looked annoyed. He did not
say anything, however, but went on
calmly fumigating himself and Captain
Strongithearm. Strongithearm would
have lx >1 ted if he had dared, but the stern,
unwritten law of tyrant custom for
bade it.
“I wonder whether her complexion
would stand the clove test." said the
distinguished personage. “It's a won
derful thing, that clove test." he con
tinued. with the air of one about to im
part a scientific fact. "You know the
clove test. Captain Strongithearm?"
The distinguished personage, like the
rest of his family, hardly ever forget* a
name.
“Can't say 1 do, your"-----
“Not know the clove test? I've known
it ever since I wa* a boy!" burst in the
other. "It's an invaluable thing to know
—an infallible test. You get a clove,
you know, and you’ve only got to get
near enough to the suspected check—and
that's not generally so very difficult, by
gad!—and just to breathe upon it. and
if it’s paint it turn* black at once."
And there was instantly a chorus of
testimony to tlie truth of the distin
guished personage'» a**ertion from the
Warriors present.
“You don't seem to be getting on with
that weed." continued the Distinguished
Personage; "try another." and out came
the hospitable cigar case.
There was nothing for it. “To hear is
to obey" is in London a* solemn a duty
a* at the sublime porte. Strongithearm
accepted tlie cigar, and this time took
good care not to let it go out. Tlie conver
sation then Kcame general, and the dis
tinguished personage having turned hi*
back for an instant. Captain Strongithe
arm wizefl the opportunity to make hi*
escape.
And rs he went down the stair* of the
W arriors' club hi* soul wa* tortured by
unworthy suspicion*. Wa* it poemble
that Cissy Retlmayne'* complexion wa*
not her own? “At any rate.' thought
the captain to himself. '¡'11 get some
clove*. It'll take the beastly smell of the
■moke away anyhow.” And he went intc
the nearest chemist* and uude his pur
chase. Then be had his hair brn«b«-d
■t Douglas' and was vaporized with
strong odore. and lie bought a «queerer
of •'The Exclusive Eouqnet" from the
young lady with the ringlet*, an. I then
be jumped into a cab and drove straight
to Mayfair, and in the cab he d'-vslorized
his garni« i ts to the bent of his ability
with the pungent jarfmae and munched
■way at lus packet of clw. *.
The capta.n wa* not unrxpectc-1- Ta-re
was pretty bttte Mrs R- dm. yne in a
very low chair in leed. lev l.ttle Lr «'-«-n
equipage upon atoyteitvLl - of Ixam-
Luo plnsb and embrviderv. Tlx re v ere
only two teacups, so the captain must
certainly uave been expected.
Never had Cissy Redmayne looked so
charming. A crimson satin tea gown
would be trying to most women, but the
tea gown and the old lace with which it
was trimmed suited Cissy Redmayne's
blond beauty, and as he gazed at her
with a lover'* eyes the enamored captain
swore to himself that he had never seen
go pretty a picture as that formed by
Cissy and her artistic surroundings. The
heavy odor of sandalwood seemed to act
like an intoxicant to the gallant officer,
and when the little Louis Quinze shoe,
with it coral buckle, was innocently pro
truded the captain felt that he was the
luckiest of men.
“Y’on hardly noticed me. Captain
Strongithearm," said Mrs. Redmayne,
with a little pout, "when I passed the
club windows this afternoon. I can
quite understand it. I recognized him
at once. I could see the people taking
off their hats a hundred yards off. Oh,
Jack, how I envied you!"
“So did he, I think, when you bowed,"
he replied, with a smile.
“Y’ou're quite a classic Warrior today,
Captain Strongithearm. How you've
scented yourself! I've been reading
•The Last Days of Pompeii,’ and I know
that they went in for it tremendously in
those days. Why. you're ‘perfumed like
a milliner,’ as Shakespeare—or was it
Bacon?—says. You needn't stroke my
hand as if it were a kitten. What a very
curious perfume. Captain Jack!”
“The fact is. Cissy, that lie who must
be obeyed always drinks gin and cloves
of an afternoon.”
When a Carpet Warrior stoops to a
lie, he prefers to use a good large one.
“I like him for that." *h J said; “there's
a touching humility about it that I ad
mire.”
“Yes. and of course we all have to do
the some—out of tumblers, you know,
no heel taps,” said Strongithearm, ex
panding his lie as if it were a concertina.
“Now let's talk about ourselves,” he
said affectionately. "Cissy, dear, why
should we Bhilly shally any longer? I'm
aot eloquent, Cissy.”
“Don't talk of eloquence," said Mrs.
Redmayne petulantly. "The poor justice
lived by it. and I know exactly what it's
worth," and she drew her lace haridker-
ihief across her eyes as a tribute to the
memory of the departed.
“I'm a plain man,” continued the cap
tain as he expanded his mighty chest.
“Y’ou're the only person who thinks
■o," said Mrs. Redmayne. with a little
purr of pleased proprietorship.
“Awfully good of yon. I'm sure,” Baid
the captain. “Y’ou don't help a fellow a
bit. Cissy. What I wanted to say was"
—ami the traitor slid his chair close to
hers, keepin,' tight hold of her hand all
the time. "I’ll whisper it. Cissy," he
said, ami his voice trembled in its ex
citement.
Tho poor little woman turned her
cheek toward him. She thought tlie
wretch was going to kiss her, ami she
was nothing loth. Such innocent fami
liarities arc very dear to engaged per
sons. A smile of anticipatory pleasure
stole over her countenance as she felt his
hot breath upon her cheek And then
she gave a little scream of terror as he
suddenly dropped her hand with a mili
tary objurgation.
“Cissy—Mrs. Redmayne," he exclaim
ed. "Good heavens." and then he became
scarlet in hl* indignation.
“Captain Strongithearm." said Sirs.
Redmayne severely us she rose to her
feet in mingled astonishment and terror,
“you ought not to have come h.-re.
You've been drinking. Don’t deny it,
Jack." she added excitedly; “you look
exactly like poor old Redmayne used to
look when he returned from the monthly
dinners. But Justice Redmayne drank
port wine, like a gentleman; lie didn't
fuddle himself with gin ami cloves."
“I haven't been drinking, Mrs. Rtfl
may ne. Farewell, Cissy,” he added
tragically; “we shall never meet again,
except in society. Lock in your glass,
unhappy woman, and you will learn the
drea'lful truth. Farewell forever!" and
seizing his liat he rushed from the room.
Mrs. Redmayne turned in astonish
ment to too mirror. What could those
terrible words mean? Alas! one side of
her face was covered by a hideous,
smutty looking discoloration. Li tie
Mr*. Redmayne gave an eldritch scream
and fell fainting i:i a heap on the white
bearskin hearth rug.
He never told her secret, for Jack
Strong. in-arm v. us a gentleman. Pretty
little Mrs. Rcdmayno had played her
card* and lost the game. Within tho
twelvemonth tho brokers were in the
little bijou bouse in Mayfair, and Cissy
Redmayne returned to her
the
curate, and the cold mutton. She does
a great deal of good in the parish »ml is
a pretty, soft eyed little woman »till, a
trifle pole perhaps, for she never seeks
to paint the lily now, knowing as »lie
doe* that the clove test i* infallible.—C.
J. Wills in Argonaut.
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or something that will put more flesh en
my bones.
Medicine Dealer (filling bottle from
large glass jar)—This will fix you. Take
a tablespoonful three time* a day, eat
plenty of sonp. meat, leguminous vege
tables. wheat bread and fruit* ami ab
stain from energetic exercise. 2s. Ikl.
Thanks.
Fat Customer (five minute* later/—I
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this snperfluon* fat.
Me-licine Dealer (filling bottle from
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must frei wir o he walk« !... • th- W..ÍU
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