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J. TAR SLYKF, >:<nt«r * McHENRY. M [OiS J,.. . •W-MjjWIt'S- , >U*ing iothk tcHlii ' *1 fliM^yoBi . rii My, hat parent* < *"v *<« wonlmt, if TOO knewr f B : ' y Supremely uTo]«ar" all her hats, <-•* -J>. •' i (A noble man and true), JUw «ai<L when wehi« lot bewailed. ;,.W "toniMfHii't) it youktowP' £$jetthoi» aitaur«sad love wbboaAF* • '$$4 That be*otf Is a murk of rin; time. Sometimes »he doesn't hesitate To tell us wfaatube knowe, And in nine eases ont of eigli . Alieisallsbeshowe. For Tiifle't aakeJiliggF to find: _ ? tun *««.) fam&licm. --• - „lI- TAKE& BY SURPRISE. ' ai --'+H<i i • >* .. "IT seems good, after all--now don't it, Patty? to I) are the house lighted up agin, though it's m#de a deal of work and a considerable fuss and trouble for just a day.. But folks will have their whlmd; aid it isn't often my folks is whiraskol, so I don't comglain, tod 1 knowyou don't Pattyi'^ 44 No, Mrs. Dnhson," said good- natured Patty; "I'm willin' to work, and I take pride' in fixin' up for Miss Dafir: itor^er-party; yotrknow. And -Jacques tells me all the young ladies is to bring their own pardners. There'll be ' a J s!feigh-|jide to-roorrow morning, fo^they do say there never was such sleigh ims£ a$ there b#« tMs year; and in the evening the German. And what time is the supper to-night, "fiI * i^lieiflKhouW keeper* "irad here ft i«; a quarter of nine, and the train due at half past. Well, they'll have a good supper; not but that we could have done without that French cook sent with Jacques, for Id^khMffto French eookefy, and nevefjntJl if| my idee that fniStf'tid «rokKu|Md |ny mfoe* i»4e| te*0Mto wa» Wrought up on the Mayflower, and baked beans, and good stiff pumpkin pie. And they'll have an appetite for it, ridin' across the cold hills through the drivin' wind in that great straw-ride sledge of Gaffer's--- the only thing that could fee pitched upon to hold sixteen; and there's six­ teen comin', alj told." ** Dear me!" said Pattyi " And i I wonder who Mies Dolly's pardner is? If it's that pretty, curly-headed Mr. Ned Berton, I don11 blame her for goin' agin Mrs. Derwent a little. Now what «loes make Mrs. Derwent hate Mr. Ned?--and she do hate him in dead •earnest.'.' 441 can tell you," said Mrs. Dobson; "'tis because she has got another hus­ band in her eye for Miss Dolly. But if she has, what bizness is't of mine? What bizne&s is't of yours, Patty? You -ought to know better than be meddling with the affairs of your betters--a young thing iike you." "Whereupon the gossips parted, Mrs. Dobson to go down stairs and Watch the salad-dressing--in which even to her satisfaction the French cook played the prescribed third part of " a mad­ man to stir it up"--and Patty to go up stairs for & last 109k at Miss Dolly's room, /which was all in, order, and "4like a baby house," so Patty thought, vfbt cuiipih' t&iiigjs." 1 • A-reia®'glil's .room.- it asras, though Dolly T?as ajpsng lady grown, eighteen her last birthday, and M out" this win­ ter. .As patty flitted around the room, ieathdi; faster in Ivrd, 'mid' lingered fondly &t the 14 duchesse,1' as Mrs. Dor- #ent called 1 the Inee-draped toilette, whose mirror was bestuok with cards aad photographs, a card dropped from somewhere and lighted upon the blue pin-cushion. Patty lifted it, somewhat troubled* for she had been ordered not to «eliakthe mirror, and she .knew by •ones transgression of that order that if the array came tumbling down like a card-house, there was no putting itup again to cheat Miss Dolly. She looked at the memento ruefully. It was a large card, with a gray crest in the fbrner fetid a few written lines. She ti|ml^tlby#r. On that Side, too, there^paif Mrfting, but in diffjrent-col- •orecLiildjraL^iuch' finer. Patty could not rel^n«wl#titing,' but she said to herself,44This card is Miss Dolly's; shall I try to put it back in the mirror, and Eerhaps push down the others, or per-aps put it in the wrong place, so Miss Dolly will know I have been touching t *r»w. it up, this way, with l^outward, right in front of Ihe pin-cuehioii, and she'll see it aadk ?»Jfcty"took heilastldokat die and turned -down the lights, t |he door, and went, with less throtigh 'the other guest' •chambers. And, before long the great sledee, with its six hbfsjEp t^t its hun­ dred bells and its merry peuf»l<6 came rushing and jingling ana singing and shouting up to the door. Ana supper was ready, and the young people just ftew to their rooms to drop their wraps, lid then at the .last moment it was <Hscoverefl that there were semrdem guests instead of the sixteen provided for; and Miss Dolly--beautiful Miss 1 oily, with her eyes shining as bright as stars, and her silken yellow hair fluf­ fing up arcusd her forehead and falling in glittering«tres *ns upon her fur-linea cloak that she tossed back like white wings, until shelooked like an angel in a picture, only more so--stood itt the passage and said, 44 Well, then Patty, give some one my room, and I will go with Cousin finally," And Patty, with ~ " tinct of attrition for the "pretty curly-headed Mr. ton," went straight to him first, and said, 44 Would you please, iir, take Miss Dolly's room? and Til show you the way." Andflr. Ned Berton, wlth- as op out uttering a ufad, but looking, Pattysaci flter«Mu^.^jnaMMiught and fluttered," did as he wai bid. Thai there was supper; and by the time th* elook *«wkt*«l*v gkM '̂ nigbts Were etld,aM the ̂ ue«td#er«tll loosed In their itamW that should: make ttiem freshlfor the del ightfS niot+o •*. And at midnight Ned Berton, in a sort ofrnwe, stood ifrBnlly's room, with W r *This is hers, Uien, and ̂ ren tq me! I am glad iio other fellow bag ii. I be- to slew in it, or who dared to take a angel! I hardly dare to sleep in It my­ self, it i& sp jacred--I spppose she fixes btfr h4i> t " at the blue and white toilet. 44 And I suppose she kneels down and says her prayers umo|" uvi> uuiji jfinoceQ at out lie hissed the blue and white coverlet. Dolly was Ned'a flrtt love, and he adored her. 441 don't think I shall steep to-night, or, if I do, 'twill be to dir6ftal of fieri llflfee "e€e whfe -.lob& <m life when he is dying; for I know very well--and surely to-night I have better reason to know it the never--my love is hopeless. What is this? My card?" His eye had cfcfght the crested card set againstthepMtNF&OB. He f^|proad!i¥d and read it; liftintfit, recog- he signed, 41 rremfemoe'r th| TOy J gate that to Dolly, more than a year ago-- yes, for it was at Christmas-time, and now it is February. I slipped it into her hand as she passed through the hall, at the Damois breakfast, with that detestable Eustace Httrd. I saw her blush quickly before, she took it. How well she knew I had something for her! I believe Dolly and I could make each other understand am/thing without a word or whisper; 4: A word to the wisfe,' they say, 4 is sufficient;' a look is enough to the loving. And what eyes she has! Well, I must forget them ; 1 must learn to forget them. But not to-night--not ^to-night, Dolly." He took up tHte card and mechanical­ ly turned it over. 44 N. B.," and a few lines of handwriting. He paused at 44 N. B." 44Her writing, and my initials, as she names me--Nea, Ned Berton. It must be for me. She knows that I am here. What else, then, could the card --my card--6e he^e for? 'N. B.'-Mo any other eyes, and in case of accid&iit, simply nota bene; but to me!--ah, I will note well, my angel! 4N. B.'--Ask mamma to-night, and if she says no, ask papa; and if he says no,- male* him say yes. To-night, without delay. February 10.' . . " 'February, tenth'--that's ttemais, row. 4 Ask mamma.1 Oh, Dolly, can you mean it? Your command is law; but Mrs. Dewent will say no. That is afore- gone conclusion, since I have no pros­ pects--no immediate proipftets at least --and here's Ettstace Hurd worth half a million. There's no hope for me there. 4 Then ask papa; and if he savs no, make him say yes.' Can I make himP What shall I Sof to make him? What arguments can I bring to bear upon this inte ligent, kindly, but thorough 4 man of the world,' in this age of high living, when sentiment rates at so little and money rates at so much, to show myself, $ youag lawyer with an income of barely three thousand a year, a just rival, in a claim for the hand of Dolly Derwent, of Eustace Hurd, worth half a millionP What ar­ guments can I use? Or, in default of argument, how shall I express myself to reach his heart?--for I suppose that finder all his jovial worldliness he has a heart. Let me think." And he thought. Alone there in Dolly's room, with the light lowered to a spark, sitting in the arm-chair, with his head leaning upon his hand And his eyes downcast, he thought. The wind that had arisen With sunset died down; its wild sobbing across the hills and in the tree-tops oeased; rain fell,, then a sharp, fine sleet beat against the win­ dow-panes; that too ceased. The little {joreelain clock upon the mantel struck lalf-past four, and still Ned Berton .th?i'ght. • - At last -diav day-light glim­ mered on the walls, and then, wearied to the soul, lie flung liimsclf upon the sofa and fell asleep. Some one awoke him late. He was the last one at the breakfast table, and the sleighs--eight dashing little cut­ ters, with "just room for two"--were at the door. The eighth had been procured with some difficulty; but this Ned Berton was not to know: polite­ ness would not inform him that he was the odd one o>f the party, the sev­ enteenth, who had not been provided for, having been invited by Mr. Der­ went on the supposition that. „44 of course Ned was included"-?*,, suppo­ sition which. Mr. D. learned emphati­ cally, afterward, had not, bee A founded upon fact. , i «• Mrs. Derwent, however, not to be re­ miss as hostess, made the best of an embarrassing blunder, and in spite of her plan that only the young people, seven couples, should enjoy the sleigh­ ing, and m spite of her antipathy fltr that diversion, and her unconquerable fear of horses, which even the sobier dqfmtner for you. Where is Dolly?" •i, Dolly! There she stood on the do(HN% by the side of East; wtpln^jhtin Mr fur bio for tdejMrore. aid her iw faee--not hooded Heeply* ei hide its golden halo -turned wistfully babkward. **Good-by, mSmma," she ttied; %gd then she saw Ned, and the i; Sweet" iWrtant, ,could happen that a rose bad si turn pale. She gave him just a look, scarcely a smile. Herjfelt his heart's ild beating answer ^er appealing grays of her Park phaeton .could, W& render (Aim, heroically ordered the out-, ter. She came and rested her plump lit­ tle jeweled hand with matronly earn upon Ned's shoulder, as at the now de­ serted breakfast-table he bent over Ms plate in abstracted mood, trying to swallow his hot roll and coffee, and said, genially, 44 So Ned, I am to go with you. But only on one condition-- that you will promise; not to rug away with me." . - \ r •* " ; Ned withflUe* him self front hit soul's Sreoccupation just sufficiently to jeck own a last mouthful and to say, with rather confused gallantry, 441 cannot promise for. m?self. Mrs. Derwp.nt.: hnt I will promise that no unappreciative animal, no 'untamed fiery steed,1 shall run away with you." 41 Thau come," said she gayly, "for they are all going or gone. Why, Ned, you have eaten nothing. Won't you have another cup ©f coffee? No? Well, we shall lunch sumptuously at the 4 Blue Globe;' they have been two 00k. Such a morning as that morning --one t>f, t.hasn jaicaoks of mwiinn when tt&^ipf or-*tfSPf makes the #<AfrMlke a ^r-H^rrr fl4tn et; when Nature shows herself in all her artistic renderings a sculptor more than a painter, exclaiming, for the mo­ ment. hfce the passionate angel of the polished the snoV, and scene was not only aff&kist, thn Imri drm in t>oM and chiselled oorstour, but every detail <if foreground, every. ston@ and fence and lfcaness bush, sd4 fvejy aisls of perspecti ve, every farm-house, and grove an* Offrtbtaftfihing J^rest,< was as if cut in <tfystaloc.it marbl^ dpcis- ive and pure and dejicately hewri In matohl^f ^iawel of curve and traoeiy. To Ned Berton', with o^e thought in heart and brmn and imsgfhation, this wealth of beauty was as 'naught. And Mrs. Derwdlit certainly had no expres­ sion. of admiration on her couktfHlMice as she said, spasmodically, "This is really"--with ap alarnied glance at the horse* s ears-^'thkbest--isc' t it^Ned ?" --with a terrified "gasp as the weigh lurched and darted forward--" sleigh­ ing that we"~<~attd an impetubttS'|uove» ment of her hand out of her muff--"we have had"--and an unoontroUable' clutch at Ned's arm--44inymr*'* 41 Splendid!" said Ned, gloomily. 44 Glorious!" said Ned, savagely. "On, how 1 wish," Jt^eJiiought, " tljat I could Sit hold of Eastace Htird's coat cellar! e would be tossed into that snow­ bank before he knew it; how does he dare to bend his head so close to Dolly? There! now they have turned the cor­ ner; the^ will be out of sight." 44 Whoa, Charlie! hi, CharliBf'--ta the horse, which exhibited decided signs of uneasiness, developing presently into vicious restiveness, the unruly" beast now leaping frantically onward, now shying at a shadow, and now with up- rearing hind-legs bespattering the oc­ cupants of the sleigh with bits of ice and snow dust. Mrs. Derwent nearly faint­ ed, and then,44 came to;" and Ned Berton nearly swore, as the sleigh in front exasperated him with its sil­ houette of a tender couple, and then re­ covered himself with a consideration of pity for his really suffering companion, and with--faith in Dolly. So they proceeded, having some in­ tervals of smooth going and conversa­ tion between long spells of harassing irregularity in the conduct of thehorse, and of stinging jealousy to Ned, and of unfeigned terror on the part of Mrs. Derwent, until, after a distressing sleigh-ride of two hours, they came to the " Blue Globe;" and Mrs. Derwent, immediately after alighting, rushed to Dolly and said, 44 My dear, I cannot possibly ro back with lam. My nerves will be sftwtfered. You will have to, for you are not afraid of anything, my darling. I will go home with Eustace Hurd; you must go with Ned. Only" --with sudden caution^-" you must promise that you will not spea]^ a word, or let him speak-a word, beyond com­ monplace." And Dolly, only too glad on any terms to return with her dear lover, Cromised faithfully; whereupon Mrs. •erwent's terror subsided. The younr people had a dance in the rustic ball­ room of the 44 Blue Globe," and then lunch; and by four o'clock the sleighs were ordered for home, and Mri. Der­ went went with Eustace Hurd. And Dolly-- silent, blissful Dolly--was tucked rapturously into the cutter with Ned. Off ana aJs$, agalnf ' > The afternoon was superb. Even Ned, who had been blind all the morn­ ing, appreciated the !;canty 110#. The sun shofre as It never shone before; the sky was like a sapphire; the icicles melted and slroppea in a 'million 4i«>* monds; the shadow# of ;t!ie fir-trees, the burnished snow werg blue as the blue of the Grotta Azzurro. The little snow-birds hopped tamely by the road­ side,, and chirped musically. And the horse--going home--wa« as gentle as a lamb: Ned was able to drive him with one hand, and so find place for the other hand under the sleigh-robe eloss to Dolly's.-. ' Faithful to her promisq to beep the tfdk perfectly commonplace, whenever Ned approached any topic deeply in­ teresting, Dolly interposed with a light remark or laughing jest, until at lMt Ned became desperate, and cried, 44 Oh, Dolly, will you not listen to a word that is earnest? May I not speak to you one momentdtthatr* i ' s And then she answered, quite seri­ ously, even sadly: 44 Not for the world of thai, dear Ned. •' Not td-day. To* morrow, perhaps; if there te sueh a thing te-porrow for me, whe|i l qnly.wisn tha§ to-day--junt as it is now, F mean--could last forever! To-mor­ row, perhaps, you may speak of that; not before, as you love me, Ned." 44 Then you are not hopefulV sighed Ned. felt, under the sleigh-robe, her little hand's quick pressure of his. 44 Let us just be happy this beautiful day, that seems to rub out everything that is dark and gloomy with its whits-gloved hand. I love these blue and. white winter days. Everyone loves contrast, you know; and, Ned, the colors of my life are not these light, gentle colprs just now.** ; That evening, when Dolly was dressed for the German in her delicate gown of pink gauze and her wreath of blush- roses, two notes were brought to her almost simultaneously; one on a silver salver by Jacques, who was dismissed immediately, and the other produced with some perturbation from an apron pocket by Patty, who 4eyoutiy lin­ gered. Dolly had ]hfct reached the landing down to the drsfwing-room. whsn these JftosRSftos reached tar, and she stood in t|« arch of the stained-g}ass window- Patty hastfened to llgS the t lamp--and resfd th^n both, first, on lavender-tinted pfcpsffi with a itamragram trieolored, was !nyi*,<Eua- taooHurdi ^ # ; r . . f.awM issit ¥out4e**ted Hie, other npte--on iBurAtwHoaD.", s business paper--was from Ned lkt^on "IhjhiMLMo Ahgkl: I hatw dfeibe __ ,WI!*in mrwd ttf jw»«r a ^eatn|g on tut ii--1~~ «p-m' •yfoet fattw i»» *5Te» B36 NK». - 44 Miss Dolly just turned white and re$ like a four-o'clock posy," said Patty, dftsfrihing the sccr.c aftei w»rd. 4,Ahd then when she thought I didn't see, she kissed Mr. Ned's note, and she said to herself like, 4 But what can fie nean about the card--the spiral lit­ tle card? I don't understand this.' And then I said,4 Oh, Miss Dolly, do send so-se answer quiek to Mr. Ned, for he's walking up and down the piaz- fta this freezi ng night without an over­ coat' And she says, tell him I %oilV And I1 ran mighJy quick -for* Mr. Ned may thank me that he did not catch his death of cold--and told him what she said, and he cried out, 4 Bless you, Patty! you are a good girl, Patty.' And he gave me--but! didn't do It top that jSid my! ain't he a hearty young gentleman? and jmt the one for Miss Dolly!V,: .. . ... "what can he mean, about the card ?" thought Dolly agMn,' as, do ab­ sorbed In Ned's surprising note thfet she quite forgot the other, she went musingly down stairs. » , For m fact the card W33 a sU)apl& memor^i)dum made a year ago. ( But not until months after the present preg­ nant February 10, to Which it. proved sucn an exciting precipitator, did Ned Ber­ ton know that the writing had been made upon the white surface, oblivious t>f the other side of the crested card, by his impulsive little lady-love one day when, with her most intimate girl­ friend as witness, and with her own written terms to serve for solemnity, like a sworn signature, she determined to ask her mother, and, in case of de­ nial there, to coax her indulgent father, for 44 a black silk gown with train, and trimmed with Chantilly, like Miss Aus­ ten's"--a style of costume already pro­ nounced 4'too old" for a school-girl. Could it be possible that fate in caprice destined this girlish demand to be an­ swered not by 44 a black silk," but by a pearl-white weddi/ig-gownP Time alohe could tell. Flushed and radiant, and with but one thoughtln her heart, Dolly glided down the stairs and entered the library But she recoiled with astonishment when Mr. Hurd, alert with expectation stepped briskly forward, and, lifting her hand to his lips, kissed the finger­ tips devotionally. Ned Berton, at this instant entering the door behind Dolly, saw, the compla­ cent face of his rival, and his assurance in the little act of gallantry. forward, he laid his hand aut; tatively and possessively upon Doliy'B shoulder. Mr. Hurd drew himself erect, and his inquiring stare changed to undisguised animosity as he en­ countered Ned's blazing eyes. 44 What does this mean, sirFf he de­ manded. -r : 'f f*| " It means that Miss Derwent came here to see me,*' ialft Ned. I"! • / IT 44 You are mistaken,. sir,** aas Eustace Hurd. liaUghtUy. V Miss T>kfr went came her? i^||espqist |> my solicitation." The men's voices were loud and an­ gry. Mrs. Derwent, who in an adjoin­ ing room awaited with fluttering anxiety the result of the interview wfci** she believed would mnaftomp the 44 brilliant match long held in Contemplation, and for which* she had used all her motherly influence to in- •spipa,:'!?oU^'.wiQ| fi-scoao.-jdf itf- adyan-' tag'es, coiild riot possibly "resti^in her impatience and her iudignant concern at this violent interruption. She canje into the libfary and caught Dfa1ly*s hand to withdraw her from the hold of her youthful lover. 44 Mr. Berton,11 she stlid, angrily, 44 how dare you infringe upon the rights of hospitality so far as to annoy my daughter?" ; As she spoke'"she felt a strong com­ manding hand laid upon her shoulder; she turned* and saw her husband. Mr. Derwent, who had been pacing up and down the hall in unusual disturbance of mental equanimity, had also heard tbeMgiy voicpi, a<^h«d haStpoed int^- ^4!nly dear,*1 he said to |hi| wife| 4'Ned in authorized to do so."J | | , 'k 44Atithorlzed! By whom!** "asked Mrs. Derwent. 44 Surely, sir," inteupdSdd Ms. Hurd, 44 you do not mean to repudiate your wife's responsibility in this matter.? I presumed that you were one--presumed so not only from the admirable har­ mony of your lives, but from the'very nature of the case? I preStftfie' that your united judgment has of course--" 44 What do you mean, rirf" sad Mr. Derwent. • ! • - " What do you mean, father dear?" asked Mrs. Derwent, recovsr^mr her­ self, and pushing Dolly ftwayV-wtib had rushed to her father and clung confid­ ingly to his arm. 44 What is the mean­ ing of this unhappy contre-temps, my love?" . , "Silbly mw #*** went. '"A young man, a dear boy whom I have known since he was a baby, A worthy, true-hearted fellow, I sincerely believe, the son of my college chum and my friend of a lifetime, came to me an hour ago, and pleaded his case iike a rising young lawyer as he is, and a rousing warm-hearted youngs^r-- pleaded his claims to be allowed |o win Dolly. That was your exncflssion, wasn't it, Ned?--to win Dollyr" " Yes, sir," said Dolly's lover, who stood apart, with his arms folded, his head erect, and his fine eyes blazing like "live coals from the altar"--per­ fectly majestic. So poor little Dolly, ; •.. 'wj'- • rs pi Mangrvfi hag but one gftaoes /̂ thought Id > her j^^Vs core--thoî t moment and 44 Very wieill, th^n," l̂ htinuM Mr. Derwent, 441 gave my consent to Ned to go. In astd wi* hu<v .•1 strange, e^eeed- I have iust,given so highl̂ «%»iuldrseitey danghier." SonstMacaL side of the «8Siir must .^|r%,U^rwpt, for he Tholt _ exactly, out Jiist a laugh to clear his throat sufficiently to' say, . r 4 4 a W a S < | r l p e n ; e i v « w e a r e a l l in tro^t^f. il)QUy*;my dear. I don't see gentlemen, both ^(Uttihbl̂ , ihehlMa^r K^rtftatbyyttir1 sawtHer, and ons* ahtBCMtanwhat rather leniently regarded-1 The lruth;is, Dolly, Iqourted your B^othfur wh^n I .was hardly more than a boy -a peiuiiless boy, too--and I have ne%r repi§£ted of my rashness: is has b«eh my ha|* l̂ne»» and my for- tune-^ves, *w ywftM ̂ ^oung laen! Two suitors, Dolly: l««|y,;t̂ ath<M" leniently--for^aoiUtteUlX. .fifiZhaps, or for 4 auld lftng jy '̂̂ magl̂ ^r h is fa­ ther was my (smT ̂datffl̂ rtther lon- len% regarded by yoinr • father. Both lovers of yi>itfa».my child, and I don't, wonder, at that, litUe Doll; b9tht hosior~ ably o^edjBg you heart and h îd. I see nothing mow to be done exoept that you dhoula ahoose between th în.'4 Then everyone in the room--Edstnce Hurd; Mm. Derwent, Mr. Derwent and Ned--majestic Ned--looked straight ̂ Dol ly . . ; s .„ > j # , ( t > f . , , . , . ; f s V t . „ , hiring pu^4k away from her fathervs sustaining arm by her mother, had dropped, wretched and half falnting. tfpon the sofa. But shd ardse mow, < ana siiod for a moment with her little hands clasped against her, girlish bosom--beating, indeed, noyr yvith womanish impetuosity--and her little feet misgiving her, so that she felt herself tottering, and her face pal­ ing, paling, and her eyes downcas^ And the®.;suddenly, with a flash to cheek and tip of vital catmine, and a thrill to her finger-tips, so strong that it extended her lianas cordially, and an instinct of faith that nerved her to com­ posure and dignity and qtoeenlhieSs, so far as it was possible for an angel-like, child-like creature like Dolly to show queenlineas, she advanced a step or two, and raised her eyes, and said, with a charming directness, in voice low- toned but so penetrating with the in­ tensity of a youthful lifetime and the earnestness of an eternal promise that it haunted evermore those who heard it, 44 Ned--you have taken me--by sur­ prise."--Harper's Weekly. I: -;A wmum I* ^ r j 'f' saw ;tih| the fane of the man in the Was fivs-a'clock, and mytr #4:47. Good; there Was latheredltt^gelaVeiMt'wIMe 1 ^e, chgpks at|d in- . He mSre^dft8^noir. '1 ' triotiidaijhe ^ntf Win : ungers memuti^ly tlnbugh the sitUr1* ^ ^ hair. Then he strapped araxorsnd, »f gassed out of the winder.* v»i»5i a tWin away, dreamy look, and I saw that ,M| . / ' soul was dwelling in thesh'adowjlSuMI' 1 of tl^ I>>ngifti<S; ina I bid tot '«#•>'•(- ^ heart totoil'Mbi bibk, tifexgll itf wmm fifteen minvles p^i fitfe and ft -, Vn had If ^'Tmvl|aiQU man'¥T»HjWy , 1 ?t-,j' r • m ^ 1# 1 • km AXKTTKH frotn Chicago to the Madi (Bon (Wis-) Journal contains the follow ingj : •!. i• "Six years ago a gentleman yrho had been a war Governor of an Upn6r Mis­ sissippi State, was afterward Minister to a European Court, and subsequently at the hetMl of one of the most important Departments of ths Governmant, and a member of the National Cabinet died, leaving a wife with from f15,000 to $20,000, And this mainly In an unpro­ ductive homestead in Southern New York. Through the advice of a Sup­ posed friend of her husband, this lady was induced to sell her property and put the proceeds in a herd 01 cattle in Southwest Nebraska. She came out to look after her investment, and finding the condition of the herd unsatisfactory, assumed $13,000 of liabilities and bought out and took, the management into her own hands* In a few months the herd was in a good and thriving condition. But at the same time she found herself suffering from pecuniary embarrassment' and appealed to heri eastern friends for aid,. They looked, upon he* venture as a visionary one, and declined to assist her, but advised ? her td give It hp, slrr^ Wnat^hc could from the wrtick,;'lind rcturia to Miein^ She did not beMevei ttonre was any sueh •wordjf.a fail,; and: applied lior^elf idl>the more dUu;ently. to her. business, She, rode.to tSe'hcrd'.every'day, ̂ oxc^>t Sun­ day, sometimes in a' buggy,, but gen­ erally on horseback- sixtcoii miles eadh way--and gave the most minute in­ structions tfr'-fe&'oi&M." Mm- troubles she kept entirely to hepelf. Her help or her neighbors did not know but she had k ban! to draw upon foe all the money she needed! ' " 44 At the end of the yvar she seiit Ibr the father !of ter late partner, andthev divided th ̂.herd equally and settled, with a loss to her of over fS,000. which she paid to get the partnership dis­ solved. She men borrowed f6,000 to enable her to pay some small debts, make some improvements in buildings, and start .«fr«*k, entirely unembar~ rassed.-j , /.n, > ...... , , . "At the present time her liabilities are only $3,000. She htp a nerd of over 1.000 heis df cattle, nto an abun­ dance o£ conviikibnees'M^m, and no stook.faarni'or fang* within lOO miles is provide ̂s with a* gog ̂.,b»rjp, uh " corra^^. ra«ges|orca^T. , %r he is clearing her ov£r 86,000 a year, a constititly'lhi^eflMng in size. At the railway sthtlcm, #hbf«' she' vMfdsts, she has a farm .-of o»whlnh are a good dwplUjoig, hasns, sh#4ft, factory, eoirslt ^tc„ ,iî perfect order. The farm is ail wi^er fepces she buys all lun>b«r wed herself,,and ii^s every improvement, large and small, made under her own eve and as die. directs. In truth, she.is .her own superintend­ ent and personally looks after every- thug'bbtn on the laMti and at the cat­ tle-ranoht At the '.-ranch she has ̂ a comfortable houso, which she occupies when her business ; tontines her there. She visits the ranph about five tim^s a, week, generally on horseback, and g°®8 and returns the same day. No busi­ ness man !a Nebraska is in better ored- it than thia enterprising and sxeellent lady." " ' i i i " ' ' ' ' " ' ' --> England, sir! England rules the geasf Britannia rules the waves," pompously remarked an Englishman to an American. " That's nothing. V was the reply* " every Yankee haft # notton of hisown."--C^mtrcialJBuik- tin. . .s< ^ . . . by the raaor yet. Presently the - sighed, and turning to the patient, / rubbed his sleeping cheek witn his'H*lr*-i gers, and &ppeai%I w be <m th« of asking him who he was, what ho wa#: t- doir* there, and what he wasted. then.he^looked down at his nuior in aa ^ absent kind of way as though it watf v iaomedd^ he never saw be&re: glearii of living Intelligence lightened ̂ hisfaoe and he came back into Uie land * » of adtivitV and life; he turned the maofnw, over onoe or twice as though he wasn'feî quite certain whether to shave the mail . , Ifith the edge or the back, and then hf l toothed the cheek of the sleeper s#'!'" lightly tha€ it never disturbed him. fm?: Tempus fuaitt a thousand miles minute. I fidgeted and looked nervK. ;i ously at the clock. 44 Time,11 said thf' M barber, with his silent, deliberate hand^!' "is'for'slaves."' He went over th«#fK-.' man's face as though he was shavin#1 - ' the Queen of Bngland. Bristle hi : bristle he mowed tlie stubkM«lti'c| thu ̂wa '̂s illimitahlapheek. It wa§ ̂ ' twenty-five minutes .,amr five and th« . ., shaver was just making his first swath o n t h r m ? » n ^ s c h i n . ; , • . ' . I said in tones suflfased With waitin^ii anguish, » . < ... ^_ " When does that, train go siorth oft-jur < •• ? Tlje barber nufsed hb way around a n pimple on the man's chin as carefhllj as tnouifnlt was the ehd bf the jilgoliw* • " vein sticking out,' -sind'.ite^ped bmk j admire his work. Presently he looked.**"? .'Mf •«-? up at.th®.clock and th«a hft,j^ok«4«|r< " * "MXZ&P* ' 1 ' v ' " I told him, 44 On thetf. & St. & C. B.: passenger; going north." -M? \j He turned the mans faoe over to th$## other side, washed ofi the lather with i sponge, laid on some more,, washed ii off, dried the man's face, washed it, lathered it, stropped the razor a little^ made an offer at the man's cheek, dre# ' [ back, looked ac the rasor, glanced #1^ the clock, put down the raaor and tooS > a chew of tobacco, pioked unthe raaoi\( , laid one hand on the man s head ana was on the point of beginning, when ho poised the razor in the aiif, nodded ttt some one atirois the street, looked ̂ me and said: * ;• • ."fern'. 44 One that goes to the Biuffii?" i Lsaid, 44 No, the Hopkins Branch." . • The barber began staging the 'man|:'" .* Then he stopped looked at the 'clACkf""* turned his head and looked out of thiti- window, then, he glSaeed at me in fixed manner and said; . ;• face and wettt over it like an anatomist**** He shSved it in three different direchsf tions. He went back at it fchftie time^t«^ after he was through and shaved goini^> neglected spots. He laved anfl St.roke«lV'_ and dried and perfuined and powi^-.- dered that man's fa6e until th# * clock said it Was thlrty-hine minutei after five, and I felt the" premonitorfi U- symptoms of convulsions and nervou^y insaop^. creeping-ove? wy limbs. , .• ! • •»••• .(• «« faf Re passed over the m^s ia felt that time had given place tdM" eternity. '-'He fubbed' It'^nd- dusted 'he parted it loar times before he got I|ht : to.suit him. He eombed it tmd brii8he4.|V|. it do.wn so dick* that a?i e^jr l$y,,trv», v insr to' climb, to the crown of the iriah head, slid off and broke his neck. Af -1' four minutes tyf .tnefn time, "the maî li*. who was now wide awake, , made effort to; rise and get out of the and my heart swelled with ,hope* barber pushed him back. Shadow of eternity, he began to the patient's mustache. ' It lacked two and one-half minutes tip train time when tha chair was emptytg^ I shrieked at the patient barber in pr fane accents and tola him 1 had to at the depot at that time. * , ^ " Well, what do you want doi»?,W this teirlble man asked me/ ^ 4* Shave!" I howled, with some variant tions not in the text.-.. , 44 Oh, well," h<ts said, quietly, 4<climhtL injio the chair." J*: 44 You won't make ri»e 'miss thatfe** traih?" I yelled; in a fever of nervous* anxiety. •>.<••• 4 . • ttl 1 He shook his head.... V Yop down there in a minute," he said m It was wonderful, the degree of con-gree oi con-|v.. fidence I felt in that man's latent abili-pj ties, after 1 had lust seen him take for# ty-four long, sotidv dragging minutestol̂ shaves man<^fith'less bea«d than nun- »4 OofM*ead,f I said, ifith torce ̂ calmness.. " He tucked a tow«l wpund^ny neck iiiL o^e time and two motions. "Swosh!" thecs waamavalanche o#1 lather from my ria^t. OOF tpttf middle of my chin, Hoops neck into^he gye, nostnW, SBfl. op« OOl#? ner of fay mouth. ^^Ihl11 a oorro^ spondiag freshst inundated the <rthei^ side of my face and elosed ^ the. left ey^gi ^ -. a n d l a y o n t h e o t h e r c o r n e r o f ' m # ^ mouth iike the .foam' from a BaffakklT sehooner. w. I felt the barber's left hskdamsp hair. " Swoopl" ohe side of my faee ̂?! was shaved, down to the chinA. 44Swodbfk the other cheek Was cleanM "Scrawtch; sorawtcht" my chin w«p ̂ smooth. "Kake, rata!" my hair wa*| combed. . "" ̂ 44 Fifteen Dents; there's your train ̂ now, sir. Heat!" said the barber. I cai^rht the- train aud hadthijr^-twor» , seconds to spare.--JL Burlington Hawk>Eye, 1 v ? s' - . ¥>?• 1 * *