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,jr,2 myself at CV J o'«r me, kt rooks 1 pttt her, jitttraiito'm SMii : s irs tee extremity. i to dr am and dozi'% I flowing river; * _ t mud-turtle gallop* >your backbone till yon »h!rer. > ju 4* perfect ia the plmsnre > ff.: i « Whea yoo dream ppon the shore, . •^•^^esa^sMfiSL^ ...... Tk«» It'a KOOthiaz In the nl*ht » • «*»« -••' «-j TO,ht»r tbe bones merry »^y"f - nemtaib-dec's noft refrain ' ~ja& the JMWW taue.nl bnytnts While » sweet »«l se&tle nnodon. On roar reetlese nervee Is sheil, yfben you're wakened tn the By tbe pUytol milch-oow rearing, ^4My<mimth«<»wiaiin«tti>« - , _Tae*w M-vo êed aired auo n ft* fttMsfts too pkjk the burs •Urfif *t? b •{ «s from your <flothes,% (MMtdTMtages ... . Oa the an ^VlM'r* haTtac for reptmc. l'Ork Jtamino Jotirnat, * ̂ - | ' * *j A Comnmn. •» WW » Hlf .IpMP »w •' •/&ik r,- St t '• i; •-#« • - <:• ••£***• !•! ••JM* Jack Freeder accepted en invitation to shoot at his cousin's place In Norfolk, for ^express purpose of "making the miming"--to use his own •familiar visit. Ere had met the voung lidy once or twice, and flattered himself he had created a favorable impression. Though r bo honestly admired her, the fact was Ike was chiefly attracted by her fortune, whioh was considerable. Jack was a light-hearted subaltern in a crack reg­ iment, with a Blender allowance, shadowy expectations and a large crop of debts. The prospect of securing an for a wife was far from dis- especially as Miss Durand »waa • undeniably handsome, while her family and social connections left noth- itttflobe desired. Considering that Jack Freeder had ,Jtaen petted and spoiled all his life, by n»n and women alike, it is not un­ natural that' he should have looked for­ ward with tolerable confidence to secur­ ing Miss Durand's hand. He took a fortnight's leaver with the Arm convic­ tion that he would return to Mudbora, where his regiment was stationed, an man. Durand received him pleasantly enough, though she did not appear the least-embarrassed or flustered at his nnexpeoted arrival. Jack noted the fact without misgivings, yet with some surprise. He wondered it did not strike her that his deliberately following up their ball-room acquaintance was very significant. He resolved, however, to •openiher eyes without delay, and with ; that .object he commenced to pay her marked attentions. At first the young lady seemed amused, and responded in a sunilar vein of exaggerated politeness. Probably she thought th s was his usual mapner; and the mistake was natural, because Jack's ball-room conversation --wilh wfcioh alone Miss Durand had . llithwto iw«n regaled--bordered on flirtation. But after awlnie : to dawu upon her Was fa earnest, and the discov­ ery had the effect of making her strangely reticent and cautious. She «studiouMy avoided those confidential little tete-a-tetes which Jade was con* iStantly maneuvring to bring about, and, in fact, showed in a very marked . manner that she anticipated his matt i- &Onial aSpiration3 and wished to keep "him at a instance. 'ii: i It took Jack some days to realize Hiss Durand's attitude, lie attributed iter sudden reticence to shyness, and, upon the whole, considered it a favor- mMMiyiaptom. But the true state of * the esse became so obvious that even 4 the blindness of his conceit could not conoeal from him that the young lady 4*d not favor his pretention*. He felt mora piqued than he cared to own, even to lumself; but he was a good fel­ low at heart and did not harbor resent­ ment. He bore disappointment like a fitan, and revenged himself upon his cousin's pheasants. But, of course, *bfe interest in Miss Durand ceased, and. as shejuaemad anxious to avoid him, he nahBrny did not force his society upOo her. The consequence was that a ' oOldhess sprang up between them, and when his leave came to an end Jack' felt no inclination to prolong his visit. On tbe morning of bis intended de- he was struck by the look of (embarrassment upon Miss Durand's! face when they met at breakfast. She - returned his salutation nervously, and | a- pink flush n:ounted to her cheeks when she happened to encounter hid gm. While he was idly speculating What oould be the cause of this sudden '̂ motion, some one at the table referred to him on the subject of the day's anutseinente. ."I'm sorry I shan't l>e able to: join ' 1®°"' Jack. "I must return to Jfudboro this afternoon." » His oousin and the guests assembled at the table made good-humored pro- tests, but Jack pleaded duty, and was not to be persuaded. Miss Durand •aid nothing, but he could not help fancying she-was ill at ease. "At' sll event 4, stay till after lunch- ? «oii>,iitnd we ean try our luck over Bay- farm this morning," urged his ^f ^rtousin.' , * ? • ^ " "Very well," said Jack, lightlv, bnt 1 atdl keeping an eye on Miss Durand. . "I must positively catch tbe 4 o'clock fn|i6, ebe I shan't get to Mudboro to- Wigli, atid there will be a tow On if I my leave." more was said on the sub- Miss Durand somewhat ab- i and left the table. Jack > know what to make of her con­ tend could only suppose that hi* aufWUSiMng departure was the cause of ifoytNUag lady's emotion. It seemed fasrdly credil)le, but the explanation Commended itself to Jack's vanity, and k oould think of nothing all the morn- Ing. 'When the shooting-party returned house, he hastened to throw bim- IpOi in Miss Duratid's way. If further oheotyation confirmed his suspicions, time before he left to turn ce to account. The young lady appeared, however, to have recovered her composure, and Joked freely in the general convem- Wm fkithout showing tlie least con- iMlaasnessof Jack's presence. He there- fere* reluctantly came to the conclusion BMHI» wh«B _ the olear tones W0 an hoar earii0rv*'kaadunsvsdt nsp¥iB0^i at the qwstwn., , "What thn«,ia it now?" she Inquired. "Twenty m^ftuAe* past 3," he replied, fCMkl be of t*kj ternsa>K he added, noticing that SIMM appeared to hesitate. "I was going to MM* you will be unable to «o with others--whether you would mw&' drivinx Bef^ieandjne into said Mias DuBand, xaUier lunxiedly. "It is his birthday to«oRN9i' ud I promised him. • a crickasVbat." • "Certainly," said Jack* ecolsiderably taken aback by her asking a favor of him; while the youag sohoo^oy alladed to expressed lus unqualified approval of the arrsngpmept. "We dm get there and back in an hour easily," added Miss Durand. "X want particularly to go to-day, or I would not trouble you.* "I shall only, be too delighted. I am not anre, though, whether we can do it in,time," he. added, suddenly recol­ lecting that Bilchester was four miles off in the opposite direction from the station. "J ought to b« back here at 3:30." "Why need you come back? We can Uke your portmanteau with as and drive straight to the station for Bil­ chester," said Miss Durand. Jaok was not in a mood to raise diffi­ culties, and at oaee proceeded to make necessary arrangements. His man had already, packed his portmanteau, and Jaok took upon himself to order tbe dog^cart instead of the phaeton, in order to be able to travel more quickly. With the same object, he dispensed with the services of the groom, direct­ ing him to meet them at the station to drive Miss Durand back. He would gladly have found an excuse to leave Master Reggie behind also, but that young gentleman took possession of the back-seat the instant the convey­ ance was driven round, and Jack in­ stinctively felt that if he attempted to dislodge him Miss Dnrand would inter­ fere. The young lady speedily made Her appearance, looking particularly charm­ ing, Jack thought, on account of her flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes. After taking a hurried farewell of the host and hostess, Jack assisted Miss Durand to her seat, and the party started off. His fair companion was animated aiid lively,' and kept up a brisk fiow af trmv^Tsation. Her remarks were generally addressed to Master Reggie; bnt Jack was too much occu­ pied at first with the vagaries of the fresh little mare in the shafts to notice anything, else. When the animal settled down into a steady trot, the young man began -to pq|l himself- together and to endeavor to give the conversa­ tion a sentimental turn. In this, how­ ever, he was not very successful, for Miss Durand refused to take his re­ marks seriously, and persisted in en­ couraging Master Reggie to talk. Jack hated that boy on the spot, and felt in­ clined ta snub him unmercifully, though he wisely, refrained. But the upshot was that they reached Bilches- ter before he had the least opportunity of a confidential chat with Miss Durand, though lier manner toward him was more conciliatory fend encouraging than it had been since the firtt day of his arrival. " It was getting on fot half-past 3 when they came in sight 6f the clock ia the market-place at Bilchester, and Jack drew attention to the fact. Miss Du­ rand promised to use the utmost dis­ patch in executing Lvr commissions, and reassured him by the information that she knew a cross-road which would enable them to reach the station in a quarter of a hour. She would not hear of his accompanying her, but started off' under Reggie's escort, saying she would rejoin him in five minutes. It was nearer twenty, however, when she reappeared, and under the circum­ stances Jaok may be excused for grow­ ing somewhat impatient; but the young lady's profuse apologies disarmed "his ir­ ritation and restored his equanimity. Reggie being absorbed in admiring his new cricket-bat, which he handled with pride, Jack was able to obtain Miss Durand's undivided attention, and pro­ ceeded cautiously to lead up to the sub­ ject nearest his heart. ML-s Durand gave him no direct encouragement, but did noi attempt to stop him until he was on the point of making a formal declaration, when she suddenly ex­ claimed: "Oh, Mr. Freeder! I'm so sorry,, but I fear this is the wrong road." * Jack had taken the 1 turning she hid indicated on leaving thetown an'I ccn tinted himself with'keeping the m ire at a brisk trot without any misgivings it adiing its destination. -Jie now began to took about liiiii, and a finger­ post which bad apparently informed Miss Durand of her mistake conveyed the unpleasant intimation that he had driven a couplo cf miles out of'his road. , < "By Jove!" exclaimed Jack, glancing around, "Can't we get on? Is there nothing for it but to turn back?" "I'm afraid not. This is the Tiverton r.ofd," remarked Miss Durand, who seemed much concerned. " "Then I cant possibly gpf- to Mud­ boro to-night--that's quite certain," said Jack referring to hi* watch. "A steam engine would hardly get me to the station in time." However, Jack was . of a philosoph­ ical temperament and did not suffer trifling mishaps to annoy him. Beside, i»e was rat Iter glad to have a little more tune at his disposal, now that he seemed to be making progirss with his court­ ship. But. he soon found that Miss ... IgftB oatba wiadow .<01 of ths mess room, *n4 Mm m lose tttatflfed to it had fcpea firad. OhanoTldttM had svwtsd a fearful catastrophe. It flsahed across Jtaatts mind wnsn lit heafrd the news that, if tbe explosion .ha Would probably safety to the accident oi fcafrinar missed the train. w» very muchinmMrfsedTby the coincidence, for it MUwiseiaM *s though Miss Durand hsd internoeed to £ve iiim from a thwtffh^d d^^r But for her he would not nave missed his train; and it was very singular that she should have influenced his move- on that particular day. Of ooursa, the idea was ridiculous, for how could the young lady have known what was about to take place at the barracks at Mudboro'? But Jack was rather superstitious by nature; and it was pleasant to imagine that he was an object of solicitude to Miss Durand. And ̂upon reflection, it oecurred to him that her demeanor certainly gate color to the suspicion that she had purposely .delayed his departure. Her oonfusion 1 Srhen he annou*i)ed his intention Of T "i,s leaving, her sudden freak of asking him to drive her to Bilchester when he was on the point of starting, and her strange carelessness in misditOctipg him on the way to the station seemed to indicate that he had been the victim of a conspiracy. If this were so, it was evident that Miss Dnrand had a deeper regard for him than her manner showed, and he felt that lie had made a vital discovery. Jack was not the sort of a young fellow to throw away hiB chances, and his natural impulse was to follow up the idea, which seemed like a revela­ tion. He sat dotirn immediately and Xrote the young lady an account of what had taken place, expressing in sentimental terms his deep sense of obligation to her, and asking for an ex­ planation of the mystery. His first idea was to return to Norfolk and seek an interview, but he came to the con­ clusion that it would be more politic to judge of Miss Durand's feelings toward him by her reply to his letter. Jack awaited this with the greatest anxiety and hopefulness, and during the inter­ val it transpired that the affair at the barracks was an imbecile trick of a half­ witted trooper who had onoe been Jack's servant, the contents of the can­ ister being found quite harmless. A day or two afterwards he heard from the young lady, who wrote as follows: DKAK Ma FBEEDER: We were all veiy mr.ch shocked to hear of tbe wicked at­ tempt described in your letter, and ore sin­ cerely glad that it tailed. I have.a humil­ iating confession to make to you, whicti will explain what you wish to know. On the morning you were to have left hem my maid carelessly handed me a letter ad­ dressed to you among my own I opened it and glanced at the tew line < it contained before I d.'scoveied the mistake, and I was then so vexed and angry at what I had dona that, on the impulse of the moment, I threw it on the txe. When it was destroyed it oc­ curred to me that it might be of eome importance to you and I recalled to m nd the contents, oi" which I had not hitherto taken in the t:en & It a; peered to be an anonymous letter worni g you not to return to the barracks that nighr, and wha» y u stated at I rea^fast that > ou were leaving that day (of whi-jh I was not previously aware) 1 was very much startled and fright­ ened. I could not bring my elf to confers the truth, and I therefoie alopted an lix- worthy subterfuge to keep y< u here an­ other n ght H»d you staited when you originally intended, 1 sbould never have forgiven myaelf if anything had happened to you. *"i was very miserable an 1 ashemed at the time at my decei , and have been ever since. I bope.lyou would never suspect what I had done; but as you have guessed that I pur- purposely made you mis * your train, I think It batter to explain th» reason Fray accept my humble apologies, and keep my secret m return, I Will eontde to you another secret, which I think, perhaps, you should be told. I am • ngaged to ie married to a clergyman: but, as he is at present only a c ra 'o, and I am a ward of the Court of t'hancery; -there aie difficulties in the wav of our me§Eta(e#£(> tbiM, 1 y the advicc of my guoraiiiiis, the engagement is being kept »ecret, until natters are arranged. After this e planation, you will undars and thfit my iuclvilty toward youdd noc. aii;-e from any w. ntxrf k nflly feell -g.an j I hope, in s] ite of the deception I j ractlcei upon yon afcou. the leiter, you will always con­ sider me, your sincere ti;ien l, , ,, GW^MUOUKB DUS^IAX --London Truth. * , f »«» ,, _ uotiosablefe th^hVgiinic Le#is£todf&«rkiiid ckten taiodes of lite, klndî f fashioM itf ololUM, Uil>its of rftfetihg or exercisii|g .tli« ̂hava pxe««iled for years: with no vMbl# har ̂ Day aftar day they take awaf Eomethmg that soma of us Itfi#' been in the ftfftit of eating or doing, dr ptit in sometMbg #e have been in we liabit of not doing or eating, till we feel like Sancho Pans# the Dio Lewis of Barrataria, "tpe roast meat inorieaaeB thirst, partridges are dangerbrii; stewed "bWeys tbrea shap- haired food, ollsnodrMais too coarse; therefore, eat 109 rolled up wafers and some thin slices of marmalade." No wonder we ory out with the hungry Sancho: "To deny me any victuals, though it is against the grain of Signo? Doctor, and though he should say as much more against it, I say is rather the w^y to smarten my life than to lengthen it." The sensible balf of the world will say amen to the hone >t Man- chagan. "Never eat a heartr supper before going to bed," say the Barrafar- iUbs of heluth journals. But we know our fathers and grandfathers, on their farms, would eat a horse's meal of mush and milk, or johnny oake and beans and cold cabbage, be in bed and asleep in a half houy, aiid up at daylight, as hearty at 60) as any Barratanan health broker or banker at 40. Lord Cockburn tells us that the Rev. Sir Harry Monerieff had his supper of roast ohioken and <^are4 at 11 o'clock at night all his life* and died-at 90. - Ever since Conaro chaqged from a debauche to an ascetie, and measnred out his bread -and meat by the onnce and his drink by the toaspoonful, and lived to be over 100, there have been fools who, believed that one roan's meat was all men's health, and one man's doctrine was all men's duty. Dio Lewis lays, down the law, and 10,000 men will break it every day and live long and well. Others obey it and die sickly. The wise law of food is that of the brusque bill sagacious Aberaethy. "Is venison, wholesome, doctor?" asked a ifobleman with the gout. "Do you like it?" was the reply. "Yes." "Does it agree with you?" "Yes." "Then it is wholesome. There is no better health law regulating food than that. Let the Barratarians say what they will of "nourishment" and "nitrogen" and "blood-making* or "blood-thinning" qualities of food or drink, the right rule is to eat what you like if it agrees with von, and let th# Barratarians go hang. Why, it is but a few weeks smee some professor from. Sancho Paaza's island proclaimed that "walking was not a healthy exercise unless it was very bri4lrand rapid." The world will never be healthier for the promulgation of such stuff as that. The great want of the moat of the world, even of our own part of it, is to get food enough and and clothes enough and time enough to sleep, not to repine upon modes and qualities to fit the theories of schools or authorities." "Health authorities* are mighty apt to be humbugs. The Wooing of Montezuma~-.An Indian v Dance. The Indian dance is not merely a pleasant pastime for the light-hearted and frivolous to engage in. It is a re­ ligious Tite its own Durand was not in a mood to continue their conversation. Whether she was tired, or whether she, felt embarrassed at the consequence of her mistake, she became silent and dignified, and, when Jack endeavored to overcome her reti cence, she once • more induced Reggie to join in the talk. The consequence was that by the time thev reached Marsham Hall Jack's good finmor had evaporated, and the intervie^r with his Colohel on the morrow was Unpleas­ antly prominent in his mind. He did not evgn have the consolation of enjoying Miss Durand's society for the rest of the day, as the young lady went straight to her room on reaching the house, and sent word shortly after­ ward that she had a bad headache and would not appear at dinner. This cir­ cumstance did not improve Jack's tem­ per, for he could not help feeling that Miss Durand wished to avoid him. He did not see her again, for she waa ab­ sent from the breakfast-table the next ihat the pleasant flutter of excitement | morning, Mid he therefore started .off How To Live In Persia. To magnify ore's own consequence i* the only comfortable way of getting on in Persia. Dr. ^Vills ^ives a character-- istic illustration of tins in the course of a description pf a medical visit to a certain Governor: , "At 7, after having prescribed for him, I escaped to my quarters under the pretext of dining, and lay down to i est. At 9 pay servant informed me that my dinner wt; about to be served, and a large, circular tr»v, having seme six d'shes on it, and witfi b:ead and all et ceteras, a huge bowl of iced sherbet and a bottle of wine, was brought in. I was very hungry, anxious to fall to, and I felt a sense of anguish when, to my astonishment, my servant (whom I had brought from Shiraz), assuming the jtart of the Governor of Barataria's physician, ordered the whole away, in an indignant voice." , As soon as my dinner had disappeared I demanded an explanation of my man. It was this: "I know, sahib, that the dinner I sent away w«s quite enougl for the sahib, and a good dinner; but here in Persia man's j>osition is reckoned by the quantity of dinner sent him and the nun/ber of plats. They have sent you six plats. I have told them that you couldn't think of dining on less than eighteen, and if I allowed you to eat the dinner that was sent, good as it was, you would be looked down on, Are you less than the Prince's physi­ cian ? Certainly not. They would send him, or rather he would demand, at least twelve plats. I assure you I am acting in your interest." "I suppose the fellow was right. Din- ner for at least twenty- four persons was brought on three huge trays. I tasted some half-dozen well-cooked dishes, and then my servant removed the rest, and I observed him, with the master of the house and numerous hangers-on, dining in the open air on the very copious din­ ner that remained. The man was right. Such are some of the ways a Persian has of keeping up his consequence." Living in Persia is of a delightful cheapness. Dr. Wills occupied in Julfa a handsome and convenient house, which cost him altogether about $400. He lived luxuriously in Ispahan, keep ing ten servants (at a cost of only $50 a month), for only $2,500 a yea£--The Land cf the Lion. ' "n I i ^ III WILD mustard is said to be the wont pest of tl)e farmers in North Dakota. from ono btti Chri*fci!ia tree, beside bting modeled and npty - % tipsty of other purposes too numefoui to mention. It is wtatoed up fbr M lonfc, Harrow pillow, which is turned up at the little feet, and tucked up under, the dimpled chin. Three bands of br%hl blufe rib- b6ns are passed arOimd th;s pillow in different placee, aad<tied in large bows 1n front. In this chrysalis state Doth- mg.is yisible but the.small, round face, and that is enorrcled' and pkrtly hidden by a oap. * This mode of swaddling has its advantages; Baby's limbs-are to no danger of being broken by an accidental fall; it cannot scratch its little face to pieces with its sharp, rosy nails, after the manner of American babies; and it can be placed on a table, a shelf, or the counter of a shop, like a plate of soup, or a loaf of breads or a parcel of goods, or anything else inanimate. The other side of t®e' question is this: Would not. the baby prefer to kick its legs about in freedom, and stretch its arms and limbs, and would they not become all the stronger for the exercise ? Be­ side this, there is such a thing as plac­ ing too great confidence in baby's com­ plete safety when strapped up in its cushion. A party of peasants had once to carry their ehila some distance before they came to the olrarch in which it was to be christened. It was whiter, and the snow lay thick on the ground. After the christening ceremony, the parents, the sponsors, and the friends, took some refreshments at a neighbor­ ing inn to fortify themselves for the return. They then sat out in great good humor, and reached home safely with the pillow, but there was no baby in it. Perhaps they had, by mistake, held the pillow upside down; perhaps the blue bows had become loose; let this be as it may, the baby had slipped out, and was found lying on the snow, half-way between the church and the village. Fortuna ely, he was a sturdy young peasant child, and escaped with cold in his head, which the fond parents endeavored to cure on reaching home by popping him, pillow and all, into the oven that was still warm from baking of the christening cake. • i • The Wife's Influence*. Two gentlemen, at a large reception in New York, were discussing one of the foremost politicians of the country, a man who, whether in office Or out, always keeps himself prominently be­ fore the public. "I knew him at col­ lege," said one of the gentlemen. "He was a man with a olear head, extraor­ dinary memory and much personal mag­ netism. But I cannot understand why he chose a public life or has pushed himself forward so persistently. He was a lazy, thoughtful, visionary fellow, absolutely destitute of ambition." "I can tell you the secret," said the other. You will find it in lus wife's nose. There she is! . did you ever see: a more perfect incarnation of enegy and love cf command. Napoleon would have chosen her for one of his Marshals at first sight." His friend was amused at the guest, and said, presently: "There is another of my old classmates, P. He was a thin, ambitious, scholarly fellow, with refined tastes and high He now is a fat, indolent » uuutu Laura a prose poem. It perpet­ uates the history as well as the religion , . . , , . representation of important events in i ^* . *T' the history of a rude and uncultivated people that have: no better means of perpe'uating their deeds than through traditionary recital and common folk lore. - At Santa Fe I have witnessed a new revelation in the history of this strange people. I have seen dances difterent from any that I have seen during the last twenty-five years. The one that impresses me quite as much as any other is the Wooing of Montezuma. It tcok just one hour and a half by my watoh to render the dance poem. It was skillfully, majestically, beautifully rendered. Tlie dancers were both Mex­ icans and Pueblo Indians. The num­ ber performing.was twelve, not includ­ ing the fair Lupeta Archuletia, repre­ senting the lovely bride, and the manly Francisco Gomez, personating the mon­ arch lover, the great Montezuma. The wooing of Montezuma is danced by twelve chiefs. On the occasion referred to they emphatically mingled aud blended the ancient and modern civil-( ization in dress cs well as in the- gen* oral features of the dance. Some en* terprisiag clothing merchant had pre- sented them with a cheap pair of pantalodns and vest each. With these still retaining the salesm m's card mark for ornament, a calico shirt, a Navajo Dr Zuni blanket, a silk veil worn as a mask, and brand new cowhide shoes richly ornamented aud highly decor­ ated, the dancers were arrayed. They had their attendants to arrange their endless amount of ribbons in bright colors, pendant from the ' head 'and shoulders. Their faces were highly painted, though masked. .- The monarch lover, Montezuma, was, of course, more gorgeously arrayed. His crown WAS particularly not;c able aud gaudy. The lovely bride of Mon­ tezuma, Lupeta Archuletia, tlie fair Maliwelie, was dressed in a beautiful white dress, latesfc style, and very ex­ pensive. Her head was highly ornamented. She wore a pair of new shoes of reasooably-good material. With so much civilization fixings old Montezuma would hardly have recog­ nized his bride. She carried two bril­ liant silk handkerchiefs in the same way as the men.--Cor. KamwsJ%ty Times. ' ' ' 4&fe>^IiMUinb fe fe, ao j_, seems idbt alf ̂ If I had bNfn toia' ina«waa a fliOOftiyrtai" fdfl ftjn wnwnmy resusciteted by soma mystwioaa cos*. J should not have demurred madh at ti* taleî Thtffltst time Iiitrthsm, the two wsM VrondMng ovto a flre on the ground, widen a^soist fit a booth porcl̂ j iî Bonjfcof ftfcehr' was making a feint of stone bowl; asties, #itih faCotaw-liie old fingers, fot̂ hot ooals to start the flre afresh; har skin waS like an elaphaat's, shriveledj black, hanging in lotd* and wejtson her nectWbrwatand bony arms; it wfta not like anything human; he* shrunken eyes* trigfct -m beads, peered out from under thiokets of glfojled hair. Laura wove a white cloth band around her Iteadr tied on with a strip of Marlet flannel; above that, a tattered black shawl, which gave her theiook of an aged imp. Old MMket% old pots, old pans, old stpnemotfars and peettes, broken tiles and bricks, rags, straw, boxes, legless oh airs--in short, all conceivable rub­ bish--were strewn about or piled up in the place, making the .weirdest of back-grounds for the aged crones' fig­ ures. Inside the hut were two bed­ steads and a few boxes, baskets and . and drying grapes and peppers hung on the walls. A few feet away was another hut, only a trifle better than this; four generations were living in the two. Beniamina's step-daughtef, aged 80, was a fine creature. With a white band straight arotihd her forehead close to the eyebrows and a gay plaid hand­ kerchief thrown on above it, falling squarely each side of lier face, she looked like an old Bedouin sheik. MQnr Mexican friend remembered Laura as she was fifty yeaft ago. She was then, even at 52, celebrated as one of the swiftest runners and base-ball Slayers in all the San Gabriel' games, be was a singer, too, in the choir. Coaxing her up On her feet, patting her shoulders, entreating and caressing her y one would a child, he suoceeded in aliuading her to chant for us the ord's Prayer and part of the litanies, M she had been wont to do it in the old cuys. It was a grotesque and incredible Sight. The more she stirred and Sang and lifted her arms, the less alive she looked. We asked the step-daughter they were happy and wished to live, aligning, she repeated the question to them. 'Oh, yes, #e wish to live for­ ever,* they replied. They were greatly errified, the daughter said, when the hftlway cars first ran through San Gabriel. They thought it was the devil bringing flre to burn up the world. Their chief solace is tobacco. To beg it, Benjamina will creep about in the Village by the hour, bent double over her staff, tottering at every step. They sit for the most part silent, motionless, on the ground;, their knees drawn up, their hands clasped over them, their heads sunk on their breasts. In my driven in the San Gabriel valley, I often saw them sitting thus, as if they were dead. The sight had an indescrib­ able fascination. It seemed that to be able to penetrate into the recesses of their thoughts would be to lay hold upon secrets as old as the earth." Speed of Boats. , ̂j There is something beyond calcular tion in the speed of steamers, according to one of John Roach's experts. Two lx>ats may be built simultaneously from the same model, with every effort "to make them precise duplicates as to shape and machinery, and yet one will prove faster than the other. Why this is so no man can tell. The Mary Pow­ ell has for fifteen yeare been the swift­ est on the Hudson river. During all tliat time she never has been beaten. Time and again an exact counterpart has been built, with everything copied as nearly as the best mechanics and facilities could do it, but none of these has turned out as good as tlie original. As the reputation of unrivalled speedi- -vess is a valuable adv< rtisement for a passenger boat, you can see the object in trying, to build a second^ Mary Pow­ ell. Experience has been the same but his cognac and terrapin. Who is to blame for that?" "His wife's mouth and her money. I will show her to you." He pointed out a gross, volup­ tuous woman, richly dressed. "P." he sumed; "has lived in idleness since his marriage. He was not strong enough to carry the weight of so much wealth and so much vulgarity. They have borne lmu down. He will never rise." Young men at school and college, are very apt to be enraptured with a spark­ ling eye, a rosy cheek or some charm of manner in some young woman that they happen to meet. They are hardly masters of themselves; and & moonlight night, or a song, suddenly tempts them to ask the enchanting creature who lias bewitched tliem to share their future. They do not consider that she will be the most real, active force in their whole lives, almost irresistible with power to drag them down or to , lift, them up in body, mind and souL--, Youth's Companion. Not Pasted on the Patriarchs. An English writer gives the follow­ ing as the? results of a London public- seliool examination on scripture sub­ jects: "What do you know about the patri­ arch Abraham?" "He was the father of Lot, and ad tew wifes--wun was called Hishmale and t'other Haygur. He kept wun at home, and he turned t'other in the des­ ert, where she became a pillow of salt in the day time and a pillow of flre at nite." "What do you know of Joseph ?" ^Hee wore a coat of many garments. Hee were chief butler for Faro and told his dreams. Hee married Potiffer's dorter, and he led the Gvpshons out of bondage to Kan a in Gallilee, and then fell on his sword and died in Sight of the promised land." A boy giving his impression in regard to Moses, wrote as follows an E^gtbshin. He lived in a hark of buUrusne3, and he kep a golden oarf, and worshipt braizen snaked, and he het nOtin but kwales and manner for forty year. He wai kort by the air of his ed while ridin under the bow of a tree, and he was killed by his son Abso- lon, as he was hanging from the bo#. His end wa« pease!" MEXICO is making a study of the culture of the rubber plant. The hard­ iness of the plant is said to be such that its culture is exceedingly simple and in­ expensive, where the climate and soil are suitable. In much of the Mexican coast region the only expense is the weeding required when the plants are young. TWENTY years ago most of the olover* seed raised for the market was produced in New York and Pennsylvania.' At present the older of the Western States supply most of the seed FBIKNDSHIP is the only thing in the world concerning the usesulness of which all mankind are agreed.--Cieero. MIXTURES of two parts of glyoerine, one part ammoni*, and a little XOM water whiten and soften the hands. ;';j; ;„rf " Fancy Crackers. ^Crackers cut into fanciful designs are carried around the world by trav­ elers," said the artist. "They are in­ dispensable at evening parties, in de­ mand at picnics, are found in every vi ell-regulated dining-room and are nibbled constantly by ill-regulated children. I haqnt art stores on Broad­ way, for the very best designs must be had, and these must be always in pro­ file, of course." "Then you cannot take up a pencil and draw'an outline which will be suit­ able for nibbling when it has been re­ produced in a cracker?" "It isn't the cracker-nibbling persons whom I have to suit, but the bakers. They want the designs to be graceful and indicative of life and action, which I on the other hand, am compelled to conventionalize most of the forms in order that they may be worked in metal. When I see a sketch or a print in an art store which suits my pur­ pose, I buy it, take it home and study and sketch from it. But some of my happiest efforts have been picked up in shop windows. When I want an idea I take a walk up Broadway or in the Bowery, and when I see anything which pleases me I buy it if I can. If I can't take it with me I ask permission to sketch it." •, 'How large is the trade in ornamental biscuit carried on in this country?" "There are about 600 fancy-biscuit bake shops in America, and each has a capacity of from 100 to 600 barrels of biscuit in a day. From all of the shops bakers can send out over 100,000 bar­ rels, and in a year of 300 working days not less than 30,000,000 barrels. "Is there anything injurious to health in the composition of fancy crackers?" "No. Some bakers put ammonia and others muriatie acid into the dough to make it light. Sometimes you can taste these ingredients, bnt they won't injure you in any wqy, Sun. New. jt JfprJfc U>t pSM.' Merciful •--»««*»» ' tTmr dus g<j $ft> just down hexv ^fMMiBkl̂ era." * "WHAT do they gritidat a spice^fflf* asked Hollo, as £e waited p£t«Z5iilt his father. . "Cufcttii&Mrs," ifepHMt *Bd- Isther, 1 'i lo'sl r, who know what pepper was bred. "The: And Rollo loudaf *h«fa _ honsehimself Sons wise man says, ' remedj -fot every wroag." the customers.11 I" He will saT it late and finds that the wrong man has taken the right umbrella, and left him a good handle with three hMkaa ribs and a dotne of holes? - ,• THX L**>OV .TH* DVOK.J FF'J 'J,': SSiZ&lg&Xltiu • I'll drive With a four-in-hand so fleet. a • Cft&tri CUdosRo Cheek.] ̂ A COLLKGE crew has lately been beaten on the scull, and an old profess­ or remarks that this is the mbist direct way of getting anything into their heads. THKY say that Sitting Bull wants to be baptized. It would not be a bad idea, proyided the Government would furnish boiling water and baptize by immersion. It is suggested that the national capi­ ta ̂be removed to Ohio, so that the citizens of that State, who are either office-holders or office-seekers, may save traveling expenses. "WHAT are the wild wavefe saying, sister?" They are swing if the man with strpng feet would only wash them oftener, there would be a less num­ ber of sudden deaths to record each vear, and fewer tantilized authors would be writing on the subject: "Is Lite Worth tivipg?" OUT in Texas, where the gentle re­ volver flourisheth "like a green bay horse," the popular form of salutation is somewhat thusly : One shot fired through your hat, "Good morning!" Two shots fired thrbugh your hat, "How are you? glad to see you!" Three shots mean, "By jinkum! old fel., where been all summer? Here, shake!" The more bullets that go through your hat, and the closer they come to you without hitting you, the more cordial is the salutation intended. fFrom Carl Pretsel's Weekly.] ̂ WHEN a person is breathless with 0# light, does he cease to exist? IT is a little strange, but cflll pull fresh fish out of salt water. A JUSTICE of the Peaoe has been w> warded for not taking leg bail. - r *; DID one ever see a woman get off • horse car with her nose in the prop§|; direction. 4 ELEVATED railroads are numerot|k. Elevated sohooherif-t~6f beer---are not uncommon. A MAM living in a ' section of this country where no secret societies ex­ isted, had used up all the excuses for remaining out late at night. Was heard to exclaim "Oh for a lodge." SHE that of an infant with sweet dreams that brought the shadow of a smile, now and again to the red, half-parted lips; her deep lashes lay like * shadow upon her smooth, soft cheek; the flush of health, and youth, and beauty tinted its rounded outlines. A fluttering leaf was wafted by the breeze against her palatial ear. and she awoke with a startled grunt and made for a. more retired mud- puddle. - • §i lay quite still; her sleep wtt deep and checkered A Carious Fact. Great men, whose lives are spent in the. study of color, will not paint a flower! Anything but that--a furred mantle, a jeweled zone, a silken gown, a brazen corslet, nay, an old leathern chair, or a wall-paper if you will, with utmost care and delight; bnt a flower by 110 manner of means, if avoidable. Titian, in his early work, sometimes carries a blossom or two out with affec­ tion, as the columbines in our Bacchus and Ariadne. In his portrait of Lavinia, the roses are just touched finely enough to fill their place, with the most sub­ dued red possible; while in a later por­ trait of the same there are no roses at all, but a belt of chased, golden balls, on every stud of which Titian has con­ centrated his strength, and, it is be­ lieved, forgot the face a little, so much has the mind been set on the golden belt.--Run kin. Bald-Headed Science fat Uie Lian*E |̂ Clnb. . . , ; The Secretary announced the follofl* ing scientific query: ; ' Bro. Gardner: DEAR SIR--Can thi club give any scientific explanation tor the head growing up through the hair as the cycle of time rolls round? This is a phenomenon for which I have long sought an explanation, and as a last re­ sort appeal to you, Well knowing tha thoroughness with which you go through anything. By answering yon will greatly oblige an admirer. ARKANSAS SAWTICR. Columbus, Ohio. - Elder Penstock began to ^se up and clear his throat, but the President wilted him with a glance and replied: "If de members of dis club will take a keerful squint at de top of my head dey will be astonished to preoeive dat I has been bald fur de last fo'ty y'ars. Dat is, de top of my head has growed abeve de ha'r. Why fore ? Bekase men w'ar hats an' oaps an' hold de ha'r down an' discourage it. Gin de ha'r a chanoe an' it win grow de fastest. Discourage it wid a comb, ha'r ile, dye stuffs an' hats an' caps an' it am left behind in de race. De wool which was once on top of my head am now jist above my ears an' still loo sin' ground. De only rem­ edy datl know of am to place a weight on top de head an* leave it dar until de ha'r has a chance to cotcli up."--De- fro i t Free Pre** . • iR fPr"" . OHE of the sights in Rio Janeiro is a. very dar k negro who goes abroad in a dog-oart driven by a white dandy. The driTer is a cockney, imported from London expressly to mark the wealth, -fashion and imporfenco ot Id* tpftle master.'1 Knew.His Fatha* ̂- It was on a train leaving Baltimore a passenger had his baggage piled upon the scat so as to occupy the whole of It. Along came a man looking for soma place to stow himself away. Halting in front of the seat he took in tha sit<M|t, tion, and said: , "Sir! I knew your father." /• "Did you? Pretty fair man nqr father was." "Yes, sir, I knew him. He got hia start in life by making and and selliijg an itch ointment!" "Ah! you must have known hhn for sure. Sit down--take half the seat, and welcome. I'm real glad to meet one of father's most profitable patients!" It was strange that he wouldn't ac­ cept the offer, but for some reason ha woul 'n't. 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