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Nailing NOR GILBERT PARKER. BY Th. mink officer commissioned to drmanid an interview with Enderby W fomrd and knocked at the great enhance door. It opened presently and showed within the hallway a dozen men well armed. Enderby came for- ward to meet him. "I am Sir Richard Mowbray," said the newcomer. "I am sent by Lord Rippiindale who arrives on a mission from his majesty." Enderby recognizing his visitor. mas mild in his reply. "Sir Richard Mowbray, I pray you tell Lord Ripplngdale that he is wel- comeâ€"as commissioner of the king." Mowbray smiled and bowed. “My lord begs me to ask thatyou will come forth and speak with him, Sir John 1" "My compliments to Lord Rippingâ€" dale. Sir Ric-hard. and say that I can better entertain his majesty's commis- siom‘r within my own house." "And all who unit with him i" asked the young officer, with a dry sort of smile. "My lord and his officers andgenâ€" tlemenz. but not his troopers." Mowbray bowed. and as he lifted his head again he saw the face of Mis- tress Felicity looking through the doorâ€" way of the library. Their eyes met. On a Sudden a new impulse came to his thoughts. "Sir Joh‘m Enderby." I know blow honorable a man you are. and I think I know the way you feel. But. as one gentleman. to another, per.- mit me a word of counsel. 'Ilwere bet- ter to humor my Lord Ripplingdale and to yield up to the king's demands than to lose all. Lack of money and estateâ€"that ls hard em‘ough on a sin- gle mam like me. but with a. gentleman who has the care of a dazughter, per- h'aps"â€"his look again met the young lady's faceâ€""this case is harder. A little yielde on your partâ€"â€"" said he. "1 Lord Rippingdale with him. The entrance doors were once more opened at once and by lord, in a temper, began: “You press your courtesies too far. Sir John Enderby.” “Less strenuously than the gentle- men of the road pressed their discourâ€" 'te.sies upon his majesty mud. yourself last night. my lord." "I am come upon; that business. For your bravery and loyalty. if you will accept the knightwood, and pay the sum set as the courtesy for the patent, his majesty will welcome you at court ankl raise you to a. barony. But his majesty must see that his dignity be not injured." "The king may have my I my goods as a gift, but I will not give either by these indirect means. It does not lie in a pcorsquire like me to offend the king's dignity." "You are resolved?" “I am resolved.” answered Enderby. stubbornly. "Them you _mus and yield up your est life and all t bear the conso- ates and "I will nplt yield 1" was En reply. . rMowb'ray bowed once more, and re- tired without more speaking. In'a few moments he returned. .__.â€"_â€" Cdfillllll. down to the place where his son stood. he said: _ “My sonâ€"my only son And I115 eyes filled wilh tears. His distress was 3;) moving that even my lord wqu constrained to say: "He. did it for your sake. His maj- esty willâ€"" With a gesture of despair Enderby towed and entered the house and .assed into the library. where he found is daughter. Pale airrd tearful she threw herself into hm arms. At eleven o‘clock tihnt 11.th as they sat in the same room while Lord Rip- ingdale and'hils officers supped in the dining-Poona. Sir Richard Mowbray hurriedly entered. "Come quickly." said he, "the way is clearâ€"here by this windowâ€"the sen- tinels are drunk! You will find horses by the gate of the grape garden. and two of your servingâ€"men mounted. They will take you to a hiding-place on the coastâ€"I have instructed them." As he talked he helped them through the window, and bade them good-by hurriedly, but he did not let Mistress Felicity’s hnnd drop till he had kissed it and wished her a. whispered God- speed. \Vhevn they had gone he listened for a time. but hearing no sound of sure prise. or discovery he returned to the supper room, where Garrett Enderby sat drinkimg wilih Lord Rippingdale and the cavaliers. ' Seven years went by before John Emlerby saw his socn again or set foot in End-erby House. Escaping to Hol- land on a night when everything was taken from. him save his honor and his daughter. he had lived there with Misâ€" tress Felicity. taking service in the army of the comrtry. Outlaw, as he was, his estates given over to his son, wfbo now wrried a. knighthood bestowed by King Charles. be was still a loyal subject to the dyâ€" nasty which had dishonored him When the king was beheaded at White- hall he. mourned and lamented the miserable crime with the best of his countrymen. It was about this time that he jour- neyed into France, and there he stayed Within/s daughter two years. Mistress Falki-ngham, her aunt. was with her. and watched over her 'as carefully as when. she was a child in E-nderby house. Alput this tinie, Cromwell. urged by solicutous friends of this outlaw sent wordtc him to return to England that he might employ him in foreign ser- Vioe. if he did not care to serve in Eng- land itself. Cncanwell's message was full of agreeable reflections upon his sufferings and upon the injustice that hndlxgen done bohim bythe late king. For his daughter's sake. who had never been entirely happy out of England. Enlierby returned, and was received with marked consideration by Crom- Well at \Vhftehall. “Your son. sir," said Cromwell, "limth been a follower of the man of am. He was of those notorious people who cried out against this work of God's servants when Charlies paid the pemiltty of his treason at Whitehall. Of late I have received mews; that he is of those sons of Belrial who are in- triguing to bring back the second Ohnrlcs. TWO days ago hIS was biddeu to leave Enderby House. If he be found among those who join the Scotch army to flight for the Pretender. he shall bear the penalty of his offense." ‘He has been ill advised, your High:- ness." said Enderby. "He shall be advised better." was the stern reply. "We shall have peace in England. and we will, by the help of the Lord's strong arm. rid this realm of these recalcitrath spirits. For you sir. you shall return to your estate at Emlerby, and we will use you abroad as opportunity shall occur. Your son has taken to himself the title which the man of sin conferred upon you, to your undoing." "Your highrnhss," replied Enderby. (flour-63. , . _ tierson into my himds- 10mm)” and "I have but one desire. and that is your family are under arrest. U) be eace. I have been outlawed . from dealt with hereafter as his mBJGSW England so long. and my miseries sees fit." “I will not y my person. nor my son. an of my free Will." _ _ With an incredulous smile. Rip- pingdale was about to leave and enter ield up my estates. nor (1 daughter. havo been so great. that I accept gladly what the. justice of your high- ncss gives thus freely. But I must tell your higlmess that I was no enemy on King Clharles. and am no foe to his memory. The wrong was done by “9011 fl Siege 05 “150 hon-99v Wham _h° him to me. and not returned by me to saw M118 En‘l‘u'by- and caught 8' him. and the issue is between our strange look in him [3-08- Maker and ourselves. But it is the “Young gentleman," said be, “are you a cipher in this game? A barony hangs on this. Are you as stubborn and unruly as the head of your house i" l Garrett Enilerby made no reply, but. turned and walked into the library. his father's and sister's eyes following bun d dismay. for the chance hat moment to prove hun- rwards Lord Ripping- lxis men to attack the A moment afte dale was placmg house. disposing of some to secure a timber to batter in) the door. and of e to'nmke assaults upon the rear of the buildings. linderby had placed his men advantageously to resist at- tack. giving the defense the rear .of the house to his son. Mistress helic- lty he had sent to an upper room In the I care. of her aunt. Presently the king’s men began the action. fir' whenever a figure show- oditself. an carrying a log to'batter in‘ the entrance door. Enderby 5 men did good work. bringing down four of this besiegers at the irst volley. Those who carried the log hesuated fur a moment. at: Enderby mlled en- cours i l to [1 man. . At $12? (inking moment. while call- ing to his men. he saw what struck him dumbâ€"his sun hurrymg forward wuh a flag of truce to Lord Rmpingdalel lmtanily my lord mumminded his men the - i'ro. ‘ to".{l‘y‘GodP mid Sir John. With!-: . "my sonâ€"my on y. con gm“ and turning to his men he traitor!" bode them cease 'l‘ubnming open he vocal steps "You‘seo. Sir 1110121 Rnderby. your -â€"" began my 0 . _ melt wan to maintain my rightman'd for m We sake and my daughters .‘ted the command of is!“ "us she distressed andi ." interrupted " digonmed gentleman. "but nowâ€"-â€" "But draw you yield?" _ 3 He iodine-d his hood. then lmking‘ firms. the entrance doors and waited for pride of all Englishmen that England be. well goverimd. and strong. and im- portant in tlir eyes of the nations; and all these. things has your highness achieved. I will serve my country lmnpralfly abroad. or rest peacefully here my my estate. lifting no hand against your highness. though I hold to the succession in the monarchy." Cromwell looked at him steadily and frownineg for a minute. then. presâ€" ently. his face clearing. he said: "Your Words detached from your character. sir, would be Iraitorous; but as We stand. two gentlemen of Eng- laml face 110 face. they seem to me like the words of an! honest man.and I love fume-sly before all other things. Get to your home. sir. You must not budge from it until I sen:l_for you. Then. as proof of your fidelity to the ruler of your country, you shall go on whatever mission I send you." "Your highness, I will do what: seems my duty in' the hour of your muons." “You shall do the will of the Lord," answered the Protector. and, bowing a farewell. turned upon his heel. Enderby looked after him a moment. then turned towards the door. and as he went out to mount his horse he mut- tered to himself: "The will of the Lord as ordained by Oliver Cmmwellâ€"«humphP' Then he rode away up through Tra- falgar square and into the 'I‘ottenham court road, and so on out into the Shires until he came to House. Outside all was as he had left if.- seven years before. though the hedges were not so well kept. and the grass “We? before the house. An air of kmeliness pervaded all the. place. No om met him at the door. He rode round into the courtyard and called.; A man servant came out. From him he learned that four of Cromwell's sol- diers were quartered in the house i that all tho nld servants. cave two. were : gone. and that two days before his son had been expelled the place byl Enderby é Cromwell's order. there “as less change. Boon compan- ion of the boisterous cavalier: ashis son had been, the young man's gay hours had been spent more away from Enderby House than it it. _ \V-hen young Enderby was driven from his father's house by Cromwell. he determian to join the Scotch army which was expected soon to welcome Charles the second from France. There he would be. in contact -\V'llll Lord Rippingdale and his majesty. When Cromwell was driven from his place. great honors might await him. Hearng in London. however. that his fat her had returned. and was gone on to the estate. he turned his horse about and rode back aga'n, traveling by night chiefly and reached Enderby House four days after his father's arrival there. He found his father seated alone at the dinner table. Swinging Wide open the door of the dining-room he strode aggressively in. . The old man stood up in his place at the table and his eyes brightened his brain was quickened by the thought that perhaps. after all his wrong-domg. the boy had come back to stand by him. a repentant prodigal. . He was a man of warm and firm spirit, and _now his breast heaved with his emotions. This boy had been the apple of his eye. Since the day of his birt.h_he had looked for great things from him. and had seen in him the refined perpetua- tion of the sturdy race of the E-nder- bye. He counted himself but a rough sort of country gentleman. and the re- fined faoe_of his son had. suggested the country gentleman cast in a finer mould. He was about to speak kindly ms of old, but the young man, With cluttering spurs. came up to the other end of the table. and with a dry m- solence he said: "By whose invitation do you come here i" The blood fled from the old man's heart. For amoment he felt sick. and his face turned white. He dropped his head a little and looked at his son steadily and mournfully. " Shall a man need an invitation to his own house. my son ?" be said at last. The arrogant lips of the young man tightened; he tossed up his head. " The house is .mine. I am the master here. You are an outlaw!" "An outlaw no longer." said the old man. ” for the Protector has granted me again the home of which I was cruelly dispossessed." " The Protector is a rebel i" an- swered the young man.and his knuck- les rapped petulantly upon the table. “I stand for the Kingâ€"for King Charles the Second. When you were dispos- sessed his late martyred majesty made me master of thisestatc. and a knight also." The old man's hands clinched in the effort to rule himself to quietness. “You are welcome to the knight- hood which I have never accepted," said be: "but for these estatesâ€"" Nor King nor Country. up and down with emotionâ€" "but for these estates, sir. no law nor king can take them from me. I am John En- derby, the first son of a first son. the owner of these estates. since the time my mother gave me birth. You sir. are the first of our name that ever was a traitor to his house 1" So intent were the two that they did not see or hear three men who drew aside the curtains at the end of the room and stood spying upon themâ€" three of Cromwell's men. Young En- derbv laughed sneeringly and an- swered: " It was a king of England that gave Enderby Manor to the Enderbys. The king is the source of all estate and honor. and I am loyal to the king. He is a traitor who spurns the king's honor and defies it. He is a traitor who livnks his fortunes with that vile. murderous upstart, that blethering hypocrite. Oliver Cromwell! I go to Scotland to join Kingr Charles. and before three months are over his maj- esty will have come into his own again, and. I into my own bore at En- derby l" The old man trembled fieroeness of his emotions. “I only am master here," he said, “ and 1 should have died upon this threshold ere my Lord Rippingdale and the king’s men had ever crossed it. but for you. an Enderby. who deserted me in the conflict: a coward who went over to the enemies of our house!" The young man's face twitched with a malignant anger. He suddenly started forward, and with a side-long blow struck the father with the flat of his sword. A red ridge of bruised flesh instantly rose upon the old man's cheek and car. He caught the arm of this chair by which he stood. stagger- im‘g back as though he had received a mortal wound. "No. no, no!" he said, his voice gulping with misery and horror. " No. nol Kill me. if you will; but I cannot fight you! Oh, my God! my God i" he gasped scarcely above a whisper. " Unnatural! unnatural !" He said no more. for upon the in- stant, four men .entered the room. They were of Cromwell's Ironsi'des. Young Enderby looked around swiftly, ready to fight. but he saw at once that be was trapped. The old man also laid his hand upon his sword, but he saw that the case was hopeless. He dropped into his chair and leaned his head upon his hands. Two months went by. The battle .of Dunbar was fought. and Charles ihad lost it. Among the prisoners was .Garrett Enderby. who had escaped from his captors on the way from En- der‘by House to London. and had joined the Scotch Army. He was now upon trial for his life. Cromwell's an- ger against him “as violent. The other prisoners of war were treated as Isuch and were merely confined to pri- son. but. young Enderby was charged iwith blasphemy and sedition, and With assaulting one of Cromwell’s officersâ€" for on that very day that young lEnderby made the assault. Crom- gwell's foreign commission for John ,Enderby was un its way to Lincoln- shire. 1 Of the four men who had captured Garrett Enderby aé Enderby House three had been kille in battle..and the other had deserted. The father was thus the chief witness against his son. He was recalled from Port 1. where he ind been engaged upon romwell's business. The young man's judges leaned for- ward expectantl us John Enderby Itook his place. he Protector himself lost among them. "lt'hat is your name. sir i" . Cormwell. "John Enderby. your highneeo.‘ wit h the asked Inside the house expectantly when he saw his son. for_ _._._____â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" " It hath been said that you hold a. title given you by the man of sin." " I have never taken a title from any man .your highness." A look of s-uxsfaciion crossed the gloomy and puritanical faces of ihe officeis of the court quriial. Other questions were put. and then came the vital points. To (be first of these. as to whether young Enderby had uttered malignant and seditious libels against the Protector the old man would an- swer nothing. “ What _speech hath ever been be- tween. my son and myself." he Sild, "is between my son and myself only." A start of anger traveled round the. seats of the court-martial. Young Enderb watched his father curiously and sul enly. (To Be Continued.) THE COCOANUT. Some Facts About the Tree. and Its Vuln- nble Fruit. The cocoanut is one of the most valuable fruits known. It its native land it furnishes food. shelter. clothing and a pleasant livelihlixxl, says an ex- change. _ The majority of the cocoanuts used in this country come from Central Ain- erica. as far down as Columbia and the Spanish Main. The different islands of the. “'est Indies, especially the Islands of Cayman and St. Andrew. contribute large numbers. The little Island of San Blas furnishes the nut of the heaviest meat. the handsoniest nut and easiest to work. The number of them. however. is extremely small. The cociximil'. is singularly worm- proof. There is. however. one worm. a kind of borer. which attacks the tree itself. It starts from the ground and works its way up through the mid- (Lle of the tree. where the sap runs. and eventually kills the tree. The leaves of the coroauiiit tree are like palm leaves, fifteen feet long. The blossoms and buds are treated by the natives to produce a liquid call~ ed arrack. which is very inltcxwziting. The tree grown from fifty to 150 years. and yields every year about. 100 ‘nuts. There are on. one tree at the same time buds. blossoms and fi'uit_rupe._ and green and in all stages of ripening. The fruit dro s off at night. .A.‘ pulled nut is worth‘ess. The milk insude of. it turns sour shortly afterwards and be- comes green. Brushes are made of the fiber of the trees. The cocoamllt wood. takes a very fine polish. and it 18 large- ly used for floors. being polished With the husk of the nut; and a. little bees- wax. The unit in its native state is soft. tender and spongy. To take off the shell when the nut is perfectly fresh. Is very easy. ARE WOMEN LOVELY? A German baron has taken it upon himself to reply to a. book recently published with the title of. " The Deter- ioration of Manly Beauty." This work was written by a woman. and the bar- on replies with a savage onslaught on prevailing ideals of female loveliness. He calls his work "Defects of “"0031â€" an’s Beauty; an Anthropometrical and Aesthetic Study." This dignified title hardly prepares the readers for the strong, unvarnished manner in which the baron treats his subject. He agrees with Schopenhauer in his denunciation of those misguided millions who find comeliness in the “unâ€" dergrown, smallâ€"shouldered, bigâ€"hipped, and shortâ€"legged sex." How much more grateful to the clear eye of art should be the noble proportions of the pro- perly developed man, argues the bar- on. . By numerous measurements. which it is not necessary to give here, he proves to his own satisfaction that geometri- cally the female is a failure, and that the male form is a success. Woan themselves have shown since the days of Eve in the garden. the baron says. that. they appreciate their inferiority in this respect. They have concealed their limbs in flowing garments, reaching sometimes to the knee, sometimes to the ankle. sometimes to the feet, but always far enough to hide the defects in their pro- portions. 'l‘hey now not only conceal their proportions to a large extent. he says, but they always seek to alter them. moving their waist up or down with stays. squeezing in their natural figures here, and building them out there, and not scorning hoopskirts, bus- tles and crinoline in order to make themselves look as little as possible like nature made them. The ballet girl would seem to con- found part of the baron’s argument. but he does not yield to this apparent de- fiance of his logic. The baron seems to feel that, after he has put forth his most forcible argu- ments and has exhausted his most dis- criminating criticisms. he is still en- listed in a losing fight. for he adds plaintively: " But most of the men of our Limes have ceased to rceive the defects of female beauty. Voman has deceived and misled her admirers so many gen- erations with her smooth. long gowns, that only a. few. educated by research and by constant practice in measur- ing the proportions of the female form. fully clothed. have gained that clear. {unbiased view which enables them to ‘appreciate how skillfully woman has carried out the delusion as to her fig- ure." ~-.... . __ SCOTTISH CHIEF'S IGNOBLE FATE. A descendant of Rob Roy. the famous gIIighland outlaw. recently died in a; Scottish poor-house. He was chieftain of one of the principal branches of the Clan Gregor. and there is considerable indignation that such a historic person- age should have been allowed to spend g his last days in the in}; of a pan er Haste-ad of that of a. ilted Gael. he lpanper was the last. descendant of Gre- ‘ gor Ghlu-n Dhu (mack Knee). the nop- r hew of Rob Boy. who received a com- misssion from Prince Charles as Colon- el In the Scottish army at the time of the Highland rebellion. ITEMS OF lNTEREST ABOUT THE BUSY YANKEE. Neighborly interest in I'll: Dologs-â€"Mstterl_ of Moment and funk Gathered from “In Daily Record. Mm. Cora Curran. of Concord. Ky. in a paper-hanger of such skill that she has won the praise of the townspeople. The oldest house in Main is said to be the Sylvester house. at Small Point, the age of which is put at. 150 years. .\ hen that laid an egg smaller than a robin's eg at Cottage Grove. Ore. rack- led ‘ust as though she. had done her who e duty. On a train between Boston and Port- land a mail clerk discovered a letter addressed to I’mnkfox-I.»oii-l.bc-)Iain which was being sent to Maine. Robins and Mayflowers have already been reported in various parts of Maine, whde other pu1~is_of the Stat).l are still in. ihe throes of Winter. Some extra men of the Portland, On. Fire Department accepted passes to a 50mm show. They failed to hear an alarm which struck during the play. and were fined $2 each. In the police. court of Louisville. Ky. a prisoner charged with disorderly con- duct. secured his dismissal by answer- ing, when asked where he lived. that he didn't live, just boarded. A Utican paid a visit recently for the. first. time in fiftybne years to Alex- andria, Va.. to make. a search for the house where he boarded in 1846 while recruiting for the Mexican wnr. No nettle shirt is needed by the clei~ gynnin who has charge of the German Baptist. churches at: 'l‘oneka and {\tchi- son. Kan. who is reminded of his ob- ligations every time. he is addressed. He. is the Rev. Elibcirue. The sixth wife of it Rushville, Ind., man who died lately received $1,000 by his will, an antenuptial agreement bar- ring her from any share in his estate otherWIse. Some of his previous wives divorced. have been drawing liberal al- unony. Floridians in the neighborhood of Kissimmee carry on a. profitable but straggling winter industry disposing of otter skins at $4 or $5 each: In Kis- simmee two firms this season ,have purchased 1,200. But there is no sys- tematic effort. to make the most of the Lndustry. Mrs. C. K. T-horp of \Vashi-ngton, Ind., wife of a former Mayor of that city. held up at the point of a revolver a young man who had slapped her son. and forcing him to kneel in the street. she home-whipped him in the face im- hil blood was drawn. Then she lectured lin. Recent experiments by the curious at Portland, Ore. have revived recollec- tions of a primitive light used in the early days of the settlements along the called smells candlefish. The dried called smells candlcflesh. The dried smells burngis well as candles and give off an appetizmg odor. There were regrets i-n Emporiu,l{zm.. that schedules had not been differently arranged when an advertisement of a railroad excursion to Port Arthur apâ€" pea red in the paper. setting forth that " there Will be no charge for births for theirIp, provided twenty-five persona desxre. to avail themselves of this ac- oommodation." Offers of too much for one's money are regarded with skepticism in parts of Missouri, where the Populist‘s trail is visible still. as 0. Springfield dry goods store found out when it offered to sell during one and one-half hours of a cor- taui (lay fiveâ€"cent; calico at one cent per yard and drew a crowd of 7,000 persons. to sell only $30 woth of goods in all. About: 700 rabbits were killed in a drive along the Crooked River in Crook county. On. file line of heaters extend-o ing at the start four miles. A mile. and a half from the corral a small creek had to be crossed. When the stream unis reached there were several thous- and rabbits on the run. but they were turned back by the water and most of them escaped their pursuers. “'mnen's rights seem to be exten- sively shared in some parts of Maine, according to a notice. published in the; Pismtaquis Observer: " Remember the substantial dinnerâ€"baked beans, brown bread, pastr . et(-...â€"to be served at R».â€" lief Corps I all. North street, Foxcmft. Voters. 15 cents. Non-voters. nu-aning‘ minors. Indians. paupers. idiots and wo- menâ€"10 cents." John Ilorrigan. known as " Praying John." of Ellis, Kim. has made it an unvarying practice. as long as any ro- sident of the place can remember. to go out upon the prairie at sunrise and at sunset, no matter what the weather or season or his condition of beali h. and there In offer up prayer. "its knees have warn away the turf and hardened the. soil at the. place of his devolion‘s. John Parshall, an army veteran, died at his home in Indianapolis on St. Pat- rick‘s Day at. the age of fl“) years. He was a driver of an ammunition wagon in the Alexander expedition sent to Salt Lake City fa force Brigham Young to vacate his office in favor of the Hum-4m- sor appointed by President Buichanan. and helped to burst in a gate that kept the lwnioging party out of the cap".- al. lie was also one of the six men who buried Wilkes Boolh. A citizen of South Auburn. Me, who lost his vote 7| year ago because he could not bring himself to announce his name to a poll officer with whom he was not on speaking terms. at the last town election refused to give his full name to the officers lmmuse be con- sidered that lbs-y knew Well enough who be was. Finally. after Punisulling the Registration Hoard regarding tho question. he came back in the pol-e and, wnformml lo the law.