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• UNSEEN.! ;. —- _ ' "And where is God?" the Doubter" asked/ "I do not see Him anywhere. Behind what creature la Ho masked. In sea, on earth, in clouds, in air "Where are th* violets?' asked the child "l do not see them, yet I know >(~" Although the winds are blowing wild They are alive beneath the snow." Doaaboe's Magazine. —_—__ l _ ii _ i i _ i^u l _ aj jj^j n <Y7 c£sa un leu i ■ i ii ii he mi. cr> MAID across the way, who, at J£\ the moment, was engaged in ** pulling down the blind prepara tory to the lighting of the lamp, is ready to testify that the young man was dressed in a summer suit of light fray, tan shoes and a straw hat with a blue ribbon; tuat he approached the cottage of the. Klngsleys, opposite, without hesitation, opened the screen floor without ringing, and—that la all •he knows about the case. She is perfectly correct, as far as «he goes. After closing the screen floor behind him, he tripped up th«> •tairs, with his straw hat in his hand, went to the rear end of the uppc-r hull, and entered the bedroom on his right. Near the threshold he stopped, gnzed Intently Into the large mirror over the flresser, smiled, and then continued on his way direct to the dresser, after ar riving at -which, he looked at himself hi the mirror as he pulled his reddish mustache, and arranged the stray hairs »f his head at the part 'which was in the middle). Re then opened the up per drawer of the bureau, took out a brush and comb—the former of which bo tried on his light hair; took out a pair of lady's gloves, which he tossod back again; took out a purse, which he examined and threw abruptly in oae corner of the drawer, and turning tbout, crossed the room and disap peared behind a gay curtain that hung »ver a doorway. At the very moment that the young man disappeared from the bedroom, Mrs. Kingsley's voice might have been heard—probably was heard —in the lower hall. It was not a monologue. Another voice penetrated tho stillness of the seaside cottage—an infant's voice, which Mrs. Kingsley strove to subdue by a reiterated reference to a bottle of milk which mamma would presently produce. r "There —there —mamma get his bot tle right away—mamma put him down and get his bottle —there—there." As this dialogue proceeded (the baby's side of which we leave to be Imagined), Mrs. Kingsley and her son passed up the stairs, through the up per hall, and entered the bedroom from which the young man had just disap peared. The mother laid her baby on the bed near the gay curtain suspended over the doorway, lignted the gas and turned it low, and flew down again to prepare th« refreshment for which her 6on was still pouring forth his pas sionate petition. The bottle with which Mrs. Kingsley presently returned is worthy of de scription—-not for its naked self, be cause it was an ordinary nursing bot tle, but on account of the manner in which it wns prepared for use. It was enveloped in a knit wuahrag, fastened with safety pins, the object not being to conceal its nakedness, but to afford ft >ne.-m« of fastening the bottle in flace on the pillow, to which It was pinned at the base, and thus allowed to rotate and accommodate itself to the movement! of the child, without getting beyond his reach. The bnby haying been lnid with his bfiek to the dim light and his face to ward the giij curtain, the bottle was pinned in place, and immediately si lence foil upon the Kingsley cottage. The sheet was gently laid over the tiny form, a dozen mother touches, too rapid to be followed and too subtle to be explained, were laid here and there •bout the child, and. as quietly as a •pirit niijjht have come and gone, tv« mother left the room. Lulled by the strong probability that the Infant had been left on the thresh- Md of repose, Mrs. Klngsley went soft ly down the stairs, as thouga her foot step* on the carpet might wake him. Her mind was filled with visions of a quiet rock In the hammock swung in a *"iad3» corner of the veranda. As she reached the lower hall, these •elfish thoughts were harshly disturbed by the sounds of suppressed laughter, and the vague outlines of two female tgures close to the screen door. "The Idea!" said one voice. "I'd as «oon ask her as not" "It's awfully good of you. And •rhat a cote veranda for such an af —such a delightful place to bang fee lanterns," said the other voice. Mrs. Klngsley stood still. She di vined what was in store for her. She **ked herself whether there was any «ore sleep tor/ the baby. Then she sprang forward and opened the door. "Whr. Mia. Kiniralay. do tou know. we have come to ask the queerest thing of you " "Oh. Miss Knickerbocker," said Mrs. Kingsley. "Yes, and my friend, Miss Van Ev era. Miss Van Evera, Mrs. Kingsley. Do you know, we have been surprised by Miss Van Evera and her friends— a bicycle party from town —and we hnve such utterly forlorn accommoda tions at our little cottage, that mamma Insisted I should come and ask you— the most absurd thing -" "Isn't it too funny! But, Mrs. Kings ley, I do think you have the most de lightful veranda," said Mlsa Van Ever a. "It Is pleasant," assented Mrs. Kingiley, putting her head into the hall, to hoar whether or not the baby was crying. "It is really too good of you. Mrs Kingsley," continued Miss Knioker bocker. "Do you know, they have all brought lanterns with tLem, and if we might hang them about the veranda— we will not, of course, give you the least trouble about it—and then, if we might have the use of your kitchen to prepare the refreshment—Just take * V ' J Bf^ *I^(B^^~!st^ ■J^^^^'^'^ -, • *^ "I SEE WHT HE WANTED THE BABY." possession, you know, and come and go—like the Arabs, you know —thank you—it's awfully good of you " And they were gone. Mrs. Kingsley then went to the door of the bedroom where her baby lay, and hearing fretful notes from him, she entered. Baby still had bis back to the light and his face to the gay curtain. His arms were outstretched and In motion, and his tinkers were in rapid action, as though driving a screw. With a magic only possessed by her. the mother quickly composed the nerves of her little one, and left him again with the rubber nipple eagerly compressed between his toothlesa gums. As she accomplished this she heard a multitude of feet and a Jangle of voices on the veranda, and she hastened down to welcome the storm ing party and prepare the lower part of the house for their entertainment. The veranda was already thronged by a chattering party of young people, the lawn was strewn with their bi cycles, and Chinese lanterns were be ing suspended from the many inviting scrolls nnd pendants between the pil lars. The lower interior of the cot tage was quickly lighted and turned over to the merry-makers, and the committee on refreshments was giwu possession of the kitchen. It has been said that when Mrs. Kingsley laid her baby down the tirst time that evening his face was to ward the gay curtain. He knew that after he had sufficiently enjoyed the bottle, he was expected to close his eyes In infant slumber for at least an Imur or two, and be intended doing It; but just as he was about to begin the end of that day's consciousness, he saw the gay curtain move aside, and a young man, dressed in a summer suit of light gray, t/m shoes, and a straw hat with a blue ribbon, enter the room. The young man stood still, for a mo ment, near the bed, and looked at the baby, smiling. The baby dropped the bottle, and smiled back at the young man. The young man seemed charm ed by this, and going around the bed, gat down on its edge, and held up a finger over the baby. The baby turn ed and grasped It and said: "00-00-oo." The young man moved the Impris oned finger about slowly an instant, and then released it and went to the door leading into the hall, and put his ear to the key-hole. He then cau tiously opened the door and left It ajar, and went to the bureau. He was about to open the drawer, when a motion caught his eye In the glass. The baby was watching him. Just the! th« screen door slammed below stairs, and Mrs. Klngsley was on her way up. The young man run to the bedroom door, closed It, and the baby saw him disappear behind the gay curtain. Although the baby had not the pow er to coininunicat* hlg vision to his mother, he knew enough to watch the gay curtain while he applied himself to big slumber-producing bottle. His mother had not gotten downstairs when the curtain moved again, and the same young man reappeared. This time the young man went straight to the door and opened It, and quickly stepped to the dresser, opened the drawer, and actively searched for something. Presently he took out a glass box, removed the cover, drew out something which sparkled even in the dim light of the room, and which he stepped to th« gas to examine. I turning up the Jet a little. In order to I do so. "00-00-oo," said the baby, turning himself completely about and stretch ing out his arms as though reaching for the sparkling gems. The young man smiled, and seating himself on the bed near the baby, held up to his admiring gaze a magnificent "■unburst" diamond pin. There was a murmur of voices on the veranda, which seemed to the young man to be pouring into the house. There seemed to be other jewels In the box, to which he turned his atten tion, at the s/ime time holding the diamonds bev'ore the baby, whose little arms wj>re extended, and his fingers working. Suddenly the baby made a desperate grab for the gem, and be fore th» young man could prevent it, he had put it in his mouth. At tie very same instant, a lady 1* voice was heard calling up the stairs: "You'll find it In the closet behind the rtd curtain, in the baby's room, the first door to the right." "All right," answered another voice half waj up. Th« young man did not disappear behind the gay curtain this time, but, snat;li.ing the living casket with its Jewel, he Bprang Into the hall and ran do'^rn the back stairs. The young ladies who were dishing out ice cream in the kitchen were sur prised by the sudden appearance In their midst of a young gentleman carrying a baby. He was a smart looking young man, wearing a light suit of summer clothes, tan shoes and a straw hat with a blue ribbon. He seemed anxious to reassure them. "Excuse me, ladles, for thus uncere moniously coming into your midst; but I am Mrs. Kingsley's brother, Tom. The baby was crying, and I hated to call Its mother away from her guests. So I slipped down the back way. Babj and I will take a turn about under the trees." The young mat had his hand oa the knob of the outer door, when that leading into the dining room was abruptly opened and Mrs. Kingsley en tered, with blanched cheeks "This Is carrying the joKe a little too far. Somebody has taken my " "Baby?" Inquired the refreshment committee. In chorus. "You are all welcome to the house, 1 but if you can get along without the baby, I'd rather you worild." "We dont want the baby," cried the committee. "It was all your broth er's idea, bringing the baby down." "My brother? What brother?" transfixing the young man with a look. "Your brotlur Tom, there," snid the committee, pointing to the young man who held the Infant. "Wasn't it your idea, Mr. ** The young man bowed assent. "I have no brother Tom," exclaimed Mrs. Kingsley, Indignantly. "What do you mean, sir, with my baby in your arms; and who are you." 'Tardon me, madam, 1 thought you had a brother Tom. The baby war restless, and I—good-evening, ladies," saW the young man, setting the baby in its mother's arms, and passing out into the n'-ht. "That baby's choking, Mrs. Kings lev," saiil one of the young ladies, "lie's growing black in the face." "Mercy on us, what next!" exclaim ed the poor mother, running her fore finger down the infant's throat, and bringing up—the diamond pin! "That man is a burglar," cried Mrs. Kings ley; "somebody give chase to him on a bicycle." Every one in the party volunteered. but there was one young gentleman who could :;ot go, because his wheel was missing. "Oh, now I see," said Mrs. Kings ley, when she had put the baby back in the bed and restored the sunburst to its place in the glass box, "why he wanted to take the baby."—Waverley Magazine. More Elegant Phrase. Florence — never was so annoyed! The man had no business In the yard anyway, and when I went to the win dow to see wbat be was doing he had the Impudence to exclaim, "Massage!" Gertrude —For goodness* «Hk6J.wJiat* could he havemeant by that? *\-~ " Florence Well, of course, lie said "rubber," but "massage" Is more ele gant, dost you 7—Boston Tray script. WHIN SCHOOL OPENS: SOMf "DON'TS" TOR PARENTS Do not believe all that your children tell you about school. There was only one George Washington, and he U dead. Do not tell the teacher that Wllli* will not He. She probably knows ba* ter. Do not condemn the teacher with out a fair hearing. That is Accorded to even the worst criminal. There art usually two sides to a story. Do not send a scathing note to th* teacher by Nellie, the contents *t which she knows. Her aggressive look of triumph is not soothing, and tin teacher is only human. Do not make unfavorable comment upon the methods of the teacher In the presence of your child. Send him to carry in the wood while you are doing so, if it must be done. Do not plead lack of time to visit th« school. There is no excuse for shirk* !nk a duty. Do not reproach the teacher with the fact that 'Tommy has not learned a single thing the entire year." She is not responsible for his lack of brains. Do not send a verbal request to have Jessie's scat changed. Then is often oo vacant seat, and one change usu ally means at least half a dozen. Do not expect the teacher to man age without friction a child whom you yourself have never been able to con trol. Do not insist" that the teacher ii keeping your child back through spite She will hardly risk her reputation at an instructor to gratify a persona) grudge, however disagreeable the cbJU may be. Do not forgot that the rmrent owet 1 duty to the teacher .lust as Purely a* the tencher does to the child. —Alice Cook Fuller. THE POSTAL SERVICE. A High Standard of Devotion to Duty In Maintained. One clerk was busy throwing mall In a combination smoker and baggage car, when suddenly, without an Instant's waVLflug, he felt the car leap from the track and L-as^tJ a terrific crash. When he regained consciousness the wrecf* presented tills chaotic condition: Thi two forward cars had been plunged down a seventy-foot embankment; the combination car landed in an upright position with the rear trucks on the roof, every seat In the smoking com partment being utterly demolished, while on the floor of the mall compart ment was a huge angular stone weigh ing not less than half a ton. How the mail clerk escaped unhurt will ahvaya be a mystery, says the World's Work. There Is probably no department of the government service In which a higher standard of devotion to duty Is maintained than In this. During a heavy freshet on the Susquehanna Riv er, in 1800, all bridges were swept away and the railroad tracks along the banks practically destroyed. Four mall clerks remained in their car until the water rising and flowing through the doors compelled them to take to an im provised raft which consisted of pieces of floating sidewalks and other debris of the Inundation, lashed together. On this trail craft they put their pouches, and carefully propeJllng by poles along with the current, gained the postofflce, a mile away. They found this aban doned, with elgJit feet of watex In the street at that point. They were almost exhausted and their condition waa pre carious. Finally, however, they were rescued by boats and taken Into houses through the second-story win dows. The letter mail was all Intact und in fairly good condition. Some time ago Lhe "ruu" *»n a Wert era road was "short" a clerk because of sickness. An official of the service happened to be ou the train and volun teered his services. For fifteen hours he stuck to his work at the letter case. In the journey of more than 500 miles he had only a sandwich or two for food, and stood on his feet without re lief. There are other instances on ree 'nrd where entire crews nave stood to the work without food for twenty-four hours. Preferred Arrent. A thief broke into a large mansion early in the morning and found him self la the music room. Hearing foot steps approaching, he hid behind a screen. From 7 to 8 o'clock the eldest daugh ter bad a lesson on the piano. From 8 to 9 o'clock the second daughter took a singing lesson. From 9 to 10 o'clock the eldest son had a violin lesson. From 10 to 11 o'clock the other son took a lesson on the flute. At 11 o'clock all the brothers atM sisters assembled and studied an ear splitting piece for the piano, violin, flute and voice. The thief staggered out from behind the screen at half past 11 and, falling At their feet, cried. "For mercy's sake have me arrested, but stop!" Every time a woman sees the hide ous underwear on the line which th« men have to wear, me must be grate 'ul that she Is a woman. Too many family Bibles are more ornamental than useful. I tap r*"y —-^ JiKPilPiirß Cunning Hint*. Kqunl parts of currant juice and su gar gives a delicious flavor to eaiuuxl black raspberries. The gummed flap* of unused en velopes furnish handy strips to mart Jelly, Jam, etc., plainly. Don't risk spoiling a can of choice fruit for the cost of a new rubber band for the top of the fruit Jar. If In canning fruit old rubbers must be used on the jars, try using two at a time to keep the contents of the Jar air-tight Should the Jelly threaten to boll over while cooking blow hard on the foam lug liquid and it will at once subside. I To prevent Jam sticking to the kettle I when cooking, pour a few drops of olive oil in the kettle and rub It over the bottom with a bit of clean tissue paper. In cooking gooseberries a piece of baking soda the size of a pea. used with a quart of the tart fruit, will materially reduce the amount of sugar required to sweeten. Savory Steiik. Take one pound or more of beer «teak, according to your requirements. Dredge thickly with flour arid sprink.'e with pepper and saJt. Grease a plo dish, scatter chopped onion over, and then lay in the steak, cover with slices of onion and tie down wit'.h a greased paper. Let this bake very slowly for three-quarters of an hour. Mix togeth er one teaspoonful of curry powder and one teaspoonful of pea flour, a cup ful of stock and the juice of half a lemon. Pour this over the beef and then tie It down again and let it bake slowly for one hour and a half, or until tender. To serve, place the meat on a dish with the onion on top, thicken and flavor the gravy and pour it round. Garnish with small heaps of boiled vegetables, cut into fancy shapes. CiiHtard Souflle. For custard souffle make a white sauce, using three tablesi>oonfuls of butter, six tablespoonfuls of flour, one pint of hot milk and three tablenpoon fuls of .sugar to sweeten. Stir in the well-beaten, yolks of six eggs and set ft way to coal. Then fold in the stif fened whites and bake in cups or paper cases for half an hour In a moderate oven. Serve with creamy sauce, which Is made as follow*: Beat three. table spoonfuls of butter and six tablespoon ful* of »ugar to a cream. Add two tablespoonfuis of wine and two table spoonfuls of cream, beating vigorously. Just before serving warm the mixture over hot water. Wild Grape Murmalarie. Take the wild green grapes, cut open with a small knife and remove the seeds. Allow a pound of sugar to ea<.'b pound of fruit. Put the grapes in the preserving kettle with a little water and boil twenty minutes. Add the su gar and cook until a drop poured in a saucer will hold its shape. Re move at once and pour ln oups or glass es. In putting up the winter store of Jellies it is always a good plan to till some small cheese pots or egg cup> for use ln the children's lunch baskets. Pickled Apples. Make a syrup after this rule: Two pounds of sugar to one quart of vin egar, one teaspoonful cloves, two tea spoonfuls cinnamon, one grated nut meg. Drop in large apples peeled, cored and cut in quarters, or whole crab apples, taking carp that the syrup cover fruit. Boil until tender but not broken, then place In cans or jars; boll vinegar twenty minutes longer and pour over fruit Peaches, pears, grapes and other fruit may be pickled after this recipe. Strawberry Cream. Place an ounce of gelatine two ta blespoonfuls—in a granite Mucepau, with cold water enough to rover, two t&bleapoonfuls of iK>wdere<l sugar and the Juice of a lenioji; let dissolve, then mix over a gentle heat. Press a pint of berrlea through a sieve, strain tii« gelatine In and set away to cool; when cokl add a pint of whipped omun and stir the whole lightly. Set on ice until firm. How xo Make Tea. Heat the teapot by rinsing with hot water. Put half an ounce of tea in the teapot for each Quart to be ramie. Pour boiling water on the tea. Bet on back of stove wfcere It will keep hot, but not boil, for five minutes —not more. Then serve at once. Crab Apple*. Cut in small pieces wlrthout peeling; remove cores carefully, then stew un til soft. Add two teacupsful sugar for each quart can, and can game as first. The deep crimson crab apples art much nicer for canning or m*icing jell/ than any other.