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IT DOES NOT MATTER. ELLA wi[EELER. It does not matter very much to me Thro' what strange ways my path way now may lead. Snce I know that it rims away from thee I give It little heel. It does not matter If in calm or strife Shall ebb andl flow for mn, the fut.res tide. It. had but one great longing in mv life, And that hAs been denied. It does not matter if I stand or fall, Or walk with Kings with or the rank or flic, Life's loftiest aims and best ambitions all Were centered in thy smile. It does not. matter what the wo-ld may say. I feel no interest in it blames or pr-aie, I only know we dwell apart to-day, Atil sI.all t bro e(dless (ay.. it does not matter! For my palsied heart Is 11111111) to o or to pleasure's touch, Since it must 1 he lat we two drift apart. Why, nytthing matter's mnm~eh. lIoi-ro IsaGIN IHOUSEKEEPING. 'You say you want to marry my flaughter?' 'Yes sir.' 'Are you prepared to give her a pleasant home and the luxuries to which she has always beein ae tomed ?' 'I don't believe I am sir : I on ly get seven dollars a week.' 'Yes. Well, do you know that young wonIJen nowadays expect to begin house-keeping in the same style their parents leave off?' 'Oh, yes ; I know all about that.' 'You do. Vell, how can you reconcile seven dollars a week with my surroundings?' '1-I though: ,' responded the in telligent young man, while his fae beanel with love and hope, 'thai we could live right aloig with you, you know, until the time came foi you-to le9ve off, and then the matter woild-wouild sort of reg. Slate itself, you k now.' WArr WVA6 ON his F4ACE.-"I t here anything on my face, Jim ? asked one boy of another, as the~ issue fronm their mother's pantry, where they had been sampling thc j am. "Yes,"' said the other with a grmn. "Oh, where is it?" excitedly, au footsteps were heard approachin~ the kitchen ; "is it big?" ''You bet ; it's immense." "'Oh, my !" getting out his hand kerchief, and rubbing his face fu. rioutsly. "Is it off ?'' "Nope." "Well, where is it, then? Quick [ hear ma comning." "Rihtin the middle of 30m lie madle frantic digs at his face thmen whispered: "Is it off ?" in an agonizing tone as ma enteredI the room. "Nope," wvas the laconic reply, *'Well, what is it? ' lie wa: fairly shivering with terror, and dlaredt not turu around. "Your nose," coolly answered .lim. as he opnedn the back (00 Bringing Him to the Point. The other niightv wlen one of our prominent society young men called to see his girl, he found her mother sitting quietly before the lire. After bidding him "good evening,' she looked him full in the face and said; 'Do you really love my daugh ter Emma?' 'Well-ah-ah my dear mad ame,' stammered the yowtb, turp ing red in the face, 'I have only been coming to see your daughter two months, and I really think you are a little premature in piopoulnd ing such a question.' "That's where we differ young man. If the seed of your sowing now will bring forth a matrimonial harvest, I'm willing to put up with you awhile longer, but it you are coming here three nights out of the week just to pass away time you had better cease coming at once.' -Yes. Well, really, nadane.' put in the youth, his voice all in a qui'v er, 'since you press me so closely for an answer I imust freely adimit that I am ver'V fond of Emma, and Ithat I live foi her alone-' 'Yes,' broke in the anxious man ma ; 'that's the trouble with you young men ; you waste too much time livinfg for a girl alone, when you ought to be living with her. I'm a )lain- old-fashioned woman and always siy what I think. Now I') willing to give a month longer as a trial, but if at the end of that time I don't see a spankin' fine iiew ring on Emma s finger vour vitits to this house will be cut off.". And then to the great relief of the young man she left the. room and sent in her daugzh ter, who, of course, was utterly unconscious of the 'good licks' her mother had been pitting in fbr her. A RECKUPT FOR A IULL.-In t he little town) of Rosenberg, West Russia, lived a young and hot-head ed lieutenant, who one day had a dispute with a clerk in the govern ment service, andl suddenly ex claimed. I"You know well enough how to handle your pen ; but I have at home a pair of sharup swords with whih Ican write better." Teother answered, "Such playthings ought only to n~e given to cbildren who have nothing %o lose." Trhe lieutenant the(n challenged jhin to fight with pistols. "Very well," the clerk replied, ~"I accept your offers on one con 'dition. You know I have a wite and childiren for whom I zmust care. My income is fouir thouisand five hundred marks. If youm will de 'posit a sum sufficient to yiel that interest, I am willing to fight In that case you must place to my acu count 90,000 marks." I"But I have no fortuc." stam-. hnered the astonished ot~eer. "Ah, sir, those who possess ,nothing have no right to asR men who must work for other people to 'fight duels. T Ihe duel never took place. --A Bridgeport, Conn. maon has invented a machine which will umake 15.0 naust a da PORTABLE, TRACTIO' EAginles, SaW Mills., Separat4 anii Conlieusersa, Cane Mills. Rover an)l"Wniter A. Wood'i stUZ3'S SA Head Blocks4; 'he Caaday 3 corn-mi THE BEE SAMPL S -S END FOR PRICES May 2--3m BUY FilNE 'CLOTHINg SHOES GREENVILLE, S. C. Dec 21-iv K and STATIONARY >rs, Cotton Gins, Feeders and Evaporators. Perry 4 Sweep Rake Folding H 15eatu, and Sim nultao in uilky P"low. COUNT 09IT" 0 I1s and Millstones, ALL 81Z.L8. IT IN THE WORLD I ES OF MEAL SENT APPLICAT10ON. and CATALOGUESMjg THOMAS' Smoothing *H A RRO0W, 7f LeXA?LYUCd AS A and is especially adapted for cultivating Corn, Cotton and Small grain crops. Thousands of them are being sold every year. Let every farmer save time and MONEY by pur chasing one. HUO8EN8 & HUDBENS, Agents for Pickens Co. Mar 28.-9m