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WHAT LOVE IS. It's a sort of palpitation, Passionate reverberation, In the vital habitation Of the heart. Evervescen t osculation - !Nexpressible sensation In ColtinltiOis rotation Forms a part. A respectful invitation To t very choice collnation, Lovely ride of long (uration in his cart. Con fideniial conversation, No attempted ostentation, Never ceasing admiration On his part. Passioniate reciprocation, Carmels without cessation, Form, inl my imagination, Cupid's dart. Drawing the 6SWciety"l Line. 1:4 hy bress me Miss Simmons,, 1 you 'pea'rs ter 1) in a migho'Ity iiir ry dis uawin. 'It's right ver is, Uncle Mose, Ize got a power ' biznis to 'teid to. We's gwine to lab a plahty! down to our house, an' I waints ver fur to coie.' t 'All right. chile, 1'I be d ar shunah. vho's gwine to be ilnvited?' 'Ohl, everybody wa-t's got anly 'tenshun to beinl' fust-class. 'Boliver Smif's folks?' t 'An' Juniper Jones?' 'Yes.' 'An' de Bucktown gang?' 'Oh, yes.' 'An' Carpreshus Johiisiig's?' 'No, dey's lef' out.' 'Huh ! W'y Miss Simmons, how is (at?' 'Cause dis pahty's gwine to be seiec' an' on'y de 'stoc racy's g wine to be 'vited. We can't 'low too much inixin' ob low down niggers' wid de fust far'ly blood, no how. Dem Johnsings warnt nuthin' but common fiel' han's 'fore (e wh.' 'Yes, but now dey owns a tater patch an' a cow.' 'lDats so, Uncle Mose; I didelt I tink Oh (tat. Rec(konl we'll hab to 1 let 'em in. If' (dy gtot a cow (lat 1 makes a di f'rence.' 'How about demi Clacks?'4 ' Huh ! D)ey ain t got no cow. is' dley y' 'No.' 'Den dlat settles hit, D~ey kaint come. I tells you, Uncle Mose, s'eiety's got to pur1teet itsef.' 'D~at's right, Miss Simmons; ef de ole culled 'stocracy didn't look out monsus peert, dle fust ting (dey knowed dey'd hab some oh deC poor white trash a comin' to their pah ties. Good mawin', Miss Sim mfons. Be mighty keerful 'bout dem inwites.' 'Ize gwine to, Uncle Mose. We has to make a 'stinction some where. Reckon we'll dIraw de line on (de COW. Good mawin'.' P -A little Rhode Island girl was taken by her mother to a dentist , who removedl a tooth. Of course the operation caused a good deal of pain. How deeply the feelings of the little one were involved, ap peared when in repeating the even ing prayer, she said : Forgive us our debts as we forgive our dent istas.' IT WAS AN Ac-ciIWT.--The 6vorld owes its greatest achieve ments to accidents,' remarked Col. Swiftle to his wife, as they sat on tie back gallery enjoying al cool breeze. -Nearly all great discov 'ries were purely, accideltal, and Mrs. Swiffle,' added the colonl . 'it was by mere chance that we met.' 'Yes,' the lady replied, 'it was an iccident that eaused (. aused our na:11rriage.' The colonel didn't verv much ike this reply, and, with elevatcd Vebrows, rejoined: 'Accident! Why* v, my dear, I iardlv understanld vou. What (to roul mlean?'" 'Oh ! I imean that it' Tomii Benson lad not accidentalIv shot himliselt, would never have married ,vou., Cou iwould like for ie to think hat voll married ime by cident, mt doln't. vant. to think that, it vas accident that eaused Ine to narry you. Wish you'd drawl? a )1(ket of fresh water.-Arkansas l'raveler. His SAFe-'My boy,' he said toll he young man who was ahout! tartingr out in life, 'when you hear' ,man telling about a backward pring, too much raim, (Old waves .nd all that, remebiher that he is rying to bull the wheat market. ' see,' 'And when yot hear another mITrabing over an opposite state of Iffairs you can set hii down for a ear who w'ants to smash prices Lm( rip u) thiings. trust neither. mt strike a medium.' 'Exactly. sir-that's just what I mave done,' replied the young man. I've just. put all my money into a rlue factory.' Tim PEnotmRs.-An elder in Me of tihe chur'hs was last week naking up clib of subscribers for L Suinday school paper. In his -ounds lie called at a house where le found a little girl of seven ati iome. He explained his errandl ;o tier, hoping to get her name on ,he list, and she replied: 'WVell, I'll ask mother, andl Im juite sure she'll give me the mon y, for she says we must patronize lhe peddlers who come along or hmey will he driven to steal and ob !' lie hasn't gone back to see if she m~cceedled.-Detroit Press. A DEBATABLE QUEsTION. -Mrs. Vinks-'D~o you remember Mr. Blinks?' Mr. Finks-'Pecrfectly .' 'Well, he wvent tc Europe be 3ause he wished to avroid a proba ble leep~year prop~osal.' 'Well, what of it ?' 'He got caught in one of the re cent disasters and was lost. Just think what a fool he was. If he Lad married lhe couldn't have been worse off than he is now, could 'Well, my dear, that depends on which place he went to.' -The smaller the string of fish. bhe bigger the lie. -Patti ,the singer, plays billiards almost as well as she warbles. CX2 an ~ ... ' nt ns rs, ( al ill,-. o Waltr A. W\' C;) BE.E T anE win, i provei ro~ r.u1. . O 'ie io k ;T i - ( / a Corn-Mi . SAMPL EcSND FOR PRICES Nlt 2-3m , BUY FINE CLO TIllAg SHOES F' F= .Olti GREENVILLE, S. C. Dec 21-Iv ECLipst N and STIATIlONARY U uni I'hapionuo tr=. Perry~ d. 1VrOW E~., H L Halo 11k)v PNow. 11s and Millstones, ALL SIZES. IT IN THE WORLD I ES OF MEAL SENT APPLICATION. andI( CJATALOGUESj TH E CHEAP CASH Store of OWNBEY BROS., Is the phice to buy your Staple iid aeviy G r)cerie, TobaccoQ (Sart*,, Far mer111s' flardware, Garden seeds, &c., OURl SPECIALTIES. WVe keep Stoves, Crockery and Tin.. ware. at hardl times prices. thefir l iberal patronage ini the past, we hope by close attenition to( busIineQss to muerita con)tinuanlce of the same. Country prodluc bought at highest muarket price, for cash. Rememb~er our motto is cqdick .sales and short profits. Giv' is a ca-I. Respectfuilly,. OWNBEY BROS.. Jan 25.-ni Easley, S. C. for the wor'king class. . Send 10 cents for postage.and~ wevillmalyufea roy al,vaIlble box of sample goods that will put you in the way ofmaking more money in a few days thani you ever thought possible at arny buslness.Capi tal not requlred.We wvill start you .You can work all the time or in spare time only. The work is universally ad~apted to both sexes,youzng and old. You can easily earn from 50 cents to $5 every evening. That all who want work may test the business, we make this unpar alleledI offer; to all who are not well satilsfled we will send $1 to pay for the trouble of wv:'iting us. Full particulars, directons~et c..sent free. Fortunes will be made' by those who give their whole time to the work. Great success abso lutely sure. Don't delay. Start now Address STJNSON & Co.. Portland Maine. may2 lya1