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"STearly Sutosoriptlon. 1
FOURTEENTH YEAH.
OUR ONLY DAY.
Were thl? our only day.
Did not onr ynaterdays and morrows give
To hope and memory tbir interplay.
How should we bear to hvo?
Not merely what wo are,
Bnt what we were and what we aro to he.
Make up our life the far days each a star.
The near days nebula,
At once would love forget
Its "keen pursuits and coy delays of bliss.
And its delicious pangs of fond regret,
Were there no day but this.
And who. to win a friend.
Would to the socrets of his heart invite
A fellowship that should begin and end
Uetween a night and night?
"Who. too, would pause to prate
Of insult or remember slight or bcorn,
Who would thiB night lie down to sleep with
hate,
Were there to be no morn?
Who would take heed to wrong,
To misery's complaint or pity's call.
To long wail of the weak against the strong
If this one day were all?
And what were wealth with shame,
The vanity of office, pride of caste.
The winy sparkle of the bubble fame,
If this day were the last?
Ay, what were all days worth,
Were there no looking backward or before
If every human life that drops to earth
Werelost forevermore?
But each day is a link
Of days that pasB and never pass away :
For memory and hope-to live and think-j
Each is our only day.
DID NOTELOPR
"Yes, I like youraDpearance," said
Mr. Smith, looking at John Padding
ton through his gold eye-glasses.
"And your recommendations are ex
cellent, excellent; but niy steward
must be a married man a married
man, sir. Here's a house for him,
you see, and everything comfortable
and proper for a nice little home; but
I cannot engage a single man I can
not do it."
"Shall I be taking a liberty in ask
ing you why?" said John, with his
head on one side and that insinuating
smile of his, which did more for him
than any number of recommenda
tions and letters of introduction with
most people.
"Yes," replied Mr. Smith, "you
certainly are; but I'll permit it I
am, unfortunately, a widower, and I
have four daughters. I am fond of
having fine-looking people about me;
therefore I engaged a handsome younsr
coachman, consequence, Amelia, my
eldest, eloped with him. Final re
sult, 1 have settled a sum of money
on Amelia and they are living on it
at Hackensack.
"I had a very fine-looking gardener,
pious, well educated, had a quotation
from the Bible for every occasion.
Salina, my second girl, eloped with
him. I settled something on Salina,
and her canny Scotsman had used it
to start a florist's establishment of
his own. He is getting on in life and
more pious than ever, and, because I
happened to swear a bit over the
elopement prays for me night and
morning as a misguided sinner.
"Later I employed a French cook
with a mustache as long as himself.
I never dreamed of danger there, but
Connna, my third girl, eloped with
him.
"They have started a confectioner's
establishment on what I gave 'em,
and he is always calling me his beau
pere and sending me some sort of
flummery a frosted cake with Cupid
on it or a mould of jelly, or 1 don't
know what I can't quarrel wjth
any one, or disown my girls. You
see, I was a great flirt myself in old
times, and ran off with poor, dear
Mrs. Smith from boarding school.
They inherit from me. But it can
not happen again. My youngest is
still with me, and every one about
me must be married or very old and
Ugly. Mv cook would frighten the
crows, my gardner has a humpback,
and a Xantippc of a wife; and you
well, I do want you, I do indeed. I
know you can manage my estate per-
lectly. I like you personallv and all
jlthat, but I kicked your predecessor
uub jur &j:siug ms uauu to my aaugu-
r-t ter and have been seeincr to mv own
& business ever since. By the way, he
;- ' iefmade" a very good thing of the case of
r -cassauitand battery he Drought against
MtC
?'! suppose I shall have to get an
fltber deformity to attend to the es
tate if I don't want another elope-
- . . -
. SO.
And Mr. Smith walked up and
down the room for awhile, and then
suddenly turning upon Paddington,
.inquired:
"Why haven't yon married before
this?"
"Well, sir," said John, "unfortu
nately I have not felt that my pecun
iary condition was such that I dared
to marry. But if I secure this situa
tion I will be in a position to take a
wife."
"You must be married before 1 en
gage you," said Mr. Smith.
"Very well," said John. "If you
will give me the promise of the'stew
ardship on those conditions, I can
show it to a young lady, who will, I
think, be Aery willing to marry me
at once, and I can come to you on
Monday with a wife."
"Good," said Mr. Smith. "Pretty
girl?"
"Beautiful, "said John, "and lam
madly in love with her."
Whereupon Mr. Smith seated him
self at his desk and wrote these words:
"I promise John Paddington that if he
fulfills his promise of marrying at once and
brings me a wife on or" before Monday,
Sept. 1. 1 will engage him as steward of my
estate for a period of Ave years from date.
Signed Samuel Smith."
Armed with this document, John
Paddington departed to see his fair
one and began to pace up and down
the pavement on the opposite aide of
the way from the Church of St.
Deborah-
At this moment the bells were ring
ing for afternoon service and numbers
of nice young ladies were hurrying up
the street with demure countenances,
holding prayer-books in their hands.
One, who was unusually pretty and
who was dressed with, remarkable
taste, looked coquettishly over her
shoulder at John Paddington as she
entered the door and as he met her
eye, smiled upon him.
Instantly he crossed the street and
followed her to a pew which she en
tered one under the gallery at the
darkest end' of the left-hand side
aisle. " '
The congregation bad mostly gath
ered near the front of the church,
and on this week-day afternoon 'was
not large.
Service had not begun, and the
young people had as good an oppor
tunity to converse in whispers as they
could have desired.
"You are prettier than ever,
Edith," whispered John Paddington.
"And vbu are naughtier than ever,"
said the eirl.
"I am more in love than ever,"
said John, "if that is being naughty.
Kbw, Edith, we have had a long flirt
ation. I adore you and I want you
to be my wife. Can you answer me
candidly 'Yes' or 'No?' "
The'girl blushed, pouted, and -finally
said:
"Oh, I haven't the heart to say
'No.'" .
"Then- it is 'Yes?'"" asked Pad
dington. "I have only delaved be
cause 1 had not the means of giving j
you such a home as you deserve. For
a year we have met each other con
stantly. J have cared for no one
else. I am sure of my own heart.
Are you sure of yours?" "
Yes,!Usaid the girl, more serious
ly than before. "Of late I have often
, wondered if in the end you would not
despise me for having made acquaint-
ance so easily. 1 nave been wrong, x John.
Know." "Now I shall have a vacation," he
"If it had been any one else it said, "and no doubt my affairs will
would have been very wrongj" said prosper in .your hands, Mr.1 Padding
John, with more romance than logic; ton. I'm a very poor man of business
"but, you see, our hearts met at first
sight You never flirt with any
other fellow, 1 am sure."
.Miss Edith only replied:
'"Not since 1 knew you. John.
And now' the service commenced
and the two were obliged to be si
lent until its conclusion; then they
walked down the steps and away to
gether. "I have so much totellyoUjEdith,".
said John. "I want you to be very
brave and very good. I want you to
marry me to-njorrow, dear."
"Oh!" cried Edith, "to-morrowS
But why in such haste, John?!'
"My position depends upon, .my bsr
ing a married man," said John." "I
shall hare a nice little house, of my;
I own contract for at salarr for lTe
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WA-KEEKET, KANSAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24,
years and you will be very comforta
ble. Here is a paper the old gentle
man signed promising all that to me
if I married before Monday."
'What an odd idea.
"Well, he has reasons," said John.
"See here is his'prnmise on those con
ditions. And he is a solid old gentle
man; he has a nice estate and lives in
a very elegant residence. He has had
trouble with his daughters. One
eloped with his coachman and one
with his gardner. He thinks a bache
lor unsafe to have about, and that is
why we must marry at once. "
Edith laughed again.
"Well, in that case I'll marry you
in this dress." she said, "and to-morrow
if you like."
"But, of course," said John. "I
must ask your father first. I don't
want to be dishonorable. As you are
of age "
"Twenty-two," said Edith.
"As you are of age,' John continued.
"I shall marry you whether or no, but
I wish you to be respectful."
Suddenly Edith became grave.
"John," she said, "I know papa
better than you do; it would be of no
use. We will -marry and tell him
afterwards and avoid a scene; he gen
erally submits to the inevitable. I
will meet you where you please to
morrow morning and you can takethe
certificate to Mr. Samuel Smith and -
secure the position. Go to your borne
on Monday and I will meet you there
and later we will tell papa."
"As you please," John answered,
wondering what sort of a father Edith
could have, and dreading that he was
probably some one of whom she was
ashamed. However, if his darling's
relatives were beneath contempt, that
would not change his feelings towards
her and he felt hi msell quite able to
keep them from invading his little
home if they were objectionable.
It was a strange sort of thing, he
felt, to marry a girl of whose anteced
ents he knew nothing; his friends
would call him mad if thev knew iti
But then they should not know, and
with this he flung his doubts to
the winds forever, and, to cut a long
story short, married Edith Smith on
the following morning. And; having
given her the address of the little cot
tage which they were to occupy (Mr.
Samuel Smith's estate was well in the
suburb), they parted with a kiss.
"I will be at our cottage by 2 o'clock,
John," Edith said. "Have the papers
signed, so that there can be no back
ing out on Mr. Smith's part"
When John presented himself in
Mr. Smith's study on Monday, an
nouncing his marriage and provintr
it by the exhibition of the certificate,
Mr. Smith was very cordial.
"Curiously enough, your bride has
one of our family names," he said.
"Edith is my daughter's name, was
my mother's and her grandmother's.
Well. I congratulate you, and here
are the papers. We will sign at once,
if you please. The more I see of you,
Mr. Paddincton, the more I like you.
I've no doubt that your wife will be
a prudent little matron, who will set
a sopd jexample to my wild little
witch of a daughter, and will be
good enough to watch over her a
little."
The signatures were appended to
papers already made out by a lawyer,
and Mr. Smith held out his -hand to
myselL"
'And Mr. Paddingtcn is a good
one," said a voice behind him.
John turned and saw his wife near
them. She was in home dress and
without a bonnet He was startled,
almost shocked. It was not at all
nice. In fact, it was bold and for
ward to make such an. entrance, to
speak so familiarly to Mr. Smith.
He hastened to checs her.
"You forget that I have not intro
duced you. to Mr. Smith, my dear," he
said. This is Mrst Paddington, sir. "
"Where?" asked Mr. Smith, look
ing about him. "MrV Paddington?
X don't see her. This is my daoghter,
Miss Sdito,,sir. Now, my dear,' ace,
you playing gone )oke,' hiding Mrv;iTiue only true riches an those Ut
PaAUagtoa osaewncrer' v - yi
"This is mytwife, Mr, Smith," said
John Paddington, wondering if Mr.
Smith-were out of his mind.
"Sir, this is my daughter!" said Mr.
Smith, lifting bis voice.
"That is true, papa," said Edith,
but 1 am his wife also. You ordered
him to be married, and he married
ma He hadn't an idea who I really
was, though we've known each other
for a vear. Smith is such a common
name and' it is all my fault. I
thought I'd vary the program a little
and not elope as my sisters did.'
"Good heavens!" cried John Pad
dington, sinking into a chair.
v'Edith, you know that I have im
plored you to let me ask your father's
consent. I never guessed that I
knew him; I believed him some
worthless old man of whom you were
ashamed. I had, no idea "
Here, confused and mortified, he
paused for words; but Samuel Smith,
having regarded him for a moment,
held out his hand.
"John Paddington,". said he, "I
hold you guiltless. As for that
that "
"Don't call me names, papa,!' said
Edith. "You' know you like John
very much and he won't want you to
settle money on him and he'll be a
splendid steward. Kiss me and forgive
me."
R.' - i'I always was a weak
fool, " said
Mr, Smith
But1 he kissed her. And to-day the
coachman son-in-law and gardener
son-in-law, as well as the pastry cook
son-in-law; complain very bitterly
that Mr. Samuel Smith shows great
favoritism to the son-in-law who is a
steward, and Edith says, with an air
of great propriety, ."You see, that is
because John did not elope with me."
Utica Globe.
Mike and the Bear.
"In "The Heart of the White
Mountains" the following bear story
is told in the wordsof an old stage
driver. "There used to be." he said,
"a tame bear over to the Alpine
.House, in Gorham. One night the
critter got loose, and we all cal'lated
he'd took to the woods.1 Anyhow we
hunted high and low; but no bear.
"Waal, you see, one forenoon our
hostler Mike went up in the barn
chamber to pitch some hay down to
the horses.
"Mike hadn't no sooner jabbed his
pitchfork down, so as to git a big
bunch, when it struck something
soft-like, and then, before he knew
what ailed him, the haymow riz right
up afore him, with the tremendous
est growl comin' out on't was ever
heerd in any maynagiry this side of
Noah's Ark!
"Waal, the long and short of it was
this: That air bear had buried his-
self under the haymow, and
was
a-snoozin' it comfortable and inno
cent as you please, when Mike prodded
him in the ribs with the pitchfork.
"The fuso any of us knew, we see
Mike come a-flying out o' the barn
chamber window and the bear arter
him. Mike led him a length. Maybe
that Irishman didn't streak it for
the house! Bless you, he never
tetched the ground arter he struck it!
. "The boys couldn't do nothin' for
laughin', and Mike was so scared he
lorgot to yell. But he got away into
t the house,
arter that
That bear turned savage
that, and was so hopping wild
we had to kill him.
.'If anybuddy wants to make Mike
fighting mad any time, all they've
got to do is to ask him to go up in
the barn-chamber and pitch down a
bear."
-" Water-Proot.
There is published a new method
of filling up the pores of wood with
water-proof material so that boxes
made of it will fiold liquids. The
method is applicable for the construc
tion of the outer cells of electric bat
teries, but of course can be turned to
many other useful purposes. The
wood 'or complete box is first all
thoroughly dried. It is next, placed
in a vessel, which is then exhausted
ot air by means of an air pump.- The
protecting liquid is now introdBced
in sfttcient quantity .to cover' the
wood
feu, caaoot take away Iron as.
OOWIOK
1892,
BfOBopalUed by Fet-cuta.
During our recent cruise, writes a
Falkland' Island correspondent, we
went ashore on a sequestered island
to view what the Captain called a
"penguin city." r Sure enough, the
whole island to comprising fifty acres,
was laid off in regular squares, by
streets running at right angles, the
lines straight and true as a surveyor
could have drawn them.
As is well known, penguins spend
their lives on the water except during
the breeding season, when they are
obliged to seek the shore, You will
hardly believe me, but it is neverthe
less true, that the birds not only lay
'jout their city in the way I have de-
scriDea, Dut picic up ail tne loose
stones till the whole place is as smooth
as .a board floor. Then they take
possession, in couples, each 'pair se
lecting a home site not to build a
nest, but merely to pre-empt a partic
ular spot on the bare ground.
The hen lays one egg, and only one,
and during the time of incubation
the male birds brings her food from
the sea, or sits on the egg awhile him
self if she wants to go out and take a
swim. But in this case as in many
others virtue is not "its own exceed
ing great reward,-" because the lady
penguins grow so fat and sleek under
the good care of their, faithful hus
bands that they are -more eagerly
hunted at that particular season.
The old birds are too tough and
flshy to be relished by man or beast,
but the tender young matrons are in
great demand, both for their oil and
flesh. Even the eggs have an oily
and flshy flavor, and taste as hens
eggs might if cooked in paraffine.
The penguin is by no means a
handsome or graceful creature. He
has wings, like any other bird, but
they are altogeher too short to fly
with, though they may assist him
somewhat in waddling over the
ground. When in the water he has
no use for wings, because his broad
feet, webbed feet like those of a duck,
propel him rapidly. It is funny to
see a colony of these ungainly birds,
marching up and down their streets'
like soldiers, all the time standing
erect and maintaining an air of great
dignity and importance.
( Close Observer of Nature.
The most successful beast tamers
are generally small, wiry fellows, with
plenty of nerve and a good stock of
trade secrets, derived from the close
study of wild animals.1 In the latter
respect savages, with their outdoor
mode of life, have a considerable ad
vantage over their civilized rivals.
In the Chilean Andes the naturalist
Tschudt made the acquaintance of a
Creole farmer who confessed that he
bad experimented for several years
before he succeeded in capturing a
live alpaca. He had imitated the
traps of the Indians, their method of
fixing them in the sand of the river
banks, their precaution in obliterat
ing the traces of their footsteps, but
all in vain, till an Indian, renegade
revealed the secret namely that the
alpacas select their drinking places
where there is an audible ripple in
the current of a river, perhaps for
the same reason that cows prefer a
brook to a pond and a running spring
to a sluggish creek. The murmuring
of the stream seemed to suggest the
idea of purer and cooler water, and
where the current was slow the In
dians contrived to produce a ripple
by an artificial obstruction,
. A. Worea Book.
-A curious book, in which the text
fe neither written nor printed, but
Voven, has lately been published in
Zyons. It is made of silk and was
published in. twenty-live parts. Each
part consists of two leaves, so the en
tire volume only contains fifty leaves,
inscribed with the service of the
masev and several prayers. Both the
letters and borders are in black silk
on a white background. '
Am UaiaUtm TM. ,
Forelfirn Visitor Is that college a
really fine educational institation? .
American (proudly) Is it? I
should say it, was. They've got the
most idiotic college yelTto be. heard
is the whole contryrs4r--yes, ate.
sew xora rreMur. j
CROOKS, Fropra.
NUMBER 45.
FIGS AND THISTLES.
T"he devil nevef
I goes to sleep la
cuuruu.
No iieai. child
of God ever wants:
to go to Heaven
alone.
The true serv
ant of God al
ways gets his pay
in advance.
God will not
go where His
humblest child'
is not welcome. , .
; Keep praise alive and there will be
no lack of joy in the heart
The Christian home is as great a
foe as the devil has on earth.
- No matter how God warns the
sinner, He always does it in love.
. The only thing we can lose that
will make us poor is faith in God.
Keep a close eye on the m'an whose
.wife is afraid to ask him for money
A good many sermons are aimed too
high to ever hit anything on earth.
No one ever did a great thing for
God who did not begin by doing little
ones.
The good are the only people on
God's footstool who have any right
to smile. -"
It is only when our hearts are
about to fail us that God can be our
strength.
Whatever we would do if we had
the power, is what God gives us credit
for doing.
When people are ashamed of their
religion they generally have good rea
son to be.
Speaking ill of other people is only
a round-about way of bragging on
ourselves.
The devil never needs a man any
meaner than the one who is a tyrant
to his wife. '
A need is always a blessing when,
it makes us remember that we also
have a God.
The poorest man is not the one
who has the least, but the one who
wants the most -
It doesn't take much capital to
show whether we are doing business
for God or not
It is downright selfishness to try to
enjoy religion without saying some
thing about it
The louder a stingy man says
"amen" in church, the more the cause
of God is injured.
The devil cheats us out of a great',:
many blessings by teaching us to be4
close with our money.
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The best places in heaven will be -
filled by those who have been thv
most faithful on earth. j8- -n;
Two mites was all the widow vf
most liberal soul on earth.
No matter what appearances majC igT
be, there is no such thing as real4 j
prosperity to the wicked. , v.;
The man who is not thankful "doerv
not know half the time whether he
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the sand the more he will have'tA
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The devil's first work on earth, was .
to destroy the home, and he has
at the same thing ever since. ' ?
;very time we nnd a new.promMer a?
iour Bible the angels open tfceuiriife
ilows of heaven a little wider." ""7$,
It is bard to find .people in
tune who willnot stick to it"
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work and goes to, whittling;?
aonebodr tells him tae sun -h
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the religion of the man who wiB
pay his tobts because he eancao ,
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