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THE LOVES
o_f \the
LADY
ARABELLA
I By
HOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
<Copyrlgbt, IW6, itobbs-JlcrnUCo.)
i SYNOPSIS.
' Al M years of age Admiral Sir Peter
.fl»wksha»'» nephew. Richard Glyn, fell
Jaeply in love at first sight with Lady
.Arabella Stormont, who spurned Ills at
tentions. The lad, an orphan, was given
n berth as midshipman on the AJnx by
uncle. Giles Vernon, nephew of Sir
trhoniaa Vernon, became the boy's pal.
•They attended a theater where Hawk
ohaw'a nephew saw Lady Arabella. Ver
non met Philip Overton, next In line for
(Sir Thomas Vernon's estate. They start
n duel which was Interrupted. Vernon,
pverton and Hawkshaw's nephew found
themselves attracted by pretty Lady Ara
bella. The Ajax in battle defeated French
warships in the Medit ranean. Richard
<Sslyn got £2,000 prize money. He was
oalted home by Lady Hawkshaw as he
■was about to "blow in" his earnings with
Vernon. At a Hawkshaw party Glyn dis
oovered that Lady Arabella was a poor
ant persistent gambler. He talked much
■with her cousin Daphne. Lady Arabella
•gain showed love for gaming. Later she
beld Glyn and Overton prisoners, thus
delaying the duel. In the Overton-Ver
non duel, neither was hurt. Lady Ara
bella hu Hated Richard by her pranks.
nd Giles shipped on a frigate.
(Sites wan captured by the French. Sir
S'eter arranged for his exchange. Daph
str showed a liking for Glyn, who was
then 21 years of age. Giles was released.
<}<les and Richard planned elopements.
®tr Peter objected to the plan to wed
Daphne.
CHAPTER Vlll.—Continued.
This made me hope that Sir Peter
would not be present, for I thought
<nir chances of getting off would ina
ierially improve if he were not on the
spot.
The play was to be over at half-past
fc'o. and it may be imagined that we
ftatl plenty to do until then. We en
.saged four of the best pairs of nags
ta the town. We arranged to pay the
postboys according to the time they
3ook us over the border, and we felt
in ourselves the strength of Titans, to
*rercome whatever resistance might
fee offered. Of course we counted on
4he surprise, and we determined that
the best disposition to make of Lady
Hawkshaw was for Giles Vernon to
appear suddenly, when the people
were coming out, place Lady Hawk
shaw in her coach, and then make
that bold dash for love and beauty
which we had determined upon. Our
postboys, who were not new to the
iperils of elopements, grinned at the
prospect, and were instructed to re
main near Lady Hawkshaw's coach
tind impede it as much as possible, so
*hat it might be the last to reach the
<Joor of the theater.
Our arrangements were complete by
*ight o'clock, and from that hour until
Sen we employed ourselves in dispos
ing of a good supper at the tavern. We
were in a gale of rapture then. It
aeemed to us both as if we were in
3hat happy and exultant mood, when
the enemy is within gun-shot and the
:ihip is cleared for action; and we
•wily awaited the signal for victory.
We had some punch, but both Giles
and myself knew enough to "be ex
teedingly careful in attacking it.
"Dicky, my lad," cried Giles, bang
)*ig mo in the back, "this day is the
anniversary of the day we whipped
Qhe Indomptable and the Xantippe!"
and so it was. "So we shall capture
'tSie Indomptable, in the Lady Arabella,
:*nd we will disable the Xantippe—ha!
ft*!—ln my Lady Hawkshaw."
This I thought a very fine joke in
feed, and we drank to it.
"Dicky," began Giles again, willing
His mouth after the punch, "I never
Mmught I could be constant to any
woman, as I have been to Arabella.
>*jr heaven, the whole sex is so se
ductive that it was the last one I saw
H loved the best. But since I knew
fllmt witch of a girl, St. Anthony him
self could not be more impervious to
%ma]e charms than your humble serv
ant." which was true enough. "And as
'tor Overton —that psalm-singing devil
—I defy him. Give me but a week,
and he shall see Arabella hanging
upon me no fondly! Let him have her
!i;20,000. 'tis so much dirt and dross
3o me. And she may be Lady Vernon
jwt I>o you know that old rapscallion
UHr Thomas Vernon's estate is in this
i»mrl of the country? Though nearer
Vork than Scarborough. On our re
ason from our honeymoon I have a
Treat mind to take my Arabella to
Vernon Court and show her what may
me day be hers."
S« he raved and roared out snatches
lie
Bacchus' joys I'll freely roll,
J&eor no pleasure to my soul,
Sot Bacchus' health 'round freely move;
2 far Bacchus is the friend of love—
"kn* he that will this toast deny,
3*ewn among the dead men let him lie."
And I took up the chorus and
tawled it out;, for I, too, looked for no
aanrw crosses in this life, having Daph
for my wife.
So the time passed until ten o'clock;
•ad at ten o'clock we sallied forth.
It was a starlit night in early De
•sember. The cold high blue heavens
.above «s seemed to radiate happiness;
myriad stars twinkled with joy;
we scarce felt the ground under our
feet.
The two post-chaises awaited us on
tlie highway, the postboys full of con
fidence; the horses, the best in the
town, were eager to be off. We Jumped
together in one, and wore whirled into
the town, and were at the door of the
playhouse almost before we knew it.,
One of our postilions speedily found
the coach which had brought Lady
Hawkshaw there, and, in pursuance of
his instructions, got the •coachman off
his box to drink in a neighboring
tavern, while one of our postboys
stood watch over tho horses. Giles
and I remained in the chaise until it
was time for us to make our descent.
At half-past ten the play was over,
and then began that hurry and com
motion of the dispersion of a crowd in
the darkness. We heard loud shouts
for Lady Hawkshaw's coach, but the
coachman did not make his appear
ance. There were many officers and
ladies from the garrison, and a num
ber of equipages; but soon they were
driving off, while half a dozen men at
once were shouting for Lady Hawk
shaw's coach. At last my lady herself
came out of the entrance, followed by
Arabella and Daphne, and at that mo
ment Giles slipped out of the chaise,
and appeared before Lady Hawkshaw
as if he had risen from tho earth. I,
too, was on the ground, but out of
sight.
"Pray, my lady," said lie, in his
most gallant manner, and hat in hand,
"allow me to show you to your coach."
"Mr. Vernon!" cried Lady Hawk
shaw, in surprise. "I thought you
were in London. How came you to
Scarborough?"
"By chaise, madam," he replied, po
litely; "and I hope to see the young
ladies before I leave" (the hypocrite!).
"Is Sir Peter with you, madam?"
"No, he is not," replied Lady Hawk
shaw, her wrath rising at the idea.
"Had he been with mo my coach
would have been awaiting me," And
then turning to Arabella and Daphne,
who were behind her, she said,
sternly:
"Arabella and Daphne, this does not
happen again. Sir Peter comes with
us to the play, after this."
I caught sight, from a corner be
hind the chaise, of my dear Daphne,
at that moment. She stopped sudden
"Rather Would I Die Than Marry
Him."
ly, and turned pale and then rosy, and
glanced wildly about her. She knew
I was not far off.
How Arabella received Giles' sud
den appearance I never knew, as I
could not see her. But in another mo
ment. he had placed Lady Hawkshaw,
with the utmost obsequiousness, in the
coach; then folding up the steps like
magic, he slammed the door, and
shouting to the coachman, "Drive on!"
the coach rattled off, and the next mo
ment his arm was around Arabella and
mine was around Daphne, and they
were swept off their feet; and in less
time than it takes to tell it, each of
us was with the idol of his heart,
whirling off toward Gretna Green, as
fast as four horses to a light chaise
could take us.
Now, what think you, were Daphne's
first words to me?
"Unhand me, Mr. Clyn, or I'll
scream for assistance!"
"My dearest one!" I exclaimed, "you
are now mine. By to-morrow morning
we shall be over the border, and you
will be my wife."
"An elopement! Gracious heaven!
I never thought of sucli a thing!" she
replied.
I might have answered that she had
not only thought of such a thing, but
talked of it. I refrained, however,
knowing a woman's tongue to be ca
pricious in its utterances, and, in
stead, assured her that my passion
was such I could no longer bear the
thought of existing without her.
"And do you mean to marry me,
sir, without my guardian's consent?"
she asked, with much violence.
"I do, indeed, my angel, and I
thought it was agreed between us."
This was an unfortunate speech, and
she again threatened to scream for as
sistance. but presently remarked that
as there was none to come to her as
sistance, she would refrain. And then,
having done what propriety required,
she began to relent a little, and at last
lay in my arms, asking me, with tears,
if I would promise her never to love
another, and I told her, with great
sincerity, that I never would, provided
I got out of that alive.
Deep in our own happiness—for at
last the dear girl admitted that she
was happy to be mine—we yet thought
of Giles and Arabella, and I would
have got out of the chaise at each of
the three stages, where we made a
rapid change of horses, except that
Daphne would not let me—afraid, she
said, lest I should be recognized and
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1909
get Into trouble. She afterward told
me it was because she feared we
might be stopped. We did not forget
the precaution, In our brief halts, to
pay the hostlers well to do some harm
to any pursuing vehicles which might
be after us; and our plan itemed to
be prospering famously.
So all night we rattled furiously
along, and at daybreak we crossed the
border, notified by the huzzaing of the
postboys. It was a dank, dismal morn
ing, the weather having changed dur
ing the night, and we saw that we
had passed the other chaise in the
darkness. It was some distance be
hind, and the horses seemed much
spent. We continued on our way to
the house of a blacksmith at Gretna
Green, who, so our postboys told us,
usually united runaway couples. We
dashed up to his cottage—a humble
place, surrounded by a willow hedge—
and he, warned by approaching wheels,
came out, half dressed, in the murky
morning.
"Come to be marrit?" he cried
"Step out, then."
I assisted Daphne out of the chaise,
and then, as we stood on the damj
ground, in those squalid surroundings
looking at each other, the possible
wrong I had done this innocent gir*
suddenly swept over rae. And in hei
eyes, too, I read the first conscious
ness of having committed an impro
priety. This dirty, unkempt black
smith, the coarse, laughing postboys—
this, a way to make the most solemn
and spiritual of all engagements! I
felt an uncomfortable sense of guilt
and shame.
It was only momentary. The more
depressed she, the more should I sup
port, and therefore I called out cheer
fully: "I take this woman to be my
wedded wife," and such other words
as I recalled of the marriage service
—and I said it so heartily and prom
ised so devoutly, removing my hat
when I made my vows, that it heart
ened up Daphne—and her response,
so full of faith and love, gave a kind
of holiness to It all. We were two
rash and foolish young people—but we
loved each other truly, and we made
our vows solemnly, determined to keep
them. Perhaps that counts for more,
in the eyes of God, than all else; at
least, we realized the sacredness of our
vows.
Scarcely was the brief ceremony
over—for ceremony we made it —when
the chaise containing Arabella and
Giles drew up. And the sight I saw,
I can never forget.
Arabella's face was quite pale, but
her eyes were blazing. There were
some drops of blood upon her cheek
—they came from her wrists, which
Giles held firmly. The door of the
chaise being opened, she stepped out
willingly, disdaining the assistance
Giles offered her. His face, too, was
very pale, and he looked and moved
like a man in a nightmare. The black
smith grinned broadly; he thought
his gains were to be increased —for 1
had not forgotten to pay him hand
somely.
Giles seized her hand. "Arabella,"
he cried, desperately, "surely you do
not now mean to throw me over?"
For answer, she gave him a glance
of ineffable hatred.
"This man," she said, turning to me,
"you friend, your intimate—l blush
for you—has dragged me here. Rather
would I die than marry him. Look!"
She iield up her wrists, and they
showed marks of violence.
" 'Twas to keep her from jumping
out of the chaise," said Giles, widly.
"She would have had me leave her at
midnight, on the highway—alone and
unprotected. Dearest Arabella," he
cried, turning to her, and trying to
clasp her, "will you not listen to my
prayer? How can you scorn such
love as mine?" And he was near go
ing down on his knees to her, in the
mud —but I held him up. I confess
that the most painful thing of all this
painful business was Giles Vernon's
complete surrender of his manhood,
under the influence of his wild pas
sion. He, an officer in his majesty's
sea service, a man who had smelt
powder and knew what it was to look
Death in the eye and advance upon
him, who would have answered with
his life for his courage, was ready to
grovel in the earth like a madman
for the favor of a woman. Nothing
was it to him that low-born creatures
like the postboys and the blacksmith
beheld him with contempt and dis
gust; nothing to him that a woman
like Daphne, and that I, a brother of
ficer. witnessed his degradation. He
seemed to have parted with the last
semblance of self-respect.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
Fate of Unhappy Man Who Aroused
Ire of Young Mother.
The baby in arms was screaming
lustily and the man in the gray suit
could not hide his irritability.
"What on earth, madam," he splut
tered, "do you mean by bringing such
a howling brat into a public vehicle?"
"It isn't a brat," retorted the moth
er, with natural indignation, "And, if
I'm any judge, it doesn't howl half as
much as you did at its age, going by
the looks of you."
The man in gray wriggled uneasily
under the general scrutiny.
"Baby, see the ugly man?" pursued
the infuriated female, pointing at him.
"See the monkey-ponkey, gorilla man,
what might take a first prize at a
beauty show for the horriblest face?
Baby, hush, or the ugly monkey man
will —"
But the sentence remained unfin
ished, for the man in the gray suit
had bolted.
Award of Self-Denial.
The more we deny ourselves the
more the gods supply our wants.—Hor
ace.
Pennsylvania
Happenings
Pittsburg.—The United States Steel
| Corporation, it is now thought, will
show a net profit of $28,000,000 for
April, May and June.
Kittanning.—The recent birth of a
daughter to Mrs. Aaron Ollinger of
near here marked the 21st visit of the
stork to the Ollinger home.
Canonsburg. The Standard Tin
plate Co. recently put into operation
its entire plant, including four new
mills, built in the last three months.
Pittsburg.—The largest flag in the
world, unfurled July 5, pulled thou
sands of pounds of tile roofing from
the courthouse. Many persons had
narrow escapes from injury.
Altoona. —Orders for 500 steel box
cars, 47 postal cars, 15 diners and
eight baggage and express cars will
benefit 1,500 Pennsylvania railroad
employes here. Seventy-five suspend
ed men were added to the car shop
force, these being the first reinstated
since the financial depression.
York. —"Satan has come into the
schools of learning in the guise of
professors and stolen the faith of
scholars," said Rev. C. E. Wiles be
fore the convention of the State Lu
ther League, speaking in warning
against rationalism, which, he said,
had crept in and in part extinguished
the faith of many Protestants. It was
the boast of the Lutheran church, he
declared, that in its institutions of
learning no professor could be found
who did not accept the extreme au
thority of the Bible.
Harrisburg.—Notices are being sent
out by Secretary Kalbfus of the game
commission, calling the attention of
the wardens to the fact that, while
the new law denying foreign-born res
idents the right to own firearms went
into effect May 1, the commission de
sires to be fair in the matter and no
prosecutions are to be brought against
the foreigners until a reasonable time
after the notices telling them of the
law shall have been posted. These no
tives were delayed in printing and are
only now being sent to all parts of the
state."Of course," said Dr. Kalbfus,
"if men of foreign birth are caught
hunting or shooting birds they should
be prosecuted at once."
Harrisburg.—The new feeding stuffs
law enacted by the last legislature
will take effect the first day of Au
gust. This new law limits the amount
of ground corn cobs and oat hulls
that can be used in mixed feeds; pro
hibits the use of rice hulls, peanut
hulls and weed seeds as adulterants in
concentrated commercial feeding
stuffs, and so makes it possible to
free the markets of Pennsylvania
from undesirable feeds. The co-oper
ation of all manufacturers of and deal
ers in feeding stuffs, as well as the
public press, is solicited in the effort
to carry out the provisions of this
ney law. Copies of the law will be
sent to any persons making applica
tion to the department of agriculture.
Philadelphia.—ln an effort to se
cure the consent of the United Mine
Workers to a reduction in the wage
scale in the .central bituminous fields,
the operators' committee, which re
cently petitioned President Lewis and
the national board for a readjustment
in District 2 met miners' representa
tives. The proposition laid before the
miners was that upon showing that
the central Pennsylvania coal field is
producing coal at a cost per ton of
from 20 cents to 40 cents greater than
that at which it is at present being
produced in other bituminous fields
competing for tidewater markets, the
miners agree to a reduction in the
wage scale from 66 to 50 cents per
ton for pick mined coal. It is under
stood a meeting of the mine workers'
representatives will be held to discuss
the request.
Plattsburg.—President Taft,, as the
guest of the New York and Vermont
Champlain tercentenary commission,
found himself the central figure in a
series of events in connection with
the celebration of the three-hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of the
Champlain country. The president mo
tored to Cliff Haven, half a mile from
Eluff Point, where he addressed a
large gathering at the Catholic sum
mer school of America, returning lat
er to the Hotel Champlain, whiere he
received the foreign ambassadors.
Govs. Hughes and Prouty, members
of the New York state legislature and
others of the guests. While this was
going on the Indian pageants, which
have proved an attractive feature of
the celebration, were given on the
floating island, which had been towed
up from Fort Ticonderoga and an
chored at the mouth of Saranac river.
Harrisburg.— Knocking down or de
facing country sign boards is now a
serious matter. Gov. Stuart recently
signed the bill which makes the of
fense of removing or defacing index
boards punishable by a fine of $25.
Harrisburg.—From present indica
tions game this fall will be plentiful.
Chief Game Protector Kalbfus has
received word from all parts of the
state which indicate that deer and
bears will appear in unusually large
numbers and turkeys and pheasants
are said to be numerous.
"Not a crop failure in 18 yearb.
"Can raise more here than on Eas*.
land costing five times as much."
"Came here 4 years ago with $800; now
have $4,500 in bank;"— Said of
Panhandle and South Plains Country?
The beat land bargains t' -day are found in
the prosperous Southwest.
The Panhandle and South Plains region of
northwest Texas offers good lands at the low
est prices in the Southwest.
You can't buy land there as cheaply this
year as last, and it will cost more next year,
bo the time to buy is now.
I am not in the land business. The Santa
Fe Railway employs me to help settle up the
ccuntry along its linrs. The service to you is
absolutely free. I aim not to exaggerate. The
truth about the Southwest is strong enough.
I consider the Panhandle and South Plains
•s unequalcd for the man with small me»m.
Likewise nothing better for the man with a big
bank-roll. Both will prosper.
This country is no longer on the frontier.
Thousands already have settled there. More
arc coming ill on every train. You won't be
lonesome, but you won t be crowded, either«
You ask what can be raised?
Beef, cereals, fruit and other things.
The average rainfall is twenty-four inches,
enough for raising crops without irrigation.
The more brains you farm with, the bigger the
yield. " Dry-farming " helps out some seasons.
I mieht talk on forever and not convince
jrou half as much as by reproducing the testi
mony of Mr. W. M. Curfman, of Hereford,
in the Texas Panhandle. He says:
" I came to Hereford four years ago and
bought 640 cores of land nine jiilea southeast
of town.
Disease Carried by the Fly.
Asiatic cholera, so fearful In lt«
ravages. Is among the fly's special
ties; tuberculosis is another; every
disease which begins or ends or en
dures in filth is his ally; and It h&s
even been demonstrated that the fly
carries and deposits, in active and vi
rulent condition, the bacillus of the
scourge before which the white man
quails in sick and terrified loathing—
leprosy.
The Proper Question.
The man with the glassy eye and
preternaturally solemn demeanor put
down a sovereign at the booking office
at Charing Cross, and demanded "a
ticket." "What station?" snapped the
booking clerk. The would-be traveler
steadied himself. "What stations
have you?" he asked with quiet dig
nity.—London Globe.
Where They Excel.
Where men are natural leader#
born, and some are poets made; some
win fame through politics, and some
get coin in trade. But of the entire
earthly crowd, these form but> a small
slice; for the average man prefers
to stand around and give advice.
Change of Evils.
Wife —"Do come with me to call on
the Joneses; they'll make you feel
perfectly at home." Husband —"Well,
then, what on earth is the use of go
lug?"
Instructive.
"Your friend is a literary author
ity is he? Has he ever done construc
tive work?" "No; destructive. He's
a book reviewer." —Outlook.
His Genus.
"I'd be ashamed to hang around a
woman as Harry does about his fi
ancee. Why, he's just a tame cat."
"No; he is her pet dear."
A Speedy Substitute.
"I would love, if only once, to have
a swell luncheon." "Why not try one
of dried apples' and water?" —Balti-
more American.
Fame.
Proud Author —"Have you seen my
new book? I hope you will lose no
time in reading it." "You can bet on
that. I lost time enough reading your
last one."
Must Have Something to Attain.
Alas for the self-satisfied. He who
is without aspirations is poor indeed.
For all life consists in realizing un
realized ideals, and he who has no un
realized ideals is already dead, and
knows It not. —Lyman Abbott.
A Dutch Auction.
A Dutch auction Is the name given
to a public sale in which the auc
tioneer fixes a price upon the article
to be sold, above its value, and then
gradually reduces it until some one
closes with an offer.
In the Future.
"How airy that military officer is!"
"He can't help it; he's in the bal
loon corps."
He Can Keep on Forever.
The man who limits himself to hop
ing for the best has an everlasting
job.
The Philosopher of Folly,
"When I hammer a lot of other peo
ple," says the Philosopher of Folly,
"I'm not displaying intellect. Any
body can do that. But when a lot of
other people hammer me, I know I'm
of some importance in the world."
Simplicity.
Longfellow; The supreme excel
lence is simplicity.
The Difference.
What la the difference between the
permission to speak in a low tone,
and a prohibition not to speak at all?
In the one case you are not to talk
aloud; in the othvr you are not al
lowed to talk.
A Hopeless Case.
"Why don't you reprove your titled
son-in-law for his reckless expend
itures?" "Because," answered Mr.
Comrox, "It's bad enough to see him
wasting my money without wasting
my time."
" Built me a bouse and broke about forty
acres of land the first year. Sold $416 worth
of produce off of same and had enough left
to winter thirty-five head of cattle and horses.
The second year had 120 acres in crop, and
sold sßoa worth of farm products and wintered
forty-five head of stock. The fourth crop is
not yet harvested, except the wheat and oats.
The wheat and oats will bring me about S4OO,
and expect to get about SI,OOO out of the bal
ance of the crop, beside* wintering my stock.
" I now have 165 acres in cultivation. I
raise wheat, oats, June corn, milo maize, kafir
corn, sorghum. California wt.rat, millet and
cotton, and all kinds of vegetables, i cams
here with SBOO and could make mjr check oul
now for $4,500."
Mr. Curfman seems to be a satisfied mis.
You can do as well as he perhaps better.
May I help you get a home somewhere in this
best of the few places in the United States
where raw land may be bought for less than il
is worth?
Cut out this advertisement. Mail it to ml
with your full name and address. I will then
mail you illustrated land folders which tell tha
story in detail and send our homeseekers'
monthly. The Earth, six months free. Que*
tions promptly answered.
C. L. SEAOSAVES, Gen. Colonization Agt.
A T. & S. F. Ry. System.
H7O J Railway Exchanr", Chicago.
Three Meals for Six Cents.
The grand Jury at Greenaburg, Pa.,
the other day recommended that the
amount paid to the sheriff for the
daily food supply of prisoners in tha
Jail be cut from 12% cents to 6 cents
for each prisoner. The daily portion
for each prisoner is one loaf of bread,
two cupa of coffee and one bowl of
soup, with meat once a week. The
grand Jury says: "We believe the
same can be served at a cost not to
exceed six cents."
■ V
Degrees of Pain.
Pain Is a general term. A pain
which Is local and of short duration
Is a twinge. If local and continuous,
It is an ache. Agony, torment and the
like, when not the mere hysteria of
overstatement, are employed to des
ignate the higher degrees of pain.
Money and Its Uses.
Money la the clothing of a gentle
man; he may wear It well or ill. Some
carry great quantities of it gracefully;
some, with a stinted supply, present a
decent appearance; very few will
bear inspection who are absolutely
stripped of it. —George Meredith.
Value of Ideals.
Ideals are like stars; you will not
succeed in touching them with your
hands. But, like the seafaring man
on the deserts of water, you choose
them as your guides, and following
them you reach your destiny.—Carl
Schurz.
Stranded.
"For goodness sake, Harriet, why
so sad?" "The cook's left, but that is
not the worst of it! she took with her
the recipe book for all the things
John's mother used to make."
Never Give Up.
If you have lost faith and hope, you
are indeed In a bad way. Harrow the
ground and start fresh seeds of hardy
plants of the same species. Never
give up.
A Difficult Problem.
It is often difficult to decide wheth
er the most disagreeable people la
the world are those who merely think
they are our superiors or those who
really are.
Woman Suffrage.
Gladys—"So you've sent Herbert
about his business, have you?" May
belle —"Yes. But I have since used
the—er—recall on him."
Wise Law In the Netherlands.
All employes in the Netherlands
who are boarding with their employ
ers are entitled to medical treatment
for at least six weeks.
Happiness.
No man praises happiness as he
would Justice, but calls it blessed, a*
being something more divine and ex
cellent. —Aristotle.
Wisdom from Uncle Eben.
"Talk," said Uncle Eben, "Is sumpln'
like rain. A certain amount is wel
come an' necessary. But doggone a
deluge!"
\
Unfailing.
To Mark Table Linen. —Leave the
baby and some Jam alone at the ta
ble for five minutes. —Judge.
Word from Br'er Williams.
"De race has got ter rise an' hustle
ef it ever hopes ter git dar," said
Brother Williamß. "Too many thinks
dat all dey got ter do is ter go ter
sleep in de hot sun an' rise up an' eat
watermelons in de shade."—Atlanta
Constitution.
Temperance Lesson.
The burglar who commandeered a
bottle of brandy, and by absorption of
its contents caused himself to be
caught sleeping in the midst of his
booty, now understands whither one
may be led by the vicious habit of
drink.
Promising Youth.
"You don't know how proud I am of
my younger brother Jerry," said Mrs.
| Lat>sllng. "Before he had been In col
-1 lege three years he got his bacchana
| l!an degree."

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