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KENNIDOY'S dream. Th flrizxly Hoar wit on a tree, An J iii(l biti tuneful lay, Tbe while the buzzing Humble-Ft riuyetl teunin with the Jay, The Zebra, kitting by the pump, "Wan titlkiuj with the Moone, While twenty KungarKs, a-jump, Played bull-frc with the (loose. The l'ollywofj cllmlcl up tho vlue That fjrow upon the Iiounc; Aud tdMing down a piece of twino Was one brown little Moumv The Fox tossed up a big buss-lll; The Lion at the bat, Just wunckod it o'er the red brick wull, And struck the Pussy Cat. At thin the Hats and logs did grin; The KitteiiH iu the cup Begun to cry, and 'mid the din Small Kviiniboy wuked up. Harp,r'8 Young Feoplo. NAUTICAL OXEN. Atnoncr his neighbor .1 ob Hnlncs was considered a pretty fair sort of a man. Ho had settled In tho southern part of Kansas, where ho lived as nn immigrant from New Hampshire, nnd ho brought his Yankee sharpness with him. b.it as ho dealt fair and attended to his own business, he passed. The only member of tho family beside Job and his wife was Ike, a nephew whom .fob had taken to bring up, ns ho had no children of his own. Iko was a typical New Kngland boy about llfteen years old. Ho had been brought up in one of the coast villages of Maine, and had a great lovo for tho sea. Job, like the majority of Yankee farmers, was a firm believer in cattle, and did most of his work with oxen. Ono day he said to Ike: "Iko, if you'll tako that pair of yearling steers and break them to work you can have thorn." In his Western homo Iko never for got tho far-oil ocean. It had been the one hope of his life to bo a sailor, but his being sent West had destroyed it. When his uncle gave him tho steers to break, tho idea came to him that though he could nover expect to tread the deck of his own ship, he could uo ship phrases in tho education of his oxen, and thus always be reminded of his old homo beside the sea. Thus it was that Jack and Hilly were educated to work, broken" totally ignorant of the usual commands by which oxen aro managed. (lee" and "haw.M "git upM and whoa" had no moaning for them whatever. It was "haul away" and "port," add "starboard" and "be. lay." "Stern all" was back. Tho oxen grew and waxed strong, and his uncle often remarked that ho never saw a team that could do moro work than those oxen and Ike. No ono but Iko ever thought of handling them. Tho nearest neighbor to tho I Taints' was Deacon Merwin. a good man and pillar of tho church. Tho good deacon saw that Ike's yoke of oxen were good workers, and a desiro came over him to possess them. He ofTtreJ t buy them several times, but Job always aid that they belonged to Iko and were not for sale. Tho dear,on asked Iko if he would sell them, but met with fcuch an indignant refusal that ho felt angered, but did not give up tho idea of possessing tho cattle. Finally he went to Job and paid: "Neighbor Haines, if them eattlo '11 work good every way, I'll give you two hundred dollars for 'em. They're too much property for a boy liko Iko to have, and it is apt to create in him a bad sperrit nnd makes him fool above his elders." "Well, I don't know, deacon. The boy sets a deal by them cattle, and a promiso is a promise. I gave them to him if ho would break 'em. and he has. so Im lound to keep my j)art." "That's all truo enough, Neighbor Haines, but Iko's only a boy; and then remember, two hundred dollars ain't offered evey day for a yoke of cattle. Why not sell me these and give him another pair to break; that 'ud do jist as well." Tho deacoo's two hundred dollars nnd persuasions finally weakened Job's cruples and he gave in. Tho deacon was to try them, nnd if thoy worked nil right was to have them. How to tell Iko what he had done was a poser to his uncle. His aunt declared it a downright mean piece of business, and told Job plainly what sho thought of him. It was finally decided not to say anything to Ike until after the sale ha 1 been made r.nd the cattle gone. In order that Iko might not bo on hand to see his p -ts sold, he was given a holi day and sent to spend the day at a neighbor's a couplo of miles away, whore there was a boy of his ago w ho was a sort of a chum of his. The next morning Ike was off bright nnd early, and the deacon was on hand shortly aftT. It would not be fair to Job to say that ho did not have any misgivings. He would have backed out of tho bargain at the leat chance, and ho really hoped that the deacon would not be satisfied with them. Tho oxen wero brought out and yoked to tho cart without difficulty, though tho deacon remarknl that they did seem kinder stoopid." Job and the deacon climbed up into the cart. "Ceo up'." The oxen turned their eye around Inquiringly, "(iee up, there!" repeated Job; but they did not move a hoof. "That don't appear like good break ing," remarked the deacon. "They're both all right," replied Job. "Come, gee up, there!" at the jamo time he gavo each a prod with tho goad. In response to the prodding of eattlo walked off toward the open gate, in which direction their heads happened t bo turned. Job did not want them to go in tho road, so ho shouted out, "Hoy! hoy!" to turn them nrotind; but tho oxen had no idea what hoy" meant, and so kept going straight ahead. Job shouted louder and struck Hilly with tho goad. They quickened their gait into a trot and turned out into tho road. Then Job hout, "Whoa! whoa!" but they did not mind that, cither. They don't appear to be a well broken ns I reckoned on,- remarked the deacon, as ho stood in tho cart and viewed tho proceedings. They're broke well enough," re plied Job, rather nettled, "but I'm Ptrango to them; nobody but Iko over drovothem." "Well, turn them about," Raid the deacon. Hut they paid no heod on any command, nnd finally, exasperated, Job struck them both with tho goad, and they started at full run down tho road. Clatterty bang! tho cart went, nnd both Job and Hie deacon were compelled to hold on the cart-stakes to prevent being bounced out of tho cart "Stop 'em! Stop 1em!" shouted tho deacon. "I want to get out-" "Whoa! whoa! whoa! yo varmints!" Hut tho oxen only tossed their horns and ran tho faster. "Stop 'em. can't yo?" Job was downright mad by this time. "Stop 'em yourself, you old fool!" snapped he, "you know as much how to stop 'em ns I do." "Wo'll be chucked out and killed!" shouted the deacon, ns the cart banged over a stone. Tho oxen were now thoroughly frightened and running away for fair, and both men wero badly scared and holding on for dear life. All at once an idea struck Job. "Say. deacon, can't you talk some sea taik to 'em? That's what I've altars heard Ike talk to 'em." he called out as tho cart bumped along. "Hrother Hainos, such sea talk as I'vo heard ain't proper for a pillar ot the church to repeat, and I'll call meetin' on you for this if we git, out alive " replied the deacon, with as much dignity as he could asurao while holding to the stake. "Do try, deacon!" shouted the terri fied Job; "it may save our lives." Just then the cart gave a fearful lurch and the deacon banged his head against the stake he was holding to with con siderable force. This made him boil ing mad in addition to his fear. "Jump aloft!' ho shouted. "Splice tho main brace! Shiver my timbers! Pipe all hands to grog!" and then ns that had no effect on the frantic team, Heat ahoy!" nnd then losing all con trol of himself. Ahoy! Ahoy! drat ye, ye blankety blank brutes!" and the deacon let out such a string of pro fun ity that Job turned a shade or two paler. While this was going on the oxen had gotten over considerable ground. Tho people along the road gaped in open-mouthed astonishment to see two such staid citizens going along so furi ously with an ox team, and were terri bly scandalized at their apparent hi larity. Ike, totally unconscious of w hat was going on at home, was plodding along toward his chum's when ho heard a fearful clatter coming behind him. Ho turned, and couM hardly believe his eyes. Thero came his pets Jack and Hilly nt a furious pace, and his undo and the deacon in tho cart. "Stop 'em, Ike! stop 'em!" shouted his uncle, when he saw Ike. Iko stepped to one side of tho road, and as the cattle dashed up called out, Helay. Jack! Helay, Hilly!" At tho sound of tho familiar voice nnd com mand they stopped at oneo nnd went quietly up to their young master. "I'll have the law of you for this. Job Haines." snarled the deacon, as he painfully descended from the earL "And I'll call church on you!" re torted job. as ho rubbed his bruises. I won't belong to any church with a man that kin swear like you kin. A purty deacon, you be!" "If I had a brat liko that I'd skin him nlive roared tho deacon, as ho glared at the bewildered Ike. Isaac, take them cattle homo nt once,' said his uncle. "As for this wicked man here I shall never notice him again." Ike took the cattle Lome. His uncle walked. His aunt told him nboot the contemplated sale, and though ho ex pressed commiseration for his uncle it is doubtful if he felt any. His aunt said it served them just right. Ike kept his oxen. Kfrp Invliiz. 1 dislike to hear that a man has re tired from business, says Kev. Myron W. Hoed, unless I hear at tho same time hat he has taken to travel or something that will keep body and mind on the move. Never wait for Death, simply be ready for him. Occupy till I come." says the Lord. I am an eight hour man. No more, rnd no less. Make it compulsory u- on men and women, and at once wo will have a happier world. Did ever hear a stone cutter enquire, you "Is life worth living?" His wages are enough, his apppetito is good, his sleep is sweet. Tho question "Is life worth living?" is only asked by two ono an overworked toiler and tho other some Idler, some prince of Denmark with nothing to do. if he hud worked himself tired nnd gone to sleep he would have seen no ghost. Hut he prowled around nt midnight and made himself nnd others a great deal of trouble. 1 read with delight "The Cotter's Saturday Night." It is a picture of rest and content. The children are all at homo. That Satur day night has been preceded by six days of solid work; otherwise those children would all want to go some where. ' .'Hind lillllnz. A Wiscasset, Me,, man discovered a big gash in his boot where he had cut his foot while in the woods nnd just managed to get home, feeling himself growing fainter from loss of blood nil tho way, when somebody discovered that tho gash only went through his boot and tho red color was not blood, but only a woolen stocking. Tlie Irlce Varle. If the devil didn't offer very big wages to begin with ho would have a hard time in getting his work douo. liata's horn. CARRISTON'S GIFT. 1SY UCGII COM WAV. TAUT L TOLI BY I'lULU BKANP, M. P., LONDON. C1IAITKK IV. CONTINUED. Then, with the liberty a dose friend may', take, 1 drew toward me a portfolio, full, I: presiuned,of sketches of surrounding scenery. To my surprise ('arrlston jumped up hastily ind snatched it from me. "They are too bad ! to look at," he said. As I struled to re- 'i gain possession, sundry string broke, and, lo and behold 1 the floor was littered, not with delineations of rock, lake, and torrent, but with Images of tho yomi girl 1 had seen a few minutes before, l-'ull face, profile, three quarter face, live, even seven-eighth face, all were tl.re each study jx-rfectly executed by Carrlstoifs clever pencil. I threw myself into a chair and laughed aloud, whilst the young man, blushing aud discomforted, quickly huddled the poi traits between tho covers, Just as a genuine Scotch lassie, bore in the plentiful ami, to me, wry welcome break fast. Carriston dll favor me with his company during the whole of that day, but. In spite of my having come to Scotland to enjoy his so ciety, that day, from easily-guessed reasons, was the only one in which 1 had undisputed possession of my friend. Of course I bantered him a great ileal on the portfolio episode. He took it In good part, attempting little or no defense. Indeed, before night he had told me with all a boy's fervor how he had loved Madeline Kowan at first sight, how in the short space of time which had elapsed since that meeting he had wooed her and won her; how good and beau tiful she was; how he worshiped her; how happy he felt; how, when 1 went south, he should accompany me, and, after making all necessary arrangements, return at once and bear his bride away. 1 could only listen to him, and congratulate him. It was not my place to act the elder, and advise him either for or against the mar riage. Carriston had only himself to please, and if he made a rash step only himself to blame for tho consequences. And why should I have dissuaded?!, who in two days envied the boy's good fortune, I saw a great deal of Madeline liowan. How strange and out-of-place her name ami lace seined amid our surroundings. If at first somew hat shy and retiring, she soon. If only for Carriston's sake, consented to look uiKin me as a friend, and talked to me freely and unreservedly. Then 1 found that her nature was as sweet as her face. Such a con quest did she make of me that, save for ono chimerical reason, I should have felt quite certain that Carriston had chosen well, and would he happy iu wedding the girl of his choice, heedless of her humble position in tho world, and absence of titting wealth. When once his wife, I felt sure that if he cared for her to win social success, her looks and bear ing would insure it, and from the great im provement winch, as I have already said, I noticed in his health and spirits, I believed that his marriage w ould make his life longer, happier, and better. Now for my objection, whic h seems almost a laughable one. I objected on the score of the extraordinary resemblance w hich, so far as a inan may resemble a woman, existed be tween Charles Carriston and Madeline liow an. The more I saw them together, the more I was struck by it. A stranger might well have taken them for twin brother and sister. The same delicate features, drawn in the same lines; the same soft, dark, dreamy eyes; even the same shaped heads. Comparing the two, it needed no phrenologist or physiogno mist to tell you that where one excelled the other excelled; where one failed, the other was wanting. Now, could I have selected a w Ife for my friend, I would have chosen one with habits and constitution entirely dilferent from his own. She should have been a bright, bustling woman, with lots of energy and common sense one who would have rattled him about and kept him going not a lovely, dark-eyed, dreamy girl, w ho could for hours at a stretch make herself supremely happy if only sitting at her lover's feet and speaking no word. Yet they were a hand some couple, and never have I seen two peo ple so utterly devoted to each other as those two seemed to be during those autumn days which I spent with them. 1 soon had a clear proof of the closeness of their mental resemblance. One evening, Carriston, Madeline, and I were sitting out of doors, watching the gray mist deepening in the valley at our feet Two of the party were, of course, hand in hand, the third seat ed at a discreet distance not so far away as lo preclude conversation, but far enough o'T to be ablo to pretend that he saw and heard only w hat was intended for his eyes and cars. How certain topics, which I would have avoided discussing with Carriston, were started I hardly remember. Probably some strange tale had been passed down from wilder and even more solitary regions than ours some ridiculous tale of Highland sujer stitlon, no doubt embellished and augmented by each one who rejK'ated it to his fellows. From her awed talk I soon found that Made line liowan, jx'ihaps by reason of the Scotch blood in her veins, was as linn a Itellever in things visionary and beyond nature as ever Charles Carriston in his silliest moments could be. As soon as 1 could I stopjted the taTk, and the next day, finding tne girl for a lew minutes alone, told her plainly that sub jects of this kind should be kept as far as possible from her future husband's thoughts. She promised obedience, with dreamy eyes which looked as far away and full of isions as Carriston's. "Ny the bye," I said, ''has he ever sj token to you alHut seeing strange things?' "Yes; he has hinted at It." "And you believe him?" "Of course I do he told me so.' This was unanswerable. "A pretty pair they will make," I muttered, as Madeline slipjted from me to welcome her lover, who was approaching. 'They will see ghosts in every corner, aud goblins liehind every cur tain." Nevertheless, the young people had no doubts aNnit their coming bliv. J'verythlni was going smoothly and pleasantly for them. Carriston had at once spoken to Madeline's aunt, and obtained the old Scotchwoman's ready consent to their union. 1 w as rather vexed at his still keeping to his absurd whim, and concealing his true name, lie said he was afraid of alarming his aunt by telling her he was passing under an nUa, whilst If lie gave Madeline Ids true reason for so doing she would be miserable. Moreover, I found he had fonnod the romantic plan of marry ing her without telling her In what an envi able position she would be placed, so far as worldly gear went. A kind of Lord of llur lelgh surprise no doubt commended itself to his imaginative brain. The last day of my holiday came. I bade a long and sad farewell to lake and mount ain, and, accompanied by Carriston, started for home. I did not see the parting proper between the young people that was far t4K sacred a thing to bo Intnided upon but even when that protracted aHair wasovr, I wait ed many, many minutes whilst Carriston fctood haud in hand with Madeline, comfort ing himself and her by reiterating "Only tlx weeks six short weeks! And then and then !" It was the girl w ho at last tore her self away, and then Carriston mounted re luctantly by my side on the rough vehicle. From Edinburgh we traveled by the night train. The greater part of the w ay we had the conpartmeiit to ourselves. Carriston, as a lover will, talked of nothing but coming bliss and his plans for the future. After a while I grew quite weary of tho monotony of the subject, and at last dozed off, and for gome little time slept. The shrill whistle which told us a tunnel w as at hand aroused me. My companion w as sitting opposite to me, and as I glanced across at him my atten tion was arrested by the same strange in tense look which I had on a previous occa sion at Uettws-y-Coed noticed in his eyes the same fixed stare the same obliviousness to all that was passing. Remembering his request, I shook him. somewhat roughly, back to his senses. Ho regarded me lor a moment vacantly, then said: "Now I have found out what was wanting to make tho power 1 told you of complete. I could see her If I wished." "Of course you can see her in your mind's eye. All lovers can do that." "If I tried 1 could see her bodily know exactly what she is doing." lie sjsike with an air of complete conviction. "Then 1 hope, for the sake of modesty, you won't try. It is now nearly three o'clock. She ought to be in bed and asleep." I spoke lightly, thinking it lelter to try and laugh him out of his folly, lie took no no tice of my sorry Joke. "No," he said, quiet!), "I am not going to try. Uut I know now what was wanting. Jjove such love as mine such love as hers makes the connecting link, nnd enables sight or some other sense to cross over space, and pass through every material obstacle." "Look here, Carriston," I said seriously, "you are talking as a madman talks. I don't want to frighten you, but I am bound loth as a doctor and your sincere friend to tell you that unless you cure yourself of these absurd delusions they will grow upon you, develop fresh forms, and you will probably end your days under restraint. Ask any doctor, ho w ill tell you the same." "Doctors are a clever race," answered my strange young friend, "but they don't know everything. So saying he closed his eyes and apeared to sleep. We parted upon reaching London. Many kind words and wishes passed between us, and I gave him some more well-meant, and, I believed, needed warnings. lie was going down to see his uncle, the baronet. Then he had some matters to arrange with his lawyers, nnd above all, had to select a residence for himself ami his wife. He would, no doubt, be in London for a short time. If ossible he would come and see me. Anyway, he would w rite and let me know the exact date of his approaching marriage. If I could manage to come to It, so much the tctter. If not, he would try, as they passed through town, to bring his bride to pay me a Hying and friendly visit He left me in the U-st of spirits, and I went back to my patients and worked hard to make up lost ground, and counteract whatever errors had been com mitted by my substitute. Some six weeks afterward late at night whilst I was deep in a new and clewr treatise on zymotics, a man, haggard, wild, unshorn, and unkempt, rushed past my startled ser vant, and entered the room In which I sat. He threw himself into a chair, and I was hor rified to recognize In Mm intnider my clever and brilliant friend, Charles Carriston! v. "Th end has come sooner than I expect ed." These were the sad w ords I muttered to myself as, waving my frightened servant away I closed the door, and stood alone with the supjKised maniac He rose and wrung my hand, then without a word sank back In to his chair and buried his face in his hands. A sort of nervous trembling seemed to run through his frame. Deeply distressed I drew his hands from his face. "Now, Carriston,' I said, ns firmly as I could, "lok up, and tell .me what all this means. Iok up, 1 say, man, and speak to me." He raisnl his eyes to mine, and kept them there, whilst a ghastly smile a phantom hu mor nickered across his white face. No doubt Ins native quickness told him what I susiocted, so he looked me full and steadily in the face. "No," he said, "not as you think. Hut let there be no mistake. Question me. Talk to me. Put me to any test Satisfy yourself, once for all, that I am as sane as you are." He sjK)ke so rationally, his eyes met mine so unflinchingly, that I was rejoiced to know that my fears were as yet ungrounded. There was grief, excitement want of rest in his appearance, but his general manner told me he was, as he said, as sane as I w as. "Thank Heaven oil can scak to me nnd look at me like this." I exclaimed. "You are satisfied then?" he said. "On this point, jes. Now tell me what Is wrong?'' Now that he had set my doubts at rest his agitation and excitement seemed to return. He grasjH'd my hand convulsiwly. "Madeline!" he whimpered. "Madellca my love she is gone." "Cione!" I repeated. "(Jone where?" "She is gone, 1 say stolen from me by some black-hearted traitor ierhaps forever. Who can tell?" "Hut, CarrMon, surely in so short a time her love cannot have Ixrn won by another. If so, all I can say is " "What!" he shouted. "You have seen her! You In your wildest dreams to imagine that Madeline liowan would leave me of her own free will! No, sir, sne has In -en stolen from me entrapped carried away hidden, ilut I will find her, or I will kill the black hearted villain w ho has done this." He rose and paced the room. His face was distorted with rage. He clinched and un clinched his long slender hands. "My dear fellow," I said; "you are talking riddles. Sit down and tell me calmly what has hapjcned. Hut, first of all, as you look utterly worn out, 1 will ring for my man to get )ou some food." "No," he said. "I want nothing. Weary I am, for I have been to Scotland and back as fast ns man can travel. 1 reached London a short time ago, and after stviug one man have come straight to you, my only friend, for help it way le lor protc tion. Hut I have eaten and 1 haw drunk, knowing I must keep my health and strength." However, I Insisted on some wine being brought. He drank a glass, tnd then with a strange enforced calm, told me what had taken place. His tale was this: After we had parted company on ourre tnni from Scotland, Carriston went down to the family scat In Oxfordshire, and Infonned his uncle of the imcnding change In his life. The baronet an extremely old man, infirm and all but childish, troubled little about the matter. Every acre of his large property was strictly entailed, so his pleasure or dis pleasure could make but little alteration hi hi nephew's prospects. Still, he was th Lead of the family, and Carriston was In duty bound to make the Important news known to him. The young man made no secret of his approaching marriage, so In a very short time every meinluT of the family was aware that the heir and future head was about to ally himself to a nobody. Knowing nothing of Madeline Uowan's rare beauty aa4 sweet nature, Carriston's kinsmen and kinswomen were sparing with their congratulations. In deed, Mr. Kalph Carriston, the cousin whose name was coupled with such absurd suspi cions, went so far as to write a bitter, sarcas tic letter, full of ironical felicitations. This, and Charles Carriston's haughty reply, did not make the affection Iwtween the cousins any stronger. Moreover, shortly afterward the younger man heard that Inquiries werei being made In the neighborhood of Made-, line's home, ns to her josition and parentage. ' Feeling sure that only his cousin Italph could have had the curiosity to Institute such In quiries, he wrote and thanked him for the keen Interest he was manifesting in his fut ure welfare, but begged that hereafter Mr. Carriston would apply to him direct for any Information he wanted. The two men wore now no longer on speaking term. Charles Carriston in his present frame of mind cared little w hether his relatives wish ed to bless or forbid the banns. He was pas sionately iu love, and at once set alout mak ing arrangements for a speedy marriage. Al though Madeline was still ignorant of the ex alt d jKsition held by her lover although she came to him absolutely penniless he was resolved In the matter of money to treat her as generously as he would have treated tho most eligible damsel in tho country. There were several legal questions to le set at rest concerning certain pro'erty he wished to set tle uim her. This of course caused delay. As soon as they were adjusted to his own, or, rather to his lawyer's satisfaction, he pur jKjsed going to Scotland and carrying away his U autlful bride. In the meantime he cast alMtut for a residence. Somewhat Hohemian in his nature, Carris ton had no intention of settling down just yet to live the life of an ordinary moneyed En glishman. Ills intention was to take Made line abroad for some months. He had fixed upon Cannes as a desirable place at which to winter, but having grown somewhat tired of hotel life wished to rent a furnished house. He had received from an agent to whom he had been advised to apply the iefusal of a house which, from the glowing description given, seemed the one above all others he wanted. As an early decision was Insists upon my impulsive young friend thought nothing of crossing the Channel and mnning down to the south of France to see, with his ow n eyes, that the much-lauded place w as wortljy of the fair being who was to be. iU temixunry mistress. He w rote to Madeline, anil told her he was going from home fur a few days. He said he should be traveling the greater part of the time, so it would be no use at her writing to him until his return, lie did not reveal the object of his jouniey. Were Madeline to know it was to choose a w inter residence at Cannes, she would be filled with amazement, and the innocent deception he was still keep ing up would not Ik; carried through to tho romantic end which he pictured to himself. The day In-fore he started for France Made line wrote that her aunt was very unwell, but said nothing as to her malady causing any alarm, l'crhaps Carriston thought less about the old Scotch widow than her relationship and kindness to Miss liowan merited. He started on his travels without any forebod ings of evil. His journey to Cannes and back was hur riedhe wasted no time on the road, but was delayed for two days at the place itself In fore he could make final arrangements with the owner and the present occupier of tho house. Thinking he was going to start every moment he did not write to Madeline at the rate at which he meant to return a letter Iosted In England would reach her almost as quickly as If posted at Cannes. He reached his home, which for the last few weeks had been Oxford, and found two letters waiting for him. The first, dated on the day he left England, was from Madeline. It told him that her aunt's illness had sud denly taken a fatal turn that she had died that day, almost w Ithout warning. The sec ond letter was anonymous. It was written apparently by a woman, and advised Mr. Carr to look sharply after his lady-love or he would find himself left in the Kirch. The w riter would not be surprised to hear some fine day that she had eloped with a certain gentleman who should be nameless. This precious epLstle, probably an emanation of feminine spite, Carriston treated as it de served he tore It up and threw the pieces to the w ii id. T b Continued.) One Way to Sfnt Diamonds. It is natural tnat articles of great value aro objects of temptation. We are prepared to understand that the common thief is constantly scheming to gain possession of precious stones nnd jewelry, but it i a matter of sur prise to fearn, through stories that come from across the ocean, of the tricks indulged in there by tho dia mond trade tho legitimate, everyday dealers in precious stoues. The peeu iarity of this condition of things is that the sharp practico of dealers does not involve their reputation or standing, the thing beiug looked nt as a matter of shrewdness and rather admired as a clever piece of business. An anecdote is related to illustrate this: A dealer called upon a firm with whom he was in t ho habit of transact ing business nnd asked to see a lot of diamonds. After examining them for some time he returned the paper, say ing he would call again in reference to buying them. It was at oneo noticed that a large stone was missing. A hasty search was made, but no trace of the diamond being discovered, the dealer, without more ado. was accused of having taken the brilliant. The stone was not found, ami profuse apologies were offered for the false ac cusation. Tho following day the dealer appeared again, this time with a paper of diamonds to sell, but also with an other object in view, which he took good care not to disclose. A careful observer might have noticed that while the stones were leing examined at the light he ran his fingers along the under surface of the portion of the counter near which he sat and picked otl some thing that stuck to the wood. It was nothing more nor less than the diamond which had so mysteriously disappeared the day before. He had fastened it to the counter by means of a piece of wax with which he had provided himself, and on the occasion of his second visit secured his bowtv. Jewelers'' Weekly. Curious Caue of Death. A school-girl in France died recently from a curious cause. At the distri bution of prizes sho obtained a laurel wreath colored green. She thought lessly put the painted leaves in her mouth and died afterward from the effect of the poison. The 41. 000,000 gallons of spirit made in tho United Kingdom in 1889 were mostly used iu England, and naarly three-fourths of this vat quantity was drank as a beverage. . ; If matters can not be better, let us 1 glad they aro n woiss. J hn lirown's ion Is a prape gew'T, toi will not Hell hU fruit for wt: Ma.tu. An English statlntlrtnu estimate ll worm s inUebtedticsH at f lio.ooo.uoo.ooo. If a donkey brays at you. don't br b& k at blrn, elsu you will show yourself uonsey. If Homo iieonlo wero as swift of feet they aro of tongue, they might catch tl lightning. Tho (luclit tisdf Ft AlhaiM has roceutJ had one of her gowns encircled with a set family buttons made of caU' eyes and dl luouaH set In gold. Ilall't Caurrh Cnie, offer liuj reward for i rraui isiarin mil rinnoi vt cureu dt imhii IIqII'h Catarrh Cure. Head for tesilnonlils, t it DVlU y XTUgK'bia, litV. If anything luubt ho done, do ft and done with it. Ira. Wlinlow'SooililDBHyrBp,ror CM drerc ttw'thlng, nuitrnn thojruan, reduce luflamm tion.alUri pain, curei wind coltc. Zja bottlo. If money be not tho M-rvant, It auro be the muster. Ilrjant' Mall Colte?, IlutTalo, N. Y. If you wnni to cet a kimhI. thorough r.imlin'i. i, cation, cheaply, at your own Lome, wrho t ittnti If 11 m wero Latin, learned man woii tc qulio common. Thousands of cases of female ilseu have In-cn treated by Mis. I'inkham, a every fact recorded. Thoso record ii available to sutlVrln? women, prlvato c rcHpondence bollcl.cd. (Jen. John M. (TorKO, late postmaster Koston, has decided not to accept tho oftl of general nianagur of the Hint & J Marquette rail cud. C0rrOMT Pretty stral reasons for trying Dr. Sagd Catarrh Remedy. In the htf plar. ii cures your catarrh no niil'vjr how had your ca or of how 1 standinc'. doesn't simply palliate aires. If you heheve it, much the better. Then nothing more to be sa You get it for 50 cents, frt all druggists. But perhaps you won't l! heve it. Then there s anotri reason for trying it. Sh that you can't be cured, a you'll get S500. It's a pi: business offer. The makq of Dr. Sage's Remedy pay you that amount if th cant cure you. I hey kn that they can you thi that they can't. If they wrong, you get the cash, you're "wrong, you're rid catarrh. oFUUUY WARRANTEDo 5Ton Scales $60 Freight ?A OHES BiNBHAMTON.fi GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 187a IJAKKIl & COM Breakfast Coco from Mrhthe eicrraof has been removed, J alnolutely pure a it in CoUlblt. No Chemical areuM-d in Its reparation. ba nort than thrte tCmtt trnffth of Cocoa mixed w Btarrb, Arrowroot or fc'ud and in therefore far more e i Domical, coating Irit than i I ctnta cup. IlUdcllrioui.no lahinar. utrrnelhcmog, Kaef DIOBRTcd, and admirably adapted for tavau aa well aa for peraona In health. Sold hf Crocera ertrywhere. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Ma r A wail of distn comes from tortured cloth !Save their feelings, and yd own back, by washing th with Pearlinc. Your clotl will last longer yourhourd labor will crow shorter. takes away the dirt withd taking away your strcng Nothing that "will wash" ; toogoodforPcarlinc-riopra is too strong for Pearline. Ikwara cf Imltatioua. ail JAMES PYLB, K 11