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COMING AND GOING.
ffo-ird n and hesp g-Loard:i-g and Leap
ing tAnd how there arc liLtd and garlands gay.
For a babe is born is the house to-day,
Arrl his blue syea are sleeping;
And c'.o'c- by the cradle tLe fatber ataada,
Aul thiuVs of his acres of well-sown lands.
And of when tLe two Lttle dimpled hand
Will I e -strong tnougu for reaping.
ing footsteps outside the dor, I restored
the picture to the position in which I found
it, and as 1 did so, I saw written at the
boltom of the frame. "Magdalen Bram-
leigh."
The footsteps 1 heard were those of the
j housemaid, who had come to announce
I that Mr. Bramleigh was ready to gee me.
t I followed her up stairs, and was ushered
j into a large, comfortable looking bed jooni.
1 A cheerful fire burned in the grate. Fae-
TiiE 'ii.n(iiZ foi'NTY on'i:nvKK 15 pub.
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liud llni aid blooming budding and bloom- f
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And the wirida ar playing like nntes on the
lulls, '
And tna htjn'e aie beaten hki mums in tuo
ril!,
And tl-e bir l! iu clou Id are coming:
And Bang and fragra- ca Uoat in lae oreezi;
And all tbe bloaaoms of allMhe trees j
Are edljtd witu fringes of golden beea
'Fncllng and Tmromlng snlrnr and hom
WaUing and we --ping wailing and weeping!
And now tv;e lights in the bouses are low,
A lid now the rosea have ceased to glow,
Ar.d tie women watch are keeping;
And cloae by the coffin the father stands
And; bitterly moauing, wr.nga Lis bands,
And barren of pleasure are all bia lands,
Far the bdbo waked nut from bleeping.
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ji.iv'-rl v fiuin yuur l"(ir. TUoso
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t'.t iiv. w til t host- who do not lia-
; : H ri vUn ,- iiijititf I'O'.t-fty. We want
.... v i. v.oiufti. 't, s -a rul will's to work lor
u n.i.t ii. !. Ii .u tt loi (l;.t n The Lu-:ricss
v.. s p iv 1 1 1 .- t ) i . . x i U'u fii.f.s onllti-iry wages.
! iiri.l !. an i- "!! 'it nt ain I ail that you
:. I. in'f. No . .if u i.o ( .;.t s fall to la iko
i. . i. ft.v t:ofl. iii ran 1 1 i i t your
win if fun- 'in thf v.iuk. or only v urhpare mo
lii h'. Ii:!! in f.ii mat ioh a inl all tint IS Iit'Cl' (1
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M.tli,".
PligLtiui.' and blowing blijhtin? and blowing
And the atonsa in the rivulet biient lie,
And the winds" iu the fading woodlands cry,
And tho birds iu elouJa are going, .
And tho dandelion hided hi gold.
"And their blue httle tinU the violets fold,
And the air is gray with snowing.
80 l.fft Keeps coming and going.
ing it was a larre four post bedstead,
hung with white curtains, and at the head
of the bed Mrs. Churton was sittina. with
j a small' table in front of her, on which
i was placed an inkstand and some p iper.
! She pulled back the curtain, and I saw an
old man propped up by pillows.
Turning to r5- t-hurtoa, I told her that
she need not wait.
"Yes, 0 go, Hannah!'' cried the sick
man, 'ana i fancied lua.'. i could detect an
eagerness in his voice, as if he desired her
absence lather than her presence.
As Mrs. Churton left the room I caught
, sisht of the reilection of her face in the
glass over the chimney piece, and 1 do not
think bhe would have scowled quite as
much had she known that I was looking.
I.dx'-gan by asking Mr. Bramleigh wfiat
were his wishes in regard to his will. In
low tones he told me that he desired to
leave everything to Hannah Churton, his
housekeeper, as a reward Jor her long and
faithful services.
i spoke gravely to the old man, although
witheut much hopes of success, but at last
I got iiim to confess that he had no inten
tion of making his housekeeper his sole
heiress until she had herself broached the
subject to him. 1 proposed to Mr. Uraai
leigh that he should leave his property to
some one on whom he could relv. in trust
chair for the hous keeper. Taking it from
him with a coM "think you," she pha-d
it at the end of the table, directly facing
me. . . .
I was aoout to unseal the. envelope con
taining the will, when Lieatenant Maitlaed
interrupted me.
"One moment, if you please' he said!
placing his hand on my arm. "Before this
will is read, I wish to sav a few words.
Mrs. Churton tells me Mr" Bramleigh has
left her everything unconditionally. 1
simply wish to express my firm belief that
Mr. Bramleigh could ouly hive been in
duced to make such a will by unfair and
foul means. Although 1 have been the
cause of aa estrangement between father
and daughter, I cannot think that he could
si forget his love for her as to strip her of
eveythiag. It is mv intention for her saki?
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Feltuc m Olant.
A reporter dined at a restaurant in New
York, a few evenings ao and had Chang,
the Chinese giant, for a neighbor. A little
natural curiosity led hirn I nvle the bill of
ifare of the giant. First Chang ordered
pysters, raw, on the shell ; nft steamed
oysters oa toast ; then green jurtle and
pi intaruer soups, and afier that, tidi, in
cluding broiled shad, filet de sole sauce
tartare, and boded sakuoa with lobster
Ail the Government rei tire. is the princi
pal ones. 1
Wei1." Mid the young lady, somewhat
rnoaiSetl, "there is Jiruuiv PiifT &mi
Timimy Diggs and" "
"II Id up, nght there. Whidi of Vai
do you intend to marry!" said the enuu
erator of population, earnesUy.
QciUier of them. T'lere aheaii
there's a splendid gentleman named Scud
berry Charlie Scudberry pcrhpi you
know hkn ? He lias big brown whiskers
and beautiful curly hair, an tt"
"And dj thesethese other gentlemen
-Hi" 2..1 iMsis-Hknow of the esinr
Mr. Robeson to be present to-dav as uiv "e.appeareu to weary ai uus
" i ik ti ti i uriii ;ti t i . i i u x" lu i t Ai o n ttro at rvt n
Lpudding. apiece of apple piJ and a little
The Two Wills.
icw tLai I have requested my old friend P5.fntd PfwP-
le ral adviser.''
1 real the will verv slo'wlv and iiistinct-
ly, It was vjry short. Save one annuity
of titty pounds to Hannah Churton for life,
everything was left to Dr.. Ramsey and
myself in trust for Magdalef Maitland, to
be settled on hr as we in our discretion
should see tit.
Astonishment is a mild word to express
the feelings of those present, nor will I at
tempt to do so. My tale lies with Hannah
Churton. Starting to her teet, she pushed
he chair from her, and stretching out her
arm, gave utterance to a torrent of invec
tive. '
Magdalen Maitland covered her ears with
her hands, to shut out the hard words. Her
husband led her to the door, but Hannah
Churton intercepted them. Tearing her
cap from her head, she threw it on the
sauce.
The reporter thought Chang would stop
there, but the giant politely signified to the
attendant that be was wailim fnr th ru t
article on his written bill. Sj he hid for l LU13 li,,s T -uuivrry ,
:re, ana v . iwi.M;KU4rv or tiiAi. i
just tag them altig to buy ice cream aud
caramels, ai,d take Inc to the theatre. It's
tlk. biggest fun ! C harlie knon-s all about
IU you see aad caU. Imutelf the the oi.
yes, the ilark h.irse!
his entrees turkey wings, jardiniere.
chicken croquettes and tcma sauce. Then
he attacked with gusto roast ribs of beef
and lialf a chicken stuffed, accompanied
sugar corn, and boiled
"Oh, he does, he! roared the cen
sus .ran. lerkinffoff h wil xn.l
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uge crt:am, to which he subsequently added j and reveaung the enraged features of Mr.
a small eup ot cate noir. I l nomas Ihggs. "I wish him joy of his
I he proprietor was noticed rummaging I bargain, and I'll give Li:n just twoaionlhs
In a quiet corner, and apparently spec ul at-1 to get a divorce from the most two.f:uxxi
ing as to the advisabdity of an eai ly as- j iiule cat on the Paciiic ojiist."' Aud he
signment for the b.-neht of his aeditors. banged the tf r like a pile driver behind
10 a question by the reporter as to Chang s urne as he stalked ou
wonaerful appetite, he replied with an
'Hut It Thr
for his dauiihter. My argument prevailed, ground beiore the rightned girl.
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EDWARDS, BROUGHTON&CO.,
rUINTKRS, lUXDKR.S AND BLANK
HOOK M A N U F AC'l UK ERS,
KALKIUII, X. C.
;iur Mollo : Tlio best work, nt thf
loMpst possible prices. '
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
it Is S'';ir.'clv liircs.-i.iryt'irust'i say we
i iMtr r i 1 1 i u ct f'r work In t Ills line ihjin any
i v, i in tlu- ?at, tor our woik is kn .Mi
1 1 . i'i Us.'bon! Ni Hi (oolltia. I'.nt w lo
i ill alt- titiou to il.t- i'i' I that our farlilt:-s ate
ti' n a to i i.ai lr i.s (o ri'Uii.'f with any lv use,
N. i ; U n- fnuili, In C""'t work nii'l 1"W pr ee
v..- hav- tlio r..t Hook r.d .lot! Presses. The
l..it .;f.st al Ut.v t Mat. r, ul. JI lit Im st r. m
p.'tf A-.""! t in' tit ! r.ij" r. I'fupl y thf laost
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vr hl-lhg t'lir patieh.s p rtect sutlafact luu.
Hook iUNDINCi AND MAN I" FAC-Tl'KlNG.
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BLANK LOOKS
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Wf It Hi' a r-i-mpleto WitiltTV in charge of a
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It 1, nil boon :i t n WV daV with U1C. I had
been working hard, gettiug up evidence in
u railway accident case, and was putting
up my" papers' with a sigh of relief. Anoth
er toi'tv minutes and I should be at home;
but just as I was tying up the last bundle
i,f -H.ror. tlio otliee bov nut his head in
at the d or and dispelled tbe tempting vis
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"A woman to see you, If you please,sir.
bhe won't give her name. Says she's a
"Stranger!" 1 repeated. "What is she
like'? Is she a common person?"
"Not exactly, sir,'' said the lad.
"A lady?" 1 asked.
Arthur paused, as if considering, and
then, with a look of intelligence, as much
as to Hiy he had hit the nail oh the head
this time, he answered:
"Well, sir, she's a sort of betwixt and
.between."
"Sol a bad dellnilioll, Ai'lUux. A&k the
'betwixt and between' upstairs."
A tall, middle-aged woman entered aud
t' nk the seat I placed for her.
My visitor produced from her pocket a
large envelope, from which she drew a
piece of paper. lhis she handed to me,
explaining in a nam, monotonous voice,
that she had been sent to me bv her master
Mr. Robert Bramleigh, of Coleman street,
who was dangerously ill in fact, was not
expected to live many hours. llho paper,
she said, had been written by his direction
ami feigned bv him for his will that after
noon., Fearing lest it should not be in a
proper foini, he had desired her to take it
o the nearest lawyer and have one pre
pared according to the law.
1 unfolded the paper and read as follows;
"In the name of Citd. Amen, I leave my
b..)dy to tLo ground and my e.ul to AlmigLtv
(ioii who. eave it. Now, this is the will of me
Hubert lirauileigU, of : i'J Coleman street. I
ive nu.t have ail my houses, Jaudu, money
and e verything that 1 1 are, to Hannah Cam
ion, ray h ..nt keeper, as a reward for her long
and taithtul strv;ees. S guid ty me on lues-
lay, l'tciuilti l'gth 1C8.
"llol'.EJlT EKAMLKIOH.
' W.ti v. ce James 1 crus, Marfan t t-ims."
I examined the writing carefully. The
signature, "II. btrt Bramleigh,'' waswe:ik
and shaky. lhe win nseii was wruten in
a ir.aevilme l'oking haul of singular de-
on ih1 b. Mnes. 'f'.ie characters were
;ar:i. ami wtli iornied.
Tiie tio uineiit sh' .w a to me was how-
evtr, .-Vi.iicun; t give iiaunati t. nurton all
Mr. iliainleigh's p;pertv.
N..W. 1 am always pat t;cular about wills:
1 ti.iuk tln" ::re to. serious to be settled in
a hurry. l mvr wiua.iow acaeni to ex
itule one until 1 am o tiviiKed that its pur-
p. rt i pv.rftctiy umKrtod. '
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misfiun I ob'taiueil fr.m htr was that
uspicu:u that things
fair as tluy r-hoiild li'. 1 qiieS-
fle assented, and I prepared a will accord
iugly. The old man requested tiiat his
medical man, Dr. Ramsey, should be nom
inatedas my co trustee, and that an annu
ity of fifty pounds should be paid to Han
nah Churton for life.
Ringing the bell, 1 requested Mrs. Chur
ton to summon James Burns an t Margaret
Sims, the two servants who had witnessed
the first will. As soon as they were in the
room I gave Mr. Bramleigh a pen, and
placing the document before him, I s;aid
distinctly, so all might hear:
"This which I have read to-you is your
final will, and you request James Bums
and Margaret Sims to witness -our execu
tion of it?"
"It is I do,' he solemnly said, as with
feeble lingers he wrote his name.
The two awe-stncRen domestics then
added theirs, and I think their hands shook
more than the testator's. Hannah Chur
ton was a silent spectator of the whole of
this; but I could not see her face, as she
stood in the background, out of the light of
the lamp.
Before allowing any one to leave the
room I placed the will in a large envelope.
Fastening it with wax, 1 impressed it with
Mr. Bramleigh's monogram and crest with
a seal that was en the tray of the inkstand.
The old man wa'ched me closely, and when
1 finished he said. "Keep it " till it is
wanted."
On o)ir waj- down stairs Dr. Ramsey told
me that his patient was rapidly sinking,
and that he doubted whether he would live
another twent3r-four hours.
Taking him into the dining-room and
shutting the door, I told him of my suspi
cions of the housekeeper, aud that I felt
afraid of leaving Mr. Bramleigh alone with
her all night. He agreed with me, aud
promised to send his assistant to watch with
me .till mot mug when, if Mr. Bramleigh
was living, he would, on his own responsi
bility, place a trustworthy nurse in his
charge. The housekeejer opened the door
to let us out.
"It's all right, Mrs. Churton," I mali
ciously said, as the doctor wished her good
night. "I am quite satisfied now. The
will will be in my keeping. By-the-by,"
I added, looking her sharply in the face,
had you not better let your master's friends
know of the danger he is in?"
She mumbled something in reply but 1
could not catch what it was. 1 stayed,
talking upon different subjects, to while
away the time until the arrival of Dr.
Ramsey's servant. She seemed very much
astonished and rather displeased when Dr.
Ramsey returned with the assistant.
In one's experience ot mankind we find
it is impossible to be ten) clever. Mrs.
Hannah Churton was very clever, but she
committed great mistakes. The Mist was
iu consulting a - lawyer. The will drawn
by Ler fur so "it really had been might
have been upset on the ground of undue
iuuueuce. 1 say "might have been" for
there is nothing so hard to prove as undue
Trample on it,V she cried, in a frenzied
voice, "lour father s victim has no right
to wear it!"
I must admit that she looked grandly
tragic as she declaimed these fiery words.
I felt half sorry for the poor, defeated crea
ture. Nine years have passed since then, and
Mrs. Maitland declares that there are "sil
ver threads amoug the gold." The cares
of a young family have somewhat marred
her good looks, but they will live again in
my little goddaughter,
promises to rival her mother in beauty.
earnest high :
"Don't speak of it ; my gracious ! 1
uever had such an experience. When
Captain Bates, Barnum's giant was here 1 One of the bookkeeper for a Detroit
wiwaswiusuvu 10 ee now lime ioou lie lumuer nrm was recently sent Ut the north
required to sustain his immense frame; but woods to transact some business for his em
this Chinese giant has the stomach of an plovers. He is a man of iru,! niind and
usii.cu ttuu uie appetite oi a goat, .uiuu strong uaib, aud has hung abjut gvinnasi-
muse uiaue-a aic uoi oi uie oruer re- urns longenoug'j to w.jrk up his uAKles
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j m.v.o uui, uinu i nuum uuu uiiMcisiuuu uow lo MMke from lln
have gone through with a much longer shoulder. He reached a camp belonging
list, b'lt thev are whit we in thi lmsinnsa I li mmt'iiT Hr; .-t .. i f .
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call 'full portions,' that is, any one of the all but one of the lowers caw him ,. h.
fllcliJiQ IMltnn T Intn fliiis np..nttii n-.u 1 , I I t ,.1 - f.
vmmvb wu kjj mm uiu t.MMJS, i noLauiv. i inii unc lnuu seenuii out of
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sanely lue uunger oi an oruinary man., j. sorts ami bent on mischief. After throwin
uuu v nauv tn mxjiv KiaULS, 11 lUCY ttlU UUl IL' H'Him SI IrM 1 ii 11 1. irvati'fc
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tite ot Chantr. Whv. I taidt -1
blessed with the appetite ot Chang. Why,
1 contracted to entertain him at the rate ot
$4 a day! Just cast your eye over the
bill of fare aud see what 1 would receive
for the same meal from my regular cus
tomers.7
The reporter did so and found that he
'Stranger, I've Ken aching for a whole
week past to put someone in my vest ivk-
et." '
This was i turned oil in a plea-ant man-'
U'.-r but the logger persisted:
I've fo; a great hankering to play Ditch
Musie at Heatlquarters.
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Magdalen who """' " -"'i" pj- rc wuuyou, aui a yem dou i mn Ik--
o t I for a similar n.noct I f..v.. I ?.,;rl n
- .-.m. , i umoii in luuner l m irmiu' to biir.
lhe restaurateur continued : you over the shanty a few tiiiw - "
.Now you figure it up, : there is $9.95 The i)..trolter tlui..'t r wr,. .
Well, he has three other viUm i. n,n fi, ...... 5
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for one meal.
A: tall woman, wearins a sun-bonnet, table exercises during the day, and one or rcinovcd his wu,th kllll , , .
' . .. . .It Tli-V 'lllfilO ' 0 lift Ua 4hn..A 1M-..rvlw.l -
came into the ofiice of the Galveston Chief
of Police recently, and, sitting down hard
on the end of bench, wiped her nose, bat
ted her eyes a time or so at the Chief of
Police, asked in a voice that reminded one
nf cli'irniininiT o eour
ir. ...... .4i i..i i f- I i lhe accessary Questions.
ue tiu me jaiooL vuai loeiva ipi&s t
p " jNot long
U arty that I am 'OvcasiOnally
two 'bites,' as he calls theut. Then he
goes to the bar-room, and to the inquiry of
his manager and others as to his health,
replies ; T don't feel very well ; lost ap
petite.' "
up
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ago, Miss Sniffey,
ii San Fraucisco, iu rspon to a bust
obliged to resort to such extreme measures ness like ring, aduiitted a middle aged
with refractory persons. " ? party with a black beard and wearing blue
"I know all that ; but be you the ga- goggles and a long-tailed duster,
loot?'' "1 am taking the census, (mum," he
"Yes, madam." ' said, openiug the Hat book on the piano
"Why didn't you say so when I asked aud getting out some blanks, V'Jttt look
you
"I did."
"You are a liar, and if you don't treat
me like a lady I'll fold you up and sit
down on.you," and she batted her eqs
some more like a terrier.
"What do you want ?" asked the official,
looking as if he needed reinforcements right
away, and plenty of them,
"I want that dirty little whelp that
married my darter. I want to talk to him
on business but he evades me. If I could
only get a chance to caress him once more! "
and she breathed hard and gritted her
teeth until the official felt in his pocket for
a police whistle.
"Whit did he do
sharp, please, aud answer theN necessary
questions." js.
Miss Sniffey trembled a little, as
women always do for some reason when
talking to a Govermeut officer, and 'said
she'd try.
"Lcm'me see your name's Sniffey, I
beli jve first name ir''
"Susan."
"Middle name?''
"Haven't gjt acy, sir.'-
over
coat aud was id first ra'e trim when the
logger g t re'.dy to heave away. As the
bully cam.; forward he was neatly kuoeked
down, lie got up with a grin and went
down again. The third time he got up he
sat down on a bgt collect his ideas, and
when they had returned lo him he caref al-
residmg ly approached the Detroit er and said:
"Mebbeyou arc a IVcfidin' HMcrr
"Reimlar preacher?"
"No.'
"Circuit rider?"
".No"'
"Tract distributor? '
"No; I am a bookkeencr in tho rmnloo
of Lath & Shingle,-of DelrdU." -
1 ut it thar," said the man. im ho- i.i.t.i
out his hand. ."I'm all bhdT
- .... . iim,
but 1 took you for wme soit of a preacher,
and I thought 1 might wollop yutl a,ui
stiuiu tma wnn me boys. hv w ill
do me a favor''
"Yew."
"All right.
you
"Come now,
votinfT
j a
woman; no -pre
varication. Are you sure you haven't got
Vm goiok' to tell the bov
that you are Tom Say era, aiid don't yon
deny it . Carrying two black eyes around
this camp for the next fortnight will U-
"He told my darter that he would give wouldn't deceivevyou.
a middle name somewhere, and you are I grief enough fur me to staler under let
" ll ine anyone kuo ing t'jat I got 'em from
-w, en, mueeu i naven i, said
young lady, turning very pale.
the
" I
a man wearing a btled shirt and a rl.-an
collar.
in hue nee.
er was the
ad- i !
she ! stranger.
TLe other great jvaint
ousting of a child in favor of a
against
had w ritteti the will, 1
IN
l ruj on
iu: kin:
STYLE ( F
r -
f
. i.
1':
Ail t!
KriiH lny:.'
t p-od n r; r or framed.
1!,. !i I- 'tr.l'.t Ti. .'. IV,!
Ii.a?
ih re
,, 1
.-1. r.'.d M.e Mr. liraiiileiirh.
n iSi"3 of the appoiuliheiit
h r. This seemed rather to
She asked whether shec.u!d-i
ut that it was at her
red to prepare a
1 e.de
,at Is nece-s ry Is a
J
thHl.
riha! i:euinenr. put be I ore tioinir
deviated that ll as liccessarv that 1
ee Mr. liramleiirh. 1 named the
i f an t-Xe-CU-nonplus
her.
t be hahiecl
-;...kh likeness ;o u rk freni.
1- .ilw a s jjUarantt .d.
1 I (. l.M.
1. HAIlltl.
, li.ll, N.e'.
Artist.
Sl()
.i-l.t ,1 rr. whl. fall ln-
r it : d i- t r,,- tl.e !n"-l
in' ar.J oho e.tii et'guce la
- o a am. .i;, l e i.r In-
.; ie a:.--! i i.i n. that j-.t.y
; r- :'.! m in he- vy s-:.rt.
s w hUt.c to w rk. V oi; en
s
:a i
d glr's t a!
a ;
.le ;il I ar I"-, si
ts :n a i.- it w -.-k.
t ef-.rv. Ah ivh -a-t
;ti.d rapidly
V ' ! 'v : . p.
' :.-' ':. M.,iA ,
- el i he I.u:, ::.:.', ...u!-
"th:nr; lk h rt t k:,
.'a-'f are stir; r".-i .I ar
It 11 11 i lit 1 .ill' il ! . t-i . ,1
' a.. - !.ga-e in tl.i-1 usihe-s :uti: c vuur spire
h:..e at K-reat prut t. V-i; d.. i .. t.. o.v.-.i
t. we take a'i tt.r r.s Th.r wta
.l.itll'itvirt.. .... . , .
.-, .v. ii i: Ml 11!:,-
iiiisjuM rr, ... A Jdrr-s l;l v t
1 1;
!.'.
Ah I
tai in it.
' reaoy m( hev,
co.
a- Hi. e Xecutiix. The in -Tii aversion she
She
Aetl to my steir her mater, the ui re
cvuvmceei 1 lei: that soniilhing was wronc;
ar.d sec if g I was n t to le moved from my
pt.rpes. sue at iast gave in, prop
i
K IS
iwe Ver,
ick. as :
that 1
ke gKativ ft
..t.e 1. an toi II.
sin 'ii hi Rrror?. t'
ared it would
mine.
y her
be toe
. e- man
A cab su a took us to r.y C
street. It was a large, gloomy, .olel-fash-ioheel
hi u.-e with a spacious entrance hall.
I was taken into the Umiug-rv-m and ask-
Mr. Bramleigh ehe.i the next morning at
ten o'clock. Soon alter 1 hud left he be
came unconscious, in which state he rc-
nhunrti ti 1 sh'.rtiv be! ore Ins death, when
eel to wail 'while
pre-parcel Ut my
Mr. Bramlett
vi-i:.
was iKiv.c
l he lumiture was
oiei and vtry massive. Seme very hand
s ;ne oil paintings graced the walls. I
am- very fond of picture-, so, raising the
lamp, 1 walked aaucd the room, slowly
lnspci ting iLem. Cm the right of the fire
l lace I came upt-u a" picture with its face
turned to the wall, 1 tuiMtvl the picture;
it was the portPa.it of a (young ar d very
btj.utfu! girl m a elark riefing habit. Hear-
thcyC' was a rally. Opening nis eyes with
an eager l'X-s, as n he missed something,
he threw one arm outside oi the coverlet,
and cried. "Magdalen, MagJal n!"
The funtral to k place on Saturday, but
an engagement prevented m? from fol ow
ing. Mrs. Churiou Lad written me, re
questing that I wt.uM attend vvith thewill,
which still remained in my possession, with
the cue drawn by her.
1 arrived at the house a little after one
o'clock, and was at once taken into the
dining-room, where I found Dr. Ramsey.
Mr. Robeson a brother practitioner), and
a handsome young fellow, who 'was intro-0
eiuoed to me as L entt uant Maitland, the
late Mr. Bramk.gbs son-in-law.
1 14' deor opx-DCtl, and a young lady en
tered. It eLd not redutre any introduction
to tell me that she was the vxigiaal of the
portrait, still with its face turned to the
w:di. Her face was very U-auti ul, not
withstanding its extreme paleness and tear
s 'a ollen eyelids.
Mrs, Chunoa had closely followed Mag
ela;er Maitland into the room.
Dr. Ramsey x-clitdy pulled forward a
o'20 acres of land, with a gold mine on it,
to anybody who would ampertate my jaw
with a bootjack. He said my mouth was
like the gate at the Fair Grounds."
"He meant, I suppose, it was never shut.
I dou't see how be came to make any such
ridiculous comparison as that. Did you
remonstrate with him '"
'You bet I did. I drawed him across
kitchen table by the hair with one hand,
while I basted him with a long-handled
skillet, and you should have heard him
calling me 'mother darling' and pet ;' but
Providence was agin me. His ha'f gave
way and he lit out before I cxnild reason
with him any more. Just as like as not
we will uever meet again,' and she signed
heavily.
"Be calm, mad;ame, do not excite your
self too much."
"I am cairn. I like to talk about these
flmiiy secrets. It calls up sacred recollec
tions. It makes me think of my darter's
first husband. It was real fun to remon
strate with him. His ha'r didn't give. 1 He
was game. He sassed back, but, Lord !
what a time they had holding the inquest.
That was at Arkansas, before 1 moved to
Galveston. There was some of his re
mains in one corner of the vard and a lew.
more remains hanging the fence, and
there was right pearT of him wrapped
around the axe handle. The jury knew,
me, so they brought in a venhct of justi
fiable suicide or homicide, or something
like that. And now to think of this pesky,
little worthless, spindle-shanked, goggle
eyed whe'p getting clear off, excepting a
few pounds of ha'r. I want vou to find
him for me. i ou can know him by the
brands 1 made on him with the ho: skillet.
.Wanted to ampertate my jaw, the little
brassy whelp ! Said my mouth was like a
iidher
The otkiaI said he would hunt for him
and Ut her know. As she went out she
had better not, mum.
is twenty five years at
The
hard
'You
penalty
"Gracious me I"
"fact, mum. Sow then tot's sec what's
next. . Ah, yes how often marriedF'
"Not once yet."
'AheiM. Going to lie, a p je ?
ask eel, eh f "
"Oh, yes, sir; several times."
Fine Cooklns
etile, L
"Call it six times," said the census man,
mak;ug an entry. 'What's next? Ah,
yes i your back hair falsef"
"M im must I answer that"
"Of course you must. Don't trifle with
the United Stales Government, mum.
Come, now-"'
"Weil, it's sorter that is, kinder "
"That'll do we'll call it mixed. Teeth
sound i "
les, sir, with much emphasis.
"Don't get excited. Let's see Pil put
your age down ; at twenty-five. The
United Slates never allows us to take a
woman's age oa oath. They will lie,
can't help.it, I gueas.'
"I'm just eighteen. 1 don't care whither
the Government likes it or not," said the
citient-SA, SDappLhly.
"Ot 6urse; of course; they all say that.
1 ay attention, p'.c-ise? What sire cor-.
self"
"EL? '
"Must answer, mum. Kememlicr
penajty. How raaav inches around
waist?"
"Well, if you must know -1C. Bui
think it, just & shame '
".No remarks, if you please. ALem!
Weil call it I'J. They generally throw
about" Ihrte inches. 1 find. Size
Ii ,e f
" I wo but I can wear one and a
"1 ii return you as a "o. 4. That
He was one of these ftlluw-i who goes
to see a girl always, but never has heart
ough to offer ii to her. The last time he
went around he begun to lalk in kit usual
Been style of uieamnglefcsntSs, and hit by ch.vic
upon cookery. ?
"Ah, he slid, "I love fine couking.".
"Yes," the eniilcfl, interrogatively, 'nut
what kind, plain or fancy i '
"i-ancy always, and I do delight in
the
the
I
"And I too!" he txclaimed, "and do
you know, I thiuk a sweet tart Is oue of
the very nicest things iu the world."
But he wouldn't see it, and changed the
subject to znusic, '
"He loved the divine art," he begin.
"And so do I," shq, followed.
"All, do you? Pray which is your
preference, organ, piano, band or vocal i
"I love the band uui&ic mot of alL"
"Y'e, AvLich band, . string or bra.yi, or
r
"Well, I should like a hudahd, I think,
.better than any other kind."
Again he failed to se what was giug
on aud beifkn to talk finances.
"I think,' he said, the injney queatioa
jus: now is the most i:nrnant one in the
discu-ieioa of the affairs of the nation.
National bans: motey, grec aback uujuzj,
gold uioaey and silver mney, all crjme iu
for their share of favor, and it ii hard to
decide which i t-est. "
f
thit was
a. i
ahc
off
eays.
Any
batted her eyes signiliaaUy &t the
. TY rr ft I
ci..a.
and ni marked :
"You had belter find
son, CJ thar'll be music
quarters. ''
Man
lem of
.thai pradigal
at these" head-
is not oor n tooiye the prub
the universe, but to find out
what he has to do; and to restrain him
self withiu the licjiu of his comprehension.
whJl a Ihreer' aiways
beaux f"
W w whatl''
"I say, &ay beaux? as'J le very cartful
about your answer, mum. The Washing
ton authorities are very particular on this
point, JSow, how many sweethearts t
ell, of .course, there are some
tlesicn coming tt;e -and "
tjf eure there are, I've got vou d
in ?Jie 'ood iooks' tpace' as 'A. A. I. I.
gen-
"Yes, slit' aai.1,
could 8a v.
"Mow-, my dear $Um Mvy.what in your
opinion w the best money for the young
men why are to be tLo failure repreaeala-
ivc men of the republic to advocate f
'Well," she aiiiwcred," as far as I have
studied up ta my pthticm economy, .it oc
curs to me that the vtry safest mooey ou
which to calculate the perpetuity of thU
reat nation aiid to ixuuutala the funchi-
mentai prccrpu of the falher, is matri-
TLla time Le saw the potat, and their
curds will be out shortly, i-ufyiag the
vtorld that thsy will, after a cenain date,
calculate oa the perpetuiiy of ttua . great
nation, aud eodeavvr to maintain the ?Ti-
t, xf course, you have plenty of adinirtrs, I damcala! precepts of tLe fathers.
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