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THE COUNTY PAPER,
lly HOIIVNS WALI.KK.
OKKGON,
MO
bono or ni:tam.
nr OEoiion w. ccTTrii.
lljrnoM mc ilown wllli jour Iron b.itul;
He mire of your curb iiml rein i
For I scorn the vcr of your puny hands
As the tempest worn a chain.
How t UurIuM in t lay conccalM from sight
For m.my ncoimtlcM hour,
At the chllilMi Uinst of human might
A ml the pride of human power.
When I w an army tim the laud,
A navy uhjii the win,
CriTplmt aloiip, a Kimll-llUc hand,
Or waiting the wnynttrd breeze;
Vhen I marked the ikmmiiI faintly reel,
With the toll which he dally lore,
As he feebly turned the tardy wheel,
Or twined at the weary oar;
When I imMurc.l the p.uitlim eoiircr s pm',
The Wit of the carrier dove,
An they hire the law the Kim: decreeil,
Or the Hue of lniiatlent love.
1 could not but think how the world would feel,
An these were outrtt Ipp'd afar,
When I Miould In? huitid to the riihlnc keel,
Orchaln'd tothe ll)liiu' car.
11a! ha I li.il they found me at lat,
They Invited me forth nt length;
And I rushed to my throne with n thunder
bint, And l.iuhi-il In my Iron Hrencth.
0 then he .w a wmlnm change
On the earth and the ocean wide,
Where now my fiery armlo range,
Nor wait for wind or tide.
Hurrah I hurrah I the waters oVr
The mountain's tccp deellne;
Tlmo fp.ice have J leldcd to my power
The world I the world Is mine I
The river the sun hath carl!ct blet,
Or those where his beam i decline;
The giant streams of the queenly west,
Or the orient floods divine!
The ocean pales where'er I iu-cp
I hear my strcnirth rejoice;
And the monsters of the briny deep
Cower, trembling, nt tny voice.
1 carry the wealth and the lord of earth,
The thoughts of his god-like mind;
The, mind lags after my going forth,
The lightning Is left behind.
In the darksome depths of the fathomless mine,
My tireless arm doth play;
Where the rocks never saw the uu decline,
Or the dawn of the glorious day,
1 bring earth's glittering Jew els up
From the hidden caves Mow,
And I make the fountain's granite cup
With a crystal gush o'erllow.
I blow the bellows, 1 forge the steel,
In all the shops of trade;
I hammer the oro and turn the wheel
Where my arms of strength arc made;
I manage the furnace, the mill, the mint;
I carry, I spin, I weave,
And all my doings I put lulo print,
On every Saturday eve.
I've no inuwlu to weary, no breast to decay,
No bone to Ik) "laid on the riiclf,"
And Boon I Intend you may '-pi and play,"
While I m mage this world myself.
Hut harness mo down with your Iron bands
lie Riue of vour curb and your rein;
For I Kiiru the ower of your puny hand,
As the tempest scorns a chain.
VmC AND GAKDEN.
Tlio Old Typo of Iloft.
Those who lived in Illinois some thirty
or forty years ago, will remember tlio
old tvno of tlio western hoar. Ho looked.
like :i bad cross botweonr!fti-trj-ftSat07
and a foncu-raUaerabio, .lean.Tnnk,
'"JiiJiWijrn-jawed, long-faced, long
,"ited, long-legged, long-lialred, ugly,
vicious In uto, sufficiently dirty, hideous
and ronulsive. nnd but one removo
above the wild boar of tho European
forest, such was tlio unimproved, un
adulterated western hog thirty or forty
years ago. How they ran wild through
tlio woods and over tho prarics, and in
llm li.,.nl Ilil.t1.nte f bnlr iktIiI nirlit smtnrl.
lug like tho guttural exclamation of a
wild savage. A largo herd of them
would create a corn famine in a wholo
county, nnd then it would bo about as
well to talk of fattening a child's doll
hy stulllng it witli brau as to attempt
to get llcsii on them. They wero so
wild and restless that they would not
nssimilato food; nnd so mlschievlous
that they would root under or crawl
through nfenco that would turnn squir
rel, nud do nny thing but climb a trco
to commit depredations. J hoso of us
who were boys at that period, on tho
farm, can never forget tho old typo of
tho western hog.
What Is Honey?
Strictly speaking, thcro Is no distinct
substance tliatcan no called honoy. Tho
bees gather from flowers, from tho dif
ferent sweets known nshonoy-dows, nnd I
from tho saccharine Julco of fruits and
plants substances that consist chiefly
of sugar In some forms, mixed with oth
er secretions nnd essentinl oils, nnd store
it in tho comb-colls and it is called
honey. It necessarily varies widely,
depending on tho sourco from which it
Is derived. All honey is sugar contain
ing vegetable substances in solution with
It. Sugar In nil thrco of Its forms Is In
a general sanso tho sweet prlnclplo of
plants, fruits and trees. Cano sugar,
fruit sugar and what is known as grape
sugar, vary but slightly In their constit
uent elements and can bo chemically
converted Into each other. Thoy differ
only in tho proportion of hydrogen and
oxygon or tho elements of water. Hees
will gather and storo up nnytlilng that
sugar iu any of its forms is mixed with,
so as to givo n decided sweet tnsto, and
while it may bo truo that in tho process
of gathering and transferring to tho
hivo, no chemical change takes placo,
thoy mechanically change Its tasto by
its absorbing tlio scent peculiar to tho
.hivo, aid often change its consistency
by a process of evaporation of nny ox
coss of water.
What In Snld of Hutter.
When a wholesalo dealer Is questioned
as to tlio proportion of really lino butter
ho recoivas in his consignments, ho ro
nlics. 0 per cont. A largor proportion
than this comes to market of groaso;
.tho grocer will toll vou that of all his
stock, good butter is tho most dlfllcult
.to procure, and costs him tho mosttlmo
.and troublo to select. Wo know there
is no great reason why this should bo so.
Horo and thoro, scattered widely apart
throughout tVo country, wo know fnrm
ers mako oxoollent butter, which would
bo classed first class in tho market, and
next door to thoso aro neighbors who
only mako a medium quality, On tho
counters of '' country storos thoro
ivmv nnv diiv bo seen rolls of but
ter most widely different in color, flavor
and toxttiro, Ono farmer Is cleanly, of coaxing, Induced the smith to lire up
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caroiui, nis wuo Keeps ins uniry sweet nis iorgo ami lit u pair 01 snoes for tlio
and hor palls nnd pans perfectly puro; cat's front feet. With this accomplish-
another lias a foul stablo, milks in an oil, tho young man, In a jubilant inimo
amoloanly fashion, has musty feed and of mind, wont homo. Tho noxt day it
oul water for his his cows, whllo his was ascertained that tho witch woman
wife is equally careless in her dairy.
This accounts Uf the wide difference In
tho quality of the. butter. Hut the re
cent Introduction of the different cream
cries into tho West will revolutionize tho
qtinllty of butter. It will soon nil be
goodbecause so tunny fanners sell their
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cream iu uiese uiuiuriiteiunes, uiiuuiu
will be educated bv the malingers just
how to work the dairy. Another bene
fit is the introduction of such dairy im
plements ns the Channel system nnd
Cooley creamer. All of wlilcli has a
tendency to an Improvement iu butter
making.
i-iiniiiliicy In ttie l'libllc Schools.
X. V. Tribune.
Fruit is Nature's confectionary not
satiating and debilitating, concocted
from Indigestible compounds that fret
the soul but nppellslng, cleansing nnd
rejuvenating nn tirlMlc blending of
the rarest colors, the niot delicious
flavors nnd delicate perfumes. In these
choice viands Nature compensates for
the retirement of rural life, yet how few
of nil our lruit-ioving race, living in n
eoutitrv epeelallv adapted to fruit cul
turc, enjoy to the full this great boom.
Hut when one man hns learned how
lavishly the earth lclds these favors,
mid i appreciative, he lii'luences his
neighbors like- venst In the dough he
unwittingly becomes n missionary,
Therefore let us rear a monument for
the man who shall provide for instruo
thin in pomology nt our public schools
"What! shall we have n fruit garden at'
tnehed to tho schnol-houc, where the
seductive strawberry shall sport, nnd
the peach and pour gratify hungry, tin
gracious urchins?" I hear asked.
Well, projects moro unwise have been
successfully launched.
Hut no one could object to nt least a
plain, homely lecture on the subject
before the school occasionally; anil It
could not be other than helpful. Tl
effects of sunshine, winds and drouths
of heat mid frosts; the form that fortl
ll.ers must assume before beeomln
avnllnble as plant food: the small bro
portion of branch mid fruit that comes
from tne soil: now tne roots extemi anil
gather nourishment; how plants grow
nnd how the sap circulates; the elfects
of hybridization on the plant, the fruit
niul'tlio seed: how to originate now
varieties, and the methods of budding
nnd grafting uro among tho subjects
wlilcli eoulil bo discussed with interest
mid prollt. If nothing more was taught
than how to graft which could be
done in a short time to a large number
great results would bo attained. This
is a country in which literature and the
line arts receive fostering care; roll
roads and steamship lines are sub
siiiicu manufactories and commerce
nro nursed but the great interests of
agriculture aro shamefully neglected
Horses Trotters nnd Walkers.
(Icrmantown Tdccrspli,
Every now and then there is a mania
for trotting-houses Even the practical
farmer gets tho hit in his mouth occa
sionally, nnd likes to tnko n spurt In a
ugiu venieio wit u a two-iorty stepper,
or as near to that ns good luck mnv
throw such an animal in his wny in pur
chasing from n drove, ns has frequent
ly been the case. In the midst of this
tlio question Is asked, "Is the trottlng
horso of any value to tho community?"
nun it tins uccn liberally discussed the
Inst few years In our Agricultural Clubs.
The prevailing Idea is, with many peo
ple, tlmt tho last horse Is only useful to
or valued by gamblers, sporting men,
oic. Hulls this so? We think not.
There aro extremes in everything,
and it is a pity that the speed of this
noblest of animals should bo connected
with any such thought as this. That
it is wrong to have our Agricultural
tho marked improvement iu public
sentiment on this subject was inaugu
rated uy us. uertainiy we tool tiiat no
paper lins done more for correcting puu
lio sentiment than we. Yet there is no
more reason whv there should not bo
fast horses than that there should bo
slow ones; and a fast runner should be
encouraged as much as 11 fast walker.
While wo cordially agree, therefore,
with tho pronsitlon that nnv nirrlcultur-
al society, which makes tho iiitorestof
xji, . ci,.-L,t . 1 , bnfc ( .i,., ;ilf ,1 iiieir lamiiies. inoyirioiiiouuiiiin nro
wo ad t:,V. no incongruity between head nnd body. 0,1 the lloor when It was co d, and nil si
or croum a- i, st' Tl islm.-ll.e Oku- Ho U apt to become thoughtful through f?und il' 1b1"1l,.n,,ep 1 w,u 0 ,oy t,l0VPht
maS "fSuAVii. indeed, wo the necUity of watchl.iffthe sky when- "'ft1, slovo ljultur' 80 tRo'
urn unt sum but wn ml.rbt ihm Mint ever he goes out. Tho chances aro that I., At, ""
tlio trotting-horso paramount to all licr words, tho constant use of a plug
otlior interests, will sootier or Inter tin hat makes a man composed in manner,
ruined, wo urn bv no 1110.1ns wllllnn. in
numu inni noining miiovu conies irom
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u fast horse. Ono of tho great sources
of human admiration for tho horso is
that ho Is fleeter and stronger than wo,
Wo caro littlo for tho walking horse, ox
copt as a moro walker, In which ho Is
certainly valuable; but It would bo hard
to got up any enthusiasm iu a walking
horse-race. Wo never even heard of a
bet made on n wnlklng horse, though
. one might say it would bo as easy to get
up nets on waiucra as well as on trot
Iters, limit is not done. Tliero Is no
admiration thoro; no enthusiasm; be
cause tliero is nothing remarkable. Hut
wo mosuro tho horsu's value by tho work
ho can do and his lleetness of foot.
Ihcso nro tho legltmato subjects for ad'
miration and encouragement, uur
only objection is that these points, which
ongiit to no 01 very limited
CllCOliragC-
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iiiciii Miieu uiuru uru so many owior tie-
jiaiiim-mi ui ii"iii:iu hiu n, uiuo ii ,
are 1 so oiienmauoat 1110 beginning ami
Clld of nil exhibition. I'lint's all. Yel
an must admit mat 1 nereis no grander
Slglltllian a nice between two or moro
remarkably Hoot horses; and if it wero
iiuiv nm. cuuiii uu tuo'iui'iuu
asa neroovcntoisigiit-seciiigatastipii-
11011 prieo, wunoiit Dotting or any of
1110 evil oiiecis usually connected Witli
these occasions, thousands of peoplo
would attend them whero hundreds now
do, and willingly pay their dollar or
live dollars to enjoy tho thrilling inter
est o: sucn nn event.
Stories of Witchcraft.
An old German woman in Cincinnati
has been regaling tho Enquirer of that
ouy witn sioncs 01 witchcraft brougni
from tho old country. Ono man who
had several lino horses had unconsci
ously incurred tlio dl-pleasuro of the
witches, and his valuable equlnos gradu
ally grow thin nnd died. A witch.
whoso reputation was not of tho best.
showed her tompor by drying up a cow
which had formerly given two largo
nuoKcts 01 milk. Tho witch, howover,
nfter two or threo weeks, nromltted tho
uuw io invoiuiiK as usual, uno woman,
n,.i,ln, . ol.lllnl ...II..I. i 11 L
. . . ,
iuiuivu H.ftiiiui uiiuu, utist ii spell over
n. cat. find thn fnltnn In turn n.ir..,..,l .
youth, making nocturnal visits to
room whllo ho was nslecp. Tho poor
young man was nearly choked to death
on several nights, but was not nwnro
tho nature ot his troublo. Tolling his
brother, the latter ono night enptured
tho cat, went to a blacksmith's In tho
neighborhood, and. after airood dual
was sick In bed. Tho youth who hnd
been tormented by the cat went to seo
lier, nnd found to ins surpnso nnd joy
that in the palm of her hands werotho
horseshoes. The witch said in a sad
tone of toIcc: "lou've caught mo this
time.'1 She bogged plteously to bo re
leased from the horse shoes, but not un
til sho had agreed to discontinue her
mischievous practices was her npponl
granted.
The March ol Comets.
When San Francisco celebrated, in
1858, tho laying of tho Atlantic cable,
Col. K. 1). Daker, of tlint city, delivered
mi oration. At that time n great comet
was visible, which Col. Haker in his nd
dross alluded to ns follows:
Kven while wo assemble to rclolco nt
the completion of the laying of tlio At
lantle cable, whoso mysterious coll, hid
den In tho bosom of the sea, Is to carry
Iu throbs of fire the responslvu hcart
l cats of great and kindred nations, tho
Ainiigiity, as it to impress us witn our
weakness when compared with His
power, has set n new signal of his reign
Iu heaven. If to-night, fellow cltlzons,
von will look out from the glnro of vour
illuminated citv into tho northwestern
heavens, vou will percelvo low down on
the edge of tho horizon a bright stranger
pursuing its pntn ncross tne sKy. Amid
the starry hosts that keep their watcli
ll shines, attended hv n brighter nomn.
and followed bv a broader train. No
living man lias gazed upon its splendors
before. No watchful votary of science
has traced Its course for nearly ten gen
orations. It Is moro than MO years
since its niiiironen was vistuio ironi our
planet. Wlion last It came It startled
an Emperor on his throne, nnd while
tho superstition of his ngo taught him
to perceive in its presence n herald and
a doom, his pride saw in its llamlng
course and llerv train tlio announcement
that his own light was about to bo ex.
tlngiilshed. In common with the low.
est of Ids sublects. he read omens of do.
striictlou Iu the baleful heavens, mid
prepared himself for a fato wlilcli alike
awaits the mightiest nnd the meanest.
Thanks to tho present condition of sci
entitle knowledge, wo read tho heavens
with a far clearer perception. o seo
iu tlio predicted return of tho rushing
blazing comet through tho sky the
march of n hravenlv messenger along
its appointed wnv and around Its pre
destined orbit. For 1100 years it has
traveled amid the regions of inllnlto
space. "Lone, wnndering, but not lost,''
it hns left far bohlnd shining suns, blnz
lug stars, nnd gleaming constellations;
now nearer the eternal throne, and
ngain on tho confines of tho unlverso
It returns with visage radiant nnd be
uign; it returns with unimpaired march
anil unobstructed wav; it returns, tho
majestic, swift, electric telegraph of tho
Almighty, bearing upon its llamlng
trout tlio tidings mat tiirougiiout tne
universe thcro Is still peace and order
that amid the immeasurable dominions
of the Great King, His rule is still per
feel: that suns, niul stars and svstoms.
tread their endless circle and obey tho
eternal law.
Power of tlio Plug Hat.
The plug hat is virtually a sort of so
eial guarantee for tho preservation of
peace and order. Ho who puts ono on
lias given a hostage to the community
for his good behavior. Tlio wearer of
a plug-hat must move with a certain se
datcness and propriety. Ho cannot run
Ui 11,1111, , Wl 1UI1III, ,11 uu, lllt.J iv 111:111 1
eopt at tho peril of his head-gear. Alii
the inllucnccs of tho ueaverJ-,'' j0.
wards respectability. w w, ,mra
ono is oblfirv;' TT kenn thn rest, nf bis
ho will buy an umbrella, which is an
other guarantee for good behavior, and
tno caro ot nat mid umbrella perpetual
nnd exacting as It must over bo adds
to tho sweetness of his character. Tho
man who wears n nlugr-hnt naturallv
takes to tho society of women, with nil
its elevated tendencies. Ho cannot go
Hunting or iisning witiiout abandoning
111s Doiovcd nat, mil in tnomodernto on-
joyinent of croquet nnd lawn-tennis ho
may sporthis beaver with impunity. In
quiet and gentlemanly in conduct, and
n 1...1I.... ! !lnl.l
timiiiumun ui umia iu muviuiuiu
result is prosperity,
marrlago, and
church membership.
Frcsh-Wnter Spring in tho Atlantic.
Ono of tlio most remarkablo dlsplnvs
01 nature may uccn seen on tlio Atlantic
coast eighteen milos south of St. Augu
stine. Oft Matanzcs Inlet, and threo
miles from shore, a mammoth fresh
water spring gurgles up from tho
depth of tho ocean with such forco anil
volume us to iittarct tho attention of all
who como in Its Immediate vicinity
Thh fountain is large, bold nnd turbus-
lent. It is uotlcerblo to nshcrmen nnd
other passing in small boats along tho
shore. For many years this wonderful
nnd mysterious freak of nature has
been known to tho pcoplo of St. Angus
I silnn nnd tbnsn living nlnnn. llm alwirn
1 . . ra "o " .'..,
nnd somo of tho superstitious ones havo
uccn tiiugiit to regard it with n kind
of reverential awe, or holy horror, as
thn nbndn of sunernntnral Inflnnni.i.a.
Wlion tho waters of tho ocean in its
von tvarnot hnrwlsnenlmimiltmniiiill.
ho upheaving and troubled npporanco of
uiu waiersuowsunmistaKaiiio ovdincos
of internal commotion. An area of
about half an acre shows this troubled
nnnoar.ineo somoth no- similar to thn
boiling of a washerwoman's kottlo.
Six or eight years ngo Commodoro
Hitchcock of tho United States coast
survoy, was passing this placo, and his
attention was directed to tlio spring by
too restless uphcavings of tho water,
wlilcli throw ins snip irom lier courso
as sno ontrcd mo spring, ills curiosity
becoming excited bv tlusclrenmstanccs
hi set to work to examined itisurround-
Ings, and found six fathoms of water
ovorywhoro In tho vicinity, whllo tho
spiing itsolf was almost fathomless.
The Fatal Iluckd.
"It is much caslor to get into n quar-
rol than to got out of It." In tho year
iwu numu ouiiuui ui iiiu vuiiiiiiuii, vtiitii
of Modcnn, ran nwnv with n bucket from
10nl cn.v.n oA).ll.. ,1... r.. , v., .,,.,
a publio well belonging to tho State
.,? ft... . V . , , i
isoiognn, ains implement migm uo
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I ivuiiii t niiiitui, uoi it ijiuuiiuuii mium-
ml wlilnli ii'in irnrlroil un Inin n Inner
his nnd sanguinary wnr. Henry, tlio King
of Sardinia, assisted tho Modonosa to
koop possession of tho buoket, and In
of I 0110 of tho battlos ho was mado prisoner.
Ills father, tho omperor offered a chain
of gold that would enclrclo Holognn.
which Is sovon miles In compass, for his
son's ransom, but In vain. After twon-
ty-two years' imprisonment ho pined
nwnv. Ills monument is now oxtnnt in
the church of tho Domlnlcuns. The
fatal bucket is still exhibited In tho
tower of tho cathedral ot Modcnn, in
closed lu an iron cngo.
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
"VEVVVAl HAUCK."
A lovely spring day, nnd n school
room full of hnrd-working boys nnd
girls. Among the most industrious
wns uncster lirooks; mat wns 111s proper
name, but tlio little boys called liim
Topper Souco." "Ho docs llnro up
sol" explained Arthur Cnpron, when
his teacher looked sober over tho. nick
name. On this beautiful morning Hiiro
wns trouble. Miss Mason had just re
ceived and rend n note, which made
her look serious; then sho began to
question:
"Scholars, I want to know if thoro Is
anybody in this room who can tell any
thing about Tlininy Hates after ho left
school yesterday?"
There was silence lor nuout unit n
minute, then Chester, tho lmndsomo
boy In front, spoke up clearly:
"Yes'm, I cnn." And by tho wnv
tho boys looked nt each other nnd nod
ded, Miss Mason concluded that ho
could tell her n good ileal about Timmy
Hates if he chose. There was ono com
fort, Chester nlwavs spoko tho truth.
"Will vou tell 1110 nil you know about
1111111"' slio said in n grave lone.
"Ycs'm, wo quarreled, he nnd I; nnd
throw n stone at him, mid hit him,
and ho went homo crying."
"What were vou (iiinrreiing nuout,
Chester?"
'Whv. ho threw his little sister down
In tho mud. and then slapped nnd kick
ed at her; nnd I snld ho was a coward
and a mean lcllow, nnd 110 is; then no
hit me."
"Were vou doing It to defend his lit
tle sister? Was she there at tho time,
nnd bv hitting Tommy did you hopo
and expect to save her from another
blow?,f
Cbctcr's head went down a littlo
lower over his book, nnd his voice wns
lowor. "No. ma'am," ho said, "it was
an hour afterwards, nnd littlo Mollle
hnd gono homo; but I think ho deserved
all I gave him?"
"Oil, Chester! Do you think it was
your duty to ptuusii inmr 110 you Know
what you have done?"
Uliestcr looked cross. 1 lilt mm n
knock, nnd he ought to have had it,"
ho said sullenly.
I'oor Chester! 1 on wero angry, and
took a naughty hoy's punishment into
your own hnnds. 1 nm sorry for you
oven moro sorry than 1 am for Timmy;
lor tlio stono you threw strueK 111s eye.
and it is fenred that ho will never seo
with It ngain."
un dean now 110 you tninK unestcr
felt then?
A NONSIINSi: STOKY.
Clara's papa always says hn isn' t worth
a cent to tell stories, but she teases him
all tho same, till lie has to invent some,
if ho can do no better, and queer ones
tiicv are 100, sometimes.
Last night, after supper, she climbed
up Into his lap ns usual, nnd snuggled
nor ycuow neau clown on ins snouuier,
"Did you saw tiny crocodiles to-day,
papai1" sue nskca, as it 11 wero tits usit
al experience to see such hugo mon
stcrs.
'No," nnswered papa, promptly. "It
wasn't n very good day for crocodilos
to-day. it was too cold.
"Well, what did you saw then? Tell
mo a story about somo good lions nnd
tigers nnd boars."
"I'm afraid I don't know any to
night."
"Hut tell mo! tell mo!" she teases,
her urown eyes sparkling in a way yu
, , , -
1'? gHte.Wpr.K
an no iv
gins:
"veii, onco tncro was a lion mid a
tiger and a hear all lived hi a cavo with
thoy sat all round It, nnd they thought
it was prptty nice. Hut bv-nnil-by it got
too hot, and they didn't know just how
to shut the dnninnr.
" 'Oh, I cant!' said tho tiger, and ho
jumped up and tried to closo it witli his
fiaw. Hut ho burned himself, and
limped back auilwhlned, 'K-e-e-htl' till
nil mo littlo Dears and lions wiio sat in
a corner laughed almost out loud.
That Isn't tlio way,' said tho bear:
so ho jumped up' nnd tried to pii3h it too
with his nose, but ho burned himself so
bad that ho growled 'O-o-o-h!' so
loud all tho littlo lions and tigers gig
gled. " 'l.ct mo lix It,' said mo 11011, nnd lie
wrapped his tail around tho damper to
pull it. Hut ho burned his tall just aw
fully, and ho dropped it so quick and
roared so loud 'uw-ow-owr mat mo
littlo bears anil tigers couldn't stand it
any longer ami laugned rigui out.
"Alter a wiiilo tnoy goi it sunt, nnd
then thoy all sat down qtilto comfortable
again.
Hy-and-by a littlo girl tiger said, 'Oh
dear! I wish I was a real truly littlo
girl, so I cold go to school nud learn to
rend and spell.'
" 'Pshaw! That's easy enough,' said
tho old bear. 'Wo can have a school
now. I'll teach you to spell.'
'Goodv!' sahl tho littlo girl tiger,
jumping up and down. 'Let's!'
no 1110 old near sai up very siruigui
nnd dignified, and told tlio littlo girl ti
ger to stand up beforo him.
hiieu tiger,' saiu mo ucar.
"Can't,' said tlio littlo tiger.
" 'TP said tlio bear, In his great
lioaro voice,
T." snueaked tlio littlo tiger, in her
little, thin volco.
"' '1' said tho bear.
" 'Y-o.nl' Kiild tho littlo Hirer, as loud
as sho could, which wasn't much.
' 'No. no!' said tho boar. 'I! II'
"You! vouP said tho littlo threr.
" "JNOI growled 1110 near awiui loud.
.. , ... , i . 1 1
I don't moan I mo 1 mean 1! 1! Say
111'
"'You. you!' said tho littlo girl tiger,
almost rendv to crv.
'"KonsoiisHr sa u 110 o il nana i on.
. . ... .. K . .. . .
Glvo tho child something easy. Hero,
I'll teach her. Snoll fun.'
" 'Can't,' said tho littlo tlgor. .
" FP said tho Hon, oh, so loud.
' 'K-o-c-ft' squeaked tho littlo tlgor.
" .U' said tho Hon.
" 'Mo-0-0,' said tlio littlo girl tlgor,
trying to speak just as ho dht, only sho
couldn't.
1 HiU 1 1,1 (l,n llrn HT IT '
I A.u, jiui, pum tiivi nwit. w, w,
' 'Me. mo.1 snld tho littlo tiger.
of " 'No. no. nol. said tho lion. I don't
,1 r YTYT C 1 1 II
i moan you i mean u, u. dj r
u.lt.ll . ..I il. llllln l-l llirar
i -niiu nuuiiouii iiiu mbiu 5.. fcvM
nu ulifirl na tiln.nrliat. nnil lnnkinfT orOSS
onongh to bito somebody
"Hut I don't mean vou. I inonnU
tt Ynn onn anv Hint If vnn want to.
vnii 1 It II n Htlliil ,it"
" 'Hut I won't, tliero!' said tho littlo
,1 n aim nnniil lm. nnd she
whirled off into a. eornor nnd wouldn't
sneak nirnln in 11 whole hour.
"So thoy didn't hnvo nny moro school,
nnd tho littlo girl tlgor novor lenrned
how to spoil,'"
You oiiLdit to havo hoard Clara laugh
nt this story, and sho as just going to
tease for another when tho evening
train whistled, nnd papa hnd to go
down after the mall, and sho hnd to go
to bed,
Hut sho coaxed mamma to toll It nil
over to her thrco times beforo sho went
to sleep, which was not such good fun
for mnmmn.
Sojourner Truth.
There nro a great many things In tho
now hlslorvof women suffrage agitation,
groat speeches, great odvnnect of reform
but tlio most splendid individual tri
umph was Hint of bojotirncr Truth, tho
Libyan sibyl, when sho saved n woman
suftrngo convention from wreck. It wns
a meeting opoii to dehnto, and tho men
used to debating rallied in forco mid
qtilto abolished tlio courtesy to "tho fnlr
sew " I ho ministers wero the worst of
the lot, the most dictatorial and Insult
ing; 0110 claimed that man's superior
intellect entitled him to superior priv
lligcs; ono that Eve brought sin mid
death Into tho world, and was therefore
tho servant of man forever; another that
tlio manhood of Christ was n sign of
leadership of man, etc. The women
wero now to tho business nnd qtilto un
equal to tho fight; they wero In faot
rendy to brenk down, get Into a passion
and cry. Then, says Mrs. Frances 1).
Gage, "slowly from her scat In the cor
ner roso Sojourner, who till now had
scarcely lifted her bend. 'Don't let her
speak I' gasped half a dozen In my ear.
Sho moved slowly nnd solemnly to tho
iront, inut ncroid uonnctnt nryicct, nnd
turned her great spenking eyes to mo.
Sho spoko with thoso eyes piercing tho
upper nirllko ono in a dream." Hear
a few of her sentences they havo been
printed beforo and will boar to bo print
ed ninny times more:
"lint lnnn ober tlar say dat womin
needs to bo helped Into cahrlges and
lifted obcr dltchos, and to hnb do best
place oberywhar. Nobody obcr helps
1110 into calirlgcs, or ober mud-puddles,
or gibs 1110 any best jilnoe." And rais
ing herself tofier full liiglit and her voleo
to n pitch liko rolling thunder, sho nsk
cd, "And nn's I a woman? Look at me.
Look ntmy nrni," (nnd she barod her
right arm to the shoulder, showing her
tremendous muscular power.) "1 liavo
plowed and planted, and gathered Into
tinrns, nnd no man could head me. And
nn't I n woman? I could work as much
and CSit ns much as n man when 1 could
get Iu and bear do lnsh ns well. And
nn't I a woman? I have homo l.'l
children nnd seen 'cm 1110s' nil sold oil'
to slavery, and when 1 cried out with
my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard
me. And mil I n woman?"
"Den dev talks about.dls ting in tho
hcad-whatilisdeycallit?" ("Intellect,"
whispered some 0110 near.) "Dat's it,
honoy. What's tint got to do with
wimin's rights or nigger's rights? If my
cnn won't hold but a pint and yourn
holds a quart, wouldn't you bo mean
not to let 1110 liavoiny littlo half-measure
full?"
"Den, dat littlo man In black tlar, ho
say women can't havo as much rights
as men 'cause Christ wasn't a woman!
Whnrdid your Christ come from?"
With outstretched arms and eyes of lire,
. 1 ll..l.11 . .11113 .111,1 UJUUI 1IIU)
ng her voieo still louder, s'ho repeat'
Wliur did your Christ como fronil
raisin
ed,
from Uod and a woman
11 find mid n. wiini'm! uinn li.nl
nothln' to do witli him!"
A Witty Door-Kccpcr.
Andrew Jackson wns an irritable mnn.
nnd Iu his heats of passion often mado
both Ills enemies and his friends sulVer.
Ho would bear much, however, from n
humble favorite, whom ho seemed to
think 1
bciicntn'1 ill 111 wpiliush; nil'ilVo
was never proof against n servant's wit.
One case iu point Is related as follows:
When Jackson was president, Jlmmio
O'Neill, tho Irish doorkeeper of tho
white house, wns n marked character.
Ho had his foibles, which often offended
the fastidiousness of tho President's
nephew and secretary, Major Donel-
s". who more than onco caused his
dismissal. Hut on appeal to tho higher
court tho verdict was always reversed
by tho good old general.
Once, however, Jimmy was guilty of
some migrant oiiense, nnd being sum
moned beforo tho President lilmsolf,
wns thus nddrcssed:
"Jimmy, I havo homo with you for
years, in spito of nil complaints; but
this goes beyond my powers of endur
ance." "And do you bcllovo tho story?" nsked
Jimmy.
"Certainly," answered tho general.
"I havo just heard It from two sena
tors." "Faith," retorted Jimmy, "If I bo
llcved all that twenty senators said
about you, it's littlo I'd think you wns
nt to do presiucnt."
"Pshaw, Jimmy," concluded tho gen
oral, "clear out and go back to your
duty, but bo moro careful in future."
Jiinmj not only retained Ills place to
mo end of .incuson's presidential term,
lint accompanied mm back to tlio Her
mitage, and was with him to tho day of
his dentil
Celebrated Mm of Humble Origin.
John Adams was tho son of a farmor,
and Henjnniiii Franklin was the son of
a imiow-ciiaiuiior. rope, ono ot tno
greatest of English poets, wns tho son
01 a nncn draper, ltioomueiu wrote nis
best poem, "Tho Farmer's boy." whllo
working in tlio garret as a shoemaker.
Glfford, tho first editor of tho Quarterly
Jtcvicw, began lifo as a sailor boy, ami
afterward served an apprenticeship to
shoemaker, lion. Joiinson, tiiodrnraai
io poet, worked for somctimoasa brick
layer. Shakespeare wns tho son of a
poor man, who eouiii noi wruo nis name
Hums was tho son of a small farmer,
Allan Cunningham, of a gardonorj
Hogg was a shepherd; lt,boiiozor i-.ilioi
worked in an iron louniiry; l-aicon
1 .1 i 'm. nr.... ....
1 was 11 sauor uoy, -iiiunm uiuum wi
was tno son 01 a grocor; uoram Mass
is tho son ot a canal-boatman, nnd 1,
can lifo as an orrand boy, and wasnt
an onoratlvo in a silk mill; Danlol 1
1 m - il l ..TVI r . 11
100. inu uuinor 01 iujuiiibuu uiibuu,
began life as a hosier, nnd was almost
wholly solf-taught; Cobbott was in e
eaai
aril
10 li
,ol
roll
,11!
lifo a farmor'a boy, and afterward
priviito soldlor; Izauk Walton, the
gler, was a linen drapor; Dr. Isaao
lor, Dean of Carlylo, and hU brt
Josoph, author of a "History oil
Uliurcii." negan 1110 as wnavcra;
John I'rld'iiuix-. Hishop of Worcojtor,
got his education nt Oxford by entering
tho University as a intonon-Doy; joi
Uiinynn, autnor 01 tno "rugrim-s rrog
ress," was a tinker, and ontlroly solf
taught; James Amos, .tho antiquary,
1 t,"-i -. -iif in ' if
WUS UU ironmonger; llllgll AllllOr, tllO.
. geologist and journalist, was a quarry-
U man; Camdon, tho groat historian, was
tho son of a houso-palntor; Caxton,
who was tho first to sot up a printing
I press In England, wns apprenticed ton
wonvort tho dramatist Holoroft wns a
groom; Sam Popys was tho son of a
I tailor; iiionariison, 1110 novousi, was tuo
sou of a joiner. Among sctentiiio men,
Simpson, the mathematician, was a
weaver; Captain Cook was tho son of a
peasant, who at tho ngo of 70 yoars
learned to rend that ho might poruso
the narrative of bis son's voyages; Sir
Richard Arkwright, the Inventor of tho
cotton-splnnlng machine, commenced
lifo as a barber) Hrldlcy, tho cnglneor,
commenced lifo ns a mccn.inic; Sir
William Hcrschcl, tho illustrious astrono
mer, wns a musician in tho band of a
regiment: Faraday, tho chemist and
natural plillosophcr, wni n bookbinder:
if 11... ' -1
rviL'usun, inu us luniMiicr, will 11 sncji-
herd; John Hunter, the celebrated sur
geon, nnd his brother William, tho emi
nent physician, wero tho sons of a far
mer; Oliantry, tlio sculptor, was n milk
boy; nnd Flaxman, another groat sculp
tor, was tho son of a plaster-cast maker;
Sir Thomas Lawrence, tho painter, wns
tho son of nn inn-keopcr; Ople, tho
painter, worked in a saw-pit. nnd Ho
garth, was apprenticed to a working en
graver; Sir John Hawkins, tho famous
admiral, began mo ns n House-builder.
Hindoo Saints' Tricks.
London Ololje.
When lately returning from Hombav
to India, Maharajah Holkar fell In with
n saintly old gentleman named Jnsa
iviint Hao, of whoso miraculous powers
very strange tales 1110 told. Ono day
tho wife of a wealthy natlvo merchant
dropped her nose-ring while in tho act
of presenting a cocoanut to tho holy
mnn. In vain did ho politely request
lady to pick up her jewel; sho vowed
tlint sho could not bo guilty of such pro
fanity nfter It had fallen off of Its own
accord at his feet. So Jnsawant Uno
gavo tho ring to another woman who
happened to bo standing by, and return
ed tno cocoanut to tho merchant's wife,
with directions tlint on rcnchlng homo
sho wns to bntho, nnd then brnko open
tho nut with her own hnnds. Thoso In
structions being faithfully carried out,
tno utiiy was reworded lor iter piety by
rinding Iter noso ornament Inside the co
coanut. Such is tlio tale as related by
a correspondent of a lending natlvo
journal, who evidently beliovos impllci-
ty in its truth. ro doubt, n clover
picco of jugglery.
llieso saintly personages nro often
accomplished conjurors, nnd some of
their appliances show remarkablo In
genuity. Ono of these is n brass cup
some throe or four inches high, contain
ing nn upright flguro of Luchmeo,
with her infant lying horizontally ncross
her bent arms. One foot of tho brass
baby touches tho upper edgo of tho cup;
Luchmeo slnnds on tho bottom. On
water being poured In. the cnn fills
gradually until tho lluld rcnehes tho in-
inni's foot, wlion a miraelo takes placo.
Out runs tho water from a hole lu tho
bottom of thn ciipunderneath Luchnico's
feet, hut which does not apparently
penetrate to thejinsltlc, nnd tho stream
eeasos for a moment until every drop is
drained out. Thcro is n small hole in
tho side of tho cup closo to wlioro tho
infant's foot touches tho rim, but tho
odd thing is that nlthough tho wnteron
ly commences to run out of tho bottom
of tho cup when it reaches this orifice,
tho How continues nfter the surface of
mo liuid 11ns fallen below tlio only ap
parent exit irom me cup. 0 bolfovo
this ingenious apparatus is much used
lu some parts of India to delude tho
ignorant into a belief in tho miraculous
powers of wandering snlnts.
(ireat Men and Tidiness.
Only in domestic ordor can no 00
cttracj- bo too rigid, no solicitude bo too
servo, nr. .Joiinson, a very slovenly
fellow, seems to havo thought other
wise, and has ridiculed In one nf his
"Hamble.s," under tho character of
Kripilo, a spotless cleanliness in articles
of furniture and a painful exactitude of
losihon in their iirrangeinciifl '"iv'hlch
10 imagined to bo inconsistent with
comfort. Ho appears to havo looked
upon tidiness ns a sort of mental or
moral disease as n rigorous or spiteful
superintendence of domestic trifles on
gored in fcmnlo minds by solitudo or
old ngo. For him tidiness was a bitter
and malignant lovo of propriety which
rendered a homo itntnhnhlt.ihlo under
tho protenco of keeping It neat and
clean, remaps However, tno old
philsopher went too far in the opposite
direction when he turned tho candles
upside down to mnko them burn brighter
.... 11.. .1 ii
iiueoucernuiiiy leumj; inu vn. 1.111 iii
011 Mrs. Hoswoll's bestenrpot. Ho may
havo wanted a bo'.tcr light to wrlto
some essay for tho instruction of futuro
generations of mankind, compared to
which tho most gorgeous carpet could
bo but ns dust In tho balance His
action was doubtless grand, noble, in
dependent; still, tho old lady did not
view it in that light. Sho objected to
it, and tho acute penetration of tho man
very soon afterward discovered that sho
"wished him well to go."
What tidy housewife would havo In
vited tho great Napoleon n second time
to nor House. 11, as recorded 01 mm ny
his latest feminine biographer, ho
ordinarily poked tho llro with his boots?
The progress of education lias now soft-
oucd tho manners of mon and mado
them less ferocious. In what light
would olthor of tho above-mentioned
heroes havo comldercd tho- covor of
ornamental work for tho back of
chair or tho cover of a sofa known as a
"tidv" from its supremo tidiness, with
regard to which the present race of men
has learned to grow unresisting nnd
noiiuioseent? This is the nrtlclo which
again and ngain wriggles down into tho
seat behind ono, atiil must bo restored
iwalu to its primal condition, or bo
sit upon; and who among ne, not
lunatic or a bachelor, Is bold enough to
accont tho latter altornntivo? Yv oil con
ducted men hnvo been trained, Ilka tho
"happy family" of tho streets,, to put
on tho annoranco of resignation. Tnoy
Wiavo boon taught to look without any
audiblo sign of emotion on that primo
Ipnssion for preservation oiitnoirciiattois,
which covers, as It wore, with a shround,
both chair and sofa, tlio carpet beneath
and the chandelier above, iliey aro
contout to soo no books on tho tables
savo those of unoxcoptional propriety.
both insido nnd out. Thoy havo- been
even known to derive satisfaction from
tho sight of a looking-glass bound about
win green or youow tissue pn-r ana
festooneiL In a word, their minds aro
aro filled; with a due sonso of tho illgnl
ty and troportanco 01 tidiness..
AKM'HIIANU A STll.VItlllT.
)rm84lilcrbck' KxnerUnc Witli Draw,
i-OKcr,
Prtfint thn riAHlnn Rtnr.
Doacon Slhierbaek has a pious aver
ion to cards, which ho looks upon as
free passes to whatover placo may bo
substituted for tho old fashioned Jbrlm
stono factory, but ho llkosto pluy?au
mors," and indulges in mat mild uissj
nation In tho bosom of his family who
ho oan't find a good excuse for ronialn
iiig down town. Important matters
oonnootod with tho ohuroh and tho
groat scheme ot salvation of ton compel
liim to stay out Into In consultation
with tho other deacons, nnd upon thoso
with tuo otnor doacons, nnd upon tuoso
oecamons tho spiritual oondltfon of tho
benighted liontlion is dlseussed in the
back room of Donoon Mngruder's gro-
cory, James Howors, a worldly young
mat), but a very entertaining nnd lively
companion, takes part In these dlsons.
slims onco In n whllo, nud, it must bo
confessed, sometimes 'leads tlio two
worthy deacons nwny from tho Biibjoot
and tlio strict path of rcctittido; but as
Mr. Itowors Is n discroot joung man,
tho littlo slips ncvcrloak out. Tlint is,
thoy didn't loak out until James in
veigled thorn into tho sinful gimo of
whisky pokor under fnlso pretenses.
James rond in tho pnpor that nn Kl
miramnn had do vised ngamo of whisky
poker to bo played with tho
truly good nud harmless nuthor's cards;
so ho purchased a pack nnd took thorn
along to the next conferurco on tho
prorogation of tho truo fnilu among
tho Esquimaux, hold in Deacon Magru
dcr's back room on Saturday ovoning.
tieacon snuoruacK and uoacon niagru-
dor held an argument about tho
ninount of saving grnco an
Esquimaux could absorb, which
was interrupted by James Howors mak
ing sonio flfimant remark nuout benr's
grenso, nnd suggesting a gnmo of au
thors. Tho two deacons readily as
sented, and nfter playing n whllo Jnmcs
voted tho gaino dull, and unfolded somo
ideas about making it moro interesting.
Ho know tlio deacons wero wholly ig
norant of the national game of draw,
nnd ho explained to them tho rclatlvo
value of pairs, two pair, and so on.
Tlio deacons scorned to catch on very
readily, nnd ngrccd to play for tno cidor
to mnko tho gnmo interesting. Jnmcs
dealt tho hands, and explained that tho
livo enrds turned down on tho tnblo,
constituted tlio "widow" hand, and that
tho man holding tho ngo hnd tho privi
lege of exchanging his band for tho
"widow," or knocking and passing tho
nrlvllcgo to tho next. Deacon blldor
baek held tho ngo, and being known in
tlio community ns tho friend of tho
widow and fatherless, lie sustalnod his
reputation by picking up tho "widow."
Deacon Mngrudcr drew "Kvnngollno"
to lill from the hand thntDeiicon Slider
back discarded, nnd laid down tho
"Marhlo Faun," which wns snapped up
by Howors to pair with "Tho Houso of
Seven Gablos.', Thoy drew around
twice, when Deacon Sllderback knocked,
and thoy all stood their hands and
showed down. Deacon Mngrudor hold
a Longfellow full on Dickons, Dcncon
Sllderback exhibited two pairs, Coopor
up, and James had three Hawthorns,
giving Deacon Sllderback n point for
tho lowest hand. Tho gaino wont along
nil right until each of tlio deacons had
four points and James only two, it being
agreed Hint tho man getting livo points
llr-st would bo stuck for the drinks. It
wns Deacon Slldcrback's deal, and ho
passed tho pack to James, who cut tlio
''Stones of Venice" for the bottom card,
taking n sly glonco at it ns ho did so.
Tho Deacon tossed nroulid.tho cards,
and Deacon Mngrudor stood put and
knocked, whllo James picked up tho
"widow" nnd throw down his hand, ono
of tho cards being "Seven Lumps of
Architecture," which Deacon Sllderback
eagerly picked up.
"What hit vo you got?" said Deacon
Magrudor to Mr. Howors.
"Tho small pairs, ' Thackeray' anil
"Georgo Eliot' replied James, showing
down "Pendennis," "Vanity Fair,7
'Daniel Dlronda," and "ltomola."
"l'vo got a Hugo straight," remarked
Deacon Magrudor lying down "Los
Mlsoraulcs," L'Homiuo Qui Rlt,"
"Nlnoty-Threo," "Tollors of tho Son,"
and "N apoleon tho Littlo," "and I guess
that's tho boss hand out."
"Hold on," chipped in Doacon Sllder
back, "I can't boat that. You say it's a
straight, don't you?"
"Yes that's what I call it. What havo
you got?"
"Well I've got a ltuskln Hush," ro
marked Dcncon Sllderback, oxultisgly
showing down "Modern Painters,"
"Deucalion," "Crown of Wild Olives,"
"Sovon Lamps of Architecture," and
"Stones of Venice."
"No youdon'tl" snld Deacon Margru
dor; "that's no better hand than my
Hugo straight."
"Hugo to thunder!" responded Slido
rrwjftn'tjklfeYteiiii "'el idn7aliishY"
nnu turn uoiits any siraigni in 1110 uock.
Any fool knows that."'
Dou t can mo a 1001. ueacon siiuer
back. l'vo played poker as much as
you have, and 1 say your hntid Is only a
straight."
"t say it s a iiusn.
"All right, then: mine's a Hush, nud it
boats yours, because it is pat and you
llllnil."
"1 wasn't going to say anything Dea
con Mngrudor, nuout mat card you
dropped under tho table, but when a
member of the church stoops to such a
thing to get out of sotting up his thrco
glasses of elder iu ills own storo, it is
tlmo ho was shown up. I won't mon-
Hon it outside this time, though, if you
glvo in beaten."
"ui) you mean 10 accuse nie-oi eneai
inir. Deacon Sllderback?'' said Masru-
der, In a tono of suppressed emotion.
"Hint's nuout tuo size ot 11, 1 nm pain
ed to say, sir, and it grioves mcr that a
professor 01 religion Miouid
"Oh. vou dry unvouoldfraud,"yelled
Mngrudor. "Didn't I seo you deal tho
Stonos 01 vonieo to yoursoit on mo
bottom of tho pack, and never say any
thing nbout It?"
"You'ro a Hnrl"
'You ro another, you dumbfounded
old niulllgaloot."
1 lien thov clinched nnd fought nil
over tho storo, tipped over 11 gallon of
molasses and ro led in it. and men wal
lowed nround In tho contents of nn un
set Hour barrol, nnd when tho neighbors
caniom, uoaoon lungruuor was sitting
on the floor with his hack against a po
tato sack. Doacon Slldnrbnok wns
doubled up in a bushel basket, with his
arms hanging outsido, nnd his legs
minting up toward tho salt codfish
laniring from tho rafters, nnd both
wero glaring savagely and pulling hard
for wind, wiiilo James Howors, Esq.,
wns lying on tho counter choking with
laughter, after having gnthored up tho
nuthor's enrds and scattered a gonulno
pokor dock over tho lloor.
j no deacons niivo neon trying to ox
plain, but tho circumstantial ovldenco
Is likoly to lloor them and causa q.uito a
scandal In tho churoli,
"WIT AND HUMOIL
Sho cooed; ho wooed: tho old mnn
said thoy could if thoy would. No cards.
"What do you want lor your blrthday
present, sissy?" "I want a ring,, papa,
as big as yours, only smaller."
Ho was only four yoars old., but hn
said: "Papa, havo you dono onvthlnrr
down town to-day that you think 1
ought to whip you for if I wero as big
as you are?"
A nowly married ladyv who, as la
duty-bound, was very fonil of her hus
band, notvhstaudliig.hislxtremo ugli
ness of person, oncoi saiXto a witty
friend: "WrCyoiL nk? My
husband laldutMIfityuileas for a
largo baboon, justto proaso-niol" "Tho
dear littlo man?' cried tho other.
"Well, it's just liko. hita."
At an auction sale- of xnlsoollanoous
goods, tho auctioneer put up n wolf-skin
dressing-gown ana invited bids. An
old jnan inspected it olosoly, seomod to
think that tbeiro- was n bargain in it
nm. jut nu iietjuuimi iq um, "iion't you
want that?' nsked tho nuotloneor.
"Yes, kinder," was tho roply. "Then
why don't you bid andtako ItP" "Well
l'vo bought hoanso'thlnp-s In ilrv nn.i
1 nmi RO 11 nimvlvrnininnii 1""
. "''nnnvJ ffit hi?loold.,?fn
' "(l .r v '3 ho anything
nttl 0 woman thought wns wortU
tu0 F1?0', , 11 KB?1 tlmt oro robo for a,
song, sho d grab It up, pull at ono ond,
haw at tho other, and call out, 'Choatoil
ngiiin, moro'n half cotton!' That'a
tub reason I dar'n't bldl"