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Or Not T 9t
What torment arc allotted thoM sad spirit
WllOgTI
WHO (riooninc wim ino ounicu ui u;jKiir,
No longer
onser will cnunro tlio carea 01 me,
Mnl boldly act themielvcs at liberty,
Throuuh the dark caves of death to wander on,
Like wllder'd travelers without a pildoi
Eternal rovers in me gloomy maz.
TVhcro scares the twilight of an Infant morn,
By a faint glimmer chcck'rlng through the
iw trees, ,
Reflects to dismal view the walking shosU
That never hope to reach tho blessed fields.
T1UIOW M1TBIO TO THE DOOS.
Take the optn air,
The more j u tako the better;
Follow nature's laws
Tj the very letter.
T,et tho doctors go
To the Bay of Biscay;
Let alone the gtn,
Tho brandy and the whisky.
Freely cxirdse,
Keep your spirits chetrful;
Lit no dream of sickness
Make you ever fearful.
Eat the simplest food,
Drink the pure cold water;
Then yon w.U bo well,
Or at least you ought to.
SUSIE'S ECCEXTRIO NEIGHBOR.
Tho tenement houso was ono oxcop-
tlonably deslrablo, and situated ia n
qulot and decidedly rospcolablo locality.
Tho largo back room on tuo socond
floor was nlso ploasant and not unhnnd
somo, with Its ceilings that looked llko
a hugo slab of unfinished whlto marblo;
ts walls neatly covered witu an excel
lent quality of caper of a rosy gray
tint, modestly spangled with nonde
script ilowors and fohago of a bright
yellow gilt and dull green bronze, tho
furnlturo of tho apartmont was harmo
mious and graceful. It was unstained
oak, upholstered in biocatol, whloh lu
oxponsivo though It was.stlll was offectlvo
and protty in its design of green and
gold. Sovcral small, really flno and
tastefully fromcd chromos ndorned tho
walls, and upon tho mantel woro cheap
Tasos and cunning littlostatuottos. Two
aunny windows shaded by laco curtains
..... i
and shutters uiscrcony -uimuu,
oponed upon a tiny yard, whoro grass
was permitted to grow all fresh and
sweet nnd untrodden. A third window
opened upon an exceedingly narrow al
loy that scorned wasto ground, as very
mlillv tlmro woro neither stnblos nor
sheds, nor rookerlos in tho roar, and it
ondod at a high blank wooden wall,
which enclosed a mansion on tho next
parallel street.
Uesido this windowtho shutters open
ed wide, tho curtains looped back by
knots of gray ribbbon, sat a youug wo-
. m x. working busily. Boforo, her on a
' largo tablo lay a cloud of tullo, frag
monts of white satin, and bits of groon
Tclvot, and all tho requisites of tho ar
tistio maker of artificial flowers.
But just then Susan Aldrich was toil
ing for herself alone. Tho lovely things
" that woro being shaped by ho- deft,
dalntv fingers woro ornngo blossoms
and du?s and leaves, and that misty
mass of snowy tullo was to bo her brida!
voil. I havo finished tho last leaf and
flower." she obsoncd with a sniilo and
a sigh, as if loth to relinquish her prot
ty work. Into which sho had wovon so
many fond hopos of Joy and love
"Isn't it quite perfect, Pamollaf"
Hor older sister vjry cloarly indeed
looked askanco at tho bridal garlands
-and drew a vo-y long and very doleful
breath.
"I supposo so," sho said sourly; "but
in my way of thinking, you will never
wear it."
"Why not?" inquired tho young girl,
a suddon shadow in tho innocent gray
eves sho turned quickly toward her
only living rolatlvo on earth.
"Why? Because, Susie, your Dion
Do Voro, now that hh father's death has
' left him wealthy and indopendont may
chooso to marry a woman very dlft'oroni
from an humblo flower-maker," was tho
cynical but impressive reply.
Susslo tossed back tho heavy jet-black
curies from her exquisite faco and
. laughed merily.
. "Xbu aro always predicting unploas
ant things, Parnelia," sho enunoiutod at
last, still smiling. "Dion lovos mo just
as I lovo him. Ho is truo as truth it
solf; and wo shall bo marriod, Pamolla,
on tho nnnointod day and I shall wear
my lovoly garland."
"Wo shall seo." canio tho reply, liko
a witch's croak.
Just then a dimlnutlvo tawny mon
grol, yclapt King Charles, whloh had
boon dozing at Suslo's foot began to
snarl In a vorv unfriendly mannor, and
at tho samo moment thoro camo a gou
tlo tapping at tho door.
"Mr. Do Voro has como, I shall van
ish," rcmarkod tho accommodating
Pamolla, taking' up hor llttlo basket of
brilliant wools and disappearing In an
Innor room.
Susio, blushing and agitated, flung
tho crimson table cloth ovor tho tullo
and orango blossoms, and arose to ad'
mlt hor visitor.
Smiling, httfllsome, elegant tho gen
tleman camown, and what passed bo
twoon themA J tho houxJM followed
only him4altel3r&Jw,
lint wnen-ne went &jyy at jongtu his
blondo faco was deeply flashed and tho
shapely hand whloh toyed with his yel
low mustache trembled with rage and
disappointment
Susie's botrothal ring glittered on tho
carpet, a target lor Jung Charles Intra-
fllvo gambols, and tho girl sat before hor
tablo, hor young hoad bowed upon hor
whlto arms, ovor whloh hor heavy hair
.hung llko a hoavy cloud.
Sho was weeping, too; not loudly.not
with the Insane, hysterical gusts of pas
slon with whloh somo women afloot to
parado tholr wrongs and woo, but with
tho long, subduod sobs of agrlofsho
meant to bear nobly and alono
In words ho loverhad only postponed
thetr marrlago indefinitely, but his man
nor toward hor had changed, and she
now know that Pamolla had judgod
rightly and foretold but the humiliating
truth. Hor girlish Idol was shattered
that was all; but itwas Indeed vory, Tory
blttor.
As sho sat thoro thussomothing camo
through tho open window with a gontlo
rush and foil upon hor now cold clasped
hands.
Sho lifted up hor bowed head and saw
only a cluster of olcandorblossoms, pink,
cool nnd lovoly, tangling in hor hcay
black curls.
Indignantly sho glanced at a window
of tho tall houso on tho other sld1) of tho
alloy. But sho saw only tho blooming
oleander trcos behind tho fluttering cur
tains, nnd tho gllmpso of a largo gaunt
man, with a ragged brown benrd bond
ing thoughtfully over a book that lay
upon a mahogany desk.
'Tho hatoful man," sho soliloquized,
'I supposo ho saw tho tableau and pan-
tomlno and ho has inferred somothlng
not complimentary to my silly solf. I
ought to congratulate Mr. Soarlos for
his gallantry."
Suslo's neighbor this Mr. Soarlos
was her "bote noir," tho torment of hor
daily oxtstenoo. For a few hours ovory
afternoon for months thoyhnd been vis-a-vis,
ho busy with his books boforo tho
desk, and sho manipulating mock rosios
and llfolo?s panslos, until at last ho had
con o to assumo acquaintance ns somo
thlng assured and altogether undonia
blo, nnd many a tlmo sho had found a
boquct of fresh Ilowors or n baskot of
choice, rlpo fruit nwaltiug hor on hor
window ledgo early in tho morning.
Suslo had a vast respect nnd consid
erable liking for hcroccontrlo neighbor,
but, nevertheless, sho soarcoly appre
ciated his last manifestation of devo
tion.
A baby bowaillng a broken toy might
bo comforted by a poltlng of Ilowors,
but a young lady humiliated by tho con
duet of a renegade lover dosircs a vory
dlflorent nnd more substantial exhibi
tion of sympathy.
"Tho disagreoablo creature," sho
muttoied. "I daro say ho hoard every
word that passed botwecn us, and Is
laughing at my folly."
In hor girlish resentment Susio for
got hor grief for tho falthlossnoss of
Dion Do Voro, nnd sho had grown quite
calm when Pamolla camo back in tho
room again.
"I supposo it happenod just as I pre
dicted," said Pamolla, In harsh, unsym
pathetic tones.
"Hardly that, dear," sho tald, chok
ing back a sob so sho could spoak light'
lv. "but wo havo decidod to defor our
niarriago anothor year."
Ah, just ns I thought," croaked
Pamolla. "And, Susie, that marrlago
will never tako plaoo. At least," sho
supplemented, "I shall hovor llvo to see
It happen."
Pamolla prophosicd truly then, for
before the year had gono sho died nnd
Suslo was loft alono.
It was a sad tlmo for tho poor girl.
Hor betrothed husband camo to hor
only onco, and thon tho fow words ho
meant for comfort sooni to hor llko
mockory. And yot sho know ho was
fond of hor as ho could bo of anything
except himsolf and the fortuno that
had como to him.
And when ho spoko to hor of his at
foctlon and tholr dolayed marrlago sho
half bollovod him still
ilut it was Suslo's occontrlo noighbor
who camo to her with tho real practical
aid and solaco that only a truo friend
can givo.
It was tho tall and handsomo Mr.
Soarlos who wont around the rooms,
sorving her in all things as a thoughtful
brothor might havo dono. And when it
was all ovor it was ho who spoko to hor
anxiously and tenderly about hor future
intentions.
"You aro vory young to bo left alono
llko this," ho said to hor one day.
should ask you to bo my wito," ho con
tinued, in his whimsical, half earnest,
half trifling way; "but I know you do
not lovo me, and I know, too, you would
never marry without any other mot.vo
than lovo. I proposo to adopt you, Su
sio as my slstor or daughter, that I may
protoot you until somebody olso comes
to claim you,
And In his masterly way ho porsuadod
hor to acquiescu
Tho uamo of DloiM
Do Voro ho novor montiouod. BoltoiJ
than Suslo ho know tho man was thor
oughly false, and this ho meant to prove
to hor in his own considerate and whim
sical fashion.
Ono delightful morning ho took hor
out for a short drlyo, and surprised hor
by stopping at a wharf bosido whloh an
ocean stoamorwas lying ready to put to
soa.
A bridal party Is going aboard,
Susio," ho said. "Do you seo tho car
riago yonder?"
Tho girl stnrtod and grow slightly J
palo as sho saw uion uo voro and a
dazzling young creature walking arm in
arm away from tho stylish equlpago
tlioy had just left.
'They woro marriod yesterday," said 1
Mr. Soarlos, "and will spend tholr hon-w
oymoon in Europe"
Susio was not ontiroly unprepared for
this donouraont, and hor protty lip curl
ed just tho lonst,)! contemptuously ns
jjcompnnlon turned tho horso's hoad
lUomoward.
A year passed and Suslo had anotho
suitor a noblo fellow who offered hor a
wealth of lovo and n oharmlng homrv
but those considerations did not tomji
tho young lady, who vory sweetly b7t
firmly decllnod tho honor with whijh
sho was favored.
"My child, you might go farther and
fare worso," obsorvod her noighbor son
tontlously, The alloy was between them then, and
Suslo could Tory well afford tobo audac
ious. "Did you not toll mb onco that I could
only marry for lovo?" ho asked, smil
ing in tho faco among tho oloandor
blossoms.
"I may havo told you that," ho ro-
turned, his oyes growing as tho sun now
shining abovo tho windows. "And
quite woll indood do I romombor somo
thlng olso I said. Shall I say It again,
Suslo.
"No, oh, no," slio laughod, shaking
hor pretty head in a mannor not dis
couraging. Ho ilxod ono soarchlng
look upon hor bright faco, thon van
ishod from his window, nnd llvo min
utes lntor ho entered hor room.
'I shall allow you to tantlllzo mo no
longer," ho declared, clasping both
her hands. You havo learned to lovo
mo, havo you not?"
"I could not holp It," was tho slmplo
nnswer, as if apologizing for something
vory foolish nnd wickod.
"I am glad of that, my wlfo-to.-bo,"
ho ropllod smilingly.
But Susio had boon Mrs. Soarlos for
son,o days before sho learned thnt tho
houso In which sho lived so long, nswoll
as half a hundred others, was tho pro
perty of hor dovotcd husband onco hor
bote nolr and occcntrlc neighbo r only.
BEECHEK'S CLEKLU
Two llrotliem Under tho CntnltllN -How
tu Live Clienply, Ouletljr, nnd In
Communion with Nature.
In tho Amcriam Aijricutlurntid for
September D. W. Judd describes
"Bccchor's Clearing," on tho Lower
Catsklll Rango in Ulster county. Thcso
Boechors are tho Rov. Thomas and Rov.
Jnmcs, ono a pastor at Elinira nnd tho
other formerly nt Poughkoopsio. Thoy
found a beautiful lako in the woods nnd
sottlod there. Jnwcs resigned tho pas
torate to his Poughkoopsio church, with
a salary of $;),000, and made tho placo
his permanent homo In a cottngo erec
ted by himself. Thomas goes thoro
ovory year to join his brothor.
James now has twenty acres under cul
tivation, which nllbrds tho nucleus of a
good stock farm in tho near future. At
Turnwood's, seven mllos away, lio gots
tho mail onco a week, and what witli
farming, fishing, boating, grouso-hunt-Ing,
etc., tlmo passos rapidly. Every
othor Sunday, tho Rov. James, who is
highly respootod by tho scattered set
tlors In this out-of-the-way region, goes
from his mountain down to Shin Creek,
on tho Beaverkill, and preaches a sor
mon which pooplo como from milos and
miles to hear. 'Tis manna In tho wil
derness for thorn. No whisky is sold
in Hardenbcrgh township, unless by
stealth, and Sunday fishing and hunting
a e prohibited. I su p:ct tho Rov.
Jamos has had cpn.sldorablo to do in
bringing about this desirable state of
things.
A fow rods' drive from tho bridgo
ovor tho lako's outlet brought us to tho
dwolling. Tho Rov. Jamos stood grout
ing on tho porch. Bronzed features,
full, flowing beard, sombrero, chocked
shirt, and pants carolossly tucked into
capacious boot-. ops, imparted a decid
edly frontier aspect to tho hermit
preacher. "This," said tho llov. James,
"was at first my main building. Orig
inally I began with a fly tont. It was
supplanted with a wall tont tho next
season. Tho following year I docldod
to lcavo Poughkeopslo and rosldo hero
tho yoarround; then I built this, what
now appears to bo an oxtonsion, and
subsequently tko main habitation. I
havo dono nil tho work mysolf. A sail
or by nature and a minister by graco, I
lovo to sit horo by tho hour," said the
Rov. James, "and look out upon theso
surroundings. Thoy aro.anowr-endlng
enjoymont. During tho winter months
I am still more fond of this retreat, for
ns tho beautiful suow lies so still and
quietly all about us thoro is nothing to
oithor disturb or discolor it. Horo is
truo repose and communion with na
turo. I havo not road a book in a yoar
or more, nnd should not miss tho papers
were thoy not sont to mo. My oxpen
dituros, Including my buildings and
improvements, etc., havo not avoragod
more than 8100 or 8.100 a yoar, and
with thcso buildings completed, as is
now tlit) caso, I can obtain more real
onjoyniont and comfort iiero with S:S00
a year than with s?!l,000 in Now York."
In ronlv to a suusostion that Brother
Trcnry Ward ought to oujoy a summer
horo ns a change from thoiMSliklll farm,
"No," said tho Rov. Jamos, "ho Is too
f e'Txil of csthotloal surroundings for this
s'ot. Ho wnnts too much brno-a-brao
bout him, which I do not caro to lum
or my rooms with."
Rotraolng our stops to tho houso, wo
lowed along tho lako shore to tho
tts, marvols of noatnoss, ocouplcd by
thi Rov. Thomas K. Booohor and his
la'ly. "Brothor Tom, lot mo Introdueo
yq'I to So-nnd'So," said tho Rov. Jamos,
aim "Brothor Tom" rose from his novol
oasy.ohalr, aftor tho mannor of Dr. Liv
ingston In thoUjljl forest, whon Stanloy
oaino suddenly upon him. "Brother
Tap," In physlquo, Mowing board,
drj ks and genoral appoaranco, Is tho
dcjjblo of "Brothor Jim." Ho laid
down his briorwood, requostod "Brothor
Jim" to go lnsldo and bring out somo
more pipes, and thon, motioning us to
homo-mado camp chairs, wo woro soon
seated about tho camp flro for a "talk."
Tho scono was ploturosquo and oharm
lng in tho oxtrcmo. Tho lako murmured
at our foot, and ripplod against tho sidos
of a miniature flat boat. A donso forest
formed a dark background and a rich
carpot of groon spanned tho Intorvonlng
spaoo. Overshadowing maples torn'
porod tho rays of tho sun, whioh fairly
flooded tho near rango of woofed
mountains nnd glldod tho dlstantpeals
Hugo bowldors here and thoro stood out
In bold relief, fti If stranded on theso
mountain sidos in the grand "ebb and
flow of nature." Who. thought I to
mysolf, would not gladly oxchango foi
suoh a fairy soono, for such n charmed
oxlstonco, tho Intonso ltfo of buslncs
centers, tho brain rackot of law, jour
nalism or politic! at tho risk of having
your frionds or tho world say you aro
quoor, off your balanco, are vegotntlng,
havo burled your talont orjgono Into
montal bankruptcy.
Whipping In tho Old-Tlmo School.
Iloiton Trunwrlpt.
A public sohool fifty yoars ago was a
yory dlfforont affair from what it Isnow-
ndays.
Upon my word, whon I think of tho
whipping that wont on day nftor day In
tho old Mayhow school, I am astonished
nt it. Yot, with tho varioty of corporal
unishmont so frcoly bestowed thoro
was mingled a sort of ghnstly sportive
clement, a grim humor which did not
always commend itself to tho percep
tion of him who received tho tlngolla
tion. A merry concoit, for Instance,
was that of Master Clough.
Tho Ipgenlous porson would direct
culprit to stand upon tho platform,
m ar tho desk, and without bonding tho
knees, touch tho floor with his lingers.
Thon a smart flourish of tho rattan nnd
sudden blow would causo tho unhappy
youth to Involuntarily resume nu up
right position with diverting rapidity.
It was really very amusing (to Mnstor
Clough). Soraotimcs an offender would
bo askod by ono of tho masters which
instrument of torture ho would cliooso,
tho riding-whip, tho ruler, or tho rattan.
hichovor ho seemed to prefer was not
tho ono used, but ono of tho others
would mako him smart. This Utile
chnngo would havo it healthful moral
Inlluenco upon thosoholar, lenclilng pa
tience and resignation uudcr disappoint
ment. A pleasant illustration (to tlio
teacher) of tho irony of fato was shown
in another way. Whon tho stock of
rattans ran low (and tliat was not sel-
lom) somo victim In disgrace would bo
llspatciiod for a fresh supply, knowing
that on his return ho would feel tlio
first stroko of tlio rod. With what in
genious roflnoniont of torture tho victim
was tiius mado to find tho weapon tin t
should wound him!
Thoro was another diversion of our
kind-henrtod masters which Insummi r,
whon tho days wero long, occasionally
uroko tlio monotony of school-hoy life.
Sometimes, of n sultry July afternoon
tho sound of voices in tho room grow
fainter nnd fainter, his hoad would
droop and finally sink upon his desk;
and ho would quickly bo In tho land of
drenms. Thon It was that tho master,
seizing his rattan and stealthily yot joy
fully striding across tho rows of desks,
would givo tho sleeping wretch such a
rousing whack as to astonish and con
found ns woll as suddenly nwako him.
I confess that thcso dlv. rslons of tlio
podagoguo wro not without their at
traction for us who looktd on and saw
at tho contortions of tho boys whoso
fortuno it was nt tho monu nt to bo un-
r discipline. Tho fact that our turn
might como next did not prevent us
from finding what ontrrtaltimont wo
might in what our master oviduntly en
oyed. is ono of us had yot road tho
maxims of tho cynical La Rochefou
cauld, but wo realized that under cer
tain circumstances thoro is somothliif
In tho misfortunes of our friends thnt
gives us a certain sort of satisfaction.
Thoso were indeed days when whip'
ping was administered in no honwo
pathic dosos, but with a most hroio
fullness of practice. I ooco mado a
careful estimate of my own oxporlenco
In that way, and camo to tho conclusion
thnt I had averaged about a whipping
nnd a half a day during my connoctlon
with tho Mayhow school. Of coursowo
boeamo somewhat inured to this rough
treatment. It was considered tlio propor
thing to suffer with Spartan firmness,
nnd ho who wliilo laid across tho mas
ter's knoo could calmly mako comical
and dorislvo facos from his ignominious
position, for tho c-ntertalnmont of his
nssooiatos, without having his attention
divorted to other parti of his body, was
accounted a bravo follow. Then thoro
was a superstitious belief that by laying
one's oyolash in tho hand that was
about to bo feruled, tho accursed wood
was sure to bo shattered on coming In
contact with tho raaglo hair. But I
novor saw ono shattered.
A Glimpse of Norway,
Korwi-glanCorr. K. Y. Sun.
Why, should Norway bo ruled by a
distant King? It accepted Bornadotto,
and has continued his family under the
compulsion of holy nnd unholy nlll-
aucts. Hor wants aro fow. Her poo
plo aro slmplo. Hor land can gho but
1,200 of its square mllos to gr.iln, tho
rctt of tho 12,000 to fish, timber and
duok, and she cannot afford to assist In
dressing up Princos to gratify other
dynastlos, Tho oxamplo of Franco,
Switzerland and Amorlcn aro constant
ly cited horo; and I should not wondor
if Norway wero soon an indopondent
Ropubllo. Hor pooplo are honest. Wo
seo no boggary, no poor houses nor
Jails; wo hoar of no crimo nor violence
No, looks are needed upou doors
Drunkonness Is rare. Tlioy lovo musio
and flowers, and aro dovotcd to their
faith and tholr families. Thoy are
novor idlo. Evon tho girls aro knitting,
whllo nttondlng sheep and cows. If
thoy havo no other riches than tho soa
and fjords givo, thoy aro at homo upon
that olomont, and master a boat as a
contaur doos a horse, bolng a part
thereof. Living in Norway is cheap,
and thoro is no ono who suffers. The
Norwegian stook is in splendid coiull
tion, and any grafts from it upon our
national treo will show fruit worthy of
tho bost onorgy and honesty ot tho
hardy Norseman of history, Abovo all
there is not a p scandal horo ox-
tant to tho honor nnd credit cf this
land. I havo satd that thoy woro uni
formly polite. Thoy Jnre slncorely hu
mano nnd kind. Thoy aro a serious
pooplo, with but fow gloaras of humor.
I looked for thooxptoss!onjof It In tho
funny journals, but found little. Thcro
is at Lordagen a papor called tho A'79
per, a sort of small Punch. Judging by
tho pictures it is not vory rofinod, but
quite full of hints, intlicr seriously
Jocund. At Trondhjom thoro is an
nniuslng Journal called tho PicrroM.
It assumes a higher rolo, and tnkos off
tho superfluities of social and political
llfo with a big clownish grin. Still
thoro is not much fun!nN'orway,though
music ovorywhoro is a dolight.
Homo Education.
Tho following ruios aro worthy of bo
lug printed m lottersof gold, nnd placed
in a conspicuous plaoo inovory house
hold. 1. From our children's oarllcst In
fancy InculcatoHlio nccossltyjof Instant
oooiuonpn.
Unite flrmnoss with gontloncss.
ot your children nlways understand
that yon mean what you say.
!l. Novor promiso thorn anything, un
less you aro qui to suro you can givo
what you say.
l.plf you toll a child to do somo thing,
show him how to do it nnd 'seo that it is
dono.
fi. Always punish your child for will
fully disobeying you, but novor punish
him In auger.
0. Novor lot them know that thoy vox
you, or mako you loso your soit-com-
mand.
7. If thoy givo way to petulance or
111-tompor wait till thoy aro calm, thon
gontly reason with them on tho impro
priety of their conduct.
8. Romombor that a little present
punishment, when tho occasion arises,
is much more olloctual than tlio throat
cnlng of a grcator punishment should
tho fault bo renowed.
U. Novor givo your children nnythlng
because thoy cry for It.
10. On no account allow them to do
at one tlmo what you havo forbluuun
under tho samo circunistnnccs, at an
othor. 11. Toach thorn that tho only suro
and easy way to appear good is to bo
good.
12. Accustom them to mako tholr llt
tlo recitals with perfect truth.
lit. Novor nllow talo bearing.
I I. Tench them solf-donial, not sclf-
indulgenco.
The Little One's Grave.
In tho spring of 18fi!), a llttlo girl died
of consumption in Frcdoriok City, Mil.,
ngod 3 years and throo months. A fow
lays before sho dlod sho called her
father to hor bedsido and said: "Papa,
whon I dio don't bury mo deep not
mora than so dcop," holding out her
tender nnd emaciated arm and meas
uring from hor shoulder out. "Oh, It's
ho hard to ho put down so deop In tho
cold, damp ground, and plcnso don't
put any marblo slab on my gravo, it
will bo so ddrk uudor it, nnd it will
press so lioavily on my llttlo breast.
Sod my gravo nicety, nnd plant a troo
at Its hood, so that tho wild birds can
gather in its brandies and sing for
mo." Aftor a pauso sho continued:
"But it seems to mo I would rather
havo our own birds sing for mo than
tho wild birds. Couldn't you lot broth
er Willto nnd sister Emma bring our
cage of little birds out to tho comotcry
every Sunday morning and ioavo them
to sing for mo all day? Whon you aio
at church in town it won't seem so
lonesome out by mysolf." A fow days
after this Anna died, and hor affection,
ato parents did everything as sho re
quested. Sho was buried shallow, and
tho gravo nlcoly sodded and a treo
planted nt its hoad. And still every
Sunday morning Willto and Emma can
bo soen going out to tko cemetery
with a cngo of llttlo birds to Anna's
gravo
Pleasantly Flavored,
Tho Frenchman's food Is flavored bo
foro If conies to tho tablo, nnd it is nr
tlstlcully and wholesomely dono. Whon
wo dolugo our food with highly splcod
snucos, and hot picklo-julco, In ordor to
"givo it a taste," tho French uso deli
cate vegctablo essences and savory
herbs. Carrots, turnips, onions, leeks,
cabbago, mushrooms and truffles, to-
gotlior with tarragon, thymo, chervil,
laurel, and parsloy, form tho basis of
French flavors. Spicos thoy uso In ex
ceeding moderation. Tho cssonco of
common vegetables and pot-horhs, oom-
blnod with tho julcos of various meats,
Is tho basis of all tholr sauces. Tho al
most infinite varioty of combinations
which can bo mndo of thcso slmplo in
gredients is astonishing. This groat
varioty of flavors keeps tho pallate con
stantly amused, as it woro, whoroas tho
eternal monotony, of tho nvorago Eng
lish kltchon results in a sort of gastro
nomio boredom, whioh is t bo com
bated only by such violont moans ns
strong mustard, cayonne, and that es
culent flro known os "hot pickles." So
porfectly Is the foci' fla rorod oy French
cooks that at tho '.ab'.o not ovon salt
noed be added.
"Angollno," said Augustus, as ho
throw down a copy of tho papor, "I see
It stated that Henry Irving's wifo wnnts
a divorco; and that Mrs. Bouoioault has
procured ono, and thnt two or throo
othor oasos of domostio infelicity are
reported, tho interested parties bolng
members of tho drnmatlo profession.
Now, Angollno, why Is it that aotors
and actresses are so often found apply
ing for divorco?" Angollno thought a
moment, and thon said: "Woll, Augus
tus, Idou't know, .unless it they act
S3
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
WIIATA HOY!
Whistling and stamping from morning till
night
Wishing he had the full moou for a kite;
Jaunty and careless now spinning a top,
Then playing at games with n skip and a nop;
Chief engineer of n train made wllh chairs;
Sliding down banisters; tumbling upstairs;
Trying how much ho can break and destroy;
Kvcry ono says: "Whata boyl what a boy 1"
l'laylng at soldiers, and charging the est;
Urcaktng tho windows with kill and b.it;
Sighing for ponies nnd pistols and powder;
Shouting In accents that couldn't Ito louder;
Bad enough, sonictlmc,to make mother
weep;
Up to her softly the rogue then will creep
Ilugglngher till the Is smllluglwllh joy;
Every one says: "What nloyt whatn'joyl"
Nerlngthollcnr.
Wltlo Awnkc.
But to mo tho bonr faco and ways
havo always boon pathetic, as well as
ludicrous; from tho poor Polar boar I
onco saw in a monngorio on ono of tho
hottest July days, trying to keop cool
on Ids cako of ice, and seeming to ask
everybody who passed to givo him a fan
or do something for him, to tho show-
boar Garibaldi that I mot at tho sea
shore last summer. Wo woro going
down to tho beach, fivo of us for I had
four children in chargo whon wo mot
two Italians, ono loading an enormous
brownish-black boar, tho other carrying
a strong stake. Thoy had just como
down tho nvenuo from a houso back
among thu trcos, and wo had hoard
them shouting:
"Como out and sco tho bar-v! Como
out and seo tho r-r.'"
Thoy evidently had not had vory good
success, and when tlioy saw our llttlo
partv did not think wo worojworth stop
plug for; but Johnny called out:
"Hold on! I've got somo money;"
nnd proceeded to drag out tno'contents
of his pocket to find it llsh-liuos,
strings, chowing-goni, marblo buttons.
a top,
a handkerchief, and thon
a roll
I sav.
of lozenges, and llvo pennies.
now," criod ho. "let htm do Uvo'conts'
worth."
"I'vo got tlirco," said my othor lad:
and tho I'litlrosum boing handod to ono
of tho mon, tho bear was mado to
"stand up llko a man," thon to hold
tho stake "llko a soldlor" with his gun,
and thon to hug it; nnd aftor this very
unsatisfactory performance which tho
boys did not think tholrjnonoy's worth,
tho mon would havo gono on had not
sight of my purso kept thorn waiting.
On inspection, however, tho contents
proved not vory nvailablo, nnmoly, n
baggage-chock and a key, a bank bill
which thoy could not chango, somo
Charlostown horso-car tickets, a dozon
postngo stamps that thoy would havo
nothing to do with, though Johnny tried
to assure thoni that anybody would givo
monoy for thorn, and ono forlorn fivo
plcco.
It was in vnln to bog them tostopnnd
show us his tricks wo woro such an
impoverished nnd insignificant com
pany; but just thon Garibaldi wont
through a soriosof performances on his
own account. Smelling or spying
Johnny's checkorborry lozongos, which
tho ownor hold loosely, quite forgotful
of them, ho grabbed tho roll, and,
holding It tight botweon both foro paws,
stood up on his hind ones and began to
crunch thorn, stopping only to bostow
on us n grin of dolight. Just then his
mnstor gavo him a wrap ovor tho oars,
and, as if this woro tho signal, ho com
menced danolng forward and back;
ho whirlod himsolf round, ho wnltzod
and thon ho stood on his hoad; and
what was bost of all, tho mon could not
stop him nor start him, and tho four
children just screamed and squonlod
with dolight, whllo tholr oldor compan
ion laughod till tho tears stroamod down
hor chooks.
Johnny said thnt tho mon "woro mad
as flro," and thnt "tho boar did it on his
own hook," and that any way wo had
'our inonoy's worth." Wo woro vory
muoh afraid, howovDr, that Garibaldi
would got a whipping; but what could
wo do about it?
A Story o! n Mouse.
By Ayrrdnlr,
It was dull andjdnrk out doors, and
It was dull and dark In tho play-room,
for tho children woro all cross not vory
cross oithor, but just enough so to sit
around on tho floor nndgrumblo at each
othor, with tho dlscardod playthings
tossed Into tho oornors and tho forbid
den hats piled up on'tho shelf. Alf sat
near tho closot.SHo swung tho door
slowly open. It was a dark placo with
tho floor covered witli brokon toys.
Having nothing bettor to do, ho bogan
carolossly to pull thorn out ono by ono
a doll with ono leg nnd both oyes
gono and tho remnins of its hnlr start
ing wildly out from Its hoad, a tin cart
without whools, a rolling-pin with one
ond brokon, a horso without a hoad; a
what, thoro was a screamjfrom Nellio,
nn instant of wondor, an exclamation
from nil, and thoy aro rushing noross
tho floor on tholr hands and knoes affor
a llttlo gray mouso, whloh had run out
of tho closot. Katie caught it, for in
trying to escapo from tho othors it ran
almost into hor hands a dear llttlo
mouso, with bright blaok oyes and llttlo
cold foot, and a frightened heart beat
ing against hot fingers. How thoy all
crowdod around nnd boggod to hold li
first, and screamed when It wns put into
their hands, and,callod to eaoh othor
not to hold it too tight, and not to hurt
it, and not to lot it go. Oh, It wasn't
dull thoro thon, you may bo sure.
Mother camo down stairs to seo what
all tho nolso was about. Thoy showod
her tho mouso and all oxplalned to
gether how thoy had caught it. Oi
oourso sho said thoy would hotter takt-
it out to tho barn and givo it to tho cat,
but when all thoso tumbled hoads and
' eager eyes nndjosyjllpsjontorod a pro-
tost, of courso sho laughod and hunted
up a box before sho wont up stairs
asraln whoro sho nnd Auntlo woro sow
Ing.
Alf nnd Kntlo cut holes in tho box for
door?, and windows, and twisted wires
across thorn, Nolllo nnd Nottlo hunted
up somo soft cotton nnd a doll's shoot
for a bod, and spread somo calico on tho
floor for a carpot, and put down a doll's
plate for tho mouso to oat off of, whllo
tho llttlo ones divided tholrtimobotweca
watching thoso operations nnd guarding
a pasteboard box which was mouslo's
temporary headquarters. How busy
thoy wero and how hnppyl
When nil was ready and tho moii90 In
its new homo they sat down to watch it
and mako plan?, and glorious plans
thoy wero, too. Tlioy would toach Itto
know Its namo and to como whon Itwas
called. This alono would bo quite a
difficult feat, as it l.ad eight names al
ready thoy each having proposed ona
and nono bolng willing toglvo up to tho
othors. Thoy would teaoh It to run on
a wheol llko a squirrel; to "shoulder
arms" with a straw for a gun llko a
mouso thoy had road about; to go up
and down tho slalrs thoy woro going to
build in tho houso, and many othor
wonderful things. Nolllo was making
a rod cap for Its hoad. What do you
supposo that momo had forsuppor? An
applo, somo checso, twoenkos, a potato,
a piocoof bread and somo candy, but It
didn't scorn vory hungry.
I supposo thoy dreamed of mice that
night, of dancing mico and Jumping
mlco nndslngliignilco, but I don'tknow;
anyhow, tholr own particular mouso
was tho only thing thought or talked
of for two days, aud thon something
happened, and this is how It was. Alf
and Katlo woro tho oldest, and thoy
would often riso In tho morning and
creep down stairs without awakening
tho others. Thlswas a gnoat mortifica
tion to Nottlo nnd Nolllo tho "two Ns"
thoy wero called for by tho time thoy
camo down tho older ones had started
somo enterprise or wire whispering
somo mysterious plan. Woll. this fatal
morning a rare thing happened. Nol
llo and Nottio awoko first and slipped
out of bed into tholr clothes, nnd softly
through tho rooms, with their oyos Ilx
od on tlio sleeping cuomy, and softly,
slowly, down tho creaking stairs and
through tho empty dining-room, into
tho play-room, whoro tho palo gray
light of tho morning camo through tho
long window. Thcro was mottsio run
ning about in his prison, vory likely
hunting somo possiblo placo of oscnpo.
Tho llttlo girls sat down bosido hliu.
and talkoil softly and pokod sticks at
him and gavo htm ptccos of cheoso, but
ho wouldn't cat, and tho tlmo soomod
so long and it was so quiet that thoy
tired of watching him and did somo
tiling thoy had boon forbiddon to do.
With thoir naughty llttlo bands thoy
lifted tho door and took tho mouso out.
Thoy held him very tightly at first, bi.t
ho was so soft aud cunning and lay so
still that thoy became careless, and
all at onco tho mouso gavo a Jump and
was out of tholr hands nnd bohlnd tho
box. Thon thoy woro frightened. They
each took hold of an end of tho box and
lifted it forward, but niousio was not
thoro. Thoy hunted nil around tho
room In tho corners nnd tlio closot
but could find no mouso. At length
thoy lifted tho box back again, nnd
thoro was mouslo still and dead, for
thoy had sut tho hoavy box on top of
him. Thoy took him up and looked nt
tho glazod oyes In a frightened sllonco,
and Just at thatmomonttho door opened
and Alf and Katie burst In, followod by
tho llttlo children. Such a storm as
thoro was then; such tearsfor tho mouso
and angry words for tho two culprits;
such wails from tho llttlo onosl
With much indignation tho talo was
told when tho oldor folks camo In to
bronkfast. Unelo Haivoy laughod and
said ho was glad tho llttlo nuisnnco was
gono, but mother wns sorry. Nolllo
and Nottlo wondered, thouiit, how thoy
could laugh and talk as choorfully as
usual, and tho lump in tholr throats
swelled bigger and blggor, and thoro
woro Alf and Katlo throwing wrathful
glaucos nt thorn ovor tho cups, and it
was all thoir fault.
Is this a sad ending to my story? Ohr
no, you must not think so. Tho chil
dren woro soon all happy togothor out
on tho swing, and thoy smtlo now whon
thoy think of that day. So do wo all
grow up, dears to smllo at our childish
griefs; to smllo, but with tears In our
oyos for tlio tondor momorios thoy re
call. It Is with dlsoasos of tho mind as with
dlsonsos of tho body; wo aro half-doad
boforo wo understand our disorder, aud
half-cured whon wo do. Cotton.
An OpenA
Secret
TANG LINIMENT Is by to
tho best external known for
man or boast. The reason
why becomes an "open
secret" whon yre explain that
'Mustang" penetrates skis,
flesh and muscle to the very
bone, removing all dlsea
and soreness. No other 1Ib1
meat does this, hence now
other Is so largely used OL'
doe sach worlds of goL