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rr bushed evkky Saturday
AT AC COMA C C. Hi. VA.
J no.W. Edmonds.
Offucr ami Editor.
Subscription r.a:ej.
1 Copy, one year.81 00
1 " six months. CO
5 " one year. 5 Ol'
anil a copy for si\ months free to the
one sending club.
10 copies, one year.S10 00
and a free copy to the sender.
Advertising Rates.
1 Inch, one insert ion.SI 00
1 three ?_? . 1 75
1 ?? one year. 7 50
tSTRates for larger advertisements
for a longer time made known on appli?
cation.
I?S5SA cross mark on your paper indi
catesthat yoursnbseriptnm has expired,
or is due. and yon are respectfully Rolic
e 1 to renew or remit.
I^Commissioij mea of business men
of an? class in Baltimore. New York,
l'iiiladi-iphia or Boston, can reach more
tnu-kers und fanners through the col?
umns of Tut: Exteucuise than in any
o:!u r way.
Joini J. Guillen John \v. 6. BlacXstone.
GUXTEli & BLACKST?XE,
ATTORXEYS-A T-LA M*.
AccOMAtiK C. IT.. V;i..
will practice in the Courts Accomack
and Northampton counties.
Jas, H. Fletcher. Jr. c..>... v. Parra-noro
PLETCIIEi: & PARUA5I?K13,
ATTOKN E YS- A T-LAW.
Agcomack C. 11.. Va..
Practice in all the courts on the East?
ern shore of Y'a. Prompt attention to
collection of claims.
Jo.::i Seely. | Cjtthur i>. Qulnby,
Accomac c. IT, Va. | Onancuck, Va.
xeely & Qnxr.v.
aI tor x e v H-at-L a w,
Accomac c. 11.. Va..
practica iu the Courts on the Eastern
Shore of Va. Prompt attention given
to the collection of claims.
l. eloyd nock,
attorxey-at-law
and notary public,
Accomack c. iL. v.v.,
will practice in all courts of Accomac
and Niu-tliamptioji counties. Prompt
attention to nil business.
john w. edmonds,
AT torn e y-AT-l AW,
% . * ACCCOIAC p. TL. Va.
y. j. w; legato,
a t i 0 r x e t-a t- l a w .
E??t?iTtce SAVAGEVILLE.
AVHi resume the pracl Ice of Mis profes?
sion in the .Counties of Accomack and
NoitTHAMlTOS".
General [xsukaxcss Agent;
NORFOLK, VA.
?3F*All com in a ideations promptly
attended to.
rjjio THE l?t*SJi.If.
I>r. Lewis.!. "::?.?::>;i'iso:i having rrturn
(??; m his !i^i:i>.niity tvni Biltla ore, and io
catod at O turncock for ti?*- practice of
DENTISTRY,
?flVr? hU services to the public
L.-lit; i graduate nt Che Ball!
::i->re College "f Dental Snrcetv,
an.? havliitfjia?! boiiic experience
In practl.Mng:hls t?r>>re.v.":>>n in ihn: city, in- may
he relletl ??x?? tu- nil his work Ituhohesi
ctvle. II? will visit r>ru!>Hiiiiii(ltt>wtievcrj' ???mrt
.'17^ aa i cm ??.'???*>?* be round at Waduy'a Botoli
OAse: Market s:., opposite Baptist church
? t.w"5 J. HAItMAN'SOX, D. D. S.
Otiaucock, Va.
G, Welly CozM,
Carpenter and Builder,
Accomac C. ft.. Va.,
Dwellings; Storehouses, Churches,
built by the (lay or con tract, i?ccortV
iug (utlie latest styl?? and improve?
ments in architect m e.
Plans anil Specifications Furnished
at reasonable rates.
References?V.v. George \V. Kel?
ly, Onancock; Messrs. J no..L Black
stone and James II. Parramore, Ac?
comac c. n., va., ami other numer !
bus patrons.
Agent of Patented Heady Roof.
ing, warranted not to leak. Sold
iit one-half the cost of shingles.
tloyitTabb. i (Ooo. aMatlln.
J. Prower T.ivb. j \ W. C. Diiiiraoci;
TABS BROS,, MASLIN CO.,
|lMrOETE?S OK
TlTLEilY. CfXS, Ac.
i" IIopkiu^> Place; (formerly_Sharp gt
BALTIMORE
BLAOKSTONE & BELL
j
Accomack C IL, Va.,
A FULL LINK OF
FANCY ARTICLES,
DRUGS,
OILS,
PAINTS.
SEEDS.
&c, &c., &c, &c,
krpt on hand for sale at lowest prices.
151
STORE.
I. H. Merrill & Co.,
rO?O-HOKE CITY, MD.,
-Dealers in
MEN'S. YOUTHS', I JOYS' AND
CW l LI) RENS EINE OLOTIUXG.
LADIES. GESTS. MISSES AM)
ClULOKEXS V 1 x r. s ho rcs,
ii AM) AN!) MACHINESHWEl):
11 ATS. CA PS. AND A i.i, KINDS
OF CENTS E C K X LS III N C
GOODS, KODES HOUSE AND
LAP 1? 1, A N K KT S, W ii i PS,
SATCFIKLS. UMBRELLAS. RUB
HEP BOOTS AND SHOES, &C.
Mre avail ours?lve3 of this means of ail
vising the citizens o? Accomac ami
Northampton eounMi's that \vc have
madc;large additions to "iir si.u k. ami
an- iiOAv ready lor the f ill and winter
trade. We buy largely direct from man?
ufacturers and feel sale in saviiiir that
our stock ?>!' ItIS U> V-M Al>'?tMiOTIT
INC. HOOTS;SriOBS. RATS.CAPS,
GENTS BVUNlSJDNlii GOODS, js
without a superior both hi style ami
ipialitT on tliis peninsula. Prices close
for meritorious gnats. When von visit
Poeoihoke City, don't fail t>> call and sec
our goods ami prices. V??ur presence
will always i?- appreciated, ami your
commands by mail will have our best at?
tention. Ileaiember we keep an im?
mense stoek, ami sell low for e.ish.
1. iOtBlMil LL&CO..
Pocomokc City; X[d.
Francis Albert. Biederte? Albert.
ALBERT BROS.,
-IMPORTERS 0F
IA1 D W M11,
Cutlery and Guns,
No. 4 North Howard Strekt,
BALTIMORE. MD.
^SPECIAL A TTENTIOfJ GIVEiJ TO ORDERS.
HENRY C. LEWIS,
Accomac C. TL. Ya.,
AFFERS HIS SERVICES to the
^ public; ami is prepared t<> build
houses of every kind and descrip?
tion at moderate rates.
Satisfactory reference a* to his
skill as a workman can and will be
cheerfully given when desired.
Gram], Upright and Square.
The Superiority ot'ilS "StlcfTV Plnuos is
roc?K?lzc'i and li'?cnowledjsed i?y tlio 1:iirlif.-i
iiiii-l-al auihoriclMA, uiul !!:??? demand f'-r Uiein 1.- 1
steadily Increasing na Uiclr merits are becoming
more extensively known.
HIGHEST HONORS
Over ail American and many Euro?
pean rivals at the
Exposition,
Paris, 1878
Have the Endorsement of over
100 different Colleges, Schools and
Seminaries,
As to their Durability.
They arc Per reel l:i Tone, ami Work
uiau?!ii{>. and tCle{runt iu
&l>t>curu 11 ee.
A large Assortment of Second-hand
Pianos Always on Hand.
General Wholesale Agents for
QiTSend for Illustrated Piano or Or-,
gau Catalogue.
CHAS. M. STIEFF,
[NO. 0 North Libert? Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
F. T. Bous, Bra, K?.
BOG GS' WHARF,
Accomac county, Ya.,
dealers in
i General Merchandise, Lumber,
Shingles, Laths. Railing-. Well
Tubiug, Lime, Furniture,
Fertilizers, &e., &c.
^"Furniture sold at Baltimore ,,
prices, stoek of building material!
large, and .shipments can be con-1
veniently made to any point cm
Eastern Shore.
' ENTEiirtasi: oulv SI a year.
fflpm win
Sewing: Machine
STANDS AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS
lu Quality ami Simplicity.
It lias no Rival .to put it down. but
It stands Bold at the Front.
Having sold over 400 in 1ss1, 1ss2 and
ISSSj shows (hat I lie
People of Accomac Appreciate Its Merits,
I ran sell you other machines Tor less
price, Singer pat i err., drop leaf and I wo
drawers, for isttV.flO; Hi vir, Domestic.
Ifoweaud any other pattern; Will Belt|
the Royal St. John, drop leaf and six (li) j
drawers'. fur si::.no. but I earn ml pal I
Ts?^ ^(UlSITTE with these inferior
I?! fvUi !i ? machines."?s tt> the I
price. Having sold machines for nearly i
fourteen years, gives me a chance to
know something of the tricks which1
others practice on those who arc not;
posted in machinery, it
T?UU ?
come and see me. or write to me. and I
WILL, SELL YOU ANY MACHINE
that can he bought.TUP ^SJSTg
but nonesogooilas S lit tf* Sal I iL,
Also, a lame stock of FU RNTT?RE,
MATT R ESS KS, &c, on hand, llcpair
ingof Furniture, Pictures Framed;.or
a?vthiu? else in our line pronmlly at-'
tended to. COFFINS, cask ETS and
TR1MMJNOS for sale
liespectfidlVi &c.
P. 11. PENNEWELL,
UXAXCOoic, Ya.
IXVV.lt sc
?KDl'I.K.
the
w
Enstorn Shore Stenmboat Company
n|- i:\i.riMi)t:r:.
On mi l nftor Snmliiy. Xov. SOtti. ISSI,
(Saturday exeepied) will run their steamers,.an
f >l lows; leaving South Street H'lmri at .">.oo-?V-!'-ek
p. in.
Steamer E.VSTKKN S2IOKK,
c\i-r. G. a. lt.vvxou.
Sundnvfor Crlsllold. HoiTmniCs, Evans", Boggs",
Head's. DavK Miles'. Shields'. Ilnnsar'i) ?iu|
Tnyli.r.s. Ilciuriilug?Le tve Tiylor's every
Tue*dny al ii a. ill., t? -n "hing ;tl tin- ab >ve
luti'tlntcs Including Uoggsrllle, at Uio usual
hours.
Wednesday f->r Crisueld. Tansior Maud, li.ns*. j
Tille. Hoffman's, Evan's Uogtf.?'. ?iillford and
lluutiii? Crook. Roturhlng?Tieave Hunting
Creeds ry Frl lay a! 7.:til \. M , tSiitlfnrd
liogggvlllo 12 Jfnou, and the oilier landing* a:
the usual hours.
Steamer TAXGITF.R,
C.trr. s. ii. wii.son,
Tuesday and Friday forCrMtold. Flnnoy's,
Ounncnck. litis' Wharf. Cedar ii illi UeholiotU.
r-oeomoko City and Snow mil.
iteltirnlug -Leave Smuvv nut every Xtonday and
Thursditynt da. in.', loiichingal the alxive liind
1 iiir-i ai i he usunl hours*
<.-^A 1 Steamers leave Cri?f;elcl for Balti
.? W more, on arrival of last down train.
Freight and passengers received lor all i?oinis
nn the X. Y.. Phlln. nud XorMk, Wienmlco and
1'.moke, and Delaware, Maryland uud Vir?
ginia itallroads.
Positively no freight received after 3 p, m.
and must lie pre|uild t<> all |>olnts. except
ou the N. V. Phlla, and N..rf..:k Railroad.
P. P.. CLAF.K, General Agent,
KM South Street. Baltimore.
i\Tew Firm! Now (mods!
We will open on the 2ml ilav of
June,lSS4. at HlDCiK WOOD.about
4 miles from PUiNTGOTE AG?J3,
a large stuck uf
bought with much care for cash.1
We can anil will sell GOOD GOODS
for SMALL PRICES. Call and see
for yourselves at
JJ. W. Mears Sen.,
John E. Fowler. |
MAltTONVILLE, VA.
dealer in
Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Cogniae !
Plainly and ntlier fine liquors for]
medicinal purposes specialties.
G. B. PARSONS,
\\%\CIIAPREAGTJE CITY,
(Powi-it ui)
Accomac county, Va.,
MASTER BUILDER & CONTRACTOR.
Offers his services to the public and is
prepared to build houses of every kind ami
description by the dav im- contract. AT
ANY POINT ON TIIK EASTERN
SHORE. ??J'huis and Specifications
furnished when desired at reasonable
rates.'*
He can give best of references and
will furnish security, when necessary.
C. LLOYD DOUCHTYj
belle haven, va.,
RESTAURATEUR,
ana neater in
Mines, JjKjuors and 'Cigars,
Meals at all hours, on the European
plan, pirst-class lixU':' .? furnished.
Livery Stables of .! ob. ?ro. & Co.
attached, and passengers conveyed to
any part of the Peninsula. Has recent?
ly opened to the public a half-mile race
course. lias branch houses at Ward
town and Hadloek, Northampton coun
ty, Va.
F. W. BYRD,
with
Jas. Myer & Co.,
X\ HOLESALE
GROCERS
and dea lei'S ix
Tobacco, Cigars and Pipes
^39 CHE APSIDE,
Baltimore.
or,'I.Y H'.VMIMi.
Only Waiting till lliu shadows
Arnh null- longer crown;
only waiting Oil llio gll-iem-r
of ilif day's last Imam In flown;
Till Um nlghi of earth Is failed
From Ihn heart mnv full of day.
TIM iln< smrs of heaven an! breaking
Through Hu-' twilight cold and gray.
Only waiting till I ho realtors
Have tin! lu-?t sheaf gathered Imme,
For Uio summer Mir? Is foiled,
Ami Hie au tu in ii wind* liav? cum?;
Quickly, reapers! (illicitly gather,
Tlic laM ripe hours of my heart.
For tin* Mo ?in of life is wintered.
Ami I hasten lo.lcpurt.
Only waiting til tin- angel*
Open w| Ii- Um mystic gate
My who?u ifldo 1 long have lingered,
Weary, Poor, ami desolate;
Even now, 1 hoar the footsteps,
And ihelr voices far away;
Ittlieyrnll me. I am walling,
Only walling to obey.
Duly w ilting till lite shadows
Vre a null' longer griiwh;
Only waltlug till Hie glimmer
or tin' day's Ins' beam Is down;
Then from out Hit; gathering darkness,
Holy; doithlos* si.irs shall rise.
I'.y whose light my soul sli.ilI gla lly
Tread its pathway I? ? the skies.
SETTLING DOWN. :
_ii
?3
Ahem! Well, my dear, we'lLsct- j
tie down for good. No more non-;
sen.se now, yon gknow. Married |
people niusj he sensible some tune, j
so we may as well begin right j
away."
??K\ae11y.L >uis;lhnt is just, wliafcl |
think. Now, ol' eoiiise you'll leave*
off smoking, and won't think of;
treating your friends just to be'sb- \
viable'?of course 1 know you don't;
care about it yourself; and as* for
interviewing the barber everyi
morning and attending champagne.]
suppers ii) I In* evening with l'rivo
Ions bachelors, why?"
"Now just hold on. little girl; 1
began i his conversal ion."
??Yes. sir: and I'm liiiisliing.it." i
'?Hut. my dear, you must abide;
by my judgment." ?
'?Must, did I hear you say f.* Why!
this assumption ol noble ability, my
lord ami master.' But of course I;
will listen."
'?Well, saucebox, to begin with,:
married people are generally digni
lied. What is becoming in a young '
miss is very unbecoming in a mar
ried woman."
"Von don't say!''
-Yes, hut [do say! Ant]'now re- j
member-yon said you would listen."
"And haven't I been listenfiig?"
??Then allow me to finish my" re?
marks. , You must learn to be ihorej
digni lied, more circumspect^ in,
short, I would like to have y**iidro?>
some of your impulsive manners.
They are very inconsistent witlf]
your present, position, and I he fact
is. I want yon to put. the represser
mi your condiicfc."
"Do j on indeed? Well, now, Mr.
Weldon, would you not like a glass
of water or a sip of lemonade, after
that long-winded speech' You
might to get a position as a Sunday
school superintendent, you can give
such gooil advice, audit seems so
natural for yon to command obe-.
diente."
??Ami I'm afraid it's equally na?
tural lor you not to obey."
?Now. Louis, f think it would be
prudent to drop the conversation." j
??Agreed, my dear!"
And Louis Weldon and his mouth
old bride stopped talking and looked j
at each other* he was grave and i
dignified, and she just as impudent
and unconcerned as pos.-ible.
Louis Weldon was a grave, proud
man with a splendid intellect,
thougli somewhat prejudiced
against strong mi tided women.
And she. Lclia Weldon, was one;
of i hose gay, irrepressible girls who, j
like a mettlesome horse, chafed ac!
the least restraint.
She might be crushed, but she(
could not be curbed, and there was!
where Louis Weldon made a serious
mistake in.judging his wife, but why :
he should care to suppress the char?
acteristics that had charmed him in !
th?ir lover days was a mystery to j
Lclia.
She was a handsome girl, in the!
dark style of beauty.
Her eyes were simply glorious.
The ideas of Louis Weldon and
his wife were generally different;
but they both agreed iu one respect,
and that was their love for each
other.
They had spent nearly a month j
roaming around sight-seeing, and
they had been so happy, Lelia!
vaguely wondered if the perfect
Heaven-caught rays of the honey
moon would continue to shine until
the silver srtting of life's evening.
?'Now, Louis, 1 don't want you to
scold me;" said Lelia, making a
comical failure id" trying to assume
a martyr-like air as her husband
began to talk seriously.
"Of course I shall not scold you!"
And Lout's Weldon kissed the half
pouting Hps. "But really, my dear,
I waul you to abide by.my wishes."
??With pleasure, Louis."
??Now I consider my judgment
superior to yours m some things,"
-And if you can only convince
me of the last-mentioned fact, I sup- j
pose things generally will assume J
that even tenor that is so admira?
ble."
"Well, we won't discuss the mat?
ter any further at present."
And Louis Weldon lighted a cigar j
and strolled leisurely down town,
forgetting for the first time to leave
the accustomed kiss ou Leila's scar?
let monl Ii.
One thing was evident, thought1
Mr, Weldon: Lelia showed signs of
rebellion, and. in his judgment, to
have a happy home man must be
the ruler.
And yet he did not mean to be|
unkind.
Oh, uo!
!
!
I
r
\
No man ever lines; but Leibi
would not, pleasehim if she contin
lied in the old irrepressible way.
One day. as lir sat reading, a pair
of soft hands blinded his eyes and
the owner of the hands said gayly:
"Wlio is it!1'
??'Leibi."
"Yes sir; right the first time.,'
"Lclia, don't you know I don't
like to he, disturbed when I am
rending?"
? ''Then you shouldn't road while.
I'm present."
?'This paper is very interesting."
?'Complimentary to the piper!"'
And holla began humming a lit?
tle xual oh of love-song to hide the
lump that seemed swelling in her
throat.
"Lclia, I wish yon would leave olF
singing those sentimental songs,"
saiil Mi*. Woldon, without glancing
from his paper.
"Well, then, \v.h:\t would vou
'prelei?'Hold the. Fort' or 'Okl
[TnnilreiU"
But Mr. Woldon was reading a
very interesting item, and failed tu
answer.
The next morning ho was sitting
philosophically smoking, when Le?
iht waltzed gayly into the room.
'?Oh, Lelia, do try and be more
dignified! Yon are so impulsive
for a married lady. What you need
is taming, my dear. Mustang''have
been broken in, you know," he
added, as he saw a rebellious light
gather in Lclia's big black eyes ?
??What do you want, my dear'/"
There, was a spice of tein per about \
Lclia, as she answered:
'?Louis, we. arc out of vinegar, but
I have mixed some sugar and water
together, and if you'll j list, step
down and talk to it a little, no
doubt we shall have plenty of the
sourest kind."
"Lolii!"
?'Sil!"
'?Are vou aware to whom .you are
speaking?"
"Certainly, Mr. Wehlen; I'm talk?
ing to t ie lluwcr of the family; in
faet. yoi ?<re 1 he entire plant?vin?
egar plant, to speak accurately!"
.Mr. We.Idon purled at his cigar
reflectively a few moments, then
said:
?'I see plainly that you need
taming. 1 have got my little, mus?
tang lassooed, and now I must tame
her. But let's make a bargain, Lc?
lia. dear. What will you take not
to do anything unbecoming to a
married lady lorn month.'"
??Just the same amount vou will
take not to speak a single cross
word to nie daring the length of
(imchieiil ioued, or scold about any
.tiling."
?,.,'iSbw, Mrs. Weldon, I prefer to
oe tue judge of my own conduct,
without any restrain tiro in petticoat
riili.': and really, pel, you wouldn't
have other people think that I was
a henpecked husband, would you?"
And Mr. Weldon pinciied Lclia's
check playfully.
??And, Loiiis, my love, you would
not have other people think that I
was a downtrodden wife?"
Mr.Weldon wrinkled his brow
thoughtfully, but said nothing: yet
he kept well in his mind a set de
termination to subdue to proper
decorum his impulsive little wife.
At. the end of the year he flatter?
ed himself that he had succeeded
admirably; but somehow he did feel
lonely with his reticent wife when
ever lie thought of their old lover
days.
lie had succeeded in his wishes
and yet he was not satisfied.
Then interfering people would
talk rrheii t hey saw the change creep
over Lelia Weldon.
"Ah, siie has found him out," one
old maid remarked.
"He's taming her, that's plain,"
Said a married friend. "Ami when
she. is demure enough for an old
woman eighty yeirs old, then he'll
flirt with all the gay girls,ai d have
the beautiful excuse that home has
no attractions for him; his wile un?
congenial to his iiuttire and must
see'; an affinity elsewhere."
"It's all nonsense, love is," said
another acquaintance. "Before
he was married he went to sec her
three times a week and took her
everywhere, and was so devoted;
and now I don't suppose lie takes
her out once a month. His presence
at his meals is sufficient for a mar?
ried woman. I suppose that the
awful fact that she might actually
enjoy a theatre or lecture never en?
ters his mind; but such amusements
seem to be necessary to his happi?
ness still."
These and many other remarks
not*complimentary to .Mr. Weldon
were freely indulged in by their
talkative friends.
Hut had they really known nil-1
der what suppression .Mrs. Wel
don's high spirits were kepi, they
would have, been greatly surprised.
Mr. Weldon did not mean to
treat his wife unkindly, but if he
had only taken a peep at her end
of the telescope.
Only married a year, and yet
it seemed a lifetime to Lelia.
One evening when sitting alone
she heard Mr. Weldon's step earl?
ier than usual.
A wave of gladness swept over
her face, then it died away, and a
hard, hitter light crept into those
glorious eyes.
She started as to meet her bus
band, then sat down as she wearily
thought that it was of no use; he
Mould only frown at her childish
nc.ss.
But somehow a different spirit
seemed to actuate .Mr. Weldon.
As he came in he looked half,
pityingly at the quiet woman sit-!
ting there, then said, with assumed '
lightness:
"Can't you kiss a fellow, Lelia,
when he comes home earlier than
nst-al?"
Mrs. VW Iii in was-.somewhat sur?
prised, but she amweiied obi lly:
'?r hardly Mi ink it would bn be
coming to my dignity as a married
woman."
A sort, of a frown gathered on
Mr. Wcldon's face, hut he crossed
the room to where she s it in her
pride.
?'Lelia,'? he said, tenderly, "a bay
brought a telegram to my office to?
day that said tha t "Lily was dead."
Lelia knit her slender hands con*
vulsively together,and rcpe ited the
words slowly, as though scarcely
comprehending their meaning.
Lily was Lelia,s older sister, and
Mr. Weldon remembered the grave,
pallid girl who was introduced t:o
hiiii al, their wedding as "Sister
Lily."
And he wondered how anyone,
and especially Lelia'.s sister, could
grow so spiritless.
Her hash-ami was a grav?, reti?
cent, man that Weldon had', ad.
m'red It" his ??.haugeleSs dignity;
but he could not help contrasting
the impetuous tiger-lily an.l tin;
wfiite wilted lily, as he called the
two sisters.
.Now Lily was dead.
film had died at her mother's
home, where she had been fir a
month or two, with a, mother to
care for her.
The first tears that Lelia shed for
her sister Lily was when she saw
her lying in the hushed room, with
its soft; perfume of flowers, its white
and black drapery, and its awful
st blues*.
Not, the man who had been called
her stay and support in life knelt
beside her llowcr-embalmed casket,
but (he one who had cared for the
(diild and guarded the girlhood of
the sleeper, watched alone by >?!!!
that was mortal of poor, pallid
Lily.
While Mr. Weldon stood silently j
by, he was shocked at the growing
likeness between the face of dead
Lily and that of his Lelia.
There was a grand funeral iiqx*
day.
Lily's husband was there, care?
fully dressed in theexcess of mourn
ing: his tears did not moisten the
marble face of the sleeper, yet he
grieved inwardly for the bird that
had Mown from him forever.
But he was one e'" those individ?
uals who consider an outside ex?
pression id'any emotion as an evi?
dence of weakness, so he. never be?
trayed what he really felt.
When l he last clods had tell on
all that was mortal of poor Lily,the.
mourners dispersed.
The bereaved husband went
# methodically back to his.oh I duties,
began life -lain, and !?o only
thought"!nat it was a dispensation
of Providence.
Mr. Weldon was kind-hearted
and sympathetic, and a strange
thought came to him.
What if his Lelia was dead.'
And ilieu a great wave of pity
moistened his eyes and made his
heart ache for Lily's husband.
His wife and mother were with
him, and he s lid:
"Do you in i! feel sorry for poor
Arthur.'''
A hard, bitter light came into
tin' sorrowing mother's eyes as she
answered hi:n.
"Feel sorry for him?her murder?
er? Do you think L could feel grief
lor the man to whom I gave my
first-born to love, and cherish, gave
her to him. believing that he would
make her happy.' Bnt instead, he
brought, her back to me in live
short years to die. And she ;
was murdered, my beautiful Lily,
not. by an\ crime that the law cm I
punish?that, would have been
quicker and more merciful?but by
the slow torture that killed her.or.r
queen Lily, as we called lie?j in live
years."
Weldon was shocked.
He had never heard of such a
thing: and Mrs. Everett continued:
??'Tis drop by drop of little ills
that wear away the. most invinci?
ble barrier, and our Lily was once
just like. Leibi, though' only those
that knew her then would believe
it. But if yon had known under
what constant suppression our
queen Lily was kept, you would not
have wondered at the change.?
When she had only been the bride
of half a year she suffered keenly
that worst of pains?tin; heartache
?and she grew to realize fully that
man's love is of man's life a part,
but woman's whole existence. It
was a slow but sure way that Ar?
thur Warden took to tame his
bride, but she could not be curbed.
? She and Lelia were alike, in that
respect. When he took away all,1
the joyousuess he look away her
gay spirits, and that is death in the j
end to all natures like our Lily's. ? :
There was never a time when Ar-;
tliiir failed to make cynical remarks;!
in truth, he kept my love-cherished
child under a continual cloud of
disapprobation. If she laughed.she
was silly; if she enjoyedsociety,sbe
was frivolous; if she wanted any?
thing pretty, she was just like all
the women?didn't care for any?
thing but dress; if a noted person
spoke to her and she mentioned
the fact, she was vain because
those above her noticed her; and if
she spoke to anyone under the ban
of society, she was told that no la?
dy spoke to such a person. And
oh, it was wonderful what an effect
ir ad had on her, our darling! She
wl'o had laughed to scorn all re?
straint from a lover now yielded
meekly; but she was crushed, tint
curbed. She had grown tired of
fruitless resistance, and now the
sequel of it all is told by the folded
hands and silent lips of my murder?
ed child. Murdered the same as
many others will be that are on the
l torture rack to-day; andyet no man
ever thinks that he is treating his
I wife unkindly. But men have such
peculiar ways ol" showing their af
i'ectio i for those that, are nearest
ami dearest. VVIi*jii Arthur began
! to think that Lily must be ailing.he
! brought her home to gain strength;
I but she died, and he. her murderer,
is to day receiving the condolence
of scores of pitying friends!"
Ah. how every won I of Mrs. I*J\
erMt's struck home!
Hail not Mr. Weldon's treatment
of Lelia been aim >.st an epitome of
Arthur Warden's treatment of
Lily?
How he remain lieivd now of hear
l ing an acquaint nice remark that
i Lelia was growing delicate, and
i they thought .-.he'd go just like
Lily.
And Weldon could not help ad?
mitting that, the tiger-lily had
changed to a stately cella; but she
could not wither and die if he could
make any atonement.
That evening, when thev were
alone, he actually kissed lior,whieh
! was something novel of late, ami
then s iiil, "Lelia, darling, can you
ever forgiva me! Are. my eyes
opened before ?, is too late to make
amends.' Won't, you kiss me,wifey?
and on this, the anniversary of our
wedding, we will begin the second
year anew, and all that pleased inf?
ill my little sweetheart will doubly
please me in mv precious wife."
And Lniif Weldon never forgot
the lesson he learne I; and when
the royal color came slowly back to j
Ills Lelia's p.lie cheeks, he realized j
fully chat gravity and decorum Will
do for business men and the world ;
generally, but love and gaiety are
as essential as the breath of life to
make a home for those we love.
Tin' Knot and the MiJe.
The "knot" and the "mile" are'
terms often used interchangeably,
but erroneously. The fact is that
ii mile is less than eighty-seven
per cent, of a knot. Three and
one half miles are equal, within a!
very small fraction, to three knots.;
Theknot is?,(>32 feet in length. The
statute mile isr?,*?S(> feet. The re I
suit of the difference is that the
speed in miles per hour is always!
considerably larger than when |
stated in knots, and if a person for-;
gets this and stales a speed at so
many knots, when it is really so
many miles, he may be giving fig?
ures verging oil the incredible.?!
When wehearparties say that such I
a vessel is capable of making twen?
ty knots per hour, we nsti illy take!
the statement with a very large
grain of salt, for twenty knots is
23.?I mi!.--- per hour, a speed which
very few vessels have made, and it
is doubted by some who have the
best opportun ty for making actual
measurements whether any vessel!
has made twenty-live miles in sixty'
minutes. It has been said that
some of the English torpedo boats I
have nude as high as twenty-four
or twenty-six knots. Twenty-four j
knots are over twenty seven and a
half miles per hour, and twenty-live '
knots are upward of twenty-eight
and three quarter miles per hour, j
distances that are incredible.
Loves to Talk too Much.
I know a farmer who is a good
clever man and behaves himself
decently, but he loves to talk so!
well that he can't work.- He will
talk about the weather for an hour1
without stopping. He came to my;
house the other day to borrow a
spade, and said he was in a power-!
fid hurry to get back. Without!
thinking of the coi/sequeuces 1 just
asked him if the storm damaged i
his corn any, and that started Iiim. i
He told about the storms aiidi
hurricanes from away back to his!
boyhood, and how a man hung to a
sapling and never got nary bruise,!
but the wind blew his breath away !
and didn't give him time to, draw j
anot her, and so he died for want of
breath, just as a cow dies when i
she loses her cud. He couldn't!
work his bellows in such a wind.? J
And he told how another storm:
blew an old cow head foremost, j
against a poplar tree and stuck:
both her horns in so deep they
couldn't pull her out by the tail, i
and they had to saw her horns off
and leave them in tiie tree, and
they are there now. And so he!
kept on until I told him I had to
go, for I was in a harry loo. That
man has lost half his life in talking.
It always scares me to see him com?
ing.?Bill Alp.
Lawyers will gladly learn that
Brougham, the great English Bar?
rister, was always cireful of his
throat, and further that Dr. Bull's
Cough syrup is the best remedy for I
bronchitis and other throat troubles
Part of His Profession.
"Pap, i thought you said the oth?
er night when you read that piece ;
in the paper that if vou'd catch any
one hoggin' your wife you'd leave
her."
"Yes I did."
"Well, then I recoiled you'll have
to leave mother, for yesterday when
that dentist lixed her teeth he all
the time had his arm right around
her neck."
"Oh, well, that's a different thing.
I That's a part of his profession."
"And kin he hug girls, too?"
\ "Yes."
"Well, then, by golly, I'm goin'
i to learn the touth doctor trade!"
Dismal People.
There ore many people who take
a strange delight in being dismal.
Some of them are so selfish that
> nothing is ever right, because they
? imagine they ought to have some
i thing extraordinary in the, way of
j luck. A few are ill-tempered, and
I adopt the dismal line on purpose
j to spite those who live with them,
being well assured that this is the
most effectual way of so doing.?
But the majority of the dismals are
good people (or, at least, people
who want to be good), and they ap?
pear to be dismal strictly on con?
scientious grounds. If they put
their feelings into words they
would nrobably say something of
this sort:
'?This world is made up of sin,
and sorrow, and suffering. It is
a probation, and we need not look
for anything pleasant until we pass
into the next. We must not give
way to happiness, or encourage joy.
j It is true that God gives the sun?
shine and flowers, bur lb; intends
that while looking at them we shall
I constantly remind ourselves that
I the rain will come and that the
flowers will die."
It seems impossible that, such
hearts can love, but perhaps they
do so after their own dismal fash?
ion. Everything is done for duty,
and if by chance in performing this
duty they stumble upon the doing
of anything pleasant they are sure
to spoil the taste of it. The ques?
tion is, what pleasure do such peo?
ple find in life? The best t!:hg
that mortals can do while passing
through this thorny world is to
pluck as many roses as possible.
My Hand and Seal.
A thousand years ago, the mass?
es, the nobility, the poor and the
rich, were wholly unacquainted
with the mysteries of the alphabet
and tin? pen. A few men known
as clerks, who generally belonged
to the priesthood, monopolized
them as a special ckss of artists.?
They taught their business only to
their seminaries' apprentices; and
beyond them and their few pupils,
no one knew how to read and
write; nor was it expected of the
generality, any more than it would
be nowadays that everybody should
be a shoemaker or a lawyer.?
Kings did not know how to sign
their names, so that when they
wanted to subscribe to a written
contract, law or treaty, which, some
clerk had drawn up for theia, they
would smear their right hand witli
ink ami slap it down upon the
parchment, saying, ''Witness my
hand-" At a later flaj^sonje.fffi?*.
fas devised the substitute of a seal,
which was impressed instead of
the hand, but ofteiier beside the
hand. Every gentleman had a
seal with a peculiar device thereon.
Hence the sacrimental words now
in use. ''Witness my hand andseal,"
affixed to modern deeds, serves at
least the purpose of reminding us
of the middle ages.
"Increased fever, pulse feeble,
legs and eats cold, and great phy
sical prostration." That will do.
Inflammation of Che bowels. Give
the horse the usual quantity of
Day's Horse and Cattle Powder.?
Price 25 cents per package of one
pound, lull weight.
He ExpiTunented.
fie was a bashful wooer, bnt
there was a certain manlitcass about
him which indicated that he only
needed a little encouragement to let
himself out. Shu saw this, and re?
solved on a policyofencourageinent
"Doyou believe these stories in
the funny papers," she asked,
"about the willingness of young la?
dies to bo kissed?"
"I?I really can't say,"he replied.
"They may be true." Then, gath?
ering courage, he added: ??! hope
they are true," and he drew closer
to her.
"It seems to me," she said, "that
there is only one way in which a
young man can discov er whether
they are true or not."
"What way is that?" he asked.
There was a brief pause. Then,
with a faraway look in her eye?,
she answered:
"By experimenting when he has
an opportunity,"
He experimented.?Detroit Prco
Press.
The Auckland, New Zealand,
Daily Herald, in referring to the
departiireof His .Majesty, Tawhiao,
for England, to visit the Queen to
be confirmed King of the Maoris,
expresses pleasure, editorially, at
the cure of His Majesty of rheuma?
tism by St. Jacobs Oil, and says
that during his stay at. Mercer he
was introduced to the Great Ger?
man Remedy.
A Lyiiisr Crowd.
"Where were you when the first
shot was tired'?" asked an Austin
lawyer of a female witness in a
shooting .scrape.
"I was lying down on the sofa."
"And where was your husband .'"
"He wns lying down in the gal?
lery."
??And where were yourcliildren?"
"They were lying on the bed fast
asleep."
"Any other member of your fam?
ily lying down?"
"Not that I know of, but if my
brother had been there he would
have been lying down in the court?
house. He is a lawyer like you.?
Sif tings.

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