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a , , - the winter hid.peen a Nocielisin; Ithinfr it would agree with me." reeding sleep just ise the sun rove. The
'140,4t,''atiiiNA only ,gber*Jo their, __Cfallpard deughed. " I wish you , oould morning cal roused her before she seemed
tereourse. being that Misrule we is little 'feel the Weight„yon, have taken off my - to boo had any xegt, at All, ands-etif P.111
tee Preeehtgilit his -hopitalities, and Ges;i- dere."=frothed, Moe Marie down to the loreabfast.
pent ibresnAft* too elude civilities sago* ''' ()heritable wild), oertainly," said table, to the paraphernalia (010er dishes
,ke °Paid neteet4111. The yviere,quite 404- Claud*hnd s °kb:1g viande whioh wr her daily
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miteate Peugn Wahicenli:Gritspardresent 'Odra the lightnesa of rnyrirt, then," bulniin; , ;•.,:t . , ' 4 • ' `?. , * ,
letnar : led to _the Wide. • vf"'„ ,,,- thy very day, and find out &Welt the peal. pa4;:n lil elial ,, , shd'IM ,. pfortbike
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!Mien X have riliang4 me mind," . when you ean to my rooms," seid Claude, "No, no, Orielabel ; I kuow -wkir:i-yiliiir
" Indeed 1 Nils; I am' sorry for that. 1 rising to go, end hurrying hiniself rather shopping mornings are. Esperanoe does
theRixt everything worcgothAd;- idir‘Henry more thin 11,024. as Cill,14.Pt0., began to reit- not look fit for it to -day -why not take
WOrthington eertitinly led me to think so." erate hie thank. . , - -
• aifficuries; *Id, indeed; Glendale' firek Gaspaad. IS I must see r; ettinioUr ifrottbulikt7t 'itaticetho 'Very
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hert“oti ?..fm,:ilag. out, toileyloil" 0-opri,I shall not feel that thisk *really nk 01,ne fota
LOA beiwhibhiForpe °vitas tape nerientr
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He 100k 8f3 fie,r00 ri:OrV„T°111°.e..r.
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4 His fatwes iiharp as P. butcher's elea,ber,
da didn't seem a bit to grieb 'er;
XFIRIPleY3 releeue 03;11E-8, decline,
er face was de abler ob de bacon rine
While thislibed 'she Jibed hi olober,
When she died she died alt °o!.;
HoviC(Itlid ihe act de foolish part
-, 4p'.,,me,rry a man to broke her heart?
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•!lake you fat or a little fatter;
• e . An' all de gala dat wants to Iiiss.us.
Here's a bealthlo de nex' ole misses,
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Como an' bear dip song to-raorrow ;
Den hoe it down an' scratch de grabble,
To Dixie land I'm bound to trabble.
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, IVIsh I was in Dixie, hooray, hooray !
In Dixie's lind '
We'll take our stand,
' , To live an' dieln Dixie;
, 1, Away, away, away down Bout in Dixie;
•Away, away, away down Souf in Dixie I
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" Sir Henry Worthington 1 be has had The two parted at the door, Gaspard "Bally, Cornelia, when you leave your
nothing to do with it. It wan through rnakingell speed to Mr. Seymour's room vantage -ground of book -learning, I never
Dean Collinson I got the siltation." in Portland Plaoe, Olende returning to hie met any one so wanting in common sense.
' -0-The Worthingtons might have beard studio, musing on the epeoimen of Inde- Take poor little delicate Bella for a tiring
of it through your eieter,perhaps; certainly pendent pride he had -met him, and oon- expedition. when she is only just recovering
Sir Henry mentioned it to me this very gratulating himself on his conquest. from that illness! I can't think what would
'day. But, yon have changed your mind, He was not yet quit of the subject, how- become of a child if yeti had the manage -
You KW ? ' , ever, for lie hat ecaroely been home en inert of it. It really is a providence that
114 t wait till something turn" hour when there was a hasty ring, at hie you are not married."
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WM DIDN'T WAIT.
Harbor Shop Story of Bilenoo and Tao-
4uotn with eleven, weeks of -wiry bide
and a long giowth aboard stepped into -
barber ohop in one of oar two olden than
oAtherindabyilrbed tett liodocrowni. Probablyinygotewashe
ad cross, even though it wasi his next
191 wait for Sam," said the man with
tarn.
Next," said the barber.
i d beard and as he said- it he
pleasant as a oircular saw in motion.
" All right," said the barber with empha-
eis. "Next."
The " next " got into the chair and lent
the man who was cross Bitting by the
window, watching for Sam. Half an hour
paused. The shop was full and there
seemed to be a good deal of -amiiiiemenit
among all except the pian who was waiting -
for Sam. One by one the onAkelinknra
ooming in. The olook halide parsed, from
6.30 to 7.30 p.m., and then to 8.20 p.m. AA
out this time the door opened and a hem/
stifle a sigh of deepair„
" But, my dear fellow, if I may eau so,
surely, it is madnesse to give np sueli a
chances as this. Coffee -planting is the -best
thing going now ; yon will no hear of snob
en opening every day. Beeides, have you
not spent this whole year in Mr. Mioewber'e
fashion -waiting for something to turn
Gaspard ensiled • little.
" Yea, it is true. But 'there must be
work, you know ; I never will believe that
shell not find t in time. If the worst
oame to the worst, I would eviallow my
pride and turn into a Frenolz waiter 1"
"AIL. yes ; I can picture you et 9ttirs,•
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•for instance, with a napkin *naked- under
your arm, [molding the book doWn the 111*1"
and•Olande laughed heartily. Then, sud-
denly growing grave, " But, seriously, De
Msbillon, shiesi all very absurd; you must
not give up Ceylon."
" Of coarse 1 should not, if it could be
helped, _but _it_ _eannot____bn," said Gaspard,
decisively ; so help me by considering my
- her face. assure -you, Henry, I fairly other capabilities.
• • cried over chat piettific when I saw it the " Well, first. I hope and think yon are
• ether day inekbe academy."' r•q ' . 'capable of oonfiding to mb the reason of
I'hoese yon won't find • itdepreseing in this sudden change," said Claude, quietly
• 'the home," eaid btr Henry, biughing " for , Gaspard, a little surprised, hesitated a
41 botight Wyetioid0.1 ' moment, then answered, "WeU, ap you
Beal,oh 1 am 00 glad.Claude will can probably page, the expenses are too
'We pleased that we should have it ; he woe great, and I, like a fool, did not think of
V vier tenderhVer hie • Mariana." that at Opt."
h is one ,0V •fine0M7-'---.M—Atureri, m my: 'K7w4gfhf'"xin'uutff'4t'";"r'"
kiloton," paid Henry, " and it, has 401 Stielke,f relief%
• -141rtiWiQiihinto, X•Oftre earthO aeon
„ts.set thong tr el it. It would please
Po.or. Clistitle'a
villt-ariot.,be'rxaggerated- now
. could ..tari. . her-,-.witb.,juat.pinike look on,
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raised. egiglyfiaohglAibifeioi ' ,iiA:ere,e 1,iit'nOsiv tewe have y comeoestoth thedid
14, 40, . hiking. 0,11; 1 it d, you not tell me at once ? It shall be
il.: 1, • „ •, bottom t the mat r.
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Aliiiifbibr Mb iiillaiWt tiiielilite ti4e, arranged as easily as possible. By good
igtoryint****X„4:Macriiine.',_' Well, I .inn luck, too, I have it with we -it will be
• very glad we shin have, it. Clande miles' •quite a coup de theatre " ; and taking a bine
dine Williiis soon, and we will consult' him envelope from hie pooket handed it to Gas-
artothe hanging; I suppose. he will wish pard. "There, 1)e Mabillon, you will do
it to be in the Hall at Worthington." nie a great favor by taking that. No -
And thereupon Lady Worthington don't open it now. I Want to balk to you."
beriame engrossed in another inibjeot, and --,.:'This is impossible 1" exclaimed Gas-
•, .,,did not revert again to the De Mabillonts. Pea disregarding his last words. " It is
They were not• forgotten, however; the very good of yon to think of it, but I could
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neat morning -Esperanoe :reeeived one of not dream of accepting such a sum. Thank
ifranoes Neville'a most comforting lettere, Yon a thousand times for the thought,
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and Sir Henry, in spite of a busy day, however."
_ found time to cell on Mr. Seymour. ' "You insist on turning, into a waiter 1"
1Meanwhile Gaspard, in his dreary asked Claude, laughingly. "Then I' (shall
it lodging at Pentonville, was looking forward make a point of dining every day at your
4, almost with impatience to the time when restaurant, and tipping yon with threepenny
• he should leave England. To be freed bite."
frail the life of almost unbearable privation Gaspard laughed, but resolutely pushed
• which ' he -had been living so long, to be back the envelope. Claude then began
working for Esperanoe, seemed to him all more sorionullY•
thatiheart could wish; andthough he did • " But, De Mabillon, why will yon not
shrink from leaving 'her alone in a strange accept this ? Surely we are suffioiently
country, this could not mar hie happiness, intimate to be of some use to eaoh other.
for he was full of plane for the Wore, in Why not let me have this pleasure 2 "
• ,: which. he was to make a home for her in " Ion are very good, bus I motet accept
. ... -•00eylon, and end her exile et the deanery- it. What claim have I on yon 2' "
an exile, the bitterness of whioh, after all, " Claim ? stuff and nonsense ; every one
• he little underst000d. ought to have a claim on every one, only
• The practical difficulties of the present the world -is eo eaten up with eelfishnese
were fiat suggested to him by Eeperance's and pridethat it won't see it." ,
. reply to hie letter, in whioh she era:sated his " It may be pride in a measure," said
notion of getting on with np outfit, and Gaspard, "but.I cannot think it is right to
t toldpdai'of her preparations. Then, when sacrifice one's independence, therefore I
• . brought face to face with money Matters, must decline your kindnees.
• he began to think of his peerage, and " Yon aristoorats are terrible people to
resorting to an old Bradshaw was dismayed deal with. Are we not fellow -men? Why
: to find that at the lowest computation it should you be hard up for fifty pounds. and
Was shown up tohis room.
"Do Mabillon 1 why tbie hot pureuit ? "
asked Claside, with a gesture of feigned
.despair.as .ha.caught sight of his blue
envelope. " If yon change your mind again
about that ridiculous thing, you are only fit
for Colney Satoh !"
" No, not about Ceylon," panted Gas.
pard. " But the most extraordinary thing
has happened. I went to Mr. Seymour to
make arrangements, and, to my astonish-
ment, he has told me that my plunge is
taken -taken for me, yon understand.,
paid for. Of course / made inqniries, end
atter some hesitation; he tells me that it
wee Sir Henry Worthington who took it ;
that he wished mo not to ow-e.uoh eon
siderationOf coarse I immediately
hurried back to you to return the money
you lent me with sus% kindness -you
Claude leaned batik in bis chair and
laughed heartily.
Was ever anything so neatly managed!
Three-theern-fot Sir Henry Worthington 1
If he had breathed a word of it to me this
morning I should not have caught yon so
nicely! Was ever the pride of independence
so mold 1 Take it back? No, indeed ; I don't
unmake bargains eo quickly."
" But,indeed,Maguey, I cannot take it
now; there is no need ; I have no right
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would coot him fiSrty pounds. Such a sum
was, of course, utterly beyond his mann,
and for one miserable day he gave, himself
up to despair. To lose, 'such a situation
seemed impoasible-intolerable. Yet what
could he do? To aelebelp of any one was
" out of the question. He had, indeed, been
reamed to actual begging once, but that
had been for Esperanoe and under the
conviotion that she would die if he did not
• force himself to do it ; in this case she was
not so greatly affected, and for himself he
could not beg. What had he done for a
year he oould go on with, he argued with
hiniself. The semi-etarvation had not
killed him yet, he would struggle On, and
wait in the hope that some other work
might be found whioh would not require
snoh en outlay. Poor Gaspard how many
times that day he arrived at the same con-
clusion, and how he fought against it 1
The privations whioh he was bearing eo
patiently Beamed unbearable for the future,
now that he had had a hopeuf release. He
faced all the trials his poverty had brought
him, as he had never allowed himself to do
before, and saw all too plainly how much
his bodily strength was beginning to fail ;
he remembered the dap of ceaseless toil
he had borne during the siege, and thought
how a walk of two or three miles would
exhaust him now, and loathed the thought.
, Then he grew angry with himaelf for not
having remembered the expenses of the
voyage_during his interview with Sey-
mour, and wondered with a vague misery
if his menses were deserting him, as *ell as
bis strength, turning sick at the thought of
this failing of his powers. What would
the end be if he waited mut% longer ?
There could be only one answer to that
question, and Gaspard could not repress a
shudder. He was eo young, and clung to
• life with such ardor 1 moreover, he was no
aoccastomed to think of death as swift and,
sudden, and sweetened by patriots= like
that of his father, that the idea of this
slow, dreary starvation Beenied all the more
*errible.
He was in the very depthd of misery,
when hie solitude was suddenly invaded.
%\ I 'ere was a brisk knook at his door, and
"Ins dejeoted response 'mold have bean
'and° Magna), entered.
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me you were at borne, but
°wiseacre below that
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" Don't *ilk of Meiners' in minindio,"
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palette and brinshes. " It defilers the air,
and jesting "part, De Mabillon, I cannot
take it batik again. Give me the pleasure
Of Making it really useful to yourself;
there must be hundred' of things you want
for Ceylon, and when you are there you
won't live upon sit for the first six months.
Besides, you will be westing to go up to
Biloheeter before you sail --why not take a
week at the Spread Eagle? Conlon pow,
thatiou are longing to do so."
"To see Esperanoe? Yee, indeed 1 you
should not put such' temptations , before
me."
" No temptation, but a duty," said
Claude, who saw this was the only way to
win his point. " I should think you
'culpably neglectful it yon did not see your
sister first -why, you are her guardian, are
you not "
" Yes, with poor Lemeroier. Perhaps I
ought to see her, as you say ; and it would
be hard work to go without. I will then
accept your generosity, on the understand-
" That I ask a favor at the next oppor-
tunity," interrupted Claude; " to which I
pledge yon my word of honor. There a
truce to business. I am going to hear Don
Giovanni' to -night ; come with me ? "
remark," said •erne ry y.
is not fit. I should Advise yon to go alone,
then."
" I shall do no such thing. Yon make
the most absurd foes *bout Esperanoe.
Blie is quite well, and only mopes when
there is no one to talk to. Don't tell me
that any one can chatter away at a party
one evening, and set 'up for an invalid the
next day."
Poor Esperanoe 1 The " (shattering " had
been such hard work. • She gave a little
sigh as she heard it brought up against
her, but anxious to put en end to the argu-
ment, she [said in as bright a voice as she
could commend, " I think I can go, blank
yen, Cornelia; don't trouble about it."
" Oh, Well, if yon like to be eo foolish,
yon can " said Cornelia, Vexed that Mra.
Mortlake should conquer. " Yon know
quite well that you would be better at home.
However, if you like to spend your morning
over armee and bonnets, I'm sure I don't
wish to hinder you," And she swept out
of , the room, -leaving Esperence to relied
sorrowfully that she had offended the
person who had wished to befriend her, and
earned the credit of being desirous of that
whioh in reality she moat disliked.
Bit the day wee not et all to be dark.
The last post brought. a letter -from Gas-
par', oontmning hie good news of yesterday,
andt‘proposing to ,00me to Riloheater ina
week's time,,,end thin was snob joy to
Es ranee *hit for a little while she forgot,
her roe es, an grew so isrelyand-dreers
that Cornelia was half inclined to retraot
her opinion, and agree with Mrs. Mortlake
that, after all, Eeperance's ill health was
only a finely.
CHAPTER XXIII.
The dean was not plasma when he heard
that Gaspard was'coming to Rilohester.
He bed grown accustomed to Esperanoe'd
face, and was even in his way rather fond
of her, but Gaspard had reminded him
painfully of M. de Mabdlon, and he shrunk
from seeing him. Cornelia's proposal of
asking him to stay at the deanery, instead
of the hotel, met with approval from no
one. The dean immediately thought of
other visitors whom he wished to aek. Mre.
Mortlake talked of house-cleaning, and
finally George Palgrave was pressed to pro-
long his visit, while the other guest -rooms
were destined for the wife .and daughters of
the bishop of a neighboring' diocese, who
were coming to Itilehester for a ball in the
following week. There was no partionlar
reason why they should be asked to the
deanery, but Mrs. Mortlake remembered
them in a luoky moment, and felt 'that it
would be a more dignified exam° than
house-cleaning.
Cornelia hated this meanness with her
whole soul, and almost shrunk from meet-
ing Gaspard after it. This made her seem
more stiff and cold than ever, and Eerier -
anon, who had relied a good deal upon her
cordial behavior to Gaspard, when she had
met him before in London, was dismayed
to find her manner altered.
Mra.- Mortlake, on the contrary, did her
very belt to be polite when his name was
mentioned in Esperanoe's presence, and
even spoke of driving him back from the
station on the day when he was expected;
and though the carriage did not appear,
still there was courtesy in the suggestion,
and, en Mrs. Mortlake remarked afterward
to Cornelia, " Politeness is worth so much,
and costs so little."
"1 don't see any politeness if you. don't
mean to carry out the suggestion," said
Cornelia, bluntly.
" My dear, you are so literal 1 Of course
I can't really spare the oarriage then, the
Lowdelle must have a drive this afternoon.
Bat it pleased Esperanoe, and she can quite
well imagine that I forgot it."
"A fine tissue a lies That child is a
great deal too sharp not to find you ont.
Besides, why oan't you be honest?"
" Cornelia, it you employ en&
offensive words I will not argue with you
' Lies,' and honesty,' indeed I don't
know whet you mean."
" I like to call, a spade a spade,"' said
Cornelies, ehortly2k But if yon prefer it,
what is your object in this politic: polite -
nem ? "
"Did you not see that Mrs. Lowdell was
in the room ? " said Mrs. Mortlake. " Yon
know how observant she is, and Dootor
Lowdell is ouch a particular man; I would
not for the world have them guess that we
are not perfectly friendly with the De
Mabillone. One mud be careful, you
know, and father is so unguarded."
" My father is no hypocrite, at least,"
said Cornelia, angrily. " Why did you ask
the Lowdells here if you are so afraid they
may guess ?-why not have Gaspard
de Mabillon ? "
(TO be continued).
This, however, Gaspard• deolined without
hesitation, nor would he even aooept e
proffered oigar ; to be under en obligation
was to him only bearable when Esperanoe
was in some way concerned. The two
parted with the greatest cordiality, Gas-
pard more light-hearted than he had been
for months, and feeling that the aenee of
obligation was not too crashing with so
frank and genial a helper ; Claude more
than ever convinced that lite was, and
ought to be, thoroughly enjoyable, and
yet refuse to relieve me of it when I- have heartily glad that he had overcome Gao-
n° nee for it'? The early Christians got on pard's scruple&
very well that way, why not yen. and L" All thie time, at the deanery, &Terence
" Yon believe in socialiam, and I do not ; was toiling on, with a fixed resolve not to
I heard too much of it from Lemeroier at break down till everything wee made ready
Paris." . for Gaspard. Her powers of physical
" I don't understand anything about that endurance had been well trained in the
nonsense," (laid Claude, half impatiently. siege, and she bore pain and fatigue bravely
" AilI know is that things must be very and patiently, only the dull gnawing pain
wrong indeed if one friend can't help al the heart overmastered her sometimes.
another. What's the .use of a friend if, Thi e very evening, which had been so
when trouble comes, one mud draw baok momentous to Gaspard, found her more
into one's shell of pride, and refuse to take exhausted than usual. There had been a
the hand thatie offered ? " dinner-liarty, and it was almost twblvo
Gaspard paced up and down the room o'olook before she wearily mounted the
thinking. Clande's arguments did not -at stairs to her attio room, her flushed cheekall
coinoide,witn the diotates of hie pride of and weary, yet too brilliant eyes, betraying
independence- her fatigue.
" You see," he began, after a pane% " it The rooms had been very hot and
is not as if this were a matter of neoeasity. crowded, and the constant standing had
If I were ill or helpless it might be right to left her tired out. Wearily she eet down
accept it ; but I oan live as I have lived ; her oendle, and throwing open the window,
there is no immediete--." • leeneentit into the cool air, reeking her
" Mame me," said Claude, breaking in ; aching bead against the open lattice, and
" it I may speak very plainly with you, I looking very much like Claude's "Mariana."
think you will own that this mode of living She began to count the days ; it 'wee the
is really killing you by inches. Now, I 30th of May, and Gespard'e ship was to
maintain that a man has no more right to sail the second week in &me ; there was
do. that then to commit suicide outright- but little time, and her head felt so heavy
when he has the chance of avoiding it, that that she knew she could get -on but slowly
is. Besides,lyou are not independent; you with the last of the shirts whioh she had
have your sister to think of. For her sake, resolved to finish that night. With a long -
at least, not for your own, you will take drawn High she closed the window, and,
this help now, will yon not ? What right taking her work, eat down to the table,
have yon to sadden her life by wilfully etitohing away et her wristband at first very
starving yourself and throwing away this qniokly, but gradually with more and more
firet-olass opportunity in Ceylon ? " diffionity. , The olook etruck one, but she
Gaepard took foar or five turns, up and toiled on ; then two, but she was only
down the room, then stopped abruptly beginning her first button -holo, so 'that
before Claude, his decision made. faint glimmerings of dawn were beginning
" Yon are right, Magnay ; I must think to show themselves before the shirt was
of her. How to thank you for your goner- really finished; two candles were burned
osity I do not know. Yon will not think down to their sockets, and the poor little
me ungrateful because I have withstood it worker was almost too tired to croon the
so long ? You understand, I am sure, how room to her bed.
it wee, and I do not now yield as -to the But with rest came no relief to her;
duty of independence. Only, as you my, I indeed, she looked upon this time as the
believe I am beginning to fail, end I must very woret of all, when, her work being
live to free Esperanoe. Of warm I take done, she had nothing to divert her mind
this fifty 'minds no a loan." ' from the coming trouble. She threw her-
" No, no," interposed Claude. "-I'll have self on her bed, moaning for Gaspard, now
no hand in lending an borrowing ; a loan that there was no fear of ,being overheard,
is a bad thing to begin life with ; but if you and lOnging-with an almost intolerable
like, we will make a bargain, that when longing -for the relief of tears. Bat Cor -
you aro a thriving coffee -planter and I a nelie.'e stern exhortation seemed to have
spendthrift artist with popularity on the Bet up a barrier againet thee% and nothing
wane, 1 may throw myself on your mercy, would come but long tearless sobe, whioh
111 to show me up." 6 and yon will not turn your back on me. hurt inroad of relieving her.
1 Mile M bbs eight 'Treat me to ask yon for a favor when I Bo the night wore &wow, and, after
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n ra-kg,c1.-Vern,
- "-Guess he is. At
he:::.,:oarwdisfhroein; Shaamvinyget:;00) oasitdimihee? heed.
Yes," replied the barber.
any rate he say&
"When do you expect him home
" In about three weeks."
The door dammed after the questioner.
just as the man with the beard, who wan
waiting for Sam, jumped to bis feet.
" Wh-what did yon say ? " shouted he.
Dweidekayo;.say Barn wasn't coming for three
v The barber repressed his smile, and in 4
oioe that was low and even toned he said:
" Yee, sir. Barn is, up country, and we
expect him back in about two weeks and a
half. But if you want to wait for him
we'll make up a bed for you right hers
on" -but the rest was lost by the deer
slamming on the retiring form of the •
Journal.
man who was waiting for Sam.-Lesigiton
Gambling in Newspapers.
We are just now wondering wha •stt=
t
the Treasurer intends finally t
towards suppreesing the taste fax ga bling
thatnewepaper competitions undoubteft
excite. Fax the public), espeoially the little
boys -and girls whose youthful minds shank]
be devoted to their elementary studies, they
are anything but a blueing. For jou.r. 71-
_hdpthly are eomethin more than a Tis-
ane, and, if perm 1 e o eve op,
greatly degrade what ought to be a very
honorable calling. There is little capital
needed for starting one of those journalistic
enterprises beyond a pot 'of paste, a pair or
soiesore and a few evening and morning
papere-although an old jeethook will ba
found useful. The printer and paper -maker
can often be induced to give °red% for the
Bake of favors to come. By dint of offering
valuableprizes for idiotic guesses, a tem-
porary circulation is molly ()Waned. Bub
from the guseesing competition to the
State lottery is only a step, andthe instinct*
many weekly papers of the baser sort are
now stimulating is a very dangerous one.
and already -in London, et least -saki.
ently active without a tonio. At the present
moment uneasiness reigns in the bosoms 01
not a few enterprising gentlemen who have
been earning large incomes by artfully en-
couraging gambling. If [similar methods'
of earning money are denied hoepitale, why
should they be permitted to the proprietor
of " Paste Pot and Seisms ?"-Europeast
Mail.
The Prase Association is authorized to
state that there never has been any inten-
tion on the part of the treasury to proceed
generally spinet newspapers whioh adver-
tise prize competitions, but 'adds that
three newspapers were brought to the '
notice of Sir Augustus Stephenson as
seeming to infringe on " The Lottery ,
Aot " in their competitions, that Sir
Augustus wrote to eaoh of them, pointing
out that they had better take legal opinion,
and that one paper, having done so, has
stopped the competition& Among the
many Lottery •Acts, that of 1802 (42
George 3, o. 119) is the most sweeping in
its terms, and therefore most likely to
affect . the competitions referred to. By
this Aot any person who obeli " knowingly
Buffer to be exercised, kept open, shown,
or exposed to be played, drawn, or thrown
at or in, either by dice, lots; oriole, balls1
or by numbers or figures, or by any other
way, contriv.ence, or device whatsoever,
any game or lottery in hie hoube or plain),"
is liable ,to a penalty of £500." But the,
oompetitora in -these prize competitions
appear to exeroiee their game at their ,osin
houses, not at the houses of , e persons
offering the prizes, so that the t would
seem not to have any applicatio to them.
-Law Times. ,
Some Thviel:iinggesions.
A few hints are here thrown out for
'Canadian women who intend visiting,
Europe. First and foremost make np your '
mind as early as possible before sailing -
plan your wardrobe with reference to your
trip -make up your mind to travel with the -
least possible baggage
Whet yon really need reduced* to the
lowest terms is a loose blanket, a flannel
wrapper in whioh you may sleep, winter
flannels, knickerbockers made of - flannel,
merino stookinge, warm gime, a pretty
hood, a long woolen ulster to over the
Let the material fax your steamer dress
it,
whole of the gown, some pretty s ' k hand-
kerchiefs end a moderately thio il.
be of serge, with a blame tnoked waist,
avoid hooks and eyes and fancy
remember that much of the time your head
fastenings,
will be describing the aro of a circle and '
the 10S8 toilets yon have to make thebetter.
For a Change a black small with a few
fanoy fixings of lam will do for demi toilette
and table d'hote.
Those
Effie-fe Mr. this
evening.
Hermia-I expeot him. Why ? 1
Effie -I've got tio study, and the gas
always burns so much -brighter in my room
when you two are in the parlor.
Brooklyn's estimated population is $07,-
000.
Calves brains nicely fried are tasty for
berAweakfeeisi.mt.
°ening bnt misinformed lady
inquired at down -town manic dere for
"Tho Song That Break(' Your Heart."
She was Putty indignant when the frivolous
clerk placed before her with a flourish of
smartness the song in referenda 10 DOW°
knee Booney.
Tell-tale
Dabney
Pipes.
going
to
bali
r
A Heavenly visitant.
Wife (delighted) -What ! home through
the summer shower ?, But where did you
get that lovely piece Of ice?
Husband (exultingly) -It ie a hailstone
whioh ;lent fell in our front yard, and we
can pay off our mortgage with it.
Some Other Evening. •
Clara -Well, to tell the truth, dear '
Charley—.
Frank -Charley ?
, mean Prank. I decilitr, how'
absent-minded I am. 1 thought it wool:
Thursday evening instead of Wedneaday-. -
TexasS'iftiM
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