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There she sat, the poor, demented girl, on
one of the stone benches that adorned the
bare court yard of the great asylum for
the insane. Young she was, and beaute-
ful; be ulteul in spite of the pallor of her
cheek and brow. Her hair was gold-
en, and hung in tangled masses about her
shoulders. for eyes,bine as the sky above
nen were bedimined with tears that drop-
ped,one by one, on a bunch of fozget-ine-
note which she was holding in her hands,
and on which her gaze was fastened.
A mingled feeling of pity and curiosity
took possession of me. "Who is she?"
"Why does she grieve?" "Why Is she
here?"
"Ask her yourself," said the keeper who
had thus far accompanied me, and I ap-
proached her.
At the sound of footsteps she started
and shrunk to one side,as one who expects
punishment; but when she ventured to
look at me, all fear mut grief seemed to pass
from her Lace, and with a look of hope and
happiness, she said with a smile:
"I know. You have conic for me. You
have come to teseue me from a pain that
ie slowly, slowly killing me. Oh, you are
so good, so kind. And you see, I must
leave here to-day--now,for I must be there
to -night,"
"Where?" I asked in a voice trembling
with compassion.
"Where?" she repeated with a wondering
look from those heavenly blue eyes;
"Where but with him?"
"With him?"
"Daniel—Robert Daniel. Oh, but you.
know."
"Nay, but I do not know. Tell e,who
is Daniell Your husband, your lover, Per-
haps?"
"Olano." There was a look ofsweat in-
nonnee on her face Not my lover, surely,
for be belongs to Joanna."
"Joanna?" 'repeated, astonished.
"Yes, she gently replied, not mine."
"And he expects you to come to time"
"Yes, for six long months has he been
waiting for me, day by day."
"And were does he wait for you?"
"At the Pere La Chaise,tnat's where he
Is. And do you not know that he is dead?
And his grave; bee e you not seen it? Oh,
it is so white and beautiful, and so rest-
ful. Ills name on the marble shaft; and
on it stands the marble urn front which
little birds drink when the water bas
gathered in it after a rain. They' flutter
round and round it and sing and sing, and
that is beautiful! .Ah, but you have not
been there and you cannot understano. I
see you, too, believe that all is over when
one dies. But it is not so. After death
you live and think, and hear and feel.
You smile and shake your head. You do
not know. You have never put your ear
close to a grave and listen d. I did not
know until that night came—that night!
They had put flowers on his grave, so
many, so many, and they were white as
snow and shining, shining They drew
me nearer and nearer, and I put my hands
into them and my head rested for a mo-
ment against the cool marble shaft, when
—do not laugh at me—I heard a murmur,
a soft singing, a voice that reached mo at
last and softly spoke to me. 'Joanna, is it
you?' All fear passed from me. I read
his name on the stone shaft; Daniel Rob-
ert, aged twenty,' and understood at once.
Be who spoke then was calling for her he
loved, and Is there not a saying that love's
fire burns fiercest at the ago of twenty?
She whom he called Joanna had sworn to
visit him after 'teeth, and she had broken
her promise. But he waited and waited,
and whenever be heard steps above him
he longingly called, 'Joanna, is it you?'
Oh, the pity of it. No one ever heard; no
one ever answered. But I, I could not
leave him there alone. I answered him
and I lied to him, for I said, 'Ib is I,
Joanna.' Was I wrong In doing that? Yet
he did not know, he believed it to be his
Joanna, who bad come to him at last.
And be spoke to me in language I had
never heard before. Be told me of the
happiness of love, of those by -gone mo-
ments of bliss, of the cap of delight that
only lovers are allowed to taste of, and I
answered him as Joanna would have an-
swered, for how could I tell him the truth
and break his heart, when he was so alone
down, down in the cold earth.
And so I came again, day by day, and
sat above him, and listened to :Ids words
of love and happiness But one day we
were parted. The stillness around me was
broken by the footsteps of many people,
and I felt that they had come to take me
away. I put my arms about the pillar
with his name and cried aloud in the
anguish of my heart ; but they were strong-
er than I and they tore me away from his
grave and brought me here. And they are
so cruel, for they will not let me go to
him, and I know that he is waiting for me
and counting the hours and days, until I
return."
With a loud cryof despair shelled flung
herself at my feet, pleading, "Oh, take
me to him; take me to him or he will
have toedea out there alone without me!"
"My child," I said as gently as I could,
1 cannot take you with me; I cannot help
you."
The terrible helplessness and misery ex-
pressed in her facto actually startled me.
Still I felt forced to repeat: "My poor
child, I cannot help you."
"Then all is over and I shall see him
nevermore." And in a paroxysm of grief
she fell sobbing on the stone bench, still
tightly holding the little bunch of forget•
me -note in her right hand. Suddenly her
sobbline ceased, and rising she addressed
me, speaking hurriedly: '
"Ah, very well, I cannot go, but you
will go in my place. Take these forget•
-
me-nots and go to the Pere La Chaise.
You will soon find his grave with his
name engraved on the marble pillar, and
the urn above it. And when you have
found it you will place these flowers on it
and say to him: 'Joanna sends these for-
gefeme-nots. ' You will do this for me?"
"I will."
"I thank you, oh, I thank you," and
after tenderly kissing the little bunch of
flowers she handed them to me.
I left her and went—at the risk of being
laughed at—I will tell the truth—I wont
to Pere La Chaise, and walked among the
graves until I had found it—her grave
'with the marble -shaft, and "Daniel Rob-
etert" engraved on it, and the urn above.%
and around which the little birds fly and
And I reverently laid the forget-me-nots
on his grave, and, bowing low my bead, I
whispered: "Joanna sends these forget-
ene-nots, "
A long, deep -drawn sigh answered me.
Had he heard my message, or had I sigh-
ed myself? I know not.
Easy Enough.
George (nerveusly). I'd like the best in
the world, Eitty, to marry you, but I •
,don't know' how to prop Q,90.
Kitty (promptly and practica16s
That's all right, .George, You've finished
with Ito; now go to papa.—London Fun. •
THE HOME DRESSMAKER'.
Skirts will not be worn as fun or as
fluted as they wore during the spring and
summer. It was an exaggerated styla
which in heavier winter fabrics would be
cumbersome. The godet plait has given
place to the box plait, and the seams of
many skirts are ornamented with trim-
mings of all sorts, flat braids, braiding,
passementerie and amplicaeion work.
For dressy toilettes and home gowns the
redingote style of skirt will be a favorite.
This will either open be front to show a
tablier of some other material, or the
Side breadths will be folded over and ar-
ranged in flat plaits.
There is a tendency to trim all the
skirts this season, and in a lengthwise
manner.
The soft French hairoloth will be used
for the 'bottom, to extenci from ten to
twelve inches above the foot of the skirt.
The silk dust ruffles are not worn this
season, usually a facing of taffeta silk is
placed at the bottom to extend as far up
as the hairoloth lining when the entire
lining is not of silk.
The short double-breasted. basque,
fastened with large, handsome buttons
will be a popular style for tailor-made
costumes, street and morning gowns.
The drooping French front will still be
worn during the winter season.
Box plaits will be laid over tight fitting
bodices—the center plait in front to
decorated with groups of tiny handsome
buttons.
Many of the bodices are out with V or
square neck, and filled in with silk of a
different color, which is often covered
with black or white net lace. Those low
bodices frequently have shoulder straps
or broad bands of ribbon passing plain
over the shoulders, and are finished there
With a standing or butterfly bow. Some-
times this V or square bodice is out in one
with the skirt, forming a modified
princess dress.
At present the sleeves of gowns are the
principal point to receive attention. They
are still worn large, but there is a amain,
cation 'which will as quicaly stamp last
season's gown as being behind the style
as though it displayed coat sleeves.
The present style of sleeve has an un-
mistakable droop towards the elbow with
most of the fulness falling there, the
top of the sleeve being arranged to lie
more or less flat at the shoulder.
Below the elbow it is atrang,ed as a
gauntlet miff, or is finished off with
ruffles, which expose the arm above the
wrist.
Full bishop sleeves, shirred at the
wrists to make a frill over the hand, will
be used on taffeta silk waists, which are
to be worn this year with a woolen skirt
to correspond in color. The separate
waist will be worn, but nob as a striking
contrast to the skirt. It must blend with
it in tone and shade.
The bournouse sleeve,. that falls in a
cascade well over the elbow, is also popu-
lar.
With all the new styles of sleeves there
is little or no stiffening used. If the
material will give body, it is sufficient,
and if not it is lined with taffeta silk.
Deep many -pointed collars of yen ee
lined with silk, will bo worn as a separate
feature of plain bodices. They are stiffen-
ed with grass cloth, and wired at the
points, to keep them in shape
A wide fancy collar of grass cloth linen,
trimmed, with lace, has a combination of
box plait trimmed to correspond for the
front of the bodice.
A very effective collar is cut in circular
shape, very full, and is box plaited on to a
high Medial collar.
Broad sailor collars of velvet are trim-
med with feather bands, lace or accordion
plaited chiffon, and are worn with gowns
of all naterials.
'Witch Hazel.
What is perhaps the most interesting
of late native flowering plants is the well
known shrub, the witch hazel, which
has been in bloom for some time, and its
yellow fragrant flowers are quite pretty,
though not showy. The witch hazel
holds a unique poeition among native
plants on account of perfecting its flower
buds during the summer and waiting
patiently to present its floral tribute to
the vanishing season amidst floral_
sere and
yellow leaves. It is probably on account
of this freak that it has received the un-
canny name 6f witch hazel, and is be-
lieved by some credulous persons, by us-
ing it as a divining rod, to possess some
magic virtue in locating hidden springs
of water beneath the surface of the
grolintl. What relation there is between
cause and effect in its mysterious virtue
in this respect we fear it would be hard
to explain.
It would seem natural to suppose that
flowering amidst time chilling winds and
frosts of late fall and early winter, the
witch hazel would fail to fertilize its
flowers and perfect its generative func-
tions but such is not the case. The fruit
or seed germs in embryonic conipleteness
hibernate through the winter like wood-
chucks and hears, and wake up to kin-
dred life with the surrounding vegetable
world in spring. There are some
foreign plants that are now naturalized
Imre such as the matrimony viae,night-
shade, bitter-sweet, bladder -senate and
others, that, owing to some peculiarity
in our climate, keep on growing and
flowering in the fall until nipped by'
frosts. It wonld seem as if these plants
have here a milder fall than in tbeir na-
tive habitat, and do not get sufficient
warning of the near approach of winter.
In all such plants their late flowering
efforts are abortive; the flowers do not
fertilize, and even if they did,natureeveill
not allow them to ripen so that their
efforts are entirely in vain.
I allude to those plants to show that tbe
witch hazel holds a singular position; it
is not to be fuolecl in that way. It opens
its flowers when the wOod is thoroughly
ripened and the leavee are falling and in
the following fall, that is, in twelve
months' tithe 'the fruit is perfected and
the seeds forcibly, ejected from the cap-
sulewith spring-like force to a radius
of several yards around the shrub. It is
interesting to any boy or girl to collect
some of the seed vessels where time cap-
sules are open, and the seeds have not
yet been expelled, and just touch the
seeds with the point of a penknife and
observe how they will jump as if from a
small boy's bean shooter. The peculiar
Condition of ripe fruit hanging on until
the next season's flowers appear is com-
mon to quite a few plants besides the
witch bezel. The orange tree is a good
ilinstration among others.
While the witch hazel reveals to us a
peculiar process in nature in its seeds be-
ing fertilized almost at the opening of
nut er, it is in seine respects not so wo •
derftil in the propagation of its offsprit g
as the bienmel fruited Oak -s and pine .
it is well known to all botanists a
arbors:eh masts that oaks, in regard
their limning, are divided in two class
the annual alai biennial fruited Oaks. ;
the twiner are the white oaks. ,In th
latter are the red, black arid scarlet oaks,
etc. The white oaks flower in spring
set their seed e and- ripen and drop their
acorns in the fall, in all about Eve or six
months. 'I'he spine -leaved oaks flower in
the spring /led fertilize the eeeds, and to
all external appearances the seed ghttne
stand completely still throughout the
sulnnier, fall and winter, until the
spring of the year, when they begirt
to swell and ripen Lie following fall, in
all about eighteen months, It has al-
ways seemed remarkably strange to us,
for the acorn germs of the biennial fruit-
ed oaks to remain as it were at a stand-
still throughout the entire suminer,
white the tree is in active life and
growth. In the witch hazel it is not Sc
puzzling, for the germs, as soon as they
set, go to rest, because ille Plant lt`ele
nasurally becomes dormant for the win-
ter. Such a remarkable d,ffartnee in
bite 'mina of fruitage, in species of the
same genus, so closely related to each
other as the oaks, seems to us to be un-
accountable: -Roches ter De mocrat.
Some TElousehold Helps.
When cleaning or wiping off a gaso-
Hee stove or anything tieet has a shiny,
painted surface, there Is a way to make
it look like new. After washing thor-
oughly, wipe it with a cloth dipped in
lard or ode a trifle is all that is needed,
and it can then be rubbed with a clean
cloth, and will have a brilliant polieh.
, When the pita begins to wear off,
paint ib over again with black enamel
paint, one or two coats as seems neces-
sary, It cannot be told foomaiew.
A friend of mine has a now device to
be Una wilerl kindling a fire. She takes
brick,and, after fastening a stout wire
around it for a beadle, sets it in en old
jar and pours kerosene over it, The
brick is very porous and abtheles the oil.
When ready to build the fire, she places
the brick- in the stove near the front of
the grate, and piles the wood over and
around it. When a match is applied to
it, the fire starts quickly from the kero-
sene and spreads to the wood. As soon as
the fire is well started time brick isdifted
out agaiu and again placed in the jar to
become soaked for future use.
I experimented a while ago with a
nickel clock that was in the .habit of
stopping every day before time for it to
be wound up. I suspected that it needed
oiling,and as I did not know how to take
It apart, I placed it in a saucer and
poured kerosene through it. I used a
teaspoonful and poured it in every hole I
found. it hes run steadily ever since,
and keeps as good time as even
It is necessary to keep the clock stand-
ing in the saucer for a few days as time
oil will run out. The kerosene cuts the
gum that is formed, by the oil and dust,
and thus gives the works free play.
A, Dining Boom convenience.
One of the simplest and most conveni-
ent furnishiugs for the dining room is an
arrangement of three shelves to stand on
the floor against the wall and accommodate
finger bowls, silver or china tea service,
or fancy bowls and plates of any descrip-
tion.
Thisnm
the constay easily be made at home, as
r
shelves bei
is very simple, the
i
and the f
ng of ash, oak or stained pine,
our supports of bamboo canes
that may be purchased very cheaply. It
is so light that it is caisly moved.
The care or Lamps.
Last winter a young housewife bad
continual trouble with her lamps. They
smoked in spite of all she could do. Sb
complained of the oil, and changed deal
ers, but the lamps Still smoked.
At last she applied to a more experi-
enced housekeeper. who asked if she had
boiled the burners recently.
No she had not thought of that, and
she tried it, with the result that the
suite oil began at once to burn brightly
and without smoke.
This boiling the burners is a very
necessary part of their care. It should be
done at least once a moxith. Put suffi-
cient water in the wash basin or similar
receptacle to cover the burners. Dissolve
a tablespoonful of cooking soda in it and
keep it boiling briskly with the burners
in for fifteen or twenty minutes. The
motion of the water, together with the
soda, will loosen and remove all charred
bits and dust from the small holes of the
burner, and will cleanse it more effec-
tually than any other process.
After removing the burner from the
water, dry it with a cloth'and then
brush all parts with a round bristle paint
brush baying a long handle. Such
brushes may be had at small cost in any
department store, , When all loose parti-
cles are brushed away, set the burner on
the back of the stove to dry thoroughly
before putting the wick in again.
The daily cleaning of the lamp should
be done carefully. First fill the lamp,
then raise the cap of the burner and cut
tee wick close to the cylinder whieh
holds it. Do not turn it high enough to
cut into the wick itself, but trim off the
charred pars only. Trim it fiat across,
and 'round the corners slightly,for a wick
that is trimmed to a point or rounded
from time corners to the middle gives but
a small proportion of the light that it is
capable of giving.
Next brush the burner and wipe the
lamp, If the chimney is very dirty it
may lie necessary toswash it, in warm
water and 'soap; a new chimney .nearly
always needs 1,111S treatment, then rinse
In clear water and dry with a cloth .free
from lint. Last of all, polish it with a
piece of crumpled newspaper. If a cbien-
nay ia smoked, wipe it first with paper.
It will save work in the end.
The best Way to clean chimneys when
they are only slightly dirty is to hold
them over the steam of a teakettle -or
breathe into them --and then polish with
newspaper, This is the only treatment
which a promineet dealer in lamps will
permit his employes to use.
A round wick may be snipped evenly
with the scissors by tuening le just above
the cylinder edge and resting the scissors
against the edge while mating.
In a case of emergency, when a wick
is found to be unexpectedly shornit may
lie made to do service for some time
longer by fastening a bit of woolen cloth
of time same width to its lower end with
a few stitches.
VEST FRONTS,
Of Cream. White Satin Co ver( d With Silk
Elul) roi cry.
Vests of all sorts and conditions irteet
your eye at every function, and they have
developed as many possibilities for decora-
tion as the broad collar. They are fall
and puffee,or close fitting, peuched a little
or drawn down into the belt, broad or
narrow as you Choose, and the variety of
materials which enter into their con-
struction includes nearly every thing on
the lien from gauze to fur. The newest
and most artistic vest fronts are of meant
white satin partially covered with silk
embroidery of exquisite coloring, but
these ars expensive, and cream lace over
satin seems to take the lead. Other vests
are of Persian and shadow silks, novelty
velvets, or dainty chiffon well covered
with insertions of net finely spangled in
irldiscent colors, or with bands of
white chiffon embroidered in deli -
delicate shades of pink and old blue,
Vests of flowered silk are sometimes
tucked lengehr"se or across from the bust
to the nook, which makes them very full
below wird strapped over with gold braid
or inch -wide satin ribbon, with two
rosettes on dello.* side,
Gloves, raus, Etc.'
Small fans painted on silk, on kid, or
on gauze are carried by young women,
while those who are older use ostrich.
feather fans of larger size and shaded in
delicate colors. Lace fans for the wives
of millionaires are mounted on pearl
atlas that are carved in the pattern el
the lace. Some of these, at 81,000 each
are among the Exposition pieties shown
In large shops. Gauze fans witn spangled
decorations are very effective, and cost
only a few dollars.
Long mousquetaire gloves of Susie are
worn in pure white With any evening
toilette, or else the faintest tinge of the
color of the gown or of its trimming is
seen in the kid. The gloves need not
roach the short sleeves if the twins are
handsome, but should always extend to
the elbow.
White satin slippers, like white gloves,
are worn with any evening toilette, and
may ba entirely plain, or else trimmed
With a large rosette of chiffon finished
along the edges with very fine beads.
These white slippe~s are as universally
Worn as those of black satin formerly
were; they have sharply minted toes, and
sloping heels that are not too high foe
comfort. Undressed wihte kid or Suede
slippers are the second choice after those
of satin. Notwithstanding the vogue oh'
the white slippers, ninny ladies object to
them, as they make the foot look larger,
and prefer instead those of the material
of the dress, especially of satin or moire, ex
else they choose Suede of the color of the
gown. Sparkling crystal beads or spang•
les edge the top of some slippers, and
are put in the chou or rosette with which
they are trimmed.
Evening Cloaks.
Large warm luxurious cloaks, envelop-
ing the wearer like a domino, are worn in
the evening They are made of faced
cloths of light shades, of rich brocades,
satin, bengaline or of time shot mirror vel-
vet, with much trimming of fur, often of
ermine, or the crinkled fur of the Thibet
goat, called also mandarin Iamb. Some-
times they are a single great circle of
pink, blue, tan, or rose cloth warmly lin-
ed and mounted, with a full shonidex
cape of velvet of darker shade bordered
with fur, and having a high flaring col-
lar. The brocades make full Watteau
garments with the distinctive pleat in the
back, while others are half -fitted redin-
gotes with huge bishop sleeves and epau-
lettes of mirror velvet showing all the
shades of the brocades. For ,young girls
are ehorter half -circle capes that display
their gowns and do not crush those ef
light fabrics. Some of these are of fine
cashmere warmly wadded, with shoulder -
cape or sto:e of flue or of velvet and fur
together, as a pale blue cape of cashmere
lined with pink silk and finished with a
dark blue velvet cape and collar bordered
with cinchilla. Ermine capes are in great
vogue and are wort by old and young
alike. The clouded moire antiqe shot in
two or three light colors is also used for
very rich cloaks, and in some the design
is marked throughout with glittering
spangles of jet, steel, or gold.
Black Noire Gowns.
The most elegant black dresses of the
season are of clouded moire antique trim-
med with white Venetian lace. These are
also very useful gowns, as they are made
with two waists, One Cut as a long coat to
the knee, opening on a vest of white
satin, and suitable for afternoon recep-
tions as well as for the evening, the other
a dinner waist of the moire, or else of
white chiffon, cut low in the neck, and
trimmed with bands of fur and lace.
Such gowns are w rim by young and elder-
ly women alike, and are given a tonciaof
color by a soft stocacollar of satin anti-
que or velvet of a brilliant cerise shade or
tunnels° blue, Nile green or a very light
yellow. Modistes often send home half a
dozen Colored collars with a bitten dress,
adding also one of white satin if the com-
plexion of the wearet will permit, as well
as one of the moire of which the gown is
made.
Distinguished.
"And that young man," said the lady
from out of' the city; "he has a very in-
tellectual look. Has he not distinguish-
ed eimself in literature?"
' Well," said the host, thoughtfully,
"helas never written a book on the cur-
rency question."
Gallantry.
Coulanything 'be neater than the old
darky s reply to ei beautiful young lady
whom hi3 offered to lift over the gutter,
and Wit $' insisted that she was too heavy?
'J
"Lor',n nissus," said he, 'se used to
lifting marrels of sugar.''
W e*SWAnseee, ‹leXe nenitaiAa,
or PI ants and Chil
THERSS DoY�
Bateman's Drops, (Sedtrey's Cordial, many 'eo-
most remedies for obilaren are composed of opal
Do Ton Know that opium and 'morphine are stepefyingn
DO You Know that in most countries druggists are not
without labeling them poison2
Do Ton nla0V7 that you should not permit any median
unless you or your physician know of what it is composed?
Do You Know that Castello., is a purely vegetable preen
its ingredients is published with every bottle?
Do Ton Know that Castoria is the prescription of the fatuous
vast it has been in use far nearly thirty years, and that more
of all other remedies for children combined. 1'
Do Ton Know that the Patent Office Department of the 173'
other countries, have issued =elusive right to Pr. Pitcher and his ASS1
" Castor/a" and its formula, cmd that to imitate them is astute prieon
Do Ton Know that one Of the reasons for granting this goverynent P
because Castoria had been proven to be absolutely harmless?. 0,
Do You Know that 35 average doses of Oasteria Ire funneled
0 ants, or one cent a dose?
Do Ton Know that when possessed of this perfect preamatien, your olden.= may
be kept well, and that you may have unbroken test?
Well, ',these timings are worth knowing, They are feats.
62e
The nneeesinelle mrege•-ate-aeen',,7 is on every
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signatore of „we" ,nigg- apper.
ChOgolven envy for Flitaheet Castoria.
• ,TEsiiEgEOVIOYEZI
HE KEPT THE CHECK.
This Engineer Instated to Frame It as a
Memento.
The line had been located by the Gov-
ernment engine Ts to pass north of the
great bend of the Columbia River, lati-
tude 53 degrees. A pass through the
mountains where no white man had ever
trod was found by a Canadian Pacific en-
gineer, which shortened the length of the
line considerably, and gave it its fine
mountain scenery,
Man Rogers, the engineer who clisdov-
ered this pass, was a capable man, but
very eceentrie in his habits. He would
start off by himself prospecting and be
gone for days, with no equipment save a
chunk of pork and many plugs of to -
bum
Wben he bad completed his' work, the
directors of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way 'Voted him $5,000 as a, mark of their
high appreciation. A cheque for the
amount was duly sent, but, to the sur-
prise of the accounting officer's, Ill was not
presented for payment. At last Maj.
Rogers came to Montreal, and on being
asked why he did not draw his money,
exclaimed, "Groat God, sir, that is the
only testimonial I have, I have had it
framed and glazed, audit hangs over ray
bed, and I will never part with it."
President Van Horne then ordered a
gold watch to be engraved with an ifs-
scriptIon litly expressing the high esteem
in which the Major was held, and the
next time be came in showed it to him,
and then locked it up in his drawer. The
Major's delight was turned to astonish-
ment, and he dubiously inquired if he
were not to have the watch after all.
"Certainly," replied Van Horne, "when-
ever you present that cheque and draw
the money."—Engineering News.
Strange Place For this Song.
The streets were tiled with that quiet
which always comes just before day, ex-
cept that rain was falling in torrents. It
was about 3 o'clock. The only light vis-
ible except the street lights, was in toe
window of an all-night restaurant. A
small bent figure, thin and stooped, with
a hip that stood out so far in its deform-
ity that the woman walked with her
hand upon it, came slowly down Jeffer-
son street singing. In the stillness the
words of the song were very distinct.
They seemed to cut the stillness and
rain like a knife:
" Jesus, lover of my, soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly."
She was net an old negro woman with
a face as black as tar, wrinkled as an
elephant's bide, gray haired and spec-
tacled. With the other hand she carried
a cane, and walked fairly fast.
"Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll;
While the,tempest is high."
Gamblers jumped from. their tables and
peered out into the night A cabman
came from the dark eaves of a building
and shaded his hand with his eyes as he
watched the strange figure. Evidently
she did not know it was raining. About
her shoulders there was drawn a gray
sha'wl', small, water 'soaked and dripping.
The dark calico dress was so wet it shone
under the electric lights like the finest
of sato. And the rain fell mercilessly.
"What's the matter, auntie?" asked
the ,cabman, intighthg.
"--lover of my soul," she sang, ap-
parently not noticing the interruption.
'Down the street she passed to Fifth
singing all the time in her high, creaky
voice, looking neither to the left nor
right, hobbling with her deformed hip
like a lame animal. At Fifth she turned
and Walked back 'again on the other side
of the Street and still tinging. As she
passed the restaurant a crowd stood in
time doorway. They said 1.1W, a word to
her, but listened to her song and looked
at her drooping Astra. She 'turned out
Fourth, but one could, hear her song until
after she had passed Green. It was that
same high, shaky -voice, '
"Jesus, lover of my sool."—Philadels
ph ia Press. '
The Day's Gossip.
"Is It really tree?" said the little boy,
"that politicians are sometimes not
strictly honest?"
" Yes, ' ' replied Senator Sorghum,
sadly; "I, tin very sorry to say that it is.
I have keown politicians who get `votes
yeas and 11 il VO not paid for them
,
(tailings on Star.
A Idea Bunter's Close Call.
Giving over my pony to one of the
Somalis, I walked slowly toward the
lion. bidding Jama remain in. the
saddle if be wished, but to keep as
near as possible with the second gun.
Very cautious and slow was my ap-
proach, for I did not want to bring on,
a charge before I had gotten in a shot,,
and it looked asif a too rapid advance
would do so, for the lion without stir.,
ring an inch, kept up a series of snarls,
and. growls, giving me an excellent
view of his teeth, accompanied all the
while by short, sharp flieks of his tail.
on the ground. I walked up to within
fifty yards of him, hoping to shoot him.
dead at that distance and so avoid a
charge. I then sat clown and fired at
him between the eyes, jumping to my
feet instinctively to be ready if he
charged. It was not a 'bit too soon. kt
the shot the lion sprang up with a fur -
ions roar. I had a lightning
glimpse 6:
of him rearing up on his hind legs '
pawing the air; then, he came for me.
It was a fierce rush across the ground,
no springing that I could see.
Flow close we got before I fired I
cannot say, but it was very close. I
let him coins on, aiming the muzzle of
the rifle at his chest. Jame says he
was about to spring as I pulled the
trigger and ran back a pace or two to,
one side; but as I did so I saw through
the smoke that the lion was stopped
within a few paces of me. The second
gun and. Jame, were not as near as
they might have been. The lion
struggled up On, his hind quarters,
uttering roars.
I rammed two fresh cartridges into my
rifle in an instant and fired my charge
right into him. The grand brute fell
over, dying. The Somalis set up a wild
yell, and I am not sureI did ,not join
in.—Scribner s Magazine.
-iiii-SIT—oons. —
The latest whim is to serve bouillon
without a spoon. This makes its con-
sumption both tedious and dangerous, Por-
no one can drink the scalding liquid. It
must stand until it is cooler, and, mean-
while, the course waits. 'With a epoon, of
course, the soup can be sipped while still
very hot. At a lunch -party, given in a
country town this fail, an innocent old
lady sugared her bouillon. She thought
It was tea.
When Eaby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Casterle.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave themCastoria.
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