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Exeter Advocate, 1901-3-28, Page 3RpSP1TE. A little while, dear God, a few brief day, I pray thee, let me keep this love of mine JUbt in my inmost ieart safe from the world! Too dear, too deep, it lice tor earthly gaze. A few brief days! A littls while, oh, grant the boon I o.slc, ler none Can ever know save heart divine Ilow life's environments have bound my soul, Ahar God l 1,AY Ilieed not wear my meek A iCNY brief days: A lila: while, oh, just a little while, , To have and hold the love I've prayed so neva ; ttlioutm doll: the way and drear my heart may sm;le, For evesniore my life will'hold loyetataginei Though love but linger her A teNV brief days' t`dSettiltatS4StStSttbatttallatattStitAttittattlitittIri i‘ [ DAME gLR clif • A- s. — if By Walter Littlefield. geAlciwam4;atooltotowdaquutaltekv There were three of us one evening In the reading roora of the Press club —M. Paul Blouet, better known as "Max O'Rell" through, his sketches of French and Englieh life and character; M. Charles P. Lebon, instructor of French, who; by the way, is a littera- teur of Selhe little Dote,- and myself. The e011trerSilti013, after various fluctu- • ation% had assumed a story telling drift. M. 131ouet had just related an amusing anecdote of his Boston So- • journ, and we were silently puffing in , that agreeable languor that arises from a good weedand a good story. On drawing his cardease from his pocket M. Lebon brought, forth a Small bright object that glistened,a second in the lamplight as it fell to thefloor. He stooped for it with rather undue hate; with so 'nada haste, in fact, that he called our attention to a movement that otherwise would havo passed um - noticed. "What is it?" inquired M. Blouet. Without a word Lebon handed him the object he had dropped, but eyed him carefully as it was examined. "A. key," remarked M. Blouet; "a key and evidently a gold." And he passed it to -me. I held in my hand a keyof. perhaps an inch in length and half as wide. There was nothing particularly re- markable about it miles's, it were the material of which it was composed, that appeared to he gold. Suddenly my eye caught sight of a data and an inscription upon the ringofthe key— 'ler Juin, 1848. Memento merit" "A curious key," I suggested as I re- turned it to M. Lebon. '"Tell us about The one -addressed puffed assiduously for a moment or two as he twirled the mysterious, key between his forefinger • and thuiub, but he made no reply. , "Come, come," said al. Blouet as he leaned* forward with interest, "there must be something to tell about a key like that. 'Why not let us have it?" "You are rigdit, gentlemen.* There is a curious story conceruingdhis key; and Since you desire it I will tell it to you, for truly, gentlemen,. Without exaggeras tion, this little bit. of metal that Ithold in my hand has one or the most re- markable of, histories." t "Tell it! Tell it'' we both exclaimed in a breath. , Fresh cigarettes were lighted, and, still holding the key in his, hand as if to, bear witness to what he said, M. Lebon began his story. "It was in 1871, just after the surren- der of 'Paris. The second emPire had fallen. M. Thiers and his party, held • the government. Evidence S of theter- rible commune were on every hand, still the city was beginning to look like the habitation of a civiliZecl People. One mornirag- Le journal des Debate announced'the death at Versailles Of a • Russian lady who for more than 20 ' years had kept all the gossips of, -the Faris salons busy concerning a mystery that seemed to surround her. For reaa sons that I shall presently explain she became known.as `La Dame a latClef.' • Now, a nickname -in Paris naeansaa great deal more than it does here. When one is nicknamed there, one car- ries that name to the grave. . "The notice in Le Journal des Debats mentioned 'La, Dame a In Clef ,est inorte.' It did not give her own name. That would have signified nothing. The paper concluded by saying that she •died, aged 45, in complete solitude. It seerns that her' huSband who was ranch • older than she, had visited her regular- ly every six months during the past ten years and then had disappearedano one knew where. All was mysterious about this 'Lady of the Key.' One day -came to her the news of her husband's death. Sheeeurvived him but ti" short time, and it was -whispered that she had allowed herself ,to die from hunger. That was all the notice of her death had to say about the matter. The mystery still , remained unexplained, and the interest concerning her grew less and less and gradeally died away altogether." 'M. Lebon paused to relight his ciga- rette, which he bad allowed to go out. :A.fter doing this, he settled back in his chair, puffed once or twice, but did not seem at all inclined to continue the • story. »" "Well," I ejaculated, "go on. That is no story. 'Why, you haven't even said what the mystery was, Or why she was called 'La Dame a la Clef.'" "Ala yes," he replied —pensively, "cpliM right I had forgotten. Gentle- men, I have not said that she was beautiful, yet such was the ease. Her face was one of the loveliest that I have ever seen, her figure was perfect, and"-- • ' "Well?" interrupted M. Blouet some- what impatiently. "Gentlemen, I will not bore" -you," continued M: Lebon smiling. "Simply Imagine her beautiful in face and form; then, gentlemen, aronrid her neck, which wae of the purest mold, tost-aft riveted a golden chain to which was attaened this key.' And, gentlemeria from the 1st of JiineM1848, to the clay " •of her death the ehain never left her neck, 130r the key." He paused again and °two more seemed disinclined to go on. "Well," said AL Blouet, we Itsve the mystery; now for the solving of it." "Gentlemen," continued M. Lebon, smlling sagely as he tipped onthe ashes of his cigarette, "I have told you alt that anybody but myself. knows. Is that not enough? You lotto know what all Pari e knew. Are you not satis- fied'?" and he laughed quietly to him- self. We smoked for a few moments in silence, both M. Blouet and myself sur- mising that the best way to hear the rest of the story was to leave the nar- rator completely to himself. In a mo- ment the latter began again, speaking rapidly and in short sentences. "Da 1848 her husband owned a country house near "sassy. She Was then young and gay.- No chain or key adorned her neck then. One day she was snrprised by her lord, .ehutting somebody in the wardrobe. A servant had betrayed • her. The Muscovite Othello turned the key twicedin the wardrobe, took jt out; then told his wife to follow him. A traveling brizska stood a few paces from the villa. More dead than alive, ;the un- happy woman obeyed.. When the hus- band had placed bee inthe carriage he gave an order in a low voice to the coachman. 'Keep this key,' heasald to his 'wife. 'I have forgotten something and will return,' then Wenf baek to the house. » - "He returned, according to his proin- ise, but as thewarrtage descended the hill the poor woman saw flanies issu- ing froth the windows of the villa. She fainted. Three days she remained un- conscious., -On regaining -her senses sbe perceived that a gold chain was riveted around her neck, to which was attach- ed a goldela key, the exact counterpart of the original, bearing an baseription. She wished to kill herself, but her hus- band pointed to the inscription and added that if she would save her fam- ily from dishonor she' must, ever oh - serve it. She was therefore condemned to live. Her strange .neckla.ce excited much curiosity in Paris. At last her tyrant allowed her to retire to a quiet retreat On the express stipulation that she would not attempt to destroy her- self during his lifetime. His death re- leased her from this dondition." * * * * Some three weeks later I was calling on my friend Lebon, who wished to show me some old manuscripts that he had been collecting. He produced a large box of rosewood, which he casu- ally remarked contained his family pa- pers. • To my, astonishnaent, he drew from his pocket the mysterious key and inserted it in the lock, which yielded readily th his pressure, and the lid flew • back. , "Why," I exclainied in wonder, "that is the key!" "The key?" he interrogated. Then he laughed long and lead. "And woo swal- lowed allAhat," he' said *when he ceiald control his Merriment.' "Certainly," I replied grimly. t "By the way, though it wouldn't make if bad storygwould it? I think I will work it up -elaborate It a little, you know." I left the hotise feeling deeply morti- fied to think I.had been so effectually "sold." A desire for revenge took pos- session of me, and I determined to steal a march on him. I have done so. Don't 'Scold. • Of all forms of hunattn effort and execution scolding is the most useless. When a parrot, a chipmunk, a squirrel or bluejay scolds he is ludicrous. For people to scold is ludicrous, too, but with a difference, and assuredly the difference is on the unfavorable side. It never did and never will do any one any good. It has done much harm. Besides, "scolding grows to be a habit. We have all suffered because of the shorteonaings of some one else, re- ceiving tremendous tirades over »what we had no hand in, because »we hap- pened to be present when the scolding habtt was yielded to by one of its vic- tims. • Seolding is easy. It takes neither power of brain nor heart to scold. It does not even make any great draft upon the physical being. Any' fishwife alioe can be a grand success at scold- ing. Why compete with her? • ' Scolding should be compelled to per- ish from the earth. The tongue, the voice, the eye, the face—all should be trained not to scold—yes, and the pen, for of all things a scolding pent is the worst. And the habit once formed with the pen is apt never to be entirely Shaken off. ' Millions Spent In Amusements. "The American people are great -thea- ter goers and spend about $112,000,000 annually for'sach amusements," said a preminent theatrical manager to the writer recently. "This vast sum 'Of money is paid into the treasuries of some 1,000 companies; which were esti- mated to be playing in all parts of the United. States last year. This includes everything that can be considered strictly professional companies, to say nothing of the countless amateur or- ganizations. "Of the Strictly theatrical organiza- tions it is safe to say that the average receipts per night for the 1,000 compa- nies is $400 each. At seven perform- ances per week for each company the weekly average would be $2,800. The average theatrical season is 40 weeks. The entire 1,000 companies, with aver- age' nightly receipts of • $100, would produce weekly receipts at seven per- formances per week amounting to $2,- 800,000. This multiplied by 40, the number of Weeks in be theatrical sea - soh, will yield gross receinte amount- ing, to $112,000,000, which is probably far 1)016watt-hat the'people o this coun. try really do pay every year for the-- utak:al amusenierit." •F°\LL CANKERWORM Its Lite History and the Methods lfa V e VtleeSgt 171C i° t 3; Y. ke* liSUebe rireIt. iiia can- kerworms. Though easy to conquer if Properly treated, the annual toes due to their depredations is very considerable, and it would seem that many persOne have yet to Mara the methods of taght- ing, this old time pest. There are two species of cankerworms more or less comrnen wherever apples are » raised, the fall canke,rworm and the spring cankerworm. . The fall worm 'Is per - harts the mare common., It is' a single brooded insect, whielelays Its eggs ei- ther late in the auttmm or early in spring. The egg hatches taut a small loopworm that grows to the length of nearly, an inch. It variesgreatly in color, but is usually gray or almost black, striped with yellowish or green- ish. Being a measuring worm, it has less than the ordinary number of legs, six true legs near the head and four false legs near the Posterior extremity, with an extra rudimentary pair on the fifth a,lidominal segment. When f011 grown, it descends to the ground and usually buries itself soinetimes several inches beneath the surface. Here it forms a cell • by turning round and round and changes to the pupal stage. Late in the fall, from the last of Octo- ber to the time when the ground be- comes ammee, the adults emerge and lay their ,eggs on.the brancheS, of the trees. Many of the ,moths do not, .emerge hi the fall, but remain in the ,ground till .spring. When adult, the two sex'es differ greatly in appearance. The male is a pretty moth, with ash gray' .front „eWillgs marked by three transverse darker lines and hind wing's of silvery gray. The female, on the other hand, is riot provided with Wings, but has to crawl wherever 'she goes. She is somewhat more robust than the male and ashen gray in color marked with black. - The fact that the female canker- worms are wingless and must »creep from the ground to-thet branches of the trees in order to lay their eggs gives us an excellent means of fighting them. If we can head them off and prevent them from crawling up the trunks of the trees, the eggs cannot be deposited on the twigs, and no harm will result. FALL CANliERiVORIL ' • A, male; b, female; c, d, e, st'rUctnral details.; f, g, egg enlarged; h, 1, segments of body; "Ij., patch 01 eggs; k; larva"; 1, pupa: of female. » ' To accomplish this end various devices have been tried, such as banding the tree with paper and on this spreading printers' ink or caterpillar lime or any thing sticky enough to prevent the cat- erpillarg from . crawling up. Perhaps the best band is made of cotton bat- ting. A strip of this is wound around a tree trunk and fastened securely by a string at or bele* the middle. The upper end is now turned down, form- ing a loose, fluffy mass, in which the insects get entangled and die. This method has one disadvantage. The bands have to be kept on from the last of October until spring is well advanc- ed and must be renewed after rains or when the cotton loses its fluffy nature. As the W011318 feed upon apple, elm, cherry and some other trees precau- tions must be taken to prevent them frombreeding on these trees and again infesting the fruit trees. :The best method of overcoming these pests, however, is by spraying. They readily yield to a spray of one of the arsenites (see chapter on insecticides), which should be applied early as soon as any worms are seen, even before blooming, but never during the period of bloom. It may be necessary to re- peat the spraying, but this method is by far the cheapest and most satisfac- tory. Notes and News. It has been particularly noted at the Rhode Island station that where a greater amount of nitrate of soda has been applied annually to grass land Sown with clover, red top and timothy a far* greater proportion of ,the crep consisted of timothy than where less of, it was applied or than where it was omitted.' The heads but not the stems of sun- flowers are made into silage. "'In growing onions In Bermuda the land is enriched with well rotted cow or pig manure. The seed is sown iu September and the crop harvested from January to Slay. A rigid systeni of in- spection careers all shipments to the United States. ` This country has come to be without a peer in ,the manufacture of agricul- tural implements and machines both as to quality and number. Under the recent act for *the protec- tion of game animals and birds anamig birds the most general prohibition Is that against the shipment of quai). All but 12 of the states prohibit export of these birds. .Among the exceptions are seven southern States, Montana and North Dakota but in Montana the sale 'and in North 1)altota the killing of quail are at present unlawful. The approaching Argentina wheat harvest, which begins with December, will be watched With great interest, as it figures largely in the world's trade. Present talk le that it will be large. 13ut this, crop is an uncertainty tnilalavce- tually harveStecl. Mlle making , of paper from ti grasses is a new proposition. PEAH CULTURE. ome Points About Cultivation anti Probably tiler° are rid other opera- tions connected with the etilture or tlm peach in which euch a variety of meth- ods prevail as in cultivation and ma- nuring.. In a bulletin on peach growing in New Jersey, Professor Jordan con- siders these points as follows: On the one hand are thoee who plow and harrow their orchards bat once a season perhaps even omitting the hit- ter, and apply no plant food whatever. On the other hand, there are thee° Who start the plow early in the seawall arul cultivate oontiortously until the laet of July and apply plant food liberally. Bett-yeen these two extremes all possible gradations exist. One quite common, almost general, practice, however, is to crop the land for two years or until the trees occupy the ground. Corn or buck- wheat is the crop usually grown. The one great objection to a grain crop ia that it prevents 'nipper cultivation. Corn or other cultivable crop can be grown without disadvantage, provided sufficient plant' food is supplied and good cultivation given, Ylany growers do not realize that tw o crops are grow- ing on theland at the same time and thus fail to provide a sufficient amount a food for both. • On ver Y rich soils, however, cultivated crops woold benefit the orchard by checking any tendency to excessive growth., The ideal culturefor ,the peach is a shallow plowingbor cultivation early in' May, followed by frequent harrowing until the end of July. After this date the growth should.not be encouraged, in order that the wood already made may • be properly fiperied. The use of crim- son clover, iowri at the last cultivation, as a soil covering for the winter and to be turned under in early spring as green manure has been practiced quitelrge- ly in the state and with good success, though the question has-been raised whether its contitmed use is advisable. since it provides a surplus of slowly - available nitrogen,*encourages a large and continuous growth of tree through- out the season, which may not properly ripen. It is the opinion of those who practice this method that no clartg,er is liable to arise provided the trees are in bearing and an abundance of the min- eral elements, phosphoric acid and pot- ash, is added. • Iri fertilizing, nearly every substance which contains an element of plant food, can be found in the list cf fertilizers used. All kinds of combinations exist, and the amounts Applied vary frenn 100 pounds to 1,000 per acre, averaging ap- proximately 325 pounds A study of the methods of feeding practiced by growers reveals very strikingly, the fact that they are haphazard in their char- acter. It is generally recognized, how- ever, that it pays to mannre, even in haphazard fashion, though the best and most profitable orchards are those that are systematically cultivated and ferti- lized, Which is in line with the results obtained from an experiment continued for ten years, by the New Jersey sta- 'Elkin: The cOnclusions drawn from this experiment were ' First. --That it pays 'to MaXrUre or- chards bn land of medium fertility.. Second.—That manuring, or fertiliz- ing, extends the profit:tie » bearing period of the trees. • Third.—That fertilizes 'or manures containing all the eletents of plant food—viz, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash—are more useful than single elements or combinations of two ele- ments. Fourth.—That chemical fertilizers are more profitablethan yard manure. The complete fertilizer in this experi- Ment applied per acre annually was composed of 150 pounds of nitrate of soda, 850 boneblack superphosphate and • 150 muriate of potash and fur- nished 24 pounds of nitrogen, 56 :of Phosphoric acid and 75 of potash, all from the most available forms. Inexpensive Rollers. I herewith present two ways Of mak- ing rollers which will not be expensive if you will do the work yourself. One roller consists or logs of any desired size, and a roller or this kind,will last a long time if kepi bonsai. Put on a naower or planter seat for the driver. The oth- • 11011.1EMADE ROLLERS. er may be made out of castoff mower or -planter wheels, which can be picked up almost anywhere for a small price Have plenty ofaholes drilled throngh the rims and bolt on 2 by 4 or 2 by 6 scant- lings of the desired 'length.* The frame may be made of pine, and a binder or a mower tongue , may be • used.—Iowa , Hoinesad. • Agricultural Brevities. SpUrl'y, which it favorably mentioned in some parts of the west 'as a forage -plant, did not make sufficient growth to be considered of value ha a test•at the New Hampshire station. As reported in The New England Homestead, a trade bureau has been organized by the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' assdeiation for the purpose of handling maple sager products, Dis- tributing agencies have been estab- lished in Spfingfielcl, Providence, Wa- terbaret Hartford, New York and Brooklyn. It is claimed •that middle Louisiana can grow profitable crops of cigar to- bacco. • Early plowing is not always best. "To plow wet ground is a hole in the pocket," says The Farm Journal. German experiments with grass seed cov,ering 14 years are said to show that the larger and heavier seed germinated more fully than small or light seed » An effective and cheap treatment bf potatoes for prevention of scab consist% in rolling the cut seed in eulphur. COCii7r5rsAkiii77,' 1 that was blithe crewhile, Dre.aining the world a lovely lotus isle, Ani one for whom the oun India lost its smile. There was a garden place Wherein metlioright .there blossomed 'every That man might crave to look upon. -her face! . A_TIAL ab, 1,be goldn st'oro OPP 11e4rtse1se 1:11p.'t it brought zne: That it 'Wei Since otherWard 'tis turned, forevormoro. , . , Shall, go down the years, Groping through sterile hopes and crewding, firs To darkling, solitude too. deep for tears. *0 ' M : al, o' '. Order. ..... . .A Story Touching on the Serv- ant Question. *000000 00'0 000 00 • 00 • The table, was charming. The pearly expanse of damasis that infolded • it was one of the Misses Dormond's most treasured pessessione, saved out of a general wreck of fanaily fortunes. The o' - fashioned silver 'of those la inaitaot patterns which no modern shop can supply, gleamed like irregai- larly shaped planets at intervalesacross, the cloth. • • , Moreover, a daffodil bulb cherished in 'window sill warnith had: obligingly thrown - out a handful of blossoms. This pot, sheatlaccl in ,yellow tissue pa- per, made a thoroughly attractive cern terpiecm , "It is siintily lovely," said Winifred, with a little sigh of relief and satisfac- tion. ' "I, Shan't be in the least afraid to have Mrs. Caulking,ton's eagle.; eye • turned upon it, ,even ;though you are a candidate for her secretaryship, Isabel, and so much does depend upou making a good impression." "The house couldn't fail to make good impression," Isabel broke M. "It is clean and sweet find old fashioned from top to toe. One cant Say that a house has a toe.' There' e just , one thing lacking. I* do wish we had a • good maid to wait on the tahle. I hate those embarrassing breaks in a horne' luncheon where tile hostess is obliged to cut off in the middle of a sentence and bolt into the kitchen to bring the broiled equab course to table," "Yes. That's always wretchedly elm Marrassing," Isabel agreed. "It's hard- er on the guests than the hostess too. However, there's no help for it. We don't keep a rank], and this suburb'isn't a place where you can,find a girl to call in for a day at a time. It's a pity, but it calft be helped." "What is a pity; but can't be helped?" demanded the youngest Miss Dornaond, who pirouetted into the room just in ;time to hear the last half a the send fence., * • "Isabel and -I were lamenting that we didn't have' a maid to'Serve the lunch, eon, Gertrude.' We were „saying how desperately embarrassing it la for a ho,steSs to jump up,to removethe plates after a course and to liting the next emiree'to table." • - "I never thought of tha.t," Gertrude acquiesced -in a disappointed tone "Our entertaining has always been so informal we're likely to make the guests change the plates and bring in the -courses from the kitchen tbem- selves. But it's true, as you, say, that kind of thing won't do wben we're en- tert'aining Mrs. Caulkingten. She's 'so critical that her eyes burn holes in • a.nytbing they fall •On. We wouldn't mind her little peculiarities if she were merely an acquaintance, but if Isabel is going to demand a big, fat salary she must make a big, fat impression: I'm sure Mrs. Caulkingten would cut her down halfif she knew bow poor eve are and how badly we need that secretary- ship. Something must be done." "Gertrude, dear, yen know perfectly well that nothing can be done. There are only two hourleft, and in any case you can't secure a girl here in the coun- try to eome in for just one day." • "I» know that, but whislit, my dear! An idea dawns in my brain! »Let It mature!" "An idea for dvhat? For getting *us a, maid?", ' "Yes, my dear—a „readymaid, so to speak." 7 "Silly! Do you think Isabel and I liave time to waste upon your vapor- ings ?", • "A ready maid—no, a maid, to order! Doti% talk to me for three minutes. I feel the idea grow in my cerebrum, and It really is a good one." • The young lady sat down in the little oaken window, seat and buried her face in her hands. Three minutes lat,er ' she sprang up • and e pirouetted triumphantly around the charming table. . "Huzia! I've solved the problem," she cried. "And I'll stand for it that you shall have ad maid to serve Mrs. Caulk ingten's luncheon. A stunning inaid, well iseined, light footed, soft 'voiced; , a maid Who. Will not,send so much as one plate of raw oysters.down the back of your guest; who will do thins without diagrams and will not cause the downfall and destruction of precious willow pattern china.» In f'net, the maid I propose' to offer you will be an explanatory key with ,coplouS illus- trations to the eutire servant question." Gertrude's sisters were very far from despising the girl's ready imagination. It had often helped to solve an econona- lc problem which they themselves had abandoned in despair. But this crisis of the maid to order seemed consider- ably beyond Gertrude even, and they frankly announced themselves skep. "Do, you Inean to look for your re- markable maid here in the subutb or elsewhere?" they demanded. "I shall procure lier in the city, or, rather, I shall go on a trip to the city, and I will send the maid to you its wiy absence." • "But, Gertrude! 11 yea leave fl)W tor .the city you won't have time, child, I to get back •for CaUlk' to luncheon! "I'm not, nfraid, Vitt l'I' 'b• oe:e.reolIZIS'erctl'')0eCagail:3.11:16111:10Pgit'Inh":'1,::e'lai:1:1'faltae4t tea. . „can make „my exesisee to Mrs.ti , Ctilic ltroig gtoota .,itnintod tet tnel.,,,,hoenry thatil)roWs stisingstbbile ogi31.4 It Seemed air injustice that 'Geld/awls* cessh°ti loaf obeecAt hs leer: tf dor Nss'si:thni celstst-ht the 'snlaleti"; . . ; all worked so bard; , The older girls reasoned, pleadederena resented, but Gertrude stood firm, , , 1\frs. Caillitillgton's critical ear's weriti already boring liolcs in the drawin , room furniture, and the luncheon Louts was but three minutes in the futurm "ii • Isabel, in her prettiest silk watsti! was arranging the oyster plates upon the table preliminary to ushering their, •guest into the dining room. '• Suddenly a muding of ginghain skirtst brushed the silence of the place, and A soft voice sounded in Isabel's ear. ' "If yo' please, miss,"` said the voice "Miss Gertrude done send me. 1 anl de maid to orclah." '• • "Good gracious!" shrieked Isabel nilh, od3e,ts'teli:rpblarteeatihn. hSelbehasntanrtnedarib,oawelsiy; tehset.; caping calami y. • She said "Good gracious" once morea and very fervently, when she turned* for there, not a yard from her sides! waiting to be assigned to her duties1 stood the most desirable of colored! waitresses. • She was tall, well poised and, bars ring her ,skin, a strikingly handsom young woman. Her pink gingham. gown fitted to -perfection arad closely el resembled one worn by Gertrude for . , morniugs on the porch. Her dainty, ruffled apron was strikingly like one which Isabel herself wore while sew- ing. Perched sautily in her black, rip- ply hair she wore a bit of a cap, which; when examined ,at close range, seemed to be nothing more than a tuft of whits ' lace cleverly pinned., " Isabel took a second look at her new acquisition and dropped into a chair1. laughing weakly. , , •t . "Miss Gertrude done send me, miss,qa the maid repeated softly, "an she said; fo' yo' to jest ,go set in de pariah an _ leave all deservinto me." , "Oh, Gertrude, Gertrude!" gurgled Is,. abel. "What-nonselase won't that child attempt?" ' _ , The luncheon was faultlessly served. sNoeftt•oerr, mwoalso waitress istereesinsg,t1nalliocikoeigtraloigefh, otez‘, ' Even the critical Mrs. Caulkington, was impresse . Afterward, when the luncheon partys had adjourned to the drawing room, the, • guest deliberately led around to the, subject of domestics. : "Do you find it as hard to get goo" girls in the suburbs as we do in thes! city?" she asked. , "I imagine not, for, dhat,ydung waitress `of yours,is perfec-1 tion itself?' , "Well, good girls are very scarce), here," answered 'Isahel,, "and "I've no: •doubt we'cl have endless trouble if we had to Change. But, you sem, we have raised Anna ourselves. 'She knows ours c.w-n ways:and suits us perfectlY. We've 'had her:for more than ten years. II know ,she'll never leave us—unleis, ofl course, she marries a,nd has a home of her own." • "My• dear girl, you siinply have a' treasure," *cried the "visitor, with! warmth. "If I were in your place, II, would shiver at the very 'thought of losing. her. And, do you know,Osince; I've seen how perfectly your little table is arranged and served I'm reallg afraid! of what Miss Isabel will think when! things in my housekeeping, Miss ,Isa-, "Oh,' I am not critical, Mrs. Caulking - ton," laughed ,Isabel. "And *every one knows how hard it is to get rcaids like,' Anna nowaday s." - Neglected Dryden. Notwithstanding Bowell's higla praise: of Dryden's prose works and tie accu- sation he brings against literary pliiii- derers of this magnate of letters 20( years ago, few people except .scholars now ever open Dryden's essays, though they are well worth careful perusal and study, in spite of Swift's malicious and witty lines: Read all the prefaces of Dryden For these our critics much confide in, Ti -,ugh merely %wit at first for filling ..t'o raise the volume's price a shilling. There is truth as Well as wit In thig characterization, for Dryden was in some respects but a literary hack, al- though a man of genius. But, being a genius, it was impossible for him to write anything, however carelessly and slipshod, without something finding its way in that will arrest the reader's at- tention even yet, after the lapse of tveo centuries. Unlike the other and small- er literary hacks of his time, whatever Dryden wrote he wrote freely, and there is an absence of cramped formu- las and 'of pedantie utterances, as a rule, which is interesting. Even in his shilling, prefaces to which 'Swift al -1 ludes the reader will have no difficulty' in discovering it man of genius, one or many lovable •traits and great charac- teristica, and at least Dryden's, own likings ,and jutIgments are set forth pleasantly and`frequently in a convinc- ing manner. He is one of the ottl writ- ers that weary moderns given tip to nrovel, reading could profitably turn bach to and peruse to their own great advantage. Brother-Dieltey's Sayings. Er dis worl' is a liowlin wildern it's man dat do de Job wuz a pasliunt man, but he never, had ter Wait fer a railroad train. Solomon wuz a mighty mtich mar- ried than, en yit (ley calls him de Naja- f:et man! Ananias wuz kilt fer 13/11. In (leen das a men git a, prize See it.—A 'antra., Constitution.. • Ok 20 11