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OR, !► SAD LIFE STORY
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CHAPTER XX.
There Is always something in the na-
ture of a mountain in a night that is
interposed between 114 and either any
promised pleasure or any threatened
pan. In loo cnso of pleasure. we are
naturally lot a hurry to scale it. m order
1) see In'.v full of sursldne and flowers
l; rite appy valley on tho other side ;
and in the case of pain, we aro alt
icei, 4Iy icss eager to ascertain Bows
dant Is the abyss, hoof clothing the
aw'anrp, how luhgty the waves that wait
u,
1411011d the dusky hill.
Burgoyne Inas no expectation of find-
ing nnylhing agreeable cn line further
slopeeof his inountain, and yet the lime
seems lotg to
in, till lio has
climbed its
crust, and sudden down its oder tilde.
Early and splendid as e. the new light
that takes possession of him and his
shutterless bedroom, Ito upbraids i1 as it
laggganl; and the hours that pace by till
the oee appointed for the explanation of
y'eslerdny's mystery seem to Thin to
hobble on crutches. What can Amelia
have. to shy to him that needs such u
clomp of preparation? What can have
turned Amelia into a Tragedy Queen?
,\\'hat miracle can have made her take
the iniperativo mood? leer It was tate
imperative morsel unquestionably which,
ormt•ary In all precedent, she had nlado
use of when she ltd cotntnnttded hire,
most gently it is true, since. being by her
nature gentle, she cut do nothing un-
geiilly, to leave her. He absolutely
laughs at the topsy-ter+inees of the idea.
What can she have to say that requires
Co carefully selected a spot to say it in?
.'–a spot where "it does not. matter If
ho docs break down." AN hat. in Hea-
ven's name. can she be going to say that
Inspires her with such a cold-blooded in-
t•eution Beforehand of breaking down?
Jim's state of mind is something thnt
of the Baron's In "On no badine pas avec
I'aniour," on hearing that his daughter's
everii had been turning snnier:saults
in a field of luzerno. "Non, en verde,
anion, mon one, jo li y comprends Moo -
lumen! rien. Tout cera mo parait ane
conduite desordounee, it est vrai, ►anis
sans motif confine Sates excuse." If she
were any other woman, he should as-
cribe her behavior to some tiresome but
pa -sing tantrum, evoked by his delay in
appearing? But hi the past eight years
bow nolo)' hundred limes has he kept
tier waiting? and has she ever failed to
meet bion with tho sante meet: good -
humor that has not had even n tinge of
repronehful forgiveness In it. As she
herself had said, "hr all the=se years how
often havo I been angry with you ?'' He
has been angry with her times out of
mind. angry with her on a thousand un-
just and unkind cormts; angry with her
foe her slownees, her bad complexion,
het want of a sense of humor; for a
hundred things which she cannot help,
that she would have altered–oh. how
gladly --if she mule, 1 But how often has
she been angry with him? In vain Ito
searches his memory. (toping to overtake
aconic instance of ill-hltniyr, or even pet-
lislines, that may make tho balance, be-
lw•trI them hang a little inure equal.
But in vain. She has never been angry
est ire Hint. And even 110W neither her
!., nor her Hunner --whatever elso of
tkll tinge and unparalleled they may have
eetiveyod–llnve onnvoyed tho idea of
anger.
ilut if not anger. what than can be the
cause that has produced a change, so
;startling in one so little given to input•
/sive notion or eccelltricitiee of emotion?
(nn sho these heard anything about hitt?
.ttrylhing to hies thet'nslil? lin n'arcites
conscienco, but whether it be that
Altai organ is not a particularly seu:dive
one. or that It really has no dnmingting
lasts to give up, it Ls silent, or almusl sn.
i Irl has perhaps been rather slack in Bis
ettendn►ce upon her 01 late, but at tel•
own biekling. At his visiles to the 1.e
tttamhnnts no one quid lake exception.
,i:••sated ns they So obviouidy hnvo treed
1•e philanthropy; and his converealiuns
1. li Eliz:tbe•tli--how few- and scant l his
1 i t heaves n rebellious sigh at their
',wily –might be priiclainied without
.•tci+ion at the market cross. (ger
thoughts nre our own. null are, more-
eo+rr, so '.afcly teeletreked in 0111' 111111416
What lie does not think it worth while to
inquire whether, if hie future wife could
liave Innlced in and seen the rcelive fan-
cies c:apei ing sarldlelo,s and bridleless.
Msece site night have been Instilled in
assuming n crouching altitude and a
b,'rrrnlfully couunan(ling manner.
Ile is ns far as ever from solving the
leteetem, when --for one:e in his lite be -
fere his lime at the rendezvous–he
piesents himself at Ile familiar door.
It k opened to hie by Anrelln herself.
She has often done it before, seeming
1., knew by instinct his ring from Tial
eel any other person, but to -slay the fa-
miliar action di -concerts hint. Ile had
extolled to to received with o cermet-
81111 pomp of woe such as yesterday
:had Feeined to threaten; and here Is
Anr'in looking eeaclly like her °rlirn-
n1y Self, except That she 6 perhaps m-
etier more carefully dressetI than usual;
Lit Ilial may Ise due to the fact of her
s
fortire n c n su(ucd the
duel mg., the r l li h i a
ire -hi calico gown. which the high sum-
mer of the Italian April morning went.
L ju+'ify. \\ tether i1 be due In the en.
lino gown or not. Mere is nn intiepot•
able 010 of ggnln nI out her, and she Is
Pinning. A revule:on of feeling comes
over the than. to whom her tragic sant•
ewooning air. had Liven n wakeful
night. 11 wag n tantrum after all. Then,
ea %corm in n teacup. And now her corn -
nom sense has cnme to 1110 r'ecue, rind
ehe ham seen the folly of quarrt'1linq
with her broad end butter. These 10-
Cectiona naturally do not translate
Ilrem-solve, into reepnneivs' 'mills on les
face, hitt 'he does het scent 10 notice
hi• dour Ionks.
"1 Lave a plopesat la make b yuu."
she says Min smiling. "Father Ls so
well this nlnrnine. gusto easy, and ho
has been wlt.eled into the sitting -room,
IC See S) liilla. She has been very good
tibout hint this tune. and quite believes
that he has been really bad."
"flew good of her," comments Jint
grimly; "it will be so eaey and so amus-
ing he play at having a swollen toe,
would not it:"
"And so," continues Miss \\'flson,
wisely Ignoring his fleer at her sister,
"1 alit perfeeily free, and 1 waist you to
,aka mo somewhere, some utile drive=
(r otprd:tion; you ser," with a concili-
atory gland at her own modest finery,
"i counted upon your snyiug 'yes;' I
dressed so as not to keep )vu walling."
Every word of this sentence confirms
Burgoyne in the idea implanted by her
first addiess. This is her amu•ide, and
she is quite right to make it. But she
would have been More right still if Iter
conduct had not rendered it necessary.
Aurelia Is not the type of woman who
through lite will grin notch by pouts.
Perhaps, by -and -bye. very kindly and
delicately, Ito may obliquely hnit this to
her. ,But at that he 6a)•S tetoud is thio
rather stiff acquiescence conveyed in the
words :
"11y all means.
service."
"Anel now where shall we go?" con-
tinues Amelia, shutting thio door behind
her and beginning to crass thin hotel
courtyard at ids side; "flint is the next
thing --not to any gallery or church, 1
think. if you do not mind; 1 say such
stupid things shout Ari, and lho•noro 1
try. the stupider they are: let me go
soniewhero into the country -1 can
understand Ike country. 1 am not afraid
of saying stupid Things about it."
Into Burgoyne's mind conies the odious
thought shut Ito would not put it past
his betroth to say stupid things even
about the 'Tuscan landscape, but he only
awaits her decision in a respectful sileuco
while helping her into a flacre.
"11 would to n sin to beunder an,
mot lo -day but this one," she says. look-
ing up to the immeasurnbte azure bridge
ab,t.o her head; "would you iniad–couki
you spare litho to go to Fiesole?"
His only answer Ls to repeat the word
Resole to the driver, who, with the in -
cellulite tiny poodle -shaven dog beside
Mtn, is awaiting the order as to his des-
tination. It is but a little way to Fiesole,
as we all know, but yet, cls tho slow
hired vehicle crawls up tho steep ascent,
welt the driver walking alongside, or
even lagging behind, there would be tern0
and opportunity to say a good deal. But
Amelia says next to nothing. Perhaps
the trent makes her sleepy, for it is 80
hot, so hot between Ute garden walls,
whero thio roso hedges are beginning to
show a pale Ousts of plenteous pink
among their multitude of green burls.
Young, indeed, just born as the ruses
are, the highway dust has already pow-
dered them with its ash—toned white. Ilo
does not know it al the time, but Ihoso
dust -filmed rosebuds have found a Ione
fn hie memory front which no after -
sights, however numerous, mill dislodge
them. They ha to rracied the village,
and left their carriage, and begun,
silently still, to ascend the sleep, lana up
which the feet of most of Europe and
America have In tuna climbed to tee, the
famous view that rewards the little
1 ant quite at your
eaturrd mid grateful to Jun. es the out -
(tune of UUe awe• and hoot, tlt.tt exceed-
ing te,uty enmities 011 the 1iuutan heart,
Lul by-and•bye, as it is prolongt-d be-
yond Me limits thud seem to hint tit or
uggrueable. It begins to get on his thee s.
After having su genuinely and v uittunly
alarmed luta, has she brought hit here,
without any (•xpressiens of regret or re-
morse, simply lo strep herself in a
silent luxury of selfish en;oyinent? A1 -
ter brooding resentfully on hie idea for u
r,ohlsidcrablu time ho translates it into
speecr;.
"I thought that you
say to me ;'"
It soegna as if her soul had gone out
dile tho son and April -painted chnnt-
pagne country, and Mut it is only with
an effort and a sigh that site fetches it
Houle again :
"."o I have."
"And ,ow much longer am I to wait
for it?'
There is no fn(lienti0n of any capacity
tor patience in los lone.
She bring,. her look buck from the
shining morning city, and fixes it +wist-
fully upon hire.
"Are you in such a hurry to hear?"
Tho pathetic streak in her voice, in-
slead of conciliating, chafes hint. \Vhat
6 rho sense of this paraphernalia of pre-
liiiiliiUi es? \\'1►y not cone to lite point
at onco? if iudeul Otero is a point -41
feel of which les begins to entertain
grave doubts.
"I do nut know what ,fou call hurry,"
he replies drily, "1 have lora
awaiting
this mysterious utterance for sixteen or
seventeen !touts."
Iles• hallow cheek takes on n pinky
lingo of mortification at his accent.
"You aro quite right," sho ani Hees
quiehiy; "1 have no business to keep you
waiting. I meant to tell you as Soon as
+ve got here; 1 asked you to bring me
hero on purpose, only—"
"You told ino that you must make the
communication at some place where it
would not platter if you did break
down," says he. rather harshly helping
her memory; "you must aliew that that
was not an encouraging exordium. I)o
you look upon this" --glancing; ironically
round --"as a porticulurly suitable place
for breaking down ?"
Again that pain -evidencing wave of
There Y' is such
into color flows a to eC face. 1
h
an unloving ntoekery in his displeased
voice.
"1 shell not break down," she rephles,
forcing herself to spent( with quiet com-
posure; "you need riot be afraid that 1
shall. 1 know that yesterday 1 was fool -
611 enough to shy the very words you
quote, but 1 was not quite myself then ;
I did not quite hnow what 1 was saying;
1 had only just heard it."
"Il? \\'hat it's Is this a new riddle?
For Heaven's sake let us hear thio ans-
wer to the first before we embark on any
fresh one r'
"It Is no riddle," replies she, her low
patient tones contrasting with his exas-
perated ones. "nothing could be plainer;
it. was only that I happened to overhear
something rather–rather painful–some-
thing That was not intended for me."
His angry cheek blanches as his
Thought ilius arrow -quick to the ono sub-
ject of his pertenial apprehension. Some
one has been poisoning her ear with
cowardly libels. or yet more dreadful
hull's about Elizabeth 1,e !Merchant. Fort
n moment or twa his tongue cleaves to
Ilie root of his mouth, then he says in a
lone which Ire uselessly tries to make
ono of calm contempt alone :
"If you had lived longer In Florence
you would know how much importance
to attach to its tittle-tattle and cancans."
She shakes her head with a sorrowful
obstinacy.
"This was no little -tattle, no cancan."
Iier answer seems but to confirm him
in hhu hortible suspicion.
"It Is astonishing." ho says. in a stran-
gled voice, "how ready even rho Lel wo-
men are to believe evil ; what --what
eeidcuco have you of the truth of --of
these preeinus stories?"
"What evidence?" she repeals, fasten-
ing her end eyes upon hint–"lho evt-
dencc of ny own heart. 1 realize now
that 1 have known it all ming."
Bend by the light of his fears. lhLs re-
sponse is so enigmatic that it dawns
upon hint with n flush of inexpressible
solace that perhaps Ire may bo on the
wrong truck atter all. His ideas are pre-
cipitated Into such it state of coalmen!
by Ills blessed possibility that ho can
only neo in a stupefied tone:
"Have known what all along?"
She has tinned round upon the stone
bench upon w high they hat hitherto
been sitting, side by side, and. as he in
had soielliuh, to
effort. fast the cottages, whose inmates,
tranquilly sitting in their doorways, or
leaning idly ngninst their duotpo'ls,
!rive probably seen nit Mal is illustrious,
nnluriotis, history -making of the day.
pies pnntingly. Le Ther, a prime minis-
ter. n princess, a pool, It prima donna,
of the time, that hos not toiled up Om
path to the w'elconle rest of Iho
bench on the high plateau, or Rho hill-
side? Jin and Amelia are certainly not
likely to figure in the annals of their
time. but the peasants look at their w111h
as much or as little interest ns if they
were. An Immortal. 'metes his inunor-
lttlily Is printed on his back In letters as
large ns lime that 11ipinutre (:olmnn's
nm tart to thio w'otItt, lute, to the yule
gar, very much tho air of one of them-
selves.
Our friends huve fondle! the haven
of the scone seal, noel, Ilanlcs to the
earlinrxss of the hour, have it all to
themselves, cavo for a Trio of .unburnt
women of lite people. with handkerchiefs
Tied oter (heir tame 41 heads, who tease
them to bol straw 111111d -screen+. Anil
when 111^y invo bought a couple, mid
made it kindly but distinctly evident
ilial no nmuunt 01 Worrying oil' induce
Veen to buy cony 111 u'' el, it Riese leave
them In peace and d, sc•'nd the hill again
in search of newer icline. They are
alone under the sky's warn azure. Ile-
teenih their ryes spreads ono of these
nobly lovely spectacles that Italy and
spring, hand in hand. alone can offer.
'1'o some. indeed, it may seem Ilinl the
praepeet from the Itelkesguurdo side of
the valley is even more beautiful, retire
Resole, silting so high as she times,
dwarfs the opposite hills, and makes the
looker lose 'their wave line. They seem
flat In cotnparisein, the plain npl,rnrs
wider, the beloved city more distant, and
(lees not show the same exquisite the.
liminess of separate tower and spire and
palnee. But yet such a comparison is
mere carping. \\ hn can wish for a sight
tunre 111%in(1) mune(' and fair than Itis
from the bench alcove I• iesolc ? Not It
breath of smoke dares to hang nbn111 the
glorious old town, ditnning Its Iusile.
and between them and It what n spread
o! nhnnifest color, of more "initig1e11 hue"
Than Ito rnintsnw's "punned scarf (Mph
slwlw." Tho mosey timed, olives, tssl-
light and gghoell)', even in the dazzling
tadinnce of Itis superb morning hour,
with the blinding green of the young corn
about their gray feel. the cypress taper•
flames, the gay white house. terrace -
gardened, and, nlrnwe all. the vast senile
of the 'I'HQ('nn heaven.
At fleet Ame!ia's muteness seems
1)1e eagerness of his Ilsl.nhtg has (10110
the .ntie thing, they are 110W opposite
t 1 ono another, and ho feels 118 well ns
sees her hungry eyes devout,ng itis
face.
"That you aro sick of me," she
answers, in a pearl -wooing whisper.
"Ail lo death of me --that was what shit
said."
11 is impnsSibto to deny that Bur-
g eytte'e first impulse is ono of relief. Ile
has been mistaken then. Elizabeth's
secret is In lite same slate of pre ",tresis
s11fe-1y as her enemy's departure fern
Florence hod lett it in. Iles second ion'
pulse ---our second impulses aro mostly
nre best ane;, equally free from the head-
longsness of our first. and the cold
worldly w i,tionl of the third ---is one of
genuine indignation, concern, and
omnzcrnenl,
"'.\ but ? who seed'
nights -1 thought 1 wou:d gn into Ile!
Bootee and rtes,, 50 as to be quite flesh by
the lime you cane. 1 fun•ied it was nut
unlikely you aright be a little late."
Isis cun'cience, at the mete. 'Atonal
reproach of tId. palie111 sup),45111on, ns -
Winds hlut of its existeucu by a stutp
prick. flow many limes has Iter poor
+unify s uffcnd the bruise of being long
iit:st at the rendezvous?
"I discottt'ed that chair by the window
tinder lho curtain, the ono a hero yuu
Bund one."
"Went.
"11 was so quit t there as cveryybady was
tho garden, shut I suppose) I fell
asleep, ut last 1 retuenbee nothing more
until suddenly I heard Nies. lfyng's voice
saying—"
"Saying what 1"'
"ilea son +vas with her --he had brought
Iter in to have some lea; it was to tern
that silo was speaking. she was aelong
1111,1 111-1011t 1110, whew 1 sva.s ? where he
had left mc? whether he hind seen mo
lately? And then she said, '1'oor Amelia,
Jim really does neglect her shamefully;
and yet Ono cannot help being sorry for
him, lo,; it was such child-slealiug in
the lirst instance, and he L. evidently
dead sick of hod it 6 so astonishing
That she duxes not see it t' "
There is something newel terrible in
the calor distinctness with which Amelia
repeals the sentences that had laid the
curd -house of iter happiness in the dust.
Certainly .she keeps her pl'umise to ,hint
to the letter, she gives no sligtiteet sign
of breaking down. 'flit:re is nut a tear in
,her tor, flet'
her eye,not a quiver '1to A
Lht
u moment's pause, she continues:
"And then he, Mr. Byng, answered,
'Poor soul, IL --it is odd ! Sho Irsok huve
lite hide of u hippopotamus.'"
Aurelia had finished lier nnr•ative, re-
peating the young noun's galling com-
ment with tho same composure as his
mother's humiliatingly compussionata
ones; and for n space ter solo auditor is
absolutely Incapable of making any Cri-
ticism upon it. fie is forbidden. if to had run down and very poor In Iles
wished it, to offer her even the nnlue
had good blood front the best st
amends of a dumb enelearnent, by the !Inc country. Two years age. 1
reappearance on the scene of a couple shutter flock. 1 have gees.
of the sun -scotched peasant tormtilt another
ilrl attention and the best
with their straw trust -screens. 1t is not personal
disposed of all the poor
likely that those so lately bought should now hove a splendid bunch. '.a
have worn out already; but ;et 1)103' ro- especiatl,�, they gave Ire soon•• 1
.
new their imporiurtitiee with such de- lifting returns. They are n ver
!remitted obstinacy, as If Ihey knew this some as well as hardy breed o
to be the case; 1111d it is not until they 1 get great pleasure ns well a:
are lightened of two more, that they Barin for Item. 1 am now +cin
rvnlsent onto again to retire, leaving tho trendb . Of these, GO ewes err .vi,
warm bright plateau to the lovers–il in-
deed they can bo called such.
(lo bo continued).
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,le
CITY OF StItDI\ES.
Stavanger, in Norway, Produces 16.•
500,000
0.-
500,000 'Pons a Year.
it is the business ride of fishing that
is most important to Norway. The
canning and preserving industry has
grown to such an extent in recent years
as to become n great factor in the pros-
perity of 11►e country. Stavanger is the
great centro of this industry, and to its
rapid development is largely duo the
fact that This delightfully situated and
picluresuge town has nearly doubled in
population in the last 10 years. In this
connection the canning of timelines is
perhaps the greatest feature, and it any
place 13 entitled to the proud distinction
of being the "city of loo sardine," Is is
Stavanger. There are in Stavanger some
12 firms devoted more or less largely to
the curing and canning of sardines,
which aro imported in increasing vol-
ume every year to various parts of rho
world. 'Ten years ago the output from
Stuvnngcr was some 2.000,0iX) tinea. Five
years later the output had increased to
4,0011,000 tins. and so rapidly has the in-
dustry grown since then that the output
this year is calculated at something liko
1b.501,1xn0 tins of 11.1 sized.
Upon being lander, at the factories,
the fish are at once placed into large
tubs, which have a strong inrush of
water front below to keep lite itsh in
motion, and so give a final cleansing to
them. They are then transferred for a
short lime to the pickling tube, well
chnrged with salt, Hid are then entrust-
ed to women, who sloe over thein through
the eyes on to steel roes. 'I'11e rode with
the suspended 'lett are arranged In
frames, which, when fully charger,; are
placed in cl►nmhers over burning oak
logs and fresh bark. This serves to euro
the 114)1 and give to then, n bright color.
They then pass to n body of women mei
girls, all wearing while cups and while
pinafore aprons, who deftly decapltnlo
and gut ihenl w•tile suspended from the
rods. without having to handle them.
Now the fish ure reedy for canning, and
i11Ls is done b: a body of women, tho
tins being freely charged wilh the best
olive oil. The plus are next hermetically
:sealed in powerful machines. mud oro
placed in bolters and subjected to slenrn
preesure for Its put'ptlse of sleriliting
the 11311. Finn'ly the tine are Inbellel and
packed in cases ready for despatch.
'I'hn whole process, from the taking
of the lhh from the water, is the work
(ef only a pew hours. There Is not a par-
ticle of solder about the tins. The hasp
(arms part of the lid. anti by 1110nns of
a key placed In Iho hasp the 111 is un-
rolled. In a word, if the Chicago Issef
trade has revealed the evil possibilities
cf tinned steals, a visit to Stavanger
shows whnt care and cleanliness can be
n'sochatcd with tho cunning industry.
"Nits. Ityng."
ill s stupefaction deepens.
"Mrs. Byng–Mrs. Ilyng 1011 you that
1 was sick of you? Sick to death of
)ter?"
"Oh, no" she cries, even her emotion
g!is ing way to her eagerness to correct
tai -apprehension, "she slid not fell
rue .en 1 How could your imagine such n
Using? She Is tar, (tar too kind•henrtcd,
she would not hurl a fly intentionally.
and would be extesedittgly pained If
she
!Weight 1 hail overheard her."
Ile shrugs his shoulders despairingly.
"Je n'y perdi 1 611e told you. and the
cid not {ell you; you heard, and you did
not )icor:" •
"I ani telling it very stupidly. 1 know,"
.he says, apoingellenlly, "very con-
fuwvlly; and of course i can't expect you
t , understand by instinct how it was."
She sighs profoundly. and then goes rni
quickly. and no longer looking al him.
"You know she took me to the party.
lint when we reached the ,lila. 1 foetid
Ihat she knew so ninny people and i so
few IMO 1 should only ixe n burden In
her If 1 sept continually by her side. and
ne 1 v -.a- rather tired– yo►1 know that 1
1 ad Hol 10011 in beteefor two or three
.'-bred
1st Mr.
ewltat
but
.ins in
.ought
them
1 cart'.
nes- I
t year,
y ggra-
hund
steep.
nen 111
ring !1t
h 1111111)
due in February and March. Thee are In
fine condition.
1 nm fretting alfptlfn n:id clo4er hay
and bean tops for roughage. 1 t(l_so give
tl:ern a grain ration once a dayieonsisl-
ing of whole outs, brine and oil meal.
They were fed pumpkins in Ur• late (all.
1 also feel turnips, small potidoes or
carrots once or twice a week. 1 think
some sort of root crop is very beneficial
and 1 find my sheep do especially well
when fed along these llnees. This is es-
pecially true when the ewes aro suck-
ling their lambs. At This time of Ilse year
it is impossible. of course, to have grass;
and some succulent feed like twits of
some sort, ie very necessary.
I think dipping is very important. 11
is almost impossible to keep sheep in
good condition if they are iulest,et with
ticks. 1 usually dip my sheep as lute in
the fall as lo•sible. 1 select nevem sun-
shiny day for the work. i al -b, dip then,
a second limo in the spring after shone -
Mg. I give close nllention '•3 my ewes
at lambing lime. As soon n: they have
had their lambs they nre separated from
1114 rest of the flock and kept in a small
pen by themselves until the Iambs are
three or four days old. Chttiot ewes
usually give very little or t trouble,
as they u►nke good mothers, �n•u.lucing
strong limbs and supplying an abun-
dant yield of milk.
Cheviots may nes. be as printable as
sumo other bresels, but 1 find it more
satisfactory to raise one large; strong
iemir than two undersized (nits. Many
of my ewes have twins. least winter 40
gavo me 62 Innlhs of which 111 were
rue.e.d. As soon as Iho Iambs ',rein to
e:el, they ane given a mint by themselves
with n creep sc, they can run in and out
a. Ihey please. They are tett as much
grain as they will eat three knits; a day.
The very (rest cklver hay Ls kept in the
rack abovo them so that they Can nib.
ble as much ns lh'y like at all gimes.
The troughs are fixed so that lite lambs
cannot get into thein and disturb the
grain.
At first they are tett ground rlr►tc and
bran, pater, cracked corn, Brnn i+nd oil
meal. As env sheep are kept in very
warn quarters, 1 shear them as early as
March 15 In April 1. \\•e usually .Rhear
by hand, clipping then, ns closet• a: pos-
sible. 1 believe the hand machine would
to advisable, as i understand that it is
giving good success wherever it l+ 1110.1.
'IIP) Ileoco of enc,► animal is wehthel and
n record Is kept, so that 1 kn .r the
amount of wool that each sheep pro-
duces. Inst year. lite fleeces neeraf;e:et
al•out seven pounds each. I wiped then
tel average more this year, as 11se noel(
on the whole Is in better condipen.
LIVE S'I'Orie NOTES.
Feed the poultry a variety of feeds.
Corn is nil rept, as n port ration in win-
ter. but it you want eggs. they need a
feel with a higher per centogo 01 pro-
tein, like bran. oats, middlings, with
plenty of grit and w Iter.
hives stinted never ire (need Inward
the north. In northern latitude§ a not 111-
ern exposure In wirier i nhnost sure) to
result to the loss of the colony, from the
rigorous north wind blowing in at the
entrance. and the cnNlnetnent of the
bees, Caused by Ila entrances being
shaded on mild, sunny days, when the
boos In the hives facing southward fly
freely.
Avoid the habit of keeping the horde's
manger filled with hny all the Ism'.
Oterfeeding on hny is quite liable to
cause heasos in horses. 'fbo trouble In
the respirnlory organs Is eirnply it result
of the disease in the digestive organa.
A horse with the heave; Is in very much
the same condition ns a person with dys.
peptatn. Ono of the most (Nommen eahues
Is overfeeding on coarse, overripe,
woody. indigestible hay, particularly
clover hay.
CAIBI: OF 111100D MARE A`I) 4.irl.T.
The care we give the marc is Ile Vein -
dation on which we are to rear t,0 fit -
Inco horse. After having made n selec.
tion of the kind of Miele wo will to pro-
duce and hit mg mated the snare. she
may continuo doing her work as usual.
she will be Much ',ober num it elle re.
mains idle.Asa coming motherers o
should have the best of cure and careful
grooming, 'There can tie no rule for feed-
ing that will lit every case. ','here is 110
better ration for a brood more Iluut toile
and bran, mixed clover and timothy
hay.
During the winter if mare is Idle. site
should be turned out for ceercise in lot
every day lint, .s it is stormy. When
spring work 1t'l:irrs site may lake her
pluco in teem, if worked carefully. If
lcry stumpy or sloly ground Ls to bo
broken, better not twirl; the mare heavy
with foal, as the jerking might cause
abortion. Do not hurry the mare, 05,11
I( very busy, as in such condition shit
crtnuol stand as hard work as usual.
When the mare deeps her foal it is the
safest plan to halo an attendant if pos-
sible.
In case the cord is Ino strong. it must
be tied with a strong string. After all
puleetiorls have stepped, cut it with a
sharp knife. Watch the foal for a few
days and see that it nurses property.
Dona allow the snare or colt loo much
exercise for the first Iwo or three days.
Alter Ibis the man and foal may have
the run of pot during rho night, but keep
them in the stable away from the flies
during lite day.
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ry-
in ion►o of the big fellows n,nele toe kiss
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I--1–didn't 14110.5 you'd let ole kiss
you."
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