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The Exeter Times, 1886-9-30, Page 6The 014 .Xan tiettled the Qaestiou.+ Z3T HEN1)T k1 ennemen, 4 lady sat in her cushioned ohair, Ohewtng awayon her gun►•, The crimps and curls were ac tight is her hair That the, pain wee too awfully some, That eve she expected her lover to come,. Thee loosened rhe bangs of her hair.; en fromher sweet mouth sue elected the Andgtosssed it aside on a chair. q`lze lover he canto as the twilight fell And smiled ou the maiden ao.fair ; lde clasped her and held her a good ifttle spell. Thou eat himself down in a chair, The lover waxed warm and warm wax'd the wax.'• And he drummed a to doodle de dun. lie was etruok on the girl, and alas and by .Tacks ! He was atuck on that horrible gum t And thus the youth reasoned, with mind all a rack. And his thoughts all mixed in a whirl : Is it better to carry the chair on his back Or leave hie beat pants with the girl? Bat the old man settled the question for him. As he twined his long otawa in hie hair, And hustled him out of the door with a vim— And the l0 78T went off with the chair. -••rte-.,,�, Shall She Be Sacrificed ? CHAPTER I,—OUR MYSTERIOUS NEIGEB)RS, In the little town of Spanners, an a semi. detached villa, lived my Aunt and I. My profession wan that of a doctor, my prao• floe being large for a young, man of only twenty .five. The next house had been long unoccupied, Wooden palings divided ata garden in the baok and front from ours, The garden, however, was totally unoared for. The grass, unmown for many menthe, was long and straggling, and overetrgwn with decayed leaves, whioh no one ever .thought of removing, Near the gate was al black board supported on a pole, on whioh -awe painted in large attiring oharaoters, '"' To be et, Furnished or Uafurniebed, fir ;Sold. Inquire at Mr. Blegga, House ,Agent, 15 CJrn Rzw," The same informa- tion was exhibited in the cobwebbed wln- .,iowa, The owner had been abroad for soma time, and poaaessed a few other homes besides this in the town. At first the rent wan fifty panus per annum. No one ',would give that for it. It was then lower- te forty, and lastly tothirty•five pounds. 'Two fir three times I noticed people ''atop• pine at the gate; but the outward appear. awe ef the villa was so unpreposeesaiug and untidy, that no one cared to take It, and thus it remained unlet for upwards of twe years. It was an eyesore te me and to my aunt; for our aide being se neat, and eur little garden so fieuriehing and gay, the the oonrraet was alt the more painful, One spring merning, as I was gathering some violets for the breakfast -table, to my agree- able surprise I observed a gardener clearing *away the long unwept leaves, and prepar- ing to mew the long neglected grass. He touched his hat en seeing me. I asked if the house was let. He replied that it was, and that the new comers would take 'comae slon in a few days. Tney had purchased the eld furniture for a song—so he had heard—and had taken the house by the month. A pleasing change was soon visible In the outward appearance of the place, The win- dows ware cleaned and made bright and shining. Behind them were hung new green venetians, and the door was freshly painted. The dust within the building, the accumu- lation of many menthe, must have been great. Indeed,; in hyperbello language, the charwoman told eur cook, who told my aunt, who told me, that there was dust enough to bury a min. I oan imagine that the atatement could net have been far from the truth. I should not like to be the un- fortunate charwoman; Ihepe she was well paid fer her trouble, About a week after, as I was in my surgery, at eleven o'clock at night, I heard a oab step, I went to the window, and shading my face against the panes, looked out; but the darkneea was leo great to permit me to observe the new- comers. The next morning, our neighbors sent their compliments, asking us to lend them a few coals, which my good aunt gladly did. We ascertained that the fresh arrivals were a young orphan lady, and her sale servant, a housekeeper. The former's name, we were told, was Celebroeke. This was the only information my good aunt °mild give our acquaintances when they made in- quiries. Several people called and left cards; butt nene were admitted, and so my aunt thought it would be useless for her to call, eepeclelly as we learned that the lady returned no viaite. This gave occasion for much speculation and goaaip among the chatterbexe.s of Spannere,. which was ode of those places where every one knows every one, and every body's affairs are canvaesed and commented on by the community in general, Mies Colebroeke was a new inha• bitant ; no one knew her,nor anything about her; and so folks were maxims, and being carious, talked. It thus happened that before I saw her, I felt.a kind of interest in her, For about three weeks she never went out at all. What a lonely life here mast be, I thought, knowing none, except one old servant. Such a strange thing too it was, for a young girl to live thus by nem self. Had she no relations? The postman never left a letter at her door. What a lot to be left thus friendless and deaolate in the wide world 1 I °aught my first glimpse of her from eur breakfast.room window as ehe was walking in the back•garden one morning, I was at once struck by the elegance of her form, But her face—when I saw that, I felt drawn to her at once, it was so sweetand pure; and there was such a depth of Bad- men in her soft, liquid, dark gray eyes! She could not have been more tnan eight. teen or nineteen, as far ria 'I: oeuld jnage. When she caught my eye, she blushed vividly, and quickly turned away her face, an if not oaring to be Been, The next time I saw her was in church ; but she wore a thick blaok veil, and it was not passible to see her features distinctly, 1 observed many people eyeing her inquiet tivoly. She had taken a Beat :a with her housekeeper, at the end of the church, amongst the free Beate, and bohfn1 a pillar; so those who were rude enough to stare had to turn round. Don't think 1 did se,` I glanced at her when I entered the church, but trot again. I could perceive ehe was embarraeeed by the ourtoeity of her fellow.wershippere, Several weeke passed away, but we and our heighboure became no better acquainifr- ed, Occasionally, but that was not often, I saw her either in the garden or at the win - dew ; but she never walked out except on Sundays tei ohuroh. Every morning the housekeeper went into the town to pur• ohaee the food for the day, I never noticed any tradesman cal1 at the door ; ready- money eady= moey was paid for everything bought. This olrounmtance only increased the in- gnisitivenoes of the Spannerettes. I per- suaded my Aunt to call one day, but she had ne better luck than others who had done ie, The portant told her Chet awe young Militreel. reeved no one, The noit. of.courteey wan uureturnod, Some weeks after tbie,when my Aunt had gone to bed, and I was preparing to do the. same,- I heard a faint, hesitating ring at the night• bell. Thinking it might he a summon to a patient, I opened the door myself, and was surprised to see Mies Colebrooke, "Yea are the Debtor, I think 2'' she said rather timidly, "Yea. Can I be of any eervioo to you?' I regnired, "My servant bee been taken very 111 with bronohitis. Will you kindly come, and nee her t' I said I would dome immediately ; and putting on nay hat, followed her down the ?taps and fire the houee. Tho servant wan indeed eertouely ill; and the attack was eharp and dangerous. I prescribed the. necessary remedies, and left the room, promising to return in the morning. Mies Colebrook followed me to the door. " Ia it very serione?" she asked anxiously. " In mirth naeee," I replied, " there is al- ways a certain amount of danger; but I hope. with Dare, that she will recover," "I hope eo, i toeDoctor. I don't know what should do f anything happened to her ;" and the tears rose te her beautiful eyes. " Would it not ba as well," I s aid, "that yeu should lave a nurse ;o attend her? I could recommend you ane," " Thank you ; but i meet nurse her my- self," she said quickly. "Bat, yes; I forgot," she added after a moment, ea if reooileoting something. " I most have seme one to atton 1 to the houee and go to the town for mo." "Just meg' Then I will send yon a sem vent tomorrow, Mra, Stonewall, my Aunt, oen recommend her highly." "You are very kind, sir; but "— I waited for her to continue. "Yea 2" I said, seeing she did not conclude her sentence, "I was thinking," she answered hesitat- ingly, " that she cannot sleep at her home." Thin struck me as strange, as there were enough mime in the house—whioh was built on the same plan as ours—for vialtars as well as servants. 13 at without questioning her, I said I would request the person to sleep at her awn house, and deoartgid. Mrs. Thompson—which was the house. keeper's name -was worse the next day. Her mistress was in a state of feverish anxiety about her. When the woman I recommended came, she was told that she need net attend to the top rooms, as they were looked. While I was there, Mies Colebreeke went to one of these rooms, and I fancied I heard her eay something in a low remonstrating tone. Could she be speaking to herself 2 I wondered, Bat later in the day I found the rooms above had an inhabitant, and ene whom no one guessed could be them In the afternoon, as I was passing to the hall deor, I looked up on hearing a swift movement above me. I wondered to see looking at me over the balustrade on the top landing the fade ef a man, beardless and whiskerleas, with only it think black moustache on his lip, He withdrew hie head hastily when he saw I had netioed him, Whe could he be ? I resolved not to raise Mies Calebroeke's eueptolone by asking questions, but during my visit that evening, she looked at me very uneasily and inquiringly as if she expected me to question her about the man, who I fancied must have told her that I had seen him. But she said nothing, nor did I. For the next three days Mrs. Thompson continued in a very critical condition. Oa the fourth I saw an improvement, and on telling Mies C3lebrocke se, had the pleasure of seeing the first bright smile on her pretty face. "I am so glad," she said hopefully, " You think then she will get ever it ? Please, say SO." I said se, but added that the patient must be very carefully attended, and every precautien taken to prevent her oatohinei Increased cold, which would certainly prove fatal. She asked when I thought Mrs. Thompson could leave her roam I replied, that it was impossible to say. "Yon are looking tirod with watching," I added. "I hope you allow the new maid to take turns in watching by Mra. Thompson ?" " She does a little in the daytime.' "But why net let her take turns in watching atnight ?" I pursued, "It must, I am euro, fatigue you. Want of sleep al. ways exhausts the human frame." "Oa, I am strong, Doctor. I can do It:" " Well, take eare then," I said as I went to the door, "that I do not have to doctor you as well as Mrs. Thompson; and then we must have a regular hospital nurse." "I hope not," she returned smiling.. " That would be a miefortane." I told my aunt what I had said to Mies C,lebreoke, and with her never failing kindness, ahs offered to help in the watch- ing, and I gave Miss Colebrooke the message the next time I saw her. "How very good of your aunt," she said gratefully. "I feel her klndnees very much, the more so, as we are quite otrangers; and —" "And," I concluded, "I may therefore tell her that her proposal le accepted, You will know her at onoo, and no one knowing her could help liking her. She world be a friend to you," " She must be a charming person, Duo - tor," "Well I will tell her then that she can come this evening." " Oh, pleaeo do not 1 I "-- She spoke quickly, in an embarrassed tone. "But I must watch by Mre. Thompson myself at night. D. tell Mrs Stonewell how very muoh obliged I am to her." " Then, Mies Colebrook, if you would rather watch' by night, yen must let her take turns with you in the daytime. I as. eure you It won't put her out. It will be a pleasure to her." This was mere favorably received. After some hesitation she consented; and during the day, T brought my aunt in and intro- duced' her. I saw they took a mutual fanny to eaoh other, of whim I was glad, My Aunt pitied the apparently friendless girl, whe seemed to have no ene to cure for her but the sick housekeeper. She felt drawn towards her, as I had been, when Mho saw the gentle, beautiful faoe, and divined as I had done, that the young heart hid a sorrow the nature of whioh we did net know, And on her part—and who could not help it ?--was attracted by my dear Aunt kindly smile, her sweotsympathlzingwords as well as by her dear loving old lace, prat, ty still; in spite of sixty aummorB and man cares and troubles whioh bad furrowed the brow, that had or es been the smoothest and fairest. She stayed the whole afternoon with Mrs, Thompson, and ger tly indisted upon the young, girl taking reat while she did. so, CHAPr13 a Ir,—/s Ice Haan t Several daysawa awed ten CSoon a y' d Mtas a n became quite. fond of my Aunt, ' Mrs. Thompson improved ; and I raj +iced at title, esieoialty for heroung mietrees's sake, Twine during the text week the myeterloue stranger ` made his presence known, .Ono° I caught eight of him at ono of the upper wiado ve all the back of the house, Peeping stealthily be. hind the blind ; and another time, the hal€• door having beet) by accident left aj fir, I bad walked up Stairs without giving notice of my errivalr wheal( main naw him end. denty disappear up the Madre. It wan in the evening, after the maid had gone home. Bat still I said nothing to Mies' Oelebrook about it, I thought it was not my place to quotient her, being a oomparative stranger; but I felt extremely inoldned to do so, That there wan some mystery oenaoated with her, was evident eneugh. What it was, I could only oonjeoture. It might be that she had made a runaway • marriage, abetted by Mat. ` Thompson, and which olr- oumetaneee rendered neoeneary should be kept secret, I oould not bear to think ot this ; but an incident that 000nrred a few days tater strengthened my enepioime, My last evening vielt had beenaid to tho patient, It was past ' etevon ; and I was standing at the open window of my bedroom, looking out on the night, whioh was very starry, but moonless, wheu I heard voices below in the nee; garden, and distinguished .two dark figures, "1 must take a walk out to morrow- 1 tell you, Ida, I shall die moping up in that room all day, and you being obliged to be so much with Mrs 'Irhomp:ea makes me lonelier than e`v"er, I want exercise," Hush ! Dant speak se loudly ; yon will be heard. Listen to me. Far my sake do remembe , r, and bore her ve toe sank, so that I did not oatoh the oenolusten of her epeech. It was Mass Colebrooke who spoke. They multi not see me, though I saw them, I waited for mere, "Yes, yes,"he replied to whatever it was she had said to him. "I knew that, my darling, have they said anything about having seen me ?' I did not hear heranewer. Bat preseent• ly I heard her sob, and he put his arm round her and kissed her, and titan draw her gently into the house. That was all ; but It was enough to con. firm my Ideas. I cannot deeoriee what 1 felt, No one could have known her for a fortnight, as I had, witheut having their peace of mind disturbed. I need not say that I slept very little that night ; and I did not wonder at my Aunt telling me at breakfast, nett morning, that I was not looking well. Before paying my next visit to the housekeeper, I had made up my mind to tell Miss C ilehrooke what I had seen, It would put my suspense at an end to knew the truth, "Miss Colebreeke," I said to her rather abruptly as she was walking down the hall passage with me. "yoa are married, I be- lieve ?" She started, and stared me in the face in complete astonishment, and then buret into a low musical laugh. I had never heard her laugh before, and I liked to hear it; it gave me a certain hope tee. "Why do you laugh ?" I ask• ed. "Asn I not right?" " How can you think I am married 2" she acid. "My thought is wrong, then 2" " Indeed, it is, If I am married, I don't know it myself, Bat why do you ask, Doctor Y' " Well I will tell you, If you were to see a man put hie arm round a young lady and kiss her affectionately,—what would you think 2—That they were married or at anyrate engaged to be married ?' She gave a slight voluntary exclamation, but did not reply. I repeated my words and looked straight into her eyes She turned them away, with an uneasy expression on her fade, " The people you saw," she replied pre- sently, "need not be husband and wife, or even lovers, They might be brother and sister." " Well, yes ; Se they might be. Have you a brother, Mies Colebrooke?' " I de not," she said, drawing np her pretty head with dignity " understand why you want to know, or why you should ask me so many questions—especially when--" She stopped. "Then the gentleman I saw tats year brother." "Yeu will not mention—" she began. " You don't think," I interrupted, "that I gossip about what I may learn during my visits to patients. You must consider--" "I did net mean te offend you," ehe in. terposed. "I was only going to ask yen not to mention that you have aeon tale man." "1. understand," I said quietly. " I cannot tell you now," ehe continued, "who the gentleman Is, the eight of whom has naturally roused your curiosity. I may perhaps tell you soon—not that I am bound to de so', but you and Mrs, Stenewell have been so very geed and kind, that I abeuid not like pou.to think unkindly of me," I went away with a lighter spirit. I felt happier, I' had aaoertained at least that she had not the gates of wedlock. The next day I learned from her that the mysterious stranger was her father 1 Be. fore telling me she had made me selemnly promise not to reveal the information to any one. This extreme caution surprised me very muoh, Why should she object to it being known tbat he was her father? I jumped to the conclusion that he had done something wrong, or why was this strict oonoealment necessary ? „ Sae perceived in my face the doubts in my mind. I frankly avowed them, I asked ger why he was hiding himself frem the world. She was se evidently distressed and troubled at my gaestleh, that it made me vexed that I bad asked it, " Da not inquire, Dooter, There is a sad reason for it. I will epeak to him, He may like to see you, now you have found out hie being in'the lacuna" "1 ahead like to know him, :Willou introduce me ? ' y She paused a moment, pondering. "Well I will tell him," she said, " so that you premise not to reveal to a single soul his preeenee in this plane," You have my word for it, It is a word that has never been broken," Next time I called, she told me that her father had contented settee me, then led the way to his room, "Paps," she read � tie she opened the door "this is Dr, Aylmer, who has been so kind to me, and to poor Thompson. I have brought him to see you," was sitting' at a deek with his head bent ever some writing, As soon as he saw me he rout and bowed, He was is tall, well - formed man, and gentleman -like in appear. anon, Ho had strongly marked features, with eager eyes, capable, 'I thought, of flashing with fiery passion, when he was vexed. His manner with mo was odd and euspioloue, �at fleet, He watobed me atten= tively, but after a few' minutes he beoame more at ease, I soon saw he had something on his mind, Ho did not attend to my re• marks, for he continually begged my ar- don, and asked me to repeat what 1 had been saying, ' He` looked udhappy: and wretched, except when hie dgeghter ep to hila, and then wbht a change came acr bis face 1 ,He smiled :brigbtl Band ace., for a moment to forget his }iblew, Ida ' 1 see very ` "'' I ey eoldom nos4, ho oat "her time is act fully taken up with M Thompson, I feel very dull when she lea me. Itis a 'lonely life—shut up here, don't like It, sed yet ---" " But why etay up here, than 2" I askstwain"There are many twainIn dimmers whore moiety you would find pleasure," "It cannot be, Dr, Aylmer, You do knew my unhappy oiroumstanete," 44 That is true." "Well then, those circumstances comp me te keep myself away from' my fetlo oreaturee," " I am sorry to hear you say se," Iit marked, " Well, at anyrate I have reason anon in all oonsoieueo to he sorry for myself fie spoke so sir,ngely that I began to fe that hie + brain was afcotod. " Do y knew?" he ountinnod "but for her 1" poin Mg to his daughter-" I would wioh I we dead—rather, that I had never been born " 0"I, dear papa," remonstrated• I gently, "Uchappiness makes you despond," remarked, "Yea, sir ;and misery caused by—by — "I had rather not hear it," I said, " it pains you to tell me," "It would shook you, Doctor, Yea an your Aant have been vary kind to my child and I feel I can safely confide in you ; bt I will not burden you with a eeoret, the yen might not think right to conceal, an whioh would endanger me if it were pub tiehed.". Hls words made me wonder whether ;hi brain was affected by soma otrange mania or whether, as I had thought at ant, h had committed a crime that was imperiilin his liberty. Waatever the dread myster was, I knew it was a frightful load on ht conscience, and that the knowledge of 1 was eaddeniag; the life of hie innooen young daughter, Even now as he spoke the tears rens involuntarily to her eyes 13e notified this, "Ida, dear child, deme te• me," ho nal tenderly, '+Kies me, my darling. Yo are unhappy. 05, how cruel I am 1 If were dead, you would get over my lees after a time, and be cheerful again. and lead a brighter and a freer life, Shall 'I die ? Say the word." " Papa, c o fir, what are yen saying?' she cried in a dzstres,ed voice. Poor man, I thought, he must surely be insane. I rose to take my leave, " When shall I have the pleasure of seeing yon again faveur me ?' I am so dull, never seeing any one," I willingly promised, and left the room f eeliog wretohed at the thought that Ida'1 father was the victim of some dread form ef menomania, (TO BE CONTINCED,) PARALYZED BY EMOTION. A Man's Entire Sight Side Blade 1seleis by 1Iis,Soe:nx an Yexciting Scene, Thomas L. Lavine, realer at the Solar Iron Werke, Pittsburg, he lying at his home, with hie entire right aide and limbs paralyz• ed, He was well and strong up to Sitar• day night last, when he went to see the play at Harris' Museum, After ene of the emotional scenes, by whioh he was strongly affected, Mr. Lavine experienced a peculiar sensation in his head and a numb feeling in bis right leg and arms, AS IF THEY WERE " SLEEPING " Ho had been sitting with bis lege oreseed and locked in the rungs of the chair, watch- ing the stage intently, and when the dizzi- ness affected his head he attempted to get up and go out, But when he was in the aot of setting hie right foot down it dropped helplessly to the floor, as if It had been a wooden limb. He then made a motion to strike or pinch the leg, thinking it was only temporarily benumbed by the position in which he had been Bitting. Bat to his sum prise he found that his right arm wan also paralyzed and hung helplessly at his aide. He became alarmed and eaid to his oompan- Ion : " John, there is something coming over me and I cannot tell what it is ; help me to " GPT OUT TO THE AIR." The companion and another man carried the helpleee eufferer from the house and te a street oar, by which he was taken home. When he reached hie home ha was /enable to make the slightest movement with his right limbs, and the entire side of hie body was devoid of feeling. No amount of rubbing, pinching or pricking with sharp instrumente made any impression on that SIDE OF THE BuDY AFFECTED, The physicians who were called have been giving the case oonetant attention ever since and have auooeeded in restoring a slightly perceptible feeling in the leg and arm,. They nay that it ie a remarkable oaee for a sapper man in the prime of life, and sappo into have been caused either by an unnsnal tension brought to bear on his brain by temporary excitement while following the drama, er by a violent check to the oiroule. tion of blood caused by the poeitioo in which he had remained sitting, probably during the whole scene or act in the play, oke Oils mad d; es, Pea 1 d, in pot el w• gh ar ou t. TO is I if d , zt t d a e g, y t , d u I Harvesting Snakes, Mr. J, E, Ridgway of Smith Branch, Monroe. township, has harvested his crop of rattlesnakes. The ether morning he went to the back part ef his farm at S )nth Branch to salt his sheep, and having done this con- cluded ho would go farther baok on the hill and pick up a few berries. Hla way led by a ledge of rooks and there he beheld, lazily baeking in the sun's rays, an immense family of rattlesnakes. They were all lying en one big rook,and seemed in a torpid condition, A large number of them were grouped in one big bundle, intertwined, and the others were lying within a few feet of them in smaller groups. Mr. Ridgway at enne fell baok, procured a club eight or nine feet long, and went at them and succeeded in killing every one, Iji sttlesnakes are easily killed and it was simply a job of pounding them'to death. They seemed to be blind, and did net try to got away and did not show fight, This would go to corroborate the saying that for a time during the summer rattlesnakes be. came blind and are less dangerooe, Mont of the snakes were young egos and were everywhere from six indhee to one foot in length, In the entire npmbor there were seven large ones, and frem these Mr. Ridg- way took the rattles, Oae etriag of the rattles numbers eleven, throe of them nine,' one eight, and so on down, The record stands at Seventy.five, The bravest are not always the tends as the 01 s rrant, pe, lugs. There ;ts the red game rooster, for matinee ; he will fight a bird of double, Its weight, but tae outs up tough in a potpie. Dickens rays "No man hates hintralt," 'And it may be added that he doesn'tee. need to. He; chill a need twaye find people--parttoalar ly those to whom ho has extended favore— d y to take that j ob off hie bends, YO LJ NG FOLKS. How Reale Helped. Her name was Rosalie ; but she was such e little creature that it seemed more natural to call her Rode. Besidee she was alwa q amon ns the roan, On this morning while her farther talked with Dick, rho levered between the study and the flower garden, new gathering her deworm, now peeping her head lute the stud. no to eco 11 papa was t almost through and ready to wit her. Sae was shyat Moir; he a new boy, had only bean ith thom a few dye, and "papa more than suupeoted 'TM% not a good boy ; 6e Ride had strict or - dere not to visit him in the stable, or have any taik with him unless papa or some one else was within hearing, Only thle'morning'. papa had heard Diok use language which' made hila feel afraid that he ought not to keep him in hie employ Yet how sorry he was ' for poor orphan Dick, that nobody seemed to care for He tried to make him feel that he was hie friend ; tried to rouse hum to want to be a man and to overcome his grave faults " You are just the age of my boy liar! id," Rosie heard her lather say, " and he is just about your size. Harris la a•grand boy; he never gave his mother an hour of anxiety, and I can trust him anywhere, I have ouch faith iu lets word that when he Saye a thing, I' do not have to inquire into it, I know it le true, Isn't it Werth while for is boy to lave such o character tie that ? Don't you think you would enjoy hearing people say: 'Teat thing is so, yeu may depend en it, for DIok you Sauadereknew,' told me, and he le to be trusted, Deck shifted uneasily from one foot to the other, an i his fade eeemed to be growing red over seme feeling, Rsole's papa was not sure what. At last he said, " It is all very well for a bey like years to be honest, and all that; why shouldn't he be? Look what chances he has had; and then look what chances I've had 1 Kloked and cuffed about the world all my life; nobodycaroe what Mosinee of me. I heard you pray for Hanlethis morning, and I thought of it then. Thera nover was a portion iu this world who oared enough for me to make a prayer about me 1" What a strange boy Dick was ! Far a mo- ment, Rosier father did not know what to say, Jaat then Rorie, her head framed It) the window, where ehe had neon standing for a few minutes, her hands full o° fiswere, aerfaca o,+caetly grave, spoke her troubled thought: "D,dn'i Jesus pray fer you when he lived here ? That time when he said New I prey for all who shall believe on me ? " Mak started se suddenly as to nearly evertnrn the little table oil which he leaned, turned to the window, and looking steadily at R leis, said hoarsely : " What de you mean ?'' " Why, that time, don't you know 2 When he prayed for hie disciples ; then he snide, ' neither pray I for these alone,' and after` that he prayed for everybedy who should ever live, who would leve him and mind him, If yen mean to mind him, he prayed for you, too, mamma told me, ain't you mean to mind him ? B mum it Isn't aloe to leave yourself est of his prayer." Wise little Rosie ! Pima said net another word, He thought Dick had gotten his sermon, text and all, Neither did Rosie say any more ; she did net know she had preached a sermon, She went away, humming, I am so glad that out Father in heaven Tells of his love in the hook he has given. Years and years after that, when Rosie was nineteen, one day she went to ohuroh in a pity five hundred miles away from her childhood home,' and sheheard'aman preach on these words : "Neither pray I for these alone, but for all them which shall believe on me through their words." It was a grand sermon ; Roaalie Pierson thought ehe had never heard one more wonderful. At the Mose of service the minister came straight to her Beat, held out hie hand and said : " It was a binned text, Mise Pierson ; I never forgot the sermon you preached frem it, I know now that the L ird Jeans prayed for me that day. And I knew that I believe on him through your words." " Why 1" eaid Remalio, in astonishment, "I don't understand, this surely cannot be— " Yes," olid the minister, "I am Bide" Vegetable Clothing, About two hundred years ago the govern- or of the friend of Jamaica, Sir Thomas Lynch, sent to King Caarlea II, of Eegland a vegetable necktie, and a very good necktie it was, although it had grown on a tree and had not been altered eince it was taken from the tree. A gentleman who wftneesed two natives manufacturing this laoe, thus deaoribee it. A tree about twenty feet high and six inches in diameter, with a bark looking much like that of a biroh tree, was out down. Three strips of bark, eaoh about nix lnahes wide and eight teet long, were taken from the trunk and thrown into a otream of water. Then eaoh man took a strip while it was still in the water, and with the point of bis knife separated a tbin layer of the inner bark from one end of the satrap. This layer was then taken in the fingere. and gently pulled, whereupon it came away In an even zheet of the entire width and length of the strip of bark. Twelve sheets were thus taken from each strip of bark and thrown into the water, The men were not through yet, however, for wben each strip of bark had yielded its twelve eheots, each sheet was taken from the water and gradually atretohed sidewise, The spectator could hardly believe his eyes. The'eheet broadened and broadened until from a close piece of material six inches wide, it booms a filmy cloud ot delicate pImo, over three feet in width. The aeton. !shed gentleman was forced to confess that no'hnman•mede loom ever turned out lace whioh could eurpaae in snowy whiteness and gossamer -like dolicaoyythat produot of na- ture. Tne natural laoo is not so regular in for. mation as the, material called tilueien, so muoh worn by ladies in summer; but it is as soft and white, and will bear washing; which is not true of illusion. In Jamaica and C antral America, among. the poorer people it supplte1 the place of manufactured Moth, which they cannot riffled to buy ; and the wealthier classed do not by any means scorn it for ornamental` nae. The tree is commonly called the laoebark tree, Its betanloal name is Layette hinteayect," A Liberal Offer A Chicago woman advertised fer a lady's Maid., "How teuoh .do you paya menth 2" asked one of the applicants for the osl. p tion : "Ten dollars," " That's not enough.", " Yes, but whenever I go ;parried I. at - ways give my maid two doll sr Yea should take that into consideration, " I accept the position. Why, that will amount to moro than the wagoe. That's the nutit liberal efl:sr I've ever bad,'" THE B VE $9. AEI) BRUPAL CgWBDY.1, ,Art fucldent of Prairie Etiquette—Horoie Surgery and /I ndurauce• But tilt ' cowboy, while poeeeoain to a groat extent many of the oharaoterietlot of both nailer and guide, is even beyond them oaueplououe far hie seneitive pride, hie at- tune aggreeslvo spirit of independence, his bright "Intelligence and, his sportsmanlike instinctei says a writer. Saab at least are the bent cf them. The cringing servility born of centuries of strongly marked clam dietinetioa, the low cunning of the gutter. bred mum of cities, the heavy, boorish etupiciity of the peaeantry of our elder dal - Liz edam, are unknown among the free-born citizens of the western states' ef America. 0 , the other band, our oowboyle shocking- ly oruel, bactyin temper,aud unbridled in tongue. In she branding -pen, and with a half.hrokon, tired, or unwitting 1 orae, he is a perfect fiend ; his contempt for life toe often loads to needlpse bloodshed ; and he ie untiring as an Indian in pursuit of re. venial, With him it is frequently net a word and . a blow but a word and a ballet, The ETIQUETTE OF PRAIRIE LIFE, whioh, heaven knows, is in most respects not very, emoting, absolutely forbade the employment et a certain form of imp moue hen, which, while palling down Dtvine punishment en the person addressed, caste an unwarrantable imputation on the charm. ter of his immediate Minato anoestor. Tae use of such an expression ie immediately followed by the production of six•shooters (1 cutters," as they are often called), and the death of one or the other ef the parties to she disputes, Om eaoh incident 000nrred during the general reund-up, Twe of eur number, ene of whom, a man of morose and early dteposltlon, had lately joined no from a strange outfit, disputed about some thor- oughly trivial matter. The quern' waxed warm and at last tho forbidden expresaion was used against the stranger. Both man were en horseback, but unarmed, but fm. mediately dashed toward .the wagons in which they had left their respeotive wee - pens, The insulted man, as ho passed, snatched out of itstropen scabbard the six. shooter of a looker -en, turned his horse, and rnohod after the enemy. H 9 came up• on him as he was on the point of securing his "cutter," and without another word SHJT HIM DEAD, That afternoon he fied, and we buried the dead Haan where he fell. There were few to pity him, He had entered into tho quar- rel with his eyes open, had himself provoke. ed the rink, and had paid the terrible pen- alty of hie rashness. It was not for as to try his slayer. Vengeance might overtake him sooner or later if the dead man's friends or relations could lay their hands on him, but it would be dtffiouit to find the murderer. I had provided myeelf with a seli-000king six-shooter, similar is oar own army revol- ver, Tine is a most dangerous weapon, and is rarely used by western men, whose ex- perience in the use of the revolver Is un• equaled, The double action throws the wee• pan off its mark, and during moments of ex- citement one le apt to let it off unwittingly, That actually 000urred'te me more ,than once, and I resolved to get rid of t e' peaky thing," I "traded " 1t with one of ,he boys for a very old single-action Colt pattern weapon, and threw a maple of hundred cartridges into the bargain. One morning we HEARD A PISTOL REPORT. close` te the wagon, and, knowing that the boys were hunting turkey, we already look- ed forward to a good breakfast, Presently my friend with the self mocker rode np tam keyless. After quietly unsaddling his pony he proceeded to whittle a twig. This done he bared his leg, and we then for the first time became aware that hetan badly wounded in the thigh. A hit Mhad gane clean through tho floehy port end had made a wound at least four inches In depth, the upper part of which was very muoh powder - burnt. He naw produced hie twig, and, having wrapped a piece of rag roand it, coolly ran it to and fro to clean eat the pawder. He !nust have endured tortures, for his face paled and beads of perspiration stood on his forehead, but the brave boy never winced, and we gathered from a long string of Bathe directed at the pistol and at his pony that he was following a turkey, self•000ker in hand and finger on trigger, when his horse stumbled ; he Instinctively (as the rider does on eaoh 000aslone) THREW HIMSELF BACH and tightened his hands, with the above re- sult, That day he rode thirty miles to the nearestmilitary station for a Burgeon, with the wounded leg thrown aoross the horn of the saddle, Oa another occasion we were whaling away the time hunting equtrrele, for which purpose one of the bays had taken hie boots off and climbed a tree. The rest of us re- a mined below, and were taking pot•ehots at the equirrei as it leaped from bough to bough, Theolimber chased the little crea- ture te the end of a think bough, hit/wolf crawling along it, when, by seme mteadven- tune, he wae struok in the big toe by a bul- let'; but we none of no knew this until, af- ter ooming dawn, he quietly mentioned that he " reckoned he'd left a bit of his toe up that ar tree." It was only a small bitef the end, it true ; but I thought that if ,the same accident had happened to myself I should have given tongue pretty freely. But these fellows are Inured to hardship and suffering, and take at as it oomee, witheut a word of complaint. An Understanding Wanted. A merchant who was taking baking - powder in balk from a firm, called at head. quarters the other day to say that there was something wrong with the g dg, a I don't think m ' en th ooff�,, , w .eply, " we make the beet artioio sold." I thlnk.we ought to have a more per. feet understanding,'' continued the dealer, " Naw, you adulterate before you send to me, then I adulterate before I despatch, then the retailer adulterates before ho sells • and 'ehe consumer can't be blamed fer growl• ing, I wanted to see if we couldn't agree on some plan to be followed," "'Wast do you mean 2 " Why, suppose you put in 10 percent of chalk, then I put in 20 percent of whiting, then the retailer puts in 30 percent of flier ; that gives the consumer 40 percent of balm ing.powder, and unless he's: a born hog, he'll bo perfectly eatiefiod. You see if you 'adulterate 60 percent on the start, ;and 1 adulterate as muoh more, and the retailer adulterates as muoh as both ;together, it's mighty bard for the consumer to tell whether the ie Inventing in baking powder or putty. We must give him' something for hie money, if We only chalk," A oorreepondent asks : +''Wuldou or any of your many readere inform a constant reader hew to learn to play the flare 2' No If we know ourseives, Too mob is bete written about t the Chicago Anarchists, ' One line for eaoh of them is enough.