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Ail Peace clad ell pleesuros are troeshed,
Aeroad new' t gladly would roam,
AU, Viet reicl ooinfort bave vanisbee ;
4 oesciate wreoir is my home l
Wile painters arena M possession,
no eharweinen oome by the scole;
Tee whiteweshers troop it: procession,
Mei spatter iron roiling to floor.
X own X must make a confession—
/4ring cleaning's a terribie bore 1
They come in the morning at, daybreak,
Just when I'm forgetting my cares,
And leto rn3• elumbers how they break,
With bostie and tramp on the stairs I
They laugh and theY whistle and oto,
_Thee" ealet, end they vareish and size ;
:they th41111) And they wrengle and Wetter,
And drive awity Sleep front my eyes,
They make me Ps mad as a hatter,
And cause me at da4 break to rise.
1 dere not complein, 'newel-Mending—
nm faint with the fumes of white lead ;
And trip over pails on the landing,
And paint pots fall down oti my head l
when right through my hall I go stumbling.
Viu sic, and I'm sorry ape sore ;
:(eNer planks and o'er ladders Llu tumbling,
And set my greeteoat palntod o'er ;
To rnysrec 1 can searcely help grumbling—
spring cleaning's a terrible bore!
hi the Sugar Camp.
and when this ,evening,'..on. which' he had 1;447 914 one of her vieite4o *sugar place,' " 0; , Veil MINA", refereed ITettb. wearily;
.
ee4ate4 ee =4; he f°Wfd; his riY4A.14.90,7: '' Donitiou think. if woni4' be PtCep ,tier-, " .1 at right here ;end Watebtx1 J.ibre net ef
i -a PO55e5sion, of the field, he :felt teat it WaS Mall ? : We Pan have a ;whole ioad'of P°°.06 iii.g4t,
very hard, , ' frem, the' village,, and' :Ohio and I can cook ' ,, ', "1 on ewe from that side, lierm0i,"
Ferrner Ihualcip took poseeeeion a hihi at up e' lot 0 things" and Wit Pelt hot sufw said the farmer' "44 you see anything of
once to telk letisinese and , Settle: abent the out .here in the woede and kisare auPPer 13.1 Mill 1" , : ', .;,
eugar plaee, it 'very ecey matter, When comb, the Pemp," , ' "Ye, I saw and spoke with him, 'Pin1
,rosii wit so desirous a the emee r esult, , In • Norman, was in snob aframe of mind that didn't look' to. foie which way Inc WOW'
fact, the difhcolty sieemed to be that it wae if fletty lead pelted him tO lie down and let •which woe literally true,
too easy, until 1VIrs. Dunlap, heerhig her; hee Walk over him, lie weuld, hers deem it ' ," Well, Mother wants efl, yo e young,fellts
hinsbend §4y : ' 11,1theOtatinglY* So, although, the poor fel- to come right'dowo to supper 119w. Pa see
"Just let tie lieve what we needier mita levy felt little eneugh like merryeneking, Inc if ' 1 ean't hunt up Thereell. Teue rim
own use and I hall be setiefied," to mrhich eseented and began Making plans: fel' the along, all of you," and as the young: fOlke,
youv dhellis replied ;
, frelio ee once, And 50 it happened that,: it' trooped Off by the footpath,' the sheriff and
" 0 Ile* 1 lest WOAlt euetkeh to make up few days, lafer, the sagal" careP rang with his 'deputies epee in by the Part road., , .4
what fhave premised to deliver in Reston, merry voices of , young , people, and it gay :hurried consultation followed, Ultras evi-
and you can hey° the rest,'5 thought it was throng walked ebout among the grand old dent the bird had flown. A path led Om
time to interfere. trees, ' the direction is which Thornell had diaaPe
"Now, father," she said, "that slut no Mrs. Dunlap, had, eeg itivecl the proposi- peered to another reed, leading to a differeet
kind of a way to do business. If Norman tion to eat slipper in the weeds, "No, part of the town, It was deckled that he
wants the sugar place, let him take it on the no," she said, "e it your ;sugar and dough- must have taken this path.
same terine anybody else would—half an nuts up there if you like, but when it comes " Mabbe he got wind of my coming,"
half. You to furnish but:kepi and spouts,' to regular meals, you want to have 'em said the sheriff, "but 1 think, its more likely
and so on, and he to furnish labor." where you can sit down to a teble and be he meant to elear out to -night anyway.
So Airs. Dunlap having cet the Gordian comfortable." Well follow up this traok, much obleeged
knot, the matter was speedily settled, and So Martha Jackson, the " help," and for the help you gin us," and the sheriff,
Norman was free to join the group of young Mrs. Dunlap gave up the day to the prepwho seldom had an arreet to make and
people by the piano. aratien of au ample meal, and Abbie Chellis didn't half like the business, marched on.
For a time they sang glees and quartettes, sent aver, her own hired girl in the afternoon Farmer Dunlap, returning to the camp,
their voices hiu.mouizeug ;sweetly. Then to lend a hand, knowing that thereavould be foUnd Norman down on hands and kuees
they adjourned to the kitchen, where they nothing for her to do at home. .And so it before the masonry which held up one of
" Gillmore looked nonplussed, but Inc had
BY JULIA A. SABINA,
popped porn and frolicked until they were happened, that tile Chellis house was closed the huge pans for boiling sap.
struck a quaint stream of inquiry, and he
tired, and were glad te come back to the and left alone. followed it to its logioal sequence. Which
sitting room and sit down and quietly to eat " Why, Norrnan " he exclaimed, " why
peers the best?' Inc Asked as he withdrew his
"Goin' to make sugar this year, neighbor their tipples. The clay wore on and it was nearly dusk aint you down to die house with the rest of right foot from the iron pedal.
Dunlap ?" when Heity and Mr. Thornell drew away the young folks ?"
Name my apple," said Hetty, suddenly, "1 don't see as I can go," answered Nor- l' 'The Almighty Father, sir,' was the
The speaker was a yoeng men of perhaps from the merry group and sat down on the
to Abbie Chellis, who responded promptly : humble reply. 'He is the paymaster of the
- twenty-two or three. He s toed carelessly
"Very well, Ill name it Mr. Thorhell." trunk of a fallen tree, apart from the others. elan. "Look here, see how this brick work universe,. sir. His workmen never strike for
upon his empty sled, directing his oxen by Ifetty bent gravely over her plate to Norman Chellis watched them moodily. is settling. 1"won't hold up till morning. wages. He declares a dividend of love and
word, or now ancl then the merest touch of Poor fellow, his heart was sore. Bebee I've got to go right off and get a mason to
count the seeds, and the singing -master drew peace every night end morning, sir. It sends
the whip, while Inc turned partly around to near to help her, Norman was sure that he hardly had a chance to speak to Hetty all See to it. Bill must rake the fire out, an' sunshine into the heart, lifts the cloud from
address the man whosesled followed closebe- day. He could not conceal from himself Pll get a man here tcenight if possible. Can't
slyly abstracted one or two ; but Hetby was the brow, and it lightens the heavy burden
hind. He was a. handsome young fellow and unconscious of it, if it were so, for a real on the roacl of life, sir.
that she had avoided hum And now to see afford to stop boiling when there's such a
even the the voluminous, and somewhat ill- her so willing to accord to his rival what run for sap as this.
blush deepeded the color on her cheek, as "Gillmore blinked and began to whistle.
fitting wraps with which Inc was encumber- was denied to him, was more than he could Farmer Dunlap concurred in this. Nor-
Thornell said triumphantly : bear. In the dim light Inc , could see Thor- man promised to come in by- ar.d-by, and the He seemed disturbed in mind. The old man
ecl, could not conceal the easy grace of his • "Eight, they both love. was again silent. He had bent himself to
well developed figure.nell wrap her shawl more closely about her two separated, leaving the camp alone with
" I'm goizig to take another," said }lefty, work on the left foot, with a brush in each
It was bitterly eolcl. The sled runnersand draw much nearer her side than be had Bill Stevens to watch the boiling kettles.
pettishly ; " name this one, Abas." hand, and he was running both brushes with
ever dared, nay, Norman was sure he even Norman hastened to his own house. He
creaked upon the snow, icicles hung from " Norman," returned Abbie. the regularity of a piston rod. TAmanager
the patient oxen's nostrils, and the two men possessed himself of her hand under her bad a deep respect for the majesty of the
.,, And again Hetty counted the seeds, as if of the theatre made anotber break.
shawl. That hand which he would have law, and was by no means sure he was do -
returning from the village whither they had it were a matter of life and death. Norman " ' Brother Johnson,' eaid he, 'I suppose
given worlds to have held in his for a few ing right in helping Thornell off, but the
gone -with sleds heavily loaded with wood a bent forward to make sure there was no you read these books when you're all alone
moments. He could not bear it, and mut- thought of Hetty and the misery in store
few hours before, stamped their feet and
here?'
cheating this time. He knew it was non-•
slapped their benumbed hands, to keep the sense, mere child's play, and yet Incfelt tering something to 13111Stevens, his' hired for her, nerved him to push on his under-
" 'With all due respect, sir, I never was all
"Wall, I dunno, Norman," replied the beat furiously, his breath came quickly, and sap left in the buckets, Inc strode wrathfully taking.
He found the singing master waiting in
" ''.A. man as pious as you pretend to be
circulation up. man, about going to see if there was any
strangely anxious for the result, His heart alone' was the humble response.
elder man. "Why ?" away from the camp, over the hill toward the horse barn. Hurriedly, and in silence
when Hetty announced with a nervous ought never to copper the truth,' Gillmore
the south, even in his pain and soreness the two men fed the stock and put things in
place this spring, mebbe we might fix up a.
"I thought if you wan't goin' to use your laugh: choosing instinctively the path that led to order for the night. Norman harnessed dryly observed.
"Five, I cast away," he felt unaccount- "'1 don't understand you, sir,' the negro
trade, so's that I could work it along with ably depressed. his darling's house.. Black Bess, his fastest horse, into his most
replied.
mine."roomy sleigh.
It was soon nine o'clock. Abbie put on "Land, you niedn't do that," called
"You'd better come into the house and •" To copper the truth, means toile,' said
- - " Wall, p'r'aps we can ; stop and have a her shawl and nubio,, while Norman went Bill. "I've just ben all 'round and got theGillmore. 'Don't you know anything about
get a bite," he said.
bite of supper as you go along, and we'll hell. 'Taint more'n an hour ago."
out to get his horse. Farmer Dunlap urged "Thanks, I couldn't eat," was the answer,
talk it over. '
Thornell to "spend the night" "It's a But Norman did not seem to bear. He " 'I know that he was drowned in the
" but where are you taking me ?"
"Not to -night," returned the younger long cold walk to the village," Inc said, hurried away out of sight and hearing andRed Sea, sir ; but I didn't know that it was
"I've got to go toward the Centee to get
man. "I'm obliged to you, but my supper a stood disconsolately in the fast deepening,, for lying. The Good Book says it was be -
and we've got a plenty of beds." a mason, answered Norman. " I'll put
will be waitin' for inc. I'll come over by Norman Chellis, coining in to say the twilight leaning against oue of the tall maple cause God hardened his heart, sir.'
you in the bottom of of the sleigh and cover
an' by, if you're goin' to be at home." horse was ready, did not half like the idea trees. He saw- a woman running towards " ' Thiswon't wash,' Gillmore continued.
, you up with robes, and I'll leave you at
be -
" Not much danger of my goin' out agin of his rival's sleeping at the Dunlap farm, him through the path from the Dunlap 'You're double banking me. Come of.
that little station,nearLong Bridge.The
this cold night," returned Mr. Dunlap. and he volunteered, cordiallye enough, to house. He wondered vaguely who she
t • fthe hill balong Didn't you just tell me that you were never
"Come over, come over, and bring your sis- drive Lim to the village. could be and then as she drew nearer, Incatone, and isn't that a lie? Every man is
ram from south w e in an
ter along. We'll all Inc glad to see you." saw that it was Martha Jackson. She came alone sometimes.'
' hour and you can board it and be half way
" Abbie can wait here," he said, and to the States before they get back from
.And then he turned in at the gate of his own up to him breathless and panting.
Abbie assured him of her entire willingness the Mills, where they are looking for you." " 'With all due respect, sir, I told you the
farmyard, and Norman Chellis, who lived to clo so. " Oh, Mr. Chellis." she gasped. "Sherif
The plan worked well. When Thornell truth,' the blackamoor answered. I am
half a mile farther on, urged his oxen to a Stebbins is at the house, an' two men. They
But the singing teacher declined both
quicker pace. want Mr, Thornell. He's done something
offers and as the merry jingle of Norman
Farnee5, Dunlap chuckled to himself as awful, I dunno what, and they'll be right
Chellis's sleigh bells died in the distance, IncInc unyeileplis oxen and gave them a plen- along to arrest him. An' I run up the back
tiful supper. He thought Inc could see set out on his long,cold walk in the op-
way to tell you 'fore they got here, an' now 1
posite direction.
how things were going. He did not for
an instant suppose that Norman Chellis '
He thought over the events of ,the evening fore they
must scoot back as fast as I kin,
as Inc strode rapidly over the crisp snow mistrust where I've been." She diew her
would have any desire to takepath. If Norman felt depressed, Inc was far
his sugar shawl over her head and hurried away, leav-
place, if it were not for the opportunity ing Norman dazed and confused.
from being elated. Hefty, it was true, had
such an arrangement would give him for
making love to Hetty Dunlap, the farmer's shown him marked favor, but he was by no Then, as his ideas began to arrange them -
means sure of her preference. And it was selves, a fierce joy filled his heart. He
one child, and Inc was well pleased to let
such love making go on. For Norman of vital importance to him that Inc should should see his rival humbled to the dust.
Chellis was a fine young fellow, sensible, win her. Difficulties were closing around This man who had stolen his heart's desire
him on every side. If he could only stave from him, was a criminal, a felon and he had
kind hearted, a good fernier, and well to do. them off until Hetty was his wife, Inc knew dared ate' love- Hetty. Ah, lietty ! His
He owned. a well stocked farm, free from that fanner Dunlap would a.elp him for his heart gave a great throb. She loved Thor -
sister, whept house for him, was to be
incumbrance and it was no secret that his daughter's sake, and once free from his en- nell. Her life was bound up in his, and
married . k
14..9,
tanglements he would lead a new life. He now her happiness must be wrecked. Poor
1 "th fall.
The tw farms adjoined, and Farmer he
oadilthigvetndfotohaveastihadde,but
h
donemanywas
awsnot
fate, but perhaps he could warn Thornell inhlittle girl. He could not save her from her
Dunlap often thought that if they could he entirely bad, and although in his mannish time for him to escape the officers of the
combined by the marriage of Hetty and selfishness he was willing to appropriate law, and so spare her the pain of knowing
Norman, it would be a very handsome
property." Hetty and her patrimony to himself, he that the man she loved was occupying a pri-
A.s he pushed back his plate, after eating
said aloud, as he walked on in the bright son cell. All his bitterness had left him.
starlight : His whole heart was full of pity and tender -
a hearty supper of roast pork and apple "1 do love her, and please God if I win ness for Hetty- and his one desire to save
sauce, finishing with a huge piece of mince her, I will make a good husband." Thornell, by means of the information
pie, the farmer said, carelessly to his wife :
"I guess Norman'll be over after a spell. "What possessed you to ask the singing Martha Jackson, in her eagerness to be first
He kinder wants to work our sugar place master to staY to night?" said Mrs. Dunlap, to tell the news had given Men. He raised
this year, along with his'n ; and he said he'd when she had her husband to herself. his eyes and Thernell stood before him.
come and talk it over birne by, so I told " Can t you see that Inc's dangling after "1 was just going to look for you," he
him to fetch Abbie aloug." Hetty ? I, for one, don't want to give him said- "The sheriff is after you. You know
"What does he want of our sugar place, no chances to cut out Norman. I don't best why," and even in the dim light he
I'd like to know ?" said Miss Hefty, with a half like him, with his white hands and could see the singing master whiten to the
lips, ane Incknew it was no false charge that
toss of her pretty head, while the color deep- black beard and soft ways."
enecl on her cheek.
" "Well, well, mother," said the farmer, was brought against him. "Listen to me.
She understood very wellwhy he wanted
"there ain't no harm done'since he didn't Follow alone this hollow till you come to
the sugar place and, sly puss that she 'stay, and I don't believe Pletty is such a the big pine. Then cross over to the other
was,
fool as to like a finified fellow like him, side of the camp. You'll be so far up no -
f elt a little thrill of triumph, as she ad -
with his airs and graces, better than she body'll see you. Then strike into the foot -
"That's
the reason to her own heart,
does Norman Chellis, that she's known all path that leads down to my house, go into
" That's his business, not mine," said her
,
father deliberately. "You must ask hione of the barns when you get there and
m,
if you want to know."
"That's just the trouble," said Mrs. Dun -
And Hetty tossed her head again and lap- "Girls don't know their own minds,
and they're always taken with something
made a great noise clearing away the supper
dishes, as she declared "It wits nothing to new.
her." But Hetty lay, far into the small hours, camp, coming round the hill just as Farmer
The family had seated themselves in the asking her own heart which of the two Dunlap came up the cartroad. He had left
wooers she loved, and her heart was non- the sheriff at a little distance, Inc too having
sitting -room, the " work " being " all done
up " before the expected guests arrived. committal, and would not answsr. it in his heart to spare Hetty the sight of
Hefty had brought from the cellar a heam It was in the latter part of February that the arrest. As carelessly and umioncerned
ing dish of Baldwins, and polished them till
the young people met at Farmer Dunlap's. as possible he asked :
their rich red cheeks shone. In the cool
It proved to be the last "cold snap" of the "Where's the singing master ?" and a
pantry a huge pitcher of cider was waiting, season. Spring came on rapidly after that. I dozen voices answered at once, "hero,"
The singing school closed with a grand con- i "there," "Inc was over yonder a minute
and a corn popper and some ears of pop -
cert which put a pretty little sum into the ' ago," "where did he go to ?" etc.
corn lay upon the kitchen table. " Be was sitting by Hetty, the last time
master's pocket. No
Chellis had his 1
Mrs. Dunlap settled herself in her favor -
two sugar places in operation, they being : I saw him,"esaid some one.
ite seat before the fire with her knitting
work, while Hetty opened her piano and
virtually but one, since it was all one piece 1 "He went. from me around the checker -
played some of her father's favorite airs. of woods and even the fence, which once it berry knoll," said Hefty.
For Farmer Dunlap could refuse this one
marked the ordinary line between the ! Several run to call him but came back
ewe lamb nothing, and when she set her
.
farms, had been mostly pulled clown. He ; saying Inc was nowhere in sig t.
heart upon a piano, the piano was bought,
WaS having a famous " run of sap." Daily "Are you sure he went that way ?" asked been all wrong and that—that—I had—loved
although Inc sold one of his finest Morgan he carried casks of syrup to the Dunlap the farmer. you all the time."
horses to raise the money.house, and consulted with Hetty as to clar-
While Hetty was playing, there came a
ifying and sugaring off, and all the details
kno„ot the door, and the farmer, nothing of the sweet process. But he made no pro
,
to light a candle and let them in. gress toward getting his heart's desire. se`
hastene
doubtie g that his guests were waiting,
barrier seemed to have risen between them,
He folincl, however, thathe singing master and he felt that he was indeed losing ground.
t
from the village had walked out to make
Thornell, freed from the care of his sing -
a
friendly call. Now when a young rnan ing school, was at the farm constantly. He
was singing or playing with Hetty and
walks two •miles, with the mercury below
reading poetry to her every day and fre-
zero to call upon a pretty girl, it argues
that Inc is pretty far gone, and the farmer quently, at dusk, they walked to the sugar
camp together, driving poor Norman nearly
ushered this unexpected visitot in, with a
sense of grim amusement as Inc thought of wild with jealousy.
bis coming discomfiture. The young people were gay and happy.
Hefty reeeived the new comer with great Never was clear amber syrup so delicious,
cordiality, and the two were Chatting very never did it wax so delightfully on such
merrily when Norman and Abbie Chellis clear, white snow. The doughnuts, which
came in, a little later. Norman frowned, Abbie ancl Hetty had Iried to eat with the ,
as Inc saw the singing teacher so eomforta- hot sugar, as antidote to too much sweet-
bly establighed by Platy's side, laid for a ness, were crisp •and light. Everything
few moments a little stiffness settled over was as it should be. A casual looker-on
title green There was no good feeling be. would not have thought that any heavy
tween the two young men. Hefty had gone hearts were hidden in that laughing crowd,
to the singing school all winter in company lint NOrman Chellis was titterly wretched,
with Norman and Abbie Chenis, but Not- the singing mastet was ill at ease, and even i
man had 'felt obliged to admit that Hetty Hetty Dunlap's merriment was a little :
seemed to dare much more for Mr. Thornell's forced.
soeietY than the clid for his, during the in= The sugar damp lay in a little va,
tormission and the brief time for chatting sloping to the east, lying behind the Chel-
before the opening of the school, Then, lis and Dunlap farrrehouses, and about '
too, Mr. Thornell led, the Choir) So Ifetty, mi way between them. A low hill on the
Wile Was at the head of the trebles, stood north hid the Chellis farm=house, and an
next to hiiii on Sundays, often looking over other on the south, the home of the Denlaps :
the sairie book, while poor Norman, who Foot=paths leading over these hills made,
was a bass singer, Wag forced to take it back ” short cuts" to the houses, While the cart
seat, literally OA Well as figuratively, road, going straight down to the high -way,
It had eeeiried to him lately that Inc Could WaEi it iiniell longer route.
never get it °halide to see Hatt; by herself
BQQT.i3140Z TUA01{411,.
strullge Atilve/altInurxe nilrorilit4e,atricriA lftnnager
a
writer in NOW Terie Paper tells how
he aml Gilmore, theatrieel manager in that
city, had ail nal -Mina experiettee the other
evening, They left the bele near the the
-
Are, and went in to the bootblack's snuggery
under the stairs to hare their nether extreim
nes .
I"fixed,* This was done in, A motit
,f4gtQry way. by the venerable negro lila ehorge
rtbdu pt itohteu rvenssitoocrosunpoiteidc e rt oh Ixn
a re4gt opt0100 ihtoi nk
there.
• One of the visitors remarked, "I took it
for a hoetblauks' nest, but it seems to a
regular Gospel shop."
"Tine proprietor moistened a shoe with his
breath, and drove his brush vigorously over
its surface, Tile gaslight danced •with the
figured. shades to the softened strains of the
theatre's music. 0 illinore touched him en the
shoulder with the tip of his umbrella. 'Un-
cle,' Inc said, 'do you black boots or praise
God here?'
" '1Vith all clue respect, sir, I do both,' said
the meek negro, without a particle of the
Ethiopian dialect. e
her life."
wait till I come. I'll find a way to help you
put."
Without a word Thornell obeyed, and
Norman sauntered leisurely back to the
shook himself free from the fur robes he never alone. God is always with me. No
said, "1 don't know how to thank you for man is out of His presence. He is always
this. I am, bad enough, but not quite lost," with you, sir. The preachers wouldn't ac -
then he hurriedly told. a tale of temptation I cept your invitation to see the play, sir, but
and weakness, and how, in an evil hour, he God accepted it. You might not have seen
had forged his employer's name to a check Him, but He is there every night, sir. He
to raise money to meet his most pressing watches and guards you better than He
liabilities.; witched and guarded the Brooklyn Theatre,
"1 have never had a happy moment sir.'
since," he went on, "and I swear to you "The old man had put a final gloss on the
that, if it were not for my poor mother, 1 manager's shoes, as he stood, brush in hand,
would go back now, give myself up and in the rapture of a religious fervor. He
turned a stream of fiery exhortations upon
his questioner. Gillmore sat as though spell
bound. Such imagery, metaphor, warmth,
sincerity and eloquence he had never heard
before. Tears welled from the clarky's eyes
as he warned the manager, in pleading tones,
to flee from the wrath to come. It was pro -
take the consequences of my crime."
"And Hettty," said Norman involuntar-
ily. The singing master looked at him cur-
iously.
"That's it, is it?" said he. "1 wondered
what made you so fond of me all at once.
It was on Hetty's account it seems. Well,
I don't mind telling you that you are all bably the most condensed revival sermon
wrong there. I don't suppose you will take that was ever delivered. The whole plan of
me back and deliver me up now, even if you salvation was covered in less than five min -
do know that Miss Hetty said No' to me, utes. Gillmore was paralyzed. He seemed
very decidedly, not five minutes before I fascinated by the rude sophistry of thenegro.
found you in the woods this evening." No psychologist ever had a man more com-
He turned abruptly away and the two pletely in his power. The sinner was fairly
men never met again. But Norman found on the point of conviction and contrition
his mason and arranged for the work to Inc when a blair of trumpets from the heart of
done, feeling as if he trod on air. Black the theatre broke the spell. Satan had put
Bess flew over the ground on her homewatd
way, and it was not late when he reined Up
before Farmer Dunlap's door. Still, the
guests had all gone home, aud the fermi'''.
hitl just finished telling Hetty the story of
Thornell's disgrace as Norman came in.
Hetty looked pale and frightened. She
knew no gradations in crime, and it seemed
to her she had been polluted by her ac-
quaintance with a man who might have been
sent to prison. Some instinct told Mr. and
Mrs. Dunlap to leave the two together, so
they slipped away, and when Norman sat
down by her on the sofa and drew her close
to his side, saying, "My poor little girl,"
Hetty fell to crying on his shoulder as if it
were the most natural thing in the world to
do. Gently Inc soothed her and told her
the story of Therrien's flight and his own
hopes and fears, while she, resting quietly
in his arms listened without a word until
he said:
"But it's all right now, isn't it dear ?"
Then she raised her bead and said:
"But I must tell you, Norman, how bad
and foolish I have been, for I really thought
I cared about him, he was so handsome, you
know, and had such pleasant manners."
Norman winceil a little. "And I meant, I
really meant to say yes, when—if Inc asked The Poet Tennvson's Home -life.
me. But this afternoon, somehow, I could
not, and I don't know how it was, only I
seemed to understairl all at once that I had
in some of his fine workw
, and Gillmore as
again adrift on the sea of sin. He drifted
away right nobly, however.
"That's worth a half dollar tome,' he said
as Inc dropped the coin in the old man's palm
and disappeared without waiting any polish:
" Four days aftervi arcl I met Henry Clair,
late superintendent of the Al etropolitan.
On hearing the story he said that the boot -I
black was a regularly ordained minister of
the Gospel. His name is the Rev. E. G. ,
Thomas, and he has a church, as Clair putit,
'up country somewhere.'
'He is the happiest man in the city,'
Clair continued. 'He makes enough by
blacking boots to run his church and support
his family. He's the most pious man I ever
saw. He never eats even a bit of cheese
without saying grace, and he is singing f
psalms and praying all day long.
"I saw the Rev. Mr. Thomas a day or two
afterward, and asked him whether it was
true that he was the happiest man in the city. c
" 'I would be,' he replied, `if 1 could only
Inc the means of saving the soul of Mr. Gill-
more. He needs the saltpeter of salvation
powerful bad, sir—powerful bad.'
lloar, "
wad Bop.,
An old teaeher in Maine is credited with
story of wild boys which is remarkable.
Ife says that, years ago, he bad in his
schROI seven wild, bad boys, who eeemed to
have no 0,(34$11YP $Q greet 4U that of giving
their teaeher troi4le. A short tine p,gQ he
happened to visite° State Prison ef Maine
and there be found three of his wild boys.
Di the Reform School of the saMle ptate were
the other four I,
A.good teacher, well -sustained by his com-
mittee, ought to have been able to save
sone of the seven. Firm and judicious
treatment ean tame and. civilize most wild
cloys. Not all, we grant; bet sieven is an
inordinate number of incnrables for one
man's school. •
Wild boys, however, be their number
small or great, are the bane of our schools
and the peril of our civilization. One such
in
it SCI1001 of fifty, —one foolish, lawlese,
irrepressible boy, doublee the toil and aux,
iety of aeeterieher, Two of them go far to-
ward undoing all the good e patient and
gentle teacher can accomplish. Seven
would create absolute chaos.
The wild boy is not, as a general thing,
so depraved as Inc is silly and 14dB. HIS
teacher is, usually, it kind and conscientious
lady, often a young lady, who comes to
school every morning (dad in bright and
dainty cleanliness, with an apron of spotless
white, and a heart under it yearning to do
her pupils good. The wild boy, who sends
her home at night cleepairing and ashamed,
what is he?
There he sits, in his dirty boots and dirty
face, sprawling over his desk, a spectacle of
indifference and latent rebellion the centre
from which proceeds all the disturbance and
demoralization of the school. Often, Inc 10
the sun of a widow, who has quite lost the
pewee to control him, and looks to the
school to do for bim what she cannot.
But the "school "12 this delicate and high-
miuded young lady, who cannot do battle
with a thoughtless and unsavory lout of
twice her strength, if not twice her weight.
If she expels him, he roams the streets and
developes rapidly into a criminal. If she
permits him to remain, he spoils her school
and embiters her every waking hour.
The time will come when our legislators
will wisely provide for such cases; but, in.the
meantime well disposed boys can do much
towards delivering teachers from the wild
ones of their number.
Boys understand boys. They know that
these wild, disobediert fellows are usually
very ignorant and stupid, and can not stand
against the public opinion of the school, if
it is clearly expressed.
The gentlemen of a school can prevent the
abuse of kind and good teachers if they will
but unite to do it, and consider patiently
the best way to do it.
Why not a Law -and -Order League in a
school?
.Extradition Treaty between the -United
States and Russia.
It is the interest of all nations that crim-
inals should not have a safe retreat the
world over. Why should our country har-
bour the rascals of another? Ancl yet there
is more or less of this always going on.
Extradition treaties are generally not com-
prehensive en Jugh, and in this way the
rogues get the advantage. A pretty straight
extradition treaty between the United
States and Russia was lately signed. Of
course political crimes are always excepted.
If Canada and the States had such a treaty
it wouldbe uncomfortable for the embezzlers,
but honest men would rejoice. The follow-
ing are the crimes covered by the Convention
referredto :-
1—Murder and manslaughter, comprising
the wilful or negligent killing of a human
being.
2—Rape, abortion.
3—Arson.
4—Burglary.
5—Forgery.
6—The fabrication or circulation of coun-
terfeit money. '
7—The embezzlement of public moneys
by public officers or depositors.
8—Embezzlement by any person or per-
sons hired or salaried, to the detriment of
thei2r 0 0employers, when the value of the
property so taken shall exceed 300 roubles
or
9—Piracy or mutiny on shipboard.
10—Malicioas destruction of or attempt
to destroy railways, trains, vessels, bridges,
dwellings, public edifices, or other buildings
when the act endangers human life.
To guard against any attempt at using
these terms as means of securing political
offenders the following provisions are ad-
ded :—
If it be made to appear that extradition is
sought with a view to try or punish. the per-
son demanded for an offense of a political
character, surrender shall not take place;
nor shall any person surrendered Inc tried or
punished for any political offense committed
previously to his extradition, nor for any of -
ense other than that for which the extradi-
ion was granted.; nor shall the surrender
of any person Inc demandecl for an offense
committed prior to the date at which this
onvention shall take effect. The murder
or manslaughter comprising the wilful or
negligent killing of the sovereign or chief
magistrate of the state or of any member of
his family, as well as an attempt to commit
or participate in the said crimes, shall not
be considered an offense of a political char-
acter.
"Can t We have it sugaring ()NI" asked
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GOING TO letiidt A, NAPS ON YOU,
Every now and then curious little stories
leak out about Lord Tennyson's life and
habits. Tennyson's home in the Isle of
Wight is a modest one ; Inc has only one man-
servant in the house but it is as comfortable
and pleasant as most households of the same
class. It is the poet's manners and customs
which rrive it its individuality. It is under- 0
Beecher's Property.
Mr. Beecher's property is said to amount
to about $110,000, most of it being personal
property. For the past four years he had
received a. salary of $15,000 a year from Ply-
mouth Church. For years before that $20,-
00 year has been allotted him, and during
tha famous Tilton controversy $100,000 a
year was granted him as a mark of confi-
dence in his integrity and to enable him to
meet the expenses of his suit. In the lecture
field he received never less than $250 a
night, nor more than $500. This would net
him about $14,000 year. Then he received
a royalty of about $4,000 upon some books
written in his earlier days prominent among
which was 'Lectures to Young Men.' His
yuclicate newspaper letter, which he ton-
inued up to the time of his illness, netted
him $75 a week. This income, though al-
mieos.st princely, was spent by Mr. Beecher inm
rnaenting his household and in charity..
His house was a perfect cabinet of curios'.
stood t at visitors do not disturb thie great
man's ways, and that Inc behaves in precise-
ly the same manner when Inc has company as
when he has not. Every morning, in hail,
rain or snow, the poet dons his frenzy cap
and his frouzier slouch bat, and promenades
for an hour or so, none daring to disturb him.
Every day at dinner it bottle of port is plac-
ed before the host, and Tennyson retires
with it (generally when dessert comes on), and
leaves his guests at the dinner table. The 5
poet is to be found in the study wth his t
bottle by his side, and it huge dock -glass
holding a pint. This is filled half with port
and half with water, and the bard solemnly 0
fills elnd refills till bottle and glass are empty.
Qualified for Musiois1 CritiOienn
"There's it piano recital Di like to
=4 have you look after," said the eity editor to
the new reporter. "Do you think you ean
attend to it ?"
Sure."
"Byer eritioise a piano recital 2"
"No but Ica» tell good gyinnasties when
see th'em, and when the lady wades in and
takes both hands to it and hits the key
board in seveateen different places all at
once, you eau bet 111 be there to say that it
was one of the most brilliant performances
eVer attempted, executed with it brilliancy
and eelat which stamped the lady its an an-
tist withont a superior,"
Re got the assignment,
He Won His Bet.
He bad been going to see her for a lon.g
time, but would never state the object of his
visits. Last night Inc mustered up sufficient
courage.
"Will you be my wife?" Inc asked, simply
and earnestly.
Yes, Henry, .I Will," the replied, all in
a tremor of bhishing excitement.
Ah, thanks," Inc said. "I bet Mollie
*Brown a paeltage of eigerettee you would
say yes.' Do you smoke? It's quite the
thing, don't you know."
When there is it crack in the stove it 041i
Inc mended by mixing ashes ti,nd Shit with
water,