HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1900-11-8, Page 7E ET HEARTS ALWAYS
sweetheente were eweetneerts
ways
Whether as maid or we
'Wo drop -weend be half as pleasant
In the mingled draugat a life.
:Vat the sweetheart )as seelleet ancl
blusnes
When tie wife ims frowns au4 sighee
And the witti's as awra.thful glitter
For the glow of the sweetheart'n
nyee.
If lovers were lovers always.,
The same to sweetheart and wife.
Who would change tor- a future Eden
Mae loys of this checkered lifer
But huabands grow grave and silent,
Mid care on the. a,nxious brow
IOW replaces the sunshine that per1eile4
With the words et the Marriage vow.
'Happy is lee eitose seveetneert
Is we an sweetheart still.
Whose vote% as ot old, can charm nirete
Whose Mee. as of 014, eau thrill;
'Mho has plueleed the rose to find ever
Its beauty' and fragrauee increasee
tM the Miele of passion la neellewed
love'a undaieaeured peace.
(Who sees ia the step a lightneen
Who tads in the terra a graceo
tWho reads an unaltered briginuess
da the witchery at the face.
cOndimmen and uuenanged. Ain happy
Ie he, crowned with math a lite!
drietke the wife plegiug the
. sweetheart
t And toasts in the aweetheart tI
Wife,
--Domestic Moutbly.
litexicA
A, T•ove Stone of Aideu,
g say nettle S. Mediae)
esetairisivestooiseseseereeesseeeeeeee
She went a1lowe• swiftly until sh
knew that she was out of view Iron
the cove. Her theughts were in
whirl. Why sbould she not yield
She niece, that her happiness would b
secare witle this strong, tender man
How little he guessed aer struggle ti
resist his pleading. He thougnt ah'
did, not care. In the old dans she hal
compared, Adien with niM, and alwane
to the formers disbelvantagb, n'm
after the nrst glamor a their engage
meet she had seen the shallowoest
and eelliehOeSs Of Allen's nature, mat
ie the close relations into which
througle her engagement, she wat
brought with Allen's Cousin Leurcect
she bad recognized the strong mad no,
ble charaeter of the latter,
Although the little villeee ot Aid-
a was beginuing to loot aight with
4lie green a early spring', down Imre:
y the cove all was gray nude, reeks,
teleY, evert the water bad the same
!dreary tint. Not a gleam of otter con
pet except tbat of the oriMeon sbawi,
niele the girls sitting on the ledge ce
lock, bad 'wrapped around her.
Laurette* Dare, coming Went; the
Mil which ran along above the beweb,
Wow the patch at red and paused.
",Tbat is Monica," be muttered.
*He stood still a few minutes, wateb-
deg the slender figure leaning back
against a high range ot rocks, the
Shawl drawn closely around her sheltie
tders, the little black at Duelled back
pa the, dark hair, her gaze Dent on
elle gray water, At sight of her Dare'e
beaat had given a great throb of ton.
nt wee so'Iong, so loue since he bad
peen aer. He made a few long strides
eabd. stood beside her.
"Monica.a' lie said, softly*.
The girl turnec1 her head with. di
oinick movement.
"On, Laurence."
, There was a displeased tone in her
:voice, and her brows came together
In a frown an she regarded himlie
put out his hand.
Are you not going to shelte bands
/with, me, Monica; it is no long since
ba've seen You?"
The girl gave hira her hand with a
ireluctant air, withdrawing it quickly
tdrom his warm clasp, and turning her
face again seaward.
'After a silence of some moments,
evnich Dare spent in devouring eagerly
:With his eyes every line a her lovely
'profile, he began:
"Monica, you are cruel; you have
not let me see you once all this long
;winter. I have been down from the
city so often, and tried akain and
again to see you, but each time that
1 called you had just gone out. I feel
;pure that you saw me and went away
fitrposely. Last night it was the same
kliing. But chance has been good to
elle; 1 missed my train this morning.
and so I have caught you; you had uo
-Rpportunity to avoid me."
,Ilhe girl made no answer.
,eHe went on: Last summer you gave
•Ine a faint hope that in time you
Invould listen to me. What have you
to say to me now; have you not
„thought of me all these long months"
She turned around to him, her eyes
full of tears.
"I was wrong to let you think you
anight hope, Laureuce, for I can't do
as you wish. Don't you understand?
It seems wrong for me to listen to you.
Think. I belong to Allen; I was to
;have been his wife. He was always
(Leaking of Cousin Laurence; you seem-
eid"Cousin Laurence to me, too. Don't
gn see? I belong to Allen; I can't
e
Marry you."
*'But Allen is not—"
f She interrupted him quickly:
"Hush; we don't know; he must be
•living." '
• ."Monica," he said, with.. great
e,nnteVlea"think, et voice; think, it is four
,
't '.p; he wap to have returned in ten
.4nontais.
•°I must be faithful to him."
• /Dare flushed. "This is notmense.
• Monica." he said, half angrily. "ItAl-
• lien is living," he went on, "why have
We' not beard ffora him all these
• ;years? Are you going to waste your
life in this 'Ittle *village and give up
al) chances of. happiness for ,a fancl-
tul of beiug bound, to him? And
• Chink of me, I have loved you so long.
f Come to me 1 Elan love you no-mucn
-that you• must love me in return; come
I swear that you shall never regret it,
_Monica."
"I can't Laurence."
"Will you spoil both our lives?"')
"I must not listen, Laurence. I
owleb that you did. not care for Die!!
"I can't help caring for you. I think
I have loved you since the -first clay
$ZINV you, and now that you/ are
tee tenimpaeetonea manner in waiet
the bed received the news of Allman
being alive, She was still very white
and there was a trained loon in he
lace. Not the expression of joy 134
have eXpected to see. She
walked rapidly, paying no heed te
He put his nand gently on tier arra
A MONOMANinCale WITNESS Rh.PARlEE QN °gess pARArx THEIR SILVER WEDDINO.
wrwerterer tUe, Minimax ne p Ask. Xueldent Ouft et cbe weenie,. neti anent newt, wee,,e
4is.t 1U*
T.,netcy 4teiereace to a Sta.*. view* at Aidershoe, i e
1 story.
"That call* to Mind 4, queer experi- Derileg eouze manotteares et Ainer- 1 They were celebraeleg tleeir eilver
ago I defended, a fellow for murder in asnyeaterneer:rftettahrtaoy:egmeeanatiftfatao eeirnaetg i them es people eneene en ether nolo
Weddieg and. the triends were adnetriog
ence of my own," seta A leiwyer who allot te gain practice in the vedette I
"Do not walk •eo feet, nioeica You - eynen, they are gettieg A lot Pt pree-
ned listened. to the story. "Some yeare
twill tire yourself out." ' a. Tattle SOilthern towe, and the worst the mounted troops employed on the eats. You have noticed, of course 1*QW
p
wienens we had against us was an old =anion were eaSSIled at laterval•s people always loele at you when Yen
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in a long line reaching *me Attlee 'hew them something eoeuebody bas
She did not reply, but went more erraan who was A stack builder by . .,
ototrade. A stack, by the way. is InerelY The maeor at one end of the line,had glyee. you. They are surprised and
'*:•wlYd'neee,' began Dare, aesitatingin, occasion to send A =Wage to the "I—do not think that you will find a a.nother name for a big chimney. The
ca -
letter from Allen." old fellow was perfectly honest and tale, who was at the opigielte end.:
She stopped still and looked at him. gave his story in such a clear, straight- "The enemy are in force in trout,"
"What is it, Laurence? You are bide forward rammer than I felt PIT client The signal was passed along the line
ine something. What is tbe mystery? was doomed unlees 1 could. think ot
all right till it came to *roan stationed
tie I sorae way to break Mtn down. Wbile anent raldwey, who thought fit to add
f intendea
MONEY TO LOAN.
We have uleiraited private fuedetor iiiveat-
reent nom: farm or viNago eleiPeetY at loweat
gees oe interest.
DICKSON& CAMINO
/enter.
F. W. GLADMAN
(soceesor to Elliott at oittduattn)
)3arrister May Milo,
iltie Y,i on)u.oitduh'esmatle. ehilett:e ysaolTfuwhatayots r 01th tip eo nret yi est oati,otonsvoens Lowest
or tree $ omtedi Rotel ea ft".
wonder, . COnVeyanG0n, to
one
em7thleg de 11411115alm rilat't 18 1/4- OFFICE MAW STREET EXETgit
s it, is your liusband. Then they,
was cudgeling my brains a friend whis- smile and wonder 1VIISI be bas been
pered to me to ask hire how hieh be acting that his conseience aeeds rest.
could build a etack. 'What do you tor the benefit of ais neigiebor:
I But if you'll eetice you'll Oral that per -
mean?' I asked, in surprise. 'Never Inelucleily, bis comrade thouglet these really friends. You may leave many
"Have you a chew of tobacco?" SODS who get Many preseuts leave
mind,' said me friend. 'Just slip in words *ere part of the signal message, friends but get precious few presents.
that question and seee ee at toe nen and they were pesseed from, man to i Presents mate friends; friends don't
end et tbe cross examination I paused, man until they reached the captain, make presents. Married people in -
en it struck hy an afterthougat, and The latter was somewhat astonished crease the circle of their Mewls with
lieVe?' 'Yes, sir.' replied the witness. i 4wer:
at this request, but sent bacle this an- every anniversary of tbeir wedding.
tem= the presents get handsomer
gain; 'You are a stack builder, I be- i
Wein sir: I continued, 'about how A
high can you build—' I never got any tw'olcitler'st..uae tobacco, but tbere are
flaehed aver the German's face and he and as he Deleted one, sent bacle the
The major found the cigars welcoatte,
further. A sivift inscrutable change
rose excitedly from his Chair. 'As nigle 4/15wer: 4.Wil° saI4 you 41143"
„ei 4 'S bi b 'dose ....r......newormannmworm.rowanmwn•
Why did you not wish to read e e private message s 0 ,
And these last yearn how the ten. tert"
nr races of Ids nature had sboue out.
What tare be bar given to Allen's
dee( ''ate mother. He had almost filled
the place of her son. Still, at flrst, be
feeling for him bad been only a stem
ad:re-et:on. In eptte of her recogial
tioa weale nature the tasci. short distance to the socks at the Cillie4
nation of his glance, and eon. vole' and the place was deserted.
had beld her captive. But now! Whet "Let Its go clown there. can no
Allen bad gone West on the prospect talk to you here."
Ug tour, which was to occupy tee She followed Iiim submnsiveln
months, she had promise.d to he reade Thoughts of their last interview at
to marry hien upon leis return,. But this place came to ber mind. How
the ten months had passed, and othei miserable she had been then, and haw
manilas bad grown into years, and bt etnserable /low, Alien was alive, and
lied not returned. They bad had ue he, wretched girl, was not glad. She •
news of Ulm atter that last letter, writ did not love Wm. It was Laurence angels come around it lairds!' In 31. retire% Irreverence,
ten seven lumen:Ise from his departure. that elle loved, but glee must be faith- five seconds he was ravlue. You see, * Here Is a laughable and true little
Tealirellee had employed every =ate ful to Allen. Laurence must never the maa 'was it monomenian--- sane cat anectdate about President Faure's
bis -
at bis command to fled some trace en guese what a wienecl girl She was. Al, every allbject but one, and me' friend toile visit to St. Petersburg. It nem*
him, but in Vain. Ile appeared. tc leie alive, and she not glad, and wilet happened to know his weak epot. It is that tbe Catbedrel of Ste* Peter and
nave vanished latterly. The only res. Mae La.urence &Meg to tell her, nardly neceesary to say that his Col- Paul at St. Petersburg has a remarlea-
genuine solution of the 1i:watery wee Pare Seated her in a, sheltered poen deuce in regard to the aoralcide was ble repeating eclio, 'which as nowhere all laughed and be bluslietl; but the ;
that he was dead. His mother be, tion and Stood leoleiug at her, it world promptly ruled out by the Judge, and , so pronounced tte In the passages lead- girl carried it off bravely.
lieved it, Mit Melaka 4i4 not. Sin n other witness of 1 ing te the subterranean ere% wbere °Well, reateember as well as it it,
could not. She bad prontieed to watt
for bira; she dared not break that
promise. Alien had loved her—slo
amen she would be faithful. She would
not. yield to Laurence.
Dare did not again see Mennen, al
-
Malign at each -visit he made Ins aunt
during the spring he calle4 at the par.
sonage. But Mout= tad, always been
a The minieter and his wite re.
Valved Inea pawl, cordially. They would
gladly have seen their thiaghter hit
wife, lines. But what was thie?
One day in. June Venice. was return- "I snail wait until later, Laurence,
Cane. n way was in elle neiglebor- these years. Brielly, tbe enterere on
Ing beret; from a, waltz down to the old bay, to give you the detalle of sal
hood of Alien's mother. As it was vbieb. I came oUt nere failed. I kept
atill early in the afternoon She decid-
ed to go and pay her a call. She bad
net gone to eee ber often of late,
through tear of meeting Laurence.
Sbe felt that she would run no rislc
of meeting him this afternoon, be
laving visited his aunt the previous
Week. On reaching the house she
Wend the ball door open. She lama.
ea lightly, and, without waiting for
a response, walked into the little par-
lor, where slie knew Mrs. Dare was in
the babit at sitting.
But at the threehcid hionica paused,
for Wave stood Laurence by the 'win-
dow with an open letter in his band.
His aunt sat near him, apparently in
a state of great excitement.
As she saw Monica. she cried out:
"Ile lives, Monica! he lives! My boy
Masi ray own Allen is living! Come
In and beer the letter."
Then the mother fell to weeping and
repeating over and over "My boy is
living!"
'Monica, I believe eeni are a bra'e
girl. Call up all your pride uoiv."
She gazed at him with wondering
eyes.
"Laurence, wbat is it"
He looked hastila, It was but a
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and more expensive. You can work, and Royal college of Dente). Surgeons ''rot.
L Owtotrta4ridono. eAjail latheiedugeoe ntei-ertkrax. nrsioblresra. ealuttxp.tellg
1
ibis paradox out for yourselves,
baven't time. .4 harmless an..Teehecie for vaiale, extrention.
They were eetebratieg their silver I 113e4riete9t atte'lltl'5'2 eveatothe areservan
evechlieg, 4.13a el coarse tbe couple were ) 4.1NoligA, t= ftt't.lr'''''.0- .0 es °Pe''n'e. Cen4
'very nappy and very attectiottate,
eaid tbe liusbaud, "this la CUT Till ISOUT
be only woman I ever loved. 1 aball ii '
never target the Man tirae I propose ; and geed us with neetes in silver. amid son nill
1 tiOOD$ teat win bring you ea hionnleoale: e,
"How did Teu do It" buret out it I in one month, tban anytbine Cirie in America.
e Wein—Warm:n*0n N.5
pretty girl's band in a. 'corner. They '',
'1. set by reaure mail a tii01.,1)EN ritYlt
to her"
A. w. E.T.
'yelling man who hed been equeeziug a
coeripaton in. hill eyes, tTfl
l'hieuiCa, I would give in life menace ray man was cleared. The the faraous collection of holy relics is eiere yesterday. It was away bacie in I
He draw the letter from bis pocket rascal 4001 have been banged, and d stored. Moreover, as =debt be ea -
spare you this. Allen is a, sceundrel."
would bane been but for the lucky ren ;i pected, the approaehea to the crypt are
"What is it. Laurence? WhY do Terienceir the ts,ta.ele,"—New Orleans • somewhat drafty. just at the moment
openiug it slowly.
you speak so?" , Ines- emocra when in soleinn silence the group of dear?"
Then, as he did not answer, slae gale eceleslastical and other dignitaries ete The 'trite nodded aud =Ben
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voice: • attendance on, the eresideut and ezer 'We eat on tbe trunk of an old tree.
with a touch of imperiouenees in her
"Let me read it."
Ile gave it to her, and. sbe read. SM.
paned nastily over tbe preliminare
Maine. We had been out to a, pieta% a
and she and got Wandering aloe to. '
gether. Don't you remember. raa
An Appropriato Text.
little girl wbo lives up town went 'were usberieg their illustrious visitors , ;rent baven't forgotten have you loner
to cliurcle last Sunday. She le a brigiat 4 let° the hallowed vaults. M. Falun% 4 The: wife nodded aud smiled again
little =adder% and, eoushiering ber tera voice was beard in the belt darkness "She began whiting in the dust with
der age, only six, elle Is deeideln In- to this effect: "Moil:war the point ot her parasol. You recall .t
telligent, Her mother has been suffer- Immediately and as if by enchant- Owen don't your
Ing from the grip and didn't mom. anent, innumerable ether eerie voicee The nem old smile and ue.
pany leer, and a her father was away f ,•, rer sides,
ed and re-ecticed the word on "'She wrote her name 'Minute: and 1 rom noun she went alone. all
deEat& 'let me put the otlier name ilo et..
Idata,
Whether it was tbe lonelinesa of the "Mallard! MoIllatell Me -oil -a -rd.!" Asid I toot: the sal and wrote zit'
big pew or whether the eburch was ' M. Milani Is it diplomatist at parts, me—Stalib—after It."
poorly heated, mamma wasn't quite , nut it Vas distinctly uncanny to bear "How lovely._," 'bran out a liitli
sure, but, anyway, the little maid eame I Ms bomely namV
e tnundering away thus Maid who as neamIng In it sueldeionf•
haute and declared she was very cbilly. 1 In the obscurity of the crypt. The Rus- way on a tall them with it blonde mue ,
"lety toes got so cold, while I was sit- , slam clergy present were scandalized. I tulle'
ting there, mamma." silo declared. the laymen were astounded. 1 "And she took back the parasol and 1
"And so did ray fingers and my nose. But the astonishment became More 'wrote below It, 'No I wean.' Aud we
1 don't believe there was hardly a intense when the presidentn voice went borne. You remember it darling,
speck of fire in the furnace." droned out once more: 1 eee you do."
"Th t was too bad," said mamma* "My bat!" . Then be teissed ber and the cone
tlitirthe other people seem to suffer, 'And once more the piney echoes took
up the words and bandied them to and patty murmured. "How nice."
The guests had all departed and the
"Oh, yes, they did," cried the little • fro among the gloomy arches: "aly• nappy couple were left alone.
"I am not free."
''7'oeice, listen."
r e Et 00d up. "I must net, /Lana,
• Try te forget ,rne. tuni going
:1-10.:ne,; do not cpree,"
And before he could stop lain' she
!lie darted -away.
"What is It Lawrence? You are
hiding something."
Monica looked from her to Dare in
bewilderment. She had turned very
white. Laurence went up to her and
drew her to a chair. He, too, was
pale.
"Is it true?" gasped Monica at
length.
"Yes, but he did not look at her."
'When?"
"I received the letter this morning,
and came down by the first Wain."
"He is well?"
"Where is he—I don't und retenl?"
California.."
Monica looked at him conetredle.
"Why—why haven't. T—but I h-vn
been out all afternoon. I suneose that
1 ehall find it letter at home."
Dare. did not reply. His aunt was
still crying. ahe now looked up at
1,2 url^nce.
"Finish the letter Laureece. Listen.
e.lonica; our Allen is still living."
Dare had folded the letter and was
ort"ng it, into his pocket.
wriwre is little more of iinportance:
\leer aunt."
"But efonica must heart it, Lei -cr-
eme. Monica, child, we'll be happy
now. Read the letter for her, Laur-
"e"e- cher aunt, you must try to
calm yourself or you will be ill."
Mon:ca was puzzled by Dare's evi-
dent desire not to read the letter to
Ler.
"Laurence Is right; you must try to
be calm, clear Mrs. Dare."
"joy never killee child. I muse cry
for pure happiness."
"I shall go home -now,", said Mon-,
Ica. Perhaps there is a letier for me."
"Well, child, but come early to -mor -
tow. We'll count the days now Ull we
coo my boy."
Laurence had left the room and
eteod at the entrance door.
"I am coming with you," he said as
Monica carne out.
Di.,re regarded the girl stealthily as
they walked along. lie inarvied it
on trybeg others, nopine to achieve
&erne measure a success before re-
turning nome, but one failure succeed-
ed another. Finally I was taken ill
with rheumatic tever. The 'woman at
whoee house I was staying nursed Inc
through it, and ber daughter, one at
the sweeteet girls in tbe State, helped
ber. Call me all the bard names yov
wish, Laurence, I'll not try to excuse
myself but I fell in love with iter and
we were married. I was it coward, 1
know, but she loved me to distraction.
and we are Very heel**. Believe nee, I
have not been easy, 'when I thought
of my mother and Monica. But I met
Melton last wee as e was p g
through to San Francisco. He told me
that you all believed me dead, ewe
that Monica was reported to be en-
gaged to you, FO she IS consoled and
wfll forgive me. That is orhy I am
writing to disclose my whereabouts. 1
am fairly prosperous, and shall nave
mother come out here immediately, 1
nnow she will forgive me, and she will
find the eweetest little daughter-in-laa
in the country. You will suit Menial.
far better than I should have done,
iron bave the same high ideals of duty
and all that sort of thing. I confess to
living on a lower plane."
Wfonica read no further, but threw
the letter down with a little cry and
hid leer face in her hands.
Dare stood looking at her sadly,
cursing Alien in his heart.
"My darling, if I could have spared
you this," he said.
Presently Monica looked up at him
and said, tremulously:
"Laurence, I tried all along to be
faithful to Allen, but—"
, "But what, Monica?"
-She stood up and looked Into his
eyes a fleeting glance, but— it was
enough for Dare.
"Wasn't it nice. Minnie, to see all
maid. "Then Just shivered!" bat! My bat! My ha -at! our friends around us and so liappy. '
Then mamma. thought she would di- M. Molliard brought the president's "Yes it was. But John, that rmainis -
Yert the little raaid's attention. , hat. And M. Faure imraediately and
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Dizzinese. Weat: or Faint Spells, Austere*
Nervouszteen aleeplessness, Brain Fag,
General Debility and Lack of Vitality.
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in
renewg all the worn out and wasted
tissues of the body end restoring petted
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health. Price e. box, or 3 for $1.20,
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cence "
"What was the text, dear?" she unconsciously did the Cause of the "Alt, it seems as if it was only ,es
asked; "can you remember it?" 1 third republic muck mischief by put -
"I should think I could," was the 1 tins it on while he made Ms obeisance nets,
terday."
dear; there are only threc
quick answer; "I can 'member every to the sacred relics of the iraperial things you're 'wrong about in that
word of it." church of Russia, stern"
17,ffeet of Fiddle Music on Wild Animals.
The violin was used recently with
Interesting results in experiments
with all sorts of living creatures.
First it was played before a tarantula.
She paid no attention whatever to it.
But a nest of scorpions becnie in-
tensely excited and wiggled frantical-
ly. ,A cobra showed remarkable sus-
ceptibility. She was sleeping soundly
when the experimenters approached
her, but the fest tone awakened her •
and she raised her head. As the munc
swelled she continued to raise till she
was standing straight as a pillar, sup-
ported by her tail. Every change in
tempo and pitch tad effect. The piz-
zicato made her puff her entire body.
Swift waltz music caused her to erect
her ugly head. to its fullest size, and
a sudden dissonance made her wind
and twist her body as if she lee
real agony.
"Well, what was it?"
The little maid put her bead on one
side and screwing up her face, shrill:,
intoned:
"'Many are cold, but few are
And materna had to adnalt that it 1,
trozen!' "
eeemed remarkably appropriate.
1
'1 nave You licard o1 tIle Surgical Ant.
The native Brazilian, far removed as
lie usually is, from doctors and sur-
geons, depends upon a little ant to
sew up his wounds when he is lashed
or t hed
This odd creature is called the sur-
gical ant, from the use to which it is
put.
The -ant has two strong nippere on
its head. They are its weapons for
battle or forage.
When a Brazilian has cut himstlt,
for example, he picks up an ant. press-
es the nippers against the wound, one
on each side, and then gives the insict
squeeee.
The indignant ant snaps its nippers
togelher, pietcing the flesh, sane bring-
ing the lacerated parts close together.
The Breziean at that moroent gives
the ant's Le:ay e jerk and away it flies.
leavieg the nippers enabeddecl in the
il:sh.
Of course, this kills the ant, but it
has served its most useful purpose in
lif e. '
operation is repeated with other
est- --i+il the wound it sewed up,neat-
ly and thoroughly. '
Vining to Concede.
'At a convival party, recently, a gen-
tleman who had returned from a
lengthened tour in the East, was relat-
ing some of the wonderful things lie
had seenon his travels. The yarns be
spun were decidedly "ste,ep," but the
guests politely accepted his statements
as true. Encouraged by the reception
accorded to his tallest stories he *ven-
tured to state that he had seen at the
root of the Himalayas a. tiger forty-
three feet long, from the tip of the nose
to the tip of the tail. this was too
much, and everybody kept silenee, un-
til a gentleman from Oban dryly re-
marked:
"Oh, yes, the works of Nature are
very wonderful aad very large what-
ever. Just last week 1 saw a skate
brought ashore at Oben. 'which covered
a quarter of an acre of ground."
Nobody spoke, and amid the silence
the Eastern traveler left the room. Tbe
host, perceiving that • something was
amiss, rose and followed him.
"Is there anything wrong?" De asked.
"I have been lusulted," said the trav-
eler. "That Scotch gentleman has
dealt a blow at my veracity, and 1
cannot return until he apologizes."
Anxious that harmony should pre-
vail among his guests, the host re-
turned to the room, and explaining
matters to the company, asked the
:Highlander to make an apology. it
merely for form's sake.
"Weel," said he, "I'll no just apolo-
gize, but tell him to come back and
take a few feet off the teegtir, and we'l
The Decapt,ton of Sir:lat.
"I'm through trying to prevent
crime," exelaireed Brown.
"What's up now?" asked Cumpstead,
'wiping his fingers ou the towel that
swung from the counter.
"Well, it was this way," his friend
; Went on. "You see, I went over to the
; Lyceum theatre the other evening—
George Nicolai's a friend of mine, you
1 know—and after the first act I strolled
: out into the confectionery next door
for a package of cigarettes.
1 "There was a girl waiting on the
crowd there. I bought a large pack-
age of the brand I smoke and handed
the young lady in payment tea cents.
t She rang up live on the register. Wilt,
: ha,' I said to myself, 'knocking down,
i I see.' Theu a man came along and
: bought three glasses of ginger ale for
1 himself and two friends. He gave the
i girl fifteen cents. She rang up another
i nickel. Then a fellow bought ,,,e guar -
1 ter's worth of cigars and she rang up
aye dollars. Light began to dawn upon
ma. I understood. 'That gni, 1
1 thought, 'knocks down a while. then
Irings up a big amount to sorter square
her stealings.' I watched her a few
moments. longer. I saw her ring up
three nickels ea three purchases of a
1 dime each, and then I made up my
1 mind to tip her off to George. I
Icouldn't see my friend Nicola' done
like that, you know. So I -went and
told him. He listened till I had fin-
ished, and then what do you suppose
happened?"
"I don't know," replied Cumpstead,
"what did?"
"He laughed a loud, hoarse, wintm
• weather laugh and told nee the regis-
ter was busted and had been for three
weeks, and that nickels and five dea-
lers were all that it would ring. And
I've been buying things for Lyceum
I employes ever since."
see what can be done wl' the skate."
Ile (Inuit! Wait.
A boy was sitting lazily in the stern
of a boat dangling his feet in the wa-
ter, when a man from the dock called
sharply to him:
"What are you doin' there?"
"Nothine" responded the boy. • ,
"Do you get any pay for it?"
"No," and he drew one foot out of
the water, ready to run if necessary.
• "Why don't you go to work?"
"Will you get me a job?"
"Steady?"
eyes."
"Pay a:lel:hinge"
"Well, no \" hesitated the man—"not
he first we k."
"How abo O the wend?"
".Then 1 'NN 111."
"All rigkt:III come round the sec-
ond week. Tliis is good enough for me
now," and Pee boy put his foot back
into the. wa;Zer, a.nd•winked at tete mart
en the doyen
Root and Branch.
Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, was
accustomed to make an annual feast,
to which she invited all her relations.
At one of these family meetings she
drenk their health, adding, "What a
glorious sight it IS to see such a num-
ber of branches flourishing from one
root!" But observing Jack Spencer
laugh, she insisted em knowing what
had Occasioned his mirth, and prom-
ised to foegive him, be it what it
woul cl.
Why, then, reedam," said lie, "I was
1\1‘:olonlaiii:diati.fig,,oluiorwishmlittchthrae orroeotthweebreraunrcieeis.
ree 111 Feeling.
An Atchison woman discovered re-
enetly that she had been slighted by
failure to get an invitation to a party
In order feeling toward the hestees
:he intends to go anyway.—Atchison
noba
•
"Wrong? Ole, nor
"John, Inn sorry you told that story. 1
because I never went to it pienic with
you before our marriage; I was nevei
in Maine in my life and I never 'went
Mann that pardtol busine 3 With
You."
"My darling, you are wrong.'
"I'm not wrong. Ton know 1have
an excellent meteor)** We have been
married twenty-five y tars but 1 never
knew about tbat minx. Minnie. You
never told me of her berm."
I guess that she'll foreive, but it is
'doubtful If she forgets.
Ile 1`.,".•rded the Money.
'A local real estate dealer tells this
story:
Some time ago he had an anotneent
on the market and one day a. foreign -
looking indinidual walked into his
office and said he wanted to inquire
about the lots, He looked over the
plat and finally picked out one tha:
suited ism.
"Vot's der price?" he asked wben th
location was decided upon.
"Eight hundred dollars."
"I give you six houndred cash."
"Very well." said the dealer, "you
can 'have it."
Then. the customer lowered leis
voice.
"I vent der price of dot lot seex
houndred to me, but eight houndred to
effrybody else. You understand?"
"Yes," said the dealer. "That will
be all right."
"Vell, you it's like dees—Inn
goin' to get married. I've got der girl
picked out, und she has money. You
see you vill sell der lot to her for $800.
Den you vill motion to me, und Ye vill
go into der next room und you will
pay me dot $200. See?"
"You want the $200 for a commis-
sion.?" said the dealer. "That will be
all right, too."
The customer looked relieved.
"It's chost this way," he said. "I
must have. dot two hundred or I can't
get married."
"You shall have it," said the dealer.
fP;c7 days later the future bride.
A
het Jr and the coining bridegroom
entlaea the office. The papers were
quickly prepared and signed, and the
mother from the intricaeies of her
skirts produced a wad of bills, which
proved to be the necessary $800.
Then the bridegroom lingered be-
hind as the bride and her mother
passed into the hall. The dealer hasti-
ly coin:tan-off the $200 and thrust it in-
to the bridegroom's hand.
"I have to have it," whispered the
latter.
"All right," said the dealer.
"I couldn't get married without it."
"1 understand," said the dealer.
The' man with the two hundred
paused, with his band en the door-
knob.
-I have to nave it?' he hoarsely mur-
mured, tit is ter eser first wife's, funeral
expense,s!"
lute
a ery
Pimples.
Five years ago my body broke
out in white watery pimples,
which grew so bad that the suf-
fering was almost unbearable.
I took doctors' medicine and
various remedies for two years
but they were of little benefit,
whenever I got warmed up or
• sweat the pimples would coin°
out again.
A neighbor advised Burdock
Blood Bitters, and I am glad I
followed his advice, for four bot-
tles completely cured me.
That was three years ago and
there has never been a spot or
pimple on me since.
James Lashouse,
Breehin P.O., Ont,
Tailors'
Bad Backs.
The cramped up posi-
tion in whiob, tailor
works comes hard on
his kidneys and hard
onhis bajk. Veryfew
escape backache, pain
4 in the aide end urinary
cntirnes
troubles cf ono kind and
another.
think it will L., e 11,4 s
tbe awn
w-o•-_-1:-.1gs eldra y
sin)
in a dey or tve---ent
sick kidneys won't get well withoiat Orate
OAt 'S
KIDNEY PILLS
Are the best friend of kierieys nosebag
assistance. Bead the proof Irona a tailor
WhO has tried there. _
Mr. &Jan Itobeem
tson, erolaane tailor,
Durham, Ont., gives his experience as
follows:
"Ikad been ailing with my kidneys for
mpooarentshaiiniaanyeeyarrwillizeon wIhciocrahmIengcoet&attakiillic)g_
Farlane's drug store, and ani sincerely glad
that 1 aia so. The wrong action of nay
kidneys niade me sick all over and C0,1150a.
rile 11.111011 inconvenience and pain. That is
now a thing of the past, because Doart's
Kidney Pills cured nae. I have had 110
trouble or inconvenience with ray kidneya
or back since I took the reinarkable pills,
and you may be eure that I gladly recom-
mendthem to other suffeters.s
LAXA -LIVER PILLS
are the ladies' favorite medieine. They
eot purge, gripe, weaken or sicken. T
eat nate:a:ay on the stomach, liver it
bowels„ curieg constipation„ deepepsia, tut
headaehe and biliopeneria. Pelee 26o.