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"Why have they gi1'an Yea So sad
tt -tune when you have so bright a
face?" she asked, "'Dolores' raceme.
arrow. Surely life will not be nor -
rowful for you ?"
When sae seined the question olio
looked at the mother, but the Squire
- ,--tile only opo who could have answer
ad it—turned away his head.
"Come and make friends with my
daughter Lola,"said madame, and
Dolores remembered how they wont
out through the open French win.doiv
to where the dark-beired slender girl
stood. "My deal' nbildron, you must
lope eadh other and be mends," said
madame in her pretty, broken Eng
Then the two who were to be mortal
onemies, who were to hate each oth-
er, touched hands .and. Lips without
the leapt knowledge of that future
whioh wets in stare for them,
The first thought of. the French girl
wee—
" Hew faded She must look near
mel"
The first thought of the Englleb
el:Twee that Lola de Ferran was beau-
tiful after the fashion' of the pictures
whioh hung in the gallery et Beep-
ing, Hurst.
Madame left them to entertain each
other, little dreaming that she had
brought together the Lwo, who, of
all the world, ought never to have
known each other.
Then followed other peaceful years,
during which there was a oonstant
exchange' of visits between the occu-
pants of Beaulieu and White Cliffe.
Child as she was, Dolores, witlr her
delicate, refined•' instinct, did not quite,
like Lola. The young French lady
was very vain; and there was noth-
ing that she delighted in so much: as
aompaa•ing herself with Dolores.
"You English glals are all so fair,"
she would say, with a contemptuous
shrug of the shoulders. "You, your-
self, little` Dolores, are like a snowdrop
-so white. I like plenty of oolor,suoh
es .I have myself."
Then she would draw the golden
hair through her brown fingers and
laugh at the color and fineness.
"They call this golden in Eng -
Land?" she would say, "I call it the
color of straw."
It was. the same with everything;
the would surpass Dolores where she
lculd—in musts, in dancing, in sing -
Ing, and riding—and those pursuits in
which she could not excel the aban-
Ioned at once. :Dolores had the nor-
root eye of an artist; she could sketch
nagnifieently, and painted well Lolls
laughed wt her cleverness in these
respects.
"If you could be a painter dike Ary
scheffer or Rosa Bonheur nowt But
:hese attempts—I would never make
diem!" she would ory, when Dolores's
:kill w;ts admired.
In music they were rivals, Dolores
!ad a sweet, clear eopreno voice, well-
teained, true and flexible, Lola a mel-
odious, low contralto, There was no
comparison, she was always telling
Dolores, between the two. Dolores had
her own opinion, but did not care
enough about the matter to express
it, Dolores had a dreamy, poetiottl,
ertistio nature, ideal and romantic.
Lola was practiaal,'wor•ldly, and mat-
ter -et -feet.
"I wonder," Lola would say, "when
'lye grow up, which of us will be most
beautiful or most admired.? Shall we
have many lovers, and which of us
will be married first? I should think
Hutt I shall; my style is so much rarer
than yours. All the girls' in England
teem to have fair hair and blue oyes;.
low are dark like I ami'
so it went on through the long
strotoh of years. The next great
break was when Lola de Ferree went
to Germany to school, and fair; gep-
tie Mrs, Clielldan died, quietly and
sweetly, es she had lived, She was
grea'tly missed and mourned for by
her daughter, No one know what the
Squire felt; he must have regretted
her, for she had been a good wife to
him, Her death made Delores mis-
tress of White Cliffe. She was still
very young, but the Squire acid 'she
knew as much as meet people, and she
could complete her education by read-
ing with him.
A few years later Lola returned
from Germany; and then the real ri.v.
airy of life began between the two
girls. They were both beautiful. Dol
ores looked like a study by Greuzo,Lola
like a pecture by Velasquez or Titian,
Dolores was the type of fah. English
loveliness, Lola of dark luxuriant
beauty,
Dolores remembered their first
meeting after so many years. As Dol-
ores was fully oeoupied, Lola went
over to White Cliffe to see her. She
started with surprise when she saw
that three years had turned her from
a girl, into a most, lovely, graceful
and charming woman. She barely
waited to exchange greetings before
she expressed her opinion.
"Dolores," " she cried, "you have
grown. up into something likea beau-
ty! II never thought you would."
"For which part of your speeoh
shall I thank you?" laughed Dolores.
But Lola was contemplating her
with a critical eye.
" You are—well, I must say it -beau-
tiful. Your hair shines like gold, and
you.' face is like a flower, What love-
ly eyes! Surely, Dolores, you and I
together ought to do something!"
"In what way?" asked Dolores.
"We ought to matte the eountry
Pampers, and bring .the most eligible
men in England hither. We ought to
be always seen together; we should be
exoellent toile for each other."
"You are still your old self, Lola,"
laughed the English girl. "I have not
thought of such things."
And I have thought of little else.
iWe: are not like other• young ladies
in the same position; there is no hope
that we shall pose through the glories
of a London season. My mother will
not hear of a season in town. and the
Squire is of the same way of think-
ing, I should imagine, with regard to
yourself."
"Quite," laughed Dolores—"the very
mention of it makes him angry for a
week." '
"Then we have not the same chanae
as others. I have comp home, tired
of school, utterly weary of country
life, resolved to marry soon and mar-
ry well. My dear mother spends all
her time in lamenting the woes of
1a belle France, and gives no thought
to the fact that she has a daughter
to marry, So I shall take measures
for helping myself."
"My dear Lola I" cried Dolores,witb
a horrified air.
" My dear Dolores!" mimicked Lo-
la. I have a fashion of saying what
I think. I tell you honestly, the life
of an old maid lies no charm for me,
in fact, I cannot bass' the thought of
it. I must marry well. I have found
out the number of eligible men in
the neighborhood; it is small—most
Lamentably small. Furst and foremost,
indeed one of the best matches in
England, I should say, is Lord Bbys-
worth of Deeping Herat. He 3s rath-
er older than I care for; but one can-
not have everything," sbe added with
o sigh, "He is very rich, however, and
Deeping Hurst is a magnificent plaoe."
"You speak as though—ns though—"
Pt EMN'A C
ES
LA ' IPP .
sestet
Exhaustion or Low Vitality — Catching Cold—La
Grippe —PfleumOfl a-Th0S0 Are the Steeps
Which Many Are Following.
The ravages of pneumonia are felt but actually cures the cpeease and
a'11 over the land, This year more drives the pains and aches from the
than in any preceding ono this ugly bones.
disease Le prevalent. Dootore say that Mrs. F. Dwyer. df Chesterville,
tem prevalence of this destroyer of says:—"My little girl, of three years,
life 3s the direct result of an epide- bad an attack of br'onehial pneumonia,
Mie foam of Is. grippe, .:and ordinary My husband and I thought she Was go-
emeumonia 3e never sovicious as le Lug to leave the world, as her oesere-
gxippe pneumonia.sisted the doctors' treatment. I
La grippe usually attacks persons of bought a bottle of Dlr. Chase's Syrup
loW vitality, and develops into dime- of Linseed and Turpentine from our
tory, nervous disorders, or more fre- popular da'uggist, W. G. Bolster. Af-
quently into pneumonia. During the ter the first two or three doses the
prevalenoo,of la grippe people aro ad- ohlld.began to get better, and wears
vied to treat seriously everything in thankful to any is all right •to -day.
the form of a oold. By the prompt after seven weeks' eteknees."
mala of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed Le grippe is top serines a foe to
and Turpentine la grippe tan always trifle with, and pneumonia is most
be prevented or mired, frequently fatal. It is better to
Anyone: Who has witnessed the guard against these by the use of Dr.
dreadful results of la grippe develop- Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpen-
big lotto peeutuonie or other serious tine. Scores of thousamde of people
lung troubles knows the importance are ready to ontlb;ree it es the: most
of noting promptly when the first effective thlroat and lung treatment
symptoms of cold beootne apparent. It which medioal soleness affords. Be Bute
is truly weedorful bow thoroughly et- you get what you ask for. It costs
Relent De, Cheee'e Syrup of tinned no more than ordinary oeugh inim-
and Teeepenti,ne has proven in the tures; $5 cents a bottle; fatally elle,
treatment of 1n irrit pe end heavy three times as much for 60 bents, All
chest colds. I1 ne only AOfarda relief doahera,or admanson, Bates &CO.,Toe
to the dough and is ttamed circ passaged ionto,
And they Dolores paused, embarrass -1
ell.
" As though I could be mistress of
DeepLp;g Hurst if I chose f Well,
Dolorosa, I am a firm believer in what
Theokcray says about 'women and op-
portunity, De you know Lord TUtys:
worth 1"
" Yes, very well—better than any
ono in the neighborhood, He is papa's
greatest and best friend."
Lole's bcrilliant face was half abed -
owed, half. laughing.
Ie ho so old' as that 7" asked Lola,
"No; bo is not so old, as paps, of
coir o, Ile is very agreeable, and I
lilts
him,"
"Do you?" interrogated 'Lola, with
a peculiar aooent.
Miss Cliefden gave her dainty head
a'toss, anri utterly ignored the look
and, tone,
"1 ahall do my beat to captivate
Lord Rhysworth," continued Lola- "1.
should like to live at Deeping Hurst."
"You. seem to leave love out of the
question;" observed Dolores.
The other answered carelessly—
"I came home to marry well, Dol-
ores; what may follow I cannot help.
I must go on with my list. Of course,
you are acquainted with nearly all
that happens ; but have you heard the
latest salvo?"
"I have not heard anything very In-
teresting," replied Dolores.
Nothing about Scarsdale Hall?"
asked Lola.
" No, sot a word," was the answer.
"You know Scarsdale -you would
not be wicked enough to say that you
do not know u?
" Yes, I know Il:. It is about five
miles from Deeping Herat ; it is near-
er to Beaulieu than to Deeping,"
"Yes. Well have you really heard
no news of Scaa'sdale or the handsome
young Baronet, my second hope after
Lord Rhyaworth? Sir Karl Allanmore
has just purchased the whole .of the
property; and the Hall is being put
into thorough repair for him. He is
coming to live at Scarshate. He has
neither, mother, wife, nor sister—quite
unprotected, you see l"
Dolores raised her hand with a ges-
ture of unfeigned disapproval.
"Do not talk to me in that way,
Lola; I do not like it," she said. "You
pervert the right order of things—
which is, that women shall be wooed,
not wooers."
" Times are changed, Dolores. That
oval the custom once."
" And always will be," returned
Dolores, "while women retain—"
"My dear, no not preach` to me; it
is ail thrown away—completely and
entirely thrown away, Let me tell
you about the Baronet, Sir Karl Al-
lanmore. I fell in love with the name
the moment I heard it,no matter what
I may do with the owner. Mamma
and I of course had a dispute over
it. She said he must have had German
ancestors. I said that his proper
name was Sir Charles, and that he
called himself Karl because it suit-
ed him. I feel sure that I am right"
"ram called Dolores, yet I am not
Spanish," said Miss Cliefden; and Lo-
la looked at her with a grim little
smile.
"Every one wonders how you found
your name, Dolores. But do let me
tell you about my Baronet. It is said
that Six Rail la one of the handsom-
est, most debonair, young men in Eng-
land, moderately rich, though by no
means so wealthy as Lord Rhysworth,
and everything that is most delight-
ful."
" Have you ever seen him 6" asked
Dolores, interested in spite of her-
self.
"No, not yet ; but I hear that Lady
Fielden gives a fete to the school-ohil-
dren next week, and we are all sure
to go; so we shall see him then. Lord
Rhys'w th will be there, also, I should
imagine, and everybody else. The most
important question to me is What
shall 1 wear ? 1 have some exquisite
costumes, but am quite undecided
about theist, Will you come.. over to
Beaulieu and give me your opinion?"
"I do not understand much about
dress," answered Dolores. "If you are
so bent upon conquest, you must wane
the dress that suits you beat."
"I shall be very good-natured," said
Lola. "If, as is not, at all improbable,
both Lord 3tliysevorth and Sir Karl
admire me, I shall make one over to
you."
"You are"very generous."
Troy a moment Dolores was Inclined
to be angry with the girl, Whose.opin-
ion of her own attractions was so
great.
"I like fair play," continued Lola,
with a righteous air: "and I shall
certainly snake a point of never for-
getting you."
' You seem to think it out of th'e
question then," laughed Dolores', "that
any one should' admire me 6'
"rhe uktee vanity of the Frouah girl
amused her exoeeclingly.
"I do nolt say that," replied Lola,
with an air of forbearance quite as
amusing* to Miss Cliofden as her pre-
vious speech had been, Your style of
beauty always has some admirers."
•While yours is irreeiiatible, I sup-
pose 6" said Dolores, and the look of
eel1-complaoeney on her companion's
fare told herthat abs teal:He tly be-
lieved met words.
Interne remembered all this as Oslo
sat in Marc room holding the Waned of
bleu' life in h'er hands. Flow amused
able had tela at tilos, time and haw ut-
terly unconsoieus site was that this
aaqueintaneo would be the one great
reek ahead through life! She romam-
bared wishing that, if she were to have
a, young lady friend, it might bosoms
one just a little different frons Lola
1020 seemed to think the best thing
on meth was a lovely face. Then she
reproached herself for having judged
her hardly, saying. that, even if she
had this one failing, aha had hun-
dreds of good qualities.
Dolores Clief,den herself was won-
derfully free from vanity; she:ac-
aopted tale fact that eho was very
beautiful as eyalmly as that her eyes
were blue' and her hair was golden.
Not so Lola, To her there was but one
earthly good and that was beauty.
That elle should be admired, loved' and
married for her lovely face seo'med
to her quite natural.
To Be Continued.
SEARCH FOR SUNKEN (30141.
Duke et Argyll Will Try to neeuver Lost
Trams re.
Several interesting efforts to recov-
er ,treasure that has long since lain
at the bottom of the sea will signal-
ize
ignalize the openingyear of the new Dan
tury. Of these, the two most import -
amt are one which is to be undertak-
en under the auspice:Lei Lloyds, off
he roast of Holland, and the other
under the direction of the. Duke of
Argyll, on the coast of Scotland.
Inthe former case the treasure am-
ounts to $8,000,000 in bar gold, sunk
in Her Majesty's ship Latino, in 1799.
The Netherlands claimed, the wreck,
owing to its being just within the
three-mile limit of the Dutch coast.
But, after much legal oontroversy,and
negotiation, whioh has extended over
the greater part of the peat century,
the Netherlands Government has
given its consent to Lloyds taking
the necessary steps to reoover the
treasure, which was originally shipped
for the purpose of furnishing the ne-
cessary supplies tothe governments
of the continental powers in the strug-
gle against the first Napoleon. The.
wreck Itas been located and the trea-
sure is accessible.
TIME OF S7.'ANISH ARMADA.
The other treasure has lain conceal-
ed by the deep for several hundreds
of years, dating back to tee time of
the Spanish Armada. The oraft con-
taining the treasure bore the name
of Admiral of Florence, and now lies
in Lech. Duan in relatively shallow
water. The Duko of Argyll has a map
showing exactly where it Ilea, and
about one hundred years ago one of
his ancestors employed a man with
a diving bell to begin operations. The
diver succeeded in recovering some
cannon, but suspended operations on.
the Government notifying him that
anything reoovered was the proper-
ty of the Crown, in spite of the fact
that the waters and shore rights at
the spot where the wreck lies are the
property of the Delke of Argyll
FOREGO RIGHTS OF THE CROWN.
According 'to the ancient laws of
Great Britain, all treasure trove is a
perquisite of the; Crown, no matter
on whose property it may be found,
and this naturally, had a deterrent
effect upon any search for treasure.
Owing, however, to the fact' that
the Duchess of Aryll is a daughter of
the Queer., the latter hes agreed to
forego the rights of the Crown to
all treasure trove rights in connection
with the wreak of the Armada flag-
ship, the Admiral o1 Florence, and all
the" gold, silver and precious stones
recovlered will belong exclusively to
the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, who
are beginning operations with a view
to a search of the wreck early in the
new year.
There is every prospect, therefore,
that the Dukedom of Argyll, will ere
long be placred in possession of suffi-
cient treasure to restore the some-
what dimmed fortune of the house.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Conceit is self -deceit.
'true courtesy is of the heart.
Purity is not negative, but positive,
An honor bought dishonestly Is e
dishonor.
A brave man hazards life, but not
his conscience.
A thing is not necessarily true be-
cause it is now,
1teadinoee in erltioism often marks
ignorance of the task.
The greatest cowards* kick the
dead lion most heartily.
When a man is deed to the souse of
right be is beet forever.
,No toll, no hardship can restrain
ambitious men inured to pain.
Any coward can fight with the
mtgbty, but it takes a strong man to
side with the weak.
The saving of one convict's soul is
striking one blow toward the etamp-
ing out of hereditary vice.
LSoineliow the things you want al-
ways seems to come to you just as
you've left' off wanting them.
HER ANSWER.
Oh, 1 went you to marry me, don't,
yow know, said the exquisite to the
plain girl.
Ola, yes I no, she responded, and had
to write it out for him so he could get
the Full three of her teply,t
FORETELLS Birth Zl 190L
PROPHECIES IN "01411VI00'RE'S" AL-
MANAC ISSUED IN LONDON.
Two or toe iiia Matilde Fliu'saee ►mit Yen,'
—Ile Lenity roe 9tehoIl1101s 151 led )n and
it'elnnll—Other ata l:tslruphea l'orotetd.
At the beginning of each year pro-
phets and astrologers and all sorts
of folks • with long distaltloe •vision
start fat to lay bare the future with
lee much confidence as the rhyme -
makers turn ooh poetry in the first
flush of spring, Doe of the most
panel -elect of those prophets Is a per-
son in London known as "Old Moore."
For many years he has issued In the
utter part of December a publica-
tion called "Old Moore's Almanac."
Just who old Moore Is does mot ap-
peer, but he has been in the business
of making almanacs and prophecies
bar so many years that Lorrdonars
have come to look forward to the ap-
pearance of his almanac and its
prophecies with something oe the
same interest they manifest toward
the holiday season.
As a guesser of what 15 gong to
happen "Old Moore" has been more
successful than the majority of those
in the same business. Indeed, many
Londoners, practical men and women
at that, have become firmly oonvino
d Moura can see vlsione
and dream dreams and that they will
come true. Hie almanac for 1900 con-
tained, among other things, the state-
ment that one, and only one, Euro-
pean monarch would be aesassinated
during the year, that there would be
more than ohne great war, and that
India would be visited by a terrible
famine. A nam In the prophesying
beefiness can predict a famine in
Indio. in almost any old year and be
pretty certain to have the prophecy
came true. Indira rather
RUNS TO FAMINES
and a person wrath only short dis-
tance sight might venture on a pre-
diction at that kind. It is rather a
dhfferentt matter, however, to guess
that just one European sovereign will
be assassinated in any one year, as
was the case in 1900. Because of
these prophecies and others which
oanue true, Londoners have, been look-
ing forward with rather unusual in-
terest to "Old Moore's" aemomac for
1901.
The aymeneo was iss,ed about a
month ago, and, among other predic-
tions its author made the follnving;
"In nunnery, there will be a for-
midable agitation in France and a
1
severe abteek will be made upon the'
Repubhio."
"En February and March, most '
notable events will take place in the
extreme East, and India will threaten
to rise ,up against British domina-1
time"
"April will be a comparatively'.
quiet month, adthougn there will be
trouble in variona quarters during;
the entire year."
"Iv May, Ireland will follow the ex- .
ample of India and rebel against ;
England."
"Int Tune, the Anarchists will again
come to the front and will give the
world much to talk about. Duriag
the sacro month the young Ding of
Spain will be in danger from his
political enemies and be is cautioned'
to guard against them."
"July will be a month or cttstes-
trophee the whole world being threat-
ened art this time with mis5or•tunes of
various kinds. Those who are plan-
ning to tate a journey during this
month will do well to remain at
home."
"August will be comparatively
quint. "
"Darling September, India will again
duffer terribly from famine."
"During October, the Dervishes
will start an agitation which may at-
tain formidable proportions."
"In November, the kingdom of Hol -
Land wi11 attract attention by its
demgeropa and novel diplomatic policy
and the statesmen in the various
foreign offices will have to exercise
all their skill if they would avoid a
oron:fliot."
"In December there will be ine
e•urreotions revolts and strikes in
various quarters of the globe. As a
rule, they may not be of great tan-
portamce, yet they will occur at this
time crud they will be striking
features of the month."
To the lag mind it might appear
to be a somewhat hazardous under -
baking to
FIS OOMING EVENTS
with the detimiteneee that "Old
Moore" does. In his almanac this
year he has located certain events in
certain specific months, and if his
prophecy 3m relation to January
doesn't pan oust, be is likely to find
his reputation as a prophet serious-
ly impaired. It will be seem that the
almanac maker reverts to India again;
and another famdme is to trouble that
reentry. Since the Irish have al-
ways been uneasy under British
domination, it was comparatively safe
for "Old Moors," to predict that Ire-
land would rebel against England.
Mem familiar with the Indian situa-
tichn, who make no pretensions as
prophets, who have no clearer sight
thaat officers iIn the British Army,
have been talking toe some time abulut
urlgtpai wi
The propheeey about i
of Hollan4 is, perhaps, tie tntet•esti
, us any of "Old Mpore'ti" prognostic
Lions, and the reports from, London
urs, tf st I/mglishute,n are not a little
tavterested in' this statement. It le
away to imagine that Holland's sym-
pathy with the Boers Haight be the
first cause of diplomatlo oomplioa-
thosls, bat there is nothing to indicate
at present that the policy of Withal -
mina will result Int getting her dislik-
ed at, the other courts of Europe.
AN HOUR WI'i'R UNCLE SAM,
News Nates or interest ireltt the Other
ttdre.
It Le reported that the IR.epublioan
organization leaders aro in favour of
nominating Seth Low for Mayor of
New York, next fall.
The population of the State of Cal-
ifornia, as officially announced, Is 1,-
485,008, as against 1,208,130 in 1890.
This is an incrercaa of 276,929, or 22.9
par cent.
The widow of Supreme Justice Ste-
phen J. Field has presented to the
United Status Circuit Court of Ap-
peals in San Francisco a finely exe-
cuted oil portrait of the jurist.
Ten years' immigration in the Unit-
ed States, uceording to the census re-
turns, counts up nearly four millions,
almost a million more than the entire
population of the nation at its birth.
Mrs. Amy B. Porter, widow of the
late John Addison Porter, has given
to the Day Kimball Hospital, of Put-
nam, Conn., in memory of her husband,
$1,260 for a free bed for five years.
An interesting feature of the new
Boston Symphony Hall is the arrange-
ment by which the auditorium is pro-
tected from outside noises by being
completelysurrounded by asyatem of
wide oarridors and foyers.
The street railway companies of
Allegheny, Pa., are required by or-
dinance to equip their cars with jacks
for use in lifting the vehicles from
the bodies of persona who may have
been run down and pinned under the
wheels.
.A. musician In an army band gets
only the regular pay of common sol-
diers—$13 to $18 monthly, according
to the length of time he has served.
The bandmaster .gets 160 a month,
and after ten years' service 151more.
The use of Niagara Fails as a gen-
erator of electrical power on a large
scale, followed by successful experi-
ments all over the United States as
wall as in Europe, has led to the in-
vestmere of enormous sums of
money elsewhere for water power
schemes.
Efforts of various patriotic socie-
ties to raise funds with which to
purchase and preserve the old home
of President Polk in Nashville, Tenn.,
have failed, and the mansion is to
be demolished. It is to be replaced
by an apartment house.
Martin Irons, the labour leader,
who conducted the big Missouri Pa -
eine strike in 1884, died at Bunce -
field, Texas. Re was born in Dun-
dee in 1832, and emigrated to this
country when 14 years old.
The Bible is still the most popular
of all books. During the year 1899
the American Bible Society issued
1,406,800 copies in 58 different lan-
gnneges. In the 84 years of the so-
ciety's existence, it has issued (37,689;
806 copies.
The marble mansion of the late A.
T. Stewart, which stands at the north-
west corner of Fifth avenue and Thir-
ty-fourth streets, New York, has been
sold to a syndicate of real estate op-
erators and capitalists, and the im-
posing edifice will soon be torn down.
The immigration to New York ac-
cording to estimate made at the
Barge Office has nveraged about 1,000
a day since July 1st. It is thought
that the total immigration for the
present Decal year, ending June 87th,
1901, will be above 450,000, which will
-ALT -
5bowing How tate arena dyed Melt-
*ter Net a Slprla' Defeat,
He was waiting on the street eosner,
and as she got off the street ear he lift-
ed his hat end stiffly saluted:
"Deevenin, Miss Whortonl"
"'Deevenln, Mistab Carri" she re-
plied, with her nose in the air.
"Mies Wharton," he continued as he
swallowed at the lump In hie throat,
"when yo'r sister dun tole, nee yo' was
at de candy pull avid dal low down pus.
001 naMed Jackson I couldn't skassly,
believe it"
"Metall Carr," she replied, as hey
nose went still higher, "whey Linde
smith dun tole me dot yo' wanted her
to help yo' git up a cake walk I lost my,
brei]' fur Yive minits!"
"Miss Wharton, 1 'lows no woman to
trifle wig my heart"
"And I 'lows no man to trifle wig
mine, Mletah. Carr."
"Tinder de circumstances, lilies When
ton, it will be better dat we meet w
strangers."
"Dat's_me, Mistab Carr."
"But, as life will have no more charms
fur me, Miss Wharton; as each sue
ceedin day would only add Its burdens
to my grievin heart, I will hang myself
in de wood shed tonight"
"A.n I will take pizen, Mletah Caen
Sooner dan live on feelin dat no one
Lube me 1 will destroy myself." .
"Who dean' dub yo'?"
"Yo' doan:"
"Who said so?"
"Yo' did."
"Miss Wharton—Maggie- 1 '
axed dat Linda Smith to git up a take
walk veld me."
"Mlstah Carr—Trioses—I didn't go to
de party wid dat pusson named Jack.
eon."
"Den 1 won't hang myself."
"Den I won't take plzen."
"Ma gglel"
"Moseel"
And a cuckoo clock in the Nasreen
house struck the hour of 7 in joyful ex-
1ntatten, and all was love and peace.
M. Quen.
�.. A Becrifice.
1 "Yes," said the great muel"al genius
as he wstched the crowd of Idolaters
scramble for possession of the lea
rette stub which he bad just thrown
away, "I have snifered for my art.'
]Many and many a day have I suffered.
I have even gone without food. Al,
what pangs of hunger I have Buffered!
Wbat pangs of indigestion I still suf-
fer!"
"You put your whole heart into your
work?"
"I did more than that. I put my
etnmacb Into It"—Washington Star.
ireelinge and Looks.
Contractor—Did you niter that alder-
man 1100, as I directed?"
Secretary—Yes, sir.
"How did he act?"
"He looked inaniting."
"What did be say?"
"Fe said 1 ought to be in the pouiten-
tiary."
"What did be do?"
"He took the money."—Tit-Bits.
Glory!
"Well, ynu look as though something
pleasant had happened. Has that mine
you invested in turned out to be all
right efrer all?"
"No. By George, this is something
better than mines! We put our baby
to sleep at 6 o'clock last night, and be
never woke up till nearly 4 this morn -
Ing." --Chicago Times•Herald.
Reckless Optimal Olnirnools.
"What makes any man. wear a. mon-
ocle?"
"Oh, 1 suppose he wishes to Indicate
that be can see as mucb with one eye
as ordinary men do with two."—In-
dianapolis Journal.
Not to Please the Oompaay.
Agent—Have you seen our new auto -
male gas braver?
Householder—Thanks, but we are al-
ready burning gas enough.—Detroit
Free Press.
Anti, oritles.
"Here's an account of a dieing*. be-
tween two New Yorkers as to which le
the most corrupt city In the nelon."
be the largest influx of homeseek-� 'Well, they aright to know"—Life.
es•s since 1892.
Claude Anson, who will shortly
marry Lady Clough Beresford, sis-
ter of the Marquis of Waterford, has
for some years been ranching in Tex -
am Atter the marriage the young
couple will go to Texes to make their
home. Mr. Anson is a younger broth-
er of the Earl of Lichfield, and is now
80 years old.
The initial quotation on the Oar-
negie Company stook was made at
the Pittsburg Stook Exchange on
Friday, when one share was sold for
$1,500, $500 above par value. At this
figure the total capitalization of the
Carnegie Company would be valued
et $408,000,000, of which Mr, Andrew
Carnegie owns 59 per cent.
General John G. Parke, who died re
oently in Washington, was the last
officer to command the army of the
Potentate general Meads was spend-
ing a few hours with General Grant
City Point evhen Kyd Douglas broke
through the Federal lines, of which
Parke had to take command. That
wale on Mab' 25, 1845, The battle of
Fort Stedman, one of Me most bril-
liant of the war, wan ilea fought un-
der 021221.
Ready—Ave, Reedrt
'e't?inil
ll'IIII
"Now, Jimmy, Ore away and let her
k ell all sbe pleases."—New York dour.
nal.
Roll On,
Roll on ter de happy day.
Roll on, 0 worn 1
Weed de sharp thdns out de wad
Answer all de pre'rs we pray,
Roll on ter de happy day,
Holton, 0 worl'I
Roll on did dr Hos on tide,
Moll on, 0 wale
t'trow de bless:net fur en wide,
Lot de stars be tenths ter guide,
Boll en show ye' sunnyeida,
ole!! on, 0 worl'I
e Roll an tar de brighter eby,
iiell on, 0 eeriei
Ll" 58 low ones hir. on sigh,
dive de sweet song ler de alga,
llellelulnb fur en nigh,
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