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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-4-11, Page 3APRIL 11, 1800, YOUNG FOLKS. BOWSER. flY lirlIgg MR1131144 " Here, Bowser, here, called a -merry voice, and Ella Sutton 00100 down the path on luir way down town, Romer 11(0(0 bounding armed the holm to follow his be- loved mistress, wagging hie shaggy telt with delight. lfu was the pet of the family, a gl'eat, shaggy collie, loving and useful. Mrs, button need. often to Hay mho did not know how they would keep house without 'Bowser, he was 110 handy about running the ohiekene into the coop, going to town on errando, bringing the o0WH from the pasture, and a dozen other things. He dearly loved p11 the litIlo leuttona, but his especial favorite was twelve year old Ella, Where she wont, Rowser followed unless forbIddee, and to- t day when elm Maned for the village half -a. :may he made joyful signs of his plum - sure at being allowed to go with hor, Along the dusty road they went, now stoppiug for a gambol hi a particularly fine gram plot, now walking soberly on, Ella talking to her four -footed companion and he inakiug grave signs that he understood. " WO bury on, /dowser, or we won get across the railroad. before that long freight train whioh will be hem in half an hour," said Ella. " We muat try and get back before it gots here or it may keep 08 in town an hour." Bowser barked assent and they holm:led merrily amose the track and hurried to the village store. Ella's pureheses were soon made and she called her dog end started back. But although she had made haete, the train was almost to the eromeing when She mached the railroad. " 011, dear," she said, " I shall have to wait, I'm afraid to 1158s with the cal% 80 near. RoWatir looked front Ella to the coming train, and gathering from her looks that the train was delayieg her, he sprang on the track and began -barking furiously at the iron monster, " Olt Bowser, come back, come back, you'll be killed !" shrieked Ella, running wildly up and down the track. " Here, Rowour, hero, here sir 1" But his own loud barking and the roar of the advancing train made him deaf to 101 other soends. Ella looked despairingly 1 e arOUnd. None of the men gathered near the meeting seemed inclined to go to (.110 rescue of a dog, so with a final appealing gaze she started for the track. Before the Melt 01011h1 stop hor she had Bowser by the coilar, and he, used to obeying her light touch, wee off the track just in time to escape being struck by the locomotive. But poor Ella was not so fortunate. In trying to spring from the ; track her foot caught ou the rail and she fell heavily. Then light and settee forsook her, foul when the long train had come to a stand- still she lay unconscious Ity the track, mul one foot lay norms the nal over which the cruel wheels had ground. They tried to lift her, but the dog, for whom the sacrifice had been made'stood over the still form and kept all at a distance, 8001e011e who knew the little girl sprang into a buggy 10111011 stood near and drove rapidly for her father. Mr. Sutton was quickly on the spot, his face white with anguish'and at hie word the noble brute stood 11(31(10ide while the senseless girl was • d and borne tenderly home. Then followed days of raging fever, when every one 'newel alma softly, and Mrs Sutton's strength was taxed to the tamest. Day followed day as the utterer lived over those few brief moments fear and anxiety. "But I saved Bowser," she would say, over and over again, "I oouldn't stand by and see Bowser- killed, so I pulled him off the track. But I fell and hurt 10y foot so. Mamma, look anti see what ails my foot. 1 hurt it so when I felt." Her mother would 000110( 1)01 to sleep and there would be a brief rest only to be broken by the 010(110 5001100. 13tit there came a day when she fell azdeep and lay for hours in a stupor. The children were sent away and the parents hung over the couch of their loved .nu, trying to read the future and see if she would wake to life and health or fall into the quiet eleep that knows no waking. Hours passedby, and the parents were almost iu despaut;whon the white lido flut- tered, then were slowly raised, "Alamein," whispered a weak voice, "have I been sick 3" " Yes, darling," was the sobbing reply, "you have 130011 very sielr, but you are going to get well, aren't you?" came 115111 the white lips, and she I fell into a liencoful sleep. 0110 by ono the days were added to the past and Ella grow stronger with each one, Every morning 8110 WM lifted to a large rocker which Stood by the open window, mel the would tilt content for hours looking at the beautiful world at5und her. "Alumna," she said, one nuwning, "isn't my foot most well enough to have the 1)0.11(1- sges 1- I ofl'? 'l'hoy fool so uncomfortable " Mrs. Sutton's eyes filled with team as she sat 110(011 1))' her little deeightett. "Perhaps 11 18, daughter," the said. "Do you feel quite strong now 3" Bowser the same as ever." "I shall soon be running around with "And don't you feel very, very thankful "Why, yes," answered wondering Ella. that your life is spered, in spite of trouble and pain ?" purseed her mother's trembling V0100. "01 course I do, But mamma, what makes you feel so Bad, and look at one so strangely." "1 think you aro strong enough to hoar now. Did you ever wonder why WO always keep the blanket around you, and why you have never seen where your feet were since Y00 were sick ?" "Mamma, you don't mean "— began startled Ella, " Yee (I:utile t, I do mean that tho engine took your left foot, but you am so strong • and well now that 110 cannot help foolieg thankful fur the escape you had," responded the now weeping mothee. Ella stared at 1(01 111011(81' 111 dumb ammo- ment, for a moment Then her eyes turned • slowly toward the lovely world she admired so much, She would never nth and play like other little girls, never dance mound • the Maypole or run ramswithRowser, er (131 • any of the things she loved so well, and at the thought the frozen fountain 01 1101' tease • NM broken, and she burst into 10 flt of wild weeping. Her mother hit her weep; for she knew it weld relieve the over -burdened heart. After a time the 501%0 came more slowly, and mon the -weary head lay on her • mother's boom, and (1. long, quiet talk fol- lowed the storm of passion. At the close of the conversation Mrs. Sutton Went to her work with a lighter licaut than she had carried for many a day, while Ella leaned on the `window, 0 quiet thee stealing down her cheek from time to time, as the emery shouts of hor brothers and sisters MEE in at the open Windows. In a week she was growing recomidled to her miefortme. As she sta in her usual seat by the window a louder shout than • THE fiRUSSBLS POST. ammeessitotteeteageemiessese, ttenta;"„attracte(1 1101' attenthill analtow,,ur FIR, AND NIBS, BOWSER, 08100 111 010(0, drUtltiOti i11 03)1(115(01 'laxness and dra10111g after hint a little cart, half 110 wits. 10(050(1. carriage, half chum Area and Bob itiel 8001e elmed the proceesion, and an 8110 W88 418811 to ask the meaning of the display her father ontured the room He manned a warm shawl mound her, and erwrying her out-ofeloora he set her into the little eta, and : " Come, Amnia., show Ella how nicely Y011 eoo draw her," Bowser started gravely off, elowing by hie looks how Important he felt end the ohil. (ken followed to show her how to guide him. ''We've been training hint over a week," shouted boieterous Nod, "and all you have to do is to just speak to him." "And he knows 'gee' and 'haw' and 'whom" and everything," broke in Bob, while Susie cried, "I mad e the elle I 110101 and melon RUH:afghan and paint the cart, 1 mado 'eel reel careful and don't you think they're pretty soft?" Ella gratefully acknowledged all their kindness and the tears glistened in hor area as ohs thought how good every ono was to her, All through the long summer clays Bowser drew her avountl, and when fall ennui and she was strong again her papa. brow la hor Fetich a nice pair 01 010(01110 1)11(1 8110 doolarod it W118 worth losing her foot to find out how kind they were to her. Elle. is almost grown now 02111 10.1' 100 1101(10 for Rowsor to draw around, but he Is her constant companion andas she looks into the great, loving- brown eyes she mentally de. clues that she has never been sorry that she gave her foot to save his life. LIFE IN ANEGADA. One 0 r the sitrangeTt er .8(11 (1,31 strange Plitetts In the World. The island of Anegado. is :me of the strang- est of all the strange planes in the world, J t lies nea1 the northeastern angle of the main chain of the West In:lies, and differs from all the other islands near it in being flat , and low, the neighboring isles all being steep 01111 mountemons. It is nine miles across, and lies so lout that in heavy gales the sea makes (0010(011 breach over the lower portions 00 it, whence as name, for anrgada is the Spanish for "(110(000(1 island." In 1 881 it had 711) inhabitants, of whom only three were white people. Its popula- tions is noted for idlonese, and the moan oc. enpation for many years was wreelcing—for can extensive and very dangerous com1 reef surrounds the Island, and once gave it a very melancholy notoriety. But shies the estab- lishment of the lighthouse on the inland of Sombrero (forty-seven miles to the eastward) there have been few, if any, wrecks on Ano- gada, since the 11110111 CAUSE OF THE SJI/PWREOICS 1005 the constant and swift current (0111011 sets upon the island from the CESti. According- ly, the natives are now not often aroused by the Cry of " a vessel on the reef"—the only call in the old days whichwould arouse them from their (1110001 11013)01001 ivactivity. In fact, they aro about tho laziest people iu the Wese Indies, although that is saying :0 great deal. Anegarla used to bo covered with under- woodmotahly ((1 1110 kind called seaside grape, which here is partieularly rich in the valu- able gum called Jamehet kino. Anegada is the home of very numerous and singular tropical plants, but it 10 3)0011(01(8 rather more noteworthy for its immense number of mos- quitoce, gallinippers and scorpions, not to speak of venomous and other reptiles. The surroneding sem aro rich in settle and shell fish of 1)1011) 101(1(15. Among its singular birds the flamingo is one of the most numerous spooks ; and 711081 of the ponds 0.10 the abode of ducks which on the approach of man, rise and till the air with their clang- orous cries. It is not an easy matter to reach the Island. A. few years ago an at- tempt 1100 made to open 101005 upon it, but nothing came of the effort but disappoint- ment and loss. Among the many disagree- able features of life in this hot steaming climate is the presence of large salt ponds, which in the dry season ai0e out 011 in- tolerable stench ; and the same ponds in the wet season fill up with sieguler rapid- ity and flood a consiclerablepart of the island, When ekhomburgk was on Aeogatla many years ago there was one morning a groat outcry that o.11 the noeth part of the island 'Wm floOthal; and so to all appearance 11 10115 ; but on examination ifewas foetid Out the supposed waves of the sea were in reality only a low ; lying fog which was rapidly sweeping along. ANOTHER. CIIRTOUS TITING 18 1110 aerial refraction 11101111115 often hrings into view other islands which lie blow the !torte:011,am' which according to the ordinary operations of 1a10100, ought to be invisible. A part 01 1110 surface is composed of sand dunes,but there is a considerable proportion of eitleareoes, or coral land, with belts of 10)1118 100111, and if the soil were intelligently and faithfully cultivated, (1 (0001(1 no doubt yield good returns. In ordinary seasons the fresh water supply appears to be ample. On the northeast side of the island there 10 11 singular succession of very deep natural wells of fresh water, some of them twouty-five foot across at the top. It would be hard to find anywhere a hater, wotter, worse -smelling or 111010/morally 1115. 0(1005101)10 plage to live in than negarla ;boll singularly enough it appears to be for the most part a pretty healthy place—at least for the natives, of whom nearly all are black or colored. In the ent000lonial days the Indians used to come hither in their canoes, and they have left hnmense kiteheimniddens or heaps of shells ; 1)111 1(0 Indian amid dyer bring himself to make a permanent 1101110 111 Anegitda with its stenen• ing fogs, its squalls, its sea floods, its fresh water inundations, its strong smells, and its denso' swarms of insects, Mitigating BOTTOW. Mee, Jones—"I'm ahead I will be but poor company you tO•Clay. POrliape y011 hall better go 1101110 and leave me alone with my sorrow." Mrs. Smith—"I saw nue of your °hit:wool, Matte es awe along mut he was in uiring very kindly after yon, He said lie meet es at Huyler's in an hour." Mrs, J.—"Who was it? John 7" Mrs. S.—" Yea'," Mrs, J.—"I peen I can go out for a little walk. I don't think my being .0 widow makes it necessary for me to keep indoors all the time, j Almost a Hint, He—Give me a kinb elho—You should he ashamed of yourself, Ashmeed of what? Of alking 1010 11 kiss when you hetet such a chance to take one. I It Went Further, Editor—There isn't safitiont &aim to this comic stretch of yours. Artist—Action 1 Why, groat Scott 1 it has ?weed around, to nine or ton papers already 1 1 -- When Ali'. Bowser unlooked the hent door one night thin winterhe 11.11131 (4001(111)', and he made 00 111 111, nolee in the hall, that 1 et: mected something wving. Ile ('0(114) 01.10 111' Hitting 1:00111 looking sheepish and like a 111411 who had minething on his mind ; but 1 esked 110 queetions end he voting, ered no inform:it ion mall after supper. Th it he meddenly :telt ed. 'Do you keep up your piano prim' lee ?" 01, yes,You hate inutile, end 10,1 don t play when yon are here." 1 1 01)1113'gto music 1 What are you talking " You have often commuted my playing to the eounde of heating on an old tin pan." "Woll, of coulee, y011 1010 a po(t. player, 012(1 71)11)' voice leer:take:1 ; hots, 1(11 (08 17111810 18 concerned—real 11(1(010 -11 fills my soul wi1 1.11.7tY 13you net -or Bing or play." " Haven't had time heretofore, but now I —I —" " You intend to." " Yea, I feel the need of something to make home more pleasant—to offer more diversion during the long hours of evening. I think I elual learn the harp." "At our ago "That's it! That's what I expeoted to hear 1 What's the matter with my age 3 I atu neither blind, epeuchless or crippled. Pliny went at it and learned six languages after ho was seventy years old." " Well, I suppose you brought home the harp 7" es. It's a beauty, rind I got a cheap. It's a real 01001)1, and I bought it from a ytria011.1,,who W08 1(11111 113). Got it for $35, end noon, and In less than a, n1011111 astonish it's worth $70." "Certainly. I had 1010 100001) this after - And you will try to learn to playit ( pos"e1;gu will practice In the garret, I sup - "Not hy a jugful 1 I shall practice right here 1 That is, there won't be much practice about it, as I 811011 1)0 playing tunes by Salm. day " Ho uncovered and br.ought in a greney, fil- shaped harp, which looked as if k11041 been sr Columbus, and when he sow mo looking at It he maid "This harp was made by Givoni himself over 100 years ego." "Who was Givoni?" "Who was Hivoni? Why don't you ask who George Washington was?" "Well, it's my opinion that you have been swindled on the instrument, and I fear you aro too old to take ep such musite" " Do you? That's a nice 11'a to 57100011, age a husband 1 I see now why so many 01e21 run out nights. I not only saved eze0 in buying this harp, but I'll make your heart ache with jealousy before the month is over 1" He sat down and began to thrum. ItIo held his head en one side, run out his tongue, and picked away at the scale, and he had been going about five minutes when the cook opened the door beckoned me out, and whispered : " I give you notice Oita I shall leave after supper to -morrow 1" "Why ; what is it 3" I asked. " 'Him—)dr, Bowser 1 Hell bring spooks and ghosts Mena I I have already been taken with palpitation of the heart. Mercy 1 but listen to those Voi008 of the dead calling out to each other across their graves ! Mrs. Bowser, it's the wonder of the people that you don't commit suicide 1" Mr. Bowser thrummed until I had to carry baby upstairs to quiet his howls, and until the endo of his fileeeers ware sore, and ho wouldn't have quit when he did, had not a voice in front of the house shouted "Why don't some one throw a rock through tho window or ring for the patrol wagon ?" Next day a dark-skinned man 17110 said he was 0 grandson of the late Hilton', came up and gave Mr. Bowser a, lesson, and the cook, who had almost consented to stay, suddenly rose up and rushed after her [mune. When ready to go she whispered to me : "Pm sorry, mum ; sorry for you. that's Me 1 If the child (lies, send me word and I'll come and do all in my power." Ale. Bowser took four lessons in all and then told his teacher that his services would I he no longer re eked. He took the last two lessons in the mu m order, as he said, to surprise me. On tho evening of the last I seen ho brought in the harp just as a couple HOUSEHOLD, A Young Wife'e Study, "Meanly is 51 1(5(311' 0(110(11. revenue." UNIT. More economy is practised in 'tomes where the houee•wife meow% °Oat 10110wance" fuz hotnethohl purpeees. A eurteln amount given either wi.ekly, monthly, et- yiarly, tcuchee her the value of weep mazhig ill Onto' WA to 1)(, lutnkrnp11'd 1)(4111 lo.L. next pity :lay, to buy cautiouely and toek out for bargaine, und to keep 1111 1100011111 of expenditure. In inetanees, -where 11(1' wife 'would not care to lake the veep:me:lel:1y "1 (11 eepenees, a part meld Is: H011110011 Say -1110111, bread and 'washing, or servante' wages, an estimate made of average met and the "allowanue" given accordingly, with Ow itgreeinent that whatever 10 over goes towards her pocket - money, 'filth: lemons the Imebandez reepon. sihilitice and eneourages his wife tel econo- mize. Meat will not be ordered without forethought, as la the ease when a hush:01d hi obliged to run in on. the way to his office or shop, Scrape of bread will not meld or beeonee herd and everything will be looked after with more intereet. Nature knowe no waste; she utalizeo the smallest atoms ; then why should we deem it degrading to husband our meme for future -mune and necceettim? Remember Micawber's experience so viobily depieted by Dickens, aud pitch your scale of hving one degree below your mettns, Again, every wife who would wish to add to her poelcet-money, should as far as possible, apportion her wants that her E104115 may exceed them. Act upon this precept and you will never forget the name of the magazine in which you ('010(1 11, M115. mAsoz.c. Some Tested Recipes. Toseteo Sore.—One pint canned toma- toes; three-fourthe pint water, Let it boil fifteen inintites take it off and strain through a col:mulct; One-half teaspoonful soda, solved in water ; one tablespoonful flour, dia. selved in water ; salt cayenne pepper and a 3iece of butter ; and lastly one pint milk. Just let it come to a boil. g'AVIOCA Irte.—Soak one cup 01 1)0101.1 tapi- oca over night ; in the morning hod in water 1111 1.1 clears, adding one cup of sugar and a little salt. Have a ripe pineapple chopped ;not very fine) and turn the tapioca and. su- gar over it while boiling hot ; stir and burn into a mould to eool. When cool eat with sugar and mem. PELLE» B11111.0.—Polled bread is liked particularly well by English people NVO are told. They eat it with cheese. To make pull- ed bread take a loaf of freshly baked bread, while it is still warm, pull the inside of it out in pieces the sizo of your hand or smaller, and put these into the oven and bake thein a delicate brown. IN hen cool thoy are crisp and thought to bo especially good with cheese. VEAL CrTLET BILEADEIL —Divide the meat in pieces ready for serving, place these on a board and pound them well wite a potato masher ; then season with pepper and salt and (lip in egg and either rolled cracker or :lifted bread crumbs. Fry, slowly, keeping the pan covered. When nicely browned lift the cover and pour into the pan a cup of cold water. Re-cover quickly and let the meat lie in the steam for a few minutes. Then thicken the gravy with browned flour, and la the cutlets simmer in it for a, fow minutes longer. Place the meat on a plat- ter, pour the gravy through a strainer over it and serve. Household Suggestions, Sweeping heavy carpets with salt will extermmate meths. Oilcloths will last longer if one or two layers of wadded carpet lining are laid under them. A red hot iron passed over old putty will soften it so it can bo easily remove.l. Kitchen sinks or other home drains should be flooded every week with boiling water. If fried cakes are made of brown sugar they will keep moist longer than with any other kind. If the cover of a fruit jar cannot be easily removed, invert it for a minute or two in hot water. Keep a small, open box of uoslaked lime standing in the poetry, and it will keep the • • . up my mmd. to rule one day upon the right The toughest fowl can be made eatable if side of the horse and the next upon the left, put in cold water, plenty of it, and cooked thus alternating the benefits of the exercise. mympia......mgggretra.m00.000.0,1211a111000111100011110141001111101/111010111101111111101.0100241.022,01171111100101110` 010 «Maid% the little 0001 0(011 IX; moro cattily TED LOST. TRAIN, mewled. Long.sheived aprone are a greet protection to a e to Mildren's dresem; but for children who ' "1111°7 "1 81"41011110 were P'ee"' romp a great deal -as all children "1114' 3" volietre*--S. Went eitlielt or glegletin will tear. I hall! f''1111 617,1,4""ling "yes 1111" /1"ea 01' 1" liteeithecked thirting hi preferable. One e1ar'e." Minn eareful to get eoniething that will What was vor several years known as the not fade. Loa Train inade its start from Councal 1310)113 Stockings, before they are 1.5.111'11, ehould and struck for the Platte Iliverhi Nebrathe, have the heels and thee ne, wit I, yarn or .nul followed it west. I t eonsisted of seven. tined with soft ewe; selye,1 on WW1 ryt) 11. Will teen Wagoin4 011(1 Shay pu0p10, tWellty-folir 1471Ae118,111011 in thee 040005 Einv," bit 11811101, eble of bundling a rifie and standing guard - of diese being full.grown men and boys cap. before time seem ninety and lune. itis but The Captain (0115 041 Illinois farmer and little work to make garments in the wee pioneer, and as the had hie wife and two euggeeted ; they wear longer and the mend. elahlren along no one could doubt that ha. Mg problem is Holverl. won1,1 do hie best to pull us through. L had In many legewholds, the mending basket wagon loaded with clothing, powder, lead, etatide ever ready to take up the mother). end firearms in the train, valued at OVA' Vero moments. The( plan will keep it. '$5,000, aud I was greatly pleased, when we nearly empty, thereby giving her time fin• finally made our start, to find our train innehmeeded rest or au ripper:Amity for made up of men whose looks indicated that mental iinprovainent. they could be relied upon if a pinch came. MM. Ansms. Nearly eve!ty man had two rifles, intending. to sell one ei California, and many of them Miss Jenness Has Dared It, had revolvers and pistols as well as rifles. We had been out7six days, and had not yet Mi" anneS8 11W10 her II'S(' 4PPeaMnae " seen an Indian, when, about 9 o'clock on the an equestrienne in the bifurcated skirt: the other (lay the West, End Riding Academy miming of the seventh day, a white mall came riding into our train from, the west, LnyNincilivaY(oLrmkoncifteym.aleShBernWifratlaii7,,zpiiiiiii,i,ed 10 closely pursued by a dozen Indians. They clunie of arose reform, amoug whom was nhmhig about us for an hour or so, yelling and sister, Mrs, dennese-Miller. She experienc. Tr us at long range, and then rode away.. he granger gave his name as Comstock. ed no difficulty in mounting her }WHO 1111111. Ho was dressed like a scout and hunter, and. fashinut 81)e was dreastal In a trim, °I°86" he claimed to belong to a train of swim fitting habit of green silk, with pleated waist wagons which had entered the Territory and skirts. On Ow area no one would front a point about have supposed the skirts were bifurcated, the edges of the two overt:timing perfectly. TWENTY MILES 13ELONV Within each skirt was a well -fitting trouser the Bluffs. This train was, he thought, . shout thirty miles ahead of us. He badleft leg, ahem which the loose pleated outet garments hung in griteeful folds. The lady coenp twu days before to ionic for a valuable af 101. the :while horse whieh had stampeded, had lost spectators (001 Num. the balcony ring had been eleared, and no man was ad- hi, waY: and the Indiane had run him for DatedoXcopt ,m108 riding i„„tss, ten or twelve miles. He expressed great . thankfulness at reaching a haven of safety, Prof. E. H. Platt, a nephew of State Senatot hem, and at once began to offer his advice. We " Tom" Platt, whose feat of riding adding many miles and days to our Jersey.eity to San Frencisco on horseback wu has gained hint wide publicity. journey, he said, by following the river. By' heading more to the northwest we should, a handsome thoroughbred saddle after forty miles' travel, strike a valley horse, Miss jennese's favorite mount, was lecl his neck, and, taking the two sets of reins out by the attendante, champing his bit and hiclined to prance, The young woman patted had been over a three times without seeing inenx.tended almost to Pike's Peak. Grass, water, and fuel were plenty, and he Ind in hoe left hand and the whip in hor right an In those days 1115 map makere knew little hand, placed both together on the pommel of the man's saddle, and sprang into an upright of the great Weat, and what they did locate position, resting her whole weight on hor wars 'IA to bo wren as right. None of us had ever hoard of such a valley, but ft hands. The same second her right leg was might exist for all that. Most of us were thrown over the horee'sback,the skirts setae- oppmed to making any chanes in our route, ating, and she sat erect and as sure of as the Professor himself could have eon. but here the Captain provedhis inefficiency; The story of this valley charmed him, and The two grooms at once rolcesed their hold upon the bit, the sorrel cavorted about once Comstock piled it on until it was finally de- cided to change the route. Four of us held or twice, and at a touch of the whip started off about the tanbark area at a, canter. This out until the others decided to go on with- hoottt us. It would have been folly for us to presently exchanged for a trot, and his think of splitting off, weak -handed as we rider rose gracefully in the stirrup's each alternate step. Seen from either side thelook- were, end 50 (10.00 10. The change of route Was made On 1110 morning of the od like an ordinary woman rider mounted on that side from which the view was had. It eighth clay. We struck away from the was only when she was coming towerrl one or ewes going clireutly from one that the unusualim- OrT rFON TILE PRAIRIE, pression ‘1110 given of their being two ladies 111111 made a good twenty-five miles that day. mounted on opposite sides of the same horse, Wo got no water at noon, but at night of whom the head and body of but one was camped beside a oreek. I don't say that yisibia. It was at 2 P.M. that the exercise suspected Comstock of any mil, for I believe began and MissIenuess kept 10 1.13) a full hour, ed his escape from the Indians NAME genuinee. the Professor putting her through all the but I did think it queer that he talked so gaits and attitudes ever tried by his reale much and that he was so anxious to break pupils. us off the regular route. While he avoided Miss :Tentless was afterwards interviewed the four of us who had rebelled, he cultivate by a reporter and spoke as follows :— ed the others, and they soon came to take "Oh, no, to -day s exercise was net my much stock in Mut. first attempt at riding astride a horse, hut On the second day we found very rough it is the first time I had tried it with the ground, and got no water either at noon Or bifurcated skirts and with 0 man looking on. night. On the third day we found water at Two years ago, when I lived at Boeton, I ton o'clock in the forenoon. Comstock led • attracted some attention as a horseback the way, and 11 0000)0(1 to me cte 11 110 select - rider, beireg almost the only tretnan who had 5(1 the very worst route. At noon on this adopted the exercise in that eity at that third day he said wo were only fifteen miles time. I may add that I was fond of fast and from the entrance to the valley. We had dashing riding then. I was forced to dia. to make a dry camp again at night, and I continue thio Tborn of recreation to give my had. now begun to doubt the man so strongly lectures througheut the country. Since that I sought an opportunity to ask of the then the exercise hes become fashionable and Captain if be fully believed in the stranger. especially popular with ladies. I gladly 'Why, bless you, yes I" he replier], took it up the past winter, and when by "Do you hollers iu the valley he speaks mistake the riding school master took my of?" name to be donna, I (11:1 not correct him, "Certainly. It can't be over seven or hopiug to escape observation. I soon became eight miles away." °nevem& however, that this system of "Captain, what is a valley ?" I asked, exercise as practiced bywomen wasall wrong. " Why, it's the level ground between two I found that the task of rising to the motion mountains," he replied. of tho horse all fell upon this log," laying "But do you see any mountains? We her left hand upon the loft side of the rich ought to be able to see one fifty miles away." but simple skirt of old gold. "Then I made " Say, you don't think there is anything wrong, do you ?" Before I could reply he was called away, and Cotnstook took mire that I should not But when I found an erect postero 1111- get at him again. We started off again in possible to a women with a side saddle, and the morning, and found ns»vater until noon. calculated the dangers of spinal ourvature, Then it was brackish, filthy stuff in a sink 1 flunk up my mind to throw off all disguises, or pond. The route was rough and difficult, bestride my horse, and ride erect like a and the pasturage was so scant that our man." animals were beginning to suffer and grow Miss Jenness sold that the habit she wore weak. Comstock kept talking about the at the academy was too muchlike an ordinary valley to cheer the men up, but as night street dross for public ridiug, and so she was came and wo seemed to have got no nearer having a new eestume made, with a waist several of the Captain's party began to of the neighbors dame in. Ho promptly , very slowly from five to six hours, responded to au invitation to show off, but 1 Buckets and all woodenpails not in use, had not labored two minutes when one of as well as washtubs, should bo turned hot. the gentlemen asked : 1 tom side up, to prevent leaking. "Have you any particular object in that,i . 6.00•11110g N1tater should never be poured Mr. Bowser?" into dishes which have hold milk, until. it "Of course ho has," replied the other. 1(00 115011 removed by cool water. "It is an imitation of a greet calamity in Japan ---buildings shaken clovn by an earth- 1 It is said that if the hands are rubbed on quake—flames devouring the ruins—hug- n stick of celery after peeling manna, the hands Morale —wives prayitig--children disagreeable smell will be entirely removed, after the conventional riding habit style. sobbing:—(logs larking, oto. Is it your own 1 A case of 0001111011 101101111 sheeting, that She said the principal difficulty most womenoompnsibion, composition, Mr. Bowser 3" ' 0011 be removed and washed occasionally, would experience riding in the new fashion "Why—why, don't I play all right Tho will keep a mattress clean a long time, would be in the lack of stren :111 they would teacher said I was making wonderful pre. gress." ' They beckoned him out into the alloy and held eonforonee, What WM said I do not know, but when Mr, Bowser came in he looked very pale, and the first thing he did was to give the harp a, kick which opened all the joints and prepared it for the melt whIch came when ho flung it ant dome. i "Mr. Bowser, have you gone crazy 7" / ' demanded. "No, ma'am, but X've got a few words to say to you 1" "What have I clone ?" "Done! Done 1 Who coaxed me into imigtagta11111570"0 of Givoni. Ho had an old harp he wanted to get rid of, and he struck you for a flat and got twice its worth." "Struck me for a flat 1"he shouted as ho walked around on 1,110 oat. "And Wily? Be- cause I was willing to bo swiedled to keep pewee in the faintly, You had your nund Set on a harp, and a harp yon must have," "Mr. Dowser I What do I want of 10 hasp ?" "-„tleavon only knows. lit, for you I should never have thonght of trying to play 00 't W11 t de 1111 oso Greene 0(3(1 Davis said. ?" "That you were a dunce," "That if their wives led thole around by the nose as you do me they'd wipe the family out and thou commit suicide I I must have looked Sweet dawdling over that old harp 1' " You did, I told you that it was 11011. mese your trying to learn music yonr ago." " My ego I Thoro you go I Am a thou. sand years old ? .A.111 I five hundred Ani I oven one hundred, that yon keep flingieg ib rtt 1110 11111010 1 Why I have MOTT EEISill In my big too than you have in your whole body. Mrs. Bowser, this is Oohing. You have gone far enough. Now beware 1 Tho worm is ready to turn 1" llut nest morning t110 NVOPIE was its plea. eant as 'heti, and when a crowd of &NE boys paraded op end down, moll lutrping en a piece% of that. harp, Mr, Bowser never lot on that 110 sow Or heard anything. Tableclothes are again plain, spotless spreads, while sheets 1015 1110(10 with hem- stitched edges and ruffles of lace or etnbroid- OT dieeovor in the muscles of t iout knees and thighs by width muscles men keep their hold upon the horse. She thought men's saddles were perilous, being utterly without those guards and pommels to which 100171011 Strong meriatic acid applied with a cloth and the spot washed thoroughly with water aro moustomed. She suggested that for beginners a newsaddle should be made with is recommended to remove ink stains from boartIS knee guards on both sides. She favors riding aStrid0 the horse by W0111077, not only as The Ivan soorot in washing flannels so being more healthful, but also more graceful they will not shrink, is to have the orator than the old style, She argueu that with the hot, not lukewarm, and to rinse them in 1 right knee doubled up in front of her, after teeter of the mune temperature, the sidesaddle mode, a women's Marts ENVO Marion Harland advises those Ivlio 1150 , drawn up into an awkward burtoli in front whet grocers Catalogue ea canned goods to , of her. The skirts of the now riding habit always open the cites some hours before will reaoh only to the tips 01 110 toes, but comung the contents and empty into an they will float gracefully and unhindered on open bowl, set in a cool place. This re- either side the cantering steed, moves the close, Melees, smoky taste. Drain the liquor from peas and beans, clover with fresh, cold water and let them soak Inc 1000 hours It freshens them wonderfully, He Loved Musio—and His Money. A street burl stopped in front of a down- town hotel, and began tO tunothe instruments M and got ready to play. The landlord wasn't en1ling. in a good humor, and he slant a boy out to If there is any thitig that looks almost as tell the musicians to move on. had US 0 hole, il, is a bright, EENVpn,tch on an ' "Stop," said e horno-sick looking man in old faded garment. Our grandmothers used the office, "11 there is anything on earth that to take a piece of cloth like each goon and wo need it's 10000 111(1010 on our streets. Lot wash it every time the gown (000 00100110(1, so them play. I'rl rather pay the whole price their patellas would be faded. the same as than to lose ono note. I love musk," their garments. This woul(1 seem like a So the boy avm recalled and the band 1)0- (11001 deal of trouble, and I think I have gun to play. They played everything it% discovered tt better way. It is to protoh their reparthire, from "Sweet Spirit, Hear mferments when they ere made, that is, to My Prayer," down to "Mcflinty.' Then e the under parts of sleeves, the knees tuid they stopped anci began to move' on tho seats of boys' pants—in short, 'whatever hotel, part of a garment is liable to wear out first, "3 guess they want you to pony up," With cloth like the garment ; or if the (natal- said the landlercl, addressing 1110 homesick al is very thick, pat in thinner material of man ; "nobody else wented any music." the mine shade. Then when the outside " must get my purse, Ask 1110111 wears out, all ono has to do is toturn in the to play 'Home, ,Swoot Home' 'Ito mid as ho edgers and foil t min r own,thsappeare Father—That makes no difference, and Sy tho way, canton flannel also Makes ex- They played "Sweet Horne" throe times you might as well learn, my 0111111, once for eolleza lining for out -door jackals or coats, before the landlord told them that the men all, that when a lady gays a. 110111(1 is eo, as 11 15 strong and warm. and can be found in who was to pay them had gone after his it is eo, 0000if it isn'tiso. aimmt :my Made. 31 111010 warmth is desir. purse. _ oil, instead of wadding for tho shoulders and Then they waited around until they were French winogrowas haven superstitiousstems, stems, use thick woolen oloth ; then 110 011"00,t,0110d with arrest for blocking up the appreciation of comets, and expect good orops (milting will be necessary, Parts of papa's sid0walk, 1011011 they loft 71lOok for the man because four comets will bo soon during tho old coat will answer nicely and if similar to Who loved music. 5110110111'. GIVE ('01110 100 810801101011.Cemstook argued, protested and entreated, promising that we should. see gross up to our knees by miciforenoon next clay, and. all talk was thus quieted. That night a storm set in and it rained as if it meant to float us away. Rain clid not cease until noon next day, but sometime during the night the fellow Coin - stock deserted us, and we soon found he had taken the axle -phis from every wagon, Thou everybody was ready to believe ho was a decoy who had lea us away from the route to be overpowered and slaughtered. We were one whole dity replacing the pins, and were nunnentary expectation of an at- tack, but not an Indian was sighted. Next • liming We headed to the southwest, and were six days getting to the overland trail • again, and during all this time we did not sight a redskin. As all of us believed that Comstock had an understanding with the Indians, we could not make out why they clid not show up. Twelve years later am Indian told me all about it. Wo were right in suspecting Comstock. He was a renegade and living with a tribe. The plan to join a train and decoy it was his own, and the only reason he failed to wipe us out was bo. cause the 230 redskins backing him were waiting for us in another locality, there • being a misunderstanding between them, • All Tastes Suited, Now Clork—" I noticie some of these bar- rels of apples are marked X, 031(1 00000 13,Aro they different inners ?" Dealer—" No ; Elaine kind, but differentlypackod, packed. Somecustomers want a barrel opened at the bottom end some at, the hop." No Use Disputing. Father—My son, yon mat not dispute with your mother hi that way. • Boy—But she's in the wrong.