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yid to know` '"IM it goad for astir li'l'y
Mend to bit in the ppower of Lisle yaede
look►n' gay with, the big crit; fun iia
without .a bat "her .own I don't
Net it, Nybo is ha Alan? Hewcuine aha
to Ko with hint ;She scare had ne
nettotl of gobs' when we was eatin'
together an lunar before,"
"I don't See who he could be. She
;never poke of such a man to me,"
Roe. murmured, greatly troubled,
"I don't reckon IAA waw very well
(Cepylrisiit, Wim) acquainted with him," Lane said,
abashing out his napkin,
CHAPTTR YYVTTT_(Cotrt'd) . xpund—thin Ietter." Eter cged:aRPght The talk was suspended while he
"Do yo'tl know when Mrs. `1ankin his fox eomfart. ladled the soap into the plates and the
and your slaughter will be home?" Ile read what Bother had written. wafts eavved them, Not till the man's,
""By next IsuesdaY, at the latest "I can't,atand it urn longer, eareat. bark was turned did Rose 11414.out
Perhaps you can call"again, I #suet go ngaWay where Iwon't disgrace I(frbyy,
ou on'b 1 pi'hY would she go with a man she
P h I' i her hot challenge 1
there was nothing irregular about they , D loo c fox me. I'll be taken didn't know would
vee well? Where would
marraige" care of till -afterward, tsbe be going with him?" The flans b
Nat o far as we know, We were; And, oh, - Rose, don't hate toe, dax•:
her cheeks, the stab of her etas, dared
anxious about the young• lady, She is ling. F,ven if 1 am wicked, lave me; him to thank lightly of her .sister, It
a friend of oars, Kirby said. "By the And try' some time to forgive your; � in her temperament to face all
way, the certificate of the marriage is little mater Esther. 'slikhta with high spirit
not on record at the court -house. Are Did a iybody nee, her go? % anH His smile reassured. "Mebbe she
you sure you returned it to the c1er1?"; asked. didn't know where she was Pin', That
Tilers nay soul, did > forgot that; "I dant know, I haven't talked with' was hta busines; Let,,, work th"e out
again?" exclaimed' the Reverend Nice -,anybody but the landlady. She hasn't from the lee innfn'."e l
demur, `911 have my daughter look seen Bather this • afternoon, she Said.. Kirby passed .Bose the crackers. She
for! he paper as soon as she returns, I I didn't let on I was worried." rejected them with a little gesture of
"You couldn't find it now I sup at does she mann that she'll ba im ati n
would any other, A happily employed pose" Lana suggested.'taken care of till afterward? 'Who'll P don'
I t want
ace:
to eat. I'm not bun-
e,.child is usually a good chi �"
helplessly t d 't know
he d k H d d H d
does to be continually scolding and in mg what h0 looked for, Kirby and" elikely to go- whether there Is any help if you don't keep up your
e' punishing, and is far' better both for Theo walked back to the court house t temporary
el t have offered her a strength,"
them and for roe Y a omitted to arrange with the �, „ Y "She I Rather !ban
,fight it out, she gave
t license clerk to forward a copy of the No. Rose considered. up.
m See what I m doing, cousin Belle,"marriage certiflente when it was filed, wouldn't go to. any old friend. You' We know right off the reel Father
• called Maisie from near the window'.; The rough aider ]eft the required see she's—AI'ly sensitive. .And she'd didn't plan this," he continued: .
baby1 "Be."Why! I thought that was another fee with the clerk and a bank note to have to expn: Besides, I'd And oust fore we know the man was in it you
! cupboard," exclaimed cousin Belle. t keep his memory jogged up, she Wall there." I felt it wasn't like her to run away
"It looks like one until you pull back Soon as Mrs. Rankin comes homey "Thats true."'alone, Rose, Didn't you?"
the
un the curtain," laughed Maisie. "Then will you call her up and remind her, "`I ought never to have left her Iasi
"Yes."
ya '
g z , • "She hadn't drawn any mon from
k d and not 1I 11 th her account. So she wasn't nakryin' any
plane to go. The man worked it out
an' `then persuaded Esther, It's no
surprise to me to find a Mr. Man in
this thing. I'd begun to guess it be-
fore you told me, The question is,
what man'
The girl's eyes jumped to. his. She
an• see what
ward. Cole, entirely in the clerk
It was just an ordinary farm hom
and one could see at a glance that t
task of making both ends meet was
far from an eaay one. Mrs. Blakeslee
did ail her own work, helped in th
garden and coaxed dozens of chicks
into plump broilers. And to Cous
Belle, visiting there for the first time
it seemed as though the three littl
folks, Maisie and It itdred and b
Jim, must surely be allowed to ru
loose and that they would doubtless,
after the first few hours of "company
manners," prove annoying beyond the
average.
It was quite to her amazement, then
that on the morning .after her arrival,
with the wind blowing the snow into
drifts out of doors, she was greeted
by three sunny little faces.
"Isn't it a lovely morning?" Maisie
asked seriously:'
"Why do you think it lovely?" Cou-
sin Belle asked in surprise, I
"Oh, there are so many nice things
to do on a day like this," Mildred put
in. "'That's why we're hurrying so to
t dor dusting done. Mother's going
1 let us choose what we want from
,r surprise cupboard."
"I'11 have to explain to cousin Belle,"
1 ughed Mrs. Blakeslee as she stepped
e bout briskly putting the livingroom
in order. ""You see, I've quite a job
on my hands, taking it all around. But
I call these three the most important
part of it. Much of the time they are
happy out of doors or playing with
their dolls. I've tried to teach them to
armee themselves. When days like
this come and times when other am-
nsements grow tiresome and I am
too busy to give them much attention,
their happiness must be considered.
These are the times when our surprise
cupboard is a big help."
"We're all ready, Mother," Mildred
announced. '"We've dusted every cor-
ner and taken care of everything, as
neat! And we've all decided what we
want to take first."
"I want the Nose ark," Jim shouted,
"I'd like the sewing cards," Mildred
said.
"I made .some new ones the other
evening for a surprise," Mother re-
turned, taking the box from the shelf.
"You see," she explained to cousin
Belle, "the nice box of sewing -cards
they had for Christmas were soon used
up. So now I watch for suitable dot -
line pictures, collect bits of cardboard,
Iay the two together and prick around
the edge of the picture with a hatpin
or big needle. The children love them.
We have needles with big eyes, and
Maisie has learned to thread them.
Mildred can, too, unless the yarn is too
heavy. We usorall sorts of odds and
ends of colored thread and yarn. After
the needle is threaded we pans the
point through the two threads a few
Inches down, draw the needle through,
and that fastens. it so it can't slip out.
A little wax belvs In threading it and
drawing the entire thread over the
wax prevents knots and tangles.
"I'd like the old catalogs and scis-
sors
sots and paper doll things,"Maisie
a
child. It takes Tiie old gentleman searched
care of .her?" IVY!'
leas time to et th' b .work read amon the papers overflow- on
g to ueY Y1; P ern
d h it th it Ing his es e i not su c d i ave you any •
i
s an sow them how to use an f d" c n b ea where she woo «Rut you must eat you'll be of no
' h h Id Lane's kind eyes met hers steadily.
it's a doll -house. Father made it for about lookin' for the certificate?" he spzing: should have found work here
us out of boxes and Mother helped us
asked. ! gonegas umpin a over e
paper the rooms. We bad some paste -t Sure 0 will, I've got to have it, country. Her chin. trembled. She
! furniture given us and we used anyhow, for the records. And say, was "Nonsense.
natthe verge of tears.
' board for patternsueto make more. Some- what's the name of that fresh guy n nse. You cant blame your-
thatwho came in here and cut the page self. We each have to live our own
times we play with paper dolls in it from the register'? I'm going after life. How could you tell what was
and sometimes with our littlest china him right, believe you me" l corrin'? Betclta we find her right
dolls," I Kirby gave his cousin's name and away. Mebbe she let out somethin' to
'"I must go out and attend to the address. He had no animosity what Cole. She doesn't look to me like a
chickens now,"Mrs. Blakeslee an- ever toward him, but he thou ht it; girl who could play out a stiff hand
nouneed. �•it. just as well to keep Jack's mind oar alone."
„ copied with troubles of his own during1 "She isn't. She's dependent, -al -
171 write some letters while you the next few days. Very likely then ways has Ieaned on some one." Rose
are gone."Cousin Belle settled herself he would not get in his way so much. had regained control of herself quick-
ta' write in peace and quietness so ab- They were no sooner clear of the Iy_ She stood straight and lissom,
sorbed were they all in their occults.- court -house than Rose burst out with mistress of hor emotions, but her clear
what was in her mind. , cheeks were eoiorless. "I'm worried,
"It's just as I thought.. Your uncle Kirby, dreadfully. Esther hasn't the
married Esther and got her to keep pluck to. go through alone. She --she
quiet about the marriage for some rea- might—"
son. Your cousins are trying to des -1 No need to finish the sentence. Her
troy the evidence so that the estate friend understood,
won't all go to Iter.: I'll bet we get an I His strong hand went out and closed
offer 01 a compromise right away." ion hers. "Don't you worry, pardner,
"Mebbe." Kirby's mind was not It'll be all 'right. We'll find her an'
quite satisfied. Somehow, this affair take her somewhere into the country
4t9u did not seem to fit in with what he:where folks don't know."
knew of his uncle. Cunningham had,Faintly she smiled. "l'ou'rs such
been always bold and audacious in his :. a comfort,"
actions, a lawv'to himself, Yet if he' "Shot We'll get busy right away.
were going to marry the stenographer, Denver ain't such "a big town that we
he had wronged, he might do it secret-
ly lerpronto." to conceal the date on account of His voice was steady and cheerful, al -
the unborn child. imost light, "First off, we'll cheek up
The eyes of Rose gleamed with de- an sae if any one caw bar go. What
termination, Her jaw set, "I'm gonna did she take with her?"
get the whole story out of Esther soon i „tine suitcase,
' as
get back to town," she,said dog-' How "much money? Can you make
gedly. a fueas?
1 But she did not -nor for many days `She had only a dollar or two in her
after. purse. She had money in the bank.
I'll find out if she drew any,"
4notlonly make dolly's 96. The little doll
hes but also CHAPTER XXV. "l�mme do that. I'll find Cole, too.
You make some inquiries round the
the doll, from the models supplied A coweers eine or name. • house here, kinda easy -like, Meet you
herewunbleeached musth. The lin,, oil cloth or smittebe of n, as he eKirbntereheard
hhis name being paged bettehere r met dosix wntowck Or Saybatythe
is hotel. Boston. Chop House."
with a stuffing of bran, kopek, or "Wanted at the telephone, sir," the Cole was with Kirby when he met
cotton. Eyes of shoe buttons, nose and bell -hop told him. Rose at the restaurant.
lips of yarn, or, the features may be He stepped into a booth and the „We'll go In an' get somethin' to
embroidered' or painted. voice of Rose came excited and tremu- oat" Lane said. ""We'll talk while
Dressed as a clown this doll will be bus. It was less than ten minutes we're waiting That way we'll not lose
very attractive. Tho suit may be of since he had left her at the door of any time,
calico, cretonne' or serape of silk or her boarding house. The sound a booth and Kirbyord-
Somethings happened, Kirby.' Can y
satinbetivaed.no r For the Ro partwo colors of s—crag you comp'bare—right' away?" she beg -
may had gone ered the thnetalked bus}r. As nersas he wafter
tonne or gingham is pleasing. DollyKed. Then, unable to keep back any „hind out anything, Rose?"
gig p g• auger the cry of her heart, she broke „Yes. A girl at the house who
will be so glad of the dear little pock out with her tidings, "Esther's gone?'?
eta in her rompers, and'"Pierrot" the; "Gone' where?" he asked, works for the telephone comgany saw
clown will do alI sorts of tricks in his, "I don't know. She left a letter fore Esther get into an automobile a block
comfortable costume, if his arms and'ole. If you'll come to the house—Or
'man
a half away from the house. A
Iegs are fastened so as to be movable. to
„!laugh come you there
„{laughhand asked ed her her what sort a
1 The Pattern, comprising the Doll e e m five minutes, l looltin' man he was. She said he was
He more than kept his word, Catch-,
and the garments; is cut in 3 Sizes: a live one, well, dressed and handsome.
ing a car on the run at the nearest
Small -12 inches, Medium -16 inches, corner, he dropped from it as it' The car was a limousine."
Large -20 inches in length. The Doll crossed Broadway and worked to Good. Fits in with what I found
requires for a Medium size 31 yard. Cherokee: out, Kirby said- The bane was otos
The Rompers % yard. The Suit and Rose opened the house door when he ed, but I got in the back door by
Hat, 13 yards of'27-inch material. rang the bell and drew trim into the window
at at, The teller at the IC -R
Pattern mailed to any address on parlor, With a catch of the breath she window was atilt thorn, working at his
blurted out again tate news. accounts. Esther did . nob draw any
receipt of life 3n silver or stamps, by ''She was Bane when I got home: I money to -day or yesterday."
the Wilson Publishing Co.; '73 West °Why do you say good?" Cole want
Bans from the Surprise Cupboard.
A NEW DOLL, SET.
y
announced. i
Cousin Belle was interestedly look -1
ing over the remaining articles in the
surprise cupboard- There, were bubble
pipes, homemade peg -boards, crayons
and pencils, odds and ends of wrap-
ping and waxedpaper cut neatly in
rather small sheets or made into little
books, modelling clay, a small hammer,
tacks and a softwood board into
which little Jim Ioved to pound, the
tacks and pull them out again. A small
washboard, fiat iron, moulding board'
and roiling pin were there, also. I
"What ar'a these for?" cousin Belle
inquired, opening a box of dried peas.;
"We soak them over night," Mrs,'
Blakeslee explained, "and the children
use them to fasten toothpicks together
and make all aorta of things, tables
• and chairs and letters and stars, man
and animals.
"Where do you get all your ideaslt'
he cousin exclaimed.
"I have attacked this problem as I
Make a Start
This Year!
Have you Increased your Investments
during the year Just closed? If you
are unable to buy a noun or 502330
selected STOCK for Cash, whey wait--
uee our Monthly Payment Plan, par-
ticuiare of which we Will gladly malt
yon on application,
H. R. Brereton & Company
Government and Corporation Bonds
industrial and Mining Elbert*.
bone: ion Sank tending - "Toronto
Send 'Cs Your fncluir)ee,
Adelaide Street, Allow two weeks for
receipt of pattern.
DECORATING' CURTAINS.
I saw a thrifty little woman make
new curtains out of some old scrim af-
fairs with faded stencil border. The
material was eti11 good for consider-
able wear but the faded borders spoil-
ed the curtains' looks and ,apparently
made them useless.
But my friend gave the old curtains
a careful laundering, boiling them to
remove all stains end the remnant of
tinting in the less sun -faded places.
They were next put through a thin
starch to which a Tittle strained ochre
water had been added, to give the ma-
terial a pretty eream color, Doubtless
many other tinting colors would have.
done as well.
The resourceful housewife then
bought a few yards of .inexpensive
lightweight flowered cretonne and
cut it into strips of a width to cover
the old borders. The cretonne was
neatly stitched to the scrim.
When hong, th:e curtains were most.
attractive and gave a fresh, cheery
look to the room.--elosephine E. Taal.
Ten Greatest Inventors
In an article called "The Ten Great•
est Inventors," the author, John S.
Seymour, namee the following:
E11 Wb}tney, Elias Bowe, Charles
Goodyear, Sir Henry Bessemer, Sane
gel F. TenMores, Thorium A. Edison,
Alexander' Graham Bell, Nikola Testa,
Cyrus Ball McCormick, Wilbur
Wright,
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ONE SOURCE QF CANADA'S LIMITLESS WEALTH
The chart shows in a graphic way the wealth iu Canada's undeveloped
natural t•eaources of timber and wdter•power.
beg to h t hewas working to-
etirred uneasily. His mind was. atijj
busy with a possible love tangle.
"What man or men would benefit
most if Esther disappeared for a time?
We know of two it might help," the
man from Twin Buttes went on.
"Your cousins," she cried, almost
a whisper.
! ""Yes, if we've guessed rightly hat,
Esther was married to Uncle James•
That would make her his heir; With'
her in' his hands and away from us,
they would be in a position M drive a
better bargain, They know that we're;
hot on the trail of the marriage If;
,they're kind to her—and no doubt they
'will be—they can get anything they,
want from her in the way of an agree-
ment as to the property, Looks to me'
like the fine Italian hand of Cousin s
James. We know Jack wasn't the
;man. He was busy at Golden tight
then. Kinds leaves James in the spot-
light, doesn't it?"
Rose drew a long breath. "I'm so
glad I was afraid—thought maybe she
would do something desperate. But if
she's being looked after it's a lot bet-
ter. We'll soon have her back. Until
then they'll be good to her, won't
they?"
""They'll treat her like a queen.
Don't you see? That's their game.
They don't want a lawsuit. They're
playin' for a compromise."
Kirby leaned back and smiled ex-
pansively on his audience. of two. Ile
began to fancy himself tremendously
as a detective. .
(To be continued.)
NURSE$
ba Tuvalu, Ifoopttat ger fneur.'
Maes, In *fellation with Aane'ns-A,n4
A) $e4 ,Ii 9ongtaifl Naa+ Yorie
o ere a t1,rMa 'roma' Coaree et 'rrtata4
In to young %melee. having the re
+aired education. And desirous of be.
coming nurses, Tide lioenitat hes
naeTr�teu the e1e..t.Mour system, ,t,to
ensile receive enlfmrnio 01 tu, School.
e monthly Allowance and travelling
.xpe Gree to and from New York, Vet
,ur•'-rr infant tips aePty to t4q
s"revlaten4.•nt.
Her Courage.
In a missionary school in the noun-,
tains of! the Southern States there baM
;been for several years a ,girl who when
she came irto.the close bad" as a pa-
tient teacher put ic, "few poem IO' nn
couthnese of mariner and density of
mind." Year:after year the piece at
• he bottom of the class has remained
here. Yet atm is the .one girl whom
the principal of the school and aalo the
teachers are most anxious to keep.
She Is a cripple and is halting is
apeeeh, She carne from a home of ig•
norance and poverty. Her handicap
was so heavy that et first it seemed
impossible for her to overcome it.. Yet
under its terrible weight stirred a liv-
ing, struggling will. That was the in-
terest, the dramatic conflict, that made ,
all the lookers-on want to help the
Crippled girl» forward.
She herself knew her limitations, III
but este had an ambition, and she
pressed toward itdaily, forgetting self.
She was not discouraged; ebe heti a
living faith in God, Though she could
only stammer slowly, she determined
to start family womhip in her home
when site went back in the vacation,
Never bad a prayer been heard in the
poor little nut. "My knees shook,"
she said to her teacher afterward,
"and so did my voice But I wasn't
ashamed." Every day shepresevered,
and when she left home for school
again her mother prom'eed to continue
reading the Bible daily.
The poverty of the cripple has al-
ways been extreme; during her years
in the aehool she bas been able to earn
little money. Yet by patient effort' she
has earned'enough to give a small
weekly offering. At Thanksgiving nue
year when all united in a thank •offer-
ing she brought one dollar and a half,
earned and saved through no one
knows what toil and sacrifice, but
given with a grateful heart, for she is
happy in her school, hi her teachers
and In her opportunities.
Nei mind may stay at the foot of
her class, but her soul is at the bead
of it and is always advancing. Is it
any wonder that even with her dull
mind and her halting speech she has
till a power beyond eloquence upon
all about ber?
NA'I'IQI^r44,
DAY
Fear yearn ago the Canediat Maher.
tea Aesoctattou inaugurated a National
Mali Day, which wee regarded 50 a
save 00 such national, o'lanomie Im-
portance as to receive the support,
both morel and material,, of Federal
and Brovitio}al .Coverensente. Wbiist
Die first and dlreetobject,ef thta fust!-
tution el to increase the consumption
of Canadian flab to Canada, its 10 -
direct Pbieota. are more momentous
I and of greater' national' importance.
+According to all indications the main
oblectis being sueces'sfuily.achieved.
On National Fish Day, which occurred
on the last day of October, the hotels
and restaurants of the "Dominion tea-
tared special Ash menus, and such
widespread organizations as tbe.din-
Iing-ear nervine of rho railways direct-
ed the attention of diners to vartoue
epodes of Canadian fish. Thus all
over .the Dominion not only was the
consumption of fish increased for the
' spaee o$ a day, but the appetizing and
nutritious product of Canadian waters
'was brought forcibly to the attention
of Canadians,
Tho institution is, of course, a na•
tionat movement for the advancement
of the Canadian fisheries, one of Cana-
da's firstreseurces, which should, how-
ever, by reason or tta potentialities,
occupy a much higher place relatively, ..
The consumption of fish : in Canada
amounts to about 200,000,000 pounds
per year, or about 25 pounds per capi-
ta for each person In Canada. The
Canadian Fisheries Association is en•
tering on a campaign to endeavor to
increase this average consumption 'to
50 pounds per person, or a pound per
Person per week, a not excessive
amount of fleh for each individual, but
which' would mean a consumption of
400,000,000 pounds of fish per year, to
the great benefit of the Canadian Ash -
erica.
Must Increase Exports.
The great 'work of this institution,
however, is that it must tend to bring
morn closely home to the people. ot
Canada the wonderful and unparal-
leled resource they bays in their
waters both coasta) and inland, and
possibly, through them, impress the
/maple of other countries with the
same sense of magnificence. Whilst
doubling the fish consumption of the
Dominion would be an excellent move,
especially in view of the: population's
inevitable growth within the next few
years, Canada must look abroad for
consumers for the greater part of her.
Ash, and they are the people who
should know mere about this great
Canadian resource and the high
Quality of its product,
Canada has to look to markets
abroad for the disposal of eighty per
cent. et her fish. Though Canadian
fish exports are substantial they are
relatively Insignificant in view of the
tremendous possibilities of expansion.
Already they go to practically every
country of the globe and in value have
shown a very gratifying Increase.
They have increased from $15,500,000
M 1010 to $33,300,000 in 1921, $20,300,-
000 in 1922 and $27,600,000 in 1023.
The slight decline in the past two
years has been attributable to slump-
ing values rather than to any falling
off in output.
Canada has the most extensive fish.
Ing grounds In the world, and in the
Damtalon's inland waters and those of
both coasts are to ba found some six
bundred varieties of edible fish,' of
which not more than one bundred and
fifty aro commonly known, and not
more than twenty are really important
tactors on the market. The extent of
the content of Canadian watere is al-
most 'inconceivable, and in quantity
they could easily tarnish the entire
world with its needs without suffer►ng
any depletion and coma vary near flIi-
ing the demand for all vartetles. The
world should know more about Cana-
da's wonderful fisheries and their
power to fill its redulremepts In this
food,
Cause Found:
Poet --"My wife declares that last
poem of mine you published almost
stopped her heart."
Editor—"Ha! en that's why our cir-
eulatton was set back!"
Inventions Needed,
Further suggestions have been made
to the list of things wanted. The lat-
est
atest contributor Is Prof, A. M. Low, the
Inventor and man ot science, who has
made the following entries.
A proceed ' of instantaneous color
photography.
A selective method of radio coin•
ntunlcation with really sharp tuning,
A light, eilleleet, slow -speed inter
nal combustion engine,
An internal combustion turbine,
Greatly simplified clothhig, not
strange in appearance,
A loud speaker that Can be contra).
led without distorting the sound;
Improved methods of electrical stor-
age anti power transmission,
A cheap house -warmer that can be
installed by anyone
A new game of skill.
A new method of conveying epeocb
direct and rendabty to papaw
But there are some things spiritual
and not materia, that are needed more
than anything in this list, and they are
things that any ratan can find for him-
self 1L he will without the services of
any itiventive genius,
Q
Kindness to animals is 8 theme that
ought to be touched upon frognontly
by every preacher and every: writer
whose aim is to make this world bet.
tar"
Minaret's Liniment Tor °Andrei'',
The Complete Liar
Why do you believe he is so en-
tirely a liar?"
'He told me he couldn't believe his
ono eyes."
a
The .Russian Winter.
Keeping warm in Russia Is a teat.
The people of the lower classes in Rus -
sin encase themselves for the wintor
in shaggy eheepsklna and look un•
kempt Indeed, but with such a warm
covering these people have great
powers of endurance and can stand
certain kinds et work in the cold that
would )rill a Canadian. For inetance,
every houso has a "concierge" or poi•
ter, and it le Itis custom to take his
seat on a chair Just outside the front
porch at nine o'clock in the evening
and stay there all night long to pro-
tect and safeguard the house, Another
odd eight seen in every large Russian
city, Is the great cones of fire built up
at the intersections of the streets
where drivers and footmen may re-
main in order to warm themselves and
be comfortable, while their masters
are et a ball or opera.
The basis of education should be
sure before a superstructure of accom-
plishments is raised upon It, ---Bishop
Welldon.
Trloublas.come to all men; but those
who are looking for them will have
the largest share
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Miracles.
Within a wide and shallow bowl
Of gayly painted clay,
A miracle of miracles.
Wae wrought for me to -day,
A dozen bulbs, which three weeks past
Were fibrous, bare and brown,
Have slowly clothed their funny selves
Each in a leafy gown;
And then, midet, pale green sheaths
disclosed
For eager eyes to see,
A sealed -up treasure -house of buds
By niggle grown, for me!
At Met, these silky pads have burst:
Tha buds are now in biome
Whose fragrance feeds my hungry
goal
And floods nay little room,
The age of miracles has paused;
Not io return, you say?
Not sol My Chinese lily boyar
1 -lave flowered out to•dayt
Maz10 'V'. Oarutheta,
The first duty we owo a Child 15 to
teach it to fling out its inborn gladness
and joy with the same freedom and
abandon as the bobolink floes when IL
makes the meadow Joyous with !tit
song. Suppression of the fun•lovlug
nature of a child means the suppres-
cien of its trental and moral taeuitioe,
Joy wit) go out of the heart of a child
atter a while if 11 is eontittsalty sup,
pressed.