HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1904-03-17, Page 7LCST WIFE
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BY MRS. H. LOVETT CAMERON,
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THE WI?iGIIAM TIRES, MARCH 17 1904
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"Ann I to ..1-111(1(.=.71edi," says
Mark Thistleby sat by the bedside,
his haul clasped in Ellinor's. IIe
Was bending clown his handsome
head towards her, and speaking to
her in a low, gentle voice. I knew,
without hearing them, that they
;Were kind and loving words which ho
was saying to hte►, and 1 felt no
jealousy in my heart towards that
poor little dying wife. Ilad ho been
•anything but what he was to her,
I think I should have hated hill!.
Poor Ellinor's face was slightly
flushed; she was too weak to speak
to him, but every now and then a
gleam of
Joy would light
t np for a
moment tho depths of her fading
eyes, as she met his kind, loving
,glances.
Miss Barbara dropped my hand,
and walked forward to the bed.
Mark. looked up at her approach,
.and thin glanced apprehensively at
me, as though to ask me what was
;going to happen, and how she was
going to take it.
!Hiss Barbara stood by the bedside
•opposite to !lila, and poor Ellinor
lay between them; anti then the elder
woman spoke in a clear, brave voice:
i "It has been all my doings that
you and she have not been together
long ago. I nu'unt it for the best.
but I have erred grievously. Sir, I
have to ask your forgiveness and El-
linor's," she added, with grave, old-
fashioned courtesy.
And -there, over Ellinor's prostrate
form, those two who had never met
face to face before, but who had
been as enemies for so+any years,
,clasped hands together \r the first.
time.
I am happy!" whispered Ellinor,
with a faint smile, turning fr\n one
to the other; and t think t hat Mins
Barbara in that moment felt he\self
rewarded.
Elinor JSiil•fnx-or, rather, Eli( -
'nor Tit istlehy as she was righll
named -did not die immediately. ,She
lingered for many clays after that.
'fatting away gently and painlessly•
from this troublesome world. I have
•often thought that it pleased heaven
so to prolong her fragile life in order
to give her those few clays of happi-
ness with him whom she had loved
:so clearly un(I so constantly before
she was to leave him forever. It wars
like a golden sunset utter a stormy
(say. Whatever it )eight he to us
and to hint, to her all was peace. No
disturbing element 1roubed the calm
happiness which overshadowed her --
no dark blot marred the serene init-
. ity .of her perfect joy. With her re-
rn to consciousness, after her first
!.attack, 011 1)&111'01. recollect h ns coe-
corning the manner of her hushand's
return seemed to have vanished from
her memory. She remembered only
that he had come to her.
I thanked heaven that it was so.
The trial, hard as it was for me,
would have been harder still had she
displayer} any aversion or jealousy
towards me in her last hours. But,
'by her uniform gentleness and sweet-
ness to Me, I motdd see plainly
enough that uo lasting 1n111ressi011
tad been maths upon her mind I'y
.the situation in which she must have
discovered us 00 awakening from her
'sleep upon the sofa: the one all-im-
portant fact of her husband's return
to her absorbed all the thinking.
feeling powers of her poor weakened
heart and brain. There was no room
for any other thought. ]Ie had come
to her. and she was happy; that wa'•.
-;enough for Ellinor.
As 10 '!lark 'fhtstlehy, he watched
her with as tenderness and a1 assidu-
ity which. knowing as 1 did, of all
his love to myself, drew forth to-
wards hila My profoundest respect,
and my deepest admiration. Ile hard-
ly left her bedside; he was untiring
in his efforts to amuse, and to soothe
:her. 1 never heard him make to her
any professions of love which he
co111)1 not possibly have felt for her,
but clothing in his manner was want-
ing of what was her clue of affec-
tionate interest. of 1(•11de1• regard.
and of gentle pitying compassion.
No husband by a dying wife's bed-
side could have heeu a nlorl• }/i' lee's
example of devotion than wet: ?lurk
Thistlehy to the woman who wus
his wife, aud yet was Pot his hove,
And to rue .iso iris conduct
throughout was beyond all praise.
IIe neither ignored )u1', completely,
a
i
1
nor noticed me over much. Like Miss
Barbara, I was as fellow -watcher by
his wife's sick lied, and as such he
treated ane; ho made 0(1 difference be-
tween
e-tween us.
Once, indeed, I met hint in the pas-
sage on the way to Ellinor's room.
Ile stopped rte, and I trembled lest
he should be betrayed into any ex-
pression of his love towards myself.
Nothing would have shocked or re-
volted 111e more at such a time. But
he was guilty of no Such breach of
good taste and right feeling.
IIe took my hand gently within
his.
"You are not o>e-ti l g yourself
with all this sad business, Freda?"
• he asked, looking at me anxiously.
and dropping my hand instantly,
even before 1 answered flim.
"Ohl no," I answered, "I am so
glad to do anything for her',"
"I have been writing to Rolla," he
continued, "and I have told her all,"
1u' added, signitirnntly.
"OIs! I and 80 glad."
"She will Want you to go to her
by-and-by. I think she will come and
fetch you herself, Will you go to
her, h'reda?"
ile looked at mo earnestly. I knew
what the question meant. 11 I went
to Bella it would hr tacitly consent-
ing to put my future life in his
hands. He meant me to see that all
this was not to part us in the end.
I. was grateful to hint for saying it;
for I should have been more than hu-
man had I been able to repress many
anxious thoughts concerning my ulti-
mate chances of happiness.
"Yes, 1 vi11 go to Vella," T an-
swered, looking up at him with a
smile.
"(rod bless you," he said, shortly,
and left tile, passing on again into
Ellinor's bed -room.
Front the first, no one had enter-
tained the slightest hopes of poor
Ellinor's recovery. !!Miss Barbara did,
indeed, send again for the doctor
from York; but. that magnate druid
not give her the faintest encourage -
1111%1511e htul broken a blood -vessel
near the heart," he said: "sooner or
later a, further rupture roust take
place -probably in the shape of an
internal diffusion of blond, The
slightest movement
lnl ht bring
it
on, and when that took place in-
stant death must follow. She !!light
last, with care. one week, perhaps
even two; but longer than that it
would be idle to hope for."
At last the end came. It was even-
ing; the windows were wide open,
and great bunches of cream and
crimson roses peered in from the case-
ment
ase:Hent. into the chamber of death. We
were all in her room: Mark and Miss
Barhnra sitting one on either side of
her bed, and I a little distance by
the window. Suddenly she called me
by my mune.
"Freda!"
1 rose up hastily and wont to her.
"!Freda, do you remember that cab-
man?" she asked, in a clear voice:
"the cabmnu who behaved so badly
to me when you met me that day in
Loudon -do you think Sou would re-
cognize him?"
I ant not Sure. dear, perhaps--'•
•' I f you were to meet hint, would
you know hint?"
"Yes, 1 think if T were to meet him.
I should know hien," 1 answered
slowly, wondering what she meant.
-Thin tell hint," she said, fever-
ishly. "that I had wished him evil
'things \w hen 1 was well, but that
when 1 lay dying I forgave Grin."
'Phew alter as pause she spoke again.
"Did I mot stay shut We should nev-
er 'calk on the moors again. Prude?
The enol is e010('. Barbara. give n*
y our hand. My husband -kiss nne.•,
She lifted her faee to hie. and in
that parting kiss, Ellinor's gentle
soul, forgiving and forgiver', passed
away from )0001g its.
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1 was bawl( agnin in 'Russell
Square at Aunt :selhut's. Uncle Carr
sat behind rte. as usual, gru;ubliug
ower some drfeet i:: Inst night's
Ilel• and ejaculating. at intervals the
names of some of Isis tuvorit0 d'shes,
Aunt Selina hustled :thou) the room
in her rustling silk dress. with her
guns.. cap -ribbons. 111111riiig h, -laud
her. 1 stood et 113 old place rat the
tt iudow , and lno;..'•(i out S,t•ross t he
Square gardens. ala)3) for the fart
That its St 11111441 tree} null shells
were Ito longer 1:1,14'. 1)111 nel'r 11011!
tbi('I.lt covered With dusty foliate.,
it might \3(I1 Le that the past eight
20111fi hatl 111•Nel 1 111,11
that
1
was still the sial, iriem(11ess girl who
had wearily paced the (111')3 London
streets (lacy tater tiny, only last No-
s e
-t4t
seek
ir• 1
lssl\
for that
herd ined difficult thing to disco% -
-
emplot Verret for t, pour gentlewoman.
Indeed. it ens mallet imps difficult ,o
imagine that the past els 1101 1111 n
(!ream: that the w l ole of nit life' it
1<ateann Scars, with ell its nuuibet•-
less terrors -poor 1•;iliuor's sad lite
and sadder death. the 1'etltl'It of Merl.
Thisth•b,• ilio nit eXisteace, 1111d 11„•
'hail clearing 1)33at of all that hod
divided us from (a'e'h other -that all
this had really titian place, mad 'Alas
not a 41(111513*' (1!1,'),11) Of My ilni!ta-
nation. 1 limited down lust inrtiI et;,,
sat 1113 left Mucci, and there wll' the
glittering 1100)' 1.1 niall ol:d5 WitieIt
1103. lot a i' 1,1,11 !,Ince)! 11po11 tilt 1`ng: r
as se v retried, end 1 sew in it the
gisd in! 3,f 3411 m, hal'iei-
))455; If altllk 11111 %U)')• abroad 10
r \ .a better. met'
Wilt!: BON u. It 3u. bett
ill t•eusons. 11101 we should be par?. 111'' 1) little 11!.11', 111.1111 W011111
1 alma, bout' Billl 1,1•)). and 1 )batel }u
1 to her ea 1.1'1• it. l.on(lbb t4• at 5e11-
! cliff; eta niehe,w Lae 1 alt1 itt Aunt
I :Selitla's,
.,4106
that lady to me, stopping short in
her tusk of moving ell the chairs in
the room into their stereotyped :or-
nerS--"am I !really to understand
that you are actually engaged to he
married?"
"Yes, aunt; 1 think there is no
doubt about the fact." 1 answered,
smiling.
"Welt, my clear, of course 1 am de-
lighted to hoar it. although yon
might bare consulted me a little
Sooner, 1 think ---I, who have been
like a second mother to you, alt•
love. Of course I feel a little hurt
that you should not have told me
r
unt•tluuR about. ibis --this ('ttptaitl
Thistleton, I think you Suid?"
"Thistlehy' is his 111.011', stunt," I
answered, passing tiler tine "seemul
motherhood" of the good lady With a
smile. I knew Int' dear mule so
well! As bettor days and good for-
tune began to beaus upon ,u.• once
more, so also die} Mrs. ('arr. She
Was already. kind and sylupathiting;
she waited only to holo' the details
of my future husband's means and
expectations 10 wax affectionate, and
perhaps even rapturously Ioying. to
Me, according to what the figure of
thoso waits might chums. to be.
"I could not tell you about it be-
fore, taunt, it is only just settle(!;
and even now we lie 1)01 wish it
talked about."
"Very well. my love: but tell ane
all about it now. Come and sit
down." She drew 11e` down to a sola
by her side. and took hold of me
band, patting it affectionately as she
clic} so. '"l'eil 1410 when the wedding
is to be, my dear. Ilow glad 1 ant
that 1 have kept that peach -colored
silk 1 ill now! it will conte in again
so nicely -not a bit old-fashioned yet,
you know. I was to have worn it
at your wedding last October. Ab!
well., I won't say anything about
that now."
"I tau afraid, aunt, that it that
dress is to be worn at my wedding,
you will have to keep it for another
year. for I shalt not he married soon-
er than that."
"Another year!" exclaimed my
aunt, in horror. • •!Chat on earth is
that for, I should like to know! What
i)1 the world are y ou going to wait a
year for? 1 hate your long engage-
menls," she add,. 1, \ ie'iously drop-
nd• -they always
ping my hu mean
bnggnrl• incomes and inadequate
settlements,"
"Captain Thistlehy is certainly not
a rich plan, aunt,'• I said, smiling
with irritating good temper at her. •
"And you lett him at '.Hiss Fat. -
bank's?"
T 1l8t hen at Kan(tnn
Scars," 1 answered.
IIers uncle '.:'are behind us was
overheard nut t^)'ng affect lignite
things to himself concerning "oyster
fritters."
"Oysters? Rubbish!" cried my
aunt. Iooking round angrily at. him.
"How can you have oysters in .July?
You must know they aro out of sea-
son: and pray, 1'1'. cin." turning
round to me agatiu with ill -concealed
bad romper -"pray what do you pro-
pose doing with yourself until th1,s
wretched match enure.+ MT? 1)o sou
mean to honor mu w ith your ('0111-
leany for the next. year?"
"Oh! dear. it , aunt. ('aptain
'l'histleby's sister -int -low, who is 1L
great friend Of !nine, will be coming
home from abroad in about a fort-
night or three wre,.ks. I sola going to
live with her. hitt I thought perhaps
you Would mu mini Ire staying ;with
you until she 0.11(1ns, as you know
:‘(m. (ire. as ',Non bails just I.OW, a
second mother to use.' 1 said. laugh-
ing somewhat m01l('1uusly.
"Bum! ha! yes -delighted. 1 cat
sure. my dear.- said lay cunt. Iook..
hag slightly disconcerted; "bat as to
that peach-c•olorerl. !n., it 1',i11 be of
no esu't111- use to keep it for anoth-
er year, it will look as if it had cou1.•
out. of the Ark !y Coat tittle. Th•'re
is 711141;v Carr's !e:ll1, going to be
baptized next month: .she hes written
to int ite me 10 the christening.
I. So to it was settled: nr.d Aunt Selina
ended by kissing 1114' affectionately'.
Mut:ing friends with Varnnton was a
Scripture precept vs hell firs. carr
never failed. to act up lo.
All this time 1 1,114 t,1 en longing to
hear tidings of a.r. ('rirtit-. but hail
been too proud 10 ask nay mint 3what
she bad hoard about him. She woald
have interpreted such inquiries into al
wish o11 my part 10 1*'tll'w !ny en-
gagement with him. mud would
have been quite Capable of writing
straight off to make overtures to
hila upon the stresigth of it.
I had not forgotten that she h,td
told ane that he 10 Ile iI ill .land ag'.I.
I wondered whet het. 11 \l 11S 111,3 eon -
duct to hiui Which had altered 1tial.
1 5110111(1 1211.314 h.'t•n very sorry 1 3
think So, (111(1 1 could hardly believe
it, for 1 did not think he had ever
eared for ate in any but a fatherly
itlatlnrr'. Ilut lot. my father's sake,
and because he had been so '11d -
101301y kind to mo. 1 felt that 1
should like to hear something of
Jtdm•
Out day during my visit to Mrs.
Carr, 1 1111(1 gone out '-hopping by
myself. I wits in Mond street. com-
ing out of !te'(irlayne'S shop, when a
hansom. cab. which was passing by,
suddenly drew tali will) a jerk in
• front of it, and a lady wearing at
3ery thick veil, beckoned violently
and imperiously to ties 1 drew near
wondering, and dart saw to Sly stir-
, prier that it was Mrs. Featherstone.
"Freda! 'Miss Clifford! Is it pos-
51hte that it is you?"
1 drew l:utk inst:nrt i3el'; my ad-
; u' -$i1,1) to the W011,a1t 3311(1 had tt'a-
• (1110(1 and resiled the in the (1uy of
inlet -its was as great 115 ever.
•.((111, please don't turn away!" she
said, in an .' tre1t111q.Y 301('1', strange -
Si 1)111}1(1' the p1•oud :diel huugl.
(.lir}I Featherstone of old, "I have
been luuging so to meet you. and 1
did not know how to find 3701, or
where you were. Please get into nay
cab: 1 amu lust going back to my
lodgings, and I elo so want you to
come with me, for 3 have so much
to say to yeti."
"'ro me!" I Said, in Surprise,
"What can you hew. to say to ml:? T
I sun no friend of you'. sot have
plenty without me --where is Mrs.
Lod h."
"Mrs. Leith! Do you suppose she
would speak to me now -now all the
13101•ld MIS turned against 1110! Don't
keep nit. talking herr, somebody
plight recognize Me -110 come with
1uc! "
Something in the woman's face and
voice told Me that she was in trou-
ble. was g1' -
1 for enc( , h \ u n
bre, and that c 1,
uintly in earut.st. 1 hesitated no
longer, but got into the cab with
Ing, and we drove on.
1\ nen i came to hr close to her, I
pet 041% ed that she was terribly utter-
ed. Iier dress, no longer radiant
with hriglit c010(S, was shabby and
wor)). and her face looked old and
haggard; there were deep lines 5 )r -
i -(1 upon It -lines of care, and al-
most, as it :Welted to be. of Want
2111(1 p0\rrty. I looked at her with
a111a'/orient .
'•\shy has all the world turned
against you, 'lire. Featherstone? and
why do you speak of bring in a lodg-
ing? \tl:y are you mit in your own
home in Eaton Square? What has
1 a polled 10 you? Tell me, for I
cannot '-nderst:uul."
•'I'O You not know?" she exclaim-
ed, seeming to be much staprise(i in
1101' hurls. "is it possible you have
not heard?"
shat! wear it then, It, hat is the good
of korpin; it ant' h:):ge•r?„
1 think „'"e ere quite tight,
tient. and it Wo11l,1 1.1' too grand a
dress 1411• lea wedding. for 1 :Stan to
+%elk into Omer!) ;1. :0y Dunnet and
1''1,vl 111uir-d1rs..
sty taunt 11'111 op her hunds ire inl:'-
1'te! .
"ft 15 (1(113),r1gi1t v•;tke'doess, Fred 1,
ht -.t 1s whit .h is! to 11•eitt holy
tual )'i)oolty in the `way 3 ou (10, u11'1
111 tht•t'w (li804'11( 01: the 201("11))0)•
srraice.. 1 ulw\1tys hoped 3Oki w•1 r1' a
goect r1101'chwwimp, an(1 kn'•ww 11.1,,
pnrlt(nro n: t lett (•1•:y ('e(1•1.1.11,0)1:1.:h•))
\oat talk of walking. hit (•lou't•]t 1)t
t hist airy 1314. '0 0 l,Onae t, lust ,IM
if 1t 33ns at 110 mors l'ar,>I't;llt'1I''e
+ ,
s shop! 111. Whitt
r
ttn,nn past 1•
1
eau 1... c•Nat,l ) " •i)1
wwth
reW
e,ver1he hest Inat0)1 its the k,ugd.u0
to marry 1t 11)is,'r: t,1. s1)'))). vapl
so }vier 31(1'3„ got 141 wait a vear
before he 1•u). sc'rap.• i.p 01arogh 0.1011.•
11. 1(1 tail.( furnish -4i lodgings with!
1 wash 1113 La.ltds 4.1 3 on. 1'1e4.1.. I tin
}m deed ! "
1 Inngheli.
•.Mitek 'l Lot 'p,.te 80 p0(0. its till
t}n.t. WALL11011 1 be lo(. unhapp3
1 u3( t• int let . 1t i•- nal b.a•le')sr• w'„
sir r- poor 11,111 331' 11`1' ge'ili 11) Walt.
T111.11, 10',• 4415 1fa)ui13 relt5ar.s 33 Hieb
1 heed not 0n149• t vol.. We shall tent
510131'. at nil 4\thus. N11.. 'l'lliStiehy
1'.11 1111(4 earl 4.1 Ibbs, 101' cit!• is
1 3('('3 rit'h."
"oh, Imbed!" with 011 tppetiemice
• of 1',1)•weal interest; "rials. is she?
\\.
• ell, ley deur 1''''1. 1 was jest };01.1,;
to "133 that 1 5114)11(1 do 1.13s,'1t the
Lc.t:rt'.of (•)11.11g 1;'00 "ale's. '1'1.1511'1(y
wbanl she t•t,a,:)5 1•.11.1. tenni 1i1ro)ul,
attd, of coarse, !'13,'. 1 liopt• 3 011 :.ill
:stay here ur,Yil you 0011 go 012 to rcr
lhouaae,"
(To be continued)
•
Cbnriir.
Every good net' is charity. Giving
water to the thirsty is charity. Remov-
ing stones and thorns from the road is
charity. Exhorting your fellowmen to
virtuous deeds is charity. SniilIng in
your brother's faro is charity. Putting
a wanderer in the right path is charity.
A max.'s true wealth is the good he does
in this world. When lie dies mortals
will ass: what property has he left be-
hind hint, hitt angels will inquire,
"What good deeds hast thou sent be-
fore the& i"-Mohnmined.
Broad Enough.
A large and stout woman called on a
t I dit' f • i
A MILLiONAlRE'S SYMPATHY
fefaieed IOId /Friend Satan of ;3, itut
Started Ulm Anew in.
'"A, 10011 whom knew well, one who
had once been a prosperous business
111x1 fu St. Louis, but who had met
reverse., walked into the office of .one
of our western millionaires and asked
the loan of $5." said a Missouri ex-
con"ressrnau.
'1 he man seeking the favor had been
a close friend of the millionaire before
ho had become immensely rids, The
unfortunate one went to the other In
fear and trembling, dreading to be
turned down, for he knew that the
news of his taking to drink had reach-
ed the ears of his old time friend.
"lie was greetetl with cordiality,
however, and plucked up !heart to ask
for the money. Immediately the Mil-
lionaire's demeanor changed, 'No,'
said he, 'I can't let you have $5.'"'I hardly expected you would,' re-
plied the supplicant, 'but thought that
maybe for our former friendship you
might do me that little favor. how-
ever, it does not matter. When a man's
luck deserts him be can get no assist-
ance ft'om any quartet,' and with an
air of absolute dejeetiotl be turned to
leave the office
' "`Nor, I won't give you what you
want, but wait stere a few' Minutes,'
• and the millionaire went into his pd-
. rate room and held n brief conversa-
tion with one of 11I8 employees. In a
quarter of ars hour the clerk returned
and held out a big, fat envelope to the
miserable being. The latter, hardly
realizing that any one shduld send him
a communication, broke the cover and
inside found five brand new $100 bills
and a railway ticket to St. Louis, with
berth or parlor ear. On seeing these
and realizing that the man whom he
supposed 3wo111'11 net let him have $C,
had been his benefactor, the recipient
of this unexpected geuerosity broke
down and cried like a child.
I "There is not much more to the story
except that 'trait the money the man
went to his old home and started up
a small business, out of which he
derives a comfortable living. The
1 morn], it there is one. Is that mil-
lionaires are often as sympathetic as
ordinary mortals. This particular one
I know to be the possessor of a big
heart, and yet lie has the best reasons
for never talking about his acts of
charity."
WAYS OF FAILURE.
The selfish mortal who never con-
siders any one but himself.
The young man who always spends
his money before he gets it.
The lazy person who dishonestly ap-
propriates praise or commendation be-
longing to another.
The lazy' young titan who gets to the
office late, leaves early, grumbles con-
; tinually at the firm that employs him.
I The lazy *woman who shirks her
tasks, whether as wife, mother or wage
earner, and slips through life as easily
as possible.
The lazy than who allows his facul-
' ties to rust, doing as little as possible,
allowing ambition, energy and self re-
spect to go up, literally and figurative-
ly, in smoke.
The lazy young woman who arranges
her hair, Manicures her finger nails,
gossips continually and takes but a
languid and haughty interest in the
wants of the customers.
Knell' the Formula.
For Quanah• an intelligent and popu-
lar Comanche chief, the cattlemen
around Fort Worth, Tex„ built a house
and furnished it. They were rather
puzzled when he told them that the
first article of furniture he wanted was
a roller desk. "What inn you do with
a roller desk, Quentin" they said.
"You can't write."
"011, I want '0111." said Qunnnh.
"You see, I open desk, an' f sit down
in my chair, an' I put my feet up on
desk, an' I light my seegar, an' I holt
newspaper up front o' me, like this-
sabe? '.then white man come in, an' he
knock at door, an' he Sny, 'Quauah,
wan' tall: t' you a minute.' And I
turn ruin' in my' chair an' puff lot o'
smoke '11 his face, an' I say: `Go 'way!
I ve'y busy t'day!'
r en alit 'A1, l! w•n) Ing 0r ler was _ . .
stared at so intently by the friend's lit-
tle children that she asked one of them:
"What are you staring at, little girl?"
"Why, you sets, mamma said you
were so ItatTOw in 370110 views, and I
was WO,Ilderin" what view she got."
Not to Ile Blamed.
self made Than is e0mm0n
euon`, h. but we never hear of a Self
made woman. She -Considering the
kind of article the men who are in the
self malting business turd out. you c'1ln
hadlr
Walla, the women fir no; taking
It up.
7'be ['Kant Wray.
Nod( -Awfully sorry 10 hear your
) e 1 s• .
11 s burned down. 1 I( you 1010 3 1'
ott ( tit e Did it t
nn,thro,,. Todd- )11,, :,. After some
very lively work we SueeOrded in get-
ting out till the things w c didn't want.
What Did He Want?
A certain professor is a very absent-
minded man. IIe was busily engaged
in solving some scieutitic problem. The
servant hastily opened tate door of his
studio and announced a great family
event.
"A little stranger has arrived."
"rat?"
• "It is a little boy."
"Little boy' 'Well. ask him whet he,
Wants." -London Standard.
Earning: - and Getting.
6.
"It was only five weat•a ago that I
started its with our firm at $5 a week,"
said IBragg. "and now I earn $50 a
week without any trouble."
"That's c> It's easy to earn that."
.
remarked Newitt, tut how much do
you get?"
site !'nine.
"I understand he watt an nether even
An 19atlrotenl.11t.
"i S.ae the agent has seta 3(5 a tor- i before graduation from college."
'Tee, indeed. \Why, he was the au.
pet sweeper. Mrs. Mag.11tos, Is it as t! t
•
good as the 011111 fash1enec1 111'oon1
"It }s .n: better.t<. Mrs. \uldtckie
T.
,,
s •',• s • c 11'1(1
east knack yl:.,inut rit. a 1010 f.t
The General's !Birt.
"Say, limwir, how Maly Mtn slits'
s'pose lie's killed?"
"AW. 1 'a en! 1 tont yet* Sue he's a
general. tletiewils deli t Ile an kil]ht'.
1' 's• bosses d . job."
' 1l\' jest t t
. ,1 ,1
Never mike Wends \cith the devil. n
monkey or 1) boy. No unto knows what
they *will (10 urct,- •Jludvard Iait?ling.
i solo n ut w .....a1' yell: