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e (liel !,m the a ,nsborough Het.
(Chanson Militaire.)
- 8he'wore a hat with a.ourving bjim
And a gleaming plume of white,
;That nodded end hll sighed g 1r the dusky rim,
lake foam in
j"gave one glance ; 'twits enough—and more,
....:‘,For my heart went away with that.
eomradea smiled is I wetohed from the
door
!Pee giri in the Gainsborough hat.
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eir leahea a fringe of jet ;
$er eyes were the.kind that the poets clog,
And e, soldier can never forget. a
72 looked. I sighed. Sow should I begin
The game I would fain be at ?
knew byher mien no sigh would win
The girin the G'aineborough bat.
• — �' 'aint heart nc'er- won fair lade, andee,.
%'One, twist of me long mustache,
. r And bolsi I marched to meet the foe,
' Where the darts of Cupid Sash.
When, a stammering lover grows dumb, they
'tkA kiss is -better than chat ;
And that is the way I won, that day,
The girl in•the Gainsborough hat.
The service over, Cornelia, in spite of her
-shrinking .-from 'the meeting,laiestened atter
her two cousins, overtaking them just es
%hey reached the door, and greeting Gee -
pard ne warmly as she oduld, though ae
she was almost ashamed to look at him, he
could not think her anything but cold and
forbidding.
” You will bring your brother home, will
you not ? " ehe said, turning to Esperanoe.
er w lseat iprofeesion of ea er•
nese to see1liim, aiic sue' bhuY'd suet -ht,
herself to express fatly- reginct that t` a
deanery was too full for them to take him
in. For a minute Gaspard was almost
inclined to give an exons this cold hoe-
pitality seemed to him worse than nothing.
However, Eeperanoe seemed greatly
pleased, and underatood batten what it
meant from Cornelia, so the three walked
bank together, and by degrees Cornelia
thawed, forgot her shame and the awkard-
nese of her position, and began to feel and
to show more interest in Gaspard.
Es I eranoe was delighted to see her being
you here 1 There is plenty of happiness in
the worlds after all, and kindness also.
Cornelia was n10e,1bo,thle afternelon. "
• " Yee, we will take advantage of her
etedy, I think. I shall come to -morrow
morning."
" To -morrow, yes ; how we shall talk 1
and, Gaspard, do not forget .to send round
all your socks ; I most have a grand
darning."
" Yon for et my new outfit."
fall of indignation .at her meanness and
injustice.
-The cathedral -service quieted- her, bow
ever, and she resolved that Gaspard should
hear nothing of it. She knew quite well
that many of the dieagreeables of her life
could not be concealed from him, but when-
ever it was possible to throw'a veil over her
petty sufferings, ehe Would do so. The
day, in consequence, Loomed happily and
eatiefaotorily,and in spite of Mrs. Mortlake's
x-s.Sf11`V,
61tw W ra,„. OF OITIEB.
Thy:ensue retu.sne of the United Stat
ere es yet by no, mean! e_o.._znpldte, . •
enough bas been tabulated to show that
the cities are growing much faster than the
country at large. Ten years ago there
was a population of 6,100,000 in twenty of
the largest cities. By the new census the
population of these pities ie 8,750,000. The
inorease in these cities taken altogether has
been over 43 per cent., while the gain in
bay ; now ann't fnrgett, as early as ;ion can 1(.140. th!tnke to the nrivaoy of Cornelia's
this evening. There 1 I must go ; some
one is calling."
" Bother them !'' said Gaspard im-
patiently. " I won't have yon run oft your
lege ; yon are as tired as you can be."
She let he her head rest on his shoulder
just fora minute, then, as the call name
again more impatiently, she started up.
" I must go. Enough treats for one day 1
Good-bye, mon amt, and promise me to
have a good dinner at the Spread Eagle."
She hurried away, and was greeted by
study. The evening, two, went well, and
though the dean evidently disliked Gas-
pard, yet he was quite civil, and George
Palgrave good-naturedly threw himself into
the breach and managed to keep his uncle
in a good -humor when the ladies had left
the dinner table. Later on, in the drawing -
room, Cornelis tried to make up for the
family coldness by drawing Gaspard out as
to hie prospects in Ceylon, and making
many really kind-hearted inquiries about
his previous life, and so far succeeded that
only about 35 per cent.
Preliminary returns indicate that T:Iewr
York has kept pace very closely with the
growth in the nation's population, having
gained 34.9 per oent. according to reports
thus far published. But the gain would
have been much larger but for the remark-
able change in facilities for transportation.
which have given Brooklyn an increase of
42.3 per cent., and added greatly to the
population on Long Island,. and acmes the
Harlem and the Hodson, at the expense of
New York. Ten years ago, reckoning New
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" The very last think I wish. Of course
we shell show him some slight attention,
just to avoid remark ; be must dine here
./40-Merrow, bat beyond that, I do not at all
wish to go."
°Oneida left the room, out of patience
,,, with her sister's contemptible argument&
Vitiming up the stairs, she found Esperance
Uk the deep window-eeat on the landing,
'litteilY- engaged with paper and pencil. She
IOW up brightly.
enly two handrad end ninety-two
minutes, and Gaepard will be here, Cor-
nelis. just think 1 '
" How absurdly childish you are," aaid
ClOrnelia, vexed anew. " If you want to
mprove your arithmetia, why not master
the rile of compound proportion which you
:,eire to dull over yeeterday."
Amine ehrugged her ehouldere,
glit0014 at :the gook to see that now it was
only tivo hundred and ninety minutes, then
a 0110iiia her cousin to her study, and pored
. for Enna time ova a elate and book. in the
vain qnde*ver tO Lind an answer to the
, go:option.; " If- Z240 be paid for bread for
;4,0 Pereonifor 20 mos., when wheat Ili 489.
, a qr.p how long will 2284 find bread for 91
Orion when wheat le at E216e. a qr.? "
,But. her ea was ar Ifcrpitifitullust-
enter the solving of such a problem, and
nmultiPlied and divided with avegueness
tittenided unhapPy.reardts, hi 'Which the
jteatf• litell'bf tveo, and when Cornelia, in
desPeir„,showed her the absurdity of this
li,t0Ter. She would only reply that perhape
it wee in time of siege. The idea of such a
ehe summarily dismissed her un.
ii.iomising pupil, feeling that all the world
Wis geing contrary to her that morning.
Eeperanoe, in spite of her aching head,
harried off to the station in the Very hottest
Part'of the afternoon, her heart bounding
• ' .01,00 thought of seeing Gaspard once
,inbro;,:and far too happy to think of being
fl with Mrs. Mortlake for having " for-
otten " the carriage.
.e That was a repturone meeting 1 Happier
'Van the last, in many ways, for Esperfince
',7recielved no great shook as she had then
• .done from Gaspard's appearance, being
" peepared for it. Nor was he at all
tOkre how very far from well she was, for
4,8;exiiitement and happiness had brought
14 4tpr to her oheekef and given her temporary
xength eo that the only change he noticed
• "lour mane it! gone, then ? " he asked,
Esperano0 laughed.
" Yee, quite gone ; you very much
venni, thongh,, you might. perhape woe it
'0100 more ; I believe it is hanging up in
the windOw."
" Yon hisve out it off 1" exolainted Gas-
pard, dismayed.
ehie did you think I had disposed it ? It
brought me five guineae."
" And you sold it for that wretolied outfit
of mine 1 Cherie, I don't know hew to for-
give you.. I wondered where- you could
have found the money for those garmente
you 'spoke of. :Yon are like the girl in the
f airy tale, who wove shirts of her own hair
for her eleven brothers."
" No, she wove stinging needles," said
Esperanto, " which I would not promise to
, do even for you. Now do not begin to
.4'"! soold again about my oropPed hair. 1 only
*old yon beelines I was afraid you would
talk of it at the deanery."
" Very Well, it shall be as you wieh, you
are a wonderful little sister. But I wish
we had knoWp before of all the help that
would oome ; I am afraid you have been
tiring youraelf with these preperatione."
" Do you think I would have let others
do everything for you, and eit contentedly
doing_ nothing 1 But how good it WAS of
Claude Maguey to help you."
" Yes, he was Most kind, moat generous ;
I could not have borne it from every one ;
but hie manner of doing it was perfect. It
will make a wonderful difference to us, and
I shall be able to leave you something in
hand when I gotbesides being able to get
on comfortably an my &et obi menthe in
• Yea, I could not have borne to think of
7\your starving yourrself over there, when you
would have hard work, too. And I am flo
glad Sir Henry Worthington was so kind.
When did you see him ? '
drawing -room, and she watched Gaspard,
who looked delightfully incongruous in one
of the ponderous arm-ohaire, and listened
contentedly teetha..00nvot5ation _going o:
perfectly happy as long as ehe was close by
him.
Then some of the Misses Lowdell came in,
and tea was brought up, .while Cornelia
beoeme more and more engrossed with
Gaspard, and Eeperanoe was called upon
to give Mies Grace Lowdell a full account
of the battle in which he had earned his
soar. This was delightful—she had scarcely
hoped to make others appreoiate her hero.
At last Mrs. -Mortlake returned, and
entering the room wholly unprepared,
!meld not help etarting with surprise and
vexation when she caught sight of the thin
olive -complexioned, mustached , stranger
who seemed quite established in the house
and was handing about cups of tee with a
sort of careless ease which annoyed her.
Esperanoe saw the start ot dismay an
could not help being amused by it, partic
nlarly when it was quickly followed by
promptshow of politeness, and a " °harm
ing�' emile.
''Monsieur de Mabillon 1 I am delighte
to see yon 1 I was beginning to think ther
was a fate spinet our meeting. I was s
sorry to miss you het month in London
but my little girl was claiming all m
-attention just then. You are well, I hope ?
In spite of the silky voice, and the well
egaitcted-sreriie
deceived ; he remembered Claude's guarde
description of the " would-be chermin
lady, whom it was hard to trust," an
instinctively felt a shrinking • from he
kindness. Hie antipathy was confirm°
when, in a pause in his conversation wit
Cornelia. he overheard a low -toned remit'
from Mrs. Mortlake to his ' sister, no
intended, of course, for other ears.
" Your usual want of thought 1 Yo
might have seen we should want anothe
onp. Just ring at once."
It was one of the difficulties of Esper
anoe's situation that her duties were s
undefined she could never find out wh
was or what was not expected of her, an
wits constantly being brought to tae
either for negleot or for forwardness an
meddling.
To hear her scolded was so new, howeve
to Gaspard, that he even magnified lar
Mortlake'° offence. Her words were•not
very severe after all, but . her look and to
angered him, and hastily crossing t
room, he intercepted Esperanoe on her wa
to the bell.
" Do not trouble, oherie, sit down. AUo
me, Mrs. Mortlake '—thereby reveali
that he bad heard everything.
Mrs.. Mortlake was vexed. She h
wished to keep up appearances she w
anxious thin Gaspard should think well
her, and now he had overheard her °pea
ing crossly and had humiliated her befo
Esperanoe. She hated him, but strove
reooyer her place in hie estimation.
, " Last week, the day I wrote to you. He
*as more kind and ooneiderate than I oan
tell you, and Lady Worthington, too ; I am
, • glad you know and like them, I shall feel
happier about you."
Esperanee turned a little . pale at the
reference te their parting, and made haste
to change the conversation.
4' See, that is the Spread Eagle on the
left -side of the street, though why, among
all the hotels, you should have ohosen
the one bearing the Pruasian emblem,
Van't think."
Geepard htughed. " 'Tis the only decent
4ar4a One, aceording to Claude Magnay. Are
•P r *hoes belle ringing for eerviee ? ' es.
noeu " Yee, will you oome ? I want you. to eee
440 ,every one. You can speak to them after-
'cly,„Gatspitrd cemented, and Esperance led
lbe Way to the cathedral, but she was die
totta to find Cornelia the only coon -
'di the deanery pew. George Palgrave
;Ala Bertha had waked over to the Priory, -
Mortlake had chosen to prolong:4a
whioh Gaspard did not recognize, but
which he fancied must belong to Mrs.
Mortlake. As the speaker paseed'along the
.gallery- he could not avoid hearing the
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And Esperinoe, too, as she eat that night
in her room over her weary task, wee
strengthened 'by that very same thought
whioh Frances Neville had first given to her
months ago. Was not this present pain,
and wearinese, and separation, the fulfilling
of that Will whioh is always beet—to be
taken on trust till the time cense for " read-
ing the mystery right ? "
Those night -vigils, though they taxed her
strength to the utmost, were by no means
comfortless,,and this particular evening she
was full of the happiness of Gaspard's viait,
and the prospeot ot the week to be !Tent
sa with him.
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unhappy in eeving eperanoe
deanery. ,
Cornelia's heart had been touched. Ever
since the day when traveling beck from
`London she had. witnessed- Esperanoe's
paseion of love and sorrow, she had been
eoftened, had loved her little cousin, and
taken a real interest in something outside
the wells of her study. Harsh and sarcastic
as ehe often seemed, she was really anxious
to do what was kind and right ; from the
first her dielike of Esperanoe had never
descended to meanness like Mrs. Mort-
lake'e, and now her good -will was real and
hearty, though her natural reserve gave
her, when she least wished •it, an appear-
ance of ooldneee.
Wire. Mortlake, as she came to bid her
sister good -night, unwarily alluded to the
incident of the candies, whereupon Cor-
nelia wee at once up in arms.
" Yon mean to say yon had the stinginess
to grudge them to her ? "
" My dear, it is not do muoh the expense
I mind, but think what a bad habit for a
girl of seventeen to sit up night after night.
No doubt ehe often dropped asleep over her
work ; it is a wonder we have not had the
house burned down. I'm sure."
" You are very prudent, certainly," said
Cornelia, with a sarcastic smile ; " and
how doesshe mean to finish Gespard's
outfit '
" How 'should I know," replied Mrs.
_• h pfeeeted oerelessnese; " ehe
will not finish it by Dandle -light, that is a
I care about."
" So it seems. Well, she shall' at least
have the opportunity of finishing it by
lamp -light," amid Cornelia, majestically.
Mrs. Mortlake gave an inartioulnte sound
of annoyance ; but Cornelia, with a oold
good night, took her little reading -lamp in
her hand, and mounted the stair° to the
attic without another word of explanation.
To her surprise she found Esperanoe
already in bed.
" Oh, I am just too late," she ' said,
regretfully. " I thought, perhaps, you
would like my lamp to work by. Christabel
has jest been telling me about this absurd
fuss."
Esperanoe looked up with gratitude in
her tired eyee.
" How kind of you to think of it ; I was
wondering how I could get Gaspard's
thing° done in time ; I meant to get up
early."
" That .would be better for you than.
sitting up," said Cornelia ; " indeed yon do
not look fit for anything to -night." And
she Iooked with some anxiety at Eeper-
anoe'e fluehed cheeks, and the purple rings
round her eyes. " How much more have
you to do?"
E3peranoe pointed to a formidable pile
of work on her table, And Cornelia
scrutinized the unsightly hbles with an
nnpraotised eye, and wondered if any skill
could really mend them.
I almost wish I knew bow to darn,"
she said, thoughtfully. " There must be
more here than you will get through."
" No, not if I wake in time," said Esper.
mice, confidently.
" I will fetch you my, alarm," said Cor-
nelia, and she hurried away, returning in a
few minutes with a little French alarm
olook- " What time shall I set it for ? "
" Four o'olook, please ; the ane will have
risen by then," said Eeperence, watohing
her oonsin's movements with languid
interest.
"What 1 four hours' work before break-
fast 1 moat yon really have, so long ?
exclaimed Cornelia.
" It is what I have always taken," said
Esperanoe. " The time goes so quickly
when one works, yon know."
Cornelia did not know, for she rarely
touched a needle, but she was a good deal
°hooked when she heard of the length of
those nightly vigils, and touched by the
thought of the love which had prompted
them.
" My dear,' she said, gently, " you will
promise me not to sit up again ; get up to-
morrow morning if you like, and I will try
to prevent your being interrupted in the
day; you can work in my study, yo know."
There was solrlething almost 1 aghable
in the thought of Cornelia's sanctum being -
turned into a work -room, but Esperance'e
gratitude knew no bounds. She was so
muoh pleased and surprised that her, Eng-
lish deserted her, and throwing . her arms
round Cornelia's neck she exclaimed--" Ma
bien chere ! but yon are good, but you are
thoughtful ; how can I thank you enough 1
How happy you have made me 1"
It wee a rhapsody, no doubt, but in spite
of its Frenohnese it went straight to Cor-
nelia's heart. As she left the room her
father's voice was heard palling her from
the observatory, the door Which- 'stood
opposite to Eeperanoe'°.
" My dear, just read this footnote to me,
will you ; the print is too small for me."
She took the book, but was obliged to
brush her hand hastily across her eyes
before beginning to reed -for inoredible
though it seemed to her they were dim with
tears.
(To be ()outlined)
e as one greet cen re o pope
2,030,000 inhabitants, and bas gained about
three-quarters of a million daring the peat
decade in spite of the rapid growth of many
suburban towns': - -- - ._- - -- - -• _ _....
Philadelphia has gained less, only about
22 8 per cent., and yet probably morgan
the ivor_ease of population in the, region
immediately adjacent. So Baltimore has
gained only 30 per cent., but Maryland
probably less ; Boston has gained 15 per
cent., but Massachusetts probably lese; New
(Melina seems to have gained only 14 per
cent., but that is probably mare than the
increase in Lonieiana. Other cities lehioh
seem to have drawn but little if any from
the surrounding population, are Cincinnati,
with a gain of 33.6 Or cent, tbut the gain
in Southern Ohio and Southern Indiana
has not been large), and St. Louis, with a
gain of 21 per cent. ; but it may be doubted
whether Southern and Central Illinois and
Missouri have grown more rapidly. The
noteworthy growth or the past decade has
been along the lakes and in the great North-
western region beyond the lakes'. _
Part of the gain of 100 per cent. by Chi-
cago has been due to the annexe -14n of
populous territory, but the inorealdp has
been wonderful nevertheless. Of the entire
addition of 2,650,000 to the population of
the 20 pities, 583,000, or more than a fifth,
has been added by Chicago alone. But Mil-
waukee has also gained over 100 per cent.,
_and while the twin cities are ae4neing each
other ot fraudulent returns, bet iiiirelai t '
a gain of over 200 per cent. and Minneapolis
of over 300 per cent. Other lake pities have
gained muoh more than the average rate of
increase ; Buffalo about 60 per Dent., and
Cleveland about 55 per cent. The gain of
60 per cent. at Pittsburg is doubtless due in
large menenre to the extensive employment
of natural gas in manufactures. Notwith-
standing a central location whioh has not
usually favored exceptional growth, Wash-
ington has gained about 68 per cent. because
of local improvements, and Louisville shout
40 per cent., having probably been enabled
by new Southern railroads to divert some
traffic from Cincinnati.
According to rthe New York Commercial.
Bulletin manufactures have not caused
muoh of this concentration of the popula-
tion into cities. It has been rather a note-
worthy tendenoy of manufactures, daring
the past decide, to build up suburban and
rural settlements for themselves, where
land can be had cheaply and taxes are
light, and where the working population is
lees interrupted by demagoguesand agita-
tors. The lines of transportation, inland,
lake and ocean, have drawn much popula-
tion to some cities, but changes in methods .
of trade and speculation have done much
to swell civic population. "The greatest
of all the forces operating in that direction,
however, has been the growing desire of.
the people themselves for the chances and
changes, the excitements, pleasures and
allurements of city life. Progress in that
direction is not by any means indicative of
greet industrial or moral health."
There have been great improvements in
farm maohinery in late years. The
threshing machine and separator does the
work of many flails and fanning mills. The
self -binder does the work of many cradles
and hand .rakes. The labor of one man
now prodnoee muoh more grain than the
labor of one man could produce thirty
years ago. But we are sure the improve-
ments in manufacturing maohinery have
been still greater than the improvements
in farm machinery. For this reason a,
relativelysmaller number of men ought to
find employment in ,prodaoing manufac-
tured goods than in producing food. Be-
side3, the exports of the country'ooneiet
almost entirely of farm prots, snob ae
meat. grain and raw cotton Manufac-
tured gdode make a email r tem in • the
exports. Instead of crowding into the
cities, the people ought to betake them-
selves more and more to the farms, if they
are to attain the greatest prosperity.
" You gentlemen spoil ns nowadaye," s
said, moiling graciously. " This is such
household of women, though, that we a
used to waiting on,ourselves."
" Oh, indeed 1" said Gaspard, gravely.
winced • then thinking that a little flatte
might he of use, she continued more ho
fully. " And Esperanoe is such a help
tw—ench a very great help—we should m
her se much. I cannot sell you how I,
particular, should miss her."
" It is very good of you, I am sure,'" s
Gaspard, in that grave manner which ma
Mre. Mortlake eo uncomfortable. Of
things she detested irony the most, a
there wae, besides, an angry light in t
clear brown eyee confronting her, wh
baffled her even more. She would not g
up, however, without one more attempt
win hie good opinion.
" I am so vexed that we cannot give y
a room here, it amine so very uncertain
but I am sure you will understand how it
It jut -happene to be one of our full tim
otherwise we ehonld have been moat hap
to have had you with us."
There 'wee reomething so very enake-1
in her manner, that Gaeperd could
believe a word of this ; he turned w
relief to Cornelia's straightforward oo
" I am very sorry, too," she mid, grave
" but I hope it will not prevent your sea
as much of Esperance. You must run
here whenever you like ; my study shall
quite at your dispoeal."
Gaepard thanked her warmly, and rose
go. Mrs. Mortlake, in despair, sent off
last arrow.
" Yes, pray come in es often as you li
and you will, I hope, dine with us
morrow ; we shall be delighted to see yo
" Thank yore I shall be very happy
come," and Mrs. Mortlake tried riot to I
up, but felt once, more the eearohing 1
from them keen eyes. Esperance wato
with amusement, 'while Gaspard sh
hands quite a Anglaise, and followed h
into the hall for a few last words.
To her leurprise, the door wag mare
shut before he oaugbt her in hie ar
kiseing her again awl again.
" Cherie, you shonldlhave told me befo
Does that woman Okay's treat you so ? '
only a little arm. What do care, n
" And you never told me what yon
to put up with 1" said Gasperd, reproa
fully. It le a hard •world, Eaperan
very hard."
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Of darning and piecing there was indeed
enough. The parcel of clothes proved to be
in a sorry condition, and Esperanoe, having
spread them over her table till the room
looked like a "rag fair," prooeeded to divide
them into three classes, " hopelees,"
she placed the less ragged garments, and the
Backe • in whioh the holes were not more
than an inch or so in diameter, and then
eat bravely to work, nor etopped onoe in
epite of her growing wearinees till much of
the tattered raiment was made wearable
again, and the crowing of the cooks, and
the red glow of sunrise, told her that she
mint make haste to bed if she were to have
any sleep at all.
But this wee to be the last of her nights
of work, for the next morning Dire. Mort-
lake milled her aside, and in the voice of
cold displetteure, whioh she disliked more
than anything, asked, " Pray, what were
you doing last night ? "
" Nothing, Chrietabel;" she answered,
part of the time I played bezique with
George."
1' Don't evade my queetion in that way.
I said last night ; you know quite well
what I mean. Esperance started, and
looked a little vexed. " 1 no* you are
fairly caught. I shall hear at onoe, please,
what is the meaning of this ? Do you
think I obeli allow candles to be wasted in
this way ? I hear that you burn( one every
night down to the very eooket. I will hive
no more novel reading at night, eo you had
better understand at once'. What'were you
" I had some needle work to finish. and
sat up with it. I am sorry about the
candles, Christabel."
" Sorry, indeed ! I dare any ; and what
was the all.important work, prey ? One of
your dainty little vanities, I euppose ? "
Esperance drew herself up.
" I don't see that it is any concern of
yours. It was wink which bad to be done."
" No doubt, in your opinion, but I should
like to hear what it was, please, we have
had enough shuffling."
" There has been no shuffling at all,"
broke in Esperanoe, passionately, " and I
don't see that you have any right to
question me like this. I Won't allow that
you have, but boom:Lee I choose, I will tell
you that the work was for Gaspard."
" Indeed 1 it was very amiable of you to
work for him at the expense of others."
" I don't believe for a moment that uncle
would grudge me a few oandlee," said
Espere.noe, half ecorrifully. " But as you
seem to think he would, of course I will not
Mt up again."
" Spare yourself needless proteetationg,"
said Mrs. Mortleke. " You will not have
another opportunity."
Just then one of the Miss Lowdells came
in, and Dire. Mortlake was immediately all
She Judged Best.
Travis—I must tell you, Miss South-
mayd, what a delight your mulct in 1 Do
you not enjoy playing to other] ? "
suppose I could if I did not have to hear it
There are 5,000 limn° people in the city
Galilee and- graciousness, while Esperanoe of, New York, and experts on insanity my
paid, smiling. " This muet be our carnival. hurried out of the room, Wondering what fillet the ratio of lunation is increasing
oye,Ldeellege. -MR.-Mare, ay-foe—eendings ,leee_ggggiu, nne4n* !Ohio last ,„spozoh, and matuoh faotor than that of the population.
41,
btory of a Sword,
A lawyer gave a dinner party, after AU&
the gentlemen retired to amok° and ohat.
All at once he got no, took down- ,ft skvord
which forrcied part, of a trophy, and
brandishing it in the air, exclaimed ;
" Ah . gentleman, I shall never forget
the day when I drew this blade for the firet
time t
" Pray, where did yon draw it ? " said an
inquiring guest.
,“ At a raffle," was the lawyetf 0 rejoinder.
A little roll of white paper inserted
through the upper cruet of a pie will pre-
vent the joke being forced out into the oven
while it baking.
John 11. Lester, of the Henry cohnty,
Georgia, poor house, claims to be 123 years
of age ; and aleo that he was three times
wounded in the revolutionary war and
fonght under Jackson in 1812.
Dalton, the American baok swimmer,
is training at Folkston° with e. view to
swim across the Englieh Channel at *point
where hemould have to travel a few more
miles than the late Captain Webb.
Ethel—We've been married three menthe
4o -day, Charlie," Charlie—Great Sooit
Is that all ?
Among the variotis charity societies of
Moscow there le one for the endowment of
poor brides. The funds Of the eeeiety aro
constantly inoreesed by the gifts or be -
questa of benevolent pereone, but only the
intereat of the money ia need for the
designated parpoae.