O.HK I'POI A TIME.
V'hn I tva .imirf ami linn bpforo
TIjp niu-p c:iiu tMi'jiiim nt my door,
t Innftrn ,l nr.d tblnk
Of thin- which now I've tnt in Ink.
Vlmt ruriou-. lhlui 1 nt to drcAint
How vry true tlirjr nil did norm!
And when I came tn hrd at night
I bogiiod my mntlir to rwlte
The Tale of Ont upon Time,
All written down In simple rhyme.
How fnKrly I llt'!ird. nnd
How fur I went ill t airrianil!
And thee wire annx li gang to me
Still murmur In my in.ory.
For tn ah. made the world anew
A Jewel of each drop of dew:
The autumn Iravtta of itolden tint
Were coin mm freshly from the mint;
The bird were poet all who nans;
The flower were be I In the faiiiea rang;
And ererrthlng I m beram
Another, with another name.
Pt. little folk, my ere ar
I.Ike bead from childhood' calendar
For you to tiring on Kancy' line.
To be your Joy a they were mine.
Ierchant for you they ehall repeat
The Mm old atorlea, at ran gel y sweet,
Which fllltd my day and night with joy
When I waa but a little buy;
And yon aball (tart where I began.
To learn to be a haiy man.
1 wlnta you all the joy I had
To make my childhood bright and triad!
Frank DctnpMer Sherman.
ATHLETIC VENGEANCE.
Smockton would hardly b called an
English Tillage. It waa not much nuoe
than a hamlet, a poor and ugly one. A
dozen or ao of tumble down cot tag"
were irregularly planted on either side of
a long, straggling high road which came,
flat and dusty, from the country town
five miles off and passed away blank and
unlovely in the direction of London. At
either end of the portion of the road that
for a while had become a street stood a
slightly more pretentious tenement, with
a board over the door bearing the an
nouncement that the owner was licensed
to soil beer and spirts. The adult male
members of the community, pretty
equally divided as to numbers, congre
gated before the doors of these establish
ments every evening, in uioody compan
ionship. The other buildings partaking of a
public character were a smithy, a
"general" shop, and a wheelwright's buck
yard. Beyond the village, at a somewhat
convenient distance to the rear, stretched
a bald, patchy ojieu space, variously called
"the green" or "the. common." A few
lxire poles at one end, connected by a
rope, supported, at odd times, freshly
washed linen, while two orthreedonkeys,
temporarily exempted from hard labor,
resented the suggestion that they were
turned out to graze on this grassless
green.
With these exceptions the ground was
habitually deserted and lifeless. But
twice a year a function, called "the fair"
by the inhabitants of Smockton, swept
away the clothes lines, the poles, and the
donkeys, and filled the common with
glitter and animatiou. Several gayly
painted wagons, of the kind known as
caravans, took possession of the common ;
a shooting gallery was established iu a
booth ; rickety stalls for the sale of cheap
drapery, boots and conglomerated sweets,
were erected and a good sized tent
stretched its weather beaten canvas over
the most conspicuous plot of ground.
A largo picture of crude design sus
pended over the entrance represented
impossible gymnastic and acrobatic feats,
wrestling, duels, and t .e attitudes of a
fascinating female Samson, poising 100
pound weights with extended arms and
jewelled fingers, A thin, white wigged
clown, whose lower limbs were cased iu
ordinary trousers, standing outside on a
barrel, announcing in shrill toueg, with
intervals of drum beating, that at the
close of each of the three daily perform
ances the celebrated athlete and
fencing master, Mazagrano, owner of the
show, who met in single combat all the
crowned heads of Europe, would conde
scend to fight with sword, saber, foils, or
sticks any gentleman in the audience
willing to step into the ring and enter the
lists with him.
It was the close of a sultry August day ;
the sun was sinking, and pierced with
its level rays the lutze, made of heat ami
dust, through which the wagons, the
booths, and the people loomed large and
indistinct. The lifted canvas curtain of
the athlete's tent showed a roughly con
structed circle of boards, and profiled on
the black opening the swiftly moving
figure of Lorenzo Mazagrano engaged iu
a single stick combat with a tall, straight.
Heat limbed soldier, who had thrown off
his regimental jacket and accepted the
proffered opportunity of measuring him
self with the professional fencer for nine
jjenny stakes. The men were not badly
matched.
The athlete was by far the most mus
cular and powerful of the two; but the
private had superior skill and knowledge
of his art. He wore an easy, good hum
ored smile, while his opponent fought
with set teeth and a dark scowl, as if
more bent on avenging some personal
quarrel than displaying professional tal
ent. The contest was the last on the pro
gram. Most of the spectators, oppressed
with the intense heat in the tent and al
lured by the prospect of refreshment out
side, had deserted the ring and stood
lazily near the entranco. Inside thero
remained only the two combatants, a boy
(evidently a member of the company),
the pale faced clown, and a, woman.
She was seated on a square deal chest
in a corner of the tent, gathering tightly
round her shoulders a threadbare water
proof cloak, which, however, did not
conceal her person so closely as to pre
vent a pink sandal, the lower part of a
flesh colored stocking, and the edge of a
led skirt bound with tarnished gold from
being visible. At her feet were three
large black cubes with handles, on which
were written respectively in large white
figures, lbs. 100, lbs. 200, lbs. 500. She
rested her elbows on her knees, dropped
her chin in her hands, and kept her eyes
fixed on the athlete and the soldier.
It would have boon difficult to state
accurately the age of the woman, or to
decide whether she was pretty or not;
animated, her expression rhfght be picas
Enough ; in its concentrated attention it
was almost hard. Her complexion was
brown to a dull red ; her hair, plastered
in festoons on her forehead, was braided
at the back In broad oiled plaits confined
by lrg! brn hairpin. 1 It mouth wn
small, her lips thin; her eye, which
were large and round, had the hah'
vacant, half melancholy look noticeable
in the ryea of beasts of burden, which
while they stretch out their necks to the
yoke with the placid indifference of long
lis bit, carry iu their patient, reproachful
glance a silent protet ngaiust the hope
lessness of their fate.
Any one who had watched the woman
narrowly might have sen that at each
feint or subtln stroke her pupils dilated
and Ivr breath came more quickly through
her parted lips. Presently the invincible
Maxagrauo had to confess himself abso
lutely vanquished.
The fight wasover. The soldier turned
with a Utile gesture of triumph toward
the woman and smilingly saluted hei
with a stick in military fashion.
She responded neither by look nor
gesture.
The athlete, who had remained dog
gedly mute listening angrily to the ap
plause of the nieu outside, who huJ
thrust their heads 1 to the tent, allowed
them to disperse oiv more; then strid
ing toward the private, who had resumed
his jacket, he placed his coarse hand on
hi shoulder and said savagely ;
"Not so soon, my tine fellow. Let ut
play quits. Work it out with your fUtt.
We'll wrestle, if you please."
The soldier looked surprised. The
woman had started to her feet. The
clouk falling to the ground revealed thti
gari-dines of her circus dress aud het
bare, outstretched urms.
"Dou't fight him," she almost shrieked
iu a voice of terrified entreaty, "He is
iu one of his tantrums ; he'll hurt you. '
Mazagrano turned on her furiously.
"So," he said with an ugly sneer," you're
afraid I'll spoil his beauty, missus. " Then
facing the private again he added bru
tally, "Are you a man or a coward ?"
The soldier had become quite pale. Ho
was brave, but not over strong, and he
knew it. However, he began slowly to
unbutton his coat again.
"Dou't fight with him! Don't fight!"
repeated the womau mechanically and
almost itiaudibly, as she sank down help
less ou the wooden box.
Mazagrano crossed his arms over his
chest and stood motionless, while his op
ponent attired himself in the wrestler's
scanty apparel that had been filing at his
feet. The athlete's eyes Were bloodshot,
his upper lip was lifted iu a smile of
bestial ferocity, and occasionally he shot
a cruel glance at the woman, who gazed
before her with widened, terror stricken
eyes. The two men faced each other
aud closed. Not for long. Almost at
once the soldier was thrown, both his
shoulders touching the ground.
Before he could even attempt to ris
Mjzagrano "placed one knee on his
chest, and, seizing his head with his two
huge hands, wasslowly twisting it round.
A stifled groan of agony broke from the
victim, echoed by a piercing scream of
despair from the woman. Then the ath
lete arose, spurning with his foot tho in
animate mass.
The soldier's spinal cord was broken.
The womau had fallen forward on her
extended arms. As tho crowd poured
iato the tent Mazagrano walked up to
her side, and, with a fierce gesture, lift
ing her head, pointed to the corpse and
laughed.
A few minutes later he was surrounded,
pinioned, aud handed over to the rural
;Hjliccman. He allowed himself to be
.ed away without protest, and was im
mediately hurried otf by the jailor to the
otiuty towu, followed by an exulting
roup of boys, an . escorted by two iiieu,
.i ho volunteered their services as umu
teur minions of the law.
There was no third performance in the
booth that night. As the darkness fell
he glittering caudles of the stalls were
lighted; the shooting gallery profited by
ihe collapse of the rival entertainment,
aud was crowded ; the sale of liquor was
uuusually brisk ; the stock of the itiner
ant Tenders disappeared rapidly, and as
it was the last day of the fair the frolic
was loud and the horseplay boisterous.
In the shadow of tlu dark mid empty
tent, half slirouded by the idly fiappiug
canvas of the entrance, crouched a soli
tary figure, unheeding the laughter aud
about, tho songs and the noise around
h T. It was the woman who had juggled
with tho weights. She had not chauged
her dress its pitiful finery hung about
tier limbs still only sho had thrown a
cotton apron over her bowed head that
completely hid her face. Her whoh
iruiuo was shaken by long, convulsive
sobs.
Were her tears for the living or the
dead? Ernest Mobray , iu Loudon Budget,
Do Bom Plant Beat
Lody Boughey, Miss Thornwill and
maids, of England, registered at the
Hichelieu yesterday, and went out to tho
stock yards before the ink of their names
had dried. Lady Boughey is a prejios
sussiug, amiable lady. She has lieen
traveling arouud the world, and is
especially devoted to botuuy. Talking
about her pet subject, she, said :
"Do you know that plants can see?
Well, they can. Darwin in his liook ou
plants ventures tin opinion that plants
have eyes, and I have proved to my own
satisfactien that he is correct. When in
Japan, a few weeks ago, I was siltiug
under a shady tree looking at a bright
cunvnlvulus. Its teudrils were leauing
in a direction opxmUe td me. While
-dreaming I was startled to see that they
were turuing toward my tree. I re
mained quiet. Iu an hour the tendrils
had all turned so they faced me. This
was early. After breakfast I told Miss
Thornwill of my discovery! and we went
out iu the yard to further inspect the
plants and their movements. To my
disgust the teudrils had turned their
bucks upon my tree. Wo got a littlo
stick aud placed it a foot from the nearest
branch of the plant. Iu a quarter or an
hour tho tendrils began to squirm. The
upr tendrils bent down and the side
ones curved their tiny necks until they
reached tjio stick. In two Ijours they
hud completely entwined it. It was on
the side awuy from the light, aud it the
plants had not the faculty they never
would have seen the stick and moved
toward it. " Chicago Herald.
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im lyiORsir
LANKETS
Nearly every pattern of & Horse
Blanket is imitated in color and
style. In most cases the imitation
looks just as good as the genuine,
but it hasn't the '.varp threads, and
so lacks strength, and while it sells
for only a little less than the genu
ine it isn't worth one-half as much.
The fact that U Horse Blankets
arc copied is strong evidence
that they arc THE STANDARD,
and every buyer should sec that
the 'A trade mark is sewed on
the inside of the Blanket.
Fiv Milo
Boss
El.ctrlo
Extra Tast
Baker
HORSE BLANKETS
ARE THE STRONGEST.
100 6 'A STYLES
at prices to suit everybody. If you can't get
them from your dealer, write us. Ask for
the V Book. You can pet it without cliargs.
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PHILLIPS.'
Th Summer is gone, but
vc still keep ice cream of
several flavors daily.
Oysters are now in season,
and they are served in any
style desired.
Regular meals served to
transient or permanent guests.
The Cafe is open, and the
kitchen is in charge of an ex
perienced cook. Catering for
parties lodges, weddings, etc.,
a specialty.
Fresh tread and cakes daily
in the bakery.
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Proprietors of
"PHILLIPS' CAFE."
Bloomsburg, Pi.
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We repair Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Threshers, Harvesters. Mowers and
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gained ut a ifreuter expense or time and money.
Business Is the especial reuture of till wliool.
though Hlvnotfriipliy, Typewriting Telegraphy,
and oilier branches lire tutivlit.
ItHlnoHt earnest niendu are those who have
patronized It luont. Htud"iits or either bex may
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Instructions given to all purchasers of
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Watches in county.
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WITH TIIK WIT.
pop nnil men itli have wimniiv
pntitu: Inn n luw n Ht H'Wlim".
Ivichiimiul TiiTorlor.
It i hntiinn to '-rr, ami It i iitiiii.irt f, r
your wilV mtistnntly t remin.l y.iii of j-t
t. Cnp Coil Item.
"'Tin love that ninko tho worM
round." Whinky will ftlso nrrnmnlii
tho haiho rwtilt. Lif.
It wottlil uot bo wwe to KUpimse that
the flontinir population lives rntir.-ly on
water. Yonkers SUUnman.
Meu would lx Tery wU If they roul l
only learn s much on tln-ir lxv think
they could twch them. Kam' lloru.
"liar yo heard the 8 yenr old violin
Tirttuwio?" "Oh, ye. Twelve years
alto. In Vionnn. " IMattrr tin.l lllulhen.
Waiter Very flno chicken that, sir.
(Jue.it Ym. I wonder how it ftH'aprd
lirinjr killed for so long time Harper'
Uar-ir.
An Indication. "You went by the
Truuk Imku didn't you t" "I iiiuhI have :
WM handled like baggajre." Xi-w
York Herald.
C'nrmem'it. the graceful fpnnish
diiii r, hn.i laid up more than i."o,0OM
niiH-e ohe Im been in this country, au I
Hill tthe kirk.
"I am goinjj to Venice." aid the
banker. " What for?" twked his t yuirjil
friend. "To iu-h bow they keep bunk
Boat." Truth.
She I notice that you are alwnv
'glancing at the cWk. Hiv"ootl gra-
fiouH1. loudont misixTt for n moment
that I am weary of your comjinny ? She
No, but I tipert you have jiawtied
your watch. The Humorist.
"May, mamma," mid little Mar, after
theguesti had gone, "I don't think Mi-.
Itrow n i art'tirttomod to good Roeiety."
"Why not?" "Why, he didn't any a
(tingle, word while Mr. Jone wa (ting
ing. " New York Advertiser.
" Well, Jack, wa it yes or no with
her?" "It was Imth." "Ikith! How'
that?" "Well, I nhked her if ahe wa
going to give mo my mmwer aud she :u,l
yen; then I u.kiil her what was the
answer and tthe auid no." New Yori
Pros,
The agent for a patent hair restorer re
ceived this testimonial : "Dear Sir: Afew
dayn ago I accidentally Mjiilled bomih r
your 'hair hatcher' on the corn husk bml
at my boardiughouseund when I returncJ
home I found a hair mattress." Phila
delphia Record.
"Mary, didn't we get SO jiounds of
ice thin morning?" aaid a Went End lady.
"Yea, mum," retiM)nded the girl. "I
don't aee it in the ice chest. " "No, mum ;
I drocd it and it fell through a knot
hole iu the kitcheu floor. I am very
sorry, mum." St. Louia Repuhlic.
Paulin See hore, young f.'llow, tlin
next time you make an appointment with
me you want tn re.tiemtter that there are
twoHpires on this uhun-h!
K Raltrd far That Hit.lnr.i.
" What's Ut-ouie of youun Dimity? t
never we him any more," nni l a custom
er to Mr. Challie, of tin firm of Challie
& Peekay, proprietor!! anil nianaen of a
st dry goods emporium.
" I luul to dispense with hu service "
"Ah"
" Yes. Ho was too exact. "
"Indeed r"
"And too conscientious. "
"I uever heard exactness and conscien
tiousness made the causes of a man's dis
charge before. "
"Well, these qualities may be all rilit
in their place, but a dry goods establish
ment is hardly the place for them.
"I don't quite understand why. "
"Well. I'll tell yon. I happened to
overhear n customer ask young Dimity
how much a certain pieco of good
was worth. Well ma'am,' said Dimity
iu reply, that goods is worth 75 cenU a
yard, but the price is 1. You cau see
foryourself what an impracticable man Iih
was for the dry goodi traJe. Harper's
liaair.
Mr. Ill(li. Draw, the Lin.
"Now," said the housewife, "I have
some good warm roast bw-f. brown pota
toes, and hot coffee. I will give you a
good meal if you will wrestle awhile with
that wood pile after you have eaten.
"What sort o' wood might it be?"
aked Mr. Hungry Higgius.
"Oak. "
Mr. Higgins drew his prince Albert
toga around him with such vehement
dignity that it split up tho back.
"The prospect," said he, "seems to
p Hit to a interior decoration aud a hard
wood finish. Not a bad schemo at all, a
regards a house, but I dou't think it can
lply to a respectable human gout like
me. CJood evenin', nm'ain!"
Aud soon in tho distance the figure of
Mr. Higgins was indistiuguishably
Mended win. the monochromatic gray
iiess of the dusty road. IndiuuaiMjiii
Journal.
' of til. Tluita.
Montgomery Llnkum, you raskel, go
out an' bring in a passel of chips outen
ue woodpile. "
" Dassen't do it, mammy ; do minister
he dona toll me it orful wicked to touch
chips, "
"Laws a massy, do da chile tiuk ha do
Tn nee ob Whales?"
To love a woman
a7 quit- for man.
Hut to unlov. her 1 ah,
Wliolsit of u ctioT