A lOJfO OP TUB YEAR.
Spring smiles through her tes.ru nd the cro
cus And primrose shy petals unfold.
Summer benms ou tho glad earth And straight
nwajr 'i'ho meads ore a carpet of gold.
Sprinx in Kay villi tweet song and fair
promise,
The lanili mid the flower, and the bee,
And each ynnng eoul exulting rejoices,
The world I for me. Is for tuel
Not a rose on the midsummer hedge rows
Nor billow of blossoming grass
Bat U rich In the fugitive rapture
Of pleasures which quicken and pass,
When June along hillside and streainside
Trips lightly on virginal feet,
And the woodlands re-echo with voices,
Proclaiming that summer Is sweet.
Ves, sweet are the opulent Summer,
And statelier Autumn to come;
Royal Autumu lu gold and In purple,
Tho' all the gay song-tide be dumb;
But we know with a mournful prevision
'.Mid the wealth and the glare and the heat,
That tb sweet of the year ha departed
Far, far upon vanishing feet.
Autumn fades Into passionless Winter,
Dead grasses and skeleton trees.
Dark mists and chill rains of December,
Hlack snow-clouds and waters that freese.
Vet through all the world's ruin and sadness
Our hearts leap within us and sing.
Knowing hid In no distant To-morrow
One more a sure presage of spring.
Lewis Morris.
THE TRINCESS DROGUCA.
"No, Herbert, I can't do It. You will
hay to get out of the difficulty by your
self. It is useless my going to your
father any more; ho said the last time he
would never again cripple himself by
paying your debts. His mind is made
up about it ; and even if it were not I
know lie has not got the money. As for
me, you know I have not. "
"Then what on earth am I to do?" in
quired the Honorable Herbert Farnhani.
"The Jews will do no more for me. I'm
'broke,' an! that's the truth. They say
there's a baronet working down at the
docks, glad of three shillings a day when
lio can get it. I suppose I shall come to
that!"
Lady Chetwynd looked at her favorite
sou aud smiled a little. It was a funny
picture, that of this grand creature,
resplendent with the beauties of nature
appropriate to a "masher," and adorned
by clothes perfectly built, working at
anything but the obtaining as much
amusement as possible out of life, Tho
smile was but trunment on Lady diet
wynd'g handsomo face; it died away
soon, and she liipseHT into profound
thought. Presently she said very
gravely, "There ia your Aunt Margaret."
"What of her?" inquired the Honor
able Herbert, looking up from his ad
mirable boots, which he had been study
ing attentively, possibly wondering
whether the hundred well cut pairs that
stood in his dressing room would be of
any use to wear out when he was a dock
laborer, or whether it might become
necessary to have a sale of his personal
belongings.
"Well I know she is in England. She
wrote and told me so, in fact. And it
has occurred to me, once or twice, to
wonder to whom she will leave all her
money. "
"Has she no one?" inquired the Hon
orable Herbert quickly.
"No one at all, I believe ; absolutely no
one. She was an ouly child, and with
no near relatives, when she married your
Uncle George. That is how she come to
be sole heiress to such an enormous for
tune. "Made out of sausages, wasn't it?"
"Oh, no nothing worse than pickles
and jam. I'd have forgiven her the
source of her money, for her father be
ing dead when she married, it might all
have beeu forgotten, but I found it diffi
cult to forgive her for being herself. "
"What's the matter with her?" asked
the Honorable Herbert.
"Well," said Lady Chetwynd, hesitat
ing a little, "she's vulgar and rather
flighty. She never seemed to me good
enougli for George. "
"Why did he marry her, then?"
"Oh, as for that, " answered Lady Chet
wynd, her color rising slightly, "I be
lie v ho married her for her money. I
-can imagine no other reasou, "
i "Ah!" said her son, "then she's been
married twico for the same reason, I
suppose?"
"Yes," observo'l Lady Chetwynd," that
second niar-inge made me more angry
with her thou ever. Now her second
husband is dead, I really wish she would
call herself Mrs. llollextou again, instead
of going about ns the Princess Droguca. "
"Never mind," said the Honorablo
Herbert, "as the prince cleared out with
out squandering her money at cards I'll
forgive liiui his sins, and even speak re
spectfully of his memory. Now, tell mo
where to ilnd my Aunt Margaret, tho
I rincess Droguca. Surely I must liavo
inherited some of those fascinating pow
ers you and Uncle George soeuied to have
possessed in common. I will try them
on her. I will be humble, dutiful, the
most exemplary of nephews. I will
carry her prayer book to church and
nurse her poodle. Most elderly ladies
have some monomania or other. I will
discover liera nud feud it. You will
haruly know mo if you should see me at
her side, so full of humanity uud do
coram shall I be, "
Lady Chetwynd smiled and sighed at
once, "I have no idea what she is like
now," to said. "It is a long time since
I huvesceu her many a long year never
since Georgo died, in fact. She was not
pious then; perhaps she is now. You
will lin.l her st the Clairville, at Sea
gate." "I've heard of that eatablishment,"
said tho Honorable Herbert thoughtfully,
"A queer place for an elderly lady. How
ever, I dare say she kuows no better.
Givo me n line of introduction to her,
and I'll run down at once. I shan't
mind going to Seagate jitit now; it's
iiuper'j weather, and lots of people
there. "
Lvdy Chetwynd, looking thoughful, as
slio did so, wrote a very brief note and
handed it to her son, who started off im
mediately. He was iu such au exceed
ingly "tight place" just now that ho
would have gone a much longer journey,
at equally short notice, If thereby ho
might discover an elderly aunt with
money.
Seagate was looking glorious, nud the
gnycty of the place, the freshness of tho
air, and the brilliant coloring of the sea
and sky mndo tho Honorable Herbert
feci very "young and delightful. " Ho
resolved to lunch at a restaurant, take
nun ou tne promenailo and smoke a
cigar on the pier before going to the
Clairvillo. He funded that he would
then be refreshed, and so better able to
enter thoroughly into the role of dutiful
nephew which he proposed to play.
lie lunched well, lit his cisnr, and
started in search of half an hour's rccre
ation. He did not go far before he found
what ho was In search of; he met with a
lady so surprising to look at that the
more sight of her recreated him. He
procoeded to stare steadily at her and to
take note of all her "points" carefully.
She was a little creature, well formed,
with pretty feet and hands; the foot clad
In wondrous, high heeled boots that were
very high, but did not meet at all iu
front; the lacing displayed crimson
open worked stockings. The little tiguro,
waspwaisted, was dressed in the most ex
travagant of French checks the sort of
costume devised by the Parisian intellect
for English women who aro "fond of
dress." A mass of blondod and frizzed
hair encircled a small face which was ad
mirably well painted; only the usual
mistake was made the thing was over
dono, and thus the possibility of decep
tion destroyed. The lady's hat and par
asol each deserve a page of description,
they were so surprising. The whole
tiling astonished and delighted the Hon
orable Herbert. This young gentleman
had a good deal of the "knight of tho
pavement" in him ; if a pretty girl gavo
him a look of encouragement he was ca
pable of walking after her quite a mile in
the hope of adventure. The lady he now
saw before him had "encouragement"
writ in large characters all over her,
thanks to her costume, and her plaintive
blue eyes repoated the word. She stood,
quite alone, by the rail at the edire of tho
seawalk, looking at the passersby. She
soon became as much interested in Her
bert as he was iu her. She slowly walked
toward the pier and went on to it. Tho
Honorable Herliert followed her, passed
and repassed her.
At the end of the pier there were sev
eral sheltered, secluded seats. The lady
walked on to these slowly for no ono
could walk fast iu such boots as hers
chose one with much deliberation, sat
down and straightway dropped her para
sol. Of course Herbert was at hand to
pick it up. Then he sat down by her, and
for hnlf an hour they looked at the blue
sea and talked. She amused him very
much. She never smiled, but said tho
most spicy and piquant things in a small,
high pitched voice, looking straight at
him the while. Herliert kuew very well
how to look admiration, and he found
that she understood the look perfectly,
but also that she appreciated a little more
open flattery. This made it very plain
sailing, and Herbert found himself much
less bored than usual during a flirtation.
The little lady being so excessively pro
nounced it was difficult to feel bored un
til one had seen all her extravagances.
At last he rose and said :
"I must go; it is hard, but I must. Do
you come on the pier in the evening?"
"Yes," she answered immediately;
"about 10 o'clock."
"Then I shall stay in Seagate till to
morrow," said Herbert gallantly, aud
left her.
Thon, assuming a businesslike manner, '
he walked off to the Clairville, meditat
ing all the way on the mode in which he j
should address his aunt. After turning
the matter over and over in his mind ha
resolved to trust to tho inspiration of the
moment, and to follow her lead very care
fully until he kuew how to humor her. 1
On his way a hired carriage passed him ;
in it sat the little lady whom he fully in
tended to meet upon the pier that night.
She gave him a glance from under her
wonderful parasol ; such a look seduc
tive, full of invitation.
"I believe she is as old as the hills," re
flected Herbert; "but she is marvelously
made up, and very funny. What a ca
tastrophe if she should livo at the Clair
ville 1" I
He arrived at the hotel a fine house,
standing in pretty grounds, and tenanted
principally by people who lived on a peu
sion ; people who seemed to have no
homes of their own anywhere; who
were exceedingly sociable and very j
mnrry. On tho broad terraca a number
of jteople were talking and hiughiug;
the hour of afternoon tea had brought
them to tho house. In the miilut of a
small crowd of gentlemen stood the littlo
lady ; evidently Bhe was a favorite. Her- '
bert quickly passed the group, looking
tho other way the while. Ho entered
the hull, and, tlnding a waiter, asked for
the Princess Droguca. He was showu
into a small drawing room.
Two minutes later the little lady canio
in and looked at him with some surpriso,
Baying:
"You have asked forme? You kuow
my name?"
The awful truth ihwhed upon him.
For ono wild moment he thought of sink
ing his identity of escaping without
telling her who he was. But he had not
time to think it out ho was confused,
stammered something and then, in de
spair, handed her his mother's note. She
tore it open deliberately, read it at a
glance, nud threw it carelessly ou a tablo.
lio fancied his doom was scalod, took up
his hat, and prepared to go. But he felt
he owed it to himself to apologize; ho
did so, profusely.
She interrupted him with her slight,
shrill voice, looking straight at him with
those plaintive blue eyes, which were so
full of candid hunger for admiration.
"What are you apologizing so much
for?" she said. "It is the first compli
ment your family has ever paid mel
Come into tho other room ; I must have
somo ten. - V.
Sho put her hand on his arm and led
him out. For the first time in his life
Herbert was at a loss what to say or
what to do. But at last he succeeded iu
taking her cue; it seemed funny to flirt
with one's aunt, but he did it.
And she paid his debts. Probably sho
will leave him her money.
Tho entire coastline
about 130,000 miles.
of tho globe is
EVERYTHING NOW SERENE,
SECRETARY BLAINE HOLDS OUT THI
OLIVE BRANCH TO CHILI.
tier Apology Very rjiatlrjlog and Wat
lafnetary The Wltlnlrawal of tha
Nattn Note It Prank nml Ample"-
Peaee Assured.
Washington, Fob. 1. Tho following
is tho text of tho cnblo message sent
by Secretary Blaine accepting Chlll'i
proposition for settlement of tht
difference botween tho two govern
ments;
Department or State, I
Wasuinotox, Jan. 3U )
Epran, Minister, Santiago.
I am directed by the President tc
acknowledge the receipt of Honor To-
relra's despatch of tho 28th Inst. II
has been communicated to Congress.
ana nas given great pleasure to the
people of tho United States and to tho
Executive Department, as it restores
the correspondence between the two
republics to a basis of cordiality and
makes, as he believes, a full and hon
orable adjustment of all unsettled
mntters easily attainable.
ThePresldont notes with gratifica
tion the expressions of regret for and
condemnation of the assault upon the
sailors of tho Baltimore offered by
Sonor Terelra, and congratulates the
Chilian Government upon the frank
and ample withdrawal of the Mattn
circular, and upon the spirit of Justice
displayed towards Minister Ean.
You will assure the Chilian Govern
ment that the President will be glad
to meet, la the most crenerous SDlrlt.
these friendly overtures.
relieving that the subject of
reparation for the assault upon the
seamen of the Baltimore is now
capablo of adjustment between the
two Governments by the usual diplo
matic methods, the Presldeut post
pones for the present any discussion
of the suggestions made bv Senor
Pereira as to the use of other
methods, not doubting that the sense
of justice of Chili will enable tho two
Governments to speedily and honor-
nbiy make a full end of the whole
matter. Blaine.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
An Increase of Over a Million During
January.
Washington, Feb. a. The monthly
debt statement Issued from the treas
ury department shows an Increase In
the aggregate of the debt during the
last month of $1,310,016. There was
on increase In the laterest-bearing
debt of $710; a decrease of $3,205,668
In the surplus cash In the treasury,
and a decrease of $1,990,362 in the
non-interest bearing de"bt, Tho total
debt to-day, loss $31,368,459 not cash
balance or surplus and the $100,000,000
1 gold reserve greenback redemption
fund, Is $842,617,830. Of the surplus
. in the treasury to-day national bank
I depositories hold $18,044,387, against
a raonin ago.
MOTHER AND BABY KILLED.
Ground to DcaUt t'uder Ike Wheels of
sua Bipresa TroUs.
Woodbury N. J., Fob. 2. Yester
day morning Mrs. Euclid Hill was
walking between tbo tracks on the
railroad, going toward the station,
where she intended taking a train.
She had her little four-year-old girl
In her arms. Just then tho Brighton
express train came thundering along.
The looomotive struck her, wiuding
her clothing about the pilot of the en
gine. Sho clung convulsively to her child,
while the engine drugged both under
Its wheels. They were carried fully
100 feet, being horribly mangled, and
when picked up they were unrecog
nizable. HAD THEIR LABOR FOR THEIR PAINS.
Escape of Convicts Prevented by tke
Discovery of a Tunnel.
C'olumbtts, O., Feb 1. A tunnel
forty-seven feet long and leading
from the prison warehouse, almost
under the Ohio State prison, was dis
covered accidentally yesterday after
noon. Several suits of clothes and four
revolvers were found In the tunnel.
A dozen dangerous crooks wore al
most ready to escape.
Man and Wife Killed by Stallion.
Jeffersonville, Ind Jan. 28. Mrs.
Frank Brown, of South Boston, was
milking a cow when a stallion stand
ing In a stall near by kicked her, kill
ing her Instantly. Mr. Brown, miss
ing his wile, went to the barn to in
vestigate. As he was in tho act of
raising tbo prostrate form of his wife,
the horse kicked him on the temple,
from tbo effects of which ho soon
died.
Kiggln's Relatives 1'lalm Damages.
Philadelphia, Jan. 28. John L.
Rlggln, of this city, a brother of
Boatswain's Mato Illggin, of the
Baltimore, who was murdered by the
Chilians at Valparaiso, will, under the
aavlco ol his counsel, V. W. lier, fllo
with the State Department a claim
for damages on behalf of himself and
two sisters of the decoased. The
amount to be pressed for has not yet
been determined upon.
A Flood of Daugerous Counterfeits.
Lima, O., Feb. 1. Detectives aro
trying to discover a mint which is
turning out some of tho best counter
feit dollars, halves and quarters ever
seen. The counterfeiters have flooded
all the lake towns from Buffalo to De
troit, putting about $10,000 In circula
tion in the last few days. The mint is
supposed to bo near Toledo.
Perished lu Their Burning Home.
Joiinstown, Pa., Jan. 28. A fire at
Elton, seven miles southeast of here,
last night burnod the resldonco of
Samuel Krlng and another building.
Kring and bis wife were burned to
death In their homo. Ho was seventy
nine years of age, and she eighty
three.
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