OLD LOVERS.
Heart of fny heart, when the day waa
young.
jlojie sang to life with a silver tonguo;
Hope beckoned Love dowu a flowery
way,
jVbere 'twas always morning and al
ways May,
nd two true Ixvera need never part
Do you remember, heart of my heart?
Heart of my heart, wheu the moon was
hlKh.
Work showed the way we must travel
by;
Duty spoke cold and stern In our ears,
B.ddlng us hear all the toll and tears.
Partings and losses, sorrow and smart
Have you forgotten, heart of my heart?
Heart of my heart, In the setting sun,
We sit at peace, with our day's work
done;
In the cool of the evening we two look
back
On the winding pathway, the moon's
rough track,
And the morn's green pleanance, where
roses twine,
Heart of my heart with your hand In
mine.
Heart of my heart, when the night la
here,
Ixive will sing songs of life la our ear;
We shall sleep awhile 'ncath the dais
ied grass,
Till we put on the glory and rise and
pass
To walk Where eternal splendors ehlno,
Heart of my heart with your hand In
mine.
E. Nesblt.
IN A TIGER'S CLUTCHES,
"It le one thing to hunt the tiger,
anil quite another thing to huve the
tiger hunt you. When 'Stripes, hunt
ing on his own acount, pounces on a
man, the victim has a poor chance tor
his life That there are few men who
can tell of such experience Is needless
to say," said Captain E. A. Arbuthnot.
After the cigars had been lighted, a
guest who had known him twenty
years before In India had pressed him
to tell the story of h.a tiger adventure
there, and the captain had consented.
"The thlnjtoccurredin DabrahDoolali
diFtrict In Assam, where I had gono
with the Idea of becoming a tea plant
er," cjntlnued the captain. "The be
ginning of the advonture, to tell tho
ctoty completely, was my meeting a
sblkarl named Daesa Ilalhua on the
morning of the day when I fell in with
the tiger. The word Hhiknrl, you will
understand, means native hunter, a
tiger hunter In particular. I was 0:1
my way that day to look over a tract
of jungly luua which I thought of inly
ing and clearing for cultivation, whun
on passing Dassa Ralbua's house I saw
him sitting in the doorway, and he woo
in a peck of trouble.
"H: old Eaut Indian Company's
army musket, tho gun with which he
hunted, was lying across his lap, and
he was fumbling at the lock. Ho want
ed to go out Into the jungle that day,
and here his gun hammer out of gear,
so that when he pullod It back It would
not catch and stay at full cock. I saw
at once what was wrong w,th the lock,
and chancing to have with me a watch
maker's file, I set the thing right a
Ave minutes. Balhua was very grate
ful, and I rode on, leaving him careful
ly loading the gun. I don't wish to get
ahead of my story, but will say here
that my stopping to help Balhua out
ot trouble was the means of saving
my own life that day.
"This meeting with the shikari oc
curred about an hour after day-break.
I went on my way, and by the middlo
of the afternoon I had seen all 1 cared
to of the tract of land I came to view,
and was ready to return to my bunga
low. Of two servants who accompan
ied me I had left one with my bores
a mile back, where there was some
shade and grass. The other, who was
with me, I sent to the man In the rear,
directing that they bring the horse
round by the road to a point where I
would meet them. The man started
off on a run, and after watching him
out of sight, I took my way along a
jungle path toward the point on the
road where I had appointed to meeti
them.
"The Jungle growth through which
the path led was made up largely ot
bamboo grass taller than my head. In.
terspensed with the grass were clumps
of bushes, low-topped korinda trees,
and here and there a tailor tree. Now
that I was alone, the thought came to
me that I should feel more comfortable
If I had kept my rltle by me, for. It
being rather heavy to carry, I had left
1t with the servant, who had charge o'j
the horse. But I was not much dis
turbed by anticipations of danger as I
strolled along the path, taking my time,
lor I expected to have to wait for my
men at the roadside.
"The thing came suddenly, without
warning. There was a strange moving
of the grass and bushes a few feec
away to one side of the path, the tall
grass parted to left and right In a fur
row that came straight toward me,
there was a loud, deep-throated roar
and the tiger had me. I was standing
stock still staring at the moving grass,
for there was no use in running away,
as he came out on me. There was one
glimpse of paws, jaws, and white
breast all plunging for me, and then
I was flat on my back In the path, with
the tiger crouch'ng upon me, his claws
set in my left shoulder and right side.
The long feelers at h.a nose brushed
my face as he set h'.e teeth Into my
shoulder In one sharp, crushing bite,
apparently to make sure that I wouli
lie still.
"If the tiger had been alarmed or
wounded, if he had overtaken me run
ning away, or had I struggled 1
should have been killed outright, r
certainly expected nothing else, but the
tiger, not repeating the bite, lifted his
head as If listening. Some sound In
the road may have made him fearful
of loein his nrey. for seizing me by
ihe shoulder, he swung me clear of tho
ground and started away through the
Jungle in long, swift leaps. I weighed
at that time one hundred and thirty
five pounds, and the tiger carried me
&ong As easily as a cat would carry a
iqulrrel.
"It will probably sound strange to
you, although a simlllar experience
has been relalml by others, when I
uy that from the moment the tiger
IS..
THE
leaped on me I felt no pain from teeth,
or claw. Neither did I, after onco the
brute seized me, feel auy keen sens
of fear, although perfectly ooriAclouit
of all that was going on, and of what
seemed the certainly that I should be
Immediately killed. Perhaps the best
expression of my condition while I was
In the tiger's power would be to say
that I was In a hypnotic state, for I
can compare my sensation with noth
ing elee.
"The tiger ran perhaps fifty yards,
then stopped, laid me down and
crouched, watching me. Presently he
picked me up again and started on
through the Jungle, this time walking,
bearing me along with my legs drag
Ring upon the ground. Coming to an
open space he laid me down and, back
ing away a distance of two or three
yards, lay crouched watching me In
tently, after the manner of a cat that
plays with a mouse.
"From the position In which I lay I
could look straight Into his yellow
eyes, and could seo the curling In and
out of the tip of the enpple tail. Then,
as with every second I expected the
tiger to leap upon me and tear mo,
there crashed in the Jungle's stillness,
tho loud report of a gun, close at hand.
I saw the tiger leap to his feet, whirl
toward the sound, and ho roared as ha
reared himself almost upright on his
hind legs; then fell ovor on his side
tru&gllng.
"It was from the old firelock that I
had set In order that morning the
East Indian Company munket of Dansa
Balhua that the shot had come which
saved my life. The shikari had found
the path tho tiger was accustomed to
tako In going from his den to the near
est watercourse to drink. In a thick
leaved tree overlooking this path ho
had built a platform, and from this he
hud watched dally for a chance to
Phoot the brute. Waiting here hla
day, he saw the tiger come into view
from an unexpected quarter, dragging
me along by the shoulder. When he
:iw the tiger drop me In the open
space and lay himself down at a littlj
distance away, the shikari fired at him,
aiming at the head, for he knew that
If not killed outright, the first act of
tho brute would be to kill me. The
tiger, struck in the ear by the heavy
bullet, died almost In his tracks.
"After the shot was fired, I lay still,
not feeling sure that the tiger really
was done for, until I saw Dnsda Balhua
como toward me from the tree. When
I lifted my head the Shikari was startl
ed, for he thought that I was dead.
But ho came to me and lifted me by
the hhoultlers, so that by turning my
head I could see the tiger lying stretch
ed on his side.
" 'He can trouble yon no mere, sahib,"
caid the fihlkarl. 'The tiger Is dead."
"The shikari opened my Jacket and
examined my wounds, and thou went
down to the road to Intercept my ser
vants. Byt the time he came back
With them, my wounds were getting
rainful. While one of the servants
rode to the nearest bungalow for men
and a Utter. I lay watching the shikari
skin the tiger. It was a young animal,
full grown, with a glossy, beautifully
marked skin, and terrible teeth and
claws. With the 6kln and the Govern
ment bounty and the hundred rupe3
that I gave him, Dassa Balhua had no
reason to complain of his day's fortune.
I was taken out of the Jungle that
night, and to my home the next day.
I had a bad shoulder, with fever that
.ept me laid up ,'or th. eo or fcur w:ei.s,
and I did not regain the ful use of my
right arm for years. But I think I got
oil well."
CnrloUH Oltl rvrmiHtnjr.
For nearly seven centuries a curious
old ceremony has annually taken place
lu tho exchequer on the rendering of
quUronU for certain lands in the Coun
ties of Salop and Middlesex, consisting
of the chopping in twain of two small
fagots of wood, one wth a hatchet and
another with a bill-hook, and counting
a certain number of horseshoes and
nails. These are probably the most
ancient rent services now rendered lu
this country. The earliest known re
cord of tho first service is found on the
roll of Shopshire eerjeantles of the date
of 13th John. 1211, which merely says:
"Richard de Medler holds one virgate
of land, and renders for tho same, at
tho Feast of S. Michael, two knives."
On Wednesday last the City Solicitor
and secondary, as representing the cor
poration, into whose possession the
properties came nearly three centuries
ngo, attended before Mr. George F. Pol
lock, the Queen's remembrancer, when
proclamation was made thus: "Ten
ants and occup'ers of the piece of waste
ground called the 'Moors,' in the Coun
ty of Salop, come forth and do your
service."
Thereupon the City Solicitor render
ed a hatchet and a billhook, which have
been long since substituted in lieu of
two knives and there severed two email
fagots of wood.
i'urtber proclamation was then made
thus: "Tenants and occupants of a
certain tenaraent called the 'Forge,' In
the parish of St. Clement Danes, In the
County of Middlesex, come forth and
do your service.''
The City Solicitor thereupon counted
six horseshoes and sixty-one hobnails.
The Queen's remembrance pronounced
them "Good numbers."
The horseshoes and nails, which are
very ancient, are retained in the custo
dy of the Queen's remembrancer, and
are used from year to year.
Some people may think that such a
very, antiquated ceremonial should be
allowed to cease; but the corporation
of London wisely thinks otherwise, and
prefers to keep In touch with bygone
ages in retaining this very interesting
and quaint old quitrent service. Her
Majesty took so much interest in it
that last year she desired this occasion
should be sent to her, and they were
accordingly forwarded to the Queen
through Lord Chambarllan. enclosed In
a handsome oak ca-e, with silver shield
thereon, upon which was' engraved au
account of the Bervice upon which
they had been used. Loudon Times.
J he CoJuiml'n Oil unit.
The little girl was telling what she
had learned at school.
u li-sson will be about
tho passive voice." sho sai.l. ou 1
l:now what that is, don't you, Co'.jnel
St.lwell?" . I
"I can't say that my recollection on
the sublect Is exact," be replied. "Bu, 1
I should lifer tUt it is what you mm
when you happen to have a pa tiuud. 1
Washlng'.ou Star.
COLUHBIAN. HOLIDAY EDITION.
THE CAUSE OF THE SHIVERS
lie Was Not Hauling tor the 8k. of III
Spiritual Welfare.
Deputy Sheriff Wlnslow sat In hlj
office perusing the account of Davld i
interview with Goliath. He was not
reading for the sake ot his spiritual
welfare. He was about to venture
forth upon an undertaking beside
which that of David paled Into Insig
nificance. He was going to serve a
writ upon the body of John L. Sullivan.
Therefore he was seeking tips, and bis
memory being somewhat hazy In re
gard to the manner In which David did
up Goliath he read the story to see if
he could vanquish the terrible John L.
in the same manner should the latter
take It Into his head to swat the maj
esty of the law.
He stuffed a revolver In each hip poc
ket, stuffed three or four bludgeons
and spring billies about bis person and
started forth. He started In business
at the box office of the Olympic and
was told that be would find John L.
in his dressing room. It Is needless to
state that the sheriff Is a brave man.
Otherwise he would not take hie life la
his hand as he did at that time.
He approached the dressing room
and hailed outside he door. "I forgot
to Make my will and bid those at home
farewell," he thought.
"Well, here goes. If he don't reach
me the first time and I can't get at my
guns or blackjacks I'll kick him in the
stomach." He surveyed his feet with
pride.
He knocked on the door and asked if
he could see Mr. Sullivan. "Come In,"
yelled the terrific voice. The big fel
low had just left the stage and was la
his sparring rig. Without waiting, and
dodging an Imaginary blow, Wlnslow
read the writ of arrest. He knew It by
heart and acordlngly had his eyes pel
ed for the blow he expected. It didn't
come. There was no explosion of tho
leonine wrath he had looked for. John
L. intimated that his former manager,
Mr. Dunn, who had tue writ Issued,
was not a friend of his, and repeated
the blood-curdling assertions whiclx
the sheriff had thought were meant for
him.
Sullivan sent for Steve McMaugh to
furnish bail for him, and Steve fur
nished It as soon as he could get to tho
theatre. Wlnslow. who, by the way, is
rather thin and of light weight, could
not contain himself for Joy, and walked
cut with a halo around his head. No
one saw it there, but he knew It was
there because he felt It. Providence
Journal.
Ti-hIiipiI Niirf.
According to the superintendent of
one of the largest schools for trained
nurses In Now York, their occupation
is not the easiest work In the world. It
requires almost an ideal woman to
make a good nurse. She must not only
have all the qualities that go to make
up the good woman, but she must have
In addition the special qualities tl.ut
pre necessary for the nurse. Sho must,
ini the first place, have perfect self
coiurol and patience. There Is much
that Is disheartening about nurslnj
the sick.
The man or woman who Is suffering
from disease Is a transformed being.
Sick folk lose control of thomselven,
and do and eay things for which they
cannot be held responsible. Particu
larly Is this so In the case of the very
prior to say nothing of the deprayed
classes, who are often treated in great
hospitals. A nurse must always bo
cheerful, always sympathetic, capable
of mentally putting herself in her pa
tient's place. Under her pleasant ex
terior she must also have a will of
Iron that compels the obedience of her
charges.
Women who have been teachers
make the best nurses,, and In fact a
large percentage of the nurses have
heen teachers. A curious fact Is that
there are few New York girls among
the trained nurses serving In New Yorlc
hospitals. Most of them are from the
country or smaller citlc.i. Ono reason
for this, of course, is that many girls
born and brought up in a large city
are not up to the physical standard re
quired of a trained nurse.
The Size of I'earln.
Pearls are named according to their
size. The very large are called para
gon pearls; when the size of a cherry,
cherry pearls; medium are called piece
pearls; smallest, dust pearls; while
badly formed specimens are known as
baroques. The value of pearls varies,
of course, with the quality and general
colors, but the piece, seed, and dust
pearls always have a market price. 'I he
cherry and paragon are sold on an en
tirely different basis. If many fine
ones are on the market at a time, they
may be had at reasonable rates. Some
years they bring almost any price. Tho
last two years, especially, the dealers
say, there ha3 been a great scarcity of
tine pearls, although there is no falling
off In the Bupply ot the small stuff.
When a pearl exceeds one carat in
weight It Is sold separately. Under
that weight they are sold in parcels,
and becomes les valuable as they be
come smaller, ihe smal et dust pearie
collected average about five thousand
to the Troy ounce, and are at present
rated at about nine dollars an ounce.
If, on the contrary; one paragon weigh
ing an ounce, or one hundred and fifty
carats, was on sale it would bring any
amount from thirty thousand to two
hundred thousand dollars, according to
quality. '
All Our riiutk Front Kiiclnml.
One of the few exclusively Important
Imported British products used in our
country is chalk. It comes from the
banks of the Itlver Thames, being ob
tainable nowhere else iu large quanti
ties. In Its crude form, remarkable
flint fceslls are sometimes found, usual
ly the remains of fish. The process ot
manufacture from the uatural state to
that of a form when It can be utilized
i3 simple. When received at the mill
the chalk Is put Into great machines
and ground with water, then floated off
into vats of water, where all the Impu
rities and foreign substances are pre
cipitated, the water being afterward
drawn off by a series of Altering opera
tions, and the soft residuum dried by
steam heat and exposuro to the air;
tho substance is then reduced to a pow.
cr of different degrees of fineness by
prlndlng in burr mills and belting,
when it is ready to be packed in barrels
and sold for use among the different
ctores throughout the country,
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