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(' THIS PAPER jfA"i rr rorvn ov ni.K at (.Ko. r. KOIVLLI. 3tL C O' Krwipaprr Advertlalnar Knrrin (10 SrRCCS MRF.I.T1, WUl.eK Al VKKr!i0 llllllt'13 itiuy jc luu.ie lor it in RESifYOHK. FOR LOVE OF AN ACTRESS. BY W. C. H LTU-. "A pciitleman to see vou. sir." "His narny" ''lie pave none, sir; said vou knew him well.'1 'Show him in." I threw aside the evening paper as I bade the otlice hoy show the iremlornan into our pnv;:' apartment, with scarce a thoiiL-ht as to who this stranger mipht he. Theopenincrof the (ioorantiouiu'ed his en'rain-e. wlien I betu-M amchnm sized man with dark, luiir ;i;;d eyes, heavy iivujs'Hrhe atid ( i.s. iv-t r,t w'his- Kt rs. ari't a t ar thmmh sii1ie hat : al llH C'HUplt-MMll. '".ir. eldim. I helieve?"' "ri iiat is inv naine." I responded. miu-.'i in :!:e dark :ir to h;s ide ntity ever. as as he W hy, I)ul, don't vou know me'' a.sked. observing my puzzled expres- si in. ".Ned Pierce, as I'm alive: and I rra !.! Ins onttreU'!ie I hand with a vi?-r that m t If him wince. "W'liy, Ned, what under ttie heavens ever bio i-.tfit you to Paris? The very ast person in the world I would have thv mit d of seeing."'' "Tik; chautiel steamer brought me to Trance, and I naturahy drifted to the r ..-troix-i'.is U.r ih the raed'.iitn of tho -t:'am car. J I: it how Ions; have you t t.'.'ii i.i T 1 1 : -i i' 1 "i'ivr t-ars l.'t; I ) .'(.-enih.er." Ar.d the;: u 1 im? how it was hv the nv-rr-.t !.:.?) that he f,,inid me. iliivin? (:!. ihir'iwia! :n:tivs to at tend to. J,,-. l -i l i.n.piire.i at the hotel for an American hmkinsr li.u:e, and had been Lri'. ;r!i. amouz several others, t!n i..'i'ui'.i of H.nve Ihi'.s-.on ;..nd Wel .'oii. Iiionirv dis -!os.'d the fact that it w;s r.ow cth'-r thau Ids o'd friend WeMnii of foi'in-jr jear.s. and henc iiis s-eekiUit me 0 ;t. )f coi rse liothin? wtej'.d do but that lie must a-vouipa-.iV home. ar.d.. it was then nearly dinner-time, vc started at once. "I have notliinv elaborate to offer, Ned." I explained, but mv baoheiur apartments are at least comfortable. r.d we C n tr.'.k over old t i tr. ! have a iet - '" No; : 1:151- ed vet. We'dony' -v o. nml 10 pn "1 nut "s .si :e;i;! 1 'V- . y. 'U -a i'- spect of it." ar. I supp-osed. of HMvri'il and settled :.e.VM r "H l.m'ci,! :':iPV" " . 1 don't t-:'..- ! No especial reas on, oniv it was 01, .j ol 11 v air-eastlHs to tind ;...i.i a n-iKtia-t witti an interesting 1 a i i , ; 1 Not" any for rne. I th.ank vou! That is where your buil-'bn was' at fault. And youV" The sudilen t urn I t;ave to the con versation s: ;;:n i to diseoncert him for a moment, and he answered, with a lit tle bitter, ironical laut:h: "I? I trucks I am a confirmed bach tlor." Ned h id always been such a jollv coru-paiii.-:i! i: er ready f. r a fr, .od " time, ! ii"ih:T better nor worse than a .Li. il. many vouht ;n ui. He h.".d h.i3 t.ri'is. ;s who has not? Anil as for his f '-' i traits of cha'T'-t'T. they appear wer. (i'iite -...i d friends years ao, aiid I e;: l),. ;)s near makin; ri eomidant of hire, as I ever did of any one. I was never very niu -li cr.vrn too-.er-intimate friendships with any body, like many yomcx men. and the" majority of vouni ladies. On the c. Titrai v, while eniov"- 111' the society ot others. I wns alu-avs f a verv leiiei-ni inrn. rareiv tc in? mv 1 ray ("-mpanions anvthinc of mv personal aOairs. What " c;ood would ever come of it? If one has difficulties lyin? in his path, they are none the more easily overcome bv pouring out on""s trials into tho willing ear of a ready listener. And. 011 the other hand, if one litis a hit of irood fortune, how few people there are" in the world who really care to hfv.r it. ! And it was six years since I had last seen Nfij; Ilei-h-ho: How time does fly! It's no wonder I didn't recognize i him. Six years a.-.'o I bade Ned Pierce poo.l-bve on the deck of an ontizoino t'lmarder. I. -ft an orphan with a large estate, he was naturally he-lined to take life easy, and when I said fare well he was startins on his llrst trip a toss the water, while I turned back to mv business in the crowded streets of the great city. luiring tlie.se six years I had lost all track f him. and indeed, had not thought of him for some time I had been epiite prosperous in my un dertakings, and was now matuiser of toe Paris branch of our banking-house, v ith a moderate fort one l.iid by for the traditional "rainy day." As we arrived ;.t our destination. Ned expressed -i d 'cided approval of my apartments, witu repeated words of ad lairation. "Vhs," I acquiesced, "it is very 1 omfortable here." 'IIavey..u any engngr inent for this eveniiu?" he asked as we arose from the dinner-table. "Nothing imperative.'"' 'Then come with nip.'' "Where?" "To the opera." I had no objections, and at once ! a jreeil to it. although I cared enough to ' inquire what was to be sung that even- 1 ir.g. "Vou a -died me on our way homo oat I had b( en , the last six yr-ar with me lo-ni'it. o.ng with myself for he .s.tid. "Come and after the opera I will toll vou iiivs'tirv." We went. I found that he Iiad a box alrea-ly engaged, anrj t be "-"her I'd the way to it. at t he right hand of the st age, when he retired as silently as he came. It was the familiar opera of "La Tra via'a," sung by a moderately fair eom piny. and had I b. en alone I probably should have noticed nothing parti-ui-! .:! striking about any of th-j singers. As it was, no sooner " had " Violetta" made her appearance than I was at tracted by the strange behavior of my companion. "See. there she is!"' he whispered, as he caught niy arm with a vise-like grin. " Weil, what of it? Let go my arm." I S' l-.i'ini7el closely this apparently w !:!"! dul prima donna, ami. by the a ill of my powerful opera-glasses, noted minutely her personal appearance. A Uoi, pr.ieefnl blonde, w itn lai ge e es Iik"two jMirph pansies, and her own l'uffv. golden-brown liair. almost dark, of t lie most beautiful shade I ever saw. Her cream-white complexion was par tially discernible through all the paint and powder, while her form was the emlidintent of grace. She possessed a mamtioent voice of jiieat rang" and (lexibility. and kept the entire audience as well as Ned, under her complete swav. The dying woman had finally sank back gracefully amid the watery en dearments, and ti; i curtain descended to slow music on the last act. when N'' l leaned back in his chair with what sounded t.i me like a half-sigh, while a. 1 unnatural flush bnnie.l in hischecks, i.n l Iris e es glowed as w ith an inward lire. Little had bt en said during the rogrfvss of the opera, and he was strangely taciturn nil the way home, seeming entirely preoccupied with thoughts altogether foreign to tiie sur roundings. "I beg your pardon, WVldon." be said, when we were i nee more in the hou .". and settle coiiifoi tably rn' the glowing grate for a qu'.et smoke. "I beg your pardon, but I fear I was poor company this evening."' While I mentally agreed with l.im, I protested to the contrary. " Vou want to hear my story? Verv well. It is an o'er true tale, at all events, and may prove mtere: ling." Alter a tew moments silence, which his thoughts seemed far awav in he began: "Vou remember when last we part ed?" " Ves. on the deck of the steamer, as yon were starting for ihirope." "Exactly. After lauding. I went at once to London, where I remained for several months, doing nothing in par ticular, but passing the time as a young man naturally would who had h s pock ets lined with gold and an abundance of leisure time 11 his hands. After an idle, aimless hie in t'.r.t old city, I eros-i d t hs channel and ma le mv way to Paris. Vou remember. W'eldon, when I became of age, my guardian turned the whole of inv income over to me. unreservedly, w the management of particular request, been abroad, and. ii It he stili retained the estate, at my As I had never . in tact, had not my own country, I desire to see "the traveled much in naturally felt a world. "Unite natural, I'm sure." "Well, I began to make the most of the two resources at my command time and money and was soon living a gay and perhaps soir.ev, hat fas: life in this, the I.'."-, or I might say the worst of French eit.es. At any rate. I found myself enjoying it ail very well, and it was tn it.- ci -a-eie.ss round of g.iyeties, with tlieaires mi . e.-d !j -r baiis". and these closely followed in i!ie:r turn by the opera or something equally enter taining. I owed the most of lay intro ductions into .-oci ty to an artist friend of m ne who. though already famous, and on the shining road to riches through the medium of his brush, lived somewhat of a I'ohemian life among the multitude of art sts studying under those various i'arisi.ui masters. Per haps you kn.'W ibis Arthc.r p-errcnniil? He was lormerly from New Veik.'1 "I knew him by reputaVimi ouiv." "We were qii.te intimate, and had many a j Hy time together. Ti er,- was a certain c'..'.! in e.oi:-:;ee in j'ris then of which he was one of the leading spirits. Il was their custom to hold re ceptions every two veks at tNir ele gant Club house, which were attended bv the rn.'-n Whi Wen) a:mest en- Iv i.-t : s, a. ans. t- ; W.'Ve ;i!v i!:d We W the sea- reses. journalist are 1 her with t ht'ir friends, vs in.'-t enjoyable at a :ui.ii'f r of times a. of the p.-,.. ie.s or recop- "It w as at tions. that I !;. O tir.-t niei Jules I uii es. He was a tvjii; lire small and hair and bushy moustache, al al Freiiehmati. in stat wiry. wi"h coa'-blick cyebivwv. and a heavy uost hir.ng hi:i thin. tieacht ii'iis lips. His eyes W' re siu.id and deep-set. piercing in the int'-nsity of their blackness, while they darted about so restlessly, and w ith such a sin:ster expres.-ion. that I instinctively ! a dislike to him before I had been fair'y iresented. This bad iirpression see.iily wore off as I enicjvd into con versation with him. when I found him one of 'he ni vs rieeompU tt.lll'i L..p,t L.,fl u,u Vll, feetly at home, luid co:d ed taH.ers F ie; '..ts J 'ei OU tt ilk me twice ov('r." "He must have been remarkable. "ed smiled as he re minded. "I you do remember me, alter all." see ; " 1 es: iiut go on. i "As I was saving, this man was so entertaining that I soon forgot mv half formed prejudices, and was completely charmed by his manner. As time rah along, and we met at a number of social events. I became quite inlimat" with ; him. My artist friend noticed this, and did not appear to sanction it. "'I don't half like that black French man of yours. Pierce.' he said to me one day, w hile I was watching him at j work in his studio. I "'Why?' "'(, I fancy he is not exactly a fair and square man. I may be wrong, but he don't impress me at all favorably.' j "So thoroughly infatuated had I be j come with him that I laughed Pierre ; pout's fears to the winds. I was sure i he was all right. Why, such a jolly good fellow could not "be verv bad at i heart! ! "It was one evening in early May that found me at the last of the club recep tioms for the season. As usual, my olive-hued Dupres was there, as smiling 1 and voluble as ever. During the even j ing, w hich seemed more than usually I pay, I wandered into the almost desert- 1 en smoiving-room. and sinking into an 1 e.isy-cliair. was so m enve'enixl cloud of smoke, and deep in a brown in a j siuuy. " 'A penny for i friend. your thoughts, ray "I looked up. and there was Dupres. I leaning in a careless attitude against , oneof the window casements. 'Ah' it's i you. is it? I was just thinking how pleasant it all was here, and how I hated to leave." " "'Leave? Is monsieur going away''' " 'Ves, I hae decided to ramble oil. I am going to start for St. Petersburg to-morrow.' " 'Is it possible? How very singular: I am cuing to Piga mvself. and per haps we can arrange to travel in com pany." " "I was not aware vou contemplated leaving Paris." I said, somewhat sur prised at his avowal. I did not know you w ere in business.' "'(. yes. I am starting for Kussia to look after our furs. .Ve are largely in terested in that industry.' "I fancied for the moment a hlhmt embai rassiiiet t in his manner, but 7m nie l.:iteiy dismissed the idea. reasoning i 1 n,y ow n in n 1 that there was nothing very remarkable in two gentlemen chancing to be traveling in the same direction. "The result was, the next morning found us in the same compartment and booked for the same destination. "Since leaving von last night.' he explained. T tind f would have to go to St. Petersburg, after all. so concluded to go at once and be done with it.' "After a long and tiresome journey we arrived at our desi ination, and un der his guidance went to tiie Imperial Hotel, where we were accommodated. The weather was simply delightful for that part of the world, i:d we gave ourselves up entirely to pleasures and sightseeing. He had apparently for gotten his business, as he never re ferred to it. while I, w ho had lost any mistrust I might have had, was only too glad to have him devote his time to amusements. A few evenings passed, and he proposed the theatre. ' It seems there was a very good French company just beginning a long season there, and were playing to crowded houses. "We went, and it was ti ere I first saw my fate." 3 Ned paused, and silence reigned for a few moments, while w ith a hard set ex plosion on his face lie gazed moodily at the glowing coals. Tt is needless." lie bgan. slow Iy. "to recount all my llrst impressions! and rave rif personal charms. .Su.Ti.-e it to say. I fell deeper and deeper in love with this angelic being behind the scarce less dazzling footlights, and my friend observed it, as we fairly haunted the theatre. " ' Vou admire the lady?' he said, one night, as w e were in our accustomed seats. a little miffed athis observance. " 7Vf. Likji! I can give you an intro- auction. "'What! you know her?' and I could have embraced him, so sin! ienly were mv feelings changed. " Ves." " 'And will introduce me?' "Tf you wish it,' find he darted a side glance at me from under his bushy eyebrows. "" Vou may imagine how impatient I was after that. I could scarce wait till the end Of the play, and little heeded the stage when Mile. Veranique (that was her professional namej was not on. "Dupres was as good as his word, ami the next day took me around to her house, whi .re she was living with her mother as chaperon. It was a magnifi cent place, piled full of all the luxuries fancy can suggest, or an unlimited out lay purchase. We found a throng of visitors, as it was her reception day, and it was w ith no little diiVcnlty that we reached her presence, when the Frenchman introduced me to Adele Fabian, for she dropped her other name at the stage door. I wish you could have seen lu r! She was enough to turn the head of an rfnehorite. w ith her deep blue eyes and dazzling smile. It is use less to dilate cm this point. It is enough to say that I soon became mad ly infatuated with her. I had never questioned Dupres's acquaintance with ! her. but supposed, like me, he had been j introduced by some mutual friend. "I beeanie a frequent visitor at her bouse, and from that to a constant one. j In fact, I became her shallow. W'here I e er she went I was sure to be found j near at hand, and the close of four , months found me hopelessly entangled ! in the meshes of love, beyon 1 all ! thoughts of extrication. It annoyed i me to find Dupres at her house so j much, for it seemed a.s though I could ; never call but to tind him there. He ; never appeared to bo very dtvplv inter ested in her movements, hut hung ! around with a familiarity that was in tensely irrigating to me. I "I fancied my case was not alfogeth : er hopeless, and finally, when I learned ! it was tho last week of their engage i input, mad" rr, rr-y n)iji(i t0 know my fate, thinking it r- !' Table to this mad i dening unceriainty."" ! "Vou were certainly hard hit, my boy." I said. -Ned smiled as he continued: ' "It was a beautiful day that I called, i detei miiied to kni.-.v tie.: worst. L'ihui . sending in my ce.rd. I was ushered into j ht-r presence, and by great good luck , found her alone. I made a few i:ieo herent remarks upon minor topics, and 1 then boldly declare 1 myself, urging my : suit with all 1 lie fervor of a burning ; passion. A rosy blush mantled her ; fair face for a moment, and then, dying ; away as suddenly as it came, was suc 1 ceeded by a deadly pallor that o'er ! spread her entire features, i " "I am deeply grieved at this, mv ! friend.' she said", in her low, musical ! tones, 'and I would have spared you this confession!' And she turned "her head to hide her face, j " Jhit. my darling, I love you more ! than words can tell. My very'existence ' hangs trembling on your lips.' I r"r t c. j lail 'iotliA'i' a-,'J.ri'fc: oii.it l.-nvt : heart, for with a sad look in her beauti i fill eyes dimmed with tears, and in a j faltering voice, she said: i '"It can never be, however much I ! may ' j " 'Then you do Live me? (), mv dar ling, muhing shall separate us!" "and I drew her to me, seeing the lovelight beaming in her starry eyes. Ah; don t be too sure, my tine fel- ""tt ouct-icu a iduiiiiar voice, as Du- pres walked into the room. He ! '-e;i in the room adjoining, through a partially-opened door had and had neai'1 ail. ""A'lele turned to the window, while I met his scowl with a steady face, tired by the devilish gleam in 'his wicked eye. '" "So ho!' he said; 'this is the way I find my charming friend employed.' " 'Scoundrel!" I cried; -leave this house:" " 'I guess not.' he replied, with exas perating coolness, when he rolled and lit a cigarette. T trust monsieur will becalm. I have a little business to transact with our amiable American friend. Adele.' turning to her, 'will you be seated?' "She sank into a chair without a word, and seemed dazed at his villain ous manner. " 'I desire monsieur to give me his note of hand for twentv-five thousand francs. I will write the paper and he shad sign it." He seated himself at the small talile. and made pn narations with all the su;-fro;d imaginable. " -Mut suppose the gentleman refus es? I asked, in as steady a tone as I could command. V, ' l,en -v,ur ifp s'ia'1 P'-y t'"1 pcnal ' he cried, springing to his feet, while he seemed to go wild with pas sion. ' our blood!" he shrieked. 'Do you think I am to be balked?' "Then calming himself a little, heex clamied, in less excited tones: " 'Perhaps you did not know that yonder sits my wife? Do vou hear? My wife!" " 'Jules Dupres, you lie!cried Allele, as she sprang to her feet and confront ed him indignantly. TIow dare you tell such a preposterous story! What little torbearance I had for vou is "one forever!" and her eves Hashed like dia monds. "As she hurled this stinging rebuke fa him. his swarthy lace grew livid w itn passion, and he made a step for ward as if to grasp her arm. iiiMin. f eri"d. iioil fiiiiv o flash sw ung i chair over my head. ' He however, and' draw-unr a was quji revolver h".:d. ! With a him as chi p' d i T. a the. chair descender! m i ed cut blank at my face. icKt'iiiu r crash the chair foiled "Tie dead, while the bullet ft a lock nt rnv hair tmrelv .'. .,':. t. ie smu. jie lav unconscious. Securing his weapon, I raised him to tho couch, and avv j,0 j,Hal right m a tew minutes, 'is this true?' I hoars-fly whispered, holding A lele at ai m s length. .t " '"VV" ,:i.,: I;, ;i,v' anything rather than ... it. Sue wrung her hands in anguish. 'Leay.- m-M'-.r the present t nay, ! tnib.ore vo.i. and to-moi-.rnv 1 v. rl I dt r , mi o'ronm- i h r req ;e.-t? ui-e I to id one his mistress's ht need some .):.) ! A.s 1 passe of the sor. 1 room, thinking si one near at hand. 'Those were th mic longi 'Kt lion r t.f o on., i fu'i eiitiureii. waitui.- till I might call the next day. It came at last, and to my eager "inquiry at the door of Adele s house, the servant re sponded that mademoiselle and her mother had taken the:r departure early that morning. Impossible! I groaned in my angiiis i. unconscious of my sur roundings. Then it was all too true' W as there no message left no let ter? "Yes. there was. The letter was handed me and w ith feverish anxiety I tore it open and devoured its few hur ried lines which were tar from satisfac tory. Dupres was not her husband at all, but her atlianced from early child hood by the wishes of her parents, and had conceived that mode of extorting money. She had now broken it oil, and considering herself disgraced, bad left us forever. U was u -cle-,s. hhe .aid. to " Ves:1 I replied try to follow her. "I was as one demented for days when I finally recovered enough to begin the search. 1 have looked con tinually ever since in every city in Eu rope. She had changed her name, com menced an operatic career, and eluded me at every turn. It was only two days ago that I found her singin"'1, here in Vans. 1 have not yet been able to see her, but am determined to have an interview at the earliest possible mo ment. I understand Dupres is in the city, though he dare not approach her. If I meet him. let him beware!" As 2s ed linished, ensued, one whi h I a deep silence was the first to break. "(.'time, cheer up, old fellow! It will all turn out rigid 1" "I hope it w ill," was the response, as he bade me good-night. Two days elapsed and Ned did not come around. The mornitor of th uinu uay, as l was reie over my' breakfast-table, notice caught my eye: "A MystkuiiIts'Tu m ing the paper the following iici.Y. The po- lice report the finding of a man liearing the name of Jules Dupres, in an almost n.Miig conuuioii, at the northern con tines of the city, from the effects of a sword-thrust tlnough the left side. Two rapiers were found on the ground, and the natural supposition is a fatal duel. The man was removed to the hospital where, on recovering consciousness, he gasped, 'O. my side Pierce revenge!' and some incoherent reuiarks. Wheth er he meant th.t the sword pierced his side, or that his adversary was named Pierce, has not been determined." There was little or no doubt in my mind but that Ned had met the French man and. forcing him to fight, killed him, as he supposed, and fl..,i the coun try. Heigh-ho! what fools men will make of themselves over a woman! The wounded man did not die. but recovered, and left for Australia, as I learned bv inquiry at the hospital some two months later. The aflair dropped out of the papers, and I heard nothing of Ned for four or five months, when I received the fol lowing letter, which exp'ains itself: Fl.OKLXfK. Sept. 14, 1KS1. "Var M'.?i7o.- I ?m sure you will be glad to hear that I am once more a happy man. and have been married ever since we left Paris. Of course vou can tell wiio made me the embodiment of contentment, and la'-.--1 me to the seventh heaven of d-.ight. I will tell you all about it when f see von again. I heard Dupres had recovr 'd and" left the country. We will return to Paris by the first of December, and Adele joins me m an urgent invitation for an immediate visit. I do not say a call, for I mean that you shall stav awhile. Lntil then, believe me. veiy truly, .Ni l) PlF.KCK."' So it turned out al! right, after all! Ned married the woman he adored, and was living happily alter all he had en dured "for love of an actress." Chica go Hit. Eve. H ,-nb1. AMERICAN NOTES. Wih hoavy haart I sit and watch The ruitrhty fleeter of the clouds; For I've Wen fleeced. I've fla ked with InmTi And mingled with the Wall street crowds. "i rartsiorrh'me to ft' nbjrfirjf cloaa : With fl.M..e unshorn I'll floHt along Iu iace sertnu. w here storms have ploughed. bo'Usville t'ourier-Journal. Fifteen million horses are now owned In America, and more than one million year must be bred to keep up tho Biip- ply. The value of one vote was shown nt an election iu McDuffie County, Ga., when a law wns passed by exactly that iuu joiity. Buffalo and Philadelphia are about to have crematories. The latter citv's is to cost 4i),0 mi, eleven acres of cround having been secured near Mannyuuk. The trip from New York to Boston, via ITartfor.1, distance S'-'O niile. was mad ' by a train in five hours, deducting about seven minutes lost in stops. This is con sidered a great feat in railroad travel ing. It took Sheridan only one day to discov er that " the number of Arapnhoe9 was only l.tiOO, while rations had been drawn upon a pretended registry fur 2,:U Of the Cheyennes only 2. His were actually counted rations S,!0." Watermelon seed pools are tho rewoHt Ftyle of gambling. Fach player puts in a quarter, or any other sum agreed upon, and makes his puess : then the melon is rut and the Heeds .ire t onnte 1, and the best Riiesser takes the pool. Something over six hundred seems to "tie the average number. A Fresno, f'nl.. pi-'or avers that Te0 pounds of i i-sctrc have been sold by drug gists of that place suioe the p: esi riti,..i of mol; sses. niveaic and bran have been found so cftlcacious es a grasshopper de stroyer. Somebody is liable to be poisoned in the m-ighl -oi-hood of Fresno. The nmoMit expended by the povern nient in reu.f.viiig Fdl ;at. I) .:i,oud, and ("oenti 's reef, in New York ii irbor. has tern !.;. ::'.::). The !nt t -e. is to be bhwn up. l.?nvini a a uuobtr acted i linen -1 an 1 ;! handsome sen of nn.i:ey .-if the disposal .f the. tn . i"crt for further ini rf.M ;:iei.;s, jj-. tl ;:!.. .-o f?ir ny. preprinted is :V;.i:.'.M.'e. A correspondent r.f ih- I-iocbe-ter I'nii-n makes what that pa;.-r thinks .--tertling and yet improbable Migc-? ion " flint of draining T.nke Trie mid re' r iiitr it to the dimeiisjotis . f a mere riv-r. " Thin."' sits the Fnion. "world miki. Inland towns of PlufTiIo. Clev;l,ni 1 and Toledo, taking them out of tho r nf--;nry of fresh water cities and Irnvin' :'i"-;1 st rn tided high and dry in the Alpii: -oii-te.de of their rwn dreary and deserted up lands. " A Stockton, N. Y., erocer found his cellar overrun with rats, and bought a common steel trap, which he set in a huge n-.e.-is i;.' f bed e ph in- a', red cov- ereii u. up. .e.t lie r i l i e 1 e l n ra t. and 'elt :) that Ie la- ' ef n!i hi : cuts w.ie'e: o :i sie the 'U' r ; ' he t j ap an 1 a r it n -:,r ;ng. the oi it ; tie.' about a left it. :"o :: in me d w is ; o ie, 1 q :nri of st i, k a a 1 t .i-v. He tried it again, an i wiili a bke result. Inrrstiga tion showed that the rats threw sticks and stones in upon the trap until they had sprurcg it, ami then devoured the crncor's meal. The New Orleans Titns -Democrat hn lust collected an ad', ri t is;ng bill f-.r M from t he Treas'iry Ie-:irrnieit The pro. oesstook pever." I we:-k and tiie exi-intt-tnre of " cents fur ni cfbdnvit. t" spy not h ing of clerk hire a' d postage, us when the bill was forwarded to Washington it had to pass through half a doren hands; the nuthority for t he e vponse had to be pi yen ; duplicate vouchers had to be prepared nlid sent to New Orleans: the vouchers had to tie receipted hy the treasurer of the company: and ns evidence that h was authorised to receipt, the character of the company bad to be alled to the voucher and s,-om t i before n rotary publ.e. THE FARitFR 8 SONG. BT AjrWll W AXL. I'm tin with the lark In the morning. And ont in the dew-sprinkled grass, Enjnylni- the pure, airy freshneiw. And health-laden breezes that pa--s. I watch the east Rlowina: and hrightenlng ; The inn ehows himself fn the sky. And I hear the birds singing and chirping In the wild plum thickets close by. I eeo the corn waring and nodding. As though It would welcome the lipht. "Wlien the bright blue arch of the heavens Throws off the dark curtains of night. I llrt to the voices of morninp. And pleasant to rue is the call Of the windi. the brook and the wild TMrda. And peace folds her winps over all. I feel my whole nat-ire expanding, 5Iy heart brirumina over with rraise. For the peacefal delights of the country. And heart rest I find In it- ways. For sweet are the voices of nature, Wto is per I ii j through woodland and field. And I feel there Is much of divinene-s Iu pure country places revealed. Some sitfh fer the charms of the cit j Its hurry and "wilderintt glare. But give me the charms of the country. There's life in its snn-hine anil air. TOM'S SOPHOMORE YEAR. Tom stood In the middle of the room with his haeds in his pockets, whistling aoftly, and looking about him. IS was a plain little room just under the roof, but It had been Tom's room ever since he had had one of his own, and he was attached to it. But in a day or two, so he was saying to himself, ho was about to leave It for nearly a year. There, near the end of the bed, stood his truuk a funny old trunk that had belonged to his graud fatber, and was co ere I with hairy hide fastened with brass nails. He had. jnst been packinsr it, ancl a glance at it content told where he was going to spend the coming rear. For besides his clothinir mipht tie seen frreen covered l atin and Greek rra nunars, leathern-hound lexicons, an algebra, a fceometry, n copy of Llvy, and several ther looks, which spoke of a coliegt) eourse. For three days later, at his college in a country town more than a hundred miles away, Tom Sargent intended to make his first appearance as a learned sophomore. "Just to think," he said to himself, " It's only three days now, and then I'll see all the fellows. Won't we have some row wews ? And w on't we dig into the old classics and mathematics" And he gave a boyish shnfpe on the floor to give vent to bis de'.ik-'ht. Tu-t then he hoard a step below his ; window, nud, looking out, be taw his fath- ; " W'hy, father :" cried Tom. suddenly. "Did yon walk all the way home ?"' "Yes" "Why, where's Top'y " 1 Topsy was Mr. Sarg-ant's little black hore thet he had for years, and now that : he was petting old and growing heavier ! and more bulky as t reat on he had clone but little walking ia hi business ' about town, but made Topy bis invari able companion. "Where's Topsy. father ?" asked Tom i again. "Well, Tom," sail his father, laying flown his knife and fork, " I suppose I've fold Topsy." "Pold Topsy i" rrjea Join. "Did you know it, mother v" But his mother's face wns answer enough. ""Why, what for, father '-" Tom con tinued. "Sold Topsy! And the new buggy you bought last year to make pmr driving easy : have you sold that, loo ?" " Yes, I've pnutical'.y sold them both. The bargain isn't really closed, lint .Toe Watson has tak"ii them to try to-day, and i if his offer's fair I shall take it.'' ' Why, father." sai.l Tom. in a remon ; strat've torn , as he brti.-bod hat k his stiff ; hair. 'Why, your business keeps you j traveling between your shop and the folks j who work for you nil the time. You can't walk all that much." " I must cut down expenses," said Mr. 1 Sergeant. "I ran behind last year. There's no other way." Nothing more was said After dinner Tom w ent up to his room Again and sat down on a corner of the trunk. Topsy fo'l: And the buggy sold: It did i;tt seem j-ostible. And to think cf bis father, far fiom being vigorous now, yet forced to plod about cont innnlly over the rou!) road-i. The 1 neks .f th - crammers mil lexi cons sni ih-gi p a; him from tiie trunk, made him uncoa-iforta' 1 He rose nn.i shut down the cover of the trunk, an 1 .-t. ol for a lone time with his hands in h is po, kt ts, .,king out of the window. There was a very prettv bindsear-e of green pa t,:res and woo.iiaa 1 oaiside, but Tom saw ti. .ih'ng .-f it. J I is eyes seemed i to he l-.xt- 1 i n souse lar-jiway place be yond the 1 i ... ; After .'.v.--..,.. ;. t-.n;;.,! -,.! began pac ing the riM'ii. ' ea he j .m.-ed by bis ' trunk am", opened it again, ami again lookeii ia. What pleasant suggest ions il offered, whtt promises it held out : The room v.: s;. all and pi. in. and Tom was by no i.e .,:,a iroetb!. oking boy. But s ach Leys arc x tuei inses tiie heroes, a:d fcuch ro' ins the battle ground of ' contests w I P h make i,o noise in the worl I. and which yet demanded ns ninth i plu k nud chain' ter in the vb tcr as has ' many a faiut t;- contest for a ki.-.g lorn and 1 a crown. Tom continued bis walking to and fro i in the little room, whistling ie w nd i then, and frun time to tun.' throwing himself in a chair le.-t'.essiy. The nfti rnoon wore away. The sun dropped till It seemed to rest an instnnt : on a peak which Tom could see from his window, and the room snddenlv crew dark. The change seemed to rouse Tom to a decision, lie put on his h it and a mo ment later v. as walking toward the cei.ter of the town. jl.t'i,-vt !. i n t u g -il,. bve ikfasl vih ready Tom was i t on hand. But just as tls father and mother were beginning to wonder w here be could be. what should they see but Tom drivir.g Topsy up to th door and hitching her to the post. "Tom," said his father as he came In, "what does this mean T" " It means you're going to keep Topsy, sir,'' answered Tom, solng up to hlra and putting a hand on each shoulder. "Father, I've thought it all over, and I'v decided not to go back to college thi year, bnt stay at homo and work. That will be enough saving so that you can keep the horse and buggy, and I'll lay cp what I earn and pay my own way when 1 go bark to college next yar. I'm yonnj enough to wait. So you mustn't say a word. I'd rather do it, and it wou"t hurt me a bit. '' And it didn't hurt Torn. When hia Sophomore year did begin. He was bete ter able to appreciate the worth of th studies. He w as happy, too, in knowing that his pleasure and profit w ere gained without subtracting from those of others. Ilia II U Friend. A crowd gathered on a w harf in Pan Francisco had an opjn rtunity to see a dog rescue another dog from drowning fir.d go about his work as iatel'.'gn'lv i if he had been the tra ne.t oTner t f a hu'isiS! society. A small terrier dog fell from the ti Inzer of the wharf into tho bay. IJ. warn around for s,-me time in a circle and many rluns were suggested for his rescue, but none of them proved practical. The little creature s. cintl do T.ied to a watery grave, for he was fast becoming ex hausted. The female portion of the audi ence was much exercised and gave many expressions of pity. Just at the moment that all hopes of saving the terrier were given up . ' t ark of a dog in the crowd at'r.it tel ., N ation and there appeared upon the -ti-.n.jr in front of the harf a lnrgu New loiiuoland. He saw the littio fell v in iu-j water, and with n low wail he ran to and fro along tiie wharf for a nu meat ort.vo, and. then, to the surprise of everyone present he sprang into the wa'er a ' i at onr EWAm to the terrier. Seizing him by the twk w ith i.i- teeth, an l af'er swiuiminc ab-un f.-r ' in time, he sighted the new soawail e-: easion, about a hundred yards ui-tint, for which he hea 1-d. I'poti landing his hrn-.b-n im terra firms, the Newfoundland gs-e two or three sharp barks, ami seemed to !e prud of what he had done. It was some t.aia i-e-fore the terrier was abie to gala Tc:.gth to walk away. One of the witnt of the -u-.ii.ge sight, patting ihe Newfonndl-iivl dog, said: "This dog is mine, and I would not , take fi'"' for him at tlrs 1110:1.. ..; " A l.rrrk Ilnll. A ball in a Greek bouse in Kb s a 1 - -. irilltuiurir.1. 1'U t dresses of the ladies wotud provoke a smile ; from even the most ind-i'Terent be:i..!der. Bound danc s are not much appreciated. ; but w hat they really love is a sp, -ie of . romping nuadrilte with most compli ntlug figures, through which a master of the ceremonies puts oa in vile Tr - .v. On ! one oceasion thisoiTu ial iusisted 0:1 direct ing ns to dance a variety of the lily's chain, which h? called chain, ile 1 hew at. ier. and which my partner ; ;:ivrly re marked was excusable in a place hu h ia ; everywhi re haunted by rt inn s, ences of the Knights of Kliodes. M hen the romp was over we conducted our purtuers to ; the smoking room, where the 1 h-iperones were slttiiii sruokinc clgarriro-. Rad where the air was tienw With the 'fumes of tobacco. I noticed that the younger ladies did not venture 011 the e:itir. con trol of a cigarette themselves. b;.t p:-..Ssel their partners to do so. with a view to enjoying an occasional pull. Sap; er was provided on the most primitive print iples. A large dish of tinned lohsier sahi.l was put on a table, ro-n.l which every one crowded; those who were not lucky enough to secure a knife did not hes.tate to plunge their fingers into the templing dish. Classes of wine circuited iteely, and after the repast was over the b-!l de generated into a scene worthy of h Paris Ian music hull. No wonder the TatkS smiled a little as they watched ths scfne and retired us soon as p .liiene-s w . aid permit. Mat milian's Magazine. To Reii-.edlea. Old Ann t Fatty reo-u. men-Is for -,-isS ica and rheumatism In feet a;. ! legs : (let a piece of r lied zinc vi ry thin : so a piece of rolled copper of the same thick ness Cut from each a piece the b.-ir- cf the bottom of the loot to tit the la a or sh e, then put the zinc in one and the copper in the other and w ear conlii-.tially till cured. A friend of mine, a p rf?ct martyr to this complaint, assmes me he can now walk ton miles wi., a i,.r years he could not walk oae. Also for i n .'animation, sore ti r-.it Arl chest : Ta k" bt t olive oil one gill ;::ri or.e fonrth part of ; tii-cl ,.f t'.irren tltie. mix well and mb tae p.-: t a i e( ;eJ night and mor liing. wripi.tn; r :;; I ,-me wadding to keeii the c..l 1 nw-.ir I have routi'l this f.-,r S'lferioi- v ; ), or hi.M-rd meal pt,.uii ict s. 1 , fear of taking a th.il s i .' case with vet ai ; '.To. t ie:. s rf.f neith-r is there any m.pie-is,-. nviit.ird is no ..i:es the r : .Hi. eat, the e of the u spaaing the irritating tnritn;iue. It is sU ?. tiin und nc-uraiijia. I t r i l.oumv FUN WITH THE DEXTISTS. "I the new din'ist who m-i..d here not long suae, oo ng a i!ooriu:ijg busi ness '" asi.c.i a IVa man. w..o ha 1 inst returned home tr..m a 11:51 abroad '"I don't think so . be d us 1,, t S",i,i to take root here. The p opie ail ., t . th el 1 es. tb!ih(.l I'.-nt when :t;e. want any roots taken." ;T-..Hs .-..in.s. A street ti travelled thr '' ia Ne.v , ; k who ; 1 in- el: y 1.1 .1 ba :.tj w ag- on v. in a 11. tv -lu'ler:;' rested as a i n . i,r- r was tl.at 1 h I'liin ci .... : 1 I . was nr. -'-; 1 His pie ' c ' i : e muie iuaue r.y n:s t ;, . j ,. ,.,.r.,.1Ml me.i iiini i, kii j mo ttoio.l. vras tnat persons i. . lidu'i ,i.-t ,n r,i-i, - ,..Ul.0i lh, twostyh s o; luusic ,Norri'i.w a HeraM. Female dentist .-re b--..i:,:ng nu-neiorjs in the ,.,t. a k- ovv.e b-e ..( this fact will be n-ef 1 to go s. pi.,... ,.--i. i one of themUdi 1 o er. I bv 1.-r u.ot io . t, a'ving lnvesiig.iaiii. v.n ier vo -n : f an s nins tache she r evpi.-.in tl , j, only trying to test h -r kiit.wh-d . - differ ence betvv-. ti r.olars m l , .-a. pre-parato-y to 1 e , : VA, ,., 1M t!lr deutal sthisil. . imoi vide .'.or:, 1 . A d !tiKt advi-.-d a i'l.Vi t i aVe a tcioth taken o t. - a i 1:1 t':.-.t . f !...- iah ib'd pas he v t -,i 'e I no ; :i n. U ,.t is ihe etlect 01 g t- ' a-' e-i the man. "itlnnkee V01 it. s-e:. ' si' d t he lien t i' I. "ami TOt iloa't know rnyth r.g that takes places" 'lh"i'isi i.i'1. mil lo- 1 'iii'-'v. ' t'. never 111111, 1 : ,1 !,: :, , ..;',HrkmA 1 nt- e , : 1 o , ; : 1 a hat.' ' 1 ' To ae t' "ago 1. ,- Ui. I i j