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THE TRUANT.
I tarricJ :n JreamlanJ thi mominB, andl.i.
1 a'V uu a ilouj ; l-.at buuir over tne went
Somo aohuol children rompinij witii racoa
aclow.
On tUeir wlnd-JrlfteJ camput with Juvenile
Tintir laughter rinfj out anil was borne to my
fir.
As they ran with light atep o'er tho vaporous
1 hun.
Ami the sound of their voices, ao bell like and
clear,
DrouKUt u;e back to the days of my childhood
aiiiin.
Hut I startoj and pasted and cried out in sur-lr.-.
"lien t'l" bright-tinted picture swnnir nearer
to view.
And I i.iw, through the tearsth.it willed up to
my fyca.
The mates of my youth In that roll'.ckinp
crew.
There was T'lm, my olil seat-rcatc, hla face
brtnimiu o'er
WltH the mischief that lurkud Li hi. brown,
curly head.
And pood Godfrey HJyarJ and bad Botihy
Mnoris,
And Jerry and nyroa and brave tearto 1
Fred.
And there with the rest was my twin-brothtr
Hen,
Who fll at null Run In the thick Of the
C-ht,
And sue t Nettie Cha.e, loo'-ilng rosy as
wheu
V.'e foun t a red ear at the busking that
nignt.
And now came the teacher, with tlrr.e-froeted
hair.
And the old. k!n.'.:y pleara in his a.b- r, fr.iy
eyes.
Ai d the loud, t'.nkling iummoiis ranir cut on
the atr.
And the g roup disarrcared thro a rift in the
t-t.ea.
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'Tis the breakfast bell rinsr ap I wake with a
:sh.
To 'ua Jcr what leor.i of infinite h
My schiioiniasicrt are K .irt.m ., u;i thero la '.he
ky.
While I'm "rlay .nif hookey' ilowa here on
the earth.
Clarence IL I'earson, in Detroit Free Frees.
THE BATIIACIIIA.
Polnt3 About tha Clammy Mual
clana of the Marshes.
They ITavo I'laycl an 1 in imriant Part In
tilt? leve!?iinie;it of I 'fiy slolotcl
tclttr e 1 ficir l.iny i'eruilrl
tl.s Various Sicilc,
Ii L truo thnt llio fpoi; is a corr.inoi
i:.l ru:!iei' drpiid uuimil. At u
casv.nl a.-'ii;n'ait:i:n.'o ti.. ro ii n tiling
ullrtwtivo it 'xn il L: :u, t i'.Iicr ii;ijM;;ir
:::.v.'ij f: Ln.-La.vIor.
I'.ut vii.lo tho frcfr nt, first ncqtialnt
Sn.'Q f- ..i-i ill nmviio ft ito'i'ivur.hy
i ij . turii, ii, id true th:it r.o livini,'
i t iahiiv pf tho il-.'ils ai.d s-t c:un3 i-t
iu r.i".::y ways si intor-.-tin.,'. It i-
:i iLi.--li' i..;:.a'i i:i t':io la-id oxpt r.
::.o::ti;l !. y-iulo-y. It tv;ts ia tl:o wt-b
"i tho fr'g$ foot that that f:u-t of
fu:K!;i::i.-r'.lal intort'St in tiio nioi-io.-tl
treat ;:!..-:it of tii-ea-to tli". i Ir.-uiai ion
! tho bliu'd ivr.i Cr?t C. '"uiiv'.y oly
fi'rvi l Ai:J it the r.i-. idi rill j'o
siTvution . tlriltirci, itiado in 17;'i,
tltttt r. i'-tir i f frog's L-'i. s:itM.iiiii-.i
on ,i i- ;: ! hcnlc nu.i in rnt;n;t villi
a j-'.iiii '. lr.i;i Wiow, wctv
li.rn'tn :::'.. i- '.oi.t contr.-.i'tin, tii-it
! i to ihu .K-i'i ivory of Grtlvanie (now
t!.''!'ii.':i') ..-'.i i trioity. Iht.I'.iTvS cxp-.-r-nt.i
tits L:i'. o ! or. made itj un tho ti-
S'..l lltl.l o
ar.j nf tho fro. all tLrow-
: . : .1
u: 'i:i tho ph vm'ui'ocI'mI actli :i
i f tho corr-;oini:r.f; prtrta in the hu
:ii:i boOy. For rxnmple, tho muclo-i
cf a fr. v"s Ii rr.ny bo so di.-otcd as
csju'M) ti..i r.opvo cor.ncrtd with
thorr. ; if the :i.Tva l'e then ftim':'atod
!v n ci.r-i-nt of cloctricity or even by
( hi.-hir.g-, tho muc!o3 will contract.
In this way i:iu-h has fioen loarned
v.i;t t!..' i':i.-!i)Iivy of tho tUucs.
1 ho ''i. :i why tho frojj i-j cjwia'.ly
tivn;',;i'.'o for tho purjo.-osof physii
:.i';c:il fxp. ritiients id that Its tissues
a o C'Xi-i- ii:!:'!y tv.-nncion3 of lif.i.
1'i.dor suita!'.o conrl itions the mu?o'e
n:.d iicrvo pri'p.ti iitii'r.s jr.t rc fiTTi-d
to will ri r-pviid to f-tiir. ulation several
h.a' rs afti : tho li.'e of t!iO nr.iinal has
! "n t..k' n. Tho re:r.arkab!o power
i t r. t.uriirto; vitality is still bt-ttcr feen
it: t!to :..-t:o:i of tho hart, sir.co tliis
rr'.ia will on 'ooatir.gf for two days
n'ter Ufo h.n cero-od in tho nnimaL
ThU fanio tenacity of lifo li true of
o':-,o ch. -r r-ptilian r.nd other low
animals, S3 birds nml niair.rna'.-.
Tho f-i . then. Lavir. so well ctab
l!l;.'d a chtiia on our interest, ii de-M!-v;r.;
of omo r.oti.i.3 in repct to
its M'lri'o charnctrs n? f.n aairr.ah
Tito j v hii-h it oooi-.pies in tho
s-eaio c f r.!.":n;.l lifo is intermediate l
tweo:i that cf tho f.ihe3 and tho rep
tiles. Tli is ii indicated very clearly in
tho history of its individual dovel
I'Vr.ont. It id veil knowu that in
wh: t nay bo called tho pi-riod of
youth in thefrorr tho form of tho body
nr.d t'.c rt-.r r.r.ci- cf U.'o nro quito di:Ter
t r.tfrr.rn tho sanio la tho full-grown
a:::::.:ih No-.v irj the ear'.y part of this
t.u!;v'o p r:od th" creature has all of
tho o-rharaotoristics of a fish.
It,i, i-, cli,nifat.d and terminates ia
a hri'.r.i C at tail. Taeri.' nro no lc3 and
it bre.-tthos by lueaus of pills. At this
tlm-.'. too, it lives cu plant food, crop-y'-r.g
tl.o leave? cf water plants by
taoar.s of homy ji!ate with which
i-s j.f.r arc provided. Hut when
tho tadpole etaro i4 passed and
tho fr. nnturo fully acquired,
iho anin.ai then jiossesses all the
d:?tlnctivy characteristics of a reptile.
It iias two p.v.rs of limbs, a fcaleless
'-'.in, j.: d bri athes by moans of lungs.
Of t:.. so i iiaii i tho most striking- is
-hat f m a water-breather (air dis-
' v,d in water) to an air-breather.
It is for this reason thnt tho frog, to
ir' tli.-r with other animals possessing
t..- t-M.ro peculiarity, is placed in the
zoo'.ofcival class. Amphibia, the word
ir..u..l:. iio;.bIo-life. Some natural
i-t-, however, prefer the name Ba
tr:nh:atho ordinal ncaninf of this
word bein frog.
Tlio ler.th of time required for tho
developmect of the frog appears to
depend closely upon temporatuiu ana
ether external conditions. Tho writer
placed a tad polo in an aquarium in
the fall and no growth whatever ap
peared to tako p'aco until the follow
ing spring. Put when fjrowth was
or.eo renewed it proceeded with great
rapidity. Within a period of tea days
oth pnir3 of l.g-s budded out and de
veloped to r.er.rly r erfeet forin. llio
hind It a.teaivil iirt a:ul alt'nii.. i
a C'jnaidi.rablo lfiib'tii lefire the fore
leus showed tiiemselved. '1 ut tali
persisted for soiuo time after the de
velopment of the leg's but iu uij-pi-a
ranee by a process of nbsorjition
tlni.lly took place w ith grout rapid
ity, occupj int; only two or tarco days.
The fcUUs apieai to wither mvay at
aboi-i tho tiuio of the disuppearauco of
this tail. At any rate at this time the
animal is first seen to corno lo the
surface fi r r.r. For a limited period
it appears to have the use both of
pills and luns. It is a curious c.niui
tioa at this time, tvlieu ouo set of
breathing organs is shriveling up at
an equal pace with tho dcvclopim ut
of tho other set- Not les remarkable
Is the fact that at this juncturo the
cn-aturo rhan'jus its diet pnsia;
frotn a lierbivorous to a carnivorous
animaL Teeth n'.-o api-ar iu the
mouth (on the upper jaw only) and the
luiikT. fleshy tor.guo, attached at its front
etui and loose be hind, attaii.s complete
fjrowth. Tho oj eninp; rif the r;oi-.th.
too. bi-coTjii-s enormously enlarged, ex
tending far back at the sides of the
head.
But while these transformations are
truly remarkable it is w.-ll to keep in
tni::d that, after all, thoy are not e-s.-n-tial'.y
di::'er. ::t from thoo through
which cither nsimals pa?s in their
bodily d " ',-ipnn r.t. Take, for exam
ple, a bird, llrj change which tako
place w ithin tint e.L'; during the early
peri, ! t-f incubation are finite tho same
t:i t :'. -.r j.
fr, i
Ce-ip'.. ! d
ral natutv
-cs thi-oi:
3 rsriod
:ls thoe wh
h i' r it has
f ii.iuh.iiion.
(The fr. hatch
heat of tho s in).
f'-orn is c;pj" ly the
Tiio chief dliTeivnce
is that in tho binl 1'
-.i:'i ; '.et. d d ". rii: th
animal l -riitiT t!te -c:as
ebart.e'ers iu ? e
thi. f ro'. :it tho time
tho 's it is in tho i
chat-.-'s are
i ftap'3. the
L- r wiili all its
'ctii n. H .t in
.to yoi'.7 h aves
-h fta.-e; that Is
tosay.it has the charae'eristics ot a
class nl leat two grades b'lmv its C'vn
proper cla-. And so it tau-t go on in
ii derolo raer.t rftT having prised
tho e,.'2 tae; an.1 as the-o iinal tacres
turfO place o- f,ro our ryes th- y ntiract
ot.r attention, aid ar.j in d inger of
leading us to suppose that tho develop
mental l.itory of tho frog; is peculiar
and anomrlous.
Tho frog; a'Yord? an examplecf tbo?e
anima's whiih fooe.ro protection from
the attacks c f their 'nom,"S by rfiim
icking tho color cf their surroundings.
Bv
no nysio'.o
;1 tiroci"
nattiro of which is not well urdorstood,
they aro able to vary tho color of the
pigment of tho siun in con cspor.dcnco
to tho color cf their Pui-rounding.
Thus, when they sit in the gra-s on
tho bank of a pool or stream, they
change their color to given, and thus
arc less likely to lie seen by birds and
sr.alr.es, which are their chief enemies.
Tho frog's differ from moat animals
in possessing- no distinct organs of de-
I fen so. But his powerful leaping- raus
j cles stand him ia pood steal ns a
j means of escape, both when on the.
i fchoro and when in the water, in tho
i latter case enabling Lira to ewiia with
great quicnes3.
Tho senso-organs of thq frog are
well developed and are quick in their
action. Tho external part of the car
is very noticeable, appearing as a
round, dark spaco juat behind tho eyes.
j It corresponds to the tympanum or
enr-drum of higher animals. There
are delicately formed olfactory cells in
tho nasal cavities, indicating that tho
sense of smell is fairly acute. The
eyes are well formed and pre provided
w ith lids, tho lower ono alone is freely
movable. If tho eye be touched it is
dravn inward under the upper lid and
at the same time tho lower lid ascends
to close tho eye.
Tho manner In which breathing Is
effected in tho frog is peculiar. The
lungs aro simple sacks, similar to the
swim-bladders of fishes, except that
they aro dived internally into minute
chambers or cells. They are not sus
iiended in a chest cavity, but hang
loosely in tho general cavity of the
body. Il.-nco they can not bo Cllod
with air by means of movements of the
tides of tho body, as is tho case with
tho higher vertebrated animals. But
a mechanism of a similar principle of
operation is found In the floor of the
mouth. This is canablo of being
lowered by the muscular action, thus
greally cular-inaf tho mouth cavity.
Tho vacuum thus formed is filled by
air pau-ir. ia through tho nostrils.
These prisages aro then closed, and
tiio floor of tho mouth raised, tho air
thus heir, j forced into tho lungs. The
action is thereforo r.ot dissimilar to
that of a force-pump. The lungs
having been died, expiration takes
rlaeo by tho m.re reaction of their
elastic tissue, as in tho higher animals.
Tho SiCia appear to bo a necessary
accessory organ in breathing. At any
rate a frog soon dies when kept In a
dry place, the explanation feet-sting to
bo that tho pores of tho skia aro closed
so that the blood is not sufficiently
puriSed. Ia winter they breathe
through the skia alone. And it has
been sbown that ia summer, when
their vital processes are in the highest
state of activity, they live for along
time, w hen confined 'to breathing by
the skin alone, tho nostrils having
been stopped or tho lungs themselves
removed. Aa experiment is reported
in which a frog lived five weeks after
having thus been deprived of its lungs.
Tho winter habita of the frog aro
rot dissimilar to those of other rep
tilian animals. It burrows into the
mud at tho bottom of the pool and re
mains in a torpid condition until
spring. Tho vital processes appear to
bo sustained during tho time by nutri
ment stored up in a special internal
organ called the fat-body.
As is well known, the spring- Is the
season of tho greatest activity with
these animals. The discordant croaks
of the male froff nro a characteristic
sound of the warm spring night- In
some species, aa sttbser' ient to the
production of voice, thero aro largo
dilatations of tho skin at tho sides of
tho head ia the mule. These sacks
f having leen filled with air, it is forced
out along t'.vo membranous folds which
by tl.eir vibration produce voice. A
inn; ran often bo ma'h to croak by
stroking its sides and thus the action
of thoe sacks may bo demunstrafed.
In respect to intelligence tho frog
can not be said to bo ia any wise re
markable. ' Its instincts aro very lew.
It make no rest, and ia fact appeals
to pivo no attention whatever to its
young; the whole flice of maternity
ending when the eggs have been pro
duced. It constructs no place of re
treat, dependin g for conceal uiont upon
thrusting its body into the mud t the
bottom of tho pooL It shovs it---greatest
alertness ia catching its prey,
though this depends rather on the pe
culiar structure and qualities of its
tongue than skill in the use of iL It
leapi aud swims with agi ity and di
reet:ier.s; but it seldom exercises thh
power except under alarm. It bliows
no quality of sportiveness. AY hen not
aroused by hunger or other desire, it
appears content to lead a sluggish, in
active existence.
A jx'culiar feature of tho frog is th
presence of what are called lymph
hearts, riiere aro four in ail, two oi
which, an t-it 'tated on the po-terior part
of the back just nt the bides of the vcrte
brre rid'e. By careful watching, iimjs.
ly m ph-Loarto may bo seen to pulsate.
They st-rvc to force the lymph a white
Cuid gathered from the tissues into
the great veins, thus passing it into
the peceral blood circulation.
A pood many other points of greater
or less interest could ti named, b-.tt
our examination n ay close by n.'.ic:ti
the several species of frogs common
in this country. The most common
species is liana l.-ii : hi'i, tho frog ol
the poo!.-., streams and marshes, too
well known to need bscri pt ion. It
hind limbs aro very palatable, but tii
true edible species is A mil E.irtit.inli.
which is larger nr.d of a bri-h.-.-
color. In this species the vocal -sack-- i
ol the rtiile aro especially wo'! devel
oped. Tho eyes aro rat her closer t..
gi ther than in 7?. halcciu-i and th.
area of tho tympanic membrane ju -t
behind tho eyes is larger Our large-.
species is Zi' j'i'i i i ,i:-ns, commonly
ca'ielthe bull-frog. It sometimes at
tains a length of at least eirht inches.
X. Y. Independent.
FILIAL AFFECTION.
How
King I.uitwtqf
f rtavaria Demon
lli Mother,
atrxtcil I.uve f
The late Qj
n Mary of Bavaria i
said to have been as warmly d -vc t.-I
and biindly olvdi-Mit to her son. Ki.tg
l.udwig II., ns she had b.-on to b, i
hushntxi. King Max. From tho day of
his accession sho looked upon him
more as a King thtiu a sou.
A story is told which shows how
dearly mother and son loved each
oilier. They were pazing out of on
of the windows in tho frescoed hit'.l
Ilohensch wangau, with one of the
finest views in the world bufore thr-in
the green Schv.-nnse in tho fort
ground, tho pine-clad hills reflected in
its pure surface, and abovo all the
r.oV.e mountains stretching on every
side The King drank in the wild
beauty of lako and mountain, and
raised his eyo to tho sky. The
Queen, who never soared too
high, gazed with delight at an
impoalug pino which towered
high above tho window at
which they stood. Suddenly the
Queen exclaimed: "What a glorious
Christmas tree this would make if w-e
could decorate it- The King pa-sed
his hand over his eye;, smiled and
kissed her. This was in August- In
December ho expressed a wish to
spend Christmas at Ilohenschwangau.
Tho Queen, always willing to do what
ho wished, followed him thither. On
Christmas eve, w ith loving care, bhe
decorated a little treo, and. as in the
days when she was a mother of twen
ty, she rang tho bell to call her chil
dren. The great event of the evening
seemed over, the lights wero blown
out, when suddenly a peng; sounded.
King- Ludwig took his mother's hand,
and. leading her to tho window out of
which they had gazed together that
morning in August, he pushed back
tho shutters and disclosed to heraston
Lshed eyes the gigantic treo lighted
with a thousand w ax candies, w hich
burned bright in the frosty night, and
wero ref-ected In the 'now end icicles
on trees and shrub around. London
Tho Suicide of Scorpions.
Lately M. Sorgo XoirkofT, of Con
stantinople, pave an instance of tho
sort in question. Ho caught half a
doz-'-n of these c-catures. ha says, and
deliberately put the question to tho test.
Arranging on tho floor a circle of
glowing chareoaLhaving no break in it,
a scorpion was placed ia tho center.
Although the circle was largo enough
to prevent the scorpion being injured or
oven incommoded by tho hoat if it re
mained in tho middle, tho animal find
ing itself surrounded by fire, began to
look about for means of escape. At
first it movement were low, but
soon its movement increased, and
finally it raced In a frantic fashion
around the inner circumference of tho
charcoah After racing for some time
in thi manner. It retired to tho center
of tho ring, and, deliberately plung
ing it sting into It back, put an end
to Its life ia a few seconds after a few
convulsive movements. Tho remaining-
five wero tried successively in the
earns way, and each" with a liko result-
La Nature.
Tho effect of tho London book
sales during last year i to show that
book, under certain conditions, aro a
profitable investment. The early edi
tion of rickwick brought double the
original prices. The first Ruskins, of
Sir Richard Burtons, or the early edi
tion of Swinburno and Browning all
sell welh Investment In very high
priced books, such aa the Caxtons,
have been, profitable La a proportinate
degree.
The United Presbyterians in gen
eral assembly sent an overture to the
presbyteries against admitting to the
pulpltorto tho eldership hereafter
any man given to the use of tou&wco.
A -SONG OP lOuIn .-iv u AGE.
When on the drni led cheek of Vou:h
Health's hliM.asirt ar roea blow;
Hi ii aot.ps of rapt urn, h"rw and truth
In. m i.j sot taiity flow;
Wuen youthlul feu rtpht Kily bound
Where t';orn nor tnre :2i-cnr
How joyousiy the dnys po round.
Theueeui, the months, the years!
The youth hi hohts with fecrless eye
Tae lurty hill ot F .rne,
And hopes upon lis smmit high
tire loup to carve his nuii.e.
Jiy thrills his hes.rt: in every sound.
Fame's "iii:;le-ctir" he l.o irs.
And mi-rrtly tL c.rys po round.
The Wei l's, the u.o!i.hs. the years!
The lafly of h s lev" mast provo
A QUei-n ot beauty ra-e;
No vain cixjuette, hi t tiic In lovs.
And true ns she is fair.
AmUl tho tend-.r alars ut ti.rfit,
lie sees her ti t.r i-y.- f-h.t.e.
As with a trustinp fond il-.-li-lit,
H worships at her sti'iao!
When on the furrowed cheek of Ape
Ore's bolliiw wia.kl.-s ahow.
The c'.d ia:in tarr.s li ! V's last page
Willi trettihiit.p Luiid -n.l slow.
IhirU le.iver the tl;.s; . n every sound
I.:aiVs mourr.!:-; dirge he hoars;
And wcuiily ihe liays ko muuo,
The itn, tne m. nths, th.j years
The old mun sees thrcitph tr.or-blurred eye
The lo:ty hill of Famu,
Where ti.er:tid hopes ;n ruin
Wnere ia,-,- may u'.ck h s aamo.
One 1-ttle lo:...;y n:in-"'.t. mound
At every t.ti-; i.jtp.-ar.
As mournfully ihe cttys po round.
The weeks, tho ujn.Ttcv the years!
The lady cf his love, alas!
H.i th closed her penile ejes.
With but one -. I kit of t'rasa
To show hire t.. rc sue li.-s.
t )ld vi if e of m r.o "' ha v. hi -pers low,
" Aoovo the crave I s e.
The tur rA I"a th w ! '.- t earris I know
Shuil pui 1.; nie seuii to t :"
Far.r.y Kutn-n-r, :a ( ni.;.,. Journal.
A 44 SQUATTER'S" FATE.
Tho Report llado by a Delegation
of tho "Union League."
Ail night long the low summer wind
had faanod the dewy pra-s, and stolen
with a subdued murmur arourd the
rude board s trucv.re that r.st!od ia
bo high grr-.ss on a brord stretch of
i.-vel prairie; nml ?-.(,- a great lun i
ious star which had risen from the
;-'v.lrio sea and from a blue wasto of
ky, shed K. white rays down oa tho
voj-ld Ijimej ih.
As it rose higher in tho heavens, 19
eel -lo ravs stole jn tt the ojh ti window
if tho se'ilei-'s cabtn r,:.d touched the
tar: pled cioui of f?u: ny hair that clus
tered about t'r-o Lead, of a lit tie pi.l of
! n years the only child of Amos Lee,
tho settler.
'J"ho flickering l'-ght of a small kero
sene lamp shed its feeble rnys around
he room, revealing a rude lod jit one
end of tho apartment, c-n w liich l::y the
form of a man, his face flushed with
fever, his eyes wandering vacantly
about the room.
"Fapa." said tho child, bending over
the sick man, "you mut have medi
cine and a doctor what must I do?
What can I do?"
She c!aped her little hands appealing!-,
und a tear trickled down her
white, troubled face. "Water! water!"
cried tho sick man, gazing blankly
about bim.
The child hurried to tho other end
of the room, and fetching some water
in a tin cup. held it to the sick man's
lips.
He drank the water eagerly, and
sank back on hi pillow, where ho lay
quiet for some time. Then he opened
his eyes and murmured:
"We must go 'way from hyar they
air talkin' uv hangin me if I stay
:nd mebby meboy we'd better bo
raovin'. for they'll come again. Hit's
hard ter hafter leave our own home
but but "
His muttcrings grew indistinct, and
ho again closed his eyes.
"Oh, papa! my dear papa!"' cried the
child. "No one is going to hurt you I
am here w it h you shall I go for a doc
tor? Oh. papa! what must I do?" and
she buried her face In the bod clothes
and wept bitterly.
Tho father made no reply, savo some
incoherent muttering.
Presently the little gfrl arose and
wiped the tears from her eyes, a look
of determination on her young face.
She then took a littlo straw hat from
a eg on tho wall and placed it on her
head. She approached her father, and
bonding over him, kissed his hot, fe
verish cheek.
"Bapa," shi murmured, her face
closo to bis, "I am going for a doctor
bo good and lie still till I come
back. I'll run all the way."
She then turned and want out into
the night, and ran swiftly down tho
dim prairie road, her littlo bare feet
falling noiselessly upon the damp,
dewy ground.
The nearest village, Neutral City,
lay five miles away, across a stretch
of wild, unsettlod prairie. Hero tho
Only doctor in that part of the coun
try resided, and towards this place
the littlo girl hurried. She knew the
road, having passed over it before in
the wagon with her father. "It is
not long till daylight,", she thought,
a she hurried forward, glaiicing
about her, a if expecting to see somo
wild animal spring upon her from the
surrounding darkness. Onward,
along tho dim path, that lay across
tho great stretch of prairie she fled,
while the big while star roso higher
and higher in the heavens; and tho
dewy breath of night, laden with the
perfume of sleeping flowers, swayed
tho long grasses and rocked tho tops
of tho 6umach to and fro, a it stirred
their slender leaves into a tremulous
murmur.
Tho barking of a coyote camo from
afar across the prairie, and sent a cold
chill of fear through tho child's heart;
she increased htr pace, running swift
ly along the narrow path, her breath
coming fast and hard, tho long wet
grass swirling about her little bare
feet and ankles. Thought of wild
fnimals that might be lurking in her
path filled her with a sickening fear;
but she must not turn back tho face
of her sick father rose before her and
urged her on.
Every bush or shadow was construed
into a ferocious animal; and tho sud
den croaking of a frog filled her with
a namoless terror. . , "--
Presently tho road grew dim and
indisiiaci she had traveled for miles
lion' far hho could not t-. ll; but she
was growiiig tir.-d and weak, and her
steps came slow aad laborious.
Oh. it's so far, so far!" she cried,
her breath coming fasL "Oh, papa!
papa-"
She at'eed a low scream of terror
and half turned from tho path; but it
was only a night bird that flow within
a foot of bar, with a "vrhish" of rapid
wings, and disappeared in tho dark
ness. Tho great starst roso higher and
higher in the purple sky; a faint,
ashy light stole up tho i-ntrn hori
zon, and the sound of waking birds
camo from the patches of sumachs.
Sti'l the heroic child hurried on as
ftist as her wearied and achit.g limbs
could carry her, her face pale wi'h
pain arid fatigue, her fe-t and ankles
bleeding fro-n coining in contact with
tho "saw-briars" that overhung the
path.
t-he had strmrgled wearily to the top
of a little bill, when sud l aly n dark
mass of moving forms broke on her
vision. She started utt- red a Jow,
n -onlzed cry, then turned half around,
and sank down a senseless Loup in the
damp grass.
A band of f tvonty mounted nrd armed
men w.-re fiiiing along the dim vend
in the ciri i-tiou of Amos I cabin. j
'Jim.'' sai l Bill Strong, tho ii ader j
of the party. ;ni 1 a -sinj; ono of the 1
men that rode- 1 y his side, T reckon I
o!e Lee'il wi.-ii he'd oin-yed tho in- i
junctions uv tho League, when Lo j
s..' -s us covr.in'." ;
'(iu.-f-s ho won't have much time j
tor wi-h after wo pit thar," was the j
answer. :
"That's my unanimous opinion. I
reckon it's Lang this time, ain't it.,
Bill iJ" !
"You bet.' and tho speaker -hook s j
ropo that dang led significantly from J
tiio h'-in of Lis saddle. j
It was during those terrible days in j
tho history of Scilhoa-'-i n Kansas, I
when the local warfare cat ri don I
by tho "I'liion L.-a.'-.io,"' a-ains'.. ail I
settlers who contracted wil'i the rail- '
roa-1 oomoanv fot tho claims they had
i
ictt'.e.d UDon. A large trot of land.
covering re. arly 1hr-o niunt:..-,, had
been granted to the "o'f ll.ii'rojid !
Company,' furl in order to c'trpcl tho i
COmus-y t, l-AU, to settlers at
tho regular government juie-o, tho
"Union League" was organ. iod-
Tho first action of tho "Lcr.guc"
was to notify all settles r.ot to eon
tract 'A ith the railro:: ! cnmrn'tv for
their claims, and when a squatn-r re
fu.sed to obey thi3 order, io was
dealt with in tho rnct summary man
ner. A mouth previous to the time of the
opening cf this story, Amos Lee had
settled on a claim nbout three mil -s
from tho old "military road," ind
erected a i-udo board shantj-. A week
afterward Lis wi.'o died and left him
alone in his desolate prairie home, with
only hi littlo ten year old daughter,
Annie, to keep him company and share
Lis sorrow.
Ho then resolved to return to Mis
souri; but first lie contracted with tho
railroad company for Lis claim, mak
ing a payment on th.i same.
This fact becoming known to the
"League," bo was at once notified to
leave his claim within forty-eight hours
or suffer tho consequences. B:rt thu
nxt day Amos Lo h.td been stricken
down with typhoid fever, und tho re
port reaching tho league that he Lad
failed to comply with their orders, a
band of armed men w as at once dis
patched to tne settler's cubtn, v ith in
structions to maite an "example" of
him.
"Hit's nbout time," continued Bill
Strong, for this yer League ter stop
warnin an' o: derm' an go ter hang
in', an' see if that won't have tl.o moral
effect uv s'opyin' the-o fellers thai
contract with tho land comp'ny; but
blamed if r. irr.3 people evt.-r larn any
thingtiil a rope is round their necks "
The leader's horse swerved violently
to ono side, then came to a suddden
halt, uttering a peculiar snort.
Bill Strong turned his ga.o toward
the path ahead, and saw tl.o limp fig
ure of a child lying in tho damp grass,
almost under the horse's feet- He quiet
ly dismounted, nnd stiil holding the
rein of his refractory animal, advanced
and bent over the rostrate figure be
fore him.
"I'll bo hanged," ho exclaimed, "if
ithaint a little gall" And ho lifted the
unconscious child in his strong arms
and turned her face toward tho pal
light that was fast widening along the
eastern horizon.
What is it?" asked tho nearest
horsemen, reining in their hordes and
gazing In surprise at the leader.
"Hit's a leetlo gal, bin lyin hyar in
the road, an' she's in a dead faint, pore
child!"' exclaimed Biily Strong. laying
the child down, nnd removing his coat
and laying her on it. "Somebody
give me , has anybody got a bot
tle with som'thin' refreshin inside
uv it?"'
"You bet," was tho reply, as half a
dozen bottles wero extended.
One is enough," lie replied, taking
the nearest bottle and pouring some
of tho fluid between the unconscious
child's lips.
"What's up? What's all this mean?"
who've ye got thcr?" asked tho other
men from the rear, who hndjuf t ridden
up where tho little froup was gatnereu
round.
A littlo gal, as I live!" exclaimed
ono of tho men. "How in the blazes
did sho coma out hyar alono this time
o' tho morning?"
"Dunno." was tVe reply;" but reckon
we'll find out for she's cumin' round."
"Oh, papa, papa! where is my
papa?" came from the little girl's lips,
as she opened her eyes and saw tho
men clustered about her.
"I'll bo hanged if I know, littlo tin',"
answered Bill Strong, kindly, "that's
just what we wor goin' ter ask uv
vou."
"Oh. my poor papa! my poor pa pa!"
cried tho child, ana sho Degan to weep
bitterly.
"Bo," said tho leader, I guess
vieTi f'.tfte-. put ntf on.- l;isi,ie-s v 1.
squat tor t.ii wo kin lit; I thi- Htth
gal's pa." Th.-n to tl.o lit'le girl:
"There, now. don't, i-ry, an jist t-l.l us
whtir yer pa is au' we'll take v.: to hi'n
in a jifty."
B.-tweon her sobs tho littlo pirl then
to'd of her father". s ilhu-s-, and hoiv
sLo had been afraid he was going to
die and she- had started to "Neutral
City for a doctor.
";tit!cTie :i." said Bob Akerf. "I'll
be dad gummed if that little .a! ain't,
a L-icK. an' no mistake, an' I s.- y ihi-t
a man who's put a gi.l l.ke that t. i::i
a binl man' in' thai little fc-nl's pa is
A im i Leo. i saw L.-r there when 1
eat t j sarve the not ico on Lim "
A lmirmur of surprise inn through
the crov. il. and tl.o speaker cotilir U"d :
'A.i for as obey in1 the oi''i4e.-s iu tha
Ia ague, I hain't iiuthiu tor say agai:i-t
it, an ye can all ;;o ahead an" do as
you pioiiso w itii Allies Lee; but 'f c::y
:n:en ttios ter harm this little g: ,'s pa.
he'
ll, ic
pot
ier walk over mo
ire In
it."
"Me. loo?"
"YOU llell"
And bet oral of the men stepped tr
Bob Aker'i' side.
'Boys,1' stiid Bill Strong, turning
and uif ,-oi ti a g t lie men, "do ye him
t t- :-ay that, e disobey t ho ci'der-a ui
the League?"
"Wo do," they r-oi'i.nluil, firmly.
"Th -n." cor.tiri'i -d ti e leader. "I
fine every m: ny in th' cro-vd tho,
third-- ;. s ye do two dollars :m' a half!
to: I iv a: it ovcrv oi.o uv vo l'-r Co mo
' Ji h if n i pay yi
gill W ho i ill'll.Mlt
And us ho spo
r line i -r il
is I:-, a-.i-vo
Lo taolc
Is 1
.etU
thi
re
quired amount from Lis p'"'!'et and
dropped it into tho littlo girl's lap.
J-.iery man iu llio c-owd f. dio.ved
b i.-: ox;: :nui" and liria t..-d his Mine"
iiMo tho "trea-uivr's" lap, who found
li'-i'- -f in a. ,y ovei .al up with ti e in
Clll. "': al,e.-s of l.er li '.',' otJieo.
"LN'o-v, lxays," said Bob Akers, "I'm
goin' after the doctor fer tlii-s lectio
gal'-- p:t, an' thnr ain't no time t- r bo
foo'iln' arum ! hit "
Ho swung himself Into tho saddle as
ho spoke, and turned his horso'o head
toward Neutral City.
"S'iuo uv ye kin take the leetlo pal
homo a.i' stn'i
thai- till I cm
a Sloped a":. y, :
" and
1 vis
Willi this he
s..on lo-a to sight in th
m'st that wero rising
11 - e.-ilhs of
across tho
prairie.
A few moments aftojward three men
rodo Coil from the iio-vil. and wi.t
iti the duv-etion f Am -s 1 "s cabin.
Bill Strong filling ahead ca riyii.g t he
Utile pirl iu l is arn.s. ivliile iiio other
lineubers of tho party i h ! their
horses and v.i iain different directions
to their horn, s, ju-t as the f.fst pleam
of tho moraine; shot across t!ie bi-iiad
wasto of jiriiiries.
On tho night following tho
"League" held a meeting at Bob
Akers' house.
"How's the squatter an' tho leetlo
pp.1?" asked one of tho men of Bill
Strong.
Tho leetlo gal is as pert as a
cricket, an' the doctor says tiio sijunt-t-r's
plttin' along fine, tin' hopes to
have him up in a week."
Brothers uv the league," said Bob
Akers, rising, "have men been np
p' 5ritd ter tako care uv the squatter
till ho gits well?"
"They have," was tho reply.
Then," con; inued tho speaker, "I
call for tho report uv tho leader uv
the d-dogatfan that wor sent tor bang
olo Amos Lee."
Bill S'rong rose up, and said:
"Gentlemen, I'm redy ter mek my
report. Thar ain't no Amos L- e. "
Then the meeting adjourned. -
-Will
lesenOite, in 1'raKe s JMagauie.
COLOR-BLINDNESS.
Forty Men Out ;f 1'sery Thousand An Affiled-.
I with It.
An ingenious device for testing
oolor-b!indnes has recently appeared.
It consists in a combination of two
adjustab'.y-nt'.achod cards or surfaces,
ono n-ndo upof different color sections,
and the other containing an opening
or aperture upon a while surface, tho
card containing tho color sections lo
ing arranged so that tho several sec
tions can lie brought to pass beneath
the opening of the card. Tho subject
of coIor-Llii.dnoss has been receiving
much attention, and many of thodov
ern meat employes are now obliged to
submit to a color examination before
they can secure an appointment. It
is found that forty men out of every
ono thousand aro color-blind. A color
blind would bo useless wero the selec
tion of colors to enter into Ids lifo
work. It appears strange that color
b'inds make tlie best etchers, steel en
grave'rs or wood engravers, but such
is tho ct;. e; by tho law of compensa
tion they possess what is known to
their profession as tho "rocogn'tion of
tone." But two women in cue thou
srnd rre color-blind. Tho savage
races possess tho perception of color
to a greater degreo than tho civilized
races. It is quito possible that color
may somo day play a role in medicine.
Dr. Brodham, who has devoted him
self largely to investigations on the
fundamental law of psycho-physics in
connection with tho sense of sight,
says: "If it can become known cer
tainly that the perception of color has
a distinct and important influence
upon the arrangement and interaction
of tho brain cells upon each other, we
shall bo able to drop the use of drugs
to a great extent, and got our curing,
a we get our ailments, largely
through the eye." This quotation has
more pith in it than might at first bo
surmised. Many instaucesaro on rec
ord of the effects of certain colors
unon different subjects. A case is re
cently reported whero tho color yel
low invariably produced nausea, and
even an exceedingly bright day would
bring about the same affection. In
thi case a pair of Arundel-tiuted
glasses gave relief. N. Y. Mail and
Express.
China and Japan aro buying dried
apple from Maine. Thus does Ameri
can industry help to swell tho popula
tion of tho Orient. Bowdoin Orient. .
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