NianTt. The sunset fades into a common glow; A deeper shadow all the valley fills : The trees are ghostlier in the flelds below The rivers run more darkly through the hills; Only the Night-Bird’s volce the coppice thrills. Stirring the very loaves into a sense. A witching stillness nolds the breath of things. Earth hath put on her garb of reverence, As when a nun within a cloister sings To mourn a passing soul before it wings, Silent as dew now falls the straight-winged Night, Shining like Hope, through very darkness bright’ Star follows star, till heaven is all alight, IER SETS AN ADVERTISEMENT. 1" “Well, I am sure,” sighed Mrs. Rey- nol ds, smoothing the folds of crape on her black dress, *‘I don't know what we are todo. The landlord wants his money, and the butcher had the impu- could not serve us longer unless the account was settled, Etheline,”” she continued plaintively, turning toward her daughter, who stood in the bay window eagerly scanning one of the advertising columns of the Herald. *'1 do think vou might pay a little more attention to your mother.” Vhat is it, mamma?” ed, raising her bright gray eyes from the printed sheet, “My dear, I simply asked you how we are going to manage to get the money to pay all these people.” “Why earn it, of course,’ her daugh- ter answered. “Well, that [ should ever live to see long breath, ‘‘that a child of idea of my earning my living. I am state of my health you should mention anything of the kind. I am sure when your dearpapawasaliving.” the lady sobbed behind ber black bor- ways shielded me from—from—"" Further speech was cut short as two girlish arms were thrown around her neck, and a sweet voice cried. “Mamma—mammal 1 did not mean that you should work. Dearest mam- ma! you shall stay here and keep this pretty nest warm for your birdling who, when her wings are weary, can fly safely back to the parent home. Mamma, listen to this.” exclaimed, } is, the girl springing LO her feet and catehing up the discarded paper. As Mrs, Reynolds straightened her widow's cap which her daughter’s im- petuous embrace had disarranged, the girl read the following advertisement in clear, ringing tones: WANTED—A housekeeper to take entire charge of a widower’s house. retinue of Address servants need reply. S. STEWART M——, New Jersey, Etheline said glee- i 1 position “There, mamma,” fully, “isn’t that splendid? fortunate enough to the you need not your dear head about the sordid demapds of her and that horrid landlord. Mrs. . Reynolds inter- eked voice, "How can pent think of such per arrangement?’ mamma, I do not see any r in the advertisement now, mamma, that I thor of owing to g ir 1 i am _ BU trouble old the 1 theiine a she n for one mx tand the Remember that -health after my return z school, I superintended al domestic arrangements of our large house before papa lost his money, and I am sure, mamma, since papa died, I have managed nicely in this little cot- tage. with one mald of all work, so that I am competent to control either a management mn he * Do let me try this once,” coaxingly, taking her mother’s hand in a child’s, man who-who--"’ for want of a suitable word to express her somewhat hazy idea. : loyn old gentleman with silvery hair, and a kind benevolent face.” “Well, I only hope your sketch will ishly, Etheline’s only answer was a weary sigh as she seated herself at the writing desk and prepared to answer the adver- tisement, sued between our heroine and 8, Stewart, in deep mourning. As the iron mons- ter with a puff and a snort started the girl looked wistfully around the desert- ed platform, as if in search of some one. Before she could address the station master, who was lounging in the door- way of the small depot, and who was gazing curiously at her and inwardly admiring the pretty foot that peeped tantalizingly from beneath the girl's short traveling dress, a braughan drawn by a superh pair of horses dashed up, and as the coachmman drew rein, the footman alighted and crossing quickly to the waiting girl touched his hat. “Is this Miss Reynolds?" he inquired respectfully. Receiving an answer in the affirma- tive he continued: “Beg pardon for being late, Miss but one of the horses cast a shoe on the way, and we were compelled to stop at the blacksmith’, . In another moment Etheline was seated among the soft cushions, whirl ing rapidly along a sweet scented coun- try lane. After a drive of perlsps an hour, du- ring which the sun set and the dreamy twilight settled down over a landscape which exhibited features of peculiar beauty, the vehicle entered a spacious park, and then speeding along a broad avenue, came at last to a grand old mansion built in the Eh style of architecture from the open door of which flashes of light fell upon the vel. She was immediately ushered by a mest her, Extending his “No-—that is, yes, ves, 1 enjoyed the very mueh, indeed,” Etheline and beautiful, disorded hair, vexation as she saw the ideal of a be- nevolent employer erumble to the dust and from the ashes rise the handsome his drooping moustache, was quietly waiting for her to regain her self-pos- session, “allow me to present my aunt,” he kindly, leading the confused with silvery curls falling over her soft glance. “How do you do, my dear,’ the lady said kissing the girl's ripe lips. “Miss Reynolds, my steward, Mr, broke in. Etheilne looked up with a start, and met the bold glance of the gontle man whom she had not before noticed. “Happy to meet so lovely a lady,” Miss Reynolds’ only acknowledgment of this somewhat effusive compliment was a cold inclination of the head, but mentally concluded that here at least was a member of the household whom some day or other she might not learn to fear. Time sped swiftly at the Grange, domestic machinery moved as Etheline soon became a favorite with all the inmates of the old house, from the under housemaid to the gentle in- valid mistress who presided over her phew’s home. AS for the men about the place, was not one, from the humble Tit there vii not worship the fair girl, who always had a kindly word and a pleasant smile, A man dressed in a white linen suit, his broad straw hat pushed far back from his bold, handsome face, sauntered slowly along one of the numerous shady paths of Moulton Grange, jauntly swing- ing a light cane in his ungloved hand. “Hallo!” he exclaimed, ag, turning a bend in the narrow path, a vision of loveliness burst upon him. “By Jovel” he said, fixing his fiery eyes on the sleep- ing form of a young girl who was Iyin under the spreading branches of an old oak, one rounded arm supporting her sleepy head, whitsa bosom slowly heaving beneath the delicate morning rol Ww oie Y CATE iesS.) nel she re-—witlh } Yelivel 1 the open leaves nnyson that laid upon the 1 us 3 ald SWAara. rasti s of a copy of Te ene said cooly. “I hope I do not intrude?” “Not at all. The grounds are as free to Mr. Anderson as they are to me,” Etheline answered, quietly, stooping to regain her book. “Allow me, Miss Reynolds.” it to the lady with a low bow, As Etheline extended her white hand lightly as he devoured the girl's perfect figure and glowing face with his bold son; I must return to the house, “Wait one moment, oy dear girl,” “1 have You have been an inmate of the Grange You are either dangling at that old woman's “Stop, Mr. Anderson!” in, with flashing eyes. “Do not anything against dear Mrs, Scott, say please let me go.” “In one moment, my dear. Etheline, you must know I love you. Will you be mine? 1 will surround you with every luxury. Although I am only a We will go far from here, where no one will recognize us, and revel in one long dream of perfect happiness,” “Mr. Anderson, please say no more,” Ethelene pleaded, ‘‘lI—I-—cannot be your wife,” The man broke into aloud laugh, and while Etheline looked At him in amaze- her own, “Well beauty, i 16s I. ——“—" “What are you asking me, then?” the girl broke in, a soft flush creeping over her soft cheek, even up to the roots of her waving hair, as she fixed her bright eyes upon the man’s amused ace, “Etheline!” he cried, losing all self- control, and selzing the struggling girl in his arms, he imprinted a burning kiss on her lips. *“*My beautiful" Further speech was cut short by two rows of pearly teeth being fastened in his hand “You young wild cat?” he exclaimed, with a cry of pain, as he released the girl, who sped as light as a fawn across the path and in among the tall trees, With a muttered curse he started in pursuit of the flying figure, Etheline ran lightly on, her hair you are unsophisticated, My am not asking you to marry wn unbound and the breeze, waving In gentle fectly moulded arm, that shone like ivory through the thin sleeve, “Fire's tut.” On the bed in a dreary, {ll-furnished room up two flights in the apartment { Mr. Anderson hissed between his closed 183] “Let me go!” Etheline panted, cast- ing a glance of horror at the man’s evil face. “No, my queen, I cannot let you go,’ the frightened “You fiend!” she cried, indignantly. Onl! if your “Ah, hal but he is not. Do you know what the villagers say,” he continued, exultingly, ‘about the handsomest mas- ter of the. Grange and the beautiful housekeeper 7 “Villain! thundered a Release that lady,” As Mr. Anderson’s arms fell apart, Etheline, with a ery of joy, sprang to- man’s voice. he said tenderly, drawing the trembling girl close to his breast, ‘‘Come back, sternly to Mr. Anderson, who quietly sneaking off. As the man hesitated an instant his employer gently unciasped the girls’ clinging hands from about his arm, and striding over to the slde of the pale- faced steward, placed his sinewy hand on the back of that gentleman’s Imma- culate collar and shook that rather limp individual until ns white teeth fairly shattered. “Now down on your knees to the Was made was a he invented to sult purpose,’ Another your and the steward soft earth at the feet of the beautiful girl in the flowing lilac robe, “It was all a stammered, *‘1 Miss Reynolds.” “There, that will do.” Mr. interrupted, “now go and never let me 866 your cowardly countenance again. moment the lie,” Mr, Anderson, I—-beg your pardon, Stewart ted. Do you hear?” his employer said sternly. As the polished Mr. Anderson's slink. ing form disappeared among the rees Mr. drew the blushing i and bending brown 1 COLivt thick «t 3 4 vt ve Warl veating heart, me head over that nestled against coat, whispered: “Etheline, my love will you be little wife? Speak, darling,” The girl's low spoken ‘‘yes"’ have been unaudible to any but a lover's Car, ‘Etheline, my beautiful one” +h Lie his linen 1 ranturonsly cently kicati cried rapturousiy, geully Kissing pouting lips. But your aunt,’ Etheline question ed, raising her lovellt eyes to “Will ale ot oblect to " J Will said f “She object to } lover ondly., “On the she wishes to call my darling n “Mr. the girl whispe y¥, a4 lo you l Stewart,’ we me i VOUT cried, passiona ve was then, I have night you first $3 Lie room, falling softly or n hair and lovely gray eyes. My wife that is to be, I bless the that J advertised for a house- 1" ovel In Brekness., Some years ago the students of a cer as they had a right to do, instead of at their homes, But one year, the political party against whom the students had appointed two or three of their ad- herents guardians of the ballot-box, As one student after another pre- a pompous strulting man; challenged him. Several stndents had yielded with there student, the “loud” man, But at last, came up a Nomely, awkward gifted with a large stock of wit: vote. ‘‘Are you a voter, sir." “Yeas, sir,” drawled the student. “Where do you live?" demanded the this green youth, “Why, here, sir.’ “1 mean, where do you reside?’ “Why, at the college, sir." **You are a stodent there.” “Yes, sir.” His wife, a! pale little woman, sat om the bed | beside him, holding fast to his right would occasionally clutch A red-cheeked womanhood, of ! such a the dawn bore in face girl whose that the most unobservant stranger over him from the other side, | fanning him gently, He was William | Smart, an old fireman from New York, | who had come to aston for employ- ago, After hunting in vain for work until his money was nearly gone he had | at last found a job in a large machine shop; and had just got settled in his new home and was beginning to feel that the world had some pleasure yet in store for him, when he was seized with a bad cold that terminated in a | fever, which brought his hitherto stal- wart frame to the portals of death, In years gone by William Smart had belonged to the fire department of his native city, but increasing age and weight made it difficult for him to move about as quickly as formerly, and he bad sent in Lis resignation, and it was accepled some five years before he came East, Since then he had worked on steam apparatus most of the time, and his family thought he had forgotten the habits which ware once a second nature to him; but after he was taken ill and the hot, feverish blood began to tingle and burn in his veins he would have spells when his mind wandered away from the narrow dingy room where he lay, and some nights he would was running so fir the street lamps they paled before dawn. During of the passing cars seemed recall him to the world around him, and his vaguries when he did have them, were imagine he es from the ntil hight of 3 the were lighted the glowing the daytime tin LAT t noise and v fe les £ vehicles vo restless not so fantastic, But now, nearly illness he had become that it was seldom ti to for waler, and tumultuous breathing, the only life there was ab would have spelis two weeks of 80 exhansted hie spoke except , Save a hurned, of it him, was when he tly fumbliz ng o Fé Kier that an} vin SECT Vacalid i id, On the ni ust ¥ ght in question he had § 1 £ at awakened loop granted t that h iin A 8 ad been the sickness came and he considerably when the ice 1 4 was the aim was better.” longs # since on, “pretty as he expressed it, so that had cooled his parched throat and mouth he surprised his family by say- ng he was going to get well, “We hope 80," said they, “Oh, but I know it," was the answer, “Let tellyou. Ih i a dream. wr the old engi is 180d to do d got a day off. ing around outside the me AY leap ¥ Iver: wad mght 1 was was a pretty place inside, witl trees and lawns and parks and wall with pavements glistened bright. I went on and on, along a shining wav, with branches over-arched, and as I went I thought my garments changed from blue to white upon ms, so that Rib, thing t “ida all my silver buttons flashed Then I was glad I had stayed there all the time, but when [ thought which I woke at once.” He told them that he felt better, and ng that it weuld help to curehim, At his doctor came in and said it do no harm and might be of the carefully preserved blue was brought out and put on him, as on and buttoned up when bensafit, suit it was brought. He put it on, smiled faintly, and said: “There, I am all right now.” In five minutes he was sound asleep. He lay, quiet, breathing nearly half an hour, and then awoke two; one, two, three, four, It is a bad box “One, claim to reside here?” “Yes, sir, I reside here, Where loge?” “You know what I mean well enough.” said the pompous man, impa- tiently. Don't you ever go away?” “Of course 1 do, sometimes, my out the student, A Isugh ran through the crowd, and the pompous man grew red in the face, But he gathered himself up for a final effort. “Young man,” said he solemnly, “these evasions are of no avail, swer me thus one question: “If you were sick, where would you go?” The student hesitated, as if he did not like to say, ‘Home, sir,” or ‘Where my parents live.” “1 insist on an answer,” persisted the official, with a triumphant air of a man who has driven his opponent into a corner. “Where would you go if you were sick?” “Well,” drawled out the student. “If I must tell, I should«I should-—go to bed.” ssn PA . Politeness is a wrath of flowers that adorns the world, eagerness to be ready. Tossing about on the bed he waited anxiously for the signal. He looked so his wife tried to induce him to take a soothing cordial, But be motionad her away impatiently, and asked her if she | did not know any better than to come | around when he was on duty, | He had scarcely ceased speaking to her when he shouted, “There's the second!” and would have sprung out of | bed if the physician had not detained him by foree, remembered for a lifetime. Owing to | his weak eyes the room was without light save what came through the win- street in front of the house, There was a curtain of some thin fabric inside the glass, and the rays streamed in through it and fell on the bed in great white, waxy beads of light, such as appear to be sitting down through the clouds in Raphael's sublime ‘‘Trans figuration.” Outside the coverlid in the midst of this lumineous rain was an engineman at a fire. A hundred times he ordered some imaginary assist. ant to put en more coal, and us many times did he look at the steam gauge and pass wise observations on the pro- gress of the fight, By and by he ceased as if exhausted, | “We are doing well; it is almost | out,” sald he slowly. The fierceness had gone out of his speech and the color from his cheeks; his eyes were still staring, but it was with a firm look that had no anxiety in Presently he moved around a little and murmured: all smoke and no flame now.” Looking up again, he said: “Ha! they are coming down the lad- ders with the hose, “Yes, the fires are all out now.” said the doctor, stepping up and clos- The Great Foreman, who gives our “ali out” signal in. carried a plain, black broadcloth coffin down to the Old Colony station, and last evening two closely mufiled women on the train for New York. They were taking his body home for burials, el Origin of the Dieglounry. Time was in literature were no dictionaries, had their small diffusion, The few Sauls, for all the ge could ask the fewer Gamaliels, quick moment for the short interpreta- tion that should make a passage in their ornamented or an’ iquated disquisi ear, and there was no need for more, y the lip could be solved the mystery ing from the li; withi tico,in thecl the shi on théhill the master sat in the iis pupils, and the lip was near. Pupi when knowledge was called for in tant parts had Lo dispersed. stood solitary then, or nearly separated from the schoo ary help could each stood facing a around him to be taught, and each some word, some clause, at atlon, at some pregnant corner stone of an argument he was burning to launci home, found the text when there Of course, letters viva voce nerations, on tae 1O0nR cl B *) COI or isler, under be De aol fra RCL GArawin., crowd grouped MOE peror- t * eri} WAR ’ ’ rr parchment a pit, or a ' noe h i ing mn winder m. The script was of his copying, for a certainty, That did not af case. As he read from his kuee } apou & desk, perhaps, seroll, licalely margin had to turn it from the G Hebrew from any master-tos the language, even Lhe ted t« his audience ¥ Narsiiy u 1 $1.4 « x righ Wi Again reiuse § “ v fail L message failed, it: there was L % BE } : OW VO all } vy first Old World ius glossed or explained the was sown of the New World ictionaries, and there has been no to the growth of this seed till the tree from it has spread sts thick and wide they have spread, and are still spreading to-day, — AAA Interesting Roman Discoveries, stop Some very interesting Roman sepul chral discoveries have been made lately at Mayence, in the carrying eut of some considerable excavations and earth- works required for carrying the Lud- wigsbahn railroad around the city. Close to the Neuthor the workmen came upon a place of considerable extent, evidently assigned to the sepulcher of civilians, A large number of large and small stone coffins were found at irreg- by wooden coffins, as 18 proved by fragments and the nails which were One stone coflin bore a plate which seems to have previously served and all the indications suggest that the place had been used at successive per- jods as place of burial, Most of the that were opened skeletons of women and children, with bracelets, needles, censers for burning incense, etc. There was one metal cof- fin, in which lay a woman's skeleton, but without any inscription or orna- ment. In the children’s graves there were toys and other objects, generally bracelets, glass and earthen utensils, There was one little polished gob- let of singular beauty. One stone cof- fin (the inscription on which contained of preservation, having the back-hair arranged in a long plait of.eight strands, and the hair 18 now red, but most probably was black. There was in the coffin a stone ornamented with bands, two bone dice, a wooden casket with bronze mountings, the key of which was in excellent preservation, and a bronze ring. As to other objects found in the place, a small bronze figure of a dancing Bacchante, three black sarthenware vials beautifully painted, and bearing the following inscriptions: “Vivasmi,” “*bibe,”” “dos,” were especially deserving of notice. A quan- tity of silver and bronze coins were found, ranging from the time of flad- rian to the end of the third century. War 18 being carried on in several cities in this country against the “swing ing sign nuisance,” just now, The Crown Jewels of France. Vrance were by an auc- tioneer, on show ut the Exposition de Bijouterie Parisienne, in the Salles des Etats Louvre. M, Grevy and Madame Wilson were at the private view, The Crown jewels are in an octagonal niche draped with velvet, and the stand which they are placed is one of The Orown Jewels of On three case, and protected by an iron railing. As the President and his daughter spproached the niche the stand rose slowly from be- trap which is provided with an iron door. On the oak sprig imitating % ¥ al diamond isa but hardly more il-glass knob of a brooch conspicuous object, splendid than the c decanter, It is lozenge shaped. Very few jewels were worn by the Fren Queens previous to 1703, the part old regalia devoted to their been given to the gouleme, who in her old age sold the ute a fortune for the Ci de Chambord, “Much of what belonged to Joseph and Maria Louisa were Empress Eugenie, for whom the in the collection was made in of one she had seen in an FAvaganza ago at the Port St, 11 eh of the wving Duchesse d’An- m nie sings hie Lie HEY reset ext COTroLeLs Those in are pre There curious and sword hilt presented by y © Algiers to louis XVIII. Pearls, sapphires and rubies enter intothe com- position of a few of and ornaments to match Jewellers are interested ina few specimens of diamonds cut in the old-fashioned manner. They belonged to the regalia of Lou Necklaces are ar- ranged in festoons. I do not think them equal to those which Isa~ belia sold here, Shoe buckles, bair ns, clasps and insignia of {« or- are numerous, and mnciude a r. The Elephant and Castle Siam was sent by the Empern v to Napoleon 111. The regalia was miu he reign of Louis Qu rhed inn that of hed in that of Low s are in he coronets them, © is Quatorze. Queen sree or reign fret oy Lid Was ii How a President is Elected. sy candida ARATE ‘ wd ’ x an wich the) “aie 13 @ capilals, and Loe: resident and Vice-President mitting certificates of results of the The re- of the Senile United States at Washington. turns are due before the first Wednes- of January next ensuing, and on the Wednesday of February the certificates are opened in prese: of both Houses of Congress, co by their presiding officers, and tl sons elected to the « of i and Vice-President ascertained and Their inauguration occurs on March 4. the Chief Justice the United States administering the oath of office, the the {hoes & Ol s——————— Eastern Neds. The beds of the poorer classes in In. dia and other Eastern lands are nothing more than quilts wadded with cotton, part of the bed round him, while he lies rest. A pillow is sometimes sired. In Syria it is often only a strip Such beds can be easily washed and dred again, and can be rolled up like a bundle of flannel and carried The fashion and form of these beds “For the bed is himself upon it, and the covering nar- rower than that be can wrap himself in it” (Isa, xxviii, 20); “Rise, take up thy There were, " Esther i. 6, ale Landa, In England there is more land lying idle in sporting grounds, game reserves and landlords’ parks than the whole kingdom of Belgium, which supports in happiness and prosperity 6,000,000 people and sends large food exports to ions An meome of $175,000.000 a year is received by 8.142 landlords as rent on 46,500,000 acres of land, — Last year's product of the Russian gold mines was $36,500,000, ~The Northern Pacific railroad has 810,037§ square miles of land
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