THE ENGINE,
Into the gloom of the deep, dark night,
With panting breath and a startled
scream ;
Bwift as a bird in sudden flight
Darts this ¢reature of steel and steam.
Awful dangers aye lurking nigh,
Rocks and chasms are near the track,
But straight by the light of its great white
eye,
It speeds thro’
black.
the shadows dense and
Terrible thoughts and flerce desires
Trouble its mad heart many an hour,
Where bury and smoulder the hidden fires,
Coupled ewer with might and power.
It hates as a wild horse hates the rein,
The narrow track by vale and hill ;
And shrieks with a cry of startled pain,
And longs to follow its own wild will.
Oh, what am I but an engine shod
With muscle and flesh by the hand of God
Speeding on thro’ the dense, dark night,
Guided alone by the soul's white light
Often and often my mad heart tires,
And hates its way with a bitter hate,
And longs to follow its own desires,
Aud leave the end in the hands of fate.
0, pondrous engine of steel and steam ;
0, human engine of flesh and bone, —
Follow the white light’s certain beam, —
There lies safety, and there alone.
The narrow track of fearless truth,
Lit by the soul's great eye of
O, passionate heart of
light,
restless youth,
the night.
Alone will carry you thro’
{ otherwise he was not worthy as well,
As King Emerson passed she drew
into the shadow lest he should see her,
‘‘He is very handsome,” she said, |
her eyes following him after he had
| passed, “almost as handsome as
Her lover's face rose before her,
cheery and bright, as it usually was,
with tts frank eves and pleasant smile,
and a tender gicw came into her eyes,
‘My darling,” she murmured, ‘‘they
rannot make me believe ill of you,”
She had said that King Emerson was
almost as handsome as her lover, but
the truth was he was the handsomer
netic charm of Ralph’s cheery face,
Both men were tall and finely fea-
tured, but King’s face was more regu-
lar in outline, his eyes deeper and dark-
or, his mustache more silky and sweep-
ing, his manner more distinguished,
but there was a subtle charm in the
young-——a charm in the honest
eyes and kindly smile that went a long
Idelle walked on
grassy nook, and
till she came to a
then she sat down
rest a few minutes, but she was scarce-
ly sitting a moment ere she rose to her
feet again, for a woman’s
voice, low
HI» INNOCENCE PROVED,
A haughty, stern, dark-faced man,
haired, blue-eyed girl, with a face of |
rare loveliness, his daughter Idelle.
The girl was leaning against the
window, her eyes fixed on the beautiful
scene that lay before her, but at the
sound of her father’s voice she turned
her head towards him, her eyes meeting
his,
**Idelle,” he said.
“Yes, papa,” she said, but her voice
was questioning
“Can gi
Idelle? I have
Jover has been patience
want your answer now.’
“My lover!” the girl repeated,
Emerson is not her.”
“He is your least he
you,
King Emerson or not?” |
“You give me a
faint smile; ‘‘then I will not. Oh,
father!” with a swift break of passion.
“I cannot marry him; I do net love |,
him, and I do loye—
“Do not dare to repeat that, Idelle
Meredith, in my presence again! I have
given you my opinion, and more than |
mine of Ralph Greeley, who is neither
more nor less than a fortune hunter;
and his wife, with my ¢
never be.’
He was silent
o
g
you give your
waited
answer to-day,
patiently; your
itself,
that, fat
lover—at loves I
choice,” with
I
onsent, you will !
for a moment,
Idelle let her eyes wander out of
window again.
Suddenly her father rose and went to
her caught her by the arm.
“Look here, girl » he said his face
cening. “I have fooled lopg epough
You will marry iG ,
and
the | &
and
: }
' J
oe
love to
The clasp on her
have promised my
Greely.”
ened,
*1 tell you,”
arm
her father said, £14
Ralph Greeley is a rascal. Ask Esther |
Haven has he a ight to marry you.
“3 will not believe that story,
sal ia, ¢ though her face e grew pale;
the soul of
Her father laughed.
*'Gzirl, I saw them together,’
“I saw her pleading with him. Every
one links their names together, and !
lnsinyates she ought to be his wife.”
faelle’s face grew still
“If I knew that
quietly, heart at
least 1 would turn from him, Lng _~
snd —-"
' Idelle
“he is
honor.
n
paler. h
were true,’ she said
‘my would change
1
i
i
“Marry King Emerson?’ her
interposed,
“And marry
sald,
“1 wi hold you
[delle.’’ her father
aver broke his
other failing
she |
King Emersc,, »
"oat pmmise,
“no Meredith |
whatever their |
0
said,
word
-y
il
i
The smile on’ he girl's face wavered,
Ab, if she We too sure of her lover's |
innocence!
“1 8pke thoughtlessly,” she said; |
but if Ralph Greely is what you have
hin' ed,
B sod.”
my careless words will hold |
’ quietly.
A little later Idelle left the house |
and wandered down by a sunny dell,
words as well as her own.
“It was a foolish speech of mine,’
she said; ‘“‘even if Ralph bad been un- |
worthy, that would be no reason why |
1 almost shrink from, without really
knowing why.” .
At this mstant a tall, fine-looking
man crossed the meadows--a man dis-
tinguished-looking as well as handsome.
It was King Emerson going towards
Meredith Grange, where in a few min-
utes he would hear Idelle’s decision
from her father.
King Emerson and Ralph Greeley
were cousins, but King was the master
of broad lands and sunny vales, while
Ralph was little more than penniless;
but Idelle—well, Idelle loved him.
He was well worthy, as far as out
wud appearance went, of any woman's
and pleading, fell ou her
voice of Esther Haven.
ears—the
Scarcely conscious of what she
the
did,
of
tangle
through
pale. Esther’s companion was her lov-
Greeley,
Almost
clear and
her ears,
breathless she stood,
distinct
while
Esther's voice fell on
“For God’s sake,
certificate,
Ralph, give me the
Y ou will not Oh,
Hes Aven, w
give it
sooner die than face-
That
do this,
.
what shall
Ralph, to me!
Idelle bh
trembling, she
All she had heard-
er had spok
was all eard, as,
back
Sank
seat,
Her fat}
She sat ther @
the
i Lilt
er
stunned
than a quarter of an
YOioes
ied
al Ie
again-
*¥ ou will meet me on the
Y o’elock, and
ision.
with her
That
leath,
night, pale
and faint;
her cc
face
low
as
her sweet voice
Meredith gave
narry King Emerson.
“I will meet you on
my decision, Her
Esther Haven rang
She would be there as wel
plead with him to do
nsent
the
"
bridge, and |
you lover's !
in her |
1
l
he
Ble
Esther
A
1
¢ 0) 4
vole out
few minutes
, and
before nine Idelle
as the bell the
SAW
awaiting some
clear and high, and
bright
He took a few steps forward t«
back,
Was,
Idelle?”
one
I'he moon sh ne
’ ia
mos as day,
y eet
er, then drew
3 }
astonished, when |
“YoH, sald, his
“Yes. I Vou did
Has Esther not
" he
1g the scorn
not
come vet?
“No, answered, qui
and anger in
ire with which she»*
ner eye”
Jui
kK gest:
he rank
ie
held out his har” 4
deile,’? he sald, “can
xplain mm
but, belie
othing an he
you not trust
y meeting with
me, 1
man
ather; YH
Ler Vey done
be
have
nor?
could
She onl” drev . tant
. '¢ GI%V; hack with a gesture of
aute
y oa . od 3 '
*You sai} Esther has not been here,"
slowly, *
ping down
| I ith
said, hers!”
« “but this is h
lifted a
1 tiny rubies,
she
small
kat se
“*She has come and
mistaken the
gone, U
for 1
en, She
time, have not
“Then I will "* Idelle said,
Ralph looked after her,
“If she believes ill of me and mis
trusts me with so little cause.’ he said,
it pass, I must Jet it pass for
go as well,
Greeley
a while,
The next
in Mount
The dead body of Esther Havea had
| been found.
on the rocks below,
A little later the excitement grew
more intensa, and it bad reached its
‘ted for the murner., Suspicion had |
| linked their names together for some |
time before.
How it happened, who had known of
dith could hardly tell, but she was the
principal witness against the man, who,
no matter what he was, she loved with
every chord of her heart.
Her anguish was pitiful to behold as
she told her story, and sister-women
with a low cry she had fallen back,
white and senseless, and been taken
from the court room.
witness-box, the prisoner looked at him
with an expression it would be hard to
understand, but King gave his evi
dence, which amounted to very little,
coolly and clearly,
stood, but she feared for her life if she
| defied him and she pleaded wath me to
{ give it to her, He must have met Ler
on the bridge before I came, but how I
lost the certificate or how Helen Clarke
found it is something 1 cannot tell,
When I found it gone I had no proof
but my word, and what would be given
for a man’s word with a noose above
his head?"
Yes, ho had seen his cousin and the |
; dead woman together more than once.
| Yes, he had heard
their names,
Yes, hie had advised the prisoner to
| marry her.
At these words the prisoner leaped
to his feet, his eyes blazing,
“You scoundrel!” he cried,
Then his counsel interfered,
sat dewn again,
Late that evening King Emerson
was closeted with Idelle’s father, and
held a paper in his hand,
“To-morrow week,” he
debt comes due. If Idelle is
on that day, you are safe.”
“You have her promise.”
“I want herself
wered coarsely.
Later still in the evening Idelle heard
{ of the claim King Emerson held ove:
| her father,
“My home—the home of the Meree-
diths for generations—will pass from
{ me forever, our proud name be
| honored, and II, Idelle, will take my !
| own life as sure as there is a heaven
| above us, You have given your promn-
to his wife. What difference |
can a few weeks make?"
Worn, heart-broken and dis- |
pirited, was no match for the .
two determined men, and the unwilling | rr. CoTeupORd » oe Hnonasier
consent dropped from her lips, | urisuian Janda, They
long brick buildings, one
rumor connect
and he
Helen Clark disappeared, aud, as the
nearest of kin, Ralph Greeley inherited
King Emerson's possessions, among
Meredith
1delle’s
which was the mortgage on
Grange, which he placed
hand,
sald, ‘‘the
my wife
in
“The price of yourself,” he
with a smile,
satistied,
sald,
,)’ King Kmerson an- “I am the
purchaser,
since you are
" she answered shyly.
And he was satisfied also, as he met
the beautiful eyes upturned to his, so
full of love and trust,
>_>
The Monks of Chins.
dis-
Of a Chinese Brotherhood of as
a writer says,
men got tired of
endless sta
to some
| their
celtics
in the Flowery Kingdom
Ife, of ty, of the
ruggle for existence and retire
retreat where they
quiet,
BOCIEe
| ise be
can pass
remaining days in study
Weary,
. These retreats
snefact
Idelle and benefaction.
Iii~
ies of
are invariably
T . . story in height
{| To save her father's name and h :
King
onor,
th at
1}
archite
i
Lhe
solemn in ture, and
she would marry
day week.
After King
Emerson at i
upon mountains or
i th { forest 3 Around
Emerson left Meredith i. "
a windowless wall
5
sid
shut
§ and
he busy i
from view In the
14 t 3 ‘ 5 3
tha short cut in the direction |
to!
m tl surrounding
of , and there he came face y
‘ ' we Lie ; ig land nature is
face with a delicate-looking gir ho : . .
5 Bb assisted, inter i wit]
The 1
A muttered n his | grow o
' oh y "nt
lips. .
ana c¢
would
forever
grount 18
ife
‘ 1
led to a
his home
at [ered
0 ped right
1 gh Owens
m and die, the trees
ard and crooked, the weeds
[EOE]
AEH
4 018 A850
wi who
retre the
+ YY
cht, vile
ih
fi yWeEer and
days I wed
in England—Idelle
The Riri rose 1
onvulsed with
d of
{ The
and
humanity;
duty
de velo}
new-born deadly to nature the
had wrecked her |
“You will never marry Idelle
ith!" she said.
The man laughed.
“We will see.” he
“We will see,’
that
thinking of
would be to
wife,
“Better death,” she thought
anguish of her soul.
Suddenl ind of a light
the window roused her, but bef
man
y
I
who tl from her
Mere- | These retreats do
v
' -
i
§
as in the
eo latter
| srders
but are fouhded by one or
said, the sim
x ain} F
3 mpie SARE OL Tes
admission
ot
she repeated.
night Idelle
the futu
ceremonies of
Late sat alone, | to nothing.
re and what it | in life, who
her as Emerson
Ring
> #5
y ue 5, promis
man
could rise,
the casement, which
on the balcony, ished
young in
CArewWOoIrn,
“You Idelle “Meredith?!
stranger said, and
ff tha ot
of the night
was |
years, but wes
. AY
s
stood before her.
are
she told the Lorrified
ab made her grow faint as she |
“You will tell
wourt?!? 1
“1 will,”
The next day rose bright
and in the room,
le Mereditl
he attorney for the defens ras wl or to
being tarving, hn
had been only the day before, it the The
itement manner | hoods
ted for till-—till— | superio
was called. | he
this
said.
to-morrow at
dells
the
ovement
impr
stranger answered, instruct
fav:
Al times
ript ions for
eo)
and cloue who have less rend,
ro Sutles,
Sryt © i
court ywded
3 1
i peopie,
the
f ] King t these oO
different looking it th
government
is a pure autocracy
for life,
nis 4 MeCcassor.
repressed exc
be
tiHelen Clark”
Idelle’s midr
could 1 account governs
appoi
| ment lapse or be not
of their
regulations about
monasteries,
made, U
own number
the
ybhers
The
Hamme as
the elements o
ight visitor, the woman
to King Emerson, stood
in the witness box,
“What do you know
the la
elect one
are
of this case?’ omitting
relig rion. Cleanliness, sobrie iy, indus.
fry,
wyer asked.
“A great deal,” she answered
“1 saw the murder committed,
her husband.”
the
chastity, Intellectuality,
fe
alow charity
and hums are the stars of
their heaven. No
law- | to cross the threshold of the retreat; no
| wine, stimulant or narcotic permitied
| except for medical use; no quarreling,
| loud conversation, game of chance, in-
delicate or vulgar talk is allowed,
| Disobedience is punished by reprimand,
| suspension, temporary ostracism or ex-
{ pulsion, according to the degree of the
| offense,
Iv: She nivy ven
was murdered by
“Who was her husbana?"’
yer asked,
She handed him the marriage certifi
cate.
“King Emerson was her
There is the proof of
the cause of the crime and
King Emerson had leaped to his feet,
but a hand had been laid on his shoul
der and he had sunk back again, while
woman is allowed
husband,
the marriage
"
tO
Alaska Glaciers,
After a visit to some of the Alaska
| glaciers, Mr, Meehan states that be-
| neath the Muir glacier, said te be 400
| miles long, flowsa rapid current, which
he estimates to be 100 feet wide and
four feet in average depth, and which
| runs summer and winter without inter-
| ruption. At its termination the gla-
: fo § 5 is ' 4] { gus
muzzle elose to his heart, had fallen, | a a al Hue gives olf
| bathed in his own life-blood, at their | | the great ice sheets have their lakes,
| feet, : rapids, waterfalls, hills and valleys;
His crime had overtaken him, and he | that the walerways change their courses
| dared not face the consequence. | at times through the melting, and that
| Six months later Idelle and Ralph | melting progresses freely in the sup’s
Were Hitziod. | rays, but not in the shade.
** And so you distrusted me from the
| words you overheard, Idelle?”’ her hus
| band said, talking of the past,
Esther! Her father once saved my life
|
i
back and forward in their excitement,
Then suddenly a wild cheer went
forth, for Ralph Greeley was a free |
The next moment, however, the |
cheers were changed to cries of horror,
| for, before they had thought of such a!
| thing. King Emerson had drawn
Industeinl Interests,
“Poor | AA
Three stages in the industrial inter.
est of the country are shown in the
following figures: In 1831 the value
of the cotton mills in the United States
{was $40,000,000, in 1870 it was $141.
000,000, and in 1880, $208,225,000,
| and he asked me before his death to be
{a friend to his child, Her marriage
| certificate fell by chance into my hands
| and I wanted to proclaim her marriage,
{ knowing the position in which she
Bhuking' mands w Ith 8 Mummy.
A gentleman who, though well read
and very intelligent, is not asavant and
could not therefore give me the story in
the manne of an Egyptologist, told me
the other day what he saw al a mum-
my’s “reception” at Cornell University,
A mummy intact,
that is with all the original wraps on it,
which is a rather unusual thing. Hap-
pening to know one of the professors,
my friend was invited to be present, and
he says he will never forget what hesaw,
Yard after yard of linen was unwrapped
frem the mummy until its elbows were
reached, by which time there were
eighty yards of linen undone from it.
As the process continued a sort of almost
invisible cloud of dust began arising
from the cloths and soon the roon was
filled with it, It produced a perf
as strong as it was deli
and sweet, and yet permeated by a dain-
ty pungency which prevented it from be-
ing at all sickening. It was so power-
ful that it filled the adjoining corridors
and rooms, and did not seem to lose it
fragrance
fresh
has been received
ume
rious heavy
on
It w
sessed a fascination
coming in contact with
alr, was an odor which pos
which eould not be
and produced a sort of
dreamy sensation upon those who inbal-
The
erfumes,
Overcome,
a
ed it for any len
grance
poppies
tween th
fra-
came from 3 1
8 and aromatic shrubs placed be-
¢ folds of cloth when
fresh 3,000 years
The face
preserved, an
the mum-
my was
the Nile
Mummy was
meat
country.
ago in
of the
well d seem-
ed to grin at these
its long
body was only un
¢ I Jie 5 £ i
as 1 have said.
who were distu £
E
the
(rin
sleep. On the $
ii
f day
overed { the elbows,
“1 was so interested in the process,’
sald my friend, ‘‘that although had
¥ wi 1 Yr 5 art ied
nded to | + that nigh t
go, but waited until the next day. I
wanted to se
ng hand which
have bee
I He
the temple on
and
usalem
n extends its owner to {
visit
priest
urneyed
A
0a
it he had chanced to
the Nile
if the
3
ner,
where the
lived,
0 Jer coul
wmve clasped that of the Prop! Jere-
yah, As I thought of this Icould not
«1 whether
been shak-
er
wont ifs
y tier far 1
SINNER, iO 4
igubri
tu +
8 Will
us prophet bad
the
_ : Pe yy .
JUAIBUALICK
mummies Oi
bed
atl laugh of
d gentlemen
very
shortly afte
with this as a mement
ret
Egyptian a and bad
OTOSe In consequence, 1
so horrified the lear:
y were present that |
ashamed
mine
ing
Hud
and left rward,
3 viel } tr
and he took a
8 from his px cke and held the
d emblem of the up for
scarabe
BACTY
ees
53% rated iar
my inspecuion,
— A —— st
The Man
who Smiles.
may smile
remarked
a
a
know it
of
that
vso be
ns against
¥ pleas.
offensively
3 . vb 4 nie}
pleasant. rain people
bid you beware of » man who is al
ing. jut you sl
of the man who always greets yi
aglare, If Iam to beg
villatn I think 1 rather prefer
ways smil beware
u with
De led by a
the smil-
He will swis
+3144 ; SRT]
ing villain. ndle me
anyhow, I
cour-
teously admire
saturnine counteénances good
I do not enjoy any 1
the bird
glare of the
instance,
men.
in contemplating
the hungry
horse trader, for
proves my appetite. 1 do not think
there is a good reason for fearing the
man who smiles in all sorts of human
weather. [do not always believe in
his smile. There are fimes when be
bores me beyond measure, Sometimes
his set, unvarying smile wearies me as
does the unwinking sun in the dead,
cloudless calm of successive August
days, und I want to quarrel with him
and try to make him cloud up and
thunder a little, or at least strike out a
glow of heat lightning. 1don’t believe
his smile is eternally a reflex of his
feelings, He must feel biue and dis-
mal, and troubled and chafed, and pen-
itent and doubtful, and anxious and
longing and sorrowful at times like
the rest of us, Dut if he chooses to
vail all his troubles behind a smile that
is 80 set that it betrays the mask and
wearies us, why that is his way
keeping his little light shining in this
troubled world, my son, It doesn’t
prove that he Is a yillain, All men
who smile and smile are not villains,
nor all men who look solemn good
men, When you hear a man saying,
“Look out for the man who always
smides,” that is the man, my son, who
will reliypothecate your collaterals,
i p—
Ferbtar to jullie, tor We are sinners
nil,
pleasure
prey Vise.
ages; village
never ime
i
i
|
on
MERRIE TTY. LIBR,
FOR THOUGHT.
FOOD
Offences are
there is lvoe at bottom,
think!
alr,
easily pardoned when
Speaking without
ing without taking
No aim at
lifts us above
Pity is the virt of
none but tyrants t use it cruelly
Moderation is commonly
firmness is commonly succe
ng is shoet-
of
the happ ness of
ourselves,
f
othecs
Lhe law, and
firm and
ssful,
Fa'sehood always endeavors to copy
the mien and attitude of truth,
A mere saguine temperan
passes for genius and patriot
wnt often
ism,
He who can conceal his joy is greater
than he who can conceal his griefs,
Nothing is 80 credulous as
50 ignorant of what
Whoso keepeth
tongue keepeth
The more we
their burdens the
be,
" { y ’
vanity, or
becomes iteelf
.
his mouth
his soul from
and bis
trouble,
help others
lighter out
The virtue of prosperity
ance: the virtue of advers
tude,
There |
i hl
aie
(zod 8B grace
Delween
ur
ale,
Our happiness and
to our
1 mis
conduct, and
it
upon
Let SHSeaen} fill
your exi
paces a
Genious follows it
reaches its destination
ing a compass,
No C4
ice. but
rd or cable can draw
or bind so fast as
single thread.
Avoid circumlocutio
Words, like
straight t
He that
always mm
business and «
To all intents and
will not open his eyes
4
d as he t
ove
MVersatio
ent, as blin
Reason cannot
than
that are above
hatever v
n become
I Own iil
implicitly,
t to be copied
wit!
1'}
earning, b
to learn;
Cons
faults it
prevent it
BOC
Never fear
notive
ost +
ence
i
use,
tf ha a lammt
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waler
{
18 always like
elevated,
of intelligence, read
ing, curiosity; but serious happy dis
course, avoiding personalities, dealing
with results, is rare
If wou
toward you, vou had
idly toward
fers Lh
omewh at
There is plenty
LE. € Os
:
wish people t
best
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ghtens toil. The sailor pulls
cheerfully for his song.
Generosity the virtue
multitude, and for this selfish.
ness 18 often the consequenee of igno-
rance, and it requires a cultivated mind
to discern where the rights of others
interfere with our own wishes,
There is nothing in life which exer-
cises a more blessed influence on death,
than the prominence of a holy, loving
fear in our intercourse with God. Past
fear is the smoothest pillow on which
the head of the dying can rest,
Prudence and religion are above ac-
cidents, and draw good out of every-
thing, Affliction makes a wise man
patient, strong and enduring. Prov.
dence, like a wise father, brings us up
to labor, toil, and danger; whereas the
indulgence of a fond mother makes us
weak and spiritiess,
The great secret of giving advice
successfully is to mix with it something
which implies a real consciousness of
the adviser’s own defects; and as much
as possible of an acknowledgement of
the other party's merits, Most advis-
ers gink both; and hence the tailure
which they meet with and deserve,
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Money promotes domestic tran-
and that Is the biggest and
best thing I know of. But it ought to
be hard to get, so that its real value
may be appreciated--it has to be earned
to be prized. No money is safe, except
that made by honest wen,