WISHING AND HAVING. Wf to wish and to have were one, my Soap, You would not be sitting now { With not a care in your tender heart, Not a wrinkle upon your brow: MThe clock of time would go back with you, All the years you have been my wife, Till its golden bands had pointed ous { The happiest hour of your life; J would stop them at that immortal hour} The clock should no longer run; {You would not be sad and sick and old— \ Xf to wish and to have were one, [You are not here in the winter, my love, Y The snow is not whirling down; {You are out in the heart of the summer woods, | In your dear old seaside town; TA patter of little feet in the leaves, A beautiful boy at your side; "He is gathering flowers in the shady nooke= It was but a dream that he died! Keep hold of his hands and sing to him» No mother under the sun Had such a seraphic child as yours— If to wish aud to have were one. {Methinks I am with you there, dear wife, 1n that old house by the sea; WI have flown to you as the bluebir’ To his mate in the poplar tree, A sailor's hammock hangs at the door, You swing in it, book in hid, A boat is standing in for the L %¢h, It's keel grates on the sand: Your brothers are coming—two happy Jn, Whose lives have only begun; Their days may be long on the land, dear heart— If to wish and to have were one. If to wish and to have were one, ah, I would not be old and poor, But a young and prosperous gentleman, With never a dun at the door; There would be no past to bewalil, my love There would be no future to dread ; Your brothers would be live men again, And my boy would not be dead. Perhaps it will all come right at last; It may be when all is done We shall be together in some good world, Where to wish and to have is one. tl A JEWEL OF A WOMAN. 1 Winterbourne?” «Oh! I'm off to the Jollity. or you come with me? W é] was half to take care of yi v Gladys Dalton is becoming the A common burlesque tress—phaugh!” «My dear Barin count Winterbourne, warmly, ‘she the most divine i seen, and | hear a word against her. Sf I could consent, I would make her Lady Winterbourne to-more row.” “«’Pgn my life this is sheer mad. “Tha woman can neither act nor sing a bit. She depends solely on her beauty; and even that phenomenal. There are scores of others equally ate tractive.” «To my mind she's the only woman in the world,” Lord Winterbourne replied. “That is unfortunate,” was the re. fort. “For she certainly does not regard you as the only man. Indeed, there are fifty other fellows whom she favors with her smile, and for the mere purpose of obtaining presents from them. You know she has a craze for jewelry.” «1 know she is very fond of it, and 1 care to gratify her in this respect. Sce, here is a diamond star, from Chouse & Cheetall’'s, which I heard of her admiring the other day. I called] in at the shop and bought it this after.’ noon.” «Really, Winterbourne,” said Bar. ing, a8 he examined the magnificent jewel, “this is a gift worthy of an empress. May I ask its figure?” | “Five hundred!” was the reply. Baring shrugged his shoulders and elevated his brows, not in surprise, but in disapprobation. “Can you not see,” he inquired, «that the woman is fooling you In order: to make money out of you? She is always hinting her admiration of some of Chouse & Cheetall’s treas- ures to one or other of her admirers, The jewellers ought to pay her a com- after badly. town. rr ” is woman won't win her ness!” his friend remonstrated. is nothing ” ’ eustom to them.” «Yon may sneer at her as you Please,” the other retorted, “but you will not make me believe that she is not the most divine woman onder the sun, or dissuade me from my purpose of winning her for my wife!” + "Tis useless to remson with yon, 1 see,” Baring answered. “Throw away your money, therefore, if you please, But for Heaven's sake don't throw yourself away on such a woman!” «Jf you had only seen her, and spoken to her—off the stage.” Lord _Wiaterbourne exclaimed -—tyou would oodmit—", iki obi wid. i Jian ssHavye. yom, then, to fan improved last met?” interposed his friend, quickly. “Yes!” waz the reply; “I obtainea per leave to call npon her, at rooms in Grafton street, where she lives with i i Baring, that the refinement of her eonversation and manner was such as the best bred woman in town could not have surpassed.” Baring laughed, and again shrugged his shoulders, «Did you press your suit with her?” he asked, ‘and offer her your hand md hanet 277 “No; her mother was present during my whole visit; and besides, she treated me with an easy, graceful indifference, which quite checked sll possibility of tenderness.” A contemptuous smile curled Bar. mg’s lip, as he answered :— "Pon my soul, a very Diana among wtresses. I quite believe you in that, Winterbourne. 8he is as cold as mar- ble, and cares for nothing but money -Oor its equivalent.” “AL said Lord Winter pourne, rising the table a cigarette—they had inished dinner—i¢let’'s us adjourn any rate,” from ighting siece.” “And what is of more importance,” dded his friend, sarcastically, ‘miss so of this lummy, Miss Gladys Dalton.” auch contemplation The other vouchsafed no reply ex- » few minutes Daring found himself the front row of stalls at the Jollity Theatre. The piece was already in progress; and Miss Gladys Dalton was now upon he stage in the costume of a Spanish she took little none ine peasant girl. the the singing and dan part in dialogue, and whatever in for , that “she could not But her beauty good reas ippeared nn stricture upon | 3 or wa and } ie 8 her figure wa al grace. Lord rveved her with rapt- did her to perfection tur not vouch- him or nerous admirers yw of the stall and holce flows andle of ict had attached ned st Her ey ted the glittering Be he arose I's, x Bs 1 he i i EM liam es at once ' } y al ewel, and sh a al wartesy and favored im with one ah!” mu try sheap return f 0, upon my soul! ny 3 ’ “I would no for double the sum,” rep “My dear fellow!” r answered ‘she has probal she sourse of the eve precisely same look on 20 other men in the Hiwk! there ire two fellows dis the woman suing ow.” (Lord Winte: aad reached the ut.) “if say,” one ind his friend on their way f the ront men was saying {he was just in 1 of our two ac juaintances, ai wedid on aear every word liamond sparkli which Winterbourne threw her? It was an uncommonly large one—must have cost no end.” “Winterbourne knows her weak- aess,” replied the other, “and is try- ing te outbid all others by gratifying it. The woman has an extraordinary craving for jewels. 1 should fancy that she has had more giv@ her than any actress on the stage. DB wonder to me is What she does with em all.” “Sells a good many of them I ex- pect,” the first speaker replied. for my part, I'in hanged if I'd waste money on such a block of marble.” “And yet,” the other gaid, “these scornfnl, stand-off women command the you see ¥ more admiration than your yielding, sompliant ones. When a woman won't look at you, vou feel inclined to make per, aon’t you know?" “Do you?” was the answer. As mine on her, In any case, I wouldn't of myself gover suchas specimen as Gladys Dalton.” Baring nudged his friend. “What do you think of that, Win- wrbourne?” be asked. “Hear what an amiable character this incomparas- ble woman bears.” “Do you suppose,” Lord Winter. pourne retorted, irritably, ‘that I care one straw what such eads as those say about her? Probably they have never seen her off the stage, amd never spo- ken to her in their lives. 1 dare say they would give their ears for an in troduction.” “That is easily obtained,” Baring sneered. “Any man who cares to give the price of a fine diamond or ruby gains his introduction at once, What,” (as Lord Winterbourne order. od his conchman to drive “home™) sare you, then, not galing to have supper with your charmer in Grafton street?” “She would not see me at this hour ‘21 did, else 7 weald go and make her an offer tonight. 1 shall do so to-mor- row, whatever happens.” “Look here,” answered his friend speaking with more gerious warmth than he had yet shown, “for heaven's sake don’t be a fool! Of course, the woman will accept you!” Baring re- peated. ‘Not out of any regard for yourself—be sure of that—but out of cegard for your position, title and es- tate! Why, man, you don’t suppose that this grasping, hardheaded Miss Gladys will reject the greatest ‘parti in London, do you?” «J don't believe she'll have me,” what vou say.” “0h! ghe'M have von snre ssonghe. Jather too suresy, as you will find to you begin to will your cost. For, when know her better, you Then you'll want to back out of the engage- vou have entangled yourself, ment, pnd all vour folly laid bare for the de- scoffing publie, to in My dear fellow, is the game worth the candle?” twenty thousand or so, ¢ "Tis useless for you to talk, Bar | ing. to put my fate Gladys Dalton to the touch tomorrow.’ “Well,” replied 1 mean with ’ Jaring, as | bourne’s house in Grosvenor square, | “I'll leave vou to your own medita~ tions, my dear fellow. en's sake try to realize what an infatu- yourself | Vi ated idiot you are making There is reason to believe that count Winterbourne did not profit friend's FOC his warting advice. foll % ¥ i 3 wk on the iis cab drew up at he residence of \ : NOs was atl home, an tito her pres Was sui- forced ia, and the d¢ Li rate favored interview, it w with the ed, and fortune him with a tete- had thus a-1ete iE] some time before he could screw up his sourage to the nec At length, 154 sanry point. 10 broke however, after some es’ commonplace talk, he hr 8 reserve, ded ough hi = id 243 sion in a string of ardent words, laid his hand and fortune Dalton’s feet. at Gladys A little ery eseaped her lips; and drawing away the hand which he had | tried to take, she rose and stood con- | fronting him. “Do I understand, my Lord," she | said, “that you offer me marriage 7” “By heaven, I do!” he cried, cager- lity. “I will make you the greatest 1° | The expression of her face softened, jand into her eyes came a look that | spoke of pain. | to make a sudden resolve. | “My Lord,” she said, “you are an | honorable man, and I will wrong you {no further. 1 am about to confess to {you what I would confess to no one alive, You will respect my secret 7 “Before heaven, | swered. “Listen, then,” ‘you must forget, Lord Winterbourne, that you ever cared for me. I am married already I” Married!” he cried “To whom? Why did you not tell me this before?” lady in the lan i i alee I willl® he an- she began, sow makes me pledge you to secrecy. And I sbould not have told now, were it not that the words which you have spoken have touched my heart, and made me resolve that, however 1 may sontinne to treat the rest, I will wrong you no more!” “Your secret shall be as safe with me as with the dead I” he returned. “J am confident of it, Lord Winter- pourne! People say of me-—do they aot?-—that I am a grasping, avaricious woman, whose only object is to extort valuable gifts of jewelry from my ad- mirers “Jet people tell what lies they please,” he answered, “it makes no lilference to me. 1 know you better han they do I" “Pardon me, Lord Winterbourne, put I fear you do not know me so well. What they say of me is quite true.” “What do you mean?’ he cried. “1 mean,” she answered, looking straight at him, and never flinching for wn instant, “that my sole object is to :xtort valuable presents from my ade the calm manner in which she made this confession bereft him of all power of speech. “People also say,” she went on, “that 1 part with my jewels for In that they speak less cor- 1 cannot sell them; 1 give to my husband and he sells them I” ” money. rectly. them «Who, then, is this mean scoundrel | who sponges on you in so disgraceful {2 manner?” cried Lord Winterbourne, n indignation. «1 will tell you his name,” she said, but do not forget your pledge of se- recy.” “f swear I will replied. never abuse your sonfidence,” he “Rut your wusband—who is he?” “My husband, Lord Winterboarne, 199 | g~Mr. Chouse, the jeweller —— Eo A Delayed IT came tusk one evening as Permission, Lon I was travelling ‘serosa country” through Western Kan- as, It was rough, low, mean and dir- v, but nevertheless was the abode of a ive ly family , the ound out later. I could go no farther | ut up my horse and sat down to tail | vith may host. ! “You may haf'ter sleer out “Why?” I asked. “#Wa'al, voung Bemis is commun’ ove, ivar pretty reg’lar to spark wn’ “Oh, shi ‘nmily, how can vou talk sol’ med in the baxon vf immediately flouncing out of he kitchen into the best room. is stuck on Mary?” iS SLT as is “Well,” 1 et ‘em go and marry.” «T] i , my wife, 51 Ph al 8 wins sally : . 3 iw ful opinion HE wet good shen I see I'm wrong, i Bi wo ust sticks and hangs an’ won't gin’ up. be careful of getting in fou want to wy’ argyvment with her. I said I would and remembered the y had aution when, after Doddswortl the cows, sroached me and began to talk about out to milk she ap one Mary and Bemis. I remembered what { 3¢ had said. «] ain't got nothin’ against Bemis,” ane admitted. «He's good enough boy; other bashful, of course, but Mary | {lees him.” | natch?” 1 suggeatsd, to see what ghe would say. «Of course, I don't like to talk much i i i to the “best rooin.,” There wasa sud. leu shuflling of chairs and feet as we sntered, as though the lass and lover had moved rapidly apart. “Mary,” said 1, for I rather enjoyed he theatrical aspect of the case, “your folks are willing that you should marry his young man if you want to, 1 ope you will be happy and prosper wus.” ” drawled the young man in question, “whose funeral Do you this Mary and don’t are for your blessin’, “Bay, you city dude, is this, anyhow? run I We was mar. ried by Squire Quinn last night when folks ’ wusehold now? he thouglt we was at the dance.” “The folks,” who had been standing recipitate retreat. ome too late, I | ve rode on the next or the C. M. Harger. a not bemis seen | yorthe gine, —— -— —— IRST LOVE. Fhe moon rose slow in sliver splendor, One great star glowed alone above, i 1 der As, murmuring in accents tender, I wandered with my little love. We two alone, The resties Broke billowy i vou never loved before. me, Whispered, wila “Tell me And stifling b eart throbs half o’ercome her, and wave stand still to listen ii HUMOROUS, and tra fraternize nps th are on the person Hirst sea vOovare “What can 1 ny lover stick t Ra 3 ao, asked she, his § * said her ‘ 5 wy A 10 I POMISes 1 play- advis court vou try - aster. “Mamma,” said the little know the the king who never “Yes, dear.” Well, does that that he signed the pledge?” id girl, “you story in our reader about smiled (horses wha He was all right. “Dear, Lady dear, ¥OOD FOR THOUGHT As you learn, teach, Nature never pretends, Bail under no false colorw. Face the situation like a man, Honest poverty is respectable, Time is the chrysalis ef etern ity, Character 1s higher than in‘ellect, The man who never smiles 18 » centre of gravity, ‘We may mend our faults as easily as cover them. Love makes a woman beautiful and a man haggard, Patience and wisdom will wear out all which 1s not of God, The devil grins when he hears of a man of forty trying to reform. Every wan 18 a Job when the bolle are on some other fellow, Marriage i% never a failure, but every wedding is not a marriage. Imagination, too much indulged in, A man’s reformation always dates from the last t:me he was caught, The money we lay up for a rainy day is usually spent on bright days, The secret of the smooth man’s suc. He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty, approaches sublimity., The silent man is the one we always listen to with the greatest pleasure, When the mi'kmald is awkward and fretful the cow generally turns pail, A woman’s lot is made for her by the It’s easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient, The very truth has a color from th Never place so much confidence in It 18 not so much what a man has been as what he is and is striving to be gs come to him who wails, if r man is patient and tips the would be no trouble in poll ¥ “ : wl aT 1 Were lel alone an Oo things nol because ut because it is a to be nuch fan to conceal his it was a needless precau- 0 man The worst tl he woman who says ** that she generally lel Modesty has been known to be the death of a woman, but it has never evep made a man sick, When a person grows weary of well- doing, look out for a brilliant spurt In the opposite direction. not When a woman is contradicted It seems as if them that aren’ want- ed here are th’ only folks as aren’ wanted i’ th’ other world. Friendship begins with liking or gratitude—roots that can be pulled Mother's love begins deeper down. Folks as have no mind tobe ©’ use out ©’ the i : I'm all right.” been?’ Willie, the hopeful: «Up- t. He's awful set, Doddsworth is. ometimes I think he don’t use good Now, when I see I'm wrong I'm willin’ to admit it and drop the patter, but he won't. an’ hangs an’ won't give up. Wise, | 1p that Mary can marry him.” | Here, thought I, is a grand chance | .» bring two clashing natures together ind make them work for Mary's hap yiness, Mary was already entertain. | ng her lover in the “best room,” which was the only other room in the souse but the kitchen, in which we sat, ind I concluded I'd please the pair as well as surprise them, so when the wusband came in, I addressed him: «] was just talking with your wife, Mr. Doddsworth, and she seems per tectly willing to have young Bemis for + son