THE BOYS AND GIRLS. SONG UF BARLY SUMMER. Shine and shower ; shower and shine: Here come a bumble bee ready to dine; Where Jo you come from, you golden-ringed rover? Now take your fill from the sweet white clover. Sing and fly: fly and sing: : Black and white bobolinks on the wing; While to and fro, now high, now low, On airy journeys the swallows go. Gold and green ; green and gold: Dandelions thick as the turf can hold; While the laughing leaves each other greet And vie with the birds in whisperings sweet. Red and sweet ; sweet and red; Roses on every garden bed; Roses and robins: blossom and song ; Long are the days, and glad as long. Light and warmth ; warmth and light And the big bright moon to bless the night; White clouds afloat 'n the bluest of skies, And every hour glad with some fresh suprise, Luria CLARK. JANKO THE MUSICIAN. FROM THE POLISH OF SIENKIEWICZ, Weak and frail came he into this| world. The neighbors assembled round | the shook their heads over mother and child, The blacksmith's wife, the most experienced smongst them, began to comlort the sick wo- man after her fashion. “You just lie quiet,” she said, “and I | will light a blessed candle. It’s all up | with you, poor dear, yon must make | your preparations for another world, Someone had better run for the priest to give you the last Sacraments, *‘And the youngster must be baptised at once,” said another. *1 tell you he won't live till the priest comes, and it will be some comfort not to have an unbaptized ghost spooking about.” As she spoke she lit a blessed cand] took the baby, sprinkled it with hol water, till it winked same time pronounced “1 baptize thee in the Fatner, and of the Son, a1 Ghost, and give thee t adding immediately (v collection of the form prayer used for the dying) *“*And iw depart, O Christian Soul! out of the world, i return to the place you came Amen." The Christian 8 had not the least intention of of de- parting out of this world. It began on the contrary, to kick with the legs of the body as hard as ever it i and to cry, but in a fashion and whimpering, that it sound women like the mewing of Qi Tha rioat < nt Le Priess was sen bedside, iiseves, and the rr an § irom. ul, however, ¥ LIS BACT stead of d and, after I'he | d oflice, and Yiog, the Ind 3 IE a we he Wiis and n “Mammy board or in the pot ne about in alittle white blouse, tic the waist with 8s handkerchief wore an old straw hat on his head flaxen hair poked its way through the holes, and his eager glance darted hither and thither like a Hird's. His mother, poor creature! who lived from hand to month, and lodged under a strange roof like a swallow, loved him, | no doubt, after a fashion, yet she gave him many a cuff, and generally ealled him a *“‘changeling.” At eight years of age he beganlife on hisown aceount, now driving a flock of sheep, now mak ing Lis way deep into the forest to look for mushrooms when there was nothing to eat at He had Providence ly to thank that the wolves: did not one of tl editions reco: IOUS Lome, 3 ren, Da prom RE AIN, how bot full of Or whi bave tol 3 the me Wa, re o al d how ang and rang. Wi FR Lid conld not ue i jo-trees, the beeches, i thrushes, all sang, whole § st sang, gang Wo... .in the meadows the blades of grass sang; in the garden belund the F ahh i 4% ii i i é rastled and tnilled. In the evening he heard all imaginable voices, such as wn thought to himself that the whole vil- lage resounded with melody, His companions could only wonder at him; they heard none of these beautiful things. When he was set to work #0 toss out bay he fancied he heard the wind playing through the prongs of hus pitchfork. The overseer, whe saw him standing idly, his hair thrown back from his forehead, listening intently to to the wind’s musio on the fork, seized a strap and gave the dreamer a few cuts to bring him to his senses, but it was of avail. The neighbors, at last, nicknamed him *‘Janko the Musician.” At night, when the frogs croaked, the corncrakes cried across the mead- ows, the bitterns boomed in the marsh, and the cocks crowed behind the fences, the child could not sleep, he could but listen with delight, and heaven only knows what harmonies he heard in all these mingled sounds. His mother dared not brirg bim with her to church, for when the organ murmured or pealed, the eyesof the boy grew dim and moist or else brightened and gleamed as if the light of another world illumined them. The watchman who nightly patrolled the village and counted the stars, or carried on a low-toned conversation with the dogs in order to keep himself awake, more than once saw Janko's little white blouse seudding through the gloom to the alehouse., The child did not enter the tavern, bnt crouched close up to the wall and listened, With- in, couples revolved merrily to lively musie, and now and then a fellow would ery “Hooray!” One could hear the stamping of feet and the affected voices of the girls, ‘L'he fiddles mur- mured softly, the big ‘eallo’s deep notes thundered, the windows streamed with light, every plank in the taproom seemed to creak, to sing to play, and Janko listened to it all. What would he not have given to have a fiddle that would give forth such sounds a bit of make such music! he make it? If they would only allow im just to take one in his hand!. . . But no! all he could do was to listen, and so voice of the watch- man woald call to him out of the dark 1088 “Off to bed with you, yon imp Then the little bare feet na patier away to the cabin, and the voices of lins would follow him as he ran ongh the night. It was a great occasion for him when time or wedding At such times he wonld ereep behind the stove, and for days not speak a single word, look- ing straight before him with like those of a he at a great cat at nigut. At last ho of a shingle made himself a fiddle ont , and strang it with horse- did not sound as beautifully in the alehouse; the strings softly, ever so softly, they like flies or midges. All the as those § mn until night, though many a kick and euff he got till he was black and blue. He could not help himself, it was in his nature. ] rrow thinper and thinner; hair became thicker, his staring and swam his cheeks and hollower. He had i her children, little fi hear I DOOr y WaE ¥ hun 3 Lae wall, ex ite the door, and the youngster's whole soul was in his eyes as he at if, an unsatiainable treasure that he was unworthy to possess, though he the most precious thing on earth. A domb longing took posses. sion of him to touch it just once with his very own hand-—or, at any rate, to see it closer, At the thought the poor little childish heart leaped with gaze One evening there was no one in the servants’ hall, The family had for a long tine lived abroad, the house was empty, and the footman, with his sweetheart, was elsewhere. Janko, amongst the creepers, had al ready been looking for many minutes ugh the half-open door at the goal desires, mn, at her fall, swam high in » heavens; her beams threw a shalt ight across the room, and fell opposite wall. Gradually thoy 1 towards where the violin hung, upon it. 8B silvery mud the he mo streamed inst dazzled: the re like Iw r wand st magical! Jauk Crouel npported pininiy visi on Wy i WOrns, scl YT. ol « pen flonieas at this held youd Was in, wit it 54 WP Pear y hover nont the V WLR mngriol rod, the trees of hispered softly, and fo tld thie cemed to aay, “U0 $n son] the i €13, . there 1s 1 ADRs re £30 t snd br garden wo waa clear gh, BRB: Dightingai began 0 sng said, io an; have touch it,” over tho “No, Janko; child's head and crosked, no.” ‘The than ever, *‘I'here’s no one there.” The fiddle still hang in the track of figure crept softly and cautiously nearer, and the nightingale sang ‘Go on—on—on-—take it.” The white blouse glimmered nearer the doorway. Soom 1% was no longer hidden by the dark creepers. On the threshold one could hear the quick, panting breath of the delicate child. A moment more and the little white blouse had disappeared, only one tiny bare foot still stood upon the steps. In vain the friendly raven flew by once more, and eawed ‘No, no,”’-—Janko had slready entered. The frogs in the pond began sudden- ly to croak ws if something had fright- ened them, and as saddenly were silent. The nightingale ceased to sing, the climbing plants to whisper. bh the interval Sar had ced nearer and nearer to his treasure, but [fear seized him. In the shadow of the creepers he felt at home, like a wild creature in a thicket, now he quivered like a wild creature in a snare, His movements were hasty, his breath came short. The pulsing summer lightning that glanced from east to west illumined the apartment for am 1nstant, showed poor trembling Janko almost on his hands and knees, his head strelched out, cowering before the lin, but the summer lightning ceased, a cloud passed before the moon, there was nothing to be seen or heard Then, after a pause, there sounded through the darkness a low wailing note, as if someone had accidently touched a string, and all st oncea rough, sleepy voice broke from a cor- ner of the room, asking angrily: “Who's there?” A match cracked against Then there was a little spurt of and then—great heaven! be heard curses, blows, the crying a child, appeals, ‘Oh, for God's sake barking of dogs, people running wit lights before the windows, uproar 1 the whole house. I'wo days later poor Janko stood be- fore the magistrates. Should brs prosecuted as a thief? Of course, The justice and the landlord Ik at the culprit as he stood in the his finger in his mouth, with terrified eyes, small, emaciated, dirty, beaten, unable to tell why or where- fore he found himself there, or what they were about to do to him. How, thought the justice, could anyone try a wretched little objeet like that, only ten years of age, and barely able stand on its legs? Was he to be sont to prison, or what? One must i too children, not be well if a watchman took hum gave him a few strokes with a cane, second tim wall, flame, he iu a Lb © oked HOCK, staring, fo severe with that he might not steal a matter? A very good idea Stach, the watchman, was called. and so end the “Just so. I a warning.’ Stach nodded his stupid, ball and carried him off to the barn, Either the youngster did not stand what it was all about, or he too terrfled to speak; in either case uttered not a word, i unander- was he 3 iooked r him like a Little frightened bird. did be what the y ed with was only Stateh sei laid the frst and How know know Ain it when him, 4 iy fet with bean MATE Wiki Se shirtok ov iTIORL Cn the thard i out soul In peace, on the rd bed covered loth, As he lay dying, the swallows twit tered in the cherry-tree that grew be- fore the window, a sunbeam peered through the pane, and glory the chiid’'s rough hair and his bloodless face, a track for the little fellow’s soul to as cend to heaven. by the horse hour of death he monnted a broad and sunny path, for thorny would have been his road in life. still heaved softly, and the child seemed still conscious of the of the outer world that entered through the open window. It was evening; the peasant girls returning from hay-mak ing passed by and sang as they went; the brook purled close at hand. Janko listened for the last time to the musical echoes of the village. Beside the fiddle nly eo hid MR AN shingle. Sudd« the dv child's face fat ana LOE “Mammy!” “What ia wother, her voi “Mammy, iddle in } “Yon, mother, m her ihe could speak no more heart pent-up row he oni mur mured **J and Jesus!" her h I aus, my ad on the 4 When she ra sl at the 18ician chia, were Doe was App “Mav Janko!” i aco #* 3 - wed from Haly to the Castle, datihiter of Hes Bh r the roast “What a delightful country Italy ms!” were thore a ¥ an Loman and the people! nriints! “Yes, swered the young lady. - - - * The Ilarches rustied over Janko's gravel A — LA We export 860,0.0,000 pounds of PERUVIAN PORTS SINGULAR SOENES IN SOUTE AMERICAN CITIES. Sn Godjeous Looal Oficials—Buying from Native Women-—-Aged In habitants~A Biroet. Car witl Gaile, Urscrabtzg nat 7 Pern, Panvio By Wa Washington Star: At every port an aftay of focal oficial: eames on board, te ipprove the oppor tunity of a square mes! and a drink oi two ut the cxpease of the steamebip com gas. They wear gorgeous red Dreeches, ght swords snd plenty of ‘brief au. thority” and there is usually ove of them to about every half dozen packages of | merchandise, There are the captain of | the port aod all his’ retinue; r- gov- | crogr of the district with his ontire staff the commandant of the military garri- | son and soveral of hie subordinates: sad | last, but by no means least either in| pumbers or importance, thie collector of | the coast oi A » says in the the decks are fairly. swarmiog with them. | As tho arrival of a steamer is the one | eyvent that breaks the monotony of their Most of the ports are mere collections | aforesaid, employes of the various steam. | companies, and a few fishermen. | coffee, fcrshipment to Liverpool sad Ger- masyor to points lower down the coast, Nearly cvery port has ita railway lice rua- ning to rich plaotations iw the intesior, most pluces, from which the merchandise stile ormore Trom shore, Where there is no pier, lighters awe rin through the surf when the tade §, highest. They mre Joaded at low tide and then floated off Lo These are always plenty of row boats 1c take passengers msbore at reascusble ices when bargained for before stut mz, and the tourist misses a good deal who does not avail himself of every oppor- tunity to put his feebon terms firma. In severul places the women have beantiful straw baskets, cigar cases and “Puoama® hats of their own manufacture to sell, besides a variety of fruit, cheose, dulries, poor pottery and other truck They have pot the remiotest idea of the values of money aod are babitasliy ime posed upon by local traders, who take sheir wares at a mesely nominal mie in exchange for the necessaries of life and eell them again at an coormons adveuce ? : : on the origisal price. It is difficult for o stranger to buy anything of these poo- le, because they are imbued with the idea that all foreigners are walking gold mices, who may as well pay one price os | another. J wsked an old woman the price of a little straw basket. “Fifteen dol lara,” sho ropljed. Finding that would cents, about doubles the sum that a loca! desler would bave given her. The northernmost towh of Peru is Tumbez, interesting only from the fa was met by th Atabual; a 5 £ he oh ect of peseengers whom Kiog gent out to loquisn white man's visit some extensive pets were kopows to the coming of i out of mig y r is i for : thrieatin r but the natives w 3 . its veal character and value until Larkins, from we w You down here to peddle kerosene: iL was fmucaias sty re cogulize ame wtufl, $ , I's Nt JAPANESE TORTURES from Lack of Sleep. “Yes, until recently haa erg anishment * said Robest Johnstone, of Tokio, who has lived in that country the last twenty-seven years and who was ab ihe Palmer House yesterday. Ho said | this in connection with a conversation tod discussion of the proposed treaty extension throughout the Japanese Em- pita. The Japaness, said Mr. Joho | tones, wero willing ta grant Earopeans | ind forcigaers gmuersily free access to thas all foreigoers should be amenable to “Aside from crucifition, the behead ing of maidens and the Jogging of soles they had twelve or fifteen years ago whal Lave siways considered the mail re ined and exquisite torture possible. This was death by lack of sieepn CUrusll There is no word in the English lapgoage rong enough to desounce thas bostial ind outrageous treatments. IT was done like this. A regular boxlixe trap was prepased, say 6 fect high by 2 ob fe t wida, AS the top was a wooden mould a it sa called in the opalive he hoad vi the imprisoced ‘ Nas a0 A. oy other than op walght / thin, The ward nor great length o : 80 cod } foaceIve i : Ha poss oi There was ahsolubtely mu but ‘ “Another to tras to take & wooden sliver, Loroughly with turpestino, it bepesth the big too-onil of the calprit ind set fire to 3 But these baebaris The poleon has been adopted, only it is one thing to forranlate laws, but decidedly | soother to adiinistor thot, Yeed Chicago : Tioues, He who sedulously attends, pointedly | asks, calmly speaks, cooly answers, ana | censes when he has no mone to say, 1810 possession of some of the best requisites of man, ble punishment doviaed ; satura i th rive ods Nae A a A - FOOD FOR THOUGHT, Mapy good sawloge have knots on therm, People like to travel in cheerful com- pany, The ouly real giver is the cheerful giver, No wealth is real that can LIoin us, be taken There 1% no virtue in doing what you | have to do. No nan can go looks backward News 8 truth coucerping men, ions and things. Think of all the evils 10U are exempt! Time, straight aliead who | nat- | from which | which 1s most valuabe, is! Clemency aloue makeih man equal with +4 ta vie gOoas, A loving act does more good than a | blazing exhortation ttakes a good many trials to make | soe folks faithful, The only heavy burdens are those we sel ves, Faith fears nothing. Faith and trial No one can suffer in any good i » clog record from Fred Arthu ' 3 ’ 3 » ira : y » , O., on June 24, he going n ala noance at the bel ae was Liy was not as lar a 4 seaiapab n Lhe meeting by Neddy H, Belmont Cour test heal Ly a new Johnston (record na free-for-all race Mich., recently ' s 2.10 7 mas Ward died at Kansas City, Mo. , £ on Ji ie Ioare y uaginia, TéOPIve i ark tra recent AS00, K His y the Pay Distric went a half quarter in 30 seconds, -R. B., broncho pacer drove Hal Pointer out in 2.19% last fall, has not won a race this season. Out of three starts he has been distanced twice aud unplaced ones Iey #3eg thom $ wile vila ¢ thir —The aggregate time of the rieen heats decided at the Point Breeze track recently was less than thirty-two utes, which shows that about five ho were taken up in useless scoring win- ils Al the gale of the Queen’s yes Eng recently lwenty-ona 4 A sister and a omit niyne, realized merican troid ino les in Fra cucalton, can of the ¥ au dl ARTY, ati of a second at Ler Point Drees r of jockays® mo eliold wakes a fine 143 ints AVOID. mounts, in of mel Melaughtin has scored 10 victories in 35 monasts, Hamilton, 76 in 333: Tam, G2 in 200; Bergan, 02 in 256; Garrison, 19 in 00; Lualey, 43 iv 200; Tavior 40 iu 250; lswme Murphy, 7 in 20; Suows - in 2a. «sin the uv ¢ 1 aa WINS In .