IMMORTALITY. A humble singer sang a little song Years, years ago. Now o'er her lowly grave the bramble spreads And scant weeds grow. Her memory in no living heart remains, Yet her song lives, And, to the soul that and dead, Sweet comfort gives EMILY H. LELAND. mourns its dear Purely Platonic. | “It does seem so absurd to me that friendship cannot exist between a ma and a woman without uti of love, matrimony and all that sense being introduced.” The speaker was a tall, girl, with the physical beauty and gm of figure which bestowed upon the century maiden, and Masters could pathetic upon occasion, it within her own family indulged in termed them weaknesses, consider handson athletic exercise typical end of-the though Flore and I ry he soft, even sy was only cirele th as she Her companions boating flannels, bot! in totally Captain Charles with skin in India, Edwin Norton was fal pure Anglo-Saxon “1{ are alluding friendships, Miss Ma Captain Courtney, “I that I cannot a “But why friendship alon between a two different TI his oli bronzed by tVDe, You man at Twi men quired “I think Maste ing that thelr ilar, that tl Florence YOu ohsere and ; i as two fellows “Simply because plied Courtney ture, ax “But known friendshi «1 Fl “No doubt’ + I, but how lor “Why should persists Cou A petvously self, for instance that we cotild gether consider it h ms In fact, I should with fire.” “Upon my Norton, “I Your experience Iy: 8 instances of such fri ndships, boti i and nt word, Charlie surprised talking ly you must have know am 1 $0 ire ndia on the VOYage ont hone.” “Yes, I have,” ficantly. “And I also know invariably ended.” a ere, Mr. Noi Florence. “Let you and onic alliance, and sho sceptie that we can preach.” “With all the pleas ire in Norton. replied Courtn k } + you Ll ton ou I form a pl this stubborn p BHRYE Oa s0mu But Courtney feal smile, as he noticed that was not quite as enthusiastic piy “That is ence, “and turned to our boat? The place iu the early summer, and for the nest two or three months Florence and Nor- ton were inseparable, The latier was an eligible party, both so ally nnd fin ancially, so that Mr. Masters made no objection to the voung man enlling at his house every day, and att “ding his daughter on her various boating and cyeling expeditions. The autmmnn was well advanced, when one day Courtney and Norton happened to meet in town, when the latter said: “Oh, I'm glad I saw you! Florence told me to ask you to come down to a bazaar arrangement, which she ig mol ting up for next week.” “Oh, has it got as far as Christian names?’ asked Courtney, Husing his eyebrows and Ignoring the Invitation “Why not? said Norton. “I eall you Charlie; why should pst I call ber Flor ence?’ “No reason in the world so far as I aw concerned, old boy.” answered Courtney. “But take my advice, and remember the fable of the noth and enndle.” “You're so fond of measuring other people's corns by your own bushel,” | rejoined Norton, a trifle irrftab ly, “Anyhow, if I do burn my wings, it won't be Flor— Miss Masters’ fault” ~~ “Time will show, dear youth; time | will show,” answered Courtney, with | his satirical smile. “But I'll tell you | honestly I shall expect to be best man.” | “Something upset you in town yester. | day, Ned,” remarked Florence as Nor- | 18 he might have been then,” sai thane a bargain, now, is it not above conversation took Hp tun helped hier to mount her eyele the next morning. “What was it? “Only that c¢ynleal wreteh, Court- wis the reply. “He i8 a regulary Diogenes, and ought to be shut up a tub for the remainder of his natural “Oh, do you think 50?" replied lor “I like Captain Courtney im “There frivolity him; always Is no he mensely, nonsense about what he means.” “Yes, and too plainly sometimes,” Norton, a little bitterly. “As companion for any young girl, quite so much.” ont “Encourage him?" repeated Flor of hauteur in her olce, “What do you mean?’ “Why, at the Dawsons’ ball the other evening danced twice running with him, and then let him take you you ’ were go Lin why? Because yon Laura and fetch ridl with erton at you forgot to come me as Florence,” remonstrated dear rton, “that w a misunderstanding As 1 explained 1« no recollection { arr ns can assure you, u before, 1 have \ ing made any angen to Supp rr’ well, don't lef us quarrel Voll rupted Florence =H i006, pends upon ti i frp fst +4 ” + doned for a little bluntness vant to Know what your position is with regard to Miss Mastes turning deathl; quite understand what you mean!” “Why, is that platonic that you made in the summer still in arrangement existence, or are you something nearer and dearer than mere frieads? me for catechising you in this way, but you know me well enough to be awire that I should never take such a liberty out of mere curiosity, I am sure I neod say no more! you will understand me and appreciate my motive when | inquire whether you are engaged to Miss Masters, or if your feeling is still purely platonis™ Norton gasped two or three times like | i him worshipping at the shrine o fihe fair Laura, and apparently as happy the day was long. “Do you think it's a mateh?”! ued Courtney, “I have not heard of anything of the kind," answered Florence coldly, “They would make an excellent palr, as contin wouldn't they?” “Io you think so?” responded Flore evidently speaking with an ef “I shouldn't consider them at al) ence, suited.” STORY TWO, “Oh! wouldn't you?" sald Courtney, “Purely platonic.’ happy smile on his countenance For the best part of an hour Norton the room, eating out his heart in the solitude of a crowd. moved by a sudden resolution, he walk- " And then, with nificant smile, he added, “There is evi- dently no platonic arrangement exist. ing between them.” nnother, i Hig- During the afternoon Mr, Masters, Florence's father, came up to the stall nt was officiat ing, which the young lady and, after greeting Courtney, add 1 dine with to By the bye, Florence, I'm going I'll send but if able to find some one course yon us night? torun away with the carrage it back for you in time if I can: not will be who will put you down at the lodge “My Mr. Masters,” ats bed Miss Masters will delighted to drive you is here, “and if shall dog cart Courtney, allow me | he her home.” rnoon for and the afte ry length So it was settled ed ubper vardmen They distinen “the smartest ng men Kt res ! iii knew bsisirna ke upper yvardmen by when they were in shilp avd their tadpole by the appearance Hing jut modern steam line-of-lat extremely athletic specimens formed a very small tie frig: these minority of the “ship's company,” and none of them could lose his turn at be ing upper yardman so long as the ship's reputation depended on the speed with which the upper yards were crossed and sent down. In barbor the rest of the blue-jackets had the handling of yards and sails for exercise once or twice a week, but at sea the use of sails for propulsion grew less and lesk im- portant, and most of the work aloft was more of an exercise and less of a necessity, Monroe's Tomb Despoiled. The widespread discussion of the Monroe doctrine in connection with the Venezuelan matter has caused unus. holding the pretence of selling buttons, and “How happy Norton seems to be!” observed Courtney presently, appeared rather dull” iwond, Va. of the author of this de This has recalled the fact of the removal of the name plate of President Monroe. This robbery was committed some time ago, but the re moval of the plate was not discovered for some time. It was of bronze and about 12x18 inches, It is possible that of considerable value. the direction indicated, she observed i i part of Holly wood Cemetery, and near by the grave of President Tyler. and within a few rods of the last resting. place of Jefferson Davis, LONG SWEET IN DIXIE, Sugar Cane Season in Missis. sippiy Joys of the Molasses Is ut time and and Mississippi tive p es-mnking busy in fe tlic alee a srleond the farmers famille io with the art It Is a sight to the tied Ol i To one unused nterest, while init her tolls to the erowning glory HIr's and pleasures course nothing Is done on go extensive na sugar plan and Joss a8 on the Louisin tations. Both the for working it up are rtainly, but not less effective, larly in the spring the cane is plant- three thus it scale Crop Hiensiis Imposing, edd by laying it in furrows, or four stalks together, continuously, at almost producing from the eves the joints a beantiful growth of etrable thickness, but otherwise much impen resembling corn in helght and foll Very little for cultivation Late in the autumn, bef work is required ore frost rubbing hoes In stripped « may be seen with g ing down seed cane this case not en preg piled in a head, until stalks are ww topped, as wi it is wired for the mill, but and covered with eartl spring. If it is 1 1 [2% nt . 11 winter i siun to remain ROYOTe ile counted upon to f 1] Garde and antl porwert lavender Doran rica upon cats by Lofty Tunnels in Peru, Own in wd strides Repub in engineering i are To day representatives of the Westing advan ing dovse electric people and the Baldwin Locomotive Works are in South Ament. ca figuring on equipping some of their grade roads with There has recently been cowpleted a tunnel through a range of the Andes Mountains which lies gt a higher elevation than any other tun. rel in the world, This tunnel is eight- ecn miles from Callao, Pern, and is ead- ied the Galelrs Tunnel, It is 3.800 foot inng, and at an altitude of 15.660 feet. There are sixty other smaller | fununeis through the Andes Mountains in Peru, steep electrie loco. I motives, is A Census of Cushions, The sofa cushion craze goes on un abated until if is now estimated hy the | upholstery man that there are 75.000. O00 of these things at the jeast calen- lation lying around the American | homes. Bays he: “There ave 60,000,000 | people in this country, and on an ave | rage of five people in a family over 13.- | 200.000. It is fair to presume that the | average family has got at least five | sofa cushions, Understand, we are | not figuring on pillows for the bed—so | we get back to 75,000,000 cushions in | the country. In the colleges there Is | not a boy from Aun Arbor to Har | vard who has not all the way from one | ‘o two dozen cushions in his bachelor | quarters. Some of these youngsters | have twenty or more, and their Dest | girls are alwars making them. : Extinction of Birds, which thregtens the ex. birds, if 1 extermin weeny CIN muny species of produced the rage for that pow and Main take then iin hay nye women, who interested ns who, from of what to nmke ecelaring in to be in tender-hearted little su ladies wWio buy them spect that some of the large supplies required by the trade” by "plhiutme trade” bs at “plum are chiefly got chiefly that nre got breed gregariously, and very breeding the, No havoe that countries in these islands approac which Is perpetrated in some other especially, it is surmised, thouy nw; and of a party of “bird plumers.” breeding stations on Mr. W Ii there now contrary count of the ravag at the of Flot ott, who the coast BD. 8 “In th given by rong is simply testat ohn wing like Yivy tending its gides the tail a curious haljt of kind to do battia and the sharks, and old mariners say that they manoeuvre with so much intelligence and sagacity that thes known to all the island ers by names which signify winged generals, winged warriors, or winged chiefs of the seas. The National Mu- scum at Berlin has a fine mounted spec imen of this queer, warlike fish. Didn't Like Tea. among finde glinost to 3 0nL ave their ‘halos nre 2. E. Davis has just returned from a timber inspecting trip in North Caro- While in the mountains of Swain “What is this drink made of 7° “Willer leaves.” “Do you drink it all the time?” “Mostly, ‘ceptin’ sassafras season, 1 reckons you'ns drinks tea” “Yes, and coffe” sald Davia, “1 don’ keer for tea, but 1 knows it'a kKin' o fashionable.” continued the mountaineer. “We tried some onct. A peddier sol’ it to us. We cooked a mess of i, an’ the soup war too bitter, while I'd ruther hey danderline than the greens part. Samanthy Kin' o liked it with molasses poured in, so | planted the rest in the garding, but it wouldn' grow, so we didn’ buy no nw’ of the staff” Gold is reported to have been fom a near Ducktown, Polk county, Tenn, FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. CONCEITED COV, JW Unio 6 Horse ‘YY hy pra Lise A haughty « $ {emarked And on CROANOL We, f for s fay tlens, or tremulo he ocean and in in the sky taken out of ix really a obe ims ever accomplished such distances in bis life. 7hat particle may have reflected the palm trees of coral isl. aprds and have caught the sun ray in the archi that spans a cloud clearing away from the valleys of Cumberland Cali. fornia It may have been carried by the Gulf Stream from the shore of Florida or of Cuba, to be turned into a crystal of ice beside the precipices of Spitzberzen. It may have hovered over the streets of London and have formed a part of murky fog and have glistened on the young grass blade of April in Irish fields. It has been lifted up to heaven and sailed in great wool. pack clouds across the sky. forming part of a cloud mountain echoing with thunder. It has bung in a fleccy weil many miles above the earth at the close of jong seasons of still weather. 11 has descended many tim~s over in showers to refresh the earth snd has sparkled and bubbled in mossy fountains in every coun. iry in Europe. And it bas returned to its native skies, having sccomplished its purpose, io be stored once again with electricity to give it pew life producing qualities and equip it as heaven's messenger to earth once more. ny times Tie dr pe romaniu of a sin or Natwithstanding thelr reputation {or speed, the Indizn racers of the Lorthwest and Canada have repeated. iy been beaten by white men, while in wrestling they never attain the skill oi thw whites, and do not seem to learn buxing at all !
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