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SONG.
It thou art not kind,
‘What will profit thee
Wealth of purse or mind,
If thou art not kind;
Grief and misery
Must thy portion be,
1f, alas! thy heart be blind
And, poor wight, thou art aot kind.
and the earth is bright,
Kindness, and the load Is light,
Kindness, and the weary way
Laughs with love and roundelay;
King is he in all his blood
Who is first in doing good,
God pity him whose heart is blind
And alas! who is not kind.
Robert Lovemsi,
BER LAST CHANGE
“This.” said Mrs. Gafferly, “this is
the last time, Perlina Miikin, the very
Jast time. I've spent enough upon you
since your ma died and I took charge
of you to marry six girls who had their
about them I've dressed you
like a Christmas doll, and I've let you
go into company, and I've sent you to
the most fashionable to board
in summer, and here you are, four and
twenty, and not much as engaged
It's perfectly disgusting, Perlina; and
what 1 have to say is, if you dont set-
your affairs this
no more chances.
Kindness,
senses
piaces
850
summer [I'll
expect to
Why, 1
ma at 18, and
the pl t
ainest
wasn't but
tle
you
in the poorhouse as it is
married at , and your
your Aunt Delight,
little critter I ever
just 16. What's the use of advantages
and you have you
don’t make use of ‘em.
I'm 1 don know
expect me I can’t very
to any one,’ said Perlina,
to cry. “lI do everything
they make
all sorts of things
the question, how
.o
i
about
saw, I
1 ra ariine ie
looks, Perlina—if
sure what
wo do. well pro-
pose
love to me, and
If
an
There, now, I suppose you
i'ncle Gafferly
before you said you woul
“Your
committed
said
d3RTU
Uuncle Gafferly
suici
him,” Aunt
not believe it now,
in my youth. As foi
ought to know;
Come home engaged, ©
all this
crammed
SH and
extravagance.
ho
UsSeiess
vour trunk to t tune
:
you are going to
h she inflict
that matter-of-«
choos
bade her
warare
., and
And despite
big
y Summer gayety
Kerosene
ina cried a
riage which cons
What was
might hs
and th
peg ted to do
Gaffer
woman, and
«pend any more money
Perl
tna
new
Saratoga trunk
and
of Mrs,
good
ave been
money at
Aunt ly was
i
would
sind
riicie
and
a
1 spect before het
campaign should prove a
she looked
arrived at Saratoga that
her that her best plan
to retire early and take as much
sleep as possible, in
bie gentleman
appearance next day
the whole
nla
told would
’
beau
who
Fresh as a rose and dressed
becoming morning dress
her seat at the break
next morning and nestled close to 1}
Kerosene Newbody
witching manner
That lady, an ample n
loud greeted her a
and at once introduced her to two gen-
tlemen who were her neighbors
“Mr. Kolt, Miss Milkin; Miss Milkin,
Mr. Downhill. All old friends of mine
Charmed to make you know each oth-
er,” and then devoted herself to break
fast, and left those who preferred it io
waste time on conversation And so
Miss Milkin, having her.
self, made eyes at both new ac
quaintances, and shrewdly nqted
her infantile giggings and dimplings
that both were smitten. They were of
the age, or rather of the ages, at which
the heart is moat susceptible of Cupid's
arrows. Edmund nolt was a youth of
i and Hiram Downhill was least
at ng
at least
wr
ie.
most
LOOK
the most
Jie matron,
ff
voice, ectionately,
the field to
her
amid
young Mr. Kolt
had such bewitching attention offered
him. And as for old Mr. Downhill, his
memory brought back some dove-like
glances, such as those Miss Milkin
showered upon him, from the long-
vanished years of his youth, but not
many.
To cut a long story short, Miss Mil-
kin, having discovered that Mr. Kolt
was very rich and an orphan, and that
Mr. Downhill was a very wealthy bach-
elor, at once set her cap for both gen-
tlemen, resolving to accept the one
who proposed first. She loved neither.
Never before had
rush into the matrimonial market with
married should have
scarcely likely to have a heart.
money was
A hus-
cessant “nagging,’
much as she chose with ineligibles who
were often very interesting, and free.
maid.
Mrs. Newbody., who was, on the
whole, 3 good-natured woman, willing
ed the little affair to the best of her
ability. There were walks, rides,
drives, chatting ia cozy corners, and
at last a proposal. It came from Mr.
Kolt. Youth is hasty.
mind to do it, when Mr. Kolt did it,
And Miss Milkin sald “yes,” and would
| had just leveled
{at them from a window
“Yes,” Perlina had
answered, and
i
§
Gloriana, in
“went
{ soul,” like that of
Wild !rish Girl, presumably on
|
ling delightful dances for their edifica
{ tion; and afterward, when they had
{ had supper, Perlina locked herself in
| ferly. Her letter ended thus:
| “So you see I'm engaged, and you
can't twit me any lofiger. [ don’t sup-
i pose poor Kolt will ever set the river
on fire, but he’s a good-natured fellow
and I can just twist him around my fin-
ger. And, remember, you are bound to
| give me a handsome wedding dress,
land have always promised me poor
ma’s pearls the day I was married.
Your affectionate niece,
“PERLINA
Mrs
return of and Perlina’'s mind
at rest. It did not trouble her
much that in less than a
gram summoned Kolt to the city.
could use the fast-fading days of free
better
at her side, and she certainly made the
them. She plunged to flirta
way that frightened
Newbody,
Gafferly
by post,
was
week a tela-
She
dom without an engaged lover
8t of
tion in a
Keroseni and was
been sind
commenced
she quite
had no
Meanwhile the
ana
concerning 1
Kolt
them.
“Naver
when you
Downhi
swered
forget
to
my
gh
ride
fig
ow that the ole
OOK up with
Downh
And
vi 4 i
eived
i! night
het wan
hit and meetit
and in
one
flirtation
Milk
victim
can
in black
sentence
lucky
who
down
4 this
naughty,
for
never
written
ier it was t
sit
Hitt
Ai,
10
who
who
he
ing cold, and
dance
was rich, and she
after all.
becnyae
was engaged at
One evening she walked the piazza
with her betrothed, leaning on his arm
in most confiding manner The
evening train was in, and people were
waiting for the stages to bring the new
comers,
Ag they rattled up to the door
one was seen waving a white handker-
chief. A young man with red
cheeks and then some oue called uot
“Why, it's Kolt, alive and well.” For
there had been much lamentation over
the poor fellow. As he sprang out of
the erowded vehicle they rushed to-
the
some
Very
that he had been supposed dead.
“Peath in the papaw, you know, old
felldh.” said one exquisite. “Weally
papaw when you wasn't dead,
know.”
“It was poor
pamed after him, you know
thought what people would think. 1-7
grandfather i
{the house, fearing that the awful news
{had killed his poor Perlina.
| Miss Milkin was in the parlor. She
had fled on his approach and was real-
| gone for a glass of water,
i
Every one
fellow rushed toward her.
“My dearest love!” he whispered;
“Yesg[-did!” gasped Perlina.
He bent over her and caught
hands and pressed them to his lips
“Oh, I couldn't die and leave you!”
he said, “I—"
But here a hand came down upon his
shoulder and a thin breathed in
his ear:
“Young man, I am very glad to see
vou restored as it were from the grave
but I can’t allow such liberties with the
lady who Is going to marry me.”
Mr. Downhill had returned with
glass of water
Perlina, not knowing what to do, had
in tears and silence. The gen»
tlemen grew furious and finally walked
away with each other, with “pistols for
two and coffee for four’ in their faces
But this was eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, and much thought of
documentary evidence In a retired
where they not
the hapless Perlina's
produced little
the bitter agony of youth
denial ner love for
with him
supposed
her
volee
is
spot, could be over
heard, letters
1d
the wo
Poor Kolt reg
man's of and en
gagement
his
Downhill
hope, as
Was
written a week
after death, and oid
another
lines
gave a roan over
}
buried read the
which hi own
nuated
creature
QUEER FLORIDA CRABS.
Have Peculiar Shells and Feed on Birds
and losccts
and
tO De
fom
il are about
Ons
properly prepared makes a
mt abundant about New
it is me
Inlet, where the slight shake of
ut sunset will bring a shower
ground, The
geome to be of littl
ie
fie
a tree abe
of them to the
i
of a shell }
the
Jacksonvilie Citizen
the s0ai repairg
Moves on
Eight Dave on the Witness Stand
Fhe longest time |
tness on the stand," said
ardinsburg, Ky
f Judge Kincheloe
ever saw ones
a man fr
was during the life
who was regarded
the
honored
"Om
members of
He was
az one of the ablest
Breckinridge bar
by his people the high
which he aspired, and he was always
respected in the highest as a map
learning and a ripe scholar During
hig active practice land titles were
much unsettied in our country, and
some of the most important suits came
up over titles, In the case of Asking
Askins, in which Judge Kincheloe
and the late George W, Williams, of
Owensboro, were the counsel, the tak-
ing of testimony consumed two
months, [It was then that Mr. Askins
was on the stand continuously for over
eight days, and when the judge had
questioned him from every conceivable
point of view, he sald: "Well, Mr. As-
Kins, von are excused but I'm afraid
we've pumped you so dry you won't
have anything to tell vour wife and
family when you get home.” The wit-
ness retired badly confused, but evi-
| dently glad to get off the rack '—
{ Louisville Post.
to office to
of
ve
| of biology in New York who has suc.
| by grafting. A man who makes two
{of these insects grow where one grew
before can only be regarded as an ene.
my to society. —Kansag City Star
OUR YOUNG FOLKS,
| THE SNOWMAN,
One day we built a snowman,
We made him ont of snow;
| You'd ought to see how fine he
All white from top to toe!
We poured some water on him,
And froze him, legs and ears;
And when we went indoors to bed
I said he'd last two years
nt in the night a ware:
Of wind began to blow,
And winter cried and ran away,
And with it ran the snow,
And in the morning when we went
To bid our friend good-day
There was n't any snowman there;
Everything 'd runned away !
W. WW. Ells
worth
NEIGHBORS
New York
are two departments that are very in
teresting to the children tne is de
the other
supposed ene
QUEERS
*in one of the stores in
voted to canary birds and
to Angora cats Those
CRy
annoy
The birds
though there
snd the cat
Mies. Of course, but they
are
do not fem to
Ye 8 Lo
4
ais
Mr. Spearmau
ava of We wie rn
ff
s PIVETS
anil
‘And I didn't have
for my
I amg sorry
anvihing but
$ or 3
(inne; oried
nn “I don’t Like
‘hy don't 1 have things that
mamma
Dolliking's cheeks grew quite red
" : ‘
saying someiin
luncheon the das
wmshed
i 1:4
ine
he remembered
very like this at
for i"
‘I'm not a bit sleepy wailed Dor
Aon “Why do I have to go to
it seven o'clock, mamma Other,
little girls don’t have to [ wish’
‘Dorothy Ann,” s=aid Dollikin
“will you please not talk any more
It inakes my head ache !
Then it was very still
In the morning Do’ kine went
and took up Dorothy Ann, and looked
at her. The red lips were smiling as
ever, but tignt shut
“Good morning
said Dollikine,
not
for then you might be a =cre
Your mother
othy
bed
aves
Dorothy Ann,
do
trial to
THE BIRDS
It lind been raining all night, then
the wind blew cold and frove the rain-
drops on the trees, till every branch
and twig was turned
They all sparkled and glittered like
PARTY.
the world looked like a big, splendid
palsce. They kept calling mamma to
come to the window and look,
“Yes, dearies, it’s beautiful,” said
mamma, “‘only I can’t help thinking,
birda?"
Then she explained that when the
ground is covered with snow, the
birds live on worms and other insects
that hide under the bark of trees, but
when the trees are coated with ice,
through this hard ernst.
dren were greatly interested.
“I wish we could feed thom,” said
Prissy. ‘“‘Cotildn’t we give them a
party, mamma?” . 7
Mamma said yes, and offered to
[rain the refreshments, She told
them that in eold weather birds liked
nothing better than a bit of fat meat;
so the children hung a piece of pork
intheold apple-tree, and then watched
from the to the birds’
window BOe
The first visitor was a little bird in
cont and a neat white vest
ran up and down the tree and
“Hark!” two or three times
ventured to taste the re
Mamma said this was a
He
oF ied,
he
freshiments,
nuthateh,
After Lime came a flock
little birds in
all singing, “*Chick-a-dee-dee
together,
Their but I
Sorry to say their macners were really
for one began his dinner alone,
drove all the others who
to get a taste. When he had
finished, another came and ate in the
selfish
of prettils
dressed black velvet
vOICe wers sweet, am
rude,
and BWAY
18 jed
SAAN fashion, and
each one had dived; then they all
away together, singing their
1
iittie
suit,
Then came dear
trim
Jey ny
in her brown and
red
then Miss Creeper, dressed
ly, but neatly
the birds
party o1 nded
and tastefnl
So
kept con
when 1?
PETRIFIED ARTICLES
A Hage Tree Slowly Sioking Inte
Earta
Duels in Earope.
he code duelio
character, is rapidly
in the United States
high favor on
in
' nti
2
4
in Germany
are
with
engagements yearly
field of honor £a0D
engage
in the neighborhood
Within the {
space of
as 20 duels have ox
ne GE
st of these
s (OWHE
many
peighborhood of Jena
many in allegiance to the
France. There are
fought annually in
jcipants being mainly
Fenech army. Ital
France, with some 275
During the past ten
Italy has furnished 2,759 duels
: Russia, Spain and * Great
ritain rank next in the order named
n great Britain the code has become
almost obsolete as in the United
States, Most of the duels fought on
the European continent are fought
with the sword, though pistols and
knives are used occasionally.
Next
ineslio
iis
to Ger
rota mos
juels
the part
in the
Soe 1.200
France
officers
next to
annually
comes
as
From Fireman's Cab To Laberater).
Prof. Morris, who iz at the head. of
the chemical department in Cornell
University, was once a fireman on the
New York Central Railroad. He was
position, and
have an education in order to succeed
in life. This was a great undertaking
for a poor boy, but his determination
tered his present position,
HS eb
An Imperial Collection.
Bmpress Elizabeth of Austria has
collected the photographs of all the
pretty women she has seen during the
fast nine years. To each picture is at-
tached a statement of the name, age.
and condition of the subject, with date
and place of the taking of the photo-
graph.
Klondike Chickens.
An instances is known to the writer
where a farmer's son paid $5 for one
setting of eggs. He succeeded in rals-
ing nine chickens, and took them all to
2 poultry show in Massachusetts, and
the man he purchased the eggs from
bought them all from the boy for $5
giving him $45 for the nine. Had
he boy bought “dollar” eggs he would
have had merely a kind. A
good] way build up a flock of pure
breds is to make two matings of them,
Give a male bird, which may be desig-
nated as number one, hens or pullets,
iid acother male also an allotment of
hens, which shali » desig 2G num-
ber two. Mark the chicks from each
mating and Keep a record, so no mis-
take will made in recognizing the
two lots When they in
turn to breed from,
mute the from number one
birds from number 2
This plan will prevent
inbreeding, and will
enable one to breed for
ach
dollar
to
be
of chirks
are old enough
male b
female
Versa.
irds
with the
and vies
Any too close at
ihe mame time
definite p
of new
Any irpose, which the intro-
often de-
Selont
duction blood quite
the fin-
breed.
OF counteracts,
if each brood and retain for
each season Stock given proper
i
satment for generations and
| Pex 1 al +
carefully BE ie } iii make most
onderful improvement
bred pou!
Had Her Eyelids Cut.
in Drooks, or
which George
2 ¥ Dials
iS, near Montreal and
game
WF fe
{of the
| Fel
this
game
14, Ia
Year
| vear of
i in 18s
| married
{ try,
two
life
settling )
ago La Fountaine con-
tinued in steady employment, but they
living the baby of the
| family, an unmarried son forty-eight
of age. Of nine children
all living except who cied at
the age of fifty-two
{ Mr. and Mrs. La Fountains enter
| upon the seventieth year in the best of
{health and in the full possegsion of ail
| their faculties. They hope to “round
ut” sevent=-five years of married life
either ia called to rest.—Mil-
{Wis.) Sentinel
years
are now with
years their
are one
i
i before
| waukee
Charmin: Despite Age.
Helen of Troy was forty-six when
men fought for her smiles and favors
Mane de Poitiers was fifty-six hen
men far and near acknowledged her
{a siren whose fascinations no man
could resist. Julie Recamier at sixty
. could scarcely dissnade an efamored
| Prince half her age, from suicide be-
testations of passionate love. Mme de
'Enclos’ last desperate affair of the
heart vecurred when that lady was in
her carly eighties,
Industrial Progress.
In 1800 the per capita consumption of
iron in the United States was only 42
pounds, In 1870 i had increased to
i432 pounds: in 1880 it wes 240 pounds,
ind in 1890 it rose to 334 pounds—an
merease of more than five-fold in thir.
ty years. Iron is regarded as the best
business Barometer.
a ———
The largest fund expended yearly by
any country un behalf of ite army is
that of Ruseiy, the latest military bud.
get of which amounted to $212.500,000.
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