She $1,00. a Year in Advance. INDEPENDENT " Live arid Let Live." $1 .28 when riot paid in Advance. VOL. XVIII. No 15 Lehighton, Carbon County, Penna. February 22, 1890. Single Copies 5 Cents WeissDort Buste Directory. "Hilt AN KLIN HOUSE, east WKiaarotvr. mnn-a. This home offers first-class accommodations to So permanent boarder and trnnlent guest Panic prices, only One Dollar per day. auxT-ty John lmmtio. Proprietor. Oscar Christman, wnissronT, pa. Liver) and Exohanqe Sialic. o,.vrldliur carriage! and safe rtrlvtnn horses. totStl5n.to aee.its w "T MalUnd telegraph order, promptly attended to aire me a trial. mavzi-i.t The - Weissport - Bakery, c. w. iaury. ruorniBTPK. Delivers Freih "read and Cake in Weissport. vals supplied at lowest prices. deSHin. r. J. HON GEN, DCCBSSOK TOClIAltUt SCIIWK.nZBU, Near the Canal Uildge. In EArfT WEISSPORT, Penna Is prepared to do all kinds ol Blacksmithing and Lln Qhnaintr 4t very Reasonable Pjlt rUR SBrr,SU A SrKClALTY. Also, Agent for the , P. P. Mast Uoatl Curt, ! the Cheapest and "est ou the market. Miyt Mparterc for GMIABES ! Henry Christman ATTItK I Fort. Allen House. Weissport, ' ' ' Sells" the Popular and Celebrated ' ! Burlington O and O York AD . OtT LS OARRI 3SS I At prices that are considerably leas than compe tition. I have all styles nd quilltles which I wish yon would not tall to Inspect boforo making purchases. iiiayltom J APPLES POTATOES Received in Car Load Lots al most every week at O. J. Saeger's East Weissport, Pa, Store-keepers, Hucksters arid all others can save money by mak ing purchases of him. Other fruits in season. Call or write for prices, Dead Men Tell No Tales WE'RE ALIVE, gur Story's Short. We nave'nt got the HIGHEST STOCK of Dry Goods, Groceries, Provis- wns, Notions, Boots ana hoos.Tob icco, Cigars, &c , &a, &c, In the Ihlgh Valley, but we have an Klecant i...A..nt b,the s.ime. and the prices are narked way down below thegre.it majority of nnmn.iiinr.und that's what stilts yon be cause QUALITY is the UESF mid the PHIOES awnlwavsJUST UIOIIT. Our stock Is entire ly Hew, Fresh, Clean, Cqmploie and !Ianume, ' . . . i I. tl... ..ui.nln nH so e lane pleasure hi ims .m people 01 1 Hcnermii Wrissport and the surrounding community to pned. a I,tVI!ltV TAflI,K oil HEAVER St., call aud Inspect our assortment of general store wnurB neraons oan be n'liiplled with flood. Bate a. , Respectively. Teams either for KuneiAl. Wedding or for Haul goods. iwajiriuvrij, p, ,,ni. at VKrv lowest lUtes. In COntieC- . t- - it a 11 l1 is I A V V . jyj. A. liO IX. -I Post-Offlcc Weissport, Pa Ww Canal Br E. Weissport. TTSfpERTAKER AND DBALKR YH FURNITURE, PARLOR SUITKS, BED ROOM SUITES. ., o. Prices the very lowest. Quality of aa4 h hesL Satisfaction guaranteed In Ooskbt.9, Oofflna and Shrouds w. hava a full lino which we will turulsh a the lowest possible prices. Flour, Peed, &c, Of the choicest qmlity at very reasonable prices. yaj) aijQ q aii-iiiTOu. JOSEPH P. REX, a.n.H.1, EAST VVEWfORT AL. CAMPBELL, Jew alsr anil Watc-tata Bank Street, Lehighton, ft'nna Retpoetfnllv Invites the attention of his trleuds ftUQWe OIHHUS H'liT'ii ....... a-. new aiqek of Watches, Clocks,' Silverware, Jewely, UTjIeas that defy competition. Itwllipayynu o can and Inspect my stock before purchasing REPAIRING rrqtqpBy dro at lowest charge, and all work guaranty, ll 1 1L Til--- fOrpi Mb WW. (ft fimTjgJVJiMf) JJIOlSr OF THE BIG WATOH, Joseph F. Rex, Bank St Irshightoa. Bright'o Disease. A Ten-Tenr-Olil Clillcl Bared After the ralluro of Four Phvalclnns. My littlo irlrl, ten j-rus of Kro, was taken sick In March, 1333, with acarlot furor. When rocOTOrim Ilia took a torero co:.l, wMch developed Brlsht's DiapAao of tha Kldncrs. Iter antics, feet and area were torribly swollen: ahehad a burning favor, and all theaymptoma of an asirravatcj casa of Brlght's Disease Fourof our beat physicians attended her, but t Hbeut cuccoss, and h. -Life was Despaired of. Cat a mothe. 'ore and prayers aurmonnt all dlffl. Cullies, and I deu. tned to try Dr. David Kennedy'! Farorlto nomody, m,..j at Itondont, H. T. Thla wis a last resort, and I hoped, although my little dsngh. ter"a caso was a very aevcro one, that the ravorlt Itemcdjr would do for her what It had done for others whose condition had not been, seemingly, as hope less. How happy I am that I determined upon this oourso f or an Improvement was at oncq perceptible. The f oyer left her-hrr appctl te Improved she gained tlx pounds in a abort time, and one by one tho well known and'drradsi apnptoma of the dlscaso loft her. Words fall to ctprws my Rratltude, and I cannot too earnestly recommend tho Favorite Hemcdy. It was A MARVCLOUS RECOVERY. and 1 due fillr-tv tn the ravp-ii Hemcdy, which ' e riily lucduine tiiken alter her case was absndo'iM by the pb) li!ain. SMin lirA.Kai.j i,.i- et Rntiarht, Vermont; TIib H"w Uir.t -v tu.M lever, alesalea, liih'h;r(aajidvuilnuo.ii"reou lair.ts often leavs blua tlioni acqmllss U tLo nitnt uimiwtiua chat, acta'. To envl all tra.m of anch disorders. tons op the various on-an .. n,;tl i,!l ti o rrlua with pun and nutritious bluud ueo Dr. David Kennedy's Or. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. Prepared by UIU DAVJ1 KENNEDY, HONIIOUT, N. Y. lpr .otta Els for ti. Br all druaTrtat. Coughing IS Nature's offort to expel foreign sub stances from the bronchial passages. Frequently, this causes Inflammation ami the need of an anodyne. No other expectorant tr anodyne Is equal to , Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It assists Nature In ejecting the mucus, allays Irritation, Induces repose, and Is the most popular of all cough cures. "Of tha many preparations before tha public for the cure of colds, coughs, bronchitis, and kindred diseases, there is none, within tho range of my experi ence, so reliable as Ayer's Cherry Pec toral. For years I was subject to colds, followed by terrible coughs. About four years ago, when so afliicted, I was ad vised to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and to lay all other remedies aside. I did so, and within a week was well of my cold and cough. Since then I have always kept this preparation in the house, and feel comparatively secure." Mrs. L. L. Brown, Denmark, Miss. "A few years ago I took a severe cold which affected my Jungs. I had a ter rible cough, and passed night after night without sleep, The doctors gave me up. I tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, which relieved my lungs, Induced sleep, and afforded tho rest necessary for tha recovery of my strength. By tho, con tinual use of the Pectoral, a permanent cure was effected." Horace Falrbrother, Rockingham, Vt. Ayer9s -Cherry Pectoral, raxraBiD'ar Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Matt, gold b? all Druggists. Prlcl; tlxtoUlst,tl. Horse Doctor, (Itonorarv Uraduate of Ontario Vet. College.) Offlr. carina Hams Bait SI. LehIeMos CASTRATION", DENTISTRY, Diseases of Horse and Cattle, SCCCESSKUIXY TREATED. Special and Particular Attention paid to LA.MENES ? :-: SPAVINS, Splints, Ringbone, Hoofbound, And all diseases prevalent among Domeft'eated Animal. His Horse and Cattle PoMcis sold b him elf an I stores generally. ' limitation lfree Charges Moderate. Ca Is hytrlegrauh and telephone promptly at att 11 ed to Operations Skillfully Performed New Livery Ire id Store AT PAOEq TON. i.TjorqU) MKVEU8 fe-pe i.fuliv Informs the ,-.n.l . A t..ll.ntl..lia.lii.l ,r ,i.ur..,i.lil, h In hIso In stock the verv best brVds of FI.OUU and FKKD. which he will aca? 1 it IJlULI'Si: ITICPS. Attention, "Builders ! J.'J1 The midershrned Is tl working the DOLON STONE UAURY,upd I- iircnarel losupply.at (Inirtest notice and tit I. vest vricen. lie raous who desire with HOOD rt.ONE for HUlMllNll wlm ilesire v I'Ultl'OSES. ('jill and In nect the Stones and learn Trices tefore purchasing eisewneie. LEOPOLD MEYERS, feb.2-ly racRerton.ra, D. J. KISTLER iiA.M-tfiillv Aiinoipicni Ut the tiuhllK that lie ha .,.ul SKW I.IVKllV srAlll.K. unilllimliH h Wwidinimor llualnessTrlna on the shortest no- iw nrpiKiroii Li, iiii'iifii .cmiii iifr r imcinia. lue nil I Hll IIULrr.' liuta. uiudi. irn n. ill' CuruoL lluuse" will receive prompt attention. ST A nb G3 ON N0RTU STltKET, text the Ui.tel, Lehighton. an22U' ttHOKMAKER'tt Horse atMo. Tosnua Shoemaker, Proprietor CI1EURVVII.I,K, V. 0 Xorthampton co, t)IREOTlONS-KorHhoi-se.ltahles)oonfiil,two or three times a weea, wiii-n hick, d hiii, aiiiHinstiil aday. For it Cow. I Iwispoonfiil twice a w.isk; wnen aii-K, twice au.iy. i in- same for Hons. For Poultry mix with fed. Kdvr i.irfiwder la nrenared niter the rertne if th late Dr.' II. o. Wlls m. and Is the isiiIiih irilcl . Owners f abavo named animals should write at once. Stoves, Tinware, Heaters and Ranges rln Grpat Variety at Samtjel- Gravbii's I I Topular Store, Bank Street. Roofing and Spouting a special ty Stove repnirs furnished on nrt notiee. KsMWQsWUet 1 Leonard Heath's Fortune. By EEBEOOA HAEDIHG DAVIS. N THE northern suburb of Phila delphia there Is a curious crooked lano. It lies westward of the old Canute woods which so lately suffered dreary transmigration into a crop of red and whito con tract houses. This iano has always been a most unchange able, unwaken able bit of anti quity. It was an Indian trail through old beech and ash trees, dropping their rotting leaves on the lush mold, with fat green caterpillars spinning cocoons undei . their roots, when tjio first Swrdish set tiers landed and began to dig their under ground houses down there at Wicaco the rotted leaves lie just as then about tho ash and beech trees today, nnd tlu butterflies crawl from the cocoons and flap their gold dusted wings on tho bark as though one of the groat cities of tht world had not sprung up between tin roots and Wicaco. Nature gives up this old landmarl grudgingly. On one sido of the lano tin country struggles to lie town by mean! of brick kilns and Sominergartcns, whih next to them is an old fashioned ceme tery, where the tired dead townspeople seem to have gone out to lie down and dream that they were in the country Bunning along the whole of the other tide is a dilapidated fence, undo in some long ago generation, with faded notices to trespassers nailed on its green and rotting rolls. Within is tho Fontaine Place 'a house gone to decay, and wood I land. i The homestead, of which you catch glimpses through tho tree's, was twenty years ago almost as much decayed 03 now. A mellow afternoon sun, one October day, lighted up its front of dull red brick and worm eaten porches, on one of which two young taien stood to gether, coarsely dressed as laborers. They had been sauntering through tho woods for an hour or two. Ono of 1 them a squat, square built fellow, with his face deeply pitted by smallpox had, boy like, stuffed out his pockets with nuts and queer bits of mica, and was kneeling tying up a bundle of mini in ills handkerchief, whistling as ho did it. The other held .his hands folded behind him, dangling a pair of worn kid gloves, and looked dreamily down tho dusky wood aisles. "In a few years, Joo," he said, "the city will have crept out here; it will bring up the value of this property tf the estate of a prince." "Ljtkely; though it ud be a pity to see chimneys in place of them elms, Leon ard." Leonard glanced slightly down at him: You don't feel this place your own as I do. It is our inheritance to me, in spite of all the Fontaines alive. You don't seem to understand that it was men of pur blood who took this ground from the red' man. Tho Heaths lived here before the revolution like nobles; they had a place among men. And you and I, the last of tho Heaths, are thanking God to day for the chance of partnership in a blaoksnjitU's shopl" . 'Hlbbln's offer Is very fair, Len, as to the shop very fair, considerin we never learned the trade Regularly." Joe got up, -adjusting his glazed cap. Uo showed his white teeth and Btuttered a little: it often happened when ho talked to Leon ard, though this embarrassment was the only painful way in which he showed his humility and, seneo of inferiority to U3 uromur. "ab id viiis property, it done me good to see it even this once. ril respect myself more for coming of n stock of men that was educated aud fit to rule. You're born more of their sort. and It costs you more to lone their foot ing, I suppose. But I wish you'd see that the shop" "Don't talk of tho shop here, for God t sakel" Leonard reddened to the roots of his hair, Iiko a girl. His face was not unlike a cm s, with large, sparkling eyes. Very well" good naturcdly "only you wore talking of a place In tut- world." That a placet Work In soot and sweat by day, and then to sleep like a log by night. It s tho life of a beast more than a man s. "Don't Jet Wimiy hear yqu talk like that, or she'll think you rue. Why, it was only last week you were arguing how safe it was for her and you to mar ry on the protlts Uibbin promised, Look here, Len touching him on the arm, his tone growing grave "I don relish soot or Bweat any more than you do. Jiut blacksmithing is a place. It footing. Now that I've got a hammer in my hand, and Pess In that room for mr wife, I'm a man among men. Do you tee? It'll go hard with me if I don' make my place wider, i clou t mean to be a blacksmith always. It'll go hard with me if my children don t have tht edicatlon I lack and a home liko this to grow up in, p'r'aps. Who knows?" Leonard patted Joo a broad, back, look' ing down iiftectionately at the set, bull dog jaws and steady, small black eyes, "Yoa start wrong. A man is a traitor to himself whq takes up other work than tho best for which he is fitted. If Uod has created him n poet he should starve before ho degrades his faculty in a car penter s shop. His nrst duty is to li beat fcelf, "ITut if circumstances is ag'in him, Leonard? Now I don't really sea any opening for you Uut Hlbbln's." Leonard made no answer. "There was one, too, who worked, they say, In a carpenter's shop till His time was come for His real work, and It seems to mo there's a ser mon in that to' us that has tq wait our chance, at great aa any Re preaobetl afterward.," ' Leonard smiled loftily. "Well, do you go back tq Hlbbln's and wait, Joe, I'i .help you. You'll waken put pf that shop into tha Inheritance, pi v coble, some day. AnnUel !A1 right" swinging bU bundle over his shoulder. "It's time for tho train nows we'd better get home and to bod bo times, eo as to be at the shop early;" "Go on I'll follow you directly.'" While he leaned over the porch railings ajVg Jc'e bmd tin TP- tunny lawn, the biacksmitn inuttereov inlf nloud to himself: "What cursed beo is in his bonnet tow? Ho Bald 'the fortune of a noble;'" ind then ho gavo a vexed, indulgent laugh. His patience was boundless with poor, visionary Len, but this tried it Imrd. Joo was tho younger of the two, but his brilliant brother (as ho deemed him) had been n dead weight on his broad shoulders all of his life, einco the lays he ran off from the littlo publio -school to hang around Old book stalls. riiere he had picked up certain language and scrapsflf theories which were Greek to Joe. It had been the result of months f plotting on iU part to induce Hibbin to include tho flighty fellow in the offer f pirtnership witii himself: he thought le had him settled for life. "And now," ue groaned, "he's going to (ly tho track before lie's begun on it," As for Leonard, his heart ached look- ng after his brother. After today their paths separated, God only knows for how long. Ho gavo himself n montal hug, thinking how good u brother ho had been how self sacrificing. Had ho not mado plans for Joe all his life which that lull fellow never could have projected? When they wore boys it was Joo who ihould command the pirate ship of which le would be but bo sen; it was Joo who hoiild bo chief of the gallant band that, following Burr's scheme, were to con- luer some unknown territory in New Mexico, nnd set up a kingdom among he prairio dog3 and buffaloes and igantic red enctii. Joo was to wear the plumed cap there, be Inca, caliph what not? "I always took the second place. Wlicn I ran off to California it was to 11? for gold for him. It was no fault of nine that I failed and that ho took his wages to bring mo back. I've been a ;ood brother to Joo Hfath." Ho repeat- d this again nnd again, walking up and (own, strengthening himself in come way by it. "It's for his sako and for VVinny s sako that 1 11 break looso from them today. I'll inako this venture, and throw away every otlipr chance. For them. Not for myself, God knows!" When-tho wind grew chilly and the shadows of tho Lombardy poplars fell heavily a3lant the darkening porch, he went insido. It was an old, unpieturesquo room. Unmeaning monotony oven at its early ay of builditi'' hud fallen on Piuladel- nhia hou303. The ceilings were high, ho many windows almost flush with tho lat walh. Paneling and doors, onco a raw, shiny white, were now yellow and treakod wtlh mold. Tho papering lapped mildewed from the wall. Leonard dragged in a log from tho lawn ami seated himself on it in the mid He of the bare floor. Night was falling, when a hasty step rung through tho vacant rooms, and a man pushed open tho door behind him. X little man, in clotu?3 of glom brown, chat bagged about his lean limb3; a peer ing skinny face, thatched over by a cur ly black wig; heavy gold seals dangling below his waistcoat. Mooning in the dark. Heath? No fire? A littlo blazi und a hot drink would have put a di.Torent faca on mat ters. You Americans think of nothing but business business." "I tame hero for business." "Well, then, to it at once," putting down a tin lantern on tho floor and open ing tho bull s eyo. A firoad bar of light fell across their faces into the dark room Tho sooner out of this damp the better. And I havo no time to lose; I must be in Liverpool by tho Oth. If you refuse my offer I must look up another tenant for the Fontaine houso to-morrow. Tch-hl It is enough to .freeze one's marrow," sneezing and his teeth chattering. "I ectmr here for tusfnei," I've been thinking it over," said Leon ml, in Ills dreamy way, leisurely clasp- ug his hands about his knees and specu atlvely regarding the lantern. "I wish .-ou would just run over tha facts again ,Ir, Ludlow, to make It all clear. My 'irain is muddled to-night." "You'd better look sharp, then, for the xplanation will bo nf tho shortest," get ing up, stamping his feet and trotting ip and down, to work off his impatience ind cold together. "This place, by old ontaine s will, is to lie unimproved un il the heir Is of age. I am the agent. 1 came tq (ind a tenant who is to keep it rom going to actual ruin. So far you ittdorstandf Leonard nodded, with a twinkle In lis soft eyes. Ue wa3 suspicious, like nost credulous women and womanish uit'ii; he was never again to ho tricked as ho had sq often beeu before; he re garded hla pyes as wuhed keen by bit ter experience. Tills request to hear the story again was but a subtle feint to test the Engliilunan. Bo the poor dreamy fool sat blinking solemnly, as blind as an owl in daylight, while Ludlow lau&hed secretly to find him a tool fashioned so ready for use. "Tho Fontaines have held the prop erty, as you know, but for n short time. "I know, wo bought it from the In dians, said Len, sitting erect. "Bqught or Rtolo what matterf Here Is the point: it was but a younger branch of tho Heaths that canio to the states. Edward, tho first to emigrate, brought with him title deeds to a large tract of .waste ground near Liverpool, on which ho and Ids descendants paid taxes by tbelr agents. The ueatn.-t, as you know, during tho rebellion of thn colonies, were Tories. John Heath, thn own.ee of this cround here, went to Franco at the beginning of the troubles, and remained abroad for many years, leaving the house in ohargo. of a housekeeper. He married a French girl of family, and died suddenly in Lyons. About the same time the homestead hero was burned to the ground. When the war was over his widow, witli her infant son, came to ruiinaeipma anu raoae search, secretly, for certain valuable dUM and (pop- which the tvf$xd n. ..... . . , in an unuergrouna on this property. Among them were tho title deeds to the Liverpool ground. Whether she had mistaken her husband as to the precise spot, or whether the falling ruins had completely blocked -up tho entrance, I don't know, But I do know that neither plate nor papers were ever found, nnd that thoy are hero now. Probably under our feet" "Probably under our feet!" muttered Len, with a long breath. - "You know tho Btory of tho Hodths after that better than I do. How they havo gono down, down, for lack of money, until tho old stock- lias ended in" "A blacksmith's Bhop." "In two young men. ono of whom has strength enough to bring baok all tho fortune of his race," eyeing him shrewdly. " Yes!" standing up. His hollow cheeks burned: "You do not deceivo yourself in Leonard Heath." "I hope not. I propose that you under take this.search as quietly ns may bo. I would not trust oven your, brother witli tho secret." "Certainly I shall not trust Joe. There would be no surprise in that case. I'll disappear out of their sight. They shall think mo dead Wlnny and all. Some day I'll co mo back and bring the keys of fairy land. I'll shower gold on them." "There b no doubt of It," taking snuff. Your first nim must bo tho title deeds. Remember," Tho ground is some of tho most valu able in Liverpool, you say?" No, but it lias great value. It is close ly built over with dwelling houses, owned generally by their occupants. That class of peoplo will bo more readily ousted than largo corporations would havo been. But Leonard stood up, shocked and startled "if I succeed, Ludlow, these peoplo will he homeless." "Hundreds of them. Tho more the better for you. That's their business. What right had the cursed beggars or their grandfathers to squat on your ground?" "That's true that's truel" "You are homeless. If you can afford to give oway your property to them it's sort of generosity I can t appreciate." "1 don't mcantogiva Itaway. And yet these men probably paid hard money or labor for that ground, nnd thought they bought it honestly, whilo I never heard of it till last week. It looks like wholesale robbery!" Ho spoko with a sort of gusty vehomence which evapo rated with tho words. Tlio Englishman e cool sneer cowed him. - Uo ended with a feeble, "What do you think, eh?" "I don t understand such genteel sen timents. I'm a business man, I am. You throw the venture up, then?" 'I3y no means. It was only a passing idea of mine. Wo owe you too much for discovering tho facts to throw them up now. By tho way, wo will reward you handsomely, Mr. Ludlow. You may de pend on Joo and me." "1 11 take one-third as my price when 10 claim is established," dryly. ''You'll take one third!'.' his jaw fall- fnffv, " yos. The tinamg of tno aeeas is but beginnlncr. My work becins then. You blacksmith boys could as easily set the machinery of English law in motion or ou could work a Btcam engine by the breath of your mouth." "I suppose that s true stroking his thin whiskers vaguely. "You 11 find how truq when you try to work without me. You'll make the ven ture, then?" picking up his lantern. "Yes; I will bo hero to-morrow night '' Leonard got up, looking around him into the damp shadows. "I will not leave this house until I have dragged my luck out of it. Other men kneel and pray to Fortune, but I mean to take her by the throat; hey, Ludlow?" 'By the throat, eh? To bo sure the throat, Well, I'm for some punch now: will you come? No? To-morrow night, then, we'll oust tht) infernal beggars. The throat, ch?" with an approving nod and chuckle. II. "Just call them off, uncle, will you?". Ben sturancd on his wooden lez across tho kitchen for his spectacles nnd a slip of paper, then back again, turn about. right face, into position behind the clean- skinned, roly-poly littlo girl who, with her hands rolled up in her gingham apron, was tip-toeing and clucking about before tho little plaster busts on the dresser, like a fussy hen over her first nestf ul of white eggs, "Four Virgin Marys; ditto dogs with basket; oneFellora; twoBacchuscs; two Doubtfuls. What's that, Winifred?" "Spoiled in the baking; thoy go in aa Doubtfuls. Scppy guts rid of them as Jupitcrs or George Washingtons, accord ing as customers run. Uow had we better set them oat, uncle? Lconard'U coma In at that door" snuffling the can-lies anxiously. "I'd advise a semy-circle, so as to give him the full view at wunst." "I wish yoa'd help." "Kin I? I'll be very keerful, Winny" quite in a glow of pleasure, pulling himself up ort hla Bound leg and rolling up his sleeves before he began work, Their Pantheon quite filled the lower shelf of tho dresser, the dishes being piled on top to make way for tho gods and heroes. A tallow candlo was eot at either end to complete tho effect, Winny drew back, put her hands be hind her and her head deliberately on ono side. Suddenly she grew rod as a coai: "You sea that? Don't deny it, Uncle Ben, l knew I made the oven too hot, That's Bcorch," Ben looked closely at the plaster and then at her, rubbing tho wisp of gray hair on his bald crown. Then he broke Into a laugh: "All the better; that gives thetno, ooj; oi age, mat scorcn aocs, ' "Well, I did not think of that" thoughtfully, "Well, I did. I never eeen finer works of art than that en-tire, row of Virgin Marys. Take my judgment for it; I'm older than you. Winifred," "I think they are well done" with a complacent nod. "Dear, dear! 8 o'clock and Leonard not here! The muffins will be quite over tho pan and ho's a, tef rlble fellow for muffins, Ben dusted the plaster from Ids scuffed coat, buttoned It, combed out bis thin gray whiskers, and eat down, erect as flagstaff, an the 6ido of the fire. It was a little three cornered room, Winny's kitchen, with rows of tins, and strings of brown onions and ecarjet peppers along the white wall. On one aldo was the door to Uncle Ben's room on the other, tha door to hers. The - supper tabla was eet, the muffin rings waiting, . v. - PI.. V 1 .1 ( "? wuaagw rawj w us- bus nuni ; in to straighten her collar and tie again U SiWjoa i tpr tati n blOWsd nau oceii ntaaen vault somowhero when 81io had hurried out arraln alio could think of nothing else to do, or wish ror that night or for tho rest of her life. Leonard was coming; in a week this ! would bo his homo! Undo Bon, who .was very skillful at ;irving, had mado a dos's head wooden knocker for the door, with "Heath" com ing out of the mouth. It was his littlo joko to greot them when thoy camo back irom cuurcn on their wedding day. There was a Bcuffling of feet scraping the mud off at tho door presently, and Joo and hU wifo Bessy camo In "just to see mo ousts eet out. wo, they wouldn't stay; they wouldn't spoil Len's surprise. uut was tnero over a girl as handy as Wlnny?" And nlthough thev had been In the secret all along slnco tho day that the Italian boy Seppy began to show Winny how to mix Iho clay, and had both sat breathless over tho oven whilo pagan gods and Christian saints baked harmoniously togothcr, thoy went over them all again, admiring oven Flora's snub nose and mi unfortunate loer In tho eyes of St. Paul. "Ther'ssomo very lifo Iiko touches thor. Winny," Baid Joe, critically. "You'vo give them tho look of peoplo I' vo knowod. it s good work." "It's genius, is what I'd call it." ejacu lated Uncle Ben. "I'm sure I don't carofor myself." said Winny. "I don't know now as Lsonafd would like to marry a gonius. But this Is what I think of Joo" puttins her fat hand on his shoulders. "It'll bo very pleasant lor me, when he's hammering in the shop yonder, to havo my paddle in tho cellar here, and help keen tho wolf from tho door with it. Of course, if I'vo got tho gonius, so much tho bet ter" her dimpling faco growing pink. 'But oven as it is, tho plasters pay threo times ns much as slop work." "Ah, now you talk to tho point!" cried Mrs. Joe. "When you'vo been married us long as I havo, you'll learn to count the pennies. Genius is good in its way, uut it's poor stuff to make tho pot boil. or to put turnips in it!" "It's you for .hard sense, Bes3l" Joo nodded significantly to tho others. Thoro was a moment's respectful silenco. for bv dint of tho daily firing of such hard, bullcty maxims among them, Mrs. Joe had begun to be a power in tho familv. and was regarded as holding the tight pin of common senso over tho Heath affairs in general, thoucrh thoro was really 03 much firmness in tho fair, pudgy little woman as In a bowlful of sweet jelly. "Here's Lon! cried Joe, as a quick un certain step rattled on tho board walk without. "Let's bo off, Bess. Wo won't ipoil Winny'a plans" liurryiujr her to the door, whilo sho nnd Winny pecked kisses at each other, and chatted about Besss baby's colic to the last breath. after tho manner of women. "Hillo. Len!" giving him a pound on tho back as lie passed them in tho narrow path. Been maundering about that musty old houso till now, thinking of tho glory of tho Heaths, eh? Bo early at tho shop in tho morning, mind. "Joe? after they had gono on a rod or two. "Yes." . "Good-by," holding out his hand. "Good-by. Why, what ails you? Your hand's as dry and hot a3 punk. Not a touch of your chills back, hoy? dragging lain to tho light, anxiously. "Nothing ails me," peevishly. "Good- by, Elizabeth. You've been good and kind to mo sinco you were Joo s wifo. I ll not forget it. Your bread shall return to you from tho waters. Tho Heaths were never ungrateful.' 'Tin sure of that, Lenny. But I don t want my broad back." Ho stood still, pressing both their hands. "I wish I feel terribly alone," ho said. "No matter. The old knightB went out alone, and came back victors." "You'd better go in and eat Winny's muffins," said Joe, shortly. 'Good-night, Joe. Somo day you will better understand me." Poor Winny ! What with the ague and laziness, Len's tempers is growin' more than flesh and blood can stand," said Mrs. Joe, as they walked on. "itouro generally just to.him, Bess Ho's a real genius, Leonard is; ho can't bo judged by our rules. And there's a sort of spell about that house, there's no denyin' it. If tho shop turns out weil, we'll move into town ourselves in a few years, and go live near it. Wo Heaths bev a right to that much. Tho will-o -the-wisp, which waa lead ing Len into tho swamp, had ao much dclusivo glitter, even in tho solid black smith s eyes. "its nothing but tho ague woruin with him, I doubt," Baid Bees, going back to Len. Leonard was Inside of the kitchen by this time; the grand tableau had been presented: the Flora and Bacchus, and tho virgins with the mellowing scorch and tho tallow candles burning away at either end. Uncle Ben had been hurry ing out, hearing him coming, but Winny had stopped him. "I'll bo in tho way, littlo gal." "You worked as hard as I. You must see his very first look." So the old fellow gathered himself into a corner with chuckle of enjoyment. She forgot to speak to. Len stood breathless, watching his face, her palmB pressed hard together. Now Len, coming from the city In the train nnd plodding along the lioard walk outside, had built and furnished the solidost of nil his castles in the air. It was for Winny. There were onyx stones and gopher wood In it, for aught 1 know. There were delicate perfumes; the air moved in music, tho sunshine came to it stained with gold and royal purple. In a little while this would be their home. Here, there was a smell of sausages; tho candlea sputtered; tho dresser was crammed with dirty-looking plaster llg ures, such as that greasy Seppy peddled about the roads. Len drew a long breath, ''What Is this trumpery?" ie said, in a Bavago growl, "Throw a cloth over them, for Qod'a sake, Wlnny, and open tho win dow. It is terrible for human beings to ba forced to cool; and live in the samo room." Then lie remembered to draw her to his etde and kiss her. Winny's temper, whloh, when she waa a baby, used to be strong enough to shake every atom of her little body, olioked in her throat now and burned fiery red in her cheeks. But she loved this fellow enough to bear blows from him. and kiss him, after them. "You don't understand, Leonard, I made them. It Is a surprise for you. Sppy will sail them for me. Only think bow much we oan make for you in a year! Yon In the shop and I In the oallar," 'Don't talk to me of the shop. You drive me mad, Winifred. You know how I always loathed" "Vffk. dr?" wtitn h euld not tni u wora. No. Sit down. You at least 'must understand mo." Uncle Ben. who had been edging hla way, crutch and all', to the door, noiseless as a cat, stopped, hold ing it open, to wink and telegraph en couraglngly to her behind Leonard back. "It's tantrums, nothln' but tan truras," opening and shutting his wide mouth without a sound. "Wo men hot all got 'cm at times. Don't you mind, deary;" and disappeared, to stump ur and down tho boards shaking his head gloomily. Winny did not sit down. She began to gather her poor littlo ficuret into her apron, crumbling them to pieces as she throw them In. When Leonard saw how palo was her usually jolly little face, and how sho hold back tho tears. ho broko Into uneasy accusations against uimscii. "I'm a brute," ho cried, "Bat it calli mo to sea you degraded. Come here child. Think how your beauty is wasted drudging in this back alley." "Utdn t it mako you love mo, Leon ard?" looking up sideways. Yes. But I am wasted," with a dsb- eionato ouioreaic. "iiiere is no rcasor why I should not stand as high aa an) iicacn tnac went before me. I am r gentleman by right of blood and bod and soul. Look at tho placo thor hat in tho world. I am trampled under fool For what? For want of money money! men winny throw down her plaste: rubbish and wont to him. She had t sudden perception nf the imminence ol tho danger. Tho old Leonard was going from her, from them all, for, ever. Shi put up her hands on his shoulders. Tills was no vagary of a moment thai could so alter tills whole outward man She had no time to sob or cry out. Sht tried to think of what strongest wordt to Bay: "You have your trade. Nt Heath of them all had your intellect." ins eyes glistened at that. "There it no reason why you should not be re spected. And then you have me,'' dropping her head so that he could hold it to his breast, as he would do if love was all In all to him, as it was to the little woman. But he did not. "Oh, Vvo no doubl have all tho materials of a rood life. if I had money. But without it is like that lamp without a light in it." winny lifted her head quickly. "So the light Is not in it without monev?" she said slowly. "I thoueht" But what she thought she never told. Win ny had no gift of trazio expression. She had said her little word of remon strance, and was done with outcry now and for ever. She wont directly to her work, colder and paler than sho had' over been Been befort- "Will you have your supper now?" sho said gently, after a whilo rappinr at tho window for Uncle Ban, who came in with a vehement glow of cheerfulness. told ono or two roaring campaign stories ana forgot to laugn at them himself. praised the supper, while his dim eyes wandered piteously from one unanswer- ing young face to the other. The sup per was over. Winny, like most strong nervea women, usually worked off in ward fever by hot action of her body. In a few minutes the room waa clean. tho hearth swept, and an armchair, the leather wom and shiny with old age. pulled up In front of the fire. She stood beside it and glanced at Leonard. . But he loitered apart by tho open door. The sergeant got up, turned his back to the fire, took off his rusty wig, and poising it on bis list, brushed it care fullya ceremony which always with the old fellow ushered In an important act. "I want to say a word to you, lit tle gal," solemnly, "and to you,. Leon ard. It's about this day week your weddin day." The woman a face glowed with fiery blushes, but Leonard was silent. She raised her eyes at that and looked at him dtdadlly. Tho sergeant culled her toward him clearing his throat and beginning with renewed cheerfulness: "We've been partners a good many years, Winny since you waa up to my knee, about but I think this day week it 11 ba time to part company." Sho did not answer him by word or look. Her eyes never left the man't face, which stood out In relief against the dark background of the night with' out, as though she read in it words wnicn maue uer ueat co an otnera, "It's borne in on me today, Winny, that I ought to go," in a voice, which he mado unnaturally jovial "A man and his new wife is best alone; a third party is like water spilled on a hot, fresh j'ined pair of shears it spiles the temper of 'em over after. Besides, you and Leon ard is goin' to hev a hard fight for it. My bit of a pension'd be littlo holp." Without looking at him sho pulled hit wrinkled yellow hand under her arm and held it tight on her breast. "Your pension kept mo from tho almshouse, Undo Ben. No husband can ever come between me and you." "It was only the want of money I thought of" She knew then that he bad overheard soma of Leonard' words, "Are you going to measure out life by dollars?" she cried. "Is money i.bove lovo with you alir The old man was silent, knowing the words were meant for Leonard. But Leonard did not speak- She was unjust and bitter, he thought, like all women. What if he deferred his marriage for this chance of a fortune? It would be but for a, month or a year. Or if, to bo plain about it, he did, as she chose to put it, rata money higher than love? He was a practical man; ha Knew how he had been worst ed and trampled on always for want of money; he had his chance now. Was he to give it up for a woman's kiss? Joe, nnd Winny, too, no doubt, would oall it a damnable thins to rob hundreds of poor men of their homes on the strength of a musty parchment. Ho waa n practical man. He saw things in a business light. It waa for their Bake he did it not his own. Ben was stroking her hair: "I knowed you'd wish me to stay, Winny. But" lie looked at Heath, who hesitated a moment and then came forward, lean ing his hand on a chair back: "Sergeant Porter, you'll never leave your niece by my will. I do not forget what ahe owea you. Some day I hope to repay her great obligations In a way that that may surprise you, sir." There waa boyish choke in his voice at the word. "I'd be sorry If you paid me In any way Leonard, the sergeant said, gently, He loosed hla hand and slipped quietly to his own room, ue felt he had no right to be there with these young peo ple, who stood looking at each other, liolding their Uvea In their hands. He had the feeling of an Intruder who bad jostled Into a room where some one a stranger lay dying. The fireUglvt flatbed plaasaBtly about CvsUftMd on 4tb page. When cpgs are scarce cornstarcli II an excellent substitute, one Ubelspoonful ef the stardi is equal to one egir. 100 Ladles tVnntmt. And 100 men to call at druggists, for a free package of Lane's Vnrnily Medicine, the great root and herb remedy, discoveerd by Dr Silas Lano while in the Kooky moun umiin. For diseases of the blood, liver nd kidneys it Is a positive cure. For "conctlpa lion and clearing up the complexion it does wonders. Children liko it. Everyone praises It. Large-she package, 60 cent. At all druistc' To remove paint from elite goods satu rate the goods with equal parts of turpen tine and ammonia, then wash in soapsndt and let dry between blotting paper umlar a heavy weight. If Sufferers from Consnuiptlon Ooutbs and eolds will try Puritan Oongh and Consumption Cure, they will find quick relief nnd permanent bt tint the midlcal profession Jeclare li a remedy otitis highlit value. Try It. pilcZ6centi. " A larKj'iroportlon ef the diseases which cause iiuman tuflorlnir.rosolt from dcranirementof tha stomach, lonels and Ilvrr Dr. Io's Liver .egulaior remnvcs all these troutles. Trial Octtlts ires at Thomas' druic store. Brooms dipped lor a few minutes in bollinr; suds once a week will last much longer than thev otherwise would. A JCSTICU OF TI11S l'EACK SATS. .Hon. John Nealy, justice of the peace ind ex-member of tho House. of Itcprcsert atiqca from Meredith, N. H., was for wclvo years a terrible sufferer with rhautu itUm. He sayB; I cannot obtain any nediclne which does me bo much good as 'our Sulphur Bitters, and I think it is the Jret nieuieli,." made. In making a mustard plasler for a per son with a delicate skin use the wliUe of an EK Instead of water. Hub your lamp chimneys after.washlng with dry salt, and you will be surprised at .he new brilliancy of your light. You have often seen women with marked blueness-or paleness of face, vitiated appe tites, and a craving for unwholesome food. These are signs of a disordered liver, and lie trouble must be corrected or worse re al Its are sure to follow. Husbands and iilliers cannot afford to treat this matter ightly. Dr. Kcnnedy'g "Favorite Rem--dy,'' which dispels liver disease, costs less ban Btck wives nnd daughters. You will dm! it a very profitable investment. The flesh of fresh fish should b firm, the gills should be light red and the scales silvery. Some foolish Teoplsi Allow a cough to run nutll it gets beyond he reach of medicine. They often say. ' Oh, it will wear away, but in most cases it wears them away. Could they be. in tuced to try the successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which Is sold On a positive ruarantee to cure, they would immediately eo the excellent effect after taking the first lose. Price 60c nnd $1.00. Triaisiia free At all druggists. Mrs. Mayne Iteld, wifo of the dead novelist, is busy writing a life of her hus band. Kl'OCH. The transition from long, lingering and pain ful sickness to robust health niaiks an epoch In ;lie lile of the Individual. Buch a remarkable nent Is treasured In the memory and agency whereby the good lieallh hi. . been attained Is tratrfully blessed. Hence ", Is that so much Is neard In praise of metric Uliters. bo many teet hey owe their restorat Inn to health to the use of the Ureat Alterathe and Tonic. If juu are ,roubled with any disease of Kidneys, Liver or -Iton'ach. or long or short standing j ou will sure ty find relief by use of tlectrlo Hitters. Mold at Ac. and Si per bottle nt ItlUllilt'S Drugstore A very pretty bonnet for dcml drcs can be fashioned with black lace and jet, with strings and pompon of amber. The Sprlnc Medicine. The popnlariry which Hood's Sarsapar ilia has gained as a spring medicine is wonuerlul. it poiesses jubt those elements of health-giving, hood-purifying and jppetite-rebtoring which everybody seems to need at t ins season, vo not continue in a dull, tired, untatislactory condition when you may be 60 much benefited by Hood's Sarsaparllla. It purifies ihe blood und makes the weak strong. Son e of the coming novelties In fans show tinted fea'.bers arranged as orchids, tulips aud in other Cov er effects. "1 have used Aysr' Pills for tha past 30 years. and am satisfied I should not be alive to-day If It had not bean for them. They cured ma of dyspepsia when all other remedies foiled." T. P. Uoontr, Chester, Pa. Ayrtr's Pills ara said by all druKglits. Tha medical profession Is said to yield a larger income to women 'than possibly any other. cathartic rills are Whips To the liver and bowels, but give no sirencth. The more you tale the more you need. Miles' Pills positively strength en. The longer taken, the less repuired. Samples free at Biery or Tlicmas' Drug Store. IFomen organists are employed In some of the leading churches of Buffalo, N. Y.J Sudden Death. If von cet short of breath, hare flutter- ire, pain in side, faint or hungry spells, wollen ankles, etc., you have heart dheaie, and don't fall to take Dr. Miles' New Cure. Sold at Biery or Thomas' drug stores. The Jaoanase stvla of wearine the hair with jeweled pins has not yet died out. We Caution All Against Them. Tha unprecedented success and merit of Ely'a Cream Halm a real cure for catarrh, bay faver and cold In the bead has Induced many advea tureis to place catarrh medicines hearing soma resemblance In appearance, style or name upon the maikat, In older to tiade opon the reputa tion ef Ely'a Ortom llslm. Many In your Im mediate locality will testily in highest commen dation of it, A pallida Is applied Into each aostrlli no palm agreeable to use. Price so cents. A woman's cub Is still a novelty In England. Chilliness, dltzlnees, pains In the ltd a back sltrpintes. llstlteenesi In a word, a general torpor otiha system-all three clearly fodlcata liver dlie(a. Use U mil or In time and b cored. Sold everywhere. Prlc only So cents a package. Preserve your baby's health by promptly administering Dr. Hull s Uahy Syrup lor tha diseases of early childhood. Prlr J cents a buttle. Tbetowuoi I'ljmout), In this date, has a novel society in lif midst. It i known aa the Yours Ladies' Protective Ussoelallon, and lis primary objaet is the protection of ti.e matrimonial interests of the onntr women of tberjlaee. Girls be tween the agca of seventeen and thirty ara eligible. No woman can b admitted ova the ag ef thirty.
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