:!Sr? l'iV'ik fc THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, MAY 25. 1889. -r-l BEBEE; TWO LITTLE WOODEN SHOES Bj tUIDA.' CHAPTER XX1L One day In tbe May weather she sat within dour with a great book upon her table, but no tight for It In her aching ejes. The star ling bopped te and fro en the sunny fleer; the bees boomed In the perch; tee tinkle of sheep's bell carqe In en the stillness. All waa peaceful and happjr except the little weary, breaking, desolate heart that beat In her like a caged bird's. "tie will comer! am sure he will come," the tald te herself; but ahe waa te tired, and it waa ae long eh, dear Ged! se very long. A hand tapped at the lattice. The thrill volee of llclne, the sabot maker's wife, broken with anguish, called through the hanging Ivy: ' ' Bebee, you are a wicked one, tbey aay, but the only one there b at home In the village this day Get you te town for the love of heaven, and tend Dr. Max hither, for my pet, my flower, my child Ilea dylug. and net a foul near, and the black aa a (Sen! with choking go, go, gel and Mary will forgive you your sins. Save the little one, dear Bebee, de you hear? and I will pray Ged and.'spcak fair the ncighliera for you. Geln Debee rose up, startled by the new unfa miliar sound of n human voice, and looked at the breathless mother with eyes of pitying wonder. "Surely I will go," she sold, gently; "but there is no need te bribe me. 1 nave net sinned greatly that 1 knew." Then the went out quickly and ran through the lane nnd Inte the city for the sick child, and found the wise man, and sent him, and did the errand rnthur In a tort of sorrowful, sympathetic instinct than In any reasoning consciousness of doing geed. When she was moving through the once familiar ami happy ways, as the sun was set ting en tbe golden fronts of tbe old houses and the chimes were ringing from the many toner, a strange reuse of unreality, of non existence, fell ukih her. Could it In she she, indeed, who bad gene there the your before the gladdest thing that the wirt h bore, n itb ue care except te shelter her flowers from the wind and keep the fresh est hlofeems for the burgomaster's beiuwifel Bhedid net think thus te herself, but n vague doubt that she could ever have been the little, gay, laborious, happy Debee, with troops of friends nnd endless joys for every day that dawned, cams ever her as she went by tbe black front of the Broedbuls. The strong volee of Lisa, the fruit girl, jarred en her as she passed the stall under Iti yellow awning that was flapping sullenly In the evening wind. "Ob, he, little foell" the mocking voice cried. "Tbe rind of the fine pine is full of pickles and stings the lips when the taste b gene, te be sure. Crack common nuts like me and you are never wanting lintels grew free In every cepse. Prut, tutl Your grand lever lies a-dying se the students read out of this Just new and you such a simpleton aj net te gut a roll of noeleons out of him be bo be fere be went te ret in Puris. I dare say b was peer as sparrows, If ene knew tbe truth. He was only n painter after alL" Lisa tossed her as she spoke a tern sheet, in which she vv as wrapping gentians; It was a piece of' Vspaper some tbree weeks old, and in it therV A3 a single line or se which said that the artist Flatncn, whose "Gretchcu" was tbe wonder of the Salen of tbe year, lay sick unto death in his rooms in Pari. Brbcu steed and read; the strong, ruddy western light upon the type, the taunting laughter of the fruit girl en her ear. A bitter shriek mug from her that made even the cruelty of Lisa's mirth step in a sudden terror. She steed startrg, like a thing changed te stone, down en the eue name that te her filled all the universe. "Ill 'he Lt 111 de you bearPsbe echoed piteeusly, looking at Lisa; "and you say be is peer J" "Peer! for surel Is he net a painter I" sold the fruit girl, roughly. Bhe judged by her own penniless stedent lads; and she was nn nn gered with herself for feeling sorry for Ms little silly thing that she had loved te terture. "Yeu have been bad and huse te me, but new 1 blew you, 1 leve you, I will pray for you," said Debee, In a swift, broken breath, and nit ha leek upon hcrface that startled Inte pain her callous enemy. Then without another word, the thrust the Caper iu bcr besom, and ran out of the square rratliless with hoste and with a great ro re ro selro. He was ill and he was peer I The brave little soul of bcr leaped at ence te action. He was sick, and far an ay, and peer, they said. All danger unci all dlfllculty faded te nothing befere the vUlen of his need. Debco was only a little foundling who ran about In wooden shoes; but she had the "deg's beul" in her the soul that will fellow faithfully though te recelve a curse, that will defend loyally te meet a blew, and that will die mutely loving te the last. Bhe ncnt home, hew the never knew; and nltheut the delay of a moment packed up a change of llncu, and fed the fowls and took the key of tbe hut down te old Jebnn's cabin. The old man was only half witted by reason of his nlllictien for his dtad daughter, but he Husbhrend enough te undentaud what the wanted of bun, and honest enough te de It "I mu going Inte the city," she told te him; "and if 1 am net back te-night, will jeu feed the starling and tbe hens, and water the flowers for me I" Old Jelian put his head out of Ids lattice; It was 7 In the evening, and ha was going tc bed. "What ero you after, little onel" he asked; "going te show the flae buckles at a student'! ball! Kay, fie that Is net like you." "1 am going te pray dear Jeban," the answered, with a sob In her threat, and the first falsehood she had ever told. "De what I nsk jeu de, for your dead daughter's cake or tbe birds and the flowers will dia of hunger and thli-tt. Take the Ley and prom prem lsu ma" He took tbe ksy mid preinUed. "De net let tticui tcetbeMi buckles thine; they will rob you," he added. Debco ran from htm fast; every moment that waa lest was te precious 11&I se terrible. Te pausea second for fear's take never oc curred te her. Bhe went forth as fearlessly as a young swallow, born In northern April dajs, flies forth en instinct te new lands and ever unknown seas whn autumn falls. Necessity nnd action breathed new life Inte bcr The hardy aud brave pensunt naysel hcr nere anofce ence mere. Blie had been ttreng te wait silently with the young life in bcr dying out drop by drop hi the heart iickucta of leug deity. She was ttreng new Se threw herself Inte strange countries and iim perils aud Immeasurable miseries, en Iho sole chance that the might be of strvlce te him. A few human souls here and tbere can love llke dogs. Itebee' was one. CHAPTEB. XX11L It was dark. The Maydays ero short In the north lands of the Scheldt. film had her little winter cloak of frieze and her wiaaleu fhe.u and ber little white cap, with the sunny curls ripplinc out of It in their putty raMMea. Ohsj had bar llttls lantern, tee; and ber bends, and sbe bad fjutnfew freshens In fear feasant with aecn twartBarfcaaaditefabnrtMaf tfctt FMaaf Frsmcts bad Mesas! last Raster-for who coeld lalL aha tfct, fern IUba might aet ba, or bow peer! Bba hardly gavaa leek te tba het as she ran by Ha garden gata, all bar Heart was ea la front, In tba vagua far off 0001107 wbera ba lay atch onto deal. Baa ran fast through taa familiar laeea Inte tba city. was net vary sura waara Pari waa, bat aba bad taa aama clear aad Una, aad aba kaaw that paepW war always coming aad going taanca aad thlthar, ae that aba bad de fear aha should net find 11 Bba west straight te tha big, busy, bewild ering place In tha Leepold quarter where the Iren borne fumed every day and bight along tba Iren ways. Bhv bad never been there before, but she knew It was by that great highway that the traffic te Paris waa carried en. and she knew that It would carry people also at well. There were bells clanging, lights flashing, and crowd pushing and shouting as she ran upa llttln gray figure, with th lantern spark glimmering Ilka any tiny glow worm astray In a gat lit city "Te Parler the asked, entreatingly, going where tha saw ethers going, te a little grated wicket In a wall "Twentj-eveu franca quick I" they de manded of her. Bebee gave a great cry, and steed still, trembling and trying net te nub aloud, She hail never thought of money, she bad forgot ten that youth and strength and love aud willing feet and piteous pruyen-all went for nothing as this world Is made, A hope Dashed en her, and a glad thought. She loosed the silver buckle and held them out "Would you take thesel They are worth much mere." Tlieie was a derisive laughter, some ene bade her with an oath begene; rough ahoul aheul durs jebtled her away She stretched her arms out plteeusly. "Take me eh, pray take met 1 will go with the strap, with the cattle only, only take mel" Hut In the rush nnd rear none healed her; reuie thief snatched the silver buckles from her hand, and made off with tbem and was lest in the throng; a great Iren beast rushed by her, snorting flame, nnd bellowing smoke; there was a mil like thunder, ami all was dark, the nlgbt express bad passed en Its way te Paris. Detice steed still, crushed for a moment with the notse and the cruelty and the sense of absolute desolation, the scarcely noticed that the buckles had burn stolen; she had only ene thought te get te Paris. "Can I never go without mencyf" tbe asked at the wicket; the man tbere glanced a memeut, with a touch of pity, at the little wistful fnre. "The least Is twenty francs surely you must knew thatr he said, and shut his grat ing with a clang. Debco turned away and went out of tba great, cruel, tumultuous place; her heart ached anl ber brain was giddy, but the sturdy courage of her nature rese te need. "Theie U no wny fit all te go without money te Paris, I suppose P she asked of an old woman whom she knew a little, who sold nuts and little pictures of taints nnd wooden playthings under the trees in the avenue hard by The old woman shook her head. "Kbl no, dear There 1 nothing te be dene anywhere in the world without money. Loek, I cannot get a litre of nuts te sell un less I lay beforehand." "Would it be far te walkl" " IPeufii it be far te walkl" "Farl Hely Jcsusl it Is right away In the heart of France ever two hundred miles, tbey tay; straight out through the forest Net but w hat my son did walk It ence and boa shoemaker, who knows what walking costs, nnd he Is well te de tbere new net that he ever writes. When they want noth ing people ne cr write." "And he walked into Parlsf" "Yea, ten years age. He had nothing but a few sous and an asb stick, and he had a fancy te try hU luck there. And of ter all our feet were given us te travel with. If you go tbere and you see him, tell him te send me something 1 am tired of telling nuts." Debco tnld nothing, but went en her read, since there was no ether way but te walk the would take that way; the dlstance and the hardship did net npl two little feet that were used te traverse te raeny miles of tun baked summer dust and of frozen winter mud unblcnchlngly year after year The time it would take made ber heart sink, indeed. He was 11L Ged knew what might happen. Dut neither the length of leagues nor the fatigue of Ixxly daunted her. Bhe only taw his eyes dim with puiu and hit lips burned with fevcr. She would walk twenty miles a day, and then, jicrhaps, the might git lifts here and tbere en hay wagons or In peddlers' carts; people had always used te be kind te her. An bow the counted the might reach Paris well In fifteen days. She Kit under a thrlne In a by street a mo ment aud counted the copper pieces the bad en her, they were few, and tbe peer pretty buckles that she might have told te get money w ere stolen. Bbe had some twenty reus sod a dozen eggs; tbe thought the might llvoen that; the had wanted te take the eggs te him, but after all, te keep life iu her until the could reach Paris was the one great thing. "What a blessing lt Is te have been born peer; and te have lived hardily ene wants te little I" she jheugbt te hcrtclf. Then she put up the, sous In the linen broom 3f her gown, and trimmed her little lantern mil knelt down in the quiet darknuA and prayed a moment, with the het agonized tears rolling down her tare, and then row and stepped out bravely In the cool of tbe nlgbt, ou tbe great southwest read toward Paris. tier way lay out through the forest, aud In that sweet green woodland she was net afraid no mere afraid than tbe fawns were. At Doittferd the thruuk a tittle, indeed. Here there were the eien air restaurants, and the cafe gardens all alight for the pleasure seekers from the city, here there were musle and laughter, and horses with brass bells, and bright colors en high In the woolen balconies, and below among the blofwiemlng hawthorn hedges. She had te go through It all, and the shuddered a little as the ran, thinking of that one priceless, death leu foreet day when be had kliKed her first. Dut the pleateirs people were all busied with their mirth and mischief, and took no noticeof the little gray figure In the starry night. She went en along the grassy reads, under tee high arching trees, with the beet of the owls and the cry of the rabbits en the stilluetis. At Grecnenilacl, In the heart of the forest, midnight was striking as the entered the vil la ga Kvery ene was asleep The lights were nil out. The old ruined priory frowned dark under the clouds. She shivered a little again, and began te feel cblU and tired, yet did net dare te knock at any one of the elated house doers the bad no money Be the walked en her first ten unknown miles, meeting a few people only, and being altogether unmolested a small gray figure, trotting in two little wooden heea, Tbey thought her a puuaut going te a falr or a lace mill, and no ene did her mere barm than te with htr geed night in rough Flem ish. When the dawn began te whiten oleve the plitlus of the eaat, die taw an empty cow fhl ill led with hfty.fhewes little llrwl, nnd lav down aud rested an hour or twi, u ayevag lamb might have mweataadrM clever, for aba knew that tee matt kaaphtr strength aad beauaad bar pewar, or never reach arrea tba dreary laagth of tba foreign laodteParia. But by full taarisa tea waa ea bar way again, bathlag bar face (a a brook and bar tng a aeaa worth of bread and bat milk at tba Brat cottage that abapaattd at bright, leaf bowered Hnaylaert Tba forest waa still all areand aar.wHhlta axquiatta life of bough aad btaawm,aad mur mur of tawct and of btrd. Bha told bar baada, praylag aa aba want, aad wa almost would neth Urn dta. Oa.ne. set tni taabadkltmdhbBeaea sacra, Bad eealddia with him. The barsa ran across tba path, and tba blua butterflies flew abeva bead. There was purple gloom of plnewoed, aad sparkling verdure of esn and elm. There were distant church carillon ringing, and straight golden ahafta of sunshine streaming. Bba often felt tired, and ber wooden shoes were wearing te thin that the het dust of tba read at noonday burnt ber feet through them. Sometimes, tee, tba felt a curious brief faintneta such aa aba bad never known, for the lack of feed and the long fatigue be gan te tell even en her hardy little body. Dut aba went en bravely, rarely doing lea than ber twenty milt a day, andaemeUmes mere, walking often In tba nlgbt te aave tune, and lying down la cowsheds or under haystacks In tba noontide. Be she walked en until she reached tba frontier of France. She began te get a Utile giddy ; the began te see the blue sky and tba green level always twirling round ber as If tome ene were spinning them te frighten ber, but ttlU the would net be afraid; tha went en, and en, and en, till sba set ber last step en tbe tell of Kuuidera. nere a new, strange, terrible, Incompre hensible obstacle opposed ber; she bad no papers; they thrust ber back and spoke te ber as If tba ware a criminal She could net understand what they could mean, Bhe had never beard of these laws and rules. She vaguely compre hended that she must net enter France, and stunned and heart broken, she dropped down under a tree, and for the first time sobbed as It ber very life would weep Itself away. She could tee nothing, understand nothing. There were the same read, the same hedges, the seme", fields, the same white cottages, and peasants In blue shirts and dun hued oxen In the wagons. Bhe saw no mark, no difference, ere tbey told ber where she steed was Delglum, and where they steed waa France, and that she must net psss from one Inte tbe ether. The men took no notice of ber. Tbey went back into the guard house, and smoked and drank. A cat sunned herself under a scarlet bean. The white clouds tailed en before a southerly tky. Bhe might die here be there end nothing seemed te care. After awhile an old hawker came up; no was traveling with wooden clocks from the Black Ferest, He stepped and looked at nor, and asked her what she ailed. Bbe knelt down at bis feet In the dust "Oh. help mel" she cried te hlra. "Oh, pray, help met I have walked all the way from Brussels that Is ray country, and new they will net let me pass that house where the soldiers are. They say I have no papers. What papers should I have I I de net knew. When ene bes done no harm, and does 'net ewe a seu anywhere, and has walked all the way Is It money that they wantl 1 have none; and they stele my silver clasps In Drusnels; and If 1 de net get te Paris I must die die without seeing him again ever again, dear Gedl" She dropped ber head upon tbe dust and crouched and sobbed tbere, her ceurage broken by this new barrier that the had never dreamed would have come between herself anil Paris. The old hawker looked at ber thoughtfully. He had scu much of men and women, and knew truth from counterfeit, and he was moved by the child's agony. He steeped and whispered In her cart "Get up quick, and 1 will pass you. It is against the law, and I may go te prison for it Never mind; one must risk something In this world, or else be a cur. My daughter has stayed behind in Mar bats sweetheart lug; her name is en my passport, and ber age and face will de for yours. Get up and fellow me clese, and 1 will get you through. Peer little soul I whatever your wee is it Is real enough, and you are such a young and pretty thing. Oet up, the guards are In their beuse, they havonet seen; fellow me, and you must net speak a word; they mast take you for a Ger man, dumb as weed." She get up and obeyed bun, net compre hending, but only vaguely seeing that be was friendly te her, and would pats her ever Inte Franca The old man made a little comedy at the ban ier, and scolded bcr as though she were bU daughter for losing her wny as she came te meet him, and then crying like a baby. The guards looked at her carelessly, Joked the hawker en bcr pretty face, looked tbe papers ever, and let her through, bcllevlng her the child of tbe cleckinakcr of tbe Hart a Some lies are blessed as ti uth. "I have done wrong In the law, but net be be bo fero Ged, I think, llttloene," sold tbe peddler. "Nay, de net tbauk me, or goon like that; we are in sight of tbe customs men still, mid U they suspected, It would be the four walls jf . of a cell only that, you and I sheuta see to night And new tell me your stery1, peer maiden why are you en feet through a stronge country!" But Debco would net tell him her story; she was confused and dazed still She did net knew rightly what bail happened te bcr, but she could net talk of herself, nor of why the truvclud thus te Paris. Tbe old hawker get cress at her sllctice and railed her an unthankful jade, and wiebed be bad left ber te ber fate, and parted ceinny with her at two crew reads, saying his path did net lie with hers, and then, when he had done that, was sorry, aud being a tender hearted tout, hobbled back and would fain press a five frana piece en bcr; and Debeo, refusing It all tbe while, k 10,1 his old brown bands and blet&ud him, and broke away from him, and se went en again solitary toward St Quentin. The country was very flat and peer, and yet the plains had a likeness In them te ber own wide Brabant downs, where tbe tall green wheat was blowing and the barges dropping down the sluggish stream. 7i hnilt down at Mi ftet in th duit. Bhe was very footsore; very weary; vcrj hungry ae often; but tbe was in France in bis country and ber spirit rose with the tense of that nearness te him. After all Ged was te geed 'te her; thcre were flue bright days and nights; a few showers bail fallen, but merely passing ones; tbe air was se cool and se tjaliny that It served her almost as feed; and tbe seldom found people se unkind that they refused for ber single little seu te give ber a crust of bread and let her lie In an outhouse. After all Ged was very geed; and by the sixteenth or seventeenth day the would be in the city of Paris. She was a Uttle light beaded at times from Insufficient nourishment; especially after waking from ttrange drenmsln unfamUler placcs; sometimes the tell felt tremulous under her and tbe tky spun round; but the uugicu Bgaum me reeling and kept a urave neart and tried te be afraid of nothing. Sometimes at nlgbt she thought she taw eldAnnemla. "But what If I der the said te herself; "Anncmle never will hurt me." And new, as she grew nearer her goal, ber natural buoyancy of spirit returned as it hed never done te ber since tbe evening that h Ltd kissed ami left her. As her liedy gfuw llrvlatm ami vm aa &tf I.a,.I.I L- . . bM,w 4jw uiviguauiwiifUcr mucy grew 1 keener and mere dominant AU things of ' ureearui anueir snena toer as tha wast Jeng as they bl used lede All that sba bad learned from the books in the king cold months came te ber clear and woedcrfuL Bhe was net se very Ignorant new Ignorant, indeed, btalde hlra but slll knowing utaa tfalng that weul I nir.te. her able te read te bim If be liked It, and te understand If be talked of great things. She bad neflttd tbongbtef what she would be te blni when taa reached him. Bhe fancied she weakl wait ea bus, aad tsnd him, aad make hint well, and ba caretssd by him, aad get aU graelew pretty things of leaf and blossom about bim, and kneel at hi feet, and be quite happy if he only toechsd her bow aad than with his llps-her theagbta went be farther than that ber love ferhtra was of that Intensity and absorption la which nothing but Itself Is remembered When a creature loves much, even when It si as DtUe and as simple a soul as Debee, the world and all IU people and all Iu laws and ways are as naught Tbey cease te exist; they are as though tbey had never been. Whoever rereUfcts an outside world may play with passion, or may Idle with senti ment, but does net love. Bhe did net hear what the villagers said te ber Bhe did net see the stresU of the towns as the passed thorn. She kept herself clean always, and broke fast new and then by sheer instinct of habit, nothing mere, Bhe had no perception what she did, except of walking walking-walking always, and seeing the hll Mail m h HbAV.1. ft.l - Lit., Ing-walklng always, and seeing the read go by Ilka pale ribbons unrolled. get a dreamy. Intense sleepless light In ilueeyes thut frightened some of these Bbe her blue evas she passed. They thought she had been lever stnrsen ana was net in nor senses. Be she went across the dreary lowlands, wearing out her little sabot, but net wear ing out ber patience and bcr ceurage. Bhe was very dusty and Jaded. Her woolen skirt was stained wltb weather and tern with briers. Dut she had managed al ways te wash her cap white In brook water, and she had managed always te keep her pretty bright curls soft and silkcn-fer be had liked them se much, and haweuld seen draw them through hit hand again. Be she told herself a thousand times te give her strength when the mist would come ever her sight, and the earth would teem te tremble as the went On tbe fifteenth day from the night when she had left ber hut by the swans' water Debee saw Paris. Shining away In the sun 1 white and geld, among weeds and gardens she saw Paris. She was se tlred-eh. se tired-but tba could net rest new, There were belt ringing always In her ears, and a heavy pain always in her head. Dut what of thatf-she waa se near te him. "Are you Ul, you little thlngrn woman asked bcr who was gathering early cherries In the outskirts of the great city Debee looked at her and smiled! "I de net knew 1 am happy." And the went onward. It was evening The sun had set Bhe had net eaten for twenty four hours. Hut the could net paute for anything new Bhe crewed the gleaming rlvcrand kbe heard the cathedral rblmea. Iaris In all iu glory was nlxiut her, but the took no mere note of It than a pigeon that flies through It intent en reaching home. Ne one looked al or stupied her, a little dusty .en.ant wltb a bundle en a stick ever ber shoulder The click-clack of her wooden tbem en tha het pavements made none leek up. little rus tles came up every day llke this te make their fortunes Iu Paris. Seme grew Inte golden painted tilken flowers, IheconveUull of their brief tummer days, and some drifted Inte the Bciiie water, rusted, wind lewcil fallen leaves that were wan toil of no man. Anyhow, It was te common te see them, pretty but homely things, with their noisy shoes and their little all In a bundle, that no one even looked once at Debee, Bbe was net bewildered. As the bad geue through ber own city, only thinking of the rose in her basket and of old Annemle In her garret, te she went through Paris, only thinking of him for whose sake she had come thither. New that she was really in his home she was happy; happy though her head ached with that dull odd pain, and all the sunny glare went round and round like a great gilded bumming top, such as the babies tiapped their hands at at the Kertmws). She was happy; she felt sunt new that Ged would net let bim die till she get te bim. Bbe was quite glad that he hail left her all that long, terrible winter, for she bad learned te much and was se much mere fitted te be wltb hlra. " Weary as the was, and ttrange as tbe pain In her head made ber feel, the was happy, very happy; a warm (lush came en her little pale cheeks as she thought hew toen he would kiss them, her whole body thrilled with tbe old sweet nameless Jey that the had sickened for in vain se long. Though she taw nothing else that was around her, she taw seme little knots of mess roses that a girl was selling en tbe quay, as the used te soil them Iu front of the Malten du IteL Bhe had only two sous left, but the stepped and bought two little resibudj te take te him. He bad used te cine for them se much In tbe tummer at Ilinlmnt The girl who told them told lar the way te the street be lived In, it was net ery far off tbe quay. She teemed te flout 011 nlr, te have wings llke tbe swallows, te hear beautiful musle all around She felt for her beads, and said aves of praUe. Ged was te geed. It wasquite idght when she reached the street and sought the number of his heuse, She speke his name softly, aud trembling very much with Jey, uet with nny fear, but It teemed te bcr tee sacred a thlug ever te utter aloud. An old man looked out of a den by the deer, and told her te go ttrnight up the stairs te the third fleer, und then turn te tbe right Tbe old man chuckled as he glanced after her, and listened te tbe wooden tlieia letter ing wearily up the bread slone ttcps. Debee climbed them ten, twenty, thirty, forty, "no must be very poerl" the thought, "te live te high," and yet tbe pface w as w Ida and handsome, und hed a leek of riches. Her heart bunt te fast, the felt suffocated; her limbs shook, her eyes had a nil bleed lil.e mist floating before them, but the tbatiLcd Ged each ttcp the climbed a moment and the would leek Uen the only face the loved "He will be glad eh, 1 nm suie he will 1 gladl" she said te herself, as a fear that had ne cr befere ceme near her touched her for a moment If be should net cure I Hut even then, what did it matter I Slnce he was ill the should be tbere te watch htm night nnd day; and when he was well again, if he should wish bcr te go away ene could always die. "nut be will be gbd-eh, I knew be will be gladl" tbe said te tbe rosebuds tbattlie carried te bim. "And if Ged w 111 only let me tave his life, what c-U de 1 want morel" nis name was written en n deer liefei e her. Thohaudleot a bell hung down, tliepulktl ft timidly. The deer uncleu-d, tbe taw no ene, and went through. Tbere were low lights burning. Thcre were heavy scents that were ttrange te her. Thcre w as a f an taMia gloom from old urmer, and old wcojieus, and old pictuieiin the dull licb chambers. The teund of ber wooden shoes was lest in the sef tneu and thickness of the carols. It was net Iho home of u peer man. A great terror froze her heart if the wtrouet wanted here! She went quickly tbieugh tbice rooms, see ing no eue, and at the md of tha third tbere were folding doers. "It is I-Delx-e," she said softly, as tha puMmd thun gently nart; and the held out the two mom rnvebud?. Then the words died en her litis, and a great horror trote her, still nnd tilent, tlieie. She taw the iliiky room asm iiilnam. Bhe taw bim ttrttthed 011 tbe lcd, leaning en his elbow, laughing nnd playing cards upon the lace ceurtst Bhe taw- women with leutc, tlilulng hair and baie limits, and rubles and diamonds glimmering red and nhile. She taw men lying about upon tbe couch, threw big dice and drinking and laughing with one another. Reyend ull tbe taw ngaliut the pillows of bis bed a beautiful, brown, wicked looking thing, like tome telvct snake, who leaned ever him as be tluew down the tainted can la Uton the lace, and who had cast about bis threat her curved, Itaro arm with the great coils of dead geld all u glitter ou it And above it all there nere odors of wines and flowers, clouds of tmekc, tboutsef laugh ter, initie of thrill, gay voices She Meed litis n f re111 creature and taw the rosebuds in her leiuil. Then w ith n great piercing cry the let the iWs fall, and turned and flat At thu round he looked up nnd kw her. and tltoek hU beautiful brown harlot off him uith m iu'Il Jiut IklMjflew dewu llueush tbe empty chambers (md U)9 eng stairway cs n bine mesrremtns nininui, ncr iutsu lect never loused, ber aching limbs never slackened t tee ran en, and en, and en Inte the lighted strecU, Inte the fresh night air; en, aad ea, and en, straight te the river. Frem Its brink seme man's strength caught and held ber. Bbe struggled with It "tot me did let me diel-1 she shrieked te bun, and strained from him te get at tha cool gray tilent water that waited for her there. Then sbe lest all consciousness and saw the stars no mere. When she came back te any tease of life, the stars were shining still, and tha face of Jeannet was bending ever ber, wet with tear. He had followed her te Paris when they had misted her first, aad htd come straight by train te the city, making sure It was thither the had come, nnd thcre bad sought bcr many days, watching for her by the house of Flamcn. She shuddered away from htm as he betd her, and looked at him with blank, tcarles eyes, " De net touch me I Take me home, " That was all she ever said te him. Bha never asked lilm or told him anything. Bhe nover noticed that It was ttrange that he should have been here upon the river batik. Ue let her lx, and took her silently In thu cool night back by the Iren ways te Drabant CHAPTER XSIV. She sat quite still and upright In the wagon, wltb tha dark lands rushing by ber. She sever tpoke at all She had a leek that frightened him upon her face. When he tried te touch her hand the shivered away from him. The charcoal burner, hardy ami strong anion" forest reared men, cowered like a child In a corner and covered his eyes and wept 80 the night were away, Bhe had co perception of anything thai happened te Iter unltl the was led through her own little garden In the early day, and her starling cried te hoi- "Ikmjeur, Den jour I' Even then the only looked about ber In n be wildered way, and nevcr tpoke. Were the tlxtecn diys a dreamt Bhe did uet knew. Th women whom Jeannet summoned, hli methtir and titters, mid Mere Krrtn, and ent er two otiiers, weeping for what had becu tin hardness of tbctr hearts against her, un dressed her, and laid her down en her little bed, and opened the shutters te U10 radiance of the sun. She let them de as they liked, only the seemed neither te hear nor speak, and she never spoke. All that Jeannet could tell was that he had found her in Paris, and had saved her from the river. The women were sorrowful, and re proached themselves. Perhaps the had dene wrong, but they had been harsh, nnd the was te young. The two little sabots with the holes worn through the soles touched them, and tbey blamed tbemtclves for having shut their hearts and their doers against her as they tnw the fixed blue eyes, without uny- light In them, and the pretty mouth closed close against either teb or smile. After all show-as Dcboe the little bright blithe thing that hail danced with their chil dren, and sung te their Ringing, and brought them always the first reues of the year. If she bad been led astray they should have been gentler with her. Be they told themselves nnd each ether. What bail sbe teen hi that terrible Paris te change ber like thlst they could nut tell Sbe never speka The cock crewed gay ly te the sun. The lamb bleated In the meadow. The bees boomed r.meng the pear tree blossoms. The gray lavender blew In the open hotire deer. The green leaves threw shifting tliadewt en the fleer. All things were just the same as they bad been the year before, when she had weke te the joy of being a girl of 10, Dut Debee new lay quite still and tltsnt en her little bed, as quiet as the waxen Gesu that they laid In tha manger at the Nativity. "If she would only speak I" tli6 women and the children wailed, weeping sorely. Dut she never tioke; nor did the seem te knew any ene of them. Net even the star ling, as he flew en her pillow nnd called her, "Give her rest," they all said; and ene by 0110 moved away, being peer folk nnd hard working, and unable te lase a wbole day. Mere Krcbs stayed with her, and Jeannet tat in the Krch where her little spinning w heel steed, nnd rocked himself te and fro; In vnin agony, (lewerlctss. He had dene all he could, and It was of no avail Then pcople who had loved her, hearing, came up the green lanes from the city the cobbler and the tinman, and the old woman who told saints' pictures by the Droedhuis. The Varnbart children hung about the gar den wicket, frightened and sobbing. Old Jclinu beathls knees with his hands, and said only ever and ever o.gnlur,"Auether dead nnetbcssileadl tbe red mill audi tee them all deadl" , The long golden day 'drifted away, and the swans twuycd te and fro, and the willows grew silver In the sunshine, Bobeo, etdy, lay quite ttlU nnd nevcr tpoke. Tbe starling sat abeve her heed; his wings drooped and he was silent tee. Towards tuntet Debco raised herself and called aleud: they ran te her. "(Jet me a rosebud eue with tbe most round it," the told te them. They went out into tbe garden and brought her ene wet with dew. Sbe kissed It and laid It In ene of her little wooden shoes that ttoed Uxm the bed. She kissed it and laid it in one of htr Uttle icoeden iltee: "Send them te him," ihe tald wearily; "tell bim I walked all the way." Then her head dropped; then momentary consciousness died out, the old dull, llfelcti leek crept ever her face again likolhethadew of death. The starling spread his bread black wings above her hcail She lay quite Hill eiica mere, The women left the rosebud In tha wooden shoe, net knew lug what the meant Night fell Meie Krelrt watched bctlde bcr. Jcaunet went down te the old church te beseech Heaven with all his tlmple, igno rant, tortured tout The villagers hovered about, talking In low, tud voices, and won dering, and dropping ene by eue Inte their homes. They were terry, very sorry; but what could they del It was quite night The HghU were put out in the Una. Jeannet, with Father Fran cis, prayed befere tbe thrine of the Heven Sorrows. Mere Krebs slumbered iu bcr rush bottomed chair; tbe was old and worked hard. The starling was awake. Debee rose In her bed and looked around, as the hed dene when the asked for the met! rosebud. A tense of unutterable universal pain ached ever all ber body. Clie did uet tee bcr little borne, IU four whlte walls, IU latttce shining in the moon, IU wooden bowls and plates, IU oaken tbcll and presses, IU plalu familiar things that once had been se dear tbe did net tee them tin only taw tbe brown woman with her arm about his threat She tat up In her bed and slipped ber feet en te the fleer; tbe pretty little rosy feet that b had used te want te clotbe in silken stockings, Peer Uttle feet I the felt a curious ceinpas- 1I011 for them; tbey had served her se well, and they were te tired. . , Bbe tat up a moment with that curious dull aceny. aching every where In body and In brain. Bbe tlwcd the rewbud once inore and I4U it gently down, in, JJie wpcdenjhQft Bbj v JCvv MitesTasssBnY iksbbsssbi aianetset) anyvmng taat was around ncr. Bbe felt a great dullness lhAt cloned in en hcr a great weight that was like Iren en ber head She thought she was hi the ttrange, noisy, cruel city, with the river close te her, and ad bcr dead dream drifting down it Ilea mur dered children, whltit that woman kissed him. Sbe slipped her feet 011 te the fleer, and roe and steed upright Them was a deer open tc the moonlight the deer where the had sal spinning and singing In a thousand happj days; the la vender blew; the tall, unbuddrd green Hike swayed In the wind; she looked al them and knew none of them. The night air drifted through her lines dress, and played en her bare arms ami ltttnl the curls of her hair; the same air that had played with her te many tlmea out of mind when she bad been a little tottering thing that mearured iu height by the red rosebush. Bui it brought her no sense of where the was. All sbe taw was the woman who klsseJ him. There was the water beyond ; the klndli calm water, all green with the mess nnd tbt ncsU of the ouzels and Iho heughs of tbi barcU and willows, where thu swan wen asleep In the reeds, and the bread lilies spread wide and cool Hut she did net see any memory In It- Bhe thought It was the cruel gray river In tha ttrange white city: and she cried te Iti and went out Inte the old famtlar ways, and knew nene of them; and ran feebly yet fleetly through the bushes and flowers, looking up ence at the stars with a helpless Broken blind leek, llke n thing that Is dying. "He docs net want meP she said te them, "lie does net want me ether women kiss him thcrel" Then with a low fluttering sound like a bird's when IU wings are shot, and yet It trie te rise, the hovered a moment ever the water, and stretched her arms out te It "He does net want meln she murmured; "he does net want me and I am se tired, Dear Gedl" Than she crept down, as a weary child creeps te IU mother, and threw herself for ward, and let the green dark waters take bcr w here they hadTtmnd her amidst the UUea, a little luughlng yearling thing. There the toen lay, quite quiet, with ber face turned te the stars, ami the ttarling iled nlwve te watch her as the slept Bhe had been only Dcliee the ways of Ged and nmn had leen tee hard for her. When thu tucRiCUgers of l:lamen came that day, they took him back n dead mess msennd 11 mlr of little wooden theus warn through with walking. "One crrature loved me once," he tnys te n omen who wonder why the wooden shoes nru tlieie. TtlK tcua 3Uurttbmrnt. A MKNDMF.NT TO TIIK CONSTITUTION .xV proposed te the clttrcn of tills Common, wraith ttv the (lenersl Assembly of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, for their approval or rejection at a special election te he held June 18, lwte. Published by order of the Hecretarr or the Commonwealth, In pursusneel of Artlcle XVIII of the Constitution. . Joint resolution proposing; an amendment te the Constitution of thin Commonwealth t Hkcties I, Helt rcnelvcrt by the Heiinle and Hoiueef Heprfscnlallvesef thoCeinmonwealUi or Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, Tliiilth rollewlng amendment In pmpew-d te the I'eiiMltutlim of the Commonwealth f Peiiiisjlvnitln, Iu nrrordaiite with the KIkIi tceutli Article thereef: AMKNDMKNT. There shnll lie an ndilllleiinliirllclii U nld CeiiMllullmi te be drKlKimted us Artlcle MX us fellows; AllTICLKXIX. The uinnurncturc, wile or keeping for tnle of IntexIrHtlnc ll'iuer, In le used ns i Iteveriiue. I lierehv prohibited, and any violation or this prohibition shall hnn misdemeanor, punthahle u "hull lm prev Ided by law. The iimniifacture, wile, or kreplnit for sale of Intoxicating liquor ftir ether purposes than as a biivrrnBmnay be allowed In such manner only as limy be prencrlliert by low. The General Atsembly shall, nl the first session sueiiTillns; the adoption or this nrtUle or the Constitution, enact laws with adequate penalties Ter Ita en forcement, A true copy of the Joint rtesolutlen. Decretery of the Commonwealth. ml8-8ni(1S AMENUMF.NT TO THE CONHTITIIT10N proposed te the citizens of this Common wealth bv th General Assembly of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania for ihelr approval or rejpetlen at a special election te be held June It, IMV. Published by order of thoHecre theHecre tnrynf the Commonwealth, In pursuance or Article X VIM or the Constitution. Joint resolution proponing an Hinendmrnt te tins constitution oft he commonwealth 1 Hwiie: I. lie it melvrd by Ihc Umnle nnd lluute i Kriireirnlntite of the Oimmanurallh nf Vi-nnjifiwnfii ; General Afenbly met. That the following- i proposed a an amendment te the constitution of the Commonwealth of Pi nnsylvnnlii fu accordance with the provis previs ions of the eighteenth article thereef: AMENDMENT. Htrlke out from section one, ofartlrle eight, the four qualification for voters which reads as follews: , . "U twenty-two years ofuge or upwards, he shall Imve paid, within two years, a state or enmity tax, which thall linve been assessed at lcntl two month, and paid at least one month befern the election," se thut the section which rends u foil own! " K try male i-lllzcn, twenty-nne yrers of nge, piMtiesnliiK the following miiilUlcutlens, shall ue untitled te vote, at nil eTw-liens: Pint. He shall have been 11 citizen of the United Htales at leant eiifl month. Hcciind. He shall have resided III the state one year (or if, linvliic pievleusly Iks-ii nqusll lleit elector or nail ve born citizen of the state, lm shall lutve rmnevcit thoreSVem nnd returnrd, then six uiunUis) ImmedlutUy preceding the election. Third. Ife shall have resided In tlinclecilen district w here he shall eiler te vole at leasiflwe month Immediately preceding; the election. Fourth. If twenty-two years of nitoer up wards, he shall huvc paid, within two years, a state or county tux, which shall hnvelieeuns scssednt host two months anil paid at least one month before the iloctlen," shall be amended, se 11s te read as fellows : Kviry mnle citizen lwcnly-0110 years of aae, IMnwesnlini the follewliiK iiuallllrntiens, shall be entitled In vel'i a l the ixilllm: place of the elec tion illstrlctef which lie shall at the time be a resident and nntelsevvherej , . First, lie shall have been a citizen of the United Htntes nt least thirty duys. Hceeiid. lie shall have resldi d In the state ene year (or If, having previously been h qualified elector or native born citizen of Ihc state, he shall have removed therefrem and returned then six mouths) Immediately preceding the Third.' Ue shall Imve resided in the election district where he shall offer te vete nt least thirty duys Immediately preceding the elec tion. The legislature, nt the tension thereof next after the adoption or this section, shall, and from time te time thereafter may, enact laws te preiMrly enforce Mils prevision. reuilh. livery male citizen of the age 01 tweutv-ene years, who shall have been n citizen fur thirty days nnd nil Inhabitant of this stale one year next preceding an election, except at municipal iilcefleiis, and for the last thirty days n resident of the flictlen district In which he may offer Ills vete, shall be entitled te vete at null election In the election dlnlrlctef which he shall ut the tlmcbuu resident and net else where for all officers that new are or hereafter may lie elected by the eple: J'revtileil. That In tlinner war no elector In the actual military service of theHtute or of the United Htates.ln thonrmyer navy therinf, thall bedcprlved of his vole by reason of his absence from such diction district, and the legislature shall have power te provide the manlier in which and Iho lima and plaicnt which such absent electors may vole, and for the return unit canvass of their vole In thecUctlimdlstrlctlii which they n-niiei-tlvely reside. Kirtli. Ker the purponeof voting, no person hull be ik'CiniMl te have tallied or lest a retl 1I1 1110 by reason of hU presence or absence while employed in thu srrviroef the United males or Iho Hint", nor while engHged In the navigation or the waters of the Btatonref the lilgli seas, nor while iv student or any college or m miliary of lranilng, nor while kept at uny almshouse or public Institution, except the In mates of uny home for disabled and Indigent Mildlcrs ini'l sailors, who, for the purpose of voting, shall lie deemed lorrsldeln tliorli-clleii district where said I101110 Is located. Laws shall bnmade for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the -lt la ns who shall lf-cntltli.il te the right of hiillrage lien-by rsiiitilMird, A true copy of Iho Joint resolution, I'llAltl.lX W. hTONK. Kecrvtary of the Commonwealth. marl7-SmdK ithuvk-. VI UHICAhllAUOAINH. Kirk Jehnsen & Ce., lluvclhu largest unit Finest Hlixk of Piane mid Organs te lm teen In Umc-.uU'r, IneurHmnll Wure Iewrliiiiiit you will find Ilariiiniiliiis, Accordions, Violins, ll.uije. dol lar and bmall Musical Instruments of every description. Pliiest Inierliil Siring. Headquarter for nil thu latest Nevfllii-k Iu Our I.lnc. PrUesgimr nutu.d te be the Ievrcst. bhett m uslc sold at ene-lhlrd lest than cata logue price and mailed te ull p.irU of the coun try. Tiaehtrii will plcase write for Hixclul Price. herend-lland Ilargaln Department ; One I-es-trr KUare I'laue, almost new: one (J'hle HqilHrc, ene Dearbou.eno New England all In feed order, mid the prices will suit jeu; ene lilslng Square Piane a great bargain. Geed rtit-eud Hand Organs ut prices that will surprise you. KIRK JOHNSON & CO., Ne. it West King Street jia-l. H.--IM111U11. On-iiMi anil nun Furniture I moved. Call mid examine the, New Harris 1 Musle Hinder. uVMydAvr M chANE'S UVER PlLlfl. THE GENUINE DR. C. -CELEBRATED- LIVER PILLS! RE AID THIS! Hemtnc tires. . l)PAn Hiiw. Fer t lnnir tlrnn f ulTrrn1 i - v,i.m iiiiiKv--i,iirii nuts nit.iv iiimiiss.ili) and en trying your Dr. C. McIdna'aCelebnttra I.tverPIII I found quick and snllsfjictery re lief. A ery few dnncs does the work and I would net lie without them. 01:0. 11. HAitma Hleux Palls, Dakota. NEVER KNOWN TO PAIU Cure sick headache, hllleusnes.1, liver com- filnlnt. Indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, mt. nrtn, pimple en the face and tiedy. Impure bleed, ctr., by using regularly Dr. C .Mcl-arte's Celebrated 1,1 vrr Pills, prepared only by Mem lug lirethers, Pittsburg, Pa., the market being full of Imitations of Iho name. McUinc, spelled differently but of the same pronunciation. Alway s leek for the signature of Fleming Isrea. and ti Met inup, Pittsburg, pa., en the wrapper. All ethers nm worthless when compared with the gcniilne Mr La lie's. lioVJO-lyeedTutTh,HAw til A afi"wtt ne InjIlwAal I An hejsl 1jbV friAjf Aaik H UMP1MEYS' BPECIFICS. HUMPHREYS' Dm HL'Mi'iinKYH'Hi-ECirie are scientifically and carefully ircurd prescriptiens: used for many year In private pmcllce with sno sne ccss, and Ter ewr thirty year used by the people. Kvery single 8pcclnc Is a special cure for ihe disease named. These HpcelflcM cure without drugging, purg ing or mincing the sjstcm, and are in fact and deed the bOVEHKlUN ItRMEDim OV THtt WeHt.n. Mstef Principal Nes. Cure. Prlci. 1. Fkviks, Congestion, Inflammations-.. ..,21 2. Werm, Werm Fever, Werm Cullc.....13 !t. Cuyine Celic, or Teething or Intunts...25 4. llIAnKlleEA, of Children or Adults......-Jft ft. Dvsr.MTrRV, tirlplng, Illlleu Celic. ......25 6. CltOLKHA Merbi'S, Veinlllng.........Jrt 7. Coughs, Colds, llrenrhltl .........85 t. NfcUHALtrntrTeetltaclie, Faccclie....,.....21 l. llEADACjllu.Hlctc Headache, Vcrtlge... IP, DrsrEi-sl A, Illlleu Htemaeh ..........- 11. HnrrnjnsKunr PAirfruL Pfcmens..... ...- 12, Whites, tee Prortise Period.. .. 2 l.t. CiteUP, Cough, Difficult llrralhlng ...2 It. halt RllKDM, Erysipelas, nmpt(eiis....an 1.1. IliiicUMATlNM, HhcumatlePHln.... M in. Fkvkh and AntiK, Chills, Malarla.,.......M 17. I'li.r.s, Mind or Weeding M 11). CATAiinil, Influenza, Celd In the Hcad-tO 20. WlioeriNo Cerull, Violent Coughs JO 21. (iKKERAtt Debility, Physical WcuknCKS-JM 27. Kiiisr.v IMseahk M W. NKUVOl'H IIKUIMTY,. ....t-l.ne UitfKAHY WEAKXKt, Wetting ld-......W 32. 1HNKASK.S.OFTHIC IIkaiit, Palpitation JI.BO Held by druggists, or sent postpaid en i-ew celpl of price. Dn, HUMI-HHKY' MAtttrAt. (Ill pages) richly bound tn cloth mid geld, inalli-d free. IIUMPIIIIEVH' MEDICINE CO., tin. iw riiiiiiiintirTi, ii t 8PK01FICS. Tu.Th.BAwp) HWIFTH SPECIFIC cured me of malignant Meed Poison after I had been treated In vain with old se-called remedies of Mercury and Pot Pet nsh. B. H. H. net only cured the Meed Poison, but rrllevvd the Rheumatism which was caused by the poisonous mineral. GEO. flOVELL, 2122 Id Avenue, N. Y. Herefula developed nn my daughter welllna; and lump en her neck. We gave her 8WI1TS HPKCIFIU, and the result wa wonderful and the euro prompt. H, A. DEAIIMOND, Cleveland, Tenn. HWHTH SPECIFIC I entirely a cgcmble jpmedy, and Is the only remedy which perma nently cure Hcrenila, Meed Ilumnm, Canerr and Contagion Meed Poison. Kend for book en Meed nnd Hkln Dlsen. mailed free, THE 8W1KT HPKCIFIU CO. JanlO-Tu.TIS Drawer 3, Atlanta, Oa. . liwi L'..ll.. tj..a Xf V rnEETIIING HY11UP. TO MOTHERS. Every balm should have n bottle of DR. PAHRNKY'H TEETHING HYItUP. Perfectly safe. Ne Opium or Merphia mixture. Will re lieve Celic Griping In the Dewel nnd Promote DirncnltTeethliig. Prepared by URM.D.PAUR NEYAHON, Hagerstown, Md. Druggists set It; 23 cents. Trial bottle tent by mall 10 eents Janl-iyrWd4w w EAK, UNDHVKLOPKI) PARTS. Of the Human Iledy Enlarged, Developed, Hlrcngthciied, etc., t nn liiteastliig advertise ment long run In our paper, lureplyte ln ipilrlr wa will nay that there I no evidence or humbug about this. Oit the contrary, the advertisers are very highly Indorsed. Inter ested person may get scaled rlrrulsr glviiur all particulars, by writing te llie EUIKMEDr OAt,CO.,6HWRiim., Ilulfale, N. Y.-Dallu To Te ledo Ilet. flllydf w. F IUNN BftENEMAN. Base Ball, Lawn Tennis, and GENERRL -AT- Flimi & Breneman's, Ne. 152 N. QUEEN ST., LANCABTER, PA. Suvitcee. TTARNEKS. r : HARNESS. HABERBUSH'S 30 Centre Square, 1.ANCASTER, PA. Saddles, Harness, LAP BLANKETS, Trunks, Bags, Harness Oil, ANP General Stable Supplies, -AT- SPORTING MS ! mi 11 ii 1 1 1 ; hae V H'ihA,hlKn .lid lit IIUWW WUIM , ?, (8L'CVSS0 te M. If AunanvKH 4 raw.) 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